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THE

QUESTIONS FOR GOLF REFORM.

Under Consideration of the R and A

DIFFICULT GAME.

Discussing various matters to be considered by the Royal and Ancient Club Charles Ambrose in the Morn ing Post says? Perhaps, the or which affects the ordinary golfer, far and wide, more than any other, is the burning "Ball Question."

The question, as every golfer knows, is whether the driving power of the existing standard ball has not Increased to such an extent that-

(1) It makes the game too

(2) It makes certain famous golf

easy.

courses seem too short.

CHINA MAIL.

Sport Columns.

M.C.C. TO VISIT INDIA:

Touring Side Mainly Amateurs.

PREPARING FOR 1932.

amateurs.

The M.C.C. have informed the Indian, Board of Control that they will send a team to India during the cold weather in 1931 if condl tions are favourable, and the board is proceeding to make ar- rangements for the visit. The majority of the tourists will be (3) It is further "spoiling the. The board is also collecting the game" by favouring the slogger, sum of Ra80,000 required for the who "gets માં± fours" at indian team's visit to England in all holes

quarter- 1932. of-a-mile in length with bovine slog and a pitch with a mashie-niblick at the expense of the artiste who has spent a Hfetime mugging. up technique, auch as "toeing' and "heeling" long wooden-club shots to "use the wind." and so forth.

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A Conservative,

a

LAWN TENNIS.

"BUNNY" "AUSTIN LEADS BRITISH PLAYERS.

BETTY THIRD.

Let me come out into the.open at önce and say that I am all for keeping our ball as it is, in spite of the important consideration that the larger, lighter ball already

London, Yesterday. standardised by the United States

The following is the official Golf Associationi Is to come into ranking of lawn tennis players in compulsory use on next New Year's Great Britain;—. • • .. Day.

The actual difference between the British and American ball will then. be that ours will still weigh 1.62 oz, and measures 1.62 in. In 'dia- meter, whereas theirs will be re- duced in weight to 1:55 oz, and in- ereased in size to 1.68 in. Experi- ments, with this

new Ameri can ball have shown that players can • drive

irst-class

it farther.. than ever down- wind, but that against the wind it"

Men's Singles.

1. H. W. Austin

2. H. G. N. Lee

3. J. C. Gregory..

Ladies Singles.

1. Mrs. Holcroft Watson 2. Miss Mudford

3. Miss Betty Nuthall,

-Reuter:

is much more difficult to managɔ. ɔ --“ AUSSIE ” PONIES.

Perhaps we may hope that, after reasonable trial, the Americans

will revert to

the British nation

YESTERDAY.

LOCAL OWNERS.

that goll as a game is quite difficult SUB-GRIFFINS AT JOCKEY CLUB enough-and "then some"-for the p vast majority of us with our pro- sent ball. What are the trivial doredoms of a languid Tiger or two compared with the immense tribula- tions of the multitude of Rabbits?

We all admire "Bobby" Jones beyond words, but are we prepared were drawn for at the Jockey to sacrifice ourselves, deliberately Club stables yesterday evening

Twenty Australian sub-griffins

to add to the burden of an already The following were the results of far-too-difficult game, us most of the draw

us undoubtedly. find it, to make

things more exciting for the great No. Description

1 Bay gelding est golfer in the world? In Arier- ica apparently the rank-and-file are willing, » anyhow, all who count: 8 appear to be.

International Situation

It la matter for regret that the United Staten:::: Golf: Association should have felt impelled to take a | step:so definitely against the trend

2 Chestnut more Bay gelding Chestnut more

6 Bay gelding

Drawn by Messrs. Hall &

Shenton Dynasty Messrs.Mackle &"Grayburn Messrs.. Fung &

Tang Chan Tin-on S. L. Kong -W. T. Stanton

L. Reidy

6 Chestnut mare 7 Bay gelding 8 Chestnut,mare B. Bay. gelding of public opinion in this country 10 Roan gelding that we cannot follow: We have 11 Brown mare gren way on the question of steel 12 Chestnut gelding shafts, thus removing one point of 11 Brown.gelding

18. Brown: mare · difference between British and American golf, only to find that the 15% Dun Americans are now setting up 16 Brown gelding another.

17. Bay: mare

Not that the new America · ball

mare

will not be perfectly legitimate over 18: Brown gelding here. Of course it will. It is open 19 Bay mare to any competitor in British cham. 20. Dun gelding Dionships to use any ball larger or

lighter than the standard: "1:62,"

Mrs. Pearce

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C., Lau

Liang Hauyuen

G. A. Harriman

Messrs. Proulx. &- Hong Sling Wong Ping-shun Dr. J. C., Mac..

gown Messrs. Lewis &

Sheldon

Kangaroo

M. H. Logan Kong E-Saon A. P. Heard

JONIKE

LATEST ARSENAL SETBACKA

Clocks to Be Removed

· From Grounds.

F.A. ORDER.

.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1930.

SIGUI AVIDA

RUGBY:

HOME

FOOTBALL

Progress of Old Boy Fifteens.

ESPRIT DE CORPS!

WOMAN GLIDER'S

ERT FEAT,STQUAM

Half An Hour in Air

at Folkestone...

RECORD CLAIMED.

Though season after season 'one By remaining in the air for 30 hearsaf new Rugby clubs being minutes Mlle. Susan Lippens, the formed and increasing numbers 26-years-old daughter of M.. of members and teants in clubs al- Maurice Lippans, the Belgian Air ready established, no hew London Minister, claims to have broken club has been able to force its way the world's gliding record for Into the very first flight since the Women.

Clocks on football grounds "prowar, writés a Rigby International Mile. Lippens is making a tour feasing to indicate the duration of in the Evening Newapis (19 of English gliding' centres. It was play" are to be removed by order Progress in.Rugby is a slow basi-quringi her visit to Folkestone": of the Football Association.

ness, Fixtures are made far where she was demonstrating her An official of the Arsenal, on ahead; and only a certain number machine at the Channel Gliding whose ground a, clock indicator of matches can bo played each Club'e ground, that she 'stayed up" was installed recently, explained season so that it is dimcult for an for half an hour. Pat be? that it was solely for the benefit improving side always to obtain the di of the spectators and did not pur fixtures it deserves. port to give the official duration at

Since the war the chief advance play.

has come in the Old Boy Club "When the referee blows his Though the D.M.T.'s Have not been whistle the clock begins to work." quite the force they were before he said, "and it is not stopped til the war, the Old Blues, under the the whistle goes for half-time captaincy of GT. E. Cockerill. After the interval it is set going were able to give the best sides' in the moment the referee indicates the country a close game. the restart of play, and is stopped at the close,

AIR RAID DAMAGE.

--.

PLEA FOR THEM TO BE

STOPPED!!

Poking, Yesterday, Following the air raid, on Tal- yuantu on November 8, in which ed, Shang Chen has wired to Ho a number of casualties were suffer

Players Must ›.Work. "It registers forty-âve :minūtēs; | The Old Millhillians, perhaps but when there is a stoppage malafy on account of men such as Ying-ebing requesting-him to aak play, due to an injury to a player R. S. Spong and W. H. Sobey, have Nanking to stop such raids for the or some other cause, the pointers also come rapidly to the front dur sake of the civilian population. of the clock register the extra time ing the last two years, and when

The Manchurian air forces their players on whom the Varsities which are expected here are stated The referee is the arbiter of at present have first call become by the vernacular papers to be on no available they should definitely be the way, and are due to-morrow!!!

come a force to be reckoned with.

The Old Cranleighans also are. making distinct progress, but they

on red marks.

the duration of play. He takes notice of the clock.”

Our Sports Diary have not yet got so far as those

SAY LOCAL

Racing — Sunday-Fanling -Hunt meeting, Kwanti.

Fencing - Monday - Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

PingPong-To-morrowl Kangto School v. "Hop Chec Club (Chinese Catholic Club).

Athletics To-day -- South China Athletic Association Annual Sports Meeting, Caro line Hi, ka mamla

Cricket-To-day-Division I. Indian R.C. v. Volunteers; Kowloon Married. Singles; Division II-Service v. Royal Engineers, Recreio v. Combine ed 'Schools; Police "Married v." Singles:

mentioned above.

Suraly if it is possible for these clubs, with their circumscribed membership, to make such

pro

| greqs, it should be possible for

Router

FREE LUNCHEONS.

"GATE CRASHING" AT FAR

SALES

some of the clubs with an unlimit-at sales of farm stock at which by A move to stop "gate-crashing"

ed choice to keep pace with them.

long-standing custom the farmer The trade depression in Wales, must provide luncheon for all who which has caused many of the attend-is being made by the Com Welsh players to migrate to other berland and Westmorland National parts, has brought renewed strength Farmer's Union.

to several clubs, and the London

Welsh last season were one of the at

strongest teams in London,

As many as 600 people gather

asale, it was stat

ed at meeting" of the "execu- No club, however, seems to have tive, and luncheon and drinks been able to build up a really first might cost from £10 to £100,

A

20

These guests have been analysed and it was found that only 16 per cent wero genuino buyers: 20 per“ cent were useful bidders, and the remaining 65 per cent; were - of- absolutely no value to the sale.

class team in the way that A. D.

that what was pleasant hos Stoop resuscitated the glories of the pitality in days of prosperity has Harlequins after the All Blacks barome hardship in the straiten- tour of 1906-6, profiting by the ed circumstances of to-day." lessons they had taught, and 2nd- Saturday-Indian R.Capting them to meet English con- Royal Artillery (L): Kowloonditions. C.C. v. Hong Kong 'C.C. (L);'

Kowloon OC. (E); RASC. v.* Divislan II, Hong Kong CV. V.

Civil Service" (F); Folied' '7.

·· Royal Signāls ́(F),-*-*

Football To-day-Charity" MatchServices v. Rest, || H.K.F.C/<ground; 4^p.m.

Saturday-Division T-Re: crelo: Club-Police v. Somer- sets, South China v Royal Artillery, Navy/v> St. Joseph's, Argylls v. Kowloor; Division *II.—Navy Mpen University," Chinese South China, Recreio v. Somersets, Argylls St. Joseph'e, Eastern 7. Royal Artillery, Kowloon .""" Club; Division III-South. China v. R.A.SC; RA:O.CV. Somersets, Royal Air Force V.” Royal Engineers? Evo Chinese-11fins i tot tanker Polo Friday Civillans v, Green Howards, 4 pm

Monday All Army v Green Howards, 4 p.taan ko maka an

November 21-Polo Club 'v. Green Howards; 4 "p.m."

Golf Saturday - Entries close for HK.C.C., Jaaper Clark Cup and Championship St. George's and St. Andrew's * Societies match,

Nothing smaller or heavier to allow tuge hitters profiting for bright but ed that is all. It will be interest brief periods by wild hitting, but ing to see whether the American who can point to a single one of cracks will change over to our ball these Goliaths who has lasted except when they come over here or by suching his own inordinated

hether they will prefer to stick to fength down: well within the limits Their own rather than risk up of control, setting their putting by the change:]

HOME Football-November

Wales. England.

Combined Practice Difficult.

Team building and coaching in London is a far more difficult pro- At a recent oals 30 workmen fa position than in the provinces: the vicinity cycled to the farm, had | All the grounds are so far away their lunch at the farmer's expense,”

that combined practices are diff and then cycled back to work. cult to arrange, especially as many of the London club players are not available in: mid-week;

There is little doubt that no pro- gress can be made unless the play- ers themselves really get to work. and obtain thorough knowledge of the game they play.

I wonder how many of the back movements which we see break | down are caused by the giver or ro ceiver of the pass never having been taught the correct way to give or take a pass?

:

GUESTS OF REPULSE BAY HOTEL

November 11, 1980.

Mr. A. S. Abbott, Dr. F Alhgrims, Dr. M. E, Asgor

Megara H. P. Balley, N., C Barber, W. G. Bree, Mrs. H. J. Eird, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barrow and family, Mrs. M. Brennan, :Mr. It is not possible for every club and Mrs. R. C.-W. Behrend Air to have somebody at the helm who Commodore and Mrs. Blandy, Miss. is in a position to teach their play Blandy, Capt. and Mrs. L. Brodio, ers all the finer points of the game, Mr. and Mrs. A., Brostedt, Mrs. but the County Unions can call on J, Stratton Brown

the best players and past players Mesars. H. A. Campbell, E to assist them a CARNA

Collins, Miss K P Curtin Mrs., Could not they arrange for A. J. H. Castle, Miss K. Crumble. cartes of lecturer on the various

I

Mr. L. C. David. Mr. and Mrs, bet phases of Rugby to be given A. Drouthie de cada parte denn? throughout the sesson? JAMES M

Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Edwarde “Then, sgalu, W. W. Wakefield Br. D. S. Edwards. arranged for a fim to be taken Mr. B. C. Field. Misses' S. and showing the right and wrong way 1 Farmer,

to kick, tackle pass etc. Great Mips W Goldsworthy, Mr and use could be made of this for in- Mrs. J. N. Grant, Mr. and Mrs.

TM. Gregory, Mr. S. A. Gregory,... 2structionul purposes

November 29-"English" Cup" Firet; Roundass

¿HOCKEY,::

more' or

Mr. and Mrs. E. Groves

For it is on the putting-green that Let me give an illustration of

lacoge ei in the difference is most felt and 1 two: Cyril Tolley took a spoon from

Old Boyas Teams,

Mr. W. D. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Liston the putting-green that cham- the bee to win his first Amateur

The adva

the Old Boy F. J. Hookham and family, Dr... pionships are lost and won Championship from Robert Caniner

teams while the other clubs, have and Mrs. H. Huber.

"yini British challengers, on the other at Muirfield in 1921, Rogei haridy will hot be allowed to use the Wethered took a cleek from the tea

can be ac- Mr. R. S. Jenyes, Mr. and Migue counted for by the following rea CV case. British ball in America, So much to win the Worplesdon Mixed Four- To the International situation. We somes with Mdile. Simone de la

sona firstly, the feand spirit is far Mra E, P., Kerr, Mr. and Miss Y:M.CA, LOSE TO:CLUB more evident than in the average Koenig may be deeply concerned in what Chaume in 1928, from Major

club de What they may, fack Mr. J.. B. C. Lamburn, Mr., and... the Americans do, or do not do, but Hezlet:and-Miss Gourlay.

RESERVES. ""

In skill they more than make up for Mrz..SH. Langstonjere kan ek pady we cannot order their actions. An Now go back a bit Ted Black Thighs of mea we can do is once more to examine will perhaps the greatest driver Playing as well ha their oppon- by their enthusiasm, and esprit de Mesars. G. 1 May Geo Melilla, adarjenie pad Megarry Mr. and Mrs. DAM our cŵn position Closely in order of all time-told me recently that ents at King's Park, the YM.C.A. FOIDE.. to satisfy ourselves that we are wise he drove a guttle ball in 1898 u were unfortunate to lose to the Secondly, the standard of coach-Maynard, Mr. and Mrs. J. Weed

Mayhew, Miss Mayhew Mrge in hiding a wee. If the American against the Clubhouse steps from Glub second team by two goals to Ing at the schools to-day la very innovation proved a tremendous the eighteenth the at St. Andrews one. A feature of the game was high. I can think of few better Moodle, Mr. and Mrs., D., Mirams. Ind success after all there would still be abolit/870yds, and uphill. “In the the splendid Ty kééplig of cosches than Mr. Gower, of Oran Mr. Neala se time for the bulk of British golfert same year b. G. Tall trova a guttle Borrowman in thể Club” to be converted whereupon the R1840 your I used to play with the for Kerrick opened the and Ar always anxious to interpret litter quite a lotites H. Sing for the Clu the wishes of the golfing public, Calf, the famous golf architect "ha, Fincher increased should of course, gracefully glwell remember his giving up with rice with 's blendid goal,

and we should all be happy determination

to gain on again no doubt. But that time has extra 20°6P

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