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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1936
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SNOOKER POOL IS SO HUMAN AS COMPARED TO BILLIARDS
WHY
SAY GOOD-BYE
TO DAVIS CUP? -
STILL HAVE AUSTIN AND DOUBLES HOLDERS
́ F. H. D. WILDE PERRY'S SUCCESSOR
то
(By “THE TWELFTH MAN”)
London, November 11.
hear people talk, often people who ought to know better, the Davis Cup, that emblem of world surpremacy in lawn tennis which Britain retained this year against a strong challenge by Australia, has already passed out of our keeping following the decision of Fred Perry to join the professional ranks.
H. R. McDonald reminds me that the Davis Cup at the moment is in the safe custody of a London bank. and, strange as it may seem, he says, the L.T.A. have made no arrangements for it to leave Britain for the country which the pessimistic prophets have decided shall win it next year.
Colony hockey will be une poster when Major M. H ̈. A:-Campbell O.B.E. left, and Major C. S. Bates, right, both of the 1st Btn. 8th Punjab Begiment, leave the Colony with their regiment next Saturday for India. Major Campbell has been a past Chairman of the Hockey Empires" Board and has done much to improve the standard of control in the Colony, while Major Baies has been one of the Selectors of the Azmy hocker
tomme for the past two yeRIA.
EQUINE SPORTS CLUB
Successful Gymkhana At Shatin
MR. LAWRENCE KADOORIE PRESENTS PRIZES
Admitting that the departure of Perry will weaken the British team, it must not be forgotten that there are five matches in a Davis Cup-tie, and that one man by himself can
A very successful gymkhana only win two of them. Also that in the 1935 challenge round against U.S.A. we could have retained the cup without the help was held by the Equine Sports of Perry.
INTERPORT
FOOTBALL
COMMITTEE Representatives For "Sunday Herald" Cup
HON. MR. SMITH WELCOMED AS NEW PRESIDENT
GLIMPSES OF
HOME FOOTBALL
LEAGUE GAMES
Sunderland Lead Once Again
ARSENAL WIN AS RESULT
OF LATE RALLY ·
London, November 21.
PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR ELEMENT
•
MAN WHO SLEPT WHILE
COLOURS WENT DOWN GREAT MOMENTS IN GREAT GAMES
(By H. R. McDONALD)
London, November 13.
IF Squash Rackets has made Britain fit, Snooker Pool has humanised it. The parent table game of Billiards for practically everyone! who plays it is an austere affair, with a soul- destroying ritual which can only be defied at one's peril
To pot the white is the eighth deadly sin on the social code; murder seems almost trivial beside it. Men bave gone willingly
and pub.
Versatile Athlete
NOLASCO da SILVA, was
into the wilderness rather than face the accusing finger at club C. born in Hong Kong and
How different is the atmosphere at. Snooker. Even the educated at St. Joseph's College. great professionals, men like Joe Davis, Horace Lindrum, and He is one of the most promising. Willie Smith. who go through weeks and weeks of billiards with and versatile swimmers at the 1stern masks upon their faces," relax almost into human beings C., having won the 100 Yards when they come to a table heavily laden with balls red, yellow, Junior Championship in 1935, and green, brown, blue, pink, and black-simply asking to be potted.in the same year he had the dis-
Willie Smith. heartless robot (→ devoid of any feeling in a bil-f
tinction, of representing the Club in the Open Relay Race for the Championship of the Colony. His
Clab last Sunday in glorious wea ther. The events were run off in
Sunderland. League champions, liards match, often alows his SNOOKER MATCH best time recorded for the 50 In 1934, too, if two advantage a manner that spoke well for the started the present season indif-features to relax and even re- sets had gone the other way in efforts of the sub-committee aferently, but recently they have cord a snigger at snooker. At and been showing great form, and a times his little repressed mirth, doubles, G. P. Hughes and charge of the arrangements
H. G. N. Lee would have given the tables were arranged in such victory over Stoke to-day, after striking ungainly postures us victory on Austin's two suc-a manner that members and visi coupled with Portsmouth's defeat to get a proper sight of the ob tors could partake of refresh by Everton, took them to the headject ball, is strangely reminis cesses in singles.
ments whilst watching the various of the table. events.
Laying The Foundations There is also this cheering fact
TO-NIGHT
RECREIO TO MEET LUSITANO
There will be a friendly mooker
Yards free style is 26.3/5 secs.. which equals the time set up in this year's championship of the Colony. He has figured prominant- ly in all the swimming, galas of the Club, and has many times captained teams for members' re- lay rACES.
cent of our dear vicar when he drops in at home after choir Gurney (2) and Matthews (pen- The prizes were presented by
is the same little rotand figure r. Lawrence Kadoorie who, in a alty) scored the goals in the first Practice for a quiet game. There brief speech.
the half for Sunderland, who' congratulated of the Davis Cup are weighed up. Club on its first gymkhana and such the better team. Soo, Stoke', and lack of hair, but hardly the evening when Club de Recreio will and promising badminton player.
to be considered when Britain's chances in the next challenge round
open to the Co-
were
same skill
Apart from being an excellent match at the Club Lusitano, this
sicimmer, he is also
a very keen
be the visiting team. At the conHe has been a regular member of clusion of the match the players the VRC. team since the com- In every season since Britain be stated that the standard of riding Chinese player, was the best half-
Feigned Horror
of both teams will take part in a mencement of the League and is came the predominant nation at warranted the Club making its back on the field.
small dinner party at which mem-the present captain of the side. lawn tennis Austin has played the next gymkhana
Heavy second half scoring was The manner in which Wille
bers of the home team will be the His winter activities, besides The appointment of an Interport first match in the challenge round Jory. He announced that a trophy a feature of many of the games.
covered his eyes with his hand in
hosts
badminton, are rowing, bazing feigned horror after potting a ball Committee for the forthcoming In-of the Cup and won it, beating would be presented to the Club by**
Charlton defence weat to pieces that seemed untouchable
against The teams, together with the and fencing, which he is taking up terport game against. Shanghai,in turn A Merlin (France), F. X the China Light and Power Co.,
re-times the games are scheduled to quite enthusiastically. He was the selection of representatives of Shields (U.S.A.), and last season Ltd. for an event to be decided in the match with Wolverham? Sydner at Thurston's was a
the ton after twenty-five minutes play-velation of the humanity in snook-commence, are given below:-
member of the winning crew in the different countries to choose the HL Crawford (Australia).
upon by the Committee of
Hobbis' scored for Charlton and
the Novice Race at the regulia The Australian players confess Club.
Charlie Chambers, the high teams in the Sunday Herald Char-]
held at Causeway Bay last year ity Cap competition at the end of ed this year that it was this win
under the auspices of the Royal Hong Kong Facht Club.
In his school days, he took an active part in cricket, but has now given up the game. He is also con- sidered one of the best ping: pong E. M. Remedios E. A. Remedios players of his Club. ·
"
Was
No. 1 Table
at the conclusion of the distri- the winners six came from Galley priest of billiards, who marked the 5.30 pm
and Clayton, Jones (2) and Ashall the month, and the welcoming of of Austin's which upset their cal-bution of prizes, members
visitors adjourned to the club (2). The score at half time was game, nearly fell off his little 3. G. Ozorio
throne behind the table at the 6.00 pm the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith as the culations and enabled Britain
R. F. Luz new president of the Association, retain the Cup. And we still have house where a film entitled "The even at one-all
mere thought of such levity.
15.30 thith One or two of the spectators. were amongst the matters at the Austin with us.
E. L. Laitas forgetting where they were, even.
17.00 pp. monthly meeting of the Hong Kong Football Association Council
laughed outright, waking the cor-j pulent gentleman on my right who always went to sleep when colours were reached.
at the Sports Club yesterday. Ma-|
jor C. M. Manners O. B. E.. the: chairman, presided.
A Little Comparison
Black Raiders" (a comedy) shown. This film was taken by Mr. Middleburgh, the Dutch Vice-!
Defeat Of Portsmouth Gillick, Stevenson and Coulter
A glance over Britain's results consul, in the beautiful surround-|(2) scored for Everton in the in the Davis Cup since the adventings of the club-house, the actors game with Portsmouth. They led of Austin, first chosen in 1929, being members of the Club, who 1-0 at half time.
Portsmouth
and Perry, who “arrived" two all came in for much good natured played better than the score sug- Other members of the Council
years later, shows that Austin has "leg pulling." The film was rot-gests... present were Messrs. W. Pryde, had much to do with our succes-ed a great success by all present. W. E. Hollands, C. M. S. Alves, T. ses. Here are the comparative
G. Stokes, W. Alexander, Y. Hfigures of the two great players in Chan, Lieut. Chaplin, Lieut. Fitz. singles:- Donlea, Lieut. Harrison, Comd. A W. Gunner C. Warren, Mr. Eliss, Hon. Secretary and Mr. F H. Snaith Assistant Hon. Secre- tary.
Perry
Won Lost
Austin
Won
25
*Prize Winners
Kadoorie Aggregate Cup (Present- ed by Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie) W. Mnir. 4 Lost..... 11
The Gary Cup for Tent Pegging From the beginning of season 1933 (Presented by Mr. J. Pemberton there is this remarkable consis-English) W. Mair.
The Watson Challenge Cup for [tency;---
Point to Point. Exces (Presented by
Perry
Ton Lost
Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.) A
Huddersfield's goals were scored by Richardson, Butt, Lythgoe and Barber (own goal). Spence scored both for Chelsen
.Tender Years
the
C. P. Xavier
v. J. A. Barradas
S. A. Lopes
No. 2 Table
$5.30 p.m.
F. A. Machadov M. Figueiredo 16.00 p.m
J. V. Eibeiro •
G..P. Remedios
E. A Noronha
C. M. S. Alves. v
J. C Guterres
M. TINDALL LIGHT
*
LARWOOD'S BENEFIT SUCCESSFUL
Expected That £2,000
Will Be Realised"
Astley (2) and Stockhill were
I do not fancy Sydney Smith, 6.30 pm, 1 Derby's goal-getters and Dyson even allowing for his tender years, P. Ivanovich
23 7.00 p.m. scored for Grimsby.
has played so much snooker Willie. The hushed whisper in which he asked for the rest when saw him in this Daily Mail Gold [Cup tournament suggested that he has still to shake off bis billiards Howe scored three for Liver-shackles. He never seemed sure Hon. Mr. Smith Thanked
Austin Before the meeting was opened
18 Won
17
pool and Hanson and Easthamn either, if he ought to laugh at ane, each. Thompson and Manley the jokes, yes jokes, fordi heard Lost.... 3 to discussion, the chairman wel-
them, of his great family oppon scored for Manchester United. comed the Hor. Mr. N. L. Smith The odds against challenging
Lent, Willie. and expressed the thanks of the sides, who-have to play through Mrs. McKelvie.
Arsenal's Fine Rally Bending Race L. Landau, W. Muiz,
Another thing that Willie did! Association on his consenting to in the Davis Cup, are always
At one stage of the game within this match I shall never for-1 Jumping A Dirmen, J. G. Gill, Arsenal, Middlesborough held a get become President. Major Manners heavy. To play only one match. H. Dinmen
When he had to pot the said he felt sure that with Mr. on your own courts against a team E. Jeffe Smith's assistance the interests of which has had a lot of travelling. Balloon Borsting W. M, L Lan-lead of three goals to one. Arsen-last black to save the game, and M. Tindall (Harrow and
al rallied well as play went on did so only to see the cue bail run Catharine's) the game would be well looked possibly one or two clase fights, dan
Sword Rings J. C. Gil, E. Bose, Camsell, Birkett and Yorston, scor-off the black. slewly, but straight captain of the Cambridge crickety cial result of the match set aside and is rarely properly acclimatis-
A. H. Dinner
ed' for Middlesborough and Arsen-for the middle pocket, he actually jeleven for next season in succes-for him last season. Fal's goals came from Mine (2). stopped the ball going into the sion to H. T. Bartlett (Dulwich Notts Committee stated that Anslow, E. Joffe.
Drake, Bowden and Bastin.
after.
(Continued on Page 3)3
Letters were received from ed, must of necessity be a great Lieut Chaplin and Mr. H. Eadvantage to the holders. Snaith tendering their resignation from the Council owing to the im pending departure of their Batta- Hon early in January, and follow- ing a short discussion, it was de cided that some small memento bef
presented to the members concern
ed before their departure.
H. M. S. SANDWICH LOSE FIRST MATCH
BRUCE PROVE TOO
STRONG
H. Dinner
Potato Race W. Mair, 1. L. Quie,
Tent Pegging J. P. English,
FANLING GOLF RESULTS CAPTAIN'S CUP COMPETITION
Dr. S. To Wong brought up thei question of having the rules of the game traialated into Chinese for the benefit of the Chinese cluba
The December, qualifying com and it was decided that Mr. Wong
Playing their first match in the petition in the Captain's Cup at Ka-tsun, a former member of the
China Fleet Football League at Fanling resulted as follows: Council, be approached-with a
Old Course view to resisting Dr. S. To Wong the Valley yesterday afternoon, and Mr. T. G. Stokes in relation LMS. Sandwich were defested by B. D. Evans, 82-12-70 quali-
to this matter.
South China Match Before the meeting closed Stokes drew the attention of Council to a sports parar "which" appeared in the S Herald concerning the
(Continued on Page
three clear goals by HMS. Bruce, who owed much of their victory to their strong defence.
fies,
Other scores were:——
D. S. Edward 74-3=712
Capt. W.JE. Crazy 8814-72
. K. Littlejohn 25-12=72
J, S. McLaren 83-9--74 "There were 31 entries.
|| Shaw, at inside-right, netted the first goal within 15 minutes of the start, while the remaining two oals were scored by Kennel, the winners centre-forward, daring New Course with A. D. Hum
phreys 86-11-74 qualifying
the later stages of the game,
*There were seveti entries on the
pocket with his eve
Shades of John Roberts and W. Peall What are we coming to?
(Continued, on Page 3)
The Bradford City ground was frost bound Raynor, of the Bury.
team, fell and fractured a leg. The
winning goal came from Acquief in the first hall...
Fulham, were unable to recover after Newcastle had gained an
YACHTING RESULTS
early lead of two goals Rogers The eighth race of the Ladies" scored twice for the winners and First Series sailed yesterday re- Smith, and Pearson got one each, united in a win for Mix E G. Smith, Kerping and Finch scored Sheldon in the Artemis, in the A class and for Mrs. D'Arcy-Evanz, for Fulham.
in Owl, in the Mired Classes
Other Scorers Other goal-scorets were, West Ham Adams, Foxál Aston Villa: Die Houghton Blackburn Borers: Sale Bacily:"Töd (2). "Lawin./ Bristol Rovers: Hough worth Harris (2), Sallan
Cardid Talbot
Darlington. Togenin
er (2), Towers.
Harflepools. Scott, Robertson, We
BLUES CAPTAIN
Elected As Cricket Skipper
London, November 6.
and Pembroke),
London, November 6.
Cases have been known where a county cricketer has been out of pocket as a result of his benefit St. match, but Harold Larwood will. has been elected have no fears regarding the finan-
the result will set a record for receipts N. W. D. Yardley (St. Peter's the county. Already York and St. John's) is the new amount to $1,930, and as the fund honorary secretary, and S. C. Grit-Iwill remain open until the middle fith (Dulwich and Pembroke) wil of December, it is expected that assist the honorary treasurez- the £2,000 mark will be passed.
Owner Watches Horse
Race From Aeroplane
London, November 28-Mr R Jover the course while the race wax Lambert, London, business man, in progress.
With the aid of kinoenlages Mr. DON BRADMAN HURT
few to Cardiff recently, hoping to
Lambert watched the maing Brishane, To-day leaving the arrive in time to see the only horse from his plane, and had the satis pavilion after the match Don Brad- he owns, Manchester City, rusfaction of seeing his colours carzi- man, the Anxhalian captain, slip for the Linda Chase, the first ed first past the post.
He then proceeded to the local ped on the steps and wrenched his event on the card. Lankle. It is now strapped up. It He was held up on the journey, airport, rang up Owm. Anthony will not be own till to-morrow and, realising that he would not the racecourse to cong what will be the effect upon his be in time if he landed at Cardiff him on the result, and few back
Airport, told the pilot to circle to London.