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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

APRIL 17, 1935.

HOW TSUI WAI-PUI LOST HIS TENNIS CROWN

FORECAST OF HOMESIDE HOLIDAY SOCCER

ENGLISH LEAGUES THREE- DAY PROGRAMME

ARSENAL'S TWO HOME, MATCHES

The following is a special Telegraph forcenst for the Easter Holiday programme in the English Football League and also that of the first division of the Scottish League for Saturday.

GOOD FRIDAY -

FIRST DIVISION

Middlesbro

Huddersfield

ARSENAL

V

Aston V

*

CHELSEA

5

Wolves

GRIMSBY

+

Lelcenter

LEEDS

LIVERPOOL

MANCHESTER C.

SUNDERLAND

Tottenham

Birmingham

Stoke

Portsmouth

▼ Preston

የ BLACKBURN

SECOND DIVISION

Blackpool

BOLTON

BRENTFORD

Burnley

BURY

FULHAM

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) -

SATURDAY

FIRST DIVISION

ARSENAL

Birmingham

v Huddersfield

BLACKBURN V

* Sunderland Everlon

V Aston Y. ▼ Chelsea

LEEDS

LIVERPOOL

MANCHESTER C. Y- Preston-

Middlesbro

Grimsby

PORTSMOUTH น Wolves

V Derby

SECOND DIVISION.

BLACKPOOL

FULHAM

Newcastle

Hull

NORWICH

Notts F FLYMOUTH

v Bradford C.

V Manchester U.

v Shefield

Bolton

Oldham

Barnsley

v Burnley

WEST HAM v. Southampton

WEDNESDAY,

+

Leicester

Stoke

v Tottenham

W. DROMWICH

Y

WEST HAM

Swansen

Bradford

1

Notts C.

Oldham

Newcastle

BRADFORD BRENTFORD, Y

T

Swansca

Port Valo

Sheffield

BURY

Norwich

HULL

NOTTS F.

Plymouth

PORT VALE

Notts C.

Aldershot

Y

Charlton

BRIGHTON

+

Gillingham

BRISTOL C

$

Bournemouth

CARDIFF

V

Bristol R.

Clapton 0.

Y

Gillingham

CRYSTAL I'.

Swindon

BRISTOL C.

MILLWALL

Northampton

Clapton 0.

Newport

V

LUTON

COVENTRY

QUEEN'S P.R.

*

Torquay

Exeter

READING

T

Coventry

| GILLINGHAM

WATFORD

Exeter

Millwall

Newport

CARLISLE

Y

Rochdale

NORTHAMPTON v

READING

V

CHESTER

V

Crewo

WATFORD

Y

Brighton Bristol R.

Chesterfield

WREXHAM

DONCASTER

Rotherham

GATESHEAD

York

LINCOLN

T

Harrow

Manulled

V

Tranmere

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

New Brighden 1 STOCKPORT

SOUTHPORT

Hartlepools ปี

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

DOURNEMOUTH ·

י

י

Southend

Queen's P.R.

Aldershol

Swindon Crystal I' Cardiff Torquay CHARLTON Luton

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

DARROW CHESTERFIELD Y

Hailfax

* York

Accrington

V CREWE (Confined on Page 9.)

OUR "FORM" GUIDE

Team Has Faring In League -

How Your

The victory' of Carnera ovar hle ceutryman impellitiere, was the first step on the way he hoped himself should lead him to the championship. But long time of training is necessary until, Carnera will consider Baseball

VERY SLUGGISH

DISPLAY

ERRORS IN TACTICS AND STROKING

HO KA-LAU'S SOLID PLAY

(By "Varitas")

About 20 minutes after the start of their game in the semi-final of the open singles championship yester day, Ho Ka-lau won the first set from Tsui Wai-pui and had driven the first nails in the coffin; a quarter of an hour later Ho won the second set and had the body of the champion well and truly clamped down and delivered to the club house.

Trui Wai-pul, title holder, who lost.

his crown Lo # fellow countrymen on

the stand court yesterday,

Tsui Wal-pui's defent was out-tricking Taul with some subtle TO-DAY'S TENNIS to be good farm for that, even if the game is executed with small boy..just na ignominious as that. To placements and

IN THE BIG LEAGUE TRAINING CAMPS

THE BROWNS

SAD LACK

OF OUTFIELDERS

AFFECTS. HOPES

West Palm Beach, Apr. 16,

OUR NEW FEATURE FOR BASEBALL FANS

Shanghai

Even the Chicago White Hockey Team

Sox wouldn't fmish last in the American League if the St.). Louis Browns were not man- aged by Rogers Hornsby,

Loses Again

FAST GAME WITH

change the illustration, he was generalship. never in the race. Ho Ka-lau Just cantered home to scores of 6-3, 6-3.

far superior

TSUI SLUGGISH Taui was remarkably sluggishi He showed little resource in doal-

This was not a good match.ing with drop shots and some of After allowing for the somewhat his net approaches would have heavy court and the general de shamed a "rabbit." In the closing one would get he constantly went up on the pressing atmosphere be mistating the case if ono at-wrong ball permitting Ho to. pass tempted to regard the exhibition him from the middle of the court. 118 an example of Hongkong's in usual decisive stroking was missing and he showed little or no high-spot tonnin.

Ho Kn-lau was casily the confidence. better player, but he didn't look

It was certainly not the THU!

n champion; by the same token which Hongkong has come to re- belleve gard, and without detracting from exalted the merit of Ho Ka-lau's perform ance, one must confess that Taul

it was impossible to that Tauf held that

honour.

It is well known, of course, that helped him to victory. wherens Ho Ka-lau is seldom: dangerous over five sets, he is most difficult na to beat over three, which is why his victory

ANOTHER

yesterday was not altogether sur- PERRY

The managerini skill of Hornsby, who perhaps was the finest right- hand hitter who ever played baseball, is the biggest asset of the club that plays a poor second fiddle to the rip." roaring Cardinals in the fine old city on the Mississippi River banks. The Texan gets the most out of his men, The Shanghai German Hockey last year to appreciato that IIo

Been pitcher and as many outfielders;

The following table reveals how each team in the four divi- sions of the English league have fared to date, the results includ- ing their last five more matches up to yesterday.

The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team concerned.

FIRST DIVISION

Birmingham ›› Derby C............ Legia Aston Villa Chelsea Middlesbro' Leicester Liverpool Portsmouth

Preston Wednesday Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich

Wolves Blackburn Arsenal Grimsby

Stuko Huddersfield

Everton Manchester C.

Bradford

SECOND

Brentford

Burnley

Tury Fulham Manchester 1. Notts F. Oldham Port Vale Harnsley Norwich Southampton Blackpool .... Plymouth Bradford Newcastle Sheffield U.

Notts C

Hull

West Ham

THIRD Aldershot

1-1 1 2 34 3-0 1-1 Brighton 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–3 1–2) Bristol C. 1-7 1-1 0-3 0–2 2–1¦ Cardiff 1-2 1-3 2-3 1-0 4 2 Clapton.0. 7-1 1-2 4-2 2-2 1-1 Coventry 0–2 3–1 3–5 2–1 1–1 Exeter 2-1 6-0 3-1 2-0 0-8 Gillingham

5-1 1-3 1-3 2-4 Luton 0-2 0-3 1-0 0-1 1-1 Swindon B-1 2-1 0-3 3-0 5-2 Crystal P. 0-1 2-1 1-2 1-0 2-2 Bristol R. 4-1 3-0 1-1 0-1 2-2| Watford 1-3 0-6 0-1 0-4' 1-1/Chariton 2-2° 1–0 3–2 1–1 0-0 Reading 5-3 1-1 5-3 2-1 1-1 Northampton 2-1 1-0 2-4 4-2 0-4 | Newport.

2-0 1-1 3-1 2-2 1-1 Torquay

1-1 4-3 1-1 0-0 1-1 Southend

1-1 3-6 0-5 0-0 2-5 Queen's P. R.

DIVISION (SOUTH)

4-1 4-5 1-0 0-3 3-1 1-0 0-1 2-0 0–6 1–1) 1-1 0-1 2-0 0-1 1 3 1-1 0-3 3-1 0-2 3-0 1-12-10-3 6-0 0-3

2-3 3-0 -1 1-2 6-0 Hournemouth. 1-4 1-5 5-0 2–2 1–1) 3illwall 0-0 0-3 2-2 1-0 1-1

0-1 4-1 0-2 2-0 1-3

0-1 2-2 1-6 1-1 1-1

1- 2-0 0-0 1-1 1-1

4-0 2-2 3-0 1-1 2-1

MACAO

prising

One has only to recall his two

matelies against Tam Yoc-fong RUMOUR

set.

Film Offer Denied

CHAMPIONS ON VIEW

DOUBLES SEMI- FINAL

GOOD TIE LIKELY

(By "Veritas")

Those who believo in omene may find inspiration for a long- shot prediction in to-day's championship tennis at the Cricket Club. Yesterday Tsui Wai-pui the singles champion was eliminated; to-day "the doubles title holders play off in the semi-final. Shall we see more champions dethroned? Generally speaking it is not Wai-tong anticipated that Lee which has been visiting Ka-lau is more capable of winning

and Paul Kong will bent the at his quick decisions under fire, win Club probably 10 games a season for the Hongkong during the last four the first two sets in a match than

Rumjahn cousins over a five-set club he is directing.

days, lost its third match. yester- any other player in the Colony.

course. Had t been three, one The Browns have only 20 athletes day when the team was entertain-is record of straight acts vic-

tories is further evidence.

might have considered things in in camp here, including Hornsby.ed by Macuo,

a diferont light. But the cousins Macao defeated the visitors by who, at 39, hopes that the Achilles

FIRST SET DECIDES

have not been beaten over five-sets, heel that drove him to the Aldelines

after an will permit him to finish games in the odd goal in five

Tsui's defeat rested on the first

for the last ten years, and al- excellent match featured by very which he pinch-hits.

He was so completely out of

Los Angeles, Apr. 16. though possibly they are not quito Hornsby would like to land two fast exchanges.

The rumour-mongers conso omnipotent as they were three All of the goals were netted in touch, suggesting sad luck of prac

cerning Fred Perry's future or four years ago, I still think that is, if he could find them and the the first half, defences prevailing tice, that it was obvious he would Browns had the nuney. The Rajgh thereafter.

require a very bly mental effort to movements were active again they have sufficient, In reserve to

to-day.

carry them through would pay a reasonable price for The Germans led by the odd secure mastery In the subsequent

It was stated in this city that title this year. Gerald Walker, of the Detroit Tigers, goal in three until five minutes exchanges. He falled to obtain who use in sought by the New York from the interval, and then the that mastery and in the second set Perry, consequent to his

The St. Louis club is owned by the Colony outfit rattled on two goals conceded a succession of points as nouncement that he would make a result of faulty stroking and films, had signed some sort of film

The match, however, should estate of the late Philip de Catesby in quick succcasion.

contract with the Itadio Keith provide some good entertainment, Stulhmann, the German winger, milalimed shots.

Ho played to a far more enter- Orpheum Corporation.

Kong and Lee have won Shanghai Ball, and, as Vice President I. Carie McEvoy explains, it is dimeult to get who was one of the most (orceful

Interviewed by Renter, however, doubles titles_and_are__without -a-probate-court-lo-approve uxyendi- members a lively attack, scored prising lan than one expected.

He was continually at the net, and the famous film producers said doubt a very good pair. Their- tures in a business as uncertain as the losers two goals.

never it could be announced "authorlt-biggest problem is to maintain a baseball.

After the match the Germans although his shots were declared that Macno were the spectacular, and he often placed atively and definitely" that Perry good standard of play throughout. fastest and one of the finest teamsadly, he remained so confident has signed no contract with them. Against the Taul brothers they

that he usually brought off a win-

Yesterday the famous tennis were spasmodic and because of ther had ever encountered.

ning volley.

player, subsequent to the an- this all but lost the match. From the baseline to was asnouncement of his broken romance imperturbable as ever, returning and of his likely entry into films, a very good length ball and mix declared that he would defend the keep Tsui subdued from the fore- Davis Cup for England this sum court.

Yankees.

TWO TRADES HELPED CLUB

Hornsby made two splendid deals daring the off-season. The Washing Lun Senatore paid the Browns $20,000

for Bump Hindley, a right-hand pit- cher who conidn't And the plate with have to skyrocket bis 233 mark of a surveyer's Instruments à rond de 1934 er find himself replaced by 0-2 6-1 0-2 1-0 0-1 of the time. The Cleveland Indians Burnett at shortstop,

The long-range hitting of Beil.

3-1 2-3 1-0 0-2 6-nnded over Bob Welland, hugo left-

6-3 2-2 0-1 0-1 4-hand pitcher, Infielder Johnny Bur- Newsom, the large right-hander with 2-0 2-2 1-2 2-0 3-nett, and $7,600 for Outfelder Bruce

1-0 1-1 0-1 2-2 6-2 Campbell.

0-1 -4 0-3 3-2 4-2 of the

3-2 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-2)

$13,500 thus derived,

3-5 0-5 1-2 2-1 0-6 Hornsby says that $17,500 went to

1-0 1-3 2-1 1-1 San Antonio for Roy (Beau) Bell, 6-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 2-4 raw-boned 28-year-old right-hand 1-0 1-1 2-1 1-2 hitting lychaser who compiled an

103

Hornsby has an idea that Buck

(Continued on Page 9.)

Ing his shots cleverly enough to

Ho played solid tennis, keeping

his errors to the minimum and

To-morrow's Badminton

1-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 1 Average of 337 in the Texas League in 1984. That was like the Browns taking the amount out of one pocket TWO 1-0 2-2 1-1 0-2 3-3 starred as an all-around athlete at and putting it in another. Bell 1-10 1-0 1-5 2-0 | 3-1 1-2 4-0 0-0 2-1

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). Accrington Crewe

DIVISION 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 | Darlington 1-2 2-1 3-0 1-0 0-0 Gateshead 0-5 4-3 0-3 0-2 1-2 Halifax 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-3 3-5 Lincoln 1-1 2-1 1-2 2-0 0-2 itothe cham 1-0 3-1 4-0 2-2 0-0 Stockport 3-0 3-0 0-0, 2–3 0–2) Tranmere 0-5 1-2 2-1 6-2 1-1 Walsall 2-2 1-3 0-1 0-1 2-0 Wrexham 3-1 2-2 1-4 1-1 2-2 New 1-1 6-1 0-1 4-0 0-1 Doncaster 1-1 1-3 1-0 0-1 2-0 York 2-3 3-1 2-2 1-0 2-0) Chester 1-0 4-0 0-1 1-0 [-1] Mansfield

0-1 0-2 Rochdale

0-1

1-2

Ilrighton

1-1 0-2 Chesterfield

0-1 5-3 Southport

1-1 0-2 Carlisle

1-0 2-2 Hartlepools

1-0 2-0 Barrow

0-2 2-2 1-0 0-1 1-1

Texas A. and M.

Hornsby is optimistic, and bases

1-0 2-1 1-1 1-0 1-2 his hopes for a better showing in 1935

3-0 0-1 3-3 2-1 3-1

2-3 4-1 4-1 2-0 1-1

The addition of Weiland and a pair 2-1 0-3 1-0 1-2-2-1 of 20-year-old recruits, Fay Thomas 3-2 8-1 5-1 6-2 1-6 and Ashley Hlin, to the hurling 1-2 6-1 1-1 0-6 33 corps.

The good behaviour of Hemsley, 1-3 2-2 0-1 2-1 0-2

The return to batting form of First 3-2 1-3 3-1 1-23-1 1-2 3-0 1-0 2-0 1-3 Beman Irving Burns, who Agures. LEAHR-3 2-1 to hit more than the 257 he recorded 2-1, 3-2 1-0 2-4 3-0 in 1934.

2-3 2-1 1-2 Improvement of the young infielders, 3-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-2) Harland Cl|ft and Alan Strange. 1–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1-2| The punch that the

seasoned

3-2 0-2 3-3 1-0 2-1 Johnny Burnett adds to the infield..

mer.

JOCKEY KILLED.

1033-

to

Another.

CHALLENGERS' PROBLEM

Past challengers to the cousins

have failed is their quest because.

of failure to sustain a winning type of game, and this naturally. lends one to the observation that the Rumjahns have enjoyed such a successful carcer because of their consistency. They are bad London, Apr. 15.

starters but magnificent finishers. We shall probably see a battle The death kns occurred of the famous Jockey, Bill Speck, who rode of wits, for Lee and Kong are strategy. Mr. J. If. Whitney's Thomond II.players with ideas of which he brought home third in the while we know from experience at that the cousins revel in court- Aintrey last month.

craft. Speck died at Cheltenhamn to-day This match should do much to following a fall in the Ledbury

when raise the tone of the tennis in Steeplechase, on April 10, riding the two one favourite, the current championship which Gwelo. He was hadly thrown and to date has been anything but fractured his spine-Reuter.

PLAYERS DROP OUT: MRS. E. M. Grand National Steeplechage RAYMOND TO PRESENT CUPS

(By "Voritas")

Owing to indisposition A. E. sent the prizes, but Mrs. E. M.) Collins, nominated to play as Raymond has kindly consented to as second string against the carry out this task. champions of the "B" Division

Late this morning Sirdar Rum.

of the Badminton League in the jahn, another selected player for

"Best" Night the

"B" against the Presentation special

Taikoo at

to- Division champlonis announced programme morrow, is unable to turn out, that he would be unable to play, and W. H. Smith, the Sailors so that the Association is calling and Soldiers' Home Club player on the services of both W. H.

Smith and Yang Chen. player will deputisc.

As it now seems impossible for

1-1 2-2 0-3 0-1 0-3 Burnett, who swings from the left the mixed doubles championship 6-2 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-1 side of the plate, hit 293 for the which rests between the two 2-0 1-1 4-2 1-3 Irullens last season. Strange will Recreio teams to be decided before

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to-morrow, it is expected that the Recreio will turn out. two pairs from their "A" team and one from the "B".

CHAMPIONSHIP UNDECIDED

KEEN BADMINTON MATCH

Handsome challenge trophies have been kindly presented. The Rev: J.R. Higgs has offered n President's Challenge Cup for the The Championship of the Ladies Doubles; Messrs. A.G. Mixed Doubles Division of the Spalding have presented a Hongkong Badminton League challenge cup for the Men's "A" remains undecided. Division: Messrs. .G.S. Brothers Last night the Recreio "A" and have given a very fine challenge "B" teams met in what appeared shield for the Men's "B" Division likely to be the deciding match of and Mossra Dunlop Rubber Co., the season. The "B" team, having have provided дл attractive already onco beaten the senior challenge cup for the Mixed outfit required but to repent this Doubles.

performance to win the title. Owing to an important engage- But the "A" Six reversed the ment, Mrs. Higgs, wife of the docfsion this time, winning by five President of the Badminton games to four after an exciting: Association will be unable to pro-encounter,

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