1925-09-19 — Page 9

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1925.

"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS PAGE.

ADMIRAL GRACE.

EX-COMMODORE IN HOME SPORT.

AND R. E. WORTHINGTON.

"OFFSIDE RULE.

HOW THE CHANGE WORKS-

AT HOME.

SCOTLAND LIKES NEW LAW,

Local cricket and tennis en-

The commencement of the foothill thusiasts who remember Com-eason in Scotland on August 10 was modore H. E. Grace, R.N., (who of eculiar interest on account of was succeeded here by Com- of the introduction of the new off modore Stirling) will be pleased side law.

to learn that while Hobbs was

· LOCAL OLYMPIAD,

·ER,V.D.Ø1 v. H.M.8.

"HERMES."

"SOCCER" MATOR DATE.

E CHINA MAIL.

HOBBS RECORD.

HOW HE MADE HIS.

CENTURIES

THE 12 IN DETAIL-

The 129. hundreds of Hobbs have been hit against the follow- ing sides:

FOR ENGLAND (18).

V. Australia: 126, 187, 178, 107,

122, 123, 115, 164, 119, As part of the local Olympiad by-

. South Africa: 187, 211. tween the Hougkong Volunteer Defence

Hermes,"

Corps and H.M.S.V Cape Province: 10:

details of which have. Griqualand West: 141. alroudy been given in the China. Lord Londesborough's XL

117*. Mail, it has been arranged to play

passing his father's record in Early impressions are not neces. off the asciation football match on V. Middlesex: 215.

Friday, October 3, at 5 p.m. sharp. v. Natal: 163. cricket, he was playing tennis in sary reliable, but, the change, ac on the Kowloon Football Club's New South Wales: 112 his best form at Home. From acording to opinions of loaders of the ground, Kowloon,

`v. Tasmania: 104, photo to hand in a Home picture gamo, has been welcomed and has The Coepe team has not been v. Transvaal: 102, 181*. paper, the former Commodore seemed to be making a vigorous produced very satisfactory results.selected. The Infantry Co. and the v. Transvaal XL: 137,

Scottish Co. play a trisl mateli on v. Victoria: 115, 181. forehand volley and appeared The effect on play of the amended Monday and these are the two v. Western Province: 114.

under close strongest units in soccer. scrutiny and, almost unanimously, opinion among the many players H. W. Austin (Repton). for the and ulicials was favourable to the third successive year, won the innovation, says the

Athletic Public Schoolboys' Lawn Tennis News" of Angist 17.

very ft.

Although the Commodore was more devoted to lawn tennis than cricket during his two years' stay in Hongkong he was very often at the H.K.C.C. where the fact of his being a son of Dr, W. G. had been referred to publicly.

off-side inw came.

In several of the First Division malhes not a single off-side decision

There is no doubt whatever that the game was rendered more attrac In company with his Navalive by the absence of stoppages. Secretary, Pay. Lieut. Com. The pace appeared to be faster, but Worthington who won the Club play was conlin ions and good. championship here but did not annex the open championship, Commodore Grace played in the service championship. It will also be noticed with pleasure that the Commodore is now.. Admiral.

Rear-

v. Yorkshire: 101, 100,

v.

FOR "REST OF ENGLAND Yorkshire: 106,

FOR PLAYERS (11).

LAWN TE

TILDEN REACHES

FINAL

"TOOMENT. BILL JOHNSTON.

(Reuter a American Service.)

Forest Hills, Sept. 18.

In the sem finals of the Amerl- can men's national lawn tennis (singles) championship W. M Johnston beat Williams 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 W. T. Tilden (holder) beat Vincent Richards 6-8, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.

PRACTICE MATCH.

FOOTBALL GAME THIS

AFTERNOON

At 5.15 pm, to-day, on the Sookumpoo ground, the South China A.A. will meet the Polich. in a "friendly" football match.”

The Chinese team will be:- Lau Hing-cheung: Ng Kam chuen, Chan So; Lam Yuk-ying, Wong Sui-wah, Chan Woon-yin; Cheung Kam-chuen, Suen Kam-

tong and Chan Kwong-iu.

Club at Queen's Club on August. Gentlemen: 154, 166, 120shun, Wong Pak-chung, Li Wal

113, 116, 138, 140, 105, 118, 140, 266*.

FOR PLAYERS OF SOUTH (1). Gentlemen of South: 115..

Australian Imperial Forces: FOR SURREY (90).

205*.

12, being successful in his final match against C. G. Fletcher (Charterhouse) with the same amount of ease that has charac-v. terised all his matches, losing only two games in the first set. He is v. quite a model of style, and seems to possess, in this class of lawn v. Cambridge University: 104. tennis, an impregnable defence.

149*.

v. Derbyshire: 185, 118*.

v. Essex: 155, 102, 130, 215",

102, 129, 107,

given, and a number of go were scored which would have been apparent in a few cases that the off-side under the old order. It was

backs were caught napping, simply through not adapting themselves to tional outside-left: Forwards are the now conditions, but that is now getting a fair chance to proût. something which players will remedy from their football skill. with experience.

To some defenders it was a day of

Leaders Views,

Gloucestershire: 133, 118, 107, 141, 139, 143, 105, 104.

v. Glamorgan: 109. v. Hants: 135, 161, 205, 162, 109,

163, 169.

Kent: 106, 155, 116, 122, 102,

132, 105.

Lancashire: 117, 111, 142, 106,

102, 104,

Leicestershire: 116, 127, 184,

145,

136,

London, August 13. Rear-Admiral H. E. Grace (a

Effects on Goal Scoring. son of the famous cricketer), and Paymaster Lieutenant-Comman-serprises.

It is too early to be able to speak der Worthington advanced an-

ut all accurately of the effect of the. alteration on the scoring of goals- other stage in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines championships opinion was expressed by Mr. The average number of goals per

The only definitely unfavoumble expected to increase in number. v. at Roehampton, by defeating William Maley, the Celtic FC.game in the First Division of the v. Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander S. R. Johnston and Instructor-the argument that more goals would over, was 0.1.

munager, who said he did not think Scottish League lant season, how

On August in it was v. Middlesex: 103, 144", 112, 126, Commander J. G. Green by 6-2, improve the game as a spectacle was 3.7-an increase bringing no ham 1-6, 6-4.

sound. London, August 14.

If goals were going to be to the game.

v. Northants: 125, 186, 114. The following table compares the. Notts: 117 104, 226, 151*, 105, more prolific, they would become of Lieutenant-Commander P. F. less value in the eyes of the specta- totals of goals in the three Divisions Glover and Paymaster-Lieuten- tors.

of the Scottish League with those

209*, 105. 189. ant-Commander R. E. Worthing-

Here are other important views ton qualified for the final of Mr. Wm. Struth, manager, Ran- the Royal Navy and Royal gers' F.C. I am delighted with my Marines singles lawn tennis cham-experience of the new law and am pionship at Roehampton.

curtain the game will benefit more Rear-Admiral H. E. Grace and and more as the season goes on, Pay-Lieutenant-Commander R: E.

Mr. Andrew Allan, u lending Scot- Worthington were defeated in thetish referee: The new law is one semi-final of the doubles cham-

of the best ever mado. pionship by a strong pair in Lieutenant-Commander P. F. Glover and Commander E. G. Spooner, after a hard fight, by 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.

"BIG" LEAGUES.

LATEST BASEBALL

STANDINGS.

Up to and including the results given below, the standings in the United States major baseball leagues

were:-

National League,

Pittsburgh

New York

Cincinatti Brooklyn St. Louis

Boston Chicago

Philadelphia

W. L. Pot. 87 52 .618

79 59 .572

72 65 .628

American League.

60 68 489

.66 73 471

65 76 .461

61 79 426

58 77 .420

W. L. Pct.

Washington

87 48 .644

Philadelphia.

79 55 .590

St. Louis ...

74 63.540

Detroit

71 63 .690

70 60 515

Chicago Cleveland New York Boston

64 74 .464 ·

68 77 .480

30 06

Two Days' Results. REPTIMBER 22.

·

.288

National Logite :-

Brooklyn 3, New York 1. Chicago, 2, Cincinatti 5. Philadelphia 6, Cincinati 5. Pittsburgh 0, Bt. Louis 4..

American League

New York 7, Philadelphia 2.

Second Game":

New York B, Philadelphia 10.

Cleveland 1, Detroit 1 (thirteen

innings).

Becond Gume-

Cleveland 2. Detroit B (five in-

ings, due to darkness).

Boston 6. Washington 1.

St. Louis 10, Chicago 4

Second Grune

St. Louis 6, Chicago 2. SEPTEMBER 11:

National League

Philadelphia 4, Boston 6. Becond Game --

Philadelphia 4. Boston 2.

Brooklyn 2 New York 4.

Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 5:

'American League:

New York 2 Philadelphia 2.

Cleveland 4 Detroit 5. Boston Washington.5.

London, August 14. Cyril

ex-Amateur golf

hia second

Mr. William Ore, manager, Air drieonians F.C. It is all for the good of the game,

Alan Morton, Rangers Interna-

LOCAL BASEBALL.

LEAGUE FINISHES THIS AFTERNOON.

SOME OF THE TEAMS.

Some of the teams for to-day's Anal football matches are:-

TILDEN'S TIP.

CHAMPION'S OPINION ON

TENNIS,

DAVIS CUP REMARKS,

The world's lawn tennis cham- pion, W. T. Tilden, discussed the possibilities und probabilities of the inter-zone final of the Davis Cup, before it was played..

Tilden regarded the French teamY as among the strongest which any nation has produced in recent years, and, while he believed that the Australians (if they won the zone. final from Japan) would be tou

Laste and Borotra would achieve strong for the French pair in the doubles, he was of the opinion that

three out of four singles. victory for their side by winning]

Cabling to the "Sydney Sun". from New York, Tilden said:

"The inter-zone final of the Davis Cup is almost here, and it is well to consider the logical challengers to the United States.

of the opening day of last season :--

v. Oxford University: 102, 119. This year

Lust year:

v. Scotland: 150*. Division Games Goals Games Goals. Somerset: 116", 111, 101, 101*,France, with Lacoste, Borotra

*10 27 v. Sussex: 110...

10 37

9

3

10 36 B 42

93

"One mstah played on Friday, nine on Saturday,

v.

.10 30 v. Warwickshire: 150, 159, 160, 100, 122, 183, 122, 101, 168, 120, 215. Worcestershire: 125, 162*,

166, 110, 184, 126. Yorkshire: 100, 202, 112, 172,

Toll of the Counties. How Hobbs has taken toll of the counties this table of his three- figure scores shows-

Scoring was free in the Third Division, but in the higher grades of the game there was no glut and no reduction in the thrill of the goal.

base; Yukoi, left-field; Iahimatsu, pitcher; Kuno, right-field; Hachiuma, catcher.

South China A. A.-Choy,

centre-field; S. L. Lee, 3rd base; June, short-stop; Pung, 1st base; Chan, 2nd buse; Leung, left-field; Shim, pitcher; Pan, right-field; S. S. Lee, catcher,

v.

11 v.. Warwickshire...

8 v. Notts, Gloucestershire. 7 v. Essex, Hants, Kent, York v. Middlesex, Lancashire,

shire.

Worcestershire.

4 v. Leicestershire, Somerset. 3 v. Northants. 2 v. Derbyshire.

1 v. Sussex, Glamorgan.

Corps:-Eager, Brd base; Owen Hongkong Volunteer Defence Hughes, centre-field; Stewart, 2nd base; Bowker, short-stop; Lam-has mert, left-feld; Burns, 1st base; Ralph, right-fleld; Ramsay,

Japanese Baseball Club: Kusano, centre-field; Honda, Srd base; S. Hachiuma, short-stop: Uno, 1st base; Akiyama, 2nd Icatcher; Curtis, pitcher.

The Japabese baseball nino with. their team manager. As both the Japanese and the South China clubs have each: lost one match they ment on equal terms toylay," in the last match of the league to decide who will be champions,

escaped punishment. No county in the Championship

of

Rungs on the Ladder. The following is the list centuries made by Hobbs each Season:-

1005, two,

1908, four.

1907, four.

1907-8 (in Aus-

tralia), two.

1908, six

1909-10 (in South

1909, six.

Africa), two. 1910, three.

1911, four.

1911-12 (in Aus

tralia), three.

1912, three.

1918, nine."

...

1913-14 (in South

: Africa), five. 1914, eleven. 1910, eight, 1920," eleven. 1920-21 (in Aus- tralia), five. 1921, one.

1923, ten: 1928, fvc. 1921, ab 1924-25 (in Aus-

tralla), three, 1926, sixteen.

The Exciting Moment.

Of the moment when Hobbs

and Brugnen, is one of the strong- est combination any country has placed in the field in recent years. One cannot doubt their strength, remembering that for two years Laccato and Borotra, have met in the finala se Wimbledon.

"Last year Borotra won the Richards in the semi-final round. English titlo after defeating but this year it was Lacoste who won after his crushing defeat of Anderson in the semi-finals. Lacoste was a great player last year, as was proved by his wins from Patterson, O'Ham Wood and Norton, but this year agrees that with his added everyone who has seen him play

speed and experience he is now in the first flight of the world,

If that is so, Lacoste should score two victories for France in the inter-zone final round against the winners of the American zone. "Borotra in still the "bounding Basque of last year, possibly a little more convincing in his ground game, and still the same sensational. vollever.

Frankly, I am of opinion that Anderson and Alonzo sre loo strong from the baseline for Borotra, and Patterson, with his crushing ser- vice and net attack, might possibly force him away from the barrier, 80 that he would meet defeat.

"Personally, I believe Brugnon und Borotra at their best are the best French doubles, but probably Lacoste and Borotra will be used.

"I cannot see much hope for France in the doubles if Australia comes through the American zone, hat I believe that Lacoste and Borotra have an excellent chance to win three out of the four singles.

Noto: France did win the inter

actually tied Dr. Grace's record at your final from Australia, but lost Taunton, H. J. Henley writes in the challenge round to the United

And Hobbs, who States.]

had seemed for once in a way desperately nervous, lifted his cap time after time and waved his bat with the air of a boy who felt him- self free-from-trouble at last...

SOCCER LAWS.

NEW THROW IN RULE EXPLAINED.

NEED NOT STAND FLAT.

When the over was completed the whole of the Somerset team shook hands with Hobbs, and gave him their congratulations. Even those usually unemotional people

London, August.15. the umpires became human and

Replying to a request for in- shook hands, with him also. And struction on the new throw-in the crowd broke into Cheers again rule, Mr. F. J. Wall, the secretary The next thing was the sight of the Football Association, says of Hobbs minking signals to the to make the player stand · Ant-

that there is nothing in the rule. pavilion: Most people, thought

footed.

that he needed a drink. Actually he wanted someone to send a telegram to his wife, And the Parkin, the

London August:16; Cecil message which a delighted as aigned,

hire cricketer, groundaman was given to put on Blackpool Foot

Arriateur. the wire read:

Got It At Last, Jack.”

A moment afterwards P. C. IL Fender brought Hobbs 2 drink Company theat

The Kowloon – Football with a scratch tea

Regiment, at Ko

at

dong drink, which was popularly suspected of being champai day evening

wasn't; he thought

“goals to tho,

GREEN ISLAND GEMENT 00. LTD.

BEST PORTLAND CEMENT

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Manager

HONGKONG.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD.

ances made on Landed Property,

Goods, etc.

Trustees of Estates, Executors of

Wills, etc.

Warehousing of foods

Description.

For terms and particulars

Apply at the Head-Office,

"St. George's" Building

Talophone C. 781. Telegraphic address “RELYAT.”

THE HONGKONG TUB & LIGHTER O., LTD.

Single packages and small consignments received and delivered by Motor Lighter.

Lighterage of any description undertaker Tugs and Lighters may be obtained at all hours.

Motor Boat and Launches available for Bathing Parties

For terms and pertianiars apply at the

TALEYHOMES:

HEAD OFFICE-ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING.

Head Offfor-Central 781.

Night, Sunday of Holiday China Branch OfficeCentral 4685. Bieg up Kowloon 622

HONGKONG & TERRITORIAL ESTATES,LTD

T

(Property Owners, Estate Agents, Land Valuers, etc.)

WILL UNDERTAKE THE

Development and Improvement of Landed Property and attend to all Branches Real Estate Business.

Tel. C. 781.

For terms and particulars.

Apply at the Head Office,

"St. George's" Building,

Talographic address “ESTATES”

Fresh Air on Tap

HEN it is ***

the thermomater in thể

ightles you can Iways

command a re

aza fram your

Electric Fan

It will keep you fit until

hollday-time, and sustain

you at concert-pitch after

ward

One unit of electricity will

amall fan for 20

THE OHINALIOHT & POWEROD. (1918)LTH.