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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1935.

ALL-CHINESE FINAL IN SENIOR SHIELD?

Final Ladies'

Hockey Trial

TO-DAY'S GAME,

By R.H.D.

PROSPECTS GOOD

RECORD POSSIBLE FOR S. CHINA

POLICE HOPES

BRIGHTER and brighter are be

coming the prospects of an all-Chineso Senior Shield final. Saturday's resulta determined the appearance in the semi-final of Chinese Athletic and South Chinn "B." If South Chinn "A" beat the Club in the second round, the four will include

three inst

The luck of the Chinese teams.

It is understood that Miss Iris Woolley, the St. Andrew's Club right half-back, who has been play ing very well at left balf in the In- torport trial and practice matches, in to be given a try out at left back in the Colony team at Sokunpoo draw, in fact, will make possible

Recond

the precedent: this afternoo11.

Mian M. Romedion, of the Recreio, įpearance in the final of two teams will again be seen in action on the from the same clab. South China. left wing. She has been nursing"A" have an edits-on chance of nn injured hand and has not taken part in the last two trials. On her play, though, she has proved herself 20 worthy candidate for the left wing

vacancy.

For the position of left back, Miss F. Walker, Miss B, Helbling and Misa A. Fowler have already been tried, while Miss P. Giuina and Miss O. Brown have been tested for left wing.

The Shanghai Ladies arrive on Friday and a week from to-day the Interport match the first in the history of local ladles' hockey will be played. The selectors will have to make their final selections to-day or it will be ferving matters too late.

Boy Beats A Billiards Record

By FRANK FOXON

London, Jan. 3.

A little boy of 14 made a break of 130 yesterday after noon in the semi-final of the Boy's Championship of billiards at the Burroughes Hall.

As I See

It

ap-

By "Veritas"

defeating the Club, and if they can escape their junior sati in the draw, the botting prospects of the two Carolino Hit teams con- testing the fani would be evens.

THE DRAW FACTOR

AN all-Chinese Seulor Shield final

BIG BADMINTON MATCH TO-MORROW

At Garmisch a large and elegant ice rink has been arranged for the Olympic Games in 1936, The Rink, as seen

shove, in already being used for hockey matches,

BOXING CHAMPIONS & WEDNESDAY

CHALLENGERS

PETTIFER BUSY: SOUTHERN

TITLE FIGHTS

(By Fred Dartnell)

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CROWD ATTACKS

FOOTBALLER

HELD

GOOD BLACKBURN PERFORMANCE

HOME FOOTBALL

on

First Division

2 Wolves. Preston Wednesday 2 Blackburn 2

Second Division Burnley

Sheffield U. 2

1

ELIOT HALL AND THE RECREIO

VARSITY TEAM FAVOURED

COURT ADVANTAGE

(By "Veritas")"

Recreio "A" Meet Eliot. Hall in the first division mon's doubles

badminton of the league to-morrow, and it is anticipated that Pokfulam, will be invaded by numbers of en. thusiasts anxious to see the two strongest teams in this division in conflict.

Petersen

Both are us yet undefeated, and there is no questioning the fact that the championship rests between them. The Eliot Hall team, com. prising Hongkong University men, niost of whom learnt their badmin ton in Malaya, have, in the course of the last two seasons, recorded wins against the Recreio in friendly matches.

the however,

Since then, Portugese have made tremen- dous strides, and

certain

are

to offer brilliant opposition to the Varsity players.

Engaged To Beauty Of Eighteen

London, Jan, 3. COURT ADVANTAGE

Jack Petersen. the 23-year-old The advantage of playing on their British and Empire heavy-weight own court, which has a somewhat boxing champion, is engaged to low ceiling, thes nullifying lobbing, Miss Betty Williams, aged 18, may be the determining factor in daughter of Mr. T. Baker Williams, favour of Eliot Hall. The players a retired Cardiff auctioneer and themselves adopt the short game accountant.

game.

NAVY RUGBY

Medway & Suffolk Fail To Score

Mika Williams, whom Petersen it at a dance 18 months ago, is of striking beauty, fair, and of medium height.

HATES TO SEE HIM HIT

"I cannot bear to see him hit," she said; and, when he has been punished in the fights aho has watched, she has covered her face with her hands,

She is, however, an all-round sports and opened air girl, and a A rugby game between the Mel-good swimmer and hockey player, way and the Suffolk at Happy

is not yet on record. South

And as a team have no equals in the i China, In 1929 and again in 1931,

The official announcement Was Colony in this tpye of play. when they had but one team

Against this the Recreio have well made yesterday, but Miss Williams, entered in this competition, won During the year just ended there Mecleave will take the honours be- |

London, Jan. 28. the trophy, and are, in fact, the have been several changes in the box fore long. In the midten 11 in a case i

Three English Football Lea-ntrolled but highly developed asked by our Cardiff Correspondent of McAvoy on his own, although Al

speed; and are particularly severe when the wedding would take place, only Chinese club to have theiring championships.

Len Harvey, who held two titles Burke is the official challenger. We gue matches

replied, "Not for a long time." were played to-

overhead. name inscribed on the shield. The

The match should provide In- at the beginning of 1934, How shall have the cruiser-weight problem day, the best achievement being striking display of Chinese

without wither. The only two cham-settled by Tommy Farr (Wales) and Athletle against the Reerolo on

pions who have retained their honours Eddie Philips (London) at Mountain that of Blackburn, who visited teresting and spectacular entertain- Saturday has sent Chinese Senior all through the year are Jackie Ash on Felt. 4, the date on which Sheffield Wednesday, and heldment, and it is unlightly that either team will win by more than the odd Shield stock soaring, and only Brown, the flyweight, and Jock Me-Peterson meets Walter Neunel at the the Blades to a draw. | the Police fand possibly the Club) Avoy, king of the middle-weights. Albert Hali.

Preston North End snatched a I shall always remember Mountain

Owing to the desire of the players Both, you wilt notice, belong to stand in the way of a new record. So far as South China are con-

Lancashire, which county, necording Ash and its rather grim atmosphere home victory at the expense of the to watch this match, the "B" Divi-

She is not fond of boxing, and cerned the draw will mean every

to my friend Percy Rud, ls going to for the historie fight saw there Wolves, and in the second division, sion game on Wednesday between

failed canmpionship when Jim Driscoll and Francis Ron Burnley unexpectedly

Recreio "I" and the Victoria Re-thongh the couple have been much think it, in the event of their hours this rea

met before some thousands of the surviving second round, South

their own territory to

has been mutually about together for a long time, she hold creation Club Cheat the Athlete, and any for recent years with regard to theres ton, saul ant in the Press box Sheffield United.

Lancashire have had a pretty good mining finternity,

postponed.

has watched only two or three of his fights. Two of Amongst the scribes, who Were Scores us cabled by Reuter the "the Police, the chances the toxing championships.

unfollow. Ho did it is just less than of the club supplying the finalista the titles, the bantam and · cruiser- | azuuset by his quaint comments quarter of an hour,

The boy, Donald Cruickshank, will be enhanced. South China weight, are vacant at present, but in the scrap

the Palatine they do say, and with "B" are more likely to beat the very good reason, that Johnny King of South Shields, looked the "com- police than the Athletic, who, on the uncrowned monarch of pleat player."

His opponent was II. Stokes, of form, play the same time of game division. When Dick Corbett auto- South China youngstera,matically lost his title, through get- Glasgow. Both boys wore knicker as the

but slightly better. On the other ting too heavy, King remuined, and - bockera,-----

Thla 130 break in a record for hand I think South China to be frank-1-do not eve anybody else

will generally

the good enough at 8st. lb. to beat him.

LIKE TANCY LEE the Boys' Championship, the pre- vious best, in this event, being 114 Athletic because they have a trick

Jackie Brown is enger to defend by R. Gartland when playing in or two up their sleeves,

his championship as soon as possible, but before that occurs Tommy Par- the Anal against Sidney Lee-now

doe and Benny Lyneh have to battle During a football match between a professional-in 1926,

out an eliminator. Pardoe, a sturdy Lanidloes and Abersytwyth in A Cruickshank played gronli should not be thought by the fighter, comes from Birmingham and Mid-Wales

League fixture at billiards while making his record foregoing that I have climinat- has won heaps of amateur honours, Aberystwyth the police rescued a broak. His losing hazards were ed, as possessing no chances, the while in Scotland they liken Lynch perfect, the plumb centre of the police and Club. Both tcants are to Taucy Lee, which is good enough player from the crowd, which broke

In the semi-final round of the G. M. pocket being found nine times out capable of beating any of the praise for any Luxer of to-day. I on to the field.

When Pritchard (Aberystwyth) of ten.

Young Golf Cup, the Chartered Bank three Chinese combinations; the think, however, that Brown will keep

on his That was just good-very good Police more especially than the Petersen represent

of India beat Jardine, Matheson & throne. Ile, McAvoy and robbed the international player,

The teams were:- beat class Jack Lloyd, of the ball he fell and

Medway:A. Sir, "A long-winded diatribe

B. Smith; Tel. Co., and the Aslatic Petroleum Cour -stroko play, but I was even more Club. But current form is current amongst our championship holders. some of the crowd declared that he concerning one match."

Insurance impressed by the knowledge shown form, and

Nel Tarleton may expect some was kicked on the knee.

What Morris, A. B.Getsum, E. R. A. fley-Pany defeated the Union as the South China

Suciety. terrific mouthful. I Kuch by Cruickshank of the technique teams appear to be playing as troublesome times ahead from

to wood, St. Morgan; Sub. Lt. Knex.

The following are the results of tho It was then that the crowd rushed of broak-building. picked out the right shot when the League, and the Athletic above Ginger Foran.

He always well in the Shield as they are in feather-weight rivals an Dick Corlett, on to the field and Lloyd waning nervous of continuing a dis- A. B. Loxham, E. R. A. Hall, A. B. second round of the Junior Champlon-

Dave Crowley, Benny Caplen and

eussion with a man who rattles Haines, A. B. Owens, A. B. Parker, ship: rsi two are struck several times before the thoro was an alternative. This league form, there is 1 North Country Ind has a brain as balance in favour of the Chinese. to bring the title back to London, roem.

slight more likely than not between that police escorted him to the dressing off phrases like that. But I would A, B. Walker, A. B. Courtney, A. B.

like to polat out "Veritas" that Fisher, L. Sm. Overton, He returned to the field, but did not auggest that R. Abult Suffolk C. Smith; St. Price, St. well as a eue.

The Club, of course, have some Kid Berg is not destined to remain throughout the remainder of the should

every week write Janes, A. B. Mathews, St. Murphy, and 1. the light-game he was subjected to cat-calling-w. d. con, one m thing of a traditional Shield re- very long at the top of LIKE A PISTON.ROD

cord,

That is to say they have weights, I fancy. Quite a formidable and booing.. His cue action was exactly right, won the trophy five times since number of eliminating bouts--ilve, to rod in its precision.

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overcome

POLICE PROSPECTS

The

Recued By Police On Field

MEO PERICULO'S Valley yesterday resalted in a draw,

LAST WORD

LETTER MISINTERPRETED

Sports Editor

Hongkong Telegraph

confess

I

both teams failing to score.

C. Smith at full back was the out- standing player for the Suffolk, and Willis also put in some good work. Amongst the Medway representa- tives Sb. Lt. Knox was the pick, and the forwards all played a good game, in contrast to the Suffolk pack who put up a rather poor showing.

FANLING GOLF

G. M. Young Cup Results

and 4.

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only per-St. Mossop: A. B. Thornton, Mech.

3.

C. II. Burton beat R. L. §. Wabb 5.

II. Hampton beat J. W. Mayhew 2

Capt. Michell boat J. Harrop 4 and J. MacKalght had

At the close of the match thepetrated a 1.-w. d. on the II.K.G.C Willis, St. Haines, A. B. Crulshank. 1. R. C. match as an example of Sgt. Richarda, A. B. Hughes, A. B. be precise-have been arranged by crowd again attempted to get al his arm going back like a piston.its inception in 1807. But their the Board of Control to find n chulord when he was leaving the field the incompleteness of the reportsFinder, St. Altingham, A, B, WI-

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We get from R. Abbit of the more son interesting of the week-end cricket matches. I have no doubt that people who watched other games that day could indieate many, a intereating point they saw which was not referred to in the cricket notes. But that would be hardly fair. R. Abbit watched the Club Indian match in its entirety and it would hardly be right to spring

"There is no mercy for the tion or other circumstances or off points about other matches on beaten athlete," said Dr. Adolphe violent competition.. Abrahams, addressing the British Association for Physical Training in London.

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him. The same remark does not, of course, apply to the game ho For that renton he had never watched. hesitated to speak nguinst I note with pleasure that "Veri- Olympic games for women, and tas," of whom I saw nothing on Ho referred to the affect on the he was strongly against the the day of the match in question, nervous system of an athlote highly competitive lawn tennis. "Is prepared to admit" (prosum- forced continuously to live in the

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He confessed that ho might be "Minu bowls equally as effective- tinuous anxiety," he said, "reblis wrong, and spoke of a ing that the world is a cruel place doctor who had told him that he ly with the balls which pitch on or outside the leg-stump etc... etc." and that there is no mercy for was, and said that she held that The pleasure is, however, some

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