Thursday,
"Pilgrim's
AFTERTHOUGHTS
Macao Forwards Fail To Shoot Accurately: Colony's Sound Defence
ONE CANNOT SAY that last Sunday's Interport hockey match with Macao was ruined by the weather." On the contrary, the ground at King's Park was in good condition, and though the surface was slippery, this mado play some- what exciting and fast.
I attribute Macao's defeat to the failure of the inside forwards to shoot accurately when within the circle. Had they done so Macao would surely have drawn, at least.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
March 28,
1940.
Notes
Hockey
ON
INTERPORT
RUMJAHN DEFEATS UMETANI
IN STRAIGHT SETS Splendid Duel Of Tactics In Open Singles Yesterday
GRAND NATIONAL ACCEPTANCES
Amendments To List Of Probables
(By "TINKER")
ANTICIPATIONS of some of the best tennis to date LONDON, Mar, 27 (Reuler)-Ac- in the Colony Open tennis tournament were realised when jceptances for the
Grand National H. D. Rumjahn met and defeated O. Umetani by 6-1, 6-2, have been as follow:
in the Singles Championship. quarter-finals yesterday on Royal Mail, Royal Danieli, Pro- fessor II, Dunhill Castle, Rockquila, the Hongkong Cricket Club courts. It was a splendid duel Almada, in goal, never seemed Workman, Red Eagle Dominic's of tactics, and seldom before had Rumjahn played a better at home, and failed to strike Cross, Black Hawk, Kilstar,
KUMAONS anything like his true form.
Mnemoffal, Kalghts Brook, Milano, game.
|Venturesome Knight, Symacthis,
L. Costa, at left back, was ad- Litigaut, Le Cygne, Inversible, Boyo, Where Umetani failed was in
mirable, often foiling the Takvor Pacha, Bogskar, National over-cautiousness. There was Night, Red Freeman, Underbid, Gold
splendid tackles.
TROUNCE Colony's right flank by
5th A.A.
First Round Match Of Large Units Tourney
his
AMENDED PROBABLES
Arrow, Bachelor Prince, Down-right, little wrong with his strokes, but Second Aet, Sterling Duke, Corn Law, he lost accuracy through his Luxborough, Lazy Boots and Tuck-carefulness. Three incidents mill.
pointing to this were two quito "dolly" smashes and a volley at the net. With Rumjahn wide of position, Umetani twice hit the ball into the net, and the other point was lost over the sidelines.
I was not impressed by the half-back line. A. Airasa was the pick, and showed his usual resource in clever passing and tackling. J. S. Ferreira was not The following amendments have successful as a left half, and never been made to the list of probables and seemed able 10 understand the Jockeys: methods of A, Angelo, his winger. J. Danny Orgna will ride Milano, Mr. ON THE MARINA GROUND Nolasco worked hard at right-half, last Monday, in the first round and his brother, F. Nolasco, often Loewenstein rides Bachelor Prince,
Hyde, rides Sterling Duke. Ishowed of the Large Units Hockey Had Macao
up prominently at right wing. |
the same team Tournament, Kumaon Rifles de- they did against the Civilians, they
given feated the 5th A.A. by 5-0. The would, in my opinion, have Riflemen started off at a great: jbetter account of themselves.
The Hongkong attack was by no paco, and for most of the first manns brilliant. It did not fail, of half were a fraction of a second course, but it did not seem to get faster than their opponents.
together. One or two of the players looked as if they were playing in strange positions.
£
Apart from a short time in the second half, Kumaons were almost However, when they did get away, continually on the attack, and the 5. A. Fowler, Nerain Singh and 5th AA defence was often spread- Hartuub were usually dangerous. eagled by fine inter-pussing move-Benwell, in goal, played a noble part ments between Nerain und Partnub. In the match. He watched every Though Capt. Stapleton was slow, shot like an eagle, and gave quite à lie mude some nice openings for his brilliant display throughout. forwards, and Capt. Lock was in ley came right out of himself, and splendid form on the right wing, was sound; I have never seen him Krishna Singh was prominent at in such good form. J. Gonsalves, centre-half. Lock, Stapleton Nerala Singh shared the goals be-place Datta Ran, backed his partner and brought in at the last moment to re-
lup strongly.
tween than.
Rajputs 7 R. Scots
0
SUCCESSFUL HALVES
Silck-
THE Colony halves were definitely
The following have scratched: The Uplifter, Workman, Timber Wolf, Hilohead Prince, John China- man
Cordite, Airgeadsios, Chesterton, Bally Fox and Young Mischief.
Prime,
CUP
SCOTTISH
REPLAY
Hearts And Airdrie Draw Again
Regional League matches were:
WESTERN
:
noticed
R. Engineers
Beat D.B.S. By 88 Runs
ROYAL ENGINEERS beat
175
He played well, however, and was Diocesan Boys' School by 88 runs In Aighter to the finish. He worked in a cricket match at Sookunpoo for his openings, but at the critical yesterday. The Sappers batted
and declared at moment made, weak shots. Perhaps first
was "nerves." Before the Lame for nine in under two hours. The
his wiping his commenced, I hands. Umetanl played right into School's bowling was ragged, but Rumjahn's hand with the type of several good catches were held. Came he played. Walling for a
The number on the membership player of Rumjahn's calibre to make oll is 60, including four life mem- mistakes is like waiting for rains in
***bers. Hongkong
neither seldom come.
GREAT ACCURACY [OWEVER, Rumjahn, on
Club Cricket-Teams
The celebrations of the birthday In both sets the Japanese opened of Dr. Jose Rizal, Commonwealth aggressively, and in both sate he won Day and Rizal Day were held with the first game, and it is dimeult to great success at the Club House. The understand why he abandoned
soccer delegation sent by the Phillp- aggressive tactics.
pine Amateur Athletic Federation to a series of interport Hongkong, for form games in February, was entertained
hombres Club
dinner party. The #1 dinner LONDON, MINE. 27 (Reuter)-In it was no disgrace to lose. His Club also entertained at the Scottish Cup football competition, and sideline) were astonishing, and who were on their way to the United their replay in the Third Round of accurate volleys, drives (cross-court party, Messrs. A. Sanchez and F. and Ampon, the Filipino Davis Cup team, Hearts and Airdrie drew again, the came in for much applause. He im- score bela 2-atl.
parted far more speed to his shots, States last May. than his opponent, and with yester day's accuracy, it was not surprising | that Umetani did quite a bit of run-, ning from side to side of the court.
It was quite
a tense match Cricket Club on Saturday at 2 p.m.: the scores
1st X1, R.C.CL-TA, Pearce (Capt.). look easy enough loanquet. D. 9. Day, B. C. Fay. though
bath players strokes
were Burg, L. Comm, W. G. Finnic, J, IL. Fox. the crowd.
On I. Owen Hughes, A. K. Mackenzie, J. L.. too,
several occasions Umetani only just 2nd XI et II.K.C.CI-E J. it. Milehelt
C. Pearce, J. Robinson. . W. Blout. falled to bring off winning volleys (Capt., II. 3. Armstrong, C. W. E. Dishan, with his
and
drives, and on Brst appearance. Hook was not at
on all he had the G. 2. Charlton, G. E. R. Diveit, J. 5, Hardie Beat, D. O. Parsons, R. S. W. team led by Uhree clear la best, hut, nevertheless, his dogged
spectators
Paterson, J. E. Polter, D. B. Robb, W. goals at the end of the first half, display was an asset to the side. It
Rumlahn ofter losing the first game. tock the Datta
right back, was good was a good win for Hongkong, and but the absence of the playing me remaining six Ram, at and was responsible for two of the their first home success.
hers of the Colony side was very Umetani showed a definite prefer- games in a row. total from short corners.
noticeable. However, the presence other goals were scored by Pritam
of a few ladies seemed an added at-ence for his forehand, but in so
post- #1 forge Nath and Indargit Singh, and were THE dinner which followed on traction. It was altogether very loning himself left quite the results of good pussing move- Sunday night was well attended, pleasant and successful,
space on the forehand court--into which Rumjohn shot several
IN THE SAME TOURNAMENT on n success. W. A. Reed, the key-
was brilliant, and the Hamilton the Bajputana Rifles beat the Royal opposing forwards will remember his Queen O'5th. Scots by seven clear goals, Though close attentions. His marking was Third Lanark the Boots were out-classed, the game wonderful, as were
fast WAN and Interesting from startings he made. Norman Whitley, 100,
the Rajputana ground last Tuesday, man pivot,
4 Ayr
4 Motherwell
3 Dumbarton
ቤዛ quite a a success. I am sure the
EASTERN
King's Park Sten'mulr
4 St. Bernard's
2 Hibernian
to finish. Beth defences played well. but the Kajputana forwards were the Selectors were delighted far superior.
The
ments.
home
All the
Sha Wall, on the right wing, was speedy and put in some very nice centres. The short, quick passing of the Rajputana men was much more successful than the more powerful hitting of the Scots.
Cpl. Neave, for the Scots, got through a tremendous amount of work at centre half, with Hitchcock and Douglas the best of the forwards. With the result of these two comes,
I am inclined to think it is going to be an all-Indian flnul again this year, between the Champions and Runners-up, though Middlesex may give either team a tough time should they get through.
International
Tennis Meet
2,000th anniversary
tion has invited ranking players
mor..
Macao Take Revenge
On Civilians' XI
Courageous Front Carried Them Through
2
The following tearns wi11 represent Hongkong Cricket Club against Kowloon
6gramenced serving, and) Stoker.
ning volleys IT AND SEE
win-
EASTER GOLF COMPETITIONS AT FANLING
METANI took the first game of
The prizes for the best rounds in the second set on his own sets the Shanghai Visitors' Cup golf com- vice, but again relapsed into wali- petition, held at Fanling over tho and-see tactles, und Rumjaħn ran, Easier holidays, were won by the Into a 4-2 lead before the Japanese following: claimed his second and only other Morning-Wing
Comdr. Sterle- game in the set. In the seventh Perkins 88-16-72. P. L. Lloyd game, after deuce had been called twice on Umetani's service, he becored 87-15-72, but had the higher came over-careful again and lost the core over the last nine holce.
Afternoon-W. game, by serving a double fault! 800-71. There is no alteration to Rumjohn will now meet either his the leading scores which have already cousin, S.A., or J, W, Leonard, whose been published except the inclusion match has been postponed until next of D. 1. Bosanquet 75+77-152, week.
.. BOCEY PAR POOL Other competitions resulted as
To-day's Programme
OPEN DOUBLES
follows:
C. Shewan
the Bogey Par Fool over the Old
L. R. Andrewes (5), one up, won
Course, while Surg. Comtr. C. n.
1. and B. Agaturoff v. Wong Fook-Nicholson (B), one down, was second.
guton:
Army Beat Club In Triangular
Tournament Game (15), four down, won the Bugey
players,
Partaub
ON EASTER MONDAY, following their defeat in the interport game, Macao returned to their best form, and ang Ol-lam and Leung Ping-chlu shook our Civilians at King's Park in such a way that most v. J. L. C. Pearce and D. I, Bosan of the Colony supporters who had travelled all that way quet. swallowed their disappointment, which was occasioned, nom and Lam Kwon.
S. L. Lloyd (15) and Major W. E. perhaps, by the splendid showing of the Civilians in the Kwok Hing-chung and Lui Kwal-i earlier stages of the match.
fan v. C. H. R. Hyde and J. J. Fer-Harvey (10) were also one down, but In Japan
the prize goes to the player with the best homeward hall. There were 65 Spectators might have been anticipating the defeat of
entrics. TOKYO, Mar. 26 (Domel),- the Portuguese lads, but they were soon thrilled by the
MEDAL ROUND In order to commemorate the fine display given. I, for one, was moved to enthusiastic
Leidy with a card of 85-21=64 of the appreciation when our visitors, after being led 2-0 carly in
won the Medal Round from 33 other founding of the Japanese Em- the second half, rained attack after attack on the Civilians
entrics. Copt, A. C. F. Drew-Willen- pire, the Japan Tennis Associa defence and finally broke through to equalise.
Par Pool over the New Course from from the United States, Aus-
IN THE SECOND GAME of the 14 other entries. Result of the Mixed tralla and Italy to take part in
Gradually they settled down Soon after, G. Fowler Increased Navy-Army-Club Triangular locker Bogey competition will be announced. an International meeting to be after positional changes had the lead with a terrifle drive which Tournament, the Army beat the Club later. held in Tokyo during the Sum- been made, and gave their best, et Almeda standing. Up to this by 4-2 at King's l'ark yesterday. The
point, the pace had been very fast, Army interport and once they had the Civilian but the home attack slackened some-1 Singh, Lt. Pritam Nath, Sha Wall and
Badminton Italy has already accepted the in- attack in check, took the lead, what as the game proceeded. At the Sulakley were in fine forms, and theft vitation and Girogio de Stefan, their There was no real question as other end, the visitors showed no play was mainly-responsible for the
inck of fighting spirit, and within Arst ranking player and Davis Cup to the final result.
atteen minutes had equalised through ory. captain, and another player will com-
A Reed was the only man prise their team.
Both attacks started off at a brothers, Alberto and Alex.
the grand efforts of the Airosa show up in the Club line-up. Bates worked hard on the left wing, but great pace, and both defences
: FINE DEFENCE
selfishness robbed his work of its threatened to collapse under the
value. strain of continual pressure, but THEIR halves and their backs, Goalscorers for the Army were INFLICTING defeat on, King's the goal-keepers, firat Souza, and among whom R. Rosario and J. Pritam Nath (2). Sha Wall and College for the second time this sez then Almada, rose to the occation Ferreira continually caught the eye, Partaub. Bickford scored both goals son, St. John's are now virtually with mamificent clearances. During were generally able to prevent the for the Club,
|_ Army:_1/Bgt. Dobson;
assured of winning the "B" Division this period the close marking of the Civilian attacks from progressing Quein Singn: Ext. Dis. Capt. Hook, Szí badminton league championship. halves, particularly W. A. Reed and further than the her head when Film Nath. Narain Singh, Fataub Blaght encounter last night by 6 games to 3. Croston; Shah Wall, Bgt. Homburg, Lt. They won in their second learne L. Costa, of their opposing forwards Macoo, went further
excellent. The score sheet, how- Alex Airosa again beat Souza with Club-V. M. Denwoll; I, Yurief. E. V. "! Reed; J. Pennington, W. A. Rerd.), N. ever, was blank at half-time.
an easy goal, the latter mis-timing] Whitley; 8, A. Towler, T.8. D. Whitley. Immediately on resumption, the his clearance. The collapse of the G, 11. Fowler, B. L. Bickford, R. A. Bates, Pennington, McLellan and Waldroni High- Civilians forwards came into the Civilians backs, J. Gonsalves and R. picture, and W. A Reed sent E3. Reed, was the cause of the defeat, Fowler galloping away Slipping whilst Maeno, on the other hand, several defenders en route, he cut were the quicker and more tohesive inside to score from an' acute angleside, and seemed always to have | prevent Y.M.C.A. to-day and Saturday in with a high fick shot. A grond in something in hand. It was a well-friendly Axtures: dividual exort!
earned victory for our visitors.
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Was
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St. John's Almost
to
Assured Of Winning "B" Division Title
Te. Blickley,
Y.M.C.A. Teams
The following: hockey lesins (will re-
To-day-let XI. v. Recrolo ("Y" ground, (8.38 pm.): Denwell; Jorden and Tourent;
lants, Gemmell, White, Bone and Walla
- Saturday—ist XI. v. Nomade (“Y” ground. 415 pm.)? Benwell; Jordan jand Yourieff, Kempton, Pennington and Wal- | dron: Bates, Elsly, Taylor. Nowe and Walls, 2nd XI. v. ""ndios (*V** jemand, E p.m.) Milinaton; Killeen and Toulinsan Emits. Gilchrist and Treson:" Macey, Dor mer, Stone, Gromberg, and Banki.
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