CRICKET:
GOLF.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15th, 1927.
INTERPORT PROGRAMME. ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF
SHANGHAI AND HONG KONG
MATCH STARTS NEXT SATURDAY.
CLUB.
BOGEY POOL.
SHANGHAI CHAM- PIONS.
WINNING NUMBERS IN A AND B. SWEEPSTAKES.
The following are the numbers
The result of the Bogey Pool | which drew pouies in the A. and B. The full programme of the Inter-Competition at Fanling, November Sweepstakes in the Shanghai Cham port matches will be found in our 11th-13th was as follow: advertising columns.
As will be seen the best match will be between Shanghai and Hong Kong on Saturday and Monday next, November 19th and 21st. This will be followed by a match between Malaya and the United Services on Tuesday, November gend. Shanghai will meet Malaya Wednesday and Thursday, November 23rd and 4th. On the following day: Friday, November 25th, Shanghai will play the Caited Services" and Malaya will play Hong Kong on Saturday and Monday, November 23th and 28th.
Under this arrangement Malays
F. A. Redmond
T. C. Monnghan.........
(2 down-divide), Other scores:-
A. B.. Raworth M. M. Mans .....
..
@g de
(3 down). T. D. E. Pendered J. L. Shellshear ............ (4 down). "Twenty-six cards were taken out.
Veterock
Ticket No.
1120
$14 9335 *134
FROS
(B)
pions:
(13)
Ticket No.
"A"
****
17206 Charcoal
31837
(9)
3815 Young Bill
(19)
14978 Wheatcroft
47414 Weading Eve
16840 Giontuce
8697 17808 16177 $5605
1878 The brambling
338 Firestone 29196
23491 Coeur de Leon
1994 Chilly Eve
10510 Persua
13171
45535 Tabbyent !
15993
40885 Mart Üver
220$. Pat
94397
45000 Black and Blue
6351
39790 Frince of Warriors 30747 Kilmory
33096
14023
16374 Red Joss House
33399 Quiet Eve
49685 Bubbly Jock
23834 19112 17237
26831 Laleham
90263
25350
536-1
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STANDARD GOLF BALL
DEMAND..
FINER POINTS OF THE GAME LOST.
will have an opportunity of obtain | OPINIONS OF THE EXPERTS. ing. soaw practice before starting an interport match.
It is understood, however, that the matches fixed with the United Services are provisional upon the Interport programme being carried tlfrough, as, anticipated. If, for
The recommendation of Mr. Bobby Jones, British Open Golf Champion, that golf balls should have a standardised power of flight has revived a discussion which for many years has been a "bone of contention" among gollers. example, the Shanghai and Hong. Mr. Jones' opinion and main Experienced players generally en- Kong match is not concluded ontain that a golf ball so standardised Monday, it will be continued as the only saviour of the technique Golfers of many Tuesday. If it finishes before 'noun the game.
years standing regard with appre on Tuesday the match between hension the gradual disappearance 31alaya and the Lolted Services of iron shots from the present-day will be played in the afternoon. game. If the interport is not finish before noon the Malaya and United Sor- vices match will be abandoned. The same arrangements will hold regard ing the United Services match with Shanghai on November 25th.
FOOTBALL.
TAIKOO STAFF:
EUROPEANS
CHINESE:
J. H. Taylor, one of the greatest English exponents of golf, who has won the open championship five times agrees with Mr. "Bobby" Jones, but doubts whether such an rangement would meet with ap- proval from thousands of ordinary The present golf ball golfers. does eliminate some of the finest strokes in the game," he said, "but that only applies to the expert golfer. I question whether any in- Forference with the size, weight and
48334 The Sparrow
762% Magic 46453 The Field
18517
"GREYHOUND RACING
FAR EAST
ARRANGEMENTS IN SHANGHAT..
CLUB HOUSE, GRAND STANDS AND PARI MUTUEL.
THE SHAMATEUR:
A LARGE CONTROVERSY TO
BE FOUGHT OUT.”
PAYMENT FOR SPORT.
"There is,, so far as I know," writes “Alpha of the Plough" in China is being backed by a number life in which the severe social dis- The Greyhound Association of the Star, no other department of
of prominent, sportsmen in the com-rimination between those who do munity, well known for their acthings for money and those who do tivities on local race tracks and them for fun is drawn. the bunting field. The club which is being formed in conjunction with the association invites applications for membership from members of the Shanghai Race Club, the International Recreation Club, the Chinese Jockey Club, the Shanghai Paper Hunt Club, the Shanghai Hounds, the Gentian Paper Hunt Club, the Shanghai Clay Pigeon Club, the International Gun Club, and the China Kennel Club.
"Most of us are engaged in ging the gifts with which we have been endowed and which we have cultivated in order to turn an honest penny.
services.
"When we go to the Academy wa do not think the less of a picture because the artist wants to sell it, do not care whether the actor is and when we go to the theatre we
an amateur or a professional so long as he plays his part well.
If a man, having won a sent in Parliament, displays such remark- able aptitude for his work that he becomes Prime Ministër, we do not say he has fallen from the high estate of a political amateur to the low estate of a professional politi- A site for the proposed track hascian in taking money for his been selected, plans have been drawn up and submitted, to the Greyhound Asipeintion of Great Britain for criticism, machinery has been ordered and a batch of 10 greyhounds has been purchased. DESCRIPTION OF THE RACE. The track will be inside the Inter- national Settlement, the exact loca-
Singing For Suppers. The Shanghai Times writes:tion not being divulged. It will be
510 yards in circumference, which "Nor can it be that it is dis While tea thousand voices roared corresponds with the distance over graceful to sing for your supper." encouragement to their favourites, better tracks at Home. It is propie sing for, their supper-that is, which hound race on the newer and Multitudes of quite reputable peo
are paid for giving amusement to wanes screamed, puntera trembled posed to build a club-house, with an
enclosure for members, and grand others."
A and a quarter of a million dollar stands for the general public.
pari-mutuel system will satisfy the prize hung in the balance, Charcoal, ambitions of the punter. the coal-black pony of Messta. Baith and Lemarchand, urged on
.
Experts Engaged. When the idea of a Greyhound Association of China was first by whip and spur, raced madly atmented, the promoters got into the bead of a field of champions a touch with the Association in
Great Britain, obtained their sanc length in front of his nearest option and co-operation in launching the new enterprise, and received ponent Young Bill, the favourite, exclusive right to use the new British Association on Home tracks in the great classig He romped patent machinery used by the home a winger in one of the great eat finishes ever witnessed for the
* And the more they are paid the more they are envied and respected. No one says to Sir Martin Harvey or Sir Harry Lauder or Sir Gerald Du Maurier or Sir James Barrie, Yab, professional!' On the con- trary, the King gives them knight- hoods as most honourable and worthy gentlemen.
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"But in sport the man who is honestly paid is a parish. He is U.S. ARMY CLAIMS INVEN- docked of his initials by the press,
TION OF SUBMARINES. sent out of the side door of the
A NEW ICE RINK FOR LONDON.
pavilion, and lunches, so to speak, ATTACK ON BRITISH FLEET. TRANSFORMATION OF MUNI-
power of the prescot golf ball would Champions Sweepstakes with its assistanco.. A general manager for what has been wittily called ahama SERGEANT FIRST NAVIGATOR.
added attraction this year, the
Shaforce Challenge Cup.'
Three-quarters of a length behind Fung Bill, Wheatcroft, the
the
TIONS FACTORY.
Early next year. London is to have other ice skating rink, larger even than the famous The Club at Atuliank..
It is to be built on the bank of
The ohter balt which "Bobby" Liddell representative, piloted by the management of the White City women who spend their lives in at least yield to none in audacity, the Thames, near Richmond Bridge,
be tolerated by average players.
"The iron shat will become obsolete if action is not taken to prevent the, drive becoming merely a stroke froin the tee to the green, Jones recommends would certainly The Chinese staff and the Earc-dify the advantages of a giant, an with powerful drive over pean staff of Taikoo will meet in opponent less powerful but equally,
friendly football gamo at, the not inore, skilled. Hong Kong Football, Club. ground, Happy Valley, to-morrow (Wednes day afternoon. Kick-off at 1.45.
CHASE.
PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN :
-- MEETING.
Great Skill.
Dost £35 Each.
Rivalry between the army and navy has taken many curious turn, but proponents of the former for they have entered the enemy's camp and, so to speak, have stoles and is being designed by Mr. their very submarines from under Sydney Cough, the architect re- their noses.
aponails for the Ice Club.
The plans are to be submitted to Voorbeis. Richeson, writing in the
the Twickenbata Council shortly, will be open next April or May. Guited States Army Recruiting and Mr. Clough hopes that the rink
*Twickenham ig enthusiastic
+
he is a man of considerable stand-
In addition, the promoters applied in the kitchen. to the Home association for expert
The result is a vast system of association, Major Duncateurism. The world of sport is Campbell, has been engaged through the British association. saturated with this vulgar form of
humbug, Major Campbell is well-known on greyhound tracks at Home, having Does anyone suppose that the and had a freat deal of experience in multitudes of young men and Hartingay courses. A staff of passing from one tennis tournament the veteran rider Bremer, rushed greyhound trainers has also been to another are all millionaires who would scorn to sing for their sup into third place with a fine burst of engaged. speed, crowding out of third money entrusted with the task of selecting
The English association were per? Of course not.
W. G. Grace, An Amateur. Wedding Eve, pacemaker through the trainers and seventy hounds.W.G. Grace was an amateur' News dees depose, avow and athrm out the greater part of the dis These hounds have been tested and
definitely purchased. They are only to the end of his days, but he pro- that an army sergeant was naviga Si Ernest Holderness, twice
average performers and have been ably made more money out of tor-in-chief of the first submarine amateur champion and an inter tance, ridden by C. Encarnação. “ national player, while not agreeing "Hugh Maitland piloted the win chosen in order to provide good cricket-than-any-half-dozen profeson record. Mr. Richeson quotes as about the proposal," said "flr. eutirely with Mr. Jones, admitted
ner in one of the best ridden races sport, their times being very much sionals in the history of the game. his authority one Colonel David Clough, for they were afraid that the same. First class hounds Are Sometimes the sham is grotesque, Humphries, sometime aide-de-camp the munition factory, which I-am that he thought a lighter and larger
"The Australia uricketers are to General George Washington and converting into the club, would be- FANLING HUNT STEEPLE ball would better the game. Such of his career. J. Pote-Hunt, among being sold at a prohibitive figure
solemnly treated as a biographer of Major-General come & permanent factory. ball," he said, would require the best, jockeys in Shanghai, wasnt Home, and thus stay racers will always
During the mornings and after- greater skill on the part of the player, and would also remedy to dogged by ill-luck once more in the not make their appearance on the amateurs, but everybody knows that Israel Fatnam.
ly, as they deserve to be. had time to mature there.. En appreciable extent the existing big arent and on Young Bill had Shanghai track until the sport has they are paid, and paid handsome It was in June, 1770, that the neons the club will be available to sergeant turned subsailer and his members only; but in the evening Advantages of a long driver over to be content with second honours.
"Why should they be expected to undersen attack was made on the it will be open to a select public.
"I cannot, at the moment, men-" a short driver."
It has been the aim of the pro-give up a year of their lives to per- British fleet in the waters of Newton the name of the promoter; but
York harbour, ncar Governor's Harry Vardon summed up his Charcoal started third favourite.
a few words "The Mark Over, through lameness, did moters to bring out only good forming to us for nothing?
hounds of leve performance and And why should the pretence island.
But let the colonel tell the story opinion in
The dimensions of the rink will with few vices The selection of that they do so be so foolishly kept. golfer and not the ball should make not run.
bo 280 feet by 88 feet, a consider- the hounds has been done on that up? If a man who is a prince at-per Mr. Richeson.
New Machine Invented. the stroke," he said. "Now it seems the ball does the thing which
ably greater length than the Ice the golfer ought to do. A stan
principle. The average price of his game is fortunate enough not this first batch of hounds is £35. to need payment let him be thank-
"It was in the latter end of Club. Curling and skating can be reduce the length of the drive,
Special kennels will be built for ful and make a good use of his share June," wrote the Colonel, when carried on at the same time; and dardised ball, preferably one which would, in my opinion, improve the
them, if possible at some distance of the spoils; but the social is the British fleet, which had been at it is intended that several good ice- from the track, as it is considered crimination between amateurs and Halifax waiting for reinforcements hockey matches will be arranged
a vulgarity of
from Europe, began to arrive at there each senson that the excitement of the races professionals is An emphatic view is held by
will thus not act upon the nerves which sport should be cleansed, and New York. To obstruct its progress There will be a large parking. of the hounds, who are not running. though the Olympic Games Com some marine preparations had been place for motor-cars and a private Joshua Taylor, of the Richmond Park golf course. "Golf," he said,
Hounds entered for races will be mittee have raised the matter in a
made. General Putoam, to whom landing stage on the river. The time was 2 min. 37.1.3 secs, transported to the track on the questionable form they have per- the direction of the whale boats, is becoming a game of two or
formed a useful service."
are rafts, flat-bottomed boats and three strokes, with the long bitter early five seconds over the course days of meetings and quartered in
The in-
armed vessels. Was committed, halding the advantage.
afforded this patronage to a pro- acuity of the manufacturer of record held by Rosewood, 2 min. small kennels on the scene, until wolf balls is becoming a governing 32.3-5 sus. Backers fancied Char they are called upon to go out.
In conjunction with the Grey.
ject for destroying the enemy's ship ping by explosion." factor of the game, and not the skill coal to the extent of 1,027 tickets hound Association of China, which of the player."
to wis out of a total of 14,189. is a private company, private club will be formed, if the response Young Bill was fancied to the ex-ball Banghar spotting public tent of 4,301 and Wheatcroft 2564.justifies it. Members of this club The winner paid 802 for a win and will enjoy the privileges of a mem-. bers enclosure at the track, and $11.80 for place."
have the sole right of owning and Tacing bounds on the track. club will be international in charac ter, open to all members of recog nized sporting clubs in Shanghai.
Sub-Griffin Principle.
The programme of the Aaturan meeting of the Fanling Hunt Steeplechase, which is to be held on December 3rd, is given below. Fatry forms should be sent to Dr. F. Pierce Grove, before noun. November 19th.
...
1.-3.15. p.m.: Hunters' Arms: About One Mile.
For China ponies that have never won a steeplechase. Weight for inches as per scale. Ponies that have never started a steeplechase allowed 6 lbs. Winners of any at race 10 lbs. penalty. 1st prize, $50: End saves his entrance fee. Entrance lee 85.
2--United Services Heavyweight Race: About 7 Furlongs, For Chips popies, catch weights at 188 lbs to be ridden by Officers
game.
of HM Forces or members of the DENTISTRY IN INDUSTRY. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 1st prize $60, 2nd saves his entrance fee. Entrance fee 85.
Autumn Plate: About 2 Miles. For China ponies weight for inches as per scale for Cup pre- sented by 2nd prize 830, 3rd prize $15. Entrance fee 35.
4.-November Handicap: About 11 Miles
SOUND TEETH ESSENTIAL: TO
EFFICIENCY.
A
"Good teeth are essential to efficiency. As long as a worker is suffering from tooth-ache or allied ailment so long will his work be of indifferent quality. And with "ot | efficiency goes, smoothness
routine. A great part of the time lost in industry is due to dental
For China ponies. 1st prize"$50. 2nd saves his entrance fee. Eatrance
5-Consolation Race: About trouble."
7 Furlongs, For China ponies that have start ed at this recting and not won. Weight for inches as per scale. 1st
"Returning "to scales, Maitland received a tremendous ovation from the crowd, demonstrating the popu larity of the win which was gener- ally regarded as one of the most hard-earned victories of its kind in recent years,
CHINESE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION.
PROPOSED CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION:
The
LONDON'S BOHEMIA. ARTISTS LEAVING CHELSEA.
ing."
Eagle, a 64-gun ship, on board of which the British Admiral, Lord. Howe, commanded.; W,
"In coming up, the screw that had been calculated to perforate the copper sheating unluckily struck against some iron plates where the
A machine, altogether different from anything hitherto devised by the art of man, bad, been invented by David Bushnell, AM, of Say Popularity is changing the charbrook, Conn., for submarine naviga- rudder is connected with the stern. acter of Chelsea, which has been tion, which was found, to answer This accident, added to the strength known for many years as London's the purpose perfectly of rowing of the tide which prevailed, and the Bohemia, the headquarters of paint-horizontally, at any given depth, want of adequate akill in the ser- era and sculptors.
under the water, sad of riting or geant, occasioned such delay that There are more studios in Chel- sinking at pleasure,
the dawa began to appear, where sea to-day, perhaps, that ever To this machine, called the upon he abandoned the magazine, to "American, Turtle, was attached a chance, and after gaining a proper before, but they are not as of old. At first, at any rate, racing will The frugal furnishings of the strug-magazine of powder which it was distance, for the sake of expedition, be conducted on the subscription-gling aspirant for artistic honours intended to be fastened under the rowed on the surface toward the griffin principle. Members of. the have given place to "arty" in bottom of a ship with a driving town
of the most screw in such sort that the same * General Putnam, who had been club will sign for a hound, very torior. decoration much in the same way as racing opulent variety. Chelsea has, in stroke which disengaged it from the on the wharf anxiously expecting men sign for sub-grifins at the other words, been "discovered" by machine should put the internal the result, from the first glimmer. The Chinese Amateur Athletic Shanghai Race Club and the IR.C. wealthy folk who find the studios clock-work in motion. This being of light, beheld the machine near Hounds will be apportioned by lot ideal for small dances or cheery done, the ordinary operation of & Governor's island and sent a whole The above is an extrust from a
gun-lock at the distance of half an boat to bring it to shore. eve Dental Service in Association of Hong Kong will meet This system, it is considered, will parties.
In about 20 minutes afterwards Battersea, across the river, is now hour, an hour, or any determined brochure on Industry, issued by the Industrial in the clubroom of the South China give all prospective owners a fair Welfare Society, with the object Athletic Association on Thursday chance, and will do away with the becoming the centre for London's time, would cause the powder to the magazine exploded, and blew a
common laws of nature."
the air. As not only of providing a guide to
buying expensive, hounds on their soaring rents of studios in Chelsea. prize $50, 2nd prize $90, 3rd prize rms about to establish dental ser- evening to consider certain ament possibility of a few wealthy owners art aspirante, who cannot afford the explode and leave the effects to the vast column of water to so amaz Sergeant Bavigates, Bont, business had been kept an invothole vices, but to offer suggestions for ments to the Constitution and by own initiative and cleaning up all
Colonel Humphries says that the secret, he was not a little diverted with the various conjectures, who-" attracting the attention of staffs laws. The members of the Federaces locally. Later it may be possible to introduce caces for
Opening Uncertain.
inventor was too feeble to operate ther this stupendous noise ·WES and workpeople to the need for oral
tion Committee "comprises: Chair privately imported hounds.
the "machine" himself, and so produced by a bomb, a meteor, a hygiene.
The care of the hounds, their
The opening of this new venture trained his brother to navigate the water spout, or an earthquake. Firm after firm report a remarkman, Mr. Ng Sze Kwong, of Chi- H.C.A.A... EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A. able decrease in such cases as in-nese Recreation Club Vice-Chair-housing, feeding, etc. will be unde, depends upon the arrival of tech: Turtle," but the brother, at the other operations of a most serious
the eye of Mr. M. O. Springfield, nical experts from Home. It is
nature succeeded and prevented digestion, gastritis, influenza, and
Recourse was, therefore, had repetition of the experiment."' The billiards team of South Chunn tonsilitis, while one approved so man, Mr. Tsol Kin Yung, South Master of the Shanghai Hounds, rumoured that more than one track last minute: fell sick of a fever."
The writing Colonel fails to give Athletic Association will have play-ciety shows a reduction of 40 per China Athletic Association; Hon. who has had considerable experi- may be opened in Shanghai within
troops,!! continues the Colonel, the sergeant's name. Nor does he followed the coursing field at Home private enterprise, but these tracks “who, having received whatever in-revent whether he received a medal ers from the European Y.M.C., cent in sickness claims for such Secretary, Mr. Kn Sie Wai, Chinese ence with sporting dogs, and has the course of the next year through to a sergeant in the Connecticut
Expert trainers will be will not be connected with the structions could be communicated or an extra detail of kitchen police. Howloop, as their guests at the silments as anemia, gastritis, rheu
Greyhound Association of China,
But the Colonel states specifically China Building clubroom to-morrow castiam, and dyspepsia since the YM.C.A.; Hon. Treasurer, H. Khimself. (Wednesday evening. Mr. W. L. institution of dental treatment. Li, Chinese Athletic Association; engaged from England to see to
Kennels have who have the exclusive rights for to him in so short a time, went, Walker, of the P.W.D., is in charge Many firma bave found that the and members, Messrs. Richard that requirement.
date sanitary lines. vek the Greyhound Racing Association apparatus, under the bottom of the gent and in the eyes of the army of the Y.MO.A. team and Mr. Yang cost of their dental scheme to them-
(Continued on next Column.) that's plenty. Pak Nin is making the arrange selves has been justified by the Shim, Lau Fook Kie, Leung Been designed on the most, up-to-use of the machinery sponsored by too late in the night, with all the the navigator was an army ser
(Continued at foot of next column.) of Great Britain,Shanghai Times. ments for the South China A.A.
$10. Forced entry 35.
BILLIARDS.
time-saving alone..
▲ Man, Lee Yin, and Hin Wodg.