ROTORUA DEFEATED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 277, 18 July 1932, Page 5

ROTORUA DEFEATED

WHAKATANE VISIT. : On Saturday a men's -team from the Rotorua Golf Glub visited Whakatane and played matches against the Whakatane Club '-on> the new eighteen hole golf course. During the morning a singles match was played and the afternooU was taken up with four ball contests, Whakatane proving the winners in both events. In the singleS Rotorua could only win two and square tWo matches, and their successes in the afternoon games were no better. . At the conclusion of the day's play Dr. Hay, on behalf of the yisiting players, expressed appreciation of the welcome - extended by the Whakatane club and , said that the visit had proved a most en j oyable one to the Rotorua team. He expressed special thanks to the ladies. .for .their efforts in entertaining the team, and congratulated the club members on their enterprise in securing such a fine course for Whakatane. The president of the Whakatane Club, Mr. Clarke, .thanked Dr. Hay for his remarks, and said that . the Whakatane members hoped ,to be able to visit the Rotorua Club during the season, and that they would always Welcome the Rotorua players on the Whakatane course. • The results of the matches played are as follow. Rotorua players are mentioned first. • Singles Matches. 1 A. C. Anderson lost to Napier, 7 and 5 ; E. L. Barker lost to Powdrell, 1 up; E. la Trobe Hill lost to Simmonds, 7 and 6; H. -Parata lost to York, 7 and 6; B. H. Hill lost to E. B. Bridger, 1 up ; Dr. S. H. Hay beat Baker, l, up-; Spedding Junr. and Reynolds, all square; P. A. Kusabs lost to Mahoney, 5 and 3 ; A. Walden lost to. J. J, McCulloch, 6 and 4; G. H. Redhead lost to Suckling, 5 and 3; A. V. P. Ford lost to Spence, 2. and 1; Epi Shalfoon lost to J. Irini, 1 up; C. W. S. Gee lost^to Beckett, 1 j up ; H. Hamilton and '^larrison, all square; T. Mcllroy lost to Luxton, 1 , up; W. Monk lost to A. Bridger, 7 j and 6; E. H. Robinson beat Allan, 5 ( and 4; R. H. Jones lost to W. , M. ( Clark, 2 and l; G. McDowcll lost to j Myland, 8 and 6; A. French lost to j Steel 5 and 4. i j Four Ball Matches. E. L. Barker and A. C. Anderson lost to Napier and :Simmonds, 1 up; H. Parata and F. H. Hill beat- Pow- j drell and York, 7 and 5 ; Dr. S. H. \ Hay and la Trobe Hill. lost to E.- B. j Bridger and Steel, 5 and 4; A. V. P. j Ford and P; A, Kusabs and Reynolds and J. J. McCulloch, all square;. A. French. and1 A. Walden lost to Balcer and Mahoney, 4 and 2; C. H. Red- j head and Spedding Jnr. lost to Spence and A. E. Culloch, 3 and 2; Epi Shalfoon and C. W. S. Gee lost to A. Bridger and Irini, 5 and 4; H. Hamilton and T. Mcllroy lost to Beckett and Harrison, 3 and 1; W. Monk and E. H. Robinson and Allan and Luxton, all square; R. H. Jones and G. McDowell and W. N. Clark and Pitcaithley, all square.