A
ROWING MAN TALKS
ABOUT
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 8; 1952.
The Penalties That Go
With The Glory Of The Boat Race
By JOHN WATERMAN
The time was 4 p.m. The Oxford and Cambridge boals had been stowed away in the boat-house after their outing. The critics were speeding back to Fleet Street for a further bout of speculation on the Boat Race result. The performers, inranwhile, relaxed,
Sunk in armchairs at the Hurlingham Club were the Oxford crew, wrapped like white cocoons in thick sweaters and trousers made of blanket material. Soothing and stately, some Haydn played on a gramophone. One white figure got up and gazed, hands in pockets, out of the tall windows to the daffodil beds and lawns. At a table four played Mah Jong.
TWO HORSES SHUDDER AT FILM SHOW
Davidge
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In the summer comes a little Among them was 22-year-old Christopher Guy Vere Davidge.time to rest and study. After He is the stroke, who alts in the Henley until late September lie stern facing the cox, deting as a usually visits his father's house humat metronome for the men at Little Houghton, Northamps-
lle is behind.
no ordinary tonshire. There he leads "an strake. The towpath experts average country life." By that have tagged his achievements he means gardening-"Not what "sensationo?"
berally but you'd
call skilled s with more justification than a rather hard manual Hollywood trailer. nd since he and the pig they keep.
and helps look after the hens, has rowed Fas 13.
In 1948 at Henley he stroked itora to its Brst success The newsreel taken at in the Ladies' Plate for 27 years. a freshman he stroked Oxford the Grand National steeple in the remarkable neck-and-neck was shown at the race of 1949. He stroked them “Caton Theatre orr Monday on when they sunk and of two during the re-row. He has twice for an audience
of the Oxford horses Eastern Silver, anbeen president
University Boat Club. 11-year-old chestnut, and stablemate Black Diamond.
chase
Nottingham, England,
Last Saturday.
Apr. 7.
was
As
in a
manage to
At Oxford he is President of the Trinity College Claret Club, an ancient dining club, “So you see," he saidtronomic delights." get some gastronomic But that again depends on train- ing He can ruloy himself in the Michaelmas term, when he does.
But when not row. begins after Christmas, he must cut out the delights.
training
DELIGHTS are cut
At this moment that involves rigorous, 'but not frugal diet. fried and No starch, as little spiced food as possible. Typical menu for the Blues at Hurling- ham is: soup or melon; sole or
Owner-trainer Frank Cotton sald showing them the newsreel was a switch on the psychology morning to are sent every trout; game or beef; stewed fruit -of-the-rooster-in-the-old story.. This wity bird introduced the mous-well-wisher in Carn- dessert. With that goes one
hen to an ostrich
CER AS
on
of what it can do it
was
or milk pudding:
HIS OTHER INTERESTS Both Eastern Silver and Black
And sitting on a sofa Dirmond ure steeplechasers,
quiet gallery of the Hurlingham although of more modest abilityClub, this young man with such than the 47 top-rankers who ran in the Grand National at Aintree an astonishing record of rowing honours leaned back and talked about his other interests in life. In his button-hole he wore violets. They
from on and custard the crew
wall. His blazer
open. pint of beer. embroidered Initials
Routine also culs out delights. revealing the
CGVD. on his sweater,
The crew rise about 8 o'clock. the His face-not
mask of After breakfast there is a tolk apostolic
you usually which Black and Eastern Silver
see in photographs, but radiant on the previous day's training by After that," said the conch advertice- Diamond watched the movie In-
Davidge, "comes a crossword in ment for patent tonic food-wore the newspaper and the morning shuddered when and blooming us an tently. Both
rather a frown as he talked.
At 1 o'clock lunch. Dinner is He was trying to explain how outing."
Then another outing. diffeult it was to have other at 7.30. Bed at 18. interests.
"Occasionally," he said, "we have a lizz night: usually after rowing a course. We have a When 4 finished Black Dia- Davidge's life everything else i glass of port after dinner."
example
you try hard.
FLINCHED
ten horses went down at the first fence. They finched from time to time as the other murderous Aintree jumps out the field from 47 starters to ten survivors at the When you literally live row
ing," he said, "there is little else
do seriously."
inish.
The film last:d 15 minutes.
run
the
You
can
In
SURREY'S
NEW SKIPPER
Stuart Surridge, who will lead Surrey in the forth- coming cricket season, finds one of the best ways of keeping fit and to build up his bowling strength is to -help in the felling of willows in Essex-roady to be made.
into cricket bats at his factory.
He finds the splitting and sawing of the felled -trunks a splendid way of improving stamina.-Central Press Photo,
Hope For All
By HENRY
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LONGHURST
When books by distinguished golfers come my way, especially from across the Atlantic, I turn first to see what they have to say about putting.
This is because in the longer departments of the game, whereas I am quite prepared to accept their theories as gospel, it is no use preaching it to stout, middle-aged week-enders who could attain the positions shown in the photographs only at the risk of severe physical injury.
ARSENAL ENTER FA CUP FINAL
- London. Apr 7.
Arsenal reached the FA Cup final for the sixth time when they outplayed Chel.
What's best in Kowloon ?
sea to win today's semi-INTANO final replay 8-0.
Three times winners of the trophy, Arsenal will now meet Newcastle Unied, the holders, in the Anal at Wembley Stadium on May 3.
This will revivo memories of 1032 Anal, the controversial whon Newcastle won 2-1 after equalising with a disputed goal, Arsenal claimed that the bali was hooked back over the goal This line and films conārmed view.
Opportunist right-winger Freddy Cox scored two or Arsenal's goals and made the third scored by inside-left Doug Laseman,
Cox acored Arsenal's goal on Saturday. It was also a Lout by Cox which put Chelsea of the Cup in a semi-final replay on the same ground two
cury ago.
EFFECTIVE DEFENCE
'The slandard ot today's football was not very high but Arsenal's defence was much more *ffective than ОП Saturday. Smith and Barnes subdued the Chelsea wingers and the half- backs kept a firm grip on the gume in the middle,
„Consequently. Chelsea were 10 get moving never. able smoothly though they fought
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hard after the interval when New Shipment-new-styles they launched repeated attacks. In an effort to equalise the Arst-half goal scored by Cox.
But two goals in four minutes by Cox and Lishman discouraged Chelsea, and Arsenal, the better balanced side all round. finished triumphantly.
Chelsea were rarely in the picture after an injury to left- halt Dickson, who was switched to the attack.
Cox scored his first goal with a force angled drive from close in after 14 minutes. His second was a header which went in off the far post after 28 minutes la the second halt.
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Lishman's goal four minutes later was headed in from a pass by Cox.
The oficial attendance 57,450.-Reuter,
Was
mond was sweating as hard as modified, revalued, qualified by When he is in Oxford, Davidge though he had just
The glory is his, so reads the Law. "It runs in the Putting, however, is common matter more for the hypnotistNo Victoria Club Grand National personally, rowing.
Rowing is į family,“ he explained. His ground, or common agony, to us than the golf teacher.
Callover On' Eastern Silver just looked placid., too, is the penalty.
the Great I Am. is also the father is a law don at Keble all. "The game's most neglected Associates Press.
Great Big But,
College, and 1:0 honorary feature,..not just some kind
Another Replay
For Hearts And
Motherwell
of knack, like wiggling your
He clasped his wide hands over treasurer of the Oxford his knee and said: "Well, I like University Boat Club.
see." Then the
What will he do after he goes cars," Johnny Farrell calls it in
over the refreshment tent In the 1929 Ryder Cup match at. Moor- town.
LENGTH OR DIRECTION?
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John Macadam's Column
...SO THOSE sidele. Cup and the Division I League
I was interested that Middle- long, you
to be
London; Apr. 7. frown returned-"but I had to down this summer? He has not "The Week-end Golfer" (Her- ccff holds distance and direction
important. equally
There was no callover at the give it up three years ago it decided yet, partly
hecause he bert Jenkins, 9s, ed.). A pasirhculd have thought distance on just didn't go with rowing."
National Service, U.S. champlon, Farrell wil long long putis, direction on short. Vistoria Club, London, tonight Before then he had hunted re-must do his
This was impressed on me years on the Football Association Cup three packs, the and partly because rowing has be remembered for his shot go by Locke, whose theory is with the semi-Anal now complete gularly with
taken
50 much of his time. Pytchley, the Grafton and the
Uat, in five times out of six, such as ad featured the earlier It has not been easy these last Oakley
"three putts" is due to being rounds. four years keeping up with momentul
than or too far rather He thought for
studies. He has done his weekly
Short Glasgow, Apr. 7.
One of London's leading book- crooked. Motherwell re- "There's tennis, of course, in the essay, and gone to his tutorials.
On the longest eroon
of makers, however, quoted Arsenal Hearts and
"A game in itself...the But not the serious But he smiled when he said:
one putts any fool can hit within as the favourites to win both the played their Scottish Cup semi-summer,
he sold.
phase of golf in which practical-two feet inal at Humpden Park today sort,"
"Well, you can study and row at What about reading? He said the same and were still level at one one with a smile: "I think I like require a great deal of effort to
time, but it does ly no concrete ideas have been through a croquet hoop. four Championship honours and the after extra time. The
proved necessarily successful," feet wide, To stop it within two odds against the Highbury club cach
Sherlock Holmes short stories match will be replayed again.
do both justice."
says Cary Middlecoff, ex-dentist fest, short cr past, is quite an- completing the double were only ideal They are
other matter. The winners of this game best of all,
I tired-as you are
A FULL-TIME JOB and another U.S. champlon, In meet Dundee in the Scottish Cup
Doctor" "The Get
(Nicholas final on April 19. Both goals often am-from rowing and there
Perhaps it is Davidge's extra- much Incilnation to con- today were scored In the first isn't
ordinary achievements that have Kaye, 12s. 6d.), half, Rutherford nelting for centrate on anything long."
He s poetry
music.held up his studies even more Hearts and Watson for Mother-
Bu
preferably, once again, than those of a normal rowing well.
shorter and lighter verse. He blue. "Being president of the The two teams shared two
"I think said:
**is you
he said, might OUBC." goals at Hampden Park just
describe my tastes very definitely a full-time job." He
03 uver week ago.
held this office for two years out catholic," Most
of the good football
of his four. today came
me in the extra time. More than 80,000 people had intle about which after a notable start, in which they could have been excused
In looking for a crop of genis, Seven minutes after the start Walson scored his goal and within four minutes Rutherford equalised for Hearts.-Reuter.
when
end
Play Best Ball
SO
Of Hongkong Trio "Well," he said at last, "I
Max Faulkner's opponents in
to
very
* manage to scrape through."
1 to 4 As a postscript I would add}
They were quated at 5- to 4 on that I am now almost convinced to beat Newcastle in the Cup and that the centre-shafted Schenec at 2 to 1 against for the League tady, er Farouk, putter, as it is Championship. At the present becoming widely known, will time they are level on points in make a difference of two strokes the League with the leaders,
game more-feuter.
UNANIMOUS VOTE Golfing Instructors talk with a mut.tuds of tongues. Unani-a round to hitherto ineffective Manchester United, and have
is mity on a single process
putlers. rare jewel. I prick up my cars. therefore, on noticing Middiecolt "This is the in say, in italics,
There was another wry smile to enthuse Max Faulkner To when I asked him what he one point on which I can de- thought his chances were infinitely say all good putters agree. He cannot think of one Schools-Oxford's final examina-
the His
professional tions for a degree.
eyes good putter on
lour, he declares, who does not looked up and dwelt for n
have his eyes directly over the moment on a crystal chandelier. hope
Lope ball. In other words, however you stand and whatever club a coin dropped from But frankly, at the time, I do you use
Schools land on the ball. his asked him about his I
A
himetil, al Robb, This was .declded at chances agakist Cambridge. His meeting of the Committee of the eyes brightened. He told me the Middl:coff cats why a person Sti. |
should use the same Club crew were the best of the three4in. tall Royal Hongkong Golf yesterday,
he had stroked to the end of boat length putter as
a alx-footer. "That gives a The British Open Champlon race training.
When, in 1948, he was pulling will play the best ball of the stroke great confidence." three local players, who
so badly as almost to quit the Orc As for confidence about what
HOME SOCCER RESULTS
London, Apr, 7. The following were the results
of football matches played today!
FA Cup Semi-final Replay
Firat Division
the exhibition golt match at not think Davidge was really the bridge of your nose should Fanling on Saturday will be K.S. concerned with Kinghorn, J.K. Watson, and DS. results,
the local
the
USC3
very
الدعاء
man
regarded as the best in the Club. happens after the summer, profession, Lloyd Mangrum In- Arsenal Chelsea 0 (played The Colony Champlon, Captain Davidge need only contemplateduced him to try a putter two at Tattenham).
Peter Smith, unfortunately, will
and a half inches, longer than Scottish Cup Semi-final Replay not
politicians who were be in Hongkong during bishops and polti ausiness men Hearts 1 Motherwell 1 (after Faulkner's visit as SmHh is play rowing Blues. And there is that i regulation-since which he has
Combined Services heartening old adage among City
́nover looked back. extra time) (played at Hamping in the den Park).
tournament in Singapore
mognates on the look-out for The great Hogan, Incidental- Faulkner will play
"A Blue," they ly, though only my own height, young men: Arlo over 18 holes on the declare, "is as good as a First." Nowcastle Utd 1 Blackpool 3 Course, starting at 10 am. In the
a putter which I found Reuter,
noticeably long. The Idea, saya (World Copyright Reservert- afternoon he will give a demons-
Middlecoff, is not only that you London Express Serules)} tration of various golf shots.
more surely can get yong cyo over the ball, but that I could, by simply turning my eyes, see the entire trick from my ball to the hole. In a crouched posl tion I had to turn my whole, nead Colony folis fuel pools, European and shoulders.” YMCA. 730 p.m.
Rugger Results
London, Apr. 7." were the re The following culis of rugger games played today.
3, Cap-
Members and subscribers of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, and their friends, are welcome to see the British Champion, la action.
Faulkner will drrive from Singapore on Friday morning.
Malayans Wanted
* RUGBY UNION Neath 11, Bridgend 6, Pontypool 17, Lonely 8. Devonport Services toln Crawshow's team 3.
Penzance and ....... Nowlyn' rocs Keys Ta
Tournament. 'All Malayan hoc- Cicca
LEAQUE *RUGBY
key players desiring to take part Wigan 0, Barrow B
aro asked to contact Mr Chlew Bradford Northern 12, York 0. Chin Hia, Eliot Hall, Hongkong Reuter.
3,
TODAY'S SPORT
Fearing
Soccer-
This sent my mind back to Div.--Police Sing To Colton some years ago when, (Dolindary St1:6.45 p.m.; Club v Shaving lined up for a short pult, he would move down the chaft about six inches and play
| Joseon's (Club). 6.45 p m..
3rd Div-Dalty Farm V Lane (Navy 1. Happy Valley}
Crawford
it from there. In this way, he
Hongkong Malayans intend to put up a team for the forth coming Hockey International p.m. CMH v. Waytoong (Navy
2. Happy Valley) 6.45 p.m. Westen explained, his, evo WAS TO v Rediffusion. (C. HIL) 5.45 p.m. Aces, C, and W. (Navy, Causeway longer caught and mesmerized Bay) BAS, namun mendean by the hole,SIY
I have for many years main- tained that short putts are
University.
Hongkong CC. tournament mon's handamp doubles semi-final, 8. p.m.-
BAKERS
WERE VICTORS
Fourteen teams took part in the seven-a-side soccer competition for the Lane Crawford Football Shield and Challenge Cup and, after many hard games, the Bakery Department came out on top...
The winning team, as they line up here, are, read- ing from the left:
Ng Sum-fook, Lee Kam-ling, Lenng Fai and Lee Tai-din (in the back row), C. F. Robinson, Chân Kow and Slu Yuen, Photo by Ross Millor.
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BOMBS ARE OUT, BOYS
It seems that the Olympic Games in Helsinki this summer aren't going to be so simple, after all, despite all the pious hopes that have been expressed about them.
We have just received some of the Customa instruc- tions governing the arrival of overseas competitors and, really, it would appear that the Finns have an odd im- pression of what they have to face in the invasion,
Class 1
Team members may take in slon being that British hunters for the free of duty various items of may be good enough equipment and supplies; hut Grand National but not good there is a notable exception. enough for Finland..
Be that as it may...there are They will not be entitled to
We take to Helsinki narcotics and other Inhibiting factors.
not be able to take in polsonous drugs--which shall appears to place a restriction on more than a quart of strong the marijuana-smoking of most quor-forgive us if we usk at
is stroni this juncture what of the little girls in AAA vests.
This spoil-sport attitude of liquor nowadaye or more than
twice the Helsinki
that quantity of light are also liquor.
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We are regulations... subject weapons, munitions, etc. of n know competing team are brought into to the country...such weapons, remaining ammunition, etc., must be taken out of the try in the same way....
even
further. Weapone
to
Bots
terribly relieved to that we shall be allowed take our bicycle, yacht, mator-boats and/or plane, al- though it isn't going to be s back home when the Games aro much fun celting these articles.
Now what sort of a way is over.
that to treat an honest brigand Still, just to have had them
from Britain who only wants to there... haye a little innocent fun with
a couple of guided missiles and maybe,
two
three hand
grenades?
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WHOA, THERE..)
STADIUM READY.
In
These details resolved, it only. remains to be said that every~. thing seems to be going on very well at Helsinki. Latest Aro tint the grand They are even being bla advices
studium we saw horses spoll-sports about the
process of wercover fer the equestrian events. They erection" when we have to be tres from discase, there for the F.A. Soccer tour a and have to be pledged to be couple of years back is randy" taken out of the country at the for occupation by the capacity end of the Gomes, the impres- crowds they are astured will
be ther
have Installed an Huminated score-board on the
lines,
and wa believe,
having
there.
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Colony Snooker best Australian cricket-ground
The following are the results read recent places about the of the George Younger Colony British athletic challengo, they Snooker Championship matches have one or two Union Jacks on played yesterday:
hand as well as 'a wood working Bouth China beat CPO 4-1) score of "God Save the Queen.” RAF
beat Sergeants Mess
Our own feeling is that, they Chargemen's Mens 6-1, Club will need both. from ⠀ time to Lusitano "B" beat Kowloon Tong i įime. 342,
(London Express "Skrgice)