1933-03-23 — Page 9

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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CHINESE SOCCER

GAME DATES BACK

TO 1900

TIME OF BOXER REBELLION

The Services Promote Game In South

(By OUTSIDE LEFT)

CASUAL remark passed the

NAVY'S STRONG CHARITY GOLDMAN & FINCHER'S Capt. Cannon

SHIELD TEAM

Robertson Returns To Skipper Side

SOUTH CHINA'S BIG TEST

(By Outside Left).

A

other day at a game between THIS week-end's sport will be in the Junior Shield, and should the South China Athletic Associa confined mostly to football, win easily against the R.A.F.

They have been playing with

tion and a Service

that WHA to and out N Near

SOCCER ON

SUNDAY CHANCE

Combined Services To

Play Chinese.

HE following will represent the

THE

DOUBLES FINAL TO-DAY

Combined Services in a Charity Rumjahns Struggling

game against the Combined Chir ese on the Club ground on Sunday jat 4.30 p.m.

(Linealns) and Pres. Baldry

and

For 9th Title.

MATCH WILL DEPEND ON "S. A" AND GOLDMAN

(By Ace.)

This afternoon E. C. Fincher and Goldman will launch their

cousins'

H. D. and S. A. Rumjahn, unbeaten Colony doubles cham- pions for the past eight years, are attempting to win the title

for the ninth time this after-

пооп.

Wins Title

Wild Defeated In Straight Sets.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL.

Professor Ride and Mrs. Whitham Win.

Capt. P. S. Cannon, who gave Taui Wai Pui a scare in the Colony Championship, won the Hong Kong Cricket Club Singles Championship yesterday when he beat R. H Wild by scores of 6-1, 6-4, 6-1.

Cannon succeeds L. Goldman, whom he eliminated in the Fourth This is Round as the Club Champion.

Pte. Heath (Lineoins); L/Cpl. Mul- Inne (Borderers) and Cpl. Asli (Li colns); A. B. Robertson (Royal Navy). Sto. Shirras (Royal Navy) and Cpl. Underwood (Borderers); Tel. Hudspíth (Royal Navy). Sig. Davis (Royal Navy), A. B. Purkins (Royal Navy). L/Cpl. quard (Linley (Lincolns) and Lt. Hoc

(Lincolna) (capt:). team brought the Senior and Junior Shield garnes, marked success lately, and have soNavy), Pies. Morrison, Podmore and second attack on the Rumjahn with the challengers..

Reserves--S. B. A. Rawaan (Royal | L. about an interesting quest, and and the Charity game on Sunday far distinguished themselves ins (Borderers). L/Cpl. Harding] as possible when the Chinese took between the Combined Services the Second Division of the League Malpas (Lincolns).

sequence of triumphs in his second successive appearance The following was the progress The entire proceeds of the game the Colony Doubles Championship. has reached the final stages

in the doubles final, though he of the finalists in correct order of up England's national game, and and the Combined Chinese being championship. how they have acquired through the features of an interesting pro-

The other tie, between the Bor-will be given towards the Chinese Their prospects are bright, but the the Singles on three consecutive beat H. Owen Hughes 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.

of records. derers and the R.A.S.C.. should Free School.

P. S. CANNON the years the perfection they have ranime.

The Shield competitions have who have excelled in the

įprovide a victory for the now attained.

holders will start favourites for occasions.

bent R. M. Henderson 6-2, 6-2. "H. D." Rumjahn, on whom the beat M. F. H. Waring 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, now reached the semi-final stages, division this season. They have so far been very in-

The following shows

R. H. WILD Last year L. Goldman broke years, has the distinction of hav-beat R. S. Traill 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. teresting, in that they have given teams reached the semi-final round

his partnership with A. Ling won the title on nine succes-beat C. F. Hyde 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Sullivan to pariner Teddy Fin-sive occasions, having partnered beat 5. E. Green on a w.. le public their first indication of in the Shield Competition :

cher, who was previously part- Omar Rumjahn to victory over beat D. H. Hazell 1-6, 13-11, 6-3, 6-4. the true strength of some of the Navy

nered by his brother. The pair Ng Sze-kwong and C. Choa in Professor L. T. Ride and Mrs. worked well together in the car-1924. He is the "brains" of the J. P. Whitham (scr.) entered the lier rounds, their understanding partnership and the steadying Final Round of the Hong Kong being almost the equal of that of influence for "S. A." There is Cricket Club Mixed Doubles Handi-

H

aleams.

【AVING taken the trouble to investigate far back JUN the records permut, it is interest. ing to note that tall was first introduced into the Colony of Hong Kong not long after it became British Crown Colony, round about The game between the Navy and the year 1840, --incredible though [South China on the Club ground it seems, birt nevertheles quite will be the big game of the day.

The Navy, always unfortunate trough continually securing and her losing players owing to the move of their ships, will this a naval and military station, and Saturday field one of their the British population comprised strongest teams to date. of Servicemen.

true.

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the

*

Parliest days

of

I history the cision was mainly m

SENIOR SHIELD

former,

Junior

how

the

L

b. Palice

7-1 Received a win, from Athletic. South Chinn

Received a bye in the First Round. beat Kowloon

2-0

Borderers

1

beat Clubs

beat St. Joseph's Lincolns

Reerived a bye in the First Round. bent Artillery

1-0

JUNIOR SHIELD

RAS.C.

Robertson, the Medway and Navy

was

in-

Received a bye in the First Round. beat Athletic "B"

1-0 Borderers

beat Artillery

beat S. China "B"

beat Recreio

2-1

4-0

8--1

hont Athletic "A" RAJ.

It was through these that the Brilliant balf back who Chinese had their first glimpse of ared over a month ago, and who the game that ha- to-day become was thought to be permanently out) Britain's most popular game and of the gume for the rest of the also one of the best known in the season, is making a very welcome L'olony.

¡reappearance at right half. He is

skippering the Navy team,

Shirrus will play in the pivot was in the year of the Boxer Rebellion

the that Chinese,sition, and will be supported on contrary to the laws of the counhis left by Draper, a useful half

from the Wild Swan who uses his! brains, and Robertson on the right..

Purkins, the Navy's centre for It was then laid down that all

absenteei Chinese must forthwith disassociWard who has been

Hrom his team for over two months ate themselves with anything

Out of foreign, but this failed to stopwing to his ship bennyr youngsters in the South from dab-port, will be leading the forwards! onee pain, and, judging fram re- porta from the North. he will give |Leung Wing-chui much cause for Janxiety.

iry at the time, had their first "kick" at the game.

bling in an odd game or football.

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NHOSE youngsters were respon-

Table for what is now one of

the largest, if not the largest, Association in China.

The records show that from the fime of the Boxer Rebellion Lo about 1907, the parents of all! Chinese youths showed a disin- elination to let their children play

the game, so that interest in the game fell away.

+

"N 1909 a few of the boys belong-

IN

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McPhee, who usually plays an the left wing, has been moved to the inside position, while Budspáth) will fil his vacancy.

South China are fielding Their strongest possible side.

The forward line has again en re-arranged, Wong Mei-shun, the skipper coming into the inside] Deft position, and Tam Kong-paki reverting to his old position at in- side right.

given

Reecived a bye in the First Round. beat Lineolus

3--2

The following are the goalscorers the Shield competitions to date.

SENIOR SHIELD Langmead (Navy) Davis (Borderers) Jones (Borderera)

ley (Borderers? Farley Wirth (Club)

Leung Tat-wing (5 China) Baldry (Lincolns)

'sher (Mary) McPheeee)

Juhnson Mulinne (Burderers) Williams (Club)

JUNIOR SHIELD Pearson (Navy) Matthias (Borderers) McGuinness (Lincolns) Murrell (Navy) Gregory (RAF) Cleary (Navy) Sayer

(Navy) Santos (Recreio)

Young Tan-hon (S. China) Benwell (Kowloon)

1.00

Pang Kam-hing (Athletic "") Ino Chee-yin (Athletic "A") Burraclough (Artillery) Morris (Barderers)

Hamblyn (Borderern)

Brown (R.A.S,C.)

Tait (R.A.F.)

(Navy)

Rawson

Taylor (Navy)

Loo Chai-wan (Athletic)

5

3

1

ARTILLERY'S their ninth successive victory. partnership has rested for many beat L. Goldman 6-0, 6-4, 6-2.

BAD LUCK

No Fixtures This

Week-End.

up

The Royal Artillery First Divi- the Rumjahn. When they reach-little doubt regarding the fact sion team, who have yet five games led the Final their chances were that he is the best doubles play-cap when they beat Lt. A. J. to play will lose many of their not very much favoured, but good er in the Colony, his volleying Stocker and Miss R. Hancock members on or about March 27, team-work saw them take a 2-1 abilities and brilliant placements (-15.2) yesterday by scores of when the Troopship Lancashire lead in sets. The Rumjahns, having given him that honour 6-2, 6-2. leaves for England. Their recent however, fought back magnifi- long ago. defeat at the hands of the Lin-cently and saved the situation to colns, however, has put them out win their eighth title by scores of

of the running for the Senior 6-4, 4-6, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1.

League championship.

Of their remaining five

games

This year Goldman is in a much fitter condition after

a

they are only likely to be seriously Home leave, though his play is opposed in опе Kowloon on April 22.

now featured by inconsistency.

game-against

It is hard, luck, that their last Much will depend on his form to- jopportunity Lo field a full side stay. in should coincide with the Shield Competition in which they are not represented.

Cheng Shui-hong, Fung King- ing to Government Schools cheong and Ip Pak-wa form the situated in Wanchai, near Happy remainder of the extremely dan-i Valley, were considerably interest gerous Chinese front line. ed in soccer games played by the

Leung In-chan has been Service mer and by civilian clubs. the right.

The following is the full week-end half position in pre-soccer programme with the results of Those boys formed an associa-ference to Yeung Shui-yick, who previous League games given In tion which had no Club-house, but has been dropped and now is third brackets: which played games regularly with reserve, otherwise the back divi- schoole and other friendly teams. Ision and goalkeeper remain the thus initiating the first movement same as in previous games. of the South China Athletic Asso- ciation.

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THEREAFTER football become

SATURDAY

SENIOR SHIELD-Semi Finals

Navy

Borderers

South China

V

(Club, 4.15 p.m.) Lincolns

(Kowloon, 4.15 p.m.)

Borderers

บ

JUNIOR SHIELD--Semi Finals R.A.S.C.

Navy

On the two teams' respective showings, the Navy should, and will no doubt, spring the surprise of the Season and beat South China, who have an everyday pastime with the Chinese schoolboys,

Blackened and Clubs

off considerably all over since the Interport.

South China are in the running The game became popular for both the Shield and the League,

20 that a national meeting, arranged now that the Artillery have falter Radio at Nanking, became an instantane-fed.

were China.

formed rapidly

OUR Buccess.

The other

NAVY SOCCER TEAMS

Sentar:-

In recent matches his overhead work has been most erratic while he has displayed. carelessness in his ground shots. Should he reveal his best form) to-day, however, the Rumjahns jare going to face a serious chal- lenge, especially if "Teddy" is on his game.

The following will represent the Royal Navy in their Sem.or anel Goldman does not lack the Junior Shield encounters on Satur-"big" match temperament—in fact he thrives on it. He will be day.

taking part in his third doubles final, having held a lead of 2-love! Woodman (Royal Naval Hospital); Buchanan

J. S. (Pandora) and Newman over the Rumjahns with (Keppel); Robertson (Medway) (capt.), McEachran in 1929, and a 2-1 ad- Shirras (Hermes) and Draper (Wildvantage with "Teddy" Swan); Warne (Tamur), Davis (Wid last year.

Fincher Swan), Purkina (Orpheus), McPhice (Keppel) ami Hudepith (Kent),

Reserves:---Goodrich (Wishart) Perris (Bruce).

Junior:-

Fincher has disappointed

his

and many supporters this season, but of late he has revealed flashes of his true form on more numerous Tamar) occasions. He is the ideal part-

Longley (Kent); Martin and Powell (Tumar); Blair (Olympss).

Turner (Whitehall) (cap) and Asher for Goldman, his steadiness

man

EDDY FINCHER is mak-

TEDDY

ing his second successive appearance in the Colony Doubles Final with L. Gold- man this afternoon after three consecutive appearances in the Singles Final.

I

cannot

TENNIS RESULTS

Club Championship-Final Round, Capt. P. S. Cannon beat R. R. Wiki 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.

Handicap Doubles.

D. B. Evans and 0. E. C. Mar- ton beat R. M. Wood and A. H. McBride 6-4, 7-5.

Mixed Doubles-Semi-Final.

L. -T.—Ride-and-Mrs JP: Whitham beat A. J. Stocker and Mins R. Hancock 6-2, 6-2.

RIFLE CLUB WIN IN BELILIOS SHIELD.

Bright Light Causes Poor Scores.

STARLING LEADING MARKSMAN.

Owing to bright light, which proved to be trying to the eyes throughout the match, poorer scores than usual vere regis. tered at the Taikoo Range on Sunday afternoon, when the Hong Kong Rifle Club met and defeated the Police Rifle and Revolver Club by 8 points in the Belillos Rifle Shooting Shield.

The following were the results:

Hong Kong Rifle Club

200 500 600 Tls.

(Hermes); Taylor

"S. A." revealed his best formi (Hermez), providing a splendid foil to Gold- Brookes (Hermes), Rawson (Royal man's aggressiveness. If his against Cassumbhoy on Tues- Naval Hospital), Murrel! (Wishart) forehand drive is working satis-day, and should he maintain that R. A. Starling and Sayer (Medway),

Reserves:

R. H. Woodman factorily and he does not attempt |standard to-day Henshaw (Kent) and

it too often, things should go well view the challengers' prospects H. C, Watson

T. Swan Humphreya (Wild Swan).

with a great deal of optimism. L. B. Holmes Rumjahn is, however, quite as *G. H. Owen inconsistent as Goldman, and on the form of these two players will depend the match. Rumjahn will be attempting to secure the "double" for the third time in his career-winning the singles and doubles titles in the same Ritchie year, He achieved this feat in. McKay 1927 and again last year.

Miss Hewitt's Success

BEATS FRAULEIN AUSSEM.

(Kowloon, 2.10 p.m.) Great Future Ahead Of

T

R.A.F.

(Club, 2.15 p.m.)

Lincolns

THIRD DIVISION

(3) v SL. Joseph's

(2)

(+) v Signals

(3) v University

(Chatham Rd., 3 p.m.) (-) (Recreio, 3 p.m.) (2) (Recreio, 4.30 p.m.) (1) v Bordorer:

Menior Shield game Recreio That National meeting laid the between Borderers and the Lin-

Athletic foundations of. China's amazing ad-colns should prove very interesting vance on the Football field.

in that both teams have registered wins over the league leaders, and are of about the same the Lincolns

Now

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OW we must jump a few years both

the year 1917/18 when strength, although

a team are slightly the better team for the Second Division, and carri-round.

South China first entered

all-IR.A.S.C.

Talkoo

ed off the honours to everybody's The forecast of this game is a dificult one, as either team is apt surprise.

As a result of this success, the fto show eigna of staleness.

If the Lincolns' forward line per-] team were promoted to the First Division, where they have since form as they did last Saturday, then

distinguished themselves,

锋

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C

CHINESE -- football

activities have not only been confined

The Navy are also represented

to China and the Far Eastern tralia by 0 goals to 2. Olympic Games alone.

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Young Girl

BRITISH HOPE FOR THE WIGHTMAN CUP.

-

London.

(6) To the credit of Miss Sheila

(Happy Valley, 3 p.m.) Hewitt stands one of the most

SUNDAY

THIRD DIVISION

(-)

RA.F.

notable performances achieved. in English women's lawn tennis for several years. She defeated Frau-

(-) (Sookunpoo, 3 p.m. lein Cilly Aussem of Germany, Wim-

(1) ▼ R.E.

(4) bledon champion in 1931, in the (Bookunpoo, 4.30 p.m.) final of the Carlton tournament at CHARITY GAME Combined Services v Combined Chinese Cannes by 6-2, 68, 86.

(Club, 4.30)

The

MISE Hewitt is only 18 years

SHEILA REWITT,

27 31 30 89

26

29

80 84

at 27 20 84

30 27 23 25 26 28 79

80

24 28 24 76

Police Rifle & Revolver Club

200

23

401

plus 10% allowance for open sights

16 Total

507

500 600 Tls.

29 24 80 82

10 28 81

*Roberts

20

31

23

A. E. Carey Winzlade

25 26 24 76

J. E. Scott

26 21 25

25 21

19

The following is how the finalists reached the last stage in the correct order of rounda:

plus 10% allowance for open

Bights

454

45.4

Total

409

THE 1933 RECORD

THE RUMJAHNS

beat S. E. and D. S. Green 6-3, 6-3.

best D. C. Dunham and R. P. New Home Football

on & W.0.

beat Ng Ste-kwong and Trui Wai-pul

6-1, 6-3..

beat J. W. Leonard and Y. Hachiuma |

0-4, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

FINCHER AND GOLDMAN

beat Lee Wai-taoi and Luk Ding-cheong

(Continued from Page 1.)

TABLE TO DATE

FIRST DIVISION

P. W.

34 20

32 19

82 19

82 18

R

82 18

#2 18

10

10

beat T. C. Monaghan and C. E. Holmes Arsenal

2-0, 6-1, 7-5.

8-1, 6-2.

82,

Wednesday

Newcastle

boat G. Gamble and C. A. Wright 0-0, Aston Villa

beat Comdr. Packer and Comdr. Shaw West Bromwich 31 16

0-1, 6-2, 0-1.

Leeds

RUNNERS-UP

Blackburn

31 12

81 12

22 15

58 15

31

33 18

21.12

31.12

83 12

12 TA

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fold. In 1931 she won the Junior The Hampshire girl, her home SOUTH CHINA'S TEAM the Borderers will have little chance]

championship of Great Britain. ¡is at Alverstoke, possesses most of The following have been runners- Sunderland 31 12 of registering a win.

Last year she made her debut at the strokes. She has acquired aup to the Rumjaha cousins since Portsmouth. following, will represent wimbledon but was defeated by real turn of speed, possesses some their first triumph in 1925 South China in their Senior Shield the South African, Mra. Peacock in artistry and already has revealed (1925-Capt, O'Callaghan and G. R. Everton ancounter on the Club ground on an early round.

an admirable fighting spirit

Gowler.

Sheffield U. Saturday at 4.15 p.m.-

The general public know very She has been on the Riviera 1926-Major Pratt and Major Stevenson Lim Thin-chan; Lee Tin-sang and little of Miss Hewitt,

1927-T. Honds and T. Akiyama. She has about a month. Won three tourne 1928-H. B. B. Hancock and Dr. R. E. NLY one of South China's a Meu; Leung in-chan, Leung Wing- ON Australia and proved to be a great players who took part in the chul and Tong Kwan Cheng Shui-hong, avoided a surfelt of tournament ments at Cannes without dropping

Tottenham success. Valuable experience was Australian tour is still in competi-Tam Kong-pak, Fung King-cheong, play, preferring to acquire by a single set to any opponent. She 1920-J. 8. McEachran and L. Gol" pan, Manchester gained, and, besides putting up live football in the Colony-Lam Wong Mei-shon (capt.) and Ip Pak-steady practice the technique of faced the Fraulein with that clean 1930-Paul Kong and He Ka-la. Chelsos some excellent showings, the South Yuk-ying, who now plays at centra wa

to winning 1931-C. A. L. Rumfahn and J. A. Ca- Wolves Reserves: Leung Tat-wing, Los good stroke play. It' would seem slate and came near

sambhoy,

Middlesbro China team defeated South Aus-half for the Chinese Athletic, Kwok-wul and Young Shul-yick. Jas if her reward is at hand. 'again in straight sets.-Reuter.. 1932-E. C. Finchor and fi. Goldman. Leicester

In 1923 a visit was paid to

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88 12

34 14 17

34 10

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