SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1931.
EASIER
GOLF
-by-
H.STUART HOBSON
DOES IT HELP TO PLAY GOLF WITH THE
PROFESSIONAL?
WHY I HATE SPORT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Frank Confession of Anti-"Socialism.”
SOME HARD KNOCKS.
J [By "Malachi.")
I must have been that kick on the ankle. We' were both playing three-quarter and my passing, I | must admit, had been a bit faulty. But I was only just "up" from my Prep. School, where Rugby was taught by a master in pince-nez glasses who was known to write ly to the fore. To play with them poetry in the privacy of his tiny if you are a long-handicap man-bedroom, and I felt nervous and im- is something of a privilege.
potent among that formidable array of third and fourth-formers.
EXAMPLE AND PRECEPT.
A few golfers were discussing the other day the wisdom or otherwise of playing golf with the club pro- fessional.
They were speaking from the standpoint of the long-handicap ma?. The scratch man does not experience the same heartburnings over the disparity between amateur and professional. 11 in the long, handicap man who is apt to be sen- sitive about his relative incompet
ence.
And there you have the answer to the question.
A golfer who feels so sensitive when matched against a better play. or that he cannot produce his shots has hardly the temperament that makes a match-winning player. The professional who has the effect of introducing these emotions can! leurdly be the most helpful kind of professional.
Normally a match between pro- fessional and long-handicap golfers should be a happy game.
Dubious Advantage. The advantage of playing with these "top flight" men may be dubious. It is undoubtedly good to see golf as it should be played, but whether an occasional round can improve the golf of man who is not already something of a golfer is to be doubted. It is the man who is already a first-class player who benefits from a round with profex- sionals of this class.
Apart from these great ones of the professional school there are even more professionals who carry on the old tradition-except that they are much busier men than the old professions ever were.
Golf has grown tremendously during the last few years, and the professional now who devotes him- self to teaching can give lessons for several hours every morning during the season, and have one or more assistants to help him. This intensive teaching is not good for the golf of the professional, though it may make him a much better teacher of golf.
Sebastian, on the other hand, was in his second year and the Head would always shake his head when he watched him play, and mutter "Mark my words, that boy will get his Blue one day." As a matter of fact, he did, and I daresay his pic- ture is familiar to all of you who take in the illustrated weeklies.
LADIES' HOCKEY AT "ALL-IN" WRESTLING |
SOOKUNPOO.
H.K. and St. Andrew's in Opposition.
GOOD GAME EXPECTED.
This afternoon's match at Soo- kumpos. between the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club, the League champions of the Caer Clark Cup League, and St. Andrew's Ladies' Club, should attract a large crowd of spectators,
As is already known, the Hong have won the Caer Kong ladies Clark trophy with 13 points for seven matches played. The runners- up are the St. Andrew's ladies,' who have captured ten points in seven matches played.
NOT POPULAR.
Presented at National Sporting Club.
MODIFIED MURDER.
"All-In" wrestling is not a plea- sant thing to watch. It had a huge vogue in Australia, South Africa, and North and South America, but it was
not lasting. The general public in Britain has yet to see it as those countries saw It. it is not likely that they will see it.
The real thing was preacuted to National Sporting Club members at recently the London Sports Club and it has not popularised itself. The strangle, and gouging. hitting with the clenched fist, and a few other things at the discretion of the referee were barred, but it was still modified murder.
Hong Kong also covets the dis- tinction of not being beaten as yet, but they have played in one drawn
against the Recreio, St. Atholl Oakley, a former amateur game -- Andrew's Club, on the other hand, who distinguished himself at the poseases a fine team, but there la Olympic Games, won the match and an inclination for the forwards to the stake money. In doing so, he give M. Woolley, who plays at cen- did nothing that the all-in rules for- atre, to much work. More passing bade, but still he cracked his faint- In those days Sebastian was fond of the "gallery" as he is now, should bring better results in to-ing opponent's ribu, after causing
have to him to groan with anguish. and when i fumbled this pass from day's match. They will
For a man to dig his heels into Perkins he knew that the Head was pull together as a team, and, if they
a prostrate rival's face, or to squash watching him with gimlet eyes, for can hold E. M. Donelan, then the
bis nose flat with both hands, Ilouse rest should be quite easy. this
an end-of-term WAS
This match, although not a decidocan't look like any kind of sport, match and would make a deal of difference to the School reports. Aive one, should produce some fine and onlookers said so that night. teams on One or two rafsed a feeble cheer When a bay played badly something round play, as both
Oakley was announced the clue always seemed to suffer, so that paper appear to be well balanced. when
J. Smalley, who has played in goal winner, but this was drowned in a his French was "very poor," his
for Hong Kong is again playing chorus of "No! No!" Maths "showing a lack of con- centration," and his character, "a at full back. On their present lack of application and diligence." form, Hong Kong should win.
It will be remembered that when Sebastian's father always reminded
St. Andrew's on his sons of the School fees and, to Hong Kong met emphasise their tendency to leap February 28 in their first League rather than jump, would inculcate encounter they the Principles of Good Behaviour goals.
Having those factors in mind. Sebastian begrudged me my care- lessness and. gave me an artful, the ankle which aideways kick on incapacitated me from all games for
Both adversaries should be care- free-the professional berause he has in real fear of losing, even with the handicap he carries, and the amateur. transe he can have un possible regrets over defeat, and To-day we have great profes-with a length of rattan. because there is always the chancesional golfers who may or may not of victory following on unusual the good teachers, and we have many, excellent teachers who may or may not be in the first flight of golf.
The player who has a certain aptitude for golf, and who learn by example rather than by tenching, may well play with one of the famous men of the profes- ional world and cultivate style without any actual lessons.
Farm.
The conditions of the match are perfect for adventurous golf.
That Temperament! But many players are tempera- mentally better suited to the dour, lighting game, with furtunes flue
ating and no mercy on either
wide.
The same is true of the profes sional especially nowadays.
Years ago the professiona! spent his time making clubs, selling balls, and giving lessons. Occasionally he played a match against some of the stronger club members who could give him a game. Even more areasionally he competed in open events for some small prizes,
There are still large number of such professionals.
But big money prizes, especially In the United States, have changed all that. The professional who wins the "glittering prizee" of golf may become comparatively rich man
in a year.
One or two open championships may be worth £10,000 in one way or another to their possessors, or even more.
In pursuit of these prizes a number of professionals are figur- ing in tournaments throughout the Their names are continuous-
year.
Marvellous Knack.
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The player who takes to the game late in life, or who cannot easily learn by example and practice alone, should put himself in the hands of one of the professional teachers. Many of these men have a marvel lous Knuck of picking out faults, and showing how to put them right.
A professional's ability teacher cannot be gauged by his success in competitions.
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One thing is certain-golf must be learned either by the tuition of an expert or by the example of a Arat-class player.
can put
If a golfer can find a professional whose ways fit in with his, and with whom he can play pleasantly, he should learn a great deal by example. Alternately, he himself into the hands of an expert teacher-a golfer who has sacrificed his own aptitude for the game to his aptitude for teaching others. (China Mail Copyright).
J. E. H. Cogan, H. Lowe. J. R. Hinton, W. Wright.
a week.
won by five clear
The teams will line up as follow: St. Andrew's:-R. Rose. P. Wool- ley, I. Rogers, I. Gittina, M. White, Woolley, P. Gitting, M. Churn, Woolley, N. Field, E. Landolt. Reserve, J. Wong.
Hong Kong:-G. Little, E. Gray, J. Smalley, E. O'Hagan, A. Owen Since then I have always regard-Hughes, M. Wallace, I. Bell, E, G, ed all forms of sports in which it is Rosa, E. M. Donelan, C. Ferguson, possible to injure
your opponent M.. Bishop. with loathing. It is true that In tennis it is possible for the expert to land you a "beauty" in the eye, or in golf for un irate partner in a foursome to catch you a "crack" with the end of his club as a penal- ty for standing too near when he is addressing the ball. so rare that, I do not align these games in the above category.
But this is
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
ATHLETICS-St. Joseph's Col- lege Sports.
Club ground. football
So I never go to a match and never read about it in the papers. But Life is never com- plete unless it has a spice of irony. No. I have been compelled to write a weekly letter to my nephew, who is football "mad" for .... long enough to know more than most of you what a great game it really is-- to the man who plays it!
YOUNG INDIAN'S. RUNNING.
Splendid Time at One Hundred Yards.
VERY NEAR RECORD.
New Delhi, March 27. R. Vernicux, a young Bengal- Railway. athlete from Khargpur, won the 100 yards dash
N. K. Littlejohn, J. S. Nagpur Dykea.
GOLF.
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STARTING TIMES FOR TO-MORROW.
10.12
K. K. Rounds, R., Sanger.
10.16
G. Castle, W. Paterson.
10.20
P. S. Grant, J. B. Lanyon.
The Secretary of the Royal 10.24 Hong Kong Golf Club supplies
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the following list of starting 10.28 times for Fanling to-morrow:-
9.16 am. Not to be booked by !
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A. Ritchie, R. Young.
10.32
P. Sykes, T.
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W. W. MacKenzie, G. G.; 10.40 Johnston.
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in 9 4/5 seconds to-day in the All-
CRICKET-Club v Army on
FOOTBALL-To-day-Sunday Herald Charity Cup Final Scotland v v, China; Division I... Navy Recreio at the Stadium
Borderers v. ground,
Polico at Kowloon at 4.30 p.m.; Division 13.-University 7. Eastern on Club ground at 2.30 p.m.
HOCKEY-H.K.L.H.C. V. St. Andrew's Clue at Sookunpoo; Y.M.C.A. II. v. H.M.S. Medway at King's Park.
RACING--To-day-Third Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley."
LAWN BOWLS-May 2-Open- ing of League Senson.
May 9 Entries close for Open Singles Championship.
HOME.
FOOTBALL April 25-Eng- lish Cup Final. Wembley.
GOLF April 20-24-English Amateur Championship.
April 25 and 20-Professional. Tournament, Torquay.
April 27--Army. Championship. Sandwich.
RACING-April 29-Two Thou sand Guineas.
What was seen should not be allowed to prejudice people against true catch-na-can, or Lancashire wrestling. It has been practised in
as a sport. Britain for centuries A sport it remains, ‘and one most exciting, with action in almost every second, without resort to any of the tactics thought necessary to popularise wrestling abroad.
TRAINING FOR
ENGLISH CUP.
THE
EGGS NO GOOD.
Exeter City, the "surprise team" of this season's F.A. Cup competi- tion, who defeated First Division sides in Derby County and Leeds United, and made a draw with Sun- derland, did not eat any eggs dur- ing Cup training.
"They are no good for Cup-tie work" said Ted Jones, the trainer. "We eat a lot of fish, however."
KING GUSTAV AT LAWN TENNIS.
TIED MATCH.
Paris, April 10. King Gustav of Sweden and Henri Cochet, the well known Frenchman, played Christian- Boussus of France and William Landry of the United States in a tled match in doubles to-day,
The deciding set will be played off on Monday-United Press,
BETTY NUTHALL IS DEFEATED.
VARIABLE FORM. London, March 28,
In the first Hard Courts Tourna- ment of the season, Mrs. Fearnley- Whittingstall (Miss Ellen Bennett), beat Betty Nuthall 6-3, 6-2, Betty's variable form is subject to much speculation in the coming
A. N. Macfadyen, QA. achievement indeed if it can be re- LORD ABERDARE AND season, particularly as the Wight-
A. Macfadyen.
R. S. W. Paterson, J. G. cess of the teams which India is
Campbell.
A. G. Coppin, S. A. Langstou.
J. H. Raikes, 1 C. Higliet
C. Boumphrey, R. Brown.
expected to send to the Olymple Games at Los Angeles next year.
Vernieux, who has won the 100
yards at Calcutta in 10 seconds, has,
by improving on that timing to the extent of being only two-fifths of
0. Eager, A. D. Hum-a second worse than the world's re- phreys,
cord, proved his claim to be con- sidered the champion sprinter of
A. H. Ferguson, A. B. Raworth.
fon.
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C. Mycock, J. Forbes.
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R. W. Taplin, C. B. Terdre.
Cleland.
11.08
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F. C. Young, J. Nichol-
W. R. Vallance, D. G. R. Robertson,
11.20
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son.
11.12
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F. H. Crapnell, E. Sommers.
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I. D. Lennox, J. W. 11.16 Alabaster.
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G. W. Garrett, P.. S. Cassidy..
A. W. Hay Edle, H. S. Clippingdale,
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T. Low, R. C. Law.
RACQUETS TITLE.
EASY VICTORY.
London, March 30.
In the semi-finals of the British Amateur Racquets Championships played on Saturday:
I. Akers-Douglas (last year's runner-up) beat Crawley (champion 1929) 14-17, 16-11, 15-5, 4-16,
man Cup is to be played at Forest Hills, commencing August 7.
KID BERG CONTINUES TRIUMPHANTLY.
POINTS DECISION.
re-
Detroit, April 10. Jack Kid Berg, of Britain, tained his junior welterweight title to-night by winning a decision over Billy Wallace, of Cleveland, in a ten-round bout. Berg's aggressive, fast style kept Wallace on the de- fensive throughout. Berg weighed Lord Aberdare beat Douglas 15-0,188 hs. and Wallace 187 lbs-
United Press. 16-7, 15-10.
J. R. Masson, E. J. 15-12; and Lord Aberdare beat Muno.
Simpson 11-15, 15-9, 15-9, 15-13.
In the final played to-day,
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