THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1936.
LEE WAI-TONG NOT GIVING UP FOOTBALL YET Says "Call Of The Game Greater Than My Will-Power"
When Los Wai-tong, China's football captain, met Alex Jamar, world renowned footballer in London last month, he realised a long cherished ambition. Here he is soom shaking hands with the inimitable Alex on the Arsenal training ground.
Chinese Cambridge "Blue" Back
W. C. CHOY ON KHO SIN-KIE
(By "Veritas")
Among those who arrived back in Hongkong by the Conte Rosso this morning was W. C. Choy, Cambridge tennis "Blue" and Chinese Davis Cup player.
Currying half a dozen rackets,
Our Daily Golf Hint
..
If the left arm is not laut
its extension is indefinite and the swing may go anywhere.
-Bobby Janes.
TENNIS
Philippens Wins K.C.C.
Choy grinned oppreciatively when Championship
congratulated upon his achievements
in England during the summer.
"I played better in England than in HARD MATCH WITH
Hoogkong because i was it when I
eft," he said.
"Wimbledon was splendid, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
Kho Sin-kle has Improved enormously, and I think it in largely because the climate and conditions suft him."
Asked about his own plans, Choy suld he would remain in Hongkong for about three weeks, and would then go to Shanghai to play tennis,
His own health had considerably benentted by the tour. The trip back had been absolutely smooth until the last few days-up-from-Singapore.
GOLF CHAMPION OUSTED
Mrs. Garon Loses English Title
Hayling Island, Sept. 30. Mrs. Marjorie Garon, holder, was to-day beaten in the third round of
the English women's golf champion- ship now being played here..
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N.A.E. MACKAY
E. C. Fincher, for several years undisputed tennis champion of the 'Kowloon Cricket Club, has con- erded a walk-over, according to
rulca,
to C. E. Watson in the club's Rentor singles championship. The club will thus have a new singles champion for
time for for ilio first something like eight years.
any A. Puppens won the Junior championship when in well-contested final against N.A.E. Mucky, he won by scores of 6-4; Muckuy 3-0, 6-4, 0-8, 6-1.
E.
E. and F. Fincher ware eliminated yesterday from the men's,
NOT LIKELY TO
GO INTO FILMS
BERLIN WAS GRAND AND LONDON MARVELLOUS
SPECIAL INTERVIEW UPON RETURN FROM OLYMPICS
(By "Veritas") ·
Shanghai Tennis Team
To Play Mainland & Island Sides
ARRANGEMENTS FINALISED BY L. T. A. LAST NIGHT
Arrangements in connection with! Club ichnis team to Hongkong thin the Lawn Tennis Association last evening.
the visit of the Shanghal Country month were finalised at a meellag of
UNHERALDED and without fuss, China's World Olympic delegation arrived back in Hongkong this morning by the Conto Rosso. There were no bands or flags to greet them: they were welcomed by relatives, some friends and several journalists. But there was no doubt that they were glad to get back to Home after a five months' absence.
Included in the huge party were the footballers, the It was decided that unafelal re- majority of whom reside in Hongkong. Everybody presentative matches clamoured for information, and a perfect delige of staged. The visitors will play Kow- questions assailed Lee Wai-tong and the rest of his merry over four days.
men.
Tay Qua linh thi Wong Mee-But even more extraordinary was the shun slipped away quietly without experience of the Japanese Olympic anybody realising they had gone, but football team, who lost 16-1 to I managed to button-hole Lee Wal-Zurich side!" tong. From him I glesued the follow-
ing.
That he intended to give up footwall, but doesn't think he will now. "I am afraid the call of the game will be too great for my will- power" was how he expressed it.
That it is very unlikely he will fake bp films as hinted before he lett for Europe.
That he is aware of the accusa- in tions Izvelled against him Shanghai that he is professional footpater, but that on the advice of the Federation he is not prepared to say anyillug about it at the pre- sent.
That there will be an investiga- tion into the allegations in due course.
That he was well satisfied with
the footballers' performances Europe.
That they
would have
ABOUT HIMSELF
be
Into
It was announced that the team, would arrive bere by the Empress of they will remain here until following Thursday.
comprising four ladies and four men, Japan on Thursday, October U, an
the
should be
foon and Hongkong island teams
(By "Veritas")
SHANGHAI BADMINTON CHAMPIONS TO GIVE DISPLAY HERE
The representative Kowloon team will play the Country Club on Friday and Saturday (October 9 and 101 at the Kowloon Cricket Club, and on the same ground, Hongkong Island team will oppose the visitors on Sun day and Monday (October 11 and
Men's doubles, Indies doubies 5 12). and mixed doubles constitute the days. No programme for all four
KRITINAMAJUOPENMAARON AMELLEBORGO
After that I managed to get him to say a few things about himself..
NO
," he said in reply to my ques-singles have been arranged. tion, "3 doubt now if I shall give up football, although I intended to, and still consider I should. But I imu- gine the call of the game will greater than my will-power."
"What about you going Nima?"
He shook his head and smiled in response. He replied. What about these allegations about you being a professional?"
He
but
"I don't think I shall",
was
the
39,916,800- DIFFERENT ORDERS OF BATTING
SAYS CORRESPONDENT TO LONDON "EVENING STANDARD"
Sir-You recently quoted from a correspondent the interesting Information that from a touring side of 17 cricketers would be possible to field 12,376 different
(By "Veritas"}
SHEK-O GOLF
Club Beat Royal Navy
MATCHES TO 41
A 18-a-side golf match (fourballs) between the Shiek-O Club and the Royal Navy at Shek-O-yesterday re- win for the Club by five sulted in matches to four, and 20 shots up to six down.
The results were as follows: E. J. R. Mitchell and Col. H. H. Blake (Club) beat Arbuthnot and Barry, 4 up.
R. Hancock and R. Young (Club lost to Salter and Wauchope, 2 down. A. C. I. Bowker and C. C, Black (Club) beat Conway and D'Arcy Evans, 6 up.
E. Davidson (Club) beat MacDonald and Didley, 7 up.
G. W. Sewell and J. W. Alabaster (Club) lost to Bramall and May, down.
and J. R. Masson
shrugged his shoulders. "I intended to write something about
by advised that,
cleven. in Federation to remain quiet until the
I am going to be still more Investigation which will take place
ridiculous, and state that, as with won now we are back. Because
of this several matches if they had been I don't think I
have anything to say,"
one team of eleven men there are gifted with greater stamina.
Speaking
39,916,800 different orders of bat- about more general mat- That he is sure everybody has
to Les
sald the whole team had th, then with 12,376 teams of benefitted by the tour.
ters extremely ft.
The
eleven there will be (39916800 x that report kept These various
different impressions, with
12370) was dead was pure
494,010,316,800 possible teams in batuor Gider,~~~ amplifications, were extracted from him on the way from Kowloon to
F. G. Hongkong-
***"How' is everybody?" he said, "very fit indeed, and we have all had great time.
"Berlin was grond. The arrange-
Lee Reme
party
the
had had member of
a wonderful time and
He
felt sure a-lasting experience. they would benefit by it.
It was revealed that Mr. Wong Ka-! tsun, secretory of the S.C.A.A. and Dr. C. C. Yung are travelling back not be here until later.
London, N.I.
··If· G; O.--len-looks-worried in shall Australia als winter we know why.
R. Kennedy and W. J. Roberts (Club)
lost to Wheeler and Selby, 2 down.
Lt. Col. Dowbiggin and Lt.-Col. Anderson (Club) beat Rear-Admiral C. G. Sedgwick and Dwane, 7 up.
FI. Armstrong and Cof. Harri- son (Club) lost to Evans and Marks,
1 down.
II. R. Shirt and L. Dunbar (Club)
handicap doubles tournament, when ments perfect, It would be impor" to Hongkong via Amerlen, and will wanČELARENTIDELOMIFER beat Lloyd and Clutterbuck, 5 up.
they lost to W. C. Hung and F. Grose 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. The Fincher brothers were owing 40 and the winners 30.
Mrs. F. Goodwin and Mrs. Fincher (ree 3/8) have entered the final of the ladies handicap doubles at the K.C.C. by brating Mrs. Blandford and Mrs. Hosford (owe 30) 6-4, 7-5.
C.R.C. GET W.O.
The "A" Division programme of
sible to better them.
"We had two marvellous days in London. I flew there from Sweden, und later we all went down to watch the Arsenal players in training."
BERLIN HANDICAP
Apropos of the footballers' dis- plays, Lee said: "One reason, why we lost in Berlin was that before that
the tennis league has been concluded, game we had last played in Bombay,
This week South China Athletic As- and there was a loug interval be-
TENNIS TOURNEY
Good Entries For Civil Service Event
Friday's and Monday's anatches will start at 3.30 and those on Satur- day and Sunday at 3 o'clock.
On Friday two ladies doubles matches will be staged: on Saturday two mixed doubles; on Sunday two more mixed doubles, and on Monday men's doubles.
Tentative arrangements have been A good number of entries for the made for the visitors to play at Club Her conqueror was Miss Diana sociation conceded a walk-over to tween. In consequence our players
-afternoon, Fishwick, the 1032 holder, Miss Chinese Recreation Club "A", the were a little siiff and out of form. Civil Service Cricket Club's annual de Recrelo on Tuesday Fishwick winning by
2 and 1-champions, in the one outstanding We held our own for most of the Tennis tournaments have been re- but they will be free on Wednesday, Rcutor.
match of the programme.
game, but couldn't stand the pace. ceived, and the Committee announce We had chances but didn't take them that the closing date will be Friday. An informal subscription dinner early on, and the English team pop- October 2, at 6.30 p.m. The first will be held at the Kowloon Cricket ped on their goals when we were get- games will probably be played off Club on Wednesday, October 14, at
B o'clock. ting log-weary."
during next week.
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The same story has to be told, about most of their matches. Ac- cording to Lee the Chinese had the full measure of the powerful Casuals team, but everybody was thoroughly tired before the end of the game, and goals were conceded at the crucial point
"Both goalkeepers played remark- ably well in this game" said Lex. "Wong Wing was brilliant, while it was the Casuals' goalkeeper which stopped us from scoring several times."
I asked him whether he had found much difference in the type of game the Chinese and the European teams played. He replied that they played very similarly to the English, al- though he noticed the hall backs played closer to their forwards. The third back game is also exploited good deal by the professional teams, he odded,
STRANCE LINE-UP
..
Bookmakers Take All In Last Gambles ·
On St. Leger
OUTSIDER TURNED UP AND
One
THE PUNTERS PAID
Doncaster, Sept. 10. boards.
The American-owned; Ameri- can-bred
fer colt had not won nearly a year.
Thankerton finished up at of the boldest gambles in 6 to 1. Boswell, nt 20 to 1, found the history of bookmaking justified only a few supporters. itself when Rhodes Scholar passed the winning post nearly 200 yards behind the 20-10-1 winner and out- sider
Boswell in the St. Leger hero to-day. Many bookmakers on the course had the centre-half standing just in hardly puld out anything on thu front of the goalkeeper, the two backs, slightly more forward took up Yet they stood to lose a fortune
"The strangest line up I have ever geen was In Norway, There they
Iht Ir nositions on the wing; in front
than
race.
.
It was discovered yesterday that he had become a victim to heel- bug, the mysterious epidemic that has been sweeping Newmarket, This same disease had prevented Precipitation, his more fancied sta- ble companion, from running in the rnec,
of them covering the middle of the bad Rhodes Scholar won. Yet they ald were the other two half backs, knocked him out in the betting to-
day from even
-13-8 money tb
Boswell's attack was fortunately alightly in front of them the ngolnst.
only slight, and on one heel wingers on each touchline, and again The pre-race sensation was the Mr. William Woodward, clinlrinan
the Now
Club, York Jockey in front of them the three inside for race for Thunkerton, Mrs. Shend's of wards.
"And would you believe it", ob-colt, a 33 to 1. chance on Money, owner of Boswell, was not present
dropped to 100 to 7 overnight.
Boswell's trainer, Captain Cecil served Lee, "We actually lost ona
Bookmokers who had laid him at Boyd-Rochfort, said after the race: game by ti
11 goals to mil. This was ton last the crack Austrian profes-long prices were frantically trying "I have always thought that Boswell to cover their abilities at ever-would be good horse, and now he sional team. They played the
Proved Scottish type of football, close-clipped the race opened.
shrinking odds when the betting on har
Boswell was the sixth 20 to 1 passes, with the ball boing kept
winner during the first two days of, moving so fart that you didn't know
this meeting. where it was next. No long passing
SIX TO ONE
It is almost impossible to calcul-
at all. ✨ I think I got to the ball The prices 100 to 7, 10 to 1, 8 to 1 ate how much the bookmakers have twelve times during that match. We Z.to:1, were in succession put up and won. The figure must BJ some- just didn't see the way they went then quickly rubbed off the betting where in U); region of £100,000.
FILIPINO BOXER Mendiola Knocks Out Baby Face.
Stockton, Sept. 30. Mendiola knocked out "Baby Face" Los Angeles in the Mathieson at
of a scheduled, len second round
in California. round contest
The the Philippines. former is from
United Presa.
NEW
MR. A. G. Meise, and Mrs. Burton, former Shanghai mixed doubles champions, are willing to appear in exhibition badminton matches in Hoag- kong when they visit bere with the Shanghai Country Club, tennis team in ten days' timc.
As- The Hongkong Badminton sociation has received a reply from Snangnal In acknowledgment of request, to the effect that these two one time the players, who were leading mixed doubles, badminton exponents of the northern port, will be happy to appear in exhibition matches.
It is pointed out, however, that Mr. Melse is out of practice and that Mrs. Burton has not played com- petitive badminton for some time,
Unfortunately. Mir. O. II. Spagno- letti,
ttl, the Shanghai singles champlon, who
be Included in was expected - 10. the Country Club tennis team, is not coming to Hongkong.
Hongkong Badminton Association is now busily preparing for the visit of the experts from Shanghel, and put Brrangements will definitely be in hand for a series of exhibitions. Mr. Meise will probably be asked to play a men's singles, as well as in n men's doubles with local
players, while he and Mrs. Burton
will be invited to meet a selected Hongkong couple in a mixed-doubler
match.
PONIES DEMOTED King's Jubilee Now In
The "C" Class
The following alterations and addi- tions to the classification list of the Hongkong Jockey Club have been announced, including the demotion of King's Jubilee to the "C" Class and Don to "D" Class:
King's Jubilee to C Class. Don to D Class, Chocolate to D Class, Merry Doer to D Class, Cassius to E Class, Heriot to E Clasa.
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