THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1935-
Sporting Pages
Members of the C.R.C. and Hong Kong University "C" Division Lea- gue lawn, tennis teams, who met at Causeway Bay on Thursday, resulting in a win for the former by 7 sets.to, 2. M. C Lau and M. K. Lau, veteran CR.C. members, are seen first and sixth from the right, respectively. ---- (King's Studio).
LI HAU-MO SHINES FOR
CHINESE R.C.
POLICE OVERWHELMED IN DULL ENCOUNTER
THOUGH
(By "Referee")
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COMPLETE ASSISTANCE FOR
TO-DAY'S PUNTERS
FULL DETAILS OF ALL PLACED
PONIES THIS SEASON
T order to give punters every opportunity of winning bets at the Sixth Extra Race Meeting at the Valley this afternoon, "Rapier," our racing correspondent, has compiled the following comprehensive statis- tics to date. The placed ponies for every race this year are included in the following lists, giving the distance over which they raced, the times recorded, their jockeys, the weights they were carrying, and the distances they won by.
China Poines
HALF MILE
1014-Strathaird· (Neugebaeur)
153 lb. High Principle (Tao) 154 lb. Strathairn (Proulx)! 152 lb. 14 length and 1⁄4 length. 1.002—Belmont Star (Li) 158 lb.;)
Matinee Idol (Needa) 152 lb.; What About That (Deim) 152
Ib. 15 lengths and 136.
the Chinese R.C. "D" Division Lawn Tennis League team did not impress as much as I expected, they are going to prove quite a use-FIVE fal side, as their 9-0 win over the Police at Causeway Bay yesterday would suggest.
SOUTH CHINA
BEAT KOWLOON
CRICKET CLUB
TANG AND TSANG EXCEL
DISAPPOINTING LACK OF
UNDERSTANDING
(By "BASE LINE")
Their main strength is
their
FURLONGS Soldier of Britain
(Sun)
Rapier's
Selections
161 lb Oak Bay (Frost) 161 Race 1
lb.; King's Fancy · (Marshall).
161 lb short head and -lengths
ROSE-QUEEN KING'S JUBILEE VICTORIA HALL
ability to lob an old Chinese 1131-Pontiac Bay (Frost) 161 Race &
custom!
Time and time again the Police players dropped points as the result of being forced into The errors by clever lobbing. Chinese, however, are particular- ly weak in their ground strokes: and service. In this respect Li
COLD MORNING BAG TOR
ABLĘ AMAZON.
lb.; High Honour (Tao) 161; lb.; Ythan (P. Botelho) 158. Ib.
length and short head.
(Pin) 156: 1134-Cavalcade
Philanderer (Deitz) 158 Ib;] Race & Young Chap (P. Botelho) 152 In Short head, neck.
Hau-mo, a newcomer, gave de-1092-Oak Bay (Frost) finite signs of promise. He pos- sesses a keen sense of direction. lobs perfectly, and has an atfack- ing backhand
The remaining five players were steady, with Fung In-kan a little more advance than the others. though Chan Han-po' still plays a 200d game for his age
(Continued on Page 5) The results were:
A very close encounter was seen in the "D" Division of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday at King's Park. when the South China Athletic Association beat the Kow-- loon Cricket Club by 5 sets to 4 on beat A. R. S. Major and J. Galvin & 2 the latter's courts.
It was quite evident from the standard of play that the players had not quite settled down to their respective partnerships, and, with the exception of D. S. Green and L E. Kirby, of the home team, and Tang and Tsang, of South China. the tennis was very ragged.
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errors
Hirst and Perry, although com bining well, made innumerable in attempting impossible shots and attempting to out-lob their more skilled apponents.
Hirst's Off Day
+
Hirst sent, nearly everything which came his way into the airfi while Perry, instead of taking the ball as it came, tried to get into position for a forehand stroke with disastrous results.
Orr. was much better than his partner, Freeman, who could not volley.
Tang and Tsang were both play-.
Li Hau-mo and Fung Ju-kan (C.R.C.) {
beat C. Pile and G. Carruthers beat W. E. Meadows and B. G.
Baker Chan Han-po and L Ping-fung (CRC) beat Major and Galvin beat Pile and Carruthers beat Meadows and Baker
Leung Ting-han and Lan (CRC)-
best Major and Galvin beat Pile and Carruthers. beat Meadows and Baker
161; King's Warden (da Roza) 151;
· Gladiator (Davis) 148. Half length and half length. 1173-Bold Captain- (Frost)"158; High West (Froulx) 158: Flamingo (Deitz) 155. and half.
SIX FURLONGS
»
Race
HETMAN MACARONI KING'S BOUNTY
DOUBLE CHANCE BELMONT-STAR VALLEY VIEW
·Half Race: 5
1313-Boussear (Needa) 161 D.
High Honour (Tao) 161 Ib Tthan (P. Botelho) 158 Ib: 1 length and short head.
FLY-BY-NIGHT CLEAR VIEW ZA POPULAR STAR
Race C
PRIDE OF TSINGTAO GOLD BULLION BOXING EVE
Race 7
· ALACRITY
SHOOTING STAR VIXEN TOR
Ib.; The Chetah (Frost) 158 Race 3
61
6- 4
$ 2 5-1
132.1---Lucky Strike (Needa) 153)
Man-kit
£m 2:
6- 2
6- 0
LR.C. DEFEAT
FOOTBALLERS IN
“D” DIVISION
MEDIOCRE TENNIS AT SOOKUNPOO
FULLER AND WINCH SHINE
FOR LOSERS
ing on the top of their form, the The Indian Recreation Club beat outstanding feature of their game the Kowloon Football Club by 5% being their excellent fore and sets to 3% in the "D" Division of backhand drives Tang impressed the Lawn Tennis League at Soo- with clever placements and often kunpoo yesterday, The Indians had his opponents spreadeagled. took the lead in the first round by while Tsang, playing from the securing two sets. baseline, kept B izaculate
length on both his fore and back- kand
(Continued on Page 5).
Scores were:—
D. S. Green and L. E. Kirby (K.C.C.)
(Continued on Page 5)
The results were
Ib.; Wadebridge (Marshall;, FLAMINGO
161 b. 2. lengths short head.
HIGH WEST
1.32.3-Wadebridge (F. Marshall)| FORGET-ME-NOT
161 ib.; Emergency Call (Er-Race 9 rarnacao 158 Ib.; Tin Ho (Piḥ) | 161 lb. Length and half a length.
BAYARDO
DON
FLYING TOURIST
FLAMINGO.
Australian Ponies
FIVE FURLONGS
1.044-Mount Pilatus (Black) 152
Ib. Goldsmith (Deitz) 149 Jb.; Shooting Star (L) 157 Ib. Length and 2 lengths.
SEX FURLONGS
1.19.3-Derby Day (Pih) 155 lb
Got. That (Deitz) 155 Ib; Sen- the Cros (Ho) 15%
lengths and 2 lengths.
1.20.1-Rose Ann (Needa) 152 b.;
The Bean Goose (Frost) 152
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The Hong Kong Football Club senior soccer eleven, who have conclad-- ed one of their most successful sexsons for several years. Standing (L to R) LG. Robertson T. A. Pearce, G. S. Gamble, G. Rodger, G. For row and F. Nicholls. Sitting. Eott, S. Strange. A Howe (Captain), M. L. Railton and G. Duncan (King's Stadio).
MALAYAN SPORTSMAN VISITS COLONY
SWIMMERS WANT INTERPORT
WITH COLONY
"WE in Malaya were very much surprised at the Colony's inability to send a representa- tive hockey side down there last year, as we fully expected to see a Hong Kong side against Sin- gapore, following the Singapore-Malayan team's successful invasion of Hong Kong," said Yeo 1112-Bobniak Star (LI) 165 Cheok-wah, probably the finest Chinese all-round Night Star (Butler) 154 1b; sportsman Malaya has ever produced, in an ex- clusive interview yesterday.
Th: Shooting Star (Li) 155 h
3 lengths and a neck.
Mount Pilatus (Frost) 151 lb. 11⁄2 lengths and 2.
1.20.3 Goldsmith (Deiti)” 154; St
Joan (Black) 148, Shooting Star (Butler) 158. Short head
and short hend.
1.191-Australian Boy
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The two trips to Hong Kong pends upon circumstances." the Malayan team and by the
Splendid Footballers ⠀ Chinese team Malayan
have helped tremendously, and hockey did footballers, and there is a pos- "We have, however, some splen- (Davis) among
Chinese and Malayan sibility that one or two of them will (Pih) 145: Clubs has gained tremendously be selected to represent China at
Neck in popularity.
the World Olympiad in Berlin next Although there was not much year Pilatus (Black) enthusiasm aroused in Chinese cir-
141; Sancy Face Got That (Frost) 153.
and length.
↑ 1.03.3.---Mount
"Ever since
re
138: Got That (Frost) 156; cles of the Colony over our visit, any track and field athletes to the Although Malaya has never sent Night Star (Pih): 150. Three- the Chinese here are gradually National Games, our times on the taking to the game, and we hope sun-baked grounds are just as good quarters and "a ́nect - 1.05.2 Goldsmith (Deitz) 154; St that we have infused some enthus if not better than National ·
Joan (Proulx) 147: Shooting iasm among the large number of cords. Star
156. (Butler)
Two Chinese sportsmen in Hong Kong. "We had every hope of being in-- lengths and a half length.
Swimmers Desire Contest vited to Hong Kong by the HKL ONE MILE
Ng Mong-guan. A.S.A.. but now that that body is Chai Po-chong, Lee Fong-lim, Seow not functioning. I suppose there is 1.48.4-Southern Cross (Ho) 152 Sien-chye and Tiew Siu-kiat parti- no other possibility of Malaya ever Ib.; Mount Pilatus (Black) 152 cipated in the China National sending a swimming, diving, and Ib.; Snowy River (Needs) 152 Games at Nanking in 1926 for water-polo team to Hong Kong," he 1b. 1% lengths and 14.
Malaya and swept the board at concluded.. 1.47.3,-Cold Morning (Fung) 152 Swimming, diving and water-polo, Mr. Yeo Cheok-wah left for Can-
Tb: The Bean Goose (Frost) the Malayan Chinese have been an- ton last night on a business trip. 153 Ib.: Shooting Star (14) 155 xious to revisit Hong Kong and
Shanghai and to participate in the CHAMPIONS 1. 14 lengths and 4 [1.48.0 Got That (Deitz) 155 b National Games.
Goldsmith (Frost) 149 D; In the past several years, for Snowy River (Davis) 149. Ib. some unaccountable reason, the Two and 4 lengths.
Malayan Chinese have not been in
:{DOUBLE-FLY-EY-NIGHT AND 1463-Able Amazon (Butler) 165 vited to take part in the China Na-
Lb; Bag Tor (Davis) 147 b; tional Meeting, although they pos Racing Heart (Deitz) 149 th sess the finest swimmers, with pro, 11⁄2 lengths and 3 lengths. bably one exception-Kwok Chun-
130.-Pontiac Bay (Frost) 168
Ythan (P. Botelho) 158 13] Flirt (Neugebacar). 158. B. Head and short head.
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RADIO DEFEAT
BOWLING GREEN
CLUB AT TENNIS]
BOWLER'S WEAKEN TOWARDS END
KALWANT SINGH BEST
PLAYER ON VIEW -
Tennis of a very poor standard was seen in the "D" Division of the
A. K. Ming and M. Haman (LRC): Lawn Tennis League yesterday beat W. T. Knox and J.. Wils 6- 1 when the Radio Sports Club defeat-
beat V. Whites and D. Knox' ... 631
drew with C. Foller and G. Winch 6-6ed the Kowloon Bowling Green
VISITING BOWLERS
AUSTRALIANS
MAY CALL AT
HONG KONG
Dates For Second Round Of Open Pairs
POLICE GREEN'S POOR CONDITION CAUSES RESHUFFLE
That Hong Kong lawn bowlers
M. L
and A. B. Suffiad Club by 532 sets to 31⁄2 on the lat will probably have an opportunity Razack best Knox and Willis-
best H. N. Wong and Y. H. Leang - ABC) lost to M. Tang and C. M. Trang 46
beat E. S. Cheung and E. K. Wong & beat White and Knox
W. Hirst and A. E. Perry (ECC) lost to Faller and Winch
D. Orr and V. H. Freeman (E.C.C) lost to Fuller and Winch
lost to Wong and Leang
Jost to Tang and Trang
“best Cheng-and-Wong-
lost to Wong and Leung
lost to Thang and Trang
best Cheung and Wong
OUT HIRTHDAY
ter's courts.
The Radio were felding a novices of meeting Australian players was team with the exception of M revealed at the Committee meeting Sherif, who played for the Radio of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls As- throughout last year.
sociation held last night.
(Continued on Page 5)
Scores were
16-2
6-11
46
M. U. Razack and A. Baker (LRC):
lost to Knox and Willis
1-6
beat White and Knox
6-1
6
5-7
6
best W. H Chanson and Kalwant
PETERSEN WILL FIGHT AT WEMBLEY NEXT MONTH
64
FREDDIE MILLER HAS KNOCK-
Mr. E. Nish was in the chair,
T. Armstrong and D. W. Waterton and others present were Mr C (KEG.C)~~AND
Singh drew with M. Sheriff and A.
chell
to
G. Singh
W. A. Band
Jack Petersen, the heavyweight Freddy Miller, world feather champion, has been signed by K.BG.C);~~- weight champion, celebrated his Wembley to fight on June is lost to Chanson and beat Sherin and TG Z4th birthday by knocking out the opponent will probably be selected lost to Singh and Sim Spaniard, Jose Mico, in the third from Neusel, Olin and Hamas. Mr.
Milar and E round of a ten-round contest in Jeff Dickson has already made an Madrid Mico was Gib. hesries offer to Neusel to fight at the White beat Sharif and Kitchell
Bost to Casi and Singh
Chan Miller.
City, London on the same day. xt to Singh and Singh
Singh
B. Hosking (Hon Secretary). Mr. H. Beer, Mr. F. J. Jones, and -6-2] Mr F. L M Silva.
SHOULD RETAIN
-LEADERSHIP
Bowling Green Have Big Task
1513.-Snowy River (Pih) 149 lb.; hang, China's National brcast RECREIO ENTERTAIN INDIANS
a head
stroke record holder.
Interport Contests "WhatI cannot understand `is
Woodland Stag (Frost) 154lb.: Mutiny Bay (Davis) 144 · 1b. Four and length,
The Craigengower "A", the so far. 1.471-Mutiny Bay (Davis) 140; why an Interport swimming contest another scalp to their collection this unbeaten champions, should add Snowy River (PiL) 159; between Shanghai, Hong Kong and Alacrity Ciengebaeur) 152. Singapore or Malaya has never team colleagues, although a afternoon when they meet their One and half lengths, 1% been formed or arranged to take lengths.
place in Hong Kong, for with the good game should ensue, 145.0.-Saucy Face (Pih) 158; Rac Malayan Chinese participating, the
With the changes that have been team ing Heart (Deitz) 150; Bag Tor attraction would be enormous and made in the Bowling Green (Davis) 153. Four lengths and expenses would easily be accounted which meets Kowloon Docks, they
for by the gate receipts."
should give a better account of Asked if there was a possibility themselves than they have done for of any Malayan Chinese swimmers the past two weeks, although the 1.593-Able Amazon (Li) 160 h.; participating in the forthcoming Docks have always been dour op-
Saucy Face (Pb) 156 I.; National Meeting in Shanghai dur-ponents
The Indian R.C. are up against Racing Heart (Heard) 157 Tb. ing October, Mr. Yes Check Wah re- Length and length.
plied very cryptically, "it all de- formidable rivals this week in the Recreio while the clash between the KC.C. and the Police should also bring interesting results.
The best game in the Second Division will probably be the one. between. Taikoo and the Bowling
1 MILE 171 YARDS
1.58.3. — Racing Heart (Heard) 158 lb. Night Star (Butler) 149 lb: Bag Tor (Davis) 352 "Ib. length-and 1⁄2 length. 2.01.1-Bag Tor (Proux)
165:
K.C.C. TO VISIT POKFULAM
Night Star (Plh) 162; Alacrity Postponed "B" Division Green, while the Yachtsmen are ex-
(Black) 145, Short head, 2
lengths,
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PABLO DANO STOPS - CHALKY WRIGHT
66 A letter was received from 5.7 Messin. Thos. Cook requesting the Watsonville, Calit. May: IL Tetley co-operation of the Association in Pablo Dano, the California state arranging games for a party of bantamweight champion making Australian bowlers who intend to his first start since Speedy Dado, vixit Hong Kong in the near future the ex-champ, held him to a draw a and for suggested daten.
knocked out Chalky Hon Secretary was in Wright, of New York, in the second
to reply suggesting that of
scheduled for 10 rounds "Continued on Page 5); here to-night. Associated Press
week
Game To-day
pected to re-instate themselves. when they meet Craigengower.
The first game of the "Rinks The postponed “E” Division ten-Championship will be played to- nis league game between the Uni-morrow when D. M. Khan, S. 0. versity and the Kowloon Cricket Bux, M. Y. Adal and A. R. Dallab, Club, which, should have taken of the 1R.C, meet E G, Port, J place on Wednesday, will be played Fender, G. Perkins, and W. E. Hof- this afternoon at Pokfulam
|lantis, the Police Your
With the exception of G. Bur nett, who will be deputised by W. HASTINGS BOWLS FORTNIGHT
Gittins, the K.C.C. team, as an nounced in Tuesday's edition, is The Eastings Bowls Fortnight, unchanged me
Jone of the biggest seaside bowls
tournam
in the
has bean fixed this year, for the period.
26 to Septem
wine following is the KC.C, banane AW: Hamsay and LO #15 Thompson and" VA #PAS Broadbridge, and