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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.; MONDAY, MAY 14,
1934.
CHINA'S AUSPICIOUS START IN THE OLYMPICS
SHARE MAJOR HONOURS WITH PHILIPPINES
JAPAN, LOSE FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL
CHINA undoubtedly carried off the leading honours in the first two days of the Far Eastern Olympics meet which started in Manila on Saturday, winning the footbal! against the Philippines, the Basketball against Japan and the Volleyball against Japan. CHINA'S defeats included baseball against
the Philippines, tennis against Japan and the girls volleyball against the Philippines. HONGKONG footballers were in brilliant
form for the soccer match. Tam Kong- pak, who has headed more goals than any other. local player, nodded the ball into the net for the first point, and Lee Wai-tong quite naturally scored the second.
THE opening of the Games on Saturday was a colourful scene, marked by impressive ceremony and displays of enthusiasm by thousands of spectators..
JAPAN DEFEATED
IN BASKETBALL CONTEST
PHILIPPINES. PILE ON THE GOALS:
Manila, May 13.
Thanks to physical super- iority, speed and accuracy in shooting, the Philppines de- foated Japan in the Olympic basketball contest to-day, not- ting 51 goals to Japan's 35. -In-the-first-half, the Philippines ted by 29-16, and in the second acorod 29 to the losers' 19, -
For the Philippines, Obordo al forward, gathered six fold goals, Gonzaga at centre netted four, and Martinez at guard also claimed four.
Makiyama, playing guard for Japan, scored five field goals and three technical goals, while Inouye at forward netted three Beld goals and two technlent points.-United Press.
SOCCER WIN FOR CHINA
Brilliant Victory Over Philippines
Manila, May 12. The Chinono footballers gave magnificent exhibition, displaying a sturdy defence and a powerful attack. There were 4,000 spectators.
There was no score at half-time, but it was not long after the interval{ before Tam Kong-pak headed in a nont shot from a difficult angle.
The remainder of the game was hard fought, China's final goal coming an the result of Pl, the Philippines full-back, attempting to intercept a pass to Loo Wal-tong, only to seo ho Chinese skipper flash in un unstoppablo ahot.
El Kwok-wal, one of the Chinese kalf-backs was out of the game in! the second half, on account of nu injury to his leg. Ho was replaced by Ho Chor-yin who in turn was removed In the last five minutes, sufforing from
heart-burn! and was replaced by Chan Than cheng-Routor and. United Press
JAPAN OVERWHELMED BY JAVA.
Bovore
Manila, May 13. Java
trounced the Japanese soccer eleven in their fixture to-day, by soyen goals to one. They won by auporior to work.
JAPAN SUPERIOR
China Defeated In Tennis
Manila, May 12.
The Chinese tennis players mot their match against the more experi- enced Japanese aces and succumbed to superior match play,
The scores were:
Four record-breaking Dutch swimmers who swam 400 metres at Rotterdam in 4 min. 33 3-10. Left to rights Juvrouwen Salbach. Timmerman, Masterbrock and Willy de Duden. Reference is made to the last named in the accompanying article.
FINE SWIMMING
DUTCH GIRL'S FEAT
A NEW ENGLISH CHAMPION
Great interest has been aroused by the remarkable performance of A. H. Pearman in the match between Oxford University and Cornhill at Marshall-street, Baths, writes W. J. Howcroft. Pearman swam clean away from M. Y Ffrench-Williams in the 440 yards race to win by ever thirty yards in 5min 20sec, beating
R. J. C. Sutton' Southern record by 3 3-5set.
STILL SCORING HIGH
THE CARDINALS SHOW HOW
DOZEN AGAINST DODGERS
New York, May 13. Treating
opposition pitchers with the same scant respect, the St. Louis Cardinals again ran into double figures when they opposed Brooklyn to- day, scuring a dozen runs to the Dodgers' seven.
The Giants were soundly thrash-
It was a surprise to most people ed by the Cube, and Pittsburgh when Pearman cut down the Pirates bad an easy passage
Sato (Japan) bent Khoo Hoal-hye | Southern · record, but the easy against the Boston Braves.
0-0, 0-4, 6-0.
and
style he displayed was even more Boston Red Sox hit fiercely Yamada (Japan) beat Kho Sien-kie impressive: There is little doubt against the Chicago White Sox in
6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
that he could have found suffelentan American League scrap, to Sato and Yamagishi (Japan) beat Kho Sien-kle and Khoo Hool-hye pace to have beaten R. H. Leivers run up a tally of 14 runs,
6-3, 7-5, 6-2.
British native record of 5min. 14pronounced victorles were gained In the meanwhile the Philippine 3-68cc., and may be have approach by the Yankees. Senators and Islands triumphed over the Dutch ed Jean Guilini's all-comers record Philadelphia. East Indies with
Resuits, as cabled by Renter results:
times were: 100 yds., 63sec.; 200 follow.
NATIONAL LEAGUE. Leonardo Gavla (P. I.) beat Hoenig yds,, 2 min. 17sec.; 300 yda., min.
3-6, 0-1, 6-3, 7-5..
36xec.; 400 yds., 4min. 62sec.
H. E. New York 870 -
Moore homered)
thes
foliowing of 5min. sec. His intermedinte
Francisco Aragon (P.I.) bent Son-Pearman's progress during the
neville 6-0, 04, 0-2.-Reuter.
Philippines Win.
Manila, May 12,
past twelve months has been excep- tional, and his advance is, indirect-
R.
Chicage
7
12
0
(Klein homered)
Brooklyn
7
7
2
(Frey homered)
St. Louis
12
18
5
(Collins homered)
2
11
1
9 13
0
5
9 There
were
4 }} #
The Philippines won the rubberly, a practical, illustration of the against the Dutch East Indies when value of long distance swimming in Diy and Zamora defeat the Hoerip developing pace. When Peorman brothers in the tennla doubles joined the Otter Club a year ago he
6-1, 8-6, 6-8, 7-9, 6-2.
was looked on as a sprinter cap- able of 60sec. for 100 yards, but CHINA TRIUMPH
after a few months' experience in middle distance club handicaps ho could stay a quarter of a mile in about & min. 45 sec. He then essayed the Southern Mile cham- pionship in the Highgate Pond, Iten innings) but failed to complete the distance.
DISTANCE DEVELOPS PACE.
Japan Outplayed In Basketball
Manila, May 12, China overwhelmed Japan by 42 to 27 in the opening basketball en- counter. 16 хля
splendid game
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WHAT HAS HAPPENED
SO FAR.
HONOURS FAIRLY EVENLY.
DIVIDED
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The results to date in the Olympic Games, which includes all of the events played on Satur- day and yesterday are as follows:
FOOTBALL
China beat Philippines 2-9 (7am- Kong-pak and Lee Wai-toug scored for China)
Javn beat Japan -1 (Judwig Jahn (3), Tio Hinng-guan (3) and Hong Jing scored for Javi and Kawamoto for Japan)
TENNIS Japan beat Chiha-3-0 Philippines heal
Indies 3-0
Dutch Bast
BASKETBALL.
China beat Japan 42-27 Philippines best Japan 51-35
BASEBALL.
Philippines beat China, 25-1
Japan Beat China 20-1
VOLLEY BALL. Philippines beat Japan 3-1 China beul Japan 3-1
ז,
Boston..... Pittsburgh
Philadelphia (Allen homered.
Cincinnati
Halley homered)
AMERICAN LEAGUE. Cleveland
3 New York.....
8 11 (Gomez pitched Gehrig and Chapman homered)
4
3
12
12
St. Louis Philadelphia.. (Johnson homered) Chicago
2121
3
0
A few days later, however, Pear- man swam in the National Mile championship at Hoylake, finishing: second in 24min, 10sec, only 22soc. | outside the existing record. This was a most promising performance from a man who had never before covered the distance either in com- petition or in training. Within a
2 8 2 month after that he returned GB;
14 16 sec. for 100 yards in the 41 yards
(Walters scored two home runs bath at East Ham, and then re-and Morgan one.) corded 5min. 28sec, for 433 yards in the Surrey trials-evidence that (Continued on Page 9.)
Boston....
Detroit Washington
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South Africans Worried Over Professional Football
Cape Town. The greatest con- football. In the Cape there is no corn is expressed in the annual club, even if it so desired, able to. report of the Western Provinco purchase its own ground or to pay Football Association at the de-any player.
parture of a number of players "A natural sequence of payment from Western Province and other of players will be payment of centres to take up professional club and ether officials, and it is Inconceivable that anyone with appointments in England. The inowledge of soccer finance should Association also volced its recommend what apart from all In the frnt half Java had scored
strongest disapproval of profes-other considerations, Is a financial trien, Ludwig Jahn opened the gate,
sionalism in South African As impossibility. Undor present con- and his play at left lanido was a
ditions players participato for the feature of the match. lie scored which was not marred or slowed
sociation football.
love of the sport and the recrea- thres goals altogether, including the down by the personal fouling anti-
"Practically the whole of the tion it provides, while association first and last.
elpated. The Hang-gunn, the centre for
South African public Is strongly and club ofeints willingly give ward for Java, niso scored three The Chinese tens completely out opposed to the introduction of their services and time to help the timen, the third, Afth and sixth, and played their Nippon rivala, hiting professional football," anys the advancement of a game in which
they are Interested. Hong Jing, the left half, scored, the the banket consistently.
Their sturdy five-mán defence wan second
"There are very few, if any, Kawamote acorett Japan's only reminiscent of American collegiate it in difeult to see how it could who would continuo in order to tally, taking a pass from Ohlaui, the strategy, and was successful in keep. be supported except possibly in provide 'dead end' occupations and outside loft.
Probably the first with the knowledge that the gumo
There were 5,090, at the mutel, Java's team is tuachine-like. It is avory strong contender for soccer championship honours:United Press,
ing the opposition from the scoring zone.
report.
one centre.
At the end of the flest-half the effect would be the permanent would deteriorate from a sport to Chinese led by 18 to 7, never being closure of the doors of all unla wholly unsatisfactory from of
(Continued on Page 0) - verailles and schools of association|business,-
GERMAN OLYMPIC STAR RECOVERING HEALTH.
Berlin, May 5.
One of the best German sprint- ers, ilellmuth Koernig, wha nd- vantageously represented the German colours at the Amsterdam Olympics, has returned once mare to the ush track. The sprinter, who has been so seriously ill for some time that bis physicians gave up hope of his over again being able to participate in sport ing competitions, has resumed his training. Sporting elecfen hellere that soon he will regain his old form Hg, that he can take part in the next Olymple tiumes in Berlin.
E. C. Fincher To Be Married
ANNOUNCEMENT TO-DAY
THE COMING TESTS
ENGLISH CAPTAINCY
PROBLEM
PRESS CRITIC DISCUSSES
THE POSITION
While hints about the cricket we assume the absence of Lar 'season and all the wonders of it wood at-Nottingham and it may are finding a quick response at this be that Nichols. of Essex, will period of the yaar, the get his chance. Nichols, has
Informing And
de-nothing of the rhythm of Lar lightful is the sunshine of the wood, but the opportunity may past few days, Writes Frank Thoro-find the man and if so it will not good.
be the first time that a native of In other yeurs cricketers haveEssex has left: his mark on an often been cruelly deceived by the Australian team. glories of April; but it is our part A glance at the batting array of to enthuse while the going remains the enemy suggests that they will good and to anticipate a senson require a lot of getting out and in happy touch with the calendar. we are all auxious to see whother Favoured as we are with a wider the new left-handern. Leonard held of selection than the Austta- Darling and Ernest Bromley, lana can command in their own can fascinate us in the same way
A TIMELY REMINDER.
Without being vain we are yet constrained to any that if thes two men can give us the faintest reminder of Frank Woolley wo shall be under deep obligation.
Not only, by his skill, one of the leading sportsmen in the Colony, but also one of the most popular, E. C. ("Teddy") land a hosts of England, our as did Bardsley and Ransford. Fincher, Interpart cricketer, chance on paper of retaining the tennis player, and all-round Ashes looks a good one.
to-day an- performer, has nounced his impending marri-
We cannot be unmindful, how age to Miss Mario Kacker. To Teddy, whe has won most ever, that England lost the bon- the Oval of the honours obtainable on the our four yours ago ut local sports field, will go the in a season when Bradman do- heartiest congratulations and bestminated the Test match batting. wishes of a host of friends, and In cidentally, it was a remarkable felicitations to his bride-to-be will tribute to the influence of one Australian personality that he be none the long sincere.
Eni
ing natural talent in all should have created enough panic formis sport, Teddy Fincher has in the camp to induce our Selec- plays enterport cricket and tennie,tors to drop the pilot on the eve
numerable honours in of the rubber.
In view of that incident it laken some of the leading countie tents, has three ched the final of the open Interesting to note that the pilot there is no reason to fear the ingles and open doables: is an In question, Percy Chapman, is the championship will be undu able lawn bowler, and plays re-again being.mentioned in relation overshadowed. gularly for the K.C.C., Brst team: to the England captaincy. As
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And what are the odds against woolley playing in another Test match against Australla? should not like to lay against the man who In the absence of Sutclife, opened the Innfugs with Jack. Hobbs four years ago, at Lorde,
While the demand of Test gamer must of a necessity tend to wen
ANOTHER BOWES,"
fe an excellent hockey player, and a batsman Chuppan has passed Jack Bowes, a 16-year-old yoth 1s now adding billiards and bad- his zenith, but if his weight be from Stretford Grammar Schol
not too insistent nowadays he can has, on the strength of his. minton to his accomplishments,
still represent a holy terror in the putation and promise reveal at feld and we may yet see him in practice been appointed to the
Lancashire another Test match.
ground staff. Hele a fast bowler, and, like the jurk- shire and Test match play. Is
HONGKONG CYCLING CLUB-
SOME SUCCESSFUL HARD RIDING The Island spin of, the Hongkong
ALL IS A GAMBLE.
Other recruits on the Lancashire
True his reappearance as cap-very tall, standing 6ft. 4ine tain would suggest a gamble, but
then all is a gamble this year insta are A. Wrigley, a spin lowier from Heaton Mersey, and T. H. relation to England's captaincy Nelson, a fast bowler, of Ashton- now that Jardine has retired from the lists and in that reflection under-Lyno, Australia will take the field this decided advantage. Bummer with
Under the tried and proved
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Cycling Club on Sunday was greatly curtalled in view of the Inclement weather of the morning, and a start supervision of Woodfull, Australia was not made till 2 pm, when under might well enjoy additional gain
League Tennis
the leadership of Mt.-H.-G.-Crayford, from the probable readjustments Starting
the Hon. Secretary a moderate at of captaincy that England may tendance sot off from Hennessy Rowd find necessary during the coming of Tai summer. and left Victoria, by way
Hang.
The Wongneichong Gap was reach- ed after fine views of Sookunpoo and Happy Valley had been enjoyed.
The earlier main bad done much to enhance the fragrant loveliness of
the Islands roads and paths and to
Little
the
To put Robert Wyatt in saddle as first essay would,
I think, make a strong appeal
to a very large number of eric- keters.
He has had experience in Aus
To-day
K. C. C. TO VİSİT C. R. C.
First matches in the 1934 tennis scheduled for
:
the
amplify the many fascinating cascades tralia under Jardine, to whom he established in almost every sure in was second in command; he ac- league season are the hills. The route then lay along cepted the thankless job of follow- to-day, when two games in the at the mixed doubles league will be Black Link which picked alluring ing Chupaan na captain views of Deep Wator Bay, Hongkong and Aberdeen Harbour to Oval four years ago and pulled played.
Cricket Kowloon
Club, now which latter the party headed from his weight against heavy odds Wanchal Pass; a thrilling hazardous and, what is more, we know him strengthened by the inclusion of descent to the accompaniment of to be one of the most consistent rs, W. H. Wilson, visit whining brakes bringing a breathless and steady batsmen in England. Chinese Recreation Club, who may band of wheelers into the Far Eastern By right as well courtesy "Yarmouth" at 3 pm.
Wyait would seem to be an auto-possibly be without the services
of Taul Wal-pul. PEAK SUMMIT REACHED. matic choice, and if in the opinion
The encounter should be keenly The coast road was then followed of the pundits he fall, it will not and pleasant scenes were viewed of be for the lack of an earnest are contested, and the K.C.O., are the adjacent islands before the partyplication to his task. turned back to Pokfulum where "No Motors" sign tempted
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confidently looking forward to
winning three sets.
them If Wyatt led England without E. C. Fincher and Mrs, Wilson again from the main road and offer a break in the Test matches next
The United Services Recreation ed the Peak for inspection. After a summer, it would be a rare fea- remorseless duck with slope and wind thor in his cap, for no captain since Club, 1982 winners of the league, the comprehensive survey from the the war has enjoyed that privilege hope to field a strong six against Club on heights of the Penk amply camper as Stanley Jackson, for instance, the Ladies Recreation
their Gascoigne Road courts. The stern climb. gated the riders for there umber of enjoyed it against Joe Darling's United Services should win here;
the party successfully attempted the team. ride to the summit despite the handicap of a racing gear of 78,"
After a prolonged rest the down-
AN EARLY HANDICAP7.
as they are enjoying the naglstance
of Mr. Kayll, rated by prominent
No matter who is captain o critics as the best lady player in
ward trek was commenced at 5 pm, may start under a big handicap If the Colony at the present time.
but despite the assistance received from the gradient, fixed-wheels" arrived in Wanchai a little before the the free-wheels though perhaps latter found the descent easier.
In order to add variety to the pro- gramme, next Sunday's run will In clude a bathing picnic, a halt boing maite near Castle Peak from ap- proximately 2 p.m. till 5 p.m. for the purpose. The run will not commence until 10.30 a.m. from the Star Ferry, Kowloon, whon Mr. H. A. G. Keates will lead the party vin Tal- To and Fanling to the bathling venue. Shamshulpo will be. finally reached about 7 pm.
DERBY CALL-OVER
London, May 11 The Intest call-over for the Derby linds Colombo firmly established favourite, with odds of 18 to 9 offered and 7 to 4 taiton. The complois cali- over, made to-night was as follows: Colombo 13 to 8 (0) 7 to 4, (t) Unidwar 100 to (and o) Easton
100 to 8 it and o) Windsor Lad 100 to 7 ( and oj Loxingaro 100 to 5 (t and o) Blazonry...
25 to 1 (0) Allahnh 83 to 1 (t and of Medieval
Kaight.
50 to 1 (tand-o)
Paggy Cant, aged 11, was a competitor in the Roshampton tennis championships last month. Perry, who scarcely reaches the net, fa soon...in 'action..
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