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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, APRIL

Sporting Page

GOLF PROSPECTS FOR

THIS SEASON

WILL COTTON RETAIN

BRITISH OPEN?

AMERICAN

LADY CHAMPION'S DISTINCTION

ALTHOUGH it is still some time before the United States and British golf championship

Paul Kong, ex-Chinese Davis Cup tournaments come into the sports picture for 1935, they are already receiving considerable at- tention in the press and in the conversations of golfers when they meet these days.

H.K.C.C. yesterday, (King's Studio),

H. D. RUMJAHN

·MUCH TOO GOOD

Just now every indication points to a very busy season, with all of the 1984 titleholders trying to defend their honours for another year at least. Retaining a golf championship is about the hardest thing that one could ask a sports champion to

FOR PAUL KONG do, and it is little wonder that followers of the game are look-

Chinese Player's Deterioration

RICKETTS REACHES FINAL

(By "REFEREE") H. D. Rumjahn entered the Semi- Final Round of the Colony Lawn Tennis Singles Championship yes- terday when he beat Paul Kong, ex- Davis Cup player, by 6-2, 0-3 at the H.K.C.C.

ing forward to the 1935 battles, as the present titleholders are. in such positions that they can establish some new records.

[Y.M.C.A. DEFEAT

C.B.A. IN SCRAPPY

HOCKEY GAME

LOSERS' DEPLETED COMBINATION

HIRST GIVES BRILLIANT

EXHIBITION-

When Henry Cotton won the

British open championship last

year, he not only became the first British professional to take the title, in 10 years but he ended a monopoly which Uncle Sam had enjoyed all by himself during that period.

Henry Cotton's Task

Should he be successful in the de fence of his crown this summer he

Babe Ruth, sporting a Braves uniform, gives the rookies at the Braves training Held Petersburg, Fla., a taste of what he expects to do in the National League" parka.""

GARRISON SGTS. DEFEATED Patrick's Win By

Odd Game

St.

LOCAL SNOOKER LEAGUE

Playing at home last night St. will become the first British player Patrick's Club defeated the Garri to win the title two years in sucson Sergeants Mess by 3 games to cession since the famous, Jim Braid 2 in their Steel, Coulson's Snooker defended in 1909. If Cotton can League fixture.

Garrison Sgts." 44., Mound 88 Trim 140 Leach

41 Ranson 80. Smith

199

198

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At no stage of the match was Rumjahn extended. His steadi- "Dos proved altogether too much for

his Chinese opponent, whose only. In a very scrappy hockey game duplicate his playing of last June, The only outstanding player wa dangerous shot was a powerful yesterday the Y.M.C.A. defeated it is hard to figure out who is go: Trim, who led Blake, of St. cross-court forehand drive. Kong's the Central British Association bying to defeat him.

Patrick's, throughout the game to service has lost its sting, and yes-5 goals to 1 at King'a Park.

When W. Lawson Little Jr. be win by 86, points. terday his ground shots were 'most The losers were greatly handi- came United States amateur The scores were:- unreliable. Ils volleying was capped by fielding only nine men champion last fall he really be St. Patrick's erratic and lacked that krispness including E Fowler from the came the world's amateur title- Funnall

Blake Y.M.C.A., but they played pluckily holder, as he had previously won Turnbull essential for a winner.

Rumjahn was trailed 3-1 in the throughout. They had only three the British amateur. To Little, Mercy second set, but then never looked men in the forward line, which was therefore, is offered the chance to Dangrell back as the result of clever place- led by T. Whitley, who gave an establish two records of major Total

axcellent display in making use of golfing Importance. One to

18 In the Club Championship aomi-the accurate centres from the two become the first American ever to final, G. R. M. Ricketts height and wingers, W. Hirst and E. MacNider. win the British amateur two years experience played havoc with the The "Y" scored their first goal in succession and the other is to| promising T. A. Pearce; the latter's through S. Fowler soon after the become the first golfer ever to earn service, was his only productive commencement of the game the world's amateur title twice weapon against a much superior G. Fowler, playing at inside-left, in succession by defending his opponent, who won by 9-11, 61, was responsible for the aвcond American title. 6-2, 6-2

Ricketts will now meet E. L. H. (Continued on Page 6) Shute, conqueror of A. L. Sullivan,'

TO-MORROW'S TRIAL

ments and good recoveries,

in the final.

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

goal.

Miss Van Wie's Record

NAVAL YARD BEAT ENGINEERS

LOOK AHEAD

GORDON RICHARDS'S MOUNTS

IN TURF CLASSICS

May Ride For Aga Khan's Selections In Derby And Two Thousand Guinean

Robin Goodfellow, the Daily Mail racing expert, states that Gordon Richards may ride the Agu

·Khan's Theft In the Two Thousand. Gelness at Newmarket on May 1 and the same owner's Hairan in the Derby at Epsom on June 5.

These arrangements are subject to Richards's services not being required by Mr. F. Darling's Back- hampton stable.

L

LARGE ENTRY

FOR KENTUCKY

DERBY CLASSIC

BRILLIANT ARRAY

OF RACERS

$40,000 CASH PRIZE FOR MAY 4

Louleville, Ky, April 2, Headed by some of the nation's mast brilliant performers as two year olds, 110 thoroughbreds have been named for the sixty-first Ken- tucky Derby, it was announced by Col. Matt Winn, president of the American Turf association and executive director of the Churchill Downs track, here.

The $40,000 added event at one mile and a quarter will be run over this course on Saturday, May 4.

*** Outstanding Entrants- Outstanding entrants included Joseph E. Widener a Chance, Sun, winner of $83,985 as a two year old last year: Warren Wright's Neille Flag: Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane's Psychic Bid; and Mre.

IN CRICKET Payne Whitney's Plat Eye. Nellie

NEED TO FIND

NEW PLAYERS FOR

Flag won a total of $37,380 last year, to be the sport's second money, winner Ma

The Belair Stud of William Wood- ward, who captured the 1980 Derby

TEST MATCHES with Gallant Fox, led the nomina

M.C.C. MUST TAKE

THE LONG VIEW

BOARD OF CONTROL OF TEST

tors in the number. entered, with sevan; Wright's Calumet Farm named six; Alfred Gwynne. Vander- bilt four Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney four Willis Sharpe Klimer four

Mrs. Sloane's Brookmende. Stable four; and Mrs. F. C. Mars Milky Way form the same number. Last Year's Winner

Sloane won last year's with Cavalcade. - Mrs. When the Board of Control of Payne Whitney's Greentree Stable, cricket Test matches meets at which with Twenty Grand, 1991 |Lord's on Thursday, a suggestion Derby winner, holds, the record for

MATCHES MEETS

(By RONALD T. SYMOND),

Mrs. classic

COLT BORN IN will be considered of keeping the the event with 2:01 4/5, entered

A TRAIN

A 40-M.P.H. OMEN?

Happy. Climax The

Mother

Newmarket.

selectors then appointed... la office three. E. R. Bradley, four times for two years. pina

winner of the Derby, made only two This is an excellent idea which entries this year.. should be adopted, for the long Mrs. John D. Hertz entered two view rather than the short view sona of Reigh Count, which must characterise the work of triumphed in 1928. Teat selection in the immediate: Four imported colts are included. future.

in the list of nominations. The famous classle is for three year olds.Associated "Press."".

Team Building

(Continued on Page 5).

Stafford And Jones

A colt which may one day be a When players are chosen to re- In Close Match famous racehorse was last month present England against South born in a train-travelling to New-Africa during the coming summer Virginia Van Wie is the other The Royal Naval Yard Folics de market from Holyhead. the authorities will have to bear in golfer who also holds a major feated the Royal Engineers by 3 His mother is Happy Climax, mind the Important consideration national title, and she will have the games to 2 in the Steel, Coulson's formerly owned by Lord Beaver of team-building for the visit to Owing to the Large Units (Army) chance to become the first woman Snooker League at the Naval Yard brook. Her present owner, Mr. H. Australia in the winter of 1986.

S. Gill, of Yeomanstown, Naas, A fast game is expected to-day Hockey Semi-finals, which are bo-ever to win the United States wo- last night;"

County Kildare, telegraphed to Sir on the Stand Court when Ho Kaing played to-day, the Colony In- men's championship title four Safety play featured the game

between W. Stafford and F. Jones: Alfred Butt's stud at Cheveley, near lau and W. C. Hung,, the Chinese terport hockey trial will take place times in a row.. R.C. "hopes" for the doubles title, to-morrow, when the following team Just now she shares the record It was evenly contested with Star here, advising the stud groom that clash with Iu Tak-lam and lu Tak will meet a Regimental side of three straight with Mrs. Edwin ford taking the honours by winning the mare would arrive by the 1.30

Hollingsworth (Army); Khan H. Vare Jr. and Mrs, W. A. Fraser, by 26 points.

vizate p.m. train. cbeuk, also of the Chinese RC Bahadur (Army), A. M. Rodrigues but victory at Interlachen next

A groom sent to the station to Captain P. R. Regan was in good There is little doubt that the former (Club de Recreio) Holland-Martin August will put her in a class by form to best his opponent by meet the animal was the first to see pair will win, but it should be a (Navy), W. A Reed (H.K. Club) herself. No wonder the golfing margin of 71 points.

the colt, when he opened the horse- good game.

Alaf Din (Army); G. E. R. Divett

box There is also one Club event on (H.K. Club), L. Garthwale (Army), is already looking forward to the The scores were

"The horse-box was attached to the

handicap Gurbachan Singh (K.LT.C.), Kartar championships of 1935. programme-the

39 a passenger train and must have mixed doubles match between 3. E. Singh (Army), Lal Singh (Army),

47 been travelling at 40 miles an hour Henry and Miss Stevenson (ser.)

in some places," an official at the and H. J. Armstrong and Mrs. J. P.

›f railway station told me. Whitham (-15), which the latter pair should win,

FRED PERRY SAYS

"WIMBLEDON AND DAVIS CUP FOR ME" Back This Month After Well Earned Rest

WILL NOT DISCUSS BAN

ON FILM WORK ---

Reserves: Half-back Farmer, Forward—P. H. Senior."

CIVILIAN HOCKEY TRIAL TO-DAY

PREPARING FOR GERMAN VISIT

COLONY TRIAL ARRANGED FOR TO-MORROW!

:* '

The Civilian hockey trial in pre paration for the forthcoming

MCEWAN-YOUNGER DARTS LEAGUE.

Outstanding Games To Be Re-arranged

A meeting of the McEwan Younger Darts League will be held on Friday at 6.30 pm in the of |feen of Messra - Dodwell and Co. Lid, to re-arrange the outstanding fixtures/e

The Hong Kong Singapore Brig-

K.N.Y.P. Royal Engineers

Stafford

Fowler

Philpott

Martin

Bellamy

Total

65 Jones 32 Harris 52 Staples 28 Began 78 Chant

248

If the new arrival was foaled 250 while travelling at 40 miles an ene hour, it is certainly a good omen,”!

CENTRAL POLICE was the comment of one of the

TRIUMPH

groomed

Happy Climax when a two-year fold, ran prominently as the Cllo

Randall's Big Win Forally and won five races in 1923,

C. & P. O. Club

AMERICANS SELECT DAVIS CUP COMMITTEE

Four Teams Competing North American Zone

Only

New York, Apr. 4.

** The United States Läson Ten- nis Association to-night named

a seasoned Davis Cup commit Lee with the chairman, Mr. Hol comb Ward of New York again directing the hos Wäker M. Halli

Mr.

announced that that opponent would be

The Central Police Station de ade, Royal Artillery, the Chief and feated the Chief and Petty Officers' of the Shanghai German hoch Petty Officers' Mess and the Fusl Club by 3 games to 2 in the Steel, Club, will be held to-day on the liers have each secured, 16 points, Coulson's Snooker League at the England schoolboy Club ground, commmeing at 6.10 and are leading, although the fret Navel Yard last night,

named have a game in hand.

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In China For Ring Sertes

SCHMELING FIGHT

POSTPONED

Original Date Clashes With German Derby

Berlin, Apr. 8. The third meeting between Max Schmeling and Paolino Uzcudun, which was to have taken place, at the Berlin Stadium on June 30,

has been postponed and will now probably take place on July 7.0"

The Jest Sunday in June, which |is the traditional day for the Ger- man Derby in Hamburg, falls on June 80 and as very big intereat is being shown for both the boxing and the racing events, it has been thought advisable to put them on separate days.

LOUIS NOT TO MEET MAX BAER YET

Exhibition Bout Will Not Take Place

Joe Louis, the will not meet Max hibition boutin day, despite the |the negotiatio

the match-makers, Jim Mulier of 4-Julian'

fighter

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