1938-09-20 — Page 21

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,

1988.

CYCLING RIVALRY CONTINUES Keen Struggle For Best

All-Round Figures

R. H. MeDowell twice reduced the lead established by H. A. G. Kentes in the Hongkong Cycling Club's Best the for All-Rounder competition 1938-9 senton, during the past week, On September 12, under conditions rendered difficult through rain and heavy wind, McDowell covered 5 miles in 15 ming, 5 secs. (10.880 m.p.h.), to Improve 2 seen, on his previous best. Next day, attempting a longer ride, McDowell punctured and retired at 0 miles after cover- ing the "5" in 15 mins. 12 secs,

On September 17 almost ideal con- ditions prevailed, and the same rider took advantage of these to greatly reduce both his & and 10 miles figures. The "5" was covered in 14 mins. 33 secs. (20.613 m.p.l.) and the "10" in 20 mins. 4 secs. (20.042 m.p.h.), these figures showing improvements of 32 and 56 secs, respectively and are only 14 and 3 seconds slower thun the times put up by H. A. G. Kentes on September 0.

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OPEN CHAMPION

WINS BIG GOLF

PRIZE

Howling

Gale

Rockets

Best Score to 300

(From Charles Buchan)

London, Aug. 20.

Open champion, Reginald Whitcombe vindicated his position by winning the first prize of £200 in the News Chronicle £1,000 tournament on the East Brighton course.

A magnificent last round of 75,Tround in the wonderful score of 71 jumped from comparatively pinyed in a gale raging across the and downs, established him as the pre-obscure positions into lending places. Lacey's display is even more won- mier golfer of the year.

So Whitcombe won a competition |derful, considering he took 12 strokes that produced the most exciting finish for the last two holes.

Out in 31-a new record for the for many years. When he reached The BAR figures now

the turn in 38 there were four first nine holes-Lacey touched the 11. A. G: Keates 20.091 m.p.h., R. H. players tying for first place with an 17th tee with a score of four under McDowell 20.058 m.p.h.

aggregate of 302 strokes. D. Curtis, 4's. winner in

in 1930,

At the 17th he hooked bis drive C. E. Denny, A. J.

to the 15th frech. A poor

followed by Lacey and H. Rhodes and completed near

a pulled their tasks and awaited the home recond was coming of Whitcombe.

third, and then he took four more shots to get the ball in the hole, the total being seven. At the 18th, just within compass of two driver shots, he failed to find the green. So an- other shot was wasted.

Week-end hun

the

be-

Both riders fur Arst time turn- ed out on the week-end run of the Club. An carly, start was made from the Alhambra Theatre at 9.45 a.m. as the schedule had been altered to include a visit to Shataultek De fore reaching Takuling. The border. town was reached in two hours, and

W40 a hult of mins. was made before the long ascent up the southern slopes of Ng-Tung Shan was hiked. Another brief halt to admire the upper reaches of the Shun Chun River was made after passing Lin Ma and Sheungshul was reached at 2.15 p.m. from Takuling on the new highway. Three further halts for refreshment were made at San Tin, San Hui under the shadow of Castle Peak,

Anally at Ting Kou, each and of approximately a half-hour. Kow- loon was finally gained at 0.30 p.m., an aggregate of 72 miles having been covered in 8 hours.

Hang,

Next week's run will commence from the Alhambra at 10.30 a.m., the

venue being Unlong, from which point it is intended to proceed across country via Kam Tin to Talpo.

NAVAL YARD POLICE HOCKEY TEAM

The following will represent the Royal Naval Yard Police in a hockey match against 1.M.S: Tamer on the Navy ground at King's Park on Thursday, September 22. at 3.15 p.m.: I.P.C. 188: Curry, Whelan: L.P.C. 70. Goles, Michols; Normington, Dempster,

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A homeward half of 40-in the teeth of the gale was required from the champion. He got on the win ning road with a 3 at the 12th,

ole he had taken 7 on the previous day.

A SET-BACK

74 75 76 75-300

78-302

77 78 79 81-302

75 7 82-307

HOW THEY FINISHED

R. A. Whitcombe, (Park-

Binne) ... With a score of one under fours. B. Khodes ¡S. ¡lerto) - 23 Reggie held the winning hand, but C. 8. Denny (Thorpe Hall

A. J. Lacey (Berkshire) he nearly wasted by taking D. Curtis (Bournemouth) at the long 15th. His drive finished. Onda (W. Cheshire) on a ledge, and his second, from an J. Fallon Huddersfield awkward le, was badly hooked the rough.

into

Abe Mitchell (Verulam)

Undismayed, Whitcombe took the short 16th in his stride. At the 17th, knowing he would win with two DA, Levermore (Willing- nyes, he placed his second plumb on the green with a driver. He could now afford a 6 at the last hole and made no mistake.

75 77 78 34-302

75 24 17 77-2363

21 14 21 61-304

80 71 17 74304

75 71 81 77-30

374 at 75-305

72 79 73 80-303 74 71 01-305

Rudolph Valentino, “Great Lover" of the screen, shown above with Agnes Ayres in a scene from his createst picture, The Sheik," which opens its first engagement fo-day at the Queen's Theatre.

HOME SOCCER

30 WRESTLERS CONGREGATING

PROSPECTS AT SINGAPORE

No. 11-Boscombe Gaps Filled

A man mountain who weighs 25 stone and who needs fifty eggs to satisfy his breakfast appetite shortly to descend on Singapore. He Boscombe's slump last April was King Kong, of Hungary, and in the in world's champion all-in wrestler,

as sudden as it was complete. Up

to that time the power of their de-ring, at least, he is a terrible person. King Kong will compete in the all- fence had been chiefly responsible

defeated all

9. L. King (Koole Park) H. Burlon (Sale)

Burton Hilde) Perry (Leatherhead)

for keeping them in the promotion in wrestling championship of the J. Adama (Liverpool)

75 73 80-300 lists. But illness and Injuries helped | Orient, a month-long affair to sturt

fat the end of this month, ex- ton)

********* 72 70 75 to 300 towards a sudden fall, and, as W. J. Cox (Wimbledon

pected, Charlie Bell, the manager, Pk.)

77 73-79 70-307 has been seeking forwards with Matched against him will be Wong (Langley 64 25 01 53-303 more weight and punch to fill the comers in Chinu in 1938 and 1937 and

Bock WT. Twine.

Cheung. Who Pk.) R. 11. Pemberton (Sutton

ps caused by the dropping of quite have rarely seen a more gallant Coldfield***********

a number of forwards at the end of was presented with a cup symbolic K. Whinina (Dinas Pawin)

of the championship of China by Dr. winning exhibition.

80-310 the season.

Sun Fo. Whitcombe's aggregate of 300, one. At White (Notts)...

c. W.

An expert swimmer, Bock Thomson (East- totals in a

Among the players retained there of the highest winning

bourne)

79-310 BI-110 are

forwards, including Cheung bears on his body the scars only five

be received major

la n sed vividly with the 268 return- R. Harrison (Clevedon) 76 79 82 75-111

event for many years, con- D. J. Rees (Surbiton)***

5. S. Field (Dunstable). 73 01--310 Maitland, who was showing great struggle with a shark in Honolulu..

form in the reserves at

centre- 73 73 80 8311 forward when his leg was broken in

.. 71

83--300

At to

life-and-death

For good measure, over 30 other Mr. ៨. Ionesco's a London Combination game. He Wrestlers from 70 74 71 02-311 | returns this year

lay-troupe will arrive from Colombo in play- to resume 73 76 81 70-311 ing. New forwards engaged Include me to compete.

P. Gallacher,

from

Binckburn 70 #2 74 -12

ed by his elder brother, Ernest, in M. Faulkner (Leamington) nd

theG. N. Roffe Longcliffe) in winning last

year. Yet,

(West EW. Jarnian masterly

Lanca! conditions, it represented

W. D. Smithers (Sunning- golf.

(fate) Rain and the gale respected neither So much so that

Kenyon (Beacons persons nor scores.

(Crewn

only 14 players succeeded in break-. J. Mahon (Dublin) 75

A ing 80 in the last round.

21311)

......

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And with them will come 30 auto- they are all keen on

79 02-312 Rovers, in whom Mr. Bell believes mobiles, for

he has found a player of the right driving and sight-seeing. 04-212 type for inside-forward, and F.

01-312

Shaw, of Mansfield, another inside- forward. Two young wing men, W. 04-313. Eliott and W. Tunniclifte, are

1-313

(Unat-

70 75 8 8-313

The champion's great display dis- AG. Harrison (111) Barn)

the prospects of a tie that 11 W. Hume (Romsey)

did not C. A. Winks predicted yesterday. It

Hail) lessen the excitement of a thrilling w. Spence, Leeds Mun.) **

leader at the W. C. lancacle Anish. First Lacey,

tachedi end of the third round, had a glor A. II. Padgtiam (S'ndridge lous chance of winning, but lost his

Pk.

74 20 70 80-314 Javers (Sandy opportunity by taking three e's in A. G.

Lodge) the last five holes. The same hates cost him 23 strokes during the morn- ing round.

A. Waters (Tandridge) .. 3 J. Busson (Pannali G. C. flution fentoni

Karpe (Coombe Hill

E. E. Whitcombe (Porters

PK)

W. Natan (Portmarnock)

(St. Mellons) ...

W. G. Oke (Fulwell)

BAD LUCK FOR LACEY When he stood on the 18th tee in the last round Lacey was wrongly told

"I can take a J. Branch (Leicester) that 304 led the field.

F. Taggart (Wilmslowl he said; and, after R. A. Knight (Ashridge) seven, then," driving down the fairway, socketed. I. Whitcombe (Meyrick his third shot to the green. The hole F. Woolier {Easib'r cost him six strokes, the extra two

also

also among the newcomers.

Among the more prominent of last season's players re-engaged in Fred the best centre- Pincott, one of 7742-314 halves in the Third Division; F. Maraden (back), W. Smith (right- 0314 86-31 half), H. Mardon (centre-forward)

75 70-314 and E. A. Whittam, clever inside.

-314

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