1940-10-26 — Page 15

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 26, 1940

GOLF

NEW CHAMPION HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE FIELD "Tony" Ricketts Retains China Title For Fourth Year

Grim Struggle For Third Place

Breaking one over par on Sunday morning in the Anal day's play of the Amateur Open' Golf Championship of China over the Hungjao course. "Tony" Ricketts retained the trophy for the fourth consecutive year, sealing the issue by seven strokes over his closest rivals which added to the lead of eight secured over the Seeking- jao links the previous day-gave him almost a stroke for each hole for the afternoon session, says, the "North China Daily News." The champion stood head and shoulders over the field. His putting showed marked improvement and bordered on the superb. Thirty- foot putts were sunk with amazing accuracy.

An outstanding characteristic of his play was his readiness tu play the

possible and-unlike the rest-never at- tempted the impossible. He was never rried. No matter how the fates had it stacked against him, he would sim- ply pull out of a difficult lie onto the fairway and let his approaches do the resi, In this he was deadly.

Fis opponent, C. O. Cumming, proved a worthy pace-maker when the cham- pjon was in difficulties.

After a bad start in the morning, which. Incidentally, was duplicated in the afternoon's play. Ricketts rallied after the fourth hole, although his part ner had the honour at each hole unit the Seventh, From then onwarra Rickelts was set..

Wonderful Recovery At Sth

At the 8th hole the champion hocked a drive into the trees. He recovered with a neat flick onto the Fairway, fol lowed by an from dead on

the fron

about thirty feet from the pes. Cum ming, on the other hand, topped nts second for a lucky bounce to the green leaving him with an "eagle" which he mued to secure a birdie. This seem-

ed to act as a spur to the champion, the 30-

this

was

TO-DAY'S

RUGBY

Club are making one change in their advertised team to meet

VITAL SOCCER MATCH FOR TO-MORROW

By "Referee".

THE OUTSTANDING GAME in this week's soc- cer programme is the First Division encounter be- tween South China and Sing Tao to-morrow at Caroline Hill,

The outcome of this game will have an im- Navy to-day. Dunnett is unavail-portant bearing on the championship, even at this receipts at future games. early stage of the season, and will mean a lot in gate

able and Castleton will be hook-

ing for the first fifteen once again.

Club should not be unduly ex- tended by Navy, though their.“A” team will probably be beaten.

Despite further experiments, Army should account for Police, who beat Navy last Saturday.

Following is to-day's pro-

gramme:

At the Valley, Club "A" v Navy "A" at 3.15 p.m.

and stressed the fact that

CLUB "A"Hopkins: Van Leeuwen, Ricketts' fourth consecutive win out of. Hynes, Carruthers and Jones: Mor- live attempts, adding that the series San and Clemo: Stout. A. N, Other, of wins was getting monotonous,

Leo; Stark, Davies; Thomas, Godfrey tion was also made of Carson's brilliant

and A. N, Other, performance.

Special Prize For Winner

Men-

Before closing he called on Ricketts

NAVY "A"-P.O. Clough: L.A.C. Gracie. Cdt. Lamble, P.O, Wilson and P.O. Skinner: S/L. Smith and A.B. Gallagher; S/L. Eager. Tel. Porter, S/L. Beattie: P/O. Baugh, L.S. Jones: S/L, Danger, S/L. Yours and Ord. Sea. Taylor.

to receive a special prize subscribed 4.30 p.m. for by his fellow-players,

who, on sizing the situation and the Ife, which the Captain halved the hole by sinking footer.

Interest after the tiffin interval.cen- tred on the fight for third place

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"Lew Carson's consistency has the runner-up position bagged. A bad 20

called' for

nament to a fitting conclusion.

At the Valley, Club v Navy at

Stewart, Alken-

Castleton, Heas-

A.B. Longmuir.

Wtr.

CLUB-Thompson; This took the form of a secondhand bag of left-head, Day and Bosanquet: Charter and handed clubs, neatly decorated with Thomson: McCrea, Club's chokee vegetable products, and man; Gairdner. Needham: Kennedy, stated that the prize was given in the Hackett and Taylor. hope the champion would use the clubs NAVY-F/LI. Wright: Tel. Bowden, in next year's championship.

Tel. Paul.. Tel. Haneywill and

S/L Mrs. Keswick was presented with a McGill: S/L. Rutherford and Lt. Car- souvenir and a basket of flowers, after ter. L.SA. P. Taylor. C.P.0. Wir

three Manfield; F/Lt. cheers bringing a very enjoyable tour-King: Lt. (E), Brown. S/L. Carey and Navy Reserves-L,S.B.A. Addis, A.B. Lilley, A.B. Lovelock, L.S. Mitchell, Grand A.B. Williams: Tel. Faulkner and Ldg. Day a.m. p.m. Tt. T. | Sig, Sandison.

70 74 144 295 159.77 75 160 80 75 155*315*

152 311

02 71 153 315 BO 78 158 320 154 323 160 325 161 326 162 326

THE SCORES

Ist 1

151

Sunday

syry

81 81 162 328 101 330 150 330 150 331

in the morning, followed by a 75, gave A. Ricketts Davis a score of 315 for the competi- L. D. Carson ... tion, which Huggett.managed to tle-by- A. B.-Davis returning a brilliant card of 71 in the W. H. C. Huggett 162 afternoon, under conditions for from R. T. Dwyer .... 162 ideal, as the drizzle was pretty heavy L. Saphlere..... 169 79 75 for the players on the homeward turn. J. C. Dickson... 165 77 83 In the resulting play-off for third T. S. M. Terrace 165 80 81 place over Ave holes, the Stanford aco D. R. Glass

.... 184 89 73 had the game in hand after the fourth.J A. Grubb... 166 when he was two up on his opponent, C.,D. Cumming.. 169 84 A drive out of bounds levelled the W. J. Hawkins.. 171 04 75 scores with a possibility of an extra S. J. H. Fox. 172 70 01 hole in sight. Huggett sent his third W. N. Gray III. 168 88 70 187 333 approach back of the green, Davis K. M, Cumming. 172 -83. 62 165. 337 then landed his fourth in the bunker W. H B. Rigg. 171 87 82 169. 340 from which he made a wonderful re- W. D. Ward-Smith 171:50 23 172 343 covery which he capped with a sixteen. B. J. Wall.... 172 85 07 172 344 loot putt to nose out his rival.

A. V. Pettitt 164 88 94 182 346 B. Malvar

171 87 90 177 348 M. M. Bates... 171 89 89 178 340 S. Meschevsky.. 173 03 04 177 350 L. F. Maclennan 172 92 80 181 353 H. Grubb

173 96 80 182 355 Tie for third place. won in the play-off,

Scores Rocket In Afternoon

On the whole, the day's play was far below championship standard. Scores skyrocketed in the afternoon to such an extent that it seemed to be a tussle for the highest score round,

The

At Boundary Street, Police v Army at 4.30 p.m...

Following is believed to be the Army team:

Berry: Richards, Douglass, Coombes and Marsh; Hook (Capt:) and Wedderburn; Bompas, Ford, Suther land; Millar, Cuthbertson; Duke, Heath and Pinkerton.

Reserves-Hewitt, Bedford, Macdon- ald, Giblin and Foley.

AUCTION OF PONIES

Gratification at the response made by the members of the Club,

A. B. Davis was expressed by the Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce at the conclusion of the auction sale of Australian griffins at the Hong Kong Jockey Club yesterday.

"Y" HOCKEY

TEAMS

Very few changes were noticed after

Fitty ponies had been imported the morning's play. Dickson's 77 plac- ed him fifth at the interval, but he was

by the Club for the 1941 racing unable to keep up the pace. Huggett's

season, and the last ten were auc- 71. was a smart pick-up which placed

following will represent tioned off yesterday. him in the money. Dwyer held his own

Y.M.C.A. in hockey matches at; All ponies started off at the up- but showed nothing like the form he King's Park this afternoon:

iset price of $1,250. Following are has displayed in the past. Pettitt's 2nd XI v R.A.8.C. (3 o'clock): 'the ponies sold and their prices: collapse was disastrous, as it sent him Benwell; Killeen and Saxby; Bay mare, four years, 14 hands down the ladder quite a d'stance. Smits, Heptonstall and Gorman; 2 ins. by Pacolet from Our Fern. the Filipino "ergek," who Macey, Dormer, Gilchrist, Ireson | $3,000; chestnut gelding, 4 years, Avould make the crowd look pretty and Banks. seedy on the Race Course links, waS

14 hands 3 ins., by Colugo from decidedly off and,, in, this, he was ac-

1st XI v Recreio: (4.15): Fish- Our Tress, $1,050; bay mare, 6 companied by his rival, Madchevsky, lack; Jordan and Yourleff; Taylor, years, 14 hands 3 ins., by Gracu- Bwhose putting was most pathetic. Pennington and Waldron; Smith, lus from Irish Airs, $3,000; chest- Morgan, Ure, Dunne and High-nut gelding, 4 years, 14 hands 3. lands.

Malvar.

Glass made a wonderful pick-up in the afternoon when he returned a nitty 73 to shoot him up the 1st to 8th place.. Maclennan is really a classy player but somehow failed to find his true form and, as a result, he kept "Harry" Grubb company in the cellar position.

Jimmy" Grubb could do no

better han maintain the average he had set himself - and, thus held down the tenth position on the final standing. Sapheire P. Manson-According to knocked fifteen strokes off his Seeking formation received by us

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT

in-

from

ins., by Woodhack from Una, $2,-. 500; bay mare, 6 years, 14 hands, 3 ins., by Mr. Clever from Milli metre, $3,000; bay, mare, 5 years, 14 hands 2 ins., by Spelthorne from Welkin Lilly, $2,800; chest- nut mare, 6 years, 14 hands 3 ins., by Ironsides from. Royalty,. $2,- 500; bay mare, 6 years, 14 hands 3 ins., by Pentheus from Gold- no score to be in the money. Terrace, the organisers, non-Chinese run- Iko. Jimmy Grubb, was off and wasners in the forthcoming distance'

page, $2,800: ortunate in being able to got within

No. 23, a bay mare, 4 years, by are not only eligible race

but the first ten,

welcome. It is understood that withdrawn

Weatherwise from unnamed,, was and not offered for the object of holding the Club Captain's Speech is to bring together as

race auction. many At the conclusion of the day's, sport athletes of different nationalities he members assembled in the Club on the sports fleld as possible in House where the prescitation of prizes order, to promote better under- col: place. In the absence of Mr. A. I standing -Sports Editor. I: Georad, · C.M.G.... •H.B,M, Consul

Gentral, Mra. Kenwick did the honours, His Excellency the Acting Governor. Ins a neat little speech Mr. F. 8, LL-General E, F, Norton, will attend Gibbings, the Captain, of the lungiao, the Race Meeting at Happy Valley on Golf Club, Congratulated the players Saturday, November 2,

INTER-SCHOOL SWIMMING

Tho annuale Inter-School Swimming sports will be held in the V.R.C, pool on Friday, November 1, at 2 pan.

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Sing Tao have the better balan-00000 ced team

generally but South

China have a useful forward line WEEK-END SOCCER" which should enable them to give their opponents a good game.

Strong side.

PROGRAMME To-day

Navy meet Royal Scots at Causeway Bay and a good game should be witnessed. Royals did well to beat Kwong Wah last week | Navy and their forward line showed a great improvement. Navy, are as Eastern Usual uncertain of their lineun but! are always able to Held a fairly | Middlesex St. Josephis will be without Fer-Ordnance andes, their pivot, who cannot play owing to business and J. Gomes and Maher will also be absent, owing to illness. Saints are not expected to extend Without these three players the Middlesex, who will be at full strength.

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First Division

R. Scots (Causeway Bay, 4.30 p.in.),

Club (Caroline fit, 4.30 pan.).

1. St. Joseph's (Sookunroo, 4.30 p.m.).

Second Division

Club (Caroline Hill, 3.00 p.m.).

V 30th R.A. (Causeway Bay, 3.00 p.m.). Middlesex

Kwang Wal R. Engineers

(Sookunpoo. 3.00 p.m.).

Military, 3.00 p.m.). Kit Chee

** Kowloon (Military, 430 p.m..

reasons, Navy

The best game in Second Divi- sion should be between Engineers and Royal Scots while the South- China and Sing Tao game should also provide good football.

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R. Scots

Service Corps Third Division ·

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12th R.A..

Engineers

(St. Joseph's. 3.00 p.m.).

$ Shell (St. Joseph's, 4.30 p.m.). 24th R.A.

Air Force (Club, 3.00 pan.).

(Stanley, 3.00 pm:)...

sion, meet 24th Battery, last year's 35 A3

Air Force, leaders of Third Divi- j champions, and will get their first

real test this season.

Air Force

have two outstanding. players in Edmund and Cuthbert playing out of their class in Third who are

Division.

H.K.F.C. Soccer Teams

Following have been chosen to repre- ent Hong Kong Football Club this week-end:

First Division (v, Eastern on Caroline Hull ground)-Odell; Strange and Bone: Skinner, Forrow and Strange: Wilson, Scott, Fowler, Bickford and Relersten. Second Division (v. R.A,O,C. on Caro- line Hill ground)-Beattle; Macfarlane and Sloan; Purvis, Grattan and Carr: Odell, Foullard, toplinson, Morrison and Lodge.

V Medicals

To-morrow GT

First Division South China

V Sing Tao .(Caroline Pl, 4 30 p.m.). Kwong Wal v' Police

(Boundary St., 4:30 pm:).

Second Division South Ching

Sing Tao (Caroline Hill, 3:00 p.m.). Service Corps V Police

(Boundary St., 3.00 p.m.).

Third Division 7th R.A.

20th R.A. (Sookunpoo, 3:00 pan.); Signals

36th R.A.

International (Chatham: Road, 4.30 p.m.)

V

(Club, 3.00 p.m.).

A.SA.

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