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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 13, 1940,

The

Courses

Rugby Football

Further Seven-a-side

HENRY COTTON THINKS SAND GREENS Games This Afternoon

Improve Putting And Chipping-If You Get To Know Them

(By "Birdio"}

HERE IS WHAT the maestro-Henry Cotton -thinks of sand greens:

"Playing on a course with sand greens im proves chipping because there is so much of it to do...

and ...

"on courses where the extremes. of climate prevent grass greens, they are a good substitute, and the tell-talo path of the ball in the sand shows up the accuracy or otherwise of your putting stroke."

He holds no brief for sand, however, for he also thinks that grass greens, even when frozen, are better any time.

His experience of sand greens,

it appeara, was gathered in

America. He had thought of

them as of a hard and fast put-Patty Borg Wins Fifth

ting surface, on which no ono could maintain control, but in his own words: "These greens are not fast to putt on. They are like the normal grass greens. and the ball tends to pull up rather than race away.

There are, however, two types of firat is the dry sand greens. The

kind and the second is composed of alled sand (to prevent the grains from blowing away). The Country Club, at Sheungshlu, 1s the only course in longkong that has

Sund

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but there they are dry, and indy days the greatest difficulty Is experienced on them when the sund blows around, or piles up into little waves that stop the roli of the ball. Having played there during both dry and wet weather, 1 had thought the answer to this problem was to keep them ever damp, but in a climate like: this it

would require constant water-j ing--I had never thought of oil,

Though they will not hold a long pitch, the shorter ones not only hold but the subsequent run is very true, and, in America, the professionals; almost look to holing out from any- where within thirty yards!

Straight Title

CORAL GABLES, Fla., (AP) --Patty Berg won her fifth straight Miami Biltmore wo- men's golf title here, defeat- ing Betty Jameson, the Na- tional champion, on the 38th hole of one of the finest, most thrilling matches ever played between women.

It was nearly pitch dark and the two girls were verging upon exhaustion when Betty, the San Antonio star, missed

r tee shot on the short 38th and lost to the player from Minneapolis,

They had been deadlocked at the end of 18 holes, and at the end of 36.

Badminton

FIRST ROUND MATCHES

OF OPEN DOUBLES Eardley And Smith Defeat Remedios And Carvalho

FIRST ROUND MATCHES in the Colony badminton doubles championship were played at King's College and Taikoo last night, as a result of which H. Eardley and N. L. Smith, C. K. Cheah and T. T. Chin, and H. T. Woo and K. L. Lai entered the second round.

The results in full were:

II. Eardley and N. I Smith beat J. J. Remedios and L. A. Carvalho (at King's College) 15-8, 13-15, 15-8.

C. K. Cheah and T, T. Chin beat F. II. Kwok and D. Kwok (at King's College 15-5. 15-17, 15-11.

F. Koh and C. Y. Yung beat H, T. Woo and K. L. Lai (at Talkoo)' 8-15, 15-0, 15-8,

The opening match at King's

College, which everyone expect Tournament Hockey

ed would be the best of the evening, was very disappointing. Flashes of form were brief and

Craig Weed, United States Ryder far between. At most times, all

Cup player, in putting stance. ball. apparently, has gone down.

Cricket Tournanient

R. Engineers Defeat

Gunners

The

IN THE SEMI-FINAL round of the Large Units knock-out Cricket competition at Sookunpoo yesterday, Royal Engineers beat the Royal Artillery by four runs. The Gun- nets, with the exception of Briz. McLeod and Major Templer, could do little against the bowling of Par- sors, who secured five wickets at cost of four runs upleee,

ROYAL ENGINEERS Cant. D. C. E. Grose, 1.b.w., Ward

Capt. W. T. L. Wilkinson, run out Sg Shipp runs out. KANADA Spr. Itatelife, e Barsby, b Ward $2,375 Cpl. Shaw, J.b.w. Larsby

1.940 Capt. F. L. Freeman, not out

Spr. Bailey, not out 1,383

Extras... 880

golf (Los Angeles, Oakland and The one great drawback to keep-San Francisco opens) : ing the greens olled or constantly Jimmy Demuret damp is the adhesiveness of the sand, Lawson Little After every stroke, even a six-inch putt, the ball would have to be picked up and cleaned, for the coarse grains of sand would cause it to do funny things.

Clayton Heafner Jimmy Hines

(for 5 wickets dec.)

TWO matches in the second L/Cpl. Pelham, Sgt.

Bowling Analysis

Denver, round of the Mixed Four- Messon and Major W. W. Parsons During competitions on the Amer-

DAL Icon sand courses, there is on each somes competition were played green a man with a mat like an in-at the Country Club last Sun-. verted door-mat, which he drags day. Eight of the better play-

green, beginning from the pin and working outwards. It keeps ers of the Club were involved,

and obliterates the and the results were: iho-san previous putting. In or-

around the

marks

Miss A. Sequiera and P. K. C. Tyau dinary rounds, each player is pro beat Air. and Mrs. F. E. A. Remedios vided with a sort of folded brush, 2 up. which can go into the bag, and which Mrs. A. J. Kew and T. X. C. Lee

is used to wipe out any marks made, beat Miss Molly Churn and A. W.

On such greens, this is

great Hamsey. 3 and 2.

point in etiquette, and It is re- The first of these two matches was grettable that at the Country Club a great struggle. Tyau and partner there are yet members who cannot turned four up, but their opponents smooth over the little pits made by fell into stride over the second ning their approach shots, much less the

holes, and with Just a little more luck tracks made by their putts,

might have taken the match to the Cotton, concludes his article, say 19th or even have won. On the 12th ing "they are really easy to play. once

green, Tyau rested almost on the lip you get to know the greens, but if of the cup to, lay Mrs. Remedios a there has been rain, and the rest of stymie. Though only one foot from the course is soft and holding, it is the cup, and with one stroke in hand, dimcult to get used to pitching almost she had to pull around, and the hole right up to the green, but not on the was halved. actual putting surface."

LATEST standings for the 1940 Harry Vardon Trophy of the Professional Golfers' Association of America, are: Jimmy Demaret, Houston,

00 pts.

Texas Jimmy Hindes, Great Neck, 30 Horton Smith, Oak Park, Ill. 28

Hogan, White Plains, N. Y

Ben

Dick Motz, Oak Park, I'l 20 Olin Dutra, Los Angeles

Jimmy Thomson, Chleopee,

MOES

Al Kreuger, Beloit, Wis,

LEADING money winners for

the P.G.A. winter tournament

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

On the 18th green Tysu and part- ner were only two up (despite the

previous Incident), and the Remedios

1,11

Barsby Word Dobbinson Thorpe. Plummer

ROYAL ARTILLERY. Brig. T. McLeod, b Pamona Capt. Ingram. Ratcliffe Capt. Hook, b Rateliffe

Lt. Plummer, e Shipp, b Denyer Lt. Skipworth, 1b.w. Parsons Gar. Barsby, e Shipp, b Parsons Major Templer, Shaw D.Q.M.A. Searle, Parsona Cpl. Ward, b Show Dobbinnon, not out Thorpe, b Parsons

Exiras

Total

Ratclifto Megsan

Denyer

Parsons

Shipp Shaw

Bowling Asalyalı

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did not

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Grand National Call-Over

four players, Eardley, Smith, Remedios and Carvalho, experi- enced difficulty with high shots,

Army Eleven To Meet Club To-Day

The following Army team will meet

and committed frequent errors. In the Hongkong Hockey Club in the the Arst set, the ultimate winners first match of the annual triangulor the concentrated on Carvalho, who was hockey tournament between badly off form, and jumped into an Royal Navy, the Army and the Club. 11-3 lead, before the Recreio palr,This game will take place this after- mainly through Remedins, managed to

noon at 5 p.m. nt Sookunpoo. strike anything lite form.

They won Ave points, but it was the end, and the St. John's palt took

the set at 15-0.

Lt.

Sgt. Dobson (RE); Pte. Stickley (M'sex) and Datta Rom (Rajs.); Sgt. Ure (M'sex), Capt. Hook (R.A.) and Sgt. Croston (R.E.); Shah Wall The second set wis more even. (Rajs.), Sgt. Hemberg (R.E.), Both sides took turns in the lead, and Pritam Nath (Rajs.). Nerrain Singh though Eardley and Smith

were (Kunitions) and Partaub Singh particularly brillant mid-court and (Kumaons). at the net, they were poor from the baseline, and the Redrelo pair even- tually won 15-13.

On the Club Ground

(By "Fly-half")

IMPORTANT SEVEN'S ties are to be played off this afternoon on the Club' ground, beginning at 4.30 p.m., and attendance at the match will mean support for the B.W.O.F.

1. Polleo, conquerors of the com- · bined small units, should have little difficulty in advancing an- other step, Their display on Monday, however, was far from convincing, and the 8th Heavy Regt, "B" might surprise them."

ONLY ONE MATCH IN OPEN SINGLES

ILMS, ARAWA play the Royal There was only one match in the Scots "A" at 4,50 p.m., and will have

Colony tennis championships played to minimise their tendency to over- yesterday, J. L, C. Pearce beating kick if they are to score. They are

| Peter "U in thrèo sets, 9-11, 6-1, 6-3, actually the dark horses of the In a poor game, Both players were tournament, and might be able to gullty of over-hilting, and were boik penetrate the Scots' defence. How- erraile and inaccurato.

The complete score were:

OPEN SINGLES

J.L.C. Pearce beat Peter U, 9-11,] 0-1, 6-3.

OPEN DOUBLES

T. C. Monaghan and T. J. received walk-over from Wong nang and Lee Chl-man.

HANDICAP SINGLES

I

ever, I think the Scots, who pre runners up in the Army Sevens Tourney, 'will just gain the verdict.

THE BEST GAME

THE BEST GAME of the afternoon aliould be seen when Tumar and Small Ships "A" meet the Army Gould Champions, the Royal Engineers.. Hok-This match is at 9.10 p.m., and has all the possibilities of being the match of the

tournament. Walle,

captaining the Army side, has been tackling and

HANDICAP MIXED DOUBLES

G. W. Sewell (-4/0) beat A. T. Dow attacking very well of and

late, there (-3/6) 6-1, 7-5.

is a possibility of his holding Clark so well as to give Paul litle of the ball. In attack, Waite should be able to penetrate post Clark, Paul and Sevens, for Tamar, are a dangerous pair. A great deal will depend on the serum-halves.

T. A. Pearce and Mrs. J. Armstrong (-15) beat Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Burnett (-15/2) 3-0, 6-3, 6-2,

Free Drinks At Lincoln Race Meeting

AT 5.30 PM, 50 AA "B", replacing the Doctors team, will be Lup against a strong combbjation In

the 8th Heavy Regt The Eth'should- win by a big score,

| AT 5,50 P.M, the Powerful Club "A" seven meet the 5th AA, "A", conquerors of the Royal Scots "B". Club should win this encounter with

LONDON, Mar. 3 (Reuter)ense. Lincoln Town Council want ideas- for improving their race meeting, where the Lincolnshire Handicap considered.... will be run on April 3. There is ono reservation. They must not cost a lot of money.

among the suggestions now being

The Council want to make Lincoln

the

and 13-7. The University pair woke The Recreio rally had ended. The up, and in a series of dazzling shots to 12-13 before service

famous for its food, and special atten- winners romped away Inton 11-0drew up

tion is being directed to the catering. lend in the final set, and though changed hands again. The Kwoks

with some Ane cross-court shois, ha service the, Varsily, pair levelled the which had been planned had to be uuriin facilitate a qulek get away. Remedios came to the fore once more won one more point, but on next An extensive rebuilding scheme he stands are to be decorated and public room refurnished., Car arrangements have been re- could not prevent the set going to score at 14-14. They setled three shelved on account of the war. vised to Eardley and Smith at 15-8,

Free hot drinks to patrons, and I the war continues, there may the provision of braziers in the public be more than one meeting at Lincoln - - stunds If the weather is bad are this year.

A DÙNG DONG MATCH

polats.

Cheah and Chin led 1-0, and then the Kwoks drew level 1-1. The A GREATER struggle was seen in service changed hands several tunes the second match. The Kwoks put without further score, and, then the

up a very dine fight against a more Kwoks' gained the two points for the brilliant pair of opponents. David set at 17-15. Kwok was in fine fettle, but Frank was something of a passenger in the cambination, Cheah and Chin took the, first set at 15-6.

In the second set, the Kwoks showed something of an understand

The third set was a repetition of the second. The scores were more or

less even until the Kwoks were ahead at 11-10, but at this stage the Varsity pair Jumped into "killing" form and scored five points in a row for the

ing, and established a lead at 10-6 set and match,

!

ROBOZ

Riggs Gives Voice

To

His Life's

Ambition

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., (UP—By Air Express).-If ambition means anything, Bobby Riggs deserves some

ARMSTRONG WANTS "NO

MORE" OF GARCIA

JES CORTES, Manila boxing promoter who offered Ceferino Garcia and Henry Armstrong P80,000 to stage a return bout in Manila-under-his-promotion, recently-an-answer-from-his-repre.... sentative in the States that Armstrong wants "no more" of Garcia.

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The two fought to a draw recently) him, and has no plans of attempting and Cortes sought to get a return to lift the Filipino bolo puncher's match for Manila,

world middleweight crown,

The cable received by Cortes In- dicates that Armstrong belleves As welterweights, Armstrong, de- Garcia is too big and powerful for feated Garela.

As well forget your

of medal. All he wants to do is win the national no sort gun when hunting

singles

tennis championship three times, then start working for a living.

as forget

Since 1914, Big Bill Tilden and} "I can't get hepped up over this your-

Fred Perry were the only ones small fry," he said. "I like to turn on the heat when the chips are on

to win the title as many as three the line-when there's a big title at Ellsworth Vines and stake. I'm still a kidbe 22 next

were again within 10 inches of the cup. But Tyau, from well outside the green, holed out in the style that Cotton aaya professionals in America almost look forward to doing. The

London, Mar. 12. The following were to-day's call-times. odds were very conceivably in the Remedios' favour to win the hole, over prices for the Grand National: Don Budge were right fair tennis month and still have plenty to learn. and instead of their opponents being Kilstar, Sterling Duke 100-1 fter-players, but they won it but one up and three to go, they were ed, 15-1 taken, Smoethis 100-6 twice. Of course they darmic three. Yet their lead was 20-1, Venturesome Knight 18-19cumbed to the call of gold and reduced to dormie one; but winning 20-1 t., Workman 28-1 0 33-1

turned professional-something young Riggs never, never in- tends to do.

the Inst hole, they won two up.

100-7 Professor II o-Reuler,

Rajputana Rifles Win Cross-Country Race

THE ARMY cross-country race held yesterday was won by Rifleman Amar Singh, of the Rajputana Rifles, with Naik Ahmed Khan, H.K.S.R.A., second, and Rifleman Bishan Khan, Kumaon Rifles, third.

Draft Programmes and Entry.

The distance was six miles, star- Forms for the Second Extra Race Meating to be held on Saturday,ting from the Polo ground, round

Kowloori City behind the 23rd and Monday, 25th March, ranges, and back. The winner's time 1040, (weather permitting) may be was 37 mins 20 seca

Altogether the units, comprising

SUC

Bobby, 21 and on his honeymoon, took time out from his practice on the Roney-Plaza courts to explain:

"I'm interested in only one thing I want to win the American title three times. I got my first leg on that trophy last summer, and now I'm going to do my darndent to win another this year, and the third ong In 1941. Then, maybe, I can win it a couple of more times, retire, and devote all my time to the ad- vertising bualness.

"A TOUGH TIME"

I don't think its unreasonable to sup- pose I'll keep on improving and a row." maybe win those three nationals in

THE DAVIS CUP. ROBBY belloves America could wi

back the Davis Cup this year

if it was going to be in competition, "Last year at Philadelphia," he said "we were, the underdogs. Frankie off to a flying start. We upset the Parker and I vowed to get the U.S.. dope by both winning our opening singles matches.

Married v. Single Game SINCE maled Catherine An unbeatable. Against that kind of

At Hongkong C.C.

"Maybe that made us a lie, cocky, but we blow the series. Wo only needed to win one of the thred remaining matches. Those opening defeats inspired the Australians, and then as if that wasn't enough, war Wis

declared. Tho thought that maybe the Aussies, were playing their last, Davis Cup matches made them Fischer of Chicago in early De Inspiration, there is nothing you can cember, he has, played in three do, but take it on the chin. southern tournaments, and been beaten in all of them. His cock-

CHANGED VIEWS. siireness of the past is, gone,

AST season Riggs would have Bobby even admitted he might discounted some of the younger have a "tough time" in winning the stars with a stiap of his fingers, but Married-, J. 1. Mitchell (Capt.), natignal three years in a row. A now he is figuring seriously on get- RA.: 5, 12th Heavy Regiment, RLA.; 1. "Armstrong, Burg: LL Commdr, W. G. 0, 8th Heavy Regiment, LA, 7, Finnje. Cants D. C. g. Grose Major Wider, he wouldn't have minded Ung some stiff competition at Forest from Don McNeill, Hinghen, H., D. Lows, R. D. W. Paterson, ingles, doubles and mixed play, with Welly van Hom, Wayne Sabina and and 0, Royal Scots farvey, Capt. Holmes 1. Owen predicting Avo-year conquest in Wills this yens Excellency the General Officer D. A. Robby A. W. Blous

no qualifications. Commanding Major-General A.E. SingleT. A Pearce (Capt.), D.; a

La panahon They may be, Ibisroved, but Ni Grasett., congratulated

Riggs had a ready, answer, however be heller loo," he said. "I'm on top the winners, Blake, N. D. Booker, M. Fatán Haynes, I... Klibee, Capt. J. F. LowerTION, N} DI J. A. Wardle Scott, Lat. P. J. T. Skipwith. | Bryan Grant and Henry Prusoft.

obtained at the Secretary's Office, 136 men, took part in the race, and Exchange Building; the Club a completed the course with the The following' teams' will play in the House, Happy Valley; the Hong exception of the Signals. The results Married w, Bingle match, at longkong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and were.-1, Rajputana Rides; 2, H.K.-Cricket Club, on Saturday, at a pai

SRA.; 3, Kumaon Rifes; 4, 5th A.A.. the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Middles

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 14th March, 1940

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,'

Secretary,

the prizes.

others.

after which Mrs. Grascit gave away Zinya. D: 0. Parronia, J. C. Pearce, or his recent, defeats by, Don McNallow, Kud,Am,guing so, slay, up there,”.

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