1940-05-08 — Page 18

Wednesday,

Around The

FROM CADDIE Demaret Gets Fun Out Of Serious Golf

Course Improvements At The Country Club

(By "Birdio")

TO Loading American

Money Winners

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH..

These figures do not include the St. Petersburg Open, which netled De- maret $700, or the North and South Open, which gave Hogan $1,000.

Jimmy Demore!

·Ben Hogan

$5,377

$2,785

Lawson Lille

$2,442

Clayton leafiner

$2,270

Byron Nelson and Sam

Spend $1,040

HARRY VARDON TROPHY

These figures also exclude polnis

naments:

Demarel Hogan

171 pis.

84 pts.

60 pts.

Penna

62 pts.

Horton Smith Dick Metz and Tony

A FEW YEARS AGO, Jimmy Demaret, of gained in the above mentioned tour- Houston, Texas, was a $1-a-day caddie—to-day he has carved his way to the front ranks of the pro- fessionals. Since January 5 he has won five of the foremost American tournaments (the Oakland, San Francisco, New Orleans, St. Petersburgh and Western Opens) and leads the money winners with a total of over $6,000.

Henry Picard topped the pros. last year with a grand total of $10,303, and in view of the recent announce- ment by the American P.G.A. that the summer will see a further ten tournaments aggregating_$75,000 in prize money, there is every possibility that Demaret will pass Picard's total before the summer is over.

ever

thrill

to strives followers with seemingly im-

possible shots,

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Unsuccessful Efforts To Organise Cricket

Courses

May 8, 1940.

LEADING PRO.

Jimmy Demaret studying the lie. From a 31-a-day caddle he lias risen to be the foremost money-making golfer in the United States to-day. He plans to try for every major golf title this year.

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CARDINALS RECORD-BREAKING

WIN OVER DODGERS

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BUNNY AUSTIN COMPARES OLD AND NEW

Fred Perry.

Athletic Invitation To Philippines May Be Withdrawn

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TOKYO, May 7 (Domel).—The Tokyo Amateur Athletic Association may be forced to withdraw its invitation to the Philippine Athletic Association participate in the coming East Asia Athletic Turnament, which is expected to be held here from June 6, because of the attitude of the Philippine organisation in regard to steamship accommodation.

The Philippines were expected to send one of the lending teams to the contests and had com- pleted their selection of 76 athletes. Proparations have been made to give the athletes a warm welcome, but with the

W. G. Clarke Wins S'hai Billiards Title

date of their departure for The Shanghai Club Billiards Japan nearing, their demands Championship final was played last in regard to shipping necom-week between W, G. Clarke and G. modation have been impossible n. Nicholl. The game, a thousand отец ONE, W. G. o fit on account of the war-time up, was very tituation and the scarcity of cabins Clarke winulog by the narrow mar.

gin of fourteen points.. Adequate Accommodation is noti on the Japan-Manila line, available, even though the linerį sess Atsuta Maru has been designated one of the ships to bring the athletes here.

The Japanese Amateur Athletle Association has therefore been ob- liged to request the Filipino athletes it be satisfied with third-class, ne- commodation with the treatment of second-class passengers. The Filipino Association,

however, demanda second-class accommodation for all its members,

AS a

COMPROMISE TERMS

compromise, it has been pro-

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course is rapidly assuming attractivej (hat players will play for any onelis extra-base hits tled record and the of tennis strokes which made Budge,ice of exchange, the extra cost of

RACING DRIVER KILLED

29 extra bases that resulted therefrom set up a new one.

The complete scores were:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

R.

II.

E.

Detroit

4

12

1

2 Ð

1

4

14

0

0

A

Trials Postponed

Provisional Football

Programme For 1940/41

Win For Albion

(UP), Joc NEW YORK, MAY DiMaggle returned to the New York

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.. (UP)—posed that firstly, if a Japanese LONDON, May 7 (Beuter),—A When Denaret blossomed out two

Yankees' line-up for their match But Demaret is not just an-j

he caught the eye of

against the Detroit Tigers to-day, but W. II. (Bunny) Austin, nine times vessel is used, the athletes shall be provisional football programme for win The member of British Davis Cup teams given frst-class food and the use of next season arranges Clubs into four Championships other successful and serious years ago.

several professionals, and nearly all

and the world's fourth ranking player decks for training, and other pur- Sections. Bectional "Colourful"

Surrey's efforts to arrange com- Intted to help them were agreed that his was on almost money maker.

Tigers won by 4-2. от regional

DiMaggio injured his knee cartil- two years ago, predicted that it would poses, but with third-class cabins; will be decided on goal average, and years" before amateur secondly, case of sailing on foreign the first eleven teams in each Section Heems to be his general descrip- perfect swing. Sound and compact, petliive cricket, even

to compare vessels, second-class treatment shall qualify for the first round of the Cap

with tion by American sports writers he is always straight and long. He ines, has not met with success.

third-class ac- Competition Others must play In An official club statement admitted age during the opening match of the be "many

commodation.

the Preliminary rounds, home and -and that doesn't refer to his considers concentration on the fore- clothes, the startling hues of arms and hands the most important this, but declared that "for the bene-season, and though he was limping tennis produces players

fit of the public and members of the slightly to-day, said that his leg was with Don Budge, Ellsworth Vines and be furnished

If these compromise terms are re-away, on February 1 and 8, thing in golf.

The St. Louis Cardinals established Austin, touring America in the t-jected. It has been decided to with- His consideration of golf as a game club an effort must be male to pro-

The First Round will be played on which have been said to dazzle

Rame could well be vide first-class cricket."

two new batting records and tied one terests of an international motor draw the invitation to the Philippines. February 15 and 22, and the Fifal the crowds. He takes a refresh- and only

Surrey will, therefore, arrange a other when they swamped

Their seven had halted the development of young sary to ask the Fillping Association March 3. armament programme, sold the war At the same time, it will be neces- ing air to his tournament games, followed by many.

number of two-day matches in 1940,

to reduce the number of its athletes and with delightful abandon

his W

VITH the planting of more and both with other counties and with Brooklyn Dodgers 18-2.

"It takes years in achieve the sort to be rent to Tokyo if a foreign vessel

is used.

under the present high bases set up a new record, and their more trees to line the fairways the Services. They propose that the home runs tied the League record, players.

In the Western Section of the of the Country Club, Sheungshiu, the qualification rule be relaxed and their 20 hits which were good for 40

Vines and Perry Invincible." he de-

forced clared. "Young players,

10 foreign accommodation cannot pos- Scottish Regional Leagues to-day,

Rovers beat Queen's Park. He is a giant with the spoon.

features. Though the trees are yet county in the season."

abandon their game for even a year sibly be covered by the Japanese Albion by 3-1. have mentioned that before, but

or two because of war, may never be organisation's budget, would recall his four shots that laid young and are only about four feet At the mo- lu make.

able to regain their efficiency." the foundation for his reputation. I high, it is easy to see what improve-

Veteran of twenty-six years of mest there is no punishment for a was more or less in fun that he ments they are dropped four balls and drove them slice or hook-balls lying neur the

tennis, thirteen of thein in big time the most New York Anu

and. a 200-yard river. Bean across

competition, Austin said are picked up young trees

club lengths', Impressed enthusiast had a surveyor dropped within two

Cleveland the distances, and three

INDIANAPOLIS, May 7 (UP)-- Boston were 243 yards and the other 230 and in a spot where the shot is not

Ilkely damage any of the

to distances were

George Bolley, a 38-year-old Detroit yards and those

rounding trees. only the carry)

the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and motor racing driver, was fatally in- Chicago

car Philadelphia They ne ite has temperament Ideally

smashed into a retaining wall on the areth fairways, and when they have jured here to-day when his suited for golf. His

the grown-woe betide the wayward, to be for alright they had

Bt. Petersburg Open.

But there is a simpler and much speedway when he was travelling at Anish of ho Both Demaret and Byron Nelson put more immediate way of improving 120 m.p.h. their second shots of the last hole the course, and that is by bunkers. square on the green the former four As they are at the moment, there feet from the pin, and the latter eight, are only three holes with bunkers

1st green is cle Nelson Bank his putt, leaving Demaret and only one that is a really serious de drop his to avoid a lie and play- Proposition. The off, Straight # A die the ball vated some ten feet and has two bunkers along the sides, but the plunked into the cup.

But his golf ambitions go no fur-front approach can be made with a ther than being a good Club profes-putter! The 5th (176 yards) has

hunker some Bfteen or twenty yards ional and greenkeeper.-Though the game has been his means of livell-in front and is more of a mental hood since schooldays, it has always hazard than anything.

The 7th, another short hole (103) been a game and nothing more. The

correct shot. business end of golf for itim is giving yards), demands lessons at the Brae Burn Country Four bunkers trap anything else.

I believe that when a suggestion Club, Houston, where he is in full charge and where he sludies grass for more extensive sand traps was put forward some time ago, it was fertilizers.

Only Sam Snead en be said tofnhouted down because it made the course too difficult for the begismers! match him. In gallery popularity.

nerves

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H.K. Electric R.C. Bowls Rinks

The following rinks have been chosen to represent the Hongkong match against the Kowloon F.0.- en Electrio R.C. in a lawn bowls league the latter's ground on Saturday:

St. Loula

5 11 0

11

Washington

(Ten Innings were played).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ALL DO CT NO

Boston Pittsburgh

11. 10

0

15

Now York

Cincinnati

7 12

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Philadelphia Chicago

1

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Brooklyn St. Louis

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(ame runs for the Cardinals were

A. P. Tarbuck, R. A. Owens, C. E hit by Lake (2), Mize (2), S. Martin, Gahagan and J. F. Lunny.

A. G. Gardner, R. F.- Gregory, H.Medwick and Padgett).

S. McKay and A. F. Paul.

W. E. Mocfarlane, V. Sorby, G. T. Padgett and G. G. S. Thomson.

Reserve, W. E. Orchard,

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Baseball Meeting

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THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

on

THE FIFTH

RACE EXTRA MEETING will be held (weather per mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY

MONDAY, There will be a meeting of the SATURDAY, 11th and Hongkong Boseball Club to-day at 13th May, 1940, commencing at 2.00 the Brook Club, Kowloon, at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, and at 12.30 p..

elected Officers will be

on plans for the forthcoming season The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 discussed.

p.. on the First Day and at 12.00 NOON on the Second Day. The Personally I carmut see a better in Tin Interval will be after the centive to improve one's game.

Run-up approaches can be made second race (1.00 p.m.) on the Second

Day.

Monday,

far too frequently, and the "chip" dis-

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE regarded. The second is the more

The temporary green cardboard correct shot, though much the harder badges are now cancelled and will but why not make people play the no longer procure admission to the Course properly?.

..: Enclosure.

No One without a badge will be THE problem on Welsh courses admitted to the Members' Enclosure. read, is one of language. It is Buch must be worn throughout the not the spelling of Welsh names, but duration of each Meeling in such a the pronouncing of the simpler ones. manner as to be readily identified. Girls have taken to caddies jobs, and Badges admitting Non-Members to players, when they slice, have to the Members Enclosure and Club think of pleasanter things to say in Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentle- a less frulty vocabulary.

men and $3.00 per day for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable

SPORT ADVTS. through the SECRETARY upon the

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING, GREEN ISLAND HANDICAP:

2nd Day-Monday, 13th May In view of the number of entries' received for the above, It has boon decided to divido the race into three sections.

The third section will be race No. 11 and run at 6.30 p.m.

A cash sweep, ticketa $5 each. will be held on this race but "All through" chances will not parti- elpate, and tickets can be purchas ed only at the Race Course during the Mooting.

By Order of the Stowards,

C. B. BROWN.

Secretary Hongkong, 4th May, 1940.'

personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be respon- sible for all visitors introduced by. him, and for Payment. of all Chits, ete Secretary's Office, ist door, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will close at 11:45. aan. on the First Day and at 10.45 s on the Second Day. Tims are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21020).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.

By Order,

O. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 8th May, 1040,

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