THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, APRIL
"SHORTS" FOR THE TENNIS
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.
THE BEST EVER
Toykyo, Apr. 15.
BASEBALL
er.
LEAGUE
LOCAL TOURNEY TO
START SOON
1934.
COURTS
INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY
TOURNAMENT
ENGLAND DEFEATS INDIA IN REPLAYED FINAL
SINGLE COAL 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, while India were victorious over Wales and China.
The teams were na follow:.
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Preliminary arrangements for the forthcoming baseball season in Hong kong were made
mecting of club representatives at the office of Japan will be represented inr. P. F. le Fevre Yesterday when Manila by the strongest all Mr. C. 1, Shank was elected chair- and Mr. J. B. around track and field aggre man of the league gation that has ever carried the Shuk, Hon. Secretary and Tronsur- banner of the Rising Sun into "it was announced that efforts were the Far Eastern Olympic Games, made to obtain the use of the Bouth: With the question of participa-China Athletic Association ground at tion decided in the small hours of Caroline Hill for the league matches. Sunday morning after a heated It was hoped to have Ave or six
teams competing this your.
The strong drizzlo yesterday "ren-: discussion by the Japanese, The mooting decided to hold the dered the grass ground heavy, and the Athletic 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 Association on May 15. the task of choosing the champlons Teams wishing to compete in the tempting to stop quickly or to turn. Metcalfe (Army); W. A. Hoed (Club), who are counted upon to ringleague ara requested to notify the The most outstanding feature of the H. J. D. Lowe (Club) and F, V. Reed (Club); Senior (Army), Lleut. C..C. another Oriental Olympic crown Hon. Secretary.
game was the brilliant goalkeeping Garthwaite (Army), Lioul. P. J. IL. Asugestion that Hongkong 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 NEW MATERIAL.
Hocquard (Army). A two-day tryout at Melji shrine ese Olympic players was received dangerous of attacks by the English Atkinson (Navy), and Lt. J. II. with enthusiasm, and it was decid-forwards, he came out with flying? "They are comfortable, and quite disclosed a wealth of new materialed to make every effort to accom colours. He alone saved his side from India: Nur Mohammed (Punjabi); the most practical costume for the and evoked a forcenst of another modate the Japanese team on its possible heavy defeat. Subadar Taj Farduman Singh (Radio) and Bahadur game ond I don't think that shorts one-sided Japanese victory since in arrival en route to Manila. lose anything in looks."
the majority of events the standing) NEW GIRL'S RECORD FOR Far Eastern Olympic records were
BASEBALL THROW.
Canton, Apr. 11. heltered.
A team closen on the basis of The national record for the
H. J. D. Lowe, the Club and Inter storday's and to-day's perfor-girls' baseball throw was smashed port centre-haif, roso to the occasions mances will be announced. in the Canton municipal athletic and time and again frustrated India's
ST. ANDREW'S TEAM. Yoshioka captured the finals of meet to-day when Miss Lan Chien-line of attack. His keen anticipation
St. The following will represent both aprints although his times of chang, of the Girls Physical Train- and tackling at the right moment fea-
Andrew's Club in a friendly hockey 10:7 and 22:2 were lower than ing School, won the event with a tured his play. At right-half, W.
Reed, the Middlesex County and match against the Naval Fleet-Lower the semifinals of other winners. throw of 433 metres.
Other winners were:
In addition to athletic contests, Hongkong player, gave excellent sup-Dock on the Marine ground, at 5.10 port, and though his speed was not this afternoon: A. N. Other: F. A. 1500 metres: Tanaka, 4:4:6. to-day's programme included a
equal to that of Lal Singh, the bril- Broadbridge and E. II. P. White, E. 400 metres: Yoshizumi. 50.5. grand review of the Canton Boy liant Interport left wing, his inter- MacNider, A. E. P. Guest and A. B. 110 hurdles: Shimizu, 15.3. Scouts, which WHS held before cepting was good.
Hamson; G. A. White, N. A. E. Hop, step, jump: Harada 14.80 Mayor Liu Chi-wen.
England had most of the play in Mackay, E F. Fincher, E. C. Fincher
and R. Baldwin. the first half, but India enjoyed a better, share of the exchanges in the second poriod of the gume. England's forwards showed good stick, worki but when they entered tho deo they fuddled their opportunities by hesitat ing. Chief offenders in this no were Atkinson and Bartlett. On the right wing, Senior put in some strong cer- tres in the first half but he faded out? in the second, during which period. Hocquard was too frequent an offes- der against offside.
This vivid pronouncement follows directly upon a similar statement at the Fair by the Duchess of York.
Into what a stupid position does it not put those lawn tennis governing
bodles who have been banning women's shorts in the tournaments
COMMON SENSE. Here, from the highest circles in the land, comes a refreshing gust of com- mon senzo on what is suitable and in good taste for athletic contests. Surp ly it ought to quieten once and for all those horrified qualms of our rean- genarian lawn tennis rulera.
And only the other day from Aus tralla, G. P. Hughes won cabled am saying in an Interview that aborts
on the tennis courts reduced the game to the standards of professional foot- belli
It is only a few years ago that the official weekly organ of the Lawnl Tennis Association resolutely banned In their publication photographs of women whose skirts in vigorous play happened to shaw a knee.
the
PHOTOGRAPHS DISGUISED. An most action photographs did show thla gulloles member photographs before being reproduced! wore heavily retouched by painting in a white skirt fall half way be tween the knee and the ankle.
When all women adopted the knee- length skirt this publication had to Denfess itself beaten and either ban
metres.
800 metres: Aucht, 1.58.2.
400 metre hurdles: Ichihara, 56.1. Shot put: Takati, 13.1) metres.
High jump: Adachi, 1.91 metres.
Discus: Rikumoto, 40.8.3. Brond jump: Tajimu, 7.16. Pole vault: Nishida, 4.10. 10,000 metre run: Ryu, 13 mins. 20.2 Rech.
Javelin: Nagno, 62:14. Pentathlon: Okada, 3476.695. Decathlon: Kanchi, 6930.03.
TENNIS EXHIBITION.
women's action photographs or stop China's National Champion the stupid practice of painting in the Jong skirt.
tho
Beaten By Taui Wai-pui.
Inclement weather somewhat mar
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FOOTBALL CHATTER BY "VERITAS"
(Continued from Page 8.) Association, and it is to be hoped that all fair-minded onlookern will
ometals Tive the
in assistance bringing these abjectionable partisans to book.
the
every
WILL the final match for
Governor's Cup be played this season? If seems extremely doubtful. The Chinese are now fully occupied with the Olympic trials, and whatever local players, if any, aro selected, will bo on their way to Manila immediately after the Champions v Rest match. MR. G. T. May is inking I strenuous efforts to get the encounter fixed up, but until the Chinese Olymple team is definitely chosen, it would seem that the Federation is in no position to any yes or no.
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Mohammed, of the Punjabis, was a Khan (Punjabla); M. H. Hassan notable absentee front left back, Ils (Radio), Dulin Singh (Punjabis) and place being taken by Bahadur Khan, Alaf. Din (Punjabis); Walayat Shah of the same regiment.
(Punjabis), Avtar Singh (Radio), Kalwant Singh (Radio) and Lal Singh (Punjabia).
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COLONY HOCKEY
Representative Teams
For Big Fixtures.
The Hongkong Hockey Association announces the following selected to represent the Colony In the match Dond, at right back, was steady against the Overseas Chinese, to be but be did not hit hard enough when played at the Hongkong Football clearing. On the other hand, Met-Club ground at 5 p.m. on Tuesday calfe at left fall back, played a mar next: vellous game, more so in the second half when he broke up one or two G. Duncan (Club); A. M. Rodri- concerted moves by Awtar Singh and gues (Univ.) and Lt. N. W. Met Kertar Singh. Hollingsworth, In calfe (Army); W. A. Reed (Club) (Capt.), Dulia Singh (Army) and goal, played very well.
E. V. Rood (Club); H. Owen Hughes Parduman Singh, the Radio back, (Club), Lt. J. H. Eaden (Navy),| played well in India's defence and Lt. B. N. V. Currey (Navy), Lt. C. he had a good partner in Bahadur C. Garthwaite (Army) and L Khan, who often ran right across the Singh (Army). Reserves: Back, J. goalmouth to make effective clear-Rouger (Club); half-back, H. J. D. ances. Hussan, and Alaf Din, were Lowe (Club); forwards, Lt. Cur. T. strong in the Intermediate line, while W. Atkinson (Navy) and Awtar Dulla Singh, in the pivotal position, Singh (Radio). brought off somo fine clearances, but again he gave way to the wish to: hang on to the ball instead of clear- ing straightaway.
BRILLIANT SAVE.
CIVILIAN. TEAM.
Then about three years ago, when! Mrs. Wills Moody was going to play) without stoikings, Wimbledon banned' baro legs. Nowadays the centre red the tennis exhibition between the court, is a conspicous figure. Last National Champion, Kho Sin-kes of year there was only one-Bille Sigart. Batavia and Taul Wai-put, the Hong- kong Champion, on the Chinese R.C. NOW-AND THEN.
court yesterday afternoon, when the One can go back still farther and local player won by two sets to one.
The ground was still wet from the TNCIDENTALLY the first big recall
The tear to represent the Civi- when days of 1020
Hans in their match against the Suzanne Lenglen came to the centre morning drizzle and. as a result,
Olymple trial clashes with the
Overseas Chinese on Wednesday is court-with-a-aloevoless jumper and the play was never really of a high
The fact that Kho had Navy-y-Borderers-match-on- Sun-
announced as: A. P: Eca-da-Silva a skirt of such length as to-day would, standard.
In the first half, England lodged (Incognitos); bo considered inordinately long. only arrived from Batavia yesterday day. Southern China will meet
A. A. Dand (Club) Yet that year these "bare arms made him less at home and his de- Eastern China (originally it was many attacks on the opposite citadel, Capt.) and Pracht (German Club); Northern) at Caroline Hill, on and from a goed opening on the right. H. Hassan (Radio), W, A. Reed and the pleture of Lenglen's ankles, feat was not surprising." erated a tremendous sensation. The visitor won the first set after Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. A by Senior, the ball was passed to (Club) and A. E. P. Guest (St. An
On one fameus occasion that year ter games while he lost the second second match is scheduled for the Hocquard. The latter sent it to At draw's); N. A. E. Mackay (St, Aa- (Police), Awtar distinguished, personage expressed by a similar margin. The third nisa!
the full following Wednesday, this time inaon who sent in a scorcher which drew's), Parker
Nur Mohammed pushed over the Singh (Radio), Kalwant Singh to Suzanne the definite hope that went to the local player, when next she appeared on the centre scores of the match being 4-0, 6-4, coinciding with the all important crossbar with a brilliant one-handed (Radio) and A' P. Sousa (Incogn
Borderers-St. Joseph's scrap, anvo. Shortly after Bartlett
broke los).
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, 5. 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 gave them victory,
Garthwaite. Indin through
between The practice game. many vallant efforts to score and Hongkong Chinese who are to meet nearly succeded. Lal Singh, on out the Overseas Chinese Hockey Team. occasion, brought the ball to within and the Radio' Sports Club arranged yard but Hollingsworth brought-off for to-day has been cancelled swing
to the inclement weather.
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