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They Say--

The cumulative effect of all these

post-war "stunts"-they are little else, having never had a place in real Rugby is that the resultant Rugby is of the poor scrambling quality we see week after week.

The outstanding example I saw last season of how not to play back-play Rugby was that of England's backs at Murrayfield. I hope that will remain for ever a "classic" of the way how not to do it.-E. H. D. Sewell,

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I got nothing more than the well- known fork, and don't let anyone tell you I didn't. The islanders were sure. death on me, and if they weren't bran- dishing knives, they were toting guns that I could see.-K. O. Morgan, after his world title fight with Sixto Esco- bar at Puerto Rico.

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U.S. RYDER CUP

SELECTORS

Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Olin Dutra, and Ed. Dudley will serve with George Jacobus, president of the Professional Golfers' Associa- tion, on the Selection Committee to choose the American Ryder Cup team to oppose Great Britain at the Ponte Vedra Country Club, Jacksonville, Florida, on Ñovem- ber 18 and 19.

MCAVOY RETAINS TITLE

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 23, 1939.

A NEW ENGLISH CHAMPION

London, April 30-A. L. Bentley (Hesketh) brought back the English Amateur championship to his family, yesterday, when he defeated W. Sutton (Mere) five up and four to play in the final over 36 holes on the Birkdale links, at Southport.

one of the finest exponents of the short game. Strangely enough it was this part of the game which showed the greatest weakness; the run-up shots were weak and the putting almost fu-

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It was a runaway victory. Bentley was four up after the morning round with steady, if not brilliant, golf, Sut- ton, if anything, was more unreliable in the afternoon than he was in the morning, and he found himself seven tile.. down with nine holes left to win the Three down at one stage Sutton ral- title. He made a fight of it, but couldlied, and should have squared the not carry the match beyond the four-match at the long fourteenth, but teenth.

weakness in the short game was again all too evident and he allowed Bentley to snatch a half in 6. From that point Sutton's game went to pieces.

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In The Morning

Bentley started in great style. Bentley established the useful lead won the first two holes each in a birdie of 4 up in the first round. He played 4. The first, 515 yards in length, play- much better golf, particularly in the ed against the wind, could not be relay short game. His judgment on theed in two shots. Bentley hit two great greens, rendered fast and slippery by wooden club shots, played a fine mashic the strong north-easterly wind which niblick pitch four feet from the flag has blown throughout the week of the and holed the putt. He became 3 up championship, was far superior to that at the long sixth, where he had another of an older and more experienced play-birdie 4. The eighth was halved in a bad 6, and neither player could do bet- ter than a 5 at the ninth. Reaching the turn in-39 to 42. Bentley was 3 up.

Manchester, To-day. Jock McAvoy, of Rochdale, The National Boxing Association,

the British copying the Transatlantic custom, are tained

middleweight trying hard to gain recognition for title which he has held for six their own ratings of British boxers, and, though the Board of Control have years, when he beat Ginger Sadds, refused to co-operate with them, the of Norwich, on points in N.B.A. are continuing periodically to round bout last night. send out graduated lists of fighters

McAvoy, who will shortly based on their "ladder" plan. I have their latest list before me, and regret Len Harvey for the world cruiser- to observe that it shows little ac-weight championship, weighed 11 er in Sutton. While Sutton's driving quaintance with the abilities or even stone 5 lbs. compared with Sadds' the weights of leading Scottish ring- sters.Malcolm Turner.

11 stone 4 lbs.-Reuter.

meet

has always lacked length, in compari- son with players of championship class. he has earned the reputation of being

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Sutton won his first hole at the tenth, where Bentley three-putted for the first time. Sutton got another hole back at the thirteenth, a hole of 202 yards in length, where Bentley, under-clubbing, was short. It was then that Sutton made his big blunder. At the four- teenth, a long and difficult hole of 517 yards, Bentley hooked his drive into sandy ground with no chance of reach- ing the green under four shots. With two shots Sutton was within easy strik- ing distance of the flag. He, bungled! shot after shot, allowing Bentley to scramble a half in six. Little wonder that Sutton, a little unnerved at this experience, lost the next three holes to be four down. He was fortunate not to lose the eighteenth as well. Bentley missed a putt of less than a yard for a four, after hitting two fine shots to the green.

The figures for the first round

were:-

Bentley.-Out: 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 6, 5 39. In: 5, 4, 5, 4, 6, 4, 4,.3, 5≈40. Total, 79.

Sutton-Out: 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 6, 5= 42; In: 4, 4, 5, 3, 6, 5, 5, 4, 5±41, Total,

83..

Bentley consolidated his position in the afternoon and was seven up with nine holes to play. Sutton had chances to win the next two holes, but failed to seize them, and not until Bentley was dormy seven did Sutton rally, Then

he won back two holes but could only halve the next, and was beaten by 5 and 4. Thus the championship title re- turned to the Bentley family.

Bentley Forges Ahead Starting out again in the afternoon, Bentley played the better approach to the first hole where, getting down from five feet, he became 5 up. Bent- ley was in rough grass at the second, which he lost, but he became five up when Sutton was short from the tee at the short fourth. Sutton won back the long sixth, Bentley cutting his drive into the sandhills, though Sutton had to hole a difficult putt for a win. Sut- ton became down again at the seventh, where he was in a grass bun- ker from the tee, and also lost the eighth and ninth, topping his drive to the former, and later going into bunker. He sliced his approach to the ninth where, short with his recovery from behind a. gorse bush; he. was nover in sight of a half. Bentley, out in 38 to 42, was 7 up.

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At the tenth Sutton played a poor second shot and Bentley, though taking three putts, was able to halve the hole. Sutton missed a 4-ft putt for a win at the eleventh, where the half left Bent- ley 'dotmy seven, but Sutton' then made a fight and won the next two holes. Ho got down from three yards at the twelfth, and Bentley was short at the thirteenth. At the fourteenth, how- ever, when Sutton seemed likely to win another hole, as his rival pulled his drive, he played a poor chip and just failed from three yards for a win, Bentley having been well behind all the while after just missing the bunkers with a brassy shot. The half ended- the game, the figures for the second round being

Bentley.Out 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4-38;-In: 5, 4, 5, 4, 6=23. Total, 61 for fourteen 'holes.

Sutton-Out: 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 7; 6: 42; In: 5, 4, 4, 3, 5-21 Total, 68 for fouteen holes,