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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 28, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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RICHARD BURTON BECOMES NEW CHAMPION

Great Finish In High Wind In British Open Golf Championship

London, July 8.

R. Burton, of Salo, Cheshire, won the British open golf championship at St. Andrews yesterday with an aggregate of 290 for 72 holes. Making a strong challenge after having lost his overnight load.

Burton played a magnificent last round of 71 and won by two strokes from the American J. Bulla, who had been congratulated on all sides as a probablo winner.

Burton's four rounds in the pre-1 November 1937. Burton, who is 32 sent championship were 79, 72, 77, and a bachelor, started his golf carcer. 71, and the worst of these, played in as assistant his brother, J. Bur- n rising wind in the moming, seemed ton, who was professional at Darwen. to have cost him the chance of win- He was later appointed professional ning. He started, the last round four at Hooton (Wigrul), where he re strokes behind the leader, J. Fallon, mained eight years before being uf Huddersfield, and level with Bulla. appointed to Sale to succeed the late The American went round in 73 at R. S. Fernte. the fast attempt for an aggregate of

Burlon won the Northern profes- 202, and at this time the wind had increased so much that few of the anal championship In 1034, the specintors expected Burton, a late Dunlop Northern tournament in 1935, starter, even to equal this score and and the Danlop Southport force a tle. Hulla bimself was appre- hensive as he sat in the clubhouse, but his chief worry was about R. Whitcombe, the holder, who ultimate ly finished with 204.

THE TURNING POINT Burton started his last round with only a small gallery, and three putts: at the first hole did not augur well for his chances. The turning-point came at the seventh, where he played

tourno-

and

meat in 1937. He was a member of the Ryder Cup team In 1935 1937, and has played for England in international matches during the past. three years. He was fourth in the open championship last year.

INDOOR BOWLING

a fine approach and holed a putt of Washouts' Beat 'Champs'

seven feet for a "birdie" three (ene under par). He got a three at the eighth, holed from four yards for another "birdle" ut the ninth, and was out in 15. The most difficult

In Friendly Match.

half at the course was yet to come, In a friendly match played at the but the wind, although gusty, had Hongkong Bowling Alleys yesterday, shifted to a slightly more favourable the "Washouts beat the "Champs" by quarter, and Burton's length was 53 points, the latter thus used to the full.

their secund defeat.

The

He holed from six feet for a two. 1. Duddridge at the eleventh, and-when-he-heard | -S.-Landoll. at the next hole what he had to ac- Albert Odel! complish to win the news only made Jack Odell

him more determined. He played |

Total

anheuls”

suffering

30 178 183 130 170 870

160 180 180 142 150 132 147 150 142 171 150 770 ................ 3,321 *The "Champs"

the long fourteenth carefully for his Ernie Bearther

Der Maithen five, and was equally cautious at the Dick Venezia seventeenth, where he played an iron Cene Faggiano for his second to the foot of the green and ran up for a par five.

Total

вод

Warner Baxter dons again the sombrero and silvermounted guns of his most famous character in The Return of the Cisco Kid," 20th Cen- lury-Fox picture, now showing at the King's Theatre,

16-Year-Old Baseball Boy Creates

An Upset

Jack Hale, a 10-year-old Hull boy, provided the biggest turn-up in swimming for several years when he

1.

CINCINNATI WIN DOUBLE VICTORY

New York, July 27.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Lawn Bowls

INDIANS LOSE. IN PAIRS

VICTORY FOR DUNCAN, GILL

The heavy green did not suit J. Hoosen and A. R. Minu when they met C. Duncan and W. Gill on the Civli Service C.C. green yesterday in the Third Round of the Open Pairs Bowls Championship and they were defented by 24-16.

Starting off with two couples. Duncan and Gill established an early lead, but by the fifth head, Hoosen

had and Minu

overtaken them. However, with two threes on the 7th and 8th heads, Duncan and Gill were 10-6 ahead, and from this stage on- wards they were always in front.

At the 15th head, the score was 15-12 in favour of the winners, and they made utmost certalu of victory by scoring a four and two singles an the next three heads to lead 21-12.

One postponed match in the Open

the

Indian Singles was decided on R.C. Kreen, where G. Perkins eliminated W. H. Hobbs by 21-18.

The winner made a splendid re- covery after being down -17, but with a four on the 10th head, follow- ed by a single on the 21st, another single on the 22nd, a three on the 23rd, two on the 24th and three, on the 25th, he reached his game.

In another singles match, L. F. Xavier defeated E. S. Franks easily by 21-3.

Annual University

Cricket Match

(Continued from Page 8.)

A. II. Brodhurst, e Macindoe, h Mara

hom

-F. M. Studd, Marsham

P. J. Dickinson, run out

K, D. Downes, b Evans

D. W. Gillespie, not out

AC. Shtrrelt, e Lomas,

Evann

3. Webster, e Blagg, b Macindoe ....

L-b 3, R-b 2....

Total

won the English: long distance cham- | The following were the results of 113.173.172.138.196837 pionship-at-his-fest-attempt on July matches played in the Major Base

He covered the 5 miles and 50 ball League to-day: yards course from Kew to Putney in the fast time of 03 min. 59%sec. But for shack water after pussing Hammersmith Bridge Hole would have broken the record of 62min. 200 57.3sec. established by Cecil Deane, the holder, two years ago. In fact, up to this point Hate was swimming Battery-Cardinals, Davis and Pad-P. M. Studd, e Dingg, b Macindoe..

152 22 181 178 153 184 130

150 137 160 139 130 131

GOODWOOD CUP

London, July 27.

A HUGE GALLERY Everything turned on Burton's last) hole-4 was reeded to win. By this time crowls had deserted every other player on the course. Every soul was here to see the finish os The Goodwood Cup was won to-day Burton drove from the lust tee by Dubonnet by a length from Senor. tremendous bal that landed ten Contrevent was third six lengths be- yards short of the green. It is safe hind,

to estimate that 10,000 people looked Five ran. Betting: 6-4, 8-1, 100-30.

on.

81. Andrews was just restaging on- other of its "big éccusion" scenes. From behind the tee round on either side, divided by the vast green space of the twin first and last fairways, the crowds formed a completely solid chain 10 and 20 deep, culminat- ing in tightly packed and almost immovable mass on the roadway be alde the green and on the terrace at the back. Truly a memorable spectacle, worthy of a wonderful per- formance,

After such a drive the 4 and the Championship seemed so terribly safe. for Burton that as he walked up to bla ball he was cheered all along the line as the winner. Calmly, and with no studying or careful address-i ing of the ball, he pitched on to the green three yards directly behind the) hole, and then walked up and holed the pult for n 3. That was the Championship won, and reaction i came. Burton could scarcely ac- knowledge the cheers, of the crowds as he left the green, and he was so exhausted by his winning batile against the wind that he had almost į to be carried by two police constables into the R. and A. "Clubhouse, ... the Arst British professional since the war to enter that clubhouse as the winner of the Open Champlonship. Here are the detalla

finai round:

of

his

Out-3 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3-35.

In-4 2 4 4 5 4 5 5 3-30-71.

The final Leaders were;

R. Burton

J., Bulla

J. Fallon

W. Shankland

A. Perry

70 72 77 71--290

72 71 71 73-202

71 73 71 70-204

72 73 72 77—204

71 74 73 76-294

R. A. Whitcombe. 71 75 74 74-204

S. L. King... 74 72 76 73-204 SALE PLANS A WELCOME Members of the Sale Golf Club are planning a reception for Burton when he returns to Sale. He has been professional at the club since

Reuter.

Elizabeth Bergner

with exquisite poignancy in “STOLEN LIVE," in which she co-stars with Michael Redgrave.:: A Paramount,'

Release.

ai such a fast galt that officials were expecting him to beat the hour.

Deane, winner for the past five years, was, a strong favourite, but he was no maleh for the Yorkshire

boy

New York St. Loula

R. H. E.

0

4 11 J 13 Demuree homered for the Glants and Padgett for the Cardinals.

11 18

Zad Innings

B. D. Carris, b Pether

F. G. Mann, o Sale, b Pether

J. Thompson, Evans

P. Blake, e Stanning, b Macindce

A. H. Brodhurst, b Evans

P. J, Dickinson, e Pether, b Evans

*K. D. Downes, not out

D. W. Gillespie, e de b Evans

Webster, Pether

gett.

Boston .... Cincinnati

A. Shirrel, Evan

w 4

Total OXFORD UNIVERŲ

Webster

1

Dickinson

Shtrreff

Gullesple

Carris....

Brodhurst

Second Innin

Webster

Dickinson

0

Shirre

2

Gillespie

Harrell

and

Carris

Gillespin

B Bosion

10 Cincinnall

the Craft homered for

Reds. Bultery.-Reds, Derringer and Lom-

115, 1-b7 Eleven innings. West and Sim- and was forced into second mons hornered for the Braves and

Brennan, plice. J

Huddersfield. McCormick for the Reda. Ballery, was third. Hale, who told me that Reds, Davis and Hershberger. be had never swam farther than a mile and a half before the race, lead right at the Stumped into the start and was soon showing the rest of the held a clean pair of heels. Denne tried hard to catch his youth-bordi.. ful challenger but it was of no avail. The further they went the more Hale increased his lead. At Barnes Bridge, Hale was 18sec. ahead. He had increased it to 22ser. at Chis-Millies. wick Steps and was a further second ahead at Hammersmith Brige. He Anally won by just over 35sec.

Ave

Philadelphia ... Pittsburgh Battery-Phililes,

Brooklyn Chiengo

Battery Cubs, Lee and Hartnett.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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137

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY,First innings

Macindes

Eyens

Pother

Marsham

Evans bowled two no-balls.

Evana

15

0

MacIndoe

1

Pether

Chicago

12 Boston Foxx homered for the Red Sox. Battery-Red Sox, Brown and Tresh.

Hale was couched throughout the race by his brother Victor, who was in the accompanying boat. The winner was so far in the lend that he was talking to his brother to wards the Anish.

Deane

the race had won tlines.

Detalis: L. Hale (03mins 59 2sec.) C. T. Deane (Penguin) 6min.

(Hudders- Battery Tigers, Trout and Teb- 35acc.) 2: J, Brennnn field) (67min. 5.35sec.) 3: K. Dun- bells. gler (Maccabi) 4: F. J. Gill (Lean- der) 5: F. C. Oldman (Plaistow)

Our Own Correspondent,

BOXING TITLE FIGHT

New York, July 28. The Twentieth Century Sporting Club nunounced to-day that Fred Apastoll and Ceferino Garcia would meet for the world middleweight title on October 2, at Madison Square Garden-United Press.

Detroit....KIRA Washington.....

B' 1

0

2

The matches St. Louis Browns v. New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians v. Philadelphia Athletics were postponed owing to rain-Reuter

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Evana bowled three-wides, Marsham ons. Umpires: Hardstant, Newman.

Starting Times ·

At Fanling

The following are the starting times at Fanling on Sunday:

OLD COURSE

9.18 H, E. the Governor, A. Morse. 020 8, 11. Dodwell, Brig. MacLood. 954 A. B. Purves, A, D, Humphreys. 930 II, C. Gardner, E. T. McMullen,

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