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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY. JANUARY

29.

1938.

FINE HOLIDAY FOOTBALL PROGRAMME ARRANGED

INTERNATIONAL SCHMELING

AND

LEAGUE MATCHES

SCOTLAND-CHINA CLASH FIXED FOR MONDAY

(By "Abo").

Quite an interesting programme of football matches has. been arranged for the Chinese New Year holidays. Four senior League games will be decided this afternoon, and though there will be nothing to-morrow, China will meet Scotland at Caroline Hill on Monday in the Sunday Herald International Cup and South China “A” will clash with the Polico in the First Division on Tuesday,

This, it will be ngreed, is fine holiday fare. For all tootball en- thusiasts, something good every day is assured.

be spending their

at Causeway

point from 12 matches--a record, to say the least.

woeful

The remaining game in the First Division túls afternoon is that be- tween the Club and Eastern at Caroline H

Perhaps the Club may offer serious opposition but if their players do not touch top form the Eastern men will probably prove 100 fast.

Sul on top of the League Table with 19 points from ten matches, South Calna "B" players are no ilkely to pass their New Year in

the chances

üre

that they Fehrel;

Une glossing over a record unsurpassed this cou-

INTERNATIONAL GAME they play St. Josepli's son.

Bay, and unless the

Unless the Royal Scots have a few Saints have shown a considerable improvement since I naw them lust pulsating players in their midst, week, a victory for the Chince the Scound team against China in the semi-final round of the Sunday seems inevitable.

There

Herald Charity Cup competition will for the reason every Chinese to be proud of their recorde composed mainly of players from

the Seaforth Highlanders. As to date. Although they have played the two matches less than their nearest matter of fact, seven Seaforth men rivate,

the Middlesex Regiment, the have definitely been selected. Pre- Chinese are already a point ahead. sumably the two remaining positions True, they have eight more matches-goalkeeper and outside right-will to play before their programme is be Allied by Royal Scots, which is as completed, but their form has been it should be. so consistent up to now that it en- courages their

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The Chinese team is a sound one. 10 bow to Chan Tak-fal impressed the Chinese Scicctors with his two displays in they will finish the present campaign-

Governor's Cup matches, ona with a clear lead over all the other the teams in the First Divison.

KOWLOON WEAKENED

+

centre-

no has been chosen once more to lead the forward line on Monday. Whether the F.A. Selectors have the same high opinion of him remains Normally the clash between the to be scen. Personally, I think he Middlesex and Kowloon would be is lacking in finesso although he has a vary ever match, but in to-day's

of that essential quality in encounter the latter will have a dis-nice-forward on.

A advantage in that they will be with half of the "stopper" type wi1. out the cervices of D. Knox, who purably reduce him to a state of

andle in the Governor's Impotence. McCusker is the sprained his Cup game last Saturday. It is most and he has been chosen to take u uniortunato for Kowloon that their the pivotal position in the Scottisi most prolific goal-scorer will be absent this afternoon at Soakunpoo; line-up. A wise move on the par. without him, the forward line will of the Selectors. My hat is off t

al- its sheet-anchor bo without

have no doubt Coakley, though brought in from the right wing, will make an able substitute.

Judging by present form, I sup- pose the Seaforths already have two Thelt more polats to their credit. mutch against Kowloon Chinese on the KF.C. ground is "In the bag" Especially in view of the fact that the Chinese have not won a single

a

....

them

mon.

Nevertheless there

-enougt are clover forwards in the Chines vanguard to make things lively to the Scots defence even withou Chan Tak-fal, and I can visualise trying time for the two backs, Hil. and Bone,

TASK FOR POLICE

FAVOURED

TO WIN

Odds Rise To Six-To-One

Homburg, Jun, 21.

The South African heavyweight boxer Ben Foord, who is scheduled to meet Max schmeling on January 30, confided to a representative of Transocean yesterday that he was no tonger a bachelor as the world be- lieved.

When signing the contract for the Foord-it will bout with Schmeling In England, be recailea—ioid British press representatives that he hnd decided to postpone his wedding unil after the fight: As a matter of.

Foord has been married for six fet weeks. He refused to divulge the reusons he had kept the murclage sccrcl.

The South African is now under- Boing strenuous training for the bout which may make his reputation at the Hamburg townhall. Schmeling is also preparing thoroughly for the Bght, but the German preferred to establish his training camp in the relative seclusion of Friedichṣruh near Hamburg.

The adds here have risen lately from 4 to 6:1 on Schmeling.

POLO PLAYER MARRIED

the

Manila, Jan. 21. Mr. Earl Hopping, one of the high- est ranking polo players in United States, married Mrs. Char- lotte Hanna, New York and Beverly Hilis socialite, here to-day. They will spend their honeymoon at Ba- guio, United Press.

who beat them in their first meeting on the Club ground. Up to the tine

TUNNEY GREETS DER MAX-Gene Tunney, left, who retired as heavyweight boxing champion of the world in 1928, paid a surprise visit to Max Schmeling's training camp reently, Max is sill after Joe Louis crown and will meet Ben Foord, the former British and Empire champion at. Hamburg to-morrow,

ENGLISH ATHLETE PASSES

Footballer And Cricketer

goal scored by Howlett was dis- llowed by the referee, the Police were definitely the better side: bui ter this, they became discouraged and the Chinese took advantage of this to win by a flattering score, However, I doubt if the guardians if the pepeo are pinying no well now as they were then, though if they wn reproudce soine of bir best they will run the Chinese very cluso.

Before I conclude, I should like to

London, Jan. 20. mention the Junior Shield replay The death is announced of between the Royal Engineers and the Sherp, the English Internationa. Royal Navy to be played at Cause athlete, at Liverpool. way Bay this afternoon. saw the

oncluding stages of the Brat match The late Mr. Sharp was a double between these two sides and was International. He played agains very impressed by the high standard Australia in cricket Tests in 1800, of football produced. The winners scoring a century, and played soccer pra considered against Scotland in 1905, scoring a this encounter

goal-Reuter.

On Tuesday, the Police will have another crack at South China "A'ikely to carry of the Shield.

Squash

Dunlop

RACKET

with the

of a

temper

steel blade

trusty steel

MAXPLY

MIXED DOUBLES BADMINTON

Free Lances & Saints Win

The production of "Macbeth" by the Arts Association of the John Hongkong University last even- *ng "revented the match between the University and Kowloon Tong in the Mixed Doubles Badminton League from being played. This had promised to be the most in teresting game in the programm as the teams are running nech and neck for the runners-up pos. tion.

110wever, the two other fixture in the programme were decided, St. Andrew's benung Club du kecre.. "B" comfortably by eight games t one, and the Free Lances accountin, or Talkoo by seven games to two.

nev

The superiority of St. Andrew', over Club de Recreio was questioned last night. The visitor. dropped only one set, surprisingly by one of their most consistent, putt. GF. Fincher and Miss Florrie Wong his was probably due to the inc ant Fincher was playing at halt- peed most of the time as he is a

resent nursing an appendix which . shortly to be taken out!

By mutual arrangement, the gamt etween the Free Lanese and Tailer

as played on the lalier's court istead of at the Sailors' tome t zamen's Institute,

Scores:

RECREIO "B" ♥. ST, ANDREW'S

C. N. Da Silva and Miss Botelhe Recreio) lost to W. C. Choy and Mrs, Stokes 7-21; lost to E. F. Fincher nd Miss F. Wong 12-21; lost to H. Kew and Miss M. Churn 10-21.

H. A. Barros and Mus Remedios (Recreio) lost to Choy and Mrs. Stokes 5-21; beat Fincher and M as ) Wong 21-12; lost to Kow and i

Miss Churn 7-21,

E. A. R. Alves and Miss Remedios (Recrela) lost to Choy and Mrs. Stoker B-21; lost to Fincher and Miss Wong 7-21; lost to Kew and Miss Churn 1-21.

FREE LANCE9 v. TAIKOO

· L · Anderson and Miss M, Griffiths (Free Lances) beat S. Nowman and Miss Pollock 21-3; beat A. Keown and Miss Cunningham ***-1bent . A. Smith and Miss R. Summers 22-11.

A. L. Fisher and Mrs. Clarke (Free Lances) beat. Newman and] Miss Pollock 21-7; beat Keown and Miss Cunningham' 21-6; beat Smith and Miss Summers 21-7,

S. W. Clarke and Miss Eardley (Free Lances) beat Newman and Piss Pollock' 21-15; lost to Keown and Miss Cunningham 12-21; lost to Smith and Miss Summets 10-21.

LEAGUE TADLE

P. W. L. D. F.A. Pt.

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Recreio "A" .. 7 7 0.0 55

University 7 4 3 0 38 25 8

BRITAIN'S BEST IN 1937

COTTON, LYNCH, AND WOODERSON

(By Trevor Wignall)

:

London, Dec. 29. This is the time of year when those of us in the writing game give ourselves an easy day by talking about the great per- formances and the outstanding men, of the preceding twelve months.

I propose to make things casier still by selecting the three Britons who, by the'r achievements, are entitled to be regarded as Britain's best în 1937,

To begin with I wrote down all the nomes that came to my mina. The list was longer than I thought is would be, and it was only after t exhaustive eliminating process tha. found myself with the trio that h my opinion stand out above others.

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Al

Is the sole explanation why other. countries are not inclined to look on tns of sufficient importance- Vooderson returned a lime that get. ap a new record for the mile. Whether this will be finally passed and accepted is in doubt, but there is in- ould be loud protests if ileated that the event was too in- conspicuous to be included with the op-line athlelle mecis of the year.

Wooderson perhane not ro

Lovelock, raceful to watch as

Ho the rhythm

movement hat so marked the versatile Now

calander, and certainly he has not his make-up the same show- nanship and personality that gave Lovelock his widespread fame. But Vooderson is decidedly also of the ruly

great, and it is not without significance that his talent has al- eady been recognised by the Amer- can authorities.

There were many cricketers an footballers in the table, but they were struck out on the grounds the heir brilliance is frequently mau vasible by

the assistance rendere hern by

team

Jacks mates. I had to gly. engthy refcellan to Joe Davis, th

lliards and snooker stor, Amr Bey he squash champion, and Gordo Richards, the jockey, but they were ventually removed for the goo. nd most excellent reason that i heir own spheres they practically dand alone.

It

may be remarked, and with ogle, that because of this they ar

ger and even more deserving of cheers than the three I have chosen

MY NOMINEES

My nominees are Henry Cotton, he golfer, Benny Lynch, the Aghter, and Sidney Wooderson, the track runner. The order of eminence it as I have printed it. Cotton getting the top place because when he won The

CUP

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IC-

♫

Unless I am misinformed, he has been invited to take part in the on- nual sports at Princeton University (Continued to Papa 13.)

AMERICAN TENNIS ACES LOSE

In

Australian

Championships

Brilish open championship at Carnoustie last July he was playing

gainst the world.

His

Included not only opponents all the leading golfers of this coun- a hand-picked company of iry, but a Americans who, only a little while before-operating the United States Ryder

team-had picked up a trophy that is generally garded as golf's most desirable.

It was said in America when the men led by Walter Hagen retur

returned

Adelade, Jan. 28. that what had beaten them was the atrocious weather, it was as de American tennis stars who won the admit- Donald Budge and Gene Mako, the cdly bad when the open was de cided, but it was no worse for the doubles championships at Wimbledon tourists than it was for Cotton. He last summer, were eliminated in the was one of the few who made ligist semi-finals of the Australian Tennis

my Championships to-day. the wind and the rain, and

Playing against Adrian Quist and lew is that he is not only Britain's nest golfer, but also the number John Bromwich, of Australia, Budge ne of the world. When he sailed and Mako won the first two sets, ut on His final round he had no one but the Australians then staked a ut himself on whom he could de-magnificent-recovery-to win the last end, but even

the temperament three. The final set was won by the which it was feared might bring him Australians easily, taking only seven 'own was kept completely in con- games. rol.

Wherever rankings are made in he course of the next few weeks he name of Henry Cotton will have o figure largely.

TO-BE PROVED

Wooderson is the best miler wej

Baron Gottfried von Cramm and Henner Henkel, the German pair who won the U.S. doubles title at Forest Hills last year, prevented an all-Aus- tralian final by beating Jack Craw- ford and Vivian Mefirath in four sets in the other semi-final.

Scores:

Adrian Quist and John Bromwich ve had since Jack Lovelock. His (Australla) beat Donald Bude and closest friends are claiming that he Gene Mako (U.S.) 3-6, 4-5, 6-3, 6-4,

s already on a level with the New | 6-1.

Henner

Zealander, but I suggest that proof Baron Gottfried von Cramm and if this has yet to be supplied.

beat Henkel (Germany)

and Vivian McGrath Ai one of the lesser meetings in Crawford London last summer--lt is a pity it (Australia) 6-1, 6-3, 4-0, 7-5- was so comparatively small, for that Reuter.

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St. Andrew's ... 34.

Free Lancca...7 34

Tolkoo

Recreio "B"

02.0

33 40 0

28 35 0

24 60 4