THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16,
1936.
Scientists Who Solve
Golf Course Problems
WEEK-END CRICKET
WAR WAGED ON Rugby
Royal Artillery Team To LEATHERJACKETS
Meet Small Units
The following will represent the Royal Artillery against the Small Units in the semi-final round of the Large Units Cricket Tournament on Sunday, December 20, at Sookunpoo commencing at 11.30 a.m.
Lieut. C. C. Garthwaße (Capt.), Capt. D. B. Michell, Mr. Gnr. Sul- Ivan, Sergeant Howe, Bombardier Baker, Dombardier Bancroft, L/Bdr. Hebden, L/Bdr.
Miles, Gunner Chaplain, Bombardier Sumner, (24)
Sgt. Bloomfield; Scorer: Guriner Stokes.
Club
Appeal From Clubs Records
Of All Nations
(By G. W. I. Smith)
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L'd'n Welsh Richmond
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and Gunner Marshall (24). Umpire: is seldom that the average golfer, when he has a Nowelyn 'k.
complaint to make about the condition of his course, goes further than casting a few aspersions on the ability of the club secretary or the greenkeepers. *** :
THE TEST MATCH
W. A. Brown Dropped For O'Brian
For one thing, he knows precious little about the art of grass culture, and is in no position to back up his complaints with reasoned remedies. His experience of grass is usually confined to a garden lawn plentifully O'brien, the Victoria left hander, sprinkled with plantains, dandelions, and other local flora.
Sydney, Dec. 15.
replaces W. A. Brown in the Aus- tráliau team for the second Test MatchReuter."
Don Bradman (Capt.), S. J. Mc- Cabe, C. L. Badcock, O'Brien, J. II.. Fingleton, A. G. Chipperfield, M. W. Slevers, W. J. O'Reilly, W. A. Oldfield, It. Robinson, E. L. Me- Carmick and F. A. Ward.
BROADCAST OF TESTS
EYE-WITNESS'S ACCOUNT OF REMAINING MATCHES
As In the First Test, Station VK9LR. Melbourne, will broadenst "An Eye-witness'a Account" of the remaining Test matches between England and Australia.
The broadcasts will begin at 9.65
4.1. (longkong time), stopping for timin at 11.30 a.m., and will con-
inue from 12.15 p.m. to 4 pm:
resume of each day's play will be given from 5 pm to 5.10 p.m. for the duration of the mulch,
Station VK3LI! will operate on a wave-length of 31.34 metres (9,600 kilocycles).
HOME RUGBY CAMBRIDGE LOSE UNEXPECTEDLY
London, Doc. 15. Cambridge University, who last week won the annual Inter-Varsity rugby match against Oxford, were unexpectedly beaten in Scotland to- day when they played Edinburgh Acadeiny.
the hand points to 12-
The Academy won by
Home Core Reuter.
of 21
It would amaze him, I think, to see some of the work that is constantly being done behind the scenes in an attempt to rid golf courses of pests and plants that wage war on turf, and to provide perfect greens and fairways in most unfavourable circumstances.
High up on the moors at Bingley, In Yorkshire, is the station of the Board of Greenkeeping Research, an institution maintained by the British golf unions for the reientific investigation of greenkeeping problems..
There are some twenty acres of land, offees, and laboratories, and experiments are carried out and mysterious diseases investigated for clubs in all parts of the world.
There is a staff of twenty, headed
by Mr. R. B. Dawson, the director of research, Mr. R. 1. Ferro, his chief, assistant, and including dye scientists, | one of whom is a woman, Miss Lovi- bond.
SAMPLES of earth and soil, parcels of grubs and insects, letters plend- ing for advice reach the station by the thousand every year..
In the Index room, where a card is kept of every experiment, there are records of work done for "clients" In Russla, Holland, France, Spain, Italy, China, Austra Ha, New Zealand, South Africa, and America.
nearer to the solution of extermina- tlon, and thus save thousands of pounds to sporia organisations the World over.
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Bleckenham
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"Drums", winners of the Inter-Platoon hockey competition of the 2nd. Batt. East Lancashire Regiment.
The team has won this tournament for the last thres years. (Photor Moe Cheung),
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THESE FIGURES TELL HAMMOND'S
AUSTRALIAN STORY
London, Nov. 21.
For their moderate successes in Australia on this tour to date M.C.C. are chiefly indebted to Ilammond, who has scored a personal triumph in every match in which he has played. His present conspicuous success, however, is only one chapter of the story of his cricket in Australia which is recorded in the figures given below by E. L. Roberts. These figures reflect Hám. mond'a wonderful consistency and versatility. They cover all first-class matches in Australia from 1928 to November 19, 1936.
Victoria N.S.W. Queensland Tasmania
SERVICES
4
34
1 1 168 JA
1 4 18 104
1 5 124 10
Versus. Australia
Iuns,
1
070 142 150 · AQ
19. Aust.
18 2
135
BATTING
Nol out. Bus 100% GO's. Aver. + 1,345 C 2 84.06 77.50
S. Aust
412
103.00
HOSPITALS AND BANKS
400
92.00
07.66
Coll
на
13.50
25.00
40
41
Other XL's
281.
88.00
Total
3.119 16
77.07
HOUSE CLUBS
BOWLING AND FIELDING
Wickets. Runk.
14
Aver.
Catches
578
41.28
91
31.33
131
131.00
101
52.00
IR.23
37.00
35.30
"MERE ore perhaps eight or nine. Form
varieties," Mr. Ferro told me. "and our tasic now Is to get at the root of the trouble by tracing the natural history of the species so that
time we can determine just which Midland Bk. are the ones causing most damage. Nat. Fr. Stk.
St. Thom Wo are treating experimental patches of turf with lead arsenate Cavendish which has proved effective, but, unis fortunately, very expensive. It costs £7 to £10 per acre to lay. We want Polytechiale something which is not poisonous and Selfridge
Zurich 1, cheap."
Alleyniu Fakten finna Arkerne
e. O.. Birkonian frightonians, Camp 11. 0.
Lanalintry Metrovich
TN the grounds of the stallon every Representatives travel all over the known kind of grass is grown, and British Isles investigatiny complaints | tested for golf course purposes. and often bringing back hundreds of Countless soil experiments are made samples for analysis.
so that clubs can be told what grass best suits their particular area."
Weeds are cultivated, tou, instonian
HERE are a number of inboratories where Insects and grubs are kepl in test tubes, each complete with a description of the pest's particular form of grass-destroying vice.
A special war is being waged Just now on the leather jacket-com- monly known as daddy long-legs.
"This little beast is in the special care of Mr. Ferro, who, working with Miss Lovibond, hopes to get
KENT CLUB'S SURPRISE
SHELVING OF FREEMAN
(By Frank Thorogood)
· Kent County Cricket Club Com- nittee has decided not to re-engage "Tich" Freeman, their famous bow- ter for next season.
Mr. G. de L. Hough, the secre- tary, announcing the decision, sald tint in view of Freeman's. excep- lianal services he would receive
£250 on retirement and would be paid his wages next summer.
give
An official of the Kent club could no explanation of the com- milttee's decision, but, said: "Of course, we have got to make room for our young players."
Speaking to me on the phone at his home at Maidstone, Freeinan said:
"All I can tell you about this Bombshell is that, the news haa
simply staggered me.
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"The first and only Intimation which I received about my dismissal It's a and word, isn't I?-came from newspaper correspondents over
phone.
say it will be a very only excat wrench Indeed for me, this separation from Kent after being associat
with the old county for Writing the swan song of Freeman is very much like writing the swan song of Kent, for this great little bowler, at the age of 47, la still re- garded as one of the greatest ex- ponents of his art in this country.
For a number of years, ho has had to go on and on with very little sup- port from olling bowlers.
But he has kept up his end with
good humour and untiring enthu-
A. P. (Tich). Freeman.
Coffeland Cranleighana
GrammarinTa
order that incans may be discover-llchamiana ed to check or destroy their growili. | Stortfordlana Altogether there are about 1,000 Windsoriane experimental' beds.
MR.
MORE FUNDS NEEDED
·
Tamundian Elfabethans Em
Fullerian
Guldfordians
Haberinary R. DAWSON told me that the
Halieyburiant expenses of the station are about ituneista
a year. "With Increased K.C.S. £4,500
Maldatonians funds we could do a great deal more,”
Mid Whiteir he added. "Last year we were con- Nottingh'm'n sulted by 800 clubs, and the staffelgatan were kept busy all the time,"
Skinners Tifinians
Another important side of the station's work Is the training of future golf secretaries. Every year numerous aspirants to this type of Job go to Bingley for training in the laying-out and upkeep of courses,
HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
Army Will Not Be At Full Strength Against Club
Wandsworth'n
Wimbledon 'na
OLD BOYS
Australia
IV. Aust
5. Aust
Victoria
.N.S.W.
Queensland
Tasmania
Other XI'S
Total
men.
12
0 3
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SOUTH OF ENGLAND Ashford (Kent) Journemouth Dorking
Canterbury
Surr Eastbourne Thanet W
| Weybridge
Chiltern
MIDI
Crewe and N'ntwich 31arpenden Hinckley Loireater Mid "Horta Moseley Nuneaton
Walsall W*hampton Notle Notts Casuals
lackwell
Derby
07 153
97
46
111
1,410
In 1928-20 Hammond kept in two matches and stumped three bats-
RIFLE ASSOCIATION
BIG MEMBERSHIP.
INCREASE
COUNCIL MEETS
Our Daily Golf Hint
The nervous golfer can never visualise his ball drop- ping into the hole. This is psychological; but try to imagine that you are pushing a marble into a bucket.
-Harry Fulford.
LAI WAH CUP
THE ARMY TEAM SELECTED
The following will represent the Army in the re-play Semi-Final match in the Lai Wah Cup Compeli- tion against the Chinese Sunday. December 20: Navy. ground at Causeway Bay on
01 The
Fus. Rowlands (R.W.F.); L/Cpl. Swain (East Lancs.), Bigler Stevens (R.U.R.); Fus, Evans (R.W.F.). Cpl. Campbell (R.U.R.). Fus. Taylor (R.W.F.); Rimn. Erwin (RU.R.), Pie, Sandford (East Lancs.), Spr. Howlett (RE.), Fus. Talbot (RWF) and Pte. Ridinge (East Lancs.).
Reserves: L/Cpl. Connor (R.Ü.R.); Rimn. Pickering (LU.R.), Fus. Keating (WF.); Cpl. Wanklyn (R.W.F.), Pte. Crowthers (East Lancs.), Rmn. Miller (R.U.R.): Ple. Smith (East Lunes.). L/Cpl. Duffield (R.A.O.C.). Rfmn. Ferguson (R.U.R.), L/Bdr. Knight (RAL.) and Fus. Hughes (RW.F.).
The kick-off will be at 3.15 p.m. bul players and reserves are asked to report at 2.45 p.m.
GOLF COMPETITIONS
A. E. Clarke Qualifies In Adamson Cup
The Adamson Cup
December Qualifying round played at Happy Valley between December 4 and 13 resulted in A. E. Clarke qualifying with a card of 80-13-07.
F. J. de Home returned 72-7-05, but, as he will not be in the Colony for the match play stages in April, his score is noi accepted.
-COUNTRY-CLUB TOURNEY The following were the results of matches played at the Country Club on Sunday, December 13:
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP B. Basto beat W. G. Williams 7 and 0.
C. H. Suen beat L. D'Almada 7 and 5.
Roza-Pereira
UNCUT CANOVA NOSTRA SEMANA SALUTE SAU 15.5
A. J. Kew beat C.
and 4. "A. G. Botelho bent S. J. Fong 4 and 3,
A meeling of the Council of the Hongkong Rifle Association was held yesterday evening at the long- 4761 kong Hotel, when the following were present: Major R. D. Walker, M.C., 81 President (in the chair), Messrs. A. C. Ford, W. Austin, Y. S. Wan, J. D. Fattullo, R.-H. Woodman, A. C. Ber- lyn, Captain Carless, R.M., with the Honorary Treasurer (Mr. T. Gto-day by Mrs. A: W. Bartholomew D'Almada 5 and 4. Stokes), and the Honorary Secretary (Major D. H. Steers, R.E.).
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The Army will not bo at full strength to-day in their Triangular Hockey Tournament (second round) match against the Club on the H.K. Birkenhead PX,
NORTH OF ENGLAND S.R.A. Morina ground at 4.30 p.m. Blaydon
felford
No fewer than four of their ro- Brighouse R. gular players are not available for Broughton Ik
Earlie the game. Sopper Howlett (goal- Durham City keeper) and Sipper Brown (right | Fylde. half) are on duty, while Bandsman Gahead Fell Cox (right back) and Khan Dahadurita (left back) are sick.
The following will turn out:
Gosforth
Harrogate 0.0, Hartlepool I Hartlepool 0.0, Headingley
It's'mu.
Cpl. Boyd (R.U.R.); Rfmn. Logue Kendal
Hackleret'd 0.1), (RU.R.), Kishen Singh (H.K.S.RA.); Lda L/Cpl. Moore (R.U.R.), Capt. Staple de alv.
Liverpool ton (Kumaon Rides), Alaf Din (Pun-po) Univ. jabis); Lieut, Robinson (East Lancs.), Manchester One of the biggest disappoint- Lieut. Garthwaite (BA), Rimn. Mehr. Univ. mente, I think, of his cricketing life Pataub (Kumaon Rifles) L/Nalle New Betón was during his inst tour in Austra-Narain Singh (Kumaon Rifles), and Northern 1. He went through the whole Lal Singh (Punjable). campaign without playing in a Test match.
It is indeed strange that in an age when slow bowlers occupy so pro- minent a placo in the affairs of the game that Freeman has never op- peared for England. against Austro-
in in this country.
SUSSEX PLAYERS' GESTURE
LADIES' COMPETITIONS
Morley
After the minutes of the last meet- ing had been read and confirmed, the
41 Council approved of the applications
for individual full membership from
76 104 eighteen persons. The application
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160 from the Hongkong Police Reserve
36 (Chinese Company) to affiliate as a
60 "unit" to the Association was also Punanimously approved.
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105 183
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Бо
107
106 115
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The Honorary Secretary reported 29 142 that the individual full member the to date now numbered 458, while the affiliated membership exceeded 5,200, He also informed the Counell that 411 enquiries had recently been received from two unlis regarding amitation, and that there was a distinct possi 108 bility of the five hundred figure 18 being passed as regards individual full membership by the end of the 33 present year.
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now be field in the Association's Clubhouse on the Army Ranges.
Final details were decided as rew. da Roza 5 and 3.
- LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP Mrs. A. E. II. Castro beat Mrs. A.
Mrs. F. E. Remedios beat Mra. L.
gards the opening of the Clubhowe (wife of Ills Excellency the General Omeer Commanding), for which Basto 8 and 7. ceremony. a
Mrs. A. J. Kew beat Mrs. J. J. Jorge attendance of Mlas L.G. Ablong beat Miss O. members and guests is expected. Basto 5 and 4.
Helen Jacobs Says 'I'm Not
Marrying-Yet'
FROM a little thatched farmhouse in Long Crendon (Bucka), to which reports of imminent wedding bells had trailed her all the way from California, Wimbledon tennis champion Helen Jacobs has announced: ..
"All this talk of my engage- ment is silly. I have come to England for another season of
fox hunting, and incidentally- I'm going to try to write a novel,
The Honorary Secretary was given surprising as it may seem.” Buthority
to
engage
additional
11 62 clerical assistance in view of the fact When the name of Herschel V.
69 100 such
6 that the membership has now reached Johnson first secretory of the Ameri
unlooked-for numbers, that can Embassy in London, was men- Jacobs heritated
Miss es 1 work in the Secretary's Office has tioned,
Cassumed such dimensions as to make slightly, replied:
it necessary for extra start to ba 98118 employed.
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Old Norde Percy Pk.
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Hoekelli
Roundhar Ryton
Bale
SEVEN--A-SIDE MATCHES TO BE Bandal
PLAYED ON: SAME DAY
Bouthpart Sunderland Tynedal Wakefield
At a meeting of the Hongkong Waterloo Ladles Hockey Association held on wator
the Central British School ground on Monday. It was decided to hold the W, Hartlepool Ladies' Sevco-a-Side Competition on January 9. All the matches will be Bidmouth
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great friends, but that's all theref
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Is in it. He is in America now I haven't seen 'him, 'for I don't remember how lose. Anyway, na - far an engagements are concerned,
there just aren't any. "Eventually I suppose I'll get married to somebody. But right now there's just fox hunting, my novel, and Wimbledon next summer.
The Counell heard with the 67 142 greatest satisfaction that the appeal made by the President at the first annual dinner has resulted in pro- mises of financial
support for the. Clubhouse Buliding Fund exceeding aggregate. Provision was made by the Council for the better conduct of the spoon 97 108 and practice shoots, (particularly wood film offer following her win in those taking place at week-ends), 05 this year's British tennis, but added: regards speeding-up the
WEST OF ENGLAND
·Berkshire W. Exstor
Strood
Trunton Teignmouth
Sussex County Cricket profession- really began about 1020, although he a 5) per cent. reduction in their His great services to the county pls have voluntarily agreed to accept joined the Kent staff two y financial position of the club. This played on the same day.
be salaries in an effort to improve the fore the W war
iiis peak year was 1926, when he will mean a saving of about £250 Look 304 wickets Mnd broke the per year Early this month Mr. W. The Krill Cup Junior competition TOURY record of Tawy Richardson, the old Knowles Secretary of the Club, will be amalgamated with the Pearce fast bowler of Bürrey, in each of and › Bdr. We Nowham, Assistant Cup series, the former trophy to be Warmouth the following seven seasons he took Secretary, offered to accept reduced presented to the runners-up. The PRETENDUSTARE salaries. In the past two seasons draw for the contest will be made With ons exception, the margin Sussex have lost £3,500, and the on the ground before the commence over the 200. was very considerable. overdraft now amounts to: £0,000. ment of the competition,
over 206.
260 $1,300 in the
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Miss Jacobs referred to a 'Holly-
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possible,
movies,"
any members having to fire îna
a rapidly falling light..
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was
that the
usub! agreed Wapenschow Shoot should be held
40 on Boxing Day, providing that the Naval Authorities could see their way to allow the Association to uso #the Stonecutters Range, and that the 11 dinner which follows the shoot should
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BANNED, SHE PLEADS
Troy (N.V. State),
Miss Holen
Hull Jacobs.
Mrs. Eleanor Holm Jarrett, back- stroke swimming champion, who was dismissed from the American Olymple instatement into the Amateur Ath- team, for infraction of training rules, leile Union at the annual convention will make a personal plen for ses at Houston, Texas,