1938-10-27 — Page 20

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 27, 1938.

DAVIES'S PUTTER FAILED HIM

(BY JIM FERNIER) Australian Open and Amateur Champion

the balls lay. It is a spirit such as stages for wins and halves. This made this that has raised the royal and an-all the difference, for such play has a

NEW WOMEN'S BACK-STROKE

cient game to its high level. In sport.-building-up feeling, and gives one's op SWIMMING MARK

The match ended a week's strenuous ponent a much harder task.

The New South Wales Golf Club re- golf Playing 36-holes a day takes a Sydney, September 25. lot from players who ate not physical-ceived a fitting compliment on the ex- Naturally, I was pleased to retain ly it and are not used to such condi-cellence of its course when the cham- the championship from the strong field tions. Davies, a player of wiry build, pionship was given to that challenged. The final on Satur-with a beautiful swing, was able to Within a year the club has made sur- day was a pleasant game.

play his golf easily compared with prising improvements to the lay-out.

the course.

D. J. Davies showed great sports-other golfers not so richly endowed: The change-over from the usual venues -manship at the sixth hole in the morn-His iron play and delicate approaches does the game a power of good, as it ing, when his ball, a few feet from the provided him with a masterful air. Had shows that there are other courses fit hole, was knocked by mine and went he had better fortune on Saturday with and capable of conducting the meet- further away. Without hesitation, he his putter, which throughout the week ings. It is hoped that the Golf Coun- to recognise such requested the umpire, who was not had been working magically, the mareil will continue able to find the exact original spot,gin might have been closer. I was courses and reward them with similar that he should be permitted to play as fortunate to hole several putts at vital events.

Duesseldorf, To-day.

A new world record in back- stroke swimming, over 200-me- tres, was established here yester- day by Miss Ida van Fegglen, the Dutch woman: champion. Her time was 2 minutes = 4076–10 seconds, which is an improvement of 7-se- conds on the previous record held by the Danish girl, Miss Ragnhild Sveger. Trans-Ocean.

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