THE
ENGLISHMAN WINS
THREE GOALS FOR TAM KONG-PAK
Innoculates Team With
New Vitality
S. CHINA "A" IMPROVE
South China "A".
醬
(By "Veritas")
4. St. Joseph's.
South China "A"-Wong Win g Li Tin-sang and Lau Mau; Leung In-chan, Lau Hing-cbol, and Loung Wing-chui; Tao Kwal-shing, Wong Meo-ahun, Tain Kong-pak, Ip Pak- wa, and Ng Pa-klu,
St. Joseph's-Teang: Sousa an d Dellar; Addis, Leonard, and Elms; Gill, Victor, Bently, Ward, and lorridge.
Playing with a more businesslike air than has been the case for the last four or five weeks, South China "A" had St. Joseph's guessing at Caroline Hill yesterday, and in winning, put
HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH MONDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1935..
J. A. CASSUMDHOY.
ITALIAN
Cassumbhoy Victim
themselves within six points of the champion Of Typhoid
ship. The winners were without Fung King- cheung, Lee Kwok-wai and Tay Qua-liang (the latter having departed these shores), but the introduction of Tam Kong-pak to the contro- forward borth was an instant success, and the team generally gavo a vastly improved display. Smart movements by the for-fair amount of credit. wards, who were splendidly] The difference between the teams supported by the Intermediates con-could cnally be mensured in terms stituted the main feature of the of goals, and in finishing four gamo. Tam innoculated the whole ahead of their rivals, South China: Vanguard with virility and enter-were not unduly flattered. St. prise, the result being that Sousa Joseph's had opportunities, but not and Dellar had
gruelling only were they much rarer than experience, from which, taken by those given the Chinese, but they a never looked capable of making uso and large, they emerged with
of them. Both Leonard and Beatty missed wonderful chances.
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How They Stand In The Tables
DIVISION I
Goals
RE-ASSERTING THEMSELVES
OUT OF TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
(By "Veritas")
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
RECORD-BREAKING FEAT BY PERCY ALLISS
AGGREGATE OF 262 PRODUCES
MAGNIFICENT PLAY
HAVERS TIES FOR SECOND PLACE
San Remo, Feb. 24. English golf prestige received another uplift to-day when Percy Allis (Beaconsfield), the English professional won the Italian Open Golf Championship with a record aggregate of 262. Arthur Havers, another English-Allian was one of the leading con- man, tied with Boyer for second place, tostants for the English Championship both men totalling 207.
last year, which was won by Henry Alliss played superb golf through- Cotton. Allies finished then with an out, his record-breaking 63 in the aggregate of 208, thirteen strokes be fourth round being equalled only by hind Colton: Arthur Havors (Sandy Boyer, who returned similar card Lodge) is another of England's most for the second round.
famous golfers, and in 1923 he won Allies had cards of 67, 60, 65, 63 for the English Open title, which foreig the four rounds, and finished a com-ners subsequently won every year un fortable winner-Reutor.
1 1934.
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DESULTORY FOOTBALL AT CAROLINE HILL
CLUB AND S. CHINA IN SEASON'S WORST DISPLAY
ELLIOTT'S UNCOMFORTABLE DEBUT
South Chinn "B"
(By "Veritas")
0 Club
South China "D"-Wong Wah-kal; Cheung Chi-young, and Yt Hing- yuen; Leo Kam, Lim Tak-po, and if enry Young; Jeck Tack-hau, Lai Shui- wing, Trang King-kee, Cheuk Chek-kam, and Leo Shek-yau.
Club: Rodger; Gamble and Strange; Hynes, Skinner and Duncan;` Fowler, Elilatt, Howe, H and Blekford.
This game was, without question, the worst served up by first division teams this season. It was painfully ridiculous that two teams, both in the top half of the league table, could give such an exhibition. If points had been allotted for re- spective performances both teams would
AROUND THE GROUNDS left the field empty handed. As it was the Club
McKelvie Helps Kowloon
To Great Win
(By "Veritus").
won; they did more stupid things than the Chinese, but revealed a better idea of where the goal lay.
The Open Tennis Champion-F South China "A" were not THE Artillery were not only un-offences or as a result of the ball complex, and could not rid himselt
ships this year are to lose one of their oldest, yet youngest per- sonalities through the enforced withdrawal of J. A. Cassum- bhoy, the Indian Recreation Club player, who is now in the French Hospital, a victim of typhod.
Cassumbhoy, who is seriously
eleven points ahead of the able to feld Matthews in the for- rest of the teams, what a thril-ward line against the Recreio, but ling struggle would now be in were also deprived of the services of progress for the leadership of Durham in goal, Scott at right the first division. Immediately half and Smith on the left wing. below the Caroline Hill seniors Mackrill, Durham's deputy was on come their second string and top form, but the team generally the Club, each with 20 points, suffered from loss of equilibrium then the Police, Recreio and through these enforced changes,. Lincolns each with 18 points. and could never settle down.
As if the football was not suffi- completely out of his depth that cient to bore spectators to dis-ho did not even appear to have a traction, the referee had to impose chance of slinging a pass out to too much whistle, so that there his wing colleague. wore stoppages aither for technical Howe developed a right wing
being kicked out of play, every of i despite Fowlera obvious in. two minutes.
ability to make the best use of his Neither set of forwards pro- opportunities. Elliott was never duced one decent attack; the in the picture. ball was continually in nld. Skinner was the hardest work- fleld. Everybody kicked hastilying player on view, but it was and without method. As
(Continued on Pato 0.) illustration of Ørst divlafon foot. ball the game beggars descrip. tion.
an
BIG CHINESE DISADVANTAGE
I think the ball had something
the lle direct to their criticsnlthough not. dangerous, is giv-iwill put the three teams on level inch. Bernie Gosano was again in just before the start, and when
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That the Chinese had decided, was stricken on Friday and THE Police did not play this E Recreio were at no time week-end, so they have a ensy winners; they found it was high time they pulled up rushed to the hospital the fol-; their socks and attempt to give lowing morning. His condition, game in hand over South China themselves opposed to a fine de- to do with it. The players and "B" and the Club, which, if won, fensive team who fought every referee held an inquest over it wan early manifest. A new and wholesome rest was introduced ing rise to some anxiety,
pegging for second place in the to have found his niche at inside flat. Whatever the cause, there the limelight, and Delgado appears kicked, it certainly sounded very into their movements, which
The fight for the right. Certainly he possesses, was a complete absence of ball The young player, who jumped into table. contributed not a little in putt- the forerank of local tennis turinarice runners-up honours is now of very fine shot.
control among the Club players, while South China could only Ing them back into the champ by reaching the final of the open far greater interest than South ions class.
singles in 1933, has been ailing for
claim a very eight edge in ta Tam Kong-pak's on-the-matk some time past, though when he sent China's efforts to win the cham-
FOR the most part defencen ruled direction. forms for this year's pionship.
FOR
the roost over the week-end. South China's lack of inches and shooting, was only equalled by his in his entry clever approach play in conjunction tournaments, his general health was
To make certain of the title, Five games in the first division avoirdupois proved a big dis- with Wong fee-shun and lp Pak-giving signs of improvement,
South China "A" have now to produced 14 goals; three games in advantage. The score six points from their next the second division reaped 11 goals easily hustled off the ball, and it seven games,, and this is almost and eight teams in the third divi-was this which continually brought sion shared 15 goals. All told their offensives to nought. The as certain as the sunset.
defences were beaten 40 times in Club half backs and rearguard, a dozen matchen, the lowest scor. certainly deserve honourable men. tion for their first time tackling. THE Lincolns are in a somewhatjing for several weeks. 3 colour, many of his centres being
But what an appalling ides of con- similar position in the second put the wrong side of the goal. Cassumbhoy began his tennis career
atructive football! When too, he directly einshed with about 1925, and for the last nine or division, where, with 100 per cent. Elma, he was rendered fairly im- ten years has been a regular compull-record, they lead East Lancashires HONGKONG GOLF CLUB tor in the Colony Championships. His by nine points, and half a dozen
P. W. D. L A. Pls. S. China "A" 17 14 3 0 51 14 31 S. China "D" 10,9 26 40 33 20 H.K.F.C. 10 7 6 3 34 30 20 H.K, Police 16 0, 0 3 34 20 18 Club de Rec. 16 7 4 5 42 37 18 Lincoln Regt. 17 8 27 33 18wa. Wong's creative work was high- Cassumbhoy, who had entered the Chino le 14 4 5 38 20 16 ly entertaining, his long forward singles and in company with E. L. H. 28 13 passes to Tso Kwal-shing giving Shute, the doubles, will have to with 13the winger lots of advantage overdraw from both in view of his present
Elma and Dellar.
R.W. Fusiliers 5 5
B. A.
R. Navy
17 6 1 10 144
East Lanca 17 *
St. Jonoph's 16 3 3 Kowloon F.C. 14 2 2
DIVISION I!
Gonin
Tao, however, was slightly off
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Potent.
illness.
CASSUMBHOY'S CAREER
It was the inside trio which improvement, although steady, was points from their remaining six. 16 11 13 40.14 23worked havoc with the Saints' de-rather slow, and it was not until 1933 games will give them the title. 15 10 2-3 43 242 fence, with Tam and Wong out that he had captured a tournament
Lincoln Regt. 16 16 East Lance.
0 0 4 16 32
R. Navy R. A.
15 7 2 6 30 24 18 South China 13 6 3 4 34 20 10 IW. Fusiliers 13 5 4 4 31 19 14 Chinese Ath, 14 6 1 7.27 25 13 R. E.
12 4 .16 2
II.K.F.C.
9 18 47
16 20 14 59
8 40
University 12 3 Eastern Ath 15 2 Kowloon F.C. 14 1 2 11
DIVISION II
East Lancs,
standing.
temperament.
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斷
TOURNAMENTS
and tennis beating, M. W. Lo un T the Senaon atmosphere about Junior Championship For
good on
his way to the final, there to lose the week-end football, Lassez
to 8. A. Kumjahn in straight sets faire featured the Club-South
He has always been a better doubles China "B" game on Saturday, and
J. MacKnight
Chinese
were
Cricket League Champions
TITLE RETAINED
BY H.K.C.C.
Hongkong Cricket Club are once again champions of the local cricket league. They re- tained the title by virtue of a very decisive victory at the ex- pense of the University on Saturday. The match was a triumph for G.R.M. Ricketts and Hill-Wood.
The former, bowling with re- ger, Strange, Hynes, Skinner and fared-six wickets for 16-ruts, In a very mediocre team, Red-markable skill and steadiness, Blekford stood out head and ranks as one of his best por-
Tormances in local cricket. shoulders above their colleagues.
ITill-Wood demonstrated ex- Elliott's debut was far from
consoling to the Club or exhilirat-cellent propensities with the bat by ing to the spectators. The inside scoring 06, and McInnes mado à his movements and seemed quite incapable of keeping the ball under his feet.
right was painfully laboured in by carrying his bat for 41. game
It was not E. L. Goanne's day out. His solitary wicket was ox- pensive and he suffered a reaction with the bat by falling a victim to Hill-Wood before scoring.
There have been no
more worthy champions of the cricket league than the 1934-35 Ilong- kong Cricket Club team.
In Lau. Hing-choi, South China have a reserva plvet who will short- ly be seriously challenging Leung 23 24 10 Wing-chui for the permanent berth. I have seen Lau in action two or three times this season, and on each player. He partnered 1. M. A. it cannot be said that St. Joseph's A. Sommerfelt won the 1934 com- DICKFORD'S "WATCHING BRIEF" ocension he has played with marked Razack until 1930, and in 1927 these] and South China “A” reached the petition for the Captain's Cup at ability. He had the Saints' inside two reached the semi-final before los-high standards set by the first Fanling on Sunday, defeating Com-held a Watching Brief. Once in legal phraseology. Bickford |forward well in hand yesterday, but ing to the Ruminha cousins.
division teams before Christmas mander G. F. Hole in the final tie again the smartest forward on the even more commendable were his
In 1930 he teamed up with C. A. L. The Lincolns and East Lancashires by 6 and 4. Sommerfelt's handicap neld" WAR ostracised. Heavens through passes to Tam and Ip Pak-Rumjahn and they reached the inst were concerned in a very dull ex-was 12 and Commander Hole's 15. only knows why, Every time hoj
The runners-up position la still four only to be beaten by the Rum-hibition, while Recrelo and the
The Junior Championship, de, did receive the ball he mude use undecided. The Army must win Jahns in five sets. The following Artillery were but mediocro.
elded yesterday over 38 holes, re of it. It was his shot which put their remaining match to rob the year they played their way into the
sulted in J. MacKnight beating C. the Club in the loud 25 seconds Navy of the honours. The teams nat, but were again victims of the
was met on Saturday and a high scor- H. Burton in the final by 6 and 6. before half time. But he
left severely alone. Duncan pre-ing game ended in a draw. Bats- ferred to complete a successful men were completely dominant and tackle by kicking the ball straight over 300 runs were scored during at a Chinese player; Hill was so the afternoon.
Goola
P. W. D. L
17 14 1
3 58 20 20
3 43 28 28
30 28 18
Lincoln Rogt. 17 12 2
R.A.S.C.
R.A.F.
R.A.M.C.
17 12
10 7 10
31 16 34 19 14 Club de Rec. 17 6 3 0 41 43 13 R.A.0.C.
14 60 10 30 42 12 I.K. Polica 10 3 1 12 17 46 R.E.
10 3 1 12 18 51 Railway Roc. 15 2 2 11 20 64 0
R.W. Fusiliers 11 7 0
wa.
cousins.
LEUNG'S STRANGLE HOLD Leung in-chan played his best game for two months. Against him Herridge was as clay in the In 1932 Cassumbhoy played with J. potter's hunds. Not once was helW. Leonard, and the same year saw beaten in an individual duel for him win through to the fifth round of possession, and his complete sub- the singles before coming a cropper, to
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SOME of the best football was supplied by the Kowloon and Navy, which saw the re- turn of McKelvie celebrated by a splendid victory for Kowloon.
YACHTING RESULTS
COMMODORE ELLIOTT WINS
"A" CLASS EVENT..
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