1934-03-22 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH... THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1934.

S. CHINA EXPECT TEAM CHANGES FOR

TEAM UNKNOWN

UNTIL SATURDAY

FORECAST OF LIKELY ALTERATIONS

BORDERERS CONTENT WITH A ̧

MATCH-WINNING XI

(By "Varitan").

Edmunds, the Police goalie, going out and up for one of the miraculous savas which waren feature of the Skottowe Cup final

second half at the Stadium, Shanghai. 'last wosk,

How Record

Last week's defeat has apparently given the South China selectors some food for thought, Soccer Score and I understand on good authority that changes

are likely to be made for the Shield final against Was Made. the Borderers this Saturday.

What these changes are 1 cannot say; in fact they will not be known until the day of the match, but it wouldn't be surprising to find South China making big efforts to induce Ip Pak-wab to come down from Canton.

Nevertheless

unless Injurica

force their hand,

selectora

think the

to: unwise bo will tamper about with the team very much.

Their defeat inst week was not As a reult of. a weakness in one or two positions, but because the team as a whole became disorgan- ised and discouraged. It their mental reaction to Borderers first half goals which chiefly led to their defeat,

MY FORECAST.

SENIOR SHIELD.

TO WIN.-

Borderers

LEAGUE

FIRST DIVISION.

TO WIN

St. Joseph's

TO DRAW

East Lancashiros

SECOND DIVISION.

WAS the

TO WIN-

To make wholesale positional to changes, therefore, would be

the invito a lot of trouble, for team of a wook ago is not only capable of beating the Borderors, but is the most likely of any South China combination put in fold to do 50..

the

TWO LIKELY changeS.

Club

THIRD DIVISION,

TO WIN!--

Engineers

5. China. R.A.S.C.

WORCESTERSHIRES.

RUN RIOT

Shanghal, March 19. The 2nd Worcestershire Regt. set up the record ncare of the season in a lengue football match yesterday when they overwhelmed lowly Chinan by the wide margin of twenty goals to one, to give the losers a deficit on the

CENTENARY SPORTS IN VICTORIA

SCHMELING'S FAILURE

LOSES SECOND

COME-BACK

FOILED BY HAMAS

Now York, After 'n terrifle fight,' at the end of which both men were covered in blood, Stovo Haman beat Max Schmeling, the former world's heavy- weight champlon, on points in their twelve round content at Philadelphia, This Was Schmeling's second attempt to stage a "come-back," his first having beon thwarted by Max Bacr. This second failure. probably means a definite ond to any hopes he may entertain of regaining the world title.

Ilamas, who aprang into the lime- light by dofenting Tommy Loughran In two rounds, is known in the States ns a K.O. specialist, for he won 24 out of his first 27 fights by the knock-out route.

UNEXPECTED WIN.

Indian Tennis Players the fight was 8 to 5 in his

Receive Invitation

His victory over the ex-champion was unexpected, for the betting be opponent's favour. But he complete- ly upset the crilles calculation by winning with ease.

Не

His win was all the more meritorous Three or four leading Indian ten-

because was fighting under the nis players are likely to be invited handicap of a Jamaged leg. to compete in the Australian Inwn pulled a tendon a week previously tennis championships in January, fact that he had not previously 1936, according to a letter from an disclosed and he entered the ring important Australian tennis official, with his right leg heavily plastered. The occasion for such international recognition of Indian tennis is Vic- toria's Centenary.

Only a knock-out could have saved the day for Schmeling, who went down fighting gloriously. In spite of week-end's play of 31 goals. The Similar Invitations to participate the blood that poured from a gash sustained in the ninth round and score even might have been doubled in the tournament, which will be which practically blinded him, ho had the winners folded their full held at Melbourne, are being ex- made a magnificent rally in the team. They had things their own way tended to leading players in Eng-eleventh and twelfth rounds and pop- throughout, but many goals were lost inud, America, South Africa, pared the American flercely till it to them by shooting straight at the France, Spain, and Japan, thus give seemed as though he must crumple to Chinen custodian, who managed ting the championships the status of charge them down.

a Wimbledon meeting.

The one bright spot for the losers was the brave display given by T. §. Chen, the centre-half, who never gave up trying and at times absohitely toyed with the opposition, but ho obtained such meagre support from his colleagues that his efforts were wasted.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

I.R.C. Team Against The Army

the floor under the rain of leftà and righte to the face.

Намд Completely exhausted, managed to keep going to the end amida Bedlam-like roar from the crowd, and was awarded a unanim ous verdict by the judge.

SIMPLE LIFE FOR' DOYLE NOW.

London.

SHIELD GAME

Stanley Gash, captain of the Polles team receives the Skožtowe Cup and congratulations from R. Grimshaw, President of tha Shanghai Football Assosiation.

TAM

PLAYS BEST

GAME TO DATE

HO KA-LAU WORN OUT AFTER FOUR SETS

SCHOOLBOY SAVES MATCH WITH A BRILLIANT RECOVERY

(By "Veritas"),

Without the slightest warning, Ho Ka-lau yesterday collapsed at the conclusion of the sixth game in the third set of his semi-final singles tennis match with Tam Yoc-fong, and from then on struggled painfully and unsuccessfully to prevent Tam from picking up the third and fourth sets to save the match.

Ho appeared to have plenty of what was probably one of the reserve energy until Tam took his tightest defences he has ever met. 4-2 lead in the third stanza, | His overhead during this successful

Tom's effort was meritorious in so far that ho found himself two

Except for spasmodic Chinan raids, the Worcesters had most of the play, but it took them fifteen minutes to

The following will represent tho penetrafo the opposition, due mainly to Tip at back, who was as sure as Indian Recreation Club in a First many of his colleagues were nervous. Division League match against the T. S. Cher attracted attention with Army oh Saturday at Sookunpoo-A. Lights of Mayfair Left after losing the first two sets. period was blameless, and although But to general surprise heke sometimes had to wait a long his efforts to construct an attack, but. Madar (Captain), A. R. H. Esmall,

Behind

faded

of out

tho the winning defence rarely ex-A. K. Ismall, S. A. Ismall, A. R. Kit-

picture time for the right opening, when he much needed points at the expense perienced an anxious moment. Archer chell, M. P. Madar, A. R. finu, F. D.

from that point onwards, and the did obtain it, he tucked his volleys of the Royal Artillery.

opened the scoring after he had Pereira, A. H. Rumjahn, A. S. Sufflad

Jack Doyle has returned to the only period when he showed signs away very cleanly. previously hit the cross-ar and goals and A. R. Suftad.

simple life. Ho has left behind the of revitalising was upon drawing- The Gunners are forced to field accrued to the winners at regular the majority of their second eleven intervals, all the forwards with the galore. Sheppard improved to the bright lights of Mayfair and is now level at four-all in the fourth set.

This enabled him to win a So far as I can see only two players for this game, but under exception of Shoppard registering in extent of being able to register twice doing his daily stuff in the rural dis

with and Kenrick got three in a row. The trict of Chislehurst, in Kent,

sequence of three games to take the Doyle is living at an old-world inn lead at 6-4, but he could not push Chinan pivot frustrated a number of reasonable changes can be made, an agreement reached at the Coun- turn Kenrick fitted in well

altacks and frequently beat his man, where the atmosphere in quite dif-home his advantage so desperately If ip Pak-wah should play, this cll meeting this week, these will the remainder of the forwards

but the wingers wore helpless against feront to the gay West End.

won, nad Tam, playing like a.ma- would enable Pau Ka-ping to take be reinstated for the Junior Shield Smith was an adept leader.

Anal. I cannot see St. Joseph's

and the Worcester halves,

only The Irishman takes his walks chine, again caught up and finally enjoyed the consolation of one break-across the quiet corse-row.com won the set at which point-the `ovor~-Wong -Wing's goalkooping.

losing duties, Fung King-cheung to re-

away when some crossing between the non and his indoor exercises at a two wingers acrass an open goal was well-equipped gymnasium situated match was postponed owing to fail- turn to contre-forward, and Tay

not taken advantage of by the remain. near a big, swimming pool on the ing light, to Qua-tong to be moved over

ing forwards, and, although they got Orpington by-pass. inside right.

These changes would probably be beneficial, for Tay is more effective as an Inside forward Fung is more at home as leader of the attack, and Ip Pak-wah, If on form, is still about the best foft winger in southern China.

The Borderera are not likely to make any alterations. They have every reason. to be satisfied with the performance of the team last week and to place their faith

ita ability to

repeat, the achievement.

in

If the Borderera play a similar brand of football to that of a week ago, their chances of winning the shield cannot lightly be dismissed. And this is doubly emphasised if we are to ace a return to normal form by Morrison and a continu- ance of the bright foraging move- ments of the attack.

The Borderers have

learnt

THE PROGRAMME. Here is the complete programme for the week-end.

SATURDAY,

HUBBARD LOOKS ON.

and

When the winners had tallied eight,

a corner out of it, the flag-kick was

"I mean to get thoroughly fit for weekly taken and availed nothing. At my next fight at the Albert Hall," |

TAM'S BEST GAME.

A movement on the Chinan right led to the winger centreing, for Ching to close in from the other extreme and nod into the net, to register their sole

Ho Ka-lau was in the brightest consolation, but the-point was masterpiece of open play. Hubbard the other end, Chang handled to declares Doyle, "because I intend to mood in winning the first two acts - Sentor Shield Final

only touched the ball once throughout prevent a certain goal, but Eggleton, show my friends that I am good at 6-4, 6-3, yet it was undoubtedly the second half and then only for a who rarely misses a spot-kick, drove enough to win the British heavy- Tom's superb defence against a Borderers v South China-weak fing-kick which went behind, the wrong side of the post. Goals were weight title."

splendidly effected onslaught during Club, 1.30

and the winners, enjoying themselves scored by Archer (four), Kenrick Doyle is certainly in blooming this period that caused Ho to tire st at the expense of their unfortunate (saven), Smith (five), Sheppard (two), health, and has apparently put on a later and more vital stage of the opponents, helped themselves to goals | Malin, and Richards (one cach). weight,

LEAGUE.

First Division

East Lanes, v loon, 4.30

Police-Kow-

.Second Division

Y. Indians v Club-Club, 31 p.m.

Third Division

V

S. China Radio Carollac ****

University $ `R.A.S.C.— *Athletic

SUNDAY.

RAM.C. v RE-Militory

First Division

Joseph's

how to beat South China: they Caroline H. 4.30 don't need to be told: nil they have to do is to remember. Ground advantage to either side will be negligible. Both teams have given some of their best dis- plays on the Club ground, and wo can confidently anticipate a repeti- tion of this on Saturday after-

noon.

LEAGUE ENCOUNTERS.

SHANGHAI BADMINTON TITLES

MEUSE RETAINS MEN'S TITLE: KEEN

GAMES IN ALL FINALS

Shanghai, Mar. 16.

Meise

Shunghat, March 15.

game.

I have never seen Tam play better. Although he found Ho Ka-lau on top form at the net, he refused to lose heart and pegged away from the baseline, retrieving, lobbing and driving, often making Ho volley or smash belf a dozen times before winning the point.

Subsequently, when Ho revealed signs of fatigue, Tam quickly seized

TENNIS PROGRAMME RE-ARRANGED.

TAM AND HO REPLAY

--- ON MONDAY.

in consequence of yester- day's unfinished semi-final tie, the concluding programme in- the open tennis championship has been amended.

To-morrow the doubles semi-final between the Rome jahn cousins and Ho Ka-lau and Tsuf Wal-pui will be played as arranged.

On Monday Ho Ka-lau and Tam Yoc-fong will replay their postponed tie.

On Tuesday the final of the doubles will be played and on Wednesday, the final of the singles..

Ho and Tam will entirely replay their match on Monday under the conditions of the championship, which provide that unfinished finals and semi-finals shall be re-started.

error with his backhand returns, Tam has never played with more captured the next two sols.

confidence, and his courageous re-

It was Tom's sizzling cross-court covery made possible by a hitherto

The Shanghai Badminton championships were concluded this clever placements which Meisa dild the opportunity, and maintaining week, when some brilliant play characterised all the finals. Below well to retrieve. Despite this effort, excellent control over his ferchand will be found special reports by the N. C. D. News of the matches. the lower could not contend with the drives, and seldom committing an sets down after the first 40 minutes.

steadiness and in maintained her form in the third. went on to win at 15-8.

champion's A thrilling struggle was seen the final of the Indies singles fer placementa were excellent, and the Badminton championship tourna she managed to keep her opponent at

A large crowd (the general public iment which concluded yesterday the back of the court theroby gain- being admitted) was attracted to the forehand drives which eventually unsuspected fighting spirit, was a Artillery-evening at the French Club. Bring ascendancy by reason of easy

Sinclair only just managed to defeat returns. She was also noticeable French Club yesterday evening to broke down Ho's resistance. In revelation. Miss Decima Eardley by the odd for some fine overarm smashes which watch three finals in the Badminton fact, whilst at the baseline Tom game in three, at 2-11, 11-5, 14-13, had a tolling effect. The loser, in championships, all the contents pro- played very flae tennis, keeping his but only after both had fought the contrast to her forceful play of the ducing good and interesting plag; opponent on the run, and lobbing as he himself was last game out to extra points and previous day, gave a delightful varia- The most interesting was the ladies well as soon the winner only had the margin of tion of length and pace and showed doubles, when Misses Gwen Kew and thrown on the defensive. match point.which was secured after that, apart from a point-winning Deciras Eardley defeated Mrs. Sinclair Up at the nat Tam was not seen

FIGURE-SKATING

CHAMPIONSHIP

both had lest their services several smash, she also is able to times with victory in their grasp. stratagem, to great effect. In the men's tournament, A G. Molio

MEISE'S SKILL ́

ENGLISH GIRL'S FINE was given a stif fight by Blum, but

SHOWING AT OSLO

UNC

16-17, 15-12,

Ho Ka-lau's

and Mrs. Goddard 16-18 thanks to the socond game when the losers had refrained from deliberately taking a long lend and looked like running up this position. out winners. In the mixed doubles,

magnificent rally in to such advantago, and he wisely Action

ERROR IN TACTICS.

the latter was unable to cope with the champion, who ran to his points in

In the men's gamo Melse showed Melso and Mrs. Cato secured a fairly

Ho Ka-lau seemed determined to two straight games, 15-0, 15-8. Mrs. his skill in many ways, driving with comfortable victory over Lt. Col. Pelly London. R. M. J. Martin' presented the prizes length, and keeping bla opponent and Mrs. Reador-Harris by 16-7, 16-3, win from the net, and this form of A hasilly re-arranged program- me of league matches is also down "The first English girl to win the to the successful contextants of the playing back to him. Ilis variation whilst Melse and Berents defeated attack, although successful in the for decision during the week-ond. world's figure-skating champion-various league and other competitions of pace and length brought about Kay and Edmunds by 15-9, 15-0, in early stages, had its reprccussions, On Saturday the East Lancashire ship may be Miss Megan Taylor.ngaged in by the Badminton Associa several easy returns for him to the men's doubles.

annah, and this he did with telling

Aro effect. Blum played a

when, in the third and fourth acts, ho advanced on the wrong shots in

·LADIES' DOUBLES, most the Police, and if current She is 16 and was placed second in

Prior to the ladies' match, a doubles and especially in the second game he Kame form is maintained, should anntch the International competition at

the bis eagerness to gain an attacking Keenest interest centred on tho match between markers of the was seen to advantage, making Boise ladies doubles, in which two married position. a point.

Dalo recently.

French Club and of the Country Club run to retrieve and at one point he ladies of considerable experience mat

In consequence he laid himself In the second division, the Though Sonja Henie, of Norway, gave evidence that they are of the fooked like drawing up on the long youthful pair of single girls, and open to many passing shots which Young Indians visit the Club, the may be regarded as invincible after rst calibre and some fine technique lead the champion had built up. the latter's plucky enlly in the face of Tam, right on form in driving, had

was shown, capecially by a youthful

In the first garno, Moise was held an overwhelming lead drew well- no hesitation in turning to his own inatch starting at 3 o'clock to winning the world's championship and diminutive member of the French allow plenty of time for the for the eighth consecutivo time, she Club team, who incidentally won fair-to even terms for some time, but, merited applause. Mis Eardley dis- benefit.

once away; he ran up a series of played forceful

tactics and her Shield final to commence at 4.80. ls, it is stated, to relive from in- ly easily:

points and bad a lead of 11.0 before smashes were made with telling effect. The Club should just about. win | ternational competitions,

Blum could score. The latter drow By contrast, her partner showed *} hore.

up to 11-5, but thereafter the cham- delightful variation in style, chang- Considering her age, it was a South China' should make cer great triumph for Miss Taylor to proved the steadier and more

In the ladies' match, Mrs. Sinclair pion again drew away and went on ing her length and pace with quite to win comfortably. The second satisfactory results as were gained by tain of the runners-up honours in beat all the others. It is quite parlented player, thoughs her younger game brought about a seemingly her partner's forcefulness. Their op the third division when they moet likely that the championship will be opponent gave her very strong com- easy win for Meine, who went ahead ponents both showed delightful tho Radio at Caroline Hill They decided in London next year. The pelition. The winner was able to from the start, taking 7-1. Then, glimpses of brillianco, Mrs. Sinciale in require only two points.

growth in loo skating has been re vary her pace and, though Mins however, he was given a hard flight, particular schloving success with her markable. So has the number of Eardley was far more in the limelight for Blum reduced the deficit to clover manipulation of length and On Sunday, St. Joseph's will artificial rlliks. And so has Eng-in the Arat sott, Mrs. Sinclair settled and drow up at 11-8. The loser was pace, which brought about, easy setups.

down, to brilliant play in the second and playing very well and getting in some(Continued on Page_0.) ...?? ro-onter the arena in search of ish officiency.

EXPERIENCE TELLS.

It was in tactics that Ho falled in the closing stages of the play. He was sènsible to throw away the third set as ... soon as he found his physique weakening, but he should have played with more restraint lo the fourth set

He did well to sustain bla vigor ous attacks for two ⠀ sols agninati

Raises Debate

LEAVING TENNIS

COURT

DURING MATCH

(By "Veritas");

Ho Ka-lan's withdrawal from the precints of the court at the end of the third set yesterday occasioned some

surprise among some of the spectators, the impression being that «. player had no right to leave the court during a match. ****

The rules of the game do not make any special provision for this. Under Rule 28 players are entitle to a rest of not, more than

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