OVERSEAS SPORT.
F. Eyre Wins Australian Open Golf Title. PLAY IN A GALE. u , MELBOURNE, September 14. . ; The open golf championship of Australia yesterday was won by F. Eyre (New South Wales) with rounds of 76, 77, 75/78; total, 306. The next best scores were: C. H. Fawcett (New South Wales), 79, 70, 81, 77; total, 313; Rufus Stewart (South Australia),, 84, 73, i 77,, 79; total, 313; A. Russell - (Victoria), 315; L. Nettlefold (Tasmania), 315. A feature of the last round was Nettlefold's failure. After leading with 1 Eyre at the beginning of the 18 holes he went to pieces at a. crucial stagehand took 87 to go round, or' nine strokes' , more'than Eyre. ' The wind was sometimes of gale fores, and a cold rain drenched the players. LONDON TO BRIGHTON. LONG DISTANCE WALK. (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, September 14. The annual walking race from London to Brighton attracted 108 starters, including an Australian, Frenchmen, and Italians. T. W v Green, last year's winner, won in rccord time. ENGLISH CRICKET. LANCS. V. THE REST. ■ ; LONDON, September 14. The champion county, Lancashire,'began a cricket match to-day against tho Rest of England. Rain stopped play when - Lancashire- had made 25 -for two wickets. '■ '
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 218, 15 September 1930, Page 7
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