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SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Eighth Extra Race) Meeting 'to be held on Saturday, 10th October, 1936, (weather per- mitting) muy by obtained at the Seevelary'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 Thuradny, 1st Octolier, *1936.

By Order,

8. A. SLEAP,

Actg. Secretary.

HONGKONG CRICKET

LEAGUE.

The Annual Meeting will be held at the Urban Council Room, Post Office Building (by kind per- mission), on Thursday, 1st Octo- ber, 1986, at 5.15 p.m.

A. H. MADAR,

Hon, Secretary. Hongkong, 28th September, 1936,

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LESSONS OF WALKER CUP FIASCO

WRONG TEA M-BUILDING

TACTICS

EMPLOYED

APPROACHING AND PUTTING

TWO BIG. WEAKNESSES

(By "Verdant")

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

But even the pessimists-and I do nol disclaim the Impeachment were surprised that we could not manage to win a single one of the twelve games, or that we should suffer the heaviest of our blennial defeats in this series.

PRACTICE TELLS

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

fully expect that some of the men who could not win a single match in the Walker Cup contest We have never won the match,will give good necount of themselves and I can see no reason why we in the individual event.

ever should while the present mis-

management of the arrangements to

hers of the British

heavily andicap the country.

I am heartily sorry for the mem- icam, and all Hoifera will sympathise with them. They are no doubt wondering what British golfers are saying about them, but they have no cause for regret. They played as well as they could in the clrcumstances, and their best was not good enough, that is all.

WRONG TACTICS

When will the authorities learn the lessons of these repeated deleats? They should know want our present idea of team building is wrong and tur ton insular ever to produce a team with a really good chance of

winning. Players tre omitted from

"the"

Fortunately we are better equipp ed for the Ryder Cup match.

rea.

lise that our teams have not been

but the United States has not been successful in Amerien, conspicuously able to dominate the matches played in this country. I hear that arrange- ments are already progressing for the Ryder Cup match next summer. It will in all probablity be played at Southparl

GRIFFINS DRAWN

H.E. The Governor Gots

Good Pony

*1936.

WEDNESDAY,

SEPTEMBER 30,

SHANGHAI OPEN DOUBLES FINALISTS.

The finalists of the Shanghai Open' Doubles Championship decided recently are seen in action above. From left to right aro Gadon Lum, “Stick" Duff, Lewis Carson and “Dud" Squires. Lum and Duff triumphed in the three straight sets.

INDIAN R.C. MEETING

Pavilion Fund Reduced To Get More Members

A proposal to reduce the pavilion fund mubaeription 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 Arcul, in the chair, supported by the Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. R. Minu and a

far Hathering of members.

The Chairman In moving the adoption of the report and accounts, commented on the satisfactory re-

the

LIST OF OWNERS port which and covered every de- team not because they are not

tail. The Club had, he said, enjoy- The seventy 1937 subscriptioned many successes on good enough as golfers but for other

the sports obscure reasons, one of which is griffins which arrived in Hongkong field. especially In cricket, the

the from the north during the month

second eleven. probably that they do not wear

won having right

for at the Hongkong championship In their school tle. colours

were drawn

and the first eleven Golfers are asking why were such Jockey Club atables yesterday even-

being runners-up, They were glad ine players as Cyril Talley, Francising, when a large crowd of race-

that three members of the Club had Francis, and Leonard Crawley omiti-goers, including the Chairman of the

been selected for the cricket Inter- el from this year's team. It cannot Club (Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson) were

port in Shanghai, and he would be voicing the sentiments of the meet- be a matter of prejudice in these present.

The marbles were drawn by Mrs. ing when he wished them cases, for alf three are

every particular

success, extremely popular and respected Harold Seth and Mrs. J. B. Newill. was lis Foltera

For some alrange reason Among the subscribers

The report and accounts was then Excellency the Governor, Sir An-

seconded, and adopted unanimously, they

were apparently considered in- sufficiently skilful as golfers for in-drew Caldecolt, who drew a four- sunherent

MORE MEMERS WANTED clusion.

Apart

Dealing with the proposal 10 players who might have been in the leam, there is sufficient material

31 to read $5 instead of $15 for among the club golfers in Britain to

the pavilion fund subscription, the build an excellent team.

Chairman said that the purpose of the resolution was to get more new members to Join the club. The Committee had debated the ques tion, and had come to the conclu- slon that it would be to the Club's interest to reduce the pavillon fund subscription. It was vital that they

from

year-old chestnut, 13.3 in height.

the belter-known At the trial gallops at the racecourse

in the afternoon this pony was saldunend the second line of Rule No. to have created a good impression.

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

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

The draw, with the colour of the ponies, age and height, is as follows:

Colour

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 obviously to be

presented. The authorities made une wise in povation this year in including some young players of little experience.y What they should do now is to avail Grey themselves of these young men as the nucleus

the team to represent the match two years hence. Starting upon that foundation and with the assistance of the golf unions bai of the countries they should endrav- | Ger

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Age Height

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puy-now-to-begin-the-business-of Chew. team building. Our present hap-Br hazard methods of selecting this or ay that player because a few weeks bo- tore suiting he happens to achieve suine important tournament success has proved to be wrong.

SERIOUS GAME

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proved that their methods are sound.

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We, as usual, are evidently con- ient to lose, graciously. Well, We have now conclusively proved that we can do that, so unless we show we can comport ourselves equally well in victory we should not waste the time of our American friends, y who

are as sick of winning the match Ch. us we are of losing it. Better to drop the match altogether.

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One could find dozens of reasons why we lost on this occasion, but Din there is only one reason really, and Ches. that is we simply did not play well then enough,

We were beaten in the approach-lack Ing and putting department of the Gre gaine in which the United States has Chr for years held definite superiority.

Grey

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Chou Po-min

LANCERZALİNKILARDOTEGRUNNERRUNGSINNERTINIMAL

Another "Mile of The Century"

Jack Lovelock, winnere of the Olympic Games 1,500 metres in the world record time of 3min. 47,8sec.. Is to compete against America's greatest milers in another "mile of the century" at Princeton on October 3.

be Among his opponents will Glen Cunningham, holder of the world mile record (4min. 6.8see,), who finished five yards behind Lovelock at Berifa.

"I never run to beat records." he said when asked if he would attack the world record.

Is "It race, and I shall run to win it."

KOLNAMORANAILSANNIECZUNIGARTENNEUTERASOTANIKURIAIS,

Haphazard English Rugby Methods

PROPER TRIALS.

NEEDED

(By G. W. R. Smith)

Experiments and innovations are not exactly pet hobbies of the Rugby Football Union. As a sport- ing body they are streets ahead of the M.C.C. when it comes to a con- servative stick-10-tradition outlook, And that is

Tet. saying The standard of English inter- national Rugby, however, is not, so superlative that all thought of in- should have more members, beprovement can be overlooked. chuse it was equally important they South Africa in 1938 and this winter

We have an important tour should get new blood, as they were

might well be profitably employed in not a club which got many mem-

two ideas, particu bers from outside the Colony, but trying out one hud to depend on the Indian in-larly in the selection and buliding up habitants to represent them in all of teams that wear the Red Rose. games. With the proposed redue- tion, the Club would compare very favourably with other clubs as far as cheapness" was "Concerned,

The resolution was proposed by Mr. A. H. Rumlahn. nir. M. R. Abbas and unanimously

*carried.

seconded hy

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

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

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Before the International games with Wales, Ireland and Scotland wp bold three trials. The selectors ther do their best-and-the-chosen teams take the field.

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They meet, perhaps, the afternoon but they can scarcely be called teams before each match for scrum practice,

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 couch.

Why not call all, Grials "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 gumen?

President.-Mr. A. el Arculli.

Alterations should only be made in Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Singh and A. G. Suffiad.

It after long and serious deliberation. Hon. Secretary. Mr. A. R. Minu. Teamwork should come before in- Hon. Treasurer.-Mr. S. A. Rumdividual skill. It would not be a bad plan, either, to let this team play one club or two matches with leading sides like Bristol, Coventry, OF Harlequins.

this way

Jahn.

I believe thai in

we

Cricket Captain ist. XI.-Mr. A. H. Rumjahu. Vice-capinin, Mr. S. A. 1small. 2nd XI captain, Mr. A. K. Minu. Vice-captain, Mr. M. should have an International Afteen Abbas.

which was really representative, the members of which would understand that great secret of Rugby football-→ backing up.

Tennis captain-Mr. S. A. Rum- | Juhn.

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

Committee.--Dr. Il, el Arculli, R. Nazarin. A. O. Mudar, A. Rahmin, M. A. Khan, S, A. R. Ismail, H. T. Barma and M. Y. Adal.

The meeting concluded with vote of thanks to the Chairman.

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