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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1937.

COLONY OPEN DOUBLES FINAL TO-DAY

HARRY VARDON

GOLFER

TRIBUTE PAID BY CRITIC

HIS WONDERFUL

RECORD

London, April 7.

whose

INTERPORT SOCCER RULE AMENDMENTS

Kotewall Cup Final Next Sunday

RUMJAHN COUSINS

FAVOURITES

BUT FINCHER AND HUNG WILL EXTEND THEM

R.A.O.C. AWARDED THI

DECISION

THRILLING GAME EXPECTED

(By "ADREM") George Greenwood,

HIS afternoon, famous

the annual Colony tennis golfing critic of the "Daily Tele-

tournaments held under the auspices of the graph," pays eloquent tribute to the late Harry Vardon,

Hong Kong C.C. will be brought to a conclusion achievements are known to golf- Several important amendments to with the final of the Colony Open Doubles, the con- ers throughout the world, and interport football rules relating to testants being S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn, former who has died at the age of 66. the series between Hong Kong and

Vardon was born at Grouville, Shanghai were approved at yester-holders, and E. C. Fincher and W. C. Hung, last near St. Heliers, Jersey, which day's meeting of the Council of the year's runners-up. has produced many distinguished Hong Kong Football Association. golfers, among them the Boomer Commander C. D. Arbuthnot, brothers, Edward Ray, the R.N,. was in the chair, others pre- Gaudins, the Renoufs and Her- sent being Mr. T. A. Mitchell, Dr. bert Jolly, Vardon's introduction S. To Wong, Capt. G. W. P. Kimm, to the game

was when a party Capt. J. B. Jeffreys, Lieut. R. D. of strange gentlemen from Eng-Maclagan, Lieut. R. C. M. Kelly, land descended, one Sunday in Messrs. A. R. S. Major, J. McKelvie, 1877, to inspect the ground run- C. M. S. Alves, F. J. Jones, W. L. ning along the sea coast.

This Alexander, W. Pryde, C. D. Carter was the beginning of golf in the (Hon. Secretary), and C. W. Crigg island.

(Assistant Hon. Secretary).

WIN.

THERE IS COMBINATIONS ARE THE FINEST IN THE COLONY, AND AN VERY LITTLE DOUBT THAT THESE TWO EXCELLENT GAME IS ANTICIPATED. THE REDOUBTABLE INDIANS ARE FINAL IN 13 YEARS AND ARE STRONGLY FAVOURED TO MAKING THEIR 12TH APPEARANCE IN A

they were deposed for the first

After a string of successes in this event dating back to 1925, brothers proved too good for them and

time last year, when the Tsui Third Round to provide the major sensation of the year.

eliminated them in the Fincher and Hung, last year in their initial

appearance in the

Capt. Kimm applied for permis- tournament as partners, reached UNIQUE

the final and were in a very strong position against the CRICKET Tsuis, only to be pulled back and defeated in five sets. This will SOUVENIR be Fincher's fifth and Hung's third appearance in a Doubles final.

The game held a great fascina- tion for Vardon, who made himself sion for the Kotewall Charity Cup a driver from wood cut from the final replay between the Army and neighbouring hedges and trees. As South China to be arranged for balls were scarce and far too expen-Sunday, May 9, instead of Satur- sive, white marbles were substi-day, May 8. He said the Canton tuted. Vardon's first real clubs playens of the South China team were given him by Major Spofforth. could not come to Hong Kong on brother of F. R. Spofforth, the fam- Saturday because they had a match ous Australian cricketer and known

of their own in Canton, and he as the ""demon bowler.”

thought it desirable that for the purposes of charity the game should be played on Sunday. The meeting agreed.

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Club ground at 5 p.m. and will be The match will be played on the

preceded by a game between the R.W.F. Boys, Boys' League, and the "Rest."

Champions of the

CHARITY CUP

瞬

FAIRLY EVEN

A

BAT 150 YEARS OLD

On paper there is not a great deal to choose between the two pairings,

Sydney, March 25. although the rather variable form Mr. Harry Bussell, who repre- of Hung may quite easily decide the sents Victoria on the Board of issue. Hung has a knack, however, Control, possesses a unique cricket far better player when the opposi-a circular-shaped broch, of ample of rising to the occasion and is a memento, dating back to 1876. It is

tion is good. I am inclined to think proportions, in silver and gold. that his indifferent displays" in the

On the face is an enamelled last two games have been due, more figure of a young cricketer of the period leaning on a bat one of the than anything else, to carelessness.

crooked bladé type used 150 years ago.

AIR RAID VENTURE While working as gardener for Major Spofforth, Vardon, playing from plus 3, won a prize in the local artisans' club. He came near to losing this most cherished of all his many trophies in an air raid during the Great War. A bomb, dropped at Vardon's front door at Totter-i When the accounts were brought idge, brought down a good part of before the meeting, it was agreed

His great weakness is his fore- the house, and his first golf prize, that $500 be transferred from the hand drive, over which he has but standing in a place of honour on the Lai Wah Cup Fund to augment the

A MOTTO little control. He would be well A motto on one side is: "By man- mantelpiece, was severely damaged. Sunday Herald Cup Fund.

advised to arrive early and have any exercise we promote health." Vardon's first post as a profes- The following were appointed to extended knock-up with a view to The other side bears this inscrip- sional golfer was on the late Mar- the Sub-Committee to arrange for getting this stroke in some sem- tion: **The unanimous gift of the quess of Ripon's estate at Studley the allocation of money set aside blance of working order.

Friday Cricket Society in token of Royal, Yorkshire. Later he went to for charity: The Chairman (Con- WILL OVERHEAD TELL?

esteem for the president, Mr. E. the Bury Golf Club.

vener), Dr. S. To Wong, Mr. J. Mc-

Fincher has been consistently Mascall." Kelvie and Capt. G. W. P. Kimm.

good and can be relied upon to do There should be a Museum IMPORTANT RULING

his share. The only department Cricket in the Melbourne pavilion. Proposed amendments to the In-where there seems to be any dis- This memento of terport rules were then read to the parity between the two pairs

a past now so meeting. The most important rule overhead, where the Rumjahn

is little known would be a wvery inter- now reads as follows:

are esting item in such a museum. slightly more decisive.

Aged 21, Vardon was

launched on a great low safely

dazzling career, which took him to America and many other parts of the world, where he spread the gospel of golf. For a long time he was invincible, the standard of his play being such

"Rule No. 11. Only players par-

ticipating in football in either port eventuate which will probably take CORONATION

A good game is almost certain to

five sets to decide..

that for the space of two years he was never known to be off the said, "Mr. Vardon, did you ever see course with any shot. No wonder a worse shot than that?" "No," re-and recognised by their Association.

CUP GOLF AT

he came to be known as "the grey-plied Vardon. That closed the shall be eligible to represent that KOWLOON CITY

hound of the links."

CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD

- He held the record of six British

open championship successes, two great contemporaries Braid and J. H. Taylor

port in this competition. No team shall include more than three Ser- vice players.”

incident and the conversation.

INVENTOR OF GRIP Varden was the originator of the his overlapping grip, now the universal R.A.O.C. AWARDED POINTS James method of holding the club. In An interesting point was brought having grace, ease, and in effortless swing up by the Secretary, who said there won five each. Vardon paid his first he was the incomparable stylist was nothing in the Hong Kong F. visit to America in 1900, when he Vardon held a strong conviction A. rule to say what was to be done won the U.S. Open Championship. [that the deterioration in the stand-in case two teams tied for the run- On a subsequent visit, in 1920, heard of British golf was due, in no ners-up position. This was the case was paired with Bobby Jones, then small measure, to faulty teaching. in the season just concluded; the a youth of 18, in the championship. He ridiculed the idea of the R.A.O.C. and the Liga Portuguesa

At one hole Jones topped an ap-straight left arm theory,

ory, the prac- tied for second place with the same proach shot across the green into a tice of which, he claimed, had seen number of points in the Third posi- bunker Greatly embarrassed, he the ruin of many promising golfers. tion would be decided on goal aver walked on to the next tee with Var For many years Vardon had been age.

don, who, up p to this point of the the professional to the South Herts The meeting decided to follow the round, had not said word. In an club, of which he was an honorary procedure in England. The R.A.O.C., attempt to break the ice Jones member.

therefore, were given second place.

of

The following is the draw of the qualifying Round (to be completed by May 16) of the Coronation Golf' Trophy at the Kowloon Golf Club:

A. A. Lopes, W. Ahern, W. C. Simpson, W. Kershaw. A. W. da Roza, M. A. Cairna.

B. Basto, W. Taylor..

J. D. Thomson, S. Jex.

D. J. N. Anderson, J. McKelvie.

J. R. Leitch. K. S. Robertson.

T. D. Paton, G. C. Moss. W. Stoker, F. C. Barry. A. J. Dennis, L. Jack.

F. J. Hammick, W. Groves. C. G. Anderson, E. W. Gardiner. F. E. Lawrence, W. A. Stewart. E. W. Loveless, E. Christensen. E. C. Fincher, J. Redman. E. M. Hanlon, J. J. Basto: Wm. Orr, A. E. H. Castro. R. K. Collings, A. S. Read.