London, Ovi The Duke of Kent, accompany by Sir John Sirop the r captain, played himself in as t! captain of the and Ancient Club of the St. Andrews Crowds packed the terraces as he drove from the first tee and dozen: of caddies were in the fairway waiting to capture the first ball.
The Duke miss-hit, and the ball was stopped about 60 yards from the tee by three caddies. The scramble for it was won by Francis Fraser.
He was presented to the Duke, who smilingly congratulated him jand gave him the traditional golden sovereign, The. Duke later took part in the Autumn Medal competition, being partnered by Sir John Simon, and in the evening he presided at the Two of the strongest bowling teams in the Second Division of the Interclub Duckpin League met last night a match which was postponed from Tuesday in the Foreign YMCA. siles which resulted in the home outfit outscoring the Columbia Country Club representatives by two games to one at a total pinfall of 1448 to 1,399, Scores were rather low. Gonsalves of the winners was the only man to exceed the 300 mark. He bowled 113 in the second game which was followed by 107. In the initis! session he could not settle down and made Leekney who was also on the ing side began well in the first two frames, chalking up 110 and 104 respectively. But in the third game he faltered and garnered only 82. His sudden decline and the indifferent play of Burton were responsible for allowing the Columbians to recover a.game. However, the highest single honours went to Laidlaw of CE. who scored 127 in the third game. club's dinner.
He was decorated with the Queen Adelaide medal, and he made a gift to the club of a golden ball. Such gifts are made by captains who are members of Royal families; others
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