THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY;
SEPTEMBER
1936.
CHINESE GO DOWN FIGHTING TO THE CASUALS Play Better Football Than The Amateur Cup Holders
Clubhouse Chattor
By "Veritas"
Suggesting Hongkong Promotes Tour Of English Tennis Players
AND WHY NOT GOLF TOURNEY
the recent
FOR CHINESE CADDIES?
news of
Wimpending visits by Fred
Perry, Von Cramm. Tilden and Vines, Hongkong is becoming all and should tennis-conscious,
these proposed tours materialise, as we hope, one can expert a new wave of enthusiasm for the game to sweep the Colony. So much so that I am encouraged chest nn iden to get off my
which has been burlening it for some considerable time past. After mature consideration I um convinced that, if the Hongkong IT.A. goes the right way about things, it would be pos- International sible to get an
Club or an English L.T.A. team in 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-Oporation Needed NATURALLY we could not con- template standing the entire ambitious exponses of auch an project, but I fail to see any surmountable difeulty in co- operating with Singapore, Shang- hai and Japan to achieve this end, There are a number of English)
at the tennis players knocking door of International fume, con- stantly touring Europe as repre sentatives either of the English
L.T.A. or International Club,
F. H. D. WILDE
whose appearance on Far Eastern beyond the bounds of practierhifi- courts would do a lot towards ty, but E.D. Andrews didn't think improving tennis in these parts of so, and at least the possibilities the world. Any such undertaking might be worth exploring.
as organising a round-the-world
Why Not Competition
rip would require considerable care and time in preparation, but there does not appear to be any why our sister tangible reason Associations in Singapore,,Shang- should not be hai and Japan approached with a view to co
such project: to operating in Neither do I think the English T.A, or the 1.C. would turn down the idea without affordinir it come consideration, or before they were convinced that it would practicable. Andrew Was Interested
For Golf Caddies?
certainly not going to be easy to A Chris Pile will leave a vital gap in the Police football team defence. As n left back he has heen second to nag in the Colony, during the last two or three sen- KINEM. ITe and Blackburn have usually proved powerful enough to withstand any atack, and the breaking-up of this partnership (only temporarily, thank· good- ness!) 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 :ind former
All- England champion, and Ineal players to-day.
with
Devlin thrilled the crowd excellent strokes which were never seen before in Kuala Lartignar.
Devlin was beaten by Fon Lum Choon (Selangor champion) in straight sets, 15-8, 15-3, but he de amends when he gave his very
best to beat A. S. Samuel, the former champlon 10-15-15-8-15- and in the men's doubles, partnering | Foo Lum Choon. Devlin lost to Samuel and Mony Chong Seng, the Selangor doubles champions 13--11, | 15--9.
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Interviewed after the game. Devlin stated that the standard of the ganie 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.
BISUSTAMTINDONEDEMAR
Our Daily Golf Hint
are
London, Sept. 1. Although greens usually much larger than bunkers we frequently miss the green and land in the bunker because of fear.
-Horton Smith.
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 is the against Notts. This highest individual score of thei cricket season 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 hilt up 202 not out against Lancashire, while Patsy Hendren enjoyed the coveted distinction of scoring a cen- tury in both innings against Surrey.
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Eleven other batsmen topped the three-figure mack, 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 wen de- decisively against All-India and M.C.C. respectively.
individual Detailed results and Performances have been cabled by Router and are given below.
reader suggests that Hongkong golf caddies be given a chance prowess by the show their arranging of a scratch competi- on, cantined, say, to three caddies. from each of the Colony's courses, the event to be held, for con be invenience, at Happy Valley. The
Other results are: mixed doubles, players might. he suggests, ba
Chun Kon Leong and Chan Konkan nominated by the respective Cad-Neong beat Lee Mun Kon
and Beatrice Cheah 15—9, 15–0. die Masters! If such an event could be arranged, it would cer
Women's doubles. Chan Kon tainly be a most interesting con-
Ncong and Ida Lim beat Miss Dorothy Low an Puzurice
Chean 15-12, 15-1.
I had the assurance of E.D. A test, for some of these caddies are drews more than two years ago really wonderfully adept with the that he personally would be declubs. It must, incidentally, be lighted to assist in any arrange ments of this nature. Andrews is
agony to them to see the horrible meas some of the regular players
an old and prominent member of make of their strokes! Another TIM WALL IS
the I.C., and was himself com-iden which is worthy of consider.. fident that the club would give tion is the inclusion of mafous' events at our Race Meetings. encouraging attention to any pro- posal from Lawn Tenais Associa This, I believe, is done in Shang tions in the Far East. There is hai-and the rivalry is very keen. no need for Hongkong L.T.A. to ] It was an annual feature many rush into it. They can start oil years ago, so why not resurrect it? Ly getting the reactions of Shang-And, willst we are about it, what's to Indies' ni, Singapore and Japan. If the objection, if any.
TOKL
these are favourable they can ad- events in that racing at Happy vance a step further by communi-Valley. They are always cating with the English F.A. popular at Macho, as well as in and/or International Club and dis- steeple-chasing at Kwanti. envering from them the possibilities
Police Sports Losses
ONE
of such a tour. There would have to be guarantees from the various Associations out this way, but if an English L.T.A. sent out w team we should possibly find the gov erning body willing to assist majority of sports clubs in Hong financially, if this proved neces-kong is the annual loss, either be
нару.
Worth Exploring
I'
NE of the most unsettling
features suffered by
FEELING FIT
Ready For Next Season's Cricket
Adelaide, Aug. 8. Tim Wall, the South Australian
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Middlesex (200 and 280) beat; Surrey (127 and 157) by 256 runs Derbyshire (338) beat Leleester- stre (151 and 121) by an innings and GG runs
Worcestershire
(319 and 170) beat Essex (188 and 125) by 185
runs
Gloucestershire (485) beat Notts) (200 and 215) by an Innings and 10 runs
Yorkshire (378/8 dec. and 25/01 beat Hampshire (174 and 228) by ien..wlekels
Lancashire (423) beat Somerset (253 and 385/7) on first Innings OTHER MATCHES Sussex (479 and 71/2) beat All- by eight Indla (309 and 230) wickels
Kent (342/5 dec, and 182/5) beat M.C.C. (00 and 426) by five wickets
BATTING Hammond (Gloucester)
Noits Meyer (Somerset) v. Lan-
cashire
Y.
317
202⚫
PEALE BLISEEN KUNTA PIRONISLTER SERUMINE, COUNTY CRICKET
CHAMPIONSHIP
THE FINAL POSITIONS
London, Sept. 1. Flual positions in the county cricket championship table were revealed in-day.
Derbyshire wins the title with
a percentage of 56.90. Addlesex are runners-up with 52.05 per rent, Yorkshire are third with 51.11, Gloucestershire fourth with 45.11,
neti Nattinghampshire with 45.00 and Surrey sixth with
42,44.-Reuter,
Hendren (Middlesex) v. Sur-
and
༤
rey
Smith (Derbyshire) 'v. Lel-
|| fast bowler, is getting in good form
for the coming cricket season. looks particularly fit, and confesses that one important article, of his thelet is milk.
He
cester Langridge, John (Sussex) v.
All-India
101 101
160
108
N. 5. Mitchell-Innics (Somer
Bei) v. Lancashire
J. Melville (Sussex) v. All-
India ....
152
127
Dilawar Hussain (All-India)
122
115
115* 112
103
Worthington (Derbyshire) v.
Leicester
102
300
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cause of Home furlough or retire- ment from the Colony, of promin ant playing members. The Police are regarding, rather ruefully, is not difficult to visualise the such a position this winter. In the first place the football team value to Hongkong tennis of a visit here, say for one week, of will be without the services of players such as F.H.D. Wilde, C.E. Chris Pile, the Interporter, and Hare, D. W. Butler, C. M. Jones, secondly the cricket team is to be E.D. Andrews, R.A. Shayes and deprived the assistance of C.F. other prominent Homeaido por-Alexander, who is going Home on formers. All of these men are retirement. Both are leaving by capable of teaching something to the Chitral on the 19th and both the best players east of Suez. I will be sorely missed in their uphores of sport don's, for one moment, imagine rospective. they would wipe the floor with Alexander has been one of the Japan's leading "aces" on Japan mainstays of the Police cricket osa courts, but they would be full league team for many years. Ile micasure for them. Given a team has been a first-rate all-rounder, been of four they could exhibit either although his bowling has independently of, or together with, slightly more consistent than his
vacancy. local talent. Perhaps the iden is run-getting. His
At a social evening récenity. Tim was forcibly reminded of the Inst English tour when the band struck up, "The Old Bull and Bush," It brought back memories of those two popular identities, Mic. Bush, mana- ger of the last Australian Elever, which toured England, and Mr. Bull, who was treasurer.
Commenting on the selections for the English team to tour Australia next season, Tim sald he was sur- prised that Clark, the English fast bowler, had not been selected...He was the type of trundler, who should do well on Australian wickets.
Tim said he could quite under- stand Juck Crawford feeling the strain after so many strenuous seN- sons of tennis. He felt the strain of the last Engilsh tour; only-com- paratively recently had he got over properly. But he will be a strong candidato for the fast bow- ler's job in the Australjan XI in the forthcoming sonada.
v. SussexAA Watkins (M.C.C.) v. Kent Turner (Yorkshire) v. Elamp-
#lilre Edrich (M.C.C.) v. Kent Washbrook (Lancashire) `v **Somerset
B. II. Valentine (Kent) v.
NL.C.C.
rey
indientes not out
G for 45
BOWLING Langridge.. Jas' (Sussex)
v. All-India
7 for 47 Walt (Kent) V.M.C.0.7 for 147 Bims (Middlesex) v. Sur- Perks (Worcestershire)
V. Essex
0 for 60 Verily (Yorkshire) V.
Ilampshire
6 for 74 Howorth (Worcester-
5 for 50 shire) v. Essex Gover (Burrey) v. Mid-
dlesex
5 for 59
BUT ARE BEATEN 5-2
AFTER 2-1 LEAD
LAST MINUTE
·COLLAPSE.
OF DEFENCE
Mansfield Wins At Rochdalo
F
London, Sept. 1.
A
Playing in the nothorn sec- tion of the Third Division ta-
scored day, Mansfield praiseworthy victory on for- cign soil when they visited Rochdale and won three goals to one-Renter.
BERNARD SPECYFIKOWA FINE PLATEKIZIGLARS ZENYI'ATRISTARIAPKYATINING,
Hongkong Hockey
The Chinese Olympic Club Report
team yesterday had a taste
of first class amateur Eng- The annual meeting of the Hong- lish football when on the kong Hockey Club will be held in the Secretary's Room, Hongkong Selhurst Park ground at Cricket Club, on Tuesday, September Crystal Palace they met, at 5.30 p.m. The Casuals, helders of
The report and statement of ac- the F. A. Amateur Cup and counts for the Clubs for the year
R. A. LYEMUN WIN DARTS LEAGUE.
Season Comes
To An End
The McEwen, Younger Daris League acason has been com- pleted and Royal Artillery, LyC- with 95 mun tead the table points. Royal Engineers occupy runners-up Position with
01 points, while R.A. (Stonecutters) are third two points behind, The programme will be brought oficially to a close with the usun! Champions v. Rest match, and this
sometime will be played
after September 8,
Mr. H. G. Williams will have re- turned from the United Kingdom by that time and he will present the prizes at the Champions v. Rest en- counter.
FINAL LEAgue table Following is the Anal and offelal league table.
Blakle Double Game
240
Game 1'ts.
Won Won Jami
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28
12
31
10
30
14
4421
7
78
14
In ан
37
10
楚
401
44 31 17
runners-up last season in ended July 31, 1936, is us follows:-
The financial position of the Club the Isthmian League.
continues healthy. The credit bal- The Chinese were very unforce at the bunk has increased by 1. A. ivemun... 14 1. A. 18'eutters) 14. tunate to lose by live goals to $0.68 to $135.48. A sum of $83.83 is R. Engineere 11
recoverable from the ollier Club using & Y two, says Reuter,
the ground for returfing and purchase W. For.... After the previous day's ex of equipment in July. A further $100 U. Res
1.K... R.A. 14 is also due from another Club for the SV. Police loan of the ground on Mondays,
An hitherto unpublished picture of Lee Wal tong, Chinese Olympic foot- ball captain, who scored an equaliting goal against the Casuala yesterday. 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 livo minutes, when the defence suddenly crumpled and conceded two goals within a minute or 80.
The ground could be maintained in fair condition only, due to the fact that it was used regularly by three Clubs, and occasionally by Ariny teams.
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WRESTLERS ARE CHALLENGED
More Mat-Fighters Make Appearance
During the course of the season eight playing members joined the Club, while 18 members either re- signed or transferred to the absent Arjan Singh and Fathe Sing, two members list. The present roll of prominent Indian wrestlers, have playing members and Military sub-issued challenges to Wong Dock- scribers, Including those absent on cheung, the Chinese wrestler und Harban Singh, whom Wong beat at leave, is 30.
the Lee Thentre last Saturday.
Full Oxture lists were arranged 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. mulchesjast Sunday's constèstunts in catch- were generally played on Wednes-as catch-çan encounters, days, whilst the 2nd XI. played all
matches on Fridays.
The new goal-icit law 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 5 3 12 29 47
The new rule calls for a direct The Triangular Tournament ended Rick by the goal-keeper, ending the this year in a victory for the Army, practice of the full back Meking the against whom the Club, playing with ball to him. The ball must be kicked out a 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. 1,
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- sidored one of the most difficult courses in the country.
with The Chinese impressed their artistry and team work, and the were actually superior to Amateur Cup holders.
But Bernard Joy proved a big for the case is 10-35 in and 35 nut..
11 wechery surrounding, and the course Ituelf. te one of ureat beauty, Sloping fair. wars, and treacherous traps, however, prove a dangerous handicap Wo the vinger. stumbling block to the Orientals. Few players have been able to better this.
Following description of the eightin Collins opened the scoring for
hots, the men for each and the distance: the Casuals, but Lee Whi-tong No7 yards, par 4. A susedag ko the equalised, the interval arriving right. The from that to the green must be very accurate as there w holus 10 12 with the teams sharing two goals. feet dee on both aldes and at the back of
Shortly after the resumption, gen
No. 2-367 yards, par 4. Á beatiful bule. Suen Kim-shůn put the Chinese requiritur an seurate drive and a rich what ahead with a brilliant goal, but tena and pit to parts while to an elevated after this lead had been held for No. 15 yanis, par 3. No fairway from sotne time, Riley and Allen both got through to score from close quarters..
Exchanges continued to be
Chazals equal, but the
showed more thrust in their attacks, and quite near to the end, Collins and Joy dribbled through to give the Casuals a handsome-looking vic-
tory.
The Chinese, however, played very much better than the score
Indicates.
This was the fifth match the Chinese have played since the World Olympics. They have won one, drawn one and lost three..
BERNARD JOY.
Is International Contre-Half.
to green, and a narrow entrance to con which will at the back.
No. 4-161 yorila, par 4. This hole is up- Bilrúm Use tee, but a vont drive wil the chat of the hill and allow the green to be reached with a bente, een or long on, according to the length of the deles.
Nr. B220 yards, par 3. A very arvete test of the tee khol Carry over a lake dur
green sloped uphill, with bunkers all along elide and bunkers and woods all alone
right side.
No. 6-301 rards, par 4. Dow-leg to right. Father narrow fairway, Only the very lou hilterra rivé sirnight in the direction of the green an enormous and waste. if the drive in successful it very consider ably shortens the approach shot.
No T-583 varila, bar . Two good workden required to pass a huge sand banker (100 y. wide), of which the far edge la p to over 400 yds, from the tee, the approach to a large green protected by sand bunkers in front, behint and partly on each mide,
No, 8-327, yards, par 4. Drive' and pitch. The latter milkt be very accurate as the irreen le small and entirely surrounded by bunkatu. No. 2 yards, var 4. An interesting lons Iron to the groen.
EVE OF CUP MATCH. PRACTICE
Pine Valloy, N.J. Sept. 1. Ten British and eleven 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 bed with a severe cold all this last week-United Press.
DRAW FOR FOURSOMES
IN WALKER CUP. Pine Valley (New Jersey), Sept. 1. The following is the draw for the Walker Cup foursomes which are
Thomson and Bentley (Great Bri-
No. 10-145 yards, par 3. Green entirely being played here to-morrow: wurrounded by bunkers and exposed to all winde, tas provketing plenty of variation in the les abat according to the weather vetain), versus Goodman and Campbell Bernard Joy, the ma,
who valling.
(United States); McLean and Langley No. 11-303 yards, par. 4. A long drive(Great Britain), versus Reynold according to Reuter's report, prove benefita fruin a downhlil slope and enables
el the stumbling block to the the green to be reached with a mid-iron or Smith and White (United Steaten);
Polers and Morton Dykes (Great Bri Chinese Olympic footballers, hig
Yates and No. 12-136 ranks, par 4. Doglie to left inin), versus
Emery against The Casuals yesterday, is unless the drive a well-placed very mesur (United States); Hill and Ewing an English Amateur International pitch is require!.
No, 19440 yarch, par 4. Generaly can-(Great Britain), versus Givan and centre-half. He played against klere one of the finest par 4 holes in the Valgt (United States),—Router. Ireland. Scotland and
bull Wales in world. After well-pland drive a
second, shot is required to reach the green the 1984-5 and 1935-6 season.
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straight in the direction of the, groen. The F. Riley, who scored for the plenty of trouble awaits the shot that 120 yards le required if the drivs a pityed
net. good enough. No. 1 Dr. A very beautirren sa guarded by a bunker, at front felb Casuals yesterday is an outside tu short hole played to a given almost surtire and by lake all along theht side.
217-44 parda, par 4. Ano bala left who appeared in the Amateur rounded by water and wome 40 feet below
requiring accurney with both drive and Cup final last season and scored the level of the ten
No, 16–603 yante, par 6. - A very fine long" plustu the goal by which the Casuals tale with very iltis bunkering until the green No. 18-424 yards, par 4. A splendid earned a rolny with Ilford. *
G. Allen, another goal-scorer against the Chinese, played at right half in the Cup final.
reached The drive demands & Carry, of, finishing hole played from an elevated tee. some 150 yds. aerosa u „Jalor. The fairway In Bath necuracy and length of drive are bottle-necked approaching the grea and conary, to put player in good paiion for a uently very good direction for the second Joriah second shot requiring plenty of carry
to a valant green protected in front by No. 1916 yards, par 4. A enery of some lake and large sand hunker.
and third simia is essential,
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