THE WEEK-END SPORTS.
LAWN BOWLS.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
WHAT IS ON THE CARD.
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY
AND TOMORROW.
"There is not a great deal on in the way of sports this week-end. The Tennis League positions having been decided, the Clubs are not very keen on playing of the few outstanding Axtures in this hot
weather.
The last fixture list of the Lawn
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20th, 1927.
PROSPECTS OF THE CLUBS.
DIVISION II, CHAMPION MATCHES.
LAWN TENNIS.
CHINESE ACE "EXTENDED.'
GOOD BUT NOT EXCEPTIONAL EXHIBITION.
[BY HOLLYWOOD.]
To-day is the last Saturday of
Buy Pab-Wah-the-well-known the season with a fuli stare list
Chinese player from Australia, of Lawn Bowls League matches.
appeared in an exhibition singles Three clubs in the first division, match against Hunda, the local namely Craigengower CC., the champion in 1921 and 1996, or, the Police R.C. and Kowloon C.C. Chinese Recreation Club courts yes- complete their programme to-dasterday, as arranged.
The match
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REVOLVER SHOOTING.
CONTEST BETWEEN POLICE
AND QUEEN'S.
In a revolver match between the Hong Kong Police and the lat Battalion, the Queen's Royal Regi- ment at Stonecutters Range on Thursday, the Police one by points, despite the fact that their team was one man short.
The Police scored 468, and the Queen's $56.
H.K. Police Mr. P. F. J. Wodehouse
"GENTLEMEN . PLAYERS."
HENDREN TELLS THE TRUTH.
PROFESSIONALS PREFER TO BE ON THEIR OWN,
[BY A BANDÁLY.]
create a
BAT WILLIOWS FOR AUSTRALIA.
BUT UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED.
·ESSEX PRODUCES THE BEST.
MODERN GERMAN
GIRLS.
“GRETCHEN" A GHOST OF THE PAST.
OLD DOWDINESS GONE.
BERLIN.
I have news ta impart Gretchen is dead. She has passed away, un- loved and unwept.
True, every
now and again I catch sight' of a
It is reported that Australians have resolved to plant English wil- The fact that, after the depar-lows on the banks of their rivers ture for the Test match last year, and other suitable spots with a amateurs and professionals at view to 'making their own bats Lord's still come on to the field from homegrown wood. This, pale ghost in white "cotton stack- from different entrances continues however, "need not cause British batings, a comic hat full of velvet certain amount of makers many sleepless nights or bows, feathers, and bits of birds, curiosity, and I have been asked grave anxiety. British trees and and bedraggled skirts, but that is hundreds of times-particularly by plants usually undergo "weird de- the Gretchen of Old Germany, all spectators-why the old velopments at the Antipodes, where that is left of the figure which de- custom survives, especially as at the humble watercress becomes alighted the cartoonists of ail most grounds the leams now emerge big bush and our blackberry bram- nations. There is nothing, to car- bles, by running riot over bundreds eature or criticise about the Ger- of miles of good" pasture land; aro
man girl of to-day. She is all furnishing a problem for which right. exasperated farmers cat, at pre sent, find no solution,
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Bowls League will be played of to Recreis, Civil Service C.C. "and aroused great interest and attracted Mr. W.. Le B.
day, but there are a few outstand- ing matches. postponed earlier in the season through bad weather, still to be decided in the next couple of weeks. Reference to to day's Bowls programme "will found in another column.
There are three games this week
end for baseball fans. The Hono-
Bre the
Craigengower C.C. in the second division.
With the championship of the first division settled and also the relegation question decided, in terest has rather waned. The only thing at stake now is the champion ship of the second division, in which there are still chances for three clubs, the K.C.C., who are favourites. Taikoo and Eas: Point
a large number of people.
Play often reached a high stand. ard, but on the whole better tennid has been seen in the local Cham pionships. In fairness to Lum Foa Wah it must be said that he was not in the heat physical conditions the extreme heat of yesterday told en him so much that he had to be helped into the pavilion when the match was over,
Lum Poa Wah gained the decision yesterday by the odd set in three.
the next six for the first set.. He Losing the Arst two games he took
then fell off and lost the second seb at 1-6. The heat and the dead- ly accurate piny of Honda, were responsible for his collapse. After a pretty long interval, the third and final set was fought out and resulted in a splendid struggle which Lum won by 7-5. Honda led until 3-1, but Lum brought the scors to 6-3 in his favour, only to acc Honda equalise.
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THE IRISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
I have assured them that, while the charge of saobbery may be beard every now and again, the professionals have their own ideas on the subject. We are prepared to admit this Lord's is somewhat reserved and exclusive, but we are rather proud of that. It certainly creates a distinctive atmosphere.
But if over there was a ground where professionals can be happy, that ground is at headquarters.
Our Own Company.
It is only a few years ago that powderpuff spelt perdition in Ger many. Lipsticks were not known, rouge was so thing French hu sies used, and one turned aside and blushed at the sight of an ankle.
Gay Flowers. Now? Well, there is a certain
Even in England the real bat- Willow is remarkably local. Some years ago a prolonged controversy as to which willow makes the best bats was finally settled in favour of the close-bark blue willow (Salix alba, var. carulea), which seems firm in Prague which is spending to flourish only. or chiefly in Essex, £100,000 a year advertising, ita Hertfordshire, and Suffolk. In- "make-ups in Germany. Beauty deed, many bat-makers will buy parlours are coining money; hair I think I can say that we are freer to do much as we would wish only willows that have been grown dressers are setting fashions in-
in Essex. when in our own company than
However, there are stead of copying them, silk stock- many professionals of other coun-willow beside the lake in Sex Gar- breakfast, and the drapers' adver- some good specimens of the bating manufacturers ent caviare for ties who are continually with those ders, and in the extensive Salice- tisements in the newspapers look with whom they can have little in
like pictures of the tighter forms of entertainment in Paris.
lulu Chinese are going to Macao, prior to leaving on Monday for the Far Eastern Olympiad, so the Dis-R.C. mond will be monopolised by League games. There are two" this afternoon. The schedule has been altered so as to give the "Dragons" au opportunity of playing before they leave for the North. The matches for to-day
Dragons". the Recreio, at 2.30, which the "Dragons" should win. and the Japanese v. the Baseball -Club at 4.30, which should prove another win for the Japaness Club. To-morrow afternoon the other Chinese team, the "Tigers" meet the Filippins, and is generally ex-ing the four in all, and they showy a game as on his first day open champion with rounds of well. Actually, it makes not the
pected that with their usual "luck" the Tigers will go down.
There is nothing now at stake in the first division. Kowloon Dock have won the championship, as has previously been stated, while Tai- koo R.C. have nothing to lose. They have established themselves as runners-up and even if they lose their remaining two matches, can- not be displaced, Kowloon C.C. cannot avoid relegation to ke second division, and have won the "wooden spoon." Even should the win to-day, which is doubtful, they enn only get two points, mak
Lumi Pon Wah did not play so
stili be two points below the Civil Service
team,
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here, but his style was much better. The exhibition
In the Golf world there is matches to play, including to-day's careful play, though the Chinese Bogey Pool competition to-day Kowloon Dock have eleven and to-morrow at Fauling."
matches, and with one more to
To-morrow should see the post-
poned Inter-Departmental Bowls
Competition match between the Harbour Dept. and the Police decided. The Harbour, could not
won
play, Taikoo on the Kowloon Dock green, they have only to win that to retain their aubeaten record for this season.
GEO. DUNCAN WINS.
THROUGH REUTEL'α AGENCY.]
PORTMARNOCK, August 18th. The Irish Open Golf Champion- ship has been won by George Dun- ac, with an aggregate of 312 for the 12 holes.
Duncan became the first Irish
and 74 the merit of which lay in
petitor's experience. There was a conditions unparalleled in any com
deluge of rain and a gale of wind. Both the luncheon and the press marques were torn down and strip-
ped to ribbons.“
common.
Issuing instructions that the teams are to dine together, dress together, and mingle together, so na to imbibe the team spirit, reads
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as well as professionals. But it
must be remembered I am a sessan
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tup recently formed there.
Two specimens of the bat-willow, sometimes styled the Essex" wik
Duke of York's late visit, and by a low, were among the characteristic British trees selected for planting at Canberra on the occasion of the
like, and that includes amateurs cricketer. was notchble for the fact that it was played under slightest difference. I, in common felicitous arrangement these were
with others, still seek the company planted by
a famous Australian But the wood of such immigrants will probably prove too soft for making good bats. ed professional, and that makes wearing layers of brown paper in-
Duncan kept out the rain by considerable difference.
The bipe-lealed willow grow more rapidly than any other side his 'plus fours."
My experience at Lord's has al species, and is fit to fell in less Cotton, the former Dulwich Colways been that it is the amateurs
As a full-grown took 86 and 51, a total of 313. He steps to chum up with a new pro-a plantation of bat-willows would had led the others in the qualifying fessional. But the Oxford or Cam- rounds.
seem to contain what Dr. Johnson bridge manner is rather apt to calls the potentiality of wealth confuse a lad who is thoroughly beyond the dreams of avarice." well- aware of his inability to talk Unlike most willows, this variety on any subject on quite the same is very long-lived, and there" is, or
than 15 years.
It is perfectly amazing The Fifth Kufurstendamm the Avenue, Oxford-street, Grands Boulevard, or what you will of Berlin-resembles дл animated page from "La Vie Parisienne." Skirts reach to the knee or not, as the case may be, little cloche. hats, well pulled down à la Pari- sienne, cover the shorn golden locks at the German girl of to-day. When the clock strikes one, and the little workgirls, typiats," and of the big stores in the Leipziger- shop assistants come pouring out strasse, the central part of Berlin is as gay as the Rue de la Paix Opposite the Prussian Parliament, a grim old building recalling that business is going to be brisk. pink and red sweet peas and crim- Bunches of bright blue cornflowers, son roses are fastened to corsages, and the girls-go off-in-chattering- groups to lunch
raise team last week, and unless tion is very interesting. Kowiem Lum Poa Wah won applause fre- lege boy, and now a professional, of the side who have taken the first tree fetches at present about $15, grey era, the flower sellers know
a typhoon stops them this week the match should be played.
V.B.C. NIGHT, FETE.
In the second division, the posi
C.C. are favourites, and have now points. They have two matenes can by winning ob- to play, and tain 22 points, and the Champion In the report of the VRC_Nightship-East-Taint-RC-have-played Fete yesterday it was stated that one more match'than Kowloon and the Australian swimmers, en route by winning against the Craigen for Japan to meet Japanese and Hawaiian swimmers, would have done even better than they did--and that was par excellence if it had not been for sore arms, following vaccination, and non-practice for our-weeks." Is should have read "four months."
It is interesting to know that we shall have an opportunity of seeing these swimmers again in action. when they return from Japan."
In "responding to the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern's, wished for their success in Japan, Mr. Kelly, man- ager of the team, paid a high tribute to Hong Kong's scenic beauties, and wondered why Hong Kong was not advertised. He said we did not make enough of it to the World.
LOCAL BASEBALL.
THE WEEK-END GAMES.
There are three games down for decision this week-end in the Hong Kong Baseball League, there being double header to-day and 4 single game to-morrow.
To-day the South China AA "Dragons" meet the Club de Recreio at 9.30 p.m., "and at 4.30 the Japanese Club play Against the Hong Kong Baseball Club
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Both the firet mentioned clubs in each game should win.
Tomorrow the Tigers (South China A.A.) oppose the Filipinos, and it looks like a for the fatter.
win
JAPANESE TEAM v. B.B.CLUB.
showed plenty of enterprise in foreing the pace. Honda adapted a defensive policy and only opened his shoulders when pressed. In long rallies, he had, however, the better of the exchanges and in the second set he got almost all his shots in. quently by clever net play and pretty placements in the corners of the court. He won the first set in spectacular fashion and gained the admiration of the spectators by re- trieving a bad position in the final set. Despite the heat, he played aggressively throughout, but was unfortunate in failing to get into form.
To-day, be is being entertained at Edward Hotel by his old friends a tea dance at 5 p.m., at the King from Australia and to-morrow he will meet Lieut. Frowen on the Chinese Recreation Club courts at 4.30 p.m.
gower C.C. can get on level terms with the K.C.C., provided the lat. ter lose. one of their remaining matches, both of which are with the bottom club, the Yacht Club. Of course, if the K.C.C. lose both their watches, a very unlikely con- tingency, then East Point can get two more points than them, by winning to-day. Taikoo have three beaten recently at East Point green matches to play, and now have 15 by the Craigengower men, and they points. They can obtain 21 points will be doing all they can to-day by winning all three, but should to wipe off this defeat. the K.C.C. win both their matches.
Taikoo will be at home to the then Taikoo ennnot gaining the championship of their club making a fight for either succeed in Recreio. Here again it is a case of division. They can, by winning all. the championship or.
runners-up East Point lose then Taikoo will Park against the Recreio recently, however, become runners-up. Should position. They drew at King's be runners up for certain, provided but to-day they are at home and they win two out of three matches.
a different result may be expected. Today will probably see the championship of the second divi- sion settled.
in the first division, there remain after to-day the matches between Kowloon Dock R.C. and Taikoo. and Kowloon Bowling Green Club and the Civil Service.
Kowloon C.C. look like taking points from the Yacht Club whe cross the water. The K.C.C. will certainly do their best to collect salves at the bead of the table. them
and further establish them-
Bowling Green Club and the Civil The last match is between the Service C.C. It looks as if they will win. The match is being play ed at Kowloon Dock green.
Other scores were:-
Smith, 77 and 95, 318. Compston, 82 and 85, 317." Ray, 88 and 80, 320. Melborn, who was 14th, took sa
and 82, a total of 221. Nabholtz and Havers retired from
the contest.
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U.S. DAVIS CUP TEAM.
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THE CHOSEN,
[REUTER'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE]
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NEW YORK, August 18tb. Johnston have been selected to re- Tilden, Hunter, Williams, and present America in the challenge round of the Davis Cup, in Pennsy vania in September.
DOG-RACING IN ENGLAND.
NEW CRAZE VERY POPULAR.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, August 18th. The latest phase of the dog-racing football in the sanouncement of craze in England is the menace to purchase of Wembley Stadium for greyhound racing.
level as men from the universities.
Freedom of speech becomes merely 4 figure of speech. The lad be- comes tongue-tied.
munds, a patriarchal tree which was lately, near Bury St. Ed
must have been planted before the Dissolution of the Monasteries,
It is not "swank" on the part w. A. Arany in Morning Post.
of the amateurs. It is merely a
case of upbringing and environ-
ment asserting themselves uncon- STABBED IN THEIR SLEEP. sciously.
carry on!"
SINGAPORE, August 12th.
The girls and the older women are the most outstanding symbols Germany. Always known as good of the change which has come over housekeepers, the German women have nevertheless modernised their methods. They have other interests beside the three k'e." "Kinder, kirche, kuehen," or the three c's, as we might call them in English: Children, church, cooking."
It was seen on the screen that girls in other countries wore short different bat. And when Germany skirts, thingled hair, and the so- makes up its mind to do something
it. In rush, orders went to Paris, to New York, and to Lon- don; a famous firm of British scent and soap dealers started here in business.
a
Seen on the Screen. Now, when a certain, reverend
The heme is well looked after, gentleman comes into the Players'
but the women attend feminist Two Beach Road carpenters, Chi- movement meetings, dance, room
and at Lord's we all feel it nese, who were driven by the oppres have made a rapid forward move- necessary to put on our best besive heat to sleep on the verandah ment to approach the British and. haviour. I know he comes in tcence in the early hours of this morn-
of their house, had a tragic experi- American standards of living. enjoy our company and take part ing, waking up to find themselves men have discarded corsets, long The younger generation of wo- in our bits of fun, but the sudden bleeding profusely, each from a skirts, funny hats, and cotton sporting parson has to urge us to yond their bed clothes, and ao at all who are engaged in selling
serious stab Wound." hush is so apparent that. this fine"
stockings The cinema is blamed They had nothing with them befor much, but it can be praised by
What was said last year-that, in search them for money or valuables.
tempt was apparently made to goods to German women.
the main, we professionals would
The nature and position of the prefer to be much on our own other in the side, both desp, in wounds, one in the stomach and the is the truth. And, so far as Lord's dicate that their ccturnal assail is concerned, we have our wish. ant, or assailants, meant to kill there are no half-measures about them but the injured men are un- This does not mean that we are able to name anyone who might be not free to walk into the pavilion implicated in this attempt on their and talk with whom we please. | lives.-Straits Times. This has been followed by the We go in as a team to lunch, and resignation of Longeston from the I have never known of any attempt
Lipsticks made their appearance, and were purchased in their hun- Midland League, as its ground bus been taken over by one of the many to keep a professional out in the tinations that soms are calling out changed their stocks of hats, The removal of these little dis dreds of thousands." Millinera. new greybound racing companies cold. Interest is now centreing on the that have been recently promoted.
for would not blot eat snobbery, dragers their stocks of what we coming Interport Bowls contest
Reformers have talked for years if it existed: they would probably and the French call lingerie, but The question of the Cup Final about the title given to the match be merely a vehicle for discovering which Germans still cling to call- between Hong Kong and Shanghai, which is to be played here.
ing meeting of the local Lawn Bowis
venue at present appears not to be beginning at Lord's to-day. Why it.
"dainea Wascha""ladies' A affected.
"Gentlemen v. Players? Would Recently the rumour was put
washing," Association has been held, and the fly objected to the use of the better? Are not players gentlemen enough amateur players because
The football authorities
not Amateurs v. Professionals be about that Somerset could not get have
Dancing and Tennis. It has been decided to play the grounds for the new sport, but in and gentlemen players? And so the captain, C. White, was not the
Tom Thumb umbrellas replaced
family "brally," the Craigengower C.C. Any cases are unable to prevent 9.
a university man.
patent
cuasion took place on this point.
leather shoes with French heels ground, and a very interesting dia 1
It was fully expected that when I know that one Varsity man, drove the low shoe from the streets. Other features of the craze are Last time the Interport was held the tremendous increase in the betto field in the present match he but for business enlle, would still pantomime transformation scene.
Frank Woolley led his team out who has played for Semerset, and, The change was as sudden a 5 the fact that they are so far down in this Colony, Taikoo the table their own green may
was the ting revenue, and the supply of dogs would do so from the time-honour he doing so, who would prove to green chosen. Kowloon undoubted. being insufficient to meet the deed. Players" gate. But, if he, the rumourists something very dif- favourite amusements of the Ger
Dancing and tennis are still the prove of advanage to them
The Police entertain the wood. year, but it has gone to the Valley. already affected.
to-day I thought it was their turn this mand. The coursing meetings are wanted to do so, he could take us ferent, and in a manner which man girl, but she has changed her for a stroll along the terraces in would appeal to the sportemas. step and her service. All the front of the pavilion, and thus M. D. Lyon is a muscular and a latest dances appear in Berlin and through the gate used by the healthy-thinking cricketer, amateurs-but not exclusively.
who other big cities just as quickly as
THE FIXTURES. The Axtures for to-day sṛe -
Division I. Civil Service C.C.. Craigengewer
C.C. Police R.C. v. Kowloon C.C. Kowloca B.0.0... Taikoo R.C.
Division II.
Craigeagower C.C. v. East Point Taikoo R.C. v. Club de Recreio, Kowloon C.C. . Yacht Club. Kowloon B.G.C. v. Civil Service
C.C. (at Kowloon Dock). The Civil Service C.C. have been playing better of late, and despite
en 'spoonera" of the first division, and should not have very much trouble in, winning.
The remaining match-Bowling Green Club r. Taikoo R.C-re mains very open. No doubt both sides will put up a stiff fight, and a forecast is difficult.
THE INTERPORT.
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Arrangements "sunde.
match on
LAUNCH PICNICS.
It appears that claims were put forward that the K.C.C., the Dock, and Craigengówer all had the
Bays Jack White is one of the most they do in London and Paris. it will now remain to be seen "beat" greens in the Colony, but
All One.
likeable fellows in the game, and Good music is still appreciated, whether the Valley green is the
Captains of visiting teams make play under him.
that anyone would be proud to but the beer gardens have abandon- "Lest" or pot. It should prove week-end-include: the Naval and Players' room, and leading them ference to the game to-day whether girls are going to be heard from,
Launch picnics arranged for this practice of coming to
ed the old time orchestras for jazz: the
Believe me, it will make no dif popular and successful venue, and Military Y.M.C.A., for Service out that way.
On the tennis courts the German easy of access, and everything men, the launch leaving Queen's could do so it we wished; we pre door or that. It is true the days sisters in other countries at hockey, should go off well.
We af Middlesex we come into the field from this but now they also challenge their decided that greens should in future... to-day.
At the meeting referred to it was Pier at 216 p.m., and Kowloon at for, however, to come out of our are over when the professional basket ball, and lacrosse.
own quarters, as soon as we hear carried the bag for the squire, but winter a team of German girl foot- fus c, Myrate-1b S. Hachiuma East Point with the slight chance he played on for Interporis in Naido Honda Tajima 3b., they have of winning the division rotation. For this year the Valley day afternoon jcunt of St. Peter's that out on the field we are all There never would be room for Parisiennes.
Another picnic is the usual Satur. the ery All aboard! We know even then cricket was cricket. ballers will go to Paria to play the Kogs.. Hamaanka zh.
top place will be all out for a Victory. Further they were badly row margía of five votes to four in this case will leave Queen's Pier
won against the KCC by the par-Young Men's Club and the launch, and have always been made to mobbery. Mr. Jones or plain Ile all very strange, but I con- Yoshikaw
(Continued on next Column.)
"Jonas"-doos that matter whenfess I like it.-Daily Express Cor at 3.30 p.m.
(Continued on next Column) i we are out in the middle
respondent.
The following will be the line-up of the Japanese Baseball Club against the Hong Kong B.B.C. to. diamond: Kusano cf. Hachiu day at 4.30 p., at Happy Valley
Reserves-Takatom, Hars and
In the second division, East Point are visiting the Valley. It will be championship bonours at stake, and a keenly contested match, with
votes
feel that way
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