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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 160, 8 July 1937, Page 24

T. W. Johnson, "by hie splendid win from F. E. Merritt in Middlemore'e secondary match play tourney, rounded off an excellently-sustained effort of consistency. It would be difficult to imagine a more popular success, ae the doctor s name in sport ie legion. M-uch of the win Wae bound up in artistry round the green. In performance Johnson's putter ie a veritable rapier. Though honours in the Stableford rested, with S. S. Wilson by virtue of a eplendid 74, the merits of the 4ay were not hie alone, C. N. Jacobsen having played an equally fine round. Jacobson's record of eucceee in , club events during the past year ie-an outstanding one. Junior Excels Himself. A ecore, something of a poser, is the 69 at St. Andrews, Hamilton, by J. Glading, a junior member. In the absence of particulars it' is difficult to offer comment on the performance: Figures, however, convey their op lesson, and 3o outward and 33 homfr leave little room for doubt. Gladin* is to be congratulated on an outstanding achievement. If there was one course aif which T felt that the bettering of 70 was highly improbable it wa« St. Andrews. Junior Excels Himself. Ct. Mpllhop, finalist for Remuera'e captain's prize against W. P. Ralph, is vindicating the opinions expressed of his promise in the game. On a limit handicap at the season's commencement, he is now "n 15. but in the. captain's prize is playing from 17. His win from V. Badeley, Hiouffh in the end fortunate, was on the inn of plav deserved. Dormy two, Badeley l"t slip the golden opportunity at the - venteenth. which h<»-had cause 'to regret. s at the eighteenth Melirop 'holed a ■ "id three. In trouble at the twentieth, * f--M«or> experienced a life when Badelev, ■ -i-pdinj: a stroke, thr*>e-putted and only ■ -in-ed the hnlf. Bndeley was again in ''"• hotter riosition at the next hole, bnt ""■'Von called on his lucky star in holing 'p)i<rthy and treadheroim pnproaeh. Bade- - Inng since removed from strenuous f "■>t'>a 11 davs. flerivei unending pleasure ■ ' Hie links. Ralph's defeat, of Duncan — w convincing, and was well earned, as IVmcan hue shown to advantage in the r ;iri;irit games. He is on a handicap of n imml fllomi with K. M. Wilson. O. W. and a ho«t of others, becominpr n-n-n'Bntit in Auckland golf, graduated ' Kind's College.