1936-01-08 — Page 8

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 ↑ seven of the alne games, and only Sirdar Rumfahn and C. N. da, Silva, Recreation Club's - first pair could make any impression. They enjoyed the distinction of beating the Varsity's No. I couple by eight aces and also overcame the second pair after a. thrilling "netted" game. to provide Then,

striking metamorphosis, Rumjahn and Silva conceded their third game without winning a point.

*

Great Win By Recreio Ladies

BEAT THE FIRE BRIGADE

Rvereio "A" ladies doubles

term,

B. K. Ng and J. L. Young on the evening's display were the beat Eliot Hall couple, winning all three games i with the loss of a dozen points,

Ellot Hall "B" gave the apprar | ance of being on a par with fecreio bolders of the championship; made in "B" They are not so good as Re- auspicious start to the season's pro- creio "A", and 1 do not think they granne last night when they visited will manage to beat Chinese Recren- the Fire Brigade and won by seven tion Club at Causeway Bay. They games to two. will also have a stiff task against St. Andrew's "A" on the Saints court.

They may prove to be unbeatable on their own court as it offers them decided advantages, the roofing being low and the lighting is by no means Knod. Such conditions are sure to affect visiting teama as they did last

xenon.

Although the Brigadu included four players who have appeared in the unbenten mixed doubles team, they could not withstand the splendidly balanced Portugese outfit.

games.

The loss of three games by Mrs. Fowles and Miss Weir was a and blow 10 the Fire Brigade's hopes,' while Mrs. Wild and Miss Madge Griffiths

lost two unexpectedly

Mrs. Kirkwood Mrs. Shute and (Fire Brigade) lost to Misa C. Silva and Miss M. Silva 16-21; beat Mrs. Souza and Miss S. Remedios 21-4; A. lost to Miss O. Ribeiro and Miss Remedios 17-21.

But on the strength of this show- ing indientions are that the clams | Scores. pionship will again rest between Ellot [Fall “Á" and Recreio “A”.

KOWLOON TONG EXPERIMENT The Kowloon Tong experiment of changing their combinations was not

Mrs. Wild and Miss Gri.ithe (Fire altogether a failure against Recreio Brigade) beat. Silva and Silva 21-16: "" last night, although the Portu lost to Souza and Remedios 12-21; lost guese won casily by seven gaines twn. After a disastrous start which to Rebeiro and Remedios 18-21.

be

Mrs. Fowles and Miss Weir (Pire

saw them lose the first game to four, Brifade) lost to Silva and Silva 5-21; P. K. Leung and S. A. Gray, playing lost to Souza and Remedios 11-21; together for the first time, made a good recovery and won their other last to Hileiro and Remedios 6-21.

two encounters.

They were engaged in a fascinating match with Beltrao and Gonsalves, the end changing hands several times. Recreio nally gained a lead of

but the Kowloon Tong 10-10 couple fought hark splendidly and after forcing a "set", won the next fire points in a row for the match. Against E. Remedios and E. Alves they won with a fair amount of ense, and conceded but eight aces.

A. Chan gave one of his best dis plays this season when playing with K. H. Wong as the Tongites second pair. They lost two games rather easily although the scores give a false idea of the exchanges. In the third encounter the homesters made two fine recoveries and eventually only lost after scoring 18 aces.

FUNDAMENTAL ERROR

CORRESPONDENCE

Cricket Reports

of your Uls-

The Sports Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph,

Sirin today's issue

. R. Abbit, în spite of paper claimers and qualifications, has stated that the Hongkong Cricket Club transgressed the rules of the car in playing Mr. A. C. Growder in their

against Craigengoyer team Saturday.

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

Inst

The fundamental error made by the losors was their insistence in playing Recreio at the short game, a type of Your contributor applied to an offi- piny in which the Portuguese excel cial of the Club for information on and can give points to most of the this point and, as he was duly in- teams in Hongkong. While the home formed of the facts, there is no justi- to the bashing the shuttle back ficution for his statement.

and making Recreio drive they held their own in the ralles.

stors were

I feel constrained to say that very little consideration appears to have. been paid to the feelings of our visi- Both teams suffered from the un- tor and to suggest that it would be fortunate lighting conditions which preferable if your reporter followed prevail at Kowloon Tong and until the example of English journalists the club covers the end walls with and confined his accounts to the actual black screens there is little chance of play. It is

particularly desirable the home players Improving, their that personal opinions should be game. Those who took the game up eliminated. for the first time this season have already made excellent progress, but this could be very much more ac- celerated If playing conditions were

Chan

improvod.

the

On-

Correspondents' Views On Interport Team

The K.I.T.C, champions of the Mamak Hockey Tournament, who enjoy the distinction of being the only team to beat the Macao Hockey Club in Hongkong. Standing (from left to right);—J, M. Pinto, A. P. Souza, M. Remian, Awtar Singh, D. Noronha and G. Singh. Sitting:-J. Noronha, Karnail Singh (captain), J. §. Pareira, Kishen Singh and Tara Singh. (Photo: Snap Studios).

BIG

English Cup-Tie Fever In England This Week

TEAMS

IN FRAY

Holders Big

Task

OUR FORECAST

English Cup & League

Thirty-two English Cup ties FOR SATURDAY

will be played in England on Saturday in the third round of the famous competition.) The programme brings to. gether the leading teams of the country and some. very exciting encounters are as- Crowo sured.

Ajon.

EVERTON

F.A.CUP

Preston

(Third Round) ANCHESTER C. v Portsmouth BRADFORD C Bournemouth

Wednesday Southend

TOTTENHAM WEST HAM

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Luton Swansea

Chelsea

Dartford

Grimsby Southampton

LEEDS

Plymouth

Brentford

Newcastle

London has been quite fortunate LIVERPOOL with the draw and lins five matches Clapton O., Y_CHARLTON.. Including the Spurs, who entertain|| Norwich Southend and should win easily, and DERBY West Ham who have a slightly stiffor Hartlepools task in playing hosts to Luton, one) MIDDLESBRO of the most improved wifes in the Stockport southern section at the Third Divi- Walres

LEICESTER | READING Arsenal, Chelsea and Charlton are Walsall away, the Gunners going, to Bristol NOTT'S C. to meet the Rovers, while Charlton DONCA

DONCASTER are concerned in a more or less local Brystol R. "Derby", Clapton Orient being thi opposition. Chelsea have to visit the

ASTON VILLA Canaries at Norwich and any find BURNLEY themselves held to à draw.

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Manchester U.

Tranmere

Notta

ARSENAL

v Huddersfield

v Sheffield 17. SUMMERLAND v Port Vale V Brighton CUP HOLDERS' TASK

MILLWALL

Stoke DARLINGTON 'Y Bury Wednesday, the eup-holders, have a WEST BROMWICH big task, for they must travel to SOUTHALL

*HaH Watford not invite confidence. Crewe and on their present form do Bradford

Workington Birmingham Bolton

Barnsley BLACKBURN 1 BLACKPOOI.

* Margate

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

GILLINGHAM Av. Brints! C. Northampton Ca บ Exeter

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Halifax Gateshead Mansfield Carlisle

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

t;

On the other band West Bromwich Albion, last year's runners-up, are on their own pastures against Hull City and should have no real difficulty in surviving.

Unusual interest has been aroused by the brilliant achievenients of the "smaller fry", who have managed to And their way to the third round. These include Bouthall the remarkca- ACCRINGTON niatch against Watford and with t New Brighton' Soldiers Home was postponed at the more than ordinary chance of win-

Inst. minute.

Your faithfully

A. W. HAYWARD.

Leung, Wong and Pong are all displaying greater confidence in their strokes and are beginning to ELIOT HALL "B" v. V.R.C. work out the more subtle mechanics of ས། game. Ferseverance and

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

N. Silva 13-21; beat C. N. Xavier and The detailed scores of last night's E. Alves 1-2; beut A. S. Lopes and two matches áto appended. The third | M. 81. de Soares 21-6. ganze between C.R.C. and Sailors and

(Continued on Page 3)

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.

ble amateur team, who have a home

CHESTER

York

ning. Margate, the Southern Leaguo 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 A replay. Ayr Workington, another junior side, have CELTIC to travel to Bradford and indications Dundee are they will make no further pro- HIBERNIAN. gress in the competition.

MOTHERWELL

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

$

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Queen O'8th.

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V

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* Queen's Park

v Clyde

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Albion.

games will be played in the other AUSTRALIANS OUTPLAY

division. However a full Scottish

·League programma'is down for decl- sion and the special Telegraph fore rat Turaturday's honteside football will be found in the adjourning column.

1

NEW YORK GIANTS LOSE OWNER

Death Of Charles A. Stoneham

EASTERN PROVINCE-

¡NO SPEED

LIMIT FOR HARVEY,

WORLD'S FASTEST

bo

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 have aroused a wave of interest among soccer followers and soveral letters sug-` gesting alternative Interport sides have been received and appear below.

Sir-As one who has Just_rend with dingust the two selected Inter- port trial teams, which for some mystifying reason contains five H.K.F.C. and four East Lanes 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 mittee to cut out this favouritism and try the following team of footballcis. Pau Ka-ping: Mak Sul-bon and Tam Kong-pak; Brooks, Beltrao (or Gough) and Parker (or Lee Kwok- wal): Tso Kwal-shing, Ward, Lee Waltong, Fung King-cheung, and Tay Qua-hang (or Bickford).

Reserves: Boltrao ог Gough, Parker or Lee Kwok-wal, Tay Qua- lang or Bickford, Talbot, Lawion and E. Strange.

Yours etc,

FAIR PLAY (S.C.A.A. 1920-LD3C) P.S.-I should like to hear what "Veritno" thinks of this team and re- Aceves.

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

NATALINA'S TEAM

Sir. I read Mr. Shoot's letter in your to-day's Issue re interport players with Interest, and shall be very glad if you will be so kind to publish my suggestion in your valuable paper:

GAVIA TO GO TO EUROPE?

TO TRAIN FOR DAVIS CUP

L. T. A. PROJECT

Plans of sending two out- standing Filipino players to tourna- compete in various ments in Europe in preparation for the Davis Cup tournoy is under consideration by officials of the Philippine Islands Lawn Tennis Association. The Gavia brothers, Leonardo and Jun- nito,

are mentioned as the most probable candidates.

Should the plan materialize those sele ed to make the trip will sall Rodger: Swain, Blackburn: Leung for Europe in March, in time to Wing-chiu, Wong Mei-sun, Li Kwok catch the pre-Davis Cup season in wai; Yeung Sul-yisk, Hill, Lee Wai-England, France and Germany. It is Long,

mg. E. Strange, and Tay Que-tiang tentatively planned to have the two Reserves: Fung Klag-cheung, Bel-tennis stars leave for Europe together trao, B. Gosano and Bickford, Li Tin with the Olymple delegation to Ber- sang, Tam Kong-pak.

Ilin. NATALINA.

NEARLY SAME AS SELECTORS

Len Harvey is determined to

STILL THE, BEST the fastest heavyweight boxer in the world, and he has

Whether the Gayla brothers will the forthcoming make the trip or not will depend on entirely

Sir-Regarding revolutionised his

interport soccer match between Hong- their performance during the All- training plans for his cham-kong and Shanghai I venture to sug-Comers tournament, according to pionship fight with Jack Petor-gost that the following should repre- officials of the PLL.T.A. Leonardo Gavin, who met his first tournament sent the Colony: sen at Wembley on Jan. 29.

defeat in the Philippines in the last Roger, G. Pile and Strange; Leung Metropolitan tournament, is still the Apart from a big disadvantage in wing Chul, Beltrao and Lee Kwok Islands

racket-wielder. weight. Hurvey appreciates that one

premier of the reasons for his defeat by Peter Wai: B. Gesuno, A. Ward, D. Leon-Following his sweeping victories over sen at the White City last year was the ard, Talbot und Bickford. Reserves: Japanese and Australian stara during fact that the Welshman allied speed. Costa, Wang Mee-shun, Elliot the last All-Comers Lourney, he was __with_his_skill_and power of punch.

Harvey, therefore, has been devoting,

his attention to this matter of speedier

lins dis footwork. He thinks he

covered the ideal medium for increas. ing it.

SPEEDY GAME

and Sandford.

~SHORTY'S ̈ÏNSPIRATION~~

Bent to Hongkong, Shanghat and Japan, where he showed creditable performancCA.

LET'S FORGET IT

Juanita, the younger of the Gavins, skyrocketed to stardom only recently Sir, This football #caron brought forth a very good standard court

has when he downed Manila's foremost

Aces. In

practice games

of play never before seen in Hong: Juanite 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

portant part in the preparation for other teams engaged in friendly RAPID RISE OF TWO

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-ends. atarted work there, immediately after Christmas.

However, last Sunday's game be tween the Civilians and the Chinese

YOUNG CRICKETERS

"A friend of mine took me to a has brought forth much untie the Yorkshire Honours P. A.

Squash club a few weeks ago." Har-newspaper comments towards

vey anld. "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

It.

reason why a heavyweight should not be na quick about the ring as a fly- weight."

no

good. In every cup-tle, as in England

It is seldom that such young and "When fighting a man like Peter. and as in last Sunday's match, the

play must be

keen. necessarily sen it is essential to be very fast on

flock to pay to see a football comparatively untried cricketers as ane's feet, and I believe there in no natin and not a tennis exhibition. /P, A. Gibb and A. W. D. Yardley are given an opportunity to lead a team' Allowances must be made for temor English players abroad. porary frayed tempera and last Sun Announced respectively ns captain day's match was no exception, and and vice-captain of the Yorkshire was like a typical English cup-tie.. team to leave this month for tour The whole Civilian team played of Janica, their selection has caused Harvey's previous training has great game and so did the Chiese, general satisfaction among followers been 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

LEAVING WINDSOR

Gibb, upon whom choice fell when In 1033--and at Windsor given and received soon after the A. B. Sellers and W. E. fiarbord an- "I am sorry to leave Windsor match.

nouneed their inability to, make the

to come to seg me.”,

for many reasons," he said, "but the The writer has played and has even trip, has had a brief but spectacular place I have selected is neater Lon- much football in England, and will career with Yorkshire. Ife created don and it will be easier for my wife end by naming a strong Interporta record for the county by playing.

team:

a magnificent not out innings” of” 163 Rodger; Strange and C. Pile; A, V. against Notts on his Arat appearance Gosano, Leung Wing-chiu, North; B. last July-a feat which came as a Gosano, Lal Shiu-wing, Lee Wal-great surprise, seeing that he only tong or Elliott, Bickford and Li Shek- just gained the last place in the Cambridge XL, for whom his highest me or Tay Quay Hung,

CUP-TIE.

score was 43, against Oxford.

46 DEATHS AT

FOOTBALL IN UNITED STATES

New York, Dec. 15 Football, killed dû men -and-boys- this season in the United States, thus equalling the previous high record of denths in 1931.

these, 36 deaths were the direct

Locals All Out For 92; result of football and 11 were caused

Richardson's 75

Port Elizabeth, Jan. 7.

by infection or internal injuries which were, in the majority of cases, treat ed either too late or improperly.

In the much-publicised college foot

KOWLOON GOLF Terk, but he has yet to make his

CLUB

Winners Of Recent Competitions

of

The following are the results recent entpetitions held at the Kow- loon Golf Club,

MEDAL POOL-DECEMBER

Winner F. C. Barny 77-12-66 Runner-up W. H, G. Hlest 79-13=60 CAPTAIN'S CUP !

..

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

deput for the county. He is an at- tractive bat, with a wide range of shots, all round the wicket, and he is larious-fieldatman in apeition

1 His chief claim to fame is as a

Squash Rackets player, and at pre- sent he is competing with success in the Amateur Championship at the Bath Club, while he will lead Cam- bridge against Oxford next, week..

YOUNG LISTA. BEATEN

Dempsey, is aulng for: £400, which, Unless an immediate cash settle- he claims, Schmeling owes because ment is made, the case will presumably

A three day match between Eastern ball only three deaths occurred. It the advance money of £15,000, which bo postponed until Schmeling returns

Province and the Australian Test was in secondary schools football that Dempsey, as promoter, paid him bo to New York for his fight with Joe

team uponed here today, and ended the largest number of deaths, 20, wore

registered. fore the 1938 fight with Max. Bror Louis, scheduled for June-enter,,

somewhat disastrously for the home

Most of them were due to head-on was, according to Dempsey, 400 more

team. than Schmeling's

tackling or inadequate equipment. share actually

[The fight to which the case refers

Hot Springs Park, Jan. 7.- amounted to.

was the one which took place in Now

Batting first the Province were dis. There were 610,000 youths playing The death is announced to-day of missed for 02, after which the Aus secondary schools football in the Dempsey also said that he was York on August 4, 1930 in which Charles A. Stoneham, owner of the tralians proceeded to hit up 189 for United States this year, but the sea- suing Joe Jacobs, Schmeling's mana- Baer knocked out Schmeling in the fainous New York Glants, one of the the loss of four wicketa. Richardson son only lasts for a litle more than ger, for £400 in respect of tickets tenth round. The gute receipts of the world's greatest baseball clubs. He was at his best in scoring 75 not out. two months in mest parts of the 80-1160, G. Milne 79-8-71, E: 0.1bs) here to-night on a technical ko whlab be'nlieged he allotted to Jacobs.fight wore approximatoly £60,000.] died from Nephritis-United Press-Router.

country,

On Technical K.O. Qualifying Round—January 4– and E. Black 76-11-05,800 VAN 2

Qualifiers. T. D. Paton 73-8=64,

Oakland, Jani- 7.4 Ritchie Fortaino: (181 lbs) gained Other scores were:-R. Henderson the verdict against Young Lista (130

| Murphy 84-10=71,

Bakery /nited Press.