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WHY I AM

FAR EAST

TO AID YOU WITH YOUR BILLIARDS

ì

AND RENEW OLD ACQUAINTANCES

GETTING TO TOP OF THE TREE

(By Willie Smith) Champlon Billiards

Player.

In this article the world- famous Billiards player tells why Burroughes & Walls have organised his present tour of the East.

moro

No man over · had a pleasingly enthusiastic recep tion among the sports people

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1933.

TOURING THE ARMY AND CHINESE MEET

WILLIE SMITH.

MUST WATCH TO LEARN, In my amateur days I watched of the East than had I on my the professionals as often as I

a linotype first tour four years ago.

might, but

chance in that

operator

If I except the now historic working on a daily paper (i.e. night case of my trousers being stolen, duty) has little everything on that tour made direction. Nevertheless I picked upi

a lot of hints from the few opport-

up to one long succession of en-unities I had and I am certain that joyable days and nights among I should never, have been chabled the hospitable sports lovers in to make the progress i have made the East.

had it not been for the learning 1 acquired by watching the better players and sudying their methods.

I believe too that the tour was instructive for those people who watched my games. The pleasure, I hope and believe, was not one-sided.

I do know that my mail for somu months afterwards (and still to- Hay If in lesser volume) was heavy vith correspondence from the Enst bxpressive of the pleasure that Billiards enthusiasts had derived from watching the games.

It is with the hope of renewing nany desirable acquaintancer that my coming is planned, and with the Additional hope that i shall be en- abled to help still further to enjoy Billiards those who are attracted to the game.

MRS. LITTON WINS

S. African Tennis Rankings

ROBBINS HEADS

MEN'S LIST

The South African Lawn Tennis Union have issued the following rankings for the year ending July 31 last:-

MEN.

I. C. J. J. Robbins (4).

2. N. G. Farquharson (3),

3. V. G. Kirby (2).

4. J. Condon (6),

5. F. H. Lowe (8).

6. N. Malcolm_(7).

7. L. Raymond (5);

8. E. B. Geinz (~~).

9. G. Eaglestone (9).

10. M. Berthram (1).

11. II. Danle! (11).

12. G. D. Ballance (12). "

LADIES.

1. Mrs. Miller (1),

2. Mr. Robbins (4).

3. Mrs. F. H., Lowe (5).

4. Mios de Smidt (2)..

5. Miss D. Kilson (7),

G. Miss D. Cole (8).

7. Misa V. Everett (6).

8. MIM K. Roid (10).

9. Miss D. Craze (—).

10. Mies E. Cook (12).

11. Miss Morphew (—). 12. Miss Hopkins (11).

The figures in parentheses refer

C.

I found that the more I saw of to the positions of the players in Billlards the more 1. became‡ Inst year's list. fascinated and the mare. It will be noted that C. J. J. learned. As 1 learned the Robbins - who won the South keener became my ambition. African championship in April by Practice, of course, was neces-n win over V. G. Kirby in the final eary. I got little of it, but (6-1, 1-6, 4-6, 9-7 G-4) displaces without actual tuition I wa M. Berthram for the first place. a break of 279 For the last two years Robbins able to make before I quit the linotype and has been awarded fourth place. Yook up Billiards as a profes- N. Farquharson who led Robbins by two sets and 3-love In efon,

the semi-final of the South African championship this year displaces V. G. Kirby (whom he has beaten in Scotland this season),

Mrs. C. J. J. Robbins, who beat Mrs. Lowe in the final of the S.A. championship and thus provided the first instance of husband and wife being champlons in the history of South African lawn tennie, has moved up two places. Mrs. Heine Miller rataing first place for the third year in зuccession..

Even after becoming a profes- sional my Billiards never became task; it was always a pleasure whether it was practice or match play.

TO ATTRACT NEW PLAYERS. My present tour, will, I hope, be Another ambition of mine is that productive of more knowledge of this tour will bring Into the game Billiarda. In the players of the fresh players to whom as yet it is East. It will. I hope, consolidate only a name.

all the friendships I made four This Billiards game is so years ago and I hope further it will easy to enjoy; it is so full of enable me to make some new ne simple, recreational pleasure quaintances. that one feels it ought to be brought to the ken of more and more people.

CORRESPONDENCE

That has been a big part of_my:

American Football Job in recent years, bringing the

League. fascination of Billarde to the The Sports Editor, hotlee of more and more people. I

Hongkong Telegraph, reckon that thore are 2,000,000 Sir-I notice in your Thursday's people in Grent Britain playing issue that the South China American Billiards solely for the enjoyment Football Team has claimed the cham- Football they got out of it. In America iti plonship of the American

League for last year. is said there are 8,000,000 players. If I remember, correctly, only three Surely Billiards

hns more ad-games were played in South horents than has any game under last year: Lingnan played the Canton tho aun. And all those people can-team twice-one game against the not be wrong! Billiards must municipal team and the other against have the virtues making for the the combined teams and Hongkong: played the municipal team once. In enjoyment that we claim for it!

There then, in outline,

view of the fact, how can the Hung- la my chief reason for again hitting the kong team claim the championship?

Furthermore, it was said that the beat the Lingnan

Chinn

Irail to the Ensi. My friends tell Hongkong team me I am playing as well as ever I team last year. How can a team did. John Roberts made his record win a game they did not play unless break when he was 10 years older the game was won in a dream. than I am now. So you see I have:

In fairness to the Lingnan team, long way to go before I may say the public. It would be greatly ap this error should be made known to I am past the age when Billiards preciated if you can see your way to players make records. I should like publish this letter.

to put one in the Eastern records..

YINGNAN STUDENT.

(Minor) Cricket Surprise

WHO ARE THE CHAMPIONS--YORKS

OR, NORFOLK? ·

London, Nov, 2.

un

FRANK SOO.

CHINESE PLAYER FOR LEAGUE I

Frank Soo, a 19-year-old Chinese footballer, who played for Stoke City against Middlesbrough a fortnight ago, is the first Chinose to play in English League football

hdwever, Yorkshire, owing to The cricket historians have inaccurate repart of the match to just made an important dis-the Minor Countles secretary, covery, which leaves grave wera credited with five points-the doubts as to whether York-number awarded for ether a win shiro's second eleven can now in a completed two-day match or be described as champions of for a win on the first innings in a the Minor Counties competiono-day match, provided the match tion.

is not played out. According to the final table," Yorkshiro's porcentago con- sued at the end of August, sequently drops to 68.33 Instend of

He is an inside-left; and when Norfolk and Yorkshire Second 1.00, as against Norfolk's 72.00 he stepped on the field at nished first and second respective and Wiltshire's 70.00. This means Middlesbrough he realised the As the teams had not met in that the right of challenging Nor ambition of his life, for since a a folk must now rest with Wilta.amall boy he has been a keen the championship there was challengs match, which resulted in for, at prosent วาง titleholders Yorkshire's victory, and they were exist. hailed as tillo-holders.

player.

'

Mr. J. Clifton Town, of the Soo, who is 5ft 7in. and Since then it has been found that Yorkshire County C.C., anid: "It is weighs 10st. 12lb., joined Stoko forkshire's match with Stafford like giving a fellow a prizo and City 18 months ago from the hire last July, should have been taking it back again. I think the Prescot Cables team. His father counted a first-fanings win and not result ought to stand. It la nota the owner of a Chinese laundry

win outright for the Northern | our fault."

in Liverpool.

team.

Another member of the York

He has played consistently In

his skill and shooting power have made him the idol of the crowd at Stoke,

Cricket was possible only on the shirs Committee said: "It Stoke's Central Leagus team, and first day, so that the side leading amazing that the discovery was not the first innings-Yorkshire meds before. We thought we had pero entitled to three points, the established a record in winning the contest remaining a two-day match. County and niso the Minor County

When the table, was made up, Champlonship."

Soo was born at Buxton. Ile now lives in the Potteries.

DEFEATS. Presentation MISS Of Tennis GRIFFITHS Trophies

IN COLONY'S CHAMPIONSHIP

K.C.C. PLAYER'S GOOD FIGHT

"(By "Veritus").

·

AT THE C.R.C.

..TO-DAY

The official ringing down.of the curtain on the 1933 tennis league season will take placa this afternoon at Causeway Bay, when the Chinese Recrea tion Club are holding their annual "At Home",

TO-MORROW

FINE GAME EXPECTED

AND A RECORD CROWD

CHARITY SOCCER

MATCH

(By "Veritas"),

OMAR SUSPENDED.

SEQUEL TO DANGEROUS

PLAY: INCIDENT..

As a sequel to an'incident which occurred in the R. Artillery v., Young Indians second division league match last week, O. M. Umar, or the Indians, who was sent off the field, has been suspended from further participation in football until December 12.

Omar was given marching orders for alleged "dangerous play".

Something approaching a ground record should be established at Caroline Hill to-morrow, when, in the one big attraction of the day, The Army meet the Combined Chinese in a charity football match.

More than passing Interest The programme Includes the doubles open final of the open mixed was centred in the singles tennis Championship championship, and the, presenta- match

The "gate" will be devoted to between Miss Mtion of League trophies together

with C.RÆ, club tournament the Tang. Wah Hospitala, and ∙Griffitha and Mrs. Litton at

St. Joseph's and the Lincolna awards,

with two such excellent teams who clash to-day expect to turn the K.C.C. yesterday.

Lady Peel will present the on view, a fine game is assured. out the same teams which drow It is expected that the Hon. Mr. with East Lanes and the Navy prizes, and His Excellency the

last weck. The Governor (Sir William Pec!) R. H. Kotewall will kick-off at 4 respectively will also be present.

Recreio have made no changes in p., sharp.

If the teams turn out as adver- their senior team to oppose the tleed there should be some un- East Lancs,

Tong Kwan will probably fill tho This year the Chinese, Recrea- usually exciting exchanges. Tho Chinese eleven, which comprises Miss Grimtha put up an excellent tion Club accomplished the unique seven S. China players, and four left wing berth for South China. display, cnaily her best of the sea-performance of winning every from the Athletic locks well on Otherwise the Chinese will be at aon, and although looking expert- trophy in the tennis league, carry-paper and will probably prove even

usual strength. ence, gave promise of better things ing off the championships of the more formidable on the fold.

Miss Griffiths is the champion of the Kowloon Cricket Club and Mrs. Lilton the holder of the Colony's title. They met in the second round, Mrs. Litton win- ning in straight sets, 6-3, 0-2. In contradiction to the scores,

to come.

From the opening rally

she was forced

on to the do-

fensive, but

her retrieving

ability stood

the test on a number of occasions, and she maintained the rallies in gallant style.

e vor.

Mira. Litton is playing as A B strongly

Sho punched. t he balt very hard yesterday, and found the cor- ners with tell ing effect. In the early utages she made Miss

Griffiths' back- hand the target

Miss Griffiths.

this

UNIQUE PERFORMANCE.

A, B, and C. Division as well as the Mixed Doubles.

Further success appears likely to come to the club during tho afternoon, when M. W. Lo and Mrs. Litton, the holders, play "L. Goldman and Mrs. Lochner in the final of the mixed doubles cham pionship..

Yesterday M. W. Lo was re- ported to be suffering from a rather severe cold, but it is ex- pected that he will be fit enough to turn out to-day,

The match starts at 3.30 p.m., and will be followed by the dis- tribution of prizes and tea.

LAWN TENNIS TOUR

ENGLISH PLAYERS

WIN

of her attack, and when the Kow-

oon player began to cover hand, cleverly switched over and AT MELBOURNE drove deep and hard to the fore-

hand court.

LEAD HARD WON.

Melbourne, Nov. 21. The British lawn tennis tourists Although Mrs.Litton took a 2-1-won-their-first-round matches in the lead in the first set, she nearly lost Victorian championships to-day with- the second game. She was love-40 out being greatly extended.

In the singlen Fred Perry beat down on her own service, whilst Ryan 0-2, 9-2, 6-3, G. P. Hughes de Miss Griffiths went out to 40-love in the third.

Whilst Mrs. Litton remained on the basline, Miss Grimtha was In- variably able to hold her own in driving railles, but the champion cleverly mixed her game, intro- lucing an adroit, drop shat and quite frequently advancing to the net, from where she made few mis- takes..

Miss Grimths offered less istance in the second set becauBU, The was beginning to feel the exer- tions of the first, but she did not rive up without a struggle, and had she been in the position at any me to set up a determined offen- sive, would probably have won several more games..

RACE CLASSIC

MORE PROBABLE STARTERS

London, Nov. 24. Four horses have been added to the probable stafters in the Man- chester November Handicap which is being run to-morrow,

•

They aro:-Bulandshar, Sansepoir, Dlandearna and Isthmus. None of them yot have mounts,

It was announced to-day that Quick will ride Air Captain, in place of Carr. The full list of probable starters is:

Statesman (C. Smirke). Denbigh (Noveit), Disarmament (Bullock). Andrea (Fred Fox).

Chorist (Childa),

Robber Chlef (Perryman).. Latol (Weston). Overall (Clit Richards)." (Harry Wragg). (Gelbin). Diamantes (Packham). Witch Doctor II (Beary). Herodotus (Lane), Barrage (Steve (Donoghue); Coaster (Barber).

Solomon's Seal (A, Smitke). Mereworth (Smith). Freefare (8. Wragg). Jean's Dream (Vines), Mandritsara (Gordon Richards), Bon Soldat (Sirett).' Ganga Singh (A. Burns), Appo Peel (Wricksby). Air Captain (Quick). BL, Boswell's (Richardson). Bulandshar (no jockey). Sansepoir (no Jockoy). Blandearna (no Jockey), fathmus (no: Jockey.)—Reuter,

Bully-Off's Hockey

Notes Appear On Page 15

. Here are

TEAMS.

The Army have also selected.

some of the teams about the best team possible, with a forward line which will which will be on view. require careful watching.

First Division The defence is the strongest Club: Fogwell: Hynos and 8. available, and the inside forwards, Strange: Boyd, Skinner and A. Harris, Higgins and Ridley will Duncan: Fowler, Dominy, Howe, probably cause the Chinese rear-{E. Strange and Bickford. guard a heap of trouble.

The teams selected aro

COMBINED CHINESE. Wong Kee Leung (S. China) Li Tin Sang (S. China) Lau Mau (S. China)

Lal Kwok Chiu (C. Athletic) Leung Wing Chiu (8. China) Li Kwok Wat (S, China). Tang Kwong Sum

(C. Athletic) Wong Mee Shun (S. China) Ho Na Keung (C. Athletic)

Tam Kong Pak (8. China) **

S. China: Wong Wing: Li Tin- ang and Lau Mau: Leung In-chan, Leung Wing-chai and Li Kwok- wal: Yeung Shul-yick, Wong Mee- shun, Pau Ka-ping, Tam Kong.pak and Tong Kwon.

Recrejo E. Marques: J. Bowen and R. Sliva-Netto: W. Maher, J. Gonsalves and N. T. Dalgado: T. Caatliho, G. Guterres, J. C. Santos

J. and

Gomer: Reserve:--W. Sousne.

Lincolns: Heath: Turner and

Higgins,

Li Hung Ching (C. Athletic) Ash: Dudley, Cork and Betts: Reserves: Mak Shiu Hon (C.] Baldry, McGuinness, Athletic), Tong Kwan (S. Ridley and Hocquard.

(S. China), Leung In Chan

Borderera: Smith: · Mullane China), Au Kim Fung (C. | and... Morrison; Wallace, Podmore Athletic).

and Jones: Matthias, Harris, Fourtey, Hazlewood and Duncan.

St Joseph's-Marques: Gomca and A. V. Gosano: V. Marques, N. Beltrao and F. Elms: B. Gosano, A. Ward, D. Leonard, L. Fernandez.

THE ARMY.

L/Bdr. Combey (R.A.) L/Bdr. Allan (R.A.) Ple, Morrison-(S.W.B.)- Pte. Wallace (S.W.B.) - L/Cpl. Cork (Lincoln) Pie. Podmore (S.W.B.)

·L/Cpl. Baldry (Lincoln) Pte. Harris (S.W.B.) Pte. Higgins (Lincoln) L/Cpl. Ridley (Lincoln) Lieut. Hocquard (Lincoln) Reserves: L/Cpl. Mullane (S.W.B.), L/Bdr. Pardoe (RA), Gunner Greeslifelds (RA.).

Referee: Captain E. Ifague, R.A.

LEAGUE MATCHES. For their match against South Chinn this afternoon, the Club, although welcoming the return of Forwell in goal, lose the services

Second Division

Club: Forrow: Low and M. Railton; McKellar, Lowo and Gamble Fisher, Bell, Duncan, Williamson and Sloan. Reserves: -Dunhill and Puncheon.

R. Artillery Wood: Price and Gibbons: Collier, Worthington and Hunt: Hopkins, Edmunds, Bermingham, Knight and HiN,

Lincolns:Deacon: Coclougli

and Steains, Maughan, Worrall and Robson: Clayton, Chapman, Tate, McGuinness and Tone.

Third Division

of Robertson at right half. Boyd Recreio W Lawrence:

B.

of the second string comes in to Gann and M. Oliveira E, Siva, feated Freak 6-1, 6-3, 6-2, H. G. N. take his place. Otherwise the B. Laurel and A. P. Een Silva:

Santos, usual, with | C.

H. Remedios, H. Leo overcamo Fitchett 1-6, 6-4, 8-0, team 7-5, and F. H. Wilde beat Walton Fowler once again on the right Campos, D. Aquino and D. Alves. 6-3, 6-7, 6-0, 6-2.

In the only doubles match Hughes and Leo conquered Willard and Woollacott by "7-5, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5--- Reuter,

JAPANESE TITLE

Championship Won

By Nishimura

Osaka, Nov. 18,

wing.

reminins 18

Reserve C. Marques.

Latest Hockey Fixtures

COMPLETE LIST OF MATCHES

FOR NEXT WEEK

The following is the list of local,

p.m.

FRIENDLIES:

Nishimura, youthful Kelo Univer- hockey, matches for next week. singles championship to-day by de- sity player, won the Japanese_tennia fenting Fujikura, Meinji University, champion, in four meta at the Ko ahlen Stadium. The score was 6-1, 0-4, 3-6 and. 0-2,

In the final of the doubles cham- pionship, Nishimura and Yamagishi, th of Kolo, won by default from Jiro Satoh, Davin Cup star,' and Fujikura, owing to Satoh's illness United Press:

TEST CRICKET

Sixteen Australians

Bo Selected.

NOVEMBER 25,

v Recrolo St. Andrew's Ladies Ladies, Marina, b.o. 6.15 p.m.

R.E. v Radio, Sookumpo, b.o., 5 R. A. Officers v Lincolns,

་

NOVEMBER 2

Ladies, Sookumpo, b.o. 3 p.m.

HI.K. Ladies y St. Andrew's U.S.R.C., b.o. 4.30 p.m.

H.K. Ladios v Club de Recreio, Happy Valley, b.o. 3.15 p.m.

NOVEMBER 28

Army. Y Y.M.C.A... U.S.R.C., b.o. 5.15 p.m.

R.A.O,C. v R.A.3.C., Sookumpo,

Deck, Marina, b.o. 4 p.m.

Jat Regiment Navy Lower b.o. 4 p.m.

Y.M.C.A. Ladies v St. Andrew's

C.B.A. v Incognitos, King's Park, Ladies, D.GS., b.o. 6.15 p.m. b.o. 6 p.m.

H.M.S. Kont v H.K, Club lat XI.,

1.M.S. Medway, S..W.B.8, R.N,OS.C., b.o. 5. pm. King's Park, b.o. 4 p..

NOVEMBER 27,

Lincolns lat XI; v Radio, Caro-

Toline Hill, b.o. 4.45 p.m.

Melbourne, Nov., 18.'

G.B.A. v RAS.C., King's Park,

b.o. 6 p.m.

R. A. Officers v H.K. Club, 1st W. M. Wondfull, the Austrailan | XI Marina, b.o. 6 p.m. test captain, has won over 'the, Aus-

NOVEMBER 28.

tralian Control Board ta Bending an additional player to England for the -- YM.C.A. · 2nd XI v HK. Club 1034 tour. Next year's touring alde 2nd XI, King's Park, b.o. 6 p.m. will, therefore, number 10, instead

Y.M.C.A. 1st XI v Incognitos,

of 15 as has hitherto been the caso. King's Park, bio. 5.15 p.m.

Reuter.

Jnts v S.W.B.s, Marina, b.o. 4.15 [p.m.

...

NOVEMBER 30. H.M.S. Modway v. 6th HK.8. Bty., Marina, b.o. 4 p.m.

St. Andrew's v C.B.A., Marina, 5 p.m.

DECEMBER 1.

Navy v H.K.; Club; lat XL," R.N.0.8.C b.o. 5. p.m.

C.B.A. V H.K. Club “A!. XI. King's Park, b.o. 5 p.m.

East Lanes v Y.M.C.A., U.S.R.C., 5.15 p.m.