THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1994.
INTERPORT TENNIS WITH CANTON IN NOVEMBER
The now Radio Sports Club longue football team, who had their first outing Inst Saturday. (Photot
The Cricket League
RECREIO ENTER IST. DIVISION
ANNUAL MEETING
At the annual general meet- ing of the Hongkong Cricket League held yesterday in the Sanitary Board room, and pre- sided over by Mr. A. W. Hay ward, Mr. H. R. B. Hancock was elected President for the current year, and Mr. Hayward Vice-President.
Ming Yuen).
HON. MICHAEL SCOTT
BEATS TOLLEY
IN WEST OF ENGLAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
GOLF SOCIETIES MEET IN AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH
London, Sept. 9.
The West of England Open Amateur Championship came to an end for another year yesterday, when the Hon. Michael Scott, who has won the title three times in the past, and C. J. H. Tolley contested the 36 holes final on the Burnham and Berrow Club's course, Somerset.
Any doubts that the youthful- ness of Tolley would carry the de day yesterday were quickly die- An application by the Club Recreio to enter two teams in the peiled, for at the end of the first League, one in the First
n four holes'
Division round Scott held
and one in the Second Division, was least, Tolley not having been ahead granted. The President remarked during a round wherein only four that their entry into the First Div-holes were halved. Scott had a Alon would be warmly welcome,
score of 76 against 80.
BRITISH AND U.S. TIE
HONGKONG TEAM CHOSEN
THE RUMJAHNS,
TSUI AND HO KA-LAU
BEGIN HARD COURT PRACTICE
(By "Veritas").
The tennis Interport con- test between Hongkong and Canton is to be resumed this year, the Canton Citizen Recreation Club having accepted the Lawn Tennis Association's challenge.
According to present arrange- ; ments the contest will be played Saturday and in Canton on Sunday, November 3 and 4, at the Central Park courts.
S.A.
Messrs. Tsui Wai-pul, Rurajahn, II.D. Rumjahn and Ho Ka-laa have been invited by the IT.. to play for Hongkong, nul although the actual order of their playing has not been settled. It is likely that Taul and S.A. Rum- jahn will play singles, and H.D. Rumjahn and Ho Ka-lau will team up for the doubles.
The content is played on Davis Cup lines with four singles and one doubles.
Canton, of course, will cer- tainly call on Lai Kwang-tsun j and George Rodiker for the singles, but it is not yet known who will play doubles,
K.B.G.C. GESTURE.'
players to become used to courts, On which surface
be
Helen
Mi Holon Jacobs.
Jacobs To
Turn Pro?
Forest Hills, Sept. 7. There is much speculation
sional.
JIMMY FOX'S BIG BASEBALL CONTRACT.
AS CATHER FOR THE
ATHLETICS..
Philadelphia, Oct. 1,
famous Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball club, has announced that Jimmy Fox has signed a three year con. tract as catcher, starting from next season.-Reuter,
FOOTBALLER'S FATAL DIVE
In order to allow the Hongkong in lawn tennis circles here hard over the possibility of Miss the Helen Jacobs, the American Interport_matches will be played, champion, turning profes- the Kowloon Bowling Green Club have generously offered the use of their hard court on four oc- GOLF STRUGGLE
She has been seen talking to casions during October. Weather AT MONTREAL
permitting the four players will Bill O'Brien, the manager of the practising there this week.. Tilden group of professionals, In moving the adoption of the Re-
Tulley drove erratically at the
Canton last won the Interport several times this week, but Charlton F. C. Player port and Accounts, Mr. Ifayward)
Scott, with char- Great Britain, the, United States, expressed thanks to Mr. J. M. Dyer start, and for having presented a new shield to acteristic steadiness in saerincing and Canada had a keen struggle in 1932, when M.W. Lo captained nothing is known of the con-
the Hongkong team, which includ-versations.
London. Sept. 8. tho Second Division, and wald it a few yards for direction, opened in the annual triangular tourne ed E.C. Fincher and the Itumjaltus,
Alex
Charlton Wright the would doubtless be a matter of great with two fours and won both ment for the various Senior The first of the series was played Miss. Jacobs injured her buck Athletic goalkeeper, was fatally satisfaction to Mr. Dyer to know holes. Tolley played a fine ap- Golfers' Societies, who, this year in 1931, when Hongkong, playing while playing last week and she injured while bathing at Torquay one back at the held the matches on the Dire on their own grass courts at the has been attending the cham- of the team he dived off a raft into that the first engraving on the newproach to win
yesterday. With other members shield should be the ludian Recreation third, and he squared at the of the Royal Montreal Club, Dixie. Cricket Club, easily beat the West pionships, walking on crutches. shallow water and his head struck Club second eleven.
fourth, whore length told in his Montreal. The result was
a tie River players. favour. The short Afth. how-between Great Britain and the ever, went to Scott, who, with a United States, each with 22 points brace of "birdies," took the in singles-and-foursomes. Canada
FIRST DIVISION SHIELD..
BADMINTON
LEAGUE COMMITTEE.
MEETING
K, C. C. SEASON TO OPEN
The first meeting of the executive committee of the newly formed Hongkong Bad- minton-League will be held to- morrow evening in St. An- drew's Church - Hall, when-im- portant business, relative to the constitutions to govern it, will of the league and of the
be discussed.
The committee is alive to the necessity of making as quick pro- stress as possible in regard to the foundation work, no, that the league can operate within the next. few weeks.
Badminton generally will be making a serious start among the clubs during October. The Kow- leon Cricket Club season ofleially apena to-morrow night, when a big attendance is anticipated.
The Badminton League is not Jacking support, and already several prominent residents and sportsmen have promised their support
honorary Vice-
Presidents.
FRIENDLY HOCKEY
Hongkong H.C. Team For To-morrow
The following have been selected to play for the Hongkong Hockey Club in a match against tho Club de Re creio on the Club ground tomorrow at 5.16 p.m.-C. L. Gregory; Lieut. G. D. H. Flowerdew and J. Rodger (Capt.); G. Sommers, H. J. D. Lowo and E. V. Reed; J. L. Tetley, J. E. Potter, P. H. Bonior, A. T. Lay and J. W. Pote-Hunt.
RECREIO'S TEAM.
the The following will represent Club de Recreid.-H. Britto; A. A. dos Remedios and Dr. A. M. Kod rigues; J. Gonsalves, W. A. Reed (Capt.) and A, A. R. Botelho; C. d'Almada o Castro, H. A. Alves, A. | M. Xavier; G. Guterres and AV.
Сокало.
RUGBY FOOTBALL
Trial Arranged. For Club Players
Members of the Rugby section of the bottom. He was helped out of the Hongkong Football Club are re- minded that the first trial will be held the water and taken in an ambu- to-morrow on the Club ground, cam- it was found he had injured his spine,
seventh and eighth to turn 3 up. being a good third with 19 points. LEAGUE TENNIS MYROBELLA GOES TO Iance to Torbay Hospital, where mening at 1
in
SEASON CLOSING OCTOBER 15
Mfr: Inyward-also referrel-to-the First Division Shield, which land een presented by the South China Moru-
At the long eleventh (423 yards) The United States and Canada ing Post, and said that it had been attingly completed by the Hongkong was close to the pin with
Tolley, who had lost the tenth, tied at 7 points on the four- his somes, Great Britain totalling 6; Cricket Club winning last season. I The shield, ho sald, had been won second, a No. 3 iron, and he won but ta the singles Great Britain eight times by the Hongkong Cricket that hole before further reducing won 16 to the 14% of the United Club, five times by the Kowloon the arrears at the short thirteenth States and 11% of Canada. Cricket Club, three times each by the Both mishit their drives to the
Instituted in 1927 Cralgengower Cricket Club and the fourteenth, but Tolley required dale, the
at Sunning APPEAL TO THE Univeralty, twice each by the Royal three mare shots to reach the held each year since, twice
tournamont has been Garrison Artillery, Civil Service and green and he last the hole. Missing America, and once previously in
CLUBS Indian Recreation Club and once sach by the Royal Navy, Royal En- short, putt at the fifteenth and Canada. So far Canada have not gincers und Royal Army Ordnance thing his second to the sixteenth, scored a win, though on the two Corps. Under the circumstances, le Tolley became five down, but he occasions in though thought the records should be pre-won the short seventeenth, where Great Britain for second place. served, and as it was found feasible colock three putts, and so Canada did not take part in the to arrange for further room to con- ended the round four down. tain 32 sholds at a cost of $67, he
1931 series in England, and to the hoped it would meet with the ap-1
present time Great Britain have proval of the meeting.
won four times to the three In the afternoon. Scott never success.of the United States, with lost his grip of the game, and won this year's match halved. by 4 and 3, to record his fourth
Mr. E. C. Fincher seconded the mo- tion, and the Report and Accounts were carried.
OFFICE BEARERS.
THE AFTERNOON ROUND.
victory in the championship.
they bent
Scott added to ble advantage by five up. Tolles wou back two, but winning the second hole in the that was the best he could
The election of ollee-bearers re-afternoon, and then halved every For the Afteen holes in the second sulted un follows: President,
on
IRISH STUD
Wright's condition was found to be serious and he passed away ten
Players are requested to note tho side on which they will be playing and to take the requisite shirt. The teams are as follows: Whites.-W. H. B, Rigg. J. J. Fer-
Champion Two-Year Old minutes before his relatives reach-guson, L. G. Robertson, A. Tate, Bic-
Sprinter Of 1932
ed his bedside. Wright played for Gilchrist, C. S. Archer, A. H. Harbord, Charlton Athletic against Torquay M. W. Turner, H. C. Mecke, K. A. United an Wednesday night, and Munro, D. McLellan, D. A. Cumming, he had been chosen to play on S. H. Garrod, F. R. Burch, G. A. Stewart, R. G. Castleton, G. C. Mou- Saturday against Luton.
tric, Scott and Hialop.
London. Myrobella, the champion two
Colours-Hunter, K. Noble, G. P. The 1934 tennis league season year old of 1932, who developed in-
Lammert, R. II. Griffiths, Gardner, ofcially closes Monday to a brilliant sprinter, has been The European Y, M. C. A. are hold- McGregor, T. . L, Iledmond. R. ing their final swimming galn of the Goldman, L. Goldman, J. Hutchison, October 15, according to an retired from active racing, and season on Tuesday next at 9p. MacIntosh, McGugan, Edkins, R. L. announcement made by the hon. will shortly leave Fred Darling's Also on Tuesday next Queen's College Chorrill, S. H. Bradford, W. F. Kert, secretary of the Lawn Tennis Beckhampton stable for the Nu- will be holding their annual aporta at Bramble, W. E. Peera, A. F. Walkden,
Knowles and Sharp. Association, this morning, tional Stud, Ireland, where she the Y. M. C. A.
The season has been extended was bred, somewhat longer than in previous yoara owing to the recent un-
Leased to Lord Lonsdale, My First settled weather which has prevent-robella won five of her six races ed several clubs from playing off a juvenile, and Mr. Arthur Faw- their outstanding matches.
cett, the official handicapper of.. the Jockey Club, paid a great com pliment to the filly in placing her whole of the league programme will at the bead of the two Year Old Free Handicap-seven pounds
do. It is hoped, however,
during the next fortnight, the
be completed. Special emphasis
dant other to the turn, where he was round both players had scores of
H. R. B. Hancock; Vico-President, Mr. A. W. Hayward; Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. H. Madar.
Mr. G. R. Sayur moved that a donation be given to the Children's Playground Association, and I was unanimously agreed that $50 boj donated. Other donations included $50 each to the Diocesan Boys'
Kadoorlo Indian School,
U.S. RUNNER BREAKS WORLD RECORD
School, Central British and Ellis WONDERFUL EFFORT BY R. METCALFE,
COLLEGIAN ATHLETIC
The following entries in the League were announced:
First Division-Hongkong Cricket Club, Indian Recreation Club, Kow- loon Cricket Club, Army, Craigen- gower Cricket Club, Civil Service) Cricket Club, Royal Navy, Univer- sity and Club do Recreio.
Dairen, Sept. 24.
BIG WINNINCS..
First Woman Ring Official Gets "A Little Mixed Up"
.
BRITISH BOXING PUBLIC SEE FEMALE AS THIRD "MAN" INSIDE THE ROPES
London. After women wrestlers comes
ferre,
crowd.
is laid on the necessity of Craigen- above Hyperlon, the subsequent Hower and South China playing Derby and St. Leger winner, their postponed "C". Division en- counter as early as possible, so
"I was a bit excited and I admit that the Chinese Recreation Clubj Myrobella's winnings as a two can also fulfil their fixture with year old amounted to £11,625, and England's first woman boxing re- I got a little mixed up. I am sorry things happened as they did. I these two teams and thus decide her five victories included the Na- Miss Cassis Watson,, of Black- um going to try again in Man- the championship,
tional Breeders' Produce Stakes, pool has just refereed bouts at chester. It is also possible that in Mr. C. J. Tacchi, hon. leaguo Sandown, the Champagne Stakes, Manchester, and the crowd dlaput- three weeks time I shall appear in secretary states that he has not Doncaster, the Hopeful Stakes, ed her decision in one of the con- a London ring." received the results of several Newmarket, and the Prendergast tests, and the reversed her verdict.
An official of the British Boxing matches, and club secretaries are Stakes, Nowmarket.
Interviewed by Router in Man- Board of Control expressed sur- asked to be good enough to
prise whon informed that a woman Her smashing win in the last-chester, Mion Watson said:--
"A referee is no good until he had refereed at a boxing tourna- their league resulta for U.S. athletic team, to-day broke the world's record for senson, so that the official records the Totalisator Board no longer to other day, so there is hope for me,
this starting price of 100-8 on caused
"No licence has been issued to 200 metres, running the distance in 20.2 seconds on the can be brought up to date. pay out a minimum dividened of The promoter is a friend of my Miss Watson, and the question of second day of the Japan-U.S.A. invitational track and
3d..on
every 2/- unit. In this family, and it was at his gymna- a woman reforceing has never Second Division-Indian Regren-:
field meet at the Dairen Stadium. However, as the LAWN BOWLS FINAL
caso the "Tote" had to sacrifice ita slum that I learned to love the art been raised.
"If she did make an application Club, Indian University runner was aided by a five meter
customary 10 per cont, and in ad- of boxing. I was taught to box. Royal Navy, Royal Army Modlení
dition to pay out £239-188.-91. to but I was not strong enough, but it would be a matter for the Ste- wind, his time may not be accepted by the International
the successful backers..
fond being of it I soon learned the wards," he anid. “Wo Corps, Royal Ariny Sorvico Corps,
know Kowloon Cricket Club, University-Athletic Association.
| INTERNATIONAL RINK MATCH
ruloa and the method of scoring.nothing about it until Royal Engineora, Polleo, and Civil
In her second sengon Myrobella I have refereed lights at the told.". ON SATURDAY NEXT Service.
ran third in the One Thousand gymnasium, and evidently gavo Only two events were won to- The times for commencing matches September 9, at the Meiji Stadium pole vault, which was won
the existing world's record on day by the Japanese team, bio of the International Rink Competi. Nowmarket,
It has been arranged for the finni Guineas and won the July Cup, such satisfaction that it was sug the King George gested that I should reforço roil and drawing stumpa was fixed as in Tokyo, but he was also aided Sotaro Takano, who soared 4.05 played off between Portugual and longo Stakaa, Newmarket among
by tion for the Gutierrez Shield to be Stakes. Goodwood and the Chal- contests. follows: All matches to be started at 2 pm. The time for drawing by a alx metre wind,
motres, and hop-step-and-jump. England on Saturday next on the ethor races.
"A LITTLE MIXED UP" stumps in October is 0.05 p.m.; Moteaife's colleagues joined him won by Kenkichi Oahima, ut 15.51 Kowloon Bowling Green Club's green,
"I do not approve of the idea.”. Novembor, 5.60 p.m.; Decombor, 6.86 in rolling up a total of 90, points, metros.
commencing at 5 p.m."
The Old Mill Handicap at Ling- "I feel a bit shaken after my ex- Mrs. Brondribb, wife of Ted p.m. January 6.50 p.m.; February, agalist Japan's 55, for the two March and April 0.06 p.m.
Secretaries of Clubs are advised field was her only victory this perience, but I am going to have Broadribb, the London managor of days' competition. Dunn of the Eight thousand people, the big- that entries for the Aitkenhead Cup year.
another try. After all. It was my Mr. Jef The mosting concluded with a vote US team broke the Japanese gost crowd ever to witness on. Socretary of the Hongkong contest should reach Mr. H. Hampton,
first show in public. "I had dona motor ickeon, the boxing pro- of thanks to the Head of the Hanitary ahot-put record, pushing 15.51 athletle meet in Dairen, filled the Lam
During hor career the filly won two fights successfully, and in the "A refered should be inside the Department for the use of the room metres.
Stadium to capacity,
Bowls Association, by to- cloven races to the value of £10,- third one, one of the fighters was ring, and I don't think a woman morrow morning.
100.
ovidently. favourite with the could stand the strain of that."
Ralph Metcalfe, the "human bullet" of the visiting Supply him with a complete list of named event, at the cramped into the bird. I nearly got it tho mont.
tion Club, Club de Recrelo, Craigon gower, Hongkong Cricket
Metcalfe has already shattered
wo wore
WOMEN OPPOSE IDEA,
Mrs. George Cook, wife and manager of Georgo Cook, the 'Aus- tralian heavyweight`sald
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