Intervention By Kangaroo
(N.Z PA. -Reuter— Copyright) ADELAIDE, August 27 Kooyon.ga Golf Club's big red kangaroe hopped his way mto the closing stages of the Australian foursomes golf championship at the weekend The kangaroo. Joey, has the freedom of Kooyonga, but forgot his manners for a few minutes. . While the big gallery was standing around the seventeenth green, hushed and tense as the eventual winner, Dave Cleland, was lining up a twenty-footer. Joey hopped calmly through the crowd straight over to Cleland, stood up and placed his paws on the amazed Cleland's shoulders It stood there tor several seconds gazing into Cleland's face. Then Joey, probably anticipating the victory, shook hands with Cleland. While the crowd roared with laughter. Joey calmly hopped off the green and took his place in the gaMery
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29912, 28 August 1962, Page 8
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