1940-07-24 — Page 6

Wednesday,

Around The

DISAPPOINTMENT

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Courses

FOR

Ferrier Making Ground In America: Lawson Little-Hard Bowl Tournament

OVERWHELMING

And Uncompromising WIN FOR MAIN

(By "Birdio")

AND MUNRO

R. MAIN AND D. MUNRO gained an overwhelming 'vic-

THE RESULT of the match between the U.S. Ryder Cup team and Sarazon's selections came tory over A. Morton and H. J. through last Friday, and it was one that must have Bicknell in an Open Paire lawn boon a surprise to Sarazen, Though his vaunted bowls championship match at

score yesterday. The team was only just boaton-7 and 5-yot beaten the Craigengower Cricket Club they were, and details of the match should be 34-8.

Only on six heads did the losers highly interesting. These, however, are not yot at hand, and I doubt if they will be for at least sixes, one on the 4th end and the another two weeks.

Sarazen, himself, went down badly to Henry Picard in the singles, being beaten 8 and 7, and Lawson Little, the new Open champion, went under to Horton Smith 4 and 3. Though it may not be expected among the professional ranks, yet golf is a game that has more fluctus- tions of form than any other. There are so many little things that can turn the scales.

However, we will leave that until more detalied reports arrive. Mean- while, the second Interesting item of news from America was the result of the Chicago Open. Dick Metz was first and Johnnie Revolta second. Actually, the cable was somewhat mutilated and there was a second name that tied with Revolin with score of 279, but it couldn't be work ed out. The cable read "Rotenu"-- whoever that is! Can it be Ben "Hogan"

It probably la. In morse code, "4"] is a dash, "e" is a dot, and "g" is. dush-dash-dot. Omli the middle dash in "g" and it might sound ilke dash-pause-dat, which is "te". QE.D.

it is also interesting to see that Jim Ferrier was placed third, or rather fourth with the tle for second place.

It indicates that he is at last geiting into his stride "over there." One doesn't, of course, know what the "Geld" was like, but it seems that he has overcome playing con ditions, which, a little while ago, Ferrier admitted were bothering him.

*

WHEN Lawson Little captured

the American Open title it must have rankled in the hearts of many golfers, if there is any- thing to be attached to the writing of one of his reporter friends.

Since he turned professional, tour years ago, writes this friend, Lawson

Motor Racing Records Set By Ab. Jenkins

SALT LAKE CITY, July 23 (Reuter),-Ab Jen- kins, the American motor racing driver, who is now Mayor of Salt Lake City, cstablished

world record

for 24 hours' driving to- day in a Meteor with an average speed of 161.18 m.p.h beating his own previous record of 157.27 m.p.k.

Jenkins has now broken every world record from the 50 kilometres to 3,000 miles, and from one hour to 24 hours.

He once lapped the cir- cular 11-mile course in 189 m.p.h. which is the fastest speed ever on a circular track.

"B" Division Tennis

Chinese R. C. Easily

Beat C. S. C. C.

Civil Service lost 9-0 to Chinese R., in the "B" division of the tennis league yesterday.

was

score. Munro and-Main scored two

olher on the 20th which was the

fast.

The scores. were; R. Mein Rhô

Munro

A, Morton and

. J. Bicknell

Rifle Assn. Meeting Postponed

After waiting for Wiree-quarters of

Sea

July 24, 1940.

BILLIARDS EQUIPMENT

SARAZEN

Biscuit's Career

Greatest

Money Winner Once Offered For $2,500 -Nobody Wanted Him

.

(First Chapter)

· By JACK GUENTHER ·

ARCADIA, Cal, (UP)-No fiction magazine would have published it. No movie studio would have filmed it. No racing man would have believed it. The story of Sea Biscuit had to be lived.

He ran 18 times before he| "He fooled me for quite a spell," could win his first race-yet he explains, "I had him for more he has humbled the proudest thought he simply couldn't run. We than a year and all the while I thoroughbreds of his genera-all thought so..I sent him out 17 times and watched him lose before sent him the 18th and saw him win. Even then he wasn't running as well clown around and frolle.

he should have. He preferred to

tion.

No one would buy him for a claiming price of $2,500 yet he won more money than any other horse in the history of the turf.

He was forced into retire-

with ment

an injury from

an hour, the annual meeting of the which horses never come back Hongkong Rifo Association, schedul-

quorum.

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"Then I found out why he won't running. It wasn't that he couldn't, I was that he wouldn't. Ito was lazy, dead lazy,

whip a horse. But I decided to fool "One of my rules is that I never

ed to take place yesterday, had to be —yet he returned to win the the Biscuti to prove to him be postponed, because the number of richest race in the world in the wasn't fooling me. I told Jimmy members present was insufficient to fastest time of his life.

Stout, be was the stoble's contract form

Thirteen members

He started life as

Jockey, to get himself a long flat attended, two short of the number

a clown, stick, something that would, sting required.

so lazy he wouldn't run-yet but wouldn't hurt. Then we brought to-day he is known from Suf- out the Biscuit. folk Downs to Santa Anita for honesty and heart.

the AL suggestion of Major R. D. Walker, it was decided to postpone the meeting to August 6 at 5.30 pm at the Jacobean Room, Hongkong Hotel. No quorum will be necessary for this next meeting.

Water Polo

Y.M.C.A. Team To Meet Eastern

get but and start smacking that baby "Well, air, I told Jimmy to get tip,

on the rump, Jimmy did it--and Those are the bare facts of Sea how the Biscuit stepped. We knew Biscuit's story. There are two men then he could run."

In it, ton. There is Charles 5. Iłoward, who

parlayed

A POOR SEASON

bicycle BUT the knowledge came too late.

and a few second hand cars into shop

Sea Blacuit's Arst season had millions. He bought the

homely been a poor one. He had started 35 cast-off for $7,500. There is Tom times on the eastern circuit but was Smith the one time Rodeo rider, able to win only five races, and known as silent Tem. He taught those in poor fields. the ugly duckling how to run. The following will represent J. A. Bentla and I. Agafurof fost

There are other men and other to K. L. Ho and C. C. Wong 4-0 lost European Y.M.C.A. seniors at water-horses, but they will come in their to D. C. Luk and S. W. Wong 2-6, polo this evening against Eastern places. lost to P. F. Trol and C. C. Luk 3-7. Athletle Association, in the Y.M.C.A.

W. J. Skinner and B. Agafuroff lost to Ho and Wong 1-0, lost to Luk and Wong 1-0, lost to Tsoi and Luk 2-6.

D. Huildge and C. Sloan lost to Ho

Pool at 7.30 p.m.

A. Benn; G. T. May: C. Goldman, G. H. Fowler and

Little has been more unpopular than and Wong 3-6, lost to Luk and Wons Reserve R. Goldman.

any golfer of the lot. Consolation he 1-, lost to Tsol and Luk 9-8. received after bad rounds was hol- low, almost as hollow as the can- gratulations that followed the good.

resentment of his fellow-pros

The

was as understandable as it was un-

he

pardonable, Littic turned profes- sional after a tremendous ainateur record. In pubileity and

praise hnd outdone by far the men who were playing the game for a living) Twice winner of the British and American amateur title, he entered the professional ranks with a naine

They looked on him as a menaco.

L. H. Chater,

ODD-LOOKING FOAL

He ran in three claiming races for $2,500 and nobody claimed him, When the next senson came and Sea Biscuit turned three years old, Sunny Jim was training Granville- H-Eardley E.-W.-Railton and LSEA Biscult was fouled In Paris, for the Kentucky Derby and he and

Kynt-the-Claiborne- Stud-on not-time--for-loafers.-By-August,- May 23, 1933. He was odd looking, Sea Biscuit had won only four starts, even for a foal, with homely head so Wheatley decided to sell. and a barrel like body that looked

SOLD FOR $7,500 too heavy for his legs. He was THEY sold to Howard for $7,500 bred and owned by Wheatley Stable; an hour before A, A. Baroni, the which was operated by H. C. Phipps owner of top row, got in his bid. and the late Ogden Mills.

Sen Biscuit went west with silent He stayed in Kentucky for more Tom Smith and there his rise began. than a year, until his skinny legs, When he started the year 1037, took on flesh and his back began to Sea Biscuit had run 58 times and broaden and awell. Then he started had won only 14 of his starts. He into training under sunny Jim Fitzwas just another horse. But just simmons, the grand old man of the around the hand of 1937 was his turf. From the start, the two of biggest senson,

Summer Race Meeting

'.

At Kowloon C. C.

them didn't get along and we'll let The next Chapier tells of his

first real atrocesses)

ENTERTAINING naval reservists from H.M.A.S. sunny Jim tell you why.

more celebrated than any of the pros ships in the Colony, the Australian and New Zealand and something to stamp out. Un-Association staged a summer race meeting at the Kowloon fortunately, Litla helped them to Cricket Club last night, at which a large crowd of people, wrap him in ico. He was.format and aloof,

Pros scarcely gave him including a fair number of women, were present. All had nod, and lie scarcely acknowledged

a very enjoyable time, and races proved close and exciting, the scarce nod they gave.

If he was hardened as an amateur, their treatment made him more so. The programme consisted of And it all came out when he won eight races; one for women. Of

the Los Angeles Open championship. the remaining seven, the win- He was five strokes behind the leader when the final round started.ners of the first six qualified for The course was soaked with driving the Melbourne Cup which was

rain, the greens ran water, and the the last race of the evening, and par-70 course in normal times was on which was conducted a "big"

day. Little overcame, the weather to sweep.

a par-73 that

争

•

EXHIBITION TABLE TENNIS

AT ST. ANDREW'S

Hongkong, it will be remembered,

get to the front, and with a 05 (1) The course stretched the length of TABLE TENNIS of a high standard Ave under par-won with what the K.C.C. hall, and the six little was witnessed the exhibitions Walter Hagen said was an amazing horses (though they looked more like which were given in St Andrew's show of skill and courage.

a cross between a kangaroo and a last night in aid of the "S. C.. ML camel) were drawn along by twine Post" and "HK. Telegraph" War which was wound in at the other end Fund. Teams were made up of the WHEREAS wind and rain could of the ball by the "Jockeys","

champlons of Hongkong and Kowloon not stop Little in the Los By sitting side-on to the handle, cams, and the island team gained a

narrow 10-9 victory. Angeles Open, it was too much it was much simpler to

to wind, and for Sam Snead in the National consequently though "jockeys" 1-5 Open at the Canterbury Golf had someone sitting on their right was able to offer stern competition to and hampering their movements, Szabades and Kelen, the Hungarian Club on June 7. It was just a "Jockey No. 0 had fete right hand world champions when they were on short sharp storm that. Little with which to perform. This was casions inflicted defeat on those re-

tour here, and in fact on

tivo oc- G had won the and Horton Smith managed to not noticed unill No.

first two races in a canter. There-nowned players. ovade,

Snead had broken all open records having someone all beside him.

after, he, too, was handicapped by with his carly round of 07, and a vin

GOOD TIMES. tremendous crowd followed him for the second. The sudden violent TIDIES were good and even. wind storm struck him on the 4th, Slowest was 43 seconds, while the and though he managed to conquer record for the track, established last dimculties for some time, the short night, was 37 seconds,

17th put a 5 on his card and he The great race, of course, was finished with 74-3 over par,

the

Melbourne Cup. Betting was heavy

Last night's play was of the best, and remembering what has just been mentioned, little more need be said.

Tho scores were:..

C. H. Chui (Kowloon) best H. L.

Young. 2

9. H. Lal beat 8. N. Sul, 2-1.

C. H. Tang beat C. C. Lee, 2-0.

C. F. Loung lost to C. K. Chan, 0-2.

T. L. Li lost to K. C. Lau, 1-2.

5. G.. Wong lost to TIL Lee, 1-2.

K. W. Yuen lost to Y, 8. Wong, 2-1.

the on the record holder, though it was Little went around before

that he had 1.but established storm blew up and returned a bril- gnored lant 69 to catch up Snend's morning that record in the previous race. The lead, while Horton Smith went Cup had people on their feetmilt was around after the storm had subsided a neck-and-neck struggle upon which officers entertained on

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Little, as we know, won the play of $1.50.

Falso the pari-mutuel, while Mir, A.

Off

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