1933-03-06 — Page 9

MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1933.

THE CHINA "MALE

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OR JOHNSON, the form-

Tou

Swedish wrestling

champion, proved far superior to Mighty Fazel at the K. F. C. yesterday and won lits

after 36 minutes.

PACKER AND SHAW FOR FINAL

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SHOULD BEAT GOLDMAN AND FINCHER

SEMI-FINAL STRUGGLES TO BE STAGED THIS WEEK

NONSIDERABLE

(By Ex-Interporter.)

attention in champion, M. W. Lo, and the holder, the Open Doubles Champion- S. A. Rumjahn, beat the two most ship is now being centred on promising young players, Tam Yoc Comdr. Packer and Comdr. Shaw. Fong and Tsui Wai Pul, respective- There is little doubt that they ly, in convincing manner. 1 fore- will beat Hazell and Williams whom casted the results last week, and they meet to-day. Against Gold-need only add that Tsui failed to man and Fincher, who are likely offer Rumjahn any serious opposi- to engage them in the semi-final, tion, which bears out my statement they will receive a strong challenge, at the beginning of the season that but I consider the naval men will Teui has still much to learn of the forge ahead to enter the Final. finer points of the game. He will. The two possess many advantages] however, reach the top of the lad- an a pair. Tall and

Ong der in the near future. His stroke)

with

reach, they can cover the court production is superior to any other remarkably well, while both do not player's, but whether it will be appear to show any marked weak-next year or the following years de- ness in stroke production. fight

Above pends on how quickly he can as- all they play aggressive tennis.quire the art of match play. Comdr. Packer's all-round coupled with Comdr. Shaw's reliz- bility and fine net pley, make them an exceptionally strong pair, whose progress will undoubtedly be worth

He is now endeavouring to secure a match with Tiger Daula at the K. F. C. next Sun- day.

TIGER DAULA WINS

OVER ZEBISKO

TIGER

watching.

game,

Semi-Finals.

THE FINCHER BROTHERS again showed good betting form Tagainst the University, Past and Present at the inform

terday. The pair added 79 runs for the second wicket, "Ernie" (right) claiming 53. Teddy scored 76 out of 169 in 101 minutes.

GOSSIP IN SPORTS WORLD

Borotra Stands Firm: Hurricane Cricket Innings More Golf Incidents. By ROVER

Blow to French Tennis

first experience of the kind have ever had.' TEAN BOROTRA, after watch-] As I said when referring to J'

ing Andre Merlin beat Mar- this subject before, the letters cel Bernard in an inter-club I have received convince me that M. W. Lo's convincing perfor-match in Paris, said: "We must the most incredible things keep mance against Tam places him as a have some new young players." on happening at golf. strong favourite for the Final.

These two young men are out-

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NO SOUTH CHINA

DECLINE

Tam and Ip Not Missed Against Kowloon

FLASHES FROM SHIELD GAME

(By Outside Left).

JAM KONG-PAK and Ip Pak-wa, ¡TÁROM the point of view of foot. Tho, together with lung king.

ball, Saturday's display by cheong, form the most dangerous both teams was mediocre. South trio of inside forwards in the China enjoyed more of the play Colony, were absentees from the and were certainly the more ag South China team.

gressive team.

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[NAM KONG-PAK and Ip Pak-wa

Twere compelled to stay in

Canton over the week-end, in order

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7EUNG POON-HON,

NEW-

Yoner to the first team was

to play for the Canton Police a definite failure as outside left. against the Canton Navy in the He failed to put the ball where it Canton League.

was wanted and could not combiñs · with either his inside man or his

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TAVING absented themselves half. HAVN the Canton League for over two months the players were given the option of either playlag for their home team in Saturday's game or be dropped.

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EUNG TAT-WANG, the other newcomer, who filled the in- side left position, played good football in the first half, but he went to pieces in the second half WAS informed that as South when the pace began to tell. · · China were sure of their victory In the drst half he made an oyer Kowloon, they were able to ideal partner for the speedy Fung spare both Tam and Ip and so pre-King-cheong. vent any friction.

of two golf balls, driven

QUOTED an instance recent LEAGUE FOOTBALL

BIG SOCCER

TRIUMPH

Delgado And Campos Score Twice.

{THE Chinese right wing was the

most dangerous of their for warde Wong Mei-shun showed good understanding with Cheng [Shui-hong and constituted the real danger to the `Kowloon, defence, spoiling magnificently and putting are useful work in centring and feeding his other forwards.

very much doubt whether either standing among the small band The Incredible at Golf- Best Standard Expected. Cassumbhoy or Iu will beat him in of French players from whom the country's future Davis Cup To-morrow the Rumjaha cousing the semi-final. Cassumbbey

many advantages which team must be chosen. Good as meet Ng Sze Kwong and Taui Wai sceses Pui. Although an current form, should enable him to beat Lo, but they are, there is little faith in off by different players, coming RECREIO'S the former are generally fancied to he generally falls to make the best their ability to keep the French to rest together, and although win, I believe the newly formed use of them in a match, purely on flag flying as Cochet, Borotra, the coincidence seems almost in- combination to be quite capable of account of nervousness. He com Brugnon, and Lacoste have done credible, I suggested that prob- Borotra reiterated that in spital ably many of my readers knew at least extending the champions, mands a wide variety of strokes,

I was right, and so I expect the match to pro- and a besides left-handed, so that of the persuasions of his friends of similar cases.

One correspondent refers to a duce the best standard of play in Lo will and him a dangerous op he would never play again in a the quarter finals. Tsui, under his ponent.

Davis Cup singles. He added case in which he figured on the partner's leadership, should, pro- The first mi-final has been fix that he had recently visited the new course at Humewood, Port duce good form, and so long as heed for Thursday, when 8. A Rum- Roland-Garros courts, where the Elizabeth '(S.A.). *** The, drives. is able to hold his own, play will jahn meets Ho Ka Lau. Both are challenge round has been play-at the eighteenth, were well over TAIKOO HOLD ATHLETIC TO ing against a very strong wind, did

The other instance be attractive, as Ng Sze Kwong has experienced players of many yearsed in recent years, and that the 200 yards.

and coldness of the quoted occurred at the third on proved himself to be still very re-standing in local competitions, and loneliness liable at doubles. With "H. D.'s strange to state, they are meeting ground had saddened him, in the Hilly Fields course, near Rir. improvement this year, and "S. A." for the first time in the Singles spite of the memory of last sum-mingham. playing consistently well, however. Championship. No matter what the the title-holders should qualify for eventual score will be, I expect, a long drawn-out struggle, as Ho is the semi-hoal.

Another

Polish Champion Victim Of Flying Headlocks.

JOHNSON BEATS FAZEL

TIGER DAULA (240 Hb.). beat Dute Zebisko (258 lb) by the only two falls in their wrestling bout before a crowd of 1,200 at the K. F. C. yester- day, and Tor. Johnson (280 ID) beat Mighty Fazel (272 lb) by the only fail. Zebisko, the Polish champion, lost his challenge fight to Dauls when he.

interesting struggle capable of offering stiff resistance, was pinned down after 22 minutes, will be seen on Wednesday when J. while his success last week should and again after five minutes, beth W. Leonard and Y. Hachiuma meet give him additional confidence to throws being executed by the flying Ju Tak Cheuk and Iu Tak Lam. The exploit further his aggressivenesa. headlock. He was altogether too former's success in eliminating Ho The holder also is not enally ur alow for his opponent. The bout Ka Lau and Yew Man Kit make set, and unless his game breaks between Johnson, the former them favourites for the semi-final, down, I expect to see him win. Swedish champion, and Doula's bro- but unless they adapt themselves to ther provided the humorous touch deal with capable volleyers, I of the afternoon before Johnson feel they will receive quite a shock pinned his man after 36 minutes as tram the lu brothers, who are ex- the result of a body slam.

|perienced players. There were no repetitions of last My selections for the semi- Sunday's brutalities

As the finale ore:— wrestlers were forced to accept several modifications to the Ameri- can catch-as-catch-can rulings. Mr. Freeman auccessfully handled the two fights.

In a preliminary Indian style bout

Comdr. Packer and Comdr. Shaw, L. Goldman and E. C. Fincher. J. W. Leonard and Y. Hachiuma II. D. and S. A. Rumjahn. The Open Singles continues to produce the spice of interest in the

G. Singh (155 lb.) threw Ferodi tournament. Needless to say, Ho All (158 lb.).

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| Ka Lau's victory over E. C. Fin-

The LG.P. the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. cher was entirely unexpected, and Wolfe was an interested spectator as it has already been-meported in | and was introduced to Daula and detail, I only wish to mention thati Zebisko, at the conclusion of their enterprise played the most impor- bout.

tont part in Ho's success. At critical stages he took risks which PRIZES FOR STRONG MEN came off to his advantage, Last Monday in my article I wrote that Tiger Daula, the Indian wrestling Fincher was still a factor to be champion, is to present a challenge | reckoned with in the Singles, but cup to the Mauricio College, Profen: that he would need to adopt more nor Mauricio has promised a gold | medal for any of his pupils who can enterprising tactics to forge ahead. In the other two matches, the ex-- *kip 6,000 times at a siretch.

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Local Chinese to Enter Team

CAPT. BURNETT REGISTERS THE "HAT TRICK”

"Donkey Drops" Puzzle

Borderers' Batsmen

Captain Burnett, the popu lar Navy skipper, caused aurprise at King's Park on Saturday when he recorded the "hat trick" against the South Wales Borderers.

Bowling slow "donkey drops" he dismissed Sgt. Ford, Capt Tucker, and Sgt. Church with successive deliveries to wind up the innings with an analysis of 6 for 18 in & overni The Borderers totalled only 80 and the Navy won comfortably by 9 wickets.

mer.

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Road

15 Chinese faalves played magnificent football and in the second half, when they were play-"-

everything to perfection,

Leung Wing-chul and

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A strong wind played a large part| FOR sound display and made a

talent on his hands if he can bring

ODD GOAL

Tong The Recreio defeated the Royal Kwan were easily the outstanding Corps of Signals by 6 goals to 3 players on the deld, while Li Tin- in the Third Division of the League sang at back and Lim Thin-chan Borotra's performance than in One Ball on Another

when the two teams met yesterday in goal gave sterling displays. winning both his Davis Cup

READER describes an even afternoon on the Chatham singles, including the one against A

more extraordinary hap ground.

NOR Kowloon, McKelvie gave, a Vines, has taken a place among

pening. France's sporting epics,

While I was playing on the in the Recreio's victory, as it played good pivot. He has some excellent then newly-opened course at havoc with the Signal's defence. Etchebaster's Prophecy

Meyrick Park, Bournemouth, Delgado and Campos gave the about a change in their methods

of play. SEE that Pierre Etchebaster, many years ago, I badly sliced a Recreio the dead in the first half, 1 the French world tennis cham drive," he writes, "and thinking both scoring good goals. nion, has been interviewed in the ball had gone out of bounds, New York on the prospects of played another, which took an his country in this year's Davis exactly similar course,

"When eventually I found Cup competition.

"Cochet is not what he was, them, one was actually reating the other against a and Borotra is a finished man," on top of he is reported to have said in bank!" predicting that France would lose

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the Cup this year. Etchebaster Japanese Rugby Advance

is a matter of real tender THE "Japan Weekly Co not of its offspring, I whether he actually used words which have been over to Paris.

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Curious Cricket

TEWS has reached me

innings between local teams at Melbourne.

cle," publishes some very the interesting information concern- cableding the advance of Rugby foot-

Kowloon's left winger, Bickford, In the second half the Signals, although he possessed a powerful though they were up against a strong kick was not a trier He would not breeze, managed to reduce the lead chase atray passes and gave, up on when another spurt would have when Convey broke through three solo occasions to score a "hat saved many a wasted opportunity. trick," but the Recreio regained their lead when Delgado and Campos both added a goal to their scores.}MOUTH CHINA astounded their Azedo and Pintos added further critics in the opening minute points bringing the Recreio's score of the game when they swept clean. to six goals.

through the Kowloon defence to score in the first minute, Laung Tat-wang netting from a melee.

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Win For R.A.F. The R.A.F. playing a vastly

- Their passing and understand- ball in Japan.

auperior game than their oppon-ing from the kick off until the goal The national association re-ents, best the RE at King's Park Bad been scored a minute later, ported last year that forty-four by 3 goals to 1 in a fast game. swept away all thoughts of South

The Air Force took the lead in China's decline

from new clubs applied for member the first half we the ed

cricket en increase of over 600 adult twice and Brimble once. They held

players. But more important is this, lead at the interval. In the THE forwards, although this was

batting the growing number of schools second half the Engineers improv-T the first time they had played

North Melbourne, against Hawthorn,' lost six which are taking up, the game, cd and scored their only goal together as a combination, gave a wickets for 20 runk, The for they are producing more and through Lester. seventh, eighth, and ninth more players of the future. wickets, however, produced 152,

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so that when the last pair, Young, A Gate of £1,100

Plucky Taikoo. Tafkoo, who have suffered heavy

wonderful display of short passing and shooting off the mark.

The Kowloon baoks, Goulty, a newcomer who did well and played

sound game,

CAPTAIN'S CUP AT of Williamstown, and Horley, of VER 41,100 was paid in gate reverses

O moley for the last match relents this season, put up an ex hard pressed throughout the swee

FANLING

Currie And Marton Qualify.

Zarreville, came together the acore was 181.

between two large Tokio Uni-held the Athletic to the odd goal at Neither had scored when the versities, Waseda and Melja Caroline Hill

Walker was clearly off form, not because he accidentally scored

awn side,

bat stand started, and the innings record for a Rugby matchin Talkoo contrary to expectations against bla closed for 246, with Young's Japan. The figure was almost took the lead in the first half because of his erratic clearances score still not out. Horley, double the previous best. through lu Hui-lay and held it up and his poor passing to "Is halves. stealing the bowling with tani At present the hub of the to the interval. - first round bf the Open | Federation has kindly presented a▼, qualified" for the Captain's the 65 runs of the partnership! would seem that in the future the Aibletic who 'equalised through||01 wing, gave a very fine display. talising audacity, had put on all game is the Universities, but it The second half went well for TILL, who was put on the right

H'

THE

for Triangular Billiards Interport

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Freak of Golf ..

combined with good ball control" Table to Date.

He was, however, poorly supported Gorla

by bis inside, White, who had been PW. D. L F A Pts promoted from the Kowloon second

11 61 15 2

M. CURLIE (92-16-74) Chinese Inter-Club Billiards handsome Silver Challenge Cup

it will move to the leading city Lee Pan-hul. Chan Ng-hul gave and showed a useful turn of speed for the occasion which will be won Cup over the Old Course at Fanling Tournament will commence 10-

outright, as the result of five during the week-end,

sides, for, the undergraduates them victory Just on time. night.

READER sends the follow- are a good deal older than in consecutive wins..

Other leading scores in the Belding account of a golf coin-England, and they are often past This tournament, which is open The tournament will comprise of of 29 were: to all Chinese clubs whether terms of alx, games being of 200

C. C. Stark ...82-775 cidence which happened to him their best before they leave. - Borderers affiliated or not to the Chinese points up. -

L. Goldman 90-1476 while playing over the United

Hil 7Ah 17 Minutes faire Lincoles BA.B.C. „Amateur. Athletic Federation, was Tha, first round of the tourna- JP Sherry 88016—77 Bervices links. **

Athletic

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"After I had played my ap-] ▼ TEWS has been received from 8. Joseph's 16 19

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13:361 16 #OUTH CHINA'S second goal .18 8 5 5 87 25 21

I was a gift from Walker,

organised in order to select a re- ment takes place to-day when the O. E O Marton, playing at billiards team for a forthcoming will play the Talkoo Chinese Club the New Course to qualify for the yards away, to the fifteenth," he able cricket performance, Bake triangular interport to be held next at the latter's clubhouse. A second Captain's Cup from a fold of 7 says, "I was surprised to see my Tanner, an Australian, playing in RA.F May in Canton, between Bhanghai, tie between the Chinese Y.M.C.A. antries.

Kaka hall pitch dead on my opponent's a Second Division match, bit up! Canton and Hong Kong, d and the Yu Lock Club will take R. Young (82-577), and H. J. and skittle across the green at 78 in 17 minutes, including 44 off Recrea Signals Mr. Y. K. Mok, the Chairman of place to-night at the Empress Armstrong: (97---1870) were the grant speed: I expect this has eight consecutive balla!

These university the Chinese Amateur Athletic | Hotel,. Des Voeux Roads

other leading scorers,

bappened before, but it is the strokes were: 8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 6, 4. Taikos

ART Jain Ty Chikers (sig Big Beserahant Sockets (verzách, rævsmed a card of 30-aver) prosch shot, from about sixty ▼ Johannesburg of a remark

south Chins.

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Kowloon's right back, who headed

| into his own goal; from Chang

Shuf-hong's contra,,

(Rewalts on Page 11.)