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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2;. 1938..
UNINSPIRING TENNIS PLAYED IN CHAMPIONSHIPS
EIGHT MATCHES
DECIDED IN STRAIGHT SETS
P. KONG AND LEE WAI- TONG IN GOOD FORM
(By "Abe")
As on Monday, the matches played yesterday afternoon in the Calony Tennis Championships on the Hongkong C.C. courts had "first round" stamped all over them; one had to be a great tonnis- lover, and not a very particular ore at that, to work up any en- thusiasm over the brand of tennis seen in the five singles and four doubles matches which were decided.
Only one encounter went the fullity which the scores Indicate when distance, Wei Chung and Pang Ol-I was watching the game. Inm outlasted G. W. Sewell and T. C.
Tau! Yun-pul romped home with-- Monaghan in the doubles after a long out much apparent effort against W. third set which took 20 games. Em-J. Skinner, and conceded only one ploying the lob at every opportunity, the Chinese made Lower mistakes than their opponents; and for this reason they won. It was a dull and uninteresting match on the whole.
" The best tennis in the doubles was provided by Paul Kong and Lee Wai- interest Was Considerable tong centred on the latter as it was the first time that many people were see- Ing him in netion on a tennis court since his recovery from a fractured Jeg sustained last year in the course and Kong a football tour. He of were never really extended by C. P. Ip and Lui Kwal-fun and as a result he was not seen at his best, although he showed glimpses of his old clover-
ness.
KONG AT BEST
The best of the four, however, was Paul Kong, who made some excellent passing shots. Serving powerfully and revealing a forceful forchand volley, Kon time and again beat Ip If his play yes- and Lui on his own terday was a true criterion of his current form, then he has improved considerably on last year's display.
Ip and Lui, who are useful League players, were very disappointing and at times played like novices, Lul was particularly off colour. Watch- ing him yesterday, one would never have thought that he, with Wong Fuk-nam, last year reuched the semi- Anals of the doubles.
game in iwo sets. W. C. Hung also had a very easy passage against Tonnie Wang, winning by the same score.
All the other matches were almost equally one-sided.......
Scores:
OPEN SINGLES
I. M. A. Razack beat J. F. L. Smalley 6-2, 6-2.
Cheng Ping-young beat Tennis. Wong 0-2, 0-1.
W. C. Hung beat Tonnie Wang 0-0, 0-1.
Tsui Yun-pul beat W. J. Skinner 0-0, 0-1.
Lieut. Commdr. R. H. Rump bent J. C. Pool 6-2, 6-2.
OPEN DOUBLES
Lee Wal-tong and Paul Kong beat C. P. Ip and Lui Kwai-fun 6-2, 6-2.
A. C. I. Bowker and W. M. Barton beat R. B. Bulpin and F. A. Fowler 6-3, 6-1.
Wei Chung and Pang_Oi-lam beat G. W. Sewell and T. C. Monaghan 3-0, 0-3, 11-9.
Leung Ping-chiu and Marsinnd beat Ma Nai-kwong and Li Kwan- hing 6-1, 7-5.
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Paul Kong and Lee Wal-tong in play yesterday In the Colony Tennis Championships at the Hong- kong C.C. Meeting C. P. Ip and Lui Kwai-fun, Kong and Lee wen in straight sets by 6-2. 6-2. (Photo: Slant Photographer).
VERBAL BOUQUETS AT LAST NIGHT'S FOOTBALL DINNER
Mr. Tom Smith Had Nice Things To Say Of Hosts
(By "Abo")
As was only to be expected at a function of that nature, a few verbal bouquets were thrown around at the dinner given by the South China Athletic Association at the Kam Ling Restaurant Inst evening in honour of the Islington Corinthians. Even the poor Pressmen of the Colony came in for their share!
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
Agafuroff -Singles:-B.
Wei Press Congratulated Chung: M. A. Warr v. Wong Shiu Wing; G. W. Drysdale v. Ping Oi- lam; G. W. Sewell v. G. Chen; D. K. REPLYING to the speech made by I Mr. T. F. Lo, Chairman of the Showing a great similarity in style, Leung; v. T. E. Wheble.
Doubles H. Owen Hughes and T. SC.A.A., Mr. Tom Smith, among I. M. A. Razack and J. F. L. Smalley played a hard-hitting match Both A. Pearce v. Lelsen Lew and Peter other things, congratulated the local scorned pat-ball tactics and went to U; A. V. Gosano and A. V. Remedics Press on the accuracy of the reports their points with sizzling drives on
v. N. W. Dimsey and P. Delane; S. of matches played by the Islington both hands. They seemed evenly. A. Rumjahn and H. D. Rumjan v. Corinthians in the Colony. He said matched and I was rather surprised
un- when I later learned that Razack E. V. Harrison and W. Sander; E. C. nowhere else in the course of their
v. S. A. present tour had they had such
binssed reports and
correct inter- had won by 0-2, 0-2. The winner Fincher and W. C. Hung
of their pretation
matches. This definitely did not show the superior-Hussain and S. S. Hussain.
coming from the manager of a team which has visited to
countrles many before reaching Hongkong, is high praise indeed. And I am sure-all- Colony ap- football scribes In the preciate it very much. Usually the critics are criticised here, but for a change somebody has a good word to say for us.
Schmeling Wins, And Garlands Plucky Foord
From Fred Dartnell
Hamburg, Jan. 30.
Max Schmeling, former heavy-weight champion of the world, defeated Ben Foord, the South African, before a crowd of 20,000 here to-day. But Foord confounded the critics by lasting the full 12 rounds.
Schmeling's wife has described her husband as the gentlest man in the world. After witnessing to-day's fight I feel inclined to agree with her.
VICTOR'S GARLAND
Yet he was still on his feet at the end, and I was much impressed by the winner's complacenco before a spirited but obviously inferior oppon-
He hit Foord three smashing rights after some deliberate measurement,
was bulboxing his man just as he pleased,
But through it all there puzzling restraint by a rarely falls to grasp a chance with both hunds.
man
High Class Referees
ESSRS, R. M. Omar, K. K. lp, D.
and McCormac,
Mr. Wong Ka-tsun
Praised
Islington Corinthian Skipper Bereaved
A gloom was cast over the latter part of last evening's proceedings when J. K. Wright, substituting for "Pat" Clark to receive a souvenir flag of the South China A. A. from Leung Wing-chiu on behalf of the
Corinthians, Islington
an.
Football
TOURISTS PLAYING TO-DAY
WOODFULL DISCUSSES CRICKET TEST PROPECTS
Thinks Australian Team
Not Invincible
By no stretch of imagination can I convinto myself that the Australian team which will tour England. this summer is either superlative or invincible,
It is my belief that Australia has gone a long way towards causing her own downfall in the selection room.
The omission of Clarry Grimmett, perhaps the greatest of all the many fine spin bowlers produced by my country, is blunder of the utmost magnitude.
Thus W. M. Woodfull, famous Test match batsman, and captain of the team which won back the Ashes for Australia in England in 1934.
Had I been selector, be declares, my first three choices would have O'Reilly, Grimmett. been recoined us the Ashes in
This trio
1934, and I belleve would have en- sured their retention this year had they been kept together.
the
Bradman was one of Yet three men who chose this team, and I cannot doubt but that he is satis- Red that he has under him the best team at his disposal.
It can be only a matter of opinion, and I hope the trend of coming events may prove me wrong.
If the summer should turn out dry
I believe the odds will favour Bummer a wet Australia, but in
know that England, on paper, is likely to be hard up for bowlers, apart from Farnes, Sims, and per haps
Bowes. But shall we be much beiter off?
Against Combined England will have the advantage.
Club And Police
The Islington Corinthians are
We have, admittedly, in O'Reilly definitely playing against the com- the best bowler in the world, but I bined Club and Police soccer teams think, as is the case with Bradman, 50 with this grand slow-medium this afternoon on the Club ground paced spinner, England has already starting at 5.16 p.m. The following
seen him at the peak of his effec- will represent the combined team:
tiveness.
Was It a Goal ?
During a junior football match in Scotland a forward shot the ball into the net off a dog who had strayed on to the pitch.
The referee allowed a goal, Was he, right?
There is no law covering such an incident. The referee uses his discretion and would be right in allowing a goal if he thought the shot would have scored had the ball not struck the dog.
HAMBURG FIGHT MOVE
B
arc
L. D, Skinner (Club); Bone I hold, and always have held, a (Police), Pile (Police); D. Hynes high opinion of Sims as a bowler. Gerinan boxing authorities (Club), Gough (Police), Brittain He really spins the ball quickly, and (Police); G. Hill (Club), T. Amakes it lift, and I do not belleve trying to stage a fight between the South African heavy-weight Ben Pearce (Club), F. Fowler (Club),that Ward will prove his equal. Howlett (Police) and B. I. Bickford
Certainly I should prefer to bat Foord and the German Walter Neuzel, (Club), Captain.
against Ward than against the Mid-in Hamburg on April 7.
Foord is now in the big money. Reserves:A. L. Fisher, M. Man-diesex bowler.
He made a big impression in going ning, A. Keown and Parker.
the full twelve rounds with Max
of
Said Ben's manager, Louis Walsh: Arthur Unless I hear from Mr. Elvin, the Wembley promoter, re- arding the proposed fight between Foord and Jack Doyle, I shall accept this German offer."
LIKELY MATCH-WINNER It is understood that the Islington Corinthians have agreed to change I Bradman and O'Reilly may be Schmeling in Hamburg recently. their team at half-time and thus no better than they were in 1034-
their if they are even as good-then place on view the whole touring side,
be:ide England; McCabe and Fleet- likely to prove This match has been specially wood-Smith arranged for the benefit of the inßnitely greater players than they Services, and it is hoped that there were on that tour. will be a good turnout of Servicemen Fleetwood-Smith has, in fact, the Test match, in half sibility to sin to see the tourists in play.
un hour, it was, perhaps, due to him more then to anybody else that we retained the Ashes in Australia against, Gubby Allen's team.
nounced that Clark had just BADMINTON
Isuffered a bereavement,
It was later learned that dur- ing the dinner Clark received the sad news of the death of his father at Home. On re- lccipt of the news, which was conveyed to him by cable, the
Islington Corinthian skipper
left the function,
The greatest sympathy will be extended to him by all foot- ballers in the Colony.
are often regarded here as the most unimportant men in the team.
RIDING SCHOOL ANNUAL SPORTS
FIXTURES
ANNOUNCED
Some Good Second Round Games
Fixtures in the second round of Colony Badminton Championships have been announced as followe:
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WELSH RUGGER TEAM CHOSEN
Just when England seemed likely to gain a sensational victory in the
London, Mar, 1. the third match, Fleetwood-Smith bowled Hammond with what I am The following have been selected convinced was an unplayable ball. to represent Wales in the Internation- From that moment England never at rugger match against Ireland: had a chance.
Jenkins; Clement, Wooller, Davey, The other key player in this Aus-
Rees; Tanner, Cliff Jones; tralian side is Badcock, and success Idwal largely depends upon the efforts of Travers, E. Morgan, H. Rees, F. Mor- Ave-Bradman, McCabe, gan, Watkins, Vickery, McCorley and O'Reilly, Fleetwood-Smith and Bad-Taylor.-Reuter. cock.
As a team, this one does not com- pare
with the 1821, 1930 or 1934 tralla, but if and I leave the rest combinations, and England has no to your imagination. I dare cause to be pessimistic concerning think about it! her Test chances.
leader,
MCCABE AS OPENER?
assets
must
not
bo
omelated in that order at the four matches played by the Islington Corinthians In the Colony, must also have listened with pleasure at
at Mr. Smith's opinion of refereeing in Hongkong. Mr. Smith thinks, and "Pat" Clark, the captain, agrees with
hear fine reports of Hulton, N. W. Yardley, Edrich, and Compton, him, that the standard here is very ing against the tourists who have left
FRIDAY, MARCH 4
I should not be surprised if Me- and surely one new bowler some Cabe developed into an opening (AT TAIKOO) high. In order to play good football behind them a few lessons, which are one must have a good referece, said bound to do local soccer a great deal
where in England can be unearthed batsman, not from desire, but be- Singles:-M. A. Oliveira v. S. Yo come to his
country's rescue. cause if either Brown. or Fingleton Perhaps it will be Peter Smith, the falls to find his form early on, Aus Mr. Smith, and we here are fortunate of good, he added. Col. Irwin, men. I don't know whether Mr. there The Corinthians have shown Hori, (6.30 p.m.)
Essex professional. Men's Doubles: -A. L. Fisher and young
tralia will have no one else to go in to have such an efficient body of think, has hit the nail on the head Smith was talking with his tongue local players so.ething new, especi
At the moment it would appear first. in his cheek when he referred to the ally in half-back tacties. Until the S. W. Clark v. P. K. Hul and K. L
in the Yong (7.15 p.m.); C. K. Lee and C. O. as if Australia may possess an ad-
Perhaps the most comforting A. M. vantage in the matter of leadership, į was sincere when he spoke of the Colony, as "Bill" Whittaker has made Lee v. L. A. Carvalho and
for Bradman emerged from the thought Whether Foord would subscribe so much in favour of Foord that I local Press, but I can say that he English amateurs arrived
from our point of view calculated he made contact with 17
series of Tests as a sound about this team concerns the feld- to this judgment I cannot any.
straight lefts, while Schmeling barely referees; for Clark has told me on It; and the functions of a wing-half Silva (3 p.m.)
more than one occasion that the were never fully appreciated. I feel Mixed Doubles: -P. H. Wong and 1936-7
with the ability to obtaining. There is not a poor fleldsman oficials hore have certainly been sure that after the Corinthians' four Miss M. Cheung v. H. A. Barros and
the best from the men under him. among the 10, while in Barnes and There were times during the con- made a single lead.
Later on, Schmeling did more to test when his face was smeared with
FOUR PROBLEMS
Lasselt, Bradman will have under to put up with in several have had their eyes opened to the
him two very fine young batsmen, blood, his head thundering from the arouse his countrymen's enthusiasm. more efficient than those they had matches in Hongkong, local players Miss A. Wright (8.30 p.m.),
MONDAY, MARCH 7 Importance of the wing-halves,' whe
(AT TAIKOO)
Four difficult problems will take whose possibilities seem illimitable, impact of short, swift right-handers But in the sixth round he sadly dis-had
Bradman and his co-selectors, Barnes, in particular, is so cocksure and his long legs ominously dither appointed them by not finishing an countries.
opponent who appeared to be at his
Singles:-S. W. Clark v. P. H. McCabe and Barnett, all their time of himself that he may well be the ing.
mercy,
Wong (0.30 p.m.); P. K. Hui v. F. to solve when they reach England. big success of the tour. Tsang (7.15 p.m.)
The first concerns the lack of all-
Against those Mixed Doubles: -L. A. Carvalho rounders, the second the absence of
medium-paced bowling, the weighed the big advantage England and Miss A. C. Remedios v. J. J. good. Remedios and Miss O. Ribeiro (8 third McCormick's liability both to will possess in regard to the stum
good wicket- p.m.): J. L. Anderson and Miss M. break down and not to last, and the pers. Barnett is a Grimths . M. A. Oliveira and Miss fourth the undoubted "tail" that the keeper, as for that matter is Walker, M. Silva, or H. A. Alves and Mrs. A. Test side, however chosen from the both of whom have already been to
10, is bound to carry.
England. but neither is the bate- E. Castro (0.30 p.m.),
We managed 10 triumph In 1934 man Ames is nor do I believe that through the rellability of our three they can be compared even 10-day | bowlers, Woll Grimmett and with Oldfeld that everyone in Eng- O'Reilly. Now of this trio only land grew to admire so much both O'Reilly remains, and I am mighty as a man and a cricketer. afraid he will not receive this sum- mer the same support as was forth- coming from Wall and Grimmelt, I forecast that the Australian team especially Grimmelt.
for the first Test at Nottingham in I remember I kept Grimmett and its batting order will be:--- O'Reilly on at opposite ends hour
McCabe, Brown, Bradman, Bad- Singles:-C. Au v. T. F. Yong (0.30 after hour in the Tests, and yet the
or Barnes, Chipper- number of bad balls they delivered cock, Hossell
field, Waite, Darnett, O'Reilly, Me- Men's Doublen:-H. A. Barros and between them could be counted on Cormick. Fleetwood-Smith. 11. A. Aives v. M. A. Oliveira and J.the fingers of two hands.
As you can readily see, the bowl J. Remedios (7.15 p.m.)
Their consistency proved too much ing to support the last three is of Mixed Baubley;--P. K. Kul and for the cream of England's uning the thinnest. Walte Is a medium-
while Miss U. Khoo v. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. strength, but this summer, Second Term Children's Competi~ Clark' (8 p.m.).
colleagues Hammond and his
mny And themselven pinned down by Bareback Riding Competition.
O'Reilly, they may well be presented First Term Children's Compellion.
I doubt whether he will be a real Third Term Children's Competi- (Open), Prize for Lady and Gent. nt the other end with many gift rune, Ponies will be supplied to all Com-Fleetwood-Smith and McCormick at
good menace to England's batsmen, while lon
Fancy Dress Riding Competition petitors in the Open Events, if de- the top of their form, are
enough to win any match, but I can neither Barnes nor Chipperheld 11. whom a captain depends rather with Children's Jumping Competition.
Entries are Free und must be sent not, help but describe iliem as "-other than a change bowler, upon (Open) Prize for Lady and Gent, alred,
Fancy Hunt Pair.
to The Hongkong Riding School, P.O. ters."
If they bowl well, everything in hope than with expectation to break- Box 35, not later than noon, Wednes
the garden will be splendid for Aug. dangerous partnership.
ent.
In Germany there is a custom of garlanding the victor with a gilded: wreath of flowers. After Schmeling had warmly embraced his opponent on the announcement of the verdict he received the conqueror's bayn.
Then he made a sporting gesture. He dropped them over the head of Foord, which might be described as a trifle bloody but still unbowed.
It was a fight that locked reality. the part of the Schmeling neted "happy warrior" to perfection.
All
SCHMELING'S ARTISTRY Foord drew first blood with right hook to the nose, and I must say that he boxed very well indeed.
Programme Arranged
TN the course of his speech; Mr. who Smith paid a tribute to the fine of the committee of the organisation South China A.A. in general and Mr. Wong Ka-tsun, the General Secretary of that Club, in particular. He sold that during the Corinthians' stay in the Colony, they had been very well- fooked after and nothing that could He relied mainly on straight lefts, have been done for them by their but did not put enough power behind Chinese hosts had been left undone. them. I believe that an expert in He particularly wished to thank Mr. give Wong for his work in malding the this form of boxing would Schmeling considerable trouble, but Corinthians' visit to the Colony such there is no doubt that he is an ariista pleasant one, and expressed the hope that they one day might have In defence and in altack.
of The altul with which he moved an opportunity
entertaining a Hongkong Riding School will be held in London on Sunday, March 13, commencing his head away from the hard rights Chinese football team
at 10 nm. · nicest again. of Foord showed the
Mr. Smith then presented Mesura. The programme is as follows: sense of timing and distance.
Target Competition (Open). Prize Foord put up a far better show T. F. Lo, Mok Hing, Lee Wal-tong,
Ka-tsun for Lady and Gent. than most of us expected. Any man Ngan Shing-kwan, Wong
full distance with and Dr. 8. To Wong with silver First Term Adult Pupils' Compeli- a who goes the
Schmeling is entitled to be proud of badges of the Islington Corinthian tion.
Football Club, thus making them
Foord hit him heaps of times with the straight left, and frequently 'landed hard, swinging rights.
these, however, failed to affect smalle which gradually deepened as the fight progressed, and became al-himself. most a guffaw at the final bell.
The crowd's reaction to this serlo- comedy of Naticuffs was interesting. My ringside neighbour, a German acribe, turned to me with some be- wilderment at the end of the tenth round.
To asked of Schmeling: "Can he
very
I shall be very interested, however,Honorary Mombers of the Club, to learn wint our American friends will deduce from this enigma of the Lessons Loft Bohind. Hamburg battle.
Walter Neusol was introduced from the ring before the fight began.
I understand that he laid a bet of a dozen dinners with a London pro-
at the finish,
C. Local foot flere generally when COL. Irwin voiced the opinion of
Islington Corinthians for showing us he said that we are thouitful to the not, or-will-le-not?" and I did not moter that Foord would be vertical such a high standard of the game. try to enlighten him..
I hope his appetite did justice to Colony footballers cannot help but be benented by the experience of play- At the start. the passivity itself. The first round was his impeccable Judgment.
Gorman WER
For March 13
The second annual sports of the
Lion.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH' »
(AT RECREIO) Men's Doubles F. Kwok and G. A. Smith v. P. H. Wong and C. Au (7 p.m.)
Ladies' Match at 8 p.m.
p.m.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 11 (AT RECREIO)
Tiny Tots Competition. School and Club. Relny nace day, March 9...
And now for a long shot.
paced bowler, perhaps a slide fas- ··· ler than medium, who can mako a new ball swing a little, but whose main baset
consistency.