GOLF Christchurch B Loses To Russley A In Cup Series

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28347, 5 August 1957, Page 12

GOLF Christchurch B Loses To Russley A In Cup Series

The third round of the interclub golf matches, w r hich had been postponed from May 19, was played yesterday. In the main match of the Woodward Cup series. Russley A was hard pressed by Christchurch B, and won by five games to three. Bussley’s strength in the lower half □f the team was decisive. M. W. Stanley, Russley's first player, beat L B. Cromb. 1 up. Driving off at the eighteenth ail square, Cromb hooked his drive slightly into the poplars at the left of the fairway. The ball was found in the branches of a tree, and Cromb conceded the hole and the game. Throughout the match, Cromb had been hitting his drives and irons with accuracy. but on several greens he three-putted, and on such occasions Stanley’s accuracy won him the hole. One up after the fifteenth. Stanley lost his advantage at the next hole, where his second found a bunker at the right of the green. After a good recovery from the bunker, Stanley threw away the hole by missing an easy putt. With the seventeenth halved, the pair went to the eighteenth all square. H. J Gosset. playing second for Christchurch B, comfortably beat another Freyberg Rosebowl player, K. D. Foxtan. Gasset was two over scratch for the 15 holes played m his match. Gasset was 2 up at the turn, having covered the first nine holes in 1 over scratch. After dropping another stroke at the eleventh, he went on to win the game, 4 and 3 Foxton was astray with his drives, and he found the bunkers on several occasions. A birdie at the second gave Foxton a good start, but he was unable to maintain this advantage. In his match with A. W Robinson. 'R. K Atkinson was not getting sufficient length in his shots. He was 3 down at one stage, but he recovered welL The players went to the eighteenth with Robinson 1 upRobinson sliced his drive badly.

and Atkinson, with a good second to the green, appeared to have a good chance of squaring the match. However, he was again short with his uphill putt, and Robinson was the winner, 1 up. This was Atkinson's first defeat of the series. B. W. Cleland (Christchurch B) beat D. C. Watson, but the other four Russley players all won their games, to give their side the win by five games to three. Christchurch A beat Russley B by seven games to one. to retain the lead in the competition. R. J. Charles was untroubled to beat A. J. McGilivray. and the Christchurch players had the edge on their opponents in most of the games. In the match between Waitikiri and Kaiacoi. D. J. Ramsey (Waitikiri) had his first defeat of the season when he lost to A F. Green, 6 and 5. The positions of the teams are:—

WOODWARD CUP Russley A v. Christchurch B M. W. Stanley beat I. B. Cromb, 1 up: K. D. Foxton lost to H. J. Gosset, 4 and 3; D. C. Watson lost to B. W. Cleland. 3 and 1: R. K. Atkinson lost to A. W. Robinson. 1 up: S. C. Cliff beat J. D. Bull. 2 up: F. Williamson beat A. J Campbell, 5 and 4: D. Gaudin beat A I. Charles. 2 up; K. Galloway beat D. F. Williamson, 5 and 4.

Russley A won by 5 games to 3. The match was played at Waitikiri. Christcfeurch. A v. Russley B. R? J. Charles beat A. J. McGillivray. 5 and 4: C. W. Caldwell beat E. H. Richards. 1 up: J. G. Scott beat G. E. Sinclair, 2 up: B. L. Clegg halved with F. R. Marshall; C. J. Ward halved with G Speed; L. A. Watson beat J. H. Rich. 4 and 3: M. R. Blank beat A. B. 8001, 3 and 2; J. H. Scott beat A. L Large. 2 up. Christchurch, won by 7 games to 1. The match was played at Waimairi. Waitikiri v. Kaiapoi

R. Clements beat L. Morris. 1 up; 1. Harvey beat D. Lamberton. 8 up and 7; K. Ramsay beat D. G. McAllister, 2 up; J. W. Jackson drew with R. G. Rainey; D. J. Ramsay lost to A. F. Green « up and 5:. C. H Johnson Jost to T. Monk, 1 down: J Devine drew with R. Bruce-Smith; M McNally lost to J. C. Casserley. 1 down. The game was drawn, and was played at Templeton. BLANK CUP With only one match to go. Waitikiri has won the Blank Cup. Two points ahead of its nearest rivals. Rangiora and Russley. Waitikiri has the bve in the remaining round, but this cannot affect the final result. The positions of the teams are:—

Waitikiri v. Waimairi J. J. Potts lost to J. Hanson, 2 and 1; A. L. Castle beat A. Anderson, 3 and 2: W. R. Collins beat T. Collier, 5 and 3; L. Chappell lost to M. Hutchinson, 1 down: I. Wilby beat J. Anderson, 4 and 2: L. Rhodes beat P. Day, 2 and 1; C. R. Ogier beat G. Patterson. I up; W. Wyatt beat L. Clegg. 5 and 5. Waitikiri won by 6 games to 2. The match was played at Waimairi. Templeton v. Russley N. Mabey lost to A. Aldfcrsley, 4 and 2; S. Leighton lost to C. Gibbs. 4 and 3; R. Collins and J. Futte% all square; S. Andrews and R. Jiggins, all square: McGarrick beat R. Lane. 5 and 4; G Day lost to J. Corbett. 5 and 4: R. Riddell halved with S. Rich; H. Langford beat B. Morel. 1 up. Russley won by 4*i to 3’j. The match was played at Russley. Hagley v. Rangiora R. D. Johnston lost to G. A. Appleton, 1 up; L. Sumpter lost to H. G. Fowler, 6 and 4; L. R. Stringer halved with R. J. Hegan; D. Wilson lost to A. C. Fraser, 3 and 2; E. E. Burgess beat M. Chapple, 3 and 2; C. W. Foote beat J. Gemmell. 5 and 3; F. J Collins lost to B. CobdenCox, 4 and 3; B. Walsh beat A Wittington. 2 aaid 1. Rangiora won by 4‘i games to 3 1 . 5 . The match was played at Kaiapoi. SIMON CUP Th s compatition continues to be extremely close. With one match still to play, Avondale is only half a point ahead of Rawhiti. In the final round, Avondale will play Hagley and Rawhiti will play Waimairi. This round’s match between Avondale and Waimairi was played earlier, by mutual arrangement.

Rawhiti v. Kaiapoi C. O’Neill lost to M. Duncan, 6 and 4; A. Coy lost to G. G. Baker, I up; S. McCann lost to A. H. Barnett. 3 and 1; L. Muirson beat F. G. Hammer. 3 and 1; R. Dunlop beat W. Kane. 5 and 4; C. Nevell beat H. Harding. 3 and 2; W. Mackenzie beat J. Greenwood, 4 and 3; P. Southerwood beat H. Greenwood. 4 and 2. Rawhiti won by 5 games to 3. The match was played at Hagley. Templeton v. Windsor

R. Smith beat R. Franks, 4 and 3: R. E. Dunne lost to G. C’Neill. 2 and I; R. Newburn beat N. Aitken. 4 and 3; F. Busch beat W. Brodie, 4 and 2; G. P. Anderson beat B. Cl Rhodes, 4 and 2; R. Pugh lost to A. Cormack, 1 up: R. Moffatt beat K. Harris, I up: G. Smith lost to W. Murphy. 1 down. Templeton won by 3 games to 3. The match was played at Russley.

P W H P.F. P.A. ChPts. Chch. A . 5 4 1 29 11 41 Chch. B . 6 3 1 26 22 31 Hussiey A . 5 3 1 20 20 31 Waitikiri . 5 2 2 24 16 3 Avondale . 5 2 1 181 211 21 Russley B . 5 — 1 121 271 1 Kaiapoi . 5 - 1 14 26 1

ine positions or me teams arc.— Pts. Ch P. W. H. F. A. Pts. Wattikiri .. 8 5 - 30 18 5 Rangiora .. 5 3 - 21 19 3 Russley ..53- 19J 20J 3 Hagley .. 5 2 - 19J 20J 2 Waimairi .. 5 2 - 18 22 2 Templeton .. 5 2 - 18 22 2 Rawhiti .. 5 1 - 18 22 1

P. Ch W. H. P F. P.A. Pts Avondale . 5 4 1 23 . 12 <1 Rawhiti 5 4 24J 151 Waimairi . 5 3 1 221 171 31 Kaiapoi 5 2 2 21 19 3 Temoleton 6 2 21 27 2 Hag ley 5 1 17 23 Windsor 5 — — 91 301 0