1938-03-21 — Page 8

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY

1988

SENIOR SOCCER MATCH MARRED BY PETTY FOULS

PLAYERS SHOW A POOR SPIRIT IN LEAGUE TIE

SIX GOALS SHARED BY EASTERN AND POLICE

(By "Abe")

Watching the match between the Police and Eastern on the Hongkong F. C. ground yesterday, it was difficult for one to realise that two senior teams were on the field fighting for paints in the Hongkong Football League. Rather, one should have thought, if one did not know the players, that two Third Division sides were in opposition, so poor was the display.

score Eastern's

Sometimes an uninteresting en-see Hau Ching-to counter may be redeemed by good third goal in the very next minute. sportsmanship on the part of the Towards the end, Gough equalised players themselves; but yesterday's from a melee in the Eastern goal- match did not even have this sav-mouth. The goal must have been as ing grace. Both teams were respon- sible for a great deal of petty fouls, which completely marred the game nu u specincle. It was a distasteful exhibition of soccer.

was

Taking it all in all, a draw of 3-3 the fairest result. I would have been inequitable if either side had won. Nevertheless, the Police were very fortunate to score their second goal, through Howlett who, before beating Sammy Tandled the Eastern custodian, palpably the ball. The act was not seen by the referee nor apparently by the linesman, but it was quite clear to a

surprising to Gough himself as it was to the spectators! It was not a hard shot: he just got his foot to the ball and pushed it, but it rolled past the whole crowd of players.

It was a great relief to most of the spectators when the final whistle came. Teams:

Parker: Police-Manning; Bone, North, Gough, Brittain; T. Pile, Morrison, Wall, Howlett and Moss.

Eastern Sammy Tsang; Lo Wai- man, Ng Tak-wing; Yuen Shu, Tsang Wai-kuen; Chan Chung-man, Lo Bing-to. Cheng Sul-hong, Au Sshu- section of the crowd and an outcryngok, Hau Ching-to and Kee Yuk- of "Hands!" arose. The referee con- sulted the linesman, who negatived

the Eastern players' allegation, and

a goal was awarded.

CONTROL DIFFICULT

The rain which fell earlier in the afternoon had rendered the ground slippery and admittedly control of

the ball was dimeuit. Neither side

succeeded overcoming this handi- сар. and exchanges as a result were almost always dull and

and uninteresting.

In spite of a limp, which became

obvious shortly after the commence- inent, Hau Ching-to, the Colony and Eastern left-winger, managed to be the most dangerous forward on the field, shooting two goals in the course of the match. He started off in his normal position, moved to Inside- left and Bnished the game centre-forward.

Except for Chan Bing-to, who did sume useful work on the right wing besides shooting a goal, all the other Eastern forwards were inept.

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The Police players, on the whole, were also uninspiring. Despite an early lead, they were unable to get going at all, and an injury to Gough, who had to go to outside left, dild not improve their play. Manning was very shaky throughout, and even Bone, at right back, lacked his cus- tomary steadiness. Parker, at left back, had a busy time but acquitted himself well, as did North and Brit- tain. The forwards were very weak, Wall, in the centre, being too slow in the first half to make use of centres from T. Pile and Moss, Howlett, lost his temper once and miszed a penalty awarded to the Police for a foul by Ng Tak-wing.

THE SCORING

chol.

LAWN BOWLING BECOMES NEW

FLORIDA SPORT

Many Greens Now Being Maintained

Sarasota, Fla., Feb. 19. The ancient British sport of lown bowling or bowles has been trans- planted to Florida and is gaining popularity in half a dozen citics,

and City officials

tourist clubs. have given encouragement to the sport by building and maintaining greens and other focliities.

Chan Tak-fal, the South China "B" centre-forward, and a Kowloon Chinese defender in a tassle for the ball in the First Division League match at Caroline Hill on Saturday.

by two goals to one, South China "IS" went to the top of the League table.

WHY MRS. MOODY DID

NOT TURN "PRO"

Negotiations Collapse After Considerable Time

London, Mar. 12.

Mrs. Wills Moody is not likely to turn professional after all owing to the collapse of negotiations. Mile. Jadwiga Jedrzejowska, the Polish champion, who was required as her opponent, has decided to remain an amateur.

Despite her frequent denials, Mrs. Moody was quite prepared to sign a contract for a professional tour this winter, according to the leading pro- fessional lawn tennis promoter, Mr. Bill O'Brien,

Another member of the troupe would have been Frankie Parker, the American Davis Cup player, who until recently was ranked as second singles partner in the United States.

Interport Goal-Keeper Leaves Colony

Parker, according to his coach, Wong Wing Sails

For Batavia

Mercer Bensley, is likely to turn professional in the near future. He Lawn bowling clubs have been received an offer to tour with Perry torined in Lakeland, Clearwater, Stand Vines this winter, but turned it Petersburg, Tampa, Bradenton, Sara-down in favour of the projected tour sota and other tourist centres, Many of Mrs. Moody and Mile. Jedrzejows- inter-city matches are played. ka which was then thought likely to

The bowling greens

usually are materialise. located in park, and are kept as smooth as velvet,

Both men and women participate

in the sport, and while most mem- bers are past middle age, youngsters who try it and that lawn bowling requires plenty of practice and skill,

ATHLETIC SPORTS At I.R.C.

At that time Mrs. Moody was said to have agreed to turn profes-

for some time.

By winning this' encounter

(Photo: Meo Cheung).

COLONY TENNIS TITLES

Stand Court To Be Used To-day

Confidence In

In Japan's

Davis Cup Team

Voiced By Captain

Yamagishi Says Budge Is World's Best Player

Tokyo, Mar. 12.

While confident that Japan's players will give a good account of themselves in the coming. Davis cup matches, members of the... team believe that America will retain the title this year, they admitted to prying reporters here while making preparations to sail for the games next week.

This prediction was volced by Tamio Abe, 30-year old valeran of the tennis wars and new captain of Japan's 1938 Davis cup team, and

one player and 1937 captain,

Jiro Yamagishi, Japanese number England Beats France

In Rugby League International

"It will be long time before Japan takes the cup," Abe sald, "but in four or five years we ought to be a strong threat."

Asked how far he thought Japan would go in the series, the Davis cup captain, who is a professor of English and philosophy at Waseda University, paused in his task of selecting tuxedo material for fellow players and made some mo- dest predictions.

his

beat "Well, I believe we can Canada, Abe sold, "but Australia

Paris, Mar. 20. England beat France in a Rugby League International match to-day by 17 points to 15. At half time, England led by seven 'points to five.— Reuter.

will be a tough customer. The Aus- slonals you can name on your ten tralians will give the German tearn angers," he added. a good battle in the inter-zone play- offs.

the

FAILING IN YOUNG PLAYERS "One of the biggest troubles with is young Japanese players to-day that they don't study the game. It looks like they play just to dili time or for exercise. They don't love the game enough to discipline them- and to forget about good

"America won't have an easy time, though, putting the cup back on the "America will win the cup, no shelf out of reach of Australla and doubt, with Don Budge.

Germany. The U.S. will have to depend on Budge in the clinches." "It will be wonderful to see my old friends again on the other side Yamagishi complained that of the world after 10 years. I like players do not take the game seri- America. I have more friends thereously enough. conditions permit, the than here. If ground

I'm glad the association Colony Tennis Championships will has asked me to represent them in continue this afternoon ht the inviting the American Davis cup

team to

after Japan

the cup Hongkong C.C.

matches." The stand-court, which is in fine condition, will be used for the first

The bespectacled Abe's face lit up time in a doubles match in which like a sunbeam on Fujiyama as he Tsui Wal-pui and Tsul Yun-pui will anticipated his trip to the United be opposed by A. V. Gosano and A. States. His tennis record there was selves V. Remedios The Teul brothers are something to write home about, but times. playing very well as a combination he was reluctant to boast about it. playing is just a natural gift. It's at the present moment, and should #st through to the semi-finals to-day in spite of the fact that the Re- crelo players at times are capable of with Dick Williams and cleared up The books show that he paired fact the form brilliant tennis. In

in the middle states und Pennsyl shown by them thus far has given vanin tournament, putting the skids rise to the belief that they have a

under such opposition 49 Frank great opportunity of repeating their Shields and Johnny Doog.

1936 success.

All the last position in the quarter-

ABE'S FINE RECORD

such net stors

practice,

People think tennis

more practice and then keep on practicing that makes good

ennis, and that's the only short cut I know.

"Any sport can make a bum out of you. I'm not going to keep on in tennis competition after I gradu- ate from Kelò. I like other sports, too, you know.

In the Delaware state champlon- "Would I consider turning profes- In the only other doubles the of the ship tourney in 1920 Abe flashed to sional? No, I don't believe I would day, F, IL Kwok and S. W. Liang, the top in slugles play against The services of Wong Wing, the of the Chinese R.C., will clash with Berkley Bell, Gilbert Hall anders-and don't ask me why. I don't

know why." former Colony goat-keeper, are like J. W. Leonard and G. Choa, of the Mercur. In California the following "But us I said before," he con- ly to be lost to the South China AA. Cralgengower C.C., for the right to year he captured the singles title cluded "I won't be able to continue finals. This should prove to be an from a brilliant field that included my tennis after graduation because na Ellsworth Vines, I have to earn a living-and they Wong Wing, or Wong Ki-leung as even fight; on paper at least the two Sydney Wood, Lester Stoelen, Doer don't pay off on a neat backhand

and Bill Van Ryn. Abe started in the game of life, eh?" sional if a suitable opponent could he is sometimes called, has obtained combinations are well-matched.

found for her. The promoters be

the playing tennis at THREE SINGLES TIES

of 14. agc

The Japanese team will sail from announced that they had made an

Facing the news hounds after Kobe on March 18 aboard the N.Y.K. offer to Mlle. Jedrzejowska but the

Included in the open programme (two strenuous sols of singles and liner Terukuni Maru, en route to the laiter denical all knowledge of any

to-day are three singles matches, the one of doubles, the sturdily bulit United States by way of Europe. such offer and said she had never

most interesting one of which will Yamagisht emphatically pronounced Some of the players will compete in considered giving up her amateur

undoubtedly be that between Lee Don Budge the greatest slatus-Reuter.

tennis European matches before proceed- Wal-tong

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Moss put the Police in the lend after ten minutes with a nice header, but Hau Ching-to soon equalled and before the Interval Chan Bing-to gave the Chinese their second goal. After a period of midfield play in the second half, Howlett, after mak- ing a miss of a penalty kick placed the Police on level terms, only to of the meeting.

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Trip To Australia Slows Up American

The possibility that Donald Budge; whose erratic tennis playing in Aus- trajla has been giving some alarm in America, may lose bis singles crown this year is foreseen by Bitsy Grant.

"It's that trip to Australia,” sold Bitsy. "If you remember Ellsworth Vines when he was champlon made a trip down under, and when he came back he wasn't able to hit the ball and was dethroned,

"Why, even I beat him without as much difficulty as I have had with many of the others."

Grant did not say that he expected to be the leading singles player this season but he would not be surpris- ed to see Bobby Riggs win the cham- pionship.

"Budge will have a hard time get-

Wong Wing

Hongkong's loss, Batavia's again.

ting through the quarterfinals or a position with an Insurance firm in semi-finals at Forest Hills," said Batavia and left the Colony last Grant. "He may be beaten by one

of the younger players who are com- night for his post,

ing up now."

Grant disclosed that Vines had tried to discourage Budge from going

LET US SHOW YOU

and Wong Shiu-wing. player in the world to-day.

Ing to America for the Davis cup Though he is better fancied as A "And that includes all the profes- | games.—Domei. doubles player, Wong has been quite impressive in the singles this sea- son and may be expected to put up a good fight against the soccer star.

Another match is the long-delayed one between H. Owen Hughes and S. S. Hussnin. The winner will meet M. W. Lo in the second round. J. A. H. Douglass and W. Sander will contest the right to enter the third round, but the successful competitor can hardly be expected to survive the next round as he plays Tsui Wai- pul, hot favourite for the title.

BADMINTON FINALS THIS WEEK

Singles On Wednesday, Doubles On Friday

cents

The men's singles finnt in the Co- lony Badminton Championships, be-| tween Patrick Wong (holder) and P. K. Hul, will be decided on Wednes- day evening Talkoo, commencing at 8.30 p.m. A charge of 20 will be made for admission.

In addition to the championship Anal, a knock-out tournament for tho ladies will be played during Although Wong has not played re-

evening.

Both the men's and mixed doubles; gularly this season, he has been a

Caroline finale will be played on Friday at the useful stand-by for the Hill club. On his day one of the best | Club do Recrélo. At the end of the custodians in the Colony, his last evening's programme, which includes appearance in a big match was in the an exhibition men's doubles match between four of the Colony's leading SHAMEEN REGATTA International Cup final for China players, the season's League and against Scotland during the last championship prizes will be present- competition...

cd.

Admission fee will be 50 cents, including tax. The programme starts at 8.30 p.m.

on the Australlan four.

Canton, Mar. 19. The entire British West River

He was selected to keep goal for Flotile, consisting of five gunboats, Tarantula, Moth, Cicala, Seamew Hongkong against Shanghai in the and Robin, anchored a few miles 1685 Interport played on the Club In the men's doubles, P. H. "Wong from Shameen on the occasion of the ground, and in 1938 he was a mem- and C. Au will meet P. K. Hul and Annual Regatta, vaan val

ber of the Chinese Olymple team to K. L. Yong, while in the mixei Many foreigners were privileged vit Berlin.He, has also travelled doubles, M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. to the Silva will play P. K. Hul and Miss U guests at an, excellently organised with South China - tearns [day of races—-Reuter.-.

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