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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1934.

INTERPORT TENNIS WITH CANTON IN NOVEMBER

The new Radio Sports Club league football team, who had their firal outing last Saturday. (Photo

The Cricket League

RECREIO ENTER IST. DIVISION

ANNUAL MEETING

At the annual general meet- ing of the Hongkong Cricket League held yesterday in the Sanitary Board room, and pro- aided over by Mr. A. W. Hay- ward, Mr. H. R. B. Hancock was elected President for the current year, and Mr. Hayward Vice-President.

Ming Yuen).

HON. MICHAEL SCOTT

BEATS TOLLEY

IN WEST OF ENGLAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

GOLF SOCIETIES MEET IN AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH

London, Sept. 9.

The West of England Open Amateur Championship came to an end for another year yesterday, when the Hon. Michael Scott, who has won the title three times in the past, and C. J. H. Tolley contested the 36 holes final on the Barnham and Berrow Club's course, Somerset.

Any doubts that the youthful- ness of Tolley would carry the

da day yesterday were quickly dis- An application by the Club Recreio to enter two teams in the pelled, for at the end of the first holes' a four League, one in the First Division round Scott held

and one in the Second Division, was lead, Tolley not having been ahend granted. The

President remarked during a round wherein only four that their entry into the First Div-holes were halved. Scott had a slon would be warmly welcomed.

score of 76 against 80.

Hayward

Scott, with char-

BRITISH AND U.S. TIE

GOLF STRUGGLE AT MONTREAL

HONGKONG TEAM CHOSEN

THE RUMJAHNS, TSUI AND HO KA-LAU

BEGIN HARD COURT PRACTICE:

(By. "Veritas").

The tennis Interport con- test between Hongkong and Canton is to be resumed this year, the Canton Citizen Recreation Club having accepted the Lawn Tennis Association's challenge.

According to present arrange- ments the contest will be played in Canton on Saturday and Sunday, November 3 and 4, at the Central Park courts.

Messrs. Taul Wal-pul, S.A. Rumjahn, H.D. Rumjahn and fo Ka-lau have been invited by the ITA. to play for Hongkong, and although the actual ordor of their playing has not been settled, it is likely that Toui and S.A. Rum- Jahn will play singles, and H.D. Rumjaha and Ho Ka-lau will team up for the doubles.

The content is playet on Davis Cup lines with four singles and one doubles.

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Canton, of course, will tainly call on Lai Kwong-imin and George Bodiker for the singles, but it is not yet known who will play doubles.

K.D.G.C. GESTURE.

Helen

Miss Helon Jacobs.

Jacobs To

Turn Pro?

Forest Hills, Sept. 7. There is much speculation in lawn tennis circles here

In order to allow the Hongkong players to become used to hard over the possibility of Miss courts, on which surface the Helen Jacobs, the American

Interport matches will be played, champion, turning profes-

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sional.

She has been seen talking to

JIMMY FOX'S BIG BASEBALL CONTRACT.

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AS CATHER FOR THE ATHLETICS.

Philadelphia, Oct. 1. Connie Mack, famous manager of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball club; has announced that Jimmy Fox has signed a three year con- tract as catcher, starting from next season. Reuter,

FOOTBALLER'S FATAL DIVE

BADMINTON

LEAGUE

COMMITTEE

MEETING

K. C. C. SEASON TO OPEN

The first meeting of the executive committed of the, nowly formed Hongkong Bad- minton League will be held to. morrow evening in St. An. drow's Church Hall, when im portant business, relative to the constitution of the league and of the rules to govern it, will be discussed.

The committee is alive to the necessity of making as quick pro- Kress as possible In regard to the foundation work, Bo that the league can operate within the next few weeks.

Badminton generally will bợ muking a serious start among the clubs during October. The Kow- loon Cricket Club season offelally. opens to-morrow night, when a big attendance is anticipated.

The Badminton League le not lacking, support, and already several prominent residents and sportsmon have promised thoir support +48 honorary Vice- Presidents.

FRIENDLY HOCKEY.

Hongkong H.C, Team

For To-morrow

The following hayo boon selected to play for the Hongkong Hockey Club In a match against the Club de Re- ́ creio on the Club_ground_to-marrow ut 5.15 p.m.-C. L. Gregory; Lleut. G. D.. H. Flowerdow and. J. 'Rodger, (Capt.); G. Sommers, H. J. D. Lowe' and E. V. Reed; 3. L. Tetley, J. E. Potter, P. II. Sonior; A. T. Lay and J. W. Pote-Hunt.

RECREIO'S TEAM.

The following will represent the Club de Recreio.-H. Britto; Â. 'A. don Remedios and Dr. A. M. Rod- rigues; J. Gonsaiver, W. A. Iteed (Capt.) and A. A. R. Botelho;” ^(). d'Almada o Castro, H. A. Alvor, A. M. Xavier; G. Guterres and AV. Gosano.

the Kowloon Bowling Green Club have generously offered the use of their hard court on four casions during October. Weather permitting the four players will Bill O'Brien, the manager of the be practising there this week. Tilden group of professionals, In moving the adoption of the Re- Tolley drove erratically at the

Canton fast won the interport several times this week, but Charlton F. C. Player port and Accounts, Mr.

Great Britain, the United States, in 1932, when M.W. Le captained nothing is known of the don- for having presented a new shield to actoristic steadiness in sacrificing and Canada had a keen struggle the Hongkong team, which includ-versations. expressed thanka to Mr. J. M. Dyer start, and

London, Sept. 8. it a few yarda for direction, opened in the annual triangular tourna-ed E.C. Fincher and the Rumjahus,

Alex Wright the Charlton the 'Second Division, and Kaid

the various both ment for would doubtless be a matter of great with two fours and won

Miss. Jacobs injured her back Athletic goalkeeper, was fatally Senior The first of the series was played Golfers' Societies, who this year in 1931, when Hongkong, playing while playing last week and she Injured while bathing at Torquay satisfaction to Mr. Dyer to

know holes. Tolley played a fine held the matches on the course on their own grass courts at the has been attending the chamyosterday. With other members shield should be the Indian Recreation third, and he squared at the of the Royal Montreal Club, Dixie, Cricket Clubs, easily bent the West pionships, walking on crutches shallow water and his head struck the Hongkong Football Club are re-

one buck at the fourth, where length told in his Montreal. The result was

n tie River players.. and the between Great Britain favour. The short fifth.. how- ever, went to Scott, who, with a United States, each with 22 points being a good third with 19 points.

that the first engraving on the new proach to win

Club Recond eleven,

FIRST DIVISION SHIELD,

IRISH STUD

Mr Hogward-ales referred to the brace of birdion, took the informs, Canada-LEAGUE TENNIS MYROBELLA GOES First Division Shield, which had been seventh and eighth to turn 3 up. The United States and Canada At the long eleventh (423 yards) tiod at 7% points on the four- presented by the South China Morn ing Patel, and said that it had been Tolley, who had lost the tenth, fittingly completed by the Hongkong was close to the pin with hisomes, Great Britain totalling 6: Cricket Club winning last season. The shield, he said, had been won second, a No. 3 iron, and he won but in the singles Great Britain eight times by the Hongkong Cricket that hole before further reducing won 16 to the 14% of the United Club, fvo times by the Kowloon the arrears at the short thirteenth. States and 11% of Canadin.

once

SEASON CLOSING OCTOBER 15

APPEAL TO THE CLUBS

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Trial Arranged. For Club Players Members of tho Rugby section of

of the team he dived off a raft into the bottom. He was helped out of minded that the first trial will be held

the water and taken in an ambu to-morrow on the Club ground, com

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lance to Torby Hoapital, where, mencing at 5,15 p.m.

Players are requested to note the

it was found he had

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side on which they will be playing -

The teams are as follows: ht

Wright's condition was found to and to take the requisite shirt. be serious and he passed away ten Whites.-W. H. B. Rigg, J. J. For minutes before his relatives reach-guson, L. G. Kobertson, A. Tate, Me- Champion Two-Year Olded his bedside. Wright played for Gilchrist, C. S. Archer, A. H. Harbord,

Sprinter Of 1932

Charlton Athletic against Torquay M. W. Turner, H. C. Mecke, H. A. United on Wednesday night, and Munro, D. McLellan, D. A. Cumming, he had been chosen to play on S. H. Garrod, F. R. Burch, G. A.

Stewart, R. G. Castleton, G. C. Mou Saturday against Luton.

trle, Scott and

Cricket Club, three times each by the Both mishit their drives to the Instituted in 1927 at Sunning Cralgengower Cricket Club and the fourteenth, but Tolley required dale, the tournament has been Univeralty, twice each by the Royal three more shots to reach the held each year since, twice in

London. Garrison Artillery, Civil Service and green and he lost the hole. Missing America,, and once previously in

Coloura-Hunter, K. Neblo, G. P. Indian Recreation Club and

Myrobella, the champion two. each by the Royal Navy, Royal En short pult at the fifteenth and Canada. So for Canada have not

Lammert, R. H. Griffiths, Gardner, gineers and Royal Army Ordnance ng his second to the sixteenth, scored a win, though on the two

The 1984 tennis league season year old of 1932, who developed in- Corp. Under the circumstances, he Tolley became five down, but he occasions in America

closes

The European Y. M. C. A. nro hold- McGregor, T. M. L. Redmond, R. officially they beat October 15, according

on Monday to a brilliant sprinter, has been

to an retired from active racing,

Ing their final swimming gala of the Goldman, L. Goldman, J. Hutchlaon, thought the records should be pre-won the short seventeenth, where Great Britain for second place. announcement made by the hon. will shortly leave Fred Darling's Also on Tuesday next Queen's College Cherrill, S., H. Bradford, W. Kerr, and season on Tuesday next at 9 pm. MacIntosh, McCugan, Edkins, R.-I. served, and as it was found feasible Scott took three putts, and so Canada did not take part in the to arrange for further room to confended the round four down,

1931 series in England, and to the secretary of the Lawn Tennis Beckhampton atable for the Na- will be holding their annual sports at Bramble, W. E. Peers, A. F. Walkden, taln 32 shields at a cost of $57, he hoped it would meat with the sp THE AFTERNOON ROUND.

present time Great Britain huve Association, this morning, tional Stud, Ireland, where she the Y. M. C. A. proval of the meeting.

four times to the three The Boason has been extended was bred.

years owing to the recent un- settled weather which has prevent ed several clubs from playing off Scolt added to his advantage by five up. Tolley won back two, but thoir outstanding matches. winning the second hole in the that was the beat, he could do, It is hoped, however, Falei as follows: President, Mr. other to the turn, where he was round both players had scores of whole of the league programme will at the head of the two Year Old

reafternoon, and then halved every For the fifteen holes in the second during the next fortnight, the

won

In the afternoon, Scott never success of the United States, with somewhat longer than in previous Mr. E. C. Fincher seconded the mo-lost his grip of the game, and won this year's match halved. tion, and the Report and Accounts by 4 and 3, to record his fourth were carried.

OFFICE BEARERS.

The election of oflce-bearers

H. R. B. Hancock; Vice-President,

Mr. A. W. Hayward; Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. H. Madar."

Mr. G. R. Sayer moved that al donation be given to the Children's Playground Association, and it was unanimously agreed that $50 be donated. Other donations included $50 each to the Diocesan Boys'

victory In the championship.

U.S. RUNNER BREAKS

WORLD RECORD

School, Contral British and Ells WONDERFUL EFFORT BY R. METCALFE,

Kadoorie Indian School.

The following entries in the Leaguo were announced:

First DivisionHongkong Cricket| Club, Indian Recreation Club, Kow- loon Cricket Club, Army, Craigen- gower Cricket Club, Cin Servico Cricket Club, Royal Navy, Univers sity and Club do Reersio.

COLLEGIAN ATHLETIC

Dairen, Sept. 24.

that

السلام

Knowles and Sharp, ^

Leased to Lord Lonsdale, My-First Woman Ring Official

robella won five of her six races as a juvenile, and Mr. Arthur Faw cett, the official handicapper of the Jockey Club, paid a great com pllment to the filly in placing her Free Handicap-seven pounds

BIG WINNINGS. ·

Gets "A Little Mixed Up"

BRITISH BOXING PUBLIC SEE FEMALE AS THIRD "MAN” INSIDE THE ROPES

London. crowd.

the fan with a complete list of named event, at the cramped

league results for this starting price of 100-8 on caused gets the bird. I nearly got it the ment.

be completed Special emphasis is laid on the necessity of Craigon above Hyperlon, the subsequent gower and South China playing Derby and St. Leger winner. their postponed "C" Division en counter as early as possible, so

After women wrestlers comes "I was a bit excited and I admit" that the Chinese Recreation Clubj Myrobolla's winnings as a two England's first woman boxing re-I got a little mixed up, I am sorry. can also fulfil their fixture with year old amounted to £11,525, and ferce.

things happoned as they did. I these two teams and thus decide tonal Breeders Produce Stakes, pool has just refereed bouts at chester. It is also possible that in

Included the Na-

Miss Causis Watson, of Black-fam going to try again in Man- the championship.

Mr. C. J. Tacchi, hon. league Sandown, the Champagne Stakes, Manchester, and the crowd diaput three weeks time I shall appear in secretary states that he has not Doncaster, the Hopeful Stakes, ed her decision in one of the con- London ring." received the results of several Newmarket, and the Prendergast tests, and she reversed her verdict. An official of the British Boxing

Stakes, Newmarket. matches, and club secretaries aro

Interviewed by Reuter in Man-Board of Control expressed sur-- asked to be good enough to

Her smashing win in the fast-chester, Miss Watson said: prise when informed that a woman

"A referee is no good until he had refereed at a boxing tourna the Totalisator Board no longer to other day, so there is hope for me.

"No licenco has been issued to pay out a minimum dividened of The promoter is a friend of my Miss Watson, and the question of d. on every 2/- unit. In this family, and it was at his gymna- a woman refereejhg hus never case the "Tote" had to sacrifice its vium that I learned to love the art been raised. customary 10 per cent. and In ad- of boxing. I was taught to box, "If she did make an application dition to pay out £209-188.-9d. to but I was not strong enough, but it would be a matter for the Slo- the successful backers.

In her second scanon Myrobella "I have refereed fights at the told."

being fond of it I soon learned the wards," ho said "We know rules and the method of scoring. nothing about, I tintil wd, were

ran third in the One Thousand gymnasium, and evidently guvo Metcalfo has alrendy shattered Only two events were won to- It has been arranged-for the final Guineas and won the July Cup, such satisfaction that it was sug

WOMEN. OPPOSE ID

IDEA the oxinting world's racord on day by the Japanese team, the of the International Rink Competi

Newmarket, the King The Limen for commencing matches September 9, at the Molji Stadium pole vault, which was won by lon for the Gutierrez Shield to be Stakes, Goodwood and the Chal-contests.

George gested that I should referee real Mrs. George Cook, wife and follo Alf me to be started in Tokyo, but he was also alded Sotaro Takano, who soared 4.05 played off betwoun Portugal and longo Stakes, Newmarket among follows: matches by a six metre wind.

manager of George Cook, the Aus nt 2 p.m. The time for drawing

metres, and hop-step-and-jump, England on Saturday next on the other races..

tralian heavyweight Bald stumps in October is 0.05 p.m.; Metcalfe's colleagues joined him won by Kenkichi Oshima, ut 16.61 Kowlcon Bowling Green Club's green, The Old Mill Handicap af Link

"I do not

approve of the idea." "I feel a bit shaken after my ex- November, 6.60 p.; December, 5.00 in rolling up a total of 90 points, metres.

Mrs. Broadrib, wife of Tod commencing at 3_p.m., pm. January 6.60 p.m.; February, against Japan's 65, for the two

Secretaries of Clubs are advised fold was her only victory this perionce, but. I am going to have Broadribh; the London manager of March and April 6.00 p.m.

days' competition, Dunn of the

another try. After all, it was my MP, Jeff Dickson, the boxing pro- Elght thousand people, the big-that enteles for the Aitkenhead Cup year.

contest should reach Mr. H. Hampton,'

Arst show in public. "I had done motar, said: During her career the flly won two nights successfully, and in the "A referee should be inside the of thanks to the Head of the Sanitary hot-puf record, pushing 16.51 athletic meet in Dairen, filled the Lawn Bowls Association, by to- Department for the use of the room.

Stadium to capacity.

evidently favourite with thecould stand the strain of that

1. Second Division-Indian. Reeron- tion Club, Club de Recrolo, Cŕnigen- gower, tiongkung. Cricket. Club, Royal Navy, Royal Army Medical; Corps, Royal Arniy Service Corps,| Kowloon Cricket Club, University, Royal Engineers, Police, and Civili Service,

Ralph Metcalfe, the "human bullet" of the visiting U.S. athletic team, to-day broke the world's record for season, so that the official records 200 metres, running the distance in 20.2 seconds on the

can be brought up to date. second day of the Japan-U.S.A. invitational track and field meet at the Driren Stadium. However, as the LAWN BOWLS FINAL Indian University runner was aided by a five meter. wind, his time may not be accepted by the International INTERNATIONAL RINK MATCH "Athletic Association.

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ON SATURDAY NEXT

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A LITTLE MIXED UP".

The mooting concluded with a voto 0.8.toom broke the Japanese gest crowd over to witness aiion. Secretary... of the, Hongkongleven races.to the value of 810,- third one, ong of the fighters, was jrlog, and I don't think a woman!

metres.

morrow morning.

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