SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928.
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`FOURTH VICTORY.
RUMJAHNS TENNIS DOUBLES CHAMPIONS.
TOURNAMENT CONCLUDED.
For the fourth year in виссея- alon, the cousina S. A. and H. D. Ramjahn have won the doubles
Inwn tennis championship of the Colony. In the final at the Hong Kong Cricket Club tournament yea terday, they defeated the "veteran" H. R. B. Hancock and Dr. R. E Tottenham. Hancock and his bro ther, . C. R. Hancock, were doubles champions years ago.
HOME CRICKET.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S RIG WIN.
HOBBS STARTS WELL.
GRAND NATIONAL.
FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE
CLASSIC RACE.
ONLY TWO HORSES FINISH.
THE CHINA MAIL,
The
DO YOU KNOW?
Answers to To-day's Questions.
1. A drop of water is a solid, it
2. Uganda was described by
3. There are nine counties in the Province of Ulster.
out of the race. I have named the six, the leader of whom are Billy. Barton. By the time that the Canal Bridge was reached again only three of those remained Great Span, Billy Barton, and Tipperary Tim. Great Span feli Only one horse, and he an un-two fences from the finish, leay- considered outsider starting at ing only two in it, Billy Barton 100 to 1 against, Mr. H. S. and Tipperary Tim, of whom the Kenyon's Tipperary Tim, ridden latter was going much the better. by Mr. Dutton, completed the Weariness brought Billy Barton Grand National course at Aintree, down and Tipperary Tim finished has therefore only one surface, on April 1, in the great race, and alone, not so much to a storm of so won the greatest steeplechase cheers as to a multitude of Stanley as the Pearl of Africa. in the world. Only one other queries, "What is it?" Mr. Dutton Gloucestershire defeated Wor- completed the course at all, and rode the winner very well.
4. Three of them-Cavan, Done- coster by aine wickets.
that was the American owned winner, who, on all known form, Worcester made 166, Mille taking Billy Barton, ridden by Cullinan. had no chance, had jumped the ga, Monaghan-form part of the six for 44, and 184, Parker secur-fle was just in front of Tipperary course before, having finished Irish Free State.
Tim when he pecked on landing second in the Molyneux Steeple mouth of the river Oder, Germany. 121 over the last fence and unseated chase in November. There are no his rider. Cullinan was soon back doubt excuses for the result of in the saddle and the course was the race, but excuses at racing de vegetarians who lived on Vego- completed. I have no doubt at. not count. I personally would tables, Eggs, Milk, the Vegs refused Sussex defeated Leicestershire all that, even if he had stood up, leave it as it is, but I would dearly to eat any animal product. by seven wickets.
Billy Barton would not have love to see the Canal Turn bend Leicester made 280 (Dawson beaten Tipperary Tim, who was and the turn itself altered. Tip 115) and 118..
much the fresher horse at the perary Tim incidentally is tubed and is the only tubed horse ever Sussex scored 270, Snary tak-time.
There were 42 starters, but at to win this race. It is interesting,
No fewer than seven amateur five for 38, and 131 for three.
the end of the first round only six in connection with the big prices Surrey and M.C.C.
were standing up with any chance paid for Eastern Hera and Koko, tities changed hands. at all-namely, Billy Barton, De that Tipperary Tim could have would appear to have gone
an outstanding amateur tak- Combat Great Span, May. King, been bought for £200 up to the we had
Tipperary Tim, and Maguefonne, time of the race-The "Times." boxer in each of the weights.
ing five for 63.
Gloucester scored 241 and for one (Dipper 71 not out).
Seven Wicketu.
Last year the Rumjahne won outright the challenge cups pre sented by the late Mr. Ho Fook. Theirs are the first names inscribing ed on the new trophies presented by Mr. Ho Kom-tong, O.B.E.
Deciding Factor.
Ape, or is it youth, was the de, ciling factor, in spite of the Bri tish pair's experience and their helter understanding of the game, The Rumjahns won by three sets to one, the scores being 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. How close the game went. is evident but there was more than a bare impression that 5. A. Rum- jahn (singles chanipion last year and runner-up this year) had a little in reserve.
Surrey and the M.C.C. drew. M.C.C..made 247, HolmeA ing six for 70, and 313.
Surrey scored (Fender and 179 for three (Hobbs 100 out)-Reuter.
1,000 GUINEAS.
SCUTTLE WINS AT SHORT PRICE.
IN THE RING.
THE ROMANCE OF HEENEY.
5. Usedom is an island ́at the
6. The Vems were a sect of
Seven New Champions.
The day
when
There has never been such a level. Hing up in any sport. Which of course, is all to the good. It may be that there are those who will disagree with me, when I say that the general standard of amateur boxing is splendidly high. That fighting for honour and glory so popular as to-day was never will not be denied. I am not
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110) Later on, Melleray's Belle and not Trump Card jumped the water, but they had been in trouble, as had Foxtrot, who was a long dis- fance behind them. While the winner and his rider deserve all praise for what they did, the rest
(By Eugene Corri.) can be looked on only as a tragedy.
Always have I insisted that When Shaun Spadah won he was the only horse to complete the boxing done in this country, parti- 'course without falling, as, before cularly in. London, will never ao
will sweep the boards at the MUSSOLINI, CENSOR. year only two horses completed it worth the while of any
Olympic Games at Amsterdam the course, Red Nellie finishing moter to offer anything in the way next July, but I do believe that second. What happened to some of substantial purses, And, as I of the other 42 starters recently expected, the confession is now they will make a particularly good I do not know, but some of the made that Tex Rickard will not and things which happened I saw for put on fight between
myself and other things are based Tunney and Tom Heeney on inquiries made since the race side. was over. I do not pretend that
The One Thousand Guineas re- the War, was Glenside, in whose capture the public mind as to make going to prediet that our amateurs |
sulted as follow:--
At first, the older pair tried to sosh the youthful opponents off the court. They were beaten for pace and then wisely resorted to an all-round game in which beauti- ful lobs, uncanny placing and over-six certain overhead scoring strokes were judiciously mixed.
Tottenham's Display.
The Rumjahns were inferior, by
comparison, in service. They were
inclined to overhit and their smash-
ing has been much better. As a
pair, in combination, in volloying
and sound all-round play, they were the better and therein lay one of the reasons for their success.
Tottenham rose to the occasion grandly-especially at the Let- but Hancock, who has been the stronger through the tournament, was off form. I. D. Rumjahn was better than his partner on the day's showing.
1
3
Scuttle (16-8).. Jurisdiction (100-8) ... 2 Toboggan (11-2) Fourteen ran. Won by a length;
lengths between second
third.
King's First Classic. The King won his first classic the story is complete, for it will Tex Rickard
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LEAGUE MATCHES FOR TO-DAY.
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We have in F. Webster, of the St. Pancras club, an exceptionally fine'type of boxer; in some repects
Heeney's Rise to Fortune.
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Rome, March 26. Children in Italy who may bear
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Bank 30 day's sight I think I may claim to know the best we have had at his pound-
as well US most age for some years. He began a 'names of Socialist or Communist Bank, 4 months' sight 2/-% race to-day when his filly Scuttle take a long time before the whole Britishers privileged to write about couple of years ago by taking the leaders are to be compulsorily re- Credits,
bantam title. Next he proved named by Government decree, was successful in the One Thou- of the mosaic of falls, refusals, boxing and boxers; and for this sund Guineas race at Newmarket. and other pieces of bad luck can
Bight Scuttle beat Lord Dewar's Juris be pieced together, if indeed it reason I never even imagined that, to be the best of the feathers. Parents will be called before Documentary 4 montha
for the purposes of the next bout Now he reigns supreme among the the registrars of births and order-
light-weights.. Thus, by win- ed to change the names of their On Paris- for the. diction by one length, Lord Derby's, ever is.
world's title, he would
ning three different titles three children if they should be On demand exploit London, At the most
4 months' Toboggan being third.
The King and Prince of Wales) I will begin at the beginning. the wish could only have
been year running, he has established "Lenin," "Trotsky," "Marx," or Credits, sight Rain during the night and during father to the thought. There was
anything similar. were present.
On Berlin- During the Communist revolt A Young Ulysses. The crowd, with bared heads, the day had made the course very certainly little or no likelihood of
Cardiff is to be congratulated in Italy after the war, hundreds On demand loudly cheered His Majesty's vic-heavy, but it was not actually
his being guaranteed against raining when the race was being
upon producing the fly-weight of sympathisers with the move- tory.
The last horse to win a classic run, Paddock inspection of the financial loss if he put Tunney and champion--G. Taylor, who was ment gave their children names On demand
Heeney in our ring.
successful in the final against a recalling leading revolutionary Credits, 60 daye' sight 514
On Bombay- race for a reigning monarch was horses was almost impossible ow- Minouru which won the Two ing to the crowd of visitors,
London boy named Connolly who figures in Europe.
Now only one revolution is al- Wire
195% 1963 Thousand Guineas and the Derby which seemed to me to be even I would congratulate, the New had much of the cleverness only towed to be commemorated in On demand Prize Distribution.
the years just Zealander upon having been now more to be expected of a veteran. Italy-that is the Fascist revolu- On Calcutt While this match was being de-in 1909 for the late King Edward, greater than in
after the War. The stands were given a definite promise that he Taylor surprised, everybody-none tion. Anyone may be named Wire ..... cided. Lt. Col. and Mrs. Wyatt had
packed, and the great majority of will be Tunney's opponent in the more than Connolly by his form "Mussolini" but no one can be On demand defeated H. Owen Hughes and Mrs.
people were taking up places on
the The probability; is that in
last bout. He summer.
called "Engels." Remington by 6-3, 6-4 in the final
the top of the stand and never
What-a great little fellow. The they will meet in July.
Unsuitable Names Banned, ' of the mixed doubles handicap.
moving until the race was over.ever the result, Heeney will not Services have few more ac-
The pending decree also pro- Before calling on his daughter to
The feature of the betting was the support accorded to Master have worry unduly about money complished boxers than Private hibits the giving of "unsuitable On demand ... give away the prizes Mr. Hancock,
I should Garland (bantom) a Highlander, names." Hundreds of little On Shanghai- President of the Hong Kong:
Billie and Trump Card, although for the rest of his days.
"Satans" On demand Cricket Club, observed that brevity
I believe that the trainer of the not be in the least surprised if, since the day of "Dusty" Miller. "Lucifers" and oven
Johnny M'Millan, the Glasgow were named by atheistical parents is the soul of wit but even if he To-day's opening League fixtures latter considered that the going before the summer is over, he will
to eny that, apart from youth, made
no mistake against in mockery of religion after the wished to detain the gathering, he comprise three in the "A" Division, was not in favour of his horse. be able
is the Paddy Jones (Liverpool) at the war. These names must also go. could not do so as he was still short live in the "B" Division and eight The parade showed that Sprig, Tunney and Dempsey, he
in the "C" Division.
Heeney's eud- beginning of the week in A 15 If in future, parents attempt to On demand Bright's Boy, Amberwave, and richest fighter.
the National have a child registered by a name fold Leaf, 100 fine The full list of fixtures is as Maguelonne were the best looking den accession to wealth is one of rounds affair at
'per_tael), The bout was not permitted by the State, the follows, matches to be played on as steeplechasers, and yet only the most remarkable happeninge Sporting Club.
(Bank's. Sovereigns the ground of the first-named Club one of them reached the water- in my time.
stopped in his favour in the 13th registrar himself can fix the name.
buying rate) sequel, the backer If the parents object they can ap- Silver (per oz.) in each instance:
jump. Koko and. Easter Hero, A year ago he would not have round. As a
took the peal to the courts.
Bo Slver i flong who have recently been sold for minded having a fight for a £20 Harry Corbett, who
"Ridiculous" names, such as Kong
2% Prom. absurd sums of money, compared note. It is possible that he then feather-weight belt from Johnny badly with the horses I have al- doubted whether there would ever Cuthbert, is prepared to back him calling a child by a geographical Chinese Copper Cash nom. ready mentioned. Carfax and be more than a bare living in the for anything up to 2100 against description, will not be allowed. Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem.
the Scot-Sports Despatch.
There can be no equivalent of Rate of Native In- Trump Card are fine hunters, as game for him. Few boxers, with
terest "Mafeking Smith" in the Italy of!
7% pa. no doubt were many of the others, limitations which it was
agreed
Signor Mussolini.
Chinese Sub. Coin .. 30% dis, but, although no doubt I saw him, were most marked, have struck
Hong Kong Sub, Coln Par I do not remember noticing Tip- such a gold mine as he has done. perary Tim.
Almost from the moment that hel The starting gate this year landed in the States, it has been was moved out of the course, roses, lases all the
way; and which move gave ample room to better still, Heeney holda the big field, but Mr. O'Brien | modesty.
In the semi-final of the British¦ PLAIN SPEAKING BY THE never took Amberwave up into We shall not see him in serious hard courts' championships Spence, the line, intending obviously to action before he returns to New the South African, beat the All- take his time behind in the early York, but, as twelve months ago, England Champion, Cochat, 5-7, stages of the race. The tapes he is to give my good friend, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 9-7-Reuter. were broken twice before the field. Harry Preston, a hand in making headed by Keep Cool and with his annual tournament in aid of Amberwave intentionally last.
the Brighton hospital a success, charged down the fairway and out into the country towards the first Heeney will spar-probably with Y.M.C.A. in their league
The following will represent the fence, which all the 42 cleared. two or three opponents, as Jack
match The first failure was Scraptoft at Dempsey did when he was char added Mr. Hancock amidst laugh- to-day versus R.A.M.C. in "Cthe second fence, and he was/pion-at Brighton on April 14.-
of breath match.
after that strenuous
New Arrangement. The Club was lucky to have Gnished the tournament in such good time. The chief reuson said Mr. Hancock; was the new arrange. ment by the tennis sub-cominittee, members of which had done very hard work in arranging dates for gach round. After two or three days of rain, the dates had to be fixed all over again, entailing necessary work which had been eheerfully undertaken. The thanks of not only the Hong Kong Cricket Club, but also all competitors, wore due to those who had done the work with such care.
Names Mentioned. Mr. Hancock announced that Mr. Ho Kom-tong, with his well- known generosity, had presented two very fine doubles challenge cups which were on display. "I am only sorry that I am not to have charge of one of them for a year,"
ter.
T. Honda's defeat of last year's holder.
S..
"A" Division. Craigengower v. K.C.C. C.R.C. v. University. H.K.C.O. v. I.R.C.
"B" Division.
M.B.K. v. H.K.C.C. K.C.C. v. LR,C. S.C.A.A. V. R.E.
C. de R. v. Craigengower. University v. Nippon,
"C" Division. R.A.0.C.^v. S.C.A.A. 1.R.C. v. C.R.C. 1.
Filipino. C. v. C. de R. 2.
C. de R. 1 v. H.K.C.C. K.C.C. v. Nippon. K.RM.Q. v, K.I.T.C. Y.M.C.A. v. R.A.M.C. C.S.C.C. v. G.R.C. 2,
division:-
Y.M.C.A. Team.
A. Trambitzeky, T. F. A. Rumjahn, and Honda's two previous victories, inson, E. N. Ponsford, R; H. the open singles, were mentioned Larson and J. C. Faers.
by Mr. Hancock. Major Stevenson was welcomed as the new Club champion, who had beaten S. E. Green, who Mr. Hancock described as a veteran with many more years
of tennis ahead of him.
Thanks were expressed to Mr.
H. A. Nisbet who worked hard as
DAVIS CUP.
RUMANIA ELIMINATES
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BELGIUM.
to his
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BRITISH HARD COURTS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Bournemouth, Yesterday.
CHIEF'S SLIP.
KIDNAPPED
THE
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POPE.
9.50 26 15/16
124
LONDON EXCHANGES.
London, Yesterday.
Paris
New York Brugsels Geneva
4.88 1/16
84.94
25.34
Amsterdam Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo
12.10
92.65
20.40
18.185
18.20
18.225
Vienna
84.675
Prague
164/
Helsingfors
193%
Madrid
29.815
· Lisbon
21%
Atbens
87214
Bucharest Rio
785
Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama. Silver Spot
5 59/84 47 13/16 1/6
2/7%
2/06
1/11 18/18
20 15/16
Silver Forward..... 26 18/16-
British Wireless Barvice.
Rome-In an address before the Rome Diocesan Board the Pope gravely criticised members of the Catholic Centre Party who during a recent congress here showed WRONG strong and open support for the PEOPLE: BOOTY RETURNED. Fascist Party. His words, which have a direct bearing on the re- SMOKES ALL ROUND, cent discussions concerning the Pat O'Keeffe, one of the most
solution of the Roman question, quickly remounted. Keep Cool,
Jerusalem. Picturesque details are generally. Interpreted to mean Saunder-The Ace II., Easter Hero, Grakie, popular of Lonsdale belt holders,
Murray, and Billy Barton were in front was very much cut up by the defeat are to hand of the alleged attempt that the Vatican and the Fascist with Amberwave last approach-of Lieut. Capper, who, as of an unknown Bedouin to kinap Government are not so near to a ing the fourth fence, which Am amateur heavyweight champion, Jaafar Pasha El Askarl (the late satisfactory settlement as was! berwave refused. Then Sprig, defended his title at the A.B.A. Prime Minister of Iraq, who is re- thought in some quarters. Rathmore, and The Coyote fell. meeting recently. O'Keeffe had turning to London as the Iraq; The Fope, in his speech, first Easter Hero was in front at taken the young Army officer Diplomatic Agent) during his complained that members of the Becher's, with The Ace. II, and under his wing, and Pat, ke journey across the desert last week Catholic Centre Party, while be Grakle close up. A short dis- many of us, expected that Capper from Bagdad to Damascus.
ing received in the Capitol, did tance behind, came Maguclonne. would record his second cham- A motor driver relates how seven. Bucharest, Yesterday. The mist prevented the colours pionship victory. But one O'Dris- cars were held up 16 miles from not feel it necessary to pay their homage to him. He also com- Rumania eliminated Belgium in from being distinguished. It coll, of the Dublin Civic Guard, Rutba Wells by a band of 24 Arabs plained that he and the Italian he always does, said Mr. Hancock; the Davis Cup Competition by was, however, obvious that a upset calculations by winning-one report says that the ldd- Government during the discussion (NB. Part missed owing to bad
large part of the field were held what was a particularly gruelling nappers consisted of 1,000 Wahabis of the Roman question, were up approaching the Canal Turn, final. BARA
--who searched the travellers, "united in single remembrance but Koko, ro I learned afterwards, Whether his sojourn in India plundered them, and brought them and single applause." "It would Successful Competitors.
was not there having fallen into prevented Capper having the before their Arab. leader.
have been more catholic and more Prizes were presented
Becher's and very nearly been fol- ner, Lt-Col. Wyatt; runner-up, drowned. The open ditch at the practice he could have desired, I The latter addressed them var human, he remarked, "to spare low:-
Open Singles Championship-
Canal Tarn has always been a do not know, but I regret to say ously in English, French, and
applause."
wrongly interpreted. Often it Handicap Singles "B"-winner, death-trap; and this time, al that he did not show he had im Turkish, and apologised for the us both the remembrance and the church has to make had been
discomforts they had suffered, winner, T. Honda. (custody of chal- H. V. Parker: runner-up, T. G. though no horas was killed. It was proved since we saw him a year After placing cigarettes at the
was necessary to keep silent, not denge cup for a year and a smaller Bennett.
a shambles, for more than 20 ago O'Driscoll leno great disposal of the kidnapped party he While he admitted that Fas because there was nothing to cup); runner-up, S. A. Rumjahn. Handicap doubles: winners, horses came down there, were champion. I considered Lieut. Inquired particularly as to whether cismo had done a great deal for say but because speech right Open Doubles Championship W. B. Cornaby and A. Piercy knocked over, or so balked that Courtis, who was held to have lost a Pasha was among them the Catholic Church, the Pope render worse an already bad winnera, S. A. Rumjahn and H. D. runners-up, A. D. Humphreys and they could not jump Master to him, to be his superior, and Four hours later he ordered the felt that it still left many reasons situation. In conclusion the Rumjahn (custody of challenge G. R. Soyer
Billie, who was behind, had no there was high merit in the London plunder to be returned to the for complaint, and he mentioned Pope protested against the action cups for a year and a smaller cup Mixed Doubles Handicap: win chance of jumping, and that was pollesman, O. J. Clifon, who, it travellers and liberated them, mere specifically "the monopoly of the of speakers at the Congress of each); runners-up, H. R. B. Hanners, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Wyatt; the end of the favourites and may be recalled, beat Eddie Egan, ly taking tyres and petrol for his education of youth, which Fas the Catholic Centre Party, who cock and Dr. R. E. Tottenham.runners-up, H. Owen Hughes and many others.
the Rhodes scholar, rightly rated own car
cismo claimed patient refer placed on the same footing the Club Championship Singles Mrs. Remington.
The Finish. to be the best amateur heavy Four hours after this hold-up ence to the suppression of the despoiler the Italian State and winner, Major W. B.. Stevenson; At the closs, Mr. Hancock pra- When the racecourse was reach weight produced by America, his Jaafar Pacha El Asker did pass Catholic Boy Scout movement of those who drew fine distinc
His Holiness said that his Tunner-up, S. E. Green
sented his daughter with a boued only alx were left. Three country, at the
he last Olympic that way, but with an escort of
silences about complaints that the quet tied in the Club colour.
were to come later, but they were Games
Mr. R. E. Lindsell and the other three matches to nil. Reuter. umpires; and the Indefatigable
secretary, Mr. L. S. Greenbill.
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Handicap Singles "A"
D. S. Green.
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