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THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1931.

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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

SOUTH CHINA A.A.

DEFEATED.

"C" Division Encounter Disastrous.

GRADUATES WIN.

South China A.A. were defeated by the Graduates Association by six sets to nil, at which period the match was stopped.

Scores:

Dr. Sumy and Dr. Guterres | (GLA)):=

beat K. H. Chen and K. M.

Chan beat H. K. Ho and F. K. Lui 6-4

6- 2

i.

Dr. Sepher and H. N. Chung (GA):—

bent fo and Lui

6- 4

beat P. Y. Kwok and F. Y.

Mok

6-4

W. M. Gittens and Dr. Yeo (G.A.):-

beat Chen and Chan

beat Kwok and Mok

6. I 6- 3

League Table to Date,

Sets.

P. W. D. L. F.

A. P

C.K.C.

$225

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2 72% 26% 18 University 100 S. China 14 0 5 76% 45% 18 18 25 66% 50% 16 Y.M.C.A. K.C.C.2 7 14 57% 5644 15 Gradu. A.13, 965 164 16 40 13 II.K.C.C....13 0.1 6 67 Radio 5.C. 13 4 2 7

13 4 2 7 46% 68% 19 4 1844 714 9 LR.C.4 Army T.C. 19 3 1 855 69% 7 C.C.C

309 37% 70% 6 KIT.C. 1 2 1 42 C.S.C.C... 1 2 11 284 77 .84 Deutscher C. 13 2 1 10 32

GOLF.

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5-

4 5

Starting Times for

To-Morrow.

The Secretary of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club supplies the following list of starting times for Fanling to-morrow"

19.20 am. Q. Eager, A. 1. Humphreys.

91,24

9.28

9.32

9.36

*

J. R. Haton. "R. H. Wild.

A. G. I. Bowker. W. Wright.

1. H. Genre. I. W. Shields,

Á. Leach, W. C. Shields,

PING PONG.

Men's Open Singles

Championship.

Further matches in the Open Singles Tournament have been scheduled to take place as fol. lews:

September -Li Tat-hoong v. Mok Hing-woon-Empress Hotel Billiard Room.

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

AAQUATICS -- To-day—Interport Trials at V.R.C.

LAWN BOWLS-To-day- First Division-Taikoo RC. Kowloon Dock R.G.; Civil Service C.C. Craigengawer C.C.; Second Division Hong Kong Electrie R.C. v. Club de Recreio; Kowloon, C.C. v. Talkoo R.C.; Kowloon B.G.C. v. Civil Service C.C.; Craigengower C.C. v. Yacht Club.

Tomorrow-Police R.C. v. Civil Service (friendly); Prisons v. 5.G. and A. Staff. (Inter-Departmental Contest).

ABROAD.

CRICKET-To-day, Monday and

Tuesday--

Middieres v. Surrey. Essex v. Leicestershire. Sussex. New Zealand. Somerset v. Warwickshire. Glamorgan v. Natts. Gloucestershire v. Northampton-

TENNIS-To-day-U.S. Men's and Mixed Doubles at Longwood (Last Day).

FOOTBALL - To-day Full English and Scottish Programmes. ATHLETICS—To-morrow-Ger- many v. England at Cologne.

September 5-Siu Siu-kow V. Wong Hak-nung-Empress Hotel Billiard Room.

September 8-Tang Yiu-pang v. Yuen Wah-cheuk-Fukien A.A. September 9-Y. Segalin v. Siu Man-cheuk-Confucian Assp- ,ciation.

September 10-Fang Yu-kee Li Chuen-kai-South Ching A.A.

September 10-Fok Hin-chiu Y. Tsang Kwok-wing-Eastern A.A.

EASIER

GOLF

-by-

H.STUART HOBSON

THREE MONTHS' OF: THE "BIG BALL."

UNHAPPY U.S. GOLFERS.

A story is beginning to be heard, golfers, who lacked confidence in in the golf clubs.

It concerns

swinging through a low-lying ball, the slogan that is by suggesting that they visited the being used in the United States to professional and bought any kind of stimulate trade by encouraging golf ball that he might have larger people to spend more freely. The than the normal standard, ball, The slogan is, "A dollar goes further to Big Ball makes it possible for the and con- day!" The quip is, "But not if you player to hit smoothly buy the new golf ball!"

Adently with a spoon, instead of being dubious about whether or not

The larger golf ball has failed to find friends in the country that has officially adopted it.

BURFORD DEFEATS GOODWIN.

First Round of Open Bowls Tourney.

RECREIO TEAM.

Playing in the first round of the Open Lawn Bowls Championship on the Kowloon C.C. green A. G. Burford beat F. Goodwin, also of the K.C.C., by 21 shots to 10.

The following team will represent the Club de Recreio in the 2nd Division match to-day against the H.K, Electric; R.C.:

R. R. Robarts, J. M. S. Rosario. A. E. S. Alves, J. G: Ozorio (Skip). F. A. Xavier, J. M. M. Alves, A. H. Basto, F. V. Ribeiro (Skip). J. H. Figuercido, J. E. Noronha, L. A. Gutierrez, F. X. M, da Silva (Skip).

·SOUTH AFRICAN

HOLES IN ONE.

But Feat Costs Him £40

in Drinks..

A South African golfer did a hole in one, or in golfing parlance hot an albatross," on the Durham Country Club course, but he has learned that fame has its penalties. It cost him £40. He was advisod by his partner to cut and run and say nothing about it, but the hero insisted on observing his feat in the time-honoured way.

The course was very crowded, and before all the thirsty players at his had refreshed themselves expense his hole in one had cost bim £40.

September 11-Lee, Hon-kee v Chan Yuk-loong Confucian As- sociation.

September 11-Lam Yum-hung v. C. M. Xavier-Confucian As sociation.

September 12-Kong Chan-to v. Cheung Kam-plu-Fukien A.A. September 12-Ko Yau-cheong v. So Pui-gip Him Kun School.

-endeavouring to drive a lake. He has fallen short of the far bunk with one box of balls, and is send ing the caddy back for some more, crying, "Dammit! I used always, to get this carry!"

In fairness to the new ball, one reflection on this that bas occurred to me must be mentioned.

A Long Carry.............

average

The difficulty of the "dub" in getting a long corry, whether over lake or stubble, is nearly always in getting the ball into the air.

Most of the balls that find our lakes do so because they are half- topped. They travel a fairish dis-i tance, then, shoot downwards into 'the water. One failure "probably

flurries the novice, and his next efforts are wonse still because he is looking up every time before he has struck the ball.

The essence of carrying a water

hazard, or chipping over a bunker,

is: "confidence.

The Big Ball is beyond all doubt

an iron should have been preferred. I more inviting to hit, even though

Anti-Big Ball Party.

the

My experience, as for 38 Bobby Jones has found it pas- sible to say some kind things about mature player is concerned, favours the new ball, but then the champion the anti-Big-Ball party of U.3. could get on

friendly terms with golfers." any kind of golf ball. The vast

The new ball takea length off the mujority of American golfers--and drive and is more difficult to putt.

On

seaside I believe that, averaged over the

English

courses, millions of them, they would be where sandy fairways form a ná- found to be as human as the miltural tee for the ball, and where lions in other countries-will have winds of the type that they know nothing to do with the larger ball. little about in the great Middle

A Campaign.

it may not carry so far. It is particularly easy through the fair- way, where it "aits up" better than

the Royal and Ancient ball and so simplifies the choice of club.

I suggest that the golfer who has difficulty with his carries should try the larger ball.

Seutiled, Shot.

The scuttled shot is the terror of the beginner.

If you are playing on a couras West must be calculated for, the big that is not too long, and where One popular US. nowspaper has ball is an unneeded monstrosity. there is no great element of wind, started a campaign against the ball. But 75 per cent. of matches, if not and your need is for greater con- Golfers are invited to write to mare, are played on inland courses,fidence in "coming through," you

may well try the bigger ball. the Editor and give a candid' opin some on heavy clay. Some of these Where the ball must be hit in the ion of the innovation. The Editor's courses are short, and some are not post-bag is said to be full of inter- unduly harassed by winds. For teeth of a gale, where It is, a long est and invective at the time of such courses, I believe that a big way between holes, and where a writing.

ball makes golf strokes easier to putt may, decide a needle game, the acquire, simply by "sitting up" and 1.68 x 1.55 ball la not so good. giving the confidence to hit through, My view is that the Big Ball, de- and then coming nicely into the signed to lengthen short courses for the benefit of the expert golfer, Wars have been won with the can be of great assistance to the beginner in the circumstances I have cartoon aid of cartoons, and one that is telling in the campaign mentioned. It is only exceptional- against the Big Ball shows an or-ly, however, that it will help the dinary, "dub" which, being Inter- typical week-end golfer (China

1.Mail Copyright.).. prefed, means a "long-handicap man

I think that the Royal and An cient club will soon find themselves confirmed in the wisdom of having followed their own judgment in this air Important mattor.

The Big Ball is no real Innova- tion. It is official recognition that

Is new.

I have helped a good many new comers to golf, especially women

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