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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1936
Sporting Pages
MR. T.O.M. SOPWITH'S AMERICA'S CUP CHALLENGER DISMASTED
CUTTING DOWN THE
GOLFER'S DRIVE
NEW TYPE OF BALL MAY BE PRODUCED
A
PROPOSAL BEFORE R. & A. COMMITTEE
(By George Greenwood)
London, July 8.
new type of golf ball, the object of which is to cut down appreciably the distance it can be driven, is in contemplation. With this end in view, members of the Special Committee of the Royal and Ancient Club met representatives of the golf ball manufacturers in London this week.
The R. and A. Committee believe that they have found a solution of the problem of limiting the ball's excessive flight with- | out interfering with the pleasure of the golfer. Manufacturers will submit their reports, and it is probable that the committee's proposals will come before the members of the R. and A. Club at the general meeting at St. Andrew's in September.
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It is expected that on a full shot the new ball will effect a reduction of between 20 and 25 yards. In some quarters this is regarded as a retrograde step. In others it is viewed as neces- sary to prevent the ruin of the game by stretching courses to such an inordinate length that golf becomes a test of endurance rather than of skill.. For the recent Open championship Hoylake was stretched to about 41⁄2 miles.
POLISH SHOT-PUTTER DROPPED FROM TEAM Infraction Of Training Regulations
Warsaw, Poland, Jnly 24.- Zygmunt Kéhész, star shot-put- ter who finished ninth in the Olympies at Los Angeles four years ago, was dropped from the Polish Olympic team to-day be- cause of an infraction of train- ing rules. United Press
LEAGUE
The fact that Marcel Dalle- magne, the French champion, reached the green with an iron for the second shot at each of the three long holes measuring from 511 to 532 yards brought | the matter to a climax. Against (a strong wind, he reached the eighth — 527 yards -in two shots despite an, uphill finish on to a plateau green.
St. Andrew's Declined Four years ago America tackled the problem of length by standardising a ball slight- ly larger, but of the weight as the British ball. St.
can
same
Fred Perry (right), defending English champion, and Baron Gottfried von Cramm (left) of Germany met in a disappointing final round clash at Wimbledon last month when the German was attacked by a pulled riding muscle in his first service game, Perry retaining his title by 6—1; 6—1, 6———4.
2 FAMOUS YACHTS
IN MISHAP
OWNERS' BIG MONETARY LOSS IN MAJOR EVENT
"J" CLASS BOATS HAVE DEFECTS
(By Major B. Heckstall-Smith)"
MR.
Plymouth, July 3.
T. O. M. Sopwith's new prospective chal- lenger for the America's Cup, Endeavour II., and Mr. W. L. Stephenson's Velsheda were both dismasted at Plymouth regatta to-day when sail- ing in the Royal Western Yacht Club's race. No- one was injured. There was a strong south- westerly wind, and outside Plymouth break- water a considerable jump of sea.
Although an unpleasant morning, because of the heavy rain, it not really weather. In fact it was exactly the sort
SWIMMING | MRS. JARRETT TO of day our old English cutters like Britannia, Ailsa, and partier-
ACE
BE EXPELLED
Discipline Must Be Maintained
Berlin, July 25. Although
larly Satanita, would have revelled in, with their gaff mainsails reefed and their jib-headed topsails set. The 40-raters and 65- footers of the past would have sailed the course with ease.
When I watched the three J'class vessels put to sea this morning I did not expect to see them all return intact. I felt that a steel mast 153 feet above the deck was an unseaworthy con- trivance should a vessel be hard driven to windward outside in the Channel.
it appeared yesterday as though) Endeavour IL carried whole!
the popularity of Mrs. Eleanor sail whilst Velsheda and Endea- GT. BRITAIN Holm Jarrett, American cham-vour L had reefed rainsails. ¡pion
Back-Stroke swimmer, Mr. Sopwith made a good start had obtained her reinstatement in Endeavour IL followed by
over the line too soon and was re-
in the Olympic team as a result Endeavour L. but Velheda was of a petition signed in her fa-called. vour by the majority of members of the American
the
Both Together
SELECTS HER
AQUATIC TEAM Promising Talent For Berlin
TWO 14-YEAR-OLD DIVERS MAKE THE GRADE
team, opposition made itself So they reached Away in a felt to-day in the American string, out of the eastern entrance, Olympic Committee which is the new yacht leading, Endeavour responsible for the
mainten-L in
her wake, and~ Velsheda} · ance of discipline in the team. astern. In this order. they made
London July 16. After the National Champion-} After reconsidering all facts the Mewstone markboat not far
Saturday, TONG Sun-man was born in the committee felt itself oblig- apart, and their sheets were trim- ships at Wembley
Jack Lovelock, the world. famous New Zealand athlete, above, has turned his attention from the mile to the three mile erent and should be a serious challenger over this distance at the Olympic Games, which com- menced last Saturday.
HERR HITLER
DECLARES OPEN
OLYMPIC GAMES
Unforgettable Scenes Witnessed
TORCH RUNNER ARRIVES AT SCHEDULED TIME
Andrew's declined to fall into W Hong Kong in 1918, and wore cinlig med for the thrash to windward to the Amateur Swimming associa SCOTTISH SOCCER line, believing that the Ameri-
Berlin, Saturday. tion selected competitors to re- scratch Mrs. Jarrett. Bame Head.
Chan ball was unsuitable for educated at King's College, where and to
Punctually at 3.50 p.m. They had made a couple
in of present Great Britain the this country.
he took a prominent part in the Her place in the 100-Metres
cellor Adolf Hitler arrived at the swimming race tacks, and travelled about half the Olympic Games in Berlin It is estimated that between basketball successes in the Senior Back-Stroke
next
Reich Sportsfield. After reviewing was also in has been allotted to Miss Edith distance against wind and sea, month. 10.000,000 and 15,000,000 golf School League. He
Several vacancies were left, and¦
the guard of honour on the parade Trans-Ocean Kuo-when the mast of Endeavour II balls, of the value of about charge of the School's swimming Motridge.
broke off about 40ft up at the these will be filled following fur- Stadium where he was welcomed ground, Herr Hitler entered the £900,000, are produced each section and together with Kwok min.
lower cross-trees. A few moments ther trials at Uxbridge on Satur- the President of the Inter- Chun-hang, was successful in one of [year.
later Velaheda's broke of close today. the first South China harbour
the deck I suppose swims.
Programme Opens Next Saturday
THIS MONTH'S "FIXTURES
The following are this month's fixtures for the First Division of:
Football the Scottish which opens next Saturday:
Arbroath
Celtic
Dundee
Dunfermline
Falkirk.
Hibernian
Motherwell
Partick
St... Mirren
AUGUST 8
Y. Clyde
League,
V St. Johnstone
Rangers
Hearts
Hamilton
Aberdeen
Queen's Park
Queen O'South Albion
Third Lanark ม Kilmarnock
Aberdeen
Albion
Clyde Hamilton Hearts
Kilmarnock
AUGUST 15
Queen O'South
Queen's Park
Rangers
✔ Arbroath
v Hibernian
Celtic
Dunfermline
v Motherwell
V
Dundee
v Falkirk
V Partick
v. Third Lanark St. Johnstone. v St. Mirren
AUGUST
Mid-Week Games, Dates to be Arranged by Clubs
v Hibernian
St. Mirren
Aberdeen
Albion
Clyde
Hamilton Hearts Kilmarnock Queen O'South Queen's Park Rangers
St. Johnstone
Arbroath Celtic
Fundee
Dunfermline
V
Arbroath
Falkirk
v Damfermline
Third Lanark
v Partick
v Motherwell
v. Dundee
▼ Celtic AUGUST 22
Falkirk Hibernian Motherwell Patrick St. Mirren Third Lanark
Aberdeen Albion
V Hearts
v Queen O'South
་
St. Johnstone
v Kilmarnock
v Rangers
'v
Queen's Park
v Clyde
→ ·Hamilton
v Aberdeen
v Albion AUGUST 29
▼ Falkirk
Celtic
Clyde Hamilton. Hearts Kilmarnock Queen O'South Queen's Feric Bangers
St. Johnstone
▼ Dundee
▼ Arbroath
v St. Mirren
V Partick
* Thirdi. Lazark
Dunfermline
v Hibernian
v. Motherwell.
NOTTS CRICKET
SEQUEL TO MATCH
WITH SUSSEX »
MATTER NOW CONCERNS M.C.C. AND UMPIRES
London, July 8.
Association
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the two of
national
Olympic Committee," Among those chosen are Miss Count Buillet In Tour, and the the water-polo them suffered nearly £8.000 dam-B. J. Slade and Fred Hodges, President of the Organising. Com- One of Wong Sun-man's earliest.
and swimming championship at age. swimming successes was recorded the Kwangtung Provincial Meeting in the long distance races held in held in Canton. the Centon Aquatic Championships
the same meeting.
mittee, Dr. Lewald
痣
two 14-year-old London divers. SKIPPER UNDER
J Class "Defects"
Miss Slade, competing in SEVERE FIRE
The glorious cotton canvas fell senior championship for the first five years ago, while he
the "women's · "spring"] came In 1952 he was selected to re-into the sea, and most of it was time, wos second to Kwok Chun-hang in the present the Hong Kong Chinese rained in a few seconds. Endez-board title at Wembley on Friday, 200 Metres breast-stroke event of in the China National Games in our L. after standing by and Hodges won the men's champion- the 200 Metres breast-stroke event, ascertaining that nobody was in-1 but did not participate as he was jured, returned into Flymouth ship last Wednesday,
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Sound. Mr. Sopwith's motor yacht of the Mak Ngah Swimming As-
Vita went to sea and took Endea- sociation, the three others being Last year he played water-polo your II's hull in tow, while Mr. tender Bystander A special meeting of the Not-Kwok Chun-hang, Chan Ei-chung for Ewangtrang against Hong Kong, Stephenson's tinghamshire County Cricket Com and Wong Eideung (Wong Wing) and Singapore in the China No- hastened to the scene of the acci- FRENCH WOMEN mittee will to-morrow consider the the World Olympic soccer goal-tional Meeting held at the Civic dents and attended Velsheda.
the keeper. Last year the Mak Ngah Centre in Shanghai [action of G. F. H Hemne,
Notts captain, in the match against
Sussex at Hove last week.
has
Heane appealed against the rain and withdrew his team from the match when only two runs were needed for a Cussex victory, and an over remained to be Bowled.
Considerable controversy followed. I learn that Mr. Heane has received abusive letters from all parts of the country, and pro-. tests have come from within. his jown county:
Opposition's Meeting"
The Sussex County Committee is holding a special meeting to-day įto decide whether the matter shall igo further. **
I have discussed the incident with witnesses, and it would seem that rain was falling more heavily than is indicated by the term. "slight drizzle" that had been in the original protest. The fact that the umpires upheld Mr. Heane's appeal suggests that the matter is one which now concerns the M.C.C. and the umpires only.
Although rain was falling quite heavily, playera remained on the field at Portsmouth yesterday to finish the match between Susacz and Hampshire. ·
Hampshire won by four wickets Iwith five minutes of extra-time
remaining.
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Olympie observers believe the United States has more point winners in the high jump at -Berila- this summer. „Everyous of this quartette above has equalled or surpassed the Olympic standard of € Lect. 6-inches to #AL Threadgill of Temple University, top left, and right,
quite record only
par
Olympic tryouts when they tied at 6 ft 9% Ins! Below left and right, ate George Spitz, weSSA ing NTA.C. colours, and Cornelias Johnson, of Compton College, California, the latter being the former U.S.. National hol'er
GOLFERS WIN
Amid the tumult of applause
MAYOR'S CONGRATULATIONS
TO ADOLF HITLER
Ingenious Plan Of Torch Carrying From Original Olympic Site
FOURSOMES morning.
English Champion And Partner, Fail
MRS. GARON'S ALMOST PERFECT GOLF
Berlin, Yesterday. The Mayor of Pyrgos, Greece, sent the German Chancellor Herz Adolf Hitler, a congratula-
telegram tory
on Saturday It stated: "On the occasion of the arrival of the Olympic flame from our city at the Berlin Stadium, I greet you and the German people, and congratulate you on the carrying out of that ingenious plan-Dr.. Takis Vacalaponies, (Mayor)."
The Chancellor thanked the Mayor in the following words "on the occasion of the arrival of the Olympic Flame in Berlin, I thank you for your greetings to me and the German people, and return these heartily Adolf Hitler.
St. Cloud, July 4. France won the foursomes by two matches to one in the "wo- men's international golf match with Great Britain at St. Cloud [to-day. In the first match Miss from thousands of spectators, the [Pam' Barton and Miss Elsie Cor-Chancellor walked to his seat lett lost to Mme. Rene Lacoste, while the German National and the French champion, and Mile. Olympic flags were slowly raised M. Fay by two holes.
the masts of the Government Tri-·· Miss Kathleen Garzham and bune. After playing the German Mrz/M. Gazon gquared mitters by National Anthem the flags of all defeating Mime. P. Munier, a form-the competing nations were, hoist- er French champim, and Ville. Mjed-Trans-Ocean Service. - Kapferer, by 5 and 4.
Making the shartest speech of Bande France Ahead
{his career:-"I declare the, Ath "In the third match Mme. A. Val-Olympic Games open," Herr Adolf giano, the French captain, and Hitler opened the greatest: sport- Mme. De La Chaume, beat Mrs. A. ing event of the world when 53: M. Holm and Mies-J. Anderson by nations were represented-by over two holes, putting France are 5,000 athletes in a scene: of tre- game ahead.
Sommendous enthusiaaILOTLA Miss Barton and Miss Corlett Mano March Past started off in fine style in the Rain, however, – dampened the opening match, the latter's put, ardour of 100,000 spectators who ting being very good.
crammed the gigantic stadium,
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