AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 247, 18 October 1934, Page 18

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

APPERLY IN AMATEUR FINAL. PROFESSIONAL HOLDER BEATEN. ; ' SYDNEY, October 17. j The semi-finals of the aniateur and professional golf championships of Australia were played to-day. A brisk southerly wind was blowing. Results: — AMATEURS. E. Apperly defeated 11. Hattersley, 3 s and 2. 2 T. McKay defeated P. Hughes, 4 and 3. : PROFESSIONALS. i M. Kelly defeated V. Richardson, 1 up. 1 W. Bulger defeated J. Petterson, 4 and . > Apperly revealed all his old-time form 1 in his defeat of Hattersley. In the other 3 amateur match McKay was too steady tor his opponent. Kelly showed better ability to cope with . the windy conditions in his defeat of the professional title-holder Richardson. Bolger I putted soundly in his match with Petter- [ son. | WANGANUI TOURNEY. ; MISS KAY TWICE BREAKS 80. (I!y Telegraph.—l'ress Association.) WANGANUI, Wednesday. The Wanganui ladies' provincial championship tournament commenced to-day. 5 Miss Kay headed the list of qualifying : players atfer two rounds, 17 strokes • ahead of tlifield. 1 The following sixteen qualified:—Miss L Kav, 74. 77—151; Miss Currie, 85, 83-— 108; Miss Gaisford, 81, 88—169; Mrs. Cook, 81, 03—174; Mrs. .J. M. Wilson, 87, 89— 170; Mrs. Waddell, 87 , 89—170; Mrs. Grace, 90. 87 —177: Miss N. Grace, 9G, > 85—181; Mrs. J. C. Brown, 89, 94—183; Miss lily tli, 94, 90—184; Mrs. Goldsbury, 93, 91—181; Mrs. Richardson, SO, 98 — » 184;- Mrs. Broderick, 95, 91 —180; Mrs. » Haldlev, 91. 95—180; Mrs. Gilbert, 92, - 05—157; Miss ,T. Duncan, 90, 90—180. AMERICANS COMING. 1 (Received 10 a.m.) LOS ANGELES, October 1. i The professional golfers, Paul Runyan, ; Craig Word. Denny Shute, Ilary Cooper, Leo Diegel, Ky I.afi'oon, and Jimmy Thom- '• soil, embarked oil Wednesday on board the 1 Mariposa to participate at the Melboifne 1 Centenary tournaments, and stopping en route tu give an exhibition at Honolulu.