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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 17, 1940.

Courses

MATCH FOR RYDER CUP TEAM

Good One Veteran Gene Sarazen Nominates Team Of

Professional Opponents

(By "Birdio")

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Willie Wilson (U. 8. X. Mindanao) fouling a pitch from BBI Chang (Chung Hwa). The ball can be seen above and between the heads of the batter and catcher (Tuẩy Ching), "Dog" Molthen is umpire. The Mindanao woŋ 7-5--Mice Cheung,

Eastern Holds First Gala On July 27

EASTERN Athletic Association Bathing Club will hold thele Arst swimming cala of the Arason up Saturday, July 27, commencing at

Bowls Pairs

Field And Chittenden In Third Round

V. CHITTEN- W. V. FIELD AND DEN, the Kowloon Football Club pair, entered the Third Round of tho Open Pales lawn bowls championatitp

were engaged in a match on Monday (July 15) with a team of professionals, selected by voteran Gone. Sarazen, with all the receipts going to the Rod Cross.

"Due to the war, there probably will be no Ryder Cup! matches for several years," said Sarazen, "and the least we can do is help the Allies by helping the Red Cross."

He named himself as playing] explain of the challengers, and selected the following:

Lawson Litle, the new National Open champion. Jimmy Demaret, Hen Hogan, Ed Oliver, Clayton Haefner, Craig Wood, Lloyd Man- gum, Jinumy Thomson and Tommy Armour.

Members of the Ryder Cup, teami

are:

Walter Hagen, non-playing_cap-

Rifle

Bi Chang, on the mound for Chung Hwa, can do things with the ball-Mee Cheung,

Association's Annual Report

talo, Byron Nelson, Henry Picard, THOUGH MEMBERSHIP shows a decrease of 103 Dick Metz, "Jugs McSpadden, over that of last year, this being due to the absence of Horton Smith, Italph Guldahl, Vie members of the Senior Service owing to the war, the Gliczzi, Jimmy Ilines, Som Snead and Paul Runyan.

Hongkong Rifle Association reports quite a successful "There" claimed Sarazen. "There

7.36 pm. Mr. Chan Lau-fong, Presl yesterday at the expense of C. Mis a team that could give our Ryder year ended May 31. The annual general meeting of the Cup team trimming, and we hereby Association will be held at the Hongkong Hotel on July use a challenge, with all the re- 23. ceipts to go to the Red Cross."

dent of the Association, lud consent ed to donate the prizes.

Included in the programme are two open events-one a 300-metres six- men freestyle relay, and the other 100 metres freestyle open to foreign and Chinese Pressmen In Hongkong,

The programme is:

300 m, six-men relay (Open),

100 m. Freestyle (Open to foreign and Chinese Press).

50 in. Freestyle for women mem- bers.

100 m. Beginners breast-stroke race. 100 m. Backstroke (men).

50 m. Arithmetical race for girls

of Chee Hung Girls' School.

30 m. Novelly race.

30 in. Breaststroke for members'

80115,

Water-polo.

Silva and F. X. Soares.

Accounts, for the first time in The Colony might expect the re-show a loss, but this is not so the history of the Association,

serious as would seem, as two-

suit soon.

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The seero, 20-12, was a very fair reflection un the gume. The winners led all the way, and though Silva and all of America's Ryder Cup teams,

Walter Hagen, who has captained j Soures caine within three shots of their opponents at the 13th end took up the gauntlet, and Fred Cor- 13-10--that was the nearest they ever coran, Tournament manager for the came to challenging.

Professional Goiters' Association, Immediately wired four cities for bids for the match. It was to go to that city that could guarantee "a gallery the selections, but he does depreciation on the Club-house. of at least 10,000, Division

10,0 Sarazen said that he put forward criticise some of the younger HONGKONG'S SUCCESSES the suggestion, not as criticism of players in America, and who the Ryder Cup selections, but be- make up the greater part of the Bo

NOTH in the Far East and at Home, cause several new names had hit the team. He says he can still beat cesses, Hongkong was

the Colony has recorded suc-

"C

Tennis

SARAZEN does not criticise thirds of the loss represents the

handlines since the selections, but to-because several, new names had hit many of them.

The following is the "C" Division programme of the tennis league

day:

Kowloon Tong v. Army K.LT.C.

K.C.C...

V. Recrclo "A" V. C.R.C.

Jewish R.C.

v. C.B.A.

Recreio "B"

v. University

South China

V. Pollco

and Junior

Junior

unable to put in a team for the Junior Koin- "There's no reason why, at my pore (Morning Post) the headlines since the selection was ninde, and it was only deserving that Age, I shouldn't still be good enough Mackinnon matches, but in a they should be given a chance to to win," Saruzen told "Router." "A Kolapore" Veteran's match, instituted show what they could do.

few tournaments and some practice to give an opportunity to those who The match was to be played under at home and I'll be ready to go. had left the Colony, under precisely

and similar Ryder Cup rules, with both singles that's because Walter Hagen

conditions to the Junior Hobby Jones and I learned the game Kolapore, Hongkong won the trophy and fourball matches,

differently from the youngsters co-presented by Lt. Col. D. H. Steers, ing up to-day.

RE., founder and former Secretary These fellows Buch Sam of the Association, Snead, Ben Hogan and Ray Man- In the Far East, a Postal Match grum, can all hit the ball a mile between

Singapore, the Federated of the tee and straight, ton. Stili Malay States, Ceylon and Hongkong, they're not shotmakers. They're resulted in a win for Hongkong. well-rounded in fundamen- Neither the F.MS. nor Ceylon were able to put up teams, nud in the

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ANNUAL PRIZE MEET

[up that way--just as a man with a good physique can, with proper care, be just as healthy at 40 as at 30." ANTRIES for the Annual Prize Saruzen contends that things have meeting at Kowloon City were been made too easy for the

present not as large as previous years owing day players, both professionals and to the war, but were, nevertheless, amateurs. The courses and equip-sufficient to cover expenses. HE. ment have been vastly improved, the Governor's prize was won by greens are watered the moment Lieut. (now Capt.) A. J. Le Scelleur, there's a chance of their getting even R.E.

a little too fast, and there's a club In the N.R.A. Overseas Postal designed for practically every shot Match for the Duke of Gloucester's you have to hit.

Challenge Cup, S.R. (b), the local

"I'll withhold my final opinion on team was 8th with 1,011 points, and these boys until they're past 30,"5th with $35 points in the Empire said Sarazen, That will be the big Day Cup S.B. (0),

test. If they can keep winning then, Individual membership on May 31 and winning the big ones, I'll be stood at 423, and Spoon and Practice ready to concede they'ro fine Shoots have been well attended. golfers."

He belleves, too, that the players

to-day face a definite hazard in the

Agenda

number of tournaments they make. The Agenda for the Annual "Not that I'm not all in favour of Generam Meeting will be: winter tours," he explained. "It's a Consideration of the Annual.. Ro- fine thing does a lot for golf and port and Financial Statement.. brings out many new stars, but the

boys should pick their sports better.

Amendments Rules.

Election of Council, President, vice-

If they don't and try to make Presidents, Auditor, Legal Adviser, avery tournament and practice be-Hon. Secretary, and Hon. Treasurer. sides, they'll be all burned out before they ever reach 30."

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ONE would have thought that with the stopping of the rain and the appearance of the sun for the greater part of inst week, the courses would have been dry for the week-end, But it wasn't so, The Country Club course, Sheungshiu, was still water-logged, and the 8th green totally unplayable. It was a peculiar thing, too, that though the hill beyond the 3rd

Any other business is to be for- warded to the Ilan, Secretary not later than Friday, July 19, after which date no proposal can bo considered at the meeting.

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DETROIT, July 16 (UP).—In green is small, water was still seep- the second contest of his come Ing through at the base and covering back, the former world cham- part of that green.

A lot of time was spent in looking pion, Jack Dempauy, to-day flat- for balin, and as often as not they tened his grimacing, grunting proved either indiscernible in their opponent, Bull Curry. the wrestler, | muddy coverings or were plugged and after a minute and five seconds of

hidden in the miry surface.

the second round of their scheduled It is not a question of draining so six-round bout. It was one of box- much as the quality of the soil. Its ing's wildest burlesques. ciny properties retain the rain on and

Just below the surface for an un-presume it means boring, boles in the believably long time.

manner of a mole.

The "Golfer's Handbook" has It The dictionary contains a definition that "mole" drainage Is the only of a "mele plough" which has an thing for such soil. An architect. I iron head and burrows a trough asked has never heard of it, but I beneath the ground, for drainage.

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