Details of the thrilling struggle between Nicholl and Morton of Hongkong during the interport golf match played in the Colony became available here yesterday with the return of several of the Shanghai interport representatives. Great tributes were raid to the Hospitality and sportsmanship of the Colony.
Singles were played on Saturday October 15, eighteen holes on the old course followed by eighteen on the new course. The results were as "follows:
HongKong v. SHANGHAI
C. E. C. Morton lost to G. D. Nicholl 2 up 4. E. Lissaman beat K. M. Cumming 3 1 A. Petree beat D. B. Glass 12 and 1} Groves beat J. X: P. Hadland 11 and J. H. Fox beat A. V. Pettitt 7 and.'J. Gilmore (Captain) beat W. J.
Hawkings (Captain) 3 and 2
The match between Morton and Nicholl was a terrific affair as will be geon from the following scores, Nicholl being one down in the morning.
Woodley (Chelsea); Sproston (Tot-denham) and Hapgood (Arsenal); Willingham (Huddersfield), Cullis (Wolverhampton), Copping (Arsenal); Matthews (Stoke), W. H. Hall (Tot-denham), Lawton (Everton), Goulden West Ham), and Boyes (Everton).
A record crowd of 55,000 spectators saw England, the champions, beaten by Wales, the holders of the wooden spoon, last Saturday.
Mr. Here Belisha, Secretary of State for War, was one of the distinguished guests present. Signor Pozzo, one of the officials of the Continental team, was also present.
In the first half both sides had an equal share of the game, but after the interval the England attack lacked sting, and the defence was several times spreadeagled.
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