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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 7, 1940

ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE

Amazing Cards Returned NEW RIFLE By Little On Way To Title AVERAGE OF 70 ALICE MARBLE OVER 7 ROUNDS NAMES HER

SUCCESSOR

STAR SHOTMAKERS in Toledo, Ohio, for the Inverness Invitational Four-Ball agree no one ever more richly deserved the United States Open crown has been playing tennis for only Blond Muriel Magnuson, just 15,

than Lawson Little, writes an American correspon-five years but she already is

dent.

on

her way to the women's national, singles tennis championship, writes] Jerry Brondfield from Chicago.

Not this year, of course, probably not next, but some

now worn by Alice Marble.

and day

The handsome chap who came down in front at Cleveland's Canterbury is the first leader of the na- they'll measure her for the crown

tion's qualifiers to prevail in the championship.

Authority for the prediction is Miss Marble herself, backed up by Eleanor Tennant, the veteran west coach tutor who brought Alice to the top of the heap.

Billy Little launched his title drive

Burke came along 11 in Chicago, May 27, when despite years later to weather the historic rain and mud, he broke the No, and record 72-hole play-off with 4 course record at Olympia Fields George Von Elm. with a 65. He followed that with The 1920 Open saw the collapse ence in 1938 when she won a 69 on, the No. 1 course for a of the immortal Harry Vardon total of 134.

Miss Magnuson, standing 5 feet 7 inches, first came into promin- the Minneapolis girls' crown. The following week she won the junior title in a division the age limit of which was 16.

Little played seven rounds for after a brilliant display of golf. the Open title-two to. qualify,

Lost Touch four in the championship proper

Miss Magnuson followed that and another to dispose of stout-

the second hole conquest by becoming the young- hearted Gene

Starting with Sarazen in the

in the morning round of the est senior singles titlist 1 play-off. His total for these

seven rounds was 491 strokes, an] final day, Vardon played 28 con-large city in the country.

secutive holes in 108 strokes, averages of 70 1/7 and a total which is four strokes under even TEACHER TENNANT TO GIVE of 11 under the aggregate par fours

Between the qualifler and the]

k

when the

WIMBLEDON

At the Annual meeting of the Hong Kong Rifle Association held yesterday, Major R, D. Walker Įwas re-elected president.

COURTS FOR PIG Mr. Hargreaves BREEDING

an-

Miss Nora Cleather, Secretary of the All- England Tennis Club at Wimbledon, nounced recently that as tennis is "very quiet" at present, the staff of the club have decided to breed pigs. They are starting with two of the animals, and intend to increase their efforts should their trial prove suc- cessful.-Havas.

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Mr. Hargreaves said, in re- lation to the alterations of certain rules, that the main object was to throw open the Association to all British residents in Hong Kong. The others were minor alterations arising from that.

Major Walker pointed out that the amendments had been careful- ly considered, and to expedite matters the Council decided to have them printed first, pending formal approval. The amend~. ments were approved.

Following were elected to the committee for the ensuing year: President:-Major R. D. Walker. "Vice-Presidents: Brig. G.I.T. W, Reeve, Brig. A. B. Thomson, Col. L. A. Newnham and Major S. E. White.

Auditors-Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. Hargreaves,

Subject to the approval of the Chief Engineer, Capt. A. J. Le Seeleur, R.E., was appointed Hon. Secretary in succession to Capt. F. Sale, "who has resigned in con- 00000 sequence of his forthcoming de-

parture.

of any and I'm going to keep her there

until she wins that national title."

HAS CONSTITUTION FOR

TOURNAMENT PLAY MURIEL STROKES

Lack of coaching was the rea- championship itself, Little played When the stylist came to the

The Misses Tennant and Mar-son Muriel didn't get any too far superbly in the Goodall Round 12th green in the afternoon there

Miss Magnuson for the in the National Girls' tournament Robin at Fresh Meadow, where seemed no possible

way of his ble saw he matched Ben Hogan's 66, which missing what would have been first time a few days ago in Min-lin 1938 and 1939.

She had won! tied Gene Sarazen's course record, his final victory

youngster the Western Junior but the na- in one of the neapolis, greatest records in the history watched Miss Marble perform and tion-wide was too big a chunk to of golf, One Match Each

But a high wind came attended a clinic conducted by bite off without expert instruction,| up and the weary veteran lost Miss Tennant,

"Muriel never has been sick à Inasmuch as Little repelled his touch to finish the last "It didn't take me 10 minutes day in her life," says Miss Ten-

to realise this somewhat awkward, 'nant. Sarazen, 70-73, in the Open seven holes in even fives

"She has the constitution play-off, it is interesting to recall tragic string of 6, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 4. but extremely forceful girl was a for plenty of tournament play, that Sarazen beat. Little, 70-71,] Ray first made famous the No. future champion," says Miss Ten-which is important for a budding in their Goodall match.

7 dogleg hole at Inverness by nant.

[champion." Little was ready for the Open thrice driving the green”. 21 "The most apparent thing about Miss Magnuson will compete in'

is her evident lack and it is almighty carry of some 200 yards Muriel

of the National Junior at the Phila- striking figure.. a tremendous wallop in those coaching. She won her titles, delphia Cricket Club, Aug. 26.

Four-Ball at days and even now.

mainly, I believe, by her athletic "Teach," as her new and fam- Inverness, a club

entertwined It was in this tournament that ability, unusual in a girl.

ous tutor is called, doesn't say as Only one game has been ar- "She knows how to run. completely, with the great sport Robert Tyre Jones made his bow

.much in-so' many words, but a ranged for to-day in the Third and its background.·

in the Open.

how to move her arins in co-or- Tennant-coached product has aRound of the Open Pairs Lawn Inverness rocketed into world- In the long parade of golf dination with her feet. She is good grip on any trophy before Bowls competition: wide fame with two of the more stars none have passed Inverness loose and supple.

the tournament starts.

J. McCutcheon and C. Gowland spectacular National Opens. by, and it is fitting that Lawson

"All she needs is the strokes. That's a big reason why Muriel meet, A W. Grimmitt and F. The first was in 1920, when Ted Little takes his place in line

"I have taken Muriel in hand 'Magnuson is op her way. а

J. Jones at Taikoo, Ray took the trophy to England. champion.

and saw it through.

pleasure to see his

in the Invitation

"THE GREATEST PLAY

I'VE EVER

SEEN.....'

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(This is another of a series of short descriptions of "The Greatest Play I've Ever Seen," as appearing in the Shanghai “China Press.”).

BY SID KEENAN

AS TOLD TO HAL, P. MILLS

Although I am not American, I believe the greatest play I've and boxing, not baseball, has ever seen was one: executed sin- been my calling, I have a great gle-handed by Jack Riley, some 15 weakness for the American, na-]or more years ago. Riley was tional game and have seen many then in his prime and was a fine a close, thrilling tussle and some baseball player, a player capable ically amazing plays here and in of fitting in at almost any posi- Manila.

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MEN! HERE'S HOW

TO KEEP IN TRIM.

The local team, I seem to re call, was playing a navy nine and Juntil the ninth inning was hav- ing the worst of it. The navy team was leading by two runs when the ninth frame rolled around. In the last half of the finning, with two down, the navy pitcher walked one man and hit another. Both runners advanced

base on a passed ball. Up came Jack Riley.

Jack had not been hitting well that day and a few fans "razzed" him as he stood at the plate. The navy hurler. lobbed. a. slow one plate-ward and Jack cracked it ffor a clean single, scoring the two base runners. · The next batter lied out and the game went into the tenth inning.

With one away, a navy hitter singled and stole second. It look- Learn to bowll You'll find that ed none too good for the home bowling will keep your body team, what with the navy's clean and your mind alert. And the up batter up. Came the Riley best part is that you can bowl strategy.

it!

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In the evenings.. We'll give you Maybe it was intuition, may- all the instruction you need. Try be just a plain hunch, or maybe canny knowledge of the batter, but at any rate Riley, playing in] the ycentre: garden, advanced al- most to second base. And, sure- enough, the batter whacked out what would have been a short jsingle-over, second, but for the presence back, of ... that baso, of Jack Riley."

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