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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
AMATEURS SHYING AWAY FROM BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
London, June 18.
Rarely has there been such a lack of first-class amateur talent in a British Open Golf Championship as is the case this year.
While many Scotsmen are taking the opportunity to play in the event, at Troon starting July 3, the recognised big men of British amateur golf are, to use a somewhat hackneyed expression, conspicuous by their absence.
Couse,
the
The reason, no doubt, is that the average amateur just cannot afford the time and expense these days. Many professionals, too, cannot afford what it costs but in their case they are, more or less, duty bound to compete and in a number of cases they do receive something towards their expenses from clubs.
This is not, of recognised thing an as prize money accompanying the Open Championship falls far for the Riven below that average professional tournament noboly makes money out of se unless he is on or very near The top of the list at the Onish,
ONLY GLORY
Amateurs,
only glory
of
course,
to ene
Championship and
have from the because of
the heavy increase in costs compared with
prewar days
It is not, perhaps, surprising to are thein few in number.
It is a pity, as participation
In the Championship
the
against
Philippines
Routed
In Davis Cup Tie
Stockholm, June 18.
Sweden completed the rout of the Philippines in their European Zone quarter-final of the Davis Cup today when winning both the singles to take the con- test by 5-0.
Ragmurio Deyro Today Sven Davidsson beat 6-1, 6-0 and 6-1, and Torsten Johansson bent Felleisimo Ampon by 6-8, 9-10, 6-4, 6-1 and G-1.
-
mod janverfat opposition OPEN RINKS
from all parts
the world
nust be of great benefit to Beir
an
This year it would have given the pro pective candidates for next Walker Cup team valuable preparation and experience but while costs letzte to ach an extent it can be realised why they refrain.
RESULTS
Davidmon played, better than yesterday and Deyro was swept off the court by the Swede's services, which al times were sred intakealde. heavily
A forehand whieh maintained per- Dyra feel length ales catred trouble and when the Filiping dared his tall rival by going
effort in cut off The Lawn Bowls Open the net in ar
dow of driven Davidsson Rinka elatopionship opened the yesterday when the follow-was equal to the emergency. ing matches werk played:
Deyro was never able to test
the Svete's backhand.
FOOT-FAULTS?
At least one-third of Davich
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RCC- R. R. Davies, B. It is worth noting that Prank At
who has ulerady W. Armrr, IL G. Stade and . Strandan,
C A son's services appeared to be win the British Amateur Cham- Howking Tool 19 plowship, aul Jimmy Mellate, interes, C. E. Marques, A. F. foot faults for he constantly a strong im-Noronha and J. E. Noronha, dragged his hack leg over the who made such
Α. R. line. Only oner. however, M. 1. Razack, pression in that event, are not 35.
Minu, K. M. Omar and A. M. he penalized and that was inte Charir pitting losing the chance of Ekill against the best of the pro-Omar lost to 11. R. Piana, G. A. ln the third say when the maleh
C. 12. Harto and C. E. was virtually over, Noronha, fessional talent,
V. C. The nicent Bght pat up Horn Pereira, 19-26.
mainst Johanson It is within Use realms of run, A. Bailey, G. Norman by Ampon pobility that Stranahan could J. G. Megry last to R. M.justted the match as a whole. equal the record of Bobby Jonesboro, E M. Alarcon, A. A.This was a three hours battle-
I. E. V. Ribeiro, a David and Goliath encounter and win both the Open and the Lopes and amateur utles in the same year.ing.
i
At RBGC.-M.
BETTER THAN EVER
He went very near to taking
the Open hatours three
years
is nowadays playing! O and better than ever,
F
of rapier against stedre-ham)- mer, which held the spectators
after
lo
Haplis pellbound ¡A M. Souza, 1. F. Faiz and J. Swedish dinner time.
A Law lost to K. M. Rumjalin, I
Each of the art three
the
rels
A H. A. Rahman, M. B. Hatsan started with one or the other and U. A. Rumjahu, 11-20.
K
A establishing a lead of three or did four games and Johansson Rimedios and C. C. Ferrin beat not save the third sel until he
Pereira, J. H. Xavier, 3.
100
3. Tunt, G. Lee, T. Look and Whad survived five match junts.
Mar- Ampon's tactics Both Stranahan, son of a mit-Hong Sling, 18-13. W.
1. stonewall and made Johansson uthokay, A. Campbell, W. llunaire, and Mellal: Wark
were
MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1950.
OUT FOR THE
DOUBLE
Frank Stranahan, of Toledo, Ohio, winner of the British Open Amateur Championship, will try for goll's most elusive double when he plays at Troon in the Bri- tish Open Championship. The only amateur to have achieved this double success so far is Bobby Jones.
Frank Sedgman Favoured
For Wimbledon
Singles
Ted Schroeder, Wimbledon Champion of 1949, will not defend his Wimbledon le this year.
Entries have closed and doubts about the entry of this limbering Californian refrigeration engineer were resolved when Lieut-colonel Duncan Macaulay, secretary of the All England Club, received a letter from Schroeder stating that business commitments made it impossible for him to come over.
The 1100 Schrockler us
challenge of well по Bob Falkenburg, the winter in 1948, one of makes this Wimbledon
the most open for years. AUSTRALIAN FAVOURITE
Australian,
The 22-year-old Frank Sedeman, will probably toke his place $14 favourite though only by a close murgla over other entrants like Billy Talbert, the
second-ranking Ameriran amateur, Jaroday Drobny, the left-handed Czech, Egyptian, a naturalised rnr! third-ranking American, Gardiner Mulloy.
nchieved reluctance to He won the
ΣΟΥ
Schroeder
otoriety for his defend his title.
has
American Singles Championship in 1942 but did not play uguin in the American Nationals until 1940.
AMERICAN ENTRIES
lut out of the Arst Four American amateurs will be at Wimbledon. Thry ure: Billy Talbert, Gardner Molloy, Arthur Larsen and Victor Sixas. Other Amerleau entries include Fred Kovalevsky, Irvin Dorfman, and 10-year-old Trabert,
The American women's entry acides no fewer an eight out the top ranking ten-Mrs
Old Trafford Test
Centre Of A Storm
BY
ARCHIE
QUICK
prostaty. Tony
Wicket Again
the Old Trafford Test
wicket is
The centre of so many storms in the past. again causing controversy because it "took spin" from the very opening day of the First Test between England and the West Indies.
Jack Kidney, manager, and John Gödilard, captain of the tourists, have gone into print as saying that it was bad and unfair: that it was underprepared, and that the dice were always heavily loaded against them.
Noor Again
Outruns Citation
the name losing no oppertunity Mender and J. V. Hamsay run for drop shots, thus rap-Albany, (Calif), June 18. of competing against tough op-heat I. S. Silen, R. A. Campes,ping his strength. Position beside practising fiduously.
the
Ier.
:-ame
aS E. Souza and H. A. Ozarlo, j
14.
him.
the On
Noor, The Irish-bred PLAN RECOILS
22-10.
In the end, however, the plan who came third in the 1948 recaited for Ampop was tagging Epsom Derby when owned At Recreio.-C. Pope, S. Mar-1 When Britain's amateurs hove
Opportunities and vin. H. Brown and W. Camermi before the 10 minuter best, by the Aga Khan. scored mighty tonell set in order to extend
America's over they will not presumably until heat F. Luz, V. Rhein, L. Can he had to throw away the his third successive victory when yesterday exposes tumble tilho and M. Nunes, 2-13. taxation ani
Both men went all out in the Citation down-there may be a livelling Russell, C. Pile. . Willerton the time for his recovery,
Ampon started he won the $10,000 (about up in amateur golf as between and W. Maclardy beat W.
Forcing his accuracy deserted 2,571) Fortyniners' Handi- the Strahan, Meftales and Kiley, W. Gaffney, A. McInnesth but wher the amateurs of Britain-Reu- and A. Elliott, 21-20.
ether band, when cup. At PRC.-A. J' Quelho, G. Jorge,
W. C. Ogley, M. J.Johansson used his full strength
in service Medina lost to A. A. Guterres, he improvi
Johnnsson P. A. Costa, M. A. Ferreira, overheat.
16-25. G. Hong serving a 2-1 when the umpire with 1 min. 46.8 secs, four-fifths J. J. Baste.
gave a decision against him and of a second better than the pre- S. Leonard, Choy, Leonard, A. E. Contes beal G.Ampon drew loud applause by vious mark.
Noor carried eight stane, 11 Rasgelet, D. Rosselet, R. Ros-throwing away the next point,
pounds and Citation nine stone, selet, C. S. Rossett, 19-12. F.
two pounds, and the five-year- el Johanson went on to vietory. E. A. Souza, Lee, G.
Ampon afterwards "uld inn of Nasrullah, sold to the Jate Charles Howard, proved his Arul, J. S. Lamot last
S. M. Run- was a great match and 1 en- A. B. Kitchell,
A tremendous I think I found my superiority with A M. Joyed it. Madar. Hahn, A. 0.
run afler running at the tail of Teach today but Johansson was Wahab, 19-23.
too strong physically for me."-the bye-horse held until the last
Disillusioned
With Bogota
New York, June 18.
Two British footballers,
"bitterly disillusioned" with
1
10
It cost him the game su
At CCC-D. M. A. Razack, Reuter. their experiences in Bogota, M. A. Wahab, A. R. Razack.
All beat F. Bowarth, A. E.
21-18 M.PITCHING
the
W. Colombin-Roy Paul,
P Guest, C. Thompson,
A. and Welsh Butterworth, Swansea Town
Markar, A. II. International player, und Kadar, E. R. Jack Hedley, of Everton-Abbas. O. R. Sadick beat F. were leaving here by nir! A. Golding, J. O. Stokee, A.
this afternoon for home.
werd
flew They
to Bogota
last to play for week-end
the Chub. Today they Millenarios' stated that. ofter an initial
Noor broke the record for the Jone mile, one furlong journey
Itura
In beating Citation on twa hal ocension: Noor previous FIND beaten the record for the events
OF THE YEAR
Inic
Brooklyn
concerned.
WORTH $6,940
runs and
What is an unfair wicket? than a weller af There is no such thing, for it is inevitable draw. equal to both sides, except that i
The West Indies have three the side winning the toss on pitch that crumbles early has more Tests left in which to prove
As it
their batting worth, and there tremendous advantage.
at Trent be nothing should it was happened, this time
Bridge, the Oval or Lords to Yardley who called rightly and
Stollmeyer, Rac prevent u the tourists had to take fourth
and Worrell Weekes, Walcott, showing their paces.
ENGLAND'S
FOR TEAM
2ND TEST
London, June 18.
were players Twelve
today
the for named England team to meet the West Indies in the second Test cricket match which
Lundon, opens at Lords,
on June 24.
They are:
Norman Yardley (York- xlre) captain: W. J Ed- richt (Middlesex), R. T. Trever Simpson (Notts).
11. Balley (Essex), G, H, Doggart (Cambridge Uni- Len Fulton c). Cyril Washi- brook (Lancashire), Eric Hallies (Warwickshire), (Surrey). Alco Bedser
Godfrey Evans (Kent), R. Berry (Lantasiace), and Gilbert Parkhouse
(Glamorgan).-Reuter.
knock. If it had been the other way round Eugland would have teen struggling.
many of
Trent Bridge
To Be Easier
On Bowlers
Nottingham, June 18. Happenings at Old Traf ford on the occasion of the first of this season's cricket Testa between England and the West Indies may lead change in to a wholeante the preparation of cricket pitches.
Kome Crounds the type of wicket.
There aro where
known as the "fenther-bed," s notorious-Trent
Bridge. Not- Cam- and Fenners, tingham
All too bridge, for example.
they have broken frequently the heart of a quod bowler.
Bridge Now
Trent the
decided that authorities have
the try to remove they will deadness away from the pitches. there and to give bowlers more nssistance.
This
decision
Sportsman's Diary VAZVEDITED BY
Bruce H
Margaret Dupont, Miss Louise Drough (holder), Misa Doris Hart (new French Champlon), Mrs Pat Todd, Mis Shirley Fry, Mins Gussie Moran, MILS Dorothy Ilead and Miss Barbara Scofeld.
man.
colleges, In addition to which Cambridge as a university-do not row ngainst any opposition other than Oxford the Boat Race. uggested that some college crew might be going, but said it would certainly not be Lady Margaret BC.
Now it is revealed that David Jenners, the Cambridge stroke of 1949, is to take a composite crew from Clare and Pembroke: he will be the only Blue in it. Because of the prior claim of lenler no names can be announced yet.
BELOW STANDARD?
WAD
one of
It appears that the visit men's entry The Australlon ntre tots up to cight out of the suggested when two professors first ranking ten-Frank Sed- from Kiel University,
Felge, Director of Dil them Dr Carl Ken Physical Education, were invited
the England by Foreign Omer to study system of education. At Cam- bridge they talked rowing with Paul' Massey, a Blac and an olympic onr, himselt a member of the Lady Margaret' crew.
John Bromwich, Sidwell, Geoff Brown. McGregor, Adrian Quist, George to Worthington and Mervyn Rose, TENNIS BRUMMEL Badge Patty, who upset form by beating Jaroslav Drobny in the final of the French Lawn Tennis Championships, is American living in France; he intends, I hear, to seek French nationality.
n
British
out
They wanted to see a British crew at Kiel, and when Lady Margaret were unwilling to Te has played at Wimbledon interfere with Henley training,
David Jennena promised to without attracting any streat
what he could ễn, attention, and it is in Paris that
Whether a scratch crew whose he has always shown his best training is bound to be limited form.
Parisians regard this will be up to the standard set "Brummel" of the courts as oneig German onrstner, judging by of themselves.
Frankfuri form, is doubtful.
CHANNEL BID
Rowing
Merrey Liverpool, are
Club. of sending three four-ored grew to Folkestone for a fortnight in August. They intend malding on attempt t row Channel, from Folke- -tone la Boulogne.
Chief aim is to beat the record set up three years ago by the Folkestone RC when they rowed from Folkralone to the French port..
-201127 Express Nermierz
THE LIKELY
SEEDINGS
Lomion, June 18.
the accepted
Now that
Mersey generally row as an cight-nared crew and their first entries for the All-England Champion- plan was to make the attempt Lawn Temis
an eight. But, An
the ships at Wimbledon from advies of the Folkestone
with
Club,
the
they will now use four-pared June 20 to July 8 have been
their craft, which
Folkestone published,
guessing friends are lending them during game is on. their stay.
MP IN THE CHAIR That worthy but much abused the lawn tennis umpire. Arc already laying body of men, plans for the Wimbledon cham- płonships,
for
I; l on Anal one which provokes mueli cominent and excitement revolving around the question of who will be the "eeded" players.
This Year Wimbledon to a much more open affair but taking a Une on current form
It looks as if Frank Sedman, the 12-year-old fair-tured will bo Austraalkan Champion. "No. 1." with Billy Talbert, the
ranked American, Focont No. 2 seed).
ال
I present intentions are car ried out, the men's singles Anais will be unique in that the mor In the chair will be a member af Parliament. He is Mr L.C. Carr, Tory MP for Mitcham,
Of course, the Seeding Com 33 years old and a keen mem-
to may decide
put ber of the Umpires Association.mittee
Arrangements
umpiring Sedan second because of, his spmined wrist. from matches are to be on a different recent
he is now recovering. basis this year, In the past the which choice of umpires and linesmen but it seems evident that they
ગ for from
Sedgman done
entirely referee's offler. This year the Talbert B
Jaroslav Drolny, the former the Centra arrangement: for
and runner-up to Ted Churt and Court One will be Czech
may be Schroeder last year, by exclusively managed
peeled No 1.
WA
Umpires Association,
CREW FOR KIEL
the
Recently I quoted here
Councement that Cum-
a
will bulget
bridge University were to row be
THE OTHERS
The other men readings may
nl Kiel regati in June, and: No. 4-Budge Patty, of the
no Cambrige | United States, who pointed out that University crew no such, is ever French Championships recently;
No. 5--Eric Slurgers, available at this time of year.
for their South African Champion;
All Blues are rowing!
Holden Wins
Polytechnic Marathon
He broke the record for the race with a time of two hours,
won the
the
No. 8-Gardnar Mulloy, of the United States;
No. 7olin Bromwich, Australia; and
of
No. 8-either of the Aus- tralians, Geoff Brown or Bil Sldwell
THE WOMEN
The wonen's seedings
аго
much easier to assess and
tru
likely to bet
No. Miss Louise Brough, of the United States;
No,
2-Mrs Margaret Dupout,
of the United States;
No. 3-Miss Doris Hart, of the United
ited States
No. 4-Mrs Pat Todd, of the United States;
No. 5-Mics Shirley Fry, of the United States;
No. 6-Mrs Belty Hillon, of Britain
Moru,
No. 1-Miss Gussie
London, June 17. Empire Champion Jack Holden looked almost as freshi as when he started G. Gardner, G. Ryder. 31-19. Oshkosh, Wisconsin, June 18,
Where I do sympathise with bass of the
when he trotted into Chis- The victory was worth $6,840 Greenwood, At KFC.-E.
reached Was W C. Dodgers, Brauch Wickey, show-
wick Stadium this evening wicket is completely
County Game | They
L. Eastman, ying by Air A.
# recent after
an and won the annual Poly- France to Pork, Where
they Simpson, La Sykes beat J. K.ed up here today to look over to Nour, bringing his winning the West Indians is that such a
17-year-old pitcher who has tn 11 starts in America to turning
knd ended in a draw with
scored technic Marathon. were expected to arrive 10- Kinnidburgh, A. Mullen, W.
atrectate of 863 ru them have no experience before Mekic, J. C. Chalmers, 31-15. set Major League team owners $173.740. Citation plcked up foreign to them at home, and morrow morning.
only eight wic- for the loss of Into a frenzy of wallet waving. $2,000 to boost his all-time re- what makes it worse
in this country. Branch cord winnings to $920,630. Rekey and his
son,
kets. Rickey, Ju head of the man-
the most It was
equitable
Groundsman Harry Wiliaras
This was the fifth game in 33 minutes and seven seconds, of the United States; and moth
farm Dodger
system, weight difference of their three of Manchester says he gave the
with blistered No. 8-Miss Joan Curry. six played at Trent Bridge this and Onished
Britain-Reuter, atci taik to rectings, as in the Souta Anita wicket normal preparation and to watch
foot. end without young By Hoeft, whose reHandlenp Noor had a pull of the weather was the nigger came putation last week started an
and pounds won over one is the woodpile. To be frank, 1 of offers from inany and a quarice cascade
by one.
heatwave and 1 und a quarter lengths, and in have been at Old Trafford in the Major League teams. The IRC Sunday League
the wicket behave Hoeft lust only one game in the San Juan Capistrano event middle of a Cricket Shield, which was won
high hs
week afterwards he had an never saw
over like this one has done. captained by the Sindal team
three-quarters of a They said that when they by Mr FT. Melvani, was pre-hurled a perfect game recently, advantage of 13 pounds
winncro by Mrs striking out 37 batters.
The two Brooklyn polentatesmile and won by a nose. of the Prest-
will stay overnight and watch
Bull
nominated have been Baseball Wisconsin State the donated by League game between Oshkosh for the Golden Gate Handicap
next Saturday.-Reuter, and Sheboygan-United Press
promise to play on a two-year IRC Sunday League contract for £7,000 between Shield Presented
to sign a
them, the Club tried by various means to get them contract at a considerably lower figure.
refused to sign the Club raised sented to the
all kinds of obstacles to pro-O. Sadick, wife vent them from algning with the dent of the Club, y.sterday. Santa Fe Club, which had made them an attractive offer-Neu-
ter.
THE
THERE'C
The ahield was Mr Mevani.
GORRY, R
GAMBOLS
NOT A RUNGLE TICKET
LEFT COR THE BIG
KIGAT
TICKETS
FOR ALL
SPORTS
EVENTS
NO
SIR
CORRY TOSH,
BOX OFFICE
NOT ONE
ONE MYSELF
Lchool
career
and
miles
·
by Barry Appleby
I'VE TRIED EVERVAHIRE
NICE QUIET EVENIND ALONE
COUND USKA
AND THERE ISN'T AS TICKET TO BE HAD
COB.... AND I WAS
LOOKING FORWARD
WAS
BOND YU MY BACK AND TİTIVATE-
"ANG." DAK" SONETAME UP TO BED ON A TRAV 1.9.6.ROB.
SET PREPARATION?
Should there be a rei prepara- tion for Tests? It is a difficult when approach to question
tremendously grounds vary so
the Oval and as do Fenners, Trent Bridge on the one hand and Bradford Bristol, and
It Southampton on the other.
for thought, however, ย
n matter that the destinies of such im- portant games are in the hands and that it of the groundsman ho chooses to present a "green "un" of a "shirt front" that is his businest,
reason to
cision.
LESS ROLLING
a de
is to be How the change effected will, it is understood, be centred on instructions to the ground staff that the lapse of time between watering and the day of a match thall be con- that alderably extended and there should be-less use of the heavy roller in preparing pifch.
This follows the lines of In
the Old structions given to
but the Trafford groundsmon Nottingham Chairman said that the Lancashire pitch, over which John Goddard, the West Indies captain, commented,
was not discussed before coming to their decision.
But when all the shouting dies down we shall alt back and altee
The third Test between Eng- that this Old Trafford game hus
land and the West Indies starts been a grand match: a battle of
there on July 20 and it is be wits between the bowlers and
The bat-leved
experiments that any batsmen all the time.
ng of Edrich, Hutton, Bailey, with regard to the preparation Evans and Stollmeyer has been of pitches at Trent Bridge will of not affect the strength of the equalled by the bowling
turf expected to be used for Valentine and Berry, and it, has
the Test-Router. bern a much greater spectacle
This was one of the high- this of the annual Kinnaird Trophy meeting which, while the marathon runners were on their way from Windsor, took place at the stellum.
LONG JUMP RECORD
wind
gauge
been studied.
a
ol
Tiberio Mitri To Meet LaMotta
In
New York, June 17.
Euro- Tibrio Mitr), former A leap of 25 feet, 24 inches
paan title holder, has agreed to Williams, Silvanus by
student nt Glasgow meet the World Champion, Jake over 51 rounda, for Nigerian University, set up a new Bri-LaMotta,
which the World Middleweight Cham- tish long jump record will not
be confirmed until pionship rt the Polo Grounds
have on June 28. conditions
this to-day announcing the International Boxing Club competing for stated that they would meet
to-morrow with Polytechnie Harrlers, who with LaMotta MacDonald Bailey,
West hope of getting his approval of Indies star completing a sprint a foreigner as the challenger for
Achilles Club,
Mitri would take the place of double, won the trophy with 72 the Luc.
former Valley
Graziano, Rocky
who suffered Champion.
Williams was
the
polats from the
the Thames 40, and Harriers, 24.
Balley won the 100 yards in
tho
.n
9.8 seconds and the 220 yards fractured thumb during a work-
out, and withdraw yesterday. 21.6 seconds, The other West Indies utar, Arthur Wint,
In
Harry Marchon. managing that
Polytechnic director of the IBC, said Iso helped the Harriers by taking the half both the New York: State Athië, mile in one minute and 55.11c Commission and the National which calablished a Boxing Association had approved proposed LaMotia-Mitri new record for the meeting the
seconds,
Reuter.
bout-Reuter.