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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH;

SATURDAY, APRIL 6. 1935,

RACE TIPS: TENNIS TOURNEY: WEEK-END SOCCER

TO-DAY'S RACES

SPECIAL FINAL SELECTIONS

"DAILY DOUBLE" TIP

(By "Capt. Forter")

My final selection for this afternoon's meeting at, the Valley are, appended. It will be seen that I tip Racing Boy and The Doomster for the "Daily Double."

RACE 1.

Alacrity Goldsmith Shooting Star

RACE 2.

High Honour The Tiger Pontiac Bay

RACE 1,

Saucy Face Night Star Got That

RACE 4.

Racing Boy Partnership Cavalcade

RACE S.

Limelight Solar Star Boxing Eve

RACE 6.

The Decmster Valley View Sel-Fa

RACE 7

King's Justice Herod

Soldier of Britain

RACE 8

Oak Bay King's Fancy Soldier of Germany

RACE

Soldier of Victory Ythan

"View" pony

DAILY DOUBLE RACING BOY AND

THE DEEMSTER

The following will represent Dod- well and Co. ngainst the Bank at 4 pm, to-day:--8._H. Dodwell, A. W. Hayward, A. C. I. Bowker, W. Wright, 5. W. Lovelens, H. 0. Bramble, A. D. Humphreys, F. S. W. Smith, R. R. T. Smith, M. W. Barton, and V. Boad.

HEARTS LOSE TO HAMILTON

IMPORTANT BEARING ON LEAGUE TABLE

London, April 5. Hamilton scored an important win over Hearts whom they, on- tertained 10-iny, netting twice without reply. As a result Hearts have lost valuable ground in their efforts to secure second place in the first division of the Beatush League, while Hamilton bave considerably improved their prospicets.

The results

cabled by Rekter, and below will be found. the amended records of the first five club in the lengur table. ·

Rangers Critic

Hearts Aberdeen Hamilton

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

G 49 52

"GALLOPER” GIVES HIS TIPS

YOUNG CHAP AND

VALLEY VIEW

FOR THE DOUBLE

(By "Galloper")

"Galloper", the Telegraph'a new the racing correspondent offers following selections for this after-

1st RACE..

Alacrity Goldsmith

34 24

Bh 21

4 10 81 41 44

noon.

#1 18

N8 78 46 46

G £7

9 61 47 43

31 17

X 70 59 43

Rules For National Sports Meet

UNDER CONTROL OF COMMITTEES

Nanking, April 1.

A set of 21 regulations govern- ing the organisation of the Pre- paratory Committee for the 6th National Athletic Meet, to be held in Shanghai

October 10, National Independence Day, was announced yesterday by the Minis. try of Education.

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The Preparation Committee will consist of from 35 to 45 members" to be invited by the Ministry of Education. A Standing Commit tee of from 11 to 15, chosen by the Ministry from the members of the Committee, will be appointed take charge of affairs.

The

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Preparatory Committee will be established at the Greater Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Education:

There will be eight sections rake under the Committee to charge of the secretarial work, general affairs, accounting, pub- Heity, entertainment, police, com- munications and sanitation work.

TO TOUR CHINA

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BASKETBALL TEAM FOR HONGKONG The Philippings Basketball Team is making a lour to Chinn. The team is composed of 14 best players of Manila. It is the representative team of the Philippine Jalands which played in the Far Eastern Olympic meet. Tho team will anil from Manila on April 17 and will arrive in Hongkong on April 19. The team is expected to go to Canton on April 20. They will stay there for four days and play matches with Canton

- Woodland Stag

Znd RACE.

High Honour

Pontiac Bay Waywood Sing

3rd, RACE.

Kang Bros. alurter Sancy Free

Derby day

4th RACE.

Young Chap Cavalcade Belmont Star

5th RACE.

Double Chance Wadebridge Philanderer

6th RACE.

Valley View The Deemster Bold Captain

1th RACE.

King's Justice Soldier of Brilain Cossack's Beauty

3th RACE.

Cink Buy King's Bounty Macaroni

9. RACE.

Yihan Mersey Soldier of Victory

DAILY DOUBLE YOUNG CHAP AND VALLEY VIEW

quintets.

AMERICAN TOURING TEAM

Tokyo, Mar. 30.

A team of picked basketball players will arrive in Yokohama from the United States on May 6 in the Taiyo Muru for a series of games against Japan's best teams. The visitors meet the Tokyo Imperial University squad, the All-Japan Students' team and the All-Japan team on May 11, 12 and 14 respectively.-Rengo, ¡

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A large crowd of all nationalities turned out to the Cathay Tennis Club Shanghai to see the Japanese Davis Cup stare, an route for England, play a mories of exhibition games against Shanghai pinyers. Schoolgirls who took up every point of vantegn in a neighbouring building thoroughly en joyed, the exhibition and joined heartily in the applause which was given the visitors for their line dis- play. Shanghai's representatives, showing woeful signs of lack of practice were unable to do anything against the tourists. Inset, Yamagishi is shown bringing off a backhand stroke.

Sirdar Rumjahn Beats A Much Better Player

LEE WAI-TONG PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY

Puzzled Winner: Forced On Defensive

(By "Voritas")

THIRTEEN RECORDS

SMASHED BY CAR

SOLUTION TO SOCCER PROBLEM

SHANGHAI TIMES. SUGGESTION

APPOINT NEUTRAL

LINESMEN

The appoinment of neutral linesmen for first division matches is the solution to the existing intolerable position of football in Shanghai created by riots says the Shanghai Times in a trenchant dealings with last Saturday's affair at the Stadium, when players at- tacked the refered and the crowd rushed the ground.

That effective measures must be taken in obvious. If they are not, then it means that the actual life of n referee will be at stake every time he officiates at a mateli, a condition of affairs which will soon lead to a fall- ing off in the supply of these too often ill-treated sportsmen.

Referees in Shanghai have been criticized; that is the fate of every man who performs a public benefit whether for gain or pleasure. But criticism of referees should stop at | words. When brickbata are thrown with the bouquets, it is time for the authorities to step in, and step in firmly.

ROWDY SPECTATORS

10,000 Miles Covered By the incidents which culminated even-

One-Litre Model

It is not my intention to discuss

Lually in n riot on Saturday. No doubt there was blamo on all sider, and particularly among the rowdy element which unfortunately in at- tructed soccer. It is the principle

referee which I wish to stresa,

Berlin, Mar, 31.. After circling around the 20f a player's attitude towards the kilometrea Avus track uninter- ruptedly for over six days at an THERE WAS À RARE OCCURRENCE IN average speed of 106.36 kilometres THE OPEN SINGLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP per hour, the 1 litre Adler car succeeded in establishing no less AT THE HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB YESTER- than thirteen world records for DAY. SIRDAR RUMJAHN BEAT A BETTER Cars of this class, PLAYER THAN HIMSELF.

The total distance travelled, when the car finally stopped at three o'clock to-day, was 10,000 Hitherto Rumjahn's victories | fine length in driving and kept the miles, which were covered in 161

balls moving from corner to corner have been scored either because before taking the net to scare with hours, 18 minutes and 11 seconds, he has been superior in strokedollente stop and drop volleys which thus beating the previous record equipment to his opponent, or invariably left Rumjahn outpositioned put up by a Frenchman in 1926 by because, if the two players have on the baseline. When Rurajahn tout 52 hours.

the net Let pulled out clever, loun been evenly matched, he has which forced the Indian back again to been able, to dietate terms at the the rear of the court. right moment.

By such tactics, and his admirable ball control Lee dominated the ex- changes in the first and third sets. same Runijahn was never in the street in the exploitation of the sub (Continued on Page 13.)

But yesterday, Lee Whi-tonk, whose sporting prowess has hitherto been exclusively associated with the football Aeld, minde Rumjahn look a very ordinary player, and instead of Tositig 8-6 in the final -set; should have clinched the match after break- ing through his opponent's service to lend 4-2.

14 was Lee's refusal to adopt the crucial singe safety tactics

of that third net which chiefly ac counted for his defeat, but i was gloria defeat, far greater than hi xuçeças against Fincher or any other of his achievements on the: tennis court.

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No matter whether the referee is right or wrong, he must be obeyed on the field of apert. If a team has any complaint to make, it should be made to the proper bodies after the match. That is the first prin- ciple of sportsmanship. In. soccer, above ail games, it should be applied religiously, for the referee has no protection whatever; he is alono in 'The middle of a large field, nur rounded by twenty-two players and possibly thousands of spectators, and however much blassed he may appear, he should at least be, given the benefit of the doubt until the udin ure more even.

A proof of the machine's excel-

No player could in cold blood be lent condition at the end of this leve for a minute that a referce would exceptionally long high speed trial attempt to be biassed while thousands was given by the fact that the of eyes are watching him. Errors average speed for the last laps are made, and no-one denies it. But was 112 kilometres per hour, which cases na netual bias on the part of

to very minor details. is the same as the speed maintain-an olelial are few, and are confined ed during the first day's run.

ACTION WANTED__`

IMPROVEMENT NEEDED

IF CLUB ARE TO BEAT RECREIO THIS AFTERNOON

(By "Veritas")

There are two bodies in Shanghai which are always prepared to hear the complaint of any team, these be- ing the Referees' Association and the Shanghal Football Association. In- stead of being called on to consider a complaint against a referee. theso authorities are now called on to con- sider n Burious complaint against the sportsmanship of a team and thou sands of spectatore.

If the Club with to beat the Recreio this afternoon and assist themselves towards the runners-up position in the first division they will have to show vast improvement on last Wednesday'syond the reach of the law, or other. form

WELL EQUIPPED 'PLAYER

Lee Wai-tong's tennis seems haye burst into full bloom overnight like a rose. His command of strokes

The Valley tean is making two Fung King-cheung at centre-forward. makes him one of the best equipped) players in the Colony. Not even Tsui changes from the side which appeared The East Lancashires are experi- Wai-pui, who has nude on extensive against Kowloon. Ian Sturlig, who menting, bringing in Carroll from the study of the stroke, boasts such has played a lot of football in Can third division team at centre-hull. fine drop shot na Lee Ife scored tor, is turning out at right back vice permitting Lawton to take over the time after time with his drop shot Manning Railton, while Fowler re-leadership of the attack. and drop volley against Rumjahm

To force Rumjahn on the defensive turns to the right wing to displace for two una fult nets in no mean! Furrow.

feat in itself. But, when that player! Itecreio are not anticipating any

The Lincolns are not likely to have

the services of Malpass uguinst St. Joseph's, but on their form against

by thong thuda has secured a lead changes, but I am not informed ny South China hist Sunday they need of 1-2 in the final set with his own to their actual line-up, although I not worry, and the two points appear service to follow, it is a distinct believe A.V. Gusano will figure in the to be fairly safe.

achievement.

Unfortunately for Lee he reacted] badly to the situation. Probably hul never conceived it possible for him to reach such a position against al player of Rumjalin's. callbre. What- ever the cause he made three bad mistakes in the seventh game, and in losing his service, lout the match.

Throughout the match Lee's court- craft was excellent. He obtained a

Who's Who In The Tennis Championship

SINGLES

SEMI-FINALISTS

defence.

If Howe in to be stopped from repeating his hat-tricks, Gosano will be required at full-back. He is one of the few local players who can hold the clever Club centre-forward. They should have some interesting ducis, There is more than ordinary interent attached to the game between South China "B" and the Police.

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Quite apart from the fact that both are in the running for second place, ? the match forms, a prelude to nexty week's Senior Shield Anal. Neither team is likely to produce its best to day, for n hard game may mean in- jured players and they cannot afford to take the risk.

should

Nevertheless the match provide good entertainment, with the oilds slightly in favour of the Police by virtue of ground advantage.

The Artillery are letting well alone S. A. Rumjahn and C. R. M. for their match with the Fusiliers, Ricketts are the first players to but I cannot see the Gunners holding qualify for the acmi-final of the the Regiment. The Fusiliers on form open singles tennis championship. are vastly superior to the Artillery. Rumjahn will meet the winner The R.A. will line-up as follows:-- of the Paul Kong v. H. D. Rumjahn Durham: Worthington and Clancy; ties and Ricketts the winner of the Hunt, Morton, and Harris; Smith, Ho Ka-lau v. Tsui Wai-pui match. Edmunds, Brown, Knight and Taylor. In the open doubles three of the South China "A" will naturally bo semi-final positions have been filled. all out to retain thoir fine league re- Finchor and Captain Manners are cord, and they haven't got to due to play the winners of the lu worry about the championship, they brothers v. Hung and Ho Ka-inu will probably win quito comfortably game, while the Rumjahn cousins against the East Lancs to-day: will be opposed to Paul Kong and Lee Wai-tong.

The only change contemplated in thoTM Chincão lino-up is the return-of

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The latter, unfortunately, are be-

wise proceedinga might be taken be yond the limits of the friendly con- ference room. The team, however, must have its caso heard and justice meted out.

If the Shanghai Football Associa- tion Executive Committee finds the Tang Hwn team guilty of action contrary to the spirit of the game or the rules, it should tako such action on will definitely prevent any repetition of scenes which were wit- aessed at the Stadium.

In the case of Tung Hwa being found "guilty," the obvious netion,

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