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FAMOUS GOLFERS PASS THROUGH

THE COLONY

Hagen And Kirkwood On

Way To Japan ·

Unknown to most golfers in the Colony, Walter Hagen, the famous American professional and one of the world personalities in the game, passed through Hongkong over the week-end in -company with Joe Kirkwood, known as the "wizard of the links."

An attempt was earlier made to induce the two famous players to give an exhibition in Fauling over the week-end; but apparently nothing could be fixed up,

Aa natter of fact, Ingen und

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It is a pity that they have not been remain behind for a few able to

an exhibition by two such days;

players would have becn famous very popular indeed.

They are now bound for Shanghai,

Kirkwood were in port for only athence to Japan and back. few hours. They arrived here from United States.

Manila on the Victoria on Saturday

morning and left again on the

boat about 1 p.m. An

exhibit

here would have meant staying over famous for a few days, but as the two. players have engagements elsewhere, they could not delay their departure.

Much disappointment Was also felt in Manila owing to their in- ability to give an exhibition there. They remained in that port only a few hours.

Hagen was the first American-born player to win the British Open and thereafter he annexed it on three occasions. He has twice been Ame- clean Open champion, Amerienn pro- fessional champion on

on several occa alons and has won many major tournaments. One of the greatest personalities of the game, he was captain of

of the United State Ryder Cup team at Southport Inst year.

TRICK SHOT MASTER

Kirkwood #1 master of trick golf

shots and in the Ident player for ex- hibitions.

ne record in He has open golf events, having taken high places in the British Open Cham pionship on many occasions. Added to his nehlevements, he has a magne tic personality which attracts crowds wherever he goes.

SCOTTISH SOCCER Two Senior Gamos Played Yesterday

the

London, Apr. 12. Two matches in the First Division of the Scottish Football League were played to-day, the results being as follows: Partick St. Mirren

3

1 Third Lanark 3

Motherwell Renier

to the

SPLENDID TENNIS PROMISED

Young Tsui Meets H. D. Rumjahn

(By "Abo")

What a generally expected to be the more even of the two semi-anal matches in the Colony Open Tennis Singles Championship will be played on the stand-court of the Ifongkong C.C. this afternoon when Tsul Yun- Pal meets II. D. Rumjalin, the holder of

the tille

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Until last week, there were inany who had thought that despite his great promise, young Taul's game had not developed sumelently to enable him to beat an experienced player like the present champion; since then, Tsui has defeated Paul however, Kong very impressively and Rum- jahn was nearly eliminuted by W. C. Hung, who is not regarded serious singles challenger. Prospects for this afternoon, therefore, are very open indeed, Whoever

wins, some splendid tennis is asured. While Rumjahn is sound rather than brilliant in the majority of his shots with no pal- pable weakness in any one depart- ment, Tsal has a decided weakness overhead. The Indian would appear to have the advantage at the net but the Chinese off-sets this by his steadiness from the base-line.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY. APRIL

THE KING AT THE

1998.

RINGSIDE SURPRISE

EVENING WITH BOY BOXERS

THE KING and his brother, the Duke of Gloucester (fourth from right) watching a Tight at the Albert Hall, when the finals of the London Federation of Boys' Ciu bs championships were decided.

AGA KHAN HAS FINE DERBY CANDIDATES

Khan Bahadur May Be Best Of Colts.

By Watchman

London, Mar. 18.

Few things in our time have been more remarkable in racing than the prodigious success of the Aga Khan, who last year headed the list of winning owners for the sixth time in the past nine seasons. His average winnings during that period have been little short of £40,000 each season. And he has won the Derby three times within a relatively short racing career.

America Wants Annual Davis Cup Play

London, Apr. 5.

British Surprised by tho Lawn Tennis Association's decision to support the propo- sal for a biennial, instead of an annual, Davis Cup competi- tion, the United States Lawn- Tennis Association has ad- dressed a letter to 30 compe- ting nations urging a continua- tion of annual cor tests..

The quality and quantity of first-class amateurs and the general standard of lawn ten- nis, declares the letter, would suffer from the proposed change.--Reuter;

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Further, he possesses to-day a most discussed thoroughbreds of hiz wonderful group of stud horses, time. Last season he was described His narrow which bring in a big annual revenue a "wonder horse."

B5 in the shape of subscription fees. It failures in the Champagne and the Tahir, a well-balanced coit is true that for 10 years or more he Middle Park Stakes confirmed the short legs mensores roughly went for towards commanding suc- impression that he could not stay hands in, and as he was placed only by the expenditure of a vast six furlongs, yet by reason of his 3lb behind Portmarnock in the Free

yet amount on young bloodstock, extraordinary speed he is other men have spent money lavishly titled to be considered a

Handicap he stands among the four

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In the same direction' without reap- ing an adequate reward.

At one time last season it was

Aga doubtful whether the

Khan would finish at the head of the list. Then came the astonishing successes

of his two-year-olds.

coft.

still en-

Mirza II. hus grown in substance and strength. Few colts of his age I have seen lately have made belter progress. Great interest will attach to his earliest appearances. He hus been entered for a mile race.nt Ling- there, though the chances seem to be field and will probably be tested

that the brilliant son of Henkelm- Mumtaz Mahal will remain a great sprinter.

best colts of his age,

Khan Bahadur, always "strikingly handsome, has done well. His public performances do not tell us a great deal, except that he is of unusual promise. think his trainer has all along believed that this chestnut brother to Mahmoud may In midsummer it seemed probable

be the best Derby colt in the yard. that he would sweep the classic

A grand-looking three-year-old is Dastur's brother, Sadruddin, who board in 1938, but towards the close

has not yet been seen in pubile. He of the season the triumphant career

was utterly unlike his half-brother, of his youngsters was checked, and

Although Tahir is a Tetratema colt Bahram, in that he did not develop the classic ou look became less rosy

there is a fair chance that the Derby speed in his first season. Felicita- for him.

course will not be too far for him. tion's half-brother, Forough, is still SHI year-olds, and it would be impru-Butters, who, as we discussed the

This, at least, is the belief of Frank big and backward, and appears to

me to need a good deal of time. dent to predict that classic honours colt, declared with some emphasis, will not come his way again. Frank he will stay all right." The view

THREE-YEAR OLD FILLIES seems to be supported by the fact The Aga Khan has four particular- that Bahuddin, three-parts brotherly fine three-year-old Alles in La- to him, has won over a mile and a Li, Queen of Simla, Valedeh and Ann half.

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he has a fine batch of three-

Butters was kind enough to show me round the stable a few days ago, and I was able to see that the Aga Khan's colts and. Allies of this age have wintered well.

MIRZA IL'S DEVELOPMENT

I was particularly struck with the development of Mirza II., one of the

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More Pay For Test Cricketers

By Ronald T. Symond

London, Mar. 9.

Changes in the pay and treatment of Test match professionals which follow the lines-advocated in The Daily Mall during the last few years wero approved yesterday by the MC.C. Board of Control of Test Matches 'at home.

During the series with Australia in the coming season pay will be £50 per man per match, plus rail fares and holel expenses-ihe last with a provision that the player must stay in the hotel specified by the Selection Committee.

This arrangement ensures that in future we shall not hear of players being spread over various locotilles, out of touch with each other and their captain.

During the last visit here of the Australian team, in 1034, English players received £40 per match, with an end-of-season payment of a further £10 per match and a bonus of £10. From this the players paid their own rail and hotel expenses.

If, as is probable, an equivalent payment from the profits of the tour is made this year, a player taking part in all Ava Tests will receive

£50 more than in 1934.

FOUR SELECTORS

The board, which met at Lord's, also decided to increase the strength of the Test Selection Committee, from three to four, and elected: by 81F/P-ikam Warner (chairs

. Mr. P. Perrin, 01;

Mr. A. B. Sellers, 31; and, Mr. M. 1. Turnbull, 31. Sir Pelham ("Plum") Warner has served on several Test Selection Com mittees. He is a

former Middlesex

County and M.C.C. captain, Mr. ("Percy") Perrin, until only 10 or 12 years ago, was a regular member of the Essex County side, noted for his breezy batting. Mr. Sellers is the Yorkshire County captain, and Mau- rice Turubull leads the Glamorgan

On

on February 17 The Daily Mail exclusively forecast the first three. numos in this Bat.

General satisfaction will be felt over the choice of selectors, particu- larly in view of the inclusion of two active players,

A request has been addressed to 119% Windian, minket authorities asking them to agree to the eminlay ment of the eight-ball over during their matches In England in 1989.

JAPAN MAY YET LOSE OLYMPICS

Depends Upon International Exposition

Tokyo, Apr. B. If the Internation Exposition in Japan scheduled to open March 15, 1940 and to last until August 31 of that year is prolonged, foreign countries sending representatives to the Olymple Games in Tokyo opening on September 21, might recall them.

This warning has been given by Count Latour, chairman of the In- ternational Olympic Committee, to the Japanese Ambassador in Brus- sels, according to an offelal dispatch reaching” the Foreign" Minister," KoRI Hirota, from the envoy to-day.

Count Latour, the dispatch added asked the Ambassador to give

RANKING OF BOXERS

Max Baer is Placed Third Behind Louis, Schmeling; Farr Said Fifth

New York, Mar. 20. Sports Beribes throughout the country were surprised to-day when the National Boxing Association issued its quarterly list of ranking boxers in all divisions,

Although little exception was taken to the cholecs for first places, the selections made by the N.BA. for second and third ranking fighters re-. sulted in bitter controversies.

The ranking of Max Baer, recent victor Tommy Farr, Brtish Empire champion, as the Uilrd best heavy- weight was perhaps the most notable change in the Usting as compared with the provious group of selections.

Joe Louis was placed at "the head of the heavyweights. He was follow.

by Max Schmeling and Max Baer. Tony Galento, despite his suspension 19% 214 Janure to meet Harry-Thomas, was ranked fourth much ta' the nur- prise of many writers.

FARR RANKED.FIFTH

Tommy Farr received fifth place and Gunnar Barlund sixth. Nathan Mann, Bob Pastor, Red Burman, A! McCoy and Jimmy Adamick wero ranked next in order. The ranking of Burman and McCoy, neither whom has displayed class or scored any

victories in recent months,

set.

Aroved somewhat of an up-

John

Lewis, negro world

Hight-hen weight champion, topped

the cruiseweights and he was fol- lowed

by Al

Al Gainer, another negro and who is generally considered by the majority of critics us the leading contender in this weight class.

Freddle Steele, world middleweight champion, retained his top position despite the walloping he received at the hands of Freddie Apostoll early Young Corbett III, January. former world welterweight champion, ranked second, largely because of his fine victory over Apostoli,

In

There were no comments on the choices for the welterweights, Barney Ross, the world champion, being given first place. Ceferino Garcia, Filipino battler and leading conten der, was ranked second,

AMBERS FIRST

Lou Ambers and Pedro Montanez were ranked first and second in the lightweight claus, Ambers is world champion. Henry Armstrong, despite the fact that he was picked as the leader, of the 135-pound group by "Ring Magazine" for 1937, was not ranked.

Armstrong is known, however, led the featherweights by virtue of his holding the world title. Freddie Miller, former champton, was rankei second, obove Petey Sorron, his

former conqueror.

The miniature Brown Bomber,' as

Sixto Escobar was adjudged world. champion in the bantamweight class because of his recent win over Harry Jeffra, who beat the Puerto Rican Aghter last

title.

however, for the

Was surprisingly by Pancho Villa, Mexicon DO relation to the original fighter of the same name. Villa failed to make the first "ten" ranking of "Ring Magazine" which based its selections on the choices of definite reply by May 8 on the pro-leading boxing writers throughout. Jected prolongation of the exposition. the United States. In case Japan fails to do so, he suggested, the International Olympic Committee would be obliged, when it mects at Lausanne, to cancel Tokyo as the venue of the 1940 Games.

Benny Lynch of Scotland headed the flyweight group for he has never been beaten since he won the world; tile from Small Montana. Jackie Jurich, generally considered as the Holding that it is not their desire best Americon 112-pounder, to co ne Games because of the ranked second despite the whipping exposition, the authorities here are which he took at the hunds of Littlö anxious to reach a compromise,➡ Tode of the Philippines last year--- Reuter.

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