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Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 16, 1941.
Around The Courses
U.S.G.A: Seek To Limit Flight Of Ball
Experiments In Progress: Rule
Tennis Ace To Be Drafted Later
Aids
Free France Women's Corps Formed
By Mme Mathieu
Protests Already Being Voiced
(By "Birdie")
THOUGH IT IS NOT the most important part about a game of golf, it cannot be denied that the healthy smack that sends the ball winging way down the fairway MANY FRENCHWOMEN in gives satisfaction that transcends most other joys of the Great Britain have responded to game. It is the crowning glory of the tyro, and to the the call of General De Gaulle average golfer it not only gives confidence for the next and are now, helping the cause shot but makes him feel that at last he is getting some- of Free France in many ways, where.
such as serving in Canteens and It is these, in America, who glumly regard the United Clubs and making "comforts" States Golf Association's decision to limit the flight of the ball. It was announced recently, and will be in operation after for the Free French Forces..
January 1, 1942.
Madame Mathieu, the famous lawn tennis champion, has gene a
It isn't quite clear what thes step further and formed the "Corps Feminin" with a hundred young intentions are, but there should Frenchwomen on the Britain's Auxilary Territoral U.S.G.A. announce their ruling, for it might possibly (and prob-
Service.
lines of be no undue gloom until the Miss Chamley
Most of these girls are either the ably) be that the Association wives, sisters,
of only intend to prevent any fur- daughters or Frenchmen serving with the Freether experiments in ball man- some cases fucture that tend to add length “B”French Forces, but in wood they are the English wives of French to one's drives.
A. E. Atkins bowling in the Kowloon B.G.C. "A" v.
G. W. Deacon wiping his League match on Saturday. ready to bowl, while behind are W. L. Walker and H. J. Bick- nell-Ming Yuen.
Lou Ambers Follows Armstrong Into Retirement
NEW YORK, (Reuter).—Lou Ambers, popularly known
in his heyday as the "Herkimer Hurricane," a former holder
men or the French wives of English- inen who are anxious to support the cause of Free France.
;
There is little doubt that the pre- sent make of ball is satisfactory all round, but there is no limit to man's America is Madame Mathieu attended on unrestrained ingeruity. Auxiliary Territorial Service officers' the land of experiment, and who training course last year with some knows but that the ery of the duffer of her lieutenants, so as to familiarize will not be heeded and specially herself with the organisation of the resilient balls made to suit his pur- ATS. Judging by the smart appear-nose.
ance of all ranks in the "Corpa And what devastation they would Feminin" they have become as ell- cause to courses in the landa of the rient a body as their British sisters-professionals! in-arms.
Dutics
of the world lightweight championship, has followed "Hurri-TR principal work in London cane Hank" Armstrong into retirement.
Beaten for the second time by Lew Jenkins, the "skinny kid from Texas with sage brush for hair and rocks in his hands," as one American sports writer de- scribed him, Ambers has gone
Major Baseball
Chicago Cubs
to provide the Headquarters of General De Gaulle with secretaries, typists, and clerks of all kinds, in- cluding telephonists and inessengers, to fight thus releasing Frenchmen
thea- for Free France in the active tres of war. They also drive mlli- tury cars for General De Gaulle and his staff. The drivers look smart in their khaki uniform, similar to that of the A.T.S. except for the word
back to his faundry shop in Iler. Twice Beaten PRANCE on their shoulders.
- kimer (New York), and from
now
on will concentrate on bringing up his young son, Anthony, to follow in his foot- steps as a boxer.
Like Armstrong, Ambers went out of boxing in a blaze of glory. Try- ing to come back us h welterweight, he found the deadly punches of Jen- kins too much for him after putting up a thrilling show for six rounds, but he was still gamely trying to carry on which referee Arthur Dono-- van, heeding the frantle cries of Am- bers' manager. At Weill, to "stop it," mercifully stepped in and ended things.
True Sportsman
MBERS accepted his defeat and
hls exit from boxing as sport-
THEY'RE BAD ...BUT GOOD!
The mitey muggs morge
to round up
a racket ring!
DEAD END KIDS
LITTLE TOUGH GUYS
You're Not So Tough
NAN GREY
Billy Halep • Huntz Häll Gabefel Dell - Bernard Panshy.
TO-MORROW
AT THE
KING'S
By Dodgers
Other members of the Corps drive motor-lorries and ambulances, while some are nursing in any hospital and convalescent hoine where there are
NEW YORK, July 15 (UP)French casualties, Chicago Cubs suffered defeat in both games of a twin-bill against . Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League to-day. In the American circuli, New York Yankees nosed oul Chicago White Sox 5-4, and Detroit Tigers beat Athletics_3-2._.. Scores were:
Chicago
Philadelphia
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. 1.
44 0
E
French. Moety. Scheftning.
Battery: Brooklyn
Hattery: Davis. Owen,
Mccullough
Battery: Pressneil, Mosty, Me
Chicago
Supres.
Brooklyn
Battery:
New York
Hanilin, Franks.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Battery: Feek. Brauch, Rosar.
Chleago
.................. 4
15 * 11
10
0
12
Battery: Smith, Tresh,
Philadelphia
allery: Harris, Wagner. Detroit
Battery: Newsom, Sullivan.
A
volun-
It is, in fact, for the benefit of that the U.S.G.A. made the nedt, for in the application of the new ruling they hope that nchleyed. These are: four objectives will be
To Control Club Cricket
Elected Conference Secretary
(Reuter)
LONDON, July 3 Thousands of Club cricketers are
content to have their game con- trolled by A woman, It may appear to be a strange thing, but not one voice will be raised against the move which has placed Miss Joan Chanley, still in her early twenties, in control of London club crickol by her appointment as Secretary to the Club Cricket Con- ference.
But to start at the beginning, Miss the Conference
(1) that Clubs will be spared Chamicy joined the expense of malting alterations about seven years ago when the reins to their courses to accommodate were in the capable hands of Mr the long litters-which appear to E. A. C. Thomson and, as bly nssis- be growing in number;
lant, Aliss Chamley became familiar with the manifold activities of course Conference.
the
the (2) that
shorter would mean less distance in walk,
Her duties Increased with the fall- shorter tithe to play, and, in gen-jing health of Mr Thomson and Miss eral, malce for the greater enjoy- Chamley was able to carry on tem- ment of golf; .
porarily at a time when preparations
(3) that through uniformity off were in full swing for the birth of another season. Since then she has golf manufactures there would be been appointed to her present posi a greater emphasis on skill;
and (4) that through control of limits of hitting, courses would bċ- come more standardised.
tion.
Lasting Memorial
Thomson came to the aid of
Meet Just after the start
There have been more teers to join the Corps than it was at first possible to accept. Now,
of the Inst war for it was in 1015, however, Madame Mathlen is to FIRST of the protests has been a
lengthy one in one of the Amerl-with Club cricket entirely disor- double the strength to 200. From the number of suitable recruits can newspapers, but I am of the ganised, and not knowing what to waiting to be enrolled there will opinion that the writer, was looking do, that he founded the C.C.C. as it
be no difculty-in-doing this.
on the gloomy side of things.
He wrote on behalf of the average
Folter and complained that there
was no reason why this poor crea- ture, who is greatly in the majority,
Perry Blames should suffer restrictions because of
Pros For Open
Tournament Controversy
the long-hitting pro, who is greatly in the minority.
He argues that it is not because
the pro shoats in the sixtles, and low seventies at the ball should be made shorter, It is when the average golfer gels down to those levels that is the time for restric- tions to be made.
has become known,
Thirty-five clubs
entered
war
the
Was
scheme and once that over the organisation developed into the greatest cricket association in the world.
Man Size Job
NOW Miss Chamley carries on the good work that Mr E. A. C. Thomson began. It will not be an easy task but cricketers are confident that she will not fail.
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About 300 Clubs are prepared to From his text it seems that he leave their destinies in her hands. expects that the
present ball with She will be called on to settle any LEXINGTON, Va., May the average 250-yard drive to be cut points which demand immediate at- down to one of 180 or 200-yards, but tention; she will conduct the fixture (AP)-Fred J. Perry, for-
jumping to a this in
conclusion. The bureau; assist in the appointment of mer British Davis Cup star Association's standardising of
the umpires week-by-week,
the and lately a standout among ball my (and probably will) be in Conference's handbook and generally
gulding
light
of Club cricket, the
times, but doubly dificult in a war season, and she will also attend committee meetings and play S part in choosing Conference teams! for representative matches.
the
tennis professionals, its present condition. It is probably be at an easy task at the best of
blames the money players aimed, as I have and, at preventing the average 250-yards bail from be- for the controversy over coming one of 300-yards or more, open tournaments.
•
ingly as he has
fought a l fights.. Ambers is well of, financiully, is happily married and still retains clear senses, He can look forward Having just digested his first TOGETHER with this rule will be another restricting the to many years of inppiness.
taste of collegiate coaching at scoring on the faces of clubs. Ambers, at 28, has given up his Washington and Lee University, It is easy to imagine the reason ring enreer at an age when most
are reaching their peak. Perry, fired a shot into the for this. With deep grooves
boxers Born of Italian parents, his
real game's longtime argument be with sharp or rough edges it is name was Louis D'Ambrosio, and he fore leaving for the National far easier to impart spin or cut
pro tournament at Chicago. to the ball.
was one of ten children.
A born fighter with a style like Harry Greb or Tony Canzoneri, from whom he first won the world light- weight title in 1937, Ambers also |possessed speed, stamina and good
generalship.
Proud Record
DOXING is proud of Ambers. Not B Donly because of his tremendous courage, glittering ring record and honesty as a boxer, but also becauso, in Lou Ambers, boxing can point to an excellent example of the eleva- ting influence which the sport exer- cists.
He won the world title from Armstrong in 1939, and held it until losing to. Lew Jenkins in May, 1940, Manager's Tribute
"I HAVE managed many fighters in my time, and 1 expect to manage many more, but I've never had and never will have another like Lou Ambers," said manager Al Walll. "He's done everything asked of him; and as far as I am concerned he la greatest light-
the
I understand or have read some- "Contrary to popular notion," Perry said, "the reason they don't where that the rule at Home forbids have open tournaments in tennis lines of more than one-sixteenth of on the same basis as golf, rest an inch in depth. with the professionals, not the amateurs."
"If the professionals would go to the amateur association to-morrow and ask them to take charge of open tournaments Instead of trying to force the hand of the amateur. body, then I feel sure the idea would become a reality."
The Golfer's Handbook saya: Club faces shall not have any de- gree of concavity, nor more than one angle of loft, nor any lines, dots or other markings with sharp. or rough edges, made for the ob- vious purpose of putting cut the bail. Insols on the faces of iron clubs are not 'allowed.
A
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on
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Combined Chinese Aquatic Team Selected
the
FINAL SELECTIONS for Combined Chinese swimming team to meet the combined European Y.M.C.A.-V.R.C. team on July 26. at the V.R.C. pool in aid of tho' Bomber Fund and the British Fund for the Relief of Distress in China have been made: These are:
-
Men's 300 yards fren-style relay-Ng MECHANICAL enddle has been Nin, Trui Hang, Wong Chi-hung, Wong Pros Not Qualified
invented in America to meet Bi-tun. Ng Chun-man and Shek Kam-
Wong Sou-ken. Cheung-ming, Lo Yük-wing. SPEAKING frankly in view of with the shortage of human caddies pul, fietervek
brought about by the greater number his own pro status, Perry con-of better jobs in war Industries br
400 yards mixed free-style relay tinued, "the professionals want to by the calls of military service, Muses a Wai-ying. Ng Po-hing, lo
king. Ko Miu-ting: nien, Na Nin, Trul run the show when they aren't na In appearance it is an ordinary Hang, Weng Chi-hung, Wong Blu-lun. qualified for the driver's seat
luggage trolley, seen in any railway reserves, Mieses Teang Fung-kwan. Lo the amateur body. After all, the station, only it is rolled on air-tyres Tak-ching; Nd Chun-man, Shek Kam-pul. amateur association has been suce wheels and is very easy to push Arena 150 yards medley relay,Pun cessfully conducting tennis tourna-und. The clubs are strapped on. Wing-kal. Ng Nin, Taul Yang Hoserves. ments for several decades, eslab-
Laulu-ting. Wang, Bau-san, Fung ishing contacts
cheung. Wong Chi-hung
fore in a better position to operate the open tournoys."
ntacts all over the coun try with people interested in the
Men's 100-yarda_fran»style-Wong Blu- future of the games, and are there- teeing the prize money for the pros. Taul Ilang. Reserves, Lat Tal-ping,
"The public would get better il "Fook-kl. tennis, the amateur body would g
relay. Women's 300 yards free-style maintain control of the game, the Munson sa Wai-ring. Ng Po-hing, Ho Wal- amateur players would improve kin Ko Mta-úng. Trang, Funzekwath Lo their game, by playing against the k-ching Reserves, Misses Chang Ol best pros, the professionals would fin. Bum Puz
nation-wide publicity which some of the really fine teaching professionals now lack, and above all, it would clean up the game in certain cases.”
weight in the wor-will manage Perhaps one day Well
Amateurs and pros have been torn oung Anthony Ambers and pilot him up the natie ladder to a world's In a standstill strife for years over championship. He has had his fair the amateur ruling · body's ban share of champions, and managed against its members participating in Arturo Godby, heavyweight cham- open meets and Ferry suggested that plon, of South America, and Abey the issue could be solved by allow Archibald, who formerly held the Ing the amateurs to remain in enn- world's featherweight championship, trof, take all the rush, while guaran-
get
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- Women's 150 yardé medley Mines Wal-ying, 14 Po-tuen, lio Wal- king.. Itaserver, Trang · Fung-kwan, To wel-man, Ko Miu-Ing
Diving Exhibition.Wong " King-woon, Koo--Ka-kul... --Revarvon,- Lam Ka-tung.
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