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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1938.

YORKSHIRE BEATEN BY NOTTS ON FIRST INNINGS

SOUTH AFRICANS LEAD IN £500-A-

SIDE GOLF MATCH

Locke And Brews Two Up On Cotton And Whitcombe: Astonishing Figures

By George Greenwood

London, July 27. Bobby Locke and S. F. Brews, the South African players, secured a lead of two holes in the Arst half of their £600-n-side challenge match sgainst Henry Cotton and Repinald Whitcombe, Open chunpion, on the Old course at Walton Heath yesler- day.

The second half of the match of .72 holes will be played to-day, play

starting at 10 am.

A lead of two holes may not appear of much necount, but eslab- lished, as it was, after they had been three holes to the bad is not without significance.

What promised to be an intensely interesting match turned out to be a little tiresome, not because of the personalities engaged, for it would have been impossible to have brought together four distinguished players with such varying and distinct styles, but because of the time consumed in playing each hole.

FIRST ROUND

3 HOURS 40 MINUTES

The first round occupied three hours and 40 minutes, and before the day's proceedings concluded

the spectators, numbering more thann

£5,000, were no less bored than my- | self.

The waits between the shots secm- ed interminable, and the constant picking and replacing of the ball on the green was as

mudly

irritating process,

As I suspected, holes were only won in eagles and birdies, and it was Locke, u youth in age but a veterán In experience, who contributed the biggest shore of these sub-par figures. Settling down after a shaky start Locke

gave a magnificent display.

How much better it would have For a youngster of such slight been had the match been a four- physical ishing length; in flight and control the spoon and Iran shots were superb and the putting dendly.

w he drove an aston-Fone.

He was, undoubtedly, the bulwark of the challenging side, and it was owing principally to his efforts that the partnership survived a flerce al-

Lack.

Three down at one stage-in un- comfortable margin in a four-ball match-the South Africans accom- plished, the next nine holes in 28, as against the scratch score of 38, and captured four of them. Locke won the lot.

Being the type of player who wants to get on with the job, I am convinced that the failure of Whit-

combe to produce his best game was of the match. It was significant of due solely to the funereal progress the spectators' feelings that a good many of them left long before the first round was completed,

The second round started about an hour late, Cotton further delaying

caused the proceedings. Padgham some amusement by walking on to the first ice

saying,

and

Tala dazzling stretch included the man short what abous mer are a The Englishmen should bave last three holes of the morning round

taken t and the first six of the second round, lead at the first hole, where the figures being: 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4,

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J. 2. Suitably inspired, the South Africans captured two more holes, to become three up at the 32nd, hav ing won six holes in 17-a dramalle turnover.

However, Whitcombe won the fourth in 4, the other players having found trouble on the way to the green.

HIT THE PIN

Having shaken off his nervoushess, Locke proceeded to produce some telling shots. He drove the 5th green, hit the pin for a 2 at the next and won both holes, to put the South Africans one up.

It proved a short-lived lead, for the Englishmen won four of the next five holes, Cotton getting a 2 at the lih, a new one-shot hole of perfect design and great beauty.

From bracken up to his waist, Whitcombe hit the pin with a mira- culous recovery shot, but missed the put to save the hole after Brews had rattled in a putt of six yards for

Brews made many useful, con- | XEN tributions to the side's success, com- ing in to the picture when his bril- liant young partner made un occa- sional slip.

WHITCOMBE NOT AT BEST As Whitcombe was clearly not ni his best, Collon was called upon to do more than its fair share of the work. He did it nobly, driving vast distances often 20 to 25

yards be- yond the other thret and playing the counting shots to the

the flag. But it was more than Collon could do to hold successfully the South Africans at a time when they were an inspired alliance. If Locke con- tinues in lils present mood the Eng- lishmen will be hard put to it to nave their share of the £1,000.

Cotton won

the long 13th in a glorious 4, and halved the next in another 4 after the spectators were left gasping at the surprisingly weak approach putt which left the ball four yards aliort.

The Players' team of 1938, which lost to the Gentlemen at Lord's recently by 133 runs. Back Raw (left to right): Pollard, Smith (P.). Stalles, Price, Denis Compton. Front Row: Hutton, Nichols, Woolley (Capt.), Paynier and Hardstaff. Edrich, a member of the team, is absent, as he was resting from the blow he received in the first inuings.

Mrs. Wills Moody Not Playing At Forest Hills

New York, Aug. 23.

In a letter to the United States Lawn Tennis Associa- tion, Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, who recently won the women's title at Wimbledon, says she is physically unable to participate in the American championship at Forest Hills.

FILIPINO IS AFTER WELTER CROWN

Garcia To Fight Armstrong Soon

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By Francis L. McCarthy

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

"I regret I have to make this decision, but I have played very little tennis since my return from abroad because of severe attack of neuritis. am taking treatments but so far I have not improved by any measurable extent. United Press.

Call-Over

For The

St. Leger

THE FIFTH CRICKET TEST MACTH

Yesterday's Play Reviewed

(By "R. Abbir")

All records and, I am afraid, most of the interest, have gone by the board as the result of yesterday's

MIDDLESEX GAIN ON LEADERS ALTHOUGH IDLE

INTERESTING POSITION IN COUNTY CRICKET

London, Aug. 23. Without four regular members of their team, Hutton, Bowes, Verity and Wood, Yorkshire faltered in their match against Not- tinghamshire in the County Cricket Championship and were beaten on first innings.

Middlesex, their closest rivals, were not engaged.

Rain Interfered with a couple of matches. At Cardit, no play was possible the second and third days of the Axturo between Glamorgan and Leicestershire, while at Taunton," Somerset and Surrey could not con- clude their game for the same reason. GLAMORGAN. LEICESTER At Cardiff, the match between Glamorgan and Leicestershire was abandoned after only one day's play. On Saturday, Glamorgan scored 281 for three but no play has been possible since then, the second and third days being washed out.

NOTTS. YORKSHIRE

At Nottingham, Notts beat York- shire on Arst innings.

Yorkshire, playing without Hutton, Bowes, Verity and Wood, totalled 320 in the first innings, Herbert Sutcliffe contributin; 100 while Heane took six wickets for 74. In the second innugs, Yorkshire made 287 for five wickels.

Notts scored 433, of which Harris had 103.

SOMERSET ▾ SURREY

F. S. Lee, the Somerset opening batsman, made his third consecutive century in the match between Soiner- set and Surrey nt Taunton. The match was drawn owing to rain.

Somerset scored 357, Lee hiting up 141. In ply, Surrey had

had made 181 for three when stumps were drawn, SUSSEX V. DERBY

At Eastbourne,

crickel at the Oval. Halton's score, Sussex on Arst . Derbyshire beat

Sussex scored 279 in their Orst

Worcester scored 480 for Avd wickets declared in their first innings, Martin hitting up 130 and Cooper r 210 not out.

the follow-on they scored 345 for Warwickshire mode 200 and in eight wickets, Peter Cranmer contri- buting 104.

HAMPSHIRE v. NORTHANTS At Newport (1.0.W.), Hampshire defeated Northants by seven wickets. Northants scored 105 (Herman 6 for 63) and 110 (Boyes 8 for 40), while Hampshire made 200 (Bayes 104, Partridge 5 for 64) and 09 for three wickets-Reuter,

ONE WICKET EACH

London, Aug. 23. At close of play in the Test match to-day. Kenneth Farnes had taken one wicket for 42, Bowes one for 21 and Edrich one for 27.-Reuter.

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE

with one chance of stumping only,

London, Aug. 23. speaks for itself, and his case and innings (John Langridge 114, Alf

Two matches were played in the patience may be seen from the fact Pope 6 for 48), to which Derbyshire First Division of the Scottish Foot- that 224 of bis 384 not out were nude replled with 392 for four wickets ball League to-day, the results being San Francisco, Aug. 10. from shots other than boundaries. (Alderman 125, Leslie Townsend 107 as follows: The second world's boxing chum-Another high light is young Hard- not out), pionship ever to be held by a Fili-staff's chanceless century. He has WORCESTER v. WARWICKSHIRE | Queen's Park 1 Falkirk pino will be held by Ceferino Garcia, long been considered as one of our

At Dudley, Worcestershire bent Clyde Manila's "bolo puncher," and it will

be annexed at the expense of Henry Test bats and has proved Warwickshire on first innings. Armstrong, present feather, light and welterweight kingpin, if one is to take the word of Mr. Garcia him- self.

Garela, long an outstanding chal-

himself well. With three youngsters i like Hulton, Hardstar and Compton the English batting looks assured for quite a number of years.

BRADMAN'S ACCIDENT

lenger in the 147-pound division, has The accident to Bradman in in al been tentatively matched for away far more unfortunate for Eng- September bout with the sensational and than for Australia. There is no Negro, in Los Angeles: Garcia, a honour or glory in beating Australia modest fellow, isn't one who likes (we haven't done it yet) without to brag, He's simply sure of his Bradman or with a crocked Bradman ability to handle Armstrong,

"Henry's good, sure, but I don't think he's good enough to beat big call-welterweights," Garcia said here, as he stopped off en route to Los An- geles after shellacking Jackie Burke, the Rocky Mountain champion, in Stockton.

London, Aug. 23. The following is the latest over for the St. Leger:

8/1 Pasch (0). 11/2 Pound Foolish (0).

7/1 Caveman (0). 7/1 Scottish Union (o). 100/8 Sadruddin (0). The South Africans were thus 100/0 Glenloun (o). they wud it was then that Loske 100/7

down with the last three heles 100/7 Radiant (0).

stepped in to take command of the 100/7 gome. At the 16th he outdrave 100/0 everybody, hit a No. 2 iron shot to within four yards and holed the putt for an eagle 3.

to

Portmarnock (0).

Unbreakable (o). Golden Sovereign (0).

Reuter,

At the short 17th his tee shot pull-holed the putt for a 2. The 18thy ed up five feet from the flag and he was halved in 4 and thus the Eng- lishmen's lend had dwindled to one up.

VICHY-CELESTINS

Both sides had a better-ball score of 87, Colton with 68 having the best Individual score; Locke, had a 71, which included a couple of 2's; and both Whitcombe and Brew's were 74. MATCH SQUARED

"I'm getting the greatest oppor- tunity of my life and I'm goinit to make the best of it," he added. Gar- cla fought Barney Ross twice, with the crown at stake each time, and lost hairbreadth decisions on cach occasion. (Armstrong kayood Ro to take the welterweight title away troth him only recently.)

IMPROVED SINCE

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"Maybe, I softened Ross up for Armstrong." Garcla said. know a lot of newspapermen said 1 should have been given the decision in my last fight with Ross in New York last year."

The Filipino belleves he has im-

Bradman Fractures His Tibia

London, Aug. 23. The injury to Don Bradman, the Australian captain, is now found to be much worse than it was originally feared,

It is officially announced that he has a fracture of the tibia, and will be unable to take further part in the Fifth Test. Early on, Bradman told Reu-

Ler

that the injury would necessitate his taking a few days' rest, but at that time he did not know of the fracture. -Reuter,

In the second round Locke con- proved 100 per cent mice he fought not to mention a crocked Fingle- tinued his amazing play. He squar-Ross here in 1935, floored the cham-ton. When we add this on to the ed the match with a 3 at the third plon in the first round, and then fact that McCormick could not play where he holed from alne fect for rest of the night. "I lost that fight gingerbread. However there it is.

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his third 2 of the day.

There are no superlatives which can describe his putung. He ram- med in the ball from any distance. He holed from 8 yards at the 7th

to win another hole.

for a 3

because I was too anxious," Garcia admitted. "My punches were wild, und Ross, experienced and smart, knew how to pull out of danger."

THE DECLARATION

I have no doubt that many will! Garcia says he has shortened his go on batting in the hopes of scoring]

think it a plly that Hammond did not punches, which gives him more a thousand in an Innings, a feat power and accuracy. Those raw him whip Burke, by a knockout, But personally its decision was, 1 who never yet accomplished in England.

wise one though must have

Thus, from 3 down at the 15th, the South Africans had become twa brüllance of Locke, who had a total Islander made openings and placed taken some courage to make it. up at the 25th, nearly all due to the in Stockton, raved about the way the think, of only 14 putts in those 10 holes. his blows

the first nine holes of the

The hour and half's batung (or is second round the South Africans had Popular with his countrymen,

two hours?) after tea with two and a better-ball score of 30, made up of Garcia is expected to attract Fill wo

two thirds days of gruelling leather- Locke's

Seattle in the north to hunting behind them was desperate 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 23, figures, which were: plno from

3, 3, 4, 4.

Mexico in the south when he clashes face

period for the Australian batsmen to The Englishmen were three down with Armstrong. Fight experts say face, disheartened as they mu

d been by

And It proved a success as three wickets are gone, must

the. loss af

and

at the 32nd, Whitcombe having plek-e match is a "natural" and should Fingleton. And it nerad ave

One

ed up after being in the heather, and draw the biggest gate of any show Colton, hooking to glory. Cotton got staged in the southland since boxing

hole back at the 34th, where he was legalised in California in 1020. pity the Australian Edricks, C. L. holed from 10 feet for an engin 3.

A natural welterweight, Garcia Badcock, who has made yet another Locke had his fourth 2 at the next, expects to weigh 145 when he faces blob! All the same I should very but Whitcombe, saved the hole. Armstrong. Whether Garcia will much like to know if Hummand

The South Africans had a better-6ght again before the Armstrong go

would have declared had Bradman ball score of 02. The Englishmen depends on Mike Jacobs'

and Fingleton been uninjured. were 05. Locke's personal contribu- Incobs is reported to be angling for

plana. tlon was an approximalo 04

and the

Garcin-Armstrong bout ns Cotton's 09,

New York Garden attraction.,.

AMERICAN DOUBLES

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WHAT OF THE FUTURE?

German Davis Cup Team order from Germany, for them to the accepted rules England should

It seems most unlikely that Aus- tralia will save the follow-on, splendid as their balamen are when of the Davis Cup Competition, the they are worst up against it. Will German team has received a cabled Hammond enforce it? According to withdraw from the National Doubles. In again and make every run they Championship of America, and re- can, to rest their bowlers and to turn home forthwith.

avoid having to bat in the fourth in- Representations made on their nings. Bul" the result' might be Brookline, Mass. Aug. 21. behalf by oficials of the American farcical. Let us hope that Bradman Following their defeat at the hands Lawn Tennis Association have been and Fingleton may recover and that of Australia in the Inter-Zona final umsuccessful---Reuter.

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