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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 24, 1940.
SHEUNGSHIU COURSE
VON NIDA WINS Championship & Men's
Courses
LENGTHENED
League Football
SOUTHERN P.I. Foursomes On Sunday MIDDLESEX BEATEN
GOLF TITLE
AIANILA, Jan. 16 (UP)—Norman yon Nida, Australian professional and golf last year's Philippines open champlon, to-day won the southern islands series at Cebu with a score of 202. Larry Montes, local player' and another former open titleholder, placed second with 292.
T. Miyamoto of Japan and Guif- fermo Navaja, local player, ca for third place with 305 each.
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER IN FRANCE
Efforts To Keep Golf Going At Home
(By "Birdie")
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 now tees at four of the long LONDON, Jan. 2-The Army holes, the course has been lengthened by 210 yards, mak- Football Association, now funcing the total distance for 18 holes now 6,220 yards. Par tioning busily again, have sorted, down to 17 the players from remains the same --72. 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- cut addition has been to the third hole, which is now 635
Goalkeepers. Riley (Liverpool) yards. The increase of 90 yards has made it a much more dif-
and Allen (Queens Park Rangers).
Full-backs. Sproston (Manches-cult five. ter City), Benille (Preston N. End) and Cook (Everton).
Half-backs. Copping
The lie of the new tee, how- (Leeds ever, is awkward, for a direct
United) Doslin (Bolton Wanderers) line to the third green is across Cullis (Wolves) Mercer (Everton).
Forwards. Fagon
the comer edge of the second. (Liverpool) But that, according to the line of the Stephenson (Leeds United) Cunliffe discs, is not the direction to take. It (Hull City) Geldard (Bolton Wan-is the Commilice's object to mnie derers) M. Edelson (Reading) Law-the hole a mild dog-leit, but unless Welsh (Chariton some sort at trap is placed acrosS (Everton)
Compton the straight line, I am sure there are
ton
Athletic) and (Arsenal).
A
Denta
SIDE from these 17 will play an England team picked by the F.A on the Crystal Palace F.C. ground on January 20.
All the 17, except Tom Lawton,
Last Minute. Penalty Missed
Link's-
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was easily the better of the two, clearing cleaner and with more as-. surance than his partner.
DRILLIANT HALVES
THE HALVES saved the day for the Mids, Bright and Wilkinson being in the limelight with magnificent per- formances. In the early stages of the accond half they buttonkoted the Navy attack, but, not receiving the
Navy Hold Out Against required support from behind fell
Second Half Rally
(By "Rex")
STAGING A SECOND-HALF
Middlesex came very near magnificent drive upsetting Navy who, but for yards out.
The "Diehards"
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been done them by Devonshire.
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slightly away. Wilkinson was es- pecially good in breaking up Navy attacks and ever and anon he was well up with the forwards and lay- ing a try at goal. Freshwater was not behind the In excellent per- GRAND formances, finding Tomlinson an easy insk he often was to be seen up RALLY, strengthening the forwards, on one
nel with occasion finding the
from about 30
The Mids', forwards started very a brilliant exhibition by badly but firmed up in the second half to give a very good account of would themselves. Devonshire was a good.
thrusting centre, but inclined to be Robinson at goal,
used have gone under in their erratic in his shooting. Sav
the ball well and his crally passes First Division League en- were rewarded by Devonshire find. counter at Boundary Street ing the net, but only once: Pearson played a good game working very hard. There is litle to choose be- yesterday.
tween the two wingers. Coomer were pierced the attack alrnost at his case while Thomas, who, incidentally, had given an opportunity of more of the work, tried very hard and sometimes very successfully. nullifying the goal lead in Their centres were models of perfec- the last few minutes of the tion and more justice ought to have game, but Pearson failed to
NAVY OPEN SCORE NAVY opened the score within the convert from the spot,
Arst five minutes of play, Thoburn Robinson for the Navy gave a receiving the ball from O'Regan to
A few minutes A prorless exhibition at goal. saving push it past Drake. all kinds of shots from all angles later Navy again attacked, Drake in fine style. His courageous tying fumbled badly Phippens' shot for him at-the-feet of his opponents must to rush in hooking the ball bacle to first timer the Thoburn who took a have taken the breath away from ball ginncing off Bindon's boot into Middlesex'a would-be scorers,
goal. Navy rained attack after at- Roughly and Hall formed a good tack on the Middlesex goalmouth and defence being both
and fairly peppered the goal with shots, staunch. Roughly was as speely and In a breakaway. Pearson tock: a shot fearless as over and
worked well from well outside the penalty aren. throwing himself right with his halves. Hall was a mite Robinson
to pull off n slow off the mark, but managed to across the goalmouth
grand
broke sove. Mids.' again get there in the nick of time.
on through and I was hurt. The ball Hazzard headed the list with almost superb performance. He had was cleared from Navy's sector but, Devonshire well covered and alter-as Navy delenes rushed to the assis- some fine distance of Hill, Sew obtained passes- nated stopping with
through tribution work. seems to have sion and sent Devonshire found his place at last in the Navy pass which he was on the point of line-up. Hill was very impressive izking when Hall dashed lo to inter- at right half and rendered some cept and alot into his own goal.
TWO QUICK GOALS good work. Britt also comes in for
NAVY started well from the mention, although sometimes he failed
more goals in checking the Middlesex right sumption, getting two Dank, this being more obvious in the within a few minutes of each other.
LePage received
pass to run second half.
through the defence bealing Drake BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Almost from the THE NAVY forward line worked with a nl drive.
kick-off Navy attacked LePage again with better understanding than have Eech them for a long time, finding the net from a pass from
and their right flank of LePage
The Mids, asserted, their superiori- bls Chippens being the more menacing. MAKING into consideration the
their own half of the Beld and lit dißculties of the Kreens, the Charity games have now contributed LePage showed excellent understand-ty-from this period pinning Navy in
£4,000 to the British Red
ing
with Phippers, who was very their turn peppered the Navy goal. present hardness of the fairways and
speedy and seemed to have an idea.
e is to Robinson's credil that they the consequent handicap for iron Cross Fund.
though still somewhat vague, shots, 40 la
a pretty good
He is fast de-did not find the net just then. competition, E. Sadlek and R. E Lee
where the goal lay.
Hazzard sustained an Injury to his score for the nine holes.
played their match off on Sundayveloping into one of the finest right head and went off for attendance. last, the former winning by 3 and 2 wingers in the Colony. O'Regan Middlesex took advantage of his ab- return to the centre had much to do sence by scoring their first goal. Suw after turning 3 up.
with consolidating Navy's attack, sending a beautiful through pass to leading them well. Thoburn played
several players who are going to take that direct route. I already know of one player who was stund- int near the second green, and who stopped a "Buffed" drive with his calf.
tion,
the England regular centre-forward, fourth hote was made through eleva- are already in the Army, and he will be there by the time the French are ployed. It is possible that while
Cortos Plans Another Title Bout In Manila
MANILA, Jan. 23 (UP). The boxing promoter, Jes Cortes, is negotiating for Little Dado to defend his flyweight
Manila in title in against Jackie Jürich."
March
they are in France the Army team will play two other matches, against French club sides.
In France the match is being nwalted with the keenest interest.
To them it will be an International
The increase of 18 yards to the
It is a blind hole of, now, 350 yards, with a very stony hill flank- ing the left, and a smaller hill directly ahead which has to cicared.
be
The last addition has been to the Bll (now 675 yards), The extra 50
yards has curtailed 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 at right angles enclosing the penalty area. Straight down to the cross fairway is now about 280 yords, and the added length has made the hole a better Ave.
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now
E draw for the men's Foursomes is as follows:
C. Them and A. R. de Pinna V. affair between the two Allied coun- 11. Alves and C. Roza Pereirn.
3. B. Mackie and J, L. Liiton v. tries.
Two Interesting choices are Allen, E. J. M. Churn and A. T. Lee,
II. Kew and S. V. Gittins v. Geo. the Queens Park Rangers' goalkeeper,
and Denis Compion, the Arsenal Leo and C. Kew.
outside left and England Test cric- F. E. A. Remedies and W. C. Hung
keter. When football broke up belv, B. Alves and C. E. Marques.
A. J. Kew and C. 11. Such v. A. cause of the war nelther had estab-
shed a definite position in his club's A. Lopes and J. J. Barto. first team.Our Own Correspondent.
Badminton
Chinese "Y" Beat University "B" By 7-2
Playing in the "A" Division of the Badmlaton Leaguo yesterday, the Chiness T.M.C.A. beat the University
HENRY_COTTON
Komo
MEMBERS are reminded that on- A tries for the Mixed Foursomes competition close to-morrow (Thurs- day).
ONE hundred pounds (approxi- mately $1,000) was paid for the ball used by Henry Cotton when he partnered W. Chankland and lost by one hole to Arthur Lees and Jack Jacobs in an 18-hole match at Abbeydale Club course in November last. It was the Shefeld Golfers' v.jeffort on behalf of the Brish Red Cross fund, and Mr. S. C. Goodwin, President of the Sheffield Associa tion of Professional Golfers, bid
£100 in the auction.
C. II. Basto and H, R. de Pinna v. C. G. Anderson and AA. Guterres.
A. W. Ramsey and R. E. Lee v. F X. Siva and M. F. de Finna.
T.Y. C. Lee ́P. K. Tyau and
E. Sadick and B. Baslo
The Championship matches are:
A. Remedios v. J. J. Basto; F. E. H. V. Glitins v. H. Kow: A. A. Lopes v. A. T. Lee: P. K. C. Tysu v. Geo.
The weather was bitterly cold with
Lee: A. J. Kew v. T. Y. C. Leo; B. heavy rain, but still £325 was col- Basto v. E. Sadick; C. H. T. Suenlerted. v. E. J. M. Churn; F. X. M. Silva v. A. W. Ramsey.
車
"B" by games to 2. The scores OWING to Volunteer Camp on the
were:
week-end scheduled for the first
C. Au and H. Kol (Chinese "") round matches of the Captain's Cup
beat T. C. Pang and S. L. Yong 21-1;
boat C. 1 Cheah and K. B. LoW
1-16; bent K. L. Hul and F. K. Chan UNDER-COVER
$31-5.
F. Koh and C. Y. Yung (Chinese
ty) beat Pang and Yong 21-17; boat "SPORT" IN
Cheah and Low 21-3; lost to Hul and Than 13-21.
P. H. Wong and A. Chong (Chineno
"beat Pang and Yong 21-0; lost! to Cheah and Low 21-24; beat, Hull end Chan 21-8.
Craigengower XI'S
v. Indian R.C.
THE STRAITS
On
almilar afternoon during December, Cotton purinered R. B. Booth, a Cambridge undergraduate, against E. A. Grat, local pre, and
W. H. Halstead, another Under- graduate, at Gog Magog, and wen on the last green. Over 500 people turned out for the game and £100 was collected.
Through matches in which he has appeared, Cotton has now raised ap- proximately £4,000.
WHILE every support is being
to those matches on be
This
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sound
of
Thoburn.
to
TC-
to
ucare. This inspired them his usual good game of plying passen Devonshire who had no option but. and was seen to better advaninge hy greater efforts, but Robinson was a Teason of his being up when re-stone wall and they could not get quired. Tomlinson was slow tor a through him. However, Freshwater
took winger but put in some fine work.
shot from well outside the Drake in goal for Middlesex was perialty area and the ball went by. decidedly off-colour as he allowed the unsuspecting Robinson to register the ball to get by him in a manner the Mids. second goal. They he would never have done when on inued pressure and forced Navy on the defensive. Til handled within form.
Parker and Bindon, a new defen- the area, but Pearson missed from was injured in sive combination for Middlesex were the spot. Roughly not up to standard and only in the the knee but the whistle robbed the closing stages of the second half did Mids, of any advantages they might they approach being good. Parker have taken with his absence.
con-
Double-centuries Record For Don Bradman
W. R. HAMMOND'S TOTAL OF 33 BETTERED
MELBOURNE, Jan. 1.-
12th against Victoria, eight of which he made for N.S.W. He has scored 13 centuries against Queensland, five v. N.S.W, and four
South Australia,
With two Shield matches still to the play, Bradmnun should reach thousand.
s
He hu yet to make 1,000 runs in Besson in Shield malches alone,
Cricket Ground,
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half of charity, Prince's Golf Club, Don Bradman broke another KUALA LUMPUR, January
His 207 to-day was his second Sandwich, is about to close down for world record to-day when he is highest tally being 181 in 1937-38. Charged with gaming in publie by the duration of the war. During the cock-Brhiing, eighteen men of dif- last conflict, the Club was requiel-scored 267 against Victoria, double century for South Australia ferent nationalilies were produced in tioned by the War Office, who paid assuring South Australia of against Victorin on the Melbourne the third court yesterday before Raja a good sum in recompense.
Hia scores in Sheffield Shield games time the War Office have no use for another Sheffield Shield win. Ayoub.
the Melbourne, Cricket Ground the ground, and few members are It was his 34th double jon
are: 31, 4, 1, 71 not sui, 80, 28 not Inspector Karim bin Abdul Latable to use the course.
over century and his 90th century out, 2, 187, 187 mot out, 77 not out. Club Habilities of With said that an officer attached, to the Brickdelds Road police station went £2,000, a private fund has been in first-class cricket, and his 357 103, 54, 35, 107, and 207. OVER 1,000 RUNS The following will represent Cral-with some constables. to Kampong started among the members, who gengower C.C: first cleven in their Bahru, a little village off Bungsar have also been asked to forward the highest score of the season. BRADMAN scored more than 1.000
order to annual subscription in
Until this season Wally. rum for Now South League cricket match against the In-Road.
About dfty or sixty people who maintain the 'greens,
Hammond (Eng.) held theat each of the other three Shield 'dian R.C. on Saturday:
Ferhaps the Club will receive`na- Zimmern (Capl.), P. 5. limerls, were gathered in an estate round a A. 11. Esmall, A. K Immail A. Les, number of fighting cocks.fed at the sistance from the war-time com- double centuries record with H. P, Lim. W Hong Sling. G. Bours. G.
33. Winch, J. L. Youngsave and . H. Zim- approach of the police. Although mittee appointed by the English escaped, the police Golf Union to assist umliated Clubs.
Bradman has now totalled 880 mer, Bearer, H, W. Handel Umpire, G. the majority
to continuo Eight fowla The second eleven against the Police were able to arrest eighteen persons.numbering some 3,200,
were solzed by the activities during the next six months. runs in Shield games this sen- wijl de represented by: . . Tranes
The Unlon has recommended to
Today's was Bradman's 84th The case was postponed and ac-all county unions and other emiliated son at an average of 221.5.
century in Shield games and his Lem, and W. K, Way. Scorer, W. Broad cused were released on ball in a sum bodies to carry on competitive golf
of $10 each.
in the ordinary way..
Laneld
(Capt.), N. Broadbridge, A. 1. Email A police.
W
B.. llambori. I, II, Iranes, A. Hung, 7 Leonard, Ch. Lock, A. M. Dear, GW
bridge.
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Wales
States,
He has also scored more than 1.000 for South Austraila "ogafnat Now South Wales, Victoria, and Queens- land.
Fleetwood-Smith capiured"". Brad- mon's wicket for the fourth time in Shield James.
C. V. Grimmett has dismissed him most times (Ve) in Shield games.
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