THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 10, 1937.
GOLF DREAM DID NOT COME TRUE
1939-Big Women's
Hockey Year
Tentative plans have been prepared for the Fourth Trien- nial Conference and Tourna ment of the International Fed- eration of Women's Hockey Associations, to be held in Eng- land in 1939. Geneva, Copen- hagen, and Philadelphia have been the meeting places so far, and it looks as if some place such as Bournemouth, with
THOSE EXPLOITS OF AMERICAN MARVEL
ADMIRER OF HAGEN
HIS MANY AMUSING EXPERIENCES
(By Henry Cotton)
London, May 16.
London for the grand finale, UNLIKE some American film stars, I do not
will be chosen for 1939.
on
It is suggested that the Con- ference and Tournament start October 15, and continue throughout that week, with four international matches in London the Saturday. Teams from Australia, South Africa, United States, and Denmark, as well as Ireland, Scotland and Wales, will be present.
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TO-DAY'S LAWN BOWLS PROGRAMME
Silkstone And Goodwin Should Win
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claim to have a fan mail running into thou- sands of letters a day fortunately for me!
but
HENRY COTTON
I do receive every week a number of amusing communications.
OWING. I SUPPOSE. TO MUCH PUBLICITY, MY PUTTING THRILLING TO A BARRAGE OF LETTERS FROM WELL-WISHERS AND BOWLS
BECAME LABELLED “BAD.” SO I HAVE BEEN SURJECTED
INVENTORS TELLING ME THEIR SYSTEMS OR ARTICLES
ARE THE VERY THINGS FOR WHICH I HAVE BEEN LOOK AT K.B.G.C.
ING. THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CHAT WITH ME AND DIVULGE SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE ME EVERLAST- INGLY GRATEFUL TO THEM. UNDERLYING MANY OF THESE SUGGESTIONS IS A COMMERCIAL NOTE SUGGEST- ING A PARTNERSHIP MY NAME AND THEIR ARTICLE AND, OF COURSE, A FORTUNE.
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I do not wish to put myself forward as a wonder performer on the green
my prowess could be covered by the word adequate but I would love to see some of my 18-handicap correspondents getting down in two from 20 yards on a nice slippery green when money is on it.
Fincher And Craig: Win
ONE GAME PLAYED
Requiring only one extra shot to win the match L, J. Silva and H. A. Alves were beaten by 19 shots to 16. on the head by R. G. Craig and E. C. As I was about to tackle a putt dropping them six or seven feet Fincher in the Second Round of the of about 3ft. on the fourth green away from the cup, he places them Colony Lawn Bowls Open Pairs at Hesketh, a spectator declared in 20 feet away, and every one of the Competition at the Kowloon GAMES TO CONTINUE a very loud voice, "He missed one dozen rolls right in. - They don't Bowling Green Club yesterday.
like that on the last green.” How-fade. They don't hop the cup. Securing a two on the 20th head, Several interesting Bowls mat-ever, I did not give him further They just reach the lip and drop the losers levelled the scores at 16 ches should be witnessed
the satisfaction, for I holed it. Such in."
shots. Fincher and Craig combined Mr. Montague must be the golfer excellently to secure three shots on Kowloon Dock Green this afternoon incidents are always happening.
Once last year, when I used to about whom people dream. So far the last head to enter the Third in the Second Round of the Open Pairs Lawn Bowls competition, the crouch down to my putts with my nobody has dared to pass any com- Round. outstanding game probably being elbows out, a lady began a converment on his feats, but I am certain The following were the detailed
She explain-many of you will agree with me scores: the encounter between H.F. Stone-sation with a friend. ham and C. B. Hosking, of the Kow-ed that she "did not like my style, when I just say they are "not on,'
with all due respect to the opinion loon Bowling Green Club, and J. S. and knew I would miss."
I had to ask her personally to let of the distinguished writers who Heads Landolt and B. W. Bradbury of the Craigengower Cricket Club, while at me putt without a running com- have witnessed the exploits. the Civil Service Cricket Club thementary, as even my address at the abandoned encounter between J. V. ball did not convey to her the fact: Ramsey and J. Mackelvie and A.that I intended to putt! Macfarlane and J. Russell will be continued.
anyway.
HAPPIER!
It is wonderful the questions I am asked about the mysterious- I
I am now happier about my play With the defeat of R. Basa and A. on the greens, and feel I shall not We shall see, E. Coates in the First Round by putt badly any more. Goodwin and Silkstone, the only hopes of 2 Craigen- gower 'Pair winning the title lie in the Omar brothers and Landolt and Bradbury, although the latter pair will be greatly extended by Stoneham and Hosking in their encounter to-day.
should say mythical Mr. Montague, the American golfer who has played only for two years and who is alleged to have broken records with a baseball bat, a shovel, and a rake.
This celebrated gentleman, it is
Ever since I began to take the game seriously I dreamed of play- ing perfect golf all the time, and set out to find the system. Now I have reached satisfactory stan- dard I am afraid the ideal can never be attained, as so many things over which the player has no control enter into this game of ours. Wind, bad lies. sloping
unlucky breaks,” greens, these have to be taken into con- sideration in a real round, but in a dream they do not seem to enter the game.
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ADMIRED WALTER HAGEN Our South African visitors are
A. E. Silkstone and F. Goodwin, who created the big surprise when claimed, rarely takes more than 70 going the right way to make LAWN BOWLS they beat, a much-fancied pair in Coates and Basa, are opposed to J. drive up to 380 yards.
any course, and can themselves "tough," as there is no strokes on a
bigger test than to take on all and OPEN PAIRS Forrest and A. E. Carey and should When getting a bit bored during sundry over different courses all the
TOURNEY easily qualify for the Third Round.
a practice game he said: “See time. Last Monday's encounter between those four birds on that telephone I have always admired Walter J. Ramsey and J. Mackelvie and Aline (175 yards away), watch me Hagen for that, as he would travel Macfarlane and J. Russell which pick off the one
on the extreme all over the world to play anybody, was interrupted by rain when the right!”**
and, without having seen the course. Kowloon Docks pair were leading
before, put up a fine show. by 13 shots to 8 on the 12th head, will be continued this afternoon at the Civil Service Green.
The following is to-day's program-
me:-
J. Forrest and A. E. Carey y A. E. Silkstone and F. Goodwin, ⠀⠀
Then, teeing up an old ball to his brassie, he hit it hard and the bird It is no use making excuses about fell, its head snapped off as cleanly the distances as if guillotined.
greens, etc.
different and the One has to be good He has, says legend, carried over and get right down to it, and play the 14th green at Pebble Beach, or get beaten. some 560 yards, with a drive and an iron.
E. M. Hanlon and J. C. Gill v J. S. Needless to say, these stories Rodger and J. A. R. Selby.
come from America, and it is stated
H. F. Stoneham and CB. Hosking that Mr. Montague cannot persuade v J. S. Landolt and B. W. Bradbury.
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READ & SHERRIFF WIN
HEAVY GREEN AT RECREIO
Playing on a very heavy
green at Club de Recreio yesterday, R. O. Read and G. H. Sherriff beat E. G.
Post and W. Mair by 23 shots to
Yesterday's Baseball Off
14 in the Second Round of the Co- Owing to the sodden field at lony Lawn Bowls Open Pairs com- Caroline Hill yesterday morning, petition.
J. A. da Luz and R. F. da Luz v J. any American professional to ac- the baseball league fixture between The winning pair led throughout Hoosen and A, R. Minu (Kowloon cept his bet to play for £500 level! the Hong Kong Baseball Club and Sherriff being the outstanding ver- Docks).
WIZARD ON THE GREEN. the Filipino Baseball Club was un-former. Post played very well at
avoidably postponed.
the start but gradually weakened The match will be played off as the game progressed. Mair did
Inot play up to his usual standard. during the coming week.
G. Perkins and F. Cullen v CM. S. Oh, I forgot to mention that he Alves and H. A de Botelho' (K.C.C.). can putt, too! "He will put a dozen
J. V. Ramsey and J. McKelvie v A. Macfarlane and J. Russell (C.S.C.C.), balls on a green and, instead of
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