1934-04-28 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG

BORDERERS UP

THE CLUB MAY WRECK

THEIR HOPES

CHAMPIONSHIP POSSIBLY SETTLED TO-DAY

TWO IMPORTANT MATCHES ON CLUB GROUND

(By "Voritka").

The decision of the F.A., Council made last evening to refer the St. Joseph's protest to the Management Committee has onco ngain quickened the interest in to-day's league encounters of the Borderers and St. Joseph's.

The Management Committee to the contrary. I imagine the will not meet until Monday next, Borderers will turn out their usual and as neither the Borderers nor team, although I shouldn't be sur- the Saints can afford to put hopes prised to nec Fortey given a rest. i in the committee's decision, It and Morris Introduced. will be up to both of them to win this afternoon if the championship issue is to be sent to its farthest point.

Morris gave A useful display against the Artillery whon Jones was crocked the other week, and I also recollect a successful debut

The Borderers have, at least on when Harris bade adieu to the face value, the hardest task to-team in February. day, The Club, who are their opponents, are just the type of side to upset a team striving for league honoure. One cannot ignore that the Club took a point from St. Joseph's a fortnight ago, and if they atrike ordinary form, are fuily capable of repeating this to

day.

Yesterday's Council meeting as quite interesting. The Athle out teams on three occasions, they tic admitted that by failing to turn should forfelt the points, so that Navy, Artillery and East Lao- cashires have two each added to

their total. two cach addresert

league table is:

"Senaon's results to date would favour the soldiers. Thoy have already takon league points from Borderers the Valleyites, and fairly trounced St. Joseph's them in the Senior Shield.

The Club are folding the same eleven as that which drew with St. Joseph's, namely:

Goals

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1934.

AGAINST A STICKY PROPOSITION

The Third Batiation Coldstream Guards, 'chair their captain after winning the Household Brigade Senior Cup at Tottenham fat month. They defanted the Second Battalion of the Goldstreams.

PITHY PARS ABOUT LOCAL FOOTBALL

PLAYER'S PROTEST ESTABLISHES A PRECEDENT

YESTERDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING

(By "Veritas").

G. Robertson's complaint to the

a precedent. In fact his protest against the decision of a referee in football,

P. W. D. I F. A. Pta.probably the first of its kind in local

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This Afternoon's Great Cup Final

TEAMS FIGHTING. · FIT FOR

BIGGEST

SOCCER EVENT OF YEAR

At ten minutes to three this afternoon (9.50 p.m. Hongkong time), over 90,000 wildly excited football fans will be cheering twenty-two footballers as they trot out on to the green turf in the Wembley Stadium, a few minutes before the kick-off of the greatest annual event in English football-the F. A. Cup final.

Portsmouth and Manchester City, this year's finalists reporti themselves fighting fit, and un-, less their previous performances He, the match should be one of the most classic expositions of soccer in the history of the cup. Portsmouth have made one change from the team which i dafented Leicester City in the semi-final. · A. Smith comes in for Thackeray at left half. Manchester are turning out the self-same eleven which as thoroughly trounced Aston Vilin.

They will line up as follows:

PORTSMOUTH.

(A):

Gillion: Mackle and Smith (W); Nichol, Allen and Smith Worral, Smith (1), Weddle, Easson and Rutherford,

MANCHESTER CITY.

Swift: Barnett and Dale: Bushy. Cowan and Bray: Toseland, Mar- shall, Tilson, Herd and Brook.

THE CUP-Here is Dixie Doan

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THE incident will be easily recalled. Robertson was pulled up for allegedly striking an opponent in the Governor's Cup match, and as a res sult Leo Wal-tong scored a goal.

OBERTSON's contention is that he

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strike him, and further that tho eration have invited H. Cochet i was nowhere near a player to THE French Lawn Tennis Fed- reforee gave no indication to him of to coach their Davis Cup team for the alleged offenco until after the this year's compotition.

match.

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MR. Hall raised

an interesting, although highly debatable point, Could not, he asked, the striking of a player mean eibowing? He ampll. fied this by suggesting that the referee possibly meant this in that he did not send Robertson off the field.

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THE International championships

of Poland have been fixed for August 19 to 20 on the courts of the Legja Club in Warsaw.

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MR. E. 3. Ames, president of the PUT "olbowing," of course, implica Surbiton Lawn Tennis Club, Baccidental contact with a player has been returned head of the poli whilst struggling for the ball,-and-in-the Surbiton-Hill Ward of the could not demand such an arbitrary Surbiton District Council. should be noted that not only was verdlet as a penalty. Furthermore, it

Robertson not turned off the field, but was not, according to the player, even warned, or advised about his behaviour in the future.

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TN an exhibition match at Alexan-1

dria, G. P. Hughes and J. Kukuljevic beat P, and J. Grand- guillot by 3-6 6-0 6-3 7-6.

WITH the departure of Lieut. J. II. Hocquard in the immedinte future, the Lincolns lose an officer marriage took place last of great value to their sporting) month between H. C. Hopman activities. His keen interest in foot-Sand Miss Nellie Hall, the New ball, only equalled by his own prowess South Wales player who is ranked at the game, has been of great sixth in Australia. The message assistance in the successful conduct adds that Mr. and Mra. Hopman ing of the past season by the F. A are to compete at Wimbledon this Iis advice has always been most acceptable, and it was fitting that he year. should earn the highest honours local specer can give by appearing in

the Interport team.

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FX. Shields won the singles at

"the Bucalo Invitation tourna- rent last month with victorica

Sa result of the Athletic conceding over 1. Berkeley Bell, G. M. Lott points in three of their unplayed (3-6 6-3 8.6) and C, S, Suttor 6-1 jmatches, the frat division programme

TO-DAY'S RACING

TIPS

NAP SELECTION &

DAILY DOUBLE

SOME GOOD SPORT PROMISED

(By "Captain Foster")

Unless very much rain falls. later this morning, the going]

MORE BADMINTON NEXT WEDNESDAY

K.C.C. SECOND STRING CHOSEN

TO PLAY ST. ANDREW'S

AFTERTHOUGHTS ABOUT THE JOCKEY CLUB PLAYERS

KOWLOON EXPONENTS AFFECTED

BY DIFFERENT STYLE

(By."Veritas").

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will be firm at the Valley this No

10 more surer promise of the was told that the visitors havo afternoon. Here are my final popularity of badminton in Hong- been forced into this type of game, selections for the nine events, kong next winter could be given than owing to the comparatively low ceil including a "Nap" and the daily of the present hot weather by several bids high lobbing, I have seun

the enthusiasm being shown in faceling at the Jockey Club, which for- doubles.

of the clubs.

Rimilar style adopted in country with

klentical clubs in England, where court conditions prevail, and there in no doubt that although it robs the players of the opportunity of develop- ing an all-court game, it has its ad- vantages, *

lat RACE,

Soldier of Britain Cossack's Beauty Gleneagles

King's Justice (outsider)

2nd RACE.

Lemberg Wonderful Stag Budge

Spinnway (outsider)

Jed. RACE.

Night Star Just That Bronze Era

Mutiny Bay (outsider)

4th RACE.

Soldier Of China

Hydroplane

Brilliant Star

N spite of the growing heat, play- IN

ers are still putting in practice, and inter-club matches are by no

means over.

As an example, the K.C.C. and St. A Andrew's "B" teams are meeting on Wednesday next in a series ΟΙ Indics' and men's doubles,

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THE chief ons is the olement

of

surprise when opposed to a team who are used to plenty of space overhead, and have therefore In dulged in high and deep lobbing to WITH only one or two exceptions, their heart's content. Furthermore the teams comprise players who the development of the so-called have not before played in matekes driving game, naslata in quickening since the start of the present Benson, one's eye, of making strokes very and the value of the opportunity of much earlier, and of picking up galaing experience through this en-amaslice, counter is not to be overlooked.

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TN these features the Jockey Club 1 players have rapidly expanded

AST night, after a final try-out,

the K.C.C., selected their pairs, their game. Their short_net work which are as follows.

was nearly as good as that of the K.C.C., and they word decidedly Soldier of Germany (outsider)ADIES:-Miss M. Griffiths and altead is maintaining the rallies in

Miss Bella Pestonji, Mlos

face of overhead "kills" and deep lobs. Generally speaking they seeni- Woolley and Miss Betty Pratonji,ed faster on the court and also

moved the shuttle more rapidly.

5th RACE.

Gay Butterly Copper Idol

Helter Skelter

Powerful King (outsider)

6th RACE.

Blue Star Mayflower Gladiator Tiana (outsider)

71b RACE.

The Carp

Sarabande

In Good Time

Delightful Chance (outsider)

Atlas

8th RACE.

The Goose

Lacy Glitters

Princess Angeline (outsider)

9th. RACE.

What A Chance Racing Prido

Bistre

Benguet Hall (outsider)

NAP.

Seller of China,

DAILY DOUBLE

Night Star/The Carp

or

Blue Star/Atlas.

Iris

Mias M. Krilovsky and Mrs. Peddle.

TEN:-A. Nissim and Walker, A.

ME. Stummons and Simcock, D. S.HOY and Souza made an excellent. Green and E C. Fincher.

combination. The latter, la both ja acasoned and a very clever player. ills overhead, made chiefly with THE programme consists of 18 beautiful wrist work, is an ace nine matches, each of 15 points up, times out of ten, and his covoring and includes Indies doubles and men'e of the court from the middle lino doubles. The Indies will start, off at¦Just inside the service area la master- 8 o'clock, followel by tho men'sly. events.

ANOTHER impending match is the

HOY in a young player of ex- ceptional promise. Starting the return game between the Jockey game only this winter, he has made. Club and the K.C.C, I uderstand very quick strides towards proficiency. the Jockey have issued an invitation Ife is lithe at the rear of the court, to the Kowloon players to visit Happy (and hits very cleanly. When match Valley either on May 5, or on Mon-experience has widened his knowledge day, May 7. No decislon han yet of court tactics, he will be * Arst been reached.

clat player.

NCIDENTALLY the first meeting IANG and Kwok played well of these teams on Monday lost together after early difficulties reached all expectations. The Jockey | with the lighting. Both have had Club deservedly won, and in so doing experience of the game in England, vindicated the glowing reports which and they have brought their training had secretly leaked out ... of ... their out-with them.They have useful camp.

services, and Kwok is nent In short not play, while Liang is vigorous and

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PREVIOUSLY the K.C.C., have run accurate overhead.

a team exploiting different tactics. This time they were opposed to a new style of play, which seemed greatly to upset them.

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W.C. Hung and E. Zlmiera. Im-

proved as the match pro gressed, and in their second and third encountors were playing an ex- collent brand of badminton.

was noticed that the Jockey Club exponents rarely Jobbed tho shuttle, but drove the feathers at NCE Hung bad become used to tim- very low trajectory and

ing the opposition loby, hé minde speed. As a result they often caught some spectacular aces from overhead, the Kowloon players on the wrong and Zimmern lent

useful support with his angled drop shots from tho net.

foot.

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L.T.A. Anniversary Tennis K-Ce did not play as well

will now definitely conclude before 6-3 3-6 7-5. Sutter who won the NEW next Saturday. With the exception doubles with Dr. McCaulif played

of the Athletle, East Lancashires, 211 gámes in the two days of the

Club art Pollee, all teams will com plete their programme this afternoon. The Athletic and Club play their final gaine on Monday. If the Management Committee reach a cer tain verdict, the Police may have to play two mid-week matches next week.

meeting.

BASEBALL BROUGHT TO|

A STANDSTILL

The City are favourites at 11 to 8, but it is recognised that Pompey, by their magnificent displays in the earlier rounda, will be dimeult to beat. All eyes will be on Weddle of Ports- mouth and Tilson of the City, respec- with the trophy for which Man-RY the way I hear that the Kowloon tive centre-forwards. It was Weddio chastor, City and Portsmouth will players have been advised to turn Who netted three against Leicester, contest to-day. This picture was up to the Milltary Ground for their By Rain Storms And

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match to-day with the Police. I trust

and Tilson who riddled the Villa de taken after Dean had led Everton to there will be no misunderstanding. fence, to the tune of four goals.

The City are considered to be slight

ly the better balanced combination,

although the brilliant Portsmouth de-

the following Toutca.

Manchester City.

Tournament

REGULATIONS AND

EVENT INCLUDED

(By "Veritai").

VETERAN'S

as expected. Further experi- ments in partnerships did ilttle to solve this problem which has faced them since the start of the season.

COLLINS and Gray looked capable

of winning three rubbers, but they went to pieces in the last match, There was lack of stability in the other pairs, and quite obviously the players need mora practise.

KURTHERMORE when they go to the Happy Valley, they will have the face up to the problem of chang- ing their Fanie to suit court require-

good.

One or two important alterations in the regulations governments. This may possibly do them ing the proposed tennis tournament in connection with the 25th anniversary of the tennis league, have been made by the L.T.A. CANADA'S "YES"

and these have been circulated to all cluba.

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FEDERATION

The entrance fee of $15 per player birthday of the league with this open TO INTERNATIONAL which carried with it the right to invitation tournament is undoubtedly appear in all events in which he was praiseworthy, and all that, needed Severe Cold victory last your.

eligible to compete has now been to make it a big success is the support The Telegraph_published the official}

washed out.. Bemi-final vs Leicester City 4-11y showed that Mr. May had made

of local tennis players. [fixture list on Thursday, which clear.

The Canadian Badminton As80- The colours of both clubs, are royal arrangements for Kowloon to play on

New York, April 27. It has been · decided to make It should be fully understood that clation have approved of the fenco may have a bigger influence on blue. Portsmouth are playing in rod their own area, immediately following ed the programmes in the major players can therefore cater one or if proper support is forthcoming, the tion. In Canada 16,000 players Dismal weather conditions nila-separate entrance fees for each event, the events, do not carry with them English proposal to organise an the game then generally expeeled, Jeracys, and Manchester in white. the Navy v Recreio encounter.

fixed at $4 per person par event any championship titles. Nevertheless International Badminton Federa- HOW THEY GOT THERE. Neither retain their own colour be

barebali lenguen to-day, only one The teams reached the final goal by cause superstition would favour thoni HE annual Sunday Herald Cup postponed, either owing to rain or

standard of tennis should be well up are registered, and the popularity match being played, and seven more events as they choose. to win. It is expeted that the players;

of the game is growing rapidly. will be numbered.

A new event has alan been added to that of the open championships. Charity football matches yielded intense cold.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE to the programme, and is of special Manchester City 3rd. Round va fackburn Rovers three cup-finals.They won in 1904, and, and the Counell allocated the moneys

The fact that players who are havo figured in a total of 84,127.84 for distribution

interest and attraction. Players, who knocked out of the first two rounds

CHAMPIONSHIPS. home 3-1.

In the National league, Chicago are over 30 years of age, and who of the senior events, are given the lost in 1026, and 1933. It is 23 years as follows: St. Vincent de Paul $500, nosed out St. Louis, scoring three appeared in the tennis league between opportunity of competing in a junior Brighton, Hove and District Bad- 4th. Hound va full, home 2-2,

The three-day tournament of the Reply away 4-0.

since a team han appeared in succes. Industrial Home for Blind Girls $100,

1909 and 1018 inclusivo, are being section should act on incentive to minton Association was played at 5th. Hound va Sheffield Wednes sive cup-finals. Portsmouth have only Enilors' Home and Mission to Sea- runs and 11 hits without errora

invited to participate in a doubles players who have not yet reached the Stonex once reached the Bnal, in 1920.

men $600, St. John Ambulance 8300, against two rane; nine hits and no

tournament. The entrance foo is $1 the higher grade: additionally they

Sports Club. The record cup-final gate is officially Home for the Aged, Kowloon City errora.

per pinyer, and partners will be can look forward to the consolation bt F. C. Sharp 16-7 16-1. West ifam in the first final played at $700, Canosatan Institute Home $200, 120,047, when Bolton Wanderers, bent $300, Hongkong Benevolent Society

The following matches wore

event.

Ladies' Singice.Miss Evans bt Wembley. The crowd was actually. G.C.II. Christmas Fund $50, Society postponed.

By this moans it is hoped to attract In running this successfully, the Miss दि Allen 11-7 8-11 11-7, about 180,000 because the ground. was for the Protection of Children $500,

n large number of the erstwhilo etal organisers need the co-operation of Men's Doubles. E. Baldwin 3rd. Round vs Manchester United, stormed and many rained admission Club 200, Carstal Charities $277.84, Philadephia, Cincinatti v. Pitts- sinco dropped out of activa participa- forthcoming, there is no reason why den and R. Adams 15-6 15-7.

Children's Playground 3500, Cheer O National League:-Brooklyn v.warts of the tennis lengue, who have the Colony's playere, and if this is and D. C. Campbell bt E. C. Har without paying. The gate receipts wore £27,776. Since then the average Total $4,127.84,

burgh, New York v. Boston. tion in tennis. There are still a num-it should not be one of the outstand

American League: Cleveland v. ber of players who appeared in the ing events in the history of local Dudman and Miss Weldon bt Miss Ladies' Doubles-Mias Shirreff- original league in 1900 in the Colony, tennis.

Anderson and Mrs. Pardington New York, and it is to be earnestly hoped that Loula - and they will give, the evont their sup- Intending competitors are reminuled 15-5 15-0,

port.

that entries close on Thursday, Miny Mixed Double-D. Bowditch 3, and that the tournament starts on and Miss M. Partridge bt B. P.. The idea to commemorate the 25th Saturday, May 5, at 2 pm.

Cook and Miss C. Evane 15-14 15-9.

day, away 2-2.

Reply home 20.

Gih. Round vs Stoke, home 1-0

Sombinat ve Aston Villa 6-m),

Portsmouth.

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Away 1--1.

Replay home 4-1. 4th. Round Grimsby Town, attendance has been 00,000. home 2-0:

5th. Round vs Swanses Town, are the champion can winners caching at the Cloucester, Building Detroit, Boston v

Aston Ville and Blackburn Rovers MANY sportsmen will be foregather- home 10.

having captured it six times. Tho this reening on the occasion of the Chicago V. St. Sth. Round vs Bolton Wanderers, year 1871-2 Is the first recorded cup annual dinner of the Hongkong Foot- Philadelphia v. Washington-Re- home.3-0.

competition,

Iball Club. Kick-off in at 8 o'clock. Iter.

drawn for,

Mon's Str. E. Baldwin

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