Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 25, · 1939.
HAIPHONG-HANOI FOOTBALL TEAM'S THIRD DRAWN MATCH IN HONGKONG
World's Racord Putt
Of 220 Yards
The
SYDNEY, (UP). world's record putt is claimed by J. L. Coleman, playing over the Barraba (New South Wales) golf course.
He used his putter at the second hole---220 yards--and holed out in one.
The shot is vouched for by the club's president, L. J. Clif- ton,, who was playing with
Coleman at the time.
**He has a kink about that plays it with his putter to keep out of trouble. This time the tactics got him into trouble at the 19th hole.
The drinks were on him.'
hole," said Clifton, "He always
Harbour Department Succeeds
Visitors Lead 3-1 At
One Stage But Concede
Two Goals In The End
(By "Abo*}
The combined Haiphong-Hanoi soccer team completed their series of three official matches in the Colony by playing another drawn game, this time against the Rest of the Colony, on the Club ground yesterday. The final score was 3-3 after the visitors had led by 1-0 in the first half and 3-1 at one stage of the second.
It was obvious from the commence- ment of the encounter that their week of practice in Hongkong condi- tions had improved the visitors" play Itremendously. Always a yard faster
n the ball than the forni men, they proved extremely clever In their dribbling and short passing, and once that when the more demonstrated
they
shout, Can opportunity offers
All their three gonis were gems, especially the first and second,
In comparison to the visitors, the locals appeared slow and their, play suggested (as only to be expected, perhaps, in view of the earlhess of the season that they have not yei got into their stride.. Yet credit must
Yesterday's Bowls he given them for the way itt which
At Police R.C.
defented 21-19,
O'Sullivan
they fought back in the second half, Land Freddle Fowler is to be com
All Three Matches Have Been Drawn
The visiting Haiphong- Hanoi footballers have drawn all the three matches which they have played in the Colony, as follows:
Drew with Eastern 4-4. Drew with Combined Chin- esc 2-2.
Drew with Rest of Hongkong 3.3.
plimented on his "hat trick" which ward and on the whole shone rather anved the match for Hongkong.
more in defence than in attack.
For three-quarters of the match
It would not be unflattering to the
wraps.
YUGO-SLAV SURPRISES JOHN BROMWICH IN DAVIS CUP MATCH
NIFTY FORWARDS
the Hongkong defenders.
Lady Northcole scored her first win on the local jurt on Saturday when her pouy Devonian (ridden by Don Black) won the Vaucluse Handi- cap at Happy Valley. She is seen here leading in her pony after the the race, is Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, Is on the right of the picture-Mec Chrung.
Football Provides Relaxation
MACAO RACING ENTRIES
The following are the entires and handicaps for the events of the October Meeting of the Macao Jockey Sunday, October 1:
Good Attendances Club, which will be held in Macao on
On September 2
SCOPE was
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a Excellency the Governor was ula guest pl the Commissioner of Hongkong forward line to say that the visiting defenders succeeded, in Pollee, Mr. Perdue, and the Police Fowler was the only man who looked keeping the Hongkong forwards of Club when he took a team there for a dangerous, and apparently sensing buy, but in the closing minutes when friendly game of lawn bowls yester- this, the Haiphong-Henal defenders the local men applied preassure tho day. His Excellency was narrowly always had a man marking him: but sume confidence which the visitors
his bustling methods, plus his fine had shown carly
on was missing. him to find the Sammy Tsung in goal was confidence Air.. Justice R. E.. Lindsell, Sirheadwork, coubled Atholl MacGregor, J. Deakin and His net.
person!fled ut the start, but his failure to gather a shot in the second Governor Excellency the
Handicap. Five (akip).!
The Colowan FAR TOO RAGGED S. Riddell, J. foyed C. G. Perdue, J.
half led to Hongkong's first goal. A
furlongs-Country Flower
(135), 1. MaeWalter and J. C. 5. Fender,
the local
Clause The Hongkong forward line was a long punt ahead by one
Coureur Blue (143), Gold GASCOMBE O'SULLIVAN CUP ragged unit all through. Both the forwards slipped past him for a
Considering the siale of affairs in (149), Hohenfels (135), Morning Tip 4 (152) Victory The Дра! of the Gascombe wingers were weak, and though Ernie corner, and from the resultant kick Europe the attendances all over the (135) Shanghai
jump and lawn bowls competition Strange and David Leonard did a Fowler bent him to the was niso played on the Police R.C. great deal of splendid midfield work, headed the ball into the net. Up to country on September 2, need not be Life (103).
The Praia Grande Handicap. Five green yesterday between the Harbour they were far from effective when this stage Hongkong seldom looked sneered at as they were about 350,-
furlongs. Cloudy Star (10), Double Department and the Public Works attack was concerned. The detence like scoring apart from the missed 000. Indeed, many thousands sought their re- Department. The former team had a played up well, however, and may penalty in the first half-but with the football grounds runaway victory, winning 20-0. The consider themselves to have perform this goal which placed them on level laxation. Unquestionably the head-Up (143), Eagle (159), Iron Knight P.W.D. could only score on six headset with credit in keeping the nifty terms, they settled down into a more line side of the day were the Spurs. (101) and National Triumph (159).
Against West Bromwich Albion they
The Lappa Handicap. (First Sec- and at one time they were down 6-18 | visiting forwards down to three goals. cohesive team.
achieved a remarkable win by the lon), "E" class, six furiors-Cloudy after the fourteenth head.
The off-side traps set by Blackbourne
odd goal of the seven scored. London Star (140), Eagle (140), Iron Knight P.W.D.-R. P. Show, G. S. Graver, and Bone invariably succeeded and
football was really in the news, The (149), King's Parade (100), Lucky C. B. Robertson and A. Brooksbank. many were the movements which While the visiting half-backs were Arsenal put on a brilliant show Eleven (185), Mac's Adventure (102), Harbour Dept.-J. Hoosen, K. C. were halted through the Haiphong-never really prominent, they had against Sunderland-just like the old National Dignity (101), National Hamilton, G. Stephens And
W. Mano forwards rushing into these little dificulty In checking the Arsenal and Ted Drake hud aTriumph (140) and Persian Cat (159). Fullyer.
The intermediates, worked methodiess attacks of the Hongkong wonderful game, getting four of his
forwards until the latter part of the side's Ave goals. Bryn Jones,
The Porto Cerco Handicap. al- second half. It was up forward,
though he didn't
in class. Glx furtongs.-Clowner (155), | however, Lint the visitors impressed most. Very fast, they swung the £14,000 feille, and once more he is Diogenes (140), Double Chance (159), ball out to the wings in line style, beginning to look like the player we Gold Sovereign (144), King's Envoy all know him to be. Blackpool's (148), National Anthem (140), Sports They made several dangerous break-
One mile.t aways but these avere nullifted by home performance against the Wolves, Venture (142) and The Tigress (158),
The Stewards' Cup, that they will the inability of the outside right to leads us to believe give any "lift" to his centres. More realise the hopes held for them las! Country Flower (135), Coureur Bleu (135), Fairy Auk (160), Fairy Ousel often than not, his centres were far | year,
(183), Gold Clause (135). Hogmanay too low-and-were-intercepted-by
Perhaps the best showing in the (158), Hohenfels (135) Meadow Eve The two side forwards, Thong First Division was that of Blackburn (135), Merry Maker (135), Morning and tol, made several spectacular against the holders of the League Tip (135). Rothesay Bay dribbles and were the "brains" of championship Everton. This draw Shanghal 4 (140) and Victory Life the attack. The latter opened the should give them encouragement in (151). That cannonading one heard Aug. 24 around the Long-scoring in the first half with a gem this, their first, season after promo-
The Lappa Handicap.
Six furlongs. wood Cricket Club was not a European crisis shifting to after Hongkong had missed a penalty. tion, Brentford had a capital win Section). E class.
The kick was entrusted to Gardner over Huddersfield Town and never-Bogey (155), Double Up (140), our own backyard, but merely Ferenc Puncec, Yugoslavia's but he hit the past and, though looked like being beaten. It is sad Dow-Jones (140), Gold Tower, (140), one-man tennis army, dropping a few bombs into the in- Leonard sent in a terrific drive from to report that Harley, the Liverpool Old Fashioned (155). The Buccaneer creasingly tense international Davis Cup situation, which the sound, the goal was disallow-right-back, was urdered off the field (155) and The Spirit of St. Louis
ed, probably because Cardner, after in the game with Chelsea. Not only (140),
The Consolation Stakes. Post en- is rapidly nearing the breaking point. The opening day's taking the kick, was left in an off-was he ordered off, but two specta-
alde position. premier conflicts between the European winners and the
Crossing over with the visitors tors who had run on to the Deld had tries. Half a mile.
to be ordered off, too, by the police, In connection with the "Stewards' Australians stunned the sparse crowd as Puncec turned in leading by a goal, Hongkong came Liverpool, in spite of this, won by Cup" the fifth race on the programme, Sweep is being con- more into the picture. Fowler put the only goal, but it was
an a special $1. a four-set victory over John E. Bromwich, the man con- the locals on level terms with a
ducted. sidered to take Donald Budge's former amateur pedestal, header from a perfect comer kick fought match.
by Flanders, but the Haphone the scores being, 6-2, 8-6, 0-6, 6—2.
Kanol side scored two more goals
Turn through Thong and Yung to lend 3-1.
to better things. Little Trawler Town side-Grimsby-had a exhibiting
SECOND TIME SUCCEEDS amazing! Significance of the match could, with
In one of the rare Hongkong ralds, good home victory over Priston be heard on three fronts. First, 'it termis during the first set, then, gain- completely botched the theory that ing enough confidence to control the Fowler was fouled in the area and North End. They wan by two clear
who, whitewash the upper hand throughout, finally set- took the kick himself. His shot went goals, and Freddie Howe, got them Australla
Aussie straight to Tsang,
both. Newcastle got elght against Yugoslave as the majority had ox-tled down to outsmart the ported, and now the boys from the "wonder in his own game, a base failed to hold the ball and from the Swansers at Newcastle (Bowden did rebound Fowler scored his second the "hat-trick"). But Bournemouth Ballle have F1 alight, admittedlyline duel
goal,
Draft Programmes and Entry very slight though, chance to eke Let it not be said that Bromwich Shortly afterwards Fowler added and Boscombe capped this by run- through with a series victory that played poorly, for he didn't. He dis- would startle the tennis world as it played his usually sound, steady his third from close in, thus equails- ning into double figures at the exForms for the Eighth Extra Race
In the closing min pense of Northampton. They had only overcome bying the scores.
the grand total of icn to their credit, Mecting to be held on Saturday, has not been startled for many yours. game that was
part of ules Hongkong had more of the ex- Second, it gave the United States superlative play on the
half. Kirkman helped himself to 1939, (Weather permitting) may Davi Cuppers renewed energy Puncee. For a while in the second changes but the-final whistle blew scoring acven of them in the second 7th and Tuesday, 10th October, their practice sesalons, furthering set, Bromwich attempted to break with no further scoring.
Hongkong-Duncan: Blackbourne (three.
be obtained at the Secretary's the previous contention that, the terrlac pace of Puncec by slow-
Portsmouth FA Cup holders, do Omec, Exchange Building; tho though the Aussle delegation this ing up his base-line drives and put- and Bone; Bell, Bright and Honni- year, possesses probably the strong- ting more height to the bounce. With bull; Gardner, D. Leonard, F. Fowler, not provide us with good reading. Club House, Happy Valley; the
They went thoroughly under to Bol- est doubles team ever, their singles this strategy he pulled even with the E- Strange and Flanders. staff is not of the unbeatable type- Baltle nce, as Puncec erred.
Haiphong-Hanol-Sammy Tang; ton Wanderers. Hubblck and Howe Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; Even Bromwich could be taken into But it wasn't long before Punces Can and Binh; Cheng Ching-nan, got the Wanderers two goals, and and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road. camp by inspired play,
returned to the command, and when Thom and Huan: Loc. Thong, Tan, they showed that Pomney's defence
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON MITIC INEXPERIENCED
is not its old dogged self at the Third, it marked the first defeat he did, he showed an even more Hoi and Yung.
moment. For a Third Division team on Thursday, 28th September, 1939. to have 20,000 watching them with
By Order, this appalling tension banging over us is a fact to be recorded. Cardi were the favourites but they did not Rivo their supporters much pleasure, for Notts County scored four times to their twice. Derby County had n win 1-0 over Aston Villa, but it wasn't their victory so much na Rutherford's keeping for the Villa that deserves the praise. Once he saved magnificently at point-blank range from Duncati.
would
Puncec
versatile attack than his previous
for the Aussie star since January cross court, angled drives and his when Bromwich lost to Quist in the accurate passing shots. This time he Australian finals. and the second dc-
attack with drops, feat since last year's Davis Cup mat-mixed his
boomerang effect to the Aussio's
ches with America, when Broitwich most potent weapon, and Punces with Iout to Budge.
The series stood at ane all at the his shot working perfectly ran out end of the first day as young De-the set at 8--0.
melor Mitte wan found too Inex perienced to cope with the relent
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PUNCEC COMES BACK
however,
BASEBALL PITCHERS' AVERAGES
lens attack of Adrian Quist, who The third set witnessed Bromwich amassed a 0.01, triumph. outplaying the Uring Puncee in the
New York, Sept. 23. Mitle's second experience on grass first three games, and then Puncer
The following were the leading courts his frat was at Wimbledon allowing the cost of whitewash after this year) lucked polish and offee- that, thus speeding the intermission pitchers averages to date:
American Loogue-Sundra (Yan- tiveness that was a result of his in-period. ability to cope with the bounce and But the advisability of Puncee's kees) won 11 lost 0, Donald won 13 the pace of the ball.
let-up in the third after he found it lost 3, Hoving (Red Sox) won 11
On many occasions. the 21-year dimcult to return to his former lost 3, Grove won 14 lost. 4, Ruming old Yugoslav was caught napping heights in the fourth was questioned won 21 lost 7.
National League-Derringer because of misjudgment, as Qulat as Bromwich romped to a 2-1 lead
mixed his pace and shots deliberately in
to widen the winning margin.
won
games. However, Puncee took 23 lost 7, Walters won 20 lost, 10, hold of the altuation once again, Bowman won 13 lost 5. French MATCH OF SUMMER -- fought his bottle from the baseline (Cubs) won 14 lost 7, McGee and But the "match of the summer preference and ran out the next five Thompson won 10 lost 5.—United was the Puncec-Bromwich encounter games.
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