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AMERICAN YACHTING DOCTOR'S OPINION

INVASION.

Britannia Undergoes

Alterations. ·

LOAN OF VESSELS.

American yachtsmen are giving keen and practical support to the proposed "invasion" of British watera, and it is now certain that a considerable fleet will cross the Atlantic early this season, says the Observer.

OF GOLF.

Should Middle-Aged Man Take Up Game?

HEART STRAIN..

Golf with the outdoor exerciao it affords, its employment of 60 many different sets of muscles, its call on the mental as well as the physical system-has everything to commend it as one of the finest

HOME FOOTBALL.

1STOKE TOO GOOD FOR PRESTON NORTH END.

SECOND DIVISION MATCH.

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In the Second Division of the English League Stuke met Preston North End and wan by a couple of goala margin.

Result as cabled by Reuter:-

Stoke

3 Preston N.E. 1

Goals

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1931. BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP

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IN DANGER

LURE OF LINDRUM

WILL THE FOUR LEADING PLAYERS PARTICIPATE ?

SPORTING ACTION

(By Spot Ball."]

The ex-

A professional championship looked like being justified, accord- 34 without the entries of four of the ing to the progress of their week's

best players! That was the posi- match at Blackpool. 1. ffon faced by the Billiarda Con champion went off at a rare pace 20 trol Council, on account of their and, acoring consistently, soon es- 29 ruling on the championship for tablished a two-thousand lead. 1931, and therefore, very little, it his match may be regarded as a 20 any, surprise was caused by the pipe-opener for their great tour 24 announcement that they had de-nament play-off. 23 cided to defer the closing date of entry from December 31 to Janu- 2ary 21,

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Everton .27 20 4 3 87 42 43 West Brom. 27 15, 57 57 34 35 Tottenham..27 17 2 8 66 35 36 Wolves .....26 '17 00 02 89 Preston N.E. 27 13 1 10 61 43 Bradford

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.13 59 70 43 31 ...27 14 3 10 51 40 Yalo... Port

67 5) exercises for the healthy adult, 27 138 11

Burnley

AK ...26 12 5 9 64 The King's famous Pritannia is writes, Dr. Lechmere Anderson, Southampton 27 11 6 10 being altered, mainly in prospect | Medical Officer of Health for Don Oldham...28 11 6 15 of this strong international com- ‡ caster.

Stoke

27 10 6 11 27 9 G 12 38 GB Charlton Swansea

5 13 39 Bradford C. 26 8 6 12 38 47 lymouth...27 9 4 14 49 81 Bristol. C. Millwall Burnsley Natts For. Reading Cardift ..

petition. The Americans will be The question that I am alway led by Westamoe, one of the ves- being asked, however-should the aels built specially for the de-man of fifty, sixty, seventy or over fence of the America's Cup. She play golf?-depends for its answe. has been bought from the Morgan- upon what is meant by golf. Nicholls.syndicate (who built her) If it implica the daily playing of by Mr. Fred. Prince, an all-round one or two rounds, then its in- sportsman well-known in Europe. fluence upon the health of the man Weetamoe will be handled by Mr.above maturity must be carefully Dick Boardman, who is one of the considered. rleverest of American helmsmen.

Mistaken Advantages,

Where abuse replaces moderation, Meanwhile, yachtsmen on this it does not matter whether at sport side are fondly recalling Britan- or at work, nature demands a niu's illustrious record against penalty. At golf that penalty may other "ernek Yankees." The only take the form of strained' and King's good ship heavily defeated stiffened muscles, but it may mean the Navahoe in 1893, and in the heart failure. following year she also defeated the successful Gup yacht Vigilant in a long series of terrific watches. The greatest danger in golf is to It is also known that individual the middle-aged man who has taken buyers are negotiating for the up the game largely through realis- purchase of the other vasselsing that his health-it may only be which wealthy syndicates built for his figure-la not all he could de- the honour of meeting Shamrock sire.

One is reported to have been sold to a British yachtsman, now in America.

Maiden Voyages.

He has heard so much of the advantages it brings that He feels convinced that he will attain com- plete rejuvenation if he purchases a set of clubs and begins to play the game assiduously.

Golf should have no terrors for the nian whose life has had its full chare of outdoor exercise, but it la bound to have adverse effects on the man whose later years have been devoted to office and indoor life, and

The smailer American visitors, of whom there are to be about s score, will

moke the passage across the Atlantic the occasion ef a race among themselves. They will leave Newport, Rhode Island, on July 4, bound for Plymouth. For many of them this race will who takes up the game in a strenu be the maiden voyage, for they ous manner without any prelimin have been newly-built for the pur-ary training.

oua ocean races. .

pose of participating in the vari- The mere carrying of a bag with even the smallest complement of The Ocean Racing Club's pro-clubs imposes a considerable strain, gramme starts with the English and when one considers the number Channel Axture in July. Then, of times the beginner has to put; on August 11, comes the sterner down his bag and pick it up again, test round the 600-odd miles of some idea of the amount of museu- the Fastnet course. On August lar exercise, with its attendant 21 the feet will race to Santander, heart labour, may be imagined. Spain.

It is already being pointed out that, unless British participation in these events is stronger than in recent seasons, it may be that the Americans will outnumber the British competitors! But we lack neither the ships.

Strain All The Time,

This extra laboúr may be avoided by employing a caddie, but apart from the expense the middle-aged golf beginner rarely feels that his feeble efforts justify such an atten. nor the men. dant.

The trouble, though, is to bring them together.

Many owners of perfectly suit- able craft are too old, or other wise disinclined, to this most strenuous sort of seafaring. One suggestion is that such owners might lend their vessels to less affluent enthusiasts, of whom there are plenty.

BOXING

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THEATRE ROYAL SATURDAY, Feb. 7th.

at 9.15 p.m.

MAIN EVENT

15 Rounds Contest for Middleweight Championship of the Colony and Belt Between

JOCK CRICHTON, SHANGHAI Welter and Middle Weight Champion of the Colony, and

A. B. EWIN, ILMS. KENT. Imperial Services Middleweight Champion 1925 and 1928.

The actual task of hitting the ball imposes no slight strain, for while a scratch player will do a hole in a few strokes, the score of the novice is known to himself alone.

The task of finding his ball when it leaves the fairway and falls into the rough increases enormously tho distance he walks, and while his muscles are kept in full employ. ment, his mental system does not escape strain.

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The middle-aged beginner should make moderation his rule in golf. If he is unaccustomed to severa exercise he should not undertake the game lightly, but plan each day's 'play beforehand.

When these rules are observed it will be surprising to the middle. aged player who walks before he runa to discover how rapidly' his bealth and vigour will improve under the benign influence of the game.

TO-DAY'S INTERPORT]

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Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

GOLF-To-day-Second Round of Ross Cup.

Saturday Captain's Cup, Fan- ling.

Sunday--Captain's Cup (Semi- Final), Fanling; Fear Cup, Kow- loon Golf Club.

February 10-Junior Section, Championship, RH.K.G.C. (First round).

CHESS-To-day — Kowloon Chess Club Championship.

Friday-Kowloon Chees Club Championship.

FOOTBALL-To-day-Inter; port Match, 4.30 pm; Emir gency Committee Meeting, 6.30

V.

Saturday-First Division-Chin- ese Athletic v. Navy, Argylis v. Club, South China v, Borderers, Club de Recreio v. Kowloon F.C.; Second Division-University. Navy: South China v. Chinese Athletic; Borderers v. Club de Recreto; 3t. Joseph's v. Argylla; Royal Artillery v. Eastern; Club v. Kowloon F.C.; Third Division Chinese Athletic v. Bouth China, Ewa.V. Yukien, RASC, v. BAF. February 18-Hong Kong v Shanghai, 280 p.m.

February 21-Chinese v. Shang- hal, 3.30 p.m.

February 23-United Services v. Shanghai.

HOCKEY-To-morrow-Army v. Navy (Sim Shield).

CRICKET Saturday. Divi- sion I-University v. Royal "Ar- tillery (L) Hong Kong C.C. Y. Kowloon C.C.(F.); Indian R.G. v. Civil Service C.C. (F.); Division 11-Royal Engineers v. Police RC. (L.); Civil Service 0.0. v. Club de Recreio (L); Kowloon C.C. v. Hong Kong C.C. (F.).

BOXING Saturday -- Tourna ment, Theatre Royal, 9 p.m.

RACING Sunday Fanling Hant Club's Steeplechase Meeting February 28, March 2, 3, 4, and 7-Annual Race Meeting, Happy Valley.

March 22-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting.

FENCING-Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.16

p.m.

RUGBY FOOTBALL-February 14-Hong Kong v. Shanghal, 3.30

p.m.

February 17-United Services Y. Shanghal, 3.80 p.m.

ATHLETICS March 15 and 16 -Hong Kong v. Canton Univer- sitlen.

HOME.

-FOOTBALL-February 14 English Cup Fifth Round..

February 21-Ireland v. Scat- land.

HOCKEY.

Y.M.C.A. TEAM FOR TO-DAY.

The following have been select Teams to Be Chosened to represent the Y.M.C.A. against the Kowloon Ladies' to After Match.

day at b p. at King's Park:-

Scotcher, Dormer, Tipple Macey, Bates, Steadman; Sweet, W.. Brown, W. I. Smith, Parker and Muller.

CHOCOLATE'S DECLINE,

*Bat." Battaling Retains His

His Title.

Lindrum, Conachy, Davis, and Newman to 4 round-table conference with a committee of the Counci!. some

Financial Resulir.

There is no" doubt that each player will strive his utmost to win that game, as not only will it provide him with a chance of securing the gold trophy, but also the additional inducement with a further match with Lindrum, to decide definitely the issue, this

Д keen

time in the near future, to discuss month. Both Newman and Davis the whole position. The conferare, naturally, fully alive to the ence will be a private one, and any inanefal possibilities of such suggestions from the players will match, and, therefore, he submitted to the Council. truggle is anticipated,

Mutual Agreement,

Lindrum is sreing " All the

bit England." He hna been playing daily games at Hastings, Brighton, Nottingham, and else where, and is reported to be thor oughly enjoying himself, He has A game with M'Corachy prior to his visit, with Davis, to Edinburgh, to which he is looking forward with pleasurable anticipation.

four players are un-of onimously opposed to Birmingham as the venue of the competition, and it may be assumed that efforts to secure a hall in London will be made, as a further end to an arbitrary settlement.

deal

Needless to say, this Inat action of the Council, contrary to their first move, has occasioned a of surprise, and must constitute a complete departure from their usual procedure. It is, of course, a clear case of "desperate diseases requiring desperate remedies," and surely the disease was desperate enough herol The attitude of he players concerned meant that there would possibly, be no pro- fessional championship for 1931, r at the bost, it would have re verted into an exceedingly farcical competition. Now, however, the Igns pointing, to an amicable settlement, with, perhaps, a slight shake to the dignity of the Coun- il as a direct result, are highly favourable, and we may after all see Lindrum, "M'Conachy, Davis, and Newman enter the liate to make it a real championship tour- nament, kte

Falkiner's Return.

Constant attempts are being made to revive the controversy with re- gard to close cannons, but many of the arguments put forward for a revision of the rules disclose a sad lack of apprecation of the situation. To soms spectators the execution of a sequence of cannons may appear to be akin to "child's play," but close observers are fully aware of the many different strokes that are necessary to keep the balls in posi- tion. This clrcumstance ls, of course, within the ability of the few lending players, who have been compelled, by the prospect of «win- ning a handsome cup, to indulge in thie form of scoring more, perhaps, than they otherwise would.

Lindrum Aska Why.

But, as Lindrum has said, why tinker with the rules because four or five players in the world have become expert at a difficult and skilful phase of the game? There

After the Christmas rest, there s. little doing in the billiards is no comparison between close

world, although certain amount cannons and the losing hazard. of Interest

by which has been, rightly, the object

invited

the two games In progess. of legislation In the direction of At Thurston's, Falkiner has reap-restriction

eared after three months* ab- The time for close cannons to be sence, which has been regretted by limited will arrive when the thou all keen followers of the game. sands of amateur players have be This delightful player might, con- come as proficient as they have with ceivably, have been included in the losing hazard, and this appears the Empire Tournament, as, al- to be as far distant as ever. Pro though he has not been seen much fessionals are not likely to "flog" a In publie in the last few years. stroke after it has lost its attrac he is still a very great cueist, and tiveness, and this is by no means thrives with hard practice. He the case with cannons, Most of might easily have come through the present spectators at profes- with better record than the luck-sional matches have shown them less M'Conachy.

selves perfectly satisfied with the fare provided, and are always in- tensely interested in the cannon play of Lindrum and others, and signify their appreciation of the players' skill by their applause at the end of any sequence of cannons.

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Falkiner f receiving two thou sand start from the New Zealand- er in a week's game, and although the concession was wiped out on the opening day, his form was too bad to be true. Short of practice, he was obviously out of touch and

True Sportsman. failed to reach three figures in å. Occasion has frequently arisen break in the first two scaslons. during the present season for re-. but he made amends on the second terence to the aplendid' sporting day, when he delighted the onlook spirit of M'Conachy, the New Zea ers with his dainty cannon work. land champion, who has comported One sequence of 131 cannons was himself, in very trying circum brilliantly executed, Only Linstances, as gracefully as any man drum can be said.to be superior to possibly

could. An instance Falkinor in this phase of the f the occurred recently

even the Australian Thurston's, when, after half an game, and makes fewer canzone to the inch hour'e play, It was found that of space than the little Yorkshire Falkiner was playing with the wrong ball, writes Spot. Ball" Temperamental Player: In the Sporting Dispatch, The form, consistency belug

M'Connchy has shown his best eror had evidently been made feature of his play, and the lug the halls on the table at the the by the referee when plac- remark was made recently that resumption, and M'Conachy, who like that in some of his recent his opponent should, after a change It was a pity he could not play made the discovery, suggested that tournament heats. The New Zea of balls, be allowed to proceed. Inder is a temperamental player The referee, however, stated, that exquisite at times, and decided-the rules would not permit of this, ty mediocre at others.

and M'Contchy, going to the table, The prognostication that New deliberately milased an easy cannon, man, having once again defeated a fine sporting gesture, which evok Davis on level terms, would con- ed loud applause from the tinue to assert his superiority, onlookers.

manje kate how points every!

The following have been select ed to play in an Interport Trial match against the Navy to-day on the Hong Kong Football Club ground at 4.30 p.m. sharp.

Clarke Chine), Bishop (Club) (Captain); Hedley (Kowloon), Eynon. (S.W.B.), Teoman (A5JJ. B. Gosano

New York, Dec. 12 (Recreio), Segelaui. (Club), A. IV. Korano (Reczelo), Fung King-cheung world's featherweight champion; colate 126.

Christopher "Bat Battalino, Battalino weighed 124 and Cho- Cuban a minute's rest. · Battalino's (South China), and Ip Pak-wa. (South Auccessfully defended his title hare

more open courage and aggressiveness won Baen Kam-shum (Athe-to-night when he scored a decision in the first round to chase Chocolate good margin,sh zëvend

Battalino got up from the floor him bight of the Is rounds by Lic), to Lam:et Yakeying (Athletic) over Kid. Chocolate, the Cuban for the rest of the way. He Strange (Club) A Duncan, (Club) Negro, in a 15 round baut. pounded the Cuban heavily on the Llackburno, AS..

Club Secretaries are naked to The decision was booed by the body whenever the opportunity warn both" players and reserves crowd Battalina. was floored for afforded, and unanimously was re- FRIDAY 214 BATURDAY 14

to be at the Hong Kong Football the count of nine in the first round garded as having won by a wide Club House not later than 18 and the fans apparently thought, margin by those who were not INGSIDE SEATS 11pm this formoon in flow of this Chocolate biased OTHERS 19.30 SLVE At the conchaos of this match should have been given at least a Chocolate, at the start, seemed

INCLUDING TAX- the beam to represent Hong Kong deaw

as though he would make short Lin the Interport match will be

work of the champion, but there chosen.

(Continued at foot of next Column) after Battalino aver gave the

Booking at Montrie's

on for For Members of the

Hong Kong Boxing Association on WEDNESDAY THURSDAY, mky, February 2, and 3.

General Publis

The champion's victory added the final touch to Choogiate's decline afnce His recent defeat by Jackie Berg and Fidel La Barba

The Hunt. Secretary announces with regret that, owing to an ou break of hysteria In the kennels hunting will be suspended until- further notice.