St. Andrew's ON THE RECORD Win Annual Hairless Ethiops
Golf Match
The annual match be. tween Royal Hongkong Golf Club members of St An- drew's and St George's Societies was played at Fanling on Sunday under excellent weather conditions and resulted in a win for St Andrew's by 14 points.
St Andrew's led by 19% 10
ot 1314
the end of the Singles; morning
the St George's 1cam enjoyed A Jead of 1% points over their opponents on the Old Course but lost this advantage on the New Course where their cul- leagues lost by 4% to 114 points.
Messrs J. McKelvic and F. C. Clemo, Chieftains of St And- rew's & St George'n Societies respectively, sturted the after- noon proceedings by driving off at the first tee at 1.10 pan. J. McKelvie's
drive must
fine
have encouraged the row's side
as they were
St And- effor's to greater
never "headed"
and won the afternoon games
by 19% to 10% polnis,
The
afternoon ruind was Brent extent by This
marred to a the slow rate of play.
was caused principally by two "four-balls" in another com-
polillon which started at 12.40 & 12.45 p.m. and,
with o
clear Course, took nu less than
an 3 hours and 25 minutes to com- plete their rounds,
Members are again reminded of the four- bull rules which, in the in- terests of all players, must be adhered to. The rules referred to are as follows:
1. The owner of a ball played
nut of bounds lakes no further part
in the play of the hole,
2-Only the owner and his caddie may kok for lost ball,
J.-Nobody in sny elrewnstances may play "two inore" then his part-
Dr.
4-Every player should take the carllest opportunity of picking up his ball when his partner needs no further constance,
Members are also reminded that
in peccmary dut players hali
Also Play Lawn Bowls
It doesn't happen too often that a man books passage at Aden for Hongkong, and it in no improbable that Cambridge swimming Half Blue Christopher Astwood in the first Bermudan ever to have boarded ship at Aden witiz Hongkong 08 his destination,
at Aden He happened to be because that is reasonably near lo Ethiopia where he had been an an expedition to Lake Tana. ^ contemporary Insista that among ollier reasons that prompted Mr Astwood to go to Lake Tana was a Hesire to take
much swimming ax possible.
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1953.
shore-swim to their work every morning and there is no thriv Ing ferry service.
Wales And England Present A Threat To The All
By J.R.
Blacks
WATKINS
The overture to the All Blacks rugby tour of the British Isles is near com- pletion. Soon now the tourists will be getting down to the serious business and prime purpose of their, trip—the International matches against England, Scolland, Ireland and Wales,
Good enough as a swimmer to have merited an Olympic trial in Bermuda and to have won the 100 Yards Free Style this year's Inter-Varsity match, Mr
Astwood studied
But such has been the appall-without any guide to their form with interest the peculiar swim- ming
ing state of the game north of ¦ in Internationals, All that the stroku of the hairlean
the border during recent years selectors know is that their Lake Tano folk and describes
Union opponents are immensely strong JL 0% 0
peculiar that the Scottish Rugby crawl with
asked to be given extra time and and that they will take a for putting their house in order. deal of holding.
What the Welchen lave to decide is whether they will stick to a few of old hands to provide weight and experience or whether. They will bring in youngsters lacking these quail= | tics, but sounder in mind and limb.
Already in the Land of the Leek they are preparing to find the best possible team to test the tourists. Normally the honour of staging the first International against a visiting country goes to Scotland.
variations in the movement of the arms and a trudgeon with four beat Butter as far as the legs orc concerned. Bathing costumes are unknown.
The fact that Ethiopians swim
A modest type, Christopher did not surprise Mr Aswood an Astwood admitted yesterday that Lake Windermere
was much as the fact that they also
Consequently, Scotland are last of the home countries to meet the All Blacks, and the first International lakes place at Cardli Arms Purk, scene of the near-to-be-forgotten match in
1805,
quite big enough for him, How-play lawn bowls. This appear by New Zealand teams in this
ever, If picused him note that have been the national game recently when FOCCOT more people resort to self- un locomotion on Lake Tana than found its ways to the shores of do on Lake Windermere.
Lake Tana and became im- | mediately popular An the locni rules of the game include # provision that pants be worn on the playing field-not on attractive novelty.
The inhabitants many of whom prefer to reside on islets a few hundred yards off
Fangio
Wins Pan-American
Auto Race
Chudad Juarez, Mexico,
Nov. 23.
Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina, generally rated the world's best race driver, won the 1953 Pan-American
under Ruke of Golf No. 31 17 auto race today as he finish Ali Limes play without undue ed second in the final lap in delay, the penalty for slow play being the kam of a hole in. Malen | his Lancia. play, or two strokes in Medal play. Slepented offence may result in dú- qualiuation,
Individual scores in the Societies match were as follows:-
CAPTAIN'S CUP
The repiny for the November Qualifler of Bie Captain's Cup was won by R. J. Baker who returned a gard showing one over par for the first eight holes,
Week-End | Medal Scoirs
The following were the bert Medal arores returned during the week-end.
L. While
B. Backlock
K. A. Miller
94-24 - nett G3
03-24 == 001 10 10-10 nett 70 Handicap Revisions The following handicap revisions have been recently released:
1.t-Col P. 11. Carey
F/Lt J. G, Greban
F/14 Leigh-Bennett
D. R. Bounen ..........
H. M. Andrew
FLA P. Plunsbly
Q. S. Grant
E. Thompson
Members are
10
12
Fangio
had
THE QUESTIONS Of the only four mutches Jost
country, two of them, including the 1905 game, were
against Wales.
Can the Welshmen achieve a hat-trick of successes. Or will this side emulate un-
the Spring- boks of two years ago and
The Ethiopian version of lawni bowls involves the use of stones will not too many flat edges but the rules allier- wise
dis-. appear not to be similar to thor, prevalling in the game in Hongkong.
Players do not stoop down occasionally to pick up whisky and soda. They ure more used to a beverage known as talla, which Mr Astwood described as a kick in "
"ditchwater with
.
1
Beside swimming, in which the free style and breast stroke type of competition he prefers sprint distances, Mr Astwood also plays coceer, He managed to make the Charterhouse Ist
an eight-minute | XI. | lead over his nearest rival as
most
the cars began today's final lap Soccer is today fast becoming in the 1,912-mile race and all he the
popular sport in had to do to assure victory was Bermuda, where It is now to avold an necklent or mechani- finally crowding in on cricket, cat failure,
he said.
Driving carefully and surely Hugger is played in Bermuda through swirls of a desert dust and a feature of the season is | storm which
cut the visit of the Yale and Hur- sometimes visibility to 40 yards, Fangio vard XVs. sped to victory although he did not win a single individual leg of the eight-up race.
Last season, in all four inter- for nationals, Hall appeared England at full back. In thaf position his sure kicking was a great asset to his country. Hls place at stand-off was filed by Martin Regan, the Liverpool and Lancashire player. ..
Regan had
good enough senson and struck up quite a
his fair understanding with scrum-halt, Pat Sykes, But he did not convince a lot of people that he was a better stand-off than Hall."
2
THE BEST
THE PROBLEM
Outside the pack the only real Welih problem is an embarrass- ment of riches and 11 is in the I have seen Hall playing this
and J back division, that, I believe, scoson in this position Wales have the ability to bring like to go on record saying that off their third success,
he is the best in the country. He has a wonderful side step The All Blacks, I know, and dummy as well as a first- rate pair of hands which go to
achieve a hundred per cent re-nware of the great threat which
cord in their games with the the hard four home countries? These Grimths will are the questions intriguing the funs.
Gareth
running present. But my tip to them would be to con- centrate their attention ra Cli
brilliant fly-half Morgan, the
My personal bet is that Wales are most likely to beat the All (or first ave-eight if you prefer Blacks-lf they are to be beaten I that way) who is capable
complete foot.
make him the baller at stund-off.
for
It will not be easy to find a substitute
because him, although a fine crop of young players has emerged during the at all. But I have it on cod as he did at Twickenham two last couple of seasons, class full authority from one closely asso-years ago of winning any backs are still in short clated with the game is England | match almost single-handed, Even 50. I
hope that Englan that it is al Twickenham, on
There can be no question that January 30, that the All Blacks fase their toughest match.
will take the bold course of England are much more fitted replacing Regan with Hall and now to deal with the All Blacks get about the problems of And- ating themselves a new last line The reason fer this, I am tok, † than they would have been
of defence. If they do so they is that the improved standard any other time since the
why
their of club rugby in this country-But England too have their will be on the
over
as brought to light many new
they
the All In England's
revolve second victory Cham-problems and reflected
Blacks. pionship succes lust season around the controversial figure
of Nim Hall.
players, whereas in Wales they ja are si putting their faith
veteran men now reaching the Floge.
Certainly it is true that in th
it in the first Welsh trial there sprinkling of those who by Rugby standards nre getting long in the tooth.
But the problem facing Wales is complicated by the fact that they have to meet the All Blacks
very popular 3 Supply Depot
Swimming is from May to August, some of the best Ameriçon swimmers Umberto Maglioll of Italy, in putting in an appearance at the a red Ferrari, won today's instig galas which normally lap with a record- 337 fiat for the three hours and include a lot 223.5 miles, giving him three of fancy diving and synchro-
nised swimming.
straight top victories, but he was
24 too far back to be a threat to Fangio or the other leaders.
reminded of the
necessity for returning two cards early as possible. These are required for the annual revision of handicaps which should take place before the _end_of_the year,
Junior Championship"
Entry lists are now posted at the Ome and in Club Houses for the Junior Championship qualifying round; the leading to whi, quit:Y for the match play. This coinpeil- tion 18 open tu players will handt- cape of in, to 10.
Hockey Trial On
December 12
In preparation for the annual Hongkong-Macao hockey inter-
Chinese port match on
New Year's Day, February 3, in long- kong, the first of a number of interport trials will be held on Saturday, December 12 at 3 pm. at the King's Park pool ground. " Clubs are requested to forward the names of any suliable players to Mr N. L. Nery, China Inter- national Motors Ltd, Gop Road, Happy Valley by Thursday. December 3. Further detalls will be announced later. WEEK-END
FIXTURES
The following are the week-and League Axtures?
Ladies'
"
Saturday
úrove
All three Itallans Langias and it was a burning desire to bent this Lancia team which pressed Maglioli to new records in his red Ferrari.
Bermuda's
Jast
com-
negroes -
War.
-(London Express Services
Sign, Please!
By HENRY LONGHURST
Animated tinkling of our antiquated front-door bell brought me out at an ungodly hour last week to sign for a registered packet.
It was of imposing dimensions, and I opened it with a lively surmise. The sender will, I trust, forgive my recording a slight disappointment at finding it to be 2
Lead In The request for an autograph.
Darts League
flattering and unintelligible-smile, has a page to himself.
Such a request is to me both his cleft chin and mischievous
but then I was never an auto-"We are keen on this Match," graph-hunter. My forte was he says, "and, win or lose, we bug-hunting. My "variety" In Section
of are going to enjoy it." Could 1 of the San |***
the Chalkhill Blue, captured anyone,
I wonder, put a bet- . Brewery Darta near the Royston golf course ter philosophy of sport in
30-odd years ago and said to fewer words? be worth a fiver, remains an Imporishable memory, equival- ent at least to the signature of Ben Hogan.
However, petitive swimming population is bigger than Hongkong's, The official time gove Fangto not
with there being about 50 seniors Miguel 18:11:00 for the race Pietro Tarum second In-16:18:51- and 150 Juniors in all involved.
In a season's competitive swim-League No. 3. Supply Depot and Eugenio Castellot third
ming. Bermuda's in 18:24:52.
continue to retain their un- two-thirds of the population-broken record and remain prefer dry sports.
head of the table. Athletics have caught on, though there are few meetings They are closely followed by as the season is very short. REME Command W/S who also Though a Bermuda's climate is not very
gemes played. This is a formid friendly to most sports through-able side, a stalwart player in out the greater part of the year. their tean being BQMS Rober's The Bermudan selectors for In Section 2 the surprise result Lancia lenders when they the last Olympic team had an of the week was the defeat of the squad and unusual problem on their hands is Norfolk Regt by the 7th
as the two leading feminine Koyal Tank Regi. sprinters, both of them up to Olymple standard, had the same name. Ono could never be sure which Thelma Jones won.
SLIGHTED
The young Maglioli belleved that he had been slighted by the
picked their vowed to "show them their mistake."
Fangio, who had bet $10,000 that he would finish umong the first three, smiled as he stepped
from his car.
A GOOD SWAP
Then there
the
is my boyhood hero, Abe Mitchell, In his severe jacket bud plus fours, delivering a tremendous blow with his right forearm--and no nonsense about Interlocking or My experience of autograph overlapping. tourists' paradise, have a 100% record for the
And Leo Diegel, hunung has been confined to who elbows-out putting style that of agent-collector
Into roling
And younger member of the famliy put the verb "to diegel"
vocabulary. for whom once secured Bob Syd Easterbrook, who had one Hope and Bobby Locke on the one-yard on a left-hand slope same shtet of paper. Tueix com- to win the entire match-and bind swamp value turned out holed it.
tarts and 10 jam geometry set. Later, I secured Hope, Bing Crosby, Donald Peers and Ted Htay, alm on one sheet of paper. Negotiations for these. 1 are still in pro-
Mr Astwood arrived here too
"I want a drink," he said.'”Ilale for the swimming tesson. drove very, very hard. No, but there was precious little in- am not tired,"
formation available at Aden on this subject, so he can hardly be Guldo Mancini of Italy, driv-blamed for having mistimed his ing a Ferrari, came in fourth arrival by some eight months. with a total elapsed time of 19:40:29.
Magloll, who
Cheang Kin-man is not parli- cularly threatened in the free gained one style sprints, but Me Astwood's place on the final lop, finished | breast" stroke tires may sel fifth with 20:18:28,
worry the best we have in Hong- kong.
Jean Rosser of France, in a Lago Talbot, was sixth with 20:21:22.
Division Victorians Recreio "A" 2.30 + Police Ground, Boundary Street; umpires, Cpl Daldwin, Y. Khan. Gremlins V Recreio
3.45 pm Polteo Ground: umpires, Woй Bell, DSM Turton, Dorians v K.G.V. "A". 230 Ground, Boundary pn., Army Street: umpires, 1/Cpl Moore, Tara Bingh. XO.V. "" v University, 20:48:29. 3.45 pm Army Ground: umpires, J.D. Gonsalves, CPO Bail.
Sunday
Efrain Fehevarria of Mexico seventh in a Ferrari with
was
•
"RECORDER"
4
Scores of 140 were made by Field of the 14 Field Regt R.A. and Mathews of MPSC Murray Barracks.
Results of matches played on November 13-
Mend 1.
RA 1.
Section 1
RE Whyred 5, CPD Mess Tamar I REME Command W/8 5. Ad. Civ. 33 General Hoap, 4, 72 LAA Nest RAP Kal Tak 2, 56 Coy, RASC 4 HKCTU 41 BAB
Murray Biks, 3,
3 Supply Depot RASC" 4,
PSC
RA Station 2, 40 Div. B/S & Leave Camp 4.
RAGC 6 COD Depot 6, 15 Fid, Park Sqdn. 0.
League Blandinge
10
understand, gress.
THE BAD OLD DAYS
As to the advertisements they would reveal to the Goit Foundation pupil of today a different
You world.
could have X's super "surprisingly for Ave As autograph-hunted, Instead long bau" at three of hunter, I have, like all who bob, or Y's ("will fly 20 yards
any other") have attended a championship farther than
at
at St Andrews, had consider two bob a time. Both, alas, aro
anyone defunct now... seen leaving the last green able experience, since
cea is Indiscriminately besieged by a horde of elamouring mostly
with ginger freckles, and elongated teeth.
Bo-and-so's socks would give mastery children, you the "unconscious
hat of the ball that comes from comfortably attired," canine being
while with the new laminatext wooden shaft "no hitting i This is a humbling business, | necessary—just а nice
Casy
for as soon as they have retired swing and the ball leaves the to decipher the name of their clubhead at a tremendous pace,
3 Supply Depot RASC 3 3 0 0 14 4 5 capture they are to be over with a feeling which a well-
PWDLF AP
HEMĖ Čominand W/S
Hungarian Team
a Cay BASC......
M Coy RASC
"The wind bothered To Meet England
Men's 1st Division-Argonauta v Ereatly today," Rosser satd. RAF
Polles Ground: um passed only one car coming pis P. F. Xavier, pirci;
Men's End Division Thunderbolts dn-Mancini's. I need
Bookunpots, 10.30 .., King's Park
10,30
4.01.
team
more
London, Nov. 23.
PO Mess Tamar 2200 9
HQUP Queen's Dockyard Chargemen HKCTU
NE Whiffleid RAOC COD
HAA Regt RA
33 Den Hoap,
Tukca
RA Sts Gun Club..
to win. I had only one There were no surprises when AN-I: umpires, Fit-Lt Gordon, Comechanic. 1 come back next the Hungarian team to meet Baldwin, HK.1.C. v St Joseph
Happy Valley Pool year if finances Ground; umpires, Sgt. Barton, Krish- United Press. Can Lal. Heorelo "" v University. 2.30 pm. King's Park Recreio Ground; mpires. J. Crebra, Cpl Talwar, Poilce v HKAAT, 1030 aan. Police Ground: umpires, WOLL Southern, 4 9. Orowal.
MPHC Aks international | 40 Div permit"- England in en
soccer match at Wembley on Signat Regt. Wednesday was announced
Snooker Results
CLASSIFICATION ALTERATIONS
The Hongkong Jockey Club
day.
10-
72 LAA Regt BAT" "Kai TAK Ad. Civ. CPO Tumar
Tho eloven chosen all played ¦ 13 Fid Park Baan **
In the drawn match with Sweden and the side conformed with general expectations.
The team:-Groesis. Buzan
Headquarters, Land Forces, bas announced the following sky. Lantos. Bozalk Lorall, beat Hongkong Bignal Regiment, alterations, to the Classification Zaicárias. Budal, Kocsis, Hideg- 3-2 in a George Younger Trophy | Liais: Snooker League match yester- To Class 3: Oubriel Junks, Iping kuti, Piskas, and Czibor.
day,
Kowloon Tong beat Charge
men's Mess 4-1.
Eastern lost to 6. C.O.D.
Ordinance (Composite
from Clam 3.
To Clam 3: First Edition from
The team shows one change
Clais 4, World Peace from Clase 2. from the line-up that won the
To Class 4: Bashful Beauty from 1052 Olymple Cius 3. Ginger from Class 3, Michael Yugoslavia Budni replacing
ber tram cu ..
To C B Diamond Dahlia from Palotas. Class 4, Kasy slam from Claw ¤, L'aro Triomphe from Clasr 4.
Depot
Club beat
0.
Section X-
20 1 10 8
described
heard crying, in tones of in known professional
You could even inite contempt, "Och, he's no' as "Selightful." "
by anyone!" Hating to give disap-win a solid silver spoon pointment so easily avoided, beating bogey at St Andrews long ago took to signing myself with a set of somebody's
Cotton and this has cigarette cards, Honry given much innocent pleasure
all over Scotland. It may also, Ah, well, Perhaps the bad eld. I like to think, have resulted' days were not so bad after all:
in many profitable swaps even We did at least win the Ryder if I am in the end unmasked Cup.
As the Van Meegeron of the autograph world.
The book sent by my coTTIS– ponden), however, more than compensates fórề; the trouble at Dorset Regt 8, 40 Field Neat wither of rising at seven aftcen ПА Ф
Ist Norfolk Regt 1, 7 Royal Tank or of appending, my humble Regt 5.
| signature - below that of Leonard 1 Inf Workshop 0, 27 Int Brigade 9. Crawicy, and his comment 14 Field Hest ILA 3, 33 Int Brigade.Selector
1051 Walker Cup
27 Stranges ty 6. let Welch itert 1
32 Med Next RA 4, ist King shorts team-good and unlucky
· League Standingą.
Royal Tank Test 3210 13
1st Dorset, flegt vi
lol”--for hero is not an auto-
Comfortable, Safo, Invisiblo
CONTACT LENSES
Most up-to-dato stylo.
Wom without fluid. "
graph book but the illuminated Whole day wearing tolerance souvenir programme of the
et Norfolk Regt.. 2101 10 8 4 Ryder Cup match of 1933.
title against
27 Stranges Biy
Int Brigade ket
| 14 Fid Rest nä
45. Regt HA
Medium Rext
In the Olymple match, Hide-11 In Workshops
with
To Class 7: WHd Honey from Claas kuti ployed oulaide-right
Fleet China CPO Tamar 9-2.
RAF Chargornea's Mess, Kai *To Claam #: Queenpots from Class Palotas at contre-forward. (10 King's Ret Tak, lost to Dockyard R.C. 2-1, -10°
Reuler.
Ini Welch Regi
27 Int Brigade
104
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