1936-02-15 — Page 12

"HE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15,

1936.

RECREIO WIN A CRUCIAL BADMINTON MATCH

STICKS IN THE MUD

AMUSING SATIRE ON HOCKEY.

THIS "FEROCIOUS CAME"

The following is an amushig satire on the game of hockey written by Roy Bentham in the London Daily Mail.

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Hockey is a blood-aport practised by girls' schools and the forcer cavalry regimenta. It is also played with desultory condescension, In the Lont Term, by nome of the public schools as a gentle relaxation from the rigours of football,

As in cricket and rush-kour rall- way carriagos, there are eleven on each side, and the rules are (very)) roughly those of Association foot- ball There

however, many arc, more ways of committing a "foul," and the ferocity of the game is nhown by the fact that two umpires pro considered neccanary, in case one in shocked beyond repair,

There in a rule about taking a full swing when about to strike an opponent," but in a friendly game the umpíron tura a black eye to in- fringements.

The missile la a cricket bali suffer- ing from anamin, and the stick a cross between a walking-stick and a banana. Like the latter, it la api, unintentionally, of course, to trip up the unwary.

The goalkeepers Aro the only players allowed to catch, throw, or kick the ball; they aro also allowed, and frequently compelled, to head it..

The intelligent noophyto

Our Daily GolfTM

Hint

In the winter months when the ground is beavy and yielding, the safest method of approaching is to pitch the ball right up to the green-*** H. H. Hilton.

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conjecture that the frequent cries of "Centre, centre!" have something to do with the somi-circle in front of the goal, which the playar, having no use for half-measures, call the "circle." This is quite correct.

team.

Whenever a player in injured and appears to be recovering, hef she is place in the centre and required to describe the circle. If this is done antisfactorily the player is deemed to be sano and lo expelled from the Hockey effects nailona in different ways. In Scotland, where there is a desire for philosophic meditation and acientific thought over cuch stroke, twenty of the players aro eliminated, each player has his own ball and five minutes. In which to hit it, and the game is called golf. The genius of Iraland on the other hand has evolved two variants enlled hurly and shinty, each more sanguinary than the other. In these no ball is really necessary nt all, the game being won by the side. which

(a) has mont survivors at the end of a given Ume, or

(b) has any survivors after an unlimited tinic.

In England, though one of the most nnelent ball-games, it receives little reverence. On Boxing Day and other financial feasts it is even played by teams of both sexes, and по game ca bo deemed ft for pukkä sahibe after ouch degradation.

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Maxis Herber and Ernst Baier, the German champion skaters, who this work won the Pairs Figure-Skating title at the World Olympics,

BADMINTON NOTES

OUTSTANDING TEAMS

OF THE SEASON

CHINESE RECREATION CLUB

AND ST. JOHN'S

GAME'S RULES STILL IGNORED

(By "Veritas")

The last week has been full of incidents in league badminton. Among the highlights have been the triumph of Chinese Recrea- tion Club over Fire Brigade in the mixed doubles; the splendid victory of St. John's against Recreio. "B" in the men's doubles; and the initial successes of Kowloon Tong in both divisions. The outstanding teams of the guiar team. They have had little. senson are without question Chinese chance this year of settling down Recreation Club and St. John's. A into a workmanlike combination, and year ago the C.R.C. were scarcely❘ this clearly goes against them when Interested in the game; now, they are they come up against balanced com- in running for two championships. binations such as C.R.C., Ellot Hall The advent of Gordon Lum and his St. John's. Nevertheless

full wife (who plays in the mixed doubles crelit must be given the Saints for team in can incest présence salue of fit lies in the fact that vle such a fine performance. The truc Causeway Bay Club. Their has added just the strength required tory was not obtained by two couples to bring the teams up to the standard ns is so often the ease with local of their contemporaries, and one has teams. All three pairs shared the only to look at their record to appre- winning games, and this is a trun clate that on their own court it is indication of all-round strength and almost impossible to bont tiro C.R.C. stability.

And

AT LAST

TOO FAST FOR THE FIRE BRIGADE

MR. AND MRS. SHUTE LOSE THEIR FIRST GAME

IN MIXED DOUBLES DIVISION

(By "Veritas")

Fire Brigade's hopes of winning the mixed doubles badminton league further receded last evening when they were beaten by Recreio "A" at Club de Recreio. But the final outcome of the 'contest between Fire Brigade, C.R.C. and Recreio "A" for the honours is still fraught, with possibilities.

Griffiths

The Brigade have now lost two 20-21; beat Anderson and games while Recreio and G.R.C. have 21-18; beat Fisher and Kirkwood 21- each lost one. Everything hinges on 11.

the outcome of the next meeting bo. M.A. Oliveira and Mias M. Silva tween Fire Brigade and Recreio. If (Recreio "A") beat Shute and Shute Recreio can win both the champion-21-9; beat Anderson and Griffithe 21- ship will be theirs again, while if 12; bent Fisher and Kirkwood 21-7. Recrels beat Fire Brigade and logo

to the Chinese, the latter ahoukl win the title. The third eventuality is the Fire Brigade defeating Recreio and C.R.C. losing to the Portuguese, which would then put the three teams on level terms with identical records, nocesmitating a play-off.

This, of course, is ignoring the chance of some surprise defeats by elther

all of these three teams by other clubs.

SHUTES' FIRST DEFEAT

or

ST. JOHN'S BEAT RECREIO "B"

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Frank Kwok Again In Form

With Frank Kwok and Miss M. Last night's game was featured not Smith in their best form, ably sup so much by the defeat of the Fire ported by their colleagues, It came Brigade, as it was generally felt they as no surprise to find Neerelo "" were up against a stiff proposition beaten at the Cathedral Hall nat at King's Park, but the fact that evening.

But there were some closely con. Mr. and Mrs. Shule sustained their first loss of the season when they tested games notably the two "sotted" Buccumbed to M.A. Oliveira and Bliss ties between Iteland Koh and Mrs. M. Silva.

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Barlow and J. Xavier and Miss M. Xavier, and David Kwok and Bliss | Ferry McCaw against B. Gosano ant Misa A. Remedios,

Bernie Gosano made one of his rare

And The remarkable agility trleving powers of Oliveira chiefly responsible for result, Fully recovered. from his recent arm Injury, Oliveira dominated the court, Appearances, but did not produce his best form. It was a pleasant game returning Shute's best smashes and with the home team a trifle flattered keeping the opposition actively re- recovering the shuttle from difficult by the wide margin of games in the

result, Scores:- positions by means of his neat place-F. II. Kwok and Miss M. Smith:

(St. John's) beat A. E. Xavier and Miss Silva won steady from the Mrs. Sauna, 218; beat B. Gusano forecourt and by helping to keep the anti Miss A, Romedios, 21-7; beat rallies alive often created openings J, Xavier and Miss M. Xavier, 2111. for her partner's fine overhead shots. Roland Koh and Mrs. A. L. Barlow The Portuguese pair were very much faster on the court and it was this factor which played Important part in the result

MANY MISTAKES

ments.

M.A.Oliveira, successful against Mr.

TO-DAY'S TENNIS FINAL

Mrs. Nora

Wilson and Miss Rosamund Hancock will meet in the final of the Colony open singles tennis. championship this afternoon at the U.S.R.C.

The match will start of 3.30 sharp, and will be the best of three sets.

BRITAIN'S TRIUMPH

WINS EUROPEAN HOCKEY TITLE

Garmisch, Feb. 14. Great Britain to-day won the European ice-hockey

M. A. Oliveira, successful against Mr. championship at the Win-

and Mr. Shute.

ELIOT HALL MAY GO TO SHANGHAI

TO PLAY BADMINTON

ter Olympiad when they triumphed over Czechoslo- vakia to the tune of five-nil in the first match of the final pool competition.

Karl Schaeffer of Austria annexed the men's figure skating title scoring 422.7 |points.-Reuter.

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT

"O.E.H" of the Hongkong Uni- versity Union writes to disclaim the article written by "Veritas" on Saturday last in which the writer asserted that St. Andrew's Hyp" badminton

tonta Journey to Eliot Hall to play a mutually arranged match And found that Eliot Hall were not there.

The Shanghai Times this week published a report that Eliot Hall, ranging badminton champions of Hangkong, ars contemplating visiting Shang- hai during the Easter vacation there to participate in an un- official badminton Interport. (St. John's), beat Xavier and Sousa, The report was apparently released 21-5; beat Gosano and Remedios, to the Shanghai Times by the Shang- 21-10; lost 'to Xavier and Xavier, į hai Badminton Association and it 22-24

rends as follows.

An indifferent start saw Mr. and | St. John's), lost to Xavier and Sousa, between the two cities in Bhanghai tho Eliot Hall "A" and "D" teams

Prospects of an Interport match Mra. Shuto lose their touch and to 18-21; beat Gosano and Remedios wards the end of the game unaccount 24-22; beat Xavier and Xavier, during the Easter holidays have able blunders flowed from their 21—8.

been brightened by the opening of between negotiations

the

Toenl authorities and Eliot Hall, University of Hongkong, the present Cham- pigns of the Colony.

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rockets. It seemed too they were

suffering reaction from the previous game in which they had been driven to the odd ace before winning.

In his firat two games Shute was producing some delightful shots notable among them being an acutely angled drop shot from the rear of the court made on the run. He and his partner had a close call against

Remedios and J.J.

Miss C. Silva, but they went out to a comfortable win in the first encounter of the evening both playing clever badminton.

David Kwok and Miss P. McCaw

C.R.C. AGAIN LEADERS

EASILY DEFEAT

S. AND S.

So far as the mixed doubles is con- cerned they are strategically placed as they have twice played Fire One feels constrained to offer con- Brigade and once Recreio "A", who gratulations to Kowloon Tong, after Arc,

of course," the only other acrious weeks of successive defeats (several contenders for the title. Further- of them very heavy), upon their more Fire Brigado and Recreto hav- striking winning form. Their two ing played last night, have still to mixed doubles

victories

must have tect in the return, and the results been most welcome for it is no en- of these games may well allow CRG for a new club to go to slip in and capture the honours.

a season losing, losing, los- Although the Chinese are losing result against St. And tented themselves with lobbing to C.R.C.) beat D, Waylan and Mis

losing ing. Even more encouraging was Mr. and Mr. Lum early in March they have finished their

heir most Import- rew's "B" in the men's division, ant games and wit

without

the assistance This match gave P. C. Leung and of the Shanghal players, should be J. 31. Pong a chance to show how capable of winning the remainder of much they have improved and they their programme with the possible quickly seized the opportunity. exception of Recreio

Both played very well indeed, the most impressive feature being their ability to austain rallies until the chance for an outright ace presented (Continued on Page 9.)

"A" In the men's division it is some what startling to find Recreio "B" oxperiencing such a chequered season. Their chlef trouble is to keep a re

Slazengers

After participating in one of the League matches in the Colony last month, Gordon Lum declared that he was amazed by the progress showing in Badminton in Hongkong, and be firmly believed that if tenni were

way,

INTERESTING VISTOR

The fact that I. S. Ong, the Cambridge badminton skipper Is At present reported to be Hongkong, would make the Inter- port daubly interesting If he were able to make the trip.

to meet a representative Shanghai By defeating Sailors and Soldiers side, the northern players would by Home at Causeway Bay Inst night, means have things all their own The other two Fire, Brigade pairs the leadership of the mixed doubles Chinese Recreation Club agale assumo were nothing like fast enough for the Recreio, Anderson and Fisher badminton league. both worked themselves to death on They mado д cloan sweep against the baselines, but their returns were the aid of Mr. and Mrs. Lum and Mrs. mediocre opposition although with Los stereotyped and straightforward

deceive the opposition, who con- T. F. Lo Scores:

S. P. Chan and Misa W. Cheung the rear of the and waiting for. Dolg 21-0; bent J. Winfield and the inevitale ku

Mrs. Kirkwood gave glimpses of Mrs. Lloyd-Jones 21-2; boat H. Harrh cleverness, but she was prone to re- and Mrs. Brown 21-2 maln

W. C. Choy and Mins. a little too stationary and

B. Perry several times found the shuttle fired (CRC) bent Waylan

and Dolg straight at her with no means

21-7: bent Winfleld and Lloyd-Jones escaping #

21-6; beat Harris and Brown 21-6.

S. W. Liang and Mrs. Llang NEVER A WALK OVER The powerful overhead shots of the (C.R.C.) beat Waylan and Doig Recreio men and the steadiness of 21-8; beat Harris and B. Brown 21-11. 21-10; bent Winfield and Lloyd-Jones the Indies in the forecourt: "created balanced combinations which tho

LEAGUE TABLE Fire Brigade Ineked. But t never a walk-over for the Portuguese and most games were strenuously and brilliantly contested.

Was

C. R. C.... Fire Brigade J.J. Remedios, making, I think it Recreio "A" was, his first appearance alnice break-teerolo "B" ing his arm, started tentatively, but St. John's later warmed up to

St. Andrew's give a very worthy account of himself. His back Kowloon Tong hand driving from the baseline was 9, and S. iiome.

Talkoo among the finest strokes of the evening.

It was a fine match with both teams

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too was in accordance with the dif ference between the teama. Scores:-

L.A. Carvalho and Miss O. Ribeiro (Recrelo "A") lost to Mr. and Mrs. E.L.. Shata 8-21; beat J.L. Ander- son and Alias M. Griffiths 23-20; beat A.L. Fisher and Mrs. Kirkwood 21-18. JJ. Remedios and Miss C.. Silva (Recreio "A) lost to Shute and Shute

Last Night's Billiards Match

A. E. REMEDIOS BEATEN

Games

P. W. L. F.A. Pts. 10 0 1 08 22 18 10 8 2 69 21 16 7 0 1 1 12 12

968 50 25 12

11 GB 47 52

8 3 5 28

SONNO

ELIOT HALL “A” WIN 9-LOVE

Against "B" Team

An hitherto unreported league bad- mixton result has just come to handl Last week Eliot Hall "A" and "B" teams met in their first match of the, season the seniors winning by nine games to love.

This match was re-arranged by error to conekdo with the "A team' engagement with St. Andrew's "D", referenco to which is made in a letterį which appears in paraphrased form In another colunin.

In consequence of this reault, the following is the amended league tablca.

LEAGUE TABLE

With both players taking some time C.R.C.

to find the strength of a strange tablo Rocrolo "A" the opening exchanges in the senior St. Andrew's "A" billiards championship match at the Recreio "B" K.C.C. last night between E. A. des Ellot Hall "B" Remedios and Yan Cham-pong, were Eliot Hall "A". somewhat featureless."

St. John's Later both players livened up and Fire Brigade before Yan beat his opponent by 500

VRO

Games

P. V. L. F.A. Pts.

11 2 74 26 19

10

8 8 001-11 16

8 2 63 27

10 8 2 62

12 8 4 03

770 50

14.7 7 00

Taikoo

C

12 12 48.80 7.8 6 10

to 810, the contestants had

corded a half-century, break. The

a

St Androw's "B" 13 2.10.30

15. and II. Home 9 0 9.20

winner's beat break was Gd and He- Kowloon Tong.. 12 1:11 80. medios responded with one of 50...

・ Whether the team will be a representative side or a Club team, or whether it will be an inter- national one is not yet known, but it

held probable that the Colony could well afford to leave her honours in the hands of an all- Chinese side, so great has been the

progress made.

He further protests that "Veritas" mia-stated the case in saying that

had an evening off on Friday, February ver

when actually they played

off their postponed match correspondent points out that the reason why they did not play St. Andrew's "E" that night was due to Ellot Hall mislaying the letter specifying the date on which the match was to be played.

Our

In reply "Veritas" writes that inlthough he regrets the error made In stating St. Andrew's "B" visited Eliot Hall when actually the match was arranged to be played at St. Andrew's, the mistake was due to misinformation. Hila article bared on information received-from-

authoritative source, and was, in substance, correct,

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WAS

When the article was written it was not known that the two Eliot Hall teams had played off a match that night, as no Information was ro ceived in the Telegraph office either before or since, the match until this present intimation. It was a some what natural assumption that as Elat all did not play against St. Andrew's that night, they did not play at all,

It was unfortunato that the mis- tako occurred, arul in future to assist in avoiding any such repetition the Telegraph would appreciate it i Eliot Hall and other Leams who mutually arrange to badminton

matches would inform us so that the games ean-- be reported and errors of the above type avoided.

creasing that the Chincas in the Rumours have been steadily. In- Colony have taken seriously in the past that a number of good players have season and

come to the fore within months. At any rate it would be interesting to see how the visitors will fare against Shanghai and though the possibility of the Inter- port la not yet manured, the desir

recent

ability of such a stop is obvious, specially after the success of the Tientsin visit.

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