Evening star., 1935-05-23
LITTLE REACHES
QUARTER-F|NALS
Defending Champion Wins,
While Three Compatriots
Are Beaten.
By the Associat ted Press .

by Lne ASSOCldISQ HreSk.
ST. ANNES- ES-ON-THE-sEA, Eng
land. May 23.-Pressed all the way,
William Lawson Little. jr., of San
Francisco, the defending champion,
defeated James L. Black, former Welsh
champion. 2 up this afternoon to gain
the quarter final round of the British
amateur golf championship.
Three of Little's compatriots wer
eliminated during the course of the
two rounds Of the fourth day Of the
championship. Capt. A. Bullock
Webster of Monterey, Calf, passed
from the tournament this morning,
losing to Morton Dykes, 4 and 2, and
then Richard NJ. dick Chapman
and Dan r. Topping of Greenwich,
Conn, we're victims of the fifth round
after victorious morning matches.
Robert Sweeny, formerly Of New
York and now living in London. gained
the round of eight by eliminating
W. NJ Robb, / up. in a l9-hole match.
Chapman conquered Olav Austreng
and 4, in the fourth round and
bowed out TO Eric Fiddian. runner-up
in the 1882 championship, by and l
this afternoon. Topping eked out a
1-up victory over Edward Kyle this
morning and then was eliminated
by g. l. O. Henriques of the home
club, 4 and 3.
Becomes Ozark Horse
Henriques, who by virtue OF his con-
secutive victories over Leorard Craw-
ley, Leslie Garnett and Topping. has
become the dark horse" of the cham
pionship. filling the role played by
Jim Wallace at PrestWick a year ago,
meets Little tomorrow morning in the
quater-fnal round.
He's a nervous fellow-a stock
broker by profession-who says he
just hates tournament play"
Il wouldn't go through this torture
again for 100 pounds" he said. But
he keeps on winning just the same.
In the quarter-fnals tomorrow
morning Fiddian will play Dr. William
Tweddell, champion in 1927. and Tony
Torrance, veteran Walker Cup player.
will be matched against j. Morton
Dykes
Fourth Round Results.
Richard NJ. Chapman, Greenwich.
Conn. defeated Olav Austreng, Eng
land. and T.
Morton Dykes. England, defeated
Capt. A. Bullock Monterey,
Calf, 4 and 2.
Eustace Storey, England. defeated
G. P. Simmons. England, one up, l9
holes.
Eric Fiddian. England, defeated
John Burke. England, one up.
Tony Torrance, England, defeated
z. Gibbs, England, 3 and /.
Jimmy Donovan, Winnipeg. defeated
J. H. Thompson, England, one up.
W. Lawson Little, jr., San Fran
cisco. defeated H. G. McCallum.
Scotland, and /.
Dan r. Topping, Greenwich, Conn.
defeated Edward Kyle. England, one
up.
Robert Sweeney, ex-New York. de-
feated Brig. Gen A. C. Critchley,
England. 6 and 4.
G. L. Q. Henriques. England. de-
feated Leslie Garnett, England. 4
and 3.
Fifth Round Results.
Eric Fiddian. England. defeated
Richard NJ. Chapman, Greenwich,
Conn, 2 and /.
DR.. William Tweddell, England de-
feated Eustace Storey, England. )
and 2
Tony Torrance, England, defeated
H. L. Holden. England, up, l9 holes.
J. Morton Dykes, England, defeated
Jimmy Donovan, Canada, up.
w. Lawson Little. jr.. San Francisco,
| defeated j. L. Black. England, 2 up.
G. L. Q. Henriques. England. de-
feated Dan r. Topping, Greenwich.
! Conn. 4 and g.
/ Alex Walker, England. defeated
Archie Goodwin, England, and S.
Robert Sweeney, formerly of New
York, defeated W. M. Robb, England,
! up, 10 holes.