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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, JANUARY
10,
1938.
SAILORS PLAY POOR FOOTBALL IN LAI WAH
OUTSHONE BY THE ARMY COMBINATION
WEAK FORWARDS FAIL TO MAKE HEADWAY
(By "Abo")
meet the
The Army yesterday earned the right to Chinese in the final of the Lai Wah Cup football competi- tion by defeating the Navy in the second semi-final match by five goals to one on the Kowloon F.C. ground. Those who had expected to see a good game between the two teams must have been disappointed; for the Navy seldom reached the standard worthy of an encounter of this im- portance.
One felt thint the Army players could have risen to greater heights had they been extended at all by their upponents. But they were not and they were content
the wallors and beat next round.
to merely to enter the
the
Whatever good football seen in
provided by Elin Kome was soldiers who were definitely the bet- ter side. There was method in their Approach and in the way the for- wards swept down on enemy.ter- ritory; there was co-ordination be- tween the halves and the forwards, and both the backs and Rowlands in on were safe.
Snead Wins
Miami Open Golf Title
Brilliantly Sets Record Score
Miami. Dec. 25.
Closely following on the heels of his brilliant victory in the Nassnu Open, Sam Snead, top money maker
The saturs falled completely fo were not headway. They make nearly as clever as their opponent either in ball control or in combina- tion. Their movements were far 100 ragged in be attended with any de-among the professional golfers for
to gree of success and a tendency Rick algod and trust to luck spolled Imany chances,
LISTLESS PLAY
the
the 1037 season, to-day won Miami Open Championship against a strong old with a sensational e- cord score of 267.
Baron Gottfried von Craim, the German fennis champloy, who had his revenge against Donald Bulge, the American amateur' thani- p'on of the world, in the International match played at Sydney. Germany won the fourbament against the United States and Australia despite the fect that von Crams and Henkel were defeated by Adrian Quist and John Bromwich in the doubles. This picture was last taken
German
passed through longkong team when the November.
Chinese Too Good
For Civilians
BUT FLATTERED BY WINNING MARGIN
Gadney Complotes Rugger Team
Lontion, Jan. 9. England's rugby team for the International match against Wales at Cardiff on Saturday, January 15. is now complete with the selection of H. C. Gadney, the famous Leicester international player. 1
The team is as follow:
H. D. Freakes; E. J. Unwin, P. Cranmer: F. S. Nicholson and H. S. Sever; F. J. Reynolds and B. C. Çadney; R. J. Long- land, H. B. Toft, H. F. Wheat- ley, A. Wheatley, T. F. Husk.s- son, W. H. Weston, D. L .K. Miiman and R. Boiton,
FOOTBALL
FINANCES ARE SOUND
Happy Australian Position
CUP
HOW BUDGE--MAKO LOST DOUBLES
VICTORIAN TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
By MERVYN WESTON
Melbourne, Dec. 11. Playing with excellent understanding, Jack Casurand and Vivian McGrath won the Victorian lawn tennis doubles championship by defeat- Ing the world doubles champion, Donald Budge and Geno Mako, in a four set final at Kooyong yesterday. The score was 1-0, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.
Mrs. Iteman and Miss Nancye Wynne retained their Victorian women's doubles title by defeating Misses Joan Hartigan and Thelma Coyne comfortably 7-5, 6-1 in the final.
past glory in the Budge and Miss Dorothy Bundy, called all of his
Miss Coyne und the defending champions, Jim nixed doubles game. Gilchrist and Mrs. Westacott, quali did some fine things, but was still She also fled for the mixed doubles final by lacking in confidence. defeating Crawford-Miss Coyne and played Budge too much, appearing Mako-Miss Workman respectively in to feel a challenge to direct her at- the ger
semi-finals,
tacking shots at him instead of to and Mc- opposingens the equal of Crawford,
Bundy. Budge
Sydney, N.S.W., Dec. 14.
'y. is in its Australin Soccer in strongest Anancial position for 501 years. The success the Engikh ama- toured feur team which recently Australia is primarily responsible.
of the gross rate The
receipts English tour amounted to £11,371
From
thils
sum £2,200 was dis- tributed among investors who
the
Their
to
The win of Crawford Grath delighted a gallery of nearly 6,000, which had anticipated a com- driving and serving splendidly, and smashes with real fortable victory for the Wimbledon hitting his champions undefeated
แnd
1937 severity for the first time in the Davis Cup pair, there was reason tournament. Ile also opened out on
of the for the pessimism
gallery his service in the crucial third set. when
match began, for the Miss Bundy was an excellent part-
ner, for her forehand carried suf Americans raced away with the Arat zet It was remembered that Budge felent pace to enable her to attackt and Mako had defeated the Austra- with her returns and advance to the inns, 7-5, 6-1, 8-6, in the American net in parallel formation with her one final of the Davis Cup.
partner. Both Australians began very bad- Gilchrist and Mrs. Weslacott were while Budge and Mako were out-volleyed in the first set by Mako also Miss accurate and severe. McGrath was and
Workman, who mistiming, while Crawford was adopted a parallel formation in con- rub'e considerably by an infected trust to the usual one-up, one-back toe. The Americans seemed to be combination seen in mixed drubles. in complete command."
Their position pluy allowed them It is possible that that first set al- control the first set. Thereafter tered the whole complexion of the Gilchrist and Mrs, Wesincolt had the match
The Amerleans, who had advantage, living up to their 1930 pro-born vided the money to finance the leur kren and assured, seemed to, title and carlier victory over Hop-
suffer a psychological reaction, from man-Mrs. Hopman, To State associations £500 was pald
Pertraps It was Mrs. Westacott's which they never recovered. apart from a bonus of
per cent.
of service concentration wavered. ind they top-spinning returns. on money invested in the tour.
could not regain command.
which proved the real dominating The Australian Association is now
Crawford and McGrath deserved factor, for she gave her side muny in a position to finance future in prals and their recovery after such chances to nitack with her deler- ternational tours without assistance As soon as they had established o
bad start and for their splendid mined hitting. Her reverse service As predicted, the Civilians feund the Hengkong Chinese 'too from the general public, The Eng- tead of 3-0 the Army players also
troubled with his When they found their win- Gilchrist becue slack and play became so
much of a handful when the teams met in the semi-final of the Lailish Association has pledged itself to play after the middle of the second also worried the Americans it lille. givs frangial aid if required for Jackadaisical that one wished for the
ning game they pursued it confident-backhand early, but he returned ac- Wah Cup football competition on the Club ground at Happy Valley international tours.
ly and kept their opponents in dif- curately from the forehand, fossed tinal whistle to blow. Fortunately
on Saturday afternoon. Nevertheless the score of 6-1 certa'nly
GATE RECEIPTS
with good judgment, and was dead- for the spectators, the waste ano
flattered the Chinese; for the Civilians often had more than their The N. S. W. Association annual
ly with his overhead lpv. not blow just then or else they would
fa'r share of the exchanges and only the brillance of Tam Kwan-bulance sheet shows that the necu-
MEN'S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP probably have gone away with
un disgusted
J. I. Crawford-V, D, Megros Ing.W) Imprent on of the encoun-
hon in the Chinese goal prevented them from registering more mulation account has improved from
a debit of £305 to a credit of £ ter. Towards the end, two snap
J. D. Budge-C. G. Mako (U.S.A.), 1-4, than one point.
0-3, 6-4, 7-3. 3. L. aliifles are reduced from 145 the doubles Calvert within two minutes Boals
WOMEN'S DOUBLER CHAMPIONS01F to £337. This liability is offset by
Final of each other and an amusing ines- dent after Rowlands
Mrs. Hopman-Mika N, Wynne (V.) had hurt his
On the whole it was a grand game, and stopped shot after shot with assets totalling £1,359, leaving an sets, while all four missed too many
r regularity. On excess foot redeemed the game somewhat
with pen.y or clever und fast foot-almost monotonous
assets over liabilities of "sy shots. Three factors stcod cut a. ses 3. Harligan-T. Coyne (NSW).
เค of the
deciding the ball.
issuc-Crawford a 7-5, 6-1, The Chinese were able to several occasions he pushed out shots C1.223. The liquid asseta as a spectacle.
MIVED DOUBL”S_CHAMPIONBUIL serving Ralph Guldahl and Horton Smith
Semi-Anal The LWD goals by Calvert were
establish such place to-day, each t
advantage over which spelt goals all the way; it was association in the Commonwealth ne serving, Mako's weak
and inability to hold his delivery, J. D. Budge-Miss D. M. Bundy (U.S.A) their "beautics" and were a just rewarded for second
opponents in the first period he alone who kept the Civilion tally Bank total £007.
and the clever use by Crawford and d. . . Crawford Miss T. Coyne (N.B.W.). halves were because their
far down to only one.
The by the turning in a card of 272.
gate receipts of the State McGrath of the medium-paced, dip- Association, apart
J. Gilchrist (N.S.W.)-Mr. Westscolt from the money ping return of servic Crawford (9) d. C. G. Make-Miss D. Werkmad Certainly the Civilians did Sam Snead, whose consistently fine superior to those of the Civilians.
halt Laken by the clubs, show an increase and Mc play this season has made his pocket-fatt Leung Wing-chliu, Lau Hing- deserve to be 5-1 in arrears at half t
McGrath both exploited this (US.A.), 2-0, 0-3, 6-4, £472. Representative Humes Injury to Howlands who stopped book more bulky than that of any choi and Lee Kwok-wai su dominated time. They had had almost as much (other than the English tour) added Pe of return and caught Mako re-
other player, was in great form. The inidfield
play that they made victory of the play as their opponents though'
peatedly Hames £223; and able to intercept many of his dee for the Chinese inevitable.
Remedios, Liss and Wilson were Ginst nishing was not so State premiership games, £107.
Mako generally Total gate receipts wer: £1.393- looking after the nippy half were Fung King-cheung, Lat
the fast returns well, but £2,085. The to Shiu-wing, Yeung Shui-yick and Hou
Was always troubled by the make openings for their forwards, Chi-to (2), while Knox registered Principal flems in an expenditure of slower drives. He made the mis- "nd as a result Howlett, Knox and the Civillans' -point,
£1.632 were £942 pald to clubs and Leonard had
expenses in connection with repre- to no foraging for them-
sentative.
cup
and selves. It was a pity that Leonard
premiership games. Salaries and honorariums and Knox had so little support from
absorbed £305. their intermediates
for
an enlivening display contre-forward. The amusing inci- dent mentioned above followed an
grounder by Tippett with his left feat which had already been hurt. Howlands had to leave the fleld and Sheehan, who had been playing a grand game at left buck, took his place, Within a minute the Navy centre forward, Morris, gol poasts- sion and without any hesitation he shot for goal. Rowlands
would
Flashing brillant form from the start and improving his card with every round, Snead startled
critics
by returning an aggregate score of 13 below par,
He was easily
the best-scoring winner in the annual championship's history and his triumph was all the more notable in that it was his second for triumph in less than a week. On December 20, he won the Nassau Open with a sparkling grand aggre- gate of 276.
4-year-old prn from White Sulphur Springs,--W. Va., who came into. prominence only, in last year's win er tournaments and who this year re- presented the United States on the Ryder Cun from, est could not no anything wrong to-day.
PRODICIOUS DRIVING
have taken it with ease, but She- hun, playing in goal for the Orst time in his life, did not know the His prodigious driving powers, ball was in the net until he had to which earlier this year wen the Na- plek
It up! When another Navy tional Professional Driving cham- forward tried to catch him again p'onship, again served him well in rounds of the with a long shot, ho did not trust to-day's concluding his hands but kicked it mut instead! | Mamii Open.
WEAK NAVY FORWARDS The Navy Inside forwards, Pot's, Morris and Tippett were very weak. They lacked the guile to get past Webster and Sheehan, and further- more to show their worth, Page. on the left wing, hardly touched the ball throughout
the
second half. The only Navy inen to distinguish themselves were Lister and Smith, the two wing halves. The fatter particularly
was in rare form and
Starting off with a 68, Sam Snead cut the score with every successive round, fishing up amid great cheers with a brilliant tally of 64.
The youthful professional, third in
winner lop tournament money
In June, forged well to the fore after collecting the prize of $3,500 which went with his canturing of the Nassau title early this week.
3121
too busy Chinese forwards to have time
or
In
their
NOT SO LIVELY
good.
in
an
State
Ineome
set.
Acullies.
MAKO OUT OF FORM
It was not a great exhibition of was game, for Mako much below form in the just three
at his feel. They
dedolleys...
aks of
were
interceptions, Crawford was little
Wils
Final
Badminton League Ties
Three Games In "A" Division
of cutting his valleys too much. McGrath was probably the best of the four, for besides returning well 12 volleyed and smashed brilliant- The second half was not us Ilvely else they the Orst, The Civilians appeared
ly. Time after time he made telling would have made the score mare) ev n. Both these players often had disheartened by the non-success of
behind him, for his service and re- the Chinese defenders in difficulties tieners. This was particularly Ulrich: Remedios, Bliss, Wilson; T. turns were always
creating open- and their deadly shooting was always noticeable after a period of attacking File. Lennard, D. Knox, Howlett and ings. Budge served and
volleyed when Tom Kwan-hon stopped shut Honniball. a menace to the Chinese goal.
after shot, and they falled to reduce
beautifully, but he received tle of Pinese-T-m Kwan-ken; Mak the play. The unrellable Mako was TAM KWAN HON BRILLIANT the deficit. When play swung over Shlu-bon, Li Tin-song; Leung Wing-attacked continually. Mako won in the "B" Divisions of the Badminton'
to the Civilian end, Lai Shu-wing chiu, Lau Hing-chol. Lee Kwak-wai: only four of his 10 services.. Unfortunately for the Civilian for- added another goal for the Chinese, Young Shul-pick, Lai Shiu-wing. wards' efforts. Tam Kwan-hon was Teoins: in his best form between the sticks!
Three matches in the "A" and one. League will be decided this evening. McGrath's opening service was the The League leaders, the Club de Fung King-chrung, Lau Chung-sang only gani the. Austrations won in Recrelo "A" are down to play St. Civilians.-Manning: C. Pile, and Iau Ching-to.
and the Arst set, but they gained early Andrew's in a return fixture breaks through Mako in the second should win comfortably. University. and third sets and further brecks "A" will be up against the Recreio later.
Budge lost his eniy service becond string and a win for them is early in the fourth set, and this expected, while the match between lapas saw the beginning of a con-¦
King's College and University "B" vincing rally by the Australians, as, should provide an even tussle,
In the "3" Division, St. Andrew's they went to 4-1 and 5-2.
WEEK-END CRICKET
CRICKET FEATS
it was due to him that Grogan anday's dienlay of long and accurate R. D.
McGuigan were as subdued as they were, Harrison
was not an ideal and allowed Calvert too much
rope.
Midheld the Army intermediates, Williamson, Bright and
Eval
dominated play. Bright gave another fine display. He not only succeede In stopping the Navy forwards from setiling down but found time to help his own forwards to get moving. Saw and Calvert were the
Army ninckers.
Shortly
after
became
of
Lire
the start, the Army one up when Lethbridge the Navy right back, had the mis- fortune to put the ball into his own goal. Then Calvert Increased the
n header from Army's lead wh
the by Grogan, and before Cross interval, McGuigan added the third with a One drive. After a period)
Batless football in the second period, Calvert scored two more.
The Navy never looked redue'ng the lend i Rowlands left f charge. Once Morris was given through pass the sort of thing cen tre-forwards dream about-but he shot weakly over the bar, with the goal completely at his mercy. Tip- pelt also had his chance, but kleked straight at Nowlands,
ຕ
As already described the Navy's solitary goal was registered by o long shot by Morris when Shechan denalised for Rowlands.
a dull Wha
Kamo with
.It
over which to enthuse.
Hittle
Mr. R. M. Omar officiated in his iguel efficient manner. usin
Navy-Kechle: Lethbridon Town, don: Luister, Harrison, Smilli: Stars, Potte, Morris, Tippett and Pare.
Army-nowiends; Wheter. Chee tan; ̈ ̈ ̈Williamzön, · Bright, |--Evans; Crdern. MēGuigan, Calvert, and Hurst.
He scored 68. 67, 80 and 14, in
driving, although his approach work and puttinut were also superb.-United
Press.
BATTING
Alloa
(JL.K.C.C. V.
Navy
77"
IS. Nazarin (LR.C.) V.
C.C.C.
C7
Sgt. Baker (Army "A") V.
K.C.C, 2nd XI
56
Major Rawstorne (Army) v.
K.C.C.
58
A. Zimmern (C,C.C. 2nd XI)
V. I.R.C.
07
C. Pope (Police) Y. Army
"B"
67
Sub-Lieut. Ogle (Navy) v.
UL.K.C.C.
55
Capt. Whitmarsh (Navy) v.
IL.K.C.C.
13
E. F. Fincher (K.C.C.) 5.
Army
足
47.
47
J.
*Tsul (University)
V.
C.8.C.C, 2nd XI
43
P. O, N, Dunne (K.C.C. 2nd
X1) v. Army "A"
42
P. II. Loughlin (Pollte) v.
Army "p"
41
Lieut. Chiverall (Army) v.
K.C.C......
40
34
G. Winch (C.C.C, 2nd XI)
I.R.C. received, I. M. Soares (University) v.
€.8.0.C. 2nd XI ..........
12
32.
31
An unusual broadleast took place in London recently. By means of a phenostethograph, the heart-beats of Jack Lovelock. the famous New runner, wero Zealand
amplified and broadcaal. Just before
G. A. Rouza (C.C.C.) Y.
1.R.C.
Sgt. Bennett (Army "A") v.
I.C.C.-2nd XI
S/Sgt. Patterson (Army
Y. Police
the experiment, Lovelock had jump A. Rt. II. Esmall (0.0,0.) v.
ed thirty times up and down some
IR.C...
this talensers his heart-beats, W. E. Bishop (H.K.C.C.)
came through like steam-hammer. Баш
blows,
2nd XI V. NAVY TRU
• Denoles not out.
Some Notable Performances
BOWLING
F. Baker (CS.C.C.) V
Club.de Xcerclo
C, Pope (Police v. Army
"E"
J. Tsul University)
C.S.C.C. 2nd XI
Folter
They
had
a set point on Mako's service in the will be at home to St. John's next game, but lost the chance on
7 for 18 errors. A break through McGrath
7 for 58
V.
C for 30
C for 30
5 for 18
Brilliant baiting by R. D. Allen: A Kitchell (C.C.C. 2nd (77 not oul), R." Nazarin (67) and) XIV, LR.C Sgt. Baker (46), and consistent F. E. E. Booker (C.S.C.C. bowling by E. Baker (seven for 181, 2nd XI) v. University.. C. Pope (seven for 58) and F. E. E. Parsons (Army "") Booker (live for 18. Including a "hal
`S for 40 trick") were the features of the Ldg. Wir. Church (Navy Cricket programme played over the
2nd XI v. IK.C.C....
1 for 21 K. L. Ng (University) v. week-end,
C.S.C.C. 2nd X whose Booker, Lengue eleket have been very in- Sgt. Godger (Army "A")
v, K.C.C. 2nd X frequent in recent years, performed
4 for 31 the “sni trick” against the University N. D. Lloyd (K.C.C.) v. nt Pokfulam for the Civil Service
appearances
Army
C.C. Juniors. Another bowler, A. G. A. Souza (C.C.C.) v. Kitchell. Just missed emulating this
LR.C.
feat. Bowling for the Craigentower Ld. Wit. Jeffery (Navy C.C. seconds against the Indian C..
2nd XI v. I.K.C.C....
he took three wickets with fouır balls I. All (LRC, 2nd XI v.
C.C.C. and finished up with an analysis of six for 30.
Pte. Chatton (Army "A")
v. K.C.C. 2nd XI D, S. Hobb (H.K.C.C, 2nd
XI) v. Navy
Picture of K. Nazarin taken on Saturday after he had made 67 for the LR.C. In their League match Agsinst the C.C.C.
Pie. Hatrial (Army) v.
K.C.C.
R. D. Alles (II.K.C.C.) v.
Navy
A. 11. Madar, (I.R.C.) v.
C.C.C.....
A. B. Mareli (Navy)
H.K.C.C.
A.
T. Leo
(0.0.0.)
I.R.O.
A. B. Abbas (L.IL.C.)
C.C.O.
7.
V.
L/Cpl. Cheney (Army) V.
K.C.C.
A. K. Minu (1.1.C. 2nd XI) v. 0.C.O.......... R.E.... Léo - - (KL.C.0.) · · - ▼,
Army
The programme:
"A" DIVISION
v. St. Andrew's and beautiful serving by Budge Recreio "A"
Barrelo "B" made it 5-all. Three emasties by iveralty "A" v.
ice King's College, v. University "1" McGrath made Crawford's service
"B" DIVISION Was broken secure, and then talo
v. St. John's iwo winning veleys after the St. Andrew's Americans had held a point for G- 11.
This was only the third major lefeat which the Americans. hind ultered in a whole year of tourna- Yes. They lost to Von Cramm- Henteel in the American fibal and Hughes and Hare in u Pacifle
.0
4 for const tournament.
4 for 20
The women's doubles final was rather disappointing: but a pusly wint
made conditions dimcult. Miss national champion, was one to reveal her true abi-. She
dominated the game, zer-
the
4 for 12 ving, driving, and vollying grandly.
Mr. Hopman was uncertain at first,
4 for 43 lasing her first two services to give
the Sydney players two vital breaks,
4 for 67 but her steadiness helped to give
balance to the combination. 3 for 11
3 for 12
Mias Coyne appears to have lost Her service was her confdence. most uncertain, and was broken 3 for 23 in the two games In the Arst set!
when she and Miss Hartigan had crucial advantages. She 3 for 27 secured
nlaved Fome glorious drives and at times, but 3 for 28 volleyed. beautifully
erralle. Misa Hartigan
Wh
3 for 31 also far from her best.
3 for 33
DEST TENNIS OF DAY
was
Both mixed doubles were spark- $ for 35 ln and thrilling affales, producing easily the best Inwn Tennis of the 3 for 35 day. Crawford plaved delightfully against Budge and Miss Dundy, zer- 8 for 30 ving, driving, and valleying aven better than he had in the men's
3 for 43 doubles final. His interceptions re-
Hninhild Hveger" (right), the. 17- years old Danish girl swimmer, now known as the world's best'aqua- tlo star. She has broken several records during the past few months. She is here seen with Valborg Christensen, another Danish-girl, when they vislied Londen reocally.