THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16; 1936.
K. C. C. TENNIS PARTY WINS MATCH AT CANTON
ENTERTAINED
BY GERMAN CLUB
EXCITING FINISH TO A KEEN ENCOUNTER
(By "Verlias")
MEMBERS of the German Tennis Club at Tungshan
threw their hospitable docrs wide open during the week-end to a Kowloon Cricket Club tennis party, and made possible one of the most enjoyable and successful of these series of inter-club sporting and social events which are carried out yearly.
Lavish
Afterwards Gray went on to sur- arrangements were / marle for the comfort and enterprise Bodiker by holding him to
Brst set of 20 gornes and six-ell in the tainment of the visitors, and second set. By that time it was these together with the happy dark and the match was left drawn. atmosphere of warm friendship Bodiker found the rhythm of his existed and the keen ground strukes upset by the rush which
thetics of his opponent who was able tennis matches during the
to follow yup behind some fast fore- days, made the visit a memorable hand drives.
Gray held
set point in the one for Hongkong players,
twelfth game, but fodiker saved it and finally went to his plats at 11-0. There was never more than one game' difference in the scores throughout the match,
The result of the tennia, which comprised men's and ladies singles and doubles, and mixed doubles, was in doubt until the last. Ort terms, the trams Anished on tevel Puch winning five matches, Sunday morning saw KC.C. tukea useful lead of two matches, but fortunes Hurst and varled during the afternoon and when the final men's singles started the visitors had a slender lead of nine patches to eight. It was expected that the German Clubs would draw level through G. Bodiker, but he was held to a draw after a first set of 20 games, the light being too bad to allow a fliish.
The "Veterans" encounters between Messrs. Dillner, Schneider, Lehmann, Freeman were rous- when ing affairs,
Onct again Dillner came out tops against Hurst in the Freeman could not singles, while stand the pace in the hot sun and lost to Lehmann after a long first set
'K.C.C. LADIES SPLENDID The visitors owed everything to the postiion they their ladles for found themselves in on Saturday evening. The Misses Grifiths, Dal- ziet and Mackenzie played splendidly on strange courts to win all three singles, One of the best matchen of he programme was the vital mixed doubles between Bodiker and Mrs. Kanter and E. C. Fincher and Ma Daizlel.
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Though suffering from a strained back which affected his game De pre vious day and stopped him from playing singles, Fincher put up brilliant dispiny in this encounter, The visitors won the first set fairly
Kanter comfortably, Mrs.
being
rather below form. But the German *ployers recovered strongly, ran away with the second set and led 4-2 in the Anal.
Then some volleying, errors by Bodilter allowed the K.C.C. couple ta recover, and finally they went out to thrilling fletory after a fine display
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The doubles niso saw Diller and Schnekder repeat un old victory, when they beat Hurst and Freeman.
SHOOTING MATCH
On Sunday inurning, a couple of hours were aspent on the club's rifle range, when the tennis teams engaged (Continued on Page 9.)
MIXED doubles'
CHAMPIONSHIP
Capt. Milne And Mrs. Ashton
Exciting duel with headı during the league football match yesterday between East Lancashires and Kowloon Chinees. The soldiers won the match. (Photo: Yuen Chun studio),
Here And There Around
The Soccer Fields
SHOCK FOR CLUB: RIFLES
NOT IMPRESSIVE
KOWLOON CHINESE SURPRISED
EAST LANCS SEIZE CHANCES
TSUI AH-FAI BELOW FORM.'
Kowloon Chinese 0 E. Lancs.
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Our Daily Golf Hint
Don't try to hit too hard into the wind. Then, more than any time, the rhythm should be perfect, and when it is, the wind doesn't 'matter.
-Chick Evans..
LAI SHUI WING THE NEW SOUTH CHINA STAR
Brilliant Display
8. China "A" ...4
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Six Matches Open Badminton Season To-night
WHO'S WHO IN THE TEAMS
(By "Veritas")
A programme of six men's doubles matches inaugurates the 1936-37 badminton league season this evening. There are two "A" Division games and four in the "B" Division.
In the senior division Rrercio "A" and "B" are conceded best chances the secund of winning, although string may have to bow the knee to St. Andrew's, who are fairly strong this year. Recreio "B" may find the advantage of playing on their own court just sufficient to pull the game round in their favour. But there won't be ruch in it.
Recreio "A" have to visit Chinese Recreation Club where the playing conditions are difficult, but it is 100 much to expect the Chinese to svold
defeat,
Chinese Y.M.C.A.. the "durk
of the "B" Lai Shul-wing, South China's horse"
Division make enormously improved inside their bow in the league against the right, was the man of this Victoria Recreation Club and they match which tended to be will more than likely open with a slightly boring owing to the victory. pronounced superiority of the winners.
his
King's College. also newcomers. look good for two points from DIGGEST surprise of the week-end
Lal's deft touches, his still in beat Sailors und Soldiers Home, but Kow- loon Tong "B" cannot be expected to football schedule was the defeating a complete defence and
hold out against St. John's Cathe of Club by Kowloon. These "arch-brainy creative work
always Wits enemies" engaged in a typical match. entertaining and put him in a class dral, Kowloon Tong "A" away to Club supplied the artistry, Kowloon of his own. There is little doubt St. Andrew's "B", have a fair chance roof winning, though the odds are the robustness and the goals. And that if Lai continues his present pro- that's just about all there was to gress he will be the natural succes-slightly in favour of the Saints. the match.
sor to Fung King-cheung nȧ the The following have signified their "brains" of the South China attack.
willingness to play for the various. The Caroline Hill team had things clubs this winter. T. Joseph's nearly justified
forecast, but they had to play practically all their own way in this Athletic never looked like second lune by the odd goal, Fusi-match.
Their forwards liers were not exactly lucky to win,saving off defeat. but they were fairly shaken up a go-ahead team, who had Just much of the game, and played just as well.
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ULSTER Rifles succeeded in
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by could make no headway against n Dast-iron defence, and especially the it brillance of Lee Kwok-wai and his
ra-hinif backs.
RECREIO
E.AR. Alves. H. A. Alves, II, A, Barros, N. Beltrao, L. A. Carvalho, J. J. de Figueiredo, H. A. Noronha, J. E. Noronha, J. M. Oliveira, M. A. Oliveira, C. C. Pereira, J. J. Reme dios, A. M. da Silva, L. A. da Silva, P.M.N, da Silva, Jr., E. da Sousa, and A. E. Xavier.
CHINESE Y.M.CA.
Ong Liang-Jin, Wong Tak-wing, Chong Kec-sing, Patrick H. Wang. Frederick Kah, Henry Kob. William Loh, T. Y. Chong, Chan Other and Van Yan-fook.
The excitement in this match came from the cleverly staged manoeuvres re-of Wong Mec-sun. Tam Kong-pak maining top of the first division, and Lai Shul-wing. They led the but their performance did not exact-Athlete rearguard a merry dance ly stamp them as champions in the with their pattern weaving.
Tam making. Something seems to have was not so polished as his confreres. This match. played yesterday on
Lone wrong with
the team. They but he made a useful centre-forward, the Club ground was another exam- seem to have changed their tactics especially when Tay Qun-liang and ple of the futility of close Inter- for the worse. The direct methods, Tso Kwal-shing were sending cross
as employed ngalpst the passing in front of goal. Kowloon as
Club and their high centres. Chinese had numberless opportuni-productive of much better results. 1 South China "A" a a month back were
suspect it is just a passing phase, but they will need to regain their con- Captain Milne and Mrs. Ashton the hands of Swain and Steele, who fidener and form when they come thing to Tan Kwan-lon in goal that rit), Brown, Sprague, Yang Chen, yesterday entered the semi-finals of were perfectly happy against such against the "bigger fry
WIN THROUGH TO
SEMI-FINAL.
the Colony mixed doubles tennis
tles, but they persisted in trying to take the ball up to the goal line be fore shooting. It was playing iste
tactica
Territorially the Chinese were lar
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championship when they beat G. E. superior to the soldiers, who were VY sank the Police us expected, his colleagues, and stepped into the.
Another smart win was that of R.S.
Clarke and Mrs. McCaw in a second Capell and Mins Grifiths against Mr.
round encounter by 8-3, 6-4. -and-
Mrs-Rode. Mrs Hode, the Most Mrs. Ashton was at the top of her promising Indy place other crib form and was the best performer on
was in fine form with drives,
Her steudiness proved too but her partner faltered after a good much for the opposition, while the
review. start. The visitors tightened
between up understanding their game after losing the first sei, Captain Milne was superior to that and once they were on level terms of the K.C.C: couple. could not be stopped, the third set going to them at 8:1,"
BIGGEST UPSET
bul East Lancashires'
S. AND S. HOME Messrs. Stephens, Edwards, Mer- Lloyd Jones, Ling and others,
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
KING'S COLLEGE
TAN'S GALLANT DEFENCE
Athletle owed practically every- they did not have double figures run up against them. Tan found inspira- tion in the rather dismal showing of
flattered to find themselves two goals win was not entirely in accordance vent a goal.
two-nilbreach every other minute to pre-
G. A. Smith, Roland Kohn, David Kwok, Rev. A. J. Bennitt, W. C. to the good at half time. The first 20-will-expectations Kowloon Chinese minutes were all in favour of the have been putting up such good dis- able to cope with the elusive South Peter Wilson, George Ladd and S. A. The Athletic ball bucks were un-Clark, Nuriman Smith, J. R. Fengcily losers, but indecision in front of goal plays lately that one felt they would China quintette, and both La Wal Tremlett. brought about the collapse of several clever and promising movements.
be too good for the soldiers, who man and Wong Sik-ping were guilty
of of bad kicking. have lost form. The presence her and The same story can be told con- Taul Ah-fai did not have the anti-
cerning the last ten minutes. Only cipated effect, the ex-Athletic centre- forward who looked capable of Cheung Moon-wing was the only
Chan S-pul, Lo Kwok-hung. Cheung Wing-min. Woo Ting-tak, during the latter part of the first half half playing as though he
were threatening the champions defence, Chung Hok-nang, William Kay, Lun and the early phases of the second
but his single-handed efforts
Tsung and John Pau. half were the East Lancs on top.
useless against such experienced A. S. C. amazed everybody by players us Li Tin-sang and Lau Mau. Nevertheless he was fine worker benting Liga Portuguesa, the and it was a pity he received such team who had gathered 13 points pour support. from seven matches. The upshut is
Although they dominated the ex- that Liga have conceded the third changes, South China division leadership: to Fusillers, who scare once in the first half. Tam have maximum points from seven Kong-pats rounding off a very pretty S. Knox. games. Fualllers were sent all the right wing movement, Therculter it way by St. Joseph's the result being was all South China, and after Lai kept down to the odd
|Shui-wing had planted on a second odd gobl..
goal and Wong Mec-shun. a third,
Clurke and Mrs. McCaw were lead- ing 4-1 in the second set, but Capt. Mine and Mrs. Ashton made a great
All the same the soldiers were come-back, and after levelling the much improved recent displays, The biggest upset of the programme scores, went on to win the set and notably in the attack, where O'Don- was, the defeat of Gray, and Missinatel in the tenth game,
nell. Tuley, and Smith made their Mackenzle by Nognatsilt and Mrs.
Clarke played quite well through-presence felt. Lehmhunn, -, Balls, K.C.C. players out, and Mrs. McCaw was reliable Kowloon Chinese boasted the as- i struck a bad patch, and with the until the closing stages. As a passistance of Tsui Ah-fat, but he did homestere playing steadily, there however, the winners, were infinitely not give the best account of himself, could be only one result.
and scented to be out of touch with his colleagues.
UNFORTUNATE FUNG
the better.
TILDEN & VINES
have stipulated
SPALDING'S
TENNIS BALLS
exclusively for Local Exhibitions
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rather tired and foot-sore.
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Were
-ST. ANDREW'S
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E. F. Fincher. H. Kew, A.E.P. Guest, S. A. Gray, F. A. Broadbridge, F. Wong, S. A. Broadbridge, V. H. only Kilby, E. Dawson, M. Weill, A. S. Bliss, G. Whits, J. Cox, R. Austin and
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Until his injury Fung King-yue THERE is still a bunch of teams at Lai proceeded to walk through the was a brilliant atacker and caused
the top of the second division.opposition and then lo send in the East, Lancs' a whole heap of
Fusiliers hold the fort with 15 points Bearing pile-driver which no goal- trouble. His centres were admirably from nine matches, but Navy (13keeper could have saved. placed, and Thorpe at right half did points from seven games), South not seem to know how to go about China (13 from eight), Rifles (13 stopping this fast wiriger. But it from nine) and East Lanes (12 from cannot be sold that the rest of the Chinese forward line impressed. They did Jots of pretty things with the ball, but to no avail, almost in- variably over-doing the fancy stuff to permit the soldiers' back to rush
in and clear.
After being placed strictly on the defensive for a long period, the East Lanes suddenly found themselves in the opposite penalty area and O'Don- nell improved the shining hour by shooting through for the first gooi. Tuley followed with a second before the interval, but the score Was against the run of play.
Both teams missed chances In the latter stages of the game, notably the Chinese, who sill showed, reluctancy to "have a go". There were some exciting goalmouth duels in the last minute or two, when Chau Man-chif was seen to strike the outside of the net twice in quick succession when well placed.
. MONTANA DEFENDING TITLE
gight) are all in the running for the leadership. Nuvy piled on seven goals against Chinese Police, but were made to concede four.
CLUB second string avenged their seniors' defeat by beating Kow- loon two to one. But it was a great consolation for the first division 1 team.
IGHTEEN league matches during the week-end produced 09 goals, which is rather a low average. Highest scoring
th second division where 27 goals accrued fram six matches. But eleven of these came from the Navy Chinese Police
game.
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KOWLOON CONTEST QUALIFIERS IN THE K. G. C.. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
RUGBY LEAGUE
"SPLIT"
Takon. With a Grain
of Salt
·Rumours of a split--then a dental—| and high-flown proposals concerning: the formation of a Southern Rugby League should be taken with a pinch of sult.
The alarmist stories put into cir- rather gulation last week amused than annoyed members of the Rugby League Council with whom I discuss-
were
ed the matter, One and all quite
satisfed that the League had its promises in regard to London, wr
writes the News Chronicle
Culfited
rugby correspondent,
They could and would have done more, but their advice was not sought. Omcial and unoffelal warn- Ings from the North were ignored and costly mistakes were committed. The qualifying rounds of the Kow- loon Golf Club Junior Championship ment made last week to the effect Can it be that the misleading state- San Francisco, Nov. 11. were played off yesterday afternoon that the Council had made a gift to Small Montana, fyweight cham-and the following 16 were success- the Newcastle club of £500, instead pion of the world, will be defending ful in qualifying: his title against Benny Lynch, the Messrs. T. Henderson, W. Kershaw. of having only guaranteed that European champion, at the Wembley J. E. Humble, E. H. Hanlon, C. G. amount at the bunk if a similar Stadium, London, before December Anderson, H. F. Westlake, W. C.
amount could be raised locally, has The terms of his contract for the dener, J. R. Leitch. E. W. Watts, J-League, northern experience should
Simpson, E. G. Judd, B. W. Car piqued the Streatham officials?
In the creation of b Southern Aght Include a guarantee of $10,000 Gellatly, H. C. Vorner. F. A. Hill be sought. There are free of tax and three round-trip He- | L." Jack, W.. A. Bland.
possibilities kets to England.
The date for the Innls of this about such a plan, which would be Star Frisco in a non-title fight at decided upon, but it is understood that exist in Lancashire, Yorkshire Meanwhile, Montana will fight championship has not been definitely all the better for small beginnings
a junior league similar to the many Pismo Beach, California, on Novem- that they will be held within the and Cumberland at the present time.||
ber 20United Press.
fortnight.
CHINESE RECreation CLUB
S..W. Liang, F. H. Kwok, W. C. Choy, II. W. Ho, P. C. Leung, W. M. Cheung, and S. W. Wount.
de
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB
D. Mànialto, C. N. de Silva, M. M.
Soares, V.
S. A. Rumjuhn. C. M. Xavier, A. A. Guterres, F. Simonsen,
Landau, L. Barres,
Silva, P
G.
Allam, A. O. Barretto, W. Lawrence, F. E.ML Soares, F.W.T. RDS", Nolasco - da Silva, C. A. Gann, J. Neves, L. M. Remedios. A. J. Basto, J. Mogra.
CORRESPONDENCE
The Tilden-Vines Dinner Dance
by
Writing, about the notex "Veritas" concerning the lack of mable support for the proposed sub- seription dinner in 'honour cr. Tilden und Vines, "Sag" says:-
Those of us interested in tennis paid our money and raw the displays at the Cricket Club. Why therefore should we be expected to pay $10 for the privilege of seeing Messrs. Tilden and Vines entertained by the officials of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Asso- ciation?
It would appear that "Veritas" him- self was not sufficiently interested, us he says that up to yesterday evening not a single booking has been made for the subscription dinner dance.”
Personally I, as one of the long- kong public have attended both of the matches staged, and hope to attend the future games. fcel, how- ever, that even "Bill Tilden's per- sonality does not merit the disburse- ment of ten hard earned dollars (for a dinner dance) which.could and will be applied to a better purpose.
I dislike the idea, that Bill Tilden should feel the Colony has "decided to cold-shoulder him sectally." This may be the opinion of "Veritas" or anybody else who expected the "cock- talls, hor d'oeuvres, excellent dinner with drinks, duncing and further drinks up to a certain time," but I doubt if it is the considered opinion of Messra. Tilden and Vines,
:["Veritas" writes in reply: --The alternative to rating the public for not supporting the subscription dinner dance, is lo abuse the Hong- kong Lawn Tennis Association for Kong would be in the slightest bit In- ever seriously. considering that Hong--
terested in such an event. Perhaps that should have been my angle, yet methinks that it
If the HKLTA, had made no effort whatever to provide a Social
programme for the tennis players "SAC" would have been que of the arst to condemn the Assocla- tion for their niggardiness und breach good manners. Nevertheless, to clear up any possible misunderstand- ing It should be made quite clear that what wrote, on Friday last con- stituted purely my personal opinion, and was not in any way the volge either of the L.T.A. or Tilden sali Vines.]
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