THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, APRIL
9, 1937.
LEE WAI-TONG IS BEATEN AT HIS OWN GAME Leung Spars For Openings Then Scores Winners
Badminton
TO-NIGHT'S PLAY-OFF
FOR TROPHY
Kowloon Tong v. St. John's
(Ity"Veritas")
This evening, Kowloon Tong "A" or St. John's Cathedral will become runners-up in the "B" Division of the badminton league and thus win the fourth prize offered in the men's doubles competition.
Having completed the fixtures with the same number of points, the two teams are playing-off for the right of possessing the F. II. Kwok cup. The match will be played at Club do Recrelo, this being a neutral court.
There appears to be nothing to choose between the teams and an odd more than likely. game result is
St. John's have the distinction of being the only team In the "B" Divi- sion to lower the colours of King's College the champions and this must weigh in their favour when one con- siders the balance of chances concern- Ing the outcome of to-night's match.
On the other hand Kowloon Tong have displayed improved form as the season has advanced, and if all six players are in good trim they are fully capable of winning.
Both teoma
be at full have to sirength and a rattling good exhibi- flon of the game is expected.
The leams expect to be as follows. Kowloon Tong "A":-N. A. E Mackay and A. Chan, R. E. Lee and A. E... Castro, K. C. Hoo and A. W.
da Roza...
St. John's Cathedral:-R. Koh and G. A. Smith, A. J. Bennlit and D.. Kwok, P. Wilson and N. Smith.
G. A. Smith (left) and A. J Bonnitt, two of St. John's Cathedral Club's prominent badminton playors who will figure in this evening's play- off for second prize in the "B" Division' of the badminton league,
FOOTBALLERS TO ASK FOR INCREASE OF WAGES
(By Stanley Halscy)
The Players' Union, official organisation of professional fool- ballers, is to ask the League Management Commillee to con sider raising the wazes of players by at least £1'a week.
Many footballers have decided that, in view of the vast public Interest in football, evidenced in record gates at recent Cup ties, they are worth more money than they earn at present.
Nothing official has been done yet, but players have talked the aluation over among themselves, with the result that it will be raised at a meeting of the Players' Union.
A resolution, stating players'
requirements, will then be for- warded to the management com- mittee,
"We shall be very happy if we get an increase of 21 a week for our players," union secretary Fay Baid.
*YO are not concerned with the small and struggling clubs,” he continued, "but there are many others who we feel could casily
their spend more on players. The whole question of wages needs review. A big per- centage of clubs do not even pay the appolated maximum."
Maximum wage is 28 a week, plus bonus of £2 for a win, 21 for a draw.
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Hockey
MR. DAND'S XI DEFEATS PORTUGAL
UP TO INTERPORT STÄNDARD
(By "The Pligrim")
Portugal did very well against Mr. Dand's XI which was prac- tically full Interpart.strength in match at yesterday's hockey King's Park played in honour of Lieut. da Costa, the man who popularised the game in Macao.
The Portuguese team lost three-all, but they did not concede lo- mi until late in the game, and were themselves serving of a goal or two.
Mr. Dand's team had two notable absentees in
Gucat and Stileman, their places being U. B. Sousa was unable to Alves play
in goal for and E. Portugal
deputised glv- very good display. The winners attacked incessantly during the first half, but met with no success. Twice Lieut. Wright was within ace af scoring, but Alves saved well. The Narain Singh Partab left wing combination effective and gave the Portuguese
lively time.
League Football
RIFLES WIN VALUABLE
POINTS
Hot On Trail
For Title
CHESS-BOARD
TENNIS
Kenneth Shute
Shute Loses Opportunities
(By "Veritas")
Lee played without any confidence. LEE
EE Wai-tong was soundly
Perhaps he realised from tho start beaten at his own game that his type of play had very little when he met Leang Ping-chiu chance of succeeding against such a in the third round of the Colony dour opponent as Loung. When he
did try to free things « bit he com singles tennis championship yesterday, and made his exit mitted errors, especially on the valley, while overhead he made far more from the competition in straight | blunders than good shots. It is true luck Lee did not enjoy a great deul of sets of 6-4, 6-3.
Royal Ulster Rifles did thiemselves a lol of good by beating Kowloon a first division Chiness two-nil in football league match yesterday. As a result they stand on level terms with South China "A" at the top of the table and have a match in hand.
great The Rifles did not have a deal to spare in this match, but they deserved the points. Moore scored just before the interval and again Lee could not increase the speed Chinese conceded that Arst goal they throw Leung out of rhythm, he more than held their own.
Singh and Gusain led by Kishen shortly before the close, but until the of the exchanges sufficient to while he was able to lead 4-3 in the
an
dchen,
was
after the interval, Portugal adopted the offensive they found W. A. Reed, Lieut. Davies and Kishen
It was early evident that if compared with Loung. The winner six net-cord shots at critical points, received the benefit of something like
second set as a result of a point which SHUTE'S LOST CHANCES was extremely doubtful. Kenneth Shute all
all but beat Frank
The game was intereating to watch, Would lose. Leung's steadiness attack giving way to counter-attack, from the baseline was fool-proof with both forward lines displaying against anything but a keen and business-like methods and keeping concentrated attack. Lee could the defences at concert pitch.
During the most aggressive phases not produce the necessary speed, of the Kowloon Chinese, Stevens re- and Leung proceeded to out-Lec. mained a
bulwark for the Lec. a wonderful soldiers.
For a period in the second set it back seems to be improving every time was worthy of lose his grip on the game which hu and looked as though Leung was going to his work in this match was
also
The left
to make
Kwok The schoolboy had the furt set in his pocket and then lost it. le led 5-3 after losing the first three a silly mistake, Kwok gaines, and had set point at 5-4, only
After this Kenneth set a hot pace eventually won the set of 7-6, and won the second set at 0-2. He was presented with one or two rare opportunities of clinching the match of making use of them and this sat
ant to Kwok at G-4, went to
Kwok was thoroughly worried by
Singh in such good form that they ended to see Pickering, steady up Lee could make very little headway, in the final round but was incapable
ments.
The winners scored their three goal, wards were aggressive, with Erwinking illative, found Lee was Shule's top-spin looping forchand
to
CHESS TENNIS
►
the highest commendation. It was to that time has been so tight that Leo walked off with the first three take more care in his kickir
ore wild.
gumes of
of the second set; his ou could make
but Httle headway, which is apt to be
well As usual the winners were Howlett was also safe in goal and
regained the frustrated several promising move- { served by the half back line, withing clean out of touch. Pret:
Campbell very prominent. The for-
out the wrong ball on which make his net raids and settled down in quick succession. First Pyara the neatest and most effective per-down again to produce regular ground
Moore's goals, however, strokes which finally brake brilliant former, Singh, by means of some
Leung took six games in a row to stickwork broke through the oppost-stamped him as a pisyer of enter-Lee's resistance. tion and passed to Lieut. Wright who prise.
Kowloon Chinese were nicely win the second set, and the longer had the easiest of tasks to score, Then S. Fowler put in one of his served by Lau Hin-hon in goal, Mak they played, the mare certain a win- electrifying runs down the right Sul-hen at full back and Tsul Ah-fainer he looked wing finishing with a perfect centre at centre-half. Teul has recently re-
It was chess tennis with both play- which Wright Intercepted and passed turned from the North and his pre-
a realers trying to break down defences by ted sence in the team acted as Pyara
Singh who netted.
stimulant.
extending the rallies with chop and Finally Partab essayed a solo run,
Chow Man-chi was a foraging cen-cut strokes. At times one was re- beating Marquen and Xavier by turn
tro-forward but not too skiful in his minded of boxers sparring for 20 before passing Alves with A clover
Usually Leung found it and finishing. Fung King-yu might have
a winning been looked after more with, bepe- forthwith rammed tome ncial results.
Leung's most successful shot from the forecourt was a drop overhead volley. It could never be described as a smash although the ball was taken above the head. It nearly always defeated Lee even when it be- came obvious. Leung was also adrolt in passing Lee, though the footballer helped him a lot by moving in only to the service-court line and making himself an easy target for well di-
DR
to
shot from a difficult angle.
Portugal were attacking in the final phases of the game but without suc- cess.
The winners' forward line was un
Division X Result
necordingly. Behind them W. A. The Leading positions are as under.
GORES
to full Interport strength and played R. Ulster Rifles 2 Kin. Chinese
League Table. Reed. Lieut. Davies and Kishen-Singh were sound and Howlett-very safe.
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Portugal was beat served by Alves S. China. "A" 23 14 5 4 57 22 33 in goal, E. L. Gosano, Marques And R. U. Rifles.. 22 15 3 4 85 23 33 Pereira in defence, and Pinto, Angelo S. Chino "B" 23 12 5 6 50 35 20 Seaforth Hidra 22 12 4 0 48 38 28 R.W, Fusiliers 22 11
46 28 27 15
and Nolasco in a fast forward line.
FARR-BAER HOMESIDE COLF
MEET APRIL 15
(By Fred Darinell)
Tommy Farr, the new British and Empire heavy-weight cham- plon, is to meet Max Baer at Har- ringay on April 15.
Brigadier-General Critchley made a definite statement to this effect re- cently, so the doubt which had arisen over Farr's next engagement la dis- posed af.
"Daily Mail" £2,000 Golf Tournament
COTTON SHARES THE LEAD
London, April 8. Max Faulkner, a 20 year-old as- sistant is sharing with Henry Cotton the chief honours after the first two rounds of the Daily Mail £2,000 golf Although Farr states that he had tournament which is being played at not "tried to side-step the American Little Easton, Warwickshire,
he was credited with the desire to Faulkner had scores of 75 and Ga meet Neusel first the Harringay (143) at the close of to-day's play, authorities hint at some difficulty while Cotton returned 71 and 72 with regard to our champion,
To overcome this attitude, Forr has been persuaded to meet Bier by the offer that if he wins, his contract with Harringay for other fights will be cancelled.
(143).
The tournament is virtually the professional niedai play championship of Britain and is the richest
plam of the golfing season.
Archic Compton and Arthur Lacey A BIGGER DRAW -
both had rounds of '72 and 73, and One would have thought that from were placed immediately affer the promoter's point of view a vie-Faulkner and Cotton.
tory for Fart over Boer would have Alfred Padgham with cords of 78: made him a bigger draw for other und 75 (183) qualified by one stroke engagements.
for the final two rounds to-morrow. Reuter..
There was no intention, it Farr had proved obdurale, of substituting Jock Petersen as Baer's opponent.
Foord, the late champion, would have been brought in.
Petersen is under contract to Har
ringay for a yeur, and his next con-
test may be at the cruiser-weight
limit.
IF LYNCH-FIGHTS
HE LOSES TITLE
Glasgow.
BOWLS COMPETITION
Coronation Cup At The Kowloon B.G.C.
run
on
rected returns either across court or down the line.
The winner had no service worth mentioning-rarely-went-out for a hard shot; yet he used his head very cleverly and made some perfect placements.
drive to the backhand corner, Kwok, being unable to take an early ball,
them and his errors increased as the found it necessary to stretch high for
first set wore on. Shute persisted with this type of attack in the second set and it reaped him a rich harvest of points. But thereafter he lost the initiative and his defensive returns allowed Kwok to advance to the net from where he pulled off a series of winning volleys
Moreover Shute was sadly lacking
in volley and smash, his essays al both shots usually ending with the ball in the net or beyond the base- lines, Nevertheless nz wus a very gallant performance and he has good cause to feel satisfied with his per formances in the championship this year.
Kwok never really settled down to clearly his normal game. He was puzzled and ill at ease with some of Shute's returns, especially those of a high trajectory which gave the ball long bounce. When his opponent drove hard Kwok was happier, and on the forehand he was extremely dangerous. He displayed a good fighting spirit, but was a little dis- appointing in other phases of the game..
lamentable Crawford displayed a absence of generalship in his match (Continued on Page 9.)
The allver challenge bowls offered by My E. M. Raymond for the Colony's open mixed doubles badminton championship which have been won this year by P. K. Hui and Miss U. Khoo. They will be presented to the winners at the Club de Recreio on Monday, orening next, when the public will be invited to participate in an attractive programme,
ENGLISH GOLF UNION Coronation Match Fixed
For June 18
::
At the meeting of the English Golf. Union Major P. C. Burton was un- animously elected President for a second year.
P
The Kowloon Bowling Green Club are organising a Singles Handicap The English Union has decided to Competition,
American join the proposed European Golf-AB- It is understood that the British Tournament lines, for the Coronation sociation if the draft constitution is Boxing Board of Control have in- Cup, kindly presented by Mr. Wm. approved by a sub-ethimittee, et
· have. structed the Scottish Council to Russell. Full details are on the Club
Preliminary arrangements, Inform Benny Lynch, World, British notice board and entries close at 7been completed for the Coronation at Wentworth on and European fly-weight champton, pm. on Saturday, April 10. It is match to take place that he will be
of his licence hoped that all bowling members, even Friday, June 18, when twenty ama bee Warnock, of Bel-novices, will enter acti
tars will play foursomes Drains If he fights Jimmy Wa
ten fast, the Irish champion, under fuli There will be a practice match on ladles and ten professionals. It is The handsome challange cupe pra championship conditions of 15 three- Saturday, April 10; all players who hoped that the Irish, Welsh and sented by Mr. Esra Abraham for the rounds at 8st. at Celtic Park, have signified their intention of play Scottish Unions will co-operate and winners of the Colony open- men's Glasgow, on June 2List closes at 3.20 p.m.
ing in the league are asked to attend. that one or two
have places in These trophies, with others will be the amateurs team.
- presented on Monday evening:suz?
Empire golfers wminent visiting doubles badminton shamplonsbigs. This match has been", arranged in friendly match against the Tternational triulk pro to be held when exhibition matches and a daddi
defiance of the edict of the Board of R.N.D.R. Club has been arranged for Control, who hold that Warnngle mutat.
first fight through on elimiyating Saturday, April 17. Members wish at Woodhall Spa on June 24 and 25, will take place at the Club de Recreio- sorios to decide who shall have thoing to play are asked to sign the lat and on June 23 a match will be to wind up the present, badminton, right to challenge Lynch for his title, on Club notice board,
played against Yale University.