Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 9, 1939,"
FINAL TIE
VARIABLE TENNIS
Kano Relinquishes Flyweight Title
London, May 8.
Potar Kano, of Great Britain, has relinquished his world's flyweight boxing champion- ship.
All difficulties connected with the world welterweight fight between the holder, Henry Armstrong, and Ernie Roderick, the British cham- pion, have been overcome.
The title fight. will take place at the Harringay Arena. on May 25, Roderick having agreed to defond, the title in America within six months under the promotion of Mike Jacobs if he wins.-Reuter,
Latest Call-Over For Derby
London, May !. The following is the latest call-over-
for the Derby:
Blue Peter, 4/1 (L. and 6.)
Admiral's Walk, 19/2 (0), 10/1 (1) Hypnotist, 100/9 (0). 12/1 (1) Heliopolis, 12/1 (t, and o.)
Triguerro, 100/7 (0), 100/6 (1) Fox Cub, 100/6 (t. and o.)
Fairstone, 100/0 (0)
Signal Light, 20/1 (0)
Foxbrough, 22/1 (o), 25/1 (t)
Buxtons, 25/1 (1, and o.)
Casanova, 25/1 (t. and o.)
Dhoti, 25/1 (6), 33/1 (1) Vesperian, 40/1 (L. and 9.) Roerlekdhu, 4/1 (t, and o.)
Reuter
DERBY TRIAL
London, May 8.
The results of the Derby Trin! were: I, Hypnotist (1 to 2); 2, Bellman (100 to B); 3, Major Brackey (100 to B).
Twelve horses ran, Hypnotist won by three lengths, with one
length between second and third.-Reuter.
Bowls Teams
For Matches
On Saturday
SEEN IN SINGLES
Taul Wat-put, the Colony tennis champlon, in spite of the fact that ho was taken to five acts, had little difficulty in keeping his title. He was far too good for his younger brother. Tauf Yun-pul-Staf Photographer.
Home Cricket
Few New Stars For Old
By Charles Bray
London, Apr. 12. does not, I suggest he migrate to an- NE of the most satisfactory fea other county.,
tures of English cricket in thei
With all Surrey's wealth and huge last few years has been the discovery ground staff, it is dimcult to put one's of new "stars" like Bill Edrich, Denis finger on any particular youngster Compton and not-quite-so-new Len Hutton, to take the place of the old likely to crash his way into the first
cleven.
That is bigger task than most peo- Will there be any cricket coveries in the 1930 season? That ple imagine. Curiously, young Ne- is a question I am not prepared to vell, who has played for Middlesex,
warriors.
dis-
TSUI WAL-PUI RETAINS TITLE BY OVERCOMING YOUNG BROTHER
(By "Abe").
Yesterday's tennis in the final of the Colony singles championship between the Tsui brothors had its moments of exhilarating play, but it also had its moments of comparative dullness; in short the standard ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous.
As probably to be expected, Taut were seen. Each pulled out his best Wal-pul, the elder brother, relained shots in turn to arouse the admira- his crown, but he should not have tion of the gallery, the elder one im. allowed the match to go the full dis-pressing with the way in which ke Inuce, After
the
opening set when took the early ball and the manner his younger brother almost swept in which he returned his brother's hin off the court, he was always the drives on the run; and the younger master, and one felt that had he brother with the solidity of his wished it he could have won in four strokes and the fine timing of his scis.
But apparently he did not wish volleying sorties... it to terminate so quickly, and the match went to five sela. The final
wen
A slow starter, the champion ap- scores were 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, parently had not yet got into his full.
The least sald about the fourth stride. In the second set he proved set the better, I think. It was very that his younger brother's superiority by dull Indeed, and the standard of playtening his game oli round, so ship yesterday, although he won entirely on his merits in the. opening set. -
was but a fleeting phase, and certainly was not worthy of two such made few mistakes and consistently
game.
tennis
One exponents of the
This set apart, however, one could searched the side-lines for winners. When his brother rushed the net he not have hoped for better from local players.
used The first ceeded almost every time in driving the lob to thwart him and suc- particularly produced play of a very high
But when
order indeed, and Taul Yun-him back to the baseline. pul's annexation of it was fully de- he attempted to pass him with served. He was stroking better than drives, he found the youngster's on- the champion, and his net-raids were ticipation too keen and the return more often than not completed with volley too certain. a winning volley.
GOING ALL OUT
Here both men were going all out, and as a result some very fine rallies
keen, powerfully built and young. That combination should go a long way.
Nevertheless, the champion went
to a 3-0 lead, which increased to. 4-1 and then 5-2 before he took the set in the eighth game after several set points had been saved by the chol-
lenger,
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-LACKED ASSURANCE
When the third set started, the younger Taul seemed to have lost Frank Woolley has been specially is earlier asst ance. After a few engaged by Leicestershire to coach ajunsuccessful attempts, he was not so young left-arm bowler, Frank West, ready to go up to the forecourt but of whom the county hes
in the. n high in baselino rollies. opinion..
he seldom had the better of the Davis Cupper, who Worcestershire expect Jenkins,
quickly established a a 3-0 lead. The another spin bowler they have been advantage became 5-2, but the young- nursing carefully, to do well.
ster snatched the next two garnes, N. A. Shortland is the main hope On his own service, with the acore of Warwickshire's second "strings" at
two 5-4, Wal-put missed
set
Tsul Yun-pul, younger of the Tani -brothers, did not offer a serious challenge to his brother in the final of the Colony tennis singles champlou-
He was beaten by scores of 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 4-6 and 6-6-Stof Photographer. ;.
How 'Red' Burman Was
Beaten On Points
By Tommy Farr
Fight Described "As One Without Single Thrill"
London, April 14. Tommy Farr won his first fight for nearly two years,
answer just yet; but judging from and was considered a medium-paced and Hampshire may find the services' points, and it was not, until the 12th Burman, the American heavyweight on points over 12.
at Harringay Arena last night, when he defeated "Red"
bowler of great promise, has now of J. Dean, who has returned from game that he was able to clinch the my preliminary survey of the coun-
Joined the Oval staff.
South Africa, useful. The latter is aiset
rounds. Farr won by a wide margin, and his victory de- ties, I am not optimistic.
Lancashire have such a young and } slow spin bowler. Hampshire scem Promising youngsters, unless the promising side that there is not ilkely to have a surfeit of them.
lighted the sympathetic crowd. The fourth set was a succession of countles arc deliberately
hiding to be any material change for some them, are not conspicuous, although time.
GLOUCESTER NEED
fast bowler-a pity Essex could not
man; J. Oldham, an all-rounder; 8.
J.
Nish and F. Goodwin (skip);
co.
Lot, pl: W, Hyde,
A, Mador,
H. Overy and E. C. Fincher (skip).
errers by both players. Service was poor, double faults being, a frequent That, however, was almost all shivered. His knees bent, and one occurrence. Play was ragged. there was to please them, for this foresaw in that moment a speedy end Dght was one of the dullest and to the Oght. Burman had" done the As if realising that something was eiumsiest affairs we have had the damage with such ease!
second round Burman again looked,
If
Second Division, but a friendly game reason, I believe, is because there is being drafted into the team while the he is to be a force in first-class denly ceased to dominate the match. these men who are supposed to rank speed and looked immeasurably the
players turning up.
INDIAN RINKS
The following will represent the Indian R.C. in their First Division match against the Pollce R.C. at Soo kunpoo!
J. Hoosen, S. M. Rumjahn, A. R. Minu and A. K. Minu (skip); D. M. Khan, A. M. Wahab, M. Y. Adal and
Lice
FOOTWORK A MEMORY
the
A
The following players will repre- sent the Kowloon C.C. at home in on every ground staff in the country Still, there are four new men on their match against Kowloon Dock there are a number of players in the the staff of whom I hear good re- Gloucestershire's need is a good In the First Division of the Lawn early twenties who hope to follow Bowls League on Saturday at 4 p.m. Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sploile, Syd- ports. They are: F. Cooper, a bats trade them one for a top-class bats- expected of him, the champion quick- misfortune to sit through for some But with the beginning of the
V. C. Labrum, J. W. M. Brown, Hney Barnes or George Buckworth, Banhans, a wicket-keeper; and man. It is hoped that under specially went to 3-0, and then 5-1. And years,
Many,-1-fear, are doomed to. bitter Dyson, a right-armed-paced bowler... lullion and irnining Scott will show just when it looked RB the younger sumetent" merit to drouse "morë”tlian face, his ́uttempts at a counter punch the match There was scarcely an incident of the novice, wide open to a Jab to the W. Mulcahy, Hyde and E
increased speed and stamina would peter out tamely," It seems harder disappointment.
Yorkshire are such a Champions Kern (sip);
Emmelt, another promising bowler, brother jumped into action once the merest dicker of excitement, and being, ridiculously crude. than ever to "make the grade" in powerful combination that there is must get a better command of length again in a desperate effort to turn the standard of boxing,
the little likelihood of any new
even for blood
For just 30 seconds In the fourth the The K.C.C. have no match in the first-class cricket today, and
engulfing tide. Wol-pul sud-heavyweights--but: particularly for round Burman again showed some cricket. (spoon) will be arranged for all such a pronounced gap between club existing players maintain their form. and county cricket. That, however,
If Kent have a youngster who is The lead he, had established became in the world's first 10-was appall better man. And for the remaining Wilkinson-the Yorkshire one-im-
and going to thrill the crowds at Canter appreciably smaller and smaller. ing:
two and a half minutes he. was is another question.
pressed me when he played last sum-bury, Dover and Tonbridge, then the From 5-1, the score became 6-2, 6-3 This, apparently, was the Amert dodging Farr's punchies like a man mer, and should get further opportu- county are keeping his identity and then 5-4. But the younger Taut can idea of heavyweight Sighting. It whose only hope is to avoid MIDDLESEX MATERIAL
nity to show his worth.
well-guarded secret. As far as I can had left his effort too late, and the was completely devoid of footwork worst. It was all very dificult, to Middlesex, I am told, expeet A
ESSEX TRIO
gather, their faith will be placed in champlon won out in the tenth game, and although there were times when understand.
the left lead to the face was cm- great deal from young Thompson,
the old guard-minus Frank Woolley,
In the fifth and sixth rounds Bur- Essex have three young players of course and young who made 132 for once out for the
MONOTONY RELIEVED. ployed by both men, it was evidently man appeared dazed and weak. Ho
so strange a form of attack that sot in his corner looking Young Professionals against
liko the of whom I expect to hear a great Harding. Sunnucks and So
These exciting exchanges in the every blow duly landed with its full beaten man, buried in despondency, Young Amateurs last summer. deal during the next few months. Northants may spring a surprise concluding games, coming at a mo- force upon an unguarded face, with and allowed Farr to pile up points A. R. Dallah (skip); A. H. Rumjahn, Leslie Compton, brother of famous They are not new discoveries, but under the new registration scheme ment when they were least expected, out any effort oven to remove that with the greatest of case. A. Bakar, A. O. Madar and M. R. Denis, should this summer get his they have been nursed carefully and approved by the counties last week. saved the inst two sets from com- face from the line of fire, Abbas (skip).
place in the Middlesex eleven. If he now show signs of arriving at the They are interested in an 10-year-old plete monotony and were a just re-
So they chuffled along until in the stage when they should be found left-arm bowler named Broderick,
fast three rounds, Burman began to ward for those who had had the Farr, whose splendidly quick foot-hit out again. In the 11th, he stood places in the county cleven.
from Bacup. Cmy is going to be a class bats-
work is the most gratifying memory in close to Forr and hit him with a The Sussex team should be much patience to stay to the end.
one has of his boxing, fought on the succession of punches to the head man, Vigar is a very useful all- the same. C, Oakes and J. Oakes, as His Excellency the Governor, Sir flat of his heels. He and Burman and body without reply. Burman, in rounder, spin bowler and good bat, well as Tuppin and J. Wood, are well Geoffry Northcote, His Honour Mr. collitted, as it were, and grappled fact, won this round and did not last while in young Daer Essex may have in the running for county caps, but Justice R. E. Lindschi and Mrs, Lind- for body punching. The body the 12th. a successor to Stan Nichols, Daer is they will have to work hard.
sell, were interested spectators. punching was quite second-clasEG.
LEFT HAND INJURED however.
There you have the whole, fight, To me Farr's boxing was a shock. Durman's left hand, it was stated His natural Welsh fire seemed to afterwards, was damaged in the first. have been burnt out, and instead of round. Very bad luck. But I have that alert sharpness in his eyes, tell- ceen men with injured hands do ing of quick thinking and shirowd much better than he did. estimating, he boxed with an expres- The weights were: Forr 14 st. tion quile blank, and his actions were 9 lb., Burman 13 st. 41⁄2 lb. The alow and automatic,
referee, was Mr.. Eugene Henderson, There was no whip In his punches who had practically nothing much Just a moderately good thrust, to do except to see that the vaseling His whole attituda seemed to be that was not used too freely. of in man enneally porsevering Arthur Danshur had his first night through a ritual.
as a welterweight-his Orst Oght, too, This was not the Farr who left us since his epic bout with Eric Boon in in the late summer of 1937 to fight this same ring. From 9 at. 0 lb. Joe Louis. He has changed his style Danahar. now appeared at 10 st. 6 -perhaps it was thought necessary; lb, against Horry Craster of Middlea but that is not the only chuuge, 1 brough, a short, sturdy, fighter whó
Burman, the shaggy, tough-looking ceemed rather too anxious about his," man from Baltimore, was mystifying. task. According to all reports of their first Danahar won on points over eight meeting, when he beat Forr in New rounds, but there could have been York, Hurman was a body puncher only a very, sught margin, and al of such power that he was considered though he was naturally, a favourite to have punished Faer even more with the crowd, the decision was un- than
any of the other four, Amerleans popular. Danuhar, was probably who beat the Welshman, this being treating this as a tuning-up contest; partly accounted for by the fact that for he was badly out of distance Farr did not box no well as he had with his punches and was a long way done formerly.
below his proper form.
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HE'S LEFT HANDED.—His Honour the Chlet Jusiloo Bir Atholl MacGregor, who performed the oero- mony, East Bunday when the recent extensions to the Kowloon B.GO. baliding & were formally declared open rolling, a wood in the boyis match arranged in connection with the ceremony. The fasen, led by Bir: Atholl, was benfen by two shola by the side explained by Mr. T. B. Robečs, Presidenk ik hán
But
SLOW AS FARR
Inst niglit Burman had scarcely any idea of body punching
For the most part Burman adopted West Indians Lose
Opening Match
London, May 8,
the same slow-footed movement; (or lack' of 'It) as Farr, but there were times when he seemed to get rest- lass and started to move round at some speed. During these brief and raro periods he scored na he, Ilked,
In their first match of the Ebgiísly and punished Farr heavily.
tour, the West Indian cricketers were Towards the end of the first round, defeated by Worcestershire by to for instance, Burman suddenly show-runs, od some action. „ted at
Worcester scored 03 (Martindale a hree or four, long lashes to the for 97) and 201, while the tourists body were followed by a right to the made 142. (Perks 6 for 27) and 147 Jaw: and with that blow Tarr (Perka & for 13)-Reyter