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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1933.
SHANGHAI L.T.A. LOSES POPULAR SECRETARY
MR. HAY THORBURN RESIGNS
HIS SUCCESSOR
HAPPY ATMOSPHERE AT ANNUAL MEETING
Mr. Hay Thorburn, for the past two years Hon. Secretary. of the Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association resigned this post at the annual meeting of the Association held last Thursday, and Mr. N. M. Tweedie 'was elected as his successor.
Mr. R Grimshaw was again ap- pointed President of the LTA., with Messrs." Ch; Grosbols and Wm. Z. L. Sung as vice-Presidents,
In his review of the year's ac-1 tivities, the President spoke ap- preciatively of the success enjoy- ed by the Association, mentioning;
WOMEN'S HOCKEY-The West mialatar Bank ladies hockey team met Calford on the former's sports ground at Norbury last month. Picture shows the game in progress (Photo Planet News),
the growth of tennis in Shang ENGLAND PREPARING FOR RYDER CUP
hai, both as a popular pastime and|
in its high standard of skill.
Happy reflection on the Inter- port with Hongkong last year was also made, and it was reported that the finances were perfectly sound, a credit balance of $149 being shown on the year's work- ing.
AMENDED RULES.
Two resolutions to amend rules of the Association were brought forward by Mr. Grimshaw and Mr. J. L. Wade, the effect of "which were to increase the Council of the Association from three mem- bers other than the officers and the accredited representative of each club, to not more than five such members, and further, to ensure that all results shall be notified to the Secretary within a pre- scribed period.
DISCONTENT OVER OLYMPICS
ENGLISH REPORT REJECTED
SWIMMERS UP IN ARMS
K.C.C. BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT
HIRST BEATS GREEN
W. W. Hirst (rec. 60) easily defeated D. S. Green (rec. 50) in the K.C.C. bit- liards handicap tournament yesterday, reaching the 250 mark 43 points ahead of his. opponent,
The winner's best break was 19, and Green returned. 20 from one visit to the table.
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COMMITTEE TO SELECT TEAM
MANILA BASEBALLERS ARRIVE
PLAY S. CHINA" TO-MORROW.
TWO BASKETBALL MATCHES
The appearance In Hongkong this week in an exhibition game of baseball of the powerful Santo Tomas combination from Manila, intimated in the Telegraph -lark week, is now assured..
The team from the Philippines, which includes several Olympic performers, is making a tour of Japan and the Hawaiian Islands and their game against the South # China Club at Caroline Hill to- morrow will afford them an op- portunity of a useful practise be- fore continuing their trip north on the Empress of Russia
The Varsity experts, who are not only champions of the Philip pine Inter-University Baseball com- petition, but runners-up of the Philippine Baseball League,-. constitute one of the strongest teams in the Islands, and to- morrow's game will provide ex- cellent experience. for local base-
PRINCE OF WALES ball players.
TO ATTEND
The first official move in the selection of ten British golfers to meet a United States team in the bi-annual Ryder Cup match was taken recently with the appoint- ment of a selection committe.
The match is to be played over the Southport and Ainsdale course Lancashire June 26 and 27. and, Bs the high-light of a peak season for British golf," it is expected to attract at least 50,000 spectators.
At the Southern Counties Swimming Association annual meeting at the Polytechnic re- cently the delegates present re-ims The Prince of Wales has algnified The election of the five mem-jected the Olympic Games bers to the Council resulted in
the appointment of Messrs. J Management Committee's Re- CHINESE WIN BILLIARD Wade, M. H. Thorburn, 31. Oka-port by an overwhelming ma- moto, J. Ebert and A. G. Meise,
́SARAZEN'S IDEA BEARING FRUIT
BIGGER GOLF HOLE EXPERIMENTS
A PERFECT TEAM Gene Sarazen's idea for a bigger golf. hole is bearing some fruit
down in Surrey.
jority, and also called. for an official inquiry into team mana- gement at the Games. The re-
solution read:
"This Council requests its Representatives at the A.S.A. Council not to receive the Re- port of the O.G.M.C. on the grounds that it is inadequate, and to press for an inquiry into the whole management of the team that went to Los Angeles."
TOURNAMENT
LOCAL TEAM..
South China will team up follows:
Matty Chang-catch. Heubner-pitch.
Joe Kau-Ist, base.. Ed Chang-2rid, base T. Chan-shortstop. Tommy Kim-3rd."base." Taft Fong-leftfield. Chung-centrefeld. Fung-rightfeld,
BASKETBALL
The Basketball side which won
his intention of following the play the 1933 Philippine Inter-Uni-
on one of the two days.
veralty League is included in the The committee, appointed by the touring combination and arrange- Professional Golfers Association, them to enjoy a couple of games. ments have been completed for is composed of H. C. Kinch, Woodcote Park golf club; James To-night they meet the Chung Bradbzer, Porter's Park club: Nam Athletic Association at the
English Cuists Beaten Rowland Jones, Wimbledon Park Chinese Y.M.C.A., and to-morrow
in Shanghai
The Sino-British match
R. Mackenzie Stanmore Club; Ted evening will have the local bas- Ray, Oxhey; and Josh. Taylor, ketball champions, the Chinese Richmond Park..
Y.M.C.A., as the opposition.
or- All the members of the commit-
The visiting side will probably
Sacinto Ciria Cruz (captain)-
guard.
ganised by the Shanghai Amateur tee are veteran golfers. Ray cap- turn out in the following order: Billiards Association and played at tained the British Ryder Cup team their headquarters, during last
week, ended in a handsome victory which was beaten by 6% matches: for the Chinese by 834 points on a to 1% at Worcester, Massachu- series of five games each of 1.00 sets, 1927, and has played aginst America on other occasions. He P, the British only having won
has won the British Open cham- questionably the most experienced pionship, and the American Open, one game. W. A. Pennell, un- amateur player in Shanghai, and twice.
Bradbeer is one of a famous
Celestino Martinez-guard. Herminio Silva,—forward. M. Gumlum,centre. Regino Portacian,-forward.
EMPIRE GAMES
The case against the Report was presented by Miss Verral Newman, and strongly supported by Miss Joyce Cooper and Mr. W. G. Emery
who were present at the Games the most attractive of all to watch, The Chertsey club has tested and Major D. D. Milne.
Josh Taylor is a brother of the made a great effort against M. Tfamous John Henry. He played an eight3nch hole, and expressed Miss Newman's attack took the Leo, the former local champion, and against America in 1921. At its disfavour, but will now ex- somewhat unusual form of present-led him for half the game, but he present he runs the public courses WALES MAY COMPETE periment with a six-inch cup.
Next month the new cup wining the grounds of complaint in the fell away in the second session. in Richmond Park and writes ur-: have a real trial in a tournament fence was made, and it was
questions, to which no reply in de- The third success for the Chinese ticket. Kinch is the present prea AS SEPARATE NATION
un was gained by C. T. Shen, against ident of the professionals' associa- in which several amateurs. and doubtedly this silence which in- F. Marshall. It was a very good tion, and Rowland Jones is the professionals," including George fluenced the delegates to such a game, though Shen was
For the first time in history, Duncan, Abe Mitchel and Ted Ray, degree that the resolution was right through, playing very steady chief claim to fame is that in past Empire Games in London as a on top tubby and popular coach, whose Wales may compete in the 1934 will participate.
carried by over 100 votes to 1.
and steady billiards. Ho had 21 open championship his name, "R. separate nation. Gene Sarazen, while on his sick, It is an extraordinary situation, runs of 20 or over, scoring 710 Jones," on the programme, has The matter was raised at the bed at Santa Monica, amused him as the Management Committee's points by this means, which is ex-been confused with Atlanta's annual meeting of the Welsh self by selecting an All-American Report has been the object of a cellent billiards. Marshall played Bobby.
Amateur Swimming Association, team of golfersone player for campaign of Press criticism by quite a good game, but luck was each of twelve clubs. The twelve member of the Olympic Manage- against him all the way and this,
when the secretary, Mr. R. P. ment Committee, who has taken up coupled with his lack of practice family of golfing brothers, and Green, said the Empire Games
Federation, meeting in the curious position of objecting to on the table, made him play much Mackenzie la the conch at the Angeles, had decided that Wales Driver, Bobby Jones; brasale, the main features of the Olympic below his usual standard. Shen 'Stanmore club, Middesscx. George von Elm; spoon, Paul Report, and opposing an official in had runs of 66, 27, 29, 48, 22, 20.
could be represented as a country Runyan; No. 1 Iron, Macdonald quiry into team management." 30, 69, 46, 31, 30, 20, 30, 32, 65, 20,
In forming a selection commit- in all sports, Emith; No. 2, Olin Dutra; No. 3,1 PLEASING FRANKNESS. - 26, 23, 24, and 21. to Marshall's 25, tee, instead of picking the team, In view of this decision, sports Tommy Armour; No. 4, Walter The Olympic Report, however, 29, 30, 22, 22, 23, 33, 62, 40, 23, by vote, as the American eight organisations in the Principality Hagen; No. 5, Leo Diegel; No. 6, has one virtue. It is a frank ad-137, 35, 54, 21, 31, 28. Shen ran to will be chosen, Britain is follow are to confer, and it is almost Francis Ouimet No. 7, Craig mission of our failure, as there is his points with Marshall on 757. ing the plan adopted in 1931. certain that Wales will select her Wood; putter, Johnny Farrell. It no attempt made to over-emphasise Pennell thus had to start his Then Harry Vardon, J. H. Taylor, own team of althletes. was pointed out that he had only miner successes, and in this respect game with the almost hopeless James Brajú and Alex Herd chose mentioned the best men for eleven the Los Angeles Report is a more thought of beating Lee by 611 the British team, which, in- clubs, and had included no niblick reliable review than the European Points to give a win to the British, cidentally, came in for a good deal player. Sarazen's reply was: Championship Report of 1931, when and in the circumstances his effort of criticism from the British press, "You can put me down for that the failure of British expectations was all the more creditable. for it and was beaten at Sefoto, Ohio, by club,"
was completely ignored and spage was too big a handicap in a game feix matches to two. given to trivialities relating to the where nerve counts for so much. team being transported by taxis However, before dinner he more
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PROTECTING THEIR CLUB HOUSE
The present committee's plans are not known, but it is. probable that it will Invite twenty leading professionals to play under Ryder the Council meeting, from the official side, who have been opposed Bowden, presiding at the annual lect a team of eight and two re- Cup conditions, and from them se- ito. an Investigation into matters meeting of the British Olympic serves. Another question it has TWO ROYAL CANDI- relating to team management. But Association in London.
to decide is whether or not to have a number of delegates. now support The appeal for the fund for last a non-playing captain.. DATES FOR DERBY the leading swimmers in a demand year's Games produced £10.116. for an investigation. Indeed, the The expenses of the British team; London, Mar. 31. position to-day has developed Into for the last Olympic Games were] The acceptances for the Derby a bitter quarrel with officialdom £8,878, of which steamship, and total 86 according to an announce- charging swimmers with a lack of rail fares absorbed over £5,000, ment to-day. The Include His "the will to win," and attributing apart from sleeping-car fees, hotel Majesty's Whitehead and the Ab-this as the cause of our failure in expenses en route, meals on the bot, and the favourites, Manitoba international struggles. In reply, journey and transport of baggage. and Hyperion.
competitors retort that it has been. There was a surplus on the NORFOLK GOLF CLUB The acceptances for the Oaks impossible to reproduce their beat year's working of £666, and the number 85, and those for the St. form under the system which has Association has in hand a sum of Leger 77.
existed during the past few years, money about equal to that which
it held in 1929 after the Amster-the sea, members of the Royal West To protect their clubhouse from ANOTHER VIEW
dam Gerace.
The new council which comes have voted to spend approximately Norfolk golf dub at Brancaster OLYMPIC GAMES A into office for the four years of $11,000 for a sex wall.
the "eleventh Olympiad, will im- "GREAT SUCCESS"
mediately settle the policy of the The wall will be 880 feet long "If the aim of the Olympic Association for the future and and will be erected only 15 yards this week Mr. Wotherspoon is Games was to foster good fellow-decide the steps to be taken to away from the clubhouse. receiving the congratulations of ship then our trip to Los Angeles ensure Great Britain's representa- his friends.
wes a success.", "said. Bir Harold Hon at Berlin in 1938,
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N. S. Wotherspoon has annexed the Manila Golf club champion- ship by defeating Wade Cothran in
a spectacular match of 88 holes,
one up over the Manila club linka
BUILDS SEA WALL
The steps of the clubhouse have frequently been washed by waves.
INTER-CLUB GOLF.
Los
Kowloon and Happy Valley Players to Meet.
GOOD FRIDAY'S MATCH.
The Kowloon Golf Club and the Happy Valley section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club are due to meet again on Good Friday, April 14 at Kowloon City,
have been selected to represent the The following, in playing order, Happy Valley golfers:
C. W. F. Booker, 2. Dr. J, A. R. Belby,, 3. A McKellar,
4 C. B.
Robertson,
5. I. C. Lewart,
6. W. A
7. A. E. Charman, 8. AE.
Clarke, 9. A
10. E. M.. 11. A. Brookbank, 12. S. S. Cook,
13. J. J. King,
14.
B. N. Williamson,
15. R. R. Davior,
16.
· Capt. A. W. Muir, Reserves:
1 Lieut. P. L. Jamieson,
2. J. M. Wilson,
3. N. Drummond.
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