THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 11, 1938.
JAPAN WILL
HOLD 1940 OLYMPIAD
WAR WITH CHINA GOOD TENNIS
NO OBSTACLE!
PROGRAMME
OPTIMISTIC NOTE FOR TO-DAY
STRUCK
Cairo, To-day.
That the Olympic Games in 1940 will be held in Japan, is beyond all
Two Former Singles
Holders on View
Two former Colony Singles lawn shadow of doubt, declared Profes tennis champions will be on view sor Kano, leader of the Japanese this afternoon when Tsui Wai-pui, delegations to the International who is favoured to regain the title Olympic Committee meeting, which he did not defend last year, will
starts here to-morrow.
Ja
The Japanese people, he declar ed, were waiting impatiently for the opportunity of showing the world what it can achieve, and pan was determined to make Games a gigantic success.
The necessary funds had been appropriated :-
preparations were in progress.
and
the
meet A easily.
Chan and should win
S. A. Rumjahn, also a former holder of the title, will meet W. A: Land, a hard hitter on both hands, and an interesting match should be seen here, although on a soft sur- face such as it is likely to be, Sir- dar's sliced backhand drives and drop shots should carry him into the next round.
TRUE OLYMPIC SPIRIT He emphasised that the war with China would constitute no obstacle, There are two very interesting even if it should continue until Doubles encounters, the best of 1940, and Japan would welcome a which is likely to be an all-Recreio Chinese Olympic team in the "true affair in which A. V. Gosano and Olympic spirit!”
A.-V. Remedios will meet · H. A.
In Tokyo yesterday, it was em- Barros and J. Gonsalves. phasised that no difference of On current form the latter pair) opinion existed between the Ja-should win as Gosano by no means panese Olympic Organising Com-revealed championship form during mittee and the Government, on the past week when he succumbed the Games, and both were fully de to S. W. Liang during the Singles: termined to carry out the original Championship, and with Remedios intention.
prone to smash at everything which comes his way, prospects of a vic- tory for Barros and Gonsalves look
TOO PESSIMISTIC!
A committee spokesman said the War Minister was too pessimistic bright at the moment.
in his statements in the Diet, when Another fairly interesting match he said it was doubtful if Japan should be featured when J. W. would be in a position to be Olym-Leonard and G. Choa clash with A pic hosts.
Crawford and G. C. Burnett, when The spokesman added that plans the former pair are for a large sports hall, baseball succeed. 2nd hockey fields, a cycling track,
:
an Olympic village and a swim- ming pool, involving a cost of 6,000,000 rez, were to be laid be fore the Tokyo Municipal Council.
Trans-Ocean.
INTERESTING BADMINTON ENCOUNTERS
Colony Title Ties at Recreio To-night
expected to
The following is to-day's pro-
gramme:.
Club Handicap Singles
G. W. Sewell (−−15) v. P. M. M. King (-2.6).
Colony Championship
J. A. E. Douglass v. W. Sander. Tsai Wai-pui v. A. Chan.
S. A. Rumjahn v. W. A. Land. -- Colony Doubles Championship A. Barros and J., Gonsalves. AV. Gosano and A. V.-Remedios
Two interesting matches in the Colony Badminton Championships H -will be featured to-night at Club de F. H. Kwok and S. W. Liang v. L. J. Recreio, when C. Au meets T. F.C. Lock and J. M. Tomlinson.
Yong, in the Men's Singles Cham- J. W. Leonard and George Choa v
-pionship, and H. A. Barros and H.
A. Alves clash with M A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios, in the Men's Doubles Championship. ·
A. Crawford and G. C. Burnett.
Club Handicap Doubles
J. J. Ferguson and J. M Wilson
Au is one of the most promising (3.6) v. W. Wooding and E. Laidlaw players in the Colony and acknow P. Andrews and E. Williams
(scr.). ledged by many to be the strongest (16) A. T. Dox and H. D. Bidwell challenger to Patrick Wong, the (2.6)
holder, for the title. Should he
win to-night's match against T. F.
Yong, he will meet P. K. Hai, last
year's runner-up in the Semi- when P. K. Hui and Miss U. Khoo, Final Round next Monday, at Taithe holders, will meet Mr. and Mrs.
koo.
SW Clark and should win without being fully extended.
THRILLING GAME To-night's Doubles encounter is likely to produce a thrilling game lows as the pairs, both from Recreio, are
YESTERDAYSS HOME RUGBY RESULTS
- London, To-day-Cornwall beat
EVERTON SIGN GREENHALGH Kent by 10 points to 6 in the Rugby Everton have signed, at a fee Union County Championship, at Fal-about £2,000, Norman Greenhalgh, mouth yesterday, while Pontypridd the New Brighton back Green lost at home to Neath by 11 clear halgh, who is 22, joined New Brigh-, points-Reuter
ton three seasons ago, having pre- viously played for Bolton Wanderers
NEW CAMBRIDGE CAPTAIN
K. R. J. Pennington (Derby and Emmanuel) was yesterday elected captain of Cambridge University
for the Grand Steeplechase de Paris, F. E Templer (Bradfield and Tri- Golden Miller is among the entries Association F. C. for next season. to be run at Anteuil next June.
Drimore Lad is to be ridden in the Beeson (Malvern and Clare) nity) was elected vice-captain and Grand National by E. Williams, who i won on Royal Mail last year.
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To-night's programme is as fol-
Gloucester Arcade,
MEN'S SINGLES
well matched, although Oliveira C. An v. TF Yong (6.30 p.m.).
and Remedios have youth on their side, and this will probably turn A.
the tide in their favour.
One Mixed Doubles end
MEN'S DOUBLES
Barros and H¬A. Alves v. M. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios (7.15
MIXED DOUBLES
P. FHm and Miss-Lo Khoo y
will also take place this evening and Mrs. S. W. Clark (8. pm)
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