THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,
MAY 30.
1938.
SEVEN GOOD RINK MATCHES PLAYED YESTERDAY
FIRST ROUND OF
BOWLS TOURNEY NOW COMPLETED LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONS ONLY JUST THROUGH
Several interesting matches were played yesterday in the First Round of the Open Rinke Bowls Championship of the Colony.
Last year's champions, J. Soares, J. Leonard, L.C.R. Souza and C. S. Пtosselet, were seen in action on the Police groan against another Crai- gengower C.C. rink comprising W. J. Penny, K. M. Omar, M. J. Medina J. Cavanagh, and only und
just managed to get through to the next round. Leading by 10-12 ut the 15th, ns the result of scoring two singles, a four und a three on the previous four heads, Rosselet's rink lost n single, a three and a single in That order in the subsequent ends.
A single on the 19th put them ch level terms, and they then went on to take two more singles to win out by 10-17.
Duncan, A rink skipped by Bob with J. Watson, T. Coleman and J. C. Brown, defented a Kowloon Bow- ling Green Club rink, consisting of R. P. Phillips, A. T. Lay, A. Hyde- Lay and E. W. Lines (skip) by 25-15 on the Kowloon F. C. green.
Punean's four led nearly all the way. At the seventh, a four took them to 10-2, but Lines made a good recovery and, storing on the next six hends, he and his men went ahead lo 12-10. But they could not stop Duneau from registering u four, ther and one
the next three succeeding ends. Leading by 18-15 after the 18th Duncan took four, a two and a single to conclude the
mutch,
on
EASY VICTORY
never
On the Civil Service C.C. green, R.P. Shaw, E. Strange, G. Duncan and W. Cill beat A. J. Coelho, J. H. Xavier, 9. Lililcrap and A.ES. Alvea by 20-13. The winners were Troubled anch won easily. At the fourth head, they were lending D-0, which became IB-5 at the tenth the 18th. Gill's men were leading 28-10, but three singles for their opponents reduced the defeit.
At the Kowloon B.G.C.. J. Remedios, C. Pereira, O. Remedios and E. Sousa (skip) defeated C. Vos, E. Remedios, C. II. Basto and J J. Basto (skip) by 28-13.
The winners were very consistent searing on 13 heads. Baste would have been in a worse way had he not scored ព five on the Afth head, for apart from a two on the last end, be could only register singies. The score. was 10- on the seventh, 18-10 on the 10th and 28-11 on the 20th.
R. AND A.
CAPTAIN
ELECTED
Lieut.-Col. H. H. Sutherland To Succeed Duke Of Kent
Edinburgh, May d.
Henry Lieut-Colonel
Holmes Sutherland. D.S.O., the nominee of
An lucident in the Lawn Bowls J. F. McGowan, of the Civil Service C.C., showing this ship where the jack 19. match between the Civil Service C.O. and the Cralgengower C.C. In the First Division of tho League on Saturday. The Civil Servants were beaten by four shots after leading by nearly 20 shots shortly after tea..
AMATEUR GOLFERS France And Germany
WANT A "SEEDED" DRAW IN TOURNEY
Win. Their Ties
France and Germany have entered the semi-final round of the European Zone in the Da- vis Cup competition.
At Brussels, France elimin- ated Italy by three matches to
the past captains, was elected to the Protecting Leading Lights In nil, according to Router mes-
captainey of the Hoyal and Ancient Golf Club at the business meeting nt St. Andrews last night. He succeeds the Duke of Kent in this capacity.
A
Col. Sutherland, who is €7, and left-handed player, will drive him- self into office according to tradition in September, and it will be an un- usual feature of the pleturesque Aceremony to have as its principal a colfer who, as they say. stands on the wrong side of the ball.
Another Hongkong F.C. rini, J. S. Howell, G. S. Graver, A. W. Hodges and A. Brooksbank (skip) gol through to the second round, their J. L. victims being H. Gittins, Stephens, A. Spary and A. H. Basto (skip), of the Kowloon Tong Club The score was 23-11.
aith.
The losers started shakily and were
the eight shots down after They improved on the next four bends, however, and were only 5-8 down at the ninth. The Hongkong F.C. players went further ahend to 14-5, which became 14-3 on 15th. Thereafter, the losers scored only on one head, a three 18th.
the
оп the
C.
Colonel Sutherland, who 15 re- sldent near St. Andrews, and is a popular figure in the life of the dis- trict to which he came to reside after the war, has been a member of the
W. W. J. War, in which he
Rather surprisingly, Dr. Lam, Dr. N. P. Karanjia, Howard and E. Zimmern (skip) beat L. Glendinning, W. Glendinning. W. McHardy, and F. Nolan by 10-10 on the Hongkong
F.C. green, ONLY JUST
The Early Stages
(By Geoffrey Simpson)
London, April 26.
Stepping into line with lawn tennis, the leading lights of Eng- lish amateur golf want the protection of a "seeded” draw when they play for the championship.
are lend the pinetke of everyone taking with big names The men weary of working out each other, his chance. GA is liable to happen when
to
21
move
08
common-sente
of
sage, and at Budapest, Cer- many defeated Hungary by three matches to one.
IRISH SWEEPS STABILISED
Confidence Shown Everywhere
DOES A
A "CURSE” HOVER OVER ALL EX-CHAMPIONS?
MAX SCHMELING MAY FIND IT IS SO
(By Davis J. Walsh)
New York, May 10.
Along the stately Unter den Linden and in the festive bars at the Adlon and Furstenhof, full many a "Hoch" and a "Heil" rent the air as the news came in of Max Schmeling's recent knockout of Stove Dudas in Hamburg and there were gutteral cries of "On to Louis," "On to the championship." But I wonder whether any of those rabid burghers gave thought to the legend of the heavyweight division that once his steps have tottered off the throne, no cham- pion has yet been able to find his way back.
Schmeling is a most unusual man. Unusual enough, in fact, to have won the heavyweight championship away back in 1930 while resting on the bosom of his rompers.
Still, Dempsey was unusual to the point of being unique and even he was unable to come back against Tunney in Chiengo, though they had to use a stop watch to tell the differ ence. Far from weakening the legend, this Jatter circumstance lends it a certain
Beaten Bupport. out of the title in Philadelphia the year before, Dempsey had Gene, doll-eyed, on the floor in the famous seventh round but got long-counted wiren he failed to go to a neutral
corner.
his
If he had done this immediately, Tunney, who didn't know whether he was in Chicago or Wappinger's Falls, even at the prolonged count been of five, must certainly have.
championship. counted out of
and Tunney But Dempsey didn't. wasn't, and if you want to belleve the romanticists, this only confirmed the idea that a curse is on the hend of ex-champions forever and always. WON AND LOST
The case of Schmeling himself is not without a certain validity in this connection. He won the champion- ship on a fluke from Sharkey; ther Jost it back to the latter on a décision that practically nobody liked except two of the most important people in the house. They happened to be two of the three people who voted on the verdict.
Max Schmeling looked con- fident about his forthcoming fight with Joo Louls for the of championship heavyweight the world as he left Southump- ton carly this month for Now York
Before Schmeling could get Shar- Chicago, where Louis promptly took key again, several disquieting things him. happened. First Sharkey met Car-
HIS BIG CHANCE
The R. and A. have several times R. and A. for 27 years, and has straight draw rules the champion-
British served on various committees of the
ship. They contend it is wrong for been asked in the past to adopt the Club, Including the Committee of
a star to receive his quietus at unqualifying system for the
nera and got knocked out, the title In other words, fate and destiny
Schmeling Management, of which he was chair-early stage, while some "unknown" amateur championship, and always
they have replied "No."
(Special to "Telegraph") man for about ten years.
going with him. Then steals his way into a late round. Educated at Mariborough College,
UNWIELDY
met Baer and got knocked out, after have hardly been with Schmeling in his long night back toward pre- Philadel- when the
which he loo: on Hamas in So
front-rankere where he was contemporary with J.
Dublin, May 20.
on the The practical-minded will, how-
be climbs into one corner Beaumont Pease, now Lord War-gathered at Moortown, Leeds, yes-
Dr. R. J. Rowlette, one of the phia end got slathered. The resultinence, and they won't be until dington, Post-captain of the rect English Utic they posted up a peti-
terday start playing for the ever, regard
qualifying Vice-Chairmen of the Hospitals Com-was that the German, never a man night of June 22 and, looking across the claim for
Louis In the other. he began a not
notable
career Army
that the was pushed so for out of the picture And, of course, offer that, it'll all be when he joined the Black Watch in tion in the clubhouse which urged round. There were 231 players for mitee, closing the Sweepstake pro-whom promoters doted on anyhow, the ring, seca
event which opened at Moor- ceedings to-day, said
so very simple. He'll only have to Sweepstnites had become stabilised that it seemed he was definitely and 18D3, After serving for some years "seeding" and a new set of cond-the
town yesterday, great many
beat a man whom practically every- on the North-West Frontier, he had Lions for the competition.
and hospitals would now rely upon irretrievably distanced. whom have not a ghost of a chance continuance of the provision of funds
He was so far out, in fact, that no-body regards ad a great prize fighter, active service throughout the Great
body gave him a thought while Baer of getting anywhere. was wounded,
from them.
The probity and thoroughness with was sputtering Carnera around the The crack players feel that the which the proceedings were conduct- landscape, to take over the cham- competition has become unwieldy led were now well realized through- pionship in 1835.
The next year, Schmeling · had is therefore due for a re-
If there had been and arrangement on the lines Indicated out the world.
the Sweep fought his way back. But when the any lack of confidence,
New York boxing commission order by them.
Awould have failed long ago.
In addition to ordinary provisioned him to meet James J. Braddock for hospitals, the matter of research for the right to challenge Beer, he declined both briskly and brusquely, was now being seriously dealt with.
Twenty-one workers were engaged with the result that Braddock went Meantime, Joe Louis was beating and America as well as in Dublin. everybody, so they gave him Schmel
ing with the idea of picking up some International Press Bureau.
Class AA competition. What he really picked up was himself-after a count of ten. The fight was sup- posed to establish the omelat chat- lenger for Braddock's title but, in- stead, Braddock passed up Schmeling in New York and took
Cyrll Tolley, Harry Bentley, Crawley, Frank Pennink, For a year he commanded the 7th Leonard (File) Battalion of the Black Watch. and others of their calibre put their signatures to it. Eo naturally the In 1915 he was awarded the D.S.D.
English Golf Union (In charge of Since
Andrews coming to the St.
event) were impressed the
and himself district he has identified
He is have taken notice. A strong rink on paper, H. A. Alves with various public activities.
Remember four, comprising L. F. Xavier, C. E. chairman of the Memorial Cottage
the shout that was
As I am writing this one of the Marques and F. V. V. Ribeiro, only Hospital, Luthalloni School for Boys, raised when the LT.A. announced unknowns,"" a Mr. J. Merris, of the council of St. that the Wimbledon draw would be Wollaton Park, has made his reply just managed to beat'a Kowloon F.C. and is nisa on
Ensinan, L. Bones, V.Leonard's School Col. Sutherland "according to plan"? People called to the "scoding" plan by dismissing four, Petherick and T. Fergusson, by 10-17, also takes a keen interest the it "wangling" the draw and pre-
like to be "seeded." president.
He occupies against
Fergusson's tight. But a five local
a the scheme. Actually it has worked on the second head siid a four or hallar position in the St. Andrews out well, and if "rabbits" are now from reaching the last the sixth gave the losera a lead of branch of the Black Watch Assocla- prevented
chairman 11-3. At the 10th, Fergusson was on, and is also
of the eight it is still true that the best Black Watch Memorial Home,
in
Actually, Alvén scorçd on 13 heads British Legion, of which he is the dicled various kinds of disaster for at Moortown Mr. Tolley, who would i in research work in Canada, London in there and beat Barr,
leading by 10-10. Then Alves chalk-Broughty Ferry. He is an elder of layer wins the title.
ed up a two, a four and three singles the parish church of the Holy
to lead by 19-16 at the end of the Trinity,
and is General Commis
20th. A single for Fergusson gave sioner of Income-tax.
Alves a two-shot victory.
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The game was over 18 holes, how. ever and that is another con- dition which, it is urged, should go by the board. The petitioners, addition to their other reforms, de- sire 38-holes matches throughout the championship, whereas now only the Anal is over that distance.
It
TEST OF STAMINA
I Did Not
Object To Qualifying
"Seeding" lessons the possibility of a fluke result, because when the last stage is reached the glants are there in full force or should be.
It is claimed that the best golfer That's the whole point, An ar- ranged draw suil gives rank-and-file always wins in a 30-holes test-but never can tell, as Mr. Merris golfers their opportunity of elimin-you ating the big men, if good enough might say.
that 36 holes seems to me for the job. Therefore there can be throughout would be making the
Says Icury Cotion no serious objection to "seeding,"
Henry Cotton, the Open golf which, as lawn tennis has shown. championship a test of endurance as well as of golfing skill. Even with the field reduced to 64, as suggested, champion, donles the report that he it would mean the finalists having had refused to play in the Dunlop- to play alx rounds of 30 holes, Southport tournament next week That would demand six full days because he objected to take part in of top-class golf. It might be too the qualifying rounds. much for some players.
does no harm.
The reformers in their petition also seek the introduction of a qualifying competition for the Eng- lish championship (decided by
Speaking from his Leeds hotel stroke play over 30 holes), which
A similar plan is followed in the last night, Cotton sald: "The only would leave 04 competitors for the
wus that I was amateur boxing championship by reason I withdrew main event.
making men fight all day at the required to go to St. Andrews next Here again elimination of the Albert Hall it they wish to rench a week to watch the Walker Cup Trial small
man is aimed at before the final. It is then claimed that the matches. If I had objected to play some-in the qualifying rounds at South- serious part of the championship best boxers have won-but begins. That is going to take much times it is the strongest who tako port," added Cotton, "I should never
have entered the competition." of the romance out of the play, and the cups.
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However, that's been the way of it with ex-champions of the past. Even Braddock recently, tried a brief come back, but got no further than his victory, over Farr. And before that, there was Willard who got all the way up to Firpo when he sud- denly lost further interest, and Cor- bett with Jeffries, Fitzsimmons with Jeffries and even Jeffries with John- son, although the white man may have been technically still the cham- plan when he entered the ring that day at Reno:
Of the long list, in fact, only three ex-champions, including Tunney and Sullivan, had the great good sense to withdraw from circulation and stay there. The other was Johnson and he just couldn't help himself. Ho was in jail.
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