THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SECOND EXTRA
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1914.
THE WORLD OF SPORT,
MR. HORACE HUTCHINSON ON THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Latest Crloket Matches.
(From Our Special Correspondents.]
London, June 12.
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THE "TELEGRAPH'S " ACROSTIC.
Regatta Defeats.
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LAUNCH SUNK:
Mishap to Asistić Petroleum Co's
Launch at Canton.
We are informed that an ao- oident took place, on Thursday afternoon at Canton which, though fortunately not attended by fatal results, involved the loss of the Asistio Petroleum Company's small motor launch,
go on scoring centuries against It would appear that the launch, the best bowlers for several sed in endeavouring to come along; side the Hongkong, Canton and Macao S. Co's, Kinshan, which
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was lying at her wharfon the river, was swung forcibly, and without the accommodation-ladder, by the a moment's warning, right under
current, and instantly capsized, the boat-hooks being powerless to
feel impelled to chase away as an sons to come, but like othere, be If honour is to be given where impious heresy, that ever arisee f has lost a little of his keenness it is due (writes Mr. Horace in my mind regarding Prestwick for the game and now devotes Hutchinson) then a liberal share as an arena for the Open Cham- the greater part of his time to should be accorded to the Golf pionship, is whether its occasions directing the training ship "Mercury" stationed at South Club of Prestwick which origin- for drama, usually in the form of ally instituted the Open Cham- tragedy may not be just a little ampton.
English cricket is probably pionship of the game, prescribing too many and sometimes just a Be trophy that belt which the little too near the putting green. richer in talent than for some time hold her against the force of the have seen on assured Champion, past. Hobbs, Rhodes, Woolley water. There were six Europeana
W. Hearne, Mead, Barnes and quickly won for him as his own were it not for the last few holes, by virtue of three successive vio- weap salt tears, on his returu, after Booth would be first choices for and two Chinese on board at the time. These, luckily, were able. tories. The present oup replaced strokes and temper lost when the any English team, and if the belt thus gloriously taken. goal was fairly in sight; I have add Douglas, the Hon. L. H. to cling to the ladder till they and no matter how many years known Mr. Hilton take no less Tennyson, A. R. successively a man may now win than nine strokes to that first hole Strudwick this Championship he holds its over the Himalayas, though it is superb trophy only for a single term. a lawful three, and though his combination. The match will. A SERIOUS OFFENCE. But he holds much that is of more error was no larger than a pull of provide a grand opportunity for value than the cup, both in the a dozen yards or so with his tee the several young players who way of glory and of gain. This shot into that iniquitous high have recently bounded to the front. Parsons has shown excel- year, according to the sequence of marram grass. Such things may lent form as a first wicket bate At the Marino Court, this events as determined by the high happen and make for nothing authorities of golf, the Open much more serious than comedy, man for Warwickshire, and, with morning, before Commander Championship is again being when it is a tournament by holes, Kilner of Yorkshire and Ducat of Beckwith R. N., an unemployed played on the green of that Club as is the Amateur Championship; the Rest side. As to bowlers on the s.s. Shidzuoka Maru with- Surrey, well deserves a place in Chinese was charged with being which originated it, but it is a but they are starkly tragic in a
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katting and bowling
And the way to put It Down.
green greatly changed in at least competition by score. At the there are the two amateurs, F. R. out permission of the muster, one-third of its features from its moment, as compared with other Foster and S. O; Smith, Hitch, this morning. condition when the First Cham- greens on which the Open who is a certainty: Cleary of The defence was that he follow- pionship was played upon it. Championship is played it appeara Leicestershire, and Kennedy of ed a man on board and later Apart from the difference in the to me that Prestwick gives Hampshire. Unfortunately Tar-missed him.
A fine of $50, or in default length of those holes which greater value to accurate approach-rant, the Australian, who is really
" remain, in their general aspect, ing and short game than the an English cricketer, in not likely two monthe' imprisonment, was much as they were, the course is rest of them, and less to the to be given the chance to play,imposed.
The County Championship has now a third longer, for it is of driving power. Consider it in eighteen holes and much it may comparison with the larger undergone important changes. surprise the modern golfer who spaciousness of St. Andrews, Deal Both Surrey and Kont have is not conversant with his golfing St. George's, Hoylake, Muirfield. been beaten, and
noted history, to leafst 9 brief It is not as
above, whilst even they have dropped. course should ever, have been that the bunkers .ore more deemed an area worthy of the numerous, and the sand more from 100 per cent, to 86.88 Championship it was of twelve ubiquitous, but somehow you do through losing to Warwickshireon holes only. Even later, however, have at all these others the the first innings. The failure of A soldier in the 26th. Pan- than the date when the twelve ho- sensation of a wider space over Surrey before Essex was some-jabis was charged this aftercoon lea of Prestwick were stretched to which to spread yourself, a bigger thing worse than a defent, for at the Police Court, before Mr. the fall measure of eighteen, the margin for error than at Prest there was no possible excues for J. R. Wood, with being congern- their sorry display. They were ed in an armed robbery rom a' Championship was played on a yet wick...
on a Chinese at Ronnie's Mili.
Middlesex remain the only undefeated side,
SOLDIER CHARGED.
Alleged Connection with Armed Robbery',
shorter course, one of nine holes We all know that if you ask an out twice for 218, and at Musselburgh. It was not till East coast Scot about Prestwick, thoroughly good pitch Douglas Mr. Sayer, Assistant Capt. the Honourable Company of he will tell you, as of all the West, and Tremlin, without the help of Superintendent of Police pro- Edinburgh Golfers migrated a that it never ceases to rain there. another bowler, captured all the secated.
A Chinese silk seller deposed little further westward and 880 This the Western man will deny, wickets between them. The ward along the Firth of Forth and without prejudice to his further amateur took six for sixty runs, to selling silk to some of the set up their tents on the links of plea, that, even if it be true, the and five for 38, and Tremlin four troops at Rennie's Mill, to the Mairfield, that the nine hole West coast rain does not wet you for 63 and five for 47: It was extent of $14. Some of them work supported by then showed him the course at Muses!burgh was aband- as does the rain of the East coast. grand
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grass
grow.
It
makes
oned by the champions, and even It is innocuous. But whether or brilliant fielding. As is usually way to Hongkong pointing in a so was relinquished with many no we accept that view, one effect the case in such circumstances, direction which led him up a a keen regret. The old twelve of the West coast rain is beyond however, Essex were helped to bill. One of the men, however, boles at Prestwick consisted of question, that. it makes the victory by their opponents' bad signed to him not to go that way batting. After Surrey had been but to take another route. On what we speak of sometimes still "Prestwick within the wall"
grow. Eo that rarely indeed dismissed for 132, Essex went his way home via Devil's Peak although that wall has in places do we find the course worn sein and obtained 277 for three he met a party of men including been breached, and sunk buak-keen and bare as others in the wickets, the Rev. F.H. Gillingham the defendant. They were hid- ers made instead of its upstand high summertide. As a rule it is playing a fine not-out innings of ing behind a stone and as he ing stones and mortar. It was all heavy going, and you may 121. The match was a great reached it one came out and said said that "a well is not a golfing pitch your mashie shots and hit triumph for Douglas. When he" How much?" The defendant hazard"--which contains as many your putts bravely up to the was in Australia he was given came out next and caught hold of
the
humourous sobriquet of witness, by the neck. A elements of the whole truth as holo. But oven though the course
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any definition is likely to hold. be heavy, length of driving dose Johnny Won't Hit To-day" third man twisted his right arm We start out on the present course not make the game a very easy (his initials are J.W.H.T.) owing back and, while the defendant 38 of old, and follow the one. The best hint that may be to his slowness in scoring. In was tying his arms by means of
the lines over great given a player about to enter a this match against Surrey he sat the girdle, witness had an oppor. Cardinal Bunker. But when cerious competition at Prestwick on the splice, as we say, but unity of eaeing his face. He was out with is that he should make never was defensive play more struck to the ground and some we have patted gratitude for our escape from that special study of each hole, singly, thoroughly justified, for when his $20.80 taken from him. They vast ecclesiastical terror, we then and satisfy himself where it beside threatened tocollapse Douglas laid him on the ground and put over him to keep off strike off to country which has hoves him to place his approach stepped in and made 74 not out. his umbrella been comparatively recently re-shot. "In practice aim to acquire That innings, followed by his the sun.
The duced to the golfer's service, and sccuracy in the approach stroke, superb bowling, really won the only return to classic acil again and form carefully your plan of match.
- Ként's defeat was unlucky. on that green which
lies campaign for attack of each in- beside the green of the Cardinal. dividual bole" are the maxims Batting first on a good wicket, It is almost impossible to think most useful to lay to heart for the Lancashire, whose only previous of Prestwick without a mental player who would win an Open win had been a narrow one over is
Derbyshire, scored 475, Then vision of the great Himalayas, Uhampionship at Prestwick, those mountains of eternal sand, yet it is only since the extension
beyond the wall that the golfer the "big"
their feat.
CRICKET. T came rain and dull cheerless
case was proceeding no we went to press.
: Commander Taylor." Commander Basil Taylor B.N. expected back in the Colony September 3.
Crown Land Sale.
In the absence of Test Matches, weather which completely altered At the Public Works Depart games in English the conditions of play, Kent'a ment this afternoon, Kowloon at Prestwick has come within poril cricket are coming into their own taak in having to reply to such a Inland Lot No. 1282 was put up of those mighty sand dunes, and kingdom again, and that arrang. big total would have been a for sale and went to a client of for practical purposes, of thated to mark the start of the Lords difficult one in any circumstances Me, L. A, Houstor $627, the apset sinuous burn which winds about Centenary Weak on June 22 pro-and when the pitch began to help price. Quarry and charcoal lots mises to be of particular interest, the bowlers considerably, all
1-30 went to Tuang Uhỏi who That being so, it goes without The match will be between chance of saving the game went offered a rental of $4,100 und Lyemua Quarries 1-25 to Ng Taz saying that all the relatively Douglas's Bouth African side and They had to follow on 283 in new land is very well worthy of the Rest of England, and O. B. arrears and were all out a second lot for a rental of $5,020 the the old, that it has features Fry is to captain the Beat. C. B. time for 110. la the match, they crown rent being $3,120, of dramatic interest, opport Fry's oricket does not seem to played previous to this Kent were unities for dire disaster, all that have suffered by his temporary the lucky side, gaining a wonder- is needed for golf in ita most withdrawal from the game. He ful success over Northampton- infinite variety. It is equally has made a very successful start shire after being dismissed in the say, for this is this summer, scoring 80 in his first innings for 36. But they were superfluous to BBY, generally conceded, that at Freat-firat match for Hampshire and only 55 behind on going in a wiek we have golf in surround- fine century in his second. Fry's second time, and at once proceed- precating The Marriage Mar- ings of surpassing natural love methods are so sound that run-ed to build up a winning position, ker on the 17th ins. Page 5. From the Himalayan getting quickly comes back to declaring when their score was A meeting of shareholders of ent on a seas. him even in the absence of prac 339 for nine wickets, Thon am the Hongkong Citral Estate retin haar debut his damited will ba tiau on the 13th
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