THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1934.
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£3,000 ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL GOLFERS TO MELBOURNE
COMBINED CHINESE TOM SOPWITH'S
ELEVEN WIN
LAU MAU NOT TRIED OUT AT HALF BACK
RIDLEY'S STERLING DISPLAY
(By "SPOT KICK")
IN AN EVENLY CONTESTED SOCCER ENCOUNTER THE COMBINED CHINESE DEFEATED THE REST BY 2 GOALS TO 1
ERROR COSTS
FOURTH RACE
Alleged Interference At Start of Race
ALMOST COLLISION ROUNDING FIRST BUOY
An
error in judgment when rounding the first buoy is given as the reason for the loss of the fourth completed race of America's Cup series, by Mr. T. 0. the
The Rest, despite their widely representative nature played M. Sopwith's Endeavour. well together, though it would appear that a much stronger team finished one minute behind the could be garnered from the civilian Cluba The paper weakness Vanderbilt Syndicate's Rainbow of the Rest was in greater part due to last-minute changes and over a triangular course on Satur- non-arrivals, entailing many alterations to the proposed side.
AT CAROLINE HILL YESTERDAY.
day,
the race.
She
In the absence of Ho Chor-yin the Chinese selectors dropped Two protests were lodged by their experiment with Lau Man at right-half and returned him to the defender, and are likely to be his old position at left back, bringing Lee Kwok-wai into the team in considered before the start of place of Ho. Lee Kwok-ki and Fang King-cheang were replaced by to-day's race. Mr. Cornelius: Wong Wah-kai, from South China's second team, and Li Sui-wing. Vanderbilt, Jr., admits that there was a foul in the case of the Both teams maintained a fast made the most of their opportuni- following Rainbow's failure to first protest, which was lodged pace throughout, the Chinese be-ties and gave Wonk Wah-kal a; ing the first to endanger their op-warm time, with Elliot coming into
Imeet Endeavour's luff, after turn- 'ponents' goal, when. but for the the picture occasionally with some protest is in connection with al- Jing the first mark. The second speedy interception of Herbert, good first-timers, who was playing instead of Pile, At the other end Cord was calledeged interference at the start of Tam Kong-pak would surely have upon to scored. The Rest soon retaliated, from Tso Kwai-shing, Tam Kong-j but Lá Tin-sung and Lau Mau had pak. and Tay Kwee-liang in rapid derbilt Sydicate, owners of Rain- matters well in hand and repeat-succession. Several minutes later bow, defender of America's Cup edly sent their own
forwards Tay
mis-kicked when presented against Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith's away with good clearances.
with "sitter." Fung King-yu Endeavour, to the Boston Syndi- Podmore Excels
made a great effort after Cord had cate's Yankee and her handlers Good work on the part of Pod-mia-handled, but was unlucky, his-the craft and crew which were
and his flanking halves shot just topping the bar.
ousted from the honour of de- effectively blocked several promising | At this period both half-lines fending the world's premier moves by Tam, and gave their for-were well in the fore, Wong Mee-yachting trophy-caused a tre- ward Unc Home good openings, shun bottling up many dangerous mendous sensation throughout Elliot and Ridley going very close breakaways while Padmore and his Newport to-day.
more
A
saye several low drives
Newport, R.I., Saturday. A frantic $.0.S., from the Van-
with turf ahota, the latter after men in turn scattered the resultant When ashore Mr. H. Vander-j some pretty dribbling,
Higgins in the centre-forward
efforts in great style.
Chinese Score First berth, was finding great difficulty Tam opened the scoring for the in eluding Wong Mee-shun, who was Chinese when he rushed Card just outstanding in breaking up the Rest at the psychological moment when attacks, but Ridley and Mathias the latter jumped to hold the ball
The second half opened with
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
AQUATICS
C.A.A. Win Divisional Title
from Lau Mau's place-kick.
a
determined attack on Cord's charge, but it was unavailing. Cord show- ing remarkable sense of anticipa- tion.
Mathias after a brilliant side-line run then centred right to the foot of Ridley and the latter made no
bilt obviously realised that, dea- apite his triumph in the third completed race of the series, he was up against more than he could handle in trying to beat the En- designed for Rainbow was deavour, and that the spinnaker}
de- finitely no good.
He immediately telephoned to Boston, resulting in the post haste despatch of, the Yab- kee's spinnacker to Newport. and an additional two tons of ballast was placed on board the Rainbow to-day.
The Weetamoe (left) and the Rainbow plough foamy furrows off Newport, R.L., in the first of the series of races which decided that the Rainbow would represent the United States in the International raees against the Endeavour for the America's Cup,
Sopwith's Protest Not Upheld
CRICKET LEAGUE. MEETING
Monday Evening Fixed
$528.51 CREDIT BALANCE
(Continued from Page 1
Tom Sopwith, in reply, said
hoisted the protest flag immediately
AMATEUR GOLD CUP COMPETITION
MICHAEL SCOTT TO PAY RETURN VISIT
DATES OF COMPETITIONS
ROYAL AND ANCIENT CLUB, AS HAS ALREADY BEEN
THE ANNOUNCED, HAS DECIDED TO SEND FOUR BRITISH
AMATEUR GOLFERS TO TOUR AUSTRALIA DURING THE COMING AUTUMN AND WINTERL THEY WILL COMPETE IN THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP IN CONNECTION WITH VIC- TORIAN CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE OPEN AND PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE FIRST PRIZES IN WHICH ARE RESPECTIVELY £1,000 AND
£500.
The Victorian Golf Association has arranged to hold three se- parate and distinct championship meetings from November 15 to 24; the Melbourne Centenary open championship, the Melbourne Centenary amateur championship and the Melbourne Centenary professional championship.
All three will be played over the course of the Metropolitan Club at Oakleigh, Victoria.
The open championship will take champion' of Australia, 1905, 1907, place on November 15, 16, and 17, 1909, and 1910, and runner-up in the amateur championship or 1904; Victorian amateur champion. November 19, 20, 21 and 22, and 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909 and the profesalonal event will start on 1910; New South Wales amateur November 21 and be concluded on champion. 1909 and 1910.- November 24. Already £3,000 has In the early ninettes the Hon'ble been earmarked towards providing Michael Scott who won the British prizes and trophies, which will give amateur golf title last year, was a a good idea of the importance at tea-planter in Ceylon in the Dim- tached to the occasion in Australia, bula district. He is to captain the and will certainly attract a repre British team of golfers that will sentative entry from American pro-take part in the Victorian Cen- fessionals.
tenary tournament.
Michael Scott, in addition to his formidable record of pre-war Aug-
Some Rich Prizes Australian golfors are hoping] that some lending British profestralian and Victorian champion alonals will also take part. and it
ships, has since the war carned an only requires this to put the seal extraordinarily high place in the upon the most important meeting esteem of the British golfing world, Though for some time little sub in the history of Australian golf: -
the
In the open championship, which stantial came nis way in the shape
of major honours he won will be 72 holes stroke play. 18) holes will he played on Thursday French championship some twelve seasons ago—his undoubted golfing and Friday, November 15 and 16. genius was thrown into high relief
The leading 60 players and ties
I decided to make a protest, and at in these 36 holes will qualify for last year on the famons links of the the first opportunity at which it
the final stage of 36 holes, which Royal Liverpool Club at Hoylake, could be visible to the race Com-will be played on Saturday, Novem-when he won the British Amateur ¡mittee."
and although his progress since has For professionals the fret prize his form is described by close ob- been dogged by occasional illness.
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A credit balance of $528.51 is
Two Reasons For Protest
Mr. Sopwith was delighted with shown in the annual report of the
ber 17
GUTIERREZ SHIELD BOWLS
will be £1,000, the second £400, the third £200, and the fourth £100.servere of his game to be better The St. Juha Ambulance Brigade mistake, shooting well into the his new Genoa jib, and now both Hong Kong Cricket League, to be
than ever. The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, held their annual swimming sports, Corner of the net to give the Rest skippers believe that their craft presented at the annual meeting at
ninth, and tenth prizes will be £76, The reasons for Mr. Sopwith's £50, £40, £30, £25 and $20 respec- at the Chinese Recreation Club the equaliser. Mathias and Hig-are unbeatable, although the bet the Sanitary Board Room, Post protests are, firstly, that the Rain- tively, and those occupying the 11th Pavilion yesterday.
gina went very close to Wong's goal, ting is still in favour of the En- Ofice Building, on Monday next, bow refused the Endeavour the to 16th places inclusive will receive The Divisional Championship was but were unsuccessful, and, for a deavour, to-day's price being 7 to October 1, at 5.15 p.m.
right of way after the preliminary £10 each. a time, play remained in midfield, 5 on the challenger. won by the Chinese Athletic Asso ciation, who secured a score of 10 without either side gaining ground,
The final standings in the First signal, when both yachts were The leading amateur in the event points, and the Individual Cham- it was not long, however, before
and Second Division last year were reaching away from the starting will receive a gold cup (and pre- jas follows: the Chinese were again on the at- pionship was won
line, and, secondly, that after sumably a very special one in the All 11 a.m. to-day there was
rounding the first mark on each unlikely event of his winning the FIRST DIVISION pui (King's College Old Boys) and tack and Cord brilliantly diverted moderate sea with a slight swell Lo Yuk-wing (China Athletic As efforts from Tam and Tay and a 14 knot breeze from the A.K.C.C.
P. W. L D. Pts. occasion the Endeavour, although championship), since "any amateur sociation) who tied with a score of Higgins was presented with a nice cast-south-east, which
entitled, to the right of way, was in or tieing 1-16 will receive a aix points each.
opportunity, but in attempting to clined to be squally the kind of K.C.C was in-LR.C.
forced to bear away in order to trophy according to position." avoid a collision. Reuter, necessitated his leaving the field. able to Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith's ca.c.c.
C.C.C. Endeavour, which has won two of Navy the three completed races to date. University
by Chan Shek-i
CONDITIONS FAVOUR ENDEAVOUR
£
At the conclusion of the events shoot he injured his foot, which weather considered to be favour-Army
the prizes were presented to the
winners by Mrs. J. Ralston,
The results were as follows:
100 Metres Free Style-
1. Le Yuk-wing: 2. A. K. Minu: 3,
Chan Sul-po. Time 76.2-5 secs,
Life Saving
1. Chan Shek-pul; 2, Chiu Fook-in;
3, Lo Poon-ho; and Lo Ping-sang,
50 Meires Breast Stroke-
+
Rest Attack Strongly With only ten men, the Rest were
ese, playing an open game drew a first leg will be to the windward. C.C.C. man at a time until eventually Tam
Amateur Gold Cup
+
Australians Only Score 3 Shots
IRELAND UPSET INDIA
For the amateur championship tlerrez, F. V. V. Ribeiro, C. G. The Portuguese rink, L. A. Gu- Endeavour just before the finish of the 16 leading amateurs in the open Silva and R. F. Luz (skip) defeat- the race, whereas the interference championship will qualify, and this ed the Australlan rink, G. Lee, took place at the first buov.
Members of the Committee said holes matches.
championship will be played by 86 W. K. Way, E. C. Fincher and W. The winner will H. B. Muskett (skip) by the that at the time they saw no foul, receive a gold cup, and the runner overwhelming, margin of 33 ahots but, Coastguards, in the cutter up a trophy of the value of 10 to 8 in the Gutierrez Shield Inter- Argo gave a loud roar as the Rain-guineas.
national Bowls competition at the The "professional championship Kowloon Bowling Green Club yes-
3 - 1
2 14.
4 2 1 13
3 0 4 13
3 1 3 12
FOUL ADMITTED
2 3 2 8
The protest flag was hoisted on
7 2 4 1 7
0 4 3 3
€ 0 4 2 2 SECOND DIVISION
-P. W. L. D. Pt.
11 9 1 1 28
11 7 2 2 23
II 7 1 3 24
9 5 2 2 17
8 4 3 1 13
10 4 5 1 13
8 4 4 0 12
to 2 4 4 10
fly the protest flag immediately.
ID 2 6 2 8
9 3 6 0 9.16 2 10 0
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slightly unbalanced for a while, and The first leg of to-day's course the Chinese made the most of it will be to the east, the second Sweeping down the field, the Chin-south-west by south, and the third LR.C.
north-north-west half-west. The Recreio The race started at 11.46 am. Navy
HK.C.C.
junder the main-sails, stay-R.A.S.C. The Best redoubled their efforts, sails, with double-clewed jb-sails, K.C.C.
Rainbow, with Mr. H. Vander University
1. Chan Shek-pai; 2, Ls Poon-ko; a,/ong-pak with the ball in possesstandard time... Both yachts were R.A.M.C.
Chik Sui-fuk, Time 43.4-5 seca,
50 Metres Back Stroke.-
1, Lo Yuk-wing; 2. Chan Sal-ping
and Lo Ping-sang. Time 43,4-5 secs.
200 Metres Team Relay.--
Y.M.C.A. Divisional Championship—
sion was left unmarked, his shot leaving Cord well beaten.
Bath vessels
RAINBOW LEADING
R.E.
bow and the Endeavour threatened
to collide, and were greatly sur-will be played on the same lines, terday afternoon. prised when the Endeavour did not but in this event the winner will
The Australian four only scor- receive £500, the second £200, the third and fourth-l the semi-ed on two heads, recording a "g Analists-£100 each, and there will the eighth and a single on the
19th. be four further prizes, two of £30| and two of £20.
Ireland created an upset by de- feating India by 25 shots to 17, in 21 heads on the Civil Service
Green.
The rinks were:~~~ India-A. M. Omar, A. A. Ra-
with Ridley, who had been playing bilt at the helm, crossed the line Felice
Mr. Cornellus Vanderbilt, 1. China Athletic Association; a quietly efficient game, coming
Jr., one of the Vanderbilt Syn- King's College (Present); S, Chinese into prominence in all the ralds. lightly ahead of Endeavour, and C.S.C.C.
dicate, owners of the Cup de They were unsuccessful, however,
to the windward.
fender, Raintow, declared that 1, China Athletic Association (10)
and, though they pressed until the were late in starting.
have taken a slight lead, she was,
there certainly was a foul.
There are two particular points points); 2, King's College Old Boys end the score remained unchanged.
however, still to leeward of the de- With the races 2-all, interest is of interest about this golfing fest (9 points); 3, Chinese Y.MC.A. (0% Combined Chinese: Wong Wah-kai;;
The Endeavour mado. a perfect fender,
now latense, particularly fo view of pl points).
Li Tin-sang, Lau Mau; Lee Kwok-wal, rounding.. Individual Championship.
Coming in closs to A quarter of a mile from the first the fact that the Rainbow has
The first and chief one is that for 1, Chan Shek-pui (King's College Old Tso Kwai-shing. La Bai-wing, Tam defender into wider sweep. At 1.40 Rainbow.
Wong Mee-shure, Leung Wing-chui Vanderbilt's Yacht, she forced the mark the Endeavour passed the evened up after being led 2-nil in 10 days professionals and amateur Bays); and Lo Yuk-wing (Chinese Kong-pak, Tay-Kwee-liang, and Fung p.m., the yachts were, halfway, be both yachts on this tricky part of in the series, the Cup going to the course together in medal play and Omar (skip).
The sall-handling of the series. There are seven races will be seen in action over the same zack, K. M. Omar and U. M. Athletic Association), 6 points sach, King-yu
Rt: Cord (Kowlson); Mullane, tween the buoys and about level. the course was excellent, Herbert (Borderers); Stanley (Navy), The Endeavour's Genoa was draw- Podmore
The Endeavour rounded the (Borderers), Josephs); Mathias (Borderers). Elliot rounded the second mark, while Elme (Sting well. At 2.02 p.m. Rainbow (Kowloon), Higgins, Ridley, and Baldry the Endeavour came round a min-
SATURDAY'S GAMES Jute later, H
FRIENDLY HOCKEY TO-MORROW
The team to represent St. An- drew's Club in their friendly hoc- koy match against the Y.M.C.A. at King's Park to-morrow, at 5.13 p.m., has been selected as follows:
R. H. Wong; F, A. Brandbridge and E. H. P. White; E. MacNider A. E. P. Guest (capt.) and A. E. Hamson; R. A. Carroll, N. A. E Mackay, J. Colledge, E, C. Fincher and R. Baldwin,
(Lincolns)...Y
The following were Saturday's results:
FRIENDLY MATCHES CLUBY
1 LINCOLNS *RECREIO *8 NAVYA
KOWLOON MEDICALS -RAILWAY R.C.6 KOWLOON II
CLUB 2nd LINCOLN 2nd 3
RECREIO 2nd 3 BASTERNE
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mark at 107 pm, while the Rainbow: rounded Reconds later.
The Semi-Anal matches will be
commencing at 9.50 p.m. The draw.
Australian Champions :
has already been made but the greens have not yet been allocat
ed.
winner of four races.
separately in, match play.
Ireland J. F. Lunny, H. La.. A lot will depend on the next Imagine the interest that would Lockart. J. W. E Field and J. race, which is to be run to-day, as be taken if such conditions could Cavanagh (skip). the winner will have to secure only obtain at St. Andrews, Hoylake, only 18
one more win in order to take Prestwick, or Royal St. George's played next Sunday afternoon, Newport RI. Yesterday.
the trophy.
Sandwich NE ENDEAVOUR LEADS,
Twn minutes after rounding the Shortly after noon there was mark Endeavour broke out her between the bunys and about level. every appearance of a very, fine race Genoa jib. The two vessels were Endeavour's Genoa jib was draw. It is a particularly happy thing ensuing. Both yachts were flying abreast..
ing well, but when the second mark that Michael Scott, amateur chan through the water with their lee Endeavour had made a perfect was reached at 2.02 p.m. the Rain-pion of 1983, is taking part for in the second round, will meet Ire- England, who beat Malaya In decks awash.
rounding. Coming in close to the bow had gained a slight lead and Australia he has a record that is land and Switzerland, the con- The Rainbow appeared to be Vanderbilt racht she forced Rain rounded a minute before the Ea- likely to stand for all time. pointed slightly higher, although bow to a wider aweep. At 140 deavour.
of the Philippines in the the Endeavour, now s
round, will be opposed to
appeared to p.m. the two yachts were halfway
ontinued on Page 5.)
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