1941-04-30 — Page 14

HONGKONGE TELEGRAPH

April 30, 1941,

Around The

Courses

Much Depends On Putting

China's Third Successive International Victory

Cotton's Methods: Tips Choy Wins Badminton Singles Title

From Horton Smith

Mixed Foursomes Final At Country Club

(By "Birdie")

"MATCHES are won on the green”. This is an old golf saying, and it does not mean that this is so because the greens are the only places where the holes are situated. It is because more strokes can be saved on the green with the putter than with all the remaining thirteen clubs on the fair- ways.

The incongruity of golf has often been remarked upon in that a 300-yard drive is equal to a three-yard, three-foot or three-inch putt, and it is the saving of strokes over the latter distances that wins or loses matches.

shorter putis, there is 19 belter chance of accuracy in holding the webts and arms semi-rigid and using the upper part of the body as the lever.

Henry Cotton in a January "Sporting and Dramatic" this year has an article dealing with this department of the game. He tells of the time he spent in But from the golfers I have seen search for the "secret", for, as in Hongkong, the great error is in Horton Smith has remarked "Iffabbing at the ball. you aren't putting well it is smoothness or follow-through, likely to undermine confidence

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M. Silva And M. A. Xavier Take Women's Doubles

Junior Doubles To Fisher And Wynter-Blyth

(By "Tinker"')

THE EXPECTATIONS of most people were realised at the Kowloon Cricket Club last night when K. W. Choy took the 1941. Badminton Singles Championship from P. H.. Wong, the former champion. The match, how- over, was an easier one for Choy than was anticipated.

Record Attendance

The crowd of over 350 people who attended the Badminton Finals at the. K.C.C. last night constituted a record attendance for the Championships.

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There is only a limited ac commodation, and people are advised to arrive early on Thursday, when the matches will start promply at 8.30

p.m.

The Results

Results in brief were;.

Hefty Hitting Indians Subdue Americans

(By "Ball Fan").

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS representing powerful Far Eastern Nations once again took highest honours in softball's annual International Series, before a farewell crowd of enthusiastic ball fans who trekked into the H. W. Chey beat P. II. Wong 16-6, wind-swept stadium for a real "shivering finale", as the official 1940-41 softball series wended its weary way into a happening of the past.

15-8.-

MEN'S SENIOR SINGLES

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Miss M. llyn and Miss MLA Xavier beat Miri Torrible · and' Mrs Zimmern 15-7, 15-7.

MEN'S JUNIOR DOUBLES

A. L. Fisher and P. Wynter-Blyth beat C. C. Pereira and A. E. Xavier 15-11, 18-13.

JUNIOR SINGLES SEMI-FINAL

T. S. Young beat D. Chelliah 15-9.· 15-18, 15-8.

Altered Probables For

Miss M. Sliva and Miss M. A. several times behind Mrs Zimmern to Two Thousand Guineas

Xavler justified their supporters and took the wo- the confidence of

save a point, and generally provided the the opposition.

|men's Bouhles tile, while in

Junior Doubles, A, L. Fisher and P.

For the first game the score went und Wruler-Blyth won after two hard 5-2, 5-4, 7-4, 9-5, 13-5, 13-7

eventually 15-7. fought games.

Progress in the second game was 0-2, 5-2, 11-4, 12-7 and 15-7.

Junior Doubles

LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuler),—— The following alterations have been made in the probables for the Two Thousand Guineas;

Richardson rides 'King's Jealer, Arthur Wragg rides Annatom, Jones Burning Bow, Lowrey Comperdown and Carey Sunny Island.

Other starters are:

Mr Sawyer (Bridgland), Usenge

THOUGH it was not the best match of the evening, it was the main attraction, aid P. II. Wong relinquish- jed his hold on the Singles crown to for the rest of the game." THE 18-holes final of the Coun. K. w. Choy in the Senior Singles.

Smith is America's acknowledged ;

A. E. XAVIER was the man try Club Mixed Foursomes In efforts to take advantage wizard of the putting green. And was played off on Sunday last

of split

Wong sacrificed on the losing side of the Junior (E. Smith), Devonian (Perryman) seconds, his tip is to make sure you can sink and resulted in a win for C. II,

much of his accuracy, especially Doubles to win most points for Selim Hassan (Beary), Sollum (C. a three-footer before aiming at those

down the sidelines, and through his side. C. C. Pereira was sadly Richards), Starwort of 30-feet.

T. Suen and Mrs B. Botelho 6 this and over-biting

(J. Taylor), conceded erratic with both smashes and Morogoro (11. Wragg), Owen Tudor many points in the first game. procedure before a match is and 3 over J. B. Mackie and to drop several new balls on the Miss M. C. Churn.

smash was only about fifty- placing. Their

(G. Richards), Suncastle (Beasley), combination,

Orthodox (D. Smith), The Derby green, three or four feet from the

Iner-cent

for effective, The losers were two up at one occasions Wong was able to return. one or two occasions were in- (Lacey),

011 several too, was not satisfactory, and on Star (Maher), Sunray, Chanda

Lambersimpel stroke them in from all directions, perlod in the first nine, but Suen The latter's best shot was lils baseline | clined to clash.

(Elliott). and Mrs Botelho won the 8th and When he has the proper touch he drops back further.

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and

proceed to try and

and with this had Choy con-

8th holes to square, the match. They dantly on the alert.

then won four of the next five holes

In warming up he applies the same system to his other clubs. Starting with a No. 8 or 7, he works his way up through Nos. 5, 4, 3 und 2 to the

somewhat on

As often us

For the winners, Wynter-Blyth was to become dormie 4! And the match, however, the shot was met with outstanding. Fisher had difficulty in finished on the 15th.

an equally fine drop that had Wong the opening game in sighting the bird jumping

the from

to and made many errors. Later, how-

There was a point at issue in this retrieve. match that needs. think, some

| legislation. Several sinall holes were

baseline

Air of Tenseness

Woods.

Colton operated sintlar lines, except that in putting dur in the rough abounding the 3rd from

The tremendous crowd-that even four feet he took his stance in fairway for the planting of young one rooted spot and spent hours hit trees. This was some while ago, and overflowed on to the Press seats and ting the balls along the same route the subsequent planting one of forced the reporters to sit on the until he had literally worn a groove the holes was not filed in. Neither floor were greatly appreciative of in the green.

the issue at stake, and there was a A ball on Sunday fell into this distinct feeling of tenseness. In His belief was that if he could endently sink the four-foot putts, hule, which was about a foot deep, air. there need be no needless anxiety and it being unplayable, it

Fic

was

Diegel's

never cane, He tried Leo eagle-spread-elbows style in that gut out excessive wrist action. It improved his putting, he claims, but there were yet those occasions on which he failed by inches to reach the cup.

was there a tree planted in it.

WZA

Fairy Prince (Lane),

S. China XI

Sunday's Stars

Ulian Khoo and Mary Ng. China-Ullan's time-set double in the third frame which drove in three runs sparked China's champions in their rusi-scoring rampage; latter. hurled : steady ball In holding the powerful Portuguese sluggers to five mens- ly bingles for her third successive International hurling triumph

in three years.

Cyclone Baker atid Savage Hassan, India-Former made a sensational shoestring bab at short ceritro field, off Lou Leight's sizzling drive in the 6th canto to stop a dangerous Ameri- can scoring, threat; latter played sure-shagging ball out at left field besides connecting for slashing single, crossing the platter with a ruin and stealing two bases.

The following softballers have been chusen FUN the standout players of the year and will re- ecive Johnny Pearne's prizes at the annual softball dance on May 10th..

A glave naelt for.

Gloria Mar-best felding.

Ernie Hearther-best fleiding. Two bats each for

Yvonne Yolle-best batting. Cyclone Baker-best batting. Twelve medals for cach senior Joop championships team. (8t

ever, he dealt convincingly with the Leaves For Malaya Joseph's and the Wildcats).

same shots and scored repeatedly with smashes to the corners.

Tour On May 14

There was a greater understand- ing in the combination, and through the Football Association of Malaya, Permission baying been granted by this were often able to placo the the South China Athletic Association shuttle out of reach of the Recrelo Football team will leave the Colony pair,

on or about May 14.

They will spend two months in Malaya and may extend their tour to include Rangoon.

Mr Chan Ching-lo will manage the

the

net

Xavier's. height and speed at the were a great asset. He scored sharp taps.

One Pin Short Of "Perfect Score"

The highest score since the will accompany the eleven na assistant ago was recorded last night 0-2.ner and secretary. The team is when Cpl Blunt, of Signals. 14-11 Tam Kwan-kon

as follows: Trang Chung-wan.. The Kam-liung and

and Sammy Tsang; scored 299 at 10 pins, 10: Lu Chung-sang, Les Stick-yal Chau with his fast ball left one pin standing. Lee Hing-chel, Tak- Blount made 11 successive strikes and. Man-chi. Lee Wai-long (Capt.), Lee Tak- kee. Chan Tak-fat and four others.

The previous highest score was 278, registered by Cpl Watts, of Signals.

Score in the first game was 3-0, 5-8, 8-8, 10-8, 10-10, 14-10, and 15-11.

In the second, 0-2, 2-3, 5-3, 5-5, 8-8, 9-0, 13-0, 13-10 and 13-011- Wynter-Blyth selled at five and the winners took the five without loss.

Starlet Ullan Khoo, Malayn's stalwart contribution to local. ball circles, led a tremendous. Chinese drive for the ladies' pennant na Cathay's lassies ter- rorized a bewildered Portuguese team 18-5, to dash in with their third successive title in three. years.

India's remarkable consistent-play- ing team made the "grand achieve- ment" ellinax of the year

irs chalking up their second straight All-Nation championship sparkling title victory over a de- moralized United States nine,

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LIDING majestically above the U loud din of softball's official finish for the current season, China's powerful clouting lassics, playing like true champions in defense of their two year title and possession of the Molthen Shield, shelled out a heavy thirteen hit barrage to `over- whelm a weak Portugal threat 13-5..

The Chinese lassies, in amassing their huge run-scoring total, dished ap a brand of combined slogging which clearly demonstrated to the rabid fans, China's superiority in the local ladies' softball realm.

Led by outfeldern Ulian Khoo and Doris Mar, the champions came from behind in the 3rd inning with a de- vastating four run attack to signal their start on the road to victory, as hefty hitting Ulion Khoo slammed out * terrific double to centre, driv- ing in three runs after Mary Ng.. Mary Mar and Doris Mar had filled the bags with neat bunting and whippet running. Heroine Ulion came home on Lily Mar's single to end the scoring in this frame,

Portugal's challenging stars played, loase ball after this pulverizing run attack, and the titleholders clinched. the game in the next stanza with a five run scoring spree on successive singles by China's. dynamite trio of Dorts Mar, Ullan Khoo and Lily

The Chinese gals added three more tallies to their total in the 6th canto when the irrepressible Ullan Khoo, Lily Mar and. Dot Loule checked in at the platter on a single, a balk and a passed ball. The winners climaxed their bril Rant championship.prive in the Jast frame with a solitary rusi.

Choy went into a 5-1 lead mainly to lay one's approach putis so dead, I picked up and dropped for a penalty through the use of his deceptive wrist several times with angled shots and team and Mr Walter Hanming Chen bowling alley opened three years Mar.

seeking system that of two strokes.

chots at the net. From there Wong Strictly speaking, I do not think scored to draw up to 3-5, but in the the penalty should have been in-next rally, Choy ran away to 12-3. curred, for the hole was accurately Two more points went to Wong, but ground under repair--though the in the final rally Choy took three in ground staff had over-looked mak-a row to win 15-5. ing the repairs. Fortunately, I

understand, the I've often thought_that_a_Jawn score at that point was such that bowler would make a great putter.the penalty minde slight difference, The problem of "weight" is a far but it is up to the Powers-that-be to greater one than that of accuracy. It either legislate or have does require rapid adjustment, for filled in..

instance, when one has just come out of the bunker after wielding a heavy "blaster" in smashing through the sand, to take the putter (n lighter club) and trickle one's ball to within a two-foot clrcle of the cup.

And there is, I feel, quite a lot in what Cotton says about cutting out Wrist movement. For the

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In this game, Wong WAS not showing the form that had last year given him his triple championship. "His ̄anxiousness to lake advantage)

the of the slightest opening on

several errors. His

for the doubles court!

Partial Recovery

Junior. Singles

other side committed him to T. S. YOUNG qualified to meet sideline A. L. Fisher in the final of the smashes were not just going out: Junior Singles when he beat D. they were even over the sidelines Chellish in three games, Young produced form reminiscent of that which eliminuted N. L. IN THE SECOND game, however, Smith, and took the first game Wong showed a partial recovery. He at 15-9. inatched Choy shot for shot but his The second, however, was a grand clearing shots were not quite deep struggle. Chellish made fine use of enough. This was probably because the drop and had Young continually he had been hitting over the baseline reaching forward to retrieve. He in the first game, but the clearances cathe up from behind to level scores to mid-court were fatal.

at 13-oil, and amid much appinuse

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His service, too, underwent a took the setted points for the game, change. Deep services had been In the third, however, Chelliah treated with Choy's devastating showed smash, and for the most part later smashing was almost in pieces and surprising lapse. His this was modifed to short services he could not and the sidelines. Young to the forecourt.

His returns of Choy's smashes were rally placed the issue beyond much led 7-2, and 7-4 and witli his next brilliant, and were in remarkable doubt. Chellish climbed to 8, but contrast to his weakness down the Young had taken too great a lead. aklelines.

From 6-4 Choy went to 0-4, but Wong drew up to 7-9 and then 8-10.; Tho

latter was fighting gamely, and on occasions caught Choy on the wrong foot with brilliant baseline drops.

At B, however, Wong stayed. He could not prevent Choy from scoring first 2, then 1 and finally the winning two points for the gume.

Thus Choy becomes the new Colony champion-and well worthy of the Litle.

Mixed Doubles

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Portuguese burler Thelina Collaco, remained in a troubled atmosphere continually, in, a fruitless attempt to subdue the powerful Chinese willow- wielders, while an erratic infeld gave her

a minimum of support as they played inconsistent ball throughout the game.

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Team co-operation,

absoluto essentiality in the making of worthy champlons was sadly lacking In Harry Noronha's lineup as Portugal'ą belles took this in loss in their décond desperate title challenge.

Winning lobster Mary Ng in hurling one of her finest games of the year, had such heavy clouters as Irene Pereira, Celeste Marques, Irene Castilho, Terry Noronha et al., well! under control in chalking up her third straight championship win in three years, as she held the finalists. to five measly bingles.

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THE highly consistent play that

makes real champions, was super-- latively exemplified when Indin's rip- roaring titleholders took a glorious 6-2 triumph from a favoured Ameri enn team, to retain the Jimmy King Shield and International champion- ship for the second successive year.

With the return who sparked a clamy-playing In- him of A. R. Kitchell field, Jie defending champlons dkhed up a brilliant display of air-tight ball behind the steady hurling of ace Kass Naxarin who limited the dangerous Waggoner- -men to four bingles,

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