THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1935
Sporting Page
KWOK CHUN-HANG REFUSES HONOUR OF COMPETING AT BERLIN
Chan Chin, above, has played a big part in the Chinene Palice
soccer eleven's success to date.
DECIDES TO RETURN
TO AUSTRALIA
STUDY-BEFORE-PLAY
DECISION
PARENTS OPPPOSE SURPRISE MOVE
(By "Crawl")
KWOK CHUN-HANG, the Melbourne Centen-
ary, Australian, China, Colony and Interport! Breast-stroke swimming champion, has figured SOLID GOLD in one of the biggest sensations in China's sport-
PUTTER
"SANDY" HERD
JUST LOSES
BY A BUMP
20th-Hole-In-One Promise
FAMOUS SCOT RETAINS HIS "WAGGLE”
London, November 1. "Sandy" Herd, the 67-years-old Moor Park professional, came within a couple of inches of win ning a solid gold patter when play
3. P Madar, above, is 凸野、 sidered to be one of the steadiest bats in the LRC, first eleven, but bas not shown very impressive form so far this season.
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES
BRITAIN'S OUTLOOK IN FIELD EVENTS
COLOUR RACES”. "CHALLENGE
(By "Kaplander")
London, November 9.
OLD Father Time has a habit of slipping along
fing world as the result of his definite decision to return to study in Australia immediately, there by throwing to the winds a wonderful opportuni- ty of representing China in the Eleventh World ST. ANDREW'S "B" circumstance provided a jolt of the aforemen- Olympiad, to be held in Berlin next July.
Ir
Kwok Chun-hang returned from a triumphant visit to Aus- tralia to take both the Colony and Interport breast-stroke titles: for a second time, and followed up these achievements by secur- ling the China National titles in the 100-and 200 Metres at the
new Civic Centre Pool in Shanghai-
While in the northern port, he decided to remain there to continue his studies at the St. John's University, but Shanghai evidently disagreed with him and, on the advice of a friend who accompanied him to Australia, he has definitely decided to return. there to further his studies.
His elder brother and family,
are firmly opposed to this idea.
LUCKY
But "A" Team Record Clean Sweep
RECREIO - BADMINTON SUCCESS
The St Andrew's "B** team
Jennings, above, is a very fine half-back in the combined RA.O.C, and R.ASC. eleven.
FORM
so unobtrusively that few of us ever notice his progress until something or other happens to THEIR REAL bring realisation with a shock. Picking up a paper this morning. I saw a headline with refer- ence to the Olympic Games of 1936. That little
tioned description, for a little calculation remind- ed me that within eight or nine months the nations of the world will be assembled in athletic rivalry at Berlin.
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And what are our chances likely to be? At the Los Angeles Games in 1932 we came out top in two events. T. Hampson won the 800 metres in Imin. 49 4-5sec. (both world and Olympic record), and T. W. Green finished first in the 50,000 metres walk, clocking 4h 50min. 10see.
Are we likely to do any better next year? I should say the were rather fortunate to beat the outlook is fairly good in regard to two or three track tests, but Sailers and Soldiers' Home by it is still a fact that we are woefully short of good men in what the odd set in nine in the Men's;
as they had sincerely hoped that JOCK MCAVOY WINS CHANCE Doubles Badminton League last are known as field events.
he would go to the Berlin Games with the China contin-
FOR TITLE BOUT
ing on the Oxhey Chab's course gent, and even now they are With Decision Over Young McCoy
yesterday.
trying to persuade him
The world's champion at hol-change his mind. ing teeshots-he has 19 "ones". to his credit-Herd has been promised the patter by an
to
His Hong Kong and Canton swimming friends, who learned their swimming at the same time
American golfer when he gets as he did, are also making an at- his 20th-hole-in-one.
tempt to restrain him from throw-
Playing the ninth hole, measuring away a marvellous opportuni- ing 110 yards. in the Hertford-
A brilliant swimmer who has shire Alliance Foursome Competi-
excelled in all departments of tion for the Sir Alexander Grant
wonderful Cup, he hit a perfect shot which aquatics, and with a covered the pin all the way.
opportunity of representing China Bump! The ball bounced 2ft. against the pick of the world, from the pin, hit the stick, and wok Chang-hang would indeed locked likely to drop into the tin. be foolish even
MIXED DOUBLES FIRST ROUND RESULT
J.
T. A. Pearce and Mrs. Rice-Evans beat S. A. Gray and Miss A. Mackenzie by 6-4, 6-2 in the First Round of the Colony Mixed Doubles Lawn Tennix Championship the KCC yesterday.
Unhappily, it just glanced away
and stopped 2in from the hole!
greatest fluke.
to contemplate going to Australia instead of to Berlin.
TEMPORARY LULL
In Perry-Crawford Duels
(ByFAIR FIELD””)
London, November, 13.
So the Perry Crawford duels,
New York, December 1. Jock McAvoy, British Light- heavy-weight champion, won chance at the world's title by earning a decision over Young Al McCoy of Boston, at the end of ten rounds.
McAvoy, making his debat in the United States, outboxed and catpuzened his opponent through- out the battle, flooring the Box- toniem in the third round for a count of four. Both boxers ab sorbed plenty of punishment
POINTLESS DRAW
Oxford Backs Fritter Away Chances
DEADLY TACKLING FEATURES THRILLING MATCH
London, To-day.. Oxford University held Cam-
night at Wanchai, while the St Andrew's "A" obtained an over- whelming win over the Kowloon Tong Club by securing all nine]
sets
In spite of having the services of W. Lawrence, who played for the first time this season, the Vic- toria Recreation Club could only manage to win one set in their encounter against the Club de Re- creio "B" team at King's-Park
The results of the games were as follows:
Kowloon Tong Routed
At St. Andrew's Church Hall last night, the Kowloon Tong Club were beaten by the St. Andrew's "A" team by 9 sets to al:
E. F. Fincher and B. Kew (St. An- drew's "A");
beas G. A White and S. Ar
Gray-
213 beat 3. Pong and P. Leung... 21—4 beat H. Chan and R. Wong 21-0 AE. P. Guest and F. A Bread bridge (St. Andrew's “A”);— beat White and Gray beat Pong and Leung beat Chan and
S. F. Wong and R. E. Wong
AMERICA'S ADVANCE GUARD
Winter Sports Athlete For Germany
New York, November First American Olympic athlete to sail for Germany, Richard H. (Dick) Darance of Dartmouth, was a passenger aboard the Man- hattan yesterday.
A member of the Olympic ski team, Durrance was given ticket No. P101, the first issued by the transportation committee of the American Olympic Committee. -Durrance, a native of Tarpon Springs, Fla, is going abroad now in order to practice the new German Olympic ski course at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Other members of the ski team will sail in Jaznary.
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CHINESE TO MEET RECREIO “A”
Badminton Treat To-night
21-13 LEADERS FAVOURED TO WIN
ALL BLACKS-
MAKE SEVERAL
TEAM CHANGES
CAUGHEY RESUMES OLD POSITION
"Shorts" Costing A Small Fortune
(By GEOFFREY SIMPSON) London, October 31.
It is satisfactory
The All-Blacks, who at last seem to know. however, that the Amateur to be approaching their true" Athletic Association have be-form, are making an important stirred themselves to remedy positional change for their game this deficiency by the establish- with Newport to-day...
ment of the summer school atj
Loughboro' for the instruction
TH. C. Caughey, one of the
and encouragement of men in fastest thinkers of the party, is of resuming at centre-three-quar ter, the berth he likes and
particular branch
this athletics.
In 1934 the school lasted a fort which he vows suits him better night, and the success
than any other. He ought to of that
know because he has never been initial venture encouraged an ex-
tension to three weeks this year, anything but a centre since his
school days. when there was an attendance time the team started here. But from the..
|150, compared with 100 a twelve
months previously-
A Great Teacher
.
manager V. R. Meredith has been experimenting with Caughey at five-eighth. Excellent results were achieved Playing centre, Caughey is said on each occasion Particularly to be great at getting the ball to was this the case in regard to thejhis wings and then running round school this year.
to form an extra link in the chain, The promoters were fortunate He has scored dozens of tries by enough to be able to secure the this move.
of the world's services of one
A Ripping Story leading athletic coaches in Jaako
Caughey's gallop for the life is Mikkola, the famons Finnish ath-so well known, in fact, that defea- lete, who holds the position of ders sometimes yank his feet from coach at Harvard University, and under him after he has parted who generously came over from with the ball rather than let him the States for nothing bat his run loose bare expenses.
Oh, yes? Those sort of things go Under his expert tuition
and on
in Rugby. The tackling is personal inspiration the standard vigorous and there is no room for of performances by the pupils was shrinking violets in the game. quite notably improved.
(Continued on Page 5.1.
For confirmation, look at the {All-Blacks' predicament over their Bugby shoras! All the pairs they
BADMINTON AT brought with them from New Zea-
RECREIO
land have "gone west.”
owing to the British champion's bridge to a pointless draw in their Andrew's withdrawal from lawn tennis for annual Rugby fixture at Twicken-beat White and Gray a time, are not to be renewed in ham yesterday in a match that beat Peng and Leung
beat Chan and Wong Second Disappointment Australia this season. But, as A. was thrilling if not spectacular. This is the Moor Park veteran's Wallis Myers reminds me, the The Oxford backs had many
Odd-Set Win second disappointment. Playing at Australian championships
Only two matches in the men's will chances of breaking through, but Huddersfield three years ago he not lack intriguing interest
badminton league are down for were not good as an attacking Playing at home, the Sailors' and decision this evening and, while holed out in one and thought it
Crawford, the title holder, was line, while the star Cambridge Soldiers' Home were beaten by the the game between St. John's and was his 20th performance of golfa defeated by Adrian Quist at Bris-threequarters were
completely St Andrew's "B" team by 5 sets Taikoo ought to be a walk-over for |baze, but has never yet lost bottled up by the deadly tackling to 4:
to: Records were consulted. Then the younger members of
the former, followers of badmin, the of their opposite members.
This was the first pointlessS. Home):-
Yang Chan and J. Winfield (S. and ton will probably be provided with it was discovered that Herd was Davis Cup team in the chief one out in his reckoning-it was event. The possibility of either draw since 1892-Reuter
lost to M Weill and A. Bliss 9-21 one of the best games of the sea- bis 19th, and not his 20th hole in Quist or McGrath-lowering his The tears were:---
son when the Chinese Recreation beat S. A. Broadbridgg and. L ́
E. Kirby
21-14 Club meet the Recreio “A”.
The cost of wear and tear, in colours is bound to excite specula- Oxford University Stuart Wat
The Fifth match in the Club dej Curiously enough, since he went tion.
son (Loretto), Obolensky (Trent Colbeat P. White and J. Dawson 21-2 Despite the fact that they are Recreio
fact, was making such inroads Ladies Badminton B. Collings and L. C. Gibbons (S. playing at home, it is extremely Tournament was played off a decided to have some special non-: to Moor Park a dozen years ago,
into the profits that the All-Blacks leze), Walford (Hagby), Harding Then there is the remarkable (Tonbridge), Rees Jones (Ipswich), and S. Home): Herd has only once holed his-tee advance of John Bromwich, the Grieve (Ampleforth), McShane (Ans-lost to Weill and Bliss ....
doubtful whether the Chinese will King's Park yesterday afternoon, ripping, unshrinkables made. shot. That was in November, Sydney youth who uses two hands tralia) Bret: (Durham), MoGrath beat Broadbridge and Kirby. 24-23 be able to hold the strong Recreio when the "A" team secured a
A West-country tailor was' en- for his forehand drive. He has (Stonyhurst), Pienaar (South Africa), beat White and Dawson... 21-15 aggregation.
total of 60 aces against the "D" trusted with the task. No need to Disney (Cheltenham), Reid (Upping- A. Edwards and A. E. Brown (5. The following is the week's pro-team's: 38. Coombe Hill has been his already defeated Quist and Hopam), M. C. G. Cooper (New Zen-and S. Home):
tell him anything about footba favourite course for performing man, and his supporters are cou-and), Bloxham (King Edward), lost to Weill and Bliss the feat, for he has had 13 "ones"fident that he will go further. Enghes (St. David's)
lost to Broadbridge and Kirby 13-21
one.
1929.
on the course.
As Keen As Ever
A native of St. Andrews and a member of the famous quartette James Braid, Harry Vardon, and
20 21
&-21
Cambridge University: Parker lost to White and Dawson 15-21
A
V.E.C. Well Beaten
MEATS DOUBLES To-day
St. John's CRC
MIXED DOUBLES Friday
Brigade
(Crypt School); Rawience (New Zen- Hand); Stewart (Fettes) Wooler (By- INDIAN R. C. CRICKET TEAM. Ida). Fyfe (Ondic);; C. Jones (Liado-
very), Low, (Dover); Laborde (Har
At King's Park last night, the row); Lord (Oundle), Dinwiddy (Bad The following will represent 1. Young Dalrich), Inglis Club de Restelo "B" team beat the St Andrew's J. H. Taylor were the other three the Indian Pecreation Club in a (Buxhy), Irving (Glenalmond). W. Victoria Recreation Club by 8 sets Snd S. Home v
Sandy Herd has lost none of premier League cricket match Young (City of London), Cocks (Hxi- to 1
GR.C. his old enthusiasm for golf against the Royal Navy next leybury).
His is as keen as ever And Saturday at 2 pm, at Sookunpoo. with the passing of the years, F. D. Pereirs (Capt.), S. A. Of the 60 matches already play-lost to S. A. Eunjahn and C. famous Scot has lost none of his. Eurjahn, A. S. Sumad, A, Red, Oxford has won 21, and Cam- old style or manneriams. Abbar, MP. Madar, K. Nazarin, M. bridge 22, while 11 have been
He is not an undemonstrative el Arculli and T. el Arcali
|_ George_Greenwood tells me, the lamail, A. E. Mader, A. R. Mizz A
player There are thzes when he addresses pleasanturi and kindly
words to the ball and there are
other times?
Agains
the
"waggle" (in Very delibers
świng:
crisp and
UNIQUE RECORD
Oxford Leading
N. S fbeat Mo M. de V. Soares and
W: Lawrence
Ladies Tourney
Charles Oliver, the cricketer, flost his last...pair în spectacular style. They were ripped right off!
The detailed results of the game shorts. were as follows:
Miss Alda Remedios and Miss R. The players have now received them, and the largest pair, intend- | Ribeiro ("A" team)?—N
inst to Misa Silva and Miss O.
18 Ribeiro, sur. Miss M. Ribeiro and Miss CA Xavier ("A" team)
best More Noronhand
Miss N. Ribeiro
Min Put Remedios, Remedios ("A" team) best. Miss L. Assumpo
Miss E. Fosario. **A" "team" zerrégate, 60
21
ed for 16st. Athol Mahonky, fre a grand fit for 91⁄2st. “Joe” Sadler. Business And Flexstire
"One of the All-Bizkaiarty,
8 W. Tindillis taking three New Miss S. Zealand University examination papers in London- next week. Special arrangement have been Imade for him to sit here so as not
to lose a year's work, G
He is a studious than of 28 who spends his train journeys with the teams with his nose în his books);
N. Beltrao and B, Gosane (Recreio
LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE
18-21
St Andre
Escrel
A Pts 403248
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GTENNIS AT THE KC.C.
beat P. B. Alam and C. M
Lavier...
HA. Barros and A.
dr Ma
Cambridge won a great and well deserved victory last year when. in the face of
strong wind reso
beat Rumjahn and Siya the first half, during best Scares and Lawrence
the ball most beat Allam and. Xavier
remarkable sporting feat has throug achieved by a Scottish sports-} whic
I Gaddend, of for the second year
21-13 St.
ey finished the. 1.5 Remedior and AS-B
oals, oris drop Recreio "B
Toal and pee Spices and
|bert Ranjahu and Silva. Orford's best Alsu and
(Continued at Fort of
St. And
Kowloon To 21-12 Talkot Biki
3 and 5 Bazi Flot ExTA
Playing in the final of the Low- I fancy he must be the first
ecket Club 18-64 1oon.
doubles "yesterday, E. C. and E-F. Fincher (owe 15) and A
-Guest hadi
tourist andwich er Song between matches. But this is not the last time he Helfs hoping to
1987
of the