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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1998.

OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS ANNOUNCED

As I Sed Sport

By "Abo"

H.D. RUMJAHN NOT IN A HOPELESS

POSITION

Tsui Wai-Pui Will Have To Go All Out To Win Colony Tennis Title

WHOEVER wins the tennis singles | Schmeling's Chance

ances

who

final this afternoon, the cham- pionship of the Colony will not be

Trans-Ocean message from passing into strange handa, The

Bremerhaven, published roster- contestants at to-day's encounter at the Hongkong CC, are ID. Rum- day, stated that Max Schmeling, the Jahn, the holder, and Tsul Wal-pul, German heavyweight boxer, the Chinese Davis Cupper and Inen once held the championship of the champion in 1936, Tsui is generally world and regarded by many us a regarded as the heat exponent of the better man than Joe Louis, has salled for the United States to train for his game here: no one can caribble wish forthcoming title fight with the negro

contention, for past perform himpion. The bout is

scheduled have established beyond all doubt that he is the leading player

ver to take place at the Yankee Stadium In the Colony,

on June 22. Thus after a great deal But there in eur

of discussion and not without ttle point which few ne

people have given t

given heart-burning,

principal the two much thought lately. Is he playing figures in the pugilistic muddle hav

well during the present tourno-

returned now been brought together to decido as he was after he from Europe last year? I saw him once and for all who is the rightful shortly after he came back and have witnessed nearly nil matches In the current champlon- ships; and my honest opintan is that is not quite up to last year's

ment

he

I

his

holder of the heavyweight 1le. There is no doubt that Schuneling, who lacked out Louis once before, should have had a chance before this to regain a title which he once held, 50 and that he has been off for

causing deal of ope and in

KAT

The local baseball season commenced on Saturday with a game between the U.5.S. Mindanao and the Chinese Baseball Club, at which His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry spectator.

(Photo: A Mindanao player can be seen here crossing the home plate.

Australian Cricketers' Fine Batting

strudard. It may be that as he has it has been on unting a trecut dest in Two Centuries Against

never been really extended, hens controversy both in Europe and not yet had a chance of showing his America. It has been stated often | best. In which case, the prospects of the reigning champion are not enough that the longer Louls held off not his almost inevitable meeting with very bright. However, if his display Schmeling, the better his chances of against S. A. Rumjalin in the semi-winning were, for the German is get- Anals 19 criterion of his presenting

ting on in years and at 32 is certain form, then "H.D." is not in the hope-ly past the zenith of his fighting less position which most people seem prowess. His recent victories, how to think. Had Tsui been at his best, ever, belle his age, and it may be or had he been as good as he was in taken for granted that he will stake 1936, he would undoubtedly have swept through Sirdar in straight sets.

But he allowed the veteran to run away with the first set, though ad-

inter he was definitely the better

Oxford University

London, May 4. Playing against Oxford University to-day. the Australian cricket tourists now in England had some useful batting practice, hitting up 401 runs for the loss of five wickets,

Leading batsmen were J. H. Fingle- ton (124), S. J. McCabe (110), W. A. his all when he meets the negro; a Brown (72), Don Bradman (50) and defeat may mean that he will never A. G. Chipperfield (57) -Reuter. have another chance.

nittedly when he exerted pressure Strong Batting

man,

The

enough batsmen Lo scc the through. Had he been one of the key bowlers, Bay Fleetwood-Smith, THE

O'Reilly or Australian cricketers in England Ward, I am

от McCormick,

even sure the Australian nuthorities would have sent another bowler along quickly enough. Biad-

Tsui Should Win

AM far from suggesting that "HD" will beat Tsui to-day, how

The Chinese Davis Cupper is, when at his best, definitely in a clasa above the Rumjalin cousing singles play; and even were he to

he n ittle below form,

would do

ever.

dute,

man himself has storied extremely

THE recent performances of have proved beyond all doubt that whatever weaknesses there are in the team, batting is not one of them. in their two innings played to they scared 541 (against Worcester well, having made 258 and 58 in his

wickets hire) and 481 for five (ngainst Oxford University). nmittedly,

Worcestershire and Oxford not represent the cream of English cricket; sill, these figures sulll be good enough to beat almost tell their own tale of the strength anybody in the Colony, Neverthe- of the visitors batting, which has less the present champlon is such a dogged fighter ond is playing so well always been appreciated. It is

dificult to understand, in the light

fal

Ad-

nat

re

at the moment that one may be sure

of these batting performances, why that he will put up stiff opposition, the Australian Board of Control His best may not be the equal of turned down Don Bradman's Tsul's best; but Rumjahn at his best

batsman 13 quest to send another may be better than a Tsui playing England following the injury sustain- below form. All in all, however, I ed by Sidney Barnes, the young New think Tsui should regain the crown South Wales all-rounder and "baby" which he did not defend last year, of the side. Barnes

selected was but he will probably have to work more on his batting and fielding than quite hard in order to overcome the on his bowling, although he is known dour

interesting Rumjahn. An

to be quite a useful man with the match is indicated.

there ball: even without him.

fre

J. H. Fingicton

ied the way with 124.

and

two innings, while Fingleton McCabe have just hit up a century each against Oxford.

Winnings Renounced

HAVE you ever heard of a holder

of a lucky sweep-ticket renounc-

Northcole, was п.п Interested

Staff Photographer).

TENNIS PROSPECTS

FOR 1938: DAVIS

CUP, WIMBLEDON

MRS. MOODY BACK TO THE FOLD AGAIN

TH

come

SIX players have

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RUNNING BROAD JUMP INCLUDED FOR THE WOMEN

PRELIMINARIES DECIDED TO BE ELIMINATED

Tokyo, May 5. Featured by the addition of three new events for women, a new test for men, and the elimination of all preliminaries for field contests, the track and field programme for the Twelfth Olimpic Games in Tokyo in 1940 was released by the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation to-day.

The events will be held from cathlon, 400-metre race; sci-finals, September 22 to September 29. New women's 200 motre race. additions are the ruining broad jump, shot put, and 200-metre race for women, and a 10-kilometre walking race for men. All events, with the exception of the decathlon, will be held in the afternoon.

The programme was based on the Derlin and Los Angeles Games.

Details are as follows: September 22-First heal 100-metre race running high-jump; first heat 800-metre race first heat 400-metre hurdles, women's discus throw; second

100-meire preliminary heat

0,900-metre race.

10.

September 23-Women's

throw:

race:

Javelin

semi-finals women's 400-

broad metre race; running

Jump; semi-flanls 100-metre race; frst heat

women's 100-metre race; hammer throw: semi-finals 800 metre race; preliminaries, 3,000-metre hurdies; anals, 100-metre hurdles; finals, 100 metres.

September 24-First heat 200-

September 28-Decathlon, 100- metro hurdles; decatiion, discus throw: decathlon, pole vault; semi- finals, 400-metre relay raco; de- cathlon, Javelin throw; finals, wo- men's 200-metre race; finals, 3,000- metre hurdles; semi-finals, 1,000- metro relay race; decathlon, 1,500- metre race.

September 20-Start marathon; semi-finals, women's 400 metre relas women's high juriip; finals, 400-metre relay race; final, 10,000 metre walk- ing race; Anals, women's 100-metre relay: Banls, 1,000-metre relay race.

Domci.

Home Football

TRANMERE

metre race; pole vault; discus throw: ROVERS WIN

semi-finals, women's 80-metro burd- les; semi-finals, 200-metre race; hop, step and jump; frst heal, 110 metre hurdies; finals, shot-put; preliminarles, 1,500 metre race; semi-finals, wo- men's 30-metre hurdles; finals, 200- metre raec.

100-

27--Drenthlord jump;

1

men's 200-metre

J

C

ENGLISH WOMEN'S İGOLF TEAM

PROMOTION

Oldham Beaten By N. Brighton

London, May 4. Oldham's defent by New Brigh-

of the Third Division in the Eng- lish Football League to Tranmere

Rovers.

September 26--Finals, women's 80- London, Mar. 30. gress in the European zone. If metre hurdles; semi-Anuls 110-metre THE lawn tennis season is now in Donald Budge remains an amateur hurdles; first heat, 400-metre raco: full swing, and fixtures will be- I think the United States are almost javelin throw; finals, 1,500-metre increasingly Interesting until certain to keep the trophy; even race; women's nunning broad jump; the climax is reached at Wimbledon without him their chance would not women's shot put; finals, 110-metre I always think Wimbledon kills the he negligible, for Frank Parker look- hurdles; second heat, 400-metre race. tournamenta

follow for one ed to which

it

very nearly a urcat player September Cannol

anti- last season, and Gene Muko is one metre race; decathlon, escape a feeling of climax.

ax. Still, we may be concerned of the nest doubles exponents in decathlon, shot put; first heat, wo- ton to-day has given the cham- with the European zone of the Davis the world.

race; decathlon, Cup when the Wimbledon champion-

running broad jump; semi-finals 100 pionship of the norther section ships are over, and that would be IT is now officially announced that metro ruce: finals, 5,000 metres; de- enough to matotain general interest." Mrs. Helen Wills Moody will be a member of the U.S. Wightman Cup been asked by team to oppose Great Britain the L.T.A. to go into training Wimbledon on June 10 and 11. The with a view to possible selection for side

side certainly looks formidable,

very the Davis Cup team. They are D. but we,

can too,

put qn court W. Butler, E. J. Filby, C. M. Jones, powerful team, and it would be all D. McPhail, R. A. Shayes and F. H. wrong to visualise defo

defeat too readily. D. Wilde. Of these I think Filby is Mrs. Moody will play in

in the Wim- specially like bledon championships, and in the ab- his keenness and his devotion to sence of Mrs. Little (Miss Dorothy practice. He will concentrate for Round) I think chief danger to her hours at a time on

The team to represent England in may come from Miss Helen Jacobs, perfecting some particular stroke, and that is the

the Miss Alice Marble und Miss Kay the

series of international matches type of player who generally gets on. Stammers. I have a special king among the four home countries

Burnham (Somerset) on May 13 and It Perry does have a real successor for the chance of Miss Marble. I think the mantle will fail on Filby; I know she was disappointing-in 14 is announced by the Ladies Golf I know that is Perry's own opinion, England last year, but for all that Union as follows.

Miss Pam Barton (Mid-Surrey), Looking at the six as a whole it is she is a great player, with a beauti- impossible to believe that we can ful style and a remarkable repertoire Miss E. Corlett (Lytham and St. An- Miss M. Fyshe (Blackwell), recapture the Davis Cup this year, of strokes. The passing of another nes). but we may make considerable pro- year should have Improved her phy- Miss K. Garnham (The Naze), Mrs. sique. She was not really strong Garon (Addington), capt. Miss M. twelve months ago, and I think that Gourlay (Camberley Heath), Misa Notional at Airtree. She renounced fact accounted for several of her de- Jean Hamilton (Tandridge), Miss B. Norris. (West Hill) and Miss P. Wade the money because she belongs to feats.

(Ferndown). Reserves: Miss Enid the Christians Gathered in the Name

(Harrogate). forbids

the most promising.

of Our Lord Congregation, which WHAT of the general prospects of

W town gambling More than 800

In 19307 They owing Irisli

Hospitals could hardly be better, for the game

lennis

at

Peurs (Walmley) and Mrs. Rhodes

Tranmere, with 55 points from 41 mutches, are already assured of finishing at the top of the table even they lose their remaining game; for and Assuming that both Doneaster Oldham win their last games of the season, Tranmere will still have a clear lead of a point over the former and; two points over the latter.

to nil.

Preston North End, winners of the F.A. Cup, scored an away victory to- day over Sunderland by two goals Scores of mantehes played to-day are as follows:

FIRST DIVISION

0 Preston N.E. Sunderland

THIRD DIVISION · (SOUTH) Reading

0 Cardiff Swindon

2 Bristol C. THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

2 Halifax

Hartlepools

New Brighton 1 Oldham

LEAGUE TABLE

2

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pls. Miss Fyshe and Miss Norris, final- Tranmere... 41 23 0.9 80 40 55 thep was never more popular then it is ist and semi-finalist respectively in Doncaster. National, won U.S. $4,072,000 to-day. New clubs are springing up the English championship last year, Oldham

File

ickets based on

in prizes-02 per cent, of the amount everywhere, the general standard of are now to international honours. Americans pald in. Among the ma- play is improving, and the days of Jor winners were a Wall Street bond "pat-ball" have long gone by. You Ing the winnings? This was what salesman who said it was an act of can see some really good lawn tennis precisely happened when Mrs. providence, and a New York negro in the parks of Great Britain to-day, Charles Fenton, of Midland, Ont, laundress who said she would get and perhaps that is of more real Im- drew U.S. $2,300 on a ticket given drunk all alone and then throw a portant than all the international her by her husband on the Grand party for her friends.

contests put together.

41 21 11 0·73 48 52

41 10 13 0 00 44 81

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