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SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG ...JOCKEY CLUB.

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Eighth Extra Race Mecting to be held on Saturday, 10th October, 1936, (weather per mitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office; Exchange Build- ing: the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 1st October, 1936.

By Order,

S. A. SLEAP,

Actg. Secretary.

HONGKONG CRICKET

LEAGUE.

The Annual Meeting will be beld at the Urban Council Room, Post Office Building (by kind per-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1936.

LESSONS OF WALKER

CUP FIASCO

WRONG TEA M-BUILDING

TACTICS EMPLOYED

APPROACHING AND PUTTING

WEAKNESSES TWO BIG

(By "Verdant")

their

The Walker Cup fiasco is, majority of our players to over, thank goodness. There cabins for a considerable part of the journey, is hardly a suitable pre- is nothing helpful in saying piration for an important occasion. "I told you so," because not one thinking golfer in a thou- sand honestly thought we bad a chance of beating the United States.

But even the pessimists--and I do nal disclaim the impenchiment-were surprised that we could not manage

this series.

PRACTICE TELLS

We shall have an opportunity of only watching the effect of even about three weeks experience of American golf in the United States amateur championship in which most of the members of the British team Will compete next week.

to win a single one of the twelve fully expect that some of the games, or that we should suffer the

match in the Walker Cup contest heaviest of our bienniat defeats in men who could not win a single We have never won the match, will give good account of themselves

event, Fortunately we are better equipp and I can see no reason why we in the Individual ever-

should while the prescat mis-ed for the Ryder Cup match. I rea- heavily handicap the country.

I am heartily sorry for the mem-conspicuously successful in America, and all but the United States has not been bers of the British team, golfers will sympathisc with them. able to dominate the matches played

doubl Hon. Secretary. They are no

wondering what in this country. I hear that arrange- British golfers arc saying about ments are already progressing for the Hongkong, 28th September, 1986, but they have no cause for Ryder Cup match next summer. It

mission), on Thursday, 1st Octo-management of the arrangements so Ilse that our teams have not been

ber, 1936, at 5.15 p.m.

.. A. H. MADAR,

NEXT CHANGE

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AND

regret. They played as well as they could in the circumstances, and their best was not good enough, that is all.

WRONG TACTICS

When will the authorities learn the lessons of these repeated defeats? They should know that our present idea of team building is wrong and far too Insular ever to produce a team with a a really good chance of winning. *

will in all probability be played at Southport.

GRIFFINS DRAWN

H.E. The Governor Gets

Good Pony

SHANGHAI OPEN DOUBLES, FINALISTS

The fianists of the Shanghai Open Doubles Championship decided recently are suon in action above. From left to right avE Godon, Lum, "Stick" Duff, Lewis Carson and "Dud" Squires. Lum and Duff, telumphed in the three straight sols.

INDIAN R.C. MEETING

Pavilion Fund Reduced To Get More Members

A proposal to reduce the pavilion fund subscription from $15 to $5 in order to get new members to join the club was adopted at the annual general meeting of the Indian Re- creation Club which was held in the clubhouse yesterday evening with the President, Mr. A. el Arcult, in the chair, supported by the Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. R. Minu and a fair gathering of members.

ALHAMBRA Players are omitted from LIST OF OWNERS port which had covered every de-

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Another "Mile of The Century"

Jack Lovelock, winner of the Olymple Games 1.500 metres In the world record ilme of 3min. 47.88cc.. is to compete against America's greatest milers in another "mile of AL the centars" Princeton on October 3.

bo Among hin opponents will

the Glen Cunningham, holder of world mile record (4min. 6.8sec.). who finished five yards behind Lovelock at Berlin.

"I never run to beat recorda," he said when asked if he would attack the world record. "It f race, and I shall run to win 14,"

The Chairman in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, commentext on the satisfactory re-

tall. The Club had, he said, enjoy- the team not because they are not

The seventy 1937 subscription

ed many successes on the sports Hood enough as golfers but for other

cricket, In feld, especially of which is griffins which arrived in Hongkong obscure

reasons, one

wun second eleven having probably tha

that they do not wear the from the north during the month

and the Arst eleven were drawn for at the Hongkong championship right colours in their school tle..

being runners-up. They were glad Golfers are asking why were such Jockey Club stables yesterday even-

that three members of The Club hud fine players ns Cyril Tolley, Francising, when a large crowd Francis, and Leonard Crawley omitt-goers, including the Chairman of the ed from this year's team. It cannot Club (Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson) were be a matter of prejudice in these

The marbles were drawn by Mrs. particular cases, for all three are extremely popular and respected Harold Seth and Mrs. J. B. Newill.

Among the subscribers

Was His For some strange reason golfers.

Sir An they were apparently considered in- Excellency the Governor, sufficiently skilful ns golfers for in-drew Caldecott, who drew a four- 13.3 in height, year-old chestnut, At the trial gallops at the racecourse in the afternoon this pony was said to have created a good impression.

Another likely looking candidate was drawn by Lady MacGregor, wife of the Chief Justice.

Haphazard English Rugby

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clusion.

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from the better-known players who might have been in the team, there is sufficient material among the club golfers in Britnin to build an excellent team..

present.

The opinion of those who saw the trials was that the batch this year. although still green, is better than last year's.

SINY

This may sound like a criticism of this year's Walker Cup team, but it is not meant to be, for I feel sure we produced almost the best possible side from the material which seemed

The draw, with the colour of Bie obviously to be presented.

The authorities made one wise in-ponics, age and height, is as follows:

Denwr Dy Colour Age Height novation this year in including some

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Kwok Hin-wang themselves of these young men as nucleus of the team to represent the us in the match two years hence.

Starting upon that foundation and with the assistance of the golf unions of the countries they should endeav-Grez ous now

how to begin the business Cher. team building. Our present hap- hazard methods of selecting this or that player because a few weeks be fore sailing he happens to achieve an some important tourmanent success has proved to be wrong.

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take the game Brown upponents. They seriously and are not ashamed to

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port in Shanghal, and he would be volcing the sentiments of the meet- when he wished them every ing success.

The report and accounts was then seconded, and adopted unanimously. MORE MEMERS WANTED Dealing with the proposal to amend the second line of Rule No.

PROPER TRIALS

NEEDED

(By G. W. R. Smith) Experiments and innovalions are 34 to read $5 instead of $15 for not exactly pet hobbies of the the pavilion, fund subscription, the Rugby Football Union. As a sport- Chairman said that the purpose of ing body they are streets ahead of the resolution was to get more now the M.C.C. when it comes to a con-

The members to join the club.

servative stick-to-tradition outlook. Commitice had debated the ques And that is saying a lot. tlen, and had come to the conclu- sion that it would be to the Club's

be-provement can be overlooked,

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The standard of English inter- interest to reduce the pavilion fund national Rugby, however, is not so subscription. It was vital that they superlative that all thought of im- should have more members,

We have an Important tour cause it was equally important they should get new blood, us they were South Africa in 1938 and this winter might well be profitably employed in not a club which got many mem- bers from outside the Colony, but trying out one or two ideas, particu- had to depend on the Indian In-larly in the selection and building up habitants to represent them in all of teams that wear the Red Rose.

With the proposed reduc- gumes. tion, the Club would compare very favourably with other clubs as far us cheapness was concerned,

The resolution was proposed by seconded by Mr. A. H. Rumjahn, Mr. M. R. Abbas-and-unanimously

corried.

mentioned The Chairman also that Mr. M. C. Shirazee had very kindly donated a clock to the Club, for which they were grateful to the donor, as the present would be a boon to ericketers.

The election of office-bearers for resulted as fol- the ensuing year lows:

Badan

Before the international games with Wales, Ireland and Scotland we hold three trials. The selectors then do their best and the chosen teams take the field.

They meet, perhaps, the afternoon before each match for serum practice, but they cuti scarcely be called teams in the proper Rugger sense, and some of the players do not always take kindly to the advice and hints of any would-be-last-minute coach.

Why not call all trials "England versus the Rest" and choose the first England trial team with the idea that it was to be, as far as possible, the fifteen to play in the international { games?

President.-Mr. A. el Arcull.

Alterations should only be malle in Vice-Presidents.--Messrs.

it after long and serious deliberation. Singh and A. G. Suad.

Hon. Secretary. Mr. A. R. Minu. Teamwork should come before in- Hon. Treasurer-Mr. S. A. Rum-dividual skill. It would not be a bad plan, either, to let this team play one jahn.

club or two matches with leading Harlequins.

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Cricket Captain. 1st. XI.-Mr. A. H. Rumjahn. Vice-captain, Mr. S. A. Ismail, 2nd XI caplain, Mr. A. K. Minu. Vice-captain, Mr. M. R. Abbas.

Tennis captain. Mr. S. A. Rum- Jahn.

Lawn Bowls convenor.-Mr. A. R. Dullah.

Committee-Dr. H. el Arculli, R. Nazarin, A. O. Madar, A, Rohmin, M. A. Khai, S. A. R. Ismall, H. T. Barma and M. Y. Adel.

The meeting concluded with vote of thanks to the Chairman.

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