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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH." "SATURDAY,CR

26, 1935.

ENGLISH WOMEN'S CLOSE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

BASEBALL

VISIT

TO JAPAN

U.S. TEAM NOW

ON WAY

REPRESENTATIVE SIDE ON TOUR

San Francisco, Oct. 23. A squad of 40 young baseball players from sandlots, high schools and calleges of the nation has been picked to represent America in an exhibition tour of the Orient.

ROE'MPTON

TENNIS

TOURNEYS

TINKLER-WILDE FINAL

A ́ DISAPPOINTING OXFORD BLUE

(By H. 5. SCRIVENER)

London, Sept. 28. The four Singles semi-finals played at Roehampton yesterday, under conditions that were quite summer-like, only yielded one three-set match between them, and that was not really a close one for Mrs. Strawson, after for- feiting the first set to Miss Whit- marsh, won the next two pretty

The players were chosen by Leslie alann, tenim manager, executive vice president ani secretary uf the Amateur Baseball Congress of the United States; and Max Catey, formier Pittsburgh Pirates outfelder and team manager, from certified playing records of the Amateur Olympic | much as she pleased. Both com Games banoall committee.

With topnotchers chosen from the entire United States, Mann and Carey looked forward to exhibiting amateur baseball at its best to Japanese fans and players. It was expected. that the Japanese sports world would evidence the same keen interest in the American baseball tour as it did

batants fully deserved the games which they had made.

puted this season not so frequently Mrs. Strawbong after having com- and not quite so well as she used to: do, han played herself back into her best form: Miss Whitmarsh n young the bugbear of an off day always player of great natarni ubility, with | waiting round the corner, had suc in the In the recent American-Japanese cessfully dodged that, off swimuning meets.

all day. Whitmarsh, moreover, started First tom selections include:*

against Mrs. Strawson Pitchers-Joseph Copp, Springfield.

must auspiciously, winning the first

Las

her untch

P.R.C.

The local lawn bowls anason was officially brought to a close last Saturday afternoon when the an nual contost for the Aitkenbend Shield was played at Happy Valley between rinks representing Kowloon and Hongkong. The above photograph was taken of the players assembled on the Police Recreation Club green before the match (Photo: Ming Yuan),

HIDEO, NISHIMURA

RUGBY -TOURISTS

NEW ZEALANDERS AND SCRUM FORMATION

SWANSEA METHOD

BETTER

(By CLEM LEWIS)

London, Oct. 2.

We of Wales may surely be forgiven a justifiable pride in Swansea's great achievement.

Angelrsity, Prud her bige drivas wero searing freels NISHIMURA is true that the New Zealand,

falter under pressure. Having estab against an opponent who was apt to

lished a 3-0 lead in the second set. Mrs. Strawson went on to win the mintch with the loss of only two more game!.

1.; George Adams, Fort Collins set at 6-3 with the loss of only two Colo.; George Simons, Philadelphia; or Lou Briganti, New York, NY; A.hree points after 3-3, but by the Gonzales, University of Southern Strawson had found her range and

beginning of the second California, Heringer, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Cal; and Hayes Pierre, Nash ville, Tenn.

Catchers-Fred Walters, Missis and Miss.; Dick Oftringa, Wycoff, Va. fafellers-Bab Clando, Valley, Ill.; Leslie MeNerce, Porttive showing she should start favour

I think that on this rather superia- { Lauderdale, Fla.; Alex Metti, Cleve te agalusi Mrs. Wheatcroft to-day, fand, O.; Prank Calza, University of Alabama; Robert Goldsmith, Bloomulthough airs. Whentcroft is the con ington, Ill.; and Ted Wildund, Kansas Mrs. Whentcroft yesterday beat Miss queror of the cupholder, Mrs. Peters. City. Ma.

Outfelders-Jeff

A. G. Curtis fairly easily after being Heath, Seattle, Wash: Iton Hibbard, Battle Creek down in the second set, having won Mich., and Emmett Pore, Ilouston, Tex.

Hartford, Conn.

Kidd,

Spring

the first at

MEN'S SEMI-FINALS

might

TO RETIRE

JAPANESE DAVIS CUP PLAYER

WITHDRAWAL FROM MAJOR TENNIS

ers lacked some of key men, but that should not detract from Swansca's performance of being the first club side in history to lower the All-Black colours-the 1888 tour, of course, excepted. Incidentally one should add that i the All-Blacks themselves made no excuses.

During the game I sat alongside a Trading New Zealand journalist, and

somewhat naturally we argued t comparative merits of their serum formation--3-4-1 with our 3-2-3 for- mation. In this game it seemed on the face of things that ours was the better method, for hooker Tarr pent the ball back something like three times for every once Lambourn di it for the tourists.

- A SOURCE OF WORRY

INEGUNDO

MAY NOT BE RUN

BLEAK DAY FOR FIRST ROUND MATCHES

FREQUENT DISASTERS BUT MOST OF SEASONED PLAYERS SURVIVE

MISS WANDA MORGAN TAKES LONG TIME TO BEAT HER OPPONENT

(By ELEANOR E. HELME)

Birkdale, Oct. 2.

Never did a day look more hopeless than this at nine. o'clock, when Miss Garnham drove the first ball of the 18th English Women's Close Golf Championship. Rain had fallen in sheets all night and was still falling, and in addition there was a good stiff wind off the sea. Merci- fully it was too bad to last. There were terrific show. ers, but rainbows, single and double, spanned the clouds at intervals, and sudden sun made players and spectators forget how wet they were and how cold.

Good golf was, like the sun, of being 5 down and 7 to go, Nobody htful appearance, for disasters were could have bettered the 4, 4, 4, with frequent. Some could only write which she finished.

to-

down their golf a permanent disaster. The debutante dark horse, Mias On the whole the right players have Margaret Hodgson, from Northumber come through, and no international; land, has fulfilled all expectations, for languished in defeat, except 3ira. M. L.her 41 out was as good golt and as Clarke, whose clash with Mra. Newton good figures as the day saw. Ex- so early was one of the tragedies of perience she must, naturally, lack, but. the draw.

neither shots nor cool determination. Ronnie Gerrard, the former Hong It should have provided the tit-bit in particular, the hit the putting

irons de kong bay whore engagement has just of the day, but, to be frank, and, lightfully

been announced.

in even making every allowance for the should stand ber in great, stead to- dificult

conditions, the standard of morrow morning. Iler

Her way was cor- golf in their match was lower than tainly smoothed her, but

for it should have been. Mr. Newton nit morrow should test her mettle, for Rome very

wooden Ane

shots: alvs. she sheets Miss Doris Chambers, who Clarke holed some good pulls; but plays no less well than when she won constant drives missed and mashies the Open in 1923, and has a habit of fluffed need more excuse than wind outlasting young slashers, an the and rain offered, judged by the play Lancashire champion, Misa Berry, of others of lesser reputation.

found to her cost. Both were out in 44, Mr. Newton! one up. She missed short pult to seasoned golfer. Mrs. Heppel, who win the 10th, but two magnificent was Open runner-up in 1920, was too Pockett, the young wonden shots and a stymie in her good for Miss favour gave

her the 11th, and she Sussex hope Miss Joy Winn heled was two up. Quick as thought that one too many good putts for Miss lead vanished, Mrs. Clarke hoding Dorris Wilkins, who had come through right across the

12th and a

bunker the wounty finnis unbeaten at the head' 13th at the

refusing to let Mrs, of Essex. Mrs. Guedalla, English Newton Ro

ther could win the champion of 1927, put paid to the Neither 14th. Mr. Clarke won the 15th to bej account of Miss Diona Esmond, up for the first time, but that was, her last attack.. Mrs. Newton won the 10th, after appearing to have the worst of the exchanges, put a beauti-i ful tee shot close to the 17th, and finished the match with a run up to the lip of the 18th.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE CALL-OVER

NEWMARKET RACE

ON WEDNESDAY

London, Oct. 26. M. M. Boussac, the owner of Negundo, has announced that his candidate is a doubtful starter for the Cambridgeshire which is to be run at Newmarket on Wednesday next.

The latest call-over prices are na

Alternate team niembers include:

I was a little disappointed, in view of what had gone before, with the

Tokyo, Oct. 21. Pitchers Alvin Anderson, St. Paul match between the two Oxford Blues,

Hideo Nishimura, member of am. Withur Kammert, Kansas City: Tinkler (past) and Cuninggim (re- the Japanese Davis Cup team in Kan Russell Steck, Lincoln, Neb.: Robert Hires, Lim, Joe Vai cent). Tinkler won by. G-2, 6-2, 1934 and 1935, has announced his and I think that Cuningglm on this withdrawal from major tennis Wilson, Burlington, N.C. and "Lefty" occasion, did not quite do himself competition.

Catchers Milton Bruhn, St. Dont whom he had already beaten, though University next spring, and, con-

Justice having regard to the people

'He will be graduated from Kelo face, Minn., an

and Thomas Shortell,

My friend, however, contended that am bound to admit that he

a fact which these forwards them follows: Infiulders-Willians

have expected to beat them because fronted with the problem of get the pack had not yet found its form, Balti h is on the up rade in defiance of ting a foothold in the salary-car-selves well know and are also wor- more, Md.; John Peters, University of "the book." Tinkler should be a ing world, has decided that he can ried about.

17/2 Pegasus ( and o). Southern California, Los Angeles; lending Davis Cup trials man in the not devote six or seven months of With

Finalist (t and o). experience to justify 21/2 John Schroeder, Minnenpulls, Minn.; near future.

each year to foreign travel in search him, he argued that, generally speak- 100/ Law Couri (t and o), Patterson, N.Y., Gordon Clark,

Cuninggim Impressed me less than of tennis honours, Japanese Davis ing, seven New Zealand forwards, 18/1 British Quota ( and v), Enid, Okla.:

Ity Honeycult, he had done-in-his-previous-matches, Cup-players-usually leave Japan in playing-on-the-top-of-their-form, 20/1 Bocthins (t_and_o).. Howorth, Indiana but that was possibly because Tinkler March and return in October,

could not acrummnge the average 22/1 O'Grady (0). Univerally,

British scrum of eight, and so release 25/1 O'Grady (t). Nishimura's retirement will con- Durham, NC, and Philadelphin,

Rolf will give him credit for saving three siderably weaken Japan as a Da-the eighth All-Black forward for the 25/1 Negundo (1 and o).

set points in the last game of the vis

other jobs, which are usually assign- Outholders-Frank Secory, Battle Arst set and four match points in

Cup Factor, although

25/1 Monico (0), the

One thing can certainly Greck, Mich.: Hank Shamback, Cleve- the last game of the second. In the Japanese

ed to him. have not been

28/1. Monico (t). land, O. Ned Harris, West Palm other emi-final F. II. D. Wilde, after threat since the

retirement of argued in favour of the 3-4-1

25/1 Beach, Fla.; Joe McGinu, Cumberland, being led at the start by J. S. Takeichi Harada, five years ago and When a scrum. Is so formed, and 30/1 Md., and Rus Woldring, Holland, Comery, kad matters praetlenily all the tragic suicide of Jiro Sato in the ball is being won, it comes out to 28/1 MielUnited Preas,

bis own way.

the spring of 1934,-United Press. the balves much quicker and cleaner 30/1 than when the more orthodox' 3-2-3) 33/1 formation is adopted-two TOWB 35/1 Caymanas (t).

33/1 Pepino (0).

Joe on Ind; Tyrus had an undoubted hold over him.

a real

bus

Idea:

75% of the

Australian Test Team...

The New Zealand

against three, you

obs pack-

Wychwood Abbot (0), Wychwood Abbot (1). Almond Hill (t and o). Gunboat (t and o).. Caymanas (o).

fails hopelessly it comes 40/1 Pepino (1).

to wheeling a scrum. I saw the New

IS IT A LOST ART?

This has been rather a day for the

GYMKHANA IS POSTPONED

On the whole, whilst many matches swung this way and that up to the morning that the Polo Club's It was officially announced this turn, the homecoming holes seemed to Gymkhana arranged for this after. give the better player every chance

to assert herself. Miss Wanda Mor-noon, has been postponed owing to

long time the Inclement weather. gan, for example, was before she could make any impression on Mrs. Peppercorn's steadiness, and they turned square. The pulling was certainly difficult en fast, windswept greens, Miss Morgan missed several -early-in-the-round-bat-she-holed-n

HENRY COTTON

long one to halve the 12th, and from The World's Best Golfer

that moment had nothing to regret.

DECISIVE MOMENT

The decisive moment came at the

Says Syd Brews

13th, where Mrs. Peppercorn, after a "Henry Cotton is the finest characteristically good chip, failed to golfer in the world. His methods hole the putt. That was I up to Miss of swinging the club and his stroko Morgan, made 2 up at the 16th, which

she played in the finest of fours, and production is vastly superior to held on to with n couple of halves those adopted by the Americans." in the right figures.

Such is the opinion of Syd Miss Gourlay played impressive Brows, the South African domiciled golf, Miss Bridget Newell, after some professional. who considers A. wild onts sown in the outward half,

took the next four holes in 4, 4, 4, 2 Perry, the Open champion, to be Miss Mervyn Barton came away after

a sound but unorthodox player the turn hind seen her no more than who, by his fine confidence, de-

served to win the title.

For sheer dogged courage in op- parently hopeless plight three win-! Twenty-three double-faults-a hers stand out: Mrs. Challen, who won at the 19th after being 4 down season's

ing

39/1

Trigo Verde (a).

Zealand forwards nt Swansea at tempt what I suppose they meant to be wheel, but a sad mess they made

40/1

Trigo Verde (t).

33/1

Faites, vos Jeux (o).

40/1

Faites vos Jamx (t).

of it. Rows of three and four do not lend themselves to a defensive wheal.

35/1

Valerius ( and o).

ʊne up.

40/1

The Blue Boy (t und o),

40/1

Ighlander (and o),

40/1

William of Vallance it and o).

I wonder how many of our modern club packs know the true art of wheeling a scrum? I am not think- ing of a rabble breaking from scrum, but a controlled wheel, built up on definite inwa. What a pity it has practically disappeared from our

40/1

Plymouth Sound (o).

45/1

Plymouth Sound (t)...

40/1

Iulation (o).

B

46/1

Inflation (t).

40/1

Commander III (o)."

45/1

Commander III (1).

40/1

Lordling (o).

15/1 66/1

Lordling. (t),

Flake (t and o).

record 7-were

served

and & to play; Mrs. Fane, who was during the Godalming lawn tennis

3 down and to play and got home tournament nutch in which R. Á. also at the 10th; and Mrs. Richard Shayes bent II. Rothwell 9-7, 8-6 san, who won on the last green after recently.

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game.

Adverting to Swansea, they possess a splendid pack of forwards who can play hard aggressive football, and can heel n ball finely from scrums,. and these are two pretty good recom- mendations,

One of the Swansen eight is Wi- fred Harris, a back-row forward, who seems booked for a Welsh cap beforo) many moons. He was a reserve Inst

year

Hooker Tarr must come under con-

--Reuters

SOUTH CHINA

SPORTS

sideration for the place in the middle Closing Date For Entries

Welsh

For Open Events

'events,

of our front row, and Eddie Long. the Swansea captain-is cortain to be observed for loose work. Our frat trial, by the way, is only a month off.

When I

The date for the closing of en- first discovered Willie tries for the two open Davies

playing for his native village namely the 400 metres men's Re- side nt Penclawd ho was performing y Race and the 400 metres which, Wolah selectors can at Girls Relay Race, at the annual consider. It is the Swansea Sports Meet of the South China forwards plus Ita half-backs which Athletic Association has been make the Whites" auch n for postponed to Friday November midable proposition

As we discovered last Saturday,

1, at 6 p.m.

ntly, at centre-three-quarter,, a

the Swansen three-quarter line can Mr. Gilbert A. Harriman, pro play good aggressive football only

when

sidonner and Davies are in the minent local stockbroker and joc-

Hao without Wille Davies key, returned to the Colony by the

Empress of Japan,

is decidedly raw and blunt.

I believe Willie Davies revealed

the ono great weakness in the All- Black alde: holes in their defence When things go well for them and which only want penetrating. Too they are In an attacking mood they many of the backs are far too over-will gain big victories. When, how- inclined to wait for the pass which ever, they fail to win the initiative nover comes. At the same time, I and are confronted by in attacking think we all roolise that the Now machine, with a Willie Davies coun- Zealanders are a much better alde terpart in it, it will be a different than last Saturday's game revealed: story,

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