1931-08-15 — Page 5

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1931.

EASIER

GOLF

・by- H.STUART HOBSON

"AGGREGATES" AS A VARIATION ON THE FOUR-BALL.

A STRENUOUS GAME

Some Peculiarity.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SEASON'S BOXING SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET

PROSPECTS.

TWO TITLE FIGHTS?

Atkey Seeking Fight

with Rowles.

CRICHTON AND EWIN.

[By "Jab."]

very

SENSATION

WOMEN'S

ATHLETICSTM

SCHMELING SPEAKS OF HIS

... CHALLENGERS.

FRANCE'S PREDICAMENT

The news that the Old Harrovian

Although it is perhaps a little early yet to discuss boxing pros. pects in the Colony for the com- ing season, it is good to learn that Mr. J. Brook, popular mana- ger of the Hong Kong Boxing Ansociation, who keeps a Talks with golfers recently have

watchful eye on new arrivals in convinced me that there is need for | There is a definite prejudice the Colony, has managed to a better leam game than the four- against the foursome in the minds spot quite a lot of talent which is ball.

of some golfers. I have seen play expected to make an early ap-F.C. have "ceased to function," and Four-ball matches are an excel ens start mul as a foursome in com-pearance in the local ring. lent diversion, but they do not depetitions then, half-way round, There is a probability of at that as a consequence there will mand the best of golf. Many golfers decide with remarkable manimity appreciate the, "Leave it to you, to turn the game into a four-ball. partner?" attitude that is possible What is there about the foursome played badly. They say, probably reape from it? truly far as they are concerned, that bek of responsibility helps their golf because they are under no temptation to press.

largest number of players for the Tests against England, and at pre- sent hold the cup.

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Are women's athletic meetings and sports really harmful to morals? Eight Bavarian Catholic blahops appear to think so, for they have issued a manifesto protesting against women's gymnustie tournament to be held at Mem

least two title bouts already. A only be 15 contestants for the welterweight of repute in A. B. "Arthur Dunn" Challenge Cup in Warnes, of H.M.S. Tarantula, 1931-32, will be received with re- in a four-ball when a hole is being that leads to this eagerness to only awaits the call to action,gret in Old Boy football circles.

having expressed his desire to take on the best men nt his weight out this way. Warnes is no mean opponent, either. He surprise, writes Amasco, for it may mingen. was the runner-up in his class be remembered that last Autumn for the Amateur Championship!

Under Pressure. Good golf, however, is only good golf when it is played under press

Bure.

To talk of exercise is merely, to make excuses. The simple truth is that, the golfer like to fight his nwn battle, and lows not like his partner's bad choly to influence kis own game.

Feurvomes. For. Beginneru

It cannot be said that the an- nouncement is in the nature of a

The bishops declare that they are not against every kind of female

of Britain in 1930, and in the the club had to give the Old Fores-sport, but they are against "Intoler- same year won the Imperial Ser-fers a walk-over in the opening able exaggerations of what in. itself My considered opinion is that vices title. He has appeared round, and that in 1929-80 they is a good thing-against the um We all swing perfectly when the quirkest way for a newcomer to with success at the National seratched to the Old Salopians. natural Imitation of male gymnas- There is no ball-to-be-hit-und--the-game-to-imirn-golf-after-buy-Sporting-Club-in-London,-and-

The Old Harrovians were one ofhibition of women which in many -tirs;-and-against-the-undignified-ex-| there are a number of golfers who ing taken an adequate number of other well-known boxing centres. produce. their best shuts when lessons from the professional is to

The Opposition.

the original entries when the com- cases is contrary to morality," and Warnes will not lack oppor-petition there is no urgent reason for pro- play in foursomes with better play-

WU9 instituted for the in every case contains the danger erk. Left-to-blown-game the tunities to show his wares, as season 1902-03, and were regular that it may affect the moral senti ducing them.

The golfer who reaches the top beginner will seldom get a chance Signahman Stimie Merris is still contestants, except for one post-war ments of the people and be a public fight of the game, however, is of a decent second shot. Bo pro- on the Station, willing to meet series, but they never renched the annoyance." invariably, without any exception, bubly fails to find the fairway with all comers.

Stimmie is the hero semi-final stage. Their latest hon. the man who pulls out "one from his first and, having hewed his way of good many liard battles out secretary Was the Cambridge the locker" when he is hard press onto it, comes to what should have here, and presents a tough pro-cricket and Soccer "Blue," C. T. ed, and when only a superb shot been his second shot with tightqued | position to anyone."

Bennett, who has acted as an officer will keep him in the match.

Four-Ball Game. Whatever the benefit of the four-ball, it does not encourage this kind of golf.

Undoubtedly there are players who pull out the exceptional shot in a four-ball in order to save their

elde, but, too often, the man who has played four and zees his partner lying three does not trouble with his shot. He is content to leave it to the partner. *

It has always been something of a mystery to me why golfers' do not take more kindly to foursomes, Foursomes.

Dual Consideration.

for them.

fn the Minor, Counties match at Skegness, Nichols, the Norfolk pro- fessional, made a hard hit to leg, short-leg, received the full force of the stroke on his head, off which the ball turned ten yards to another Lincolnshire fieldsman at mid-on, who completed the catch.

muscles and rimness in his heart. Then, "Jock" Begbie, who is

With a good partner to put the capable of taking and giving of the Casuals F.C. and kept goal ball down the middle for him, or plenty of hart knocks, is also in to extricate him from trouble, ha fighting trim, as witness in re- sces more of the pleasure of golf cent successes in Japan. Fans will recall his plucky battles with and less of the hardships of it.

"Jock" Crichton and Morris, and Responsibility to the partner may recall that lightning-like. W. Dods, who was fielding silly steadies him, aiding concentration. hook which came as such a sur- But where are the good golfers prise to Crichton in their encoun- who are going to help the novice ler at sensou. along in this way? I have known a number to do it for friends, very quietly and confidently, but it is to be expected on mère hardly casual acquaiolanceship.

A variation of the four-byll that keeps interest is that based on aggregates.

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Minimum Aggregate. Each player counter his strokes,

Ewin May Be Back.

As to Crichton, he seems to be going great guns again, after what looked like a temporary loss of form. It is probable that he can be accommodated with a match here if he so desires.

Added to that, it is learned that Seaman Harry Dwin, the Colony's reigning middleweight, champion, is likely to be back

The eight bishops of Bavaria unanimously, therefore, raise their voices in order to warn the Catholle women and girls of their dioceses

against the women's athletic meet- ing in Memmingen, and to forbid them from taking part in women's i public wherever they may be beld.

gymnastic competitiona

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Maxwell, the Brighton College captain, is dieplaying brilliant form

at the moment, and has now accom- plished the feat of scoring over a thousand runs this season. Follow- ing his innings of 185 not out Dods had to receive medical against Lancing College+his high- attention, but he recovered sulest of the season-he hit 104 off ciently to be able to bat in the the bowling of Christ's Hospital,

.. part.

Lincolnshire's Horsham. He declared his school's latter innings.

hummings closed at 260, for 5-he received valuable help from Benham who scored 79-and then the hos

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How Max Schmeling ratés hispital were dismissed for 85. problematical heavy-weight cham-

and the minimuzu aggrogate seered here before long, so that the list pionship opponents:--

by the partners wing the hole,

If A and B are playing X and Y, aud. A gets down in five and B in four, their 'seore, is nine. It will need eight from and. Y to win the hole-that is, two fours or a five and a three.

looks highly promising.

Sharkey-A good böxer but not hard enough hitter to hurt mo. Carnera Formidable for size and but lacking in Punching power, boxing skill.

Loughran--The best boxer to-day, but lacks a punch.

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It appears possible that, owing to the failure of Parliament to vote the necessary credits before going on holiday, France may not be able the to participate officially in Olympic Games to be held at Les -Angeles-in-1982.

From the golf-club point of view it is a perfect game-quicker even than a match, for the second pair are waiting down the fairway while the others are driving off the 190. Where there is difficulty innej commodating all the golfers, who wish to play over a course at given time, the foursome is valu- able in "speeding-up" the game.

One lament about the foursome is that it does not give so much exer- cise as the four-bail, as the player hits only half the number of shots, The exercise in golf, however, is not only in hitting the ball, and by the time a player is finishing his second round of the day, he is pro- more exacting and strenuous than heavyweights out of Wales for a greyhounds is providing many far. tion worthy of France.

bably not urgently feeling the need of exercise!

TRIANGULAR ́PING PONG TOURNEY.

Another Challenge Cup Is Donated.·.

LADIES' INTERPORT.

Thanks to the keen co-operation

of the Committee of the Hong Kong

Ping Pong League and the generous support of Miss K. H. Lo, manager

The value of the game is in the fact that a polfer who goes off the line will usually cost his side, the hole. A lost ball definitely coats the hole. The game, therefore, is

either a foursome or a four-ball- (China Mail Copyright.)

COMPSTON ECLIPSES COURSE RECORD.

Wins the Montreal Competition.

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BY ONE STROKE.

Montreal, July, 18.

Archie Compston, Coombe Hill, won a 36 holes competition on the Beaconsfield Course here with a

New Light-Heavy. Another newcomer with # good reputation is A.B. Atkey of 4.M.S. Seantow. Atkey is a light-heavy, said to be the pos- before which many good men sessor of a truly terrific punch have gone down to defeat. Home critics Pink very highly of him, and regard him is a coming man. He is said to be one of the best

long period.

Walker Has everything but size. A true champion at his weight.

The rest don't matter!

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The running of holiday camps for

mén this Summer with a

Bub-

sidiary business which they are finding very profitable.

Greyhounds, like their owners,

Atkey, of course, has his eyes on a match with Harry Rowles, now up North in II.M.S. Medway, for a title hout in the Colony, need a change of air and scenery, As Rowles is himself a. wicked and work all "the better. for a hitter, and a fighter who seems holiday. Some owners, are taking positively to thrive on punish

their greyhounds to seaside resorts

The matter was reviewed by the French Olympic Committee, and it was resolved that that body could not in the circumstances surne

responsibility for official participa

The Olympic Winter games com. petitions are to be held in January, and it is pointed out that even if

in November, it will be too late, the sums of money required are voted when Parliament reassembles

Although members of the French stand that these funds would be committee were given to under-

ment, the meeting of the pair, if There the greyhounds can romp forthcoming, the bill granting them along the sands and paddle in the

pads. salt water, which is good for their was not tabled before the proroga-

tion, and, no time was found for.

or its discussion.

it can be arranged, should be worth gqing a long way to sEG,

Rowles has not had the oppor tunity to appear before Hong Kong fans for quite a while now, and has been spoiling for a bout with someone. Atkey seems to promise him all the excitement local tracks combining business he desires. Both men are very

At Ramsgate and Brighton several well-known London and provincial racers can be seen on the

with pleasura Moorland districts

If no way out of the dilemma is

the Olympic Games for the first

found. France will be absent from time, and their athletes will have

disappointment.

of the South China Ladies' Depart- total of 139. His second round of tough and strong, and should are also popular, and it is there only "red tape" to blame for this

ment, a Ladies Triangular Inter-66 eclipsed the record of 69 made provide the fight of the season. port Ping Pong match between by Bert Hodson, of Chigwell, in Canton, Macao and Hong Kong is his.. first round.. being arranged.

Bright Prospects. Mr. Brook has a number of Arthur MacPherson, Montreal, other good boys under observa Mr. Ho Sal-tu, the Honorary was second with 140, and Hodson tion, and it is safe to say that the President of the Ping Pong League third with 143.-P.A. Foreign standard of boxing in Hong has kindly consented to present Special. another handsome silver challenge cup for the winners in memory of This loving mother, the late Mrs. Ho

Chak-sang.

LAWN BOWLS.

The following will represent the Club de Recreio in their bowls match" to-day :-

Iet Team versus Police Recrea Lion Club on P.R.C. green at 8,80

p.m.

that the farmers are making special arrangements for catering for their greyhound guests.

Scurry Gold Cup, several favourites Before the next flat classic, the will be out of town having a rest before making a bid for the cup and Kong during the coming season will be well up to that of last the title of champion sprinter.

That It pays to give the grey year, which was generally voted

hounds a holiday, is shown by the an outstanding one, The Secretary of the Royal

Incidentally, Mr. Brook is al-case of Merry Matt, which went on Hong Kong Golf Club supplies the ways glad to hear from any boy holiday a very-jaded hurdler and following list of starting times who would like a bout, and will came back to put up the race, of its for Fanling to-morrow:-

do his best to get him a goed life in the greyhound grand

GOLF.

9.20 a.m. J. R. Hinton, R. H. Wild. I match... 9.24 W. C. Shields, G. Castle.

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nationat

9.28 A C. I. Bowker, LORD LONSDALE TO Complete boycott of next year's

Teach.

9.32 A D. Humphreys, O

Tager.

ECONOMISE

The career of Rockingham, a the Clapton track, has been brought greyhound hurdler vary popular on to a close because his trainer can- not persuade him to adopt, the orthodox manner of chasing the mechanical hare.

When he first appeared on the track he was much admired for the clever and brainy way in which he ran his races, but after a while, worried by the elusiveness of the hare, he evolved a scheme for mak- Ing certain of catching it. He used to pretend to set off with the other, greyhounds after the hare and then. Currie Cup tournament, which cor double back on his tracks with a responds in some measure to the grin on his face to meet the dummy." English County Championship, is To euro him of the habit he was the sensational announcement madewithdrawn from racing for several by the Transvaal Cricket Board, months, and it was hoped that con which will be remembered for their his return it would be found that woll-known "sack the lot resoluhe had forgotten his tricks.– Un- London, Yesterday.

tion that caused such a stir during fortunately, his first outing proved On grounds of economy Lord the English tour of South Africa this not to be the case, and la M. Alves Lonsdale the famous sportsman last year A. H. Basto, CEJI Basto, and F. V Ribeiro who at one time kept Thoing The withdrawal of the Transvaal ging and a pleased "see what I've spite of any amount of tail waB- Gutierrez (Skip)

stable of thirty horees, has now would reduce the Currie Cup tourna done'! look at his attendant, Rock- Layler, PA Machade, H decided to cut it down to a bare ment to something of a farce. The ingham has once again had to leave Versus Civil Service Rozerie, and FX M; Silva (Skip) half dozen horses Houter, s

rovided by far the the track.

A S Gomes, R. R. Robarts, Cricket Club on Recreio green at L.-C. R. Souza, and R. "F. Luz 3.80 p.m ((Skip),(

EL Barros, J. M. S. Rosario, Dr R A. C. Basto, C. A. LA. E. S. Alves, and J. G. Ozorio Loved AC. Y. Ribeiro, and C. G. (Skip).. Silva: (Skip); - F. A? Xai

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