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Demaret Gets Fun Out Of Serious Golf
Course Improvements At The Country Club
(By "Birdio")
Wednesday,
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Money Winners
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
These Bgures do not incluste the SL Petersburg Open, which nefied De- inaret $700, or the North and South Open, whleh gave Hogan $1,000,
Jimmy Demarot
Ben Hogan
$5,377 $2.785
Lawson Little
$2,442
$2.270
Byron Nelson and Sam
Snead $1,840
Clayton Heffner
HARRY VARDON TROPHY
These figures also exclude points
naments:
Deinaret
logan.. Horton Smith Dick Metz and Tony
171 pts.
04 pts.
60 pts.
Peina
52 pts.
FEW YEARS AGO, Jimmy Demaret, of Kained in the above mentioned tour- Houston, Texas, was a $1-a-day caddie-to-day he has carved his way to the front ranks of the pro- fessionals. Since January 5 he has won five of the foremost American tournaments (the Oakland, San Francisco, New Orleans, St. Potersburgh and Western Opens) and leads the money winners with a total of over $6,000.
Henry Picard topped the pros. last year with a grand total of $10,303, and in view of the recent announce. ment by the American P.G.A. that the summer will see a further ten tournaments aggregating $75,000 in prize money, there is every possibility that Demaret will pasa Picard's total before the summer is over.
Unsuccessful Efforts To
Organise Cricket
Courses
May 8, 1940.
LEADING PRO.
31-a-day caddle be hus Jimmy Demaret studying the lie. From risen to be the foremost money-making golfer in the United States to-day. He plans to try for every major golf title this year.
CARDINALS' RECORD-BREAKING
WIN OVER DODGERS
"OK."
BUNNY AUSTIN COMPARES OLD AND NEW
Fred Perry.
Athletic Invitation To Philippines May Be Withdrawn
TOKYO, May 7 (Domci).The Tokyo Amateur Athletic Association may be forced to withdraw, its invitation to the Philippine Athletic Association to participate in the coming East Asin Athletic Turnament, which is expected to be held here from June 6, because of the attitude of the Philippine organisation in regard to steamship accommodation.
W. G. Clarke Wins S'hai Billiards Title
The Philippines were expected | to send one of the leading teams | to the contests and had com- pleted their selection of 76 athletes. Preparations have been made to give the athletes a warm welcome, but with thei date of their departure for] Japan nearing, their demands championship final was played last In regard to shipping, accom-week between W. G. Clarke and G. modation have been impossible D. Nicholl. The game, a thousand to on account of the war-time up, was, a very even our, W. G. situation and the scarcity of cabins Clarke winning by the narrow mar- on the Japan-Munila Une.
İgin of fourteen pointa,
Adequate accommodation is not valiable, even though the ilner Atsuta Maru has been designated one: of the shilps to bring the athletes here.
Athletic The Japanese Amateur Association has therefore been ob- liged to request the Filipino nilileles lu be satisfied with third-cluss, ac-} commodation with the treatment of second-class passengers. The Filipino! Association,
demands however, second-class accommodation for oil
Its members.
COMPROMISE TERMS
AS compromise, it has been pro-
The Shangbal Club Billiards
Provisional Football Programme
For 1940/41
LONDON,
May 7 (Reuter)~~A
NEW YORK, May 7 (UF').—Joe DiMaggio returned to the New York
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (UP)—posed that firstly, If a Japanese But Demaret is not just an-; When Denaret blossomed out two
Yankees line-up for their match the he caught ngo;
against the Detroit Tigers to-day, but W. H. (Bunny) Austin, nine times vessel is used, the athletes shall be provisional football programme for eye of other successful and serious years
to win. The member of Uritish Davis Cup teams given first-class food and the use of next season arranges Clubs into four talled to help them
Sectional and the world's fourth ranking player decks for training, and other pur-Sections,
Championships money-maker. "Colourful" several professionals, and nearly all were agreed that his was an almost
Surrey's efforts to arrange com»
Tigers won by 4-2. on regional seems to be his general descrip- perfect swing. Sound and compact, peiliiro cricket, even
DIMartio injured his knee cartii-two years ago, predleted that it would poses, but with third-class cabins; will be declded on goal average, and tion by American sports writers he is always straight and lang. He nes, has not met with success,
An offletal club statement admitted age during the opening match of thelbe "many years" before amateur secondly, in case of sailing on forelim the first eleven teams in each Section
with
third-class ne- Competition. Others must play In and that, doesn't refer to his considers concentration on the fore-! clothes, the startling hues ofits and hands the most importat this, but declared that "for the berio season, and though he was limping tennis produces players to compare vessels, second-class treatment shall qualify for the Brst round of the Cup
commodation.
the Preliminary rounds, home and thing in golf.
fit of the public and members of the slightly to-day, said that his leg was with Don Judge. Ellsworth Vines and be furnished
If these compromise terms are re-away, on February 1 and 8. club an effort must be inade to pro-
The St. Louis Cardinals established
Austin, touring America in the injected, it has been decided to with- The First Round will be played on vido first-class cricket."
when other
they
armament programme, said the war
At the same time, it will be neces- on March 3. number of two-day matches in 1940, Brooklyn Dodgers 18-2. Their seven had halted the development of young sary to ask the Filipino Association both with other counties and with the Services. They propose that the home runs tied the League record
be quallfention rule relaxed and their 20 hits which were good for 40 bases set up a new record, and their that players will play for any one 13 extra-base hits tied record and the 29 extra bases that resulted therefrom set up a new one.
The complete scures were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
He is a giant with the spoon. have mentioned that before, but 1 would recall his tour shots that Inid 11 the foundation for his reputation. Was more less in fun thai he
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which have been said to dazzle. His consideration of golf as a ganic the crowds. He takes a refresh- and only game could well be ing air to his tournament games, followed by many. and with delightful abandon ever strives to thrill his WITH the planting of more and more trees to line the fairways followers with seemingly im
of the Country Club, Sheungshiu, the possible shots.
course is rapidly assuming attractive fentures. Though the trees are
Fet young, and are only about four feet high, it is easy to see what improve- cuts they are to make. At the mo ment there is no punishment for n dropped four balls and drove them mice or hook-bulis lying near the Clean across a 200-yard river.
trees fre
And picked impressed enthusiast had a surveyor yasing
ensure the distances, and three dropped within two club lengths, and in a spot where the shot is not were 243 yards and the other 239 likely to damage any of the
rounding trees.
They line the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and He has A temperament Ideally ith fairways, and when they have sulted for golf. His nerves are
to be for alright they had
the grown-woe belide the wayward.
But there is a simpler and much finish of the St. Petersburg Open. Both Demaret and Byron Nelson put more immediate way of improving their second shots of the last hole the course, and that is by bunkers. square on the green the former four As they are at the moment, there feel from the pin, and the latter eight, are only three holes with bunkers Nelson sank his patt, leaving Demarci and only one that is a really serious to drop his to avoid a tle and play-proposition. The 1st green is ele- bail vated some ten feet and has two off. Straight as
the sides, but the plunked Into the cup.
can be made with
those
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Surrey will, therefore, arrange a two new batting records and led onterests of un International moral re-draw the Invitation to the Philippines. February 15 and. 22, and the Final
county in the season.
RACING DRIVER KILLED
Detroil
New York
Cleveland Boston
INDIANAPOLIS, May 7 (UP) George Bailey, a 38-year-old Detroit motor racing driver, was fatally in-Chiengo jured here to-day when his car Philadelphia smashed into a retaining wall on the speedway when he was travelling at 120 m.p.h.
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But his golf 5th (176 has ther than being a good Club profes-ker some teen or twenty yards, chosen to represent the Hongkong) sional and greenkeeper. Though the introul_and_is_more of a mental Electrio R.C. in a lawn bowls league
hazard than anything.
The 7th, another short hole (163 demands correct
shot, yards),
game has been his means-of-liveli- hood since schooldays, it has always been a game and nothing more. The business end of golf for him is giving lessons at the Brne Burn Country Four bunkers trap anything else. Club, Houston, where he is in full I believe that when a suggestion charge and where he studies grass for more extensive sand traps was fertilizers.
put forward some time ago, it was shouted down because it made the course too difficult for the beginners!
Only Sam Snead can be said to match him in gullery popularity.
SPALDING "TOP-FLITE"
A Racket
that's built
for
Speed
open throat
makes every shot a split-second FASTER
The Top-Flite" was originally designed by the world-famous W. T. Tilden and used by him in all his most famous successes.
MAMAK &
CO.
(Leading Exclusiva Sports. Outfitters In South China) Kowloon.
Tal. 56469.
match against-the-Kowloon.F.C..on the latter's ground on Saturday:
A. P. Tarbuck, R. A. Owens, C. E.
F. Lunny. Gahagan and
A. G. Gardner, R. F. Gregory, H. 5. McKay and A. F. Paul.
W. E. Macfarlane, V. Sorby, G. T. Padgett and G. G. S. Thomson.
Iteserve, W. E. Orchard.
Baseball Meeting
“St. Louls"
Home runs for the Cardinals were hit by Lake (2), Mize (2), S. Martin, Medwick and Padgett),
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather per mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 11th and MONDAY, at 13th May, 1040, commencing at 2.00
There, will be a meeting of the Hongkong Baseball Club to-day
the Brook Club, Kowloon, at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, and at 12.30 p.m. D.IT), Officers will be elected and on Monday. pinns for the forthcoming season discussed.
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 D.m. on the First Day and at 12.00 NOON on the Second Day. The
Personally
I cannot see a better in-Tigin Interval will be ater the centive to improve one's gamo.
Run-up approaches can be made second race (1.09 p.m.) on the Second
far too frequently, and the "chip" dis- regarded. The second is the more correct shot, though much the harder but why not make people play the course properly?
THE problem on Welsh courses, I
Day
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
The temporary green cardboard badges are now cancelled and will no longer procure admission to the Enclosure.
No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure. read, is one of language. It is Such must be worn throughout the not the spelling of Welsh numes, but duration of each Meeting in such a
the pronouncing of the simpler ones.
Girls have taken to caddies jobs, and manner as to be readily identified.
Badges admitting Non-Members to
players, when they silec, have to the Members Enclosure and Club think of pleasanter things to say in Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentle a less frully vacabulary.
men and $3.00 per day for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable
SPORT ADVTS. through the SECRETARY upon the
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING. GREEN ISLAND HANDICAP
..
2nd Day-Monday, 13th May In view of the number of
personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be respon- sible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of all Chits,
cte
The Secretary's Omce, 1st floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 am on the First Day and at 10.45 am. on the Second Day. Timns are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel 21020).
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the
entries received for the above, it Publle Enclosure is $1.00 including
Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and la payable at the Gate, Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted
has been decided to divide the race into three sections.
The third section will be race Italf Price. No. 11 and run at 0,30 p.m.
A eneh swoop, tickets $5 each, will be held on this race but "All through", chances will not parti elpate, and tickets can be purchas. jed only at the Race Course during
the Mooting.! By Order of the Stowards,
C.: B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 4th May, 1940)
By Order,
C. D. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 6th May, 1940,
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players.
Win For Albion
In the Western Section of the
to reduce the number of its athletes "It takes years to achieve the sort to be sent to Tokyo if a foreign vessel. of tennis strokes which made Budge, is used, as wider the present high Vines and Perry invincible," he de- rates of exchange, the extra cost of clared. "Young players, forced to foreign accommodation cannot pos- Scottish Regional Leagues to-day, abandon their game for even a year albly be covered by the Japanese Albion Rovers beat Queen's Park
by 3-1. or two because of war, may never be organisation's budget, able to regain their effelency."
Veteran of twenty-six years of tennis, thirteen of them in big time competition, Austin said the most |noticeable change in the game since The began playing is speed.
Trials Postponed
tives to compete at the East Asla Athletic Meeting to be held in Tokyo, has been postponed unit May 13.-.-
Nanking, May 0. The final of the preliminary athletic try-outs to select Chinese representa- Domei.
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