1936-03-11 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1936.

ELIOT HALL'S BADMINTON TEAM FOR SHANGHAI

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

LEONARD IS STILL IMPROVING

LEARNS VALUABLE

LESSONS

(By "Veritas")

is

W. Leonard J. tennis player who learns valu- ablo lessons from match play experience and docs not hesitate to appropriate them, which is one reason why ho scored such

comfortable entry into the second round of the open singles championship yesterday at the expense of A. L. Sullivan, one-time a leading exponent of the game in Shanghai.

Leonard, naturally n meticulous player, has discovered that steadiness and the ability to keep the ball in play will more likely beat the average player in Hongkong than spectacular! "fireworks". He employed these tac:] tics against Sullivan with pronounced!

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Not that the match was simply an! exhibition of pat-ball; both players! hit reasonably hard-Sullivan the harder of the two-but Leonard's impregnable defence and his con- sistently good return of the ball lured piled up Sullivan into error and points for the winner.

Sullivan tried hard to make effec

his variety of shots, but these they do not carry with them the same element of surprise, neither aro they no impeccable either in length or direction. Leopard found little mculty in anticipating the and the court to return them with out smart Both players carried manoeuvres and for the most part the match was a battle of wits. It saYK much for the improvement made by Leonard that he deservedly carried of

the honours.

Includes Five Senior Team Players

Our Daily Golf Hint

mental

Golf teaches க poise that enables one to take both the good and the bad without complaint; but cor- rect thinking and acting can often turn bad into.good.— Jack Hoag.

Five-Year Plan For Football

STARTLING IDEA SUGGESTED

(By W. Capel Kirby)

"Points ruin football! It would be a great game without them," remarked the director- who-matters of a famous club. He referred to it as "S OS football."

AND THREE

FROM

THE "B"

Two Matches Scheduled

(By "Veritas")

-- Eliot Hall's badminton team to play against the Cercle

BIG

BADMINTON MATCH

TEAMS AT FULL STRENGTH

ELIOT HALL "A". V. RECREIO

(By" "Veritas")

Both Ellot Hall "A" and Recreio

teams for their epic badminton match at the University hostel this evening.

Sportif Francais and a select-A" hope to turn out full strength ed Shanghai combination in Shanghai on April 4 and 5 will be compared of five players drawn from the "A" team and three from the "B", Arrangements for Eliot Hall's visit to the North have now been finalised, their badminton gramme being:-

Although this match, will not necessarily decids the men's doubles championship, it will provide an im portant pointer. Ellot Hall naturally are favourites as they are playing on their own court which is no vastly pro-different to that of the Recrela, that the visitors are bound to Bnd them- selves somewhat handicapped.

April 4-versus Cercle Sportif Franenis at the French Club. All doubles, cach game. of 15 points up.

April 5-versus Shanghai repre- Hentative team, a series of games including singles and doubles,

"What

ro you suggest as the

The team, accompanied by about remedy?" I naked. "Call a truce, and institute a five-year plan," he replied. ten other members of Eliot Hall, In brief, his iden is to do away will leave Hongkong by the s.8. with the spoiling game by cutting out Taksang on March 29, and will re- relegation for five turn on April 13. promotion" and

Seasona.

sense of security fosters.

There is one other way to stop this encourage the visiting team to play more open football and keep the ball within the boundary lines.

THE PLAYERS

The following are the

eight

What do you think of the idea?) Do not forget the danger of atagan- tion and smug complacency which a badminton players who will repre

seat the Hall in Shanghal:-

Lee Cheng-ong ("A" team) Lee Thean-chiu ("A" team> Chan Peng-kok ("A" team) Lee Kuan Yew ("A" team) Tan Pek-can ("B" team) Soon Cheng-hoe ("B" team) Liew Keng-slong ("A" team) Tye Soo-chong ("B" team) Lee Cheng-ong is going 19 captain of the team, but the first string doubles will be Lee Theat chiu and Chan Peng-kok, Hall's leading players. The rest not yet been settled. of the doubles combinations have

SCOONES HARD PRESSED

After Leonard had polished off Sullivan most of the spectators moved safety-first business, and that is to over to the No. 1 court to watch youthful Warwick Shute take P. H. Scoones the full distance. Unhappily the match started late and with tho

It is to award three points for an overcast sky and threatening rain, away" win. Then, I suppose, the conditions were far from ideal. In home alde would exploit the kicking- fact the final set was played in light out and goal-packing tricks. No, which was unfair to both players. perhaps the five-year-plan is the best,

Shute, bringing his energetic top-after all, pin forehand drive into full force

I know

some teams who, when walked away with the first set, his visiting, travel with definite instruc- opponent being right out of touch. tions to play a spoiling game.

"A" During this period Shute played with point will suit us very nicely," they the confidence and aggressiveness of say,

a "veteran" match player and looked Unfortunately, I have seen too many good for a surprise victory.

But he tires rather rapidly during the second set and Scoones, at last capturing control over his shots, pro- ceeded to outdrive and out-volley the schoolboy.

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matches of that variety recently.

FANLING MEETING

St. John Ambulance Cup Contest

Eliot

In the singles the visitors will be represented by Lee Thean- chlu, Chan Peng-kok and Liew Keng-slong.

SHANGHAI TEAMS UNKNOWN It was an entertaining match though

Neither the French Club team -one wished it could-have-been-played

nor-the-representative Shanghai under botter conditions. Onco Scoones had invested his strokes with

line-up is known here locally at confidence the ultimate result

the present, but in view of the generous reports sent to Shanghai hardly in doubt. In the third set, A reminder, ls issued that the St. by visitors from the northern port despite bad light, the winner raided John Ambulance Cup will be contest-to Hongkong, it is quite likely the the net and young Warwick, chiefly ed at the meeting of the Fanling hosts will turn out strong teams. I think through physical tiredness. Hunt and Race Club on April 6. could not pull out a shot to pass his

Recently Gordon Lum, himself a opponent, who scored consistently with ly reported as lost, have been founded the Eliot Hail players as good Tickets Nos. 30801-30050, previous Shanghai player, said he consider- angled volleys and decisive "killa". and returned to

The remainder of the programme Ambulance went according to general expecta- tickets are now on sale and will be he did not think they would be able Headquarters. These 58 the average in Shanghai, though (Continued on Page .) included in the draw on April 5.

(Continued on Page 9.)

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Eliot all will probably win to- night, bat to them it will be more im- portant to see how easy or how difficult in the accomplishment, for they have yet to visit Club do Reerelo. From to-night's match they will bo able to form somo opinion as to their prospects at King's Park

The teams will probably be as fol- jowe,

ia;

Ellot Hall "A":-T. C. Lee and P. K. Chan; C. O. Lee and C. 8. Heng; K. B. Llow and K. Y. Lee,

Recreio "A":-8, A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios, L. A. Carvalho and A. M. Bilva; H. A. Alves and E. Sousa,

The full programme for this evening |

St. Andrew's "A" v. Eliot Hall "B" V.R.C

r. St. John's Recreio "B"

v. Kowloon Tong Ellot Hall "A" v. Recreio “A”

MIXED DOUBLES

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FIRE BRIGADE WIN EASILY

Nine Games From

St. Andrew's

SPRING IS HERE! · TRA-LAt-or só one would think by this study taken yesterday during the Police v. Fusiliers football match. A red hot attack on Police goal produced this display of energy by Gough and others. (Photo: Meo Chor).

OSMUND'S

BREAK

Best Yet In Championship

A. J. Oarmund, potential winner of the Hongkong Bil- fiards Championship, scored nearly twice as fast as. M. M. da Silva, the Macao champion when they met last night in the` semi-final of the senior cham- ⚫pionship of the Colony.

Osmund went to his points (760) when Silva stood at 418. The win- ner contented himself with consistent breaks and concentrated chiefly on his excellent break of 137, the highest to date in the tournament,

He was decidedly unlucky. to lose the white ball at 101 but he proceed ed to score 33 off the red before Fire Brigade and St. Andrew's breaking down. Osmund also helped played off their postponed mixed himself to a couple of half century doubles badminton match last night breaks and quite a number in the at Police Headquaters, when the home | thirties. team won by the convincing margin of nine games to love.

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Silva, never quite in the same class, St. Andrew's offered rather dis did play good billiards at times, but appointing opposition in view of their could only make 36 as his best bruk fairly good form just recently and Otherwise he had to remain contented were expected to give the Brigade a with 20's. closer rin for the points.

Tho detalled' scores follow.

FIRE BRIGADE ♥ Sɛ ANDREW'S

1. 1. Wong Mrs. Dawson

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KITCHELL IN FINAL

POLICE HELD TO A DRAW

AFFECTS TITLE HOPES

LEAGUE SOCCER YESTERDAY

REFEREES

RESENT INQUEST RIDER

Inquiry To Be Made

Although Police by virtue of their drawn match yesterday with the

After a protracted inquest on Royal Welch Fusiliers, retain the James. Thorpe (22), the Sunder fendership of the first division of

the Hangkong Football League, they land goalkeeper, who died on greatly assisted the cause of South Feb. 5, a few days after the China "A" by falling to garner both match against Chelsen at Roker points.

Park in which he was injured, the jury found that:

The result was, well in accordancs with the run of the play. Police were on top in the first half and positions were reversed after the interval. If anything the soldiers were a trifle unlucky not to obtain the odd goal and the two points. Had they made the positional changes carlier this might well have resulted.

Death WAR due to diabetes, accelerated by the rough unge he received in the game, and that

The referee was very lax in his .control.

They added as a rider: "We urge the Board of Manage The game, played at Kowloon, ment of the F.A. to instruct all re- boasted patches of really bright foot ferees that they must exercise stricter ball. Police attack was continually control over the players so as to enterprising, and onco Talbot had eliminate as far as possible, any fur- moved into the forward line the another accidents." can be said of the Fusiliers.

REFEREE'S RIGHT TO EXPLAIN League. To Hold Full Inquiry

NORTH WITHOUT A PEER A. Kitchell roached the final of tho

North played a splendid game at

at Wes and Miss M. Charm 21-11: Dining an en

junior championship by beating E. A. Shute and Mr. Bhute Fire Brigade) V. Remedios early yesterday evening right half for the Police and had no peer amonia the half backs, while 372. Kitchell, ro

Anderson and saw on 21-2; at Tamodios. A nicely-compiled break Fusiliers, who suffered from the ef best M. Well and is F. Wony 21-4.

taining an early lead managed to Keating was the ablest full back an J.L. Anderson and His . Griffiths (Fireward off a determined challenge by view. The Police intermediates im somewhat more than did the Fincher And Churn 21-10: beat Well and of 39 gave him a useful advantage fects of poor first half football by Tal-president of the Management Com

A. L. Flaker, and Hm. Kirkwood (Fire over his opponent. Tirigado) beat Wong and Dawagn 21-19; best Fincher and Chumm 21-18; boat Welll and Wonz 21-9.

Wong 21-13.

LEAGUE TABLE

Fira Brigade... 18 11 C.R.C. Recreio Recrele "B"

St. John's

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

2 03 24 22 12 11 1 85 23 22 9 8 1 60 12 16 11 6 5 60 39 12 0 0 52 68-12

St. Androw's .. 11

Kowloon Tong

Talkoo...

5 0 42 57 10

14

8 11 40 81

4

10

2 8 21 09 4

0 12 18 90 0

S. and S. Homo . 12

REFEREES PUZZLED ·

What Is Minimum Number Of Players In A Team?

The Referees' Committee has been.

THE FINALS

The finalists in both tournaments are now known. This evening at 5.30 the first of the two matches will be played when A. Kitchel meets Y. T. Yung. It is curtain to be a very entertaining ganie, the players being very well matched.

Mr. J. McKenna, Liverpool, the

bot. When Wanklyn moved over to mittee of the Football League, said the pivotal berth there was an im- that he was greatly surprised the mediato improvement in the soldiers' referee Was

not asked to give middle line.

evidence..

Coakley, and later on Talbot were "The Jury had not heard the live wires in the Welch attack, while referoe's explanation or side of the Police were cloverly led by Johnson. case," he went on. "Until the referee. MeHardy figured prominently in the has given his version it is impossible Police goal and had rather more to to say anything. do than Rowlands, his opposite num-

To-morrow the climax to a highly ber, who, however, ahowed smartnessing for an inquiry into such a serious "I am not surprised at the jury aske successful competition will be reached during the first half. at the Club Lusitano when A, J.

accident, and I can say that there will Osmund and W, Hong Sling contest Police took the lead following a undoubtedly be a full fiqulry at our the senior final. This encounter is fine movement initiated by North, who next meeting. In view of what was 1,000 points up spread over two transferred to Brooks. The left wing said at Sunderland would not be sessions of 500 points each. Those put the ball right across the field and fair to the referee for him to go on who have not yot booked their seats Tommy Pile (making a welcome re to the field until there has been a full for this match should do so immediate appearance on the right wing) dashed inquiry and the whole circumstances Cother Guntario, if an acute angle, Police held on to the

either at Messrs. Gando, Prico & in to beat Rowlands with a shot from have been brought out."

Mr. Ernest H. Spiers, Bournville, both contestonts play up to form this alight advantage until the interval, President of the Referees' Association, match will provide the most spectacu- ten minutes after which Coakley expressed surprise at the jury's rider, is a very unexpected statement," lar billards seen in the Colony for scored with a glorious drive,

he said. "My observation has been Police went further ahead when that the referees' control this season Johnson netted In typical fashion, has been, on the whole, good, particu- but the lead was short-lived, a foul larly with reference to the care of the

to equalise with caso.

many years.

asked by the Shefeld and Halamahiro BOWLING GREEN in the penalty area permitting. Talbot goalkeeper.

F.A. to give a ruling upon the follow- ing subject, the Referees' Committee in turn appeaking to the English F.A. for a decision.

"In a junior, match one of the

teama, was ablo to fold only five

players. As the referee considered that the number against a full team would make the game farcical, he re fused to allow the game to be started. What is the least number of players with which a referee would be justi- fied in starting a match?"

CLUB

NEW PRESIDENT

"Rulings in connection with play in the goalmouth are one of the most After this Police were strictly on dificult ports of refereeing." the defensive and the goal suffered a

series of narrow escapes, the wood-

J. G. Meyer and M. Henderson, mem werk being struck more than once. bera of the Committee.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

LEAGUE TABLE-

Goals

At the thirty-sixth annual meet Ingof the Kowloon Dowling Green Club held at the Club House yester-{ day evening, Mr. L. Guy was elected President for the ensuing year. The election of officers resulted an

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. The election was made on the pro- follows: President Mr. L. Guy: HK, Police..18 11 0 3 61, 23 20 posal of Bir. W. E. Hale, who said Vice-President Mr. T. F. Bradford; 3. China "A" 15 12 063 20 that Mr. Guy had rendered yeoman Hon. Secretary--Mr. J. G. Meyer; BW, Fusiliers 10 8 73 38 23 23 service to the Club in many Hon. Treasurer. Mr. B. P. Morris, Chinese Ath, 15762 25 16 20 resprets, and had previously oc- General Committee: Mosara. G. E. 9, China. “B” 14. 6. 7 1 27 18:10 cupled the post. The proposal. Thompson, R. Hall, J. B. Sturgeon, H.K.F.C. 108 8 5 88.26 19 was seconded by Mr. W. 8. Drake B. Wylie, G. L. Sharriff, J. E. Hon R.U. Rines 1800 18 30 18 and carriedwith acclamation. son, F. L. Rapley, with the President, St. Joseph's 10 8 20 88 48 49 Vice-President, Hon. Secretary and Royal Navy 14 707.33 34.14 Arising out of this the Referees' Mr. Hale, President, was in the Hon. Treasurer ox-efflelo.

East Lancs 14 0 2 0 28 28 14 Committes may raise the question as chair and was supported by Messrs. Balloting Committee: Messrs. Recredo.. 108.47 28-27, 14. to the minimum number of players D. W. Waterton (Hon. Secretary), M. J. Henderson, H. F. Stoneham, Kowloon F.C. 10 4. 1.11 28.87 0. who should be permitted to take part J. I Tetley (Hon. Treasurer), R. C. Hamilton, 3. G. Gill, 8. A. RA.. Lyemun 16 2 2 12 28,4840 in a match.

Guy, F. L. Tapley, E. W. Gardiner, Bright and C. Hait. ~

16 15,82

The Referees Committes replied that the referee should postpone a match and report the facts to the secretary of the competition when, in his opinion, the game would lose its proper character. If contented by too smáll a number of players.

RA. Scutters 10