THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 8th, 1927.
THE WEEK-END SPORTS.
:
Tennis, Bowls, Baseball, Home Cricket, et
THE TENNIS
LEAGUE.
RECREIO'S JOSS IN FINAL.
LOSES TO" CHINESE BY ONE GAME.
[BY HOLLYWOOD.]
A fitting conclusion to an exceed- ingly interesting season in the "B" Division of the Tennis League marked the final match on, the Hong Kong Cricket Club courts between the Chinese R.C. and the Club de Recreio. A very large crowd turned up to watch the struggle for the shield and was re- warded by seeing the best match this season. The protagonists proved astonishingly equal and after an ever run from start to finish, the Chinese eventually emer- ged winners by the narrowest pos- Bible margin of one game, the scores being 60-40 games in their favour.
E. de Sosa and F. Ribeiro (Club de Recreio):
- LAWN BOWLS.
beat C. Choa and E. Lo... &·5 lost to F. K. Lau and W. K.
Cheung
28 beat, M.-C. Eau and T. C. Iu 7- 4
15-18
E. Noronha and C. Barretto (Club de Recreio):
last to C. Choa and H. Lo + 7 lost to E. K. Lau and W.
K. Cheung
3. A hent M. C. Lau and T. Ĉ. Iu 8- 3
13-90
Total:-C. de R., 49; C.R.C., 50. Nippon Club . Kowloon 0.0. Played on the Nippon Club courts, King's Park, the Nippon Club win ning by 5 games only.
.. Scores:-
Y. Sajiki and I. Mise (Nippon): lost to C. H. Atkins and W
Woodward................. 3- 9 beat P. M. Pinguet and E.
C. Bough
6- 35 beat F. Abraham and R. F.
Strange
-- 4
16-17
T. Miki and H. Nomura pon):
beat C. H. Atkins and W.
Woodward lost to P. M. Pinguet and
H. C. Bough
lost to E. Abraham and R.
F. Strange.....
Both teams bad weathered the season with tea matches won and one lost. The, Recreio went down to the Chinese who lost to the United Services Recreation Club. The two Clubs were, therefore, equal in points, necessitating a final match for the Shield. In the League, the Chinese had beaten the Portu- guese by 23 games, but the Portu- guese, since the Chinese lost to the: United Services, have been practis-(Nippon): ing assiduously and it was a splendid performance for a team to reduce the margin of 23 games to 1. game only in a month's time.
Taking the whole match, Recreio won six cut of the nine sets. J. Silva and F. Remedios won their three sets and aggregated 21 games. They certainly proved the best pair of the two teams and as they are both young players, much will be expect cd of them in the future. E. A. Noronha and C. Barretto, who are considered the weakest pair of the side' won their set against M. C. Lau and T. C. Iu, while E. de Sousa and F. Ribeiro won two sets. But
perhaps the set that turned the scales-in-favour of the Chinese was the one between Sousa and Ribeiro and F. K. Lau and W. K. Cheung, which resulted in 2 in favour of -the latter.
The Chinese are to be warmly congratulated on their success Never before in previous seasons have they been through such a bard struggle for the Shield and the fruits of victory this time must in- deed be pleasant, and, to say the least, they will remember the fight the Portuguese put up against them, for a long time. By their victory on Saturday the Chinese have won all the three divisions again, it being the second consccu- tive year they have gained this enviable distinction.
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OTHER MATCHES,
Four matches were played in all. The A Division was concluded "by the decision between the Indians and the United. Services Recreation Clubs, which went to the former.. The latter turned up with short and it was mutually agreed to play two pairs from each side. By win- ning this match, the Indian Recrea tion Club have placed themselves in the runners-up position in the Table. In the two other matches, Kowloon Cricket Club lost to Nippon Club in the Band R.A.O.C. in the Division respectively. The detailed scores of the matches follow-
"A" DIVISION,
Indian R.C. v. U.S.B.0. Played on the Indian Recreation Club courts, Bookunpoo," the Home team winning by 12 games."
Bcores:-
LM. Razack and S. A. Hussain (LR.C.):
lost to Somerset and Quin... 47 beat Eaking and Healing... 7 4
11-11
H. D. Rumjaha and S. A Bam- jaha (1.1.C.);
beat Somerset and Quin..... & 3
KOWLOON DOCK BECOME
CHAMPIONS.
INTERESTING LEAGUE
POSITIONS.
COUNTY CRICKET. THE FAR EASTERN
" WEAKER" COUNTIES DO
WELL.
NOTABLE FEATS BY W. B. QUAIFE AND NEWMAN.
OLYMPIAD.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS. FOR IMPORTANT SPORT- ING EVENT.
SIX HUNDRED ATHLETES PARTICIPATING.
BOXING AT SHANGHAI.
CONTESTANTS FROM HONG
KONG.
TO TAKE PART IN L.S.C. PROGRAMME.
The weather has evidently im-
The International Sporting Club announces that Thursday, August proved at home and there were
25th, has been settled upon for the some interesting matches in the series ending on Friday. Lanca~ From all indications the 8th Far next card, says the North-China shire heavily defeated Middlesex, Eastern Olympiad this year is to Daily News. The programme will but Leicester put up a stout fight be a "big" affair. Japan, the contain the namer of many promin- against Yorkshire and secured three Philippines and China will vie forent boxers from Manila, Tientsin, out of the eight points. Their per honours and each, therefore, in Hong Kong and Japan. formance, against the formidable putting. out its strongest team, The championship of the First Tykes was as meritorious as those says the North China Daily News. Division of the Lawn Bowl League of Warwick and Derby, also two Three hundred athletes are coming has now been settled. Kowloon greatly improved sides, who beat from the two former countries and Dock R.C. won their match against Glamorgan and Northants respec: China expects to have a delegation the Civil Service C. C. on Saturday, turely, Essex and Sussex had 2 of about 150. Together with the welter champion
sporting fight at Leyton. The. and this gives them the champion- Southerners declared with a lead of local athletes who will take part fahoney is an unknown quantity ship for this season. They won fair-274, bus L. Crawley very much in the open events, about 600 of the as far as Shanghai is concerned,
comfortably by 14 shots, but it
caine of for Essex and the runs best athletes in the Far East will but he is well known in the States were made for the loss of only three-
probably be seen in action. Pre- as a lad who should shortly figure was mainly through their fine wickets. victory on Lapseley's rink against There match. On the remaining two rinks they lost by three and eight shots, respectively.
So far the Dock team have won all their ten matches, and now have only two to play. It will make no difference to them if they lost, but for the sake of attempting to retain (Nip-an unbeaten record for the season
they will go all out to win:
Taikoo R.C. were at home to Kowloon Cricket Club, and they beat the bottom team with ease, having a 38 shots margin.
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5- B
17-18
R. Fujieda and U. Mizuguchi
lost to C. H. Atkins and W.
Woodward
4-7
beat P. M. Pinguet nad H.
C. Bough............................... 8-3 heat E Abraham and R. F
Strange
7-4
19-14
Mahoney and Duncan. Jack Mahoney, welter champion of Tiantain, will leave that place for his proposed meeting with Cpl. Duncan of the Royal Marinės, of Shanghai.
Stoker Lake's Appearance, Another 140 pounder to appear on the opening night will be Stoker Percy comes of a well-known
BOXING.
'THE DEMPSEY-TUNNEY FIGHT,
A SUBSTITUTE!
(KXUTER'S AMEXICAN SERVICE.]
STRAFFORD (New Hampshire), August 6th. Jack Sharkey states that he has
made an arrangement with Tex Rickard whereby he (Sharkey) will act as substitute for either Dempsey. or Tunney should either of the latter be unable to enter the ring in the coming bout.
WATER POLO,
LEAGUE OPENS TO-DAY."
The annual Water Polo League
The season ex-
topds to the middle of September and matches are being played on Mondays and Wednesday, two to take place on each playing days, the first match commencing at 8 p.m. All matches are played, as in previous years, in the Victoria Re- creation Club camber.
Deakin's rink that they gained the dividual feats, the most o parations have been, going on al up among the top notchers of his will open to-day when two matches.
were some interesting in- being the 165 by W. G. Quaife (The ready for two months. New stands class Duncan, on the other hand, will be decided. pocket "W.G.). Quaife is 55 and are being built and the grounds are is a popular Shanghai favourite It would be interesting to know being put in order. With the ex-by virtue of his bouts with Braun- whether this is the largest score in first class cricket by a man of his ception of the swimming events, stein, Sacramento and Cheslock, all
which the committee hope to be of whom he beat decisively. garsons and Dipper scored double able to hold in the Public Open Air centaries and Lee of Derby did & Bath in Kiangwan Road, all events capital all round performance century, and 5 wickete for 65. The will Be held on the China National great bowling performance was how Athletic-ground, atherwise .the ever Newman's 8 for 65 and 8 for Pioneer Field, the baseball ground 23 against Somerset. It is a good
of which has been laid ant on the English boxing family, his brother reply to the all ten wickets Gentlemen . Fingers by his "op-lines of the Yankee Stadium of Eugler Lake, being the ex-feather-
New York with a seating capacityweight champion of Europe. of about 18,000. The track" and Hong Kong's Welterweight field ground has similar seating
Champion. accommodation. The football held can easily seal another 10,000 nad the tennis gallery an additional 4,000.
Unless Taikoo loss their two re maining matches they will become runners-up in Division I. If they I should love the Bowling Green Club have a chance of going second by winning their three remaining matches. If Taikoo win one or draw one they are in an unassai able position..
The Police B.C. just managed to win by one shot against the Bowling Green Club.
The other positions in Division I are unchanged.
Division II.
10
This
posite number" Kennedy. pair are two of the stoutest heart- ed cricketers who have ever sent down a ball,
Everyone is sorry for that excal- lent player Mitchell who is York- shire's 19th man and can't get a place. He made a ceatary against Leicester, but it is diffenit to see who Yorkshire could leave out to make room for hire.
The leading individual performı- ances were :-
Batting. Parsons (Warwick) Dipper (Gloucester)
Total:-Nippon, 52; K.C.C., 47) 1000, C.C. received a rude shock. Crawley (Essex)
"C" DIVISION.
R.A.0.0. z. Kowloon 0.0. Played on the Kowloon Cricket Club courts, Kowloon. The Royal Armas Ordnance Corps winning by 13 games,
Scotos:-
In Division II, the leafers, Kow.
They were beaten at home by 10 shots by East Point, who went down ao badly last week to Ciaigengower on their own green. So much for the vagaries of sport: lost ope week at home to a bottom club and win the next week away against the Division leaderal Both clubs are now level on points. East Point have played one more match than the K.C.C., and with two more to play can secure 20 points,” while the K.C.C. have three more matches to go, which if they, win would give them 2 points. Taikoo 3- 8.C. are now third with 15 points for 10 matches played, and by win- cing all the rest can obtain 23 points and thus get the Champion ship. In any case they are prac tically certain to be runners-up,
The Craigengower C.C. won with eact- 23 shots margin against the Civil Service C.C.-and the Recreio playing away similarly beat the
C. H. Leddra and J. S. Smith (K.C.C.);
beat W. Hardy and J. Ben-
dall
....... &.5 lost to P Hool-and-G
Waterfield
lost to C. Lake and A. "
Thompson
58
14-10
K. Lee and A. J. Kow (K.C.C.): beat W. Hardy and J. Ben-
dali
lost to P. Hool: End G.
Waterfield
88
4.7
beat C. Ltke and A. Thomp-
son
6- 5
16-17
E. Walker and E. R. Price (KC.C.):
beat W. Hardy and J. Ben-
-dall
• 7 4 lost to P. Hool and G.
Waterfield
1-10
lost to C. Lake and A.
Thompson
4
LEAGUE TABLES.
5- B
13.90
Hebba (Surrey)
9:25
212
176
240
Hallows (Lancashire) Quaife (Warwick)
134
115
Serrurier (Worcester)
110
105
100
100
Mitchell (Yorkshire) Lee (Derby) Ducat (Surrey)
-Not-out
Bowling.
Ne nan (Hampshire) 8 for 65
and ....... Lee (Derby)...
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65
ESSEX BEAT SUSSEX.
- L Orawley Makes 176.
Easez won by seven wickets.
Playing at Leyton againa: Sussex,
When leading by 274 runs in their second innings, Sussex declared with the idea-öt attempting to force a win. It proved one of the risks of the game that did not come off asex, thanks to a splen-
track men
A coincidence the "A" and B teams of the Victoria Recrea tion Club are meeting in the open- ing match. The E.B.S.F.P.A. "B" team follow against the Scots Gaards in the second match. It The Boring World and Mirror of will be interesting to see how the Life, the two most prominent Eng Scots Guards shape, as this will be lish periodicals entirely devoted to the first time they have taken part boxing, are both of the opinion in the geme. that the Stoker is a much better boy than his brother. If Duncan can- not be persuaded to meet Mahoney, Lake will jump the opportunity.
PING-PONG.
"Rigid Training. The Chinese athletes are now undergoing rigid training, some 40 already having been selected North China will repre- sent China in basketball and the Lake also was a crack at Duncan WIN FOR WAH TAN OLD BOYS. chiefly of Hawaiian Chinese, will act as China's baseball representa tives. Tennis and volleyball play- ers will be chosen later.
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for the Shanghai championship and he is willing to back himself by
The Ping-Pong match played be two to one.
tween the Wah Yap Old Boys' Shanghai, sportsmen will be in-
Also there is at present in Union and the Chinese Y.M.C.A. terested in the following announce Shanghai, looking for trouble, the on Saturday in the Union was wit- ment:-"As far as possible, open entries to all different sports will welterweight champion of Hong neased by a full house. Although be accepted, such as track and field, Kong Seaman Dixor, who won the Wan Yan-team gained a victory baseball, tennis, basketball, foot the Hong Kong belt a couple of over the Y.M.CA. term by 28 ball and swimming, after the main events of the Far Eastern pro- months ago, is bursting for apoints, it was difficult till the last gramme are over. Entries should smack at some of the local welters.tu be sent to the secretary, China He would like to meet them all on dexterity in attack and defence National A.A.F., Rue du Pert Free The atact regulations con- cerning these events will be an nounced later.”
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WARWICKSHIRE ROUT GLAMORGAN.
Parsons 225, W. 9. Qualte 155.
the same evening if that could be made possible and he is willing. to back himself for any reasonable
amount.
On the same ship, Bes man Halligan, runner up for the Hong Kong feather weight cham- pionship, is kicking his heels and waiting the opportunity to slice off few scalps. He is dead set on a
match may be looked upon as a fix- ture for August 25th.
Tacht Club with ease, winning by did 176 (not out) by L. Crawley Glamorgan, Warwickshire won by bout with Syd Keenan and this
31 shots.
Kowloon Bowling Green Club entertained the Taikoo men, and the latter won by 22 shots.
NEXT WEEK'S MATCHES.
In Division I next Saturday, the Kowloon Club are opposed to the Craigengower C.C., and with beth clubs near the botton there' will probably be a big struggle. After their performance against East Point, however, Craigengewer should just about win.
The Civil Service C.C. play the Total:-K.C.C., 43; R.A.Q.C., 58. Police, and this will be another keenly contested match, with hon- ours probably for the Police,
There will be a fine struggle at Kowloon between the Bowling Green Club and the Dock team, and the outcome is not by any means certein.
The following are the positions. to date, of the various Club com- peting in the League:—
Clubs.
Division "A.”
Chinese R.C...... 8 B
口 6
In Division IL Craigengower entertain the Recreio, and East
M: W. L. Pts Point entertain Taikoo! This latter match will be most keenly contest- ed with Taikoo having a slight chance of the Second Division Championship.
Indian R.C.65 1 5 Kowloon C.C. 8 4 2 4 University....utes 6 U.S.R.C. Hong Kong Om M.B.E.
......... €
3. 3 1.. 15
3
1 1
5 1
Division "B."
of only three wickets knocked up the runs for the loss
Score:-
Sussex 210 and 238 for seven
wickets (declared). Essex: 243 and 277 for
wickets.
· DERBYSHIRE BEAT NORTHANTS.
three
Playing at Birmingham against an innings and 79 runs. Parsons made the great sccre of 295 and that wonderful veteran W. Q. Quaife, who is 36 and played twice for England against Australia in 1899, made 155.
Score :-
Warwick: 543 for eight wickets
declared). Glamorgan: 181 and 283,"
Les In Form With Bat and Ball.
Playing at Northampton, Derby-YORKSHIRE LEAD. LEICESTER. beating Northamptonshire by nine scored yet another Win wickets.
shire
Century By Mitchell.. In Northants' second innings, Leeled on the first innings against Playing at Leicester, Yorkshire took five wickets for 65 runs.
The highest scorer for Derby was Lee, who made 100 (not out).
Scores:-
Northants: 182 and 277. Derby: 418 for six wickets (de
clared) and 41 for no wicket.
NEW ZEALAND. SURREY.
Hobbs Makes 145.
The match between. Surrey and
The Bowling Green Club play the New Zealand visitors, played their neighbours, the K.C.C., and at the Oval, was left drawn, 6".
this match too will be uncertain, An New Zealand's first innings, but the K.C.C. will make every Mills made 103, and in the second Clubs, M. W. L. P. effort to win, in view of the cham-knock, Dempster made 101.
pionship of their Division being at stake.
Chinese B.C..... 11 Olub de Recreio..11 Indian RIO........11.
beat Eaking and Thomas... Craigengower....10
Total:-LR.C., 28; U.8.R.C.,
"B" DIVISION.
......... Chinese R.G. v. Recreio.
Nippon Club... §.
10 I 10
10
1: 10
9
9
B
4 0
5
4. 3
175 U.S.R.C.
4
4
18.
Hong Kong CC10
4 €
South China 'A.A.11
4 7
7
2
27
3
2
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In the final match of the "B Division, the Chinese Becreation Club beat the Club de Recreio by the narrowest possible margin of one game only.
Scores:-
:
Remedios and J. Silva (Club -de Recreio):
beat C. Choa and H, Lo ..... 9,3 beat F. K. Lau and W. E.
Cheungri &- 5 beat M. C. Laa and T. C. In 7
71.12
University.10
Royal Engineers. 9 M.B.K.11. 2 Kowloon CIC. 10 1 Chinese R. C. won in final.
Division ",0," Clubs.
MWL. Fts. Chinese B.C.....9 9 8. ..D Nippon Club 8 7 17 Club de Recreio, 8
Craigedgower....
1:---- -,9
South China A.A 9 5 R.A.O.C Kowloon 0.0...10 Hong Kong C.C..10 Netherlanda EC:10 K.B.6.F.RIA GRANO Taikoo R.C.........
6 3
B
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LEAGUE TABLES.
The positions in the League tr. date are:
Division I
P. W. D. L. Pts. Kowloon D.B.C..10 1000 20 Taikoo R.C..10 7 1.2 15 Police R.C.10 5 05:10 Kowloon B.G.C., 9 4 1 4 9 Craigongower.....10. 40 0.8. C.SC.C. 3 2 0 7 Kowloon C.0.101 002 Division ZL.
For Burrey, Hobbe added to bia list of centuries by making 146, and in the second innings, Dacat just reached the century mark
Score:-
New Zealand: 313 and 371 Surrey: "377 and 284 for eight
wickets.
HAMPSHIRE BEAT SOMERSET.
Hewman Takes 16 Wicketa. Playing at Weston-super-Mare, Hampshire defeated Somerset by 4236 runā.
P. W. D. L. Ets. Kowloon 0.0...11, B0316 East Point R.C...1980 4:16. Taikoo R.C.1071 218 Kowloon B.G.C1170414. 0.9.0.0.2 50 7 10 Club, de Recreio. 12- 179 Craigenzower 12- „Boyal H.KYC BOO80
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The visitors' easy victory was mainly due to the extremely fine bowling of Newman, who took 16 of the home side's wickets for only B3 runs, In the first innings he took eight for es and in the second eight for 23.
Bcore :-
Hampshire: 181 and 267. Somerset-30 and 81-
4Continued on next Column.)
Leicestershire.
The only batsman to make a lengthy stay was Mitchell, who contributed 105 to Yorkshire's first innings' total.
Bcore
ARSENAL CHAIRMAN'S
RESIGNATION,
"GOODWILL ON BOTH SIDES," SAYS SIR HENRY NORKIË,
see who would, considerable
being shown by the players.
GIRL ON STRETCHER IN COURT.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGETM AS SEQUEL TO A MOTOR SMASH.
INSPECTOR'S PLEA,
&
There was a pathetic scene at the Old Bailey when a girl, Miss Maud Anderson, was borne into court CD
stretcher to give evidence.
In the dock was William John Youldon, aged 23, an insurance inspector, of Clapham Common. Sir Henry-Norris on his return
He was accused of the manslaugh- to town from Henley said that his of Wood Green, and of causing ter of Frederick Samuel Merigan,
Arsenal Club had taken effect, resignation as chairman of the bodily harm to Miss Anderson
further charge of drunkenness while in charge of a
There was
B
"I resigned on Friday," said motorcar.
"I have been chair- Sir Henry.
Bir Travers Humphreys, prosecu aan of the club since 1912 I have ting, said that Merigan and Miss left the directorate with goodwill Anderson were cycling along Cock on both sides."
Fosters-road, Barnet, on the even
This announcement comes clone
Yorkshire: 28° and 139 for four on the appointment by the Footing of April 22nd, when Youlden's
wickets.
ball Association Council of a con-
car dashed into the girl, knocked Leicester: 278.
mission to inquire into matters knocking Merigan into a ditch, In- hor from her machine, and then affecting the Amenal Club. There flicted injuries from which he died. have for some time been varied
LANCASHIRE DEFEAT MIDDLESEX.
Playing at Manchester, Lanes shire defeated Middlesex by ten wickets.
ences
rumours concerning acute differ- The car pulled up 160 yards away.
said to exist on questions
Alleged Demands, of policy amcng. the Arsenal Sir Travers suggested that the Football Club directors. In March accident was
to entirely due club, Mr. W. Hall; tendered his was unsteady, and smelt strongly Last the vice-chairman of the Youldon's reckless driving. Fo For the champion county, Hal-Some days later members of the seemed quite callous, and when resignation, and it was accepted. of drink. After the accident he lows made 134"
Score:
Lancashire: 413 and 87 for
.wicket.
7
Middlesex: 253 and 246.
WORCESTER LOSE TO
GLOUCESTER.
Management Committee of the told, he would be detained replied, no but it was understood that their my doc. and solicitor,"
Football League visited the club,Right ah! I shall want to see visit did not have any satisfactory
Dipper, Makes 212. Playing at Bristol, Gloucester and 160 rubs. defeated Worcester by an innings
son,
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Misa Anderson denied. in eTORE result.
examination that the headlights The commission appointed by of Youldon's car were turned out the F.A. council, consists of Sir when he approached them. Charles Clegg and Mears. A Youldon denied he was drunky Kingscott, A G. Hines, J. Mc-and said the accident arose Kenna, H. Keys, and A. J. Dickin through his turning off his head lights on seeing the approaching "I am not at all perturbed by cyclists. There was & sharp bend the appointment of a commission in the road, which he did not ob into the affairs of the Club, and serve, and he crashed into the whatever they want to know from evelista after running into a heap For Worcester, Serrurier & now-me, if they want me at all, I shall of bricks. county cricket made naturally be quite ready to give comer
He was so paralysed with horror 110, and for Gloucester, Dipper them," atid Sir Henry.
at what he had done that he could made a double century, his figure My resignation, although it not remember anything till be being 212.
follows so soon after Mr. Hall's pulled up some distance away Score:--
has nothing whatever to do with What had been taken for dranken- it I cannot tell you just at the iness and callousness was the resul moment why I have resigned, but-of-bis nerves having gone all to shall have something to say later. pieces through abock
to
Worcester: 129 and 128. Gloucester-029-for-eight-
„kets (declared),
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