1928-03-17 — Page 9

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1928.

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HAGEN AGAIN.

THE BRITISH OPEN GOLF TITLE.

ALSO £500 CHALLENGE.

London, Yesterday, It is privately learned in Lon-. don that W. Hagen, one

of the leading American professional golfers, la coming to England in

Hagen.

SERVICE HOCKEY.

NOT ACCEPTED.

NEW ZEALAND'S RUGGER INVITATION.

HOME BOARD'S DECISION.

THE WARATAHS.

REVIEW OF SUCCESSFUL TOUR

NOT A GREAT SIDE.

given a rest, and disastrous was the result of that kindly policy. Lawton was one of the absentees on that occasion, and without him the backs were

as sheep without a shepherd. True, the weather then was not favourable to back play. Pitlless rain fell all the match. Still, the fact remains that when the tourist backs did get the ball they did not seem to know what to do with it. The Oxford for wards used their feet well, and in the end the University won by try, a snap try, to nothing.

THE CHINA MAIL,

land policy was to concentrate the defence on their centre, and only to use the wing man when he had a really good chance of striking. There was over much passing for passing's enke in the attack of the New South Wales three-quarter line.

LAWN TENNIS.

ANNUAL TOURNAMENT AT H.K.C.C..

R. Remington v. R. M. Henderson; Club Championship Singles:--H. G. Miskin v. G. W. Sewell.

Handicap Doubles;-Lt.-Col. F. J. Wyatt and Lt. A. J. G. Tate v. J. M. Norrie and A. Reid; M. D. Scott and R. P. Moodle v. Dr. C. H. Burton and G. Rankin. decline to Mixed Doubles:-Mr. and Mrs.

THE PERFECT

DRINK

WHICH QUENCHES

THE THIRST

AFTER OUTDOOR SPORT

ELBSCHLOSS

Pilsener Art

EAGLE BRAND

BEER

EXPORT

G. R. Sayer v. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. CRICKET ROMANCE.

Valentine.

ANNUAL MEETING.

E. W. DAWSON ENGAGED.

Sole Agents for Hong Kong.

WING ON CO., LTD.

MONEY & SHARES.

TO-DAY QUOTATIONS.

On London- Bank wire

2/- 16

2/- 3/10

YESTERDAY'S RESULT. The tourists had an extremely re- liable full-back in A. W. Ross. He

Yesterday's results in the Hong was not quite a George Nepia, but Kong Cricket Club annual lawn then George Nepia was the beat tonnis tournament were full-back I ever saw. But his con-

as fol- low- asistent reliability was little short

Open Singles:, T. Akiyama beat of amazing. "As good as Nepia." Luk Ding-cheung 7-5, 6-4, 6-3; The Pontypool Reverse. somebody said, "bar the conjuring Major W. B. Stevenson beat Major London, Yesterday. There is no doubt that this un tricks.". The Rugger Football Board has expected defeat ranked as what mentioned.

Lawton I have already C. Wilson 6-1, 6-1, 6-3.

A. C. Wallace, the Open Doubles: J. A. Cassumbhoy decided to decline an invitation someone once called "a milestone captain of the side, was a great and I. M. A. Razack boat T. Ema from New Zealand to send a team put the wrong way on" in their value to it. there owing to inability to secure journey. Until then their career times compelled him to play in the

Circumstances some- and N. Inagaki 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.

Club Championship Singles: G. a team fully representing the four had been prosperous, though not centre of the three-quartor line, C. Grove bent H. Owen Hughes Home countries.-British Wireless unchallenged. They had ofton had though he was at his best on its 6-2, 2-6, 6-4; J. G. Lawrie beat G. Service.

to fight to win. At the same time, wing. Meagher and Malcolm were F. H. Bichard 6-0, 6-1. they could not fail to know that both good scrum-half-backs, and

Handicap Singles "B": H. V. they carried the guns. The re- John Ford may possibly rank as Parker (rec, 15) beat J..M. Norrie verae suffered at Oxford made the best forward of the day. The (rec. 15) 6-4, 6-2. them realise that they could not tactics employed by J. E. Brecken-

Monday's Matches. afford to let the big men of the ridge, the wing forward, caused

Open Singles:-A. D. Humphreya side "take easies." The defeat much comment and a good deal ofv. Rev. F. P. W. Alexander. suffered at Pontypool came in a adverse criticism. The form the Open Doubles:-G. C. Grove and different category. In that special adverse criticism usually took A. H. Crook v. S. A. Rumjahn and case their forwards were beaten on rather surprised me. The tour of the New South their merits, or, if you choose to ridge was spoken of in the light D. S. Green v. 5. Fukushima and Brecken- H. D. Rumjahn; S. E. Green' and Wales footballers

is over, and it put it so, on their demerits. That of an unpleasant phenomenon. April to compete in the British may be pronounced a distinct sue result incidentally caused less sur- am, unfortunately, old enough to Chan Se v. G. F. H. Bichard and IT. Fujimori; Ho Wai-hing and open golf championship at Sand-cean. Wherever these young men prise in Wales than in England. remember a great many wing for. Lt. Waters. wich on May 7.

have gone their reputation for In England the name of the Pon- wards. Hagen has also accepted the good, early established, has preced-typool Club did not rank very high. have been accused of intentional Practically all of them challenge of A. Compaton, one ofed them.. the British "pros.," for a match they have received a hearty wel-had fixtures with it, while in Lon- them have been produced in this Needless to say, then, Only a few of the English clubs unfair play, and the majority of for £500 a-alde, for the "world's come in England, Wales, Scotland, don it championship."-Reuter.,

and Ireland, and, as I understand, They knew better in Wales, and

was practically unknown. country. [Note: Hagen was British open in France as well.

I do not like the wing forward, champion in 1922 and 1924.]

long before this match had been and I have no sympathy for him. No ugly incidents have disturb played Welshmen, whose opinion I Even if I were the bravest man ed the harmony of their tour, and value, had said to me: "If any.of alive I would stoutly certainly they themselves have our clubs are to beat them it is risk my life to go to the aid of given no cause for any. Adminis-likely as not to tratively they have been well man-Subsequently, as

be Pontypool." the man who had fallen in deep nged, and good management is not were defeated by Scotland

we know, they water because he had insisted on an unimportant factor of any tour. England, and they lost a match in forward insists on skating on thin and skating on thin ice. The wing- 4TH SUBMARINE FLOTILLA They have not broken any records, the South of France.

THE WINNERS. ·

and I never anticipated they would

ice, and I am never sorry when:

The annual meeting of the Hong do so. It would be idle of me to we cannot say that their record is feree.

As touring teams go, therefore, he gots his deserta from the re- Kong Lawn Tennis Association has The 4th Submarino Flotilla de-suggest that they ought not to be a great one.

Nor am I sorry for the been fixed for Monday, March 26,

The engagement is announced Bank on demand fented H.M.S. "Tamar" by two compared with other Dominion most invariably have the inestim- cludes the man in it.. The penalty pavillon, at 6 p.m. Mr. D. S. Green, team, of E. W. Dawson, the Leices-Credit 4 months' sight 2/1 goals to nil at King's Park yester-sides which have visited this coun-able advantage which, barring goal is

All touring sides management of the side which in- at the Hong Kong Cricket Club from South Africa, where he is now Bank 30 day's sight

playing with the England cricket Bank 4 months' sight... 2/1 tiny in the final of the United Ser-try in the past. Comparisons may great lack of intelligence, must be part of the game. I am content to present the report and accounts for year's captain of the Cambridge XI, a definitely prearranged hon secretary and treasurer, will tershire cricket captain and last vices Hockey Challenge Shield.be odious, but I fear they are the reault of combined practice. leave the wing-forward to the re- the past year.

Documentary 4 months'

sight unavoidable. The unwritten, even And combination, we know, at ferce, but I am prepared to say

to Miss Peggy Barlow, of Durban. On demand .............

On Paris- if you could suppress the written, Rugby football becomes each year that no wing-forward, Brecken- comparison cannot be suppressed. more important.

MID-WEEK CRICKET.

The couple met for the first time Credits 4 months" sight 1820 You cannot stop men saying what South Wales players did not im- plays with malice intent. I have If those New ridge or anyone else, deliberately

at a cricket match in Durban a few they think and feel.

Royal Navy defeated Royal Ar. weeks ago. It is understood Daw-On demand

On Berlin- Prior to the arrival in this count as some

prove as visibly as they advanced often seen Breckenridge get off- tillery in a cricket match at Kow-on, will not return to England with On New York- try of the 1905 New Zealanders I sides which have visited this coun-the way of an opponent. But sure-

the M.C.C. team, but will remain On demand other overacas touring side, and I have seen him get in loon on Thursday. Scores:- ventured to prophesy for them a try, it is, in my opinion, because ly the one eyil follows almost of 39, B.S.M. Bennett 20, Gar. Bacon

R.A. 110 runs (Mr. Gar. Fogden another fortnight in South Africa. Credits 60 days' sight 501 weep-the-board tour, but

Among English sportsmen and I was their leading men could not get necessity from the other.

On Bombay- not then prophesying on second-sufficient physical rest. Casualties

14; Thompson 3 wkts, for 35 runs, sportswomen whose visits to South Wire ... hand evidence: I hall seen the by reason of illness or accident wing-forward who was practically

I can only think of one famous Hill 2 for 22, Barclay 5 for 13). Africa in recent years have led to On demand majority of those players perform are inevitable, and it is therefore never guilty of obstruction. I re- 43, Davies 17, Abelson 21, Hill 22, the golfer, who is to marry a sister Wire

R.N. 147 runs for 8 wkts. (Shaw romances have been Cyril Tolley On Calcutta-- Overseas before I spoke. I was puerile where a Lt. Sinden opened the scoring in even more confident of the suc- concerned to make excuses for lack man. Your winger is ever a two- Bennett 1 for 32, Lt. Wright 3 for Kitty McKane, the lawn tennis

touring side is for to the famous "Cherry" Pill- Sparrow 16; Lt. Musson 2 for 29, of B. G. Rudd, the athlete; Miss On demand the second half and

Lt.-Com. cess of the New Zealanders who of auccess on these grounds. The edged aword. I do not know that 51. Lt. Miller 2 for 17).

On Singapor¿--- Claridge put on the second goal to-

came here nineteen years later, abvious retort is: "We took it for we have taught these players from

player, now Mrs. L. A. Godfree and On demand wards the end.

and I expressed that confidence in granted that you brought a suff New South Wales much, nor that,

Miss Joan Fry, another lawn tennis On Manila- In the earlier rounds the finalists The Daily Telegraph" after they ciency of really good players to they have taught us much that we

player, who became engaged to Mr. On demand had played one match. I was not meet this obvious contingency." did not know before. They have

B. E. Pagden of Port Elizabeth, On demand

On Shanghai— similarly optimistic on the subject The fact remains that oftener than proved themselves jolly good play

women's team. while touring with the British of these New South Wales men not these players from New Southers and jolly good fellows; so we when they started their campaign Wales were fighting hard for vic-wish them "bon voyage" and we in this country. That they would tory. They did not do the kind of bid them come again--"Daily Tele- win the huge majority of their swamping that the 1905 and 1924 matches we all of us felt pretty New Zealanders did.

graph." certain; all teams which have hailed from Australia, South Afri-

THE BOAT RACE. At the risk of being hypercri- ca, and New Zealand have done

The Sacred Heart College "Past Silver (per oz.) .... 26 7/16 that. I certainly think that had tical, I will adventure the opinion

London, Yesterday.

2nd XI v. Club de Recreio and present" pupils will play a Bar Silver in Hong Cambridge greatly pleased the (away):-S. J. Jordain, L. A. R. Royal Navy XI. at soccer on the they been favoured with better that contact with our teams caus.

Kong

8% prem, weather these latest tourists would ed them to learn the wrong kind crities in a full course trial (for Duncan, E. R. West, C. Rankin, J. H.K.F.C. to-morrow at 8 pm. The Chinese Copper Cash nom. have done even better still. of lesson from us. At first their the annual Varsity boat race) E. Hancock, J. R. Collis, F. L. following are the teams

Chinese Copper Cents 8% prem Sacred Heart-Pau Ka-ping; L takes more than a few weeks to backs were not at all inclined to from Mortlake to Putney this Thomson, G. D. Mead, W. Bracken-

Rate of Native in. learn to play effectively in the kick in attack, or, at any rate, not morning, against a light breeze for ridge and two others.

Tin-sang, Wong Shiu-woo; Leung Chinese Sub. Coin. 80% dis

ferest

7% D.a. mad, and our latest tourists are to do so except with a view to at-the greater part of the journey,

Wing-chiu, Leung Wing-tak, K. Y. Hong Kong Sub. Coin some 60 or 70 per cent. better ontaining some definite and specite and with very little tide to assist

Par. firm turf, playing with a dry ball, object. Later these men were in- them, in the time of 20 min. 61 than they are in the wet.

elined to kick in attack merely to secs. Reuter. gain ground. Nor were their half- backs and centre three-quarter

Teams:-

4th Submarines Flotilla :-Lt. Pinchin; Lt. G. Duff, Surg. Lt.-Com, North; Lt. Debenham, LL. Davies, Lt. Collins; L.-Com. Claridge, Lt. Phillips, LA.. Stalen. Lt.-Com. Mac- nair. It. Lonsdale.

ILMS. "Tamur"-A/B Hopkins; Lt-Com. Brown, C.E.R.A. Ronayne; Lt.-Com. Pearce, Lt. Waters, Surg. Lt. Finlayson; Lt. Ashby, Lt.

Lt. Manders.

Phillips, Lt. Baker, Lt. Atkinson,

defeated:-

4th Submarine Flotilla:-1st Batt. Queen's Regt. 10; 2nd Batt. 4-0; H.M.S."Argus"

K.O.S.B.

H.M.S. "Tamar":-H.K.S.B., R.A., 2-0; .M.'s Destroyers 3-2; R.A.F. (Kai Tak) 2-1.

TO-DAY'S RACES.

LUSITANO CLUB CASH SWEEPS.

The draw of the Lusitano Club's dollar sweep on the "First Aggre gate stakes" to-day resulted as fol- lows;

Winsome Stag Boxing Eve

Ticket No.

27658

26792

New Year's Eve

Bengal

Little Sit Tang

Chow Taze Lon

•19649 27249 G322 16873

Chemal

9463

Comrade

13492

Duke of Verona

21470

Warlordship

7536

San Diego

1889G

San Francisco

23578

1st prize $12,970, 2nd

$3,705, 3rd prize $1,350,

ponies entered $256 cach,

徘

•

It

Wrong Lessons 'Taught.

I

MORE SHIELD SOCCER.

Value of Lawton, What, then,

A "Club v. Ladies" sailing match it may be asked, backs aa judicious In the use of has been arranged by the Royal were their main assets? The an- the wing player as were the 1924 Hong Kong Yacht Club for to- swer to that question may be New Zealanders. The New Zea-morrow. given in various ways. They owed in very great deal, indeed, to pace) and physical advantages, and 'to the fact that they kept themselves | physically fit. They believed much in frontal attack, strong, flerce frontal attack, and Rugby football was never intended to be played in kid gloves. Their backs owed much during many weeks to the engineership of Tommy Lawton, a stand-off, half-back, who, when he other performed in this country as an

prize

Oxford undergraduate, was not perhaps appreciated at his full value, However, the fact remains

The $10 sweep draw on the "Kel-that when the unwritten edict

lett Handicap 'A' Class" result-"mark Lawton" went forth to the ed:-

Ticket No.

Bengal

3669

Boxing Eve

1830

San Diego

1449

New Year's Eve

1832

Comrade

1968

Chema!

8193

Coos Bay

2947

Duke of Verona

Blackstone Hall

Mongolian Stag

3125 1264 2010

Little Sit Tang

2871

U Un II.

3177

3207

2936

2933 1232

Warrington Warlordship Ukelele.... King of the Plains

lat prize $2,725, 2nd prize $775, 3rd prize $385, other ponies enter

ed $33 each.

of

various opponents of these tour. ists their attack behind the scrum. mage lacked something of its sting. Possibly their great weakness lay in the fact that the chief nc- tora Jacked capable understudies. All touring Rugger parties are constructed on the principle having twice fifteen men in the party that tours. For long ex- perience has taught us that a little rest now and again is essential to prevent the best of players get- ting stale. In this touring party somo nineteen or twenty players were absolutely first class, could not be said of the lesser members of the side. Consequent- ly the management frequently, I had almost said "nearly always,"

That

were confronted with the neces alty of putting their best fifteen into the field.

Fairly early in their tour, on The Fanling Hunt meets at Wan Oct. 27 to be accurate, they made the experiment of resting their beat players. Oxford University

Ha at 8.30 am. to-morrow.

J. Newman, the Hampshire pro-were their opponents on that oc fessional, has been re-engaged as casion, and at that time the sentor professional cricket coach to University had not succosded in Canterbury (New Zealand) for winning a single match. Bo near- next season,

y all the tourists' "swells" were

KOWLOON. JUBT MANAGED TO SNEAK INTO THE SHIELD FINAL BY BEATING THE CLUB

BY THE

ODD SIX GOALS.

Kowloons ELEVEN

HAD

KOWLOON CERTAINLY MEANT BUSINESS, FOR WHILST THE CLUB

WERE DISCUSSING THEIR PROSPECTS.

REPRESENTATIVES ・FROM BOTH THE

NAVY & THE ARMY AND EVERY GOAL KOWLOON SCORED

BROUGHT FORTH

BOTH

AS TIME WAS GETTING ON

IND KOWLOON

HAD ONLY SCORED THREER THEY CALLED IN

NORTHEY HERE WITH

HERES

LOOK

ONE

THE ARMY

H.K.C.C. TEAMS.

for "friendly matches. commencing Hong Kong Cricket Club teams at 2 p.m. to-day are as follow:- Hayward, H. V. Parker, H. O. 1st XI. v. R.G.A. (home):—A. W.

Hughes, F. M. Spence, G. F. H. Bichard, C. D. Wales, A. Reid, T. E. Hammond, M. M. Maas, O. Maor, Rey. E. K. Quick.

SACRED HEART v. NAVY,

Club de Recreio's cricket team Yung: Lai Tin-chol, Ip Pak-wa. to meet the H.K.C.C. 2nd XI. in a Fung King-cheung, Suen Kam- friendly match at King's Park to- ehun, Lau Mau. day will be-H. A. Alves, H. M. Royal Navy: Tomkins ("Tern"); Xavier, M. F. Pinna, L. J. Guterres, Willis ("Cumberland"), Baker captain; Archer Shuner ("Cumber- land"), Newton ("Stirling"); Jones ("Peterel"), Kernick ("Titania"). Northey ("Ambrose"), Leonard Cobb ("Cumber-

C. M. Sousa, H. A. Barros, C. A. ("Titania"), Basto, A. P. Guterres, D. P. Lopes, ("Tantar"),

D. P. Xavier, F. H. Carvalho.

· Some ORE 'FROM KOWLOON. MADE A VERY EARLY START BY SCORING.

NAVAL ́ANP

MILITARY APPLAUSE

•WHILST THE KOWLOON. CLUB TES CAME OUT

·WITH ENTHUSI45M.:

HE SIMPLY HATES TO SEE & BALL LYING ABOUT THE FIELD, AND WHEN

Kowloon's Six Against H.K.F.C.

("Carlisle"),

land").

BILLARDS MATCH.

Winning four matches out of aix, the Wardera defeated Royal Engineers by 80 points in a bil- llards match on Thursday. Scores (with names mentioned in order of {playing) were as follow:-

Warders: Noonan 140, Gooding 150, Johnston 150, Selby 74, Randal 150, Pile 150-Total 814 points.

R.E. Osborne 150, Roberts 84, Guinom 106, Royal 150, Peachy 108, Maynard 187-Total 734 points.

The first match (L. A. Osmund v. J. Medina) in the Portuguese In- terport billiards match, ia to be played at the Club Lusitano at 6 p.m. on Monday.

2/14

1245

401

134

184

1844

1844

87

98%

30 day's sight' (private 782

paper)

Or Yokohama→→

On demand

Gold Leaf, 100 fine

(per tael) Sovereigns

104%

(Bank's

buying rate)

9.60

Geneva

LONDON EXCHANGES.

London, Yesterday. París New York .... Brussels

124

4.87 16/16

85.01

25.34

Amsterdam

12.125

Milan

92.40

Berlin

20.41

Stockholm

18.18

Copenhagen

18.21

Oslo

18.32

Vienna,

94.645

Prague

1642

Helsingfors

1933

Madrid

28.945

Lisbon

2

368

Athens Bucharest Rio

Buenos Aires. Bombay

Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama

Silver Spot Silver Forward

7891

5 59/61

47 29/32

1/5 31/32 2/6 3/4 2/0% 1/11 8/82

20 7/16 26

-British Wireless Service.

STANDARD TIME.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG

Sunriso. Sunset.

Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong during March, according to the standard time of the 120th meridion Arrangements have been made east of Greenwich, is as follows: to commence the annual billiard Date... tournament of the Craigengower March Cricket Club on March 21. Handi- caps will be arranged after the entries close to-morrow.

a.zo. p.m.

17

6.81 6.88

18

0.80 6.88

19

6.20 6.34

DID: SEE ONE WTO THE NET T

WENT

20

6.27

6.34

21

6.27 6.85"

22

6.26 6.86

H. Walt, the Walsall goalkeeper, made his 150th consecutiva appear ance in League games when he played against Gillingham

28

6.25 6.86

24

6.24

25

6.28

6.86 6.86

6.22 6.97

Stan Hills

6.21 6.201

6.97

** Guy: "You"misjudge me, dearie. Lying is not one of my failin ~~Girl: "It certainly · Ion't. It's ena of your, pronounced successes,