BRITISH GOLF SUCCESSES
Four nations, Britain, France, Germany and Italy battled for supremacy in the Royal Automobile Club's International Tourists Trophy race, at Donington Park, Derbyshire, on September 4. The race was won by Louis Gerard (Delage), who flashed round the rain soaked course at an average speed of 67.61 miles per hour. Photo shows-Louis Gerard, the Frenchman being congratulated after his victory. He is drinking a glass of champagne to celebrate his victory. (Copyright, Fox).
U.S. Women's Open Championship Ist Round Results
Curtis Cup "Baby" Makes Fine Recovery
Willmette, Illinois, To-day.
There were several British successes in the First Round of The United States Women's Open Golf Championship which was held here yesterday, Miss Jessie Anderson, of Craigie Hill, beating Miss Nan Baird, of Prestwick, by 5 and 4.
Miss Helen Waterhouse, of Rhode Island, beat Miss Phyllis Wade, one of the British Curtis Cup players, by 1 up. Miss Wade made a very plucky attempt to re- duce her arrears after being three down at the 11th, but missed his chance of winning her match at the 18th where she was bunkered.
Miss Clarrie Tiernan, of County Louth, the "baby" of the British
Spectators Light Matches Curtis Cup team, beat Miss Laddie LYNCH
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London, September 8. A crowd of 700 circled the last green at Clydebank Municipal Golf Course last night and saw Hector Thomson, former British amateur champion, sink a putt by lamplight for a 4 to square the match in an exhibition foursome.
Thomson and Donald Cameron, laughingly accepted a challenge to Kirkintilloch, finished all square, finish the match.
in their match with E. D. Hamil-] Thomson and Cameron won the ton, Ralston, Scottish champion, seventeenth. and W. McLeod, Ranfurly.
The light was so bad when the players reached the last hole that they had to putt on the green with the aid of lamps and matches lit by spectators.
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The spectators could not follow the drives of the players to eighteenth, and they ran to the green to watch the finish.
Scores of the players were:- Thomson, 68 (one outside course Hamilton and McLeod were dor-record; Cameron, 71; McLeod, 71; mie two, at the sixteenth, but they Hamilton, 72.
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Irwin, of Glenridge 1 up.
Miss Tiernan made a splen- did recovery after being three down at the turn.
BRITISH SUCCESSES Mrs. J. B. Walker, of County Malahide, beat Mrs. Tim Lowry, of Illinois, by 7 and 5 while Mrs. A. C. Critchley (formerly Miss Diana Fishwick) beat Miss Jane Cothran, of Southern Carolina, by 3 and 2.
Mrs. Julius Page, Jr., an Amer-
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ican Curtis Cup player and joint I understand: that Benny winner of the qualifying round Lynch's suspension by the Scot- medal, also entered the second tish Council of the British Box- round when she beat Mrs. Ericing Board of Control has been Phillips, of Ontario, by 4 and 3. raised, and that his fight with Conditions were much more Kayo Morgan, of Detroit, at comfortable for the players than Shawfield Park, Glasgow, on Sep- during the qualifying round, the tember 27 will go on. sun breaking through and the wea- ther being much warmer.-Reuter.
CHARITY FOOTBALL TO-DAY
́Chief.condition is that Lynch must deposit with the board £500 as a guarantee that he will train faithfully and consent to regular supervision by the board's repre- sentatives.
FIGHT NOW AT 8ST. 10LBS. The fight will be at 8st 10lbs in- stead of 8st 6lbs the weight stipulated in the original contract. A meeting of the stewards yes- terday was attended by Benny The postponed charity soccer Lynch, Mr. Robert Maguire (his game between the H. K. Chinese solicitor), Johnny McMillan (his Amateur Athletic Federation and trainer), Harry Baxter (manager the Middlesex Regiment will be of Kayo Morgan), Mr. William played this afternoon at Caroline Walker (chairman of the Scottish Hill at 5.15 p.m., and an interest council of the board), Mr. W. G. ing tussle should be witnessed, if Millar (secretary), and Dr Daniel the Chinese field their advertis- Millar. ed team.
In view of the fact that the Middlesex will be playing a Lea- gue game on Saturday, it is not expected that they will go all out, but they should be able to extend the Chinese.
Morgan's manager, Mr. Baxter, stated that the American boxer was quite ready to fight Lynch at any weight up to 9st.
It is expected that Lynch will deposit the £500, but
new con- tracts for the fight will not be Lee Wal-tong will be leading the signed until the money or a bond Federation attack and will be sup- of the stated amount is actually in ported by Fung King-cheong, on the hands of the board.
the right, and probably Suen Kam- Lynch, accompained by Johnny suen, on the left.
McMillan, will return to his train- Pau Ka-ping will be seen being quarters at the Eskdale Hotel, tween the sticks and his display Langholm, Dumfriesshire, to-day. will be eagerly watched by the South China Committee, as he has not played for some time, k
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be fielding their regular team and with Bright in the pivotal position, should hold: the fast Chinese forwards,
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