12
Saturday,
WIN
CAN ARMY Relative Prospects For To-morrow's Big Match At Happy Valley
(By "Rox")
What aro Army's prospects for winning tho Lai Wah Cup? They showed up extremely well against Navy in the Kotowall Cup, to fall oasy victims to South China in the final. Will they repeat their performance of Feb. 15, or that of 1938, when they bagged the trophy for the second yoar in succossion and the fourth time since its presentation?
.
The Chinese are fielding ajin his formidable enough team. Their
shown defence of Cheung Wing-choy Lee Kwok-wai and Lee Tin-sang ia as good as any other, in the Colony I daresay,
own rights, demands the
Lea
greatest respect, but they have seldom play. With schemers like Fung and understanding of one another's Lai playing at top form, they will have all their work cut out for them to avold belig led into false positions. Cheung has time and again
Bright will, as usual, court Wal-tong, and, given excellent proofs of his if the latter will have much oppor- if in form, I doubt brilliant ability to keep goal. tunity for shots at goal.
Freshwater, Further, he seems to excel in since his Injury, has not participated representative games, Kwok-wain football for several weeks, and Is always to be depended upon This may place an added burden on And the going rather strenuous.
for an excellent performance, while defence which can
ill afford it. Tin-sang has found in him a partner Wilkinson has given good, consistent on whom he can rely implicity performances, and
placing Tin-aang's self-ansurance has grown great reliance on his pulling the game time; strong point, but at through, with the aid of Bright. The timea it has led him to neriously defence is, incidentally, the same as blunder, and only chance and a that for the Kotewall Cup. slower forward saved his side,
The Chinese halves are not by any means
but
Am
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
LAI
ARMY ELEVEN The Army will be
represented by:
Duncan; Naysmith, Sheehan; Freshwater, Bright, Wilkinson; Hossack, Gordon, Fox,
Fleming and Duffield.
April 13, 1940.
WAH CUP? JOHNNY BULLA PLAYS
CHINESE ELEVEN
The Chinese will be represented by:
Cheung Wing-choy; Lee Kwok-wai, Lee Tin-sang: Soong Ling-sing, Leung Wing-chiu, Tse Kam-hung; Tang Kwong-sum, Fung King-cheong, Lee Wai-tong,
Lai Shiu-wing and Ip Pak-wah,
SINGLES CHAMPION EXTENDED
WEEK-END
FOOTBALL FIXTURES
The following are the football fix- tures for the week-end, and' the carly part of next week:
To-day
FIRST DIVISION
South China "A" v. Royal Navy) (Caroline Hill), 4.40 p.m.
Kowloon v. St. Joseph's
loon), 4.45 p.m.
ARMY'S FORWARDS Army's forward fine looks strong the best. Soong Ling-slog on paper, IL remains to be seen deserves his place in the team for whether they are strong enough for
consistent good form. Leung the Chinese defence. Fox
will be Wing-chiu. has left his hey-dayn be very much a
loss without a feeder. hlad, and is not to be relied upon Much as I c Fleming's
play, for good performance. I
would prefer to see Saw. Gordon am sur- prised to see Kwok Ying-kie has and Hossack will form the more dan- hoen passed up completely. Tse gerous flank of Army, and it is from Kom-hung is good in a pinch, but this quarter that the Chinese can Kwok has put in a lot of good work, expect the mont trouble. Duffield Isary Rd.), 4.45 p.m. even in
Lames; one a dangerous player to be left alone, representative ail remembers his performance and if he strikes an understanding
against the Macno Interport team. with Fleming, great possibilities for He was the best half in that match. Army are in the offing.
STRONG FORWARDS
Army have offered the strongest |
THE Chinese forward line, with oppsaltion to the Chinese this season. one exception, is the same as The team chosen is a highly tempera- that which defeated
ted Army in the niental one, but should they all strike Kotowall Cup in February, Tang form to-morrow, this match ought to Kwong-sum is taking the place of provide enthusiasts with some really Yeung Shlu-yick at outside-right delightful football.
Admilled, Tang has not the shooting abilizes
of
Yeung, but he excels him
in speed, centring, and is a more fearless player.
ACCORDING to the latest Manila
Bulletin, the Eastern touring teom arrived at Manila on Thursday inside-trio of Fung King-fast, and played their first game yes- chicong, Lee Wal-long and Lai Shiu- terday against the Santo Tomas
Tho
bards no introduction. They! University.
into
Taking one day's rest between matches, their next opponents are La Granja, Letran A.C., La Salie F.C. Their last match will be an April 21
been guilty of inconsistent form tbid
season, but the fow rude awakenings they have ball, and the fact that they are shortly or win against the Yco A.C...
our have Introduced
more vim training. They bear The schedule is for five matches watching at all times, especially Lce over a period of a fortnight, but the
recovered that
2nd P.A.A.F. football committee have. accuracy and power behind his shots, for
which
ho asked for an extension of Eastern's is noted. Ip Pals-wah is the only visit there. So far, no permission old-timer who has given
Watcher
more con-
on has been received.
sistent performance. Despite a bad The PAAF. wish to include twe knee, ha
still.
to be the further matches in the series with the manages some dangerous outalde-left. His two leading football teams, in Manila.
speed has not diminished, nalther
has his precision in attack, his centrings and shooting abilities,
DUNGAN is one of three of the
finest custodians in the Colony at the
present moment--when he is in form.
RACING AT NEWBURY
LONDON, Apr. 12 (Router) —-In
was
It requires very little to unsettle him, the Graham Stakes, run at Newbury however, when Judgment, antielpa-lo-day, Tant m'Fux, the favourite. tion and posliloning, which at all won by a head. The winner times are his chief attributes, desert quoted at 5-2. him. Otherwise ho is almost unbeat- able.
Stardust (7/1) Deflant (10/1)
Sixteen
I do not pin much faith in the Nay-lengths separated smith-Sheehan combination. Ench, third.
55
ran.
was second, and เบอร third. Two
the second
OT'S THE QUALITY THAT MATTERS
Hongkong F.C. v. Police Valley), 4.45 p.m.
Middlesex v. Kwong Wah
BY PANG OI-LAM
Tsui Wins First Set After
Being Led 5-0
AFTER BEING LED 5-0 in the first set, and 5-4 in the second, Tsui Wai-pui, Colony Singles champion, showed remarkable powers of recovery in his Open Singles match with Pang Oi-lam yesterday, and won in straight sets by 7-5, 7-5.
As can be seen from the score, in the first set, Tsui ran off with seven games in succession, and during that (Kow- period produced some of his finest tennis.
He opened
very shakily, even haphazardly, and against an opponent (Happy of Pang's ability it was not very surprising that he lost (Bound-game after game.
SECOND DIVISION RUNNERS-UP PLAY-OFF
Pang is one of the most] improved players in the tourna- ment. His backhand is his finer
30th R.A...R. Engineers (Stan-side, while he also showed very ley), 3.00 p.m.
V.
fine control over the short drop shot. In the first set, at least, International be served very steadily and
accurately.
THIRD DIVISION
R, Engineers (Caroline Hil), 3.15 p.m.
R.A.S.C. v. Electric (Club), 3.15 p.m.
To-morrow
LAI WAH CUP FINAL
Army 'v. Chinese (Hòngkong F.C.), 4 p.m.
THIRD DIVISION
In comparison, Pang appeared to have dropped off, in the second set, but more necurately it was Taul whe had assumed cammond and dictated the play,
With judicious employment of his backhand and drop, shots, Pang took the first five gimes in the first set, during which period Tsui seemed to
RA.MC. v. International (Scolcun-be trying out his shots. Odds were poo), 3.18 p.m.
Tuesday
FIRST DIVISION
very much in Pang's favour for win- ning the first set, when in the sixth
Next Week's Schedule
open
GOLF WITH HIS HEAD
IN THE CLOUDS
PHOENIX, Ariz. (UP).-Young Johnny Bulla, one of the more promising professionals in golfdom, would rather be a transport pilot than the "best golfer in the business." ...At least that's what the youthful 25-year-old pro said as he paused in a session on a practice green during the $3,000 Phoenix Open to squint at a large transport plane overhead.
ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE SPORTS
Bulla, a Chicago pro by the way of Highpoint, N. C., took second in the British Open Inst year and missed a tle for the United States open crown by 3 strokes.
Ruted one of the most brilliant, erratle golfers among the COMPARATIVELY poor
times but
nation's touring professional Brigade, were recorded at the Annual Sports Bulle: gold he would "quit golf in a
Meeting of St. Faul's College at Caroline Ill yesterday. The track minute" if he could get a job as pilot was heavy following the recent rains, on one of the airlines.
TO BUY PLANE but in the Small Boys' 400 metres, Chau San-nam clocked 69 seconds.
get his At the conclusion of the sports, AND sume day he may
wish. Ho already has flown Mrs. Stewart, wife Mr. E. G. Stewart, more than 45 hours and expects to Headmaster of the College, gave away purchase his own plane this summer.. the prizes,
Benson he hopes to combine
The following are the resulta:
Next
100 Metres (Senior), Kum Wing-business with pleasure and dy the wah; 2, Leung Fo-shun; 3. Yue Tia-shun. Winter tournament circuit from Call- Tuno: 12.2 secs. (Junior)-1, Chut Kin-fornia, through Arizona and Texas yun; 1 Leung Kum-lucn; 3. Wan Bau and finally to Florida. tak Time: 12.5 Reck (Smail Doya)—1.
As he walked off the par 71 coun-
Kan Wah-song; 2, Chul Kin-wal: 3. Loo Chuch-sum. Time: 14.2, aces
200 Metres (Senior)-1. Kum Wing-try club course after shooting a bril- wan: 2, Tsang Wing-on: 3, Yue Tin-thun.liant 63 to win the pro-amateur best Time: 20.8 secs. (Junior)-1, Hung Pinball matches, Bulla wasn't worrying
3, Tse Ping-fül.
about his sometimes recalcitrant put-
fat: 2, Wan Sau-tak; Time: 20.7 ch.
408 Metres (Small Boys). Chau Sauter or the possibility of finding a slice Wah-sang: 3. Tul Kin-wat. or hook in his booming 300-yard long nam; 2. Kon Time: G9 secs,
Senior Long Jump-1, Kum Wing-wah: tee shots. Mainly, he was worrying 2. Yue Tin-shuen; 3. Chan Sang-klat about what type of plane he will Distance: 18 ft. 0 in. (Junior)ly Wan buy.
Ping-
Shau-lek; 3, The Ping-An: 2. fal. Distance: 17 ft.
(Small Boys),
As a pilot Bulla still might be
Han Woli-sang: 2, Ho Kwok-kee; 3, Chulassed as a tyro—although he holds
Kin-wal Distance: 15 ft 3 ins.
Senior Shot Put-1, Tong Kwok-fun: a limited pilot's license and spends Chan Seng-klat; 3, Les Ho-nim. Distance: his spare time reading books on fly- 34 ft. 1 18.
as a
pro-
BOD Metres, Scout Race1, Leung ing-but us a golfer he is rated by Kwal-lum: 2. Henry Chan: 3. Li Tinki. his fellow professionals
Senior Pole Vault-1, Lam Cheung-oficient young man. 2. Lee flo-nim; 3. Chan Seng-klat, Height:
8 ft. 8 ina,
Senior High Jump. Yue Tin-ahun; 2, LI Ming-kit; 3. Chan Pak-cheung, Height: 5 ft. in. (Juniori-1, Chul Kin-yan: 2. Chow Chak-nam; 3, Tse Ping-chung. Height: 4 ft. Dins. (Small Doys) ~~ā, Kan Wah-sang Chul Kin-wal and Chu Wing-kwang. Height: 4 ft. 8 ins
Senior 400 Metres-1, Colin Wong: 2, Teang Wing-on; 3, Yam Bhiu-man, Time:
85.4 sect.
100 Metres (Old Boys)~1, Chan Wah- kuen: 2 Tung Chung-fun; 3, Wong Yiu. ching. Time: 12 secs.
800 Metres (Sentor)-1, Chang Wai-yuo; 2. Colin Wong: 3 Yam Bhul-man, Time: 2 mins, 37 secs. (Junior)-1. Sze To-ying; 2. Wan Sau-tak; 3, The Ping-ful. Time: 2
ለሀ
Tournament tennis matches next week will be played on | mins. di seca, the Stand Court at the Hongkong Cricket Club. The schedule is as follows:
**
MONDAY
S. A. Rumjahn v. J. W. Leonard
TUESDAY
Tsui Yan-put v. Tennie Kwok WEDNESDAY
E, C. Fincher ond W. C. Hung v game, on Tsui's service, he had two C. H. R. Hyde and J. J. Ferguson.
act
Tapi. points;
however, success-
fully saved these points, and then
commenced ат hla remarkable
THURSDAY
South China "B" v. Royal Navy recovery that corried him through H. D. Rumjahn
8. A. Rumjahn or J, W. Leonard v.
(Caroline Hill), p.m.
Wednesday
FIRST DIVISION
the remaining seven gamer.
The lead was taken alternately
In
FRIDAY
E. C. Fincher and W, C. Hug.or
the second set-Pang being in front! after the ninth game. At this stage, however, there was little doubt as to C. H. R. Ryde and J. J. Ferguson v. who would be the ultimate winner, T. A. Pearce and B. C. Fay.
St. Joseph's v. Kwong Wah (Caro- and Tsui took the fail three games Une HUI), 5 p.m.
to win a very interesting match.
He will now meet either his volley, while Gonsalves used his brother, Tou! Yun-pul or Tennie powerful overhead with repeated Kwok in the semi-final.
Thursday
FIRST DIVISION
South Ching "A" v. South China "g" (Caroline Hill), 5 p.m.
OPEN DOUBLES
A. V. REMEDIOS and J. Gonsalves were in excellent form against Wong Fuk-nam and Lam Kwan in an Open Doubles match, and entered the semi-
and THOROUGHBREDS Anals when they won by 6-2, 6-2.
"It is not by chance alone that State Express 555 are known as "the best cigarette- in the world.” The discriminating palates of almost two generations attest to this fact, yet they cost so little more to enjoy.
STATE EXPRESS 555 50 for $1.30
SHIPPED TO AMERICA
(Reuter).——
NEW YORK, April 4. For the Orst time In horse racing history, the United States is in a posl- tion to justify the claim that it rules the thoroughbred world, writes the racing editor of the New York “Sun.” Each year for more than a decade this country has bred more thorough- breds than any other, and to-day has within is borders the blood of all the best horses of all time.
No country, not even England, the mother of racing and the thorough bred, is as rich as the United States in that respect at present, he asserts.
WAR RESPONSIBLE
success. For the losers, Lam Kwan was to the fore with hard cross- court drives that frequently brought points.
CLUB SINGLES
B. C. FAY entered the final of the Club Singles Championship, when he The Recrelo pair were exception- beat R. G. Belsel, fr., 6-4, 6-1. He ally deadly at the net. Remedios will now meet either M. Pagh or D. put everything away that was a M. MacDougall.
CUNNINGHAM'S
ENVIABLE RECORDS
NEW YORK.-The end of the trail is in sight for Glenn Cunningham but when the sturdy Kansan with the swift finishing kick hands up his spikes he'll leave the greatest record of consistently fine performances ever authored by a miler.
Track records reveal that:
A bit of record-searching by sports
the
POWERFUL FRAME
Bulla packs 220 pounds on a s foot 4 inch frame which enables Bilm to hit some of the longest, drives in the business. Despite the fact he uses an abnormally short backswing, his deives average close to the 360-yard mark.
As for putting, Balla drops long ones with regularity in practice-
to but admits he has a tendency "blow" a 3-foot putt in tourmin- ment play.
Wah Yan; 2. La Salle; 3, King's Col-ained a doubtful reputation as one He admits the main fault with his is his temper. Last year Bulls attained
Relay Face (Open to Schools of Colony),
lege. Time: 2 mina, 45.2 secs,
Bentor 110 Metres (High Hurdles),-),
Calin Wong.
Chan Seng-klat; Chan lo-bun;3; of the "club-throwing-est profes- slonals among the touring brigade. Senior 1,500 Metres--1, Young Put-yet; And despite the fact his father was
Chong Wal-yee; 3, Chan Bang-klat.
Methodist minister in North Caro- Time: 6 mira. 10 secs.
Junior Relay, 1. Brown House; 3, Yelina, Bulla sold he still swears when Brown House, he misses a 2-footer or slices a drive
low Iloise. (6) House
2. Blue House; a
Individual Championshipa Senior. Kum out of bounds. Wing-wah, 18 points; Juntor, Wan Bau- tak, 11 points: Small Boys, Kan Wen- sang, ia points.
DIFFERENT STORY
Inter-School the current winter swing-well, not
Basketball
Tournament
THIS year it's a different story, though," Bulla grinned. " haven't thrown a club aince I started
many anyway. Everytime I start to 'blow up' I think of the money Ill Jose.
"And if I lose money I can't buy a plane," he added.
Bulla has been playing golf ever aince he was old enough-to-know a brassie and a putter. When he was 15 he turned pro, and during A large gathering of spectators his first tour of the "grapefruit clr- witnessed the opening matches in the cuit'
travelling partner met his Kowloon Middle Schools' Basketball "Slamming" Sammy Snead, the West Tournament at the Howloon Chinese Virginia stylist, who Bulia insists in Y.NL.C.A.
"best golfer in the country." Snead grew
up about 100 miles The matches were in the first round and resulted as follows:
Bulla's home town; High- Milton Middle School 38 v. Canton Middle School 20:
Ying Wah Middle School 80 v. Yeuk Gee Middle School 30;
Pul Ching Middle School 27 v. South Chinn Middle School 26.
MATCHES TO-DAY
Three games will also be held this afternoon on the Chinese "Y" pitch, these being:
Boys-Holy Trinity Middle School v. Heung Kong Middle School 3 p.m.; Girls. Heung Kong Middle School v. Yeuk Gee Middle School, 4 p.m.;
Boys. Youk Gee Middle School v Canton Middle School, 5 p.m.
K. F. C. Meeting
Subscription And Entrance Fee Increased
At an
extraordinary meeting of
day, it was decided to raise the en trance fee and subscription to $20 and $3 per month from $15 and $1 respectively.
THE war in Europe is primarily there have been only 31 miles wrlier Bill Boni reveals that of the
responsible for this ascendancy ever run under 4 minutes, 1010 outdoor miles under 4:10 Cunning- the Kowloon Football Club yester- In the breeding field. Within the seconds and Cunningham has has run 5 of them. And of the post five months 181 thoroughbreds turned in
13 indoor miles under that time he a dozen stallions, breed mares, colts and
of these has run 7. ailles representing the best blood during the last seven years.
GREAT COMPETITION strains of England, France and Ire- Sure Glenn has been beaten. And
Mr. D. D. Evans, Chairman, sald land, have been shipped into this certainly the fastest outdoor mile was us season saw perhaps the Club was facing a deficit of over country. They are sous and daughters run by thin-legged British clock, of truly great race horses; horses named Sydney Woodercon. But no
greatest competitive mile ever $2,000 on the year working through run by a group of contenders. It was
an excess of expenditure over in- which have won the Derby, Oaks, one has turned in as many great miles the Wanamaker mile in the Millrose The Committee had looked into the come of about $200 every month. St. Leger and Ascot cupa. They orelos Cumingham. Wooderson”
STRON has Games here sound and well and are scattered bettered 4:10. In only two races.
early in February question of reducing the expenditure Charles Chuck) Fenske won in over America from Virginia to Calf-
Glenn actually ran the fastest 4:07.4 but three of his challengers but found this was impossible, and fornia.
mile ever raced-his 4:04.4 effari bottered 4:09. Cunningham
did as a result it was now proposed to indoors at Dartmouth two rears 4:07.7 while Gene Venske and Lou scription.
Increase the entrance fee and sub-
A majority of these horses are in training and will race for their American owners for a year or two, perhaps for three, but eventually practically all of them will be used for breeding.
aro, z fuli two seconds faster than Zamperini hit 4:00.2. Wooderson's outdoor mark.
4.10 DETTERED
In 1937 Don Lash and Archle San The meeting niso decided to limit Romani ran a dead heat in 4:07,2 each member's credit to $50 a month. while Cunningham did 4:07.4. And year Indoors Glenn did
A DECADE ago no one had touched the same They were purchased abroad for 4:10. Then, in 1031, a French-4:00.7, while San Romant did 4:08.0 that purpose. Many of them came man Jules Ladoumegue, allpped un- and Luigi Beccall 4:09. from the famous studs of HR der with, n 4:00.2 tace. Two years -Dont's research shows that while The Aga Khan, and Lord Derby, afterwards a New Zealander, Jack Cunningham has run
.dozen mila carry the blood of such famous stal-Lovelock, knocked the record down to races under 4:10 and Wooderson two, Ilons as the Epsom Derby winners, 4:07.0. In 1934 Cunningham was the Fenske has run three, San Romant
'Sansovino and Dlenheim.
Pho ran a 4.00.4 in 1034.
THE BEST CIGARETTE IN THE WORLD. • COSTS SO LITTLE MORE Baham, Mahmoud, Hyperion, Manna, arat man to better 4:10 indoors when four, Zamperint two, and Bonthron
two.
METROPOLE HOTEL
CENTRAL CLEAN "CONFORTABLE - FIREPROOF
the
from
point. The two soft-spoken South- erners have travelled together ever since Bulin started playing the win- ter circuit four years ago.
Temperamental, Bulla appears five years younger than his accredited 25 He is married and has a son years. named Robert about a year old.
Asked if he was going to make u rolf_professional of Bob, Bolla re- plied: "I hope he never gets a golf olub in his hands. I want him to be somebody when he grows up- maybe even a transport pilot."
KING'S _Theatre GALA PREMIERE FRIDAY, 19th APRIL AT 9.30 P.M.
A PRIVATE SCENE ZWOM
The Private Lives of
ELIZABETH ESSEX
"QUEENS MUST PUT
PRIDE BETORS DESTRE...
*BUT EVEN
QUEENS ARE MOMENT
TRROY
DAVIS FLYNN:
IN TECHNICOLOR
PLANS NOW OPEN BOOK YOUR SEAT EARLY