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TUESDAY,
MARCH
1938.
LADIES GOLF UNION WAITS ON R. AND A.
Definition Of An Amateur Not Framed At Meeting
By Eleanor E Helme
London, Feb. 10.
The Royal and Ancient still reigns supreme over all. By G47 votes to 55 (including proxies) the annual meeting of the Ladies' Golf Union yesterday rejected Surrey's resolution to frame a definition of an amateur and a professional which should be binding on members of the Ladies' Golf Union without regard to such definition as the Royal and Ancient may eventually decide upon.
Under the questionable system of proxter, by which votes are virtually given before the voters know the pros and cons of any subject, such Agures are often misleading; but, since of those actually present the votes cust were 25 for the resolution, 201 against, the majority in any case is'convincing.
The factor on which much depend- ed was that the Royal and Ancient are in process of setting their own house in order over this question of They have appealed amateur status. to the L.G.U., to the men's unions of this country and the Dominions for their suggestions, and also to Amerien,
Mr. Norman Bouse, speaking in the guise of an L.G.U. vice-president, made an appeal to the meeting that It should help the Royal and Ancient in framing this definition, rather than dissociute itself from it. "They want your help," was his humble cry, but he was careful to explain that he did not speak in his capacity as chair iman of the Rules of Golf Committee.
REPLIES IN AUTUMN
The trouble, of course, is that next autumn is the very earliest that the
con-
R. and A. can hope for these replies.
Perhaps the most valuable tributions to the debate came from Mrs. Philip Hodson, who told the meeting that the amateur status sub- committee of the LG.U. had In 1934- 35 drawn up and submitted to the and Ancient, with whom they Royal were in close consultation, a defini- tlon which would possibly solve all difficulties if their successors of this year will re-iterate it. This defin- ilon reads:
A professional golfer is ony who has:
(1) Played for a money prize in any competition,
(2) Received payment either directly or indirectly for playing
by the LG.U., and any guarantee given. that it would be repeated now to the Royal and Ancient, it is Ilkely that the meeting would not have been asked to give so much time to dis- cussing a point already excellently grappled with by the L.G.U. itself.
SURREY INSTRUCTIONS
As it was, the request from Mrs. Lewis Smith to Surrey to withdraw the resolution could not be acceded to because the Surrey officlul had been instructed by a large majority of the clubs in the county to pro- ceed with the resolution, and had no power to do otherwise.
Accordingly the chaotle condition of uncertainty as to what actions will result in a player being branded "professional" continues, for at least this year.
Other items on the agenda were purely routine. The re-election of officials, included Lady Denman as President, who took the chair yester day. Statement of accounts showed
an excess of expenditure over incoinc for 1937 of £220 odd, but the hon. treasurer (Miss Swanston) explained that £243 of this sum were non- recurring flems,
FOORD-
NEUSEL FIGHT
Ben Should Avenge
Previous Defeat
The Australian Cricket-Belcet lon Committee-Veft to right) Don Bradman, Mr. E. A Dwyer, and Mr. W. J. Johnson-arriving at Melbourne from Sydney to make their final decision on the team to meet England in the Test matches this year. The team has already been announced.
61 LIVES LOST IN
SPORTS
In
Casualties
Italy During Last Year
(By Joseph D. Ravatio, United Press Staff Correspondent)
Rome, Feb. 13.
by
Sports cost 0 lives in Italy last
compilation made year, The Coni-the Italian National Olymple! Committee also reveals that 4,421. Italians injured themselves while practising sports during 1937.
Hunting proved to be the most hazardous sport on the Peninsula. Although April 16 has been an This form of recreation caused 31 nounced as the date of Ben Foord's night with Walter Neusel at the huge deaths and 400 accidents. Mountain Hanseatenhalle in Hamburg, Louis climbing followed with eight fatall (3) Received payment for teach- Walsh, Foord's manager is negotiat-casualties and about 150 Injuries. Ing the game either by personal de-ing for an carller date. monstration, lecturing. broadcast- ing, allowing himself or herself lo
the ganic.
Foord is in fine condition as a
Cycling, which on the surface up- be filmed, or by answers or advice result of the Schmeling battic, and pears to be one of the less dangerous does not want to kick his heels until sports, nevertheless was responsible to correspondents in the Press.
(4) Been employed as a club-April it it can be avoided. How for five deaths and approximately maker or apprentice to a profes-ever, he will probably bow to the 500 mishaps. sional attached to a club or course. wishes of the German promoter.
(5) Carried clubs for hire after attaining the age of 10 years.
All players who do not come under this definition shall be per- mitted to play as amateurs.
Two deaths were recorded box- Foord is also anxious for the fight.ing and winter games, while each Neusel beat him in London in what respectively catered 400 and 100 in- was admittedly a "close thing." On juries. Football, swimming, rugby one death the and motorcycling, with his form against Schmeling
cach responsible for 1,500, 8, 250, and 15 casualties res- Had it been known carlier that South Africam is considered likely to each,
pectively. such a deinition had been drawn up avenge that defeat.......
UTS
were
There were no deaths in the other sports practised in Italy. Gymnastles caused 84 Injuries, wrestling 37, basketball 23, track and fleid 16, roller skating 13, fencing 9, tennis 4, and rowing 4.
Bus-
Nine deaths and 000 accidents
by Injurles were brought on tained in premilitary training by Fascist Groups. These were caused by the use of firearms, by the various manoeuvres, by parading and other semi-milltary games.
FOOTBALL LEADS
While hunting caused most deaths with 31, football fed in accident domain with 1,500 cases, ranging from a simple strained muscle to broken bones, sometimes involving monibs in the hospital. A study of these figures reveals that there is better chance for survival in a foot- hunting ball casually than in mishap.
P
into Divided
the groups, age statistics show that sports practised under the Coni banner were respon- sible for 42 deaths and 2,208 injuries while those practised by the Young Fascist Groups were charged with 19 deaths and 2,115 mishaps.
While the list may appear impos- ing, it is only fair to point out that athletic training is compulsory for almost every Italian male unul hd is called to serve under the colours at 21. Sports are not so rigidly imposed an Italian girls but most of In some sport or them indulge
In some game at least during their school years.
BIG JIM BEATS WELSUMAN-Former heavyweight boxing champion Jim Braddock, Habt, speeding up in one of the last two rounds, which won him the decision against Tommy Farr, left. The film of the fight participate will be shown at the Queen's Thesira to-morrow.
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Semi-Final Draw In Scottish Cup
London, Mar. 21. The draw in the semi-final round of the Scottish Cup, to be played on April 2, resulted as follows:
St. Bernards v. East Fife or
Ralth R.
lat Tynecastle Park Edin-
burgh)
Kilmarnock or
Ayr LI. v. Rangers (at Hampden Park, Glasgow)
--Reuter.
Galsonia Is Lincolnshire Favourite
Latest Call-Over Announced
London, Mar. 21.
Mr. Gaisonla, belonging to shire Handicap to be run at Lincoln Jarvis, is favourite for the Lincoln on Wednesday, March 23.
The latest call-over is as follows:
10/1 Gatsonia (t and o) 10/1 Bel-Ami (0), 11/1 (6) 100/8 Squadron Castle (0), 100/7
(t)
15/1 Phakos (t and o)
18/1 Allegianco (o), 20/1 (4) 20/1 Starflyer (t and o) 20/1 Thankerton (t and o) 25/1 Moody (t and o) 25/1 Zalmis (t and oj 28/1 Lono Mount (t and o)
Cricket Notes
By R. Abbit
Interesting Encounter Between K. C. C. And The Navy
An Excellent Knock By Gordon Burnett
There were not a great number of fixtures on Saturday last, and several of those were cancelled owing to the Combined Opera- tions, but fortunately I managed to drop on a very interesting little game between the K.CC. and the Navy.
to
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men.
The K.C.C. were without several of their leading ployers, while, owing private blckering between the and "Suffolk", "Cumberland” Navy were weak and, as a matter of inct, only turned out nine They had hoped to have the services of Mid. Wilson, A. B. Chalcroft, Pay Sub. Lt. Sutherland, and C, P. O.
apparently Hulley. However, press-gang managed to collect Sar gent who proved to be a most useful and successful acquisition.
a
TABLE TENNIS - LEAGUE BEGINS
Two Matches Played
Last Evoning
The Men's Table Tennis League commenced last evening with two matches played at the 'Confucian Club.
defeated four
Chung Wah School Chinese Correspondents by
games to one, and Hol Woh School bent the Ieung Min Stageplay. Federation by 3-2.
Scores:
C.C. v. CHUNG WAH Ching Po-ka (Chinese Correspondents) lost to Yeung Hoking 1-3.
Yu Yok yuan (C.C.) lost to Chan Ping- wal 0-2.
Wong Men-sun (C.C.) lost to Kong Tik. Mo long-bing (C.C.) lost to Kok Hing- Wan Dut-hon (C.C.) beat Lee Yu-chuen
A
the state of affairs, hit out cheer- fully. Actually, the twa stayed to-hing 0-2. gether and made a draw of it, quite un 1-2. a few runs coming from their lasti stand. Stumps were drawn at 0.20 | 2-0.
HEUNG MIN. HOI WAH Pn. by Peak Trum time, but I see the K.C.C. Pavilion clock is about 4 minutes behind that. Lee was by
Chan Chi-chung (Heung Min) lost 10 Chan Chl-sun (Heung Min) beat Wong far the most successful bowler for Yuen Kan-yow 1-2. Kowloon.
He took 5 for 50 and but Yu-kwong 2-0. for the severity with which Ogic
Lee Ila-kwong (Heung Min) beai Leung treated him he would have had a Chun-tung 2-0. very much better analysis. Goodwin, whose figures read 7-1-22-2, bowled old in something approaching his form and managed to cut down very heavily on those loose presentation fours of his on the leg side.
Kowloon batted first and did not
INTERSHIP MATCH open any too soundly against the bowling of Paxton and Cartess, but
There was a game on the Navy after they had lost 4 wickets for 37
between "Suffolk" and ground runs, an excellent stand between Burnett and Jex put on 40 runs, "Cumberland", which was won, I am)
Rot Both Baldwin and Luke
Into:
Chalcroft was in great form for the double figures and helped Burnett old, by 7 wickets by the latter ship. to lift the total to 104, of which Flagship and took & wickets for 20 Burnett had made 00 without being runs. He bowled both Sutherland and Wilson, the two best bats in defeated. It is true that he some- times lifted the ball in the air, but "Suffolk's" side for 3 and 1 respec- as could be seen no chance tively. Fletcher alone mastered the so far actually went to hand and he played bowling and carried his bat for 28. some excellent cricket, Paxton was the most successful bowler with 4 for 51, but Sargent at the end picked up a couple of quick wickets for 19 in 3.3 overs,
Clayton and Skelton opened the Innings for the Navy, and for some to walk reason the latter elected down the pitch to every ball as the bowler was running up to the wicket. and I don't mean that he went out slammed at the thing, but he came down the wicket before the ball was actually delivered. This trick may utterly unsound and Skelton would do well to drop it entirely. He didn't put off a very bad bowler but it is
last more than three overs, for after Lee, being dropped at second slip off he was caught two balls later at cover point. O'Bryen was bowling at the Pavilion end and at times his length was erratic. Clayton had a lucky mode four over slip's head but he
cuts behind two excellent square point to the boundary before getting 26-2-12. Nave front to Lee, followed and had the misfortune to get a perfect length ball which pitch- ed on his leg slump (he is left- off the middle and off stump. Most people would have been bowled when getting that one first ball.
in
33/1 Kyles of Minard ( and o) handed), and just brushed the bails!
33/1 33/1
Hornpipe it and o) Llanarmon (t and o)
GRAND NATIONAL
Royal Mail Still Most In Demand
London, Mar. 21. Royal-Mull is still favourite for the Grand National Steeplechase to be run at Aintree on Friday, March 25.
The latest call-over is as follows: 100/9 Royal Mall (t and ol 100/9 Blue Shiri (0), 100/8 (1) 13/1 Delachance (0) 16/1 (1) 100/6 Coolcen (0), 18/1 (t)
18/1 Takvor Pacha (t and o) 22/1 Dunhill Castle ( and 6) 22/1 Royal Dantelll (0), 25/1 (t) 25/1 Airgead Slos (o) 28/1 (t) 25/1 Workman (0), 28/1 (t) 33/1 Provocative (t and o)
·BOROTRA'S STATUS QUESTIONED
Accepted Prize But Did Not Keep It
A BRIGHT OVER Meantime, Ogle had been playing with excellent restraint, and was be- ginning to see the ball well. He had one bright over from Lee, when he straight drove the first ball for four, sent the second beautifully through the slips with a late cut for another, and then in Jashing out at the third was lucky enough to snick it be tween his legs and the wicket also to the boundary. This sobered him up and he continued to play good steady cricket.
Luke went on for O'Bryen and Burnett for Lee. At 52 Jeffrey was taken at mid on off Luke. Although he had only made two, the wicket It was about had put on 24 runs. half past five when Paxton joined drizzle, Ogle and there was a bit of
was heavy though I doubt if it
the enough really to incommode bowlers. Paxton hung on
nobly though Burnett frequently beat him. Ogle, meantime, was scoring freely and cracked Burnett for two succes sive fours to leg. At 70 Goodwin had gone on for Luke and when the score was 07 he got a good length off turner past Paxton to whom, of course, it was a leg break (87-5-6).. Of the 35 runs put on Ogle and Extras had claimed all but 0.
Lee went on for Burnett and about then Ogle completed his 50, though London, Feb. 15.
at 89 Carles had been very well Jean Borotra's amateur status has
A run later been called into question as a result stumped off Goodwin.
Spurgeon was caught at mid off. of his accepting the Prix Virginie Things did not look very good for Heriot-Douine for 1937, worth 30,000 the Navy at this moment though Ogle francs, awarded by the Academie was lucky when he cocked one over des Sports.
second ship's head, and third slip, al- Although he accepted the prize, Borotra handed it over as a gift to though he just got his hands to the ball, falled to hold the catch. He the French Lawn Tennis Federation..celebrated his escape by a beautiful The sporting paper, L Auto, points late cut, a square cut for two and out that by a resolution of the Inter- a pull to mid wicket for four. He' national Olympic Committee in Oslo appeared to like Lee's bowling, In 1935, amateurs acc
accepting
such Sargent meantime, although he occa- one of his prizes lose
amalour status sionally indulged in Ipso facto. The paper, stating that favourite cracks, vras batting in, for It has brought the matter up in him, quite a steady fashion, and it order to have the situation inade looked as if they would play out time clear, in an article headed "Jean knocked back by one from Lee which when at 122 Ogle had his off peg Borotra no longer an amateur," states "Borotra has a right to accept the prize and the Olympic Committee is wron
wrong."
their
Borotra himself told Router: "There is no question of my losing amateur status. That's a matter for the French, LT.F. to decide, not for the Olympic Committee. The Federa tion's rules make it clear that such prizes can be accepted.
he had tried to drive (122-8-88).
GAME SAVED
Wrenwick came in and it looked it up with the Navy as there was no eleventh batsman. However, the newcomer simply put his bat in front of everything and actually looked less likely to get out than did Sar- gent, who, enurely, unperturbed by
Against a total of 82 "Cumber- land" got the runs comfortably but 1 doubt if they would have done so but for an excellent innings of 45 by Hutiey. He, of course, had a great deal to do with the victory of the Navy second in the Junior Division of the League.
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The
In my Friday's article I hope to view the position between LR.C, and C.C.C. who are womer permitting
playing off for the Shield. game will be played on the Club Hayward and P. Baskett. ground and the umpires will be A. W.
Badminton Spreading Everywhere
Interest In America And Canada
London, Feb. 24. Sir George Thomas, speaking at the Badminton Association lunch yesterday, stated that during the past year there had been a tremendous growth in the game. There are now 1,200 clubs in England alone, 60 more than last year, and the game was spreading in America and in Canada. There are now 13 countries in the International Federation, the latest addition being the Malay States, and there is a possibility coming in very soon.
of
America,
Chan Cht-pan (Ileung Min) lost to Chari Shul-bun 0-2.
Chen Woon-man (Iteung Stin) lost to Chen Man-kot 1-2.
The following are the fixtures for the week:
TO-DAY
7 p.m. Wah Yan College v. Sal Nam Colleste.
0.30 p.m. Confucian Club v. Wah Yeo
Seliool,
TO-MORROW
(WOMEN'S SINGLES)
7 p.m. Io Shok Yuen v. Soo Chi Mon. 7.30 p.m. Law Shau Din v. Yung Beng Wan.
3. pm. La Shu Fing Y. Ng Ye NgoE. 8.30 Won Wni Heng v. Wan Pul Ching. 9. p.m. Law Shau Ping, v. Chan Mul Yow.
v.
Men's
Men's
MEN'S TEAMS' LEAGUE
Yeung Young 7pm. Wal Association Chinese Young Cinematic Federation.
8.30 p.m. Hoi Wah School v. Chun Shing School,
THURSDAY
7 p.m. South China v. Canton "Ka Kong" Team.
8:30 pm. Silver Star v. Ella Kadoorie School,
FRIDAY
7 p.m. Lun Wai Ching v. Chu Lai Ngor. 730 p.m. Wong Oy Lam v. Na Yo Ngor. 8 p.m. Young Wal Pua v. Wan Pul Chink.
8.30 p.m. Chu, Kau Bun v. Soo Chi Man. 0 p.m, Lo Sity Ping v. Ho Shok Yuen.
SUNDAY
7 p.m. Chun Wah School v. Wan Yeo School.
Confucian Club Bp.m. Correspondents' Team,
V
Chinese
7 pm. Hol Wah School v. Canton "Ka Kong Team.
1.30 p.m.
Men's
Chinese Young Cinematic Federation v. Ellis Kadoorie School
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. ATHLETIC SPORTS, Governor To Present The Prizes
M
The 22nd annual athletic sports of the South China "A.A., ground at St. Joseph's College will be held on Caroline Hill on Friday, March 25, the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, commencing at 1 pm. His Excellency has kindly consented to distribute the prizes.
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