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Match Bets Of Golf Professionals

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WINNINGS NOT LIABLE TO INCOME TAX

A law suit which has aroused keen Interest among golf profes- sionals particularly and among all players, was decided recently by Mr. Justice Lawrence in the Be- venue Court of the King's Bench Division.

The question at Issue WILS whether winnings over bets, were Hlable to income tax in the case of a golf professional-in this case Archie Compaton, of "Coombe Hill Golf Club, Surrey.

The action ended in favour of Compston.

The revenue authorities ap- pealed against a decision of the General Commissioners for In- come Tax who had discharged an additional assessment of £1.000 made on Compston.

"Mr. Justice Lawrence-But he must instruct 1 people ask him to. Betting is a matter entirely of his own volition.

Mr. Justice Lawrence, giving judgment, said winnings on bets 'on games of golf played by Comp- ston did not arise from his em- ployment. If necessary, he would hold also that there was nothing to support the view that Compston was carrying on a businesa by betting on these private games.

The appeal of the revenue authorities was dismissed;

PROFESSIONALS' OPINIONS Following are views of some of the leading professionals:

J. H. Taylor (Röyal Mid-Surrey Club, Richmond)-I never backed myself for a sixpence in my life. Golf is too fickle a game..

"The Attorney-General (Bir Donald Somerveli, K.C.) sald the revenue authorities regarded such Bandy Herd (Moog Park)—I. winnings as made in the profes-have never gambled more than £1. Always when on the winning Mr. Raymond Needham, K.C. side. I get "a bit extra.” ffor Compston)There is no authority for that.

stonal's vocation...

It had been stated in the special case that Compston, for over ten years, habitually enguged in In private games, principally with. amateurs, for bets. As much £50 and £100 was 'sometimes wagered on the result, In ten years Compston had received at times вpproximately £1,000 year, after deducting sumb lost If he were not professional the position would be different.

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- Mr. Justice Lawrence asked about the contract of a golf pro- fesetonal

James Braid expressed agree ment with the decision. He re- called, occasions, when £800 had been at stake in matches between amateurs. Nowadays people do not seem willing or able to stake such large amounts on the for- tunes of the game.

Willie Ritchle (Coulsdon Courts)" There is little big betting these I remember one club where dayr the Sunday sweepstake was worth

£200.

Charles Whitcombe-A very good decision. It is quite impossible to regard course wagers as part of a professional's earnings.

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Alfred Padgham-Most of lose as much as we win in these friertly games.

George Oke (Fulwell)-It is & fluctuating source of income, and if they think this way, the Income

Bir Donald Somervell-He has a retaining fee and he has a 'right' to sell "clubs and ball; but I am not sure it would be & contract of employment. In most of his activities he is in a fairly indepen-Tax people should recompenseus

when we lose friendly matches. dent position.

Wai Tai College Sports

3000 Metres Bicycle Race:-1. Ho Yuk-ming, 2, Leung Kwok-kuen. Time 6 mins, 37 secs.

100 Metres. (Open to Boarders): The fifth annual athletic sports meeting of the Wai Tai College-1, Lo Hon-sun. 2. Wong Ying- was held at Caroline Hill yester- kan. Time: 11.7 secs. day, by kind permission of the South China Athletic Association.

Mr. Lo Wing- kit, former Chair- "man of the Board of Directors of the Tung Wah Hospital, distributed the prizea.

The senior and junior individual championships were won by Ip Kani-hung and Ip Man-han res- pectively.

There was quite a crowd, present including all the present students and a large number of old boys, The results were as follows:- 100: Metres (Senior) -1; Ip Kam- hung. 2. Leung Fook-yee, 3. Chan. Wing-fat. Time 11.8 secs. il

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1937.

BASEBALL LEAGUE

Matches To Be Broadcast

Plans for the season were dia- cussed at a meeting of the Hong Kong Baseball League held at the Hotel Cecil yesterday afternoon.

Mr. W. Muir was in the chair supported by J. Thompson. (Hon. Secretary and Treasurer).

The past season was reviewed and it was announced that the matches this season will be played

at Caroline Hill.

Messrs. T. H. Smith and F. Dodge, were elected offelal um- pires. This is a novel step as the League had no oficial umpires last season.

Matches will be broadcast this

and year

this should prove a valuable incentive in popularising the game.

The following omcials were elected:--

YACHTING

U.S." Team

V. "Remainder"

In the race held by the R.H.K,Y.C. yesterday The Remainder" beat the U.S." team by four points.

The distance was 8.3 miles and the course Channel Rocks mark (P), Kowloon Rock mark (P). Rumsey Shoal mark (P), Channel Rocks mark (8), Club line.

Detalls follow:-

"U.S." Team-Started 14.45

Finished Pos. Pia, Carpenter. A1...... 16.42,19 9 2

(Mrs. Edwards). « Eve, A5

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18.41.50 7 4

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H.D. WINS ON

STAND COURT

Easy Game Against

Leong Ping Chui

The

quickest way to get the best whisky:

Playing on the Stand Court at the H.K.C.C. yesterday afternoon H. D. Rumjahn déféated Leang Ping Chul in straight acts, the scores being 6-2, 6-1.

In the Open Doubles, A. V. Gosano and Remedies beat Ng and Hong by 8-4 6-1; Wong and Lui | #6 beat Cheurig and Hung 8-4,' 8-1,'

In the Club Handicap Singles, Divett beat Owen Hughes 6-3, 6-1; M. Pagh beat W. Wooding 6-1, 8-6; and G. W. Sewell beat V. R. Gar- 9 don 6-0, 6-4

(Mrs. Richards). Isobel, A7..............18.37.34

2

(Mr D'Arcy-Evans), Gull, 48............. 16.37.42 3

(Mrs. Ackroyd-Hunt).

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Kittiwake, A12

8 ... 18.42.15 (Mrs. L. Bader).

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Lobo, 42

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In the Cub Handicap Mixed Doubles. Mr. and Miss" Smalley best Polglase and Mrs. Wood 6-3. 6-8, 8-2

Total points...... 28 JOURNALIST DIES

"The Remainder ”

Finished Fos, Pts.

1 11 18.36.43

(Miss P. King). Artemis, A4......... 16.38.39 5 6

(Miss H. Crawhall-Wilson). Joss, A8......... 16.42,26 10

(Mrs. Stanton). Cicada. A10

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18.38.26

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(Miss. M. Whitham), True Blue, Ari ... 18.41.49 6

(Mrs. G. Adam),

Total pointa..... 30

IN HOSPITAL SHIP

Mr. Basil Andrew "Murray |

Mr. Basil Andrew Murray, mem- ber of a famous political family. son of Professor Gilbert Murray, died in the hospital ship Maine while being taken from Alicante (Spain) to Marsellies for medical treatment.

He had been taken ill while working as a journalist at Alicante. He was 84.

Mr. Murray was educated at "The Remainder" win by four | Charter-house and New · College, points.

Sports Snobbery

President-W. Muir; Hon. Pre- sident.-T. H. Smith; Hon. Secre-

Miss Helen Wills Moody has been tary and Treasurer.-Potter.

asked to make some short tennis The following are the entries Alma at Hollywood, and Wimbledon

the for

League:--Hong Kong is in despair. If she appears on Club (Americans and the films she will then be classed Baseball

Volunteers. “Eastern, us ́ a professional, and will never Candians),

again be eligible to play there- Oversea Chinese, and Nippon.

gate mones The first game will be played and what a loss in on Sunday, May 2.

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U.S. BASEBALL

that will bel

Oxford.

After leaving the University he read for the Bar at Lincoln's Inn. Then he became English equèrry to Prifice Chichibu of Japan on his European valt.

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In 1928 he unsuccessfully contested Marylebone as a Liberal candidate in the by-election which- 8ir Rennell Rodd (now Lord Ren- nell) won for the Conservatives.

Mr. Murray was for some time a member of Mr. Lloyd George's staff. He wrote a book about his chief and called it "LG"

Later he joined the film industry, working at the Gainsborough studios, and subsequently returned ta journalism.

Surely it is time to put an end to this nonsense. Everyone knows that Wimbledon is run at a huge. !profit, why should the players who

In November 1935 Mr. Murray are the cause of the proft, be de-fought another Parliamentary elec- :barred from making money by tion, this time in Argyllshire. He New York, Apr. 18: their talents, except by back-stairs polled 11,486 votes for Liberalam; Big League basebal starts to-methods (being given extra tennis

Mr. F. A. Macquisten beat him by 1774.

morrow.

Hundreds of thousands of fans in the biggest American cities will

racquets which they can sell and dresses they don't want to wear, but which advertise some dress- maker or other, and free lodging: at expensiv hotels!)

200 Metres (Senior)-1, Ip Kam-attend the opening performances

If they are asked to make "an hung; 2. Leung Fook-yee, 3. Chan of the sixteen major clubs The Shu-kan. Time: 25.8 secs.

usual ceremony will start the games, dignitaries throwing the educational film such as is con- first ball after the teams have templated by Helen Wills Moody. paraded onto the fields. President surely Wimbledon should be proud Roosevelt will watch the Washing-of this instead of trying to crab ton Benators in action.

200 Metres (Junior)-1. Ip Man hon: 2. Ip Ki-hong. 3. Au Che-lap. Time: 27.8 secs.

High Jump (Senior-1. Lo Hon- sun. Ip Kam-hung. Height 5 ft..3

118.

High Jump (Junior)-1. Ip Man-hon, 2: Ng Chak-fong. 3. Au Chee-lap. Height 4 ft. 6 ins.

1500 Metres (Open)-1, Leung Fook-yee. 2. Chan Wing-lat

100 Metres (Committee Race): 100 Metres (Junior)-1. Ip. Man- 1. Shum Wal-ho, 1. Wong Ying- hon, 2. Ip KI-bong, 3. Au Chee-kau. Time: 12.9 secs. lap. Time 13 secs.

100 Metres (Open to Members of 190 Metres (Small Boys): -LS.C.A.A). Leung Yun-hung, 2. Pun Kwok-lin, 2, Chan Hun-tais Woo Pek-yao. Time 11.9 sec. Time 14,3 seca,

110 Metres Low Hurdles (Open): 1. Ip Kam-hung. 2 Hon, Siu-wo, 3. Ip. Man-hon, Time 16.3. seca.

Obstacle Race:1. Hon Shu-wo.

400 Metres (Senior); Leung Fopk-yee, 2. Lam Sing-see. Time 59,7, eccs.

400 Metres (Junior):-1. Ip. Man- | 2. Johnnle Hul Hon, 2. Au Che-lap. 3. Ip/Ki-Hong Time 1 min. 5.7 secs.

Ip

Long Jump (Senior), Kam-hung, 2. Chan Wing-fat; 3. Lo Hon-sum. Distance 18 ft. 9 ins.

Long Jump (Junior)-1. Ip, Man- hon, Z Ng Chak-fong: Distance 17 ft. 4 ins.

Shot Put (12 lbs.). (Senior):—1. Wong Chow Keung, 2. Lo Hon-sun Distance 35 ft. 10 tra

800, Metres (Open)-1 Leung Fook-yee, 2. Chan Wing-fat, Time,

mins, 23.5 secs.

100 Metres (Old Boys' Race):- 1. Cheung Yu-on. Chan Wan-on. Time: 12.9 secs.

1200 Metres, Relay (Open to school of the Colony):1. La Salle College, 2. Ellis Kadoorle Indian School. Time 2 mins. 53.7 secs.

Inter-Class Relay:-1. Class 2, 2. Class 3. Time: 53.1 secs.

Consolation Race: -1.

2. Lal Ko-chung. Kwing-chlü, Time 12.9 secs.

800 Metres (Open to the Co- lony)-1. L/C. McCutcheon, 2 L/C. Chivers.

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Sir M. Campbell's Speed-Boat

Str Malcolm Campbell, who has decided not to make any further attempts to break his world's land, speed record of 304 miles an hour is turning his attention to high speed motor-boating, and hopes to test a new craft on Loch Lomond

In June.

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that the boat is still at an experi- mental stage. Scale models have been built and tested in a tin for six months.

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very nut and bolt, and every thing in the boat is, British," said Bir Malcolm "It will be engined by one engine of 2000 hp.

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Wimbledon lost Suzanne Leng- wien, and Bill Tilden, and now is about to lose Perry, and Helen Wills Moody.

Why not take a hint from the life of a certain famous Statesman and invent a "formula" which will save the situation?

World's Greatest Golfer

The New York Yankees, present holders of the world title, are again favoured to win the cham- plonship. during the current sea- SOD. But the Chicago Cuba.

The greatest golfer in the world, His friends any that. they have: Philadelphia's Phillies, the New according to reports from America,

seen him do the ball-round-the- York Giants and Detroit Tigers are

is Mr. John Montague of Call-

trée business, and they have seen all given a strong chance. Cleve-fornia, states Reuter. Mr. Montague

him play golf for a month, over- land's rejuvenated Indians are as completely unknown to com- force to be reckoned with and the petitive golf. He is a man who, Hollywood's hardent courses, bat St. Louis Cardinals, always a potent bitterly disappointed with life, lives they have never seen him score factor in the National League, are in the desert near Victorville, Call-above sixty-six... going to make a strong bid for formis. Sometimes he goes into honaura.

Hollywood, and it is said that only Reuter.

one man, Oliver Hardy, the film actor, knows Montague's secret.

Of his golf reports have it that he would make Bobby Jones look like a rabbit. He can put an ap proach shot to within 10 feet of the hole from, any distance up to

"Olympiad In Singapore

It has been decided to hoki. the

fourth Ail-Malayan Chinese Olym-200 yards, make a golf ball curve piad in Singapore tals year and round an oak tree to reach the the Committee will meet to arrange green and do all the things that

golfers often dream of doing.

a date and venue.

It was Ipoh's turn to hold the Olympfad there but owing to lack of sulfable ground accommodation, the various States voted that the venne should be Singapore.

The meeting will, as in the past, be sponsored in the main by Mr. Aw Boon Haw.

WEST TWICKENHAM LAWN TENNIS

.Montague is stated to have beaten Bing Crosby, who is "no" mean golfer, with a garden rake, a shovel and a baseball bat He used the rake as a putter. The match ended after one hole be- cause Montague began with birdle; and threatened to keep it up: Montague steadfastly refuses to play in tournaments.

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He says

that he is playing golf for fun, not for money or glory.

Sporting Fixtures

Range, Kowloon City), 2 p.m.

TO-DAY Badminton-Y.M.C.A. Badmin- · Tennis.---Open Doubles: E. G. Fin- ton in West Lounge, 8.30 p.m. cher and W. C. Hung v. Wong Meetings.--Kowloon Chess Club, Fuk-nam and Lui Kwai-fun or W. St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30, RNT Cheung and M. C. Hung (stand Snooker. Open Championship: [court); Club Bingles: F. V. Harri- EL P. Bequetra 7. E A, dos Re-son v. V. R. Gordon, G. W. Bewell medios (Civil Service C.C.)" UB: || #: A L. Sullivan, H. Owen Eughes Santos v. C. Strange (Club Lüslé ["or G. ER Divett V. J. F. Leys or tano); A. P. Pereira v. 0. M. P.-Re, M. Pagh. medios (RN.YF. Canteen); A‚Í. Osmund v. w. Kong or F. F. Sequeira (C.P.O. and. P.O. Rec. Room), 9 pm-

A Chinese victory and a Chinese reverse were, recorded at the West Tournament at Twickenham Strawberry Hill; recently, when a

Tennis Club Singles; M. Fash v. thunderstorm and a heavy fall of, F. Leys, H. Owen Hughes v. A. E. hall put the couts out of action Mackenzie: Handicap Doubles; E. "made a definite promise to

record is held by the American, for some time during the after- Harrison and A. 8. Read, v. J. E my family," Bir Malcolm said,

Mr. Gar. Wood, with a speed of noon. J. EL Bo, a studios player, Richardson and R. M. Wood, G. E "that reached 300 miles an

124.8 miles per hour, and that in beating the left-handed. R. F. R. Divett and B. OM. Denne v. H. hour I would not make any fur mes attempts on the motor car speed, was achieved by him on Stroud, who defeated B. L. de Mor- . . Hancock and T. E. Pearce

"TO-MORROW record. I am to adhere to that an American-built boat powered purgo at. Queen's last week, played promes much to my regret. I with four American engines with a with, extreme, accuracy, on a dis-

Football Division I: 8. China- turning afternoon. His compatelot,

Eastern (Caroline Hil. 5.15|| have also given up racing at total horse power, of 7.400

MENE KOEKT LA"My boat has been built with the F. B, C, Lo, however, did not al- Brooklands." AN

For the last 18 months he has objets of learning lessons so that together appreciate, the varied, re- Meeting-Annual General Meet been constructing a type of something élie can be built at apertory of strokes used by the ing of V.R.C. (Club-house), 8, p.m. one-man speed boat He would not later stage capable of beating the Hampshire player, G. Lloyd, who Shooting FK. Ride Association

won by 6-3, 0-6, 6-1,

Bpoon and Practice Shoot (Army disclose its design, for the reason record."

pm), a

THURSDAY, APRIL 22 ✅

BoxingArmy: Boxing: Finals, Murray, Barracka, 8-pimur

Hockey, — Mamak Tournament, Central British Association v. Radio Sporta Club (H.K.S.R.A. ground), § ||DK|

Meetings Victoria Chess Club, at Gloucester Hotel; 6 pm. I

Tennis-Open Singles:" F. H. Kwok v Leong Ping-chiu or H. D. Rumjaha Catand courts.ne CARS: A FRIDAY, AFRIL 23 *

Tennis-Oper Singles Semi-final. | 8. AG: Raimjalin - v): 8′′ C. Fincher

(stand, courtɔrtelemente.

MA-SATURDAY, APRIL 24 Racing-Fourth Extra: Meeting (Happy Valley), 2 p.m.

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