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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1936.
PERRY SWEEPS THROUGH INTO THE SEMI-FINALS
Clubhouse Chatter
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By "Voritas" SMASHING WIN
"No Interport" Verdict By Shanghai
Is Big Disappointment
CATHOLIC UNION CLUB FINDS
ISAPPOINTING indeed is
BILLIARDS RELIC
the news, published exclusively else- where in this paper to-day, that Shanthal ennnot send a tennis Inter- pari teum here this year. The reason sinability of players to get, Ume off duties. It is an old from their trouble, experienced just as much by Ifongicong na Shanghai. For two Hongkong
years
(1933 and 1934) endeavoured to send a team up north for a return match which the Colony owed Shanghal, but always were the: authorities thwarted by this one big obstacle. Finally last year a big elfort was made, and although neither of the Humjahn cousins could make Uie irip, we did get a team of five to visit Shanghal. Glancing back on the history of these Interports, we discover the same thing happening. 1923 and 1920. For four hetween years there was no competition, due almost entirely to the fact that both found impossible to get porta
representative gether sufficiently players to make the trip either way. When the contests were resumed in 1928, it was again lett to Hongkong
year
in Barcelona.
play the role of guests, although actually Shanghai should have been the visitors. It is doubly unfortunate that there will be no interport this
Riccardo Zamora, the most famous because, with the possible
sportsman in Spain and one of the visit of Vines and Tilden, and the best goalkeepers who has aver played certain appearance here of Perry, a
on a football ground, was recently real revival of tennis enthusiasm in led during one of the street fights
On the Hongkong was hoped for. other hand it may be that with the Association relieved of its respon- sibilities concerning Interpori ar- Langements, greater attention can be the odds are greatly in their favour. paid to the suggested visit of the Should they beat Recreio elther 9- American professional playera. No tove, or 8-1, it will mean that KC.C.
runners-up position farther news is to hand about this carn
on sets except that Raoul Carnavarro, the average. If Recreio can take two or ex-Shanghai Interporter, now pro- more sets in this match, they will tessional coach, is in itrect com- Anisli runners-up. It speaks well for mmunication with Tilden and Vines the general levelling up of play in the staging them In "A" Division that this year three Shanghai, and that the Philippines teams will probably finish on lovel
from pegging for second place. L.T.A has asked permission the International Lawn Tennis Federation to arrange exhibitions when for the professionals if and they reach Manila, Whith at least shows that the whole of the Orient keenly interested in the Tilden- Vines Fur East tour.
with a view
League Tennis Ending
UR league tennis season is- pur..... suing a somewhat tortured_path to its conclusion. Yesterday Kow- luon Cricket Club completed its "A" Division programme, and there now only remains about four outstanding games in this division. Of these most important is between C.R.C. (1), the likely champions, and Recreio, who at present stand second, having suffered one defeat in six matches, BE TH The mutch, not yet fixed up as it
re-arranged fixture, will not only end the Recreio's programme, will either make. C.R.C. champions again or will make necessary a replay for the title. Chinese Recreation Club will be on their own courts and
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HOME FOOTBALL
Billiards Relic
THIS from a correspondent: "You
may be interested to know that
OVER CULLEY
BARTEKO SALAMATAN TANATMTUMESTNATURE SLAYONU
Our Daily Golf Hint
Lucky are those who can concentrate without effort, for there is just as much harm done by over-concen- tration as by none at all.
-Doris Chambers.
QUANDOQBUNDAKETARDOMASZEWODADIRUODISA
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS (N». 3)
R.A.M.C. OUTLOOK
The Catholic Union Club. of which BRIGHT
A. J. Osmund, Colony billiards chom- pion is a member, and which in- sutution now holds the trophies for every important billiards and snecker competition in. the Colony, still ex- hiblis an u dusty relle of the inani- tion of Hongkong billiards players the handsome shield inscribed "H.K. Billiard Association Shield presented
1935-36 TEAM AVAILABLE
by the Victoria Recreation Club, AND NEW PLAYERS
The
1024." It was won in that, the Brat, year by Catholic Union Club mid has not been competed for since. C.U.C. has to keep it, but would rather revive the purpose for which the shield was given. There are still 10 silver name plates on the shield waiting to be filled. Incidentally the: go-ahead C.U.C, has recently had its table re-clothed much to the pleasure and benefit of the members.” Association's Chance
The Royal Army Medical Corps third division football team faces an especially bright outlook.
During last scuson they were un- fortunate in losing seven players at the same time and it was not until the latter part of the setson that the team got together again.
THREE STRAIGHT SETS
MISS STAMMERS VICTORIOUS
Forest Hills, Sept. 9. Fred Perry, the only foreign competitor left in the United States men's national singles tennis championship, continued to sweep all before him to- day when he met H. M. Culley in the quarter- finals and won convincing- ly in straight sets.
Another great English suc- cess was scored by Miss Kay Stammers. Britain's only repre- sentative left in the women's
She! singles championship. reached the semi-finals by beat- ing Miss Caroline Babcock after
thrilling three set match.
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Bryan ("Bitsy") Grant joined Perry in the semi-finals when he beat John Van Byn in a four-setter, while Miss Alice Marble accompanied Miss Stammers into the last four by eliminating Mias Gracyn Wheeler, This year they start off with proc-
Perry treated Culley as though he Bically the same personnel as that
were having a practice knock-up. which carried the chib to fourth post-He took the first set at 6-3, and con- Option in 1035-36. On top of this sometinuing his devastating driving, won portunity for the Hongkong i-half-dozen excellent newcomers have the second set at 8-2, and the third liards Association, which so success been signed-on. fully organised Colony champion- ships this year. Clearly there room for another inter-club billiards
HERE seems to be a
good
at 0-1.
Grant lost the first set of nine Cpl. Howells (left back),. Ptc. 15 Youd
games against Van Ryn, but there- (Inside left), Sgt. Castell competition in Hongkong, whether (centre-half), Pte. Wright (goal after was always the master. Van
keeper), Pie.
Ple. Westwood (right back), Ryn played hard to get a two-set it be on n knock-out or league system. Equally clear is it that no Pte. Hughes (left half), Pte. Flint lead, but failed after 14 gumes had trophy which has been presented for (inside right) and Pte. Stanton (out-been played. He offered very a specific purpose should be allowed side left) are among last scuson's resistance in the third and fourth to rest in dusty idleness if there is players who have been retained, while Gets which Grant won with the total a compelent body such as the H.K. the new talent includes Cpl. Harrison loss of three games.
Pte. Adlington Billards Association to administer a (centre-forward), competition for the
The (right
Cpl. (outside right) best thing would be for the Catholle Pratt), Pte. Hood (right back), Union Club to approach the Billiards Jones (inside right) and Pte. Allen Association with a view to organis-(goalkeeper)..
shield.
Into active use n very shield.
Miss Stammers' victory over Mles
of the best matches in the champion- Babcock was gained only after one ship to date. The English girl went out to her points in the first set after twelve games had been contested. but was sharply pulled back in the second set which she lost to three, The final stanza went to ten games before Miss Slammers clinched the Issue.
Arjan Singh (left) and Fateh Singh, the Indian wrestlers who have
Jasued challenges to all-camera in Hongkong.
Recreio Sports Teams To Visit Macao
DOUBLe tenth PROGRAMME
(Our Own Correspondent)
WANTED! WRESTLING OPPONENT
BY SEPT. 16
For the third time within a fortnight, Arjan Singh and Indian Fateh Singh, two wrestlers, recent arrivals from Shanghai, are issuing chal- mat lenges to Hongkong artistes.
Macao, Sept. 0.
They are tired, they sny, of the Despite the warm weather, tennis and badminton have been actively way in which Colony wrestlers have ing this coming winter a competition Cpl. G. Howells is acting as both
pursued by many local enthusiasts in evaded these challenges, and they among clubs and thus bring back secretary and captain of the team,
the various clubs in Macao, and the want to have a go at our "Big Shots" handsome white a celection committee has been
pick of the players will entertain sometime between now and Septem- elected
SIS comprising
icams from the Club de Recreio on ber 16. J. Dunford,
These are their latest terms: Oct. 10 and 11. Pie. J. W. Walker and Pte. C. Youd.
They will wrestle against an Once
again the R.A.M.C. will por-
Indian in Indian wrestling style. tielpate in the third division, and there is every reason for them to
They will also contest any Euro- pran wrestling according to any expect to better last season's record.
accepted style and code. They must, in fact, be regarded as potential champions.
SUNDERLAND HIT THE GROUND AT DERBY CRUSHING 3-NIL DEFEAT
MOTHERWELL DEFEATED ON THEIR
OWN GROUND
London, Sept. 9. Sunderland, the league cham- pions, suffered a shocking set- back to-day when they visited Derby County and were beaten by three clear goals.
Arsenal once again indicated their lack of scoring powers by being held
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to a 1-1 draw with Brentford at Highbury, while Manchester City pleased their supporters by defeat- ing Huddersfield.
There were two big surprises in the Scottish League. Motherwell, playing before their own supporters lost by three goals to one to Hearts, while Rangers, visiting Third La nark, could only share the points in n goalless draw.
The complete results as cabled by Reuter foliów.
FIRST DIVISION
Birmingham
LEAGUE TENNIS
K.C.C. WIN LAST GAME
MAY FINISH AS RUNNERS-UP
Kowloon Cricket Club brought their "A" Division learue tennis programme to a falsh yesterday when they won handsomely against; Indian Recreation Club on the
Reuter sent the following details:
MEN'S SINGLES (Quarter-Finals)
F. J. Perry (Britain) beat II. M. Culley (U.S.) 0-3, 6-2, 6-1
Bryan Grant (U.5.) beat J. Van nyn (U.S.) 3-6, 8-0. 6-0, 6-3
WOMEN'S SINGLES
(Quarter-Finals) Miss K. Stammers (Britain) beat Miss C. Babcock (U.S.) 7-5, 3-6,
6-4
Miss A. Marble (U.S.) beat Mias G. Wheeler (U.S.) 6-2, 11-9
What A Pity
He Isn't
Cox's Road courts. The homesters Here Now!
dropped two sets to a weakened
I.K.C. team.
As
a result three teams are likely GROWDER AGAIN
to finish on level pegging for the
runners-up position. KC.C. have
lost two games, so have the IRC.
IN LIMELIGHT
Arsenal
Brentford
4
while they will be joined by Club de
West Bromwich 1
Derby C. Leeds
3
Sunderland
1
0
Wolves
Liverpool
Manchester C. Portsmouth Manchester U.3 Buddersfield.
Middlesbro 1
SECOND DIVISION
Bradford
1 Leicester
Barnsley
Newcastle 5 West Ham
Bury
Norwich Plymouth
2
Chesterfield
+ Bradford C.
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
Aldershot 0
Gillingham 1
Torquay
Watford
Northampton Bournemouth
D Exeter 1 Southend.
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Darlington I Wrexham Mansfield <- 6 Rochdale
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Arbroath Celtic Dunfermline
Dundee
3
1. Aberdeon Clyde
4. Ifamilton
2 Kilmarnock
Albion
Hibernian Motherwell 1 Hearts Third Lanark 0 Rangers
Recreio with a similar record if Alec Growder, former Hongkong Recreio lost to C.R.C. (1) in their Cricket Club player is again in the concluding match, KC.C. appear to limelight,
have the best chance of finishing
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second on sets average."
2015
HONGKONG HOCKEY
ASSOCIATION
Playing recently.for the Singa-
pore Cricket Club against the Non- Bertie Guest made a welcome and descripts, he captured 7 wickets for successful return to league tennis | 15 runs and then went in to score a yesterday, partnering Clark to win quick 39,
three sets. The Fincher brothers The Cricket Club won easily, the played well within their limits to win Nondescripts being sent back for $3. all three sets.
Indians lacked the services of H. D. Ilumjahn, who is suffering from boils, and S. A. Ismail, who was
which total the Club passed with five wickets in hand. Finally the winners hit up 103 for 5.
Growder's consistent fine form with
not available. The effect was not the ball of recent weeks makes one ceable, aluugh. Hoosen and A. H. regret that he is no longer in Hong- Modur gave a good account of them-
toom.
selves, while Minu and Razack, after kong and available for the Interport winning their first set, carried Guest and Clark to twelve games and the Fincher, brothers to ten. The con- cluding sets were played in almost darkness, the light falling very 2 quickly.
Detils of the match and the revised league table follow.
E. C. and E. F. Fincher (K.C.C.) beat A. R. Minu and I. M. A. Razack 27-5; beat S. A. Rumjahın and S. A. R.
| Bux 0-3; beat A. H. Madar and M. O.
Hooten 0-3.
Wooderson To Have
Operation
A. E. P. Guest and G. Clarke
An X-ray examination at the (KC.C.) beat Minu and Razack 0-4 Orthopaedic Hospital has disclosed beat Rumjahn and Bux 0-3; beat that S. C. Wooderson, the British Madar and Hoosen 6-2,
· LEAGUE TABLE
Seta
F. Grose and S. A. Gray (K.C.C.) mile champion, has splintered a bono lost to Minu and Razack 4-0; beat in his foot and a muscle is slightly Rumjahn and Bux 6-0; lost to Madar out of place. An operation is neces- and Hoosen 4-0.
sary, and the surgeon says he will be fit again at the end of the year. Torrential rain ruined the track of W. L. F. A Pis. Hampden Park, Glasgow, last month
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when America, South Africa, Canada, ... 6 5 1 30 18 10
Australia and Scotland took part in: 52'374 25 10 a contest of nine events. The out-
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standing performance was a new 7 3 4 2014 374 0 British record of 221ft. Ein, by A. 81 4 10 221 2 Terry- (U.S.A.) at throwing the 1 5 18 15 javelin, which beat the previous best 0 0 111⁄2 331⁄2 0 by lft. 111.
Secretaries and representatives of all local hockey clubs, including the Navy and Army, are reminded that C.R.C. the annual fixture meeting of the Roerelo Hongkong Hockey Association will be K.C.C. held this evening at 6 o'clock in St. LR.C Andrew's Church Hall.
The meeting will follow a Council meeting which starts at 5.30 p.m.
HKC.C. 3.C.A.A. USR.C.
C.R.C. (3)
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Matches will be played on the League principle and besides singles and men's doubles, tennis matches will include mixed doubles games, while badminton will be confined to men's doubles matches.
As for Stakes they are prepared to back themselves against any stated amount.
A selection committee presided over by Dr. J. Villa Franca has no All they want is a chance to get small task before it in the choice of their hands on somebody before- players in the "A" and "B" tennis September 16. tournaments Silva, A. de Mello and ested can fix up things through Mak- So far, A and J. Boyol, Incidentally anybody who is inter-
C, and
J. M. de Senn Fernandes are men-ham Singh, c/o Ahmed Din, and Co., tioned as probables.
D'Aguilar Street.
Keen interest is invested in the forthcoming occusion for which strenuous endeavour has been given since the representative visit to Hong-
Salt Lake City, Sept. 9. kong at the end of last May and it A British subject, Cobb, driving a Is hoped that Macao will give a better Napier Hallton for the world's molor- necount of itself than it did at the ing records at Bonneville Saltats Hongkong meeting.
drove one hour at 107.60 miles per Following the attractive programme hour, 100 kilometres at 187.016 miles of tennis and badminton fixtures, the per hour.
100 kilometres Recreio players will be the guests of 108.59 miles per hour, and 200 kilo- the Macno clubs at dinners and a metres at 160.266 miles per hour. dance.
Reuter.
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