RAPHATUESDAY MARCH
TSUI BROTHERS ENTER SEMI-FINALS OF DOUBLES
SPLENDID
FORM
IN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
GOSANO AND REMEDIOS FAR TOO INCONSISTENT
(By "Abo"")
The sun made a brave attempt to shine yesterday afternoon, but failed diamally and the Colony Tennis Championships were resumed at the Hongkong Cricket Club in rather bleak weather. As a result of the recent rains, the courts were all on the soft side but had dried up sufficiently not to impede the players to any great,
extent.
Altogether four matches, two in The singles and two in the doubles, were decided in the open champlon- slips. Originally, one more singles tie, that helween H. Owen Hughes and S. S. Hussain, was scheduled to be played as well, but again it was postponed: Hussain was indisposed.
first time during the For the current tournament, the stand court was utilised. The ocenolon was the quarter-ünal doubles encounter be- tween Taul Wai-pui and Tsul Yun-
the champions of 1936, and A. Gosano and A. V. Remedios,
of
the Club de Recreio. Giving the impression that they could have played better had the situation de- manded ii, the Teuls won in straight
by 0-2, 0-4. sels
Gosano and Remedios were not consistent enough to force
the Chinese pair to remain on the same high level. They beat their op- ponents in several of the raffles, but on the whole they made far too many nistakes to worry the C.R.C. pair unduly..
WEAK OVERHEAD
The match was most entertaining when Gosano and Remedios were at their best at the net, especially when they were able to score with their forehand volley, which was their airongest point. In the other
phases
went to
a
ARMY
SQUASH RACKETS
Rifle Brigade Beats
Scots Greys
London, Mar. 2.
The Rifte Brigade, represented by Capt. A. C. Gore and F. A. V Parker, beat the Royal Scots Grey (Major G. II. N. Todd and R. H. A. Gough-Calthorpe) in the final of the Army rackets doubles championship at Prince's Club, London, yesterday. by 4 games to 2 (18-13, 16-0 12-15 15 their 6-15, 18-13, 15-9). This
win since the tenth
competition started again in 1920,
Major Todd was hardly in the same cinss as the other three, and was, perfectly legitimately, played on to by his opponents. He served well at times and played some good shots in the rallies, but was inclined to break down when pressed.
A great deal of work was, con- sequently, thrown on Gough-Cul- thorpe, who
worked heroically, especially in the third and fourth games. Gore and Parker were better balanced pair, though they could never afford to case up.
Arthur Faiz, Kent and England cricketer, who returned from Australia last year suffering from rheumatic fever and heart trouble. is now well enough to prepare for more cricket. Itere he is at exer-
cine on a rowing machine at his Tonbridge Home.
Jake Kilrain Retains
His
GOAL IS MIGHTIER
Several Changes In South China Team
Several changes have been made in the South China A.A. team to play the Islington Corinthians at Caroline Hill to-morrow afternoon from the one which turned out against the tourists on February. 19.
Lim Tak-po (centre half), Yeung Shui-yick (outside right), Lai Shiu-wing (inside left) and Cheung Moon-wing (outside left) have been dropped, and in their places will be Lee Kwok-wal (left half), Tang Kwong-sum (out- side right), Lau Chung-sang (inside left) and Lee Shek-you (outside left).
The Islington Corinthians are due back in the Colony from Manila by the Empress of Japan to-morrow. The game
with South China starts at 5.15 p.m.
Welter-Weight Title Boxing Crowd
By Vulcan
Landon, Feb. 22.
Jake Kilrain, the Scottish boxer, defending his British welter. weight title at Manchester last night for the first time since he wou it in 1936, beat Jack Lord, of Bolton, on points.
After almost knocking out Lord in the ninth round, Kilrain won com- fortably, in spite of the pluck of the challenger.
the
Without making excuses for # gallant failure, I would suggest that the task of getting down to weight, in view of training difficulties caused by the death five days ago of his seven-month-old daughter, had as much to do as anything else with Lord's defeat,
I gave Lord only three of the fifteen rounds, with four of the others level. He was a good loser and his clean hitting with the left hand provided the only class boxing that I was able to discern in a "contest that was Many of the widely boomed "needle" hardly deserving of the word 'nice.' fights have been much less keen than this.
Both men held far too often and Kilrain made himself unpopular by the hitting on the break.
of netplay, however, they were weak; for instance when the Tauls resorted to lobbing, neither Gosano nor Remedios was able to "kill". Nor were they
any too sure in their back- hand volleying.pn
few sharp rallies, the Apart from Portuguese players falled to provide much opposition in the first set,
THREW AWAY FIRST GAME which was won by the brothers with the loss of two games. An improve the first game, for they led 13-8, The Scots Greys should have won ment was shown in the second but Gore then got in and, finding
set and Gosano and Remedios quickly a 3-1 lead. They were
his service, made the score level at 13-all, and Parker then won all the five points in the set. The Scots Greys were ahead at 4-3 in Gr
Stt, Kilrain was, the better man; second game and level at 5-all. Runs! of 4 each by Parker and Gore, who he hit harder, even if he did not then served his hand out, made the box
quite
so well. game a certainty for the Riße Bri-
A perfect right to the face sent the gade....
Bolton boxer through the ropes. in the ninth round. The referee count- ed eight while Lord lolled through the ropes and when he came back with his eyes glazing he seemed out on his teet, with a minute to go to the bell.
YOW,
pulled back, however, and the Truls, winning four games in a established a 6-3 advantage before annexing the set in the tenth game. The surprise in the second doubles match was not because J. W. Leonard and George Choa won their encoun- ter but because their opponents, F. H. Kwok and S. W. Liang, put up such feeble resistance. Usually very steady combination, Kwok and Liong were outpinyed; they relled too much on defensive tactics which were of no avail against the fine place- ments of Leonard and
Choa. Leonard played very steadily throughout.
and
Cricket Shield Replay
The senior Shield cricket re- play between Craigengower the Indian Recreation Club, which was abandoned on Saturday owing to rain, will be played next Saturday on the Hongkong C.C. ground.
JACK HOBBS
AND THE
8 BALL OVER
No Reason To Revise Views
Boo For 15 Minutes
By Trevor Wignall
London, Mar. 1. Regular patrons of the weekly boxing tournaments of the_Nationn) Sporting Club at Earl's Court are beginning to bet on the number of times the crowd will boo in the course of an evening.
THAN THE TRY
International Evidence Points That Way
By Leo Munro
London, Mar. 1. Goal-kicking is still the most important art in Rugby football. International evidence, at any rate, points that way.
Many people hold that the try is mightier than the goal. Well, let them study the championship table to date, on which the Scots are placed as the only country with a chance of winning the "triple
crown.
Wales outscored Scotland by two left undisturbed throughout the tries to one. But n conversion and ¦ tournament. a penalty gont made the polnis tally 8-0 in favour of Scotland.
So to last Saturday, when Scotinnd and Ireland ench collected four tries. There was, however, this difference two conversions, one dropped goal. one penalty goul for Scotland, against Just one conversion to in- crease the Irish score.
These Ogures convey a moral. It may be early to touch on Calcutta Cup match prospects, but, in view of Scottish goal-kicking strength, Eng- lish supporters must take a lot of comfort as they think of marksman Graham Parker.
SCORERS COMPARED
The Scotland v. Ireland match strengthened an old idea which seemed in danger of being shaken- the idea that wing three-quarters should do most of the try-scoring.
It worked out fairly well on Satur
Forrest (2), Drummond, and day. Moran scored four of the eight tries, But it has not gone on copy-book lines, taking present-season inter- national matches in general.
Try-scoring nowadays in such tests may depend more on opportunism Those who wagered on uproar last than convention. The reason, per night won their money, for there was haps, is that so many players, backs a noisy and hostile demonstration and winging forwards, swarm in mid. that lasted fifteen minutes, and that field to upset orthodox open attack. eventually partly exhausted itself in ironic clapping, laughter and angry shouting.
The cause was the verdict delivered by Mr. Jack Morris at the end of a ten-rounds fight between Tommay Martin, the Deptford coloured light heavy-weight, and Merlo Preciso, of Italy.
Yet Ireland deserve sympathy, Il only their defence had been as strong as the attack. It scams bad luck to score twenty-eight points in two games and lose both.
Lawn Tennis
Kho Sin-kie
Scores A Double
Miss Hoahing Beaten In Women's Final
By A. Walls Myers
Nice, Feb. 28. Through Kho Sin Kie, China won two South of France tiles here to
women's singles day, but in the inai Miss Hoahing was beaten by Playing perfect tennis for two sets Miss Gracyn Wheeler, of California.
two, and rather loosely in the other Kho Sin Kle boat Eilmer by 6.1. 2-0, 6-0, 8-0 thus retaining the championship. His second victory was in the doubles with Brugnon, and the holders beating Austin that
Rogers, 6-2, 6-3, 3-0, 1-8, 8--2,
This may be right or wrong. The fact remains that forwards, not wing three-quarters, are top try-scorers, on aggregate, for the four Interna tional matches decided this season.
Most departments, indeed, had their moments. I work it out nine tries were scored by forwards, seven (four of them in one match) Mr. Morris adjudged that Preciso by wing three-quarters, four by had won on points. I found his de-centres, four by stand-off halves, two clsion completely astonishing.
I thought that Martin, infinitely the faster man and much the cleverer
by serum halves.
The most successful player in this line was Welsh forward McCarley,
boxer, had won seven of the rounds, with three tries. and that the most that could be given his opponent was two.
HEATED PROTESTS
...Preciso has powerful right swing, and very little else, and the result was as much a mystery to me¦ as it was to, many other persons present.
MORE CHANGES
much for the
little
Brugnon found many openings for tils fumous forehand drive, Rogers is not a great volleyer, and, with Austin short of match practice, the Pair did not shine in the first two tired. visibly sets. Brugnen then and the Anglo-Irish couple squared the match, only to find Brugnon restored and Kho Sin Kie strong Defeat by Scotland led to another overhead in the final set. overhaul of the Irish team for the match against Wales, at Swangen.
Mis
attacking Wheeler's keen next week.
game, "with cuoning drop-shots A closely fought third game saw
Two now centres, Torrens-who drawing her opponent forward, the score level at D-all. A 3 by Todd
has been tried as stand-off half and proved to the made a Ane effort and 2 by Gough-Calthorpe, however, gave the Scots Greys a winning ad-
McKibben, replace Bailey and Mc- Chinese girl. vantage, though Parker came along
Martin scored a sufficient number Mahon, dropped, reluctantly we may in the Best set after losing the first of points with his left hand to be feel sure, after being partners in four games, but the Californian's with a 3, The Rifle Brigade led 0-0 It was at this point that I thought
declared the winner. These highly eight consecutive internationals.
all round the court" was in the fourth game, but Gough-Cal- Kilrain revealed his lack
debatablo verdicts may adversely The other changes mean the recall too severe in the second set, and the thorpe got in at 4-6 and went out for championship class. He missed his
affect the N.S.C. shows,
of old
Boyle on the left wing, diminutive Gem was overwhelmed. the game with a great run of 11. chance and a dazed Lord was able In view of the trini which is being
There were protests galore, and C. E. Beamish, Mayne, and Suyers
Two recent convalescents, Mile. to bob about more by Instinct thon given to the eight ball over in the also many heated threats,
In the pack.
Jedzrejowska and The Scots Greys led 4-0 in the by any, other quality and save him-season of 1939 it is interesting to
Mine, Mathieu, Dan Sullivan, the manager of Lee Wai-tong, the Chinese soccer fifth, but Gore, serving well, made a self until the bell came to his rescue. recall what Jack Hobbs said on re- Martin, demanded to be shown ser modestly
Irish fans can be no more than swept through the women's doubles hopeful. Their country, final, conceding Mile. Weivers and idol, made further progress in the run of to lead 9-4. The Scots
Ernie Roderick, the Liverpool turning from his 1924-25 trip to Morris's card, but this was refused, barring further changes, will have Mlle. St. Omer Roy only two games. singles by overcoming a club-mate, Greys drew up to 7-9, then Parker welter-weight, defeated Jimmy Pur Australto:
as it has first to go to the B.B.B.C. called on twenty-five different play- Another surprising, result was the Wong Shiu-wing. It was a far more made 3, and the Rife Brigade went cell (Australla) on points over ter
Martin very naturally thought he had ers for three matches this season. defeat of King Gustov and Miss one-sided affair than most people ahend to 12-7. The electric
light rounds.
"If I were a fast bowler I should won, but he did not make a fuss Such chops and changes tell against Scott in the final of the mixed lind expected; the winner conceded was then switched on, which seemed
dead against it, because in my about it, and the N.S.C. issued a team-work; to suit Todd, who, with his best run only one game in two sets and show of the match, a 4, gave the Scots
doubles handicap. Their conquerors opinion it is all in favour of the statement that the coloured boy-
The half-backs, Morgan and were Dr. Casserman, the King's ed splendid form in the process,
batsman. The aversion that out who was responsible for his best Cromey, form the only department physician, and Miss Greenless. In the remaining match of the day,
own skipper (Arthur Gilligan) had nght to date will be given another W. Sander defeated J. A. H. Dauglass
to the Australian custom was top-of-the-bill engagement in two shared in equal degree by Maurlee weeks' time. by 6-2, 6-2,
Tate, Dick Tyldesley, and Frank Woolley,
LEE WAITONG THROUGH
Scores:
Doubica Tsui Wai-pui and Tsul Yan-pul beat A V. Cosano and A V. Remedios, 0-2, 6-4; J.-W. Leonard and G. Chou beat S. W. Llarg and F. H. Kwok, 6-2, 0-2.
Stapfen-Lee Wal-tong beat Wong Shiu-wing. 0-1, 0-0; W. Sander beat
J. A. I Douglass, 0-2, 6-2,
To-day's Programme
Singles Loong Ping-chlu
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the Scots Greys set 5, and Parker Greys a 13-12 lend. Gore made one, i made all of them.
were
The losers made a good fight of it in the sixth game to 9-10, but Gough-Calthorpe's exertions tiring him, and, playing hard on to Todd, the Alle Brigade won match without further 1069.
6 w Home Football
Lang; Prui Kong. v. F. IL. Kwok; W.
Sander v. Teul Wal-pul." -
Doubles 8. A. Rumjaho
Rumjahn W. E. C. "Fincher
Kun stand court).
and II. and
Club championship--G. W, Bowell v. J. C. Pool; T. A. Pearce V. X, L. Smalley, Club handicap doubles.-E. J. 31. MIL- chell and L. M. 5. Lloyd v. II. Owen Ilugbea, and W. M. Barton.
Club handicap mixed doubles.—Mr. and Mis. 4, 14 D. Wodshow v. Bair. and Mrs.
L. D. Wodehouse v. Mr. and Mr. E. E. Storey: V. Hacetion and MM D. Dodwell 7. Mr. and Mrs. J, T. Prior,
Badminton Titles Retained
Ming Decima Eardley and Bob Melso, holders of the women's singles and men's started Bhanghai Badminton titles, retained their championships at the C.B.F. Jag wecken Milas Hardley beat Mifs Burton in the final of tha"women" KUTING ANIMploughs, WinHINK WIEN
beat.
VALUABLE
POINT DROPPED
the
him
of real
Football Star Gives Up At 26
club have terminated his contract.
the Second Division.
be
.
IN A CASUAL WAY
"Jack Gregory owned up to me
WORRIED BY HOOTS
The howling and yelling was un- that he bowled two out of the eight pleasant for everybody, but it had in a casual easy way, and I did not a particularly bad effect on the Irish heavy-weight, Dom want him to tell me that I found young
After a private trial game last eight boll over he still adheres to to
It cut myself at the wicket. But Lydon. He was shown into the ring those who suggest that bowlers saved when the noise was at its height, Although live doctors have certified two balls of the over were drawing a manager, to take him out again. up the best of their skill for the last and this induced Ted Broadribb, bis At Tom Caldwell, Swansen little on their imagination. It is not Lydon's performance was disappoint- Town full-back, declares that he is customers for bowlers who wanting, but I am sure this was because Incapable of playing football and the wickets to let the batsmen know too the hooting worried him.
His opponent, Harry - Rowles, Caldwell, who is 26, was considered much about their plan of campaign."
Now, writes Frank Thorogood, uppeered to be in poor condition, but to be one of the best defenders in Jack Hobbs assures me that what he easily the most remarkable moment suid in 1925 on the subject of the of the night was reached when with only one moment to go of the sixth August he developed synovitis of the
and
Rowles, Just round
whose day. knee and has sin
since been subjected
strength had evaporated, suddenly M. S. Nichols (Essex) thinks that to tests by specialists at London, the eight and over should not post dropped his hands and walked to his Newcastle, and Cardiff.
I told the Sunday Dispatch supported. If they had a batsman
a strain to fast bowlers if properly corner.
The gathering was amazed. Rowles that he could not accept the opinion tied up the extra balls inlght beat had done a lot of slipping about and of the specialists and was not pre- hlm.
punishment, but whereas additional deliveries had taken much pared to undergo an operation. --
might help him (when he was see nobody expected him to surrender Every time he kicked the ball, he ing the onll) to score a few more with the finish of the bout so near. sold, he felt a pain in the knee.
Mr. "Plekles" Douglas, the referee, runs ench over. Swansca Town, in view of the
related to me what happened when { - R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex cap Rowles turned away from his oppo- Sheffield United dropped a valu- medical opinions, are satisfied that tain) does not think that the eight ment. It is no good, guvnor, able point in the Second Division of Caldwell is physically at, and it la ball over will make the slightest dif- exclaimed. "I can't go on.
I've got the English Football League to-day stated had offered him every induce- ference to low-medium or slow the stitch." The booing and the Playing at home against the lowly- ment to return to the game. placed Swansea, they were held to a draw of 1-1.
Sheffield United Held To Draw
London, Mar. 28.
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con
Brian Sellers (Yorkshire captain), money worth. tention is supported by Sir Pelham who falls to see how we can get a Warner who declared that a stop-proper table of reckoning until the which test had shown a saving of maximum number of points are: al- 100 minutes per day. Voce and lotled for each match. "According to Larwood (Notis) oppose the eight the new system," he adds, "12 points balt over
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