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CHAMPIONS

Far East Games Dispute

HARADA NOT TO PLAY Resigns For Tennis Olympic Team

ITO AND MURAKAMI ALSO STAND DOWN

'Manila, April 9, Takeichi Harada, who was first selected to head the Japanese ten- mis team that will come to Manila

DR. TAN

ARRIVES IN

SHANGHAI

SPENCE CREATES NEW WORLD SWIMMING MARK

| M

150 Yards In 1.22:8: During Exhibition

Hopes For Co-Operation verity, smushed the world's re-

Between Countries.

PHILIPPINES SIDE WITH CHINA

Shanghai, April 8.

Dr. Vidal B. Tan, of Manila,

next month for the Far Eastern Philippine representative to the tennis classics has resigned as man- conference wherein entrance of ager and coach of the Japanese Manchukuo's 100 athletes to Far net aces, according to word receiv- ed in Manila yesterday. No reason for his resignation as head of the team was mentioned.

+

Columbas, April Walter Spence, of Rutgers Uni-

cord for the 180 yards Tree-style an exhibi- swim here to-day. tion he covered the distence in 1:22.8, for new mark-Associa te Press.

IN LAST LADIES'

MALAYAN

میں

Eastern Olympic competition will REST CRICKET TEAMS| be discussed, arrived here to-day.

Interviewed by the United Press TO MEET CHAMPIONS

Tan stated that he would hold

Two other important changes series of preliminary confer- in the Japanese tennis line up ences, starting this afternoon, Teddy Fincher Honoured

were made.

F. Ito. Japanese between Japanese delegates, led Davis Cup player and Murakami.by Dr. Tadaoki Yamamoto and another ranking tennis star in China's representatives, headed Japan have also announced their by C. T. Wang, former minister intention not to join the team of foreign affairs and now pre- Uat will play in the Far Eastern sident of the China National Olympics.

Athletic Association.

10 Cambridge It is going University, and this is given

as his reason for not joining The team.

for a con-! Final arrangements

being ference on Monday were made.

With Captaincy. ·

SATURDAY'S CONCLUDING

THE

ENCOUNTER

Rest cricket elevens to

CAPTAIN IN

HONG KONG

Does Not Leave With

Rest Of Team.

MORRAY ALSO STAYS OVER

(BY STICKS)

Mesars. A. C. C. Perdrian, captain of the Malayan Hoc- key team, and Mr. T. W. Mor- ray, a member of the team, were two other visiting for wards who did not return with the rest of the team to Singa- pore by the s.s. Antenor which sailed yesterday.

They are remaining in the Colony until April 21, leaving by the P: and O. .. Carthage. The others who have remain- ed in the Colony are, C. R. La Broop, O. C. La Brooy, Areria and Rahman, who are leaving on Sunday.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1934.

HOCKEY GAME

HOLDERS DEFEATED KING'S RACING

BY 2 TO NIL

SECOND HALF RALLY UNAVAILING

MISS M. BASTO OUTSTANDING

(By STICKS)

The Caer Clark Cup Hockey Competition was brought to a close yesterday when the Ladies' Rest team defeated the Cham- pians, the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club, by two clear goals scored in the first half.

LOSS

Classic Winner Dies After Giving Foal.

WON £11,800 IN STAKES

BY HOTSPUR

London, March 16.

The King's

stud at Sand- ringham has suffered a severe Jess in the death, late on Tuesday night, of the well known mare. Scutile,

She was his Majesty's first and only classic winner. For this rea- son the King was very proud of won the the mare. In 1928 she

for the One Thousand Guineas at Newmarket, in the pre. sence of the King and Queen, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal.

The Rest displayed all-round superiority, and, but for a poor display in the circle, would have recorded a win by a much larger race margin.

With two of their best players in Miss J. Dalziel and Mrs. Wallace-Bell, absent the Hong Kong Ladies, nevertheless, put up a-good-performance, and settled down in the second half to hold their opponents to no score.

Miss Maria Basto was the outstanding player for the Rest. other prominent players in the team being Miss F. K. Walker, and Miss J. Weller in goal. The latter brought off several remark able saves.

Last Tuesday night the gave

birth to a foal by Lord Gianely's St. Leger winer, Singapore. Fol- deve- owing the birth the mare Toped a rupture and she died of

saving the foal as, fortunately, a haemorrhage. There are hopes of

the youngster.

Miss M. Bird, in goal for the champions, was also in good form, while the full-backs, Miss Gray and Miss Smalley put foster-mother was found to adopt

a stout resistance against a fast forward line. was conspicuous in the pivot position.

meet the Hong Kong Cricket LAME MAN DRAWS Club, senior champlonx, and the WITH CHAMPION sent at the game,

Indian Recreation Club, junior

Dr. Tan said he hoped to reach Both to and Murakami were sean amicable settlement enabling holders, at the H.K.C.C. and Soo lected by the Japan lawn tennis him to return to Manila on Tues-kunpoo, respectively, on Saturday association to make the Olympic day. He is head of the mathema have been selected by the Hong tein.

ties department of the University

Kong Cricket. League Tanaka Selected To Head Team of the Philippines, in Manila..

as follows: The same information reaching

Desires Chinese this elty stated that K. Tanaka, prominent Japanese sportsman has

Co-operation been selected by the dapan lawn tennis association to head the Ja-

panese Olympic tennix team. Tan-

Dr. Tan continued saying:

Committee

League Rest: E. C. Fincher K.C.C.) (captain), E. F. Fincher

Phillips' Fine Fight Against Belanger. ·

MORALLY BEATEN BEFORE COMMENCEMENT

London, March 16.

whom Ofcer

Miss B. Pope

Scuttle had a brief and chequer jed career at the stud. Her first foal was a colt by the old Sand- ringham sire, Friar Marcus. He was thought to be exceptionally good, but he died as a yearling.

The second of her produce is

A very large number were - pre-

among were His Excellency, the Administrating the Government, Sir Thomas Southorn, C.M.G., K.B.E., and Lady Southorn, accom ward lines could not settle down now a two-year-old in training, a panied by Captain R. F. Walter, to good combination, and the brunt colt by the Earl of Derby's St. A.D.C., His Excellency the G.0.C.of the work fell on disappointing Leger winner, Fairway. He is Major-General 0. C. Borrett, C.B half-backs.

named Fairlend. There WAR 1

C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., and Lady Miss O. Brown and Miss Knill, foal last year, so that the ane Borrett and Captain F. R. on the two wings, did very little which arrived on Tuesday night, Mears, A.D.C., Commodore Frank throughout the game, while the and which it is hoped to save, was (K.C.C.) F. D. Pereira (1.R.C.), S. AST night for the first time in Elliot O.B.E.. and Mrs. Elliot. halves failed to impress by their her fourth..

the Chief Justice, tackling. Miss Helbling was the

During her racing career Scuttle my experience a boxer en-His Honour

"I am naturally in no position A. Ismail (.R.C), Capt. P. V. Wit-

1 am hopeful

by the resignation of T. Harada: conference will be.

for Manchukuo

to

A350-

ON HOME TURF

Has Good Derby Candidate

aka will take the place left vacant to predict what the outcome of the liams (Army), LA, C. C. Garthwait,gaged in the leading contest of 'aMr. A.. D. A. MacGregor, Sir best of the balves, but Miss Lwon £11,800. In racecourse per- | big_tournament came limping to William Hornell, the Hon. Mr. R.Woolley recovered well in the formances she was quite outstand- Miss M. Woolley, atting among the mares at Sandring san, the Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso, Mr. centre-forward, spoon-fed ber ham. That the Japanese tennis play-that China and Japan will co-operate Army), C. S. M. Elvin (Army) the ringside and had to be assisted M. Henderson and Mrs. Hender second half.

J. E. Richardson (C.S.C.C.), A. M. into the ring before the fight, v. M. Grayburn, Mr. E. W. Hamll-inside-players, but many oppor ers are determined to win the Farto make the games a success."

R. Lee writes a Home correspondent. ton, President of the Hong Kong (tunities were missed through Eastern tennis championships is Press reports received from the Rodrigues (University).

The boxer was Eddie Phillips. Hockey Association, L. Comdr. Ferratic shooting. shown by the carnestness in which Philippines on Friday, which said C.C.C.) and Comdr. Stephenson

E. D. the light-heavyweight of Bow, B. Leigh, R.N., LA-Col.

The following are the teams: they are

AGA KHAN'S RECORD traling for the meet. the Philippines Amateur Athletic

(Navy). had

ILK. Ladies:-ML Bird: E. M. Gray issued a preas

London. He had to meet Charles Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ral- The places of Ro and Murakami,Federation

League Rest:- R. J. Arm- Belanger. the French-Canadian, ston, the Rov. and Mrs. J. R. (Capt.) and J. Smalley; H. J. D. Lowe, 1. M. Pope and B. Helbling: W. according to word received here, statement in Manila saying there

Marah, Mrs. B. Goldman, E. Bonnar, are to be taken over by younger was absolutely no use without Chitong (H.K.C.C.) (captain), A. D. who holds the Canadian light Higgs and Mr. J. L. McPherson.

A guard of honour, comprising. Churchill and E. King heavyweight championship. Dur- players. There are a number of nese consent

Best: J. Weller (Y.M.C.A. 'Ladies): young, but promising, tennis play-participate in the Games, surpris.Lowson (H.K.C.C.), Cpl. Colledge ing the early stages of his train Girl Guides and Brownies formed

C.C.C.)ing Phillips had developed up at the entrance to the stand, F. K. Walker (Central British ers in Japan at present, and the rd Dr. Yamamolu. Japanese dele- (R.A.M.C.), W. K. Way

Lt. Marsham (Navy), J. E. Potter"fluid knee" as the result of ato greet the arrival of H. E. Sir cletion) and M. Basta (Club de Re creio); I. L Woolley (St. Andrew's Japan lawn tennis association will gate to the conference,

(H.K.C.C.), G. Windsor (Univer-torn ligament, and had been un-Thomas and Lady Southern.

Club), E. M. Boavis (Central British, have no difficulty in selecting the

Association) and M. L. W. Bryson Two Quick Goals substitutes for Ho and Murakami.

Pity, W. H. Edmonds (C.S.C.C.). able to work for the past eleven

(Central British Association); Dunne days. F. Mintey (Police), P. O. it is pointed nut.

"off" The Rest opened strongly and Knill (Central British School); M. [A. A. F. as an explanation of its (K.C.C.), and A. Pratu (Recreio).

The light was virtually

H. H. the Aga Khan, who is now stand in the matter said that Man!

earlier in the week, but Phillips dominated the game for the first Smith (Central British Association), M. Woolley (St. Andrew's Club) chukuo bad not been invited

was eventually persuaded to go on 20 minutes, keeping the champions (Capt.), P. E. Gittins (St. Andrew's in Ceylon, has been one of the

half throughout Club) and tightly in their OWE

Q. Brown with it. His knee

(Y.M.C.A. greatest stakes winners on

Turf. in recent years. His win- easy Reserves: Goal, G. Rors (Recreto) ningsin England since 1928 have bandaged, and, despite this handi-Repeated shots were sent in at Ladies). cap and his loss of training, he goal, and, after missing an

Smith Back, Wilson (Y.M.C.A. Ladies); managed to survive the full twelve opportunity. Miss Marie

A. Alves (Recreio) and F. There caused no surprise when she open- rounds and box a draw. were many who thought he had ed the scoring following a fine Wong (Recreio). won, and the protest against the breakaway. decision were deafening.

MANCHUKUO

AND FAR EAST

OLYMPIAD

Participation Has No Diplomatic Value,

SPEAK. FROM WASHINGTON

Washington, March 26.

State Department officials said

Status Of P.A.A.F. The statement issued by the

to

participate in the Games, but that application for entrance into the

it had been invited to submit an

the

Far Eastern Athletic Association instead.

Dr. Yamamoto, speaking to United Press previously, had said that he was confident, following fcenversations held in Munila withi

Japanese Threaten Meet.

L.T.A. AFFILIATION.

Meeting To Be Held On April 20.

scheme brought into

to-day they were unconcerned over the pending question whether athleties representing the Japan- Dr. Yamamoto stated yesterday: ese- supported slate of Manchou- "This lukewarm attitude on the year. kuo, which has not been diplomati-port of the Filipinos is certain to cally recognized by the United bring our conference to a failure. "In this event, Japan would not States, shall take part in the tenth

Jonly be unable to compete in Ma-:

LIGHT BLUES WIN

WBB

(Continued on Page 5)

Pack, J. Wong (St Andrew's

H.

LORD WOOLAVINGTON'S OFFER REFUSED

been

1928

1920

1930

1931

1933

$

20,170

39,886

46,792

19,484

19.311.

the

In 1924 the Aga Khan won his

Cup to first Classic when Diophon won

President's Speech. Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the Presi

of

the Two Thousand Guineas. Sal- mon Trout won the St. Leger for him in the same year.

The referees will be Menara.. G. T. Palmer and J. T. K. Gilchrist. Misa M. Woolley added the

At the conclusion of the game An extraordinary meeting of the

second goal soon after, and the Lady Southern, donor of the Cup. Bundle Of Nerves

Rest continued to press for some for the runners-up. presented the STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALSA. A. F. officials, that the Phi-Local Lawn Tennis Association lippines intended to suport Japan will be held on Friday, April 20, Rule!

Phillips had another handicap. time, only the splendid display of Caer Clark Cup to the Hong Kong in her contention that Manchukuo when a proposal to amend

3b pertaining to the affiliation fee. He was a bundle of nerves while Mlas Pope and the two full-backs Ladies and the Southern should be admitted to membership

the fight was being announced and keeping the Hong Kong goal from the St. Andrew's Club. will be brought forward. in the F. E. A. A.

A council meeting will follow, looked morally beaten-in a state further disaster.

The champions settled down.. when the constitution of the 1934 of mental daze, But before that

first round was over he had re-towards the close of the first half

In 1930 Blenheim realised the Tennis League will be settled un-

Excel-Aga Khan's ambition by winning der the relegation and promotion covered. He began to expose the during which they had one or two dent of the Hong Kong Hockey

and Lady Southorn for the Derby. In the same year Ut. effect last limitations of this rugged, swarthy opportunities to score, but Miss J. Association thanked Hig

Canadian who has had much ex-Weller brought off some good leney perience in American rings. Be-saves, while Miss Walker cleared attending the match, and especial-Majeur won the Cesarewitch and ly Lady Southern for consenting Rustom Pasha won the Eclipse langer was slow-terribly slow. strongly,

Stakes for the Aga Khan, In 1932 His powerful punches were", sign-

In the second half the Hong to distribute the prizes.

The teams on view had given an Udaipur won the Cake for the Aga Khan and Firdaussi anuexed the alled ages before they began to Kong Ladies resumed on the offen-

extremely

exhibition good travel,

St. Leger: Last year the · Aga sive, but found in Miss Basto an

hockey, He congratulated the

Khan's Gino failed to win the Ep- impregnable barrier,

Hong Kong Ladies' on winning the trophy for the fifth time in suc-som classic. Next year the Aga Khan will have another top not- Miss Bird was hurt when she cession, although it seemed a "wee

cher for the Derby in Umidwar collided with Miss Woolley who bit selfish."

for whom a fancy price, offered rushed the goal, but pluckily con- Congratulations were due to the by Lord Woolavington, has been tinued to play. Miss Churchill St. Andrew's Club as runners-up, refused by his owner.' broke away for the champions, but who had put up a fine display to was robbed of the ball by Miss offer a serious challenge to the Weller, who left her charge 10 champions. Hé 'referred also to.

the new team, the Central British RAPIER'S SELECTIONS The officials commenting sald world, and through the medium of he had made this statement under The Hong Kong Area Army In-clear with a well-timed hit.

Misa O. Brown then initiated a School-girls, who had work very they did not see why the question that spirit promote international the impression, he gained while individual Boxing Championships, should have been raised, a good will. It also seeks to improve Manila that the Philippines would prelimineries, and finals, which smart attack on the left wing and hard under the guidience of Miss ported by Manila Press dispatches the athletic average of Far East-support Japan's stand:

were originally, to have taken place Miss Gittina, was about to shoot H. Knill, their captain. The dispatches azid Japanis

era- countries.

Dr. Tan, last-minute appolates on Tusaday and Wednesday nighta, from her centre when Miss Hel- He thanked Miss Steele, Misa pressing for the participation of

to the Shanghat conference, was have been unavoidably postponed bling robbed her of the ball in the Rodger, Miss Swift and Mr. Dand, the Manchoukuo: athletos, daspite

named in place of Jorge B. Var owing to inclement weather con-uick of time, the opposition of the China Na-

gas acting secretary of commerce ditions, and will now,take placeThe game closed with the tional Amateur Athletic féders- tion, the Chinese, being unwilling Speaking to the United Press and agriculture of the Philippines on Monday April 16 and Tuesday attacking, strongly, “ to grant event athletic recognition here several days ago, Dr. Yama- and vice-president of the Philip-April 17 at Shamshulpo Barracks,

After beating Harvard on Sun-. the Cambridge University touring rugby team beat Prince-

Far Eastern Olympic games at nils but would, possibly move for Manila in May.

a dissolution of the Far Eastern day The Far Eastern games are sim-Athletic Association." ply an athletic event and the ques-¡ The F. E. A. A. was founded in ton University by 40 points to 10 tion of Filipino, athletes compet-1913 through the combined efforts after leading by 16 to 5 at half ing against the nationals of a na of the Philippines and China. Ita ume. Reuter, tion not resignized by the United purpose is to supplement the work

States is considered to have no of the International Olympic Com draw If Manchonkuo Was barred diplomatic importance, it was ex-mitise in slimulating athletic en from competition. plained.

terprise along the nations of the He said yesterday, however, that

Philippines Not To Aid Japan

ARMY BOXING POSTPONED.

Start On April 16.

of the new state, act up on termoto stated that he had never pine. Amateur Athletic Federation. commencing at 7.45 pan. on sach ritory pace, Chinese,

threatened that Japan would with-United Press,

evening.

Miss Bird Injured

AND REVIEW OF

A

Saturday's

members of the Selecting Commit Resttes, and Mr. Pryde, of the Hong Kong Football Club, for the tre menduous amount of work they Both teams did not play, up to had done in assisting Miss Knill their usual standard. The for to arrange the match.

Disappointing Standard

RACE MEETING Will Appear In To-morrow's

China Mail.