1939-03-09 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 9, 1939

Not Interested In Locke!

Henry Cotton's Refusal An Unwise Step?

S. AFRICAN'S AMAZING DISPLAY IN S. AFRICAN OPEN

(By AIR MAIL).

THE much talked of challenge match between Cotton and Locke, the young South African, who turned professional twelve months ago, will not take place; at any rate, not this year, Locke, an ambitious youngster, whose ideas on professional golf, parti- cularly the financial aspect, are not dissimilar to those of Cotton,

Ireland's Soccer Team To Meet Wales

The following have been selected to represent Ireland against Wales at Wrexham, on March 18, in their International Football match:

Association

Breen (Manchester United); Cook (Everton) and Butler (Black- pool); Brolly (Millwall), MacMillen (Chesterfield) and Weir (Clyde); Cochrane (Leeds United), Stevenson (Everton), Millington (Chester- field), Doherty (Manchester City), and Brown (Birmingham). and Weir the left-back and left-half, respectively are the two new Butler "cap”,--Reuter.

is naturally disappointed, and also a little surprised at the turn of Everton

events.

His supporters were prepared to put up £500

if

Still Lead

Rumjahn Cousins

21,000 for the match, in the firm conviction that, over seventy-The Wolves Extended

London, To-day. Derby's home defeat by the only goal at the hands of the Pension- of postponed English and Scottish ers featured yesterday's programme First Division League matches.

Wolves, who are firm favourites

for the FA Cup competition,

secured another smashing victory,

Letting slip a glorious oppor tunity of taking the first set' off the Rumjałm cousins, S. W... Liang and F. H. Kwoż, playing aggressively, lost the set 8-10 and then the next 3-6.

A high standard was maintained

two holes, Locke would win. There is evidence to support the view, which is by no means.exceptional, for, in addition to the South African public, there are in this country many shrewd judges whỏ believe that Locke has more than a reasonable chance of success.

The evidence is fairly substan-[yet force him into a match against tial. In the famous £1,000 match a youth setting out on a career of at Walton Heath, last year, conquest, and whose limit, in the Locke not only held the side, to-language of the poker player, is gether against Cotton, and the "the sky." Open champion, R. A. Whit- combe, but his individual score by matters of policy, RI A. Whit-dlesborough, who were beaten by 6 Chinese pair were very aggressive. Being less hampered than Cotton this time at the expense of Mid- throughout the first set when the over the four rounds was the combe has gaily picked best of the four players engaged up the gauntlet thrown down by leaders, also won, at the expense with them at this stage of the tour- up the goals to 1, but Everton, the League The Rumjahns, as is not unusual by several strokes. In his chal-Locke, and a match for £500 a side of Leicester, and so retain their nament, were sluggish and very lenge match against Padgham, has been agreed and will take place position at the head of the table. slow off the mark at Selsdon Park, Locke had a before the Open Championship at In the Scottish League, Celtic score of 67 in each round, finish-St. Andrews. This is only one of were the only team to secure an ing brilliantly in 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, several interesting contests fore-away to win two up after being two shadowed during the coming season, Lanark by two clear goals. down with six holes to play.

Perhaps the best performance of joined forces, are prepared to chal-Portsmouth

Locke and Padgham, having Yesterday's results were:

the South

for

African youth, who is lenge any only twenty-one, was in the Irish thing.

Open Championship at

Portmar-

combination for

• Week-End Cricket Teams

nock, stretched to 7,200 yards. In a thrilling duel Locke beat Cotton by a stroke, and at the same time pocketed a special prize of £200 CRAIGENGOWER TEAMS

any- Derby

Wolves Blackpool

Everton

FIRST DIVISION

2 Leeds

within an ace of dropping that first Despite the fact that they were victory, beating' Third set, however they were 3-5 1540 down-it would not be safe to say they would eventually have lost. Their reputation for fight- oing uphill battles is proverbial and they demonstrated this yesterday.

KWOK SPECTACULAR Frank Kwok, the diminutive left- hander, was very spectacular in method and made very few mistakes 1 with a piercing forehand drive.

0 Chelsea

6 Middlesboro'

2 Preston

4 Leicester

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

Mansfield

4 Torquay.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE (1ST DIV.) Motherwell

2 St. Mirren 2 Hibernian 1.Queen O'S. 0 Celtic

-Reuter.

LEAGUE

offered by a

The following teams will represent St. Johnstone group of Dublin the Craigengower C. C. in League Kilmarnock sportsmen for the player who suc-cricket matches against Hong Kong Third Lanark ceeded in breaking 70, Ав an C. C. on Saturday: amateur Locke won the South 1st. XI (away). E, Zimmern African Open three times in four mail, A, B, Hamson, D. Hung, A. K. (Capt.), P. J. Billimoria, A. R. H. Es- years

in fact, every time

he Ismail, A.-T. Lee, W. L. Rapley, G. competed and was leading ama-Souza, A. Zimmern and F. R. Zim teur in the British Open in 1936 mern. and 1937..

2nd. XI (home). B: R. Iraneć (Capt.), N. Broadbridge, M. C. Hung, C. W. Lam, J. W. Leonard, H. P. Lim, T. Locke, A. M. Omar, W. K. Way, G. Winch and J. L. Young-Saye.

Victory

OTI10

1 Liang was steady to a fault and à little more aggression on his part in the first set might have carried them through.

Of the winners, S. A. was pro- bably the more brilliant but H. D. was very sound and equally effec-

BADMINTONtive in his own quiet way.

UPSET

There were some extremely thrill-

A somewhat surprising result was the defeat of that promising Recreio pair. A. V. Remedios and

Results

OPEN. SINGLES

were

J. W. Leonard beat Marsland 6–3,

OPEN DOUBLES

Tool Ping-fan and Ng Kam-chuen beat A. Crawford-and R. T. Broad-

NO LIMIT Locke has returned to his home in the gold mining town of Brak-

One of the biggest upsets of the John Gonsalves by Omar Rumjahn pan, where he originally worked as

KOWLOON.C. C. TEAMS Kowloon

current League badminton season and S. A Hussain. The latter pair a clerk, after a strenuous tour in League matches against L.R.C. are:

teams for Saturday's occurred at St. Andrew's Church embarked on a lobbing campaign Australia. He has not been well, 1st. XI (home).-D. J. N. Ander-Hall last night when Chung Wah with which the opposition but is keeping in touch with the Fincher, N. A. E. Mackay, G. C. Bur-"B" Division of the League by 6 battle in the first set, and an even son (Captain), E. C. Fincher, E. F. defeated St. Andrew's "A" in the unable to deal and after a terrific game by playing a daily round nett, R. E. Lee, S. V. Gittins, R. T. with his father, a storekeeper, with Broadbridge, K. M. Baxter, B. b. Lay, games to 3.

second set, the Indian pair emerg- a handicap of 12. There seems no G. A. White. limit to his amazing performances, tain), W. L. McKenzie, R. Baldwin, Fjand F. V. Wong won one..

Fincher and Kew won two games led meritorious victors. 2nd. XI (away).-S. A. Gray (Cap-for the losers, while W. C. Choy for in the South African Open on A, Broadbridge, H. Brokenshire, F. G. the 7,000 yards Glendower course, G. Davies, G. A. Goodban, J. R. Luke,] Johannesburg, he won with the T. A. Madar, R. A. J. Simpson, G. E. ing games in the course of the even-from Lt. D. C. Misra.

Lee Yue-wing received a walk-over score of 265, the runner-up being Taylor, G. W. Giffen (12).

ing notably one in which Fincher twenty-six strokes behind. Locke

Chan Chi-keung and Kow, down 13-20 fought back [6-4, 6-0,

beat W. Sander. will defend his title as the Trans- Badminton Champion's well eventually to win.

B. Szeto beat Firdos Khan vaal Open champion, and will then

Chung Wah clinched the issue in

7--5. leave for England, where he ex- P. K. Hui, the holder, beat J. S. and C. F. Chiu beat Choy and Wong

the seventh game when S. C. Liang |6–1. pects to arrive in May, hoping that Ho 15-11, 15-11, in the Colony to make the score 5–2. Cotton will have changed his mind Singles badminton championship regarding the challenge match.

at the Recreio last night. Despite UNWISE STEP But there is little likelihood of

the evenness of the score, Hui al-Andrew's).

W. M. Gillies and A. E. Brown (St. bridge 6–3, 6–1.

a change of attitude

ways had the measure of Ho. lost to C. F. Chiu and S. C. on the part Other matches scheduled for de-lost to W. H. Choy and F. F.

Liang of Cotton, who, apparently, is not interested in the match, at any rate,

cision at Recreio were postponed. at the present time. According to him, he prefers to walt until Locke The Colony championships will con- has won the British championship.tinue to-day with the following pro-drew's). "But isn't the Irish Open and his, gramme:

lost to Chiu and Liang other successes sufficient guarantee

Open Slagloe (First Round) beat Choy and Li of Locke's right to challenge?" ask Y. Ho v. T, J. Gould (2), E. E. Story

Wei Chung v. J. R. Turner (1), H. beat Leung and Boon. his supporters. Personally, I think y. Wong Shiu-wing. (8), A. V. Gosano drew's),

W. C. Choy and F. V. Wong that he has established an un-V. Lim Thian Tet (6), Kwok Hin-lost to Chiu and Liang doubted claim to challenge any Onch Doubles (First Round)

chung v. E.-C. Fincher (7).

boat Choy and Li player, and the refusal to accept H. F. Ong and S. H. Ling y. 3. A.

lost to Leang and Boon by Cotton may prove an unwise Gray and G. G. Burnett (4), Leo Yuc

ST. JOHN'S BEATEN

lost to Silva and Soares- step. He must be given credit for wing and Ho Ka-lau v. Lt. 3. M. Tom-Club de Recreto by 6 match to 4.

At St. John's, the home team lost to beat Bousa and Yvanovic being the best judge of his own Chung-cheong and Iu Tak-lam v. Lee lost, to A. E. Xavier and C.25€ lofti taskilvi nas

linson and Capt. L. J. C. Loch (5), Lük

39 N. Smith and P. WI B. Koh and R. Beavan (8t. John's), lost to Xavier and) business, but circumstances mày Wal-tong and In Tak-cheuk (8),

Pereirs

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

Scores:

13-21

16-21

19-21

Lt. Col. L. A. Newnham and Major FT. Baines beat Lt. J. S. Theobald and Capt. A. B. Whatman 6—8, 6–3, ü--པའི་

S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn boat F. H.. Kwok and S. W. Liang 10–8, 6-4,

0. Rumjahn and S. A. Hussain dent A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves

LI last to P. C. Leung and S. H..

Boon E. F. Fincher and H. Kew (St. An- 11–9, 0—4.

مالوند و

21-24

28-21lost to C. N. da Silva and M. M. 21-12 de V. Soares

(St, An-beat J. E. de Sousa and P

Yvanovich 14-21

.

D. Kwok and St. 21-14 John's),

14-21 beat Xavier and Pereira

12-21

21 2

Newman.... (St.