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RYAN
AGAIN
Best in "Seniors
"RACH week State amateur champion
M. J. Ryan glve^ additional evidence
that he Is going to be the most
potejit
amateur
contender In Victoria
for the big links honors of this
year.
In terms of strokes he was
the conspicuous scorer in tlie Pennant
games
M Royal Melbourne he
met Alex. Russell
in tlio top
line
game (Ivo Wbltton has gone north
to compete in tlie Queensland championships),
und
tlie
former
open
champion found himself up
against
some of the hottest scoring seen tor
some time at Sandringham.
Despite the shattering of a steel
shafted wood at the second hole (this
probably cost lilm a stroke).
Ryan
was out in 32 strokes.
Five of the
outward holes he accounted
for
threes!
That Russell remained
the argument until the ]6th hole, Indicates
that he was maintaining the
solid form that he has heon Bhowlng
recently.
When Ryan won 3 and 2.
lie was 2 under fours.
He
finished
the round and had a 71.
ll.M.ti.C. TOO STRONG
Although the "Heath" has a
stronger team this year than previously
(Dee Moore Is an Improved
solid player. I'red Wilts is always in
match likely to give a very good
ccount of himself. Wilton Kewley Is
he most improved player in the club,
. Anderson is a new man reported
o be a sound golfer, and "Tiny
n old ham and Keith Halley are capble
of turning on bright lighting
olf), tlie seven hardly had a chance
gainst R.M.G.C. Kewley put up a
ighly meritorious performance In
eating the expeslenced left hander,
orman Lockhart, who In a long
areer of pennant golf has been conslstently
successful.
Although Riversdale were not given
chance, even at home, against Victoria
they put up a sterling light. The
margin was six matches to one, but
It might easllv have been a very close
go
Lester Jackson, as number one.
met A. W. Jackson, and got a
flying
start by winning four of the first five
holes.
This
potentially
brilliant
plaver accounted for
the
Victoria
leader D and 1 after being 4 up and
6.
Jack
Brownell put up a good
chowlne against talented Bob
Hancock.
but lost by two holes.
R. fa.
Owen took Keith Ross to the
19tn
before losing.
The other
matches
were closer battles than most anticipated.
MORDIAL.LOCS VICTORY
The only evenly contested game
(according to tlie actual results of
matches), was that in which Woodlands
opposed l'arra Yarra on tlio
Bentlelgh links. Tlie Mordialloc men
a lino victory, mainly by tiie
strength of their last four men. 1j.
E. Schwarz, Les Shaw and Dr. Jjinusay
Craig disposed of Percy Bvlggs.
T- P. Spence and H. Young respectively.
Then, however, the "tail" of
Yarra. and the general level of Woodlands
talent, became apparent, and C.
Davidson. L. Lording, L. Walker and
G. L. Gresson disposed ot O. Neuendorf
G. Slay, L. Pattison and It-
AVyndliam respectively after close
tussles. The result of this matcli
was the only one of the day among
the seniors that could be marked
down as unexpected. All the others
worked out "according to tlio book.
Rufus Stewart, although he did not
figure
among tlie leaders at the end
of his first big competition In Britain,
did creditably.
Over tlie first three
days he was well up with tlie leaders.
It
must
be remembered
that
when 300, including the stars of the
world's links, were striving to lit into
a hundred places, Stewart was right
up with
the leaders.
He
accomplished
his
first
big objective
when
two out of
failed.
*v three In the
field
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