FINDS A PARADISE FOR PRO GOLFERS IN THE ORIENT
Sarazen Suggests Circuit Embracing Hongkong
New York, Feb. 15.
Not far from me in this particular night spot was a face that I know. I ankled over to his table and said, "Hello Gene -Long time no sce." Ho replied, "That's right I've been gone about six months-I've been around the world."
Gene Sarazen, U.S. open golfing courses, where the greens are much champion of 22 and 32 and British too large. This puts a premium on champ in 32, had returned slugging-regardless of slicing, or trip around the world. I hooking-so that the long driver mukes the green on his second
open from a
asted, "What have you been stroke. That's how the long drivers
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in your travels?" He said, been exploring golf exploring".
What did he find in his explora- tion? He found a new paradise for professional golfers in the Orient. "Listen
Gene
"I just got off the liner Rex. And I'll give you my Arst impressions of that globe elr eling trip. The thing that hits me hardest is this There's a brand new clrcult for golf professionals in the Pacific. Golf Is sweeping!
the Pacife. There's a new circuit out there. The The golf professionals can sull
sall from Son Francisco; no to Honolulu; then to Japan; on to Hongkong, China; next to the Philippines; Singapore; Aus- Zealand, and the home." tralia; New
make their birdles. There are about four of those par-five holes on every 18-hole course.
"No, the way those par-five holes aro made now do not beneft the work against him. duffer. They The duffer usually isn't the long delver, but he's usually a guy who tries to keep to the centre of the fairway. Decrease the size of those will have to keep on the fairway to par-five greens, so that the aluggers make them-even with their third shot. And we won't have par mur- dered any more."
Gene and his
Centre. Albert
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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH
Golf
On his return to New York from a round-the-world tour, during wife, which he visited Hongkong, Gene Sarazen, above, suggested a Pacific Sazaren, the modletized tntre, Mary, went around the Waverlying circuit for American professional golfers. According to him felsco, Hono
from Brookfield
"auts about golf," The suggests is San Francisco, Conn., looked just
me as magnate. It was a pleasure trip for iulu, Japan, Hongkong, Philippines, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand usual in his brownish-gray tweed the Sarazens, "but of course, I played and home. sult. Except that he seemed a trilegoit every ume I got a chance-or heavier
and possessed of
more any place
noticeable jowls. Gene is around 30 an exhibition wanted me to give {
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and he explained, "I put on a bit of weight during my
-
(Surazen passed through Hongkong trip. Those long boat rides do at the end of last year, but did not Nothing to do but cat. Guess I weigh give any exhibition in the Colony). about 170 pounds. Next week I'm going out to Battle Creek, Michigan, and pare down to around 180-So that
I can play
in the again,"
OLYMPIC TEAM
tourneys
But what about that Pacific cir- ruit? The dark-haired, round- faced explorer was eager again. "They're nuts about soll in the Orient." he emphasized, "particu- larly in Japan. They want me to organise an Olympic team of Ameri- Cân golfera to compete in Japanese
in games
1010. Japan figures, gulf should be an Olympic sport. They've gat more than 60 big time courses over in Japan. It they put go on
schedule, maybe I'll help
Support For
League Football Game Cancelled
The football match in the First Division of the League
'Open' Tennis arranged between the Club
Tournaments
Don Budge Would Like To See Pros Play With Amateurs
London.
W. T. Tilden and Donald Budge,
the American and Wimbledon cham-
a team. They're playing golf every-plon, both strongly support the in- place I went in the Orlent, except troduction of open tournaments for on the Island of Ball. That's the lawn
tennis players, in which
only place I didn't give an exhibl-amateurs and professionals would be tion of some sort. They have no able to compete against one another,
ns in golf.
course on Bali.”
But the rest of the Orient is amazingly Interested in the game. And that interest offers new possi- bilities for American professionals to make annual tours, it provides a new winter circuit.
in ils day the world's Tilden, most eminent amateur, and now the professional, said that best-known
the decision of the Indian Lawn
and Kowloon for this afternoon has been cancelled by the As- sociation. The game will now
be played on Saturday on the Club ground.
TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE
Wins For Wah Yan
And Confucian
GRAND
CAMBRIDGE
LEADING
OXFORD
At Conclusion Of
Foursomes
London, Mar. 22. At the end the foursomes to-day. Cambridge University led by three matches to two in the fifty-afth Inter- Varsity goli match against. Oxford University, played on the Royal North Devon's Îlnks at Westward
Ho!
All but one of the matches were one-sided, the closest being that in which Langley and Goodban (Cam- bridge), defeated Physick and Bond
by one up.
The matches were over 30 holes. Scores:
K. B. Scott and J. C. Lawrie' (Ox- ford) beat G. G. D. Carier (Cam- bridge) 10 and 9.
1988.
CAN AUSTRALIA WIN THE DAVIS CUP? They Have An Excellent Chance This Year
A writer in the Sydney Referee believes that Australia has good prospects of victory in the 1938 Davis Cup competition, desplie the many handicaps facing touring sides which live to travel long distances in search of the Cup.
He bases his conclusions on the fact that Australian teams invariably do better in the season following visits of overseas teams to the Common- wealth.
The Davis Cup went in 1937 to a truly worthy holder in America, af
ter an absence of many years. But, aays the writer, it is unquestionably due to the brilliancy of one man, Donald Budge.
As Perry was for England so also is Budge for America, a great cham-
plon. While Budge remains an uma- ieur I feel sure the Davis Cup will remain with America.
However, in these days, chal- engers for the Cup are not the only J. D. A. Langley and J, W. D.danger to the nation holding it. Goodban (Cambridge) beat F. D. Another danger-perhaps the more Physick and R. N. Bond (Oxford) patent of the two-is the lure
ono up.
R. O. Booth and W. S. I. Whitelaw (Cambridge) beat P. G. Foster and T. C.
C. Harvey (Oxford) 7 and 6. C. B. Walker and S. Pether (Ox- ford) beat S. G. Dalley and T. R. MacGregor (Cambridge) 5 and.3.
R. B. How and G. N. Casson (Cambridge) beat R. G. M. Kimpton and D. II. Garrow (Oxford) & and 3. The singles will be played to- morrow.-Reuter.
A PAINTED HORSE-SHOE
NATIONAL FOR LUCK PROSPECTS
No Outstanding Horse In Race
London, March 22. There is no really outstanding horse In this year's Grand National Steeple chase which will be run at Aintree
Friday, March 25,
on
The firm state of the going may give
the foster and younger horses better chances.
The conditions should result in a larger number of horses completing the race and un- usually fast going.
Helped Braddock In
Recent Fight
Discussing the fight between the 32-year-old Jimmy Braddock, former henvyweight champion of the world, and Tommy Farr, the Welshman who holds the British and Empire heavy weight
the American news- titles, magazine Time had this to say:
Jim Braddock Whether
seasoned hnd deliberately conserved himself during the early rounds, saving his energy and his aging legs for a anash-bang wind-up, or whether he had been momentarily rejuvenated by a desperate will-to-win, alded and abetted by the exhilarating en- couragement from the galleries, no two fans seemed to agree. But in hin dressing-room
after the fight, Jim Braddock probably had the a rabbit's-foot charm and answer:
painted horse-shoe. To his merry, milling admirers he explained that the horse-shoe had been presented
Professionalism.
of
is therefore conceivable that America will have a very big obsta- ele to overcome to maintain the
outstanding prospects
for 1938.
present In
success
Much has been written about (1) Australia's 1937 defent by America;
I
would refer to the visit of Menzel, Maier, De Stefanl, Kitby, Brugnon and Boussus.
the
All these were brought to Austra- tia, to compete in the Victorian Cen- tenary championships, and played in various States of Australia. They were all outstanding players, widely travelled and experienced, who had many outstanding per- formances. The writer played with and against many of them, and was elosely associated with them off the
Continually they were lamenting Inability to strike thele best form. They repeatedly drew attention to the difficulties encountered with re- gard to light, court surfaces, makes of ball, method of racket stringing, ele.
cour
Not at any time was any of them satisfied with his display.
It was almost impossible after see-
(2) what Australia's future prospectsing them in action against Crawford,
re (3) what is being done about Australia's young potential Davis Cup representatives.
POSITION "NOT SO BAD"
A survey of the various matches, and a glance at the scores, suggest an absolute debacle. Perhaps when one reconsiders the whole position, it is not so bad after all.
I
always reckoned the match against America as the virtual final round-the winners would wrest the Cup from England in the challenge round. This, of course,,
Is what actually happened, so really Austra- lia's defeat, although overwhelming, is not quite so distasteful as it might seem.
Then again only our secord team took the court against the brilliant Americans, and even these players inexperienced Bromwich with Crawford could not have been at their best, particularly in the at- mosphere of uncertainty with regard to their health which pervaded the minds of all the team immediately Preceding the match.
-the
They must have been dejected and upset at the bad luck which had be- such a serious fallen them, after preparation over many weeks.
am not suggesting that this was the reason for the success of the Americans. They played magnif- vently, and doubtless would have accounted for our best team, yet not so convincingly."
"MOST UNFORTUNATE"
The Australians are most unfor-
to him just before the fight by John tunate in having to travel so far and
F'.
Mr. Herbert Myth, trainer of one of the younger runners, the seven- year-old Blue Shirt, fully expects his Ane stayer to win. Indeed at weights, he seems on excellent bet, but French supporters think that Takver Pacha will repeat Lutheur's success of 1909 and be the first six-year-old to win since Allystoper in 1915,
A large contingent of prominent "Jafsle") Condon, onetime inter- so often in their quest for the Davis napping case, who had received It fect on touring teams. The different from onetime world champion Bab climates, people, food, surfaces. of Fitzsimmons, who had fashioned it tennis courts, types of balls, methods with his own hands in 1800. "And," of stringing rackets, light, etc.; atl added Braddock, "It's been lucky tend to make it difficult for the mem- ever since."
bers of a touring team to produce Braddock
entered the ring an their best form. 8-to-5 under dog. but won the ten-
One has to
experience the upset- round bout on points.
ting influence of the different condi- tions to understand fully how dil- ficult it is to produce the same brand of tennis white on tour as one does in one's own country.
Wah Yan College beat Sal Nam Tennis Association to press for the College by four games to one and Had Gene heard of the terrible legalising of open tournaments was the Confucian Society defeated Wah all-Irish runners give rise to the hope mediary in the Lindbergh kid-1 Cup. This has a very upsetting of
the first definite step in the right Yee College by five games to nil in dircellon, but he was afraid that the the Men's Table Tennis League last old man par? Proposal had little chance of being evening...
accepted. The strongest opposition: to such a proposal, he said, would come from the English Lawn Ternis Association.
DONALD BUDGE'S PLAN
Budge would like to see an open tournament between the world's four leading amatours and four leading professions to take place in York and the proceeds to be given to the Heart Milk Fund.
New
Scores:
WAH YAN. SAI NAM Cheng Wing-tat (Wah Yan) beat Lok Ping-yu 2-1.
Ip Sik-ming (Wah Yan) beat Sin
Po-kan 2-0.
Ng Pu-ho (Wah Yon) beat Leung Wing-cheong 2-0.
Ma Yin-wah (Wali Yan) beat Yik! Chee-woon 2-0.
Hui Yuchung (Wah Yan) lost to
things that American professionals on the Lorida-California golt trail had been going to Yes, already he had been informed. it was just as he pro- And he said phesied before.
"The 14-club rule has made for better golf,"
olt," he pointed out. When contestants packed 25 or 30 clubs, they spent so many time figuring
out which club to use that they couldn't concentrate on the game. With only 14 clubs, they became familiar with those clubs Just like good friends And they learned how to use them accurately for various shots.
It really helped overyone's game."
SLIP-SHOD ARCHITECTURE
But did Gene figure that the 14- club rule alone was responsible for
The best professional team, he the recent murderous assults on par? says, would be F. J. Perry (Great No, he didn't. He figured that the Britain), H. F. Vines (USA), H. chickens were just coming home to Nusslein (Germany) and W. TChang-kwong 2-0, roost on slip-shod golf course archi- Tilden (U.S.A.),
(The proposal to hold open tennis Le Shui-ping 2-0.
tecture.
His suggested amateur team is: G. von Cramm (Germany), A. K. Quist (Australia), H. W. Austin (Great Britain) and D. Budge (U.S.A.).
"We are about 10 or 18 years be- | tournaments for amateurs and pro- hind in course architecture in this fessionals was rejected at the meet- country," he said. "The worst fault ing of the. International Federation
B on the par-Ave holes on most last week).
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CONFUCIAN. WAY YEE Sut Shui-nang (Confucian) beat Cheng Sue-kwang 2-0,
Cheng Pui (Confucian) beat Mo Man-kin 2-0.
·
Poon Sal-tong (Confuciun) beat Li Ka-hung 2-0.
Sul Shul-kow (Confuclan) beat Lil
Lau Kwok-chu (confucian) beat
ENGINEERS BEAT AIR FORCE
In an interesting friendly table tennis match played at the Cheero Club last night, the Royal Engineers defeated the Royal Air Force by glx games to three.
Full results were as follows:- Land (R.E.) beat Harris 21-12; 21-14, GHI (RE) bent_Hillier 21-10, 21-16; Keefe (B.E.) bent Nicholas 21-12, 21-10; Pharaoh (R.A.F.) bent Bateman 22-21, 21-10; Sowerbutts (R.A.F.) beat. Howlan 21-17, 20-24;
Muften 21-7, 21-7.
Hiller and Pharaohı (R.A.F.) beat Land and Gil 31-12, 21-14, 21-19; Bateman and Keele (RE) beat
Harris and Nicholas 21-7, 21-10, 21-12; Muffen and Howlan (RE.) beat Moffat and Sowerbutts 21-10, 21-14.
ナ
'Action" ploture of Náranžai Bhigh, who won the weaker stint-pus as the Queen's College sporta last undurday, (Photo: ́ Ng® Sul-ching);}
are
of the first all-Irish victory since Toy Town in 1920.
Delachance and Rockquilla considered to have excellent chances,
other fancled horses are c Dominick Cross, Frobisher, Lough Cottage and Red Knight.-Reuter Special,
while
Attractive
Badminton
Promised
Wong And Hui In Men's Singles Final To-day
P. H. Wong (holder) will meet P.
the K. Hui, of the University, on Talkoo court to-night in the final of the men's singles badminton championship.
With both men playing in such fine form, a splendid game is nssured.
Wong Indisposad
It is announced that P. H. Wong is indisposed, and his match against P. K. Hui in the singles final at Taikoo this evening has been postponed. The ladies' programme, How- ever, is not affected.
Each has played only two matches to enter the final. Their records to dato are as follows:
WONG
Beat 8, W. Clark 15-4, 15-4, Beat 8. Y. Hon 15–8,.15-5.
HUI
Best F. Trang 15-1, 15-5. Beat C. Au 5-15, 15-13, 18-5. It will thus be seen that Hul has had the harder task in reaching the Anal. Up against Au, one of the best players in the Colony, Hui look- ed all but besten in the semi-finals, He fought back splendidly, however, and pulled the game out of the fire, proving that Wong this evening wil have an opponent who will contest the lasue right to the end! a PS LADIES! PROGRAMME (
The film of the night is being shown at the Queen's Theatre to-day.
FORMER GOLF
CHAMPION TO GET MARRIED
London.
Miss Helen Hicks, the former United States women's golf cham- plon, is 10 be married to Mr. Whitney Harb, of Little Rock. Arkansas,
Mr. Hurb, who is in the motor- car business, fs 1 well-known amateur golfer in Arkansas.
Miss Hicks, now a professional is employed by sporting goods con- cern. At one time or another, she has held virtually every mujor women's title in America and now holds the Western Open Champion- ship. She expects to defend this title next June in Denver, Colorado.-Reuter.
v. Miss W. Cheung and Misa U. Khoo; Miss A, Remedios and Mrs. M. Wagstaff v. Miss N, Eardley und Miss B. Pollock; Miss R. Stimmers and Mrs. S. W, Clark v. Miss M. Frazer and Miss I. Cunningham; Miss S. Remedios and Mrs. N. Castro v. Miss M. Xavier and Miss M. Ribeiro.
A ̈·laqles"; knock-out", programme ja kogn
will, bo an added attraction: this -Invitation relay rses in progréng si evening. The enteles and draw-ars. tin:. Queen "l: College importa. The as follows: ann vice kod tevens was won by La Knile. Collare,
Miss M, Bilva and Miss Ò, Ribeiro (Photo) Nj Ani-thing),
To illustrate the point further, I
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McGrath, Quist, etc., to imagine they could ever offer serious opposition to best players. Thele form was too bad to be true, having in mind their performances overseas, and particularly victories over our own men. I
therefore affirm that the ever-changing conditions which con- front touring players are bandicap.
a severe
HOW AMERICANS DID IT
Many critics have said that Aus- tralia does not prepare and courage her younger players. Quist seems to be the only one who has escaped crilleism. Maybe it was lucky for him in this regard that he
was 1.
Did Amerien get panicky when we They beat thern in 10367 No sir. Just set about a methodical rear- rangement with regard to their out- standing players and the 1037 series show the result, and this is what has been done in Australia.
Unquestionably
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McGrath, Quist,
Bromwich have proved their worth. It seems that an Intensive coaching schemo should be arranged for these players they have the ability. They are all
They young. now have experience, and that which Is lacking with regard to faulty stroke making would soon be recti- fed.
The 1937-38 visit of the Germans and the Americans will do murli to help these lads along. The visitors will have varying conditions to cope with, and will find our players very much more dimeult to defeat under their home conditions.
feel
sure that
von Cramm and Henkel
are going to find it most to defeat Quist, McGrath and Bromwich-Budge alone may prove outstanding. His team mates will find the same difficulty as the Germans.
difficult
Our 1938 Cup team will be more confldent and capable, and much more difficult to defeat, after those international visits. Jack Crawford always showed outstanding form in tours abroad immediately following the visit of international champions to Australia. This is what I con- fidently expect to happen this year with Quist, McGrath and Bromwich.
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