INTERNATIONAL GOLF.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18022, 17 May 1930, Page 7

INTERNATIONAL GOLF.

THE WALKER CUP.

RETAINED BY AMERICA,

ENGLAND’S POOR SHOWING,

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LONDON, May 16

Thrills came in the second half of the match for the Walker Cup. Tolley, with a great chip shot for a 3 at the fifth hole and another at the eighth for a 2, squared the match. The Englishmen led for the first time at the 13th . hole, when Vol Elm was somewhat jumpy under the strain. The excitement was intense.

At the later holes play was patchy on both sides. The Englishmen went to the 18lh hole dormy one, and all was over when Von Elm failed to reach the green with a long brassle shot.

The results in the other matches were: R. T. (“Bobby”) Jones and Dr. O. F. Winning (America) beat Rex Hartley and T. A. Torrance, 8 up and 7. R. Mackenzie and Moe (America) beat Sir Ernest Holderness and Stout 2 up and 1; H. R. Johnston and F. Ouimet (America) beat W. Campbell and J. N. Smith, 2 up and 1.

(Received May 17, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 16. America retains the Walker Cup, winning 10 matches to 2.

RESULTS OF THE SINGLES,

ENGLAND. ONLY ONE WIN

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LONDON, May 16

■The Walker Cup singles resulted: —• Jones beat Wethered, 9 up and 8 to play; Voight beat Holderness, 10 and 8; Johnston beat Tolley, 5 and 4; Von Elm beat Hartley, 3 and 2; Mackenzie beat Campbell, 6 and 5; Willing beat Smith, 2 and 1; Moe beat Stout, 1 up; Torrance beat Ouimet, 7 and 6. Torrance scored England’s only win.

Englishmen Outclassed.

Eight thousand people, including the Prince of Wales, saw America win the Walker Cup for the sixth time. It is no exaggeration to say that the invaders quite outclassed the Englishmen, as the results indicate. One match was responsible for an extraordinary happening. Mackenzie’s second shot to the eighteenth green dropped into the pocket of a spectator standing on the fringe of the green. When the. players came up the ball was dropped where the spectator stood without penalty.

Spectator Hit by Ball.

A more unfortunate event marred the Wethered-Jones match. A spectator received the full force of a sliced drive by the Englishman, and fell unconscious, recovering shortly afterwards.

The event seemed to rattle Wethered badly, and he lost the next six holes running.

Threw the Holes Away.

Wethered’s drives seldom found the fairway. He simply threw the holes at Jones, who maintained a characteristic automatic accuracy.

Toiley roused hopes in the second round by drawing level at the twentyfirst, but Johnston retaliated, taking three holes in succession. Stout had a four-hole lead after the first round. Moe’s victory was the result of a remarkable effort. He was seven down at the twenty-third, then won the next seven. The match was decided by a putt on the last green. Torrance, the only British victor, led five up in the first round, and kept ahead after that.