1935-08-05 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1935

Sporting Page

AMERICA'S WELL BALANCED SWIMMING TEAM FOR

RABBIT ROBS GOLFER

OF "OPEN" TITLE

MY GREATEST GOLF-BY ERNEST WHITCOMBE

AS TOLD TO E.J.C. PIGNON

London.

"RABBITS on golf courses ought to be bar

red," said Ernest Whitcombe. I do not mean the kind of rabbit" who plays golf and helps people like me to make a living. "I mean the furry fellow who digs holes in golf courses. You will agree when I tell you that it is not pos- sible to give you the story of my greatest golf < all because of one of those little animals.

"But for a rabbit I might have won the Open Champion- ship, but what is the use of telling you about what might have been***

*

That did not appear a very helpful opening to an interview

with Ernest Whitcombe. the "father" of the Whitcombe family. who taught his brothers to become great golfers. who has won the Irish. French, and Dutch Open Championships, the Match Play Championship, and became Champion of the Cham- pions last year.

JOHN COBB'S LAP

AT 152 M.P.H. ON

UTAH SALT FLATS TEST RUN MADE BY

STARLIGHT BALLROOM SURFACE GIVES MUCH GREATER 'SAFETY

Whitcombe did not consider! that he had a story worth tell- ing, but I persuaded bin to re- late his rabbit story.

the Open! -It happened in Championship at Hoylake in

1924. the second time Walte

Hagen won. For three rounds! Hagen and I were running neck

and neck.

Dolores. Smith, the New York girl who holds the Metropolitan junior 220 Yarrix title, is a likely contender for the top Bomoats in the national swimming championship events. She is here seen in a training sprint

BRILLIANT 3-

MILES RACE

BY REEVES AMAZING FEATS AT JUNIOR AAA.

-

SEVEN NEW RECORDS ESTABLISHED

(By BEVIL RUDD)

London, July 10. In view of the British Cham- I led him by three shots at the!

began at the end of 36 holes. He took 4 in pionships which

White City on July 12, the most the third round and I took 17, 80.j you see, we were level with one significant performance on Satur- day was the brilliant three miles round to play.

"But Hagen best me by a single run by A. V. Reeve on a grass

at Ravensbourne. Salt Lake City (Utah), shot, and won the championship.

Reeve won in 13min July S I never make excuses if I can Green Mr. John Cobb, who is prepar-help it. bot. I have never looked 26 3-5sec.

without hating it ing to attack world's car-speed re-at a rabbit cords, had his first experience of since that time.

Bonneville night driving on the

3

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alt flats last night, and drove his 456-h-p. Napier-Railton car at 15 m.p.b. in a test run.

The Penalty

"I was not scoring quite si well as I should like to have done in the last round, but, all the same, quite respectably, until I hit a drive not quite off the middle of the club. However, as you know, a cleek instead of a

He drove entirely without the aid of artificial lights. as head lights were not yet installed on bis cat, nor were the fares mark1 stili se ing the 10-mile course burning.

so-called "number one iron,' and as

still get home with

"I daresay I could have' done,

3.

but when I came up to my ball

ever, on the snow-white salt beds self: I can because the stars and a moon still my cleek' in its first quarter cast a soft glow over the course.

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found it lying in a rabbit hole There was nothing for it but to lift and drop under penalty, and that penalty shot was the shot too mamy.

track

Lee

It would certainly seem that Reeve has all the makings of a reat three miler. Despite his ine mile victory over the famous Fina. V. Iso Hollo in Glasgow on June 29, he is confining his at- tention, zo the three miles Saturday.

next

Foreign Challenge Although this year there is no Lehtinen or "Ensocinski entered,

WORLD'S FLY-WEIGHT BOXING TITLE

Jackie Brown To Meet Benny Lynch At Manchester

The world's fly-weight championship contest betweez Jackie Brown (Manchester), the holder, and Benny Lynch (Glasgow), for which, a purse of £5,800 has been offered, will be fought at Belle Vue, Man- chester, on September 9. ·

Brown, as champion, will receive 75 per cent of the purse and Lynch 25 per cent

FINN COMMENTS

ON GT BRITAIN'S

OLYMPIC CHANCES

CHAMPION PAYS TRIBUTE

"LOOK OUT FOR THE

BRITISHERS!”

Helsingfors, July 9. "Look out for the Britishers at

;

TENNIS PLAYER

SUCCUMBS TO

SEPTICEMIA

37 INJECTIONS BEFORE TOURNEY

INQUEST QUESTIONS ABOUT SYRINGE

London. July 10

JAPAN

MEDICA LOSES HIS

THIRD TITLE

ADOLF KEIFER

UNABLE TO ACCOMPANY TEAM MACIONIS IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY

Detroit.

FIFTEEN swimming and diving stars, the

cream of the contestants in the National A. A. U championships, began their training under Coach Robert Kiphuth of Yale Univer sity to represent the United States in a three- day international match with the best natators of Japan.

The meet, which will take place in Tokyo on August 17- 19. will follow preliminaries in Osaka. Japan The American team which sailed from San Francisco on July 16 includes Ralph Flanagan, Miami, Fla.; Jack Medica. Seattle, Wash., Jack Kasley. Detroit; John Macionis, Philadelphia; Peter Fick. New York; Matt Chrostowski, Olneyville. R I.; Jim Gilhula. Detroit; John Higgins, Olneyville. RL; Ray Kaye. Detroit: Danny Zebr, Chicago; Paul Wolfe, Los Angeles; Art Lindegren. Los Angeles: Taylor Drysdale, Detroit, and Russell Branch. Ol- neyville, R. L. in the swimming events and Dick Degener, De-

troit, in the diving events-

Flanagan, a 17-year-old-high school boy, handed Medica his

third straight defeat of the MRS. WILLS-MOODY

meet The West Coast flash.

COMMENTS ON HER

MAGNIFICENT WIN

TO DEFEND TITLE NEXT YEAR

MISS JACOBS DOUBTFUL OF PLAYING AGAIN-

defending three titles, dropped two of them to Flanagan, who beat him in the 880-yards free- style and the mile event Medi- The death of a professional ca lost the 440-yards freestyle lawn tennis player, following the to Macionis. a Yale University luse of a hypodermic syringe, was įstudent

Flanagan was clocked in thei Ithe subject of an inquest by Mr.

768 10. Ingleby Oddie, the Paddington 880-yards race

which was an unofficial world coroner, yesterday..

The inquest was on Colin Wil-mark for the long course. Medica liam Armstrong, 15, of Hill Bun-bolds the listed world and Ameri- galow, Happisburgh Norfolk can long-course record of 10m who died in a Marylebonė nur-15.45. sing home on Friday. He had Chagrined by the three de bledon next year and defend my locomotor feats, Medica said he would train | title." -- said Mr. Helen Wills intensively for a comeback and Moody yesterday. She is now the champion for the predicted that "by fall T be a woman's

seventh time, and has equalled tough man to beat.”

the achievement of Mrs. Lambert Chambers, but she must become "Queen of Tennis" once more to establish a record.

been sufering from

ataxia

Excellent Squad

(By STANLEY N. DOUST)

Landon, July 10. "I hope to play again at Wim-

Entonon Injections Mr. Frederick Young Simpson, a masseur, who said he was em ployed by Dr. Irvine. Harley- street, said he attended Mr. Arm-

Kiphuth termed the team se strong on February 20. Mr. Armlected to meet the Japanese` "z

Both finalists spent a`quiet strong said he had been receiv-very excellent squad, well balan- week-end. Miss Jacobs yester

ced in every department.”

day went to a farm at Aylesbury "With one or possibly two ex-as the guest of Mrs. Bingham

ing injections of entonen

After asking for the doctor's

"Natur-

in the country.

It was far from gloomy, how-I walked to my ball, I said to the foreign challenge in this the next Olympic Games said advice he gave Armstrong 38 inceptions this team is the very wife of the American Ambassa event is a powerful one. Rochard. Borje Strandvall, Finland's 100 jections hypodermically in all, best we could assemble," the Yalem London, and Mrs. Helen the French and European cham-200 metres champion, on the the last time being on June 27.swimming coach said pion, Kelen and Szuágin, of Hun- Finnish team's return here from when Dr. Irvine gave the patient ally. I'm a bit disappointed that Will Moody also spent the day

are Glasgow.

an injection of an arsenical pre Adolph Keifer will not be with Both Deserved Win gary, and Noji, of Poland,

Strandvall declared that they caration. Three injections that the team to compete in the back-

Mrs. Moody's magnificent vic- own to compete R. Thomas, ^3.

Mr. Armstrong had that day stroke; but we are strong in that

tory over Miss Jacobs by S amatox and event nevertheless.” Burrs and C. K. Allen are also were much impresse running, but I look to Reeve to formances of Bri's representa essere of entonon.

He afterwards

Keifer was picked for the team 367-5 in the final of the wo win and perhaps to establish atives on the tk in the Anglo-oarseno-benzol

but withdrew, as did Art Highmer's singies on Saturday, after new native record. Eis running Finnish match at Hampden Park rent to Wimbledon.

Itjit seemed certain she would lose, Absolutely Clean land, a Chicago freestyler. on Saturday showed that Alfred The fact that Eeeves beat two Shrubb's 2-years-old record of such great ramers in 1so Hollo

oroner: You say your was reported that Keifer's coach, was the talk of the sporting

Absolutely. Steven Bramminger, of the Lake world.

(Continued on Page 53 14min 17 2-5sec will soon be in and Hockert, hasi, Strandvall's needle as clean? jeopardy.

Jopinion, made him 2 favourite It is looked after by a qualified Shore A C. Chicago, plans

point Keifer entirely for the 1936 J. P. Gabriel's victory by inches for both the 800 and 1,500 metres Burse. jover. A: G. Filrow in the hurdles events at Berlin next year.

Dr. Edware Price Furber, of Olympics.

Kiphuth was particularly pleas- ege street, who was call to Armstrong on Junejed with the performances of 28. said he thought he had had Flanagan and Macionis in an overdose of the arsenical pre-free style events. paration, but are was no eri- dence of it.

THE UGLY DUCKLING

1935 STYLE

A PRIZE AND THE

CONSEQUENCES TWELVE LITTLE LECS MUST

BE ENGRAVED!

Listen to this tale of the ugly! duckling -modern, version. Twelve ducklings, presented to some: New Zealand bowls players

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NEW ZEALANDERS RUGBY CAPTAIN

J. E. Manchester Is Nominated

Wellington. (NZ), July 10.

ir 15 1-10set was another sensa-.

tional performance at Ravens-. bourne. Both these powerful

Impressive Run

hurdlers are closing on D. O. Strandvall was Arther inpress J. E. Manchester, of the Christ-Finlay, but I fancy Finlay willed by the running of Roberts a church Club, has been appointed keep his ascendancy for this year Hunter, both of whom het con- captain of the All Black's Rugby at any rate. Union team which will tour Great Britain next season, A. I. Oliver,

as prizes, are causing concern in of the Merivale Club, Christ

Canterbury bowls circles, her it is feared that the gift repre sents a fresh form of profession. alisin

[captain

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church, has been appointed vice,

Manchester is one of the best JAPANESE TROUNCE loose and Lineout forwards in MINDANAO A special meeting of the Can New Zealand, and toured Aus-- terbury Bowls Centre was held tralia with New Zealand sides to discuss the status of amateur in 1932 and 1934 players. and the ducklinga

Impaired Status

Oliver has been to England be fore, not as a Rugby player but}

LOCAL BASEBALL

UPSET

sidered likely to be serion con- tenders for Olympic gold medals. According to local papers, ei- forts are to be made to Savite a representative British team to Helsingfors in 1937-Beuten.

HEAVYWEIGHT CONTEST: FOR AUGUST 17:

Salab-el-Din, the Egyptian bezvy-weight, is to meet Jim

We

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MANCHESTER F. REPORT £5,000 PROFIT

Man he

BRITISH SWIMMER'S WORLD RECORD

Leonard Spence, the ca) swimmer, set City -F. C report a world's ecord for the on the pest season of £5,165, medley; his tricken but a dividend will not be paid, az 2-5sec, against the directors mean to use the He used a combination

back, and breast strokes. oney to get new players.

as a cricketer. He was a memHONDA'S BRILLIANT PITCHING Wilde, the heavy-weight champion Semi-Final Round Of

According to a Reuter cable, ber of T. C. Lowry's team in 1927.

one delegate said the players who As a Eugby player he is a bril The newly formed Japanese had accepted the duckdings had linnt attacking centre three baseball nine caused a Sensation quarter. He has also toured Aus in the local League yesterday when impaired their status as teurs, the rules providing that trails with New Zealand teams they beat the USS. Mindanao by only trophies capable of being en-

graved must be awarded

But another deb

that the dockings legs could be engraved

As it could

whether the

or

stands

tre decided to see

well!

ed upon

NOTTINGHAM REGATTA

"RESULT

crowds seen here

of Wales, at Swansea on August

VETERAN'S AMAZING FEAT

to

the

JESSE OWENS TO BECOME COACH

"Coloured Athletes Will Beat White Team"

Columbus (Ohio), July 2 There is not much doubt that a tam of the best coloured athletes » British

could beat the best team of whites. up a jew That is what I am after—the best 15 yards team my race can produce.

Amin. 37 So says Jesse Owens, a cer- 42 2-5sertainty for the American Olympic of crawl Games teams. Owens recently beat three world records in one day, those for the long jump (261Ł |84in.), 220 yards low hardles (22.6aec.) and 220 yards (203sec.) - "When I graduate I want to at some negro college,

Rinks Contest Next Sunday my all one," Owens added.

I believe that as a coach I could sttract the outstanding atideles The other match is between the from all the high schools to come

Both games in the semi-finalfampire the match. a 3 to 3 margin on the Navy J. Luens, # 47-year-old Grave-ound of the Colony Lawn Bowls

played on the Kowloon B.G.C. ground before one of the largest send Harrier, finished second in Rinks Championships will be de- Recreio rinks and will be tome"

green, umpired by Mr. Nish. 440 yards race at a sports meeting cided next Sunday..

The Kowloon B.G.C. rink com- The rink composed of J. E. Nor- The feature of the match was against athletes half his age.

posed of PT. Farrell, B. Duncan, onha," C. E. Marques, F. X X L the pitching of Honda, who made

CRICKET SIDE OUT FOR 75 J. C. Brown and A. H. Holland Silva and C. G. Sim, which de

(skip) meets the Bowbon CC feated U M Omar's ring in the Lower Hardres,

Tillas four, skipped by A. Hyde-Lay previous round, is opposed to that 147, cricket team were ssed for (J. W. M. Brown, B G. Craig and skipped by H. A. Alves. (L. J. seven: "There

EC. Fincher) on the Civil Ser-Silva, L. Xavier and F V V vice green... ME EI Jones will Ribeiro) Z

The principal event at Notting- an auspiciong debat yesterday. ham Regatta the Victoria Gold The Japanese took in early Jond Vese (Senior Four was won by through Horton's erratic pitching, who de and it was not until the fourth Nottingham iontested Nottingham Rowing Club innings that the Mindanao

1.commenced scoring

and eight men faled

U. S. TENNIS TEAM'S.

SUCCESS

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