SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1932,
FIELD FLOOD AND RING
By Athole
"Wanderers" Hockey Team.
· goal in five after being two goals
in arrears at half-time. It was
due to better combination on the
part of the "Wanderers" forwards
that resulted in W. E. Williams, the Welsh International registering the "hat-trick" in a fast and interest- ing game.
takes place.
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A Gig Party.
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Dr. O'Hara, Vice-President and;
SHANGHAI BOWLING
SEASON OPENS
Very Bright Prospects for 1992.
this
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BEDFORD COUNTY TITLES
Fine Performances by Juniors.
Bedfordshire proved recently that
a county championship meeting can be an unqualified success. 'The ambitious programme mads the
TWO PROMISING
BRITISH BOXERS -
"Another Win for Petersen.
TONER DISQUALIFIED FOR HOLDING
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Archie Compston On Walker Cup Chances
the amateur tennis championshia was Mr. R. Grimshaw, Chairman of been reserved for this fixture than Webster achieved in winning with such speed and precision that war years. He is so interested in is; the Americans are 80 good."
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every
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Club on the night in May 18, in honour of the Hong Kong team, this season
The prospects for lawn bowls Bedford School grounds the scone Two fine young British boxerą
are very bright, no of highly diversified activity from went a step further at the Crys The "Wanderers" hockey eleven, was no exception to the rule. There less than nine teams entered for ten a.m.. yet so efficient was the tal Palace recently towards the consisting mainly of Hong Kong were about 200 'present-an ideal the League, which means 144 men organisation that the kaleidoscopic fortune that awaits a champion. Hockey Club players, under the number for the I. R. C. beautiful playing in inter-club games each sequence of events never became Jack Petersen, of Cardiff, beat captainey of L. A. R. Duncan, ball-room, than which there can be the Lusitano Club are newcomers Lady Ampthill was able to present who was disqualified in the fifth week-end. The Country Club and chaotic, and punctually at six p.m. Tom Toner, the Irish champion, played their first match this sum-none better, or more suited to such to the League and will be a wet-the prizes.
round for holding after hovering "Golf," says Archie Compaton, He took a driver from its rack mer on Wednesday afternoon, on an occasion, in Shanghai.
come addition, The
Bedford School scored 243% on the verge of being knocked out "is a game greens of
of courage. Some and made a few absent-minded the H.K.SIRA. sand ground. Their
If there was one matter for re- these two clubs have certain fea-points against Bedford Moderns' in the second, and Jack Doyle, times I think the courage counts awings over the wooden floor. "You opponents, a team from H. M. S. gret, it was that Eric Mitchell, the area that differ from the other 130 points in the juniors', and who recently left the Irish Guards more than the skill, writes Mar- know what I think about the Wal
clubs, which all tends to make the colta' championship ("juniors" are knocked out Arthur Evans in garet Lane, There's such a thing. ker Cup team," he said. Cornwall, were defeated by the odd cheery and popular skipper of the
more. games
interesting.
The boys born on or after December 31, seventy-five seconds.
as being too canny. That's part- course, the players in it more or Hong Kong team, was unable to Yaagtszepoo Bowling Club have 1914, and colts those since Decem- Doyle's was the more spectaculy why, I think, the youngsters in less choose themselves, simply be be there owing to an attack of in-only been able to enter one team ber 31, 1917).
lar victory. Although this was the Roehampton tournament have cause there's no one who can com fluenza from which everyone hopes Lawn Bowls Club have their "Awon the junior 100, 200, and 400 he is where Petersen was six ning"
season, but the Shanghai R. C. Spalding, of Bedford School, only his second fight in public and put us old stagers out of the run-pete with them. But I'd like to have seen some of the younger he will have recovered sufficiently, and "B" teams the same as last yards, besides playing an essential months ago, there was no mistak
He was smoking 2 thoughtful men included in it, who may not to take part in the interport match, year. Had it been required, the part in the relay, In the 100 heing his tremendous possibilities. pipe at his own Coombe Hill Golf be absolute winners this year, but when tand if) that happy event latter club were prepared to field did 10 3-5see and in the 400 set up
Doyle, still under 20, but weigh. Club, and speculating on the young who might graduate through a three teams, which shows their a new record of 50sec. He is ing over 15 stones, and amazing-generation of golfers who, in this test like the Walker Cup into the strong position.
slight and spare and not until he ly agile, started the fight like a particular tournament. have de-finest players of their day." Possibly in future Reasons it is well into his stride can one de boxer in his prime. Already he feated him and. Abe Mitchell; and "What chance have we got?" i will be found expedient to run the tect his wiry strength and natural had shaken, off the look of the other seasoned professionals Into asked. "Any at all?" Amateur Tennis Championship.
League in two divisions,
speed. H. L. Tate, of Bedford novice. He came in weaving and the bargain. There is, according He blew a spiral of smoke to- The Interport series with Hong Modern, was Spalding's worthy awaying at his man, and at the to Archie, a generation of youngwards the celling and shook his In a match which lasted nearly Acting President of the S.C.C.,.was Kong will be played in Shanghai runner-up, and he also
won the end of a minute and a quarter golfers now maturing who are more head. Then he changed his mind. three hours, Lard Abe dare won present with a gig party, as also this year and two, week-ends have junior high jump with a better leap produced a short right to the jaw brilliant than we have had in post-"I don't know," he said, "the trouble
September 10-11 and 17-18. The the seniors.
when Evans dropped to the floor the progress they are making that "Why is that, I wonder?" at Queen's Club, London. He de Committee. The affair was semi- Shanghai Lawn Bowls Associa
Wellington Boy's Feat. people were asking each other his own defeat does not seem to "You might as well ask why feated the holder, L. Less, in the informal, dance music being provid- tion will no doubt make
frankle. But the supreme achievement what had happened.
are Americans so good at every- "It would be untrue to say that thing? final by 6-3, 6-4, 5-6, 3-6, 6-4.ed by the orchestra of the Lincoln effort to repeat their success of was a javelin throw of 193ft by
Punch Worthy of Wells.
I can tell you all the rea- last year. This is very possible, J. A. MeD. McKillopp, of Welling-
these youngsters are iterally bet- 8008. shire Regiment. The duties of M.Cas, with the wealth of good play-ton College.
It was a punch worthy of Wella ter golfers than we are," he told Admittedly the javeat his best-a model blow, bu! me, pacing slowly up and down S. Africa's."Pick" for Los Angeles were in the capable hands ofiers now in Shanghai, three strong lin used for juniors is lighter and harder than even any Wells used with his pipe in his mouth and his "In the first place, they train
Wonderful Stamina Mesars. P. V. Simpson, and P. teams should be found capable of shorter than the seniors' javelin In nominating D. J. Joubert for Carr, while that, talented impres- maintaining the local bowling re- (it is 7ft 622in in length and produce. Several minutes elaps hands in his leather pockets, they're far more thoroughly and seriously
ed before Evans had sufficiently just more courageous. weighs 21.6 oz), but McKillopp is
than we do. There are hundreds The Association Championships, barely 18 year old, and his throw recovered to be assisted from the "When you're a seasoned old of young men over there, playing
Entries for the Shanghai Lawn was 36ft better than the best per-
ring.
golfer like me, you see too much golf who have never taken a drink From the time "Paul Jones" came Bowls Association championships formance in the public shame fight by a single blow in thirty These young men see nothing but an Englishman going without those Doyle had won' his previous in the game and become cautious.or a smoke in their lives. Imagine on, at 10.15, t the end, which (singles, pairs, and rinks) close championships where the
seconds. He looked the It is to be type of javelin is used,
most the middle of the fairway, and things!" He drew deeply on his Joubert equalled the world's re- happened in the not too early hours, hoped that a large number of en- I was glad to see R. H. Thomas remarkable discovery, for they whang away at the ball, with pipe and laughed. cord of 9.2-5 sec. at Bloemfontein everything went with a swing, and tries will be received for these looking the picture of health. He man of his unusual size, we have fine results, as you see, I, on the "Then again, their climate, which last April although he cannot even the heavy rain which was fall- three events, and the more the has put on useful weight with produced within living memory. other hand, see every tree, every is one of extremes, produces ex-
There is little doubt which to face the oncoming season If his career continues along the clump of rhododendrons every poa-treme types of men. They are har claim to be a joint holder with Ed-ing as most people went away could that club captains will chase up in preparation for the Olymple same lines this braway youngster sibility of the Roehampton course, dier than we are. Bigger, on the die Tolan of this record, as it was not dampen their appreciation of likely contenders to bring honours Games, He won the half and the will soon rank, in importance with and the result is that I don't strike average, and tougher. I suppose afterwards found that the track what was generally admitted to to their respective clubs.
mile in his own time, running with Petersen himself.
It is the mixture of races. What- a strong, casy freshness.
Petersen's fight ended amid con
ever it is, they have got wonder- Capt. F. A. Webster again show-fused roars of dissent and agree
ful stamina... ed that he can efficiently demon-ment at the decision of Mr. C. H. strate what he 80 assiduously Douglas, who ordered Toner to his He paused, and looked out over teaches by gaining two seconda corner for persistent holding, the most greens of Combe · Hill, and a third in the Beld events. His Some 20 lb. the heavier, slower He is so long and hard of limb son meanwhile Improved half an
but more experienced, Toner put so grandly rugged of face, and so inch on his last year's pole vault: up a very fine fight against the cool, that he must be a formidable are, and consequently work har
As the keenest, and, relatively, impetuous Petersen' until the opponent for any of these young der at them. I used to be consider- the best racing, came from the second round, when Petersen professionals in their twenties. Fed a prize mug for the amount juniors, reference to the meeting knocked him down with a Ane "You only get one new out-of golf practive I used to would be incomplete without men right-hand punch, delivered with standing player,” he said," "every put Ini.
But"
should you The Lancashire Ladies' County tioning the splendid efforts of D. G. such a rush that Petersen fell over five or ten years. They're rare. see young Americans pric- Golf Association are deciding their Clayton and C. G. Prigmare, of his stumbling opponent and somer These young championship competition on the Bedford School,
are the first tising! Hours at a time, and being Manchester Club's course at Hop Wright and Emmerton (Bedford!
and of F. W. saulted across the top rope. post-war generation of golfers. In scientific about it, mind you. The final polo match between the wood Park, and recently, there was Modern), while among the colta, to rise to his feet, managed to really great one among them. In he added. "Just a chance. Where Toner, after taking nine seconds a year or two we may found a "But there is just a chance," Bangkok Riding and Polo Club and a 36-hole qualifying test which Joy, L. Emmerton, Blackburn, last out the round mainly by the meantime this tournament is D. J. Joubert (Western Pro- the Burma Rifles team from Tai- selected the 16 players who will Fitt, and Abrahams performed with clinging to Petersen. In the excellent training, and means a lot
ping played on May 11, resulted in complete in the match stages, both zest and knowledge.
round that followed there was, a to them. They don't play for the The entry for
the cham-
good deal of clinching, and Peter- money offered. For them it's just sen, despite his dash and fury, glory."
the Olympic Games South Africa may give to the British Empire at Los Angeles a successor to H. M. Abrahams in the sprints.
had a drop of.11 in. over the full course of 100 yards.
With Joubert, the South African Olympic Committee nominated an
| sario Mr. E. G. Barnes "saw to"
the musical numbers.
have been a very happy evening.
A word of praisë is due Mrs. M. Parsons, whose preliminary work in arranging the ballroom and other'
other champion in H. B. Hart, win-rooms for the affair left nothing to ner of the decathlon at the 1928 be desired, and whose wile experi- A.A.A. championships and holder
in such matters was freely placed at the disposal of the Cric- ket Club.
ence
of the South African record for shot-up and discus. The full team for Los Angeles will be:-
W. J. Walters (Transvaal); 220 Burma Rifles Win at Polo. and 400 metres.
H. B. Hart (Griqualand, W.),
field events and composite events.
vince), sprints.
H. Q. Davies (Western
vince), hurdles.
H. A. Thompson
putation:
on June 3 at noon.
merrier.
COUNTY GOLF TITLES
Lancashire Holder Not Defending,
HOPWOOD PARK TEST
*Poor
compar-
a victory for the latter by four pionship was goals to three in a very fast and ed with that of previous years, AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC
Pro-
(Trangyaal},
exciting game.
Walker Cup Match.
800 metres.
T
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In Ireland golfers have raised
the question whether John Burke,
has been
are
TEAM
the number being 35
against double that number last year, and At the end of the second chuk-it was surprising that there were ker, Bangkok were leading by 3-1. only twelve Manchester players Four Women. Taiping equalised in the fourth among the aspirants.
Included. chukker and scored the winning The absence of Miss Beryl Brown, five times and present champion, goal near the end.
The King and Queen were pre- robbed the event of a great |
Australia's team for the Olym sent, and the King presented the deal of Interest. Owing to sudden pic games at Los Angeles this of Lahinch, County Clare, the Cup to the captain of the winning indisposition she was forced to year will consist of eight men and native champion of Ireland, who team, Colonel Gordon-Smythe' and withdraw. Another non-starter four women.
They Corlett (Royal to play for replicas to each Taiping player, was Miss Elsie selected
Andrew ("Boy") During the course of his speech, Lytham and St. Annes), Charlton, Noel Ryan, Francis Great Britain against America in the King said that the game was twice holder of the title. Mr. Bult, Claire Dennis, and Bonnie the Walker Cup match, is qualified. more interesting and exciting than D. E. B. Soulby. (Royal Lytham and Mealing (swimmars), William Bar- Burke was born in the United one he had witnessed at. Meadow-St. Annes), who won the title two wick, Alex Hillhouse, George Gold- brook (Long Island, New Jersey). years ago at Pleasington, was the Ing and Eileen Wearne" (runners), Kingdom, but the view taken in He thought the Siamese Army off only past winner in the field, and Bob Pearce (sculler), Duncan Ireland is that the Irish Free State cers should take up polo more in the first round her score of 84 Gray(cyclist) and E. Scarf is at the moment British seriously and local matches could was excellent considering the state (wrestler), Dominion, and that the Royal and Ancient Golf Club might just as reasonably claim to select colonial
native champions for the match against America as the Irish cham-
..pion.
ON
found himself continually strug-
gling in his opponent's arms.
Toner, 'however, had recovered;
out with the same heedless courage. I think you can say the same of most players of long standing."
Champlons Emerging.
men
and was beginning to score again FAMOUS TRAINER'S
when Mr. Douglas, having warned} him against holding, very rightly decided that the laws of boxing must be observed.
RUGBY BLUE'S
TIMING AND STARTING DEVICE
Experiment on June 7.
METHODS
Bad Tempered Athletes.
competition, otherwise they would
We
"And you have got to own that Bre pretty casual about our fameg- although the English bave the name for being sport crazy. The Americans are crazier than we
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these
the Walker Cup goes in the next year or two depends on young men who are just maturing in the game. They are pretty good-and they need to be."?
BUFFALO PLAYERS DIVIDE $5,200 BONUS
Hockey League Champions.
The round-robin playoff tourna
Erale Ejertberg, the famous Buffalo Bisons, 1982 International Swedish trainer, once said that Hockey League champions, "divided when he was taking a team from approximately $5,200 as their share Stockholm to Oslo or Copenhagen, of the players' pool for 1931-82, Tha for the triangular Scandinavian Bisons collected 85 per cent of international match, he always about $18,000, from the playoff sent the runners a day ahead and money and 5 per cent of the player made the heavy-weight' field 'events pool as first-place winner, which men travel through the night, so totalled around $4,600 for the play- be played between army and civi- of the ground and the strength of “Boy" Charlton and Pearce have
as to have them in a thoroughlyoffs and $650 for the regular sea- ¡ian teams, and perhaps at a later the wind. That score gave her the both won Olympic honours already.
bad temper for the next days son day přibalen date, If Taiping returned, the Carr Gold Medal, and as she took Charlton was second to Arne Borg
When the A¡Â‚· meet, the Army team could completa. He 88 in the afternoon she qualified in the 1,500 metres at Amster Light Blues at Cambridge on June
be too lethargic,
-ment attendance figure was '58,401 ' congratulated the winners
easily
dam in 1928. Pearce won' the 7 another mechanical innova
Innovation
The accusation of laziness cer for 12 games and the gross receipts Miss Ollier, of North Manches- sculls at Amsterdam in 1928 and may be seen, as Mr. H. Rotten tainly cannot be levelled at H. were approximated at $52,600. De- their excellent play.
The Taiping team consisted of ter, who was runner-up to Miss is undisputed amateur scullingburg, the old Cambridge Rugby Hart, the South African, who we troft Olympin totalled about 20,599 Colonel Gordon-Symthe (capt.), Brown at Ormskirk last year, is champion of the world grand Blue and Scottish international; Capt. Sullivan, Capt. Duguid and the strongest challenger from the Bonnie Mealing, who holds the has almost completed an electric are hoping will in the Olympic fans, and $16.800, while the figures weight putting championship for at Buffalo wire 13,800) taha and Lieut. Collinson.
eastern side of the county. After 100 metres backstroke record of starting and timing device which the British Empire at Los Angeles. 118,500 in money. Windsor had an unimpressive morning round the world competed at Amsterdam has been in demand amongst those of 92, she returned 79 in the four years ago, and she has shown who advocate the mechanical in Hart, in fact, glutton for 14,400 fans and $42,400 London afternoon test and obtained second arest Improvement since the all things, including sport. The work as he proved when he won drew 10,900 in attendance and
the English decamion chaipion $9,700 in money. ALL place. Her To was only two strokes Both Miss Mealing and Charlioning of a gun will both start a ship in 1928, and he is Always Forty per cent of the gross re- watch and release the, man, and striving to improve. In practice turns froin, each game went to the over the par allowance. She hol visited Colombo 4 years ago ed a long putt for a four at the
the breaking of a tap will stop Ryan Hilhante, and Golding
last year he reached 58 ft. 8 in.. home arena after travelling expenses the watch. competed
onde Bay KEMI Rottenburg has
which is gearb": "din.battar than at the beama, and the referees are the
the world's adcapted houtdoorire taken care of, with 50 per cent of Cord Despite his bulk he can the balance going to the league and aprint a fast 100 yards, ring a the other 50 per cent, to the player good hurdle race, and
pool Of the $18,000, yers ¡plished wmpole vaul
After BunaS
ndsor: took" don 182,500 ♬ and
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Umpires' Pay.
Interviewed recently, Mr. Henry Gullen, secretary of the Royal and Ancient Club, St. Andrews, said: "Burke has accepted the invitation of the club to play in the match. In these hard times it is pleasant The golfing affairs of Great Britain to find that the first-class cricket ahould not be confused with poli- duction in thels puffer any first böle, dropped stroke at the have als tical questions. The Irish cham They are body of men who are second through poor approach, ing shown excellent pion is fully qualified to play, other all expert in their work; it would and at the seventh took five She Empire wise the Royal and Ancient Club
reached the turn in 40, and com Ryan
would not have invited -him.”
Interport Cricket Dance
Shang Cricket Club
and the one which
pay.
he difficult to replace them. Uning back she squalled the bogey year less the umpiring is efficient the allowance with 89 At the seven, and game is spoiled. Their hours are teenth the grazed the pin with her long: their tenure of office is pre carious.
secon Shop, but took two
Though they are in the field from"} the beginning to the end of the ziatoh, their pay has been up to the present 20 or 25 per cent. less the the players receive.
Many
la that the should be paid the same
as the professionals,
Le eightee
ithred putta
16 Was runner up in
Detroit about