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SCATHING AMERICAN? COMMENE VON the Board for Two Players
FERRIER'S BAN COTS SWIMMING SPORTS ATAECIA TESTOW
Disqualified Because He Was Sports-writer
Entries For H.K. Amateur (By "Birdie")
WHATEVER may have been the upheavals in Australia following the United States Golf Asso- ciation's ban on Jim Ferrier for the U. S. Amateur, loud were the rumblings in the American Press, and with their unbounded freedom of speech made no bones about their displeasure.
One paper says that he was debarred on the eve of the competition because of the publication in Australia of his book "Jim Ferrier's Golf Shota" and another imputes tile ban to`the fact that he is a sports-writer for an Australian newspaper. But though they might be divided in their Hectic scene during the Inter-Tropp; relay at the Hongkong Boy Scouts annual swimming
are unanimous in opinions why he was disqualified, they are -expressions of surprise and indignation at the ruling.
"Los Angeles Times" writer Dick Hyland who is particularly graphic in speech and says he despises autogratic amateur sports brass hats who lay down. bald unexplained ødicts.”
"Along comes the darlings of the United States Golf Association-and | if you ever saw a bunch of sweet- -hearts in one group, there you have -
Another Surprise In
Bowls Singles
them, brothers and sisters to slap W. Howard Eliminates
Australia's amateur and open cham- pian, Jim Ferrier, China-born golf star, right out of the United States Amateur Championship on the eve of qualifying
C. G..Silva 21-19
THIRD SURPRISE of this year's - "Lawn Bowls Singles "What - Because he is writing Championship was the defeat sports for his home-town paper in of C. G. Silva at the hands of Australia.
"Ferrier has been in this counW. J. Howard at the Kowloon try for six months, He's been Bowling Green Club yesterday, playing in tournants all over the score being 21-19 on the Yet this brilliant group of exccti- Lives of amaters golf just discover 22nd head. that he is a sports writer working at his trade. muf.
"A least, if they discovered it prior to this past week they did not have the decency to say "We're not going to let you play in our Cham, pionship, you know so don't count on Il/
At Craigengower, F. J. Jones best A. M. Holland 21-13 on the Zina.
meeting at the Victoria Recreation Club on Saturday.--Ming Yuen.":"
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World Baseball Series
Reds Beat Tigers
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Bridge players can use the DUO-BRIDGE Board ywhere and at any time; there is no need to go out to the au Club on these black nights,
You will enjoy it in any situation, because it is the very res best Bridge game for two people yet invented.
Let us admit at once that there are, certain technical difficulties which 'cannot be overcome. We are well aware of them but they do not affect the character of the game in any way. Neither player sees more than his own hand while bidding and only his own hand and Dummy during play. It is obvious that peculiar bidding, psychics and wild jump-overbids are no use in such a game, indeed the hands have been very carefully selected
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To Clinch Pennant Triumph For Walters Interport Swimming
And Derringer
CINCINNATI, Oct. 8 (UP).—Cincinnati Reds have copped the World Baseball Series pennant. Detroit Tigers were beaten 2-1, and this is the Reds' first win in the great series since 1919.
In the Howard-Silva match, there were four "posibles" scored two by each player. Throughout the game, however, Howard seemed very con-
Walters and Derringer were the inen' of the hour, reflected in the fident, and it was
led of the score. He
trom the though the latter to-night in to be guest of honour at the start, and though Silva drew level "This is the, same group fat ram- rod brass hats who state man is at all, Howard went away again grand carnival to be held at Cincinnati.“ uneligible to play gentleman-aga- and at the 14th was leading 15-8.
Silva scored his second 4 on the tour", golf unless he belongs to a country club, Public links players 17th to lead 1018, but on the success are punk pasties to them; outlandish Ing head-Howard also recorded his loafers unworthy of consideration. second and regained his lead.
"Terrier was a. sports writer be-
Sliva drew up to 20-18, but lost a tere he was a golfer. He is classed thrilling match with a single on the
howe among Australia. "A" 22nd head. newspapermen. He is not making money off golf, he is a working sports writer.**.*
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"No one lo England questioned his standing; he went to the final of the amateur: championship there.
"No one, in: Australia questions 11; he 19 the Amateur champion there
Further, no one to the US.
S.G.A questipped England's Henry Long- hurst, a few years back, when he competed in the United States Ams- teur. Henry's yarns on golf; with it byline Were all over the sports pages of the London Daily- Mall, 350
sweet-
"Sober, the USGA hearts are Inconsistent or stupid, Dr. something solar on we don't know about.
Scores were: W. 1. Howard
C. O. SIIA
MAT CRAigengoweR
`F.; J. *JONES" came from behind
BOX SCORES
Derringer pitched his third } **** game of the series, and scored his second win. Victory for the Reds was through their famed one-two punch-Walters and Detrale Derringer and they carried the
Bartel McC Reds' to triumph.
Only in the third inning when the Gehringer Tigers scored-on-two-hits, and in the Sirenberg fourth when they registered two more Campb hits did the American Leagus chem- ging plons threaten seriously, and while Sulivan Newm Newsom matched Derringer, the Avent, quaited.
Newma ih tk) seventh inning was his undoing.
!
REDS SCORE
opened the McCormick M. seventh-frame with a 182-foot two- Claciunati
bagger against the left wall. and Werber then Ripple doubled against the McCormick right screen and scored MoCortalek. Goodman
Wilson sacrificed and went Ripple F. McCormick to third. Lombard! walked pur- Ripple posely, and then Myers filed to Joost McCosky, near the centre wall and Ripple walked home, - **
TIGERS THREAT
In the third, the Tigers scored
over the last nine heads to beat A. when Sullivan singled" off. · F. Me- M. Holland 21-13- on 22nd. The Cormick's glowe. Newsom sacrificed.
ENTRIES for the Hongkong game previous to the 15th head had Bartell popped. focat and McCosic
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been in of Holland, who on walked, then Gehringer singled Amateur | Championship the 17th end led 12-6. But from the when the ball bounded off Werber's should soon be in. Clubs, other 12th to 19th heads, Jones-scored glove. Werber retrieved the ball and thin the Royal Hongkong Golf 2,1,1,1,1,1,1,2, and was then ahead threw wildly to first in vain attempt to catch Gehringer allowing Club, upon whose courses. the 10-13,
Sullivan to score.
MeCoaky went to third but there after Greenberg fanned
three Derringer walked
and fanned one. Newsom walked one and fanned one, AMENA
gaine, the hoarse
Championship will be played,ould be in before October 13 be arp limited to a maximum of ten cause arrangements must be made to players of handicaps : 12 and allow those compellors two weeks under.
practice on the Fanling courses.⠀⠀
I understand that the maximum
Won
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Derringer Lombard) (betted Joost "in-1th) Fry ran for Los
bardi Wito placed Joost
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NEWMARKET
number will be entered from the THE annual meeting of the this streamed across the field in MEETINGS
Kowloon Golf Club, whose handi- Sheungshiu Country Club blizzard of paper from the upper
cap by the way, have been revised was held recently and the follow. stands.
to conform with the lengthening of
the course the average increase ing officers were elected for the
being but from the Sheumgirlu season
Country Club I doubt if there will be
President
AW. Ramsey,
more than six or seven. Several of Hom Secretary... A. T. Lee the low handicap men of that club.j. are away from the Colony Hom. Treasurer
Closing date for entries is October 21, but entries Troen outside Clubs THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Form
Entr
H..R. de Pin- Committee: The Hot. IME: Leo D'Almada, Jr., Messrs. A. A. Lopes, TY. C. Lee ESM Churn, MAF. de Pinna, F. E, D'Almada Remedios.
Charity Soccer Game To-morrow.
The Best of the Colony?”
TIREQUENTLY on the course the Combined Chinese to-morrow Du of this last mentioned Club, the Club around at 4.30. p.m. in sid
CANCELLED
Nedre
| LONDON," Out. 8 (Reliter) moetings at Newźniarket Tow. Kisebe 36°and -17, kncluding, the Cambrid chiro) and the anbritate Staker havw.boeri.cancelled.
St. John Ambulance
members are coming across of the British Prind for the Roller of Aquatic Sports To-day
Distress in Ching. The teams are:
feather-acattered over the fair of Delony Moxzam“ (Krikinoery) way. Nothing but the feathers Hackburn (Police and
are all that the? hind, but it was only
je be-R(Kowipon) (cap.); and Wilkinson
Sun-
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The annual::nariatio SL-John Ambulanca Beles cotiriony of the Camm 'thin; afternoon at the
Unfounded. Rumours Of Cancellation
Lawrence & Lau-Yiu-ting Selected to Swim
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(By. "Tinker)
RUMQUES, which are certainly not founded on any official Informa tion, are circulating that the inferpoft swichmbug, meet with the Phlippines is to be cancelled, owing to the situation in the Far East They arole, I should thingine, out of Idle conversation, !!
(Quix:hileffin) the proETEENIDO ..... IS that there is same alight dificulty be- ing experienced in securing suficient accomodation on vessels” saillar*fet Hongkong around the end of the. month.
Otherwise everything is proceeding as announced.`.
Final: selections for the Hongkong Interport team are. W Lawrence and Laulu-ting. The former appeared after long absence in the trials at the. V.R.C.: yesterday and clocked 59 seconds for the 100 yards, free-style. beating both Ng Teun-man and A. V. Ozorio.
In the 100 yards back-stroke, he returned a time of 70% seconds, which is only secs, short of thei championship time returned by A, K. Rumjahn,
SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE EIGHTH EXTRA RACE MEETING. Will be held. (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY, ON SATURDAY, 568' and THURSDAY, 1001 October, 1940) commiericing at 2.00 p.m. on both days, Pa
The First Bell, will be ́rung (at 150 pm, on esiliiday))com, yes.
DA MEMBELI ENCLOSUÉKIT w! No "Ong~without à › hadigen wilt bej admi{ted to the Members: Encióstirat Suchchans beward sthroughout the duralian of each / Moenig zin suck-i manner as to be readily Mentined, mis
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The Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 per day, for, Gentle, men and $1,00-pusulay, fore,Luckles. (bàth, Ingluding tax) – are obtainable KO- throlith?
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