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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1936.

CHINESE GO DOWN FIGHTING TO THE CASUALS Play Better Football Than The Amateur Cup Holders

Clubhouse Chatter

By "Veritas"

Suggesting Hongkong Promotes Tour Of English Tennis Players

AND WHY NOT GOLF TOURNEY

FOR CHINESE CADDIES?

FITH the recent news of

Wimpending visits by Fred

Perry, Von Cramm, Tilden and Vines, Hongkong is becoming all tenuis-conscious, and should

these proposed tours materialise, ; as we hope, one can expect a new wave of enthusiasm for the game to sweep the Colony, So much so that I am encouraged to get off my, chest

an iden

which has been burdening it for some considerable time past. After mature consideration I am convinced that, if the Hongkong L.T.A. goes the right way about things, it would be pos-. sible to get un International Club or an English L.T.A, team to make an official visit to this Colony with the object of de- monstrating tennis in its more higher forms, for the benefit of the game generally in Hongkong. Co-Operation Needed NATURALLY we could not con-

templato standing the entire Ambitious expenses of such an project, but I fall to see any in- surmountable diffenity

Co-

operating with Singapore, Shang- hai and Japan to achieve this end. There are a number of English tennis players knocking at the door of international, fame, con-p stantly touring Europe #8 repre- sentatives either of the English L.TA. or International Club, whose appearance on Far Eastern beyond the hounds of practienbili- do a lot towards ty, but E.D. Andrews didn't think courts would improving tennis lu these parts of an, and at least the possibilities the world. Any such undertaking might be worth exploring as organising a round-the-world

trip would require considerable

to co-

F. H. D. WILDE

Why Not Competition

For Golf Caddies?

care and time in preparation, but there does not appear to be any tangible reason why our sister Associations in Singapore, Shang

not be reader suggests that Hongkong should hai and Japan

golf enddies be given a chance approached with a view

such

the operating in a project. to show their prowess by Neliher do I think the English arranging of a scratch competi- L.T.A. or the IC. would turn down tion confined, say, to three enddies the idea without affording it some from each of the Colony's courses, the event to be held, for con- consideration, or before they were

be im-venience, at Hoppy Valley. The convinced that it would practicable.

players might, he suggests, be nominated by the respective Cad-

Andrew Was Interested

Masters! If such an event could be arranged, it would cer tainly be a most interesting con- had the assurance of E.D., An-test, for some of these caddles are drews more than two years agroally wonderfully adept with the that he personally would be de- clubs. It must, incidentally, he lighted to assist in any arrango- agony to them to see the horrible monts of this naturo. Andrews Is mesa some of the regular players an old and prominent member of make of their strokest. Another

certainly not going to be easy to All Chris Ple will leave a vital gap in the Police football team defence. As n left back he has been second to none in the Colony during the last two or three sen- sons. He and Blackburn have usually proved powerful enough to withstand any atack, and the breaking-up of this partnership (only temporarily, thank good- neval) is going to make a whole heap of difference to the prospects of the Police this coming season.

BADMINTON

Devlin Loses At Kuala Lumpur

TO SELANGOR CHAMPION

Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23. A huge crowd was present at the Victoria Institution hall to witness the exhibition badminton games by J. F. Devlin, the well-known Canadian coach and former All- England champion, and local players to-day.

Devlin thrilled the crowd with excellent strokes while were never seen before in Kuala Lumpur.

Devlin was beaten by Foo Lum Choon (Selangor champion) in straight sets, 15-0, 15-3, but he made amends when he gave his very best-to-beat- A.-S. Samuel, the former champlon 10-15, 15~~8, 15-8, and In the men's doubles, partnering| Foo Lum Choon, Devil lost Lo Samuel and Moey Chong Seng. the Selangor, doubles champions 15-11, 159.

Interviewed after the game Devlin stated that the standard of the gaine in Selangor compared favourably with the game In England and other countries and the standard of the game, he said, was on a level with that of Singapore.

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Our Daily Golf Hint

London, Sept. 1. Although greens ard usually much larger than bunkers, we frequently miss the green and land in the bunker because of fear,

Horton Suith.

MUSTERTANASIONAL TOMINUSOETANETENDICATORERETICHETTAUSIZE

WOMEN'S CRICKET

HAMMOND BATS SUPERBLY

DOUBLE CENTURY FOR MEYER

HENDREN'S FEAT

London, Sept. 1. The inimitable Walter Ham- mond of Gloucestershire, helped to a mammoth score himself to-day when he hit up 317 against Notts. This is the highest individual score of the cricket acason and is further evidence of the remarkable form struck by Hammond dur. ing the last two months. Batsmen held court during the last three days. Meyer of Somerset hit up 202 not out against Lancashire, while "Patsy" Hendren enjoyed the coveted distinction of scoring ‘a cen- tury In both innings against Surrey.

Eleven other batsmen topped the three-figure mark, yet despite the huge scoring, five out of six county championship matches .carried out- right results, while in the two friend- ly games, Sussex and Kent won de-

decisively against All-1/lu M.C.C. respectively..

and

Deinlled results and individual performances have been cabled by Reuter and are given below.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Middlesex (260 and 280) beat Surrey (127 and 157) by 256 runs Derbyshire (338) beat Leicester- shire (151 and 121) by an innings and 60 runs

Worcestershire (319. and 170) beat Essex (188 and 125) by 185 Funs

Gloucestershire (486) beat Notis (200 and 215) by an innings and 70 runs

Yorkshire (378/8 dec. and 25/0) beat Hampshire (174-and-228)-by ten wickels

Lancashire (423) beat Somerset (253 and 385/7) on firat innings OTHER MATCHES Sussex (479 and 71/2) beat India (309 and 239) by eight wicknis

;

BUT ARE BEATEN 5.2

AFTER 2-1 LEAD LAST MINUTE

COLLAPSE

OF DEFENCE

Mansfield Wins At Rochdale

а

London, Sept. 1. Playing in the nothern sec- tion of the Third Division to- day, Mansfield scored praiseworthy victory on for- eign soil when they visited Rochdale and won three goals to one.Beuter.

Hongkong Hockey

The Chinese Olympic Club Report

team yesterday had a taste

R. A. LYEMUN WIN DARTS LEAGUE

Season Comes

To An End

The McEwen, Younger Duris League season has been con- pleied and Royal Artillery, Lye- mun tead the table with 05 points. Royal Engineers occupy runners-up position with

01 polnis, while R.A. (Stonecutters) are third two points behind. The programme will be brought aleially to a close with the usual Chumpions v. Rest match, and this will be played sometime after

Mr. H. G. Williams will have re-

FINAL LEAGUE TABLE Following is the final and official

. Single

of first class amateur Eng. The annual meeting of the Hang-September 8. lish football when on the kong Hockey Club will be held in

Secretary's Room, Hongitong turned from the United Kingdom by Selhurst Park ground at the

Cricket Club, on Tuesday, September that time and he will present the Crystal Palace they met, at 5.30 p.m...

prizes at the Champlons v. Rest en- counter.. The Casuals, holders of

The report and statement of e the F. A. Amateur Cup and counts for the Club for the yout runners-up last season in ended July 31, 1938, is as follows: league table.

The financial position of the Club the Isthmian League.

continues

has increased by R. A. Lyemun... 14 The. Chinese were very unfor-ance at the bank the credit bal-

1. Engineers ... 14 tunate to lose by five goals to $9.00 to $135.48. A sum of $83,63 1st Reutters) it

recoverable from the other Club using t. 4 rosa. two, says Reuter. ·

34 RA the

for returfing and purchase. W. Fo

40 ex-ground if July further 9108Hide

K. Me. RA. 14 23 42 is also due from another Club for the JLNY. Palico... lean of the ground on Mondays."

After the previous day's

An hitherto unpublished picture of Lea Wai-tong, Chinese Olympic foot- ball captain, who reored an equalising goal against the Casuals yesterday, All-perience against Islington Corin- thians, when they ran themselves to a standstill in the first half, the Chinese conserved their energies, and as a result held their own until the last five minutes, when the defence · suddenly crumpled and conceded two goals within à minute or so. *

Kent (342/5 dec. and 182/5) beat M.C.C. (00 (and 420) by five

wickris

BATTING

Hammond (Gloucester) V.

Nolis

317 Moyer (Somerset) v. Lan-

cashire

202.

Other results are: mixed doubles, Chan Kon Leong and Chian Konena Neong bent Lee Mun Kong Bentrice Cheah 15-0, 15-0.

undi

Women's doubles, Chan Kon Noong and Ida Lim beat Miss Dorothy Low and Beatrice Chean 15--12, 15-],

the I.C., and was himself com- Iden which is worthy of consider. TIM WALL IS

ident that the club would give tlon f the inclusion of matoon' encouraging_attention to any pro- events at our Race Meetings. posal from Lawn Tennis Associa This, I believe, is done in Shang- tions in the Far East. There shal-and the rivalry is very keen. no need for Hongkong LTA. 19 It was an

fenture many rush into it. They can start off years ago, so why not resurrect it? by getting the reactions of Shang- And, whilst we are about it, what's hini, Singapore and Japan. If the objection, if any, to ladies'

FEELING FIT

TEDESCANTENNANTE.

COUNTY CRICKET

CHAMPIONSHIP

THE FINAL POSITIONS

London, Sept. 1. Final positions in the county cricket championship table were. revealed to-day.

Derbyshire wins the tile with a percentage of 50.00, Middlesex are runners-up with 5203 per cent, Yorkshire are third with 51.11, Gloucestershire fourth with 45.11, Nottinghampshire Ari with 45.00 and Surrey sixth with

Ready For Next 1234-Router.

these are favourable they can ad- events in fint racing at Happy Season's Cricket vance a stop further by communi- Valloy. They are always most cating with the English LT.A. popular at Macao, as well

and/or International Club and dis-steople-chasing at Kwanti, covering from them the possibilities

of auch a tour. There would have to be guarantees from the various Associations aut this way, but if an English L.T.A. sent out a team we should possibly find the gov orning body willing to assist financially, if this proved neces-

sary.

Worth Exploring IT is not difficult to visualise the

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Police Sports Losses

in

NE of the most unsettling

features suffered by the majority of sports clubs in Hong- kong is the amual loss, either be cause of Home furlough or retire- ment from the Colony, of promin- ent playing memborg. The Police are regarding, rather ruéfully,

such a position this winter, in

rey

flendren (Uddlesex) .v. Jur.

and Smith (Derbyshire) v. Lel-

center Langridge, John. (Sussex) vi

104 101

160

All-India

his

J. Melville (Sussex) v. All-

India.............

108

152

127

Adelaide, Aug. 8. Tim Wall, the South Australian fast bowler, is getting in good form for the coming cricket season. He fooks particularly ft. and confesses that one important article of diet is milk,

At a social evening recently, Tim was forcibly reminded of the Inst English, tour when the band strucke up, "The Old Bull and ́Bush.” It brought back memories of those two popular identities, Mr. Bush, mana- ger of the Inst Australian Eleven, which toured England, and Mr.

Commebling on the selections for the. English. team to tour Australia next season, Tim said he was mur prised that Clark, the English fast bowler, had not been selectedt, Ho was the type of trundler who should do well on Australian wickets.

value to Hongkong tennis of a the first place the football team Bull, who was treasurer, visit here, any for one week, of will be without the services of players such as F.H.D. Wildo, C.E. Chris Pilo, the Interporter, and Hare, D. W. Butler, C. M. Jonen, secondly the cricket team is to be E.D. Andrews, R.A. Shayes and deprived tho, desiatance of C.F. other prominent Homealdo por Alexander, who is going Home on 'formers. All of these mon are rotiroment. Both are leaving by capable of teaching something to the Chitral on the 19th and both the best players cast of Suez. I will be sorely missed in their

Tim sald he could quite under- spheres don't, for one moment, imagine reapoctive

of sport.

stand Jack Crawford feeling the they would wipe the floor with Alexander has been one of the

| strain after so many strenuous beas Japan's leading "aces" on Japan-mainstays of the Polleo cricket sons: of tennis. He felt the strain ase courts, but they would be full league team for many years. He of the last English tour; only com- measure for them. Given a team has been a first-rate all-rounder, parotively recently had he got over of four, they could exhibit either although his bowling has been strong candidate for the fast bow- it properly. But he will be in independently of, or together with, slightly more consistent than hisler's job in the Australian XI in the local talent. Perhaps, the idea is run getting. -His-vacancy is forthcoming season."

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The Chinese Impressed with their artistry and team work, and were actually superior to the Amateur Cup holders.

Lee

The ground could be maintained ! in fair condition only, due to the fact that it was used regularly by three Clubs, and occasionally by Army teams.

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WRESTLERS ARE CHALLENGED

More Mat-Fighters Make Appearance

Arjan Singh and Fathe Sing, two

During the course of the season elght playing members joined the Club, while 18 members either re- signed or transferred to the absent members list. The present roll of prominent Indian wrestlers, have playing members and Military sub-issued challenges to Wong Bock-

Chinese wrestler scribers, including those absent on cheung, the leave, is 3D.

Harban Singh, whom Wong beat at the Lee Theatre last Saturday.

Full fixture lists were arranged

and

Arjan Singh and Fathe Singh are

for two teams, and these were well prepared to wrestle either or both of carried through. The 1st XI matches last Sunday's conslestants in catch- were generally played on Wedner-as catel-can encounters. days, whilst the 2nd XI. played all

matches on Fridays."

The new goal-kick, Inw passed by The following are the team re- the International Football Federation cords:-

1st XI. 2nd XI

recently will be

adopted by the P. W. D. L. F. A.Japan F. A. to pass into law this

20 8 4 8 33 27 coming season.

20 6 3 12 20 47 The new rule calls for a direct The Triangular Tournament ended kick by the goal-keeper, ending the this year in a victory for the Army, practice of the full back ficking the against whom the Club, playing with ball to him. The ball must be kicked but goalkeeper, lost the decisive outside the penalty area direct from match by 2-1.

the goal area.

To-day's Walker Cup Golf Match: Description Of Course: Order Of Play

Clemington, New Jersey, Sept.

The Pine Valley Golf Club's eighteen-hole golf course here, scene of the international competition for the Walker Cup cham- pionship between Great Britain and the United States, is con- sidered one of the most difficult courses in the country.

Par for the course is 10-35 17

A beautiful họda

The scenery surtounding, and the course Imelf, i una of great beauty. Bloping fale. ways, and treacherous temps, however, diorg But Bernard Joy proved a big dangerous handicap and a cat stumbling block to the Orientals. Few players have been able to better this..

Colling opened the scoring for Following a description of the eighteen

holes, the pars for each and she distanOW? the Casuals, but

Wal-tong

No. 27 yards, par. 4. A dog-leg to the equalised, the interval arriving right. The Iron shot to the green must be with the teams sharing two goals. fe does on both sides and at the back of very accurate as there are hollows 10 to 11 Shortly after the resumption, | the arreth

No. 2-307 yazılı, par 4. Suen Kam-shun put the Chinese requiring an accurate drive, and wilch shot ahead with a brilliant goal, but kems * sand pit 50 yards wide to an plerated after this lead had been held for

J18B yanda, per 3. No fairway froma some time, Riley and Allen both to reen, and a narrow entrance to got through to score from closed green which widens at the back.

No, 461 yarda, par 4. The hole is up quarters.

all from the tee, but a good strive will pass Exchanges continued to be the crest of the hill and allow the green

• to be reached with a brassie, spoon or long equal, but the Casuals showed fron, according to the fragth of the drita. more thrust in their attacks, and No. 220 yards, per 3. A very severe quite near to the end, Colling and of the tre shot. Carry over a lake to green-sloped uphill, with bunkers all along Joy dribbled through to give the tett lán and bunkers, and so all al Casuals. a handsome-looking vic-No. 391 yards, par 6. Fog-lag to right. tory.

The Chinese, however, played very much better than the score Indicates,

right side.

rather narrow faleway. Only the very long

bitter can drive straight in the direction of if the drive la successful it very consider

the green scross an enormous sand, waste,

ably shortens the approach khoi-

Na Tu-485 yazia, par 6. Two good wooden

whole are required in pats a sure a bunker

This was the Aith match the Chinese have played since the whie), of which the far edge le a World Olymples. They have won one, drawn ons and lost three.

2 BERNARD JOY

N. S. Mitchell-Inues (Homer- set) v. Lancashire....... Dilawar Hussain (All-India)

v. Bussex Walkins (M.C.C.) v. Kent 118 Turner (Yorkshire) v. Hamp.

ahlrei

122

Is Internationaf

Centre-Half

112

103

Edrich (M.C.C.) v. Kent Washbrook · (Lancashire)

Bomerset Worthington (Derbyshire)' v.

Leicester

102

B. Valentine (Rent) v.

BLO.C

Indieaica tot out

BOWLING

· Langridge, Jas (Sussex)

· V..All-India

istle over 400 yda. from the tee, the approach phot" se to a farge grom protected by sand bunkers in front, behind and partly on each [-No3·$-327 yandı, paz 1. Drivò and pitch | The latter must be very accurate as the green in small and entirely wurrounded by bunkers. 340, 432 yarda, par, 4. An Interesting long lean to the green.

the awon to be reached with a mihirog.or

sie pitch a required. ***

EVE OF CUP MATCH PRACTICE

Pine Valley, N.J. Sept. 1. Ten British and cleven American Walker Cup golf players participated in final practice rounds to-day. The British captain, Dr. Twedell said his team is ready to go, but a trifle bored. However Twedell admitted he was con- cerned about the condition of Percy Lucas, the 18 year-old player, who has been in bod with a severe cold all this last wook-United Press.

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DRAW FOR FOURSOMES IN WALKER CUP

Pine Valley (New Jersey), Sept. 1. The following is the draw for the Walker Cup foursomes which are. being played here to-morrow:

Thomson and Bentley (Great Bri

· No. 10–146 yards, par 5. Green entirely Caurrounded by bunkers and exposed to a

wind, this providing plenty of variatios in Bernard Joy, the man, who the tee shot, according to the weather pre tain), versus Goodman and Campbell

valling

(United States); McLean and Langley according to Reuter's report, prov- No. 11-309 yards, păr. 4. A long dri (Great Britain), versus Reynold od, the stumbling block to the benefits from a downhill slope and enables Smith and White (United States); Chinese Olympic footballers i mare, pari. Doslez to left tain), versus

Peters and Morton Dykes (Great Bri- nd Emery Yates and 100 against The Casuala yesterday, fao

an English Amateur International is the drive is wall placed a very cur (United States); lift and Ewing centre-half. He played against No. 12-dd yards, par 4. Generally don (Great Britain), versus Given and Ireland, Scotland and Wales indeed one of the finest par holes in the Voigt (United States)Router.

world. After a well-placed driva bold 7 for 47 the 1934-5 and 1935-6 ansons, second shot a required to reach the TWS Watt (Rent) v. ALO.O. 7. for 147

F. Riley, who scored for the and plenty of trouble awaits the shot that 120 yards is required If the drive hired Sims (Middlesex) v. Sur- ̧

is not quite good enough.

straight in the direction of the green. The for 45 Casuals yesterday is an outside tal abort hole slayed to a frown Almons RUT- wire and by lake all along right alda

No 14-4155 yards, par-3. A "very, beauti" | krors is guarded by a banker at front left Perka (Worcestershire) (1) dan

left who appeared in the Amateur rounded by water and some 10 cest blow No. 17-144 yarde, Bar. Aflos hole v. Essex

0 for 80 Cup final last season and scored 15-403 yards, bar . A very na kong ito

[the level of the too... Verity (Yorkshire) 17.

the goal by which the Casuals hole with very little bunkering all the arren No 24 yárdi, pie UA" splendid. Hampshire...

earned a relay with Ilford. -Howorth (Worceste shire) v. Euex',5

B for 50 Gover (Surrey) v. Mid,

dlesex

"5 for

6 for 74

requiring

with both drive and

la-reacheda - The, drive demanda a carry, ni finlabina bold played from an elevated for.. | pouse 150, yện., séross a lake. The fairway is | Both, soeursay and length of drive aro nadate G. Allen, another goal-scorer batile-necked roaching the tree and 2017. sary, to put, player' in good position for against the Chinese, played attently very good direction for the second longlah second shot requiring plenty of carry ansh tiles whoda la ossentlaRTS STEE DOEN, DOUMErained areen protected in. front - by Fa right half in the Cup-Anal.:

- Noc (@===£36-yardı, par 4. A entry of soma (akrand “farya-kind, bunitar.”

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