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TRANSFERRING ONLY FOR PROFIT

RECORDY BREAKING GOLF

SWEENY'S 66 IN SILVER TASSIE

"Apart from that one blot Sweeny's golf was simply superb. He holed an eight-yards putt for a 2 at the second, and then at the

HIS WONDERFUL fourth, fifth, and sixth holes he put

PUTTING

Glasgow, July 10.

There were some excellent re

turns in the Silver Tassie.com-

his iron seconds so close to the pin that in each case putting was a mere formality.

MAGIC PUNTER

petition over the Gleneagles Hotel He took three puts on the ninth

NEW ASPECT ARISES

OUT OF SOCCER

THE COMMERCIALISATION DANGER

CASE OF BRYN JONES

(By ST. STEPHEN)

Glasgow, July 10.

is a far cry back to the days when Soccer first. embraced professionalism, and in these hectic

courses to-day, but all paled be-green, and was out in 33, and start- fore that of Robert Sweeny, the led for home by striking a magic times of perpetual change, those pioneers who fac- Anglo-American-holder of the streak with his putter. He holed ed much adverse criticism for their action in the Amateur Championship.

a three-yards putt at the tenth, and

He went round the Queen's another putt of fully two yards at long ago, are rather apt to be forgotten.

WHY THAT SHOULD BE SO IT IS HARD TO SAY, FOR WE

course in the record-breaking the eleventh. score of 66, which included a 6

He just missed his two at the at the last hole. He was joint thirteenth, and again at the seven OWE THEM A DEBT THAT CAN NEVER BE REPAID. THEY holder of the previous record-teenth was a fraction of an inch off WERE MEN OF VISION. TO-DAY, THANKS TO THEIR FORE 67--which he set up when he the hole with his approach putt SIGHT, PROFESSIONAL SOCCER IS PRACTICALLY FREE won the trophy two years ago. Then came

Scoring was higher on the King's hole. Sweeney

that rather sad last FROM ANY SUGGESTION OF ILLICIT DEALINGS, AND IS ONE course, the best return being a 12 green in 2, and instead of pitching IN THE WORLD.

was short of the OF THE BEST, IF NOT THE VERY BEST, ORGANISED SPORT by Roy Allan, Fermby.

The chose to run his ball up. It struck on a little hump in front of the green. He was short with his approach putt and missed the next round of golf, and it gave him a one. Still his 66 was a wonderful chance of repeating his perform- ance of two years ago, when he won the Tassie after breaking the record on the Queen's course.

MANY LEADING AMATEURS

The majority of the leading ama-

teur golfers who had been doing battle in the Open Championship at Carnoustie made the trip over t Gleneagles Hotel to-day.

Last year's winner, Jim Ferrier, the Australian, was naturally not forward to defend the trophy, but Robert Sweeny, the present Ama- teur Champion, was in the entry, which included the names of many prominent Scottish and English golfers.

His figures were

な

Out-4 2 4 3 3 3 5 4·5-33

In-3 3.4.3 3 4 4 3 633–66

That round made one look rather askance at ordinary returns, and on Notable absentees were the the King's course, which, of course, brothers Rex and Lister Hartley, is several strokes harder than the who for several years have been Queen's, the returns looked very regular in their attendance at Glen-average, indeed many of them, being eagles Hotel, while among

well up scratchings intimated were those of D. S. Wemyss, the Lothians cham- pion, and his Turnhouse partner, J. Ralph M'Intosh.

THREE CARDS OF 71

the

MPS WIELS MOODY'S

After a decidedly dull-looking NEVADA TRIP

clouds cleared away

over the courses, and it developed into an excellent day for golf. It was a bit on the cold side at times, but the sun tried to break through frequently during the forenoon.

May Seek A-

Divorce

New York, July Mrs. Helen Wills Moody

It has to be confessed, of course, that the pioneers were mainly concerned in their time with clearing the game from the stigma of what we are pleased nowadays to refer to as ""shamateurism," and eration, could have foreseen what the future held. it is doubtful if even they, wise as they were in their day and gen-

FINANCE ESSENTIAL

In their time, for instance, they to the wall, and it has often been probably never gave any thought proved more costly to fail than to to the transfer system, and yet carry on. in this year of grace 1937, it is one of the mightiest weapons in the game, and to it not a few clubs owe their existence. It Finance then, it must be admitted, has fallen to the lot of Wolver-is almost the main essential to day, hampton Wanderers, however, to and while a few teams are wealthy introduce a new aspect of the in their own right the majority are system, which might be termed not so fortunate, and they have to transferring for profit.

resort to the most practical methods Yes, Association football has now to raise the wind, the most popular reached to the magnitude of "big of which is the transfer system

Never was any aspect of a game

business when a club is able to point

a

to profit of over £21,000 in one more criticised than this, from its season from transfer fees alone, and Very inception, when it was primari- ly intended as a restrictive weapon it should not be forgotten that the same team did almost as well then so far as the player was con- similar cerned, to the present day, it has previous year from

had its bitter opponents, but with all its drawbacks, some such system was essential if the growth of the game was not to be retarded.

TRANSFER SYSTEM

BESIDE THE POINT

Such transactions, of course, given rise in the minds of many of Soccer's well-wishers to the fear As has already been stated, the that the game will be spoiled by transfer system has enabled, many this over-commercialisation, and a club to keep alive, for it has been while there are, no doubt, good the means of helping them to share ar-grounds for such fear, they are in the wealth of their more for-

tunate brethren, always at th of an outstanding player of but surely Wolverhampton have

cost

The best of the scoring as usual was on the Queen's Course, and fous lawn tennis player who actually three 71s were handed in, rived at Glenbrook, Nevada, a holi- quite beside the point. one by AE. M'Leod, one of the day resort near Beno, to day refus four golfing brothers of Old Ran-led to discuss her plans, but her mality, and while that remains the Football transfers are a legal for- furly, who, it will be recalled, was lawyer said, "She

se then so long will we be faced shown us something new on the sub

bject. Their method, in short, can be situation, but, after all, are stated as the transfer for prof themselves really to blame? stead of the usual transf

tink 60.

sity

the leading amateur in the qualify-vorce."

-di-

hardly

camping trip, but

ing at the Open Championship just Her husband, Mr. concluded at Carnoustie; another Moody, whom she married in by James Lindsay, the Falkirk player who is a former winner of the Tassie; and the third by A. W ther Whyte, the West of Scotland golfer.Moody,

AMAZING PERFORMANCE

All three however, were.com- pletely put in the shade by a won- derful 66 by Robert Sweeny, the Anglo-American, who won the Bri tish title t Sandwich this year incidentally smashed his which he held jointly ndsay, 67 for the Queen's

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