1941-08-27 — Page 22

August 27-1941:

Around The Courses

Kowloon Golf Club Caddie System.

Abuses Invariably Lead To Trouble

Swimming

New Records Established At "Y" Sports

'Cumshaw" Causes Recent Rift | At “Y”

(By "Birdie")

SAY WHAT YOU LIKE about trade unions-in principle they are sound, it is through abuse that they fail. Intended for the protection of the worker, they are sometimes used in exploitation of the employer, and it is against this they must guard.

Out of collaboration between Unions and employers arise oquitable conditions of employment, and in a minor sense the caddio system at the Kowloon Golf Club, and at all ́other Clubs, for that matter, is a product.

A standard wage is offered and with the disc system there| is an equal distribution of labour. All the caddies are numbered, and in the Clubhouse' are metal disca with correspond- ing numbora. that are slid into

Mazarin

Favourite

a tube-like gadget from which For St Leger

the numbera are drawn from the bottom one at a time.

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Remi

The recent impressive form of Air

Bob Dawson's

THREE EVENTS in the European Y.M.C.A. annual swimming sports were swum. off yesterday resulting in the establishment of two now. records; while that of the 220 yards free-style was equalled.

E. A. Roberts provided the first surprise when he not only beat B. S. Wilson in the 100 yards backstroke, but lowered the existing record by two seconds, the new time being 78.4 secs,

G. Saunders, unopposed, swam the boys 50 yards nil clocked 28 seconds, lowering his last year's re- cord. by 2.4 secs.

Best Race

The 220 yards free-stylo Was rightly anticipated to h the Lant event of the evening. A. F. May was Secorded strong opposition from D. A. Bean, and Hutchinson and L though Hutchinson had faded from Marazin has the plcture, more or less, after the. established it as favourite in to- 150-yard mark, Benn was iralling. day's 8 Leer call-over at

the and May was forced into equalling Victoria

Club, where 0-2 was the record for the distance, in staving eifered after 5-1 had been taken. off the spirited challenge over the The previous week's Invourite, last length, There could be no fairer rotation. Owen Tudor, remained at 11-2, and The "duds" are weeded out by re-little business was done. ports which players are asked to make after every game played.

As a caddie finishes his job his dine goes back into the tube on the top and by the gradual removal of those underneath his moves alowly down until I finally reaches the bottom again and is drawn for em- ployment.

Extra points are added for special recommendations, and eventually

menn a bonus, while points aro de- ducted for derogatory remarks and complaints.

Very bad reports lead to warnings three of which mean dismisani, Tipping is "verboten."

The temporary strike at the Kow-

Joon G.C. over the week-end was the result of "cumshaw." But thèro were several strange facts about the CARO,

Two of the elder väldies, wito should have known better, gvaded] their turn by the dies in order ti

member.

for 'n mistakenly generous |

When the other enddies found this out-that is, when those who should Aava raddled for this member found out that they had been "done"- there was a laying down of tools.

Odds are:

0-2 Maxarin (1 & 0), 11-2 Owen Tudor (0)

D-1 Chateau La Rose (t & o).

Orthodox

100-8 Suncastle,

Royalist (o). 100-6 Bakhtawar (0).

20-1 Devonian,

and

Thoroughfare, Felows and Dancing Time (0),

22-1 Ptolemy (0).

23-1 Starwort, Firoze Din,

Lambert Simnel (6),

arul

33-1 Feties and Bellm Hassan (0). 40-1 Camperdown (0), 60-1 Royal Academy († & 0).

Recreio's Lawn Bowls Teams

Tas following rinks have been' chosen to represent the Club de Recreio in League lawn bowls matches this week-end:

The two culprits were sorted out

it Dis. "A" Y. K. Docks (away).-F. X. and illzcharged, and, strangely, Silva, C. Mt. Silva, J. F. Noronke and though they had been instrumentalit. A. Aives: J. Luz. C. F. Marques, L. F. in "doing" the other caddles, the, Xavier and J. F. V. Ribeiro; P. X. Soares.

whole, inclied by the s, F. Luz. F. V. V. Ribeiro and C. Raza

re-struck, as it were, in

Pereirs,

1st Div. "n" v. K.B.0,C. “A” (away)

E. L. D. C. Alves, C. Hi Dantp and

Results were:

100 yards hackstroke-E. A,

1

Itoberia

IB.4 neck: 13, S. Wilson 104 sees: F. Wis

220 yards free-style. F. May 2 tina. 48.0 seen; L. A, Benn 2 mins 40.0 secs; D Hutchinson.

Boys' 80 yards freestyle-G. Saunders M secs.

The championships will be continued fo-morrow at 8 pm. when the follow- ing will be the programme:

Men's 50 yards free-style final-B. Goldman, D. tutchinson, A. Roberts, G. Saunders.

100 yards broast-stroke Onal-W., S.

W. B. Ure, D. Hutchinson, Gent,

50 yard back-roka AnalD. B. Wilson, W. S. Gege. F. Ws, E. A. Roberts. "Men's 418 yards free-stylo Anal—A, F. May, L. A. Denn. D. Hutchinson.

Death Of English L.T.A. Vice-President

LONDON, Aug, 26 (Reuter).— Theodore Mieliel Mavrogordato, former British Davis Cup tennli player and vice-President of the English Lawn Tennis Assoclon aled to-day at the age of 58. The late Mr Mavrogerdato was a

Several of the younger folk were Barros F. 11. Carvalho, B. de Sousa, ciever doubles player and first be- willing

w continue their jobs, but A. P. Pereira and J. C. Remedios; C. Fcame prominent in 1904 when he force majeure discouraged them. Vos, H. I. Pinna, A. M. Xavier and A. Mwon his Oxford Blue, and thereafter.

Whatever sympathy they had Rodrigues

3rd Div. v. II.K. Electric (home). a. represented Britain in various over- from members in their first effort Pinna, F. P. Sequeira, E. A. it. Alves and seas tournaments and international was dispelled over the idiotte in P. Yvanovich; A. A Lopes,

E. Cunha, matches.

the Davis consistency of their second. And L. A. Rosario and M. F. Pinna; A. Ribeiro.

He was a member of and M. whatever small "cumshay" they A. Guterres, H. M. Xavier

Cup team from 1910 to 1930. may have been getting_in_the_part from other members is now cer- tainly lost

One of the "evils" arising out of It all was the attempted "blackmail" of one of the newer inembers a little while ago. His enddle promised to do better for a little "something extra." Of course, the member's reply to this is through his report.

TOWEVER, there is the enddie's

side

HOW

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of the problem. Hard

worda, even though they may not

Mendonca.

Increased Rivalry In Home Football

LONDON, Aug. 26 (Reuter).With the breach between

be understood, are not conducive to the Football League and the Clubs affiliated to the new London

a fellow-feeling. Abuse of a caddie, League not healed, a spirit of rivalry pervades the opening of

even though he is a poor ignorant the English football season on Saturday.

villager, is never justified. As often

es not it is the result of the player's

own bad play that a ball la lost.

Another thing that he cannat

be expected to know all the rules

of golf when even the players themselves are usually ignorant.

players who themselves have en- terlained a disregard for the state

of the sand,

Words of advice given in a decent

Londoners and a few neighbours, including Portsmouth, who still hold the FA Challenge Cup won in 1930, been deprived of their member- have ship of the Football League, and wil be ineligible to compete for the

I have seen a caddie stroll right manner are appreciated. This has Football League War Cup, but they across a bunker rather than make been gathered froin stray conversa- a detour. this occasion 1 was tion everheard between the caddies. are confident of having a successful

Keason

with this own" League' and really astounded, but it was, I

Cup competitions, which, should, at think, the result of one of two WELL over a year ago I read of least, enable several Clubs to con-

WE things. First, ignorance, or second,

a Caddie Benefit Fund which tinue instead of closing down for the the outcome of long carrying for had been started in one of the Home duration.

Clubs. It is a really good idea, for there was told to me the other day a case where a few dollars to an oculist would have worked wonders for a certain caddie, and would have meant his retaining his job.

FELLOWS

OF THE

BELLOWS

JULY SCORE

435

Please Blow In !

London Clubs will be

A common incident on the course. The right and wrong ways of holding the flag. As on the left, the caddio should stand well away, holding the flag to keep it from fluttering. On the right, the slovenly caddie casts shadow right across the hole.

Australian Football

Officials Left Wondering

Tourists Sudden Departure

AUSTRALIAN and State Soccer Association' officials were amazed when told that the touring Chinese team left for Hongkong.

Mr Chen Foh-yu's Explanation

Mr Chen Foh-yu, co-manager who returned with the team last week, said this morning that the arrangements were that had the last the Hongkong team won Test, and thereby the Series, they, the

thus conquerors of Australia, would have been a great attraction and would have" played a few further games in New South Wales,

But arrangements also were that if Hongkong had lost, as they did, the team would be re- turning home immediately after.

the match, which they also 'did. There seems to have been a - misunderstanding.

M

Co-Manager Denies Responsibility

CO-MANAGER of the Chinese Soccer team. Mr Peter Weo denied responsibility for the farcical posi

over the tion. In an interview lang-distance telephone he said: "A high official of the Australian Association advised me to send the team back to China after the Test match,

"I agreed that this was the best course and told him 30. Accord Ingly,-I-regarded this, as an officiat intimation that would be passed on to New South Wales,

Financial Risk

TIME Chinese team's contract with the Australian Association fin- Ished on Saturday and the proposed additional games in New South Wales were too indefinitè for us to take the risk of financial loss, by re- turning to Sydney.

"The expense of keeping our 22 players inactive, probably for several weeks, niny have landed the team in financial difficulties.

"As it is, the tour was a finan- cial success.

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The New South Wales Council. received the information while in session.

The meeting was on the verge of discussing plans for an extension of the tour when the secretary (Mr T. Hastle) telephoned from Brisbane.

Australian Boccer officials `wera nol consulted about the team'a departure, but Mr L. T. Woo, one of the co-managérs, stayed behind to clear up detalls of the tour.

A Brisbane message stated that the players left because of the bcuto position in the Far East.

F

Keen To Stay

was intended to extend the tour by three matches-one each in Sydney, Newcastle, and Wollongong.

The Australian Association secre tary (Mr R. Druery) was surprised. when told at Newcastle that the Chinese had left.

"On Friday I told them that on ex- tension of the tour had been ap- proved," said Mr Druery?

"They seemed anxious to stay. "Most of them wanted to live in Australia,"

Offers. From Clubs

THE State president (Mr H. G. Read) said: "This is a blow. The Chinese asked that the tour be extended, and that a decision be made by Friday. They got it. "They seemed so anxious to stay that their sudden change of plans is surprising."

Six members of the team had re- ceived Invitations to join Australian clubs,

They were awaiting a decision from the Immigration authorities.

Golf

Alexander Leads Field For U.S. Amateur

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 26 (Reuter). -Stewart Alexander, - American northi aur south champlon, leads the Beld of 150 players who, sur- vivors of the original · entry, of nearly 700, are playlar for 64 match play stage places in the Further, several of the players

American Amateur Golf Cham had received notices from their clubs

pionship that they would be required for the Alexander (67) and Johnny opening games of the Ilongkong Bukke (88) were the only players to Association competitions early in break 72 which is the par for the September.

"In any case, the Chinese players; were getting homesick. They were perlurbed with the development of the war situation in the East and wanted to get back to their families, "S. X. Yeane, the outside right, is remaining in Sydney for a time. He may decide to settle here and play for State League, club." £12,354 From Tour

course.

famous tennis

Vines, Ellsworth player, Otto Greiner, Tel Bishop each allied 72 and Marvin Ward (Cham- pionship favourite). Johnny Goodman former champion) and Glenn Ontran ench 73, with Richard Chapman, tille holder, among several who went round

74. encour-

aged by the fact that their com petitions have received the official blessing of the Football Association. Several Clubs remaining in He was a caddie of some years Football League's Southern Atanding,

but his eyesight was fall- ing. One is likely to come across t is not likely to be a paying pro--

petition are likely to drop out since similar coses anywhere,

position without the Londoners.

*

the

com-

THE E annual meeting of the Kow- Southend have already closed loon Golf Club, will be held to-down, and Birmingham announce morrow evening at the Clubhouse, that they are playing only occasional commencing at 6 pm..

Iriendly matches.

New South Woles gate receipts were £8,480,

The Chinese played 19 games, win- ning 14 and scoring 107 gools to 55. Australia won three of the five

scoring: 23 goals to

£12,354. The Chinese ·reteive · 75ina's individunt

goal-kicking

DECEIPTS from the Chinese team's 10 matches were approximately

per cent and the Australian Associa tion 25 per cent. Two-thirds of Aus-record is-K. K. Hyul 26, S. W. Lai. tralia's share will be divided, on n 23, S. Y. Yeung 19, K. C. Fung 12, pro rata income basis, between New K. H. Chung 11, C. T. Hou, C. T. South Wales, South Australia, Vic Tano 7 each, L. S. Sung 3, P. W. jorla, and Queensland associations.

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