1936-04-17 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1936.

TWENTY ONE EUROPEAN NATIONS TO COMPETE IN WORLD OLYMPICS

LITHUANIA, RUSSIA

AND TURKEY ARE

EXCEPTIONS

London,

Twenty-one major European | BADMINTON

nations will compete in the XIth

Olympiad in Berlin this summer,

Three will not compete; and one

is doubtful.

None of them have been affected in its decision by Nazi Germany's anti-Jewish policy.

The

countries which are definitely

participating are:

Belgium

Britain

Bulgaria

Denmark

Estonia

Hungary

Irish Free State Italy

Czechoslovakia Laivis

Finland

France Greece Holland

Norway

Poland

Romania

Spain

Bweden Switzerland

Most of the avia

Germany's Jewish policy-even if they do not do so officially--but they have all ac cepted in good faith Germany's as surance to the International Olymple Federation that there will positively be no discrimination against Jews at the Games.

The three countries which will not participate are:

Lithuania Russia Turkey Lithuania's decision has been prompted by economy and the strain ed relations between Germany and Lithuania on the Memel question Russia never competes with "capital Istic nations. Turkey, according to the United Press correspondent in Istanbul, has "never heard of the Olymples,"

C. R. C. FINISHING STRONGLY

Challenge For

Third Place

Chinese Recreation Club, who to-

CRICKET NOTES

CHAMPIONS All About The Easter

TO PLAY THE REST

TO-MORROW'S GAME

LEAGUE WINNERS

PROSPECTS

(By R. Abbit)

Race Meeting

4

Harris on Boxing Eve and Mr. C. Choy on Ythan when these two ponies were being led in to the dismounting due to their plucky ride against their paddock and I presume that it was

the Bon

Vista Handicap for "D" China Ponies. Tho Jockey allowance of 5 lbs. was res- ponsible for the success of Boxing In discussing the prospects of Eve who won by he narrowest margin various ponies for the Fatahan and Ython wes, as usual, not blessed Handleap-Second Section "C" class, with the element of luck.

This pony

[Continued from Page 8.) In the Kongmun Handicap and Rugby Stor, the favourite, let the punters older brothers in down very badly.

to

WE WERE RIGHT

and

MR. BOTELHO'S RIDING

I said in my last notes that "the top of Mr. Grayburn has not as yet scored weighters would And Valorous and a win and it is interesting to recali What A

A Chance & source of danger that last year he started 16 umes with and that the distance of the event was five seconds and three thirds to his It is particularly good news the liking of What A Chance." credit. He started six times this

ม

A Chance

to season with three thirds and when to hear that there will be the nose out, Valorous by a neck and in-he is going to win?

Just

st managed final game between the Rest of cidentally paid the second biggest sincere- the League and the shield win dividend, $03.80 for a win.

|ly hope that readers of the Hongkang ners, Kowloon Cricket Club. ·

Telegraph had taken the hint. After the disgusting way in which

There was thrilling Anish be gether with St. Andrew's are striving the very fine game between the tween Dawn Star, Amberley Bard to secure third position in the K.C.C. and the Services was washed Laughing Girl to _the_Sugar Loaf men's doubles badminton league, out on Saturday last, one would have Handicap over five furlongs

and after gained two valuable points last even felt that cricket was finishing with a few minutes of deliberation, the ing when they entertained and on anti-climax. As a matter of fact judges gave their decision to Dawn. detented Recreio "B" in their Inst. inut at the time of writing these notes Star by a short head and the same one match of the season.

the weather is much

more like As a result C.R.C. with the same February or March-except perhaps Laughing Girl. This was Mr. Ip's first ite margin separated Amberley And number of games played, are on level that the light lasts a little longer. It win after over a year and a half, and pegging

Andrew's, who also is certainly none too warm for cricket he has certainly not lost his usual with have another match to play.

at present. The last rain feil I believe dash. C.R.C. have to meet Recreio "B" once more, this time at King's Park. Last night on their own court they won by the comparatively margin of 6-3, and it is possible that Recreio will turn the tables on them in the return match. Details of the encounter follow.

5. 3. Chan and 16. Wo (C.R.C.) best A. Barros and A. Xavier 31-8; bew; N. Doitres and 17. Gosano 21-2: Lest J. Normha

and G. A. Alaven ₤1-2.

лакто

C. Y. Yune and R. W. Liang (C.R.C.) art AUSTRIA DOUSTFUL

to Barrow and Xavier 11-21: lost to eltro and Gowano 16-21; best Noronha and Atres Austria is the only major country 21-4.

W. G. Choy and H. W. He (C.R.C.) kot to which is doubtful of participating Hart and Xavier 12-21; beat Beltran and Originally she announced her inten-Gowano 21-10; Seat Noronha and Altes 21,1, tion of competing, and did, in fact, send a team to the IVth Winter Olympiad at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria. Immediately thereafter she

the summer games.

V.R.C. v. S. AND S. HOME

Earns Him Fine Victory

The meeting closed with a novice race, the Pokfulam Handicap over six furlongs and this, to my estimation, Carnival.

on Wednesday forenoon and it ne The unbeaten Liberty Bay took the was one of the best events of the more comes down the wicket should lead in the Easter Stakes over a mile roll out quite nicely,

and cantered the circuit in 1.53.3/5,

During various desperate efforts being three-fifths of a second outside There was some speculation over to get the personnel of the 'Rest' team of the record held by his stablemate Mr. Botelho's capability of handling I amused myself by jotting down the Diana Bay.

Gold Sovereign who was given the names of a side I thought might be

past of honour with 168 lbs. There useful. I should premise that I did:

not consider Tom Hayward's name ns COULD HAVE SET was He denying that Gold Sovereign

Williams.

NEW RECORD

HONEYMOON EVE

IN FORM

on

was the best flower of the fock, but,

it was feared that the jockey would Int alf probability rush the the

release

the of the barrier Pony at

und weight would be telling at the end. In

other

words, the betting public had no confidence in the jockey and was made the However,

wever, Gold Sovereign

View,

who

I understood he was unable to play owing to a spot of trouble with a centipede. Whether Tom bit the centipede or the centipede, dug its claws into Tom (Centipedes don't bite by the way) I am not sure, but 1 gather there

was a bli

bli of on in- broglio,

However that may be, the team I By a strange coincidence the Morri- passed the post two lengths in front selected was Branwell, (capt.) son Hill Handlenp for "B" class Chinn of the second

pony Occan Played at Sailors and Soldiers Colledge, E. L. Gosano, Garthwaite, Ponies over six furlongs was run in in turn beat Cassius, and Stopwatch was threatening to withdraw from ning their last game of the season by Pereira, Perase, Richardson and J. P. the winner of this year's Hongkong Gold Sovereign paid $23.50 and the Home last evening, the V.R.C. win-A. H. Madar, Minu, Owen Hughes, a very fast time and Honeymoon Eve. Anished bad fourth. For a win,

Derby, covered arose some months agofsix games to three.

the distance In

in which manner.

this puny WAS The trouble heade her athletes to Horn, da Bure and war is true! beat what the extent teams from save that 6:25.4/5, being three-fifth offset by rnee-goers.

C. N. Biles E. Alvont (V.1.C.)

just discovered that I a second

was commended by all the compete with Germans until Germany Merritt was Yang Chen 21.12: beat W. ceased her alleged campaign of pro- Sorge and A. N, Other 23-22

April, 6, 1931. It is no Both Casglus and Stopwatch rushed E. Foams and C. Pereira (V.R.C.) boot | Lee. I had actually written down paganda against the Austrian system: of government. Later the ban was arrow and Earls 21-16: kmt to Merritt Lee's name first but

Chen 16-21) beat Sprague and preference as and YAK

Williams gave

Eve

have lowered the

and Heriot and Gold Sovereign fol- track modified to allow a team to partici- A. N. Other 21-11.

thought the batting record, for she was not all out at the lowed in the rear. At no time of the pate at Garmisch, but then Germany W. Flater, and E. Lawrence (V.R.C.) lost might do with strengthening and

and Ainishi,

had a few pounds to worried

¡race was Gold Sovereign's jockey to Brown and Edwards 16-21; host to Menit there was refused to allow her ski-ers to com- and Yang Chen 14-21: bent

a good den!-of bowling In any case it was Hurus and already I

over the pace and about pete in an international meet LLA. H, Oller 15-23.

formance and after pussing

the dis- Innsbruck und Austria lifted the

right thing, nstance post she left the field standing. Botelho went ahead to win in casy ban, Austria retaliated by threaten-

the Army have already two repre sentatives,

It interesting to know that with fashion. He rode a well timed race ing to withdraw from the Berlin

and Cralgengower will the exception of Cyclamen Bay and and certainly deserved the win. games, and, at the time of writing. Ellot Hall "A" 20 19 1 128 14 38

P. W. L. F. A. Pis. only have one. It is always arranged Sadko, Honeymoon Eve was conced- was still seriously considering thus

as far as possible that cach League ing weights to all her threat.

19 18 1 120 24 38 side shall have one représentative at 1 Recreio "A" Meanwhile, well aware

Jeast In of the St. Andrew's

In the leam.

in the Morrison Hill Handicap was an eye- campaigns that are going on

Unfortunately, Owen Hughes, Minu opener to all the experts. Mistake several

Gosano are unable to play Bay showed her usual brilliance of Hayward is taking Owen Hughes' speed but was no match to Honey- pluce(it seems he won in the end) moon Eve

understand that

she the beat of the Eve and

third Prowse

pony Navy is being asked to play in Minu's King's Justice by a length..

The "div" handed place and Dr. Ride in that of Gosano.

by Honey- The absence of these three players I expected three figures owing to the moon Eve was really a small one for two of whom are regular bowlers and fact that-she-has-never-raced-in-e one a change, will do much to upset "B" class event and her running of

and Williams in instead of Tinker on to say that Honeymoon away from the barrier at full speed.

A

LEAGUE TABLE

countries, principally the GR. C. United States, aiming to shun the Eliot Had "B" XIth Olympiad because of Germany's Recreio "B" Jewish policy, Germany has

been

St. John's

handling, the Jewish question with Fire Brigade velvet gloves

V.R.C. She has reiterated more than once Kowloon Tong that no discrimination will be shown St. Andrew's against Jews, and, in fact, Jewa mny be included in the German team- Jew Rudl Ball was a member of the German Ice-hockey team at Garmisch,

NO POLITICS

The International Olympic Federa- tlon, too, hns satisfied itself that politics will not be Injected into the games, and it is mainly on the Federation's recommendation that twenty-one nations have signified: their intention of participating.

Since In practically every case the decision for or against participation was taken by the national athletic body or bodies, none of the twenty- one nations can be said to have been influenced by its government's policy. In this way polilies have been, and will be, studiously avoided.-United Preis.

cose

Lec's inclut admit however that in any 22 Whs a marvellous per 150 yards from the finishing line, Mr.

21 18 b 112 70 32 21 6 5 137 48 32 17 12 5 81 43 24 19 12 6 80 55 24 20 10 10 81 40 20

and

21 8 13 67 101 10 22 17 55 98 10 49 104 6 22 31

S. and S. Home 20

8-13 1 10

· 30 106-0 ̄

and I

am sure that her running and f

out

37 154 2 the balance of the side for of the Saturday certainly did not justify the

three proposed subsututes

Prowse bowls at all seriously, and he made by the betting public.

only confidence of being the third favourite

1176

played very little cricket for a long time.

Personally I should have preferred

to see Prichard in though admittedly

Great ovation was accorded to Mr.

would have meant rather a lot of United Services and they are not very

sure once a couple of wickets have

the Army. However the side is a fallen early on. However Neve is a good one with Garthwaite, Pereira and A. T. Lee to bowl and Richardson great acquisition and I hope to see and A. H. Madar to help them out Hung, Ramsay and Gittins in the with the slower stuff, while the bat.

team

again, ting is very sound.

I hope to

to give a full account of the game, all being well, in the editions of THE HOME SIDE

Tuesday next. In the

I meantime, should be very grateful if all cricket The K.C.C. side is more or less at secretaries would send me their bat- full strength though F. S. W. Smith ting and bowling figures for both first will be absent as he sails for home and second teams, together with a in the morning. I gather that he is record of their league games (and of not returning to Hongkong, but it is the non-league too if it is not too possible that he may be able to turn much trouble)-and any other data out again for the Hongkong Nomads they can spare me. (Bs' he did in 1933) if they manage to I make this appeal for my own get going again in 1937. I believe the information but I might point out to mafter has not been lost sight of, and the long-suffering gentlemen whom I sincerely hope that it will come off. am worrying that a great many But to return to the question of the cricketers keep press cuttings of their K.C.C. side. I very much doubt if cricket and the seasons, records of they have the bowling to win the their Clubs. It will therefore benefit maich. Whether or no their batting them have the general facts champion, Tony Canzoneri, at Madi-

is strong enough, to stave off defeat coliated and tabulated so that the Robin Lee, loading K.C.C. bowler,j remains to be seen. They son Square Gardens. It will be a ten who played a large part in the success rather dangerous signs of the old into the common place book. Also, showed cutting may be cut out and pasted round bout-United Press.

of the K.CC annior side this senion weakness in the batsmen against the Bis dat qui elto dat!

SEEKS LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Jimmy

New York, Apr. 16. McLarnin arrived from

California to-day to start training for

his May 8 bout with the lightweight:

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