HONGKONG THE
TELEGRAPH.
27, MONDAY, JULY
1936.
LEE WAI-TONG
RATED AS FINEST PLAYER SEEN IN INDIA
China's Footballers Win Again
MATCH DESCRIBED
Chinese Olympic X (Lee Whistong)
✓ Civil and Military XI
(Cash)
The Chinese Olympic football team playing their second match in Calcutta scored a merited victory, thus maintaining their unbeaten record. They had played 21 games on the present tour and won all except three, which were at Bandoeng. were drawn. The drawn games
remarkable Penang and Calcutta, It was indeed a record.
Calcutta had the distinction of giving the Chinese two of the hardest games of the tour-in ground conditions which were as for apart as the two poles, That the tourists should have overcome the conditions as they did speaks much for their versatility,
Their many admirers in India will wish them good fortune at the Olymple Games, but it will be surprising if they do more than give a plucky account of themselves. Austria, Germany, Enginud. Uruguay (holders), Argentina and Bolivin are all very strong aides. This is. of course, a missionary effort by the Chinese, who will gain valuable experience from their tour.
The chief impressina left after Jumma Khan's hefty kicking yesterday's game was that the local team had sufficient rhnacos to make the boue unfo in the first half. After having much less of the attacking during
when they were a perivil
to keep their feet and struggling obtain the feel of tire ball the Chinese led at half tius against the run of
the play.
Wan useful. Taylor and Turaboli very
an excellent account of them-1 sure selves at half back, particularly the former, who fed, the forwanis well with long passes. Guest was unable to keep track of the Chinese insides, who were too fast and too clever for 3112. The best of the forwards were Cash and Wilkieson
After the interval, the Chinese play-Ì ed more like an allenquering team. Their passing was a revelation. The shooting of Lee Wai-tong was worthy of the most laudatory adjectives. Such accuracy is seldom seen in Cal- cutta. Backs and forwards alike, the Chinese seemed a different side to the were at sizes and eleven men who SUVONA in the Gral thirty minutes. One mus saved the Livil and Military side from moan was Armstrong.
SENSATIONAL START
DELIGHTS CALCUTTA
Story-telling picture of Adrian Quist, the Australian player. during his match against Donald Budge at Wimbledon On Saturday Quint was defeated by Perry in the Davis Cup challenge round,
THE IMMACULATE AUSTIN DUMBFOUNDS CRAWFORD
Britain Takes Two-Love Davis Cup Lead For Third Year
In Succession
Every year since 1933, when Britain won back the Davis Cup from France, she has secured the enormous advantage of winning the first two matches on the opening day of the Challenge Round.
In 1934 it was P. X. Shields and set for another tead he was complete sped through the Sydney Wood who fell victims in master and he
Austin and Fred Perry four set with the case of accom- Last year Wilmer pishment betting a world's cham-
match is
the
The game had a sensational start, for the Chinese got a goal within two admates. A free kick on the left was H. W. inken by Tam Kong-pak and the ball respectively, went to Leung Wing-chiu and on to Allison and Donald Budge of United plon, Lee Wal-tong. The last named put States suffered the same fate. On To-day's doubles in an angular shot. Armstrong was Saturday
similar treatinent
was makings of a far more entertaining not in the right position for the shot; meted out to Jack Crawford and spectacle than either of Saturday's it was his one mistake in the game. Adrian Quist of Australia.
G.P. Hughes and C. R. D. singles. The local side were soon buck and C. So that if Britain is to lose the Tuckey, alimough they have the cur Broughton fareed a corner. Within a Cup during the next two days the rent Wimbledon, title other itan hut, after running round Garvey, he had crossed the dend line
behind their
LAWN BOWLS
GRIMMITT'S TASK
IN CHAMPIONSHIP TO-DAY
GREAT MATCH EXPECTED
The lawn bowls singles championship of the Cclony
is approaching is climax. This afternoon the first of thei
CRITICS
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Pa Petersen
Has Lost
semi-final ties will be played His Title
ENGLAND'S CRICKET
NO GOOD BATSMEN
OR TOO MANY→→→ POOR BOWLERS ? NEW POINT OF
VIEW
The levelness of ability which exists to-day, ays "Watchman" in the Lon don Observer, means that English cricket in rich "in gopil pinyers. It also means that our cricket in poor in great players. Usually in the past most people have been able to name en the Hongkong Football
without touch fear of contradiction, erent from the bonetessly prejudiced,, Club green when A. E. Coates,
Son the best three batsmen and the best På Petersen hus lost his title. unexpected victor over Hyde- |
Juck. Brilsh and Empire heavy- | inter bowers in the country. Their Lay meets A. W. Grimmitt, weight boxing champion, has got a personalities have traped into the former title-holder and one of new one.
mind at once. But who woull be prepared to-day to decide Pa is a no longer. He is grampa names with conviction? now, and Jack's new title is father..i This came about when Mrs. Jack Petersen gave birth to a son at her home in Cynened, Cardiff,
the
Colony's best singles
players,
A heavy green is assured. In fact any further rain to-day may take the green too wet. At the time of writing there are Indfeations that overhead, at least, conditions will re- main, favourable.
Juck, too excited even to discuss the weight the newcomer, told the News Chronicle "All I can say son is that Mrs, Petersen and
So well matched arr the players that it is courting disaster to make are both doing famously," any definite forecast concerning the
resuit. Both men have impressive
their attached to
me
our
m much
1 possible that the health of a country's emleket in better when there is much talent and genius than where a limited amount of gonius stands up from a mass of mediocrity; but outstanding personalities get the game talked about anil Gift the in- terest. At present, with rare excep. tians, our players might be members of ons big family. County terms are like a box of soldiers, all angde ac- rording to model. There are youngs ters, however, who are knocking at the dour, and not a day with-
dusting the current tourument. Grün- BARNSTORMING ENDS l of note coming from some
milt is, perhaps, a quicker starter than Coates, but the Chnigengower exponent is so capable of knocking of u heavy deficit that this mean nothing,
If the green is at all tricky. the match will be a test of adaptability and the result may well be defer.
nined by this,
The one thing fairly
that
assured
Is
a fine match awaits lawn bowls enthusiasts, and it is expected that accommodation at the H.K.F.C. will
be
fully taxed.
ene whose name is not yet household. Scoring, tan, except on the big seca
Max Baer Gets Another sins when "responsibility" is urged
Boxing Victory
Ogden, Utah, July 25, Max Buer 1213 lbs.) knocked at Bob Williams (223 s) in the first round of a light which was scheduled barnstorming-United Press, go six. Barr has thus completed
h
pionship will be played on Thursday, Gutierrez, buth Clubs de Recreio RUNNING
when
A.
The penultimate the in the cham-
11.
A. Alves and 1..
players, clash on the Kowloon Docks Areen.
On current form Alves appears ka have a slight edge on his opponent, but one cannot ignore the consis- teney of Gutierrez during the past weelts, nor the fact that he has had considerable Inatch play experience. Alves conceded a long lead to Noronha in his last match and he certainly cannot afford to repeat this ear-marks of an exciting contest.
As an excuse, has beeamo conspicu ously faster. This would be a wel come sign of grace were it not for the uncomfortablu feeling that quicker run-gelling has been produce by worse bowling, not by more enter prising batting or the cultivation of wore strokes,
un-
The suspicion that runs présented dreamed of in first-class cricket arises chiefly from the prominence of the with a lavishness at one time
hook shot. The stroke which smacks the straight ball to the square. leg boundary cannot be possible un- RECORDSs the bowling he very short, except
Lovelock Improves On British 'Time
to a wonder like "Ranji" and there now not two or three "Ranjis" in "cach of cur county teams. So we must arrive at the melancholy conclusion that the hook, shot does not flourish because we are rich in batenien phenomenally quick, but because we hre poor in bowlers of accuracy. In Birmingham, July 25,
rnuk At the Birchfield Harriers annual brief, this is the age of the
come in Song-hop. "lops athletic meeting to-day, Jack Love-mukitutes from bowlers of
a heavier defeat. That minute. Lee looked like getting an- next to the impossible rust happen, names, and can boast that by beating against Gutierrez. This has all the Tick, of New Zealand, established a pace, who purposely bow short
FUNG RETURNS AFTER INJURY
There
WAN
is not unlikely) and also the last two Cup last year singles (that is inconerivable),
the
She must lose to-day's doubles (thai Allison and Van Ryn in the Davis
thes created Ip Pak-wah shot wide a little later
biggest scusation of the decade, are again an Immense, and
For Austin to be drawn to play in still not se far ahead of their rivals at the other end, Wilkieson
warrant complete confidence. crowd, and muny who held tickets for nised hopes of the equalizer by drop. the Best match of the series appears to
the French i to be the best thing possibic for They suffered reverses in reserved sents were stopped from ping the ball on the top of the net. 19 entering the ground because it was Far a prolonged period after this the Britains. For three successive years championship and again a werk age Mako, the already full. On the slopes between¦ Chinese defenders had a gruelling bow he was given the holders a vital against
Budge and
have ¡ They
50-50 the ground and Fort William another time. Lee Ting-sung was beaten lead, and paved the way for Perry. Americans.
and sen of heads watched the mate as time and again by the left wing and The immaculate Austin was at his chance of
beating Crawford
Aus- best they could--perhaps they mutterit was an irreproachable display by very best against an overwrought Quist--nu more. But this is ed a silent prayer that thy, second | Tam Kong-pak and Leung Wing-chiu | Crawford
Saturday, on
playing tralia's only real chance of saving a city in the Empire will one day have and bad shooting that prevented tennis as near to perfection that is five-love defeat. a Stadium worthy of the onmid the local side from taking the lead.
known in
The tante to-day The the
to. charge him into gouf. A little later Rahim made a magnificent effort to score from short range but the goalkeeper was ready, for him.
EQUALISING GOAL
ruthless manner in which The Civil and Military side missed i One of Pau's best saves was when Englishman swept past his opponent Salim, who has left India, huvtag MeCer shot. He
caught the ball for three sets gave further emphasis obtained employment in a steamer dropped it, and then darted down like to the claim that he is the thiest Beugleton played in his plura fash to retrieve the ball and get Davis Cup player in the world. The Chinese made several changes, ant of the way of Rahim, who tried bringing in among others, Fung
WELL BELOW FORM King chung, their real centre for ward, at inside right. Fung was in
Crawford undeniably played well jured in Medan and it was intended
below form-though this has become! To rest him until the Gumes, The
almost penchant of tate His team as a whole was stronger than
ground strokes were completely out against India, particularly in the for. ward line, where ip Pak-wah and In the sixteenth minute the local of order and but for his exceptions1- Shuen Kam-shun gave admirable sup- team equalised. Taylor passed to C.ly fine serving in the first stanza, he port to Lee Wal-tong.
Broughton, whose centre was diverted might well have lost in straight sets for a corner. Broughton tank the instead of four. The Chinese captain overshadowed kick and two Chinese missed the ball Perry was a little more pressed by every other player on the field and which came on Cash, whs scared Quist, but he lost the second set.
errors when will perhaps be remembered as the an easy goul. Then Taylor had a nuinly through finest centre forward who has ever long shot. The goalkeeper caught Australian pushed him into hurried played in Culentta, eclipsing times the ball in the air and it slipped from returns as a result of a constant net of the H... who has hitherto held his hands and seemed to go into goal attack. that honour. His shouting was specs Hot Pau retrieved the ball cleverly inl Once Perry had secured the third tacular: Armstrony will testify to the air i clearer.
that funt,
The Chinese took the lead four) Leg ought íu have finished the minutes from huntf time. A sudden match with three goals against his breakaway saw thr hall go from name for he was on the point of Lung Wing-chiu to Shuen Kam-shun scoring from close range late in the and on to Lee, who beat Armstrong second half when he was unlawfully with a glorious shot. At half time brought down by Carvey, A penalty the Chinese held the lent, which they kick should have been awarded for scarcely deserved on the play up to this offence. Lee Wai-teng appealed that period.
to the referee in vain..
Ic
PROMINENT PLAYERS
The second half saw a complete transformation. The Chinese did the bulk of the attacking. They kept the
The. Chinese backs did not impresshall low and gave an exhibition of
The Chinese goalkeeper was severe-
TO-DAY'S MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS
Chinese Recreation Club Game Off.
་
BOUT FOR WORLD'S TITLE
On Thursday CANZONERI · FIGHTS AMBERS
zame
their
to
alleged
new British record for the two miles, make the ball rise: they come from which he epvered in 9 mins. 3.8 secs. Jug-breakers and gunglers, they even from most of the slow left- Miss Hall established a women's handers, a 1ace who once considered world record for the half mile despite themselvus disgraced if they For heavy rain. Her time was 2 mins down anything short.
good 17.4 seca.-Reuter.
length was the staw bowler's honour. WALKING RECORD
POINTS THAT are missed London, July 25.
Now it is a question whether erle- At the White City Police Sports. ket is
the better worth, watching Burnhardt, Latvia, established a new when runs are coming rapidly from world walking record over the mile, bad bowling or when they are coming clocking 6 mins, 21 sees, to beat the at a moderate rate from good bowling, previous.ecord_ui_u_1__29_09_8052 | 12_largely depends upon the specta act up by Goulding, Canada, in 1910-tora" point of view-ilterally his point
of view. Beurter.
.
If he is sitting far away in a posi tion more or less square with the wic ket the game must necessarily be dull to Loudon, July 25. him when excellent bowling is. Gordon Richards scored his 100th.making fast serving impossible with- win to-day in the Mayfair Plate atout suicidal risks, for the reason that Hurst Park on Straight Deal after an the spectator scarcely sees the ball objection against Father Xruns had it journeys from bowler's land to bet-blade. fte does not know whether New York, July 27. Tony Canzoneri, lightweight cham. been sustained.
the batsman has played timidly back Decision was reached this morningpion of the world, will risk his title in
He is the first to accomplish the to a half-volley or has stopped with fifteen round bont with Lou Am-
(Continued on Page".) that in view of the wet state of the courts, and the likelihood of further bers, the dierkimor furricane, at the feat this aguson.teater. rain to postpone the mixed doubles Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long league tennis match between Chinese Island City, on Thursday,
Club and K.C.C. (1) itecreation the scheduled for this afternoon.
Recruio will not know until this afternoon whether their courts will be
off their fit to play
matchi U.S.R.C.
United States. Finds That Youth Will Be Served
50 PER CENT, OF OLYMPIC TEAM ARE COLLEGE ATHLETES
cover.
with
When the winners are announced
The fight was previously scheduled for July 16, but an injured eye Can- zoner received in the Jimmy Mc-1 Larnia bout caused the shift in dates.!
This is the second time the boys have squared off. A year ago last) May, Canzoneri and Ambers met for the title relinquished by Barney Russ, present welterweight champing, warly in 1935. On that occasion, Canzoneri consted through to an easy victory over Lou. Experts opine that Tony will uplente this feat on Thursday based on the decisive victory the champion) gained over former middleweight | Champing Jimmy McLarnin Inst May. Abera has vanquished Haven foes this year, including Baby Ariz. mendi and Frankie Klick on decisions: and Tony Herrera and Jackie Sharkey by the knockout route.
Chicagra. marky when Owens and Williams American college athletes who are raced in mid-June. in the first Afteen minutes. atore passing such as has seldom been seen
Foy Draper, sprint star the Uni halves were dis- in Calcutta.. In the first minutes carrying more than 80 per cent. of especially as the Inclined to come to their assistance, after the resumption the Chinese the track load in the Xtik Olympiad,versity of Southern California squad but once they settled down, they gontiteeper made a marvellous save have given the United States a wide which won the team title for the so- cond atraight year, sed the Olymple tackled well and kicked powerfully, from, Cash, but after that the local edge in the 1936 Berlin games, Leung Wing-chiu, who played right attacks became less frequent. Severall In the first national meel over mark of 21.2 seconds for 200 metres heated although the best he could do was n half on Saturday, was given the pivot times the ball remained in the penalty metric courses, during this position and gave a good display but area with the Chinese trying hard to Olymple year, they lawled over four thint to Owens and Herman Wallen. the best of the halves again was Chungut it into goal. Luck and Armstrong world and Olympic records with such der. Texas, in the finals. Chan-wo. Tam Kong-pak was the saved the local side, and there was ease their critics fled to Rafer of the backs.
Ro more coring. Tenma:--
Was the college man's answer to the prediction the U.S. would lose its Civil and Military XI-Armstrong international track and fold crown ly tested in the first half and he came (Calcutta); G. Carvey (E. B. Rtail for the first time because of
Forrest Towns of Georgia, who set out of the ordeal with flying colours, way) and Jumaa Khan (Moham impresive campus talent.
was not quite certain in his man Sporting);Taylor (Calcutta)
With the National collegiate chama now world record of 11.1 seconds handling of the slippery ball but he (Cap:-), Guest (Black Watch) and made no mistakes and at least three Turnbull (Calcutta); C. Broughton pionships at Stagg Field as the yard and beat the Olympic record by five times it was his skill. alone that pre-Dalhousie) Itahin (Mohammedan stick, Uncle Sam's Olympic team tenths, barely won the title after his vonted, the local team from scuring. Sporting), Cash Attached Section), again will be powerful in the dashes, great time in a preliminary heat. He He is a great little man.
MoCue (Black Watch) and Wilkieson hurdles, all the jumps but the hop, was pushed every inch of the way by step and jump, all relays, in the di Dan Caldemeyer, Indiana, Sam Klop- slock, Stanford, and Roy Staley, (Black Watch).
training that he cus and shot put. Wenkneen: Again U.S.C. It was almost a blanket fluish. Armstrong deserves a paragraph all a memorable
Nen Carpenter, Trojan-distus star, Chinese Olympie XL-Pau Kaping the middle and long distances. lias many first. Lee Tin-sang and Tam Kong-pak; To Two of the four world records shat-threw the plate more than 10 feet which won the class, goalkeepers but it is doubtful iflian-guan, Leung Wing-chiu and tered were in the prints. Josse past the distance any other would have made the savas Chan Chan-wo; Ten Kanishing, Fung Owons; brown worlder man from Ohio Olymple laurel for John Anderson he did with the ball in that condil King.chmung, Lee Wal-tong, Shuen Stale. set a new world mark of 10.2 (U.S.) in 1932. It was a now world
Beconds for 100 metres and another mark of 173 feet, tion. Two shots from Lee Wal-tong Kam-shun and Ip Pak-wah.
negro flash, Arobie Williams of Call- Other Olympic records beltered In the second half came at him with
fornia, knocked down all existing re- were: High Jump-Dave Albritton the speed-almost—of a bullet, butį
cords for 400 metres around vo nach time Armstrong prevented the
k Linesmon.-G. Q. M. S. Manzie and turns with a surprising time of 4 and Melvin Walker, Ohio State, leap- 60% Olympic record ball from going into goal.
Moni Mookerjee.
seconde.
66". Broad Jump: Jesse Owens, 6. Carvey, was the better of the
Both Olympic records for these Ohio State, made 25 ft. 10% on als of Santosh, The Hon. Maharajn backs and, though he was never vory.
record: successful against Leo, he pulled his who presided, gave sway medals to avents were set by Americans in 1082 first broad jump. Olymple
and both stood as accepted, world 20 %*-United Press... side out of many an' awkward corner, both teams
to himself. Ha was display. Cricutin
Referee.-B. D, Chatterjee.
CHAMPION'S SIX VICTORIES
Rix The champion has fought battles, winning them all. Out- standing among these was a knockout
and victory over Steve Halalko thrilling decision over Melarrin. Int the McLarnin fght, both boys were on the door sometime during the | Evening. It
In the Reich sports field next month Ambers has been doing a great dealį
10 of road work and was very impres the first three places in the metre high hurdles likely will be
sive during his training sessions with Americans.
his apurring partners. He is ton- sidered a tough, boring byne ot fighter, and he usually throws caution to the winds, banking on his right hand for the knockout.
Tany took things easy until the first week in July, but it was evident during the last few wenka of his
In as ne a conéli-¡ tion as be says he is. Experts be! lieve that Tony lucks better than he! did during his training for the Me Larnin fght. This little lightweight champion is considered the hardest hitter, pound per pound, of any man! in the ring to-day. His courage is unequalled, and he does not know the meaning of fear. After taking a terrific amount of punishment from McLarnin in the early rounds of their fight, he came back to give, the ex- middleweight champion the worst pounding of his long United Press,
career.
LEAP OF VICTORY
Picture received by air-mail, showing Fred Perry leaping over.. the net in joy after winning the Wimbledon singles title for the third successive year. He bast an injured Von Cramm'in straight set, and became the first player since the war to retain the title for
threo successiva' years.