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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 24, 1941.

Courses

Medal Play Improves One's Game

Use Of Practice Ground Peculiar Conditions For Visitor's Cup At Fanling

(By "Birdie")

GOLF-the stuff the pros play-is not learned on It has, in the course, it's a product of the practice tes. fact, been stated that for every shot the pro makes on the course proper, he has made several hundred in practice.

But the Such goes into the making of the top-notchers. average player cannot afford that time for it is almost daily routine, and the once-a-week player would rather go round in the 90's, extracting what fun and exercise he can get out of his trip.

But there is another kind of average golfer who seeks to im-

prove his game even during First Move To

the short period of recreation at his disposal.

Be's not the bloke who makes allowance for a allce, but the one who endeavours to correct the fault; he isn't the one who is satisfied to win a hole in 6 when he knows that he could have chopped a

a stroke off; he's the chap who realises that golf great gaine, but difficult to play, 18 and ever seeks to hurdle obstacles rather than circumnavigate them.

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The relative wilues of medal und match play have been dealt with fully by more competent judges than myself, but I find myself in agree- ment with the opinion that for in-

the first

first named is the system of play. But.

the cards

for unless handicaps, one only meets

with medal play in competitions-Bogey. clc.

c--for unless the player is of the student type, he is going to enjoy his week-end game under match play conditions. What does he worry ther If he should slash out of bounds a few times and lose une bole? There

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Medal May can be of fairly severe mental and, possibly, physical strain. I refer now to the man who takes the game more seriously. After a bad start it is not easy to forget it, and the thought of the wasted strokes early in the round can very cusily affect play for the remainder of the holes,

Organise Local

Garcia Robbed"

Of Decision In Non-Title Bout

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 11 (UP)— The State Boxing Commission said on Tuesday it was powerless to protest referen Abe Roth's decision Monday night when Roth called a

scheduled 12-round non-iiile clash between middleweight champion

and Soose

Ceferino Garcia a technical draw in the eighth round after Soose suffered a

a cut crc. The decision met with protest from the crowd, and ringsiders were of almost unanimous opinion that 35- year-old Barelu should have been awarded a technical knockout.

The Filipino clouter opened up on old cut on Soose's right eye with one of his famous bolo punches,

Bolo Punches

COOSE easily won the first five rounds, but in the sixth he was almost floored when he suffered two: terrific bolo blows.

These two punches slowed him up considerably and by the eighth he was staggering under Revere

Athletic Assn punishment bleeding from numer

ous face cuts.

Garcia weighed

1614 pounds, tipped the scales at

Soose was a 5-to-7 favourite on the night of the fight to beat the Filipine at Gilmore field.

The middleweight champion was

The first move towards formwille Soose Ilon of B Hongkong Amateur 109. Athletic Association, to be later adillated with the English A.A.A..

Banker (United Services) reaching for a high corner in will be made in the West Lounge of the European Y.M.C.A. on September 30 at 6.45 p.m. when a favoured over the former title-holder the Eastern-Sing Tao v. United Services Charity soccer match meeling will be held for the pur-chielly because of his youth. He is at Caroline Hill on Saturday. The Chinese

use of

electing officers and a commiltice. All Clubs, Universities. Colleges and the Services will be circularised and invited to send a delegate to the meeting.

pose

of playing there myself). It is for this reason that the Courses re thrown open to intending competi tors for the two weeks prior to the Championship.

But in two short weeks, which not everyone can spare, one cannot oneself with a course familiariso to the game extent as a member of that Club, and it stands to reason. therefore, that members who are permitted to enter for a compell- tion such as the Visitor's Cup on the same testing as genuine visitors are at a distinct advantage. in a The pros when they are

The argument that members of the medat competition have reached the happy condition

Royal Hongkong should enter from (most of Royal

that

ven weight by two is given Club is disregard Uliem) of being able

considerations. Firstly that the what has gone before or what

number of ent

Trom entries

the home numb Club is unlimited, and secondly, though intimately related, that for member of the home Club to enter from an outside Club of which he Cro may also be a member may result in the exclusion of a genuine visitor, for the number permitted from cach of these outside Clubs is limited to ten.

to come and concentrate solely on the hole being played. In between shiats, for instance, they can chat Idly on any tople but golf.

The serious student cannot do this. A persistent slice or pull is a con- stant worry. He thinks of it with every shot he shapes to make. And the best advice I have ever heard for this is that which demands a certain sacrifice.

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as compared with Garela's admit-i

Women's Autumn

Golf Meeting.

To Aid War Fund

The Women's Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club held its Autumn Meeting at Deep Waler Bay and $430 was collected for the British War Organisation Fund. Mrs Prophet Competition and finished up on the won the Tombstone

17th green.

Gerondal won the Hidden Spot tourney.

Mrs

Golf was played throughout the day and in the afternoon there was bridge unit mahjong in the Clubhouse.

Prizes were presented by Messrs Lane. Crawford, Ltd, Geo Falconer & Company, the Caravan. Madame Le Bon, John D. Hutchison & Company, Dunlop Rubber Company, Mrs Butlin and members of the Committee.

Cricket League Meeting To-morrow

The annual meeting of the Hong- kong Cricket League will be held

Ming Yuen.

Won 5-0,-

Lawn Bowls

Bowls Draw

Pairs Semi-finals And

Singles Second Round

DRAWS for the Semi-finals of the Colony Lawn Bowls Pairs Championship and the second round of the Singles Championship were made yesterday.

The dute for the final of the Rinky Championship was not arranged, but this game will probably be played within the next fortnight,

Singles Second Round

MONDAY, SEPT, 20

At Civil Service, Shepherd v. A. H. Rumjan; 7. 11. Gelling . B. W. Brad bury.

At Police RC-W. L. Walker v. D. A. Ramirlo.

E.

At longkeng. F.C.-W. K. Way v. Zimmern: 3. C. Aitken v. W. Ward. In the Urban Council Chamber, J. McKelvie: H. White V. C. M. da Silva. At Kowloon C.C.-J. E. Norontia Jr. v. Post Office Building, to-morrow al At Kowloon ILG.C-Y: Abbas v. U. M. 5.15 p.m., to pass the reports and Omar: 8. B. Rumjahn v. C. Dowman. accounts, to elect Officers and deal with any other business.

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At Recrelo-11. Nisl v. A. R. Dollah;

J. Hempsey A. Lapsley.

At Kowloon F.C.-H. Basa V. A. J. Holl

Break off the round wherever Y.M.C.A. Hockey Trial The Accounts show a credit balanceM. N. Rakusen (holder) V. N. A. B. Mac-

you are and go to Use practice tees

In a round of golf one makes, say,

The Y.M.C.A. Hockey

For ̈$34,01.

section's

Following were the League atandings! for the season 1040-41:

First Division-Kowloon C.C. (13

TUESDAY. SEJT, 30 At RecreioA. E. P. Guest v. T. Cole man; J. G. Meyer v. R. Leigh,

At Kowloon F.C-E, A. Atkins v. T. R. At Kowloon

Pairs Semi-Finals

On the Kowloon F.C. rinks, Sun- day, at 4 p.m.;

6. R. Solina and K. M. Omar or H. A. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro (holders), W. L. Walker and R. Duncan.

L. J. Sliva and 3. F. V. Ribeiro v. A. M. Omar and U. M. Omar.

Matches Yesterday

The remaining two matches in the Arst round of the Colony Open Singles 90 shots in a couple of hours. second practice game, on the gif From the practice tee these can go ground at 4.30 p.m. on September 27,

Lawn Bowls Championship were play- ed at the Kowloon Bowling Green off in less than 15 minutes. And will take the form of an intra-Club pla): Hongkong Univerally (8) Indian Hunter: A. Today, Beadow v. F. Club yesterday evening when II. White one can see the effects of the at-match in which the following members; R.C. (3); Cralgengower C.C. (3); Club

de Recreio (2) and Civil Service CCAt Civil Service. Ilayward v. T. A head and R. Meadows beat F. Chan

beat J. E. Henson 21-14 on the 23rd G. Post. tempted cure for bad shots far will talte part:

Benwell. Neve, Yourleft, Jordan.) (1),

Mador: C. H. Gough v. F. Nolan. better in that short period than

Coambe, Waldron, Highlands, Hitchcock, Second Division-Kowloon C.C.

At Hongkong F.-J. C. GI V. A. Jning 21-18 on the 24th head. from shots made every three, or Morgan, Olsen, Bates, Clegget, Railton.. (15); Craigengower C.C. (13); Club de luit. four minutes, as happens on the Saxby, Smile, dorman, Banks, Macey, Vis, Recreio (12); Indian R.C. (0); Clvii

Dormer, Ireson and Fancey.

Players are requested to bring both Club Service CC, (4); Pollee R.C. (3) and guen: D. M. Khan Y. E. de Bouza.

Hongkong University (3).

COILTEC.

It means the sacrifice of part of the ro

round, but against the loss of this and possibly one's temper (be- sides giving one's opponent a bad game) there is the probability that the fault will be cured,

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THERE was a very fine entry for the Colony Golf Cham- pionship last year, and it is ex- pected that entries for this will be equally good,

viz., There are four prizes,

the Championship, the Visitor's cup, the| best round on the New Course, and the best round on the Old. No player can win more than one. of tlicsc...

But conditions for the Visitor's Clip are somewhat strange. A member of the Royal Hongkong and any outside Club is permitted to enter from the outside Club and thus compete for this trophy. I've had it told me by several plnyers who should know that the Fanling courses, unless one is fami- Mar with them, are very dimeult to play (I haven't had the pleasure yet

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS..

SEVENTH EXTRA" RACE MEETING.

"GOSFORD HANDICAP"

Saturday, 27th September, 1941

In view of the number of ontries received for the above. It has been decided to divide the race Into three sections.

The third bection will be race No. 11 and run at 6.50 p.m..

A cash swoop, tickets $1 each,' will be held on this race but "A} through", numbers will not parti- cipate and tickets can be pur- chased only at the Race Course during the Meeting..

By Order of the Stewards, ESTABLEAP 2OPSHIMA Acting Secretary Hongkong, 20th September 1941

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1

At Kowloon F.C-W. Mair v. M. Fer.

At Kowloon B.6.C.-R. y de Lux v.

F. X. M. da Bilva; C. G. Ellva v. W. C. HIRES.

At Civil Service-A. Brooksbank v. A. M. Omar: A. E. Carey v. M. R. Abbas

At Police R.C. F. Harper v. Hong-Sing; W. J. Howard v. 1. E. Strange.

At Hongkong F.CA. M. Holland v. W. J. Burling; A W. Hircock v. B. Basto.

A. Shepherd having left the Colony, M. E. Purvis, against whom he drawn in the second round, has a walk- over into the third round.

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SPORTS ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held, weather permitting, on SATURDAY, 27th SEPTEMBER, 1941, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Buch must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner, as to be readily Identified.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both. Including tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the persona), or written. application of a Member.. such Member to be responsible for all, visitors introduced by him, and for payment of all chits, etc. Exchange Building, (rel. 27795) wil Secretary's Ofice, 1st Floor, close at 11.45 am..

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Timns are obtainable at the Club. provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 (Tel.

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No children or amaha admitted to either Enclosure.

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For the few who

still need reminding

The Band Concert, Barbecue and Dance

takes place at the Kowloon Cricket Club' on Saturday, September 27 at 9.15 p.m. Although a large crowd is assured, pro-

parations have been planned for a record attendance, because it is in aid of the

Bomber Fund,

Tickets-$1:50-each-from-all-Clubs-or-at-

the gate.

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