THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1938.
Japanese Sports World Suffers Big Blow
Nipponese Not Ready To Hold World Games
Japanese Scribe Says Cancellation Of Olympics By His Country Is Beneficial For World Wide
Olympic Sports
Editor's Note: Fukuichi Fukumoto, New York bureau manayer for the newspaper Osaka Mainichi and considered one of the out- standing sports authorities in the Japanese empire, is guest column- ist for Jack Cuddy herewith. His paper has one of the largest streniutions in the world. He translated American baseball rules into Japanese and is the only Japanese member of the baseball writers of America. He tells about Japan's abandonment of the 1948 Olympic games.
By FUKUICH FUKUMOTO
(Plurch Hitting for Jack Cuddyi
New York (By Almali) | Olympics were held in Tokyo, be- Japan's cancellation of the 1940 enure we weren't ready yet and we
wouldn't be ready for another de Olymple games for Tokyo unques-
Yet, when the award ende, at least tionably is beneficial for work-wide
was made, there was but one course
We Olympic sports, art it a blow to to
threw pursue
ourselves sports in the Japanese Empire and whole-heartedly into the business of
I trying to make them a success, possibly a dayange to our questlige
But betterl
An Guerre."
the French
war
say, "ist Le
at Japan is
with China now, and has been for about world Throughout the your.
战
everynine
has been experting this
bo
wne to bnd almost any day. But it brisn't ended. And it is my personal belief that it will not end for two or three years yet. Perhape, after time.
battle: no greater
will fought, but guerilia netion will von- tinue for two or three years as Ja- pan completes the process of con poliation in Chiria.
When the 1040 Olympics were awarded to Japan in 1936, this attua
was not foreseen by anyone, tion And even when war began. I doubt If anyone in Japan-42T uny place else--realized that it would last 50 Jung, or cust so much.
JAPAN NOT READY
1 nd
Before the war, before the Olym- pic games were awarded to Tokyo, I opposed Tokyo and Japan attempl- Ing to stage the 1040 games plenty of company in this opposition among intelligent newspaper_men
But, be- was in Japan at the time. fore that, I had spent seven years the United States. And I knew, and my writing comrades who tund been abroad knew, that Japan was not
Members of our organising com- Butter have haven working night and day her '38 And that committee Includes many persons who are high in government circles.
COMMITTEE OVER-ZEALOUS
I believe the committee has been | somewhat over-zealous in assuring | the world, Line and gain, that the; current war in wffecting only Chinu, ¦ not Japeth And insisting that every- thing not mul in Japan
1 rieved about the whole of fior, and I am cvetain that minst Japanese sportsmen
The Kowloon C.C. made sure of Onishing the season in the runners-up position in the First Divi- sion of the Lawn Bowls League on Saturday by brating the Poller R.C. nt Happy Valley by seven shots.
Left to right:—J, Hyde. R. G. Craig, G. Perkhis, J. Fender Picture shows the game in progTONS, and J. Brown. Pictorial News.
PIRATES
IMPROVE
POSITION
Giants Defeated
felt the same / In National
way, particularly bermuse Ainetican Olympic officials gave us such the cooperation
in securing the Tokyo Baseball League
award and in keeping it for us, even after the last March Olympic Con- gress at Cubro, when dates for the
track and field competitions were changed because of climate conli- tion in Japan. Also college athletes, in a receta poll, showed that they favoured going to the Tokyo tunes, nlmost 100 per cent.
These things were s in spille of definite unti- Japanese sentiment In the Ualled Stutes.
New York, ABA 7.
A heavy prog: anume of matches was played in the Baseball Langue to-day, several tearns in both sections being engaged in double-benders.
wil
double Cincinnati Reds,
thele
with
In the American League, nours Washitudoa Senators
delle
F. A. Ask Counties
To Nominate Young Referees
Thr Fondball
Lonton, July 2
Me 1. ( Tyle, Surrey FA Atestatais troti have seyretary saw the point of the A lacched a nationwide campaign to letter, and aident that for some tizne Perry att unknown
pranising past Surrey had sent out represanin -
whose youngsters as referees and Ineunen ves
jol won to spot in big time football
A treular letter has been issted Ty the A. Referees Committer to all county football masociations k ing them to
talent, covery
£
referees
cut
hikely youngsters
INDIAN DAVIS CUP TEAM LOSE
Win Only 2 Matches Against Queen's
By A. Walls Myers
KENT CRASH: PARKER'S DEADLY SPELL
By C, W. Packford
Blackheath: Surrey beat Kent by 9 wickets
London, July 12.
Bowlers had a joy day here. There was no real reason for it with a wicket that was rather on the easy side than anything else;
it was simply an instance of a few inspired individuals "getting on top" with the ball and remaining there.
In the course of three and a half hours no fewer than 18 wickets fell for 170 runs, of which two players claimed 57.
Surrey were in a happy position when play resumed, with eight wic- kets in hand they were only 21 be- hind, and when they went ahend with the Iors of unother batsman wo rather settled down in anticipation jot a glut of runs, especially as Kent
were without Douglas Wright,
TODD'S BRILLIANT WORK
At this point Todd came on the scene in a dramatic way. He com- menced by having Barling taken by Harding a fine-leg, then dismissed Parker and Holmes in the same over, and followed with two brilliant entches off Watt, to have a hand in the dismissal of five batsmen in suc- cension.
These five fell in 35 minutes for 30 runs, and Surrey, with only three wickets remaining, were nine runs ahend.
mere
In the meantinu Gregory, who opened the day with 44 to his credit, had completed his 50 in a little un- der two hours, but he did not re- man mach tenger, falling a victim the strccessful Told - Wait combination.
Until the arrival of Watts, Berry (and Brooks. Tocht and Walt ind en- Jayed a rare harvest. In 14 overs, between them they sent brek six Fodel faking balsmen for 30 runs, theve for 10 and Watt three for 26. s a result of which Surrey in the of only 55-a end gained mere negligible advantage after the excellent start given them on the first day by Gregory und Fishlock.
But, small as was their score, it to catre un was quite sufficient overwhelining success and, actuniky, there were moments when they up- peured in sight of ingikuja vie- fory!
MISHAP TO WOOLLEY
Woolley, Fagg and Chalk went
Todd
with only seven runs scored. fell to the alertness of Parker at 15. and with the dismissal of Valentine half the side was out for 30. Valentine. however, went Aghting all the
way. the Surrey attack, if bud no terrors for
and In o the former Cantab,
fur
down Good an was
Bowls Pairs Final Fixed For To-day
Provided the Civil Service C.C. green is fit for play, the Lawn Bowls pairs final will be decided this afternoon. The match has been fixed for 4.30
p.m.
The finalists are C. M, Silva and F. X. Soares v. J. S. Howell and R. G. Craig.
The tie has been postponed once before owing to inclement weather.
RINKS FINAL POSTPONED
The final of the rinks com- petition, arranged for yester- day on the Kowloon B.G.C. green, was postponed. In spite of the rain on Saturday night and yesterday morning, the green was still in a fit state for play until heavy shower flooded the ground shortly, before 3:30 pm.
was an interesting display, for the boy varied a capital defence with occasional effective hitting and, like Valentine, twice drove the ball out of the ground.
He finally fell to Parker, who with off-pinners captured five wickets in succession for only 23 runs.
KENT
First Innlugs.---135.
Woolley
Second Inninge
Watt b Berry
Fay Walts
F. G. 11. Chalk b Watts
13. Valentine e Watts ↳ Parker Todd e Parker b Berry Sunnucks thw Parker
Spencer e Walla b Parker Hardinge McIntyre ↳ Parker W. II. Level not out WaltParker Dovey & Walls
3-1-10-2, 01-1-14-0
Toth!
Parker
12-2-35- 12-3-93-3,
100 Berry Squires
SURREY
merry little interlude he hit both Bowling-Watt Berry
Walts
six. Each and stroke was a fierce pull over the heads of the log-side spectators.
speci Valentine made a brave effort to Improve a disastrous position--a de- lightful contrast to the early batting
of his colleagues. Of
Of these, how- ever, Woolley was unfortunate. The veteran drove the first buil he ceived for three; then late cut Berry to the boundary, but the next ball
re-
co-operate in the dia Lawn Tennis and development of young
The commitler hope," atates the Pittsburgh Pirates improved their letter, "that county assurintien
will! pruition in the Nationd sertion with assist the F.A. by nominaaling sure | Two victories over New York Giants, young
promising
whom while Brooklyn Dodgers nian seared they can confidently recommend."
bem.
The committee also suggest that Unquestionably Japanese athleties
County associations should nominate will suffer from this shift and from Chirago Cut shared trouble-
number of youngsters, radier that: the ruling that Japanese athletes will heades with Boston Braves and St. continue to "star" ("star" indicates not
in the 1940
ouis Cardinals did Rewise einpete
games,
special recommendation the tes wherever held. During the past Philadelphia Phillies.
of officials who in some cases have! yet ready to play host to the Olym-quarter century, sluce we first sent
at a
a very long run ples, The conservative and better Japanese athletes to the Stockholm were shared.
W. Heard,
Secretary in Jupont know Olymplex in 1912, we have made re-split 4 informed elements
engagement With Middlesex F.A, and long-experienced the same thing.
markable progress in competitions Chenge White Sox, and Philadelphia, PA. executive discussed the letter Bhat at first were strange to us.
Athletics with St Lools Browns
fienry with me yesterday, writes New York Yankees
London, July 11. truned Pollack, "Apparently," he said, “t cleveland Indians and Detroit Tiger! has been the custom for some
Although rain prevented a
COM- had the letter of Boston Red Sox sociations
Seson aftey pleted programme at West Kensingtose abruptly-one of the few that so during the day-and injured Scores
season nominating the same referee, there was enough time weather
for Queen's Club to master
the Woolley's hand. The Kent veteran regardless of the fact that the time
Indian
Davis Cup team by seven retired for a few minutes, and on his comes when some get a bit too ol
matches to two. Three matches had
return was immediately caught in for the job. That is fact which | ****
the sups. to be abandoned. has to be faced."
The result scarcely did justice to Mr Heard stressed
the ski and zest of the young Middlesex P.A policy had always
visiting side.
In India they are used Dowling of Parker and Watts were 13 15
how to nominate young talent as far 10
windless play on fast turf--con- Sunnucks and Spencer, two of the 3 0 3 as possible.
younger members ot ditions which have permilled M. (Young, Handley and Todd homer-
Sleem, whose technique is reflected ed for the Pirates and 1 and Cispell
In the strokes of his compatriois, to For the Giants)
make his passing shots from an un- Cincinnati
deflected ball. Brooklyn
The
Had the games been held in Tokyo In 1940, our nation might have suf- fered in prestige, but our sports would have received a magnificent
Very
presence of great athletes, assembled from 72 parts of the globe in the Orient for the Arst time, would have enthused and
inspired Lir youngsters In grazumar und intermediate all.
Schools and in colleges. It requires such in spiration and teclatest examples to develop athletes in any land.
These were three reasons why we weren't rendy: (1) As far as Olym- ples sports were concerned, our brief 20 yours of competition in Olymplads had by no means brought us up to
attroulus. par with such western an athletic
Statea. Ger- nations as the United many, Finland and Englund; (2) As yet Tokyo hasn't facilities to
care for the thousands of visitors c%~
the games. All pected for
After there are only three modern hotels in the entire city; (3) We haven't enough English-speaking guides handle the visitors, and our general public hasa't
to been trained yet accept the customs and mannerisms of foreigners.
A*
to
I knew, and my comrades knew that Japan must lose prestige if thu
Rothmans
It is said that Tokyo bid for the games too soon. It is sadder stil that the games had to be cancelled. But "C'Est Le Guerre," which think America's own General Sher- man expressed more bluntly.
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11. W. Austin, who had won the
ALING Loudon championship on the same)
court a month earlier, had something | in hand against Ramble Singh, but their second set ran into 'vantage games, and Singh made any number of good atrokes and forced Austin
to exert volleying pressure after fivel
2.
John Oll, who beat Sawhney thi two nine-ume sets, used his first service us an acc-winner, but found int his high-hopping second en-
On a
had to loft
dild
Apart from Valentine, the only other obstructionists to the excellent
the tcum,
They added 32 for the sixth wicket, and Sunnucks went along to secure the highest sence of the innings. It
Gregory e Todd b Watt Fishlock and b Watt Squires Fore b Wats Darling
Harding & Todd
Parker bw b Todd
E. R. T. Holmen e and b Todi Whitdeld e Lovett b Watt McIntyre e Todd b Wall Waits not duit
Berry e Todd b Harding Brooky lbw b Watt
B1 nb I
Total
100
Bowling. Toda ́ ́ ́10-8-423. Hording e-1-20-1, Itarding 0-1-20-1. Watt 29-4-00-0 Dovey 9-2-25-0,
1.
Second Inninga
Gregory not out
Fishlock Dover Walt
Squires not out
D 2 lb 2
40
Total wkt) BowlingTodd G-2-14-0. Wati 7.3-1-26-
Jurived!
To chourage competitive play in couraged un oggressive reply,
would have THE SEVEN NEW WONDERS the Colony, the Ewo Indoor Bowling sunnler day Sawhney
games. He League, under the ausplees of the won more Hongkong Bowling Alleys, has now
100 many balls on a slow surface, OF THE RADIO WORLD been formed. and the Brst matches and Olli was in a destructive mood;
overhead. will be played shortly.
The Evo League is divided into TINKLER'S EXCITING STRUGGLE | four divisions:-Army, Navy, US.
mock-out tournament basis, the four practice these days, did well to beat Navy and Civilians, played un a Tlakler, who gets little singles Divisional finalists to meet and play Ghous Mohammed. Theirs was a off for the trophy, which has been long and exciting struggle, in which presented by the Ewo Brewery Com- Tinkler's better-preserved length
Washington
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Mr. S. Lilllerap. manager of the
Eric Peters, on the other hand, Hongkong Bowling Alleys, is kink was beaten-en the post by Mehta, a assisting in the arrangement of the gifted young driver, who improved under assault, and was not dis- The cup will be competed for three concerted when rain adjourned the times a year. Entries for the first third set at a critical stage. "son" close on September 1, and
Mehta, indeed, enjoyed 00 un- He paired with without Sawhney to win a second point for India in the doubles, Sharpe and R. J. Ritchie collecting only four games against vigorous nitnek.
(Johnson homered for the Athletics all interested are urged to form teams beaten record.
and send thele names in
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Cleveland .........
delay.
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Detroit
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In the other two doubles matches. Austin and Oil, who had played together In, Indin seven years ago when on tour with the LC., were too strong for Ranbir Singh and Alam, and I, G. Collins and Tinkler broke the resistance of Ghaus Mohammed and Y. Singh after losing the open- ing set. Results:
SINGLES IT. W. Austin (9) bt. Ranbir Singh, 6-2, 7-8; J. S. oui (9.) . S. I. Sawhney, 6-3, 6-3; R. K. Tinkler (2.) ht. Clinus Mohammed, 3-0, 6-4, 0-7: E. C. Petera (C),) 1081 to J. Mehta. 3-0, 0-0, 6-8; 1, G. Colina (9) 1 bt. Y. Sing E-4, 4-, -4; 1. J. Klichle (Q.) Dt. M. Alam, 3-0, 6-2, 0-1,
DOUNLES: Austin and Onur (q) ht.
Grimes, manager of the Brooklyn The handsome cup donated by the Dodgers, were both ordered off the Ewo Brewery Company' for competi- | Nunble Singh and Alan, 6-4, 6-1; Colling field durlug to-day's games with flon In the Ewo Indoor Bowling ingl, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; N. Bharpe and and Tinkler (Q) bt. Makamined and Y. Clacionati Reds for arguing with the League, which 58 10 commenco | Rilehto (Q) Just lo Shwhney and Mohta, umpira.--Reuter.
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