Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Apri 1941
Around The Courses
Playing
The Correct
Suggestions For Improvement
Holes In One At Fanling: President v. Captain's Match At Sheungshui
(By "Birdie"}
THE RESULT of the Country Club-Kowloon match was according to book, though the margin was a little bigger than was anticipated. ever, a good time was had by all.
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How-
Kowloon are now ready to play another of their matches with Happy Valley, this to be on Good Friday at Kowloon. The Valley side has been chosen, but (at the time of writing) the Mainland team is not yet com- plete.
These inter-Club matches do quite some good for the various Clubs in the Colony no matter what the game. This can be said for golf, though it la a more "selfish" game in that outside competition is not so essential.
As regards improvement In players, I heard one or two very good sug- gestions recently, One of these was mentioned in a contemporary paper last
week, I think, and it concerned the iceing up of the ball for shots off the fairways it the ground. At for proper play.
not
But the better suggestion was one to make people play to the correct fairway. Rough 15 usually the penalty for slice or a bad hook, but on courses such as those of Happy Valley, Kowloon and the Country Club, where space does not allow a Invish Iny-out for the fairways, these must run close together, and it is for such courses that the suggestion was made,
Kowloon-Valley Golf Match Starting Times
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The Kowloon team and sikring times for their golf match against Happy Valley at Kowloon on Good, Friday will be as follows: A.M.
P.M.
8.50 R. K. Collings, D. 9. Edward 2,00 154 A. £. Dennis, K. S. Robertson 8.54 K. B. Mackenzie, A. Mckella: 2.03 9.02 T. D. Low, T. Lów
0.001 S. Philips, A; C, I. Bowker 1.10 A. L. Eastinan, W. Sharp 0.14 W. C. Simpson, 11. 11. Mundy 0.10 W, V. Ahem, A. D, Humphreys 0.22 T. Lamb, L. M. S. Lloyd
0.20 F. C. Barry, A. L. Penn
20
2015
2.20
9.30 Lam. J. Debbington
A. W. Ramiey, G. E. Willerton 225
9.30 F. F. Fincher, C. E. F. Simpson 230 0.42 9. Jex, N. J Booker 0.40 3. MeKeivis, G. Davies 0.0 W. Kershaw, W, Stoker
Reserves
C. Fincher, N, D. Booker
943 5. Coles, M. A. Cairas
0.48
25
240
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The digging of dilches to line the fairways apart from Haing them with pegs might be made to con- stitute the boundaries. Shots in this ditch or over them into the
Fourballs in the afternoon will be adjoining fairway should be con- sidered out of bounds, though not played according to the times on the
are
with the usual penalty of stroke and distance.
The loss of one stroke would be
right.
sufficient, the ball to be picked up It is a good idea this digging of and dropped within two clubs, ditches—for by punishment it will lengths of the ditch on the correct teach beginners to play straight.
fairway.
At Kowloon, perhaps, the fairway's
ЕТОСИБ
already sufficiently narrow, though off the first tee one can slice around to either the second or eighth and play one's second shot from there without
penalty, but at the Country Club,
Sheungshul, would be very workable, The 1st 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th fairways run parallel to each other with only a _strip_of_rough dividing_them, and i
quito often is no great penalty to play from that rough.
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FANLING seems
to be the home of the holes-in-one and another was scored on the New Course on Sunday. P. A. Cotton cracked a brassie shot and then found his all inside off the tee at the 7th (305 yards)
the cup!
Tsui-Yip Match. On Stand Court To-morrow
THE Tennis Champion- ship match between, Tsui Wal-pui. (former Colony champion) and K. H. Yip (South China A.A cham- plon) to-morrow will be played on the Stand Court,
Tournament Tennis
Small Interest In Matches Yesterday
THERE WAS LITTLE interest in yesterday's matches in the Co- lony Open Temuls Championships. Three singles games were played, and in all the winners had com- paratively little dimeulty in ad- vancing into the next round.
two
Spectators gathered around the S. A. Rumjahn-Shields Goodman match and saw the champion win in straight sets. Rumjahn bog lost none) of the style and tenacity that gained him the singles crown last year, and his wonderful retrieving shots, which are a feature of his play, were In Ievidence yesterday.
Scores in brief were:
SINGLES
5. A. Rumjahn beat Shields Good- man 6-1, 6-2,
G. Chon beat T. J. Gould 6-1, 6-3. Pang Ol-lam beat Wei Chung 6-1, Q-1.
To-day's Tennis
To-day's tennis matches will be as follows:
DOUBLES
1. M. A. Razack and A. R. Minu v. H. D. & S. A. Rumjahn.
War Fund Golf Competition At Fanling
Saints Lead Pennant Race
Fairways DOUBLE PLAY Feverish Excitement
VICTIM
A. J. Hussain (Saints), a victim of one of the double-plays by the Indians, out in an effort to score in the St Joseph's v. Indians Softball League match at the Kowloon F.C. on Sunday. ---Ming Yuen.
Manila Soccer Riot
Players Trade Blows In Eastern-Y.C.O. Match
MANILA, Apr. 1 (UP).-A riot between players and. spectators ended the
soccer match between Hongkong's Eastern Athletic and Y.C.O. Manila league champions, to-night, thousands of fans storming the field.
Home Soccer Fixtures For Saturday
|- LONDON, 'Apr, ̈1. (Reuter).-Foot- {ball fixtures for Saturday, April 5.
are:
'WAR CUP
Fourth Round, South Arsenal Queen's Pl
v. - Tottenham;' Leicester
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Fourth Round, North Preston N.E. v. Manchester C.; Sheffield u. v. Newcastle,
Scores of players and specta- tors, including several members
of the Manila team, were in- jured and 10 sent to hospital, but the Chinese escaped with only bruises.
At Kowloon Ball Park
Third Inning Run Spree
(By "Ball Fan")
RIDING ALONG MERRILY on the top crust of a championship surge, St Joseph's explosive ball hawke re- tained their precious lead in the senior ball loop, down- ing the spectacular Indians 5-3, to come within one game of their first league title, before a rabid crowd of ball fans at Kowloon stadium.
The rough riding Recs divided their two Sabbath day show,
taking the opener 12-5 in com- Sunday Stars
parative easy fashion from Dave Amper's lowly Filipino Clubbers, but hitting the well-known snag sign in their second tilt as Den Crary hurled Abe. Liu's classy. Chinese nine to a brilliant 6,3 win.
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their
PULLING a real fast one on the
surprised bleacherites in opening game against the Filipino Clubbers, Harry Noronha's rough riding Rees sent that weil-known staller, Nick (my kingđem for a base) | Beltrão, to the hillock for his first big burling effort of the year.
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Nick came through with .B talented display to limit the Island gang - with four measly bingles.
Ildefonso's Filipino ball players opened up in the first frume as Bob Laurel and Harry Compos rushed home with two runs, but the rough (riders retaliated with three tullies in their half, on' slashing 'doubles by Nick Beltrão nud Caco. Marques, and a deadly single by Toto Prata.
Nick Beltrao and Tony Alves, Re- crelo--Former hurled a steady game In his first mound effort of the year, setting
the Filipino Clubbers, down with
four
four' measly bingles; latter made a sensational stab to nab the ball afler. It rebounded off third wacker Luz's glove in the fifth
Dave Leonard and Showboat All, St Joseph's Dave drove in three Important runs with two skaling hits besides accepting four chances without a break, to lead the league leaders
in a glitering win; the good old
"Showboat" himself scored two big runs and treated the fans to twe well-placed bunta.
Nip Lum and Den Crary, C.B.C. -Fermer scored two runs, made ་་ two hits, and hung the old-"steal" algu on tires bases to star in the Chinese win;' Denham brought in two runs and hurled yet another brilliant victory, striking out six. riding Iteca.
safeties off the forside tossing" of: Noronha's nifties clinched the gume Indian hurler Kassa Nazarin, with the second stunza with an eight Jindo Hussain's terrific triple the run scoring splurge, hammering Dave longest belt of the fray. Amper's offerings around at will.
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Tony Alves sensational stoop SCORING three markers in the down" nab of a terrine clout. by had chalked up, a lone tally in second inning after Nip Lum
Eddio Marques which rebounded off third sacker Luz's glove, highlighted the first, the fast-improving a brilliant display by the peppery, Chinese Baseballers breezed in Rec shortstop.
with a 6-3 win over the rough riding Recs in the nightcap of- fair of the days
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Joseph's. bustling bail hawks maintained their do- The game from the start was marked by bad feeling between the minating.apot at the top of the players and after a series of heated men's senior loop with an effec- incidents, an altercation resulted in tive 5-8 triumph over the spec- an exchange of blaws, whereupon tacular Indians in a roaring,
unruly crowd rushed on to the
the
fleld throwing chairs, stones and argument-infested battle, sticks and a free-for-all occurred. This occurred near the end of the
The Indians checked in with three Orst half when the score was one-all., runs in the third inning as the spark The crowd watching the match was plug duto of Kitchell and Nazar estimated at 10,000, mostly Chinese. both appeared safely at first on a Y.C.O. was the only team to beat bunt and error, advancing on Omar's Hongkong Inst year and feeling was sacrifice, and coming home ahead of strong between the players.
Baby Abbas, to tako u brief 3-1 lead.
war Fund Golf Competition, held at The third South China Morning Post Fanling between
February_14′ and March 31, resulted in Cops J. Reidy cards of twn up for a tie, and they (16) and H. W. Beisley (20) returning
and F. A. M. Elliott (20) hnd cards of will play off.
Surg Licut-Comdr H: L. Cleave (10) Crystal Pal: Millwall v. Chipton; Rending games have been cancelled. It is also one up. (Belsley had a score of two
I understand that this has been-up-on-both-the-Old-and-new-Courses); done at this hole before, but in any The Stableford Competition at Fau ense It is quite a mighty shot, especi-ling on March 28-29 was cancelled
owing to Insufficient entries.
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STOCK-TAKING CLEARANCE
TO-DAY ONLY
200
DAY, AND EVENING DRESSES
FROM
$5.00 to $25.00
100
LONDON cur. Brentford v. Aldershot: Cheyen
v. West Hom
V.
Omcials have announced that further)
possible that. the basketball series' with
· LEAGUE SOUTH-
the Shanghai Chinese team now here Brighton & Hove_y, Southend: Waltera (may also be cancelled.
Luton,
· SOUTH REGIONAL Bournemouth v Southampton.
HAMPSHIRE CUT
Natt F. v. Stoke City: Portsmouth v. Fulham Wajsall v. West Brom.
NORTH REGIONAL Barnsley V. Rotherham; Bradford C. v. Grimsby: Burtley v. Shefteld W.: Chester bro': Liverpool v. Bury: Manchester U. v. Huddersfield v. Oluttam; full v. Middles- at the Los Angeles Country Club, Blackpool; Southport v. Everton. California, in 1932. He was assisted by a strong wind.
ally on Sunday last when the ground was rather wet and holding.
World's record for the longest hole. In-one is 374 yards, and this was done. New Brighton: Halifax v. Chesterfield;
by 60-80 player named Frank Mellus
Record at Home is a shot of 340 yards by George Kirby at Stoneham, Southampton in 1920. And there are only three other recorded instances of holes-in-one being more than 300
yards.
When I said the record was,374 yards, I was referring to a ball hit by a human being. A golf ball driv- ing machine at Columbus County Club, Ohio, In 1937, was testing balls and drove a 428-yorder which ended In the cup!
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THE annual President v. Captain's 1
THE
LIVERPOOL CUP › Stockport v. Rochdale: Tranmere v. Bradford R.: Wrexham v. Blackburn,
REGIONAL MATCH Mansfeld v. Lincoin.
WEST REGIONAL
Athletic: Cardiff Corinthiiona v. Aberaman Dath v. Cardiff; Bristol City v. Lovell's
SCOTTISHI cur
Albion v. Hamilton; St Mirren V, Morton Motherwell v. Airdris: Partick v. Celtic:
Address To Referees By
mitch will be played at the Coun- Mr Wong Ka-tsun
try Club on Sunday. Two evenly matched teams have been selected, and the losing side will be hosta at dinners which will be held the same evening.
Terms and starting times for this antch will be:
President.
9.
A. W. Ramsey 9.38 W. Williamson 9.40 A. A. Topex. 0,44 FP. Stevena It A. Ribeiro 0.55 IL Ball BJ, Revie 10.00 V. T. Low 10.04 . E. Lee 10.08 .A. T. Lee 10.11 T. V. C. Lee
10.16 GW. Giffen
10.20 . T. Del
1024. F. Bliva
Captain
F. E. A. Remedios E. J. M. Chum A. W. da Roza M. A. Simoes II. S. Jones Geo, Lee
A. Pearson C. Matthew# C. H. T. Buzen A. Pinna 1. Kew
C. S. M. Tham
M F. Pinna
J. Besto
10,28 Mian A. Sequelta Mes nemedios
10.10 M C. Maxwell Mrs Gal
10,40
30.40. Mike M. Öe!
Min E. Heang
of
AN ADDIESS on the history football and 'Ue changes in the laws of the game and the effects thereof on football" was given by Mr Wong Ka-tsun. Chairman of the Football Association, at the monthly meeting of the Hongkong Referees Association last night.
Mr Wong said that Investigators who had tried to discover the origin
SPORTS
ADVT.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The burlyball hawks came right
back in their half of the third as Dave Leonard sparked a Saint thrce -run-secring ouiburst which cllmaxed- with George Sousa, Showboat All and Arturo Ozorio crashing home, carrying victory-labelled tallies.
Johnny (the mufler) Alvare toeing the rubber for the King's Fark ball foæsers and lacking the Intense practices of other years, found the going all but straight, and breezy, walking eight Llumen In s Kenerous "lake your base" outburst, being replaced by the youthful
·Gerry. Gosano in the fiftli frame. Only extra base clout came in the sixth when Johnny Alvares sent one held for a sizzling double, of Den Crary's fast balls to the out-
RALE Filipino Club di 2010054 ย
380 ix. :12 12 D
Nick Beltrao and Charlle. Figuereldo
Batteries:-Dave Amper and Bob Laurel;:
Recreio
Indiana
0.0 30 000 St Joseph's .............. 10 3100 x
Batteries: Kasen Nazarin and Tarzan Ismall; Frankie Gonsales and fal Wing. Ico.
Hurler Frankie Gonmles hurled a steady game for the league leaders, c.b.c
∙13020000 5 and came in with the final Saints' rufi Recrolo
10000.2 x 3 5.5 In the fourth frame to sew up the
Batteries:-Den Crary and Nip Lum; old ball game: The power-slugging | Jobany Alvarez (5), Gerry Gosano and
Draft Programmies and Entry Saints connected for eleven solld Charlie Figuerelda. Forms for the Third Extra Race Meeting to be held (weather |permitting) on Saturday, 12th, and Monday, 14th April, 1941, may be obtained from the Secretary's Club House, Happy Valley; the Office, Exchange Building: the
and the Stables, Shan Kwong Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club;
Road,
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON |on THURSDAY, 3rd April, 1941.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE
THIRD EXTRA RACE. MEETING. 1941
of football had not gone very fat, Races Nos. 7 and 11-Second day.
for the curly history of football in England was very obscure.
Rules of the game were first
pu-
Coolganlle Blakes
Attention is drawn to the conditions
blished in December, 1863, and of the above races, which should read several clubs withdrew as a protest as follows:-
against the omission for permission COOLGARDIE STAKES-Winner
30.32 Blies G. Ablong Miss M. C. Churn to hack. The rules were 13 in mimm-$1,000. Second $800. Third $300.
ber, and, until they were redrafted For Australian Subscription Ponies Miss M. Mooney Mian M. D. Churn in 1930, had increased only to 17. of 1941, Weight 142.Ib. 1.Ib, penalty
for every
$200 or part thereof won in stakes. Winners barred. Jockey Allowance, Entrance. $5. From the Two Mile Post Once Round and In (About 1 Mile 171 Yards),
10.40 Mr B. Botello Miss A. Williams
Fourballs In the afternoon will be (President's teams first:
Reason for Popularity
In conclusion, Mr. Wong muid there pm. A. W. Ramsey & A. A. Lopes, could be no doubt that one of the
E. A.. Remedios & A. W. da chief reasons why the association NoteOne Entry only will be made .Hoza.
was so popular was that although in
W Williamson T. X. C. Leo, its highest forra, it gave scope for un
TL E. 100 & A. T. Lee, C. II. T. ununense amount of skill, I could be pinyed and thoroughly enjoyed by
from
LADIES' $2.50
HATS to $15.00
2.00
H. Kew & E. J. M. Churn,
2.10
Buen & A, 3. Pinna,
2.18
Simoes &fies, Len,
2.20
2.02
2.30
2.38
LADIES SALON ́
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The House of Quality & Service
2.40
K. T. Oni & T. X, Silva, M. P.
Pinna J. Marin,
F. P. Blevens de II. Hall, M. A.ihose who had hardly any skilf at all, Another excellent, reason was that n spectator, who had hitherto never seen game of football, could in a few minutes follow this progress --of the gama with ease and understanding. To learn the rudiments of the game was
IA Ribeiro & V. T. Low, ir.
5. Jones & C. Matthews
Z Revie. & G. W. Gitm, A. Pearson & C. B. M. Thom
Miss Bequeira de Miss. Ablong, a matter of a few iminuter. Perhaps Namedio de Miss 1.-M. ....C.) Thin was the chief reason why-associa«
Lian football: had: taken, auch a‘strong) Miss MyDel de Mr Botelha, Mies hold among the Chinese, and the game Freant, & Miss Williams.
Chum
Miss Maxwell demi Mooney, Was fast developing into one of their
Mr Ge1' Mìas, M., H, Churn,
national gamer
for the
Coolgardie Stakea
·and (Races Nos. 7-
11). Entries will be divided into First and Second Sections .by a Draw..
Ponies that are entered for this race are barred from Roschill entering for the Stakes, Racey Nov, 5 ̧or 8ịon the 1st Day. P
In the event of there being less than 21 Entries for this race, only one section will be
› run.
THE PENINSULA HOTEL
will present a
BAND CONCERT
on
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1941. at 9.00 p.m.
IN THE LOUNGE
by the
Combined Orchestras of the
Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels
SOLOIST
Y. K. SZE
Accompanied by E. O'Neill Shaw
IN AID OF THE
BOMBER FUND
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