Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 17, 1939.
CHINA BEATS PORTUGAL IN INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
Women's Swimming
Record Brakon
Detroit, Apr. 16. Jane Dilliard of the United States, brake the world's women's swimming record for the 100 yards breast stroke to-day, when she covered the distance in 76.6/10th seconds, beating Mrs. Rawls. Thomp son's record of 78.5/10th seconds.-Reuter,
LOUIS HEAVILY FAVOURED
Defends Title Against Roper
Los Angeles, Apr. 10.
champion from Detroit, will enter the
FINAL MATCH FAR TOO ONE- SIDED TO BE INTERESTING
(By "Abo");
To most judges of the game, a victory for China over Portugal was a foregone conclusion in the "Sunday Herald" International Shield final, played at Sookunpoo yesterday; and so it proved. Yot one of the biggest crowds of the season turn- ed out to see the match; the stands were packed, and hundreds lined up on the hill and every van- tage point.
The final scores were 0-2 in favour of China, who led 5-1 at the interval, That the Chinese were the superior side no-one will deny; and because they were so much better than the Portuguese that most of the thrills were taken from the
game. Most of the players found dificulty
The Art Portuguese goal was the result of a lovely Idick by Tony Alves, from just outside the penalty area, it had Tam Kwan-kon completely. deceived and went into the net with out the goal-keeper, being able to. even touch 11.
Anexetting moment in the Chinese goal-month yesterday in the "Sunday Herald" International Shickl
Scorers for the Chinese in the first final in which China defeated Portugal by nine goals to two. Tam Kwan-kon, the Chinese" custodian, haa Joe Loitis, the world's heavyweight the malippery around, and capelly Will-thin and ang Reveng-sun, Lind chip can autoescers andre player in en dat is Lee Tin-sung, the left, back. A. V. Goans and Leung Wing-
| Kwong-summ, chlu be in the pleture-Mec Cheung. ring a 12 to 1 on favourite to beat at the beginning of the game it was in the second half Fung King-cheung Jack Roper, of California, in Mon- a common suht to see tie players (2), Lee Wal-tong and Loi Shiu- day's world heavyweight champlon-foundering about the fold, missing wing Alves and Gosano replied for
easy passes or falling to intercept Portugal. ship fight.
them. Once the players had got accustomed to the conditions, how- ever, belter football was seen. But
Experts expect Louis to win with a K.O. in the first two or three rounds.
Roper, who is 38 years old, Is sald to have a lethal left hook-Reuter.
LITTLE KNOWN
by
known
Little ia
boxing enthusiasts outside California cf Jack Roper, who has been described as "the next sacrifice to be offered up to Joe Louis." The fight is to take place at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, and will be over. ten rounds.
Teams;
China-Tam
mast of the moves came from the/IRE, LEO Tin-sang: Kwok
Chinese,
ERRATIC SHOOTING
Kwan-Icon; Hou
Leung Wing-chlu, Leo Kwok-wal; Tang Kwong-sum, Fung King-cheung, Lee Wai-tong, Lal Shlu-wing and Hau Ching-to,
Portugal-U.B. Souza; C. F. Re- The winners at times made rings medios, L. Souza; Pereira, Beltrao, Found their opponents, and but for J. Elins: Marques, Castilho, A. V. erratic shooting on the part of their forwards would have taken the lead Gosano, Santos and Alves, very early on. There was a cohesion between the Intermediates and thu forwards which was entirely missing from the Portuguese team, and many were the occasions in which the Chinese vanners were set in motion by neat passes from Leung Wing- chiu and Co. The forwards in their turn were excellent in their approach work, but their shooting weakness plus the desperate defence of the Portuguese prevented any scoring in the first ten minutes.
The following is this week's 'lawn But it was obvious that goals tennis Championship and Club handi- to shed much light on his career, and would come soon, sa incessant were cop programme, giving the number it was not until 1937
the that Roper HIS
Chinese attacks. Once the of the court (in brackets) in which bothered to have details of it re-c Chinese had opened their account, ench match is being played:
they quickly added another, and though the Portuguese reduced the deficit they could not stop their opponents from leading by 5-1 at half-time.
Roper, who started boxing 15 years ago, was born in 1903 in Pinchatoula (Louislana) and was christened Ceell Byron Hammond, Later he assumed the ring name of his more illustrious,
Roper, Captain Bob
who was champion of the American, Ex- peditionary Force. The record books, even the old and yellowed ones,
fali
corded for posterity.
When the record was made but it was a somewhat sketchy document, It revealed, among other things, two victories: by. knock-outs, one defeat by a knock-out, and one points victors. Arture, Godoy knocked out Roper in seven rounds in New York in 1937.
In
TENNIS MATCHES ARRANGED
TO-DAY Open Singles
Court).
Tsui Yun-pui v. Ho Ka-ldu (Stana
Club Championship
H.-J. Armstrong v. T. J. Gould (0).
J. J. Ferguson or W., Sander (4)
Club Haridicap Singles
Out To-day's Tennis Ties
BARTLETT AND COMPTON INCLUDED WITH Rain Washes
'FIVE' OF YEAR 'Wisden' Makes Annual Appearance: Subjects Of Interest Discussed
London, March 28.
The annual appearance of Wisden, whose yellow cover will be cheerfully displayed on book- stalls to-day, marks a cricket festival,
Mr. Wilfrid Brookes, the Editor, has again presented us with all we could reasonably ask for.
Since the lost Wisden was pub- at home, a body which was formed at Elished much has happened in cricket, the request of the counties.
and a great deal has been sold and He refers to the request for written about these happenings..
stronger representation of counties
TO-MORROW --
Open Bingles S. A. Rumjahn v. Lim Thlan-tet Club 'Handicap Doubles
The second half proved as one- sided as the first. At one period the winners were leading by 0-1, and just before the end, A. V. Gosano
V. R. Gordon (-3.6) v..C. M. Stark headed the ball into the net to make (3.0) (3); A. T. Dow (-2.6) v. E. the score, look à little better. Last year, dividing lila time be
The Chinese team was always toov, H. D. Bidwell (-1.8) (0);
Story (-6.6) (7); L. Goldman (-30) tween the ring and odd, jobs, Roper well-knit for the Portuguese. Hou knocked out Patsy Ferroal, whom Yung-sang and Lee Tin-sang form- Don McCorklendale once defeated ned New York, and gained decisions over time in their tackling, and their work ed a pair of backs who wasted little Jorge Brescia tind Eddle Simms.
was made considerably easier by his most recent contest Roper knock- haphazard way in which the
the Por tuguese forwards set set
of enthusiasm
enthusiasm (3). faris that Jack, old and comparative-
but little, method, and Gosano and were the only two to make any Alves ly unknown that he is carries a headway against the staunch Chinese (-18) v. Mr. and Mrs. L. Goldman T. A. Pearce and Miss D. Dodwell punch and might give Louis more defence. Gosano, of course, was too (-18) (8). trouble than John Henry Lewis, or well-watched to be effective, and Max Schmeling, which was not very Alves, on the left wing, had little
Club Championship E. E. Story or V. R. Gordon v. understanding with Santos, the in- J. L. C. Pearce. side left, who seemed at times to
Club Handicap Singles forget that he was not playing in the centre forward berth.
ed out Bob Nestell in one round.
J. Thomson and R. G. Bletal (-1.0)
It is considered by Los Angele task. There was plents about their v. W. Sander and T. J. Gould (15) occurrences are presented as that be- articio
much.
U.S. Baseball Starts Again
UNENVIABLE
TASK
Boltrad was a tower of strength in the middle and relieved several don~ New York, Apr. 18. gerous situations, but his tank against The
100111 American Baseball the fast-moving Chinese forwards season will start to-morrow-Reuter.} certainly was not an enviable one.
Handicap Mixed Doubles
V. R. Gordon (-3.0) or C. M. Stark (-3.0) v. C. B. Nicholson (-3,5) (2),
WEDNESDAY:
Open Doubles (Semi-final) Yue-wing and Ho
8. A. and H. D. Rumjahn v. Lee
Ka-leu Court).
(Stand
Handicap Mixed Doubles. W. Sander and Miss A. Tylor (-15)
Owing to the state of the ground, no tennis will be played on the Hong- kong C.C. courts to-day..
Hongkong Interport Team Wins
Beats Macao By Two Goals
Hongkong won the Interport soccer match against Macno You- terday by two goals to nil after leading by a goal at half-time. A large crowd of football en thusiasts turned out" to soo the game, which was played in the Portuguese colony.
Several changes were made in the Hongkong XI from the one previously announced. Chan Kwong-yu (left back), J. Parker (left half) and Chan Tak-fai (centre-forward) were unable to make the trip, and their places were taken by David Leonard; Courtney and Hossack respectively. Leonard's position at inside right was filed by Thorburn of the Navy..
Macao, who had won the two pre- vlous Interport matches against junior teams from Hongkong, found the Colony XI yesterday an entirely diferent proposition altogether. Their forwards, although quick on the move, lacked science and their efforts were easily blocked by the visiting intermediates and backs. As a result, Cheung Wing-chol, in goal, had a comparatively easy time."
V
Hossack, who came into the alde at the last moment, distinguished himself by scoring both goals for Hongkong one la cach half. He was given good support by his colleagues.
CHANCES MISSED
Had Hongkong made the most. of their opportunities in the first half, they would have changed over with more than a goal in the lead, but many scoring chances were frittered
away.
"The quarter-final match in the
The Hongkong defence held out to singles, fixed for to-day, between the end despite the desperate efforts Tsut Yun-pul and Ho Ka-lau, has of the local side. Honeywell, Bright, been re-arranged for Friday on the atand court.
The two Handicap Singles matches, H. D. Bidwell v. L. Goldman, and V. R. Gordon v. C. M. Stark will be played to-morrow."
POLITICAL EFFECTS ON SPORT
Paris, Apr. 10. It is nothing new for the profes- en the Board of Control, and agress Ministry for the Interior, the Inter- At the request of the French sional Jeremiah to say that cricket that the request was quite properly Is dead, when in fact he has only to turned down but he welcomes that national BOLCer match between which is take a trip on a bleycle through the far-sighted move by M.C.C, for the France and Germany, countryside to see that It is very registration of players.
scheduled to take place in Paris on much alive, but when such strange There is another most interesting April 24, will not take place.
by the Illustrious Frank T It is belleved that, the German- wildering conflict at the Oval last Woolley, who is of opinion that there French Rugby Union match schedul- August porter of cricket may well ask for an which English cricket traitsbetween England and Aus are not so many good players now as ed for April 30 will also be cancelled. then fadeed, the ordinary sup there were before the War: from The German military team has withdrawn from the Nice. Horse ussurance that it will not be repeated. really recovered.
has ever Shaw, which opened here to-day This last affair at Durban uggra-
He declared that before 1014 there Beuter. vated, the subject, but that was too were 30 cricketers of the standard late for the Editor of Wisden to dis of Hammond, who now is in a class cuss in this present volume. Test by himself. His answer to it all is matches, we all know, are not the that we are suffering from a surfeit be-all and endal of cricket; yet they of cricket, although he makes it provide the pecteden for the best clear that he would like to spend all cricketers in the world to play against his life playing for Kent. each other, and there is no reason why with the best ingredients, you The last year was notable for the should not have the best pudding. passing of Lord Hawke, one of the The time limitless. match we now outstanding Ogures in the history of bellove to be dead, and let us hope cricket whose influence on the con- that something can be made of duct and bealth of the game was be-
THE "FIVE"
v. T. J. Gould and Mrs. Whyte-Smith | M.CO/'s, admirable suggestion that yond eniculation. A full tribute to
(-2.0) (4)
Club Handicap Doubles
T. C. Monaghan and V. R. Gordon
Brown (-1.0) (4).
THURSDAY
„Open Doublés. (Semi-final) Taul Wal-pul and Toul Fun-pul (holders) v. Lim Thien-tet and Stephen Won (Stand Court).
Club Handicap Doubles
E. Laidlaw and A. C. Beek (scr.)
v. E. E. Story and J. J. Ferguson
!
and Courtney formed a half-bacic Iine which gave the Macao forwards Utle rope, and behind them Hussain and Leonard were a reliable pair of backs, kicking and tackling with great confidence.
Teams:
Hongkong Cheung Wing-chol; A. J. Hussain, Leonard; Honeywell, Bright, Courtney; Armstrong, Tho- burn, Hossack, Ferrier, and Lau Tou- man.
Macio, D. Carvalho; Chiang Shan-ching, F. Lobato; A. Nito Souss, A. Airosa, A. Collaco; M. Rego, T. Badarraco, F. Guerreira, M. Joanliho and J. Lopts.
French
Rugby Side Beats Wales
Bordeaux, Apr.. 18. In a 13-a-sido rugby football match here to day, France bent Wales by 10 points to 10-Reuter Special.
Indian Davis
Davis Cup
Team Selected
Madras.
vis
$.
Mahomed (United India's No., 1). T. R. Savur (Madras).
L B. Sawhney (Punjab). Iftikhar Ahmed (Punjab), .
Bobjee however is expected to be
will participate in the Kenya cham- Pro-pionships. Mr. L. Brooke Edwards. Secretary of the All-India Lawn Tennis Association, is in communi- cation with the Madras Provincial body
yot
J. Charanjiva (Central Provinces, non-playing captain)."
The team has already salled, from
Hot
In this connexion. known who the second member of
the
of the selection committee favoured the actual playing hours of each game This wisden contains be limited to.30.
The following team has been the inclusion of the young Punjab Thin seems to be such a simple Sir Francis Lacey, and Mr. Hubert of the All-India Lawn Tennis As-
his greatness by Sir Stanley Jackson chosen by the Selection Committee player. and it is hard: to see what (-3.8) v. J. W. Mayhew and rem there can be to the scheme,ton, and there are also obituary sociation to represent India In the one of the two Indian players who
objection
notices of such fomous men as Mr. 1939 Davis Cup competition: welten Home correspondent.
Hugh Trumble, Brigadier-General R. BRADMAN'S OPINION A M. Poore, Mr. J.
Mr. G. J. Kelly
H. hese circumstances the Editor Longman, Mr. J. Sharp, W. Bestwick, of Wisden has with great wisdom in- and Mr. M. Massle. cluded in his issue an article by The five selected "Cricketers of Bradinan, the greatest living expon- The Year" are H. T. Bartlett, one of ent of the game entitled, "Cricket at the most electric players of the the Cross-roads:
Indlari Lehm for Kenya will be. Bradinan
younger generation, who may well the need for some consider himself unlucky not to have Bombay.
FIRST DAVIS CUP MATCH acea
India's first Davis Cup match Is change, although he confesses him been granted a further chance of at- coll to be in favour of "hastening | tacking South Africa's bowlers; W. A: The side is a good one and all of against Belgium at Brussels begin- slowly and it is not remarkable Brown an opening batsman, not them have played regularly in re ning on May 28 The Indian team that he at once pusha user on quito. Ponsford, but a great has had a particularly good season. weeks prior to the
lenst of the class of W. M. Wood-cent tournaments. Ghous Mahomed will arrive in Belgium at the match He makes interesting comparison Australian batsman
The Indian team will also partici- for all that; His showing between the Test Match last year at D.C.S. Compton, accepted now as one tennis visitor.ainst the American
considerably en-pate in some Continental champion- brightest hopea: K hanced his reputation as the finest ships before and after their Davis
who is trying to singles player in India.
Cup encounter and will finally be at the Dypl. His other great revive, the traditions of really fast Sawhney und Savur wilt beanscen-in-action-at-Wimbledon K: Valentine and L. M. S. Lloyd point in n plea for an extension of the bowling; and A. Wood, who without excellent doubles combination. Both J. Charanilva, the non-playing (scr.) V. C. Monaghan and V. R. Lb.w. law by which a batsman is out ever quite touching the greatest possess good service and excellent captain of the Indian team, bas good Gordon (-3.0) or W. Mayhow and trespective of where his pada or height of wicket-keeping fame, has forehands. In addition Sawhney is knowledge of English and Continen
· L. Brown (-1.0) (4); J: Thomion and feet are if the ball would have hit done such magnificent service for very good _nt the not
| (-5.8)' (4). "
Handicap Mixed Doubles
T. C. Monaghan and Miss J. Greig (-40) v. H. J. Armstrong, and Mrs. L. R. Andrews (-15.3) (0)...,
FRIDAY
Open Singles (Semi-Anal)
:
whole sourcü of
finger
that
Lime-to-think-of-timulers "osts," and bowlers
Led Wai-tong v. Talul Yun-pul or Leeds," where he says "there wasn't of -Ho Ka-lau (Stand Court). ------
Club Handicap Doubles
R. G. Blesel (-1.0) or W. Sander and the stumps having pitched on T. J. Gould (-16) 'v. E. Laidlaw, and off-side or on, the wicket.
A. C. Beck (scr.) or E. E. Bloty and
J. J. Ferguson (-5.6) (3).
Bowling Alley Amenities
Είνα
tal tennis. He represented / Cam- OLD PLAYERS
bridge against Oxford in the Inter- Both Chaus Mahomed and Sawney University matches from 1910 to were members of the 3038 Indian 1932. He also represented India, In Davis Cup team. The other mem- the Davis Cup in slagles and doubles. bers of the tenth were J. M. Mehta In 1930 and 1932 and in international (Centrál Provinces) and Ranbir matches against Yugoslavia in 1915. Singh (Kapurthala). The latter on It may here be mentioned that at his return was appointed omela! the annual general meeting of the coach to the All-India Lawn. Ten-All-Indid Lawn Tennis Association, nix Association.
It was decided that, cwing to Binan- Iftikhar Ahmed Agured. In the clal reasons. India should participate singles and loubles anals of the in the Davis Cup hy alternate yours
on the
Yorkshire.
of very
"Bisley" Meet Continues On May 14
He is apparently not yet prepared | to extend the bowler's advantage lo ball pitched outside the leg stump which is a matter of: grænt argument, Also he asks the authorities in this country, in order to increase public interest to bulla something more |modein in the matter of score boards.
PREPARATION OF WICKETS The Editor in his Notes again rams
The Hongkong Bowling Alleys have home, the lesson got over-prepared To-day's events in connection with recent Punjab Lawn Tensile only. Later, the Maharaja f Büro- Increased the comfort of patrons by wickets, and it would seem that some the "Elsley Meeung of the Hongkong Championships. In the singles event, đa (thon
fresing room. Profit de lence of their work have made them cording to schedule. Prizes will not match, and
cording to schedule. Prizes will not match for the fourth expenses, of the Indian The competitions are wall: ünder selves, exceedingly, unpopralar, way, and the "Ewo League, second 11e supports the system of limiting shooting, however, motor And it leg understood, lay between offer of Rs 1,000 by the Yuvarają matijatogo, has reached the semi-final Test Matthes to 30 hours, but perhaps All the competitions... which have, Iftikhar: Ahmed, and M. Ví. Bobjee) of Pithapuram, and there, two diena?) nan. Tech, rounda, iThe, news Mixed: Deubles his strongest argumele, la for, dosdr been held ever will be fred off on of Madras. The latter put up a good tons have now made it possible, for *8 last monik. – The event, which has attracted 27 entries, working between counties and be May 14 when the prizes will be given show in the All-India Tennis Cham thi Indien team to make the trip to
Is shortly to make a start, bvpage Doard of Control for Test Matches away
Ipionship at Bombay, but the majority (Brussels, vi
he installation of showers: tri: the groundsmen by reason of the excel- Nifle Assoolation will be "fired off re- (he lost to Sawhney after a four-set | ous offer of Rs. 10,000 ZA
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