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EXHIBITION TENNIS
Four Interesting Doubles Matches
To -"morrow
The following matches have been arranged for the Tennis Exhibition on the Stand Court at the Hong- kong
Cricket Club ground 10- morrow, in aid of the British Fund for Relief of Distressed in China:-
1st Set.-W. A. H. Duft and L. Goldman v. Lee Yue-wing and Ho Ka-lau...
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2nd Set.-S. A. and H. D. Rum- jahn v. Tsui Yun-pul and Tsui Wal-pui.
3rd Set.-W. A. H. Duff and L. Goldman v. Tsui Yun-pui and Tal; Wal-pui.
4th Set-Lee Yue-wing and Ho Ka-lau v. 8 A. and H. D. Rum- Jahn.
The matches start at p.m. Booking at Moutrie's.
H.E.C. RINKS
The following will represent the Hongkong Electric R.C. against the Kowloon B.G.C. at Ming Yuen:
Enthusiasts discussing prospects at the Fourth Extra Race Meet- Ing. On the extreme left is Mr. Gilbert him is Mr. W.. G. Poy, the Jockey.
KOTEWALL CUP SOCCER FINAL
Probable S.C.A.A.
Team v. Navy
The "following will probably re-. present South China Athletic Assc- clation against the Royal Navy in the Anal of the Kotewall Charity Cup football competition at Soc-
R. C. Butler., A. G. Gardner, H. S. kunpoo- to-morrow afternoon:— McKay and J. Sloan (skip).
. . 8. Thomson, W. E. Baker. G. T. Padgett and L. de Rome (skip).
Tam Kwan-kon; Lee Kwok-wal. Lee Tin-sang: Kwok Ying-ki. Lam Tak-po. Lau Hing-chol; Tang Kwong-sam, Fung King-cheong,
Taukan.
J. R. Way, J. Roscoe, A. F. Faul Chan Tak-fai, Ip Pak-wah and Lag and W. B. Muskett (skip).
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"I'm too excited to look, you tell me." seems to be what the young lady is saying to her friend during the races at Happy
Valley last week...... (Photo by Lelca).
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Fickle Fight Fans
P. I. DAVIS
CUP TEAM
Sanchez Selected
Gavia On Trial
Sporting
Spons
BUDGE MADE
Fixtures NO MISTAKE
TO-DAY
BADMINTONY. M. A. Bad- minton, in the West Lounge, 8.30
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Amado Sanchez, national ten- CRICKET.-Final Large Units nis champion of the Philippines, Knockout Competition," 600- has been selected as one of the kuppoo, 11 am, (RE. v. RAJ. two local players who will re- GOLF-Gulden Jubilee Competi- present the Philipines in this tinn. Happy Valley. year's Davis Cup play. The selec- SWIMMING. -- Mixed Swimming! tion was made by the executive in Y.M.C.A. Swimming Pool, 6 committee of the Philippine p.m Islands Lawn Tennis Association
at a meeting held last week at BASEBALL the Rizal Memorial Tennis Baseball
TU-MORROW
LEAGUE
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1939:
ADVERTISEMENTS
Lining Pockets From HONG KONG CRICKET
Tennis Tours
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NEW YORK.-Donald Budge did not make any mistake when The forsook glory and a "Mister" In the programme to line his pockets with gold as a profes- sional tennis player, Welther die Promoter Jack Harris, who tured Budge from the amateur ranks with a guarantee of $75,000 itor his first year as salaried Sanchez' selection was based on
playet his impressive record this son. He defeated all the other
The Budge-Ellsworth Vines tour tion, Happy Valley and Fanling-gate receipts are above those of top-ranking players this season LAWN BOWLS.-First Division previous bigtime tours--BUI Tiden- Indian R.C. v. Police. Kowloon Vines in 1934 and Fred Perry- Cricket Club v. Kowloon Dock, Vines in 1937. Kowloon Bowling Green v. Club
Stadium.
Club V Club, Caroline
Chinese Hongkong HUL
Basball 2.30 p.m. sea- GOLF-Golden Jubilee. Competi-
and retained his position as No. 1 ranking player of the Philip- pines. In the 1939: national net series just completed, Sanchez defeated Leonardo Gavia, also No. 1 ranking ace this season. and Felicisimo Ampon, the giant-
STRONG CARDS THAT killer of local courts.
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FLOP-AND WHY
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Promoters All
"Brl- tain are asking: "What is
with wrong
boxing?" The reason
Norman is. (writes Hurst) that after arranging what they regard as a really Kood
programme they find
to their dismay that their show has not got adequate support from the fight publle. Unfortunately we have arrived at a stage when only two types of boxers are appreciated by those who pay (and they are the people who count whether it be boxing. Tootball. cricket. or any other sport that is commercialised).
These are the local boxer with his
following, or the boxer with 3 worldwide reputation, who has "drawing" Dowers almost any- where.
Unless he happens to be B champion and is boxing against
Sanchez also defeated Juan | Ladaw, Jr., No. 3 ranking ace, and Leonardo in the annual Metro- politan championship last De- cember.
In deciding between Gavia and
decided Ampon, the FILTA
three-match series stage a three best of five sets each.
MAY PLAY HERE The P. L. Davis Cup players wil sail for the United States about the middle of the
return month and will
to- wards the latter part of August. Arrangements will be made to have them play In Hongkong and Japan. They will have one month train- ing on the Pacific Coast be- fore meeting the Australian players about the middle of July.
someone calculated to give him a US. BASEBALL
good. Aght, wɛ usually find the popular local lad has follow- ing that will merely partly a medium sized hall. so that, when pulling his weight, he can- not rate as a "big" attraction at a big hall.
TOUGH JOB
even:
To "build" a "local boy from the four-round preliminary point to a top liner is a tough Job for reasons which have perhaps never occurred to many of those who at and see ambitious kids fight their way to the top of the tree.
He starts as a four-rounder, '¡ plods through the six-round stage. the eights, and at last. is pro- moted to middle of the b
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RESULTS
to
of
NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuter)—-—-—--- The following were the results of matches played in the Major Base- ball League yesterday:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburghi
New York
R. H. E.
ཐོ 8 1
0 6 2
(Sewell homered for the Pirates).
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
5" 7 0
10 11 1
(Phelps homered for the · Dod- ✓gers).
St. Louis Philadelphia
Chicagu Bostoni
(Hartneet homered
Wins over other aspiring title- holders earn him a place at the bottom of the bill, but Immedi-Cubs), ately the promoter tries to make, him a top-liner, and after the has literally punched his way
to the decent-sized purse class, there comes the grumble "Why we have seen him for so rauch when he was six-rounder."
boy
"SURE" DRAW CARDS Never since boxing has been boxing have "Sure" draw. cards been harder to find for the promoter whose hall has a capacity of 4,000,or over, You can name the whole bunch
of star attractions on one hand and have some fingers left.
So here is a tip the young- ster: Don't be satisfied by being just a regular six or eight-roun- der. Study boxing as you would study a trade.
boxing game now than ever there
4 .11 1
3
7
1
2
3 2
6 10 1
for the
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York St. Louts
7 11 1 1 80 (Dickey and Selkirk homered for the Yankees). ·
Philadelphia
Cleveland
." 4 12..> 2 7 12 1
"
(Etter homered for the Athle- tics),
Washington
Detroit
1 5 2
5 12 1
The match between Boston Red Box and Chicago White Sox was postponed owing to rain.
F.A.
UNSPORTING "ORGANISATION"
There is more money in the Criticism By Cricket was. More money is being made. -Club President
That certain boxers who have
LAST LINK WITH
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made fortunes have squandered Sir Charles Hyde, Warwick- their ring earnings ig no fault shire County Cricket Club presl of the game which they have dent, recently described the Foot- earned this money,
ball Association as "not £ very sporting organisation.".
Hoping for better "gates," 'es- peelally on Saturdays, Sir Charles said at the annual meeting of the FIRST CRICKET TEST Club: It is unfortunate that the Tom Garrett, the sole surviving F.A. should trespass on cricket at member of the first Australian the end of the season when foot- cricket team to visit England in ball has seven months in which 1878, had celebrated his diamond to play.” - Weddington
During the past sixteen years On behalf of all cricketers in Warwickshire. have paid reäily England, M. c. c. have sent bim £18,000 in entertaining tax. Had a congratulatory message. beng [it not been for this, sald honorary Born at Wollongong, neat treasurer Dr. Harold Thwaite, the Sydney, "on July 26th, 1858, Tom club" would havé shown a proat Garrett' also played cricket, in Eng-[of £7,000 Instead of losses land with the 1882 and 1886 amounting, to more than £11,000 Australian teams.
in eight of the sixteen years,
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de Recreio "B" Craigengower Although Budge" has won the
V.
CLUB
TENNIS EXHIBITION
[SATURDAY, 13th May, 1939:
4.00 p.m.
In aid of British Fund for Relief of Distress in China..
Admission to Stand-$1,50 (incl. tax). Booking now open at Moatrie's,
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Seats opposite stand-$1,00 (incl. tax).
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world professional CLOWN from: Vines' brow, "sellout" crowds have watched their matches in most THE MACAO JOCKEY elties. Receipt average 39,275. The all-time high was set by Perry and Vines in 1937 when they grossed
F'
CLUB
v. Civil Service: Second
Divi- sion. Hongkong Football Club "A" v. Civil Service, Craigen- gower v. Kowloon Football Club Kowloon Bowling Green v. Tal- 'koo; Police v. Kowicon. Tong:
Third División. Yacht. Club approximately $415,000 for 62 mat.
The May Race Meeting will be ches or an average of 56,693, Craigengower: Hongkong Elec-
held at Areia Preta, Macao, on tric v. Kowloon Bowling Green: Before the year is over Budge Sunday, 14th May, 1939, com- Club de Recreio v. Kowloon may be a very rich young man. His' Football Club: Hongkong Foot-contract with Harris called fencing at 2.00. p.m. ball Club Stanley Prison. $75,000 in three installments for The First Bell will be rung at TENNIS.-Exhibition on Stand one year of play, with an option 1.30 p.m. approximately.
Court of H.K.C.C.. 4 p.m., WA. of a percentage of the total gates H. Duff and L.. Goldman v. Lee it exceeded that figure. A tour
By order, Yue-wing and Ho Ka-lau; 3. A. with Ferry, with the championship and E. D. Rumjahn v. Tsui at stake, probably would outdraw Wai-pul and Tsul Yün-pui. the Vines tout.
Lyemunstruck
S. W. CHENG,
Secretary.
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Lyemunstruck is a local disease experienced by yachtsmen when they have been sailing all day, the wind, has dropped, the hour is midnight, the tide is against them, and they have run out of H.B. BEER.