1940-02-28 — Page 28

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 28, 1940.

THOSE "MISERABLE”

GREAT FEATS WITH

BROKEN DOWN PUTTERS RECALLED

If past history can be relied upon, it would seem that expensive putters have not always inspired their wielders with confidence, writes L. B. Stanley in "The Field.” Often the contrary has proved to be the case. Time and again, for instance, wo find that an armoury of the finest matched clubs includes a rusty old hickory putter whose days of active service look as if they had ended with the guttie ball

The presence of this ugly duckling is interesting. It shows how men who base their play upon the strictest scientific lines sometimes become almost superstitious in this most vital department of the game.

Here is an example. While this battered club played a decisive spending an enjoyable afternoon part in the winning of two national

titles. in the Dollymount Club

Many Instances come to mind of noticed a small figure on the players experimenting with strange home green practising hard at putters just before a major cham- putting. It proved to be Paddy planship, liking the feel of the club Mahon who not so very long and using it with evident success in

Macao Interport Hockey Team

The Macao Hockey Club. have selected the following to meet Hongkong in the Inter- port hockey match on Sunday, March 24:

C. C. Almada: R. Rosarlo and L. Costa (Capt.); 1. Nolasco, Alex. Airosa and J. Santos Ferreira: Fred Nolasco, Alberto Alrosa, Pedro Angelo, R.. Angelo and A. Angelo.

Reserves. A. Basto, M. Soares, G. Silva and J. T. Silva,

Seven-A-Side Rugger Tournament

arc

GOLF

CLUBS Build up

Lightweights Livened British Boxing In 1939

Not many years have produced so few British championship contests as 1939. The best boxing was provided by the lightweights.

Big tournament met with mixed financial success. The Harvey-McAvoy and Phillips-Doyle bill at White City drew the largest crowd ever known at a boxing show in England. At the other extreme failure of John Henry Lewis to defend his world light-heavyweight title cost Wembley a lot of money.

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The Armstrong Roderick world-title bout and the Boon-

This Week's Crowley contest were also finan-

Football Fixtures

Following in the League football

Entries for the annual Rugby Fool- the Retual event. The final of what ball Seven-a-side Tournament ago was listed with the second regarded an the P.G.A. Match- best average of the British play Championship at Stoke Poges now coming in and it is anticipated professionals. This intensive two years ago between James Adams that 20 teams will compete of whom programme for this week:

and Percy Alitss was one of these about 16 will represent various Army activity, I was informed,

occasions. due to recent indifferent per- formances on the greens.

WILB

Mahon confirmed this later. He

Units.

teams will be

LIKE A MAN BEWITCHED

The Royal Navy are not at fheir Putting has never been the strong- usual numerical strength this year, declared that his putting touch est feature of Alliss's game, yet in but will be able to enter at least two acemed temporarily to desert him, this tournament he charmed the ball good sevens. Other but he had at last found cure; he into the hole like a man bewitched. drawn from Hongkong Police, who hud changed hin putter. Upon Nothing was too diffenit, and every are the present holders of the Trophy,

question handling the club in

putt was struck with deadly accur Best Impressions were that it might ney. The secret of this phenomenal R.N.V.R., Civil Service, RAF, Hong- be used for almost anything except display was simple. Just before the lung Bank, Butterfield and Swire and putting. The Krip and gone and event Allim borrowed quite an or-Rest of the Club. the shaft was hopelessly warped, yet dinary putter from the Secretary and Mahon used this club throughout a obtained

The tournament later championship and undeniably recaptured his running on the greens, Truly, faith in a wonderful thing.

BOUGHT FROM CADDY

will be held as

results Auch remarkable with it on the greens thut, christen-usual on the Club ground, al Happy ing it "Black Magic," he "putted" Valley, the preliminary rounds being his way to victory.

This putter, however, is not the played on Monday and Wednesday, first to have inspired Alliss; in fact, March 11 and 13. at 4.30 p.m. and the

To-Day

FIRST DIVISION

loyal Scots

RAS.C.

V Middlesex (Sockumpoo, 4.15 p.m.) THIRD DIVISION

V Engineers (Sookinpoo, 3 p.m.)

Saturday

FIRST DIVISION

S. China "A" V Middlesex

(Caroline Hill 4.38 pan.)

y Kwong Wah Royal Scots

(Sookunpoo, 4.30 p.in.)

v St. Joseph's (Boundary Road, 4.30 p.m.) SECOND DIVISION “A”

Police

ין

8th R.A. (St. Joseph's, 2.45 pan.) THIRD DIVISION

International

A similar case occurred at Treon I should think he must have quite final on Saturday, March 18.

Proceeds this year will be devoted last year. I was talking to Charles collection by now. I remember Yates, the eventual winner of them showing me a putter in the Open championship, and observed that his of the previous year which he was to the British War Organisation Fund, putter looked somewhat the worse confident would solve all his pro-and it is hoped that there will be for wear. He agreed, and went on blems. In appearance it bore a dis- more than the usual strong support Club to say that it had belonged to a friend tine! resemblance to Mahon's club, for the Tournament, on this account. who had died three years before. but was, if anything, one degree His Excellency the Governor is He had left his clubs to his caddy, worse. The clubhead was loose and, giving his support to the Tournament but Yates had bought the putter for when it came into contact with the and will be present at the final, and disturbing cracked has kindly consented to present to one dollar and a quarter. An in-ball, emitted

would have the winning team the Blarney Stone 24th R.A. golfera valuable investment, so he declared, sound. Most

which the for as through it he had gained Walker hesitate to have used it at all, yet Saleld, the trophy

PLEASE Turn To Pago 9.

12th R.A. Cup recognition. No idle claim, for

tournament is played.

5th R.A.

v Kumaons (Sookunpoo, 3 p.m.) South China V. Electric

(Caroline Hill, 3 p.m.) VR.A.M.C. (Military, 3 p.m.)

LEAP YEAR

SALE

ONE DAY ONLY

FEBRUARY 29th

WHEN TAKING STOCK FOR THE END OF OUR FINANCIAL YEAR WE HAVE SORTED OUT A FEW ODD LINES WHICH ARE OFFERED AT SPECIAL BARGAIN PRICES, INCLUDING

WOOLLEN.

SOCKS

SILK and WOOL TIES.

WOOLLEN

regular

$3.50 to $6.50 qualities

regular

$29

00

·

pair

S

$3.50 to $6.50 qualities

$200 each

$750

SHIRTS

$12.50 to $19.50 qualities

regular

$9.50, $11.50 lines

$500

each

COTTON

PYJAMAS

regular

$650

sult

SLIP-ONS regular

MANHATTAN

$8.00, $8.50 lines

cach

DRESSING GOWNS. BATHROBES. SPORTS COATS AT LESS THAN COST PRICE TO CLEAR

MACKINTOSH'S

ALEXANDRA BUILDING DES VOEUX ROAD.

Sigmals

v. Royal Scots (Military, 4.20 p.m.) R.A.S.C. (St. Joseph's, 4.30 pan.) v Eggineers (Stanley, 4.30 p.m.)

Sunday

FIRST DIVISION

5. China "B" Kowloon

(Caroline. Hill, 4.30 pan.) Club

V Eastern (Club, 4.30 p.m.)

SECOND DIVISION

South China

Enginces (Caroline Hill, 3 p.m.)

Tennis

DRAW FOR COLONY'S CHAMPIONSHIPS

the

The draw for the Colony fcants championships, organked by Hongkong Cricket Club, was made yesterday and resulled as follows:

OPEN SINGLES

cial "flops."

First sensation occurred on the last day of January at Leicester, when the Belgian, Raoul Degryse, weighing exactly Sst.. doored British |By-weight chompion, Peter Kane, In

the opening round for a count of "nine."

The Golborne youngster rose un-

steadily, and if Degryse had managed to Iand another heavy punch Kane would have been knocked out,

However, Kane, with his cus- lomery courage, pulled himself to- gelber and clearly out-boxed the Belgian in every one of the rounds that followed.

On February 9 Tommy Farr or rived at Southampton full of hope. He had earned a fortune in Ameri- en, and was confident of regalning The heavy-weight title he and re-.

Len inquished and now held by Jurvey.

But Harvey could not be per- suaded to defend the crown unless guaranteed £0,000. No promater hns shown interest in this financial demand, and the match is still as far of us ever.

OUTSTANDING MATCH

Then, in February, was decided what is considered the outstanding match of the year-the light-weight lille battle between Boon and Arthur Danahar at Harringay. The build- ing was packed.

It was a highly dramatic cham- who pionship struggle. Danaħar, hitherto

only had taken part in eight-round contests, was matching his consummate skill against the rugged and exceptionally strong title-holder.

Danahar had scored many points during the early rounds, and then made the vital mistake of leading with his right. He paid the penalty. terrific Boon caught him with a punch that sent him to the canvas.

He

enough. rose manfully

but Boon, realising the situation, gave him no rest, and Danaher was fre- quently floored. The referee right- ly stopped the night in the 14th round, leaving Boon a decisive winner.

This was Danahar's last contest in the light-weight class. He had evidently experienced dimculty in getting down to st. 9lb., but he had revealed fine ability and sterling | grit,~and~although defeated-was-for-

from suffering disgrace.

He compensated for this disaster when later he brilliantly outpainted Roderick over 10 rounds at Earl's Court.

Then, on March 16, Len Harvey beat Larry Gains, and a week later, at Anfield, Liverpool, Ernie Roderic won, as generally anticipated, the British welter-weight title from Jake Kilrain (Glasgow).

During April Tommy Farr had a return fight with the American, Red Burman, at Harringay, and avenged a previous defeat in New York by outboxing Burman.

LEWIS' EYE TROUBLE

On May 4 John Henry Lewis renched Southampton with the pur- pose of giving Harvey a chance of winning the world light heavy-

nyes Info second round.-6. A. Numjahn v. Ú. C. FAY: P. 9. Leong v. 8. A. Grayweight championship. Kwak fling-chung v. O. Rumjalin? Lam Eye trouble prevented him from Kwan v. J. W. Leonard; II. D. Rumjahn' carrying out his contract, and cost V. Firdos Chan.

First round.Marsland Ma v. E. Zulauf; him the title.

I, Y. Ho V. A. B. Kitchell; Paul Kong v. A fortnight later Farr beat Gains Lt. 3. 8. Theobald; W. C. Hung v. L. C. in five rounds at Cardiff, while in Chan B. A. Hussnin v. Chan Kwong-lu the same ring George James Was Ben Laufe v. D. Umotani Taul Yan-pul

v. 77. Gould: J. L. C. Pearen v. Peterk.o. by Manuel Abrew.

. Wa Chung.

05-

UTA. Pearce v. Wang Hok-nang: N. Later May, at Harringay, Henry G. Biesel Jr. v. J. R. Turner; Y. C. LauArmstrong retained his world wel-

Byes into second round-M. Parh: Tennis 1er-weight crown giving an Kwok v. I, B. A. Razack; A. Crawford v.jtonishing exhibition of speed when Ip Koan-hung Pang 1-lam v. Leo Fun-outboxing Roderick, kek: Leung Ping-chiu v. J. Gonzalves; 1. Agaturon v. Teul Wat-put,

OPEN DOUBLES

This match was a "fop" for the promoters. Instead of an expected |12,000 crowd, there were less than 4,000 present. Jock McAvoy, kept

Byes into second round-Trui Wal-pul and Teul Yan-pul v. 8. A. Hussain and his middle-weight championship by D. Rumjahn: Dew Bhing-cheong and Ip outpointing Ginger Sadd at Man- Koon-hung V. A. I. Iitchell and L. Mchester.

On July 10 unprecedented acenes

A. Razack,

First round-7, and · D. Agaturaff v. Wong Fook-nars and Lam Kwan; Wang were witnessed at White City, Lon-i Hok-nang and Lee

V. T. Giden. A. record attendance for a

Monaghan and T. J. Geuld; J. Gonzalves fight in England watched Jack Doyle

and A. V. Remedios v. Ng Kam-chuen and

Two Ping-fan; Paul Kong and B. Breto knocked out in the first round by the v. Ho Ka-lau and Lee Yuo-wing: E. C. Eddie Phillips. Harvey won Fincher and W, C. Hung v. A, Chan and world light-heavy-weight tille (ne- J. Hau; Kwok lng-chung and Lui Kwal-

rard.

fan v. C. II. R. llyde and 3. 3. Ferguson; cording to the British Board of T. A. Pearce and B. C, Fay . T. C. Chan Control) In a contest with McAvoy. and Maraland MIT. Kwok and B, W, Big boxing closed down the year Liang v. Lt. J. S. Theobald and B. Car-with another financial failure, when Dyes into Recond, round-Pang Ol-lam Boon again beat Crowley for the And Leung Ping-chiu v. 3. L., C. Peares light-weight title at Harringay, the and D. 1. Bosanquet; Les un-kek and Londoner straining a tendon when 3. Leonard Y. 3. A. and II. D. Rumjahn, falling to the canvas.

Kowloon Junior School

Annual Sports

The annual sports' meeting ́of the Kowloon Junior School will be held on the Kowloon Cricket Club ground | to-morrow roornlag, commencing “at 10 nm. Mrs. J. N. Higge will present the prizes,

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