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GOLF AND GOLFERS

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1936.

H. LINDRUM WINS

REMARKABLE FINISH

The Rules Of 200 Years Ago Davis Beaten By One

NEW LIGHT ON AN OLD SUBJECT

Game

London, Dec. 8. pe The Arst of the two matches. each of 61 games at snooker pool, between, Davls and H Lindrum. inded at Thurston's Hall, Lel- cester-square,, last night, in a win for Lindrum by 31 games to 30

a Saturday afternoon in the season will appreciate the pressure and the need for even greater facilities. The proposed site for the new 18-hole course, as Mr. Kerr an- nounced at the presentation of the Corporation sports trophies yester- Each match is being played for day, is at Drumclog. Milngavië,

a side stake of £100. and there and other sites are under con› are other side stazes on the ag- sideration for the smaller courses.gregate of points scored and the CANADIAN COMPLIMENTS highest break made during the end of fortnight's play. At the the first week's play Landrum led on the aggregate by 3.885 to 3,870, and he had oko made the high- est break, a fur" or 81. L'ndrum

Just when one is beginning to think that everything that could be written about golf from a his- torical point of view had been written, along comes some one with a new idea on an old subject This is particularly true of the intest addition to my golf library -a collection" of the rules of the 10 oldest golf clubs in "Britain, which provides the first op- portunity for students of the his-

Mr. George H. Hutchison, who is torical side of the gume to follow Its governmental development, not approaching the end of a notable year in the captaincy of the Glas- from its earliest beginnings ver- tainly, but over a period of near-gow Golf Club...bas had un in- teresting letter from the members ly 200 years. ..

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of the Canadian Senior's Internas in receipt of a start of seven dtional team who toured this coun-points in each game, a concession

of 427 Boints in a week's play. try last summer.

The book, written by Mr. C. Clapcott, and published at 1s by "Golf Monthly," Edinburgh,

places under one cover for the first lime the codes of the oldest clubs, and It also includes a number

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turi, the unbounded hospitality, and the good fellowship have evidently left very happy memories

In the Dominion.

. In the course of their travels a group of the Canadian golfers played over Killermont, and they were fortunate in seeing the course which are not to be found in an ideal conditions on one of the work on the game"

The love "In addition to the rules of the nest days of this year. very earliest clubs, such as they follage, the soft tread of the Royal and Ancient Gol Club which was the St. Andrews Golf Club until 1854), the Royal Burgess Golfing Society. Royal Musselburgh

It is a source of gratification to Club, the Glasgow Club, etc.. there are also very wisely-includ-the Glasgow Club that they were ed those of a few clubs like the able to give the visitors a pleasant Royal Perth Golfing Society and afternoon. and it is singularly ap- the Thistle Club, Edinburgh, which propriate that the event should have synchronised with the pre- sent captain's term, for his elder brother has for many years been leading gure in golf in Mon- treal, and has taken a notable part In developing the game according to the high traditions maintained in the home of golf.

show in an interesting manner, as

the author states, what members of newly constituted clubs consi- dered to be the accepted laws of the game.

THE FIRST OF THE STYMIE And this is necessarily a very Important point for the historical student who may be interested, for example, in Ene origin of the

PLAYERS, PLEASE NOTE Entries close to-day for an open amateur tournament, organised by

two

GOLF

Starting Times For New Year's Day

The Royal Hong Kong Colt Club starting times for Fanling on New Year's Day, are as follows:- Oid. Course.

9.24 am J. MacKnight and F.

Austin

R. Littlejohn.

9.32 am-W. J. & Key and J.

Forbes

9.36 am. E C. Marton and

S. H. Dodwell," "

FOOTBALL AND THE POOLS

MOVE TO COPYRIGHT FIXTURES

*£60,000 A Year Could Be Used"

London, Dec. 5. The English Frotball League

928 am-W. A. Stewart and N.Management Committer at a |special meeting in London, con- sidered the scheme of Mr. Watson Hartley, consulting accountant, of Liverpool. whereby the copyright of fixtures of the League wou'd be utilised for the beneft, of the game at large. Mr. Hartley's scheme is that the League aball Insist on the copyright of their dxtures and ahal issues l'cences for their use at fees to be fixed

board

9.40 am-I. H. Geare and A. D.

Humphreys it 0.44 a.m.-R. L. 8. Webb and 1.

Goldman

9.48 am-F. M. Eliis and H. N.

Williamson

0.52 am 8. Dykes and R. I. by & copyrights contro

The licensing system would apply Shrigley

to all firms publication to the

forms, and dxtures in various

of course. these. would.

include football pools.

10.18 am-T. R. Rowell and W..J.

E Mackenzie

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FUNDS FOR THE GAME-

NATIONAL RIFLE It is suggested that a sum of at

ASSOCIATION

Inter-Colonial Shoot

This was very fine shooting and red with the scores of 1934. These is reason, to hope that this score will place Hong Kong about sixth or seventh.

Detalled scores will our next Issue.

TRAINING GALLOPS

The following gallops were clocked on Christmas Day and Boxing Day-

Advancing Gay Star Forest View

GRIFFINS

Dis- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th · Last tance Qr.. Qr.. Qc. Qr. Or.

1 42.6 1.24.3 2.05.1 237.1

21:46 1.30 2.11.2 2.47.1 40.2 1.20 1.87.1 4.31.2

Or.

32

..

35.4

1

34.1

Splendid View

1 40.4117.1 1.51

Donovan

2

44.1 1.23 2.04

.2.22.4

·2.38.2-3.10.2 · 32

31.4

Maguincant View, Qlort-

:

ous View and Gorgeous

View

1.

45.4 1.243 200.2 2.33.3

33.1

Rosemary

1

1

40.2 1.17.2 1.53 226.4 2.57.1 30.2 494 1.33 2.11.2 2.44.2

33

42

31 30.2

Royal Highneas

Royal Scot and Royal

Consort.........................................`I Tyne and Goodnews Bay: £49

1.22.1 1.58.1 3.29.1 1.34 2047 SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS

Lancashire Loon and

Midlothian Ideal Day, Modern Hero

and The Shamrock... 1 Paymaster-&-Hawthorn-1 Hellbender, Merry Jester

1 and Ballos Silver Lining, & Fidelity 1

Unicorn

I

1

4 49.1 1.21 1.54.4

41.1

33.4

1.21.1 1.58.1.2.33.3 -38-1:14.41:62–2,27.4.

35.2

95.4–

42

1.22.3 1.57.2 3.30,2

33

38

1.13.1 1.47.3 2.23

35.2

40.1 116.2 1.50.2 2.24

33.3

Wild

Cat und Ocean

View

1

Stopwatch & Hopscotch 1 Gold Sovereign

39.1 1.15.4 1.51 2.33 50 1.33 2.15 2.49.1

32

34.1

46.1 1.29.4 2.08.4 2.30.2

30.3

AUSTRALIAN PONIES Perfect Day

35.21.07.1 1.35.4 Canberra Girl & Brenta 1. 44.3 1.25.4 2.04. A "Grand" Time & Merry

Time

28.3

2.33.3

29.3

1 44 1.18.4 1.49.1 217

27.4

Able Warrior and Film

Star

32.2 1.03.4 1.343 204

132.1 1.08.1 1.40.3 212

29.4

2,42,3 30.3

- Hercules and Lancashire

Lad

land, and Busby; Regan and Wylle, Fraser and Bowle.. (G.) Woolley and Bain,

BUCKIE'S SELECTION Buckle. Thistle's team to play

the

At the start of yesterday's play Davis was leading by 26 games to 24. Lindrum won the first and

least £60,000 a year could be ram- second games in the afternoon by 4 to 48. and 87 to 27. to make

ed in this way and devoted to the the totals level. Then Lndrum

funds of the game. Mr. Watson Hartley attended the meeting and won the third game by 82 to 60.

explained his scheme in detall. on the black, and Davis took the

and after a lengthy discussion the next two at 116 to 12, and 82 to

committee announced that the 67. In the fourth game Davis had a break of 86, including

meeting was adjourned. "A repre- sentative of companies organising blacks, two blues, two browns, and

football pools attended the meet- all the colours, and in the Anal

in the Inter-Colonial Shoot held tng. Mr. John M'Kenna, the pre- 1 game of the session. Lindrum ran in off the pink, folowing which yesterday, the Hong Kong team sident of the League, said that the was in its preliminary Day's took the pink and the black scored a total of 1,071 cut of pos-matter

Lindrum won the first game atsible 1,260 points.

stage at present. the

NEEDS EXPERIENCE night by 88 to 42, making

Hearts are going

to miss

PROVISIONAL SIGNING score 28 games all, and he took the er

the weeks, ahead.

Kilmarnock have provisionallyPeterhead at Buckle in the first lead in the next game which he

M'culloch, in took at 99 to 46. Davis won the

Aler Anderson did quite well at signed Simon Currie, a Mauchline" round of the Aberdeenshire County Pittodrie, but is lacking in ex youth, who keeps goal for Darvel. Cup will be selected from next game at 82 to 40, but Lin drum won the next by 04 to 27

inperience. He missed one or two Hr will be allowed to complete the following players: Wood, John Bowie, Noble, Middleton, F. Smith, and with two games to be played

easy chances, and had Culech season with his junior club.

there to accept some of For their match against Ross, James Bowie, Calder, Geddes, he led by 30 to 29. winning the sixtieth game at 82 to 32. Lindrüm

Murray's Inviting crosses it is not Bernard at Love Street St. Mirren Cormack, Campbell, Neish, and

change. unlikely that Hearts would have make no made certain of the resu't, and he

Selection: Mine.

PETERHEAD IN DOUBT games. Davis

secured the winning goal while Cloy; Baird and Ancel; Cun-

Peterhead are in doubt about" won the last game of the series by

"the Dons were st trying to getningham. Wilson, and M'er; Lati- the'r attack. going. It will pro- mer and Knox; MGregor; the left half-back petion. If 85 to 52.

Dutble has not recovered from A the bably be a good few weeks yet M'Camon and Gall before Anderson is in among the ROSS MAKE CHANGES foot Injury Allan will

is big and powerful,

Ross County again indulge in berth. Team:-Molr; Eurnett and goals. He

Brown. Townsley, and and should develop into a good team changes for their Highland Scott:

'Allan;

and Emslie Stewart; Strachan and leader of the bustling type, but League match with Elgin City at club of Hearts' standing should. Dingwel. Macmillan has recovered Craig; not be in the position of having from a leg injury which kept him to make do with an fhexperienced out of the gaine for several weeks.. lender right in the middle of the and is at right back in place t Andersin, who. is being rested, Garrow makes his reappearance after a long absence at right half- back in place of Fraser, partners Bowie

stymie. The actual word "sty- the Cawder Club, which takes then led by two mile" does not appear to have made its entry into golfing pur-place on this attractive wooded

course on Saturday first,

"

The second match will be begun, 10-morrow.

courtesy of the course to competi- tors for the full week before the competition, and this in itself is almost sufficient to make entering) fully worth while. As golf courses go it is very new, but already it has been worked up into excellent And there are many which may rival it

for sheer beauty, but there is certainly not one to beat it.

iante unul 1834, but from the ab-

Up to date the numbers who sence of any rules to the contrary, have promised to participate have the penalty existed, and it was not

been extremely heartening for an unt 1775 that the Honourable company ruled that "If your balls event at this unusual period of the year, and the quality is also first be found anywhere touching or within six inches of one another class. This may be judged when you are to lift the first bail untut stated that the entries include such players as Doriald Cameron, the other is played."

Kirkintilloch (winner of the Ed- Prior to that in the rules of the ward Trophy early this year); Royal and Ancient Club, dated James Lindsay, Falkirk Tryst (the 1754, there was no reference to the former Boy Champion): E. D. condition. six-inch separation-only if the Hamilton, Ralston: D. M'Bride, balls were touching could one of Glasgow: K. G. Patrick, Burling: But even the oldest of the rules and A. W. M. Watson, Hayston,

runner-up in the Glasgow Cham Entries should be sent to Mr.W Indicates the spirit of the etymle,

A Stevenson, C.A., 55 West Regent pionship. because in 1754 the R. and A. laid

An added attraction furnished Street, Glasgow, to reach him to- I down that "At holing, you are by the club is the offer of the day. to play your ball honestly for the hole, and not to play upon your adversary's ball, not lying in your way to the nole."

them be lifted.

Whether was it "lost ball lost hole" or "stroke and distance" frst? The records do not go back far enough to make this absolutely certain, but the author points out how the ideas among the older clubs changed from time to me, the Burgess Society, for instance. alternating fairly regularly be 1tween the two, and while at Aber- deen in 1733, Blackheath in 1828 und Musselburgh in 1834 the rule was "lost ball lost hole," it was "stroke and distance" in some of the codes as far back as 1754 and 1773.

These, however, are, just, small points illustrative of the material provided in the book, which, on the whole, is one of the most in- teresting works which has been published on the game for some time.

MUNICIPAL GOLF

A big development in municipal golf in Glasgow. 18 foreshadowed by the statement of Mr. T. A. Kerr, convener of the Parks Committer of the Corporation, that negotia- tions are taking place for ground for the provision of a new 18-hole course and for two or three 9-hole courses.

The growin of municipal gol since the war has been one of the. mast striking features of the game, and it is interesting to think of it In conjunction with the condition or affairs which existed some 200 years ago when the rules of the earliest clubs were framed." ..

Glasgow, in particular, has been prominent in this development, and few clues can boast of the same facilities as are to be found ac extremely moderate cost.

The justification for the laying" cut of additional courses is not hard to and for although the pre- sent undertakings are not, in the main, lucrative from a coldly fin ancial point of view, the number ur players utilising them could hardly be greater. Those who have attempted to get a round on any of the municipal courses on

appear

NEW ARMY HOCKEY SECRETARY

Lieut. J. P. Williams, 2nd Bn. The East Lancashire Regiment as- sumes the duties of Hon. Becre- tary, Army Hockey, with effect from to-morrow vice Major R. C. 3. Bates relieved.

MRS. HARROP MANAGER OF INTERPORT TEAM

been

season.

WOOLLEY COMES IN Partick Thistle make one change for the game with Dunfermline Mis. P. M. Harrop, Hon. Secre- at Firhill Hast was injured in tary of the Hong Kong "Ladies' the match with Celtic, and Wool- Hockey Association has been inley, who has been, shaping well in vited to accompany the Interport the Allance team, takes his place. team to Shanghal next month, and Teain-Johnstone (R); Johnstone (1.) and Calderwood; Elliot Suther- has accepted.

81.

ΟΣ Luthle

Brinham.

THREE CHANGES AGR Three changes are announced by Stenhousemuir for the match against Dumbarton at Ochilview.

at centre hall Brown resumes who back and Malcolm and Howie are at inside left. preferred to Cameron and Fraser

Selection: on the left wing." Jack; Turnbull and Smith; Mor- rison, Brown, and 8. Murray; Hi and Fisher; R. Murray: Malcolm Anderson; and Howle,

Ross changes over to inside right, and is partnered by Mackay. Team: -Ross; Macmillan and Urquhart; Garrow, Macrae, and Macdonald;

ind Mackay

Ross

"IT'S THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS”

Player's Please

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