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January 24, 1940.
Around The Courses
SHEUNGSHIU COURSE LENGTHENED
VON NIDA WINS Championship & Men's
P.I.
League Football
SOUTHERN PL. Foursomes On Sunday MIDDLESEX BEATEN
GOLF TITLE
MANILA, Jan 10 (UT)—Norman von Nida, Australian professional and Tast year's Philippines open golf clamping, to-day, won the muthern Islands series at Cebu with a score of 292.. Larry Montes, local pinyer and another fanger open tlicholder, placed second w 202.
T. Miyamoto of Japan and Gull- lermo Navals, local player, tied for third place with 305 each.
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER IN FRANCE
Efforts To Keep Golf Going At Home
(By "Birdio")
THE FIRST ROUND MATCHES of the Country Club senior championship will be played during the morning of the coming Sunday. The afternoon will be occupied with first matches of the men's foursomes. The draw for the Cham- pionship was printed a few weeks ago, and that of the foursomes appears below.
With the opening of the new tees at four of the long LONDON, Jan. Z-The Army holes, the course has been lengthened by 210 yards, mak- Football Association, now funding the total distance for 18 holes now 6,220 yards. Par tioning busily again, have sorted remains the same -72. down to 17 the players from whom they will pick the British Army team to play the French in Paris on February 11. The transport problem is easily solved by the team going by air,
The 17 chosen are:
The second hole has been in- creased by 52 yards, and is now 425 yards long. But the great- est addition has been to the third hole, which is now 535
Goalkeepers. Riley (Liverpool) yards. The increase of 90 yards and Allen" (Queens Park Rangers), has made it a much more dif-
Full-backs, Sproston (Muches-ficult five,
ter City), Beattle (Preston N. End) and Cook (Everton).
The lie of the new toc, how- Half-backs. -- Copping (Leeds ever, is awkward, for a direct. United) Goslu (Bolton Wanderers) line to the third green is across Cullis (Wolvės) Mercer (Everton). the corner edge of the second. Forwards. Fagan (Liverpool) But that, according to the line of the Slephenson (Leeds United) Cunliffe discs, is not the direction to take. It (Hull City) Geluard (Bolton Wan-is the Committee's object to make derers) M. Edchon (Reading) Law the hole a mild dog-leg, but unless (Everton) Welsh (Charlton some sort of trap is placed across Athictir) and Denis Compton the straight line, i am sure there are several players who are going to take that direct route. I already know of one player who was stand- SIDE from these 17 will play an
ing near the second green, and who England team picked by the F..stopped a "fluffed" drive with his on the Crystal Palace F.C. round on enf January 20.
ton
(Arsenal).
All the 17, except Tom Lawton, The increase of 18 yards to the the England regular centre-forward, are already in the Army, and he will
fourth hole was made through eleva- tion. It is a blind hole of, now, 360
smaller hill
be there by the time the French are yards, with a very stony hill flank- played. It is possible that willeing the left, and a
directly ahead which has to le cleared.
Cortes Plans Another Titlo Bout In Manila
MANILA, Jan. 23 (UP)- The boxing promoter, Jes Cortes, is negotiating for Little Dado to defend his flyweight title in Manlla in March against Jackie Jurich.
they are in France the Army team will play two other matches, against French club sides.
In France the match is being awalled with the keenest interest. To them it will be an International offair between the two Allied coun- iries,
Two interesting choices are Allen, the Queens Park Rangers' goalkeeper, and Denis Compton, the Arsenal outside left and England Test cric- keter. When fonthail broke up be- cause of the war neither had estab- ished a definite position in his club's Arst team.Our Own Correspondent, `
Badminton
Chinese "Y" Beat University "B" By 7-2
Playing in the "A" Division of the Badminton League yesterday, the Chinese Y.M.C.A. but the University "3" by 7 games to 2. The scores were:
C. Au and, H. Koh (Chinese "Y") beat T. C. Pang ord §, L. Yọng 21-1; bent C. K. Cheah and K. B. Low
The last addition has been to the 8th (now 575 yards). The extra 50 yards has curtalled the ambitious in that only the really long drivers now attempt to cut across the out of bounds. It is a dog-leg, with the fairways a right angles enclosing the penally area. Straight down to the cross fairway is now about 200 yards, and the added length is rende the hole a better five.
TAK
TAKING into consideration difficulties of the greens,
HENRY COTTON the
Last Minute Penalty Missed
Navy Hold Out Against Second Half Rally
won ensily the better
of the two, clearing cleaner and with more as surance than his partner.
BRILLIANT HALVES THE HALVES Enved the day for the Mids., Bright and Wilkinson being in the limelight with magnificent per- formances. In the early stages of the second half they buttonholed the Navy attack, bul, not receiving the required nupport from behind fell
C3-
slightly away, Wilkinson w pecially good in breaking up Navy attacks and ever. and anon he was well up
with the forwards and hav- ing a try at goal. Freshwater was not behind them in excellent per- GRAND
formances, finding Tomlinson un nay task he often Was to be seen up RALLY, strengthening the forwards, on one
Anding the net with
from about 30
The Mid. forwards started very
magnificent drive
are out
(By "Rex")
STAGING A SECOND-HALF Middlesex came very near upsetting Navy who, but for Д brilliant exhibition by badly but firmed up in the second Robinson at goal, would themselves. Devonshire was a good half to give a very good account of have gone under in their erratic in his shooting, Saw used thrusting centre, but inclined to be First Division League en- were rewarded by Devonshire ind- the ball well and his crofty passes counter at Boundary yesterday.
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Streetg the net, bat only once. Pearson played a good game working very hard. There is little to choose be tween the two wingers. Coomer The "Diehards" were pierced the attack almost at his ease
while Thomas, who, incidentally, given an opportunity of more of the work, tried very hard nullifying the goal lead in Their centres were models of perfee- and sometimes very successfully. the last few minutes of the ton and more justice ought to have
been done them by Devonshire. game, but Pearson failed to
NAVY OPEN SCORE convert from the spot.
NAVY opened the score within the Arst Ave minutes of play, Thoburn Robinson for the Navy gave a receiving the ball from O'Regan to peerless exhibition at goal, saving push it past Drake, few minutes all kinds of shots from all angles later Navy path attacked,
Drake ECCESSEDEEEVUESSCER in fine style. His couragcom fying-tumbled badly Phippens' shot for him nt-the-feet of his opponents. must Thotarn who took a first timer the to rush in hooking the ball back to have taken the breath away from tall glancing off Bindon's boot into Middlesex's would-be scorers. goal. Navy rained attack after at
Roughly and Hall formed a good fock on the Middlesex goalmouth and defence being both sound and fairly peppered the goal with shots. staunch. Roughly was as speedy and in a breakaway, Pearson took a shot fearless as ever and worked well from well outside the penalty aren, with his halves. Hall was a mite Robinson throwing himself right slow off the mark, but managed to across the goalmouth to pull off a get there in the nick of lime,
#rand save. Mids. again broke Hazzard headed the Ilst with anthrough and Hill was hurt. The ball almost superb performance. He had was cleared from Navy's sector but, Devonshire well covered and alter-as Navy defence rushed to the assis- nated stopping with some one distance of Hill, Saw obtained posser- tribution work. He seems to have won and sent Devonshire a through found his pince at last in the Navy pass which he was on the point of line-up, Hill was very impressive taking when all dashed in to inter- at right balf and rendered sareecept and shot into his own ront. good work, Britt also
omes in for mention, although sometimes he failed in checking, the Middlesex right flank, this being more obvious in the
second half.
BETTER UNDERSTANDING, THE NAVY forward line worked
better understanding than
them for a long line, right flank of LePage and
with
hove
seen
his
their
TWO QUICK GOALS NAVY started well from the re- getting two more goals sumption, within a few minutes of each other. LePage received a pass to run through the defence beating Drake with a nice drive. Almost from the kick-of Navy attacked LePage again finding the net from a pass from Thoburn.
The Mids, asserted their superiori-
Charity games have now contributed Phippens being the more menacinst. ty from this period pinning. Navy in present hardness of the fairways and isome £4,000 to Be British Red LeFare showed excelient underaand-their own half of the fleld and in
the consequentlandicap-for-iron-Cross Fund........ shois, a 40 Is new a prelly good
score for the nine holes.
THE
*
THE draw for the men's Foursomes
is as follows:
C. Thom and A. R. de Plina v. If, Alves and C. Roza Pereira.
J. B. Mackie and J. L. Liiton v. E. J. I. Churn and A. T. Lec.
H. Kew and S. V. Gittins v. Geo. Lee and C. Kew.
F. E. A. Remedies and W. C. Hung v, B. Alves and C. E. Marques,
A. J. Kew and C. II. Suen. v. A. A. Lopes and J. J. Blasto.
C. H. Barlo and H. R. de Pinna v. C. G. Anderson and A. A. Guterres.
A. 19. Ramsey and H. E. Lee v. F. X. Silva and M. F. de Pinna.
P. K. Trau and T. C. Les v. E. Sadick and B. Basto,
The Championship matches are: F. E. 4. Remedios v. J. J. Basto; V. Gittins v. H. Kew; A. A. Lopes
18:
ME
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EMBERS are reminded that en- icles for the Mixed Foursomes competition close to-morrow (Thurs- day),
and
Ing with Phippens, who was
seemed to have an idea. seir-turn-peppered-the-Navy-goal- competition, E. Sadick and R. E. Lee
It is to tobinson's credit that they though
still somewhat vague, of did not find the net just then. played their match off on Sunday
where the goal lay. He is inst de-
Hazzard sustained an injury to his last, the former winning by 3 and 2 veloping into one of the finest right head and went off for attendance. after turning 3 up.
wingers In the Colony. O'Regan's Middlesex took advantage of his ab- return to the centre had much to do sence by scoring their first goal, Saw Iwith consolidating Navy's attack, sending a beautiful through pass to leading them well. Thoburn played Devonshire who had no option but his usual good game of plying passes to score: This inspired them to and was seen to better advantage by greater efforts, but Robinson was a reason of his being up when re-tone wall and they could not get quired. Tomlinson was slow for a through him. However, Freshwater ONE hundred pounds (approxi-winger but put in some fine work. tuok a shot from well outside the
mately $1.600) was paid for the
Drake In gon! for Middlesex was penalty area and the ball went by boll used by Henry Cotton when he decidedly off-colour he allowed the unsuspecting Robinson to register partnered W. Chankland and lost by the ball to get by him in a manner the Mids'. second goal. They con- one hole to Arthur Lees and Jack he would never have done when on tinued pressure and forced Navy on Jacobs in an 10-hole match at form.
the defensive. Hill handled within Abbeydale Club course in November sive combination for Middlesex were the spot. Roughly was injured in Parker and Bindon, a new defen- the area, but Pearson missed from last. It was the Sheffield Golfers' effort on behalf of the British Red not up to standard and only in the the knee but the whistle robbed the Cross fund, and Mr. S. C. Goodwin, closing stages of the second hall did Mids. of any advantages they might President of the Shefeld Associn- they approach being good. Parker have taken with his absence. ton of Professional Golfers, bid
£100 in the auction.
v. A. T. Lee; P, K. C. Tyau v. Geo. The weather was bitterly cold with
lected.
| Lee; A. J. Kew v. T. Y. C. Lee; B. heavy rain, but still £325 was col-
Basto v. E. Sadick; C. H. T. Suen v. E. J. M. Churn; F. X. M. Silva v.
A. W. Ramsey.
WING to Volunteer Camp on the week-end scheduled for the first round matches of the Captain's Cup
21-15; bent K. L. Hut and P. K. Chan UNDER-COVER ·
21-5.
F. Koh and C. Y. Yung (Chines
beat Pang and Yong 21-17; beat "SPORT" IN
Cheah and Low 21-3; lost to Hul and Chan 13-21.
F. I Wong and A, Chong (Chinese "y" beat Pang and Yong 21-0; lost to Cheah and Low 21-24; beat Hul and Chan 21-0.
Craigengower XI's
V. Indian R.C.
THE STRAITS
Inspector. Karim bin Abdul Latiff said that an officer attached to the Brickdolda Road police station went
On a similar afternoon during December, Cotton partnered R. B. Booth, a Cambridge undergraduate, against E. A. Grat, local pro, and w. H. Halstead, another Under- graduale, at Gog Magog, and won on the last green. Over 500 peoplo turned out for the game and £100 was collected,
Through matches in which he has (appeared, Cotton bas now raised op-
proximately £4,000.
WHILE every support is being.
given to these matches on be-
Of
This
Double-centuries Record For Don Bradman
W. R. HAMMOND'S TOTAL OF 33 BETTERED
MELBOURNE, Jan.
12th against Victoria, eight of which he made for N.S.W. He has scored centuries sgainst Queensland, five v. N.S.W., and four v. South Austspila.
With two Shield matches still to play, Bradman, should roach the 1.-thousand.
He has yet to make 1.000 runs in season in Shield, matches alone,
is highest tally being 983 in 1037-28. double century for South Austraila against Victoria on the Melbourne
His 207 to-day was his second
Cricket Ground.
HL
hult of charity, Prince's Golf Club, Don Bradman broke another KUALA LUMPUR, January 6 Sandwich, is about to close down for world record to-day when he Charged with gaming in pubila by the duration of the war. During the cock-firbiing, eighteen men of dlf-last confict, the Club was requisiscored 267 against Victoria, ferent nationalities were produced in tioned by the War Office, who paid assuring South Australia of the third court yesterday before Rajan good sum in recompense. Ayoub
time the War Office have no use for another Sheffield Shield win. able to use the course.
scores in Sheffield Shield games the ground, and few members are
It was his 34th double on the Melbourne Cricket Ground With Club labilities £3,000, a private fund hea
are: 31, 5, 1, 71 not cut, 80, 30 not over century and his 90th century out, 2, 157, 187 not out, 77. not out, with some constables to Kampong started among the members, who.
been in first-class cricket, and his 357 102, 64, 35, 107, and 207. Bobru, a little village off Bungsar have also been aked to forward the highest score of the season, BRADMAN scored more than 1,000
annual subscription in order to About Alty or sixty people who maintain the greens.
Until this season Wally runs for New South Wales E, Zimmern (Capt.), P, J. nillmorta,} were gathered in an estate round a
double centuries record with Perhaps the Club will receive as Hammond (Eng.) held the against each of the other three Shield He has led scored more than 1.000 for South Australia agalist New South Wales, Victoria, and Queens- land.
Fleetwood-Smith captured Brad- man's wicket for the fourth time, In Shield games.
The following will represent Crai- gengower C.C. arst eleven in their Lesque cricket match against the In- dian RC. on Saturday:
Lim. W. Bing, 0.
Road.
A man im dom number of fighting cocks fed at the sistance from the war-time com- Winch, L. Youngrays and u zim- approach of the police. Although mitico appointed by the English zam, Scorer, 11, W. fandall, Umpire, a. the majority escaped, the police Golf Union to assist amliated Clubs, 33,
Ladd.
Le second eleven plant the Police were able to arrest eighteen persons. numbering some 1,200, to continuo Bradman has now totalled 886 will be represented, b 1. R. Tranee Eight fowls were seized by the
Capt), H, Broadbridg). A. 15). Samaja, policu.
Laguard, T, Lock,
H. Hamson, R. R. Tram. A. Junk | *
W. (The› caso, wasi postponed and ac Cag, wie W, 15. Way, Boorer, W. Brace cused were released on bail in a sum
Tot $10 each.
activities during the next six months runs in Shield games this sea-
The Unton has recommended to all county unions and other affiliated son, at an average of 221.5.
To-day's was Bradman's 8ith contury in Shield games and his
bodies to carry on competitive golf in the ordinary way,
States,
OVER 1,000 RUNS
C. V. Grimmett has: dismissed him most times. (five) in Shield games.
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