THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
24, 1934.
THE
SAINTS
WILL
PLAY:
LAST MINUTE
BADMINTON WIN
FOR..
ST. ANDREW'S
K.C.C. BEATEN ON OWN COURTS
KEEN EXCHANGES CHARACTERISE BIG PROGRAMME
LADIES SHOW GOOD PROMISE
(By "Veritas").
later-Club badminton made its debut at the Kowloon Cricket Club last evening, when St. Andrew's Church Club were enter- tained, and pulled off a smart win by 10 games to eight, scoring a total of 208 points to the K.C.C's 181.
A programme of eighteen matches, ncluding nine mixed doubles and aine men's doubles was played off.
. Andrew's secured the honours
winning but the homestera enjoyed the better
in the men's encounters,
seven and losing two,
of
the mixed doubles, enpturing six Ranies.
BADMINTON NOTES
The badminton was most enjoy: JOTTINGS
able, and
creditable standard
maintained. One of the closest
encounters of the evening was the
men's doubles between
E. F.
LONDON CUP-TIE DERBY: Thousands of spectators crowded their way lato the Highbury ground when Arsenal and Crystal Palace met in the fourth round of the English Cup. Arsonal won by saven goals to mil This picture showa Wilson, the Highbury goalkeeper, punching the -ball clear.
COLONY LET OFF LIGHTLY IN KEEN
FROM
Soccer
HERE, THERE
RUGBY DUEL WITH AUSSIES
Fincher and 11. Kew and C. Wig & EVERYWHERE Interport
and S. A. Gray. The match had to be set at five after the pairs had reached 13-all, and then the visitors run away with five clear points for the game.
the ladies revealed Some of promising form, Mas M. Griffiths being outstanding for the K.C.C.. whitat Mines P. Gittens and Miss G. White were prominent for St. Andrew's.
The full scores were:
MEN'S DOUBLES.
S. A. Gray and C. Wigg (K.C.C.) lust to II. Kew and E. F. Fincher 13-18; bent F, A. Broadbridge and R. H. Wong 16-4; beat A. E. P. Guest and A. S. Bliss 15-10.
R. Hambly and E. C. Fincher (K.C.C.) lost to Kew and Fincher 1-16; lost to Broadbridge and Wong 2-15; loot to Guest and Bliss. 7-15.
A French badminton association Dinner
in on the point of being revived. formed in Wax An association France in 1908, but disbanded during the war.
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(Worthing Sussex cham- C.
Miss Q. Alien Pavilion Club) won the ladies' singles restricted pionship by defeating Miss Evans, the holder for the past seven years, in the final 11-5 14-7.
L. Nichols brought off the best' singles victory of his career winning the London championship at the Logan Club recently in a representative Beld.. He beat D. C. Hume (the conqueror of R. C. F. Nichols) in a three-game final characterised by his delicate drops: and fine length clearing. Misa L LM, Kingsbury's stamina stood her
HONGKONG AMONG| THE GUESTS
Mr. F. Grimshaw successful. ly presided over the dinner given last Saturday night by the Shanghai Football Associa tion to the Hongkong and Tientsin Interport teamns, at the International Recreation Club. Specches of topical in- terest and congratulatory and condolatory import were inter- spersed by admirable music from an assiduously tuneful orchestra.
Gen. E. B. Macnaghten extolled
VISITORS SHOULD HAVE WON EASILY
IMPROVED THREE- QUARTERS
WESTLAKE'S BIG KICKING
(By "The Pilgrim")
Chinese Hope To Make Good In Olympics
MIDDLE DISTANCE
CHANCES
DECISION
MR. GOLDENBERG DOES THE TRICK
SLAP-DASH METHODS OF ASSOCIATION
LARGELY JUSTIFIES ST. JOSEPH'S EARLIER PROTEST
TO-MORROW'S SENIOR SHIELD SEMI FINAL PROSPECTS
(By "Veritas");
The St. Joseph's v South China semi-final shield match is on, and the teams will moet in what should be one of the finest matches of the season on the Club ground to-morrow afternoon at 4 p.m. This state of affairs is due to Mr. Archic Goldenberg, who returning from Shang- hai yesterday, decided that, despite the circum- stances which forced the Club originally to it object to the game being played to-morrow, would be better in the interests of everyone for the match to be played as arranged by the Association.
But the suggestion made in some quarters that the Club never had any intentions of refraining from turning out on Sunday is definitely without foundation. Right up to the time of Mr. Goldenberg's return
| was the firm resolve of the team not to make any appearance to- morrow. And they had very good which reasons reasons for this; were fully and exclusively revealed in these columns on Thursday.
Lau Mau; Leung In-chan Leung Wing-chui Lee Kwok-wai; Leung Shul-yle Tam Kong-pak Fung King-cheung
Pau Ka-ping Tay Qua-tong
PROSPECTS.
the As a matter of principle
Tho changed weather conditions - affair should not be allowed to rest as it is ut present. There is no may have a tremendous effect on heavy ground doubt that the Association is largely the match. A to blame for the misunderstanding should assist St. Joseph's who which arose, and, if only to ensure have the advantage of
extra that the future will see no repeti-
tion of such a blunder, some notice weight. Nevertheless the odds at should be taken of the contretemps, the moment are slightly with and suitable provision made.
a little
South China. The team play a similar type of football, with the Caroline Hill exponents probably mako more headway if they adopt the open passing sys tem, thereby forcing South Ching more polished. St. Joseph's will
to keep on the run and denying
Peking. Feb, 17. China will fare better at this year's Far Eastern Olympic games at Mruila than in the past, in the opinion of Liu Chang-chun. star sprinter, who represented China at the world Olympic Games at Los truly It would have been ironical if, after Lammert's Angeles in 1932. brilliant try for the Colony China's hope, he sald, is in the against the Australians yester- middle distance events, there being day, Robertson had converted little chance of being placed in and thus gained the extra two the dashes and distance races.
In the field events Sze-tu Kwang, points which would have mcant
In view of all things, St. Joseph's game over the a second defeat for the visitors. who was fourth in the hop, skip A just fate intervened however, and and jump at the last Far Eastern have played the
China's the Association will not lose sight a place, Llu said. G. A. White and F. C. Fincher in good stond in the final of the the world-wide game of Soccer and, (K.C.C.) lost to Kew and Fincher Indies' singles in which she beat in praising the guests, acclaimed
hopes in the pentathlon and de-of this. in the homely colloquialism "ound easy angle the ball travelled outside win
the sticks.
cathlon are Wang Chi-huni and UNFORTUNATE PRACTICE. 1-15; lost to Broadbridge and Mrs. Barrett 13-10 11-1 to win this his successor in the Council chair though the kick was made from an Olymples, at Tokyo, may again whole affair, and it is to be hoped
as a bell." Mr. Dalloway--recipi- Wong 3-15; lost to Guest and Bliss championship for the first time.
I cannot say too much in commenda- Chang Lin-chia, both of Peking. 5-15.
One of the surprises of the event ent of a silver cup in memory of his "MIXED DOUBLES:
had been the defeat of Mrs. Uber captaincy-diverted the audience tion of the Australians' improvement. A Gray by Miss C. D. Newitt in the second with his modest recital of his trans-From the start they gained the upletes in Peking are qualified for established custom with the Foot them, to some extent, the oppor Mina Griffiths and S.
Colony territory.
is believed certain for n place him- paper announcements of their de- usual calm and collected position (K.C.C.) beat Miss G. White and round. The only player to retain formation-under Col. J. H. Pelly's per hand and forced the play into the the China delegation this year. He bail Association to regard news-tunity-of-settling down-to the
inspiration-from a raw recruit to.
With Rees getting the ball back self as he still holds the national cisions and actions as being al play which is such a big featur Guest 16-1; beat Miss M. Charn and a doubles title was Hume who Broadbridge 15-5; bent Miss P. paired up with R. C. F. Nichols in an Army centre-half. Mr. Aitchi-
whilst the Press gladly accept pince of R. M. White. Mrs. Hender-in brott love to the fewer molly, the ball moved rapes in records for the 100 and 200 me-official notifications to clubs and of their game."
his rueful tribute to the referees' motion, the moved rapidly for tres. Gittens and Wong 15-6.
The return of Sabban to the Liu, na native of Mukden and a the compliment, the fact that still Miss M. Woolley and C. Wiggson (formerly Miss M. Bell of atoleat virtues: Mr. Bell eloquently ward and the five three-quarter forma (K.C.C.) beat Miss White and Southsen) and Miss L. M. Kings-insisted that the Shanghai Football tlon which failed to win the match graduate of the Northeastern uni- remains that it is hardly a com- left wing should make the Saint
mendable method.
attack more forceful, althoug Guest 15-10; beat Miss Churn and bury won the women's doubles, Association, in an international for them in their previous encounter versity, anid he would leave short-
ly for Shanghai to start training. Broadbridge 16-7; lost to
If memory serves me correctly, most of the raids will probabl Miss and in the mixed doubles Hume community, were doing, splendid with the Colony, now proved unbeat Gittens and Wong 10-15.
for the last two years at least, be initiated from the right win players who have been selected for where Ward and Gosano have co
received no the Interports have other notice of their selection than laborated with distinction th that which has appeared in the scanon. newspapers.
The half back Baes compa
FL.
to
Misa I. Woolley and Hambly (K.C.C.) lost White and Guest 18-15; bent Churn and Broadbridge lost to Miss Gitteus and 9-15.
SHANGHAI BADMINTON
and Mrs. Horsley put out B.holders en route to the final.
the
It was every man a man when the Aussie three's swept forward hut the Colony invariably found themselves a man short at the end of the movement and it was by sheer bad luck that the visitors did not cross the line four times.
abic. community work under the cover of Mr. administration; sporting Miss
Stanley Gash was modest and The popularity of adminton in thankful; Mr. Hill briefly explained Miss 16-12; Canada may be judged from the how he saved boot leather; and Mr. Wong rapid sprend of the game in Ranald McDonald gallantly found. British Columbia. The game has merit in the Presa. Nor must Mr. grown to overwhelming propor-William Sung be forgotten for his has earnest declaration of faith in the lions in Nelson. The game gained such popularity that the canons of sport, nor ME Loch--not number of floors available are far for speaking, but for being the too inadequate to meet the de- first Chinese Interport referee and mands. Each year the member for receiving a memento and an ships of the varlous clubs have ovation on that account. grown steadily and this year prac-
The guests included Brigadier F. tically every club in the city has
France in Final of International Tourney
France have successfully fought their way through to the final of the international competition of the Shanghai Badminton Association, do- feating Wales and Scotland in succes-
ive encounter.
UNLUCKY MINNIS.
Minnis went over after a brilliant run by Vincent but in attempting to touch down with nobody on him, he fumbled the ball and was penalised for a knock on.
Liu said that at least nine ath-: It seems to have become
TROUBLE FACING.
OLYMPIAD
China's Opposition To Manchukuo
Tokyo, Feb. 18. The tenth annual Far Eastern Olympic Games, which are to be
an
And such a practice is bound to favourably, but I suspect T lead to misunderstandings. 1 am Qua-tong and Pau-ping will d
and fully sym- perfectly aware,
the rig pathise, with the fact that official cover a weak link on notifications to clubs and individual Elms has already tried cond entail alons with Young Shiu-yic and players on these matters
A mishandlo by Evans robbed the held in Manila during May, thronextra trouble if it is going to save no means emerged disgraced f put a limit to the number which S. Thackeray, an Old Carthusian visitors of another certainty and aten to develop into a diplomatic for whole heap of misunderstanding the conflict, A. V. Gosano cant
inter-
Recent results in the county competition have been as
follows:-
and unpleasantness?
expected to keep a watchful e between China and Japan,
However, fans have the satisfacon Tam Kong-pak it will receive. In many cases and "dark horse," so his cousin Gen. penalty kick for an infringement by sue
The South China middle known that Japan will not partition of knowing that "wind and the clubs have long waiting lists Maenghten declared. The toast Pascoe was missed from thirty yards sports authorities having made it from which to draw. :
list should be formally given thus: out by Westfield.
The Aussie's one try cano from a cipate unless National Athletic As-weather permitting", the match will The visiting teams: The Pre- typical fast run in which the five sociation agrees to the admission be staged to-morrow. If the wen-will shoulder a big responsibi. sident (Mr. Grimshaw); replies threes all took a part, Hayes touching of Manchukuo athletes. If China ther clears up, a record crowd for The success or failure of he team invariably revolves arad by Mr. S. Strange and Mr. J. down about 15 yards from the corner persists in objecting to the pro- the season is almost certain.
Both teams have been putting this department, and if all the Johansson. Referees and Lines Westfield again falled with the
posed participation of Manchukuo, saw the Colony's there will be nothing further to do in serious training three mornings men strike true form, the Chipe G. L. Altchison;
The Arst half reply
a week at Caroline Hill, so that they will need a lot of stopping. by Mr. H. F. Marshall. scratch side hopelessly overwhelmed, but withdraw Japan's entry. The China National Amateur but the dogged determination of their Meanwhile, the Athletic Federa-will be in first class shape.
has asked Athletic Federation: Mr. F. S. pack levelled matters slightly. The tion of Manchukuo Bridges; reply by Mr. W. Z. L.second half saw a better display. by Japan to find out immediately Sung. Guests: Brig.-Gen. E. B. the home fifteen and keeping the whether or not Manchuria is to be Macnaghten: reply by Mr. A. D. ball tight they made valuable yards, admitted, owing to the length of 'Bell. The Press: Mr. Ranald Vincent again figured in a classical
Lancashire heat Yorkshire in group 2 at Accrington by 18-5.
Their first series against Wales did
Essex beat Hertfordshire ht not prove over difficult and they won in three straight matches. Scotland Ware in group 6 by 9-3, an im- gave them considerably stiffer oppasiprovement over last year's result tion and forced them to the rubber when Essex won by one game only. match. Franco's team, consleting of
Somerset beat Cornwall in group
men:
Mr.
kick.
a national team.
PROBABLE TEAMS,
Melee, Chaillan and Marys brilliant 7 at St. Austell by 12-4. South good, with bicise especially brilliant
G. McDonald; reply by Mr. run which was spoilt by an indifferent time necessary to select and train the strongest team they have han Wales beat Worcestershire in considerable speculation
Edwin Haward. arisen over the outcome of the com- group 8 by 10 games to 16. North
Wales boat Shropshire in group 9 The visiting teams will be "nt petition.
homo" at the Palace Hotel by 14-2.
Imorrow at noon.
Ireland were leading in the first round in the other half of the com- petition, having won two matches straight from Palotine. The latter were forced to retire from the tourna ment, due to the illness of one of their players, giving Ireland the match. The Irish players must now meet the English side to decide the Analists against France,
the
Badminton is now crossed Canadian border and is now becoming frmily rooted in the United States of America. Clubs are springing up
(Continued on Pape 13.)
THIRD DIVISION, CUP DRAW
to-
won from Squires and Concoff in the
The.draw for the second round FIRST ROUND RESULTS. first doubles match pinyed 18-5, 15-0
and in the remaining singles Wilson of the Third Division (South) Cup Scotland scored a surprise victory heat Gould 16-0, 15-8, and 15-8. competition, to be played on or over Amorten in the first round of the Piper won front Sena two to one in before Feb. 28, is:
International Badminton the Arst England Shanghal
v Charlton Torquay Portugul mateli. Y. Tournament, winning 3-2 after soms Piper won 15-0, lost 6-16, and was Newport v Brighton
matchos, while England losing 2-8, when he made a brilliant Norwich exciting
Orlent diminated Portugal by aaimilar return to form and won 15-11. Wade' Aldershot v. Luton
won from Costa 16-6, 15-7 and in the
Q. P. Rangers v Reading In the Scotland y. America match, doubles match, Kay and Edmunds Just
Exeter
Walford ་་ Squirca won his slagles from Wilson managed to score
victory
Northampton Boscombe y 16412, 15-10, and Gould lost to Murray Senna and Silva by two games to one,
Bristol Rovers or Coventry v 15-22, 6-15, 8-16, going to pieces in the scores bolug 15-6, 6-15 and 18-19,
Southend. the last two sets. "Wilson and Grant the last being a close set.
#core.
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over
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Unleas further heavy rain s to-day, sufficient at least to case the ground to churn up, I oxnet
on
South China to win..
PLAYER FAILS TO APPEAR
St. Joseph's will be turning out their books, borring the introduc a loose scramble after w lino- In an effort to smooth out the tion of Sousa for Gomes. South out Lammert broke through and made difficulties, the Philippines Amateur China have not finally announced a bee-line for touch. He handed of Athletic Federation is seeking to their team, but it is anticipted that two men and grounded with two men repeal the rule adopted in 1930, by with the exception of Wong Mee- on top of him.
which members of the Far Eastern (shun, they will be at full strength.
St. Joseph's will turn out as Westfield's failure with the kicks Athletic Association must unani- was the only blot on his perfor- mously agree on each new nation follows: mance which included a display of desiring to participate in the Olym- long kicking and touch finding pic Games. This regulation. It la which has seldom been seen on the suggested, could be replaced by ono Club ground.
providing that the country acting
as host at the Games would invite any other nation it soon fit.
· · FERGUSON STARVED, «- He generally had the botter of the kicking duels with Whitham who is inclined to sacrifico distance for the certainty of making touch. Whitham excuse him for starving Ferguson and made fow mistakes, but I think under Simmonds who took practically no such oddon conditions as yesterday part in the game, Simmonds had were possession once and he made a deter when both ground and ball treacherous, a smaller man could have mined effort to make amends for lost got to it with advantage in the time. Ferguson saved a try by pat- loone acrumns which frequently throatting Hayes into touch in the first half line ened the Colony line,
and he received an H-Judgod pass Robertson's personal performance which he could turn to no use in the was sound and safe but that doow-notsocond half.
Marques Sousa AV, GosaNA Marques
N. Beltrao
F. Elme; B. Gosano Ward
D. Leonard
· Rochn
Sabban
4
BEFORE. FOOTBALL COMMITTEE
Ignoring the Committee's junction, the Chinese player c corned in last Saturday's diat bance at Happy Valley, as well other members of the Chin Athletic team, failed to put in appearance before the Emergen Committeo last night, and 'the
whi vestigation into the affair,
The most kely South China Caused the Athletic Young Indid
out is:
Wong Wing:- Li Tia-sang..
match to be abandoned by the feree, was postponed.
The hearing will be resumed
Friday next.
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