1936-03-24 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 24,` 1936.

FIRST DEFEAT OF INVINCIBLE BADMINTON TEAM Eliot Hall "A" Bow Before Inspired Recreio

PTE. E. NIELSON

FAVOURED

TO WIN TITLE

East Lancs' Champion

Regarded by many as the most outstanding amateur Ser- vices boxer in Hongkong, Pte.

To-day's Tennis Programme

Two open championship matches ore arranged for this afternoon at The Cricket Club.

3. A. Rumfahn will meet Frank Kwok and will be the first in reach the last eight stage of the open singles. Kwok's rigli defence may prolong the match," although it ik doubtful whether he can nvold A straight sets defeat.

Α. W. Hamsay anil Gordon Burnett, who played rather disap paintingly in their frst round of the doubles, meet the Tsui brothers. The Chinese are playing well at the pre- sent and à comfortable win for them in indicated.

Complete programmine follows.

Open Bingles (Third Round)

9. A. Ruminhn v F. I. Iwok,

Open Double Berend Stound)

A. W.

tamany and G. C. turnert W, I'

Thai and Y. P. Tul.

Club Championship (Round)

Lt. Col. Stapleton » Capt. W. J. J. Cregg, Club Handien Hingles (Pound)

LL W, P. Izury --3ƒ0 » Esthorstma70. JA, W, A. &. Cirant- 15/2 E. H. Witam 2/0.

Thunon +3/4 T. A. Pearce--13. tRecond Round)

T. . rico mez. v I. O'M. Desne-&M,

Club Handleap Hingle

Y. J. Gordon

(First Round)

and A. H. Pent +1/04

H. Rutters and D. Macditgufi/8.

(Becond Round)

C. C. Stack and P. A. Joseph-2/6 T, C. Monaghan and E. J. NcMullen--8/6.

TENNIS TRIUMPH FOR

MISS YORKE

Nielson of the East Lancashire Three Titles Won By

Regiment promises to be one of the chief contenders for the Hongkong Area Welterweight boxing

month.

championship

next

English Girl

London, Mar. 23. Miss A. M. ("Billie") Yorke, the English international tennis player personal triumph ini the Egyptian lawn tennis tourna the Area wolterweight championshipments winning all three titles. after putting up one of the best per- formances of the programme. It needed a casting vote by the referee before a verdict could be reached in the final scrap, and before giving this the referee complimented both Nielson and his opponent on their fine display and ordered an extra round to be fought.

In 1034, his first year in Hong- hns achieved kong, Pte. Nielson was runner-up in

HE HAD REVENGE

The winner was none other than Ptc. Roberts of the South Wales Borderers, a prime favourite with Incal fight enthualasts. At that time Roberts reigned supreme and was re- garded as unbeatable at his weight, (Continued on-Page-0.)

After annexing the singles, she won the women's doubles with Miss Joan Ingram and the mixed with G. P. Hughes, the English Duvis Cup atar-Router's Bulletin Service.

ENGLAND WINS AT HOCKEY

London, March 23,

Englund outplayed Walea to-day

TACTICS WHICH BROUGHT

ABOUT THEIR DEFEAT

Eddie Sours, who played a notable part in Recreio's victory last night.

RUMJAHNS IN FINE FORM

BRIGHT TENNIS YESTERDAY

(By "Varitas")

PLAY-OFF FOR THE

TITLE WILL BE NECESSARY

(By "Veritas")

Last evening Recreio “A” men's doubles badminton team accomplished something which, for the past two years, everybody has said was impossible; they beat Eliot. Hall "A", Colony champions, in a badminton league match. In consequence (unless Recreio un- expectedly lose a match) there will have to be`a play-off for the men's doubles league title on a date and a venue yet to be settled.

Well over 200 badminton en-11. K. Châu 17-21; lost to C. ‚0 Lee thusiasts crowded Club de Rte. and K. Yong 18-21; beat K. H. Liew

and K. Y, Lee 21-17. creio for this match which 1. A. Carvalho and A. M. Silva signalled the first defeat sus- Itecreio "A") beat Lee and Chan 21- tained by Eliot Hall "A" since 10: beat Lee and Yong 21-19; beat

Liew and Lee 21.12. bhe start of the Hongkong league. They were rewarded with the finest match over seen in the Colony.

E da Sóuan and H. A. Alves (Re- creio "A") bent Lee and Chan 21-18; lost to Lee and Yong 8-21; bent Liew and Lee 21-15.

POINTS CONCEDED

M. A. Oliveira, who contributed a to the success of the Recreio formu.

Kowloon Tong have conceded walk-over to Recreio "A" In their match scheduled for to-morrow and a walk-over to Eliot Hall "B" in their match fixed for next week The amended league table therefore reads. F. W. L. F. A. Pts. 18 17 1 112 14 34 195 22 30 10 16

WHY THEY WON Recreio won

because they were shrewd enough to change their tactics, Ellot Hall, whose badminton has been nurtured on forecourt play-a type of game in which they stand supreme in Hongkong-discovered they had to defend the base of the court. It was Eliot Hall "A" a new experience, and although they Recreio "A" tried hard adapt themselves to the C.R.C. requirements of this form of play, St. Andrew they could not sustaina defence Eliot Hall "B" against the fast moving and hard Recreio "D"" hitting Portugese.

St. John's

Tire Brigade V.R.C. Kowloon Tong

....

18 14

18 12

4 107 40 28

4 89 64 24

17 12 6 83 43 22

14 10 4 60 30 20

17 8 9 73 80 10

17 H 9 63 78 16

18

3 13 42 84 0

21 3 19 49 104 6

2 16 30 97

16 30 134 2

INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY

When Ellot Hall did get their op portunities of dictating the exchanges They exploited drop shots for all they were worth and had Recreio outplay: St. Andrew's "B" 18 ed. But the home players invariably S. and S. Home, 17 returned to lob high and deep from corner to corner, get the Varsity men Effortless and flawless tennis, on the run, and dash in for the Anal for which the Rumjahn cousins cross-court" "kill"," hold the Hongkong copyright, is questionable whether such fine driving (or so much of it in one reserved, brought about the de-match) has been

Keen before in feat yesterday in straight sets Hongkong. All of the players were of J. Gonsalves and H. A. up to concert pitch and covered the and Barros, when they met in the court with remarkable agility

When it came

to Acering second round of the open acos from driving, the teams doubles championship. The shared the honours, but Stecreio bene fitted to a greater extent in the long cousins thus join Fincher and run as their swift and well placed Hung and Crawford and Gray drives often paved the way for a in the last eight.

winning smash. Notwithstanding very-much-be-

in an International hockey match and. won by four goals to sue-Reuter's low-form-deplay by Barros, the -Bulletin-Service.

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THE HEROES

For the winners, L. A. Carvalho and

In the opposition offered by Gonsulves A. M. Silva were the heroes. They i

to reveal their wide range of stroke won all three games and gave a ne

qpment. The harder Gonsalves

demonstration of forceful and fighti hit-and his driving was par excel ing badminton in each. Silva, always lence the better the Runjahns vol methodical and unromed, created most leyed and half-volleyed. Aspiring of the openings by hs subtle place- tille-snatchers had good reason to ments, while Carvalho, alert and ponder over their task if they watched eager. performed prodigious feats of

overhead smashing. the champions in nètion yesterday.

CHAMPION IN THE MAKING

C. O. Lee and K. L. Yong were the best among the losers. Lee, boasting a beautifully stylish backhand, com But one expects to see the Rumfahns mandoered the base of the court and exhibit a high class brand of tennis, very nearly found the right answer and although it is true they dominated to the Recreio's tactics. His clover the court they could not entirely est shot was a high and deep lob obscure the frequent clever play of taken on the backhand as the opposi

the net. It scored Gonsalves, who, if I am not mistaken, tion advanced

Club de Recreio champion in the heavily against Alves and Sousa. making.

is a

It is true ho committed a lot of errors, notably in the second set when the hot pace seemed to

on

be

of

Recreio also owed a lot to Dick Alves and Eddie Sousa, who, frankly speaking, ware not expected to win more than one rame, Bat they came throwing

up trumps in their 'second encounter his strokes out rhytlun. But carlier

he when they not only beat Eliot Hall first string but, in so doing won the a sparking match. constantly flashed out shot a perfectly placed passing drive on the forehand or an unreturn able volley going away down the "tramlines." These were shots of a potentially very good player and gave some idea of the advancement made by Gonsalves during the past twelve months.

Here again the methods of at- tack were deep drives' and lobe to the corners and a quick follow-in for the "kit". Only Lee and Yong found the right answer to this type of game.

Not unnaturally the players were It was a pity Barros found the occasion rather too big for him. In of the occasion. but Recreio settled somewhat affected by the Importance the opening phases he was making dosen very much quicker than Eliat all sorts of unnecessary volleying Tall, who subsequently failed to re- errors, due entirely to his taking the cover from an early shock of being ball too early. He Improved in the ten games to one at the end of second set but not sufficiently to make the first round.

MOST EXCITING GAME

a balanced combination strong enough

to win more than three games from the champions.

The Rumfahna played ideal tennis Recreio went to a 4-2 lead and then To the delight of their supporters for the occasion. They will meet Sousa and Alven, making the most stiffer opposition later on, but while of their advantage of being up against they can function so smoothly they rattled opponents, won the seventh have tittle cause to worry. They game for the match. Ellet Hall re- valleyed very doclaively, H. D. Rum covered to win the eighth, but Car- Jahn in particular regaining his old- valho and Siva refused to be denied time skill.

a distinction, not hitherto enjoyed by any other pair, I believe, of winning all three games against the cham-, plons.

DISAPPOINTING SINGLES, The three singles matches played yesterday did not offer the same brand the evening was the second between Fally the most exciting, game of

of tennis Wong Fuk-nam certainly Carvalho and Silva and C. O. Lee and

Local Tournament Final On Sunday

NEW BALL

WILL PROVE BOON

TO GOLFERS

U.S.A.. USING IT

CRICKET NOTES

SPOTTING “STARS” AT KING'S PARK

QUINNELL IS A GOOD BOWLER.

(By R. Aħbit)

Although last Saturday was a much nicer day than we have had for weeks there was practically no cricket as the combined operations took up the activities of most of the players.

It was unfortunate, but these things have to be done or how could the Military

Contribation be justified? Bot

after dodging bordes of accoutred soldiery Costooned with the weapons of their trade I managed to get across to Kowloon hotly pursued by what looked like a section of our

xcellent St. John

Ambulance

Brigada and few others who looked like nothing on earth.

I finally arrived at the X.G.C, to discover if there was a Club gamo by any chance but found the ground covered by gallant meri and fair ladies playing tennis, Thence to the Naval Sports ground where at last my cars were cheered by the Round of the bat hitting the ball. I gathered that the Empress of Britain had fielded a side against what was avaliable of the Navy auxillaries technical casualties no doubt in the early hours of the fighting, (or were they left out of the fun? Too bad, too bad!) Anyway there was quite an enjoyable

game.

I

did not get there in time to Bee the start but I managed to achievo object and that was to see Quinnell in action. He has rather a curious

оло

delivery which

Imaging

I niny make the flight of the ball Many of the worries of golfers puzzling, but I think I know the ball may disappear if the new ball, bigger that gets most of his wickets, in circumference, is generally adopted. perfect length one which seems a Throughout Amerien it is used ex shado faster than the others and tensively, and Y. S. Richardson, unou just flicks the top of the stumps. return from the United States

He produced two of them in quick with the Australian team, says that, succession at the end of the Empresn' though it might not cure that elico or Innings and they would have bowled book, it certainly made the game more a good deal better batsmen than the cr.joyable.

ones they did actually dismiss.

The new American ball is 6-16ths of an luch bigger in circumference than the standard Australian ball, but weight is the same.

Thanks to their first two batsmen the Empress team won comfortably but the rest of the sido were not very skilful. There was ono bat, how- The final of the local International) Hockey tournament will be played beardson, it gets

From the tee, according to Rich ver, who had evidently been a crie- keter in the days of his youth-I into the air moro tween England and Portugal on Sun- quickly, flies better, and, on landing, think he was probably on the wrong day on the Royal Naval Recreation stops in a shorter distance, especially side of fifty, but he scorned gloves Club ground, King's Párk at 10.30 am. un the greens. On good fairways it and pads and made one of the nicest

"aits up and begs to be hit.

old-fashioned square hits to leg that I have seen for years. (I am writing this in the pious hope that the Em- press will have moved on before it ap- pears la print).

12 RUNS

FROM ONE HIT

Christchurch, N.Ż. Somewhat unusual was the tally placed against a bats- man's name in the scoring book for one hit, the figure 12 going down without the ball boʻng lost. The stroke originally was worth two, two overthrows were run, then three more,

a total of seven so far. On this last occasion however, a fields- man stopped the ball with his cap and, of course, under Law 41, a penalty of a further five runs was exacted, thus bringing the grand-totál to 12.

L

England, who will play in red, will be represented by the followinari----

A. B. Owen; J. E. Potter and Bds, F. Cox; Lieut. J. P. Williams (Capt.), W. A. Reed and J. Farmer: S, A. Fowler, G. E. R. Divett, Sub-Liout Wraith Lieut. C. C. Garthwaite, and Flight-Llout. Lascelles.

TRIANGULAR

HOCKEY TOURNEY'

Deciding Match On Monday Next.

LEFT SIDE FIRM Rkhardson said that in U.S.A. he had picked up many hints, and the best had to do with the swing.

I umpired for a few minutes in this game, at the end, and we In-

"They are concentrating on a firm terested in seeing how the ball was left aldo," he said, "forcing the club taking spin on a rather loosely away from the body and turning their stretched bit of matting.

sight hip away, instead of swaying.

When the club comes through, their

left side is perfectly firm, the left

CLUB GAMES

hip going into the swing a fraction of Both the Indians and Craigengewor

a second before the moment of im-managed to get in scratch games on pact.

their own ground but I am afraid what has appeared in the papers. I know nothing more of them bogord

"At the same time there is no cock ing of wrists, as we have been ac customed to see in Austraila-just a light turn, which means that they have a maximum of control through- out the entire swing,

THE MATCH OF MATCHES

I cannot quite recollect if I said that the K.C.C.-University match was "Their chief object, however, is to be played at Kowloon on 28th to keep the left side firm, and un-March. There was some such idea, I drubtedly it is of great advantage." belleve. I shall deal with the game Instond of starting to pivet at the next Friday when I hope to have start of the swing, the pivot does not got a little more material and a little begin until the left arm has been less cold and cough, but I may as forced back."

well state now that the same will be Richardson intends to make, this played at the originally staged venue style the basis of his future golf. the University ground at Pokfulam,

NEW SOCCER STAR ON

VIEW TO-DAY

Tio Hian-Gwin Playing For

.

South China "A".

Tio Hian-gwin, the Chinese foot- ball expert from Dutch East Indies, who is now in Hongkong to take part in World Olympics trials, will be scen In action at Caroline Hill this after- noon, when he will play at centre- forward for South China "A" against the Navy.

PLAYER SUSPENDED

WONG MEE-SHUN OUT OF SOCCER FOR FORTNIGHT

This is a re-arranged league match and the kick off is at 6 o'clock.

The Emergency Committee of the South China's team will, with the Hongkong Football Association sat exception

of Tio for Ip Pale-wa in the yesterday evening to consider the I attack, remain the same as that case of Wong Meo-shun the centre. extended Leonard. In the second se KL Yong. Recreio held on to a lar Hockey Tournament will be staged

The deelding match in the Triangu-, which won the Senior Shield. and had it in his power to force the Issue the full distanco But after all oce lead up to 17tal hot fan on the Mfering ground between the time position at inside left with Tay who was ordered off the field during half of the South China “A” torm, Lee Waf-tong returns to his old-: his own service and then withered couple at 19. At this point services Army and the Hongkong Hockey Club! Qua-liang on the wing, whilo Tam the match against the Kowloon F.O.. breaking through to lead B-3, he lost obtained game point with Ehot Hall

were lost by means of some dazling on Monday, March 30, at 4.30 p.m. Kong-pak, partners Li Tin-sang at on March 14 last. before a player who was rock-like in returns, Three times service crossed The Army will be represented by the bank. his steadiness. Leonard, his ground the net without any alteration to the following players: Sappor Howlett, The team will be:-Wong Wing: After inquiring Into the circums strakes working with meticulous as-score, and then Hario snatched the Ds. F. Cox and Kishen Singh Sapi Tin-seng and Tam Kong-pak: Lau tances of the case, the Emergency curacy won many points on Wono's ona ace for a thrilling win.

per Brown, Lleut, J. P. Willams Hing-ohol, Leung Wing-chul and Lee Committee decided to suspend this faults, but he also scored heavily Detalled scoren follow.

(Capt.), and Alaf Din; Khuda Bux, Kwok-val; Tao Kwel-abing, Fung with some delightful passing shots on M. A. Disirs and J. J. Remedios (Continued on Page 2) (Recreio "A") lost to T. C. Lee and

Mohd. Afsar, Lal Singh, Llout. C.C, King-chaung. Tis Hian-gwin, Lee player for two weeks Garthwalto and L/Cpl. Nolan, Waltong and Tay Qua-lany.

terday,

as from you-

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