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LOCAL
Aquatics-To-day--Entries close for V.R.C. Fete.
Saturday - V.R.C. Night Fete.
Hockey To-morrow- Ladies' Hockey Club annual. meeting, Lane Crawford's, 5.15
p.m.
Ping
Pong-To-morrow- Men's Singles Championship, Fuklen. A.A.
Friday-Men's Singles cham- pionship, Chinese Catholic Club.
Sunday Men's Singles championship, South China
A.A.
Racing Saturday-Seventh Extra Race Meeting.
October 2-Entries close for Eighth Extra Race Meeting,
noon,
October 10 and 11-Eighth Extra Race Meeting.
FootballSaturday-Ching ese Athletic v. Rest of League..
Tuesday K.F.C. annual meeting 6 pm,
Cricket Saturday - Unf- versity II. v. L.R.C. II., Pokfu= lam, 2 p.m.
Sunday - Volunteers V K.C.C., Navy Ground, 11 am.
Sports Cheung Chau School Sports.
Baseball Saturday Fili- pinos v Japanese,
Sunday South -Kiaoras,
China
Lawn Bowls Saturday- Dockyard Inter-Departmental Final, C.S.CC. Green.
Fencing Monday Royal Hong Kong. Yacht Club, 5.15 *p.m.
Polo-Monday-Finals of K.O.Y.LI Cup, 4:45 pm.
Tennis October 4 Entries close for LR.C. Tournament.
October 25 First Rounds of L.R.C. Tournament close...
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Racing-October 15 The Cesarewitch, Newmarket,
October 29 Cambridgeshire Stakes, Newmarket,
AQUATIC SPORTS.
HONG KONG SUCCESSES IN CANTON.
FIRST, DAY'S RESULTS.
Canton, Yesterday. The third Provincial Aquatic Sports at the Ching Woo Athletic Association in Tangshan, beat all. previous records. From 6 o'clock on Sunday morning' people began to wend their way from various. sections to the suburb. Before the arrival of the officials, at 10 am, ali the seats reserved for visitors had already been taken and according to the lowest figure the spectators numbered 12,000.
The local teams taking part in the various events are the Chin Woo Athletics, Lingnan Univer- Bity, Sun Yat-sen University, Municipal Normal School, Bureau of Public Safety, Phui Ying Col- lege. Hong Kong is represented by the South China, Wah Yan, Chinese Athletics, Fukien Athle- tics; while Macao sends the Nan Hwa Athletic Association.
The following are those com- ing out first in the various events:
MEN'S SECTION.
50 metres.
1st event-Leung Chiu-nun (South China), 29.1/5_seconds.
2nd event.-Yeung Peng-kuci (Wah) Yan), 30.9/10 seconds.
3rd
event-Cheung Wing-kwong (South China), 30.9/10 seconds.
event.-Li Peng-plu (South Chinna), 32.9/10 seconds.
4th
5th event. Wong Lik-kwong (Chin Woo), 30.9/10 seconds. E
6th event-Chan Chin-hing (Chin Wao), 81.3/10 seconda.
7th event-Chan, Lutkee (Chin
Woo).
100 metres.
1st event-Wong Ching (Fukien):
1 min. 18.1/5 seconds.
2nd event.Chan Kec-tsung (South China), 1 min. 21.3/5 seconds.
3rd event.-Hsu Heng (Lingnan), 1 min. 15.3/5 seconds.
100 metres (back-struke),
1st eventYeung Yuen-wah (Chin Woo), 1 min. 31.9/10 seconds.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1930.
Sport Columns
BOBBY JONES WINS BY CREIGHTON'S NEXT
A STROKE.
Von Elm's Dramatic Decision.
MUCH TOO EXPENSIVE,
Ardemore,. Yesterday." Bobby Jones scored 73 in the second round.. making a total of 142, which equalled the record of qualifying rounds set up by D. C. Corkran in 1924, which was equal led by Bobby Jones in 1927, who, would have made but for missing a seven footer, However, he won the medal by one stroke from Von Elm.
Other scores were:- Von Elm -Willing
a new record.
Dunlap
Noyes Perkins
77
70 143 75 145 76, 147 147
74 148
Goodman
76 149
Quimet Little
76 149
8 151
Lawson
Voigt Sweetser
78 151
78 154 74 155 H. Johnston (holder) 73 156 Donmoe
T. Bourn
83 167 87 168
Von Elm announced that he is retiring from amateur golf at the end of the tournament, and that he would not give lessons, but facing the professionals on a com- would accent prize money, thus
mon basis. "It has cost me more this year, which I can't afford." than $10,000 to play amateur golf
Router's American Service.
BILLIARDS.
2nd event-Leung Chiu-mun (South WALTER LINDRUM PLAYS IN China), 1 min. 30.2/6 seconds.
3rd event-Li Yi-lung (Fukien), 1 min. 48.1/10 seconds,
200 metres (team-work).
1st prize, South China, 2 mins. 9.9/10 seconds. Wah Yan foilowed with 2 mins. 11 seconds.
100 metres Again.
1st event-Yeung Yuen-wah (Chia Woo), 1 min. 30.2/6 seconda.
COLOMBO..
SUPERB DISPLAY.
Walter Lindrum, the Australian
2nd event Yeung Hang-wah billiards professional, and the ac- (South China), 1 min. 35 seconds.. knowledged greatest exponent of
400 metres, 'let event. Chung Kai-tsun large crowd of spectators at the the game, recently delighted a (Macau), & mins. 32.7/10 seconds.
2nd event. Pang Ye-kwong (Fu-Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo, kien), 7 mins..11.1/10 seconds
by making L splendid 3rd event. Kam Hap-yee (South break of 602 in at exhibition China), 7 mins, 5.2/5 seconds.
4th event-Yeung Mun-kiet (Chin-game with William Perera, the ese Athletic), 7 mins. 9.9/10 seconds. local champion, saya The Sings 200 metres (breast-stroke). pore Free Press. To anyone with 1st evens-Wong Kee-leung (South the most elementary knowledge of China), 3 mins. 20.3/5 seconds.
billiarda, it is obvious that the
BATTLE.
Matched with Herb Perstein.
A SHANGHAI MATCH.
GOLF.
BOYS' AMATEUR. CHAMPIONSHIP,
RUNAWAY VICTORY.
Fulwell, Sept. 1. James Lindsay, the 17-years-old youth of Falkirk, won the Boys' Amateur Champfónship for the second year in auecession, defeat- ing James Todd, also aged 17, of Kilmalcolm, Glasgow, in the final of thirty-six holes, by the decisive margin of nine and eight. After more than two weeks of
While it was a runaway victory, dickering. Jack Creighton, British and in this sense somewhat disap- middleweight boxer and erstwhile pointing, the spectators were re- member of the Royal Navy has warded for their long tramp round finally signed articles to fight the course by an exhibition of golf again in Shanghai Ile will meet on the part of the winner, which, Herbert Perstein, the crack United for sustained brilliance, combined States Marines battler, in the main with solidity, would have done in- booked for. Tuesday, September 30. golfer of mature age. event of the next Auditorium card, finite credit to any first-class
Perstein agreed to terms last To appreciate properly Lindsay's. aight and announced that he will performance, it is necessary to be fn first rate-condition when the point out that the Fulwell courap time comes to climb through the measures 6,167 yards, the standard. ropes. This will
of be his second scratch score
which is 75. meeting with the British boy. He
From the same back teek, lost the first battle on points.
Henry Cotton, in a stroke competi According to reports emanating tion three years ago established a from Tsingtao where Perstein' re- record of 68, and on Saturday cently appeared on a special pro-young Lindeay, who is a 1 handi- gramme, he has made a marked cap player, went round in 71 with improvement in his style of fight every putt holed.
ing during the past few months It is probable that George and he will not lack for backing Oke, the club professional, and among the men of the 4th Regi- others, have, in the course of ment. Even Dan Searey, middle- friendly matches, been round in weight champion of the United less scores, but it has to be remen- States Asiatic Fleet, who seldom bered that Lindany's achievement passes up a chance to criticize, maintains that "Herb" has absorb boxing art and stands an excellent ed some of the finer points of the
chance of taking Creighton into camp.
was accomplished in all the sup pressed excitement and nervous
championship. tension associated with the final of
Nervous Tension,
That these conditions. existed was shown by the fact that Lind- say's first drive was hooked over the railway out of bounds, tho Penalty for which is the maximum one of stroke and distance. From his next drive Lindsay got a
not
If, on the other hand, Creighton beats Porstein, ho is signed up for a fight with Searcy and the latter is probably more anxious to beat the British boy than Perstein. Dan lost to Creighton two years ago, before he left Shanghal for three, and it is a matter of interest Canacao Hospital in the Philip that with the second hall, pines, and wants another crack at counting the penalty, he was ac- Jack before he leaves China for tually round in 69. home this Autumn-Ex
K.C.C.
POINTS IN ANNUAL REPORT.
102 NAMES REMOVED,
The
Statistically, the two records show that Lindsay played twenty- eight holes in one under 4's, an achievement which stamps him as a golfer of unquestioned ability," and one of whom Scotland, in a period when young talent does not hang from trees, should be proud. Lindsay was so superior in every department that it did not require report of the Kowloon much prescience in marking him Cricket Club states, inter alia:
down as the ultimate champion. Finance.--The accompanying ac- White An extremely forceful counts show a profit on the year's player, smiting the ball with working of $2,230.42, which your vigour and determination, hia Committee consider tory.
very satisfac-swing and general movements are
neat and pleasing to the eye. 2nd event-Pang Phul-kwong (Fu- genial and rather shy Australian 1929, 56 new members have joined ly long ball for a youth of medium- Membership. Since August 1, Though he drives an uncommon- 3rd event-Slet Shiu-cheung (Chin-is a master, and one of the best the Club, 12 old members refoinea hole was past the trees and not far` ese Athletles), 3 mine. 34.1/10 seconds. players-if not the best-that the and 102 names were
4th event.Wang. Kee-chou (South world has ever known, China), 3 mins, 30.1/5 seconds. He compiles his breaks with from the Colony and other reasons 310 yarde--Lindsay actually, chip- account of resignations, departure from the ditch in front of the effortless case, and makes the The Committee record with deep 6th event. Ng Taung-pin (Ling game look as simple as shelling regret the deaths of Messrs. J. E. ped and putted himself to victory. pan), 3 mins, 55.2/5 seconds.
200 metres.
the proverbial peas. He is at his Hancock, G. Rapp and E. B. In his first round he had only 28 1st event.-Chan Kee-tung (South his big break included a variety, beat at the top of the table. But
Raymond.
putta, which, calculated on the China), 2 mins. 27.1/5 seconds.
Club House.--Minor repairs
basis of two putts per green, is a 2nd event.Kam Hap-yee (South of shots and was never monoton necessary have been carried out dur-saving of eight strokes. Had not China), 3 mins. 8.1/5 seconds.
Lindrum Breaks Off.
Lindsay putted with such fiendish ing the year. Owing to the pro- posal to build a new Club House, ceivably, have been less one-sided,
accuracy the match would, Lindrum seldom plays a forcing as little expenditure as possible, has but he would have won in any shot, in fact he rarely allows the been incurred. The House Com-
kien), 3 mins, 25:1/5 seconds,
5th event-Young Yuen-wah (Chin Woo), 3 mins. 30 seconds.
LADIES' SECTION.
50 metres. Yan), 45 seconds.
ous.
removed on
AS
height-his drive at the fourth
green, an estimated distance of
cop-
1st event--Liu Kok Mec-kao (Wah tion, where a shot of this nature Club House, which were handed over in all aspects of the game.
balls to come to rest in a posi-mittee drafted proposals for the new case, because of a clear supremacy 2nd event.-Lui Mok-chou (Wabis necessary. Yan), 48.1/5 seconds.
Brilliant Patting, Lindrum broke off and left the pointed by Members to attend to all hole, and winning the second, to the building Sub-Committee ap 3rd event-Wong Shuk-hing (Chin-red in baulk, and Perera, in on-
Lindsay, after losing the first crc Athletics), 41.2/5 seconds. deavouring to bring off a difficult arrangements for the new building where Todd became mixed up with
700 metres. 1st event-Liu Kok Mec-kao (Wah cannon, potted Lindrum's white
Cricket Season. In wooden fence, captured a string Yan).
and left the Australian to play most enjoyable season and was suc- eleventh inclusive, in the course of Cricket. The Club experienced a of six holes, from the sixth to the 2nd event.-Yin Phut-cheung (South "double-baulk." China), 1 min. 33.2/3 seconds.
Lindrum 'missed
cessful in winning the Champion-which he rammed in putts which the cannon by a fraction of ani 3rd event.-Yeung Sow-khuan (Chi-inch and Perera went on to com-ship of the Senior Division of the would have broken the heart of nese Athletics), 1 min. 47.9/10 sece.
200 metres, (team-work). pile a double-figure acere. At his excellent form shown by our open- League, Great credit is due to the Chinese Athletics came first with third visit to the table, Lindrum ing batsmen, who throughout the yards), I at the ninth, and another mins. 17.2/10 seconds;
He had a 3'at the seventh (400) second came made his best break of the oven-season hatted very consistently at the eleventh (250 yards), where the Wah Yan with 8 mins. 25.2/5
ing-G02. seconda; while the South China fol-
The 2nd XI put up quite a good he placed a finely-judged brasate lowed with 8 mins. 28.2/5 seconde.
Top-of-the-table play brought
show, although handicapped by hav- shot on to the middle of the green. his score of 117, and then a series ing to change their players fre- Apart from the pulled drive at the of nursery cannons along the top quently through unavoidable causes. first hole, and two iron shots and side cushies Increased it to Both teams are to be congratulated slightly off the line, both of which Bow-khuan 201 in four minutes.
The audi
200 metres (breast-stroke). 1st event-Chan Yuk-fee (Chinese Athletics), 1 min. 48.4/10 seconds.
End, event. Yeung (South China), 1 min. 40.1/10 seconds,
༥ ༢༤།
any, opponent.
Brd event-Yin Phul-cheong (South ence was particularly delighted on their keenness and it is to be were bunkered, one at the twelfth China), 1 min. 54.2/10 seconds, with the way in which Lindrum hoped that this spirit will be and another at the long seventh,
--
Water, Polo.
negotiated the pockets, in his series According to the original proof close cannona. gramme the Fukien Athletics were to meet the Sun Yat-sen Univering, again and Increased his break
At 800 he began close cannon sity, but as the Phul Ching College to 415. The shot which ended
maintained...
Lindsay gave his opponent no loop- Tennis, 1980-The annual tennis holes.
and will be completed by the end of with admirable calm, was round tr tournament, although held up slight
Lindeny's Last Year. ly by rain, is progressing favourably.
Todd, who fought a losing battle
September. The entries were above 77 and siz down. He became sverage, seven down at the second (600 Division we little chip ma putt, got a 4
desired to enter, they met the his break was an exceedingly dim Hong Kong Fuklens, who easily cult forcing cannon. scored over the local teams with It took him just thirty minutes Three teams were entered in the yards), where Lindsay, with a 7-nil to their credit..
to score 602. His other breaks The other two teams, namely, were 361 and 72. Perera's best the South China and the Chinese was a 85. The game ended after second Athletic did not meet in water an hour and a half's play when fent polo-Canton Gazette.
BASEBALL.
Colby Lindrum- was 1,078 and Percon algo favourably.
RESULTS OF LEAGUE - GAMES.
IN AMERICA
New York, Yesterday. The following are the results of baseball matches played in the National League to-day:- Brooklyn 2 New York. Philadelphia 16 St. Louia. Pittsburgh O... Chcinnati Pittsbur2 Cincinnat!
No matches were played In the American League Bauter Anter can Service.
Lindrum then demona
trick shota and went on
spective Divisio gratulate the
game of snooker.
A
ing placed Out in 36, eight up, Lindsay
one des applied the gifotipe at the tenth
teams are (440 yards)
Antheirre By reason
we con Lindsay's
on their which force
fact par 4.
mit this is
plonship, mind of
...other youthfers, is, perhaps,. Th the Mixed Doubles League we as well... Vere
unable to repeat our last year's
I dare say I have played over success, losing two matches as well season both teams have been more greater number of courses in as the Shield
2
the States than I have in this
Lawn Bowls.
successful, particularly in away games, where both gained unexpect Lawn. Bowls Beason 1929-Oured victories. The usual competi
Divi- tions, word held during the 1929 Bowls season.
country, and time and again, I have surprised myself by the teams in the two scores I have finished in on the stone of the Lawn Brst time round-Archie Comp League did not have a very Children's Sports. This event 19 aton.
successful season, the first being was held on January 1, 1930, with placed 6th gut of eight entered, and ita usual success. The thanks of the second qalified for the wooden the Committen are tendered to the spoon but the latter were handf many generous subscribers, and tha capped on several occasions by its ladies and gentlemen who so kindly Inability to raise a full olde. This assisted on that occasion.
The brassic shot from a good lie is to all purposes another drive. I see no reason why the two should differ. Bobby Jones.
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