THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1935.
TO-DAY'S TENNIS SEMI-FINAL VERY UNLIKELY
***SATURATED
OUR FORECAST
TO BEAT THE BOOK
(By "Robla")
HOME
OF SATURDAY'S PROGRAMME
ENGLISH & SCOTTISH
LEAGUES
The following is the special] Telegraph forecast of, Saturday's] football fixtures In the English and) Scottish Leagues.
FIRST DIVISION
ASTON VILLA Y
Che brea
DERDY
EVERTON
GRIMSBY
Leicester
PRESTON
Walven
Derby
Crimsby Sunderland
Manchester.U.
Sheffield U.
Swansea Aldershot Bristol R. Charlton
Doncaster Darlington, Celtic
TO DRAW — ·
Arsenal Liverpool West Ham
Middlesbro
T
Manchester C
7
Blackburn
$
Wednesday
West Bromwich
| AWAY:—
Y Arsenat
Leeds
Portsmouth
itverpool
Stoke
HUDDERSFIELD ▾ Birmingham
* SUNDERLAND
TOTTENHAM v
Barnsley
L
SECOND DIVISION,
BRENTFORD
BOLTON
V
West Ham
Bradford C.
3 HULL
Burnley
Y Norwich
NOTTS C.
Bury
NEWCASTLE.
MANCHESTER U. v Bradford
Oldham
Port Vale
3 FULHAM
SHEFFIELD Lv Notis 1.
Southampton
SWANSEA
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
ALDERSHOT
BRIGHTON
· BRISTOL K.
CARDIFF
CILARLTON
Crystal P
Queen's PR,
Southend SWINDON
TORQUAY
Brentlard Coventry Rangers
| SAGAINZICHORNADES/IDËTUNVEST|12|TIERTEMENTETTE:FREšte 2312
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
| CHESTER
Crewe
Lineola Rotherham
DARLINGTON › Barrow
DONCASTER
| GATESHEAD
1 Wrexham
v" Chesterfickt HARTLEPOOLS « Halifax New Brighton ROCHDALE Southport
TRANMERE STOCKPORT Walsall YORK
Carlisle
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION
Blackpool
P
Plymouth
Newport
F
Bristol
1
Clapton
AIRDRIE
CELTIC
Y
Exeter
Y
Gillingham
Thunfermline Hamilton
ང་ READING
Northampton
COVENTRY
Watford
Bournemouth
HIDERNIANS Y
Arr
St. Mirten MOTHERWELL
RANGERS
Dunder
KILMARNOCK v Albion
PARTICK
Queen's Park
Falkirk Aberdeen
ST. JOHNSTONE » Hearts
OUR "FORM” GUIDE
COURT
INSPECTION TO
BE MADE
IF UNFIT WILL PLAY TOMORROW,
(By "Veritas")
Decision as to whether to-day's tennis semi-finali between the Rumjahn cousins can be played will. not be made before tiffin it was announced early this morning. The prospects then were not too bright. Although the rain had downpour stopped, the overnight had been 80 incessant that the court was saturated.
If it is impossible to play{ the match to-day it will be played to-morrow, (Thurs- day), which will probably Idemand another re-arrange-| ment of the programme al- ready altered from its original state.
As will be seen elsewhere, the singles final first scheduled for
Friday has been arranged for Monday next, while the Hong.
The football, season is dying, and after next wook enthusiasts will have to wait until next September before they again witness exciting, scenes such as pictured above.
READING
Ban On
FINISHING A Breast
WELL
SMART WIN AT COVENTRY
kong Cricket Club Champion WATFORD BEATEN |ship final has been brought for-
ward to Friday of this week.
A strong drying sun will bel necessary to render the court fil} for play this afternoon.
How Your Team Has Been SOCCER
Faring In League
SIDELIGHTS
London, April 22.
The following table revo«ls how each team in the four divi... | sions of the English teague havo fared to date, the results includ- Over forty years of age and still ing their last five more matches up to yesterday.
able to play a good game at right The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team wing-that is concerned.
FIRST DIVISION.
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)." Birmingham .. 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 [Aldershot
3-1 0-1 1-2 3-4 4-1 Brighton 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 Bristol C.
Derby C.
Leeds Aston Villa Chelsea Middlesbro' Leicester
Liverpool
Portsmouth
Preston CIR
Wednesday
Sunderland
Tottenham
Weiren
Blackburn....
Arsenal
Grimsby
Stokke
- 2–3 –1–0 -4--2-1-1-1-1-| Cardiff-
4-2 2-2 1-1 0-6 1-6 Clapton 0. 2-1-1-1 0-8 0-2 0-1 Coventry 2-0 0-0 - 1-1 2-2 Exeter 1-3 2-1 (m) 6-0 1-1] Gillingham 0-1 -1 -2 0-1 1-2] Latton 3-0 6-2 1-3 2-1 1-1 Swindon 1-2 4-0 2-2 1-1 1-1 Crystal 1.
0-1 2-2 3-1 2-2 1-1 Helstol R.
0-1 0-4 1-1 1-0 1-4 | Watford
West Bromwich: 3-2 1-1 0-0 4-3 1-1 Chariton
2-4 1-1 2-4 1-0 6-1 Reading 2-1 4-2 i 0-1 6-2 Northampton 2-2 1-1 6-0 1-0 1-0 New port 0-0 1-1 3-1 2-0 2-2
Torquay Southend 6-0 25 05 4-1 1-1 Queen's P.R. 1-1 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-1 Hournemouth 5–0 2–2 1–1 2–4 1–44|Millwall Humchester C. 1-0 1-1 14 1-2 24
Huddersfield
Everton
George Kelley. Jane of the real Iveterans of
0-3 3-1 2-2 1-3 0-1 English foot 0-6 1-1 2-2 4-42-3 bal and one 0-1 1-3 2-4 6-1 1-1 of the best. 9-2-3-0-1--1--0-1-2 Kelly started. football his 6-0 0-3 2-2 3-1 0-1
before 0-2 2-0 1-3 0-23 career 1-1-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-2 1-0 1-0
1-1 2-12 1-2 4-1
the outbreak great the of war, lining ip with Burnley,
1-0 0-1 0-7 6-3 1-1 and since then been
0-2 6-0 7-0 0-1 1-1 hás
Georga Kelly.
Stroke
MAY LEAD TO CONFUSION.
►
R. ABBIT'S CRICKET
NOTES
REVIEW OF UNIVERSITY TO-MORROW
R. Abbit's review of the Hongkong University's per formances in local cricket. .during the season just ended will appear in both editions of the Telegraph to-morrow
it (Thursday) while Is hoped to publish his .com- ments on the Indian Recrea- tion Club on Saturday.
ARMY BOXING
INDIVIDUAL AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS
G.O.C. SPECTATOR
Some good boxing was seen at the Army Aron Individual Championships, (which were fought in the open air nt Shamshulpo Camp last night. Follow.
ENGLAND'S CRICKET CAPTAIN
WHO WILL IT BE?
(By A. E. R. Gilligan)
London, Apr. 5. Who will captain the Eng- land cricket team this sensori against the South Africans?
The Bolection Committee- whose duty it is to appoint the England skipper-will be' chosen next wook at the meating of the Board of Control for Tost matches nt home.
With the possibility that. R.E.S. Wyatt may be out of action l'un- dorstand that the choice may be made from:
G. O. Allen (Middlesex) and E.R.T. Holmes (Surrey).
ALLEN THE FAVOURITE
Allen did extremely well In the
ling the last event His Excellency the 1932-33 Testà ngainat Australia G. O. C. Major General Dorreit, pre-when touring with D. R. Jardino's sented the prizes and expressed his 'M.C.C. team. Allen's fighting appreciation of the sporting display qualities are admirably suited for given by both novices
and open the post of "skipper." competitors.
Col. II. C., Harrison refereed and Holmes did well with the M.C.C. addressing the men at the invitation team in the West Indies, where Inf Excellency, said they land had
few examples this competition of he was vice-captain to Wyatt.
the kind of novice who went into the
ring with the firm intention of lying
Alien is the favourite at the
down. There were some novices who moment, and it would come as no went into the ropes expecting to be surprise to me if he were invited hit and his word to them was they not only to lead England against South Africa but to take the next English team to Austrália in 1936-37.
would be hit.
The results are given below.
NOVICES
Fly Weight.-Dmr. Sharples, 2/E Lanes, Regt., W.0.
(By H. G. Lindsell) London, Apr. 23. The A.S.A. ban on the "butterfly Although it is now practically breast-stroke does not seem to have
Bantam Weight.-Cpl. Colller, 2/E Murprise. impossible for them to displace occasioned much
Indeed, Lancs. Regt.; runner up, Pte. Egan, Charlton for the third division the A.S.A. Committee, in considering 2/E Lance. Regt.
the stroke in relation to the existing (southern section) champion-breast-stroke inw operative in this Fusillers; runner-up, Fus. Wynne.
Feather Weight-Fus. Ross, 2/R W ahip, Reading are making a country, had practically no alterna-|
A
Leicester Overwhelm
strong finish to the season and tive; but the position now created may W Fusiliers; runner-up, Pte. Quinn,
Light Weight. -L/C Powell, 2/ Exeter
to-day visited the powerful give rise to an embarrassing altun 2/E Lancs Regt. Coventry side to beat them by tion at the Olympic Games next year. Welter Weight-Pte. Sculllon, 2/6 | |
the odd goal in three. Reading now require but one point from their remaining three matches to assure themselves of the runners-up' honoura,
With the above water recovery Lancs, Regt. runner-up, Pte. Mic- RUNAWAY RUGBY
taboo in bur English championships Carrick, 2/E Lanes. legt.
and trials it is unlikely that many! Middie Weight.Fus. 43 Davies: home swimmers will concentrate on runner-up, Pte. Grimshaw, 2/E Lancs. its development over the Olymple din text.
ALIVE TO THE POSITION
VICTORY
tanco, Continental swimming circles Light Heavy Weight.--Fus. 88 Luton suffered a somewhat un-appear to show very little interest Powell; runner-up Dar. Atkins, 2/E
Lendon, April 23. |
innovation, but Americans Lanes. Regt.
Leicester completely overwhelm- expected upset when before their in the own own supporters they were held favour it.
Heavy Weight-L/Cpl. Carlisle, ed Exeter in a rugby union match to a draw by Northampton, while
2/RW Fusiliers; runner-up, Ite. On the latter's ground to-day If there is any substantial time re-Harmsworth, 2/E. Lanes. Regt. scoring 12 points without reply. Watford showed further decline by
Beat loser-Pte. Harrosworth. There were olher losing to Bristol Rovers on the duction to be obtained by "butterfly-
high scoring Ing" øyer 200 metres, it is pretty cer-
OPEN
Kames including Bristol's victory. latter's ground,
tain that the Japs will also take full Fly WeightBds. Whitehouse, 2/E over St. Bart's Hospital by 28 to The first division match between advantage of the ruling made by the Lancs. Regt., W.D.
nil ала the Barbarians win Huddersfield and Aston Villa was international Federation whereby the Daniam Wolght-Fuz. Fisher; run-i postponed..
stroke will be permissible at the ner-up Pte. Bennett, 2/E Lanes. Regtagainst Newport by 23 to 3. Results were cabled by Reuter Berlin Games. Thus the Americans Feather Wolght-Pte. Whitehouse, Results as cabled by Reuter and will be found below together and the Japs may be outstripping 2/E Lancs. Regt.; runner
up, Cpl. fallow, with the
breaststroke Price, 2/R W Fusiliers. revised third division other countries in, the
events as a result of confusion in the Light Weight.Dr. Maj. Quilter, Bristol fleague table.
interpretation of the laws.
2/E Lanca. Regt.; runner-up, Fus. THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
I was amused to read in a Fronch Kearney. Coventry 1
paper the other day a critic's_regret Welter Weight.-Pic. 'Neilson, 2/Exter Luton
2 that not until 1935 WOB a French Lanes. Regt.; runner-up, L/Cpl. Lydnoy
Newport Deeming, Pontypool
Rending
2 Northampton Bristol R. 2 Watford .LEAGUE TABLE
.
2
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
28 St. Bart's
Cardiff
3
Coventry
Bath
Maesteg
of water, polo team being got together Mason, 2/E Lancs. Regt. [ns the "Possibles" for the 1936 Olym Middle Weight.-Pte.
piad. He might have been a little 1/Lincolns; runner-up, Pte. Dillon, Abertillery less regretful had ho known that hero 2/E Lancs. Regt. 40 20 6 8 00 50 58. such a move would probably not be .... 39 21 10 8 85 64 62 made, if at all, until 1936.
40 10 11 10 00 57 49 39 20 7 12 84 40 47 40 18 10 12 81 50 40 40 18 0 13 72 47 46
40 18 8 14 61 62 44 39 18 5 10 79 60 41 40 18 9 15 66 68 41 40 17 0 14 71 74 43 40 15.9 16 62 69 39
It may interest divers to know that in the swimming studium now being constructed for the next Olympic Games there will be n separate pool measuring 20 metres square solely for the purpos of the diving events.
Swindon
0-1 4-1 1-4 6-3 3-2 around a bit 2-0 2-5 1-1 3-0 1-1 among differ- 2-2 6-2 2-2 2-0 4-0 ont clubs. Sunderland hux bis 0-3 3-2 4-2 2-0 4-4 services for a time, and Iludders Charlton until Reading 1-0 1-2 1-0 2-1 1-0 field also saw the veteran, 2-1 0-6 2-1 0-2 1-4 now he lines up with Prestonton
Coventry 1-1 3-1 1-2 2-4 7-0 North End. The years have taken Crystal Pal. 6-0 2-1 2-2 1-2 1-2 little from the great forward and Watford ... 1-2 1-1 6-1 1-5 0-7 have added materially in his stock Northampton 0-0 1-4 1-2 2-1 1-1 of knowledge of the science of Torquay 3-0 1-0 0-1, 4-2 0-1 football. He is working wonders Brighton
Bristol R. THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),
at Preston in coaching the younger
Exeter..... players in the fine points of the Millwall 40 16 6 18 53 60 38 Accrington 1-1 0-2 3-3 0-0 2-1
He is one of the greatest Bournemouth 40 15 7 18 54 68 37 Crewe 2-05-10-13-12-3
1-52-0 2-2 0-1 1-1 strategists in football and has the Queen's P.R. 40 14 9 17 68 71 37 Cardiff 1-0 - 1-0 8-0 Juz
Darlington
12 ability to impart his knowledge to Clapton O... 38 13 8 17 59 63 34 Southend Gateshead - 1-2 4-2 2-2 2-1 Halifax
.. 30 13 8 18 48 68 34 Newport 1-1 4-0 1-2 1-0-1-4 up-and-coming players. At either Bristol C. 1-0 4-1 3-5 0-2 2-1 Lincoln
2-1 3-1 6-0 4-1 1-1 Inside-right or outside-right, Kelly 2-0 0-2 7-2 3-1 2-1 Rotherham
a star, and he seems to 0–4 2–0 1–1 5–3 1–3)has been 3-4-3-0 2-2 0-0 1-3 Stockport
1-0 1-2 2-1 2-1 1-1 so on, 'season after senson, 2-2-2 1-3 4-1 -1 Tranmere 0-2 1-1 2-4 0-0 1-2 | Walsall 0-1 2-9 5-7 0-8 2-3 Wrexham 1-4 1-1-2-2 1-4 2-0 New Brighton 10 643-0 0-0 0-1 Doncaster 1-4 0-4 2-0 1-2 1-0 York”.
SECOND DIVISION
Bradford
Brentford
Barley
Bary Fulham Hauchenter U. Notte F. Oldham Port Vale Baresley Norwich Southampton Blackpool Plymouth Bradford C.
Newcastle Shofield U. Notis C. Hadi West Ham
1-0 2-0 3-2 3-1 1-2 Chester 1-0 1-1 3-1 Z-2 6-2 Mansfield 3-3 6-1 6-2 1-2 0-2 Rochdale
B-2 2-0 1-3 Chesterfield
3-0 1-2 Southport 133 Carlisle 0-3 1-0 Hartlepools 2-1 Barrow
04 1-1 0-50-31
ganic.
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2-0
3-52-03-1
1-2 3-3 3-1
1-3 2-1 1-2 3-0 3-0
Our attention has been drawn to 3-0 2-2 3-31-1 the fact that the picture published 2-1 1-2 4-2 2-2 0-3 yesterday over the caption of Saucy 1-1 0-0 1-2 Face which broke the mile, record 1-1 1-1 on Monday was not of Saucy Face 0–0 4–1 1–3 but Delightful Chance. We apolo I-1 2-0 41 gise for the error which was the 4–2 1–3 0–6 0-3 1-1 result of mis-information.
THE NEW FORD V-8 FOR 1935 HAS NEW IMPROVED BRAKES.
186 SQUARE INCHES OF BRAKE LINING AREA. (an unusually high ratio of braking surface to weight). CAST ALLOY IRON BRAKĚ DRUMS OF IMPROVED DESIGN RESIST WARPING AND SCORING. INCREASED NUMBER OF COOLING RIBS TO DISSIPATE HEAT.
LESS FREQUENT ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED.
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How Kid Berg Was Beaten
By Humery
GREAT FIGHT. LOST ON POINTS
1
London, April 5. facility for gaining the inside positioni Gustave Humery, the French-again and again foiled his 'uggrenalve man, won his rubber fight with rallies.
Humery's left eye was a bit puffed Kid Berg, the English light-at the finish, but Berg had a big, lump weight champion, at the Albert on his forehead. It was remarkable Hall last night on points over what little real damage was done in 10 rounds. Both had previous this fight, sa fierce from beginning,
to end. ly won one fight.
Although my own impression was
SURPRISE FOR HUMERY that Berg's elever boxing and much
Berg always had some reply to quicker leading had placed him la front, I am not inclined to quarrel Humery's fierce rallies. Neither man with a verdlet which separated two stood for long under the indignity of men so closely matched.
in good hard thump, Borg's ingenuity It was, as before, a tremendous in a crinia was well displayed in the tuszio between two men whose eighth round, when Humery got him natural disposition for non-stop fight on the ropes and was about to admin- ing made them very popular toster the father of a spanking. crowded house. ·
Much to the Frenchman's But- prise, Berg began lashing away with both hands to the body, and I retala a vivid Impression of Hum- cry's pained surprise as he made busty tracks away from such un- pleasantnes.
BERG A BETTER BOXER Berg cortainly shaped much better than in his second meeting with Humery in Paris, where ho took rather a bad beating. The English champion relled more on his 'boxing, Hamery scored wall with his hard, and I thought his left leads obtained clean hitting, and some of his body- a lot of points which the somewhat thumping must have pained Berg a haphazard alinging punches of the lot. It was a great scrap, and suffer- Frenchman failed to equal.
ed nothing 'fo quality or entertain-
Humory hit the harder, but he was ment through the men having mot slower in Initiative, and Berg's twice before.
Light Weight-L/Cpl. Groy, 2/E Lancs. Regt. runner-up Fus, Bagby. Heavy Weight.-Pie, Jordan, 2/5 Lanes. Regt., W.O.
Best Loser.Fus, Bagby.
GREAT METROPOLITAN
London, Apr. 21.
The result of the Great Metro- politan at Epsom over 21⁄2 miles was as follows:
Crawley Wood (190 to 8) .... Flam 25 to 1)
1
Corona Corona (7 to 1) .....
3
Twenty-one run.
Hospital 0
0 Leicester
16 Glencrater
3
Iarbarians
42
23
******* OF
19 London Welsh 11
0 Neath
7 Old
3
Tauntonians 10
11 Bridgend
TENNIS SURPRISE
Chilean Lady Beats Miss Stammers
Birmingham, Apr. 23.
7
Senorita Anita Lizuna, the Chilean lawn tennis champion defeated Miss Kathleen
British Stammers, the Whitman Cup player, and the third
Time: 4 mins. 1% secs.-Ren-ranked British player by 0-4, and
ter.
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