THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1937.
LEAGUE BADMINTON SEASON NEARING THE END
Recreio "A" Continue Challenge To University
VITAL MATCH IS ON
MONDAY NEXT
PORTUGUESE DEFEAT
CHINESE Y.M.C.A.
ST. ANDREW'S FAIL AGAIN
AGAINST RECREIO “B”
THREE WALK-OVERS CONCEDED
(By "Veritas")
THE present badminton icague Alves and E: de Sousa 21-18: lost to
season
its
is nearing close. Onc championship-the to bo "A" Division-remains
will prob- settled, and this ably be accomplished on Monday and next when University "A" Recreio "A" meet at the Eu Tong- sen gymnasium in their return encounter. Varsity "A" at the moment are unbeaten, and it is odds on they will retain this re- cord and thus regain the titile which they lost last season to their Portuguese rivalı.
it very evening there was Last limited programme of matches play- ed.
Chinese Y.M.C.A. were at home to Recreio "A," but despite enjoying the advantage of playing on their own court could do not better than to lose 7-2.
Varsity "A" received walk-over and two points from Free Lances while Chinese Recreation Club re- ceived u walk-over from University an3"
St. Andrew's "A" played last but one match of the season when they fell victims to Recreio "B" at St. Andrew's Church Hall by seven games to two. The losers were not entirely at full strength; yet such a heavy reverse was a bit unexpected.
The "B" Division championship is already decided, the winners being College. Sailors and Soldiers
et have intimated to the College that wish to given them a walk-
they
in the return fixture, so that the champions have only one match out- standing versus Victoria Recreation Club which will be played on March 24.
over
To-morrow the V.R.C. play Kow- loon Tong "B" and on Friday Kow- loon Tong "A". They have niso to meet St. John's. These engagements Intensify the struggle for runners-up. position in the "B" Division for which, at the moment, Kowloon Tong "A" and St. John's Cathedral are running neck and neck.
CHINESE Y.M.CA. v..
RECREIO "A"
Played at Bridges Street last even-
M. A. Oliveira and S. J. Remedius 17-21.
F. Kohn and T. J. Ong (Chinese Y.M.C.A) lost to Carvalho and Silva 7-21; beat Alves and Sousa 21-4; Jost to Oliveira and Remedios 16-21.
C. E. Chng and H. Boon (Chinese Y.M.C.A.) lost to Carvalho and Silva 14-21; lost to Alves and Souan 18-21: lost to Oliveira and Remedios 10-21.
Recreio
LEAGUE TABLE
"A" Division
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. "A" 11 10 0 1 78 21 20
4 38 43 12
0 3 3B 25 0
University
"A" C.R.C.
10 10
0 0 54
20
136
0
7 47 01 12
Recrelo "B" Chinese
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Y.M.C.A. University
"p" St. Andrew's
"A" Free Lances. 12
"B" Division King's College 11 10 0 1 77 13 20 Kowloon Tong
11
St. John's
"A" V.R.C... S. & S. Home 11 2 St. Andrew's
"D" Kowloon Tong
"B"
TEST
CRICKET AVERAGES
Fine Batting By Bradman
Australians take top honours In both the batting and bowling aver ages for the series of Test matches Just 'concluded between Australia and England.
all-
Don Bradman, the Australian skip- per, is far in front in batting, with an average of 90. The next best is
the Gloucester Hammond, rounder, with 58,50, followed by Ley- land, the Yorkshire left-hander, with 15.12, and Stan McCabe, the Austra lian, with 54.63.
the
Playing in only three of the five Slevers, of Australia, lends maiches,
bowlers
with an average followed by Laurie Nash, the manian speed merchant, who made his debut in the fifth Test, with 20.80. Voce, the Notts fast bowier, leads the Englishmen with 21.54. He also cap- tured the most wickets, 20, during the serles one more than O'Reilly,
The complete averages of the two teams are:
BATTING
England
Not
Highest
1. Dute I. score Aver. 400 231 68.65 21
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11 8
0 3 64 35 10 0
361 38 10
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7 5 0
2 30 24 10
Wrait
Robinu
0
9 10 74 4
Allen
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CA
Amer
7 24 48 2
Farx
42
27 14.00
Worthington
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Verity Farnes Voer
#2
1.
Sim
8
1 0 9 24 06 2 ... 10 (Chir.eseY.M.C.A. having been transferred to the "A" Division, their record has been expunged).
Draw For F. A. Cup Semi-Finals
London, Mar. 8.
Australia
Bradman
McCabe Grexpry Fingleton Chipperfrid Undeock Brown
Nash
Siovern
Darling Oldfield
McCormick
D'Itellly
O'lfrien Fleetwood-Smith Robinson
Cup semi-finala which
The following is the draw for the Ward
are being played on April 4.
Wolverhampton or Sunderland. v.] Millwall.
West Bromich v: Preston (On the Arsenal Ground).
|
the semi-final will
• Denotes not out.
Ing, the Recreio winning by seven If Wolverhampton win the replay Blerers games to two,
P. H. Wong and T. W. Wong (Chi- | Liverpool. It Sunderland. nese Y.M.C.A.) lost to L. A. Carvalho will be played at Huddersfield. MeCormick and A. M. Silva 17-21; beat H. A Reuter.
82 18.22
270 90.00 64.66 NO 1.00 030 136 44.22
BOWLING
Australia
218
17
Siamese Tennis Players Beat Saigon In Interport
SANOH
FARR TO
FIGHT
FOORD
(By Fred Dartnell)
SANOH & MUANG VICTORS
Recall Visit To Hongkong
SANOH'S SKILL
Interport
Hongkong tennis entfiusalsts will learn with Interest and pleasure of the recent success scored by Banoh and Muang Reong, the Slameso tennis players who visited the Co- lony a year ago, when they helped bent Salgon In an CRcounter by four matches to one. The contest took place last month,
will and below
be found the Bangkok Times Weekly Mail report of the last two games," when Sanot beat Sau, the Saigon champion in straight sets, and Muang Reong over- came Vung by the odd set in three.
CLEVER SANOH
Ben Foord, British and Empire, Siam won both the Singles matches heavy-weight champion, will de-against Saigon on the third day and fend his tiles against Tommy consequently carried off the inter- Farr, the Welsh heavy-weight port lawn tennis tournamen, by four champion, at Harringay on March matches to one. There was a record 15.
crowd at the British Club to watch the play including Prince Aditya and his consort, Prince Bidya, Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey, M. Marcel Ray and M. R. Pilon.
Senoh,
This announcement by the Boxing Board of Contral follows a decision that Max Baer must beat Foord be fore he can meet Walter Neusel In this country.
a worthy
beat
MUANG REONG ·
ETON
ADMITS
"SOCCER"
Colour To Be Awarded
Windsor
Good News For Leicester Cricket
Mr. C. S. Dempster, the Leicestershire County Cric ket Club captain, said before leaving for Ceylon, that he viewed the position of the club with every hope. More than £4,600 of the £5.000 needed to enable the club to carry on for at least three years has been subscribed.
The fate of the club will be decided at an emergency meeting.
U.S.G.A.
CONSIDERS STYMIE PROBLEM
on
The United States Golf Associa- tion is to continue its studies of the stymie problem this year, and liapes to arrive at a decision what action, if any, is to be taken, before next year's annual meeting. Bays Reuter.
"Abandonment of a rule that has been' in effect for 150 or more years and of the basic principle of playing the ball from tee to cup as it lies is not to be made without the most serious consideration of the best in- terests of the game; "the President of the Association, Mr. John G. Jack- zon, said in a statement recently.
Mr. Jackson said that the Associa tion "gathered a considerable amount of statisticul information" from com- petitors in the 1930 amateur cham- pionship. In addition, he said, several auggestions had been made, among them being:
1. Complete abolition of the stymie; 2. Abolition of the atymle except when self-laid;
3. The device adopted some years ago of permitting the competitor for ther from the hole to concede the putt of his opponent;
Owing to the steady growth in 4. Extending the stymie distance to, popularity of Association Football at say, ten inches, thus giving recogni-
present ball.
Eton, it is to receive official recognition to the liveller character of the ion as one of the College (tames,
agestions "were receiving the
most
the local champion. met Farr is a strong ambitious fighter, 12.53 who
last year beat the Americans, Sau, the champion of Saigon. The
3. Amending the rule to provide Tommy Loughran and Bob Olin, and match was expected to provide a **7.00
An announcement, signed by G. c. that the ball nearer the cup shall be won 4,90
the Welsh championship from keen duel between the pair, but it
lifted if i le within ten inches of A. Doughty, Chairman of the Athletle the hole or ten inches of the oppon- 1.80 Jim Wilde.
turned out to be, like the curate's His more recent wins were over, wood in parts. Sou seemed to be Committee, and J. P. Mann, captain ent's ball. Charles Rutz, the Frenchman, at definitely off-colour; at moments, of the XI, states that the Athletic Mr. Jackson said that all these rug-
Committee has decided to award Earl's Court, and at Bristol over an resef nervous, murcating as
to make him American named Joe Ferman.
still needs experience
Colour for football, a game which, careful attention of the Association's Some people might feel that it a doughty contender for inter-port during the past few years, has been Executive and Rules Committees." 67 39.76 would have been fairer to Petersen, till
few more years at the game growing ateadily titles.
more popular at 121 11 32.00 as the ex-champion, If he and Farr and he will be
Eton, and now deserves some more 42 28.75
Sangh world. had first been matched in an elimina- the tennis 47 27.60
concrete form of recognition than it A BOXER'S CONSCIENCE him 6-3; 6-3. The score does not has hitherto received, its adherents 17 17.00 tor, the winner to meet Foord, but 27 14.00 the Board had omcially nominated discredit the Saigon champion but being as numerous as those of any Vanished Because He Was 2015.00 Farr as challenger for the title some merely indicates that the more ex other Easter haif activity. Associa 17. *28 time ago.
player used his court-craft perienced
cration and Rugby are both played in the When Petersen was matched with to excellent--advantage and on Easter haif only Une Michaelmas 7.00 Foord by the Harringay manage-plu
plussed
opponent
There were 5.40ment, the Board refused to recognise occasions when Sau used his foreterm being devoted to feld and Wall 2.50 it as a title contest.
hand drive to excellent purpose; at other times he made Sanoh run all the court and then played on unbeatable shot which even Sanch applauded. But taken as a whole his play was mediocre, and needs further
developmentXTERITY
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England
A TYPICAL STORY!
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THIS STORY IS NOT ONLY TYPICAL IT'S TRUE. WE COULD GIVE THE NAMES OF MANY PEOPLE IN THE COLONY WHO HAVE HAD JUST - SUCH AN EXPERIENCE.
LET US PROVIDE YOU WITH A LETTER TO THE
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Fourman Bob Won By Britain
WORLD. TITLE AT ST. MORITZ
St. Moritz, Feb. 11. Great Britain won the world four- man bob championship which was completed on the bob-run here to-
day. The British crew, consisting of F. J. McEvoy, D. Looker, C. P. Green and B. H. Black, with the first-named steering and the last-named braking, had an aggregate for the four runs of 5min. 8.5ice,
MAX BEAR FIGHT DECISION
his
SANOH'S
น
games.
CUP SEMI-FINALISTS DRAW LEAGUE GAME
Told To "Take The Dive"
New Orleans, Feb. 14.
A boxer who disappeared shortly before he was due to fight Jack Torrance, holder of the world shot- pul record, has identified himself be- fore a special session of the New
Oricans State Athletic Commission as
Jack Philips, of
Brooklyn. Formerly ho had
Sanoh, on the other hand,
stated he was head and dexterity. He had the
London, March. 8. Arthur Huttrick, and disappeared be measure of his opponent early in the
Millwall, the only London club cause his conscience pricked him match and developed that confident, left in the F.A. Cup competition, after he had received instructions to winning flair which has carried him to-day played off a third division "look good, but take the dive in the from one victory to another. He
(southern section) league match. first
round." Provided that the flight is under untemperamental, cool, calculating,
He appeared before the Commission championship conditions, the Box-fires bis opponent by placing his Playing at New Cross before their with Herb Brodie, Torrance's ing Board of Control wil present shots, just over the net, then extend- own supperters, they draw with manager and both were suspended. and their first Lord Lonsdale heavy-ing them to almost on the line, then Notts County, no goals being scored. fined 300 dollars (£00). Brodie
a smash at anReuter. walght championship challenge belt "screw" and invable.. Both Sau
denled the charges against him. for the Ben Foord-Tommy Farr angle which is
match at Harringay on March 15. and Sanoh came in for rounds of ap
Max Baer will meet the winner plause for clever placings and sus- at the same arena on May 6. tained rallies but, taken as a whole,
scintillated. neither player
Furr has begun serious training at In the first game Sanoh won his Slough and Foord has started gymno-service, after going to deuce. He also slum work at Desborough, Foord's took Sau's service, making his score sparring partners will be his brother (2-0). Sau took the next game off Joe, Charlie Bundy, and Joe Zeeman Jn American who recently jest to Sanch (2-1) and th. Sau, the store later returned Farr at Bristol
The world feather-weight cham-being (3-1). Sanch secured the next pionship contest between Johnny easy walk over for Sanoh, Sau per- um game (4-1). Just when it looked an McGrory (Glasgow), British title- ceptibly improved and obtained twe holder, and Peter Sarron, of Ameri- ca, will be held at Harringay on April eighth was a love game and went to games in succession (4-3). The 15 and not April 19, as the original Sanoh (5-3); the ninth, Sanoh's ser date chosen clashes with a grey vice, reached 40-30 and then Sanch hound race meeting there.
TO PLAY AGAIN IN BRITISH OPEN
MacDonald Smith Is
Optimistic
placed a tricky shot which won nim game and set (5-3).
FOUR GAMES SEQUENCE The second set started sensationally and one anticipated, a third and de clding set. Sañoh won the first game of Sau's service and the latter did Ukewise with Sanoh's (1-1) Double faulting once, yet Sau annexed the second game (2-1) and the third ofter deuce, thrice, also went to Sau (3-1). Then Sanoh came into his own: Smashing, driving, placing, he MacDonald Smith, still, at the pro- generally had him at his mercy, the
Shu o
run, tired him and on the of 47, one of the most active golf pro- Germany was second with min. fessionals in the United States, will grass court also helping him, as Sac 9.7sec, America third with 5 min make another attempt this year on slipped a
Low times. From 3-1 10sec. and Switzerland fourth with the British Open championship, in Sanch made it-a-2; 3-3; 4-3: 5-3 Gmin. 10.1sec. The crews were which he has finished second, third The last game was steered by Fischer, Donna Fox and or fourth
exciting. Sau, Reto Capadrutt respectively..
on many occasions, snye serving, was love-forty. He reached Reuter.
thirty-forty and then Sanoh "chop- The British crow's win brings off He believes that this will be his ped," won the game and the set 0-3.
between Vung a notable double for Britain, as the best opportunity of winning the title,
it Muang Rong was more even. Van
and
WALLACE HARPER & Co., LTD. by Binck recently won the world two-te Carnoustic links, where he learn who is a left-hander, stretched his
man bob championship at Cortina ed the game as a boy before migrat-opponent and three sets had to be d'Ampezzo, Italy.
were 1 minute 17.7 seconds and Σ minute 17.4 seconds.
Ford
223, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Ford
1 minute 17.5 seconds.
ing to America almost 30 years ago.
am not going to retire from combatore Muang Raeng ran out
The British team's times to-day Vung won the first set 6-4; the The German can or British championships" ha second went to Muang Roeng 0-3. times were 1 minute 10.2 seconds and
said, '.
By this time Yung was noticed to be MacDonald Smith has won almost fast tiring. The third set was also There was spill.in-day, the Italian every major title in America, with won by Muang Roeng 0-2; dŋal bob coming to grief. The steerer the exception of the Open and the scores being 4-6; 0-3; 6-2 in favour
was taken to hospital."
P.CA
of Munng Roeng."
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