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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
26, 1938.
SHANGHAI INTERPORT
INTERPORT BOWLERS DESERVE SUCCESS
FORM REVEALED
BY HONGKONG MEN VERY POOR
TEAM SPIRIT CARRIES VISITORS THROUGH
{By "Abo")
To say that the form revealed by the Hongkong Interport bowls rinks in the recent matches against Shanghai was disappoint- ing is but to express mildly the feelings of those who had had such great faith in the players selected to do duty for the Colony.
Shanghal won the 1938 series without any undue trouble, annexing the second and third Interports after the first had been adjudged a tle. The results of each match were:-First Interport, 20-20; Second Interport, Shanghai won by 30-10; and Third Interport, Shanghai won by 20-17.
Except, to a certain extent, for the rink which opposed Shanghai in the arst match at Kowloon Docks, nel- ther rink in the second or third did themselves justico.
Of the four men in the opening game, only A. H. Dallah und, in a jesser degree, B. W. Bradbury dis- tinguished themselves. A. E. Contes, at No. 1, failed to reach ki usuni high standard, while J. McKelvin was absolutely off colour and did little right.
3.
ONLY ONE SHINES
Lost Two. Matches To Date
To date, the visitors have lost only two matches in the Colony, once to the Police R.C. and the other to the Kowloon B.G.C. The following are the results of matches which they have played:
Beat Craigengower Tied with H.K.
(First Interport) Beat Kowloon F.C. Lost to Police
22.19
20-20
21-20
Beat Hongkong
19-22 30-10
(Second Interport)
Beat Kowloon C.C.
28-20
Beat Indian R.C.
19-16
Beat Hongkong
20-17
(Third Interport) Lost to Kowloon B.G.C. Beat Hongkong F.C. Beat Govt, House
(Three Rinks!
8-19
26-14 69-54
In the second game, only H. A. Alves accomplished anything of note. The other three members of the rink, L. F. Xavier, E. C. Fincher and Hollidge (skip) were very poor. It is rather late in the day to criticise the positioning of the players; but it does appear significant, though, that the only man of the four who did well, H. A. Alves, was the one who had had Interport experience.
With three men playing on their own green in the Hongkong rink, it was expected-and rightly so that man pulled his weight." When one falled, another would succeed; and
HOME CON
KONG
The successful Shanghai Interport bowls team, which relained the Frentlee Cup in the 1938 series against Hongkong. Left to right:-K. L, Swartzell, W. 3. MacDermott, J. M. C. Lopes, A. M. Gutierrez, J. W. Brierley and Hugh Wallace (Captain and Manager),—Mec Cheung.
Of Triangular Prospects
Rugger Interport Are Extremely Rosy
BRITISH GOLFERS IN LINE WITH THOSE OF AMERICA & CANADA
(By Geoffrey Simpson)
London, Sept. 29.
We are getting on in golf .. the R. & A., as we guessed, have made the 14-club limit official. From the Spring it will be against the law and horribly unsporting to use more than 14 clubs, or even carry a bag holding more than that number.
It brings British golfers into line opportune for a reduction of flight with those of the United States and | in the golf ball. The question is to Canada, who have already made it be considered by the committee. a rule, but do we care very much?
In this they will be opposed. Yes, we do. It
Another eccentricity of the golfer in It means that the rusty iron we carted around for no that he likes to be flattered, and reason at all except that it was an when he gets a bali ho can drive Ave old favourite and looked well in the
yards farther than any other he has bag has got to go, because at present used, he is as pleased as an angler we are over the limit,
who has landed a catch he can talk about.
Golfers are queer folk. So many Ilice to carry a bag full of cluba, balt of which they do not use,
In the women's championship al Aldeburgh this week. Pam Barton has played the grandest golf with a bag of 18 clubs (including one very old Iron), eight of which she never touched.
Now Miss Barton must cast two aside. because she is out of order in carrying 16. But I doubt whether
during a round in her life. And that is true of almost every golter who carries a large bag.
Len Harvey To she has ever played with 14 clubs
Fight Eddie Phillips
irona.
AVERAGE BAG-12 An interesting piece of informa- tion is that a check on the number of clubs employed nowadays has been made at Aldeburgh this week.
A representative of a manufactur- Len Harvey and Eddle Phillipsing firm has bech going round count ing the number of clubs the women Although Shanghai has not definitely undertaken to send a signed on October 8 to fight for the golfers have taken on to the course, team to Hongkong, there is every prospect of a triangular rugby British heavyweight boxing cham-and his statisüles show that the aver Interpart between Shanghai, Malaya and Hongkong taking place pionship at Harringay Arcan, Lon-age bag is 12-three woods and nine
don, on November 17. Phillips was in the Colony during February, 1939,
nominated by the British Boxing of male golfers, so that the restric- The same figure is probably true Board or Control as the leading con- tion is not going to make golf more Malaya has confirmed its decision team will be made over the Chinese
tender for the title when it
WHEN was difficult to send a team here, and the latest New Year holidays. Whether this vacated by Tommy Farr. After-¦ Information from Shanghai is to the date will coincide with the time of ward.
that wards the Board stipulated effect that the northerners will make arrival of the Malayan team is not Phillips should meet Harvey for the it
a strong re- yet known in Shanghai, but it re-championship. Phillips has been is superfluous.
At the same time it is advisable to very effort to raise
by the local men would have the ad-therein lay the secret of their suc-presentative side for the Interportmalns for Colony officials to suggest beaten twice already 11arvey, the remember that the rule exists, for with Hongkong. The possibility of a date agrecable to both Malaya and last time being in Plymouth about the penalty, if caught in the dread triangular Interport is expected to Shanghai.
three years ago. Harvey, who is net of carrying one club too many, is exert a strong influence on negotia- The Shanghai Rugby Union Foot-thirty-one, holds the British crulacr- disqualification.
ball Club is displaying great interest.
and now has! weight championship,
ANOTHER BALL? tlons,
4 the reported plans for According to the Shanghai Times, over
a chance of regaining the champion- What is more likely to get golfers ship the visit to Hongkong by a Shanghai triangular Interport.
which he held before Jack by the cars is the announcement that Petersen took it from him in 1034. the R. and A. believe the time is
frame on the
vantage in the third Club de Recrelo green. But once again those who were playing on a green they knew well proved greatest disappointments. left to U. M. Omar, the skip, the best game of the four,
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FAST GREENS
the A contributory cause was also the It was speed of the green. Accustomed as the play they pro to heavier greens,
Hongkong men found the fast greens nt Kowloon Docks, Civil Service and Recreio too much for them. On the ather band, the Shanghai men, used to fast greens, found local conditions at this time of the year. Ideal for them.
It will thus be seen that of the six new caps, A. R. Dallah, L, F. Xavier, E. C. Fincher, J. Holidge, F. X. M. da Silva and J. A, da Luz, only Dallah can be said to have justified his inclusion.
Lest I bo misunderstood, however, let mo hasten to add that there was, In my opinion, little wrong with the actual selections of the players; was only in the play that the local representatives let their selectors
down.
to
Congratulations, Shanghat!
The visitors have proved them- selves popular in every club in the Colony. They leave by the Wing- sang on Thursday evening. Hong- kong will be looking forward to seeing them here again shortly!
I do not wish to conclude this article on a carping note, but I do feel that the decision made in the dest Interport in calling it a draw
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Big Controversy In United States Over Foot-Fault Rules
The foot-faulting of A. K. Quist at the critical stage of the first
was an Inexplicable one. And that sot of his Davis Cup single against D. Budge at Germantown seems was why I was so pleased when still to be the subject of much contention and criticism in the Shanghai won the Third Inte
Interport;
as holders of the Prentice Cup, the United States, writes F. R. Burrow in the Observer.
the
NOT BETTER PLAYERS Even now, after all three Interport matches have already been decided, I cannot understand why Shanghai won so easily, I have followed the visitors around in their matches with the various clubs, and I and it dit- neult to believe that they are so much better than our three rinks, visitors were entitled to retain Admittedly in Hugh Wallace, they trophy even if the series had ended At the time of the incident the attacked by a great many people have a akip who would be dimcuit in a tie of one game cach, but by stands were roused to uproar, in who ought to have known better; to beat in any company; he revealed winning the third match, Shanghal's sympathy with the Australian, who but as he very pertinently Inquired, sumciently in the interpart matches victory was clear-cut.
was repeatedly foot-faulted both an "ts a foot-foult not a foot-fault when prove himself player of the With the latest success, Shanghai his first and second service. This it is at match-point?" To which no is possible. It was un- highest calibre. Also in A. M.hus lengthened its margin of victories upset both the players, and a fine reply
fortunate; but the fault was the Gutierrez, the visitors have a very over Hongkong in the series, having match was spollt. reliable man Indeed in any position. won 12 to Hongkong's eight.
But it must be said, and with the player's, not the lincaman's. However, the fort shown by the
utmost emphasis, that it was not The rule is a necessary rule; with- others was nothing but of the or-
W.
spoilt by the foot-fault judge, but by out it, players might serve from any Mnc- dinary. For instance,
the player who repeatedly broke part of the court they liked. And, Dermott, of whom so much was
Rule 7. It
was complained that so long as it is a rule, it should be expected, WEA very disappointing
Quist's infraction of the rule was enforced, not only in high places, from the Shanghal point of view;
"only a technical infraction," and but in the ordinary run of tourna- K. L. Swartzell, the American mem- ber of the team, was merely steady;
never foot-faults; asked why he had not been fool-inent play. Budgeously fair server, faulted earlier in the match, but Perry was a and the same remark might be
when the crisis of the set Ir men like these can be "world- applied to J. M. C. Lopes. J. W.
champions" while obeying the rules, Brierley and A. M. Gerrard did
Now there is no such thing as a lesser fry ought to be proud to ful- take part in the Interport matches.
While in actual play they might announced:
infraction of a rule, low their example.
One of the troubles is that a great not have been so much better than Stainless Stephen (Weston), Sir Either the server is serving fairly,
Tam (Perrin), felacchase (Cethin), or he is serving unfairly. If he is many players break the rule without Grey Mantle (Mullins), Repondant serving unfairly he ought to be realising that they do so; they have (Gunn), Ranfeld (Blackburn) and penalised and must be penalised by not the slightest intention of being ed at the Interport dinner, "overy Love's Legend (Wells)—Reuter. a Inesman or foot-fault Judge (if unfair to their opponents. But until
the Hongkong men, in team spirit, however, they were immeasurably superior, As Hugh Wallace remark
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APT TO FORGET
As to only putting the law in motion at the moment of crisis, It is quite possible (though, to those who have watched Quist" play, Improb- able) that his service had been for
up to the point at which he began
penalised.
to be
some linesman or umpire Is coumge oug enough to pull them up, it is not surprising that they go on breaking: the rule nearly every time they!
serve.
SPECTACLES
AND FOOTBALL
It is just at these critical moments that oven an ordinary for server is apt to forget his normal strictness in hla anxiety to get to the net; and, since these critical moments are just as critical for his opponent as for himself, it is all the more necessary that he should be prevented from
If foolballers wear'spectacles they gaining an unfair advantage-even ought to have unbreakable lenses.
it la unintentionally, unfair-over So the Football Association has de
elded. The question was raised at Wimbledon habitues will not have the monthly meeting of the Lan forgotten a similar incident when J. cashire Football Association Council. Crawford was playing F. 3. Bury Amateur League wrote that Perry, in 1934, in the final of the two players
glasacs,
The championship. Crawford, normally a League feared they might Injure scrupulously fair server, was making themselves or other players and his last stand, coming in on every- therefore asked for a ruling. thing and risking all on a net at-
tack.
wear
An F.A. official stated that there
At match-point to Perry, Crawford was nothing in the rules to served and followed in, only to be.
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foot-faulted for infringing the rule pectacled player taking part in
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to prevent
but the Association re- commended that they should we un- by swinging over in his haste to get breakable lenses. There are no be to the net. He served his second service into the net! And the match spectacled players in first-class foot- ball to-day. "Old boys" among the fans, however, will recall Mitchell, the Manchester City goalkeeper of 10 or 12 years ago, who wore his glasses while playing.
was over.
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VERY NECESSARY
That foot-fault judge was bitterly
In fact, the chief repellon of golfers to the new rule will be that
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The golf ball has been experi- mented with for years, but the general opinion is that the present ball cannot be improved upon,
I have it on the authority of a dig manufacturer that another 40 to 60 yards "carry" could be added to the golf ball. "At the same time, the staff of scientists we employ could as easily turn out n bail that would travel 50 yards less," he said,
"But whether Wo put extra distance on or took it off, the game would be apolled. I do not see any cause for readjustment."
In my opinion, if the fight of the ball is reduced it will interfere seriously with the game of the or- tho player. dinary
And it in ordinary golfer who matters most, though there is a tendency in high places to forget this and to think only
of the front-rankers who got their names in the papers.
MAN WHO MATTERS
In all matters such as this it is the majority for whom the authorities should legislate.
It is the Saturday afternoon player In cricket, the small club man in lawn tennis, and the 10-handlenp enthusiast in golf who make the wheels of sport go round.
How often are their interests for- gotten!
Of course,
does not follow that
the R. and A, will change the ball,
if even they mean to talk about it. It is hopeful, at any rate, that the manufacturers have not been official- y consulted ..and not even the R. and A, can alter the ball without the help of the trade,
Ills Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, about to roll a wood yesterday at Government House where he entertained the Shanghai Interport bowls team. Alded by several former residents of Shanghal, the vlaltors defeated the Governor's team by 69-54-Staff Photographer,
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