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Lees Gains His First Big Golf Triumph

Two Strokes Ahead Of Reg. Whitcombe: Four Of Last Year's Winner

London, July 21.

Arthur Loos, 31-year-old Sheffielder, won the Irish Open Golf Championship at Newcastle, Co. Down, with a score of 287 for the 72 holes.

This was his first success in a major tourna- ment, though he has played for England, holds the Yorkshire Open Championship and has been run- ner-up for the German and Czecho-Slovakian titles.

Lees finished two strokes aherd of] that only two men had a chance of Reggie Whitcombe and four in front cntching him-Reggie Whitcombe. of Bobby Locke, lust year's winner, who needed 70 to te, and P. J. who filled third place.

Mahon, who wanted 68.

Thus or Irishman has still to win WHITCOMBE'S BRAVE BID the Irsh "Open.". The main tragedy Mahon quickly faded out (he took from a native point of view was the 801, but Whitcombe went out in 35 collapse of James Bruen, who got and started home with twe 3's, holing steadily worse after his brilliant 66 from 20yds, at the eleventh. But he in the first round. His falling away

Una Merkel and Buddy Ebsen in "Four Girls in White,” showing to- day at the Queen's Theatre.

failed to get home with his seconds Baseball

Is shown by bare Agures of the at the next two holes and was succeeding hree rounds—74, 75, 31. eventually left on the 10th tee need-

BRUEN "BLOWS UP"

ing 3 4 4 to tle.

were

In spite of that third round of 75

More than 1,000 people he was still in the lead, jointly with watching him and they sow his Lees, when he set out on the fast 10 chance go when he missed the green holes. Then he "blew up." Te at the 18th and took 1. He got his quiring 43 strokes to reach the turn at the 17th, but needed 5 at the and 38 to come back-a total of 15jast, where he was short of the show more than he had needed on green in 2. the Orst day.

Young G. M. White, assistant pro- Lees started his lust round brill-fessional at the Notts club, did very antly with 4 3 4. Three putts at well to finish fourth, a stroke behind the Afth cost him a stroke and he Locke. When he returned 74 in the| had a in the rough. Still he turned in 35

Arst Locke and then and then had a 2 at the tenth, where

Lees and Whitcombe overhauled him. he holed from 4yds.

White's last round had two notable

Giants Trounce Reds Again

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"Hard To Get" (King's, to-day)

Ititarious tale of tit-for-tat fhut car-

the taming of 5 at the eighth through being final round he was, for a time, the

leader, but

His first serlous slip came at the holes the 14th, where he got down 10th, one-shot hole of 287 yards, from 30 yards for 2 and the 18th, where a mis-hit drive caused

was bunkered in 2 but much trouble that a 6 went down holed from the hazard for a 3. on his card,

HOW THEY FINISHED

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where he

Still this misfortune did not shake A. Lees (Dore) 02 72 74 12-207 -him-and-Anishing-with-4-5, he knew.st_A_Whlicombe (Park

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New York, Aug. 2. The following were the results of matches played in the Major Base bull League to-day:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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ries an uulo-camp feud into the homes of the idle rich and ends with the shrew. With Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger, Bonita Granville and Isabel Jeans.

"Four Girls In Whlie! (Queen's, to-day)-Romantle drama set in a and hospital, with nurses and doctors for characters. There are extended clinical scenes and shots of a flood dister, Florence Rice, Una Merkel, Ann Rutherford and Mary Howard are the four nurses, and Alan Mar- shall and Kent Taylor supply the male interest.

Brooklyn.

Batteries, Hamlin, Tamulis Phelps, Todd. Pittsburgh

6 7 Batteries, Bowman-and-Berres.-^^- New York 12 17 0

Batteries, Lohrman and Danning. Cincinnati........ 2 0 1

Brilleries, Thompson, Davis, John- son, and Lombardi, Wilson.

Boston Vs. St. Louis; Philadelphia Vs. Chiengo, postponed, rain.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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BASEBALL BECOMING POPULAR Encouraged In The British Army

Baseball, which is being encourag ed as a sport in the British Ariny, is fast gaining in popularity among the Services in the Colony. On Tuesday the second team of the Royal En- neers met Headquarters Wing of ine Royal Scots, winning 20~19.

Scoring was rather inconsistent in spite of the close finish at the end of the sixth inning, when a three tally by the Sappera gave them victory by a nos

Taylor commenced in the box for the Sappers with Boddy behind the batter, but both were yanked out in the third Inaings in favour of Box and Taylor, respectively. Lane and Smith were the opening battery for Royal Scots, but the former was sent to the showers in the fourth and was relieved by Phillips.

Each team pulled a double-play during the encounter. Scots' double- play occurred when Slade held a By off Harper and then tagged Ho- warth, who failed to get back to first base in time. Sappers' double play occurred when McIlwraith scooped up a grounder, throwing to third, Pelham putting out Morris and then throwing to Harper; at second, where Marshall was put out.

Box, Harper and Phillips clouted Plt- cher Lane fanned two, allowing three three baggers for the Sappers. walks, while Toylor allowed three to walk. Box was the most successful pitcher, fanning three and allowing no walks.

Scores by innings were:

1 2 3 4 5 0 3 4 1 20:

20 Sappers .....

19 8 4 1 2 1 R. Scots ... 3

Umpires were Honest Tom Fox and Micky Sarafield.

Sappers-Taylor, p.; Boddy, c.; Wilcox, 1st, b.; Harper, 2nd. b.; Pelham, 3rd Mellwraith, 8.5.3 Beckell, r.f.; Howarth c.f; Eox, 1.f.

Scots-Lane, p.; Smith, c.; Slade, 1st. b.; Morris, 2nd. b. Phillips, 3rd. b.: Cody, s.A.; Marshall, r.f.; Dibble, "Ben Hur" (Alhambra, to-day).; Emmerson, f. That old cinsste of "silent" days com- plete with sound.

**The Lady Objects" (Mojestle, to- day).Combination of murder melo- drama and, singing by Lanny Ross, merging na successfully as could be expected. The plot tells of the poor man married to a brilliant lawyer.

Gloria Stuart is the wife.

St. Louis.........................

Batteries, Kramer and Glenn. Washington yang

Batteries, Leonard and Giuliani.

Detroit

7 -11 1

"The Duke of West Poln!" (Orica- Batteries, Rowe and Tebbetts. lal, to-day).-Adventures of cadets at New Yorkc

2 7 2

the Military Academy, recounting in Batteries, Donald, Chandler and particular the exploits of un athlete

the censure of his Dickey, Jorgenson.

who incurred fellow students but managed to win :back their esteem. An ice hockey game provides the climax of the story, Louls Hayward, Joun Fontaine, Tom Brown and Richard Carlson have the chief roles.

Openers. Cleveland

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8 31 Batteries, Harder and Hansley, Doston

2 Batteries, Wilson, Dickman, Wade, Schleuter, and Styles, Desautels. Chicago

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Batteries, Dietrich, Marrum and Treab. I'hiladelphia

13 14 1 Batteries, Ross and Hayes.

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A meeting of the Council of the Hongkong Water-Polo Lengue was

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torin Recreation Club under the Chairmanship of Mr. S. V. Gitlins to Pea-discuss the incident at North Point inst Monday night when the Leaguo match between Chinese Bathing Club

To-day's Service Game

pre

That baseball has come to slay with the Royal Engineers is attested by the fact that these rabid en- thusiasts constantly arrangleg contests with experienced ball teams, one of which has been arranged to- day at 2 p.m., with the squad from U. s. S. Pillsbury, at Caroline Hi

The Royal Scots have only recently American national taken up the pastime, but have been playing soft- ball for over a year. In all probabl- Hty, they will enter a leam in the full. Their thi Softball League advent into this infant in the sports realm in the Colony will not be any more of a surprise than the wenk nt- tempts of some of the teams that) displayed their wares last season.

The Pillsbury's outfit will take the Engineers, but the latter are out for experience, and they'll be getting plenty of it when they meet the nine from the tin can.

Indoor Bowling

A Splendid Performance

By A. Odell

In the fourth round of the Mixed Pairs Competillon, A. Odell and Mrs.

and Vietoria Recreation Club Was Horton brat Doc Molthen and Mrs.

70 00 72 72-309 abandoned two and a half minutes

G. M. While (Notta) 6 16 13 1430s from Ume owing to a free-for-all be-

A, D. Locko (8. Africa).. 73 74 72 72–10:

Y. Daly (Derby)

*** 72 71 77

J. Bruen (Muskerry) ....... 68 74 75

Max Faulkner ..

C. II. Ward (Torquay) 78 77 73 72–297

tween players.

The Council found that the follow.

Bradshaw Belgany) 15 72 74 70 207 ing six players, Enrique Chian, Yam W. J. Branch (Leicester) 73 77 73 74-297 | Man-hong and Fung Kwok-wa, of Fallon (Tudder fold) 74 72 70 70-200 the Chinese Bathing, Club, and A. J. Bert Gadd (9. Shielda). 10 74 1 70-292 Hussein. D, H. Taylor and R. Silva- 1. Rhodes 15. Herta) 22 74 77 Netto, of the V.R.C., were guilty of J. Mahon

58 20 76 06-2 E. Kenyon teld) 70 76 77 77-300; imisconduct, and warned them that o 307-J. Adamsa

(Liverpoot), G. Johnson repetition will result in their sus (hutwell Forest).

of the 303, Bullock (Holyhead), J. Burlon pension by the Commillee Fiitleide).

[League. 30s--W. Davia (Dumfries), T. Collinge

Wilton Park).

The Council decided that the game

C. Melakey Bundoran). A. 11. was to be replayed on a date to be Padgham (Bundridge Park). 306. Bhamkland (Temple Newsam). B. announced later, and that the same Easterbrook (Knowle), J. R. Carr (Co referel and two additional linesmen Down), W. L». Large C. Deck (Sherwood overpool Mun). A were to officiate.

307-8, Pirweather (Malona), G. C. Jute)

ton (Hooton),

308-J. Carroll (Galway),

30sh, B, Graham (Belvoir Park).

Soong by 40 points at the Hongkong Dowling Alleys yesterday. Odell's score of 200 in the last game assisted In the win.

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Total

206 831

113 133 434

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Tutel In a return match," the "Tarpols avenged their defeat last time by 81 points when they beat the "Black Dog" by 171 points,

The "Tarpots" A. Odell Ldg. Blo. Taylor Ld. Sea. North Bto. Kavanagh

193 189 183 500 154 155 156 473 .140 10 137 470 17 150 137 440

Total The "Tlack

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144 176 445

184 430

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APB32men 1 311-3. Kelly (Mullingar),

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ing with Australian Mails, and is due here at about 6 am. to-morrow.

Total

SUMMER

Jel. 28151.

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