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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27,
.1930.
PERRY SAID NOT TO BE COMING
TO HONGKONG
London Newspaper Reports Far East Tour Abandoned
NOT GOING TO AUSTRALIA
MAY TAKE UP GOLF SERIOUSLY
NO CONFIRMATION' AVAILABLE IN HONGKONG
TWO pieces of vitally interest reached ing tennis nowa Hongkong yesterday. The first made our L.T.A. officials beam with satisfaction: the second. though they know nothing about it yet, will probably make them frown in disappointment. Deal-
Clubhouse Chatter By "Veritas"
ing first with the frowns. Tre- sports vor Wignall, famous columnist of the Loudon Daily Express categorically affirms that Fred Perry has cancelled his trip to Australia this year and will not appear in tennis exhibitions in China and Japan. That sounds like another Fara well to Arms.
Wants Golf Titles
ways (or even America's fairways); So for a serious golf is concerned I think he will be completely bunkered, stymied and right in the rough.
Hope He's Wrong
UT all this isn't going to make
Hongkong's
L.T.A. officials frown. It's the second part of the first paragraph of these comments Just which will cause the trouble.
as we (not to mention Gordon Lum) had made up our minds that we were world's to fcant our eyes on the champion, comes this news that he Is going to give us the mins in baulk. If true, it is very regrettable and a real blow to Hongkont. In fact it means a great disappointment to the
This is For Enat is general. pof the fow occasions when I, na
newspaperman, hope that Trevor Wignall, as a newspaperman, is pro- foundly wrong. Fortunately general pubile is not likely bothered by either.
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the Group picture of the 7th A. A. Battery, R. A. Hongkong, 2,000 yards crews and winners of the Ah King Cup,
the R. A. Cup and the Brown Cup. Leo.o: A. Hing).
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Beams Of Satisfaction Now for the beams of satisfaction.
of
Tildon has said "Yes" to every- thing the Hongkong LT.A. has pro posed concerning the visit here himself and Vines. And for this Mr. of D. S. Greon deserves a word
he wrote a very commendation, for charming letter on behalf of the As- ENDEAVOURED to confirm thissociation to Tilden when the player ar- story locally, but thege who are first indicated that he way not keen most likely to be in the know plead on a social programme being
ranged: the upshot is Tilden's cable So we shall Ignorance. complete have to take Mr. Wignall's word for published yesterday in the Telegraph. that The only disconcerting point in that it, unless we prefer to believe at to's writing through hle hat. Saya
return to the United States. Mr. Wignall; "Perry is attached to a muat
affects Shangha! more #ports equipment firm in Australia, This really
programme but his job will not be affected by that it dora Hongkong, for Cana-
has fixed up a the fact that he will not be a polito. In the many, Australian tour which includes a singles between Miss and himself, leaving Tilden
com-
Our Daily Golf Hint
Aim at swinging on past where the bail lies, not merely at the ball.
-Booby Jones.
HOCKEY
Miss Jane Sharis has fallen i and Volunteers
varro
Sharp
numents in which ho han bron and Vines to figure in singles, and
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customed to play in the last four or
He ta at presunt inplay doubles with some of the expert
five years but the probability is that Callfornia, ha will be back in London within a month. .lo did not find it easy to win the American championship but it will for the third time come as a surprino, to many to know that it is among ha present ambi tions to and enough time to become sumlelently proficient at golf to win
-some-titina."
How Can Ho Do It?
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But longkong, Shanghat markers, being without professional players markers of outstanding ability could only introduce Miss Sharp into the programme by pitting her against the male maestros on a handicap basis, match which might or a type of might not appeal to the public. Three-Match Contest
Give Good
Display
AGAINST THE ARMY
HOW PAM BARTON WON U.S. GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
London, Oct. 4.
Miss Pamela Barton (Royal Mid-Surrey), the 19-years-old British women's golf champion, yesterday added the US, women's championship to ber laurels when she defeated Mrs. Maureen Orcutt Crows 4 and 3 in the final at the Canoe Brook Country Club, Nev. Jersey, U.S.A.
in the morning round Miss Barton was one down of the ninth but finish- ed one up at the end of the Brst 18 holes by holing a 47ft. chio shot at the 18th.
Mrs. Crewe made a great recovery after being in the rough at the next hole to halve it in three.
Three fine wooden shots put Miss Bring on the wren at the 26th, and she holed a ten foot pull to win the hole in four to six.
fman mite of the
27th, and showed signs of nervous ness, Miss Burton taking it in four to live to become five up. second round, against Mrs. Crews
Miss Barton was out in 38 on the
chances of seeing two of the draw, although the Volunteers had to see her ball hit a tree and bounce | Mrs. Crews: 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 6, 3, 0, 542. |
Sit is Hongkong is to have four O now the cat li out of the bag! greatest players the world has ever So now the cat li out of a boat, greatest players the word the ter for In the next breath Mr. Wignall For this privilege people in America goes on to hint very darkly (but none have paid upwards of ten gold the less clearly) that Perry is deter dollars, while here you can see them mined to turn, tennis professional, on the first day for one dollar and Given that he is, and will, how in the on the other three days at $3.50 a go The best of three-sets match on the And conts can name of dollars, and
curtain find time to become suflelently pro- Monday will be a perfect ficient at golf. If Perry signs raiser for the heat of five sets un
on the daited no to Mr. counter to follow the next day. It Bill O'Brien's little contract it will will give the players the opportuniv guarantee him $20,000; but it will also desirable of getting acquainted with mean that Perry will not have days the court, the strangeness of Hong- after and werks at his dispocal in order kong's sunlight (la strange (Continued on Page 9.) to disport himself on England's fair-
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She was unfortunate, says. Reuter, to be down at the turn. She played good golf, generally cutdrivin't Mrs. Crews, but her putting was again in- consistent. The English girl was ten yoids longer than her opponent at Fast and exciting exchanges tea the first, which was haived in nat (ured the hockey match played five, but disaster overlook Miss
Scores out: yesterday on the Club green between Burton at the second hole. She 42.
ditch,
played
{Miss Barton: The Hongkong Volunteers and an silced her drive into the
The result was a 1-1 out boldly, but bad the misfortune
474, 5, 3, 4, 6, 3, 5, 4-38. Army eleven.
reached the fairway were unfortunate to have a goal safely at the second attempt, and took slightly the better of the game, and back. She
had a seven for the par va hale. dallowed in the closing ten minutes. two more to reach the green, She
J..J. King, Volunteers' custodian,
A RECOVERY gove an outstanding display, while another feature of the match was the appearance of G.E.R. Divett and four, but missed another hull at the R. A. Bates at full back. Neither fourth, where she failed from three had ever played in these positions feet and took three putts. Alter halving the eighth in par six, Mise before.
Barton exploded from a bunker, and The Volunteers' attack was quite
one down. Mrs. Crews made to win the hole, springhtly, although it is considered, turned one down.
laying her niblick dead to the pin they would have done better if S. A.; Fowler had been playing on the after being bunkered with Jack right wing instead of the left. Awiar Singh and Chowdhury who figured in second. the inside berths were inclined to be
selfish, while Leonard at outside right, though a good frier, could not keep up to the hot pace set.
Miss Burton halved the third in
YACHT RACE FOR LADIES
TRUE BLUE AND
HERON WIN
The accond ladies race of the first series was contested by Royal Hone kong Yacht Club vessels yesterday over a course of 0.8 miles. The rac Holt was from the Club line to Wharf, Kowloon Rock, Channel Rock. ack to Holt's Wharf, finishing at the Club.
The English girl holed a 20 font putt at the 19th to win it in four t ive. At the 20th the British girl put ber
second shot on the green hole... high again to win in four to five to The Volunteers led one-nil at the become three up. At the next, bow- Interval, Chowdhury ccoring in the ever, she sliced her drive into si Arst five minutes, but early on in the trees, and playing for safety with second half Army equalised through her second, missed a six-frot out Alf Din. Ten minutes from the Ench player took a three at the 22nd. close, Divett, Volunteers' skipper. Miss Darton played orthodox golf changed Fowler from the left wing at the 23rd, which she took in four
WWI | Gul to inside right and immediately on to five: her opponent's tee-shot struck | improvement was noticed. Fowler a succtator and Innded in the rough. Both took three putts at the 24th actually got the ball into the net during the last few minutes, but the for eixes. Miss Barton was half- goal was disallowed.
stymied three feet from the
pin.
Sopwith Will Make
New Attempt
For U.S. Yacht Cup
(Mrs. Booly)
(Mrs. G. D. Adams) Painted Lady
Results:
"A" Class, Started 2.45 p.m. Yacht
'Finished Pon. True Blue ..
16.12.28 1
16.20.01 2
15.24.43 3
10.25.02 4
18.30.05 5
10.38.30
(Miss M. Whitham) Artemis
(Mrs. Sheldon) Icobal
(Mrs. M. Ellerby) Lobo
(Mrs. Edward<> Mixed Classes Started 2.55 pm. Yacht
Finished Cor'ted Pos 10.37.51 18.24.40 1
B
3
3
Heron .........
(Mrs. E. Moore)
Dorothea
16.30.11 10.25.05
(Mrs. 8. D. Reld) Widgeon....10.38.08.14.25.00 (Miss Crawhill-Wilson) Sirius
10.44.40 16.20.50 4 (Mrs. E. V. Thomas) Zephyr
.... 16.43.53 10.30.17 5 (Mrs. E. Sharp) · Polla
Eunico
D.N.F. D.NF.
VOLUNTEERS LOSE
MR. T. O. M. SOPWITH, Britain's champion yachts- man, has changed his mind about his two-year-old decision never to challenge again for the Americas Cup. In an exclusive interview, he told the Sunday Chronicle that he will race again next year in his new kong Volunteer Force met in a golf all-steel craft, Endeavour II.
"In 1934. Tanid I would never "If I am asked I shall be only too challenge again, but I have changed pleased to take End-avour H ́over my mind," he said. "I want to bring te America for the race." that cup home to Britain.
The Royal Navy and the Hong-
match at Fanling on Saturday inst, the former winning the contest by two and three-quarter points.
The scores were: NAVY
Major Penn's
7. Carl Bbley
Wa
1 out. Monerleft o
14
Block
11. Comdr. Petrie 0
Eng. Comedy, Dar's 0. Cadet Thewan Spoaking of his new yacht, Endeo-p "At the moment negotiations vour II, Mr, Sopwith said: "I am mir, ManDonald are proceeding between the Fowl certain that she will be as good a Yacht Squadron and the New York; boat as our Amerlean rtvel.
"I shall en pit 1 pon ka burule then Yacht Club, and in a few weeks n definite eballenge will bo an 30-year bogey which has kept the cup!
in America,' nounced,
Rev. 3.1.1. Evana Tay-Comsar. Norman i
Calet Mick Cadet Bond
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CHINESE & SCOTLAND'S
LAI WAH CUP GAME
Likely Appeal To Council
DISSATISFIED
(By "Veritas")
FOOTBALL TEAM
FOR GAME WITH IRELAND
London, Oct. 20. Five players have been drawn from English clubs to represent Scot-
fouball land in the international match against Ireland at Belfast on October 31.
Glasgow Rangers and Hearts wil supply the remaining six players.
The English League club players who have been invited to appear for Scotland ore Ancell of Newcastle, Massic of Aston Villa, McCullock of
I understand that the Chinese will probably seek the jurisdic tion of the Hongkong Football Association Council concerning-Brentford and Napier and Duncan of ther Lai Wah Cup match Derby. against the Army on Sunday last with which they are ́da- sat.fied.
The Management Committee last aight debated the subject but no icial satement has been made. nquired of the Chinese représenta- ave this morning whether he would ere to alier a statement, but lie do- clined, merely observing that no de- e decision had been reached by the Chinese, although he thought it probable that the matter wou be brought before the next Council
necting.
Unofcially I am told that the Chinese are dissatisfied with the re- feree's decision to play extra time, and secondly, that having made that decision, he abandoned the game making necessary a replay.
PRESS TO PLAY REFEREES
Association Keen
(By "Veritas")
I
The team is a follows: Dawson (Rangers);
Anderson
(hears) and icen (Newcastle); CABLON Villa), Suppson (Rangers); (adigers) and Brown Mitro Liivara), Waiker (nearts), McCullock (Brentiaru), Napier and Luyan (Derby)--
•Leucer.
RAIN IS LIKELY FOR THE BIG RACE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE PROSPECTS
Newmarket, Oct. 26. Heavy rain is likely for the Came bridgeshire Handleap which is bring rub here on Wednesday, and this will make the going, which at pre- srat is Arm, rafher on the soft side, giving the lightweights chance.
better
The bookmakers are praying for a victory by an outsider as has hop- pened many times in the long and varied history of this ruce, as it is Glated that if one of the leading fancles win, they will pay out over,
£5,000,000.
There has been heavier betting this year, a feature being that women have been playing a more prominent part in punting than at any lime dur- ing the last 50 years-leuter.
The suggestion which tentatively put forward at the
FINALIST IMPROVES TO conclusion of a recent meeting
SECOND FAVOURITE of the Hongkong Referees' Association that a Colony Press. Finalist, the Cambridgeshire run- team plays a representative ner which has been drawn in the.
Irish Sweep by a Kowloon syndicate, sida of Colony referees was hos Improved in the belling to-equai- enthusiastically welcomed at second favourite at 10 to 1, according last night's meeting of the to a Reuter message
night. Referees' Association.
The call-over l 16/2 Don Bulger, 10 Noble King. It was decided to endeavour to Finalist, Pegomas, 100/7 Harina, 15 arrange such a match, probably on Esquemeling, 18 Laureate II, behalf of charlly.
It was also agreed that the re- ferees' team should not include league players.
received last
20
Noble Turk, Holywood, Commander III, 28 Hairan (offered): 30 (taken), 20 Daytona, 33 Tempest II. Stone Ginger (offered), 35 (taken), 33 Crisu (offered), 35 Aldine, 40 Inch Keith. No detalls haave yet been worked 40 Hypothesis (offered), 50 Towton out, but it is certain that the Press Moor (offered); 55 (taken), 50 Rough (offered}; 66 (1aken),, 88 100 Sally Andrews. will be willing to field a team, and the Rider match, when it does come off, should Panyrette, possess sumetently novel features to Princess Herodene. Gay Venture has
been scratched. attract a big crowd.
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