THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
SWEEPING BADMINTON WIN FOR RECREIO "B"
DRAW FIRST BLOOD IN MEN'S DOUBLES DIV.
S. AND S. HOME OUTPLAYED.
EFFECTIVE CO MBINATION OF L.A. AND P.M. SILVA
"As "generally" expected the Recreio "B" drew first blood in the season's campaign for the men's doubles championship of the Badminton League when they met the Sailors and Soldiers' Home last night.
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The Portugese made a clean Aweep of the board, winning all hine games with an aggregate of 192 points against 60.
There were some curious fluctun- tlons in form, L. C; Gibbons and C. Hall, nocond string in the los ing teain carried N. Beltrao and
OUR FORECAST
A. J. Basto to 24-23 before admit- FOR SATURDAY'S
ting defeat; yet lost to, L. A. and
A. M. Silva by 21-1,
it was the Silva combination
who also accounted for A. Edwards
pair had
HOME SOCCER
and W. Merrell for the loss of one TO BEAT THE BOOK point after the same taken ten points from Xavier and Barros and nino from Beltrao and Banto.
The following is the special Telegraph forceast of next Saturday's English and Scottish football league results. When a team is marked in capital let- ters a win is expected, but where Bastono such distinction is made a Waglen und Yang Chan 21-draw is anticipated.
Tho Silvas in fact won their three games with the loss of only eight points an outstanding achilovcinont
A. J.
Detailed cores follow. N.
and Beltrao (Ilocrelo):
heat D. beat L. C. Glbbonu and C. Hall 24-23;
Edwards and W. Mer
A. E Xavier and H. A. Barros (Iteercio):
Gibbons and Hall
FIRST DIVISION
T. Everton
21-9 ARSENAL
v. Wolves
BIRMINGHAM v. Villa
boat Wagten and Chan
21-1
Blackburn
v. Preston
beat
21-6
CHELSEA
T. Brentford
beat
at Edwards and Morrett...
21-10
Grimsby
LEEDS
Liverpool
21-6
21.
21 1
L. A. & Silva and A. M. Silva
*Recreio):
beat Waglen
and Chan
boat Gibbons and Hall beat Edwards and Merrolt
NO TEAM YET
KOWLOON TONG'S QUANDARY
REQUIRE ANOTHER
LADY PLAYER
v. Ilulton
V. DERBY C. MANCHESTER C.. Wednesday
l'ortsmouth STOKE SUNDERLAND v. Middlesbro' W. Bromwich
*. HUDDERSFIELD
SECOND DIVISION
BLACKPOOL
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v. Chariton A.
v. Fulham BRADFORD v. Bradford C. Bury DONCASTER LEICESTER
Norwich NOTTS F.
v. Burnley
V. Plymouth
Y. MANCHESTER U.
v. Port Vale
SHEFFIELD) U. v. Newcastle Southampton v. Tottenham SWANSEA r. Barnsley
WEST HAM Y. Hull
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
ALDERSHOT
BRIGHTON
Bristol C.
COVENTRY
Kowloon Tong are still-in a EXETER quandary concerning their MILLWALI. mixed doubles badminton team. Miss Mackenzie is not available to play against the Sailors and Soldiers' Home on Friday, and although, in an endeavour to avoid postponement, strenuous efforts have been made to fill her place, the club has so far been unsuccessful.
ARS
Until this morning there overy indication that it would be possible to turn out a team, but those hopes have been dashed by the inability of the proposed sub- stitute to play.
Kowloon Tong intend to pursue their efforts to secure another lady player, and in view of this a final decision may not be reached until to-morrow morning. In the event of failure, there are several alter- natives.
The S, and S. Home can either; agree to a postponement, or Kow- loon Tong, can play with two pairs and
concede three games, or they can concede the whole match and with it the league points..
I think too, according to the rules, in the event of the teams being unable mutually to agree to a postponement and the default- ing team la satisfod that it has justifiable reason for a postpone- ment. It can appeal to the Association for jurisdiction.
ST. ANDREW'S TEAM
must apologise for adverdently announcing in yoster-
I
Y. Luton
v. Northampton
v. Cardia
v. Bristol R.'
v-Southend-
v. Gillingham
TO BEAT THE
BOOK
HOME:-
AWAY
DRAWI
(By "Robin")
Arsenal Sunderland
Doncaster Leicestor
West Ham
Aldershot
Brighton Coventry Exeter Carlisle Gateshead
Clyde
Tottenham Reading
St. Johnstone
Huddersfield Charlton Aberdeen
Newport
▼. Clapton 0. QUEEN'S P. R. v. Crystal P. SWINDON
Notts C.
in- Torquay Watford
T. Bournemouth
V. READING.
v. Rochdale
day's issue that the men's doubles THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) match between St. Andrew's "B" and the C.R.0: was scheduled for CARLISLE to-morrow. The match is be- DARLINGTON
St. GATESHEAD
HALIFAX
ing played this ayoning at Androw's, and the composition Hartlepools. of the home team has now been Mansfield finally settled.
OLDHAM ROTHERHAM
The third pair will consist of TRANMERE
S.A. Broad-Walsall
Dr. Matthews and
birdgo, the full team being: A.S. WREXHAM Bliss and M. Welll: R. Brooks and
C. Angua: Dr. Matthews and S, A.
Broadbridge..
Y. Accrington
7. Bouthport
T. Crowe
Y. York
Y. DARROW
v. Stockport
. Now Brighton.
v. Chester T. Lincola
*. Chesterfield
SCOTTISH LEAGUE. (DİV. I)
ABERDEEN
Kowloon Tong's team to meet St. Albion John's this evening has now been Ayr
Arbroath
"comploted and will bos
v. Rangers
v. St. Johnstone V. DUNDEE CELTIC CLYDE
Kilmarnock GA White and 8. A. Grav;' P.
DUNFERMLINE v. T. Lanark HAMILTON C. Leung and Peter Bin (or K. K. Hibernians Wong). II. Chan and K. H. Partick Wong
QUEEN'S "PARK v. Queen "O'Sik,
V. Hearto
Y. Motherwell Airdrie
LEN HARVEY BACK INTO BOXING LIMELIGHT
CANADIAN Recruits for british_HOCKEY TEAMS
With many recruits gleaned from Canadian amateur hockey ranks, British ica hockey teams are preparing for a monster season, Wembley (London) teams are already rounding into shape for the schedule which will pit them against other British teams and possibly some European squads." Hero ara some new additions to Wembley Lions and Wembley Canadiant, both popular metropolitan teams, in practice on the ice of the Empire Pool at Wembley Stadium. A major showdown is impending on the Amateur status of British tasms, with recruita threatened with a ban by the ruling body. So far the flow of new material has not been checked.
Lord Burghley's Appointment
TO BE PRESIDENT
OF A.A.A.
One of the greatest of all track hurdlers, Lord Burghley, will in a few months be hold- ing office as president of the Amateur Athletic Association.
FANTASTIC Aston Villa
Team Manager Resigns
DOUBLE ODDS
18.893 TO ONE
Rocord Bets On The Cambridgeshire
London, Oct. 31.
1 Commander III. (Haw-
croft)
28-1
6-1
ROUSING VICTORY OVER EDDIE PHILLIPS
ENTERPRISE AND DASH EARN
RIGHT TO ME ET PETERSEN
(By Geoffery Simpson)
London, Oct. 26. Len Harvey can examine his entire thirteen years of fight- ing and fail to cite a smarter or more impressive ferformance than he gavo in his home town of Plymouth on Saturday night in outboxing, and often outclassing, his London challenger, Eddie Phillips.
The man is no enigma. Notorious for his spoiling defensive boxing, Harvey, at the age of 28, slowed that when he likes he can be a highly entertaining and brilliant fighter. Throughout the 15 rounds there was not the suspicion of a hold or a pull, or anything that is not permitted by the book.
It was boxing of a delightful
kind. Never in his life has Harvey fought with greater freedom, finèr enterprise, or more dash. Wonderfully fast, his brain was working a second faster than his op- ponent's
through the archit. found himself out-thought, Philsequently
and
all
outpaced, by a man
who gave no rest who was accurate
YAMAGISHI TRIUMPH
WINS 2 NATIONAL TENNIS TITLES.
DEFEATS MENZEL
Koshien, Nov. 18. Jiro Yamagishi to-day placed
and dangerous when attacking and himself in the front ranks of almost as deadly with his counter-tennis pinyers by defeating blows whon on the retreat.
Roderick Menzel, a giant member
MAN OF COURAGE
of the Czechoslovakian Davis Cup
I reckoned Phillipe to win the ninth team and the world's seventh best round and take a share of four others. player, In three straight sets, The others Harvey simply galloped 7-5, 6-2, 6-1. Yamagishi's victory away with by masterly left hook came in the finals of the All-Japan punching and hammering rights to hard court championships. Lust the jaw which Phillips took in summer, playing tor Japan in the style which must stamp him for ever Davis Cup matches, the Japanese as a man of courage and determina-prayer lost to Menzel.
tion.
Yesterday Yamagishi, pairing
MCMULLAN THROWS Phillips has never fought better, with Murakami, a Keio University
The
UP JOB
(By Arbiter)
of
yet he lost the decision by a crushing
youngster, completed the rout of Phillips, with his long left, stabbed the Czechoslovakian visitors, Mon- annexing the in great style at Harvey's zet and Hecht, by away mouth, pulling his lips, and at one doubles championship in five sets. Back in to be very tired. After losing the first two sets to back came Harvey as lively as a the visitors, the Japanese team rounds to get rallied to win the next three sets
Fricket in the cling work of the and the match, 2-8, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4,.
the seal on the first part of the fight.
Harvey
was cheekily confident. He 6-4.
would bluff Phillips with left-hand
feints and then all him with a right
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next March one can imagine a forest the Autumn Double at odds of prey that the Villa players blows and sma
int
approving hands shooting up when) the question is put to the vote.
Lord Burghley, a staunch lover of athletics and a top-class exponent of
SUPREME'
Lord Burghley was n rood mixer when he was in the game netively, with a friendly handshake smile for any competitor.
and
accompanied be to improve the
to
A GAME
than Ideal Of M.C.C. Touring
Team In Australia
The Australian team, today by
London, Oct. 31. Aston Villa football club announced yesterday that 2 Man's Pal (W. Wing) 100-1 This was the surprising newa dis-
Mr. James McMullan, team 3 Finalist (S. Wragg) ..., closed by the governing body of British
manager, has resigned. week-end. It athletics during the
One of the heaviest betting
The Villa, originat members follows closely on the decision of Braces within memory was won the Football League,
to the chin. He would play for the TO PLAY CRICKET AS which was years-old Lord Desborough to resign the post.
by a 28 to 1 chance when Com formed in 1888 largely through their body with his right and quite un-
knock Phillips's head back. mander III, a French-bred horse initiative, are now second from the expectedly whip up a left hook
of the First Division. bottom Lord Burghley has yet to be elected, trained at Newmarket, won the
Mr. McMullan, former captain of but there is not the slightest doubt Cambridgeshire Stakes
DEFENSIVE HITTING there Manchester City and a distinguished
And nothing better has been seen about that. He has been unanimously nominated by the A.A.A. General yesterday-and one of the oldest Scottish international, was appointed in British boxing for years
defensivo hitting--very Committee, and at the annual meetingpunters in London brought off team manager in May 1934, having Harvey's
held an official position nearly a lost art these days. A man with
who while retreating can sup lending 18,893 to 1.
smash home counter-hits class. It is believed that nearly have been placed under the control of without losing balance has
Perth, W. Australia, Oct 25. The M.C.C. crieket team who are £1,000,000 was won and lost on Frank Barson-former Aston Villa Harvey was doing that in round after the race. The big backers had at the beginning of the season to take it was all about,
half who returned to the club round, and Phillips hardly knew what touring Australia and New Zealand centre it, is a man of widespread popularity.left the winner almost severely charge of the "colta and that no It was a kind of aggressive defence welcomed by another touring
had the novel experience of being
team admired by ometals-and-competitorsi alike.
alone, but many small bettors change in this arrangement is likely paradoxical though the term may be. the Australian side for South Africa had supported Commander III, Mr. W. J. Smith, the club's ecpre- because he finished second in tary, told me yesterday that Barson But there were periods when Harvey when they arrived here nied the side to Leeds on the bigger man.
also went boldly forward to Hubun the same race last year.
In tho eloventh Victor Big
Richardson..'
were playing in flis trainer, Mr. Basil Briscoe,
they lost 4-2-and
round he placed n succession of farewell match against Western
นี that his is part owner of the horse with men's team
aimi
work
splendidly almed blows in Phillips's Australia; and before to-day's play
the Australiana C. Foster, and Mr.
ino was bogu to greet the English Every effort is being made to objaw and dofinitely had him on
the In addition to which he naturally Briscoe had buen conducting an
tain now players, but in almost ali verge of a knock-out. commanded considerable hero-worship election campaign for his brother, cases considered the club has been ato rally, swinging both gloves at
Philips saved himself by a desper players."
R T. Holmes's nien all looked' because of his splendid talents. When Captain R. G. Briscoe, retiring asked to pay what are termed extra random and with a viciousness that thoroughly fit, and their jovial. spirits at his best there was none to touch Conservative M.P. for Cambridge vagant transfer fees.
would have made it dangerous for created a good impression on thone him over the 440 yards tow hurd'es, shire, who is on his way from New
I am able to stato that reports that Harvey to have pressed home his a-who welcomed them. as he was not only a brilliant hurdler Zealand to fight the scat again.
several Aston Villa players have been vantage.
The Englishmen were anxlour to but an uncommonly good quarter-}
Incorrect. "At all the moetings at which I offered for transfer are
The left-hani punching of both men get down to practice and start a iller.
have spoken on my brother's bewaring, the centre forward, being the was excellent, and there were times happy tour in which it is sincerely.
only one.
when Phillips shook Harvey badly with hoped that controversial topics will Champion of Britain. For several half," said Mr. Briscoe last night,
shots. But defensively be taboo. right-hand years, he set the seal on his career by "I have told the people that they winning the Olympic 400 metres hurmuat back Commander 111."
no comparison between At a civic reception given to the friends divide £2,361 148. thom Phillips he would do in the Robert, Champion, a former Governor Colmel Bit William Bes at Amsterdam, beating the crack
must have milesed M.C.C. team Only in a few cases was the This means that for a wager of
more times Americans, Cuhel and Taylor.
double with Near Relation, winner |71⁄21⁄2d., each of them gets about course of three ordinary fights, and of Western Australia, who came over Lord Burghley will bo the fifth of the Cesarewitch, named by £600, or-odds of 18,893 to 1.
he was A.A.A. president and the youngest
absolutely unable to check on the same boat as the team, said: "I don't suppose there his ever Harvey's shrewd counter-punching over to take office. In fact, it la punters, one of these being Mr.
The English team will play the doubtful whether any national sports Fred Bishop, who is 89, and three been a bet won at such odds," anid Phillips finished the struggle
with game
of cricket as a game: They are body at any time. has had one so fellow members of the Eccentric Mr. Bishop last night. "I must be cuts under both his eyes, but it can probably one of the best fielding sides young at its head.
Club
Ge of the oldest punters in Louch himself in defeat. As for Harvey, he won't dally but hit the ball hard.”
truly be said of him that he surpasse, to visit Australia. When sot they They wagered half a crown on and I certainly don't recall such is ready once again for Jack Peter- the two horses. As a result, the | win."
sen. And if this Plymouth formi, which delighted a 7,000 crowd, is re- produced by Harvey It will not be odds against him regaining the heavy- weight championship.
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For February.
Lord Burghley was 30 last
Mr.
G. R.
four
OFFSIDE TRAP SHOULD BE AN ATTACKING MOVE
FAMOUS EX-FOOTBALLER GIVES HIS VIEWS
be brought back just for one after-
recognised.
It
(By Arbiter)
This was how he explained #: "Suppose," he said, "the centre
there was
than
AN UNEXPECTED DEFEAT
Oxford U. Bow To Trinity College
London, Nov. 19.
TOUR OF JAPAN
went
MATCH DRAWN
to
M.C.C. CRICKETERS
IN AUSTRALIA.
Melbourne, Nov. 19. Although four days wore allocat- ed the cricket match between the M.C.C. tourists who are on their way to Now Zealand, and Victoria, rain
on the first and second days prevented the fixture from being finishod.
un-00 runs.
The M.C.C. had scored 40 for three when stumps were drawn, A.
The match was thus lift drawn.— Router.
If the old style football were to appreciated the significance,
The Victorian eleven compiled 332, "In my playing days with New-
Following their brilliant victory for nine wickets, declared, in the noon I wonder if it would be castle United," Mr. McCracken half is covering the opposing con against the Harlequins on Saturday replied with a score of 252, K. Gre- first innings, to which the tourists said, "the defenco always' dictated │tre forward twenty yards from last, Oxford University rugby gory captured five of the wickets for I would at once urge that the an attacking polley whereas to-day goal and the two backs are behind. Afteen to-day suffered an rame as it was played before the the forwards are largely allowed to Nine times out of ten the centre expected reverse when, entertaining alteration of the off-sido rule should, dominate the defence,'
Victoria ran up a score of 122 half will get the ball, and he willTrinity College, Dublin, they were runs for one wicket in the sect id bo demonstrated if there were any In explanation of this he pointed move half a dozen yards forward defeated by nino points to five, innings and declared. of these possibility of the authorities re- to the centre forward lying far up with it. At once the two backs Reuter
Keith Rigg, who had made 112 in luxing the regulations to permit the field as the spearhead of the move up with him in support, and
the first innings, contributed 50 with-- would be IIN! enlighten attack. No matter how far he ad- unless the centre forward also ad-
out losing his wicket. ing entertainment for present-vanced, the opposing centre half vances and he rarely does he is day enthusiasts who bellove moved with him and the two backs bound to be off-side in the event of that they live in the best retreated still farther.
the ball being returned. all dootball worlds and who
"I do not think we should have
Whon I put this move into never saw or have forgotten how permitted this," Mr. McCracken re- practice at Hull It was not with the game used to be played.
marked. "I used to say, 'If any the object of throwing the opposi Even in the case of those with windows are to be broken, let it be tion off-side. My idea was simply long memories the game has in the other fellow's backyard, and to create a general system of at- changed to a greater extent than I think we should have moved un tack and to give the side the in-
Tokyo, Nov. 12. is probably realised.
Meeting Hoset in the second of Yesterday while I was discussing or left him in an off-sido position."
to drive the centre forward back|itiative.
three matches, the invading all- "I see that Preston North End American amateur baseball team to- |with Mr. William McCracken : the In the view of Mr. McCrackon are now described na the off-sida [day sulfered its first defent.
chance of the old off-side manoeuvre the offside trap is not, or should specialists, but Mr. James Taylor visitors, who won their arst gaine. being brought back generally, he not bo, sot for defensive purposes. has told me that they have simply the narrow margin of one inning tlon an General Manager of the on Sunday against Waseda, lost by Ely Evans has resigned his post- pointed to a chango which is It comes about through a general adopted the principle I-Introduced The final acord nariced but of which I had not attacking, policy.
was Hossi 5. All. Cleveland Indians”, baseball; teame (Continued on Page D.) Americans 4-Rengo.
United Pross.
of
Hosei Baseball IX Beats All-Americans
The
MANAGER RESIGNS
Cleveland Indians Lose Baseball Official
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