1952-09-13 — Page 13

The Gutierrez Shield Series PORTUGAL AND ENGLAND EXPECTED TO MAKE A STRONGER

BID THIS YEAR

By "TOUCHER"

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1952,

SPORTING SAM

Reg. Wootton

ALL HANDICAP GOLFERS

With the Colony Open events now in their penultimate stages, the SHOULD GIVE THE BIGGER

lawn bowls seasori enters another phase "Gutierrez" Shield.

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the International series for the

England, Scotland. Last year no less than 12 nations were represented Wales, Ireland, Portugal, China, Philippines, Pakistan, India, Malaya,: Persia and Switzerland.

This year it is likely that Australia will make her debut in this competition. “

Stanley Shield Tournament Starts Today

By "SPIV"

Hongkong's big kick-off takes place this afternoon with what has now become a traditional

ening event- the Stanley Shield seven-a-side charity mches,

No fewer than 41 teams have entered for this com- petition as compared to 56 last year, but how successful the series will be this year and how fitting a tribute local soccerites can pay to the memory of those to whom intern- ment, camp fences were no bar from the Colony's King of Sport will depend on what kind of teams will take the field today.

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As in previous years, the selection of the different teams

AMERICAN BALL A TRIAL

Say's

MAX FAULKNER

More and more of my club members at St George's Hill are finding that the will again provide a great deal bigger American ball size is improving, their golf. I strongly recommend all han-

dicap players to give it a trial,

of headache.

team, Last year's Champion Malaya, will have a compara-

tively easy task in this respect. Three of their last year's team, S. Yum!, M. B. Hassan and A. R. Kitchell will be automatic choices, and their only problem Ir the No. 1 position, which was occupied by M. Y. Adal but who has not shown too good

form this seasutk

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For a long time, as most of you know, the bigger ball wasn't legal in English competitions. Now it is, and people are gradually beginning to have some sort of affection for it.

Sports Round-up

Jack Iverson Replies To Len Hutton

Jack Iverson, Australia's spin bowler with the freak grip, has replied to Lon Hutton's light-hearted fore- cast that England should win all five Tests next year against the Aussies.

Bald Jack, with mock serious- nesa: "Hutton has not heard about my bating. It has im- proved tremendously."

However this announcement should not cause any loss of sleep amongst the England bow- Jers. In the five Tests against the MCC on their last four of Australia, Iverson scored threa

runs.

HARRY VARDON -TROPHY

Harry Bradshaw (Portmarnock) heads the Professional Golfers Association order of merit for the Harry Vardon golf trophy. So far he has totalled 54 points for six tournaments with average of

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nine. Next comes' former Open Champlos, (St George' Max. Faulkner Hill) with 48 points (average Arthur Lees 9.0) Third is (Bunningdafe) with 68 pointa (average 0.71).

We are extraordinary people that little bit higher and provide many members of my own club

don't like an even better He! So why not who have tried it, and hope that the we really, because

some of you who read these We are suspicious of have the advantage of it? charge.

lines will at least buy one or anything new. Even when ex-

two of the bigger balls perienced people prove it to be valuable we only come round to

give them a fair trial, It with the greatest possible re- fuctance.

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and

I have gone Into this thing pretty thoroughly, and I assure you that I make the bigger bali

If, after that, you still prefer hold the line better-because it makes a greater contact with the the smaller ball you have lost gained now club-face-and I don't think that nothing, but have

I think, however, yard or two of experience. Most the loss of a

that many will recognise the length matters a bit.

bigger size, advantages of the With the wind it doesn't matter and like it.

I reckon that into a

Runners-up Switzerland will the have exactly

same team with L Gadd, the Rosselet! That is just what is happening brothers and Joe Landolt.

about this bigger ball. Always

the among

golfers have always bought the favourites in this series, Portu standard English sized bell, so gal and England

doing so out of are expected they keep on

habil, Many of them, I know, at all. have the iden rooted in their wind, on a full tee shot, I don't minds that the smaller bali lose more than 15 yards. What travels further; therefore, they is that, anyway?

to field much stronger teams this time.

Both these teams went down in surprising upsets last aesson 03 carly as the first round. Portugal, represented by J. Luz, L. F Xavier, C. E. Passos and Wales Jackie Noronha, lost to

are determined to stick to it.

FOR COARSE GRASS

by 16-17 and England's team of C. Norman, G. J. Perkins,

Well, everybody has the choice can please himself. But and bury went down to Switzerland think all golfers should give by a 14-23 margin,

the bigger ball a good trial at It will save them I know. it will. I've

Even as the season was in lis "A". Kilcher "A" and Eastern W. C. Simpson and B. W. Brad planning stage, suggestions that "A" the Stanley Shield series be postponed to the end of it been put forward, on the ground that injuries may weaken some the teams when the League reason starts.

In view of their failure last

The Police "Whites" team,

FORTUGAL'S PROBLEM a first round bye and u with second round match against the winners of the South China "A" and St. Joseph's "A" match should consist of the club's top players and except for a possible against match quarter-final Kwong

Wah and a semi-final clash against Sing Tao will not have, too difficult a task to enter. the final.

any rate. strokes. tried it.

TWO STROKES

As for putting-I reckon the

It is near to and on the greens that one gets the real advantage. The bigger ball is so much easier for pitching. It seems to sit up and, when it so much beller, strikes the green, seems to "sit down" so much more easily and quickly. For accurate shots to year, and in view of the big The reason why the Americans the pin you just can't beat it. number of entries for Portugal, had to have a slightly bigger it would be a wise polley on ball than was commonly used in It is rumoured that n few

the part of the Selection Committee to try

Portugal England was that their grass bigger ball is worth at least a teams will not be fielding their

as Blue Buffalo grass and Bermuda couple of strokes a round. Again best players for this competition

far as possible to field a com-grass--was so course and thick.it is a question of the ball sitting and such action cannot but be

bladed that our ball nestled into Pletely new rink. regarded as not only selfish and

On his form this year, Jop it much too easily. They needed unsportsmanlike but a very poor

Luz automatically chooses him-the extra diameter to make it sit to provide reasonable way of showing their apprecia-

as skip, Johnny Ribeiro on top, Well among the top contes self tion to men whose unflinching|

tairway lies. spirit has

ants in the other half should be should make the No. 3 berth, added ко

Kilchee "A" and and George Souza deserves the

· One might argue that the finer Eastern "A".

here Should Connie Pereira

provides be grass have in their ranks this year

taken as Icad, Portugal with reasonable les fer our smaller such former Sing Tao players as

this team will be my choice ball. And of course it does. But Chu Wing-keung, Ho Yin-tun,

top favourites for the surely it is logical that the Chan Kar-sow and Hau Ching-for

slightly bigger ball must sit up to, will be the fo rites, but Shield this year. have a hard first against Kitchee “A” through this, they

much

to the glory of the game in the KMB "A Eastern, who will No. 2 position.

Colony,

The Stanley Shield series has also in past years provided local fans with a good idea of the constantly changing constitutions of the different teams and their prospects for the following League and Challenge Shield malches.

This year's games will be no *exception and a comparatively larger number of old faces will tc.seen in new uniforms.

stiff task in KMB third round.

Ind game

England has already three they get certainties-in A. L. G. Eastman, re another w. C, Simpson and R. B. Robert- son, with G. C. Norman, they are another formidable combina- tion this year.

A” in the

Not to be overlooked are the Pakistan rink, probably con- sisting of K, M. Omar, A. M. Rumjahn, AM-Omar-and U-M-}

Omar and the China rick who

came very near upsetting Eng- land in the 1950 final.

TODAY'S MATCHES (A) HIKFC Ground) 2.00 pm-South China "A" y Police, Champions for the läst St. Joseph's "A". two years and out for their

2.30 pm-REME v. Kwong third win, will have the services Wah.

their last season's of most of

3.00 p.m.-RAMC, v Prisons, ployers.

tems will be much All the 3.30 p.m.-Miniature-EA V

more evenly matched this year, 4.00 C & W v Solicitors.and considering what happened round last season, 4.30 p.m.-Gymnastics v AFS. In the firs 500 pin-KMB "A" v Police and what can happen in a game "Blue","

of lawn bowls, any of the nailons win the represented may yet competition, despite the fact that Recreio and Pakistan will be the favourites.

Only Leung Sun-chi, who it FCA Is learnt has signed up for Kwong Wah, will probably be missing. With Au Chi-yla to spearhead their attack and Tsang Kal-wing and Lai Wai in the defence, they may yet do it.

Police "Blues" have been "A". drawn among the giants--KMB

---DAILY EXPRESS

BOOKS

KING GEORGE VI

QUEEN MARY

BABY BOOK

ENJOYABLE

5.30 pan.-Accs v Yard Police 0.00 pm.-Kitchre v Easter

6.30 p.in-St. Joseph's "B" v Sing Tao,

7.00 pm--Army "g" ♥ CAT,

TOMORROW

(At KFC Ground)

2.00 p.m.-Kowloon Godown v $10.50 Club "B". $18.00 2.30 p.m.-HMS "Tamar” V $25.00 South China "B".

COOKERY $18.00

NO HIDING PLACE

ITB FUN FINDING OUT

Book I

IT'S FUN FINDING OUT

Book II

RUPERT & THE WRONG

PREBENT

RUPERT & THE BLACK

MOTH

ON SALE AT

3.00 p.m.-Navy v KMB. 3.30 p.m.-Police "White" v $10.00 SC "A" or St. J. "A".

4.00 p.m.-REME or Kwong $5.00 Wah v RAMC or Prisons.

4.30 p.m.-Miniature FA or $ 6.00 PCA v C & W or Solicitors.

5.00 p.m.-Gymnastics or AFS $1.00 v KMB “A” or Police "Blues".

5.30 p.m. Acea or Yard Police $ 1.00 v Kitchee "A" or Eastern "A".

0.00 p.m. Kitchéo "B" v HM Dockyard.

S. C. M. POST Hongkong and. Kowloon

POP

0.30 p.m.-CAA "A" "v Army "A".

7.00 p.m.--Tramways v Club "A".

TODAY'S GAMES Ladies' League

KDC "B" v Talkoo KCC "B" v KDC "A" KCC "A" (Bye).

Open Slagica Fina

A KBGC: W. C. Simpson (KBGC) v R. B. Robertson (KBGC).

D

TOMORROW

Open Triples Semi-finals

At KBGC: A. A. Remedios, A. Silva, and C. A. Danenberg y R. Basa, C. R. Rosselet and J. S. Londolt; W. Colledge, F. Howarth and W. Cowlo v F. G. Luz, J. F. V. Ribeiro and 3. A. Luz.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 Open Pairs Semi-finals

At KDC: G. C. Norman and K. Bodie v R. M. V. Ribeiro and A. A. Lopes; J. A. Luz and A. P. Pereira v G. Hong Choy and G. A. Souza,

over

up better for the strike, and the fact that one can achieve greater accuracy as a greater area of the ball makes contact with the blade of the club.

of so many

But, knowing only too well the conservatism golfers. I will not stress this bigger ball business any further. I can only explain my own ex- perience, and the satisfaction of

Here is Max Faulkner putting with the bigger ball. "It covers a bigger area on the face of the club, sits up better and goes straighter," he says. It probably helps to keep your head sill and your eye on the ball, as shown here,

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London Express Service

WAS HE OUT?

Ought a batsman to be given out when he treads on his wicket while dodging in- jury?

That is what happened to Douglas Wright in the presen: Kent versus Indians game; in

HOSPITAL BROADCAST

to

Moro soccer clubs are broadcast commentaries of their home matches to local hospitals. The two Manchester clubs; City and United, and Nowcastic are the latest to adopt the scheme. Clubs are to provide their own commentators, and the comunqn- taries will be transmitted direct to the hospitals by land line.

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Maureen Connolly, 17-year- old Wimbledon and American Tennis Champlon, has been pre- Bented with Tho Women's Tennis Service Trophy, awarded for the year's most notable con- tribution to sportsmanship in US. women's tennis.

Harold Paton, captain of the South African BOCCE team which defeated Newcastle 6-3 in July, has turned down an offer to turn professional for Luton,

Alberto Ascari,' is 'the new World Motor Racing Champion,

the Ascari, leader of

All. conquering Italian team which has carried most of the trophies, in this year's Grand Prix racing, Is the son of an equally famous driver-who was Idited · in 'a racing accident 20 years ago..

He succeeds the Argentinian, Juan Fangio, who was unable to defend the title owing to a crush early in this season. — (London Express Service).

For

malding every attempt to place PRINTING

his head out of the way of a fast bouncer he made no at- tempt whatever to place his bat in its path. His feet broke the wicket.

The rule says that a batsman the is out if he hits down wicket "in playing at the ball."

Umpire Skeiding, who gave the decision, explained that the whole process of taking strike constituted playing at the ball.

Here is n legal sophistry The plain dificult to follow. Engilah of it-whatever the rule may intend-is that Wright was not out. This law, like other cricket laws, ought to be clarified.

If this happened in a Test match there would be a "to do" about #

*London Express Service)

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