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GOLF IN BRITAIN AND U.S.A.
Half An Hour with Mr. Don Moe.
INTERESTING VIEWS.
Gentlemen, meet Sir. Don Moe. He is in his twenty-first year, a law student at the University of Oregon. and is spending a vaen- tion as a cadet officer aboard sa, President Cleveland, with a view to first-hand study of maritimo
law.
I know all this because he told me so himself last night when I visited the ship.
We discussed golf in America, the British Open Golf Championship, Bobby Jones,, Helen Wills, the amateur status, n'everything Everything, that is. except Mr. Don Moe, He is far too modest for that.
WHO WILL WIN?
·TO-DAY'S LEAGUE GAMES AT
.. HOME.
Exclusive to China Mail-
By "Linesman."]; /* The following is a list of Home football matches to-day. The tennts in black type may win; where no black type is shown the match may result in a draw: Division
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ARSENAL Birmingham Blackburn Blackpool DERBY C. Leeds U. Leicester C. M'CHESTER C. v. PORTSMOUTH. SHEFFIELD U. v. Sunderland,
v. West Ham CHELSEA Bolton LIVERPOOL · Shemeld W. MIDDLESBRO" Aston Villa Grimsby Manchester U. Newcastle Huddersfield Division IT. BARNSLEY v. Millwall BRADFORD C.
Bradford Bristol C.
VOLDHAM Bury
PRESTON CARDIFF C. Notts F. CHARLTON V Stake
v. Tottenham
EVERTON Plymouth PORT VALE Swarinca He also
Mr. Moa plays golf in his spare time, and plays it so well that he was in the American Walker Cup team this year. figured prominent in the British Open, but Bay's himself that he "didn't do 10 ∙very much." He also broke the course record at Sandwich with 67. "But that was in match play," he said. in answer to a' question, "and be sides I got what breaks there were. It was, mostly luck." thera you are.
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Bobby Jones' Genlus. Upon the subject of Bobby Jones, Mr. Moe' waxed a little more enthusiastle. "Bobby's just a golfing freak," he said "ho's got the game down to a perfect science, and nothing ever seems to disturb him at all. There isn't a player like him anywhere. He's a won der."
I asked Mr. Moe about his ex- periences in Britain: "I had a splendid time there," he told me, "and everyone was more than kind to 'me: As regards the Walker Cup, we managed to pull it off, but
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Y. BURNLEY v. Wolves
v. SHAMPTON
W. BROMWICH Reading
Division III-Northern.
BO'MOUTH CLAPTON 0.
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Bristol R.
Y.
V.
COVENTRY Fulham Norwich
NOTTS CO.
Queen's P.R. SWINDON Thaines Walsall
Exeter Crystal Palace Southend
V. Torquay
V. Gillingham
N'HAMPTON .
V1
v. Luton
V. BRIGHTON Y. BRENTFORD
WATFORD Y. Newport Co.
Division III.-Southern,. DARLINGTON V. Rochdale Doncaster
Y. YORK C. * Curlisle
Crewe
HALIFAX
v. Rotherham
Chesterfield
GATESHEAD HARTLEPOOLS v. Barrow. HULL C. LINCOLN
V. Accrington NELSON New Brighton Y. WREXHAM STOCKPORT. Tranmere WIGAN
V. Southport & Scottish League ABERDEEN
v. Queen's Park 7. HEARTS Ayr United" Clyde
V. MORTON Cowdenbeath PARTICK Felkirk
"KILMARNOCK HIBERNIANS . East Fife
v. "Airdrie, Motherwell
It is just as likely to be Bri- Leith Ath.
I'm hardly Rangers taia's turn next time.
v. Celtic
v. Hamilton Y. DUNDEE
TO-DAY'S SNIPS,
in a position to give an opinion my- St Mirren self, but from what I understand the standard of British amateur gold, at least. has come on a lot during the 1st few years."
"British port writers have an idea that the Americans take the game a good deal more seriously than our players," I hazarded.
"Well, I don't know," he replied. "We always go out to beat the score, which might help in stroke play. And in match play we go out to beat the other fellow," he con cluded with a smile. "That's about "ali."
Artisan Golf In America.' "Do you think that golf in Ameri- ca is more expensive than Britain?" I asked.
in
"I think it is," he replied, "that is to say, I think we spend more money on the game than you do over there. You see, golf has be- come quite a craze in the States during the last few years, and everyone seems to have taken it
up."
You wouldn't call golf in a rich man's game, Americn though," I queried.
"Oh no" said Mr. Moe with em- phasia, "why, we get the majority of our star players coming from what you call the artisan clubs. Almost every city has a number of clubs where a man can play nine holea for about 25 or 20 cents, or do the full eighteen for 50 to 60 centa. all told. In Portland, my own town, for example, we have about twenty courses of this kind, and our population is only about 300,000.
"That's a recent development," I suggested.
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Home. Bournemouth W. Bromwich Wigan Watford Notts County.
Away. Preston "N.E. Wrexham Northampton Brighton Brentford Hearts.
PING PONG.
MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS.
Three contestants have now en- tered the 3rd round of the above tournament as  result of the matches played at, the Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A. when Lai Pui- lum beat Siu Sui-ching (3 sets to love), Chang Sum-chuon beat Wong Tung-hoi (3 to 0) and Yuen Wah-cheuk beat Ho Chee-keung-(3) -to 1). In the second round “an-
other successful entry was So Pui. ylp who defeated Kum Chân-mam (3 to 0).
Two matches will be played this evening at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, Leung Lin-cheung and Lee Koon-lan meeting Cheng Kwok- wing and Lam Ka-huen respective- The winners will enter the third round.
ły,
to accept a legacy 'left her by tennis enthusiast."
Mr. Moe smiled, "That's foolish," "Yes-more-or-less-sinco-the. he said, "Why should'nt she take the war," he replied. "The game seems legacy?
It does'nt particularly
Eb have taken a big hold. since matter, I should think,, what it was about 1920, and is going stronger left for at feast, that's how I every day."
dichte der "Not Too Much Golf
MITCHELL WINS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
Newcomer Wins Title. by Two Strokes.
A SCORE OF 308.
Open Amateur Championship
Of China.
Playing a wonderfully steady game throughout, Lt. H. S. Mitchell of the Green Howards caused a mild sensation on the Hunjao golf course, Shanghai, when he captured the title of Open Amateur Champion of China beating M. W. Budd, the favourite, by two strokes. The total scores for the 72 holes were 306 to 308.
SATURDAY,
:
OCTOBER 25, 1930.
GOSSIP IN THE WORLD
OF SPORT
REASON WHY GOLFERS GO WRONG.
MARINE FRASER CONVINCES.
213-FT. DEATH DIVE.
Chuni nocernie, helminthosporium vagans, and fusarium.
These are plant parasites which kill the grass on putting greens and make putts short and crooked. Drs. Sprague and Eyaul, two agricultural scientists, ever since. 1928, when golfers saw their scores begin to amount during Hot The principal issue will be whe-weather have sought the reason, ther the trophy is to be defended by finally discovering the three guilty the nation, backed by Government parasites.
It is understood, that Ariution. a meethig is to take place between repro- sentative of the Air Ministry and the Royal Aero Club to discuss H. S. Mitchell was fifth at the what steps are to be taken to de- conclusion of the first 36 holes play-fend the Schneider Trophy next ed at Kiangwan, having 9 more summer against France, and, more strokes than the leader, R. T. especially Italy. Ceaison, who finished third. M. W. Budd, holder of the title on four previous occasions once again, was the runner-up for the third time.
The fourteenth hole of the morn ing round was disastrous for Budd costing him the crown for four of his drives went out of bounds which gave a total of 9 strokes for that hole.
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resources, or by umided private i The experts are cultivating bent enterprise. In the latter event it grass to resist the destroying may be another struggle against plants. unequal odds such as Sir Thomas Lipton has just experienced in his quest. of the America's Cup
The Air Ministry has promised Lt. II. S. Mitchell though a new-to lend machines provided they are comer to Shanghai has already adequately insured. The gruz of established himself as local golfing the position, however, is bound to stalwart He won the 'Boy's Cham-be the personnel of the pilots, who pionship In England and was run- for such a aupremo test must be He was just nosed out specially trained and possessed of ner-up once. from winning the championship of extraordinarily fine physique. Egypt
K. M. Cumming, the popular secretary of the Hungino Golf Club finished fifth and had the honour of
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Mr. Jeff Dickson, the Boxing. boxing promoter, who returned from. Ameri. returning the lowest score for 18ca to Paris on September 12, brought holes making 75 in the last two with him a consignment of protec- are guaranteed to These protectors. Mr. Dickson asserts, must be worn by all boxers fighting, under his control.
rounds, as well as being the first
tera which Scotsman to Anish.
Lt. F. C. Nelson, of the Manila nullify any blow. interport team was fourth after being second the first day."
Our Sports Diary
LOCAL
Hockey To-day Ladies' Hockey Club v. Club de Re- erejo Ladies, Sookunpoc. 3.45 p.m. Inter-Club Match, Happy Valley, 3 p.m.
Football-To-day- 1st Divi- alon-Chinese v. R. A.; Club v. Argylls: Police v. St. Joseph's; Kowloon Recreio; Second Division, Royal Artillery V. Recreio; Navy; Chinese v. South China v. University; St. Joseph's v Club; Argylls 1. Somersets; Kowloon T Eastern: Third Division. R.A.S.C. v. Somersets; Royal Engineers v. Fukien; South China v R.A.0.C.; Chinese v. Royal Air Force.
Ping Pong-To-day-Men's
V.
Mr. Dickson state that he has signed Carnera for two fights in Europe, the first in Italy against an unnamed opponent, and the second" In London
Paris, probably ngainst Paolino.
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Marine Fraser Welter-weight chanipion of the China Station and winner of a gold belt. proved very strong and forceful in his contest with Arthur Mills, who at one time, as a boy, figured in some good fights at the Cosmopolitan Gymna sium. Mills was the more stylish, perhaps, but there was not sufficient weight in his punches, well directed as they were, to check the fighting Marine. At times Mills was re- markably brilliant, and quite out- boxed Fraser, but a good part of the time he was boxing on the retreat and ring points by his smart, de- fence. The bout went the whole of the 10 rounds, and was declared a draw.
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Capt. W. H. Key. Hunting last of the survivora of the Newby Hall ferry disaster which created a sensation sixty-one years ago, died at York,
He was one of eleven followers of the York and. Ainsty Hunt in 1800 who, in their eagerness for the chase of a fox which had crossed the River Ure, boarded a ferry-boat to cross the stream, which was in flood., When nearly half-way across one of the horses jumped overboard. The other ten stampeded, and the boat turned turtle. Four well-known hunting men and two ferrymen were drowned, as well as nine horses. - Although aged 88. Capt. Key was in the still a prominent figure social and sporting life of York- shire.
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One of the Ball-Fighting, leading.
matadors in Spain just now is a kind of Don Bradman of bull-fighting. He is 17 years old and by name Bien- venida., He has been earning ap- plause from Malaga to Madrid and Barcelona.
Slim, handsome and agile, he comes of a family famous in a sport which makes no appeal to English tastes.
His father and uncle were both well-known figures in the bull rings. He has a brother, aged 15. who even now fights young bulls, and another brother, aged 7, who is anxious to be, allowed to do the
same,
Perhaps, though, by the time he is old enough to fight bulls the craze will have been supplanted by the Association football, which in Spain is almost as dramatic as Souvenir hunters pro-bull fighting, and quite as dan Cricket. vided a sorry ending gerous. to the ball at Austra
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The Crown Prince
Princess Marie
Championship-Cheng. Kwok- wing
Leung Liu-cheen (Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A.); Leo Koon-lau v. Lam Ka-buen "
lla House in honour of the Aus- (Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A.).
To-morrow Junior League. tgalian cricketers. The cinema Chinese Catholic Club v. Kang- hall was decorated with bats and
pads and a minlature lion and Jose recently visited the motor to-School (Kangto School).
Monday Junior League,kangaroo and an Ashes urn valued race-course at Monza, near Milan.. which a leading firm and asked to be driven round it
outfitters had loan-in, racing machines.
Hin Kun School v. Hop Chee Club (Kangto School); Hip Wah A.A.. Chinese A.A. (Chinese Catholic Club); FIL- pino Club v. Hip Keung A.A. (Chinese Catholic Club).
Wednesday Junior League -Wah Ying Club v. South 'China (South China); Nam Chung A.A. v. Fukien A.A. *(Chinese Catholic Club); Com- mercial Press v. Nami MaA.A. (Chinese Catholic Club).
Yachting To-day-Menn- gerié Race.
November Opening Cruise.
November 8-First Cham- pionship Race,
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Cricket Today - Civil Service v. 1.R.G. R.A.S.C. v. C.C.C. II. (League); H.K.C.C Garrison; LR.C. II. v. Clab
de
Recreio 11 (League);}
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Motoring. Humbert and
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at £90, of cricket
After ed gratis..
ball The Princess; in reply to an £50 worth of these articles inquiry as to which car she would were issing, and the organisers take, said: "The fastest one thera are now abliged to recompense the is."
cloak tightly Wrapping a humiliating circumstances.
round her, and borrowing a hel Furthermore, numerous ash trays met, and goggles, she stepped into, were souvenired, including those a driven by Borzacchini. from the room of the High Com- whilst the Prince started a short. missioner for Australia (Sir distance ahead in an Alfa-Romeo Granville Byric). An attendant car, of the "1,000-mile" type, with actually stopped a man carrying the Murinoni at the wheel. Ashes urn, but he assured him that After four circuits the Princess he was taking it upstairs for safe arrived first, to her great antis-
Fot planta had to be faction, though she keeping.
expressed the hurriedly removed and locked up, some disappointment, that because women were souveniring the brakes, had been applied at the blooms. The organisers sadly pro- | curve.
The average spoed was mise that detectives from Scotland. Yard will be invited next time... miles an hour.
100
The Prince then asked for a
South America is fast run, and was taken at a speed- Football. going football, mad. of 120 miles an hour along the Police v. D.B.S (F) H.K.C.C.The crate for the straight course of the track. I
II. v. University IL (F.)
should look at it." Racing Today Ni game has swept through Argen- may not, be a record for the tina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Senza track but it certainly is Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador. mine, he exclaimed smilingly oh Special atadiums are being built, his return.
Extra Race Meeting
Monday Draw for Sub scription Griffins
Baseball-To-day-Japan- esev Selected Team and Presentation of Trophies &
Ampteur Status In reply, to further questions, Mr. As regards his plans on the pre Moe advanced an opinion on the sent trip, Mr. Moe said he was vexed question of amateur status, anxious to see as much as he could which, in America as in other coun- of the places be visited. I am na- tries, bas caused considerable turally wanting to see all I can," heart-burning in fecent years."he said," and I can't do that if I
"It seems to me" he said, "that am playing golf all the time. TheyMiscellaneous To-day there is bit too much made of the tell me they have fixed me up for amateur status. For instance, the three matches in Manila. I hope position of the player wrlier was that's all, because I'd vary much cleared up long ago by the United like to see the sights whilst I have States Golf Association Anthe chance. I don't know whether amateur can write about the game, I'll play here or not when I return and still retain his status. Why next week. It does't give me much should'nt he """"
a chance for sight-seeing if I do." Tsee there were objections rala- |
Future Plans, Fed to Bobby Jones writing on the Will you be visiting Britain next
game," I said
year, I asked him.
I don't see why there should be Mr. Moa replied.The position is clear enough."
"Of course," he added "If an amateur gets connected with the aports goods trade, I should say that makes matters rather dife
The Håler
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"No he replied, "I don't think so I had to miss the spring termi at: college this year, and much as I should like to go back again, I think it must wait a while."
I've heard a lot about Fanling since I came out here," be conclud- od.and I'm looking forward to playing over the course. They tell controversy ma is pretty stiff But anyhow,
Mode
Opening of K.B.S.F.P.A. Club house, King's Park, 4.30 p.m. GolfTo-morrow K.C.C. Chai plonship Qualifying Round
Athletic Sporte-To-morrow Children's Day, Filipino Club; King's Park,
Fencing Monday-Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.
Whist Tuesday-St. Pat rick's Club Drive, 8.80 p.m...
Rugby FootballWednesday Third Trial Match, Happy Valley.
Racing!
HOME
Wednesday-Cam
Stakes, New-
ball Baturday-Scot Falos, Abrox Park,
and League, and Cup competitions th are played out with deadly fervour and Intense rivalry.
It is Bad to think that Rugby, we shall no longer. 'hear of Mr. W. W. South American football is much faster than ours. English teams, Wakefield making characteristle weaving pretty patterns in the dashes on the Rugby football He was, perhaps, the field, are nonplussed when the ground. South Americans make a straight greatest Rugby personality who charge on goal, and ecore.
has appeared since the war, and Argentines have no две for it is something to know that he pretty pretty play. It is the speed is taking up refereeing seriously. He went down to Bristol for n of the game, that has red their Latin ardour.
match and, in order to reach the Games and competitions are ground in ime, flew down in a played at fever heat. English Moth, "hading at the Filton hero words pepper their football re drome.
"Wakers" is an expert, pilot ports. In the midst of fluent Spanish such words as centre-half, and uses his Moth a great deal back, forward, goal, pass, match, for business journeys. feld, crop up frequently, and the controlling body of Bolivia is call
Mr. Norman I. Perry,
ed the "La Paz Football Assacola Diving, a professional "dare
A devil," was killed tion."
when he dived off the new Hud-
Three reasons why golfson Bridge, which is 218 feat Golf. ers go wrong in New above the water,
Jetsoy have been dis- The man attempted the dive for covered by the Jersey Agricul publicity, and thousands of tural Experiment Station. The watches saw him strike the water three reasons | Are collector fat on his back.
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