Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-25 | Page 17 | British Golf Team Lands; Begin Practice at Once

British Golf Team Lands Begin Practice at Once By SCOTTY SCOTTY RESTON RESIGN Associated Press Sports Spotts Writer N NEW YORK W iK tAug Aug 25 r Bri i s. s chances in in- the in-the th the forth- forth comi oming g Walker Cup matches h s lie mainly with a a whisky salesman L a go golf pros pro's son an international rugby player payer and an year old oy The whisky salesman is Jock McLean McLean McLean Mc Mc- Lean a a confident year old boy from rom Glasgow the golf golt pros pro's son sonis sonis sons is s Hector Thomson British amateur amateur ama- ama cur champion the thc rugby player is I J. J Morton Dykes another Scotchman Scotchman Scotch Scotch- Scotch Scotch-I man and the thc youngster is Johnny Lan Langley ley the British boys boy's champion I All four arrived yesterday with the thc ic other six members of the BritIsh Brit- Brit British Ish sh t team am and immediately went to Clementon N. N J 3 Jt where they will play lay the American team for tor the international trophy September 2 Hold High Hopes In Thomson Britain feels that at last ast she has a player who is not only capable ot of winning a point In Inic Inthe inthe the ic Walker cup singles but Is a definite threat in our amateur championship In the last two years cars Thomson has won the British amateur championship and the Scottish cattish amateur amate r once once each and he the Irish amateur twice The son on of oC Archie Thomson a Glasgow Glassow he is a shy and nd Inarticulate boy with the dour determination which helps in golf British critics pronounce his swing his tem temperament Imper- Imper And yet et he seemed nervous nerv- nerv ous us when he arrived here There Is nothing shy or inarticulate late ate about McLean however He Heis is probably the most confident player play- play er r on the British squad and certainlY one of the the- b best st He h has cJ won von the le Scottish amateur three iree times and b has s pl played on the British Walker cup team once Won Von Bo Boys Boys' Title SIn Since e L Great t Britain has ha never won a Walker alker cup match British officials reasoned that it would be beIse wise Ise to choo choose e as many new players on n this years year's team as possible Among mong these Dykes and Lang- Lang Icy ley ey Dykes say the critics wins with his Jis heart His uncle was one of the he greatest international players In the history of British ru rugby by football football football foot foot- ball and young Dykes himself Is rated one one of the best in the game t