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THE HONGKONG
15, TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL
CHINA OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TEAM CHOSEN
Fifteen Colony Players
OUT OF 22
The Official
Selections
(By "Veritas"}
China's Olympic foot- ball team was officially announced this morning by Mr. Wong Ka-tsum, hon.
South secretary China Athletic Associa-[ tion. It comprises twenty- two players, fifteen of whom are Hongkong-foot- ballers. Malaya is re- presented by Chua Boon-
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Our Daily Golf
Hint
Length without the ability in the short game to drive home the advantage, is A dreadful wastage.
-Wanda Morgan.
VERY DULL TENNIS
TSUIS' NARROW ESCAPE
IN OPEN DOUBLES
SEMI-FINALS ·
(By "Veritas")
Tuis, the giant-killera, only. just escaped from figuring among the slain in this year's Colony doubles tennis cham pionship when yesterday they were driven to five sets in the semi-final by Lee Wai-tong and Luk Ding-cheung.
brothers For the most lay, Shanghai by S. D.layed Batless tennis us though the match wa hardly worth troubling Liang, "Darkie" Chan, K.[almuut. Only in the last set did they really take command of things and L. Kia and Suen Kam-then it was chiefly a case of Tsul Wai- shun, and Java by Tio put stepping in with some full-blooded
volleys and smashes. Hian-guan.
The remainder are drawn from
Associationa South Athletic
anel Chinese Athletic, the latter being represented by Mak Sui-hon, and Til Ab-fal.
Here are the twenty-two players nominated:-
GOAL
Pau Ka-ping (S. China A.A.) and Wong Wing (S. China A. A.).
BACKS
part the
Loe nni Luk should have been two sets up. They led 5-2 in the first and then flopped, but did not repeat the mistake in the second, building up n substantial lead which they cou soliduted by winning the set at 6-1.
Tuis returned to enjoy the better of the exchanges in the third stauza,
But were always trailing in the fourth, and failing to obtain a break-
through on service, lost it to four.
Lee and Laik appenved to be sur Tin Tin-sang (S. China A.A.), |prised that they had got so near to Tam Kong-pak (S. China A. success, and instead of finding inspira A.), Mak Sui-hon (Chinese on in the position, they fell away in the dreiding set and made no sort of fight for it.
Athletic and Chun Boon-hay (Singapore).
INCONSISTENT
The inconsistencies of Tsui Yun.
HALF.BACKS Leung Wing-chui (S. China A.A.), S. D. Liang (Shang-pui were glaringly exposed and but haig), Wong Mee-shan (S. for his brother the match would have China A.A.), Taui Ah-fai had a different ending. Yun Pul was Chinese Athletic) "Darkie" pathetically weak overlund, while his. Chan (Shanghai) and Lee volleying was strictly defensive. fi WILM loft to Tsoi Wai-pui to send over Kwok-wai (S. China A.A‹). the unreturnable shots whizzing bekhand volleys, well placed drives FORWARDS Tao Kwai-shing (S. China A. which found the feet of the opposi- A.), K. L. Kin (Shanghai), Tioien as they invaded the net, and hard Hian-guan (Java), Fung King-
Even so Lak Ding-cheung was the cheung (S. China A.A.), Lee more consistent performer and played | Wai-tong (S. China A.A.), his best game for years. I made Suen Kam-ahun (Shanghai), short shrift of Tsui Yun-pui's inno-
Cheak Shek-kam (S. China A.
A.), ip Pak-wa (S. China A.
A.), Tay Qua Hang (5. China
A.A.) and Yueng Shui-yick (S.
China A.A.)
THE SELECTORS
hit overhead "kills".
cuous service, returning it with pacy
TEAMS IN HONGKONG-SHANGHAI BADMINTON
Ine teams which met at the French Club Shanghai in the badminton match between the C. S. F. (Shanghai), and Eliot Hall (Hongkong University.) From left to right, the top picture shows W. E. Williams, A. W. Wilson, A. G. Meise, P. H. Spagnio letti, V. de Genna, L. C. Kew, C. da Silva, of the C. S.F., and lower picture, P. K, Chan, K. Y, Lee, C. O. Leo, T. C. Lee, P. E. Tan, S. C. Tye, K. S. Liow,
and C. H. Soon, the all Chinese side which visited Shanghai,
EXHIBITION
BADMINTON
PLAYERS CHOSEN
Spectacular Men's Doubles Match Promised On April 25
(By "Veritas"}
The twelve players invitedly player in mixed
doubles bad- minton here. Opposed to them are
OUR FORECAST
For Homeside Football
ENGLISH LEAGUE · AND · SCOTTISH CUP
The Scottish Cup final is being played this Saturday, Glasgow Ran- gers and Third Lanark being the con- testants. There is also a full prò gramme
Scottish of English and
"In firal and League
the games, second English leagues the matches
TO BEAT THE
BOOK.
HOME
are as per schedule, but in the third AWAY (northern and southern) division, the programmes are of March 7.
The sperini Telegraph forecast follows.
FIRST DIVISION.
ARSENAL
Birmingham
BLACKBURN
CHELSEA
Grimsby
LEEDS
Liverpool
¥ Aston Villa
Middlesbro
Portsmouth
Preston DERBY
Everton
Brentford
MANCHESTER C. v Wolves
STOKE
✓ Wednesday
SUNDERLAND v Huddersfield W. Bromwich V Bolton
SECOND DIVISION
Pori Vale BRADFORD v Plymouth
BLACKPOOL, Y
Bury
DOŃCASTER
LEICESTER
Norwich.
Notts P.
V Burnley
v. Fulham
v Barnsley
✓ TOTTENHAM
V
Y
MANCHESTER V. SHEFFIELD U. v Brailford C.
SOUTHAMPTON v Newcastle
SWANSEA West Ham
v Flult
* CHARLTON
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
ALDERSHOT V Cardi
| BRISTOL C.
BRIGHTON~
COVENTRY
EXETER Millwall Newport
QUEEN'S P.R. SWINDON T'orquay WATFORD
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Bristol R.
Norilumpton
Bournemouth
Nofts C.
Crystal 1'.
Y LUTON
v Clapton 0. Gillingham
y Reading Y Southend
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) ·
CARLISLE
Darlington
Gateshead
HALIFAX
HARTLEPOOLS
Mansfeld OLDHAM
ROTHERHAM
TILANMERE
Walsall WREXHAM
$ Southport
T CHESTERFIELD
Stockport
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Chester
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Lincoln
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Burrow
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York
Rochdale
Crowe Accrington
SCOTTISH CUP FINAL
GLASGOW
RANGERS
Third Lanark
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
AIRDRIE CELTIC DUNDEE
Y
Partick
Ayr
Arbroath HAMILTON Ilenrts KILMARNOCK v Clyde
Hibernian
Queen 'Sth
drives, but it was his clever volleying and ashing which chiefly impressed to take part in badminton ex-two Recreio ployers who have per HOME FOOTBALL MOTHERWELL
Lee Wai-tong scored several times hibitions in connection with formed with notable success in the with those saucy drop sho
shots and acutely angled voiless, but he overdid the Badminton Association's league this year.
them and robbed them of the element "Presentation Night" which The ladies match should be equally of surprise- very important factor
among the best in the Colony, The selection were made by Dr. C. in the success of such shots. Lee will bring the current season as interesting as all four players are
C. Yung of Shanghai, Mr. Chow should have played a full-blooded to a close on Saturday, April| ADDITIONAL TROPHIES
Hongkong same when the Tsuis were definitely 25 have now been an-
(chairman
Shing-kwan branch NA...) and Mr. Chow Karattled in the first three acts. As it
Yesterday's English League Results
London, April 14.
ki (representing the General Secretary was his inoffensive type of play per-nounced, and are as follows. offered this year in view of the fuct League football matches played to-
of the N.A.A.F.).
mitted the winners to recover their
These players will take part in the equilibrium and to make good previous final" trials in Hongkong to-morrow | mistakes. against the United Services and on The Taui brothers won 7-5, 1-6, 6-4, Sunday in two matches against repre- 4-6, 6-1, and now meet E. C. Fincher sentative teams of the Hongkong and W. C. Hung in the final. Football Association.
Arsenal Preparing For Television
Possibility Of Home Games
1
The following results of English Two additional cups arc Men's Doubles: J. J. Remedios that the A and B. men's doubles day were embled by Reuter."
and M. A. Oliveira (Club de division were merged. There are)
FIRST DIVISION. Recreio) versia C. O. Lee thus four prizes in this division as (Ellot Hall) and E. L. II. Shute well as trophies for the mixed and
Huddersfield 1-Portsmouth ladies doubles. (Fire Brigade).
Wednesday • Middlesbrough 0 Mixed Doubles:-Miss M. Griflhs
SECOND DIVISION Bradford C. Barnkley
THIRD DIVSION (SOUTH). Coventry
3 Swindon Brint) R.
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). Mansfield Walsall
(Fire Brigade) and 5. F. Chan Mr. F. H. Kwok and Mr. Eddie (C.R.C.) versus 31iss M. Silva Sousa have given additional cups for and L. A. Carvaßio (Club de the men's vision, other trophies being those presented last year by the Recreio). Ladies
les Doubles:-Mrs. E. L. II.resident (Rev. J. R. Igs), Mesir.
Shute (Fire Brigade) and Miss Spalding Brothers, Messrs. Dunlop: Murici Smith (St. Jolin's) Rubber Co., and G. S. Brothers. versus Miss Alison Mackenzie
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Every effort is to be made to find (Kowloon Tong) and Miss Caccommodation for nearly 300 specta~ | Silva (Club de Recreio), Reserves are W. C. Chuy (Men's torg for the badminton exhibitions Doubles), Miss O. Ribeiro and E. F. and prize giving, though it will be Fincher (mixed doubles) and Mrs. possible to accommodate more than
this for the dance which follows. Kirkwood (ladles doubles).
Micky Souza's band has been en- THE PROGRAMME
for the event, and un ptionally entertaining evening is According to the programme ar- indicated. It is hoped that bad- ranged, the exhibitions will start minton players will give this function The day may come when television will play a large part in with the mixed doubles, the match their full support. Tickets, priced at sport. Arsenal Football Club, whatever the envious ones may being the best of three gaines, each $2.50 which will admit two and singe say, never hesitate to march with the times, and the possibilities by the ladies doubles, one game of from any badminton club secretary of 15 aces. This will be succeeded tickets at $150, are now obtainable of television at the Highbury ground have not escaped the 21 aces, and the finale will be the or from Mr. L. D. Skinner, Hongkong directors..
men's doubles, best of three games, Telephone Co.,, Duddell Street.
Being Televised:
each of 15 aces.
J. J. Remedios and M. A. Oliveira are Club de
GOLDEN MILLER
Third Only In Welsh Grand National
run
Tho now £100,000 stand which is was kept secret, and the people who to be completed on the oant sido of showed Interest In what was happen- It is expected that E. the the ground this summer will containing were left to conclude that the Governor (Sir. Andrew Caldecot) a special room wired for television whole drainage system was being who has promised to distribute the
overhauled. -recaption and transmission.
season's league trophies, will arrive "I can visualise the time when the
In effect, the foundations of the at the Club de Recreio about 9 o'clock. crowd watching a reserve match will old stand were in process of being in time to see the men's doubles, be able to see televised pictures of tho dug out, and the foundations of the which promises to provide one of the 'first' team's Cup match with, say, new stand laid. The collars are now best badminton spectacles seen in
Nowenstle," said Mr. George Allison, cumpirts-though boarded over and Hongkong,
Cardiff, Apr. 14. "There is the possibility, too, of obscured from ylew and Immediately
The Welsh Grand National our first team tome matoles boing the season ends the old stand will
Recreio's first string, here to-day over three and a half televised. I don't believe It would fall almost like a pack of cards.
From the point of view of the spec-while C. O. Lee is a member of the miles, resulted, as follows: affect gates. There can never do the
Sorley Boy, 8 to 1, (carrying same thrill in watching a match from talker, but actually it will have five ed matches in Shanghai, His part-
the stand will be n double-Hot Hall team which recently plny
10 at. 12 lbs.)... the froside as from the stands,"
Freewheeler 10 to 1, (carry- "At any rate, wo are making; all storeys. Two large restaurants and ner Shute is a former English county
ing 10 st, 2 lbs.) proparations for any developments the longest bar in England will occupy player and one of the best exponents
Golden Miller, 4 to 6. (carry- that science may bring. About the the space of one floor,
of the gume in the Colony. only facility missing will be a land- The training
ing 12 st, 7 lbs.) quarters for the
S. P, Chan is a left handed player
Eleven ran. the players, with sunken baths, and overy and the leading C.R.C. performer, ing ground for airplanes on roof"
The race was won by a length with modern equipment, plus accommoda Whon a stárt was made on the new tion for the staff, will take up the walle lls partner, Miss Grimths is threo lengths between second
generally regarded as about the best third-Reutor. stand last summer the,,real objective ground floor.
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3 Gateshead
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ST. JOHNSTONE v Albion
the
Famous Footballer Dies Suddenly
Arthur Chadwick, former England and South- ampton centre-half, collapsed and died in the stand just before the kick-off of Exeter City's home match with Clap- ton Orient.
He was-Exeter City's first
manager when that club entered professional football
(By "Robin")
Arsenal' Chelsea
Manchester C. Sunderland Leicester Sheffield U, Brighton Coventry Swindon Watford
Halifax Wrexham
DRAW:-
Tottenham Manchester U.
Luton
Grimsby West Ham Torquay
SOCCER'S WAR HEROES TO MEET
FIRST TIME SINCE 1918
"Where are the boys of the old
Brigade,
Where are the lads we knew?" NGUS SEED, the Aldershot F.C. A'
manager, in thinking of the old refrain. He is searching for the men of the Footballers Battalion (17th Middlesex) to attend a reunion dinner in London on the eve of the Cup Final, and several famous players, including Vivian Woodward, the Tottenham Hotspur and England international centre forward, have yet to reply.
Alost of the men have not seen one another since 1918 and of the footballers 500-odd professional
only about 70 or RD are still alive. Hundreds lost their lives at Viny Ridge, where Angus Seed won the Arst Military Medal of the war.
Angus is so modest that although he has thousands of friends in fool- bail nane of them know about his decoration.
enco
THE "DEAD" MAN Mr. Seed fold of a strange experi- carrying in France. He was wounded to safety and took one of them, a man called Jimmy Ryan, who appeared to be dead, from a stretcher and left him to be buried.
Months later at Mill Hill, where he Whs on leave, a friend told him that Jimmy Ryan wanted to see him.
"Why, I let him dead on the battle. field," Seed replied. A few minutes later in walked Ryan.
had been within an inch of being buried alive, but fortunately some one saw a finger twitch. He returned to consciousness in Eng- land three weeks later.,
Many of the boys of the old foot- ball brigado are in straitened cir.
in the depressed areas and cumstances cannot afford the railway fare to Lon- don for the reunion,
The guests of honour at the dinner will be Sir F. J. Wall, who did so much to organise the Footballers Battalion, and Colonel C. F. Grantham, who was in command.
Sacred Flame
in 1908. He also managed For World
the Southampton and Read- ing clubs.
BASEBALL SEASON OPENS
IN BRILLIANT WEATHER
"Bud" Hafley Hits First Home Run For Pittsburgh
New York, Apr. 14.
The opening of the baseball season. to-day was generally favoured with the finest weather experienced for many years. Over 200,000 spectators invaded the eight major league base- ball grounds to cheer the first per: formances of the season, the biggest crowd
New Y at the Polo grounds in
City for the Giants v.
Dodgera match.
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York (Ott and Mariell homered).
Chiengs
14
*
17
2
727/12
+
18 ...... 12 (Demare hometed twice and home were ecored by Herman Klein and Hartnett).
(Moran homerad, J. Dean pitched),
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Olympics
TO BE CARRIED BY RELAY
Athens.
The sacred flame of the sun
god Apollo will be carried by a relay of runners from ancient Olympia to modern Berlin this
summer.
The torch which will leave Greece July 20, will arrive in Berlin by August 1, opening the XIth Olym-
plad.
Three thousanil runners will carry the flame, the first, a native of the nearby town of Pyrgos, leaving tha grove in Olympia where the Racred flame in kapt, about mit-day,,
The iden of carrying the fame to Berlin, as, the ancient Greeks did to Olympia, was first mooted in 1934. Since then elaborato preparations for the ceremony have been made.
It is expected that King George and the the Crown Princo vill
departure,
0
AMERICAN
President Roosevelt throw out the ball at Washington and was applaud-
fl«libalt
3. to
Cleveland
ikowo pitchel
And blanked'
ed by 26,000 enthusiasts.
Indian).
1.
The results of the matches cabled by Router were as follows.
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New York
4
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2
NATIONAL
Washington
L
7
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R.
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. Philadelphia'
1
3
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Philadelphia pburgh
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St Louis
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1
R
14
(Bell and Coleman hpriered).
Chleago
12
the season durbig the first inning).
(Plet homered).
("Bud" Haley bit the fret, homa van
The
Piraced the
Athens
Peloponesaus rallway will run exeur-
trains
country. A small town
temporary
hotels and shops is already springing up around Pyrgos,
rauto of the first long tho
Extra police and troops will bo
there to control the huge crowds that
lare expected-United Press.