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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1947.
LAST OF THE ENDEAVOURS Tennis Famous Sopwith Yachts To Be Auctioned Off Players
End Of An Era
Indicated
London, Apr. 8.
Two "grand old ladies of the ocean," veterans of the thrilling America's Cup yacht races, will end their careers at Gosprt, Hampshire, on Thursday. "Endeavour I" and "Endeavour II," British hero- ines of gallant but unsuccessful attempts to wrest America's Cup from the United States will come under an auctioneer's hammer and until they have been purchased whole or piecemeal their future is unknown. It is cer- tain, however, that after nearly eight years of disuse these former graceful vessels have seen their last racing days. If the yachts are sold com- plete they may be used as ernis- Ing bonta If their new owners. are wealthy
series,
"Endeavour It" WGA
BRITONS WIN
London, Apr. 9. The British middleweight cham- plon. Vine Hawkins, outpointed the Italian titleholder, Widmer Milandri, in a ten round bout last night.
The welterweight holder, Ernie outpointed Roderick, narrowly
Tho Clavari of Italy in an eight rounder Associated Press.
Of
Spate Goals In League
Hammond Gives Full
Credit
London, Apr. 8. Walter Hammond,
Suspension
the
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LEAGUE CLUBS GIVEN A SHOCK Baseball
London, Apr. English football clubs battling for points during
the Easter holidays were startled by the noti flcation of a proposal to come before the Foot- ball Association Council next Friday that while the Government ban on midweek Soccer is in operation, divisions of the football league should be cut from 22 to 18 clubs,
Prospects
*9..
year's recorda.
Only a week before the open- shapes up ing day the race
Atlanta, Pa., Apr. 9 New York, Apr. 8.
American League base Miss Pauline Betz,
ball magnates talk about United States and Wim-.
a tight three-club pen- bledon champion, and
nant race during the Mrs. Sarah Palfrey The effect of this, according to League Clube have come back at coming season, but it Cooke have been BUS-H. Hughes, Vice-President of the this proposal very quickly and looks like another romp:
from. pended
further Football Association, the sponsor hand,
Fred Howard, secretary of the for Boston. jot the resolution, would be th lawn amateur
tennis
Joe Crusin's Red Sox coasted avold midweek games altogether. Football League, announced on captain of the MCC competition, it was offl-Another effect too, would be to Tuesday that the Football League to the league championship by becauso team, arrived at a Lon- cially announced here put off business, so far as first will oppose any measure to limit 12 lengths last year don airport today from today.
class soccer la concerned, quite a the English League to 18 clubs they got away fast and never number of football clubs who each division. Australia. He said the
The announcement followed a
He said members of the League New York.
were pressed by Detroit or tour had been a great meeting of the Amateur Rules for, years been unable to
khew nothing it until they re
After nearly two months of success "even if we did Committee of the United States pay their way.
If the proposal were passed itceived their Football Association
spring training, neither the Lawn Tennis Association, which would mean the 'relegation from Council agenda papers on Easter Tigers nor the Yankees appear. not do as well as we
inquired into
players' would have liked."
amateur status as the result, of League One of four clubs, the ro. | Monday, but added "you can be capable of improving on inst legation from League two of Bure they will take the necessary Hummand, who has given up a letter sent to clubs both in eight clubs and the disappearance steps at Friday's council meeting doubt thic Australians were the United States und abroad of oight clubs from each of the to have the proposal defeated," better all-round players.
by Elwood Cooke, husband of Northern and Southern sections
As the League carries a lot of
like this:- "They have several young | Sarah Cooke. soliciting proof the Third Division. The power and voles in the F. A.
1-Boston, 2-Detroit, 3- players who are very good in- | fessional jawn tennis engage
council, it would seem that the New York 4-Cleveland, 5- deed and will need
7- watching ments for Miss Betz and hin
proposal will not get any further. Washington. G-Chicago, London, Apr. 8.
in the future. But I am op- wife.
Summer Sports Saint Louis, C-Philadelphia. The remaining Easter timistle."
While soccer clubs were so Last Benson, Cronin hatt holiday games in the
Hammond, who has given up Tennis Association today sent
heavily engaged over the holiday, reason to worry about pitch. Mian English League today his captaincy of both England the following cable to
summer sports slipped quietly ing, but this year he has a good into gear. Temils and speedway regular staff, backed up by spate of and Gloucestershire, said if his produced
racing got off to modest starts promising rookies. goals, no less than 33 be- business allowed he would play Betz, who is at present in Monto Occasionally for his country "On April 2 we cabled you
and county cricketers, unable to Rudy York will be a key man Two weeks. Hope for the ship
scored in six this summer. In private
Copenhagen, Apr. 8. life
get outdoor practice because of in the attack. Mighty Ted Wil and crew was given up but the ing
Hammond is the director of al regarding a letter from Elwood
King Christian late to the bad weather and Blogrls which iams to No. 1 man in the Bos Cooke soliciting professional battered craft made the Irish matches.
Walsall's remarkable 8-0 win rubber company.. fighting the hur
Crown still affect many parts of the ton picture. Sources close to tennla engagements for you. We day appointed count after ricane and Balling 2,500 milos at Northampton was their big-, J.T. Ikin, the Lancashire all-requested your prompt roply. Prince Frederick as Re-country, loosened up at indoor
turn to 400 in batting. United Press.
jeat ever and revenge for their rounder
En route to England is the cavicat defeat-suffered when bont from Australla, has been Not having received any reply gent of Denmark,
Detroit has probably the best Northampton bent them by ten landed at Rangon for treat- we have no alternativa but to The King acted after doctors South African team who will be hurling staff in baseball. The former Oxford Tigers, however, will have clear goals 20 years ago. Walsall ment to a carbuncle on his arm, { suspend you from all amateur had ordered him to take a com skippered by
it was learned in London to competition pending finni action plete rest as the result of a heart University and Susrak
ta player troubi fiiding somebody scored four in each half,
by the Executive Committee," altack on Sunday.
Alan Melville.
knock in the runa Hank Green- Wilshaw Mullard and
With Norman Yardley.
Lawn tennis circles here 'con- Bill
It was emphasized that the
The Springboks, who are re-berg accounted for last season, cored hat-tricks.
Elrich and Laurie Fishlock, sider the way still open for Miss move did not mean that King ported to be bringing with them Joe Dimaggio's condition Jessie Pyc, Wolves Inalde Ikin was expected to arrive in Betz to apply for re-instatement, Christian had abdicated the plenty of equipment, clothes and clouds the Yankee picture. He He will possibly next year, if she de- throne. The step meant that food parcels for friends, are probably will be out of the forward, scored a similar feat England on Friday,
minutes now remain in Rangoon until elded against 1 professional Fince Frederick would assume reckoned to be very nearly the incup until mid-May, following the space of
the he is it to fly home.-Reuter. corcer. Reuter.
Royal duties during the King's best all-round South African siden recent heel operation. during the first-half of
convalescence.. game against Derby. Westcott (2), Hancocks and Forbes took the total of seven. This return to form by, the Wolves carried them back into the leadership of the First. Division,
me point over. Blackpool.
hurger han its predecessor and was a favourite for 1937 but benten decisively by Ranger." "Endeavour 1" net. eil as a pacemaker to its succes.
trials
for those sor during races.
While being brought back ic England. "Endeavour 1 part ed from a tow rope and drifted in at Atlantic storm nearly for
WAR enough to main- inst them. Or they may end their days In the breakers yard. I nobody is interested or, wealthy enough to buy them as complete vessels their hulls and equipment, including un- used sails will be sold in lats,
The equipment would be
conversion suliable for
for smaller craft. Again if there are no bida for the hulls, lead from the keels will be stripped and sold. Each keel contains about. 85 tons moften lead and the market price for that in about 475 per tun.
The "Endeavours" are lying hore stripped of all gear wait- ing for yachtsmen, shiphreak-1
Open Doubles
ers, lend merchants and plan Struggle
sentimentai Kuy who
good ships."
·
Inve
Though beaten in straight sets,
George Lin and Itoche La Liang End Of Race? put up a fairly good performance against superior opponents in the The passing of the two "En-potential champions Yip Koon deavours," which have been houng and Paul Kong in the described as the "most beauti-Third Round the Open Doubles ful racing vessels ever built," Tennis Championship played on is expected also to mark the the Stand Court yesterday when
they lost by 0-1 0-4. end of the international races for the Amerien's Cup which The winners took the first game the United States has held but the losers drew level at the since the trophy was inaugurat next. Thereafter Yip and Kong ed in 1861-nearly a century were not fully extended and wan ago. Periodic attempts by,ensity 6.1. wealthy British yachtsmen
to George Lin and Llung started bring the cup to this side of off with a rush in the second set the Atlantic had failed with and led 1-0, but steady play by monotonous regularity through-Yip and Kong enabled the latter out this period.
The cost of bullding, equip ping, maintaining and manning the big "J-class" beats to which the contest was confined is now regarded as beyond even the most enthusiastic Bri- tish, yachtsmen.
to win 0.4.
Throughout the game the ser. vice of Liang was good.
a
ten
day.
cach
Manchester United kept in the running by completing the double over luckless Leeds and Only a are now lying third. miracle can now
Leeds from relegation,
Results of the games played today were:
Rave
First Division Aston Villa 4 Sunderland 0) Leeds United M'chester U 2 Wolves
7 Derby C
.
Second Division
Coventry
HOME RUGGER
London, Apr. 9. Results
Rugby In today's Union matches were:
Northampton 3. Newbridge i Bala 12 Leicester 8. Llanelly Lelccator
Bristol 7. Newport 2 Barbar- jans, Swansea 9 Coventry 3. Northampton Stroud 12 Notts 5. Pontypool 11 London Welsh 0. Bridgend 9 Devonport Services 8.
There is a belief here that the conditions of the conte7 may be modified and confined to smaller 17-meter craft,
Both "Endeavours" began as the dreams of Thomas Octavian Murdoch Sopwith, wealthy Bri tish aviation pioneer and sportsman, whose warplanes were famous in World War I. Sopwith dreamed that he might succeed in the America's Cup races where that other yacht- ing stalwart. "Tommy" Lipton, hnd fulled.
Favourite
Sopwith had "Endeavour I" built in 1984 and "Endeavour II" in 1930 as challengers to
Rugby League results were:
3 Swansea
5 Millwall
2
returning by flying-
The United Stales Lawn Danish King Seriously III
Car Transaction: Accused's
Story
Occupying the witness box the whole day and declining the offer of a chair, Mak Kin, charged before Mr. T. J. Gould at the Supreme Court with forgery on a document concerning a motor car released by the Custodian of Pro- perty, gave evidence in his own defence and was subjected to a gruelling cross examina- tion by Mr. Lonsdale for the prosecution.
}
The Regent also took over Ro- yal duties in October, 1943, when King Christian was thrown by a horse and injured.--United Press.
Copenhagen, Apr. D. King Christian of Denmark, who suffered a heart attack. on Easter Sunday, lay serious. ty but not necessarily danger- jously Ul today at Amalien.
borg Palace.
Four, physicians, were call. ed in to attend to the 70- "yday old monarch.
Prease
United,
Sindhi Families United
In the witness box, Mak. Kini for the release. Complainant) stated that Lip Heung Chuen replied that he had sold the card first offered to sell him a car and how witness got It back of Pro- for $600 and then, later, after from the Custodian
2 payment told him he could not perty was no concern of bla. O find the car and returned $300 Hearing will be continued this
waying he had spent the other morning.
while he callerl Bagain and said he had another -Reuter, ear he wanted to sell, Accused
was taken to Iuspect it and
Third Division' Southsion. After
0 Wallsall
TENNIS CARD
found it in a damaged condition Radio Theft
Complainant said that if he
Higlifax 0. Belle Vue Rangers The following is the programme paid $150 more he could have From The Peak
10 Cabandoned ufter GG for the semi-finals and finals of the car. This was agreed and a
the famous American yachts The rat racecourse in Britain "Rainbow" and "Ranger." "En- to operate a photo-finish camera deavour I'
was beaten by will be Epsom, Surrey at the "Rainbow" after winning the Spring meeting which opens on first two races in the 1934 | April 22-Reuter.
DAVIE, BOAG & Co., Ltd.
take pleasure in announcing the first post-war shipment of
TODAY
Opon 'Singles Paul Kong y Taul Yun-pul, TOMORROW
Open Doubles
Ho Kalau and F. K. Kwok ip Koon-hong and Paul Kong. MONDAY
Open Singles (Final)
v
Yip Koon.hong v Paul Kong or Teul Yon-pul.
TUESDAY
Open Doubles (Final) Toul Yan-pul and Tsul Wal. pul (Holders) v Vip Koon-hong and Paul Kong or Ho Ka-lou and F. K. Kowk.
CLUB TEAM
car.
the
the car.
He made tiva
The local Sindhi community turned out in force yesterday' for the first wedding in Hong Kong's history uniting two Sind bi, families when.. Miss. Sawiri Manghanmal became the bride
nets.
over to sour England.
They have" a programme of 34 matches, including five games-Associated Press,
H.K.F.A. MEETING
lest
The monthly meeting
of the council of the
Hong Kong Football As
the Red Sox believe he will re-
Yankee pitching will not ba: bad but the Club has not been
with cutting, loose
its" pld, power.
Cleveland has been doing B. robuding job.
Washington should be able to. hit anybody in the league but on the defence there is a' gap-
holo at I ing
shortstop and pitching is an "if" proposition. Chicago is strong down the mikldle.
Saint Louts is just starting
ciated Presa,
a rebuilding programme. sociation was held in the Philadephia le improving, but Association offices last has not enough power to get night when it was decid-out of the basement, ABRO ed that the deciding game of the Governor's Cup Competition held on Navy Ground on Sunday, April 13:
be
K.C.C. PLAY POSTPONED
Owing to unforeseca circu It was also agreed that the stances, the K.C.C. production of rules, governing the Interport PA Worn's Eye View" has had garaes be so amended that any to be postponed to Friday, April of Mr. Harkishin Narindas, number of service men, regie187 (Saturday, April 19th, and
The brido is the daughter offered as playing members of Saturday, April 20th. Mr. and Mrs. M. Hiranand and any nort be allowed to play In the groom the son of Mr. and the Interport. against Shang- Mrs. Nacalndas Ellaram. Both hal
Were
It was also decided that a
many the
RADIO
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1.40 p.m.-Emil Room & Orchestra 2.00 p.Close Down.
5.80 p.m.-Bedle "Children's Hour."""
·6,30 p.m.-Bladle "Hospital Rounds"
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Ba .7.20 p.m. --Imean
minutes). Leeds 20 Bramley 3. the Open Singles and Open paper was signed. Leung Leo A 6-tube, all-wave wireless familles are from Hyderabad, (nhandoned after 60 minutes). Doubles Tennis Championship Wa Wines to the signing, Murphy radio was placed on the Bind, and have been long estab- bonus of 50 per cent be paid to
ZBW Hong Kong_broadcasting Wakefield Trinity 8 Salford 3, held under the auspices of the on the first sale but not the table as an exhibit before Mr. Ushed in Hong Kong's business all referees and linesmen who (abandoned after
un & frequency of 845 kilocycles have officiated at ten or more half-time Hong Kong Cricket Club:→ second. At the time. the car Sainsbury at Central yesterday world..
from 12.30 to 2.00 pm, and 6.30 Featherstone Rovers 14 Hull
was under the control of Land when Leung Yu-tale, master at The ceremony took place in the matches this season. Kingston Rovers 0 (abandoned
Transport. When he paid the the Leung Hung Kee Shop, No. afternoon at the Sikh Temple, Mesars. J. Skinner, H. K. Loe to 11.00 pm, and also on 9.52- after 60 minutes).-Reuter.
$160, he told complainant he 304, Hennessy Road, appeared on Gap Road. The principal wit. and Capt. Fowler were elected megacycles in the 31 metre band would have to do some nigning a summons on a charge of re-nesses
Meura, H. G. to the committee to allot the from 12.30 to 1.18, 6.30 to 7:30
and 0.00 to 11.00 p.m. Shroff and G. funds of the International HK.T." London, Apr. 8.
when the car was released but celving the set, No. 21922, know. Nagrahl, B.
Charity Cup Competition. 12.00 p.m.-Dally Programme Summar was told that it was his owning the same to have been stolen Hiranand..
The groom's parents were hosts Permission was granted to 12.32 p.Berenade to the Stare". business as he had bought the or unlawfully obtained.
According to DSI. Soutar, the at the Peninsula Hotel last night the Sing Tao Sports Club to 12.47 p.m.-Jowenkine tradley wins Hoy
April Accuerd pointed out, that set was stolen on March 5, from to a party of some 300 guests, visit Shanghal during
Management complainant would have to sigui the house of Mr. E. O. Woodward among them Mears. S. H. Pavel, and the League an application for release of at No. 20, The Peak.As. FT Molvani, N. Mengharam, Committee was empowered to 1.10 p.m.-Orchestral Interlude,
car. He was Handed B On March 22, on the strength Gopal Mahbubani, N. R. Mehta, re-arrange the Sing Tao fixtures: licence, three insurance policies of a warrant, DSI Soular search K. Lalchand Sitant, R. Russell, in order to accommodate them. and a receipt. AB Lip: Huened the Chung Yuen Electrical Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan.. Major if possible. Chuen, he obtained release of Shop, No. 71, Des Voeux Road Young, Sdr. Wood and In view of the number of
Central, and found the radio. 8/Ldr, tamsey.
games still unplayed in the attempts to The master and he bought it for diffner in, honour of the oc- Second Division, which Bell it. He failed in his first $700 on March 22 from defen the Hong Kong Hotel by the season necessary, the League
vasion is to be glyen, tonight at make an extension of attempt because of the price dant shop.
Management committee because the and
purchaser DSI Soutar visited defendant's bride's parents.
requested to meet early and re- wanted the Heence, which was shop and found no entry regard.
arrange the fixtures. · worth something. The seconding the purchase of the set in the
books. attempt was-with 'a man, Leung
dubs would co-operate was ex- The hope that all Juniors Chee, but at the time there Defendant said he bought the
preased and it was stated that Barclay, Barker, Catton, Fow were regulations forbidding the radio for $400 on March 10 from
several clubs would have to play lew, Gardner, Hamley, Hender. sale of cars, so he agreed to friend, Wong Kam-chen, who zon, Meffun, Odell, Onsager, J. | mortgage.
had since gene to Canion.
*** Hamburg, Apr. 19.
three games a week. Strange, A. Taylor, Alec. Taylor, The licence was in the name
The case was adjourned.
Mory, convicted At the conclusion of the meat. Wyper.
of Lip Huon-chuen and ho
Ravensbrueck concentration camping C.P.O. Rogers, informed the “In order to assist the selection, signod the papers as Lip’Huon.
syard, killed herself. early this mdeling that he would be leaving play, “unable to turn up are re-chuan because he had been told. General Gairdner, the Prime morning in her Hamburg cell, it for. Home soon and that it would 30 pliona A. G. Gardner, he had all rights to the car. Minister's apocal representative war anheunced today-United be his last meeting. He thanked
30 mLondon Tracisariation
[*tegy/*"Adventùrm of Jqlia” Faleeds. all members for their cooperation 2806 hot later than Friday'He had no intention of dc-in Japan, left yesterday morning / Pas
www.freading anybody.
in his personal plane, for Japan
and hupport and wished alt mom.
The Other WORNG B Hamburg, Apr. 9..
10.00'.m.-Teine » Lemnita- (Begrans).F In reply to Mr. Lonsdalo, via Okinawa. The general, who Madame Mary, who had been berg the best of luck, Mr. Won Tobatan, Hair (Tenor) and the bes BOWLS TEAM- witness aald that a
Foodie State Opera Qrchestra. friend, arrived here on Friday, has been appealing für comimutation of her the chairman, said that the Asso= |||
death sentence through the Briss clation, would be losing one of 200 lei Concerto In A Miner The following have boon select Loung Lee went with him to delayed by bad weather....
Op 19 Arthur "de Greelễ, Pieta adversment shawnee Bwiss | best workers, and he felt suro ed to play for, K.B.G.G. in buy the car. Apart from giving
in her, call at that the Council would miss him with the Royal Aid Hail; Drabsë. friendly match against Craigen- the history of the car and tell-
dires-w
ami in a pool of blood. She; at tulure, meeting. He proposed 11.06 # sowary Cricket Club on Saturday.
her: welata., and, bled that his valdable services be-ra. Laghigh- The game takes plaon, at Austin Bond
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The Hong Kong Football Club team to play R.A.M.C. or the Club Ground at 6.30 pm on Sunday will be selected from the following:-
que
morning.
"Hult: (skip),
Group Officer Richdale, Inspec, Ing him his rights after pur tor-General of the WAAF, lott chano, complainant gave him no yesterday for Japan witr the two stance in getting the car Squadron Office who are 424 released. if At the time of the companying her on har tour signing of the recalot for the RAF Unlta in the
hephad urged thatit Mera Tho/will:3 aralarning?
VAL MENS CAP da Crombes, necessary that complainant Kong -- towards, the and
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