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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, *OCTOBER 14, · 1935;

SHANGHAI RETAINS INTERPORT BOWLS HONOURS

POLICE ENGAGE IN SOME

PRACTICE

LISTLESS FOOTBALL AGAINST AN ARTILLERY ELEVEN

LYEEMUN GUNNERS PROVIDE LITTLE OPPOSITION IN LEAGUE MATCH

R. Å. (Lycemun)

(By "Sagax")

0 Police

4

Lfcemus:-Durham; Clancy and Harris; Scott, Morton and Fisher; Rivers, Reece, Edmunds, Knight and Hornell.

Police: Minty: Blackburn and C. Pile; Brooks, Guugh and Brittning Pile, Johnson, Stevens, Green and Moss,

Listless and uninteresting football was played by the Police eleven, runners-up last year, in their match against the Lyeemun section of the Royal Artillery, at Sookunpoo yesterday when the custodians of the law won by four goals to nil against a team sadly depleted by injuries.

HONGKONG

TENNIS DEFEAT

TSUI AND HO IN

SHANGHAI

NATIONAL GAMES MEETING

Shanghai, Oct. 13. Hongkong tennis players were again beaten to-day when both Ho Ka-lau and Tsui Wai-pui fost their singles matches to the Malayan contingent, in the Na- tional Athletic Games being staged here.

Ho Ka-lau faced T. Z. Tseng, of Java, and was beaten by 6-4, 6-4 wwhile Tsul Wai-pui lost to 'Klo

· Bin-kie, of Java, by 6-4, 6-1.

In the women's tennis singles |

Without ever being fully extended, though there were many ralds during the first half.. the Police toyed with the Artillery team and were never In nuy fear of being beaten. The standard of football, however, was certainly no credit to the win- nern who were only playing against ten throughout the second half and actually only eight physically fit men for Ly minutes.

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (The Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith) was among the distinguished spectators at the second lawn bowls Interport. The official party is shown above, His Excellency being seen talking to Mr. H. Nish, President of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association. (Photo: Mee Cheung),

ALYSERENACZEJNARCOTREZ FELONILISAMANCIONEERFESTIVIZITICIANARIASIEN.

FULL RESULTS AT A GLANCE

St. Joseph's Held To A Draw

DIVISION 1

Police

2 Lineoins

3

Kowloon

3 R.A. (S'cutter)

St. Joseph's

1

DIVISION 1.

G Radio

grenter part of the seven-R.A. (Lycemun) D

ERM Lanes Early in the first half Morton was Club

Fusiliers injured while Scott also appeared to have been hurt as neither was able Recreio to do himself justice at any stage of the game except for the first fifteen) minutes, during which time the Lincolax Artillery side made several dangerous | H.A.SC. & attacks on the Police genl but with- BL.A.0.C. out successfully penetrating the de- Recreio Eastern fence.

University FISHER CARRIED OFF Just before the whistle for half Athletic time Fisher badly injured his arm in falling and was carried off the field without returning. Yet in the second half the Police only scored St. Joseph's

Lincolna one of their four gonla.

There was never any life in the Railway game and the Police seemed to treat Air Force

with the R.A.M.C. the match as a practice Artillery providing what opposition the team was capable of.

Rarely were the Pollee forwards able to control the hall with any de gree of certainty and quite a number W. P. Yang (Kwangtang) beat of their passes went astray or were M. Mao (Shanghai) 8-6, 3-6, 6-3 nullified by the nippy buck defending while M. K. Wei (Shanghai) beat the Artillery goal, while Durham played a great game between the

WILA

H. W. Chen (Kwangtunge) 6-0, 6-posts and under a storming bin

An attendance of 35,000 people burdiment from all angles he aw the Malayan soccer eleven given plenty of work to de averwhtem Cheklang Province by What shots did not pass him were That twelve goals to nothing in the stopped in a brilliant manner.

as four was second round of the association the score was kept as low as football competition.

due to a very great extent to the Houndness of Durham who emerged

BULA

At half time the score was five) ail.

with flying colours although Jour tinies the ball was put past him.. Ile received strong support from

C. F. Isfon and S. H. Yao each the two backs, Harris and Clancy; acored four goals while Y. C. Lin, the latter being the more stolid of Y. Y. LI, IL. C. Lịu and C. C. Xi│the two, but the wenkness of the each melted once-Renter.

Artillery side lay their half backs. appeared to have been hurt

LAWSON LITTLE

The

ENGAGED

Senti

Bouth China Kowloon Fusiliers East Lanes.

4 Club

DIVISION III

Portuguesa

Liga

0

3

1 Chinese l'ollçe

Fusiliers

5

0

R

European Police R.E.

FURTHER EXHIBITION BY COCHET

A RETURN MATCH WITH GAVIA

FRENCH TENNIS ACE IN MANILA

Manila, Oct. 7. Leona do Gavin, Jr., No. 1. as he played a listless game and in ranking tennis star of the Philip addition to being reluctant to tackle pines, tried mightily to give he was unable to get rid of the ball Henri Cochet, famed French ace, when in possession. Morton, au- lina been anid, was injured early in the a stiffer competition yesterday first, but gallantly played on and was than he did a week previous but constantly spelling the Felice attacks, fared but a little better against although he was too severely handi- the visitor. The scores were 7-5, capped to be much of an obstacle to 6-0, 6-3. the opposition forwards.

Fot The Artillery forward line ди-

Chicago, Oct. 4. engagement was nounced to-day between Lawson Little, famous American golfer, and Miss Dorothy Hurd, an, 18- year-old Chicago girl

The couple first met on the golf course at Colorado Springs.

Lawson Little achieved a great golfing feat on September 14, when he won the American amateur championship, thus becoming the first player to win the British and American amateur titles two years in succession.

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Kowloon HENNESSEY ROAD Wanchal

set out of a match from Cochet in

On Saturday Francisco Aragon, nway on several occasions but they No. 2 ranking player, who won one were rarely dangerous owing to

the a previous encounter, succeeded in inability of the half backs to get ball away. Invariably one or other giving Cochet more competition, the back for the ball to set the others of the forwards was forced to drop scores betng 7-5, 9-7, 6-4.

in motion and the Police backs were ing the Cochet-Gavin tilt, Juanito given comparatively little work to Gavia, brother of Leonardo, do as a result.

No. 6 ranking player of the Islands,

and

St. Joseph's Drop First Football Point

DRAW AGAINST RECREIO

(By "Sagax")

SECOND WIN ON SATURDAY

C. W. GLOVER PLAYS SKILFULLY

A. E. COATES BRILLIANT FOR THE HONGKONG QUARTETTE

(By "Sagax")

Twelve months must elapse ore Hongkong be given another opportunity to recapture the Prentice Cup presented for Competition between the lawn bowlers of Shanghai and Hongkong, On the Civil Service Cricket Club's green on Saturday afternoon the Colony suffered a second defeat at the hands of the visitors, losing by a margin of 19 shots to 12.

If there was one factor more than | any other which contributed to the downfall of the local playars, it was the ability of the Shanghai players, at psychological moments of the game, to rise to the occasion when The necessity was most urgent with

shat Liut

proved the undoing of Hongkong. Many were the heads on which the Colony was lying, two or There shots

when ብሮ or

other of the visitors sent down a perfect delivery to draw.a counter which the local skip was unable to dislodge.

WHETHER or not the team is as Or a few heads Hongkong had three

or four second shots and was robbed

formidable as a couple of

of the count at the very last minule. years ago St. Joseph's will em

Once

Holland was directed by mark respect from other clubs in Fraser to go down narrow on the the local football leagues, or at backhand in an attempt to cut aut least until such time as the Col-Shanghai's wood for a count of five legians are deposed from their pre-less delicate shot which failed in its but the Hongkong skip preferred a 'sent pedestal.

objective. This lack of initiative was and other occasiona

that CINCE the commencement of the noticeable on

doubt there was never uny current season they have played Glover was easily the better of the three matches and they have only | two skips. dropped one point. This after they have encountered two of the teams which were fighting dosper ately for runners-up honours last

season.

SHANGHAI'S CHANGES

SAVES 12 SET POINTS BEFORE LOSING

EXCITING TENNIS CONTEST

CLUB TITLE AT STAKE

A simple, but very affective direc. tion. It was, directions such as then

that proved the downfall of the Hongkong team in the second inter- port bowls match in which C. W. Glover, shown above, proved himself an adept at hand-building. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

CROSS COUNTRY UNION MEETING

DELEGATES FROM NORTH TRIUMPH

London, Sept. 24, Northern delegates to the annual general meeting of the English Cross-Country Union, held in London on Saturday, took most of the honours.

In addition to being entrusted with

the organising of the National cham-

The occasion which has given rise pionship is to i

run

·ing in fract of goal the St. narticularly ns neither of the new in which J. S. Oliff bent F. H.

P. S400 and a half share of

ef the points was all they coulder captain desired to give all the ball needed enreful handling. -

gel.

•

the.

usually

offered on

London, Sept. 24. When a player loses a set 14-12 after saving no fewer than 12 set points, he is undoubtedly entitled Plonship a duty which fell to their district by rotation, they also gained to high commendation; so is the the International race, and Mr. W. winner of it for having "nosed R. Kershaw, Northern C.C.A., was out" as they say, in America—at elected president of both the English

and

International Cross-Country The Shanghai players created long last.

The international cham- something of a surprise when it was

nt Blackpool on seen that J. M. C. Lopes and C. to these reflections was the final March 28, the National a fortnight Richards had been dropped in favour of the men's singles at the Cumber- earlier at a venue yet to be decided. it

Publicity Committee have

from 6-2. Apart Joseph's players would have left comers, had shown form which fusti Wilde by 14-12,

receipts, the latter not to fied their preference to Lopes and its exciting phases, the match was exceed £12.10s. They have also un- King's Park with both points against the Club de Recreio on Richards. Their selections, however, interesting because there was plenty dertaken to bear the entire cost of

suggested that their inclusion in the of fine tennis in it, despite the fact the Saturday; but as it was a division.

rink Was due to

to the fact that the that the court was slow and that such

Although the Inter- should have national

been decided in of the visiting team an Oluf won because, though never the South this season, the South [PHERE seems something, radically rtunity to play in an Interport driving very hard, he placed cleverly waived their prior claim.

instead of adopting the more and used enough aggression to bring Dickinson (Lancashire W.CJ) wrong with the Lincolnshire natural policy of retaining a winning his volleying continually into play. regained the 10 miles All-England Regiments team this season as the team, particularly when that win- As usual, his finessing stood him in walking championship at Liverpool and some of his. "sur-on Saturday, made conditions dif players do not seem able to get ning team had been successful by food stend

Auch

a convincing margin as 30 shots prise! half-volleys were, master- Heavy going They have the talent of a

pieces.

Wilde was the more power- ficult, Dickinson's time being Ihr. formidable combination but only However, Shanghai wan and there ful

the more forceful 22min.

47sec. server and

(Sheffield F. Clay on paper. In none of their mat- can be little criticism of the selec-hitter off the

United H.) was second in 1hr. 22min. ground. He ches to date have they been able tiens, although Train did not alto- staunchness personified at a crisis, 50sec. with lis brother have only been able to draw their visitors. On a green that was heavy two chances of consolidating service who is a native of Dundee, won the to take full points; in fact they gether justify himself us lend for the but to set of against that he had D. Galloway (Luton Athenian A.C.),

engagements. "

gains in the first set which he failed Perth to Dundee walk for the second to utilise.

successive year. His time for the A complete contrast from the course of 22 miles was 3hr, 12min., point of view of duration was the and he finished over four minutes final of the women's singles, in which ahead of T. W. Green, the well- Msn Ingram beat Mrs. Whentcroft known Belgrave Harrier and Olympic with some rapidity. Though almost champion. uniformly good in doubles, Miss In- gram, as was seen at Eastbourne. is

in singles. Saturday was.. variablo one of her best days,

THERE is no doubt that the two Royal Artillery teams are out- classed in the Senior Division and one begins to wonder why they class when the Eastern players were permitted to play in the top

were refused admission to the first division.

PACH of the two Artillery tearns

In an interesting match, follow has some good sound players but they certainly have not the material for two first division teams. Last season, with only one It was fortunate that the opposi defeated Mauricio Zamora, No. team in the league, the Artillery tion was weak otherwise, the Police on the ranking list, in three finished up second Inat. might not have been able to leave straight sets. The scores wore the field with both points. None of 6-1, 6-2, 6-3. If yesterday's match NO auggestion is made, of course, the half backs was as safe as they can be used as a criterion, Young Blackburn and Chris Pilo were al

of the halves.

GOAL SAVED BY third set and Zamora won the first ments.

A TOWEL

to 13.

1

SIXTH MATCH OF VISIT

Shanghai Bowlers For Taikoo

The Shanghai Interport bowlers will to-day play their sixth match of the tour when they meet the Second

·Division rink on the Taikoo R. C. green.

was

FOOTBALLERS AT DONCASTER

+

HAPPY VALLEY

GOLF

In the qualifying competition for the Adamson Cup at Happy Valley, played from Oct, 4 to Get. 13, K. S. Robertson qualified with a score of 69 (74-5).

A. H. Mc-

Testors have already Being Watched By Many Other scores were Jackson -

won four of their encounters, including two of the three Interports. Their only defeat was at the hands of the combined. Police R. C. and Civil Service C. C: rink. The Second Division rink will be composed of S. A. Bright, W. K. Way J..J Basto and J. C. Chalmers.

A Needy Manager

The eyes of more than one football manager have turned Doncaster way, and more than one club would pay handsomely for either or bath the right wing forwards, Burton and Gladwin.

But if overtures are made they will probably be declined.

"It would take an unheard of siim to tempt us to part with our

that the Eastern should have have been in previous matches but Gavin's claim that he should have been admitted in preference to the ways ready to cover up any tardiness been ranked No. G this year was admission of the divided strength or errors of judgment, on the part well founded because he completely of the Artillery. In fact before out-played. Zamora. Gavia tonk the season -copimenced I suggested The Follce forwards worked well the first four games of the open-that the number of teams should together on occasions but considering ing set in casy fashion. Zamora be decreased in order to prevent the weakness of the opposition they won the fifth game but Gavia congestion. were not impressive. Stovens did went on to win the set. some first class scheming at centre) In the second set Zamora started. WITH the Chinese teams. away forward and gave the defenders better, winning the first and third niany an anxious moment but was games, the latter by love score, likelihood that the usual end of the HRONNEROZITATUSIERONUNCIATIENT SAABcna star men," they say, "and with our

the north there seems every often slow in shooting and robbed of But Juanito won the second game senson congestion will occur again the bull as a consequence.

and swept through the Inst. five next May when clubs will be re- he was inclined to be short and Bnancial-outlook so much improved games in methodical order. Gavia quired to play several matches a rarely made his presence felt, though there would not be any sense in was erratic in the beginning of the week in order to ful01 their engage- there were always those few brilliant breaking up a young team who will shots which all first class players develop into a fine powerful side." two games. Young Gavia,

how-

nre, or at least should be capable of sending down during the course eleven who beat West Ham recent- The team is young. Nine of the ever, soon settled down and after taking the third and fourth games Union made further arrangements

The Committee of the Rugby of a game of 21 heads.

ly are in their to the the count he allowed Zamora for the Dominion Conference, and Coates, the Colony lend, that nega cheer from the Upton Park crowd It was perhaps the brilliance of Burton, who received a special carly twenties. nonly one more game-theft, it has been agreed that the repre- tived, to a great extent, the value of for dazzling play in the first half, before ho stroked his way to a sentatives of the Rugby Union Train as No. 1. The Hongkong lead was discovered while playing for n decisive and one-sided victory.

will meet the Dominion delegates onde the form of his opponent local colliery club, and is still on allowed to Newcastle United

COCHET-GẠVIA MATCH

December 18. Applications from pear more mediocre than it might against Port Vale in the Second

otherwise Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Dorset such a high standard of bowling that he can shed some of his manner-

have Division English Football League.

scenied, for Contes set the sunny side of twenty-two. If The Cochet-Léonardo Gavia con- Unions for admission in Pearson netted the ball after a test produced,

the the Shanghai man was always out- isma he is going to attract the at- some great court County Championship Comietitian played by an exponent who was con- tention of England's selectors bo- lineaman had reportedly waved his strategy as the French ace and the were received by the Committee, manding an flug. The crowd and Port Vale local nee matched not only skill but but were not entertained.

amazing degree of fore he is many years older. accuracy in his deliveries. playero clamoured that the goal cunning us woll. Gavin held his was offside. The referee apparown in the opening set when he

WRONG BIAS ently did not notice the linesman's played a steady yet aggressive side-line shots. In three or four

Mr. W. J. Pope has been appoint- signal, and awarded a goal. Tom game. Cochet was erratic on oc- Instances Cochet made pass strokes wouls sent down by Coates who probTennis Association. He was thie There were, naturally, some bad ed secretary of the English Table Holford the Port Vale manager casion but always settled and trainer, then asized his towel, when in a tight spot.

down as Gavia rushed up to the net, ubly becamo the first Interport Arst secretary of the anaociation the Lauchline waved it The second sot found Gavin on third set, making an ace out the head after he lind rested the fuck world championships in London Gavin took the first game of the player to deliver a wood with wrong when it was formed in 1926, and Aftruct the referco's the defensive as

bins. This occurred on the sixteenth was organising secrotary of the signal, walked nonor to though. The visitor cased his way through Rames

Coehat out-winning point. Cochet, however, with his first delivery. However, No line, consulted the liveman, and tho set challeng up aca sorvloomad.sighth thereafter, while Cochet readily overlocked dianlowed the goal.

Goyla won the sixth and match that even such a tragedy was the growth of the association this And making beautiful baseline or won the seventh and ninthi

year that central offices, with a paid (Continued on Page 9.) staff, have been set up.

A white towel, waved by trainer at Hanley, recently was the indirect means of a goal being dis-

The omdial booing; his Kenoralled and out-manoeuvred him; Teamo back to oop tho, next‹ four well did Contes play throughout the last February.. So great has been

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