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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 13, 1940.

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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 greons im- provos chipping because there is so much of it to do

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

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 appears, was gathered in

America. He had thought of

Straight Title

them as of a hard and fast put-Patty Berg Wins Fifth ting surface, on which no one could maintain control, but in his own words: "These greens are not fast to pult on. They aro like the normal grass greens, and the ball tends to pull up. rather than race away."

There are, however, two types of sand greens, The first is the kry kind and the second is composed of ailed sand (to prevent the grains from blowing away). The Country the only Club, at Sheungshiu, course in Hongkong that hos sind! greens, but there they are dry, and on windy days the greatest difficulty is experienced on them when the sund blows around, or piles up into little waves that stop the roll of the ball. Having played there during both dry and wet weather, I had thought the answer to this problem was to keep them ever damp, but in a. climate like this it would require constant water- Ing-I had never thought of oll.

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

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:

H. Eardley and N, L. Smith beni J. J. Remedias and L.. A. Carvalhe tat King's College) 15-8, 10-15, 15-8,"

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

F. Koh and C. Y. Yung beat H. T. Woo and K. L. Lal (at Taikon) 8-15, 15-8, 15-9.

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

Army Eleven To

Craig Wood, United States Ryder far between. At most times, all Meet Club To-Day

Cricket Tournament

Cup player, in putting stance. The CORAL GABLES, Fla., (AP),ball, apparently, has gone down, -Patty Berg won her fifth straight Miami Biltmore wo- men's golf title here, defeat- ing Belty Jameson, the No- 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

er 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.

golf (Los Angeles, Oakland

The one great drawback to keep-San Francisco opens): ing the greens olled or constantly Jimmy Demarci

damp is the adhesiveness of the sand. Lawson Little

pult, the ball would have to be picked Clayton leafner

After every stroke, even a six-inch

up and cleaned, for the coarse graing Jimmy Hines

R. Engineers

Defeat

Gunners

The following Army team will meet

four players, Eardley, Smith, i Remedios and Carvalho, experi- nced difficulty with high shots, and committed frequent errors. In the Hongkong Hockey Club in the the first set, the ultimate winners first match of the annual triangular tournament between the concentrated on Carvalho, who was harkey badly off form, and jumped into an Royal Navy, the Army and the Club. 11-3 lead, before the Recrelo pair. This game will take place this after- mainly through Remedies, managed to

noon at 5p.m. at Sookunpro. strike anything like form.

They won Ave points, but it was the end, and the St. John's pair took the set at 15-8.

The second set was more

even. Both sides took turns in the lead, and IN THE SEMI-FINAL round or though Eartley and Smith

Funs.

were

the Large Units knock-out Crickel particularly brilliant mid-court and competition at Sookunpoo yesterday, at the net, they were poor from thei

Royal baseline, and the Recrclo pair even- Royal Engineers beat the Artillery by four

The Gun-tually won 15-13, Ders, with the exception of Brig. [McLeod and Major Templer, could do ille against the bowling of Par- sons, who secured five wickets at a cost of four runs aplece.

ROYAL ENGINEERS Cupt. D. C, E. Grose. 1.b.w., Ward and Cap W. T. 2. Wilkinson, run out

Sgi, Shipp, run out NAAR Spr. Ratelife, e Bareby, b Ward L/Cpl. Shaw. i.b.w.. Barshy Capi. F. L. Freeman, not out Spr. Bailey, not out

of sand would cause it to do funny Two matches in the second

During competitions on the Amer-

things.

the

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St. Dobson (RE); Ple. Stickley (Mex) and Datta Ram (Rajs.); Sgt. Ure (M'sex), Capt. Hook (R.A.) and Sgt. Croston

Wali (R.E.); Shah (Rajs.), Sg Homberg (H.E.). Pritam Nath (Rajs.), Nerrain Singh (Kumaons) and Partaub Singh

(Kumaons).

Lt.

and 13-7. The University pair woke The up, and in a series of dazzling shots The Recreio rally had ended. winners romped away into n 11-0 drew up to 12-13 before service lead in the final set, and though changed hands again. The Kwoks Remedios came to the fore once more won one more point, but on next with some fine cross-court shots, he service the Varalty pair levelled the three could not prevent the sel going to score at 14-14. They selted

points. Eardley and Smith at 15-8.

Cheah and Chin led 1-0, and then the Kwoks drew level 1-1. The

A. DING-DONG MATCH

A GREATER struggle was seen in service changed hunds several times 10 the second match. The Kwoks put without further score, and then the

$2,375

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1,583

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(for 5 wickets dec.)

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round of the Mixed Four- Megson and Major W. W. Parsons did not bat.

Bowling Analysis

L/Cpl. Pelham, Sgt. Denyer.

Sgt.

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Barsby Ward Dobbinson Thorpe -Pluminer

ican 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- Verled door-mat, which he drags day. Eight of the better play- around the green, beginning from es ers of the Club were involved, pla and working outwards. the sand level, and obliterates the and the results were: marks of previous putting. In or dinary rounds, each player is pro vided with a sort of folded brush, which can go into the bag, and which

Mrs. A. J. Kew and T. Y. C. Lee ja used to wipe out any marks mude, beat als Molly Churn and A. W.

On such greels, this is a great Ramsey 3 and 2, point in etiqucile, and it in res 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 nine their approach shots, much less the holes, and with just a little more luck tracks made by thele. Quits might have taken the match to the Cotton concludes bis, article, say-10th 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 iny 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, diflcult to get used to pitching almost she had to put around,, and the hote right up to the green, but not on the wos halved. actual pulting surface.

ROYAL ARTILLERY Ms A, Sequlera and P. K. C. Tyau Brig. T. McLeod, b Parsons beat Mr. and Mrs. F. E. A. Remedios Capt. Ingram, Ratcliffe

Capt. Hook. h Ratcliffe 2 up.

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

Tex05

Houston,"

68 pta.

Jimmy Hindes, Great Neck Borton Smith, Oak Park, Ill. 28 Ben Hogan, White Plains,

30

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N. Y

20

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Dick Metz, Oak Park, Ill

20

Olle Dutra, Los Angeles

23

Jimmy Thomson, Chicopee,

Mass

10 16

Al Kreuger, Beloit, Wis.

EADING money winners for the P.G.A. winter tournament

SPORT

ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

On the 15th green Tynu and part-1 ner were only two up (despite the

cup,

previous Incident), and the Remed los were agnia within 18 Inches of the cu But Tyau, from well outside the green, holed out in the slyle that Cotton says professionnin ln America almost look forward to doing,

were very conceivably in the Remedios favour to win the hole,

odds

Li, Plummer, e Shipp, b Denyer LI. Skipworth. Ib.w., Parsons Gnt, Bamby, c Shipp. Parsons Major Templer.. b Shaw B.Q.M.S. Searle, b Parsons Cpl. Ward, b Shaw Dobbinson, not out Thorpe, b Parsons

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Bowling Analysis

Ratcliffe Megion

Denyer

Farsons Sien

Show

Grand National Call-Over

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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.

ONLY ONE MATCH IN

OPEN SINGLES convincing, and the 8th Heavy

Police, conquerors of the com- bined small units, should have little dificulty in advancing' an- other step Their display on Monday, however, was far from

Regt. "B" might surprise them.

H.MLS. ARAWA play the Royal There was only que match in the Scots "A" at 4.50 p.m., and will have Colony tennis championships played to minimise their tenilency to over- yesterday, J. L. C. Pearce beating klek if they are to score. They are Peter U in three sets, 9-11, 6-1, 6-3, actually the dark horses of the ja a poer game. Bell players were tournament, and night be able to kulity of over-hitting, and were both penetrate the Scots defence. How- erralle and inaccurate

wli> ever, I think the Scots, The compiele score were:

runners up in the Army Sevens Tourney, with just gain the verdict.

OPEN SINGLES

J.L.C. Pearce beat Peter U, 9-11, |0~), 0-3.

OPEN DOUBLES

T. C. Monaghan and T. J. Gould received walk-over from Wong Hok. pang and Lee Chi-mun

HANDICAP SINGLES

HANDICAP MIXED DOUBLES

are

THE BEST CAME

THE BEST GAME of the afternoon" should be seen when Tumar and Small Ships "A" meet the Army Champions. the Royal Engineers. This inatch is at 5.10 p.m., and has all the posabilities of being the match of the tournament. Wa

Waite, captaining the Army side, has been tackling and

G. W. Sewell (-1/63 best A. T. Dow attacking very well of late, and there (-3/6) 6-1, 7-5.

is a possibility of his holding Clark so well as to give Paul little of the ball. In attack, Waite should be able to penetrate past Clark. Paul and T. A. Pearce and Mrs. J. Armstrong Sevens, for Tamar, are a dangerous (-15) beut Mr. and Mrs. G. C. pair. A great deal will depend on Burnett (-15/2) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2,

the scrum-halves,

Free Drinks At Lincoln Race Meeting

AT 5.30 P.M. 5th A.A. "B", replacing the Doctors team, will be up against a strong combination In the 8th Heavy Regi, The 8th should win by a big score.

AT 5.50 PM, the Powerful. Club "A" seven meet the 5th A.A. "A", conquerors of the Royal Scots "B". Club should win this encounter with case,

LONDON, Mar. 3 (Reuter), Lincoln Town Council want ideas for improving their race meeting,

among the suggestions now being where the Lincolnshire Handicap considered. will be run on April 3. There is The Council want to make Lincoln one reservation. They must not famous for its food, and special atten- tion is belny directed to the catering cost a lot of money.

The stands are to be decorated and An extensive rebuilding seherne the

une public room refurnished.. Car which had been planned had to be parking arrangements have been re- shelved on account of the war.

vised to factillate o quick yet away. Free hot drinks to patrons, und If the war confinues, there may the provision of brazlers in the public be more than one meeting at Lincoln

weather is bad are this year. stands if the

The third net was a repetition of ARMSTRONG WANTS “NO

up a very one fight against a more Kwoks gained the two points for the brilliant pair of opponents. David set at 17-15. Kwoke was in fine fettle, but Frankf was something of a passenger in the

The scores were more or combination. Cheah and Chin took the second. the first set at 13-5.

less even until the Kwakts were ahead nt 11-10, but at this stage the Varsity In the second sel, the Kwoks pair jumped into "killing" form and showed something of an understand scored ave points in a row for the Ing, and established a lead at 10-5 set and match.

Riggs Gives Voice To His Life's Ambition

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

MORE" OF GARCIA

JES CORTES, Manila boxing promoter who offered Coforino 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.

The two fought to a draw recently} him, and has no plans of attempting and Cortes sought to get a return to Bft the Filipino bolo puncher's malch for Manila,.

world. middleweight crown.

de-

The cable received by Cortes in- dicates

As welterweights, Armstrong that Armstrong belleves Garcia is too big and powerful for teated Garcia,

As well forget your

when hunting as forget

of medal. All he wants to do is win the national singles gun

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

"I can't get hepped up over this Since 1914, Big Bill Tilden and } Fred Perry were the only ones null fry," he said. "I like to turn to win the title as many as three on the heat when the chips are on the line-when there's a big title at Ellsworth Vines and stake. I'm still a kid-be 22 next Don Budge were right fair tennis manth-and still have plenty to learn. don't think its unreasonable to sup- players, but they won

it but

pose I'll keep on improving and twice. Of courso they Bucmaybe win those three nationals in cumbed to the call of gold and a row." turned professional-something young Riggs nover, never in- tends to do.

London, Mar. 12. The following were to-day's call-times. over prices for the Grand National: ahd instead of their opponents being Kilstar, Sterling Duke 100-7 offer one up and three lo go, they were ed, 15-1 taken, Smacthis 100-0 dormie three. Yet their lead was 20-1, Venturesome Knight 18-10 reduced to dormie one; but winning 20-1 . Workman 20-1 o. 33-1 t., the last hole, they won two up.

100-7 Professor II o-Reuter.

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 Ràco

ground, round Meeting to be held on Saturday, ting from the Polo

Kowloon City behind the 2ard and Monday, 25th March, ranges, and back. The winner's time 1940, (weather permitting) may ha was 37 mina, 20 seen.

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

THE DAVIS CUP

back the Davis Cup this year-

BOBBY believes Amerien could win if it was going to be in competition. "Last year at Philadelphia," he said, "we were the underdogs. Frankle Parker and 1 vowed to get the U.S. "I'm interested in only one fling off to a flying start. We upset the I want to win the American title dope by both winning our opening three times. I got my first ter on singles matches,

that trophy last summer, and now

vertising business.

"A TOUGH TIME"

CINCE Riggs married Catherine

I'm going to do my darndest to win "Maybe that made 13 a little another this year, and the third one cocky, but we blew the series. We in 1941. Then, maybe, I can win only needed to win one of the three It a couple of more times, retire, remaining matches. Those opening and devote all my time to the au-detents inspired the Australians, and then as if that wasn't enough, war was declared. The thought that maybe the Aussies were playing their Ann unbeatable. Against

Jaat Davis Cup matches made them that kind of three do but take it on the chin.''. obtained at the Secretary's Office, 135 men, took part in the raco, and Altogether alne units, comprising

CHANCED VIEWS Exchange Building; the Club all completed the course with the The following tearns will play in the

TAST season Riggs would have House, Happy Valloy; the Hong exception of the Signals. The results Married Single match at tongkang Bobby even admitted he might|L discounted some of the younger Kong Club; the Sports Club; and were, Rajputana Rifles; 2. 11.C.Cricket Club on Saturday, at 3 pan.

have a "tough time" in winning the stars with a snap of his fingers, but S.R.A.; 3, Kumaon Rifles; 4, 5th A.A., the Stable, Shan Kwong Road.

Married-E. J. N. Mitchell (Capt.). H. national three years in a row, now he in figuring seriously on got- H. 8, 12th Heavy Regiment, R.A.. Armstrong, Burg. Lt. Commar year ago, he wouldn't have minded, lng some stiff competition at Forest Entries close at 12 o'clock 6, 8th Heavy Regiment, R.A.; innie, Capt. D. C. E. Grose, Major wan predicting a five-year conquest in His this year from Don McNeill, NOON on Thursday, 14th March, Middlesex; and 8, Royal Scots,

Trushes, Him. D. Lowe, 1. D. W., Paterson, singles, doubles and mixed play, with Welby van Horn, Wayne Sabin and 1940.

His Excellency the General Omcor D. B. Robb, B, W.

A.E. Commanding Mojor-General By Order,

Granett, congratulated the winners,

de Married v. Single Game Sicher of Chicago in early De-inspiration, there is nothing you can

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after, which Mrs. Grasett gave away

C. B. BROWN,

Bocrotary. the prizes.

At Hongkong C.C.

| Harvey, Capt., J. D. Holmen,

W. G.

Single, A. Pearce (Capt.). D. 5. Blake, N. D, Booker, M... Z. Yaynses. D. Kiber, Capt. 1. Lawrence, NAD Lloyd, D. Ö. Parsons, .

J. 8. Vardio Scott, Lt. P. J, T. Skipwith:

cember, he has played In southern tournaments, and been beaten in all of them. His cock- sureness of the past is gone.

no qualifications.

for his recent defents by Don McNeill

Iligge had a ready answer, however, Bryan Grant and Henry Prusoft.

others.:

be better loo," he said. "I'm on top "Ther may be improved, but I'll

now, and I'm going to stay up there?!!

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