THE CHINA MAIL.
MONDAY, MAY 14, 1934.
SALESporting Page EL
CHINA SECOND TO PHILIPPINES
Crimson Gridsters Get in Spring Practice
Although the Fall is a long way of, Harvard Uni-warriora in action during Spring practice Coach versity grid squad doesn't believe in letting the Eddie Casey is a believer in the maxim that practice TALE grow under its feet. Here are a few Crimson I makes perfect, so he's giving his gridsters plenty of it.
JAMES WINS
BILLIARDS AT
SHAMSHUIPO
Close Victory Over Atkinson.
LINCOLNS TITLE
L/Sgt. T. Tames "C" Company|
STEWART WINS BOGEY POOL
Welcome Return To
Fanling Contests.
BROOKS WINS QUALIFYING COMPETITION AT VALLEY
A. B. Stewart (3) signalised his return to competitive golf by win beat Ple. Alkinson “H.Q." Wing byning the Bogey (Par) Pool with 400 points to 318 to win the Lin-a card of all square from 33 en- colnshire Regiment's Battalion In-tries
<dividun! Billitas Championship at Sham- before a crowd of 200 shulpo Inst night.
over the Fanting course during the week-end.
SCHMELING
HELD TO DRAW
PHILIPPINES
IN FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD
LEAD IN FAR
EAST GAMES
China To Meet Java At
Soccer To-day,
GAME THAT WILL DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIP
Volleyball Decider.
The Philippines are leading the competing countries in the Far Ear- tern Games at Manila, having four wins to China's 3, Japan's 2, and
Java's 1.
This afternoon will witness the
epic Soccer duel between China, who are the favourites, and Java. The winners of this game should
secure the championship.
The Lay Tennis Beries, be tween China and Japan, and the
Philippines and Java, will be con- cluded to-day with the remaining fact that the Philippines Japan have already won their rub
bers
and
The Volleyball game be tween China and the Philip- pines to-day should provide
RESULT OF FIRST TWO RESULTS TO-DATE
DAYS' GAMES--
Football.
2 PHILIPPINES 0
# JAPAN
Basketball,
2
CHINA
[JAVA
1
JAPAN'S THIRD PLACE IN PHILIPPINES 51 JAPAN
CHINA
27
35
Lawn Tennis.
JAPAN
0
FRONT OF JAVA ·
TWO PROTESTS LODGED
Manila, Yesterday.
42 JAPAN
3 CHINA
PHILIPPINES 3 JAVA
Volleyball.
PHILIPPINES 3 JAPAN
Baseball.
1
PHILIPPINES 25 CHINA
I
1
20 CHINA
WOMEN'S GAMES.
THE Chinese athletes led a brilliant and colour-JAPAN
ful parade to open the Tenth Far Eastern Olympic Games in Manila yesterday, and then de monstrated their undisputed superiority on the Soccer field by crashing through to a 2 to 0 win over the Philippines, Tam Kong-pak and Lee Wai-tong scoring the goals.
The Chinese, not content with their football success, recorded an overwhelming basketball win over the Japanese by 42 to 27, gaining the warm admiration of American spectators who likened their tact.cs to those of Collegiate teams.
FIRST DAY
AT BARCELONA the champion team. Both CHINA LEAD PARADE
Bout Against Uzcudun Over Twelve Rounds.
WORLD TITLE ASPIRANTS
Barcelona, To-day. Paolin zeudun and Max Schmeling, former world heavyweight boxing cham- pion, fought to a draw over 12 rounds here last night- Reuter.
teams have overcome Japan. The other events on to-day's a Gymnastie de- programme are monstration, Boxing, and Pistol and Rifte shooting.
JAPANESE LODGE PROTEST.
Running Track Too Short.
THREAT TO WITHDRAW NOW SETTLED
OF NATIONS
Dr. Wang Addresses 20,000 Crowd.
COLOURFUL OPENING
TO OLYMPIAD
Manila, Saturday.
#
FINE SOCCER WIN
FOR CHINA.
Skipper's Unstoppable Goal Late In Game.
'Manila, Saturday,
The Chinese footballers gave ́a magnificent exhibition, displaying a sturdy defence and a powerful attack.
Volleyball. PHILIPPINES 3 CHINA
SECOND DAY
CHINA WIN AT VOLLEYBALL.
Japanese Protest
Undecided.
Manila, To-day.
In the Volleyball yesterday the Chinese team bitterly con- tested ever inch of the game and eventually emerged vic- torious over Japan by '18 to 21, 21 to 13, 16 to 21, 21 to 10 and 21 to 14.
The Japanese team entered a formal protest alleging that the Chinese contingent had violated and made a substitu- ilon of the rules, but the com- plaint has not yet been decid ed.-Reuter.
Chinese Girls Beaten By Philippines.
0
There was no score at half-time, Colourful scenes marked the but it was not long after the in- opening ceremonies, and the ath-terval before Tam Kong Pak broke Hetes of the competing nations the ice with a neat shot from a
were accorded tremendous
Manila, To-day. difficult angle. Schmeling recently injured his
The Chinese girls' Volleyball teams Manila, To-day. ovation as they paraded under
The remainder of the game was yesterday lost in a close contest to China encountered a rough pasthe leadership of the Chinese hard fought, China's second and the Philippine girls by scores of 21 ment of the fight lu Murch, but it has since completely healed, and the
sage in yesterday's programme contingent before a crowd of final goal coming as the result of to 13, 21 to 10 and 22 to 20.--Reu-
only the Volleyball
Pi, the Philippines' full-back, at- 20,000. ex-champion was stated to be in top winning form for the encounter.
against Japan and losing the other
The Chairman of the Chinese tempting to intercept a pass to Lee Press reports from America state
contests.
Amateur Athletic Federation, Dr. Wat Tong, only to see the Chinese The Japanese team entered that Schmeling will probably meet the American heavy-weight. Steve formal protest, alleging that the C. T. Wang, briefly addressed the skipper flash in an unstoppable shot Hames, who beat him last year, in Chinese contingent had violated crowd, declaring that China was to bring the crowd to their feet in and made a substitution of the committed to the highest princi- rules, but the complaint has yet been decided.
C. H. Burton (13) was runner- jup with one down,
(86-23-62) won H. T. Brouks The Kame which was 400 up. the Máy qualifying competition thumb, which caused the postpone-
Happy started at a good pace, James Rufor the Adamson Cup at
Valley ing ahead with breaks of 18. 38
Other leading Beores among the and 26 and gaining a lead of 150(62 entries were:-
in 300.
R. Young 76-571. Alkinson was not play ing with his usual confidence.
After passing The 300 murk, however, Atkinson played well, and wid off nearly 100 of the arrears. To do this he made breaks of 23, 32. 19 and 20 in sequence. James again went to the front with a 31 and 27 and eventually won by 82 paints.
C.
At the conclusion the Command- ing Offer, 1.1. Col. E. J. de Boys. M.C., presented Cups and competi- Cues to the successful tors, and the following:
Semi-finalists-Sgt. Ash and Pte.
Turner.
Highest Break-Sgt. Green, 67.
MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS TO-DAY
Two Matches Open 1934 League.
1. N. Williamson 87-15-79.
H. U. Ireland 79-6-73.
T. D. Paton 87-14--73.
a return match at The Hague on July 1.
frenzy of excitement.--Reuter.
TRIUMPH
Japan Outplayed By Fine Defence.
sportsman- notples of international
ship, but was at present handicap- CHINA'S BASKETBALL DEFEATS BY CARNERA Paolino Uzcudun, known as the The weather cleared up surpris-ped by internal strife.
of the The Governor-General "Basque Wood Chopper," has twice lingly, allowing all the contests to
Islands, Philippine
Mr. Fronk recently come up against Primo be held.
Al- The Japanese Basketball Camera, world champion.
team Murphy, also made a brief speech, the Philippines, being followed to the microphone though he lost both encounters on again bowed to points. Uzcudun showed himself who administered a smashing de-by Mr. Quezon, President of the to be a plucky fighter, taking feat by 51 goals-to-35, causing the Philippines Senate.----
An early threat of rain cleared severe punishment, but lasting the belief that the final of this event! 15 rounds on both occasions. will be decided between China and during the parade, and while the
His first encounter was on Octo-the Philippines.
speeches were being made the heat ber 22 last year in Rome, Italy. The results of the Hong Kong and the second meeting was Golf Club, Happy Valley Section, January this year. Summer Competition to date are as follows:-
HAPPY VALLEY GOLF.
Summer Tourney.
Flat Round.
WAI TEE WONG HURT
Manila, Saturday, China overwhelmed Japan by 42 the to 27 in the opening basketball en- counter. It was a splendid game
A local pfurry was caused by the was se terrific that a member of in Japanese delegation, who surveyed the Chinese delegation fainted 'and |
the running track and found it to had to be assisted from be eight milimeters short of the grounds. regulation distance.
FORMER WORLD CHAMPION Max Schmeling, of Germany, se- cured the world title, to succeed W. L. Alexander beat W. Pitten- Gene Tunney, when he won from drigh six and four; R. C. Webb Jack Sharkey on a foul in the beat 3. E. Dovey.
fourth round on June 12, 1930. "
He lost the title to Sharkey,
Second Round,
They, therefore, threatened
to withdraw from the running events, but the matter, Was eventually settled amicably, The local papers are amusedly commenting on the importance of
miles' race.-Reuter.
cipated.
An immense ovation was given to which was not merred or slowed the officials se well as to the fo-{down by the personal fouling anti- dividual delegations. The Chinese were extremely popular, the large local Chinese community giving them a stirring reception.
L. Goldman beat C. Thwaites however, on June 21, two years two up; N. Drummond beat A. C. later, on a doubtful points deci-eight inilimeters in a two or three was finally completed just in time Wilkinson two up; A. C. Young sign.
U.S.R.C. BADLY, HANDICAPPED beat D. W. Phillips; J. A. R. Selby
a com- He attempted to stage beat A. V. Baker five and four; A. back last year when he met Max
The 1934 Lawn Tennis Mixed Brooksbank best G. Whitehead Baer, but the latter gave him a Doubles League will commence four and three; J. L.. Adams beat severe setback by executing the this afternoon with two matches. T. R. Rowell two and one; J. Ang-ko, in the tenth round. The fight
The Chinese Recreation Club, win best A. W. Muir three up.
the holders, are entertaining the Kowloon Cricket Club at Cause-
Tun-
way Bay, and the United Services'] HONG FOURSOMES Recreation Club, last year's ders-up, are at home to the Ladies' Recreation Club at King's Park Both matches are scheduled to
commence at 5 p.m.
AT KOWLOON,
'Kowloon Wharf And
Godowns Win.
ELECTRIC PAIR BEATEN
The Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company defeated the Hong Kong Electric Company
The KC.C. will be strengthened this year by the inclusion of Mrs. Wilson, former Scottish Junior Champion, while the United Ser vices, will be handicapped by the loss of Mrs. James, Colony Cham pion, and Mrs. Lochner, her part-la the Final of the Hong Four- ner when she won the doubles title: last year,
took place in New York on June 8, Walter Neusel, German conten- der, is now in line to challenge Carnera for his title, following his win over Tommy Loughran, and it looks as if Utcudua's chance of a third fight with the champion, may be indefinitely postponed.
CYCLING CLUB'S ISLAND SPIN...
Bathing Picnic For
Next Sunday:
Yesterday's Island spin of the Hong Kong Cycling Club was great-i
curtalled by the inclement wea ther of the morning. A start was not made until 2 p.m., when, under
ter.
PHILIPPINES AND
JAPAN WIN..
Tennis Rubbers. Are Decided:
Manila, To-day.
In the Lawn Tennis matches, Chinese double yesterday, the players, Khoo Hool-Hye and Kho Sien-kie lost to the Japanese pair. Sato and Yamagishi, by 6-3, 7-5,
6-2.
Meanwhile, the Philippine patr defeated Java. Zumora and Diy outclassing the Hoenip brothers by 10-1, 3-6, 6-8, 7-9, 6-2-Reuter.
CHINESE ROUTED AT BASEBALL. Matty Chang Scores Lone. Tally.
The Chinese team completely outplayed their Nippon rivals, hitt The newly-built stadium, which ing the basket consistently.
Manila, To-day. Their sturdy five-man defence The Chinese Baseball team was for the Far Eastern Olympics, was filled to capacity. Among the was reminiscent of American col-yesterday again ignominously de- spectators was the famous Warner lexiate strategy, and was success-feated, the Japanese overwhelming Brothers in comedian, Joe E. ful in keeping the opposition from them by 20 runs to 1.
China's lone tally was scored in Brown, who caused, great hilarity the scoring zone.
At the end of the first-half the the sixth innings by Matty Chang. during the baseball game-Reuter.
Chinese led by 18 to 7, never be. ing seriously threatened. KHOO HOOI HYE WELL BEATEN.
Kho Offers Sterner Resistance.
Manila, Saturday.
Waf Toe. Wong, high scorer for China, tallied 12 of the 42 goals, while C. Y. Yu and Pee Tong tallied nine each. Wai Tee Wong, however, was forced to retire shortly before thei final whistle, owing to a sprained ankle. 'It
not considered
The scores were
China
Japan
R. II. E.
1 3
3
20 14
-Reuter
3
JAVA SOCCER TEAM BEAT JAPAN.
the leadership of Mr. H. G. Chay The Chinese tennis players serious, and he is expected to play Keen Game Against ford, the Hon. Secretary a moderate met their match against the in the next game...
play.
The' scores were:
American observers noted with
China Expected.
of a high standard, but the Godown attendance met at Hennessy Road, more experienced Japanese aces Co. had that little bit better play and left Victoria by way of Tai and succumbed to superior match satisfaction the fast pace of the
Manila, To-day. to give them the advantage. 'At the Hang.
Chinese' team; and their relative
Japan bowed to two bitter de- In order to add variety, to the end of the first eighteen holes they
Bato (Japan) beat Khoo Hoo Hye small use for dribbling while on feats in the course of yesterday's were 2 up, and held three holes programme, next Sunday's ryn will
the offensive their passwork in events, the Java football team be- 60, 34, Bik. lead at the 27th, eventually win include a bathing plenie, a halt be
Yamada (Japan), beat Kho Bien Ele this phase of the game was very ing much too strong for the Nip- Ing mada near Castle Peak from ap- somes at the Howloon Golfning the match at the 83rd.
effective,
pon players and handing them an Club yesterday. J
This is the first occasion the Go-proximately 2 pm. till 5 p.m. The
In the meanwhile the Philippines'
The local Chinese are frantio easy pasting, by 7 goals to 1. ^ Representing the winners, W. down Co have been successful in run will start at 10.30a.m. from the triumphed over their Java rivals with for over the success of the Java was not extended in this There is some doubt as to whe ther Miss Enid Lo, sister of the Groves and J. Eastman beat . R. winning the "Page Shield" in the Etar Ferry, Kowloon, when Mr. Hwith the following resulter
soccer and basketball teams and match, causing the spectators to Leenande Gavin (PL) beat Hemigra wildly calebrating this evening, balleve that the final contest be well-known local sportsmen Way and W. Stoker, of the Elec- "Hong" foursomes. Last year the A. G. Kaates will lead the party via
-Router.
tween China and Java will produce Mesers, Mt. W and M. K. Lo, and trie Company, by 4 and 8 over 38 shield was won by Lane, Crawford, Tai-Po and Failing to the bathing
Francisco Aragon ((F1.); boat Bon Ltd, who defeated the Godown Co. venue. Bhamshulpo will be reached
(Continued on Page 6) -.. jan exciting game.--Beuter förmår Colony champion, will be holes.
about 7 p.m. abla to, play for the Chinese R.O, | The golf on the whole was not in the Final..