Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 13, 1940.
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Around The Courses
Rugby Football
Further Seven-a-side
HENRY COTTON THINKS SAND GREENS Games This Afternoon
Improve Putting And Chipping-If You Get
To Know Them
(By "Birdio")
HERE IS WHAT the maestro-Henry Cotton -thinks of sand groons:
"Playing on a course with sand greens im provos chipping because there is so much of it to do and "'on courses where the extremes of climate provent grass greens, they are a good substituto, and the toll-tale path of the ball in the your sand shows up the accuracy or otherwise of putting stroke."
He holds no brief for sand, however, for he also thinks that grass greens, even when frozen, are better any time.
His experience of sand greens,
it appears, was gathered in
America. Ho had thought of
them as of a hard and fast put-Patty Berg Wins Fifth
ung aurface, on which no one could maintain control, but in bla own words: "Theso greens are not fast to putt on. They are like the normal grass greens. and the ball tends to pull up rather than race away."
There are, however, two types of wind greens. The first is the dry ind and the second is composed of:
(to prevent the groins oiled: sand from blowing away). The Country Club, at Sheungshiu, is the only Course in Hongkong that has sand greens, but there they are dry, and dimculty the greatest dim an windy
days is experienced on them when the cand blows around, or plies up inte little waves that stop the roll of the ball. Having played there during both dry thought the
I had weather. and wel answer to this problem was to keep them ever damp, but in a climate like this it would require constant winter- Ing I had never thought of all, *** Though they will not hold a long pitch, the shorter ones not only hold but the subsequent run is very true, and, in America, the professionals. almost look to holing out from any- where within thirty yards
The one great drawback to keep- or constantly ing the greens olled damp is the adhesiveness of the sand. After every stroke, even a six-inch putt, the hall would have to be picked up and cleaned, for the coarse gralas at sand would cause it to do funny
things,
During competitions on the Amer-
Straight Title
CORAL GABLES, Fla., (AP). -Patty Berg won her fifth straight Miami Biltmore wo- men's golf title here, defeat- ing Betty Jameson, the Na- tional champion, on the 38th hole of one of the finest, most thrilling matches ever played. between women.
It was nearly pitch dark and the two girls were verging upon exhaustion when Betty, the San Antonio star, missed
er tee shot on the short 38th and lost to the player from Minneapolis.
They had been deadlocked at the end of 18 holes, and at the end of 36.
golf (Los Angeles, Oakland San Francisco, opens): Jimmy Demaret Lawson Little Clayton Henfner Jimmy Hines
Badminton
FIRST ROUND MATCHES
OF OPEN DOUBLES Eardley And Smith Defeat Remedios And Carvalho
FIRST ROUND MATCHES in the Colony. badminton doubles championship were played at King's College and Taikoo last night, as a result of which H. Eardley and N. L. Smith, C. K. Cheah and T. T. Chin, and H. T. Woo and K. L. Lai entered the second round.
The results in full were:
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H. Earley and N. L. Smlih bent J, J. Remedios and La A, Carvalho (at King's College) 15-8, 13-15, 15-8.
C. K. Cheah and T. T. Chin best F. II. Kwok and D. Kwok (at King's College 15-5, 15-17, 15-11.
F. Koh and C. Y. Yung beat II, T. Woo and K. L. Lal (at Talkoo) 8-15, 15-8, 15-8.
The opening match at King's |
College, which everyone expect Tournament Hockey
ed would be the best of the evening, was very disappointing. Flashes of form were brief and
Army Eleven To
Craig Wood, United States Ryder far between. At most times, all Meet Club To-Day
Cup player, in putting stance. ball, apparently, has gone down.
Cricket Tournament
R. Engineers Defeat
Gunners
The
IN THE SEMI-FINAL round of the Large Units knock-out Cricket competition at Sookunpoo yesterday, Royal Engineers beat the Royal runs. The Gun- Artillery by four ners, with the exception of Brig. McLeod and Major Templer, could do little against the bowling of Par- Bons, who secured five wickets at a cost of four runs aplece.
ROYAL ENGINEERS Capt. D. C. E. Grose, lb.w., Ward and Capt. W. T. L. Wilkinson, run out
Sat Shipp. run out
Spr. Ratcliffe, e Barsby, b Ward $2,375 Cpl. Shaw, 1.b.w., Baraby 1.940 Capt. F. L. Freeman, not out Spr. Bailey, not out 1,583
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L/Cpl. TWO matches in the second
bat.
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four players, Eardley, Smith, Remedios and Carvalho, exneri-
The following Army team will meni enced difficulty with high shots, and committed frequent errors. Ithe Hongkong Hockey Club in the Winners first moich of the annual triangulor the first set, the ultimate
between the concentrated on Carvalho, who was hockey tournament badly off form, and jumped into an Royal Navy, the Army and the Club. 11-3 lead, before the Recrelo pair. This game will take place this after- mainly through Remedios, managed to noon at 5 p.m. at Sookunpoo. strike anything like form.
They won five points, but it was the end, and the St. John's pair tool
the set at 15-8.
The second set was more
even. Both sides took turns in the lead, and though Eardley and Smith wern particularly brilliant mid-court and at the net, they were poor from the baseline, and the Recreto pair even- tually won 15-13.
Sgt. Dobson. (RE.); Ple. Stickley (M'sex) and Datta Ram (Raja.); Sgt. Ure (M'sex), Capt. Hook (R.A.) and Sgt. Croston (RE); Shah Wali (Rajs.). Sgt. Homberg (R.E.), L. Pritam Nath (Rajs.). Nerrain Singh
and Partaub (Kumaons)
Singh
(Kumaons).
On the Club Ground
(By "Fly-half")
IMPORTANT SEVEN'S ties are to be played off this afternoon on the Club ground, beginning at 4.30 p.m., and attendance at the match will mean support for the B.W.O.F.
ONLY ONE MATCH IN OPEN SINGLES
Police, conquerors of the com- bined small unita, ahould havo little difficulty in advancing an- other step. Their display on Monday, however, was far from
convincing, and the 8th Heavy
Regt. "B" might surprise them.
ILMS. ARAWA play the Royal There was only one match in the Scots "A" at 4.50 p.m., and will have
Colony tennis championships playeil to minimise their tendency to over- yesterday, J. L. C. Pearce beating idleks if they are to score. of the
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They are
Peter U in three sets, 9-11, 0-1, 6-3, nctually the dark horses la a poor game. Both players were tournament, and might be able to railty of aver-hitting, and were both penetrate the Scots defence. How- erratle and inaccurate,
ever, I think the Scots, who are The complete score were:
runnera up in the Army Sevens Tourney, will just gain the verdict. OPEN SINGLES
THE BEST GAME J.L.C. Pearce beat Peter U, 9-11, | 6-1, 6-3.
THE BEST GAME of the afternoon OPEN DOUBLES
should be scen when Tomar and Small Ships "A" meet the Army T. C. Monaghan and T. J. Gould Champions, the Royal Engineers. received walk-over from Wong Hok-This match is at 5.10 p.m., and has nany and Lee Chi-man.
all the possibilities of being the of the tournament
HANDICAP SINGLES
Walte
captatch
the Army side, has been tackling and
G. W. Sewell (-4/6) beat A. T. Dow attacking very well of late, and there (-3/6) 0-1, 7-5.
HANDICAP MIXED DOUBLES
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T. A. Pearce and Mrs. J. Armstrong (-15) bent Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Burnett (-15/2) 3-6, 6-3, 0-2.
Free Drinks At Lincoln Race Meeting
a possibility of his holding Clark so well as to give Prut littic of the ball. In attack, Walle should be able penetrate past Clark. Paul and Sevens, for Tamor, are a dangerous pair. A great deal will depend on the scrum-halves.
AT 5.30 PM, 5th AA. "D", replacing the Doctors team, will be lup against a strong "combination in the 8th Heavy Regt. The Bth should win by a big score.
AT 5.50 P.ML, the Powerful Club "A" seven meet the 6th A.A. "A", conquerors of the Royal Scots "B" Club should win this encounter with
LONDON, Mar. 3 (Reuter)-case. Lincoln Town Council want ideas for improving their race meeting,
among the suggestions now being where the Lincolnshire Handicap considered.. will be run on April 3. There is The Council want to make Lincoln one reservation. They must not famous for its food, and special atten- tlon la being directed to the catering. Thic stands are to be decorated and cost a lot of money. next An extensive rebuilding scheme
the public room refurnished... Car which had been planned bad to be parking arrangements have been re- vised to facilitate a quicle 'get away. shelved on account of the war.
If the war continues, there may be more than one meeting at Lincoln weather is bad are this year.
and 13-7. The University pair woke dazzling shots The Recreio rally had ended. The up, and in a series
11-0 drew up to 12-13 before service winners romped away into a
and though changed hands again. The Kwoks Icad in the Onal set, Remedios came to the fore once more won one more point, but on with some fine cross-court shots, he service the Varsity pair. levelled the could not prevent the set going to score at 14-14. They selted three
points. Eardley and Smith at 15-0.
A DING DONG match
Free hot drinks to patrons, and Cheah and Chin led 1-0, and then the provision of braziers in the public the Kwoks. drew level 1-1. The stands if the A GREATER struggle was seen in service changed hands several times
.
10 the second match. The Kwoks put without further score, and then the up a very fine fight against a more Kwoks gained the two points for the 137 brilliant pair of opponents David set at 17-15.
Kwok was in fine fattle, but Frank
The third cet was a repelition uti was something of a passenger in the combination. Cheah and Chin took the second. The scores were more or less even until the Kwoks were ahead at 11-10, but at this stage the Varsity In the second set, the Kwoks pair Jumped into "elling" form and showed something of an understand- scored five points in a row for the ing, and established a lead at 10-5 set and match.
(for 5 wickets dec.)
Pelham, Sat. Denyer, Sgt round of the Mixed Four- Megson and Major W. W. Parsons did not
Bowling Analyats can sand courses, there is on each somes competition were played green a man with a mat like an in at the Country Club last Sun- varied door-mat, which he drags around the green, beginning from the day. Eight of the better play- pin and working outwards. It keeps era of the Club were-involved, the sand level, and obliterates the and the results were: nurka of previous putting In or- Miss A. Sequlera and P. K. C. Tyau dinary rounds, each player is pro-beat Mr. and Mrs. F. E. A. Remedies vided with a sort of folded brush, z up. which can go into the bag, and which
It is re-
Mrs. A. J. Kew and T. Y. C. Lee and A. W. la used to wipe out any marks made beat Miss Molly Churn
On such greens, this is a great
and 2. TOR Itamsey 3 point In etiquette, and
The first of these two matches was grettable that at the Country Club a great struggle. Tyau and partner there are yet members who cannot turned four up, but their opponents smooth over, the little plis made by fell into stride over the second nine their approach shots, much less the Cracks made by their puttsoles, and with just a little more luck might have taken the match to the
Cotton concludes his articlo,. Day 10th or even have won. On the 12th log "they are really easy to play, once green, Tyau rented almost on the lip you get to know the greens, but if of the cup to lay Mrs. Remedios a there has been rain, and the rest of stymie. Though only one foot from the course is soft and holding, it is the cup, and with one stroke in hand. dificult to get used to pltching almost she had to putt around, and the hole
was halved. right up to the green, but not on the actual putting surface."
LATEST standings for the 1940 Harry Vardon Trophy of the Professional Golfers' Association of America are: Jimmy Demaret, Houston,
Texas****
00 pts.
30
Jimmy Hindes, Great Neck Horton Smith, Oak Park, Ill. 28 Ben Hogan, White Plains,
N. Y.
Dick Meiz, Oak Park, I... Olin Dutra, Los Angeles 23 Jimmy Thomson, Chicopee,
.. Mass
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16
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10
#
Al Kreuger, Beloit, Wis.
On the 15th green Tyau and part- ner were only two up (despite the
Darby Ward Dobbinsan Thorpe Plummer
ROYAL ARTILLERY Brig. T. McLeod, b Farsons Capt. Ingram. Italcliffe Capt. Hook, b Ratcliffe Lt. Plummer. e Shipp, b Denyar Lt. Skipworth, b.w. Parsons Ghr. Barsby, a Shipp, b Persons Major Templer, b Shaw B.Q.M.S. Beatle, b Parson up. Ward. b Shaw Dabbinzon, hot out Thorpe.. b Parsons
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Grand National Call-Over
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the first set at 15-5.
Riggs Gives Voice To His Life's Ambition
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., (UP-By Air Express),-If ambition means anything, Bobby Riggs deserves some sort of medal. All he wants to do is win the national singles tennis championship three times, then start working for a living.
previous incident), and the Remedios were again within 18 inches of the
"I can't get hepped up over this Since 1914, Big Bill Tilden and] cup. But Tyau, from well outside
Fred Perry were the only ones small fry," he said. "I like to turn
on the heat
when the chips are on the green, holed out in the style that
to win the title as many as three the line when there's a big title at Colton says professionals in America
London, Mar. 12. almost look forward to doing, The
times. Ellsworth Vines and stake. I'm still a kid-be 22 next The following were to-day's call- odds were very conceivably in the Remedios favour to win the hole, over prices for the Grand National: Don Budge were right fair tennis month-end still have plenty to learn. and instead of their opponents being Kilstar, Sterling Duke 100-1 fter-players, but they won it but I don't think its unreasonable to sup-
on pose I'll keep one up and three to go, they were cd, 15-1 taken, Smnethis 100-8 twice. Of course they sue-uybe win those three nationals in dormie three. Yet their lead was 20-1 t... Venturesome Knight 18-1 c.cumbed to the call of gold and a row."
33-1 1, reduced to dormie one; but winning 20-1 t.. Workman 28-1 o.,
100-7 Professor II o.-Reuter.
IT the last hole, they won two up.
LEADING money winners for the P.G.A. winter tournament
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Rajputana Rifles Win Cross-Country Race
THE ARMY cross-country race beld yesterday, was won by Rifleman Amar Singh, of the Rajoutana Rifles, with Naik Ahmed Khan, HK.S.R.A., second, and Rifleman Bishan Khan, Kuinaon Rifles; third.
Draft Programmes and Entry
The distance was six miles, stare Forma for the Second Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, Ung from the Folo ground, round
Kowloon City behind the 23rd and Monday, 25th March, ranges, and back. The winner's time 1940, (weather permitting) may be was 37 mins 20, socs, obtained at the. Secretary's Office,
Married v. Single Game Altogether ine units, comprising At Hongkong C.C. [xchange Building: the Clik 130 men, look: burt'in the race, and high
all
turned professional-something young Riggs never, never in- tends to do.
Dobby, 21.and on his honeymoon, took time out from his practice on! the Roney-Plaza courts to explain:
"I'm interested in only one thing I want to win the American tie three times. I got my first leg that trophy last summer, and now I'm golug to do my darndest to win another this year, and the third one In 1941. Then, maybe, I can win it a couple of more times, retire, and devote all my time to the ad- vertising business.
"A TOUGH TIME”
An
De-
three been
cock-
Improving and
THE DAVIS CUP.
BOBBY believes America could win
back the Davis Cup this year- if it was going to be in competition. "Last year at Philadelphia," he said, "we were the underdogs. Frankle Parker, and I vowed to get the U.S. off to a flying start. We upset the dope by both winning our opening singles matches.
"Maybe that made un ttlo. cocky, but we blew the series. We only needed to win one of the three remaining matches. Those opening. defeats inspired the Australians, and then as that wasn't enough, wor was declared. The thought that maybe the Aussies were playing their ast Davis Cup matches made them unbeatable. Against that kind of inspiration, there is nothing you enn do but take it on the chin."
CHANGED VIEWS
ARMSTRONG WANTS "NO MORE" OF GARCIA
JES CORTES, Manila boxing promoter who offered Ceferino Garcia and Henry Armstrong P80,000 to stage a return bout in Manila under his promotion, recently an-answer-from-his-repre sentative in the States that Armstrong wants "no more" of Garcia.
The two fought to a draw recently him, and. hos no plans of attempting and Cortes sought to get a réturn to lift the Filipino bolo puncher's
world middleweight crown. match for Manila,
As welterweights, Armstrong de-
The cable received by Cortes in- dicates that Armstrong belleves Garela is too big and powerful for feated Garcia.
As well forget your
when hunting
gun
as forget
your-
PETER
CINCE Riggs married Catherine Fischer of Chicago in early cember, he has played in southern tournaments, and benten in all of them. · Ils sureness of the past is gone.
AST season Riggs would have completed the course with the The following tarms will play in the Houso, Happy Valley; the Hong exception of the Signals. The results Married awe Bington match alongkong Bobby even admited he might discounted some of the younger
Saturday, at a pant Kong Club; the Sports Club; and weto, Rajpulong Rifles, startled Mitchell (Capt national three years In a row. now he is figuring seriously on get
IIK.- Cricket Club on
have a "tough time! In winning the stars with a andp of his fingers, but al S.R.A. Kumaon
8th the Stables, Shan Kwong Road."
Regiment, RAAstrations. Burr, 13. Commdry W., O vearningo she wouldn't have minded ting some stiff competition. at Forest RADI, 12th Himent, ;. RA. Harvey, Chad, Che Holmen, 11) Chm predicting, as Ave-yent:conquest in 1ills this year from "Don MÀN Entries done at 13 o'clock 6, 8th Heavy 1
2.7% Tinnie, Cent NOON on Thursday, 14th March, Middlesex; and 18 Royal Scots,
pah II NGA ATENDO His Excellency the General Officer/Hugnen. H> J. D. Lowej 11. B. W. Paterson, Intoglos; doublecand mixed play, with Welby van Horn, Wayne Sabin bed
„Crowe, Bator W. G.
Dị: B, Robb, B- Wyz Bloute.
By Order Per Game Commanding Major-General ALE.
Cabell Congratulated in the winners, blake, N., D. Booker /135,
D.. Kimber CA CB BROWN, after which Mrs. Grasett gave away Lloyd."
Secretary, the prizes.
Parsons,
film no qualifications Kow (3 avizi otharipaone may kantangan pent Taymes
Lawrence,
Riggs had a ready answer, however, nr his recent defeats hy Don McNeill, Bryan Grant and Henry Prusoft..
may be improved, but be better too, ho maid I'm on top now, and I'm going to slay up ihare.”
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