THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1936.
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP: PROBABLE LAST 8 Final May Possibly Be Rumjahn Family Affair
TWO IDEAL GOALS
BY LEE WAI-TONG
WINS GAME FOR CHAMPIONS
RECREIO GALLANT
(By "Veritas")
South China "A". 2 Recreio. 1
8. China "A"-Wonk With Li Tinwand at La Nau, Leung Wing-chul, Wong Ne
ab and Lew Kwok-wali Tha Kwai-oblog. Fung King-cheung, Law Wal-tong. In Praḥowa and Wong King-hung.
Becelot-Margura A. V. Gimana and Howen: Delundo, Dolkraci mot V. Marusien ; Ch it. Gond, Campos, Gom Alves,
When, at the end of the s08- son South China "A" come to make out their balance sheet of victories and defeats, Lec Wai-tong will figure as the His most important asset. value to the team is two-fold- morale and goals.
In this league match against the Recrufo at Caroline Hill he not only scored two goals which would have been beyond the powers of the avera- ge centre-forward in Hongkong, but by his very changed the extence completely of South China's
play. Compared with their recent! inept performances, the team looked Bike pukka champions.
WLA
South China only won by the oild goal, and as I have said this directly due to the genus of
of Lee: hut think it in difficult to envit at the result. The Chinese were worth the points, and the margin would have been much more emphatic if Ip ! Pak-wa hadn't missed twice in nuc- cession from four yards out with a yawning gel before him.
RENEWED ENTERPRISE
was
There
renewed enterprise in the work of the Chinese, and they came nearer. to touching that early Reason form than at any other time since Christmas. Lee Wai-tong was a marked man from beginning to end so that spectators now only about two of his famous Individual bursts through the centre. But he rendily resigned himself to the situation and concentrated on providing scope for the rest of the attack. Nothing bet ter was seen in the game than his fire swinging passes to the left wing. Lee apparently had more faith in Wong King-chung than in Tan Kwai shing and it must be admitted that the loft winger responded very well. Whether it was due to his lengthy periods of inactivity, or whether to downright loss of form, The Kwai ahing did not come up to the standard. set by his colleagues and only about three times during the match gut in centres which presented any problem to the Recreio defence. It was there- fore quite tintural to see the majority of the Chinese attacks emanate from either the centre of the field or the left "wing.
DRAW FAVOURS KONG AND TSUI WAL-PUI
CANTON CHAMPION. A MENACE
(By "Veritas"}
If form counts for any- thing the following should find their way into the Last Eight of the open singles tennis championship which starts at the Hongkong
Conner, Ulster Rifles goalkeeper Cricket Club to-day week.
called upon to punch clear from a hot Athletic raid in the course of yesterday's match at Caroline Hill. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
Ragged Play By Forwards
BUT SAINTS WERE WORTH A POINT
(By "Veritas"}
And
St. Joseph's-U. A.
Souza Soura Homain Woo, Binelir, atul Ema; Victor, Want. Leonard, Lee and Fernanden.
8. China "1°Wang Walching; Yu Hinst yuen and Young; You Wah-hing, Lior Tak-
Ка La Tin-sont 7p Yun-bo, Je keung, G. Tanna- Cheuk Shek.kum And Young Shubyłek.
po and
can.
Top half-lu Tak-cheuk, H. D. Rumjahn, Lai Kwong- taun, and E. C. Fincher.
Lower half:-Lee Wai-tong, Taui Wai-pui, Paul Kong and S. A. Rumjahn.
The draw which was made last Friday gives the Rumjahn cousins very comfortable passages to the quarter final in opposile sections of the draw, but the other brackets are not quite so
so easy to prophesy. Un- less Surg, Lieut. W.A.E. Grant pulls something unexpected out of the bag. It is Inirly certain that lu Tak-cheuk and Tsui Yun-pui will contest right of the first bracket in the quarter Ônals. H. D. Rumjahn, next in the list, is not likely to meet with grent threz opposition during the first rounds, and it will require a very big upset to prevent him from reaching the
quarter-Rais
Next in the same hall comes Lai Kwong-tsun as the chief claimant for inclusion, but his trip is not going to be so simple. Firstly he has to beat Hachluma, after which he will against either M. W. Lo, Joe Leonard or Sullivan, any of whom are capable of beating him, though! wouldn't put money on it myself.
come
GREAT 2ND ROUND MATCH
Wong King-chung, diminutivo South China loft winger, threatens Marques, Recreio goalkeeper during Saturday's league football match at Caroline Hill. (Photo: Men Cheung).
Billiards Championships End This Week
SOUTHORN CUP GOES TO H.K.
"Y" LOSE AFTER
· EXTRA TIME
FITTING RESULT
(Br H. B.)
Our Daily Golf Hint
The bludgeon pye "of driver quickly tires the play- er, and weariness is inimical to good golf
-George Greenwood. '
क्स
Wanderers Lose To
H.K. Ladies.. 4 Y.M.C.A... 2 Macao
V.M.C.A. Llim Stinn J. Wetter: Mina P. McCaw and Mi &. Fowler: Mims M. Gur liner, Mes E. Thomson unit Me, Brown
Miss D. Baltiel, Mire H. Tairiel, Mr. M. AFTER KEEN GAME
Rent, Mbu J. Adey and Min M. Westerilt,
1. Lele 11. C.; Mm. 1. Jankon: Min
M. Gray and M J. T. C. Smalley:
B. M. Pope, Mrs. M. Hell and Misa 1. ifel- bline: Min W. Marsh, Mina 2. Dzietri, hilon M... Rozather, Mim 11. Hance and Min C. Ferguson.
noon
(By Our Own Correspondent)
Extra time was called at
Macao, March 1, A spirited huckey match was wit- Sookunpoo on Saturday afternased by a large crowd in Maeno when the Hongkong this afternoon when the Wanderers, Ladies Hockey Club defeated captained by R. A. Bates, were de- the Y, Ladies by 4-Z to win the fated by the Macno Hockey Club, eaptained by Luertes de Corta, the Southern Cup for runners-up core being five goals to three, position in the Caer Clark Cup hockey competition which has already been won by the C.B.A. Ladies.
Both teams were in the shooting
form at many exciting movements the star 5. A. Fowler opened the
were featured. Ten minutes after
It was a match in which defences for the visitors with a ment
had the better of the day. To their winning of the Southern Cup the Hongkong Ladies have their sterling defence to thank.
shot.
As play continued, the home for wards were seert
to advantage in their speedy stick work and a splendid rising shot by Ramalho close to the Hongkong deserved their victory visitors' goal line made the scores There was a period shortly after the equal, Ramalho displayed his agility interval when the Y. Ladies were still further from a clever break- lending by the odd goal in three, Ray, and scored again for Macan. remain on the mainland but Hong-
forwards proceeded aggressively and kong attacked strongly and after were rewarded when A. Angelu and Miss Marsh Just
Ramalho scored further goals before missed the mark. Miss Heather Hance brought the the interval. score to 22 at full time. extra time Miss Mary Smalley and Miss Hance each scored one and made the game safe for Hongkong.
COMPLETE PROGRAMME OF THE when looked as if the cup wetld In perfect combination, the Macno
CONCLUDING MATCHES
ULSTER RIFLES
DISAPPOINT
NO MATCH FOR··
ATHLETIC
The Hongkong Billiards Champion- ship reaches, its culminating stages this week when the semi-finals and finals in both the Junior and senior tournaments will be played.
In the
After half time, the Wanderers made positional charges in the attack which proved beneficial. The home forwards attacked but were repeated. ly repulsed. Within five minutes, the ball was carried dangerously near the home goal and Almada's failure to
clear the ball enabled S. A. Fowler to register another goat for the Wan- derers,
MATCH DESCRIBED The match opened with Hongkong attneking, the Y. defence being called on early to repulse the repeated on
came Hongkong's
Both Tremlett and Sommers were slaughts. Then first goal when Miss Marsh took the formidatto in coping with the lively.
the opportunity missed
However, & succesful breakaway by but Miss Ferguson was near at hand. A. Angelo at left wing put the home and sent the ball. past Miss Weller. Shortly after, Miss Smalley failed team further, in the lead. Bates at again when well situated. The "Y." centre half was prominent in feeding the forwards, and towards the end retaliated and good work was seen
Fewler,
Whitley and S. A. Fowler, ch by the Daiziel sisters but the left out of short passing between E. wing, Miss M. Westcott and is abled S. A. Fowler to make a fine Adey could not get going at all owing angle shot and add the Anal goal to
Club Lisitano has been selected by the Billiards Association for there important games which will occupy two Bessions this evening, and on F. C. Fincher is in the lower sec
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, tion of this top half, and I can't see
The Junior semi-finals are 400 points up and seniors semi-finals 760, him seriously threatened until the third round when he will more than Royal Ulster Rifles selected yester-In the fha, the senior match, will be ball down the likely meet his club colleague Bertie day to give their lenat impressive dis-1,000 points up and in the junior, 600. Mias S right wing and cutting dribbling of the Macna forwards. Guest, who has never yet beaten Fin-play of football since arriving in Bookings for seats at these matches often touted good enough to. cher in a level match, but who has Hongkong and quite naturally lost can be made until 6 pm daily at to the Athletic by a solitary goal to Messrs. Gande, Price and Co. Ltd., ni.
and afler & o'clock at the Club The Riflemen seemed upset by the Lusitano. All matches will be played moth, mechanical movements of the there, the complete programme being Chinese who kept the ball moving as follows. with fine precision and seldom failed man with their passes. The soldiers reply LA this Wns haphazard kicking and rush tactics which never warried the Athletic.
Athletic-should have-piled on goals, and would have done 50 it their shooting had been on a par with their approach work. But their fishing was as ragged as the riflemen's mus field play.
Below them Taui Wai-pui should be able to waltz into the quarter-finals.
The most disappointing fentare about - yesterday's mich at the Kowloon Football Club was the St. Joseph's forward line. They have given enough evidence this season to justify one placing them among the best exponents of fast, structive and enterprising football. They didn't deserve this description yesterday, Harmony WAN com-
In the top section of the lower half pletely absent and for the most there is going to be a great second part
round match between Lee Wai-tong to find the attacks were simply Indivi- dual efforis by Leonard and Pern and Willie Hung, and the winner is
not andez-and
very impressive undoubtedly going to make the Last efforts at that.
Eight. A. V. Gosano, is, so far as Nevertheless-St.-Joseph's-earned ·|-1-can-see, the only other—-possible their point. It cunnot be said that candidate for the position, but either team gained sufficient nacen-hardly think he is capable of beating dancy to be worthy of all the spoils either Lee or Hung. A stake. Perhaps South China were slightly more on the offensive; cer
attacks better
were by only serious opposition can said their bucks were more full ip and freni Leung Ping-chui, who Mak Sui-hon, at full beck, and an of possibilities than those of their fairly recently, I believe, best Lee intermediate line who indulged in the The biggest thrills of the game came
vis-a-vis. But once again the ster-Waistong in a Chinese Recreation finer points of half back play with from the duels between the Recreio
ing defensive qualities of the Saints Club tournament. But Leung has to the skill and confidence of first class defence and the South China for- wards. A. Y Gonano, Hower-andame to the reseve and finally one win two rounds before he meets Taul performers. Chan Hong-kong was
felt a draw justified the game.
Paul Kong is another favoured by particularly prominent as pivot, keep. St. Joseph's were without the help the draw, and it seems that he must ing Ferguson well, under his thumb
at the defence was right
reach the fourth round. His oppoal- and ever Initiating powerful up to the mark. Sinclair was the Lion will be Burnett, and then either offensives. man of the match, his remarkable Alve Pearce, T. C.
*young Once again Tang Kwing-sum was ability in tackling continually being Warwick Shute, the
quantity" though Yeung Kam-po played excred. movements. Bekind him Souza and
as his partner and this Цинкал
form it is inconceivable that right wing constituted the chief were a fine pair of backs, their Byth, the C.B.A. player. On or ingly well ready interceptions upsetting the any of these players can beat Kong, danger to a none-too-happy defence. cise methods of the opposition, Woo who, although nothing like so good Cheung Ming-wing was another whe was another elever performer at right as in 1930 and carlier, la still a very gave a polished display of wing. for- balf, and Elms was a good stopper, useful performer and has match play ward football. though not such a great help to his experience as a valuablo guide. forwards.
Sirdar Rumjahn's passage to the fourth round would not appear to (Continued on Page 8.)
Beltrao presented a solid, and at times brilliant opposition. After one has accepted the part played by Lee Wai-tong in the victors of his team, chief individual honours of the match go to Beltran, whose creative football was no whit inferior to his masterly control of the Chinese inside for wards.
FINESSE OF AN ARTIST
A. Y. Goanno tinged his display with the finesse of an artist, and it was disheartening for him that fits one mistake should have led to South Chino equalising. But his superb defence in most threatening of aftun- tions completely outweighed that er- ror, which in any case would have been made by line players out of
ten.
Where Recreio suffered was in at- tack. Though there were times, when the whole forward line revealed glimpses of clever coltesten, they were (Continued on Page 9.)
means of breaking in the Chinese Chin-chan (ante Y WNCH, Weil among the liveliest of the forwards, i
pre-
RATHER MISERABLY
The Saints varmers falled rather miserably. Leonard, though a great worker, attempted far too much on his own. He made one brilliant run in the first half which nearly brought about a goat, and it seemed this went to his hand for, the remainder of the game. Thereafter time and again he held on grimly though challenged by (Contimed on Page 8.)
NAVY THROW AWAY
THE GAME
Navy gave an amazing display of contrary football against the Fusiliers yesterday and lost by two goals to nil after forcing the exchanges for three parts of the game. Not before this selson has the Navy attack provéd so futilo before goal. Not only did Wearmouth miss a cortain goal, but Wolverson added to their sorrown by falling from the penalty spot,
Let off thus it was only natural that the Fusiliers should solxo what chances camo their way to not twice `and win the match..
bid marksmanship which cost' Navy the points.
Hegler and Wolverson were a nieer pair of racks, and the halves appeared quite capable of holding their own against the soldiers' none-too pro- gressive forward line.
Fusiliers certainly did not enjoy the better of the midfield exchanges; but their forwards were alive to opportunities and it was this whieli viekled them their goals.
Both goals came in the first half, Boberts finishing off a very fine move- ment with an unexpected shot from a difficult angle, and Evans, capping this with another "copy-book" goal twelve minutes later completing a rald by the threo Inside Navy swarmed to the attack in the second half and had the Fusiliers' Bennett and Cannet, had goal-scoring, goal at their mercy time and again, chances In plenty and it was, shoer ! but failed to find the net,
The winners ware defending for the major part, of the match and from the territorial viewpoint, Navy should havo won bally Rowlands, Wheeler, Keating and Talbot offered a stubborn defence and their ready tackling un- doubtedly put the Navy off their stride. Nevertheless Wearmouth,
THE DOUBLES
A "Cinch" For The Rumjahn Cousins.
The Rifles were badly served by their attack, which was limited to the efforts of the wingers. They top had their phases of difference, and Fer- guson was an abject failure at centre- forward,
up.
UN.
TO-DAY
to the
5.30 pau. Junior Semi-Fland, 400 Pope tackling of Miss B the visitors' score.
T. I. Yung v. Tam Hun-bun
9 pm. Senior Semi-final, 710 up W. Hong Sling v. Lam Cho-cha
TUESDAY
5.30 p.m. Junior Semi-Final, 400
A. Kitchell v. E. A..V, Remedios 9 p.m. Senlor Semi-Final, 750 up. M. A. da Silva v. A. J. Okumand
WEDNESDAY
3.50 p.m. Junior Final, 500 up. 9 p.m. Senior play off for third and fourth prizeň, 750 up,
THURSDAY
Senior Final, 1,000 up. First session at 5,30 p.m. when
·500 points will be played.
Second session at 9 o'clock when the remaining 500 points will be decided.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS The results of last week's matches were as follows:-
SENIOR..
W. Hong Sling boat M. N. Rakusen 500-276.
M. M. da Silva beat Chan Kal-yin
Campbell was the only player in. the team to truch anything like true form, while behind him Pickering and Stevens defendel stautly, though at 560-300. times somewhat luckily, against an attack which bousted rather too many 300. tricks for thom.
Lam Cha-cha beat Andrew The 500-
T
JUNIOR
A. J. Osmund beat Yan Charm- Unless the Rumsjahn cousins have vastly deteriorated over the Inst The deciding goal was scored just pong 500-201. twelve months, or couples like E. C. before half time when Au Ping-ming, Highest break to-date: 92 by Lam Fincher and W. C. Hung, the Trul challenged by Stevens, crossed the Cho-cha. brothers, Paul Kang and Lai Kwong ball to Yeung Kam-po who netted tsun or Leonard and Hachiuma can easily. show vastly better form than most of suspect, it would acem that the retention of the doubles title by the Rumjahns is a cinch.
I believe that in the final they will
This Week's
oppose the new Fincher-Hung com- Badminton
In turn bination, who
will probably have to overcome Kong and Lai Kwong-tsun in the semi-final. Loe Wal-tong and Luk Ding-cheung may! easily find a place in the lower semb final bracket, their only serious op position apparently being Leonard and Hachiuma.
Programme
aro
· League · badminton malchos scheduled for -- four - days lizis - week The Bhute twins have again been including to-night. With Talkoo but rather unlucky in the draw and in of the men's doubles division, Kowloon the first round face the Tsui brothers Tong's fixture with them for thir to seo reach the evening has been washed out and they whom I expect quarterfinals, The Runahn cousins will instead play Sallors and Soldiers cannot fail to enter the last eight, and Home at Wanchai. it needs something more than a stretch The official programme for the week
MEN'S DOUBLES To-day
·Bt. John's v. Recreio “A.“
of imagination to consider them bois as follows: ing beaten, before, they rencies the Anal.
Fincher and Hung or Lai Kwong trun and Kong will play the holders. in the final; but it is highly specula tive whether either, pair are good enough to wrest. the title from them.
S. and B. Home v. Kowloon Tong. Wednesday's Chinese R.C. v. V.R.C.
·Ellot Hall “A” v. Recrelo "B,"
R. G. Xavier beat C. A. Cunha 300-
248.
F. P. Sequara beat Sinon Chan 300-285.
Tam Hun-bun beat Mui Chan-tod 300-219.
I
1. T. Yung beat F. E. Silva 300-232. E. A. V. Remedios beat R. G.
Xavier 800-235.
A. Kitchell beat F. P. Sequeiro
300-183,
Highest break to-date: 56 by Loung Stu-nin.
St. Andrew's "B" v. Fire Brigade, St. John's v. Eliot Hall "D."
Thursday
B. and 8. Home v. St. Andrew's
MISED "DOUBLES Friday
St. Andrew's v. Talkoo. Chinese Rt.C. v. Recrelo "B," Recrela "A" v. Kowloon Tong. Fire Brigade v. 8, and 8. Home.
'LADIES" DOUBLES
Tuesday
Fire Brigade . Recreio “B."
Rend tries hard but time and again was robbed by either Mia Gray or Mis Smalley.
Walter Brown, who was to have played centre forward for the Wan-
tion.
by a foul against Mrs. Beli saw the
-Sticks-againat Miss Gray followed derers was absent owing to indisposi mainlanders penetrating dangerous
zone but Miss Helbling came to the Mamak CHAMPIONS fore and saved the situation with good defence work.
Taking
DEFEATED
Police Achieve The Distinction
the attack, Hongkong get Very near to scoring but Miss Smalloy missed a sitter. The Y. then attacked but
offside prevented their efforts. Mrs. Lunson brought off a magnificent save when she took the ball right Mrs. Rend's stick long returned to their_opponents' and a pass from Miss Ferguson went begging. A little later Miss Jean Dalziel Just missed when her shot struck the upright. A short corner was forced just before the interval.
Opening in splendid - style on re- | furnished attack. sumption, the
of which after attack during one Mrs. Hend connected and scared with distinction was
Kowloon Indian Tennis Club, champions of the Mamak League, lost their first league hockey match of the season yesterday when Police, beat them by a goal to nil on the Police Training School ground. That the Police might achieve this The hinted by
reverse
zame
a first time shot that had Mrs. Lun- Pilgrim" in his hockey notes in these son beaten completely. It was not colu
not columns last Thursday; nevertheless long after that the "Y" took the lead the
the champions when Miss Olive Dalziel finished something of a shock, and it hap fine effort on the right wing to find certainly opened up new possibilities the net. This lead was shortlived for regarding the Ekely winnera of the Hongkong drew level through MissManiak League. Heather Bance after Miss Mursh went close. A ding dong struggle ensued with Hongkong the aggres sors,
When the final whistle came with
the score 2-2 it was decided to play
(Continued. on Page D.).
Radio Sports Club, Argonauta. and Royal Engineers all benefit .from the result, and any further defcals of the Kowison Indians will certainly result in new champlona being crowned,
(Continued on Page, 7.)
INTERPORT. HOCKEY
SELECTIONS
(By R.H.B.)
The
being brought in at inside-right
selected players ; nre.-Goal The Interport hockey match against A. B. Owens (Navy); Defence, A. E. Macao which will be played on Satur P. Guest (Radio), Kishen Singh day afternoon, March 7, was orginally (Army), J. E. Potter (Club): Half- fixed for January, 25, but was nest-backs, Lieut. Davies (Navy), W. A. poned out of respect to the late King Reed (Club), Alaf Din George.
J. P. Williams (Army), Lient.
Forwar On the previous occasion sixteen G. E. R. Divett (Club), Ligur. E. M. players were selected. Yesterday Dawson (Army), Gurbachan Singh after another, trial fifteen were chosen (Radio), Lieut. Burch (Navy), Pte. from whom the final team will be Nolan (Amy), Lleut, Wraith (Navy);- selected to meet, the Portuguese Lal Singh (Army); vlaltors,
were
Of there 15 players the following selected: Gurent, previously Kishen Singh, W. A. Roed, Alaf Din,
J. Gurbachap Singh, Llout. Burch, Divett Lal Singh, Nolan and Lieut. Wraith.
The original sixteen players were: Lt. Comdr. Gaéwood, R.N≈ (Navy);" A. E. P.-Guest '(Radio), Lt. Comdr.
Broome, R.N. (Navy);
· Kishen
Bingh
(Army), M. H. Han
A comparison of the teams reveals san, (Radio), WA. Reed, (Club).
good | Alaf Din (Army);/kyy that Nolan, who played a very good game yesterday, will occupy the latt Pte. Neighbour: (Army), G. E..IL. wing berth in plues of Lat Singh, Divelt, (Club), Barnaght Slagh the Interpotter, while Klabon Singh | (Radlo), Gurbachan Bingh·-·(Radio), displaces Lieut-Commdr. Broome, Lt. Durch,: IN, (Navy), Lal, Bingh Sarnegat Singh has not found a place | (Army), Pie. Nolan (Ariny),; Lt. In the forward line, Llout, Dawson | Wraith,I.N. (Navy),
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