Around The Courses
World's Longest Hitter Deprecates Chaincraft
Desire For Distance
"Muscles And No Finesse'
Says Jimmy Thomson Hint For Summer Play
(By "Birdie")
A LITTLE WHILE AGO | wrote on the sacrifice of accuracy for distance, and I've just read an article on Jimmy Thomson, the acknow- ledged longest hitter in the world, in which he decries the aim for distance, and strongly advises against it!
U.S. Baseball Loses One Of Its Greatest Players
Death of Lou Gehrig
"NEW YORK, June 2 (Domel)—— Lou Gehrig called the "Rock of Ages" because of his amazing record of 2,130 consecutive games with the New York Yankees in the American League from Jane 1 1025 until April 30, 1939, has died after a two-year illness from hardening of the spinal cord, at the age of 97.
It is recalled that the Yankees Arstbaseman retired from active
"Distance off the tee is nice, if you can get it," he says, "but I have been forced to sacrifice any chance I' have had of winning some of the better tournaments, and competition with a strange ailment here l'am-a man of muscles and no finesse."
The hot weather here has
mude the courses hard and dry,
and shots, especially off the tee W.T. Tilden....
are running to some extraor- dinary distances, but where have these led but to the in- clination to press and go even further.
tors willing to applaud his tremend- There are plenty of gallery specta-
ous shots, admits Thomson, "but I haven't found it possible to slug with the driver and hit softly with the irons. It requires the develop- ment of two different swings.
"You can hit a ball up to a cer- tain distance and still be delicate with your irons, but when you start slugging with your driver the same tendency will creep into iren play."
•
He used to think it great to use a No. where others would take out No. 6. But tournaments aren't
Evergreen And Dominant
Relishes Prospect of 25,000-Mile Tour
which the world famous Mayo be Brothers clinic diagnosed to amyatrophic lateral sclerosis, termed by the layman infantila parolysis, on his 30th birthday on June 19, 1939.
League Records
GENRIG held many major league
J. C. Remedios (Recreio "B") and A. E. Contes (Craigen- gower) measuring for the shot in their First Division League bowls match on Sunday-Ming Yuen.
records including the lifetime average League Tennis of 340 and 404 homers, which is second only to those of Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx.
He hit 301 percentage in seven world series and corned over $409,- 000 during his career with the Yankees.
Following his retirement, Mayor IN THE YEAR that Big Fiorelle Laguardia of New York City Bill Tilden won his first made him a member of a three-man national singles tennis title, parole board for a ten-year term at citizens were beginning to a yearly salary of $6,700. get used to Prohibition and the vote for women. There were a wagging of heads over a bomb explosion in Wall Street and much whistling of such brand-new tunes
as
won by hitting the ball a mile, ac- "Avalon," "Margie," and "Whis.
curacy around the greens have the loudest and lost word.
pering." Charlie Chaplin and And an unknown youngster
A little while ago I went around named Jackie Coogan were vow- with a single-gure handicap visitor from up north, and he was hitting ing them in "The Kid."
Even then-1920-Bill Tilden of the the ball prodigious distances. But he was pressing in each case, though Germantown Cricket Club was no more often than not he connected spring chicken.
were worth,
was
Waterpolo
South China and C.R.C. Easily
Win "B" Division Matches
* SOUTH CHINA and the Chinese. R.C. secured easy 'vic- tories in the "B" Division of the Tennis League yesterday, beating the Civil Service and Kowloon Tong by 9-0 and 71-13 respectively. In the remaining fixture, the Kowloon C.C. accounted for the Army 51-31
B. Agaluroff and W. J. Skinner
“Y” Trounce were the only two Civil Servants to Navy “A” 6-
M'sex Overwhelm Gunners
Two matches in the water-polo tournament were held in the Army pool yesterday when Y.MOA, beat Navy A 6-1 and Middlesex A beat 30th Battery 9-1.
offer any, measure of opposition to Golf South: China. W. T. Lee and W. C. Hol took their three sets with the loss of three games only.
A. E. P. Guest and F. Grose con- tributed mainly to the K.C.C. win by talking all three sets, though F. Ken- gelbacker and N. A. E. Mackay were and also undefeated, winning two- drawing one.
K.C.C. G1⁄4 ARMY 31⁄2
At Sookumpoo. Howloon beat Army 54-3%.
Col Newnham and Capt Guest lost to AEP. Guest and. Grose, 3-d: beat R. T. Broadbridge and F. Zimmer 6-4; drew with F. Kengelbacker and N.A.E. Mackay,
GO.
Tie For Royal Scots Trophy At Fanling
"The Royal Scots Trophy" of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, in ald of the B.W.O.F., played at Fanling in April and May, resulted as follows:
3. H. C. Highet (16) and H. Overy and tle and will (18), were two up
play off,
G. M. Park (6), T. Megarry (8) and E. L. Evelle (18) were I up. Capt. Capt Head and Capt Skipworth lost to C. H. R. Hyde (15), T. A. Pearce (3) Guest And Grose 3-4: lort Zimmern Lt-Col. E. D. Matthews (16). J. Harrop
B-7 lost and Broadbridge
ta Kengel(14) and A. H. Penn (15) were all square. There were 200 entries at $1 backer and Mackay 3-0.
a card.
In 1913, when he mixed- the 20, he had won beautifully and batted some scream-doubles championship with Mary K. The Y.M.C.A-Navy game was very only positional €19. But on the fairways, it was Browne. After that initial triumph, fast throughout and different maller, for his penchant
changes by the winners enabled them for length got him into more trouble his progress had been very slow.
But on that memorable afternoon to maintain the initiative. N. D. Booker, thap the ten or twenty yards more of Sept. 6 in 1920 when he wrested who made his debut, made a favour
the title from Bill Johnston at Forest able impression, for he has speed. and In playing with hitters of this Hills, there were two ominous sights. covers up well, and with a uttle prac- type it
may be a little disconcerting one was a thunder-storm that flashed tice should be invaluable. to find oneself being consistently on the horizon; the other
plane that
Navy were unfortunate to lose play ers through infringements, Paul, their outdriven by thirty or forty yards, crashed in full view of the stands. but if one's handicap is, soy, 14, it For the next Ave years the captain, being ordered out when Navy in Tilden's sirokes downed held the initiative, Rutter had, a dis- not going to cut any strokes off tot tryind studdenly remodel- one's
in the nationals, and oppointing evening, and received a kick In the face in the opening-minutes, game on the lines of a harder hit-
the lightning of a prima donna which necessitated his leaving the ting opponent-rather it will do the
disposition carried him into per- pool. On his return he was ordered
: petual warfare with newspaper-out and later on left the pool: Navy's
C.S.C.C. ◊ S. CHINA 9. opposite.
men, photographers, officials, liues-passing was shocking in the second half when they threw away at least
At Happy Valley, South men, and ball boys.
three scoring chances by over-shooting.cn Service -0.
Brilliant Goal
thuosition-
-all-
.
The Idol Falls
All the best golfers at some time or other have remarked on this, and it might be framed in every Club- house:
"Consistency and Accuracy THEN came the crash: in 1926, 1927, are on the path to Perfection."
and 1928 he faltered-beaten by Lacoste and Cochet. But after sports
Paul opened the scoring for Navy with a brilliant goal after lobbing the through for a close range shot. Railton then equalised with a backhander and Benn swam clean through from right- back for the best goal of the match.
TO players in the Colony who writers had dug his grave, and ball over May's head and
are not deterred by the hot livered the usual obsequies, he came summer sun, I would offer this back as champion in 1920. In Feb-
he turned pro hint which personal investiga-ruary 1931
Tilden was 48 on Feb. 10, Yet in tion has found to be delightfully this
this year's professional tour-billed 119 the cool.
by Jack Harris, promoter, The wearing of a wet cloth hat longest in net history-he is matched eliminates all feeling of heat on the against Don Budge, still beyond head. It will dry, of course, ond doubt the best tennis player in the will have to be dumped over and world. over again, but a longer effect can
Penree and 9/Sgt Duffeld lost to Ouest and Grose 4-6; beat Zimmern and Broadbridge 6-4; beat Kengelbucker" and slackay 0-4.
Junior Championship
In the Junior Secilen Championship of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, at Happy Valley, W. J. Bullet beat A. L Powell, WAV, Ahern bent R. M: China beat Keown, J. Young beat D. W. Becken. and H. Smith beat T. B. Low," in the first round.
J. A. Bendall and M. Yatakin lost fo 8. Y. Les and H. C. Wong 0-0; Jont to W. II. Ho and P. Szeto 2-0: loat tu W. tee, and W. C. Hoh 1-5,
.. Agafuroff and W. J. Skinner fost to
Lee and Wong 5-7; Test to Ho and Steto 3-7; lost to: Leo and Hoh 2-0.
C. Sloan and J. Hempsey lost to Lee and Wong-1-6: lost to Ho and Brato 2-0 unt to: Lee and Koh 0-8.
"K. TONG 11⁄4°C.R.C. 7... At home, Kowloon Tong lost to Chinese R.C. T-1
Benn played one of his best games to date and marked very closely. May then seared twice in succession and V.M.C.A. changed over 4-1 in the lead. In the second half poor marking cost Navy another two goals, R. Goldman Kwok and P. E. Ling Jost to 3.
C. Luk and T. C. Chan 3-0 lost to Lo and O. L. Pang 4-0; bent 1. 1. ting and P. S. Choy 6-1..
be had by keeping one's hair wet was set to open with the and C. Sloan being the goal-scorers,
100.
in Madison Square Gardeni, New York, then move on to Chicago Jan. 0, Minneapolis Jan, 10, and so
IF all the balls that have been on through a weary grind of 85 lost on the 6th and 7th holes cities strung out over 25,000 miles.
Prospect Pleases
at Kowloon were placed in
B
A row they would stretch-well, RUT as Tilden practiced with Vin- cent Richards, he showed clearly an awful long way. In most
that ha relished the prospect.. For cases it is the sliced ball that unlike the absent Vines who has suffers oblivion, and as the com-turned amateur golfer-Tilden hus a monest fault among players is tremendous zest for tennis.
Even though he needs a new pair the alice quite a number of
off more of legs, and his timing Is people are left to mourn the frequently than in his heyday, his
stroking in still impeccable.. loss.
But est all blame fall on the Despite the colourful Tilden, the player, I would express the opinion main stress on Harris: 1941 pre- held by many that the fault is more sentation centres on the distoff side the caddle's. These are both blind for the first time since the Mary K. holes which have hills between the Browne-Suzanne Lenglen our of teca and the greens. The caddies are 1920. perched on those hills 'ood' from that vantago spot, personally, cannot
see why, a bail is so easily lost.
I
Mixed Doubles
HE, show beume coeducational THE
when: Alice Marble, the top-
pro and
I should, perhaps, qualify the ranking woman tennis player of the. earller remark and state that the world, decided to turn fault is not so much the caddle's Mary Hardwick, the best British became as in the lack of system in doing player, did likewise and their work.
Queen Alice's opponent.
The
third attraction of the tour They will stand and watch the lan well-balanced mixed doubles
Bight of the ball and signal; the combination opposing Budge, and
but there, It seems, they imagine their duties rest. Miss Hardwick.
They stand in a bunch, unless
when it would obviously bo
tageous to spread out a little, pr
What has been most irritating in
tho, casual regard
-have for the
He' of the ballarinstend of tracing
the
ball
might mean ni
though it dhsh to follow
Exhibition Billiards At YM.C.A.
M'sex Too Good
Middlesex proved much too good for Middlesex 36th Battery.. Scorern for were Jennings (4), Binden (3), Burdge and Quickenden. Tuckley replied for the Gunners.
Shanghai C.C. Officers For 1941 Season
THE ANNUAL GENER- AL MEETING of the Shang- hai Cricket Club was held on May 16, in the Pavilion, Mr W. J. Monk taking the Chair.
Me Monk lauded the departure
of a large number of members to
join various branches of Majesty's forces and wished them
I. T. Bee and Khe last to Luk and Chan 2-0: lost to llo and Pang 4-5; lost to Liang and Choy 0-6.
B. Les and C. f. Ma drew with Luk and Chan 6-8 lost to Iio and Pang 3-6: lost to Lang and Choy 2-6,
Major Baseball
Tigers Defeat N. Y. Yankees
In the second round. T. C. Barclay beat FC Barry, Buller beat Ahern, Smith beat Young and G. E. Willerton bent J. Wald..
Fanling Bogey Pool
Playing in the Bogey (Pari Pool at Fanling on May 31 and June 2, A. W. Bourne, Jr. (9) was I up. There were 18 entries.
Combined
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On July 26
European V.M.C.A. and Victoria Recreation Club will combine te meet the Chinese in a major swim- ming attraction on July 26, in the V.R.C. pool, proceeds to be divided between the Bomber Fund and British Fund for the Refler of Dis- iress in China:
The following programme of events will be held:
Men 200 yards back-stroke zalay (teams of four), 300 yards relay teams, of six), 150 yards medley relay (back- 100 free-styin), breast-stroke; stroke, NEW YORK, June 3 (UP) yards individual (two from each team), (teams of Women-300 yards reiny Befreit Tigers defeated New Yor Tankers 4-2 in the American Base-six), 150 yards medley relay.
School events 200 yards Inter-school ball League to-day. The Philadel relos, (teams of four),
fona phia-Chicago game in this circuli was warhed out by rain, while the
re- remaining fixtures, Boston Y. Cleveland and St Loula v. Washing- fon, are nightcaps. Scores were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE'
Listiary: Pock, Rosar.
all spocess and a safe return to New York Shangbak. He compared their_de- | Detroit' parture with a similar exodus dur-
the Great War
Hallery: Trout, Tebbells.
taken by
Belg-Gen. Macunghien, for many and his place had been to years a stalwart supporter and Presl Mr. R. G. Southerton. dent of the club was not returning
$0 yards Service-Inter-Unit. swimmer per unit),
Prices of admission will be served sents),: $2, $1,0
VARSITY CRICKET · ·
CELEBRATION
The Vice-Presidents of the Hongkong University Cricket Club, Prof. L. T. Ride, Dr.K. T. Loke, Dr A. M. Rodrigues, and Mr George Hong Choy," enter- tained the University first tenm
from England. He had resumed On the motion of Mr Leach, see to a celebration dinner on Mon- milliary duties in the Home Guard; onded by Mr Simpson, Brig-Gen. day on the occasion of their and was delighted to get back into Macnaghten, was unanimously elect- being, senior League runners-up ged an honorary life member of the 1940-41, ing the Golden City harnose+ugnin, (??)
club.
Restaurant. Prof. L.TV Ride Great Love New Officers proposed a toast to H. M. the
it more VAT wait
untilliards:"champion, in an ex- he said, was a sad blow to the kit or the enufa
the players have hit off and then
A. J. Osmund, former Colony
start out on a hunt along the line hibition match against C. Torran
;
which they last saw the ball dies
By
ball die (YM.C.A) That night won
500-3841 Bit-be Instruettoli to the lads slong the lines woind be of great Thema
enerally, the standard
E death of De "Bill" O'Har Frute-following mcers were elected King... MEANWH
club. He was, and old, sed, valued member of the club, and one of the vice Anest § cricketërnjevara? moen sá lan
kud Terrapa 75M22. H. Anslice, Har
aid, faryiotithe, Clüb
Presidenti ? Dr.
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