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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SCOTS

April 18, 1939.

WINNERS FROM ROYAL SATISFACTORY ENTRIES FOR

THE 1939 TENNIS LEAGUE

Members of the "D" Company. Royal Scols, team which won the Falling Plate Competition last week In the "Bisley" meeting of the Hong kong Rifle Association, held on the Army Ranges at Kowloon City. King's Studio.

GOLF BALL CHANGE

DESIRED

NOT

BY MAJORITY

"WHY MEDDLE WITH IT?"

London, March 22,

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

golf. That includes those who go out in 54 and then begin 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 IL 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 n lighter ball, it really looks as though business meant this time.

a

for them

Americans have been using

Hav larger and lighter ball for a long Ume, but what's good might be thoroughly unpleasant for for us, writes Groffrey Simpson,

The more golfers one talks with on this subject, the more ano is left Winking that a change in the ball is the most unwanted thing in golf. The usual reply is: "Why the blazes do

they want to meddle with the Zame?'

Yet there seems a determination to make all, our golf balls out of date and give us a fresh one that will 'spall our temper.

TOO HARD ALREADY The professionals and front-rank amateurs who beat records, with tournaments, and get their names in the papers can go their own sweet way.

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

bad

D minority,

Calls-Over

Announced

For Races

London, Apr. 17. The following is the latest call-

John Henry Lewis

-

For London

London, Apr. 17.

It is announced in London that, John Henry Lewis is Sailing from New York on Thursday to defend the world light

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

Cycling

Keates Wins 50 Miles' Trial Race

TOTAL OF 43 TEAMS

TO PARTICIPATE

Satisfactory entries have been received for the Hongkong Tonnis League during the 1939 campaign, a total of 43 teams having been sont in 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 Athle- and seven for the Mixed Doubles.

"B" DIVISION

A feature of the entries is thetic Association. number of teams entered for the "D" Division, which is likely to be con- gested unless some arrangement is malo by the League whereby some Cricket Club, Civil Service Cricket Club de Recreio, Cralgengower

of the stranger teams can be per- gunded to take part in the "C" sec-Club, Chinese Recreation Club, Hong tion.

Kong Cricket Club, Kowloon Cricket It is pleasing to note that the Club (2), Kowloon Indians Tennis Hongkong University are once again Club and South China Athletic Asso- taking part in the “A” Division of the League. The undergraduates have

ciation. been undergoing a lean period in sport, but indications now are not lacking that they will once more take Club de Recreio, Cralgengower their rightful place among the lead-Cricket Club, Chinese Recreation ing clubs of the Colony.

Club, Indian Recreation Club, Kow-

TEAM STRENGTHENED

"C" DIVISION

Returning a time only 44 seconds slower than his two-year-old Colony

This season they will have the loon Tong Garden City Association, record over the Kowloon Circuit services of Lim Thiam-tet, the Perak Radlo and Postal Club and South coure, H. A. G. Keates showed champion, who should aid them China Athletic Association, brilliant form to win the flangkong considerably to hold their own Cycling Club's Blue Ribbon event, ajamongst the senior teams.

Is Roper Likely To Last Distance?'

Los Angeles, Apr, 17. Joe Louis, the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, will meet Jack Roper 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,

Homo Football

WEDNESDAY HELD TO A DRAW

London, Apr. 17. Sheffield Wednesday's bid to regain rst Division status in the English *ootball League received another artial setback to-day when, follow- their drawn match against Notts Forest Saturday, they were held another draw by Fulham. This ime Wednesday played away.

At the moment, Wednesday are a point ahead of Luton and are in econd position to Blackburn Rovers, ut they have played one match more

natches played in the League to-day: The following are the results of

"D" DIVISION 50 miles invitation handicap trial, by The Indian R. C., for the first Ume

Club de Recreio, Central British D mains. 32. secs. from M. Lin many years, are not participating O'Doherty,

in the "B"

Service Cricket Division this season.

Association, Civil Only three braved the inclement is a wise move in view of their Club, Chinese Recreation Club, In- dion Recreation Club (2), Kowloon weather, which, in fact, was far weakness last year when they were Cricket Club, Kowloon Tong Garden than Laiton.

in --which ceased altogether halfway. engagements. They have, however: Tennis Club, Radio and Postul Club, reduced the effects of the adverse put in two teams in the "D" Divi- wind. M. L. O'Doherty, was the first sion Instead of one as formerly,

In the Mixed Doubles, seven teams Mr. R. rider despatched by M'Dowell, time-keeper, and

will this

participate in the League-a rider Bet a fast pace from the cutset. Very satisfactory state of affairs in-

deed. Joginder Singh started more sedate-f ly, and was actually caught by Kentes, who started two minutes after him, in the first mile of the ascent on Taipo rond.

H.

Keates reached Fanting (174) miles) in 40 minutes, but did not overtake O'Doherty, who had started seven minutes earlier, until four milea beyond this point. Here O'Doherty

was in an extremely favourable position as to win the premler handicap award Keates re- quired to finish more than 22 mins. before him.

The Unlong Market check (27%) mlies) indicated Keates to be leading

Moreover, they think it is policy to legislato for and the fact that a few people can over for the City and Suburban on the road by 5.37 minutes

alf ball 300 yards js по

the

drive

zalf a reason to compel the rest of week-enders

ers to use a ball that will

so far.

not travel so

Stakes:

9/2 Pigskin (0), 5/1 (1) 13/3 Turan fo)

7/1 Mormond Hill (o), 15/2 (1)

Halcyon Gift (o)

7/1 Unbreakable (0) 101 Agincourt (0)

100/B Boli (0)

100/8 Roden (0)

The success of the lighter ball in America proves nothing. Look at the summer they get there, the hord, 100/8 Enquemelas (0) dry courses, the

more favourable 100/1 High Rank to) golfing climatel

100/7 Oven (0) 100/0 Portefeuille to)

25/1 Croincun (0)

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

NOT LIKE U.S.·

like

20/1

-Router.

DERBY CALL OVER

London, Apr. 17. The following-is-the-latest coll- Put an American new to England over for the Derby: blustering wind and chilly tempera- 100/0 Blue Peter (1. and 6.) on one of our acaside courses in a 19/3 Fox Cub (o). 10/1 (1)

10/1 Bignal Light (0), 100/0 (1) ture and he says, ruefully, "I've 10070 Dhot (0) never known anything

Foxbrough (a), 22/1 (t) this." 4/1 Triguero (0) Even the great Bobby Jones once took 88 at Sandwich. He was wear- Ing three sweatersi

Take on average year, and I doubt whether we get more than three months of arat-class golfing weather, when the air is dry and the ball travels well, and the greens are hard and fast.

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

As for the present weather, look

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

Caldbeck Macgregor & Co., Ltd.

-Reuter,

BASEBALL SEASON COMMENCES

New York, Apr. 17. The American Baseball season of 1930 has started." --

in

1.21.35., thus being 56 seconds faster than the 20 m.p.h. mark. At the halfway point he had returned 1.15.5, and was travelling at a fine pace into a light oblique breeze. Singh clock- cd 1.40.0, at Unlong, and was riding his fully-equipped ordinary machine

min style. He was then 8.48

THE ENTRIES The following are the entries:

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

South China Athletic Association, Kowloon Docks Recreation Club and Young Men's Christain Association.

MIXED DOUBLES

SECOND DIVISION

Fulham

2 Wednesday THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Bristol R.

Club de Recrelo, Chinese Recrea-Cardiff tion Club, Hong Kong Cricket Club, Clapton O. Kowloon Cricket Club (2), Ladles Recreation Club and United Services Hull Recreation Club.

CLEVER DISPLAY

GIVEN BY SPIDER KELLY

By Fred Darinell

London, Mar. 21. behind O'Doherty on the

"Spider" Kelly, British feather-weight champion, road.

Maintaining 20 m.ph. until after made his first London appearance at the N.S.C. tourna passing the 35 miles polat in 1.44.55. Krates slackened his pase over the ment, Earl's Court, last night, when he outpointed Billy Anal 13 miles, which he covered in Charlton (Gateshead) over eight rounds.

54.4. (16.0 m.p.h.), this' including the worst of the wind and hilis.--His

Kelly, who won the British and round and handed out punishment Have him an actual time of Empire Feather-weight Champlon- to head and body, but Quigley caught 2.30.60. only 44 seconds slower than ships by beating Benny Caplan, lilm with a thumping right on the the stiffest of the Colony's record treated the crowd to some fast fight-law and later in a wild Burry of hit- Ogures. Singh surprisingly overtook ing, in which he outpointed the ting Quigley's eye was cut. O'Doherty at 34 miles, which they north-countryman with hls swift reached in 2.3.0. and 28.0. respective footwork and clever two-handed ly, and continued together as far as punching.

the

Sham Tseng (40), when D'Doherty Charlton usually forces the fight got away on "Brewery Hill" to lead against his opponent, but he found at the Tingkau check (41%) by four much difficulty. In catching minutes on the road in 2.40.0. Singh's clusive Kelly. actual time, however, at this

It was fine, clean boxing and tho point WAT Bill one minute faster

faster than crowd applauded now and then some O'Doherty's. The latter maintained spirited rollies. his finishing effort and reached the time-keeper after 3 hrs. 17 mins. 21 secs, had elapsed, whilst Singh clocked an actual time of 3 hrs. 19

KELLY'S SPEED

Charlton never gave up trying. the punch with a left that flashed although Kelly usually beat him to

mins. 45 БССР. Singh covered the in and out like a rapler.

Speed was the chief characteristic

the

last 18 miles at 12.5 mph. and O'Doherty

де 19.8 m.p.h.

of Kelly's display and with Charlton Checking, marshalling and refresh- always doing something it was a most To-day in the National League ment arrangements were capably attractive contest of skill. Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincia- carried out by Messrs. P. Stanley, The nati Reds by seven

seventh round caused Tung to Ave. Mok Hing-woon and Kam Yiu-wah, crowd to break into prolonged ap- The Pirates tallied 15 safe hits against the Reds' 10, but chalked up

plause when both men waded in with some two errors in the field against the

free hilling. Charlton got Reds' onc.

home one or two rights and Kelly kept closer than usual and rattled away with both hands.

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

Tight races for the pennants are in prospect in both Leagues, which will probably set an attendance record.

The Yankees are favoured to win RO Cubs United Press.

the

The Results The full result was as follows:

Actual Average B'cap. 1'cap Time Speed Allowance Time bana. m.ph m.. h.m. H. A. G. Keates

(No.:13)_23f59, 18,86 Owe 15.00, 2.53.59, M. L. O'Doherty

(No. 8) 3.37,81, 38.201

Joginder Singh

(No. 11) 5.19.45, 15.01

The verdict in Kelly's favour was loudly cheered and never, in doubt. 14.00. 103.23. His ringcraft was superb, but Charl- 10.00, 3.00.45. ton deserves great credit for making Non-starters were as follows-G. such a good fight of it. Cottrell (Scr.), R H. M'Dowell In a very breezy bout Frank (Ser.), Chan Kwoon-lam (4 mins.), Parkes, the Midland feather-weight Chow Kal-kong (6 mins.), Ng Chung champion, outpointed Joe Connolly (8 mins.), Choy, Wal-lam (10 mins.), (Glasgow), Mul Pak-chuen (11 mins.), Leung Parkes gave another of his tear- Shul-kwong

(13 mins.), Chan away, hustling displays against, a Yeung-pang (18 mins.) and To Yin- nice compact little boxer with an chung (18 mins.),

attractive style. Connolly, one-time amateur champion of Scotland. na-

On Sunday next, the Club has ar-

the American League, and the Chica- ranged to join forces with the Chinurally resorted a good deal to the

miss quite frequently,

latter's Kowloon Headquarters at

A CLEAR WINNER a.m., the 'venue belog Talpa. The with all his non-stop methods usual runs will be be carried out on Parkes occasionally got in a very what the professionals have been Wednesday and Saturday, next the accurate straight left himself. doing in the Daily Mail tournament i rendezvous in each case being the lately.

Parkes was a clear winner of a wonderful about their scoring and

There has been nothing Methodist Church Hennessy Road, very good contest, and before the few long .drivca.

Wanchal, at÷0 pm, and 2.30 pan. referce could signify his verdict in respectively,"

the usual way Parkes lifted his hand in the air to show his confidence that he had won.

Charles Whitcombe was given on honpurable mention last week when at a 270-yards hole he drove to withles n yard of the flag i perfect conditions.

What the R. and A.'a' commitice should do is to tour the clubs to rea what the ordinary business man golfer is doing with the present ball He's the fellow, who counts,

Rugger League Ties At Home

I am sure the evidence they would collect would deter them from press Bramleyat Ing for a more difficult golf ball. Hull Kingston. 19 Keighley Most golires think it is time the cub Warrington. ject was dropped.

London, Apr. 17. The following were the results of today: matches played in the Rugby League 3 Featherstone 11 30 Laigh

-Reuter,

Frank Hough (Batteraea) out- pointed Joe Quigley, the Irish cruiser-weight, who galnod.a decision aver Him recently.

Quiglav is rather on the slow side. but bigger and stronger than Hough,

lares on the Frishman's stoinnch. who made good ploy in the early

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

The crowd could not complain of their entertainment, Hough forced | his man to the ropes in the second

A LIVELY CONTEST Johnny Word, the lively Irish light-weight, drew with Tommy (Continued on Page 9.)

1 Crystal Pal. 4 Notts County 3 Torquay

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Oldham

Tennis

2 Southport

3 Stockport

Reuter.

Interesting Quarter-Final Match To-day

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

The Perak champion has already disposed of some useful local ex-

onents, amongst them E. C. Fincher, and may be expected to give another good display to-day.ly for him, however, he was

ast week, and may have not recover-

He will need to be on top of his form d fully to give of hla best to-day.

if he is to beat Sirdar, who'is one of the most tenacious players in the Colony and who never considera him- self beaten until the last point has been lost.

WATCHING THE SCORES-H Excellency the 0.0.0. Major" General A. E. Grancif (with back to camera), Mafor, EL. P. Murray (Xon. Secretary of the H.K. Rifle Assoplæt fón)' and · Brigadier J.T.W. Heeve (right), studying the scores on the Arty Hango during the "Blster meeting of the Association--King's Studio.