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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

NEW AMERICAN

27-YEAR-OLD BEN HOGAN FLASHES TO THE FORE

Evading The Heat FILIPINO Of Hongkong's Summer ATHLETES

(By "Birdie")

Arrive in Hongkong On Way To Japan

LATEST STAR among American golfers, whose brilliance, temporarily, at least, oclipses A party of Filipine athletes arrived in Hongkong this morning and wil that of Jimmy Domaret, is 27-year-old Ben Hogan, be seen in action this afternoon at the

Kowloon C. C. The party, compris a professional from Texas. Neither of these ing three tennis players, nine track young players are listed in the Golfer's Handbook and feld stars, five boxers and 11 bosketball players, represents the first Domaret is the product of the past couple of part of a delegation which is being sent to Japan by the Philippines yoars, while Hogan won the first major American Amateur Athletic Federation. tournament only just over a month ago,

Mr. L. 1. Ildefonso, local represen- tative of

of the P.A.A.F, has arranged for them to

The three tennis players are Amado

That tournament was the North-South championship at Pinehurst on March 22 (with 277-an 11-under-par re.K.CC. love a "work-out" at the cord for the 72 holes). Exactly one week later he walked off with the Greensboro Open (with a record score of 270), and on April 1 he collected first prize in the "Land of the Sky" Open, with a score of 273.

Only statistics will do credit to this young champion. His scoring streak is sensational in the annals of the Professional Golfers Association of America.

(1) He won three big tourna ments in less than two weeks, and acoumulated $3,400 therefrom.

(2) Ile moveď to first place among the money winners having $0,438 Demaret's $6.152,

(3) He completed 12 rounds, or 316 holes, of golf in 34 strokes under

par.

(4) He broke par on 11 of his rounds, and betiered 70 on ten of those 12 occasions.

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and

MAIN problen in Hongkong at

Sanchez, Felicisimo Ampon (already well-known in

įmona, another rangkong) and Car-i

player of the

islands. They are under the watch

ful eye

eye of Dr. Diy, who is the official coach. of the team. The nine tracks m conched by Mr. Simean Toriblo.

-and-feld-alurs-are-

the moment, and probably It is hoped that another work-out will be until the next winter, is will be arranged for them to-morrow. Mr. Ildefonso hopes to be able to the evading of the heat. Players obtain the use of the South China A. had a real grilling on the course A. stadium at Caroline Hill. last week-end, and there must be several at the moment whose long trousers are irksome at the knees.

"We

Gene Sarazen, as he looked over the snow-swept course at Greensboro in March, recalled a Ryder Cup match he had played in Leeds, played through hall and snow, but those British they'd never postpone a pame." I wonder what could have been the case had they had a bit of

Home Soccer Results

(5) He played those 218 hofes with only two three-putt greens, our sun over there.

LONDON, May 14 (Renier).—The The only solution that seems offer- H actual scores for those 12

evening. Following were the results of Home rounds were 66-67-74-79 (North-ed here is to play in the Shula championship), 80

80-68-04-07 From four o'clock onwards the sun soccer matches played to-day: (Gitensboro Open

07-68-00-69 has lost its "bite," and considering that it remains light enough to see "Lind of the

Open). And his opponents Included Sarm up till 7 o'clock, there is ample time

18 holes. Snead, Gene Sarazen, Ralph Guldahl, for

Last summer I tried playing in the Byron Nelson, Lawson Littis, Lloyd

morning, spending the remainder of Mangrum, Harold McSpades, Craig Wood, Paul Runyan among many the day on the beach, but even by 9 o'clock the sun Was strong, and othera

Well may one wonder pt

what was worse, was increasing in afternoon appears to phenomenal form. On March 21 he strength. The had yet to win his first major title, be the only solution, and on April 1 he was ahead of the field of professional golfers.. Ralph Guldahl, twice National Open diam- plon, opined that he had never seen

a similar exhibition.

such

THOUGH, as is to be expected,

golf news now comes mainly

English

MIDLAND

West Brom.

3 Wallsall Scottish

EASTERN

3

St. Bernards

1 Dunfermline

3

from America, Henry Cotton League Rugger

In his twelve days of great golf, and his fellow-professionals keep

logan was devastating wonder the Home fires burning-with-LONDON, May 14-(Reuter) with his irons. Tipe and again he matches in aid of the British Bradford beat York by 3 points to

two feet of the approached within

Red Cross. He travelled to 13 to-day in a Rugby League match. pin-and un several occasions only a tücn or two separated his ball from Ayrshire on March 30 to play Fardlex"

with Hamilton McInally, Scot-

Hin previous best performance tish amateur champion, against was in the Texas Open at San Hector Thomson, former British Antonio-liere he had three 60's and a 73 over the par-71 course. But amateur champion, and Jack even then could do no better than tie McLann. Cotton and his part-i with Byron Nelson for first place,ner won by one hole over 36, who won in the play-off.

land, £300 was raised.

ET Genc Sarazen thinks that

YET

CAMBRIDGE BEAT EMPIRE XI BY INNINGS AND 108

LONDON, May 14 (Reuter)-In a three-day cricket match played

The scores were:

His other win was with W. Laid- golfers in the United States to-law (West Herts) over W. J. Cox day are not daring enough. It was (Wimbledon Park) and E. W. H. Cambridge, the University XI beat a British Empire XI by an innings and Hogan's daring that carried him Kenyon (Beaconsfield) by 2 and through. At every hole of those on the West Herts course. Laidlaw, 108 runs.

Empire XI-150 (Webster 5 for rounds, it is reported, he went for in the R.A.F., and Cox, a wartime the hole, no matter what the lia. "baby", were in excellent form. 55), and 251 (N. W. D. Yardley 130.

And if anyone thinks that foran The former's splendid putting gave Bashford 6 for 30). is one of those big ho-men with bin and Cotton a two holes lead at shoulders na

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Cambridge, 518 for

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dec.

wide as a door, let me the turn, and only two holes changed (Thompson 100, Bridger 148 not out, that he is of slim mediam height hands during the afternoon. A hall Conradt 104). and only weighs 139 pounds! left Cottori and Laidlaw dormie two,

In the Greensboro Open he played and they might have lost the 17th with Guldahl and Craig Wood, and only Cox failed to sink a four-foot out-drove theen nt nearly-ovory hole! | pult.

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The following rinks have selected to represent the Hongkong Electrio Recreation Club in a Third Division lawn bowls match ngminst the Indian R-C. on Baturday at Soo-

kunpoo.

A G. Gardner, R. F. Gregory, H. 5. Mckay and A. F. Faul,

A. F. Tarbuck, 1. A. Owens, 8. Deacon and J. K. Shan.

WE. Baker, C. E. Gabagan, G. T. Padgett and G. G. B. Thomson.

Referees' Whist Drive

The 4th monthly whist drive of the Hongkong Referees' Association will be held at the Hotel Cecil on Friday at 8.30 p.m.

Tickets, $1 each, can be obtained from Mr. Dove (Treasurer), any foot-i bail refarco or at the door.

P. I. Athletic Team Leave For Tokyo

Manila, May 13, The Philippines' representatives for tennis, basketball anst other games " left for Tokyo to-day to attend the East Asia Athletle Meeting to be held -+ |shortly.—Domel,

Courses

May 15, 1940.

CHAMPION?

Blasting his way to fame. Ben Hogan, professional at the Cen- tury Club, N.Y.. blasting his way from a sand trap. Ile now leads the professional golfers of Amerion following two weeks of brillant

Rolf,

League Tennis Begins With Five Matches In "B" Division

ALLSUPP'S

THE 1940 LEAGUE tennis season opened yesterday with five matches in the "B" Division. Kowloon Tong, the Kowloon C.C., South China, the Chinese R.C. and Craigen- gower were successful. The scores were:

Operation To Enable Farr Join

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The Navy

TOMMY FARR is being operated on by a famous special- ist.

He wants to make sure of be- ing "fighting fit" for the medical test when he volunteers for the Navy in the next few weeks.

"For weeks I have been a sick man. The trouble has been a nasal infection and the operation involves the removal of bones from the nose."

Tommy was invalided out of the R.A.F., which he joined two days of poor after war began, becauso eyesight, and sickness. Sie Kingsley Wood, the Air Minister, was recently asked about it.

"I have been unfairly criticised since I left the RAF.," said Tommy, "The facts have been misconstrued. I was the first sportsman to volun- teer, and 1 joined the R.A.F. in the lowest rank.

"Many people thought that I had a soft job as an instructor. This is untrue. Throughout the three and a half months I was in the BAF. I was training to be an air-gunner or pilot-observer,

at

"I wouldn't take a job as an in- structor. To shout. and bawl young recruits for five hours a day is not my idea of helping te win the

wor.

"If I get into the Navy-as I hope 10-T don't mind having the lowest rank so long as I can do something uneful. I want to fight in this war

-life-tho as I have fought

hard way."

DODGERS BEAT REDS IN 13 INNINGS' GAME

NEW YORK. May 14 (UF)—] Cincinnati Reds, leaders in the

KOWLOON TONG v. RECREIO

Kowloon Tong beat Recreio 614-23%. F. Kwck and Lam Kwan beat A. M. Rodrigues and B. T. Gosano G-2: boat L. A. Carvalho and F. J. Remedios 6-1; drew with M. A. Oliveira and W. A. Reed - I

T. E. Lee and B. Yu beat Rodrigues and Gosano 6-2; beat Carvalho and femedios 6-2: lost to Oliveira and Reed 3-6.

#f. Lim and P. Flatcher beat Rodrigues and Gesano 84; beat Carvalho and Ro- medion 1-8; lost to Oliveira and Reed 1-0.

KOWLOON V. CIVIL SERVICE

Kowloon beat Civil Servico 035-214.

Grose and D. J. N. Anderson beat I and B. Agaturo 6-2; beat J. A Bendall and W. J. Skinner, 6-1; beat B. Holidge and W. Wardle -0.

NAE, Mackay and R. T. Broadbridge drew with Agaturo Rs 6-6: bent Bendall and Skinner 6-4; beat Holidgo and Wardle 6-2.

G. A White and R. S. Capell lost to Bendall end Agaturoffs 3-6; lost to Skinner 6-7; beat Holidge and Wardle

CLUB v. SOUTH CHINA Club lost to Bouth China 3-6. A. H. Barwell and J. J. Ferguson last to C. IL Dew and K. H. Ip 4-6; beat H K. Ho and I, X. Ma 6-7: lost to W. T. Les and W, Ho 4-0.

E. Bathurst and W. H. Jowilt lost to Dew and Ip 1-0; lost to Ifo and Ma 1-0;

to Lea and Ila 4-0. lost

T. J. Gould and T. C. Monaghan bent Dew and ly 6-3; bent ifa and Ma 7-5: lost to Lee and Ho 2-6

CHINESE R.C, v. ARMY.

Chiness RC, beat Army 7-2.

. C. Fu and D. C. Luk beat Newnham and Loch G4; drew with Smith and Hydes 6-6: beat Webts and Whekes 8-1.

K. C. Ng and P. 7. Choy beat Newnham and Loch 6-3; drew with Saath and Hyda a-6; beat Weub and Whekes 6-1.

OL Pang and C. C. Lu beat Newnham 40 loted at to Smith and Hyde 4-0; beat Webb and Whakes 0-4.

INDIANS v. CRAIGENGOWER Indians lost to Craigengower 351-014. A. R. Kitchell and O. Rumjahn lost to O. Lal and H. N. Wong 3-d; lost to J. Leonard and W. II. Lee 2-6; beat A. Kitchell and W Howard 6-3,

to

M. O. Hoosen and D. M. A. Razack lost Lal and Wong 3-6; lost to Leonard And and Leo 2-4: crew with Kitchell Howard 6-d

A. Rahmin and 1. Kitchen lost to Tal

and Wong 3.0; lost to Leonard and Lea

-; best Kitchell and Howard 0.3.

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes and Entry National League baseball ishle, wern Forms for the Sixth Extra Raco beaten to-day by the Brooklyn Dodgers In a thirteen innings struggle, the score being 1-5,

Complete gores of all games were:

NATIONAL LEAGUE :

R, II. E.

13

Cincinnat! Brooklyn

New York

0.

Meoting, to be held on Saturday, 25th May, 1940 (weather permit- ting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- ing; the Club House, Happy Valley: the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Rond.

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(Thirteen innings were played). Pittsburgh

7

B

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 16th May, 1940.

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By Order,

St. Louis Philadelphia

(Mulcahy pitched for the Phillies). The Chicago-Boston game was postponed on account of cold weather. AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia.....

Cleveland

Boston

Chicago

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(Ten innings were played), Washington

Detroitm-**

The New York St. Louis dome was postponed on account of rain.

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