THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 2, 1936.
BADMINTON DISPLAYS BY S'HAI PLAYERS OCT. 13
FORMER MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONS ON VIEW
MEISE & MRS. BURTON
TO MEET LOCALS
PROPOSED PRO GRAMME: TRIALS TO CHOOSE COLONY PLAYERS
(By "Captain Foster").
HONGKONG will have the
opportunity of seeing CLUB TENNIS
Shanghai badminton
cham-
pions in action on Tuesday, More K.C.C.
October 13 according to ar
rangements now being put in
hand by the Hongkong Bad Tournament
minton Association.
Accompanying the Country Club tennis team which is paying a visit
Lo the Colony next week is. Mrs. T. Burton and A. G. Melse, past
M.
Games Played
mixed doubles badminton champions W. C. HUNG ENTERS
of Shanghal. Meise was also cham-
pion surges player until this year, when he lost bis Ble to O II. Spagnoletti.
in
Mrs. Burton and Mr. Melse have sigmified Deir willingness to appear exhibitions during their brief visit to Hongkong, and the following Arrangements In connection with thin are now being put in hand.
PROPOSED-PROGRAMME
SEMI-FINAL
Further progress was made yester- the Kowloon Cricket Club day in
tournament. WV. C. Hung tennis owing 30, entered the semi-final of the Handicap Singles "A" when he heat A. W. Ramsey towe 3/G) 6-3 6-9. Ramsey was completely out of form. due to lack of practice, and Hung
passage. enjoyed as CANY
The event will be staged at the Club de Recreto, and the exhibitions ung now meets F. Grose (owe 15) will start at 8.43. Admission will be in the semi-final. one dollar Including tax.
It is proposed to Finge Utrec anatches. The first will be a mixed doubles between
Mrs. Burton and A. G. Meine ord a selected Hung kong pair. They will play the best of three games, each of 15 reps.
This will be followed by a men's doubles match between four selected Hongkong players, and as a analo, H is hoped that Melse will be willing to meet a Hongkong player in a singles, also the best of three games
of 15 aces.
LOCAL TRIALS.
D. Orr advanced to the second round of the Handicap Singles "B" when he defeated C. J. Tacchi after a long match by 5-7, 6-0, 6-4. Techt (scratch) led Ore (owe 4/6) 4-1. in the final sel, but enuld not maintain the pace.
COUNTRY CLUB VISIT In connection with our report yes- die visit of the terday concerning Shanghai Country Club tennis team. we were mis-informed regarding the venues for the various matches.
In order to make certain of puts been officially announced that the
ting against the visitors the best talent available in the Colony, trints are being held at the Club de Re- creto on Wednesday, October 7. and Friday, October 9.
The following players are to be. Invited
participate in 10
Lurse trials.
For men's doubles and singler Messrs. W. C. Choy and S. 1. Chan (C.R.C.). H. Kew (St. An- drewk).
match against Hongkong Island will be played at the Chinese Recreation Club on Friday and Saturday, und that against Kowloon at the Kowloon Cricket Club on Sunday and Monday.
FLOODLIGHT BOWLS
M. A. Oliveira, L.A. Rinks Selected To Play
Carvalho, J. J. Remedios and L. A. Silva (cercio), E. L. II. Shule and J. L. Anderson
(Fire Brigade), T. C. Lee and K. S, Liew (Eliot Ha) and $. A. Gray (Kowloon Tong). -
ACCOMMODATION FOR 300
This Evening
At the invitation of the Hongkong Electric R.C., the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association have arranged a
It is expected that accommodation match between the Island and Kow- will be available for 300, and there loon to be played in floodlight nt
iy
every indication that the exhibi-North Point this evening, commenc-
tions will attrac a capacity crowd
Hongkong is promised its best bad- minton treat to date with the visit of such distinguished players, £X= ceptional interest being centred on the appearance of A. G. Meise.
There will be no reservation of seals, but every effort will be mude to arrange the seating in such way us to ensure a full vision for all spectators.
FRIENDLY HOCKEY
Club Team to Meet
C. B. A.
The following will represent the
n
Our Daily Golf Hint
The acme of rhythm-the poise of muscular ease-is relaxation. Mental strain induces muscular tenseness.
J. M. Charlotte.
Ing at 9 o'clock, The following
rinks have
been
selected to represent the two teams:
ROWLOON"
P. A. ChemAN
J. G. Meyer
M. J. Henderson
17. Handle
J. Hevle
Hongkong Hockey Club In a friend-1.1. Parks
ly match against the Central Bri-T,
deman
tish Association on the Club ground. Morrison,
I. F. Xavier
だ
at King's Park, commencing at 5.15 x. M. da Silva p.m. to-day:
Van der Wanl;
W, W. C. She
Viny
0. va
wan, A. N. Other: II. F. Shields, Overy
V. C. Labrum
A. N. Other, N. Whitley, L, Star-Spar buck, J. T. K. Gilchrist, W. J. A. E. Sitkatone Brown, V. Bond and 1. P. Tam-
worth.
HONGKONG
Wald
P. Pattinson
A. Weiter
C. N. Rosselet
M. I Abba
A. K. Miau
4. Orem
af. M. Umar
A. terra
I I. Wood
F. Haynes
J. Ixiarr
1. 11. Brod
A. Sevenson
J. Sloans
λ. CHEST
Henervio:-E cl Arculli, J. King nod F flyer.
MALAYA THINKING OF
SENDING TENNIS TEAM TO H. K.
"(By "Veritas")
MALAYA may be sending a tonnis team to Hong-
kong next year.
According to a letter received by the Hongkong L.T.A. from the Malaya Lawn Tennis Association this week, Malaya is desirous of her leading players taking part in the Hongkong tennis championships.
The letter asks for information concerning the tourna- ment, intimating that Malaya may send up a team to par- ticipate.
GOLF FINALISTS
Miss Wade To Play Miss Morgan
Hayling Istund, Oci," 17 Miss Phyllis Wade, 1034 winner, and i Miss Wanda Morgan. 1831 champion, wil contest the final of the English | women's golf championship here to-
inorrow.
Miss Wade to-day eliminated Miss) Diana Fishwick by 3 and 1 in the quarter-final, while Miss Morgan beat Miss Bridget Newell, runner-up in the British championship, by and 2.-Reuter.
THE ST. LEGER WINNER
The last classic of the English dat racing season, the St. Leger, was run last month, and this picture, sent to Hongkong by airmail, shows Boawall, the 20-1 shot, which easily boat Rhodes Scholar for first place, being led in and acclaimed after the race. Boswell's success saved the book. makers from almost complete ruin. thousands of pounds being put on. hodes Scholar, who was made an out- standing favourite,
FOOTBALL NOTES
BY "VERITAS" TO-MORROW
This week's local foot- ball notes by "Veritas" have been unavoidably` held over. They will
appear to-morrow, when prospects for the wook- end matches. list of. teams and a general re-. view of the season's opening will be given.
Clubhouse Chattor
By "Veritas"
Chinese Footballers Not To Change Tactics
Brilliant Re-Opening Of Hongkong's Racing Season
(By "Captain Foster")
The resumption of Hong- Big felds were the order of the kong racing under the auspices day with the exception of the first of the Hongkong Jockey Club event when only five competitors lined up for the Big Wave Bay last Saturday at the Happy Handicap for "A" class China ponies Valley attracted a good and over six furlongs, Gladiator, Honey- enthusiastic crowd and the moon Eve and Royal Scot refused to meeting was graced by the accept and it was tearned that both Honeymoon Eve and Royal Scot were presence of His Excellency the little dicky. However it was a rare Governor, Sir Andrew Calde-coincidence to see five first cluss grey the field and said in my cott, and Lady Caldecott.
notes that Soldier of Britain was Owing to the indisposition of His dangerous Honour Sir Atholl Macgregor, .c..
upset the apple-cart. who was the Steward in charge of He not only turned the tables but the scales, his post was ably filled by won the race in easy fashion. Both
Cossack's
Beauty and King's Warden the chairman of the Club, the Hon. were badly left at the post, but the Mr. M. T. Johnson, while Mr. T. letter surprised the rail birds to nose in the place of Mr. P. M. Hodgson. Mucdonald was the assistant judge out Diana Bay for third place.
STRATHROY'S RECORD
The meeting was without doubt a huge success and there were several close finishes which were certainly credit to Mr. C. M. Alves, the official handicapper. Fave
Favoured with glori ous sunshine coupled with the wind blowing across the Valley, the going was exceptionally fast and
fast and Strathroy,
BAD START TO FIRST RACE
But The Finish Was Exciting
start.
on November 21 and therefore it is not to be expected to see the pony racing before then.
RATHER LUCKY TO WIN
Mistake Bay Just
Gets There
Favoured with the element of luck Mr. Frost registered his first win on Mistake Bay in the Tweed Island Bay Handicap when the mare, after a ding-dong rnce, managed to nose out her stable companion Dear Claw by half-a-length. The latter Wies
behind the bunch at the last quarter with King's Lend, Cyclamen Bay and Mistake Bay leading in front, and 'at one time it looked impossible for him to get out of the ruck..
However, it was after passing the
AND LEE WALTONG TELLS YOU WHY
matches in several Japanese cities, They are heading for
PERHAPS the question which due to reach Yokohama sometime has been most exercising this week. They expect to play Colony footballers concerning and then the Chinese Olympic team is
Shanghai. Shanghal expreis to whether
they have returned receive the players about October with any new ideas about the they will play there. The Shanghai but it is still unknown whether
turned
and It
game, or if they have developed Lawn Tennis Association any new set of tacties. It is a down their thumbs to the fla natural sort of question after a handling exhibition matches, and team, which has never before seems it has been
Rudul left to played outside of
ex-Interporter, who is certain
now professional tennis BOW B
is coach, geographical bounds, suddenly do what he can in the way of stag- spends five months touring ang comething. Latest reports were large part of the world and with his negotiations, and was pre that Canavarro was progressing running up against some of the best amateur and professional would be willing to appear in ex- pared to say thint Tilden and Vines sides in Europe. So I slipped hibitions for a fixed nominal Bum down to his office and asked Lee of money. If such gumes come off In Wai-tong yesterday afternoon staged on Canavarro's private courts. Shanghai, presumably they will be This is what he replied.
Why They Can't Employ
New Tactics
"AS
S to new course,
Silence Here
BUT so far as Hongkong is con- cerned, silence reigns complete, Several cables have been sent off Ideas, we have, of to Shanghal during the last few brought something days urgently asking for Informa bock with tiя. One experts to. But tion as to the
players
movements as to tactics, though we were able to after finishing with Shanghol, and recognise the distinction between our whether they will be ready to methods and those of
A reply is expect portant European teams, we came
in Hongkong A several im-
to the conclusion that we couldn't wh but presumably nothing much
be known unill Tildeň and
there is this which
makes
The
hope to adopt them. At least not Vines have finished with Japon, at the present, To adopt the tactles But as used by some of the English teams Hongkong's prospects bright. means that we must develop
our players are reported to have said staminu. Before that is accomplished that they wish to visit as much of
would be
hopeless for us to at- Orient as possible. That they tempt some of the methods we salle to play plenty of tennis, and adopted in England and
011 the that they are not worried much about Continent. If for example we want finance outside of Japan as visits to ed to play the third back game it other places in the Far East will be means int we must have a half back the professionals will be amicable to Incidental. That certainly suggests line so physically powerful that our the idea of exhibitions in Hongkong. wing halves can stand the pace of
In playing both in the
the meantime we must patiently alinck and de- fence. And it
wait and sec. Was that abil
physical ability which we incked. We realised
that
Wimbledon ?
this early on, and we also realised Who Wants To Go To
be indulge in any tactical experiments
would
foolish for us to while on the tour. We played pre- cisely the same type of game during WHO wants to see the Wimbledon. the Inst five months as we did last W season in Hongkong."
distance post that Bear Claw squeezed Youngsters Benefit-
Through to displace King's Lead and Cyclamen Bay, but at this junction Mistake Bay was still in front of Mrs. Dunbar's pony-and Rose Queen sud- denly cure on the outside to join the issue. Bear Claw had no other al- ternative but to go through the rail and this manoeuvre made it too inte for him to calch Mistake Bay. It was an exciting finish and the raco was run in 1.59 flat which was a creditable achievement for
"B" class It is worth remembering ponies. that the first three quarters negotiated in 1.20.2/5 and King's
Buy did the running.
were
asked Lee about the probable benefits the younger members of the team received from such an ex- perience. He replied that he did not think they could be doubted, unless the players had been blind to the valuable lessons which were to be learnt both by watching and play- my against the Euroocan teams. He opined that Yeung Shui-yick made great strides, a game generally belnit
strengthened. They found him making better use of
the ball and it was
under the guidance of Mr. Donald Black, established a new record time
The biggest feld of the day was the Island Bay Handicap for five furlongs. The feature of the seen in meeting was the wonderful times re- (first section) for "C" class ponies turned by Mistake Bay in the "B"
over six furlongs when no less than class race when this chestnut mart 15 runners weighed out and the ball of Mr. Dunbar took a second less started to roll in this
The conlest. than two minutes to journey a mile, start was very poor though Mr. Alet whic
Mr. Li Lan-sang'a
Polts was not responsible in Harvest
any View in the first section of "C" class way. There were three penies being event covered six furlongs in one held by the mafoos and this was minute 28 seconds.
quite enough to
upset the
released, 1 There were three "juicy" dividends When the barrier wa -over one hundred dollars while the "could not be seen how many ponies! Fancy. King's Lend and Cyclamen braced several combination of The Gorilla and used by the Military cricket club were left owing to the canvas screen Ythan for the "Daily Double" paid covering the 4 mile beacon, but, the $7313.70-the biggest of
of this year.feld was well strung out before the Favourites crashed in a
a steady pro- half-a-mile post was reached. cession after the first event and the end cane when The Hero returned
At the "Black, Rock" the order of $100.30 the delight of 70 backers. running was Harvest View, Bookit It must have been a source of Bay, Laughing Girl, King's Sceptre, great satisfaction to Mr. Donald Hoyal Conserta
and Khig's Bounty,
ond Black who weighed out only three it may be interesting to know that use times and steered Strathroy, Ronger first half circuit was timed in 56-15th and Shamrock to victory. Messrs. seconds.
Bay and Laughing
moved
Boolat
L. G. Frost and II. C. Pih each rode Girl were fabouring before the bend Iwo winners while Mr. S. Y. Ltang and they faded away at the distance. scored a single so did Mr. Deitz.
Royal Consort and King's Sceptse
Into up position and there was an exciting finish down the line be tween Ilarvest View, Royal Consort and King's Sceptre. They crossed the wire in that order and a length was more than enough to cover the three chargers. Harvest View pald $112.50 for a win.
It is on the cards that Malaya may have an Inter- port contest in mind. Hongkong and Malaya has never yet contested an official tennis Interport. The late Khoo Hooi-hye, when Singapore champion, visited Hongkong several times and played here, but Hongkong, ing has not yet had the pleasure of welcoming a tennis team from Malaya
+
Shamrock (Mr. D. Black) return
buddock af er scoring a great victory in the Clear. Watar Bay Handicap on Saturday. (Photo: Moe Cheung).
MR. BLACK OPENS HIS ACCOUNT
Arm-Chair Ride On Strathroy
and
Mr. Donald Black opened his ac- count in the Corroborce Handicap ("A" class Australian Ponies) when he had an arm-chair ride on Strath- roy
to pass the post first In record
1.02.2/5 time of
lowering Able Amazon's figure by a fifth of second. It was amazing to,see Derby
being made a Dur
a hot favourite that prezume
punters were gambling that Strathroy would be left at the start. He was certainly not in his stride at the fall of the flog and was lying third, coming down the hill. Entering the strnight Mr. Black gave Strathroy his lead and he immediately took command of the field to romp home in easy canter. It was no doubt surprising for him to pay $14.40 for a win. Strathroy has a 'classic engagement In the Fremantle St. Leger to be run
2
THE GORILLA'S SURPRISE
Tributs To Fine Jockeyship
I remember in saying in my last notes that we had certainly a good "menu" from which to pick the win- (Conthined on Page 9.)
was clear that he had em- new ileas from
tennis championships next year? No! There's no need to rush! This isn't an offer of cumshaw tie- ̄kels. ̄ ̄ ̄Buf ̄ ̄ ̄the Honghting!TMLTA, realising that, there is always a cer- tain number of Hongkongites going (Continued on Page 9.)
Wrestlers To Give Show
In Canton
watching the English experts. L YOUNG AGUINALDO V.
Tin-sung was undeniably the most consistent player in the team. He
did not play one bad game. To WONG Kwal-ghing apparently had moments
of sheer brilliance, then reacted and played right below
form. Fung King-cheling was another able per- former, and both Pau Ka-ping and
BOCK-CHEUNG
18
Pantaleon Manapig, better known in American, Hawalian, European
rings and Australian
Young of the heavlest In the wrestling
one
Want Kl-leung maintained top form Aguinaldo, throughout. They did not overwork Filipinos known the younger members of the
and teom.
Boxing world, has returned to bat he felt sure that they had gained the Orient after an absence of near- useful impressions from the touch-ly eleven years. line.
|Heading Not So Good
Young Aguinaldo spent from -1925
to
1920
fomia,
in the University of Call- working the whole time and
earning enough money lo Anance
FROM what has bcen sald
his four years. During one year, he by worked in a fraternity house but
several of the returned gave this up to aid a boxing teacher Olympians, it seems that some of the on the campus in training the Uni- cabled reports received in Hongkong verstty squads, eventually about the lacked accuracy, Lee) Wal-tong was very amused to know summer of 1027,
being
In
the
Lappointed, senior Inst
that the cables had emphasised the worked in Alaska in a large fish- remarkably fine headwork of
Chirese in their Berlin match
the ing mill and
cannery, carning
ogain when they met the Islington
and enough money to finance his fourth Corinthians. Strictly
nt the University. He tried his speaking, he hand at football, but found it neces
on year said, they headed very badly against sary for him to turn professional the Corinthians. Tam Kong-pak, boxer when nearing the end of his who has an enviable reputation in schooling. In 1931 fie became °4 these parts for his brilliant head-pre work, played up
professional wrestler, and has pur- forward In this sued this line over since, although match, but every time he was beaten he has not forgotten the high points for the ball when it came to head of a boxer's
work. The team as a whole did not
Young
training Aguinaldo has met top better than when notchers abroad and benten a good- any playing in Hongkong. Incidentally, ly number.
scern to
hend
Mechanical
earning
as an interesting parenthetical note, diplonia
o
his
It might be observed that Captain signed a contrnet for Aghts at the
engineer, he F. Hague, formerly of the Hongkong Honolulu Stadium, but
left Reotball Association, visited High tou bury to watch the Chinese play the r
the world, fighting his .way Corinthians, while they met several and Strait Settlements. Now he is around England, France. Australia,
other Hongkongiles in London..
Latost About Tilden
tour
going to exhibit his
ekill grappling Wont Bock-cheung to-morrow
on
(Sul,) evening at· the Caulon Y.M.C.A. at 7:30 p.m. Admission
The Gorilia (Mr. C. H. Pil up) HERE is the latest (though It's prices are set at $1, and 60 cents.
not much) about Tilden and Aguinaldo has earned “¿juite a Vines, and their visit to the Far East. name for himself in his Inst fight
being led in after winning the Jank Happy Valley la 1 Saturday. (Photot Bay Handicap (first section) at
: Moc Chaun
It is now definitely established that in Hongkong, and should "make a the professional tennis players are big Impression in Canton where this on. their way. In fact they werel will be the first fight ever staged.