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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1935,

HONGKONG WINS WONG PO-KEUNG TENNIS TROPHY

INITIAL VICTORY FOR

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THE COLONY

CANTON PLAYERS BEATEN DURING WEEK-END BY FOUR-ONE

VISITORS UNABLE TO OVERCOME STRANGE CONDITIONS

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(By "Sagax")

Full of the glory of an Interport contest, but lacking its concomitant atmosphere consequent upon the absence of an audience, except a few members of the Club and half a dozen outsiders, the annual Lawn Tennis fixture between Canton and Hongkong was commenced at the Chinese Recreation Club's courts on Saturday and concluded yester- day when the Colony captured the handsome Cup presented by Mr. Wong Po-keung by winning four of the five matclics.

handsome cup, which was Thi brought down to Hongkong by the Canton players on Saturday morning, was only presented for competition three years ago when the Cnaton side won on their own court. The "enn- lest in conducted on Davis Cup lines, with the holdera husing the right to defend the trophy on their own courts,

However,

this year Content indicated that, as the Hongkong players would De

visit to Shought thisi making month, the holders were prepared to defend the Cup in Hongkong. Ar!

were rather hurriedly rangements made and it was not certain until Baturday morning whether it was mutually agreed that the match should

official or friendly.

the

So hurt was the notice that it was not known until the arrival of the Canton trai just before noon what the programme would be... In fact, e players were met by the loent Hon. Secretary nud on crossing the Harbour party adjourned to MACHST Brewer & Co. where the draw was shade and the programane drafted, Mr. Wong Po-keng, the originally appointed non-playing captain of the Canton tenni, was thable to make the trip and on arrival the visitors invited Mr. C. E. Watson, the former Canton resident, to assume munage

ent of the team.

VISITORS' HANDICAPS

With the visitors labouring under a severe handicap in having to play Citrass courts after having been pocustomed to hard courts, Hongkong had no diffevity in winning the tie although some of the matches were closely fought affaire. The singles match

MILITARY

GROUND RENOVATED

FOOTBALL PITCH AT SOOKUNPOO

NEXT SATURDAY'S

COMPETITION

Always alive to the enormous appeal which football is making to local sportsmen, the authori ties in charge of military football have enlarged the accommoda- tion at the Sookunpoo ground and this season the stands will be able to hold a total of six thousand spectators,

further towards the French Hospital, The football pitch has been moved

taking in the hockey ground behind the north end of the stand.

There are now four new substan- tal slands erveted all around the pitch and it is estimated that there

accommodation for 6,000 people. Dressing room accommodation is provided under the covered stand, this r relieving congestion in the Pavilion.

Hongkong beat Canton by four inatches to one in the, Wong Po-koung Cup Interport Lawn Trunis Competition an the Chinnio Recreation Club courts over the week-end. The above picture shows the players and officials. Reading from left to right, back row:-Mr. C. J. Tacchi (Hon. Secre tory, Hongkong Lawa Tennis Association), Mr. R. E. Lindsell (President, Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association), Mr. C. E. Watson (Non-playing capinin of the Canton team); middle row:--Ho Ka-fan, H. D. Rumjahn and Liu Yat-fong; front rowi–G. R. M. Richøtts, S. A, Rumjalin, Lai Kwong-tean and G. Bodiker. (Photo: A Fong).

ELEVEN SIXES AND TWELVE FOURS BY DALTON

SOUTH AFRICANS IN HOLLAND

AN

INNINGS VICTORY

The Hague, Sept. 15,

VICTORIES

FOR CUBS

YORKSHIRE CRICKET TEAM

TO TOUR WEST INDIES

GEORGE MACAULAY

RETIRING

Club Committee.

BOWLERS' TOUR

SOUTH AFRICANS' TRAIL

OF FRIENDSHIP

LESSONS OF THE VISIT

London, Aug. 19. We said "Good-bye" to the inst Two important decisions were of our South African friends as announced at a recent meeting of the "E.D.A." Championship meet- the Yorkshire County Cricketing ended out on the Croydon Club's greena on Satudray. The first concerned an invitation They began their tour on May 9 from the Jamaica Cricket Board of and ended it, officially, on July Control to send a Yorkshire team to 31. Of 63 matches, they lost tour the West Indies in February only 12. But that is not the next. This invitation has been whole story.

and

#crepted. The tour will last about This splendid collection of amateur five weeks and six matches will be tsmen from the Dominions han played, some of them two-day games.uce again not merely added a new The recond was that George zest to the game of bowls in Britain Macaulay has notified the Con- Ireland, but in every city and town they visited In their long tour, mittee that he is resigning from they have blazed a trail of friend The Yorkshire team at the end of ship and understanding with their the present season. In his letter, fellow business-c in "the Old Macaulay states that he is retiring Country." Bowls, that quiet and from first-class cricket.

excellence amateur game, is the cou nesting link which has created new in a sinal talk with Mr. E. S. Pass- and valuable bonds of friendship.

It was announced that the grows receipts of the Yorkshire home matches to date amount to £8,097, int, great enthusiast, real-

dent of the South African Bowls A as compared with £0.284 for the lotion, he told me that there is corresponding matches last season, no realm of sport in South Africa selling the matches in which where there is so little disagreement Nottinghamshire and the touring and controversy 118 there is in sides the Australians in 1934 and, bowls,

"I have noticed with regret," said the South Africans this year-were joncerned. Fixtures for next sum-South Afrien's President, that there nter have been arranged at Sheffield, at all costs and not to play the game

is n

a tendency in sport to-day to win with Kent, Gloucestershire, Derby-

gar nur bowls contests with our Lancashire, Hampshire, Surrey, and fellow aportamen in the home coun Worcestershire; at Bradford, with try in this way, although it has India. Nottinghamshire. Sussex, naturally been gratifying to Land Warwickshire; at Hull, with players, after making Po long a at Journey, to find that they can win Scarborough, with Middlesex and their matcher. Leicestershire.

LESSONS OF THE TOUR

"Naturally, all have been

should do rather less travelling and take rather more rest. Six, mat- ches each week on such a touris rather too much and a programme

five games n week would be bot

GERMANY'S shire, and Somerset; at Leeds, with for the game's sake. We do not re-

ATHLETES & GIANTS BACKWARD Essex and Glamorgan:

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LITTLE TALENT AVAILABLE

OLYMPIC GAMES PROSPECTS

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RUNNING RECORD. But think that another time

BROKEN

41-YEAR OLD TIME

BETTERED

Buenos Aires, Sept. 15. Jose Ribas broke the world's

when he

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ter.

"In the West of England and fa Wales we had a number of players unfit-two of our men

were i in Bournemouth and

four

we and вечер under the doctor at Cardiff. Every where throughout the British Isles, the team has had a marvellous recep tion and we have, been almost killed by kindness,

"Returning even after three or Years I have been amazed at the growth of bowls in England since last visit, but there does not seem to have been much progress in Ireland. We have found very few poor greens and it is only here and there that we have had to play on disappointing rinks. The whole 30 of us will look forward to our next Another interested spectator at

Berlin, Aug. 17. New York, Sept. 15.

track-and-field Returning has been carried out

The Chicago Cubs gained a championships recently concluded between is at present in very fine condition.

where neceannry and the playing area

slight increase in their lead over have shown that Germany has and 5. A. Rumjaha was the bent staged and the local players the ground will be open on A dashing display of batting by National Baseball League to-day. but only few who have a chance which covered the distance in

new

the St. Louis Cardinals in the many good "coming" athletes record for the 20 mile run to-day put the Colony one up in straight tion will be staged. The preliminary E. L. Dalton, the. South African's

The Cubs won from the Dodgers to win an Olympic Medal. And land whose record stood for a winning by

8.2. inference in the scores was the started on a

7-6,

rounds will be played on Saturday; stylish and forceful bat, featured while

there is no doubt that the Ger- period of 41 years. coitally not the difference between There are 28 temus entered for the the two-day cricket match here lowered the enlours of the St. man officials are a little disap- the capabilities of the two players competition and some excellent sport between an All-Holland team and | Louis Cardinale.

pointed. The championships for It was in 1894 that Crossland but

merely an Indication of the form, is promised."

example produced Arthur established no the tourists, who are shortly re-

a record for the 20 on grass court, of the two men on

In the American League the Jonath (who was in Los Angeles mile run by covering the distance turning home from a successful Tigers suffered a reverse at the the best white man in the in-1 hour 1 mins. 54 secs., while tour of England during which hands of the Yankees to whom sprints),

to-day Ribas ran the 20 miles in 1 In the third set Lai won only the they won the "Ashes" for the first they lost by eight runs to seven, first and seventh games.

That is the reason why the German hour 51 mins. 11 secs. time in the Mother Country.

Results of

ary to-day's matches trainers now working with

Fun During the special vizour to get their people into ] „„„ All-Holland had first knock but

good shape and condition, and--ns covered 34,135.45 metres, benting Croydon was Mr. W. ft. Elston, of an official recently said, to make them Earnest Harper's 33,653 metres.the Killason Bowling Club, Sydney, steel hard and "extend to the limit." Reuter,

jahn tonk the set at 7-5.

- "Saturday, bai: Kwong-tsun, who bas beaten tumjahn an grass courts in an official fixture before, was obviously worried by the strange conditions, he now having become so nccustomed to hard courts that the change, was COMPARATIVELY TAME MATCH always apparent in his play on Satar-

clay.

Ilis timing was so uncertain that usuallý nisoclated with any Inter- runs.

follow:

The absence of a gallery which is the side. was dismissed for 99

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ho was not able to do himself justice port event inade Saturday's "onntehos and many an interesting rally was more like a garden party than nn wickets for 25. abruptly terminated by a tame re-oficial Interport and the tennis ser- turn into the net or outside the court, yed up in the second match between while there were times when he com-G. H. M. Ricketts and G. Budiker for flye wickets` yesterday, took Boston

letely mishit the ball, on one occa- rather confirmed the garden party their total to 319 before the last Cincinnati alon sending II sky high.

impression,

wicket fell to-day. Dalton was Boston Rumjaha during the greater part. Ricketts won in five sets in a match of the game was able to adopt safety that was comparatively listless after not out at the close of the innings Cincinnati tacticn without foreing the pace the first game which had produced with 166 to his credit. Altogether although at times he became the ag-some hard hitting by both players, ho scored eleven vixen and twelve New York

55 St. Louis gressor and took the net at every The Canton player in the second fours. A. D. Nourse had opportunity.

match was no where near his top against his name when dismissed. llo conceded only the fourth game form while Ricketts appeared roluc-

(Leiber scored a home run for in the first set and after losing two tant to exert himself.

In the accond innings Holland the Giants and Joe Medwick for games in the second he won four in a It was only when he was trailing scored 92 runs, Crisp taking an- the Cardinals). row before losing another. Five all behind his opponent that he really other four wickets, for 19 runs.-Brooklyn was eventually called and then Rum- (Continued on Page 9.)

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It may be remembered that the German press praised the American athletes their will-power during the Olympic Grimes 'at' Los Angeles very much, hoping that the German trainers might work their athletes i aking the same linest

Ribas also

'VARSITY SPORTS

and the New South Wales Howling Association. He was surprised at the number of young men who take up the game in England.

"Australians," he told me, "find it difficult to adapt themselves to Eng- fish playing conditions. In Austra fin we do not use your big wooden

Without any doubt, enthusinsin for Swimming Club To Hold bowls, but anniler bowls of the com

the Olympic idea is increasing day by day in Germany, and thousands are hoping to be a competitor in the Berlin Games.

Through numerous elimination cen- tests the officials expect to better the present top notch-standard consider ibly by next Spring.

Meeting On Sunday

position type,

and so we develop fast straight shots rather than fine shots. Also we play 25 ends and not your standard 21 ends.

"And," added Mr. Elston, with a

The Hongkong University Swim-smile, "I think that we are a little ming Club will hold its Third the game more rigorously than you inclined to enforce the etiquette of Annual Aquatic Meet on Sunday do. We do not, for example, on- next in the European Y.M.C.A., courage the skip to follow up his Swimming Bath, Kowloon, at 2 bowl."

p.m.

LITTLE TALENT AVAILABLE

One thing is cartain-tha Bowls (Hartnett scored a home run ships this year in the broad jump, Remarkable was that the champion,

Heats will be decided on Wednes. Season of 1935, now past its peak,

been for the Cubs):

a magnificent shot-put, hammer-throw, the 1,566 day. at 2 p.m.

G.II. in the Morning Post. metres and the 3,000 metres, hurdles,

Detroit

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York

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7 14

E. 0

8 15 1

(Rogell scored a home run for Rolfo for the

the Tigers and

Yankees)..

Chicago

Philadelphia

8 11 0 9 1

Jimmy Foxx scored a home run for the Athletics).

Chiengo

Philadelphia

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as well ns the pentathlon (in the absence of Hans Heins Sievert, the world record holder, who was sick), were won by athletes of the army no policy forces. This shows the great ull round spirit for the Olymple purts in the armed forces.

has

SUCCESS.

BUDWEISER

Hope of winning a gold medal for THE KING OF BOTTLED

Germany depends Inrgely on Inns Heins Sievert for the Pentathlon, but in the track-and-field events general- ly, the chances for gold medals are not so rosy at the prevent time, if we consider American records,

In the sprints, the Germans have n good chance of winning silver and (Higgins scored a home run for bronze medals; they have at least four or five men who cover the 100 the Athletics).

imetres at the average of 10.6 seconds and the 200 metres, al 216 suçorris, Furthermore with the braid-jump, Corporal Leichum Stettin, of the army, covered that event with 7.73 metres (which is 1 new German record) and experts are or the (Eurl Averill scored a home run opinion, that he will jump over eight for the Indians).

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Pollcemian Schroeder, of Magde- burg, threw the discus 53.10 metres,. while policeman Weelke attained 18.04 metres with the shot-put. An Olyinpie hope is the hitherto unknown" long "Lincoln City F. C., will not pay covered the 10,000 metres in 31.41.0 distance runner Hang Darmstadt, who big transfer fees. They are going minutes, which is the third boat time to foster young players for build-achieved this year.

ing up the team," said Mr. E. A. But it is recognised that if Ger- Simpson, chairman of the club, at many is to achieve any prominence the annual meeting in referring to in the track-and-field events at next The loss of £1,086 on the past year's available athletes must go forward at

year's games, development working.

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