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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST

1938.

FIRST WHITCOMBE TO WIN THE OPEN GOLF Britain and Norway

CHAMPIONSHIP

REGGIE'S TRIUMPH

IN A GALE

From Charles Buchan

Sandwich, July 8.

"Thank God, for the sake of the family," said Reginald Arthur Whitcombe, winner of the 1938 British Open Championship, as he stood in the clubhouse at the end of his last round.

rivals to

Heggle, an early starter, was walt-} ing for his unfortunate falsh their battle with the elements, knowing they had ttle chance of toppling him from his pedestal. The youngest of the famous brotherhood hels 40-Regale is the first Whit- combe

How They All Finished

to win the Championship. A. Whitcombe (fark- though he, Ernest and Charles bo-

Adomy Liverpool)

stone!

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tween them have captured every lity. Cotten (Aohrkike) - 74 73 77 74-200 other possible honour,

II. Padaha (Sun- dridge Pk.}

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... 74 72 75 82-303

Last year at Carnoustie benvy rain, J. Bussen (anal) 300-30 practtenlly washed the ite

R. Burton (Sale)

Dalley Wanstend). F. Hallock (Sonning)

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Reginald's grasp. He was seond wr. Cox (Wimbledon then and both he ated brother Charles best all the Americans.

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A Waltcombe (Crewn BILITY

71 73 70 110-303

A D. Lucke 19. Africa)

73 73 1 70--305

To-day, when the strength, skill, Berd Gadd W. Cheshire) 71 70 04 80-305

1 J. Rers (Surbiton)

and fortitude of the strongest were] 8. F. Brewn (3. African) tested, he returned the lowest sence J

73 72 78 43-307

70 70 477-307

Billigall (Ba).

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70 72 83 77-303

74 72 02 81—200

in each round, except for the Anal A. Perry Leatherhend?, .71 74 77 190—300

A. 3. Lacey (Berksturej Cotton, of W. Shankland (Haydock

gallant effort of Henry

which more anon,

He battled la

E. Whitebe (Meyrick

Plt. 70 77 03 82-212

72 74 13 8-313

way Lo Marceau 3* Nahos (Dublin) through the Jushings of an Oceaniel J. E. Hack (Rise-on-Seal 72 72 43 80–313

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Brainst England at Lord's Australia loses her first wicket in the Second Cricket Test match Fingleton played a fast leg-break from Wright to Hammond at first slip, and the English captain is seen here making the catch, whlie Ames and nearby fielders look on.

NEW YORK

GIANTS TROUNCED

Kale that not only blew the huge J McLean (Buzhanon marquee erected for the "Golf Ex-Hastings Barasate) 74 74 Latest Baseball Results hibition" off the course, but blew S L King (Knule Park) most of the 37 competitors for the title right out of the Champtonship.

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77 71 484-310 dolci J. Failon udderated) 10 0 12 80-10 The conditions were reminiscent E. W. H. Kenyon lea of Lhose when George Duncan brought off his sensational victory at

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City

74 72 p1 v0-317! Craig Wood fled for the title at St.

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New York, Aug. 4. Rain Interfered with the Basebali Langue progruimme to-day, a couple of matches being postponed on this

nevust.

Recs and A. D. Locke could not keep | Norman Sutton Leigh 77 71 62 80-315 being blanked out by the Chleago

their balance when attempting to play their shots.

New York Giants received П irouncing in the National Section,

Boston Braves just nosed out Cubs. Pittsburgh Pirates,

Amserleno League, New the

Detroit York Yankees beat

Tigers 73 72 84 No trp) 2-4, and the Chiengo White Sox had a double victory over Philadelphia

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wick St. Nicholas) 72 14 888-320 J. J. Pennink Ashdown

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Whitcombe's splendid physique v he is 5. 10 in. in height and weighs about 13% stone-stood blin

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in good steud. Taking infinite pains, waggling his club four or five times ing, ke boxers and footballers do. while he settled the destination of Don Curtis bore this out when he the shot in his mind, he played the won The Southport tournament last bold game necessary for the occasion. Never has courage been more sult- ably rewarded.

SELF-TAUGHT

May.

Success did not come tu Whit- combe without stern challenges, Arst from James Adams and then from

Athletics. Scores:

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(Hartnett humered for the Cubs). Reds and Philadelphia Phillies was The match between Cincinnati

postponed owing to rain.

Henry Cotton. By a curious coln- Braves). In his hour of triumph Reggie's cidence Whitcombe and Adams were first thought was for his young days, the first pair to start and they

Chicago pro- when J. H. Taylor, the ex-champlon, vided a great duel. Reggie's great

New York lodged with his parents at Burn- round of 75 gave him a precious lend ham, IL Was Taylor who gave at the end of the third round, one Reginald his first clubs, a little old-stroke ahead of Dick Burton, two of fashioned Iron that he prized for Adams and seven in front of Cotton. many years.

Whitcombe started the last round The Great War interrupted Reg-badly by taking four putts on the gle's progress, for he joined up firal green, mainly owing to a gust when under 10 years of age, but of wind that at the same time blew after demobliisation he became as-is wife (who accompanies in on sistant to Ernest, his eldest brother. every round) off her shooting stick. at Came Down, Dorset. From there he went to Parkstone, Bournemouth, The set-back dhd not where he has been for the last 11| Reginald and he reached the turn o years.

39, Adams in 30-good Agures, in the conditions.

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Reggie told me that he has never had a lesson in his life. Unaided, he Wonderful pitching and putting| kors). has developed his own particular enabled Whitcombe to get the correct style, standing low, hands low, and figures at 10th, 11th and 13th and bady braced, and punching the ball Adams kept pace with him. with the accurate timing of a boxer. The 15th Frequently he has differed from his brothers when discussing some part of the swing or some theory of the

game.

NECESSITY OF TRAINING

Last winter the new champion went, through a rigid training for the sirenuous summer campaign. His success proves the truth of my re- pented assertion that Arst-closs golfers need a strict course of train

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WIS a critical hole. Whitcombe put his second shot over kees). the green, Adams to the left. Then

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Reggie placed his chip dead, but the The match between Boston Red Scot went one better-he holed his postponed owing to rain.-Reuter. and jumped delightedly in the air. Now there was only three strokes between the pair.

TWO STROKES SLIP AWAY

At the short 10th Adams placed

his ball nicely on the green with a cleek and got his 3. Whitcombe took' on iron and his ball landed in a bunker and was embedded almost out of sight. He hucked out into look 5. One another bunker and stroke now separated him from Adams.

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But the 17th Reggie made alone- ment with champlonship struke. It was not possible to reuch the green at this 441-yard hole with two full-blooded woods, but he played a wonderful run-up within a foot of the hole. Adams, bunkered with his second, required .6 strokes. chance and gone.

E. R. T. Holmes Hits Fastest

Century

Bradman Beaten By

Eight Minutes

By Kenneth Rankin

London, July 5.

Some Impressions Of Second Cricket Test

The following impressions of the Second Cricket Test played at Lord's between England and Australia appear in the July 2 issue of The Cricketers

1

In

Close Athletic Battle

By FRED DARTNELL

London, July 9.

Norway led Great Britain by 30 points to 29 at the end of the first six events decided last night in connection with the two-day athletic match at the White City. This may look good for us, but is not so by any means,

We were beaten in the 800 metres, and it was only thanks to the lucky substitution of Carstairs, the Scottish distance champion, In the 5,000 metres that we were able to get the major points for that race.

There was a rather regrettable failure of organisation in this event. The card at the tope indfesting to the competitors that there were three more laps to go was kept up for two laps and by some extraordinary over- sight the bell to indicate the final lap was not rung at all.

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WARD FALTERS

Nevertheless I thought that Ward had been benten by the terrific pace set up for 4,000 metres by Rasdal.

In a falling rain and with nobody to ald him, Rosdal pulled his rivals along magnificently. Ward whs third, with Carstairs hanging grimly on to the foreigner.

With four laps to go Ward faltered under the puce, He was soon Π dozen yards behind, but after an- other lap Carstairs put the issue to the supreme test. He went past Rasdal and the gap between them gradually increased.

A grand gritty runner its Car- stairs, and the authorities who only got him to the White Elly on a reserve basis will have to think differently now about the Scottish

champion. Arather drawn game emphasises the desirability of Five-Day Test matches in this country. Five days would not interfere with county cricket any more than four days. Surely England v. Australia should dominate everything.

2. England's batting need cause no worry, but the bowl- Ing gives cause for anxiety. It was "untidy" and some of it unintelligent-the batsmen's favourite strokes being given too much scope

whem Hoel Length was often lacking, and a more accurate attack is essential.

3. The fielding was nothing like so good as at Notting- We need a recog- ham-the throwing-in being rather wild. nised cover-point, Paynter, perhaps, could fill that position. 4. Ames kept wicket as finely as he always does, and the fracture of his finger will leave England not only without a great wicket-keeper but a batsman of the highest class.

5. We believe that Compton at the age of 20 is even now the second best batsman in England, Hammond of course, He played magnificently in the second innings being the best. and displayed great coolness at a critical period. In his innings Clear proof of 76 not out he hit no fewer than fourteen 4's. of his wide range of strokes.

6.

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Lawn Bowls Committee Meeting To-day

A meeting of the General Committee of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association will be held in the board-room of the South China Morning Post, Ltd. to-day at 5.30 p.m.

Many subjects will come up for discussion, amongst them being the forthcoming Inter- port with Shanghai, the Gutier- rez International Shield com- petition and the Aitkenhead Shield match.

All members of the Commit- tee are requested to attend.

AUSTRALIANS COMMENCE THEIR SCOTTISH TOUR

Dundee, Aug. 4.

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Our fond expectations that Coll- yer, the English half-mite champion, would repeat hils Antwerp victory in the 800 metres were early shattered. The Australian cricketers com- At the bell he and Alford, comfort-menced their Scottish tour to-day ably together, held a lead of about with a two-day match against Scot- a yard over the Norwegian pair, of land at Broughton Ferry,

Inst wns

Round the first bend Hoel began to creep up towards Alford and with an increas ing stride not only passed him but went ahead of Collyer, who found himself entering the final straight good yard to the bad. Collyer could not respond and Hoel, much to the delight of ittle Norwegian "chorus" in the stand, came home a winner,

A CLEVER RACE

He had run a clever race, but his time was three-tenths of a second longer than that returned by Collyer in beating him last Sunday at Ant- werp.

The Verity bowled well in both innings but should he not have bowled outside O'Reilly's off stump instead of pitching on the middle and leg stumps, thereby encouraging O'Reilly's big on-drive?

7.

Edrich should be encouraged to bowl. He is really fast and may well prove a useful addition to the attack if used in spells of five or six overs at a time.

8.

England, though winning the toss, had the worse of the wicket, and we believe that it would have paid the Austra-

lians to have declared their first innings closed when the rain We came down just after Fleetwood-Smith had joined Brown, should then have had very nearly another half-hour's batting on the wicket which later helped McCormick so much.

9.

On paper the Australians may possess a "tail" but in a Test Match the "tail" backed up by a McCabe, as at Notting- hamn, or a Brown, as at Lord's, has no existence in point of fact. 10. There were many in Australia who thought Brown was lucky to be selected. But the judgment of those who urged his selection has been proved to have been extraordinarily

sound.

11. McCormick is a fast bowler who is especially danger- ous in his first 6 or 8 overs. It is surprising that one with so beautiful an action and run to the crease should bowl so many no-balls.

like a fault, a 40 minutes his totall hud rushed up to 71, and we sudden- ly became aware that we might be assisting at history.

Altogether, in an hour and a quar- ter, Surrey increased their Satur- day's score of 388 for six by 161, and Sussex, wanting 300 to save the follow-on, had 35 minutes before. lunch. Berry opened the bowling with Watts, as Gover is having a rest.

PARKS PARTNERSHIP

ELIMINATION BOUT

Small Montano Tries For

Flyweight Title

New York, Aug. 3.

In the first of a series of elimina- tion bouts to determine the succes- sor of Benny Lynch as flyweight champion of the world. Small Mon- lano, 111 lbs., easily beat Kalsumi The first wicket fell at 64 when Morioka, 101 lbs., of Vancouver, British Columbia, on points in a day of the Surrey and Sussex match Parker's slower one.

John Langridge was bowled

After this, Jim teen rounds contest to-day. of the Oval with a brilliant Innings Parks showed something approach his next fight.-United Press.

Montano will meet Little Dado in Then came rémarkable effort by which brought him the fastest cen- | Colton. With a burden of reven

ing his fertility of last year, but his strokes on his shoulders, he started tury of the season so far.

brother was very dour,

turn in 35.

hole.

Hils

With Cotton three under 4's, there were visions of another sensation. Could be stand the strain when fac- Ing the gale in the last six holes?

E. R. T. Holmes began the second

GRAND INNINGS

82.

by

ridge (38.)

c Tuppin, b

out so bravely that he reached the On Saturday evening he had come)

(13 After a rainstorm, Parker, Watts Alded by the wind, he in for the last 10 minutes to rellove and Berry pounded away, but could walinold, Langridge (J.), b Lang drove the green at the 11th measurMelntyre, in his arst county match. not get much quick lift out of the B, R. T. Holmes, b Packs (J.). ing 384 yards, and followed with of that anxious task. In that time another 3 at the 12th, where he put he scored 4. Yesterday, in the first pitch and the batsmen were rarely watts, e Langridge (JA.), b Parks an approach within two yards of the 55 minutes he made 97, so that his induced to play forward until at 5.10 Mcintyre, hate (Jan

century took him altogether

Bone from Watts did what many Brooks, prit, Parks (3) minutes, which is eight minutes legs others had not, and Jim Parks was 37, 1-2, neb 1

Total hon Bradman required against Laris caught by Brooks for a meritorious

SUSSEX cashire at Manchester last month.

Langridge (n.). b Parker His partnership with his brother Park, Brooks, b Waits had produced to and the latter went Parks 113, o Brooks, b Watts

II. T. Barlett, e Gregory, b Squires Bravely an Cotton fought, the task It was an innings after the grand the same way at 102, after two Langridge (Jan.), not out proved beyond his powers. Ho took Malvern manner, memorable not hours' patience, for 37. The pitch: A. Holmes, not out three pults at the 19th and a par 5 only for the speed at which it was was now muttering occasionally and at the long 14th reduced his chances made but for the magnificent stroke Bartlett, after a 6 and three 4's, was A pulled second to the 16th and a production in which it abounded. caught at cover off the artful Squires, bunkered tee shot at the 10th meant Watts began the proceedings by tak- Sussex with four men out ending up Wood, Duilled to hat. that he had to finish in 4, 3 to lie. ing 10 off the first three balls sent 348 behind.

down by Wood, after which Holmes, Trying the almost impossible, Cot with a peach of an off-drive to get ton sont his ball into two bunkers his eye in, took solo command. Fishlock, e Packs (J.) b Langridge near the green. 30 tallantly he handed over the title to Reggle Drives and cuts went chasing one Gregory, Wood

Bquires, a Holmes, > Dakos Whitcombe, an equally gallaat_win-| another from the centro of his but, Darling, «. Cornford, b Tuppin

with never a suspicion of anything Parker, a Langelige (J.), b Parks

ner.

BURNEY

Extra

Total (4 wkt)

199

Oakes (C.), Cornford (W.). Typpin,

SURREY—First Innings

W.

Tuppin

Wood

Langridge (J.)

Parks (.)

30 Durold

20

Onken (C)

Parka (J.) bowled one no-ball. Umpires: Hendran, Chester.

1.Indientos captain.

Wiokat-keoper.

Batting first, the visitors scored 213, of which Stanley McCabe made 02. Symon took five wickets for 33

uns.

The Scots replied with only. 98, L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith capturing tour for 21.

At close of play, the tourists had scored 21 without loss.-Router,

to a couple of yards before hand- ing over to Roberis for the 200 metres.

The Manchester man simply flew along. It was the biggest thrill as for ns speed goes of the day. When he made a clean pass to Godfrey conditions yesterday were Brown there was a clear 30 yards much better than those, on the Con-

gap from Hansen, the Norwegian. tinent, and I cannot account for

Brown's task was child's play to Collyer doing only imin. 55.25cc.

him, but what an agonising and hope- Coming back on the plane last less problem for Eldsboe. I was Sunday night the window by the father impressed by the latter's form side of the seat on which Collyer could you expect him to do yester- at Antwerp last Sunday, but what sat blew in and the glass was shat-

hday? tered on his head. Fortunately he was not cut, but the blow dazed him, and although this is not offered no an explanation of Collyer's defeat. the reaction of the incident can

hardly have been beneficial to him.

The pole vault was in progress dur- ing this event, but previous to the start of the 800 metres we knew that the visitors had taken the full eight points for Arst two places.

It was fortunate for our chances ankle at Portsmouth and could not take part.

that F. R. Webster had hurt his

increased the lead to 60 yards at the Brown, merely cantering, for him. tape and the time was 1min. 57.2sce Keep your eye on Roberts and Brown next week for that quarter-mile championship. Oh, boy!

RESULTS

800 Metres-1, O. Hoel (Norway); 2, A. J. Collyer (G.B.); 3, J. W. L. Alford (G.B.); 4, HL Johannesen (Norway). Imin. 54.0sec. Won by 2yds., Cyds.

5,000 Meires-1, G. M. Corstairs (G.B.); 2, O. Randal (Norway); 3, (Norway). 14min. 58.4sec. 35yds.. P. D. Word (G.B.); 4, H. Grennger

Kinalley, the second string, failed at lift, which was exceeded by 20yds, full foot by bath Carlien and Kaas for Norway.

FINLAY AGAIN

Finlay and Thornton came in al- most together in the hurdles. I thluk the latter was leading at the last obstacle by a shade and it was a case of inches, with Albrechtsen and Secberg following, hopelessly in the

rear.

116 Metres Hardles.—1, D. O. Fin- lay (G.B.); 2, J. St. L. Thornton (G.B.); 3, H. Albrechtsen (Norway); 4. E. Secberg (Norway), 15sec, inches, Byds.

Fole Vault.1, W. Carlsen (Nor- way) and E. Kata (Norway) (ed), 12, 0in; 3, A. W. Kinally (G.B.), 10ft.; 4, E. Boyce (C.B.), Gft.

Weight-1, B. Thoresen (Norway), 49ft. 211⁄2 in.; 2, S. Dohle (Norway); Great Britain scored a brillant 47ft. 44in.; 3, R. L. Holland (G.B.),

the triumph fo

milxed

relay. 45ft. 1%in.; 4, P. Hincks (G.B.), 43ft. Holmes over the Brst 100 metres 1.000 Metres Relay (100, 200, 300, gained a good yard for Fenning-400)--Great Britain (C. B. Holmes. ton, who had to meet Anderson A Pennington, W. Roberts, A. G. K. over 200 metres. The old Oxonian. Brown) beat Norway easily. Imin. Inspired by the gift, increased it 57.2sec.

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