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JAPANESE GOLFER WINS

$3,600 IN U.S.A.

Tokyo, Feb. 3.

POTENTIAL DOUBLES

Toichira Toda, a Japanese CHAMPIONS

professional golfer, who left Nippon for the United States last summer, last Saturday. was fourth in the Santa Catalina, Calif., professional golf tournament and won $3,000. His score for 72 holes was 258, according to dis patches received yesterday from Los Angeles.

Man-Girl Athlete 'Hoaxed The World'

Hamburg, Jan. 12.. Dr. W. Knoll, secretary of the Association of International Athletic Doctors, declared to-day that Miss Koubkova, the Czecho- Slovakian man-girl athlete, hins deliberately fooled the world about her true sex.

MRS. KAYLL AND

MRS. DOWLING

PLAY POWERFUL

TENNIS

Mrs. Kayll and Mrs. Dow-| ling advanced to the final of the ladies open doubles tennis championship in such convinc- ing manner. yesterday that they are bound to start worm favourites, on Saturday after-

noon.

At the Indian Recreation Club they] beat Mrs. Chiu Chun-chiu and Miss. Rony Rumjohn 6-1, 6-1 in the course of which they gave an exhibition of finely controlled hard-hitting tennis.

They were far too strong for the losers in their forecourt action, both! players volleying well and making few

blundera overhead.

Mra. Chiu and Miss Rumjahn were Dr. Knoll demands the suspen-given na chance of adopting the initia- sion for life of Miss Koubkovs from tive and were strictly on the defence. athletic events, and the nullifica. They often maintained the rallies in tion of the world record held by clever manner, but the consistency of Mrs. Kayll and Mrs. Dowling broke down all opposition.

her.

He suggests that in the future women athletes should undergan medical examlantion before allowed to compete.

being

Miss Koubkova's astonishing, story tolil for the first time in the Sunday Expreas recently,

ли

The whole sporting world was startled when it was revealed that! she was to undergo an operation to change her nex,

She declared int medical Selence and a natural desire for phynica} normality alone persuaded her to the operation agree to undergo "although she felt inwardly that it)

a sacrifice of her beloved girl- hood."

The operation is reported to have taken place, but the reports have not been substantiated.

wear male clothing.

This afternoon the other semi-final will be played at the U.S.R.C. when Miss. Hancock and Mrs. Wilson meet Mrs. L. Rt. Andrewes and Mrs. Litton. This will probably provide a

closer encounter.

NORWAY'S SKATING -

CHAMPION

I. Ballangrud Wins World's Title

Miss Koubkova has had her birth

Davos, Feb, 2. certificate changed, to record her an

The international speed skating a male numed Zaluno Koubek, while races for the world championship who has received official permission tented in Davos to-day with victory for the Norwegian veteran Ivar Ballangrud, who has

won the AMERICAN BOXING Torld championship twice already in 1928 and 1932. He is generally regarded as a strong favourite for the skating events of the forth

will open this week at Garmisch- Partenkirchen,

Bantamweight Won By coming Winter Olympics which

Edmonds

Seattle, Feb. 5.

In winning the 1,500 metres MacCraw Edmonds of Washington. received the decision against Frankio race, Balkangid equalled the Villa for the Hantamweight cham-world record of 2 minutes and 17.4 pionship, and Young Corpuz of seconds established 22 years ago Manila received the decision against by Oscar Mathiesen. Clem Lombrite of Portland for the Lightweight championship.-United Ballangrud also won the 3,000

Frees

HALLEY-DEMPSEY FIGHT

metres race and was third in the 10,000 metres. The 500 mètres Los Angeles,- Feb. 6.

by the American Wall Halley, 125 lbs., of Ingle- race was won wood, knocked out technically Little Lamb, while over 10,000 metres Demmey, 1234 Ib., In the eight the Finnish champion Wasenfus

was first.

round.United Press.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

Scored 273 Goals In 3 Seasons

Goal-scoring made easy.

Denis Kelleher, seventeen-year+ old captain of St. Joseph's Collego (Norwood) football team, han scored 273 times in three seasons.

First, as an outside right, net- ted 30 goals; next season, as cen» ter forward, slammed home 173 In forty-two games, breaking the school record; this season in nine- toen games has a "bag" of 64 Olcher began to play for

Bartel, Athenian Leagito team, during Christmas holidays,

Wimbledon, . Dulwich Hamlet, and other first-class amateur clubs, have invited him to play for them, but at present he pre- |fers' Barnet.

Kelleher, whose home in at Penge, is to stay at school for ono more year.

ARMY CRICKETERS

FOR

WEAK TEAM

LEAGUE GAME

Three of the regular Army players will not be available for the cricket match against the Civil Service C.C. in the Senior Division of the local league on

on Saturday.

1.

CORRESPONDENCE

Colony Lawn Tennis Championships

The Sports Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir:-My attention has been drawn to an article in the Hongkong Tele. praph

of the 3rd inst, written by your Contributor, "Veritas". In it he states that the Tennis Tournament arranged by the Hongkong Cricket Club starts a fortnight later this year than last and owing to this fact some one would be unable to compete. Actually the Tournament commences two days earlier this year than last.

He also states that no entry forma had been received by the various Clubs in the Colony as in previous years although they were made avail- ablo to H.K.C.C. members some time that these forins.wero

ago. Known tely they had been re

posted

ceived from the printers about a fort- night ago, I took the trouble to as certain from the lion: Secretaries of various Clubs that they had duly re ceived these forms, but I have posted a duplicate set to each Club,

I do think that before sending in his article for.

Ime, and thess might have consultation, "Veritas" mis-statements would then not have appeared. Both you and he know

that when I am at liberty to do so.

I am always willing to give you any Information I can.

Yours faithfully.

A. K. MACKENZIE,

Ilon: Secretary. "VERITAS APOLOGISES Mr. Mackenzie is perfectly correct in his first paragraph, and I sincerely apologise to him and the Cricket Club| for the error. Written under stress of time I relled on memory and con- fused last year's tournament with that of 1034 which started on Febru- Dary

5.

Capt. L. J. Walch, the skipper, will not be playing, while injuries Aro leeping both Licut. J. P. Williama and Lieut. C. C. Garthwaite out of the side. Lieut. WDH

Williams was hurt during the match between the Army and Gralgengover Cricket Club three weeks age, when he had a bene in his right hand broken, while Lieut. Garthwalte has not yet fully recover ed from the Injuries received in a motor accident on the Castle Pealt Rand recently,

Two things prompted me to make mention of the entry forms, zgad concerning which I have been proved wrong, although I should like to picad certain mitigating circumstances. In the first place no cuplus have been received by at least two of the news- paper offices, and as we usually re-

rent out,

The team to represent the Armyceive them simultaneously with their: will, therefore, be as follows: general circularisation, it seemed that

forma

not been had" Secondly (since discovered to be the fault of one of the "hoya") no copies the have been obtainable at one of prominent clubs in the

ubx in the Colony. Neither the tennis convener ner members of the tennis committee had seen any and when I phoned them again on of Mr. Mackenzie's letter they receipt of were still ignorant concerning them. Subsequent enquires revealed that the forms had been received by the club at the time mentioned by Mr. Mac- kenzie, but that the members had not been notified of the fact,

Lan),

Capt. D. W. Peraso (Royal Artil- lery), capt., Lieut. E. M. Dawson (East Lancashires), Lieut. I. R. Johnson (Royal Welch Fusiliers), Lient, D. M. Prichard (Royal Welch Fusiliers), Lieut. E. C. Thompson (Royal Corps of

C. S. M. Elvin (Bait

Sgt. Dantell (Royal

Corpl. Ballard (R.A.S.C.),

Shipp (Royal Engineers). Pic. Herbert Fast Lancashires) and Fasiller King

Welch (Royal

Fusiliers). The twelfth man will be Bandsman Whitehead (East Lancashires); while the scorer will be Corpl. Gregsom (East Lancashires) and the umpire Pie. Highett (East Lancashires},

QUEEN'S DEFEAT LA SALLE

There is no HEEEEBity for me to add that it is not my object to pick holes unnecessarily in the organisat of the tennis championships by the 11.K.C.C. The advice and courtesy of In a cricket match played on the fr. Mackenzie has always been appre Indian Recreation Club ground yea cinted-by, the Press and we look for terday afternoon Queen's College-de-ward to continued co-operation. fented La Salle College by 25 runs. I should like to express my regrets Batting Arst, Queen's College to the H.K.C.C. for the errors in the scored 90, to which T. E. Yeoh con- | report.

of 43. The tributed the fine total

of the batsmen falled remainder miserably against the bowling of J. Goxana (3 for 10), T. Rais (2 for 16), H. Asome (2 for 14) and J. Lee (2 for 17).

La Salle replied with 65 runs. R. Marques (15), R. Maxwell (13) and T. Rels (11) were top scorers. M. Afzal was in good form with the ball alanilasing seven batsmen for 19 runs.

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MEN: OVERWORKED

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MAY LET YOU DOWN IN A CRISIS:

humbly own up to having committed Nine men out of ten past middle a silp of the pen, or typewriter, in age are affected with Loss of having referred to the Army-South Vitality, Mental Fag. Restless- China football match at 4671 ness, and Glandular Weakness.

Lai Wah Cup game. Likewise the

Medical Science has come to headline was not in the Telegraph. For these slips wo beg toleration. their rescue We have not the journalistic Hair for accuracy apparently so manifest In the Sports Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph, at least.

Nevertheless the Press reports of the cricket matches mentioned-in. cluding R. Abbit's remain mislead- ing descriptions, Just as the article on the Kotewall Cup football game a wall-written piece of sporting criticism.

Yours etc., R. T. THANG.

H. LEE.

The boom in table tennis seemed ( G.. Victor Barna, world and Eng-stays ds to have reached its height last year lish champion, is defending his title. when 9,000 fans crowded into Wem- Miss Kettnerova, the woman world bley Stadium to see the world champion, will try to gain the wo championships finals.

man's title, held by Miss M. Osborne (Birmingham).

Now that event looks like becoming a mere milestone in the advance of the game.

Szabados (world's No. 2) and Bellak (No. 4) both, like Barna, of Hungary, Liebster (Austria), Kolar (Czecho-Slovakia), and Miss Krebs-

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Barna practises one stroke along his backhand flick-four hours a day before an important match. This in deadly shot and well worth going a long way to see.

There is now an official organ of the game,

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The visitors gear was sodden by the rainReuter,

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It will be remembered that the M.C.C. had been dismissed for 176, of which J. Hardstaff made 28, while the local team had last seven wickets for 85 runs.

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ON THIS PLAY THE FULLBACK TAKES OUT "THE OPPOSING END...... KNOCKS HIM CLEAN OUT OF THE WAY!

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