"SHORTS" FOR
PRINCE OF Japan's
WALES Olympic IN FAVOUR Trace Team
GIVES LEAD TO
THE L.T.A.
OBJECTION NOW OVER-RULED Speaking at the British In dustries Fair at the White City, London, the
Prince of Wales heartily supported the modern fashion of woman's shorts on the lawn tennis court This is what he said:
"I see no reason on earth why any woman should not wear shorts for lawn tennis.
"They are comfortable, and quile the mint practical costume for the game and I don't think that shorin, lose anything In looks."
THE BEST EVER
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1934.
THE TENNIS COURTS
BASEBALL
or.
LEAGUE
LOCAL TOURNEY TO
-START SOON
INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY
TOURNAMENT.
ENGLAND DEFEATS INDIA IN
·REPLAYED FINAL
SINGLE GOAL DECIDES THE ISSUE
England defeated India by one goal to nil in the replay of the final of the International Hockey Tournament on the Navy ground, King's Park yesterday afternoon. This brings to a successful close the first of the local international series, and England, in their path to the final, defeated Scotland and Portugal, both after extra time, white India were victorious over Wales and China.
Preliminary arrangements for the forthcoming baseball season in Hong kong were made at a meeting of Toykyo, Apr. 15.
club representatives at the office of Japan will be represented in Mr. P. F. lo Fevre yesterday when Manila by the strongest all Mr. C. L. Shank was elected chair man of the league and Mr. J., S. around track and field agg Shak, Hon. Secretary and Treneur- gation that has ever carried the banner of the Rising Sun into! It was announced that efforts were the Far Eastern Olympic Games. I made to obtain the use of the South With the question of participa- China Athletic Association ground at Lion decided in the small hours of Caroline Hill for the league matches. to have five or six It was hoped Sunday morning after a heated teams competing, this year.
The strong drizzle yesterday ren-¡ The teams were as follow: by discussion
the Japanese.) The meeting decided to hold the dered the grass ground heavy, and the England: Hollingsworth (Army); Athletle Federation, the athletic annual meeting of the Hongkong players found much difficulty in at-A. A. Dond (Club) and Lieut. N. W. world turned enthusiastically to Baseball AnRociation on May 15.) the task of choosing the champions Teams wishing to compete in the empting to stop quickly or to turn. Metcalfe (Army); W. A. Reed (Club), II. J. D. Lowo (Club) and E. V. Reed The meat outstanding feature of the (Club); Senior (Army), Lieut. C. C. to notify the who are counted upon to bring league are requested another Oriental Olymple crown
game was the brilliant golkooping Garthwaite (Army), Lieut. P. J. . Hon. Secretary,
A suggestion that longkong field of Nur Mohammed for India. Keep Bartlett (Navy), Lt. Cdr. T. K. W. to Japan.
a combined team-to meet the Japan, ing a cool head even with the most Atkinson (Navy), and Lt. J. H NEW MATERIAL.
jeno Olympic players was received dangerous of attacks by the Engilsh focquard (Army). A two-day tryout at Meijl shrine with enthusiast, and it was decid-forwards, he came out with flying disclosed a wealth of new material led to make every effort to acoom- colours. He alone saved his side from India: Nur Mohammed (Punjabis); on its possible heavy defeat. Subadar Taj Parduman Singh (Radio) and Dahathir the Japanese Leam and evoked a forecast of another mate
Mohammed, of the Punjabis, was one-sided Japanese victory since in arrival en route to Manila.
a Khan (Punjabis); M. H. Hassan NEW GIRL'S RECORD FOR notabla absenteo from left back, his (Radio), Dulla Singh (Punjabis) and the majority of events the standing
BASEBALL THROW.
place being taken by Bahadur Khan, Alaf Din (Punjabis); Walayat Shah Far Eastern Olympic records wery
Canton, Apr. 11. of the same regiment.
(Punjabis), Awlar Singh (Radio), bettered,
The national record for the
Kalwant Singh (Radio) and Lal II. J. D. Lower the Club and Inter-Singh (Punjabis).
This vivid pronouncement follows directly upon a similar statement at the Fair by the Duchess of York.
A team closen on the basis of into what a stupid position does iti hot put those lawn tennia governing Ysterday's and Lo-day's. perfor- [ girls' baseball throw was amnshed port centre-half, rose to the cecaalons, buddies who have been banning women's mances will be announced. shorts in the tournaments
COMMON SENSE. Here, from the highest circles in the land, comes refreshing gust of com- mon sense on what is suitable and in good tante for athletic contests. Sure~) ly it ought to quieten once amt for alt thase horrified qualms of our sex- genkrian laws tennis rulers,
And only the other day from Ans- tralia, G. P. Hughes was enbled nei saying in an interview that shorts on the tennis courts reduced the game} to the standards of professional Toot- ball!
It is only a few years ago that the official weekly, organ of the Lawn) Tennis Association resolutely banned in their publication photographs of women whose skirts in vigorous phy happened to show a knee.
PHOTOGRAPHS DISGUISED. As ort netion photographs did! show this gubeless member
thel photographs before being reproduced were heavily retouched by painting in a white skirt to fall half way bes tween the knee and the ankle.
Yoshioka captured the finals of both sprints although his times of 10:7 and 22:2 were slower than the semifinals of other winners.
Other winners were:
1500 metres: Tanaka, 4:4:6.
100 metres: Yoshizumi, 5.5. 110 hurdles: Shimizu, 15.3. Hop, step, jump: Harada 14.86
metres.
800 metres: Aochi, 1.58.2.
100 metre hurdea: Ichihara, 56.1. Shot put: Taknti, 13.1 metres.
High jump: Adachi, 1.91 metres.
Discus: Kikumoto, 10.8.3. Broad jump: Tajima, 7.16. Pole vault: Nishida, 4.10. 10,000 metre run: Ryu, 13 rains. 20.2 secs.
Javelin: Nagao, 02:14: Pentathlon: Okada, 3476.695. Decathlon: Kaneki, 6930.03.
In addition to athletic contests, (to-day's programme included
grand review of the Canton Boy Scouts, which was held before Mayor Liu Chi-wen.
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in the Canton municipal athletic and time and again frustrated India's meet to-day when Miss Lan Chien-line of attack. His keen anticipation chair, of the Girls Physical Train-and tackling at the right moment fes- ing School, won the event with atured his play. At right-hair, W. A. Andrew's Clab in friendly hockey throw of 433 metres.
Reed, the Middlesex County and match against the Naval Fleet Lower Hongkong player, gave excellent sup- Deck on the Marian ground, at 5.10 port, and though his speed was not this afternoon: A. N. Other: F. A equal to that of Lal Singh, the bril- Broadbridge and E. II. P. White: E. liant Interport left ing, his inter- MacNider, A. B. F. Guest and A. B. cepting was good.
Hamson; G. A. White, N. A. E. England had most of the play in Mackay. E. F. Fincher, E. C. Fincher the first half, but India enjoyed and K. Baldwin. better share of the exchanges in the second period of the game. England's forwards showed good stick, work but when they entered the des they fuddled their opportunities by heallat- ing. Chief offenders in this line were
FOOTBALL CHATTER BY "VERITAS”
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that
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Association, and it is to be hoped Atkinson and Bartlett. On the right all fair-minded onlookers wing, Senior put in some strong con- will xlve the officials every trea in the first half but he faded out
in bringing
In the second, during which perlod assistance
Hocquard was too frequent an offen- objectionable partisans to book. der against offside, WILL the final match for
Governor's Cup be played this season? If scema extremely doubtful. The Chinese are BOW
trials, and whatever local players If any, are salected, will be on their way to Manila immediately
When all women adopted the knee- TENNIS EXHIBITION. fully occupied with the Olympic length skirt this publication had to confess itself Benten and either ban
COLONY HOCKEY
Representative Teams
For Big Fixtures
women's action photographs or stop China's National Champion after the Championa v Rest match. the stupid practice of painting in the long skirt.
The Hongkong Hockey Association announces the following selected to In the match represent the Colony Dand, at right back, was steady against the Overseas Chinese, to be but he did not hit hard enough when played at the Hongkong Football clearing. On the other hand, Met-Club ground at 6 p.m. on Tuesday calfo at left full back, played a mar-next: vellous game, more so in the second
G. Duncan (Club); A. M. Radri- half when he broke up one or tw concerted moves by Awar Singh and gues (Univ.) and Lt. N. W. Met Kertar Singh. Hollingsworth, in calfe (Army); W. A. Reed (Club) gont, played very well.
(Capt), Dulla Singh (Army) and E. V. Reed (Club); H. Owen Hughes. Parduman Singh, the Radio back (Club), Lt. J. H. Eaden (Navy), Lplayed well in Inila's defence and Lt. E. N. V. Currey (Navy), Lt. G. MR. G. T. May is making he had a good partner in Bahadur C. Garthwaite (Army), anuck La Then about three years ago when Mrs. Wille Moody was going to play
strenuous efforts to get the Khan, who often ran right across the Singh (Army). Reserves: Back, J. without stolkings, Wimbledon banned element weather somewhat mar-
contre red the tennis exhibition between the encounter fixed up, but until the goalmouth to make effective clear Rodger (Club); half-back, H. J. D. baré legs. Nowadays the
is a conspicaux figure. Last National Champion, Kho Sin-keo of Chinese Olymple team is definitely ances. Hassan, and Alaf Din, were Lowe (Club): forwards, Lt.Cdr. T. that the strong in the intermediate line, while K. W. Atkinson (Navy) and Awtar
to Dulla Singh, in the pivotal position, Singh (Radio).
brought off some fine clearances, but again ho gave way to the wish to hang on to the ball instead of clear- ing straightaway.
court
Beaten By Tsui Wai-pui.
year there was only one-lle Sigort Batavia and Tsui Wai-pul, the Hong-chosen, it would seem
kong Champion, on the Chinese RC. Federation is in no position court yesterday afternoon, when the say yes or no, local player won by two sets to one.
NOW-AND THEN.
The ground was still wet from the'
BRILLIANT SAVE.
› CIVILIAN TEAM.
One can go back still farther and when
The team to represent the Civi days of 1920 recall the
llana in their match against the Suzanne Lenglen came to the centre morning drizzle and as a result, INCIDENTALLY the first big Olympic trial clashes with the
Overseas Chinese on Wednesday is court with a sleeveless Jumper and the play was never really of a high
The fact that Kho had Navy v Borderers match on Sun- a skirt of such length as to-day would standard.
only arrived from Batavia yesterday day. Southern China will meet In the first half, England lodged announced us: A. P. Eca du Silva
(Incogultos); be conaldered inordinately long.
A. A. Dand (Club) bar arms made him less at home and his de- Eastern China (originally it was many attacks on the opposito citadel. (Capt.) and Pracht (German Club); Yet that year those
Northern) at Caroline Hilton and from a good opening on the right | M. H. Hassan (Radio), W. A. Reed and the picture of Lenglen's anklen, feat was not surprising.
The visitor won the first set after created a tremendous sensation.
On one fancys occnsion that year ten games while he lost the second Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. A by Senior, the ball was passed to (Club) and A. Guests Reed Parker (Police), Awtor a distinguished personage expressed by a similar margin. The third also second match is scheduled for the loquard. The latter sent it to At-drew's); N. A. E. Mackay (St. An
Nur Mohammed pushed over the Singh
(Radio), Kalwant Singh to Suzanne the definite hope that went to the local player, the full following Wednesday, this time kinson who sent in a scorcher which drew's when next she appeared on the centre scores of the match being 4-6, 6-4, coinciding with the all important eressbar with a brillant one-handed (Radio) and P. Sousa (Incogn
savo. Shortly after Bartlett
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Reserves: Back, E. V. Roed cout she would come suitably attired. 6-3.
through and with only the goalkeeper Club): half-back, J. Gonsalves to beat fumbled his effort India (Recreio); forward, S. Fowler seldom attacked being kept at bay by│(Y.M.C.A.). the half-backs and Metcalfe. In the second half, England obtained their
GAME CANCELLED.. goal,
which
them gave
victory, Garthwaite. India through
made
between The practice game.
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