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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1937.

Tsui Wai-Pui To Play For China In The

Davis Cup This Year:

Cantab Boat-Race

Crow Broaks A Rocord

London, March 9.

In a boat-race practice to-day, Cambridge, row- ing on an ebb tide, broke their own record from Hammersmith Bridge to the Milo Post, covering the distance in 2 minutes 51 seconds.

The previous best time waas 2 minutes, 54 second, established by the 1933 Cambridge crew. -Reuter

INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY

TOURNAMENT

ENGLAND BEATS SCOTLAND

(By "The Pilgrim")

OSMUND'S AUTOMATON-LIKE PRECISION WINS COLONY

BILLIARDS · TITLE:

PLAYING with the precision of

Lum WAS overwhelmed by

the

(By "Veritas")

in the second session was so domina-

ting that from the merval read of

ane mmarus was upserving

Tuther during

an automaton, A. J. Osmund 153, he increased the advantage 10 worked his inexorable way to as by the time the nutch ended. victory in the final of the Colony than exciting or spectacular billiard championship at the ine first session. Lam wua plainly Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday trying to get the "feel" of the taunt

whleb, owing Lo the Wel weatheď, finally beating his opponent, Lam was inclined to be on the slow side. Cho-cheung by 1,000 to 606.

#te made one or two clever breaks, several end-to-end cannons being warmly applauded. But he was not truly amazing consistency of Osmund, master of the balls and often lost who recorded no less than twenty good positions by applying Wrong breaks of 20, and over. Five times

the half-centuryengus" to his, shots. Osmund in-} Usmund reached

spired

greater confidence. He mark and four times had breast of clearly liked the table

and only Over 40. The champlon was un- rarely did the vorles run badly tor approachable in the evening session, him. He nursed the balls in beauti- scoring 100 points in 55 mmates and ful style, bringing them back to use ts concluding 40 pond in muddle of the table after perfect minutes.

losing hazards to essay ilme and again his favourite stroke.

During this period Lam

could only uggregate 250.

Lam win the more brilliant player. That is he essayed her. plicated shots, and most times brought them off. But he had not The finesse in position play, nor the same superb control over the bulla,

much

He was even more brilliant in the evening. His second visit to the

Woman's

£100,000

Offer To

Jack Doyle

MANY

ANY marringe proposals are now being received by Juck table after completing an unfinished Dovie. hoxer, singer, and film 13, produced a wizardly half century actor, whose wife, Judith Allen, | break, playing all the time with a Hollywood film star, has an- cigarette between his lips as though

Leaving Soon

WILL ALSO APPEAR AT WIMBLEDON

beat Scotland in the International the champion. Lum too, so very be were having a friendly game. Menounced her intention of apply-elected to play in China's Davis Cup

ON

JN a wet and slippery ground at King's Park yesterday. England

Hockey Tournament by two posia, noored by Edeul, Wright and #. Fowler-ball goals coming in the Lecond half,

clear

Rain fell throughout the match and later turned the ground to a mud heap. Several players, though playing only in their stockings, found rome difliculty in keeping to their feet, and this was often ine cause of several Foul-scoring opportunities being missed.

England took up an early offensive and the Scottish defenen was given a gruelling time during the first halt, Howlett, Scottish goalkeeper, con-

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often broke down on easy shots, several times missing a simple losing Inward off red or white one of the middle pockets, or else as a result of a poorly made winning hazard.

table

In

remained thus nonchalant through-ing for a divorce. out the session, yet his touch was surer than before the interval, and

he rarely failed to amass a twenty, thirty or forty break.

One proposal received from n woman of tile includes an offer of £100,000, Jack told Die Sunday Dispatch,

The wriler then goes on to describe herself as being 20 years of age, about

ine stene.

In the course of the first ten visits LOSING HAZARDS

in the second session he aggregated

She goes on to state that, within a Osmund's losing hazard play was 190 to Lum's 13. In the next ten so reliable that he amaga

visits he contributed a further 137 fortnight of his acceptance of her pro- inajurity,

of his points from the against his opponent's 62, while the posal, she would settle £100,000 upo stroke. In his fourth visit to the next ten visits yielded him 151 com-im, providing he agrees to give up

pared

all his boxing activities: to Lam's 133. the post-dinner session, Osmund compiled 30.

A 30 of which Osmund averaged ten for 49 visits and 14 for 34 were scored off the red. He broke in the first session down on an

white out of baulk and averige was seven cach session. just as he looked settled for a enlly Osmund's best breaks in the after- big break. Later

Osmund Lenti noon play were 33, 28, 10, 29, 43, 33, buted a perfect 55, of which 43 were 20, 52, 41, 20, and in the evening 50, geor neored in losing hozards on the red, 39, 30, 48, 30, 57, 20, 55, 20, 50. Ilis and after a miraculous shot with the 57 was

the highest break of the red lying in an apparently hopeless match. position halfway along the top of the table close to the cushion and with the white out of play.

tinually came to the rescue of his getting they rush cannon after visits in the second session. Lom's Ove fout eight in height, and weighing

side with daring soves, and during the match must have saved nearly a dozen certain goals. ·Пe. often #toppcit full-blondied drives with the palm of his hand, and alone stood between England and a big score.

Englend first goal came as a result of a neat pass by S. Fowler which Licut. Wright seized upon und con- verted with ease. Then ten minutes later S. Fowler rushed in

from the Both players opened the match wing and dispossessed Howlett of the playing for safety, but it did not take ball before the goalkeeper could Osmund long to get going and when clear. Ifowlett had

slow in ved, he reached his first 100, Lam was but was

went to

It was 50. With Osmund scoring breaks of unly mistake of the mutch.

49, 29, 43 and 33, he advanced to Scotland retaliated strongly, but 268 while Lam could only muster could not break through a solid de- 34, but after this the Chinese player fence formed by Guest and Stile-

recovered

some lost ground and inan. Austen was almost through. scores were chiled with Osmund 339 but Parker nipped in to save the und Lam 216. Osmund then wer situation.

the 450 with two splendid breaks of Brown, Davies and Parker, con- 62 and 41, made in succession, while stituted a brilliant balt back line for Lan had to rest content with an the winners, while G. Fowler, occasional 20 odd contribution. Thus Wright and Garthwalte were 31 when Osmund was 455, - Lam was dangerous trio in attack.

Benwell in goal did not touch the ball once during the match, largely due to the neat covering work of Guest and Stileman.

Howlett was outstanding for Scot- land, who were also well served by Lieu Douglas at left back, Capinin Pritchie at centre-half and Mecks at right half. Flt-Lieut. Wallace was sadly missed in the Scottish attack.

JIATE EXPRESS

only 206.

ABSORBING BILLIARDS

The only time Lun came within striking distance of Osmund during this session wes Just before the champion made his 52 and 41 breaks., The loser succeeded in, creeping up to within 00 of his opponent. There- after Osmund Increased his lead, und

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Lam's leading contributions in the afternoon were 38, 30, 22 and 23, and after dinner, 25, 32, 28, 23 and 34.

GEORGE COOK IS TOLD TO QUIT

"Just as a matter of curiosity 1 made some investigation concerning the writer," Jack confessed.

"I discovered that not only is the a millionairess, but also a woman of title, a fact she did not mention in lier Jetter.

"But I did not reply to her letter. I would not give up boxing for any amount of money. Nor would I giv» up my wife.'

Clubhouse Chatter

Honour For The Colony Tennis Champion

(By "Verlias") '

A signal honour has been che, apparently

bestowed on Tsui Wai-

ui, the Hongkong-born and|

ir stili studying in the United States and is not available.

MAY PLAY DOUBLES

Trui said this morning there is no

elf-taught tennis player. question of his undergoing trinis. He

has been chosen for the Davia Cup squad, and thus tokes the place of Gordon Lum,

may play Choy in a series of games in Shanghai, chiefly to detez- mine which of the two will partner Kho in the doubles.

It is practically certain that Tsui doubles; maybe both. will play either in the singles or

WILL PLAY AT WIMBLEDON

.c has been invited to re- resent China in the 1937 Taui Wai put and Kho Sin kie Davis Cup competition. (with blazer), wha have boen

Tsui, who is champion of the team this year. Teui is a Hongkong Colony, has accepted the in- born and self-taught player, and itvitation and will probably leave will be his first visit to Europe.

for Europe before the end of March. He will thus have to

China meets New. Zeland in the Jabandon his attempt to retain;

the singles and doubles chum-rst round of the Davis Cup, and if this next formidable obstacle is over- pionships of Hongkong, as the come, South Africa will provide the tournament is now in progrees. next opposition. It is very unlikely Tsul recently received an invita- that China will get beyond the first

wond, but the tion

experience to Tsul from the Chinese National Amateur Athletic Federation to join will be invaluable as it means he wil the Davis Cup team, and he expects automatically take part in the Wim- bledon championships and some of confirmation on Friday next concern. ing the date of his departure. He ex- the major English and Continental pects to leave on March 20, but tournaments. whether there will be any stopping It is just the experience he is need- over in Shanghal, or whether he willing, and when he returns to the go straight to Europe is not yet Colony at the end of it all, he will be know.

without peer in South China,

Dorothy Round To Marry

London, March. 9. It is announced that Miss Dorothy Round, the well- known English tennis player, and former Wimbledon cham- pion, is engaged to marry Dr. Douglas Little, who is prac tising in Miss Round's home town of Dudley.

Dr. Little, who is a Scots- man, is a county hockey player, and also a golfer of note, but he plays little ten- nis.Reuter.

Other members of the team will be Kho Sin-kle, who is already in Eu rope and making a name for himself In Continental tournaments, W. C. Choy, the former Cambridge "Blue",

Tsui Learnt

who recently returned to Hongkong. His Tennis

but is now in Shanghai, and Toul Wai-pul, who has not before visited Europe.

By "Veritas'

Badminton Championships Have Now Reached Their Most Interesting Stage

--He Says 'NO! THE Colony badminton cham-

(By Trevor Wignall)

plonships have now reached their middle and most interest- ing stage. This evening the last George Cook, the veteran Aus-eight in the men's singles do irallan heavy-weight, has for some months been quietly looking for-battle at King's College; next ward to celebrating his Silver Tuesday "will be decided the Jubilee as a professional fighter. finalists in the mixed doubles; He intended to do so by accepting next Wednesday the quarter- one of the many contests offered him finals of the men's doubles, and by promoters in London, Carditt and the following week will be con- Leicester. But now the British Box- tested the semi-finals of the ing Board of Control have refused to renew his licence.

men's singles and doubles. Thus,

No explanation of this remarkable before the month is out, all three decision has been given Cook, and events will be cleared up to the all he is told in a curt note is that finals, which will probably be the stewards, neling on a recommen-staged in conjunction with the dation of the Southern Council, can- Association's annual Presenta- not permit him to fight any more.

Cook is both hurt and indignant.

tion Night to be held sometime

"I am only thirty-nine years of in April.

age," he said last night, "and સ I

have always looked after myself, I

་

can claim that I

I am as fl as any Public Interest

other man in this country, I

sume that the board think I am too Still Alive

old for the game, but I can name at least one heavy-weight possess- lng a licence who is older than I

11.

"In all I have had over 500 fights, but I am neither punch-drunk nor a walker on my heels. I would not have been allowed to take over a London public house, of which I am now the landlord, if I had not been in full possession of my senses, but the board seem to forget that I am out on the road every morning t six o'clock, and that I am constantly in training.

TGH no very large crowds

have attended the preliminary

in the championships, the public in-

Woman Swimmer's Death

San Francisco. Feb. 13. Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston: who, in 1929, when she was then the mother of a thirteen- year-old boy, remained in the water 21 hours in an attempt to swim the Channel from France to England, has died here from an ailment of the heart. She was 39.

Mrs. Huddleston was the first woman to swim the 20 miles from Catalina Island to the mainland of California, and she also held the world's endurance record, having re- mained in the water 85 hours and. 15 minutes at the Rock- away Beach Pool, Long Island. in, 1930.

In Hongkong

A CHAMPION AT TWENTY THREE

The following blographical data concerning Tsui Wal-pui, may be of interest.

Born 1911. Educated Queen's Col- lege, and started tennis at the age of 10, winning the school singles cham- pionship for three years in succes- ston (1928-9-30). Represented Chi- nese Recreation Club in the "A" Divi- sion and Mixed Doubles teams which carried off championships

in 1933.-

in to strengthen his chances to win the Won C.R.C. slagles championship title. In benting Yong on the Eu 1932 and 1933, and the doubles with

พ. Tong-sen court, especially after 10-13 W. C. Hung in 1933. In the same down in the first game and several year won the Kwangtung Provincial polnts in arrears in the third, merely singles championship by beating Lat illustrates what a dificult man | AWO

Kwong-tsun In the final. Visited also defeated local Ollveira is to overcome. I rather Swatow and think his quarter-final and

semi-final champion in straight sets. Played L. natches will prove easier to him. If Gavio, Philippine national champion In- Patrick Wong and P. K. Hui survive and led one set and eight-all.

Hongkong will be

against Shanghai in 1932, when bent night, as they should, gements to- terporter, representing

battle-royal between in the J. L. Wade in straight sets. In 1934

them semi-final. These

twa

players, per played for Hongkong against Hanoi

and Haiphong best badminton

and won all his haps, boost the "brains" in the Colony, and when matches. Won Hongkong singles they meet they should provide au championship 1034, beating Tam Yoc- fong in final straight sets. Met Hou object lesson in tactles and courtcraft Sin-kee, Batavian champion and for the less experienced exponents at Chinn's represntative in the Far East the game. Hul and T. C. Lee look

205 | Olympiad, and beat him 4-6, 0-4, 6-4, like having the casiest matches this d-3. evening, Weng should be given a therough testing by K. S. Liew, who Is another fine tactician, while Oliveira cannot afford to take T. J. Ong easily, as the Chinese, Y.M.C.A. player is acknowledged to be superior at singles than doubles,

their third round

a

the

The Mixed Doubles

LOCAL SOCCER

DEPOSED CHAMPIONS

Tsui next won the Colony singles championship in 1936, beating H. D. Rumjahn in the final very easily. But more noteworthy WAS the achievement of he and his brother, Tsui Yun-pui last year in depriving. S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn of the doubles championship which the THE tit-bit in the mixed doubles cousins had held for eleven succes-

semi-finals will most likely he Wai-pui outstanding.

sive years. The Teul brothers, with defeated the terest in the tournament is not to because they had no data beyond the in the match between P. K. Hul-Miss Rumjuhn cousins in the semi-final, doubted. The important factors players appearances in the doubles U. Khoo and L. A. Carvalho-Miss C. and went on to beat E. C. Fincher mitigating against very big attend-league upon which to base their Silva. When the University started and W. C. ffung in the final. unces for the first and second round rankings. It is therefore of some the mixed doubles league season, Hul encounters have been the necessary considerable satisfaction to them to and Miss Khoo swept all before them, arranging of the contests by the com- know that as yet only one of their

eir even taking three sets from the petitors themselves, thu

thus often cacap-seeded" nominations have failed to Recreio "A" Because of this they ing pre-match publicity, and the advance to the quarter-finals. In Worm favourites to win the widely scattered venues for such ties dications are that with one exception cham

championship. But Carvalho, a bril Kowloon Tong, St. Andrew's,

Chinc

nese; the semi-finalists in the men's singles doubles, has also a very skliful and baseline player in mixed Chinese and doubles will be as per expecta-doub Recreation Club, University, Y.M.C.A., King's College, and Clue: +1.

extremely cool partner in Miss Silva, tions, as well as the finalisis in the and her neat finishing shots are quite Recreio have all been used on vari- mixed doubles.

capable of turning the match in their favour as they did when the pair

Perry. played Fisher and Miss much less interesting, if at all, should DEYOND Fincher and Kew in the be the match between Oliveira-Miss men'a doubles, who went down M. Silva and Gray-Miss Mackenzie. before a couple fully deserving of a The latter figured with some success position in the "seeded" list, the only together in the league last season, and He consulted his solicitor yesterday, adopting the system of "seeding," "nonsinated" contestant to come any if on form are quite capable of bent- and as a consequence an appeal will

losing before reaching Ing their strong rivals. Here again the sub-committee handling the where near immediately be entered. If this fails championships embarked upon

the present alage of the champion- much may depend upon the Indy it is Coold's intention to defy the delicate teak, largely because there ships ja M. A. Oliveira. Ho stared players, for both men adopt methods board and have his Sliver Jubilee is always a suggestion of Invidious-defent in the face against Yong, yet which seek to create openings for

their partners at the net. his narrow victory has served only nosa in such a system, and also be-

STILL LOVES 'A SCRAP'

"Fighting is still my profession,

and

love a scrap as much as ever,

ous occasions. Evidence that 4190

a

will

Oliveira's Chances

and my feeling to that the board have game still holds the interest of"

large section of the community no right to take away my livelihood,"

Cook also pointed out that although! be forthcoming when the finals are he was beaten after nine rounds by played. Ben Foord, Jack Petersen lasted

fewer than three rounds against the Committee Vindicated present British champion.

fight na a rebol

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Bant

Not

One match will be played in each of the three divisions of the Hong- kong Football League to-day. The games arranged are as follow:

First Division

Royal Navy v. Royal Welch Fusl- Hers (Causeway Bay), 4.16 p.m.

Second Division

Royal Engineers v. Chinère A.A. (Caroline Hill), 5.15 p.

Third Division R.A.O.C. v. "Seaforth Highlanders. (Military, Happy Valley), 2.45 pm.