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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 21, 1940.
MIGHTY ONE TO LEFT FIELD
Courses
PLAY?
MEDAL OR MATCH
The Better
Which Is The
Method Of Scoring In Championships?
Accepted Conditions In H.K. (By "Birdie")
THE PROS AND CONS of medal and match play have proved material for many a Club-house discussion, and it was quite recently I walked into one of them myself. It wasn't a long argument, and after several pithy and irrelevant references to personal play had been bandied back and forth, it died out, but it sowed the seeds of thought.
To those who have bothered to give the matter a thought, beyond noting the obvious differences in the methods of scoring, avenues of conjecture are opened up all along the road.
It is interesting to note that in practically all Amateur and Professional (and Open) Cham- pionships, the first named are conducted under match-play conditions and the latter two under stroke or medal-play..
The most outstanding departure from these lines is in the Austrailan Professional Chainplonship which is governed by match-play rules, and, as far as my research led me, it is The only one in the world,
The
Irish Professional Champion-| ship was conducted by similar rules up to 1000 when they changed over
medal piny. The
African
to
South
Amateur
Championstilp was medal play up to 1024 when it was altered to match play. The India Amateur Chom- plonship made a similar conversion in 1898, but the most recent was in the Japan Amateur-their change being made in 1928 (from medal to match play).
Sam Sneed Wins
Canadian Open
TORONTO, Aug. 20 (Reu- terlin the play-off over 18 holes to-day, Sam Snead beat Harold (Jugs) McSpaden "by onc stroke, the score being 71-72.
Snead had visions of the match going to the 19th when McSpaden had a two-foot pult on the 18th to tie the score. but the putt was missed!
tensity of which might be painful to the normal player. ·
The first difference, then,
There is a story of Jimmy Demaret that the professionals seem to pre--newest of U.S. stars. One of his for medal play.
opponents once complained after a round that he (Deminret) was one
Sign Of
The Times
LONDON, AGE, 20 (Reuter).-The Jockey Club announced to-day that following consultations with the Gov- ernment racing would be resumed on September 14.
ANOTHER WIN FOR YANKEES
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (UP)—New
York Yankees scored another greas win to-day when they beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in the American Baseball League.
Scores were: Detroit.*****
Dattery: Rowe, MeKain, New York
Battery. Rulling. Dickey, Chicago
Battery
Smith, Tresh.
Battery: Row, Hayes,
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THE second difference is in the of the most uncompanionable people Philadelphia
preference shown by the with whom to play. This was be- American golfers for the medal cause of Demaret's continued fallure
system. The U.S. Amatour, itim.
is truc, la conducted under match-play conditions, and the
U.S. Professional Golfers' Asso-
to remarks addressed to to unswer
Demaret confessed that he had never heard them!
medal-play is
the
ciation Championship is one of HOWEVER, it is acknowledged match play, too. But apart that from these, nearly all their tour-harder of the two systems under naments and State champion-which to compete. pionships are medal play.
That, perhaps, is why the there anything in the latter professional and Open tourna system that has contributed to the ments are stroke-play competi- world renown American golfers have gained for consistency and bril-tions. liance?
Is
Swimming
World Records At Japanese National Meet
TOKYO, Ang, 20, (Domel)-Tetsuo Hamuro, of-Nippon-University, set the best time of the world in this year for the 200-metre breast-stroke when he negotiated the distance in 2 Conforming with these apparently mins. 43.4 secs. at the National Swim-
conditions, the think there is in that the con-accepted
Colony ming Championship Meet on Monday. Kunio Tsudo, of Nippon University, centration necessary over 12 holes Open Championship, too, is medal-
Wosedn the ordinary
Eisaku Tanaka, while
Club and (ns over the 18 holes or less in a play.
nre match-play University, elso set the best world re- knock-out mutch-play competition) Championships and the
core that must be taken over (though the qualifying rounds are cord this year for 1,500-metre free- style by covering the distance in 10 each stroke when every stroke counts stroke-play).
mins. 31.0 sces-Domel. (as against match-play wherein, one
Though time is not much of u that out here, in can give away a prodigious number consideration
of strokes at one hole but by win-direction there is something that be said for conducting the the next make things all could ning square) have tended to build the Club championships on a medal-play a player of basis. Two week-ends of 30 holes American golfer into great concentrative powers-the in- per Sunday would complete the
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SCHOOLGIRL'S FEAT Miss Furl Hatano, student of the Fourth Tokyo Prefectural Girls' High new Japan re- School, established a cord for the 200-metre free style event when she covered the distance in 2 min. 44.8 secs.
The former mark of 2 mins, 45 secs. Bet by Miss Kazur Kolima in 1933, kas remained unbroken for seven years.
Joe Louis' Fortune
For his last fight against Arturo Godoy-World Heavyweight Cham- pion, Joe Louls received a cheque for more than £19,000, bringing his total ring earnings up to £420.000.
Louis next meets Max Baer, a former champion, in September, probably at negro has already Chicago. The beaten Baer,
competition Instead of having the preliminary round, the first round, and the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final stretching over weeka.
Mind you, over all these days ons must maintain consistent form. though that, perhaps, is the better criterion of champion.
I think, medal-play is Personally, championship play, and match-play, as the name implies, for matches where there
there are two or more singles or foursomes.
Club competitions are inclined to be numerous. There are the Club and Junior championships, the Mixed
FOUTEOTHES, tho men's Foursomes, the women's competitions, and the Captain's Cup qualifying matches for which are going on unceasingly and added to these are the zegu, lar medal and bogey pool competl. tions.
With all these to consider, it should make ane incline to the faca of having Club Championships on a medal basis. Two week-ends and Is all over!··
MISS Maureen Buttle and Percy
Alliss beat Miss Pam Barton and Reginald Whitcombe try one hole in a four-ball match at Ferndown golf course on behalf of the "Dally Sketch" War Rellet Fund.
Dave Leonard gets his shoulders behind one in the Britain- Portugal Baseball match at Caroline Hill on Sunday in aid of the "S. C. M. Post" and "H.K. Telegraph" War Fund. · This was the first game of the International Series, and was won by Portugal 7-6.-Ming Yuen.
Macao Racing
Programme Of Events For September Meet
··THE PROGRAMME of events for the September Meeting
of the Macao Jockey Club has been announced. The races will be held on Sunday, September 15, and the first saddling bell will bo rung at 2.30 p.m.
The programme is as follows:
5. 5 p.m.-"TUE STEWARDS' A forced entry CUP A Handicap. 1. 3 p.m. "MA KAU SHEK
for China Ponles "Y" Class that have For HANDICAP" (First Sector).
started at a Race Meeting of this, China Ponies classified by the Hong Club since January, 1940. No En-
as Class. kong Jockey Club
trance Fee. A Cup valued $500 Winner $200; kindly presented by the Stewards to Jockye allowance. Second $125; Third $100. Entry 55. be won twice in succession by a Five
furlongs. Note-One entry only will be pony or ponies belonging to the same Jockey Allow- mude
for the "Ma Kau Shet Handl owner or owners. cap" (faces 1 and 3). Entries, willance. Winner $150, Second $100;
Third $75. One mile. be divided into First and Second
6. 5.30 pm. TAI SAM BAR
For China HANDICAP
Ponies Sections at the discretion of the Handicapper.
classified by this Club es "X" Cinss.
Winner $150;] 2: 3.30 p.m.-"PARK KAP CHOW Jockey Allowance. HANDICAP
China Ponies Second $100; Third $76. Entry $5. classified by the Hongkong Jockey
SIX furlongs.
For
Club ng "D" Class, Jockey allow- N.B. Starters must be declared on ance. Winner $200; Second $125; the forms provided in the weighing! Third $100. Entry $5. Half mile.
KAU SHEK
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p.m-"MA
and for all subsequent races 45 HANDICAP (Second Section). (See minutes before the scheduled start- Race No. 1).
ing time time. 4.30 p.m.-"MA LAU CHOW Entries Close to the Secretaries,
Martin and
Co For
Ponies Messrs. T. A. China HANDICAP classifed by this Club as "y" Class. Prince's Building, on Thursday, Sep. Winners since January, 1910 barred. tember 3, 1040 at noon.
4.
To be ridden by jockeys who have Pontes will be transported to not won ten races anywhere at any Macao on Friday, September 13, re- Winner $150; Second $100; turned on Monday, September, 16, time.
and kept at Macao without charge. Third $75. Entry $5, Six furlongs.
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