1936-02-29 — Page 12

INCREASED

MANY NEW

PLAYERS IN SINGLES

SERVICES WELL REPRESENTED

DRAW FOR BOTH TITLES

(By "Veritas")

Fifty nine players will parti- cipate in the Hongkong open town tonnia singles champion, ship which starts next month at the H.K.C.C., while 32 couples have entered in the open doubles championship. This is a big im- *provement on last year when the

Fifty-Nine Players Want This!

The trophy for the Colony open tennis championship, for singles which 50 players will compete next munth. (Photo S. A. Rumjahn),

South Africa

batrics numbered only 46 in the Make A

singics and 24 in the doubles,

La interesting to note how the number of participanta have fluctuated aver the last nine years. Here are the figures from 1920 to 1938 inclu-

dive.

Singles Doubles

1927

1928

44

33

1929

43

32

1930

#2

32

1931

KO

1932

82

1933

32

1934

GO

1935

31 24

1936

Over a dozen players who did not compote last year have entered for the current tournament. They in. dudo N.A.E. Maokay, Surg-Comdr. Grant, Wing-Comdr. Bishop, Lt Comdr. Conway, S. Ling, B. A. Phil Timoro, Capt. Cragg, Mai Nai-kwong, F. R. Zimmern, Capt. Milne, I.M.A. Razack, Capt. Walch, Lai Kwong- tsun and Wei Chun-tung.

Notable absentees are He Kadau, rho is temporarily in Shanghai and GİLM, Riekotta, last year's finalist.

NEW DOUBLES COMBINATION

Several new double patra are taking part: The former C. Fincher-L. Goldman combination is broken up, Fincher teaming with W. C. Hung and Goldman with Aloe

Poarce.

Shaky Start

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, † 1936.

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRIES

Osmund In His Best Form

FINE BILLIARDS

A. J. Osmund played brilliant brilliards at the Kowloon Cric- ket Club last evening to beat Yan Cham-pong in the quarter- final of the Colony open bril- liard championship by 500 to 261

Evidently very respectful of his opponent, Osmund concentrated on a faultless game and by clever safety tactics and exceptionally fine posi tional and stroke play, ran comfortable winner.

out

A

Osmund was continualy making interesting breaks, his best being BD, 67, 71, 44, 33, and 33 unfinished,

71, 51

to his him the latter taking

points. Lam, always struggling to extrieute himself from difficult positions, could. chalk up only 48 as his best break.

Ormund has now renched the semi- South Africa did none too well to Anal, and on such form which delight, day when the fifth and final Tested a big "gallery" last evening, seems match against Australia was started 8*sured of winning the title. under a sunlere sky.

Durban, Feb. 28.

South Africa won the toss and, batted first, the close of play finding them with 199 runs on the board for the loss of eight wickets. /

Clarrie Grimmett bowled wonder-

fully well and had the batsmen ali tied p. So far he has claimed seven of the eight wickets.

Only A. D. Nourse faced the attork

confidently and be collected a very useful half century.

200.

RAKUSAN WINS TITLE

Beats Phillips In K.C.C. Final

Won

Frad Parry To Train With The Arsenal ·

Fred Perry, Wimbledon, fawn -Tennis champlon, is making a good recovery from his 'recent back injury and is expected to accept an offer to train with the Arsenal football players at High- bury.

He was at an Arsenal match recently, and was afterwards told that the club would be pleased to have him with them when training if he cared to avail himself of their facilities.

He is still undergoing treat. ment for his injury, but will prob ably be able to go to the Arsenal ground to do some running and light exercises in the immediate future.

DAVIS CUP DRAW

COMPLETE LIST OF TIES

AND DATES FOR PLAYING

*

BADMINTON

LUM'S LAST GAME

IN HONGKONG LEAGUE

COMFORTABLE WIN FOR 'C.R.C.

to

Gordon Lum last night play. ed what he expects will be his last badminton match in Hong- kong before returning Shanghai next week, when he and Mrs. Lum won three games for Chinese Recreation Club against Kowloon Tong-in- the- mixed doubles.

C.R.C., who were the visitors, en- Jayed an may win, securing all nine Kames at stake. Detailed scores fol low,

P. C. Leang and Mlas Anderson (Kowloon Tong) lost to Gorden Lum P. and Mrs. Lun 4-21; lost to S. 1 Chan and Miss W. Cheung 1-21: last to S S. W. Llung and Miss U. Khoo 4-21. S. A. Gray and Miss Allson Mac- kenzlo (Kowloon Tong) lost to Lum and Luin G-21; lost to Chan and Cheung 14-21; los to Llang and Khoo 12-21.

G. A. White' and Miss I. Woolley (Kowloon Tong) lost to Lum and Lum 0-21; lost to Chan and Cheung 3.21; biệt to Lang and Khoa 1-2).

LEAGUE TABLE

(Br H. S. Scrivener)

London, Feb. 4. For the fist time in history the draw for this, year's Davis Cup com- petition was male at the Mansion C.R.C......

the LordFire Brigade House yesterday, where

Games P. W. L. F. A. Pts. 11 10 1 77 20 20 31 0 275 24 18 7 1 60 12 14

12 0 0 52 50

10 6 5 42 48 10

N. Rakusen

8 the Kowloon Mayer presided over the proceedings. Recreio "A" Cricket Club senior billiards cham-Sir Samuel Hoare, President of the Recreio "Y" 10 0 4 69 31 12 pionship yesterday when he defeated Lawn Tennis Association, was hot St. John's Bad light stopped play half an R. P. Phillips in the Anal by 400 to present, and in a lotter from Switzer- St. Andrew's hour before schedule time,--Reuter.

Jand apologising for his absenco Kowloon Tong.. 13 3 10 40 81 6 Rakusen played very confidently wrote: My doctor wishes me to have Talkoo

10 2 8 21 60 4 and quickly established a lengthy lead, somewhat longer rest." Thus the S. and S, Home. 11 0 11 18 81 0 which Phillips, by dint of consistent draw was made with due ceremony though not very big scoring, managed by the leading citizen of the capital before the maich of the country to which the game to cut in half

owes its origin, ek: finished.

V.

C

Zimmern v. Lee Wai-tong: W. C. Hung v. Tennie Kwok; Capt. Milne V. A. V. Gorano; A. Wan v. H. Y. Ho; Taul Wai-pui v. I. M. A. Raznek; Firdos Khan v. 8. W. Liang; S. A.

Rakusen's best break was 44, int Gray v. Capt. Walch; Leong Ping he also chalked up a 40, 37 and 31 chiu v. James Isu; Paul

Kong

unfinished. Phillips' best break was G. C. Burnett; T. A. Pearce Y. T. 26. Monaghan; W. Bhute v.

The final of the club's junior cham- P. Stoones; Wel Chun-tung v. R. Blyth; F. I. pionship has yet to be played, the Kwok v K. Shuto: D. B. MacDougall, contestants being M. Pagh and F. E. An Interesting combination is that J. Tavares and S. A. Rumjahn drew Lawrence. of La! Kwong-taun (Canton chambyca. plon) and Paul Kong, former Shang- bai Interportor and erstwhile Davis Cupper.

E. C. Fincher and W. G. Hung v. "The

Rumjaha cousins aro again de-Y. N. Tan and P. C. Lee; Lieut. fending their title, and may run up Lucy and Lieut. Phillimoro v. M. against serious opposition in either Drysdale and J. Tavares; Wong Fuk- Lal and Kong, Fincher and lung, ornam and K. F. Lui v. Iu Tak-lam and Leo Wai-tong and Luk Ding-choung. fu Tak-cheuk: T. A. Pearce and L The Lo brothers are competing again, Goldman v. Wing Commdr, Bishop and while M. W. Lo is entered for the Capt. Walch; M. W. Lo and M. H. Lo singles and meets 8. Ling in the first, B. O'M. Denne and G. E. R. Divett: round.

P. F. McCabe

and D. Carey V. the draw Inter. In the meantime the

OPEN DOUBLES

and S. ty.

GERMANY BEATS SPAIN

IN SOCCER MATCH

Barcelona, Feb, 23.

TWO POINTS FOR ELIOT HALL

Senior Team Defeat

St. Andrew's

Germany, as winners last year, for the third time since 1929, of the European group, meeting, amongst! athers Australia in the semi-final and Czechoslovakia in the Anal, claim early attention. They are in the lower half of the draw and met Spain, who have a great asset in that unreliable dashing but somewhat player, Maler, in the first round,

I regard the upper

of the half

r. T. Lee and P. K. Chan (Eliot which contains France and tion, Scores. Czechoslovakia, as rather the stronger wati A beat A. S. Bliss and M. half of the two; but it is quite within Weill 21-0; bent. F. V. Wong and S. the bounds of possibility una perhaps A Broadbridge 210; beat L. E.

far in

Ellot Hall "A", hosts to St. Andrew's "B" last night in a men's doubles league match won all nine. but slight opposi- games, meeting with

Kir

others, tho Frenchmen beat Wong and Broadbridge 21-3)

draw, mado yesterday, is an follow KHOR and A. po ́ ́ Liang Bathurst by 2-1, thus avenging her defeat in Landry, Ferat. and Rouauя [now beat Kirby and Dawson 21-0.

give the Germans their hardest match, ray and W. Dawaun 21-7.

C. O. Lee and C. F. Heng (Eliot for they have in C. Schroeder a 22- Hall "A") beat Bliss and Welll 21-2;

player, whose recent record her

beat Wong and Broadbridge 21-4; year-old

bent Kirby and Dawson 21-7. At the second international foot. has been most impressive.

He won the Paris covered court; K. S. Liew and K. F. Leo (Eliot I hope to write a full analysis of Gosano and A. V. Remedios: F. H. Spain, played this afternoon at an amunt

A. V ball match between Germany and Christmas tournament, beating. Hall "A") boat Bliss and Welll 21-14; ... M. A. Montjuich Stadium, Germany won

well as the ranked No. 1 in France) as w - when A. T. Lay V. Pat

Inst May Kang and Germany

Stedman, the New Zealander;

whilst Milne and Lieut. score was exactly reversed. The vast In the covered court championships

about 70,000 M. Pagh, byr; N. A. F. Mackay v. Ding-cheung: P. Scoones and A. Lapsetatars, was sold out entirely. of his own country, which he also ho beat Barotra. He has also K. T. Kwik; Surg. Licut, Grant v. Sullivan J. W. Leonard and

V

Y. Enthusiasm of the spectators rah Iu Tak-chouk; II. 1). Rumjahn v. W, J.

J. Hachima; J. Crawford and S. A high from the very beginning as they beaten the German ate, von Cramm. C.R.C

v. G. 9. Gamble and T. C. followed the swift play. Both goals It may, however, be inferred that he Recreio "A"

nry for Germany were kicked by the cut. is at his best on a covered court and Eliot Hall "B"

OPEN SINGLES

First Round-Taui Yun-pui and Petch v.

Luk

Bus: and Luk stadium which holds

won,

Howard: Wing Commdr. Bishop v. Ghan; J. C. Poola and Bagh side left, Fath, the smallest man in not quite so formidable "outside."

Chun-cheong; C. H. Ung v. Y. C.

London, Feb. 28.

Lau; R. Chea Llout, Commdr. v. G. Lai and G. Chang: M. Conway; Lai

Kwong-taun V, Y. and Lieut. Commdr. Conway v. G. C. the German team. Hachiuma; S. Line v. M. W. Lo: Barnett and A. W. Ramany: W. W. Leonard v. A. I Sullivan: M. Shuto and K. Shute v. Tsui Wai-nul Drysdale v. Wong Fuk-nam; E. C. and Teul Tun-pai; Leo Hua-ngak and Oxford bent Cambridge by 6-6 in Pincher Au Crawford Lieut. Tennie Kwok v. II. A. Barros and lacrosse in the annual inter-varsity Phillimore v. Capt. Cragit; Lee Hun-J. Gonsalves; J. A. Bendall and I.,match, but Cambridge beat Oxford by ngak v. A. E. P. Guest: II. Owen Arafuroff v. H. D. Rumjahn and S. A. 778 points to 770 in the miniature Hughes v. Ma Nai-kwong: F. R. Ramjahn,

rifle match.-Router's Bulletin.

The Clearning Whito.. Rocket.

Mazengers

LEAGUE TABLE

Games

P. W. L. F. A. Pts,

14 11 3 00 20 22 10 10 0 79 14 10 4 80 37 20 077 4 18

Eliot Hall "AN9 St. Andrew's "A" 12 Recreio "B"

3 71 30 18

10 8 2 58 32 10 14 7 7 03 14

St. John's 15

THE AMERICAN GROUP

Australia this year have sought the Fire comparativo seclusion of the Ameri- V.R.C

... 13

can group and in so doing have man- St. Andrew's "B" 14 aged to steer clear of the United Kowloon Tong.. 14 States, whom they will meet, bar S, and S. Home. 14 accidents, in the final a draw which Lonly contains four entries.

of

Great Britain scores through bong

already In the challenge round.” The Americans, and Australians are not badly on in having only three matches to play in order to get there. Nations of renown who are not in the liste

Africa,

JAPAN HAS A RIVAL IN FINLAND

"

TOMMY FARR BEATS LOUGHRAN

Tommy Farr, hard-punching British heavyweight boxer, in having trouble landing with any regularity upon the torso of Tommy Loughran, polished American boxer and former light-heavyweight champion of the world. Loughran, though ageing, is still one of the ring's cloverost boxers, and used all his cunning to hold Farr off. Farr was given the decision in the bout fought in Albert HaR, London,

FALSE COUNTS, TO

VANISH FROM THE RING

By New Timing Device

Sacramento, Cal.

Long counts will vanish from the prize fight ring if every- club and arena adopts an auto- matic timing device which has been perfected by two Sacra-

mento men.

The instrument not only times the unds and rest periods and ringa the gong at the start and finish of ach round, but automatically records the seconds-In lights when a re- feree tolls off the knockdown count. The_official timer may operate, the instrument by means of a button and need not take his eyes off the fight to keep them glued on a stopwatch.

TIMER PRESS BUTTON

the fight as the referee, alves the starting signal. A little revolving the bell sounds the end of the round. timer operates for three minutes, then The timer continues to operate during the rest period. At 50 seconds, a buzzer warns the seconds to leave the ring. At 60 seconds, the bell rings to start the next round.

The entire device is compact and easily carried about. It was invented by A. N. Walsh and II. A. Lain.

United Press,

·PROFESSOR--HEADS OLYMPIC SPORTS

SCHOOL

A push button operating the

Champaign, Ill., Feb. 28. indicator in the knockdown

only

Prof. Seward C. Staley, of the manual control in the three-piece University of Illinois Department of dovice. The knockdown timor driven by

synchronous motor Physical Education, will conduct an similar to the type used in fine clec International Sports Education Con- trle clocks. The button connects nference in Germany this summer mechanism that lights a series of during the Olympic Games. numbers from one to 10 at one-second Staley was selected as the head of Intervals.

the conference upon the recommenda Whon Bghter is knocked down, tion of the American Physical Educa the official timekeeper needs only to tion Society. press the button and hold it down Professional physical education until the fighter rises. For each students will take part in the con- Bacond the fighter is down, a number forence. Approximately 30 persons is illuminated in an upright sign from each of the 25 nations, competing placed near the ring so that all in in the games will attend, Staley the arena may see it. If 10 seconds The American party will sail July elapse, the number 10 flashes red, 15, with the American Olymple team, timer meeting delegations countries

this year aro Japan and South Venue of 1940 Olympicmatically stops, thus giving the mettle & de bord of the assembled.

slovakia and Yugoslavia have drawn (Continued on Page 9.)

Manila Plans

Lawn Tennis Rackets Horse Racing

Next June

British Ranking Lists, 1935. EIGHT OUT OF TWELVE

Among the Men & NINE OUT OF TWELVE Among the Ladies

are users of

SLAZENGER RACKETS

Manila, Feb. 24.

Games is Disputed

exact time the fight ended.

Tokyo, Feb, 28.

conference then will proceed to Berlin, whare

study will begin. Germany is bearing the expense of

LIGHTS TELL STORY Should the fighter rise to his feet the

Finland is Japan's chief rival for before 10. seconds have been tolled, ciptire conference, and its 'parti.

the venus of the 1934 Olympled, ne- the timekeeper releases the button, Staley has boen granted 's" leave cording to a report received to-day_by and the lighted numbers go out, of absenco from the university, where the Japan Olympic Committee, The The timer is another synchronous he had been scheduled to be in charge Helsingfors authorities, the report motor that records rounds and rest of the summer school work in Physical added, have already secured strong periods. A bell wounds the start of education.United Pross

support among small powers, which cannot afford to expend large sums for the transportation of their teams. to Japan, should Tokyo ba chosen as A $500,000 corporation has been the site of the Games. formed under the name of the Philip Officials of the Japanese organisa- piny Racing Club to promote herse- tion said that they would try to per racing in the Philippines. Purchase sunde Count Ballet Latour, President of a large tract of land for the new of the International Olympic Commit- track has been negotiated by the tee, who will arrive in Japan on a club's organisers, who include some visit next month, of the advisability of Manila's most prominent American of awarding the 1940 Olympiad to business mon. The altar of the track Tokyo,

will be just outside Manila, in Rizal The first meeting of the special com- province, along the banks of the mittee which will take chargo

of Pasig River, in San Pedro Makati dis- netivities aiming at bringing the trict.

Gamea to this country will be held Actual operation by June is the early next month, when it will recolze goal of the corporation which at pres- reports of its various sub-committoor. ent la engaged in lotting contracts for The final decision on the venue of Alling, track building, erection of the Games will be made in July, when grandstands, etc. Plans call for the the International Olymple Committee construction,of strictly modern meets in Berlin. track, including a grandstand of rein-

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