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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 18, 1939.

BADMINTON LEAGUE PLAYERS

This picture was taken at Taikoo It.C. last week when St. Andrew's "A", now favourites for the clumpionship, defeated Chung Wah by 0-3 to the "B" Division of the Badminton League. Chung Walı players are in the front row and the Saints are at the back-Photo by Mee Cheung.

JOE LOUIS

EXPECTED

TO KEEP

BOXING TITLE

Challenger Concentrating

On Speed In Training

New York, Jan. 17.

Here And There With "Abe"

Joe Louis, the heavyweight boxing champion of the America's Davis Cup Hopes

world, is a 13-5 favourite over John Henry Lewis in the all-negro title fight at Madison Square Gardens on January 25.

Louis has been idle since he beat Max Schmeling; last June, and now weighs about 200 lb. compared with his challenger's 185.

A capacity house of $100,000 anticlputed.

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John Henry is training at Madame Beys, concentrating on speed, und

He is sorking no speed.

Are Fair For 1939

DOBBY Riggs, America's top-strenuous.

The Board reported that promises to out-box rather than out-D ranking amateur tennis player the M.C.C. agreed to their sugges slur; the champlon.

since Don Budge turned pro, hus butilon that the playing and financial one burning ambition these days: conditions of the last two tours in keep the Davis Cup in the United Australia and England be standard States. And he thinks it can be conditions in the future subject to done it the first night candidates for any alteration at the request of the Cup team "get into perfect con- either party. dition and make every effort to reach their matches,

Joe is training at Pompton Lakes, It Joe wins, he will probably meet

Roscon another negro,

Toles, Detroit, in March-United Press.

POLICE RUGGER TEAM DEFEATED IN DEBUT GAME AGAINST SCOTS

(Hy "Fly-Ilaif')

of

The Police, playing against the Royal Scots in their first com petitivo rugger match, were defeated by only one point (a goal against a penalty goal and a try) yesterday afternoon at Sookunpoo. Royal Scots by no means fielded their full representative team, Cuthbertson being a notable absentee.

able.

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the international Cricket Scoring think."Rive

suld

Sud,

runs, or how many

that we have an even chance to re- T has often been said-and with

IT tain

Cup even if

is gone, if Budge

some justification-that the pre- but 1 wouldn't say our chance is bel-sent ordinary method of scoring in ter than 30-60. We should be able cricket matches does not give suf- to raund up a good team from the ficient indication of what a batsman's candidates, I rate Sid Wood, Elwood innings has been like unless it is Cooke, Frank Kovacs, Gene Muko, accompanied by a description of the The Cusy Grant and Jou Hunt as definite play. For instance, a local batsman

possibilities in the singles, but makes 50 in 150 minutes. I don't know whether all are ava

are valle

printed score would appear some- In the doubles, the only thing thing like this: ito do

do is give all tandems an ample chance to show their stut, the

T. A. Pearce, e Madar, b Minu 50. pick! the one with the best record, Unless there is a description of the United States is bound to miss Budge play, there would be nothing to and Mako in the doubles, bui Mako show that he has taken 150 minutes may be able to find another partner to make his who can carry on with him. I hear fours he has made. I wan, therefore, he's planning now to play with Jack particularly interested to read in on Australian newspaper the scores of a recent match between the last Australian Test team to Englund and a team drawn from the Rest of Aus- the scores tralia. This was how Boe, DIGGS, whose initial invasion of were printed: Lt. Gibson went over for an un- | Nesln; Ross, Sutherland, Lane, the East three years ago brought

REST OF AUSTRALIA-First Innings. converted try. This score of six Dourie, McKenzie, Dunsmore, Coombe him 4th place in the national rank-

Runs in. Fours b Ings at the age of 18, plans to skip nlng......... Ibw. points to nil in favour of the Royal and Groves.

Firetwood most of the winter meets this season Lee in out Scots stood until just after interval when Taylor gained possess

and conserve his energy for Gregory, lbw, b Fleetwood fon well in his own half and weaved

strenuous summer, "I've bee his way through the Army defence

ing to go to Europe for two years, Barnes, not aut so I'm going over next year for my romits, hat out

Ledward, 1bw, b O'Reilly to score a good try. Wall converted, Police

worked hard for further

first try at the French and Wimble- Extras fb, 5, 1, 2, n.b. points without success,

1, w. 4).... don ütles," he said, adding that he also take in several eastern and, of course, the

The Scots enjoyed an advantage in 4 ball whilst his louch-Eicking was sure Tidball of Seattle."

and of good length. the first ball when Rose kicked a

Teama penalty goal within the first quarter

Royal Scots-Marshall; Phillips,

Loughlin; Gibson.

of an hour. This lead was soon in- creased by another three points when Garry,

the

Gibson was the plek of the Royal Scots! backs whilst Doe was promin→ ent with some individual runs. Ross, {X- Sutherland and Lane set good amples and were generally in the thick of forward mauls.

POOR KNOWLEDGE

Going To Europe

PoliceWoll; McKenzie, Morrison, Taylor, Jackson; Wilson, Lunscombe; Wheeler, Cullinan, Hose, Hemsley, strenuou Riddell, Oakley, Scarle and Jenner.

Wimbledon Faced With A Crisis

Wimbledon, famous home of ten- nis, faces a crisis,

Stolth

been want- Smith

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Tatat for four wickets 150 Fall of wickets: 35,

179

3, 20, 113.

BOWLING

national singles competition. Asked pro tennis might eventually claim him, Riggo satd; "I haven't any ideas about pro tennis at all. All I'm McCormick

White interested in right now is keeping in oneily trim to do my best in helping this Fleetwood Smith country onto the Davis Cup.” Limitless Tests

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McCormick howled one no-ball and

O'Reilly ono wide.

Don't you think you could learn

In the Police pack, Oakley shone in the loose; especially good was hin backing up. Searle, the other wing forward played hard. A poor knowledge of the rules of the game amongst the Police forwards resulted in many penalties being given against them which frequently lost ed professional there is not a single

Now that Donald Budge has turn-THE Australian Cricket Board of much more in this way?

Control has decided that it would them hard-earned ground,

layer of International repute left to be against the interests of Australian. The whole pack played Logether and their weight told agains: attract the crowds.

well

cricket to abandon the limitless Testo

Fred Perry, Ellsworth Vines and In Australia, The Board, however, welcomed the suggestion from. Eng-

fessional ranks,

the lighter Royal Scots's eight, despite om Tilden have all joined the pro-and that Tests there be of five days the fact that for a consklerable period they were packing reven for- wards owing to Riddell having to It is uncertain whether Dorothy duration, providing this would not

Cullinan hooked retire.

al-Round will appear at Wimbledon upset the present rule that the final well

match is to be played to a finish in though the ball was slow in coming now that she is a mother.

The only other "names" among the certain circumstances. out,

women are Margot Lumb, Rosemary Thomas, Mary Hardwick and Gem Asked To Report Honhing.

Out of a gross turnover of nearly ON Bradman, the Test team cap-

lain, is to be asked to rubmit £60,000 a year, Wimbledon makes

an average profit of £14,000, but report to the Board on the Australian

American Tennis Players In India

Calcutta, Jan. 1. In an International Match at South Club between India and America in men's singles Don Mc- Nell (America) beat S. L. R. Sawh~ ney (India) 0/2, 0/0, 0/3. Ghaus Mahomed (India) beat O. Anderson (America) 6/3, 3/0, 6/3....

In Men's Doubles Y. Savoor and

Luscombe, at scum-half, pui in п good afternoon's work behind the forceful Pellee pack. Wilson, despite his bad knee, played a resourceful game and opened out play success- fully. Morrison and Taylor, the two Insides, and thrust and feept the Army will they manage this figure next team's recent tour in England, part-9. G. Benty (lidin) beat C. Harris attack in check. Taylor's kicking year?

That is what Sir Louls Gregg and ditions. He has been invited to at and W. O, Robertson (America). 0/0, was an outstanding feature of the game. The Police wing-men were the rest of the Lawn Tennis Asso- tend the next meeting of the Board. 10/8. adly neglected but played pluckily ciation chiefs are wondering. in defence.

That is why the fixed rule Wall, the well-known Police foot amateurism for Wimbledon may baller, was safo in his fielding of the relaxed.

cularly with regard

The unprecedented decision by

the

In the second International mätch of Board is in consequence of several between India and America, Owen be Australian players complaining that Anderson beat S. L. R. Sawhney.779,

the last tour of England was too 0/2, 6/1.

Britain's Poor Year In International Sport

Interport Hockey On Chinese New Year Day

Foreign Challenges Too Strong To Resist

(By H. L. Percy, United Press Staff Correspondent)

Mr. R. Henderson, Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Hockey. Association, has re- celved confirmation from Ma- cao that the Interport, match will be played at Macao on Chinese New Year Day.in 1938. February 19.

The first trial to select a

team to visit the Portuguese colony will be held on Sunday. January 22, at 10.30 a.m. on the Club ground.

London, Doc. 30. Britain had a bad year in international sport

Lawn tennis, golf, cricket, horse-racing, and rowing, all saw the flags of foreign countries at the masthead on nearly every occasion there was a foreign challenge.

scason.

in And the stars and stripes of the Australia the 1937/38 United States was the ing most often | Australla scored 242 and 107 for 5, and England 223 and 123, collapsing run up.

h the second innings on a bad wie-

Biggest sporting disaster of the ket. year for the British was the loss of With nothing depending on it, the the mythical "Ashes", in the series 9th and inal match at Kennington of five test cricket matches against | Oval, London, was a fiasco. Under Aictralin

the rules, the Inst match is played

And biggest success was winning to a finish, however long it takes, and as England, batting steadily. the Walker Cup, trophy for the bi- annual amateur golf match between Tuesday, put up the all-time record rough Saturday, Monday and Britain and the United States. for score of 903 for 7 wickets declared, the first time since its inception in it

TENNIS PLAYERS RETURN

Over Enthusiastic Treatment Received or course, stood no stance in the

1922.

Most complete defeat was in lawn tennis. Britain falled to obtain a single major title in the year. She,

Davis Cup competition, and the Wightman Cup was once again won A. B. P. Guest and Szelo Bick, two by the United States women, while members of the Hongkong LT.Ahe United States clean mwept all team which participated in the Far five titles in the All-England cham- Eást tennis championships at Salgon, plonships at Wimbledon.

the Colony yesterday' returned to afternoon by the 5.3. Helikon,

ON THE TURF

To 50on dubbed "The Marathon

Australia replied with 201 and 123, playing with little heart against auch a formidable task, and lost by an innings and 579 runa

WALKER CUP COLF Britain won the Waller Cup golf match by 7 games to 4, with one hived, hul the United States level- led things up by winning the British Open Amateur Championship. Youthful Charles Yates of Atlant. Georgia, did the trick, beating the

Irish

International Cecil

The two big popular races of the

the Grand National Steeple-burly

They were supposed to leave Saigon year, on January 16, but the Helikon ar chase and the Derby Stakes, were whing by 3 and 2 in the 30-holes

by the United States and final. rived there four days ahead of won schedule, and they perforce, had to France, respectively, Mrs. Marion American-bred Battle- take this boat or wait another nine Scott's 'tny days in Saigon. They decided not ship won the chasing blue-riband, to stay and sailed four days ahead of and the French bred Bois Roussel time.

won the Derby.

George Chon, the third member of the team, stayed behind to see through

the championships.

Surcesses by foreign horses, prin- cipally French, in other important races, have astounded racing circles hitherto convinced that the English horse was practically supreme on its

Guest, who was the only member of the Hongkong team who had not own tracks. been eliminated from the champion-

out

dally for the

matches.

Actually, the United States scored the first point, for the championship was played at Troon, Scotland. In the weak beginning May 28, while the Walker Cup match was played at St. Andrews, Jung 3 and 4,

Yates was in outsider for the championship, but the favourites Cyril Tolley, Johnny Goodman, and others, tumbled each other, and Yates playing steady

golt in the early rounds, had a more or less comfortable ride in the final.

ship when the lust report of the Cricket out-stripped all other

The Americans were favourites at tournament was sent to the Tele-sports in popular interest this year. graph, was put out in the first round Crowds of 20,000 to 30,000 turned odds of about 3 to 1 to retain the by Swatt, of Slam.

four-day test cup they had never lost, at St. An- Gates were closed long be- drews, but for once in a way, the Thus Hongkong players had no fur-fore play was due to start, and British had spent much time and ther Interest in the championships ground records went by the board. thought on the selection of a team, and with the Americans Johnny Fischer and Goodman off form, Bri- tain swept home in the singles, on the second day.

after the opening round.

In fact, the series was literally a M. Durand, President of the Saigon record-breaking affair, for more Lawn Tennir Association, went on previous bests were beaten than in board the Helikon to say good-bye the whole of the last quarter of a to Guest and Bick and expressed re- century. The fifth and final match, gret that they could not stay behind alone, saw about nine records beaten. to attend the ball which had been arranged for January 14.

FINE TREATMENT

what else

BRITISH OPEN The other two major British tour- the British Open Cham- The tests occupled the interest of naments, everybody to the exclusion of every planship, had no Americans entered, thing else. They were main story although there was a fair sprinkling of French and colonial players in Both Guest and Bick are enthusias- all newspapers Irrespective of both.

was happening. Even tle over the treatment which they people who didn't know one end of It is received at the hands of the Saigona bat from the other wanted to know omcials. The facilities were very how many runs Don Bradman had good Indeed, according to the players. They were put up at the Majestie scored.

Anest hotels in Hotel, one of the disposal. enjoyed Sisigen. Both players entered ther selves thoroughly.

A report of the matches will

in the Telegraph published

morrow,

many years since there has not been an American in the British open, and this year's tourney at Sandwich, Kent, lost practically all its interest in consequence. TEST RESULTS

Reginald Whitcombe, one of the three famous brothers, who between The first two matches were drawn.

them have done practically every- At Nottingham from June 10 to 14. thing but win the title, won it with England scored 658 runs for 8 wic-a score of 295 for 72 holes, three be keis, declared, and Australia 411 and strokes ahead of the 1037 champion, 10-417 for 6 wickets. England might Henry Cotton.

time limit.

Australian Horse 4, England score 494 and lost the Curtis Cup match in

Drops Dead

have won that match but for the Mrs. Helen Holm, 1934 champion, won the Women's Open, and inter The second one at Lord's ground, In the year headed a team which

the' 242 for d. declared, and Australia United States. 422 and 204 for 6. Australia had a Boxing provided one of the few chance of winning that after Eng-bright spots of the year, Peter Kane, land declared its second innings of Liverpool, beating Jackle Jurich, closed in a sporting attempt to force of Califomla, on points, a win.

The

over 15 world's flyweight

for the rounds, Melbourne, Jan, 17,

the North Wind

well-known

third match at Manchester championship, Britain's only world Australian race-horse, which won the was washed out, rain preventing a title. Caufeld Cup in 1930, dropped dead single ball being bowled." to-day as a result of broken blood Australia won the fourth at Leeds vessel in the bend. He started to by five wickets, and thus retained "Ashes" which they won in

day in a race at 86-1.

tho

GES

GOLF AT MIGII SPEED—New multiple-flash light doveloped at Massa- obuselia Tech makes possiblo 600 exposures on a photographic plate in one second, Hero la nn solion picture of Bobby Jones, farmer grand-slam goir champion. Interval of time between pictures li 1/100 second and ibe exposure of each plotura in 1/100,000 second.

RESULTS OF YEAR Some of the Important results of the year are:

March 23. Battleship won the Grand National.

April 2. Oxford university beaf Cam- bridge university in the 20th annual boat. race by 2 lengths in 20 mins, 30 Beca

April 37. 11. E. Morias's; Pasch" won' 2000 Guineas.

April 20. Sir Hugox Cunlife-Owon'd Rockfel won 1000 Cuiners,

April 30 Preston North End best fud=" dernfeld Town 1 goal to nl in the Foot- ball Cup final tie.

won

the

Any 20. Mirs, Helen Hakn British Women's Open Gott champion-

iti.

Atay 26. Charles Yates, of Atlanta, Ge won the Elritish Open

championship.

June

Amateur Coll

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on. Peter Beatty's Toussel won the Derby Stakes

June 3. Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen's Rockfel wan the Oaks Staker,

halved.

June 3/4. Diltain won the Walker Cup galt match by 7 games to 4, with 1

Juno 10/14. First cricket test match declared. drawn. England 990 for Australia 411 and 427 for 6.

June 20-July 2. All-England lawn ten- nis championships, Donald Budge, of California, won the men's singles, "Mrg. Helen We Moody won the women's singles, budge and Gene Mako was the men's doubles, Sarah Fabyan and Alles Marble won the women's doubles. Dudga and Alice Marble won the mixed doubles. June 24/28. Recond test match drawtu England 494 and 242 for #, declared. Australia #22 and 204 for 8.

June 20-July 4. Henley royal_regaito, Diamond Seulia won by J. W. Burk, al Perin RC. In the record time of a ming Zec Kent School won the ThamDE Challenge Cup.

*July 178. Reginai Whitcombe won the British Open Rolf championship with a senen of 305 for 72 holes.

July 8/12. Third test match abandoned without piny due to taki.

July aired, Australia won the fourth test match by five wickets, Australia 24 and tot for 4 England 223 and 12,

Aug. 30/25, England won the fifth test match by an innings and 879 ruma, ng Tænd 903 for 7 declared. Australia 201 and 123.

Bept, 7. James Rank's Boottish Valo won the Bt. Läger SinkOE.

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