THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 6,
1936.
LEAGUE TENNIS TEAMS LOSE LEADING
Guest Still Out
Of Team
It was learned this morning that A. E. P. Guest, who has been ill during the last week, is still not fit enough to play for K.C.C. (2) in the mixed doubles lengue to-day. The home team will thus be weakened and cannot hope to nvoid defeat.
COMANNANT ANTONI TENTE: ONT:MULÁ
ALL-STAR BASEBALL SELECTIONS
DEAN VERSUS GROVE
TO-MORROW'S BIG MATCH
RECREIO
FACES PROBLEM
Mrs. Kayll Leaving
GUEST STILL ON SICK LIST
(By "Veritas")
After last week's interrup- tion, lengue tennis is due to get back into full swing, starting to-day with twe mixed doubles matches. Weather conditions are none too hopeful and unicas there has been a noticeable improvement during this morn- ing it is more than likely that the games will have to be post- poned.
Kowloon Cricket Club first string
LEE WAI-TONG'
rwaying his body in a
Ford Frick, president of the Na- tional Lengt hus chosen Charlie Grimm, amnager of the Chiengu Cubs, to net un manger for the Name USA in the return match, curinus sidecays moti
be at full tional League selection in the All-The visitors; hope to Star huurball game July 7.
Grimm selectes Ripper Jim Collins |
strength, Ernie Fincheg has now fully recovered from his borit of in-
Bushza, and will, it is expected, Bgure LEADING
of the St. Louis Cardinals to play the team again.
first base for the National League All-Stars when Bill Terry, picked to
K.CC will probably turn out the E. C. Fincker following combination.
popular vote of fans to cover the and Slins C. Balzie, Free RACKET ·
and Miss M. Griffiths, G. Baker and Miss A. Mackenzie,
WIELDERS
IN THE TENNIS LEAGUE
PLAYERS
LEE WAI-TONG PUZZLES RANGOON TEAM
CHINESE OLYMPIC FOOTBALLERS GIVE OBJECT LESSON
PERFECT DISPLAY AGAINST ARMY ELEVEN
Rangoon, June 26.
IF ever Rangoon was given an object lesson in football and how it should be played it received that lesson last evening, when the Chinese Olympic XI made their first appearance at the B.A.A. against the King's Royal Rifles, in the first of a series of thres matches arranged for the team during their stny in Rangoon, The game as played by the Chinese footballers was something "fans" here have not seen before, but they nevertheless showed they could appreciate good football, and nothing but praise was heard during the entire sixty minutes of play.
The athadonee mame up to exper- jumal sit, jumping for the ball and athen, the stands being packed from attempan; to score through his hust- nd to end. In the cheaper standsling methods.
teners bad to stand, while in the randstand they had to find accoman ation on the steps, In spite of the act that extrà benches had bre^?? placed on the gravel walk in frost.
Smith, the outside-left, combined with Price and the two often excruted some good movements between them. White, who was absent on the Rißes" Jast outing, returned to the team to give his side two of their three goals.
from Lee Wai-long as the latter was! in the act of heating. But th Chinese" were not to be baked in their determinatiua to secre, and be-. fure Jung Tam Kong-pal: beat Holli- ; day my reeclat of a pave from Lze Wa-tong.
Till half-time, the Chinese controll- ! ed the game. Young Shi-ytek make a tal fay, shooting arross the goal- mouth, and later a combined move- meat by Tay Kwee-lan and Lees Wai- tong sent the bail to Tam Kong-pak," who placed the ball into Hoilday's hands with a bark overhead shot.
Half-time: Chinese Olympic XI 3;} King's Royal Rifles 1.
the
VISITORS HOLD THEMSELVES IN It seemed that every lover of the
Ja There was heavy scoring It was the defence that had to bear game and the entire Chinese com- munity were present. The majority, the brunt of it all and they made the second half, seven goals being scored The les aided another two of shops in Chinatown were closed best of a bad job. Little, Rose at n
afternoon, to Elliot tried hard to the Chinese their score-sheet and the Chinese before two o'clock in the afterne, ditut forwards from approaching the goal, five are. It be in ante tint the
became apparent, Chinese from every walk of life but their best was not good enough, even schoolgirls-turned out to sup-jalthough they did succeed sometimes
Holliday was given the hottest time af part their countrymen.
the lot, and li spite of the eight goals against him brought off some brilliant saves.
One thing learned from this game is that the publie do like to see players One com numbered in a big match
be absolutely certain ns to the iden- ty of the player responsible for any good bit of work. It is an idea worth
taking up.
FEATURES OF CHINESE XI'S PLAY There were two notlecable, features of the Chinese team's play. The fret was the effortless display by the en
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TAM KONG-PAK
received every opportunity
LOVELOCK OR-?
FOR 1500 METRES AT OLYMPICS
CHIEF THREAT IS CUNNINGHAM
Berlin. With the Olympics' approaching, prophets are again coming into their.
From the resumption the Chinese furthered their fend. Young Shu- gick sent Suen Kam-shun away to beat Elliott and Ruse on the run and Holliday, with powerful drive. The tetums lined up as follows:
Then, till the Rifles scored their next- Mak Shiu-hi and Lee Tin-sang; Le brief raid by the Rifles White missed Chinese Olympic XI: Pau Ka-ping: goal, the Chinese players had the bal
rolling in their favour. During Kwok-wal. Leung Wing-chiu and
with a header. The Rißes, second Chan Chen-wo; Yeung Shu-ylek,
Smith gan? Suen Kam-shini, Lee Wai-long (GP broke through and passed to Lang-
came through White. tain): Tam Kong-pak, and Tar
ford, who sent the ball across the Kwee-han.
goal-mouth, where White picked up own. and beat the goal-keeper.
No lesa n Chinese scored two more goals, both metres at Los Angeles, is one of them. person than Luigi Within two minutes this the
Baccoli, Italy, winner of the 1,500 coming through Lee Wai-tong. His is prediction is concerned with the second goal was a splendid effort, for 1,500 metre event at Berlin. Ac- the Chinese captain dribbled the entire Finestett Messrs. I. C. Paxton defence on his own, including Holll-cording to him the finish line will be PH | crossed by these three athletes in the day, who had left his goal to intercep following order: laim At this stage, the Rines were The Chinese entirely on the defence.
Jolin Lovelock, New Zealand,
Cunninghain, players were running rings around Glenn
U.S.A., and them and evoking much admiration Miklos Szabo, Hungary, by their clever and at times pretty
Initial sack, announced his failing Jarees would not permit him to play,
The U.S.R.C. will be without the Grimm selected Curt Davis, Cuti pitcher, Lewis Fagers, Cincinnati in-serviens of Mrs. Kay. She injured fielder, Len Durocher, dushy Infielde: her back recently and as she is lear of the Cardinals, and Augle Galan, the Colony at the end of the week Cub outfielder, to bolster the Nation-she does not feel inclined to take any
risks by playing to-day, al Longue squad,
be weakened, Nevertheless the club
well DEAN V GROVE
endowed with Indy players and as Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grive win | U.S.R.C, are on their own courts, they
King's Royal Riftes: Holliday win, although match their famed spredt-ball pitches can be expected to
to Elliott and Rose; Doherty (caplain), tire team, who, without sted to Little nad Barrelt: Philips, White, when the All-Star teams of the Na-there may only be the ad set in it. Chinese Recreation Club look to
exert themselves, always managed tional and American Leagues clash
The following a the leading in baseball's Game of the You have a fairly easy task. They visit
In performances by various couples in get their own way. This was especi| Price, Langford and Smith, Cox's Road to play K.C.C. (2). July 7.
their Brst meeting this season the the "D" Division of the ternis, lenally so with Lee Wai-tong, the centre- Chinese won ait nine sets, but ife. The records include matches forward and captain of the team, who, K.C.C. are at full strength they will played last Friday, probably win a set or two this after- noon, especially as Clark and Mrs. McCaw are showing such good form.
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"D" DIVISION
"D" DIVISION
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A. Eitebell and A. 11, Hanıme
(C.C.C.)
Baseball fans voting in the popular newspaper pool which ended recently to select the line-ups of the All-Star teams, plcked the veteran Grove, lean port-side Blinger of the Boston Red Box whose smoke-ball is the terror of seven American League teams, to
RECREIO'S MISFORTUNES take the mound for the Junior loop,
Bean, the once eccentric but now To-morrow's "A" Division schedulo taciturn and business-like hurler of promises nothing out of the ordinary, the St. Louis Cardinals, was picked The most interesting tie is that be-A to pitch for the National League tween K.C.C. and Recreio. Last week super-team. At present he eats Recreio had an easy time against G the league
13 U.S.R.C. but they are bound to run in pitching with wins and four losses.
up against much stiffer opposition to-M. loquacious Chi-morrow. Gabby Hartnett, cago Cub veteran catcher, will work Believe that 3. 3. Remedios of the
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W. Crabbe al A. E. Perry 13 EG
(K. C.)
singh and K, Sloth (Radio) 12 at G. M. Khan 1.TGA 18 Zimmer and H. N. Cheung 12
(C.C.C.]
Carruthers BIL C. Pil (Police)
wenn and A. M. Humlahn
behind the Bal us Dean's battery | "1" team will again be called upon to J. Mok, and mate, while B Dickey of the New play in which case he will be barred York Yankees will backstop for from further participation this season Major and Mich Profice).. Grove. Early voting brought many ballots for Mickey Cochrane, catcher-
Recreio "" teat
team is not facing; alc. 8. Wong and T. K. Tan manager of the Detroit Tigers, until very happy future. Hitherto regard- he became ill and was sent to ed as equal challengers with C.R.CM. Razack nail A. K. Minu hospital.
(1) for the championship, their pres-M "DiMaggio, senzational-Yankee! pects-are-now”
ow-considerably-dimmed rookie, was picked to
right as they
R expect lose the services of". feld for the American League All- A.A, dos Remedios, who partners W. Stars,
becoming the only nest-your. Reed, while it . J. ftemedios is player to be chosen un the first team used again to-day for the senior out- in either lengue since the All-Star fit.
ft, he will be lost to the "13" combina- ganes began in 1933.
tion. Further it is on the cards that Aude and Whelan (A.T.C Jimmy Foxx. barrell-chested Red L. A. Carvalho, who is Oliveira's Sox slugger who leads both leagues partner in the second division side. in home runs with 21, will play will be leaving the Colony in the near
cover
by swaying his bogy in a curions side- ways notion and sticking his feet out! n!
Referee: Mr. T. Robertson.
EARLY SCORING
of
unexpected moments, left uny and Bo Thein, K.R.R. player who attemple to The matt. tackle hin
puzzled sorely
In the ninth minute of the game, second feature was the exceptionally fine positional play of the team: it the Chinese were already leading by was very seldom that a pass was ever tup goals. They had won the less display. Itolliday brought off a fine Why Szabo, Luigi does not say. wasted. Each man kaew where he mid from the kick-off were at the save from Syen Kam-shun, but it was The Hungarian's best times, were: was to be and what he had to do. opposite goal. Four minutes later not long after this that the seventh 600 metres 1:52 minutes, 1,500 metre Their keen sense of anticipation left Suen Kon-shun tapped the ball to them in possession of the ball every Lee Wai-long, who moved over to his goal was scored. Lee Wai-tong once 3:32.6 minutes. 1ils greatest triumph
maga being responsible. tine. Aftogether the team, gave as place and transferred the ball to Tam
The Chinese har slackened off now, neat a display as one could wish to Kong-pak. The latter with a sun-
shot beat Holiday completely. Four with the result that the soldiers made minutes later, after
after Elliott had made a
an attack. Langford dribbled up and Lee Wai-tong played a captain's goal-mouth clearance and Price had
then passed to Smith, who had only game and was directly responsible for tested the
Chinese goalkeeper, Lee one back to bent.. Smith went past four of the eight goals scored. He Wai-tung, getting a long pass, swung him but ended up by hitting the skle worked in harmony with his two la- out and dribbled through and sent in of the rigging.
| side men, Suen Kar-shan and Tam a stiff drive, which Holliday fell full Kong-pak, giving them every oppor-length to save. He pushed the ball tunity. Is wing men were not out but. before the backs had time neglected. Young Shiu-pick, the ouf- to latervene, Lee Wai-tong had run in iside-right, was given plenty of work) and scored, 410-do. Ho is quely-emul-was-ro-
Five minutes from the end, the Chinese obtained their eighth goal. Getting the ball about mid-ficid, Lee Wal-tong brought it down in pretty -fashion, and, evading five-anea in-suc-. The Rifles had a bit of the game cursion, tapped the ball into an empty after this, but not for long; Pau Kn-goal. Just on time, the Rifles scored. Chan Chen-wo did not seem to be as ping held a ball from White and then Price sent Smith off to find the.net effective as the rest of his colleagues, the Chinese forwards went aver,
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C. Blum and A. Brock (K.C.CI Star game, Cronin is still nursing K.C.C, have a better record and injuries, although back in the Boston should just about win. line-up.
Frank Demarce of the Chiengo Cubs, tied with Wally Berger of the Bees for centre field position with the Nationals.
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BIG "C" DIVISION GAME Everything in the "C" Division.on Thursday is overshadowed by the clash between Cralgengower and
cont.
The New York Yankees and Chi-K.I.T.C. Both have 100 per cago Cubs each contributed three players to the All-Star selection, while two stars were selected from the line-ups at the Red Sox, Bees, White Sox, Giants and Cardinals. -The American Lengue selection came from only, four teams, all of which are in the drst division,
lengua records to date, and an ex- ceptionally interesting set is anti- dated when the Hussain brothers
INTER-LEAGUE GAME
National American
The
All Star Teams
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all-star National versus
(Continued on Page k.)
DAVIS CUP TEAM Britain's Players For Challenge Round
London, July 4
The Wimbledon victory of G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey in the bien's Doubles over fellow-Britishers,
American teams for the gaine on C. B. Baru and F. II. 1). Wilde, re-
July. 7 will be is follows:
marce
+1 kulted in their being selected again for the British Davis Cup team, which will play the Challenge Round on July 26, 27 and 28.
The other members of the
team.
National League: Joe Medwick, (St. Louis), M. E. Lott (New York), Wally Berger (Boston), Frank De- (Chicago), Joe Moore (New York) Bill Herman (Chiengo), Aric officially announced are Fred Perry, Vaugian (Pittsburgh), Bill Tergy the champion, and H. W. Austin, both Now York) Stuart Marlin (St. of whom will play in the singles. Louis), Arthur Whitney (Philodel-Reuter,
phia), Dizzy Dean (St. Louis), Carl
Hubbell (New York), Van Mungo (Brooklyn),
Lon
Wemeke (Chicago), Gabby Hartnett (Chicago),
Ernie o), Lou Gehrig (New York), Jimmy Foxx (Boston), Frank Higgins, Lombardi (Cincinnati),
(103- American League: Joe Dimaggio (Philadelphia). Lefty Grove. (New York), Earl Laverilt (Cleve-ton), Vernon Gomez (New York). land), George Selkirk (New York), Monte Pearson (New York), Lyn Woodrowe (Detroit). Mickey Coch- Hay Radcliffe (Chicago). Ben Chap man (Washington), Charlie Gehrin-rane (Detroit), Bill Dickey. #er (Detroit), Luke Appling (Chica-York), Reuter.
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GLORIOUS DEFEAT
two backs were steady, while Pau pak and Lee Wat-tong proceeded to Ka-ping, in goat gave a fine exhibi-ve the Rites' defence a puzzling and Phillips, how- anxious ten minutes. tion.
ever, made an opening for his side and Price forced a ecrner. The ar
Bag- kirk was well taken and White found the net with a left leg drive. An other Rifles attack followed the kick- off. Smith ran down and shot Into Pat Ka-ping held the ball and
That the King's Royal Hiflex would "be beaten was generally expected. In spite of the heavy scoring against them, however, they went down not goal. without credit and earned as much cleared as Price and Langford tackled
2 praise in defeat as their opponents did him.
in victory. At the beginning,
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Tha! soon wore oft defened gaye a good account of them- and, in the second halt, Price was he selves. Elliott brought off a charance
The Pui Ching baseball team which won two matches in the Hongkong league during the week- end, bringing their season's record to date played 10, wan-8, lost two. On Saturday they inflicted on the Volunteers their first defont of the sexson. (Photo Mae Cheung).
Our Daily Golf Hint
A firm grip with the little finger of the left hand at the top of the awing provides control of the club. It must be maintained at all times. -d'ommy-Irmour.
MODELİNUBIRAİNTAGNOLIA KEBENCIANNUUCONAKRITE
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was winning the European champion- .. (ship over 800 metres in 1934.
Tu, 1835 Szabo was slightly off- form. In the so-called Five-Country- Meet, in which the track teams of Germany, Italy, Hungary, Sweden, and Japan competed late last season at Berlin, he placed only third in the 1,500 inetres trailing Beccall 'md' the. German Schaumburg,
WANTS A HEAVIER CROWN
Canzoneri's Decision
NO MENTION OF HIMSELF
Bercali says nothing aliout his own possible chances. Whether he does this out of modesty or in order to observe good form will probably be seen this stammer. Since his time of | 3:53.0 was the second best run by l'anyone over the 1,500 metres last year, he is sure to be an entry in the coming Berlin Olympics.
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Strangely enough, Beccall does not much ng meation Gene Venzke, though the American is one of the six athletes ever 10 du the 1,500
under 3:50. Docs Luigi
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itself, und
New York. Tony Canzoneri may relin-metres in
think history quish his world's lightweight Gene as in 1932 will fall outdoors boxing championship and at-
after a successful indoor season? tempt to lift the welterweight. Gene Yenzle is figuring, though, crown from the head of Barney as une of the contenders for a medal In the Olympic 1,500 metre event in Ross.
the prediction of another prophet, D German sports Canzoneri's manager is to confer Hans Borowik, with the New York state boxing com- writer who has been following track mission and if they can
an and held sports since his and its in- agreement to split the gate evenly, fumy. If it comes to statistics and Tony may sign to fight Ross late in comparing times, Borowike cannot be
beaten. July or early in August.
Paradoxically, another of Borowik's
rench
It was expected the welter-weight cholers is proplet number one, the
very
Lu Beccult. But neither title fight would be 15 rounds.
Beccalt, not Venzke will win the gold The scrap is likely to occur on the metal in his pic for first pluce is
opinion.
Borowik's
same night that Lou Ambers, young Italian-American contender, and Pedro a "dark horse," young I. C, Wooder- Montanez, flashy brown boxer from son, England, who lost year twice Puerto Rico, fight 15 rounds for the defeated John Lovelock over the lightweight title which Canzoneri malle. Hard pressed, the 20 year old ຕາບst
much better than relinquish if he is to fight Ross. Briton can do Montanez won the world' junior the times he attained fast season, lightweight title from Frankie Klick Borowik clalms. All he was doing early last month and his whirlwind then, was to win. Times and records record in his short career has made did not concern him.
Last, but not least, among a top-notch contender for the lightweight crown.
prophets for the Olymple 1,500 inetro Canzoneri was regarded only a few event is Paovo Nurml himself. He months ago on past his prime and thinks his countryman, 23 year old definitely Inding as a boxing star. O. Teileri; whose best time for the He upset predictions however and 1,500 metro so far is 3:54.8 minutes showed surprising form in recant will be among the first three at Ber- bouts In his last fight, Tony declin. Which of the three, and who aloned Jimmy McLarnin in a 10-round the other twe might be, the wise non-titier.
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