1959-04-24 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1959.

BRITAIN FIGHTS FOR GOLF'S TRIPLE CROWN

By DEREK JOHN

Next month's Walker Cup match at Muirfield, Scotland, should be the most keenly fought United States versus Great Britain amateur golf competition since the event was instituted in 1922.

Britain has only once won the biennial match-at St Andrews, 21 years ago. But it has prepared for this one more thoroughly than ever

before.

The selectors have spent two his amateur status for a year- years searching for fresh talent. E. Harvie Ward, of San Frun Fourteen players "unde con-chao, twice American champion sileration"

names last and 1952 British champion. Were November n fat they could get down to intensive training.

Special Reason

112 Art 13:14 simusly

amateurs,

In the international definition of the term, and

the donor of the trophy, the late Herbert Walker, intended it

be.

A

Ward is a fine golfer and pemalur player on both sides of i the Allante. But the fret re-. mains that he was suspended in 1857 by the U.S. Golf Assorla-, for byrause his employer palt is expenses for oversens chan instaljen.

Britain has a special reason for wanting a win this match, Victory would teen dat, for

He was restated a year ago, British golfers |

hold the three but even his Americum Iriends International trophies contested; have expressed doubts about his

States the qualißentions as an amateur. against the United Walker Cup. Ryder Cup and Curtis Cup.

PATTERSON,

LONDON SIGN

UP FOR

Reinstated Amateurs MAY 1 FIGHT

But a cloud bangs over the cagerly-awaited Walker Cup In athielles, football, manki battle. For the American team, many other sports, a reinstated metudes a golfer whe once lost | amateur cannot represent ht

Gulf! country as an amateur. seems to

exception to the rule.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Huckey

The Amerivaus have often played reinstated atmateurs internationals, and Britnen los dom su rave-in the case ex-professional John Llewellyn Morgan,

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Holland Cup Real: KCC "A" | Walker Cup should be for

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Basketball

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Indianapolis, April 23.

world America's

heavy- weight champion, Floyd Patterson, and his British challenger, Brian London, today signed up to fight here for May 1.

Under the contract, Patter- Son will get something like

But many will argue that the; $75,000 or 00 per cent of the real ringside takings. He will also net a substantini purse from the televised rights of the right. The Briton will get $00,000 plus travel expenses and train ing costs,

PETER MAY'S

MARRIAGE TODAY

Landon, May 24 More than 300 guests are ex- pected at the wedding of Fame land cricket captain Peter Alay Miss Virginia Gilligan at Cranleigh, Surity, today.

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INDIA, OPENS What's Best in Kowloon?

ENGLAND CRICKET TOUR

London, April 23.

Polly Umrigar, India's tail, powerfully built number three batsman, and Gamini Goonesena, the Cinghalese and former Nottinghamshire leg. spinner, shared the honours on the first day Indian of the

touring team's opening twelve-a- side match with the In- dinn Gymkhana Club at 10. Osterly, Middlesex, day.

In just over six hours of crlckel, the Indians made 200, of which Umrigar hit a stylist 97, and Goonesena took seven wickets for 04.

Ironical thought it may seem, the Indians main susceptibility seemed to be against the spinners-a department in which

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play.

Nominations should be addressed to they themselves are almost

the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

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London, Aprii 23.

European champion, Ingemar Johansson would be called off,

May Day will see the world heavyweight championship con- į The Australian cricketers will

time irsted for the first-

ever visit Ireland during their 1981 2nd Division; CMB Y AFS (Navy) The 24-year-old bride is the

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