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Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 1, 1939.
DETERMINATION WILL DO IT
INTERPORT
PICKING SIDE TO PLAY WITH MANILA Material Available For A Splendid Eleven
(By "Abo")
·Officially the Colony soccer team to meet Manila in the forthcoming Interport match has not been an- nounced; but I have heard it stated on good authority that the Selectors have already made up their minds as to who are the most suitable players to fill all but two or three positions.
alled. Picking a man here is going to be difleult, I imagine. There are many candidsten, chief amongst them being: Lee Kwok-wal, Lo Wal-kuen, Wilkinson and Still of the Navy,
If this is so, the position is very football has aatisfactory. Enough been seen this acuson by the Selectorn without wasting any more time on trials, which, in any case, are not to. Selection Com- always helpful
Still nowadays plays. nt left back, mittees. So, I suggest the best thing for the Selectors to do is to decide but I still remember him when he was turning out at left-hslf with con- right away on the men to fill the re- maining positions, announce the teamsiderable success, and arrange a couple of practice him. matches for it.
There is not much time left, and in order to get the best out of our men it is only fair to them to give them an opportunity of getting to- tether and develop some nort of un- derstanding.
BUILDING A TEAM
I would plumb for
THREE VETERANS
In the forward line, one instinctive- ly thinks of the inside combination of Fung King-cheung, Lee Wal-tong? At their best, few and A. V. Cosano. defences will be
able to stop them; but all three bave reached the veteran kinge, and only Fung now plays regularly. Nevertheless, in all their infrequent appearances, both Lee and Gosans have shown glimpses of their old power, and in any case, will find ofit hart to find three younger inside forwards who are better than they. As regards the Lwo wing end, it is position. I should
Tong of South China "A" build one's own team whenever an outsile to
Not being admitted to the inner sanctum of local soccer nuthorities, I confess I do not know who the Selectors are having in mind. But Inve heard various suggestions
what the Hongkong team should be
When one sees soccer matches week after week seasons on
But
dimcult to resist the temptation to Kwon- on the right. Bu
many Another
soccer
[
have
also
ipy own side.
Interport contest approaches. Like Ching-to, if he eliminates his ten- enthusinst.dency to get himself off-side, would been selecting o
be strong favourite for the outside- left berth. He is fast and sometimes Most To begin with n gonf-keeper.
shoots well. followers of the game here will prob ubly agree with me that Tam Kwah-
LAST YEAR'S AMERICAN
Miss Addle Greiner's mellad of holding the hat may be improved upon but it is obvious from her. And who can foretell what determination will not expression that she is determined to hit the ball, achleve? This picture was taken as a recent softball match. trs, Stoker is behind the plale-Photo by Jader.
Here And There
With "Abe"
LORD DERBY HAS NEW TRAINER
Most Successful Owner Of Racehorses in 1938
Shanghai Tennis Team Appoints W. C. Earl
At Present In Colony
kon, the South China "B" custodian, may nullify the good work of the A" Present in the Colony are a to bring back the carefree adventur~ Stables at Newmarket. Earl
not
SUGGESTED TEAM
Tam Kwan-ken (S. China "B") C. F. Remedios (St. Joseph's) Li Tin-sang (S. China "A") Leung Wing-chla (8. China "A") Bellao (St. Joseph's) or Dixon (Navy)
Still (Navy)
The
highest
came to
GOLFERS RANKED
Surprise Changes In The Lists
GENE SARAZEN FAILS
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TO FIND PLACE
London, Jan. 12.
Ranking lists of American players-amateurs, professionals, and women—are of interest to British goffers because of the clashing of inter- ests and of personalities in international events and championships.
During his visit with the American The past year has brought a good i
Walker Cup team to this country many stirprising changes more so than has been the case on this side Goodman failed to do himself justice. of the Atlantic. While ranking lists In the match he was beaten 5 and 4 are necessarily of an arbitrary char-by Hector Thomson and
a team aeter great care is taken, and know | Kocsis, ledge and judgment brought to bear fourth round of the championship. in making the selections.
colleague,
lost to
in
the
A newcomer, R. Babbish, of Do- The winning of national champlon- troll, winner of the Western cham ships, from over a long period, past plonship, is allotted fourth place and achievements, and potential kill are Chapman, of New York, a te Bome of the measuring rods of quent vistor to England, is nith in wlio gained a and other factors the list. Chapinen, ability. These
of spectacular Fuccesses account by number taken into have been "Golf," of America, in compiling its throughout the year, beat Goodman Fischer 13 In the National Amateur. three lists.
seventh, and Ray Billows, known as There are some wholly unexpected the "Cinderella Kid," ninth in the
Walker Surist. The equally
Cup ployers omissions, and some prising inclusions. For instance. omlited are Kocsis, Marvin Ward, F. only four of the nine players com-Haas, and Reynolds Smith, a Texas prising last year's U.S. Walker Cup Journalist. team are included in the list of the amateurs. To first ten
the Ave GOLFER OF GREAT MERIT
In the women's list. No. I place players omitted this will come as u bit of shock, writes a correspondent.goes to Miss P. Berg, of Minneapolis,
Another surprise is the omission
Helen Hicka-aho has taken a past in n sports goods house,
He has
won
of the name of Mrs. Glenna Collett Who won ten out of thirteen tourna Vare, five times winner of the U.S.ments. The fact that at the age of who ranked twenty she holds the U.S. champion- championship, and second to Miss Wethered, from the ship, being runner-up in 1937, stamps London, Jan. 24. Lord Derby has appointed W. C. women's 1st. Surely, Mrs. Vare to her as a golfer of great merit.
In the dual against Mrs. E. L.. Farl as private trainer of his string still an infinitely better goller than
House some of the players whose names op-Page, who is awarded second place, of racehorses at Stanley
suc pear among the chosen ten.
Miss Berg was three strokes under women's par. Miss Marion Miley is T If one thinks that Hau Ching-to
WEIRD STYLE
third, and Miss Maureen Orcutt, who group of Chinese tennis players]
the title Earl is at present training at Heath For example, there is Mrs. Opal is rapidly qualifying for Is the most logical choice for this other forwards by his bad habit of from Shanghai who are here on anus spirit in which the game was in-ceeds Colledge Leader, who died in
In other words. House, Newmarket, for several pro- S. Hill, u player with a weird style, of "the uncrowned queen of Amerl- position. I am not overlooking the running into off-side positions, one unofficial visit. The group, consist-tended to be played, would be to London recently.
Team,"
abolish Test matches for a period of minent owners, claims of Itartley, Pau Ka-ping and looks round in vain for a suitable in of college students, is called the have a Test truce.
Bealdes a big string but who contrives by means of some can golf," is fourth in the list.
and on the As regards the professional only "friendlies" of flat racehorses, he has many good cunning work round perhaps Hazard when I nominate man to all the vacancy. Law Tau- "Shanghai Student Tennis Te
man may do, but his recent displays being made up of the following years, and play
greens to achieve a measure of suc- good though these Tom because
(Captain),
ain), Harry with Australia and am "Poker" Tong
South Africa, jumpers, including Capt. Lionel been impressive.
Ralph not
in nwarding agreement others are, my own view is that they have
Li,
Pel-luc and Hsu Tsal Kuo-chi, nfrald Hau will have to do,
a possible winner of the Grand Na-never won a national championship, are not as consistent as he is.
Chang Chen-hsing, with Mr. T. H. He says: "Test matches provide the Montagu's Savon, who is regarded as tess. However, Mrs. Hill, who has ranking list there will bo general
examplex ct cricketing tional. It is understood that Earl or been anywhere near winning, haz Guldahl No, 1 place.
the National Open twice and the As for the full-backs, Li Tin-sang
the manager of the side. Kinng ug ia certain of getting the left-back berth. He is almost
class by
un achievement which makes him an int
My team, therefore, would be a visitors, with the exception of technique, but not of cricket.....We will keep this team in training there joined the paid brigade. Like Miss Western Open thrice in succession,
Hsu, who is expected here in the have got to get back to cricket same until further plans are settled.
Earl was born of English parents
outstanding figure of the gome. himself. What a pity Watson, of the
next couple of days, arrived in the how." There is little chance of such in Bohemia in 1890 und
Running him very close in Snead, Middlesex, is not in the Colony; for fullows:
Colony by the Empress
of Canada
The professional ranking list is with him as right bacit and Li on the
a Test pro- England in 1904. His father trained over the weeks-end. Mutches huve an experiment when
campaigner, has they will provide
vide a wall which
been arranged for them against locul gramme in England can produce in Austria-Hungary for over forty also not without its surprises. For an amazing young man who, in his
the first time for fifteen years Gene second year as a ld be difcuit for any attack to
foreign trums Chinese and
during £25,000 profit for a touring side, but years.
After serving his apprenticeship Sarazen, one of the world's great won £4,000 in prize money alone in down. But as Watson is
their stay here, and from here they the ideal prompting the
plan is
with Wille Wough at Newmarket golfing personalities, falls to get a the space of twelve months. In this short space of time he has risen from here, who should be picked? Mak
to Macau for exhibition proceed
and riding with distinction under place. for exmonio sound.
obscurity South
to be the most-talked-of Slu-hon, Li's partner in the
both rules. Earl set up as a trainer.
The omission is calculated to hurt golfer in the United States. China "A" team, to all right in the
gemts. The purpose of the team's visit, it is understood, is
is to learn
In 1923 he
was appointed private the pride of this genial little man.
A teetotaler and a non-smoker, the Chinese team, but he has never struck
visit,
trainer to the late Mr. S. B. Joel. me as particularly reliable this sea-
The six-year association, lasting who is as well known and as popular Snead has clear-cut ideas on son. The man I would like to see as
golfer's career. In the space of ten right back in C. F. Remedios, of St.
successful, among the good Whatever the complier of the list years he hopes to have saved enough.. place where they could meet players ARSENAL'S E. A. Cup defent at until Mr. Joel's death in 1931, was a figure on this side as in the States, financial aspects of a professional Joseph's, who though he does not
horses which he trained at Moulton may think about the decline from play regularly now, has all the quali-blending of youth and experience of a high standard. They are due Chelsea must rank as one of the most succ
Paddocks during that period, were
"I work hard for my Les we want.
Manila will not find things easy to play South China A.A. ut King's blticrest blows in their history.
Park on Saturday, and other teams
Open and once winner of money (he says) and I know I am next week. Ho Ka-lau, the former! The big crowds that built Arsenal's Folyphontes, who won the Eclipse power of Surazen, twice winner of genes meet any possible contin- Interport tennis player, is understood prosperity were fed, and thrived on,akes; Pons Asinorum. the Ebor the British title, it will be found that as lucky as a cat with ninety lives. Handicap and the Manchester and he is included in this year's Ryder. I don't know how long the luck will Doncaster Cups; Fleeting Memory, Cup team against Great Britain. hold out, but neither Hades, nor high to be arranging their matches in success after success, Hongkong.
Cup: Glomen, the the S.cwards'
He is the only American who has water is going to keep me from This is actually only the second the
Goodwood Cup: Dark Warrior, the
two time since 1925 that Arsenal have Lincolnshire Handicap; Dodder; Kopi: played in all the matches between banking as much as I can, while I
un-con." countries. Other been knocked out at this stage of the Pasha; and Prompt.
expected omissions from the profes- new German plan for the reform competition.
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMEENT sional list are those of E. Dudley, The biggest disappointment was Densmore Shute, Horton Smith, and of the Davis Cup, which at pre-: sent, because of the extra strain in Will Arsenal's cosmopolitan follow-when
What is going to happen now? Kopi, who fell in the Derby of 1920 1. Thomson, of long driving fame.
at Tottenham going well volved, puts European countries' at a
He subsequently easily won AMONG THE AMATEURS In 1925, Earl was fourth in the
Tung Kwong-sum (9. China "A") Fung King-cheung (S. China "A")
Lee Wal-tong (S. China)
A. V. Gosano (St. Joseph's)
Iran Ching-to (Eastern).
Is a good team with Д
I saw him in two important matches against this side.
this season-aral, in the International
match for Portugal against Ireland,
and second in the Shield match for
St. Joseph's against Navy. In both Badminton
games, he was seldom at fault, being
nice
reliable in his kicking and quick in WANDERERS
recovery.
BIGGER PROBLEM
The half-back line presents a big-
ger problem.
There are three out-
more about the intricacies of the ten- Costly Defeat
nis game during their winter vaca-
tion, and they chose Hongkong as the
Davis Cup Plan
A
TOO GOOD
At the moment-Beitrag, Con FOR V.R.C. disadvantage with those competing in remns the profume Corner
of St.
Joseph's, Dixon, of the Navy; and Leung Wing-chlu, of South China
the U.S.
the
PAUL RUNYAN THIRD
It is an attitude that might with advantage be adopted by other pro- fessionals who, as a body, are a little careless in financial matters, To return to the amateurs, No, 1 By winning the U.S. match-play in the American Zope, is to be laid games is the dead-line profit and the Irish Derby.
International Lawn Tennis, loss. before the
list of winning trainers with £34,-in the ranking lists is W. Turnesa, championship, Paul Runyan is placed Federation when it meets in Paris
third in the list. Though out-driven who won the cham- And Bryn Jones....The miracle of 561 and Mr. Joel was second in the of New Yorked twenty-three, he is by the length of a street, the little At St. John's Hall last evening, on March 17. The plan, as revealed revival on the Welshman's part did lat of successful owners. ""The Inst-named, however, can Wanderers defeated the V.R.C. by 6-3 by Capt
Three plonship. Aged
famous man gave such an astonishing exhi- adapt himself to any one of the three in the "B" Division of the Badminton by Captain Erich Schoenborn, cap not happen at Chelsen. The trouble years later, Earl placed Mr. Joel the youngest member of a
Iain of the German Tennis League,
must be psychological. Bryn plays second again in the owners' list with golfing family, his six brothers all bition of pitching and putting that he completed the first eighteen holes C. Yates is placed No. 2 by virtue in sixty-seven, and eventually beat season his charges won twenty races with that £14,000 label in front of £24,921 to bis credit, and the next being professionals. his eyes.
worth £14,705. Earl also played an of winning the British championship, Snead by the overwhelming margin George Allison has been appealing active part in the management of an achievement for greater secrecy regarding trans-Mr. Joel's stud.
which in all the of eight and seven. years. American golfers have been Next in the list is Henry Fleard, fers, obviously with this Bryn Jones | On the death of his patron, he making pilgrimages to this country who won the Masters" tournament, business at the back of his mind. ugain became a public trainer and only three other players have ac- one of the major events in American The Chelsea knock-out alone has has since then looked after the horses complished-the lale Walter Travis,golf. In order of rotation the follow- ing players occupy the remaining of Mr. Joel's sons, Mr. Dudley B. Jess Sweetser, and R. T. Jones. greater part of Toel and Mr. Stanhope Joel. Among
Third place in the list goes to J. places:-(5), H. Cooper; (0), J. 3. ne- If Leung Wing-chiu is picked to
Nelson; £10,000. Add past and (possibiy) his other owners are Lady Mary Goodman, of Omaha, not so much, Hines; (7), Byron play right-half-and his claims to (Wanderers) lost to Rumjahn and
Sir Henry and Lady is explained, for what he did as volta; (9), Victor Ghezzi; (10) T.
what he has proved he can do. selection are very strong indeed--only Fisher 12-21; lost to Xavier and Ulrich A correspondent, writing on Test future "gate" decreases and you will Herbert, and the left-half position remains to be 10-21; beat Arculli and Castro 21-17. ericket, states that the only way see how serious it is.
half-back positions, and one may Lengue. Scores:
countries of icave him out of the calculation an
is to reduce the number J. S. Ho and S. L. Cheung the regards
berth. (Wanderers) bent S. A. Rumlahn and competing in the European Zone to centre-halt Beitrag und Dixon, in my opinion, W. Fisher 21-0; lost to D. M. Xavier the four countries doing best in the
eight. Four of the eight would
ould po have equal claims, and either one and A. Ulrich 12-21; beat O. el Arcuill previous year. The other four would
be picked without fear of and F. Castro 21-7.
be the survivors in a preliminary the side, weakening the
although 8. W. Llang and E. 5. Ho
eliminating competition among the Beitrao's coolnces and speed may (Wanderers) beat Rumjahn and awing the scales in his favour In Fisher 21-13; beat Xavier and Ulrich remaining nations. the minds of the Selectors.
21-10: bont Arculli and Castro 21-15.
Test Truce C. Y. Yung and E. Zimmern
BEST IN THEIR OWN SPHERES
JOUREE A Canadian-born Johnny Longden, who has won 208 FRCC
but of 1,063 marta 19.
·FIGURE SKATING:" Robin Lee. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1938 antional figure champion
Js of the ice.
BOCKET Davey Kerr, of the New York
· Rangers, considered tops -amous American rosties
cost Arsenal the
They Like Padgham
COLE professionals are saying:
"I've a hunch Padgham will win the Open this year." Padghom won It in 1930, and also cleaned up most things in sight, but explanation of the tip for him is that his putting lauchs back. He is sinking his putts as though the tin were n house pall.
It always is puzzling, this los- ing and regaining of one's putling. Why is it that golfers, from the hum- bitsl "rabbit", to the star, at some time or other cannot get them down? If Padgham keeps his present form he is hitting a long bait, too-he
will
want some stepping, for when. it comes to the big occasion, he has the temperment for it. Reports of his planned tour with Bobby Locke are preinature. The position
remains unchanged. Padgham and Locke are good friends, but nothing definite has been fixed. All that is known for certain is that Locke is coming England for the Open, and that he promised Padgham before he fell that he would form; a partnership with him. Since turning profession ul last April Locker has - travelled 40.000 miles – and earned about
€2,000. And then people say.
There no money in göllə
Lyons.
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Commencing Friday, February 3rd.
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