THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1936:
HOW PETERSEN LOST
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS (No. 2)
MANY NEW PLAYERS
AND OLD ONES HAVE LEFT R.A.F. HOPES
The Royal Air Force, one of
"Well That's How It Goes"
That was Peterson's comment on the light, when fils friends conseled with him in his dress- ing-room.
Fourth said: I did not expect to win so carly. At the end of the pening round 1 guessed I had .the-measure of Peleracti.
Fourd fractured a bone in his right hand.
32163
the most difficult teams in the U.S. TENNIS TITLES
third division to beat last sta-
son, are, like the Royal Welch BUDGE IS
Fusiliers, (only somewhat more so) up against the pro- blem of transfers.
This winter, heenuse of neveral players being drafted home
and from
becaze others are suffering
consider. Injuries, there will be a able amount of new talent in the term.
But up at Kai Tak they feel ibla itself, new binod will ably quali
and a successful season is confident- ly anticipated.
OLD AND NEW
Eight of last season's players re- Everson maln,
bing A. C. these
Fort (goai-
(centre-half), Cpl.
keeper), LAC, Brewer (left back). LAC. Thomas (right half, AC, : Murray (outside 1ght, Cpl. Bros- Beecham
Ferg
(inside right), Cpl.
left back) and Sgt. Sollis (inside right).
new-
These players, at irast, have' ex- pertence of local playing conditions
defeat the which E often comer in his first season of football in Hongkong...
To its nucleus of experienerd players can be added the following Elton (outside newcomers. AC. left), L.A.C. Bartlett (inside left), (centre-forward), McGregor AC. AC. Manson (inside right), AC. Moralee (outside right), LAC. Bar- Hard (left half), AC. Hiller left hait, F/Lt. Field (outside right), Cpl. Sollis (right back) and Rowe (goalkeeper).
AC.
Flight Lieutenant 1. C. Field is President of the Club and Cpl. J. T. Broster is carrying out the secre- LAC. Thomas has tarial duties, been appointed captain.
regards is remarked that as
facilities the RAF. Is ground having an area turfed and marked station, Kni nut at the Air Force 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 crtekel and lennis circles as an excellent player of both games when he was stationed here two or three years ago, was top- scorer in the annual Navy v. RA.F. cricket match played at Lord's last month.
Communder Shaw hit up a 'bril- lant 87 before losing his wicket and the Navy were able to total 320 for their first and only inlngs. R.A.F. twice collapsed and were finally beaten by an innings and 30 runs. Full scores follow.
ROYAL NAVY
|
TAKEN TO FIVE SETS
MCDIARMID BEATS FRENCHMAN
PARKER ADVANCES
HIS TITLES TO FOORD
THREE ROUNDS Clubhouse Chatter
SUFFICIENT
BATTERED
TO A STANDSTILL
REFEREE STOPS THE FIGHT
(By Fred Dartnell)
of
Leicester, Aug. 18. Jack Petersen lost both hig British and British Empire heavy- welght tes to Ben Foord, South Africa. at Leleester to-night an the ground of the Toral Rugby than 25,000 club belare more spectators.
Foord gained the dual champlon- ship in exactly 8min. 45sec, fighting. the referee stopping the fight in the African third round. The South always looked the more' dangerous
man.
of
Forest Hills, Sept. 8. Petersen stood well up to him at But nut for Seven of the last eight places first, and a few straight lefts had
Ford backing away. in the United States men's na-
long. Foord's poltry was one tional singles tennis champion-aggression. Early on he rushed nt 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 strange how often he would launch his bat- and Bryan Grant in the quartery, of swings and lends and catch
Petersen by surprise. The ter-finals.
plon was never really able to esta- blish the initiative.
Budge had to concede o sets to Gene Smith, an unranked player; after the Davis Cupper had won the test two sets.
Frank Parker had a straight sets victory over another contestant who does not appear in the national rank- list. Parker was extended in the ing first set which went to 14 games, but won the next two with ease.
John McDiarmid, who fell a victim to Fred Perry in last year's tourna ment, had comfortable win over Yvon Petra the young Frenchman, winning in three sets. McDiarmid, a Chicago player, is ranked No. 10 In the national lats.
Miss Katherine Winthrop, ranked No. 18, lost to Miss Alice Marble in the third round of the
women's singles, while Miss Gracyn Wheeler advanced a further stage by beating Mrs. Dorothy Andrus in straight sets.
The detalled results follow. MEN'S SINGLES (4TH ROUND)
Donald Budge (U.S.) brat Gene Smith (U.S.) 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 3-0, 0-3 F. Parker (U.S.) beat R. Harmon (U.S.) 8-6, 6-2, 6-2
J. McDiarmid (U.S.) beat Y. Peira (France) 6-1, 6-3, 8-0 WOMEN'S SINGLES (3RD ROUND) Mas Alice Marble (U.S.) beat Miss K. Winthrop (U.S.) 8-6, 6-3
Miss G. Wheeler (U.S.) heat Mrs, D. B. Andrus (U.S.) 6-4, 6-3
United Press,
HELEN-JACOBS WINS
Forest Hilta, Sept. 8. Despite suffering from an injured thurah, Miss Helen Jacobs, holder, entered the quarter-finals of the Women's national United States singles tennis championship to-day when she beat Mrs. Virginia Rice- Johnson in the third round by scores
of 6-0, 6-4. Miss Jucubs now meets Miss Cussle Raegenere. Reuter.
HOME FOOTBALL
CHELSEA COME A CROPPER
HEAVY DEFEAT AT GRIMSBY
London, Sept. B.
cham-
FOORD PUTS ON PRESSURE He lost the first round by a shade, but did not seem very disturbed and nobody was prepared for the sen- sation to follow.
men round both In the second
with feinted away at long range
rnther ineffective left leads, but this sort of thing did not satisfy some Foard. He piled on the pressure and rushed Petersen about the ring.
7 did not like this passivity of the champion under this treatment. He was strangely enough lacking in re- He had no counter of sentment. any significance:
Foord seemed to sense this and, to be candid. Petersen even at this early stage, appeared to have
complex. Foord inferiority getting on top. Just before the bell which he smashed a right Innded on Petersen's left eye and reopened the old wound which had played such an adverse part in his previous fights.
weni
an
was
A DEPRESSED PETERSEN I fancy the knowledge of this de- pressed Petersen. He came up for little spirit. the third round with
correspondingly conf- Foord
was
The blow with which Ben Foord defeated Jack Peterson and took from him his British and British Empire heavyweight titles, is, here vividly pictorialired In this series of ringside pictures,
Chelsea cane an awful cropper lo day when they visited Grimsby to play a first division football match.dent, and he commenced the round
Comum. ft. J. Shaw, e Skinner, & Turdett 81 Grimsby beat the famous London with
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14. N. R. Henderson, & Wil
IA. I. 1. Stephenson, b Butterworth
Hub-la. n. W. Varamour, à Dardett
Comm. A, Boucher. b Wills ...
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L. 7. K. Martin, I WO
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Tatat
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Ft. Lt. E. Northway,
Coachafer ****** Fi. Lt. H. Shapeolt, Plumer, b gud. hetti
1.0.3. Joll
370
18 ↳ Coachafer ... 2.
1.b... 1.b.w. (N), Couch-
- Stephenson.....ntere.
Fir. Lt. W. Blesk.
n determined assault. Peter-
sen could not keep out the younger
Fourd's little, black
eyes
were
CRICKET GAMES LEFT DRAWN
A CENTURY FOR SUTCLIFFE
By "Veritas"
Football
Association
Decides On
14
Teams For 1st Division
CO-OPERATION OF CLUBS NOW VITALLY NECESSARY
now
to
FIRST-CLASS
CRICKET AVERAGES
Positions On
THE question of whether there finally on a vote. It was agreed to shall be 14 teams, or less, or contine 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 umiliated to the Association finally settled by the II.K.F.A. and to participate in the second divi-
remain is Council last evening after a pro- slon. All that tracted and lively discussion, dur- enophasise as 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 fulgtment of fixtures. Mr. T. G. about Appeals Board concerning the Stokes was not very sangule
the co-operation, basing his convic successful appeals of the Kowloon tons on the declared antipathy of Chinese Football Club and Eastern several clubs to play Wednesday and Athletic F. C. The upshot is that Sunday matches. But perhaps it is the first division remains as it as well to bear in mind that the was, i.c. composed of 14 teams, senson is still before us and that there will be plenty of opportunity for clubs And it the Football W and from now on
to dispel Mr. Stokes's fears. Association will need the fullest must also be remembered that the co-operation of the clubs if the calcient and satisfactory running of season is to run in the smooth an intensive football season does not tactful care and consideration manner so much desired by all rest wholly with the clubs, but ro- cumected with competitive foot- in the drawing up of the fixture lists:
as far as possible any Fastorkc to avold ball in this Colony.
wastage of Saturdays and to make the fullest use of every opportunity Hendren Appeals Board Report
for getting in league matches. This fanstalt THE Appeals Board made clear the we can confidently unilcipate.
following reasons why it had up- held the appeals of Kowloon Chinese Lawn Bowlers In Fettle
JONGKONG Interport lawn bowl-187ka (11)
quires
F.C., and Eastern Athletic. Firstly that the Annual General Meeting of the Association hd definitely reject H ed the suggestion that the first divi- son should be limited to a number of teams less than 14: secondly be- cause of this, the Board did not feel the Management Committee should attempt to restrict the number
per
of
August 16
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Hammond (W. IL) B Paynter
1999 60.5
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Harneit
ers have now played two matches Worthington in Shanghai. They won the first and Faze
Townsend (l. F.) N. 6. Hebel-Inner yesterday lost the second. But in N. W. D. Yari without Hyde-Lay and H. A. Alves, .. H. T. Histmer losing to the Club Lusitano they were
Darice (153 those players giving way to F. V. V. Barler (Yorkshire Ribeiro and P. E. Knight. According are f
Filmbiect.....
won and with T. N. Pearce
teams; thirdly the Board considered
indon that the first division, with the pro- to reports received here this rink,
of clubs with skipped by McGowan and
Smart (C.) very good co-operation
Contes as lead, played could be Association, the
run bowls but were luckless. The result, 11. T. Dartlett
might well have gone Vority composed of 14 teams, bow. emelently if
rider to the apparently,
Taken And there was
by and Jorge, Laberidge (James) effect that the Board gave a ruling therefore, we have, on the eve of the Hopwood last year which they had expected r would be observed and carried out by the Management Committee.
11
the other way.
more
the
Buteliff
Answer Is-Co-Operation and his men left these shores to start
el Keeleft
their
truimo Creme
regarding first Interport game, to feel even flakewell
optimistle
than then Berry, (L.)
Leicestershite) Colony's, chances of winning some five days ago when 1lyde-Lay Burling
dart Armstrong clearly rela ties quest. Coates
his best form on the fast THE Council's next task was to struck
decide whether, in view of the Shanghal greens, while there is no fact that as a result of the Appeals need to fear about McGowan, Alves M. Tindail Board findings the first division al- and Hyde-Lay. Hongkong will be taken ready consisted of 11 teams, o 15th jubilant if our bowlers pull off the team should be admitted. Overseas first match, but we shall not be Chinese Ahletic Association had made entirely by surprice. Given proper our players have a second application for admission to form we know the first division. Discussion In- nothing to learn from Shanghai, and Yerty
that the dicated
general feeling as that form appears to be satisfac-son favoured a maximum of 14 teams, tory, it is not too much to anticipate 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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J.W.A. Stephenson 158.5 150 1,414
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Jackson Grary
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Croma
Hemmund (1. F.)
?Enril
During the match between Perry and Quist in the recent Davis Cup Challenge Round, an incident happened which notG. 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 een- The for having a fool over the centre-tre-mark and side-line.
when delivery shall be deemed to have backwards, line,
produced serving from the right court.. 1e been completed at the moment of the
147
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60 18,00
90 1.70
37. 261 1,051
8A
16.70
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446.3 22W2
AN 19.03
06
10.42
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An 10.58
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TO 10.04
ALL INDIA AVERAGES
the ball for the second service, and Rules 7 and 8 do not apply to the v. M. Merchanl... 28 D served an ordinary fault, throw up impact of the racket and the ball."
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chuh by three clear goals.
before the ball had even reached its point under consideration.
Now, it is plain enough, from these. Hamaswaml.... 19 kome Southport had a
matchman.
height (he was at the Royal box end, and I was belated and four or two rules have quoted, that the Dilawar immin against Carlisle in the northern see- tion of the third division and just wrinkled up almost to a slit, but he
five seats above the Press seats) the "delivery" of the service is a con- Sezir Alla champion-
alled 'Foot-faul!!
it. Ja! ... managed to win by the odd goal in could see the crown of
Perry tinuous act, beginning with the play la Ali linesmon ship descending. He quickened his
moved a little to the right, neverer's taking up his stance to serve and Ki Jahangir Khan three.
Petersen tried to stem the matches pace, Three Scattisir Lengue
tide with straight lefts, but there!
touched the ball with racket or land, ending with the impact of racket and were also played, the full results, as
let it drop to the ground, turned, ball. That the player takes up his . E. Palla was no virtue in orthodoxy against being: cabled by Reuterį
and apparently (I could not hear his stance, as in Perry's case, outside the 5. Banerjee the pile-drivers of the 'challenger..
London, Sept. 8. Very soon a right caught Peter-
Players had somewhat the words) asked the linesman how it limits of the position in which he is Amir Blaht
Viciansgram sch ilush on the chin. He was knocked clean off his feet. He sat, belter of a drawn match with the could be fault, as he had not touched allowed to stand, i.c., so close to the Maharaj Bir Vijaya of it. the ser- H. Mahomed Hasseln side simost Gentlemen at Folkestone which ended the ball. The umpire let the foot-centre-mark that either of his feet
on the wrong as this made a fault stand. and, puffing out his checks in
scored the
fault ab initio, and whether C. H. Narudu ..... point to vice
Mahoned Niang For a second to-day. comical amazement. or two he looked as if he were not
FIRST DIVISION
Grkusby
3 Chelsea THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Southport 2 Carlisic
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
© Vavalour his
ner
10
11
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Coachafer,
Partick
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St. Mirren
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10. J. Butterworth,
Shaw, Coschafer 14 Plumer
Comro. G. Wing
Idrock, b Morrison & Plumer
FILL
G. Ling, Blephenson,
Coach for.........
FIL I A. Wille, not
out
P.0. M. Skinner,
Stephenson &
Nat. W. Burjeti.
Koucher ***
Wing
Comm. C.
9b Conchafer
24 b Stephenon
MOTORCYCLE RACES
kim.
AT ISLE OF MAN
e Morrison, Step
& Plumer
û. benant
ture of imminent defeat. Foord hit
victorious advance.
The
In their first Innings the Players i double fought not the lines- there is any subsequent impact. of R. Melerhom
case, is to call a
foot-
• Not pat.
C. 8. Nayudu
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The Man Sir Vi
97
going to rise, but at seven he got up hit up 386 for 7 declared and red, man to have acknowledged his error, unil and racket or not makes no dif-
return visit scored 172 for 8 declared.
ference whatever; and the linesman's with difficulty.
He was really in no shape to con- The Gentlemen replied with 257, and the service to have been re- 2 tinue, his knees bent, and he was Kimpton scoring 116, and played out played? because a foot-fault rests on duty, in such -5 Queen's Park 1 biceding freely from the mouth and tima" by complling 102 for 4 in their the position of the feet at the time fault as soon as the server has row Amar Hingh. 248.4 KG
of Impact of the rucket with the ball, the ball into the air with the knock. recond
•V. M. Moreliant. 101.5 21 280 ins with 1 vye.
the player's Foord was merelless. He drove At Scarborough, the M.C.C. Aus and Perry's racket never came in tion of hitting it. The deilvery. of Mahomet Niazer: 314.6 120 1,503
the service begins
C. Stanez Je taking up
his position to serve, and Jahangir Hhas 256.4 82. into the champion with fierce aban-tralian Tour team drew with 1. D. contact with the ball at all."
eleven, no fight in Leveson-Gower's
M.C.C.
Unfortunately. 1. was not present don and Petersen had
He bent low, covered his head scored 397 for 9 declared (Hardaiaff myself when the incident occurred, ends with his hitting the ball; it plu with crossed arins, and was a ple- 197 and E. n. T. skolmes 140) and 174 but I think it is generally agreed that either at the beginning, or at any M. Bass Jilani. 110.6 25 24
Leveson-Gower's for 0 declared.
a or either of the other "foot-fault" it All.....
M1.1.Gopalan him at will and never held up his side replied with 208 in their first my correspondent's account of what intermediate stage up to completion Bana Jilani
knock and 244 for 8, Herbert Sut happened is correct in all material of delivery, he is breaking either rule Amish
particulars. A great many people,
JornViziaňagrant" 8.5 ง Also bowled L. P. Jai, 10-8-41-1; 0. The round held an almost elernol cliffe contributing 102, while Verity including players of some eminence, rules, he can, and should, be pen-
Walr Ali. Itamaswami,— #—0—22~08 But both It has sometimes, in cases of this for Petersen. Tie tried to bowled splendidly to take 6 for 10.-think, as he does, that the service alised.
should have been replayed. agony donce away from the pitiless South Reuter.
the linesman, in calling the foot particular breach of the rules, been 1-0-0-0. African. He reeled through
The referee darted in between the fault, and the umpire, in accepting argued that if a special foot-fault ropes from sheer weakness.
When he came to the centre of fighters. He peered into Petersen's It and awarding the point to Quist, Judge is appointed, as is the case in
Important matches, he and he only tion to see whether a player is tak London, Sept. B. the ring again Foord prepared to mouth and at his check, which ap-were undoubtedly right.. 2 0 17 0
The rules which bear upon the should be entitled to call foot-faults. ing up his stance to serve, or moving coup .do grace. The peared to be monstrously distorted. The Junior and Light weight Grand | deal out his
the point are: First, Rule : "The ser- But as the foot-fault judge la placed himself while serving, a little to one 15 Prix motorcycles races over
the Dominion fighter knew that the two The fight was stopped,
There was a long silt from
of Rules 0,7, or the baseline, although he is perfectly This breach can only be seen by the broken. any breach Isle of Man wero won to-dak respec-ing now.
He drew another smashing right, seemed that his jaw was tively by A. Munts on a Velocette at average speed of 73.32 miles per hour followed by a left to Petersen's His nose also showed painful evi-Rule d enacts that "immediately be competent to judge whether a player linesman who is "taking" the centre.
behind the base-line and within the over," he is obviously not in a poal-aware of his duty, and did it, Ginsen on 12 & 23 2 Morrison 1120 and by D. Parkinson on an Excelsior head. A splash of blood flew from denco of punishment. Ife quickly fore commenting to serve the server le breaking his rules by touching the Une; in Perry's case, the Incarce at 06.07 miles per hour.-British the Wehimsan's mouth. His face vanished from his corner through shall stand with both feet at rest line with his foot or by winging on the centre-line knew the rule, was
the astounded crowd.
Cooke, h loucher ? not out
12. 7... 19 D 12,1-4,
Total
Cooke ...
Hardett..
WI
Skinner Hephenson Plomer Conchafer
- 2.
Trial 154 Navy-First Innings
14 1 11 0 in
222 955 Butter
1971
worth
LAF-Flent Innings
Boucher
0 17 Morron G 10 1 7.10 3
0
Plumer
17 5 38 B. Manners 5 0
14 1
Conchsfer 18 - 7 ~ 47 -4
Junior And Lightweight Grand Prix Events
the
famous Tourlet Trophy course in the tiles were practieally in his keep corner of Petersen's mouth, and it vico is a fault it the server commit at the side of the court in line with side or other of the centre-mark.
Wireless.
was at onco a crimson maik
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