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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1933,

MRS. WILLS-MOODY'S

NEXT YEAR

PLANNED

"I SHALL TRY

TO WIN"

J

INVALID PLAYER TO TAKE UP. SWIMMING

MOVIE OFFER REJECTED

San Francisco,

Oct. 17.

Mrs. Helen Wills-

Moody, the world's

champion

tennis

woman

player, an-

nounced to-day that

she will return to com- ¿

petitive tennis.

Out again after receiving

hospital treatment for an injury

to her back which caused her to

MRS. HELEN WILLS.MOODY.

remain out of the Wightman AITKENHEAD SHIELD

Cup team this year and algo to fortfelt the American singles championship to Miss Helen Jacobs, Mrs. Moody has express- ed not only a craving to get back to the tennis courts, but perfect contentment in her present mode of living.

To this end she has rejected an offer to make a film.

"I GET SO TIRED" Interviewed by Reuter, the Indy champion anid:

I shall play tennis again. I shall play in tournaments and I shall try to win.

"It is good to walk again, even if I can only go a few blocks at a time. The farthest I have gone so far is six blocks.

"I suppose it will take a long time to get back to championship form," reflected Mrs. Moody, then added "but I am going to play next

year."

OCTOBER 28

ON

TO RING DOWN CURTAIN ON THE

1933. BOWLS SEASON

COME DE

INTERPORT PLAYERS IN FORM

CRICKET TRIAL IN SHANGHAI

STRONG BATTING

:,་

The Shanghai cricket team which, It is anticipated will come down to Hongkong for the forthcoming Interport justified their nolection when they defeated another plek- ed side by 78 runs."

The winners were the first to bat, knocking up 199 for the loss of 9 wickets, and on putting their oppononta in, they were able to dismiss them for 121 runa, ÁR there was still time for play after the innings had been concluded, a further short knock was given the Interport batsmen and they con- tinued on until the light failed.

1.

CRICKET INTERPORT,

DATES FOR CONTESTS.

ANNOUNCED. -

The dates for the Trian- gular Cricket Interport between Hongkong, Shang-- hai and Malaya have been announced as follows::

NOVEMBER 6, 7 AND 8.”

·Malayov ✓ Hongkong

· 11, 13 AND 14.

▾ Hongkong NOVEMBER IS, 16 AND 17.

Shanghai v Malaya

Khoo Hooi Hye

Completely Outplayed

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SEAMEN'S RACE,

C.P.R. Liner's Boat Wins Event.

PRESENTATION MADE,

Ten conditions favoured 20th. bi-annual race for the Trovessa Trophy yesterday afternoon, when six

tho

SPORT

ADVTS.

THR HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The TRAFALGAR DAY RACE MEETING Will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 21st October, 1933, com- |menting at 2.00 p.m.

The First Dell will bo Itung at 1.30 p.m.

MBMDERS' ENCLOSURE Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.

ant

No One without & Badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure. Badge, admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Geetlemen 89.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax are obtainable through the SECRET ARY

upon the personal application of Mombor, auch Member to be respon

for, all visitors introduced by. him, and for Payment of All Chits, de.

The Secretary a

office 3rd

Floor Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794), will close at

at 12 o'clock

o'clock Noon.

П

Enclosure will NOT be on sale at Badges admitting to Members

ship's life bonts faced the starter at the Raso Caren be

On No tho

Channel Rocks. The frat bont to complete the four mile course was Empress of Asia (C.P.S.), and the permitted In either Enclosure during 8.8. Taiyuan was awarded

the Meeting. second place. Three boats were disqualified House provided they are ordered from Tillins are obtainable at the Club for falling to keep to the regulations the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephony of the course, and one failed to Anlah. 21020.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

The batting strength of the winners was rovented na practical- ly dvery man in the team knocked up n creditable total. L. F. Stokes as opening bat scored 48, while the next highest, return · was Sinclair's 84. Leach and Mador cach got 24. On the other team, The twenty-year-old Chinese, Hsu Jardine Matheson, Captain A. R. F. E. T. Marshall celebrated his Cheng-chi, from Batavia, was crowned, McEachran, China Navigation Com-admitted return to local cricket by knocking China's new tennis champion to-day,pany, Mrs. Skinnor, Mrs. McEachran up 40 in excellent style, Including when he beat Shanghai's No. 1 and neveral other, from launches. in his total a couple of alxca that singles player, Khoe Hoot-hye, by 0-3, landed well out of the grounds.-2, 0-0-euter,

The race was watched by Com- modora Elliott, Royal Navy, Mr. Ahe Le Shielda, Commodoro of the Royal The Price of Admission to the Rough M. I. S. Public Enclosure. is $2.00 including Vice-Commodore, Mr. R... Tax, for all Persons, including Ladien, Vernali and Mir. M. I. Doville, feint and is payable at the Gate. Holdiers secretarica Captain D. Skinner, of in Uniform are admitted Hall Price. Naval Ratings in Uniform will be

Free

T. J. T. Begg scored 23 and the re mainder of the team failed to withstand the bowling.

The scores were:

INTERPORT TEAM.

L. F. Stokes, atpd. Kermani, b. ̧

Rawsthorne.

P. V. Simpson, Lb.w., Elliott.

The curtain will be rung down on the very successful lawn bowls season of 1933 on Saturday October 28, when the Aitken-0. G. Simpson, c. Anstice, b. head Shield match, between 12 Hongkong and Kowloon rinks will be played.

This was decided at a meeting of the general committee of the Lawn Bowla Association bel yesterday.

Rawthorno............

P. Madar, b. Elliott P. W. Leach, e. and b. Austice for the Association to neglect thom in. F. N. Mayhew, c. Anstice, b. any Interport competition.

Ellfett

Mention was made by the chairman J. C. Jenkins, b. Elliott

of the invitation sent by the English A. C. Sinclair, b. Rawsthorne. Mr. J. Russell, President of the Lawn Bowls Association to Hongkong : J. M. Cook, b. Rawsthorne. Association was in the chair and to enter seven players for the Empire T. W. R. Wilson, not out: prior to discussing the Aitkenhead Games, next year. The chairman re-

Extras Shield content he made reference to marked that it had been mentioned the Interport maiches, He said he in one local paper that seven names Total (for 9 wkts.) felt pleased that Hongkong had won had already been submitted, but this and retained the Prentice Cup. He was incorrect.

THE REST. was very thankful to all those who

Referring to her more imbad assisted in making the stay of the mediato. form of exercise, Mrs. Shanghai players such a pleasant and Moody said "I shall take up enjoyable one. swimming frst, as this is the only exercise I can have now, thanks of the Ansociation to M. H The chairman later expressed the and because It keeps me off my Hampton, the Hon. Secretary, for all feet. I get so tired standing." the work ho had done in connexion Helen indicated that she had with the series. There had been a

in abeyance until the return of some E. H. Anetice, c. Madar, b. It was decided to leave the mattor S. R. Kermani, b. Wilson ... of the players who were in England Jenkins .. during the past year.

0. Moor, c. Simpson, b. Leach

SEVEN

F. E. T. Marshall, 5. Madar.. A. J. Barson, b. Mador

T. Madar, b. Leach

IT. L. Rawsthorne, c. Wilson,

b. Leach.

not received any offers to turn pro- tremendous amount of work in getting INTERPORTERST. A. T. Begg, run out

fésalonal, and that she had rejecte

the progranumes arranged as well as

in other directions. Others were alsu

ed a movie offer "because I am content to live as I do now," deserving of thanks for their work

·Reutor.

THRILLING HOCKEY.

Radio And Lincolns Draw At Shamshuipo.

during the vinit of the Shanghai-play-

CTE,

Mr. Hussell apologised to the In- dian R. C. for the Association's in ability to provide them with a match against Shanghal. If it had been at

IN SPEY ROYAL CUP FINAL

all possible the Indian R., C. Would RINKS CHOSEN

have been given a game but It was

thought that, being a young club, No less than soven Inter preference should be given to the more senior. He also apologised to the porters will be included in the Club do Recreio for the unavoidable Kowloon Dock and Craigengower cancellation of their game owing to rink which meet in the final of rain interfering with the match agalust Victorin.

the Spey Royal Cup on Saturday next.

R. S. Elliott, c. Simpson, b.

Loath

K. Foot, not out...

H. Meston, c. Cook, h. Stokes

Extras

Total

Nonking, Oct. 17.

SWIMMING RESULTS,

Nanking, Oct. 16. ̈ Swimming results to-day were: 1,500 Metres Free Style: First Heat,

1. Sde Hing-chle (Liuning) 2, Kwok

c

Bookmakern, Tie Tac Men, will not be permitted to operate

The sea was calm and a fresh south-within the Precincts of the Hongkong easterly wind was blowing when the Jockey Club during the Race Meeting. six boats got off to one of the finost starts seen in this series of races.

By Order,

C. B. DROWN,

.Socretary Hongkong, 16th October, 1933,

The Empress of Anla seon took the load with the other boots straggling

Chen-hang (Hongkong).3, Shek Kam- behind. At Kowloon Rock, the first puł (Kwangtung); Timo: 23 min. 12.2 mark, it was over thirty yards ahend 48 seca. (A national

Second of the others, and by the time it (Fukien),reached the mark off the Yacht Club

+

24

2 licat

Wang 3, held such a commanding lead that

Chan Fook-sing

18 Wong Sun-man (Hongkong); Timo:

20 min. 64.5

sces. Third Heat, 1, 24 Sza Hing-lung (Luning), Sun 'Hi- wen (Tsingtao), 3, 1 Kat-sing (Kwangtung); Time: 27 min. 10.8 10 seconds-Wah Kiu Yat Po.

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10

SHOOTING INCIDENT.

Nanking, Oct. 16. In connexion with the shooting in 1 cident yesterday, the competitors 18 arrived at the conclusion that unless proper action be taken to punish the 199 soldiers, they withdraw from fur- would have no other alternative but ther

competitions. It was n a shame, they maintained 1 that Auch monstrous incident should have happened in Nanking, the seat 1 of the National Government. The 11 authorities here hava telegraphed, 40 advice

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to ask for his 11 advice in the matter.-Woh Ki

Yat Pa

fell before Shanghai in volleyball,

loring by three to one, and Canton defeated Chokiang three 23.il. Canton thus enters the final gainst Shanghai. The game will be 3 played to-morrow.

Hapel elimiated Hongkong's base. team, scoring four runs to their upponents' three.

Hopel Canton in the final to-morrow.

8

the

meets

In the indoor baseball, Canton beat 121 Nanking 14 to 6, and plays Shanghai to-morrow in the Anal,-Boutor.

Willie Smith And His

Tour of The East

No man over had a more pleas- wrong. Billiards must have the ingly enthusiastic reception among virtues making for the enjoyment the sports people of the East that we claim for it.

There then, in outline, la my than had I on my first tour four

thero appeared to be no chance of overtaking it.

The two bonts from the .s. Uinaang tralled behind, followed by the Tai- yaan, Kwangehow and the Kaying, By the time Cust Rock was reached, the Kaying boat had given up the make a determined effort to catch up race, but the Talyuon was seen to the two Hinaing boate, which were about thirty yards ahead.

lead, and eventually overtook one, but Rowing steadily it decreased the

the other got home before her, only to be disqualified for not taking the correct course. Tho- Hinsang boat under Mr. R. Lane fouled the mark off the Yacht Club when taking the turn, and was disqualified."

The time taken by the winning boat was 58 minutes, 20 seconds. times of the other boats were not The clocked owing to a misunderstanding as to the finishing mark.

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB

INTERPORT CRICKET MATCHES.

The programme arranged is de follows:

Malaya v. Hong Kong

6th, 7th, 8th November. Shanghai. v. Hong Kong,

11th, 13th, 14th November. Shanghai v. Malaya

15th, 16th, 17th November.

GOLF AT SHEK O.

Two Competitors Tie For Ninth Championship.

SUNDAY'S COMPETITION.

Empress of Asia, two from the s.5. The boats entered wore from the

J. M. Walker and II. R. B. Hancock Hinrang under Mr. R. Lane and Mr. Kallee, one from the B. Kaying lod for the Ninth Championship of under Mr. Winterbottom, one from the Shak O Golf Chib Fast Banday the 8.8. Talyan under Mr. Hindle and with scored of 165 strokes. D. I. one from the .8. Kwangali under Blake was five strokes behind the bạc Mr Mitchell. The Kaying, Taiyuan leaders, and Kwangehow belong to Butterfield' and Swire, and the Hinaang boats to were Jardine, Matheson,

A SPLENDID WIN.

Gay

The three best scores of the day J. M. Walker

40 88 88 89-1 H. R. B. Hancock 30 88.43 38155 D. H. Blako......

09:05 42 44÷100 The following were tho winhora of

Addressing the gathering a tho the Peels: presentation,

-TOYNE OUTSTANDING.

Spectators were rewarded with an exciting friendly hockey match. on

On the motion of the chairman it; the Shamshulpo Camp sand ground yesterday afternoon, when the Lin- was agreed that the Association

The match is to be staged un colnshire Regiment played a drawn should purchase 24 spoons and that game with the Radlo Sporte Club who were in Hongkong for the In-match should provide one of the years ago, writes Willie Smith,hief reason for again hitting the very good. The second boat was the

six be given to the Shanghai, players tha Civil Service green, and the Bach side natting one goal, The Lincolns played without the services terports.

of at least five of their regular mon,

vitar

AITKENHEAD SHIELD.

best contests of the year.

The rink, will be as follows:

J. G. Brown

|

The

DANCING NIGHTLY

DIXIE

DANCING ACADEMY

BANK OF CHINA BUILDING 2nd. Floor. Tel. 25707.

SNAPPIEST BAND SPACIOUS HALL

Commodoro Frank Morning Pool:-D. B.; Blake Elliott said he wished to congratulate 74-8-60. Mr. Morrell, the 5th. officer of the Afternoon Pool-Dr. C., Barton Empress of Asia, and the helmsman 80-10-70. of the winning boat.

Ho and He merry men had bulled splendidly

the four mile course heavy boat, and his seamanship was who will shortly be making his trail to the East. My frionds tell. Taiyuan. The third and fourth accond trip East of Suez.,

me I am playing as well as over had been disqualified as the third hud were Jardine Matheson, but these If I except the new historie case I did. John Roberts made his rowed six oars Lt. Hocquard,

Who is on the footbaļl

and the fourth injured list, Lt. Relastor, Trowt,

of my trousers being stolen, every-record break when he was 10 years fouled a mark. It was the first time had Hackford and Shnable, while the It was decided that the Altkonhead Craigengower. Kowloon Dock.

thing on that tour made up to one older than I am now. So you see that the Canadian Facile Lino hod Radle made one change in their team, Shield contest be played at the Valley G. L. Buchanan J. V. Ramsey

long succession of enjoyable days I have a long way to go before I won the race, which previously had Karnail Singh coming in at right on the greens of the Craigongower B. W. Bradbury W. Greig

and nights among the hospitable may say I am past the age when been won five times by the Douglas wing in place of From Singh,

C. C, the Police R. C. and the Civil H. Beer Some brilliant exchanges featured at 2.30 p.m., and that each side pro-

Service C. C. on Saturday October 28, U. M. Omar (skip) R. Lapsley (skip) sports lovers in the East. I be- Billiards playors make records. I Company: seven by the JC.J.. and lieve, too, that the tour was in- should like to put one in the entrants this year had been fewer,

seven by Jardins Matheson. the game, and within the first fifteen vido twelve rinks.

C. Richarde, the Shanghai Interport structivo. for those people who Eastern records. minutes of play, Awtar Singh, gavo

bowler, who stayed over after the

but the policy of the Committeo had been to hold this race twice each year the visitors the load. Shortly after The Taikoo Rt.C., the Craigengower team departed for the North, is being watched my game. My mail for

A LINOTYPE OPERATOR.

so as to give all Companies a fair resumption, Toyne equalised. C.C., the Pelico R.C. and the Civil given a roll up this afternoon by some months afterwards (and still

chance of entering boats. ́. Toyne, who is the Lincolns regular Service C.C. are ench to provide eight members of the Craigengowor C.C. to-day if in lesser volume) was In my amateur days I watched was a constant source of worry to the Yacht Club sie each, and the In- Spey Cup rink to have a practice the East, expressive of the plen-might, but a linotype oporator ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE.CO right wing, played a hard gamo and players, the Hongkong Electric and and advantage is being taken for the heavy with correspondence from the professionals as often as I P. Singh, the Radlo right back, who, dian R. C. four; while each of the before the final on Saturday. sure that billiards enthusiasts had working on a daily paper (felined how the competition was in- The Commodoro then briefly out- however, was steady. Both teams four Kowloon Clubs is to submit the atrovs hard to y

Richards will skip a quartette to derived from watching the games. night duty) has little chance inaugurated, and continuing sold that in Singh names of twelve players. closing stages of

oppose the Craigengower four, ant It in with the hope of renewing that direction. Nevertheless he had only been here two or three having bad luck in not finding tho After each club has submitted its expected that quite a strong rink many desirable acquaintances that picked up a lot of hints from the months, and he thought the Royal net when Hellingsworth lay on the names to the Hon. Secretary a sub-

will be played..

my coming tour organized by few opportunities I had and I'd Hongkong Yacht Club the most sport- ground. The soldiers forward line committed will select the various

Burroughes and Watts, is planned, certain that I should never have

body of men. By giving this combined well, Toyne sending in some rinks. Messrs. J. Russell, U. M.

and with the additional hope that been enabled to make the progress they formed a li

between the accurato passenden. De

Omur, A. W. Grimmitt and L. do ARMY TENNIS FINAL. I shall be enabled to help still have made had it to prontos Colony and firms of ships plying to Lincoln Hollingsworth: Bentley, Rome were appointed the selection

further to enjoy billiards those who the learning I acquired by watch- Mr. Shields, Mr. Rense and others and fro at Hongkong... In addition Wilkinson; Yeomans, Harper, Lieut. committee for Hongkong, and Measre.

are attracted to the game, Cotter; Harrison, Morrell, Gutteridge, H. Hampton, R. P. Philpa, B. Wylic Private Ronan Wins The DRIVE FOR FRESH PLAYERS..

ing the batter players and study had backed him up in time to t Lient, Wilson, Toyne.

ing their methods.I found that the Royal Naval Volangor Reserves,

through a scheme for the Radio: Man Singh P. Singh

the more I saw of Billiards the of th Mohinder Singh

Each of the players participating Jaggeat Singh, M

Singles Title.

Another ambition of mine is more I became fascinated and the and he I it would be an additional Growal; Karrall will be charged $1 to defray the cost

that this tour will bring into the more I learned. As I learned the Yacht Club and the Royal

link

the Royal Hongkon

Navy gamo fresh players to whom as yet keener became my ambition. thanked: all who had helped it is only a name..

3. in Practice, of course, was necessary.matter, because at first they had met this This billiards gamo le so easy I got little of It," but without with a great deal of opposition, bat Playing against a somewhat listless of the season on the Marina sound tournaments' during the past year will Wales Borderers) easily,

The prizes won in the Association's opponent, Plc. J. Ronan, (Bonth to enjoy; it is so full of simple, re- actual tuition I was able to make it was entirely overcome by

defeated creational pleasure that one feels n break of 270 before I quit the energy of Mr. Bilolds, and Mr. Rotire yesterday afternoon, the St. Andrew's be presented at the Felles R. G. aftor Sgt. C. Halford (B. W. Borderers) it ought to be brought to the ken linotype and took up Billiards as Commodore Elliott them presented Club ladies ware defeated by tho

in straight sete, in the final of the of more and more people. That a profession. Even after becom-the trophy to Captain: Lovegrove, Y.M.C.A. ladies by a goal to nil. Biles the match, by Mr. J. Russell. INDIAN R.C. HOPES.

Army Other Banks Singles Tennis has been a big part of my job in Ing a professional my Billiards master of the Empress of Asia, and Competition at Bookunpoo yesterday, recent years, bringing the fascinatiever became a task it was al-mall aliver cup to Mr. Morrell, the "POLICE MAMAK WIN.

helmuman. Before the meeting closed a ropro-

winning 6-1, 6-8.

tion of Billiards to the notice of ways a pleasure whether it was

Captain Lovegrove thankedCom- The Polles commenced their Mamak sentative of the Indian RC, assured At the conclusion of the match, the more and more people. I reckon practice or mtch.play,

modore Ellout forms the Hockey Tournament fixtures this the Association that being a young presentation of prison by the President that there are 2,000,000 peoplò In My present tour, will, I hope portunity they had had in entering scsson: la promising, manner when club, they did not expect be given of the Army Club, Capi, P. B. Can Great Britain playing billlarde be productive of more knowledge boat for the race. They had, he said, they defeated the 12th Battery, RA match against Shanghai but they non. A.A.O took place, to the doubles solely for the enjoyment they get of Billiards in the players of the tried three times before, and he was by five goals to one at Lycemun yes hoped that they would be considered and singles champions and runners-up; put of it. In Amorica It is sald Daat. It will, I hope, consolidate glad they had won it, at last. They terday afternoon. Oststanding for in futuro.

Before making the presentations there are 8,000,000 players. Sure, all the friendships. I made four had practically the name swww and the winners were Perkins and Gough,

Capt. Cannon, briefly thanked the who ench scored two goals, while tho The chairman replied that he hoped officials of the Clute and to compey billiards has more adherents, years ago and I hope further it the same coxswain, Mr. Merrell, ne they hnd eighteen months ago. Thes nith was notched by Indian Constable the Indian R.C. would attain the stan- titors for the spirit in which they had than has any game under the sun will enable me to make some new and worked for it, and he was glad 306,

dard that would make it Impossible, entered.

And all those people cannot - ba Inequaintancos.

they had won the trophy at his

H. Hastan Singh, O

| and J. Hempton for Kowloon.

Kalwanting. Awtar Shgh, of souvenir spoons for the winners. |

F. Komp. A collection will be made during the match on behalf of St. Dunstan's (Contain). Reserve: Alter Singh.

LADIES WIN.

Playing their first friendly match

0. Brown was responsible for the

point.m

Home.

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To Stone-Cutter Taland

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