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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY,

Sas Been eet

AUGUST ~~24, 1988.

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 first half of their £500-a-side challenge match against Henry Cotton and Reginald Whitcombe, Open champion, on the Old course at Walton Heath yester- day.

The arcond half of the match of 72 holes will be played to-day, play starting at 10 am.

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 broughl 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

A lead of two holes may not

The Arst round occupied three appear of much account, but estab- † hours and 40 minutes, and before the lished, as it was, after they had been | day's proceedings concluded the Three holes to the bad is not without spectators, nuinbering ́ more than significance.

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

As 1 auspected, holes were only

won in cagles and birdies, and it was Locke, a youth in age hit a veterán in experience, who contributed the biggest share of these sub-par Agures, Settling down after a shaky start Locke gave a magnificent display. For

д youngster of such slight physical powers he drove an anton- ishing length; in flight and control the spoon and iron shots were superb and the putting deadly.

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

tack,

Three down at one stage an 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.

This dazzling stretch included the last three-holes of the morning round and the first six of the second round, the figures being: 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4,

The walts between the shots seem- ed interminable, and the constant picking and replacing of the ball on the green was a madly irritating process.

How much beller it would have been had the match been a four-

COME

Being the type of player who wants to get on with the job, I am convinced that the failure of Whit combe to produce hits best game was due solely of the match. It was significant of to the funereal progress the spectators feelings that a good before the many of them left first round

and was comped about un:

The second round hour late. Cotton further delaying the proceedings, Padghom caused some amusement by walking on to the flrat tee and saying, "You are a man short; want about

taken the lead at the first hole,

The Englishmen

have where

Cotton, with a huge tee shot, over- drove the green. He chipped back HIPMIX | to within a yard and missed the pult. However, Whitcombe won the fourth in 4, the other players having found trouble on the way to the green.

BOGET FOR counsÉ-J8 Hale Yards Darcy

Hole Yards Bogey 34

10

445

3,305

30

305

70

3,000

30

3, 2. Suitably inspired, the South

Africans captured two more holes,

HIT THE PIN

some

Having shaken off his nervousness, Locke proceeded to produce telling shots. He drove the 6th 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 lend, for:

the Englishmen won four of the next

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

Mrs. Wills Moody FILIPINO

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.

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

Call-Over

five holes, Cotton getting a 2 at the For The

to become three up at the 32nd, hav-t, a new, one-shot hole of perfect

ing won six holca in 17-a dramatic design und great beauty.

turnover.

con-

From bracken up to his waist, Whitcombe hit the pin with a mira- culous recovery shot, but missed the

Brews made many

useful tributions to the ride's success, com- ing in to the picture when his bril-puli to save the hole after Brews

finnt young partner made an occa- atonal slip.

WHITCOMBE NOT AT BEST As Whitcombe was clearly not at his best, Cotton was called upon to do more than his falt share of the work. He did it nobly, driving vast distances oflen 20 to 25 yards be- yond the other three-and playing the counting shots to the flag.

But It was more than Cotton could do to hold successfully the South Africans at a time when they were an inspired alliance. If Locke con- Unues in his present mood the Eng- Ilshmen will be hard put to if to save their share of the £1,000.

lud rattled in a putt of six yards for ย 3.

Cotton won the long 13th In a glorious 4, and halved the next ini another 4 after the spectators were left gasping at the surprisingly weak approach putt which" left the ball four yards short.

were

St. Leger

IS AFTER WELTER CROWN

Garcia To Fight Armstrong Soon

By Francis L. McCarthy (United Press Staff Correspondent)

Son Francisco, Aug. 10. The second world's boxing cham- plonship ever to be held by a Fill pine will be held by Ceferino Garela, Manila's "bolo puncher," and it will be annexed at the expense of Henry Armstrong. present feather, light and welterweight kingpin, if one is to take the word of Mr. Garcia him- selt.

THE FIFTH CRICKET

TEST MACTH

Yesterday's Play Reviewed

(By "R. Abbit")

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 Worcester scored 480 for Ave matches. At Cardiff, no play was wickets declared in their first innings, possible on the second and third days Martin hitting up 190 and Cooper of the fixture between Glamorgan 210 not out. and Leicestershire, while at Taunton, Somerset and Surrey could not con- the follow-on they scored 345 for Warwickshire made 200 and in clude their game for the same reason. eight wirkets, Peler Cranmer contri-

GLAMORGAN. LEICESTER At Cardiff, the match between

buting 104. Glamorgan and Leicestershire was abandoned after only one day's play. On Saturday, Glamorgan scored 231 for three but no play has been possible since then, the second and third days being washed out.

v. YORKSHIRE AL Nottingham, Notts beat Yorks- hire on arst innings.

Yorkshire, playing without Hutton, Bowes, Verity and Wood, totalled 320 in the first innings, Herbert Sutcliffe contributing 100 while Heane took six wickets for 74. In

second

the

Innngs, Yorkshire made 267 for five wickets,

Notts scored 433, of which Harris had 103.

SOMERSET v. SURREY F. S. Lee, the Somerset opening balsman, made his third consecutive century in the match between Somer- set and Surrey at Taunton. The match was drawn owing to rain.

Somerset scored 357, Lee hitting up for three when stumps were drawn. In reply, Surrey had made 181

SUSSEX. DERBY

141.

At Eastbourne, Derbyshire beat

innings. Sussex in their

first Alf

HAMPSHIRE v. NORTHANTS At Newport (LO.W.), Hampshire defeated Northants by seven wickets. Northants scored 105 (Herman d for 03) and 110 (Boyes & for 40), while Hampshire made 250 (Boyes 104, Partridge 5 for 64) and 00 for. three wickets--Reuter,

ONE WICKET EACH

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

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE

All records and, I am afraid, most of the interest, "have gone by the board as the result of yesterday's cricket at the Oval. Hutton's score, Sussex on with one chance of stumping only, patience may be seen from the fact Pope 6 for 48), to which Derbyshire First Division of the Scottish Foot- speaks for itself, and his case and innings (John Langridge 114,

London, Aug, 23. Two matches were played in the that 224 of his 384 not out were made replied with 392 for four wickets ball League to-day, the results being from shots other than boundaries. (Alderman 125, Leslie Townsend 107 Another high light is young Hard-hot out).

us follows: staff's chanceless century, long been considered as one of our

He has WORCESTER, WARWICKSHIRE Queen's Park 1

At Dudley, Worcestershire beat Clyde coming himself well. With three youngsters

Text bole

bats and has proved) Warwickshire on first innings. ke Hutton, Hardstaff and Compton the English batting looks assured for quite a number of years.

BRADMAN'S ACCIDENT

Garcia, long an outstanding chol- lenger in the 147-pound division, has The accident to Bradman is in a been tentutively matched for away far more unfortunate for Eng- September bout with the sensational fiond 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 yell) 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 London, Aug. 23. think he's good enough to beat big The following is the latest call-welterweights," Garchi sald here, as over for the St. Leger:

6/4 Pasch (0). 11/2 Pound Foolish (o). Caveman (0),

7/1

7/1 Scotush Union (o). 100/6 Sadruddin

(0). The South Africans

thus 100/8 Glentoan (0), three down with the last three holes 100/1 Radiant (0). to play and it was then that Locke 100/7 Portmarnock (0). stepped in to take confmand of the 100/7 Unbreakable (6). game. At the 10th he outdrove 100/8 Golden Sovereign (o). everybody, hit a No, 2 iron shot to within four yards and holed the putt for an eagle 3.

ed up five feet from the flag and ho

1

Reuter.

At the short 17th his tee shot pull-holed the putt for a 2. The 18th was halved in 4 and thus the Eng- Ilshmen's lead had dwindled to one up.

VICHY-CELESTINS

he stopped off en route to Los An- geles after shellacking Jackie Burke, the Rocky Mountain champion, In Stockton.

"I'm getting the greatest oppor- tunity of my life and I'm going to make the best of it," he added. Gar- cia fought Barney Ross twice, with the crown at sinke each time, and lost hairbreadth decisions on each occasion. (Armstrong kayoed Ross to take the welterweight title away from him only recently.)

IMPROVED SINCE "Maybe, I softened Ross up for Armstrong," Garcia. Both sides had a better-ball score know a lot of newspapermen said I said, "You of 87, Cotton with 68 having the best should have been given the decision Individual score; Locke, had a 71, in my lust fight with Ross in New which included a couple of 2's; and York last year." both Whitcombe and Brew's were 74.

MATCH SQUARED

The Filipino believes he has im-

Bradman Fracturos

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

Reuter,

ter

In the second round Locke con-proved 100 per cent since his fought not to mention a cracked Fingle- tinued his amazing play. He aquar- Ross here in 1935, floored the chamton, When we add this on to the ed the match with a 3 at the third Dion in the first round, and then fact that McCormick could not play

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where he holed from nine feet for rest of the night "I lost int fght gingerbread. However there it is.

accuracy.

Thuse who

THE DECLARATION

his third 2 of the day.

because I was too anxious," Garcia There are no superlatives which admitted. "My punches were wild, can describe his puting. He ram and Ross, experienced and smart, med in the ball from any distance, know how to pull out of

I have no doubt that many will Garcia says he has shortened his go on batting in the hopes of scoring le holed from 8 yards at the 7th

danger."

think it a pity that Hammond did not' for a 3 to win another hole.

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punches, which gives him more Thus, from 3 down at the 25th, power and

a thousand in an innings, the South Africans had become two saw film whip Burke, by n knockout, But personally his decision was, 1 a fest never yet accomplished in England. up at the 25th, nearly all due to the in Stockton, raved about the way the think, a wise one though it must have brilliance of Locke, who had a total Islander made openings and placed taken some courage to make it. of only 14 putts in those 10 holes.

his blows. For the first nine hiples of the

The hour and half's batting (or is it second round the South Africana had

Popular with his better-ball score of

countrymen, two hours?) affer tea with two and of 10, made up of Garcia is expected to attract Fill- two thirds days of gruciling Locke's

leather- figures, which were: pino from Sentile in the north to hunting behind them was ocke'a personal

desperate 3,4 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4.

Mexico In the south when he clashes period for the Australian batsmen The Englishmen were three down with Armstrong. Fight experts say face, disheartened as at the 32nd, Whitcombe having plek- the match is a "natural" and should been

they must have by the loss of Bradmin and ed tip after being in the heather, and draw the biggest gate of any allow Fingleton. And it proved

in California

success Cotton hooking to glory. Catton gat staged in the southland since boxing as three wickets are gone.

One mbet In Pity the Australian Edrich, L.

C. I

at the next, expects to weigh 145 when he faces: the same I should very who has made yet another Welterweight, G

a hole back at the 34th, where he was legalised In holed from 10 feet for an angle 3.

Locke had his fourth

but Whitcombe saved the hole.

A natural Aimstrong. Whether Garcia

wil uph ke to know if Hummond

and Fingleton been uninjured.

The South Africans had a better-fight again before the Armstrong go would have declared had Bradman ball score of 02. The Englishmen depends on Mike Jacobs plans. were 65, Locke's personal contribu- Jacobs is reported to be angling for tion was an, approximate 64 and the Garcia-Armstrong bout New York Garden attraction.

Cotton's 69.

AMERICAN DOUBLES

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WHAT OF THE FUTURE?

It seems most unlikely that Au- tralia

Will AVO the follow-on, splendid as their batsmen are when of the Davis Cup Competition, the they are worst up against IL WI German team has received a cabled Hammond enforce it? According order from Germany for them to the accepted rules England should and make every run they Championship of America, and re-can, to rest their bowlers and to turn home forthwith t

avoid having to bat.In the fourth in- Representations made on Brookline, Mam., Aug. 21.-

their nings. But the result might be 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-Zone nasi unsuccessful-Reuter,

A good fight may be made.

German Davis Cup Team withdraw from the National Doubles go

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