1940-07-11 — Page 14

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 11, 1940.

SING TAO HOPE TO GO ON SOCCER TOUR NEXT WEEK Malaya, Burma And GRAPHICCOLE FORM IN

Manila Itinerary

After a delay of nearly two months, Sing Tao Sports Club have now ob-- tained permission from the Football Association of Malaya to tour Malaya and in turn have obtained permission from Hong Kong Football Associa- tion.

It will be recalled that Hong Kong Football Association refused to grant permission for the tour until Malaya had consented to the team visiting Malaya,

Sing Tao now contemplate leav- ing Hong Kong early next week and are including in their itiner- ary, not only Malaya but Burma and Manila.

Recently a circular was received from the Football Association of

Malaya asking for the co-opera- tion of all ports in the Far East potential source of danger to pure

concerning tours which were a

amateur football. Among the sug-

gestions for stricter control was be given permission to visit any

one that a visiting team should not

port unless that port had previous- Jy given permission for the trip.

BOBBY RIGG'S TRIP

TO MANILA IS OFF

BEN HOGAN FINDS. TOP GOLF FORM

CAN DISAPPEAR:

QUICKLY

·HAD· LONG: STRING OF

WINTER-SPRING

TRIUMPHS

6-11

The proposed visit of Bobby Riggs, American tennis ace, to Manila is definitely off. The PAAF (Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation) received a letter from E. B. Moss, executive secretary of the USLTA (United States Lawn Tennis Association) last week declining the PAAF invitation of having ches scheduled for yesterday were Riggs play a series of matches in Manila.

It is known that Manila were agreeable to the idea and a pro- In his letter, Mr. Moss stated. minent official of the Philippines that the USLTA is discouraging Federation repeated this when in any suggestions for foreign com- Hong Kong recently.

petitions during the unsettled in- It is to be presumed that Burma ternational conditions. Acting in are also co-operating with Malayaline with this new policy, thef in this respect.

USLTA has turned down the pro- posal of the Japan Lawn Tennis, Association inviting Riggs to com- pete in the Japan national tennis meet to be held in Tokyo in Sep- tember.

Malayan Permission

Only

1

Now, Sing Tao has obtained per- Dr. Regino R. Ylanan, secretary.

mission from Malaya

Kong.

·

را

NTAL.

REVERSE

.BY BEST BALL

One can get a pretty good picture of just how cockeyed form is in this game of golf by, perusing Ben Hogan's re- the cord. Hogan is one of best golfers in the game to- day, indeed judging by his winter and spring record, he is neck and neck with Jimmy Demaret for the lead. Hogan has been playing torrid golf for months; for instance he was top man in three tourna- ments during the winter cir- cuit with a record, of 34 un- der par for 276 holes; in the Goodall Round Robin tourney he was easily the class of the field and recorded a 5 under par score for the four rounds of the recent Metropolitan Open.

Yet in the qualifying rounds for the National Open, Hogan took a stratosphere flight for two

a 150 total, comprising Sports Postponed

All tennis and lawn bowls mat-

to the heavy postponed owing rain.

"Sin Tao" Team Keep Their Unbeaten Record

By "Sportshawk"

18 hole rounds. of 74 and 78. 1 A self called penalty shot 1 added to the second score but even considering this, his sudden departure... from a form that was the talk of the golfing world was startling. It should prove balm to the average player who happensTM to score a 90 one day and 110 the next. Next Article:-Little's Down- stroke.

..

CONCEDED A WALK-OVER by the Wah Kui CHINESE

and Hong treasurer of the PAAF, wrote the Club last night in their final fixture in the "A" Divi-

As far as Hong Kong isusure before leaving for the Jasion of the All-Chinese Basketball League, "Sin CLUBS

concerned they have not had any pan Memorial Games inviting]

advice that

Burma and Manila Riggs to play in Manila after his Tao Jih Pao“ finished with an unbeaten record and' have agreed to the tour and, un-series of matches in Japan. The

til then, if the Malaya 'circular is

kept in mind, Hong Kong should answer to this letter was the com- won the championship.

munication

received

not give Sing Tao permission to Moss yesterday. play in any port except in Malaya.

from Mr.

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION-

championships

.

un-

"Y" GALA FOR SATURDAY

WILL NOT EXPLAIN

The Canton. University and the' Chinese Y.M.C.A., both with eight points each, will now have to

The six leading Chinese meet once again in a match for runners-up. It may be recalled

defeated the sports organisations have that the. Y.MIC.A. undergraduates by. the odd point,

to furnish the refused in 71 in the first round.

The other "A" Division match. Hong Kong Chinese Ama-

scheduled to have been played last

The European Y.M.C.A.nt, was also uncontested the eur Athletic Federation

Combined Banks giving a walk- with

1:

explanations and

Of course this is a point which Mr. Moss explained why Riggs' would not be overlooked by the trip to the Orient was turned down officials of Sing Tao.

as follows;

the Sing Tao hope to play three "Mr. Riggs will play in

at in Singapore,

national tournament the games

first USLTA

Hills which will not be against a combined team, the sec- Forest ond against the Services and last-completed until approximately the ly against All Singapore. From middle of September after which) there they will play in Kuala I presume he will participate in Lumpar and Penang and go to the Pacific coast Burma, where they will play three which are scheduled to be com-

The only basketball match pleted about October 1. Under the Swimming section is to over to Pui Ying College. games in Rangoon,

not be maintain its monthly played last night was between the reasons for their with- On their homeward, journey circumstances he would

Chinese Press team and the Yau

drawal en masse from the they will again play several games available for play in Tokyo next

schedule and on Saturday You Club, resulting in a win for in Singapore and in Manila, re- September.

the former: 53: points to 34. Federation, "the China tuining to the Colony at the be- "In addition the USLTA is dis-

couraging any suggestions for for will hold the July gala, The first period of this match ginning of September.

was evenly and closely contested, Mail" learns to-day. Visits to Indo-China, and the leign competitions by United States which will be a return en- the score, at the end of the first- Dutch East Indles, which were players during the present

South. China the Federation.. first included in their itiner-settled international conditions

Yau Yau Club... and upon this basis has declined counter against Lai Tsun half being 17-16 in favour of the month, at the annual meeting of However, the pressmen rallied Athletic. Ascociation,.. Chinese ary, are not now possible.

The party will consist of four to accept official invitations for the and Ching Wing.

strongly on the resumption, and Bathing Club, Chinese. Y.M.C.A. ofcials and 22 players, most of USLTA to forward teams to coun-

(sports section), Chinese Recrea Playing on the right-wing for tion Club, Taikoo Chinese Re- whom are from South China. tries outside of North America."

Chinese the Press team, Tam Cheng-kim creation Club and the scored; 11 goals on the run... Mini-football League, resigned en

Best shooter for the losers was masse from the Federation..

left-wing, who] Loi Shui-yeung,

All efforts were made to induce as well as one the six clubs to reconsider their netted six goals foul goal for his side, while Yu decision but without stieness and Cheng-yim and Poon Him-ming last week circular letters were forwards, each registered four sent out requesting the six clubs Shao Tim-um netted seven goals for to state their grievances and fur- nish the Federation with explana- tions and reasons for their with- drawal.

“THE GREATEST PLAY I'VE EVER SEEN...

77

wana

"

....

The programme has been cur- tailed and will comprise the fol- lowing events.-220 yards free style, 100 yards back-stroke, 200 yards free-style relay, 50 yards free-style, 150 yards medley relay and 440 yards free-style.

In addition there will be a 25 yards under-water race for mem- goals... This is another of a series of short descriptions of "The Great-bers and a water-polo-match be- est Play I've Ever Seen, as appearing in the Shanghai "China Press" tween the Y.M.C.A. seniors and a the Press from mid-field positions. Reference is made to baseball and to Shanghai plays and should warship. prove of interest to local fans.

Peppery,

J.

By W. T. COLLINS

(Clerk of the U.S. Court for China.) As told to Hal P. MIlls.

PRESS

As the Y.M.C.A has lost the majority of its junior and women members through the evacuation, ...these two. departments will not

Cheung-You-sang ... ...be represented, although G. Saun Cheng Po-kit ders, a junior, will probably give Ma Shu-hwa a diving exhibition. It is also Tam Cheng-kim never-say-die little a wonderful, startling jumping proposed, providing teams can be Mo Ghi-ming Jimmy Deegan-is the hero of my side catch, which almost seemed formed, to hold an inter-hong. 200 Shao Tim-lim: story. It was during a game in impossible. What's more, he held yards free-style relay between the Chiang Ping-shun".. 1938, between the Shanghai Ama- onto the ball and retired the side. Government, Naval Volunteers, Tong Chi-yuen

thati The fans gave Jimmy a great Shipping-Motoring-Aviation and teurs and a Marine team

Police. Jimmy: made: a catch I've never hand..

I saw one other wonderful The two polo matches between seen the equal of in this city: A catch that saved the game for the catch, almost the equal of Jimmy's YM.C.A. Seniors and Juniors and Lol Shu-yeung feat, made by the veteran Jack the 5th. Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Yu Cheng-yim home team.:

Jimmy was playing in left field. Riley, and which probably saved which should have been held yes-Yung Yu-kuen It was a close game, as I recall the game for the Amateurs, In-terday, were cancelled. it, and along about the seventh cidentally, in the first game re- inning with the Amateurs leading ferred to, the Amateurs managed by one measly run, the Marines to retain their lead and copped

managed to get two men on base, the game. I have been attending TO-DAY'S TENNIS with two away. Jimmy retreated ball games here since 1933 and I

2

greatly miss the diminutive De

The following: is töđáy's "D" tennis pro- LeagueTM Division gramme:-

SCA A

He KIT.C.

K.C.C.

I.R.C.

C.R.C. "A" Filipino Club *C.BA

VC.C.C.

to deep left when a much-feared am one of the many fans who Marine: slugger went to bat.

Marine supporters were: yelling gun. for a hit and Amateur fans were) (H;P:M/s note; ¡Mr. WT. “BUY”

Collins is a hall-felloib-well<met;|- worried.:

The Amateur threw a fast high a keen devotee of baseball and a one and the batter swung. It was keen lover of clean, sports: a terrific crück and the ball seldom misses.c ball game or

o left boxing card, And he has a tho- whistled like bullet far to feld With the crack of the hat rough knowledge of finer points of Jimmy sturted running. He made the great American pastime).

It may

be recalled that last

Yesterday..at a meeting of the Foul No. of Federation it was disclosed that Goals Goals Fouls the six organisation had flatly re- fused to comply with any of the requests... and

It is understood that another

o meeting will be held by the Fed-

0

1

1

2

4.

4

D

11

2

1

7

0

0

1

53

Total Points

YAU YAU CLUB-

Poon Him-min}g. Yung Kam-hing· Yip Yin-cheng Chau Yim-tao-

1

Total Points Following is the completed League Table:-

"A" DIVISIÓN

Sin Tao Jih 'Pao” | Canton "Univaralty. Chineso. Y MIC.A. Chung Shina: Club` Pul Ying Collega Combined Blinka

*** filhakut, Olub) ARA

478bum China PAGAL

eration at 5.30 p.m. to-day for further discussions.

TO-DAY'S BOWLS !

The following is to-day's Colony Open Pairs Championship lawn bowls programme:-

1

At K.F.C.

J. A Remedios and L. A. Gut- térrez v T. A. Madar and A. Bone; A. E. Castro and V. N. Attenza y A. W. Grimmitt and F. J. Jones.

At Kowloon Dock

P W L Pts.

0 12:

W. L. Walker.. and J, Deakin v +64 218

04 2

A: Hyde Lay and A. J. Hall; 83 3.0 0 2 4 4

Taikos 43 4

At 6 2

Janu

• Withdrawn from the League.

13. C. Gill and A. M. Hollafid y

S. E. Eccleshall and A. Stevens.