Wednesday,
Around The
DISAPPOINTMENT
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Courses FOR
Ferrier Making Ground In America: Lawson Little-Hard Bowls Tournament And Uncompromising WIN FOR MAIN
(By "Birdie").
OVERWHELMING
AND MUNRO
THE RESULT of the match between the U.S. R. MAIN AND D. MUNRO gained an overwhelming vic- Ryder Cup team and Sarazon's selections came tory over A. Morton and H. J. through last Friday, and it was one that must have Bicknell in an Open Pairs lawn been a surprise to Sarazen. Though his vaunted bowls championship match at the Craigengower Cricket Club team was only just beaten-7 and 5-yet beaten yesterday. The scoro was they wore, and details of the match should be highly interesting. These, however, are not yet at hand, and I doubt if they will be for at least another two weeks.
Sarazen, himself, went down badly to Henry Picard in the:
singles, being beaten 8 and 7 Motor Racing Records
and Lawson Little, the new Open champion, went under to Horton Smith 4 and 3. Though it may not be expected among the professional ranks, yet golf is a game that has more fluctua- tions of form than any other. There are so many little things that can turn the scales.
However, we will leave that unti more detalle reports arrive, Mean- while, the second Interesting "lem of news from America was the result of the Chiengo Open. Dick Metz was first and, Jobenie Revolta second. Actually, the cable was somewhat mutilated and there was a second
ne that tied with Revolin with a score of 279, but it couldn't be work- ed out. The cable read "Hotean" whoever that is! Can it be Ben "Hogan"
It probably is. In morse code. "4" is n dash, "e" is a dot, and "g" is dash-dash-dot. Omit the middle dosh in "" and it might sound like dush-pause-dot, which is "te". QE.D.
It is also interesting to see that Jim Ferrier was placed third, or rather fourth with the tle for second place. It indicates that he is at last getting into his stride "over there." One doesit, of course, know what the "field" was like, but it seems that he has overcome playing con- ditions, which, a little while ago, Ferrier admitted were bothering him.
WHEN Lawson Little captured
Set By Ab. Jenkins
· SALT LAKE CITY, July 23 (Reuter).-Ab Jen- kim, the American motor racing driver, who is now Mayor of Salt Lake City, established a world record for 24 hours' driving to day in a Meteor with an average speed of 161.18 m.p.h., beating his own previous record of 157.27 m.p.h.
Jenkins has now broken every world record from the 60 kilometres to 3,000 miles, and from one hour to 24 hours,
He once lapped the cir- cular 11-mile course in 189 m.p.h. which is the fastest speed ever on a circular track.
Water Polo
Y.M.C.A. Team To Meet Eastern
The
following will represent the. American Open title it polo this evening against Eastern
European Y.M.C.A. seniors at water-) must have rankled in the hearts Athletle Association, In the V.M.C.A. of many golfers, if there is any-Pont at 7.30 p.m.: thing to be attached to the, writing of one of his reporter-H. friends.
H. Eardley; E. W. Railton and L.
34-8.
Only on six heads dil the lasers
care. Muturo and Mala scored two axes, one on the 4th end and the
ollier on the 20th, which was the last.
The scores were: It. Main and
D. Munra
A. Morion and H. J. Dicknell
Rifle Assn. Meeting Postponed
மட்டந்து
After waiting for three-quarters of an hour, the annual meeting of the Hongkong Rifle Association, schedul-
July 24, 1940,
BILLIARDS EQUIPMENT
SARAZEN
Sea Biscuit's Career!
Greatest Money Winner Once Offered For $2,500 -Nobody Wanted
(First Chapter)
By JACK GUENTHER
Him
ARCADIA, Cal., (UP).-No fiction magazine would have published it. No movie studio would have filmed it. No racing man would have believed it. The story of Sea Biscuit had to be lived.
tion.
"He fooled me for quite a spell,"
He ran 18 times before hel could win his first race-yet he explains, "I had him for more he has humbled the proudest than a year and all the while I thoroughbreds of his genera- all thought so. I sent him out 17 thought he simply couldn't run. We tines and watched him tose before No one would buy him for I sent him the 18th and saw him win. a claiming price of $2,500—
running as well yet he won more money than clown around and frolic.
Te should have. Ile preferred to any other horse in the history of the turf.
.He started life as a clown, so lazy he wouldn't run-yet to-day he is known from Suf- Folk Downs to Santa Anita for honesty and heart.
Even then he wasn't
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I
why
he
Then and
I found out wasn't running. It wasn't that be He was forced into retiro-
was that he wouldn't. couldn't, I ment with an injury from
He was lazy, dead lazy. which horses never come back whip a horse. But I decided to fool "One of my rules is that I never ed to take place yesterday, had to be yet he returned to win the the Biscuit to prove postponed because the number of richest race in the world in the wasn't foollag me.
to him he members present was insufficicat to fastest time of his life.
told Jimmy form a quorum. Tilricen members
Stout, he was the stable's contract attended, two short of the number
stick, something that would sting Jockey, to get himself a long flat required.
but wouldn't hurt. out the Biscuit.
Then we brought
get out and start smacking that baby "Well, sir, I told Jimmy to get up,
Those are the bare toets of Sea how the. Biscuit atepped. We knew on the rump. Jimmy did it and Biscuit's story, There are two men then he could run." in it, too. There is Charles S.
A POOR SEASON Howard, who parlayed a shop and a few second hand cars into Sen Biscuit's first season had blcycle PUT the knowledge came too inte. milons. He bought the
homely cast-off for $7,300. There is Tom times on the eastern clrcult but was been a poor one. He had started 35 Smith the one time Rodeo rider able to win only five reces, and known as silent Tom. He taught these In poor fields. the ugly duckling how to run.
There are other men and other C. In the "T" division of the tenais horses, but they will come in their league yesterday.
At the suggestion of Major R. D. Walker, it was decided to postpone the meeting to August 0 at 5.30 p.m. at the Jacobean Room, Hongkong Hotel. No quorum will be necessary. for this next meeting. "B" Division Tennis
Chinese R. C. Easily Beat C. S. C. C.
Civil Service Tost 9-0 to Chinese
A. Benn; G. T. May; C. Goldman, G.
Fowler and
J. A Bendall and 1. Agaturoft lost L. H. Reserve H. Goldman,
Chater. to K. L. He and C. C. Wong 4-4, leat to D. C. Luk and S. W. Wong 2-0 Since he turned professional, four
The following Wi represent lost to PF Tsol and C. C. Luk 5-7. years ago, writes this friend, Lawson
Eastern.com
W. J. Skinner and D. Agafiieeff lost Little has been more.unpopular than Yeung Mon-idt; Slick Kam-pui; Lee Won 10 to Thol and Luk 2-
Woo Teo-kin: Kwok Fung-aan, to lio and Wong 1-6, lost to Luk and any golfer of the lot. Consolation he Fook-kee, Chu Chok-you and Wong and Wong 3-6, lost 10 Lak and Wong received after bad rounds was hol- Chi-hung. Reserve:
D. Hollage and C. Sloan lost to Ho low, almost as hollow as the con- hang.
Kwok Chun-1-4, lost to Tsol and Luk 0-6. gratulations that followed the good,
places.
ODD-LOOKING FOAL
Ite ran in three claiming races for $2,500 and nobody claimed him.. When the next season came and Sea Biscuit turned three years old, EA Biscuit was fouled in Paris, for the Kentucky Derby and he had Sunny Jim was training Granville Ky., at the Claiborne Stud on not time for loafers. By August, May 23, 1933. He was odd looking. Sea Biscuit had won only four starts...
too heavy for his legs. He was THEY even for a fool, with a homely head so Wheatley decided to sell. and a barrel like body that looked
SOLD FOR $7,500 sold-to Howard for $7,500 bred and owned by Wheatley Stable, an hour before A, A. Baronl, the resentment of his fellow-pros meet a team from H. M. S. Scout lo-pool at North Point. The
Eastern Athletic Association will morrow evening at 8 p.m. at their and the late Ogden Mills.
which was operated by If. C. Phipps owner of top row, get in s bld. was as understandable as it was un-
Sea Biscuit went west with silent pardonable. Little
He stayed in Kentucky for more Tom Smith and there his rise began. turned profes-
than a year, until his skinny legs sional after
When he started the year 1937, took on flesh and his back began to Sea Biscuit had run 58 times and record. In publicity had outdone by for
broaden and swell. Then he started had won only 14 of his atarts. Me into training under sunny Jim Fitz was just another horse. But just simmons, the grand old man of the around the bend of 1037 was his turi. From the start, the two of biggest season. them didn't get along and we'll let sunny Jim tell you why.
and
n tremendous, amateur praine he the men who!
were playing the game for a living. Twice winder of the British and American amateur title, be entered the professional ranks with a narne more celebrated than any of the pros.
They looked on him
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menace
fortunately, Little helped them to
Summer Race Meeting
C.C.
At Kowloon C. C.
and something to stamp out, Un- ENTERTAINING naval reservists from H.M.A.S. wrap him in fee. He was formal ships in the Colony, the Australian and New Zealand and alout. Fros scarcely gave hima Association staged a summer race meeting at the Kowloon
the scarce nod they gave.
a nod, and he scarcely acknowledged Cricket Club last night, at which a large crowd of people, If he was hardened as an amateur, including a fair number of women, were present. All had their treatment made him more so. a very enjoyable time, and races proved close and exciting. And it all came out when he won
He
Of
the Los Angeles Open championship. The programme consisted of was five strokes behind the eight races; one for women. leader when the final round started the remaining seven, the win- The course was soaked with driving rain, the greens ran water, and theners of the first six qualified for par-70 course in normal times was the Melbourne Cup which was a par-79 that day..
Little overcame the weather to
the lust raco of the evening, and
get to the front, and with a 65(1) on which was conducted a "big"
EXHIBITION TABLE TENNIS
AT ST. ANDREW'S
TABLE TENNIS of a high standard
ave under par-won" with what sweep. Walter Hagen said was an amazing The course stretched the length of was witnessed in the exhibitions show of skill and courage.
the KC.C. hall, and the six little which were given in St. Andrew's horses (though they looked more like last night in aid of the "S, C. M. a cross between a kangaroo and a Port" and "K, Telegraph" War
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WHEREAS wind and rain could come) were drawn along by twine Fund, Teams were made up of the not stop Little in the Los which was wound in at the other end champions of Hongkong and Kowloon Angeles Open, it was too much of the ball by the "jockeys"
teams, and the island teman, gained a for Sam Snead in the National It was much simpler to wind, and
By sitting side-on to the handle, narrow 10-9 victory. Open at the Canterbury Golf consequently though "Jockeys 1-5 was able to offer stern competition to Hongkong, it will be remembered, Club on June 7. It was just a had someone sitting on their right Szabadon and Kefen, the Hungarian short sharp stora, that Little and hampering their movements, world champions when they were on and Horton Smith managed tockey No. 6 had a free right hand tour here, and in fact un
with which to perform. This was casions inflicted defeat, on those re- ovade.
not noticed until No. 6 had won the nowned players. Snead had broken all open records first two races in n cunter.
There- with his carly round of 87, and after, he, too, was handicapped by Last night's play was, of the best," tremendous crowd followed him for having someone sit bealde him. and remembering what has just been the second. The sudden violent
mentioned, little more need be said. wind storm struck him on the 4th,
The scores were:
GOOD TIMES
and though he managed to conquer TIES were, good and even. difficulties for some time, the thort Slowest was 43 seconds, while the 17th put a 8 on his card and he record for the track, established Inst finished with' 74-3 ́ovor pari
night, was 37 seconds.
two
20
CK. Chul (Kawioon) beat II. E Young 2-1.
5. H. Lal, beat S. N. Sul, 2-1. C. H. Tang beat C. C. Lee, 2-0.
C. F. Laung lost to C. K. Chan, 02
T. L. L lost to K. C. Lau 1-2.
8. 8. Wong lost to T. H. Leo, 1-2
K. W. Yuen lost to Y. B..Wong, 2-1.
The next Chapter tells of his first real successes.)
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Little went around before the The great race, of course, was the storm blew up and returned a bril-Melbourne Cup. Betting was heavy lant 69 to catch up. Snead's moming on the record holder, though it was load, while Horton Smith went gnored that he had but established around after the storm had subsided that record in the previous race. The officers entertained on the piano. and returned a pai 71 to make it
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