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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1934.

BRILLIANCE OF MISS

NULLIFYING CANNON- BALL SERVICE

(Continued from Page 8.)

itself out. In the meantimo-no tls-) kering with the rules.

THE DAVIS CUR, 1935

HOCKEY

CLUB TEAM BEAT INDIANS

OWEN-HUGHES HURT

H. Owen-Hughes, the Interport As the ruling body of the country cricket captain, twisted his left ankle which holds the Davie Cun, our L.T.A. white playing in the forward line of has already fixed the dater, so far as the Hongkong Hockey Club senior the European zone is concerned, for team yesterday afternoon in a friend- next year's competition for the Inter-ly hockey match against an "A" teami national Championship. The first of the Hongkong Singapore Brigade round has to be friished by May 19, Royal Artillery on the Marina ground the second by June 11, the third by The accident occurred during the June 20, and the final round by July fist half. Owen-Hughes

had the 15. It is not very likely, except in misfortune to fall and in so doing] the possible case of two non-European twisted his ankle. Ife had to be entrants coming against one another, asisted off the field, but after apply. as Japan and Australia did this year, ing a bandage he returned to play that any of these matches will be in the position of right wing in the played in this country. But the intersecond half. zone, final, "between the winners of thei European and of the American zono, į

G. E, R. Divett made a welcome will be played at Wimbledon on July return to the leadership of the Club 20, 22, and 23; and the challenge forward line. Playing in his grat round, between the winners of the game for the Club neniors since his inter-zone final and ourselves, at the return Trom Hame leave, Divell scored following week-end, Saturday, Mon- the only goal of the match to give the day, and Turniny, Other important Club victory. fixtures are the French champion-

VAN WIE

THE YEAR'S FINEST GOLFER

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GENUINE SHOE

AND Has Astonishing Control Of Her Emotions

NEW 1934 CHAMPIONS

It is a matter of interest, and also of significance, that of this season's, major championships, of Great Britain and America- eight in all only one player has repeated the success of last year. The player in question is Miss Van Wie, who recently won the U.S. women's title for the third time in succession. The mantle of Mrs. Collett Vare, who captured the title five times, bas fallen on the shoulders of the girl from Chicago, known throughout the American continent as the "Poker Face of Wornèn's golf." It is true that, no matter what the downright hard work, and, in the pro- circumstances, or how desperate the cess, has built up a style entirely hir state of a match in which she is own which, though it may not be very engaged, Miss Van Wie never displays attractive, is extremely effective. the slightest sign of ensation; there That Cotton is not a slave to con- in not so much as the flicker of anvention is shown by the bullding of a the requirements of behind that sphinx-like to moet the "yelid to give a clue as to what style and a method of his own in order Parking countenaser, If ever there were an modern ball. We are too prone, he occasion for a display of feeling, it says, to base our methods on those surely was in the British champion evolvest by players of a pal era for ship, at Saunten, two years nga, when ase in hitting the hard unresponsive Mis Van Wie played tragic game guttie ball. With a ball that funyiz. of battledare and shuttlerock against off the club like "greased lightning".

St. Andrews swing eatly pressing, the slope on the right of the first the old methods are no longer appli- ships, which extend from May 19 tojowen-Hughes and vett combining green-for the purposes of the match, jeable. The old

with the club wrapped round the back the nineteenth hole. June 2, and the Championships of well. Eventually Divett found the

After many futile attempts to get of the neck, has given way to a three- Wimbledon, which begin on June 24. net with a good shot. The Brigade the ball to mount the bank, Miss Van quarter swing with a decided “hit” at

Tretaliated but found C. L. Gregory Wie pirked up, shook hands with her impact.

the Club goalkeeper, safe. Radger The coinckfence of the dates of the and E. V. Reed were also sound at "pponent, and walked silently away!

without betraying the smallest trace French championships with those of inek, while W. Reed played a great that anything unusual was happen. the Arcond round of the Davis Cup Is game at centre-half.

ing. Mayers pussessing

in circumstances not very happy for the former event,

The Indians had a good forward markable control einer it will almost certainly perventjine, Dost Mahamed and Tara Singh calculated to enure apoplexy in mast some of the Davis Cup teams in the being outstanding. In their defence, people, win championships. European one rompeting in Paris; B. Singh and U. Khan cleared with but the plethora of important fixtures me lusty hitting, while F. Khan, in gent, was responsible for some good! make this inevitable,

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WONDERFUL CONTROL

THE YEAR'S "DISCOVERY"

J. J. Burson, the twenty-three years ald player from Pannal, Ilarrogate, in He has displaced Allisa as the British Profes- the discovery of the year.

lonal Match-Play champion, in addi- tion to which he was runner-up to E. R. Whitcombe in the recent Dunlop. tournament. Bux's In no golfer of either sex have Metropolitan ever come across a greater degree of future will be watched with a good control, whether ha triumph ar failure, deal of interest. Mrs. Andrew Holm, than that shown by this rather frall-of Troon, one of the leading Scottish looking young woman with the big pinyers, follows Miss Wilson as thei brown eyes which look at you without bellish Women's champion. This com. : humán pletes the lal of changer in first-class conveying

cicle was the description whispered events in this country.

"A anything.

in my ear by a friend when Miss Vanj

As regals the American Litler, two

Wie beat. Mis Morgan in the first have already been accounted for the official international match at Went Women's

and the Amateur, Oiln worth, a couple of years ago. This Dutra a huge man from Californin, is senreely n arrect description, for is the new Open champion, having nr of the links alle Van Wie is full of frived rather late-at the age of thirty- three. By way of contrast, Paul Kun- life and fun.

With Mes. Vare more interested in yan, of New York, a little man of domestic duties than in gif, and slight physique, who bangs away with

Cursed Birks having

proaspoon white athers are playing a Afins Forsional, Miss Van Wie would seem. No, or 4 iron shot, is the professional at present at any rate, to have the match-play champion, having deposer! field to horselt. But for how long? Sarazen from that position.

Ett An far as the championships are None can say, for each your ringT

the principal new personalities to the game, sume concerned, these are of whom mount quickly to the pin- [changes. It is inevitable that there uncle of fuse. One of the most re-should be changes, for as thousands markable changes in the destiny of now contend for supremacy, no man world titles Js that brought stout by lean hope always to be at the top. It Lawson Little, the young giant from was Sarazen who said, "Jones in thei

quit." San Francisco, wlur swept like a wise guy; he knew when prairie fire through both the Britishs!

and Autorienn Amateur champkin-

ships.

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of devastating golf as that played by this black curly-iuired youth twenty-one-from-Stanford University.) To go round Prestwick in the amazing Core of 66, and to Brish the 38 holes match against Wallace, the local hero, by the almost incredible margin of 14 op and 13,to play, is a feat that! takes one's breath away. A week yesterday held two racosine in the previously, Little had beaten Tolley in "A" Class and the other in the "I", the Walker Cup match by 6 and 6," and "G" Class. 3rs, Brunsgaard and on returning to America this piloted Jan into first place in the "A" amazing young man crushed his way Class race; Mr. Cooper was at the through the U.S. championship to beat iller of Sirius, when it came home David Goldtoun, of Texon, by 8 and 7. first in the "I", "Y", "G" Class race. thus completing a trio of magnificent triumphs.

LAWSON LITTLE'S FUTURE

Little stands alone as the greatest amateur of the day, a player whose achievements bear comparison with the hernes of the past, What of the future? Little anriounees that he will defend his British title at Royal; Lytham and St. Annes next year, provided that he can scrape together the necessary funds. Let us hope that he succeeds, for the championship will be infinitely purer by reason of his absence.

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB LUB

The TWELFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING.will be held (Weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 1st December, 1934.

In the distribution of titles, youth commencing ai 2.00 p.m.

has claimed fair share. Cotton is The First Bell will be rung at

the British Open champlan, and.. though he is twenty-seven, we still 1.30 p.:

look upon him as a youth, who, only the other day as it were, left school to Lake the plunge into prufessional golf. With little or no natural ability for the game, he has surereded by

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