1940-08-14 — Page 22

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August, 14, 1940.

Around The

Courses

WOMEN'S 1940 (Unofficial)

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS

John Burke Wins Sixth Irish Amateur Title

for the ath

Astonishing Queries In American "Open"

(By "Birdie")

He looks out to me! O. Arculli (H.K. League catcher) tagging one of the U.S. Navy men as he tries to ancak home in the U.S. Navy-H.K. League baseball match on Sunday. This 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

PASTOR-CONN

JOAN PEMBERTON, 20-year-old golfer of Wilmslow, qualified recently to meet 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 Skotch" War Fund Fournament. Miss Pemberton, with a magnificent 74 that established a course record at Birkdale, was the winner of the North- BOUT POSTPONED half act that Kowloon Tong finte Irish Amateur Golf Champion, orn Competition of the War Fund Tournament.

It will be recalled that to win her Southern Competi-

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (UP). 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-16-round heavyweight bout be- internationals such as Parn Barton, Wanda Morgan, Molly Lween Bob Pastor and Billy Conn

until September 5. Gourlay and Mrs. A. C. Critchley (former Diana Fish- wick). That was on the Royal Mid-Surrey course, and the winning score was 75.

Jahn Burko

He has bem right times in the final over ten yearą.

Major Baseball

YANKEES TROUNCE

RED SOX

Cleveland Nose Out

Detroit Tigers

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (UP).—The 0-1 New York Yankees piled up a victory over the Boston Red Sox when they met to-day in the Ameri- von Baseball League, while 'corresponding Boston-New match in the National League, the Braves humbled the Giants 1-1.

The

In the York

and Phillies Philadelphia 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:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

The two finalists, however, are not unknown to each other, for in 1938 Miss Pemberton de- feated Miss Ruttle in the semi- final of the Girls' Championship,

and this is the latter's oppor-| tunity of taking revenge.

the scores

Miss Pemberton's field included only two players of note, and these were Doris Parit, former Scottish champion, and Jessie Firth, many times champion of Lancashire.

But it is not the comparison of the

cores made. opposition that matters, so much as Jonn Pemberton's; a women's record for the Bridale course, Southport, and is 2 under the Standard Scratch Score. Maureen Ruttle's 75 only equals the S.S.S. of the Royal Mid-Surrey course.

an unfair com- But this nin parison, for not only were they made: on different courses, but golf is a sume of amazing vagarles of fortune. All that con be said is that the rC-|

Boston y: Bagby, Ileving, Terry, Peacock sult will be ns open as it will be

Battery. Bunso, Dickey.

Bauery:

Now York

Detroit

Battery: Gorsica,

Tobbolts.

12.

B

9

1

Benton,

4

Cleveland

Battery: Harder, Humphries, Dotsson, Zuber, Eisenstat, lemsley, Pytlak..

NATIONAL LEAGUE

How-York--------

Battery: Lourman, Joiner,

Datang

a

Soston cancers.

Battery: Tobin, Brown,

St. Lould........................

Battery: Shoun, Owen. Calcaro

13 0

5

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Interesting.

M

* * FOR the sixth time in ten years-eight times in the final John Burke has carried off the Irish Amateur Cham- pionship. He beat W. M. O'Sul 1 livan, an Irish international and doctor, by 4 and 3 over 36 holes. There was nothing brilliant in the ncoring. Burke went around the first

Battery: French, Hoot, Rafennberger, time in one over 4's-38 and 35-

Todd.

Cincinnati

+

Battery: Thompson,

Lombardi, Baker.

Pittsburgh

Shoffner, Bears

? 10

Battery: Bawman, Larning. Heintzelman,

V. Davis, Loper.

Ten innings were played),

CLOSING!

against O'Sullivan's 44 and 33. Over) the second 15 holes, Burke was 37 and 24, while O'Sullivan was 38 und 28.

the

The winner was 2 up at 27th, and became dormy on the

Mike Jacobs, the promoter,

hold in Madison Square Garden.

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 set.

Complete scores were:

C.R.C.

81 K. TONG 36 Chinese beat Kowloom Toe 014-15. Ju Tak-chour and Wong Shiuswing drew with Elly Yul and Henry Lin

said that the bout would then be d-d; brat F. Ewok and Lam Kwan 7-5:

Only Rain-Not

Bombs-Will

Deter Cricketers at Home

When four Nazi bombs fell on a cricket field some- where in the south-east 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!"

2015

14th when

opponent three nutted. O'Sullivan had a chance to keep the match alive on the 15th, but he was atymied and the! halved hole gave Burke the match 4 and 3.

Burke's record in the Amateur is:

1930/31/32/33.--winner. 1035-runner-up LU Itoy

Connell.

Irish

KEEN COMPETITION

AT SOUTH CHINA SWIMMING GALA

Bent T. E. Ling nor Kho 0-3.

D. C. Laik and Chan Tal-chan heat Yul L 0-2; bent Kwok and Kwan 8-1 beat Linst and Kho 0-2.

K. L. Hound P... Choi bent Yul

and Liu 6-2; heat Kwok and Kwan 6-3; beat Ling und Kls 6-1.

S. CHINA

$ ARMY

South Chien beat Ariny B-

1

P. Dew and K. A. Ip bent Sinith and Newnhamn -3; beat Lock and Webb 6-4: lost to Hyde and Dubleht 2-8.

W. T. Lee and W. C. 1o beat Smith 11] Newnham 6-4; beat Lock and Webb 0-1: beat Hyde and Duffeld 6-2. W. II. Ho and B. Szeto beat Smith and Newnham 0-3; beat Lock and Webb 4-2; beat Hyde and Duffield 7-3.

5 C.S.C.C.

1.R.C.

Indians bent Civil Service 5-4:

A

I. Agufuroft and J. A. Bendall beat A. R. Kitchell and S... Ieosen 0-2; beat A. Rahmin and S. A. Ismail 6-2; beat I. Kitchell und M. P. Modar 0-1. B. Agnfuror and W. J. Skinuer loa! to Kitchell and Hosen 4-0; beat Bahmin and Immal! 6-2; lost to Kitche}l and Madar 4-0.

B. Hollldre and C. Sloan, lost to Kitchell and foosen 1-8; lust to Rahmin and annil 3-6; lost to Kitchell and Madar 3-0,

S.C.A.A.

Kowloon Tong Chinese R.C. Recreta... Craigen gower Army

League Table

Kowloon C.C Indian R.C. Hongkong Cc.

Jel. 28151.

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LL cricketers have their bað Events of the past few months times, and E. R. Conradl, the have sent one scribe reminiscing on Cambridge University batsman, fur- the last War. Ho is reminded when nishes a striking case in point, Hartlepools was under bombardment from German battleships and one of the shells landed and exploded in the middle of the first fairway.

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