1960-04-22 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1960.

THE STORY OF

Johnny Golf, a shepherd, strolled along the North Sea shore near Dundee, idly striking a round pebble with the curved end of his crook.

Ahead of him he spotted a crawlish hole. He led up his shot, He sword. The pebble plopped into the halo, Intrigued, he tried again. Then he invited

a fellow Shepherd to join his in the new game.

In no time the Kame spread from shepherd to shepherd. And In recognition of his discovering it, the shepherds gave it Johnny's surname.

That is one of dozent

Golf: one of Scotland's

most

durable exports, birthplace unknown

of Johnny Golf in us plausible os any

By Rex Lawrence

if the Stuarts endour churchmen of the couraged golf by their patronage, frowned on officially they nearly strangled it In its infancy.

The truth is that no one can be sure when golf was born.

Arguments about is origins

The first historical mention of have gone on for nearly 300 of years. The Arst international golf was made in 1437 when match on record was the result James II of Scotland banned it ut a row about how golf began because it interfered with com- between King James II, then pulsory archery training. Plainly Duke of York, and two English high-handicap man James ruled: "That Futeboll and Golfe noblemen.

be utterly cryed down and not be used". James III and James IV serowed down even harder on golfers, even if on the quiet they enjoyed the odd round them- selvos.

theories and legends of how golf began. Historians scoff at it.

Seine say that the Scots who had close links with Europe adopted and restyled the Dutch game of kolven, Others claim that returned Scots mercenaries who had served

h: France

restyled the French game of chole.

But these and other theories have their deiraetors as well as their champions. And the story

Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Alesting

KASA Conell moeling at Club Lusit, 30 d..

BHKGC manual general meeting, Hongkong Club, £30 p.m.

Athletics

Billy Tingle's Athletic Institute Sports Day at HKCC, 3 p.m.

Succer

3rd Division: St Joseph's Trainways (Club Prouall Amos

Hongkong Chinese etation meeting at CAAF BIDE. O p.m.

TO-MORROW

NOTCET

1st Division: Happy Valley V KMD (s) 5.30

Beserve Division: Happy Valley v KMB (BS) 4 p.m.: soude ChDA Y Sing The city 30 p...

2nd Division: AFS RAP Kai Tak (Navy) 4p.m: Koon Wun✔ T

Nav) 5.30 p.m.

Het Division: Five-One-Seven v Kin. Gedongs (CH). 4 p.m.; C. & W. v Post Office (Club) 4 pin. Si Joseph'e yük Gas (Club) 5.30 p.m. Athletics

Triton Department Staff Club Eparts day at Manley. 2.10 p.m.

nowl KDCC "Gaddi Plate" ut Cox's Itonu, 4.13 p.m.

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ARGUMENTS

While James, u patriotic golfer was acting as his brother's Com- missionar to the Scottish Pariin ment in 1882, he got involved in a 19th hole wrangle with two Englishmen.

Ironically, golt clawed among the top home wreckers in modern history, was itself rescued from near oblivion by an marriage.

They decided to settle the mat- ter by a match over the testing Leith Links, near Edinburgh, be tween the Englishmen, James and any Scottish player he cared tory and the

The Scollish pair won.

name.

But it proved nothing. For If the Engilshmen left ores. fallen. others will dispute palernai calm to Scolland's

Kolt.

One fact, however, cannot be denied that the Scots devised the essential features of golf - and gave it to the world.

For nearly 200 years every one of the high-handed Stuart rulers was a golfer.

The first player ever to leave a record of a match was James IV of Scotland.

The first woman golter mentioned in history was beautiful, if fated Mary

Queen of Scots.

And a Scottish ruler was the first man to play the game outside Scotland thus starting a movement that today girdles the. world.

prranged

and

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golf

SPORT Handicaps for race meeting

Bul golf in those doya was a àsordered affair. Courson were wholly natural and dit- fered greatly in each part of the: northern kindan. The only green-keepers were the rabbits. And anything from four to 42 holes constitüted a round.

Then in the 19th Century. St. Andrews, the first club to intro- duce the standard 18-hole round, began to pass. the Honourable Company In the race for au- thority and to this day re- makis the ruling body of the sport.

The St. Andrews authorities doy vigorously reshaped the game. any frivolity and By now golf was known in many was no exception. Kirk parts of the world, Scottish im- Sessions records show that gol-migrants introduced it wherever fers from every walk of life they settled. And throughout the were charged and fined for play-19th Century Scottish golfers ing on Sundays "tyme of reigned supreme. Immortals like the Tom Morrises, senior and fast and precheing."

It was not until another golf-tunlar, enjoyed a virtual meno- loving Stuart came on the scene poly in all the championships that the game was rescued again they contested. and allowed to progress.

The rescuer the time was James VI who in 1018 ruled that men nothing should prevent playing on Sunday afternoons so long as they attended church in the morning.

The story of golf as we know it today began in the middle of the 18th Century with the tor- mation of the first clubs and the introduction of competitions. The creation of the first club was the indirect and unforeseen result of the first attempt to stage an Open Tournament.

FIRST 'OPEN'

The wedding between demes English Princess Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, aimed at cementing peace between Scotland England, was for golt a release from suppression. "Archery did

In 1744 group of Edinburgh not seem so necessary and James players organised a contest for a tumed a blind eye to the resur-Silver Club, open to all-comers, gence of golfing born of the new and formed themselves into sense of national security.

golfing society the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers

in order to run it.

ALL CLASSES

WORLDWIDE

As Englishmen became more expert, they gradually began to wrest

the honours from the Scots. But it was not until Harry Vardon, an Englishman who won the Opon in 1893 and 1899, net

tour out on

of the United States in 1900 that golf received the Arst real push towards be- game it coming the worldwide is today.

Victory for

Perez in

return fight predicted

The following is a list of the handicaps for the Hongkong Jockey Club's 12th race meeting which will be held at Happy Valley on Satur- day, April 30.

RACE 0.

RACE 1. Bramham Bloor Stakes Class Bretky Handicap Class 3, G 9, 1 Mio.Angela (147), An- Fare Costle Peok (139), Co. other Victory (147), Blue Train ordination (150), Don Juan (147), Ever-glo (147), Ever (154), Golden Nugget (145), III Onward (147), Gay Sire (147), FI (145), Istahun (130), May-

(152), Οι Lak cual Feroz of Argentina (147) Ma Cherio (147), Mai- Newington

sons-Laffitte (147),

(139). Marxman Princess.

Wellington und his manager, Lazaro (147), Million

(147), (148), Wet Point (148), Wing Kaci, arrived tonight and Peter Pan (147), Saratoga Che (140), (13 Entries).

Manila, Apr. 21. Ex-flyweight champion Posing Rider (147), Longevity flower (140), Milky Way (160).

crown

Thailand's

Pono

Bonus

Dalilio prodicted Porez will re- (147), Silver

Tiger Shark · (147), galo his

from (147). (17 Entries). King-

(147). Wiable

potch.

Koci

told newsmon

RACE 2. Alveston Handicap Class 3. "Wai: M. 3 F. 65 Kds-Babook

in a symbol of victory.

Perez and Koci flew in from Hongkong En route from Bangkok" where Perez dropped a split decision to Pone in their

to fight last Saturday.

7,

for the return match and Porez (154), Balkan Monarch (100), He lifted his right hand | Carrie (148), Hippona (140). House Top (133), Norse King (130), Satellite (144), Yu-Hua- Tsung (145), (B Entries).

RADE 8.

Сілка Mosque Handicap 1 Mile.--American Carrot (152), Cirrus (148), King A (134), IN LOS ANGELES Olympic Day (152), Spinning Wheel (150). Vendetta (133), They camo of the invitation | Vigorous Ava (147). (7 Entries). of Filipino boxing promoter

RACE 4. Lope Sarreal who Fald

Hongkong Derby 1060 Ponies, Yardon's demonstration tour would like to soo the rolum 134 Miles. → Glencor (147), was a tremendous fillip to golfbout staged in Manila. He Honey Bird (147). Trooper In America.

said they will discuss this with (147), Virtuous (147). (4 En- Perez and Koei

their tries), during three or four daya stopover here.

It created a new hunger for

international contest. And with- In a short time, Amerien began to make its own impression on the sport.

the

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Koci, however, indicated the rematch would ilkely be held in

Angeles, It was in the United States Los

The Bangkok that the scientifle conception of Bght contract guaranteed. Perez the principles of good style were a return bout in 90 daysAP. developed. They improved By the time Henry VIII e-

But the Orst "Open" — pat-weapons of the game. And they ceeded to the English throne tern-setter for all future com-produced a string of machine- golf had begun to spread beyond petitions was a flop. Twelve like golfers who reigned supreme the borders of its home, English-

entered, but only 10 on golf courses everywhere. players uround Henry's court had turned out on the appointed day takon

Men like Walter Hagen, who the Scotsman's and ell

And taught the world pulling: · Sam favourite pastime and were

although an Edinburgh surgeon | Snced, the cheerful master of named John Rattray, the winner, the approach game; and already freiting over their ap-

iha! proach game. And Katherine of became golf's arst omelat cham-walking legend of the fairways Aragon, first wife of the much-plon, he was, in fact, no more

Ben Hogan, perhaps the greatest married Henry, wrote to Cardinal than the new club's king-pin. precision golter in history. Wolsey that golf had been "taken for a pastime" by the nobles of England,

men

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But at home it was not all plain sailing for golf.

All classes played the game → noblemen and artisans. But the

were locals.

The far sighted honoumble gentlemen of Edinburgh also drew up a code of rules -- the first written laws of the game — and for half a century were the ruling authority.

Four D. Jones BY MADDOCKS

THE GALLEON TOWS THE BARGE AND THE 'H BOMAs TO NOBBY CLARKE'S ISLAND

NOW THEN, /WE'LL LOAD THE BOMBS INTO MY ESTORAGE SHER

OKAY?

BURE, BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENS? WHAT ARE YOU.

'GOING TO DO WITH THESE

"N' BOMBG?

DO MATE? WE THREE ARI GOING TO CALL A SUMM CONFERENCE WITH |THE BIG FOUR

FERDINAND

NANCY

FRESH CAUGHT

FISH

25+ EACH

BRICK BRADFORD

WE WON'T Da SHOT DOWN.BRICK, IF WE AREN'T

SEGN!

ab

SAY---THOSE ARE BEAUTS, SLUGGO

THATE RIGHT!

THE METAL OF THIS SHIP WONT SHOW,

UP ON RADARI

THAT MAY SAY

By Mik

By Ernie Bushralller

MAIL

GOVERNMENT INSPECTED FISH

50+ EACH

ILLY TO LAND IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR KROYS COUNTRY

HOME... MAYBE WE CAN STILL, CARRY.

CUT MY PUANI}·

YOU'RE TALKING NONSENJE, KADIR/ THE TWO OF US CAN'T GET AWAY

WITH IT

JEHMILLER,

WE CAN TRY!

By Paul Norris

THEKKIS ALWAYS

THERE'S MASA A POSSIBLITY OF

GUIDING INTO A AHEAD. I'LL SKIP

INTO THE MTMOSPHERE, FATROL OF SPACE- AND START AN ORBITAL / CHIPOM I THINK

You Bartke DST POWN FAST!

But golf is no single country's monopoly. Today it is a world game, born no one knows where — but truly one mosi durable exports. London Express Service.

SWISAÍR

Woman rider leads in

horse trials

Badminton, Apr. 21.

Class

Sir Victor's horse wins

1,000 Guineas

Epsom, Apr. 21.

Plump, one of Sir Victor Sassoon's two hopes for the 1,000 Guineas classic, boosted her prospects with an easy victory in the Princess Elizabeth Stakon today,

Lester Piggott rode the 3- year-old bay ally to a 3-length victory oves the Princess Royal's Owlet and netted Sir Victor $17,048.

RACE 5. Gordon Handicap Mile-Crusader (140). Dainty (146), Esquire (140), Eureka (154), Fleetfoot (140), Georgle Gigha (138), (138), Porgie

(148),

Sir Hylamon Huntington

Winston Churchill's Ro- (140), Ida (139), Miracle (140), lease, also entered for the 1,000 National Delight (140), Negó Guineas, was third, a neek be Boy (134), Outsider (133), | hind 'Owlet in a photo finish, Philippe's Pride (140), Pot O'Gold (147), Sydney (148), Triumphant (140), Venus (1381. (19 Entries).

RACE &

Chater

H.K. Champions d: Cop. Open, 14 Miles.-Fascina- tion (147). King's Parchment Prince Valiant (147),

Vanity (147), (147). (5 Entries).

(147),

Shiraz

RACE 7.

Fair

of Scotland's A young woman rider, Miss! Clarence Handicap Diana 4, Anneli Drummond-Hay, & Furs. Butterfly (152), Cur- of Porth, led a strong tain Calls (135), Elegance (150), Golden field at the end of the Follow Me (137), dressage test today in the Branch (130), How Do I Know (154), Jeniima P (139), Badminton three-day Maybelle (140), Mercury (148), horno trials.

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sev20-year-old grey gelding, Perhaps, which has won five trials since he first competed 18 months ago, Miss Drummond Hey incurred 09.67 penalty points.

Captain A. Bouchet (France), on Galantin, was second with 79 penalty points, after holding the lead for most of the day.

THREE TESTS

of the

The dressage, n test obedience of the horse, da lirat three tests. To narrow, the competitors will have to negotiate a cross-country and steeplechase course, and on the Snal day they take part in # show jumping competition.

Among the riders today were Britain's seven who are train- Ing for the Olymples, six from Ireland. Ave from Australie and four from France.---China Mall Special.

Barnes will defend title

Cardin, Apr. 21. Georgo Barnes, Australian holder of the British Empire welterweight to, will meet

Brian Curvis, of Swaneed, in defence of his illle on May D. boxing promoter Jack Solomons announced today.

Solotrong and his co-promoter Syd Waghall, will stage the 15- round bout n! the Vatch Field, Swansea.

On the sande chrd Wolly Swift, the British welterweight Champlon, will meet the Ameri can Larry Baker over ten rounds. It will be Barnes' árul. appearance in England.

Carvis, who is 22 years old, is underchtext in 13 professional bouto.-UPT.

Chess adjourned

Moscow, Ape, 31.

The 18th game of the world chess title match between chom bith, Mikhail Botvinnik and chottener Mikhail Taki wan adjourned today on the 41st move, Than reported, Botvinnik sesle his next move,

Tahl leads by 8 points to AP

Nightingale (140), Okay (150), Oscar Prize (148), Rose (100), Talisman (146), Thanksgiving (130), Top Speed (140). (10 Entries).

RACE 8.

Ainsty Handicap Class 3, 144 Miles-Hellton (139), Heroine (140), King Kong (149), la (140), Pin-Pin (139), Superb (150),

Home (150), Welfare (144). Wing Hans (145), Your Wish (198). Entries),

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