THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.- WEDNESDAY, MARCH
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 Colony Tennis Championships on the Hongkong CC. courts had "first round" stamped all over them; one had to be a great tennia- lover, and not a very particular one 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. Wel Chung and Pang Oi-I was watching the game. Ian outlasted G. W. Sewell and T. C. Tsul Yun-pui 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, game in two sets. W. C. Hung also the Chinese made fewer mistakes | had a very easy passage against than their opponents; and for this Tonnie Wang, winning by the same reason they won. It was a dull and score, uninteresting match on the whole.
The best tennis In the doubles was provided by Paul Kong and Lee Wai- Considerable interest WAS tong. centred on the latter as it was the Arst time that many people were see- ing him in action on a tennis court since his recovery frum a fractured leg sustained last year in the course of a football tour. He and Kong were never really extended by C. F. Ip and Lui Kwal-fun and as a result he was not seen at his best, although he showed glimpses of its old elever- 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 forehand volicy, Kong time and again beat Ip and Lui on his own. If his play yes- terday was a true criterion of his current form, then he has improved considerably on last year's display,
Ip and Lul, who are useful League players, were very disappointing and at times played like novices.
Watch- was particularly of colour. ing him yesterday, one would never have thought that he, with Wong Fuk-nam, last year reached the semi-
finals of the doubles.
Lui
Showing a great similarity in style, I. M. A. Razack and J. F. L. Smalley played a hard-hitting match. Both scorned pat-ball tactics and went to
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All the other matches were almost equally one-sided,
Scores:
OPEN SINGLES
J. M. A. Razack beat J. F. L. Smalley 6-2, 0-2.
Cheng Ping-young beat Tennis Wong 6-2, 6-1.
W. C. Hung beat Tonnie Wang G-0, 6-1.
Tsui Yun-pul beat W. J. Skinner 6-0, 6-1.
Lieut. Commdr. R. H. Rump beat) J. C. Pool 6-2, 6-2.
OPEN DOUBLES
Lee Wai-tong and Paul Kong beat C. P. Ip and Lui Kwal-fun 6-2, 6-2. A. C. L. Bowker and W. M. Barton beat H. B. Bulpin and F. A. Fowler 6-3, 6-1.
Wel Chung and Pang Oi-lam beat G. W, Sewell and T. C. Monaghan 3-0, 6-3, 11-9.
Leung Ping-chiu and Marsland bent Ma Nai-kwong and Li Kwan- hing 0-1, 7-5.
Paul Kong and Lee Wal-tong in play yesterday in the Colony Tennis Championships at the Itong- (Photo: kong C.C. Meeting C. P. Ip and Lui Kwai-fun, Kong and Lee won in straight sets by 6-2, 6-2. Star 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 last evening in honour of the Islington Corinthians. Even the poor Pressmen of the Colony came in for their share!
Wei Pross Congratulated
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME Singles:-D. Agafuroff V. Chung; M. A. Warr v. Wong Shlu Wing; G. W. Drysdale v. Pang Ol- lam; G. W. Sewell v. G. Choa; D. K. DEPLYING to the speech made by Leung; v. T. E. Wheble.
K Mr. T. F. Lo, Chairman of the Doubles: H. Owen Hughes and T. S.C.A.A., Mr. Tom Smith, among A. Pearce v. Letsen Lew and Peter other things, congratulated the local V. Gosano and A. V. Remedios Press on the accuracy of the reports their points with sizzling drives on W. Ditasty and P. Delane; S. of matches played by the Islington both hands. They seemed evenly. N matched and I was rather surprised A. Rumjuhn and H. D. Rumjahn v. Corinthians in the Colony. He said I later learned that Razack F. V. Harrison and W. Sander; E. C. nowhere else in the course of their had won by 0-2, 6-2. The winner Fincher and W. C. Hung v. S. A. present tour had they had such un- blassed reports and correct inter- definitely did not show the superler Hussain and S. S. Hussain,
pretation. of their matches. This coming from the manager of
icam which has visked so many countries before reaching Hongkong, Is high all praise indeed. And I am sure football scribes in the Colony ap. preciate it very much. Usually the critics are criticised here, but for a change somebody has a good word to say for us.
whon
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.
High Class Referees
MES
ESSRS. R. M. Omar, K. K. Ip, D. Kossick and S. McCormac, who oflciated in that order at the four matches played by the Islington Corinthians in the Colony, must also have listened with pleasure at Mr.
Smith's opinion of refereeing in upat" Clark, the
Hongkong. Mr. Smith thinks, and
him," Cat is, the captain, agrees with
Islington Corinthian Skipper Bereaved
A gloom was cast over the Hatter 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 Islington Corinthians, nounced that Clark had just suffered a bereavement.
an-
It was later learned that dur- ing the dinner Clark received the sad news of the death of This father at Home. On re- ceipt 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..
Football
TOURISTS PLAYING TO-DAY
WOODFULL DISCUSSES CRICKET TEST PROPECTS
Thinks Australian Team
Not Invincible.
By no stretch of imagination can I convince 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 enptain of the team which won back the Ashes for Australia in England in 1834.
Had I been selector, he declares, my first three choices would have been Bradman, O'Reilly, Grimmett. This trio, regained us the Ashes in 1934, and I belleve would have en- sured their retention this year hadi they been kept together.
the Yet Bradman was one of three men who chose this team, and I cannot doubt but that he is satis- fled that he has under him the best team at his disposal.
It can be only a matter of opinion, I hope the trend of coming events may prove me wrong.
and
KI
the summer should turn out I believe the odds will favour summer a wet Australia, but. In' England
will have the advantage.
Against Combined know that England, on paper, is
Club And Police
are
likely to be hard up for bowlers, apart from Farnes, Sims, and per- haps Bowes. But shall we be much better off?
The Islington Corinthians
We have, admittedly, in O'Bellly dennitely playing against the comthink, as is the case with Bradmon, the best bowler In the world, but I bined Club and Police soccer teams
with this grand slow-medium this afternoon on the Club ground so starting at 5.15 nm. The following paced spinner, England has already 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 The referee allowed a pitch. 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
L. D. Skinner (Club); Bone
I hold, and always have held, a (Police), Pile (Police); D. Hynes high opinion of Sima as a bowler.
German boxing authorities are (Club), Gough (Police), Brittain He really spins the ball quickly, and (Police); G. Hill (Club), T. A makes 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. 1. Bickford
Certainly I should prefer to bat Foord and the German Walter Neusel, (Club), Captain.
against Ward than against the Mid-in Hamburg on April 7. dlesex bowler.
Reserves: A. L. Fisher, M. Man- ning, A. Keown and Parker.
of
LIKELY MATCH-WINNER
Foord is now in the big money. He made a big impression in going the full twelve rounds with "Max Schmeling in Hamburg, recently.
It is understood that the Islington Corinthians have agreed to change If Bradman and O'Reilly may be their team at half-time and thus no better than they were in 1934-
Sald Ben's manager, Louis Walsh: place on view the whole
their if they are even as good-then wor
from Mr. Arthur touring side..
betide England; McCabe and Fleci-"Unless I hear
are likely to prove Elvin, the Wembley promoter, re- This match has been specially wood-Smith arranged for the benefit of the Infinitely greater players than they garding the proposed fight between Foord and Jack Doyle, I shall accept Services, and It is hoped that there were on that tour. will be a good turnout of Servicemen Fleetwood-Smith has, in fact, the this German offer." to see the tourists in play.
ability to win a Test match in half an hour. It was, perhaps, due to him more than to anybody else that we retained the Ashes in Australin against Gubby Allen's team.
BADMINTON
FIXTURES ANNOUNCED
Just when England seemed likely to gain a sensational victory in the the third match, Fleetwood-Smith
WELSH RUGGER TEAM CHOSEN
London, Mar. 1. 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 al rugger match against Ireland: had a chance.
The other key player in this Aus-
Jenkins; Clement, Wooller, Davey, tralian side to Badcock, and success Idwal Rees; Tanner, Cliff Jones;
Some Good Second largely depends upon the efforts of Travera, E. Morgan, H. Rees, F. Mor-
Round Games
Fixtures in the second round of Colony Badminton Championships have been announced as follows: here is very ing against the tourists who have left high. In order to play good football behind them a few lessons, which are
FRIDAY, MARCH 4. one must have a good referece, sald bound to do local soccer a great deal
(AT TAIKO0) Mr. Smith, and we here are fortunate of good, he added. Col. Irvin, I to have such an efficient body of think, has hit the nail on the head
Singles:-M. A. Oliveira v, S. Y. men. I don't know whether Mr. there. The Corinthians have shown Hon. (6.30 p.m.) Smith was talking with his tongue local players something new, especi Men's Doubles: -A. L. Fisher and In his check when he referred to the ally in half-back, tacties. Until the s. w. Clark v. P. K. Hul and K. L. local Press, but I can say that he English amateurs arrived In the Yong (7.15 p.m.); C. K. Lee and C. O. Whether Foord would subscribe so much in favour of Foord that I
was sincere when he spoke of the Colony, as "Bill" Whittaker has made Lee v. L. A. Carvalho und A. M. calculated he made contact with 17 to this judgment I cannot say.
straight lefts, while Schmeling barely referees; for Claric has told me on it; and the functions of a wing-half Silva (8 p.m.)
occasion more than one
that the were never fully appreciated.
I feel
Mixed Doubles: P. H. Wang and made a single lead.
have certainly been sure that after the Corinthians' four Miss M. Cheung v. H. A. Barros and Later on, Schmeling did more to offelals here arouse his countrymen's enthusiasm. more eclent than those they had matches in Hongkong, local players Miss A. Wright (8.30 p.m.)
with in several have had their eyes opened to the importance of the wing-halves, who But in the sixth round he sudly dis-had to put up
ore often regarded here as the most appointed them by not Anishing on countries. opponent who appeared to be at his
unimportant inen in the team. mercy.
There were times during the con- test when his face was smeared with
blood, his head thundering from the Impact of short, awift right-handera and his long legs ominously dither Ing.
VICTOR'S GARLAND
Yet he was still on his feet of the end, and I was much impressed by the winner's complacence before a spirited but obviously inferior oppon-
ent.
In Germany there is a custom a! garlanding the victor with a gilded After Schmeling wreath of Bowers, had warmly embraced his opponent on the announcement of the verdlet lio received the conqueror's boys.
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.
He hit Foord three amashing rights after some deliberate measurement, outboxing his man just as he pleased. But through it all there who puzzling restraint by a rarely falls to grasp a chance with both hands.
man
was A
SCHMELING'S ARTISTRY Foord drew first blood with a right hook to the nose, and I must say that he boxed very well Indeed.
Mr. Wong Ka-tsun
Praised
RIDING SCHOOL ANNUAL SPORTS
Programme Arranged
MONDAY, MARCH 7 (AT TAIKOO) Singles:S. W. Clark v. P. II. Wong (0.30 p.m.); P. K. Hui v. F. Tsang (7.15 p.m.)
these Ave-Bradman, McCabe, gan, Watkins, Vickery, McCarley and O'Reilly, Fleetwood-Smith and Bad-Taylor.-Reuter. cock.
As a team, this one does not com-
not
pare with the 1921, 1030 or 1934 tralla, but and I leave the rest combinations, and England has no to your imagination. I dare cause to be pessimistic concerning that about fel her Test chances.
McCABE AS OPENER?
I hear fine reports of Hutton, N. W. Yardley, Edrich, and Compton.
I should not be surprised if Mc- and surely one new bowler some Cabe developed into an opening where in England can be unearthed batsman, riot from desire, but be-
come to his country's "rescue.
cause if either Brown or. Finricton Perhaps it will be Peter Smith, the fails to find his form early on, Aus- young Essex professional.
trolla will have no one else to go in At the moment it would appear fest.
to
as if Australia may possess an ad- |
vantage in the matter of leadership,|| .Perhaps the most comforting for Bradman emerged from the thought from our point of view ceries of Tests as a sound about this team concems the field- 1936-7 leader, with the ability to obtaining. There is not a poor deldsman the best from the men under him. among the 10, while in Barnes, and
FOUR PROBLEMS
Hassett, Bradman' `will have” under him two very fine young batsmen, Four difficult problems will take whose possibilities seem imitable. Bradman and his co-selectors. Barnes, in particular, is so cocksure McCabe and Barnett, all their time of himself that he may well be the to solve when they reach England, big success of the tour.
The first concerns the lack of all-
Mixed Doubles;--L. A. Carvalho
rounders, the second the absence of Against those assots must be and Misa A. C. Remedios v. J. J. good, medium-paced bowling, the weighed the big advantage England Remedios and Miss O. Ribeiro (6 third McCormick's liability both to will possess in regard to the stum- p.m.); J. L. Anderson and Misa M. break down and not to last, and the
pers. Darnett is a good wicket-. Grimths v. M. A. Oliveira and Miss fourth the undoubled "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 E. Castro (0,30 p.m.) ·
16, is bound to carry.
England.
but neither is the bota- We managed 10 triumph in 1834 man Ames Is nor do I believe that through the
"of reliability our three they can be compared even to-day bowlers, Wall Grimmett
and with Oldfield that everyone In Eng“. of thin trio only land grew to admiro no much both O'Reilly, Now
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
(AT RECREIO)
Men's Doubles: -F.. Kwok and G.
A. Smith v. P. II. Wong and C. Au O'Reilly remains, and I am mighty as a man and a cricketer.
For March 13
(7 p.m.)
the course of his speech, Mr. Smith paid a tribute to the fine organisation of the committee of the South China AA. in general and Mr. Wong Ka-tsun, the General Secretary of that Club, in particular. He said that during the Corinthians' stay in locked after and nothing that could the Colony, they had been very well- 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 Ho particularly wished to thank Mr.
would
give Wong for his worlt in making the this form of boxing Schmeling considerable trouble, but Corinthians' visit to the Colony such there is no doubt that he is an artist a pleasant one, and expressed the In defence and in attack,
hope that they 'one day might have The second annual sports of the The ski with which he moved | an" opportunity of entertaining a Hongkong Riding School will be held It was a fight that lacked reality.
the part of the his head away from the hard rights Chinese football team in London on Sunday, March 13, commencing Schmeling acted
of Foord showed the very nicest again. "happy warrior" to perfection.
Foord hit him leaps of times with sense of timing and distance.
Mr. Smith then presented Messrs. The programme la as follows; Foord put up a far better show T. F. Lo, Mok Hing, Lee Wal-tong, Target Competition (Open). Prizo the straight left, and frequently
than most of us expected. Any man Ngan Shing-kwan, Wong Ka-tsun for Lady and Gent. Janded hard, swinging rights.
affect D who goes the
with and Dr. S. To Wong with full distance
silver
First Term Adult Pupils' Compell-J. smile which gradually deepened as Schmeling is entitled to be proud of badges of the Islington Corinthian tion. thest, however, failed to
Second Term Children's Competi the night progressed, and became al-himself. moat a guffaw at the Anal bell.
Bareback Riding Competition. First Term Children's Competition.
All
The crowd's reaction to this terlo- comedy of fisticuffs was interesting, My ringside neighbour, a German scribe, turned to me with some be wilderment at the end of the tenth round,
I shall be very interested, however, to learn what our American friends will deduce from this enigma of the Hamburg battle.
Nousel was introduced from Walter the ring before the fight begon.
I understand that he laid a bet of a dozen dinners with a London pro- moter that Foord would be veriical at the finish.
He asked of Schmeling: "Con ho not, or will he not and I did not try to enlighten him,
I hopo his appetita did Justice to German WAS At the start. the passivity teolf. The first round was his impeccable judgment.
Football Club, thus making them Honorary Members of the Club, Lessons Loft Behind COL Irwin voleed the opinion of
local footballers generally when he sold that we are thankful to the such a high standard of the game. Islington Corinthiane for showing us Colony footballers cannot help but us benefited by the experience of play».
at 10 a.m.
Ladies' Match at 8 pm,
p.m.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 11 (AT RECREIO) Singles:-C. Au v, T. F. Yong (0.30 Mon's Doubles;-H. A. Barros and H. A. Alven v. M. A. Oliveira and J.
Remedios (7.16 p.m.) Mixed Doubles: -P. K. Kul and Miss U. Khoo v. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Clark (8 p.m.).
afraid he will not receive this sum- mer the same support as was forth- coming from Wall and Grimmett, especially Grimmelt.
And now for a long shot.
I forecast that the Australlan team 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- after hour in the Tests, and yet the
or Dames, Chipper- number of bad balls they delivered cock, Hassett between them could be counted on feld, Waite, Darholt, O'Reilly, Me
Cormick, Fleetwood-Smith. the flagers of two hands.
As you can readily see, the bowl- Their consistency proved too muching to support the last three is of for the cream of England's batting the thinnest. Waite is a medium- strength, but this summer, while paced bowler, perhaps a shade fas Hammond and his colleagues may ter then medium, who can make a find themselves pinned down by new ball swing a little, but whose O'Reilly, they may well be presented main asset is consistency. at the other end with many gift runs. Third Term Children's Competi- (Open). Frizo for Lndy and Gent.
Fleetwood-Smith and McCormick at Ponies will be suppited to all Com- petitors in the Open Events, if dc- the top of their form, are good sired.
enough to win any match, but I can Entries are Free and must be sont not help but describe them on other than a change bowler upon to The Hongkong. Niding School, P,O. Box 530, not later than noon, Wednon-
tion..
ori
Fancy Dress Riding Competition Children's Jumping Competition. (Open) Prize for Lady and Gent.
Fancy Hunt Patr
School and Club Tiny Tols Competition,
Relay Race day, March 9.
If they bawl well, everything in the garden will be splendid for Aus-
I doubt whether he will be, a real menece to England'a balsmen, while neither Barnes nor Chipperfield is. whom a captain depends rather with hope then with expectation to breakt 'n'dangerous" partnership.
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