Around
Wednesday,
The
TRIUMPH FOR THE
Cotton-Havers (Gutty)
Lawn Bowls
Beaten By Braid-Herd LEAGUE
America's "Finest" Shot
Of The Year
(By "Birdio")
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
OPENING ON MAY 4
Twenty-Eight Teams In Threo Divisions
A MEETING of the Lawn Bowls Association Council was
discussed. It was
an-
Courses
April 10, 1940.
MODERN BALL
VERY LITTLE GOLF NEWS is filtering through from Home, and it was only very recent-held yesterday. The Vice-P ly that the result of the much publicised match-sident, Sir Atholl MacGregor, the gutta porcha ball v. the modern ball-was re-presided, supported by the Hon. ceived. It was originally intended that Henry Secretary, Mr. R. P. Phillips and
a large number of members. Cotton partner Archie Compston against Jamos The formation of the League Braid and . H. Taylor, but for some reason was Compston and Taylor were replaced by A. Gnounced that 28 teams had enter- ed, and a suggestion was put for Havers, 1923 Open Champion, and Sandy Herd, ward that they be split into 10 1902 Open Champion and first man to win the teams in the first division, 10 in the second and eight in the third. title using the modern ball.
This was approved. Kowloon and Civil Service will be promoted from the third to the second divi sion.
The younger men smacked the old "guttie" with everything they had. They made an impression, all right, they knocked them so much out of shape that they had to use in all seven balls during the round,
4.
The Lengue will commerce on May The President (Mr. G. S. Archbutt).
Badminton Championship. Finals Arranged For April 22 And 24
AT A MEETING of the badminton championships sub-committee held yesterday, it was decided to hold the finals of the Colony badminton championships on Monday, April 22 and Wednesday, April 24.
The two men's gingles matches will be played at the Club de
MIXED DOUBLES Recreio on April 22 at 8.30 p.m.,
SEMI-FINAL AT TAIKOO
fand the mixed doubles and men's doubles finals at the Kowloon Cricket Club on April 22, at the same time.
Miss Khoo And Yong Beat Miss Silva And Oliveira
MISS ULIAN KHOO
and K. I.
The finalists in these events pre:
SENIOR SINGLES
C. Au v. P. H. Wong.
JUNIOR SINGLES
Smith v. W. Gilles.
MIXED DOUBLES
K. L. Yong and Miss U. Khoo v.
Yong entered the final of the mixed doubles badminton championship, at P. II. Wong and Miss W. Cheung,
MEN'S DOUBLES
Talkoo last night, when they beat Afiss Silva and AL A. Oliveira, `15-10. 11-15, 15-4.
K. L. Yong and H. F. Chow. v. C. Poor understanding was largely Au and P. II. Wong.
Admission charges on both evenings the defeat of the responsible for
I have never seen A gutta scene thne took out his sand iron, the Secretary, and Messrs, A. Ilyde Portuguese pair, for it was in this will be 49 cents, and it is hoped to percha ball, but am given to and, at the risk of curling the Loy, A. W. Grimmitt, E. Sous and direction that they lost many points, wind up the current senson on the form Olivera played quite well and proved presentation of league and champion- night of the doubles finnis with the understand that it is not unlike out of bounds, cut it out from two V. Chittenden were elecicd
inches deep and dropped two feet
special competition committee.
match for Yong If equal
not from the pin.
Discussion also ensued on the in-on It would have been a good end to terport which Sir Atholl said would better, but he lacked the support of ship trophies.
partner who, apart from a few the story to relate that Metz sork be held in the Colony. that puti, but he missed.
It was also put to the meeting good smashes, was generally out of whether another committee should be position. Miss Khoo was the out- standing player of the match and it
i
NO MORE SPOONS
Thin
be erratic.
Fielded Only Seven Men
Saints Draw Rest From Spectators
a squash rackets ball. Perhaps, a bit more solid. It takes a lot of strength to hit it a little way. Havers and Cotton wore thus handicapped to offset the dif- ference in ages of the pairs. It ERE is a story from the Lincoln elected to have charge of the enter was she who played a large part inį has been estimated that the park course, San Francisco. The tainment, In 1938, said Sir Athol,the victory for Yang was Inclined to
committee under- scene Wall a 130-yard blind hate the competition
took the additional duties of selection difference in the usage of both (par 3). foursome had just took
ball commitice and a separate entertain-
ERRATIC PLAY kinds of balls is about six Anished putting out when
tment committee was appointed. The The average per 18 landed on the green a foot from the question was deferred for considera- strokes.
AIDED by erratic play by Yong. One of the foursome edged the
Oliveira tion.
Miss Silva and
quickly holes in the last four rounds of pin.
jumped into a 3-0 lead in the first the British Open, prior to 1902, ball into the cup with his foot,
A player cone over the rise, and
set, and at one time led 0-4, but was 78.5, while from 1929 to asked: "Did you see a ball come over
thereafter they gradually fell away. It was announced that the Associa At this stage, Miss Khao was playing here?" 1939 the average was 72.
The reply was: "Yes. Was that tion had run out of Aikenhead
brilliantly and with a sight Improve- St. Joseph's have done it again! The "guttle" WDS Introduced
Shield spoons. This question was
ment in the play of her partner, Seven members of the team turned up around 1848, prior to which stuffed your bill-it's in the cup."
Oh, boy, that's swell, replied also held over to the next meeting. they drew level at 9-0 and won the for their First Division League match feather boils were la use. These ather." That makes a 7."
Discussion ensued over the by-set with the loss of only one more against South China "B" at Caroline latter were of n leather covering.
laws governing competitions and it and the feathers were stuffed inside
was decided to bring byc-laws
al- polni, through a slit which was afterwards THE last of the Country Club come ready in existence up-to-date and The second set was featured
petitions at Sheungshui was into line with the International brilliant play by Oliveira. It may be imagined that the feather played on Sunday last, when C. H. T. Bowling Board. Mr. V. Chittenden Silva, who until then did not seem balls did all sorts of tricks. When Suen and Miss L. G. Ablong beat G. (convener), Sir Atholl and Mr. B. E. to do anything right, also improved severely smited they lost shupe, Lee and Miss E. Heang by 5 and 3 Maugham were appointed to form a and as a result it come as no surprise went high into the air or sometimes in the Mixed Foursomes Anal. The Committee to deal with this.
that they won this set, thought at one burst occasionally doing all three winners turned 3 up, and the match
time they were behind, things at once. But actually, these was over 18 holes.
sewed up.
Incidents were
siderable distances
Some rare.
сол- John were hit.
"STYMIE" ON
*
the fairway near- ly had two players in trouble.
Gibson, in 1786, made successive A drives of 102, 104, 180, 201 and 201 yards, and only a rise before the hole By n freak, their two drives rested within four inches of each other in With a slight ac a direct line for the hole. Being prevented a run. cline, Gibson has hit some 222 yards.
about the rules, but. an exception, and little hazy fenther balls were usually only good knowing that such a stymie on the for short distances, good for either the same ruling to the fairway, and and a short time, green meant a pick-up, they applied
But this was
INTER-SCHOOL
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
ANTI-CLIMAX
scare.
(By "Rex")
H yesterday, and they had to draw again from the crowd to make up a by scrap team. In order not to disappoint Miss the
spectators. walking the ball to the St. Joseph's South China "B'a" forwards, after
not to arca, made glorious efforts
Some shots were attempted by their left winger, which Sammy Tsang did well to save. Luk Tat- hung was well up most times, too came in for some shots at goal.
St. Joseph's forwards had occasions when they raided South China's arca, but they lacked combination, despite being helped to a great extent by Honniball and Leonard.
THE FINAL SET proved an anti- ellinax for the Portuguese pair scored only four points. Not only did they fail to maintain their form shown in the previous set but they also com- bined very badly. On the other hand, Miss Khoo and her partner played Under the auspices of the Chinese brilliantly, both individually and as a Y.M.C.A. 15 school teams will par- team, and right from the start went and the final Students Basketball Tournament
p.m. to-day at the Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A. Waterloo Road.
~They had the tendency" 'ta" veeron-the-player whose ball was nearer ticipate in the Kowloon Middle School into a commanding lead.--
un fo paths of their own.
་
渤
up,
Π
hole,
and picked
then replaced his ball, after his opponent had hit.
The rule (No. 16) states that when THE
HE gulty come in. It required a ball is within one club's length
very lofted club to get them off another ball on the.
Mr. Fung Tong, principal of the Pul .fairway, the ball the ground, but the playing of them nearer the hole may, at the option Ching Junior Middle School and a called for a greater amount of preci- of either the player or opponent, be member of the executive board of the sion and accuracy. They went well lifted until the other ball is played. Kowloon Y.M.C.A.. will act as chair- The game will be started by uff irons (so I read), but a
If either ball is moved in so doing, man. badly wood resulted in a stinging of the no penalty is incurred. If the lie of Mr. Lam Chee-tung.
In some cases the damage the lifted ball is impaired by the Entrants for the Boys' Champlon- Aingers. done to the wood club-head was playing of the other's stroke, the ball ship are-Pul Ching Middle School, Youk Gee Middle quite severe, so that golfers covered stall be replaced as near as possible Milton College, their drivers and spoons with strips to his previous ile.
School, Canton Middle School, South of leather.
China Middle School, Sing Som School, Ling Tung Middle School, Anglican College, Heung Kong Middle ze Sze Middle School, and Hing Wali Middle School.
מת
No. 10
School, Yeuk Gee, Sze Sze, and the
Some old schools retain the opinionHILE reading that rule, I noted that a return to the gutty would be WIL for the belter, and to must golfern
“a player in en the suggestion would be fantastle. titled to place his feet firmly on the
Entrants for the Girls' Champlon- Nothing compares with the pleasure ground when taking his stance, but
not allowed to bulid that ship arc-Pul To Girls Middle derived from hitting a long straight he is ball, and it isn't likely that golfers stance." will shelve that pleasure for the Does this apply to worming one's Canton and Heung Kong Middle benent of making the game more feet well into the sand in a bunker Schcols. difficult.
In order to get a good foot-hold? The following will play this after There are enough worries in golt That would be digging a stance and noon-Milton v. Yeuk Gee; Canton v. as it is!
not building one. I know of one or South China; Anglican v. Pui Ching. two players who squirm around in until their feet have WHAT, In America, has been re- the sand
garded as the golf shot of the touched rock bottom, as it were. year was performed by Dick Metz Incidentally, it has been noticed
in
that there
is yet insuficient attention
the recent San Francisco match play that Open. He was playing Horton Smith (or courtesy)
Club. Country
being paid to pitch on the sand greens at the In the semi-final, and on the 10th marks hole, which required two full wood
It is the simplest shots to reach, his brassie shot cut thing in the world to smooth over right over the green and buried itself these le marks with the rubber walst high in a bank.
soled shoes that players are supposed Metz studied the lie, and after to wear-but there are still absent- minded ones (I hope) who neglect to
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
do.no.
Scottish Soccer Results
In
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WESTERN
4 Clyde
TSUI WAI-PUI
IN SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS
and he
After a goal-less first half, South China "B" went in to score two goals, whistle blew to an accompanying sigh of relief.---
DON BRADMAN HEADS BATTING AVERAGES
New South Wales Win Sheffield Shield
SYDNEY, Mar. 19 (Reuter)-Beating Victoria by
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177 runs in the final match at Sydney Cricket Ground, New TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY South Wales won the Sheffield Shield, the premier trophy in Australian cricket.
BRADMAN
This is the twenty-second Victoria
Queensland time that New South Wales have!
DON won the Shield, whereas Victoria
once agin have won it sixteen times and heads the batting averages for the season, his figures this time being South Australia, last year's win-132.75 for ten innings, while W. J. ners, six times. Queensland, O'Reilly is the best bowler with 52 who entered the competition only wickets at 13.55 runs ench, in the 1926-27 season, have so
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follows:
TSUI WAI-PUI, present tennis single champion, was hardly ex- tended to eliminate Leung Ping- chiu in the singles tournament at New South Wales the Hongkong Cricket Club South Australla yesterday, in straight sets by 6-3,
6-2:
football playing at the dictation of former.
The champion's wide command of the various strokes of the game left LONDON, Apr. 9 (Router)-The Leang no avenues to exploit, and Draft Programmes and Entry following were the results of matches from the very start, the latter was Forms for the Fourth Extra Race played Mecting to be hold on Saturday, Regional Leagues: 20th April, 1940 (weather permit- ting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- St. Mirren ing: the Club Houso, Happy Valloy; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong" Road,
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 11th April, 1940.
By Order,
Celtic
P.W.
Australian
1st Inn.
Hassett two each, and the following W.L.Pis. one each-Barnett, Benmes, Brad
80 20 man, McCabe, Miller, K. Ridings, 211 Solomon, Tamblyn and Walle.
Here are the leaders of the com- plete averages:-
Woman's World Record For 880
D. G. Bradmon
I Hasselt
A: adcock
M. G. Waite
Tsul took the, firal game, and then
W. A. Brown PERTH, March 25 (Itouier)-Miss H. Mudca after Leung had drawn level, went on
M. Cohen to annex the mucceeding four. He Belty Judge, at Perth won the 880) C. Belomon
championship of slackened somewhat and Leung took yards
Westerns, J. McCabe 1 Queen O'Sh. 1 two more.names before Tsul went out Australla in 2 minutes 24.7 seconds, G. Barnes
G. Tamblyn which is claimed to be a world's re- H; A. Barnett the winner at 0-3.
The progress of games in the second cord. She broke the Stato record by it. E. Rogers set was similar to that of the first. 3.8%, and the world's record by 1.08. 1. Stovers
*Not Out. He led 3-1, and allowed his opponent
20.04. The world's figures of 2 m. one more game before taking that stands to the credit of M, Lines, of cet and the match.
Great Britain, the time being register. T. Klos jed In 1022. Since that date women J. Stackpoola
J. Ell have rarely competed over such long Grimmett distances.
Ding Miss Judge's claim of 2 m. · 24.78. | G. Luen. will have to receive omelal confirme son
C. Penner vilon before being placed on the list of W, 3. D'ailly
records,
O, Burton ...
St. Paul's College Athletic Meet
The annual athletle meeting of St.j Paul's College will take place at Caroline Hill on Friday, commencing Int 1.30 p.m. Ten will be served at Socrotary.4 p.m.
*C. B. BROWN,
To-day's Programmo
OPEN DOUBLES
Wong Fook-nam and Lam Kwan
J. Gonsalves and A. V. Remedios.
BATTING
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230
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