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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1936.

Eliot Hall "B" Start

With Easy Win

DEBUT IN BADMINTON LEAGUE LAST NIGHT

KOWLOON TONG CONTINUE TO.

'SHOW IMPROVEMENT,

BETTER COURT CONDITIONS NEEDED

(By "Veritas")

Eliot Hall "B" were rather happy in their choice of match to mark their debut last night in the Hongkong Badminton League, being at home to the Victoria Recreation Club' which gave them a comfortable opening win...

They clinched the issue by winning!

sbven of the nine kamer, and only Sirdar Rumjahn`and C. N. da Silva,

Recreation Club's first pair could Great Win

make any impression. They enjoyed the distinction of beating the Varsity's No. 1 couple by eight aces and also overcame the second pair after a

thrilling "setted" game.

Then, to provide a striking metamorphosis, Rumjahn and Silva conceded their third game without winning a

Tung nhưng

J. L. Young on the evoning's display were the best Eljat Hall couple, winning nil three games with the loss of a dozen points.

By Recreio

Ladies

BEAT THE FIRE

BRIGADE

Recreio "A" ladies doubles team, holders of the championship, made in Auspicious start to the sensen's pro- granime last night when they visited the Fire Brigado and won by seven games to two.

the

Eliot Hall "B" gave the appear- ants of being on a par with Recreio "B" They are not so good as Re creio "A" and I do not think they will manage to beat Chinese Recrea- tion Club at Causeway Bay. They will also have a stiff tank against St. Andrew's "A" on the Saints court.

They may prove to be unbeatable on their own court as it offers them deelded advantages, the roofing being low and the lighting is by no means good. Such conditions are sure to affect vialting teams as they did last to the Fire Brigade's hopes, while Mrs. Wild and Miss Madge Griffiths

two lost

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Although the Brigade included four players who have appeared in unbeaten mixed doubles team, they could not withstand the splendidly balanced Portugese outfli

The loss of three games by Mrs. Fowles and Mins Weir was a sad blow

games.

Mrs. Shule and Mrs. Kirkwood (Fire Brigade) lost to Miss C. Silva and Mias M. Silva 10-21; beat Mrs. Souza and Miss S. Remedios 21-4; A. lost to Miss O. Ribeiro and Miss Remedies 17-21.

But on the strength of this show-unexpectedly ing indications are that the cham-Scores. glonship will again rest between Ellot fall "K" and Recreio "A", KOWLOON TONG EXPERIMENT The Kowloon Tong experiment of changing their combinations was not altogether a failure against Recreio "g" last night, although the Portu gueso won casily by seven games to two. After a disastrous start which saw them lose the first game to four:

Wild and Miss Griffiths (Fire fost to Souza and Remedios 12-21; lost c) beat Silva and Silva 21-16; to Rebeiro and Remedies 18-21.

Mrs. Fowles and Miss Weir Brifado) lost to Silva and Silva D-21; P. K. Loung and 8. A. Gray, playing lost to Souza and Remedion 11-21; together for the first time, made good recovery and won their other lost to Ribeirs and Remedios 0-21.

2wo encounters.

They were engaged in a fascinating match with Beltrão and Gonsalves, the lead changing hands soveral times. Recreio finally gained a lead of 10-16, but the Kowloon Tong couple fought back splendidly and after forcing a "set", won the next five points in a row for the match. Against Remedios-and E-Alves they won with a fair amount of case, and conceded but eight aces.

(Fire

CORRESPONDENCE

Cricket Reports

The Sports Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph,

Sir,----In to-day's Issue

of your

A. Chan gave one of his best dis-paper R. Abbit, in spite of dis plays this season when playing with claimers and qualifications, has stated Club k. 11, Wong as the Tongites second that the Hongkong Cricket pair. They last two games rather transgressed the rules of the League easily although the scores given in playing Mr. A. C, Growder in their

against Craigongover false idea of the exchanges. In the team third oncounter the homestera mode Saturday. two fine recovóries and eventually only lost after scoring 18 aces.

FUNDAMENTAL ERROR

list

Mr. Growder is a "duly elected" member of the H.K.C.C., having been proposed as a visiting member by my self and seconded by Mr. A. Mackenzie (two members of the Com- mittee) which, under the rules of the Club, obviated the need for a ballot.

The fundamental error made by the losors was their insistence in playing Recrolo at the short game, a type of play in which the Portuguese excel and can give points to most of the teams in Hongkong. While the home sters wore pushing the shuttle back to the baseline and making Recreio, drive they held their own in the littlo rallies.

Your contributor applied to an off- cial of the Club for information an this point and, as he was duly in formed of the facts, there is no justi- fication for his statement. i feel constrained to say

to say that very consideration

appears to have been paid to the feelings of our visi- Both teams suffered from the unor and to suggest that it would be fortunate lighting conditions which preferable if your reporter followed proval, at Kowloon Tong and until the example of English journalists the club covers the end walls with and confined is accounts to the actual black screens there is little chance of play. It is particularly the home players Improving their that personal opinions should be desirable gune, Those who took the game up eliminated.

for the first time this sonson have

already made excellent progress, but

this could be very much more ac-

celerated

improved.

playing conditions were

Your faithfully,

A. W. HAYWAND.

Correspondents' Views On Interport Team

The K.LT.C. champions of the Mamak Hockey Tournament, who enjoy the dialinetion of being the only team to beat the Macno Hockay Club in Hongkong. Standing (from left to right):~J. M. Pinto, A. P. Sousa, M. Ramrun, Awtar Singh, D. Noronha, and G. Singh, Sitting:-J. Noronha, Karnail Singh (captain), J. B. Pareira, Kishen Singh and Tara Singh. (Photo: Snap Studios).

BIG

English Cup-Tie Fever In England This Week

TEAMS

IN FRAY

Holders Big

Task Thirty-two English Cup ties

will be played in England on Saturday in the third round of the famous competition. The programme brings to-

OUR FORECAST

English Cup & League

FOR SATURDAY

EVERTON

F. A. CUP

(Third Round}

gether the leading teams of MANCHESTER C. v Portsmouth the country and some very BRADFORD C. cxciting encounters are BS- Crowe

C.

Y

Preston

v Bournemouth

T

Wednesday

V

Bouthend

་

Luton

Swansco

CHARLTON

Chelsea portford Grimsby

Southampton

Plymouth LEEDS Brentford

Manchester U.

sured.

TOTTENHAM WEST HAM weem London has been quite fortunate LIVERPOOL with the draw and has five matches Clapton 0. including the Spurs, who entertain Norwich Southend and should win easily, and DERBY West Ham who have a slightly stiffer Hartlepools task in playing hosts to Luton, one MIDDLESBRO of the most improved sides in the Stockport southern section of the Third Divi Wolves slon,

LEICESTER Arsenal, Chelsea and Charlton aro walanil.

READING away, the Gunners going to Bristol NOTTS to meet, the Rovers, while Charlton DONCASTER are concerned in a more or less local "Derby", Clapton Orient being the ASTON VILLA

Brystol R opposition. Chelsea have to visit the Canaries at Norwich and may find BURNLEY

SUNDERLAND themselves held to a draw.

Fulham MILLWALL DARLINGTON SOUTHALL WEST

v Watford Bradford

Workington Barnsley

v. Birmingham BLACKBURN BLACKPOOL y Margate

Bolton

CUPHOLDERS' TASK

big task, for they must travel to Wednesday, the cup-holders, have a

Crewe and on their present form do nol. invite confidence,

Y

Y

Nolta F.

Nowcastic

Aranmere

ARSENAL

Huddersfield

Sheffield U.

v. Port Vale

Brighton Stoke

Bury

BROMWICH v jull

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) GILLINGHAM Bristol C. Northampton

Exeter

On the other hand West Bromwich Albion, last year's runners-up, are on their own pastures against Hull City and should have no real dimculty in surviving. by the brilliant achievements of the Unusual interest has been aroused #amailer fry", who have managed to:

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) find their way to the third round. These includo Southall the remarka- ACCRINGTON ble amateur team, who have a home CHESTER

New Brighton match against Watford and with it

Chan, Leung, Wong and Fong ure Soldiers Home was postponed at the more than ordinary chance of win-York

all displaying greater confidence in their strokes and are beginning to work out the more subtle mechanics of

game. Porseveranco

the

and

-tio

last minuto.

ELIOT HALL "B" v, V.R.C.

C. 11. Soon and S. C. Pyo (Eliot couragement is neded to turn them "B") lost to S, A. Rumjahn and C. into good average players.

N. Silva 13-21; beat G. N. Xavier and

The detailed scores of last night's E. Alves 1-2; beat A. S. Lopes and two matches are apponded. The third M. M. de Soares 21-0. game between C.R.C. and Sailors and

(Continued on Page 9,)

DEMPSEY IS SUING SCHMELING FOR £400.

New York, Dec. 10.

Max Schmeling, former heavy-weight champion of the world, was subpoenaed last night, a few hours before his departure for Germany, by another former heavy-weight champion of the world, Jack Dempsey,

✓ Halifax v: Gateshead ▼ Mansfeld

v Carlisle

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

ning. Margate, the Southern League and Kent League club have been less lucky in the draw and must journey Airdrie to Blackpool where they will do Arbroath exceedingly well to earn. Workington, another junior side, have CELTIC

replay. Ayr to travel to Bradford and indications Dundee are they will make no further pro- HIBERNIAN gress in the competition.

MOTHERWELL The English League programme is Partick naturally cut down. a good deal. Third Lanark . There are no first or second division matches scheduled and only a few

V

*RANGERS HEARTS ABERDEEN Queen. O'th. St. Johnstone Queen's Park Clyde v Hamilton

Albion

games will be played in the other AUSTRALIANS OUTPLAY

division. However a full Scottish League programme is down for docl- sion and the special Telegraph fore cast for Saturday's homeside football will be found in the adjourning column.

NEW YORK GIANTS LOSE OWNER

Death Of Charles A. Stoneham

EASTERN PROVINCE

NO SPEED LIMIT FOR HARVEY

WORLD'S FASTEST

HEAVYWEIGHT?.

In Conflict With Selectors

CHINESE LEFT WINGER

ADVOCATED

The published football teams of the Interport Selection Committee to take part in next Sunday's trial havo aroused a wave of interest among soccer followers and several lotters suge gesting alternative Interport sides have been received and appear below.

Sir: As one who has just read with disgust the two solected Inter port trial teams, which for some mystifying reason contains fivo II.K.F.C. and four East Lança players, both clubs who very rarely give a decent performance and are conse- quently well down in the league table, I request the Selection Com mitteo to cut out this favouritism and try the following team of footballers. Pau Ka-ping: Mak Sui-hon. and Tam Kong-pak; Brooks, Beltran (or Gough) and Parker (or Leo Kwok- wai); Teo Kwal-shing, Ward, Lee Walstong, Fung King-cheung, and Tay Qua-llang (or Bickford).

Reserves: Beltras or Gough, Parker or Lee Kwok-wai, Tay Qua- lang or Bickford, Talbot, Lawton and E. Strange.

Yours ofc,

FAIR PLAY (S.C.A.A. 1930-1930) P.S.I should like to hear what "Veritas" thinks of this team and re- BCTVCR,

("Veritas" Note:-Read my notes to-morrow).

GAVIA TO

GO TO EUROPE?

TO TRAIN FOR DAVIS CUP

L. T. A. PROJECT

Plans of sending_two_out- standing Filipino players to compete in various tourna - ments in Europe in preparation for the Davis Cup tourney is under consideration by officials of the Philippine Islands Lawn NATALINA'S TEAM

Tennis Association, The Gavin brothers, Leonardo and Jus- Sin-I read Mr. Shoot's letter in!

nito, your to-day's Issue re interport playern

are mentioned as the with interest, and shall be very

lad

most probable candidates. if you will be so kind to publish my

Should the plan materialize those suggestion in

your valuable paper; selected to make the trip will sall Rodger: Swain, Blackburn; Leung for Europe in March, in time to Wing-chiu, Wong Mei-mun, Li Kwok-catch the pre-Davis Cup season in wai; Young Sul-yick, Hill, Lee Wai- England, France and Germany. It is tong, E. Strange, and Tay Que-liang: tentatively planned to have the two Reserves: Fung King-cheung, Bel- tennis stars leave for Europe together trno, B. Gosano and Bickford, Li Tin with the Olymple delegation to Ber- sang, Tam Kong-pak.

Len Harvey is determined to

NATALINA.

STILL THE BEST be the fastest heavyweight

NEARLY SAME AS SELECTORS boxer in the world, and he has

Whether the Gavia brothers will entirely

Sir,Regarding rovolutionised his Interport soccer match between Hong- their performance during the All- the forthcoming make the trip or not will depend on training plans for his cham-kong and Shanghai I venture to sug-Comers tournament, according to pionship fight with Jack Pater-gest that the following should repre- officials of the PILT.A. Leonardo sen at Wembley on Jan. 20. sent the Colony:

Gavia, who met his first tournament defeat in the Philippines in the last Apart from a big disadvantage in Roger, C. File and Strange; Loung Metropolitan tournament, is still the weight, Harvey appreciates that one Wing Chui, feltras and Lee Kwok Islands premier racket-wielder. of the reasons for his defeat by Peter-Wai; B. Gosang, A. Ward, D. Leon Following his sweeping victories over Reserves: Japanese and Australian stars during sen at the White City last year was the ard, Talbot and Bickford. fact that the Welshman allied spoed-Y. Costa, Wong Mee-shun, Elliot the last All-Comers' tourney, he was with his skill and power of punch and Sandforl.-

Harvey, therefore, has been devoting. his attention to this matter of specdier footwork. He thinks he has dis covered the ideal medium for increas ing it.

SPEEDY GAME -

SHORTY'S INSPIRATION.

· LET'S FORGET IT

Sir,-This football

sontto-Hongkong, Shanghai-and- Japan, where he showed creditablo. performances.

has SCRBON

brought forth a very good standard court

Juanito, the younger of the Gavine, skyrocketed to stardom only recently when he downed. Manila's foremost acen. In practico gamen of play never before seen in Hong Juanito is reported to have defeated kong, chiefly due to the improved Leonardo a number of times. play of the Chinese teams which Squash rackets is playing an Im-brought out all the best from the friendly portant part in the preparation for other teams engaged in his fights. He has found training rivalry. The games have been a quarters with a Squash court at source of enjoyment to many residents tached just outside London, and during the week-enda. started work there immediately after Christmas.

However, last Sunday's game be- tween the Civilians and the Chinese "A friend of mine took me to aj has brought forth much unfriendly

RAPID RISE OF TWO

YOUNG CRICKETERS

Squash club a few weeks ago," Har- newspaper comments towards the Yorkshire Honours P. A. vey said. "I was struck with the Chinese and uncomplimentary remarks speed of the game. It seemed to me towards the standard of play of the Gibb And N. W. D. Yardley

that footwork played a great part in Civilians. This does the game no

It,

good. In every cup-lle, as in England

"When fighting a man like Peter-and as in last Sunday's match, the It is seldom that such young and senit is essential to be vory fast on

play must be necessarily kéen.

Keen; comparatively untried cricketers as one's feet, and I believe there is an People flock to pay to see a football P. A. Gibb and N. W. D. Yardley are cason why a heavyweight should not cup-tie and not a tennis exhibition. given an opportunity to lead a team be as quick about the ring as a fly- Allowances must be made for tem- of English players abroad.

porary frayed tempers and last Sun- weight."

Announced respectively as captain day's match was no exception,

ion, and and vice-captain of the Yorkshire LEAVING WINDSOR

was like a typical English cup-to. team to leave this month for a tour whole divilian team played a of Jamaica, their selection has caused Harvey's previous training has

great came and so did the Chinese general satisfaction among followers bron done at Whetstone where he and I am sure that all the players of the county.. prepared for his first contest with have forgotten by now all the knocks Gibb, upon whom choice fell when Petersen in 1933-and at Windsor. given and received soon after the A. B. Selfors and W. E. Harbord an-

"I am sorry to leave Windsor match.

nounced their inability to make the for many reasons," he said, "but the The writer has played and has seen trip, has had a brief but spectacular place I have selected is nearer. Lon-much football in England, and will carcor with Yorkshire: He created don and it will be casier for my wife end by naming a strong Interporta record for the county by playing magnificent not out "Innings of 163 team;

Rodger; Strange and C. Pile; A. Y. against Nolts on his first appearance Gosono, Leung Wing-chia, North; B. last July-n feat which came as a Goanno, Lai Shiu wing, Lee Wai. great surprise, seeing that he only tong ar Elliott, Bickford and Li Shek-Cambridge, XI., for whom his highest gained the last place in the you or Tay Quay Hung.

score was 48,' against Oxford.

to come to see mo.”

46 DEATHS AT

FOOTBALL IN UNITED STATES

New York, Doc, 16. Football killed 40 men. and boys this season in the United States, thus equalling the preylous high record of deaths In 1031.

..

Locals All Out For 92; Oz those, 85 deaths were the direct

Richardson's 75

Port Elizabeth, Jan. 7.

result of football and 11 wero caused by infection or internal injuries which were, in the majority of cason, treat, ed either too late or improperly. Dempsey is suing för £400 which,| -Uniess an immediate cash settio-

In the much-publicized college foot- ho, claims, Schmoling, owes because ment is made, the caso will presumably

A three day match between Eastern ball only three deaths occurred. It the advance money of 816,000, which be postponed until Schmeling returns

Province and the Australian Test secondary schools football, that Dempsey, as promoter, paid tilm bo to New York for his fight with Joo

team opened here to-day, and onded foro the 1983 fight with Max Bar Louts, scheduled for Jung-Router, was, according to Dempsey, 400 more fight to which the case

somewhat disastrously for the bons registaredber of deaths, 20, were Most of them due to hend-on team. than Schmoluig's

share actually

refers

or Inadequate equipment. Province were dis tackling. amounted to.

Batting first the Province were dis- There were 618,000 youth playing was the one which took place in New The death is announced to-day of missed for D2, niter which the Aus- ccondary schools football in the Dempsey also said that ho was York on August 0, 1988 in which Charles A. Stoneham, owner of the trallane proceeded to hit up 180 for United States this year, but the ses suing Jon Jacobs, Schmeling'e mana Boer. knocked out Schmeling in the famous New York Giants, one of the the loss of four wickets. Richardson som only-iasts for a little more than gor, for £400 in respect of tickets tenth round. The gate receipts of the world's greatest: baseball clubs. He was at his best in scoring 75 not out two months in most parts of the which he alleged he allotted to Jacobs, fight were approximately £50,000.] died from Nephritis/United Frean.|➡Router, s

country, EM

Hot Springs Park, Jan. 7:

word

Cur-TIE.

KOWLOON GOLF York, but he has yet to make his

CLUB

Winners Of. Recent Competitions

Yardley has played for Yorkshire Second XI. since the age of 17, when he was captain of St. Peter's School,

doput for the county. He is an at- tractive bat, with a wide range of shots all round the wicket, and ho is a glorious fieldsman in any position. la chief claim to fame is as a Squash Rackots.

sent he is compeyor, and at-pro- (with-success-in the Amateur Championship at the Bath Club, while he will lead Cam- The following are the results of bridge against Oxford next week. recont competitions held at the Kow- ||loon' Golf "Olub, Art"

MEDAL POOL-DECEMBER Winnor F. C. Barry 77-1205 „Rumer-up W. II. G. Hirst 70-13=66

CAPTAIN'S CUP Qualifying Round-January 4 and E. Dlack 79-11:06. Sand

Qualifiers, T. D. Paton 79-0-04,

90-11-60, G. Milne 79-871, E. O, Other acorea word-R. Hendorson Murphy 84-18-70

YOUNG LISTA

BEATEN

On Technical KO.

Oakland, Jan, 7 Ritchie Fortains: (181 Tbs) gained D) here to-night on a technical 2.0, the verdict against Young Lists (10)

United-Press Ca

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