COTTON’S WORK FOR CHARITY—It is a fair prospect for Henry Cotton to double the £1000 he originally set out to obtain from his war matches for the Red Cross. Golf’s biggest money-spinner is only living up to his peace-time reputation in raising cash so fast. Nevertheless, he is putting up some striking figures for exhibition golf says a London writer. Recently he and James Adams, who was to have played under his leadership in the Ryder Cup match m America, appeared in an 18-holes contest at Killermont, Glasgow. Sir James Ritchie organized it, and the result was an addition to the Red Cross fund of nearly £400. Of this sum, 44 guineas was raised by auctioning the two balls used by the players. Each was sold for 22 guineas (Sir James being one purchaser), and though it is frequent for a ball used by a star professional to fetch a goodly sum at auction, it is difficult to recall two being sold at such a price.

Southland Times, Issue 23989, 2 December 1939, Page 16

COTTON’S WORK FOR CHARITY—It is a fair prospect for Henry Cotton to double the £1000 he originally set out to obtain from his war matches for the Red Cross. Golf’s biggest money-spinner is only living up to his peace-time reputation in raising cash so fast. Nevertheless, he is putting up some striking figures for exhibition golf says a London writer. Recently he and James Adams, who was to have played under his leadership in the Ryder Cup match m America, appeared in an 18-holes contest at Killermont, Glasgow. Sir James Ritchie organized it, and the result was an addition to the Red Cross fund of nearly £400. Of this sum, 44 guineas was raised by auctioning the two balls used by the players. Each was sold for 22 guineas (Sir James being one purchaser), and though it is frequent for a ball used by a star professional to fetch a goodly sum at auction, it is difficult to recall two being sold at such a price.