Athletic Sports

Southland Times, Issue 22898, 25 May 1936, Page 11

Athletic Sports

. GOLF FOUR-BALL BOGEY AT OTATARA Although the course was holding and balls were “plugging” at Otatara, a good field turned out for the Invercargill Golf Club’s four-ball bogey handicap. The winners were W. R. Patrick and D. F. Lindsay, who finished 6 up. C. Wilson and E. R. Bremner finished 4 up. The best cards were as follows:— W. R. Patrick and D. F. Lindsay, 6 up. C. Wilson and E. R. Bremner, 4 up. R. A. Wilson and G. B. Meredith, 3 up.

C. Campbell and O. Yule, 2 up. R. J. Gilmour and J. C. Prain, 1 up. J. H. Thomas and H. W. Rogers, 1 up. J. R. Hanan and W. Strang, 1 up. P. B. Bryden and-J. A. Thom, 1 up. H. M. Smith and G. S. Grylls, 1 up. May Medal Handicap.

There was a field of 94, the biggest so far this season, at Queen’s Park, where the May Medal handicap was played. There, too, the course was soft, but two very fine cards topped the A grade division. J. G. Niccol, from 2, and G. E. Glennie, from 4, tied with 69’s net. They tied, also, over the last nine holes, and the count-back had to be carried over 12 holes before Niccoll won. The pair were two strokes clear of the rest of the field. There was good competition among the B grade players, although D. Wild had three strokes to spare at the top of the list. The leading cards were:—

THE SILVER TASSIE. FERRIER’S BRILLIANT WIN. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) London, May 23. The entries for the Silver Tassie tournament at Gleneagles are unequalled in years for size and class. The tournament is regarded as a useful pipe-opener for the amateur chainship at St. Andrews. The young Australian, J. Ferrier, was one of 130 entrants, among whom are the holder of the Tassie, Sweeny, the South African Locke, and other stars.

Ferrier gave a magnificent performance in the first round, over the King’s course, his figures being:— Out.—s 5 4 5 3 4 4 2 5—37 In.— 4 3 4 5 3 5 4 3 4—35—72 He tied for leading place with the multi-millionaire, Captain Francis, of Dundee, and Kenneth Meehan. Locke putted poorly. Ferrier’s second round, over the Queen’s course in the afternoon was 68, giving an aggregate of 140, which won for him the Silver Tassie. He played faultlessly, his iron shots dropping round the pin, but at the 18th he took three putts, which prevented him from tieing with the amateur record of 67. His figures in the afternoon were:— Out.—4 2 4 4 3 5 5 3 4—34 In.— 44443343 5—34 Ferrier’s aggregate is the lowest with which the Tassie has ever been won, the nearest being Cyril Tolley’s 141 in 1925. Other scores were:— R. S. Walker (the Scottish champion) 73—71—144. G. A. Hill (Sandy Lodge) 74—70— 144. Kenneth Meehan 72—75—147. Sweeney, 79 —70—149. Locke, 78—71—149. Captain Francis was not in the first eleven. Ferrier is regarded as one of the likely winners of the Open Championship. » RIFLE SHOOTING INVERCARGILL CLUB. The weather was fair at the Otatara ranges on Saturday afternoon, when the Invercargill Rifle Club fired 10 shots at 300 yards and seven shots at 500 yards in the first of three consecutive shoots for the Lennie Cup (scratch competition), and the Milley Guineas, a sealed handicap aggregate competition. Scoring was good, reflecting the quality of the new ammunition issue. A. A. Ford with at 300 yards 4555555555—a best 49, and at 500 yards 5555555—p055ib1e sible 35, aggregate 84, ex 85, was top for the day. This score, with the addition of three extra bullseyes gained at 500 yards, 99 ex 100, has probably never been equalled on the ranges, and has been once only exceeded, when in 1932, A. R. Wills, using part English Kynoch ammunition, returned the double possible of 100.

CRICKET ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright London, May 22. County cricket games resulted as follows:— Middlesex v. Worcestershire—Middlesex, first innings, eight for 468 declared (Allen 137, Hume 101). Worcestershire, first innings 180 (Allen five for 58). Worcestershire followed on and scored 141 (Robins five for 54). Middlesex won by an innings and 147 runs. Surrey v. Somerset.— Surrey, first innings, 512 (Holmes 78, Browne 119). Somerset, first innings, 218 (Gover five for 47). Somerset followed on and compiled 172 (Gover five for 44). Surrey won by an innings and 122 runs. Essex v. Sussex.—Essex, first innings, nine for 521 declared (Sheffield 108, O’Connor 127, Pearce 102); second innings three for 43. Sussex, first innings, 334 (H. Parks 71). Sussex followed on and scored 229 (Stephenson five for 39). Essex won by seven wickets. Kent v. Gloucestershire. —Kent, first innings 314 (Woolley 64, Todd 98), second innings, six for 306, declared (Fagg 136). Gloucestershire, first innings, 385 (Page 116); second innings, two for 72. Gloucestershire won on the first innings. . Northamptonshire v. Hampshire.— Northamptonshire, first innings, 234 (Herman six for 67); second innings

194 (Creese four for 35). Hampshire, first innings, 206 (Pothecary not out 100); second innings, four for 172. Hampshire won by six wickets. Glamorgan v. Yorkshire.—Glamorgan, first innings, 232 (Turnbull 134); second innings, 187 (Verity seven for 55). Yorkshire, first innings, 388 (Turner 84); second innings, none for 34. Yorkshire won by 10 wickets. Oxford v. Lancashire.— Oxford, first innings, 368 (Glover 119); second innings, eight for 250 (Kimpton 102). Lancashire, first innings, 377 (Hopwood 111); second innings, two for 47. The match was drawn.

Cambridge v. Nottinghamshire—Cambridge, first innings, 424 (Tindall 66, Jehangir Khan 133); second innings, none for 28. Nottinghamshire, first innings .eight for 559 declared (Harris .102, Hardstaff 76, Gunn 93, Staples not out 153). The match was drawn. INDIA DRAWS WITH LEICESTERSHIRE. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, May 22. The match between India and Leicestershire was drawn. India followed its first innings score of 426 with 171 for six wickets, and Leicestershire in its second innings made 47 for no wickets. MATCH AGAINST MIDDLESEX. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) London, May 23 India in its first innings against Middlesex made 110 (Robins five for 18). Middlesex in its first innings made 173 (Hulme 59; Amar Nath six for 29). HARRIERS ST. PAUL’S CLUB. On Saturday the St. Paul’s Harrier Club ran from Mr L. McCurdy’s crib at Otatara. The trail was laid by G. W. Alington and M. Olds, and was followed by the best pack of the season so far The route was never more than two miles from the crib, but seven miles of excellent country was covered, including plenty of hill work and heavy going. A. Hind controlled the pack. In a fairly short and fast run home R. Woods, N. Dorman, E. Dorman and A. Hind led the fast section, while R. Petrie, H. Alington, J. McLew and G. Alington were the leaders of the slower men.

After the run members were entertained at the crib by Mr McCurdy and a few friends. INVERCARGILL CLUB. On Saturday afternoon the members of the Invercargill Harrier Club travelled to Morton Mains, where they were the guests of Mr and Mrs H. Meredith. A large pack took part in a run over the open country. The absence of fences was a feature new to the men accustomed to running over the country in the vicinity of gillThe pack set out together under the whistle of the captain, J. Chaplin, and shortly after the start the fast men went ahead for a non-stop run. Metcalfe, Crowther and Watson covered the distance at a fast pace. The second pack was led by W. Eunson, R. Whyte and N. Creelman. After the run the members were entertained to tea. Mr J. Chaplin returned thanks. BOXING DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. (United Press Association.) Wellington, May 23. The New Zealand boxing championship's will be held in Wellington on September 3, 4 and 6. OSBORNE BEATEN BY FILIPINO. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) Honolulu, May 23. George Osborne lost a close decision in an eight-round bout with B. de Guzman, the Philippines lightweight champion, last night. Many thought the bout should have been a draw. Osborne was slow in starting, but finished strongly. Osborne centred his attack on the Filipino’s body, raising a mass of welts on both sides. De Guzman landed blows freely to Osborne’s face, but the Australian left the ring unmarked. This was Osborne’s first fight here.

TENNIS AUSTRALIANS IN GOOD FORM. EXHIBITION GAMES IN U.S.A. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 7.15 p.m.) Moorestown (New Jersey), May 23. The Australian Davis Cup players journeyed here to-day for a series of exhibition matches at the Moorestown Field Club and played tennis of a high standard before 1200 spectators, including several members of the American Davis Cup Committee. J. H. Crawford and A. K. Quist divided two sets, 6—2, 6—3 respectively. C. S. Sproule and V. B. McGrath divided two sets, 6—2 each. In the doubles Crawf >rd and Quist defeated McGrath and Sproule 6 —3, 6—o, 6—2. The American tennis experts present particularly noted the quality of Quist’s play, in both singles and doubles. Some express the opinion that he and Crawford will play in the doubles as well as the singles, although Sproule made no statement about the assignment of the players. The Australians were entertained on the estate of Dr and Mrs S. E. Stokes, where Sproule was happily surprised with a birthday cake. MALFROY WINS SURREY CHAMPIONSHIP. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) London, May 23. In the final of the Surrey tennis championship C. E. Malfroy (New Zealand) defeated H. G. N. Lee 6 —2, 9 —ll, 6—o. FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS. BRUGNON AND BOUSSUS BEAT GERMAN PAIR. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) Paris, May 23. In the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles in the French tennis championships J. Brugnon and C. Boussus (France) defeated G. von Cramm and H. Lund (Germany) 6 —4, 9—7, 2—6, 6-4. WRESTLING LURICH ATTACKS UNLOCKING EXPONENT. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) Sydney, May 23. A wrestling contest at the Leichhardt Stadium between Tom Lurich and the Indian, Haban Singh, ended in a draw. The best feature of the bout was Lurich’s attacks on the Chinese wrestler, Wong Buck Cheung, who was a spectator, in a Press seat. Lurich, during the third round, transferred his attention to Cheung and attempted to secure a body scissors, but Cheung punched him off, and at the, end of

Lurich’s bout with Haban Singh the Chinese jumped into the ring and challenged Lurich, who thrust his hands into the Chinese’ face. Cheung knocked him down. Lurich then crawled through the ropes and retired to his dressing-room. SURF LIFE-SAVING CHAMPIONSHIP DATES. (United Press Association.) Wellington, May 23 The New Zealand Surf Life-Saving Association has approved of February 13 and 14, 1937, as the dates for the New Zealand surf championships for the 1936-37 season to be held at Lyall

A Grade. J. G. Niccol G. E. Glennie A. W. Wilson N. R. Driver H. W. Morris C. L. Rice 71— 2—69 73— 4—69 81—10—71 85—14—71 79— 7—72 83—11—72 Niccol won on the count-back. B Grade. P. Wild P. H. McGrath A. Branks A. E. McGrath E. J. Morgan A. Cooper 87—23—64 32—15—67 84—16—68 86-17—69 86—17—69 93—24—69

Following are the details:— Total. 300 500 A. A. Ford 49 35 84 W. O’Brien 48 33 81 R. C. Anderson 46 34 80 R. M. Milley 46 33 79 W. Milley 46 31 77 G. Wilson 43 33 76 A. R. Wills 44 32 76 W. A. Diack 46 30 76 N. MacWilliams 44 31 75 A. Lyall 44 31 75 J. Clark 45 30 75 C. H. Cunningham 43 31 74 D. B. Collie 35 24 59