Wednesday
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•HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 21, 1941.
Courses
Some New Ideas About Bunkers
Normal Lay-out Presents Greatest
Difficulty for Duffers
Lost Ball in Penalty Ditch
(By "Birdie")
Local Baseball's
Grand Opening
On June 7
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL in the Colony wilt get under way with a bang on Saturday June 7, when His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, it is hoped, wist throw out the first ball to start the season in classic style.
BLAST, BLAST, BLAST,. in bunkers and out of them, and if nothing can assuage the pent up feelings of the golfer who has left his footprint, if not in the sands of time, then in most of the sand hazards of his course, let the words of Gene evening, Larry Lawrence was once Sarazen and Paul Runyan soothe.
They are two of America's leading golfers and, therefore, should know something about what they are saying. Theirs is the contention that golf courses to-day are too tough for the duffer and too easy for the profes- sional. And it's all a matter of sand bunkers.
"Little Hongkong” is a sand-ringed
Runyan would remove them on the 1st and 9th fairways at Kow- loon and the 5th at the Country entirely, while Sarazen, not so
Club, drastic in mind, favours moving them to catch the poor shots for the better players rather than leave them to add to the mental distractions of the duffer.
Traps," says Runyan, "when they are raked snooth aren't hazards to the professionals. Any pro in a trap
beside a reasonably flat green ex- prets to get down in two, at the most three. strokes. The high-scoring player may take that number to get out and probably is many more to
go down."
Sarazen says that a Bock of traps 130 yards from the tee will cause untold suffering among the average players, whereas the pros and top-notchers, will probably not see them at all.
traps down the fairway where the argues, "not put the "Why." butter
players wild tee shots are likely to land, but where they will
At the general pep meeting fast
again unanimously elected president for the coming campaign and all figures point toward real banner
season.
With entries slated to close on Friday, May 30,
seven ball-tossing team have already entered, with the US.S. Mindanao and the miglity Tulsa tory making it
a two-tenm entry from the American ocean forces.
Change Over
THE MIGHTY "P" are expected to play in collaboration with the U.S.S. Asheville who will Ill in for hillock at the junction of the 1st and the terrifle Tulsamen when they are 9th fairways at Kowloon, but it away from the Colony, offers little in the way of a hazard Other teams already booked to to the better players, but to the join in the pennant chase and cash women and the slicing beginner only in with a try at the Bagram Shield
its comparatively small size prevents are-Dhun Ruttonjee's high-powered it from occupying the whole of their H.B. Brewers, Chung Hwa Marcons
imental horizon.
The sand trap on the 5th at Sheungshal, too, is no hazard in the better players there, but it covers) the whole of the approach for the women and beginners.
These, however, are features of the coursen mentioned, and their re- moval would upset the balance even if people wanted them taken away, which I doubt. But there
where much stronger cases for the must be many courses in the world
duffers could be made out..
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all-Chinese nine. Flatbush "hot pointo's" Royal Engineers, the Hong- kong Baseball Club and South China's Caroline Hillers.
With special permission from the Military authorities, all games will be played at the green-pastured Chatham Road ball stadium int Kowloon, and a large Kashouse grandstand is slated to be con- structed before the gala march to the flag-pole.
drive that for beginner who cannot WHAT is the penalty for a lost coner Hongkong Baseball); Mix
we
may
Though
hold divided opinions about bunkering the greens, there s much to be suld for the placing of the traps on the fairways. Cases in point, perhaps, are bunkers
SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB ·
Draft Programmes and. Entry Forms for the Sixth Extra Race Meeting to be held (weather per- mitting). on Saturday, 31st May, and Monday, 2nd June, 1941, may be obtained from the Secretary's Oẞlee, Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club;
ball in a penalty ditch?
Rule 22 states: "(1) Except as provided for in Rule 27. ball be just or be deemed by the player to be unplayable, the player shall play
Pro Williams breasting the tape for the Army in the 1,600 metres relay of the Army-Combined Chinese athletic meet at Caroline Hill on Sunday-Ming Yuen.
"Y" And Signals Win Opening Games Of Water-polo League
START of the new water-polo tournament was made yesterday in the Army Pool, where the European Y.M.C.A. beat Middlesex team 5-2, and Royal Corps of Signals defeated the Royal Navy "C" 2-0.
The following were elected officers.-
Secretary. Mr Hay Lau; Hon. Treasur President, Mr B. C. Lawrence: Vice- President, "Doc." Moithan; Hon. er, Me li. A. Barros: Committee, Mr J. Welford (Royal Engineers), Mr P K. Lau (Chung Wah, Mr C. W. Wog-
Winglee (South China), Paymaster Usher
Y.M.C.A. fielded their usual team (Tulsa), Mr P. J. Tonely Hongkong Beer), Lt S. Goodman with the exception of Sloan, making (Midianao),
a re-appearance after several years and he proved his worth, Middlesex were weakteried by the absence of Ure, who was Indisposed, Birdsey land Jones.
his next stroke as nearly as possible Max Baer Abed
at the spot from which the ball which is lost or unplayable was played, adding a penalty stroke to the score for the hole.
If the stroke was played from the teeing-ground, a ball may be teed; if though the green or a hazard it shall: be dropped, and if on the putting
green It shall be placed."
Rule 27 reads: "If a ball lie or be lost in a recognised water hazard (whether the ball lie in water or not) or
casual water in a hazard
With Fractured
Vertebra
The Dichards, however, fully extend- ed Y.M.C.A. and had the better of the second half when the Civilians slicken- ed, the pace in the earlier stages hav- Ing a telling effect.
The game WHA interesting al- though one-sided in the first- half.as
Y.M.CA. fell » into cracked stride immediately and were.
igoals up before the interval. In the vertebra the fighter said he second half, Middlesex attacked-in the ceived in his recent meeting wit deep-end and taking advantage of their Lou Nova has put Max Baer to sinwer opponents, scored when Benn
was ordered out for drifting.
SACRAMENTO. - A
bed.
Dr Junius B. Harris, ordering in- definite confinement for the former the player may drop a bail, under heavyweight champion, sald his con- behind the hazard, keeping the spot Jury is at the base of Baer's neck. penalty of one stroke, either (u)dition might prove serious. The in- at which the ball crossed the margin
Nova won the New York fight by
of the hazard between himself and an eighth-round technical knockout. the hole, or (b) in the hazard, keep- "Inst flie ̈spół at which the ball enter=
and the Stables; Shan Kwonged the water between himself and Road.
Entries cluse at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 22nd May,
1941.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary,
COMING
TO THE
KING'S
A FABULOUS FIGURE
WHO SAVED A NEW
WORLD... FOR THE
RULER WHO HAD OR-
DERED HIM HANGEDI
PAUL MUNI
as Plorra Redisson, the
First Canadian Tin,
HUDSON'S
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GENE TIERNEY Liated Cragar Jö
Field
the hole. If the ball was played from the teeing ground
ball may stroke, as nearly as possible at the
teed. be
under penalty of one spot from which the original bali was played."
Now this penalty ditch had water in it, but not very deep, and as read it, the penalties are two strokes one for the ditch itself, and an other for dropping another bail. Had the player chosen to tee up his
Wrestling Champion Defeated Twice
their four
They netted their second, the best goal of the match through Hymas, who scored from Just under the halfway distance when Middlesex took advantage of the slow swim up and Y.M.C.A.
Club de Recreio
Lawn Bowls Rinks Chosen
The following have been chosen to represent the Club de Recreio in League lawn bowls matches on Saturday:
"B" v. "A" FA Machado, D. Alves, E. de Sousa and B. Basto: Silvo, C. H. Basto, J. C. Remedios and J. J. Basto: C. Vas, A. F. Noronha, A. M. Rodrigues and A. P. Guterres
"A" v, “D”—J. Luz, C, E. Marques, H. A. Alvey and C. G. Sliva: L. F. Xavier, C. Roza Pereira, J. E. Noronha and F. X. Sitva; F. X. Boarts, C. A. Lopes, F. V. V Ribeiro and R. F. Luz,
2nd Div. v. Hongkong F.C. (away),——E. BAITOR 11. M. Xavier, C. M. S. Alves and O. P. Remedios: A. V. Osmund, A. V. Barros, F. A. Xavier and J. R. Soares; marking of. A. Rosario, F. J. A. Marques, C, C.
Pereira and J. A. Remedion
3rd Dr. C.C.C. (home)-C. F There was little to choose between Rozario, F. Sequeira, M. F. Pinna and the goalkeepers but Goodair, of run-PA, Yvanovich; A. A. Roza, E. Cunha. ning fame, had more to do. Hallton Pinna, G. Jubeiro, M. Mendonca and F. X. Monteiro and M. A. Carvalho; G. was the plek of the backs, although M. Alarcon, Hymas played a splendid defensive game defending the deep end.
"Y" Advantage
Tokyo, May 19, Grand Champion Futabayamp. Y.M.C.A. had the advantage of speed mighilest of sumo wrestling giants, and utilised this in the opening minutes whose defeat by the youngster Saku- when Benn and May (3). scored. ranishiki on May 10 caused a sensation, Ballton added the other goal in the took the bitter pill of defeat again second half. May and Benn played yesterday, this time from Ayancherl. sound attacking games, although the
in getting the
ball in or behind the hazard, the matches, the West camp, captained by ing. Willis was slow
At the conclusion of yesterday's latter was a trite too robust in lackl
penalty would have been increased Futabaynmin, was leading the East team ball away to his forwards and Gold- to three strokes (one for the ditch by five victories with 134 pointsman was weak in marking in the and two for teeing up).
Domel.
American P.G.A. Celebrates
Twenty-fifth Birthday
second half.
Y.M.C.A-II. C. Eardley; L., A. Bonn, F. Wills; E W. Raliton; C. Sloan, A. F. May, R. Goldman.
Middlesex-Goodalr; Hyman, Bindon; Jennings, Plummer, Burdge, Quicken-
den.
R. C. S. 2 Navy "C" 0
Signals, winners of the Army Large Units League, beat Navy C after leading 1-0 at the interval. The game was remarkable for the close-marking by the sailors, who gavo very little away.
LONDON, May 4 (Router).-Tempus Fugit! It is hard to realise that a quarter of a century has passed since the birth of the American Professional Golfers' Association. But it has, and news of their Silver Jubilee celebrations reminds one of that day in 1916, during another world war, when the As-superiority in speed, the Signals were sociation was born in New York.
sports.
Hunt gave the Signols the lead in the first half and Allen completed their tally in the second. Despito
never given much scope for manoeuvre ing and their goals were the result of opportunion.
The intervening years have įslenal's earnings, depends to a large The match scheduled for the Navy [been marked by steady progress extent on prize-funds, the competi-pool to-morrow between Navy A and and, to-day, America's P.G.A.tors rarely having an interest in the 65th Bty will be played in the Navy can claim to be of equal proceeds of "the gate" as in some pool on Saturday at noon." strength to the British P.G.A., which came into being 40 years In these days of non-competitive golf in Great Britain, the British ago.
Association remains in being, ready It does not take a great deal of to carry on is good work when the thought to perceive the value of war is over. They have sent greet- auch bodies. Apart from the orings to their ́American cousins. ganisation of tournaments, they ald
Difficulties Surmounted
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their members in every way, from assistance given when hard times THE formation of the American are encountered-the British P.G.A. Lbody was not easy when con- Benevolent Fund has worked wonsidering the large area to be am- ders in this respect to legal advice braced, and the difficulties seemed on knotty problems.
to be insurmountable. Sectional bodies however, and this
Aid to Pros.
ENTRIES FOR POLO CLUB GYMKHANA
JUMPING EVENT ·
The following are the owners and entries for the Hongkong Folo Club's Show Jumping ovent at the : Gymkhana to be held on Saturday, at the Polo ground, Boundary Bireet, commencing at 3 pm. WAN Clus (China
ponies) --Canary were formed, Capt. J. Whitaker); Darien eased matters. Housfield); Double Chance (Capt. 1. 3. 2. Skipwith); Hergs (1.-C. A. Gundeson);
A TOURNAMENT run by mein Bach section became strong, giving Lady Luck (cons Club Bowe body is always more official loyal support to the main body, and W. Blanton) That That I. A than one of those held for publicity it did not take long for the United Low Trolan
(5. A. Lewis); Three
purposes, and even the latter aro states G.A. to recognise the value of Farthings (Mrs J. Whittaxes).
Sag" Chan (Australian ponies)-Bingo
watched over by the Association, the professionals. which looks after, the interests of the professionals.
It is obvious, therefore, that there would probably, be far fewer (Sournaments were it not for the stions, and that would meW.AL
money.
-from-the-angle-of-à-profen--
(MIT: P. J. 4. Skipwith); Brutus (0 Well organized, they were real stanton): Cape York (Dr. L Reidy); Traverton): Canberra Giri (rs, W. 'T. allies for maintaining golf In the Zuston (Cotiere Club) George (Lieut forefront of sport in the New World. Bompan) 1 Horatio (b. O'Connor): King The latest resture shown by the Capt. H. Mishi; Lady Precious Stream
Salomon (Capt A Alkinson); Klots American PC.A., towards. Britain. Lelip}}} Princes: Bridge; (D. C. X la_the_mbscribing of a mufficient | Middleburg))(Queen of Sheba' (Capt. A money to present a Red Cross An- wisps Vinter TAY CHIMOY Atkinson Respectrum Mrs P.L. 7. Riips bulance to the Britlal-Red- Crom, book) Earrah÷(Capt Jedi:A; Fullden) ****
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