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THE

WEDNESDAY, APRIL HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

28,

1937.

SPORT ADVTS. IAPANESE BEAT CHAMPIONS IN DEBUT MRS. JARRETT

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB.

The Fourth Exirn Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting)

RU HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 1st May, 1937, commencing

2.00 p.m.

At

The First Bell will be rung at

1.30 p.m.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 26th April, 1937.

WARNER OLAND

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Directed by.. William Nigh."

ADDED

COLUMBIA PICTURE

Voice of Experience.

& Walter CatlottoTM Comedy

tour

The Japanese and A. S. F. teams which mat before about 2,500 spectators at the Canidrome Shanghai, the visiting collegians from Waseda turning back the cliampions 4-1 in their first appears ance on a local field.

MEMORABLE WOMEN'S

HOCKEY SEASON England As Great As Ever: Outstanding Players Of 1936

(By Marjorie Pollard)

have

In the two gaines

LOCAL BASEBALL

TELLS ALL

WHY SHE TURNED PROFESSIONAL SWIMMER

Olympic Aftermath

EDITORA NOTE-Bleanor Hoim Jarrett, who was dropped from the 1, H, Olymple team at summer for "relaxing" on them- same willa en toute to fiermany, maken het professional swimming debut on In the Fallowing gatch written for the United Irenu, sha telin “why I turned pro."

(Ity Eleanor Holm Jarrett) Written for the United Press

Boston.

I'm not fooling when I say it wasn't the glitter of gold that lures me into the professional ranks. It

the Was

national A. A. U. They forced me to turn pro.

They just didn't want me to be an amateur, I don't know why. They certainly need swimmers in this coun-

They haven't got any more. Dat mess hadn't happened last summer, never would have turned

OPENING FIXED prodidn't have to. After all. 1

FOR MÁY 2

CLUB MEETING

A meeting was held on Monday at the residence of Mr. E. R. Heurther of the amalgamated tearns of the former American and Canadian Bas ball Clubs.

Officers of the Club elected' were

and Messrs. W. Williams, President; J. Smedley. Businesss Manager Treasurer: W. A. Smith, Secretory. and F. Hearther, Captain and Couch.

It was decided that the colour of the uniform of the team would be white, with green numerals on the back of the shirt, and with the name of the club on the front.

FIRST GAME ON MAY 2 The first game of the season of the local Baseball League is scheduled for Sunday, May 2, at Caroline II, against the Nippons. With the erec- ton of the grandstand the large num- ber of spectators expected at games will have adequate seating accom- modation out of the sun.

We have reached that peculiar Defence players were plentiful, time of year when we are playing!orthodox and masters of the situ

but thinking about tion. But Miss M. E. Collins played game another. Hockey is passing, and two games which stand out in my cricket-big ericket this year... mlud, one against Germany and the looms ahead.

other against Ireland. She broken What a hockey season it has bone in her hand during the Ter- been-one of impressive evenis ritorin matches, but no one heard anything about 11. She played with far-reaching foffurnces, In September the English touring again, probably before she should team went to the U.S.A. for a short have done, but her game was in no and to take part in the con-way impaired, and she certainly rose ference and tournament arrange to great

of I by the International Federation

Tint

P. M. Burness has played at right Women's Hockey

Africa, and balfinek for England since 1926, and eam beat U.S.A.. South Australia. On November 2. in the Is playing better now than ever be

I have seen her lay in all customary fog and gloom at Merton fore. Abbey, England

South Africa the big matches this season and she played

consistent--a and scored 13 goals, to which South has been absolutely

From very great player indred. Africa replied with but one.

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER then onwards frost, snow, and rain

The price of sents has been reduced Forwards have been handicapped alt laid their hands extremely

thinic Miss to 30 cents when only one game is heavily on grounds and events, and all along the line, but made playing difficult and watching C. Hunting, who came into the Eng-played, and membership tickets are

Janil team as rentre forward, is the again available. extremely uncomfortable.

most improved player of the year. PLAYING IN MUD England beat the Rest at Luton, She is not a "Lidderdale," but she is and all the Territorial tournaments not a grand worker, a schemer, and

thought quick as first s

in the circle. were completed, but by the

Miss Dickinson'

1's feat of

of scoring. all west for the Territorial matches, five goals against Scotland will rank werk in February, when the stage

as the most spectacular event of the most hockey grounds were

season, but somehow Miss Junilag's af thick mud..

and efficient work in the The

slicer deter- quirk East team, by mination unde good balance, won all centre is equally meritorious. their matches for the thrst time.

The games could not be of a very high Standard, for it is as difficult and hazardous to play hockey in thick, kicked-up mud as it would be cobbled stable to play tennis in a yard. So it was not surprising that there were no discoveries of new that forwards, the erea- players, tors of movements to whom perfect ball control is essential, were always nt-a-disadvantage.

and

Inasse

ns

HOCKEY PROTEST DISMISSED

RADIOARE THE CHAMPIONS

The protest lodged by the Central British Association against un ta eligible player having being included

PUI CHING ENTERS LEAGUE

With tht Inclusion of the Pul Ching Academy nine into the League, there is promise of some good ball games this season. Unfortunately, the Eastern Club, composed of local youngsters who are very interested in baseball, has decided at the last minute to stay out of the League. Pui Ching won the pennant last season, and there should be some lively In terest when the local tearns try to wrest from them.

ANNUAL MEETING OF L.T.A.

(Continued from Page 8)

with

ENGLAND'S ONE NEW COMER The English team had only one

player new

in Miss C. Hunting, of the East. The team had a stiff programme: the big event and thei most difficult game was thought to be the match against Germany al Kennington Oval.

Wales were beaten in the floods on in the Radio Sports Club hockey also won the mixed doubles Neoth Cricket Ground, and then team which won the Mamak Tourna- Mr. W. C. Hung who beat H. D.

Rumjahn and Mrs. Chiu Chun-chk Germany, Ton thousand me came

Championship lust Thursday by spectators

gathered.

Exellement defeating the C. B. A. was dismissed in the Anal, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs Dowling were unfortunately unable to appear in the final round of the could by the was in the air, and no one predlet how German directness and Tournament at a

Hall Church Corce

would fare against English Andrew's

Those present were Anesse and control. England won by 5. goals to all, and all fears were Kimm allayed. English women's hockey stood where it always stood.

Scotland were

met

aten at Trent surer),

Bridge Cricket en out not

п

at

in St.

Executive com in ladies' doubles owing to the Indis-i

position of the latter. They

con-

G. W. ceded a walk-over to Miss R. Perry

P. Clarke

P. Guest Cast and Mrs. Chiu Chun-chiu.

'N. A. E. Mackay (Trea- The Association takes this oppor- Austen and W. J. Kerr, tunity of thanking the H.K.C.C., The protest stated that Channan C.R.C., K.C.C., US.R.C., and C. de without a fight, and then came the Singh, who had played right back R. for kindly lending their courts

and because he had pre- for exhibition

chumpionship England had been beating Germany, viously

Tennis Club "B" Scotland, and Wales, Ireland had Kowloon Indian been doing the same, and so two un team against the Argonautas.

International teams faced Mr. Guest, Captain of the Radio XI, explained that Channan Singh ELEMENT OF CHANCE had been a member of the Radio Club The football ground on which the at the time he

game with Ireland in Dublin. While was ineligible in a match for the matches.

beaten each other.

match was played did not lend itself He had been the touch year.

to Kood controlled, hockey, and the line before the

FINANCE

could have always made money up- pearing in motion pictures and work- ing in my husband's band,

I had certain ideals about amateur swimming that I didn't want to give up, I got fun out of it until that darned thing happened. But why should I keep my ideals about

he amateurism when they (the AAUJ don't seem to have any themselves? Besides, I had no assurance I would be relistated if I did remain 1903 amateur.

MY SYSTEM FOR WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Now, about that.episode on the boat. Well, if I had to go through it again. I would do the very same thing all over except that wouldn't worry this time..

Frankly, I don't think I did anything. wrong. After all, nobody asked me how bad been winning national championships for the past seven I had my own system-after years. a long training siege, I would drink champagne and smolte cigarettes to relax. An athlete has to relax or go

stale.

Before we salled last summer, I had been training dive months, going all over the country at my own expense so the A. A. U. could raise money to send the athletes to Germany. I got so I almost hated to go in swimming. So when we sailed, I decided to relax, because I had a full mundi in which to get into condition after reaching Berlin.

The mistake I made-If you can call it a mistake was doing what I did in front of Avery Brundage, then pre- sitent of the A. A. U.

I think Brundage got the idea from Hitler that everybody should do the lime. le same thing at the same, mus

have thought the boat was a con-

As a matter of faci

camp.

there shouldn't have been any train- ing at

at all on the boat except, perhaps, a little limbering up. A rest would have done all the athletes a lot of good. I bear no malice toward Brundage. In fact. I feel sorry for him. And have no regrels on turning pro. I do think, though that the A. A. U. de- serves the usual 10 per cent. agent's fee for malting possible for me to

It was mighty" get nice fat contracts. swell of them.

Whirlwind Kane Fight Stopped

Paris, April 10.

Peter Kane, whom many regard es a coming world champion, made his debut in Paris as a bantamweight to- night, with a sensational win over The Frenchman, Poppi Decico, to terrific whom he conceded several pounds,

After Decico had received ballering from Kane the referes stopped the fight in the first round. after only 69 seconds of fighting.

Kane started by knocking down Decico

beautiful Awing to the with ** body which seemed to take all the fight out of his opponent.

The result of the year's working shows a nett loss of $427.20 oguinsi for the K.I.T.C. net loss of $357.05 the previous

No sooner had Decico risen to his fect than Kane chased him round began, and ns Exhibitions show a loss of $100.20,

the ring and floored him three was far too big the KIT.C. were a man short, he this being partly due to the folal clement of chance a feature for my liking. Some was asked to join in. He did so on lack of support to a public subscrip- more times with punches to the body assured that there was nothing tion dinner arranged in honour of and Jaw before the referee stopped people aver that u good

the slaughter. hockey being

ut stake. Channan Singh had played Messrs. Tilden and Vines, and to a player can play on anything. In a match for the Radiosorlor to complimentary

I

dinner given in most definitely disugce. Is the cen-

honour of our Slamese Visitors. tre court at Wimbledon a hayfcid? this, and in two games after it.

Is the wicket at Lord's ridged with by Messrs. Clarke and Austen.

This explanation was corroborated The League showed a proat on furrows? Is the ice rink at Wem-

A both Guest and Clarke were working of $235.20, und Us together bley pitted and holed?

Speedrsts members of the Radio team, they with $40.00 from advertisements in do not pay good money

were asked to withdraw while the the Handbook, total $275.20. class players battling with

remainder of the committee con- have to again thank Advertisers for

granted. Rain and snow, of course,

are responsible for much, and while Play

We

lans; they pay to seo good hockey sidered the proposal, and fourd' that their support in this connection, and take the perfect conditions for Channan Singh had been eligible to The amount of $502.09 under In- was decided to hold the Cham-terport Expenses was due to the high we play hockey in fields and not on plons versus the Rest match on Sun- cost of Tennis Balls, provision

complimentary prepared hard court surfaces,

day at the H.K.S.R.A. ground, sub- refreshments, and

our Shanghal visitors. must expect this problem.

jeet to the approval of the H.KS.R.A dinners to England, to the surprise of many, Bully-off will be at 11 tum, and Rest No gate was collected, and a dance organised in their honour was not beat ireland by five goals to nothing players are requested to turn up in supported by any of the tennis- and so finished the season with us white knickers. Red shirts will be playing, public other than the few fine a record as any. England team provided on the ground.

players and officials who attended has ever achieved. Who were

It was agreed to hold an end of the dinner. players of the years?

senson dinner at the beginning of

stand Our surplus funds now May.

$1,555.15.

BEST GOALKEEPER

the

Racehorse Exhumed For Crash Inquiry

Capetown. The body of a racehorse was cx- an inquiry by humed here during the stewards of the South African Turf Club. The inquiry followed u races on collision at Kenilworth March 13, when four horses fell.

Ruhr, the mare leading at the time, had to be destroyed. Rur's body was exhumed and certain organs removed for analysis.

at

USE

The best exhibition of goalkeeping A committee comprising Messrs. The Accounts have been audited I saw was given by J. Finley, of the Austen, Kerr and Guest then chose by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham West. She did not get into the the following players, from whom the intthews. England

side, but when the South Rest team will be picked:-Col, Boyd lost to the West at Woking, Miss (RUR.): FIL Lt Wallace (C.B.A.) Finley was superb and I do not use and E. L. Gosano (Argonnutas); Spr.

(Argon.);

TENNIS LEAGUE

and

that word lightly. She was quiet; Brown (R.E.); C.Q.M.S. Kerr

Kerr Forty-four teams took parts as so controlled her was uncanny in its accuracy, and L/Cpl. Cox (Royal Corps of

1035. This additional team was en- she made no semblance of a mistake Pyara Singh (KITC.), Ifra. Nolan tored from the Kowloon Tong Gor- throughout a very hard gama She

V. Bond (R.U.R.),

(C.B.A.). Reden City Association in the "C" was equally good against the East serves Goalkeeper, E. Alves (No- Division. A pleasing feature was at Folkestone, and the Selectors must mads); Back, Cpl. iny. (RE.); Half that every fixture was played off, and have had a difficult task when it back, Rim. Boston (RU); For team representatives are to be con- keenness and came to choosing between her and words, Capt. Ryland (R.U.R.) and J. Eratulated on their

co-operation in bringing this about.

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