CHINA'S
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1936
Sporting Page
WORLD
TSUI BROTHERS IN
FINAL
LEE AND LUK COLLAPSE
IN FIFTH SET.
SURPRISINGLY LOW STANDARD
FOR LONG PERIODS
(By "BASE-LINE")
TENNIS of a surprisingly low standard was served up for long
periods in the Colony Doubles Championship Semi-Final tie be- tween Tsui Wai-pui and Tsui Yan-pui and Lee Wai-tong and Lak Ding-cheong. which the former won in five sets, at the H.K.C.C yesterday.
The winners, who, incidentally beat the Rumjahn cousins in an earlier round, were obviously the better equipped pair, but they were lucky to win after being forced completely out of their stride for four-fifths of the match. Only in the last set, when the light was deplorable and when their opponents had given up hope, did we see flashes of the form that eliminated the holders.
Lee and Luk showed very poor understanding and as a result lost a valcable lead of 5-3 in the first set, the winning of which might quite easily have turned the scales in their favour.
The most impressive player on Final, and their supporters can the court was Taui Wai-pui, who rest assured that they will be seen! is favoured to win this year's sin- to better advantage against this gles title. He pulled off the best pair. It is going to be a very shots of the match and was not close match with the odds slight afraid to attempt to kill the many ly in favour of the Tsuis. Jobs that came his way during the
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
encounter. In the fourth set, how-Tsui Wai-pui and Tsui Yan-pui beat; ever, he lost his grip on the game, but he came back splendidly in) the final set, when he seemed to produced. an ace at will.
Tsui Yan-pui was very weak!
overhead and allowed himself tɔ
Lee Wai-tong and Luk Ding-cheong! 7-5, 1–6, 6–3, 4–5, Gmi. Club Championship (Semi-Final)
L. Goldman beat A. L. Sulivan 6-4,
-.0-0.
Club Handicap Doubles
(Third Round)
be forced into playing his op: W. P. Lucy and R. A. Phillimore
ponents" game with disastrous results. He was well covered by his brother and as a consequence never really lost control of his
shots,
Angle Volleying Overdone Lee rather overdid his clever angle volleying and drop shots- caught, the Tsuis were seldom
their anticipation- being very! sound, and the gap between Lee and Luk as a result was too big to be ignored. Luk was badly at fault on numerous occasions when he neglected to watch his side-line
BOROTRA DECLINES TO LEAD DAVIS CUP TEAM
Pressure Of Business Said Responsible
Paris, April, 9.-Jean Berotra, France's "Bounding Basque," to day declined to accept the cap- taincy of the French 1936 Davis Cup tennis team.
Borotra, a veteran of Davis Cup competition, declined because of the pressure of business. - United Press.
(3/6) bent T. C. Monaghan and E. J. McMullen (-3/6) 6, 4maß. $-3.
TO-DAY'S TENNIS
RUMJAHN FOR FINAL?
BETTER EQUIPPED
THAN LAI
(By “BASE-LINE")
OLYMPIC FOOTBALL
Jock MeAvoy, British conten- der for the light-heavyweight boxing championship of the world, did not have much to say before his title bout, resting on his ring record of $3 knock- outs. The Englishman met John Henry Lewis, the title holder, at New York on March 13 last, but lost a keen fight on points.
ALL-IMPORTANT
SENIOR LEAGUE
SOCCER CLASH
CHAMPIONS MEET ATHLETIC TO-DAY
WILL DECIDE FIRST DIVISION
(By "REFEREE”)
A First Division League foot- ball match of great importance will take place this afternoon on the Caroline Hill ground, where South China "A", the present Lea-
NO BONES BROKEN IN
MCAVOY'S HAND
New York, March 17-It was announced that the X-rays of McAvoy's right hand, which be injured during his fight with John Henry Lewis last Fri- day, revealed that 10 bones were broken. McAvoy will therefore leave for England to- morrow for his engagement with Jack Petersen at Earl's Court on April 2.
H. D. Rumjahn has for the past gue champions, meet Chinese Ath-HOME RUGBY SCORES 12 years had one prize to show |letic in their "Derby" encounter.
PLAYERS SELECTED
FOURTEEN FROM S. CHINA A.A.
SHANGHAI, MALAYA AND JAVA PLAYERS CHOSEN
MCAVOY SEEKS
RETURN FIGHT
WITH LEWIS
UNMARKED AFTER SEVERE BARRAGE
VERY SOUND COMBINATION
(By REFEREE"")
Ta special meeting of the All-China World Olympic Football Selection Committee yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Cecil.
22 players representing the best available Chinese talent were select- ed for the Berlin Olympic Games. The party will probably leave |Hong Kong for Shanghai on Monday next, leaving the Northern port
on May 2 for Germany, vin Saigon, Java, Malaya and India. "
The South China Athletic Association, who supplied the majori ty of the players for the all-conquering Hong Kong team at the recent China National Games at the Civic Centre in Shanghai, have been specially honoured in that no less than 14 players from that body are among the 22 selected, -the others being equally divided between the Chinese Athletic Association and from overseas Chinese Clubs.
There are several surprise selections and of these Teung Shui- yick, the versatile South China "B" right and left-winger, is the biggest. I do not say that he did not deserve this unique honour. but he is undoubtedly the smallest of the 22 players. The other surprise is another South China "B" player, Cherk Shek-kun, who has only this year come into prominence. However, he has perform- ed brilliantly and should do as well as the others.
of
That famous quartette Lee Tin-[the Selection Committee had pro- sang, Tam Kong-pak, Fung King-jbably heard of the bustling me- cheong and Ip Pak-wa were among thods of some of the European the certainties, while Lee Wai-teams, and particularly those tong, China's soccer idol, was the Argentine, Hungary and certainty as far back as the France, and with this in view National Games, although be was Wong's weight should be useful also ballotted for in the usual
manner.
Taui Ah-fai, and Chan Chan-wo (Darkie · Chan) are worthy of their places and should make the No Partiality In connection with the selecteam, while the remaining place tion, it is only fair to point out will fall either to Lee, Kwok-wai, Wong Mee-shun or Leung Wing- that although Lee Wai-tong selected by the Chinese National chin, all of South China Leung Cultures, to Shin-tong, of Three Amateur Athletic Federation build up a team and to "keep his Shanghai, has also been selected, from although he is by no means in the eyes open," he refrained New York, March 16. taking an active part in the ac same class as the others.
tual selecting, thereby exonerating Jock McAvoy's. right hand himself from any suspicion of par- which was injured in his world tiality. title fight with John Heary Lewis,
NEGRO'S SUPERIOR STAMINA
ing.
South China's Attack?
Of the 10-forwards selected, the All-China attack is likely to be
The selection of Wong Kideung the South China "A" forward Hine. to whom he lost on points at Madi- (Wong Wing) and Pau Ka-ping mless some of these players great- the first son Square Garden last night, was as the two goalkeepers came as no ly deteriorate before examined by a doctor this mon- surprise, for there has not been clash in the Olympic Games.
any custodian to challenge either. There are three players who His hand is very swollen, but} The four fall-backs have been qualify for the outside-right berth, it was impossible to say whether wisely selected, with the exception and of these Yeang Shul-vick "and any bones were broken.. McAvoy of Chua Boon Lay, of Malaya, who Chia U Liang, of Three Cultures, see* T'so will undergo an X-ray examina-falled to display the same form in are the pick I have tion, and if his hand is not broken the recent games he has taken part Kwai-shing these past two The results of the Rugby Union he will sail on Wednesday for in. which he displayed at the Na-sons and, although he The defeat of the cousins in the changed from last Saturday, when matches played yesterday were as Eagland, in order to fulfil his en-tional Games. However, Boon Lay formed well, he has not the deter
following the Colony Lawn Tennis The Athletic have not yet final- Championships, but to-day he willy selected their team, as either have to beat Lai Kwong-tam in Ho Chor-yin or Lai Kwok-chiu į the semi-final of the Singles event will l
the right-half fif he is to
a remarkable Otherwise the team remains un- sequence from being broken.
gave
years'
berth
Programme Of Nine Matches
follows:-
they lost to the Club.
South China “A” will not be Exeter. to fielding any of the newcomers from Lydney
but his Shanghai or Malaya, have Newport
dropped Lai Shiu-wing from the Pontypool
Open Doubles after 11 supremacy has only tended to in- crease H D.'s determination win the singles event, and chances are bright.
In stroke production Rumjaha (inside-right position in favour of Bristol
Kwai-liang. while Woog
is Lai's superior, and for steadi-Chan ness there are few to match him. Mee-shun has been reinstated in Cardiff He has boundless experience and the pivoted berth.
considerably better court-craft. To-day's teams are:— and I shall be greatly surprised if Lai breaks
when the return from one of Lee's) drop shots was obviously going in fence. that direction. Lee's-lobbing -was
down his solid
de-
Athletic:Cheung Wing-choy; Fri Kar-hing and Mak Shui-hon: Ho Chor- yin or Lai Kwok-chui, Chui Ah-fai
If Rumjaha wins he will enter and Chan Hung-kwong, Tang Kwong-
not as deep as it might have been, the Final for the first time in his while he seldom attempted an career.
The following is to-day's pro-
overhead smash, though presented i with countless opportunities for gramme, commencing at 4.30 p.m.,
doing so.
at the ERC.C.:
Luk gave a very patchy exhibi- tion-there were
times when hel
was a class above the others, but more often than not be badly dis- appointed through what appeared to be lack of concentration.
Unusual Opposition Baffed by unusually slow re- turas, the Tsui brothers were soon 5-3 down in the first set, but they rallied well, and, playing on Lak throughout, 'took four-games in a Then they row for the first set.
volleying and attempted angle
drop shots and thus played into
the hands of their opponents,
who
levelled the match after
serer games. In
Open Singles (Semi-Final) D. Bumjaha v Lai Kwong-taun (Stand Court).
Club Handicap Doubles (Third Round)
G. S. and J. Rodger (4/6) A. C. L Bowker and A. K. Mackenzie (Sc)
E. OM Deane and G. E. E. Divett
(-15) v E E Butters and
Macdougall (WB).
POMPEY DRAW
Stockport Win At Walsall
London. To-day.
3.
sum, Yeung Kan-pa, Wong Wing-
hong Saen Chan
London, To-day.
12 Leicester
3 Gloucester
11 Barbarians
21 London Welsh 10 Devonport
Services
3
-
sea
has per-
the
gagement with Jack Petersen, at is probably the most experienced mination and the tacties of
The Shanghai player 24the Empire' Stadium on April 23. of the four backs and has played other two.
McAvoy's manager, Mr. Dave for great number of years has been the most impressive of 11 Lumiansky, stated that he is al-China's two full-backs in the Olym-the three to date and has great
5 ready negotiating for a return pic Games will almost certainly be contest with Lewis. "We are go- Lee Tin-sang and Tam Kong-pak. 3 ing after Petersen and will re-with Mak Shui-hon, of the Athle
o turn immediately after that for stic, as first reserve, and Boon Lay
o return bout with Lewis," said Mr. as second reserve.
Lamiansky. "Lewis has agreed to
8 Coventry
Waterloo Llanelly Torquay
18 Halifax 14 Aberavon
a return fight."
Athletic 2 Old Blues
-Reuter.
3
(Continued on Page 5)
Wong Mee-Skun's Selection
The selection of Wong Mee-shun was not altogether a surprise as
Kam-suen and "Darky" OPEN FOURSOMES Programme For Fourth
South China "A":-Wong "Wing:
Lee Ting-sang and Tam Kong pak: Leung Wing-chin, Wong Mee-shan
Chan Kwai-liang Fung King-cheong. and Lee Kwok-wai; Tso Kwai-shing,
Lee Wai-tong and Ip Pak-wah.
PRESENTATION NIGHT
BADMINTON ASSOC. SEASON ENDS
GOVERNOR PROMISES"
TO ATTEND
AT KOWLOON
Third Round Results
Extra Race Meeting
The following is the programme for 5-4.00 PM-High West Handicap. the Fourth Extra Race Meeting of Winner $500. 'Second $225. Third $105. For China Ponies, "E" Class. Jockey Allowance $5. and a Quarter Miles. 6-4.30. P.M.-Mount Davis Handi-
1-2.60 PM Charters
Towers!
The following were the results the Hong Kong Jockey Club, to be of the Third Round matches in held at the Valley on Saturday, May
2: the Open Foursomes. competition played over the Kowloon course:
W. A. Stewart and G. Milne beat T. Henderson and W. Orr 5 and 3.
A. T. Braley and A. L. Eastman beat E. C. Mancell and A. Ander-. son 2 and 1
J. D. Thomson and D. C. Wilson beat H. H. Mundy and W. Stoker 12 and 1.
W. C. Simpson and T., D. Paton An attractive programme has beat A. J. Dennis and E. been arranged for the Hong Kong Murphy 3 and 1.
the third set The following were the results Badminton Association's Presen- little doubt that the of the League football matches tation Night, which will take place Tsuis would again lead, but they played yesterday:—
there was
lost their advantage when, as the A FIEST DIVISION result of poor overbead work by Huddersfield 1 Portsmouth both players, they dropped- the Wednesday. fourth set in the tenth game after being led 42. In the final set Bradford
0 Middlesbro :: SECOND DIVISION 1 Barnsley
3 Swindon⠀⠀
the winners showed their real THIRD DIVISION : (South) form and, despite plucky resis-Coventry tance from Lee, won set and match Bristol R in the seventh game after only 12 minutes' play,
3- Torquay
.:: THIED DIVISION (North); Mansfield
The Tsuis will'now meet E. C. Walsall Fincher and W. C. Hang in the|
3 Gateshead
# Stockport ·
-Reuter.
at Club de Recreio, King's Park | on Saturday, April 25, commenc- 1ing at 8.30 p
RE-ARRANGED LEAGUE FOOTBALL FIXTURES
O
0 The programme consists of ex- In addition to the South China. hibition games which will be fol- "A" -- Athletic. First Division 1lowed by a dance. His Excel-clash to-day, the Navy will meet lency the Governor, Sir. Andrew Kowloon at Causeway Bay, and 1 Caldecott, has promised to attend the Fusiliers will encounter the Ofand will arrive in time to witness Saints at Sookunpoo, all matches the Men's Doubles, following commencing at 5.15 pm. In the 1 which he will distribute the prizes Second Division the Athletic will 1 won during the season.
entertain the Navy at 3.15 p.m. st Caroline Hill,
(Continued on Page 5
ance.
Handicap-Winner, $450. Second $250. Third $150. For Australian Ponies, “B” Class. Jockey Allow-
Entrance $5. One Mile. 2-2,30 PM-Mount Davis Handi-
cap. First Section –Winner $450.; Fer Second $200. Third $100. China Ponies, "C" Class. Jockey Allowance. Batrance $5. One Mile.
Note:-One Entry only will be made for the Mount Davis Handicap (Races Nos. 2 and 6). Entries will }
cap-Second Section.-Winner $450. Second $200. Third $100. For
China Ponies, "C" Class Jockey Allowance $5. One Mile. 7-5.00 P.M.Tai-Mo-Shan Handi- cap-Winner $400. Second $175- Third $100. For China--Ponies, "D" Class. Ponies that have won more than $450 in stakes since 1st
not won a
Furlongs.
be divided into First and Seconds.—5.30 Sections at the discretion of the Han- dicapper.
$250.
P.M-Canterbury
possibilities of making the team.
¡Continued on Page 51
Chinese Olympic Soccer Team The 22 selected players are:-
GOALKEEPERS Wong Ki-leang (S.C.A.A.) Pan Ka-ping (S.CAA)
FULL-BACKS
Lee Tin-sang (S.C.A.A.) Tam Kong-pak (S.C.A.A.) Mak Shai-bon (ČA-A) Chua Boon Lay (S.CRC)
HALF-BACKS
Tani, Ah-fai (CAA) Wong Mee sheɛn (S.C.A.A.) Lee Kwok-wai (S_C_A_A-) Chan Chan-wo (CIA.A.)
Leung Shin-tong (Three Cultures) Leang Wing-chin (SCA:A)
FORWARDS
Tso Kwai-shing (S.C.A.A.) Chai U Liang (Three Cultures) Yeung Shui-rick (SC.A.A) Tio Hian Gunn (1.C.F.C.) Snen Kam-shun (CAA) Fung King-cheang
(S.C.A.A.)
Lee Wai-tong (SiCiAmA.)` Cheak" Shek-kam (S.C.AA.) Ip Pak-wa (S:CAA) Chan Kwai-liang (SCIAA)
The Selectors
The selection was made by Dr.
January, 1936, and Subscription C. C. Yung of Shanghai, Mr. Ngau Griffins of this season that have Shing-kwan (chairman Hong Kong race, barred. Jockey branch N.A.A.F.) and Mr. Chow Allowance. Entrance $5. Six Ka-ki (representing the General
Park Secretary of the N.A.A.F.). Handicap-Winner $450. Second These players will take part in
Third $150, For Ata-the final trials in Hong Kong to tralian Ponies, *A* Claus Jockey {morrow ⋅ against the United Ser Allowance. Entrance $5. One vices and on Sunday in twc and a Quarter Miles.
matches against representative cap-Winner $400. Second $175. teams of the Hong Kong Football Third $100. For China Ponies, Association. "D" Class. Ponies that have won $450 or less in stakes since 1st January, 1936, barred. To be ridden by Jockeys who have not won ten races anywhere · at any time. No Whips or Spurs allow- ed. Extrance $5. · Six Farlongs. Daily Double. Event:-Fitth and. Seventhi Races.
33.00 PM-Mount Parker Handi.
cap-Winner $550 Second $250--- Third $150. For China Ponies, "A" Class. Winners of $5,000 oz 96.00 PM-Mount Gough Handi- more in stakes since 1st January, 1936, barred. Jockey Allowance. į Entrance 15. One and a Quarter Miles.
4-330 p.m.-The "Hunchbacks
Plate Winner $400. Second $175. Third $100, For China Ponies, Subscription, Griffins of this Club of this season.
Winner barred. Weight: 150 lb. 1. Ib. penalty for ****every $100 or part thereof won in stakes. Jockey Allowance. En- trance $5. Five Furlongs.
Entries close at Noon on Thursday, April 23.
Provisional Elections The following are provisional nominations:
Manager Mr. Wong Ka-tann
*(S.CAIA).
Coach ---- Mr. Ngan - Shing-kwan
(CAAF).
Captain Mr. Lee Wai-tong
(S.CAA).