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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

FEBRUARY

26. 1938.

ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS FIELDING REGULAR TEAM

PLAY CIVILIANS, COLONY OVER THE WEEK-END SHERWOOD, READ MAKE FIRST APPEARANCES

(By "Abo")

In football, as in most other forms of sport, the element of surprise often plays a very important part in the winning of matches. The Islington Corinthians proved this once again when they swept the South China A.A. team off its feet by the speed of their play in 'their opening game in the Colony. But the tourists have already played twice here; will local teams, now that they have seen the Corinthians' type of play, do better in the remaining matches? This question will be answered during the week-end.

This afternoon, the visitors will be opposed to the Civilians, who have chosen qulta a useful ulde. If the Chinese were so outclassed, I wonder how the Civilians will faret low- evere, if they succeed in forgelting the reputation of the visitors, they will do a lot better than most people would seem to think. The Services Det about their task admirably on Sunday, and though they were even- tually benten 3-1, they showed that the tourists were not so unerlor to

"Sonny" Bil Leads Civilian team,

local teams that there was absolutely no hope for us. The Civilinna would do well to follow the exemple of the Services who continually harassed the visitors, and succeeded to such An extent that they had as much of the play as their famous opponents In the second half.

• LEE KWOK-WAI UNFIT?

As far as I know, the Civilian team will turn out as announced, The only doubt seems to be Lee Kwok- Wal, of South Chinn "A" who is just geling over an attack of in- jenza, and may not have recovered sufficiently to play. I heard yester day that Lee himself thought that in the Interest of the team he should vacate his pinco at lefl-hult to come- one else. Whether this will be done of not I have no information at the time of writing.

Lee Kwok-wat played against the Islington Corinthians in London and, having seen them in action in the Colony, he is fully aware of the task duead of half-back. For this reason, he will probably stand down for a åtter man.

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The local Selectors could do no belter, I think, than to give Gough of the Police his chance. Gough has

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been one of the most consistent half- backs. In the Colony during the present season, and many felt that he should have been included in the Civilian olde before Lee Kwok-wal in the first place. It would be poerte Justice if he is given his opportunity if Lee Kwok-wai has not yet fully recovered.

It Gough is played to-day, I think

Would the intermediate line

be strengthened if he were put in the centre and "Sonny" Bliss, the cap- sin, moved to the left. Bliss has played some excellent games nt

left-half. a position with which he is quite familiar although he does not regularly it; but on the other hand Gough would not be so at home as he has not played on the flank for many years.

It will be interesting to see how the Civilian forwards get on against The rocklike defence of the Corinthians. Every one is an Indi- vidualist, but if they get going together as a team they may do something yet.

BACK TO NORMAL

UFS

ITALIAN BOXER SUPINE-Question of whether Enrico Venturi, agile Italian featherweight boxer was fouled or knocked out arose in his clash with Henry Armstrong, who holds the world's feath- erweight crown, in New York. Hardly und Referee Arthur Donovan warned Armstrong against foul- ing, before Venturi sank to the floor, as above, face in pain. Donovan counted him out.

GOLF IS GREATEST GAMBLE IN SPORT

Said To Be Most Difficult Game To Forecast

By Jack Cuddy

New York, Feb. 17.

What is the greatest gamble in sports? During the past decade any number of people have asked me that question, and my answer always has been the same: "Golf,"

Competitive golf is the hardest of

With the recovery of several of their men, the Islington Corinthians are Belding what is more or less their regular team. That is to say, all eleven men will be in their normal positions. Wingfeld will be in goal. with Martin and Clark at back. The latter played on the right inst week. The halves will be Wright, Whiltaker and Bradbury, the intermediate line all sports to Ogure. Form means which, in the opinion of Tom Smith, nothing in this game of the fairways their manager, is the best he has ever and greens. And it costs a certain seen in amateur football. Sherwood party plenty of money to learn this. and Read were tried out yesterday I am referring to old Jack Doyio, afternoon and were found to have the Broadway price maker. I figure recovered sufficiently from their "Old Man Broadway" just about injuries to be able to turn out this broke even on his wagers on sports But Jack afternoon. Sherwood will take over during the past 40 years. Tarrant's place at centre-forward, will tell you he never made a dime Tarrant will go to inside right, and on golf. Read will be on the right wing. Avery and Pearce form the Jefi flank.

The teams are as follows:- Islington Corinthians:-Wingdeld; Martin, Clark (captain); Wright, Whittaker, Bradbury; Read, Tarrant,

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But Doyle still has plenty of money that he garnered from the stock market about which he knew nothing at all. And he will have if he quits golf, says Bob Brumby, zolf expert of the New-York Daily News. Brumby says Montague is a greut club golfer-a chap who wil out in almost any foursome and "go to town." But when the chips are down in a tourney and the crowd is pressing on the ropes, Brumby says Montague will not win any big tournaments.

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Henry Colton Cold-blooded?

GREAT GAMBLE

Because of this great gumble golf. I figure it is safe for me to predict that none of the champions of 1037 has much chance of repeat- Ing his triumphs exccpting that swashbuckling British golfer, Henry Colton, who won the British open. Why is Colton the most likely to repeat? Simply because his mental hazard

is less than that of other noteworthy contenders.. Cotton is a tall, willowy cold-blooded chap, who takes tourney in alride.

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He rides up to the first tee in a custom built cor with a liveried chauteur. He takes off his camel- hale cant and gets down to business. When the match is over-win lose he climbs back into that ear of and heads for the lurk ghts London-or whatever town may be nearby where his Bond Street clothes can be appreciated.

ATTITUDE IMPORTANT

COLONY

TENNIS STARTS

Opening Schedule

On Monday

The Tennis Championships of the Colony, organised annually by the Hongkong Cricket Club, will com mence on Monday, February 28, Matches for the whole week have Ralph Guldahl, the 1937 U.S. open been arranged by the Commitice champion, has no such mental and are now posted on the notlee- titude, I am quite certain. Ralph board in the club-house.

is a man whose open triumph lifted

The opening programme contains

him, his wife and little son, Buddy, six matches in the singles and three right off poverty row. They say

the U.S. open in worth $50,000 to then the doubles.

winner, through the open money and the

sport foods manufacturers emoluments, etc. When Italph

The week's matches are as follows:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28. Singles: Maraland v. A. Crawford;

tackles that open again, he will know Leung Ping Chiu v, H. Y. Ho; S. .

what is at stake. And that probably roadbridge v. W. A. Land; F. V. Kunjahn v V. Major F. T. Brines; F. A. will result in his downfall.

But Guldahl wants to win.

Yet Harrison v. P. S. Leong; L. C. Fincher there are at least 40 top-flight golfers. Ma Nat Kwong.

Doubles: Luk Ding Cheung and capable of beating Ralph during the 72-hole grind, Uncle Sam's open la Wong Shiu-wing v. A, and If. Chan; probably the toughest competition in M. W. and M. K. Lo v. D. K. Leung all sports. Few realize that the and D. Szeto; A. Warr and W. A pinyers must concentrate at white Land v. F. II. Kwok and S. W. Linng. heat for 12 hours during that tour-

TUESDAY, MARCH 1. ney. They must bear down with Stugles:==d. F. L. Smalley v. I. M. everything they have an average of A. Razack; Cdr. R. II. Rump v. J. C. three hours for each of the 10 hotes Pool; Tsui Wal Put v. W. J, Skinner; because of crowd conditions, etc. Chrong Ping Yeung y. Tennie. Wong: Thla pressure often rips perfect W. C. Hung v. Tonnie Wang games and lets someone slide through Doubles;-G. W. Sewell and T. C. to the title who has not concentrated Monaghan v. Wei Chung and Pang on the importance of winning-and Oi-lam; 1. Owen liugles und T. A. particularly upon the Importance of Pearce v. Lelsen Lew and Peter U; fosing.

A. C. I. Bowker and W. M. Barton

You can figura the percentage. R. 1. Bulpin and F. A. Fowler; against Guldahl, when you consider Paul Kong and Lee Wal-long v. Ip the calibre of players most likely to Cho Pong and Lut Kwal-fan,

ucceed him: Sammy Snead, Harry WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 Cooper, Horton Smith, Jimmy

Wal Singles:-B. Agafuron V1 Thompson, Dick Metz, Denny Shute, Chung: M. A. Warr v. Wong Shlu | Inweon Little, and Ed Dudley Wing: G. W. Drysdale v. Pang Ol am United Press.

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UNDERGRADS BECOME

THE RUNNERS-UP

Beat St. Andrew's In Mixed Doubles Badminton

By defeating St. Andrew's in the Mixed Doubles Badminton League at the Eu Tong-sen Gymnasium last evening, University made certain of fmishing runnera-up to Club de Recreio "A" in the Longus. They won their match comparatively easily, conceding only two games during the evening.

The undergraduates found their, Miss Ribeiro 11-21; beat Carvalho opponents rather weak on the whole. and Miss Ribeiro 21-18. Even, the strongest St. Andrew's pair, A. L. Faber and Miss N. Eardley W. C. Choy nd Mrs. 11. Stokes, could take only one game. M. Weill und Miss F. Wong did well to beat K. L. Yong and Miss Woo

Scores:

T. F. Yong and Mas U. Khoo (University) beat H. Kew and Miss M. Churn 21-2; bent M. Well and Miss F, Wong 21-3; beat W. C. Choy and Mrs. F. H. Stokes 21-11.

and Miss Choa

(University) beat Key and Cities Churn 21-0; beat Weill and Miss Wong 21-18 beat Choy and Mrs. Stokes 23-20.

KL. Yong and Miss Woo (Unlver-

(Free Lances) lost to Oliveira end Miss Silva 7-21; lost to Remedios and Miss Albeiro 16-21; lost to Car- valho and Miss Ubeiro 12-21.

VON CRAMM ADMIRES BROMWICH.

gity) beat Kew and Miss Churn 21-10 Young Australian

lost to Weill and Miss Wong 23-24; lost to Choy and Mrs. Stokes 12-21. RECREIO "D" ΥΛΙΚΟΟ Playing at home at King's Park last night, Club de Reerelo "B" de- feated Taikou Recreation Club by six sets to three.

Scores were as follows:-

Brouillard Loses By Knockout Jack Fox Stops Him In 3-2

Tenth Round

Boston, Feb. 18. Tiger Jack Fox, leading negro con- tender for world light-henvyweight frst honour, to-night became the boxer ever to knock Lou Brouillard

out.

Coming On

London, Jan. 18, "Young John Bromwich can now be definitely regarded as one of the

great players of the day" said Gott- fried Cramm, the German player, A. M. da Silva and Mrs. J. Noronha in a broadcast at Sydney, New South (Recreio) lost to G. A. Smith and Wales, In which Cramin, his com- Miss It. Summers 13-21; beat S. patriot, H. Henkel, and the Ameri- Newman and Miss J. Summers 21-3; cons, J. D. Budge and G. Mako, took bent

C. Bovaird and Misa E. Pollock part.

01 had lost to Bromwich in Ger- C. N. da Silva and Miss A. Re-many, but he did not Impress me medios (Recreio)

beat Smith and then on the hard courts," he said. Miss Summers 21-14; beat Newmon "But he has impressed me here. End Miss Summera 21-5; beat have never seen anyone hit such Bovaird and Miss Pollock 21-17. clean winners out of impossible posi-

L. A. L. da

Silva and Miss Ctions. His two-handed shot is one Botelho (fecreto) lost to Smith and of the best in the world, and is not Miss Summers 11-21; beat Newman for behind Don Budge's backhand and Miss Summers 21-17; lost to drive. The heavy-hitting Spokane fighter Bovard and Miss Pollock 17-21, "When I went on to the court m flattened the French-Canadian in the RECREIO "A" Y. FREE LANCES a recent match I decided to play to

Visiting the last round of the ten-frame fight

Seamen's Institute his forehand so as to keep him from Brouillard, former world middle-last night, Club de Recreio "A" de- making me run. My tactics were to weight champion, quit the 100-pound teated Free Lances by six sets to attack him as much as I could. ranks some months ago and was pro-

three.

had good touch on both hands. and gressing favourably in the heavier Scores

did not fear baseline ducia. I division until running up against the J. L. Anderson and Miss M. Grif- waited my chance, and then went to powerful negro.

fiths (Free Lances) beat M. A. the net to finish off the rally with Fox, generally ranked as the third | Oliveira_ and Miss M. Silva 21-13; volleys. Bromwich has one weak- best light-heavyweight fighter to-day. | lost to J. J. Remedios and Miss Onesa, his service. He does not throw only suffered a single defeat during Ribeiro 20-23; beat L. A. Carvalho the ball up high enough and there 1037. He lost to Al Gainer, another and Miza M, Ribeiro 21-10.

is no body in the stroke. The rest negro, but he scored eleven knock- Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Clark (Free of his game is impeccable. His game seventeen Elaris.-United | Lantes) lost to Oliveira and Miss, has improved and he is a Crent

Silva

8-21; lost to Remedios and fghter."--Rculer.

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