LOCAL SPORT,
URKURENT.
CRAIGENGOWER TEAMS.
On the Craigongower ground yester day, the Craigengower 1st XL defeated: the "Freebooters" by 42 runs. Craigen- gower compiled 231 runs, D. Frits scor- ing 41, E. F. Fincher 45, and T. Grimes
it
30. The Freebooters" scored 179 with
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THE
B.V.D.C. RIFLE MEETING. CONCLUSION OF ANNUAL SHOOT
The annual rifio meeting of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps was concluded yesterday at the Stonecutters Range."
Firing took place in seven competi tions, thus completing a progamme af thirteen compétitions
Conditions for shooting yesterday xere ideal, and altogether much better than those prevailing the previous day, when 0.light was not good and the wind proved
troublesome.
seven wickets down, when the game closed. A. R. Hamson scored 31, Ismail 30, and E. Lee 2.
CRAIGENDOWER 18T XI.
D. Fritz, A. Hamson, b N.
Kitchell
61
D. W. Bradbury, e A. Kitchell, b
Abbas
0
E. F. Fincher, e Reed, b Kitchell 49 T. Grimes; b Abbas
...... 30
E. Arculli, b Lee
E. Mowfung, o A. Hamson, b Kit-
chell.........
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B. A. Hyder, c A. Hamson, b
Kitchell
1
H. Lim, tot out
10
F. K. Modi, e Ler, b Kitchell
0
W. Muskett. b Kitcholl
Б
Extras...
Total
Bowling Analysis.
48586837
a. X.
W
Abbas
13
30
Fletcher
0
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A. Hamson
8
0
Ismail ........
D
N. B. Kitcheli Lee Boei
6
0.
3 0
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0
"FUSEBOOTERs."
0. lamail, and & Bradbury... 30 E. Lee, a Bradbury. b Muskett....29 A. Kitchell, b Mackay................17 Hamson, e Lim. b Grimes...... 19
K. B. Kitchell, e Modi, b Muskett 17.
R. C. Beed. c Hyder, b. Grimes..
A. B. Hamson, e Grames, b
Fincher
S. Abbas, not out
1
31
19
12
Twickets)
J. Fletcher, pot out
Extras
Total (for
F. Zimmern and P. Schnepal dill not bat.
Bowling Analysis.
Fincher..
0.. 3: R. พ.
13
67 1
1
Bradbury
11
40
9
3
2
5
11
3
Muskett
Mackay
Grimes
E.C.C.. CAPT? MORRIS'S XL On the Kowloon C.C. ground, the home team were defeated by Capt. Morris's. team by runs. The visitors hatted arst and scored 224 runs. Capt. Mercer being
tou
scorer, with 51, while Capt. West scored 41. The Kowloon CIC. scored 201.
CAPT. MORRIS'S X1.
C.Q.M.S. Stripp, Lb.w., is Good
win
Capt. F. G. Beris, Goodwin
Capt. R. West, e Ramsey, b Lyal... 44 Capt. L. Mercer, <Raven, b
Goodwic
51
F. E. Lawrence, Ramsey, t
Goodwin
........ 18
Capt. E. W. Morris, b Goodwin ... Capt. R. A. Waters, Wales, b
Goodwin
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Mid. C. K. Farquhar, ↳ Goodwin... 10
H. V. Parker, b Goodwin
....... 16
Sub-Lieut. F. Gillman." Evans, b
Lyal
Mr. Gar. Rough, not out
Extrix
6
Competitors described the conditions as perfect. The light was excellent and there was a total absence of wind.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 6TH, 1926
SCOTTISH SPORT. IRISH RUGBY WIN FROM SCOTS,
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A LAST MINUTE SUCCESS.
SOCCER VICTORY OVER IRELAND.
[PROX OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
EDINBURGH, March 1st
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The Irishmen won by the narrowest of margins from Scotland in the Bugby International. A single try settled the issue in the last minute of the match, the final whistle blowing when G. V. Stephen son failed with the kick at goal. It was a dramatic finish to a stirring encounter fought out with relentless vigour on a muddy pitch, and in a fine sporting A feature of the shoot was the success spirit. The score was a fairly accurate achieved by Corps Sezgi-Major West-reflection. of the play. It was just the Jake, who not only scoured first place in
kind of day when a Sesttish pack of the Musketry Competition, bat also won
earlier years would have been entirely the Corpi Championship.
in their clement. Pluckily as the for wards strove to carry on that tradition, they found themselves up against oppon-
In the Revolver Competitions, both open and for the Corps, entries were very good, and showed a marked improvement
In the Corps Revolver Competition Sapper Dovey scored 22 out of the pos-
sible 30 and Pte. McClellan 18..
We are asked to state that the All such proved Comers' Compotiion, which
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MAN WHO TOOK GOLF TO
AMERICA. -
VETERAN'S STORIES OF GAMES ON A RANCH. Christopher Columbus discovered Ame rica, but Mr. Arthur Findlay, the goll votoran, discovered it again forty years ago—as a centre for golf. His faith has been justified; for although there was not a single course when he went there, there is now one in every village, and over £150,000,000 is spent annually, on the game.
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Mr. Findlay, who in private life is contract manager for the great Ameri- can store, Wanamaker's, left Scotland, a "plus six man," at the age of 20, for America, where be began a ranch in the Middle West,
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ROOSEVELT AND BUFFALO BILL.
"Although we were working very hard with our ponies," he told an Evening Standard representativo, "we still had time for our golf over a natural course on those of last year. Sergt. Tug-cats who conceded nothing in deter on the ranch. Of course, there were no well (R.M.) won the open competition,mination, and were able to adapt them-greens, and we had to dig our own holes scoring the possible of 30. He returned selves successfully to the conditions. The as we went along. But I could not miss a beautiful" target, which showed some struggle between the packs was waged my golf, and I attribute my whole success. lovely grouping. C. P. O. Bristow (R.N.),!
Honours there in life to it. with fierce intensity.
The people round about used to come who was runner-up, scored 29 out of the
'were fairly even at the close. If the and laugh at us for running after a possible 30.
Scottish forwards fared better than they white ball, but at length I asked them to have a game, and soon afterwards they did against Wales. they were never per were all keen to play. Before very long mitted to control the situation, and they a golf club had been formed, and the first step towards making Americs a golf. had their bad times, when it seemed asing country had been taken. if nothing could withstand the impetuo a success last year in connection with ity of the Irishmen. From a Scottish annual rifle meeting of the H.V.D.C., and attracted record entry of 144 point of view, the most perturbing as- competitors, was omitted from this' pect of events is the conviction that the year's programme by reason of the fact Scottish three-quarters have now been that a big rife meeting is being arranged tried and found wanting. Thus, for the under the auspices of the Hongkong final encounter of the season at Twicken Rifle League and this competition will him the selectors, far from having a he included in the programme of that ready-made team at their disposal, are
1 therefore think that I can claim meeting. The meeting is provisionally confronted with a dilemma, the way out
to be the founder of golf in the States; Arranged for April 94th and th.
of which is not very obvious. Doubts
and it gratifies me considerably to ses are not even confined to the three.
that it is now the chief gama of the quarters. The forward division still recountry, there being over 3,000,000 play- quires bracing up; and the half-backs, in whom so much faith was reposed, have not been giving the expected results. Cohesive team play was not conspicuous, The chief weakness was in the centre. Yesterday's results follow:-- MUSKETHY COMPETITION. (Individual): Neither &. M. Kinnear nor J. C. Dykes Open to members of the H.V.D.C. 1st, handled well. The ball, of course, was Corps Sergt.-Major Westlake; 2nd, Pte.heavy and greasy, but there was not the Reid.
same sheer fumbling among the Irish MACHINE GUN COMPETITION -For backs, who had quite as much to do in IV.D.C. only. Won by Armoured Car attack. Scottish team :-" Company (Dock Section; Lce. Corporal Ramsey, Pte. Church and Pte. Vickers).
We are unable to publish the scores made in the individual competitions as the score cards returned had not been finally checked and made up when we
obtained the resulta.
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Lewis Guy COMPETITION:-For H.V
DC only. Won by No. 5 Platoon Privatea Dineley, McClellan and Cameron.
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LAND SETTLEMENT FOR BRITISH EX-SERVICEMEN.
MILLIONS LOST.
D. Drysdale (Beriat's and Oxford University);
IS. Smith (Edinburgh University, J. C. Dykes (Glasgow Academicals), R. M. Kinnear (Heriot's), and W. M. Simmers (Glasgow Academicals);
This was in 1985, when I had had some experience as a golfer, having play. ed since I was a small boy at Carnoustie. In titie our golfing settlement be came known throughout the State and people began to come down there to play going away with their minds made up In those to institute clubs of their own. days many fatious people came to see us, and Roosevelt and Buffalo Bill weze old friends of mine.
ers and an ever-increasing number of clubs In Florida alone there are at present 43 clubs in course of construc- tion.
In America they do not regard golf. as an old man's game, as so many young Englishmen do. They play the game, once are immediately captivated, and aud
35 an all-important soon take it up hobby, to which they devote the greater part of their leisure.
"I am proud to say that thousands of children regard me with honest affection in the States on account of my ardent loro for the game. Mr. J. D. Rocke eller attributes the prolongation of his life entirely to golf, and we often have around together.
Despite all their wealth, however, the American clubs cannot make coarses like. those over here. There the ground is so torrid that the greens are entirely arti Scial. I always, come over here at least once a year in order to have a game on an English course..
THE NATIONAL GAME- "Just as golf has become the national game over there, 1 think that in another twenty-five years Association football will take the place of American football. Year by year it has more adherents.
**There is no game like golf for determining the character. If you play golf honestly and well. I always think you are an honest and upright wan."
Mr. Findlay still plays golf every day when he is able, and recently arrived in a tour of European England after courses. At Home ha tried unsuccessfully to induce the Pope, with whom he had an audience, to build a six-hole 'golf course, in the Vatican grounds.
· Cores Championship:—ist, Corps Sergt.
H. Waddell and J. B. Nelson (Glasgow Major Westlake; 2nd, Pte. Reid (Reserve Academicala);
Bannerman and J. C. H. Ireland A. W Ramsay compiled 49, A. R. F. Company), 3rd, Corporal Stephens (En-(Glasgow High School), D. S. Davies
gineer Company). Raven 18, and J. C. Lyál 99.
REVOLTER COMPETITION (Open)-1st, (Hawick), D. J. Masmyn (London Seats), Sergt. Tugwell (R.M.); and CPO. R. Paterson (Birkenhead Park), J. W. Bristow (R.N.).
Scott (Stewart's College), D. S. Kerr REVOLVE COMPETITION (F.V.D.C.(Heriot's), and J. Grahata (Kelso). Only)-1st, Sapper E. R. Dovey; 2nd, IRELAND DEFEATED IN ASSOCIATION. Pie McClellan.
Scotland defeated Ireland by the sub- TYRO COMPETITION (H.V.D.C.) Winstantial score of 4-0 in the second of the ner: 2nd.-Lieut. E. J. R. Mitchell.
series of three Association Internationa! games. In the first encounter, that with Wales rarlier in the season, Scotland also won (30), and accoringly carries for ward a clean record to the last and greatest match of the season, the meet-
with England ing
at Marichester. Ireland, unfortunately, had to make various changes in their original choice, and the side that opposed Scotland was probably weaker than those which re- presented them against England and Wales. In these circumstances the game did not fulf! expectations as a test of In the the merits of the Scottish team. earlier stages the Irishmen appeared to overcome the handicap of the heavy ground more readily than the Scots, and their forwards, moving fast and with U.S. freedom, repeatedly worked through the home half-backs, but had not the skill'
What is claimed to be the biggest to draw our or the physique to brush
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He has sold the patent rights of a throughout, Gallecker and Cunningham simple domestic refrigerator, invented by practically, sols efforts were able to by two Stockholm University students, register goals for Scotland during the for approximately £14,000 in cash, 50 first In the second period the Beattish centre, Gallacher, with brilliant per seat. of the profits from manufac individual efforts scored twice, and Scot.ture and a amali royalty on each re
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Total
994
KOWLOON C.C
A W. Ramsey, e Morris, b Mercer 49
20
J. C. Lyal, Bevis, b Mercer
G. Lee, b Morris
S. Jex, & Mercer, b Parker
0
C. Fincher, b Morris
10
A. R. F. Raven, b Mercer
48
F. Goodwin, b Gülman
18
C. T. Evans, b Mercer
F. Hamblin, b Mercer
10
C. D. Wales, c. Rough, b Parke
5
H. Overy, not out
0
Extras
Total
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YACHTING.
THE WEEK-END CRUISE. The Easter cruise in connection with the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club was marred owing to the unpropitious weather which prevailed over the week-end.....
"A loss to the State of nine and a half millions as a result of land settlement schemes for ex-Servicemen is detailed in the second report of the Select Com. mittee on the Ministry of Agriculture Estimates, published last month,
Commenting on the contention of the Ministry that, apart from the cost, it had been a very successful piece of work As a piece of practical land settlement," the Committée says :—
"If it was the intention of Parlia. ment to make such costly experiments, it is not for your Committee to criticise the policy, but, in their opinion, it is right that the House of Commons and the country should realise the cost to the tax-payer at which this scheme has been maintained."
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The Darelle Beauty Shoppe has rapidly catablished its popularity among the ladies of Hongkong, and is supplying a long-felt want. With the damp and hot
In the League, Queen's Park are fight" weather approaching when the only reliefing their way to safety, having pulled is to be gained from frequent sen bathing, ahead of St. Johnstone, who with Dundee ladica are apt to find the care of their United, ara now in a bad way, the only. hair a sore trial, and at times to feel Club below them being Clydebank. They tempted to fall into the "can't be bother seemed doomed to fall into the Second
attitude.
Division. The amateur Queen's, are ed
The Darelle Beauty Shoppe promises game better than these three.. Dander was decided to postpone it until the to abolish all that worry and misance, United had a wretched week losing two a.m. by means of their Permanent Waving games The senior Dundee Club made a following morning. Just before
which, by their new method, is guaranteed on Bunday morning U and I, Tuvy and several of the smaller boats left the Club to last six months and to be impervious poor fight against the Hangers.
The cruise was to have begun on Sutur day afternoon, but owing to the rain very few yachtsmen turned up and it
and went over to Fu Tau Chau. After tiffin, they had a run to Hang Hau village at the head of Juck Bay where they stopped the night.
to damp or salt water.
It, other words one can have one of these Permanent Waves at the beginning of summer, and then need not bother any more until the summer is practical över and sea-bathing finished 1.
Yesterday, the boats generally split up and it became au individual affair in
The male is now to be catered for also, sailing back to Hongkong during the day. Owing to the weather and the cur- and a Men's Department has just been failed crews it was also impossible to opened which shows promise of being as carry out the sail to Repulse Bay. While successful as the ladies department has the boats wers out there was very littlebeen.
rain and there was generally a very good It is situated in Ice House Street, wind. The yachtsmen who went out bad opposite the Hongkong Electric Com-
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Dundee United, 2; Heart of Midlo
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