1936-06-16 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 16,

1936.

HONGKONG F. A. LEAGUE REFORMS DISCUSSED

BADMINTON

SANOH'S CLEVER DISPLAY

The Siamese Delight

(By "Veritas")

Exceptional public interest was evinced last, evening in the appearance at Kowloon Tong Garden City Club of the Siamese tennis players who took part with local exponents in

badminton scries of A matches.

Seating capacity was taxes to its utnost, and the games were keenly followed.

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The Siamese, though clearly short of practice, gave n very creditablo account of themselves, Sanoh the temis champion, was in very happy mood and proved to be the most at- He view. tractive performer specialise in last minute recavery shots from the forecourt, displaying beautiful wrist wirk while outwitting the opposition with runningly placed des of the three visiting players overhead and generally speaking was fully up to the Hongking standard.

shes. air the most

Prachaub had flashes of excellence though he was puzzled by the neces- aily of changing court positions us a result of playing only two on either side of the net instead of three na f Siam.

All of the local players were out of practice. J. J. Remedios played very well and all four ladies came fully up to expectation, notably in the mixed doubles games.

A varied programme kept the the climax spectators entertained, being a match between Sanoh and Prochnub of Stam and Remedios und Gray, Colony players. The focals won after a well-contested game by 21 to 16.

After the badminton, the visitors, which included Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Osatunanda, were entertained to light refreshments. Mr. F. W. Stapleton, Kowloon Tong badminton convener presided

with Mr. Stapleton as

Lai In-tong.

hon.

hostess. Mr. secretary of the Club was also present. Mr. Stapleton welcomed the Siamese layers, thanking them and the Hong- kong players for offering such a fine entertainment, and congratulating all on their excellent performances.

The results of the games follow.

MEN'S DOUBLES

Sanch and J. J. Remedios beat I'rachaub and M. A. Oliveira 21-4.

Sanol and S. A. Rumjahn heat. Muang Reong and Oliveira-21-13.- Remedios and S. A. Gray beat Sanoh and Prachuub 21-15.

MIXED DOUBLES

Miss Ribeiro and Rumjakn beni Miss C. Silva and Muang Reng 15-9.

Miss M. Silva and Frachaub beat Min A. Mackenzie and tiray 15-13

HE WAS FIGHTING FIT

And Wanted More

Owing to an erroneous impres sion gained when obtaining In- formation concerning the visit of the Siamese tennis players 10 Canton last week, It was in- advertently stated in our report yesterday that uang Reeng, Blamene singles player, retired after his second set against al Kes fell because Kwong-tsun weary.

K appears this was not the

Muang Reong himself wa

case. eager to continue the match, but Lal excused himself after the second set and withdrew from the court.

Muang went on to play a wet with another Canton player whom he best.

LOGINAL CENTERÀRIESOJA KORS CONAN DE 3 MANTENNA FORZABRANATZE

JUNIOR

·T. T. SENSATION

DISQUALIFICATION

THEN PROTEST & COMPENSATION

NEW WINNER

Tale Of Man, June 15. F., L. Frith, riding a Norton in the record time of 3 hours 17 minutes 46 seconds, average 80.14 m.p.h. to-day won the Junior T. T. motor cycling race of seven laps over 264 miles. The ronds were in I wonderful condition while visibility was fair despite slight rain.

Frith established a new lap record for 50 miles returning 81.95 m.p.ht. It was his first appenratice in the event, und he rode a brilliant race.

White, also riding a Norton, wus second in 3 hours 23 minutes 10 seconds, averaging 77.07 m.p.h.

Stanley Woods the favourite relired after the first lap 'with engine trouble, while James Guthrie, last year's winner, led for four faps before his chain came off.

After remedying the defect he the asked to be pushed off and Stewards disqualified him for re- ceiving "outside assistance."

Gathrle protested against the disqualification. the protest being upheld, but the placlugs cannot be altered by the Stewards, who have recommended that Guthrie should receive the

second value of the

they, considered prize which would have won anyway.

he

Nortons therefore win the team prize. Reuter.

RECORDS TWICE BROKEN

According to a British Wireless veraion, Guthrie broke his own lan record of 80.11 m.p.h., which was also broken by Frith. Frith's winning total breaks Guthrie's previous record by two minutes 28 seconds.

the Third place in

race WOK Miss M. Silva and Miss Mackenzie beat Miss Ribeiro and Miss C. Silva occupied by E.A. Mellors

Velocette who averaged 77.01 m.p.h.

15-13.

LADIES DOUBLES

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THEY ARE SUGGESTING

Twelve Teams In The Promotion-Relegation System Turned Down

First Division

Saturday For League Games: Sunday For Charity Matches

No Interference By

Interport Trials

Full Discussion On Resuscitation Of. Schools League

Re-Organisation Of Re-Organisation Of Management Cmte.

MEETING DESCRIBED BY "VERITAS"

THEN the annual meeting of the Hongkong Football

WH

Our Daily Golf Hint

While I am sure that one cannot get length without hitting the ball hard I am equally sure that hard hitting alone will not afford length.

---Panda-Morgan.

THIS TIME!

KOWLOON TONG

WIN AT LAST

TENNIS LEAGUE

MATCH

FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

Yugoslavia In Davis Cup Final

Vicana, Juno 15. For the first time in history Yugoslavia to-day qualified for the final of the European Zone of the Davis Cup. They de feated Austria and will now meet Germany.

After Bawnrowski and Metaxa had lentin Kukulyevitch and Mitach to Kowloon Tong, decidedly why the doubles for Austria and to unlucky to lose their first two make the scores 2.1 in favour of Yu- goslavia, Palinda to-day defeated

Association takes place in a few weeks time members F. A. SHOW matches of the season, yester-Sielaxa in a thrifting five-set match

will be invited to discuss, among other things, the

following suggestions:

The proposer pointed out that Inst year the idea of reviving the Schools who promised to do something about League was placed before the F.A. it, but nothing ind been dotte.

day scored a praiseworthy to clinch the issue.

Pallada won B-6, 6-3, 2-6, 3-5, 6-4,-

success against Army Tennis ANOTHER

BIG LOSS

The reduction of the first division of the Football League to twelve teams, or alternative ly that only one team from each club or Regiment shall be Lieut. Chaplin replied that the allowed to play in the division. the F.A. as to whether they desire.! schools provided no information to That the Management Com- such a league or whether they wished Over mittee shall consist of the Re- the Association to control it. No fereca' sub-committee, together not think it was the task of the F.A. applications were reedived and he did with the Emergency sub-com- to go round to the various head- mittee and the Chairman of the masters soliciting their feelings on the Grounds sub-committee, mak-matter. Surely it was up

masters in the schools to come to the ing a total of seven members a

Association? against the existing five.

Slightly additional powers to the Management Committee concerning the rearranging of postponed matches.

to thu

M. H. K. Lee new further cold out water on the idea by pointing the danger of the Association invad

the

preserves of the Eduestion ins

The Schools Leagu ho showed, was

was controlled by the Education Department, and it avemed that the Association would be going beyond its province in tak ing this out of their hands.

The affixing of registration numbers to the names of play. so that the identity of players with similar names Education Department approached

cra

shall be made clear.

The A. G. M. will not be asked to consider the following propo- sitions:

If the

the F.A. for advice and assistancei

Association then he suggested the should be willing to give it them.

In

$3,350 Arrears On Year's Working

(By "Verites")

Club in the "C" Division of United Press.. the tennis league, benting the strong military side by 5% sets to 3%.

The

sune

Army turned out the team which last week ruthlessly beat Chinese Recreation Club by

Roven sets to two, but against the reliable Kowloon Tong outfit failed to meet with the same sveccss,

AUSTRIA WINS. DOUBLES FROM YUGO-SLAVIA

Vienna, Jun Austria, in her Davis Cup, oghlust Yugo-Slavia, won the dodbits, match to-day to make the score twe matches to one in favour of the vial- tora, who captured both singles mai cher yesterday.

Bawarowski and Metaxn combined for Austria. in the doubles and de- fented Kukulyevitch and Mitach 4-6,

Kowloon Tong were finely served by the Chan brothers who won all three sets, while K. C. Yes and G-4, 6-4, 4-6, 0-2.-United Press.

She, playing second string obtained two out of three sets.

The details and amended league! tablo follow.

A CLEAN -SWEEP

Berlin, June 14. Germany made a clean sweep of

II. Chan and A. Chan (Kowloon her match against Ireland. winning Tong) beat Fowles and Warr, 6-4; the last two singles to give her a bent King and O'Connor, 7-6; beat 5-0 victory.

II. Henkel bent G, Lyttleton Rogers Cooper and Davis, 6-2.

K. C. Yoo and George She (Kow-6-2, 6-0, 0-0 and G. von Crainm de- 6-1.- loon Tong) beat Fowles and Warr,feated McVeagh 6-2, 6-3. 6-4; lost to King and O'Connor, 4-0; --United Prem best Cooper and Davis, 6-1.

H. F. Un and O. L. Pang (Kowloon

With losses on the Football League and Interport accounts, only partially offset by profits from the Lai Wah Cup, Gover- nor's Cup and Shield competi- Tong) lost to Fowles and Warr, 9-0; drew with King and O'Connor, 6-0; tions, the Hongkong Football lost to Cooper and Davis, 2-6. Association face deficit on

Captain Kirum thought that per-

ir.

last year's working of no less than $3,387.34.

Goldenberg öficially sought

the

This was revealed at the Council |

Recreio

LEAGUE TABLE

Adoption of a system of promo-haps it would be better, if The resuscitation of the Schools/ view of the various schools on the meeting yesterday when a draft copy K.C.C. "A" 2 2 U

tion and relegation.

League by the H.K.F.A.·

were

matter.

i

of the annual statement of accounts HK.U.T.C. for presentation to the

Annual K.LT.C. General Meeting was formally, adopi-S.C.A.A.

K.T.G.C.A.

Mr. Sydney Strange said it was up, to the Education Department to come to the F.A., not the Association to.

Chief loss naturally, was shown on K.C.C. "B" go to the Education authorities.

Finally, on the proposition of the the Interport account and the meet. A.T.C. chairman it was decided that in the ing consoled itself with the thought C.C.c. Education Committee that this was a recurring factor every 1.R.C. event of the appening to the HK.F.A. for as other year, compensated for by the C.R.C sitance and advice in this question, years when the Interport is staged C.S.C.C. that it should be given on the under in the Colany.. standing that the existing F.A. league shoulf in no way be affected.

EVER PRESENT LOSS

Some concern was expressed about

A. Pts.

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U.S.R.C. WIN MIXED DOUBLES MATCH

Americans Tune Up For Wimbledon

AT QUEEN'S CLUB TOURNEY

London, Jung, 15.

• Queen's Club tennis championship, which is always the Americans', hap- py hunting ground and constitutes their work-out in preparation for Wimbledon, opened today, when three United States players won their tica. Donald Budge won in straight sets

The abolition of appointed Uncs- men for first division matches. These various ideas, all of which entall alterations to rules, brought before a meeting of the F.A. Council yesterday evening, held at the Sports Club and presided over by Col. II. C. Harrison,

Lieut. Chaplin was responsible for the proposition for amending the constitution of the Management Com- he said, had mitter. Experience, taught themi that there were far too Mr. Goldenberg's next suggestion.

As expected U.S.R.C. beat K.C.C.against Michelmore the Devonshire many meetings to be attended these that first division linesmen be done

league county player, while Gene Mako had days. By the incorporation of the away with evaked a bland "Why?" the ever-present loss on the working (2) in their mixed doubles Beforeus' sub-committee and the from Col. Harrison, to which Mr. account of the league. This season match on the latter's courts yester very easy passage against his fel- chairman of the Grounds aub Goldenberg replied that they were the deficit was $1,736.72. This ac day. The Recreation Club won by low.emuntryman, W. W. Robertson. committee many matters which bod net worth the expense in view of the count showed that of the total ex-seven sets to two, A. E. P. Guest and previously demanded separate meet fact that referees did not make full penses of $3,071, no less than $2,516 Mrs. McCaw winning the two games

for K.C.C. ings and some overlapping would be] use of them and very often ignorod dealt with of the one meeting.

Last night's Council saw no valul

But on this contention Mr. Golden.! reason why this proposition should not | berg, remained alone, Col. Harrison go before the A.G.M. and it was ac- said that though he had not a great cordingly given formal approval.` deni of first-hand knowledge, he hadj.

been informed that much of the im provement in local football last senson; was due to the appointment of official; linesmen.

Congested Fixtures

Problem

+

them.

Lieut. Chaplin was even more em- Chief discussion centred round the phatic. He strongly opposed the idea three resolutions in the name of Mr. he said. In the first place the sys- Archie Goldenberg, St. Joseph's re- tem ind- been the means of greatly presentative. In the first place he de- improved refereeing; furthermore it sired to see the first division constitu- afforded prospective referees yome ted in such a manner as to make excellens tuition. possible the completion of the season's Other members found the present ixtures within the appointed time. By system desirable and this proposition cutting down the number of teams in was withdrawn. the first division this might b accomplished.

Mr. J. McKelvie (Kowloon F.C.) suggested that another means of securing this laudable end was to

Interport trialx prevent

from interfering with league games. Licut. Chaplin considered that one of the important reasons why there

Promotion System

Not Wanted

The proposal that a system of pró motion and relegation, as practised! with the professional teams in Eng- land and Scotland, be introduced in

had been difficulty in completing longkang with two teams from the sons' fixtures within schedule time first and second divisions relegated, was because several clubs objected to and an equal number from the second playing games on a Sunday. Personal and third divisions promoted, drew ly he would like to see the firat division from the hon. secretary of the Royal curtailed to ten teams, with all Artillery, Stonecutters, the informa- league games played on Saturdays tion that both R.A. Lyemun, and RA and all Charity and such-like matches Stonecutters intended next year to played on Sundays. Teams entering compete in the second division instead these various charity competitions of the first an during this last season. would do ao awane of their Sunday Both teams he said, were strictly obligations.

adverse to the idea of one R.A team playing in

Mr. 9. Strange-(H.K.F.C.) felt that

the first division. If Interport trials were allowed to upset therefore, they had teams like this league programmes unnecessarily, and withdrawing from the first division, suggest that where and at the same time Mr. Golden- The would like

a club had to supply no more than

adopted, he thought it would be sun- sible.to have some means whoreby a

Two Kwal-Shing

acoring goals

joen.

berg's scheme for the reduction of the for the Chinese Olympic football two players to an Interport trial, first division twelve teams was team. should play off its longue match on that day.

that the team could get back into the first was paid out for referees' Another suggestion was Governor's Cup competition should be divison when it became strong enough Chiet source of revenue was $1,050 restricted to one match instead of for that division.

from entrance fees, the balance being three as at present. The trouble was, Mr. S. Strange said the big snag made up of $171 from referees' observed Mr. Strange, the F.A. were about the promotion and relegation entrance fees and subscriptions, fines thinking too much about finance: they system was the danger of finding two $43, transfer of players $14. had also to consider their players, teams from the one club competing in The cost of the F. A. stand al The upshot of this discussion was the same division. There had been a the HK.F.A was $500 and the to agroo to Mr. Goldenborg's pro certain amount of trouble concern

revenue derived therefrom $335.51, position going before tho Annualing this already which happily had'

a loan of over $160, Moeting.

revealed been smoothed out, but St was not

The Interport account desirable that they should throw usual figures. There was a profit of themselves open to further difficulties. $400 from the Interport trials, but

Mr. T. A. Mitchell summed the question up, so far as he was concern, net loss on the working account of $3.448. Profits were displayed on ed, with the abservation "We are not the Challenge Shield Decount ($1,140), Mr. Goldenberg's suggestion that professionals, anyway", " the F.A. should either revive the

Mr. the Lai Wah Cup ($2,048) and, a Upon being 'assured that Schools League or to confine the third Goldenberg's alternation

system of share of the Chinese Olympic team v division to civilian teams who are not reducing the frat division, to twelve Rest matches (£739),

The Schools League Question

up to the strength of the military teams would go before the Annual Expenses for the season on the sides did not receive the same mea Meeting, the proposer of promotion working account totalled $9,853 and sure of support.

and relegaton willdrow this motion; income was $0,150.

Full scores wore:

Goldman and Mrs. M. Wilson (U.S.R.C.) beat G. Clarke and Mrs. McCaw 6-2; best A, E, P, Guest and Mrs. R. Kew 6-1; beat G. E. Watson and Mrs. Blandford 6-4.

A. L. Sullivan and Mrs. Holmes (U.S.R.C.) beat Clarke and Mrs.j McCaw 6-3; lost to Guest and Mrs. Kow 3-6; beat Watson and Mrs. (Continued on Page 9.)

TWO-PIECE UNDERWEAR

by

Coopers

David Jones also of America elimin losa of three games in the second led Fresieduch of Bermuda with the round of the competition.

Details of the leading results as nt by United Press follow.

D. Badge (US) beat Michelmore (Britain) 6-4, 6-2.

G. Make (U.S.) beat W. W. Ro- bertson (U.S.) 6-3, 6-0.

SECOND ROUND David Jones (U.S.) beat W. H. Fresiendach (Bermuda) 6-0, 6-3, ›

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