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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 10, 1939.

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M'Inally's Golf Triumph

Wins Scottish Amateur Title For Second Time

Hector Thomson Beaten 6 And 5

Prestwick, July 29.

For the second time in three years, Hamilton M'Inally, Ayr- shire's leading artisan golfer, won the Scottish Amateur Champion- ship, when he defeated Hector Thomson, ex-Amateur Champion and Walker Cup player, by 6 and 5, on the historic course of the Prest- wick Club to-day.

M'Inally, who is 31 years of age (not 28 as has been reported), played to-day's crucial match with the complete confidence that has characterised his golf from the beginning of the week, when he shar. ed the lowest score of 73 for this course, and second place in the qualifying list."

Never once down in the 31 holes in which he gained his triumph to- day, and for which his figures make. the excellent final average of two 48. he definitely outplayed Thomson, who simply could not hold him.

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The Walker Cup player was under form, and could not get going. Too often he was struggling to hole putts six and seven feet or so, after crooked strokes through the green The Champion, who worked at coal-face in a pit at Bartenholme, near Irvine, when he last won the title, has since taken a job in the explosives works at Ardeer, and in the crowd of 6000 spectators who followed the se- cond round to-day, his work-mates, present and former, were conspicuous- ly enthusiastic. Spectators at times got out of hand, there were stampedes after the strokes were played, and the crowd pressed so close to the greens that many spectators could not see the play. Mr. R. G. J. Kirk, the Scottish Union president, who refereed the match, made more than one appeal to the crowd to give the players a chance. Towards the finish of M'Inally's vic- tory march there were shouts of "Good old Hammy,” and when he holed the winning putt at the thirteenth, or thirty-first, hole, his friends went wild with enthusiasm, and after they had "chaired" the Champion, and also

has youngest of four brothers who caddied for him, an escort of police was required to protect him from the exuberant attentions of his followers.

RECOVERY POWER

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cleventh but got only a half after M'Inally's dainty flick over the bunk- M'Inally the lead, which he did ers from the left. The twelfth gave again lose. He hit a powerful proach_from_the_rough there to the green, and holed a three yards putt for a 4 that broke par.

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There were glimpses of the fighting Thomson at his best, such as the 4 he got at the thirteenth for a half after. hooking his second to the heather, but M'Inally won the fifteenth, where his after saving the sixteenth with a grand opponent misjudged his pitch, and

recovery from the Cardinal he also won the seventeenth,

bunker, he had one of his power recoveries where

from a heavy lie in heather to the that lie M'Inally dropped his green. After forcing his ball from and for a moment thought he

club, wrenched his wrist.

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Hamilton M'Inally (right) receiving the trophy from Mr. Kirk, pre- sident of the Scottish Golf Union. Hector Thomson, the runner-up is on left.

Compton Takes Lead

BATTING

It was one of the spectacular strokes cricket averages to July 30:-

The following are the first-class | of the day, even if it had a bit luck at the end, the ball running in from off the green on the right am (Qualification: 15 innings: average 35.) Bowes finishing five feet from the hole. Thom- there, but the ball from his recovery. R. Ham- son was in the famous Alps bunker: had so much stop on it that when it landed seven feet behind the flag stayed put instead of getting the ex- pected run back down wards the pin.

the slope to-

Copson

Times Not Highest Verity Inns, Out. Runs. Inns. Aver. Goddard Compton (D.) 36 5 2114 214* 68.19 | Lewis

mond

it

BOWLING

0. M. R. W. Aver. 441.2 62 1476 111 13.92 610.3 128 1502 110 13.65- 636.4 174 1787 130 18.74 643.2 112 2299 163 14.10 195.7 45 584 37 15.78 43 1475 93 15.86 61 18.34

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355 5 1770 302 63.21 Watt (Kent) 370

Wright

35 25 3 28 4

469.7

3 2018 280* 63,06 | Langridge (J.) 352.1

1304 234* 59,27 Nichols 1409..312* 58.70 Pope (G. H.) 343 32 8 1327 217* 55.29 | S. Pether 191.4 31 в 1318 125* 52.72 | Smith (J.).. 519.4 Pope (A. V.) 376.2 33 7 *1348 26 3 1115 33 3 1440 3 1290

161 51.84| Todd 177 48.47 Hollies 129 48.00 Smailes 287* 46.07 Mitchell 222 45.84 | Perks

31 4 1210: 120 44.81 | Smith (P.)

35.

3 1467

3

1231

34 3 1395

198 45.59 | Sims · 147* 45,00 Robinson

23 3 : 884

35 1 1424 35 4 1295 169* 41.77 Smith (R.).. 34 6 1138 111 40.64 Harding

161 44.20 Wellard 194 41.88 Mayer

Hutton Sutcliffe Keeton Iddon "I'M NOT GOING THERE”

Hardstaff M'Inally was well set in resuming Langridge with a 3 holes lead, but there was a

(Jas.) doubt at the start whether he might Dollery hold it, for he lost, the Cardinal to an Gimblett opponent who was now fighting in Davies (E.).. 31 something like his best vein. Thomson Paynter A natural golfer, M'Inally is a quick hit two glorious strokes to the edge of G. F. H. Heane 30 player and a hard hitter, and, what- the Cardinal green, and for the first Oldfield ever the lie, he loses no time in mak-five holes turned out the model figures Timms ing up his mind as to club and stroke. of 4 8 4 4 3. But M'Inally gave not Avery Playing in green pullover and slacks,

a ghost of a sign of giving way. The O'Connor wearing a cap, and, for comfort, col-

third was the only hole Thomson got Fagg larless, he looked a typical artisan

in that attack, and his golf began to Parker golfer, and a happier golfer, I have drop back again. The Ayrshire play- C. H. Palmer 21 2 768 132 40.42 Hazell never seen in any championship. All er won the sixth and seventh; and was Ames eagerness to hit the ball, he was on his toes to-day right from the start. Out- standing features of his golf were the power of his recoveries from the rough, which, however, were not many, and the effectiveness of his short game.

M'Inally, is big and strong, and he looked as fit and fresh to-day as did when he teed his first ball on Mon-

day.

now 4 up.

30 4 1020 177 39.23 J. W. A. Ste-

51 1119

45 1278 - 66 19.36

72 1548 79 19.59. 48 1195 60 19.91 34 022 31.20,06 94 1448 (72 20.11 49-1295 64 20.29 456.8 73 1469 :

72 20.40 444,6 58 1558 255,6. 39 818

76 20.50 40 20.45

162.613 820 40 20,50 75 2235 109.20.50

698.1

518

861

47 2164 106 20.60 73 1321 64 20.64 4025 62 1640 78 20.75 689.4 103 2243 104 21.56 369.5 60 1278 59 21.66 326.7 41 1365 68 21,60 241.5 30 935 43 21.74 296.1 58 986 43 21.76

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32 6 1053 146 39,00 phenson... 311.1 38 1139 52 21.90 34.3. 1184 179* 38.19 Butler 31 6 951 128* 38.04

34 6 1062 131 37.92 37 0 1183 125 37.67

41 2 1480 120 37.43

452.2 60 1599 71 22.45

SPORTS PARADE

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Nichols Thomson, short with his second at Arnold the ninth illustrates how mixed the seventh played the next badly, and Barber

his Armstrong. struck golf was. There, both balls

(N. F.) spectators at the green. Thomson's Edrich being bumped into a bunker, but he Worthington.. 27 4 853 119 37.52 recovered to applause, and had he

one Fishlock having taken a stroke more through Leyland putt to win the hole in 4, M'Inally Harris

29 2 1009 196 37.37 28 4 892 180o 37.16 from the tenth tee, Thomson promptly Brookes the green. But starting with a hook Washbrook 36 6 1138 91 -86.71 lost the tenth to be 4 down again, and M'Inally, with a putt for a 2, won the Lee. (F. S.).. 33

(N'h'nts).. 31 1 1190 187 36.33

3 1090 155 36.33 earned the reputation of being the 26 3 829 119 36.04 most polished and relentless tactician

970 A jocular remark by M'Inally on E. D. R. Eagar 31 4

184 35.02 seen in action at Wimbledon. One the eleventh tee indicated his cool- Gibbons

98 3 1234 212 35.25 of the greatest and most experienced ness and confidence. "Back on the Cooper 38 2 1261 184* 35.02 authorities in the game at present re- right”, shouted, a steward to the Robertson 29 0.1015 144 35.00 marked. “She is greater than Suzan- crowd at the green.“It's all right,"

* Not out.

ne Lenglen was at her very best." said M'Inally. smiling, "I'm not go

What a game the Suzanne of 20 ing there," after which he placed his

years ago would have had with the Alice Marble of, 1939!

The final was virtually won in the terrific eight holes attack which M'In ally launched between the eleventh and

home holes in the first round. · The figures are: 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4-two un- der par. He delivered blow after blow there, and Thomson, who had just wip- ed out a two holes deficit in the first ten holes, was out-stroked, and found himself 3 down at the interval. M'In- ally was round în 74 and Thomson in 78.

M'INALLY PUTS ON THE PRESSURE

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ball about two yards from the flag, ed with some of the more modern and That 2, making the Ayrshire play-modernised courses, he had heard no er 5 up, was about the last straw for complaints in the course of the week Thomson, who had his last chance, that it was too easy. Prestwick was green. There was a and not a very good one, on the twelfth still a good test of golf, and he con- double stymie gratulated M'Inally on adding his there. M'Inally first stymied himself, name to the list of golfers who had and, failing to loft, left his opponent won championships there. almost a complete stymie. Thomson took his time over his putt, which was for the hole, but he could not get it in. M'Inally then became Cham- pion, when he holed another good putt, to break par at the thirteenth. M'In- ally was approximately level 4s for the thirteen holes, and Thomson seven

U.S. BASEBALL

starter, lost two holes in the first five

Thomson, who is inclined to be a slow the Cardinal, where he created a firat class surprise by knocking = Pitch only a few yards, and the fourth, where he was short, and M'Inally though in bunker troublo, still got a 4 after a fine recovery run up. Put ting in a bit of fight, Thomson, how ever, had the match even at the eighth, but lost the ninth by hooking into bunker, where he unfortunately had to play a stone as well as his ball, and, too strong with the recovery, THE PRESTWICK TESTE found another bunker. It was all even at the tenth, which was M'Inally's bad The Cup was handed over to M'In-Philadelphia 5 Boston 6; St. Louis R hole of the match. After taking two In the rough there, he took three from the edge of the green, and had a 7 in_all.

But from that point Manali me was too much for the man, who looked like wirgi

ally outside the clubhouse by Mr. Kirk, with the Union's and the goner- al congratulations, and Robert Max- woll, famous Scottish golfer of pre war days, who presided, as captain of Oup the Prestwick Club, remarked that short though Prestwick was short co par-

are the results of major baseball games New York, To-day-The following played yesterday:

American League:—Yankees 13 Sen- ators 8; Philadelphia 8 Boston 5:

Cleveland 6; Chicago 8 Detroit 10.

National League-Boston Braves 4 New York Glants 6; Boston Braves 5 New York Giants 6 Cincinatti Reds 7 Chicago Cubs ↑ 5; Cincinatti Reds Chicago Cube 8; Pittsburgh: St. Louis. Cardinals.5.

After the final of the Women's Singles Jean Borotra, one of France's Three Musketeers, was loud in his praise of the American conqueror, and in his estimation she is equal in all round power and craft to the No. in the men's ranking list. A very fine tribute, and by no means exag- gerated. It was generally admitted that she is the most masculine player taking part in the sport ever seen at

such as Miss Dorothy Round, Mrs. ly more grace in her work than ever. the great centre. Yet there is infinite-

Moody, or Miss Helen Jacobs possessed.

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