HOW
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS (No. 2)
MANY NEW PLAYERS
AND OLD ONES HAVE LEFT
R.A.F. HOPES
The Royal Air Force, one of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1936.
PETERSEN LOST HIS TITLES TO
"Woll That's How It Goes"
That was Petersen's comment on the fight, when his friends consoled with him in his dress- ing-room,
Foord sald: I did not exprel to win so early. At the end of the opening round i guessed I had the measure of PeterNest,
Footd fractured a bone in his right hand.
the most difficult teams in the U.S. TENNIS TITLES
third division to beat last sea-
son, are, like the Royal Welch BUDGE IS
Fusiliers, (only somewhat moro so) up against the pro- blem of transfers.
This winter,, because of several and dayers being drafted home because others are suffering fro
einisitter- injuries, there will be a
the able amount of new talent in tram.
But up at Kal Tak they feel this Itself, binod will ably aqult art a successful season is confident -
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17 anticipated.
OLD AND NEW
Eight of fast reason's players re- Mouth, these being A. C. Everson
FORE frontre-ball), Cpl.
(Real- Breper), LAC. Brewer (left back), LAC. Thomas (right hatf), AC. Murray (outside right). Col. Bros- Beecham (inside right), Cpl.
1
(left back) and Sgt. Solls (balde right).
TAKEN TO
FIVE SETS
MCDIARMID BEATS FRENCHMAN
'PARKER ADVANCES
Forest Hills, Sept. 8. Seven of the last eight places
THREE ROUNDS SUFFICIENT
BATTERED
TO A STANDSTILL
REFEREE STOPS THE FIGHT
(By Fred Dartnell)
Lis
of
Leicester, Aug. 18. Jark Petersen lost both British and British Empire heavy- weight ttles to Ben Foord, South Africa, at Lelcester to-night on the ground of the focal Rugby club before mare Dan 25,000 spectators.
Foord gained the dual champion- ship in exactly 8min. 45sec. Buiting. the referee stopping the fight in the third
The South African round. always looked the more dangerous
man.
of
Petersen stood well up to him at first, and a few straight lefts had Foord backing away. But not for in the United States men's nalong. Foord's polley was one tional singles tennis champion-aggression. Early on he rushed at ship have now been filled. To. Petersen and caught him with the day Donald Budge. Frankie swinging right which later on was
to humble the Welshman. Parker and John McDiarmid,
As a rule, Foord adopted a crouch- all Americans, joined Fred ing stance, but this did not affect Perry, Van Ryn, H. M. Culley his liberty of action. It was sirange how often he would launch his bat- and Bryan Grant in the quartery of swings and leads and catch ter-finals.
Petersen by surprise. The cham- plon was never really able to esta- blish the initiative.
after the Davis Copper had won the first two sets,
Budge had to concede two seis to These players, at least, have ex-Gene Smith, on unranked player, perience of local playing conditions winch so often defeat the coner in his first season of football In Hongkong.
newcomers,
new-
FOORD PUTS ON PRESSURE
He lost the first round by a shade, but did not seem very disturbed and nobody was prepared for the acn- sation to follow,
mer
Frank Parker had a straight sets victory over another contestant who
In the second round both does not appear in the national runk- o this nucleus of experienced ing list. Parker was extended in the feinted away at long range with rather ineffective left leads, players can be added the following Arst set which went to 14 games, but some
but this sort of thing did not satisfy (outside won the next two with ease. AC. Elton
John McDiarmid, who fell a victim Foord. Ile piled on the pressure left), L.A.C. Darllett (inside left),
to Fred Perry in last year's tourna-and rushed Petersen about the ring. AC. McGregor (centre-forward),
tcomfortable win over AC.ment, had AC. Manson (inside right), Moralce (outside right), LAC. Ber- Yvon Petra the young Frenchiman, nard (left half), AC. Hiller (left winning in three sets. McDiarmid, u half), F/Lt, Field (outside right), | Chicago player, is ranked No. 18 in
the national lists. Cpl. Sallis (right Buck) and
Miss Katherine Winthrop, ranked Rowe (goalkeeper).
AC.
Flight Lieutenant R. C. Fleld is President of the Club and Cpl. J.
women's
I did not like this passivity of the champlon under this treatment. He was strangely enough lacking in re- sentment. He had no counter of any significance.
Foord seemed to sense this and,
an Was
No. 18, lost to Miss Alice Marble in to be candiu. Petersen even at this the third round of the
Inferiority complex, Foord singles, while Miss Gracyn Wheeler Carly stage, appeared to have
getting on top. Just before the bell right which went he smashed landed on Petersen's left eye and reopened the old wound which had played such an adverse part in his previous fights.
T. Broster is carrying out the secre-advanced a further stage by beating Laric duties. LAC, Thomas hus Mrs. Dorothy Andrus in straight sets,
The detailed results follow, been appointed captain
MEN'S SINGLES (4TH ROUND)
Donald Ruler (U.S.) beat Gene Smith (U.S.) 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3 F. Parker (U.S.) beat R. Harmon (U.S.) 8-6, 6-2, 6-2
regorda in remarked that as It
facilities the R.A.F. Is Sound having an area turfed and marked it at the Air Force station, Kal Tak. but it will not be suitable for playing on until the end of the sea-
son..
Ex-Hongkong Player Scores 87 For The Navy
Commander R. J. Shaw, well re- membered in Hongkong cricket and tennis circles as an excellent player of both games when he was stationed here two or three years ago, was top- senrer in the annual Navy v. R.A.F. cricket match played at Lord's Inst month.
Commander Shaw hit up'a bell- liant 87 before losing his wickel and the Navy were able to total 320 for their first and only logs. R.A.F twice collapsed and were Anally beaten by an innings and 30 runs. Full scores follow.
A DEPRESSED PETERSEN.
I fancy the knowledge of this de-
J. McDiarmid (U.S.) beat Y.pressed Petersen. He came up for Petra (France) 6-1, 6-3, 8-0
the third round with little spirit.
WOMEN'S SINGLES (3RD ROUND)}Foord
Miss Alice Marble (U.S.) beal Miss K: Winthrop (U.S.) 8-6, 6-3
Bliss G. Wheeler (U.S.) beat airs,
D. B. Andrus (U.S.) 0-4, 6-3
United Pres
HELEN JACOBS WINS
Forest Hills, Sept. 0. Despite suffering from an injured thumb. Miss Helen Jacobs, holder. entered the quarter-finals of the United States
national Women's singles tennis championship to-day when she beat Mrs. Virginia Rice Johnson in the third round by scores of 6-0, 0-4. Miss Jacobs now meets Mias Gussie Racgenere.—Reuter,
HOME FOOTBALL
CHELSEA COME A CROPPER
HEAVY DEFEAT AT GRIMSBY
London, Sept. 8.
was correspondingly confl-
The blow with which Ben Foord defented Jack Petersen and took from him his British and British Empirs heavyweight titles, in Chelsea came an awful eropper to-
here vividly pictorialised in this series of ringsida pictures. day when they play a first tüvision football match. dent, and he commenced the round Comm. R. J. Shaw, e Skinner, & Burdett 87 Grimsby beat the famous London with a deterrained assault. Peter- Irat.f. E. F. Breg. cù With
ROYAL NAVY
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visited Grimsby to
LEFT DRAWN
club by three clear goals.
sea could not keep out the younger CRICKET GAMES Southport had a home match man. against Carlisle in the northern sec- Foord's Ittle black eyes were: tion of the third division and just wrinkled up almost to a sitt, but he managed to win by the add goal in could see the crown of champion- three.
ship descending. He quickened his Petersen tried to siem the Three Scottish League maletrespace.
tide
there with straight lefts, were also played, the full results, as cabled by Reiter, being:
was no virtue in orthodoxy against the pile-drivers of the challenger,
Very soon a right caught Peter-
FIRST DIVISION
Grimsby
3 Chelsea
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
2 Carlisle
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
2
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Mannen, b Plumer 1 Corlater
14
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& Queen 0'5th
F.D.J. Butterworth,
Partick
Shaw, b Conabster 16 - 1'umor
Wing Com 10. G.
St. Micron
3 St. Johnstone
c. Conchafer,
Livock, b Morrisonsumer
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Stepbertaon, b
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A CENTURY FOR SUTCLIFFE
London, Sept. 8. flush on the chin. He WSIR
The Players had somewhat the knocked clean off his feet. He sat, better of a drawn match with the puffing out his cheeits in almost Gentlemen of Folkestone which ended comieni amazement. For a second to-day.
Clubhouse Chatter
FOORD
By "Veritas'
Football Association
Decides On 14
Teams For 1st Division
CO-OPERATION OF CLUBS NOW VITALLY NECESSARY
at and
THE question of whether there finally an a vote. It was agreed to shall be 14 teams, or less, or confine the numerical strength of the division this next season to 14-teams, more. in the first division of the but to request the Overseas Chinese Hongkong Football League was to remain nflated to the Association finally settled by the I.K.F.A. and to participate in the second divi- remuin is to All that now remu Council last evening after a pro-
slon. tracted and lively discussion, dur-emphasise us much as possible the absolute necessity of co-operation by ing which the members heard for the clubs with the Association in the the first time the full report of the fulfilment of Axtures. Mr. T. G. Appeals Board concerning the Stokes was not very sanguine about the co-operation, basing his convic- successful appeals of the Kowloon tons on the declared Chinese Football Club and Eastern verni clubs to play Wathy Athletic F. C. The upshot is that Sunday matches. fut perhaps it is the first division remains as it as well to bear in mind was, le composed of 14 teams, season is still before us and that there And it and from now on the Football will be plenty of opportunity for clubs
to dispel Mr. Slokes's fears. Association will need the fullest must also be remembered that the co-operation of the clubs if the efficient and satisfactory running of season is to run in the smooth an intensive football season does not and consideration manner so much desired by all rest wholly with the clubs, but ro-
quires tactful care and connected with competitive foot in the drawing up of the fixture lists: ball in this Colony, Appeals Board Report
FIRST-CLASS
CRICKET AVERAGES
Positions On
August 16
BATTING (Qualifratým, 18 fanings, average 31.)
Laylar
to avold as far as possible, any Fichlock wastage of Saturdays and to make the fullest use of every opportunity Hendren for getting in league matches. This landstal We can conndently anticipate, Lawn Bowlers In Fottle
Time
Highest Inn. N.O. Ituna. Inn. Aver.
43
11 1.038 132 60.55
4
€1,03 1,500 243
41 2 1,063 203
17.30
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1,200 145
£0.80
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12.80
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42.20
422 142
40.13
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1,236 174
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1.844 174
30.82
1,707
09.04
1,031 207
THE Appeals Board made clear the
following reasons why it hnd up held the appeals of Kowloon Chinese F.C., and Eastern Athletic. Firstly that the Annual General Meeting of TONGKONG Interport lawn bowl-Parka (4) the Association had definitely reject-ers have now played two matches Worthglen ed the suggestion that the first divi- in Shanghai. They won the first und son should be limited to a number'
Townsend L. P.) of teams less than 14: secondly be yesterday lost the second. But in W. I. Yardley losing to the Club Lusitano they weION. 5. Mitchell-innes cause of this, the Board did not feel without Hyde-Lay and H. A. Alves, R. T. Helmes the Management. Committee should
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attempt to restrict the number of these players giving way to F. V. V. farter (Vorfahre) 20 teams: thirdly the Board considered Ribeiro and P. E. Knight. According Davies (F) that the first division, with the pro- to reports received here this rink, Compton (D..... 25
McGowan and with skipped by
and with 7 N. l'entre clubs per co-operation
Contes as lead, played very good | Snart (G), the Association, could
The result, i. T. Hartiets run bowls but were luckies".
might well have gone Verity emciently it composed of 14 teams. And there was rider to the apparently,
the other way, Taken by and large, gridge (James) 39 effect that the Board gave a ruling therefore, we have, on the eve of the topwood
Sutclif last year which they had expected first Interport game, to feel even wit would be observed and carried out
the Aaltown more optimistic regarding
thane (1. 6.) Colony's chances of winning some five days ago when Hyde-Luy Darling
П
by the Management Committee.
Leicestershirel
Harri
Creme
Answer Is-Co-Operation and his men left these shores to start Armairune
their quest. Coates hus clearly Krelan on the fast Rutme, THE Council's next task was to struck his best form on
decide whether, in view of the Shanghal greens, while there is no
H. . B. Wyult... fact that as a result of the Appeals need to fear about McGowan, Alves. Tindali Board fadings the first division al- and Hyde-Lay, Hanekons, off thei
will be Not out. ready consisted of 14 teams, a 15th Jubil
Jubilant our bowlers team should be admitted. Overseas Brat match, but we shall not be taken Chinese Athletle Association had made entirely by surprise. Given proper our players have a second application for admission to form we know
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1,420 187 3.10
1,047 143
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1.10 115
32.45
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1,010 114
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Verity Cupson Larwood
the first division. Discussion in- nothing to learn from Shanghai, and dicated that the general feeling as that form appears to be satisfac- favoured a maximum of 14 teams, tory, it is not too much to anticipate Sul (3) at least for the coming season, and victory.
Was Perry Properly Foot-Faulted Against Quist?
"NO" SAY CORRESPONDENTS, “YES” SAY THE RULES
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During the match between Perry and Quist in the recent Davis Cup Challenge Round, an incident happened which not. Allen only caused a good deal of comment, but has prompted a corres- pondent to write in the following terms:-
"Perry had once been foot-faulted; imaginary continuations of the cen- The for having a foot over the centre-tre-inark and side-line..
backwards, when delivery shall be deemed to have ne, produced
He been completed at the moment of the serving from the right court. served an ordinary fault, threw up impact of the racket and the ball," and, Rules 7 and 8 do not apply to the the ball for the second service, and before the ball had even reached its point under consideration. height was at the
the
Now, it is plain enough, from these
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two rules I have quoted, that the five seats above the Fress seats) the "delivery" of the service is a con- inesian called 'Foot-fault Perry tinuous net, beginning with the play- moved a little to the right, never er's taking up his stance to serve and. Jalangir Khan louched the ball with racket or hand, ending with the impact of racket and M. Hau dilant
takes let it drop to the ground, turned, ball. That the player up his
Perry's case, outside the D.. Hindiskar .. And apparently (I could not hear his stance, as words) asked the linesman how it limits of the position in which he is Amir Eisht could be fault, as he had not touched allowed to stand, Le, so close to the Maharaj Sir Vijaya the ball. The umpire let the foot-centre-mark that either of his feet sinaram... fault stand, and, as this made a is on the wrong side of it, the ser- or two he looked us if he were not In their first innings the Players double fault, scored the point to vice is a fault du inftio, and whether going to rise, but at seven he got up hit up 300 for 7 declared and in their Quist. Surely, ought not the lines- there is any subsequent impact of not makes no dif- bull and racket return visit scored 172 for B declared, man to have scknowledged bis err
error, with difficulty;
He was really in no shape to con- The Gentlemen replied with 257, and the service to have been reference whatever; and the linesman's foot- 2 tinue, his knees bent, and he was Kimpton scoring 115, and played out playedt because a fool-fault, rests on duty, in such a case, is to vis
as the server has thrown" the
ball into 1 | eye.
of impact of the rocket with the ball, Foord was merciless. He drove
At Scarborough, the 'M.C.C. Aus and Perry's racket never came in tion of hitting it. The delivery of Matumed Nissar: 614.0 220 3.603 into the champion with fierce aban-tralian Tour team drew with H. D. contact with the ball at all.” . the service begins with the player's V. M. Merchant. 101.5 117 : don and Petersen had no fight in
eleven.. M.C.C. Leveaon-Gower's
was not present taking up his position to serve, and angir Khan 120.4 He bent low, covered his head scored 397 for 9 declared (Hardstalk myself when the Ineldent occurred, ends with his hitting the boil it C. K. Nayak with crossed arms, and was a pic-97 and E. R. T. Holmes 146) and 174 but I think it is generally agreed that either at the beginning, or at any
Leveron-Gower's
my correspondent's account of what Intermediate stage up to completion defeat, Foord hit for declared. ture of imminent dever held up his side replied with 200 in their first happened is correct in all materini of delivery, he is breaking either rule knock and 244 for U, Herbert Sut particulars. A great many people, G.or elther of the other "foot-fault" The round-held an almost eternal clife contributing 102, while Verity
think, agony for Petersen. He tried to bowled splendidly to take 6 for 60.- including players of some eminence, rules, he can, and should, be pen-.
he does, that the service alised. should have been replayed. But both It has sometimes, in cases of this dance away from the pilless South Reuter.
the linesman, in calling the foot-particular breach of the rules, been 1-0-0-0. African. He reeled through the
The referee darted in between the fault, and the umpire, in accepting argued that I a special fool-fault ropes from slicer weakness,
Judge is appointed, as is the case in
5 Queen's Park 1 bleeding freely from the mouth and time by compiling 102 for 4 In their the position of the feet at the time fault is the air with the intén-1 Amar Singh ... 2484 0.
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"When he .came to the centre of } fighters, He peered into Petersen's it and awarding the point to quish raportant matches, he and he only tion to see whether a player is tak- London, Sept. 0. the ring again Foord prepared to mouth and at his cheek which were undoubtedly right.
distorted. The Junior and Light weight Grand | deal out his
coup de grace. The peared to be monstrously
The rules which bear upon the should be entitled to call foot-faults.ing up his stance to serve, or moving Rule : "The ser. But as the foot-fault judge is pinced himself while serving, a little to one Prix motorcycles races over the Dominion fighter knew that the two The fight was stopped.
There was a long slit from the point are: First, famous Tourist Trophy course in the titles were practically in his keep- corner of Petersen's mouth, and it vice is a fault it the server commit at the side of the court in line will side or other of the centre-mark Isle of Man were won to-day respec- ing now... tively by A: Munts on a Velocette He drew another smashing right, seemed that his jaw was broken, any breach of Rules 6, 7, or 8. the baseline, although he is perfectly This breach can only be seen by the Petersen's His nose also showed painful evi-Rule 8 enacts that "immediately be competent to Judge whether a player linesman who is "inking" the centre- average speed of 73.32 miles per hour followed by a lott to
of punishment. He quickly fore commencing to serve the server in breaking his rules by touching the line: In Perry's case, the linesman and by D. Parkinson on an Excelsior head. A splash of blood few from dence at 65.07 miles per hour.Briliali the Wehimsan's mouth; His face vanished from his corner through shall stand with both feet at rest line with his foot or by swinging on the centre-line knew the rule, was
behind the base-line and within the over," he is obviously not in a post-aware of his duty, and did it. the astounded, crowd. Wireless,
was at once a crimson music