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THE HONGKONG

1936. TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 20,

IMPORTANT WEEK OF SPORT IN HONGKONG

LAWN BOWLS AND LEAGUE TENNIS Kowloon Cricket Club Meet Chinese R.C. To-morrow

(Ely "Veritna"?

An important week of sport in Hongkong starts to- day. The concluding stages of the lawn bowls cham- pionships are now being reached, while there are some league tennis matches scheduled expected to have notable bearings on divisional titles.

may

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Fanfall dung te, change f Thir

"pringing a surprise on the week-end and again early this ora- timer. Agafist the Ilians, the!

Is their owed a great deal ent is likely to bring about the post-CLA ponement of this afternoon's nixost third paky, ak Bing-cheong and doubles tenly matches, bag unies Wong-sal-hung; but i rather think there is further rain, the two lawn, they will fad themselves bowls matches in the quarter-inals logger opposition Lo-zorrow, K.C.C. of the sales champla dps will have a reasonably good team, and, if

the players strike firm, they probably to playect

If the tears is played, KCC will well snatch the pouts by the old set. WEDNESDAY'S PROGRAMME As out an entirely new second string!

The flest of the finalists in the lawn to oppose USI

A. Gray, G. Burnett, looks priss championship should be: comprise S

evening. Me, Huid, Mas, konein on Weslpesding ever N. A E Mackay

Of these senu linal intel in Being played on Steinfeld and Mrs Stokes Mr. Hifend and Gray live played the Civil Servive green, the contest Che before this season, while, ants long R. Panean and S. Handle Burnett la nece appeared for thes W. Greig and W. Mar.

The Bam will

clubs "A ezrobmation The rest of

the

players have seazar taken part double.

league

One

The Puliye paar will start slight but the pairs are evenly Fine this favourite,

mieland and an entertaining game 1 601

I assured.

An vary win for the United Ser-| Vice

is assured, but more interesting the match al feenio where the The Portatues receive BCC (1) visitors expert lo be at full strengths, namely E C. Fincher and Miss ship

F. F Dalziel,

Fincher and Miss Griffiths and G. Bodies and Aliss Mackenzie,

Recreio may not make any changes from the tenth which marinely de- K.C.C. (2) bag week, but whatever their combination it. likely that they will be alde to stop the visitors from winning,

It was announced Inte this morn-- ing

that the lawn bowls champlon ship match between L. Gutierrez, former champion, and J. Shepherd' of the Police had been postponed from this afternoon until Wed** | day. Shepherd is recovering

the effects of Influenza and request-' ed the game to be pat off for a couple of days. The match will be played on the Kowloon Docks green on Wednesday.

ex-title

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A. Hyde-Lay,

mother

holder, will be on view at Chil Service green where he meets A Contes, a consistently gaud player. Hyde-Lay's form ta

dafe suggests

That be is good enough to win.

TUESDAY'S PROGRAMME

Letturier-Beet! The remaining two-quarte bowls matches will be played to- morrow. Thanks to the draw two o promising Recreio players will meet

on

Chief litored in the "1" Division tennis programme is the eltech between Beervió and K.0,0. Outcome of this encounter will probably diede the runners-up position is the champion-

has alrendy been Recreio can afford to draw the males: and still finish aromi, but if they inse R.C.C. will be fairly safe for thes honour

Raero zere not in much danger of i

For one thing they are on defent.

RN:ORONIAUSIATICANALEETAHSİR RECREIO PLAY K.LT.C. TO-MORROW

IN "C" DIVISION MATCH

FRED AND

HOW SCHMELING BEAT LOUIS: Three vivid pictures show. ing how the Schmeling-Louis fight ended in victory for the German. Left: Louis collapses over the ropes shortly before the end of the fight. Centre: n left from Schmeling momkes Louin wince. Right; louis, dared by the knock-out punch, hears the count of ten.

MRS.

PERRY WILL

IN 1937

VISIT SHANGHAI GORDON LUM FIXES UP ARRANGEMENTS WITH

CHAMPION

The news that Fred Perry and his actress wife, Helen Vinson contemplate a visit to Shanghai and China in the early part of 1937 was received in Shanghai last Wednesday afternoon through A letter from Gordon Lum, member of the Chinese Davis Cup team which is now on a tour of England.

Wimbledon Day By

In his letter, says the Shanghai Times which also gives un interesting secraint of the tournament at Ret- of the ford, Notis, and prospects Chise pinyers at Wimbledon, Lum introduces this subject as follows:-"} have arranged with Fred Perry and his wife, the former Helen Vinson, to come to China early in 2017, WI!! (12

ikive fuller details when I arrive lanek

According to present arrange- nel, the ptponed "4" Division

match Irague tennis

between Recreio and Kowloon Indian Ten- wis Club will be played to-morrow (Tuesday). The autcome of this encounter will decide the cham- pionship as these are the only trans in the division now enjoy. ing 100 per cent, records,

(nee of it, it seems that t order to win, the KIT.C. must *£6**i། * Barre Het from The Hussain brothers. They have not set yet this sensus, dropped t but they will be hotly tested in this match.

the

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But the!

the K.B.G.C. green. Beth 11. A. their own courts and they certainly Aires and 3. E. Naronha have dis- bust a better balanced team. played first-cl form to date and it more aggressive tactics of the visi

generally believed that had they tors first two pairs may turn the escaped each other in the draw they tables.

would tuve stood an excellent chance

appearing in the final.

of

As it is Alves will probably) win-through

to

the semi-final

although he will have no easy task.

Thursday and Friday are given over to league tennis,

A third ex-champion will take part WOLVES APPOINT

in the other game,

wirun A. W.

Grimmitt opposes A. M.

Omar,

A COMMITTEE TO

in Shanghai on August 21."

Although Lum does not disclose

Day

what influenced Perry to make this BOROTRA STILL

decision or how much Lam himself fund to do with the proposition, it is obvious that the champion is terested in the development of tennis in China and a personal vidit from such a famous player should greatly increase the popularity of the game.amang the Chinese.

FASCINATES

(By Frank Paxon)

London, June 25.

•

Changes In Rugby Football Rules Agreed Upon

DROPPED GOAL TO HAVE VALUE

OF THREE POINTS

The Rugby Union at their annual meeting in London on June 26 unanimously supported the proposal of the committee that the method of scoring be changed reducing the value of the dropped goal from four points to three, and à goal from a mark The recommendation will be conveyed from three paints to two.

to the International Beard.

Another alteration in the Laws of! - the Gume put forward by the com- mitter and passed unanimously con) cerned Law 16, regarding the tackle, The definition of this law was sought

in be improved to ensure uniform

decisions by referees. The alteration) a player iu! provided that "hen

posses of the hall is grasped by

brought to the

An apponent and

so grassed, a player ground still should be considered us täckted“.

As regards Law 15, concerning the

VILLA PLAN

OPPOSED BY

OLD PLAYER

Resolution to extend Aston Villa board-from-Ove-directors-to-seven was defeated by 302 voles to 47

general meeting extraordinary last month.

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ENDEAVOUR II WINS FIRST RACE

FINE SHOWING BY NEW YACHT

Falmouth, June 22.

POTENTIAL challenger

for

the America's Cup. Mr. 'T. O. M. Sopwith's Endeavour II. had her first race to-day, a fortnight after her launching ut Gosport.

Big crowds saw her take part in the "J" class race of the Falmouth Royal Regatta, where one of her apponents was Endeavour, I., the de- Mr. fented challenger, now owned II. Andreae.

Light capricious breezes gave Mr. Sopwith a chance to stretch the sails, gear, and rigging. There was mo at- tempt to race Endeavour 11, seriously. but experts early formed a high opin- Sony of the yacht on all points of smiling, especially to windward, which is by far the most important point for | un_America's Cup challenger.

Once, when becaiming had put her fully half-an-hour behind, she showed Tremarkable sailing on a close reach, and fetched the mark bout in an tack to her rivals' two.

Lun's letter is dated Junes 22, thuf possible to see all those matches which rule was too cumbersome, atk it wasgho was almost certain of election to the end of the first round,

start of the Wimbledon Tournament and us regards this he has little to sny.

This was the outstanding feature of a slow race, and showed unmis- takably that, given a breeze, En- deavour It will fulfill all the ex- pectations of her designer, Mr. Charles Nicholson.

the race All four compulitara crossed the starting line bearn to. benni, the new Endeavour sandwiched be One of the chief opponents of the tween Astra and Veisheda. Astra was It was a very full card at Wumble-scrummage, Admiral Royds said it

lig lend at scheme was Councillor Joe Pearson, spon in front, and had don yesterday, and it was quite im-was thought that the wording of this

decided that the law be reviewed one of the extra seals.

Towards the end of the first leg of were well worth seeing.

Mr. Pearson played for Villa thirty-the second, Velshedn, standing too far The club's traditions to windward, was cut out by En- five years ago). The feature of this, erowited day? | with the object of improvement, Well, I think it was the appearance of

Law . regarding off-side, also are lits. So he helped defeat his owndeavour L. and Endeavour 11. came up Jean Bototra.

ezme ander consideration particularly chance of becoming a director. "Our attern.at a good spord.

The positions remained almost the KHO INACTIVE

same until the finish, except that the It was late in the afternoon when in connection with the restriction of greatest attainments were pelieved by As regards English tournaments, Jean Borotra came on to his beloved the scope of the wit forward. Ad directorate of five," he said.

Mr. Edward Smith, Strichoders new Endeavour sailed so well during {t!"5.JE1 the

Association treasurer, moved the re-te second round that she pulled up Lum states that Kho Sin-khie and W. Centre Court, where C. Choy have done Kittli bat have singles championship in 1921 and miral Royds said that various ideas

Mentioned!

satisfactory performance. gain. tourna- championship

For he has mittee, were unable in put up a provably over. £160,000,

annual turnover was £70,000, CHOOSE TEAMS been content to leave things entirely 1826. He will not win that single had been considered, but the consolution. Sald that Villa aseta were ve 20 minutes in 13 miles, a highly 2. Endeavour I., Shr. 41min. 58aec. A board of five could control al ment at Retford, he defeated Peacock, satched this year, but he is still in posal which would have this effect.

3. Velsheda, Ghr. 15min. 2nec. 1. Endeavour 1., Shr. 51min. 28 The Bedford F4, delegide askei commercial fem of such great mag- Wolverhampton Wanderers teams | 6-3, 6-0,

hul there! altude, he said,

were i (South

African

the meeting to endeavour to think of Zundamental differences in Villa's The 12-metrus cluss evenl Was future and not by Major Frank Buck- star, 6-0, 6-0, losing in the semi-

equally thrilling. Mr. C. R. Fairey I do not think I guessed wrangly some method of making the serum case. ley, the secretary-manager, accord-finals, however, to Billington by 3-6, BIG TENNIS MATCH

He added that Arsenal, probably awed his new craft Evaine through clear rather than The official programme for the "A" to Mr. A. Oakley, the chairmum. 36. In the doubles tournament when I thought I saw a lot of wilful mago law ne

was eliminated in the semi-finals by

sadness as "the bounding Basque"

League, had seven directors.

rived just before the start. The sport- Division of the tennis league finished speaking at the auntal meeting of

Billington and Filmer-inkey, 2-6, surveyed the scene before he went on attempt to restrict the activities of the best-managed clubs in the put the night from Gosport, and ar- last week, but there reminiu some out the club.

"ligt! and the wing forward, who enak ng

Opinion anothered this argument, in action was well rewardel, for he court. It was, I think:

always be regarded as a mence to however. Sir Patrick Elannon, M.P.,, vtrered her over the line a winner by sanding matches postponed on e-

farewell."

inte from the sexek Marlia count of rain and other circumstances, One of the match of some im

the game, Mr. Greenwood said that Vita president, was in the chair, portates-is being played off to-

he felt the wing forward would be morrow, when K.C.C. are at home to

made completely impulent if the op- potentinl

would Club,

Vivek Chinese Recreation

posing forwards champions.

After the excellent showing last improvements. week of Indian Recreation Club, it saunt de conceded that K.C.C. have a last season.

Craigengower'n : mort. promising young bowler, Omar has done exceedingly well to advance to the present stage

the redoubtable i

of the tournament, but it is not likely

he eng overcome

Grimmilt, who has returned to his wit be chosen by a committee. in NR. 12, pesto, 1-2, 6-1), and the doubles with Jacques Brugaon.

best foru.

Major Buckley said the move was 1

new policy. T part of the club's was not taken because of any diver sion of opinion among the board or because of any differences..

Committees will also have change of the club's finances, and the ground! Wolves mufe a profit of £17,000

Lum, who was expected to win

HAIL AND FAREWELL"

both the singles and doubles was The crowd gave Borotra a wonder- handicapped by a strained muscle in ful reception; he has always been the his stomach and the doctor forbade Centre Court favourite. him to undergo any exertion what- soever. This injury Was serious vnough to keep him out of the Queen's Club Tournament.

SIX 6'S AND TWELVE 4'S NEW BOOK

IN SUCCESSION

WELLARD'S FAST BOWLING TROUBLES NORTHANTS

TO AID

TENNIS CLUB SECRETARIES

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All the old elan was there and when Roving. he was beaten by a good shot he always brought out his "Ah! oul." A An_important amendment of Law great showman? No, a great sports-26, affecting try, read: "The referee!

mais.

There Were

shall award a try it, in his opinion. one would undoubtedly have been ol

1. Astra, Shr. 3imin. 57see.

Hoľ.

ADRIAN QUIST LOSES

GALLANTLY.

moments when he tained but for the unfair play or TO-DAY'S DOUBLES MATCH MAY smashed with the deadly certitude of for the unlawful interference of the ten years ago. He and Brugnen beat defending team. Such try shall be C. F. Lister and N. Taylor 63. awarded between the postu The i 02. 0-2, and it was Borotra whe rule at present states: "Such try shall be awarded on a line puralicí

dominated the court.

AMERICANS' DUEL

There was

to the touchlines through the pince where the ball was when the in

Admiral

DECIDE DAVIS CUP TIE

were

03

Both teams realise that the re- No more gallant defent has been suslated in a Davis Cup match sult of the tie will depend on the doubles. The splendid form of than that of Adrian Quist agalasti

Henkel and Von Cramm at Wim- Baren G, Von Cramin on the No. 1 a magnificent fight infringement occurred."

bledon three weeks ago, and the court n Wimbledon last Saturday. the first match on the Centre Court toytte said the intention of the a

unexpected failure of Quist and

the Crawford, who

tifle between

D. N.Iteration was to make the penalty for the two Amoreans.

They het in the second singles of)

indicates that a bitter. the Inter-Zone fual the between Jones, ex-captain of Cambridge Uni-junfule play as severo as possible,

match is in store to-day. versity, and Wilmer Allison, one of

Blackheath made a proposal in re. Australia and Germany, und Quist,

But Quirt is such n brilliant When Somerset went in a second, and seventeen 's, he completed his

the eight seeded players in the men's

usually last 1,000 runs for the season. Lime against Sussex: at Bath

The straight drive was his most

occasion that one One of the latest contributions to singles. It was a duel between the gard to the taking of penalty kicks, after badly damaging his ankle in the

pusing side must retire ten yards on.courageously and actually by rises to inonth, Gimblett edged a ball dan-

cannot help Ceeling Australia will win gerously close to backward short. Je pant in for his sharuent at his hands, warts the lask of cllciently running a superior all-court game of Allison- and which reads "All players of the op-out on and of the stund set carried doubles performer and

the Danlop Tennis the deadly service of Jones.

from the murk, und, after the addi-wo sets to one.

When, after the customary text this vital match. gradually settled down, and came tennis club is

In Allison led in the first set ut 4-tion by the committee of the words:

is most likely to be having done so showed his confidence He hit Cox for four O's, Boswell for Club Secretaries Handbook, produced

Qui factum for Australia's. goal line, which-minutes interval, the players return- and two 4's two and Clark for one, and he scored by the Dunlop Rubber. Co., first copies by driving Clark for s

lently against the world's second try into the Challenge Round. It in an over. After tea Gimblett gave his 143 out of 458. Lue helped him of which have just reached Hongkong, and 5, but Jones spurted and was "er to their own

It is an excellent production, provid- In front for the first time at 0-5.ever is the nearer," the meeting gaved. Quist, continued to battle mugil the

best player, the players fascinating is rather too much, in view of cur a brillant display, that over-shadowed score 114 for the first wicket, but

after that none of the other batsmening not only a record of playing mem- Allison kept getting into the lead, but the amendatent their approval."

berk, honorary members and the sea- he could not clinch the set.

Alterations to the Laws of the the large crowd, with a thrilling fifth rent form, to expect Crawford to beat everything else.

Von Cramin, but Quist is cortainly Passing 50 in 108 minutes, he went diet much.

Dall Jones fell heavily, but Game cannot be made until the In-set which went to 20 games,

Von Cramm's stendiness: inally capabls of beating Henkel, and is, in Eurller on Wellard had bowled on's programme, but offers abund fourth century of the season in

hints on the ganie of tennis, reprints At

expected two hours 25 minut, and altogether splendidly. He maintained

N. J. Tyerman's article on Lawn after a few moments of mussage at ternational Board meets in March,

be put if players nost

Jured ankle is disquieting, but as it bated for just over the nest bad sent a ball do yntils. Northway, a Tennis Club Manngement" which had the umpire's ladder he resumed none bot into effect, it passed by the the pluvors producing titir mest fact, Xiverted to the Trews of his in-

was out to his first 35 previously appeared in Laton Tennis the worke.

board, until the season after next. dazzling shots.

Earlier on Crawford of Australia stood up to the strain of three hard troke.

former Somerset player, and Perkins!

The end of the set came at 14-12 Mr. Greenwood, in returning thanks tions for the conducting af tourna

to the meeting for his re-election, had taken the first two sets from sets After reaching 39, he made re- clone denit really effectively with him, and Badminton, sets out the regula

Indisposition. markable progress, scoring his re. Northway holding out for nearly threements, including mathematical inbles to Allison.

That Henkel is also feeling unwell for making a correct draw, and gives

In taking the second and third sets paid tribute to the New Zealand Henkel, and, the German, realising the toon Saturday it does not appear

tenni maining 84 runs in 18 strokes, six hours.

who toured Britain last season. futiilty of continuing, especially us G's and a dozen 4'1.

Perkins hit Meyer for 3 and Boswell the complete records of all the import-t3, 6d, Allison was at all times. The most successful thing in the tour, he was not feeling well, conceded the is a blow to German hopes, but these ጊዜያ inmatel nt that point in order to re-funhappy Incidents do not appear to He obtained his second 50 in 37 also drove Hazell for G, but the last ant national championships.

quite unruffled. I do not think he is ho anhl, was the splendid minutes, and in 18 consecutive scoring eight Northants wickets fell for 114,

able outcome of the tie. strokes he made 10 runs. When Wellard taking four of them for 34The book is nicely bound and is sure yet at concert pitch, but it will take which the All Bincks took the hitding serve himself for the doubles this affect, to any great extent, the prob

they got at Twickenham.-- to find favour with all club secretaries. a good man to beat him. reaching 140, which included seven 6's runs.

to

143.

afternoon,

To