N.Z. LOSS IN GOLF

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33128, 19 January 1973, Page 10

N.Z. LOSS IN GOLF

Girls’ team in Aust.

(N Z Press Association) CANBERRA New South Wales beat New Zealand 4J-11 in, a junior golf match played in overwhelming heat at the Royal Canberra course yesterday

The highlight was a tremendous battle between the Australian Junior champion, V Jell’s, and the New Zealand captain, 1' Pere. They finished all square after 18 holes.

Miss Pere had two early birdies to lead 3 up after six holes, but Miss Jellis struck back with four birdies within seven holes to be 1 up with two holes to plav. Then Miss Pere squared the match at the short seventeenth and the last was halved.

New South Wales led 2J-1> after the morning’s singles and 1 clinched victory when Miss Jel-. Ils, with J. Miles, heat Miss Pere and C. West in the foursomes 3 1 and 2. New Zealand's lone victory came from J. Malcolm, whoj played some splendid golf to beat R. Hughes 3 and 2 Her powerful driving paved the wav for: Miss Malcolm’s convincing win

Results ’New South Wales names first).—V. Jellis halved with F. Pere: J. Miles beat C.| West, 2 and 1; R. Hughes lost to: J. Malcolm, 3 and 2; D. Piperl beat F. Aitken, 4 and 2; Jellis; and Miles beat Pere and West, 31 and 2; Hughes and Piper beat : Malcolm and Aitken. 2 and 1 |

i Boxing.—The Jamaican born I I boxer, B. Sterling, retained the [British middle-weight title by beating the challenger, D. Me-1 ! Millan, in the eleventh round of a 15-round match at Solihull,' England. The referee stopped I the contest when a cut to Mc-| Millan's eye worsened. Soccer.—Spain beat Greece 3-2 1 in a World Cup preliminary [ round match in Athens