Wednesday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 14, 1940.
Around The Courses WOMEN'S 1940 (Unofficial) CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS
John Burke.
for the sixth
time Irinks Amateur Golf Champion.
He has been eight times in the final over ten years..
Major Baseball
YANKEES TROUNCE
RED SOX
Cleveland Nose Out
Detroit Tigers
NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (UP)--The New York Yankees piled up a 9-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox when they met to-day in the Amerl-
can Baseball League, while
in the York
corresponding losion-Newy malch in the National League, Braves humbled the Glarits 4-1.
the
and The Philadelphia Phillies Brooklyn Dodgers were compelled by rain to close their game at the end of the first inning, in which the Dodgers had scored 3 runs to the Phillies' O.
Scores were:
John Burke Wins Sixth Irish Amateur Title
Astonishing Queries In American "Open"
(By "Birdie")
He looks out to me! O. Arculli (H.K. Loague catcher) tagging one of the U.S. Navy men as he tries to sneak home in This the US. Navy-H.K. League baseball match on Sunday. game is the first of a series for charity-Ming Yuen.
League Tennis
Chinese Teams Win Easily In "B" Division
CHINESE TEAMS, the C.R.C. and South China, registered
JOAN PEMBERTON, 20-year-old golfer of Wilmslow, qualified recently to moot Maureen Ruttle in what might be called the 1940 Women's (unofficial) Championship-actually, the "Daily easy victories over Kowloon Tong and the Army respectively in Sketch” War Fund Fournament. ·Miss Pemberton, with a magnificent 74 that established a course record at Birkdale, was the winner of the North-BOUT POSTPONED Orn Competition of the War Fund Tournament.
PASTOR-CONN
the "B" Division of the Tennis League yesterday. Billy Yui and Henry Lin gained the only
were able to score, while Hyde and Duffield, won Army's only
Complete scores were: set.
C.R.C.
BK. TONG 14 Chinese beat Kowloon Tong 8-4. lu Tak-choun and Wong Sblo-wing
half set that Kowloon Tong
NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (UP). It will be recalled that to win her Southern Competi- tion, Miss Ruttle, a 17-year-old schoolgirl, overcame a Rain has postponed to-night's very, formidable field that included ex-champions and ex-15-round heavyweight bout be- internationals such as Pam Barton, Wanda Morgan, Molly tween Bob Pastor and Billy Conn
until September 5.
Mike Jacobs, the promoter,ress with Billy, Yui, and Henry Lin Gourlay and Mrs, A, C. Critchley (former Diana Fish-. wick). That was on the Royal Mid-Surrey course, and said that the bout would then be 6-0; beat F. Kwok and Lam Kwun 7-6; the winning score was 75.
The two finalists, however, are not unknown to each other, for in 1938 Miss Pemberton de- feated Miss Ruttle in the semi-
held in Madison Square Garden.
final of the Girls' Championship. Only Rain-- Not
and this is the latter's oppor- tunity of taking revenge.
Miss Pemberton's field included only two players of note, and these were Doris Park, former Scottish chumpion, and Jessie Firth, many fimes champion of Lancashire.
But it is not the comparison of the opposition that matters, so much as the scores mande. Joan Pemberton's is a women's record for the Birkdale course, Southport, and is 2 under the Maureen Standard Scratch Score. Ruttle's 75 only equals the SSS. of the Royal Mid-Surrey course.
But this again is on unfair com- parison, for not only were they made o different courses, but golf is a game of amazing vagaries of fortune. All that can be said is that the re- Battery: Bagby, Beving, Terry, Peacock suit will be as open as it will be
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R
Boston
New York N
Battery. Russo, Dickey.
Detroit
Battery: Gorsica.
Tebbetto.
Cleveland
E
D 12
3
Tienton,
1: Bullivan,
Battery: Harder, Humphries. Dobser Zuber, Eisenstat, Hemaley, Pytlak
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1 1 8
New Yorkan, Joiner, Darning.
Battery:
interesting.
M
*
FOR the sixth time in ten years eight times in the final-John Burke has carried off the Irish Amateur Cham- nionship. He beat W. M. O'Sul- livan,-an-Irish-international and doctor, by 4 und 3 over 36 holes. There was nothing brilliant in the scoring. Burke went around the Arst Ratensberger thne in one over 4's-38 and 35-1 ogainst O'Sullivan's 44 and 33. Over
Boston Tobirk Brown, Masi, Berres.
Battery: Tobin,
St. Louis
Battery: Shoun, Owen.
Chicago
1
4 12 Q
17 0
Battery: French, Root.
Todd.
Cincinnati
Combeni, Baker.
and 24, while O'Sullivan was 30 and
Eittsburgh ..................
310
1
20.
Ballery: Bowman, Lanning, Heintzelman,
V. Davis, Lopez.
(Ten innings were pisyed).
Battery: Thompson, Shoffner, Bedge. the second 15 holes, Burke was 37
CLOSING!
Bombs-Will
Home
Deter Cricketers at
When four Nazi bombs fell on a cricket field some- where in the south-cast of England on Monday, states a "Reuter" message, the following notice promptly appeared on the gates:
Each "The local cricketers are as pleased as you. peardrop that falls on this ground saves lives and pro- perty."
"We shall carry on.” "Nothing which falls from the skies will deter us except rain}"
11th
when
opponent threo putted. O'Sullivan had a chance to keep the match alive on the 15th, but he was stymied and tho halved hole gave Burke the match 4 and 3.
Burke's record in the Amateur is:
1030/31/33/33;winner, 1935-runner-up to Roy
Connell.
1936-winner.
Irish
KEEN COMPETITION AT SOUTH CHINA SWIMMING GALA
THOUGH TIMES were not brilliant
beat T. E. Ling and Kho 1-3.
D. C. Luk and Chan Tuk-china beat Yui and Lin 6-2; beat Kwok and Kwan 8-1: beat Ling and Kho G-2.
Ho and P. F. Chol bent Yul
and Lin 6-2; beat Kwok and Kwan 6-3;
beat Ling and Kho 6-1.
5. CHINA
8 ARMY
South China beat Army 8-1.
1
P. Dew and K. A. Ip bent Smith and Newnham 6-3; bent Lock and Webb 6-4; lost to lydo nud Dumeld 2-6,
4
W. T. Lee and W. C. Ho beat Smith and Newnham 0-4; beat Lock and Webb 6-1; beat Hyde and Dufeld 6-2. W. H. Ho and B. Szeto beat Smitli and Newnham 0-3; bent Lock and Webb 0-2; bent lyde and Duffield 7-3,
I.R.C..
5 C.S.C.C.
Indians best Civil Service B-4:
I Agafuroft and J. A. Bendall beat AR. Kitchell and S. O. Hoosen 6-2: beat A. Rahmin and S. A. Ismail 0-2; beat I. Kitchell and M. P. Madar 6-1. B. Agaturoft and W. J. Skinner lost to
and loosen 4-6; beat Kitchell Rahmin and Ismail -2; lost to Kitchell and Madar 4.0,
B. Holliego and C. Sloan lost to Kitchell and Hoosen 1-6; lost to Hahmin and Lamall 3-0; last la Kitchell and Madar 3-0.
League Table
S.CAA, A5 Kowloon Tong Chinese R.C... Stecreio ...............
| Craizangower,
Army w Kowloon C.C. Indian R.C. Hongkong C.S.C.C.
P
at the swimming gala held by the Mc-South China Athlette Association at
North Point last night, the finishes Lawn Bowls. Paire were very close and the keen com- 1937-runner-up to James Bruen. petition was the main feature
very enjoyablo gala.
Results were: Women's re-
of
#
100 Meires.-), Lal Po-
Burling And Rakusen In Fourth Round The winner was 2 up at the RESULTING from some 27th, and became domy on themarkable rumours in cir-en: 2, Au Wal-chun; 3, Ho Wal-mun.
1. 38%. 200 metres.-1, Hau Pun-kun; 2, culation, golf balls used in the
Wal-cheung; 3. Mox Chi-plu. SCORING on only five of the 20 recent American Open Cham-rime 3. 12.
heads, and each time only a single, plonship were appropriated by G8 metres.-1. Yeung Cheung-wah: 2.A. K. Sumad and M. R. Abbas wero the United States Golf Associa- Mak Kan-lan: 3. Au Leung-wah. Time eliminated from the Lawn Bowls tion to determine whether there 30%-
Women's 50 metres-1, La! Cheuk-Pairs Championship last night by W. had been a case of a non-regula-wah; 2, Lat Fo-luen; 3. Au Mal-chuen J. Barlic and M. N. Hakusen 26-5.
This was a Third Round match, Time 30%. tion ball being used.
100 metres.-1, Ng Cheung-wah; 2, and only 20 heads were played-the Mak Kam-nan; 3, Au Leung-wah. Timo last being abandoned owing to
light. 1.12%.
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These were the rumours:
(1) a special kind of ball that enabled one to gain longer distance toith a drive;
(2) a ball with a magnetic core that enabled long putts and chips to finish in the hole;
Women's 100 metres.--1, Lal Cheuk- wah: 2, Ng So-poa; 3, Ngan Suct-yee. Time 1. 51.
the
100 metres medley-1, Chut Plu SPORTS ADVERT. kan: 2 Young Cheung-wah; 3, Tonk Sik-hung.
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An official of the U. S. Associa tion sold that there was no suspicion of the use of a mystery bail, but precautions were being taken against such a possibility.
Cricketer's Widow Awarded £3,250 Damages
The report says "balis used" have been appropriated—not "to be used" which mean, of course, that they were inken after the matches had been played.
There was no suspicion they awarded £3,250 damages in res were only taking precautions after pect of the death of C. H. Ball, the Worcestershird cricketer, who was the matches had been played!
killed on the night of May 28 last year in a motor accident on the Los- don road near Chelmsford, where Worcestershire 0.0.0. were playing Essex.
LONDON, June-At Worcester Hallett has Assizes, Mr. Justice
MENTIONED a little while ago the new hazards that
Damages were awarded to the beset golfers on certain courses widow and her four young children, barn since the accident.---
at Hometrip wires across fair-one ways to prevent enemy landings, Our Own Correspondent. and obstacles placed there for
the same reasons, :;.
LL cricketers have their bad Events of the past few months A times, and E. R. Conradl, the have sent one scribo reminiscing on Cambridge University batsman, fur- the last War. He is reminded when niches a striking case in point, Hartlepools was under bombardment
from German battleships and one of Opening the season with 102: the the shells landed and exploded in left-hander followed it up in the the middle of the first fairway.e next two matches with scores of 184 and 136. His next visit to the wic- The Secretary promptly issued a kot gave him 13 and now report noilee that all, balls, dropping in the crater could be picked up with comes to hand that on successive days he has been dismissed for a Conradi ont penalty duck. Smiling at grief, That local rule was still in force awaits the next adventure with all |soverul years after the war ended!the philosophy of a good batsman.
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