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COTTON'S PECULIAR
POSITION
Britisher Captain Of P.G.A. Cannot Play For Britain
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Nov. 21.
In a letter received from Henry Cotton, British Open Golf champion, he states that he has contracied "to stay with the Waterloo Club, Brüssels, for another twelve months,
With considerable regret he adds:
"And so I will not be available for the Ryder Cup match next year in America.”
There are good reasons for knowing that Cotton would have been anxious to play in the match in which, but for the existence of a rule' governing the selection of players, he would, as open cham. plon, have led the British team. The rule permita only players at- tached to Britlih gol: clubs to be chosen.
It is to be regretted that, at the moment, there appears to be very little prospect of any altera- Цод in the rules which. were drawn up to meet the wishes of America in the matter of "Import- ed" players,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1934.
YACHTING
Fourth Ladies Championship
LOCAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE TENNIS
Changes In League
Fixtures
The following changes in the League Axtures for the week.
CRC Runners-up"
Of "C" Division
The Fourth Ladles Champion- ship of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club was sailed yesterday end are notified. Saturday, 15th December 8th, the Cralgengower
when Miss M. Larson steered Joss to win from Mr. Bruusgaard' in Jan and Mrs. Adams' in True Blue. The points gained to date by the leading yachts are: Jan 47, Joss 46. True Blue 40, Painted Lady 39, Gull 37, Wasp II. 33.
In the "H" Class race, Dorothea with Mrs. Reid at the helm won,
December.
.
Division II Kick off 2.30 p.m.
C. C. C. LOSE "Playing at home, on Sunday.
Cricket Club" lost to the Chinese Recreation Club by 5 sets to 4 in the "C" division of the Lawn Hong Kong v. "RE St. Joseph's Tennis League. This match was Bround
played to decide the runners up Eastern Ath. v. Kowloon F.C. position, the championship having Kowloon F.C. ground.
already been won by the South China Athletic Association.
Scores:-
Division II
The Axture between the R.A.O. with Miss Minna Whitham second, and R.AS.C. down for Sunday In Diana and Mrs. Kimble third on the Chatham Read ground,
The points gained to date are:- Dlana 23, Aerial 19, Rolla 15 and. Dorothea 14. .
On that occasion, it was a dis-in Rolla. Dute with the P.G.A. about re- turning with the rest of the team on an indicated date that kept him out.
That was understandable, but most people are now of the opin- ion that the time has arrived for an alteration in' the qualification rule.
It the strict letter of the law is considered it will be found, that the Americans walkęd through it when they picked Leo Diegel to play at Scioto in 1931,
He is an American, without doubt. but at the time of his selection But one cannot help feeling he was the professional to the that America might feel disposed | Agua Caliente Club, which is 10 to welcome the varying of the f Mexico. clause which prevents the British champion from playing in the -next contest. It may be assured that Americans will want to see the champion, the one English-† "man, who, after ten years of en- "deavour, wrested the Cup from America, leading the British side. They will be disappointed unless some move is made to alter the method of selection,
"
Mrs. M. A. Parkes "won the "T". "Y" and "G* Classes in Lola from Miss Bryden in Heron second and Mrs. Baker third in Toynette.
H. J. Howard and F. R. Zimmern (C.0.C.):-beat K. Kwok and M.
has been postponed #later. Lau, 7-5: beat W. K. Cheung date in mid-week.
Lal Wah Cup Match....... The Lai Wah Cup match Beot- land v. Wales down for to-morrow (Wednesday) has been cancelled.
and H. N. Chow, 8-1: "drew with W. M. Cheung and T. H. Woo, 6-8. W. J. Howard and A. Kitchell (C.C.C.)-lost to K. Kwok and -M C Lau, 5-7 drew with" W. K. Cheung and H. N. Chow, 8-6; lost to W. M. Cheung and T. H. Woo,
The leading positions to date M.C.C. TEAM FOR 1-6.
are:-Heron. 50, Robená 50, Wid- on 45, Zephyr 41,. Ailsa 39 and Sirics 33.
The following are the results:- Course:-(1) Channel Rocks (B); (2) Lyemun B. (9); (3) Kowloon Rock (P): (4) North Mark on Line (8); ($) Holt'a Whart (P); Club Line,
WEST INDIES
Strong Bowling
{Special Air Mail Servics) "A" Class' Started at 14.50
Landon. Nov. 21. (3.2 miles)
The selection of. W. B. Harbord, Finished Pos'n. Pts the Yorkshire. amateur, completes the M.C.C. team, to tour the West Indies this winter.
So far as I remember, there were no complaints about this.
No British team can be com- plete without Cotton, and, unless I am mistaken, the Americans Artemes will be displeased if he fails to La Linda
Jan make the journey next summer.
Yacht Carpenter Oslo Wasp H
A 1 17.02.02 12 A 2 16.50.00 A 3 18.45.318
2
11
3
6
A 4 D. N. S."
A 5 16.45.35
A 6 18.40.45
77 2
12
A 7 16.46.95
9
5-
It is only about a week since IIsobel was asked to put up to him a Joss proposition to meet Olin Dutra in Gull Florida for the world's title.
A B 16.36.35 1 14 A 9 18.43.47 5 ..9 Cicada
A10 18.49.58 10 4 Cotton turned it down on the True Blue A11 18.42.20 3 11 ground that the financial afrange- Pat
A12 18.43.45 4. 10 mert was not sufficiently attrac- Painted Lady A14, 15.44.41 tive, but I have not heard that
"Carpenter" sailed by Mrs. H any one else was requested to act Skynime. as his deputy.
MR. RYDER'S VIEWS Mr. Samuel Ryder, the Conor of the Cup, said that the Pro- "Tessional Golfers' Association have the right to alter the conditions, "and I certainly think it would be
Friendly Note? But my an advantage to do so. bpinion is that they won't At Henry is a definite magnet in Сер any rate, T aini going to talk the Americn, and as the Ryder matter over with the officials."
games have at least to pay their hould way there will be annoyance if Really the initiative come from- Araerica," at whose he is not on the spot to swell the 'special' request the rule was made. Kate.
It will be surprising if the public
wubscribe funds for financing the
Visit to America of a British team which does not include the cham- plan.
The situation is Gilbertian, for. as captain of the P.GA. Cotton will take no small part in making arrangements for a match in .which he cannot play,
Trevor Wignall discussing. Hanry Cotton's ineligibility for Mext year's Ryder Cup match "writes as follows:
believe
I have every reason to that if the matter were properly
placed before the American P.G.A
they would willingly agree to the removal of the clause that has caused so much discussion,
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"Oslo" sailed by Mrs. Y. K Portman
"Wasp II" salled by Mrs. Grima "La Lirian" salled by Mrs. Sheldon
"Jan" salled by Mrs. Bruusgaard
"Isobel" sailed by Miss "Owen- Hughes.
"Joss" salled by Miss M. Larson. “Gull" sailed by Miss J. G. Mackie.
"Cicada"" sailed by Mrs. M. G. Keary.
"True Blue" selled by Mrs. Adams.
No one in his senses would sug-
there should be
"Pat" salled by Mrs. Elliott. Q gest that
all widening that would admit
"Painted Lady sailed by Mr. and sundry, but Englishmen bred Booty.. and born, such as Cotton, should surely be eligible to assist their own land.
And even that is leaving out of an- the question the fact that
a
In those places where golfers
to other Englishman attached Congregate for the purposes of
well-foreign club, may again become conversation-usually the known nineteenth--there is still the captain of our P.G.A... much
Why not have a friendly. note discussion about the pecu. llar position that has been treated
to the Americans or the by the decision of Henry Cotton, the reigning British · champion to remain in Belgium for at least another year.
When he returned to the Water- Joo Club of Brussels after his last trip to England he played," but without his customary success, in the big professional tournament at Walton Heath he was rather undecided about his future.
Absurd Position Officers had reached him to take up new appointments both here and abroad; but he told me plainly that he preferred to re- hat with Waterion if the terms - ̈proposed were "suitable.
́s It did not take him long to fix apa fresh contract, but some will remember that I wrote at the' time that if he did this he would
matches
sent
point?
I am convinced the answer would be satisfactory to all con cerned.
MYSTERY
Channel
Rocks
(3)
Course:-(1) (S); (2) Lyemun B. (8); Kowloon Rock (P); (4), North Mark on Line (8); (5) Holt's Wharf (P); Club Line,
i.
"H" Class Started at 15.00 Yacht
Finished Pos'n, Pts. Diane Colleen Rolla Biskin Artel Dorothea
H 1 18.41.40
2 5
H 2, D. N. 8.
+1
H 3 16.40.52
3
4
H 5. D. N. 8.
H 7 16.49.29
4
3
H 9:16.48.19
1 7.
"Diana" salled by Miss Minna Whitham.
"Rolla" salled by Mrs. Kimble: "Ariel" salled by Miss "Mary Whitham.
"Dorothea" sailed by Mrs. Reld. "I", “Y” & “G” Classes Started at 15.03
Finished Pos'n. Fis. I 3 17.05.08 8 & Y. 1. D. N. 8. Y 2 D. N. 9. '·
Y 3 17.02.32 2 13 Y 4 17.02.55 4 11 Y.5 17.03.43
10.
San Francisco. Scientists will soon be in the
Yacht South Pacific aboard the going yacht Zaca for another at Stella
sea- Allsa tempt to solve the centuries old Jade mystery of Easter Island.
Heron White man first explored the Is- Robena land
Easter on
Sunday, 1722, Widgeon when the Dutch explorer, Rogge Adanac veen, found_symbols of a civilisation,
high Zephyr Art and language Gael whose origin none has been able Toynette G 2 17.12.15 to explain since that day except Eunice
Joan
3 D.N. S.
not be eligible to play for British that the island was an outpost of
the next Ryder Cup
Polynesian civilisation, but with the United States.
the Polynesians came there, when Now we are
and how long they remained is oddity.
As the captain of the Profes-something no one knows.
faced with this.
"-PUZZLING STATUESD
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Y 6 D. N. 8.
Y.8 17.06.58
7
8
G 1 D. N. 3.
3
12
G6 D. N. 8.
G-717.11.24.49
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how Sirius
Lola G9 · 17.07.35
"Ailsa" galled. by Miss N. Bilder- beck.
to him. The museuin of Natural History
The team, officially announced is as follows:-
G. Kelly and T. Locke (C.C.C.): -lost to E. Kwak and M. C. Lau, 5-7; lost to W. K. Cheung and H N. Chow.. 4-6: beat W. M. Cheung and T. EL Woo, 6-4.
MAMAK HOCKEY
VARSITY V. RAS.C.
In a Mamak Tournament · en- counter yesterday at Sookunpo, the University and RAB.C. played A drawn game of one all Play was fast and exchanges even. Towards the middle of the first stanza Senior scored.
R. E. E. Wyatt (Warwickshire)
After the interval the Service (captain), E. R. T. Holmes (Burrey), Corps attacked for the greater part K. Faines (Essex), D. C. H, Town of the first fifteen minutes but the send (Oxford University), W. E. Varsity custodian 8. 8. Chin played Harbord (Yorkshire), Hendren
a great game making many daring (Middlesex), Hammond (Glouces-saves. L. Oliveira also did his tershire), Leyland (Yorkshire),
share in defence. Ames (Kent), Smith (J, (Middle- From
dribble
the sex), Paine (Warwickshire), Iddon centre Une W. Singh eluded the (Lancashire), Farrimond (Lan-Service Corps defence to equalise cashire and Hollles (Warwick for the Varsity
shire),
Captain G. W. Cariton Levick will' accompany the team as honorary manager.
Hendren has already salled; the
remainder of the party leave on
December, 15,
#
near
13 more than useful
himself stand-bys..
There should be plenty of runs among such batsmen as Hammond, Hendren, Leyland, Wyatt, Holmes, This team should be able to give [ Iddon Townsend and Amps. the a good account of itself in Tests, even with Headley and com- pany on the other side.
Plenty of Ruus
The difficulty will be the order of going in. Only Wyatt and Town-
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
17
15
21
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Note:-Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words required.
ACROSS
Jaws the fellows (5). -Illuminated about 101, which
is quite lawful (8).
Partly "wordy" woven fabric (7). 10-Rose'a changed to coda (5). 11-Be this if you want to get a
'move on'(5), 19-Wherein
..
race-goers get efose-up of the runners (7). 14-roverbially gentle creatures
(15).
15-The German, losing his head, will naturally go the wrong way (3),
16 Not always comfortable to be given these, even as a present) (0).
17-Submerges (5).
10 The cry of 14 cross (3) £I-A 9 across may become' thia
After a time (5).
23-The aspen seldom ceases to
(7).
24-Solitary (5).
98-Phonetical birds according to
the cockney, perhaps (3). -26-Thé kleptomaniac, in taking this, may find hersel! in for
stretch (7)
97--Support for the painter (5). Ys-No friend of ours he (5).
DOWN
1-The ship of the desert" (6).
-"In
our mosaic (anagram)
(11).
1
3--Those degrees are not acade
mic (t).
Chemical compound not unlike leather in sound (5).
This is smaller, by a semitone, in music (5).
W6-If the vessel does, it probably
17 across (5). 7-Simultaneous occurrence with. out any apparent *connection (11)
Lock, certainly, but not the one you put on a door. (6)." Inquiry is made in a popular whether you've
Bong 23 to
een one perambulating? (3). -Upon which certain credit transactions are reorded (5). 7-Make obdurate (6). I-Opened in a sense (6). 20-Lessen (5).
21—A most unofficial receivari
(5).
-Dull sort of boat, we imagine
(5).
The following is the solution of yesterday's puzzle:➡s Across, Sleepy;, Iceffoes; 10. Horse-hair; 11, Cozen; 12, Roads; 14, Desist; 18, Gunner; 18, Ample; 29, About; 23, Nefarious: 25. Perorate; 28. Stubby.
ווי
· FINE VICTORY FOR VINES
send are regular opening batsmen, Defeats Nusslein In
A Thrilling Duel
and if one or both are out of form there, will be an awkward gap to
7
The bowling is strong, with Farnes and Smith, the Middlesex | 131,
Perhaps, in that case, the post- giant, to supply the fast stuff; the
and tion will be given to Leyland who i Warwickshire pair, Paine Hollies, and Iddon to spin them, has on occasion made a success 38 and Hammond, Holmes, and Wyatt ! a number two bataman.
CAMPBELL TO MAKE 300
MILE RECORD BID
New Blue Bird Fitted With
Wind Brakes
turn turtle or dash into the sea.
J
Sir Malcolmn Campbell plans to bition realised. If not, the car may risk his life in "proving that the brakes of the modern racing car are all wrong.
"Wind brakes," an entirely new { system, are being fitted to the new "Blue Bird," which is now rapidly approaching completion in a secret workshop at Brooklands track,
The car has been fitted with a number of fins on each.ide of the body at the rear.”
When, at Daytona in January Campbell dashes over the measured mile at some 300 miles an hour, he will pull a lever which will slide the fins out into the air and wind pres- sure will stop the car..
That is if they work as the de- signers expect. If not, w
Campbell, the only living man who has exceeded a speed of 200 tiles an hour on land, will take the Biggest risk of a long career packed with narrow escapes on this new attempt
"Heron" sailed by Miss Bryden "Robena sailed by Mrs Marshall.
“Widgeon" sailed by Mrs. Bilder?
selected a group of scientista in hopes that this time the recret of Easter Island may be learned. beck, rhey are the men who are sailing
afönal „Golfers' Association a post that automatically fell When he won the Open Cham planship at Sandwich, he will have to sit on committees, help to select the side, and take part in the making of all the arrange to the island ments.
"Zephyr sailed by Mis R.
on the Zaca, making its third tap Wren
⠀⠀ "Toynette"? salled by Mrs. Baker. The yacht is owned and is com- "Sirius" salled by Mrs. Cooper. manded by Templeton Crocker, a Hola" tailed by Mrs. MA
Farkes.
But because of a rule that many regard as a complete ab-wealthy San Franciscan who has Burdity he will not be able to had the boat fitted for the trip. swing a club agalost the Ameri- The puzzle" of Easter Island is contained in stone remains of house towers and immense sta- tues that draftsmen of great skill carved from living rock. PERSTRANGE INSCRIPTIONS"
cans.
*
The regulation says as it also said in the case of Percy Alliss, When he was a professional in Germany-that players who are not resident in Britain are not qualified for helusion
When our. Arepre Journeyed to the Sta much of Cotton.
From what land civilised men migrated to this and other remote Pacific islanda
* Brakes Would Melt Ordinary brakes, as fitted to the average car, 17 applied at even 200 miles an hour, just melt in their drums, so terrife is the heat gen- erated by the spinning wheels.
This fact has robbed Campbell of his ambition to be the first man to exceed ive miles a minute on land. Daytona Beach is only 12 miles long-as a result, Campbell has had to cut out early in order to stop before he reaches the end of the course
Closely-Guarded Secret Detalls of the new car are ca closely-guarded secret. Only the designer, Mr. Reid A. Railton, and the" half-dozen mechanics who are building the car, are allowed in the shop where it is kept.
Theoretically the new car is cap able of exceeding the 300 miles an hour on which Campbell has set his heart, and, if achieved" will be the signal for his retirement from the sphere of motor sport, to which he has devoted his life.)
Last year Campbell set the record" at 272 m.ph. He was grieviously disappointed-wheelspin and lack of brakes had robbed him of the- 300 m.p.h. on which he had set his heart.
On the way back to England he was planning a new car.
Bo the new "Blue Bird" has the windbrakes and also twin rear wheels, like a motor lorry. This will cut out wheelspin, and the car will reach its maximum in a shorter distance.
* Gigantle Beetle. The rear wheels have been en- tirely enclosed in the shape of the body, to improve streamlining. 1 is a queerlooking "Blue Bird"-- like a gigantic beetle than any- thing else.
The engine is the same 2300-h.p. supercharged Rolls-Royce which was used on the last occasion. der estimation of his speed
The car will be ready for ship- would mean that car and driver ment to America at the end of next The scientists believe, with would dash in the sea these questions answered, they
Who were the sculptors of the All of the relies discovered to statues and the engineers who date are of stone, About, the 18- | carried them from : quarries, some land, there are great stone statues distance away and set them up, tivas last on which have been hammered
saw ; undecipherable inscriptions.
Like myself, he was primarily
the month, Su
-braker
Campbell mal maki
the ill be a 15 or Feb. 18,
www.em have rendered the
Men of science-bellevà that de- will have a wealth of new mate- The r ciphering of these inscriptions | rial on an old and,
ingly, life or death experimen will tell:
highly cultivated people.
If puccessful--300 m.p.h, and am- best condition for record breaking
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Nov. 21. H. Ellsworth Vines, champion at Wimbledon in 1932, is very nearly Wembley champion in 1934.
Vines defeated Hans Nusalein, the young German, in "the IITIKA-
Down-1, Sphere; 2, Ear-tab; 3. Die; 5, Cur; 8, Fuchsia; 7, Oozy; 8. Sine; 9. Maiden; 11, Saunter; 15, Strife; 16, Aplomb; 17, Measly: 20, Yamp; 21, Four; 83. Not: 24. But.
R.H.K. GOLF CLUB
BOGKY (PAE).
FOOL
The following is the result of the Bogey (Par) Pool competition at Fanling on December 8 and 9:;— R. K. Collings (10) 4 up wins. Other scores:
W. M. Barton (18) and A, C. L Bowker (9): all square.
There were 37 entries.
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German's Great Defence More games went against the service than have been seen in a first-class match for a long time. Yet it won still first class.
Wertous exhaustion was obviously
tion world's professional cham-à factor. As for the tennis, Vines pionship at the Empire Fool, Wem- had all bley, by 4-6, 7-5, 6-9, 8-6. He is going" vigorously, the only one of the six famous pro- j fessionals in this competition with a 100-per-cent, record after four daya' play....
the attack and kept it
ma Nusslein, as he always does, de- fended magnificently, and for once the defender looked even more fatigued as the match drew to a climax.
Nusslein the night before had beaten W. T. Tilden. He was on that account regarded as favourite. ways promised to be, a real world
Vines on this form is, as he al-
W. T. Tilden, of America, defeat-
Just as Tilden played Nusslein, so¡ beater. Vines played him, only with twice the speed of foot and therein layed Martin Plaa, of France, in three most of the secret...
straight sets, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3,
But not all. It was also 2" CELE Once more Dan Maskell, the Bri- of "Wembley is as Wimbledon tish professional, went down to des does."
These two professionals feat, this time at the hands of might have been fighting out a Bruce Barnes, the third American Court semi-final for all player, who won 6-3, 6-0, 8-6 reactions to the rubs, of the green Maskell has had cruel luck, for he and fluctuating fortunes that had trouble with his teeth before countenanced this match.
the toumament started.
Centre
SPALDING
KRO-FLITE
GOLF BALL
Lasts. till it's
Jost!
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AMERICAN OPEN
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