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COMPETITIONS AT COUNTRY
S. V. Gittins Wins Junior Championship: Draw For The Senior Title
(By "Birdie").
COMPETITIONS are in full swing at the Country Club, Sheungshui. The Junior Cham- pionship, the final of which was played last Sun- day, resulted in a 3 and 2 win for S. V. Gittins over George Lee, played over 26 holes. The women's Championship has reached the semi- finals, and the coming Sunday sees the first round proper of the Captain's Cup. The draw is also an- nounced for the first round of the Senior Cham- pionship.
Sunshine for December has been a record. Golfers could not ask for better weather, but it has its drawbacks. The Course is hard and fiery, and more than ever is it difficult to stay on the greens.
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S, V. Gitting' score up to the .84th holo was 43, 47, 47 and
35-172; Lec's score was 50, 47.) 45 and 37-179. These figures, considering handicaps and the state of the Course, are remark- ably good. Gitting was four up at the end of the first 18 holes,! and Lee reduced the lead to three at the end of 27. Winning the first two holes of the last nine, Lee was then only one down. They halved the thirtieth, but the 31st and 32nd was disastrous for Lee, and Gittins regained his lead of three.
They halved the 33rd, making Gitting dormie three, and with an- other half on the next, Gittins won 3 and 2. It was a keen, close and enjoyable match.
Gormans Detain
British Pro
arc
Whatever else the Germans want, they certainly decided about the services of the British golf professional at the Hamburg Golf Club. They won't let him go!
He must still teach golf, but he has to report to the His fees Police every day.
have also been substantially lowered.
The remaining game between Miss Sequelra and Miss G. Ablong was
THE draw for the Club Champion-postponed, and wili ho played this
THE
ahip is announced as follows
F. E. A Bemedios v. J.-3. Basto.
B. V. Gittins v. H. Kew.
A. A. Lopes v. A. T. Lee.
P. K. C. Tynu v. Geo. Lee.
A. J. Kew v. T. Y. C. Lee.
B. Basto v. E. Sadick.
C. II. T. Suen v. E. J. M. Charn.
F. X, BL da Silva v. A. WV. Ramsey, The matches will be played on
January 28.
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were
UARTER final matches in the
championship women's played on Sunday last and resulted as follows:
Miss M. Mooney beat Mrs. N. Lee 7 and 8.
Mrs. Remedios beat Miss Mabel Churn and 6.
Mrs. K. Kow received a walk-over
from Mrs. A. G. Botelho,
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1940 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 24th February
Entries for the above will close
at 3.00 p.m. on SATURDAY, 13TH JANUARY, 1940, at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building.
By Order of the Stewards,
C. I. BROWN,
Hongkong, 7th January, 1940.
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week-end.
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PROSPECTS in the Club Cham-
planship are dimeult to forecast,
"January 10,
1940.
CLUB
Leagno of Health and Drill time plofures of the ou'door demonstration by the Hongkang Women's Beauty which was held at the South China Athletlo Association's stadium, Carolino U on Sunday last- Ming Yuen
Rugby
5th A. A. REGT. BEAT NAVY
:
Mulligan In Excellent Form For Army XV
game.
THE 5TH A.A. REGIMENT, RA. beat a Navy “A” | Ons form at the moment, the semi- team by 14 points (one goal and three tries) to 4 (one finalists should be F. E. A. Remedios dropped goal) in a friendly game of rugby at Causeway or H. Kew, P. K., C. Tyau, E. Sadick
The Army side were easily the better, and A. W. Ramsey. Beyond that I Bay yesterday.
outstanding among whom was Mulligan, right winger, would not dare to go.
The women's competition is also whose spirited dashes down the line, swerving to avoid very open, though only so far as Miss Sequeira, Mrs. A. J. Kew and opponents, were among the high-lights of the Mrs. Remedies are concerned. Mrs. Kaw beat Mis Sequeira on the last He acored two splendid tries. puit
in the Ladies' Cup, though that was played on handicap, and Mrs. Kow had to concede a few strokes. Dia. Remedios is one of the stendiest women' players in the Club, and is one of the fortunate people who are! unaffected by "nerves" in a compeli-
tion.
|T-WOULD-carnestly-draw....the.atten:
HAI-A-LAR PROJECT IN MANILA-
Irish Sweepstake Rumours Scotched DUBLIN, Jan. 91 (UP)— Mr. Joseph McGrath, Managing Director of the Irish Hospitals Sweepstake, denies the re- ports in British newspapers
that the Irish Sweepstakes are to close down, and states that all arrangements are con- the as usual for tinuing Grand National Draw.
the buck Rugby Union
and Page, Clark
Barnes worked hard in the Army pack. NAVY were well served by Worsley, one of Jeffery and Roe. Worsley scor- ed Navy's only points with an excellent dropped goal from a toose serum-His-tackling was clean, low and sure. fast full-back, and very sure in his clearing.
Ban On Pros.
Lifted Roe was a
tion of members to two things. (a) The necessity of wearing Hat rubber soled shoes on the greens. (b)
MANILA, Jan. 9 (UP)-It has The smoothing down of "pock" marks on the green, where balls have been announced that the issue for
Manila's Hai-a-lai Corporation half, and anally opened the score The Army pressed early in the first And while on the subject of cand, was substantially over-subscribed through Salisbury, on the left wing, I might mention the bunkers. It is when the books closed to-night. whe swerved beautifully past two men Of, the capital of 1,000,000 pesos to touch down. Lear missed with the only etiquette to make some effort
pltched.
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But Scotland Adamant
OR the period of the war Rugby Football
the
to erase foot marks in the bunkers. one half was subscribed by prominent kick. Mulligan followed this score I was appalled at the trail of one backers. The other half, open to with two brilliant tries, but Lear Union have relaxed the rule taking the longer way round to his public subscription was mostly taken again falled with the kleks. The fret which bans players or
Instead player recently, who,
of up in Manila, but sabulantial receipts halt ended with another fine try by
taking the longer way round to his same from Shanghal, Hongkong and
and thus the shortest way New York. aerriss the bunker, strode right up
Reuter adds that the kernest de- the lesio camo from the entire length and left his foot-mand for marks like the well-known adver- Shanghai. tisement for Hongkong foot carriers for other people to fall foul of.
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vandal horsemen of the Country Club on New Year's Day were also
seen riding on the Old Course of the
Royal Hongkong Golf Club. At least they showed no discrimination.
breaks
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THRILLS OF HUNTING WITH BOW AND ARROW
converted,
INTERPORT FOOTBALL SIDE SELECTED
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The following have been chosen to represent Hongkong in the interport football match against Shanghai at Shanghai next month. The team is expected to sail to Shanghai on * February 3 or 4:
Moxham (RE); Sheehan (M'sex) and S. Strange (Club); A. J. Hussain (St. Joseph's), K. Farrow (Club, Vice- Captain) and E. Strange (Club); F. Fowler (Club), A. V. Goiano (St. Joseph's, Captain), Hossack (Royal Scots), D. Leonard (St. Joseph's) and Hanniball' (St. Joseph's).
Reserves: Bright (Macx), McEwan (Club), P. Jorge (Kowloon), T.. Castillo (St. Joseph's).
Inspector A. Kirby (Manager).
HE REMEMBERED HIS VILLAGE CRICKET CLUB WHEN HE DIED
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VILLIAM Randall, as a poor boy, hero-worshipped the cricketers in his native village of Brompton Ralph in
Someract.
And in his will he left £500 to the Brompton Ralph Cicket Club "in the hope that they may be able to turn out some good cricketers.”
in
On Saturday afternoons, on a pitch.
the corner of a hay-field, the Brampton Ralph farmers' cons. played their matches against neigh- bouring teams.
William Randall sat and watched, entranced.
He did not notice the rough pitch, the cracked bats, the old, dirty pads.
He saw the green velvet smooth- ness of a Test match wicket, a fing flying over a white pavilion. And he heard the cheers of a great crowd.
That was forty
ago. years
WILLIAM Randall left Brompton Ralph. He became farm batuft
Lawn Tennis Hard Hit By War
LONDON-One of the
sports hard hit by the war is
to a rich man. And the rich man lawn tennis, which, so far as
died, leaving him a small fortune.
He married and had children, but tournaments are concerned, has closed down "for the duration."
he was lonely without cricket.
Cricket remained his one great hobby. He would travel miles to watch a county match. He knew the
names and scores of all the great cricketers, ked to talk cricket by the hour.
For the last seventeen years he lived on a farm at Cleeve, Somerset.
"Tournament secretaries have been informed of our decision not to hold compe- titions while the war is on,"
And when he made his will he said an official of the L.T.A. left £37,988) he remembered the happy hours he had spent at cricket to
a reporter. "This of
matches. He also left £500 to the course, means that there will Somerset County Cricket Club.
be по Wimbledon fort.
TN the village of Brompton Ralph | night."
Mr. Albert Box, captain of the
The omlets explained, however, present cricket team, talked about the £500, and said:
that every effort will be made wheri "Perhaps we shall make a pavillon, i prace, comes to get the competit or buy a bit of land for a permanent side of the game going ne
have pitch, and
zeally good as possible, but it was pointed out that tournaments entail a great deal wicket
Only the oldest Inhabitants of of organisation beforehand, oven in Erompton Ralph can remember see-
sut who
and Ing the poor boy watched.
a
pence-time.
With the cessation of first 'cam competition, our chances of building up "stars" for future World honours will, consequently, be retarded, and countries where tournaments are still represent Club Ain full swing have an advantage over
To-day's Club XV
The following will
sant Oth Heavy Regt. nt Happy Valley traduse at a de nm nul Casterd, IL, venue. Leatwan (Captain), C, P. Keerthem. R.
Many of our first-class players are
M. Inysite, W. B. Richardson, P. Win engaged on National Service,~and-
R. Rutherfor, R. M. M. King, K. W.
their
Salter. F. Burford. W. Stoker, &, A. Benn.
chances of getting oven
3. Redman, J. H. Thornhill, R. G. Carleton, occasional game are small
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New Arrival of
Mulligan, this time Page took the kick players of the Rugby League
RUNAWAY TRY
from taking part in their ARMY increased the's lead in the game. second half when Clarke scored a but Pagu failed to runaway "try: convert And then from A 10060
The only exception hither-
scrum, and well wide of the posts, to has been in the case of Worsley dropped his splendid goal for Navy's only points.
|ex-Rugby League players in
The teams were:
5th A.A. Regiment, R.A Easter the Services, who have al brook; Salisbury, Giblin Harding ways been permitted to take Mulligan: Dobbinṛon, Mullen; Evens, Mew, Clarke, Bgrington, Hanley, part in regimental football. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (UF). Page, Lear, Barnes, -With 416 bir gama 'specimens to NẤT "A" Roc; Teare, O'Rior-
Bdr. Lewis, refereed.
RECORD SIZED LION
This permission is now ·ex-
WHEN Gene Sarazen was in his credit all killed with tow and dan, Jeter, while on won tended so that they may play Manila, he is reported as arrow--Charles "Tox" Stone,, one of ley, Davies, Sumner, Congdon, for Service teams against Rug- having said, "When anybody the world's foremost big game hunt-can, Jones, Evens, Borton Addis,
Lewi for this era, believes there is more "kick" to
by Union clubs. But the Scot- the record
be gotten oul of bow and arrow course (the Wack Wack), wire hunting than with firearm
tish Rugby Union, arch-disciples
amateurism, "I don't know why more hunters is hit le a vital spot, it is able to of and let me know." I wonder if
and pure anyone has done so. Harold don't use bows and arrows," he de charge. For that reason I always unsullied, are still adamant.
Jugs". McSpaden set a new clared. "And another sporting wea-carry life insurance. My form of life
pon that is effective, and almost cu insurance, however, consists of น Mr. H. M. Simson, the secretary, course record of 287 to win the tirely overlooked, is the blow sun large pistol on my hip."
when told of the English Union's Philippines' Open Championship with a little training a person, can Stone, born 30 years ago In Moris, decision said he could see no reason on Sunday, but Par is 276, In become an expert shot."
Tex., got his first chance to join why the Scottish Union should de- his first round, however," Mc- Stone began to hunt with bow and big game expedition, because he part from their peace-time ban. Spaden tied Par with a 69,- arrow as a Jolce. Now, he is perhaps, knew a little Spanish and could use
Recently Scottish regimeni chose Thus the title has gone to America. the world's greatest expert at bring a pistol,
Bng down big game for muzeum
|a Rugby League player in their ranks Norman Von Nida defending Aus- specimens. He works for many of DECENTLY he brought down in for a rame skuinst his old club. tralian champion for the part two the big museums of the country.
RECENTLY West flawick. But the Booties Union years, had to bo content with eighth All the specimens he has killed Texas a
record-sized Hawick they must not play if the Larry Montes, former Filipino cham-Were brought down in Africa, South mountain lion whose skin is now it "outlaw" was included. The soldiers
America, India, Australia, Mexico the Smithsonian Institution
said: "It he doesn't play, neither will plan, who was out to regain the and the United States." title for the Island, finished sixth ||
"I got the lion at 30 yards, and we, and there was no malchi with 299,-
fortunately the arrow pierced" just
POSITION IN WALES The form of Mespaden can be TONE explains that curators want above the heart, or it would certain- gauged from the match he played skins na nearly perfect as they ly have charged. against Byron Nelson, United States can get them. The arrow has the Open Champion, at Miami on Decem-advantage of being deadly, when it gerous for me to hunt, althoughout, certain Rugby League proíc!- ber 11. Mespaden went round in 04, strikes in a vital spot, and at the grizzly bears are tough," he said.. sionals who have returned home have which was six under. Par,
They can eat more lead than say beers included in Welsh Rugby Union and, same time of tearing only a smell creating an unofficial record, beat hole in the skin which is not ap-animal alive. I once had to put five tearns. There has been no specifie
parent ones the skin has been mount-43 calibre slugs Into' one,
|permisilon for this to be done, but tho natural hair arranged "I once was mauled also by a len the clubs presumably teke the view The greater part of the 10,000 pesos ed and
which I thought I had killed." shared between about it.
that, since the Welsh Rugby Union prize money was
Stone admitted he has often miss-Committee is not functioning they McSpaden, Emery Zimmerman, at All of the 410 spreimens that Stone the United States, and T. Miyamoto, has obtained for museums have beened with his bow but never with this can do as they like. of Japan. The last named was one brought down at a range of less than "insurance." of the six Japanese pros, who were 30 yards.
place with a score of· 302,
Nelson 3 and 4.
while
SKIN PRESERVED
220-pound,
:
"L'ons are probably the most dan-
IN Wales we got the other side of the story. Hero, since war broke
"That's why I am still, engaged in In any core, there is no doubt about after the tille. Four of the six were "You see, to arrow dots not carry what is now a big time business," he the Weich Union falling in with the
| English Union's decision. placed in the first, ton.
much shock and unless the animal said,
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