SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1927.
SPORTS
LOCAL GOLF.
STARTING TIMES FOR FANLING.
TO-MORROW'S MATCHES.
The final of the championship of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club will be played to-morrow
over
CRICKET SCORING.
VEXING PROBLEM AGAIN REVIEWED.
A HARDY ANNUAL.
London, Oct. 31. That hardy annual, the method of
THE CHINÄ MAIL,
“KEY” HALF BACKS. AWAITS HIS CHANCE. TENNIS BALL FIGHT.
PIVOTAL POSITION PLAYERS IN RUGBY.
EXPERT'S OPINIONS.
London.
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thirty-six holes, the finalists being reckoning the County Cricket Cham- other member of the team. He suf. Conâdent but not to the point of the ball and that there was to be more difcult, since it enlls for the Credits 60 days' sight 51%
R. Andrewex and R. M. Smith. The following times have been
'drawn for the old course:
9.24 a.m., Final round of Cham pionship:
0.28 a.m., H. A. Lammert, D. J. Gilmore:
9.32 .m., W, A. Weight, II. A Mills.
9.36 ... F. H. Swayne, W. Beveridge.
9.40 m., H. M. Currie, J. P. Sherry.
The half-backs in a Rugby team occupy a position which by general acknowledgment is regarded as pivotal. In the Rugby Leagüe code the scrummage half-back is the player more under observation, be- cause of his varying tasks, than any fors criticism if there is difficulty in putting the ball into the scrum mago, and he arouses Indignation if he does not fall behind when the task has been accomplished.
The half-back is always in the picture, and his need to cope with
"Experience has proved it to be the everchanging situations which
Impossible to produce a first-class ariso gives the close student of his
In the summer of 1925 he took up ball at a maximum retail price of play ample opportunity for fault-professional boxing, after three 14s. 6d. a dozen," stated the letter, finding. Capable acrummage half- years as an amateur. He is the after referring to unofficial infor- backs have been fairly numerous in type of boxer who glories in tak-mailon that the intention of the the Rugby League, and the men re- ing one if he can give one. So far L.T.A, was to reduce the price to
For On demand
On Calcutta- Wire
184
Bank on demand.... 2/- 7/10 Bank B0 day's sight. Bank 4 months' sight 2/- Credits 4 months' sight 2/13% Chicago. Members of the Federation of
There are two usual methods of Documentary 4 months In welterweight boxing circles British Manufacturers of Sports
aight
On Paris- there is one boy who, although ho and Games, Limited, have decided dealing with a business which is In enfeebled health, writes the has been denied a chance to meot to
to tender for the
Medical Correspondent of the On demand Jos Dundee or Mickey Walker, firm supply to tennis balls to the Lawn Timea." The first way is to "cut Credits 4 months' sight 1995
On Berlin- ly believes that an opportunity is Tennis Association under the con-
new is to infuse
life into the 'On demand all he needs to become champion, ditions set forth by the association. down expenses," the second way
On New York- Ho is Sergeant Sammy Baker, a These provided that the manufac-
patient.
The second way is much the On demand product of the United States army, turers must not brand the box or
an agreed fixed price between the exercise of courage and even of On Bombay- cockiness, Baker said:
"All I want is a chance at the L.T.A. and the manufacturere.
-But when it succeeds it Wire In a letter sent to the associa- daring. championship and if I don't win it by a nock-out, I won't ask for ation by the federation after the is much the more effective.
meeting it was pointed out that al-to cut down expenses means, second shot."
Baker took up the gloves as an though the tender was only recely. most cases, to restrict the scope
18434 On Singapore- amateur in Hawaii and he was suced by some of the manufacturers of the business. And the smaller On demand
the scopo the greater the danger.
86% coasful in winning many titles from it closed on Thursday.
Exactly the same sort of choice On demand
On Manila- Navy boxers. In his defences of the Army.
les before a man whose health is
par becoming enfeebled. He can, if he On demand .............. likes, cut down his expenses-that
On Shanghai--- to say, he can restrict his On demand
......... 78% to 30 day's sight (private
paper) activities or he can set out increase activity in the very teeth
This latter course, demands a On demand Like Jack Dempsey, he is a great If the object of the association high degree of resolution, but the
(per_tael) exponent of the body blow. His in calling for tenders is to provide rewards are commensurate with Gold Leaf, 100 fine Sovereigna (Bank's
buying rate). method of fighting is a continual a cheaper ball it means (the let-the effort expended. Perhaps the attack to the body which heter said) that the manufacturers greatest reward of all is the dis-
which is always made Silver (per 02) covery,
26 13/18 climaxes with a clip. to the jaw, of high-class goods may have to sooner or later, that health, no Bar Silver in Hong for his knock-outs.
reduce the quality of the rubber,
2% prem self-preservation, with all the ills in foro the close of the 1924 visit he Mickey Walker, and Jack Waxman, felt, to comply with the require-and is therefore capable of im- Chinese Copper Cash nom.
So far Jack Kearns, manager of and certainly the quality of the matter how enfeebled, is health. manager of the Joe Dundee have ments which the association seeks provement. The weakest man pos Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem turned down offers to met Baker, to imposa. Tex Rickard is said to have had Baker signed for a match with Dun-
9.14 m., C. B. Johnson, A. B. opinion affects the provision for garded as the foremost since 1920 he has done more giving than tak-that figure from the present prices of his weakness.
Raivorth.
Tom Washington, professional golfer, is said to lend the world at making holes in a single shot; hay- ing 17 to his credit.
plonship, will come before the most ing of the Advisory Committee at Lord's shortly. It is almost certain that a recommendation will be made a backing to the M.C.C., with sufficient to bring it into operation; that a change be made.
Exnetly on what lines the com- petition will be decided next season is at the time obscure, but one point on which there is an unanimity of
points on the first innings. Ori- kinally the scheme was a good one, but competition has become keen, and the half loaf became better than the fear of no bread.
In a word, it has been a case of
voked from slow batting. If the first innings factor is disposed of, at least something will have been done to brighten batting. It could not be more precautionary.
Lancashire have ever been to the fore in trying effective remedies, and they are early in the lists with a proposal to abolish the first inn- ings difference. They offer no con- crete resolution as to the award of to leave it to points, preferring open discussion.
Nevertheless we are aware that the county committee's mind centres
are J. H. Rogers and Jonathan Paring. kin, who represented England In Australasin during that year.
Off the field Parkin is a modest man, but that his capabilities as a half-back impressed the Australians was evident from the fact that be-
received a tempting offer to settle in the Commonwealth. Fortunate ly for England, Yorkshire, and Wakefield, Parkin resisted the great financial inducement.
How To Put The Ball In. I invited his opinion, as to the method, from the point of view of securing possession, of putting the ball into the scrummage. It is a feature of play at the present time occnatoning much controversy,
"I prefer," he states, "to put the ball in with a downward-motion-in- stead of the underhand method
here.
Mushy Callahan in here.
clean-livor.
(of 18a. 6d. to 218.
Patents at Stake.
seasca some strength, and may, in the majority of cases, increase his possession.
But he must set about the husi dee at least four times but Joe re- The proposal that no ball shall fused each time, according to word bear the name of the manufacturer ness discreetly, and he must have at his disposal a certain modicum makes it quite impossible for some Baker has lost to Willie Harmon of the makers of high-class tennie of knowledge. He must know, for example, that life, in its physio- and Pete Latzo but he redeemed bails to tender at all for their best logical aspect, is a series of reac We himself easily by knocking out quality product, for the reason that tions rather than of actions.
Beven rounds the moment they produce a bull
respond to the whips of circum- Like Tunney, Baker under their own particular form of stance and measure our fitness by
manufacture without certain marks
our responses. by which the article could be iden-
Thus, the strong man courts diff- tified they forfeit valuable rights calties and dangers which will under existing patent law.
afford him an opportunity" of And he The manufacturers' federation is
to strength. Each difficulty evokes well, smothered by an opponent whely, informed that there is a desire passes, too, as a rule, from strength a response which is more than ade- is there to stop progress. One must on the part of the association to be able to pass with both hands. fix the prices at which the ball may quate to overcome it
"Understanding and combination be sold and the profits which may credit balance is built up for use in coping with still more arduous The federation la of the opinion tasks. with the loose forward and outside half back are also necessary, and that this is, in essence, an attempt
This truth of the "credit balance" before a match I usually have a talk, made by the association to enforce a well known in the moral world. with my partner and then work to or inflict a price which limits the It is a truism of that world that plan according to what I think is free trading capacity of all those every victory over temptation aug- best, once I have obtained the mea-associated with the ball trade, ments the powers of resistance, or,
as the hymn has it:- sure of my opponents. This is im- either in production or sales, would portant. Many players make a be strenuously opposed by every great mistake in omitting to have a legal means which lie in the federa- proper working policy with their tion's power.
The federation requeste
towards the time when the vexed practised by many scrummage half- tween getting away and being-unofficially, but it believes correct.exercising his strength.
question will be disposed of for all time, by all first-class counties meet- ing each other.
Views In Support. That cricket millennium is not yet. Meanwhile it is significant that Yorkshire support their neigh- hours in reformation of the present system...
Mr. F. C. Toone, their secretary, suggests that points be awarded only for a win, and this may be It the kernel of fresh proposals. This grand
may inspire the effort to win out- total was renchel recently when he
riglit. On the other hand, under shot the thirteenth, a 26-yard hole, on the Forest Hill course in "Jersey,"
the existing percentage conditions only a few hours after he'd mude
there is no getting away from the the 18-yard hole in one drive on the Chorbrook course. The two fact that failing a win it is con- holes in one in one day constitute
sidered botter not to lose. a record. When he's asked how he does it, he smiles and says: "I don't know I just do it!"
9.48 a.., G. Murray, K. E. Grelg. 9.52 a.m., A, Leach, F. A Red- mond.
9.5G a.m., H. L. Rogers, E. R.
Hallifax.
10.00 a.m., B. P. MacMahon, F. C. Fowle.
10.04 a.m., W. A. Rutterfeld, W. Ironside.
10.08 a.m., C. B. Shank, M. Mur-
ray.
10.12 m. A. O. Brawn, N. K. Littlejohn.
Io.
back. I do this because I think it is a method which nine times out of ten prevents forwards kicking it out again. The endeavour to avoid the forwards' legs in the cause of much trouble and delay. The down ward motion gets it in and undoubt edly speeds up play."".
The function of a half-back Is to get the ball away to a supporting colleague when he gets possession from the scrummage, and Parkin'a success in this respect is so pro- nounced that his views are more than ordinarily interesting.
"To get the ball away to advan- tege," he continued, " is of course the big problem which every half- back has to overcome. The great need is to beat the opposing half- back; for obviously if you fail to Arthur Gilligan, the England cap. do this the difficulty of making the tain during the last tour in Austra- extra man is a task which must de- lia, and leader of Sussex, would like, volve upon some other player of the to see three points awarded to the alde. winners, one to the losers, and none
draw. 1 for
Probably other! schemes will be evolved, but the broad principle is that we should omit half-measures.
BOXING IN AUSTRALIA.
round.
Sydney.
In a 15-rounds contest here the 10.16 am., E. Stone, G. E. Costal-coloured Amerlenn boxer, "Tiger" Payne, knocked out Charlie Chet 10.20 am, 1. D. Erskine, T. G. wynd, of Leicester. In the tenth Bennett.
The Englishman was not in the 10.24 a.m., F. S. Harrison, M. M.
best of condition, whereas his op- Maas.
10.28 a.m., J. B. Lacon, D. Me-ponent was very fit and punched hard. The American welghed 12st. 2lb. and Chetwynd 12st. 4lb.
Callum.
10.32 a.m., C. B: Robertson, A. E. Lissaman.
10.36 am., R. M. Chaloner, H. Spicer.
10.40 a.m., H. L. Mackenzie, F. D. Wood.
10.44 a.m., M. H. Ivy, A. Som- merfelt.
10.48 a.m., G. H. Wilson, A. K. Henderson.
10.52 a.m., C. B. Brown, S. T. Butlin.
10.56 a.m., H. R. Sturt, A. J.! Frank.
J. Cameron, E. P.
11.00 a.m., Streatfeld,
LOCAL CRICKET.
FULL. PROGRAMME FOR
TO-DAY.
THINGS WERE FAIRLY. NORMAL IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD
DURING THE WEEK-END, THE CLUB LOST,
THE BORDERERS SCORED A LOT OF COALS, AND THE CLUB RESERVES HATCH
WAS CANCELLED. THE CHINESE
PLAYED A CLOSE PASSING GAME
The following is the list of GENERALLY
matches down for decision to-day:
League Division I.
Chinese R.C. v. Civil Service C.C. University v. Royal Artillery. Indian R.C. "B" v. Craigengewer. Kowloon C.C. v. Indian R.Q.."A",
Division II.
Civil Service. v. University. H.K. Electric Co v. Kowloon C.C. Police R.C. v. Royal Navy.
Friendly.
H.K. C.G. 2nd v. Recreio. Eecreio v. Chinn Light & Power.
To-morrow.
Indian R.C. v. H.E. Electric Co.
PASSING CLOSE
TO THE
CLUB GOAL
THIS KIND OF THING WENT ON VERY WELL
AND
SOME WHERE ABOUT
Looking Ahead.
quired.
"It is necessary to be ready to work on the blind side if the poai- tion demands it, and picking up the ball, although in itself appearing to be a task not over difficult, must be accomplished quickly-without any "That little bit of anticipation fumbling or hesitancy, makes a wonderful difference be
be made.
the
outside colleague. As a consequence Lawn Tennis Association to receive whatever advantage is gained can
discuss the pro- a deputation to be wasted because of the lack of blems raised by the schemo. support.
Keep Them Guessing,
"As regards the needs of the game from the half-back point of view,
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Athens
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Bucharest
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A young Italian who lately Anished his University course and means to take up architecture as a profession, has been one of the first to benefit by Mussolini's order that every Italian merchant
Dr. Lee Tong, Chinese phar- Canton Ice ship: should reserve two berths:
da free on every voyage for youngmacist, Manila appealed to the Camente (comb.) Italians desirous of seeing the Court of First Instance from world. They can choose their judgment rendered by the Col-HK Ropes (ald)
lector of Customs ordering the condo. route and the extent of the four-fiscation of one case of Lim Chop United Asbestos ney, paying only about 18 or 20 pills containing 1,000 bottles on a Stores, &c. lire a day. be
the ground that they
Dairy Farma This brings "the grand tour" ed drugs. within the reach of the profes Dr, Tong alleges that although Der A. Wings
Mackintoaks sional classes, and will surely the pills in question do fall under Lans, Crawfords
Bincares serve as a liberal education the classification of prohibited drugs, still he has the authority to
Wm, Powells Book and rifle make the perfect import them because he is duly Miscellaneous. Fascist,” Mussolini often reminds licensed pharmacist and holds a R.K. Amusements his young followers, and now he licence and permit was issued by FK. Constructions adds the traveller's compass to the Collector of Customs allowing D. Ind. G. Bends the emblems of excellency. him to import prohibited drugs.24 H. E. Govt. Loa
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