PLAY AND PLAYERS.
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IRELAND WINS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
By "Wanderer."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Wright and Grindall appeared to hayo ample time to clear ended when Suen Kam-strue secured and put in a fast rising shot which struck the underside of the cross- bar on its way to the back of the net.
Had the Chinese shot as well as Defeating Mr. W. Douglas by two Douglas had a bad time at the the Chinese would have heid n they controlled and placed the ball, up and one to play, after most "Turn" for though both sent their substantial lead at the interval, but interesting golf which attained a seconds into the rough downward instead they were a goal in arrears. high standard of excellence over slope to the right of the hole, Dou-Hudson, at centre half, rendered the first nine holes, but whichglas falled to get out with his his side yeoman service, and it was became more erratic subsequently, mashie-niblick though he was betone of his judicious passes which Mr. H. W. Ireland yesterday won ter placed than Ireland. On the culminated in Conner bursting the championship of the Royal Kreen Ireland over-ran the hole through and netting. Hongkong Golf Club for the first but Douglas missed an eighteen time. The end of the morning Inch putt for a half in six. round found the players all square. but Ireland won four of the first five holes in the afternoon and his lead was never lost.
He
With a goal to spur them on the] Ireland was three up when the Navy made promise of frther inward nine were commenced and points but good work by the wings he immediately fell a victim to a wasted, and soon after the a sand-trup guarding the tenth interval the equaliser came. Sub- green and Douglas won the hole sequently play deteriorated though at 4-6 in spite of an all but disneither side despaired of getting
strous tee shot. Ireland recover the winning goal
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Douglas began well enough. had a birdie 3 on the first hole and birdie 4 on second, but through out the day his putting failed him, and
ed his advantage with pretty golf it can be safely said that the mutch birdie four after Douglas hadd viligance as opposed to coolness.
over "Land's End" securing
Moodie had rather more to daj ahan Lau Hing-cheung and display.) was won and lost on the greens. found the rough. The "Gem" was He did well to turn aside a shot Neither was driving a long ball, nor better played but Ireland was un- was it safe to go for length with fortunate with a long putt whichbacks kicked safely for the most!
by Suem in the first half, such a strong wind blowing. missed the hole
The Generally speaking, they kept well fraction, and Douglas took it at make
by the morestart though Hudson's willingness down the fairway, Ireland driving 3-4. Had Douglas not muffed anroved beneficial. Hudson was the his 199's with almost machine-like ensy-lying second the thirteen outstanding defender.
third occasion precision, while Deuglus, with 3 ball which was sometimes twenty land found trouble in the hazards Suen, the one dangerous player, in hole would have been his, for Ireid he play a large part in holding, Not only rards better, gained little advan and the hole was halved in six the Chinese forward line, but he tage, since the approach work of the fourteen was reached in two found time to ply his forward with both players left little to be debut Freland appeared to be in da neat passes which were not always sired.
ger when he overran the hole becepted in the same deft reanner. Three down at the turn in the eighteen feet. afternoon, Douglas made a
His return war Conner worked ivell with Leonard fine brilliant and he halved in four, effort to pull the game out of the
One under bogey gave Douglaright defence and he had bad luck
against somewhat Arcy but the turning point
weakened was the fifteenth, or thirty-third, but reached at the fourteenth, when he missed an
on two or three occasions. Ireland holed an eighteen feet put "Braeside," halving in five, and opportunity af for half. Douglas took the is in the morning round failed to full-back though he did little of Leung Yuk-tong did not shine a3) Aftern at four to five but never negotiate the difficult "Pass.rejudice to his side. Ko Sik-wai looked like retrieving the position. Into a sand-trap with his tee-shot, with some
The cards read:
aid from his centre-i he pulled it out of sight of the half made a favourable showing. hole though his third was well but Lam Yuk-ying it was whosp directed. Ireland was
on the interceptions made the Chinese the
4
Morning Round.
Ireland: 4 5 3 5 45 455
6 6 4 6 4 5 4 5 584reen in two rather better placed. more effective force. The Chinese) Douglas: 3 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 6 Douglas twice overran and Tre-attack was he capable as it has land after having once missed, heen at any time this season, that sunk bis ball from five feet for is to say, the forwards can do lots the hole and match.
of prelly things with the ball, but the goal is neither high enough nor wide enough.
6 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 -84 Afternon Round, Ireland: 4 4 6 4 4 5 4 5 6
6446455 4 -80 Douglas: 3 3 6 5.5 35 7
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4 5 3 6 4466 Both reached the green al the". first hole with their seconds and| Bonglas Bank a yard butt for a three, while Ireland needed two. Douglas went farther ahead when Ireland's approach failed to reart the second green, but at the third he over-ran the hole, despite a curv ful shot, and Ireland, holing out, male the way clear to square the match at the "Rise," where Dongius laid himself a stymie.
LOCAL FOOTBALL. LAI WAH CUP: REPLAY AGAIN NECESSARY.
WHO EVER WOULD HAVE Though generally speaking the football provided was
THOUGHT IT? exhilarating there
far from I am authorised to contradict rather remarkable results in Hong after their match with the Club) were several the rumour that the East Surreys kong League games on Saturday. decided to give up football and to The Club de, Recreio, who last so take to the royal and ancient game hopelessly a week ago, came back of bridge where it is suggested to win handsomely against the their finesse might be more usefully Royal Artillery; the Police con-employed. At the same time it is ceded three goals to the virile Kose- easily understood how such a story The fifth was halved in bocey Icon forward line, and the Surreys get around. For sixty minutes of figures, and at the Long Hole on the Club ground lost after the seventy during which ther Douglas made a brilliant recovery | having ninety per rent, of the play. plied their craft against the Club froni a pulled ball laying himself The Surveys Reserves found the they passed and re-passed the hali within a foot of the pin. He took Club Reserves in low water and one to another until the proceSE four for the hole against Ireland's put on eight without reply: the was rudely interrupted by one of five, and became two up at the Gay R. A Reserves again averted the Club defenders, where Ireland narrowly missed a defeat; and China "A" won their long putt for a half in four sixth successive game. Douglas was in trouble at
That they had the better of the Feeling game is undoubted and one can
the between Kowloon Reserves and the perhaps condole with them at the Drams, cerasioned marching orders foss of both points. There was
Turn" and took six for the hole, Ireland reaching the green in three for three men, one being Rasmus nothing they failed to do with the) and requiring two short putts to sen, the Kowloon goalkeeper, and ball except put it past Rodger, but hole out. The green at the tenth another, Drammer Bowles, the pro- they had only themselves to blame, was too fast for both, and a half minent boxer.
Kowloon "B" did
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in six resulted, Ireland found well to draw with the University winners all over and in fact had trouble at the eleventh, his iron though the former side have not chances enough to score four.
In the opening half they looked The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. hot being wind-carried into the been enjoying the best of luck Petty fouls for more than rehast rough. He. reached the nicely placed in four, but Douglas far better football than the position mising attack and the constant game, though Humberstone had and he will be out of the game for green throughout the season. They play charging often put paid to a pro- football for the remainder of the lose the services of Kenny Mason, holed safely to become two up once in the table would indicate. again. "The
Gem" proved too half-time score was 2-0 in their Windsor of necessity kept between
pheep of the whistle, which Mr.two gend shots charged down and some time to come. much for both, players, iron shots favour. failing to alight safely. Ireland
third sailed a shade over the; his teeth, tuneful though it may bar. The nearest the Surreys got going through when Oran caught The re-played Lai Wah Cup tie have been, scarcely contributed to to the equaliser was a free-kick by him on one foot and he fell on his won at 4-5, and the next being between the Chinese and the Navy the attractiveness of what should Butler. A splendid shot travelling wrist, breaking two bones. Masou Early in the second half he was i halved in five, Douglas being short filed to result decisively, two have been an interesting game. with a two-foot putt, the match coals being shared. There was not! was squared at "Sandy's Pulpit." a great deal to choose between the
shoulder high through a crowd off has been picked to represent Eng- The one bright feature was the players was headed out by Bishop and in the International on Christ- The fifteenth and sixteenth were sides, though it was rather sur work of MeGreavey, Mitchell and standing on the goal-line," halved in bogey figures, but Pass proved too much for Douglas, only ten minutes each way, was indeed. Brodie and Forsyth were finish. flicks was a great improve Kowloon after
theprising that extra time, if it was Club forwards looked poor stuff apart from their reluctance to
Bristowe, Against this array the
mas morning but it is obvious that The Surreys played good football he will be unable to turn out. and Ireland, bunkered at the not played. eighteenth, allowed the match to be,
Mason scored the first goal for Full scores are appended:
useful when they retired into de-ment on Stairs at inside right and chances had bear missed. Wynne squared.
many previous fence in the second half and help more than once he looked like ed to pack the goal. might also be said of Morrison and day, and Butler's display right rushed up and shot at the ball first- The same scoring. Mackleworth had an offer to have been dilly-dally- ing in the goalmouth when Mason Johnston though the latter made have been more beartily recon-time giving Wynne no chance to one good effort Howard did well mended had he attempted one or thick and Clark no chance to save. up to a point and he got a good two shots himself instead goal though why he should belt the ball so hard into an empty goal
passing. from one yard he alone knows,
In the afternoon Douglas's
Lai Wah Cup. Re-play. weakness on the greens lost him Chinese......1 Navy several holes. At the first
an
ofghteen-inch putt would have Club
the Kowloon
Recreio
given him a half, and at second he again needed three green shots. At the short third Douglas reached the green in one,
Lengae, Division I.
.1 Surreys
.3 Police
.7 R. A. Division I. A,
white Ireland sliced into the rough R. A. Res. ...1 St. Joseph's ...1 on the hillside. He then spoon-China "A"...1 Recreio Res. ed his way into a bunker and fail- Surreys Res. ..8 Club Res.
ing to get out at the first time of Kowloon R...2 Drums asking picked up. Ireland at the
fourth kept to the fairway with a
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Division II, H. drive of 150 yards but Douglas St. Joseph's R. .1 Drums Rea...o was lying very badly in the rough Kowloon "B" .2 University and he took two to get out, Ire- land won at 4-6 and secured a three hole lend at the fifth when. Douglas niissed an easy putt for
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ANOTHER PLAW,
on the whole
got
of
Taylor missed a sitter but before. the interval, Linaker had put Kow- 1. on further ahead. The secondi half goals were scored by Sima from a penalty for Kowloon and McKelvie through his own goal for the Polier.
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Rodger in the Club goal was hard worked though he was not required It came in this wise. Soon to deal with many direct shots. after a goalless first half had faded Bishop and Gerrard defended well from the memory and the second though neither could keep the ball was proving just as exciting, a in play except when headwork was free-kick was awarded the Club necessary. Stewart played a hard about fifty yards out. Summers game and was well supported by 2 took a pot goalwards and Howard, Summers and Watson. The for-
racing in, dispossessed Douglas wards never who had fumbled the ball, and had though..
together, Howard put out no difficulty in defeating an un-sufficient. passen to his wings. Chinese played for better football scarcely sighted the ball, not to the tenanted net. Thereafter Douglas than the Navy they lived to fight mention handling it, though the The sixth was halved with par another day only by the morest Club wore partly responsible for golf and the seventh with both chance. The early stages were full his inactivity in that they con-on their own ground this season effort players lying well on the groun of thrills, fast and exhausting, and centrated in defence, if defence can and five times have they won. through, the third was credited to with their seconds went to Dou-in an exciting five minutes after be interpreted as meaning hefty Their victims on Saturday were Fuertes and Gosano obtained a glas at 3-4.
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A scrimmage ners, froo-kicks all at the Club end goal to three. In the course of the val but the Portuguese replied w
a half.
Although
ANOTHER EASY WIN. The Club de Reercio did wel!! when they defeated the R. A. by five goals to two but they surpasak?, themselves in the return, running up a total of soven ngainst one. Remedios opened the scoring from Five times have Kowloon played a free-kick, the second was a jointi Stanton being rushedt
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