THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPEL. FRIDAY, DECEMBER
MENZEL AND HECHT SPARKLE IN EXHIBITIONS Davis Cup Players At Cricket Club
BRILLIANT PLAY
AT THE NET
S. A. RUMJAHN IN FORM
(By "Veritas").
Roderich Menzel, nearly seven foot of brawn, brain and muscle, hold the attention of a goodly number of spectators at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday afternoon when, in company with his compatriot, L. Hecht, the Czecho- Slovakian Davis Cupper and tennis player of world wide reputation appeared in exhibitions with and against local talent.
A typical action study of Mensol taken during yesterday's tennis
exhibition. With him is W. C. Hung. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
But he was a comparatively subdued Menzel and did CLEVER not serve up his Wimbledon Centre-Court, pyrotechnics. To those yesterday who had seen Menzel in action at Wim- bledon the contrast in his play must have been an eye- opener. I discovered the same difference with E. D. Andrews at The Championships this year. These first class players certainly play 50 per cent. below their top form when in the Far East.
However both visitors gave enter- llung was palpably nervous when Laining displays, and in view of the playing with Menzel, but now and fact that they have been playing al- again he produced some very good most continuously throughout the shots, llo Ka-lau was imperturba- year, Fcluding the Japanese chamblo and gave Hecht excellent support. lonships only a fortnight ago, and The Rumjahn cousins us a combinu that they literally stepped straight tion were below form. Birdar played
court, they grade tennis fer two nets, from the bout to the showed good, forin.
BADMINTON BY BLISS
AND WEILL
TAKE TWO Games from ST. ANDREW'S SENIORS: FIRE BRIGADE HUSTLED
afed home by the odd set in aine, thanks
who won to Shute and Fisher, three sets.
Scores:
St. Andrew's "B" made praiseworthy showing against their senior team when the two clashed in a men's doubles league match last night. They were beaten 7-2, but gave the winners a much better contest than the scores indicate. "Sonny" Bliss and Maurice Woll D. Tumjahn cou
could do little right
were particularly good form, win and scents to have struck a really were in Por their games and holding bad patch. His
His volleying
usually so I think it is generally conceded reliable, became his weakest stroke, E. F. Fincher und Henry Kew to 10-Wild Chan and A. R. Brown (S.
NOT SO GOOD ON GRASS
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but
MACAO RACE MEETING
GOOD SPORT PROMISED FOR SUNDAY
THE MOST FANCIED PONIES
(By "Captain Foster")
The Autumn race meeting under the auspices of the Macao Jockey. Club will be held at Areia Prota, Macao, on Sunday. First saddling bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m., and the first race will be run at 2 o'clock. The Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd, will berth the s.s. Kinshan and she will leave at 9.30a.m., returning from Macao at 5.30 p.m.
know.
Very good entries have been re- Macuo on December 0 inst year when, coived and m view of the fact that he ran second to Vago in the Stanley the allotment of weights has been Handicap (Third Section). I much hin nothing of framed by Mr. C. M. Alves, the events regret that will be keenly contested and a day of chances. "Gold Currency will be ran- thrills and good dividends is assured. ning under Mr. G. II. Fetts' colours The feature of the meeting will bo and is well in with only 148 lbs. after special Two Dellor Cash
Call and Mersey on the fourth race, South China
chsational dead-heat at the confined 10 I am
D" and "D" "E" Classes last Saturday will meet again
the
CUP
mile and
told that the first prize will be in the neighbourhood of $75,000. The trip to the. Portuguese Colony, apart from racing, is worth nking and hear a good crowd will
turn up.
D. Waylen and J. Winfield (S. and S. liome), lest to E. L. H. Shute and A. L. Fisher 11-21; beat J. L. Ander- son and E. Greenwood 21-4; beat W. and R. 11. Wild 21-0. Stoker tbbons and A. Edwards' (S.] ani afraid that may put him out. and S. Home), lost to Shute and Fisher 14-31; lost to Anderson and Greenwood 7-31 beat Stoker and
TC.
their enty,
on the same terms but on a foreign course and I am in favour of Dr. Lee's Emergency Call who is undoubtedly better over a Mile.
every
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⚫ THE MAIN EVENT, The main event, South China Cup, In the opening event, Shek-O stakes, with surely attract a big held as the chances of Tin Brat prize is $200 with a Cup value fancy the Beginner's Luck and Flamingo. Tin $500 presented by the South China Association. The race is llo, by virtue of a win at the Valley, Athloc has incurred a penalty of 5 lbs, and
over a mile. There is no doubt that owner will be very kçen Chinese STANLEY HANDICAP
to win this Cup. But they have big The Stanley Handicap has been sub- opposition in Boxing Eve, owned by divided into two sections at the dis- Sir Victor Sassoon who in very fond eretion of the handicapper and there of collecting silver cups. His pony are 17 good uns in the first section. refused to accept the weight allotted
last Sa Handicap and It is not likely that all will accept, in the Comrie and S. A. Broadbridge and C. Angus Fisher 16-21; lost to Anderson and In view of the main event, but we and is therefore dangerous. Mr.
a creditable account of Greenwood 3-21; beat Stoker and i should see a B Portuguese course whether to
has not made race and Festival Dietz
up his mind also gave
points from Wild 21-1. themselves taking 13
Eve, who likes the Guest and F. A. Broadbridge and a
owing to, I presume, the environment, dozen from the Wong brothers.
that Menzel is far less effective on and it was chiefly through the whole-21 before defeat. grass than on hard court; with the hearted efforts of Sirdar that the exception of Wimbledon, whose grass local champions were able to offer the
visitors courts are the fastest in the world,
serious opposition. not excluding those in Australia. Bouta of valloying were the big They are even faster than the hard feature of the match. The Czechu
at the State Roland Garros Slovakians were always volleying
to Fred Perty.
more powerfully than the longkong
the
urday the court at the Club players, while Rocht managed to ob-
Scores:-
Yang
lost to Shuto S. lomo),
LATEST LEAGUE TABLE
Gaines
C.R.C.
P. W. LF. A. Pts.
3 3 0 23 4
"A"
4
25
3133110
4 3 1 18 18 0
2 2 0 16 2 4
2 2 17 10
E. F. Fincher and H. Kew (St. Andrew's "A") beat A. S. Bliss and appenteurface.
to be quite slow, although tain some amazing angles.
enough. truc was
Altogether it was thoroughly good. Weill 21-16; beat S. A. Brond- Consequently
nih men with her fiercely tennls, and the Colony owes the Davis bridge and C. Angus 21-J; beat L. E. Recreio "B" topped ground strokes and service players a real debt of gratitude Kirby and P. J. Dawson 21-2.
E. P. Guest and F. A. Broad-Fire Brigade Recreio "A" disadvantage. But there for giving up so much of their time bridge (St. Andrew's "A") lost to St. John's was at were occasions when he flashed out during a short stay here to provide Bliss and Weill 6-21; beat Broad-
trakes which sent the ball such entertaiment.
21-13: bent Kirby St Andrew's "33 1 bridge and Angus between the opposition; un-Į
They clearly found the heat vory
Taikoo R.C. and Dawson returnable. His overhead was delight trying, but after playing four sets I when he took charge of doubles, generously agreed to have ful to behold, and was a in the Becond net Hp In-lau the was playing with highly sporting gesture and one fully Willie Hung who a year ago had
spectators saw gilmpses appreciated by the gathering,
of the taken a love set from Perry in 12 minutes. He covered the, whole of the court with amazing dexterity for of his build, and he was vicious with anything which savoured of a -109+0
the
RúmJahn Later, cousins, howell, although hig Irabit taking
ahat.
volleys on the forehand by hitting. the ball well in front of hint, is ex- tremely unorthodox and somewhat ungainly.
Menzel's service was nothing like the dynamic shot seen at Wimble- don, largely due, I think, to the court which did not respond quickly 'to spin. Certainly he didn't get the usual amount of "kick" out of it.
Menzel and Hecht caught by the camera: before giving their display of tennis. (Photo: Mingi
NEW RUGBY RULES WANTED
Ideas That Would Prove Very Popular
(By J. P. Jordan),
I have been asked to remove a misunderstanding concerning the Dominion Conference which the Rugby Union have con- vened in London on December
18.
Representatives of New Zealand, South Africa, and New South Wales are attending, but it has been stated that they will not meet the other home unions.
This is incorrect. The R.U. have invited the other home unions to meet in a friendly round table die- cussion after the first conférence has been hold.
New Zealand will submit a sugges-1 tlun that an Empire Council be con- stituted, each unten having equal representation, which would have the power to amend or add to the laws af, the game, and to arrange pro- grammes of international tours.
The Dominions have for long been striving for equal status with the
home unions, and it seems to me only fair that they should have some direct voice in the government of the gume.
VALUE OF GOALS
Another New Zealand proposal in that the referee should be allowed to put the ball into the scrum, but players and referees would be dead against auch change. Referees have quite enough to do already with- out becoming players. Further, Buggestions are
that a Yuen).
goal from a points and a drop or mark klek Hecht, a vivid contrast to Menzel should count two In stylo and strokes, gave a very goal
goal three, while New Zealand would pleasing display, and on the whole, like, among other things, to have a Imagination penalty kick awarded against a player thought; captured of the crowd rather.
more than his who advances beyond a line drawn countryman. He produced Kome through-the centre of the serum be lovely rhythmic ahots off the ground fore the ball is out. on both hands, while his drop volleys
overhead smashes offered, a use
and
the⋅
:
SCRUM FORMATION
·
ful object lesson to anybody who In regard to scrum, formation, cared to watch them closely enough, New Zealand point out that at the
Hecht goes about his
game request of the Rugby Union they have quietly and methodically. He has given a three-years, trial to three a full range of all the fundamental men in the front row and their con- Enfroken and a few distinctive and clusion is It makes the-r
e-referees
task "exclusive”, shots which he keeps in more difficult. the bax ready for use when the They suggest that we should give
a three-years trial to a two-up Opportunity occur..." He splendid tennis in the two front row, the serum to consist of sets of singles against Mental, base- seven players and the extra man to Tirle driving, being, a feature,
Agure as an extra, back.
The locals. pórformed quite af foresee much controversy, over creditably in such august company. this point.
V.R.C.
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312 10 17 3.0 3 4 23 R. H. and F. V. Wong (St, An S. and S. Home 3 0 3 8 19 0 drew's "A") lost to Bliss and Welll
and Kowloon Tong .. 4
Tong... 0 4 8 28 21-12 beat Kirby and Dawson 21-3.
FIRE BRIGADE JUST WIN
The Fire Brigade, with a weakened team, had a narrow escape from de- feat when they met the Sailors and Soldiers' Hume on the letter's court last night. The Fire Brigade scrap..
AUSTRALIANS IN INDIA
Visitors Secure Big Advantage
Bombay, Dec. 6. ` In the match here between an Indian Eleven and the Australian cricket team visiting India, the Home side were dismissed for 163, Mair taking five wickets for GD.
The Australians replied with 124 for 2 wickets, Morrisby making 54 and Ryder 59, and being still together when stumps were drawn.
Score: India, 163. Australians, 120 for 2 wickets. Reuters,
CRICKET NOTES
Eliot Hall "B"..
Mixed
0 0 0 0
Doubles Badminton
TO-NIGHT'S GAMES
Five matches are seleduled this evening in the mixed doubles badmin lon league, the most important being the Fire Brigade against Recreio "B". With the "Firemen" on their own court, they, can be expected to win.
There is every possibility of Kow. loon Tong scoring their first win of the season on their own court against St. John's, and the other home teams can be expected to win.
The programmo is:- Recreio "A" Y. St. Andrew's v. Fire Brigade Kowloon Tong v.
Taikoo
8, and S. Home Recreio "1"
St. John's
Heart's
Saturday
take out Clad Eyes
UT
is set to shoulder only 144 lbs. Tiny Young Chap but whichever he rides,
am Cup. licet Star looks good at 114 lbs. but I am he has every prospect of annexing the (Mr. G. Roza) Glory afraid Mr. G. Roza will not be able whose running was hampered at the amends and to tip the scale and I can't see him Valley is likely to make winning at overweight. Flying Tour Plain View may possibly upset the
Long
Copper Idol so far has ist, an old stager, has a sequence Applo-cart, of 11 unplaced outings and it is about time that he should present his card to the Judges. Rousseau has another engagement and wherever he starts, He is worth $5 each way,
no jockey and as an outsider he is worth the investment of $6.-cach way. This will be the best race of the day.
ALMOST A "CERT"
Not much of a dividend will be paid In the second section of the Stanley Handicap, Valley Hall will be com- out in the Victorla Handicap for "C" all Clasa Ponies as Soldier of China; after
peting. Itis last outing was
FLYING TOURIST-not to be seriously considered..
Craigengower Have
BY
R. ABBIT
Very Useful All-Round Team
The League system is slowly getting under way At the beginning of the season i though with the University inactive or so I suppose until January next, and with the Recreio not fielding a team in the Senior League, the games in this are few and far be tween. Before considering the Clubs in some detail, and their chances in the League, I may as well deal with to morrow's programme so far as I know it.
up,
think I said somewhere that I fancied the Club to win the Senior League with the Army running up. The Inauspicious start of the latter's season, however, rather alters the position as a couple of losses is a Norious handicap. The I.R.C. at present seem to be the strongest com- bination if their batting
folds and it is indeed possible they might In the Senior League the only the first, including B. C. K. Hawkins, come out on
tap if the Club get held League game la ono between the the skipper, had made engagenients to a draw once or twice. Kowloon Navy and the Army at King's. Park. in vlow of the blank day in the card. will do better, I think, than I had With the Army out of form the game At least, I suppose there is a card, originally supposed, as their bowling might have been a terrific struggle I am a member of the Club and have seems to be much better now,
"As regards" the Junior League I had it been played a week or two not yet got one.
Information. The best teams_rather naturally weakened both the first and
arlier
But Medway's doparture The Club have got an 'under and must plead guilty to lack of much the second eleven, though Kent and over thirty match which should be seem to be the I.R.C., K.C.C., Sappers Dorsetshire are still hero with a bunch interesting. I am inclined to buck the and Navy-but it is a bit early to of Submarines. I think the Army "under thirty," but some of the older forecast.
untess hands may be turning out. So far should win pretty easily Garthwaite's injury still prevents him as I know University have no match. from bowling.
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE
CRAIGENGOWER
I am greatly obliged to a member The Craigengewer elevens play the
of the C.C.C. Bide for a few remarks Indian clovens in non-League games, Besides the two non-League games about the side's prospects, and: I the C.C.C. first eleven being at home, which I have already mentioned, the gather that it is possible that the side It will be a good try out for them, Polles aro at home to the Navy will be, if anything, a shade wenker but I very much doubt if they con second oloven, but they will have to than last year.
They have, however. hold the Indian team if it is at full pull out a much better game than by no means a bad team, and a good have done so far if they are start will mean a good dent to them. but have arranged a non-League game with
the Civil Service but which times unorthodox, Navy men. He was fald aside by Illness last acason, ground It is on I am not quite sure crelo aro at home to the K.C.C. but is now.it again and if he can regain as both sides scom to have different on form they will be lucky to escape his best form ho should be a useful as- viowal
I gather it is possible that defeat from a full K.C.C. side. I seb to the side. The "Old Brigade" are the C.S. team, may becoins, Mr. F. have no information of any other represented by. U. M. Omar JIL Baker's team, as several mombers of gaines.
(Continued on Page 7.)
strength. K.C.C.. had a blank day they hold the useful, if somo- I understand that W. Anderton, who
as
FESTIVAL, EVE-may win the Stanley Handicap,
Macao Selections
(By "CAPTAIN FOSTER") My selections for the slx races aro follows:---
SHEK O STAKES Beginner's Luck
Tix Ho
Flamingo
STANLEY H'CAP. (19T SECTION)
Festival Eve Flying Tourist' Dlogenes
STANLEY H'CAP. (2ND section)
Emergency Call Mersey
Valley View
SOUTH CHNA CUP Boxing Eve.
Young Chap or Glad Eyes Hoart's Glory.
VICTORIA H'CAP.
Soldier of Chins
Monopiane
Pride of Tsingtao
CONSOLATION STAKES
Festival Evo Tillicum
Plain Viewi
his easy win last week at the Valley, ladies who are to weigh out at only in almost a "cert" and Monoplane and 126 lbs. I hear that several Ladies Pride of Tsingtao should be placed. are making the trip just to show that Racing Boy is in fine fettle and is they are. no novices and it is to be worth as an outside bet,
hoped that they will not carry over- The last race on the Card is the weight. The ruce should ba between Consolation Stakes to be ridden by Festival Eve, Plata View and Tillicum.
Badminton Players' Records. In Men's Doubles Div.
COMPLETE AND UP TO DATE LIST
The following is the complete and up to date list of the individual performances of couples playing in the men's doubles of the badminton league.
Games P.
Aces.
W.
F.
E. F. Fincher and H. Kew (St. Andrew's)
0 189
F. H. Kwok and G. A. Smith (St. John's)
0 180
S. W. Liang and S. Lee (C.R.C.)......
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110
C. Y. Yung and S. P. Chan (C.R.C.)
176
194
161
186
12G
126
126
130
162
210
E. L. Shute and T. L. Andersen (Fire Brigade) A.E.P. Guest and F.A. Broadbridge (St. Andrew's) R. H. and F. V.
J. J.
Wong,
moe's)
M. A. Oliveira and Silva (Recre
L. Carvalho and A.
A. E. Xaxier and H. A. Barros
(Recreio)
W. M. Smith and A. L. Fisher (Fire Brigade)
Α
S. Bliss and M. Weill (St. Andrew's)
C. N. da Silva and S. A. Rumjahn (V.R.C.)
S. A. Gray and G. A. White (Kowloon Tong) LA. Silva and A. M. Silva (Recreio)
S. W. Liang and W. C. Choy (C.R.C.) J. Hasto (Recreio)
N. Beltrao and
"A. J.
It. Koh and D. Kwok (St. John's)
C. P. Ip and II. W. Ho (G.R.C.)..
S. A. Broadbridge and C. Angus (St. Andrew'
N. Beltrao and I. Gosano (Recreio)
F. J. Romedies and A. J. Lasto (Recreio) FH. Kwok and N. Smith (St. John's) E. Sousa and J. Gonsalves (Recrelo) F. Lo and S. W. Wong (C.R.C.)
T.
C. 11.
FLO
11. Summers and
and A. W. Norrie (Taikoo) T. F. Lo and W. H. ft. (C.R.C.). J. Stainton and H. Routledge (Taikoo)
M. Soares and P. B..Allam
R. Keh and N. Smith (St. John R.C.).
P. Leung and Pong (Kowloon Tong) J. Ribeiro and J. Xavier
(Recreio)
Yan Chan and W. Sprege (S. and S. Home) E, Alves and C. M. Xavier
(V.R.C.)
A. S. Bilas and S. A. Broadbridge (St. Androw P. Wilson (St. H. G. Tyson and P.
John's)
N. Deltrae and F. Remedios (Relrelo)
P. Leung and F. S. Kho (Kowloon Tong)
P.
J.
M.
D.
A.
Rov
and L E. Kirby (St. Andrew's).
Da and C. N. Xavior (V.R.C.)
Ian and J. Winfield (S. and S. Home)
Gibbons and A. Edwards (B. and S. Home)
•(Kowloon
Tong) (St. John's)
and B. K.
Bennett and IL C
11. Fowles and E. Greenwood (Fire Brigade) C. Angus and M. Weill (St. Andrew's)..... A. LA Fisher and J. H Fowles (Fire Brigade)
Ward (Talkoo)
T. Stainton and J. W
L. G. Gibbons and C. Hall (S, and S. Home)
J. Dovey and J. Gatmell (Talkoo)
A. Edwards and W. Merrett (S. and S. Homo) A. E. Remedios and A. E. Alves (Recreio) W. Stoker and C. W. Brand
Brand (Fire AA BAB
Brigado) Павто and Xavier
vier (Recrelo)
D. Waglen and Yung Chan (8. and S. Home) H. D. Matthews and R. Brooks (St. Androw's)
J. Dovey and G. Palvis (Táikoo)
P. B. Alam and E. Alves (V.R.C.)
W. Stoker and W. Greenwood (Fire Brigade)
40
117
130 106
104
171
ง
63
40
60 04
GO
113
02
.11.
100 242
80
126
39
30
**
120
20