Wednesday,
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 10, 1941.
The Courses
Colony Championship On October 26
UPSI
CANT FIGHT THIS WAY — In preliminary bout at Madison Square Garden, New York, recently, Mike Bolloise of The Bronx viewed the world upside down, after Bobby Ruffin of Attoria, L. 1.. knocked him through the ropes.
Lawn Bowls Championship
Several Close Matches In Yesterday's Schedule
SEVERAL close matches featured yesterday's programme in the First Round of the Colony Singles Lawn Bowls Cham- pionship. In many games, the scoring over the last two or three heads was the deciding factor.
Results were:
At Kowloon B.G.C.
J. G. Meyer beat R. Duncan 21-
20 on the 28th.
W. I Walker beat L. Sykes
21-17 on the 20th.
At Kowloon F.C.
J. Shepherd best A. Hyde Lay
21-20 on the 25th.
T. A. Madar beat J. F. McGowan
21-6 on the 18th.
At Kowloon C.C.
To-day's Fixtures
CHAMPIONSHIP
to-day are:
Singles
Axtures for
E. de Souza v. C. W. Lam (at Kowloon B.G.C.).
R. M. McKenzie v. M. N. Rakusen, and J. McCutcheon v. T. Coleman (at Kowloon F.C.).
W. V. Harris v. J. Hayward, and
Y. Abbas beat II. Basto 21-15 on R. M. Ogden v. M. E. Purvis (at
the 22nd.
At Craigengower
C. Dowman beat' W. McLeod
21-15 on the 25th.
A. Brooksbank beat S. II. Marvin
21-9-on-the-17th.
At Hongkong-F.C.
Folice R.C.).
A. G. Grattan v. J. H. Gelling, and
A. Mansell v, A. W. Hircock (at
B. A. Mansch
Hongkong F.C.).
W. J. Bagley v. W. C. Higgs (at
Prison OC.GJ. Perkins, and
D. M. Khan W. Simpson v. U. M. Omar (ot Civil
W. Mair beat C. S. Rosselet Service C.C.). 21-17 on the 23rd.
A. M. Holland v. V. S. Ebboge (at
A. M. Omar beat J. S. Riddell Craigengower),
21-5 on the 13th.
At Police R.C.
Pairs
W. L. Walker and R. Duncan v.
11. Overy beat J, 9. Landolt 21-. J. Bebbington and J. F. McGowan
16 on the 25th,
8. M. Rumjahın beat W. V. Field
21-10 on the 23rd.
At C.S.C.C.
SL. R. Abbas beat C. Gowland 21-10 on the 21st.
J. Lapsley beat K. AL Omar
21-18 on the 25th.
Fighting Finish
J. G. MEYER beat R. Duncan In what was truly a fighting anish. Every five heads the score levelled, with each alternately talking the lead In between. Meyer was ahead for the first four heads, then Duncan
(at Kowloon F.C.).
L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro
v. D. A. Rosario and J. S. Landolt (at Civil Service C.C
other was in front, until the levelled at 16-all on the 21st.
score
&
Then Shepherd recorded devastating 4 to put himself within reach of victory, but Hyde Lay was far from done. Ho edged through to score a single on the 23rd and then proceeded to add 3 to lie again at 20-all.
The lost head was tense. Shepherd
gradually took over charge until the took the count at 2, but almost every 10th, when the score was 10-all, and wood sent down had spectators on
it levelled again at 11-all on the edge.
14th.
all
but
Win For Wally Mair
A fine three on the 20th gave Dun- WALLY MAIR scored one of his can the lead at 16-18, but once again finest wins to date when he eliminat- Meyer got back to level terms at 17-led C. S. Rosselet 21-17 at the Hong-
on the 23rd.
kong FC. He had led all the way, Up till then it had been anybody but Rosselet had drawn up to 17-10
when Duncan registered game,
on the another great three on the 24th was little to choose between the 22nd, at which stage there which brought his score to within one of victory, while Meyer was '17-the
bowlers.
The last head was Mair's triumph.. match scerned over.
He claimed 3 to defent a very worthy From Behind
Duncan needed one to win and opponent. Moyer four, - and the latter got those four by singles on the last
four heads. Each head had ila floo J. LAPSLEY came from behind to moments, and Mayer is lo he beat K. M. Omar. 21-18 at the Civil congratulated not only for his win Service C.C. It was again a story of over such a good opponent, but for a fighting. finish, Lapsley's first his fighting flak.
break came when he drew for a 4 on
Another Fine-Duel A.
of
the 20th to put him within one shot The score then was 17-16.
Championship
Two Weeks' Practice
Aquatic Heats On Fanling Courses
This Evening
FIRST HEATS for the Colony Swimming Champion- ships will be held this evening at the Victoria Recreation Club pool, commencing at 6.07 p.m.
The programme ja:
Aiding Hongkong's War Effort:
(By "Birdie")
So, another season rolls round, though I don't suppose one can honestly say that golfers are ever dormant, for though the majority of com- petitions are confined to the winter, some are back-held during the summer months and heat cannot be said to stop players from going around.
Men's 880 yards free-style. Men's 220 yards back-stroke. Men's 100 yards breast-stroke. V.R.C. Boys 50 yards stroko handicap.
Competitors will be:
Half mile-Yu Shin-kan (Chinese "Y"); Unvierity), Chen Chun-nam, Yau Bat-
Chiu-Wai-lim (Sing Too). Charles tuang kwan and Lau Tal-ping (Lai Tran).
220 yards back-stroke-Au Leung-wah 15.C.A.A.), Chan Kun-cheng (Chinese eyPool Wing-kal (Lal Pruni. Lau Yiu-ting (Li Taun). Robert "Chian (C.D.C.), A. K. Rumjahn and W. Lawrence (V.R.C.).
100 yarde bread-stroke.-Fung
Wal-
chung (Chinese) Ne Nin Bing Tea),
Tsung Yiu-lung Bing Too), He Poon-kun (3.C.A.A), Luiz M. Remedios (V.FL.C.) and Tang lfon-chiu (University),
FACTI
10 yarde back-stroke, — II, Reynolds. . Baunders. A. B. de Carvalho, E. D. de Roza and F. A, Noronha.
C. R. C. To Consider
Incorporation
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the Hongkong Chi- nese Recreation Club will be held nt. the club premises, Causeway Bay, on Saturday, September 13, at 4.30 p.m.. to consider, and if thought fit to pass, a resolution to the effect that the Club shall be incorporated under the Com panies Ordinance 1932, or a company limited by guarantee under the name of "The Hongkong Chineas Recreation Club.
Ready To Claim
However, the Colony Amateur Championship at Fanling on October 26 heralds the active half of the year. And, as usual, the competition is open to all amateur golfers in Hongkong resident for six months or more and who are members of Clubs here.
Limit handicap, as last year, O. E C. Marton was second with 157 is 12, and each Club outside the and F. D. Hunter. third with 158. But since he took his commission, Lt Royal Hongkong Golf Club is Pearce has not had overmuch time limited to ten entries. As I for golf, and though he will doubt- mentioned last week, there are less defend his tie it is wondered seven Clubs in Hongkong, and whether he will retain it.. if each of the six (excluding the R.H.K.G.C.) sent in ten players there would be a pretty good field-one which would tax the accommodation of even Fanling, with the two 18-hole courses.
Best score ever returned in the competition was that of M. W. Budd in 1932, his rounds totalling 146, and there has only been one other score uniler 150 and that was J. T. Smith's 147 to win in
1935.
O. E. C. Marton has won the tille The competition is 30 holes medal the most number of times. His play-18 on the Old Course, and 18 successes were in 1933 (154), 1634 on the New-and for the whole, four (152), 1035 (155) and 1998 (153). small prizes will be given. These He was disqualified in 1937 though he returned a winning score of 150, which year F. Groves won with 151. TH the start of the new com
will be for
(1) the best 30 holes' score, (2) the best visitor's score over
38 holes,
Course, and
(3) the best round on the "Old Wpetitions.scason, I am reminded of a suggestion made to me some (4) the best round on the New time ago for a Colony golf effort for
Course.
the War Fund. The only Club
lub cap- No player will be allowed to able of running such a selieme would win more than one prize, and any be the Royal Hongkong, though it surplus monies will be donated to would not mean the use of their the South China Morning Post courses. It would be
competition open to all and would be played over War Fund. Entrance fee is $5. As in previous years, too, the Fan- 38 holes medal play on handicap. Intending competitors for two weeks' practice prior to the actual
competl- from tion. This period will be Monday, October 13 to Saturday, 10, October 26-Sunday, October being excluded.
Pitching Record ling courses will be thrown open to
..
NEWPORT, Ark., July 17 (AP). Clarence Ictt, pitcher for Para- gould in the Northeast Arkansas
some League, is ready to claira kind of strikeout-and endurance -record.
Iott struck out 30 men in a 10- inning game with Newport last night and allowed only six hits.
The game was called at the end
of the 16th, the score locked at 1-1.
Entries close on October 20. The number of players from the home Club is unrestricted, for as far as possible it is the intention to pair of visitors with a RH.K.G.C. mem
ber.
AST year Alee Pearce took place with 150 (76, and
TO "VICTOR" THE SPOILS
-
.
It could be a monthly affair, permitting a player to take out. thany cards as ho pleased, and thais ́total sum'at' one dollar a 'Unio
should amount, to quite a bit, The
other Royal Hongkong and Clubs run these competitions on a minor
scale. in comparison,
and 1 feel that if the effort were made to cover all Clubs, response would be greater.
Each Club could conduct the com- petition on Its own course each month and the collective results be sent to some centre-the FLH.K.G.C. 80), for instance--and the whole shroffed
up for that month's
first
Smiling Vic Ghezzi (left), Tom Walsh, President of the P.G.A., and Byron Nelson. Ghezzi won the P.G.A. title beat- ing defending champion Byron Nelson, at the 38th.
Shanghai Half-mile Record
Bettered By 11 Seconds
SHANGHAI, Aug.
Aug. 31.In the most magnificent, exhibi- W. L. WALKER and L. Sykes Thar who had led all the waytion of long-distance swimming aver seen in Shanghai, T. S.
In achieving this outstanding per-startling performances. formance which is all the more re- Bobbio Hekking won the men's markable Inmuch as Chio had only 100 yards free style in the compara- one other swimmer in the pool-dur- tively slow time, of 09 seconds,
were seen in second fine duel at Omar went slightly further ahead Chie, the Chinese star who has flashed on the local horizon the Kowloon B.GC, the former with a single on the next end, but this year like a comet, broke the record for the 880 yards free winning 21-17 after the scores were Lapaley scored two angles to draw dead-locked 17-all on the 24th end. lovel at 10-nil, and then another style last night at the Rowing Club Gala by fully 11 seconds, Sykes opened in 'convincing style, single to lend 10-18. Then he scored clocking 11 minutes, 54 3/5 seconds as compared with the and had segred six before Walker yet again on the next end and with former mark of 12 minutes 6.3/5 seconds established by Don found touch. Then,
with two 2's, his 2 won a fine match.
Smith in 1936. and a 3 he drew, loval at 7-all, and
A Close Call from then on it was a pendulum struggle with Walker ever having ABBAS had a close call when he almost went under to C. the slight edge.
The score went 11-8, 12-10, 18-12, Gowland at the CS.C.C. Gowland 18-all, 17-15, 17-10 and finally 17-all. and McCutcheon, it will be reing the race two having scratched, though he very nearly lost the race membered, put It over Abbas and A and was never extended in the to H. Leon! who almost caught him A close single on the 25th put Walker in the lead, and he bowled allah in the Pairs competition sightest the Chinese star won fur- nepping with a gallant spurt in the brilliantly on the last hand to score and history nearly repeated List ther laurels by covering: the first 440 That
00 yards Back
Stroke yards in under 6 minutes 20 seconds; The men's 100 My Though he had
he had led from the or a time nearly 18 seconds better went to Emie Smith as expected in start, Abbas conceded a 4-on, the than the existing re- Charlie Butt captured the Junior 100 record for the dis- Uie fair Unte of 70% seconds, while 18th, which made scores 16-all, and fancel
yards free style in the promising time
0115 seconds 5 bf
Judging from his periorinte
Unavailing Bid
his 3 for victory,TAPETY
A HYDE LAY made a gallant but
unavalilag bid for honours when he met 7-Shepherd at the Kowloon
Bhebhard won 21-20-affara de
- Gowland in a winning, position,"
in
then s. 3. on the 10th, which put Other Results PIC Swans of question of7wviso couldThe other three Shanghai Cham score locked at 20 ail on the second, kes the Jack, and Abbas showed the' Ponships last night dr highting one hight Butt HOLID
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