GENERALS AND ADMIRALS

Taranaki Daily News, 9 June 1932, Page 7

GENERALS AND ADMIRALS

ANNUAL CONTEST AT GOLF.

PRINCE JOINS IN THE PLAY.

London, May 31. Admirals and generals who are golfers met to-day in, their annual deadly contest on Camberley Heath course. The Prince of Wales, as in last year’s contest, played Loth as a soldier and a sailor, being ah,, admiral in one round and a general in the other.- He showed complete impartiality by winning both his matches handsomely. On the day the admirals won with some ease, and they thus became one up in the records of the contests. The generals had several good excuses for their defeat. For instance, one general who was responsible for the loss of a foursome 8 and 7, had been practising the Norwegian scythe exercise, which is inimical to golf. , . Most important of all, the generals were too old, a census showing their average age as 62.9, against the admirals’ average of 59.6. It added also that in this census the Prince was reckoned only as a general, and much reduced the generals’ average, while Earl Jellicoe, though he -did not actually play, w r as reckoned with the admirals, and brought their, average up. " Youth will tell. The generals will need to pocket their pride and co-opt a few lusty young brigadiers .to leaven the lump. The match -was played with proper ferocity. Once a general and an admiral both putted solemnly and missed. After Refusing to say “Halved” they putted again and moved each ball 3in, thereafter holing out in a silence that could be felt. Asa general, the Prince beat his admiral, 4 and 2.