THURSDAY,
JULY 14, 1927.
SPORTS
HOME OPEN GOLF.
"ROBBY" JONES' RECORD) ROUND.
AUSTRALIAN COMES SECOND.
St. Andrews, July 13.
Hi the British ogen golf champion-
ship "Bobby" Jones played amazing golf and did the first round in 68 (a 32 and t
36) beating the amateur record of the course by three strokes and equalling Dun- can's professional record.
Five thousand followed whose sceres read Jones 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3,
4. 2. 3. 4. 2, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, (68). ·
He was bankered at the second
ami took two to get out. He holed
a 14 yard put on the fifth green, doing 580 yards in two.
Then
THE CHINA MAIL,
AUSSIES IN MÁLAYA.
-REVIEW OF SUCCESSFUL TOUR.
SPORTING ENTHUSIASM.
BOXING.
SPANIARD DEFEATS HARRY WILLS.
K.O. IN FOURTHI ROUND.
connection with a match with Paolino, the Basque woodchopper.
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OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
Hong Kong, July 14, 1927, 10.30a.m.
Stock
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Block Exchango.
That they must be feeling the effects of four weeks of concen- trated cricket under tropical skies
Chance for Wils. we can well believe. What has made it specially hard was that
The match is practically closed the visitors were only sufficient in
by Senor Humbert J. Fugazy, who number to make up a team and
vies with Tex Rickard as our pre- thus all were called upon to play.
moter of things fistic. Now in my in every match, save in one or
New York July 14. opinion, Wills knows much too Malaya bade a regretful good-two, cases where indisposition
The Spanish Boxer Paolino much for the Spaniard. I do not this impossible. Their bye to eleven Australians who made
Uzcudun knocked out Harry Wills, believe that Wills's hands are any T.T. on London
Banks. WORKING AT GOLF. have made things very interest-hosts have much appreciated the the Negro heavyweight in the good. I do not believe he dares T.T. on Shanghai ing for us during the past month, sporting way in which they re fourth round of 15-round contest to hit a hard jaw as hard as his Hongkong Bank
$115 Lon. Reg. says the "Straits Times. When solutely stuck to the programme at Ebbetsfield, Brooklyn.-Reuter arm and back muscles will permit
and yet this Paulino is just the Chartered Bank $20 first it was suggested that ajand all the social engagements
type of fighter who would make Mercantile A. & B.... £31 strong Australian cricket team which went with it.
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Particularly has the tour been WILLS AND PAOLINO. ring. ed as to whether it would be worth valuable in giving people in while. Most people pictured a Malaya who never in their lives The position of the professional series of matches in which the will watch first-class cricket in
ing of the ponderpus round-house China Underwriters.. 50 cts. awings of the Basque would have North China Insurance T148 golfer has undergone numerous visitors would make a gigantic England or Australia a chance of NEGRO MAY STAGE A COME slow rushes and blocking or duck-Canton Insurance changes, says Archie Compston.score and get the local opposition seeing the best there is. Britain)
the crowd remarking that this Union Insurance..... $278 b $280 a
($278/9 sa Many will remember that he used
was a different Brown Panther Yangtze Insurance
... $40 M. than the one whom Jack Sharkey be green keeper as well as player for two handfuls of runs. To rightly prides herself on her en- In his young days, Harry Vardon certain extent the great super-thusiasm for sport, and the won-
50 castly tamed, and the fight Fire Insurances, · has told us that be played this dun iority expected has been shown, derful way in which it has been
New York. would serve to put Wills back on China Fire Insurance $210. part, and even to-day, at the small but the tour has emphatically developed in every place where the clubs where little golf is played ex-been well worth while. There re-British flag flies has perhaps had
What about Harry Wills? Is a pedestal not far below the one II.K. Fire Insurance .. $600 cept at the week-end, the profes- mains, of course, that famous more to do with the cementing
Shipping. sional lends a hand with the mow "test match" at Kuala Lumpur of good relations than all the there still a good tight left in the from which Sharkey jostled him. And then some promoter, prob- ing and the general upkeep of the in which Malaya actually won by efforts of the politicians.
We sincerely hope that there Brown Panther? course, In more recent timies, how- 39 runs. True il was a wicket
H.K. Tugs & Lighters 1.10 ever, it has been recognised that a on which anything could happen, will be other visits of the kind, who was the dark menace in the ably Fugazy, would have another Douglases professional can play a more useful
do. (Def.) $46 part so far as the member are con-but it is true also that it was the when the visitors may find it pos-heavy weight division for some 16 ready made match tossed right in H.K. Steamboats
for both sides, and the sible to bring two or three re- years at last reached the end of his lap. Wills and Maloney, for Indo-Chinne(
Shell Transporta rerned and generally he devotes his same whole time to looking after their Malayan eleven are entitled to all serves and the programme enn his rope as a factor to be reckon- instance or Wills and who knows
The resultant match, if Wills Star Ferries interests,
kinds of credit for a fine achieve be spread over a longer period. In ed with in the class? So it seemed Dempsey?
future the doings of Australian over in Ebbetts Field Inst Colum- A number of people think that the ment. professional lends a life of ense and The match which ended the cricketers will be read with spe-bus Day when the rather green does to Paulino what he figures to some luxury.
Is occupation is tour also illustrated that famous cial interest by enthusiasts of var-Jack Sharkey battered him so do, would provide a great gate- pleasant, inasmuch, as a consider "glorious uncertainty of the ious races in Malaya, and of cer- badly that Wills, either through and most likely a "bum contest." China Sugars able part of it is carried on out of
The Australians declared tain of the pinyers readers will be lack of control brought about by doors But he does not escape the game. trials and troubles of the ordinary with 341 and got their opponents able to say that they have seen weakness, or in sheer desperation man, and his business affairs, as out for 69. Following on, Malaya them play on Malayan grounds.committed a foul that gave the From the point of view of the fight to the Boston strong boy they are conducted through the bad lost seven wickets for 57 be- shop, are often a worry. Just like fore lunch time, and the majority Malayan resident also the visit and brought restful respite to WONDERFUL BERYL, it develops that UNIQUE GEM FOR BRITISH any other trader, the professional of the spectators did not trouble has done much to quicken inter- the negro.
One But now Had est in Australia itself. often wonders how he is going to to go back in the afternoon.
a green, they done so they would have wishes that the journey was just Sharkey is not merely seen a fine partnership between a few days shorter so that a trip strong young fellow. Brand and Harker-Taylor, which, to Australia could come within blossomed forth in his true colours while it could not stave off an the compass of a spell of short as a smart, fast clever, hard-History through the action of innings defeat, put on sufficient leave. It is said that there is a hitting boxer, who has the ability the Trustees, recently saved for runs to make the score look re-possibility of this being done to keep cool and shoot his punches permanent preservation a magni-H.K. & W. Docks spectable. From the sporting within not so very long time at the proper time and with the ficent crystal of beryl of gem Hongkews
the course of events would have been Shanghai Docks..... point of view the visit has been The more people of different parts proper timing-in short, a real quality, which in the ordinary New Engineerings of the highest value.
of the Empire see of each other menacing contender for Malaya
H.K. & S. Hotels blue colour and then cut up for Hongkong Lands has been accustomed to take its and get some insight into each heavyweight championship of the heated to give it the necessary Lands, Hotels & Bldgs.
$55% other's problems
better work.
Hongkong Realty... $8 cricket very much for granted,]
We now discover that Wills was ornamental purposes.
The crystal, which is from H.K. Territorials .... $16 and outside the enthusiasts there will relations.be. has not been much general inter-
Discovering The East. up against a real opponent and not
find that the "set up" that Sharkey was Brazil, stands 13 centimetres Humphreys Estates.. $1214
Prince's Building It is gratifying to pay his bills. For he can make bad est in the great British game.
the East is being more and more generally regarded at the time the high, has a diameter of ten to Prince Ba debts, and though it may be some-
Public Impressed.
was made. discovered by Australians as an match
Of course, twelve centimetres, and weighs Cotton Mills. thing of a surprise, players also run up considerable bills and de- The fact that local players can excellent place in which to take a Wills was a bit overrated, just as 2,505 grams: The gem is excep mand long credit. Besides, we ac-make a respectable showing holiday, though it is to be fear- Sharkey was underrated, never-tional in size, and is remarkable wo Cottons casionally make mistakes FI our against a visiting team including ed that a large proportion of them theless Sharkey's subsequent suc- for its crystal-line development, Shai Cottons (Oh). T51 trading which cause a financial loss. four of last year's Australian do not carry their journey beyond cesses serve to put the Brown nothing like it being known in
But, as
professionni I make no Test Match players has impressed Java.
Panther in rather a more favour-jany museum collection.
Purchases for the Geological China Buses
a beau-H.K. Tramways As a youth
was attracted to
work-Peak Trams (old) the game, and I have no regret that future there should be much tour has given Malaya induces when he faded into the gloom of Department included
a sport more of them to extend the trip Ebbetts Field after he had been tifully preserved and
of I decided to try and get my living more enthusiasm over
do. (new) by ed out knocked from it. Best of all, I like the which tests the whole capabilities to British territory to see much practically
Singapore Tractions ichthyosaur, near 13 ft. long, Taxis work. especially the teaching. It of the players as few other sports which is well worth seeing that Sharkey.
on a slab of lias shate from Holz- fascinates me to watch the deve do. From a wider point of view will. be another reason for grati-
Miscellaneous. Mystery Man.
maden, Wurtemburg. Only a lopment of a pupil. There are the visit should have a value in tude to Mr. Macartney and his
H.K. Amusementa Wills always has been the big model of the specimen was shown Canton lees usually great possiblities, and every teacher with his heart in his Australia itself in spreading in- men and those whose persistence
the organisation of the mystery of the heavy-weight to the Trustees, but the original Cemerits (comb,)" True enough, he fought is believed to class.
represent a job has his reward when they are formation regarding an important led to
do. (old) realised. It is my belief that there country under British guidance tour.
and defeated some of the great-species of the genus Eurhino- should be no formula in the instruc-and comparatively close to the
est heavyweights that we have saurus, of which there is only one China Lights (comb.) $13
(old) $104 tion of golf. Fundamental prin-southern hemisphere,
had in modern times, among them other example known, and is pre- do. (new). $7% ciples must, of course, be observed; but each person can be allowed a his men, once they have got away SINGAPORE BOXER. the great Sam Langford, Joe served in the Stuttgart Museum. China Prov.... little licence, and the art of teach-from all the fastings and junket-
Jeannette, Sam McVey and others The genus is so named because H.K. Constractions... $2.30.
$15 Der A. Wings His first bad shot was in the tenthing is to fit a style to the player rings and are able to have that BOY WALLEY'S SUCCESS IN of lesser ability, but the fact re- of the exceptionally long snout Dairy Farms
ther than to attempt to make the
mains that the best men that he characterising its members. H.K. Electrics AMERICA.
beat already had beaten him be- player adopt a given style which much needed "lie off"
Geology also acquired the well- Macao Electrics fore and were on the toboggan preserved skull of a crocodile from H.K. Ropes (old) Accounts of Boy Walley's (the when he scored over them, while the Miocene of the Moghara do. (new) As a Free-Lance,
Mackintosh Some time ago, 1 made an experi They have made a fairly exten. Singapore boxer) success against he was on the up grade, ns. we Oasis in Egypt, the only other Lane, Crawfords
Frankie Murray in San Fran- might say..
specimen, less perfect, being in Sinceree..... He held out at the 18th amidst ment. I resigned my position on aive tour of a rich and prosperous cisco are to hand. This was a
United Asbestos However, the public for the last the Museum at Cairo. the eve of a trip to America and country, where, judging by the
Purchases for the Department Watsons ten rounds, half-dozen years or so, almost return fight over decided to become
scale of hospitality, all the white Walley having lost on points at continuously has held up Wills as of Zoology included a large and Telephon Tail stories had been told about the inhabitants live in
ease and earnings of Hagen and other pro-
the previous meeting, and the fessionals in America who were not luxury. Actually they have seen
only contender for the title held caroli), which was washed ashore attached to
do not more of Malaya than falls to the contest topped the bill at the the one man who was the one and very rare Squid (Stenetheuthis Nanyang Tobaccon a club, but
It was a lot of a good many people who Monarch Athletic Club on June by Jack Dempsey. It never was in March last at Scarborough. think they influenced me. gamble which appealed. It is not spend years here but are tied by true either that I intended to settle their work to one place. They
Walley appears to have made because of anything Wills had done or any spectacular note- down in America. Statements to have seen tin mines and rubber a forceful fight of it all the way worthy ring feat accomplished by this effcet were broadcast, but I was estates, they have been entertain through. He kept going at the him, that made the fight public! not responsible for them. If I haded by Sultans and high officials, American from the first to the take up the cudgels in his behalf] wanted to live in America I could and in spite of a strenuous tour last gong, punishing Murray bad-and demand that he be given a offer has been made to me, and, they have had the opportunity of ly with body punches. Murray fight with Dempsey but, strange-July a financial point of view, picking up a good deal of inform-did some damage in the second ly enough, it was because of the
round, but he only checked things he did not do. Walley for & moment. The
The things that served to keep Singapore boy continued to be wills out of a fight with Demp- the aggressor and his punchessey for the title were the fights carried plenty of weight. He that he indulged in and the show- dropped Murray once with a ing he did not make in these
By that I mean hefty right-hander and in the
fights.
“Unalawood & UNITAMOOR, A. Yi
Jim Barnes.
amid cheers he holed a 30 yard
putt for three. After that he set an eagle and three birdies.
when he drove short and duffed a chip shot.
complaint. I am satisfied with my the public mind. and in If the advertising which the able light than he was left in
Jot.
We think Mr. Macartney and
on the
may for physical reasons be entire-Marella, will find themselves high- ly impressed with all that they A nasty lie at the 14th cost bimy unsuitable to him.
have seen. three to the green.
a denfening ovation.
First round lenders are:-
have done so. More than one
R. T. Jones
68,
Nettle fold (Australia)
71-
Dobron, (East Renfrew)
72
Storey (West Hill) ...
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Hudson (Tenby) Kirkwood
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Murray (Skerries)
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Barnes
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Butation. were very tempting.
Robson
76
one cannot lightly throw of home
Aubrey Boomer
76
ties. It has again been suggetsed
Taylor
76
that I shall not come back from the present American tour.
This is
Tolley
77
also untrue.
Naboltz (U.S.A.)
77
77
78
in July. Let me say frankly that
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Melhorn (U.S.A.) Tweddell
LOCAL TENNIS.
KOWLOON TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.
The following will represent the *K.C.C. on Saturday at 4.30 p.m. on
K.C.C. ground:-
Club de Recreio
C. H. Atkins and D. J. Purves, W. Woodward and K. A. Carstensen, P. M. Pinguet and G. S. Ford.
team v. KB.S.F.P.A.-C. H. Leddra and W. Brown, R. F. Strange and J. S. Smith, Geo. Lee and A. J. Kew.
WIGHTMAN CUP.
MISS RYAN TOO BUSY TO PLAY.
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I shall return with must be able to command them and the rest of the team and all, being produce them when they are want Consistency counts for more well, I hope to compete for the Bri- ed.
laat round although Murray stood every time Wills took part in a tish championship at St. Andrews than flashy brilliance.
Whilst we generally play at golf, up to a slugging exchange, he battle just when the iron seem- I have no desire to leave home for the Americans work at it. Duncan was in a bad way when the gong ed hot and ready to strike for a
told us this several years ago, but sounded." America, and it will have to be
championship battle he made One of the most interesting such a miserable performance, some exceptional opportunity which we have been slow to appreciate all will make me change my mind.
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for myself when I was in America things about Walley is that since even though winning at that, he But after a year or so as a free how the professional there takes he has been away he has put on immediately killed off any chance lance, I admit that there is some- thing more to be preferred in a de- the utmost pains to be shot perfect. the weight that he needed. For for the title bout. finite appointment, To be one's Unlike ue, he is not prepared to the above contest he scaled 112 Time would elapse and pretty
take anything for granted. Before own master is, perhaps, attractive, the start of every tournament, all pounds and a half, just over the soon Mr. John Public would ágain] but the life is unsettling. There are also other aspects of the free balls and spend half an hour trying to his being far too light for the along came Sharkey. What the ere the competitors go out with a dozen flyweight limit. This explodes the begin to talk of Wills as a con- prospect that many held out as tender for Dempsey's title. Then lance's work which are trying the clubs over. The result is that From the point of view of tourna when they are called to the tee they flyweights in America. Murray Boston strong boy did to the ment play, one has more time for are already in touch with the game way well within the bantam Brown Panther is now ring his- practice, but when I was attached and are less likely to make slips class, weighing 114 pounds. tory. And there is no doubt but to a a club I could always make time,
The victory was well deserved, that he could repeat the trick, the at the beginning of the round. even if it meant staying after all the lessons
I have always worked at golf, and, Possibly it is thought that the man any success I have achieved has and it is going to prove very next time doing ever a more com- This much, no doubt, will be who has no club duties to attend not come easily.. I have spent hour profitable, for it gives the local plete and quicker job,
after hour practising, and though lad the opening for bigger things. to should play better, but I am not temperamentally I am supposed to We understand that efforts will conceded by even the most ardent conscious that this has been
mybe able to do this better than many be made to match him against admirer of Harry Wills as a fight- experience.
players,
Genario, I am bound to admit that Frankie
Newsboy cr. But here comes the strange the task has sometimes grown irk Brown and other prominent fly-part of it all. Harry Wills once some and if I had not been so keen weights, the ultimate aim being more by his silence and inactivity and determined to make a place for myself in the game, I do not sup- the World's flyweight champion, and he is now being talked of in to fix a match between him and is exerting his strange nfluence pose I should have shown quite the
little late were
over.
ཐཱ ༎ Not Enough Practice. As a professional, I believe that one should work at the game. Generally the British golfer does not practice enough, One cannot, of course, expect the amateur to same amount of perseverance. La Barba, make labour of it, though his|
To succeed, the golfer must have game would, I am sure, be all the ambitions, and, if
The boy's younger brother, may say so, ho better if he were more thorough. In must be a little ruthless to realise who has been cleaning up all regard to the professional, how-them. He must be able to fight, he
the Phillipine | opposition in
The Younger Walley.
I have always thought it must have a big heart and be able Islands was unfortunate in his New York, July 13.
sential that he should take off his to stand up to all the rebuffs he is Miss Ryan, owing to personal affairs which will keep her abroad coat and roll up his sleeves, as it bound to experience. Above all, he return bout with Joe Alexander With in Manila. It was a hard fight all the summer, will not be avail-were, for this is the only way in must have self-discipline.
which one could hope to he success- able for the team which will deful. You may be able to play the many golfers, these virtues have to and the two were very close, so be acquired, and in the meantime, much so that many disputed the fend the Wightman Cup against| the English ladies at Forest Hill shots, but that is not enough. You there is a danger that he may be decision. They have been re- In August-Reuter.
Continued at foot of next column. misunderstood.
matched over 12 rounds.
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