The Archive · 1938

Rees to Meet Whitcombe Havers, Ayton Defeated in

Semi-finals London, Sept, 16.

Rees, Havers, Whitcombe and Ayton played in the semi-finals of the Walton Heath Golf Championship today, Rees won his match, with Havers 2 and 1. Whitcombe was also a winner over Ayton by 5 and In the quarter finals, Reginald Whitcombe suffered his first reverse since winning the Open Championship when he was beaten by his nephew, Eddie Whitcombe, by 2 and 1, Eddies putting was the deciding factor, Others showing in the quarter finals were: D. Rees, beat Cox by 5 and 4; Ayton beat Perry, former open champion, - by 1 and 0 and Havers, beat Firkins, of Stourbridge, by 6 and 4—Reuter, U.S. Boat Outsails German Entry San Diego, Sept. 14.

Harry Nye's Gale, representing the Southern Lake Michigan Yacht Club ai Chicago, scored an upset victory over two heavy favourites in the first race of the international Star boat regatta here today, Piloted by Nye and Myron Lehman. the slick eastern craft slipped across the finishing line fifteen seconds ahead of the German vessel Pimm entered by the Hamburg Yacht Club and a favourite along with William Me. Aleese's Mercury of San Francisco.

The Mercury was third in this first race of the seven-race series that is emblematic of the world championship.—United Press, S.F.X. Football Team To Meet Suffolk The following will represent the SF.X. in a friendly football match to be played at the Canidrome tomorrow starting at 11 a.m. sharp:—R. Wong, H. Stangaard, S. Borodin, H. Garwood, M. Greenberg, D. Olivelros, F. Foyn, S. Schultz M. Karolih, W. Petterson, F, Edwards, Reserves: A Solovieff, T. Kapustin.

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