Final Score of 742 to 415
Costs America Her First St. Andrews Defeat St Andrews, June 5.
The Duke of Kent was among 10.00) golfing enthusiasts who saw Great Britain yesterday break the mono tony of American successes and win the Walker Cup for the first time since {he inception of the competition in 1922.
With a lead of 2-1 in the foursomes, Britain took five of the eight singles to emerge triumphant by 742 matches to 4%.
The feature of yesterday's play was a magnificent round of 67 by Marvin Ward, of America, who thus beat Bobby Jones amateur course record and equalled Willie Nolan's professional recor Hector Thomson, who defeated the American amateur champion, Johnny Goodman, went round in 68 for the second best card of the day. against the same team with a classic 50 which, included six fours, Batting with confidence he showed glimpses of his old form with hard drives and square cuts past cover, but the egse with which he played was partly due to the disappointing Police attack, Williams showed power in his 47, being particularly forcefül in his back-play past mid-off and cover. and Deane's innings was notewortl Óor its singles, the right way of scoring for.an opening bat, Taking twenty minutes to hang up double figures the Police initial pair, J. E. Fairbairn and H, A, Sevenoaks, started off extremely cautiously to Lingard at the Recs and Read at the Pavilion end, Sevenoaks, who will be remembered as a former Interport opening bat, and who has only just recovered from severe injuries to his legs suffered late last year, could not settle down at all, and after running a few singles was well-taken by Sinclair at wicket off Read. W. Read could not do more than break his duck, and a turner from Lingard returned him some five minutes later, Things Look Black Things looked black for the guardians of the law when Booth dàme
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