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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 10, 1940.
Courses FOR
Nationals
HAZARDS
Snakes At Sheungshiu: Major Baseball
Preventing Enemy
Landings at Home
(By "Birdie")
Humble Americans
NEW YORK, July 8 (UP), The National Leaguers hum-
Major Baseball
The teams were:
NATIONAL Feller
AMERICAN
2 Walters
SNAKES ARE BEGINNING to offer fresh Hazards at the Country Club, Shoungshiu, and in bled the Americans. 4-0 in the the interests of golfers there. I made a few en-mid-summer quiries from our nature expert anont the reptiles, classic to-day at St. Louis. Rain, it seems, has driven them out of their holes and nests, and I can sympathise with the snakes Hemsley to a certain extent in their apprehension over mo drowning. I paddled down the course last Sun- Greenberg day and only touched dry ground when I reached the greens.
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Over twenty seven inches of rain fell during June and the few days of July to date. Twenty-five of those inches, I should say, are still just below the surface and the other two on top.
However, returning to snakes. Jable and has been for the past Mest golfers must, at one time five weeks, while the 1st, 2nd or another, have come across and 3rd fairways are in valleys. theat pleasant little companions, and retain enough water to keep and, no doubt, have been instra- an army several weeks in a mental in their destruction. for desert.
A little more of this weather and unless one really knows what one is dealing with it is best to I am afraid that all the grass on the course will be drowned-if it isn't be on the safe side.
Intrendy.
At the Country Club there appears
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Williams
c Danning
Medwick Leiber Moore
Bourdereau
55
Jurges
1
Foxx Gordon Keltner
McCormick
26 Coscart
36 Luvogelto
.
LITTLE LIKELIHOOD OF BOWLS BEING PLAYED TO-DAY
Provided there is no morg rain, and provided the greens will dry, the following is the programme nd
matelies in the Open Pairs InwN howls championship to-day:
AT CIVIL SERVICE
A. R. Minu and A, K. Mínu v, A.
Omar and U. M. Omar.
R. P. Phillips and J. E. Henson v. W. Harris and W. Davies,
R. Basa and J. S. Landolt v. J. E. Noronha and C. G. Silva.
to be mainly two kinds (1) a harm. IN talking of snakes as freshM. less rat and frog killer, and (2) hazards out here, consider the grass viper that is deadly. I killed one of ench kind last Sunday with new obstacles that litter the the intention of bringing them back courses at Home. To prevent for identification,
stored them anugly in one of the cups on the enemy landings by. aeroplane, practice green and then forgot nitrenches are being dug and have been dug across fairways, and about them. However, expect and
other hazards in the shape of hope the green-keeper found them.
The first of these two snakes Is a old tractors, rollers and lorries blackish-grey in colour on its bank have been strewn about the ap aud sides, and is whitish underneath. This is the harmless one or so 1 pronches on long holes. was told when I described it.
The second
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a distinct but dull green with a slender tapering head. Against the fairways they are fair- ty difficult te delock, And I doubt if they would be seen if they did not move. This, I am told, is the dangerous viper. It la compara- tively small—I haven't seen one over 18 Inches long-but is also comparatively brave.
One golf Club has gone so far as to plant unused railway sleepers upright for the whole length of holes of 300 yards or more. While yet another oddity is the placing of A strong wire across the fairway three feet above the ground. This" it is said, is sufficient to overturn any landing plane.
War-time golfers might find that
AT POLICE R.C.
W. Melrose and J. C. Chalmers v.
J. N. Sweeney and J. Revie. Gellatly and L. A. Collyer.
E. A. Auldns and H. White v. J.
"C" Division Tennis
The following is the programme of Division tennis matches for to- day (weather permitting): Army
v. Kowy 10 on
Indians. Kowloon C.C.
these add further spice to the game Recreio "A" The harmless fellow will glide-though I doubt if there is much Chinese R.C. away, or try to, when footsteps ap-time to spare for galf over there at C.B.A. proach; perhaps, unlike the viper, the moment.
knows it is without any offensive
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weapon. These grow to quite sumeTHER golf news from Home size. I have seen one about four feet: Is that Edinburgh University long.
But the illo grass viper took several stabs at my driver before 1 knocked him out. Note the use of the driver it is the longest club in
the bag.
I don't know what trouble they have at the Royal Hongkong Golf Club with makes, but at the Kow- toon Golf Club and the Country Club, Shek-O, they are rareties. Record "bag" at Sheungshiu last autumn was
four in a day.
have retained the Scottish inter- University Women's golf cham- pionship by defeating St. An- drews 7 matches_to_3, with one match halved.
This was played over the Eden course, St. Andrews.
The holders were successful in four of the forenoon singles, and won all foursomes in the afternoon.
University
Kowloon Tong
v.
v. Jewish R.C.
V: Recreio "B"
v. Police
V. South China A.
A.
Tennis Star
Joins Royal
Air Force
Previously, Edinburgh defeated Glasgow 10-2, witile. St. Andrews Murray Deloford, one of our Aber-youngest and brightest lawn tennis beat the same University 11-1.
stars, is the newest sporting recruit to the Royal Air Force. He has
THE rain that drove the snakes deen did not enter a team.
out lies deep on the course.
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Casual water and plugged balls WL HARDIE, assistant secre- are a stroke, by, stroke occur- tary of the R. and A. Golf rence.
The 8th green is unplay-Club for the last four years, has
They're well worn worn well
but they've
thanks to KIWI
BLACK · POLISH
Polishan, Pročne (and PreservNE, vi
TAN POLISHES
White Cleanor
and Shoe Creams
Joined as an A/C 2. but hopes to get a commission in the near future. the RAF, means that all but the Deloford's entry into the ranks of
and
Arst two
the last two of the official LT.A. ranking list have now Joined up.
It is
suce
GOLFERS
COUNTY CRICKET London Counties Defeat
Cheam Cheam And Guildford
Surrey Beat Richmond
LONDON COUNTIES and two British Empire XIs featured in four of the five matches recently played at Home, Surrey, in the remaining game, beating Richmond by 30 runs. The latter game was marked by a lively innings of 55 by P. G. H. Fender.
Century For Hulme
Hat-Trick For Clark
I. P. PARSLOW, of Chingford, who reached a century beforo lunɛli, did much at the outsel to establish a
pire eleven.
LONDON COUNTIES, in a one- day match passed Cheam's total for the loss of 4 wickets, had for their top scorer Joe Hulme, The Middle-strong position for the British Em- sex cricketer reached his century in Best 80 minutes and got 7 sixes. strokes of Eastman were six and
fours. B fours, while Faze hit
Cheam fost four men for 12 and then recovered as the result of good batting by Randall and Ryder, who got most of his runs by cutting ond leg hitting. When tried д sceond time Durston took the lust three wickets with 12 bails for 3 runs.
CREAM
RB
A. M. Lorimer, Durston b Wellard E. F. Hagger, 6 Watt versen
V. It. Delaney, lbw b Wall
B. E. Randall, a Fagg b Smith
H. Clough, b Wellard
N. F. Zabell, b Burston
C. D. Ryder. at Brooks b Todd
G. Bantil, b Durelon
A. J. Gric. Buimo & Watt
W. D. Fisher, not aut
5. A. Robson, c Wellard b Durston P. J. Rowland, b Dursten
B 20 C
Total
Bowllg
Wellard
Walt Dursion
Smith
Eastman
Todd
Wooticy
LONDON COUNTIES
F. 6. Lee, run out
A Fag, c and b Delaney
C. Eastman, c Fisher & Handali
F. E. Woolley, b Handall
J. Hulme, not out
L. J. Todd, a sub b Dennli A. W. Wellard run out
E. W. Brooke, b Nowland J. Smith, e Rowland b Gale A. Walt, Gale
Robson
Delaney
Randall
flowland
Banali Zabell Cale
Total ( wkts)
Howling
2878238*
Wellard In Form
At lunch the score was 186 for two, but when C. B. Clark made a late arrival the West Indies Test cricketer took five for 14, including col- the hat-trick.. Hospitals then lapsed against. J. C. Rock, from Ceylon, who took six for 30,
BRITISH EMPIRE XI
1. D'Arcy, e Montgomery h Sken
F. Parslow, b Clarke
C. L. Walker, b Sken
A. ftecken, e Thomas Clarke
R. J. Hayter, b Skea
V. Ransom. b Sken
J. C. W. Rock, not put
D. Donnelly, b Clarke
G. Brosnan, c and b Clarke
M, Umtreville, Clarke
C. R. Harmer, absent_
Sken
Knight
Dbnb 3
Thompson Whitehouse
Clarke
Total
Bowling
DODD
COMBINED 1109PITALS
CSORME
R. V. Hurst (Guy's), e Brosnam b Rock P. Thompson (Mdsx.), e Umfrevillo b
Ransom
G. II. Chase (Guy's). b Ransom
A. Montgomery (Middlesex), b Rock
L. G, Morey (Guy's), b Ranson
ki. Bates (Bart,'s), b Rock..............
J. W. Whlichouse | Guy's), b Rock
II. A. Thomas Guy's), not out
C. B. Clark (Guy's), o Parslow b Rock IL. Skea (Guy's), b Rock ..... J. 1, Knight (Guy's), b Ransom
Ransom
Rock
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Bowling
Another Hat-Trick :
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BRITISH EMPIRE XI. Wellard, who, for the fourth time in L. F. Parslow, b Calcut eight games, got rid of half the opposing, side, and to the vigorous batting of Todd, Jack Lec, Huline and Wall
GUILDFORD
A. W, Geary, e Durston b Walt
M. D. Munby, lbw b Wellard Norrit, b Welford
H.
1. M. Lewis, b Wellard
Tingay, lbw b Smith
A
E. Ratciffe, lbw b Durston
Warren, a food to Wellard
8. G. Hodges, b Durston
..........
2nd Lieut. C. L. Trehair, b. Durston H. G. Flipparco. b Wellard
Lb & ab 1
R.
F. L. Piper, not out
Total
Bowling
Wellard
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that a young player of
his career so rudely interrupted at such an Important phase.
After winning the British Junior Championship at the age of 17, he quickly made his mark in senior
and the following year re- corded a creditable victory over V. G. Kirby. This year it seemed touch-and-go whether he would get a place in our Davis Cup team.
He was passed over, but, un- daunted, went on to show what he could
མལ་ al Wimbledon by a fine win over D. Mitic, the Jugoslavian Davis Cup player-only to meet his Water- loo in the next round at the hands of F. Kukuljevic, also of Jugoslavia. As the Jugoslavlan Davis Cup team won the European Zone final against Germany this - was not such bad form.
succeeded the late Mr. H. Gullen as secretary. Mr. Gullen' is well-known In many parts of the world, and has been R. and A. secre tory for the past 28 years. As Bri tain's ambassador of golf he travelled extensively in charge of many inter- national teams, and accompanied the Walker Cup teams to America.
That the
British Amateur and Professional Championships have be come: among the most popular and esteemed competitions of the world
Todd
Walt Dursten
LONDON COUNTIES
A. Fagg, b Trehair
F. S. Lee, e Flippance b Warren
J. Hulme, lbw b Tingey ....... J. Todd. e Ratelite & Tingay
J. Lee, not out
Smith & Piper b Hodges W. Price, e Muniy b Hodges A Watt, b Bunby
A. Wellard, e Houges b Norris 3 lb 10 nb 1
Total (8 wkts)
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Another Easy Win
L. Walker, run out .........
W. G. Spencer, e Davidson b.Lees
F. R. de Saram, b Davidson
H. T. Bartlett. c Hal & Lees R. Smith, o and Billa
I. Allen, not out
Ib
Total (8 wkts_deo) LONDON FIRE SERVICE
DH. W. Hall, b Allen
10 | 7. A. BUL, e Umfrevrile v Smith
34 E. C. Woodgate, b Smith wenn
14 | J, W. Levy, è Umfrevillo ↳ Rock 10. M. Davidson, e Hayter b'Allen
OF, W. Field, lbw b do Baram
B. Johnson, h de Baram
14 A
RADED****** 18 Bamo...n 88563"
Smith
Lees, not out...
W. O. Colbourne, b Allen
90 | R. A. Calcot, b Allen
14 lb 2 nd a
307
AT DOWNE, London Counties beat Downe and District by 254 against 122. Jack Lee scored 74 not out (one O and ten 4's) and Jim Smith 54 (four 6's and five d'a), while Dor- ston took seven wickets, for 35 and Wellard four for 35.
For the fasers N. Catchpole scored 69.
AWAY with Beetles and Cockroaches
© Sprinkle Kvetiná1é
has been credited to his organising around at night and
ability.
SWALD TAKEise up in the Kanta
His successor, however, has also morning: DEAD.
had much experience in the organiz-, ever no. Katil.
ing of championships, and, the future
of the Club in confidently left in his
capable hands.
0 TWAY HAYES, amateur cham-
plon of South Africa, has, at the
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Howling
55 For P. G. H. Fender
PERCY FENDER'S innings of 65, which included eight 4's, and good bowling by Rushworth, who got six wickets, were main factors in the victory of Surrey, Richmond, how- ever, made a sturdy resistance after losing four men for 12, Humphries and Warns encli 'hitting seven 4's.
AUNKEY
Dr. E. R. Smith, b Williams G. Bush, lbw b WilliamTIN T. I. Whitaker, run out ........
A. Culmore, st Kempton b
C. Scarle; b. foll
P. G. H. Fender, balt
Banders-Clark, eggs bol Hon. F. R. Reo, not out B. Constable, lbw b Braith W. R. Rushworth, b lah W. Nevoll, b O'Gorman
Lb a
WHAT
Smith
Holt
O'Gorman
Total
Bowling
RICHMOND
Dr. J. 8. Higgs, e-and b Rushworth
J. A. Pottigrew, b Bushworth
RC, Humphries, b Rushworth
K.D. Scott. ts Rushworth
A. T Horton, a and b Nevcil'
I Williams, E. R. Smith b Fender
B. Lawia, lbw b Feniter
D. Smith, Iw b. Fender
O'Gorman, o E R. Smith b Ru worth
C. A. Hatt, lbw b Bustworth
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