Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
November 29, 19397
Around The Courses
WINDY WEATHER AT
Penalty Strokes For
Hitting Flag From
Within Twenty
Twenty Yards
(By "Birdio")
A MORE DIFFICULT wind for golf_than| that of Sunday can hardly bo imagined. I do not know quite how bad it was at Fanling, where there is a certain amount of shelter from the frees, but the brawny Scotsmen seemed to have weathored it in fine style—judging by tho rosult of the annual Societies match,
At Sheungshiu, on the open Country Club course, it swept unimpeded right across the line of holes, and made it a most unfortunate day for the playing of the first round of the Ladies Cup competition. Scores reached collossal proportions, but I will not mention them.
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Worst of all, it was impossible to keep the sand on the greens, The wind swept them baro, and left only the clay upon which to putt. The rain, however, had mado them soft, and when one was canny enough to make wind allowances, approach shota stay- ed there.
In fact after playing them, it seems indicated that until grass greens are forthcoming, the Club has a solution to its great- est problem; namely, how to deal with the greens when they harden. And that keep them well watered and thus soften them.
There was, however, only one sur prise result, and that was the elimina- Lion of Miss Molly Churn by Miss L.) G. Ablong,
The results were:
Mr Leo D'Almada best Miss L.
Heans 4 and 3..
Keeping Watch On
Golf Amateurs
The United States Golf Associa- tion is keeping a watchful eye for violators of the amateur code. Each entrant, in the 1939 amateur championship was asked to name his employer, the nature of bis em- ployer's busines and the nature of his own bustries...
Dick Chapman, ene of the con- tenders, worked as a blues singer. In the early days of the cham- plonship, such, a regulation would have brought out the fact that many of the contestants were rich men's 20:15:
Miss A. Sequeira beat Miss A. Wil- Rugby
Hams 6 and 4.
Bliss L. G. Ablong beat Miss M. C.
Chern 8 and 4,
Mr. A. J. Kew received a walk- over from Mгa, P. E. A. Benedios,
The first two named winners, therefore, will meet in the, neml-final on Bunday next, as will Miss Ablong and Mrs: Kew.
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Royal Engineers
Beat Scratch Navy Side
three
Teams were:
tries. Thorburn
SHEUNGSHIU
Girl Basketball Tourists Return
The Hongkong Girls' basket- ball team which left for Manila "about a month ago _returned yesterday after a successful tour, during which they won. five matches, lost four and draw one.
Hockey
R. Engineers Win Again In Assn. Tourney
THROUGH A GOAL scored in the second half by Homburg, Royal Engineers won their Hockoy' Association- tournament match' against R.A.0.C. 1-0 at;
Following the hounds over the Fanting countèvilde on Sunday during Sookunpoo yesterday..
the Fanting Bust-Ming Yuan.
Huge Fee For Dempsey
To Referee Garcia-Lee
Bout In Manila
“HAT TRICK” FOR®
TO THE FAR EAST, the Ceferino Garcia-Glen Lee Cricket battle at Rizal Stadium, December 16, which will be refereed by the great Manas- sa Mauler, Jack Dempsey in is unquestionably the Battle of the Century.
person,
SGT. DENYER Fortress R. Engineers Defeat R.A.0.C.
only thing which can be sold OUTSTANDING BOWLING The only
by
to approach it, even distantly, states Bal. Denyer, of Fortress Coy: Royal the Manila Bulletin, is the scrap boEngineers, who performed the "hat
Pancho tween
Villa and Clever trick," featured the cricket match
Mánila.
The defenders of both teams play- ed well and staved off many quick attacks. The Engineers' forwards [wero slightly' quicker than Ordnance suit also showed `moen ball control and accurate' shooting.
Play in the first half was fairly even, and the
second period SUW both teams opening vigorously. Home burg broke through the defence and netted a high shot to give Royal En- gineers the only goal of the games.
Both the RAO.C. forwards and defenders played hard but the former
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The two goalkeepers, Dobson for R.E., and Osmund for R.A.0.C., dis- tinguished themselves by good play. Russell, Goodwin, Bowling and Mar- riott proved formidable defenders for the winners, Stone and Lock were prominent amongst the hard-workers
R.A.O.C.
Island Eleven To Meet Mainland
The following have been selected
hockey match against the Mainland
Mrs. Lunson (ILK. Ladles); Miss E. AL Gray (H.K. Ladies: Mrs. Strange (** Ladies); "Mirs, Stand (Y" INAIRE), KALKS K. M. Pocock (Ladies), and biles B. (St. Andrew's); Mrs, Burnett Greaves ("Y" Indies), Mra Gardner ("Y" Ladies). Mr. Skinnier (IJC Ladies), Mrs, Dalziel (H.. Ladies) and Miss A. Purves (HK. Ladies)
In a rather ragged rugby Fame Sencio, both now in the Valhalla re- played between Royal Engineers and HITTING the flag has twice yesterday, Engineers defeated Navy served for the ring's foremost war-RA.O.C., of Sookunpoo yesterday. to represent the Island in a charity
took four wickets for one run in two on December 10: occurred during rounds of 1 pelats (three goals and two riors. That was back in 1924, in The Engineers won by 01. Denyer
trics 1 thrcë (a try) at Böökisupoo.
overs. Scores: the past two weeks. From the Waite and Picton scored twice for
But there was no Dempsey to re Engineers116 (8pr. Ratelife 45 Capt. edge of the greep, on the first the Sappers, Birrell once and Pike feren that Oght. At that time, Jack Freeman 23. 5. AL Green 27, not out; RA.OCB (6gt. Emberson 15, S/Sgt. Dempsey was heavyweight champion Emberson -25), occasion, the player's chip shot converted
Parsons of the world. He was getting huge Gartner 10; Denyer 41, Cpl. rolled gently up to the hole, scured the Navy's only try. tapped the flag and rebounded Engineori, Otway: L/Cpl. Dirret. Surns for merely endorsing medicines, 14-16). about three inches. Neither he /Cpl. Pleton, Spr. Martin. Spr. Artingal; or tonica, or-hair-oil-in fact, his L/Cpl. Waite. L/Cpl. Foley Sgt. Davia manager, Jack Kearns, received the nor the caddie, anticipated auch Spr. Cunningham, Spr, Farquilson, enormous price of P200,000 just to
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endorse Nuxaied Iron, a and neglected the precaution of Lepi. Appely. Spr. Jones;
Navy,Wir. 8nell; Surg. Lt. Corcoran, remedy. removing the Ing when within twenty. Add Wir, Barlow, Mine. yards of it. The result was that Jeffery: A. B. Callagher, Tel, Faulknor; instead of having a birdie 3, the ball Paymr. Lt. Charles, Le Teb yang
A. Davies, L. Sir. went down in 6 The extra pult and fngle, M. Foster, L. Wir. Ferris. the two strokes penalty. This, too, was in the Captain's Cup' qualifying round!
Patent Week-End Teams
LARGEST FCE IN HISTORY
The following cricket teams wil represent the Craigengower C.C, and JACK Dempsey is receiving the die Hongkong Volunteers for mistches
largest fee in the history of box-over the week-ends: ing, to referee the Garcia-Lee fight-
The second occasion was on Sun-down by the wind and was lying at P15,000, with approximately P4,000 day last. The flag had been blown right angles to the approach, From for transportation, in addition.
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THE HONG KONG
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THE TWELFTH EXTRA RACE - MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on
-The following will represent Cral- gengower against Recreio on Satur- up to the faga yard' wide of the The fact that Manila is paying dayVAR
Firsts (away)-E. Zimmern (Capt.). P. hole--and struck it, and instead of Dempsey this sum has proved the, Bullmorta, A. R. II. Esmall A. BLE SATURDAY, 2nd December, 1939.
G. Winch. I. carrying on for another three or four greatest advertisement the Philip-san, A. 3. Tulsa, A. IC. Lemail,
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A. H. Email,U, DAN with
stretchingM. Broadbridge, headlines to find, anything in the Rulea which--many
Email A. Hung, C. W. Lam. G. ALS MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
W. Leonard, T. Lock, A. No One without a badge will be Impllas a penalty for this, and have across eight columns.
K. Way. Scorer, i, W, Randall, since wondered what would have
admitted to the Members Enclosure. Volunteers XI been the case had the flag been lying
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once
at an angle sufficient to deflect the Frank A. Churchill, one of the great- ball to the hole,
est figures in boxing history wanted to bring Benny Leonard and
The following will represent the Volunteers against the. Civil Service The difference of these two cases Johnny Kilbane to the Philippines, to C.C. on Sunday next at 11.30 am.
I. M. M. King D. 3.. N. Anderson, seems to emphasise the unfairness of box that amazing wonderboy of the the Rules re-playing within twenty ring. Dencio Cabanela. When Chur-. Baker. D. de & Carey, B. J. Cooke, 0. Day, E. CH. Fincher, N. Di Lloyd, yards of the fing. It is hurdly likely thill cabled his offer to Leonard and f. 4. Boras, A. Zuminern and F. R. Zim that from within twenty yards a Kibune, the former then Hghtweight, | mern. player is going to hit his ball with the latter featherweight champion, strength sumclent to make it travel they laughed uproariously-then both
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a great distance past the ang. It i went to the library to learn where Lawn Bowls
ono could more ready the Philippine Islands were located, understand the two strokes penalty
Thanks to the great parade of ring but the odds very definitely are that
the ball would not run over the men which the Philippines have sent green. By hitting the flag, therefore, to the States, nobody has to 100 at and stopping, a player has only an alias, now, to ascertain the loca gained the return approach pull tion of the Philippines: Everybody
Two strokes penalty seems a little knows, pow-and you ena hard. In the first of the two in- Filipino fighters for IL.. eldents cited, Instead of having a birdle three, the player was pénalised
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Northumberland Andof atr Chits, etc, Durham Assn. Rinks
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will close ut 12 o'clock NOON, AND
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club The following rinks will represent House provided they are ordered in the Northumberland and Durham advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. Association In their annual lawn 21920). bowis match against the Yorkshire PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The day after Garcia knocked out man's Society at the Kowloori Bowl- three strokes, for there was no doubt Apostell, the greatest papers in Newing Green Club on Saturday, Decem but that the ball would have dropped York carried long stories about ber 2 at 2.30 p.m... Into the hole. in the second ease, Filipino fighting men.
from 50 yards, the approach wo stopped and the player gained a stroke. It would have been the same
had the flag been standing upright.
I'm not saying that it was not the first player's fault for not removing the flag (knowing the Rules) morely pointing out what to seems unjust about the Rule.
NOTICE
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ADVERTISERS
date for entries for tho Country Club Junior Champion Advertisersnare ship. There were only thirteen linh chi sana ma names down, which number requested to submit makes it unnecessary to play the nog langesh i pangad "Serat qualifying round which was copy for display, adver
Scheduled for the coming week-end, lagan
on December 17.
than
The first round proper will be played tising not later
2 p.m. on the day before
Joaŭ, (Silen?{{(73)rändinVyojung ((72):qualified for, the Captain's Cup competition over the past week-end, publication:
E. Purvis, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, T. E. Robson and J. Fraser,"
J. Hempsey, C. Turpin, G. Hen- derson and V. Ramsey,
C. Gowland, Dean Wilson, S. Hodga and T. A Carr...
Reserves W. Hudson, W. Greig and W. Mulcahy.
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