1939-05-04 — Page 22

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1939.

KHO AND

AND CHOY

CHOY BEAT BRITISH DAVIS CUP PLAYERS

Enter Semi-Final Of Hardcourt Tournament

ARMY ATHLETICS

Brilliant Finish In

2 Mile Relay

At the conclusion of yesterday's

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events in the Inter-Unit Athletic meet, which concludes this after- noon on the Polo Ground at Boundary Street. Middlesex Regi- ment were leading.

Last year's champions, Hong Kong Regiment, Hong Kong and Singapore Bde., Royal Artillery, are close behind.

Competition was extremely keen yesterday and there were some fine finishes.

One of the most spectacular per-

L/CPL. POOLE, of 1/Middlesex Regiment, winning the long jump at 20 feet, 0-1/2 inches at the In- ter-Unit Sports yesterday after-

noon.

formances was returned by Royal LAWN BOWLS NOTES Scots in the two mile relay. One of their early men slipped and fell and by so doing lost about 80 yards. Pte. Manson, however, who ran last, made up the arrears in brilliant style to win the event.

Royal Scots, who are now lying fifth, have still a chance of win- ning the championship.

The total points gained by

cach

Regiment 53 points, H.KS.R.A. 48,

Rajputana Rifles 43, 2nd Bn. The

HOW WELL WILL THEY

FARE AGAINST FRANCE IN DAVIS CUP?

Bournemouth, To-day.-China's two represen- tatives in the Hardcourt Championships have en- tered the semi-final round.

In both cases, the victims were members of the British Davis Cup team.

Kho Sin-kie, the holder, beating China's chances in the Davis Ronald Shayes 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, Cup. According to present arrange- 6 0.

ments they will play France in the

W. C. Choy beat Laurence Shaffi second round in Paris within the 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.-Reuter.

next two weeks and if successful,

the will meet the winners of tle

and

Great Britain.

The fine form shown by Choy and Kho will lead to speculation regard-

Remedios' Fine Display Against K.C.C.

(By "SKIP")

There was an inauspicious commencement to unit during the day were Middlesex the lawn bowls League season last Saturday, only 8th Heavy Battery, R.A. 43, one match, that between Kowloon Cricket Club and Royal Scots 34, 5th A.A. Regiment Club de Recreio in the Third Division, taking place. That the new green at Cox's Road has been well for and truly laid is evidenced by the fact that it was 2/Royal Scots, 5/6 Rajputana Rifles, side as was to be expected and this seemed to worry 440 Yards Relay.--8/Heavy Regt., the only one open for play. It was on the heavy 880 Yard Relay, 3/Heavy Regt, some of the players, and not only the novices I may

322, Royal Engineers 201⁄2. Small Units 11.

The following teams qualified the finals:

H.K.S.R.S,

1/Middlesex, 5/6 Rajputana Rifles, and 5/A.A. Regt.

One Mile Relay.-1/Middlesex, H.K.S.R.A., 2/Royal Scots, 5/6 Raj- putana Rifles.

add.

shots.

Jimmy Jack, who has skipped compiling their tally of three dozen Two Miles Relay.-2/Royal Scots,

for the first team, was in great! H.K.S.R.A., 8/Heavy Regt., 5/6 Raj form against C. A. Lopes, who,

Tommy Carr got away to a flying putana Rifles.

it will be remembered, was in the start against Pieto Yvanovich but Finals, field events, (teams of rink which carried off the rink the latter's team hung on grimly to two).—

High Jump:-1, H.K.S.R.A.,

2 championship last year. The burly finish only four to the bad, thanks 8/Heavy Regt., 3; 1/Middlesex; left-hander could do nothing to seven shots in the final three ends.. Rajputana Rifles. Height; 10 ft. 7 ins. wrong, whilst he received adequ- The home team have a real find in

between New Zealand

OTHER RESULTS

Other quarter-finals were as fol- lows:-

Donald MacPhail (Great Britain) beat G. E. Godsell (Great Britain) 6-3, 6-1 (retired);

Charles Hare, Britain's No. 1 Davis Cup player, beat John Olliff (Great Britain) 6-0, 6-3, 6—1.

In the semi-finals, Kho Sin-kie meets McPhail and Choy meets

Hare-Reuter.

CHINA'S CHANCES ENHANCED

Paris, To-day:-The two French Davis Cup tennis players Petra and up for

Pelizza have been called military service and will probably

first elimination round to be played on May 18.

not be able to participate in

the

which is

Both players belong to the 24th.

Infantry Regiment, which, accord- ing to the "Petit Parisien," has frontier. been assigned to duty on the Spanish The news signifies the first French precautionary measures on the Pyrenean frontier.-Trans-

Ocean.

Long Jump-1, 1/Middlesex; 2, ate support from all of his front W. Nash who played a great game LING YING

Dis-men.

8/Heavy Regt; 3, 5/6 Rajputana Rifles; 4. Royal Engineers, tance, 38 ft. 10 ins.

Hobbs as his lead usually had the Shot Put.1, H.K.S.R.A.; 2,2 better of his opposite number, es- Royal Scots; 3, 1/Middlesex; 8/Heavy Regt. Distance, 70 ft. 11 ins. pecially when playing towards the.

Discus Throw-1, 1/Middlesex; 2, Clubhouse, whilst Bob Meadows Royal Engineers; 3, 5/A.A. Regt.; 4, added many shots when the lay was H.K.S.R.A.' Distance, 199 ft. 51⁄2 ins.

Javelin Throw.-1, 1/Middlesex; 2,

in the home skip's. favour which as 2/Royal Scots; 9, 5/A.A. Regt.; 4, I have indicated was not infrequent- 8/Heavy Regt. Distance, 294 ft. ly.

as lead: quite up to First Division

But the best lead of the whole lot was Johnny Remedios on the next

standard on Saturday's showing. SCHOOL

showing SCHOOL SPORTS

green: his. weight and green were Ling Ying Middle School held foundation for a very useful win for well nigh perfect and he laid. the their first annual sports meeting at Caroline Hill yesterday. A large the visitors. The men following crowd of spectators áttended. gave good support to Oscar Re-

Results: Hammer Throw-1, 6/6 Rajputana

medios, who also did all that was re-

Senior 100 metres: Wang Sau-san. Rifles; 2, 1/Middlesex; 3, 2/Royal All of the Recreio men had

Time: 11:9 secs. ** aquired of him, though I think he will Scots; 4, 8/Heavy Regt.

tendency to be short which account-be the first to admit that the woods

Junior 100 metres: Wong Ying-him. The placing in the three mile teamed for the big score against them, ran very kindly for him!

Time: 125. necs. race were.-1, H.K.S.R.A.; 2, 5/6

On the

Rajputana Rifles; 3; 8/Heavy Regt,; the homesters scoring three fours other hand it is just to say that he

4, 1/Middlesex.

and finishing up with a nap hand in

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was never short.

Of the home four, who eventually lost by a round dozen shots, Perry, the Civil Service, cricketer, was the most consistent. A, C. Tribble, de- putising for Ramsay who was not able to turn out, was outshone by the brilliance of his opponent, as well he might be, but he never gave up trying. The jovial Jack Hirst had one of his off days..

HOME FOOTBALL

London, To-day, Playing in the Second Division, Plymouth yesterday beat Norwich ile Ipswich beat Reading

ither

Shot Put: Wang Chun-cheun.

Distance: 10.50 metres. Girls 50 metres: Kan Yuk-kit.

Time: 7.2 secs.

High Jump: Tong Tak-ming.

Height: 1.80 m. Senior 200 metres: Yeung Kai-yeo.

Time: 20.5 seca,

EXTENSION TO

K.B.G. CLUBHOUSE

The recently completed extensions to Kowloon Bowling Green Clubhouse will be formally opened by Bir Atholl MacGregor on Sunday at 12.15 p.m.

There will be a bowls match - prior to the opering between Club. teams captained by Sir Atholl and the Pre-

ident,

Searles Members who wish to play are asked to be on the green by 10.15 am.

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