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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

INTERPORT HOCKEY NEGOTIATIONS HELD

SINGAPORE NOT LIKELY Vines Out

TO COME TO HONGKONG THIS YEAR

NO NEWS YET ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN LADIES

IMPORTANT FORTHCOMING MAMAK FIXTURE

meet

(By "Varitus").

in action on local soll, when the Portuguese II.M.8. Medway Officers in a return fixturo on the R.N.O.S.C. ground, King's Park, to morrow at 40 p.m.

| LTHOUGH there is nothing de- fute yet concerning the visit of Singapore to the Colony for Interpost lixtures there is every possibility that matches will be arranged here late in March. It is rather a pity that negotiations have taken such a time to show signs of tor I understand materialising, that arrangements for the Hong kong-Alacao games have proceeded too far to pertait postponement Forbes. until a later date. Under the cir- cumalancea triangular interporta are out of the question this season

but I hope the experience, gained this year will result in at least a

THE Modway Officers will field the following teamLt.Cdr. Fletcher; Lt.Cdr. Gush and Lt.Cdr. Mac- Vickar: L-Cdr. Hill, Lt. Sinclair and Lt. Wood; Lt. Donald, Lt. Enden, Sub-Lt. Choyne, Lt. Bartlett and Lt.

HOCKEY FIXTURES

To Make Small Fortune

THINKS 1934 WILL BE GOOD YEAR

New York. Statements that he expects to play. the best tennis of his career. this fear an n professional, and that as soch he hopes to make between $25,- 000 (£6,000 and £10,000) in 1934 were made by Ellsworth Vines during an interview din: New York,

Questioned an to his views on America's chances in the Davis Cup matches in 1984, Vines was' pessimis- tic, forecasted defeat and slammed the methods of supervision of the

team.

Frank Shields and Sidney Wood are the two best singles players the the cup next year, sald Vines. "They United States could send in queat of couldn't win, but they could lose most gracefully."

triangular tournament next year. Caer Clark Cup, Mamak from among new talent and not from

Shameen might even be, persuaded

to come in.

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And Friendlies

THERE no Mamak games The following is a Hat of Caer

during the coming week which are likely to affect the fortunes of Clark Cup and Mamak Tournament the leading teams in the competi-matches together with friendly tlon. The game between the Radlo fixtures for the coming week: and the terman Club has been postponed owing to the latter Club's inability to head

The C.B.A. is the only other Club. of any moment taking the field, and they will be opposed to the 12th,

with the points.

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a team.

CAER CLARK CUP

TO-DAY

H.K. Ladies v Club do Recrelo 1st XI, Sockumpoo, b.o. 3.15 p.m.

C.B.A. v C.B.S., C.B.A., b.o.

3 p.m.

b.o. 2.45 p.m.

MAMAK TOURNEY

1934

UP

EXTRAORDINARY TIRADE

AGAINST

AUSTRALIAN RUGBY XV

UNIVERSITIES MATCH IN HONGKONG RESENTED BY SPORTS WRITER ADOPTS. UNREASONABLE & İLLOGICAL ATTITUDE

(By "Veritas").-

of

The indignation of "Corin= į much-needed opportunity thian" in the Japan Chronicle stretching their sea lege, of possi aroused by the action of the bly gaining some Iden of the Australian Universities” rugby standard of rugby in the Orient, team in playing a match in of entertaining hundreds of local Hongkong before reaching rugby onthusiasts in one of the Japan, which he tries desper- beat games ever seen in the Colony, ately hard, but unsuccessfully, and of binding more closely the to hide under phrases couched goodwill tea between England in sorrowful terms, is difficult and Australia, for us in Hongkong to appre ciate.

How these excellent attainments can be accused of "taking the edge off their visit to Japan" is difficult

SPORT ADVTS.

His two outbursts, in fact, are should be sent ever for the inter- more amusing than offensive, al- to appreciate.

Advocating that young players

national contests, Vines remarked, though in view of the obvious lack Neither Hongkong nor the Aus "We should send over youngsters of knowledge possessed by tralian like Gene Mako or Frankle Farker. the writer. it is easy to sympathise need have any regrets concerning Universities rugby team; They'd be beaten too and the scores with Mr. R. A. Martin, the Univer- the match played here Inst month. would probably be larger, but if any kitics" body is to be developed here who can much of the trade is directed.

manager, against whom win back the Davis Cup he'll come;

Unbacked by any reasonable the players who have been around argument, or if it comes to that, for several year"

any arguments whatever, "Corin- Until something is done about the thian's" denunciation of the Aus- management of the United States trallans' match in Hongkong as an Davin

to their Vines Cup tean it will get nowhere. "unfortunate prelude

contends, "We

Japanese tour", forces one to be need a professional at the helm, a man like Bill Tilden or Vin-lieve that he was writing for the cent Richards," he said. "Efther of sheer joy of putting pen to paper. them could tell you during a match

"RIDICULOUS WAIL.

what you are doing wrong. They Surely, the very fact that on his understand conditions. They would own admission, Hongkong boasts do moro than just watch umpires and the best rugby players in any of in the ball." decisions and look out for changes the Far Eastern Ports, and fur ther that the Universities, fresi Battery. They should walk away St. Andrew's v Y.M.C.A., Marino, hing could have saved the American from a trying sea voyage, lost only

Vines admitted that probably nct- Davis Cup team last year, but he by 11 points to five, and as

BC er know deserved a does belleve that professional super

bigger scorc vlalon would have made it possible themselves, "Corinthian's" wall is in 1932. As for his own debacle last if anything the game revealed the for America to have defeated France nothing short af ridiculous; that

year Ellsworth blamed it on things great potentialities of the team. on my mind, officials harasaing me and the fact that they would bo and too damn much tennie."

Mr. Bill O'Brien, director of the own in Japan.

good enough, at least to hold their Tilden Troupe, announced, during the interview, that another amateur will

THE standing of the three lead- ing teams, the Police, the Radio and the C.B.A, aro as under: P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Radio 10 9 0 1 47 Police.. 8 8 0 0 33 2 16 C.B.A... 9 8 0 1 30 D 16

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DURING the current months two

TO-MORROW

H.M.S. Medway v United HC, R.N.O.S.G., b.o. 4 p.m.

C.B.A. v 12th. Battery, C.B.A., b.o. 10.30 p.m.

K.I.T.C. v R.A.M.C., Marina,

b.o. 3.30 p.m.

THURSDAY

"Corinthian" refers to the con-i the professional ranks in traet signed by the Australian Royal Engineers v 12th. Battery, April. I can't tell you his name, manager stipulating that no he said, "but he's a fellow who has matches were to be played by the been making many denials and on tourista en route: but apparently whom the U.S.L.TA. is counting for he is unaware that permission was „next year's Davis Cup team.

U.S.R.C., b.o. 4.30 p.m.

OTHER MATCHES

TO-DAY Punjabis "A" v Argylla, Marina, b.o. 4.30 p.m.

K.I.T.C. v University. TO-MORROW H.M.S. Medway V

games at least which will have a great bearing

on the ultimate standing of teams in the League are to be played. The first that between the G.B.A. and the Police on February 11. The Police have only to win the two points in this game to place them within easy reach of the championship ahead of the C.B.A. and the Radio. Should the C.B.A. go under they can bid good-bye to the championship.R.N.O.S.C., 2.45 p.m. The Interport team meets the Rest XI on the same day but I under- stand Tom Whitley and C, Halford, who have been selected for the Rest side, will bo turning-out-for-the Club.

NOTHER game which will be watched with interest is that between tho

Radio and St. Andrew's at Caroline Hill on the

26th. It was thought at first that

Macho,

MONDAY

Marina, b.o. 4.30 p.m.

Punjabis Ist. XI v R.A. Oflicers,

XI, King's Park, b.o. 5 pm.

6th. H.K.S.R.A. v H.K. Club "A" Incognitos v University, Pokful- ham, bo. 5.15 p.m.

TUESDAY

C.B.A. v Punjabis 2nd. · XI, | King's Park, b.o. 6.15 p.m.

Club de Recreio VY.M.C.A.,

G. Singh, the Radio goal-getter King's Park, b.o. 5.15 p.m.

would have left for India but I

WEDNESDAY

V

am informed the date of his de- Punjabia Medway Officers, parture has been postponed in Marina, b.o. 4.15 p.m. definitely. With G. Singh in the H.K. Club v H.K.S.R.A., King's front rank combining with K. and Park, b.o..5 p.m. Awtar Singh the champions should pull through. They will, however, Radio bo without the services of J. Hill, b.o. 5 p.m.

THURSDAY v University,

Caroline

St. Andrew'a v Royal Signals,

GREAT FINAL IN BOYS' BILLIARDS

SWINHOE WINS BY 11

POINTS

London, Jan. 6. Willie Swinhoe (New-

castle)

750

Donald Cruickshanka

South Shields

739

There was an intensely drama

obtained from Japan for the game

in Hongkong to be played.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB- RUGBY INTERPORT PROGRAMME

Thursday, 15th February: SHANGHAI R.U.F.C.

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Saturday, 17th February: SHANGHAI RUF.C.

V.

COMBINED SERVICES. Club ground at 3-30 pm:

W. PRYDE,

Hon. Secretary.

It is quite obvious that "Corin Always Good Dancing thian's chief objection is to the

defeat sustained by the visitors and not to the fact that they played in Hongkong. And for this kindly consideration doubtless the Aus tralians will fell duly gratefu. But why make such a song and dan

about a defeat which in no way established the superiority of Hongkong to the Australians, or

at the

YELLOW

DRAGON

rather, the inferiority of the Uni- DANCING ACADEMY versities to the local players.

TRIVIAL SIDE ISSUES.

Shorn of any trivial side-issuer which make not a wit difference to the Australian as a team, their tour as a tour, or their chances of

Dyke, of the Horderers, who have been playing for them in the Marina, b.o. 5 p.m. Mamak tournament at centre half.

C.B.A. v University, C.B.A., b.o. He leaves

00 the troopship 5.15 p.m. Neuralia three days before the

Bee a ner match. Y.M.C.A. 2nd XI v K.I.T.C..tion, went for his opponent like a

game.

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TOM Whitley, the C.B.A. inside left, is going Home shortly after the end of the season and will not return until about half way through the 1934-35 season.

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THERE is still no news of the Australian Ladies!' Efforts on the part of Miss Dalziel to get in touch with them have as yet been fruitless and it looks as though the local ladies are dua for a dis- appointment. The All-India Olym pic team failed to visit the Colony last year. Probably a touring side will actually come next year. Third time lucky,

THE

King's Park, b.o. 5.15 p.m.

FRIDAY Punjabla "A" v Argylla, Marino, b.o. 4.15 p.m.

Radlo v Medway Officers, King's Park, b.o. 5 p.m."

H.K. Club "A" XI v Recreio, King's Park, b.o. 5 p.m..

H.K.S.R.A. v Army, U.S.R.C., bo, 4.30 p.m.

CORRESPONDENCE

Mr. P. G. Tang Replies To "Bully Off"

The Editor, THE last game of the first round Hongkong Telegraph.

of the Caer Clark Cup is to be Sir-With reference to "Bully played this afternoon when the Off's" reply to my letter, I think H.K.. Ladies will be lined up I know a great deal, but he does against the Recrolo "A" XI. The not know enough. We do not H.K. Ladies will be represented by: deny those occasions in which he M. Bird; E. M. Gray, B. Helbling; says we have disappointed various M. Wallace, B. M. Pope, II. K. teams, but we should like to re- Lowe: E. Bell, J. Dalziel, E. mind him that there are always Bonnar, J. Churchill, E. Adams. two aldos to an affair. It seems to mo that any explanation to him le THE other Caor Clark Cup useless, but we are assured that matches aro between the we can furnish each and every C.B.A. and C.B.S, and the Y.M.C.A.club interested an explanation to and St. Andrew's. In their on the best of their satisfaction. counter during the first round the We are also sure that "Bully Saints defeated the Y.M.C.A. by Off" does not know those numer three goals to nil and the C.B.A. ous occasions, when we wore dis- took two points from the C.B.A. | nono'nted. Although it was his with a four elear goal victory. business to And out such things, Both teams should repeat their we have not given him a chanco. previous successOS,

We did not tell him and we hope that we have played the game!

Yours faithfolly.

P. G. TANG, Hon. Secretary.

HONGKONG will have its first op

portunity this season of seeing the victorious Macao Hockey Club Loam

real little fighter.

tic final in tho Boys' Championship winning in Japan, the question of Billiards at the Burroughes Hal boils down to the fact that the yesterday, I have never seen a match here gave the tourists that crowd watching billiards more worked up with excitement than accompaniment of the loudest

writes this crowd was,

Frank crash of applaure. I have ever Poxon.

heard in a billiards bail. Cruick Cruickshanks seemed to be shanks jumped up like a real little of the three sessions, he led by He had been a 50 to 1 on favourite, certain winner when, in the last sportsman and held out his hand. 186 at 590-410, but Swinhoe, his but he finished a losor-and a very rosy face glowing with determina- good loser, too. I never expect to Is there anything. in the hinck With breaks of 46, 27, 25, 24 cat superstition? Willle Swinhoo and 63, he reduced his deficit to think there in After the recond 8 points.

session he went for a walk in Soho-square and a black cat follow- ed him and rubbed against his leg. He stroked it and carried it back to the billiard hall. I think ho Cruickshanks wanted 11 points would have liked to take it back to for victory and Swinhoo wanted Newenstic, but when the match was 17. Ho got them splendidly. With over it had disappeared. 18ix wanted, he played a daring - In the first two sessions the chief long jenny off the white to the top breaks were: Swinhoe 26, 23, 32; loft pocket and then settled the Cruickshanks 22, 27, 37, 27, 21, 33, Issue with n four shot, to the 25, 27, 18; 20.

Then Cruickshanks got a good lead with a run of 25. It was again odda on him, but Swinhoe had other ideas.

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