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HONG KONG "DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1931.

Sports News

GOLF NOTES.

[BY GUM)

H.K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

HONDA BEATS H. D. RUMJAHN.

EASY VICTORY,

The return of the cold and blustering weather recounted for à fewer shmber of players 'inrning out over the week-end. Although the Prainsular and Island were being mbjected to a regular gale,

Without having to assert himself, it was very much less gusty in the T, Honda, the holder of the Open New Territories with their protect Singles, the H. D. Rumjan.ys ing hills and those who have a terday in the second round of the Sunday programme planned would

current championship unexpectedly do well to telephone to Fanling for usily by 6-1, 6-1. The Indian gave a supplementary weather report bes disappointing performance, and fqre cancelling their arrangements, i faiged to redline his supporter's ex- -By the afternoon the wind had pectations of giving the champion

dropped to little more than a breeze

good ran. At no stage did ho and, with the ground soft after the how any signs of producing form rains of the previous week, the con good enough to Latch the Japan ditions were delightful for golf invariably, falling off in Jong These pleasant conler months will rallies, while his side Bad drivs soon be gone and the sweaters will which are usually features of his once more be turked away in moth-play did not conw off at all, inest defying camphor, so-lose not an op-of them going outside when he at- portunity of enjoying Fauling at its tempted those shots, Honda, on the best-far away in the countryside her band, played a sterling and where the jaded wrariness of over-brainy game, controlling his shots strained living is forgotten.

gracefully and accurately, time and again araling, by fine cross court.

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It must be some years since the shots. Ramjahn who unde futile Janior Championship at Fauling, attempts to overcome Honda by net

plry, has kindled so much interest as

Honda now mects W. C. Hung, on the present, occasion, and there so yesterday qualified for the is a noticeable undercurrent of ex-third round by eliminating II. S citement concerning the match to Les in straight sets

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The Lo bothers made their initial appearances in the Open Doubles, and had no difficulty in entering the next round..

Yesterday's matches resulted as follow-

0-0.

Open Singles..

- SECOND ROUND,

Ha Ka Lau beat Yoshikawa 6-0,

be played over 33 holes on Sunday

Each camp has its enthu siastic purtisans and, many are the Lets which have been jotted down lik note-books-mt for the possibility of unintentionally in-! fringing the new regulations, a T. Honda brat H. . Runjačn Kucessful sweepstakes might un-16-0, 0-1 doubtedly have been organised. Io is anticipated that the cidest

the elders of Shengshui | 0-3. will be inveigled upon to drop temporarily his oldering and to be present at the first ter to shake hands with the contestants, when a snapshot or two may be taken by one of the Club's amateur photo- graphers.

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The large gallery which is ex- pected will be efficiently handled, but the public are advised to keep well away from all round the ball- the melt, so as avoid being hit by some club flung away in a paroxyan of rage at the muffing of a shot, and the ladies, for the same reasoni

but also to avoid the increasing of their vocabulary with words which, even in these days of modernity, have not yet become thoroughly trousehold,

W. C. Hung beat H. S. Ler 6-1,

W, T. Lee best G. E. Halmos 1-6, 6-4, 0-1

Open Doubles.

M. W. Lo and M. K. Lo beat Da Silva and Dog Remedios 6-1, 6-1..

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.

Open' Singles,

Chan So . Wong Shin Wing. Yow Man Kit Ng Kam Chuen Capt. W. M. Morgna v. E. T. E. Nash.

Sonnderam r. Anderson.

Open Doubles.

T. Honda and T. Akiyamna" e Wong and Tani.

Raton and Burnett r. Redmond and Ride.

S. E. Green and D. S. Green r Lo and Iu Tak Cheuks.

Lina

P. Kong and W. T. Lee andTM Hayase.

CRICKET NOTES.

INTERESTING GAMES-IN SPITE OF THE RACES

N. ABBIT'S WEEKLY REVIEW.

The almosphere at the moment seems faller of ponies than of cricket but there have been spine interesting games recently. The

HOME FOOTBALL. WILLYS OVERLAND

TRADE.

DECISIONS REACHED IN

MONTHLY SAVING OF $1,000,000.

CUP MATCHES.

CHELSEA OUT OF LUCK.

[TUROCON REUTER': ¿GENOV.]

LONDON, March i Chelsea dropped out of the

thorough overhauling of Willys-Overland's manufacturing, merchandising and financia? posi tion preparatory launching its

THE WHITE RAY LIGHT.

INSTRUMENT BROUGHT TO

SHANGHAI.

The use of the while ray of light 2 ns an important medical discovery' and a demonstration of its use with soft tissue, will be the subject of

working since 1918 on the develop ment and perfecting of the ding:/ nostic-opparatus. He was assisted and advised by the late Dr. Stein- inetz, who was known as the " Elge trical Wizard of Schenectady, New York Dr. Mason' bas

born nesacinted with Dr. Chintron in his work for about five years.

Not An X-Ray."

The white ray light is not an

Club postponed their match with English F.A. Cop" competition to 1931 programme, has been outline several lectures which Dr. G. E. Arng progess, in fact, in many in the University but the K.C.C. and day, when they received Birming by L. A. Miller, president of the Muson, a Canadian, will give in it readily shows defects in Ganners match came off alright, ham in the replay at Stanford company, to the wall Street Journeen travolfing in North China and

Bud a very fine game it was too. The Gunners were lucky to win the toss and went in first, Wolfe Barry and Halewood both got double figures but Goodwin got going and took the first four wickets in quick succession. But as usual: Mussen rame to the rescue of his side and MacFarlan decided to have another golf anal with him, winning in seventy to Musso's seventy-eight and and put the a very gallant stand and put Gunners in a very strong position. They declared with the second een-

tury holated.

Brace Savea Kowloon.

utterly at sea with one exception The K.C.C. batting was again

As he has done so often, Brace

pulled his site out of a bad hole scoring seventy-five not out. No one else but Hung did anything, I am coming to the conclusion that the Fincher brothers and Zimmern are stale. They played very late in the spring of 1630 and began very early in the autumn of that year, besides playing. I think, one. or two matches in the summer. They would be well advised to have a complete rest from cricket from April to the last week in Septem ber. The K.C.C., liowever, man Aged make a draw of it, with Musson taking four for thirty..

Race-Wook Oricket: Every Race Week now many keen cricketers get together for some. mare unhurried games than are possible on Saturday Afternoon. I am not sure that the Volunteers did not start it, but I know E. J. R. Mitchell and H. Owen Hughes were among the pioneers. The first game was at K.C.C. between that Club and the Volunteers. The latter on Sunday ran up two hun- dred and soventy-three, which in cluded a hard hit eight-seven not Kowloon, out by R. M. Wood. however, headed them, and thanks to Willie Hung (76) and Ernie Fin cher (84) finished off on Monday twenty-seven runs on. Burnett then brought off his first big bowling feat in the Colony and took eight for Lwenty-five Griffiths contributed thirty-eight of the total of seventy- two (Mitchell was absent according to the score I saw), and, as he made forty-four in the first knock, he had a good match. He appears to be settling down to the Hong Kong light and wickets. Kowloon won very easily by nine wickets. I am glad to see Barnett bowling on. He may yet prove the bowler K.C.C. are looking for,

Volunteers. Regulura.

The Volunteers saw off their pro- fessional brethren by exactly one run on Tuesday on the Club ground. Davies had a day off from the pads and took five for forty-eight just to show what he could do with the bail. The Army side was by no means a bad one with Williams ar

bowl as well. MacKay gof Fry into the thirties and Griffiths and Was this match an Ameriena box-his full health whilst on leave. Owen Hughes into the twenties but 'fight, the adversaries would have Young, A.P.C., departs in a few the score was only one hundred and been in the midst of declaratious weeks and also.. there is a thirty-six. The Army would have through the Press of what parti, disintlination to record the actual fared ill mu not Fry been dropped

names of those about to go. Most before he had scored. cular mincemeat the one intended of us have at one time dodged rattled ap fifty-one before he was e and b by Owen Hughes when making the other, but fortunately shroffs. this is still a British Colony and,

trying to guard his head from one of that bowler's celebrated full therefore, whatever ill-feeling may

tosses. It was a most exciting exist has been confined to muttered

finish. whispers between the prospective opponents "en passant."

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A professional said the other day that elbow-lifting is the chief trouble with beginners-he may, or may not, have been referring to the Nineteenth Hole.

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ed to employ no strategies beyond company on those encompassed by the rules and when he wishes the etiquette of the game.

Ho then

Volunteers. Combined League, Each side only murdered ten men in the match between Volunteers and the Combined League on Wed- putian (The Editor would not allow my original two words.) Volunteers scored seventy-five, of which Batger and Baker (F.) got twenty-two and thirty-one piecc. The Combined League compiled no less than sixty-seven,and they had quite a fair side out! I under stand, however, it was quite a cheerful game,

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Bridge

Sunderland und West Brich Albion niso succeeded in washing the semi-final round.

Results of the replays were us follows Chelsea

0 Birmingham Exeter e Sunderland

Wolves

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a giving the first statement of the corporation's position this year. As a result of the now manage ament's policy since July, 1920, when control of Willya Overland chang 1 We Brom.

cd hands, inventories both in the The semi-finals will be played on March, the West Bromwich Albion field and at the plants have been and Everton will play on the Man substantially reduced, sizable econo- chester United, ground. Birming nies in operation have been effect bin will meet Sunderland at Leoda.ed, and the company's liquid

Scottish Oup.. Kilmarnock qualified for the semi-final of the Scottish F.A. Cap competition by defeating Bo'ness goals to wil. in the replay. They scored five

The draw for the semi-finals on

March 14 resulted in Kilmarnock imving to meet. Celtic at Hampden Park; Motherwell and St. Mirren meet at Ibrox Park.

In a Scottish Leaguo gaine, Celtic beat Mulherwell by four goals to one.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH RUGBY?

DÜLLNESS INFECTS BIG GAMES.

TOO MUCH WHISTLE,

Rugby football is at the moment under a cloud, sfates Percy Rudd

Particularly in the tissues surround Shanghai soon. Dr. Mason as tissne structure before an X-ray could reveal the same defects. has arrived in Shanghai. Ho ha ing the tooth, sinuses, eyes, and since kon staying at the Cathay ears, and in the uses of suspected

tumours or malignant growths, Hotol while waiting for the repair, the white ray light useful. It is of some of his instruments before now beng-teed by many of the lead...

of Arrien and ing surgeons he can get down to the deal business Europe as an aid to abdominal of his visit, his lecturës.

surgery:

This important medical discovery Among the instruments which Dr. is called the Cameron Electric Mason the with him is an ophthal noscope which, he explained, makes Diagnostoset, and, when attached to it possible to see through the vit the ordinary electric mirrent pro-cons hair and examine the

duces a strong, cool, white ray of ge ground to detect changes in the blondatreau. This is the only place, light which penetrates the soft where the physioing can artimally tisses of the body and repents any change from, the normal in the tissue through which it passes. A healthy tissue shows pink and

position has been strengthened.

Mr. Miller said: "A definite up turn in our business is responsible for increased employment in all plants. This upturn is attribut able to approval of the now Willy Overland programme which has en outlined to distributors and dealers in a nation-wide series aftrauislucent. meetings recently concluded,

"It will not be retarded by mer chandise handicaps, as Willys-Over- land dealers' stocks of approxi- mately 1,070 cars averige only 1.0 care por dealer, the lowest in ten

yente.

Our w programme has been innde possible by a complete over, huling and revision of our mantt- facturing policies, with the result that we now have in effect actual permanent overhead savings which will average more than 81,000,000 A month in 1931 without impair. ing efficiency or effective competi tive power.

Maintains Strong Dash Position.

"Daring the process of develop. the Daily Bapress. All the re

ing a new programme as import- cent international matches have aut and comprehensive as this, been dull and dreary affaire-particularly in a year of depres interminable succession of purpose- less serummages, broken only by the increasant whistling of the re forer.

A few years ago, if all else fail. dia, which it seldom did, we could rely upon the England Scotland game to lift our Rugby once more on to the peak of achieve ment; last year this sunual battle for the Caleatta Cup plumbed the depths of futility

The trouble bas all been in and around the scrummage:

(1). The difficulty of getting the ball into the serum, without some rule or other being infringed, and

(2) The obstructive activities; legal and legal, of the wing for

wards.

These have resulted in the cramp. ing and confining of the game to such an extent that most of its joyfulness, for players as well as spretators, has disappeared,

What are the causes of this pro gressive decadence.) There are more clubs, with more playing mom hers, than ever before, and I do not believe that the material of which internationals are made

rss good. Neither can I think that the modern Rugby player is deliberately unsporting.

sion, antisfactory earnings have not been possible. Yet, through the reduction of inventory and improved methods of control, wo have been able to maintain dur ing this preparatory period an *xceptionally strong cash position." "All development costs and ex. traordinary, expenses attendant thereto have been met currently. A total of $1,000,000 in bonds was retired in July, 81,070,000 prefer- red stock was, retired and $455,000

par value preferred was purchas ed for retirement in 1631. Not- withstanding cash and marketable

curities

on September 30 last were 80,228,087 and the ratio of current assets to current liabili tjes was 0.3 to 1.

"Inventory of less than 89,000,000 on, October 1, 1930, had been re duced more than 68 per cent. from approximately 828,000,000 on July 11929, and I confidently expect that our new plans of control will enable is so closely to restrict in- ventory that future operations will show a much more rapid inventory turnover than at any previous time.

Lerger Number of Dealers.

Referees and the Rule.

**Our idealer" organization, despite We must get drepor down than depressed sales conditions of the this to the laws of the game it. past year, is borger than before. self. The story begins a year or

We shall continue regardless of we go, when the authorities, re: general business conditions to fol ased that something would havaow rigidly the conservative policy to be done to ease the way of theef not forcing dealers to accept absorb ball into the serum. They warned more cars. than they can

their in and market, profitably with sound We bo- referees to tighten up terpretation of the rule, and the business aggressiveness. care has been worse then the ail heve this policy is essential to all inent.

automobile manufacturers if the automobile dealer is to survive as a husiness fores in his community, and, in our opinion, the perman- ent success of the industry rests or the permanence and stability of the merchants who form its points of contact with the public.

The law, in effect, says that, na forward must advatice a foot, un

til the ball bas touched the ground and has passed both feet of the two outside men. The trouble is for both referee and players to de- termine exactly when he has hap pened.

I saw the Navy forwards fre- quently penalised at Blackheath for breaches of this law. Now, the gond game of Navy Rugby is such that no one wond soriously sug gest they were not trying to play the game. Do not this and many other examples drive us to the conclusion that the law, as at pre- sent framed, is onworkable 1

Hooking in the serummage is more or less a modern art, and in de

The Colonel is an old tactician

The ladies are tonated ander and will probably be full of beans, varions descriptions of wives, sweet -but the players have been caution-hearts, etc., also man likes their day and the scoring was Lili-

mote occasions than dispense with it-the balance is undoubtedly well down on the "pro" side of the The competitions in the ladies' scale. Whilst this is not meant to. section of Fanling proceed gradual by a pop, it can be taken as such ly, and the only one so far complet if the sweet things of the Kowloon ed is the 1930 Captain's Cup, where City links are piqued or feel that congratulations are extended to they are being unjustly discriminat Mrs. Keary on her victory in the ed again. The now regulation

Forthcoming Games. final over Mrs. Cassidy with a calle for no ladies on the course

on Saturday afternoons or on Sun The Club have a blank day to confortable margin of 4 and 3 The latter player also suffered de- daya and holidays before the tiffin

morrow while K.C.C. and Civil foat in the Championship at hour. This ruling has become Service, play off their League 6x- 2 hands of Mr. Lambert to the necessity on account of the heavy ture. I am not sure if the latter tute of and 2, so the possible overcrowding recently experienced will be ab full strength but with veloping it we have been opt to ose sight of the fact that the real hut-trick mentioned in last The men, poor, dears, are keeping Grifiths, R. M.. Wood, Richardson, week's Notes but an idlé

an ere on the office clock for five Sayer and de Rome they should at intention of the game is to gain Fossession of the ball by shoving drenia-Mrs. Lambert will now and a half days a week, during all events draw. If Brace is not

attach

the other fellows off it. If we can meet the winner of the Mrs. Keary which tane their women and Mrs. Newbigging match. It nents would be far better employing they might win. The game set linck to that basic principle we

Kowloon.

shall have done something at least Craigengower have a friendly on the "Ross Cup Misa Mackie aced in keeping an eye on the ball

A Rule In the North, counted for, Mrs. Lainbort in a close than in untiringly overhauling the with the Argylls but an the latter

I have been it suggested that the game Gnishing 2 and 1, which will stock in trade of the Pioneer Silk are still in Camp I expect it will offside activities of the wing for entitle her to meet in the final Store or similar emporin of female fall through. The Indians are at wither Mrs. Evans or Mrs. Dovey.

A indy was heard, to say the other delights. The men would benefit, home to the Navy in a friend, and wird, or the scrum half, might be

• would the ladies-and also the I silke. Ladies could play golf, asabinging, will win fairly comfort

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day that she was fed up with golf, to which her auditor replied: dith't known you had taken it g

"Quite true, dearie,' answer,

but

my

that gaine is the hallmark of Gunners and University but they

humanity-but so should honlthy

ought to be playing off their League was the the men. husband is." No word is extant in the English match I fancy. But I'm not sure.

South African Orickel, trait of male-gregariousness which, The coming Spring, despite the language to denote the feminine. low dollar, wil age the usual exodus irrespective of their mich vaunted of those bound for Heme, amongst emancipation, still maintains what are many of the familiar

I must again hold over my final remarks on the League rules as I am very busy on an analysis on the. cricket in the South African Tests,

sights at Fanlingalentine Dud-Brery member of e-golf-ints-hatial chape, tumblr next Tues well & Co., has already sailed and his pocket picked recently the day. I think many of my readers it in to be hoped that ho will regain thief can justifiably claim to have may find this interesting..

RABBIT. (Continued on nex; Column.)

done the whole in one.

checked by insisting that he should

1930

Earnings results from operations cannot be estimated at this time as they will denend upon the policy adopted at the end of the year with regard to present mearres which exceed 82,000,000, and additional reserves that good business judgment might Tictate during the last quarter of the vear when it is proper that ad- équata and ibéral provision be pinde for, furture contingencies,

So satisfactory, however, have

the company's jilans and program. me for 1031 developed to date that the outlook for the future is bet ter than it has been for many vers, it may be expected con- fidently that Willys-Overland will maintain strong and aggressive osition among the leaders, in the industry

keep both feet instead of only one FANLING HUNT FIXTURES. foot behind the ball. Why not go further and prevent him from ad- vancing beyond the line of the tunnel until the ball is aut

Hunds will meet as follows:- Sunday, March 8, 3.15 p.in.Sheung

Shui Police Station. Wednesday, March 11, 3.16.p.m.--

The Hunters' “Arms. Sunday, March 15, 3.15 p.m.-Polls"

Bungalow Wednesday, March 18, 3.15 p.m.-

This is a rule of professiona! Rugby in the North, but that should be no bar, if it is sound, to ii adoption by amateurs. As the onconformist divine said, when was ispbraided for superseding church harmonitim by an organ. "Why should the devil have all the Wednesday, March 25, 3.15 p.m.~~ Rool tunes!"

Tho Keine

Dilla Corner,

see a blood vessel at work. Speal. ing of the eyes, Dr. Mason believer that more attention should be given: " to the care of the eyes. The modern race is very shortsighed in com parison to our ancient ancestors. Dr. Mason advocates eye exercise,` The ase of the white ray light was adding that outdoor sport is one discovered by Dr. W. J. Cameros, | of the greatest means of exercising Canadian also who has been eur eyes as well as our muscles,

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