GOLF

Evening Star, Issue 22457, 30 September 1936, Page 4

GOLF

AUSTRAL!AH TITLES PLAY IN QUARTER-FINALS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ■Melbourne, September 29. The Australian amateur and professional golf championship quarter-finals, played at the metropolitan course today, resulted as follows: AMATEURS. J. Eeirier beat L. Nettlefold, 6 and 4. L. Duffy beat H. Hattersley, 1 up. A. Rae beat M. Ryan, 8 and 7. W. Edgar beat H. Payne, 11 and 10. Hattersley caused a surprise yesterday in the first round by eliminating H. Williams, 4 and 2. Ferrier beat the Metropolitan Club’s champion, C. Arnold, 9 and 8. PROFESSIONALS. N. von Nida beat S. Richardson at the fortieth. R. Harris beat M. Smithy 7 and 6. F. M'Mahon beat H. Boorer, 2 and 1. W. Clifford beat A. Toogood, 2 and 1. Richardson received a walk-over in .the first round from Sarazen, who withdrew from the professional championship. SUCCESS WITH ONE CLUB YOUNG PLAYERS’ UNORTHODOX GAME LONDON, September 28. Miss Gloria Minoprio, a 25-year-old golfer,',wh6'uses only One club, a No. 1 iron, won her first match in the English women’s championship at Haylmg, -beating Miss G. James, who used a full set of woods and irons, 4 and 3. Miss Minoprio, who •wore a blue-trousered suit and a tight-fitting jersey, says she is convinced tnat a'successful game can be built up with one club. . Other first round winners were the titleholder (Mrs M. Garon), and Misses W. Morgan, D. Fishwick, M. Barton, P. Wade, K. Garnham, and B. Newell. AMERICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUND SUMMIT (New Jersey), September 28. Estelle Page, of Greensboro, North Carolina, shot one over par, winning the honours in the qualifying round of the fortieth national women’s, golf ‘hhampjiijnship. She led ‘the American favourite, Patty Berg, by two strokes and/the British titleholder, Pam Barvloa, ihy four strokes. A total of 175 players teed off, including Marjorie Millear, of Victoria, who took 95. BELLEKHDWES CLUB The following is the draw for a medal round to be played by the Belleknowes Ladies’ Golf Club to-morrow, commencing at 12.30 p.m.:—Miss Jenkinson v. Miss Hindle, Mrs M’lver v. Mrs Patterson, Mrs Campbell v. Mrs Falconer, Mrs Wilkinson v. Mrs Morrison, Miss Bell v. Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Cartwright v. Miss 'Mullenger, Mrs Oliver v. Mrs Glulee, Miss Jefferson v. Mrs Harrison, Mrs Daglish V. Mrs Lewis, Mrs Duncan v. Mrs Leihy, Miss Atkinson v. Miss Long, Mrs Beveridge v. Mrs Pitts, Mrs M'Causland v. Miss Dodd. OTAGO LADIES’ CLUB A four-hall bogey match for trophies given by Mrs Lusk was played yesterday by the Otago Ladies’ Golf Club. Mrs E. Walker and Miss Swan proved the winners with a score of all square. AMATEUR ATHLETICS CIVIL SERVICE CLUB'S SPORTS The Civil Service Club held its final sports meeting of the harrier season last evening, when the following events were decided:— 100 Yards.—R. Barnett (4yds) 1, L, M. Reeves (6yds) 2, I. Herbison _3. Time, 10 3-sseo. Won by inches, with a foot between second and third. 880 Yards.—R. Whittleston 1, S. Brander 2, R. Barnett 3. Time, 2min 12 2-ssec. Won by syds, with 40yds between second and third. Discus.—F. Wheeler, (scr), 96ft, 1; 5. Longworth. (15ft), 89ft, 2; J. Gerken (sft), 86ft sin, 3. .Winner of the Sprints Cup.—R. Barnett, 11 points; runner-up, G. Brander, 9 points. ■ Winner of the Field Events Cup.— D. Shepherd, 14 points; runner-up, R. Barnett, 7 points.

WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPIONS HEW RECORDS ESTABLISHED [Per United Press 1 Association.] WELLINGTON, September 29. i At a demonstration of weight-lifting to-night J. Cooper, a feather-weight,; set a new New Zealand two-arm curl; record of lOOglb. The previous record' was 924-lb. Cooper established a new record for a pull over - and press in a wrestler’s bridge of 164]1b. The previous record was 1401 b. With the greatest ease Cooper broke the Australian and New Zealand two-hand dead lift records cf 3501 b and 3291 b respectively. He lifted 363:]1b. L. Woolcott established a new New Zealand rectangular fix with a lift of 109£lb, and beat the New Zealand right-arm curl record of 601 b by GJlb. Later Woolcott broke the New Zealand two-arm curl record, which stood at 1271 b, by lifting 1281 b. In the middle-weight class F. Kidd established a new New Zealand record for an abdominal lift of 56Jlb.