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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, MARCH 1935
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AMAZING DECISIONS BY FIRST DIVISION SOCCER LEAGUE REFEREE
An East Lanca forward neatly deflects the ball to a colleague as two stalwart South China defenders make an attempt to rob him of it, during the Junior Shield semi-final round encounter at Bookunpoo on Sunday,
which the soldiers won by 3 goals to 1-(King's Studio).
INTER-SCHOOL ATHLETICS
STEEL COULSON
SNOOKER LEAGUE .
WITHDRAWAL
Duties Interfere With Water Police
RESULTS OF THREE LAST GAMES
recorded comfortable wins.
Garrison Sergls Mess
Central Police Mess Prison Officers' Mess
C. & P.O's Rec. Rooms
St. Patrick's Club
R.N.D. Police
TWELVE SCHOOLS ·
INNOCENT FOOTBALLER GIVEN MARCHING ORDERS
SOUTH CHINA "B" SHARE POINTS
WITH CHINESE ATHLETIC PENALTY DECISION WHICH AFFECTED PLAY
(By" "ROVER")
AMAZING decisions by the referee featured the first division soccer
league encounter between South China “B” and the Chinese Athletic, which resulted in a draw of one goal all at Caroline Hill yesterday. To Ho-hang, who had twice previously been warned for kicking, was order- ed off for dangerous play, during an incident for which his opponent.
should have taken the blame, and South China saved a point when an Athlete player Athletic player was penalised inside the area for accidental handling,
The Athletic were the better side and deserved to win.
CREATE RECORD
FOR ENTRIES PUNJABIS BEAT
ST. JOSEPH'S START
It is about time that the Asso
ciation took a firm hand with re- ELIOTT HALL gard to the problem of referces, who do more towards causing ill- feeling than the much blamed side-line spectators.
DEPLETED K.I.T.C.
HOCKEY ELEVEN!
PINTO SHINES FOR THE LOSERS CIVILIANS RALLY UNAVAILING and Ho Chor-yin, turned out again
though two of the players who The teams were re-shutted,
were sent off during last Sunday's, Shicid game, Mak Sui-hon,
yesterday.
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WIN BADMINTON
LEAGUE CLASSIC
RECREIO PAIRS FAIL TO HOLD LEAD
K.L. GOON'S DECIDING
MATCH PLAY ·
The East Lancashire Regiment's Junior eleven which entered the final of the Junior Shield on Sunday, when they beat South China by 3 goats to I on the Sookunpoo, ground. The team's mascot, a daschound, can be seen in the front--(King's Stadio),
CHINA'S TENNIS ACE THRILLS BIG CROWD
DAZZLING OVERHEAD. PLAY THE FEATURES
(By 'REFEREE") !
"HO SIN-KEE, China's national lawn tennis singles champion,*
the course of exhibition matches he beat Taul Wai Pul 6-4, 6-3 and then, with E. C. Fincher, beat the Rumjahn cousins 6-1, 6-3 after a dazzling display of overhead work and powerful forehand driving.
Kinda Crowd at the H.K.C.C.. yesterday when in
There can be no question of his superiority over Guy Cheng. who so convincingly beat Tsul a fortnight ago. His shots are more powerful and he possesses greater experience.
GRAND NATIONAL
THEIR RIDERS Golden Miller Again Favourite
SEVEN AMATEUR RIDERS
London, To-day.
I have not seen such accurate and deadly smashing for years. In the first set of the doubles
his display at the net clearly rattled the Rumjahns, who fell
into the traps laid by Fincher's. perfect, deep lobbing. They were outpositioned for: the return and never, hdd a hope of returning a powerful kill into either the stand or over the screens.
AS FAVOURITES
LA SALLE'S STRONG CHALLENGE
Three games were played on
A record entry of 12 schools, Tuesday night in the Steel, Coulson participated in the preliminaries for Snooker League, resulting in wins the annual Inter-School athletics, for the Garrison Sergeants Mess, which were held on the South China the Central Police Mess and the Athletic Association's ground
In their friendly hockey match on The Athletic forward line were The brilliant driving of K. L Prison Officers Mess, all of whom Caroline Hill yesterday before of the Kowloon Indians. Tennis
the Marina ground yesterday, the fast and* direct Punjabis Juniors defeated nine men methods, but
in their Goon and lack of stamina by the over-kicking and Recreio, gave Ellot Hall the cham- Owing to duty, the Water Police large gathering of spectators. Mess have withdrawn from the Competition was
Club by 4 goals to 2, after leading halves and forwards gave the South ston Doubles Badminton League at aome Inaccurate passing between pionship of the Men's "A" Divi- League and their fixtures, including throughout, and, judging from ten minutes of the game.
very keen by four clear goals up to the last China defenders ample opportuni- King's Park, last night, the first two matches, have been yesterday's results, St. Joseph's The military side played the
ties of clearing.
The match, which was held be- taken over by the Catholic Union, College look like annexing every-better hockey throughout, but stout
fore a large crowd, was very even "ACCEPTANCES AND 'Kowloon.
thing within their grasp.
Splendid Leader
throughout, and the issue was in RESULTS
defensive work by Karnail Singh, Ho Kar-keung was a splendid doubt until the last game. Each competing school turned centre-half, and Pinto, inside-left, leader, but lacked sound support out its very best athletes and to who dropped back into the defence. from bis Inside men, though Ho K L Goon and K. S. Liew, were
Outstanding Pair morow's finals.zre expected to kept them out of the circle on Chor-yin; pot in some good work the outatanding pair, winning all eclipse those of last year for thrill-numerous occasions. ing finishes.
Mahameul Khan netted the with him at times.
their three games, which Included Punjabis" first goal while Jageet
Li Hung-ching, playing at out the decisive one. Both played |
Kho opened his singles match Singh added the second before the side-left, sent over, many fine steadily throughout the evening,
with Tsui as if he anticipated interval..
passea, and worked hard through-and it was this which finally
[serious opposition, but after. out, but the right-wing pair. were decided the final set. Goon was
leading 3-0 became careless as very unsteady except for the second prominent for his fine overhead
Tom Wilson will again take out the result of Tsui's erratic dis- 5 10 College (11.0 secs.), 2 Wah Yan Col-third goal, which was soon follow stitute for Tsuil Ah-fat, and, though take.
play, while his partner played his Miss Dorothy Paget's Golden Miller, play. Lad Kwok-chi made a good sub-part at the not with hardly a mis- the 1934 winner and this year's
Visitor's Best Shot 100 metres 2nd host-1 St. Joseph'sed by another by Jageet Singh, lacking his brilliance, managed to
favourite, in the Grand National,
The visitor's best stroke was a College (11.8 secs.), 2 St. Paul's Col From then onwards play slackened get in some good passes, and held both of whom lost two games each, which will be run
The other two Eliot Hall pairs, which has attracted 28 starters and fat racket deep forehand cross- 5 ¡lege.
at Aintree to court drive to the and became more even, and within Taung King-kl well in check. 100 metres, 3rd heat-1 Wah Yan the last ten minutes, the K.I.T.C.
right-hand did not possess the same under-morrow week.
corner. He had the court at his surprised their opponents with a Good Athletic Defence standing as their No. 1 pair, and No fewer than seven amateur
morcy on the few occasions Tsuj Long Jumps: Diocesan Boys' School spectacular rally, scoring two quick Mak Sul-bon was his usual re-gave away several points by wan-riders will be competing for the blue retrieved this
difficult riband of steeplechasing.
shot. dering.
Towards the end of the match Tsui very The following are the final ceptances, with their jockeys:
Golden Miller (Wilson) Thomond II (Speck) Royal Ransom (no fockey yet) Reynoldstown (Mr. Furlong) Delaneige (Miloney) Southern Hero (Fawena) Brienz (Kidney) Really True (Morgan) Rachelor Prince (O'Grady) Castleirwell (Mr. Bostwick) Allybrack (bfr. Tweedis) Alexens (Capt, Payne-Galiwey) Blue Prince (Parvin) Brave Cry (Mr. Lawls)
'LEAGUE TABLE
P. F. A.
Prison Officers' Mess.. 3 12 Garrison Sergt's Mess 3 12 Central Police Mess 3.10 C. & P.O's Rec. Rooms, 3
R.E., W.O.', & Sgts'
Mess**
R.N.D. Police
St. Patrick's Club Cathelle Union ...
6
At the conclusion of the sports to-morrow, Mr. G. R. Sayer, Direc tor of Education, will present the Putrophies,
3 12
The results ward:~~
Late Rally
Two minutes after the resump half. 3 12 100 metres: 1st heat:-1 St. Joseph's tion, Mahameul Khan netted the
6 lege,
5 10
3 12
3
* 8
F. FOX TO RIDE MAKILA IN THE "LINCOLN"
French Challenge
2 College (11.8 secs.), 2 Ying Wah Col
lego.
19 ft. 11 ins.), 2 Wah Yan College, 3 La goals through Harbajan Singh and Salle College, 4 St. Joseph's Collego, Pinto.
5 Mun Sang College, 6 Wah Yan Col
liable self, and gave a further fine display of first-time clearances and prompt tackling. Sui Tim-lim
LA. Carvalho played a strong game but was unlucky to
H00 metres, 1st heat:-1 St. Joseph HOCKEY VISIT TO brought off several smart clear- find his partner, J. J. Remedios,
lege. College (2 mins, 21 4/5 seca), 2 tah Yan College.
800 metres, 2nd heal:-1 La Salle College (2 mins. 27 1/8 secs.), 2 St. Stephen's College.
F. Fox has stated that he will ride Makila in the Lincolnshire
800 metres, 3rd heat:-Diocesso Handicap. Makila is a French colt Boys' School (2 mins, 22 4/5 soca.), 2 owned by M. Pierre Wertheimer St. Joseph's College. and trained by 7. Hartigan.
It was announced yesterday, that Fox would ride Man's Pal for Iol.
land's stable.
Mr. Holland explained to-day that there had been a misundor. standing. F. Fox had provisional-
Pole Vault: 1 St. Stephen's College
JAPAN
ALL-CHINA GERMAN TEAM TO TOUR
|ances, and was only beaten by al on one of his off days.
Remarkable Rally
penalty-kick.
:
South China failed to repeat; The strongest Recreio pair was their splendid performance of last E da Souza and H. A. Alves. In Sunday, their forwarda never real- their set with K. F. Wong and P. ly settling down, and seldom ap-K. Chan, they gave one of the pearing likely to score.
most interesting displays of the Shanghai, March 15. The right-wing-Yeung Shui-yick down, they recovered and managed evening, for, after being 17-5. 15 St. Paul's College, 6 La Salle Col-season has been remarkably suc- and made a number of sound open 17. This was mainly due to the The German Hockey Club, whose and Lai Shui-wing, were very fast to defeat their opponents by 21- legs, 7 St. Joseph's College, B. Ying cessful, are concluding their seasonings, and Lee Shek-yau on the left hard-hitting and well-placed Wah College.
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by a gymkhana on Sunday, when was prominent with many fine cen drives of Souza, who had the ad- five men's and two women's teams tres in the first half. will play in matches in which the
La Salle College, 4 Mun Sang College, (8 ft. 6 ins.), 2 Ying Wah College, 8
ly accepted the mount. As he had MAX BAER'S MYSTERY
not heard from him to the con-i trary, he assumed that the ar rangement would stand..
China Mail
BRIDE
Happy Event After
England Visit
sides are representative of pro
Lai Tak Po Shines
Emancipator (Mr. Cazalet Huic
yet)
Fouquet (no jocket Huicholion (Ward)
Jimmy James (Nicholson) Lazy, Boots, (no: Jockey yet) Master Orange (Mr." Belos) Princess Mir (Mr. Jackson) Red
Park (Fitzgerald)
Blater (Maxwell). 2.
Southern Itue. (Duggan)
Tapmols (Gurney)
Trocadero (Cullinan)
Thercas (Owon)
Unelebatt (Robson).
acwas anticipating this shot,, but he.
was never fast enough to make bir return with any degree of safety," I was particularly impressed with his forehand and overhead," but his backhand is not sufficiently strong for Davis Cup play. against the American team. His volleying also Ineeds improving, as, at the moment,
it lacks finality.
Beqter."
Tsui performed very creditably in the second set when his fore- hand was working more smoothly than in the opening set, but his backhand was again deplorably weak for a champion. He again threw away points attempting his now well-known drop shots.
Fincher's Fine Display Teddy Fincher gave a splendid account of himself and vied with Kho for the honours in the doubles match. Time and again he out volleyed H. D. Rumisha and tre |quently had 8. A. In difficulties with
tantalisingly accurate lobbing,
vantage of reach and height
They kept up with Goon and vinces of the home country.net Teang King-ki did not have a Liow very well in the deciding set It had been hoped that an All-good game, being too well covered until the score was 12 all, then China Gorman team, Including by Lai Kwok-chiu, to be at all dan- the pace began to tell on them and players from Shanghal, Tientsin, gerous. Lai Tak-po gave a steady they dropped the game thereafter. Hankow and Hong Kong, might pay display in the pivotal berth, good Playing wall together, Roderi- a visit to Japan 'n the next few marking and clever clearances un-gues and Oliveira managed to se- weeks, but this has not been found der pressure being a prominent cure two of their games, but
The tour has there-feature of a splendid display. His (Continued in Next Columns practicable, Max Baer, the world's heavy-fore been postponed until the end supporting halves were not too weight boxing champion, says ho
The scores were Intends to be married to a wealthy
of the year..
sound, both miskicking frequently.(Recreio)
J. 3, Remedion and L. A Carvalho found Good ond Liew too fast and his best, though he made several St. Andrew's y. Club de Recreio "Bfrom his tour of England.
aociety girl shortly after returning
The defence was good, both lost to KL Goon and E. S.
steady for them. Oliveira, al- good recoveries. H. D. was not as backs, Tong Kwan and Yu Hing. Liew W
though not playing up to form, put steady as usual and was often out- (8 p.m.)
10-21 in some very fine shots, but fell positioned as the result of the fast Nobody, however, will know her
yuen, clearing splendidly and ef-lost to K. F. Wong and P. K. Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Ladies namo until the wedding bells ring,
AM Chan
7-21 away towards the end,
exchanges. Section Spring Meeting and Pro- said Max.
to K. Y. Les and T. 0, Lee. 12-21 The Recrelo still have one more Kho left for Bhanghai thin mor- sentation of Prizes.
Sports Diary
TO-DAY
Badminton-Mixed Doubles
Goll
Hockey.
Sacramento (California).
The bride-to-be is described as Police v. Lincolnshire Regiment
being 28 years of age," She lives (Police Training School, 5 p.m.) somewhere in the eastern part of Meetings
the United Statessti Hong Kong Bowls Association
Warding Matheson's Board Room, this wacka jag vegn
6.30 p.m.).
HOCKEY FULL BACK'S TRAINING
TO-MORROW Badminton.Mixed Doubles F,M.C.A! ~; Talkoo R.C
Hocker
p.m.j
Beor expecta, to sail for England
As a famous international hockey
JAPANESE BASEBALLERS WIN FROM JAKLAND
Visitors' Pitcher Wreaks Havoc With Americans
Continued from Previous Column
S. A. Rumjahn was not seen at
fectively breaking up most of their lost Sousa and H. A Alves match to play, against the St. Anning, and he expects to sail for New
E
drew's Club.:
21
York at the end of March.
A. M. Rodrigues and M. Oliveira English Women Win New
opponents' raids Wong Wah-kat was well in the limelight with (Recrele) many spectacular saves, and gave a lost to Goon and Liew convincing display,
beat Wong and Chan beat Lee and Les Tokyo, Mar. 14.
Steady Commencement ball team, now matching its bats exchanges fairly even. It was ear beats wong and Char Japan's only professional base. The first half was quiet and the lost to Goon and Lew
(Recreto) with the members of the Pacific ly evident that the players had boat Lee and Lee Coast Longue, yesterday defeated the Oakland Cub by the score of been warned about rough tactles. 2 to 0, according to a morango re- and at times the play became a California, Sawamura, Japanese which the men studiously, avoided ceived here to-day- from Modesto, most, a farce by the manner. In team's pitcher, was largely reapon-
into contact within each
Continued on, Page 5).
Fleet Lower Deck Hong Kong player once declared, the best train-ible for the shut-out of the Oak
Hockey Club Juniors
inga Park, 6p.m.)
ing for a full back is first to be a land Batters, the report: added.
Recreto 80 Andre
15~~21. 2117
MEN'S DOUBLES
DIVISION
Tamed FA Pia
Zealand Test Match
Christchurch (N.2.) England: Miss Bymons, the New Zealand. defeated New Zealand by an innings captain, in attempting to catch and 887 runs in the women's Test ball, was 'ruck on the match here last month
had to retire.
and England declared at 508 for Ave. Miss Partridge was the most suc New Zealand had scored 44 in their cessful bowler ini New Zealand's: Arst innings, and, in their second second innings, taking four for 60, 125.240-3 were all out for 123.
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