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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 29, 1940.
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Regional Football
LONDON, May 28 (Reuter).-The following were the results of matches played in the English Regional Foot- bafi Leagues lo-day: Rochdale Oldham
3 Blackpool
2 Blackburn
Water-Polo At Y.M.C. A. To-night
There will be two games of water
polo at the European Y.M.C.A.. this
evening. The "y will oppose the Middlesex Itegiment at 0 p.m. and the Royal Scots at 6.30 p.m.
The "Y" Teams will be chosen
from the following:
AFRICAN
TENNIS FINALS
AMERICANS Olive Craze And Sturgess
"They Are The Best In The World' Says Australia's Jim Ferrier Tips From Demaret, Leading U.S. Pro.
(By "Birdie").
AMERICA is the University of the Royal and Ancient, and her players are the best in the world, says Jim Ferrier, ex-Shanghai boy and twice Australian Open and Amateur champion. This brilliant young player-he is only 25 years of age is now over thero studying their methods.
He has found the courses, averaging between 6,700 and 7,000 yards, as long as they are in Australia, but has not struck anything like the form that gave him his Aus- tralian honours for two consecutive years. He has found H. Eardley, II. Benkenshire, L. that the larger American ball tends to accentuate faults, Chater, L, A. Benti, G. T. May. V and in the Augusta Masters Tournament, which was won Karpusheff, G. Arnold, F. A. Weller,
by Jimmy Demaret, he was seventh at the end of the first C. Goldman and F. Wills.
36 holes with a score of 147, but faded out of the picture over the second 36.
it, was, incidentally, in this Ferrier, it will be remembered,. Tournament that (1) Lloyd won the championship that year. Mangrum shot his record break- The match was played in gale ing 64 for the first nine holes conditions, with very high and led the field at the 18th with headwind and rain. 139, and (2) Jimmy Demaret
a
$1,500 Bids For Blue Diamond And Musketeer BLUE DIAMOND, Musketeer, Blue
At one of the short 140-yard holes Field, Snowy River and Soldier of Chins were among the 15 ponies sold took first place with 280 to win competitors falled badly with the by public roup yesterday. The first $1,500, to becme undisputed longer irons. Normally, a No, G two each fetched $1,500, which was champion of the winter circuit shot, on that day a No. 3 failed
Ito get there. the bigbeat bld attracted by any Pony, while Blue Field was sold for with a total of $7,652 (Ben Ho- $1,000.
gan $6,638), and take the lead Zodine, in the race for the Harry Vardon bought by Mr. V. V. Necda, $45 Trophy with a total number of Loquncious, Capt. E. Holmes, $15; Sports Gesture, Mr. V. V. Needa, $55 267 points (Hogan 215).
The pentes sold were.
Ferrier walked
on to the tec
Studied the wind and direction, and then set several people gasping when be asked for his putter! He drove oft with that club, and with a shot that
nover rose more than five feet off the
Snowy River, Mr. F. F. Li, $100; Ferrier is a glant of a man, stand-ground, came to rest on the green. Lucky Eleven, Mr. C. L. Gregory, ing six feet four and weighing over $160; Blue Diamond, Mr. S. W. Lee, 200 pounds. His best feals away HAMPIONSHIP golf in Aus- $1,500; Blue Field. Mr. S. W. Lee, from home were the capturing of
tralia has been abandoned 1,000 King's Envoy, Mr. H. F. the Gleneagles Silver Tassie and the Shields, $200; National Dignity, Mr. Gold Vase in England in 1936, the for the duration, states an an- V. V. Needa, $75; Commencement year he was runner-up to Hector nouncement by the Australian Bay, Mr Yeung Wing-sing, $125; Thompson in the British Amateur. Golf Union in reference to the Musketeer, Mr. Li Chi-choh, $1,500; In a comparison he says: "A pro Australian Open and Amateur Jim Ferrier, ex-Shanghal bor, who Catterick Bridge, Mr. C. L. Gregory, fessional in Australia collects only competitions.
---- has gone to America to study the $250; Soldier of China, Mr. C. H. R. £300 If he wins all purses, and for
of tho · mane making The New Zealand Association have methods Oxlade. $70; Murray River, Mr. V. that reason I have no intention of followed sult, and all championships golfers over there. He thinks they V. Needa, $120; and National Honour, turning professional. Higher stoltes
of the are the best in the world. in a small measure account for the there, with the exception Winner, and placed Amerleans playing a much slower North Island and South Island cham was also offered for sale, game. I never
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Many
many
mes,
but though there was a bid of $1,000, two and a half quire more than/pionships, have been cancelled.
for a round,
the pony was withdrawn, presumably but out here they take from four IN a special article written for because the hid was not high enough. and a half to five hours!"
the United Press, Demaret Other ponies withdrawn were Golden On the other hand, our amateur gives a few pointers on golf. He Cow, National Pride, Rose Perfect, game is on a higher plane. It is anys: Care Free and Morning Glory,
rapidly replacing cricket and tennis, even though we did win the Davis teaching, we always consider golfer's physical build. The
AUSTRALIAN
GIRL SETS NEW
CYCLING RECORD
MELBOURNE, May 22 (Reuter).----
the
PIRATES BEAT CINCINNATI
REDS
Cup. Sidney, with a population of short stout mun will get for better NEW YORK, May 28 (UP).— 1,500,000, has 12 Clubs in the results if he doesn't spread his feet Filtsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati mediate vicinity 43 privale and 201
i Reds in the National Baseball League 100 far apart. The tall man public courses.
Americans, he says, hare butt better balanced and relaxed if he to-day by 5-2 Scores were: up an intense concentration, for a uses a fairly wide stance-but above single missed putt can cost them all, both types ahould keep relaxed. the championship.
When not playing golf or selling
Miss Pat Hawkles, an 18-year-old motor cars, Ferrier writes articles Ansiralian, who took up cycling only for o Sidney newspaper.
a year ago, bas net a world record
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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for women by covering 1,540.0 miles WHAT many people term the tu seven-day ride, it Perth (W.| shot of Ferrier's career was Australia).
Open The previous record of 1.430 during the Australian miles was held by Mrs. Valda Championship on the Royal Mel-
tals Unthank, of Melbourne, Miss Howe bourne West Course in August shoulders cannot be neglected or kin's distance also beats the Austra 1939. Even in recounting the lian men's professional record of 1,507 miles, held by Osale-Nicholson. story it is to be marvelled at.
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break tension by bending your knees during the ad-] (Lanier pitched for the Cardinals). dress.
The New York-Boston game was While the use of the hands and postponed:
Philadelphia forearms are the first fundamen
of the swing, the hips and Brooklyn overlooked, for these members must turn at least enough to take them out of the way of the hands and Washington forearms. There cannot be any ob- New York struction to the smooth, flowing swing of the forcaring. "Thus New York that thin player may acquire he Washington
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power in fuller pivot than the Detroit stocky player, so if you are stockey Cleveland
develop by all means
prominently the use of your forearms.
Chicago *The amount of turn in a golf shot St. Louis naturally depends on the type shot. Chicago The wood club and long iron neces- St. Louis sitate a considerably long turn with a fuller backswing than the ap- Boston proaching irons.
Philadelphia
If you'll watch Byron Nelson, the National Open Champion, you will probably note that he takes full ad-
vantage of his strong hands and
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he lifts the club immediately, using very little, lurn and about a three- quarter stroke.
Hold Wartime
Athletics
Remember, though, that Nelson has tremendous forearm power. The average player with less power necessarily must use a longer stroke to secure similar distances.
"They drive for fun and putt for LONDON, bay 1.- Wembley dough," is an old saying but one Bladium--home of the Cup final-- that certainly expresses the impor-may be the venue of a big wartime tance of pulling. Developing a put-moria meeting this summer.
ting style is up to the individual, Mr. Palmer, an offelal of the
THE CENTRAL TRADING going in straight line in the direc-air arena,
COMPANY
National Bank Building
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but all putting strokes have the same Women's Amateur Athiolic Associa- basic fundamentals.
tion, is interested in a plan to pro- Let's consider the netion of the mole a Red Cross Axturo in which putter blade on the ball. For a putt both men and women athletes will to roll true and firm, the ball must be concerned and it is hoped to be stroked squarely with the blade secure the use of Wombley's open-
tion desired. A slight cutting across "The scheme is very much in the will put slice English on the bail, airat
the monita!” said Mrs. causing it to rim
cup. or
or curi
Falmer. The W.AAA. does not away. E
want to organise a moeling for women only, because we wish to attract the best possible crowd, and to that end, it is proposed to include "ground, and':s" "sunboth forward moes and field events for men, introes. This type meoko rodnoos⠀ "We may even have competitiona the margin of error and will send it father sports-tug-ofiwar, basket- the ball rolling true, and firm, for ball, etc to give maximum variety
to the affair that balkonnte
The most securate' patters, In the game to-day advocate 2. very the
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PARIS, May 28 (Router).—
Retain Singles Titles
LONDON, May 21 (Reuter).-Matches in a national championship were played by floodlight for the first time when the South African Championships were held up for eight days by rain. Norman Farquharson, the former Cambridge Blue and south African Davis Cup player, and Miss Olive Craze won the first round mixed doubles match.
Eric Sturgess and Miss Olive
Men's Doubles-BertraEA
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M. Boussac, the owner, told both retained their singlen Fannin beat N.G. Farquharson and Reuter's representative to-day titles. that Djebel will not be running The results of the 'anals were-
V. G, Kirby 0-2 1-0, 2-6 7-5 0-3:
Women's Doubles-Miss Cruze and Miss Plorery bent Mrs. C. J. Rubbins In the Derby Subalitute, for which
Men's E. Sturgess beat M. Ber-and Mrs. E. Craig 0-3 11-9;' race she was favourite.
War, it is tram 6-2 2-6 0-0 0-3;
Mixed Doubles Kirby and Miss said, has interrupted her training.
Women's Miss O. Craze beat Miss M. Morphew beat G. H. Xendrio and 8. Piercey 4-0 6-4 0-4;
Mrs. Robins 0-3 6-4...
75,000 Watch
Scottish Cup Final
LONDON, May 5-There is still a
public
for big football. This is proved by the fast that on May 4 the (Scottish Cup final between Ginagow {Rangers" and Dundee United attract- ed a maximum crowd of 75,000 10 Hampden Park, and that the first "leg" of the Second Round Football League Cup-ties were well attended, though 15,500 at the Arsenal match was the biggest crowd,
Rangers won the Scottish Cup- but only by a singcond half, Dundes ingle goal scored by Smith late in the
United put up a great fight and in the end were unfortunate to lose. Baxter had the ball in the net inf thirty-five minutes, but was given offside-Our Own Correspondent,
H.K.C.C. Lawn Bowls Rinks
The following will represent the Hongkong G.C... in Lawn •Bowls League matches on Saturday:
2nd Division v. Kowloon B.G.C.— W. A. Cornell, J. Prentice, G. 9. Archbutt and L. AR Duncan.
A. K. Mackenzie, J. L. Mount, G. E. Castello and B. E. Maughan.
TA. Pearce, E. Hospea, R. R. Davies and A. W. Brawn.
3rd Division v. Indian R.C.-
A. Cruikshank, L.. E. N. Ryan,
A. Nisalm and P. S. Cassidy.
·F. D. Angus, H. A. Angus, R. JI. Wild and R. A. Edwards.
W. J. Hansen, A. S. Mitchell, E. 9.| Abraham and A. McKellar.-
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