1939-04-18 — Page 20

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WINNERS FROM ROYAL SCOTS

Member of the "D" Company. Royal Scots, team which won the Falling Plate Competition last week in the "Blacy" meeting of the Hongkong Rifle Association, held on the Army Ranges at Kowloon City. King's Studio.

GOLF BALL CHANGE

NOT

DESIRED BY MAJORITY

"WHY MEDDLE WITH IT?"

London, March 22.

It is estimated that 1,000,000 people in this land play

BASEBALL SEASON

golf. That includes those who go out in 54 and then begin COMMENCES

to lose their form. But whether they can play, or merely take exercise, all ranks of the golfing army are interested in the R. and A's cogitations on the proposed new ball.

The R. and A. have been poking and probing into this subject for years, but with a special committee appointed to consider ranking the game more difficult by introducing Ughter ball, it really looks as though business is meant this time. Americans have been

using a arger and lighter ball for a Jong Lime, but what's good for them rnight be thoroughly unpleasant for us, writes Geoffrey Simpson,

The more golfers one talks with on this subject,

the more one is left thinking that a change in the ball is the most unwanted thing in gotf. The usual reply is: "Why the blazes do they

want to meddle with the game?"

Yet there seem

Moreover, they think it is bad policy to legislate for A minority, and the Lact that a few people can drive a golf ball 300 yards is по reason to compel the rest of the week-enders to use a ball that will not travel so far.

The success of the lighter ball in America proves nothing. Look at the summer they get there, the hard, dry courses, the more favourable Rolfing climate!

There the ball runs more freely, as some of those fine-weather golfers discover when they pay us a visit und try our courses.

NOT LIKE- US.

New York, Apr. 17.

The Amerlenn Baseball season of 1930 has started. Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincin- To-day in the National League

nati Reds by seven runs to five. The Pirates tallied 15 safe hits

last the Reds' 10, but chalked up two errors in the field against the Reds' one.

The other scheduled match, be- tween the New York Yankees and the

Washington Senators in hy American League, WAS postponed owing to rain.--Reuter,

HUNDRED YEARS OLD

New York, Apr, 17. American organised baseball be- came 100 years old to-day when the

1939 season commenced.

Put on American new to England probably set on attendance record, A determination

to make all our golf balls out of date and give us a fresh one that will spoll our temper.

TOO HARD ALREADY

April 18, 1939.

SATISFACTORY ENTRIES FOR THE 1939 TENNIS LEAGUE

John Henry Lewis For London

London, Apr. 17.

It is announced in London that John Henry Lewis is salling from New York on

Thursday to defend the world championship against the

·light heavyweight boxing,

British champion, Len Harvey. The fight will take place in London sometime in May. Reuter.

Conditions For English Golf Tourney

TOTAL OF 43 TEAMS

TO PARTICIPATE

Satisfactory contries have been received for the Hongkong Tennis League during the 1939 campaign, a total of 43 teams having been sent in by the various clubs in the Colony.

Seven teams have been entered for the "A" Division, nine for--the "B" Eeven for the "C", 13 for the "D" and seven for the Mixed Doubles.

A feature of the entries Is the number of teams entered for the "D" Division, which is likely to be con- #ested unless some arrangement mado by the League whereby some of the stronger teams can be per suaded to take part in the "C" ge-

tinn.

Hongkong University Tennis Union, Indian Recreation Club, Kowloon Cricket Club and South China Athle- tic Association.

"B" DIVISION

Club de Reercio, Craigengower Cricket Club, Civil Service Cricket Club, Chinese Recreation Club, Hong Kong Cricket Club, Kowloon Cricket Club (1), Kowloon Indians Tennis Club and South China Athletic Asso

"C" DIVISION

It is pleasing to note that the Hongkong University are once again clation. taking part in the "A" Division of the League. The undergraduates have been undergoing a lean period in Club de Recreio, Craigengewer sport, but indications now are not Cricket Club, Chinese Recreation lacking that they will once more take Club, Indian Recreation Club, Kow- their rightful place

Colony.

Radio and Postal Club and South China Athletic Association.

Golfers who wish to enter for the English Native Amateur Champlon-

TEAM STRENGTHENED year's event at Birkdale Golf Course. Southport, are to be broadcast from This season they will have the

"D" DIVISION Daventry must satisfy two condi-services of Lim Thlam-tet, the Perak llons before their entry forms can be champion, who should aid them

Club de Recreio, Central Brillah to hold their owl! accepted: they must be British sub-considerably

Association, Civil Service Cricket jects, and though they are admitted amongst the senior teams. if they have played for England in

The Indian R. C., for the first time Club, Chinese Recreation Club, In- un international match, they must not in many years, are not participating dian Recreation Club (2), Kowloon have done so for Scotland, Ireland, in the "B" Division this season, I Cricket Club, Kowloon Tong Garden or Wales. In addition, no player is a wise move in view of their City Association, Kowloon Indians with handleap higher than three weakness last year when they were Tennis Club, Radio and Postal Club, may compete. J. J. Pennink has soundly trounced in most of their South China Athletic Association, been the champlon in the last two engagements. They have, however, Kowloon Docks Recreation Club and

put in two teams in the "D" Divi- Young Men's Christain Association. One of Lancashire's many charm-slon instead of one as formerly. ing courses, Birkdale, the scene of In the Mixed Doubles, seven teams this year's match, provides an exact-will partielpate in the League-a ing test of golfing ability. The pro- very satisfactory state of affairs in- Lessional record for the course | deed. seventy-is held by A. Padgham; the amateur record-seventy-two-by J. R. Smith. Bogey is seventy-six. Transmission 2. April 28, 12.30 p.m. GM.T. Transmission 3, April 28, 345 p.m. GM,T. and April 29. 3.49 p.m. G.M.T.

|| ship-uccounts of the play in this ing clubs of the among the lead-loon Tong Garden City Association,

years.

THE ENTRIES.

The following are the entrieb:

"A" DIVISION

Club de Recreto, Chinese Recrea- tion Club, Hongkong Cricket Club,

CLEVER DISPLAY

GIVEN BY SPIDER KELLY

By Fred Darinell

London, Mar. 21.

"Spider" Kelly, British feather-weight champion, made his first London appearance at the N.S.C. tourna ment, Earl's Court,, last night, when he outpointed Billy Charlton (Gateshead) over eight rounds.

Eey, who won the British and the usual way Parkes lifted his hand

MIXED DOUBLES

Is Roper Likely To Last Distance?

Los Angeles, Apr., 17. Joo Louis, the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, will meet Jack Ropor in a title. fight over ten rounds to-night.

If the fight lasts, the full ten rounds, it will be interpreted as an indication that Louis. is. slipping-United Press,

Home Football

WEDNESDAY HELD TO A DRAW

London, Apr. 17. Sheffield Wednesday's bid to regain. First Division status in the English Football League received another artial setback to-day when, follow- ng their drawn match against Notts Forest on Saturday, they were held to mother drow by Fulham. This ilme Wednesday played away,

At the moment, Wednesday are u ore in paint ahead of Luton and second position to Bisckburn Rovers. but they have played one match more than Luton

The following are the resulta of matches played in the League'to-day: '

SECOND DIVISION

2 Wednesday

1 Crystal Pal.

Notts County

Club de Redrelo, Chinese Recrea- Fulliam tion Club, Hong Kong Cricket Club, THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Kowloon Cricket Club (2), Ladies | Bristol R. Recreation Club and United Services | Cardiff Recreation Club.

Clapton O.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Hull

Oldham

Calls-Over Announced Tennis

For Races

London, Apr. 17.

The following is the latest call over for the City and Suburban Stakes:

13/2 Pizakin" (0), 5/1 (1)

(0)

7/1 Mormonů H(0) (0), 19/2 (1)

7/1 Halcyon Gift (o)

7/1 Unbreakable (0)

1st Agincourt (0)

100/0 Bistain (0)

10018 Rodeo (0)

1068 Esquemeling (0)

100/7 High Rank (0) 100/7 Oven (0), inna Pariefeuille (0)

25/1 Crols (0)

-Reuter.

3 Torquay

2 Southport

3 Stockport ·-

-Reuter,

Interesting Quarter-Final Match To-day

2:

One of the best--matches-in-the tournament is down for decision to- day when S. A. Rumjahn meets Lim

of Tilam-tet in the quarter-finals the Colony Tennis singles champlon- chip on the stand court at the Hong- kong C.C.

The Perak champion has already disposed of some useful local ex- ponents, amongst them E. C. Fincher, and may be expected to give another ́DERBY CALL-OVER

good display to-day. Unfortunately for him, however, he was indisposed London, Apr. 17. The following is the latest call-Just week, and may have not recover- ed fully to give of his best to-day. over for the Derby:

He will need to be on top of his form 19/2 Fox Cub (0), 10/1 (t) Frank Hough (Battersea), out- 10/1 Signal Light (0), 100/0 (1)

he to beat Sirdar, who is one of Joc Quigley, the Trish 100/9 Blue Peter (1. and o.) pointed

the most tenacious players in the 100/0 Dhoti (0)

Colony and who never considers him- self beaten until the last point has been lost.

Tight races for the pennants are in prospect in both Leagues, which will

The Yankees are favoured to win

ships by beating Benny Caplan, he had won. National circuit-treated the crowd to some fast fight- ing, in which he outpointed the

footwork und clever two-handed punching.

On one of our seaside courses in a the American League, and the Chi" empire: Feather-weight Champlon- in the rir to show his confidence that

blustering wind and chilly tempera-go Cubs the ture and he says, ruefully, "I've United Press. never known anything like this." Even the great Bobby Jones" once took 88 at Sandwich. He was wear-

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The professionals and front-ranking three sweaters!

beat records, with

amaicurs who

tournaments, and get their names in take an average year, and I doubt

the papers can go their own sweet WEY.

whe

we get more than three months of first-class golfing weather, when the air is dry and the ball They don't really matter. They travels well, and the greens are hard are only a minority. For the rest of and fast.

Player Hurt In First Match.

north-countryman with his swift cruiser-weight, who gained a decision 20/1 Foxbrough (0), 22/1 (1)

Charlton usually forces the, fight New York, Apr. 17. against his opponent, but he found Owing to the postponement of the much difficulty In catching the match between theNewYorks Yankees and the Wafunion Sena-

elusive Kelly,

It was fine, clean boxing and the

the hopeful million, golf is already Even then a club amateur wheters owing to rain, Pre Roose- too difficult, and any plan to make.slams.a.ball for 250 yards thinks it. the game hardes seems to them not is an occasion for drinks all round. vel must wait until Friday, before crowd applauded now and then some only needless but crazy.

As for the present weather, look throwing the first ball.

OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES

B. B. PALE OLD

CALDBECK'S OLD RESERVE (35 years old)

F. O. V. (Finest old Vintage)

GODET FRERES 1852

ROUYER GUILLET 1865

EXSHAW'S V. F. O. (60 years old)

GODET FRERES NAPOLEON 1814

Obtainable from

Billy Myers, the Cincinnati Reds spirited rallies.

short-stop was hurt in the opening

KELLY'S SPEED ***** match of the season whilst playing ** | against the Pirates. In the third

Chariton never gave up trying aning, he was running to first base although Kelly usually beat him to when he was struck on the head by the punch with a left that flashed a ball thrown by Brubaker, the Pirates' third-baseman,

la and out like zapler.

Caldbeck Macgregor & Co., Ltd.

over him recently.

Quigley is rather on the slow side, but bigger and stronger thon Hough, | who made good play in the early

stages on the Irishman's stanoch.

The referee cautioned the men for holding in the second round, Quigley replying resentfully, "It wasn't me

The crowd could not complain of their entertainment. Hough forced his man to the ropes in the second round and handed out punishment to head and body, but Quigley caught him with a thumping right on the jaw and later in a wild flurry of hit- ting Quigley's eye was cut.

A LIVELY CONTEST

Johnny Ward, the lively Irish light-weight, drew with Tommy

(King's Cross) in Hyams

eight rounds. This was a terrific struggle between two men who battled away all the time with almost ferocious vigour.

Myers was carried from the field, Speed was the chief characteristic suffering

possibly from

from concussion. of Kelly's display and with Charlton | The Protes "showered" Van Der

always doing something it was a most Meer with two runs in the second, and again "showered" Walters with attractive contest of skill. four in the eighth in which eight The seventh round caused the uatters went to the mound.-United Press.

crowd to brdale Into prolonged ap- plause when both men waded in with In the third round Hyams fought some free hitting Charlton got with great fury, and with four rights home one or two rights and Kelly in rapid succession he had Ward

England To Play kept closer than usual and rattled momentarily on the floor.. India To-morrow

away with both hands.

Hyams brought over a tremendous right cross in the fifth round and The verdict in Kelly's favour' was Ward went down for eight, and tho The semi-final match in the Inter loudly cheered and never in doubt, belt probably saved him from a national Hockey Tournament between His ringcraft was superb, but Chari- | knock-out. England and India will be played to-ton deserves great credit for making morrow on the Navy ground at 5.15 such a good fight of it

p.m.

The final will be decided on Sun- day.

I

Both men were covered with blood, fighting their utmost. It was touch and go either way and the verdict of a draw was the fairest that could be given.

In a very breezy bout Frank Parkes, the Midland feather-weight what the professionals have been champlon, outpointed Joe Connolly doing in the Daily Mail tournament (Glasgow).. lately. There has been nothing wonderful about their scoring and away, hustling displays against my Morgan (Reading).

Parkes gave another of his tear:

few long drives.

Charles Whitcombo was given in nlee compact Ulttle boxer, with an honourable mention last week when attractive style. Connolly, 'one-time: at a 270-yards hole he drove to amateur champion of Scotland., na- within a yard of the flag in perfect turally: resorted a good deal to the conditions

miss quite frequently. straight left and he made Parkes

What the R. and A's committee should do is to tour the clubs to sea what the ordinary business mana golfer la doing with the present ball. Ho's the fellow who counts.

I am sure the evidence they would collect would deter them from press ing for a more difficult golf ball. Most waller think It is time the sub ject was dropped,

A CLEAR WINNER

With

In four-round contests Johnny Lyons (Aldgate) outpointed Jack Crowley (Forest Gato) and Sonny Elvin (Dagenham) outpointed Tom-

Rugger League Ties At Home

wy!

London, Apr. 17:- all his non-stop methods

win following were the results of Parkes occasionally got in a very matches played in the Rugby League Docurato straight left himself,

Bromley Parker was a clear winner of a Hull Kingston vory good contest, and before the Warrington referee could signify his verdict in

40/1 Triguero (o),

Hauter.

ĐỂ WATCHING THE SCORES— General A. E. Grasett, (with back to Secretary of the H.K. Life Associat 0}- (right), studying the scores on the meeting of Mie Association,—King's'

3 Featherstone 11} 19 Kolghley

3 30 Leigh

Router.

Mor

is Excellenor the G.O.C. camera), Major G. P. Murray (Hon. lon), and Brigadier: J.T.W. Rooye Army Bango during the “Bisley" Studio.

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