Pilot-Officer London, Sept, 25.
Henry Cotton, who has been raising so much money for the Red Cross since the outbreak of war, has Joined the Royal Air Force as 3
Before joining the Air Force Cot-fon stated that his contract with the Ashridge Golf Club, where he professional, is in no way affected and he "named his successor. He said: "During my absence the work at the club will be looked after by F. FP, Dornan, whom I have appointed my assistant, Dornan. who was born near Edinburgh, evacuated from Poland where he had spent ten. years His elder brother was Scottish professional champion eight years ago."
Dornan, who is 43, is known England. but in the ten years he was in Poland he made a lot of money. He has now lost at all, the was lucky to escape with his life from Poland when the Nazis march-
At the time of joining up Cotton had no assistant at Ashridge, Tom Haliburton was the last to go, and he also joined the R.A.
Cotton's last match before joining unit was played at Deane, Bolton, Lancashire, where Richard. Burton, the Open Champion, and James 'Adams, of Royal Liverpool, beat Cotton' and R. L. Porter, the local professional, by one hole, The players were all-square at the end of the first round, and the better ball figures for the 36 holes t were 140 for each pair.
This match realised £250 for the Red Cross Fund, bringing the total for 60 matches in which Cotton has taken part to £23,750—Reuter.
Golf Without Tears Believe It or Not Shanghai, Sept. 29.
Shanghai holds plenty' of world's records of one description and another but it is extremely doubtful whether a feat turned in by Mr, J.B. Pryde last Wednesday at See-Kingjao has ever been approached in any realm of sport, let alone' equalled.
Mr. Pryde, who is a well-known member of the Shanghai Municipal Police, played the first game of golf his life last Monday. "On Wednesday in a four-ball match at Seekingjao he was in receipt of two strokes hole, the other three players all being low-handicap men. At the short third, he hit a wonderful tee shot to within six feet of the pin and sank his bult for a birdie two which meant that less the two strokes he had received, he had holed out In. nothing.
such scores are likely to be repeated one can well ask "How on earth does one get a halt when one's opponent holes out in nothing?
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