THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4,
1936.
LAI KWONG-TSUN MEETS HACHIUMA ON MONDAY
NAVY MAY MAKE LAI WAH CUP HISTORY
CHANCE TO WIN TROPHY
FOR THE FIRST TIME
Navy, who havo never won the the_ai_Wah Cup will be given the opportunity of doing so Sunday next when they meet the the Chinese in the final. In semi-finals played on January 5. Navy beat Army 3-2, and Chinese beat Civilians 4-2. Since the inception of the competition in 1926, the Cup has been won Neven times by the Civilians, and. twice each by the Chinese and Army..
BADMINTON
FIRE BRIGADE LOSE AGAIN
TO RECREIO IN
LADIES MATCH
Without doubt the most disappoin"- ing badminton team of the season has been the Fire Brigade Ladies, who, when the "carapalgo" opened were expected to become strong contenders for the champlonship, but who have since Tailed to win a single maten.
They suffered their third defent last evening, when they again fell victims to Recreio "B," though it most „be olmerved that they were weakened
by the absence of Miss M. Grillitas,
As it was the match was closely con. teated, the Recreio wirming by the odd game. The full scores follow,
Miss C. Xavier in Miss M. Higbird leerefo "B") lost to Mrs Kirkwood and Mrs. Wild 18-21; beet Mrs, E. .. Shute and Miss Weir 21-16; beat Mrs. W. Stoker and Miss Moss 21-P.
Mrs, Xavier and Miss A. Ormand (Recreio "D") lost to Kirkwood and WIR 17-21; bent Shute and War
bout
Моля 21.10;
Staker 21.6.
Miss Botelho Bud Miss Ribeiro (Recrelo' "B") lost to Kirkwood and Wild 17-21; lest to Shute and Weir 10-21; boat Stoker and Moss 21-1.
LEAGUE TABLE
Recreio 'A". Lecreio "B"
Fire Brigado
Games --P. W. L. F. A. Pla.
0 13 5 4 2 % 3 2 1 13 14 # 0
4
3 10 17
U
Eliot Hall 'A'
Go To Top Of Table
CONCEDED FOUR POINTS
Eliot Hall A," champions of the mon's doubles badmington league, take over the leadership for the first time this season in consequentçe of bo- ing conceded points by two teams.....
Last wook the V.B.C. gave them a walk-over, and Recrelo "B" have, In- timated that they are unable to play against Ellot Hall this evening ne cording to programme, and according- ly concede the points..
The revised league table thas reads
LEAGUE TABLE
Games P. W. L. F. A. Pts, Eliot Hall "A" 12 12 0 85 24 Recreio "A".... 11 11 0 80 15 25 C.R.C.
14 11 3 00 30 Eliot Hall "B" 14 10 4 80 37 St. Andrew's "A" 18 9 4 72 44 Recreio "B"
11 8
St. John's
Fire Brigado
V.R.C...
રાધા
14 -7 8 GG
15 7 8.64 69 14 3 11 38 79
Kowloon Tong 15 2 13 41 94 St. Andrew's "B" 14 2 12 00 88 5. and S. Home 15 1 14 2010 2
THIS EVENING'S BADMINTON
Three Matches To
Be Played
INTERPORT HOCKEY PROGRAMME
“ARRANGEMENTS. COMPLETE
MACAO'S VISIT
ON SATURDAY
The
(By R.H.B.)
stage is set for the third Interport hockey series between Hongkong and Macao which will be played on the Navy ground, King's Park, on Saturday at 4 p.m.
The Colony team will be chosen from the following:-
A. B. Owena;
A. E. P. Guest,
Kishen Singh,
J. E. Potter;
Lieut. Davies, R.N.,
W. A. Reed,
Alaf Din,
Lieut. Williams;
G. E. R. Divett,
Licut. Dawson,
Gurbachan Singh,
icut. Rurch, K.N.,
i'te. Nolan,
Lleut, Wralih, R.N.,
La! Singh.
aro
Opening Programmes In Tennis Championship
New Challenge To Speed Record
350
M. P. H!
Los Angeles, March 3, A
"Power" stream-lined house" on wheels which its makers believe, can travel 350 miles per hour, will be Amer- ica's challenge to Sir Malcolm Campbell's automobile speed record of 301 miles an hour. Built at a
cost of $100,000, the Ruw-white "Yankee Doodle" will be whealed on Utah's salt beds within a few months by Lou Moaré, noted spoedway driver, for a try ni Camp- bell's murk.
It is a strong combination with a
Harlan Fengler, designer of the steady defence and splendid attack. Newcomers
Owens,
Davies, low-slung craft, was confident a test Dawson, Burch, Nelan and Wraith.would prove the "Yankee Doodle" the
The following is a record of Inter- fastest automobile ever bulli. port matches played to date;-
Features which lend Fengler to be February 14, 1934:-Hongkong 1 v. lieve it will shatter all records in Maeun 1 (At Hongkong). (Gonclude: xcorers G, Singh (HK.) and da Custa (Macao).
February 3, 1935:-Macao 1 v
(Gor! Hongkong (ALMucno). scorers--Angelo (Macae) and Kartar Singh 2, Lal Singh (Hongkong)).
The Hongkong team that visited Macao last year comprised the follow- Ing:-Hollingsworth: Lieut. N. W.
18 MATCHES
LEONARD AND SULLIVAN
ON TUESDAY NEXT
(By "Veritas")
H. D. Rumjahn, Lai Kwong-teun, M. W. Lo and youthful Kenneth Shute will be seen in action in the open singles tennis championship which starts on Monday next. Nine singles matches have been ar ranged for the inauguration of this the most championships, year's interesting of which promises to be the meeting of Lal Kwong-taun, Canton's champion, and Y. Hachiuma, leading local Japanese exponent
Teved off and one match inj singles
the doubles.
will see a further night
Taui Wai-pul, former title holder, Paul Kong, Warwick Shute, J. W. Leonard and A. L. Sullivan will figure in the singles ties, and undoubtedly i large gallery will follow, the Leonard v. Sullivan
Mae,
The following notlee is circulated by the tournament sub-committee for the information of all competitors:
Information of competitors:
"Competators in all events are re- Double racing motors powering quested to make every endeavour to all four-wheels,
play off their matches according to Although as long notice
·
Heaviest power lond, ever mount-schedule..l be given it may some-i
ed on wheels, 4,000 horne
No axles, with wheels direct from motors.
power.
driving
Perfect streamlining. Backers said the only thing that Metcalfe, Dr. A. M. Rodrigues: W. A. might keep the car back was rubber Reed, Dulla Singh. Aint Din; G. E. R. They claim the car would be no fart Divett, Licut. C. C. Garthwaite, Gur-is would "burn up the tires under it bachan Singh, Kartar Singh and Lalit opened up." Singh.
Garthwaite was captain of the
side.
TRIAL TESTS SOON
Trial tests will be conducted shortly over. A desert straightaway near An Interport dinner has been Mojave, Fengler said as he put finish- arranged for Saturday at the Penin-ing-touches on the body at his machine sula Hotel commencing at 8 p.m. to be shop in Hollywood. followed by a dunes at the Club de Recreio from 9.30 p.m. to 1 am. Musie wil be supplied by the Trou- badors. Cost of tickets: Dinner $2.50, Dance $1,
CIVILIANS MATCH
On Sunday, on the Navy ground, at 4 pm. the Colony Civilians team scen in action against the Macno visitors,
will be
The syndicate hacking the ventur Includes Fengler, Moore, and Les Ganssen, former engineer for larry Miller, famed designer of racing cars. "As soon as she's worked in, Lou will take her to Utah," Fengler said. Unless we're way off in figures, one crack at the record will be enough. We'll have nearly twice the power. Campbell's Bluebird had."
The car is 30 feet long and a "per-
The Civilians team will be picked feet streamilning," according to its from the following:-
M. Ramzan (K.I.TC.), A. E. Guest (Radio), J. E. Patter (Club), G. Sommer (Club), A. Silva (Argon autas,), W. A. Reed (Club), G. A. S. Blins (St. Parker (Police), Andrews), G. E. R. Divelt (Club) 9. Fowler (Club), Awtar Singh (K.I.T.C.), Gurbachan Singh (Radlo), J. Pinto (K.I.T.C.), A. P. Souza (K.I.T.C.), D. J. Nooy (Club).
Final practice matches have been arranged as follows:-
Thursday, Colony v. East Lanca Regimental team at 5 p.m.. Friday. Civilians against a team to be an- Bounced later., Grounds will also ba notified later..
The Colony should be given a good try-out as the Enst Lanca have a very
strong team.
builders. The body is designed no that the impact of the air resistance will press the wheels to the ground without cutting down the car's speed materially.-United Press.
BRITISH SKATING
CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner's Third Success
Cambridge, Feb. 15, The professional skating champion- ship of Great Britain under the auspices of the National Skating Association, was held just in timo be fore the thaw set in at Lingay Fen, near here, to-day,
As
All
times be necessary to make arrange- ments at short notice. Such matches will be
entered in red on the list posted on this board and competitors consult are therefore requested to the list daily."
The official programmes for next Monday and Tuesday, to be staged at the Hongkong Cricket Club fellow.
MONDAY
OPEN SINGLES-IST ROUND
Wing-Comdr. A. G, Bishop v. Lak Chun-cheong
H. D. Rumjahn . W. J. Howard Surg-llest. W. A. S. Grant 5, Iu Tak-chouk
S. Ling v. M. W. Lo
F. II. Kwok v. K. Shute C. II. Ung v. Y. C. Lau
N. A. E Mackay v. K. T. Kwik T. A. Prarce v. T. C. Monaghan Lai Kwong-taun v. Y. Hschlumu
TUESDAY
•
OPEN SINGLES-1ST ROUND
A. Warr v. H. Y. Ho Tsui Wai-put v. I. M. A. Razack Firdos Khan v. 5. W. Liang Leung Ping-chui v. James Hsu P. Scores y W. Shute Paul Kong v. G. C. Burneti Wei Chung-tung v. R. Blyth A. L. Sullivan v. J. W. Leonard OPEN DOUBLES-IST ROUND
T. A. Pearce and L. Goldman v. A. G. Bishop and Capt. Walch CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW FOR HONGKONG C.C.'S ANNUAL TOURNAMENT The draw for the Hongkong Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Singles Champion- ship resulted as follows:
T. A. Poures, byo; M. Pagh, byo; P. Scoones, bye.
HOCKEY IN SHANGHAI
HISTORY AND ANALYSIS
Our Daily Golf Hint
Poor pivoting causes more trouble to the average golf, game than any other evil.
· And the result of poor pivoting is swaying.
Jack Redmond.
IMPROVEMENT IN He Made
REFEREEING
With the current hockey season practically on the wane, it would not be at all superfluous at this certain time, to inquire, with a amount of curiosity, as to whether the game has come to atay for good here with bright pronpecik ahead of it-in future seasons or is I falling into gradual decadence and ultimate oblivion? obkerven the Shanghai Times.
Before making any sort of reply]. to these queries, a brief survey of
and growth will its genesla
of
Most Money
At Golf
Last Year
St. Petersburg, Fla., Mar. 2.
itself give the interested reader DOLLAR A STROKE material to form his own opinion and conjure up the answer for him- self. The game of hockey was intro- duced hero early in the nineties and though up to two years ago, before the forming of a recognized body- The Hockey Association, affiliated to the English Association-it was in- dulged in only by a few, the fact that it was able to survive for xo many years despite the haphazard and indifferent manner in which it was played then, is enough evidence that its future in Shanghai is pros perous.
From the time of the inauguration of the Hockey Association, the game has been given remarkable Impetus and to-day there are more than 30 teams competing in the men's and women's league gratifying indica tion of its rapid progress. There is however a cog which is considerably retarding the otherwise rapid wheel
Earning better than a dollar a stroke for the 34 tournaments. he participated in last year, Johnny Revolta of Milwaukee, P.G.A. champion, was the lead- ing money winner among pro- fessional golfers in 1935 with ́a - total of $9,543 in prize money, according to the official figures announced recently by Robert E. Harlow, manager of the Tournament bureau of the P.G.A.
Revolta. won additional money in
of its progress and that is, the dearth bonuses which brought, his figuré of sufficiently trained arbiters to above $11,000, the most money won officiate at league games; particularly by a professional since the boom days, is this felt in senior matches.
INEFFECTIVE
He took 6,111 strokes in medal play competition, and an estimated 2,000 in match play in which "no" records were kept for a total of 8,111 strokes. Thus he earned about $1.17 for each stroke he made last year.
HARRY HOLDCROFT, nemesis of many an ambitious forward, guardi
The present arrangement of the the nets for Preston North End in the First Division of English football Association to have each club supply and, although he has never risen to its own referee, is definitely not effe
fame, is greattive. In the last few games it was
Henry Picard, Hershey, Pa., finish. international favourite with the North End fans, observed that however hard the off Tall and husky, and with a pair of cials were trying not to
to be biased in
Chicago, was the safest hands in English football, their decisions, every verdict of theirs ed second with winnings of $8,417. Holdcroft performs yeomen service was questioned suspiciously by the Horton Smith,
other side, whether justified or not, with $7.790 and Harry
Chicago, fourth with $7,132, which had an adverse effect on play If this in general. In future seasons,
During the year the professionals malignant problem can be regulated by the Association with the full heart-competed for $135,000 in gross purses in open tournaments, and of this num ed co-operation of its member clubs the first ten players grabbed $01:762. and by working on the plan adoptel A total of 225 Anterican professionals tho S. F. A. It would assuredly and 10 foreigners figured in, the divi by the
for the club.
"A DIRTY RAMP"
Scots Minister's Attack on result in giving the game a freshersion of the spoils.
Football Pools
prospectus.
:
third
Cooper,
Horton Smith won the biggest The standard of play this year, has improved enormously, and par-purse, the $2,600 prize for first place, in the Miami Biltmore tournament." ticularly so in the junior division.
pool Until recently two football coupons have been posted each week to the Rey. F. E. Watson, one of Scotland's most active agitators against gambling and betting.-
has not taken any part in it. money. He finished in a tie for 37th laving the basic features a tolalim the Mianal Biltmore tournament. Mr. Watson revealed that to mem- bers of Glasgow Rotary Club when with the only difference, that instead and won $20.25. he described football pool betting as of kicking the bull, it la hit with a insidiqua, menacing, and stick, it should appeal to them, and dangerous forme gambling which the only reason for its absence is that had developed in recent years.
"For 12 months a man has been kind enough to send me two coupons every week," said Mr. Watson amidst laughter.
Up to the present, the game has Sammy Bird, Cincinnati Reds' out- won prize been confined to foreigners only and fielder, was the only one outside the it is really surprising why the Chinese golfing fraternity who
the most
no one has yet had the initiative to introduce it into the schools. Accord- ing to the opinion of all the clubs, this year in spite of the abnormal wet weather, the league was extreme- think he has now come to the ly competitive and enjoyable and they conclusion that he has failed to In- expect the next to be more so, with duce me to fall into the pool, for he prospects of inaugurating Interport has stopped sending me the coupons." matches.
The great centres of, football pool! betting were Edinburgh and Liver- pool, said Mr. Watson.In September last there
5,620,400 postal packets, passed through the Post Office in Edinburgh in connection with football pool betting. In November the number had rimen to 0,353,000.
There was practically no village in Scotland, he said, where the nool promoter had not an agent.
were
MISS BILLIE YORKE
AND WIMBLEDON
Partnering Mme. Mathieu In Doubles
(By Stanley N. Doust)
'FIRST TEN WINNERS
The first teh money winners follow:
Name.
Johnny Revolta. Henry Plenrd
Worten Smith Harry Cooper Ky Laffoon
Paul Ronyan Vie Ghezzl Ray Mangrum Densmore Shute Harold McSpaden
Events. Won,
34
$9,543
30 8.417
20
7,790
24
7,132
22
6.185
21 6.498
6,496
4,405
3,016
3,380
United Profs.
CZECH SUCCESS IN SKIING
Japanese Visitors
Beaten
In one village where there was a G. S. Gamble v. H. J. Armstrong; good dent of unemployment, he was V. R. Gordon v. A. D. Humphreys; told that whenever unemployment A. Redmond v. J. C. Poole; R. Henry benefit was paid out the post office v. E. Bathurst; D. MacDougall y Ahad to deal with an overflow of lettera
Prague, Feb 23. K. Mackenzie; L. Goldman v. B. O'Msent to some football pool promoter.
Czechoslovakia took the first two ENGLAND TEAM SELECTED This was the 15th race of the series Deano; L-Comdr. S. F. Stapleton v. It was estimated by the pool pro- which began in 1879. It was won for Capt. W.J, R. Cragg: W. M. Barton moters, said Mr. Watson, that their
Miss "Bille" Yerke; one of the places in the combined results of ski The following have been selected to the third time by Donald Pearson, v. Surg. LL W. A. 5. Grant; G. Hol-ravenue this season would total no best women's doubles players never to Juniping contests between Czech and
less than £60,000,000, represent England in the forthcoming of Mepal, who first became champion glasse v. G. Marseille. International Hockey Tournament: in 1929 at the age of 19. His time P. F. McCabe, byo; T. C. Monk
L. Sullivan, bye.
the jumps
A. B. Owens (Navy); J. E. Petter to-day for the course of a mile and ghan, byo; II. Owen Hughes, bye; for the pool promoter, the be selected for the Wightman Cup Japanese teams at Spindleruvmlyn
(Hongkong Hockey Club) and Bds. a half was 5min. 9 2-5 sec.
Cox (Army); Lieut. J. P. Williams (Army), W. A. Rood (Hongkong Hockey Club) and J. Farmer (YM. CA) G. E. R. Divott (Hongkong Hockey Club), Lieut. C. C, Garth-
(Army), Liout. R. J. Burch (Navy); and D. Carey (longkong Hockey Club).
To-night's man's doubles badminton,walte (Army), Lieut. E. M. Davron league match between St. John's Cathedral and Ellot Hall. "9" has been postponed by mutual consent. but three other games are scheduled.. They are:-
Eliot Hall "A" y. Recreio """ St. Andrew's "D" v. Fire Brigade Chinese R.C. v. V.R.C.
St. John's and Fire Brigade have re-arranged their postponed match of January 22, which wifi bo played on Monday next.
Japanese Skiier Has Bad Luck
FINAL TEST WON BY
AUSTRALIA
Durban, Mar. 3.
A badly wearing wicket gave such assistanco to Clarrie Grimmott and O'Reilly when the final Test match between South Africa and Australia was resumed here to-day, that South Africa, were quickly dismissed in their second innings and fost by an Innings and six runa.
LOCAL LEAGUE
Important Senior Match On Saturday
South Africa started the day 11t The Indian Recreation Club will be for 2, but were all out for 227. Grim- playing their last League match in the
is a decent fellow," he com, fools so dissatisfied in the way Erzgebirge yesterday, said. "He takes a risk, but the pool that she has been overlooked by the having taken place in the presence line, and will Defence, and Mr. Ogawa, Japanoso promoter takes no risks. Pool bet. Lawn Tennis
Charge d'Affaires. The results wore ting is one of the dirtiest ramps in taking an independent that who is of M. Machnik, Minister of National
fix up her own partners, the history of gambling in our land.
She and Mme. Mathieu will play to. as follows The Government should make illegal
at football pool betting,, a
and make the gether in the women's doubles
1, Vrana, Czech 440.6 points; 2, Wimbledon, and they should take a
Lukos, Czech 217.2; 3, Sekiguchi, game clean and
lot of beating.
In the Beaumont Cup (a trophy Japan 2148; D, Sekido, Japan 137.3. for International pairs) competition Final results of Friday's 18-kilo- at Monte Carlo Miss Yorko will metre distance race and yesterday's partner Milan K. Stammers, and jumps combined brings the score up think they will bring the trophy to to the following:- Britain.
WELSH SOCCER
TEAM
TO MEET IRELAND MARCH 11
..
After the combined performances,
CLUB TEAM TO-DAY The Hongkong Hockey Club will
Miss Yorke nfforwards goes to 1, Vrana, Czech 440.8 points; 2, moct, the Bh Deatroyer Flotilla in a
Egypt for the championships, and her Berauer, Czech 427,4; 8, Kavay, Czech friendly hockey match on the Navy
partner will be Miss Joan Ingram, 415.6; 4. Sekiguchi, Japan 406.8; 8, ground, King's Park, this afternoon
another bellliant doubles player, who. Sekido, Japan 351.8. at 6 pm. The Club will be represent
also has been overlooked by the ed by the following:-. F. Shields;
selectors." London, March 3, J... Potter (Capt.) and G. Semmer J. L. Cotosworth, W. A. Read and R
The following have been selected My view is that Miss Yorke and a jumping contest took place in which A. Bates; S. A. Fowler D. La Tolymete turned the ball, almost at right First Division of the Cricket League to represent Ireland against Wales Miss Ingram ought to play at Wimble Andersen of Norway funtped 78 D. Carey, L. Pracht and La Nooy.
International football com-don. They would start prime favour metres, and Iguro of Japan jumped angles to tie the batsmen in imots on Saturday, March 7, at Sockunpoo, in the
ites wherever they played. Unofficial 74.5, both breaking the jump record when
petition at Belfast, on March 11. they meet the University.
· · INTER-UNIT COMPETITION and his figures read:—
Scott (Belfast Celtic); Cook (Ever-players have a way of beating the of the Spindleruvmlyn course, which O M R
A win for the Indians will give
most was 73.5 metres. W
Topresentatives, tho while a draw ton) and Fulton (Belfast Celtic); ofetal In the first round of the Inter-Unit
48 29 73 a
them the champion with the Kowloon Gowdy (Ibernian), Jones (Hiber striking Instance being when, in 1988,
IN AMSTERDAM Hockey Competition, yortorday, the East Lancashire Regiment bost the
will mean a roplay
Stevenson LT.A., won the women's champion- han (Belfast Celtic (Chelsea), ship of France, and with dy her
The Japanese Olymple Ice Hockey dedent the University later..
Team, recent participants in the Royal Welch Fusiliers by seven goals
Cricket Club, if the latter club also nian) and Browne (Loeds); Kernng Miss Peggy Seriven, ignored by the
team will represent (Everton), Bambrick to two, tak
The following D. Perolra. S. A. Doherty (Manchester City)
and Crawford the mixed doubles. By her games at Garmisch Partenkirchen, the Indiaha-F.
own merits, she forced herself to be arrived here at 7.14 o'clock last oven- Ismail, A. H. Madar, A. R. Minu, Kelly (Dorry City).
slccted for later teams. Probably Ing and were given an enthusiastle Miss Yorke and Miss Ingram, 65 a welcome at the train. The: Japances The closing date for the Annual pair may do the same. Their in Consul-General headed a largo dele Tennis Tournament of the Kowloon clusion would. I believe, appreciably ration of members of the Japanese Cricket Club has been extended to strengthen the Wightman Cup team community and representatives of the
Netherlands Ice Hockey Federation. Monday, March 9,
O'Rollly played a notable share in other four wickets with the following the Australian victory, securing the
figures
R W
Pragno, Fob. 240) Norwegian sportsmen won first, and necond prizes in the apocial aki- Jumping competition held yesterday In the presence of several thousand spoctators at Spindlerikn, Czecho slovakia Rodja Andersen was first went to Iguro, Japan with 75, 77 and T. A. Mitchell alone played confidant- with 72,6 metres for the first jump, 76 metres .rospectively. 78,0 for the second and 70 for the Japanese entry Tatsuta performed ly, and played a gallant innings of 72 third Kongsgaard, was second with lowest fump with 80,0 metres, but 74,78.6 and 78,5. The third place. fell down and was disqualined.
Another
10 18 47 4
not out..
The Australiansrecord for the tour to date is exceptionally fino, hav
8. Suffled, M. P. Madar, A. R. Abbas, M. el Arculli, Y. si Arculil, K. Nazarin and A. B. Kitchell.
Ing played 12, won nice and drawn throom-fouter.
in doubles.
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