THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1935.
H.K.-SHANGHAI INTERPORT
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME
POSSIBILITIES EMPHASISED AT SEASON'S WIND-UP
PRESENTATION OF LEAGUE TROPHIES
(By "Varitas") ·
That the rapid development of badminton in Hongkong was assured and that Interport matches with Shanghai in the near future were now in the realm of probability was emphasised at the Presentation Night to wind up the badminton season held at Taikoo Recreation Club on Thursday.
Mr. S. A. Gray (11on. Societary) inį Diubles matches and the
standard
a brief review of the first season of was at quite so high as displayed i league badminton under the auspices during the league season.
of the Hongkong Badminton Astoria.
The results of the various games
tion rald that without unduly putting follow, themselves the hack they could regard the season as being highly this succesful Practically all t
was due to the enthusiasm and co- operation of the eluks. They had not been driven by the Association for there I been no necessity to drive; them, but they had all shown extra- unlinary keenness.
Mr. Gray apologised for the un alenkable alience of the President! (Rev. J. 1. Higgs), and Mr. Higgel and alse of Mr. E. M. Raymond (lon, Vice-President) and Mrs. Raymond. Mrs. Raymond was to have distributed: the trophies in place of Mr. Bees!
For- but she had been taken ill. tunately Mr. Stewart, wife of Mr. G. H. Stewart, chairman of the Taikoni Club, har came forward at the last minute and vomvented to perform the ink and they were all grateful to her.
GENEROUS DONORS
He also expressed the appreciation of the Association for the kindness of | those who had presented trophies. The challenge eup for the Men's "A" Division had been given by Messrs. A. G. Spalding, Brothers, while the challenge shield for the Men's "B" Division had been altered by Messrs, G. S. Brothers. Mesra, Dualep, Rub her Co., kad given the challenge ump! for the Mixed Donkles, while the Pre sident's challenge cup for the Ladies Daubles had been donated by Rev. J. t. Wings. They also owed in debt of¦ gratitude to Mr. E. M. Raymond for presenting the silver spoons 16 the winning leaMIA,
The trophies were then handed
Mr: to the winning clubs by
Stewart, the champions being:
Men's "A" Division. Elist Hall;
MEN'S "A" DIVISION
Eliot Hall v. Rest,
K. R, Liew and K. L. Goon (Eliot Hall beat 31. Oliveira nud À. M. Rodrigure 21-7; K. F. Wong and P. K. Chan (Eliot Hall) beat E. F. Fincher and F. H. Kwok 21-11; K. Y. Lee and T. C. Lee (Eliot Hati) heat 1. Ales and W.. Chey 21-12
MEN'S "B" DIVISION
Club de Recreio v. Rest
H. Barron and A. E. Navier (Re-} ereid bent E. L. I. Shute aml A. L. Msler 21-9; L. J. Silen and A. 31.1 Silva (Recreio) bent . A. Smith and C. Nolasco Silva 21-13; B. Go- Aand and N. Helirno (Recreln) heat; W. B. Smith and Yang Chen 21-8,,
MIXED DOUBLES
Club de Recreio v. Rest
M. Oliveira and Miss M. Bantu (Reercio) beat J. Gardiner and Mrs. frkwood 21-17: A 31. Rodrigues & Miss C. Silen (Recreio) beat S. W. Liang and Mrs. F. T. Lo 21-2; J. J. F. T. L 21-2; J: J. Remedias and Mis M. Silva (Recrojo) beat D. Cameron und Miss R. Summers 21. 15.
MAMAK HOCKEY
Men's "Division, Club de Re K.I.T.C.
TOURNEY
Final Positions
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creio: Mixed Doubles, Club de Re R. Engineers 16 12 0 4 42 R 28 ereto; Ladies Doubles, Club, de Re-Palice 1.C... 10 11 2 3 41 12 20 crcio.
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St. Andrews
16 7 4 5
18 14
A vote of thanks was proposed to Radio Mr. Stewart by Mr. Ezra Ainaham R.C.S. (Hon. Vice-President), who said that United the Association coil regard this R.A.S.C. first season with satisfaction. They 11.M.S. Suffolk 13 were also indebted to the Taikoo University
II.M.S. Recreation Club for the iw of its magnificent hall, and on behalf of
-H.MA. The Association--wished to thank Diamond Mr. Stewart and the committer of the
Parthian club for kindly putting the hall at their disposal,
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thought
C.D.A. Association. He
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GOAL SCORERS LEADING players who had given such as en- tertaining display of badmintons that; evening.
Trikoo
CHAMPIONS SWEEP BOARD There was a large attendance of enthusiasts who saw the champions in the two men's doubles and the mixed doubles catry off the honours against the "Rest", Some excellent badminton Was witnessed in senior men's games, but several of) the players showed signs of nervous- ness in the "B" Division and Mixed
the
G. Singh (K.I.T.C.) ... W. 0. 1. Sentor (R.A.S.C.) Sgt. Wans (Police)
Spr. Wund (R.E.)
E Fincher (St. Andrews)
Sgt. Perkins (Police)
Spr. Pegg (RE)
A. Slug (Rodia)
Pinto (K.LT.CO.
Sng. Whitehead (Signals) Cdr. Surtees (Suffolk)
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TO-DAY'S RACES
SELECTIONS FOR 11 EVENTS
WET CONDITIONS INDICATED
(By "Captain Foster") There are eleven races down for decision at to-day's extra meeting at Happy Valley, and my molec lons for the programme follow: RACE 1.
Ribble
Hetman Bright View
RACE Z
Mistake Bay Soldier of Honour Flybynight
RACE 3.
Night Star Got That Saucy Face
RACE 4.
Bistre Valorotis The Tiger
RACE 5.
. Rose Ann
King's Jubilee High Honour
RACE
Double Chance Valley View Wadebridge
RACE 7
Oak Bay Soldier of Britain King's Justice
RACE 8
Young Chap Iron Grey Partnership
RACE 9
St. Jonn Goldsmith Shooting Star
RACE 10
Bold Captain Beginner's Luck Lion Huntér
RACE 11 Warrington Saraband
Chivalrous
BADMINTON VISION
WELL DONE Hawaiian
RICKETTS Boxers PLAYS CLEVER Triumph
TENNIS
TO ELIMINATE HO KA-LAU
(By "Veritas") ~ ·
Not since the heydays of Honda has anybody strolled so placidly into the final of the Colony open singles tennis championship as did G. R. M. Ricketts, the Oxford Half Blue on Thursday:
ļu mere knock-up.
BEAT UP U. S NAVY
(Special to "Telegraph”)
--Tientsin, April 19. Hawaiian boxing champions were casy winners against the United States Navy champions here to-day in the first showing in North China between the10 ring stars.
Deitz, Hawaiian boxer, obtained a
LAWN BOWLS NOTES
PREPARING GREENS
DIFFICULTY
Clubs Hampered By Late Cricket Season
(By "Sagmx")
The transitional period between the winter and summier?. months in Hongkong wi:ere are branch of sport follows so closely upon the heels of another is more inconvenient to lawn bowlers than to adherents of any other name in the Colony. In a place like Hongkong where recreation areas are limited, the difficulty of transforming part of a cricket ground into a bowling green becomes a problem sometimes of even grenter magnitude, than many realise. Each year as the local cricket season draws to a close bowlers in many of the clubs must of necessity depend on the good graces of the cricketers for an carly start and in some cases this is not possible.
During the past few years lawn desired effects and they were able
their
Williams, the Hawaiian, knocked out Woods the British representative Ho Ka-lau, the victim, ertainly the first minute of thele fight. set the match the full distance, luteing the Navy man cold to resin
with a fierce uppercut, The Engliebrun should have finished things in the fourth set, noul Imali- ented that he could have done by points decision over Bemming, who bowls has developed enormously into maintain the same high standard strpiling through the concluding took extremely heavy punishment popularity in Hongkong and conse of previous years. They will have
Kraft anges as though the whole show was throughout.
Hawnila queat upon the increased number of completely settled down of gained
werdiet over persons indulging in the game and newly composed side, by now and this n similar
Its resultant Increase in the entrants season, with last year's players all Brusontzoff, Russian, making a NO FIREWORKS
whirlwind finish after a slow start. in the various competitions, including available, they should remain one of
the extra number of clubs taking the leading clubs in the league. There were no reworks in this
it has been In the semi-final Ange Lüect the part in the Leagues, inntel, but it did not take a master- |
points player to discern the skill behind Inwalian wan on
againstfond expedient tuniake a start earlier Ricketts apparently, easy, strokes. Kucera, the Pelping Marine, who was than in former years so that the en-
the best dispiny floored in the
roam. The eroachment of me game upon an Rickelte has yer given in Hongkong, Marine tried hard to rally but wassther has now become more serious und the vast improvement he is overwhelmingly outpointed and out than previously, made in the course of twelve month fought. stand out a mile.
This
was
By far
fourth
not
Into
league table one cumes
TAIKOO'S RELEGATIONS Going further down last year's upan Taikoo R. C., who finished with seven The one cricketing club which has victories to their credit, and one. enti
more not but sympathise with them In discovered this disadvantage The beauty of Ricketts game wan The final was rather disappointing, pronounced then have probably any their relegation, at their own request, that, without very much effort, he was the fight ending in the second round of the others this season is the Civil to the Second Division. Next to the Kowloon Dowling reen Club the abis in dietate mariically throught in favour of Jaworski the Hawaiian Service C. C., whose bowling on Taikoo I. C. are the oldest bowling Even when losing the first and Vallongeed, his opponent, was knocked has never been in the same condition carb extant in the Colony tow fourth sets he managed to pull out the down and injured his knee, forcing of perfection as are thuse greens
The Quarry Bay Club has a record best shots, and lost the sela chiefly hliu to quilro.—United Press.
which are
re-converted
of which they can justifiably feel Lever he experimented with trop
cricket ground euch year. shots over which he had not full cut
inauguration of Immediately the cricket season! prout. Since the
found the Lengue in 1910 they have won trol.
closed this season it was necessary to returf parts of the the championship on hore occasivas Civil, Service C, C. green so that in than any other club, Their first suc its present state it is not ready for was in 1919 after the Polle practice with the result that mem. Chad three times gained the For six consecutive years (UX- bers are forced to indulge in their!
(Continued on Page 9.) daily "roll ups" on an improvised green on another part of the ground,j a patch which has received no special preparation beyond being rolled and the grass mowed.
The contrast between the styles of the pinyers was of special interest.j Ricketts, with his very short swing | ack to take the hall at its fullest point on the upward rise in forehand driving and bis peculiar hackband by which he violutes' many of the so⚫!
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enlled fundamentals of production Boston Blanked Out By
stored out in bold relief to Ro Ka- lau's more orthodox long forehand swing and his rigid wrist on the back- band.
New York Giants
New York, Apr. 18,
ALL PLAYERS AVAILABLE Yel It was Ricketts shots which
It is doubted whether the returfed And the mare pace and they were
Below will he found the results parts of the Civil Service C. C. green certainly more pleasant in the ex; of Major League baseball played will be ready for the first few weeks. To's siroke- were hustling and estentations, whereas Ricketts' were/uring the last two days as cabled by lof the season
comfortable but spectacular.
completely
un.
A year ago Rickvits was very weak | in the forecourt. Against To Kn lau some of his best shots were on; the volley; but his big advantage ny in his accuracy in finding the side- lines and his excellent length. Ie! realised he na to wear a down and The #ecomplished this by keeping the ball moving from corner to corner. There were times when he was off the mark, but for the most part he controlled the ball so well that He was left standing by the clever placements. PLENTY IN HAND
The only purt of Ricketts' game not
MAMAK HOCKEY quite in keeping with the generally
CHAMPIONS' XI
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Yesterday's Local League Football
GUNNERS' DRAW WITH NAVY
but the other half re-conditioned which has not been will be available for immediate uge
Jointly third lust season the Civil: Service C. C.; like all other clubs, are hoping to improve upon their per formances of the previous season. They will field practically the same team that secured for them 16 points in 68
engagements twelve many months ago. They have all their more prointment bowlers available, in- cluding A. W. Grimmitt, that record breaking champion, J. Deakin and F. J. Jones who skipped the three rinks last season.. They will, how-
without J. Hollidge Uilend-the-Navy-lid not obtain the U. ever, be
equalising point until ten from the close.
Reuter.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R.
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◊ H Johnny Hronen pitched} New York
Chicago
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(Rudelif hamered)
5 13
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(Gehringer homered!)
Philadelphia
10
(Foxx homered) Washington .......
11.
1
Detroit
Chicago Detroit
NATIONAL LEAGUE
The match between Cleveland and high standard of his work was over- St. Louis was postponed on account houd. It was puzzling to find a player of cold, of his great height Ignoring this ad- yantage by tentative smashing. But he exploited a sound set of taeties: with great effect, his favourite, and nearly always successful scheme, be- The following will represent the ing to lure Ho Ka-lau up to the not on K.I.T.C. in the Champions Va half length shot and then pass the Chinese from his own half court. lle 12 Rest Mamak hockey match on Sun-scored consistently in this masiper.
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casual way, Ricketts made Biost of the Ramzan; Karnail Singh (Capt), running, he finished the match with Kishen Singh: D. Neronha, Tara plenty in hand, and it was this which bonvinces me Uut even against Ho we Singh, Mohinder Singh; 'H. Singh), did not see the best of Rickelts und J. Noronha, G. Singh, Pinto, Sousa. that in the final he will pull out some
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Once again le Ku-tau bad his physical shortcomings exposed in.. able to finish off the first sot vielly and completely outplayed in the no- cond and third stanzas, it was patent-. ly obvious that not even a ten minutes. Fest wild be enough to give Ho kufficient staminu to win twu more! Facts.
As a matter of fact he made an ex-1 Lremely fine recovery in the fourth art, hat. It exhausted him and the final exchange burdered on the farcical.
We have seen Ho play much better Ehnu held on Thursday: yet I think he played as well as the oc
Ho casion permitted. found him- Hell against n man who had not only the botter attacking strokes, but was steady enough to back them with de cisive finishing shots. Furthermore Ho did not mix his own shots well. lie played a stereotyped type of gamej which presented go, terrors.
PEIPING-TIENTSIN MARATHON
Pelping, Apr. 15. The first Palping-Tientsin Marathon race will be held on Saturday, ac- cording to Information from local Chinese athletic circles.
3
11
1
2
Brooklyn (Hoyle, Prey und Leslie homered)
Philadelphia....... 10 10
"CAPT. FOSTER'S" RACING NOTES ON PAGE, 13
season.
1
From their second team a conspley. ous absentee will be L. Luck who
The Navy were all but beaten by the Artillery when the teams met in a first division league football match yesterday, the game finally ending in a draw of two goals apiece.
Twice the Gunners held the lead.
minutes
Knight put the Artillery in the lead
will most probably be called upon to curly, on the game, bat Rose equalised represent Hongkong at Wanstead in before half time. After the change the official rink for the Esplin Cup, over, the Gunners went ahead again through Gardner, but Cannell denied Ilo leaves shortly after the
few mencement of the senson and may be seen in the opening matches.
com-
them victory by equalising minutes from Tune.
A
Although they also won eight of
SECOND DIVISION MATCH their matches Inst year, the Club del Recreio were placed below the Civil
The Navy second, string easily de Service C. C. on shots Average feated the Artillery in a second divle- Since they first took up the game ion game, winning by five gone to one. the Portuguese players have showed One of the outstanding Incidente of more keenness than have quite the match was the the save made by number of other clubs and without Hancock, the Artillery goalkeeper, having to await the termination of from a penalty.
the crickel Heason to recondition
Gardiner, one of the Gunners' backs. their green, they have been hard at (Camilli hit two homers and Wat-practice for the past month and are gave the Navy the lead when he put suc through his own goal and Banstend anticipating another kina and J. Moore one each. There eagerly
-cessful season.
made It two-nil before the interval. were ten innings)
Reece reduced the arrears in the After R. F. Luz left them last second half, but the Navy were well season the side was greatly weakened on top and gonte cane from Bonstead, but a little reshuffling wrought the Adams and O'Donnell.
1
St. Louis
5 I (Jeo Medwick homered) Chiengo
0 # D (Paul Dean pitched) Cincinniti Pittsburghi
9 1-4
4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ON
.. New York, Apr. 19.
I.
E.
Chicago Detroit
8 0 D
Gehringer homered)
Thu match between Cleveland and St. Louis was postponed on account of n wet ground. Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
D
Canadian Club
0
1
(Wally Moss and Bob Jolinson homered). New York'
11
Boston....... 10 14
(Including six runs in the seventh innings). Washington
10 A NATIONAL LEAGUE
6
1
0 1
0
(Cyblanton' pitched)
12
2
Brooklyn........
Whisky
0
2.
0
to Nantsaichwang, a distance of 100|
Taylor homered)
Juram
2 8
j
will put up in a primary school there
for the night, resuming the race, at] Now York.
.7 12
five o'clock the following morning. (Leiber homered)
It is expected that the race will be Philadelphia
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afternoon.
The promoters are arranging with Cincinnati
Entries for the race will close on April 18. The race will start att seven o'clock on the morning of April]
Boston
20. The first stretch is from Pelping Brooklyn by....
li or about 53 miles. The runners Boston
completed at one o'clock on Sunday (Camilli (2) and Watkins homered)
the Bureau of Public Health for a (Campbell homered)
medical unit to accompany the run-Chicago.
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