1938-06-03 — Page 21

GREAT BRITAIN CONCEDED GOOD

CHANCE OF

WINNING

London, To-day.

8

Great Britain is conceded splendid chance of winning the Walker Cup Golf contest for the first time, is the general concensus of opinion at St. Andrew's, the venue for the contest which com-

to mences to-day and concludes

morrow.

Although the Americans are 6 to Weather permitting, six matches 4 'on' favourites, the betting is are down for decision to-day in the likely to sway in favour of Great "D" Division of the Lawn Tennis

Britain if yesterday's north-easter- League.

ly gale continues.

To-day's fixtures are as follows:- A.T.C.

V. S.C.A.A.

C.B.A. C.R.C.

V

R.S.C.

v. P.R.C.

C. de R. 0.0.0.

7.

K.T.G.C.A.

v.

K.I.T.C.

66] C.S.C.C.

V.

K.C.C.

6-6

46

4-6

.6-2

Hassan

2-6

3-6

3-6

SOUTH CHINA TROUNCE CRAIGENGOWER-

At the Valley, South China A. A.

struck O'Reilly in his best form beat Craigengower by 9 sets to nil. and were all out for 78. The A. and E. Zimmern (C.C.C.). Aussie "spin" bowler was devastat-lost to S. K. Lau and Y: K. Ng 2-6 ing and his 6 victims were obtain-lost to K. K. Feng and ed at a cost of only 22 runs.

SCORES SUMMARISED

Test Trial

The Rest-298 (Paynter 79, Fishlock 2, N. W. D. Yardley 31, D. R. Wil- cox 20, Dollery 25; Verity 4 for 71).

England-204 for 4 (Edrich 80, Hut- ton 40, R. E. S. Wyatt 24, W. R. Hammond 29 not out, Hardstaff 4 not out).

Australians v Gloucester

Y. L

Kwan lost to C. B. Wong

Kwok

1-6

and

H. C.

5-7

G. Winch and H. Chung lost to Lau and Ng lost to Feng and Kwan lost to Wong and Kwok

(C.C.C.).

1.6

4-6

2-6

D. Hung and W. Rapley (C.C.C.). lost to Lau and Ng lost to Feng and Kwan lost to Wong and Kwok

1-6

4-6

3-6

RECREIO'S EASY WIN OVER ARMY

At King's Park, Recreio beat Army by 8 sets to 1.

W. A. Reed and L. F. V. Ribeiro (Recreio).

Gloucester-78 (O'Reilly 6 for 22). Australians-161 for 7 (C. L. Badcock beat Warr and Land

51, S. J. McCabe 0, W. A. Brown beat Tudor and Dewper 18, E. L. Hassett 29, A. G. Chip-beat Wilson and Duffield perfield 9).

WALKER CUP CLASSIC

TO-DAY

(Continued from Page 20)

Run G.C., Royal Oak, Michigan), Reynolds Smith (Lakewood C.C. Dallas, Texas), M. H. Ward (Olympia G. and C.C. Olympia, Washington), And C. R. Yates (Athlanta Athletic Club, (East Lake), Atlanta, Georgia). Alter- natives: T. Suffern Tailer (Mca- dow Brook Club, Westbury, N.Y.) and D. K. Moe (Aldswood Country Club, Portland).

"BRITISH WILL BE HARD TO BEAT""

to be

6-2

6-0 75

A. F. Gonsalves and C. A. Barretto (Recreio).

beat Warr and Land

beat Tudor and Dewper

6-3 6-0

beat Wilson and Duffield

6-1

H. A. Noronha and G. A. Noronha (Recreio).

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6-1

6-3

lost to Warr and Land beat Tudor and Dewper beat Wilson and Duffield

“DIAMOND GOSSIP” FOR TO-MORROW

Owing to pressure on space, "Ubique's" Diamond Gossip will appear in to-morrow's issues of the China Mail-Sports Editor.

British golfers are going · tougher to beat than ever before, ac-strongest that could be assembled, the cording to the U.S. Amateur champion, Amateur champion said.

"It is a very fine team, as good as John Goodman, who is a member of the visiting Walker Cup team this could possibly be put together and as strong as any that has represented this But the stocky player from Omaha country," Goodman added, counting off favours his own country's chances of the players on his fingers.

year.

"There's John Fischer, Ray Billows, victory in the cup, and thinks they Reynolds Smith, Marvin Ward Char- have a good chance of producing Я winner of the British Amateur title ley Kocsis, Freddy Haas, Charley (Charles Yates, a member of the U. S. Yates and myself, with Tommy Taylor team, won the title from Cecil Ewing), and Don Moe as reserves, and Francis

Ouimet as non-playing Captain. MORE WILL TO WIN'

"I think the British golfera are getting more of the spirit of the will to win'" Goodman de .clared.

"I know they will be more dif- ficult to beat this year than ever before. They WOTO grooming youngsters in 1936 that were really coming golfers."

Goodman, a member of the United States Walker Cup team in 1934: and -1936, and unbeaten in both singles and doubles play, described the British golfer “A sportsman from the ground up".

STRONG AMERICAN TEAM' America's Walker Cup team is the

Goodman has spent the winter bow- ling for his golf swing, and playing billiards for eye and touch, "The worst thing for me to work out every He year is the touch", he, declared. hoped to be playing up to his best form in about two months' time.

ROBERT SWEENY DUBIOUS Mr. Robert Sweeny, the former. Bri- tish Amateur golf champion, does not think that a British Walker oup vic- tory is likely this year.

Mr. Sweeny has, however, faith in at least two of Britain's golfers.

"Leonard Crawley, is as good, I be lleve, as any amateur in this country. Then there is Frank Peninck, both of them should win their matches!!

Record crowds are expected to be present and it is anticipated that H.R.H. the Duke of Kent will also attend.-Reuter.

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