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May 1, 1940.
COLONY ATHLETIC MEET TO-MORROW
MAKING AN OLD COURSE NEW South China Athletic
Sam Snead Nominated The "Coming" Golfer
Swiss Combine Golf And Baseball
(By "Birdie")
IT CAN ONLY BE DONE when the Course is empty, or nearly empty. But playing the course backwards or haphazardly provide endless inter- est and enjoyment. Long holes-really long holes -can be had for the making, and short holes- really short holos are designed with equal facility.
Very few people were able to go out to the Country Club, Sheungshiu, last week-end, and there were only A foursome about a dozen players on the nine-hole course.
in the afternoon set out on this experiment, and a really very enjoyable 18 holes were played.
The longest possible hole was fother boys were top men during from the 6th tee to the 8th the time, but Saminy is over them
at least ten years," green, and it measured. I should. He'll be rst in the field for
think, a little over 60 yards, "Ife hasn't reached his peak yet. The shortest was from the 8th Everyone doesn't know it, but Sam to play his best tos to the 7th green--about 40't been able yards, It would take a mathema am for two years. When he's ticlan with permutations and rely he'll tear the coure upart, and combinations to work out all the possible variations to a course- I think it runs into hundreds.
One of the most interesting holes
turn in scores that will make them look like miniature set-ups."
According to Montresser, Snead's success lies in his perfect balance. In making his swingt he does so with
on Sunday was from the 7th tee to are that is at least a foot longer
then does anyone else. Consequent-
und 3rd green, cutting across the thy he has made himself the most fairway (that is why the course has to be empty). The player with the consistent long driver the world has honour had the nomination of the ever known,
Though Jimmy Thomson will hit
next hole, but in going first he gave three woods, and make golding his- away information to the others by tory with one of them, the other
ber of the club and the the number
two shots will shoot off into the he landed. In the 12 place where
hole-comparative- selection of
this
GOLF CUM-BASEBALL IN SWITZERLAND
Swinging Into action. The outfield are playing close in for the benefit
of the photographer. A sturdy Swiss
ive Lees: Sinead will do the same thing, about to send the hornuss on a 390-
and though he may not match Thom-yard drive.
far better-straight and anything
ly whort-the accepted lay-out of son's best drive, his average will be hole was reversed. There was no rough ground to penale a duffed tee shot-but there was very broken country to trap the one who failed
the geen. to pitch on
is an endless variety to be There is Kot out of playing a course in this
The "puck" is teed up un a rail munner-und in its playing, sume excellent Idens are to be had for course with two other boys, while about a foot from the ground, and ten-foot ash pole. future alterations;
Suead and a pair toured No. 1. Ila struck by a
that Three hundred yard drives are re- must have been on my game GEN
ENE Sarazen, America's no- day, because I came in with a 70. corded, and the object of the Belders good. (armed with their peculiarly shaped It made me feel pretty
between 280 to 350 yards down the about 2 inches in diameter fairway,
depending on the state of and one inch thick, and though way the turf.
previously made of wood is now "One time we were playing a tournament on in Chicago" went on made of leather. Montresser. "We threesomes.
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out started
I was to do the No.
in
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mination as the outstanding | Thought I must have broken a re-bats) is to stop it, and in doing so golfer of the past decade, haseerd. But a few minutes later Snead save a point.
If the batler bits the hornuss three joined with Bert Montresser in walked in with a 64.
"When that boy finally gets to the times out of bounds, he is struck volcing the opinion that Sam Snead is the man of the future point where he can play his best out" as in baseball,
far the and not so far off. Montresser game, nobody will ever beat him.
Wall and sce. He's by greatest golding machine the world has yet seen."
has a nation wide reputation in America for being able to spot a golfer's troubles at a glance. and to him have gone several of the professionals for hints.
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THE Swing had a word for the ancient game shown in the "He hasn't reached the peak yet," picture. It was hornuss-or in sald Sarazen, "but when that an English, hornet. It is a com- starts in win he's not goingt 1 win bination of golf and baseball, by only two strokes, but by te..." and the name comes from the
"Snead is you man," ways Mon- tresner,
The hornuss game is generally played in the early autumn when Switzerland's fields have been cut for the last time.
Antedating baseball and golf, the sports_that_it_tnost closely re- sembles, the game has grown in popularity since the beginning of the nineteenth century until in 1902 a special league was formed.
cient
The traditional home of the an- game is Emmenthal, in the Bernese district, where it has been It is played for centuries past.
"Bobby Jones, Gene Sura- buzzing sound made by the zen, Walter Hagen and some of the hornuss through the air.
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M. PAGH WINS CLUB SINGLÉS CHAMPIONSHIP
B. C. Fay Defeated
Three Sets To One
the
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A close-up (left) of being placed in position on the driving platform. I appears to have two grooves--one for a left handed batter.
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ATHLETES IN THE COLONY should be looking forward to Thursday, when the All-Schools and Colony athletic meet will be held under the auspices of the South China Athletic Association, at Caroline Hill.
The meet will be run on three successive days, May 2, 3 and 4. The proceeds will be donated to War Relief funds.
will
Contests commence to-mor- owing to scarcity of entries only two row, Thursday, at 9 a.m., when necesaltate heals the 110 metres hurdles and 100 motres, Following the
schools competing
are the open events, and dates: parade on the ground.
On the three days, school events will start at 10.30 n.m. after which events open to the Colony will be run.
Although not very many entries have been received, has been de cided to include a number of opra events for women.
TWENTY.ONE OPEN EVENTS THERE ARE 21 open contests, but
RACES AT NEWMARKET
(UP), The
30 Apr. LONDON, first Spring two-year-old Stakes was won to-day by Lumluary carrying 8 slona 9 lbs, Lord Derby's Estuary (8 al. & lbs) was second, and Mrs. Arthur James's Counter-scary (8 .53, Dibs.) was third.
Five ran. The odd respectively were 4/1, 100/35 and 20/1. Distances were a short head and a short hend.
May 2-110 Metres Hurdles thenis), 100 Metres (heats), 200 Metres, High Jump, Discus Throw, 1800 Metres Relay, 200 Metres Re-
lay (women).
May 3-400 Metres Hurdles, 100 Metres. Pole Metres (finals), 400 Vault, Shot Put, 100 Metres (women). Throwing the Baseball (women).
4.~~~160 May
Metres Hurdles (Anale), 200 Metron, 1,500 Metre, Throw, 400 Broad Jump, Javelin Metres Relay, 50 Metres (women). Broad Jump (women). 400 Metren Relay (women).
Recreio
Bowls Rinks
For Saturday
The following rinks have been chosen to represent the Club de Recreio in their opening. Lawn Bowls League malelies on Saturday:
Junior Cricket League Play-off
PLAY-OFF for the Junior Cricket League Champlonship be- J. Luz, C. E.
THE
tween the Indian Recreation Club and the Police R.C. will take place en the former's ground on Saturday at 2 p.m.
A neutral ground was unavailable.
Bowls Fixture Re-arranged
In view of the above match, the Third Division Lawn Bowls fixture between the Indian R.C. and the Kowloon F.C. will now take place on the latter's rinks.
"A" v. Craigongower (home),i«. F. Xavier, F. X. Soares, R. F. Luz and H. A. Alve M. Silva, J. F. V.
L. J. Silva, Ribeiro
Ribeiro
and F. X. M. Silva.
C. E. Marques, F. V. V. and C
C, G. Silva,
"B" v. Hongkong F.C. (home)- C. C. Pereira, D. C. S. Alves, A. P.
Guterres and B. Basto.
F. Machado, C. H. Basto, C.. A. Lopes and J. J. Basto.
C. F.
.and
Pere Vis, J. C. Remedios, C. Born
J.E.
Noronha Second Division v. Hongkong C.C. M. Alarcon, A. F. Noronha, (away).-M.
A. M. Rodrigues and O. P. Pereira,
J. A. Remedios, P. M. N. da Silva, fr., C. M. S. Alves and P.. Yvanovich, F. A. Xavier, A. P. Pereira jr., E. M. Remedios and E. Sousa.
ALLSOPP'S
Byroch (Weston), el Morocco (Sibritt), Epilobeum (Jones), Congratulations (Bears).
Boullion and Nuit de Noce have no M. PAGH GAINED the Hong-jockeys.
Adlas and Black Toni have scratch- ed.
kong Cricket Club Singles Ten-
his ChampionshipTMTMTM" yesterday beating B. C. Fay by 9-7, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 in the final. Pagh showed a far better control over his shots than did his opponent, and very deservedly took the
title.
Fay's strongest point Was his service, but in all other departments showed an erratic failing. He chose
Open Tennis Singles Final To-day
The final of the Colony Open Tennis Singles Cham- pionship between Tsui Wal- pui, holder, and S. A. Rumlahn will take place this afternoon at the Hongkong Cricket Club Stand Court, commencing at 4.30 p.m.
the baseline game, and by so doing undoubtedly lost a number of points that he might conceivably have gained had he stormed the net follow- ing service.
There was a keen struggle for the first set, Foy had every opportunity of winning. He broke through at the
First Y.M.C.A; Swimming Gala On May 25
EUROPEAN" Y.M.C.A. field their first full-committee swimming meet- ing yesterday evening when it was decided to hold their first monthly swimming gala on Saturday, May 25. at Û p.m..
The following events prise the programme:
Men members 50 yards handicap,
yards
Lady members" handicap.
50
will com-
aggregate
Aggregate
Mixed Novelty Race-Open. Men Members 150 Yards Mediey Team race teams of three).
Lady Members' 50 yards breast stroke handicap,
Men Members' 50 yards back-stroke handicap.
Men'
next..
Members' Diving (Mixed) -Sealed handc200 Yards Invitation free-style relay Royal Scots, Middlesex
Smail Units and Y.M.C.A. Men's Yards breast-stroke handicap. Water-polo-Y.M.C.A, V, Army Cham plons (R. Corps Signale).
An informal dance will follow the gala which is expected to take about an hour and three-quarters.
Entries will close on May 18, and handicapping will be done on May 21. Entrance fee for spectators will be
men,
tenth game, and in the succeeding40 cents, and 30 cents for service- game had two set points but failed with both. Pagh went into the lead, and eventually won the set at 0-7.
QUICK SETS
PAGII outplayed his opponent in the second set to win easily by 0-1, but in the third set he either relaxed or lost touch for Fay took the set with a similar score.
The eventual winner look over control again in the fourth set, and though Fay was imping, apparently with an injured foot, Pegh was a worthy winner. Fay strove hard with his handicap, but even had his foot been well it is doubtful whether he could have won the match..
LARGE UNITS HOCKEY FINAL
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG, JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and, Entry Forms for the Fifth Extra Reco Meeting to bu held, on Saturday, 11th and Monday, 13th May, 1940, (weather permitting) may be obtained at, the Becretary's Offico, Exchange Bullding; the Club House, Happy Valley; tho.. Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road... Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 2nd May,
THE FINAL of the Large Units 1040. Hocker Toumament will take place ́to-morrow 'at Bookunyoo between the ILK.9.R.AZ: and the Kumson Rifles. Bully-off will be në 4.30 pm.
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