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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1937.
Tsui Wai-Pui To Play For China In The
Davis Cup This Year:
Cantab Boat-Race
Crew Breaks A Record
London; March 9.
In a boat-race practice: to-day, Cambridge, row- ing on an ebb fide, broke their own record from Hammersmith Bridge to the Mile Post, covering the distance in 2 minutes 51 seconds.
The previous best time waas 2 minutes, 54 second, established by the 1933 Cambridge -Renter
crow.
INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY
TOURNAMENT
ENGLAND BEATS
SCOTLAND
(By "The Pilgrim")
OSMUND'S AUTOMATON-LIKE PRECISION WINS COLONY
BILLIARDS TITLE
(lly "Veritas")
PLAYING with the precision of in the second session was so domion-
ting that from the interval lead of
an automaton, A. J. Osmund 163, he increased the advantage 10 worked his inexorable way to 3 by the time the match ended.
ne baras was absorbing
Tuther victory in the final of the Colony than exciting or spectacular during billiard championship at the the first session. Lam was plainly
rainti Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday trying to get the "Tee" of the table, which, owing to the wet wenner, finally beating his opponent, Lam was inclined to be on the slow side. ite made one or two clever breaks, Cho-cheung by 1,000 to 606.
several end-to-end Lim
cannons being was overwhelmed by the warmly applauded. But he was not truly amazing consistency of Osmund, master of the balls and often lost who recorded no less than twenty good positions by applying breaks of 20 and over. Five times "strength" to his shols,
wrong Osmund in Osmund reached the half-century spired much greater confidence. Ile mark and four times and breaks of clearly led the table and only
40. The champion approachable in the evening session, rarely did the ivories run badiy for
him.
He nursed the balls in beauti-
was un-
over scoring 300 points in 35 minutes and ful style, bringing them back to the
# concluding 409 points
za middle an
of the table after perfect minutes. During this period Lam losing hazards to essay time and could only aggregate 258.
again his favourite stroke.
He was even more brilliant in the
Lam
waz
th
That is die ee
and
vial to the
Woman's
£100,000
Offer To
Jack Doyle
MANY marriage proposals are
ore brilliant player,
now being received by Jack Is he essayed the more-cum-evening. Hits "accont plicated shots,
nost times table after completing an unfinished Dovle, boxer, singer, and film brought them King's Fark Festerday, and at the line teen post but he had not 13, produced a wizardly half century actor, whose wife, Julian Allen,
a and ground
Rain fell throughout the match and later turned the ground into mud heap. Several players, though playing only in their stockings, found some difficulty in keeping to their fect, and this was often the cause of severid goal-scoring opportunities being missed.
UVEE
LOSING HAZARDS
break, playing all the time with a
-
One proposal revelved from a woman of title includes an offer of £100,000, Jack tolu the Sunday Dispatch.
She goes on to state that, within a fortnight of his acceptance of her pro- psal, she would settle £100,000 upon him. providing he agrees to give up all his boxing activities.
erb control beat Scotland in the International chempion. Lam too, so very he were having
the bulls, cigarette between his lips as though Hollywood film star, has Hockey Tournament by two clear as the
friendly game. De nounced her intention of apply- goals, scored by Lieut. Wright Bad several times missing a simple Josing out the session, yet his touch was uften broke down on easy shots, remained thus nonchalant through-
3h|ing for a divorce. H. Fowler-hoti goals coming in the second half.
hazard off red or white in one of the surer than before the interval, and aniddle pockets, or else as a result of he rarely failed to amass a twenty, a poorly mude winning hazard.
thirty or forty break.
In the
course of the first ten visits in the second session he aggregated
so reliable that
Osmund's losing hazard play was 190 to Lam's 13. In the next ten hie uns d the visits he contributed a further 137 majority of his points from the against his opponent's 62, while the stroke. In his fourth visit to the next ten visits yielded him 181 com table in
the post-dinner session,pared to Lam's 133. Osmund compiled a 39, 30 of which
Osmund averaged ten for 49 visits were scored off the red. He broke in the first session and 14 for 34 herself us being 29 years of age, about The writer then goes on to describe down on an easy cush cannon after visits in the second session session, five fast eight in height, and weighing getting the while out of baulk and average was
seven each session.lne stone. just as he looked settled for a really Osmund's best breaks in the after- contri- noon play were 33, 28, 40, 29, 13, 33, often break. Later
buted a perfect 56, of which 43 were 20, 52, 41, 20, and in the evening 50, scored in losing hazards of the red, 39, 30, 48, 30, 57, 20, 55, 20, 56. His and after a miraculous shot with the 57 wa the highest break of the red lying in an apparently hopeless match. position halfway along the top of the table close to the cushion and with the white out of play.
England took up an early offensive and the Scottish defence was given a gruelling time during the first half. Howlett, Scottish goalkeeper, con- tinually came to the rescue his side with daring suves, and during the match must have saved nearly a -dlozen certain
goals.
of
stopped full-blooded drives with the palm of his land, and alone slood between England and a big score.
England first goal came as a renúlt of neat pass by S. Fowler which Lieut. Wright seized upon and con- verted with ease. Then ten minutes later S. Fowler ruglied in from the wing and dispossessed Howlett of the
bail before the goalkeeper could
clear. Howlett had already saved, but was stow in clearing. It was his only mistake of the match..
Scotland retaliated strongly, but could not break. through a solid de- fence formed by Guest and Stile iman, AuslenTM was almost through; but Parker nipped In to save the
Osmund
the match
Both players opened playing for safety, but it did not take Osmund long to get going and when he reached his first 100, Lam was
rea 50. With Osmund scoring breaks of 43 and 33, he advanced to
49, 29, 288 white Lam could only muster 01, but after this the Chinese player recovered some lost ground and scores were called with Osmund 339 and Lam 216. Osmund then went to the 450 with two splendid breaks of Brown, Davies and Parker con- 52 and 41, made in succession, while stituted a brillant half back line forum had to rest content with an
situation.
the winners, while G. Fowler, occasional 20 odd contribution. Thus Wright And Garthwalte were # when Osmund was 455, Lom was
dangerous trio in attack.
Benwell in goal did not touch the ball once during the match, largely due to the neat covering work of Guest and Stileman.
Howlett was outstanding for Scot- land, who were also well served by Lieut. Douglas at Juft back, Captain Pritchie at ecatre-half and Mecks at Wallace was right half. Flt-deut. sadly missed in the Scottish attack.
STATE EXPRESS
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only 208.
ABSORBING BILLIARDS
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"Just as a matter of curiosity I made some Investigation concerning the writer," Jack confessed.
"I discovered that not only is she a millionairess, but also a woman of tile, a fact she did not mention in her
Lam's leading contributions in the afternoon were 30, 30, 22 und 23, and
Ielter. (after dinner, 25, 32, 28, 23 and 34.
The only time Lam came within' etriking distance, of Osinund during this session
before the was just champion made his 32 and 41 breaks. The loser succeeded in creeping up to within 10 of his opponent. There after Osmund increased his lend, and
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GEORGE COOK IS
TOLD TO QUIT
2
-He Says 'NO!'
(By Trevor Wignall),
"But I did not reply to her letter. I would not give up boxing for any amount of money. Nor would I giv up my wife."
Clubhouse Chatter
Leaving Soon
WILL ALSO APPEAR AT WIMBLEDON
Honour For The Colony Tennis Champion
(By "Veritas")
A signal honour has been Guy Cheng, upper styles and i
bestowed on Taui Wai- pui, the Hongkong-born and self-taught tennis player.
He has been invited to re-
present China in the 1937 Tai Wai put and Kho Sin kio Davis Cup competition. (with blazer), who have boon
Dorothy Round To Marry
studying in United States is net available.
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MAY PLAY DOUBLES
Taui said this morning there is no
has been chosen for the Davis Cup sqund and thus takes the place of Gordon Lum.
question of his undergoing trials. He
He may play Choy in a series of games in Shanghai, chiefly to deler- mine which of the two will partner Kho in the doubles,
It is practically certain that Tsui
will play either in the singles or
doubles; maybe both.
WILL PLAY AT WIMBLEDON
China meets New Zealand in the
| selected to play in China's Darlı Cup Tsui, who is champion of the team this year. Tsu! is a Hongkong Colony, has accepted the in- worn and self-taught player, and it vitation and will probably leave will be his first vilt to Europe.
for Europe before the end of March. He will thus have to abandon his attempt to retain the singles and doubles cham- Arst round of the Davis Cup, and if pionships of Hongkong, as the this next formidable obstacle is over- come, South Africa will provide the tournament is now in progrees.
next opposition. It is very unlikely Toul recently received an invita- that China will get beyond the first tion from the Chinese Nationalund, but the experience to Teul Amateur Athletic Federation to join will be invaluable as it means he wil the Davis Cup team, and he expects automatically take part in the Wim-
bledon championships and some confirmation on Friday next concern-
the major English and Continental ing the date of his departure. He ex- peels to leave on March 20, but tournaments. whether there will be any stopping It is just the experience he is need- over in Shanghai-or whether he willing, and when he returns to the go straight to Europe is not yet Colony at the end of it ail, he will be known,
without peer in South China.
London, March, 9. It is announced that Misa Dorothy Round, the well- known English tennis player, and former Wimbledon cham- pico, is engaged to marry Dr. Douglas Little, who is prac tising in Miss Round's home town of Dudley.
Dr. Little, who is a Scots- county hockey man, is a player, and also a golfer of note, but he plays little ten- nia-Reuter.
Other members of the team will be Kho Sin-kle, who is already in Eu- rope and making a name for himself In Continental tournaments, W. C. Choy, the former Cambridge "Blue",
Tsui Learnt
who recently returned to Hongkong. His Tennis
but is now in Shanghai, and Tsul Wai-pui, who has not before vislied Europe.
In Hongkong
of
By "Veritas" A CHAMPION AT
TWENTY THREE
Badminton Championships Have
THE
Now Reached
Interesting Stage
Their Most
HE Colony badminton cham- plonships have now reached their middle and most interest- ing stage. This evening the last George Cook, the veteran Aus-eight in the men's singles do tralian heavy-weight, has for some battle at King's College; next months been quietly looking for.
celebrating his Sulver Tuesday will be decided the ward to Jubilee as a professional fighter, finalists in the mixed doubles; He intended to do so by accepting next Wednesday the quarter- one of the many contests offered him finals of the men's doubles, and by promoters in London, Cardiff and the following week will be con- Leicester. But now the British Box- ing Board of Control have refused to tested the semi-finals of the men's singles and doubles. Thus, before the month is out, all three events will be cleared up to the finals, which will probably be staged in conjunction with the Association's annual Presenta- tion Night to be held sometime
renew his licence.
No explanation of this remarkable declsion has been given Cook, and all he is told in scurt note is that the stewards, acting on a recommen dation of
of the Southern Council, can- not permit him to fight any more.
Cook is both hurt and indignant.
"I am only thirty-nine years of in April. age," he said last night, "and
I WE
have always looked after myself, I
can claim that I am as fit as any Public Interest other man in this country, I as
sume that the board think I am too Still Alive old for the gamo, but I can name
at least one heavy-weight possess.
very large crowds have attended the preliminary
ing a licence who is older than IHOUGH 'no
am.
but petitors themselves, s
and
Woman Swimmer's Death
San Francisco, Feb. 13. Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston, 'who, in 1929; when she was then the mother of a thirteen- year-old boy, remained in the water 21 hours in an attempt to swim the Channel. from France to England, has died here from an allment of the heart. She was 39.
The following blographical data concerning Tsul Wal-pul, may be of Interest.
Born 1911. Educated Queen's Col- lege, and started tennis at the age of 16, winning the school singles cham. pionship for three years in succes. slan (1928-9-30). Represented Chi- nese Recreation Club In the "A" Divi- ston and Mixed Doubles teams which carried off
in
1933.
championships
Tong-san court, especially after 10-13 W and 1933, and the doubles with
to strengthen his chances to win the Won C.R.C.. singles championship in
1932 title. In beating Yong on the Eu
In the same C. Hung in 1933. down in the first game and several singles championship by beating Lai year won the Kwangtung Provincial points in arrears in the third, merely Kwong-trun in the final Visited Illustrates what ᄆ dificult man Oliveira
also defeated local. is to overcome.
Swatow and a champion in straight sets. Played L thinks his quarter-final and
al and semi-finat matches will prove casier to him, and led one set and cight-all. In-
Gayla, Philippine
national It
champlon Patrick Wong and P. K. Hui survive their third
round
engagements to- terporter, representing Hongkong night, as they should, there will be J. L. Wade in straight sets. In 1934 against Shanghai in 1932, when beat a bat:le-royal between them in the played for Hongkong against Hanoi semi-final. These two players,, per
"brains"
boast the
all his
won and Haiphong and haps,
badminton and best the Colony, and when matches, Won Hongkong singles they meet they should provide an fong in final straight sets. Met Hou *** championship 1934, beating Tam Yoc- object lesson in tacties and courtcraft
**Sin-kee, Batavion champion and for the less experienced exponerits of China's represntative in the Far East the game., Hui and T. C. Lee look Olympiad, and bent him 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, like having the easiest matches this 0-3. evening. Wong should be given a thorough testing by K, S. Liew, who is another ne tactielan, while Oliveira cannot afford to take T. J. Ong easily, as the Chinese Y.M.C.A. player is acknowledged to be superior at singles than doubles.
Mrs. Huddleston was the first woman to swim the 20 miles from Catalina Island to the mainland of California, and she also held the world's endurance record, having re- mained in the water 85 hours and 15 minutes at the Rock- away Beach Pool, Long Island. ||The Mixed Doubles in 1930.
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DEPOSED CHAMPIONS
Teul next won the Colony singles championship In 1938, beating H. D. Rumjahn in the final very easily. But moro noteworthy was the achievement of he and his brother, Tsul Yun-pui last year in depriving S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn of the the doubles championship which THE tit-bit in the mixed doubles cousins had held for eleven succes-
semi-finals will most likely be Wei-put outstanding,
Bive
years. The Taul brothers, with.
defeated the Khoo and E, A, Carvalho-Miss C.
in the match between P. K. Hul-Miss Rumjahn cousins in the semi-final,
sels from
The
LOCAL SOCCER
in the championships, the public in- In all I have had over 500 nights, terest in the tournament is not to be cause they had no data beyond the but I'em neither punch-drunk nor doubted. The Important factors players' appearances in the doubles pwalker on my heels. I would not mitigating against very big attend-league upon which to bass their Silva. When the University started and went on to beat E. C. Fincher have been allowed to take over a anees for the first and second round rankings, It is therefore of one and Miss Khoo swept all before them,
and W.. C. lung in the Anal. the mixed doubles icague season, Hut London public house, of which I am encounters have been the necessary considerable satisfaction to them to d
the now the landlord, if I had not been arranging of the contests by the com- know that as yet only one of their parking threat in full possession of my senses,
thus often escap-
scap-"seeded"
Because of this they nominations have failed to Recreio "A the advance to the quarter-finals. In- championship. But Carvalho, a bril-
are warm favourites to the board seem to forget that I am ing Revenues for such ties dientions are that with one exception fant baseline player in mixed
win publicity, tica out on the road every morning at widely six o'clock, and that I am constantly Kowloon Tong, St. Andrew's, Chinese the semi-finalists in the men's singles doubles, has also a very skilful and Recreation Club, University, Chinese and doubles will be per expecta STILL LOVES ‘A SCRAP' Y.M.C.A., King's College, and Club de tions, as well as the finalists in the "Fighting is still my profession, Recreio have all been used on varl-mixed doubles. and I love a scrap as much us ever,
occasions. Evidence that the and my feeling is that the board have gume still holds the interest of no right to take away my livelihood."; large section of the community will Cook also pointed out that although! be forthcoming when the finnis tire ho was beaten after nine rounds by played. Ben Foord, Jack Petersen lasted
In training.
fewer than three rounds against the Committee Vindicated present British champion.
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Oliveira's Chances
One match will be played In each
extremely cool partner in Miss Silva, of the three divisions of the Hong- and her nent finishing shots are quite kong Football League to-day. The capable of turning the match in their
games arranged are as follow: favour as they did when the pair
* First Division played Fisher and Miss Perry Not much less interesting, if at nil, should Royal Navy v. Royal Welch Fusi- PEYOND Fincher and Kew in the be the match between Oliveira-Missliera (Causeway Bay), 4.15 p.m.
men's doubles, who went down M. Suva and Gray-Miss Mackenzie. before a couple fully deserving of a The latter figured with some success position in the "seeded" list, the only together in the league last season, and
He consulted his solicitor yesterday, TN adopting the system of "seeding," nominated" contestant to come any- If on form are quite capable of beat- and as a consequence an appeal will
IN
where near losing before reaching ing their strong rivals, Ilere ogain the sub-commitice handling the the present stage of the champion- much may depend upon the lady Immediately be entered. If this falls championships embarked upon It is Cook's Intention to defy the delicate task, largely because there ships is M. A. Otivele. He stared players, for both men adopt methods board and have his. Silver Jubilee is always a suggestion of invidious-defcat in the face against Yong, yet which seek to create openings for
news in such a system; and also be-
his narrow victory has served only their partners at the not."
Øght as a rebol.
Second Division Royal Engineers v. Chinese æÂ. (Caroline Hill), 6.15 p.
Third Division RAO.C. v. Seaforth Highlandera (Military, Happy Valley), 2.45 p.m.
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