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EASIER

GOLF

-by-

H. STUART HOBSON.

EXPERIENCES IN LEARNING THE GAME.

STARTING WITH PUTTING.

Admirers of quiet humour will have enjoyed Mr. Punch's story of the lady who, being asked by a professional if she had come for a golf lesson, replied,

"No, my friend wants a lesson. I learned last week."

And the fair sex are not alone in this "I learned last week" attitude towards the game. It might be re- venling if statistics could be given showing how many golfers have never had even a single lesson.

There are so many ways of learn- ing golf.

If we could begin as the great players have usually done, caddying for the masters of the

gane as soon as we were old enough to carry a bag of clubs, we should all be Imitative better players to-day. experience at the tenderest age is

the 1

"natural" the making golfer.

Most golfers begin in quite a different way.

1 except the youthful Scot, for and speak of golf is his game, those less happy countries where golf is more expensive.

"Walk Round the Course." Frequently the first golfing ex- the newcomer to the perience of

is encountered on holiday with a friend, after an invitation to "walk round the course" has been accepted.

gume

He listens with interest to the whistle of the ball off the tee, ad- mires a lithe and athletic awing if he is fortunate enough to see one, and feels an itch to take a shot.

A mashie is put into his hands, and the pin pointed out to him. It is explained that all he has to do is to hit the ball up to the pin, This he almost invariably does with great case at the first-so does golf lure its victims!-and he watches the ball with glee and pride as it aculties along the ground, having, of course, been topped. No doubt it will bounce off a mound to roll down the green to the pin.

During the next few days he con Linues to snatch the joy of a few shots. Then perhaps golf may be forgotten until another holiday eines round.

THE

GORE WINS ARMY CHAMPIONSHIP.

Squash Racquets at the Prince's Club.

RIFLE BRIGADE.

CHINA MAIL.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS RESULTS.

Eton College Suffer Big Defeat.

RUGBY'S NARROW WIN.

1

London, March 8. Below are appended the latest of the activities of the At Princes Club the quarter-results

The Lent finals of the Army Racquets Cham-various Public Schools.

ig proving an admirable pionship look place on February 28 term

sporting term in which no fewer and resulted ng follows:

MaeLatnam (R.E.) beat Sir John than five games are featured:- Child (Coldstream Guards) 15-6, 15-2, 17-14,

Fisher (Tanks) boat Harding (Inniskillings) 15—5, 16—6, 8——15, 15-4.

w.o. Wil-

Gore (Rife Brigade) Eventually the occasional player comes to the realisation that he de-Hams (Ride Brigade).

The semi-finals took place on were as finitely must take up golf seriously.

e hears so much golong gossip March 2 and the resulta among the friends he makes as he follows:-- grows older and he realises that golf has become essential to him.

Good for Wind and Limb. Further, he knows by this time that a four-and-a-half mile tramp stiff country is twice a day over good fer, wind and limb.

Ile asks advice about costs and courses, and becomes a member of a nearby club.

He will probably take a few les- sons from the professional-six is an average number-and then he will set out to play the game as a fully-fledged golfer.

But he deceives himself, for he is in exactly the same position as the lady who "learned last week."

Golf is not learned in this way. You can hardly begin to learn until you are experienced enough to know what you wish to learn. There are some golfers who have the applica- tion to put themselves unreservedly the professional in the hands of and who never attempt to play a competitive round-or even a com- plete round-until they are assured that they are capable of covering the full eighteen holes in something like a hundred atrokes. They aim, to reach 24-handicap standard be- fore beginning to play golf as a game.

Even if this is the ideal way of learning, it is tan difficult for mast novices.

My advice is, go to the net with the the professional and learn swing. This will need a dozen lessons at least, and can be done away from the course.

"Coarse Conscious." Meanwhile, to become

PROBABLE ELEVENS

LEAGUE CRICKET.

League I.

CC.C. v. L.R.C-At Happy Valley.

I.R.C.-A. H. Rumiahn (captain), A, el Arculli, A. R. Minu. 0. Ismail, A. A. Rumiah, S. A. Ismail, A. K. A. S. Jamail. Minu. F. D. Pereira,

J. S. A. Currcem, and A. A. Rumjahn.

Reserves A. Rahmin

C.C.C.-H. P. Lim (captain), A: T. Lee. E. Zimmern, U. M. Omar. N. B. Kitchell. R. Sourbutts, J. L. Young- naye, R. Leo. R. C. Reed, A. Hamson, and W. Patterson.

C.S.C.C, Y. RA.

C.S.C.C. 1st:-E.

B.

Reed (captain), G. R. Saver, J. E. Richardson, R. H. Griffiths. B. D. Evans. F. Baker, F. J. de Rome. R. M. Wood D. Mclellan, E. W. Hamilton and F. H. Holdman. Reserves: F. J. Ling, and W. Harris- Walker.

FRIENDLY.

CLUB v. NAVY (Away). Club:-H. Owen Hughes. A. C. I. Bowker A. C. Beck, A. Reid, G. R. More, E. R. Duckitt, 0. G. Simpson,

"course

K.F.C. H.-Angus: Guest, Williams; Everest, Gilchrist, Cameron; Eastman, Whiting. Spary. Cotton and Bickford.

Reserys: Smith and Hust.

CLUB 1. v. ST. JOSEPH'S— Kowloon Ground.

Gore (Re Brigade) bent Mac-; Lagan (Royal Engineers), 15-11, 17-15, 158.

Capt. Cheney (Rifle Corps) beat Fisher (Tanks Corps), 17--14, 15 -17, 17-14, 15-10.

beat In the final to-day Gore Chenky, 15-14, 15-4, 8-16 and 17-16.

conscious,"

start on the putting green and devote yourself to put- ting until you are confident that you will not waste many strokes on the greens. That will give confidence in approach play. Next-whlie still continuing the swing 38 Your with the regular lesson-go out

maghie and professional and practise approach play.

In this way work through the to the wooden clubs. iron shots By the time you have reached tee ahots your work at the net will have given you the rhythm of the swing.

A

to try

You will be impatient competitive golf, and there is no reason why you should not "take on" a friendly member.

But early lessons are only the beginning. As skill grews you will become conscious of little faults that mar your shots. That is the time when a lesson can be most valuable--when you know what it is that you want to learn. The good wolfer is one who makes a friend for life of his mantor, and never -feels that he "learned-last week"- or last year, or ten veaTS ago.- (China Mail Copyright.)

W. Clerk, R. Young.

O. Eager, A. D. Hum- phreys.

J. S. Lec, S. J. H. Fox.

FOR TO-DAY.

Junior Shield.

9.04

KFC. 11. Y. NAVY.-Club Ground at 2.30 p.m.

T. S. Marshall, E. J. Price.

9.16

Not to be booked after train arrives.

9.20

P

9.24

9.28

9.32

•

9.86

**

9.40

9.44

20

9.48

上

9.52

17

9,56

Club -Fogwill; Sloan, Hynes; Puncheon, MacFarlane, Stoker; Ale- xander, Bell, Strange, Jackson, and Fowler.

Hooper,

Tavlin

and Reserves: Smith. EASTERN Y. CLUB.-X.F.C. Ground at 2.30 p.m. Eastern: Da Silva; Lai Ting-choi, Sze-Lo Hoi; Lau Kwok-iu, Sui Ping- shun, Ng Ying-ki; Lee Bing-tong, Lo Chai-wai, Ng York-hon, Sashan, and Lau Tong-hoi.

Club IL-Fogwill; Sloan, Hynes: Puncheon, MacFarlane, Stoker: Ale xunder, Bell, Strange, Jackson and 10.00 Fowler.

League Division I. NAVY V. ATHLETIC-Stadium

at 4,30 p.m.

R. E. Atwell, T. Lindars,

W. A. Butterfield, W. A.

Cornell.

J. White, W. Paterson.

A. B. Purves, E. des Voeux.

R. M. Henderson, J. M. Walker.

W. S. Hillier, H. Hamp-

ton.

W. N. A. Smalley, E. D. Matthews.

L. C. Grover, K. K Rounds,

10.04

A. Ritchie, A. H. Fergu-

B01.

Athletic-Chan Sik-piu or Wong 10.08

W. Rigg, J. R. Hinton, E. C. EtheringYan-sing; Wong Ping. Lam Yuk-ying; ton, and J. Macfarlane,

League II.

RECREIO v. R.E-A1 King's Park. Recreio:-H. A. Alves, L. J. Guterres, H. M. Xavier, L. J. Silva, H. A. Barros, A. P. Persirs, C. M. Sousa, G. A. Guterres. F. J. Remedios, A. Prats and F. H. Carvalho. CLUB II. v. R.A.S.C. (at H.K.C.C.) Club II.-H. J. Armstrong, G E. R. Divett. L. B. Smith, C. E. Gabagan, R. R. Davies, J. D. A. Hutchison, J. R. Way, R. H. Wild, J. Chadwick, E. J. Callins and L. A. Whipps.

C.C.C. II. v. L.R.C. IL C.C.C. IL: W. H. B. Muskett (cap. tain), J. W. Leonard, Y. Abbas, S. Abbas, W. K. Way, T. Grimes, F. Broadbridge, W. T. Davies, F. K. Modi, W. R. McBride, and E. S. Howard

I.R.C. II.-F. M. el Arculli (cap- tain), M. R. Abbas, J. S. Ackber, II. T. M. Barma, A. R. Hajce Esmail, E. Hiptoola, S. Ismail, M. P. Madar,

A. M. Rumjahn, A. R. Suffied, and A. 8. Suffad.

Reserve: A. R. Abbas.

BHIELD FOOTBALL.

Senior Shield.

R.A. Y. BORDERERS K.F.C. Ground at 4.30 p.m. RA:Joynson; Freason, Taylor; McDonald, Gardner, Salt Gough, Bryant, Allen, Moore and Walker,

Borderers: Johnsen; Mullane, Wi- liams; Morgan, Eynon, Underwood; Pallister, Harris, Davies, Channfug and Duncan.

K.F.C.. SOUTH CHINA-Club Groand at 4.80 p.in. South China:-Pau Ka-ping; Tam Kong-pak, 1 Tin-sany; Leung Yin- chan, Yeung Wing-chlu, Tong Kwan; Cheng Blu-hong.. Chu Kiokuen, Fang King-cheong, Li Wal-tong and Ip. Pak-wa.

Reserves: Lau Mau and Chan Yu-

E.F.C.-Penny, Martin, Dowman; Hedley McKelvie, Bils; Pile, Simp son, Gillott, Grimwood, and fanson.

Beserves: Angas and Whitfeld.",

J. E. Richardson, P. S. Grant.

10.12

EX

J. Forbes, W. G. Lorimer

J

Ho Choi-yan; Wong Sul-wa, Li Kwok- chu; Chan Kwang-iu, Ho Ka-kuen, 10.16 Lee Yee-sun, Suen Kam-shun and Li Hung-ching

ST. JOSEPH'S v. ARGYLLS.-St. Joseph's Ground at 4.30 LM. Argylls: Hunter; Blackburn, Hen- derson; McGlashan, Hay, Melville; Christie, MeTavish, Lamont, McQuade, And Hughes.

HOCKEY.

Y.M.C.A. II. v. H.M.S. MEDWAY,—— At King's Park at 3 p.m. Y.M.C.A. -F. Allen; J. Purvis, A. Tato; L Macey, R. A. Bates, D. F. Kilby; W. J. Brown, D. Ashton, W. H. Smith, F. Parker, and H. Muller.

Reserve; S. Sweet.. Referee: A. R. Brown.

CAER CLARK CUP.

E. J. Munro, 1. W. Shewan,

F. C. Young, H. S. V. Mossop.

W. N. Buyers, R. F. Hall;

D. J. Keogh, J. S. Dykes.

H. U. Ireland, D. J. Gilmore.

L. Yates, J. Coulthart.

J. P. Sherry, W. A.

G. T. May, J. P. Reiling-

dale.

D. J. Fraser, J. Stuart.

J. L. Shellshear, F. A.

Redmond:

10.20

"1

10.24

"

10.28

10.32

10.36

FL

10.40

H

Weight.

20.44

H

1, J. H. Little,

W.

M.

Alabaster.

10.48

"

D. L. Prophet, R. C. Law

10.52

W

G. W. Reeve, L. B. Holmes,

10.56

#

11.00

11.04

11.09

J P. 11.12

./

J. R. Hinton, 0. E. C. Marton.

11.20

37

11,24

"

A. C. I. Bowker, D.

Forbes.

FF

C. H. Burton, S. A. Sleap:

11.32

$1

K. S. Robertson, P.

Morrison,

11.36 +

K. S. Morrison, G. R.

11.40

하

11.44

H

11.48

14

*

C. H. M. Andrew, A. J: R. Wolfe.

ST. ANDREW'S v. RECREIO-At Bookaupoo at 3.30 p.m.

Hynas; St. Andrew's:----A. Woolley, I. Rodgers; E. Landolt, 11.16 M. D. White, I, Gittins; A. Wood, N Field, M. Woolley, M. Churn and P. Gittins,

Recreio:-B. Remedies; C. Osmund, M. Basto; E. Rosario, M. Alves. L Javier; C. Silva, C. Botelho, I.. Silva 11.28 Netto, A. Alves, and M. Remedios.

GOLF.

STARTING TIMES FOR TO-MORROW.

The Royal Hong Kong. Golf Club notify the following starting $11.52 times for Fanling for to-morrow:-

8.56 a.m. D. 8. Edward, W. J. 8. 11.56

-9.00

C B. Riggs J. B. 12. Noon Langon.

F. Groves, M. Barker.

R. H. Wild, J. R. Collin.

RUGBY,

Bearemont Coll.-Eton Coll. 48-0. Bedford-Q.M.T. "A" 11-5. Douai-Old Blue's "A" 3-11. Rugby-B.T.II. (Rugby) 12-11. Ensthurne Coll.-West Hosp. "A"

11-3.

Oakham-Old Onkhamians 13-6. Whitgift-Old Whitgiftinas "A" 6-18. Bromsgrove-Worcester Club 0-10, Stonyhurst Call-Manchester "A"

6-17.

Ampleforth Coll-Waterloo "A" 15-5. Radley Coll-Oxford Exiles 25-13. St. Bren-Moresby 14.10. ASSOCIATION.

Eton Coll.-Cnsuals "B" 9-3, Highgate-Old Wykehamists "A" 5-1. Brentwood-Westminster Bank "A"

1.2.

Charterhouse-O.U. Centaurs 2-2. Bradfield Coll-Liverpool Kamblers

4-7,

Lancing Coll-Old Carthusiana 5-0. Eton Coll. Mr. S. Cross's XI. 1-2. Chigwell-Old Chigwellians 4-4 HOCKEY.

Wadham Coll. Ox-Cranleigh 4-1. Framlingham Coll-R.A.F Fellx-

slowe 5-2. Leya-Cambridge Wanderers 3-1. Wrekin Coll-R.A.F. Shrewsbury 3-2. RACKETS.

N. M. Ford and K. A. Wagg beat Eton College (5, C. Atkinson- Clark and J. D. Whatman) by 4 games to love (15-10, 15-8, 15-11, 15-7). Inileybury College (A. E. C. Van-

derfelt and R. D. M. Evers) re ceived 5 from P. W. Kemp- Welch and L. D. Cambridge. to 3 and won by 4 games (13-15, 11-15, G-15, 15-10, 15-12. 17-14, 18-13). Harrow School (K. Pulbrook and J. M. F. Lightly) beat Winches- ter College (5. A. Parker and P. A. C. Don) by 4 games to

2 (14-17, 15-11, 15-7, 15-8, 8-15, 15-3) at Harrow. Radley Coll. beat C. J. Malim and E. N. Evans at Endley by 4 games to 3 (4-15, 15-12, 7-15, 16-13, 15-5, 9-15, 15-9). Marlborough Coll, beet Clifton Coli. al Marlborough by 4 games to

Wellington College (D. B. Lang and A. H. S. Reid) beat Hallerbury College (A. E. C. Vanderfeit and R. D. M. Evers) at Wel- lington by 4 games to 2 (4-15, 15-12, 5-15, 15-3, 15-12, 15-9). J. H. Plumtre and W. II. Vestey de feated Rugby School (J. Gar forth-Bles and R. A. Gray) by 4 gamen to 3 (2-15, 8-15, 15-7, 18-13, 11-15, 16-10, 15-11).

FIVES

Alleyn Old Boys beat Cambridge University at Rugby fives at Cambridge by 106 points to 98.

Old

Old Blues beat St. John's Hall at by 144 points to 90. Cholmcleians beat Aldenhain School nt Eton Aves at Aiden- ham by 7 matches to 2. Alleyn's School beat the Old Dlucs Aives Dulwich by at Rugby 162 points to 161.

At

St. Paul's School beat Oxford Uni-

versity at Rugby fives at West Kensington by 204 points to 182.

The Jesters best Bishop's Stortford

Old

College in the school court by

points to 14.

76

Alleyniane beat the Bank of England At Dulwich, by 113

points to 91.

Whitgift School beat the College! St. Mark and St. John at Croydon by 205 points to 144. Harrow beat the White Rabbile at Eton Aves at Harrow by two matches to one.

Clifton College beat Cheltenham College at Clifton by 3 matches Cranbrook School beat School at Rochester by 6 games

to none.

King's

10 1.

Hereford Cathedral Bchool beat Worcester Cathedral King's School at Worcester by 87 points to 47. This is the first time Worcester have been beaten for twenty-five years. SANDHURST CAPTAINS.

The captains of the various sports at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, for the present time, which ende in July, have been ap- pointed as follows:

Rugby Football-B. T. V. Cowey

(Wellington).

Fencing. 1. D. Home (Nautical

College, Pangbourne).

Cricket-P. M. Hughes (Welling-

ton).

Tennis-Sir D. J. A. Cotter, St.

Malvern). Boxing G. F. M. Swiny (Eton). Athletica.-8. J. L. HIN (Marl ..borough).

Rackets D. A. C. Page (Chelten-

ham),

SCOTTISH RUGBY FOOTBALL.

T. Low, J. G. Campbell Stewart's College Beat

More.

W. II. Vallance, A. O. Brawn.

A. Reid, D. S. Robb.

W. C. Shields, N. K. Littlejoba.

Watsonians.

SELKIRK LOSE.

Below are appended the latest Eugby Football results from Scot- land:-

Stewart's Coll.

Edin. Acads.

RHS (FP)

Edinburgh Inst.

West of Scot

M. St. J. Walsh, W, H. Gala E. Coates.

Jedforest

Kelso

Fettes Coll

W. C. Clark, T. G. All-Merchiaton C.

son!

13 Watsonians 22 Heriot's (P.P.) 10 Glas, University

3 Dunfermline

11. Edin. Uni

9 Selkirk Belk

• Hawick

11 Melrose

Loretto

6 Water's Coll

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