HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 16, 1941.
Wednesday
THE KOWLOON-HAPPY VALLEY GOLF MATCH
A happy group of the Kowloon Golf Club and Happy Valley golfers in the match at Kowloon City last Friday in which the Mainland side easily beat the Valley team.-Ming Yuen,
Important Rules To Remember
Poor Outlook For Tennis League
present entrics (it should be entry) are any criterion of what to expect from the tennis players for the League this year, the outlook is very poor. Though entries close to-day, only one has been received for the four Divisions -- this from the Civil Service C.C.
Clubs are reminded that to-day is the closing date. . These should be sent as soon as possible to Mr C. J. Tac- chi, Hon. Secretary the Hongkong Lawn Tennis As- sociation, c/o the Kowloon C.C.
Badminton
Putting, Approaching And Playing From Hazards
Match Penalties For Ignorance (By. "Birdie")
THE RULES of most games are of such a rigidity that their relaxation is attended by de- terioration of play, but with golf there are several points that can be stretched without impairment of interest. But it must be remembered that points are being stretched.
Setting the ball on nice bits of "pretty", for instance, make for better shots and a keener enjoyment of the game. The other day one of a fourball grounded his club preparatory to making a shot, and then coolly excavated a small submerged stone discovered behind the ball be- fore smacking a superb wood that almost carried the green. He had left a hole behind the ball as big as an apple!
First Round Matches In Women's Doubles to impediment, and the On this, incidentally, depended the
round of the women's
Doubles
He was, of course, avoiding putter it sank back into its ori- damage to his club, but the ginal position. It had oscil- stone was not by any means alated. Was it a stroke?
bail ought to have been played result of the match. Had it moved RESULTS of matches in the first from where it lay.
the match would have been halved, but if there were no stroke penalty Badminton Championship last night The extreme was a player who the match would have been won and were according to book, though in landed on the concrete side of a fost. one Mrs O. Hibeiro and Ms M. well, and played four shots from the Silva v. Miss U. Khoo and. Mrs conerete before reaching the fairway! Wilson the result could not have again. Here, under Rule 11, he was been forecast."
entitled to a free pick up. The games
were played at the
This Rule is worth quoting. It Jewish Recreation Club, and a fair | rends:
crowd of spectators were present.
The results in brief were: Miss M. M. Silva and Miss A. Xavier beat Miss J. Choa and Miss M. Churn 15-4, 15-11,
Miss M. Ribeiro and Mrs O. Silva beat Bliss U. Khoo and Mrs Wilson
18-13, 15-6.
beat
Under Rule 9 one may touch the ball in addressing it. Under De- Anition-19-"g-ball-is deemed to have moved if it leaves its position and comes to rest in another place."
I hold no brief for either side in view of Definition 19, though I would otherwise hold that a stroke was the penalty.
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green.
Removal of Obstructions
Any Bag-stick, guide-post, int- plement, vehicle, bridge, bridge- planking, scat, hut, shelter or similar. obstruction may be removed. A ball seems that quite a bit of moved in removing such an obstruc- confusion arises out of the Mrs Castro and Miss T. Gonsalez tion shall be lifted and decit with as penalties attached to striking Miss G. White and Miss F. Wong provided for in Rule 8 without the flag from within twenty 15-3, 15-8.
penalty (dropping not nearer the yards of the
Under Mrs Torrible and Mrs Zimmern beat Miss M. Noronha and Miss 1. A ball lying on or touching such match and medal play there are Perrira 15-2, 15-2.
an obstruction, or lying on or touch extreme differences. MISS CHOA and Miss Churn lost ing clothes, or ground under repair, In Stroke-play-Medal-the penal- their first game to Misa Silva and or a drain cover, hydrant, hydranty is two strokes (Stroke Rule 13), Miss Xavier in an easy manner, and cover, or exposed water-pipe, or but in match play, under Rule 32, in comparison their showing in the tying in a hole made by a green- "if the ball rests against the flag second game was surprising. They keeper, may be lifted and dealt with which is in the hole, the player had, by then, acquired something as provided for in Rule 8 without shall be entitled to remove the flag- opproaching combination, hut had penalty.
settled down too late.
Surprising Collapse
hole).
stick, and, if the ball fall into the hole, the player shall be deemed to
If a player's stroke be interfered have holed out at his last stroke." with by any such obstruction which ts immovable and which is within There are penalties (loss of the MISS U. KпOO, and Mrs Wilson two club lengths of his ball, the ball hole) for striking the flag which is
held featured in a surprising collapse may be lifted and dropped or on the by your partner or caddie. when they met Miss M. Ribeiro and putting green placed not more than caddle to remove the
It would there, be up to "y" or Mrs O. Silva. The winners deserved; two club lengths from the obstacle
flag in their success for the spirited and but not nearer the hole, without from within twenty yards, but If matchs play when "X" is playing slightly superior play of the opening penalty.
It wa
was their superior com- At reading the first paragraph, its caddle holding the flag were bination that can
struck
y" loses the hole. then carried
In medal play It would be up to
the
das
raises a little smile to think that one
On the other side of the next, would consider removing bridge in to have his own caddle remove faulty tactics were their cause of the order to make a shot! But those the flag-stick otherwise there would downfall. Miss Khoo and Mrs Wil- obstacies are dealt with in the last
be the penalty of two strokes for
son chose
10se the wrong method of play. paragraph. Mrs Wilson took the net and Miss However, returning to the player hitting it. Khoo covered the
useline,
and as a who discovered the stone-he,
paratively the former had com- should imagine, had broken another
brunt
to do
do while the latter Rule In that the club must be SPORTS ADVT.
mounded
bore the
of the work. Hind Mrs Wilson been allowed to the
lightly and not pressed to Loose Impediments on
take her stand side-by-side with Miss the Hound.
Khoo and share the work more even-1 moved. but and green may be re= |
not when in a hazard;
ly there might easily have been a (le, bunker), A buried stone is not different result to the match. Miss n loose impediment.
Khoo was played out in the second game.
Other Games
Before striking at a ball in play,
a player shall not improve the post-
tion of his ball by mouing, bending or breaking
eo far as is
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry
ing, except (1)ing fixed or grow Forms for the Fourth Extra Race
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necessary IN the other matches, opposition to enable him fairly to take his Meeting to be held (weather per was too weak to provide any great stance in addressing the ball, or (2) mitting) on Saturday, 20th April. interest. Mra Torrible and Zimmern, whom many anticipate awing. The club may be grounded Secretary's Office, Exchange Bulld- Mra in making his backward or forward 1941, may be obtained from the will win the title, easily accounted lightly and not pressed to the ground for Miss M. Noronha and Miss: 1.
tag: the Club House. Happy Pereira.
Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the THERE was a hot, but friend- Sports Club; and the Stables. YOUR DESTINATION
ly argument a little while Shan, Kwong Road. ngo.concerning the moving of a ball on the greon while address- ing it. One of the players on, moved his ball in addressing it, but though nudging it slightly.
METROPOLE HOTEL
A DONATE BÀTH IN EVERY ADOM forward, when he removed the
Ertrios close at 12 o'clock NOON THURSDAY, 17th April, 1911,
By Order,
C. I, BROWN,
Secretary,
Poor Tennis In Yesterday's Doubles Match
E. C. FINCHER and W. C. Hung entered the quarter-finals of the Colcay Open Doubles tennis Cham- pit n'hius yesterday when they beat Paul Kong and Fung Yee-pul In two straight sets 6-1, 6-4 on the Stand Court. Tennis, however, was far below
manoeuvred by his opponents.
Easter Softball Thrills Fans
At Kowloon Football
Saints Prolong Winning
Streak: First Games Of International Series
(By "Ball Fan")
DRIVING PAST the first round bend with tremend- ous run-scoring momentum, Harry Noronha's all powerful starlights representing Portugal came through with a devastating 10-3 victory over the loose playing Great Britain nine. China cruised into the second round ́stretch with a narrow 4-3 win over a spirited Philippine threat, while the defending champions from India just made the "in" mark in taking Canada for a close 7-5 triumph.
and
Buster Monday's brilliant feated the Best 9-5, in the charity doubleheader, featuring | holiday opener. For three the glittering heights of local innings the two teams battled softball talent, before a fashion-even ball, but the untamed minded holiday crowd of ball felines forged ahead in the 4th fans, saw the burly ballhawking with two tailles by Cynthia Motta Saints in spirited championship
Thelma Collaco; adding four mood as they continued their more runs in the next two innings. winning streak with a "swing music" triumph over the raid- ing Mohawks. The star-studded Wildcats took the Rest into camp, coming through with a 9-5 win.
The Rest staged a fighting finishi in the last canto, pushing aerovi two markers in a last minute bid, featuring Betty Fitzgerald's dou- ble, the only extra base clout by the losers.
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PLAYING real consistent ball and driving through with a
HONUS Waggoner's battling Mo-fighting attack, Portugal's slug- howk Braves, in a desperate bidging ball tossers hammered the to terminate the present season with
3 win over Dave Leonard's Saints offerings of British hurler Jock before the arrival of the warm trade Brown for fourteen solid safe- winds", took a disastous 7-1 defeat ties to breeze in with an eusy. as the champions rolled across with 10-3 win.
powerful panzer-clouting attack Led by the dynamite clouting of annihilate the serious Troquels George Sausn, und Artura Ozeris, the
threat.
Fo
winners were never.
-seriously
threatened as they started off with ve run barrage in the 1st stanza on five solid smacks.
Hurler Gerry Gosano Himited the dangerous Empire willow-wleiders to reo soft singles and was never seriously threatened by the clout- ing duo of Stan and Dave Leonard.
the
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Club
Holiday Stars
George Sousa and Charlie Qulun, Portugal—Former led the winners' slashing hit attack, connecting for a double and three singles, and coming across with one run; latter tripled for the longest hit in the fray to drive in two runs
Wally Ching And Herbie Quen, China-Former came through with
terrife triple and double, mak- Ing two of the four Chinese base- hits; Herbie held the Philippine Irlanders to two measly hits and whiffed eight, to climax a brilliant hurting game.
Baby Abban and Junior - Marker,
India The Baby came through
with a perfect day at the platter. poling out three slazling singles and coming in with two tallies; latter also starred with three hits in three times up to play an important part In the Indian vein.
Cynthia Moita and Thelma Col- Inco, WildcateCynthia's two runs and two hits were a big factor in the champions holiday win over the Best: latter hurled steady ball, holding the losers' to six bingles and whiffing six in a stellar dis-
Frankie
Gonsalves and Stan Leonard, Bt Joseph's Frankie limited the dangerous Mohawks to five hits besides clouting out three Kingies in a standout win; latter played an all-round bang-up game at the initial sack and his tally in the 6th frame started the champion Saints ou scoring merry-go- round,
Cottage Club Hunt For "Kiki Cup".
The Cottage Club will hold its next hunt in' the Dill's Corner country on Saturday, April 10, the winner of the hunt to receive the "Kiki Cup", a trophy which has been donated by Madame Loois de Sun, formerly Mis Kiki de Chalfoy de Courcelles.
Ponies will be drawn for at the at 3 p.m. and the hunt will start from Dill's Corner at 4 pm.
In the evening, supper will be held
Inter-club tearing CHINA entered came
at the Club house, prior to which Madame de San will present the Cup to tie winner.
Ove ferocious innings the two) standard, and only at very infrequent teams dished up a dazzling brand of intervals was there anything to airtight ball with the Five Nation command the Interest of spectators. papoose men taking a slim lone tally Fincher and Hung had compara- lead in the 5th frame on Frankle tively little difficuity in taking the Crew's slushing single to right. first set for neither Kong nor Fung
The pulverizing Saluis sending was lamentably weak, and though were anything
aut baschlls, to crash home four Hke settled. Fung
winning runs as Stan Leonard, Kong strove to take on more of Jindo Husain, Frankle Gonsales
and Hal Wingles out- the burden his efforts were
national series second round Fin- across in gleeful fashion, eher was serving very well.
For the last thre
three frames the star- with a hard-earned victory over Kong and Fung took a 4-1 lead shiried Mohawks played "rapid-er- in the second set, and it seemed ror' ball to chalk up a grand totul or stubborn-playing team from that the match was going to three thirteen miscues, a season's single the Philippines. something of their cariler combina The champions added three more hitting Islanders
Flinger Herbie Quon held the soft sets. but Fincher and Hung revived game record for the galloping Tribe.
to two measly Leafs bogged down in the 5th tion and fought their way to take runs in the final inning on three bingles, but his team mates were to watch Sherry Bux and Baby five games in a row for the setl driving blows by Stan Leonard, only able to garner four hits off the Abbas tear home with two more
Frankie Consoles and George Sousa. slab toiling of Dave Amper.
Spectacled Cy Jones,
The Chinese pulled a screwball Indian tallies, toner in the last stanza allowing hits, but was given poor support by the Filipinas to clog the bags with The Stand Couri match in the his faltering teammates in their off-
one out; but a rapid fire double Kume of the year. Open Tennis Championships to-day
play, Bill Chang to Wally Ching, will be:
ended to loser's last ditch threat Wally Ching's triple and double Ho Ka-lau and K. II. Yip v. S. A. SCORING in every stanza, the and H. D. Rumjahn.
stur-studded Wildcats de-were the longest hits of the fray while Filipino third sacker. Enoc Loyola's two singles were the only hits chalked up for Ildefonso's Is- landers.
brave
To-day's Match moundsman was nicked for ten solid
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More thrilling, more romantic than "The Count of Monte Cristo"!
Edward Small presents
The SON of MONTE CRISTO
starring
LOUIS HAYWARD JOAN BENNETT
GEORGE SANDERS FLORENCE BATES MONTAGUE LØYE screenplay by QEORGE BRUCE directed by ROWLAND V. LEE
■ ROWLAND V. LEE production « released thru-UNITED ARTISTS'.
LEADING innings,
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The defending champions added another run in the 6th canto on a sizzling double by Cyclone Baker and cinched the game in the last inning as singles by A. R. Kitchell, Baby Abbas and Cyclone Baker sped across three final runs.
The Maple Leafs suprised the gashouse fans with a fighting game as chunky Johnny Fisher led the laser's batting attack.
-bunched-eleven- The Indians- bingles off slabster Den Crary whose speed balls were not tearing over Maple with the old time zip.
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