THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 14, 1939.
WHITCOMBE FAVOURITE FOR VARDON TROPHY
SPORTS PARADE
TO-DAY'S LAWN BOWLS MATCHES
The following is to-day's programme in the Third Round, of the Open Sin- gles Lawn Bowls Championship.
At Kowloon C.C.
A. R. Dallah
v F. V. V. Riberio v C. M. Silva
At Kowloon B.G.C.
(Continued from page 24) · TAIKOO dropped a valuable point at A. M. Colman made no mistake on Saturday, when F. Cullen they won by 27 shots. J. C. Chalmers
Kowloon Tong on July 8, but they
London, August 3. Everything points to a victory for Reginald A. Whit- combe, the Open champion of 1938, in the struggle for pos- session of the Harry Vardon Memorial Trophy, presented annually by the Professional Golfers' Association for the best record during the season's major stroke competitions.
beat A. Sparey 27-15 in the first en- R.. F. Luz In previous years
counter and on Saturday won again, the award was
as occurred at both Bournemouth and by 24-17, the only changes in
At made on averages. Now a new sys- Moor Park, the points are awarded rinks being the No. 1's, W. Melrose R. Basa. the H. White tem of points has been adopted, 1 on the result of the replay, but in tics coming in for H. O. Gillies for Taikoo, being given for a win, 2 for second for minor positions all men concern- and R. E. Lee for C. Mose in the Kow-C. Dowman place, and so on down to 25th. Any-ed have the same score. For instance, loon Tong four. body outside the first 25 positions four men tieing for third place would four at the last end. R. Wallace start- Chalmers scored a has been given 26 points, as have all receive 3 points, but the next com-ed off with a six against H. Gittins and players who did not compete. By this petitor receives 7. method everybody is judged over the
that margin separated the two rinks at the close. D. Munro, leading A. H. five tournaments-"Daily Mail" £2000
Basto 20-13 at the 20th end, finished at Bournemouth, Silver King £1000 at
up with a seven! Moor Park, Open Championship at St. Andrews, Irish Open Championship at Newcastle, Co. Down, and "News" Chronicle" £1000 at Brighton. only stipulations are that competitors K. A. Whit- must play in the Open Championship and must, in all, complete sixteen
rounds.
The
The position of competitors in the four events so far held are as append- ed, but there will be revisions after the "News-Chronicle" event at Brigh- ton on August 16, 17, and 18:
Daily Silver British Irish TI.} Mail King Open Open Pts.
combe (Parkstone) 7 G 3 2 R. Burton
2
1 26
9
Royal Liver- pool)
&
5
13
16
S. L. King (Knole Park)
The former clause immediately (Sale) eliminates A. H. Padgham, who omit-J. Adarns ted to enter for the Open. Otherwise he would have been favourably plac- ed, as he won the Silver King event, secured 10 points in the "Daily Mail" tournament, and 22 in Ireland, R. A. Whitecombe has aggregated only 18 points in the four events so far held, and need only finish within the first twenty places at Brighton later this month to be certain of annexing the trophy.
J. ADAM'S CHANCE His nearest challenger is R. Burton, who, this year, has succeeded Whit- combe as Open Champion. The only other player with a chance is J. Adams, who has a total of 42 points. To succeed he must win at Brighton, making his total 43, while Whitcombe would need to be outside the first 25 to give him a total of 44.
C.
the
A. Whitcombe, who won trophy two years ago, failed to quali- ty for the final at St. Andrews in the Open Championship, and did not com- pete in the Irish event, so that he lost his position after doing well in the two tournaments held earlier. Hemy Cot- ton, by abstaining from the Irish Open Championship, received 20 points, which sent his total tơ 52.
RESULT OF TIE
In the event of ties for first place,
J. Fallon -(Hud-
derstield) 26- C. H. Ward
4 12
3
26
6
3
11
12. 6
26
6
13- 26
(Palace, Torquay) Henry Cotton
(Ashridge) I 12 W. J. Branch
(Leicester- shire).... 10
12
26
7
A. Lees (Dore
and Tetley) 12 26 A. Perry
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a
v B. Basto or
M. N. Rakusen
v H. A. Alves Kowloon D.R.C.
v J. A. Luz.
v C. F. Remedios
At Civil Service C.C.
v C. C. Pereira At Kowloon F.C. T. A. Madar V A. R. Minu
At Club de Recrelo H. Nish
v A. E. Coates H. Gittins
V A. J. Hall At Craigengower. C.C. L. J. Silva
v A. K. Minu D. W. Waterton v M. R. Abbas
games, led P. A. Yvanovich 21-16 at the 15th end, only for the Recreio player to chalk up 2, 1 4 3 for a 26-21 lead, which Russell decreased with a 1 and 3.
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POLICE shared the spoils with Civil Service, losing by 14 shots after an earlier success by 15 shots. This was their fourth successive defeat, while the Civil Servants checked 18 run of five defeats. J. M. Purvis was
on view as a skip for the first time- 38 he is the eighth to be tried this season -but he proved no match for W. S. Dall, who started off with a five and 42 scored at 13 ends to win 30-12. Wing was in rare form.
R. Hillyer stopped his run of three de- feats when he beat G. C. Moss "24-15, 45 including three, fours in
while J. McWalter, skipping for the 46 first time-J. S. Riddell was No. 3 in his rink instead of No. 1-lost to S. Eccleshall by 33-10. Eccleshall scor- 51 ed at 14 ends, opening with a five and
52
concluding with 5 and 4!
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*
his
score,
HONG KONG Football Club, winners of their last seven matches, came 55 unstuck at Craigengower, losing by 3 shots after winning their home en-
68
*
THE first tie' in Third Division was provided by Yacht Club and Pri- son Officers' Club, for whom T. Good- He started off with 2 0 3 6 1 1 1 1 6 for a 21-4 lead over G. E. Costello, who was unable to stop a 3 and 5 later on for a 29-19 defeat. A. Jillott was led 16-11 by B. E. Maughan at the 15th
end, but 203 210 gave him a 19-18 win. A. W. Brown, as the result of 2 3 2 1 2 led T. Pile 17-5 at the 12th end and a four and three twos later gave him a 28-17 win. Yacht Club won at
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encounter,
Stanley by 7 shots, so secured three points as the result of Saturday's tic. KOWLOON Football Club, beaten by counter by 2 shots. They are now
7 shots in their first 65 only one point ahead of Taikoo. H. Sustained their fourth successive de
W. Randall was the only home skip to feat when they bowed
to Craigen- lose-it was his third defeat in a row Lower by 37 shots.
Peter Morgan Jake Selby including a six in his 28 checked a run of three defeats when shots and finishing up with 3 1 4 2 he tied with C. W. Lam, who in mak for a 28-11 win. N. J. Bebbington ing his debut scored a five at the last was beaten for the first time in four end to tie 20-all after being 11-2 down 68 games when Charlie Rosselet, leading at the 9th end. "Doc" Smalley was 18-12 at the 13th end, finished up with beaten for the fifth time in succession 4101112 to win 22-14. A. Brooks- when he bowed to G. S. Ladd 26-10 bank, who had dropped only one point after leading 9-7 at the 12th end. in his previous eight games, was never Ladd, who thus secured his seventh in the hunt against Bill Way, who in-point from
four games, Anished up. eluded three fours and two threes in
with 2 2 4 4 0 2 1 2 2. A. E. S. his match-winning 28-16 success.
Alves started off with 0 5 3 2 3 6 for a 19-3 lead over W. Excell at the sixth.
to win 33-12.
(Leather-
head) .... 20 19 C. A. Whit-
3
28
4 12
26
26
26
6
26
12
26
12 26
70
combe
(Crews Hill) Bert Gadd (S.
Shields) D. J. Rees
(Hindhead) 6 G. Johnson
(Bulwell
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"A" DIVISION LEAGUE
TENNIS PARTNERSHIPS
70
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KOWLOON Cricket Club recorded end, and a four later on enabled him
the "double" over K.B.G.C. in Third Division as the result of their
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66-51 home win. Jack Hirst, who had IN the friendly game at Ming Yuen,
in which H.K. Electric beat H.K.C.C.
won his seven previous games, lost 20-18 to P. J. Hamilton, who, curious- by 36 shots, H. V. Wilkinson, led 18-7 ly enough, lost their first encounter by Alec Mackenzie at the 14th. end, by 11 shots. The No. 3's were the finished up with 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 to lose only other players, to take part in both by 18-17,
NLY one match was played in the Tennis League last matches. Tommy Carr made sure of
week, in “A” Division.
The following table shows how the various partnerships 1 0 6 to lead 26-9 at the 14th end to have fared.
"A" DIVISION
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1. D. Rumjahn arid'S, A. Rumjahn (I. R.C.) J. Gonsalves and A. V. Remedios (C. DR.) E. C. Fincher and G. C. Burnett (K. C.C.)
W. A. H, Duff and L. Goldman (H.K. C.C.) · H. A. Barros and C. A. Barretto (CD, R.) O. Rumjahn and 1. M. A. Razack (LR:C.) Tsui Wai-pul and W. C. Hung (C.R.C.) A. E. P. Guest and A. Crawford (K.C.C.) W. T. Wang and B. Szeto (SC.A.A.). S. Wong and. C. C. Ma (ELKU.T.C.)
Sets Sets Sets Played Against For
18
2- 16
15
4.
11
15
10
9
0
9
--18
10%
2
15
22 914
C. K. Chan and B. Szato: (S.C.A.A.)..
T. A. Pearce and W. Sander (H.K.C.C.)
A. Chan and J. Hmm (S.CAA) ... K. F. Liu and C. K. Chan (BCAA) NA
12
H. J. Armstrong and S. M. Garrard (H.K.C.C.) A. R. Minu and I. Razack (LRC)
42 612 25
Stephen Wong and Lim Thian-tet (H.K.U.)
3. H. Ling and F. H. Ong (HKU.)
F. C. Wong and K. F. Lu (8.C.A.A.). Ma Chiu-chong and Peter U (HKU.), A. H. Madar and A. R. Minu (LRC) O: Rumjahn and A. R. Kitchell (IR.C.) K. L. Ho and W. Y. Lee (C.R.G.) FIFA W. Sander and T. C. Monaghan (H.K.C.C.
A. V. Gosano and J, J. Remedios -(C.DR) A. V. Remedios and A. M/Rotilguns (C.DR.) W. P. Teul and W. T. Leo (C.R.C.).
W. C. Hung and P. Kong (GR.G)
1. Goldman and G. 1. R. Divett (H.K.C.C.)
A. V. Gosano and J.-V. Remedios (C.D.R.)
A. Chan and N. K. Ma (3,CAA). W. Sander and. It Goldman (HK.C.C.)
Trul Yun-pul and Lee Wal-tong (C.P.C.)
17.
51%
beating H. L. Lockhart, winner of his last eight games, when he scored 3 3 3
| win eventually by 30-16.
Lockhart had tied with H. H. Pegg and lost to J. T. Smalley 24-20 previously.
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REIDY WINS
The August Qualifying Competition for the Captain's Cup of Royal Hong Kong Golf Club having ended in a tie. between L. Reidy and E. T. Mc- Mullen, these two played off yester-
RECREIO, beaten only by H.K.F.C. day and Reidy won with 98-24-74.
and K.C.C. and who are likely to win Third Division honours, recorded-
| their seventh successive win when 72 they beat H.K.F.C. by 17 shots-this was the Valley. team's fourth defeat 832 in a row. H. H. Pegg, beaten 24-10 | in the first match, had another chance of lowering the colours of O. P. Re- 5 medios, but the same margin was re- corded in the Recreio player's favour, Remedios has dropped one point in 425 his 11 games, while Pegg has lost his 311⁄2 last four games. J. Russell, who has secured one point from his last four 812
20 16` 74
Forest) 26
T. Collinge
(Swinton
6
3%
2
Park)
26
3
26 20:
75
312
24
E. W. H. Ken-
yon (Bea-
91⁄2
consfield) 28. 20
16
78.
D. Curtis
Park)
: 23
26
20.
(Queen's
W. J. Cox
(Winbledon Park)
20
SPORT ADVT.
HONG KONG LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION
Tennis Interport THAILAND (Siam)
HONG KONG
TO-DAY
TO-MORROW
WEDNESDAY
Commencing
4.15 p.m, sach; day
Admission $1 and 50
Hong Kong Cricket Club