1937-12-27 — Page 9

HOME FOOTBALL Fog Interferes With Ames

London, Dec. 23.

Owing to fog, many football games were either postponed or abandoned on Saturday.

In the First Division of the English League, Arsenal while playing away lost to Blackpool. Leeds the expense of Middlesbra!

won at

Celtic registered the biggest num- ber of goals when they trounced Kilmarnock by eight goals in the First Division the Scottish League. Motherwell beat Queen O' Soulli on the home ground by five goals to one.

The following were the results:

ENGLISH LEAGUE

Blackpool

FIRST DIVISION

2 Arsenal

1

"Bolton

2 Derby

+Chelsea

1 Chorlton

Crimsby

1 Stoke

Leeds

Legester

Portsmouth Sunderland pWolves

5 Middlesbro'

D

Everton

Birminghant

Brentford

Preston

Huddersfield

West Brom.

3

1

Wandoned after 61 minutes play. abandoned after of minutes play. abandoned after 7 minutes play.

P postponed.

SECOND DIVISION

*Aston Vill

Blackburn

Burnley

Newcastle

3

Bradford

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

DECEMBER

27,

1937.

TEST CRICKET

AT

RANKING LIST FOR 1937

C. A. WHITCOMBE LEADS "PRO" GOLFERS

By A Special Correspondent

London, Nov. 7.

The professional averages for 1937, compiled by Cdr. R. C. T. Roo, socretary of the Professional Golfers' Association, are now available, and make interesting reading, because of some seemingly paradoxical situations. Statistics in whatever form have a knack of producing unexpected results. For example, T. H. Cotton, the Open champion, and without doubt the world's best golfer, and the biggest money-maker in the game, is only third on the list.

Britain's No. 1 player is C. A. Whit-haived a desperate match with Dens- combe, of Crews Hill, Enfield, captain more Shute by holing a putt for a 3 of the Ryder Cup team, and, perhaps, on the last green. Because he is a the most popular member of his par- workmanlike golfer with no frills to ticular class. Recently I had occa-his game, King can count on many sion to refer to him as the first win-years of successful endeavour. ner of the Vardon Memorial Trophy The same may be sald of D. J. by reason of securing the best aver-Rees, another young assistant, though successer of selected and restricted falling to repeat his age for.

2 number of events. Whitcombe now 1936. His outstanding achievement

Chesterfield

3

1 Fulham

Stockport

Manchester U.

Wednesday

Bury

i Tottenham

Zulon

4

Barnsley

ត

*Tolts. F

V

Pulymouth

2

Shefeld U.

3 Covetry

Southampton

1 Swansea

• Postponed.

Bournemouth

Bristol R.

*West Ham V. Norwich

THIRD DIVISION

(SOUTH)

-Walsali

Torquay

*Clapton O. v. Brighton

*Crystal P. V.

*Gillingham

Mansfield

Millwall

MONDO

Exeter

Nolts C.

0

3

Cardif

0

V

Aldershot

*Northampton

V.

Bristol C.

Park

1

Southend

2

Swindon

1

3 Newport

0

Watford

Postponed.

† Abandoned after 37 minutes play

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Barrow

Bradford C.

Carlisle

Chester

Darlington

Gateshead

New Brighton

Hartlepools

Port Vale

Rochdale

0 Wrexham

HOME & ABROAD

Plans Being Made For Next Season

By H. J. Henloy

London, Nov. 21.

News of an English victory over an All-India eleven camo pleasantly to us on a day of bitter cold. Our wins on foreign fields have not been frequent of recent years. But the arrangements made for next season's games with Australia are of more importance than the scoring of runs and the capture of wickets by an unofficial side in an unofficial Test match. In fact, the interest of the week came out of the council chamber at Lord's, and not from the sun- shine at Lahore.

to May.

hends the list of averages for the was the defent of Byron Nelson in of the time that the new 1.b.w. law patlons living an casier ifte in

A PARADOX

and

One of the paradoxes is that Whit- The following is a complete list ofment results, as was the arrange- sedentary pursuits are not calculated

combe has achieved only one success -the Duntop-Southport tournament and, in the matter of prize-win- nings, is seventh on the lat. Apart from Continental championships, the total prize-money

£12.730 with previous which, in contrast years, has been more evenly dis- tributed.

Actually, no player has succeeded in reaching the four- figure mark, a vastly different situa- tion from 1836, when Padgham car- ried off most of the plums.

Name

*C. A. Whitcombe

P. J. Mahon

*T. Cation

"A. J. Larey

"R. A. Whitcombe

5. L. King

* Burton

W. J. Branch

Abe Mitchell

100KS

more

The decision of the Board of Con- trol of Test Matches at Home to Some of them have spent laborious colliers. Others limit again the games against Aus winter hours tralia next season to four days except have engaged in clerical work, or the last did not come as a shock to driven motor-lorries, or carried on of manual labour. any of us. Reform, even the most various kinds

has always to endure a Others, again the lucky ones are desirable, long fight against prejudice. Think professional footballers. Such oceu- do not suggest that the player was discussed before it was allowed of whole year with 71.64. Including the the Ryder Cup match. With qualifying competitions, which bring average of 73.14, Rees is fifteenth on to be tried even experimentally. In the off season than if he toured with the number of rounds played to the list. Despite the year's low scor- remove in the right direction was training of the professional footbalier, regard to the Test matches, however, a team abroad. Even the strenuous ing and the breaking many records, thirty-eight, his average is reduced to 71.36. n figure representing a re-it is a curious fact that only four made by the agreement to play the the extensive travelling, the nerve- markably high standard of play in players beat an average of 4s (72 per Afth game to a finish, even if one trying experience of cup-tie

the season's of the teams already have a victory ment, must take as much out of his cricket throughout all manner of conditions and elrcum-round),

championships stances,

tournaments, in hand, instead of limiting it to four vitality as it he toured with They were: C. A. Whitcombe, P. days unless the two countries are side abroad. Days spent by others in Malion, T. II. Cotton, and A. J. Lacey, level

level on

in the past. This like to keep them in better condition than It if they toured abroad. And those averages up to a maximum of 76: "the thin end of the

Hounds Average suggests that the powers are at least who can afford to pass an idle winter realising the temptation offered in would surely be in better trim-no certain circumstances to play for a matter how much they skip or how

the they diet-by draw under a time restriction. But conscientiously unfortunately the change will not time spring comes again had they

of toured abroad. Nothing is remove the most glaring anomaly ail. It will still be possible for the softening than aimless days. team who were morally winners in

TOIL AT THE NETS the majority of the games to be

the tour What is wrong with beaten in the "rubber" because the opposition, with the luck changed, abroad, official or unofficial? For are given an opportunity to play the many years past a good many players last match out, un opportunity pre-have taken up winter engagements

No to themselves. vlously denied system which contains even a remote as coaches in foreign lands, where possibility of such a cock-eyed situs they are expected to play in a cer-

tain

number of matches and to put at the nets; and Play all out, or play nene out. That it is hard to

decide

detrimental to young ma

man's form match than the "donkey-work which con-

sists of "lobbing 'em

up" to a novice between England and the ld to or of delivering the kind of ball that the self-respect of an considered by some as an

will and hv

by older club member who wants half- our Test Match chances others as a threat of confusion, In un-hour's practice. Such cricket is

often

cricket with soul-destroying. Match the past Trial matches have

They

an English touring side-offeini or opened the way to injustice.

players instead

of unofficial-is educational. have undone

them. A batsman establishing bowler whose form has been consis No doubt Australian tours are a tently high since the beginning of big strain upon the nerves as well the summer, and perhaps during the as upon the physique. South African previous summer, is given a place tours also have their strenuous side. natch. But because he But tours to other lands are shorter, In Trial match. meets with failure on that particular and there is little about even the necasion his Test match chances Test matches to keep a player awake for his vanish in an afternoon. The place at night. And in return

It seems incredible that the man who, a year ago, seemed incapable of doing anything wrong, has this year been unable to do anything wanted right. I ever proof were

that golf is a mysterious game it is amply provided in the case of Pudg hum. He has not won a single event, and is eleventh in the list of averages

with 72.89. But it must not be sup-

1 W

Tranencre

3

Doncaster

Rotherham

3

Hull

York

Crewe

2 Oldham

v Lincoln

0. Accrington

2 Halifax

*

• Postponed.

Southport

↑ Abandoned at half-time.

'Ayr

Celtic

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Dundee

FIRST DIVISION

Falkirk Hibernian Motherwell

Purtick

St. Johnstone

St. Mirren

Third Lanark

Airdrie

Allow

Breclin

Dundee

0 Arbroath

# Kilmarock

2 Morton

2 Queen's Park

Humilton

-Queen-O's

posed that the last has been heard

of Padgham na a force in internation- al golf. He is not one of the "rocket golfers who goes up with a rush and #bang. and on coming down stays down. Padghom's art is such that he is certain again to be in limelight.

RACE FOR SUPREMACY

So far as British golf is concerned, the race for future supremacy lies! between Cotton and Padgham, who ure of the same age-thirty-one. At the moment, the race goes to Cotton, who has won the championship twice,

the the second lime against massed .0 American attack. His triumph at:

Carnoustie will be regarded as the

and magnificent

1

O i most

in

1 the history of the cheonship. And yet the reigning champion is 1 third on the list of averages with

71.77

and second in the order of

winners. This is prize-money

an- Dother of the paradoxes revealed by

the official statistics.

3

Aberdeen

1 Rangers

5

6 Clyde

1

3 Ilcarts

4

Edinburgh

2

DSL

0 St. Bernards

1

0

Dunfermline

4 Albion

SECOND DIVISION

Cowdenbeath

East Fifc

Forfer Leith Sten'muir.

Derry City Glentoran

2 Raith Rovers

4 King's Park

5 East Stirling

3 Montrose

4 Dumbarton

-Reuter.

IRISIÍ LEAGUE'

Bangor Portadown Ballymena Newry Town

4 Coleraine

2 Linfield

4 Larne

6 Cliftonville

7 Glenavon

4 Ards

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Our Own Correspondent.

WEDNESDAY

AT THE

QUEEN'S

THERE'S NEVER BEEN A FUNNIER JANE WITHER'S

PICTURE - - - FOR ALL WE KNOW THERE'S NEVER BEEN A FUNNIER PICTURE !

Jane Withers

in

45 FATHERS

with

THOMAS BECK LOUISE HENRY

and

The HARTMANS

A 20th Fox Picture :

P. J. Mahon, the brillant young

4 Irish golfer, of the Royal Dublin club,

3 Dollymount, is second in the aver-

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0

2

0

ages with 71.69, though falling to win

outright a single open tournament.

He did win the Irish professional championship, but this is a closed event. Because of being second on so many occasions, Mahon has come to be known as "the champion run- oner-up." Next year he hopes dras- this description. tically to revise From his tours of England and Scot- land Malen has not done badly, for he is sixth in the prize-money list.) At any rate, he has paid his expenses, which is more than can be said of a good many of the professional tournament players.

FINE ACHIEVEMENT

the

S. L. King, of Knole Park, Seven- onks, heads the list of prize-money winners, a ne uchlevement for an flerce assistant in face of all opposition. His position is due to n brilliant success in the £2,000 tour- nament and second place in the Brighton £1,000 event, won by E. R.

the Whitcombe with fantastically low score of 208 for four rounds of stroke play. In the list of averages, King is sixth with 72.5. He had the distinction of being chosen to play in the Ryder Cup contest, in which he

Copyright 1, 1, 1. Mar

D. Gadd

*A. 17. Podgham

J. Adamk

D. Curtis

71.04 71.60 71.77

7186.

72.23

72.3

72/3

72.7

72.72

72.80

720

73.04

W, J. Cox

13.1

D. J. Rees

23.14

1. Rhodes

73.10

A Perry

J. J. BusBON

N. Button..

73.31

W. H. Davies

73.45

Faulkner

73.50

Collinge

E. Whitcombe

73.78

W. II. Kenyon

s. Denny......

73.76

73.05

is the only logical way to, "rubber," The

Alits

74.00

J. Taylor

74.00

Burton

74.25

74.30

74.72

74.75

74.05

75.00

C. H. Ward

. Fleid

W. Jarman

Green

C. Knight

Q. Ilavera

A. J. Isherwood

Ryder Cup player.

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WINTER LIFE OF PLAYERS

to

efforts the professional carns su cient money to make life easier for him on his return, and is given an learn much about the opportunity

Then, at various sides of the game. the end of the tour, there is a voy- nge sufflelently long for him to laze

WATCHMAN.

The big scores and the nice-look-away any threatened staleness, while

he has by

generally another month of Ing bowling analyses obtained

rest in front of him before he need certain of our cricketers in that un- official Test match at Lahore have put on his pads for his county. Se

the

winter tour? I for received a mixed reception. On one why curse side some people say, "This form of one refuse to believe that Gover will Gover and N. W. D. Yardley makes bowl with less fire for Surrey be

Kecause he has been bowling out in- things look better for our chances dians, or that Yardley's scoring on in the scrup with Australie there are Oriental grounds will affect his hat- mer."

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who pull long faces and re-ing average when summer comes again. mark, "Our fellows will go and put In all their best cricket on there and come back stale. They'll be tired They should never men next season, have gone."

There is, in truth, a good deal of Lopposition to unofficial tours. Some the autocrats seem to think that counties should forbid their players to take part in them. In some In- stances that has actually been done. But even professionals are not ex- slaves or at least them in most cases

actly pure in bind them

our

FINCHER AND MISS

PERRY IN FINAL

(Continued from Page 8.)

Men's

Championship:---

Singles Championship:— Winner. Lee Wal-tong; runner-up the wages

Tsui Wal-pui (Challenge Cups per- are hardly sufficient

sented by 11 Sz-wing). foot. And since

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kind of off season toll calculated to harm their form. For winter pay does not cover the winter expenses of the average player, nor do those who are engaged on a yearly con tract have as a rule enough in hand to lead an idle life from September

Men's Handicap Singles:-Winner, Leung Bing-chiu; runner-up, Lec Yue-wing.

Junior Singles Championship:- Winner, Ma Shiu-leung; runner-up, Yu Szi-chun.

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