1936-06-04 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, JUNE

EXCITING FINISHES IN

LAWN BOWLS MATCHES

1936

ALL NINE SETS WON BY CRAIGENGOWER

W. V. Field, who beat J. Cavanagh in the lawn bowle championship yesterday.

Boxing

By James Butler

PETERSEN PUZZLE

BUT NO TRIP YET TO STATES

Petersen is not going to Jack America-yet, awhile. The British heavy-weight champlon denied any knowledge of a message from New York: stating that he had signed articles to meet the coloured Leroy Dublin Haines either in London or durlug July,

GOODWIN'S FIGHTING

EFFORT

U.M. OMAR LIKE A CHAMPION

DESCRIPTIONS &

DETAILS

Of the winners yesterday in the first round of the. Colony open singles lawn bowls cham pionship, three were members of the Craigengower Cricket Club, while Club, de Recreio and Kowloon Cricket Club each scored two successes.

Four Craigengower players were eliminated, though two of them suf-

'W, Mair, another lawn howls cham-

Three

Cricketing

Sons

Show Promise

JACK HOBBS' BOYS DOING WELL

Three

sons of England's most famous cricketer, Mr. J. B. Hobbs, all turned out recently for their local club, Merton, against Spencer. They are Juck, aged 29, Leonard, who is 27, and Ivor, who is 21.

Local rivalry between Wimbledon and Merton runs high. Last year Hobbs, senler, made 13 against them. Mr. Hobbs, senior, said that his sans all play games for the fun of the thing. They have no ambitions of becoming first-class cricketers.

suggested that they When it was were aspiring batsmen he said, "No,

fered defent at the hands of club pionship winner yesterday, snapped no, not aspiring, but perspiring." colleagues.

as he is about to deliver a wood.

54 RUNS FROM 22

BALLS IN 25 MINUTES

U. M. Omar, M. R. Abbas, 6. J. Houghton, A. S. Gomes and II. Overy comfortably, but some of the won

con- games were strenuously other

W. that between testul, notably MacFarlane of K.B.G.C. and Frank Goodwin of the K.C.C., and the matchi between C. H. Basto and J. A. dn Laiz, GOODWIN'S RESISTANCE Goodwin offered splendid resistance to MacFarlane. After facing early deficit of five shots, Goodwin gradually overhauled his opponent. From the twelfth head onwards there was a ding-dong struggle for the lead, both players capturing it in turn Goodwin took a useful land on the 22nd head with a two which made him 19-18, but MacFarlane responded with a single and a two on the 23rd and 24th heals to win one of the best matches of the day.

They Scored Three's

The following competitors in yesterday's lawn bowls champlon- ship matches scored three's on one or more heads.

1. M. Omar (three), A. E Contes (three); W. V. Field, J. Cavanagh, H. F. Westlake (two), W. Mair (two), W. MacFarlane (two), F. Goodwin (two),

U. M. Omar also registered a four against Dr. Alienza, other players to accomplish this being J. F. McGowan, S. J. Houghton and C. S. folet.

Including Six Sixers

OTHER PLANS

"Jack, the eldest," he continued, "wanted to follow in his father's foot

HE WON

TOO GOOD

AND HE LOST

FOR THE

H. G. Bentley, photographed while

|

C. B. A..

CIVIL SERVICE WIN AGAIN

BETTER FORM BY UNIVERSITY

Craigengower Cricket Club yesterday became the first team in the "B" Division of the tennis league to win a match this season by nine sets to love. Central British Association, who a week before lost 8-1 to Recreio, were the victims.

The powerful Leonard-Hachiuma, who, as their records in the Colony championship indicate are fully up to Aenior division standard, were not in the slightest bit extended, winning each of their acts with the loss of one Kamr

Civil Service, who are supplying

steps and go to the Oval. But in winning the English closed amalour evidenco spile of all that I owe to Surrey andĮ golf championship.

nil the success that has come to me

as a first-class cricketer, Mrs. Hobbs

and I had other plans.

"I think that a first-class crickel | carver is something of a ganible. One needs luck as well as skill to

Siamese

rench the top. I believe there are j Tennis Aces

better careers. Jack, I think, ika very good batsman, bat business will come first with all three. One in In RA Insuratico office, another in bank, and another in business.

"None of the boys has had a min- ute's serious couching, I have, never | had the time for it.

Merton are very proud of their four members of the Hobbs family.

"Leonard and Jack have played for Tall, fair-haired Watt. of us before, but Ivor has only joined Kent, was at the wicket for 25 this season," and the secretary, "fie minutes against Gloucester at a promising player and only needs a little experience in club cricket Gravesend last month, received Against Spencer sa Saturday he

22 balls and scored 51 runs, in-| scored 28 in a very good knock. Jack cluding six 6's. This tremend-inst week got 45 against Enst Mole ous hitting assisted materially ey but very cricketer gets 'n duck' sometimes, and Jack got his on to place Kent in a winning posi-Saturday. Last year we asked him tion against Gloucestershire, to play for the 2nd XI, to strengthen Watt's scoring strokes were as them, but he was really much too Follows: 6, 2, 6, 2 (missed off high good for that class of cricket. Len catch), 1. 6. 6 (inte garden behind is also a very gond bat and a right- pavilion), 2, 3, 6 (into tennis arm slow boiler,"

"When Mr. Hobbs senior has the courts), 1. 6..2, 1. and then out to high skier to cover point.

time he comes over with Mrs. Hobbs If he continues in this strain Kent to watch his three boys playing. All will have to take out a special in the family were either playing or surance to cover damage to neigh watching the game against Molesey bouring property. The previous day Merton beat Spencer by 160 to he made 21, all sixes.

While Watt's innings was speciacu- C. II. Basto's consistency was Tlar and joyous in the extreme, there denyponsible for the defeat of J. A. da

were other equally valuable efforts Kentish batsmen, One, a fine Luz on the 21st head, although Luz put up a spirited fight. Basto drey by away from the opening head and held opening stand between Fagg and Aldown, which pul on 88 runs for the leath up to the lith. Then Luz the first wicket. The formes, particu

but

in splendid style, improved and not only caught up.

straight drives and passed his clubmate. At the 14th larly opened Basto returned to the offensive and specialising in once again secured the advantage to perfectly timed square cuts. which he held for the remainder of the match-despite the very good bowling of Luz.

Petersen is emphatic. "I the report absolutely," he said in

a interview. "It is the first time

I have heard about it.”

Haines

Car-

is the new black boxing star who achieved world prominesee recently when he thrashed the 'world's ex-champion, Prima

tail to be even nera. Haines Better Than FulusTM Henry-Lewis, and the next best big fellow to Joe Louis,

U. M. Omar played like a champion Petersen has an agreement to box in disposing of Dr. V. N., Atienza by for Wembley promoters. The pro-23.9, Omar appeared to be perfectly blem that is puzzling the match at home on a heavy green and quick maker. Syd Hulls, is to find a suita-ly found his length. Allenza ble opponent for the Welshman.

As

I have previously suggested, Walter Neusel is the outstanding at traction, because he has twice beaten Petersen In the 13th round. in each instance a damaged eye was respon- sible for Petersen's defeat.

HIGHLY SPECULATIVE

Now that his eyebrow seems to have completely:mended, I feel surc that Petersen-providing he tackled the German as he did on previous Occasions--would have chance of success.

The

fronts

th

Was

somewhat troubled by the slow pag the green and could not draw with sufficient necuracy to stop Omar from senring on 13 heads.

COMPLETE RESULTS The results in brief were:

U.A. Omar (Craigengower) beat Dr. V. N. Atienza (Cralgengower)

23-9.

A. E. Coates (Craigengower) beat J. F. MacGowan (Civil Ser vice) 21-13.

OUT IN SAME WAY. When both were in sight of their respective half-centuries they were out in the same way, bw. io God- dard, who had found a spot on the wirket, and was using it to the ut most.

An innings which gave as much pleasure to watch as any, was that of Wright, who was still undefeated at the close, with G3 to his credit. This youngster has improved tre- mendously with his batting. He is primarily a bowler-a very good slow spinner but has started the season In such fashion as to have cared for himself the right to be termed an all-rounder. His three innings to date have been 5, 67 not out, and 03 not out, for an average of $35.

Moreover, at Cardiff be took five wickets for 11 runs, and in the first

runs. Test selectors, please is innings was almost faultless, S. Gomes (Recreio) heat J. Sile has been well coached, has a nice Landult (Recreio) 21-12.

easy stand at the wicket, watches the ball very closely on to his bat, and what is parhajs most impressive about batting, uses his feet quickly and correctly to get to the pitch of the ball when driving.

W. V. Field (Cralgengower) beat J. Cavanagh (Craigengawer) 21-10 W. Mair (Police) beat H. West- lake (Civil Service) 21-15.

147.

PADGHAM EVOLVES

Due To-day

THREE ARRIVING BY THE HELIOS

Sanoh, Muangresng and Brojual, players the three Siamese tennis. who are making in unofficial tour of the China constzat the invitation of Mr. Vila, Osatananda. Stam Trade Commissioner in Hongkong, were due to arrive here this morn ing by the a.. lfelles,

J. D. Langley, the schoolbay, who finished runner up in the English

of becoming, the season's closed amateur golf championship. biggest surprise, scored their second

I win, this time at the expense of Chinese Recreation Club' "over 10" team, Nevertheless the veterans ob talned 31 acts. L. F. Han and K. F. Lau performed meritoriously for the lasers, miving two sets 'and winning the third,

University showed that their crushing defeat the previous week was no true criterion of their form by benting Hongkong Cricket Club 5% to 376. Club, who were the visitors, were well served by Jack Rodger and B. D. Evans, who won two sets with ease and drew the third.

. Resulta:

C.B.A.

G.S.C.C. University

0

C.C.C.

LEAGUE TABLE

Craigengowor C,S.C.C. They will probably remain south Recreio for ten days, during which period they CRC. (1,

Kowloon C.C.. University expect to give exhibitions in Hongkong

and Canton. II.K.L.T.A. has express-

✩

J

Interesting Third Div.

Games To-day

S.C.A.A. PLAY C.R.C.

A match which is expected to have 5 C.R.C. (2) 3% | 5% I.K.C.C. 3n direct bearing on the championship will be played in the "C" Division of the tennis lenguo this afternoon, when South China A.A. entertain Chinese Recreation Club at King's Park. A. These clubs always afford a keenly con.. tested mitch, and as they are among the leading teams in the division, the outcome is of considerable importance.

Seta.

P. W. L. F.

2 0 16

1 1

1 0

1 1 0 7 2 1 1

10.1

2 0 2

4

.0

GRC, although away from home, are expected to win, as South China have been deprived of some of last- year's players,

Kowloon Cricket Club, Arst string play their first match of the season, being at home to Kowloon Tong They will not have top engy a task,

ed itself prepared to arrange for their C.R.C, (2) 20 & appearance here, but until the players I.K.C.C. themselves are tisfied as to their J.R.C.

form wh

with the local ten- C.B.A. compurative nis ness, they will content themacives with playing at various clubs. No. CRAIGENGOWER v. C.BA. has yet been fixed up, although it is Cricket Club defeated the Central bat beat Club de Reerein in their thing definite regarding a programme Playing at home the Craigeugower as the Garden City club last week all anticipated they will appear at the British Association by nine sets to debat. I.R.C., and possibly other clubs,

nil, Scores: Mr. Vilns also hopes to take them to Canton, and, if their form warrants it, to Shanghai.

The original party was to bave been Your four in number, but Frons, the fourth member, could not get away for the trip.

NEW STYLE Muangrong 25 years old,

Changes His Swing

Alfred

Padgham added yet another page to a remarkable re- cord on the Southport and Alus dale course when he won the Dunlop-Southport £1,600 profes Hinnal golf tournament with an aggregate of 282 for 72 holes.. Within the short spate of dive weeks he won no less than £1015! in prize money.

innings of this match two wickets better

snag which probably con- the Wembley people is the guarantees, it is highly speculative business after the recent Petersen-McAvoy affair,

purse

Maurice Strickland, the New Zea- fand heavy-weight, is still confl-

dent of reaching the top. He says that now the warmer weather is here he will be able to reproduce the form He showed in his own country.

FOR EVERY

31. R. Abbas (1.1.C.) beat W. Ward (Craigengower) 21-7.

C. H. Basto (teereis) beat J. A. da Luz (Recreio) 21-19,

H. Overy (K.C.C.) bent, J. Me- Kelvic (Kowloon Docks) 22-13.

W. MacFarlane (Kowloon B.G.C.) beat F. Goodwin (IL.C.C.) 21-19.

S. J. loughton (K.C.C.) beat C. 5. Rosalet (Craigengower) 22-10.

IMPORTANT OCCASION

MUMM

-THE CHAMPAGNE

OF DISTINCTION

for 2

note.

ite scored nine boundaries, most of them the result of a quick ap- preciation of the half volley..

Preferred throughout the world.

THE CENTRAL TRADING CO.

BANK OF CANTON BUILDING, TELEPHONE 22113.

Sub-Agents for Canton:-

THE PARSEE TRADING CO., SHAMEEN.

Amid seenes of tense excitement, this cool, broad-shouldered Surrey- born player achieved a brilliant Just round of 67, to place himself at tho head of the field, and then walled calmly while one after the other or his rivals crashed.

When he had escaped from a crowd of admirers, Padgham told a reporter how a change in his style enabled him to actaleve his unprecedented'

success.

3. W. Leonard and G. Lat (Caigen- Recreio should collect points from gower) beat F. D. Angus and J. J. Civil Service, and Kowloon Indians Ferguson 6-1; beat B. 1. Bickford and are expected to prove too strong for J. M. Wilson 6-1; hent N. Whitley the

Ariny, while Craigongover and D. Blythe 6-1.

Couri

should heat K.C.C. (2). Indian Re- W. J. Howard and A Kitchell creation Club may run up against

Augus (Craigengower) beat

and trouble with the University, although Sanoh is present champion of Stum, Ferguson 0-3: beat Bickford and being on their own

should having won the title for four years, Wilson 6-4; beat. Whitley and Blythe prove, pufficient to pull the Indians

la the G-4,

through to a win. youngest of the trio and won the singles championship in 1901

Brajuab is double champion with Sanoh, and is also leading exponent of badminton in Siami. The players have been invited to bring their bad- minton rackets with them and it is possible they will play the game while in Hongkong.

F. Zlammern and R. Chos (Craigen- gower)-beat-Angos-and-Ferguson The full-programme for this after.

-1; boat Bickford and Wilson B-2; naon 'follows. beat Whitley and Blythe 6-3.

CIVIL SERVICE. CHINESE "B"

The Civil Service Cricket Club! defeated the Chinese Recreation Club (Continued on Page 9.)

K.LT.C C.C.C.

Recreio S.C.A.A.

LR.C.

K.C.C. (1)

Y. A.T.C. -v..K.C.C. (2)

V. C.8.C.C. Y. GR.C.

·I.K.U.T.C.

KT.G.C.A.

How Padgham Of The Iron Nerves

Won The Dunlop-Southport

Golf Tournament

Southport, May 10. world," did not allow anything to dropped instead of staying on the Alfred Padgham, of Sun-ahal nim.

Tip of the hole, but there was evidenco For anfety's ke he drove with are that if he could gei tre breaks dridge Park, golfing "ace" of brassle at seven of the inward holes Palgham would sinash 70. From the Great Britain,

collected-altzgether he used his braaie at mement he walked off the green into another cheque for more than alas holes, in the course of the round the clubhouse for well-earned rest and £315 when he won the Dunlop-another birdie" at the

when he started home with refreshment Padgaam seemed quite

463 yurda Southport Tournament on the 10th a lovely second shot and a nutterned as to how his rivals were course of the Southport and of ten fecl-he was & under d'e. Ainsdale Club here to-day. SAVING STROKES BY PUTTING told me he liked to be about four shots

I reminded him that yesterday he

Twice after leaving that hole, he behind the lender. In that slow, cuny

Thin latest victory of Paigham's had to hole a long putt on th Lost green at Fulwell to qualify for nyans that he has won £1,315 since was slightly off the line with his drawt ke replied: "Yea; I think that's the Dally at £2,000 tournament September, collecting first prize in drive, wat ench tim he recovered the place to bel” at Bramshot," he said, "and I went the last four big professional tourant holed a putt ge save a stroke.

Dick Barton and "burly" Bill, Cox All went well with Padgham, whose were the men who had the opportuni- back to my home course at Sun-naments,

They were the £1,250 match plav | father was in the huge gallery, but ties. Burton's third round of 68—— dridge Park determined to find a way championship at Royal Mid Surrey took preat curs to remain unseen, by wonderful putting, 28 putts in the to improve my golf.

I took my swing to pieces. 1 an-in September, the £2,000 tournament the son, who strode along as if he round-left him four shots ahead of

Padgham and three in front of Cox. alysed it, and I decided to discard at Bramshot, and the $1,000 tourna had not a care in the world.

At least all went well until he the methods by which I had played ment at Moor Park last month.

In winning to-day Padgham em- reached the dreaded 18th hole. There

320 YARDS DRIVE the game since boyhood. Instead phisised that he is truly a golfer his second shot finished well short of of playing with a loose swing and without nerves, one

On his last round he reached the who is rare the green. But one of many magi; turn in a sidedy 17, which meant a flick, of the wrists at the moment courage, and a man able to play a cal chips and a brave putt secured that he needed an inward score of 34 of impact, as I had done for 20 years, winning shot when so much is at the necessary four,

take.

I tightened my swing from start to finish.

"Particularly did I concentrate on.

'tri- a

to tle. Tall, with his fair hair waving Now Padgham needed two 4's to in the wind, Burton made a gallant equal the course record of 66.

MAKING THE PACE HOT His final round of 67 was

Ilis gallery, far more excited than attempt to accomplish the task.

A terrine drive to the fourteenth firm wrist action when hitting the unih in every way, and it was re- the golfer who was carving another. ball, and the inprovement was 80

green, 326 yards from the teeing noticeable that I adopted the new cognised as such by the huge gallery space on the tablet of golfing fame, pitched and came to rest on the which followed him when he started rushed down the sandhill and raced ground, and Burton picked up a stroke style with every confidence.

am not hitting the

out four shots behind Richard Bur- along the 17th fairway. ball any

ton, who had not a hot pace with Paigham's second slot was beau-wah a three there.

I am of the opinion, however, that farther, but my shots are more 'con- sistently straight, and I am convinced 68 in the third, invariably the vital tifully played. The ball scented cer- Burton missed his chance when he Lain to pitch on the green, but failed to hole out from seven feet round of any tournament, I have discovered the ideal system Right from the moment he hit his little "gut" took it out a shade, and for a two at the short fifteenth of for playing the game.

The sequel to Fadgham's change of Art to shot, Fadgham was the cool, rested in a bunker. That hole cost for playing a beautifully controlled

courageous golfer we have come to Padgham five strokes. This was the fron shot into the wind, style, is one of the most extra admire.

only occasion he took 5 in his groat Even ao ho came to the last hole The crowd hoped for "fireworks, round, for he finished with a 4 to the requiring three to tis. In the ten-

ordinary stories in the history of British golf,

prize of £500 with a score of 20thom. Ho hit the ball smoothly and 5,000 people around the home green beyond him, for he took three patts Early in April he won a record/ And Padgham did not disappoint accompaniment of roars from the sencas of the moment that figure was

and three weeks later he won £200 with a total of 280..

His triumph gives him an average of seventy and a half strokes per round for twelve rounds of tourna-. ment play under the strain of in- tense competition.

The figures of Palgham's last from ten yards. round were: green,

Out: 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4—32. In: 8, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 6, 4—36—6 DIDN'T BOTHER

Now remained only Cox. Smiling. light-hearted "Bill" smashed His way to an outward half of 33. He had

confidently from the tee, struck his iron shots crisply to the and played the short game with such brilliance that he often rolled three strokes into two, na de AR MOTIVA

An outward acore of 32 opened up the way to a winning total, and Padground in 70, a score which might have bunker into another. Six

ham, in a position "on top of the

In the hiorning Padgham went

the chance of IHfetime,

A orash at the twelfth. From one

boon several shots batter had putte hole.....

for 'the'