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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 08, 1958
Page
3
The Richmond area staged a dramatic display by the Youth Safety Council and Road Runners Club to illustrate how 18 fatalities in a single block could occur on Virginia roads during Labour Day weekend. The event aims to support new safety pleas for Virginia roadways.
Cleary defeats Christensen five and four to capture the third federal club title after a tight 27 hole battle. Styman takes A grade, Gourlay wins B grade, mixed foursomes go to Cleary and Mrs Gentlemen with record entries and course improvements noted by President Ratford.
24 year old Swedish player Schmidt said he hoped to go to Australia in October for the States singles championship after being knocked out by top seed Mal Anderson. He believes grass-court exposure on the Australian circuit will aid his game. Schmidt, Sweden's No 2, won Wimbledon doubles with Sven Davidson and is the 1956 U.S. indoor champion and 1957 Swedish champion.
Australia’s Roley Tasker scored 995 points to finish sixth in the Flying Dutchman world championships on Lake Atter near Salzburg Austria. Italy led with 1 733 points, followed by Switzerland and West Germany in the top three.
Bruce Devlin, 20 year old New South Wales golfer, defeated Bob Duval at the 20th hole to win his Australian amateur golf championship match at Royal Adelaide. Victorian Kevin Hardy, 24, upset Peter Toogood at the 20th to surge as a title favorite.
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