1933-05-08 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY 8, 1933.

WAVE OF CHINESE SOCCER SUCCESSES STOPPED

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LAWN BOWLS FIREWORKS Robbed of Governor's Cup by

BY THE POLICE

DRAMATICALLY DEFEAT THE

CHAMPIONS

"DARK HORSE” TEAM REVEALS FORM

Only a few weeks ago, when these columns were reviewing the prospects of lawn bowls clubs, it was darkly hinted that from the Police first team this sum- mer, might afford some of the biggest surprises of the

year.

The hint hun become a reality. The Police started their fireworks on Saturday, and they had the temerity to initiate the display at the expense of Cralgengower, the teague champions.

"Last year", sald a P.R.C. en- thusiast the other day, "we lost hy

PROMOTED AND

only four shots to the Craigongower DEMOTED

on their own green. This year we shall beat them." And they did. It was a magnificent achieve. ment. Furthermore It Was no touch and

affair. Eighteen go shots separated the teams at the close, and this gives a indlention, better than the actual result, of the potentialities of the Police team..

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And there were two other outstanding performances, them being the K.C. among Co succesful visit to Talkoo and

SOCCER SEASON

CLOSES

LONDON'S WINNING CLUBS

The English football KORHON

the victory of the Peninsula club's care to a close on Saturday, when second string over the redoubtable Recreio, who the previous Satur-the usual crop of startling resulta day had trounced 10 Pollec by were neVIE

the bare 50 shots.

Bolton and Blackpool made vain

Then again there was the achieve. ment of the Craigengower reser- efforts, both winning, but remain- ves in going over to the Civil Ser-ing doomed for relegation, where-

as the defeat of the Arsenal and Everton came as surprises.

The following are the teams to win the various champlonships and promotions, as well as those who are fated for relegation.

London has had an outstanding Neason of sucesses. The Arsenal have regained the premier hon-,

F.A. Eleven

"SONNY" BLISS AT HIS BEST

NAVY ON THE ATTACK-A Navy forward a mapped in the act of shooting against the Chinese Athletic yesterday, when the nauticala had the previous" week's result reversed and were beaten,

(Photo: Ming Yuan),

LATEST K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNEY RESULTS

SEVERAL MATCHES PLAYED DURING THE WEEK-END

HANDICAP SINGLES HOLDER BEATEN

BRITISH TENNIS PRESTIGE

REGAINED BY MISS ROUND

PERRY SCORES OVER H. W. AUSTIN

London, May 7,

Further progreng was made in-- the K.C.C. tennis tournament during the weck-ond, when matches in n}} oventsworo decided.

G. A. White, runner-up in the Junior Championship last year, easily defeated S. A. Gray holder of the Handicap Singles "A" in the first round of this ovent, con- ceding but five games.

.

R. S. V. Capell made good pro- gress in the Handleny Singles "R" und reached the semi-final.

The resulta in, detail, were:

"A" HANDICAP SINGLES. First Round

G. A. White (scr) beat S.A. Gray

(owe 15/3) 6-2, 6-8;

Second Round

Fred Perry again demonstrated his superiority over hin companion, "Bunny" Austin, when he beat the 9. Huber (scr.) 6-1, 6-4. former Caintridge captain in the final of the hard court championship at

C. 1. Stapleton (3.6) beat II,

CHINESE MISS INSPIRATION OF S. CHINA FORWARDS Bournemouth, in four acts.

IT is rare thing to see a local Chinese football team out- de- played and beaten by a finitely superior side, but such was the spectacle afforded the onlookers at the Club ground on Saturday, when the Hongkong Football Association XI de- feated the Chinese Amateur selected Athletic Federation

side by two goals to nil for possession of the Governor's Cup.

And this game drove horse an-

THE THREE ours, Tottenham have earned pro- other truth. Take away Jp Pak- motion and Brentford have won wa, Fung King-cheung, Tam Kong-

POLICE SKIPS-- Mair, Hollands and Moss who skipped the Police bowls team to sensational vic tory again at

| Craigengower on

|Saturday. (Photo:

5. W. Lam).

vice green and trouncing the Go- vernment bowlers by a margin of 25 shots and the fine away win of j the Kowloon Bowling Green Club at the expense of the Indians.

The results were:

FIRST DIVISION,

RECREIO 53 K.D.R.C. 44 K.B.G.C.

68 C.S.C.C. 58 TAIKOO

52 K.C.C. 57 C.C.C.

46 POLICE

64

SECOND DIVISION.

56 RECREIO 53

II K.E.K.C. 50 RI.K.Y.C. 71

47 C.C.C.-

K.C.C.

C.S.C.C.

I.R.C.

Taikoo

72

42 K.B.G.C. 83

LEAGUE TABLES,

the Third Division with pro-pak and Cheng Shui-hong, and a motion.

Against this, Chelsea only just avoided relegation, and Charlton

will have to seek re-admission.

DIVISION 1.

representative Chinese team is ke

a car without gasoline.

Up to the forward line, the C.A.

WEB

have been promoted to the Third A.F. eleven was composed of the Division, whilat Clapton Orient same players who have accomplish. ed such doughty things for South China this Beason. Beyond Wong Mee-shun and Mak Sui-hon,. forwards. two normally brilliant Yet without the assistance of Fung, Ip and Cheng, they were completely impotent and the team as a whole suffered a reaction worthy of the description "extraordinary.

Champlons... ....... Arschal Runners-Up........ Aston Villa Relegated Bolton and Blackpool DIVISION 2.

Champions

Stoke Runners-Up.. Tottenham (both of whom are promoted to Divi- Bion 1) Relegated

Chesterfield Chariton

DIVISION 3 (SOUTH). Champions ....Brentford (who are promoted to Division 2) Runners-Up

• Exeter To apply for re-admission Swindon and Clapton Orient

DIVISION 3 (NORTH).

Champlons

Hull (who are promoted) Runner-Up Wrexham To apply for re-admission.. New Belghton and Darlington

Granted the Chinese had to but tle through the last half an hour with only nine men, two of the for- wards being incapacitated, but so completely had they been subdued by the F.A. defence, that even if they had remained at fall strength throughout, defeat would not have been averted.

(By "Veritas")

GOVERNOR'S

on

CUP—H

Ex-

cellency presenting his handsome trophy to Pardoo, captain_of_the F. A. team who beat the C.A.A.F: eleven

Saturday. (Photo: Ming Yuan). against a more capable set of for- wards.

DISEASE SPREADS. Eventually this inferiority which marked the forward line from the opening minutes of the game spread

itself to the rest of the team and

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Austin ran away with the opening net, but Perry fought back and after

"B" HANDICAP SINGLES. First Round

H. Lubeseder (-16.3) beat L.

a ding dong struggle took the second W. Hume (—3.6) 6-2, 0-1.

at 7-5. The third saw both players going all out for the lead and after

He strove hard to outwit Mul-twelve games were played Perry re- prated his second set performance. Iane and Co., but when best The fourth he captured without undue placed for an individual effort, dimculty.

ruined everything by indulging

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Second Round

M. E. Politi (~3,6) beat H. G. Anniss (scr.) 7-5, 3-6, 6-de

in tactics which invited the The full scores were 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, | 6-3, 6-1,

displeasure of the referee and 6-2 in favour of Perry.

the usual penalty.

Mak Sul-hon, the Athletic for- ward, was extremely disappointing, and apart from missing an open goal before the F.A. scored their second point, showed little idea of constructive forward play and was sadly in" error with his passes and in shooting.

THE ONLY FAIR RESULT.

The Football Association XI were far and away the better team. Any other result but victory would have been an insult to them. They were worth more than two goals.

R. S. V. Capell beat Luboseder

Semi-Final

Capoll boat A. H. Dinea 6-1, 6-3,

LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP.

Second Round

Mrs. F. Goodwin beat Mrs. G. L. Fleet 6-1, 6-1

First Round

Mrs. J. B. McCaw boat Mrs. R.

B. IIambly 6-1, 6-2,

MIXED DOUBLES HANDICAP. First Round

F. Grose and Miss R. Perry (-15) beat J. J. Ferguson and Miss S. Dalziel (3.6) 6-3, 6-4. (Second Round)

E. C. Fincher & Mrs. Goodwin (owa 16/3) beat H. Langley and Mrs. Fleet (rec. 15) 6-2, 0-3.

W. Hirst and Miss M. (scr.)

The splendid work of the defence and half backs paved the way to success, and the forwards, deriving inspiration from their colleagues, maintained a pressure and a sympa- thetic collaboration which eventu ally broke down even the brilliant MISS DOROTHY ROUND. obstructive play of Lau Mau and

In the ladies ovent Dorothy Round LI Tin-sang.

beat Helen Jacobs by scores of 3-6, boat C. A. Wright and Mrs. Boas, Mullane and Sonny Bliss 6-2, 6-3,-Router.

MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. earned the honours in the

First Round

rear division. Both touched HAPPY VALLEY GOLF. absolutely top form, and

frankly this was the finest Second Round Reached in game have seen from Bliss for many a long day.

Summer Foursomes.

w.o.

N. A. E. Mackay and D. D. Mckay (3.6) beat W. Zim- mern and M. E. Politi (scr.).

ADAMSON CUP TOURNEY. 6-2, 7-5.

R. B. Hambly and A. E. Collins summer foursomes competitions has F. Grose (30) 6-1, D-6, 8-6. The first round of the Heppy Valley | (-3.6) beat W. C. Kung

we had the unusual sight of seeing qu master tacticians such as Lau Mau down to a sound understanding with fan nervous at first, eventually mottled and Li Tin-sang making palpable Mullane, and so well did they cover been completed. blunders in tackling, clearing and

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The full results were as follows:

N. Drummond (14) and N.. M. Currie (16) beat W. J. Buller (8)

JUNIOR SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Second Round

H. O. Huber beat R. 8.

The Chinese suffered chief- ly through inefficient wingers, and inside men who would covering, whilst Leung Wing-chul each other that Combey had

lost all sense of direction in pass- very quiet afternoon. What he not, or could not, give Wong ing and most of his heart and en- had to do, he did well and with his

and A. Brooksbank (18) ono up. Mee-shun the type of passes thusiasm in defending.

customary expediency.

R. S. W. Paterson (17) and W. Playing their part in an inter- Woodward (17) beat W. J. Shenton which he must have if he is

For the first time this season to score goals.

Lim Thin-chan, the South China mediate trio which defied subjec (15) and A. O. Brawn (14) ave and Capell 6-1, 6-4. The defeat of the Chinese bolls Custodian, was seen in active action,tion, Pardoe and Andy Duncan three.

strenuously and and he undoubtedly saved the team down to this. All credit must be from a bigger defeat, although it practically always on top. (Saturday's results and the final given to the European rearguard must be conceded that he had the 2

longue tables will be found on for the exceptionally smart WAY luck on his side on more than one another page)

they went about their work gaining the upper hand, but it is pretty cortain that they would not have enjoyed quite DS much

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I.R.C.

Police

Division 2

V.R.C. & SWIMMING

DEBT

Our attention has been drawn by

the Secretary of the V.R.C., to al

statement in the report of

the

meeting of the H.K.LAS.A. counell

meeting last Saturday, in which it

Buccess

worked

звел не

E. P. Whito (15) and H. T. Brooks (17) beat W. II. Edmonds (12) and J. M. Wilson (17) four and two. BRILLIANT BRYANT.

G. W. Fooks (18) and A. W. Muir (17) received walk over from A. Bryant, brought in at the last dicíndoo (18) and J. Hutchson. (18).

of minute through the absence Wong's loneliness in the for- Gosano was the fincat forward ward line was almost pli{fu}.| (Continued on Page 9.)

occasion.

CHINESE ATHLETIC TAKE REVENGE

WEAK NAVY SIDE OUTPLAYED:

SU RPRISE THE POLICE

KOWLOON

on

18 12 24 58 23 26 18 0 1 5 60 28 22 10 8.2.9 40 40.18 16 7.1 8 20 33 15 ... 18 7 1 10 22 62 15

R. C. Law (8) and W. A. Stewart (10) beat J. L. Admas (17) and P. S. Grant (27) four and three.

6. A. Sleap (15) and S. T. Butlin (10) beat E. M. Hanlon (17) and C. B. Robertsen (11) four and three. W. G. Robertson (17) and J. B. Mackie (7) bent A. Uraeil (17) and A. E. Clarke (14) two and one, A. E. Charman (11) and Shepherd (18) beat S. E. Edgar (18)- and J. J. King (15) two and one. W. J. Waddington (17) and Taylor (17) bent C. Thwaltes (16) and A. V. Greaves (17) four and

three.

J.

J. P. A. Davis (17) and E. Thomp Mon (18) beat D. M. Goodall (17) and W. M. Pittendrigh (17) on the 19th greon.

WA. Wolght (16) and J. S. Dykes (13) beat J. McKnight (9), and. J. D. Kinnaird (11) on the 19th green.

C. E. Moore (18) and A. W. Hodges (17) beat S. Shepheard (18) and A. V. Baker (18) on the 19th grean,

was remarked that a letter hadT ACKING the services ofed them. The familiarity of the [S. W. D. been received from the V.R.C. Shirras, and James in defence, ball in the Kowloon goal area en-L. R. acknowledging the payment of the and the whole of their usual for-joyed by the Police appeared to R. N. debt owing by the old Swimming ward line, Warne, Davies, Lang-breed nothing but contempt, and St. J. Association.

moad, McPhee and Cormack, the when the homesters seized their H.K.F.C. KENTUCKY DERBY.

The V.R.C. have neither received Navy offered poor opposition to three real goal-scoring chances, the HK. P... 16 7 0 0 29 93 14 10 0 2 8 45 44 14 payment neither have they written the Chinese Athletic in the return result was as to be expected under C. A.

the circumstances.

Kowloon F.C. 19 6 1 13 32 42 11 Broker's Tip Wins By Any letter of acknowledgement of league match yesterday and were

any payment according to

.....10

17- 21 00 4 THE Engineers had no right to Recreio Dixon, the Club Secretary. Short Head,

lose a point to South China in

G. T. May (17) and 31. N. Cochrane THE football, was of the poorest

Division III.

(15) beat 8. S. Cook (17) and A. We apologise for the error,

type, although the Athletic the Third Division. They outplay.

12 R.C. of Signals 0 Bickellar (8) four up... were value for the points. The ed their opponents in the second South China

1 R.E..

1 game served an a reminder that, but finished wretchedly. By China Ath. the standard of football in the an awful hash of one golden op

League Table. first division this sunson

at

A RUN OF SUCCESS.

Louisville, May 7. The Kentucky Derby run Churchill Downs resulted as follows: Col. E. R. Bradley's Broker's Tip 1 Mrs. Crump's Head Player Mr. E. R. Eastman's Charley 0.9 The Raco Described.

Mr. well beaten 5-2.

It is understood, however, that

the payment of this debt is being mado by the H.K.I.A.S.A. to the V.R.C. at 6 o'clock to-day.

RUGBY LEAGUE.

Thirteen started; won by short Huddersfield Win Cup at

hoad with are lengths between socond and third.

The batting was Y-1 Broker's_Tip: 2-1 Head Play and even money Char Joy O.

The time was 2 mine. 6.4/5 Boca,

Wembley Stadium.

•

shown a definite decline,

•

+

•

the same token the Chinese made

has portunity in the closing stogos, but taking the game In general per-

won.

Goals. F. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. 24 22 1 1 116 20 46 Lincoln Regt. 24 19 05 34 27.36 R.A.F.

24 16 7 74 07 02 OR.AS.C. 23 14 1 8 71 31 20

AS expected, South China defeat-pective, the soldiers should have S.W.B.

od the Artillery In a charity THE GOVERNOR'S CUP, match at Caroline Hill, scoring II.K.F.A.A 2 H.K.C.A.F. twice without reply.

Charity Match.

Division I.

THE Police had only themselves Kowloon

Athletic

to blame that they conceded

In the Rugby League Cup final at both, or any points, to Kowloon Wembley Hunderfield beat Warring-on Saturday. They had twice as ton by 21 points to 17-British Wire many chance to score, not to men-RA,

tion penalty, and they just ignor-8. C. ...

Lang.

9. China ..23 114 8 48 38 26 St. Joseph's. 21 11 8 7 63 23 25 2 China Ath. 24 0 0 9 42 45 24 2 Radio S. C.. 24 11 1 12 48 64 29

R.E.

28 0.9 11 49 48 31 R.C. of Bigls. 24 8 1.15 31 60 17 Rocroin ... 24. 3. 10 34 01 18 University 24 8.8 16 28 81 Talkoo C.R.0.24 12 21 19140 4

0 H.K. Polica

Navy F.C.

League Table.

Goala, P. W. D. L. F. A. Pta. 20 16 0 6 60 80 80 ... 17 18 1 8 49 10 27

A. MacFarlane (17) and E: D. Matthews (8) bent J. E. Dovey (15) and J. A. R. Selby (8) three and one. F. Lobel (15) and T. I. Chassels (7) beat C. Whitehead (18) and R. A. Edwards (18) six and four,

MACAO RACES

FAVOURITES GET BEATEN

OFF DAY FOR PUNTERS

and

V.

Favourites were beaten at the Macao race meeting yesterday. and puntors generally had a un successful day. The full results and dividends are given below.

RESULTS.

1. (Unofficial). The Ladies' Race. Once Round. Messrs. Li & Lis' Gold Bridge, 140 b (Miss J. Dowbiggin) Mr. 8. W. Tang's Just Imagine,

150 m

1

2

3:

(Miss L Fearon) Messrs: Lo & Liang's Pure Music, 140 b (Miss Betty Fair) Time: 1 60 3/6. Distance: Many lengths, 5 lengths. Parl-Mutual: Winner $90.00." Places $0.80, $5.00, $8.00.

Cash Sweep: 1st No. 79-$128.30, 2nd No. 61--$35.26, Brd No. 00- $17.63.

Unplaced Nos. 80, 91, 44, 30 each $5.00

Green Island Handicap.

2 The

H. H. Mundy and C. W. E. Booker (6) boat. C. Mycock (16) and A. D. Half a Mile. Humphreys (10) three and two..

Adamson Cup.

Mr. Lyza's White Hall, 158 b

(Mr. W. N. Yoh)

In the Royal Hongkong Golf Club Messrs. Fotts & Lo's Happy Man, Adamson Cup (1032) match play

156 B

168 tb

(Mr. G. Roza)

(Mr. Chanson) Time: 81, 109 1/5.

stages W. H. Edmonds (12) beat Mr. K. W. Fung's Blud Plane, J. P. A. Davis (17) in the somi-sinsi while A. G. Ursoll (17) also qualified for the final against "A. E. Clarke (14).

The final round was won by Ursol! one up.

Distance: 2% longths, 2 lengths.

*

Parl-Mutuel: Winner #02.20. Places $18.30, $5.80, $6.50.

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