THEFT OF GOLF BALLS
DOG HELPS MASTEIii LONDON, May 20.—Warren Green, the Worcester gelf club professional, put IS marked balls down on the course, and a, policeman hid, waiting toi catch a thief. . A dog came along, picked up a ball and took it to Thomas -Harrison, its 52-year-old master, who patted it oil the back and put the ball into his pocket. •At Worcester .Police Court yesterday Harrison and .Matthew Keane, an old-age pensioner, were accused of having stolen balls. .Harrison told the magistrates iluv; 'lie was looking for the ball of a player who had promised him sixpence, and lie nearly trampled on the hidden policeman. Harrison was fined £2 and cost?. Keane was bound over.
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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 201, 30 June 1939, Page 1
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118THEFT OF GOLF BALLS Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 201, 30 June 1939, Page 1
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