1941-09-03 — Page 6

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 3, 1941.

Around The Courses

Golf In America Dates Back Over 100 Years

Humble Origin Of Amateur Association

Penalty For Perfect “Flukę”

(By "Birdie")

THOUGH golf in America is said to date back over 100 years, it cannot be said to have begun its real development until around the '80's. Evidence that the game has achieved its centenary, it is reported, is found on a little piece of paper hanging in the Savannah (Georgia) Golf Club.

It reads: "The honour of Miss Eliza Johnston'a presence is rc- quested to a ball to be given by the members of the Golf Club of this city (Savannah) at the Ex- change, on Tuesday evening, the 13th instant, at 7 o'clock." This invitation is signed by five people and is dated December 18111

However, from Montreal, Canada, came the Arst impetus that set the game on its road to being one of the foremost in America 10-day. From this city the teaching of five "con-. verts"-known as the "Apple Tree Gang," which nume derived from the apple tree which they used as a club- house, spread down into the United Slates.

This was in 1888, but as the years went by the old apple tree was aban- doned in favour of a friend's house in the near vicinity. The clubs, balls, etc. were brought over from Scotland, and their use, which at first gave rise to insinuations of madness. gradually caught on, till in 1804 there were about a score of small golf groups, which in turn promoted the first competitions in the States.

The Apple Tree Gang" Had mean- of their while changed the name Club to the St Andrews Golf Club, of Yonkers.

From that small number of play- ers, and out of those two competi- tlons grew the present host of both

golfers and competitions..

United States Golf Association

E

2 It was also in 1804 that the BTION NELSON . The man Note his grip, came into being, I being formed with the long Irons. by five of the small Clubs then in it might be of assistance, existence.

The U.S. Professional Golfers Association came into existence as Jato ng 1016.

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day. A. J. Dennis had the distinction of hoting the short second in one.

This is not the first time it has been done at Kowloon, for 1 re- member that about ten years ago,

Mr G. G. Anderson did the same but at the short (and blind) sixth.

The usual round of drinks was paid at the Clubhouse afterwards.

The hole-in-one is no doubt the

THE Colony cannot boast such a history, but there cannot be any doubt about its progress here. There are no less than seven Golf Clubs in our midst, the oldest being the Royal Hong-perfect shot (or fluke) of golf, and in kong, and the youngest the the old days when neither the greens Country Club,

Sheungshui. nor the clubs were as good as they Others are at Happy Valley, are now it was regarded with great value. Something to be proud of and Deep Water Bay, Shek-O, Kow-something to boast about-but I loon and Shatin. And & few doubt its value in the cash equivalent years back there were plans for of drinks all round. another near Castle Peak.

Henry Cotton wrote an article a little while ago on this subject, and The Royal Hongkong and the deprecated the system. He drew the Country Club almost face each other picture of a poor player in one of the at Fanling. But what a difference big tournaments who had saved up there is in their sizes, The RH.K.G.C. bensts of a 9-hole and two 18-hole courses, while the latter has only a modest nine holes, but in Ideal surroundings.

enough money to take part therein, the but who on the opening day had misfortune to hole out in one and expend what he had saved on paying

the subsequent drinks. The man's holiday was curtailed and

for

The Country Club commenced its ruined. existence as the Golf Section of the Lusitano Club. In 1920 i altered itself from being a Portuguese Club to one of an international character and was incorporated as the Country Club.

The holer in one might concelv- ably "stand" drinks to his partner and opponents-but a far better suggestion was one which I read about that the Club should be host to the lucky man for the whole day.

Efforts to expand have been blocked. On the left the ground is held by the Italian Sisters, but the. It would make a player look for. coveted land lles on the where convenient valleys would possibly dreading the phenomenon. provide the Club with room to

IN

Words Of

Advice To Soccer Referees Address By Lt Crossby

The Hongkong Football Refereea Association held its first monthly meeting of the 1941-42 season at the Hotel Cecil yesterday, when a paper on Refereeing in England was read by Lleut L. G. Crosby, ILA, Chairman of the Army Foot- ball Association Referees' Bub- Committee, Mr Hugh A. Beard, Chairman, prealded.

In his paper, in which he referred to his experiences on and off the field, Lieut. Crossby said:

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The standard of refereeing ought to be very high In a Ught little island like Hongkong, where educational classes should be easy to hold. I am very! proud to be able to associate the Army, this year with FA. Referee classes

T. B. Low and R. K. Collings, on the left, winners of the those of the Hongkong Referees' Second Summer Foursomes at Happy Valley. Their opponents Society, and as for as it lies in our were G. E. Willerton and T. J. Price, on the right. power-and I think I am right in say. Ing that I speak for all members of the controlling Committee when I say thiwe shall do our best to give tho candidates a good understanding of the meaning of the Laws and their ap- plication, and I sincerely hope that the Hongkong F.A. will support us by accepting our grading and recognising! the examination as qualifying for their certificate."

I would appeal to all Army Uniis.

and civil clubs to use registered re-

ferees in their practice games,

Middlesex Win Combined

Gala On Last Event

MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, the combined Royal Artillery,

trainces in particular. They live the Royal Engineers and the Combined Small Units were en- anly to apply to the Secretary of tertained by the European Y.M.C.A. to a swimming gala last die Referee Classes, R.S.M. E. Cnight, the first named taking premier placing in the meet when Ford, at Military Headquarters, who will provide them with an they took second place to the "y" in the last event of the official for any game.

evening, and nosed out their hosts by four points.

"Don't Blow Too Often".

Three of the six events were relays,

I would stress to the young referce the "Y" winning two and taking not to be too quick on the whistle; second place; in the third, while don't blow too often When the ball Middlesex took Arsts in the plunging Alles over the touch line or hurtles over und diving, and a second, third and the goal line or into goal there is no fourth in the relays. need for an ear-plercing blast on the

Relays always provide an interest- whistle. it annoys players and specia-ing programme, and last night's was

tors alike,

from

no exception.

Sig. Hunt (Combined

One other point of advice, culled Results were:

Don't bo 50 yards free-style-1. . experience: familiar with players, officials or (CSU. Bdr Thinmpson

RA: 3, E. W. Railton (Y.M.C.A.); 4. any one connected with clubs or Wene Sun (Royal Engineers): 5, indon competitions. It breeds suspicion (Middlesex).

of your neutrallls and Impartiality: 900 yards free-style relay (teams of six). -1, YM.C.A. (W. 9. Cezu, E. A. Roberts, -the two most precious items in a R. Goldman, A. Benin, A. T. May. E. Referee's reputation,

to

W. Haliton): 2. Combined R.A.: 3, Com- bined Smail Untie: 4, Middlesex Regi- ment: 6. Royal Engineers.

Volunteers' Aquatic Meet On September 20

At a meeting held at Head- quarters of the Hongkong Volun- feer Defence Corps last night and presided over by Major Stewart, It was decided to hold

annual

Corps Championships and the first Inter-Services Swimming Meeting on September 20, the net proceeds to be donated to that very worthy cause, the British Prisoners of War Fund.

It is hoped that permission will be given for the use of the Army Swim- ming pool for the occasion.

Lieut. Crossby also paid a tribute to

Plunging-1 Middlesex Regiment (100 the work the Rev. S. Hinchcliffe, late

f: 2 Royal Engineers (101 ft 9 ins); 3, Senior Chaplain the Forces In Combined A. (100 ft 7 in): 4. Com Hongkong, bad done as Chairman of bined Small Units (80 ft 8 ins): 0, the Army Football Association YM.C.A. (53 ft 3 ins.).

Combined Referees Sub-Committee, the post to all Units: Y.M.C.A.: 3. Middlesex:

75 yards medley relay,1, which the speaker had succeeded.

4, Combined .A.: 9. Royal Engineers.

dives)-1, Biddlesex Diving (three

The following programme was de- (Quickendon and Holdford), 80% ps.

R.A., Mp3, Combined elded upon: Combined

Corps Championships-Four men co za Correspondence read by the Hon. Smell Units. 17 pts.: 4, Royal Engineers,

yards free-style relay: Three men 33 1

four-metre board a letter from the Hongkong Football;

platform); gix men 33

Correspondence

and

Secretary. Mr J. F. da Silva, included 4 pts.: 5. Y.M... 63 pts.

150 yards medley relay (two back, two yards medley relay: Diving (plain and Association in reply, to certain nug-breast and two free), I. YMCA L. pain dive off t festions including the question of in. Roberta, I Maynard, R. Goldman, L. pain dive all

A. Denns W. 8. Če AF. May): 23 yards free-style relay, Muring Bec crease in referees' fees, appointment of Middlesex: 3, Combined A4, Combin- tion 33 1/3 yards free-style official linesmen at big games and the ed Smail Unita: 5. Royal Engineers,

Water-polo-Whito 2 v. Colours 1. roping off of open grounds-made by the Referees-Association at its last

meeting.

said

that, in his

Inter-Service Meeting-Six men 33 1/3 yards free-stylo relay: Four men-100 yards each free-style relay; Diving (same ns for Corps Championship): 100 yards Individual medley: Water-polo, Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps. Combined Services.

opinion, the ruggestion had been de South China A. A. Gala Servonal Events-133 1/3 yards (four

with very favourably by the Football Association.

Bowling Green Beat Electric R. C. At Night Bowls

of

in an en-

At North Point

Nursing

[ lengths) relay between Auxilary.D.C.

Service, Nursing Section, ARP. Ladies and Mitary and Navat Hospital Sisters: One length free-style (open to Police Forces); One length free- WITH the exception of the open-style (open to A.R.P. Men) One length lag event, the 209 metres free ice-style (open to Auxillary Fire Ser-

vices). won by Tickets will be on sale shortly at style relay, which was Eastern, mes at the fourth South $2.50 or anything above for the best China, gala held at North Point seats and $1 for the remainder, Ser last night were nothing excepilonal vicemen in uniform being admitted at

half-price, Mir Kwok Chan, Vice-Chairman of Chamber of the Chinese General

The Hongkong Electrio Recrea- Commerce, distributed the prizes. tion Club were defeated by the Results: Kowloon B.G.C. 88-47

200 metres-free-style relay (open)-1, joyable game

bowls played Eastern; 2, Chinese YMCA. 3. Hong- kong and Kowloon Residents Association, ander flood lights at North Point Time, 1 min. 61 3-3 secs. last night.

Women's 50 eiros free-style.-1. Li Po-luen; 2. I. Oi-ying: 3. Chiu Bo-blk. Scores were: E. Edgar A. G. Everett, W. F. Macfar-Time, 44 1-1 secs.

. G. Gardner (Electric) lost to H. Bicknell. and 1. A. Jordan 15-19.

right,ward to holing in one, instead of Jane and c. Walker, C. E, Langley wah; 2. Young Cheung-wat; 3, Fong

ler:

L. Sykes, G. W. K. Crawford, R. C. But

Bearic 14-31.

Elphick, O. E. Turpin and

make a really fine 18-hole course. UT what was the penalty (if any) and Lunny lost to A. Bower But this latter part of the New Bint attached itself to this in- Territories is wanted by the mili- cident which occurred at the Kow- tary for minor manoeuvres.

loon GC. recently?

Two players found themselves close

a different sense, military activi- together on the long 3rd. The balls ties curtail the use of the Kow- were about a yard spart and in direct loon. Golf Club by its members, for line for the hole, which was about seemed hardly the two rifle ranges at Kowloon City 50 yards away. It constitute the two main fairways of necessary for the player in front to lift his ball, but the man behind the Club.

topped his ball with a No. f iron and hit the ball in front.

The Club's dream of a new course on the other side of Kowloon Peak In the direction of Clear Waler Bay, has been put away with moth balls for the time being.

That was not all. The front ball was knocked into an adjoining ditch and loat!!

Eny-"what's

As Max Miller might

However, at Kowloon, the other what?"

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V. W. Baker, L. W. Smith, J. K. Sloan and A. F. Paul drew with 3. Hunt, W. M. Wilson, d. Thompson and C. Wallis 10-16

46

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"Has Been's "

Lament

100 metres back-stroke-1. Au Leung- Kwok-ylu. Time 1 min. 29 4-5 secs.

Children's 100 metres free-style-1, Ko Wal-hura: 2, Iwong-Man-yu; 3, Yeung ring-kong, Time, I min. 38 3-5 sec

50 metres fancy swimming:-1, Trang Yeung 2, fo Pun-kan; 3. Young On

metres

Yeung _tren-style-1, -Time 6 min 23 secs, Middle Training Cinar 10 metres free- style. Young Ting-kong; 2, Kwong Man-yu: 3, Ko Klu-yu. Time, 1 min. 30 4-5 Bees.

kana.

Cheung-wah: 2, Ho Pun-kan: 3, Cheong

Goscombe-O'Sullivan Lawn Bowls Fixtures Re-drawn

Owing to further entries in the Goscombe-O'Sullivan Cup

Inter- Com- Departmental Lawn Bowls

#t WRS being received Peiltion decided at a meeting of bowls re- presentatives of Government De- partments at the Folice Recreation Club yesterday to cancel the draw made on August 26 and to make a re-draw. Sab-Inspector F. Nolan presided.

Women's 100 metres free-style-1, Li Po-luen; 2. Ho Wel-man: 3. Chiu So-bikinis 20 rinks,

Time, 7 mins 4 2-5 secs.

Altogether eight departments, total- have entered. Police

Staff 100 metres free-style, Man On: entered six rinks, Public Works five, 2. Tam Hon; 3; Ll Kan, Time, mins Medicals four, Prisons three, Education 23 4-5 BUCK

Chinesa Pressmen's 100 metres free RACKWARD, turn backward, oh, Time style-1, Shek Kom-pui Sing Tao 'B'

(sing, Tao); 3. Wo-Chlu Kinuity restore that wonderful pla Chi Wal-lam

In our fight

right;

Smooth out the kinks where the muscles

are 107.

Make me 4 terror to batters once

more.

Gone is my wing, and its cunning has Scattered and prey are the Walty of

my head; Time was when I had them whiging

the breeze,

Make me a winner once more if you

plears,

*BACKWARD, turn backward, throw

the reueras,

Ginger me up and my energies nurtR;|| Bushers and rookies no longer 1 fool,

O, give me the arm of 'a "Marty

O'Toole.

Datters that once enrolled on my atoy,

Pickle the paiter, and gron me thự S

Laugh. Give me a tonię, O Time, for my nerves, 300 hitters are cracking my curves.

BACKWARD, turn backward, before

too late,

Let me. agti shoot 'em .... over the

plate:

Guys that I hald in the palm of my

hand..

Loung.

30 metres free-style consolation race

Young Ying-hon; 2, Chu Kwok-leung: 3. Cheung Kat-pul. Time, da 4-5 secs.

Now weam to find it no trouble to:

land.

Backward, turn backward, O Tima, in

your whir

Biz on "thár via "tempus Juost-ing Hark to the plea of a once cracker

Jack,

alve, me, oh, give me, a chance

Latest Call-Over

For St Leger

LONDON, Sept. 2 (Router), Latest call-over for the 81 Leger was as follows:

0-1 (0) Mazarin siid Chateau La Rose,

&0) Buncautio. 15-7 (0) Owen Tudor 8-1 (†). 1091 (126) Devonian..

10-1 (0) Royslist, 11-1 (t). 100-0 (0) Bakhtawar, 300-0 (1), 100-do) Orthoder,

15-1 (0) Lambert Simnel. 20-1 (0) Dancing Time, and Ptolemy. 20-1 (a) Btarwort, 26-14 (3) 23-10) Feloun, 15-1 (1)

Firoze. Din.

Hoyal Academy, 40–1 (t),

33-1.0) Nation.

100-1 (0) Hanger, de

There will be further calls-over on Thursday and Friday.

two, Senior Clerical two, and Treasury and Audit, Small Units, Post Office and Harbour Department one rink each. The new entries were Senior Clerical, Treasury and Audit, and Medicals.

A fee of 56 per entry will be charged.

It was decided that any employee irrespective of race or creed will be eligible to participate.

All games will be played on the Police Recreation Club green on Stuidays, the opening round matches being fixed for September 14,

Revised Draw

Police AV.

The following w.D. C: Prison Medicata C: Small Unita V. PW.D. D Medicals C v. Education : Medicals AV. Polles C: Prisons C v. Police 7: Education A V. Prisons A Police DV, P.W.D. A; Medicala v. Benior Clerical A; Police Dv. Post Office.

Ja, the revised draw-

The following rinka drew byea! Benler Clerical D. P.W.D. E. P.W.D. D. Harbour Department, Police E, and Treasury and Audit.

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