BOBBY JONES WORLD RECORD WARMERDAM
WILL PLAY IN BENEFITGOLF
The desire to do his bit for the armed forces is going to bring back Robert Tyre Jones for an- other competitive golf fling.
The Professional Golf Associa-petitive golf Jones indulges tion of America has announced] since he chose to retire
that Bobby, famed for his 1930 O her candidates for the chal- sweep of the Americans and Bri-jlenging team include such faver- tish open and amateur golf titles, fes as Jinny Demuret, Lawson; would captain and play with aj Tuttle, Ben Hogan, and Gene Sara- picked slike in
challenge! zon. match August 22-23 against the association's Hyder Cup team
Proceeds of the event, 5 which
However, it makes little differ- ence to Walter Hagen, honorary captam of the Ryder Cup team. In
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a site remains to be selected, will accepting Jones' challenge, Hagen go to the United States Service, said the
Ryder Cup team Organisations, which taise funds; willing at all times to aid in the for the recreation of soldiers and national preparedness programme sailors
Eager To Help
and the confidently predicted that 'Bobby's team will go down in defeat as did the team captain- "Leading tournament golfers of¦ed and picked by Sarazen a year this country are eager to do their] ago." He referred to the 1940 Red part in our present preparedness Cross benefit match. effort," said the PGA. announce- ment, and
nothing seems more important than the effort of the United Service Organisations to give active expression to our mili- tary personnel of the determina- tion of the civilian population to stand behind them."
Tom Walsh, President of the P. G. A..
said the match resulted from recent conversations with Jones, who will select his
OWIE
FOOTBALL STARTS ON STONECUTTERS
team. Conditions of play, he add- Early
August is hardly
the
ed, would be the same as in inter-weather for soccer, but 22 bardy national competition 36-hole souls on Stonecutters Island yes- foursomes on the first day and terday decided it was cool enough 36-hole single matches on the for some pre-season practice, and second.
and Vie Ghezzi
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5.000 METRES
·WALK
Selmeczy, Hungarian hael- and-too epecialist, cet a now world's record for walking during a Budapest meet on July 27 covering 5,000 Metres in 20 minutes 46 and 3-10 seconds.
The former record was held by the American, William Plant, with a time of 21 min. utes 60.6 seconde, and was established in 1925.
SHANGHAI
TENNIS
TOURNEY
ALMOST TOPS SIXTEEN FEET
CORNELIUS WARMERDAM DUSTED OFF THE MOON THE OTHER NIGHT, WRITES AN AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT.
ROYALS'
It was at the Compton invitational meet, when he officially soared 15 feet 53⁄4 inches into the ozone, and unofficially went 31⁄4 inches higher a little later.
While he was doing all this, af lone figure stood off to one side and watched it with a look of bewilderment. He was Earle Meadows, who a few short years ago startled the sports world by for leaping 14 feet 11 inches Southern California. In the Complon meet, Meadows, compet- ing for the Olympic Club. only able to reach 131⁄2 feel.
Another
was
sensational event of
SOFTBALL WIN OVER "Y."
on
will be readily understood that appearance In match-play so that it
the meet was the performance of i Leslie MucMitchell of New York A very enjoyable softball match
played University who ran his opposition was
the Y.M.C.A. The draws for the into the ground in the 1.500-metre ground, King's Park, yesterday new meet record between a team reresenting the Shanghai Men's Singles event to set a
"Y" and a Royal Scots (Kai Tak) of 3:51.4. and Doubles Tennis cham-
This was the first local appear-team, the latter winning by 20-14.
Both teams from the side-
were making their first pionships, and the Inter-ance for the lad
walks of New York who is hailed national Doubles tourney as the nearest thing to the four- minute miler since Glenn were recently announced,
Cunningham was in his heyday. and a glance through the MacMitchell
the recently made names will indicate that roule in 4:07.4 at Madison Square
and Garden,
he is only in the absence of the title- Juntor, he should be able to im- holder, Lew Carson, com-
prove that time. petition will be very keen for the singles crown.
Most interest
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a
earlier
what was lacking in science was more than made up for by the enthusiasm on the part of both teams.
Royal Scots had a "dress rehearsal"' In the afternoon when they figured in a plek-up game at Kat Tak, and with the confidence thus gained.
"Y", chalking up no less than 6 runs in the first innings
The "Y" had a poor stari, only managing one run in three innings but after being led 12-1 at the third, they staged at uprising 1 thr 411 when eight of their players crossed the
Welford, who hus hael previous experience in softball, was outstanding M R. Abbas 50 49: Sel
for the "Y" in the short-stop station, lost to G W Giffen | while Manson played a good game for
the winners at centre-feld.
they started in great style against the
R. E. WIN Royal Engineers defeated Euro- the result was a very good game.
pean Press 4 -2 in a snooker and The Ryder Cup squad, which between Stonecutters East against
On current form Humbert billiards tournament last night. continues to exist formally but is Stonecutters South Sa close, in Collaco and Poker Tong are con-
plate Snookert S. Sgt. Rogers beat J inactive because the war prevents het was the match, that the end ceded the best chance of bringing R. Luko 64 -57; Q.M.5. Brannon its customary duel with the Brit 60 minutes' play found the aff the championship, with thebeat tish pros., includes 10
Ukada-Kiyosu and players
Poker Tong-Blackman soup: heet blank Henry Picard, Byron Nelson, Paul There wa at stoppestions about exha¦ Kho Sin-out the most favoured 27 49. itunyan. Som Snead, Horton 'teme but it was generally agreed that combinations in the doubles event, Billiards: --S. Sgt. Megso: beat The teat Smith, Dick Metz, Janny Hines, on hout sitronens frutbali in this while Japan should amex the In
R. Goldman 100 52; Sgt Shipp Ralph Guldahl, Harold MeSpaden weather was quite enough to retternational Doubles trophy.
T Lee 99- 100; S. M lost to A kaimest, so the teams devided to cont
the tourna-wellwood beat J. R. Luke 100. -85. down with a trattie at one of the excel- lent reaches on the island, agreeing t
ments will be centred round the battle ngain some other evening on the Doubles where no fewer than 20
poirs are out for the honours. | from the draw an all-China final funthall field
Humberte errianty, however, . Craig Wood, Stonecutters boast two football field, Squires, in partnership with Sulli- is not an impossibility
van, will have a hard passage if Collaco should figure in the final ate the South and the other in they are to break through to the round, despite the obstacles in his WORL Jones' DWIE Masters
Yesterday South were playing Tournament and followed
up with
at home, but when they meet agam final brackels as the opposition in path, with Poker Tong in the top national open hours. The annual | East will enjoy the ground advantage their section of the draw is studd half. Tennie Kwok, former Hong Masters' event is the only com- Included in the East team were threeed with potential champions. Kong tennis player, is also in the
Navy League footballers, Croft, Breeso
In the upper half Green and competition. and le Page, the last-nanied playing a
Indrickson are outstanding.
Taking the League tussles as a Rood game at inside-tight Richardson,
China has 11 players in the criterion. Japan should walk off at left-back, also played well for the
Singles tourney out of the 17 and with the Roper Cup easily. "Easterners
Jones' Selections
The team Jones will select is a matter
Almost of speculation
Avho
score
i
It may not be generally known Best
REIDY QUALIFIES
M. L.. Reidy. with a 87-1770, qualifted for the Cap-
"South included three Chinese, who tain's Cup for August at Fanling.showed good ball control with He Sum. There were five entries.
at right-back, outstanding
The teams were.- Enst:
The Eclectic competition of Royal
Goodwin, Tract, Richardson; Hong Kong Golf Club at Deep Water Sneer, Hall, Croft: Breese, le Page. Bay for June and July in aid of the Perkins, Bell and Burford Bomber Fund resulted in a tie between South: Seabrook Ho Sum, Toplift: Fook: Nickenson. Lt. Col J D Way and PaymasterSmith, Baxter, Yee Commander CB Hickinan, with 20-4 Burns, Cross, Burrows and Tsang Sik-
There were 94 entries.
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Easier
LONG DRIVING
By Best Ball
Gene Sarazen adopted the interlocking grip as a caddy at Apawamis years ago and, despite the fact that he is not entirely satisfied with it, the record books attest the grip has served its purpose well indeed. In this grip the index finger of the left hand inter- locks with the little finger of the right creating unison of
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Golf
GENE IS LONGER. STRAIGHTER OFF THE TEE
TODAY THAN EVER
CONSIDERS DRIVE
BIG PART
OF GAME
SARAZEN'S
INTERLOCKING GRIP
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Y.M.C.A
ROYAL SCOTS
Blonings Kille Hubert Davis
する Hanson
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Clark
1
Woods
20
McGrory
Welford
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McKay
Kelly Grant
31
Marshall
18
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Manson
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Wallers
Ramage Cane Scorey..
Royal Scots Y.M.C.A.
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A bowls team from Lane Crawford's met Hong Kong Electric at Ming Yoen last night in a floodlit game and won
68-57.
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movement in both. Sarazen's complaint is that in various championship matches his hands have turned at impor- tant moments sending the ball astray.
Now driving better than ever, Sarazen admits this fac- tor has improved his game during the past two years. In fact he frankly admits that long, straight tee shots are · one of the most important ad- juncts to a golfer's, game. Not only do they inspire: (con- -fidence in one's play but they place one in a strategic posi- tion on succeeding shots. With few exceptions the player who is near enough the green to use an iron with a fair amount of loft has an advan- tage over one who has to re- sort to a spoon or heavy fron to reach the some objective. Next; Artiqla: Changed Putting Stance.
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