1938-10-26 — Page 32

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1938.

SHANGHAI INTERPORT BOWLERS DESERVE SUCCESS

FORM REVEALED BY HONGKONG MEN VERY POOR

TEAM SPIRIT CARRIES VISITORS THROUGH

(By "Abo")

To say that the form revealed by the Hongkong Interport bowls rinka in the recent matches against Shanghai was disappoint- ing is but to express mildly the feelings of those who had had such great faith in the players selected to do duty for the Colony.

Shanghal won the 1938 serles without any undue trouble, annexing the second and third Interports after the first had been adjudged n tic. The resulta of each match

were:--First Interport, 20-29; Eccond Interport, Shanghal won by 30-10; and Third Interport, Shanghal won by 20-17.

Except, to a certain extent, for the rink which opposed Shangkal in the drat match at Kowloon Docks, nel- ther rink in the second or third did themselves justice.

of the four men in the opening game, only A. R. Dallah and, in lesser degree, D. W. Bradbury dla Unguished themselves. A. E. Coates,

at No. 1. falled to reach his usual high standard, while J. McKelvle was absolutely off colour and did little right.

ONLY ONE SHINES

only man

In the second game, only H. A. Alves accomplished anything of note.

three membera

of the The other rink, L. F. Xayler, E. C, Fincher and J. Halidge (skip) were very poor. It is rather late in the day to criticise the posllaning of the players; but it' does appear signideant, though, Usat of the four Who did well, H. A. Alves, was the one who had had Interport experience.

With three men own green in the Hongkong rink, it the local men would have the ad- vantage in the third game on the Club de Recreio green. But once again those who were playing on a green they know well proved the greatest disappointments It was left to U. M. Omar, the skip, to play the best game of the four.

on their

It will thus be seen that of the six now caps, A. R. Dallah, L. F. Kavler, E. C. Fincker, J. Holidge, F. X. M. da Silva and J. A. da Luz, only Dallah can be said to have justifled his inclusion.

Lest I be misunderstood, however, let me hasten to add that there was, in my opinion, little wrong with the actual selections of the players; it was only in the play that the local representatives fot their selectors

down.

NOT BETTER PLAYERS Even now, after all three Interport matches have already been decided,

I cannot understand why Shanghal

won so easily, I have followed the

Lost Two Matches

To Date

To date, the visitors have lost only two matches in the Colony, once to the Police R.C. and the other to the Kowloon B.C.C. The following are the results of matches which they have played:

Beat Craigengower Tied with H.K.

(First Interport) Beat Kowloon F.C. Lost to Police Beat Hongkong

22-19

20-20

21-20

19-22

30-10

(Second Interport)

Beat Kowloon C.C.

28-20

Beat Indian R.C.

19-16

Beat Hongkong..

20-17

(Third Interporti

8-19 Lost to Kowloon B.C.C. Beat Hongkong F.C... 26-14 69-54 Bear Govt. House

(Three Rinks)

ONC

The successful Shanghai Interport bowls team, which retained the Prentice Cup in the 1938 series against Hongkong. Left to right:-K. L. Swartzell, W. J. MacDermolt, 3. M. C. Lopes, A. M. Gutierrez, J. W. Brierley and Hugh Wallace (Captain and Manager).-—Mee Cheung.

Prospects Of Triangular Rugger Interport Are Extremely Rosy

Len Harvey To Fight

Eddie Phillips

BRITISH GOLFERS IN LINE WITH THOSE OF AMERICA & CANADA®

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

London, Sept. 29.

We are getting on in golf. the R. & A., as we guessed, have made the 14-club limit official. From the Spring it will be against the law and horribly unsporting to use more than 14 clubs, or even carry a bag holding more than that number.

It brings British golfers into ne with those of the United States and Canada, who have already made it rule, but do we care very much?

Yes, we do. It means that the rusly iron we corted around for no reason at all except that it was an old favourite and looked well in the bag has got to go, because at present wo are over the limit,

opportune for a reduction of light in the golf ball. The question in to be considered by the committee.

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In this they will be opposed. Another eccentricity at the golfer is that he likes to be dattered, and when he gets a ball he can drive Ave yards farther than any other he has used, he fa as pleased as an angler who has landed a catch he can talk about.

Golfers are queer folk. So many like to carry a bag full of clubs, halfmented with for years, but tho

of which they do not use.

In the women's championship at Aldeburgh this week. Pam Barton has played the grandest golf with a bag of 18 clubs (including one very old Iron), eight of which she never touched.

Now Miss Barton must cast two nside, because she is out of order in carrying 10. But I doubt whether the has ever played with 14 cluba during a round in her life. And that le true of almost every golfer who carries a large bag.

Irons.

AVERAGE BAG12 An intercaling piece of informa- tion is that a check on the number of cluba employed nowadays has beca made at Aldeburgh this week.

A representative of a manufactur- Ing firm has been going round count- Len Harvey and Eddie Philipsing the number of clubs the women signed on October 8 to fight for the golfers have taken on to the course, British heavyweight boxing cham-and his statistics show that the aver pionship at Harringay Arean, Lon-ce bar is 12-three woods and nise don, on November 17. Phillips was

The same gure is probably true nominated by the British Boxing of male golfers, so that the restric team will be made over the Chinese Board or Control as the leading con- tion is not going to make golf more

tender for the title when it was difficult. New Year holidays. Whether this vent

Fart After- In fact, the chief reaction date will coinckle with the time of vacated by Tommy

wards the Board stipulated that arrival of the Malayan team in not Phillips should intet Herves the golfers to the new rule will be that

the it is superfluous. Phillips bus been At the same time It is advisable to yet known in Shanghai, but it re-champ should mains for Colony officials to suggest beaten twice already by Harvey. The

remember that the rule exists, for date agreeable to both Malaya and last time being in Plymouth about the penalty, If caught in the dread Shanghai.

The Shanghal Rugby Union Foot-three years ago. Harvey, who is act of carrying one club too many, is boil Club is displaying grent interest weight championship, and now has disqualification.

ANOTHER BALL? According to the Shanghai Times, over the reported plans for A

a chance of regaining the champion-

What is more likely to get golfers the visit to Hongkong by o Shonghial triangular Interport.

ship which he held before Jack by the cars is the announcement that Petersen took it from him in 1834. the R. and A. believe the time is

Although Shanghai has not definitely undertaken to send a team to Hongkong, there is every prospect of a triangular rugby Interpart between Shanghai, Malaya and Hongkong taking place in the Colony during February, 1939,

Malaya has confirmed its decision to send a team here, and the latest Information from Shanghal is to the man pulled his weight. When one effect that the northerners will make failed, another would succeed; and presentative side aisen strong re- there lay the secret of their suc-Presentative side, for the Interport with Hongkong. The possibility of a triangular Interport is expected to exert a strong influence on negotio-

ons.

CCS3.

FAST GREENS

A contributory cause was also the speed of the green. Accustomed as they are to

heavier greens, the Hongkong men found the fast greens at Kowloon Docks, Civil Service and Recrelo too much for them. On the other hand, the Shanghal inen, used to fast greens, found local conditions at this time of the year Ideal for them.

Congratulations, Shanghall

The

visitors have proved them- selves popular in every club in the Colony. They leave by the

Wing- sang on Thursday evening. Hong- kong will be looking forward to seeing them here again shortly!

I do not wish to conclude this article on a carping nôle, but I do feel that the decision made in the

Big Controversy In United States Over Foot-Fault Rules

first Interport in calling it a draw The foot-faulting of A. K. Quist at the critical stage of the first was an inexplicable one, And that set of his Davis Cup single against D. Budge at Germantown seems visitors around in their matches with was why I was so pleased when still to be the subject of much contention and criticism in the the various clubs, and I and it dife Shanghai or the Prentice Cup, the United States, writes F. R. Burrow in the Observer.

have a skip who would be difficult to best in any company; he revealed suelently in the interport matches to prove himself a player of the highest calibre. Also in Ai M. Gutierrez, the visitors have

very reliable man indeed in any position,

However, the form shown by the others was nothing out of the or dinary. For instance, W. J. Mac-

of whom Dermott,

no much expected, was very disappointing from the Shanghal point of view; K. L. Swartzell, the American mem- ber of the team; wna merely steady: and the some remark might be

W appiled to J. M. C. Lopes J

was

fcult to bellevo that

they

are so

no as holders of much better than our three rinks. visitors were entitled to retain the Admittedly in Hugh Wallace, they trophy even if the series had ended At the time of the incident the attacked by a great many people in a tle of one game cach, but by stands were roused to uproar, who ought to have known better; winning the third match, Shanghai's sympathy with the Australian, who but as he very pertinently inquired, victory was clear-cut.

was repeatedly foot-faulted both on "Is a foot-fault not a foot-fault when With the latest success, Shanghai | his first and second service. This it is at match-point?" To which no has lengthened its margin of victories upset both the players, and a fine reply is possible. It was Ult- over Hongkong in the series, having match was spoilt.

fortunate; but the fault was the won 12 to Hongkong's eight,

But it must be cald, and with the player's, not the linesman's. utmost emphasis, that it was not The rule is a necessary rule; with- spoilt by the fool-fault judge, but by out it, players might serve from any the player who repeatedly broke part of the court they liked. And, Rule 7 It was complained that so long as it is a rule, it should be Quist's infraction of the rule was enforced, not only in high places, "only a technical infraction," and but in the ordinary run of tourna- asked why he had not been foot-ment play. Budge never foot-faults; faulted earlier in the match, but Perry was a scrupulously fair server. London, Oct. 25. only when crisis of the set If men like these can be "world- Brierley and A. M. Gerrard did not The following storfers and jockeys arrived,

champions" while obeying the rules, take part in the Interport matches. for the Cesarewitch have been Now there is no such thing as a leaser fry ought to be proud to fol-

While in netual play they might announced;

"technical" Infraction of a rule, low their exam

example. not have been so much better than Stainless Stephen (Weston). Sir Either the server is serving fairly, One of the troubles is that a great the Hongkong men, in team spirit, Tam (Perrin), Holnechase (Gethin), or he is serving unfairly. If he is many players break the rule without however, they were immeasurably Grey Mantle (Mullins), Repondant serving unfairly he ought to be realising that they do so; they have superior. As Hugh Wallace remark (Gunn), Ranfeld (Blackburn) and penalised and must be penalised by not the slightest intention of being ed at the Interport dinner, "overy Love's Legend (Wells)-Reuter. a linesman or foot-fauit judge (if unfair to their opponents. But until there is one) who knows his duty. some linesman of umpire is courage-

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APT TO FORGET

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ous enough to pull them up, it is not surprising that they go on breaking

timo As to only putting the

in the rule nearly

overy

they motion at the moment of crisis, it la serve. quite possible (though, to those whoj have watched Quist play, improb-| able) that his service had been fair up to the point at which he began to be penalised.

SPECTACLES

AND FOOTBALL

It is just at these critical moments that even an ordinary fair server is apt to forget his normal stríciness in his anxiety to get to the net; and, since these critical moments are jusí critical for his opponent as for himself, it is all the more necessary that he should be prevented from gulning an unfair advantage oven ought to have unbreakable lenses. If footballers wear spectacles they

DE.

If it is unintentionally unfair-over So the Football. Association has de- him.

cided.

The question Wimbledon habitues will not have the

cashire Football

forrotten a similar incldent when J.0 monthly mecation Council H. Crawford was playing F. J. Perry, in 1934, in the anal of the Bury Amateur League wrote that wear glasses. The two players championship. Crawford, normally League feared they might injure scrupulously fair server, was making themselves other players and

his last stand, coming in on every

or

thirty-one, holds the British cruiser-|

The golf ball has been experi-

general opinion is that the present Ball cannot be improved upon,

I have it on the authority of a big manufacturer that another 40 to 50 yards "carry" could be added to the Colf ball. "At the same time, the staff of scientists we employ could as caslly turn out a ball that would · travel 50 yards less," he said.

Extra

But whether wo put distance on or took it off, the game would be spoiled.. I do not ace say cause for readjustment."

In my opinion, if the flight of the ball is reduced it will interfere seriously with the game of the ar- dinnry player, And it la tho ordinary goller who matters most, though there is a tendency In high places to forget this and to think only of the front-rankers who get their names in the papers.

MAN WHO MATTERS

In all matters such as this it is the majority for, whom the authorities should legislate.

It is the Saturday afternoon player in cricket, the small club man in lawn tennis, and the 16-handicap of enthusiast in golf, who make the

wheels of sport go round,

gotten

How often are their interests for-

Of course, it does not follow that the R. and A. will change the ball, even if they mean to talk about it. It is hopeful, at any rate, that the manufacturers have not been official- ly consulied

and not even the R. and A. can alter the ball without De help of the trade.

His Excellency the Governor, Bir Geoffry Northcote, about to roll a wood yesterday al Government House where he entertained the Shanghal Interport bowls team. Aided by several former residents of Shanghai, the visitors defeated the Governor's team by 69-54-Staf Photographer.

At the

GLOUCESTER HOTEL

Special Dinner Dance

TO-NIGHT

with

was raised at: of the Lan-

LORETT

and

BARBAKO

GISELA

and

ASTOR

thing and riaking all on a net at-therefore asked for a ruling.

An F.A. official stated that there

tack.

a

At match-point to Perry, Crawford was nothing in the rules to prevent served and followed in, only to be bespectacled player taking part in foot-faulted· for infringing the rule Aiden,

a match, but the Association re by awinging over in his hosts to get commended that they should use un- to the not. He served his second breakable lenses. There are no bo service into the net! And the match spectacled players in first-class foot- ball to-day. "Old boys” among the fats, however, will recall -Mitchell, the Manchester City goalkeeper of 10 or 12 years ago, who

wore his glasses while playing.

was over.

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