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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1938.
SENIOR SOCCER MATCH MARRED BY PETTY FOULS
PLAYERS SHOW A POOR SPIRIT IN LEAGUE TIE
SIX GOALS SHARED BY EASTERN AND POLICE
(By "Abe")
Watching the match between the Police and Eastern on the Hongkong F. C. ground yesterday, it was difficult for one to realise that two senior teams were on the field fighting for points in the Hongkong Football League. Rather, one should have thought, if one did not know the players, that two Third Division sides were in opposition, so poor was the display.
Sometimes an uninteresting en-see Hau Ching-to score Eastern's counter may be redeemed by good third goal in the very next minute. sportsmanship on the part of Towards the end, Gough equalised
the players themselves; but yesterday's from a melee in the Eastern goal- match did not even have this sav-mouth. The goal must have been as Ing grace. Both teams were respon- sible for a great deal of petty fouls, which completely murred the game as a spectacle. It was a distasteful exhibition of soccer.
was
Taking it all in all, a draw of 3-3 the fairest result. It would have been inequitable if either side had won. Nevertheless, the Police were very fortunate to score their second goal, through Howlett who, before beating Sammy Teang, the Eastern custodian, palpably handled the ball. The act was not seen by the referee nor apparently by the linesman, but it was quite clear to a section of the crowd and an outcry of "Honda!" arose. The referee con- sulted the linesinan, who negatived the Eastern players' allegation, and a goal was awarded.
CONTROL DIFFICULT
The rain which fell earlier in the afternoon had rendered the ground alippery and admittedly control of
surprising to Gough himself as it was to the spectators! It was not a hard shot: he just got his fool to the ball and pushed it, but it rolled past the whole crowd of players.
It was a great relief to most of the spectators when the Boal whistle came. Teams:
Police. Manning: Bone, Parker; Gough, Brittain; T. Pile, North, Morrison, Wall, Howlett and Moss.
Eastern Suimmy Tsang: Lo Wat man, Ng Tak-wing: Yuen Shu, Tsang Chung-man, Lo Wai-kuen; Chan Bing-tv, Cheng Sul-hong, Au Sshu- ngok, Hau Ching-to and Kee Yuk- chol.
LAWN BOWLING
BECOMES NEW
the ball was dificult. Neither side FLORIDA SPORT
succeeded in overcoming this handi-
сдр. and exchanges as a result were almost always dull and uninteresting.
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In spite of Timp, which became obvious shortly after the commence. ment, Hau Ching-to, the Colony and Eastern left-winger, managed to be the most dangerous forward on the field, shooting two goals in the course of the match. He started off in his normal position, moved to inside- loft and finished the game as centre-forward.
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Except for Chan Bing-io, who did some useful work on the right wing besides shooting a goal, all the other Eastern forwards were inept.
Many Greens Now Being Maintained
Sarasota, Fla., Feb. 19. The ancient British sport of lown bowling or bowles has been trans- and is gaining planted to Florida popularity in half a dozen cities.
City officials and tourist clubs have given encouragement to the sport by building and maintaining greens and other facilities.
Chan Tak-tal, the South China "D" centre-forward, and a Kowloon Chinese defender in a tumle for tho bal in the First Division League match at Caroline Hill on Saturday. By winning this encounter by two goals to one, South China"B" went to the top of the League table. (Photo: Mice Cheung).
WHY MRS. MOODY DID
NOT TURN "PRO”
Negotiations Collapse After Considerable Time
London, Mar. 12. Mrs. Willis Moody is not likely to turn professional after all owing to the collapse of negotiations. Mille. Jadwiga Jedrzejowska, the Polish champion, who was required as her opponent, has decided to remain an amateur.
Despite her frequent denials, Mrs. Moody was quite prepared to sign a contract for a professional tour this winter, according to the leading pro- fessional lawn tennis promoter, Mr. Bill O'Brien,
Another member of the troupe would have been Frankie Parker, the American Davis Cup player, who singles partner in the United States. until recently was ranked as second
Parker, according to his coach, Mercer Beasley, is likely to turn professional in the near future. Ho received an offer to tour with Perry and Vines this winter, but turned it down in favour of the projected tour of Mrs. Moody and Mije. Jedrzejows- ka which was then thought, likely to materiallac
Interport Goal-Keeper Leaves Colony
Wong Wing Sails
For Batavia
for some time.
The Police players, on the whole, were
also uninspiring. Despite an
been to early lead, they were unable
Lawn bowling clubs have get going at all, and an injury to Gough, formed in Lakeland, Clearwater, St. who had to go to outside left, did Petersburg, Tampa, Bradenton, Sara- not improve their play. Manning sota and other tourist centres. Many was very shaky throughout, and even inter-city matches are played. Bone, at right back, lacked his cus-The bowling greens usually are tomary steadiness. Parker, at left located in a park, and are kept as back, had a busy time but acquitted smooth as velvet.
At that time Mrs. Moody was himself well, as did North and Brit-
Both
men and women participate said to have agreed to turn profes- Wong Wing, or Wong Ki-leung as tain. The forwards were very weak, in the sport, and while most mem- slonal if a suitable opponent could he is sometimes called, has obtained Wall, in the centre, being too slow bers are past middle age, youngsters be found for her. The promoters in the first half to make
who try it find that lawn bowling announced that they had made an Use of centres from T. Pile and Moss. requires plenty of practice and skill.offer to Mile. Jedrzejowska but the Howlett lost his temper once
Jatter denied all knowledge of any missed a penalty awarded to the
such offer and said she had never Police for a foul by Ng Tak-wing.
considered giving up
her amateur status-Reuter. THE SCORING
and
Moss put the Police in the lead alter ten minutes with a nice header, but Hau Ching-to soon equalised and
ATHLETIC sports
At I.R.C.
The Seventh Annual Athletic BITSY GRANT
before the Interval Chan Bing-to Sports of the Indian Recreation Club
gave the Chinese their second goal.
will be held at Sookunpoo on Sunday, SEES DEFEAT:
After a period of midfield play In May 1, starting at 1.30 p.m.
the second hall, Howlett, after mak- hoped that Mrs. S. 5. Mamak will
ing a mess of a perally kick placed
distribute the prizes at the conclusion FOR D. BUDGE
the Police on level terms, only to of the meeting.
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Trip To Australia Slows Up American
The possibility that Donald Budge, whose erratic tennis playing in AuS- tralia has been giving some alarm in America, may lose his singles crown this year is foreseen by Bitsy Grant. "It's that trip to Australia," said Bilsy. "If you remember Ellsworth Vines when he was champion made a trip down under, and when he came back he wasn't able to hit the ball and was dethroned.
"Why, even I beat him without as much difficulty as I have had with many of the others."
Grant did not say that he expected to be the leading singles player this season but he would not be surpris ed to see Bobby Rigga win the cham- pionship.
said
COLONY
TENNIS TITLES
Stand Court To Be Used To-day
Confidence In Japan's
Davis Cup Team Voiced By Captain
Yamagishi Says Budge Is World's Best Player
Tokyo, Mar. 12.
While confident that Japan's players will give a good account of themselves in the coming Davis cup matches, members of the team believe that America will retain the title this year, they admitted to prying reporters here while making preparations to sail for the games next week.
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This prediction was voiced Tamio Abe, 36-year old veteran of the tennis wars and new captain of Japan's 1938 Davis cup team, and Jiro Yamagishi, Japanese number one player and 1037 captain.
"It will be a long time before Japan takes the cup," Abe Bald, "but in four or Ave years we ought to be a strong threat."
Asked how for he thought Japan would go in the series, the Davis cup captain, who is a professor of English and philosophy at Waseda University, paused in his task of selecting tuxedo material for his fellow players and made tome mo- dest predictions.
"Well,
I believe we can beat Canada, Abe said, "but Australia
England Beats France In Rugby League International
Parls, Mar. 20. England beat France in a Rugby League international match to-day by 17 points to 15. At half time, England led by seven points to five.- Reuter.
will be a tough customer. The Aus- sionals you can naino on your ten tralians will give the German team fingers," he added. n_good battle in the inter-zone play- offs.
"America will win the cup, doubt, with Don Budge.
after
"America won't have an eary time, though. putting the cup back on the no shelt out of reach of Australia and Germany. The U.S. will have to depend on Budge in the clinches."
Yamagisht complained that players do not take the game scri- ously enough.
the
the
cup
FAILING IN YOUNG PLAYERS "One of the biggest troubles with young Japanese players to-day
It that they don't study the game.
"It will be wonderful to see my old friends again on the other side of the world after 10 years. I like America. I have more friends there If ground conditions permit, the than here. I'm glad the association Colony Tennis Championships will has asked me to represent them In continue this afternoon at the inviting the American Davis cup
team to Japan Hongkong C.C.
matches." The stand-court, which is in fine condition, will be used for the first The bespectacled Abe's face lit up looks like they play just to kill time time in a doubles match in which like a sunbeam on Fujiyama as he or for exercise. They don't love the Tsul Wai-pul and Tsui Yun-pui will unticipated his trip to the United game enough to discipline them- be opposed by A. V. Gosano and AStates. His tennis record there was selves and to forget about good Remedios. The Taui brothers are something to write home about, but times. People think. tennis playing very well as
combination he was reluctant to boast about it. playing is just a natural gift. It's
and
practice, more practice and
then should at the present
ABE'S FINE RECORD to-day to the semi-finals
keep on practicing that makes good through in spite of the fact that the Re-
tennis, and that's the only short cut The books show that he paired I know. crelo players at times are capable of brillant tennis. In fact the form with Dick Willums and cleared up
in the middle states and Pennsyl shown by them thus far has given vania tournament, putting the skids rise to the belief that they have under such opposition as Frank great opportunity of repeating their Shields and Johnny Doeg. 1936 success.
get
THREE SINGLES TIES
greatest
"Any sport can make a bum out of you. I'm not going to keep on in tennis competition after I gradu- ate from Keló. I like other sports, too, you know sider turning profes
"Would I
HY
don't believe" I would
In the Delaware state champlon- In the only other doubles tie of the ship tourney in 1920 Abe flushed to slonal? No. day, F. H. Kwok and S. W. Liang, the top In singles pluy against The services of Wong Wing, the of the Chinese R.C., will clash with Berkley Bell, Gilbert Hall and Fritz know
and don't ask me why. I don't
why. former Colony goal-keeper, are like-J. W. Leonard and G. Choa, of the Mereur. In California the following
...But ly to be lost to the South China A.A. Craigengower C.C., for the right to year he captured the singles title cluded "I won't be able to continue as I said before," be..com- All the last position in the quarter from a brilliant field that included my tennis after graduation because finals. This should prove to be an such net stars as Ellsworth Vines, I have even fight; on paper at least the two Sydney Wood, Lester Stoefen, Doeg don't pay off on a neat backhand to cam à Blving, and they combinations are well-matched. and Bill Van Ryn. Abe
started in the game
sme of life, ch?" playing tennis at the age of 14. The Japanese team will sail from Facing the news hounds after Kobe on March 18 aboard the N.Y.K Included in the open programme two strenuous sets of singles and liner Terukuni Maru, en route to the of doubles, the sturdily bulit United States by way of Europe. to-day are three singles matches, the one most interesting one of which will Yamagishi emphatically pronounced Some of the players will compete in undoubtedly be that between Lee Don Budge the
tennis European matches before proceed- Wal-tong and Wong Shiu-wing. player in the world to-day. Though he is better fancied as п "And that includes all the profes- games-Domei. doubles player, Wong has been quite impressive in the singles this sea- son and may be expected to put up a good fight against the soccer stor. Another match is the long-delayed one between H. Owen Hughes and S. S. Hussain. The winner will meet M. W. Lo in the second round. J. A. H. Douglass and W. Sander will contest the right to enter the third round, but the successful competitor can hardly be expected to survive the next round so he plays Tsul Wal- pul, hot favourite for the title,
Wong Wing
Hongkong's lost, Batavia's gain.
"Budge will have a hard ima got- ting through the quarterfinals a position with an Insurance firm in Batavia and left the Colony last of the younger players who are com- night for his post, ing`up now."
semi-finals at Forest Hilis," Grant. "He may be benten by one
Grant disclosed that Vincs had tried to discourage Budge from going on the Australian tour.
BADMINTON
FINALS THIS WEEK
Singles On Wednesday, Doubles On Friday
The men's singles final in the Co- lony Badminton Championships, be- tween Patrick Wong (holder) and P. K. Hui, will be decided on Wednes- day evening at Talkoo, commencing at 8.30 p.m. A charge of 20 centi will be made for admission.
In addition to the championship final, a knock-out tournament for ladies will be played during the evening.
Although Wong has not played re- gularly this senson, ho has been a
Both the men's and mixed doubles useful stand-by for the Caroline finois will be played on Friday at the Hill club. On his day one of the best Club de Recreio. At the end of the custodians in the Colony, his last evening's programme, which includes appearance in a big match was in the an exhibition men's doublos patch between four of the Colony's leading SHAMEEN REGATTA International Cup final for China
players, the acason's League and against Scotland during the last championship prizes will be present- Canton, Mar. 10. į competition.
ed The entire British West River
Admission too will be 50 cents, Flotilla, consisting of Ave gunboats, He was selected to keep goal for including tax. The programme Tarantula, Moth, Clenin, Seamew Hongkong against Shanghal in the starts at 8.30 p.m. and Robin, anchored a few miles 1536 Interport played on the Club ||In the men's doubles, P. H. Wong from Shameen on the occasion of the ground, and in 1998 he was a mem- and C. Au will meet F. K. Hui and Annual Regatta.
ber of the Chinese. Olymple term to K. L. Yong, while, in the -mized Many foreigners were – privileged valt, Berlin. Hd has also travelled doubler, M. A. Oliveira, and Miss M. guests at an excellently organised with South China teams to the Silva will play P. K. Hui and Bisa U day of races-Reuter,
| South Bean,
Khoo,
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