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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,

MAY

23

1938.

RAINSTORM SAVES GREAT BRITAIN IN

TWO SETS DOWN IN DOUBLE TIE; PLAY STOPPED

YUGLOSLAVIA ROBBED OF VICTORY BY ELEMENTS

Zagreb, May 22.

A heavy rainstorm probably saved Great Britain from being eliminated from the second round of the European Zons in the Davis Cup competition by Yogo- slavia to-day. After losing the two opening singles, Great Bri- W. tain's representatives, D. Butler and F. H. D. Wilde, were facing defeat in the doubles when

down, causing rain

CRIME

abandonment of play.

att

The Yugoslavian champion, Mitic. gave his country the lead when he Butler in straight easily defeated seta by scores of 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. Mitic was in One form and won comfort- ably.

Britain's stock slumped stB for ther when Donald Shayes, on whom So much hope rests, was beaten by Puncoe, who won by three sets to OTC The scores were 8-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Needing only one more match to

Yugoslavin, clinch the rubber, presented by Mitic and Puncer, wom

and the first two sets from Butler

The English- Wilde in the doubles. inen improved in the third set und were leading by 3-1 when the heavy rainstorm broke, driving the players to shelter.-Router.

Ocean.

SWEDEN THROUGH

India Wants Open Tennis Tourneys

Madras. Apr. 18. The president of the All India Lawn Tennis Association criticises the action of the International Lawn Tennis Federation in rejecting the proposal to throw open tourna ments to amateurs and pro- fessionals.

He complains that England and France dominate the federation, and says that a referendum of players and public would favour open tournaments

India will continue to table the resolution yearly until it

succeeds.

Farr To Defend Empire Title In Toronto

THREE FIRSTS IN ONE DAY! After the opening race in the sin on Saturday, II. C. Plh won two events in succession, the Brisbane Spring Handicap on Courting Eve and the first section of the West River Handicap on Soenle View. In the ith race, the Shingman Handicap, he brought in his third success for the Lan stable on Honeymoon Eve. Picturea show the winners being led in, Scento View (left), Itoneymoon Eve and Courting Eve.

As I See Sport

DAVIS CUP

WEMBLEY CUP FINAL DREARY GAME WITH FEW BRIGHT SPOTS

Huddersfield More Dangerous Than Preston North End

(By A Correspondent)

London, May 4.

If you want to see good rugger you do not go to Twickenham for an International; nor do you expect to see cricket at its bright- est and best in a "play to the finish" Test match.

Was

forward

in the same way, if you want to|He was always in the thick, always see good soccer you do not waste robbing romeone of the ball.

It was a great pity, therefore, that money on a Cup Final. Perhaps it is the occasion, or the crowd, but, it was Young who gave away the down whatever it is, it is not the game at penalty kick by bringing

Mutch in the final minute of extra Its best.

critics havo This year's Cup Final between time. Although come. Preston North End and Huddersfield said they thought the offence, was no exception. It dragged a committed outside the penalty area, weary course for 119 out of the 120 the Huddersfield players themselves minutes it Insted. Preston missed were satisfied that the referee's de- Dougal considerably, and his absenco cision was right. reemed to throw their

The trip which sent Mutch flying was quite definite, though accidental, machinery right out of gear.

There

was never the same mug and to many of us in the stand, it gestion of skill or power about the appeared as if the ball would have attack that it displayed against As gone to too acute on angle for him ten Via in the semi-final.

to have scored had he managed to It was on attack without an out- evade Young's wholehearted tackle. I should have hated to be the man standing figure, without distinction,

last gasp penalty without a single idea of the chosen to take a and

hals were duly taken off to roud to gon. Huddersfield, indeed, and Czech Refuses To Play although they had less of the play. Mutch for scoring from it, even if than their his shot did hit the bar before the were more dangerous

ball went into the net. After 7 p.m.

rivals.

Had there not been that penalty coal, the teame might have played

"Abo" Protest To By"

Davis Cup Committee

SOCCER TOURISTS HAVE LITTLE TO LEARN IN COLONY

Colours Lowered For First Time By South China A.A.

WITH the

WIT

avowed purpose of To-day's Open Ties

Stockholm, May 22. Sweden defeated Switzerland in the

coming here to learn soccer from Davis Cup tie here to-day when, in the first match of the third day's play,

local players, the Saigon football Karl Schroeder beat Maneff 3-6, 1-8,

Tommy Farr, British mid Empire team now in the Colony have not 6-2, 6-4, 6-2, which gave Sweden n 3-1 victory. In the next round heavyweight champion, has accepted behaved like pupils in their matches Sweden will meet the victor of an offer by Mr. W. J. Galbraith, against Hongkong sides which have the Yugoslavia-England tle.-Trans | Canadian promoter, to defend his been pitted agains! them. In fact Empire title against Maurice Strick-in many aspects of the game they land, New Zealand heavyweight. could have taught local men a lot of things; anyhow, their record in Hong- The

agreed France gained an easy victory in Strickland, include a guarantee of kong is enough to demonstrate that its Davis Cup tie with Monaco and thus carns the right to meet the victor of the encounter between Italy and Poland. In the doubles match to-day, Bolelli and Pelliza defeated Landau and Medecin in three straight sets-Trans Ocean

FRANCE WINS

Paris, May 23.

START DELAYED

Milan, May 22.

Also terms,

Stricklandi

Toronto

La

by

After

they bave te to learn here. £5,000 for Farr and £2,000 for drawing with the South China A.A. match, the tourists in the opening The fight, over fifteen rounds, will have proceeded to beat the Hong- kong F.A. 4-0, the Royal Navy 0-2 Saturday, On in July or end the Army 3-0.

for the be staged at August.

their colours were lowered first time by the South China A.A. match in what is sate

said to be their in the Colony before continuing their Lour to Manila, Having had a taste

The start to the Davis Cup the be- Sweden May Not of the quality of the visiting side.

tween Italy and Poland had to be

this afternoon deferred until late

The first match gave owing to rain. Italy one point lead as Canepele, Italy, defeated Hebda, Poland, 0-3,7-9, 8-2, 7-9, 0-2-Trans Ocean.

GERMAN SUCCESS

Berlin, May 22

Participate in

and

ven

Tokyo Olympics and any me in which there were

the

the

HUDDERSFIELD'S FATE This 1938 will no doubt go down

Prague, May 11.

to Doomsday without getting a gont, in history as Wembley's first penalty The Czechoslovakian Lawn Tennis so innocuous was their forward play the worst by far that they have seen foal, but many will remember it as Association protested to the Davis

Had this been a League gome,

was, in fact, considered to Cup Committee in London against the whichever was the home side would there. decision of the chief referee umpir-have expected a drop in the gato be the worst fina since 1922 when

Huddersfield bent Preston between the ing the Davis Cup Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia who Cup following week but, as it was a penalty goal taken after 20 minutes declared the Yugoslavian player mad rush for tickets next year.

Mitte winner of the third singles

the

Czech mitch of the tie when player Celnar refused to continue to greens be t QHOULD

Open Pairs bowls championship play after 7 o'clock in the evening

this owing to beginning darkness. of the Colony will commence afternoon with eight matches, four

Kreen on the Club de Recreio four on the Civil Service CC, green. The matches down for to-day are:

RECREIO

The referee, a member of the Brit- undish community in Agrem by name of Thomson, us well as the Yugoslavians assert that the light was stil good when the match was interrupted.

the match Apparently however, M.Y. Adal and A.R.

was interrupted by mutual agreement E.W. Llacs and R. Duncan.

team who A.T. Lay and A. Hyde-Lay v. F. of the captains of the Czechoslova

klan and Yugoslavian Booker and R. Eljis.

however had failed to notify Thom Bon of their agreement.

Dallah

4.

J.M. Jack and V.C. Labrum v. V. Petherick and T. Fergusson.

J. Orem and W, Mxir v. L. Jack and A. A. Dand.

CIVIL SERVICE

L. de Rome and G.T. Padgett v. A. Baker and A. K. Minu.

W. Gill and G. Duncan v. J.II.E. Edwards and G. Perkins.

W. Bagley and A.E.S. Alves v. A.E. Coates and R. Basa

Under the

Davis Cup regulations, players can noi he compelled to continue a molch after 7 o'clock in the evening.- Trans-Ocean.

the

annual contest. Moreover, the holders, say Australia, Werc given two years' grace to replenish their team, the cup might never be wrested away from them.

India Through

WEMBLEY'S WORST FINAL

at the

A

the second half. Huddersfield, In three finals at Wembley, have yet to win there. They lost to Blackburn in 1928, to a Arsenal in 1930 and Preston in

In a match in which scurcely single player distinguished himself, 1938, Young, was

the Huddersfield captain, In 50 Cup Finals, there has been the one man who stood out, extra time thres times only.

MARRIED CRICKETERS' PLEA FOR WIVES

London, Apr. 20..

The Australian cricketers are expected to potition the Board of Control to-morrow to allow their wives to meet their ship at

Colombo on the homeward journey,

Their contracts forbid wives being It la recalled that Mrs. Woodfull anywhere with the team on tour, came to London on the last tour, and but this request is reasonable. The some would like the same privilege tour will be virtually finished, and in September, but it is doubtful if the players, after being absent for the Board will stretch the point many months, are entitled to the further than Colombo. concession.

Also, some members of the team They are confident the Board will would like to go home via America. unanimity on that ngree. It would be a churlish act to but there is no

point, and probably, no request will retusc.

made. The Board has already Bradman, McCabe, O'Reilly, Fleet-made tentative ship reservations for wood-Smith, Walker, and Chipper- the homeward journey, and also de- the originators of the cided that the feam, should return as been AVING

drawn to play field arc Austria, India will be credited scheme, but all are enthusiastic, and a team; consequently, America is

the request is made. unanimous. with a victory in the second round it is anticipated that the team will be most unlikely to ho visited, even if Cup series. Austria is no longer a

compete in nation-eligible to international team championship. Larwood Fit Again

the Chinese took no chances felded the best team they can put Even out at the present moment.

D.M. Khan and MR. Abbas v. in arrears, then, they were twice

A.J. Cocino and J. Pau. the odd goal in five

One of the best games of the day after a game

Club de thrills galore. Though beaten, the should be the one at the

splendid ext

exhibi- | Saigon men put up a

Recreio in which Adal und Dallah, Stockholm, May 22. tion, and but for the weaknesses of of the I.R.C., meet E.W. Lines and R. Sweden will in alt probability de-the Germar y will meet Hungary in the cline to participate in the Olympic the wing-halves might have main Duncan, of the Kowloon B.G.C. The

tained an unbeaten record here.

A.E. Contes and R. Basa make a fine third round of the Davis Cup follow-games at Tokyo in 1840, according to have stated once before, it te pairs appear to be evenly-matched. In the European zone of the Davis i ing its 4-1 victory over Norway in the leading Swedish sport Journal fortunate that the visitors have come pair, and should have little dimculty Berlin. The interesting feature un Idrottsbladet.

in disposing of W. Bagley and A.E.S. the last day was the easy victory

Alves, two club-mates, on the Civit achieved by Germany's promising

Service green. Bowls being a gume young talent Rolf Goepfert who beat

in which luck so often plays a part, Hannes, Norway, in three straight

one hesitates to make a forecast of the results of the remainder of the sets. Trank Ocean.

matches.

As

un-

when the official season is already over: for I am sure greater interest The reasons given are the Sino-would be attached to their trip had Japanese conflict, the great distance the local season be still in progress. and the high costs thereby entailed. They are a fine team, well up to the --Trans Ocean.

highest standard in Hongkong. Question Unanswered

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Mixed Doubles Tennis

TT is a matter for regret that rain

FTER last night's downpour, it is prevented the match between the

Craigengower A doubtful whether tennis courts Indian R.C. and the C.C., the two undefeated leaders in will be opened for play to-day. I

following Mixed the First Division of the Lawn Bowls they are, League, from taking place on Satur- Doubles League programme will be day. As the game was to be decided carried through:

v. Hongkong C.C. at Sookunpoo, the result would have Chinese R.C. given a very clear indication of what Club de Recreio . Howloon the Indians' strength is really like.

So far, they have been quite impres- Ladies R.C.

sive,

C.C. **A"

United Services R.C..

But how long can their success continue? Most bowlers had expect- The Club de Recreio were not eng- ed the Happy Valley team to win aged last week, and therefore make the match and that in their manner their first appearance to-day. The of losing the Indians would have Kowloon C.C. "A" will provide them supplied the answer to the query as match. The Chinese B.C. will be at as with a good test in their opening to how they would fare against rently good side. In spite of the home to the Hongkong Cricket Club, state of most greens in the Colony, and should win quite comfortably several matches

off. The United Services R.C. showed Wert Dion, the such fine form against the Kowloon however. In the First Division,

C.C. "B" last week that one finde it Police R. C. rather surprisingly had the better of the Kowloon C.C. at rather difficult to visualise a win for Cox's Road, thus terminating their the Ladies' Recreation Club despite hosts run of two straight wins. The the fact that the latter will be play-

ans of the peace made guardians

ing on their home courts. somo drastic positional changes, three new

skips being played. Though Wally Davis Cup Squabble

Mair went down to Teddy Fincher by

the

ARWOOD is fit again. He has at been bowling In the nets Trentbridge with all his old fire and accuracy and already the question is being asked. "Will he play in the Test?" It is generally believed that although Larwood will not commit

Harold Larwood

He is. At again

a shot, J. Shepherd beat J. Hyde by THE tennis writer of The Times four shots and E. G. Post beat E. regrets that Britain is support- Kern by two. None of the three ing the proposal that the Davis Cup Police skips is new to the position; at should be completed for every two one time or another, they have all years instead of avery year. He out that the Wimbledon skipped before. The Club do- Re- points

although outstanding, creto, last year's champions, seem to tournament, have regained some of their old form owes its ever-increasing cosmopoli- on Saturday they defeated the Kow tantam to the Davis Cup contest, loon B.G.C. by five shots. Up on two which even more than Wimbledon,himself, he will be glad to wear an rinks, they were down pretty badly made tennis anderhaps all will be terted his ankle very thoroughly and players,England cap again. Larwood has on the third. Once again, Dicky

whose life and Alves wan the guilty party. Playing halved if the contest is biennial. It does not think there is any danger agains! Rob Duncan, he went down is constant criticism that tennis is of it letting him down again. D-21. The other two Reczelo skins not a team game, yet now it is pro- shall bowl in my old style, he said dild well to wipe off the deficit. EW, posed to cripple the world's greatest after a spell of practice, "In fact, Taines' debut na skip was not leam championship. Continental am just the same as I over was, particularly successful. Taking over countries were challenging every except that I am a little older but Worso for that," Ho is C.B. Hosking a berth, he had the year, despite the fact that they had none the latter as his No. 3: but this did not no hope of winning, and may regard certainly in wonderful physical shape prevent him from losing to R.F. Luzit de a little ungracious that Britain and, at 34, should have many mor | by 17-20,

jand others should wish to prevent years of first-class cricket in falmi

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