1938-05-27 — Page 21

Tournament player, by eight up and seven to play.

Hector Thomson, who held the In the Fifth. Round of the Bri-title in 1936, also entered the Sixth |tish Amateur Golf Championship, Round when he beat McKinlay, at

which is being held here, J. B. Ste- the 20th.

a

venson, a Scotsman who is consi- Among the other Fifth Round dered to be the darkhorse of the winners who enter the quarter- championship, beat Charles Kocsis, finals are Hattersley, of Australia, one of the Americans, by seven up C. R. Sommerville, the Canadian and five to play.

Open Champion, Cecil Ewing, Yet a further upset occurred former British Walker Cup star, when J. H. Yates, a former British and Cyril Tolley, one of Britain's Walker Cup player, beat W. M. best known amateurs, and a form- Robb, of Moseley, by six up and er Walker Cup player.

It was raining heavily with a

the latter emerged victors in the A huge crowd of 60,000 specta-five to play. Robb, it will be recall- last inning by the odd run in tors saw England defeat France by ed, beat Robert Sweeney, the hold- fairly strong gale prevailing when five, though the encounter the 4 goals to 2, in a thrilling Inter- er, in the Third Round. previous day between the Volun-national Association Football game teers and the Indians was also here yesterday.

worth a close affair.

The positional changes made and was keenly contested by both The game was a very good one by Recreio against the Chinese teams. The Frenchmen were very turned out quite well. Alvares fast on the ball, but the English- pitched a very useful game and men were the cleverer and gave a drew his side out of many a tight wonderful exhibition in the second- spot. Pereira covered the short-half, when they should have scored stop well, but could do better to many times, but were thwarted by leave the high balls to his field-a brilliant display by the French

goalkeeper.

ers.

The Chinese batting was woe- fully weak and an improvement The game opened at a terrific must be shown in this department. pace and Broome gave England the Their fielding left little to be de-lead after only five minutes play, sired, while their better knowledge but France levelled the score al- of the game gave

them the edge most immediately, through Jordan. over Portuguese.

CORPS' DEFEAT

Over-anxiety and at the bases were the main causes

DRAKE'S TWO GOALS

In the 35th minute, Drake burst through to place England in the bad coaching lead for a second time, but France again equalised in the next minute, through Nicolas. A ding-dong struggle for supremacy ensued and just

for the Volunteers' defeat last Saturday, as they were equal in every respect to the Indians, who must consider themselves indeed unfortunate on their display. M. el Arculli did not find his best form, while more was expected of the In- dians' batting.

before the interval, Drake scored his second goal to placé England in the lead for the third time, and they led at the interval by the odd goal in five.

The Volunteers relied too much The second half was magnificent, on their hard-hitters and this was the French giving a masterly dis- the cause of their downfall. Bowen play in defence against a brilliant and Leonard went in to bat with English attacking unit, but Bastin the sole object of hitting a home placed the issue beyond doubt to- run and the Indians placed their wards-the--close, when... he scored. fielding accordingly. Neither was from a penalty.

able to hit the ball over the fence This was England's last game in and both fell a prey to the Indian their Continental tour,-Reuter. outfielders.

SORRY PICTURE

The Hong Kong Club team cut a sorry picture in their clash against the Mindanao, and were beaten by 17 runs to nil. Of course Madigan was absent and they had no pitch- er, but their fielders were guilty of numerous errors while their hitting fell below last week's standard.

The following is the programme for the week-end :-

Volunteers

Volunteers Recreio

TO-MORROW

v Chinese SUNDAY

V H.K. Baseball Club v Indians

INDIAN SOCCER

TOUR

GINGER FORAN'S

K. O. WIN

Won All Fights In America

Chicago, April, 25. Ginger Foran, the British boxer, beat the Canadian, Joe Marciente, by a knock-out in the fifth round of their 8-round bout here last night. Newcastle, April, 22.

The knock-out came The secretary of the Australian

in the first Soccer Football Association, Mr. F.R. minute of the fifth round from a Drury, has received a cablegram stat-left to the jaw.

ing that the Indian association will After three tame rounds, in decide within 14 days whether it will accept the invitation for an Indian which he was content to feel his Soccer team to visit Australia this way, Foran floored Marciente in year.

the fourth round for a count of Mr. Drury has also been advised that seven with a right to the 'jaw. Mar- a well-known, Austrian club team is ciente managed to last the round, prepared to visit Australia this win- ter. It is probable that if the Indian but in the next he was caught off team cannot come, attempts will be his balance, and floored for a count made to secure a visit from a German of seven before being knocked out. side or from another Austrian club, This is Foran's fifth victory in which has already toured South Africa the United States, where he has. and Britain with success. Negotiationa are already in progress.

won all his fights.

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Charles Kocsis, the American Leonard Crawley, one of Britain's Walker Cup player, eliminated leading amateurs, advanced to the Johnny Goodman, former American sixth round when he beat Francis Amateur Champion, in their fourth Francis, the well-known British round encounter. Reuter.

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