THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1937.
THE RUMJAHN COUSINS PLAYED LIKE CHAMPIONS Brilliantly Sustained Attack In Tennis Semi-Final
103 Horses Nominated For Big Race
New York.
A field of 103 three-year olds, including virtually all of the 1936 stake winners, has been nominated for the 63rd running
Kentucky of tho
Derby on May 8 at Churchill Downs.
Coincident with the release of this list of 70 colts, 21 geldings and six Ollies, J. H. Loucheim's Pempoon-- last year's champion juvenile-was established
favourite.
A Boild Winter book
H. D. TOUCHES TOP FORM
Home Football Results
London, April 28.
West Ham won useful fooibali league points from Aston Villa to-day, winning at Upton Park by the odd goal in three. In the Routhern section of the
division Walsall fost at home at Newport 2-1 and in the northern section, Halifax lost at home to Oldham 1-0, and Tranmere beat Gateshead G-1 -Reuter.
DERBY
Wong And
Luk Are Gallant
FAST PLAY
(By "Veritas")
S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn- beạt Wong Shul-wing and Luk Ding- cheng 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.
When, Charles Burke, St. Lou CALL-OVER AFTER a series of dull
commissioner, announced the
winter book odds, Pompoon was the favourite at 8-1 to win, 4-1 to place, and 2-1 to show on a play or pay basis. This was a natural cholce for the $50,000 added Mille and a quarter -classic because last year the bay son
of Pempey-Onagh won six times and placed twice in eight starts, heading the list of money wlaners for 1939 with n a total of $82,200,
MORE WOMEN OWNERS
rivals Other
for
year's Jast
being ATC juvenile honours which groomed for the Derby are Milky Way Farm's Reuping Reward and Case Ace; Maemere Farm's Macdic; G Shandon Farm's Privileged; A.
Rid- Vanderbilt's Airflame: Samuel die's War Admiral, son of Man O' War: Col. E E. R. Bradley's Brooklyn and Billionaire; Foxcutcher Farm's Fairyhill, Santa Anita Derby win nor:
Rownsend It. Martin's Court Scandal, Flamingo stakes
FAIRFORD FIRM FAVOURITE
NEW ODDS QUOTED
London, Avril 20, Fairford was quoted at a 7 to 1 favourite for the Derby in a call- over made to-night, the principal quotations being as follows.
7 to 1 Fairford (o) 15 to 2 (t)
10 to 1 Le Grand Due (6) 100 to 8 Perlfox (0)
100 to 7 Goya (o)
100.to 7 The Hour (0) 15 to 1 (t)
15 to 1 Foray (v) 100 to 6 (1)
to 1 (t)
and disappointing matches, Hongkong cham. pionship tennis became re- vitalised on the stand courti yesterday, the semi-final encounter between the Rumjahn cousins and the C.R.C. players, Wong and Luk, producing some scintil lating play.
The cousins, eleven Limes
100 to 6 Gainsborough Loss (0) 18 champions during a period of twelve years, played a brand of tennis which left one fairly con-
-Reuter.
and others of like calibres winner TWO THOUSAND
Increasing interest
others.
of women own-
ers is reflected in Mrs. Ethel D. ons, lending, all Mars dive nominations,
Four were made by Mrs. Payne Whitney's Greentree stable. MIB, Isabel Dodge Sloane's Brook- meade stable whoso Cavalcade tri- umphed in 1934, will be represented by Royal Reigh, д
of Reigh Count, winner in 1928.
me
Bon
Second cholce to Pompoon_La Burke's quotations are Reaping Re- ward and Brooklyn at 10-1 cach, War Admiral comes next at 12-1, followed by Privileged at 15-1. Burke's prices stretch out to 100-1 quoted against Carl S. and Stormy Ocean.United Press.
O'Neill Dunne Still Taking Wickets
GUINEAS
FORAY QUOTED
AT 3 TO 1
London, April 26. The short odds of 3 to 1. were offered against Foray In to-day's the Two Thousand call-over for Guineas race.
The following prices were quoted, 3 to 1 Foray (I and o ) 75 to 20 Fairford (t_and_o) 11 to 2 Fair Copy (i and o}
11 to 2 Le Grand Duc it and o) 10 to 1 Goya (1 and o) 100 to 7 Diplomat (t and o)
100 to G The Hour (0) 20 to 1 (t)
22 to 1 Sunbather (t and o) 33 to 1 Midday Sun (t and o) PROBABLE STARTERS
London, April 26, The following are the probable starters and jockeys in the Two Thousand Guineas to be run on April 28:
Pol Boller (Gordon Richards). Goya I (Elliott), Fair Copy (Perry- Pat O'Neille Dunne, the K.C.C.man), Phakos (Nevett), Foray (Pat Le Grand Duc (Smirke), cricketer, is still performing with Beasley),
Sultan Mahomed (D. Smith), Senior credit in Singapore,
(Harry Wragg), Diplomat (Sirett), Cricket
Scarlet Plume (Beary), Midday Sun (Lowrey), Fairford (Weston), Re- (Carslake), The Hour viresco
Lekaar (Semblat), (Smith), Bather (Steve Donoghue), April. The was less successful with the Third (Bullock).
Club
In a recent match, playing for the - Singapore
against Genuang, he captured four wickets at a cost of 34, which, in view of Genuang's total of 200 was 'n good
rmance.
Sun
bai, being dismissed after scoring No Jockeys have been assigned to nine, and the S.C.C.
and Sand Sprite-
lucky to earn a draw.
were î
trife Prince Arthur
Reuter..
We have Pleasure in Announcing that we have appointed
Messrs.
John D. HUTCHISON & Co.
TO BE OUR AGENTS
IN CANTON
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd.
on
vinced that they are going to
recapture that lost title Tuesday next. They won easily, not because the opposition was weak, but because they played so brilliantly,
They look risks without appearing In the slightest bit to embarrass themselves, Their volleying was crisp and oftacking; what is more they volleyed deeply as would-be champions should.
PLEASURE TO WATCH
I haven't seen H. D. Rumfahn play! so well for a long time. He has tun bang into top form, and whether it pe singles or doubies he will present a problem to any opponent at the present moment. It was a pleasure to see him smash; the ball hit cleanly and Brinly, and perfectly
placed. He mercilessly exposed the weak- ness of Wong's-and-Luk's-serviem, driving them back with tremendous pace. His own service was very de- pendable, winning the cousins games with unfailing regularity.
G. Darkarch of Diocesan Boys' School, winning the shot-put event at the Inter-Schools Athletic Meeting last week. (Photo by staff photo graphier).
They Won By 70 Points To Nothing!
Result: Unilever "A" 70pts.; Old Ashteadians "A" o
This is not a misprint. It actually happened recently at a Rugby match on the Unilever ground at New Eltham, London, S.E., when the home side set up a new record for the club, beat- Ing a previous best score by one of their own teams by 11. points. From the opening whistle they "lived" on and around their opponents' line, and at half-time had notched 40 points. man scored six tries and another fivo.
One
"We
The winning team was very modest afterwards. managed to hook the ball out of every scrum," one of them said. "The boys flung it about with considerable abandon, and the passes just stuck in everybody's hands. It certainly was a field day for us."
PETERSEN PULLS OFF
THE GLOVES
AND SAYS "GOODBYE
*
Llandrindod Wells, Apr. 12. At exactly 9.30 to-night, 25-year-old Jack Petersen, former British and Empire heavy-weight champion, stepped into the ring here for the last time.
a three-
"COWARDLY" FOOTBALL
REFEREES TO BE
"
DISMISSED
LINESMEN AS WELL: PLAYERS DEMAND MORE WAGES: THIS SOCCER "RACKET"
(By John Bell)
Momentous happenings are imminent in football. "Cowardly reforees," according to the President of the Football League, are to be sacked; linesmen are to be sacked; players through their trade union, are agitating for more money and intend to present their de- mands to the League. But more than fifty per cent, of League clubs, it is alleged, are not making ends meet and the players' demand will be resisted. The words said to have been used in this connec- tion savour of a sinister challenge. As quoted, "The clubs do not intend to be dictated to by the players. There is no chance what- ever of an increase in wages."
All this by the way is part of our week during the playing season and nobic national game or so we have to 20 per week during the close sea believe, since it continues to excite son, with talent money of £2 for m win and 21 for a draw. They in- the admiration of millions.
The truth is that professional tend to ask for £0 a week. league footb
to
football
is no longer a game.
I am not concerned with the merits
best
In spite of the Foolball League's of the case, for or against the ex- control it has assumed an unpleasant tra sovereign, but with the attitude.
what Americans attr
attributed to the League, before any resemblance to would glibly term a racket.
ofllelal approach has been made by On the question of referees pro- the players' Union. If the Football fessional footballers have complained League really support such an at-
me of the practice of clubs and titude they are seeking the
a league means of incensing the players upon players meeting before
whom they depend for their revenue and reputation.
QUESTIONS TO THE LEAGUE. The Football League must disinter head from the sand and look round, not at referees, linesmen and players, but at its organisation. should like to ask it the following questions.
Rame to discuss the referee, so as to be able to take every possible ad- vantage of the weaknesses of the official who is taking their game..
MRS. SUTCLIFFE'S ADMISSION
As Mr. Sutcliffe himself admits,
the
there are referees that favour home clubs, and he explains why not say that the system
but he
is to blame. After each match the home club reports upon the referee
indicates and
its opinion of this offlelui by awarding points, the maximum being four. At the end the season a referee is judged largely on these reports and number of points.
of
ble
This system obviously offers to a referee the temptation to favour the club and so earn a favourable home is also exposed to the
report.
SUS-
attentions of zealous nificials with a flair for hospitality, and when he emerges from this ordeal everyong
regards him with concerned pleton, whatever he
and he is inble to be called coward. But Mr. i Sutcliffe has in view some men of Iron" whom the League intend in engage for the job in the future, and that will, he feels, solve this problem. He is going to mould human nature to his system in the modern dicta- torial vogue.
In eff
effect, the League President says it is not the Football League
its
Has the Football League sought the co-operation of
F.A.
over. the
in the selection and appoint- ment of referees and linesmens, seeing that it admits these officials are not satisfactory?
Has it been offered and declined suggestions, and advice from the F.A. as to the selection and ap- pointment of referees and lines. men?·
Does its Management Committes clioose
and appoint the 50 referees the League list solely on the recommendations of its own clubs or affiliated organisations?
on
If the answer to the first two questions Is "No" and that to the third "Yes," who is responsible for
poor quality of the alleged poor ferees and linesmen?
Perhaps coming
re-
the answer will be forth-
the League Management Committe meeting on April 90.
It seems to me that the adoption by the League of the two-referee plan would merely be duplicating their mistake.
that is wrong. It in human na-
In any case it is not beyond the ture.-The--system-must-go-on. bounds of possibility-that-the-FA
Ten of iron" are wanted for £3 will pass some recommendation to 3. a match and third-class rail- the League on the subject of re- way fare.
ferees at its meeting on Monday.
It is advisable that they should LINESMEN TOO Although told by an eye specialist | crowd-and for Petersen too. Sirdar Rumjan, volatlic as ever,
Ho dragged off the gloves very Linesmen have not escaped this do so in firm terms since their at- sped about the court flashing out yesterday that he must not do any
slowly, then, with a wistful smile, indictment. Referees have been en-tempts have so far been treated with brilliant volleys, ace smashes, un- more boxing, Petersen refused to returnable drives and the
a promise mude weeks ago fossed them to his seconds, at the couraged to rely on their linesmen: little less than contempt. usual break
How can football be successfully same time saying:
now they are accused of making
administered when the crop of inexplicable mistakes from to Danny Davies, his trainer, to fight
serious Vell, good-bye, and farewell linesonen. their scapegoats, and lines-ins
ignored and absurdly easy positions. His play an exhibition bout at a charity tour-
to all that."
men are accused of being too officl-pinion of the F.A. is
the two bodies are almost completely was as unbalanced as ever, yet he nament.
what metal his linesmen The crowd called for a speech,ous. Or And so, Petersen's last appearance was irrefutably one of the best per-
to be made Mr. Sutcliffe does unsympathetic? The F.A. has ideals. Petersen strode into the middle of in the ring was to fight formers on view.
round
exhibition match with Mox the ring as though he were going to not specify. They get 14 guinea for the game it controls, and the sooner the Lengue decides to take Against such a persistent offensive. Hodgetts, a former sparring partner, say a lot.
- game,
railway and third-class
the F.A. Into iis confidence and 'en- Wong and Luk, if anything, played
CHEERING CROWD
All he said was: "Thank you, fares.
ilst its help, the better for the slightly above form. Some of their
He made д brave but pathetic Thank you very much."
In the same tradition, the spokes-game. volleying sorties were dramatic and farewell.
been a gem of It might have
man of the clubs threw his ultima- exciting. Now and again Luk would
People had come from as far oratory, so loud and prolonged was
turn at the pinyers on the question win them with a delightful shot down
afleld as Birmingham, London, the cheering.
of wages, though
what with the tramlines. But on the whole the Gloucester and Cardiff to see one The cheers went on-long after-
authority remains to be seen, na he Chinese were beaten by the sheer
of the most glamorous figures in Peterson had hurried away..
preferred anonymity. The players speed of shot which came from the
receive a maximum wage of £8 per Rumjahns rackets. They made spirited efforts to retallate, but the harder they hit, the better cousins liked
Luk was
more
the
Brilisi boxing make his last bow.
How they cheered him!
consistent then fust
the to sense Petersen seemed sympathy the crowd. felt for him.
His sparring was a ring "picture"
often brilliant with close-volleying exchanges. Luk him to the top of the fistic world.
Lule glimpses of the old fire that carried produced commendable overhead The cheers broke out again and
Wong, who was rather
bewildered in
The gong sounded for, the last
a more than useful volley and a good forehand drive. Wong dis-again. played a clever backhand drive, often made-on the run, and seen at its best time. in return of service. But in other phases he was a bit out of his class, though in the third set he earned up- plause for some highly effectivel volleying,
On such form it is hard to imagine anybody stopping the Rumjahn cou-
ALL TOO SOON
It was over-all too soon for the
Austin In
sins from winning the championship. I Irresistible
They played with all their old-time verve, confidence and skill. They pulled out an answering shot for al~! most everything sent over, and not] for a long time have I seen them
Tennis Form
maintain such a fierce, yet perfectly WINS HANDSOMELY
directed, attack.
SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP
Two more matches were played in
AT BOURNEMOUTH
London, Apr. 20. The British Davis Cup players are appearing in the British Hardcourt Championship which opened Bournemouth to-day.
are
WEEK-END GOLF Results Of Matches At
League Clubs Refuse Kowloon Golf Chib
To Discuss Increase
In Wages
(By Stanley Halsey}
The semi-final round of the Open Foursomes played at the Kowloon Golf Club over the week-end resulted os follows:
R. K. Collings and A. A. Lopes beat T. D. Paton and A. J. Dennis live and
Tour
F. C. Barry and C. G. Anderson beat F. E. Lawrence and..F. A. Hill six and Ave..
SUMMER CUP :
The starting timer for the Summer
On no account will Football League clubs consider the raising of Cup Qualifying Round to be played
players' wages.
This is the reply of the clubs to the move by the Players' Union to secure a minimum increase of £1. per week in the wages of first team players and to reduce the margin between Arst and second team wages.
I learned this from a well-known director of a famous London club, on Sunday, May Z, are as follows: who is a noted Soccer executive and one of the influential raen behind the 842 M. A. Cairns, W. Kershaw.
8.40
J. McKelvle, S. Jox... conference of League clubs, which will be held on April 30.
8.50 C. G. Anderson, J. Redman, allowed at this conference. I assure 8.54 B. Basto, W. Taylor. you the clubs do not intend to be 8.58 F. E. Booker, A. 5. Read, dictated to by the union. There is 9.02 F. A. Hill, R. K. Collings, no chance whatever of an increase 9.00 K. S. Robertson, F. L. Lawrence. in wages.
9.10 3. J.
F. C. Barry. SAVINGS SCHEME
|9.14 - A. J.
edley, A. A. Lopes, The Players' Union had requested Anancial affair will be discussed at 9.22. A. W. da toza, E. W. Gardiner. the League Management Cominiiice the conference though. An emiclal
9.28
Wm. Orr, W M. Groves, to place this matter before the con- is negotiating with National Savings 9.30 W. C. Simpson, F. J. Hammick.
con Certificate officials, who may attend 0.34. G. C. Moss, H. H. Mundy. clubs, but the ot ference are definitely to refuse to the conference, to outline a scheme 0.38 E. C. Fincher, E. W. Loveless.
which will help players save money. 0.42 J. D. Thomson, W. Stoker. place the subject on their agenda.
The scheme is this. Clubs and their 5.46 D. J. W. Anderson, J. R. Leitch. My informant revealed a sensa-
players will each contribute a small, tlonal state of Soccer finance:-
"More than 50 per cent, of the weekly sum, say 1/4 towards the 50 A. E. H. Castro, T. D. Paton. eighty-eight League clubs cannot purchase of National Savings Cer- make ends meet as it is," he de tinentes in the names of the players. of them are over- No player will be allowed to touch clared. "Many drawn at the bank. It is not fair money saved in this way until he has that the few clubs who can pay £8 left his club. "I hope this scheme
A move to assist players in their DAB J. Gelletly.
ference
VICTORY FOR
VINES
Perry, who has held the title for the Snooker championships last night, the last Ave years, is not, of course, At the Catholic Union J. E. Noronha defending it, but H. W. Austin, who beat W. Stafford 140 to 111. Noronha barwony he event in 1928, Duty had much the better of the first two brilliantly to beat F. I. Stroud, frames but Stafford fought back in clever player recently returned Home the last, at one time drawing up from Burma in straight sets of 6-1 he was only a few points in arrears. 6-1, 6-0. The best break was one of 18 by the A blow to British hopes has been a week to their players and still goes through," said my informer. "It of dealt in the women's championship, malle things go should be forced to will avert many of the tragedies At the Kowloon Cricket Club C. Miss Kay Stammers, winner of the pay £9 a week. It would be harder poverty which have followed in the victories over Fred Perry to-day With or when he beat the British champion Strange beat E, A. dos Remedios by title for the last two years; having still on clubs who cannot oven afford wake of football careers. 46. Though Strange, won all the been forced to scratch owing to an the maximum.
without benefits, this will ensure that 2-6, 7-6, 10-14. Vines is now lead- of gastric induenza..
"No resolution or representative the player has money with which to ing 26 mitches to 20,Router's Bul- frames the game was a closer affair attacks
the Players' Union would
itetin. beetart a new after-football life," than the scores inlicated,
Reuter,
New York; Apr. 20. Ellsword Vines went ahand in his
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