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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1936

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MANY JUNIOR LEAGUE SOCCER TEAMS SHOW NO IMPROVEMENT

ROYAL SCOT SHOWS

TRUE FORM

DOUBLE FINESSE MAY WIN SPRINT EVENT SYLVANDALE, BRIGHT VIEW AND WEST PARADE NEED WATCHING (By "Rapier"}

MARRED by unfavourable weather, inter- mingled with thunder and lightning, con- ditions at the Valley last Saturday on the occa- sion of the Fifth Extra Race Meeting were far from pleasant. The rain which came down just prior to the first race undoubtedly kept many away, but the day's racing on the whole was keen- ly contested, in spite of the heavy state of the track.

'Riding honours among the jockeys were evenly distributed.. Mr. H. C. Pih taking pride of place by virtue of two wins and a second. Messrs. Deitz and P. P. Botelho also had two wins, and Mr. C. F. Chiu scored his first victory by masterly handling of Mayflower in the race for Novices.

Royal Scot, ridden for the first time by Mr. Deitz, scored a

Mr. E.S.K.'s Night Star is now showing improved, form, and, following against the cards if it won during the Sixth Extra Meeting. on Mar 30

its good effort in the Wallsend Handicap last Saturday. it would not be and June 1. ("China Mail" photo).

GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT TESTS

meritorious win in the first race, the Shing. Mun Handicap for C. B. FRY AND ARTHUR CHAPMAN

"A" Class' China ponies, by producing a brilliant Last quarter to win easily. The absence of Able Amazon in the Brisbane Spring Handicap for "A" Class Australian ponies over 1 miles robbed this race of its importance, but Strathroy (Mr. Black), carrying 165 lbs. on a sodden track, demonstrated its superiority in no un- certain manner. This pony is undoubtedly the best among this year's lot of Australians and, in view of its rapid progress, it will indeed be a great battle when Strathroy and Able Amazon clash on a hard track.

STRENUOUS MEN'S DOUBLES ENCOUNTER

In the first race, the Shing Mun China Handicap for "A" Class

sprinters lined up for the start,

ant

to-

on

FRED PERRY IS ponies over six furlongs, five classy STILL WORLD'S and on the rise of the barrier Oak

Bay (Mr. Black), Gladiator (Mr.) BEST PLAYER Kui Ying) and Honeymoon Eve

(Mr. Harris) jumped out

Britain with Soldier of His Easy Win Over gether,

Mr. H. C. Pih) a length behind Bunny Austin

and Royal Scot (Mr. Deitz) last. Climbing up to the Rock, Soldier

caught up, but. Britain rounding the bend, Mr. Deita sent Royal Scot through and its bril

last quarter enabled it to Fleet Street, May 4. Fred Perry is still the best beat Oak Bay by twe lengths. lawn tennis player in the world with Gladiator third. Soldier of and on Saturday won the British Britain again disappointed. Hard Court title for the fifth year

Humber's First Win The second race, the Sanling in succession defeating Austin by 62 kb. 63. He played con- Handicap over a mile, for non- fidently and showed no trace of winning subscription griffins of season, provided Humber. his injury which rendered him this

a long which was made favourite, with were its first win. The ponies Perry has lost some weight, but bunched together at the start, but be is fitter than ever, and he be-near the football stands Cassius to win as(Mr. Proulx) had taken the lead. Kan as if he wanted

Humber (Mr. Pih) fast as was possible, and without with experiments.

hers de combat for such time.

about Ocean

(two lengths behind, and

S. Y. Liang) in the In the first set Perry made the View (Mr.

Coming into the straight back of the court a base for opera-rear. tions, and his campaign was one Humber responded beautifully and of driving. He took the ball earl-won with several lengths to spare ier than Austin, thus gaining valu-An interesting struggle, however, Cassius and former able time, and his placing across developed between

View, with the the court was so good that Aus-Ocean tin often had to return the ball securing the verdict, but I cannot from well outside the side line, help feeling that Mr. S. Y. Liang and so offer most unwillingly the left his challenge: a little too late. other side of his court open for Perry to hit a hard drive straight down the court, with

as its objective.

the corner.

the

MAKE SUGGESTIONS

(By "Leighton ")

London, May 14.

PHYSICAL training for cricketers, more big matches and con- centration on developing young players are urged by C. B. Fry, the former Test batsman, to bring England's team up to standard for the Tests in the next season in Australia A. P. F. Chapman. England's captain in 1928 and 1930, thinks that Aus- tralia will probably win all five Test matches, unless the team in- cludes a new Larwood and a less tired Verity." Chapman adds that he cannot see where such bowlers are forthcoming

Obviously, England is uneasy about Test prospects, but if the showers of advice, rebukes an exhortation from experts throughout the country serve to do more than dampen the spirit of cricketers, England may yet field a team capable of detealing Bradman and Co.

"English cricket has been un-parites Chapman.

"Allen's fast

FEW MEN DESERVING

OF PROMOTION INCONSISTENCY AGAIN VERY MARKED

NAVY IN CLASS OF THEIR OWN

ΟΝΕ

(By "Referee ")

NE of the most disappointing aspects of the League football season has been the failure of the reserve teams to reach a higher standard of soccer, and, with the exception of a few teams, the majority of players in the Second Division barely reach the class set by the bottom teams in the First Division, which does not say much for the standard of soccer in the Colony.

The number of players who would qualify for a First Divi-

Bay.

Mr. L Dunbar's Oak here seen with Mr. Proulx up. gave a gallant display in the mud last Saturday. It will have to in the next be watched closely sprint event On a hard track ("China Mail" photo).

sion team of a standard set by South China, the Athletic or the DIAMOND”.

Club could be counted on the figures of both hands, Spencer, Wride and Gould. of the Navy, Nicholls, of the Club. Cheng Shui-hong, of Eastern. Bumster and Singleton, of the Fusiliers and Walkden of the East Lancs, come within this category, while

GOSSIP

Blake, of the University, who was one of the most promising J. T. BAGRAM

players in the Kowloon team two seasons ago, but who now

What has really been the crux of the matter is that team Take the talent on the whole varies to a very great extent. Royal Navy team, this season's champions. Their class of soccer would have put to shame nine-tenths of the First Division teams. and I should not be in the least surprised to see the sailors enter two teams in the First Division next season. The East Lancs. and Fusiliers would have beaten many First Division sides, but several other junior teams would barely have given Third Divi- sion teams a run for their money.

skippers the Varsity side, would probably just scrape through.

BARNEY ROSS TO DEFEND

TITLE AT SYDNEY

To Meet Australian Holder On December 8

Chicago, May 13. Charley Lucas, Australian pro moter, to-day signed Barney Ross, welterweight champion of round the world, for a fifteen bout in defence of his title at Sydney on December 8-(United Press).

and

AGA KHAN

RECORDS HIS

↑

ENCOURAGES LOCAL LEAGUE

has

PUI CHING TEAM'S STRENUOUS DAY NEWCOMERS ON DISPLAY

(By "INFIELD") An example of the inconsis-

Further encouragement tency of teams in the junior division is provided by the Uni-been given the Hong Kong Base- versity, who suffered a 13 goals ball League through the genero- to nil defeat at the hands of the sity of Mr. J. T. Bagram, who has Fusiliers one Saturday, and the donated a Challenge Shield, while following week beat Radio by it is also announced that the 11 goals to nil! The Radio Naval authorities have very kind- were by no means as poor asly placed the old poio ground at indicated by this score, as they Causeway Bay at the disposal of actually beat the University in the Baseball League, with per- their return game by a solitary mission for a matshed to be erect goal! There is evidently plen-jed there. ty of scope here for the League Management Committee.

Sound Policy

The need for rules governing

the League was recently stressed

in these columns, and it is now.

In reviewing the results of the learned that Club representatives past season one must start with are

engaged in drafting such

the Royal Navy, who have secured rules and that a meeting will be the championship for the second called shortly. time since the inauguration of the It has not

yet been decided Division in 1910. Spencer, the when the transfer of games from most prolife goal-scorer in all Caroline Hill to Causeway Bay FIRST WIN three divisions, was promoted to will take place, and up to the

the First

Wride time of writing Clubs who

bees playing on Sunday have asked to turn up at Caroline Hill Two Matches

der the weather," says Fry in an bowling may weigh the scales in article in The Cricketer Annual. his favour, but Sellers is also emphasising England's debacle in good batsman and brilliant fields- Chapman tips the following 10 the West Indies, her paralysing man." and her severe lesson from South certainties:--- disappointment against Australia,

W. R. Hammond (all-rounder), Africa,

"But the perpetual paradox re-R. E. S. Wyatt. H. Sutcliffe mains that we have talent in ex-M. Leyland batsmen), G. O. Al- cess of our rivals, could we dis-len and M. S. Nichols (fast bowl-] cover and develop it," adds Fry. ers). R. W. V. Robins (slow bowl- "My diagnosis reveals three ma-jer). H. Verity (left-hand bowler). lignancies compared with Austra-L. E. G. Ames and G. Duckworth

Theft's Victory In Chapman's advice is that Eng- ef-

land should take courage in both

Roseberry Stakes lia, namely, lack of athleticism, (wicket-keepers).

ficiency. ringeraft and high-pressure

"Woodfull's men were 10 brown-jhands and include at least six faced youngsters who looked phy-youngsters who are keen fighters. former S31- P. G. H. Fender, the sically fit and moved with guine alacrity. They never slug-Test bowler, writing the World's ged on their heels, and lasted out Sports, pleads for youth. He pre- fresh. The Englishmen did not the likely captain.

the style as long days in the field, finishing diets G. F. H. Heane (Notts) as shape in the same Australians who have more sun- shine and clean air in their blood and breeding:

"The Australian team respond-[" ed more readily to any idea emer- ging from the captain's brain. Strathroy's Fine Feat What was regarded as the main There was no slumber or blunder

of the meeting. the or question. lattraction

"High-pressure efficiency is not Brisbane Spring Handicap for

WOMEN'S GOLF TOURNEY

Pam Barton To Meet Bridget Newell

London. Yesterday.

cric- expe-

tou beat Miss Kathleen Garnham,

re-

GREAT INTEREST CENTRED IN BALA HISSAR

London, April 20. The Aga Khan, who has headed'

Lon Park.

Division with

THIRD DIVISION SOCCER REVIEW TO-MORROW

The Third Division of the Hong Kong Football League will be re viewed by Referee" in to-mor row's editions of the China Mail.

season.

are

The Pui-Ching College, of Can- ton. are coming down this week- end and will be engaged in two fixtures. The first will be against the Chinese, who beat the Japan- ese last Sunday, and the other will be against the Americans.

The Pui-ching have not played the list of wiming owners five times in the past seven seasons, and Gould, his colleagues, but here before, and it is consequent U.S.S. was credited with his first success the Navy's policy of keeping they not known what their team is this year when Theft carried a same team, whenever possible, like, but I understand that they

have always given the fine

Mindanao and other American big weight to a handsome victory paid them and they played

in Canton very close in the Rosebery Stakes at Kemp-soccer throughout the

and ships Tuffaell, their right-half- Moss, a back, were also in the games.

The Chinese will be represented The result will have been limelight throughout.

the same team specially satisfactory to the stable] The East Lance, displayed fair-by very much

which defeated the Japanese last In the semi-final round of the as the winner is half brother to

ly consistent form and were very Always Spelt Danger "A" Class Australian ponies over understood in England. Our men

British Women's Golf Champion Bala Hissar, in whom the highest anlucky not to have shared the Sunday. H. Chang will start the spoils with the Navy, as the latter pitching with A. Fong catching. Austin sometimes sought the 114 miles, turned out quite an in- have heaps of soft county un-ket and little big-match net, but it was seldom of much teresting race, despite the

com- were only just their masters. The and W. Ching at short-stop.

This game should be very in- avoidable absence of Abie Amazon, rience, compared with the Austra ship at Southport, Miss Pam Bar- hopes are now centred. the lob in

various soldiers played a clean and fine

teresting as both teams are ap avzil, because

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was reported to be unfit lian interstate players. My

beat Miss Molly Gourlay 3 and

parently evenly matched. hands of Perry stroke which spelt danger. In the Hampered by a heavy track, the medy is that Englishmen should and 4, and Miss Bridget Newell

Quarter Finals second set Austin led by 3-2, and race was, nevertheless, contested at take a leaf from the book of the

The following were the results 4-3 in spite of the fact that he very fast rate, to which Double Army and Navy physical training fought a difficulty in obtaining a Finesse (Mr. Pih) contributed schools, should concentrate on de-

arrange more big matches between of the quarter finals: Miss Kath-hand last year, when he won the leen Garnham beat Mrs. Rhodes Greenham Plate and on April 18 firm foothold, but Perry got to materially by streaking away into.veloping young players, and should

he showed himself as forward as lie (Yorkshire), 4 and 3. 5-4 and later 6-5, and then won a tremendous lead.

The start saw Double Finesse picked teams.”

"The captaincy seems to

Miss Pam Barton beat Miss the set in the 14th game. It was

(Middlesex)

Iris Wilkins (Essex) 4 and 2. Perry who dictated the pace and shoot out into the lead, but Mr.

S. C. Liang again had a little between G. O. Allen

(Yorkshire)

Miss Bridget Newell (Derby

In two other races the Aga controlled the rallies.

iato

London, May 9. difficulty with Perfect Day, which and

shire) beat Miss Marion Miley

Khan's colours were beaten

England suffered her second was left standing. Coming down the straight for the first time, lengths, with Electron second and (America) 4. and 3.

Miss Molly Gourlay (Surrey) second place. Frank Butters had

the International soccer defeat to-day (Sur- hopes of Taj Akbar for Double Finesse increased its lead, Australian Boy third.

Despite its heavy burden of beat Miss Jean. Hamilton

Coventry Three Year Old Stakes, at Brussels being beaten by Bel- and at one time it was about 20

from gium by three goals to two, after Australian Boy 165 lbs. It was really remarkable rey) one-up-Beater..

Convert -won good race

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht lengths ahead...

(Mr. to see Strathroy keep up with the

him by a neck. The other horse leading 1-0 at half-time.

This is the first time England Club held a race for mixed classes . London, May 4 England still (Mr. Proulx), Electron.

cham-Davis) and Strathroy (Mr. Black) terrific pace and yet manage to

owned by Aga Khan who came in This race, how-

second WES Farrokh Mahal, a has ever been beaten by Belgium. yesterday when Murity Pier was bolds the world's snooker

of Nine gaines had been played pre-chosen as the starting point. Mr... pionship. Joe Davis beat his followed in that order. On near- win so easily.

"Beat-A-Beat"The answer to lay by Gainsborough out

eight G. G. Wood, sailing Artemis, was Australian challenger, Horaceling the Rock Double Finesse was ever, revealed that Double Finesse on rounding the will be dangerops over a shorter to 27, overhauled, and Lindrum, by 34 frames

9 of yesterday's editions of the in the Princes Royal Stakes by and drew one. England's biggest first with Jan (Capt. Krogh-Moe)

win was 9-1 at Brussels in 1927. second. finishing the final in brilliant bend Electron took the lead, but distance and should be watched your question was given on page Firouze Mahal. She was beaten viously gad England won

Great Tit China Mail Sports Ed. fashion by taking all six frames Strathroy again produced a bril- accordingly.

Iliant last quarter to win by twol

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JOE DAVIS STILL THE SNOOKER CHAMPION

in the last season.

A

Sellers

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2.

CORRESPONDENCE

The three year old has

from pletely recovered dental troubles and it is hoped to saddle him for the Craven Stakes. come to Theft was quick to

BELGIUM'S FIRST SOCCER WIN

Do-any horse in the strong field for England's 2nd Defeat

On Continent the tem furlong handicap.

In the other game, the Ameri- cans are fielding their best team. which includes a number of heavy hatters

In Heather, Williams, Drager, Thompson and Allen.

Thompson As Pitcher Mayhew, who has figured be fore in local baseball and who has had wide experience of the game, (Continued on Page 7)

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