THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1936.
CHINA OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TEAM CHOSEN
Sixteen Colony Players
OUT OF 22
The Official Selections
(By "Veritai")
China's Olympic foot- ball team was officially announced this morning! by Mr. Wong Ka-tsun, hon. secretary South China Athletic Associa- tion. It comprises twenty- two players, sixteen of whom are Hongkong foot- ballers. Malaya is re presented by Chua Boon- 'lay, Shanghai by S. D.
Our Daily Golf
Hint
Length without the ability in the short game to drive home the advantage, is a dreadful wastage.
Panda Morgan.
VERY DULL TENNIS
TSUIS' NARROW ESCAPE
IN OPEN DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS
(By “Veritas")
Tauis, the giant-killers, only just escaped from, figuring among the slain in this year's Colony doubles tennis cham pionship when yesterday they were driven to five sets in the semi-final by Lee Wai-tong and Luk Ding-cheung.
For the most part the brothers
pinyed listless tennis as though the
match was hardly worth troubling Liang, "Darkie" Chan, K.about. Only in the last not did they L. Kia and Suen Kam-then it was chiefly a case of Taul Wai- really take command of things and shun, and Java by Tio pul stepping in with some full-blooded Hian-guan.
The remainder are drawn from South Athletic Association and Chinese Athletic, the latter being represented by Muk Sul-hon, and Tsui Ah-Ini.
Here are the twenty-two players nominated:-
COAL
Pau Ko-ping (S, China A.A.) and Wong Wing (S. China A. A.).
BACKS
volleys and amnshes.
Leo and Luk should have been two sote up. They led 5-2 in the first and then flopped, but did not repeat the mistake in the second, building up a substantial lead which they con solidated by winning the set at 6-1.
Tuis returned to enjoy the better of the exchanges in the third stanza, but were always trailing In the fourth, and failing to obtain a break. through on service, lost it to four.
Lee and Luk appeared to be sur-
Li Tin-sang (S. China A.A.),prised that they had got so near to Tam Kong-pak (5. China A. success, and instead of finding inspirn- A.), Mak Sul-bon (Chinese tion in the position, they fell away in Athletic and Chua Boon-hay the deciding set and made no sort of (Singapore).
fight for it.
HALF-BACKS
Leung Wing-chui (S. China
INCONSISTENT
A.A.), S. D. Liang (Shang-pui were ginringly exposed and but The Inconsistencies of Tsui Yun- hai), Wong Mee-shun (S. for his brother the match would have China A.A), Taul Ah-fai had a different ending. Yun Pal was (Chinese Athletic) "Darkie" Pallictically weak overhead, while his Chan (Shanghai) and Lee was left to Tsui Wal-pui to send over volleying was strictly defensive. It Kwok-wai (5. China A.A.). the unraturnable shots whizzing
FORWARDS
backhand volleys, well placed drives Tso Kwai-shing (S. China A, which found the feet of the opposi A.), K. L. Kia (Shanghai), Tiotion as they invaded the net, and hard
hft overhead "kills".
Hian-guan (Java), Fung King-
Even ao Lak Ding-cheung was the cheung (5. China A.A.), Lee more consistent performer and played Wai-tong (S. China A.A.), his best game for years. He made Suen Kom-shum (Shanghai), short shrift of Taui Yun-pui's inno-
TEAMS IN HONGKONG-SHANGHAI BADMINTON.
ine teams which met at the French Club Shanghat in the badminton match between the C. S. F. (Shanghai), and Eliot Hali (Hongkong Univerzity.) From left to right, the top picture shows W. E. Williams, A. W. Wilson, A. G. Mele, P. H. Spagnoletti, V. de Genna, L. C. Kew, C, da Silva, of the C. S.F., and lower picture, P. K. Chan, K. Y. Lee, C. O. Lice, T. C. Lee, P. E. Tan, S. C. Typ, K. S. Liew,
and C. H. Soon, the all Chinese side which visited Shanghai.
EXHIBITION
BADMINTON
PLAYERS CHOSEN
Spectacular Men's Doubles Match
Promised On
On April 25
(By "Veritas") -
The twelve players invited lady player in mixed doubles bad-
minton here. Opposed to them are
OUR FORECAST
For Homeside Football
ENGLISH LEAGUE AND SCOTTISH CUP
The Scottish Cap final is being played this Saturday, Glasgow Ran- kers and Third Lanark belog the con- testants. There is also a fuli pro-: gramme of English and Scottial League games. In the first and second English leagues the matchen
TO BEAT THE BOOK.
HOME-
(By "Robin")
Arsenal Chelsea
Manchester C. Sunderland Leicester Sheffield U. Brighton
Coventry
Swindon
Watford
Halifax Wroxham
are as per schedule, but in the third AWAYı— (northern and southern) division, the programmes are of March 7.
The
follows.
special Telegraph forecast
FIRST DIVISION.
ARSENAL
BLACKBURN
Tottenham Manchester U. Luton
Grimsby West Ham Torquay
DRAWI-
❤
Aston Villa
Birmingham V
Middlesbro
*
Portsmouth
CHELSEA
Preston
firimahy
บ
LEEDS
Y
Everton
DERBY
Liverpool
Y Brentford
v Wednesday.
MANCHESTER C. v Wolves
STOKE
SUNDERLAND » Huddersfield
W. Bromwich V
Bolton
SECOND DIVISION
BLACKPOOL " BRADFORD Bury
DONCASTER LEICESTER Norwich
Nott F.
Port Vale
v Plymouth
"
Burnley
Fulham
✓ Barnsley
▾ TOTTENHAM
MANCHESTER U.
SHEFFIELD U. v Bradford C. SOUTHAMPTON V Newcastle
SWANSEA ▾ Hull
West Ham
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
Y CHARLTON..
ALDERSHOT * Cardiff
BRIGHTON
BRISTOL C
COVENTRY EXETER
Billwall
Newport
QUEEN'S P.R. SWINDON Torquay WATFORD
*
Bristol R. Northampton Bournemouth
V Notts C. ✓ Crystal I". ✓ LUTON
▾ Clapton 0.
V
Gillingham
Reading
▼ Southend
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
+
Southport
Y CHESTERFIELD
Stockport
Y
V N. Brighton
CARLISLE
Darlington
Gateshead
HALIFAX
Mansfield
་
Lincoln
OLDHAM
V
Harrow
ROTHERHAM
HARTLEPOOLS v Chester
Rochdale v Crewe
Accrington York
SCOTTISH CUP FINAL
TRANMERE Walent WREXHAM
GLASGOW
▼
RANGERS
✓ Third Lanark
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
AIRDRIE CELTIC DUNDEE Ifearts
KILMARNOCK
v Partick Ayr Arbroath HAMILTON
Clyde
Queen o'Sih v Queen's Park ST. JOHNSTONE v Albion
Chenk Shek-kam (S. China A. drives, but it was his clever volleying cuous servico, returning it with pacy A), Ip Pak-wa (S. China A. and smashing which chiefly impressed. to take part in badminton ex-two Recrelo players who have per- HOME FOOTBALL MOTHERWELL Hibernian A), Tay Qua-liang (5. China. Lee Wai-tong scored several times hibitions in connection with formed with notable success in the A.A.) and Yeung Shui-yick (S. Wit
with those
mucy drop shots and China A.A.)
acutely angled volleys, but he overdid the Badminton Association's league this year. them and robbed them of the olement "Presentation Night" which
Leg
The ladies match should be equally
among the best in the Colony:
ADDITIONAL TROPHIES
an-
THE SELECTORS
of surprise a very important factor will bring the current season as interesting as all four players are The selections were made by Dr. C. In the success of auch shots. C. Yung of Shanghai, Mr. Ngan should have played a full-blooded to a close on Saturday, April Shing-kwan tchairman
branch N.A.A.F.) and Mr. Chow Karattled in the first three acts, As it
Hongkong game when the Tsuis were definitely 25, have
now been
ki (representing the General Secretary was his inoffensive type of play per nounced, and are as follows. of the N.A.AF.).
These players will take part in the equilibrium and to make good previous nitted the winners to recover their final trials in Hongkong to-morrow mistakes. against the United Services and on Sunday in two matches against repre-4-6, 6-1, and now meat E, C. Fincher The Teul brothers won 7-5, 1-0, 6-3, Hentative teams of the Hongkong and W. C. Hung in the final. Football Association.
Arsenal Preparing For Television
Possibility Of Home Games
Being Televised
Mixed
Yesterday's English League Results
London, April 14.
FIRST DIVISION,
Huddersfield I Portsmouth 1 Wednesday Middlesbrough 0
SECOND DIVISION Bradford C. 1 Barnsley
THIRD DIVSION (SOUTH). Coventry
3 Swindon Bristol It
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). Mansfield Waisal!
1
3 Torquay
0
3 Gateshead
1
◊ Stockport
t
Famous Footballer Dies Suddenly
Chadwick, the former England and South- ampton centre-half, collapsed and died in the stand just before the kick-off of Exeter City's home match with Clap- ton Orient.
The following results of English Two additional league cups are
Arthur offered this year in view of the fact League football matches played to- Men's Doubles-J. J. Remedios that the A. and B. men's
and M. A. Oliveira (Club de divisions were merged. There are
doubles day were cabled by Reuter, Recreio) verstts C. O. Lee thus four prizes In this division us (Ellot Hall) and E. L. II. Shute well as trophies for the mixed and (Fire Brigade).
Jadies doubles. ed Doubles: Miss M. Griffiths (Fire Brigade) and S. P. Chan
Mr. F. H. Kwok and Mr. Eddie (C.R.C.) verzus Miss M. Siva Sousa have given additional cups for and L. A. Carvalho (Club de the men's division, other trophica Recreio),
being those presented last year by the Latiles Doubles: Mrs. E. L. II. President (kev. J. R. Higgs), Merers. Shute Fire Brigade) and Miss Spalding Brothers, Messra. Dunlop Muriel Smith (54 John's) Bubber Co., and G. S. Brothers. versus Milks Alison Mackenzie (Kowloon Tong) and Miss C Sliva (Club de Recreio). Reserves are W. C. Choy (Men's Doubles), Miss O. Ribeiro and E. F. Fincher (mixed doubles) and Mrs. Kirkwood (ladies doubles).
Every effort is to be made to find. accommodation for nearly 300 specta- tora for the badminton exhibitions and prize giving, though it will be possible to accommodate more than this for the dance which follows.
ex-
Micky Souza's band has been en- THE PROGRAMME'
gaged for the event; and an According to the programme ar-indented,
ceptionally entertaining evening is is hoped that bad- The day may come when television will play a large part in with the mixed doubles, the match their full support. Tickets, priced at ranged, the exhibitions will start minton players will give this function sport. Arsenal Football Club, whatever the envious ones may being the best of three games, each $2.50 which will admit two and singie say, never hesitate to march with the times, and the possibilities by the ladies doubles, one game of from any badminton.club secretary of 15 aces. This will be succeeded, tickets at $1.50, are now obtainable of television at the Highbury ground have not escaped the 21 aces, and the finale will be the er from Mr. L. D. Skinner, Hongkong directors.
mon's doubles, best of three games, Telephone Co., Duddell Street. each of 15 aces.
It is expected
that H.E. the
The new $100,000 atand which is was kept secret, and the people who to be completed on the east side of showed interest in what was happen the ground this summer will containing were left to conclude that the Governor (Sir Andrew Caldecott) a special room wired for television whole drainage system was being who has promised to distribute the reception and transmission.
overhauled. I can visualise the time when the
seasto's league trophies, will arrive!
crowd watching a reserve match will old stand were in Irocess of being in time to
In effect, the foundations of the at the Club de Recreio about 'ce
see the men's doubles,
in
J. J. Remedios and M. A. Oliveira)
GOLDEN MILLER
Third Only In Welsh Grand National
Cardiff, Apr. 14. The Welsh Grand National run
be able to sea televised pictures of the dug out, and the foundations of the which promises to provide one of the first team's Cup match with, say, new stand laid. The cellars are now best badminton spectacles seen Nowcastle," said Mr. George Allison, complete though boarded over and Hongkong. is the possibility, too, of obscured from view-and immediately our first team home matches boing the season ends the old stand wil televised. I don't bellovo it would fall almost like a pack of cards. affect gates. There can never be the
are Club de Recreio's first siring, here to-day over three and a half same thrill in watching a match from tators the stand will be a double- Eliot Hall team which recently play-
From the point of view of the spec- while C. O. Lee is a member of the miles, resulted as follows: the fireside as from the stands. decker, but actually it will have five ed matches in Shanghai. His part- "At any rate, we are making all storeys. Two large restaurants and ner Shute is a former Engilsh county preparations for any developments the longest bar in England will occupy player and one of the best exponents that science may bring. About the the space of one floor. only facility misaing will be a land-
of the game in the Colony. The training quarters for the ing ground for airplanes on
S. P. Chan is a left handed player the players, with aunken baths, and every roof!
When a start was made on the now tion for the staff, will take up the while his partner Miss Grifiths is thres lengths between second
modern equipment, plus accommoda- and the lending C.R.C. performer,
The race was won by a length with stand last summer the real objective ground floor.
generally regarded as about the best third-Router.
He was Exeter City's first manager when
that club entered professional football in 1908. He also managed the Southampton and Read- ing clubs.
BASEBALL SEASON OPENS
IN BRILLIANT WEATHER
"Bud" Hafley Hits First Home
Run For Pittsburgh
Now York, Apr. 14. The opening of the baseball season to-day was generally favoured with the finest weather experienced for many years. Over 200,000 spectators Invaded the eight major league base- ball grounds to cheer the first per- formances of the season, the biggest crowd being at the Polo grounds in Now York City for the Giants v. Dodgers match,
ball at Washington and was applaud- President Roosevelt throw out the ed by 25,000 enthusiasts.
The results of the matches cabled by Reuter wero as follows,
NATIONAL
Sorley Boy, 8 to 1, (carrying
10 st. 12 lbs.) ******* Freewheeler 10 to 1, (carry
Ing 10 st. 2 lbs.)...
1
2
Golden Miller, 4 to 6, (carry.
ing 12 st. 7 lbs.) Elovca ran.
J
Baton
Tjadelphia
and
R.
2 14
Pittsburgh ("Bud" Hairy bit the first home run, of the acson during the first inning).
Cincinnati
Brooklyn New York
(Dit and Bartell homered).
Chicage
C 14
4
12 18 2
SOCCER'S WAR HEROES TO MEET
FIRST TIME SINCE 1918.
"Where are the boys of the old
Brigade,
Where are the lads we know?”
manuger,
ANGUS SEED, the Aldershot F.C. is thinking of the old refrain. He is searching for the men of the Footballers' Battalion (17th Middlesex) to attend a reunion dinner in London on the o eve of the Cup Final and several famous players, Vivian Woodward, including Hotspur and England international contre forward, have yet to reply.
Dost of the men have not seen one another slace 1918 and of the 500-odd
footballera professional
only about 70 or 80 are still alive. Hundreds lost their lives at Vimy Ridge, where Angus Seed won the firat Military Medal of the war.
Angus is so modest that although ho has thousands of friends in foot- ball none of them know about his decoration,
enco
THE "DEAD" MAN'
Mr. Seed told of a strange experi- in France. He was carrying wounded to safely and took one of them, a man called Jimmy Ryan, who appeared to be dead, from a stretcher and left him to be buried.
Months later at Mill Hill, where he
WAS ON leave, a friend told him that
wanted to see him. y. I left him dead on the battle-
field," Seed replied. A few minutes later
In walked
Ryan,
He had been within an inch of being buried alive, but fortunately some one saw a finger twitch. Ile returned
ned to consciousness in Eng- land three weeks later.
Many of the boys of the old foot- ball
brigade are in straitened cir- cumstances in the depressed areas and cannot afford the railway faro to Lon- don for the reunion.
The guests of honour at the dinner will bo Sir F. J. Wall, who did so much to organise the Footballers' Battalion, and Colonel C. F. Grantham, who was in command.
Sacred Flame For World Olympics
TO BE CARRIED BY RELAY
Athens.
The sacred flame of the gun god Apollo will be carried by a relay of runners from ancient Olympia to modern Berlin this
summer.
The torch which will leave Greece July 20, will arrivo in Berlin by August 1, opening the XIth Olym piad.
Threo thousand runners will carry the flame, the first, native of tho noarby town of Pyrgos, leaving the were scared by Herman, Klein and Hartnett); fama is kept, about mid-day.
(Demaree homered twice and horow runs nacred grove in Olympin where the St. Lou (Morgan homeros. J. Dean pilet wall.
Detro!t
AMERICAN
Claveland
Flow Indians)...
New York ... (fuck Newsom pitched); Washington
K
pitched
and blanked
out
0
2
Phitajaskia
Doston
Bt Leat
(Dall and Coleman honsered)
Chiengo
-¿..... (Plet homered)..
The idea of carrying the flame to Berlin, as the ancient Greeks did to Olympla, was first mooted in 1934.. Since then elaborate preparations for the ceremony have been made.
It is expected that King George and the the Crown Prince will attend the departure. The Piranna Athens Peloponesaus raliway will run excur sion trains from all parts of the country. A small town of temporary hotels and shops is already springing up around Pyrgos, and along the route of the first relay.
Extra police and troops will be there to control the huge crowds that are expectedUnited Press.
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