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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1936;
Kowloon Tong's New Badminton Record
Our Daily Golf Hint
A fault that many golfers I have watched make in playing an iron shot is that of loosening the grip on the club with the left hand.
-Gene Sorazen.
Brooklands Lifts Ban On
WIN TWICE
FROM MR.
& MRS. SHUTE
ENGLISH
RUGBY...
IS NOT WHAT IT
SHOULD BE
SAYS CAPTAIN B. T. WAKELAM
Kowloon Tong gave Fire Brigade an unexpected hustling in a mixed doubles badminton match at Kow- loon Tong last evening, and although losing by six games to three earned the WT is the matter with England 7
That is the question being asked distinction, unshared as yet and enthusiast of the game, nad it is at the moment by nearly every player by any other club, of win-not a very cany
onu
answer.
DEPUTISING FOR GEORGE HILL
Gamble who returns to Club firat eleven against Recreio to-day deputy for the injured George Hill at right back.
TO-DAY'S RACES
Tsui Yun-Pui Makes Good Progress And Wins Easily
BILLIARDS
STEEL COULSON LEAGUE
CHAMPIONS TO PLAY REST
The Champions versus the Rest match in the Steel Coulson's League will take place on the Wednesday next at the Dockyard Recreation Club commencing at 7.30 p.m. All terested are invited to attend.
The Catholic Union Club Team will be selected from:-A. P. Pereira Jur.,
In-
NO TENNIS
UPSETS
Depressing conditions again prevailed for the open tennis championship! programme at the Cricket Club yesterday, and it says much for the keenness of the organisers and the players that such good progress has been made: this week despite the inclement weather.
were the order of the day,
Women Racing ning two games from the over New Zealand, this English tear GOING MAY BE Salle sur la Xavier withough one second round singles
Against Men
Women' drivers this year are to be allowed to compete on the same foot ing as men in the races organised at Brooklands by the Brooklands Auto- mobile Racing Club.
Why 7 experimental proved their speed drivers,
mon
Because in a series of races they have high efficiency ам
Is
Other clubs have gradually allowed women to take part in races with
competitors. The B.A.R.C. one of the last of the big clubs to remove the barriers against women drivers.
Having granted this privilege the club has decided that women must compete on the same footing as men in the matter of track records.
invincible Mr. and Mrs. were billed as certainly the greatest since 1924, and actually from one or Shute.
two sources were named as one 'of
This permitted them to keep the match alive until the last three games, the visitors clinching the issue after fast and hard-hitting righth game between Anderson and Miss Griffiths ani Gray at Miss Mackenzie.
ROUSING START
Kowloon Tong were given a rousing send-off when Gray and Miss Macken zie outpointed Mr. and Mrs. Shute in the first encounter of the evening. Leading all the way, and scoring many outright aves by execilent placements, the Kowloon Tong couple ran out winners by 21-19 Shute, driven back to the baseline could not get his drop shots in working order and Mrs. Shate usually failed to cope with the win- ners' sharply angled net shots.
Fire Brigade recovered ground in the next two games, then to general astonishment Mr. and Mr. Shute
the best ever.
Then came the Swansen game, and though erities and wise-acres shook their heads, it was generally agreed that the tastier of that day, caused a temporary set-back, and that the comparative failure of the pack to give their brilliant outsides the ball was dermed to be the reason for the
Welsh being allowed to prevent any scoring. It was admitted, too, that formidable combination, and indeed the Welsh barks were an extremely
there was some snenking satisfaction that Jones, Wooller and Co. End also crossing the been prevented from line.
BRIGHT PROSPECT DOOMED
And so, with two forward changes, and a change of lendership, the stage was set for the Irish match, and it was commonly expected, in spite of the known strength of the Irishmen in front, that. England would come In future there will be no special dropped game to P. C. Leung and Fight back into their own, and, with
They is Anderson. Shute made no ap- records for women drivers.
in reasonable enough victory, would better the speed put up parent effort after a poor start and the not only become favourite for the will have to rivals. by their mon
game was a comparative walk-over Calcutta Cup game on March 21, but While women are now allowed to for the Kowloon Tong pair, who had would also stand a good chance of take part in the high speed events no hesitation to seizing the opportuni-nishing at the top of the table.
Booklands they are still barred from the much lamer trials like the London-Exeter and London-Land'e End runs.
MAMAK LEAGUE
TABLES
1ST DIVISION
P W D L Goals Pis.
for agst
Royal Engrs.
Ratio
Sports
Club
7
K.T.L.C.
Argonauta
H.K. Police
Royal Signals H
5218 @ 12
421 # 10
64 11 18 8 9
6 4 0 2 16 #
4 2 2 160
ty
So much for supposition-now for
HEAVY
MY SELECTIONS
(By "Captain Foster") There are nine races down for to day's meeting and my selections for the programme are as follows:
HAY AND CORN STAKES
Wadebridge Philanderer Belmont Star
LOITERERS STAKĘS
Donovan Amberley Laughing Girl
ALL OUT STAKES
Mincuroni
Minke Bay Soldier of Germany
Zodiac
tonio, D.
and G. Montalto
Yum- The
following will represent the hutch was played when Teat Rest:-M. N. Rakusen, (Civil Service pul, playing better than ever before,
earned an easy wit
against M. C. C.) (Capt.) Q.M.S. H. Staples Pagh, the K.C.C. exponent. (R. E. Sergis.) C. Pile (Prison Oileera
Pagh who usuntly relies on wearing Mean) S/Conur. Androws. (Garrison Sergts.) A, Lewis (Dockyard R.C.)down the opposed from the base Referee:-W. F. Stafford (Royal strongly to permit this type of play line found Trui valleying for too Naval Yard Police)
The annual dance of the Steel Coal 's Billiards and Snooker League is to be held at the China Fleet Club on Saturday March 28, at 9 p.m. The prizes will be distributed during the interval.
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES
Club C.U.C.
P. A. GI
A. P. Pereira 0.0.0. H. M. va U.U.C.
12 11
N. M. Rakusen C.S.C.B.
A. Andrews
(A.M.
C. P He
1.0.
1. Staples
15.
15. A. Santa
0.0.C.
W. Staford KN.Y..
1 V. Antoni, Q.U.C.
F. Jurina
C.U.C.
R. P. Phillpw 0.8.0.02 Hameli
T. 1'
İk
G.9.M.
1.0.
DILC.
J. B Macgowan C.S.C.C. Newnham
fore
to become effective, and being equipped himself to take the
before first set made clear court the outcome of the match wa finished.
had
offered suf- Nevertheless Pagh ficiently good opposition to extract Home of the best in Thul and that best indicated the improvement made W. L by the Chinese in the course of the,
twelve months. Always 102 83.33 Inst
882 stylist, Tau! has sensibly discarded and 18 a125 showmanship to develop power 1881.25 nccuracy in his strokes. Consequent 12 J 80.00 15, without robbing his game of Its adornments he has very much im 173.33 proved its mechanics.
24 12 3 A0.00
R 2
80.00
70.00
13 70.00
10 08.70
CH-TG
11 6
D 4 48.23
10 $ 66,67
CREDITABLE WIN
Only one of the doubles inatches went the full distance when Barran 64.20 and Gonsalves the Club de Recreio 1092.60 combination scored a creditable win
M. C. C. APPOINTS NEW SECRETARY
London, Mar. 13. Lieut-Col. R. S. Rait Kerr, 1.9.0., M.C., R.E., has been ap- pointed secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club in succession to Mr. W. Find- lay, who recently resigned.
The appointment takes effect from June 1 of this year.-Kenter,
Next Week's Tennis Programme
If the weather permits the pro- grammes to be carried out the first round in the open singles champion- ship wil be completed by Wednes day next, while progress will no Inve been made in the second round, The matches for the first three dayr are a mixture of singles and doubles. By
Wednesday only one maleh in the open doubles should be outsamling and the first round will be completed before the end of the week.
Here are the programmes for Monday, Tuckday and Wodneulay
next.
MONDAY'S MATCHES
The following matches have been arranged for Monday:
Open Singles.-D. M. MacDougall F. H. Kwok; Tsuf Wai-pul v. S. W, Liang; P. 1. Scoones v. Rt. Blyth;
108 6250 against the University pair, Tennie R. Choa v. Licut. Comandr. Conway, 10 6 626 Kwok and Leg Hua-ngek. The Open Doubles.-J. A. Bendall and
# 61.48
D.R.C.
RANDWICK PLATE
Dr. G. 3. Shaw P.0.
td
* N. 10
PO.
Harris
K.E,
13
Hodge
FF2
A. W. Grimmitt C.&C.C.. Ach Mamh
to
7 06.20
D.IC. DR.C
10 97
A.26
15
Tinsmith,
Violet Queen
Again the Fire Brigade went into hard facts. Going down to Ireland the lead when Fisher and Miss Grify 6-3 after most unconvincing | TYTAM
ths beat B. K. Wong and Miss 1.display. England are definitely head. Woolley, but this was negatived in ing for the wooden spoon, and the
position
Almost desperate.
fooks
the next game when Gray and Miss Everyone is asking what steps will be Muckenzie beat Pisher and Mrs. Kirk- wood after a fierce struggle. It was taken by the Selectors. Should there the effort of winning this which re be wholesale changes, is the entire acted on the home pair for their bust make-up of the team wrong, and, in him fact, was the win over the All Blacks game. Gray's overhend failed and with the visitors playing a good merely a flash in the pan, a victory brand of badminton, featured chiefly gained over a side which was a mere. by steadiness and the capacity to shadow of that which had done daty "nee" at every opportunity, they ran against the other three countries, and out winners with a comfortable marn side consisting of 15 dreadfully tale
gin of ages.
ST. ANDREW'S SWAMPED
men?
SELECTORS' PROBLEMS
Down at Causeway Bay Chinese Re
There is, of course, plenty of time creation Club exacted full toll from before the Scottish match, an that 17 19 21 St. Andrew's, winning all nine games, more "possibles" can be watched and St. Andrew's 3 1 0 2 2 8
The only home pair to be extended weighed in the senies, but, all the II.M.S. Parthian 4 + 3 4 18
were S. W. Liang and Miss Perry whome, one fancies that our selecting concerted 16 acer to Kew and Dawson, body are far too wise to become 2ND DIVISION
14 to Fincher and Miss Churn and 18 that they will stick to their same panic-stricken, and it seems likely to Welll and Miss Wong. Otherwise nucleus. the Chinese were fully on top.
C.B.A.
10 10 0 0 47 5 20 Royal Engr. B. 8 4 2 2 7 10 10 12th Battery
R.A. Nomads
+
1 2 14 15 + 7.1 2 4 12 24 Police Indians 4 1 1 2 3 10 Departmentals
Mule Corps...
10 4 3 10
林
The
Gloaming White
Racket.
4
EASY FOR ST. JOHN'S,
There is no reason to suppose that an almost fresh fifteen, drawn from the remaining Trinis men and from other prominent Club players, would be any more offlcjent; indeed, burring
St. John's Cathedral visited Sailors 4 and Soldier Home to win comfort 2ably by eight games to one. They one or two possible forward names,
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Slazenger's
Lead the World!
WIMBLEDON 1935
World's Singles Championship World's Mixad Championship
and
1935 French Singles Championship 1935 Belgian Singles Championship 1934 U.S.A. Singles Championship
SPEEDRITE TENNIS GUT
(Spiral or, White)
for SPEED
Obtainable from all Dealers.
Solo Agents: JOHN D. HUTCHISON & CO., King's Building.
HANDICAP "A" DIVISION
Unicorn
Rone - Evelyn
Gold Sovereign
8.33 Portugueso couple won because they I. Agnfuroff v. 9. A. and H. D.
s
To qualify for the above averages, one must have 0 per cent or over for a minimum of 10 games played.
HONGKONG HCAP "A" DIVISION Dr. Grace Disliked
King's Warden
Gladiator
Cyclamen Bay
TYTAM HANDICAP “B” DIVISION
Balios
Merry Jester Strathalan
His Bowling So He Walked Off
Mr. Stanley Prior was too fond of erleket to allow a scene with the celebrated Dr. Grice to stop him
But even cricket was second to his werk-as an auctioneer at Catford, S.E. Ils will, recently published re- veals that he left £19,777.
HONGKONG H'CAP "B" DIVISION playing.
King's Lend The Tiger Harvest View
MOONIE PONDS HANDICAP
Saucy Face Night Star Racing Heart
Daily Double UNICORN/BALIOS
were able to assume and sustain the Rumjahn; T. A. Pearce and L. Gold- attack in the final set. In spite of man v. Iu Tak-chenk and lu Tak-lam. falling light they maintained. con- TUESDAY'S PROGRAMME stant pressure from the forecourt, keeping the rallies alive with good placements until presented with fairly easy smashes or volleys.
Open Singles A. E. P. Guest v. ***Lee Hua-ngek; H. D. Ramlahn v. Luk Chan-clcung; T. A. Pearce v. Paul
Open Doubles.-P. II. Beoones and
Y. Hachiuma,
WEDNESDAY'S PROGRAMME
Consalves was the more consistent Kong. of the two, but Barros both in the first and final scls scored late of A. L. Sullivan v. J. W. Leonard and points with his well placed volleys,
After a closely fought first set which they last,, the University players recovered so strongly that It seemed they would win quite easily.
Open Singles-Lee Wal-tong But Barros and Gonsalves regained Tennio Kwok; S. A. Gray v. Leung, their grip and with the latter shoulder. Ping-chiu: K. F. Kwik v. Iu Tak-
(Continued on Page 13) cheuk.
.
V.
Open Doubles.-G. E. R. Divett and B. O, M. Deane v. M. W. Lo and
CARNERA WINS NEW M.K. Lo; P. F. McCabe and D. Carey
YORK BOUT
tricky Beats Gastanaga in Fifth
Round of Fight
Mr. Prior's daughter, who lives at Ettrick Lodge, Bromley (Kent), said a Daily Express representative: Father
Was
fast, bowler. Ono
Dr. Grace day objected to his bowling. Father loft the pitch. When Dr. Grace returned to the pavilion, he said with glee to his opponents: "Well, I got rid of your best bowler.'"
SECOND EXTRA RACE
MEETING
China Ponica,
"D"
Amherst Mass.), Mar. 13. time burred. Jockey Allowance. Johnny Higgins to-day swam the One Mile. hundred yards, becast stroke, in 175.00 p.m-Taiwan Bay Handi- min., 4 secs., and the hundred metres cap.-For breast stroke in 1 min. 10 Беся
Class. Jockey Allowance. Six thus beating his own world records longs. of 1 min., Becs., and 1 min. 10 4-5 8.--5.30 p.m.-Hongham secs, respectively-Router.
Fur
New York, Mar. 6,
Primo Carners, former heavyweight
v. A. V. Gosano and A. V. Remedion; M. Pagh and Lieut. Commdr. Con- way v. G. C. Burnett and A. W. Ramsay; J. C. Poole and R. Henry v. G. Lai and G. Chang:
SEVEN-A-SIDE HOCKEY
The final of the seven-a-side ladies boxing champion of the world, who hockey tournament will be played to recently sanounced his intention to morrow morning at 11 o'clock on the try a "come-back." to-night scored a Y.M.C.A. ground at King's Park,
technical knock-out Gastanaga of
Spain.
over Isidoro
The fight ended in the fifth round when the Spaniard, blinded by the flow of blood from a deep cut over his left eye, was unable to continue. The bout was due to last ten rounds. Carnera, in the five rounds, had
easily outpointed his opponent. The result was no surprise to boxing followers who recalled that the glan! Italian had defeated the veteran Tommy Loughran, who had had little) Bermeulty winning a decision over the "B" Spaniard.
Handicap For China Ponies, The prograINIAS for the second Class. Jocktoy Allowance. From the extra meeting of the Hongkong Two Mile Post Once Round and In Jockey Club on March 28 is an. (About One Mile 171 Yards). nounced, as below:
96.00 p.m.-Union Plate.-For 12.00 pmColonial Stakes-China Ponles, Subscription Griffins of For China Ponies, Grimna of this this Club of this season. Winners season, Winners barred. Weight barred. Ponies that have won: 3200 for inches as par scale. Ponies that to $499 in stakes, 5 lb. allowance; less have won: $200 to $400 in stakes, 6 than $200, 10 lb. allowance. Jockey Ib. allowance; less than $200, 10 lb. Allowance. Allowances accumula allowance. Jockey Allowance. Al- tive. Six Furlongs. lowances accumulative. One Mile. Dally Double Ivent:-Fifth
2.-2.30 p.m.-Rosehill Plate For Seventh Races. Australian Ponies of this season. Entrics close at Noon on Thurs. Winners barred. Welght for inchesday, March 19.
an por scale. Ponies that have won:
Dad
Carnera weighed in at 2084 pounds and Castanaga at 2084.
MISS KINGSBURG A NEW CHAMPION
Wins Badminton Title From Holder
•
London, Mar 7, Mrs. Iber, the holder, was defeated
This afternoon the semi-finals of the competition will be completed.
ONE
BIG REASON
For VESTA'S Long Life
The PLATE-LOCK-Sturdy strips of ebonite, that do a very big job, « - They keep the plates apart, preventing buckling and short cireuiting. Thus the cause of 75% of battery break
$200 to $400 in stakes, 3 b allowance; CALLOVER FOR GRAND to-day by in Kingsburg in them downs is practically eliminated.
than $200, 01b, allowance.
Jockey Allowance. Allowances ac- |cumulative-8lx Furlongs,
33.00 p.m.-Mirs Day Handicap.
-For China Ponics,
Class,
Winn
Jockey
NATIONAL
Londen, Mar. 13.
of the All-England women's badmin- ton championship angles. The score was 6/11, 11/3 and 11/2.
OTHER BIG REASONS:
By virtus of her victory over Mrs. Iber, Miss Kingsburg now holds the Carefully tested materials,' and English, Scottish,, and Irish, singles KNOWING HOW to make a gớ
storage battery,
Finners' of $5,000 or more in stakes since let. January, 1986, barred. The callover for the Grand Natities.
Allowance. From the Two tional is as follows: Mile Post Once Round and In (About One Mile 171 Yards).
4.-8.30 p.m.--Sub-Griffins Spring Handicap For China Ponles, Sub- acription Griffins of this Club of any acason. Jockey Allowance. Ono and a Quarter Blites.
Golden Miller 6 to 1 o, 13 to 2 t. Reynoldstown 15 to 2 o. 8 to 1 Avenger 100 to 9 t and o. Castle Irwell 100 to 6 o, 18 to 1 t 'Double Crostad 28 to 1 o, 33 to 1 t.
THE LINCOLNSHIRE The callover for the Lincolnshiro
follows:
54.00. p.m-Commonwealth was as Handicap For China Ponies, “CH Class, To be ridden by Jockeys who have not won ten races anywhere at any time. No Whips or nurs
allow- ed. One Mile,
64.80 p.m.-Calliope Handicap For-Australian Ponles, "A" Clans. Winners of ten or more races at any
Law Court 100 to 9 o, 100, to 8 t Priok 100 to 8 t and e Bereamer 100 to 8 t and 0, Boethius 100 to 7 and o. Overcoat 100 to 0 o. 18 to 1 L. Sen Boquest 20 to 10, 22 to 1 t Cabinteely 25 to 1, 28 to 1:t. 'Hidalga áű to 1 t and a-Router.
In the final of the men's singles, R.C.F. Nichola beat R.M. White 18/10); 17/18, 15/10,
Defeat Of Chinese Basketballers
Lower in price and guaranteed
`unconditionally.
VESTA BATTERIES
Ultaisable from ..
Harry Wicking & Co. Ltd. Prince'a
Shanghai, March. 14.'. Buliding, Solo Agenta for The Vosta The Teres Athletic Club basketball Battery Co., (Australia) Ltd. who team last evening defeated the stock types for any miaks of Car or Chinese representative side by 50 to Truck.
47 after a brilliant match.-United| ***
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