SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1931.
PROTECT YOUR CLOTHES
AGAINST MOTH
BY USING
THE CLOSGARD WARDROBE
BAG.
IS MOTH, DUST AND DIRT PROOF... OPENS AND SHUTS EASILY BY MEANS OF THE "HOOKLESS FASTENER."
CAN BE HUNG IN WARDROBE OR FROM A NAIL.
FOLDS COMPACTŁY FOR TRAVELLING AND WILL HOLD A NUMBER OF GARMENTS.
ONLY A SMALL STOCK
AND
MODERATE in PRICE.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
JAVA S
MOUNTAIN
RESORTS-
WHEN it is hot and sticky
in HONG KONG
It is COOL and SUNNY in JAVA'S MOUNTAIN RESORTS
Varying in heights from 3,000 to 5,000 feet, with splendid hotels, wan- derful scenery, Interesting excur-, sions to mountain tops, hot springs. craters, that form the Ideal playing ground for your next vacation.
ROUND TRIPS FROM £37.3.10 upwards.
For information please apply: Thos.
Cook & Son, Ltd., American Express Co., Inc., and Java-China-Japan Line.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE
Chater Rend, Hong Kong.
Please send booklet and folders about round trips to Java and
Bali to:
Name
Address
DIAMOND
TURI
FOR
BETTER RECEPTION
USE
"DIAMOND" TUBES.
HUNG MING ELECTRIC CO. 157, Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG.
Tel. 25163.
THE CHINA MAIL.
GOSSIP IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
Hitherto
there Auto-Gliding. luve been few opportunities of Judging the possibilities inherent in gliding from level ground. Ob- vlously this sport becomes infinitely | more practical if it can be proved that a start need not be made from the top of a high hill.
But knowledge of auto-gliding at the present moment is more or less confined to a private experiment a few weeks ago which ended in a fatal disaster. Now at Brook- lands Mr. Low-Wilde, who holds the first glider-pilot's licence Issued in Britain, is to give a de- ! monstration in which he hopes to show that it is possible, by being towed at high speed along the rail- way straight. to rise 500 feet in balf a minute, soar around the grounds, and come to rest again on the same piece of track.
i
Mr. Low-Wike has already shown
FAMOUS GOLF DRIVE OF 380 YARDS.
DAVIS.CUP CONTROL.
Will Auto-Gliding Be A Success?
SAMMY WOODS.
tionship, two Western, two East- ern, and one South Californian championship.
Macdonald Smith said that his other deceased brother, Willie, had had twenty medals, In- cluding one for winning the Ameri- can Open championship, but that all those had been stolen.
*
#
S. M. J. Woods,
Obituary, whose death was re-
EASIER
GOLF
by
H. STUART HOBSON
DOUR PLAYERS WHO HAVE INDEPENDENCE
OF OUTLOOK.
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ADVERSARY.
9
He took each shot ns. he saw it,
ported on Thursday, шля the famous old Somerset cricketer and County Rugby player. He lay dangerously ill in a nursing home in Taunton for n comalderable time before succumb- England found they were unable to ing to an operation. Though suc- Ever 80 ofton A golfer fluda de su owing to their losses through! cessfully performed, the operation himself pitted against un adversary and played it as he thought best, left him very weak. Besides cap who, though out-matched, will not. He was a relief from those golfers the earthquake.
taking the Somersetshire eleven be beaten.
who take an iron for 180 or 190 believe I am right in saying that The player who always has auf yards when they would need to hit he holds a unique record-that of unexpected shot that he can pull out a really good brasafe shot to have representing both England and from the bag is never easy to beat. any sort of chance of being pin- Australia in a Test series. He was often the unexpected shot seems to high. The eighteen-handicap man also an international Rugby foot-have something of sheer good who once
reached a certain green baller.
chance about it only when the with a drive and a mashic, and who same shot is repeated two or three has been trying ever since without times does the golfer realise that success to repeat the feat is doing he is facing an adversary who may his game lasting harm. drop back, but who is never left) behind."
The team were touring under difficulties and he hoped that they would have a warm welcome.
"They are an extremely good bat- that towing by a powerful motor ting side and fine fielders, but the enr is a feasible method of taking bowling is not so strong, as there the air in a motorless aircraft, and are no fast bowlers of outstanding it is thought that his demonstra- ! merit," he said. tion, should conditions be favour.. They arrived in England оп able, may set a new mark in the Thursday. 4hart history of gliding.
luck
ever
One of the most remark- Golf. able long driving feats In an interview on his New
recorded WAS ac- Boxing, arrival from
by Yerk, Len Harvey, the complished
Lister Hartley. when competing in the Sidgwick British boxer, said that he WAS
on the Royal St. George's not depressed by the result of his Cup. fights, although he certainly had championship course, at Sandwich, Playing the tenth hole, which is had a tough break."
slightly uphill, towards the finish, he drove on to the narrow plateau green, a distance of 880 yards. Though favoured by a following north-easterly wind. the shot may as a pheno- fairly be described
Lister Hartley, how- menal one. ever, took four putts on the green. thus providing a most distressing anti-ellmax.
** shall just write my bad off as experience." he said. He added that he gained newspaper de- vision in both his fights with Vince Vandre.
Referring to his fight with Ben Jeby, he said:"I was just recover- ing from influenza, and I entered the ring against the advice of my manager, trainer, and my wife. bad apent three days in bed, and had lost at least ive pounds in weight.
"I have come back now for two or three months to have a rest, and to see my son. I expect to go back to the States, where there are plenty of fights awaiting me, and 1
with hope that,
the experience gained on this visit, I shall win my Way to a contest with Mickey Walker."
He also said that the climate had been a handicap to him in America. but that he was hopeful of return ing to the States in about two months' time, and of being able to win the Championship.
The longest recorded and au- thenticated drive was accomplish ed by E. C. Bliss, at Herne Bay, in 1933. the distance being 445 It is believed, however, yards. that the ball slighted on a stone, and, rebounding, ran some siderable distance on hard baked ground.
con-
*
I have been asked Speedway. to give an idea of the earnings of a "star" speedway rider, writes Norman W. Rue in the Evening Standard.
Men like Vic Huxley and Frank Arthur are capable of winning all three heats of a League match at £3 per heat, and following up by taking the first prize in a handicap or scratch event. further £12. With £5 as "appear anee" money, it gives a toti £26 in one night.
This means
a
0:
The average riding time to earn this amount is just under eight minutes, which means £ 58. per minute.
Against this It requires ap- proximately £200 to start up on the speedway. Two machines must be bought at £85 each. At least £20 worth of spares and £10 worth of leather clothing must ales, be bought. Every rider should also possess a moter and trailer, other-
wise the cost of transporting machines will absorb the greater portion of his earnings.
Tennis.
利
The International Federation has now
recognised the desire
of the Davis Cup founders that control should remain in the hands of the holding nation.
Slow, Sly Smile.
And adversaries of this kind have a knack of arriving with a slow, sly smile on the 18th green and halving the match, or-almost equally often
winning it.
measure over
The Tape Measure. Every golf Club has its pundits who run the tape each hole for the benefit of those who hear them. The fifth is a drive and a mashie, needs driver, brassle, and mashle
while the seventh
chip. An inexperienced player who The other day I found myself takes these measures seriously can both the dour temperament and the afraid to ask for a full iron at the matched against a player who had easily scure himself into being collection of strokes that goes best fifth, nlthough a spoon might be with it. This friendly enemy was, oven better for his purpose. literally, a
putter.
He putted everything up to 180 yards, or so it approach distances of not more than i have seen an amateur champion seemed to me. His putts through 160 yards with a sposa.
His reason was that he was a a good enough golfer to use the club master of spoon shots, and he was that gave him results-especially in a tight corner.
the fairway, where. I was taking a
headed club, carrying a minimum spoon, were made with a small loft-a kind of driver in miniature. With this club the adversary could extract the ball from a hollow and Gend it skimming long and low towards the pin.
How he stopped the ball so dend to the pin by such a method and from such distances puzzled me, but
he did it with great success, ・・・
I
He had no use for other golfers' measurements.
Players trained Courses,
over
difcult with fluctuating weather conditions, more often have this temperament than players brought up in luxury. The reason is that Low Skimming Shot.
amashie shot in the morning can The low, skimming shot is, of become a full drive by the after- course, in the repertory of a good noon, and only swiftnees to recog many golfers, especially in Scotland. nise these changes keeps the golfer Ability to keep the ball low, and the on top of the course. club to do this with, are two real
Good Style. A Delight. South Africa's proposal that the sets when you play over a courseCood style in golf is a delight, Davis Cup should be contested every golfer who seemed rarely to lift the every golfer to cultivate correctness
swept by wind. But here
was a and it should be the pleasure of two years instead of annually as bail at all; he would run the ball of form, but always behind it all at present, was not voted upon at out of a bunker as readily as he there must be that ability to put the Paris gathering. This result
would run it along the fairway. the ball where you want it by sheer was anticipated, since it was not
Actually, the course over which force of will-the ability to forget in the power of the federation to alter the rules of the competition.auitable for this type of game. Ilutely on the one task of hitting the we were playing was not the most technique and to concentrate abso- South Africa's suggestion will, no do not wish to think about what ball. doubt, be discussed again at the might have happened to me had my
The reason why the first round annual meeting of Davis Cup de adversary chosen course and condi- played over a strange course is so legates which is held in London tions to blend with his style of golf. often better than the next three or
France, America, and each July.
four rounds is that the golfer sees Germany are among countries op-
only what he wishes to do with`each cham-posed to it.
shot.
But one of the most remarkable drives in golfing history was Mr. Edward Blackwell's tee shot to the last hole at St. Andrew'e. Playing with a guttie ball, he reached the steps of the Royal and Ancient Club House, 366 yards away.
Macdonald Smith, who recently
in World's Middle-Weight | arrived England from the United States to participate in this year's, British Open championship When Mr. H. D. Swan, at his native Carnoustie, has ex-
repre- Cricket, the England
pressed his intention of presenting to the Carnoustie Golf Club the sentative of the New
medals won in the United States Zealand Cricket Council, arrived at
by his brother, the late Alex. Southampton, he said he had rather an anxious time Smith.
"The medals include two winning in New Zealand people who were going to trophies for the American Open take shares in the syndicate championship. one for the
Professional forthcoming tour in American
financing the
had
many
BETTY NUTHALL 2ND CENTURY FOR
LOSES SEMI-FINAL. D. N. MOORE.
French Champion and Miss Heeley.
DOUBLE FAULTS.
Bournemouth. Yesterday.
In the Hard Courta tennis both the women's and men's singles will be Franco-British affairs, as
M.C.C. DECLARE.
Cairo, April 7. D. N. Moore, the Oxford Uni versity cricket captain, scored his second century for Martineau's touring team against the Gezira Sporting Club in the third match of the tour here to-day. He made 143 not out of a total of 334 for
a result of to-day's women's semi-nine (declared), the next best
finals, in which Miss Mary Heeley
scorer being Colonel Willfams with bent the Italian champion. 63.
At the close of play the Signorina Valerio 5-7 6-4. 6. Sporting Club had scored 106 for and Madame Mathieu beat Miss
three wickets. Betty Nuthall 8-6, 6-3.
When Signorina Valerio was leading by 5-4 in the first set. Miss Heeley fell in dashing to the net to kill a lob, and badly cut her knees. She resumed after treatment.
RACING.
RESULT OF ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS.
London, Yesterday.
The One Thousand- Gulneas, run
RUGBY RESULTS FROM SCOTLAND.
HERIOT'S WIN.
Edinburgh, March 28. The following were the results of to-day's matches:
Watsonians Glasgow H.S. 5-15. Heriot's (F.P.)-Stewart's Coll
11-6.
R.H.S. (F.P.)~~~~Gala 25-8. Edin Inst.-Edin. Wand. 0-29. Hawick---Kelso 6-5. Selkirk Melrose 3-9. Jedforest-Hillhead H.S. 3-9 Glas. Acads-West of Scot. 37-9, Greenock Wand--Kelvin Acads.
.17-18.
The
London, Yesterday.
Ex- twenty-eighth Stock change London-Brightan fifty-two miles walk, has been won by H. Hake, in 9 hours, 4 minutes, and 32 seconds. Reuter.
by head, with a length between second and third.
Miss Nuthall served double faults and her ground strokes were not characterised by
twelve
the crispness which usually accom- at Newmarket to-day, reaulted: panies them. Madame Mathieu was good in her volleys, and her returns were always well placed.
Reuter.
Four Course
1.
Lady Marjorie
Lindos Ojos
2.
3.
Twenty ran, and the race was won Ojos-Reuter.
All Fighting Spirit.
If he lacked anything in the way of adaptability, he was all fighting spirit.
He has no unhappy recollections His effort at running the ball of what, has happened to him on over the lip of a bunker was re- previous occasions. "Tiger country" markable golf, for the lle cried out he does not know has no terrors for for an explosión shot, but the un-¡ him,
orthodox shot won him the hole, for Every shot is a now course and he got down in one putt after it--ja now match to the dour golfer; he and deserved to.
has schooled himself to fill his mind What I liked about this player for a moment with a single thought. was his complete independence of And he chooses the clubs for bla outlook.
purpose.-(China Mail Copyright.)
GRAY'S YELLOW LANTERN SHOPS
Alexandra Bldg., corner of Des Voeux Rd. C. and Chater Road. ' -
SMART SPORT, AFTERNOON and EVENING FROCKS featuring the latest fashions. Ne shipments received every fortnight.
GEORGETTE HANDKERCHIEFS, - SILK SCARVES, MULES.
LINENS OF ALL DESCRIPTION WHITE & COLOURS.
`LINGERIE, PYJAMAS, KIMONOS, etc., etc.
Betting was 100/9 Four Course, 4/1 Lady Marjorie, 10/1 Lindos
HONG KONG
SHANGHAI
MANILA
BONZO
a.
By George Studdy
| WE HANDLE OUR NEW BOOK
TENDERLY-WB READ IT WITH THE JACKET ON, AND PUT IT
CAREFULLY AWAY
BUT WHY?WHEN WE LEND | IT TO A FRIEND,DOES HE
«PROMPTLY DISCARD.
THE JACKET,-
KLICK HIS/THUMB AT EVERY
PAGE, AND WHEN FINISHED
TREAT IT LKE A STEP-CHILD-
5 19:1991, King Postures Syndicats, INC.,
AND RETURN IT ALL READY.
FOR THE RAG-MAN?,
DO YOU KNOW that by paying $130.00 down
A.
and $23.00 per month for a limited period
you can become the proud owner of a
GENERAL
ELECTRIC
LL-STEEL. REFRIGERATOR
on view at i--..
The Houg Kong Electric Co., Ltd.
The General Electric Co., Ltd.
Wm. C. Jack & Co., Ltd.
BW and
Andersen, Meyer & Co., Ltd.