1936-04-06 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1936,

ONLY TWO TEAMS IN RACE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Athletic And South China

Neck And Neck

CHALLENGERS

FALL AWAY

ATHLETIC

SQUEEZE

THROUGH /

Should

AFTER SCRAPPY MATCH

POOR FOOTBALL

(By "Verita")

Fusiliers

Athletic

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Titlera - Rowlanda; Wheeler and Kent- éria: Fatalion, Weoklyn and Ella, Goalley. Harrison, Evans, Talbot, and Roberta,

Athletic-dul Timim; Mak Subshon an I Chary: Zai Kwok-chul, Test Ab-fi and Chan Hongkong: Tang Kwong mum, Yusrik Kanepe, Wong Wing-hơn, Chan Chun-wen, and Chan Manwing.

Visitors Play

In Local League?

(By "Voritas")

THE whole complexion of the race for the first division championship tus been changed within a week. A benvy two-day programme, plus .mid-week matches have left Snath China "A" and Athletic fairly high ma dry at the top of the table. Negrent challengers are Police and South China "I", who with one game in hand of them both are six points behind the champlons and five paints in arrears of the Athletic,

Theoretically Club are in a better position. They have three gamen in lund and are nine points behind South Chim "A" and eight behind Athlete, which means that if they win those outstanding matches they can come within three points and two points respectively of the lenders,"

Athletic continued their hot pursuit of South China "A" for the first division champion- ship when they beat Royal

But I think it can now safely be assumed that the title will be won Welch Fusiliers at Sookunpoo eller by South China “A” or Athletic. They have to play each other yesterday, but it needed either twice, and, so I am told, they have agreed not to include any of the visit- a decided bias or a vivid ima.

ing Chinese Olymple players in their teams for these engagements. If this be so it is most praiseworthy. It is much better that these champion. gination to regard their per-skip-deciding eticounters (as inevitably they must by) be settled by the formance as that worthy of clubs" regular players who have performed throughout the season and champions. Putting things in

put the teams where they are now. common parlance it was a rot- ten match; tempers were frayed, demanding incessant whistle and official admonish- ments while neither team ap peared to make any serious effort to play constructive or entertaining football.

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In the meantime a host of northern) There is also the point that wo in Colony, Athletic immediately arizing be within our powers, of nasisting Chinese stars" have arrived in the longkong should do something, if it the opportunity of including "Darkis China to find the strongest possible Fusiliers yesterday. More players way to accomplish this is to permit Chan, former Idol, in the team against team for Berlin. The most natural from the south are

expected this the visiting nominees the right of week, and all of them will, at some appearing with local Chinese in time or anotlier be included in the loogue matches. Such games offer a It was blundersome sort of stuff, Chinese league · teams, this being much better test than friendly Intra- the ball being kicked anywhere recognised as the simplest, and the club affairs, and comparison between best method of judging their form respective merits can be made on a long nit kleket. A strong cross wind made things tricky, but

fairer basis. then the players did nothing to nullify Although on the whole this has thin disadvantage: rather did they been taken in a friendly spirit by the contribute to it by constant balloon- rest of the tongue teams, there is, 1 learnt during the week-end, a grow; Athletic, very eager from the starting feeling that the importance of to collect the points, rather allowed the Berlin Olympics is being allowed enthusiasm to override their disgrain intrude rather too much on the while the Fusiliers, resenting orderly fulfilment of the local lengue the vigorous methods of the opposi programme. tion tended to reveal their feelings

Wan

ing of the ball,

Lion,

in the wrong manner.

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One club official expressed these

A draw would have been a fairer sentiments yesterday, complaining result. In fact after a negative sort that in order to give the

Chinese

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Hongkong generally will welcome these visitors and will wish them the est of luck in their efforts to gain the most signal honour which has Yet come their way to represent their World Olympiad in country at the

Berlin.

ANOTHER SWIMMING RECORD BEATEN

of first half it looked odds-on that Olympic players practice and trials this would be the outcome. But before the end of April, the rest of, Athletic staged a last-minute rally the local teamon were being forced to plece of work by "Darkie Chan more he felt there was a need for shooting high into the net as Row residential qualification so that play- landa helplessly advanced from his ers should not permitted to

the Colony one day and turn out fo n team the next.

and Yeung Kan-po completed is clever rush through their matches. Further. New

enter

Freestyle

500 Yds. World Mark

GAMBLE

WHICH

FAILED

BUT ONLY JUST

S. CHINA NEARLY OUTWITTED

(By "Crossbar")

Club de Reerein's gamble failed yesterday against South China "A", but how near it went to succeed- ing only those who saw the match at Caroline Hill can fully appreci ate. Recyclo made positional changes by which they hacked. everything on a defence capable of j keeping nut Lee Wai-tong and his star colleagues, and a new forwardį line which might succeed in taking South Chinn by surprise.

As it turned out, brilliantly though] the Gosano brothers and Baltrao de-j fended, South Chinn scored twice, while the Portuguese attack, although offered innunirable opportunities,| was not suiciently alive to make usel of them. The champions thus remaini lenders of the first division, closely pursued by Athletic..

Chief interest in this Kane was centred round the exciting duets - earned the honours in his contesta tween the Chinese forwards and the Coxano brothers. Bernie Gasano with Lee Wai-tong, while it was Bel- ran who kept Pùng Khig-cheung well in check.

Tay

to South Chinn attäck was made produce Rs very best football to get phat this trio. But the players were j Aided by the ineffectiveness of the Portuguese, wing balves, bath Qua-liang and Tau Kwaishing finding it easy to alvance up the field. Only when they came against the Gesanos dill they meet opposition which taxed their ingenuity to the full.

Phil Brubaker, the 23-year-old Dinuba, Cal., 1 ad who forsook his plane to study theology until he's had a whirl at the fight game, moved up another big notch at San Francisco when he plastered King Levinsky to win a decision after a thrilling fight. Photo shows the Kingfish knocked down by one of Brubaker's right,uppercuts in the seventh round.

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TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

END BY APRIL 22

ELIOT HALL THE FINAL

| IMPROVE PROGRAMME

BUT SHANGHAI | ARRANGED

BADMINTON

IS SUPERIOR

חון

AR Was expected after their the French rout at the hands of Chulz Friday evening. Eliot Holle badminton team were well beaten in the unofficial Interport Saturday. against Shanghai But the Colony players put up a and in Vastly improved display three of the five rubbers sent the encounters the full distance before admitting defent.

(By "Veritas")

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TWO LIVELY BOUTS

FEATURE AREA

BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Unloss friend J. Pluvius is hanging around the corner The Hongkong Area Boxing Cham waiting

to upset arrange-pionship, which began on Saturday ments, the Colony's open ten- with tlie somi-final of the Open Team Inter-Units, was an exhibition ef nis championships will be de-spirited and skilful boxing, no less cided by April 22. This date than four knock-outs being recorded. has been fixed by the organis. The semi-final was between the fut. ing committee for the last of Battalion of The Royal Ulster Rifles and the 2nd Battalion of The Royal the finals and the presentation Welch Fusiliers, the bouts being held. of trophies.

at Murray Barracks,

But between now and then there

A very fine opening for the oven- are five singles and three doubles ing matches to be

was the fight between L/Opl. played. The open Whelan (B.U.F.) and Fus. Owens doubles has already reached the semi-

Recreio's experiment of playing Bowen ni centre-forward assisted by Delgado at inside right was a complete fallure and was the chief contribu- They tion to South China's succors.

The finest performance was by Le were constantly being given fine

having recovered passes which were just as constantly Thean-chiu, who, being ill-used Bowen's enthusiasm his poise after the shattering Friday final stage and today the first of (R.W.F.) for the featherweight title. was not sufficient to make up for his night experience, proceeded to take a these encounters will be played, while Ball men mixed soroughly and took

punishment. There lack of skill and Loung Wing-chui, game from Spagnoletti, the Shanghai the other is scheduled for Tuesday terrifie

little to choose between the two an adept at countering crusle for champion. Spagnoletti was fur and April 14. ward line play, excelled himself against a poor inside trio.

TWO GLORIOUS COALS

very

was

away the better-all-round performer de singles, two quarter-finn boxers and the decision, given, te and obviously eased up in the second remain outstanding, after which Whelan, must have been a very dif game which he finally lunt by the odd the semi-finals will be played on ficult one for the judges to arrive at. nec. Nevertheless full credit is de estay, April 14, and Friday, April serving for Lea inasmuch that he 17, with the final on Monday, April seizal the opportunity to force the 20. issue to the third game.

LITTLE CREDIT

Amsterdam. April 5. The 500 yards freestyle swimining None of the playera came out of

world record was lowered to-day, this match with very much credit.

One can put forward a sound argu-when the Dutch woman, Tine Wagner Athletic, although bolstered by the ment both for and against this, ac returned the

amazing time of 6 Furthermore Bouth China were attitude. re-appearance of “Darkie" Chan, who cording to ond's

On the minutes 0.8/10 seconds.

just na well served in defence as had just arrived in the Colony from whole there seems to be little reason The previous best was established Recreio, La Tin-sang and Tam Kong- Shanghai to participate in the Olym to support the complaint. While it by Hagnhild Ilveger of Denmark,, pak playing with the utmost con- Llaw Keng-aion could make less ple triala, playad nothing like the is true the Chinese teams are hurry, who clocked G minutea

14.8/10 fidance. As a toan the champions impression on A. G. Moise although football one expects. or generally getsing along their league fixtures 80 seconds.iteuter.

were far and away superior, but the he fought hard for every point from them. They were fast and am that they can be prepared to leave for

brilliance of A. V. and B, Gosano and Melso's superb court-craft and his bitious, but their efforts

of the Jacked Shanghai before the end thought.

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Beltrao was such that any sort of vast knowledge of the singles game month, there is a great deal to Chan, admittedly a

support by their forwards might have mada Liow's a hopeless tank. dualist, did not ft ideally into the local league season drugs its way to good indivi-said in favour of this. Usually the

seen an entirely different result. attnek, which often looked promising, a weary end, more often than not but talled off very badly when within running wall into May before com- shooting distance. Tang Kwong-suin pletion. This season at least there was once more the outstanding per- is a tolerable chance of soccer being former, while Yeung Kan-po eat in finished within the prescribed period.

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TSUI

U.S. BOXING BOUTS

Decision Against Rosenbloom

HARD HITTING HEAVIES

Some very hard hitting and splen-

·FINCHER AND HUNG TO-DAY

did footwork was witnessed in the heavyweight contest between Rin To-day E. C. Fincher and W. C. | Davies (R.U.F.) and Fus. Bagby Hung are expected to entor the final (R.W.F.), won by the latter contes of the doubles. They meet. the gai- tant, The first round opened with lant M. W. and M. K. Lo combination, Davies feeling with his left with short who, even if they prove good enough vicious jaba. Watching for openings to win an early sci, will, I fear, find they both spurred around the ring. A a five-sets match too severe a tax on brisk mix-up saw Bagby connect with TWO FINE" DOBULES

their physical resources. The form lovely right hook which sent The two goals which decided the There were two very fine doubles of Fincher and Hung against Gold Davies down for a short while. match were South China "specials." matches, one of which the Colonyan and Pearce also encourages one. Bagby had been obviously awaiting The first saw Tab Kwai-ahing put in were decidedly unlucky to lose. G. U. suggest that the La brothers will this chance, and when it came Davies a typical dash down the wing and a Lee and K. Y. Loo won the first game position to that which they encoun- The round was Bagby's.

find themselves against different op was left wondering what had hit him, hard, low centre which Fung King from Senna and Silva evith alx aces Hollywood, Cal, April 5,

cheung met first time and slammed margin, and were well on the way to teren when they played Lai Kwong-

The opening of the second round Lou Salica of Brooklyn, obtained a registered a few minutes after half players held on grimly, and after a tially forecourt players and any sus with that vielous right of his, send-

past the dazed Marques. The second, securing the next. But the Shanghal tsun and Paul Kong.

Both Fincher and Hang are essen- was fast, and Bagby again connected decision against Henry Hook Indianapolis

time consummated a delightful plece of pulsating gano evened up by snatch tained attack from this position is in a len round event here last night,

main work by In Pak-wa, who created an ing the odd soe. The home pair last ilkely to break down the Los de Davies took his time in rising, and ing Davies to the floor once more. Huzel Park, Mich., April 4.

ideal opening for Lee Wai-tong. The ed better in the deciding game which inside left just had to score. Edwin Waling of Detroit, gained a

when on his feet gamely attacked Personally I think technical K. O. verdict against Henry

Fincher and Bagby but with an obviously falling It was

To-morrow S. A. Rumjahn, singles round, witnessed another of Bagby's of strength. The closure of the tille holder, can look forward con "Specials" registering on Davies, finale at the expense of Kong T final round was a fiting whose defence these days is not solid climax to a plucky and spirited light. enough or his attack sumlejently | Both started at the sound of the gong to counter Rumjahn's fine and seemed engor for a definite de- array of strokes, The match may go cision. Davies again smelt the cost- to third sot but it is highly doubtful, vas, but was up again in very short On Wednesday Fincher meets Lai time and waded in with both hands. Kwong-tsun and will start slight By this time both the boxers had The matches proved beyond doubt favourite, chiefly because he has a given nearly all that they had and. that on their own courts Shang more complete game than Lal, who he bout closed with them still striv-

boasts little above the ordinary aparting gamely; Bro vastly superior to Hongkong, and that the Colony's drive. Fincher is playing very well from his sovero too-snin förehand

they won to nine,

fences,

As for the wholesale inclusion of BROTHERS' at present

visiting players, the fact remains that there is no residential qualification rule in existence so that ACHIEVEMENT

these players are legally entitled to appear for any club so long as they are bona-fide members. Neither is WIN C.R.C. DOUBLES one to bellove that Hongkong Gowatch of Saginaw, Michigan in the match and Recreio cannot be blamed son won again at the expense of P

an extremely interesting W. E. Williams, partnered by WiHung will win in straight sets. football will suffer by their inclusion eighth round here last night, while for their CHAMPIONSHIP They are hand picked players, who, if Roy Fedon of Royal Oak, Michigan, nothing to lose and everything to gain extended over three games, the Ellotfidently to his advance into the semi-

They had K. Chan and T. C. Lee, but the match anything, should help to adorn the won the decision against Max Rosen- by it. That it failed was certainly Hall pair winning the second. Falling but little short in merit of game in Hongkong and provide bloom, former light heavyweight not the fault of the Gosano brothers their defent of the Rumjuhn cousinspectators with an aided interest.

champion.-United Press.

and Beltrao.

in the Colony doubles tennis cham- pionship was the brilliant achieve- inent of Tsul Wal-put and Tsul Yun- pui on Saturday 1st when, in the final of the Chinese Recreation Club championship, they defeated Ho Ka- lau

and

W. C. Hung in four Bets. 3-4, 2-6, B-6, 6-3..

Ho Ka-lau and Hung, an Interport combination, could not withstand the sound team play of the winners who Lactica and powers of

aking which would have been a

credit to much more experienced and advanced players. Tsul Wal- pui, who seems to be improving every fine he goes, on the court, was brilliant.

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Another interesting feature that W. C. Hung, who will probably oppose the Truls in the Colony final, topped his current season's displays, and was a close second to Trul" Wot- pul for chief Individual honours.

Mamak Champions Again

experiment.

Beaten:

Now Out Of Running

Kowloon Indian

(By "The Pilgrim")

Wass

On the whole the visiting players gave a mighty Improved account of steady, themselves, and were very much less nervous than when playing against

the French Club.

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C. B. A. WIND UP SEASON

With Tennis Tourney Yesterday

badminton haa still 2 Jong way to go before it can successfully his practice form at the K.C.C, last at the moment, very impressive being challenge, the northern port. Novor Saturday. If theless Eliot Hall's performance in

сля sustain a Tennis Joyed the assistance of Gough, who Parker who beat Ramzan all the way ing, and there is no reason to doubt match is his. In any case the Canton the unofficial Interport was encourag volleying campaign against Lai the Club's hopes of retaining the mado a welcome return to centre-half with a fierce shot. Mamak League hockey cham after a lengthy absence. He played

that official matches between the two champion's ground strokes will lose, The opening exchanges went in fa- ports will be an accomplished fact much of their efficacy against the a hard game and materially helped in your of the KI.T.C., but after ten within the near future. plonship vanished yesterday breaking up the Indians offensives minutes Police get into their stride.

spin shots of Fincher.

TSUIS' STOCK SOARS morning when they were de Noverthcicas Jackson was the lead- A splendid breakaway saw

Saturday's resulta, na cabled by

The Tsul brothers' stock has gone! feated for a second time this ing Police half back, while behind him find the not but the point was dia United Press were as follows: up appreciably following not only The Central British Association

Blackburn season by the Police in a pre faultlessly and covered Jessop so well However Police continued to domin- Kang-sing 18-4, 15-4.

and Hayward played allowed on the grounds of "sticks".

their elimination of the Rumfahn Ladies, champions of the Caer Clark mier division match on the that the goalkeeper was

A. G, Meisa (Shanghai) beat Liew cousins from the Colony champion- Cup hockey competition, held a Marina. Police won by the troubled. On the one occasion when Parker had put the team ahead in saldem ate the game and before half time

ahip, but their success against W. C. closing day at King's Park yesterday Ho Ka-lau, who has been cut of

Hung and Ho Ka-lau In the final of afternoon with an enjoyable mixed competitive tennis for some weeks,

P. H. Spagnoletti (Shanghai) beat the C.R.C. tournament. only goal scored, although they the Police citadel was seriously the ramaner already described.

They meet fennis tournament.. was not at his best, whereas Taut

Leo Thean-chlu 15-2, 16-17, 16-6. netted another which was dis effected a brilliant clearance.

threatened Jessup rushed out and K.I.T.C. again recovoted to some

Leo Wal-tong

oug and Luk Ding-cheung Yun-pul rendered able support to allowed for "sticks".

extent after the interval, but the de- W. E. Williams' and

in the semi-final

The winners were' Miss M. LOW. on Tuesday weak, his brother. It was this superior

Wilson but as they defeated the same core-Bryson and J. Clayton, the runners- The champlons have been serving

fonsive work of Blackburn and Hay- (Shanghai) beat Chen Pang-kok and bination in straight sets at the up being Mins Olive Ginith and R. team work which turned the balance up such a poor brand of hockey just

ward was always sufficient to destroy Lee Thean-chiu 16-10, 10-16, 15-6. in favour of the brothers.

the champions attacks and gradunily This is the first time the Taul com-ately that this, their third reverse of

Willis, Wase and Parker were the the winners obtained the upper hand, Lee Chong-ong and Lea. Kuan-yow this match.

Senna and Silva (Shanghai) beat to have much caum to worry about oluded Misses O. Peters, Walker,

0.1.C. recently they do not appear | Blyth: 5 the season, came as no bination has won the C.R.C.de, prise. They have

Participants in the tourney in- great sur mainstays of a clever and fast- finally penning the opposition in their 9-15, 18-16, 16-9 but it was thoroughly deserved, as points and are out of the running ment which brought about the win- last ten minutes and further goals now fost seven moving Police attack, and the move-own half. It was al Police in thei

Everything points to the final in an earlier round; they eliminated for the title won last season.

E. Rousseau, M. Smith, F Loo Wal-tong and Luk Ding-cheung,

ning goal was one of the best of the should have been scoredi

being contested by the Taul brothers Woolley, Woolley, B. Hirst E d. Kow and W. L. Wade (Shang and E. C. Fincher and W. C. Hung. Best, D. Hunt, R. Blackmore, N. Police, although being without Wil-anabch, Willis taking the hall down in holders of the championship. Leon, Chris Pile, Moss and Tate, en- great style before transferring to Paliner were the umpires.

Captain Kimm and Mr. G. T. Keng-along 16-9, 15-10.

hal) beat Boon Cheng-ho and Liaw It will need a considerable upset Kempton, Messrs. G. A. White,

United in the semi-finals if this does not MacNidor, Coales, Farrow, Sincecks Pra

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and D. Smith;...”

WILLIS, WASS AND PARKER