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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17058, 12 June 1926, Page 8

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NORTHERN FRANCE .CHAMPION--SHIP. (Elec. Tel. Copyright-'United Press A'Ssn.) {Australian and N.7j. .-Cable .Association./ PARIS, Juno 10. In the Northern Fatvuec Amateur Golf Championship final, Standish (America), beat Michael Scott at .1 lie 19th hole. DAILY DISPATCH TROPHY. WON BY GADD. LONDON. June 10. GruUl von the Daily Dispatch trophy involving the 'Northern professional •championship -with a total of 296 for 72 holes. Of the eight Americans competing M-clliont -was first with 299. E. K. Whit-combe ami Davies, each 299, were bracket-eel with M-e.lhorn for, second place. Natrons ami Compskm 302 each were in five -eighth place. Howard'-s .score was 319. AUOKLAN D PROVINCIAL ('WAMPIOXSiffI'. (Per Press Association.) ! AUCKLAND, last night. The final of Hie Auckland Provincial Ladies•’ Golf Championship was won by Miss E. Cullen, who defeated Miss M. Payton I up at the ninsieeiilh hole. BRITAIN' LOSES AMATEUR TITLE. i AMERICAN T.HORGOhHNESS. LONDON. May 31. A crowd.of not more than 3000 people saw the final qf the British amateur golf championship yesterday. The small crowd was dim probably to idle restricted train sendee and the charge ot afl-i mission. It was ideal golfing weather.j It was .the first time since 1904 that, the event was not won by a Britisher. In that year it was won by Travis, aNew Yorker, who wan horn in Australia. A. R Simpson, the Scottish player who reached the final, although outclassed. started; 1 under an unfortunate handicap. A friend’s motor ear in which he expected l to drive to the links was unavailable, and at- the last minute he had to call a taxi and drive at top ' speed from Edinburgh, a distance o.f 20 miles. He arrived .flurried and 1 Unnerved: < a quantor of an -.hour late. Sweet,ser was then waiting on the fee. The experience. probably upset Simpson, who started .wretchedly with many poor shots. ! DUES NOT USE VOTES. But , in any c-ase, ho was not an ideal defender of British honors. He lock : a six at the first hole, after having been in a hunker with his second shot. Oh-1 ? viously lie was at- a disadvantage, because; Muirfidld is essentially a- wooden club; ■course, whereas Simpson does nut use; woods on his home course. • Wonderful putting saved Simpson; ; from a greater defeat. He -holed a. .20- , yard putt at the third, and a seven-yard-nr at it ha sixth, where he was one up, the only time he was ahead during Huy match. His first throe shots in the afternoon were played) like a novice. The .newspapers pay a tribute to . Swoutser’s .persistent excellence with every club, whereas Simpson did not hare a reliable shot 'betweep his drive anil his putt. SiWEETSER'S: HR AISE. After the match the Americans "present carried -Sweetper shoulder-high and. sang college songs for more than anJiour. At the distribution of prizes afterwards, -Swoetsor paid a tribute.- to Simpson, and snicl ; When his opponent is dormy six and a player .gets a ball front a trap and then holes a tlirc-o-yard'er, it is what I call ‘ guts.’ ” , The Daily Standard golfing writer attributes the superiority of the- Americans, to study of the essentials of the game, creating a race-of players all striving to attain tlio same .results by the same methods and producing “ made -to pat-, torn golfers,'’ with a -better style than the Britisher.

ALL ALIKE

It was rut-oeablo at Mui-rflcld, he says, that all the Americans swung 'their clubs alike. There was little difference between the Walker Cap players and the private competitors. Presumably all their styles were founded on the old Carnoustie School, which Scotch pioneers took to America. Now it lias pern.-eav ed the ranks of all professionals and amateurs. They all putt- alike with their elbows pushed out along- the line of the swing and do not move their wrists.

On the other hand, Britishers have been brought .up to believe that there is mo royal toad to success, and ahoy adept varying attitudes and different swings,, resulting in a complete jumble of methods. Their putting is weirder! still. Any way is .goad enough us long: as the ball is holed. The Americans’ supremacy was also due to their ■keK'nness and.', const ant ,prac-s use. No American, played at Mliirfield without practising his Shots oven in the afternoon, although they hail played in the morning. But ffewlif the: Britishers practised •throughout the whole: championship. “■COLOSSAL. ’ ’ MITCHELL WITH WOODEN CLUBS. Discussing the remarkable golf of: Abe Mitchell, the great British professional. in eonneelion with his /do-, feat of George Duncan in the Roelmnvpton Ohallpng.o Opp, tournament;, tire (London Daily Tclngntph’s critic' recently wrote: — Tito simple -truth is that. Duncan -was mot only outplayed, hut from the very start of the match was strug-, gling ineffectually against a superior and a more powerful human engine; like the man who hatters bis head against a stone wail to find that lie haft, made an impression only in one direction. Mitchell’-has commenced the .season ’brilliantly, having first put paid to the account ui’ Hint forceful person, Comps!on, and then -settied with Duncan, though fho first encounter was, 1 run-confident, far mote to Mitchell’s Liking. There is something rather distasteful about stra-ngling your erstwhile .partner, hut in this case it had to be done. ■ Sympathy, no matter In spii.e of n strong protest on iie.hal.ft of Hie Drolesln-nt eomnitmity, Dufftown 'Golf Ohtb, at its annual .meeting,, decidedly twentyd'our votes to twelve to ‘rescind the rule prohibiting .Sunday golf. The Upper Banff shire club is the 'first dub north of Aberdeenshire to break through the tradition which for hundreds of years in the Highlands has rigidly .vetoed sport on Sunday.