MANY SURPRISES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 November 1938, Page 6

MANY SURPRISES

IN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF EWEN AND MORTLAND BEATEN. TOURNAMENT AT DUNEDIN. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, November 15. Surprises were plentiful when the first and second rounds of the New Zealand amateur and professional golf .championships were played on the Balmacewen links today. A. J. Shaw, seven times open champion and six times professional champion of New Zealand, was eliminated in the first round of the professional contest by N. H. Fuller, formerly of Wellington. B. S. Smith, jun., who finished second equal with Shaw in the open championship was beaten by the 19-year-old Sherriff, who also eliminated Dyke. Fuller, Sherriff, A. Murray, and A. E. Guy have reached the semi-fin-als of this event. In the amateur championship I. A. Ewen, who had the best amateur score in the open championship, was beaten by the Otago veteran, K. Ross, in the first round, but Ross went out to B. M. Silk, who is playing well, in the second round. Another surprise was the elimination of J. P. Mortland by J. W. Logan. Silk, D. C. Binnie, R. H. Glading, P. G. F. Smith, J. E. Matheson, H. J. Pollock, G. A. Ussher and W. B. Reilly are the surviving amateurs. The scores were as follow:— PROFESSIONALS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round. —N. H. Fuller (unattached) beat A. J. Shaw (unattached), 1 up. E. S. Douglas (Otago) beat G. Watt (Wanganui), 1 up. J. Galloway (Whangarei) beat H. R. Blair (Christchurch), 5 and 4. A. Murray (Titirangi) beat R. C. Butters (Miramar), 4 and 2. A. E. Guy (Poverty Bay) beat T. S. Galloway (Rotorua), 2 and 1. J. Lambie (Hastings) beat R. K. Fowler (North Otago), 5 and 3. C. Sherriff (Otago) beat A. Dyke (Maraenui), 3 and 2. B. J. Smith, jun. (Invercargill) beat C. C. Clements (Maungakiekie), 3 and 2. Second Round. —Fuller beat Douglas, 1 up. Murray beat Galloway, 3 and 2. Guy beat Lambie, 6 and 5. Sherriff beat Smith, 4 and 3. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round. —K. Ross (Otago) beat I. A. Ewen (Hutt), at the twenty-first. B. M. Silk (Wanganui), beat H. W. Rodgers (Invercargill), 6 and 5. D. C. Collins (Wairarapa) beat R. F. Kitto (Wanganui), 2 and 1. D. C. Bennie (St Clair) beat B. H. Menzies- (Auckland), 5 and 4. J. E. Matheson (St Clair) beat A. Lawrence (St Clair), 2 and 1. J. W. Logan (Russley) beat J. P. Mortland (Taihape), 1 up. B. V. Wright (Otago) beat R. G. Holland (Waiwetu), 2 and 1. P. G. F. Smith (Akarana) beat F. W. Dixon (St Clair), 4 and 3. H. J. Pollock (Otago) beat T. B. Ferguson (Otago). 3 and 2. J. W. Jackson (Avondale) beat A. G. Sime (Otago), at the nineteenth. G. A. Ussher (Timaru) beat J. L. Blair (Harewood), 2 and 1. J. B. Tunnell (Rangimarie) beat B. W. Caulton (Greymouth), 5 and 4. R. H. Glading (Hamilton) beat A. R. Kitto (Wanganui), 2 and 1. J. A. Scouler (Otago) beat J. H. McDougall (Otago), 2 and 1. D. A. Ferguson (Otago) beat A. Lucas (Otago), 3 and 1. W. B. Reilly (Shandon) beat R. B. Carr (Titirangi), 4 and 3. Second Round.—Silk beat Ross, 8 and 7. Bennie beat Collins, 2 and 1. Matheson beat Logan, 3 and 1. P. Smith beat Wright, 2 up. Ussher beat Tunnel, 5 and 4. Pollock beat Jackson, 1 up. Glading beat Scouler, 3 and 1. Reilly beat D. Ferguson, 2 and 1. FIRST FLIGHT. Open to 16 amateurs returning the lowest aggregate scores in the four rounds of the open, except those who qualified for the amateur championship. First Round.—J. S. Park (Shandon) beat A. D. S. Duncan by default. J. P. Hornabrook (.Masterton) beat R. Hay McKenzie (Westport), 8 and 6. R. Kiernan (Greytown) beat T. C. Tyrrell (Otago), 1 up. J. W. Mclntosh (Otago) beat D. H. Butcher (Christchurch), 3 and 2. D. B. Strathmore (Mornington) beat W. D. Wood (Christchurch), 3 and 2. J. D. Nash (Rangimarie) beat J. A. McLennan (Alexandra), 3 and 2. J. E. Nicolaus (Shandon) won from J. N. Sams (Otago) by default. SECOND FLIGHT. Open to the 16 amateurs immediately below those competing in the first flight. First Round—J. A. Dunning (Otago) beat A. N. Haggitt (Otago) 6 and 4. F. H. Hughes (Invercargill) beat A. H. Boyd (Otago), at the nineteenth. J. Shelly (Miramar) won from H. H. Harris (Timaru) by default. P. F. Francis (Rangimarie) won from M. T. Houlihan (Timaru) by default. I. R. P. Douglas (Otago) won from S. E. Field (Otago) by-default. D. J. Oliver (Waiwetu) beat W. H. Dillicar (Shandon), 1 up. F. S. Avent (Otago) beat A. Thom (Invercargill) at the twentieth. J. T. Dodgshun (Otago) beat J. R. Laidlaw (Otago), 4 and 3. NEW ZEALAND PLATE. In which the 16 players eliminated in the first round of the amateur championship played off, winners to meet; the eight players eliminated in the second round. Eliminating Round. —I. A. Ewen (Hutt) beat H. W. Rogers (Invercargill), 3 and 2. R. F. Kitto (Wanganui) won from B. H. Menzies (Auckland) by default. J. P. Mortland (Taihape) beat A. Lawrence (St Clair), 2 up. F. W. Dixon (St Clair) beat R. G. Holland (Waiwetu), 3 and 1. A. G. Sime (Otago) beat T. B. Ferguson (Otago), 5 and 4, B. W. Caulton (Greymouth) beat J. L. Blair (Harewood), 4 and 3. J. H. McDougall (Otago) won from A. R. Kitto (Wanganui), by default. R. 8.Carr (Titirangi) beat A. Lucas (Otago) 4 and 2.

TODAY’S PLAY SILK DEFEATS BENNIE. IN AMATEUR QUARTER FINALS. DUNEDIN, This Day. The greens were showing spongy patches after overnight rain. Play commenced at 9.30 o’clock, when Fuller and Murray set out on the first 18 holes in the professional semi-final. They were followed by Guy, the Poverty Bay “smiter,” and Sherriff. Sherriff has stimulated interest by the manner in which he accounted for Dyke and Basil Smith. Junr., in the first and second rounds. He knows every blade of grass on Balmacewen,

and his sound stroke technique gives a hint of a bright future. In the semi-final of the professional championship (36 holes) Fuller was 3 up on Murray at the end of the morning round and Sherriff 1 up on Guy. In the quarter-finals of the amateur championship Silk beat Bennie 4 and 3, and P. G. F. Smith beat Matheson 4 and 3; Reilly beat Glading, 4 and 3; and Ussher beat Pollock. Butters (Miramar) won the professional bogey handicap yesterday, finishing all square. T. Galloway (Rotorua) and D. Boyd (Shandon) finished 3 down. In the New Zealand Plate, Dixon beat J. McDougall, 5 and 4, Mortland beat R. Kitto, 2 and 1, Collins won from Ross by default. Snne won from B. Wright, bv default. Jackson beat Caulton, 2 and 1.