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Sporting
Fixtures
TO-DAY
BADMINTON.-Y.M.C.A. Women's
Section Badminton, in the West! Lounge, 10 a.m.
HOCKEY. International
Semi-finals, 5.15 p.m. SHOOTING.-Weekly Spoon
Series
ano
Practice Shoot, at Kowloon City Ranges. 2 p.m.
TENNIS.-Colony
Championships
Open Doubles semi-finals, S. A Rumjahn and H. D. Rumjahn v. Lee Yue-wing and Ho Ka-lau-
וי
TO-MORROW.
TENNIS-Colony Championships. Open Doubles semi-finals, Trul Wai-pui and Tsuf Yun-put" ♥
Thiam-tet and Stephen
Karen
Wong
FRIDAY, APRIL 21
BADMINTON.-Y.M.C.A. Badmin
ton, in the West Lounge, 8.30 p.m
SWIMMING.--Mixed
Swimming.
In YM.CA. Swimming Pool. 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22 RACING, Hongkong. Jockey
Club's Third Extra Race Meet- | ing, at Happy Valley, 1.30 p. m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1939.
In the World of Sports
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JOE LOUIS
LIM EASILY BEATEN
RUMJAHN WINS IN HALF HOUR
Disappointing Tie
On Stand Court
H. B. DARTS».
LEAGUE
Results Of Matches To Date
The following are the results of matches to date in the "B" Darts League -
Embassy v. Imperial "A"
Spurs &
HOME SOCCER
LONDON, April 18 (Reuter)—– The following are the results of matches played in the English F.A. League yesterday:
Fulham
SECOND DIVISION
2 Wednesday
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
Bristol R. Cardin Clapton O
1 Crystal Pal.
2
4 Notts County
i
3 Torquay
1
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Smith
Howe
Hul Oldham
2 Southport
Baxter
2
Pearson
I
Robson
2
Gribble
1
(By "TÀC”)
라
Clarke Baulch
2
S. A. Rumjahn beat Lim
Coomer Whitehouse
1
Highest finish: Carter Highest score: Little
Thiam tet 6-4, 6-2.
8
Points 3.
Points 2.
54 Howe
3 Stockport
Imperial "A" v. Embassy
2 Clarke
It has happened many Highest finish: Robson. "... times before and, doubtless, Highest score: Whitehouse......105 Gribble
RA.O.B. “B** v. R.A.0.B. “A”
LOUIS KNOCKS will happen again. Immense OUT ROPER IN
FIRST ROUND and...
April 18 LOS ANGELES, (Reuter)-Joa Louis, the "Brown Bomber" and heavy- weight boxing champion of the World, knocked out 36- year-old Jack Roper, of Call- fornia, in the first round of their 15-round title bout here "yesterday."2
interest is shown in one par- Carter ticular match, hundreds of Davis people turn out to watch it, Orrem Lumly it turns out to be a
Little disappointment.
80 it was with the encounter between Sirdar Rumjahn, one-time holder, and Lim Thlam-tet, new local star, in the quarter-finals of the Colony tennis championships on the Stand Court of the Hong- kong Cricket Club ground yester- day.
Pointa 2. Highest finish; Baxter
38
133
Senior League Final Match On Saturday
PROBABLE SOUTH CHINA ‘A' TEAM
The postponed final match of the Hongkong Senior Football League for the cup presented by the "Hongkong Daily Press” will now take place at 4:45 on Sa- turday afternoon. nezt, record- ing to na announcement made yesterday afternoon,
The Navy will be playing on their home ground at Causeway Bay and the visitors will be South China “A” who are at present leading .0 with 30 points to 29 of both the
2 Navy and Eastern.
Should the Chinese team win or 2 draw, the trophy will go into their O possession for a year, in which case the Navy will have to meet Eastern 5 once more for the position of sun- ners-up. It South China. "A" 65 should lose, the "Daily Press" cup 100 will go to the Navy.
0
Smith
Coomer
2 Barter
1
1 Pringle
2
Whitehouse
1
Funnell
2 Pearson
1" Robson 2
Baulch
• Redman
2
2 Curd
1
1 Waterworth
2 Points 3.
9
Highest score: Clarke
60
.128
Imperial "A" Ř.AOB. "A"
1 MTB. "8"
10 24 28 24
2 Davis
7 17 18 17
1 Lumly
2 Embassy
2 Wood
Points 1.
Points 4. Highest finish: Waterworth .............. Highest score: Redman
RAO.B. "A" v. R.A.0.B. "B"
2 Ürrom... Pringle Waterworth A crowd that approached in Carter The Detroit negro, who was a dimensions that which saw the Redman
D. Rumjahn-Taul Wal-pul Curd twelve to one favourite on the day H.
to the game last week packed the court, of the Aght, lived up
ADVERTISEMENT anticipations of experts, who pre- but they were there for only half
HONG KONG CRICKET
CLUB
SEMI FINAL OPEN
DOUBLES
Today, Wednesday at 4.30 p.m.
VS.
H. D. & S. A. Rumjahn
Lee Yue Wing & Bo Ka Lau, Admission to Stand-50 cents. Seats opposite side-30 cents.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
315
1.
THE THIRD EXTRA RACE -MEETING will be held (wea=! ther permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 22nd Aprli, 1939, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
The first Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.
dicted that Roper would not last longer than the second minute of the first round.
Writing some weeks prior tu the night, a' Los Angeles - corres- pendent sarcastically stated that no spectator could afford to be late for the fight, unless he wished to be an ambulance chaser and wanted to follow Roper when he was bofne cut on a stretcher. "
Jack Roper, whose real name is Ceci Byron Hammond, has, ac- cording to the same writer in the Los Angeles paper, been fighting
and on since 1928 and when- ever his fistic pickings got lean" he would resume his career as electrician and actor,
KNOCK-OUT ATTACK Louis' actual knock-out, attack. adds. Reuter, comprised of four rights and four left hooks to the head, a right smash to the jaw and then a final left flush to the chin. Prior to this the Californian had a short and merry barrage of lefts and rights to Louis' head.
Then Louis, with a terrifle Jolting head attack, cut Roper's left eye and then leapt in with tirerish ferocity and dazed Roper with a two-fisted "attack.
an hour and of that 30 minutes there was less than a quarter- 'hour's interesting tennis.
It was learnt after the game that Lim still had fever. When I saw he was showing signs of physical, distress, but not un-. duly so, and it is probable that nerves contributed as much to the poor show that he put' up as indisposition. His play to- wards the end rather indicated this. This was a most unex- Dected feature, for against Teddy Fincher Lim had shown an excellent big match temḥ perament.
It is a pity that Lim was not at his best for, after the great in- terest that had been evinced, the i actual match itself was definitely, an anti-climax.
THE PLAY
Going all out from the start. Rumjahn took what was for him an unusual role, that of attacker and dictator and not "trailer.” That about sums up the two sets.
The winner was steadler than he has been so far in the tourney. though he still made, mistakes when he had the whole court in which to put over a winner. A surprising part of his game was a fairly strong and consistent ser- The Californian crumpled to his vice-a branch in which he is unreliable. He was knees in his own corner. He at- usually so tempted to rise but collapsed with guilty of only one double-fault, his face downwards and was whereas Lim served alx such, in- counted out by the referee, George cluding the stroke that ended the
match.
Blake.
?
Louis took £9,000 and Roper £2,000. A crowd of 25,000 saw the fight.
"
"Rumjahn's forehand was work- tng well, but his backhand was not at all sure and most of his errors came from this wine. "On the other side of the net one saw a player, who, except for patches in the opening set, was but a shadow of the man who had gained such a reputation with his The following is the latest call-ine win over Teddy Fincher. over for the City and Suburban $5.00 Btakes:
Badges admitting Non Mem bers to the Members' Enclosure and Chib Rooms
LATEST BETTING ON HOME RACING LONDON, April 18 (Reuter)
·
for Gentlemen and $3.00 för 9/3 Pigskin (o),"5/1 (t) Ladles (Both including tax) 13/2 Taran (o)
7/1 Mormond Hill (0), 15/2 (t) through the
7/1 Halcyon Gift (0)
are
obtainable
SECRETARY upon the per 7/1 Unbreakable (0) sonal or written application of a 10/1 Agincourt (0) Member, such Member to be 100/9 Bistolf (0) responsible for all visitors intro. 100/8 Rodeo (0) duced by him, and for Payment 160/7 High Rank (e)
100/8 Esquemeling (6)
of All Chits. &c.
100/7 Oven (0)
The Secretary's Office. 1st 100/6 Portefeuille (0) Boor, Exchange Building (Tel. 25/1 Crolseun (0) 27794) will close at 12 NOON.
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No
·1 Boy (Telephone 21929).
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE - The price of ̈Admission to
DERBY CALL-OVER
The following is the latest call- over for the Derby:
19/2 Fox Cub (e), 10/1 (t) 100/9 Blue Peter it, and of
10/1 ̈Signal Light (6), 100/9. (t).
100/6 Dhoti (0)
20/1 Foxbrough (0),~22/1 (1) 40/1 Triguero (0)
FROBABLE STARTERS
the Public Enclosure is. $1.00 The following are the probable Including Tax, for all Persons, starters In the City and Suburban Including Ladies, and is payable Stakes:-
In the second set, in parti- cular," Lim was, fistless, playing without spirit, and let many ∙shots go without making much
of an "effort to get them.
Rumjahn won the first set at 6-4, and always looked as he would do so, The second stanza was even more of a foregone con- clusion the game was dennite-
ly a disappointment!
US. BASEBALL SEASON OPEN
Cincinnati Reds Lose
*
To Pirates
NEW YORK, April. § (Reuter)-—-—... The American Baseball season of 1030 has started.
#Yesterday in the National Lea- gue, Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds by seven runs to five. The Pirates tallied 15 safe 'hits. 'ägainst the Reds 10, but
at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors Unbreakable. Pat Beaseley chalked up two errors in the held
Môrmond. 'HI
in Uniform are admitted Half Bistolf Price.
By Order,
Agincourt
Rodeo II Halcyon Gift C. B. BROWN,
Hot Bun II Secretary, Croiseum
Even Bécond Pigskin 307 Taran
Hong Kong, 17th April, 1939.–
Carslake against the Reds' one,"
Harry Wragg The other match, between the.
E. Amith New York Yankees and the
Weston Washington Benators in the Ame Gardner rican League, was postponed Colin Richards owing to rådg
Beary Arif
High Rank Cuford Richards Porte Feuille Gördün, Richards Esquenelig
0 Little
Points 3.
Points 2.
LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE
DM.T.B. "A"
Imperial "B"
2 R.A.OB. "B"
The latter have not yet decided
P. W. L Pts.who shall play for them but South China will probably be represented 10 33 17 83
as follows: 10- 29 21 29
7
6 14 16 14 14 21 14 8 14 26 14
Highest Anish: Carter
58 145 145 145
30
Pau Ka-ping or Cheung Wing-choi; Lee Tin-sang, Lee' Kwok-wai: Kwok
Ying-ki, Leung Wing-chlu, Laŭ "Hing=" chol; Tang Kwong-sum, Fung ¡King-cheong, Lee Yan-leong ot Ip Pak-wah, Lài Shin-wing and Lay Tay-man.
HIGH OVER!
GOLD FLAKË SIGARETTES
ing
KOTEWALL CUP
FINAL ·
Owing to the fact that the postponed Senior League final match between the Navy and South China. “A” has been arranged for Saturday, at Causeway Bay at 4.45 p.m., the Kotë#al Charity Cup final be- tween the South Chins Ath- letic Association, and the Royal Navy has been deferred until the return of the Hongkong Interport tex.m from the Philippines.
in- The latter cludes "several of the Chinese players, among them being Lee Wai-tons, who will captain the touring team. Leung Wing- chlu, Lee Tin-sang, Lai Shia- wing. Fung King-cheong and Yeung Shui-Fick.
HOME RUGBY
LONDON, April 18 (Reuter) — The following were the results of matches played in the Rugby League yesterday:- Bramley 3 Featherstone 11
3 Hull Kingston 19. Keighley Warrington 30 Leigh
HIGH OVER ALL OTHERS-
WILLS'S
GOLD FLAKE
CIGARETTES