THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FEBRUARY 26, 1938. SATURDAY,
ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS FIELDING
PLAY CIVILIANS, COLONY OVER THE WEEK-END SHERWOOD, READ MAKE FIRST APPEARANCES
(By "Abo")
In football, as in most other forms of sport, the element of surprise often plays a very important part in the winning of matches. The Islington Corinthians proved this once again when they swept the South China A.A. team off its feet by the speed of their play in their opening game in the Colony. But the tourists have already played twice here; will local teams, now that they have seen the Corinthians' type of play, do better in the remaining matches? This question will be answered during the week-end.
This afternoon, the visitors will be opposed to the Civilians, who have chosen quite a useful side. If the Chinese were so outclassed, I wonder how the Civilians will fare? low- evere, it they succeed in forgetting the reputation, of the visitors, they will do a lot better than most people would seem to think. The Services set about their task odmirably on Sunday, and though they were even- tually beaten 3-1, they showed that the tourists were not so superior to
"Sonny" Bilsa-
Leads Clollian team..
local teams that there was absolutely no hope for us. The Civilians would do well to follow the example of the Services who continually harassed the visitors, and succeeded to such an extent that they had as much of the play as their famous opponents in the second half.
LEE KWOK-WAI UNFIT? As far as I know, the Civilian team will turn out as announced. The only doubt seems to be Lee Kwok- wal, of South China-"A"--who-is- just getting over un attack of b Auenza, and may not have recovered sumciently to play. I heard yester- day that Lee himself thought that in the interest of the team he should vacate his place at lett-half to some- one else. Whether this will be done ar not I have no information at the lime of writing.
Lee Kwok-wal played against the Islington Corinthians in London and, having seen them in action in the Colony, he is fully aware of the taskc ahead of a half-back. For this reason, he will probably stand down
for atter mon,
The local Selectors could do no better, I think, than to give. Gough of the Police his chance. Gough has
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been one of the most consistent half- bucks in the Colony during the present season, and many felt that he should have been included in Civilian side before Lee Kwok-wal in the first place. It would be poste justice if he is given his opportunity if Lee Kwok-wal has not yet fully recovered.
If Gough is played to-day, I think:
line the intermedinte
would be
strengthened if he were put in the centre and "Sonny" Bliss, the cap- tain, moved to the left. Bliss has played some excellent games at left-half, a position with which he is quite familiar although he does not regularly fit it; but on the other hand Gough would not be so at home as he has not played on the flank for many years.
It will be interesting to see how the Civilian forwards get on against the rocklike defence ok the Corinthians. Every one la an indi- vidualist, but if they get going together as a team they may do something yet.
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ITALIAN BOXER SUPINE-Question of whether Enrico Venturi, aglio Italian featherweight boxer was fouled or knocked out arose in bis einsh with Henry Armstrong, who holds the world's feath- erweight crown, in New York. Hardly had Referee Arthur Donovan warned Armstronя against foul- ing, before Venturi saak to the 'oor, as above, face in pain. Donovan counted him out
GOLF IS GREATEST GAMBLE IN SPORT
Said To Be Most Difficult Game To Forecast
By Jack Cuddy
New York, Feb. 17.
What is the greatest gamble in sports? During the past decade any number of people have asked me that question, and my answer always has been the same: "Golf."
Competitive golf is the hardest of sports to figure. Form means nothing in this game of the fairways And it costs a certain and greens.
With the recovery of several of their men, the Islington Corinthians uce flelding what is more or less their regular team. That Is to say, all eleven men will be in their normal positions. Wingfeld will be in goal, with Martin and Clark at back. The latter played on the right last week. The halves wil be Wright, Whittaker and Bradbury, the intermediate line which, in the opinion of Tom Smith, Beir manager, is the best he has ever seen in amateur football. Sherwood party plenty of money to learn this. and Read were tried out yesterday I am referring to aid Jack Doyle, afternoon and were found to have the Broadway prlee maker. I figure recovered sufficiently from their "Old Man Broadway just about injuries to be able to turn out this brake even on his wagers on sports afternoon, Sherwood will take over during the past 40 years. But Jack Tarrant's place at centre-forward, will tell you he never made a dime Tarrant will go to inside right, and on golf, Read will be on the right wing.
has plenty of Avery and Pearce form
the left But Doyle still
money that he garnered from the dank.
stock market-about which he knew nothing at all. And he will have if he quits golf, says Bob Brumby, golf expert of the New York Daily News. Brumby, says Montague is a great club-golfer-a- chap who will out in almost any foursome and "o to town." But when the chips are down in a tourney and the crowd' it preasing on the ropes, Brumby says Montague will not win any big tournaments.
The teams are as follows:- Islington Corinthians-Wingfield; Martin. Clark (captain); Wright, Whittaker, Bradbury; Read, Tarrant,
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Because of this great gamble in Rolf, I figure it is safe for me 10 prediet that none of the champions of 1937 has much chance of repeat- ing his triumphs excepting that swashbuckling British golfer, Henry Colton, who won the British open.
Why is Colton the most likely to repeat? Simply because his mental hozard is less than that of other
Bener Cotton Cold-blooded?
COLONY
TENNIS
noteworthy contenders. Colton is a STARTS
tall, willowy cold-blooded chap, who takes tourney in stride.
He rides up to the first tee in a custom bulli car with a verled
chauffeur. He takes off his comel- Opening Schedule
or
hair cont and gets down to business. When the match is over-win lose--he elimbs back into that car und heads for the urld lits of London-or whatever town may be nearby where his Bond Street clothes can be appreciated.
ATTITUDE. IMPORTANT Ralph Guian; the 1937 U.S. open champlon, has no such mental at- titude, I am qulté certain. Halph la a man whose open triumph fled
On Monday
The Tennis Championships of the Colony, organised annually by the Hongkong Cricket Club, will com- mence on Monday, February 20. Matches for the whole week have been arranged by the Committee) and are now posted on the notice- board in the club-linuse,
The opening programme contains
doubles.
hith, his wife and little son, Buddy, six matches in the singles and three right off poverty row. They say the U.S. open is worth $50,000 to the winner, through the open money und the sport
manufacturers Booda
cle. When emoluments,
Ralph tackles that open again, he will know what is at stake. And that probably will result in his downfall.
the week's matches are as follows:
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28. Singles: Marsland v. A. Crawford; Leung Ping Chiu v. 11. Y. Ho; S. A. Rumlahn v. Major F. T. Baines; F. A. Broadbridge v.
v. W. A. Land; F. V. Harrison v. P. S. Leong: E. C. Fincher But Guldahl wants to win. Yet there are at least 40 lop-flight golfers V Ma Nai Kwong. capable of beating Ralph during the
Donbles:-Luk Ding Cheung and 72-hole grind. Uncle Sam's open is Wong Shlu-wing v. A. and H. Chan: probably the toughest competition in M. W. and M. K. Lo v, D. K. Loung atl sports, Few realize that the und D. Szele; A, Warr and W. A. players must concentrate at white Land v. F. H. Kwok and S. W. Llong. heat for 12 hours during that tour-
TUESDAY, MARCH 1. ney. They must bear down with Slagles. F. L. Smalley v. 1, M. everything they have an average of A. Razack; Cdr. R. H. Rump v. J. C. three hours for each of the 18 holes Pool; Tsui Wai Pui v. W. J. Skinner; because of crowd conditions, etc. Cheong Ping Yeung v. Tennle Wong; This pressure often rips perfect W. C. Hung v. Tonnie Wang. games and lets someone slide through Doubles: G. W. Sewell and T. C. to the title who has not concentrated Monaghan v. Wel Chung and Pang on the Importance of winning-aud Ol-lam; II. Owen Hughes and T. A particularly upon the importance of Pearce v. Lehen Lew and Peter U: losing...
A. C. I. Bowker and W. M. Barton
You con figure the percentage. R. 1. Bulpin and F. A. Fowler; against Guldabi, when you consider Paul Kong and Lee Wal-tong v. Ip the calibre at players most likely to Cho Pong and Lut Kwol-fon
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2. succeed him: Sammy Snead, Harry Cooper,
Wol
· Horton Smith,
Singles:-D. Agatureff V. Jimmy Thompson, Dick Metz, Denny Shute, Chung; M. A. Warr v. Wong Shlu Lawson Little, and Ed Dudley Wing, G. W. Drysdale v. Pang Ol
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Brouillard Loses By Knockout
REGULAR TEAM
UNDERGRADS BECOME THE RUNNERS-UP Beat St. Andrew's In Mixed Doubles Badminton
By defeating St. Andrew's in the Mixed Doubles Badminton League at the Eu Tong-sen Gymnasium last evening, University made certain of finishing runners-up to Club de Recreio "A" in the League: They won their match comparatively easily, conceding only two games during the evening.
The undergraduates found their, Miss Ribeiro 11-21; beat Carvalho opponents rather weak on the whole. and Miss Ribeiro 31-18. Even the strongest St. Andrew's pair, A. L. Fisher and Miss N. Eardley W. C. Choy and Mrs. F. H. Stokes, (Free Lances) lost to Oliveira and could take only one game. M. Weill Miss Silva 7-21; lost to Icinedios and Miss F. Wong did well to beat and Miss Ribeiro 10-21; lost to Car- K. L. Yong and Misa Woo,
valho nud Miss Ribeiro 12-21, Scorca:
T. F. Yong and Miss U. Khoo (Unlycrsity) beat H. Kew and Miss M. Churn 21-2; beat M. Welll_and Miss F. Wong 21-3; beat W. C. Chạy
P. K. Hul and Miss J. Choa
VON CRAMM
and Mrs. F. H. Stokes 21-14. ADMIRES (University) beat Kew and Mics
Churn
beat Well and Miss
Wong 21-10) beat Choy and Mrs. | Stokes 23-20.
K. L. Yang and Miss Woo (Univer-)
BROMWICH
sity) beat Kew and Miss Churn 21-16; Young Australian
lost to Weill and Misa Wong 23-24; lost to Choy and Mrs. Stokes 12-21. RECREIO "B" . TAIKOO
Playing at home at King's Park Jast night, Club de Recreio "B" de- feated Talkoo Recreation Club by six sets to three.
Scores were as follows:-
Jack Fox Stops Him In 23-21
Tenth Round
Boston, Feb. 10.
Tiger Jack Fox, leading negro con- tender for world light-heavyweight honour, to-night became the first boxer ever to knock Lou Brouillard out.
The heavy-hitting Spokane fighter flattened the French-Canadian in the last round of the ten-frame flight. Brouillard, former world middle- weight champion, quit the 160-pound ranks come months ago and was pro- pressing favourably in the heavier division until running up against the powerful negro.
Fox, generally ranked as the third best light-heavyweight fighter to-day, cnly suffered a single defeat during 1037. He lost to Al Gainer, another negro, but he scored cleven knock- nuts in seventeen starta-United Prcas.
Coming On
London, Jan. 18. "Young John Bromwich can now be definitely regarded as one of the
great players of the day" said Goft- fried Cramm, the German player, A. M. de Silva and Mrs. J. Noronha In a broadcast at Sydney, New Soulh (Recrelo) lust to. G. A. Smith and Wales, in which Cramm. his com- Miss R. Summers 13-21; beat S. patriot. H. Henkel, and the Ameri- Newman and Miss J. Summers 21-8: cans, J. D. Budge and G. Make, took beat C. Bovard and Miss E. Pollock part.
"I had lost to Bromwich in Ger- C. N. da Silva and Miss A. Re- many, but he did not impress me medios (Recreio beat Smith and then on the bard courts," he said, Miss Summers 21-14; beat Newman "But he has impressed me here. and Misa Summers 21-5; beat have never seen anyone hit such Bovaird and Miss Pollock 21-17. clean winners out of impossible posi- L.A. L. da Silva and Miss Ctions. His two-handed shot is one Botelho (Recreio) lost to Smith and of the best in the world, and is not Miss Summers 11-21; beat Newman far behind Don Budge's backhand and Miss Summers 21-17; lost to drive. Bovaird and Lilss Pollock 17-21.
RECREIO "A" *. FREE LANCES Visiting the Seamen's Institute, last night, Club de Recreio "A" de- feated Free Lances by six sois to three.
Scores
this
"When I went on in the court In a recent match I decided in play to his forehand so as to keep him from making me run. My toelies were to attack him as much as I could. had good touch on both hands, and did not Icar baseline duels. I
J. L. Anderson and Miss M. Grit- waited my chance, and then went to (Free Latees) beat M. A. the net to finish off the rally with Oliveira and Miss M. Silva 21-13; volleys. Bromwich has on webk- lost to J. J. Remedios and Miss O.; ness, his service. He does not throw Ribeira 20-23; beat L. A. Carvalho the ball up high enough and there and Miss M. Ribeiro 21-10,
Is no. bedy in the stroke. The rest
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Clark (Free) of his game is impeccable, His game Lances) lost to Oliveira and Miss has Imuroved and he is a great
8-21; lost to Remedios and | fighter.”—Reuter.
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