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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1933.

PARENT BODY REVERSES HONGKONG L.T.A. RULING

SUCCESS IN SIGHT FOR

S. CHINA

TO-MORROW'S

MATCH

SHOULD GIVE THEM CHAMPIONSHIP

(By "Veritas"}

IT is consoling thought that

despite the disappointraents of the season and the un- fortunate manner in which the league programmes have been dragging on during the last month necessitating a time ex- tension for the first division championship to be determined, football should wind up with a spectacular game to-morrow.

On its decision rests whether South China will then and there! win the championship or will have to play another game next week te elther nelieve or fait in their quest.

And if there is one team capable

R. F. Luz, loading Recreio pinyer, who will ship against the Craigen

gower to-morrow.

SURPRISING DEFEAT

LEAGUE BOWLS TEAM CHANGES

Champions Visiting

.

Club de Recreio Without D. Rumjahn

POLICE, I.R.C. AND K.C.C. MAKE SECOND

DIVISION ALTERATIONS

FTER last Saturday's debacle before their own supporters, all eyes will be the first division of the Lawn Bowls League to-morrow.

of sending the issue to the very Dailey Loses Yorkshire cos, joins Bradbury's

last match of the season it is the Navy. But I would qualify this statement by adding that much depends on the composition of the team,

Golf Championship

B. S. Wenstell, the local profes-

from U.M. Omar'a four

ANOTHER police teST.

SECOND DIY, CHANGES.

have changes Several

made in the K.C.C. second string

F.

A SERIOUS FOOTBALL

ACCIDENT

B. W. Bradbury, popular Prosi. dent and skip of the championa, the Craigengower, who will seek to make up for last wook's defent at the Recreio to-morrow.

BE TESTED

to Try Out

P

WHEELER BREAKS,

HIS LEG

POLICE NO MATCH FOR S. CHINA

FAVOURITES NEED TWO POINTS

The first serious accident of the football season occurred yesterday, when at Caroline Hill, Wheeler, the Police, right half back bruke his leg against South China.

By tronic coincidence it happen- ed In about the last match of the programme, an the season closen on Wednesday next.

Already handicapped by field- ing one short, the Police, left with nine players after the first twenty

less task of trying to stop South China from winning.

Of course they failed, the Chi- nee scoring twice without reply, and leaving themselves in the

W. I. Hollands (skip); J. Fender, Harmsworth Challenger as position of requiring but

T. Tallon, J. Shepherd and W.

THE Craigengower have a reputation, not to mention a title at stake, whilst the the Portuguese, last year's runners-up will be keen to show their visitors that what the Police can accomplish one week, they can emulate the next. The Recreio will take the green (agalust the Kowloon Docks and Tal | Craigengower C.C.-L. E. Lam- with certain factors in their Koo respectively. For they will mert. A. E. Contes, J. Cavanagh and B. W. Bradbury (skip); G. L. Buchanan, C. S. Summons, H. Beer faveur. Firstly they enjoy the be on their home greens. advantage of venue, and secondly

and R. Basa (skip: W. T. Bright- they are turning out their strong

beenman, A. A. Razack, E. el Areal!! est team, whereas the Craigen-

K.C.C.

* Jolice gower will be without the service

and U. M. Omar (skip), of D. Rumjahn, who is B.W. Brad-

K.C.C.-E. C. Fincher, J. Chind- which beat the Recreio a week ago. bury's right hand man at No. 3.

This necessitates the latroduc- Neither W. Hyde, G. Lee nor P. A. !wick, J. Howe and A. Hyde-Lay tion of A.A. Razack, a second Formin are playing, their succes (skip); H. Gittens, A. Linge, H.

Hampton and A. E. Silkestone SCOTT-PAINE BOAT TO five minutes engaged in the hope- Division player, who goes into nors being J.M.W. Brown,

(skip): F. F. Skinner, C. J. Tacchi, A.E.Houghton and W. Hirst. Brightman's rink, whilst

rink The team will be visiting the T. Ferguson and H. Overy (skip). Police S. Nolan, F. E. Booker, Indian Recreation Club, who are waiting to taste the fruits of A. R. Clarke and S. Moss (skip); victory in the first year of their J. Orem, P. Perkins, E. Pest, and With both the K.C.C. and the return to the league.

The LR.C. have two alterations, winning twelve a keen encounter Were the Navy at full strength,sional, won a great victory in the Police turning out last week.R. Minu coming in ns No, 2 for Muir (skip). then South China would certainly Yorkshire Professional Champion-is promised on the Cox's Road R. Dallah on S.A.R. Ismail's rink. Police slok the und Bishen Singh dejintising for

for the Harmsworth Trophy, is, morrow. have no cake walk, even though ship, decided over thirty-six holes Green. The

Craigengewer C.C.-G. Duncan, the game la at Caroline HiG.

on the course of the Brough Club, local bowls community last Satur-M.. Razack as No. 1 on Hyder's Craigengower WEAK NAVY TEAM LIKELY.

It is anticipated there will be F. K. Modi, Y. Abbas and W. Gill to try out his new boat, Miss Bri- Garda, Italy, it will be interesting to see by to- Against the Athletic last Sun- when he gained the title with anday by beating the champions, and rink. day the Boys in Blue had to field aggregate of 140- total which morrow's match whether this was slight changes in the composition (skip); J. Johnstone, H. Milton,tain III, on Lake

has been beaten only once since just a flash in the pan or the real of the Police second string to op. W, Ward and W. V. Field (skip); where the international motor boat pose the Kowloon Bowling Green J. S. Landelt. M. J, Medina, Eracing is to be held again this very weak side, and now that the

form of the law keepers. Fleet has gone North there seems

Reserves.E. C. Barry and J.

Hythe. but slight prospects of it being the event bogan 12 years ago,

Driscoll. strengthened to any extent.

Wenstell set up a new record for an opposition as provided by the known,

Craigengower, for the K.C.C. in

Club de Rrecrelo.-M. Carvalho, the F. X. Soares, A. V. Barros and

A. H. Basto (skip); J. M. M. Alves, the model, but Scott-Paine wanted Chinese ahead half way through J. M. S. Rozario, C. Lopes and J. J. to give her a thorough try-out be- the second half, and then after Fung had missed several onay Basto (skip): 3. E. Noronha, L.

America. chances, the centre forward ob There was some doubt during

Xavier, J. G. Ozorio and I. A.fore shipping her to Craigengower

He selected Lake Garda as a place tained a typical point netting with the week as to whether A.E. Silke. Recreio

Club de Recreio.-E. L. Barros, Alves (skip).

where the water conditions are stone would be available for the:

LR.C.:—A. M. Omar, M. Y. Adal, similar to those on Lake St. Clair, now I. C. R. Souza, C. G. Silva and It. F. LRC. Peninsula club, but it is

Harmsworth barts, A. S. Gomes and C. E. Mar- S. O. Bus, K. M. Omar (skip);Detroit, where the definitely stated that the team Luz (skip); L. Guterriez, R. Ro-

Both the Civil Service and the ques (skip): F. Xavier, F. V. A. M. Rumjahn, A. R. Minu; A. M.. will remain unchanged.

(Continued on Page 0.). Kowloon Bowling Green Club Ribeiro, E. M. Remedios and Wahab, S. A. R. Ismail (skip): races are now held. should enjoy comfortable passages F. X. M. Silvp (skip)..

DIVISION 2

* Recreio

Hubert Scott-Paine, challenger

two points from their remaining two matches to win the champion- iship.

They should accomplish this to-

A POOR GAME.

|

It was a poor game yesterday,

They will have almost as useful at the Valley, but these is not yet Tuck and II. Y. Pearce (skiPyear. The boat is being built at deal of Impression in the goni

In view of this the Chinese ap- pear pretty well assured of he honours for which they have been striving and thoroughly deserve.

beat. But even against a comparative-card of 72 la the afternoon. Weas-own green they will be difficult to

the course with his first-round their first match visited Trikoo score of 68, and he returned and returned victorious. On their

ly weak Navy side they will be in no position. to adopt an air of laissez faire, for the sallors play hustling type of football, and failed last Sunday against the Athletic more through their own foolishness than any pronounced Huperiority of the opposition.

Two other first division matches are on paper for Saturday. The Recreio entertain the Athletic and the Club conclude their engage- ments with St. Joseph's.

It will not be surprising to see The Athletle upset by the Portu- Rese, and I expect to see the Club come into their own against the Saints.

FORECAST. Division 1 SOUTH CHINA v Navy Recreio

v Athletle CLUB

v St. Joseph's

JI

tell, who is 42 years of age, is a former champion of Wales.

There

tie for second WITH place, both Aian Dailey (Bradley Hall, the holder, and H. Crapper (Harrogate), the 1927 champion, having a total of 142. Both went round in 69 strokes in the morn- ing and 73 in the afternoon.

Dailey, the young player who became famous by winning the Roehampton Tournament the pre- vious week, is a nominee for Great He Britain's Ryder Cup team. played brilliant golf in the morn- ing, but was a trifle unlucky with one or two lang putts later in the day.

To-morrow's Likely Winners

at the Valley

SOME OF THE TEAMS. The following are some of selected sides for, to-morrow!

DIVISION 1.

YK.C.C.

with South China "all over the Police, but, thanks to bad marks- manship unable to make a great

scoring line.

It was a seramble, goal which Many tests have been made of Leung Tat-wing scored to put the

great shot from 20 yards range. South China were without Wong Mee-shun, and, of course, Tam Kong-pak, but with the defence turning out in full, the Police were given little opportunity to exort Scott-Palne makes no secret of pressure. Johnston nearly scored, the fact that if the bont does not but ballooned over the top and for

TENNIS HANDICAPS: AN IMPORTANT live up to expectations he will not the rest Lau Mau and Li Tin-sang

RULING BY ENGLISH L.T.A.

CONTRARY TO LOCAL ASSOCIATION DECISION: ECHO OF L.R.C. DISPUTE

A ruling by the English Lawn Tennis Asso- ciation which is of no little interest and impor tance to local clubs has recently been received by a member of the Ladies Recreation Club as an echo to last year's dispute at that club over the playing of differential odds.

the in-

PRESENT STANDINGS.

take her to America for a futile always, held the upper hand. struggle with Gar Wood and Miss America X. With much less horse. The present standings of the power In his craft, Scott-Paine is R.A. lenders and South China in

the league table are shown: depending largely on the hull de-' sign. Only the trials will deter-R.A. mine its value.

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. 20 15 0 5 60 30 30

S., China 18 14 1 3 51 16 29

Week-End Tennis

Programme at K.C.C.

HANDICAP DOUBLES. First Round

Although thero was a better! response on the part of the com- petitors last week-end, there still

W. Hirst and F. Goodwin v S. remains a large number of out-

W. Cragg and Lt. Young v L standing matches in the Kowloon Gray and C. A. Wright, Cricket Club tennis tournament.

Hambly & Collins y Annia and

Fincher brother v Hirst and Goodwin or Gray and Wright

White and Capell v Cragg and Young or Jack and Hyde

Despite of the absence of a number of the best ponies which are spending their summer in North China and the fact that some

There appears to be no rule others are on the sick list, entries for the Sixth Extra Race Meet-

In the opinion of the Execu The circumstances of ing of the Hongkong Jockey Club for Saturday afternoon have

cident, upon which the decision of tive Committee the principle under-regarding a protest, but after care been substantial and some fine finishes are assured.

It is the aim of the organisers Jack and W. Hyde. After the recent ruins the course recovered its lost form. Running over the Hongkong L.T.A., was sought lying the raling contained in the ful consideration of the rules, in Page 492) dealing with complaints

and to have the semi-final brackets in Happy Valley is in excellent condi. a longer course to-morrow afternoon and given, will easily be recalled.

In one of the L.R.C. handicap above quotation must be applied to cluding Rules 38 and 39 (L.T.A. tion and provided that the weather in the Customs Handicap it should keeps flue we should see another bis entry the burden of 168 lbs with ease, events two opponents had conced-this case; as the players were not connected with tournaments,

themselves to Executive Committee is entisfied attendance at the Jockey Club meet-Amoy is n good little fighter and willing handicaps, one at minus 5.6 and "instructed" by the Umpire, but with the Right of Appeal, the in all events filled this week-end, Levett

be hurd to bent over this medium the other at minus 30.1. One of the agreed amongst

ladlented in Paragraph 8 of this the appended list must play the ing.

King Salmon can go the

contestants claimed that under the play, subject to the protest of "A",that the correct procedure is that and competitors who appear in games off either on Saturday or Some very big fields in the bottom distance.

Helter

letter. class ponies will face the starting distance also. Warrington,

are in at medium rates of the competition, the dif- the match stands,

A careful consideration

The ruling of the Executive Sunday. barrier especially in the "E" Class, Skelter, which

well in ference in face value of the odds

The contestants are asked to the conditions governing the ruling Committee is therefore that the where fully twenty starters are ex-weights. Valley Hall ran pected to turn out.

Macno in its last appearance, while must be taken which worked out teners of Portin are doubtful Banjolina and Burgemaster strike me at a handicap of 16.2. The other of a tournament lends the Execu-match played between "A" and make arrangements with each

an party claimed differential odds

ich made the handicap 15.1. The tive Committee to the conclualon" at now admittedly wrong odds other regarding the playing off about starting this pony because of as candidates with more than

that any other view would lead to

of the ties. Six courte will be been outsider's chance.

Since these findings, however set aside for matchen both to- game was played at those intter the colasant weight which has

their candidate, but if assigned for

odds, but under protest of the other chaos. It must be remembered must stand." the going in the course is firm thes

Don is a fairly good bet for this contestant. It was stated that that it is one of the express duties one of the parties concerned in the marrow afternoon and all day may change their mind,

event. It ran well in its morning the umpire upheld the contention of the Umpire to decide all points dispute, communicated with the Sunday and it is hoped that a real 1 vallops this week. After its recent that face value adds were correct. /of law (see Rog. 466 13 (f) (Psg English L.T.A., and sought a rul-effort will be made to get the The race for the griffins of this sen- victories both over short and long dis- but allowed the match to be played 488 Reg. 13 (f) L. T. Almanack). ing from the parent body." son in the Griffins Summer Handicap tances Navy Hall should find much at differential odds. should be confined to Jungle

GRIFFINS SUMMER HANDICAP.

LEAD MINE HANDICAP.

Jim, support, but personally I don't think

Street Singer and Poker Face

or it can win no casy this time. Valor- Widnes. Jungle Jim Impressed dur- our, Blue Star and The Tiger are very

LOCAL L.T.A. FINDINGS.

FUTILE ACTION,

of

ENGLISH LT.A. RULING.

(6) A tournament sometimes Mr. H. Anthony Sabelli, the The Hongkong L.T.A. in dealing lasts only a stated time. If a dis- Secretary of the English Associa ing its recent outings and it should St at the moment, while Mr. WT.

occurred, "A" should un- terms: prove the strongest chalenger to Poker Stanton's Marquis Hall and Tom with the matter, set out a lengthy pute arises such as that which tion has replied in the following I am directed to inform Face, which should share minor po-appear amongst the batton weights, reply in which they found that the

competition bind all doubtedly have referred the mat- Altions with Street Singer. I am told with some chances of getting placed rules of n

competitors, and that the cinim ter to the Umpire for an official

you that according to the that Spotted Butterfly may not be

SECOND LEIGHTON HILL.

made by "A" for face value odds ruling under Rule 13 (L.T.A. 15 Page 488) (with a Right of Appeal torted.

STAKES

Rules of the Committee was correct. SMUGGLERS. HANDICAP.

The Association then pointed to under Rulo 16 (L.T.A. 30 Page Melody is almost in certainty in this

(The L.R.C.) the match in After its splendid showing of form event after its recent fine demonstra-n section of the addenda of the 493). If either pair appear dis-

being called upon by the Umpire question should have been in the last meeting Wayward Stag has tion of spoed. No Fear has been im- English L.T.A. rules for the con- satisfied and were to refuse to play

replayed on the ground not been too heavily weighted in the proving since its last run and should duct of tournaments, dealing with

have been scratched Smugglers Handicap over six fur-do well. Darien ridden by G. Ilarr the question of "kotty painta", and co to do, that pair could have been

undor Rule 25 (L.T.A. Page 490) that both the Umpire and longa. Wayward Stag has a reputa-man may prove a profitable invest-

"B" (claimaint of differen tion for short distance race and to- ment, as it is generally expected that made the following quotation and and should

"If two players in a handicap "If a competitor. merrow it should account for another the iron grey should make a better ruling,

f Jockeys.

To have played under pro-

tial odds) were at fault a protest such frst prize for the 11 Stable. Alexan-showing with a change

in not observing the con- that which occurred in the dra Hall has a bly lean in handicap on After so many failures one wonders play at the wrong odds, the match Its last run, while Royal Flush, an ex- when Darien will register his rat win stands, unless the referee or any test is futile. If

ditions of the competition. In at Happy Vally, Adon impressed one on his behalf has marked the as champion with sprint events,

And again in its morning exerelses and is handicap incorrectly on the ecore present case was to be given effect sheet when putting the match into to, it is obvious that a tournament

This docision is directly con- possibility with 149 lbs. Miko

said to be good for un cutside bet. Mignonetto both have some chance

court, in which case the loser may might be held up for some time, VICTORIA PARK HANDICAP. such a sprint flutter.

claim to have the mintch replayeil, and if it is, any, a 3-day tourna-trary to that given by the Hong- Portia wil be ridden by A.J.P. Heard unless the mistake in the odds has ment it might be that a decision of kong L.T.A., and it is understood

iduo course. King's Parade with AJ.P. Hoard if it is started at all in the Victorin been in his favour. Such claim the Committe could not be given that the local Association is to

absurd. up won a pix furlong race last time Park Handicap. The Giraffe ran welt must be made within reasonable until after a tournament, which fedfecuss question and the ruling in

(Continued m Page 9.)

time." out and the pony seems to have fully

CUSTOMS HANDICAP.

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semi-finals completed.

The following are the matches outstanding.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

Second Round

H, Lubeseder v R. B. Hombly I. P. H. Macauley v W. Wirth

Third Round

G. C. Burnett v II. O. Huber Macauloy or Wirth v N. A. E. Mackay

G. C. Burnett v H. O. Buber S. A. Gray v E. V. Gaubert. HANDICAP SINGLES "A".

Third Round,

LADIES SINGLES.

Second Round Mrs. McCaw v Miss Griffitha. LADIES HANDICAP SINCLES. First Round.

Mrs. Hambly y Mrs. Fleet,

Second Round.

Miss Mason v Mrs. Hambly or Mrs. Fleet.

Mrs. McCaw v Miss O. Dalziel, HANDICAP MIXED DOULES. Second Round.

Guest and Miss Mow Fung v Politi and Miss Blackburn.

Mr. and Mrs. Hambly v D. S. Green and Mrs. Hyde Lay.

Third Round.

E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Goodwin W Irat and Miss Mason. G. C. Burnett and Miss O. Dalziel v Guest and Miss Mow Fung or Follii and Miss Blackburn. Growe and Misa Perry v Mr. and Mrs. Hambly or Green and Mrs. Hyde Lay.

A. E. P. Guest v C. 1. Stapleton.v N. A. E. Mackay v G. A. While. R. B. Hambley v.G. C. Burnett. E. F. Fincher v W. C. Hung.

HANDICAP SINGLES "D". Second Round.

G. W. Levett v F. Goodwin.

White and Mine Woolley v Col- lins and Mrs. Atkinsori."