1938-12-16 — Page 24

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 16, 1938

AMATEURS IN GOLF

IN GOLF MONEY MATCHES

SCOTTISH UNION'S ACTION ON BIG

CHALLENGE FOURSOME

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Glasgow.

TWO declarations of importance were made by the Scottish Golf Union at their annual meeting in Edinburgh one against amateurs taking part in money matches, and the other in favour of the reduction of the power of the ball.

The first of these referred to the £2,000 challenge foursome. in! which Brigadier-General Critchley is to partner Alf Perry against Harry G. Bentley, the Walker Cup player, and Cotton, next month. The originally named stake was £500, but that has since been increased, and a well-known Liverpool sportsman offered to back Bentley and Cotton for £2,000.

Mrs. R. G. J. Kirk, Glas- the president of the gow, Union, announced, at the meeting yesterday, that the Union had been disturbed by the announcement of the match for a large money stake in which amateurs were taking part, and the Union deprecated amateurs taking part in money

matches, and was sending a resolution to that effect to the J.A.C.

view that the R. and A. asked the

Union for their observations on the No general question of reduction. specification was mentioned, and the Union's decision was in general terms in favour of the principle of restricting the ball.

SCOTLAND'S PART

In presenting the annual report, which was adopted, the President re- ferred to the English victory this year in the Unions' internationals, and said that although they congratulated Eng- land, they would like to see Scotland win again next year.

GOLF STARTING TIMES

Sunday's Pairings For Fanling

:10.12

10.16

*1

10.20

#

10.24 10.28

*

*

10.32 10.36

N

M

10.40

+

10.44 10.48

"

19

"

11

11

G. T. Harrington, G. Riddell Carre.

H. N. Williamson, J. G. Campbell.

N. K. Littlejohn, A. Mc- Kellar,

G. H. Henry, W. Woodward. T. A. Pearce, O. E. C. Mar- ton.

C. W. Jeffries, F. Flippance. H. Overy, W. J. E. Macken- zic.

Lt. Cdr. Murray, J. W. May- hew.

G. C. Worrall, C. M. Gee.

G. M. Park, L. M. S. Lloyd. 10.52 G. Wagner, H. J. G. Lowe. 10.56 J. W. Alabaster, J. Hall. 11.00

11.04

The following are the Royal Hong 11.08 Kong Golf Club starting times for 11.12 Fanling on Sunday:

OLD COURSE

9.15 a.m. Final of Club Champion-

ship.

11.15

܂

•

+

A. N. and Q. A. A. Macfad- yen,

B. J. Lacon, D. McCallum.

A. Murdoch, D. H. Blake.

J. G. Campbell, H. N. Wil- liamson.

A. W. Hodges. G. H. Bond.

NEW. COURSE

9.20 a.m. S. J. H. Fox, D. J. Gilmore. P. H. Scoones, R. A. Ca- midge.

9.24 S. H. Dodwell, R. K. Valen- tine.

9.20

1

9.24

13

F. A. Redmond, T. Low.

9.32

93

9.28

D. Lyon, W. W. C. Shewan.

9.36

1)

9.32

++

G. R. Razavet, D. K. His-

9.44

31

lop.

:

9.52

"

9.36

#1

9.56 F. C. Young, A. R. S. Ma- jor.

#1

9.40 9.44

9.48

"T

9.52

"T

N. Garland, A. Nicol.

9.56

Mr. Kirk recalled the influential part 10.00 The Union's action is commented up-ker Cup victory and congratulated

Scottish players had taken in the Wal 10.04 on in our "Golfing Topics" "in another them and also Messrs W. B. Torrance 10.08 column to-day,"

and H. M. Dickson, the two Scots who were оп the Selection Committee.

(Applause.)

FAVOUR BALL REDUCTION As regards the ball question, Mr. Kirk stated that in the course of this

honed that

K. S. Morrison, I. H. Geare. 10.04

. D. S. Prophet, A. Sommer-

felt.

I

S. T. Butlin, J. Harrop.

ま

10.08

非官

10.16

11

E. H. Williams, H. C. Mar-10.24 grett.

C. F. Marshall, G. McGrane.10.32

A. D. Humphreys, R. H. Gregory.

+3

A. B. Purves, J. Forbes.

10.36

2+

R. G. Gray, J. W. Anderson. J. S. Dunnett, G. A. Leinver. J. F. Robinson. N. P. Fox. Mrs. Garland, Mrs. Nicol. Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Mar- grett.

H. B. Williamson, J. G. -Cotesworth.

G. S. Archbutt, Col, Mat- thews.

G. Milne, A. A. Bremner.

Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Wood- ward.

A. C. I. Bowker, A. H. Penn.

Mrs. Overy, Mrs. Macken- zie.

Ly-

The Scottish Union's quota to the chief office-bearers were re-elected, and | 24; qualifying rounds to be partly year the Union had been consulted by funds financing Greenkeeping Research regret was expressed at the illness of played on an adjacent course. both the J.A.C. and the R. and A. re- had he mentioned, been reduced to Mr. F. W. Campbell, the secretary. garding possible alteration, and the, £450 per annum, but he Executive of the Union had decided in favour of the reduction of the efficiency of the present ball, and intended to convey that information to the J.A.C. and the R. and A.

clubs would give them the fullest pos- sible support, so that they could send more than their quota to this valuable service.

PRESTWICK FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

The representative of The Scotsman Mr. Kirk, as president; Mr. C. D. was afterwards informed in an inter- Peterkin, as vice-president, and other

Messrs Peterkin, J. E. Turner, D. W. Rusack, and Kirk were appointed re- presentatives to the J.A.C.

The following venues and dates for next year were announced:--

Scottish Amateur Championship Prestwick, in the week beginning July

September

Unions' Internationals-Royal tham and St. Anne's, on 20, 21, and 22.

Reference was made to the loss sus- game tained by the Union and the generally by the death of Mr. Norman Boase.

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