THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1933.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ANG SPORT PAGE MER
SHIELD SOCCER Y. HACHIUMA WINS ROBERTSON
COMMENCES
Borderers And Navy Should Win.
FIVE JUNIOR GAMES.
Sa result of the Senior and
A Junior Shield games, which
will take place this week-end, the; three Divisions of the League will suffer yet another set-back in their programme.
In the Senior Shick, the Club will meet the Borderers on their
AGAINST IU
HONDA'S SUCCESSOR WELL BELOW FORM
TAM YOC-FONG'S PROMISE
(By Ace.)
own ground, while the Navy will TAM YOC-FONG, a newcomer to
play the Police on the Kowloon: competitive temis, made a very MALAYAN 'SINGLES CHAMPION
ground.
difficulty in defeating the Club in
impressive debat yesterday against
The Borderers.should have C. E. Abba, whom be beat for the the first game. In the second, be-loss of only one game. He was quite tween the Navy and the Police, the the most promising player on view. ultimate result will be hard to fore- Y. Iachiuma, the only Japanese cast in view of the Nayy's defeat by the Police on the same ground last Saturday.
team.
entrant, was clearly below his.best form and proved very disappoint- ing against Iu Tak-lam, though he won in straight sets. This was af postponed match.
The Navy now have a wealth of talent at their disposal and with the new arrivals from the Berwick, Iu Tak-cheuk and Chiu Chun-chiu, should be able to field a very strong both C. R. C. players, gave an exhi- bition of steady rather than bril- Robertson, the Navy's brilliant liant tennis, and it was Iu's expe- on rience and court-craft that turned left half will be an absentee Saturday, and the gap will be filled the scales in his favour,
Taking the tennis all round it was by Goodrich.
Five Junior Shield matches are very disappointing, but not half sc also down for decision. The games disappointing as the decision of the between the Lincolns and South Executive Committee of the Tourn- China "A" and the Borderers and ament to withdraw the entries of! the Artillery should provide the Comdr. Packer, Comdr. Shaw and
H. L. Doggett, threo Naval entrants]
best football.
PASSES THROUGH COLONY
D. H. Klienman Finalist At Queen's Club In 1927.
D. H. Klienman, who retired from competitive tennis when he won the Malayan Tennis
outright Championship
ja 1927, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday by the Corfu.
In the same year as he won his third successive title in Malaya he reached the Final Round of the Queen's Club Championship.
only
NOT TO PLAY
THIS SEASON Fractured Arm Robs Navy Half-line, PROBABLE SUBSTITUTE.
A. H. Robertson of H.M.S. Medway, the Navy's bril- liant left half, is not likely to play soccer again for the rest of the season as a res gult of the fractured arm he sustained while playing in the First Division of the League against the Police Inst Saturday-
Robertson, in tackling one of the Police halves, came into vio-i lent contact with his opponent. and had to leave the field soon after the commencement of the second half.
His place in the Navy team
JONES (BORDERERS).
will probably be filled by Ldg. LEADING
Sea. Thomas, a Devonport Ser- vices and Royal Navy halfback who distinguished himself last' year in the Inter-Services' com- petition in England.
He is the SOUTH CHINA
FORWARD FOR
SHANGHAI
representative from Malaya who has reached the Third Round at Wimbledon, He was coached by Karol Kozeluh, former professional champion of the world.
He la now on his way thi Shanghal and Japan, but he hopes to be back in the Colony during the final stages of the local tournaments, he told a China Mail representative this armorning.
Both these games will be fairly who are at present away from the evenly matched, although the first Colony, Packer and Shaw will be mentioned teams are favourites by away until February 27 and it has
་་ a very slight margin.
been decided that it is not in the interests of the Tournament to hold! up the. First Round until their rival back in the Colony.
CHINESE LEAGUE CLASH, The big game of the week-end will be the South China-Athletic clash, which takes place on Sunday
afteragon at 4.15 p.m. at Caroline
HII.
This game
The Athletic are playing
football, and although they defeated last Sunday by the
colns, they can put up
show when called upon.
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The South China team are still
No News Received From St. Joseph's. GOODRICH PREFERRED TO THOMAS.
(By OUTSIDE LEFT).
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TO news has so far been re-
Nestved of the St. Joseph's
football team which left Hong
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Tam Yoc-fong displayed a power. Though his shots lack the sting
I SHEK-YAU, South China's ful and accurate forehand drive they once possessed Ng Sze-kwong's outside left, will leave for which left Abbas completely bewil attempted comeback should prove Shanghai on Saturday, of dered, and he was never extended an auspicious one. should be full
He won the He is joining the Three Cultures thrills and the struggle should be against a player who was beaten title from 1918 to 1923 inclusive, Team, who already have the ser- an even one, with South China after the first two games.
thus breaking all local records, but vices of Suen Kam-shun, South slightly ahead.
It should prove a good struggle this form to-day is not that of a China's inside left and Wong Shui- better between Tam and Yew Man-kit champion, though he has trained wa, one of South China's best
ware the Second Round match be seriously for to-day's encounter. halves. Lin-tween a very promising youngster In Lai he will meet a hard-hitting better and an essentially doubles player and faster player, and I fancy that
with much wider experience.
the newcomer will proceed into the It was in Tam's game that the next round. three games behind the Artillery, spectators again showed lack of Taui Wai-pui, favoured in many Kong last Saturday night by the their rivala for the leadership of foresight. Tam served a heavlly quartera as the ultimate winner of the First Division, but they have cut underarm service which, when the title, should encounter Little Empress of Japan. the advantage of playing weaker ing against lu Tak-lam, though he dificulty in eliminating Capt. Can-T. JOSEPH'S tour in Manila teams in catching up the Artillery.ft.bounced, went almost over, the non, who is hardly in the Bame They are confident of climbing to heads of the spectators who were class. J. A. E. Cassambhoy, the has robbed both its second and barely a yard. from the young left-handed Indian player their men and will prevent any of Three Third Division games are sideline. The umpire, in spite of ahould also enjoy a comfortable these, games being played until the scheduled for Saturday, two other Tam's desire to play the point win in his match. games, between the St. Joseph's and again, inexplicably awarded him the
M. W. Lo, Colony Champion in team returns at the end of the
month. incident, the Borderers and the RA.F. and point.
however, 1929, will play his postponed game Taikoo, having been postponed. The occurred in the second set when against L. O. Earnshaw to day, and, following is the programme for Tam was leading five-love, so that though not in the best of health, SOUTH CHINA for they ma new outside left for their game: Saturday and Sunday with the re- it had a real bearing on the u should encounter little difficulty in
against the Athletic in the First sults of former league games this timate result-in fact Tam lost his passing into the next round.
Division tie on Sunday at Caroline season given in brackets:
service; it looked as if he throwi The Club championship com- it away ae compensation for the mences with four games of which Hill He is Young Shik Yick. wrong decision.
the best should be that between L
THE CLUB will be delding al
fairly strong team against the
the top of the division.
Club
NAVY
Recreio
Shield Games.
SENIOR SHIELD
V
BORDERERS
(Club, 4.15 p.m.)
v Polica
(Kowloon, 4.15 p.m.) JUNIOR SHIELD
Y
NAVY
(Recreio, 4.15
This
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third division teams of some of
Goldman, the holder, and C. AT
player. Goldman should win
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THE following were the detailed Wright, a very much improved Borderers on Saturday, but they will Tresults
Tam Yoc-fong beat C. E..Abbas comfortably, but he will be pitted be again weak in the centre forward against a much steadier player than position. They have not yet finally he encountered in the open event, decided upon the right wing, but G. Duncan has been mentioned as .n and his progress will consequently. F. Edge be watched with interest.
possible.
6-0, 6-1.
Wong Fuk-nam beat M.F.H. Ing 6-1, 6-4.
A. J. Stocker beat W. 6-3, 7-5,
War
T. A. Pearce, the Kent amateur
against Denis Hazell, the Wimble-
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THE NAVY's team for Satur-
Tak-lum cricketer, is making his debut days game against
LINCOLNS
S. Chian.) (Chatham Rd., 4.15 pm)
Y. Hachiuma beat lu BORDERERS Artillery
V (Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m.) 6-1, 8-6. Athletic "B" Y KOWLOON
ATHLETIC,“A” v
S. E. Green received a ́w.o. from (Chiness, H.V., 4.15 pm) H. L Doggett. LEAGUE GAMES.
D. C. Dunham beat R. P. Newell (Club, 2.80 p.m.) | 7-5, 0-6, 6-4, { Επο
In Tak-cheuk beat Chiu Chun- chlu 6-1, 6-9,
(1)
R. Choa received, a w.o. from Comdr, Shaw.
THIRD DIVISION. South Chin (2), v. Signala
(Caroline Fill, 2.45 p.m. *St. Joseph's (3) v Borderers
(St Joseph's, 2.40 p.m. Lincolns (2) ▼ R.A.9.0.
(Chatham Rd., 2.45 p.m.) University (2) v Radio
(Valley, 2.45 p.m.) "R.A.F. (6) v Talkoo (2) (King's Pk., 2.45 p.m.) Postponed Games.
Sunday.
LEAGUE GAMES.
FIRST DIVISION Bouth China ((-) ▼ Athktic
(Caroline-Hill, THIRD DIVISION
(Sookunpoo, 4.16 p.m.):
Engineers (4) Recreio
·CLUB SHIELD TEAM.
p.m.)
(8)
the
don player, and as his form is Police will be worth watching in almost unknown considerable in view of the Navy selectors having terest will surround this game,
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
Open Singles,
J. A. Cassumbhoy r H. Y. Ho. Taul Wal-pul v Capt. Cannon.
decided to play Sto. Langmead in the centre forward position. Lang- mend gained a very useful reputa
tion while in England, having led
MARKSMEN
GOSSIP IN SPORTS WORLD
Japanese Olympic Swimmer Accused: Longest Hole in Two: Davis Cup Suggestion,
By ROVER
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Swimming Sensation.
Yet M. Maurice Blein, tennis CHARGES that the Japanese editor of "Sporting," strongly takes swimmers, who won so many this line in an article of his. He Honours in the Olympic Games at points to the abolition of the old Los Angeles last summer, were Challenge Round at Wimbledon in made recently by Matthew Mann, support of his argument. the swimming coach at the Univer-
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sity of Michigan. Mann said that Better for the Game.
he had conducted an investigation BLEIN bases his contention with the help of Robert Kiphuth,VI. mainly on the ground that coach at Yale University, at the the holders are unfaitly freed from request of the National Collegiate the strain and fatiguo of qualifica- Association and it was evident tion. Moreover, the tendency is to that the Japanese men swimmers rely on the seasoned players to had been given oxygen or some guard the Cup, so that the young- other stimulant before the races. sters of the champion nation do The full report of the investiga-¡not progress as they would if they tion will be laid before the AaBo-played in earlier rounda, ciation at its next meeting, which The Cup would change hande takes place on March 24. No more frequently if standing cut charges were made in regard to were abolished; and that would be Japanese women swimmers, who healthier for the gaite, | did not win as many events as the
men.
Drugged Losers. T
The Longest?
THE longest holo in two which Jones Net 20 Goals In
HIS charge is the first that has African golfer, the hole in ques Premier League.
been made in recent years, tion being the 557-yard Afteenth at although in the carlier days of Maritzburg, is no longer a record. PURCELL STILL LEADS WITH amateur sport in the United States, The secretary of the Alondra Golf
32 LEAGUE GOALS.
"doping" accusations wore fre-Club, Tacotono, Mexico, writes that' quent. They were, however, most-this has been beaten by Frank Nis- 【ONES (Borderers) is still at the ly made by defeated contestants bit, a former North Berwick players
top of the First Division goal who claimed they were drugged who is now a member of the scores, while Matthias (Borderers) and gave that as a reason for los-Alondra Club. Nisbit recently and Hardy (Artillery) are on equaling. The charge that winners holed out their 502-yard seventh terms for the honour in the Second were drugged is now so far as the hole with a driver and a masble. Division, in spite of the Borderers' National Association is concerned. Incidentally, the correspondent overwhelming win over Teung Tsin
also indicates a Mexican claim to two further records. The four
FIRST DIVISION
Jones (Borderers)
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on Saturday. Purcell, of the Bor-Cricketers at Golf. Cerers, however, leads all threoTTERE is a good story of two teenth hole at Mexico City Coun Leagues with 82, scored in the keen and considerate cricket-try Club measures 710 yards, and ing-golfers with whom so far as is probably the longest hole in the Third Division.
The following are the scorers of golf is concerned it was a case of world. It was recently done in 3 eight for words zoals in League endeavour outrunning performance. by a member of the club, Hayden They went down to play a round Kirby-Smith. Does anybody chal- game this season-
and started after an early luncheon longe the claim that this is tho to avoid holding up the course. - - longest three on record?
When some three-quarters of an hour later they were seen return¬
Marathon golf is the lateat from ing to the clubhouse, a friend Montreal. At the Forest Hills remarked, "Hullo you two hack Golf Club Mr. Eraic Garon and again, why you have only just gone M.Phil Baby set a marathon re- out?" Whereupon came the reply cord by playing 101 holes. "Yes, but we've declared at 220 for 5" 1 ! !
Tam Kong-pak (8. China) Hording (Lincolns) Bryant (Artillery)
B. Cesano (St: Joseph's) Nelems (Kowloon) Moore Artillery) He Ku-kuen (
(Athletic) Johnson (Police)
SECOND DIVISION Matthias (Borderers) Kardy (Artillery) Mortis (Borderers) Ko Hung-chung (Athistic) Hamblyn (Borderers).
Lo Chal-wan (Athletic) McGuiness (Lincolns) Fresson (Artillery) Pau Ka-ping (8. China)
Au Ping-ming (Ewo) Chadwick (Navy) Yang Kin-po (Athletic) Sayer (Navy)
THIRD Parcell (Borderers)
DIVISION
A. M. Omar. (St. Joseph's} Sands (R.A.S.C.) Fortey (Borderers) Nelson (Borderers) Gregory (R.A.F.) Tate (B.A.F.) Hay (R.A.S.C.) Clarke (Lincolns) Liu Shu-ming (8. China) Clements (Lincolns)
T. Castilho (81. Joseph's)
·Oliveira (University) Aycock (Radio).
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ROYAL NAVY TEAMS FOR SHIELD GAMES
Senior And Junior Elevens.
The following have been selected
to represent the Royal Navy in the the Royal Naval forwards. In the Senior and Junior Shield soccer Inter-Services competition last year. games to be played on Saturday: Treadwell (Borwick); James (Berwick) and Edwards (Os
Senior
D. 3. Green received a wo. from Lst Kwong-taun y Ng Sze-kwong.THE biggest surprise in the wald); Davey (Capt.) (Cornwall). Comdr. Packer.
WHO THEY MEET IN THE.
SECOND ROUND.
Tam Yoc-fong v. Yew Man-kit. R. Chon v M. W. Lo or L. C. Earnshaw.
S. E. Green v Wong Fuk-nam. D. S. Green v A. J. Stocker.
Iu Tak-cheuk v. D. C. Dunham. Y. Hachiuma v. E. S. Howard.
To-day's Games.
NO-SZE-KWONG'S TRY FOR COMEBACK.
Taul Wal-pui Playing.
IX drst-class players will be
seen la action in to-day's pro-
M. W. Lov L. C. Earnshaw.
Club Championship.
L. C. F. Hyde v A. H. McBride. D. H. Hazell v T. A. Pearce, L. Goldman v C. A. Wright.
R. H. Wild v R. R. Todd.
C. B. A. TENNIS
American Mixed Doubles Tourney On Sunday,
EIGHT PAIRS.
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U.S., Hockey Armour. THEN
W
Johnny Clark, goal- keeper for the Detroit Olym- pics hockey team, weighs 185 pounds..
When he dons bis akates and starts kicking out the pucks from in front of the twine, however, he weighs 170 pounds.
The 85 pounds excess weight la accounted for by Clark's protective equipment, which would rival the iron armour of an ancient knight.
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Davis Cup.
NO contènd that the Davis Cup Jata tennis regulations should be overhauled so that the champion nation should play through instead. of standing out needs courage in a Frenchman. France, as holder of; the Cup, has every reason to be content with things as they are.
COLONY
BILLIARDS
TOURNEY
Osmund To Play Maltby
In Third Round.
CPL COTTLE WITHDRAWS
They started on their endurance teit at 6.20 a.m. and walked 194 miles.
Soccer
Personalities
Leung Wing Chui.
(South China.)
EUNG WING CHUI first ployed football in the Hong Kong
Le
China Boy Scout's team, early in 1020.
League, when he joined the South
Playing at inside left, Loung made an excellent impression while playing in the "C" Division that
T Navy's selection was Goodrich Tara Whitehall) and Goodrich The draw for the Third Round of year, the team winning the Divi- in preference to Ldg. Sea. Thomas Wishart); Warne (Tamar), Usher the Colony Billiards Championship sional honours.
(Cornflower) and McPhee and the dates on which the matches
will be played is as follows:nam
L/Cpl Herriott v E. Remedios, (Feb.11.)
Reserves: Burroughs (Stonecutters) and Thomas (Berwick).
(Borwick), (Veteran), Langmend as left half, and a possible succes Fisher sor to A. B. Robertson of the Veteran). Medway. It will be admitted that Goodrich has been playing excellent football, but Thomas should have been given the vacancy in view of his excellent record. been made second reserve, to the Navy's Benlor Shield team.
From 1826 onwards he made repid progress in soccer, and was son promoted to the first cleven.
In 1929 he was selected to tepre»
Junior: Woodman (Royal Naval Hospital); Buchanan (Fandora) and
F. Jones y F. GII, (Feb 14.) Bent South China is their memor- Newman (Keppel); Baker (Cornwall), C/Sgt. L Jarman v S. M. da Cruz, able Java four, and on this occasion
and: Fartington | (Feb. 16.).
distinguished himself as a half-
played.
Thomas has Blair (Olympus) (Tamar), Elgoy "A. Osmund, Ý L/Cpl., Maltby, back, in which position he has since
COUTH CHINA have decided to field the strongest possible side against the Athletic this coming Sunday.
(Cornwall);
Sayor (Modway) Murrell (Wishart), (Medway) and Persons (Cornwall).
Reserves:Drown (Royal Naval Hospital) and Marin (Stonecutters).
(Feb. 18.)...
"Owing to illness Corporal A. Cot In November last year, Leung, by tle, Royal Engheers, han been for manner of his excellent and clean cad to withdraw from the Compet play, gained his first interfort tion. This is very unfortunate, as honours.
Cottle was favoured to lower the He again made a name for him- colours of the champion. It Is self as a half back when playing in doubly unfortunate for Cottle the last Interport opainst Shanghai: for he had to withdraw from at the Valley,
for the same reason.
SOUTH CHINA TEAM.
The Central British Association
The following have been selected are holding an American Mixed THE POLICE will have to show to play for South China against the
TE Double Tennis Tournament on
much better form, than they Chinese Athletic on Sunday at Caro-
in tackling, his anticipation and Sunday at King's Park at 2.15 pm- did last Saturday if they are to de- Ung Hill in a First Division League the Army Championship last year Leung's beat points are his speed
The following pairs are participat feat the Navy, this week-end. Boccer game STA
good defence but this time they will Lau Mau; Leung Wing-chui, Wong be of 500 points, and will be play-brilliantly with his winger. be up against a first-class Navy Mel-chun; and Laung In-chan Chened on the No.1 Table at St.. Pa- He is rated with Robertson, of the
Shu-hong, Tam Kong-pak, Fung King-
will commence at 8 pm, sharp. Colony note forward line something to be re- cheong In, Pak-wa, and Yeung Shik-trick's Club, Garden Road. Play Navy, as the best half-back is the koned with In Hong Kong football. vike
gramme, and the match between ing-Miss Ambrose and R. A. Carroll, The Police, it is admitted have a Lim Thin-chan; Lee Tin-sangand Games in the Third Round will excellent passing. He combines
The following will represent the Club aganist the Borderers in their Senior Shield soccer encounter on Ng Sze-kwong, Colony champion Miss Steele and S. MacNider, Miss Saturday on the Club ground: air years in succession, and lat Fisher and R. Blyth, Mrs. Hudson and Rodger: Martin and S. Straigo Kwong-tasun, last year's Bnalist in M. Weill, Miss Me Whitley and
Gurevitch, Miss Beavis and N. Whitley, (a) and the Malayan Championships, should Gure Woolley and I doNider, Midt can: G. Dancan, M, Railton, Wil
Carroll and B, Bickford, B liams, E. Strange and B. A. Fowlm.
attract s huge following.
A.E.L.