1939-04-18 — Page 32

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WINNERS FROM ROYAL SCOTS

Members of the "D" Company, Royal Scols, team which won the Falling Plate Competition last week In the “Disley" meeting of the Hongkong Rifle Association, held on the Army Ranges at Kowloon City——

King's Studio,

GOLF

NOT

BALL CHANGE 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 making the game more difficult by introducing a lighter ball, It

It really looks as though business is

Is meant this time. Americans

using a and

ball Ho been

for a. long ilme, but what's good for them

Moreover, they think it is bad polley to legislate for a minority, and the fact that a few people can drive a golf ball 300 yards is no 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 hord, summer they get there, the goling dimatel

New York, Apr. 17. The American Baseball season of 1039 has started.

To-day in the National League Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincin- nati Reds by seven runs to five. The Pirates tallled 15 safe hits against the Reds' 10, but chalked up two errors in the Deld against the Reds' one.

might be the unpleasant for dry courses, the more favourable owing to rain.-Reuter.

writes

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 golf The usual reply is: "Why the blazes do

gamez want to meddle with the

Yet there seems a determination to make all our golf bails out of date and give us a fresh one that will spoil our temper.

TOO HARD ALREADY

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

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NOT LIKE U.S. ·

The other scheduled match, be tween the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators in the American League, was postponed

HUNDRED YEARS OLD

New York, Apr. 17. American organised came 100 years old to-day when the 1039 season commenced...

Tight races for the pennants

pennants are in prospect in both Lengues, which will probably get an attendance record.

April 18, 1939.

SATISFACTORY ENTRIES FOR THE 1939 TENNIS LEAGUE

John Henry Lowis

For London

London, Apr. 17.

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

TOTAL OF 43 TEAMS

TO PARTICIPATE

Satisfactory entries have been received for the Hongkong. Tennis League during the 1939 Thursday to defend the world campaign, a total of 43 teams having been sent in

light-heavyweight boxing: championship against the British champion, Len Harvey, The fight will take place in London sometime in May- Reuter,

Conditions For English Golf Tourney

by the various clubs in the Colony.

Seven teams have been entered for Hongkong University Tennis Union, the "A" Division, nine for the "B" Indian Recreation Club, Kowloon seven for the "C" 13 for the "D" Cricket Club and South China Athic- and seven for the Mixed Doubles.. tie Association.

flon

"B" DIVISION

Club de Recrolo, Cralgengower Cricket Club, Civil Service Cricket Club, Chinese Recreation Club, Hong Kong Cricket Club, Kowloon Cricket Club (2), kowloon Indians Tennis Club and South China Alhletic Asso- clation.

A feature of the entries is the number of leums entered for the "D" Division, which is likely to be con- Rested unless some arrangement is made by the League whereby some of the stronger teams can be, per suaded to take part in the "C" sec-

It is pleasing to note

that the Hongkong University are once again taking part in the "A" Division of the League. The undergraduates have been undergoing a foun perlod in Club de Recreio, Craigenzower sport, but indications now are not Cricket Club, Chinese Recreation lacking thint they will once more take Club, Indian Recreation Club, Kow- their rightful place among the lead-toon Tong Garden City Association, Radio and Postal Club and South ing clubs of the Colony.

TEAM STRENGTHENED

them OW11

"C" DIVISION

China Athletle Associatlon,

Is Roper Likely To

Last Distance?....

Los Angeles, Apr. 17 Joe Louis, the heavyweight boxing champlon of the world, .will meet Jack Roper in a titla 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- Pross,

Home Football

WEDNESDAY HELD TO A DRAW

London, Apr. 17. First Division status. In the English Sheffield Wednesday's bid to regain

arc in

Golfers who wish to enter for the English Native Amateur Champion- ship-accounts of the play in this year's event ut Birkdale Golf Course, Southport, are to be broadcast from

Football League recolved another This reason they will have the

"D" DIVISION Daventry must satisfy two condi- services of Lim Thinm-tet, the Ferak

partial setback to-day when, follow- tions before their entry forms can be champion, who should ald

ing their drawn match against Notts Club de Recreio, Central British Forest on Saturday, they were held accepted: they must be British sub-considerably to

their hold

Association, Civil Service Cricket to another draw by Fulham. This 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-time Wednesday played away. an international mastek, they must not in many years, are not participating Cricket Club, Kowloon Tong Garden point ahead of Luton and

dian Recreation. Club (2), Kowloon At the moment, Wednesday are u have done so for Scotland, Ireland, in the "B" Division this season. It City Association, Kowloon Indians second position to Blackburn Ttovers, or Wales. In addition, no player is a Wisc move in view of their with a handicap higher than three weakness last year when they were South China Athletle Association, thon Luton,

Tennis Club, Radio and Postal Club, but they have played one match more may compete. J. J. Pennink has

has soundly trounced in most of their

The following are the results of been the champion in the last two engagements. They have, however, Kowloon Ducks Recreation Club and

matches played in the League to-day: years,

put in two teams in the "D" Divi- Young Men's Christain Association, One of Lancashire's many charm- sion instead of one as formerly.

SECOND DIVISION Ing courses. Birkdale, the scene of In the Mixed Doubles, seven teams| this year's match, provides an exact-will participate In the League-a ing test of golfing ability. The pro-very satisfactory state of affairs in- fessional record for the course... | deed. seventy-is held by A. Padgham; the amateur record-seventy-two-by J. R. Smith, Bopey is seventy-six. Transmission 2, April 24, 19.30 p.m. G.M.T. Transmision 3, April 28, 3.45 p.m. 0.51.T. and April 20, 3.10 p.m. GALT.

THE ENTRIES

The following are the entries:

"A" DIVISION Club de Recreio, Chinese Recrea tion Club, Hongkong Cricket Club,

CLEVER DISPLAY

GIVEN BY SPIDER KELLY

By Fred Dartnell

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.

Kelly, who, won the British and the usual way Parkes litted his hand Put an American new to England The Yankees are favoured to win Empiro Feather-weight Champion- in the cir to show his confidence that on one of our seaside courses in a

the American League, and the Chica- ships by beating Benny Caplan, he had won. blustering wind and chilly tempera-go Cubs the

National circuit- ture and he says, ruefully, ve United Press.

treated the crowd to some fast fight- Frank Hough (Battersea) out- never known anything like. this."

Joe Quigley, the Trish ing, in which he outpointed the pointed Even the great Bobby Jones once

cruiser-weight, who gained a decision swift north-countryman with his took 88 at

footwork and clever two-handed over him recently.

The professionals and front-ranking three weich. He was wear-.

amateurs who beat records, with Take an average year, and I doubt tournaments, and get their names in whether We get more than three the papers can go their own sweet months of first-class golfing weather, way.

when the air is dry and the ball travels well, and the greens are hard and fast.

They don't really matter. They are only a minority. For the rest of the hopeful million, golf is already too dimcult, and any plan to make the game harder seems to them not only needless but crazy.

OLD

Even then a club amateur who slams a ball for 250 yards thinks it is on occasion for drinks all round.

As for the present weather, look

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

Caldbeck Macgregor & Co., Ltd.

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Player Hurt In

punching. First Match

Charlton usually forces the flight New York. Apr. 17.

ngainst his opponent, but ho found match

Owing to the postponement of the much difficulty in catching the

between the New York elusive Kelly, tors owing to rain, President Roose Yunkces and the Washington Sena- velt must wait until Friday before crowd applauded now and then some It was fine, clean boxing and the throwing the first ball.

Billy Myers, the Cincinnati Reds' short-stop was hurt in the opening match of the season whilst playing against the Pirates. In the third Inning, he was running to first base when he was struck on the head by A ball thrown by Brubaker, the Pirates' third-baseman.

spirited rollen.

KELLY'S SPEED Charlton never gave up trying although Kelly usually beat him to the punch with a left that Bashed in and out like a rapler.

Speed was the chief characteristic |

Quigley is rather on the slow side, but bigger and stronger then Hough, who made good play in the early stages on the Irishman's stoicoch.

The referço 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 heal and body, but Quigley cought| him with a thumping right on the law and later in a wild flurry of hit- ung Quigley's eye was cut,

A LIVELY CONTEST Myers was carried from the field, suffering possibly from concussion.

Johnny Ward, the Hively Irish of Kelly's display and with Chariton light-weight, drew with Tommy The Pirates showered"

Cross) Van Der always doing something It was a most Hyams · (IKing's

In eight Meer with two runs in the second, attractive contest of skill.

rounds. This was a terrille struggle and again "showered" Walters with

between two men who battled away four in the eighth in batters went to the mound. United crowd to break into prolonged ap- vigour.

which cight The seventh round caused the all the time with almost ferocious

Press.

plause when both men waded in with In the third round Hyams fought Dome free hitting. Chariton 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 door. India To-morrow

away with both hands..

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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 the The semi-final match in the Inter- loudly cheared and never in doubt, boll probably saved him from national Hockey Tournament between His ringcraft was superb, but Charl-knock-out. England and India will be played to-ton deserves grent credit for making Both men were covered with morrow on the Navy.ground at 5.15 such a good flight of it

blood, fighting their utmost. It was The final will be decided on sub- A

very breezy 'bout Frank touch and go either way and the

was verdiet of a draw day.

the fairest Parkes, the Midland feather-weight that could be given.

(Glasgow).

D.m.

....

what the professionals have been champion, outpointed Joe Connolly In four-round contests Johnny doing in tho, Dally. Mall: tournament

Lyons (Aldgato) outpointed Jack lately. There has been nothing. Parker gave another of his tear- Crowley (Forest Gate) and Sonny wonderful about their

and few long drives.

Elvin (Dagenham) outpolnied Tom- away, hustling deploys against a

Charice Whitcombo was given an nice compact little boxer with on my Morgan (Reading).

hondurablo mention last week when attractive style. Connolly, one-time At a 270-yards hole he drove to amateur champion of Scotland. no- within a yard of the log in perfect turully resorted a good deal to the conditions.

struight inft and he made Parkea miss quite frequently.

16.

What the R. and A's committee should do is to tour. the clubs to ̋sen what the ordinary business man golfer is doing with the present, Ball He's the fellow who count

I am sure the evidence they would collect would doter them from press ing for a more difficult, golf ball. Most, solfer think it is time the sub- Ject was dropped.

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A CLEAR WINNER. With all his son atop methods Parkes nezaafonally got in a very accurato.straight left himself.":

Rugger League Ties At Home

fo-day!

London, Apr. 17.95 The following were the resulta, of matches played in the Rugby League Bramley

1 Featherstine 11 Porkos was a clear winner of a Hull Kingston 10 Keighley 3 very good contest, and before the Warrington 30- Leigh AMATO, referee could signify his wardlet in

-Itcuter.

MIXED DOUBLES

2 Wednesday

1 Crystal Pal.

Club de Recreio, Chinese Recrea~ | Fulham 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

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Hull Oldham

Calls-Over Announced Tennis

For Races

London, Apr. 17.

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

Da Pigskin (0), 5/1 (1)

13/2 Taran' (0)|

7/1 Mormond 301 (0), 10/2 (1)

7/1 Halcyon Gift (0)

7/1 Unbreakable (o)

101 Agincourt (0)

100/ Bistol (0)

100/

odeo (a)

100/0 Fequemelint, fo)`

100 High Rank (0) 100/7 Oven (o)

100/8 Portefeuille (0)

25/1 Croiseun (0)

-Reuter,

4 Notts County

3 Torquay DIVISION (NORTH)

2 Southport 3 Stockport

Router.

Interesting Quarter-Final Match To-day.

2 210

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One of the best matches in the tournament is down for decision to- day when S. A. Rumjahn meets Lim Thiam-tet in the quarter-finals of the Colony Tennis singles champion- ship on the stond court at the Hong- kong C.C.

DERBY CALL-OVER

London, Apr. 17. The following is the latest called fully to over for the Derby:

10/2 Fox Cub (0), 16/1 (1) 10/1 Signal Light (0), 100/0 (t) 100/9 Blue Pater ( and o.) 100/4 Dhoti (0)

20/1 Foxbrough (0), 2/1 (1) 40/1 Triguero (D)

-Reuter.

The Perak champion has already disposed of some useful focal ex- ponents, amongst them E. C. Fincher, and may be expected to give another good display to-day. Unfortunately for him, however, he was indisposed last week, and may have not recover- give of his best to-day, He will need to be on top of his form If he is to beat Sirdar, who is one of the most tenacious players in the Colony and who never considers him- self beaten until the last point has been lost..

- WATCHING THE SCORES—If is Excellency - the 0,0,0, MaJOR. General A. E. Grasett (with back to camera), Major C, F. Murray, (llen. Secretary of the HK, Life; Amoolation), and, Brigwiler lyhytkeeve (right);;atudying the scares, on the Army Range during, the meeting, of the Association/Jing's Studio.