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HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH
January 12, 1939.
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LEE WAI-TONG GOING NORTH TO TAKE PART IN CHARITY MATCHES
(By "Abo")
Leo Wai-tong, soccer idol of millions of Chinose, has been invited by the International Relief Committco in Shanghai to go north to tako part in a series of football matches in aid of war rofugces.
As he has done so often in the, no centre-forward in local football' past for the cause of charity, Lee has who could oust Lea from this beril consented to go and has written Sir and if he is here at the time of the Shou-son Chow, through whom the Interport he would appear to be the Invitation was transmitted, to this logical choice. effect.
Leo's mere presence in Shanghai, where he has not been such for a long me, in enough to ensure big ates," and the International Relict Committee Fund is bound ta benent considerably.
Up to now no dates have been fixed for the charity matches, Lee as yet does not know what the programme is going to be like,
A CLASHT
When I spoke to him yesterday he said, "I only hope it will not be during the Chinese New Year holl- days, for I do not wish to miss the Hongkong-Manila Interport."'
The chances, however, are that the matches will be played round about Chinese New Year as the holidays then are generally the best thine in which to play Important Loccer matches.
If this surmise turns out to be correct, it will be unfortunate for Hongkong. At the moment there is
SUCCESSFUL RETURN
Leo Wal-tong's return to football this season has been capped with grent SUCCESS, Although making only Infrequent appearances—gen- crally
in charity tones he has played with some of his old skill. If he is not as fast now as he was In his heyday, Ida shooting power at lenst is in no way diminished, an local goal-keepers will testify, and he has not yet fulled to score in every match in which he bus taken part.
Iis Inst appearance was for China in the International match against. Scotland. He scored three goals 1
Cricket Record Equalled
Melbourne, Jan. 3.
In a Sheffield Shield cricket: match between Queensland: and Victoria to-day D. Tallon, wicket-keeper in the Queens- land eleven, dismissed twelvo batsmen in two innings, catch- ing six men out and stumping
six.
Tallon thus equalled the world record of E. Pooley, of Surrey, who in 1868 dismissed 12 Sussex batsmen at the Oval. Pooley caught eight men and stumped four.
Larry
Gains
this match to help the Chinese win Matched With
the last
an easy victory, but in minute of the gomo he received n kick which necessitated his removal from the Red. Though his injury lost him a lot of blood, it did not prove to be serious and Lee is now ngain ft and well-and ready for the next soccer match!
Manchester United Put
Out Of F.A. Cup By West Bromwich Albion
London, Jan. 11.
The greatest upset in the Third Round matches of the F.A. Cup played to-day was the home defeat of Manchester United at the hands of West Bromwich Albion, a Second Division team which, however, has been tipped as the best outside bet in the competition.
Neither team was able to score on York
Saturday when they met for the first Chesterfield
time
OR the Albion's ground, but
0 Millsvall
visiting Manchester to-day, West . THIRD ROUND REPLAYS
Bromwich found the net five times
agoinst the United's solitary tally.
1
IN LADIES' STYLES
Different stances employed by ladies taking part in the Softball League. The lady in the centre is Miss Beatrice Hutchinson of the Cubs, --Photos by Jafer.
Len Harvey Malayan Badminton
London, Jan. 11.
Larry Gains, the coloured Canadian who has been fighting in England for several years, has signed to fight Len Harvey, the British champion, In a 15-round contest at the far- ringay Arena in the middle of March.
The British Boxing Board of Con- Irol will be asked to recognise the fight as the British Empire beavy- weight championship-R©nter.
NUSSLEIN AS GOOD AS REST
London. Dec. 7.
Hana Nusslein, the German pro- fessional lawn tennis player, is be- lieved by Tilden and others to be every whilt as fine a player as Perry, Vines, Budge and the rest of them.
In fact, one or two fellows who know say that he is the best of the lot.
Star TEST PLAYERS
RETIRE O'Reilly May Not Play Again
Tipped To Win Figure Skating
English Title
Singapore.
Every badminton enthusiast in Malaya will be glad to learn that Samuel has, in compliance with the requests of his intimate friends, prominent among whom is Mr. J. L. Woods, President of the Badminton Association of Malaya, decided to stay in London until the All-England badminton championship tournament is over.
concluded Welsh | champion will be the first oversea The recently
to win the All-England championship might have been an player all-Danish affair, but for the pre-trophy. sence of Samuel, who reached the final by a string of successes over international players.
But he never had the same pub-by 15-3 and 15-5. A straight set of condition for
真想 the others. Here's
1 Southend
0 Middlesbro
0
1 Aston Villa
2
licily
reason,
1 West Brom,
G
1 Leicester
&
After exira ilme.
*Hollon
Ipswich
Aston Villa, held to draw by Manchester U.
# Ipswich in the first encounter, got through by the odd goal in three, Stoke
notablo
while Leicester scored a away victory over Stoke by the same
margin.
Bolton and Middlesbro' failed to score although extra time was play- cd, and a third meeting, therefore, will be necessary.
Huddersfield were unable to have the better of their junior rivals, Notts
odvantage Forest, despite the
but Leeds bent Bourneinouth
groundly by 3-1. Millwall's away
win over York was clear-cut, while Chesterfield and Southend played a draw of 1-1.
Results in full:
FA, CUP.
(THIRD ROUND)
Huddersfield Leeds.
at
NAPOMORAN
2 Bristol 0.
1
0. Newport
2
3 Watford
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Cardin Mansfiled Reading
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
2 Rochdale
an amateur.
the
When he was quite young he won a tournament in Germany playing ns At a prize he received a pair of while flannels. The Ger- mun equivalent of our L.T.A. Im- mediately took away his amateur status.
The
ac-
the
These enthusiasto base their con- clusion upon Samuel's brilliant all- round play. Besides they are con- In the first round Samuel defeated Adent that he will soon gel P. J. Hilton, the Welsh International, climatised, and will be in the pink the All-England victory of 13-7 and 15-9 over event.
Danish inter- Sven Stromann, a
experience gained in national, placed him in the last cight. Welsh tournament has made him de- on the singles C. H. Whittaker, an English inter-cide to concentrate
next victim, the only henceforth, national, was his score being 15-12 and 15-5.
Samuel saw the International clash IN FINE FORM
between England and Wales, where In his letter to Henry, Samuel
he had the pleasure of seeing the muid that he was in marvellous form All-England champion, R. C. F. when he defeated Gunnar Holm, Nichols, In 'action. He is of the Denmark Number One player, who opinion that, provided he can man- was expected to carry the honours, 7, 10-15 and 10-10, indicates that clothing he is compelled to wear due to the coldplaying with long flan- age to discard some of the heavy
the players were well matched.
The crowd was so pleased with the nels and thick sweater is something new to him-not only does he ex- display that "service" was often de-pect to do well in the remaining layed by the prolonged cheering, tournaments, but he is confident of One of the spectators, an English-getting the beller of the champion, man, who was highly impressed by If he is lucky enough to oppose him.
and Samuel's performance wrote presented to poem.-
Then the fun began. His friends 2 tried to get him to appeal because they said the country wanted him for the Davis Cup, but Nusslein stood firin. He remained a professional in the sent-final. The score of 15 and as such he got next to no publicity.
2
of
Lincoln
SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION)
Albion
2 St. irren
1
Hamilton
I
Falkirk
2
Ayr U.
Queen O'sth.
• Partick
0
0❘ Rangers.
0. Natis Forest
Bournemouth 11
8
Hearts
Queen's Park
B Mollerwell Arbroath
4
-Reuter.
REPULSE BAY Hotel
Geo. Pio-Ulski's String Quintette
overy SUNDAY for Tiffin
1
p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Fred Carpio's Dance Orchestra
If he had regained his amateur status he would have become as well known as all the rest of the top- class amateur,
But wait till next season and see what he does in these pro tourna- oments which are now being arranged.
overy, WEDNESDAY for Dinnor
9 p.m. to a.m.
A la Carte & Table d'Hote:
Australia To: Cure 'Em Of Foot-Faults-
him the
following
A hurried Ode to Sam. What is this game we mortals try That takes us hurling o'er the
court
A smashing shuttles, crashing out, A blir, a bang, a cmosh, a clout, A leaping, running.
tired out, Or gently placing here and there Unhurried.
Walking.
He gets there.
As Samuel had to play in the
MISS CECILIA COLLEDGE KEEPS BRITISH TITLE
Frayed nerves, the result of 12' months continuous cricket, is given (as the reason for the limpending re- tirement from Australian cricket for the rest of the season of W. J. O'Reilly, J. H. Fingleton, A. G. Chipperiield and S. J. McCabe,
The retirement of all four players British is partly due to the strenuous tour in England last summer. McCabe was never really well, and O'Reilly's decision is the direct result of the tour.
London, Dec. 14. Ms Ccellia Colledge retained the Women's title when the Figure Skating Championships were concluded at Wembley last night.
Misu Colledge scored 1,887.5 points, and won, after a brilliant ex-
"I would not like to say at this Juncture that O'Reilly will retire. completely from irst-class cricket," said Fingleton, "but O'Reilly appro clates fully what lies ahead of him in cricket should he want to return."
with 1,038.5 points. Miss Daphine" Walker was third.
Graham Sharp retained the men's title, holding off the challenge of his old rival, Freddy Tomlins, by a sub-' stantial margin.
Making what was probably their last appearance in the champion- ships, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. T. CHE retained
pnirs championship held since 1034. which they have Results:
the
WOMEN'S FINAL Miss Cecilia Colledge (holder) Park- lane), 1.087.6 pts., ; Miss biegan Taylos 2: Miss Daphna Manchesteri, 1,8305, Walker (Figure Skating Club), 1,770.0, 3. MEN'S FINAL
H. Graham Sharp Westover) tholder), 1.139.4 pts. 1: F. Tomlins (Streatham). 1.7773, T. Austin (Westover), 1.563.7, 3: G. S. Yates Figure Skating Club), 1,5883, 4 1. D. Currie (Scottish F.3.C... 1.837.7, 3: D. Silverthorne (Brighton). 1,410.2, 6: A. Pryce-Jones (Figure Skating Club), 1131.9, 7; R. 1. Bayliss (Midiande). 1.310.8. B. J. Humby (Streatham). Cecilia Colledge, with the world's,1070, 9.
PAMIS FINAL championship trophy Ice-skaling
Mr. and Mrs. L. II. T CT (Westover), which she won two years ago. The holders). 53.9 pts. ; R. J. Wilkie and championship is now held by Maas Miss D. D. Walin Westminster), 50.0, 23, 11. Constantine and Miss Howells (Man=" chester). 48.7, 3; C. O. L. Baivesen and hibition of free skating, from Miss Mins JT Ivory (East of Scotland), 4
4; E. J. Hntion and Miss B. Nash (Man" Megan Taylor, the world champion, chester). 429. 4.
| HOME SOCCER Meran Taylor."
SENSATION
London, Jan. 3.
One of the greatest soccer sensa-: tions in years was caused by the announcement of the findings of a Joint committee of the Football As So important has the avoidance of men's and mixed doubles, besides sociation and the Football League, appointed to investigate en pileged foot-faulting in tennis become in being slightly unwell, before the breach of the rules of the Associa Australia since the argument over final, he was unable to produce histion and of the League. Adrian Quist's breaches in the Davis best. Tago Madsen, another Danish Cup challenge round that the Victor International, defeated him by 15- lan Umpires Association has decided 0 and 15-9. to appoint roving foot-fault judges for the State championships. These men will particularly watch gomes on the outside courts, where foot fault judges are not appetermined
Australia, It is said, is
The chairman of the Stockport and the manager of Carlisle The onlookers were surprised
Clubs and the players of the Carlisle United and Hartlepools Samuel lost, for his victory over a superior player in the semi-final had United clubs in the 1036-37 season, more or loss assured him of the title. were the persons concerned.
PROPHESIED TO DO BETTER The drastic decisions of the com- Though Shmuel failed to annexmittee include the suspension sine dio to bring up her young players to the Welsh major honours yet all the from football of one Stockport direc- "big-shots"-using Som's own ex-tor, the suspension of one player for pression are openly prophesying a month and the fining of ten other that the first All-Malaya singles players-Reuter.
obey the rules.
First Round: Draw
Of: Rugby League.
London, Jan. 11.
The following is the draw of the first round of the Rugby League Cup to be played. on February 4.
Y. St. Helens Rees.
Liverpool
Wigan
Salford..
Rochdale
Broughton
Hull KR
v. Leigh
v. St. Helen's
V.
v. Warrington
Huli
v. Wakefeld
Higginshaw V. Swinton
Hunslet
United. blowers.
Glasa-
Northern¦ - V. Staton
Bradford
Keighley
Featherstone
V. York
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