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HONGKONG TE LEGRAPH

February 8, 1939.

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Local Rugby Officials

Unaware Of Marines' Desire To Visit H.K. For Interport Match

Hongkong Rugger officials profess complete ignorance re-

garding the reason for the outburst in the Shanghai Evening Post

over "Hongkong's failure to invite the United States Fourth Marines rugby team to an Interport."

According to Mr. H. 1. Bidwell,

captain of the Hongkont Rugby

Football Club and a former Shang- INDOOR BOWLS FEATS

hul Interport player, Hongkong is

ometally unaware of the Marines'

willingness to play in the Colony Highest Scorers During

oficials have not

approached and, In short, "Hongkong knows nothing whatever of the matter."

A Uniteit Preas message states that

Last Month

Duck Pins-Women, Mrs. E. Soong (135); men, Sapper E. Proctor (130).

in an eight-column banner-line story, Highest scores for January at the the Shanghai Evening Post sports bowling alleys were: editor, Joe Morang, yesterday wrote: "It does not look as if Hongkong will be extending touch hospitality to the United States Fourth Marines rugby team, which is probably best ever fielded by the Marines, and which some consider the best aggregation

local

"Although the Marines have mode no statement officially, it is wel known

own they are angry at Hongkong fnlure to invite them to an interport although they are willing to pay their own expenses.

Ten Pins-Women. Mrs. S. A Devonshire and Hearther (234). Isinal! (181); men, Gaddi, Michal.

The four men will play-off for the Watson Shield. ifcarther benten Michal 821-706 over five

Kames.

has

The naval singles championship. which opened last month, has made Fitte progress, only four matches of the 24 having been played in the first round. Results are

elitters) beat P.O.A.W. Cox (Folkestone) First round-Tel, II, J. Everett (Stone-

bent E. 11. A. R. Collings (Torantula) beat Sto. F. S.

"The Commander, Col. J. Fegan, is extremely favourable towards uchi-200 Sto. W. S. Goodison (Thracion) a match. He says it is possible that through a mix up, Hongkong has not been informed of the Marines wil- lingness to play an interport rugby

match.

to

"Perhrips on Investigation

the reason for there being no in- vitation might shed some light on

distasteful situation."

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The "Shell" softball team which has entered for the Inter-Hong League. There are several fine players in this oulat.Photo by Royal Studio.

GERMANY SUGGESTS A NEW SCHEME FOR DAVIS CUP TOURNEY

By A. Wallis Myers

London, Jan. 11.

For some time past the German lawn tennis authorities have 52, 5, 3. oberino Medwar favoured a revision of Davis Cup conditions so as to modify the long itinerary which may now be necessary under the existing rules.

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Sreand round.-11. J. Everett beat Ldi. Sto. T. Annis (Thracian) 405-205.

MANILA TEAM

A recent rescript issued by the, sporta leuder relative to official opproval for teams entering or

The Manila team will leave Manila leaving Germany has now brought on Murch 12 on the Empress of this question to a head, and a de-

ter. but Capt. E. IL. B. Neill, the Blancómano on February 25,

departure will be on the Conte Army Sports DMeer, told the Tele-

It is hoped the team will play graph that he knew nothing about against Macao on February 22 or 24.

I was suggested this morning that Russland arrive here on Februarycision may conceivably affect Ger-}} the Army sports authorities might be 14. Games will be played on Feb- able to throw some light on the mat-ruary 19, 20 and 22. The probable many's future participation in the

am championship. International team

Germany has now won the Euro- pean

Zong

competition six umes. She has never yet been able to reach the challenge round. The nearest

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CHANGES IN INTERPORT RUGBY TEAM

Crabbe May Swim In Australia

Union's Plans For Next Season

Brisbane, Jan. 14. Alter this season's experience of nearly being left without in overseas swimmer, the Australian Amateur Swimming Union is thinking of next season,

An Invitation is litely in be issued to "Buster" Crabbe, who will be one of America's principal representatives at the Finland Olympiad.

The transfer of the 1940 Olympiad from Japan to Finland will make it more deult to ereure leading world swimmers. It will mean more time and greater cost.

Crabbe's status as an amateur was considered to have been affected by his appearance in Alms as Tarzan

Gordon, and he was dis

and

attali

Hin reinstatement came when he furnished proof to the Amateur Athletle Union of America that his acting and not his swimming had led to the Alm engagement,

He Is being trained by Frank Cady, who brought Jack Medien to Aus- tralia.

Gland Discovery Restores Youth In 24 Hours

attempt and it was a surprisingly Crawford, Griffiths Out to quickly and easily restore vigour to

galant effort was at Wimbledon in 1937, when C. von

Cramm led

Donald Bydge 4-1 in the fifth set of the Afth match against America in the inter-zone Bral.

Of The Fifteen

Two changse have been made in the All-Hongkong side to play

A few

more winners from Malaya in the final game of the Inter- German, or* 1

a less resolute recovery port series on Saturday. by the champion, and Germany would not only have beaten the Americans. but

probably captured replace Lieut. the Davis Cup well.

as GERMANY'S NEW TEAM

Lieut. Pumphrey, of the Navy, will Crawford, of the

Army, and Lieut. Anderson (Navy) will the position vacated by

This year her team will lack the Licut. Grimus (Navy). Both services of Von Cramm, but will changes are in the pack,

have those of H. Henkel, R. Menzel

and G.

von Metaxa. Menzel has

The Hongkong team, therefore,

been absorbed with the Sudetenland will be as follows:

and Metaxa with

with Aurida.

Lieut. Stevens (Navy); H. D. Bid-

They have ROD prospect of well (Club). W. E. Grieve (Club), P. O. Aswkwith. (Navy),. D. 1. Winning the European zone again. Stewart

(Club): ut their executive feel, I under-Navy)

Licut. Elliott: stand, that their

J. K. Henderson chances of going (Navy),

(Club); further must be weakened by the cut Cuthbertson (Army), K. W. cumulative strain of playing con- W. E. Pecra (Club), A. F. Walkden Salter (Club), K. A. Watson (Club), tinuously from May to September. (Club), Lient, Anderson (Navy), A. For, of course, in addition to four or five Davis Cup matches, the German G. Taylor (Club) and Lieut. Pum- team is expected to compete in the French, British and German cham- plonships.

phrey (Navy).

How can the long burden of match Jean Borotra Wins

play be lightened? The Germans

suggest that the zone winners of the

previous year should be exempted from playing in the earlier eliminat- ing rounds of the next year. They are to bring their plan before the Davis Cup Committee, meeting in London next July.

It is not a new plan and has been discussed

The increasing sed before. strain of competition, may give it more favourable hearing.

A New Title

London, Jan. 11. The two French Davis Cup players, J. Borotra and C. Boussus, have just won notable vistories on the Continent.

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after many years. Borotra won the Returning to Riviera tournaments Monaco singles championship SEVERAL OBJECTIONS

Monte Carlo, beating R. Tanesècu, The objections hitherto lodged are of Rumania, in the final 6-3, 11-0. several. One is the complaint of the Boussus won the

Year New smaller countries, whose funds may covered court tournament at St. be low, that their players and public Moritz, beating A. Lacroix the Bel- would not get an opportunity of

glan- champion, in the final 64, having the European teams on 4. In the semi-final Lacroix Another is the fact that the zone, and Boussus bent W. C. Choy | beat. M. D. Deloford 6-3, 8——10, winners may obtain, their prerogative 1412, 6-1,

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their home courts,

by a small and inconclusive margin. Their-nearest rival would have to |stand the racket of the "nock-out"

rounda.

Hockey Club “A” To Play Navy

The American Association, holding Thule rain, nom' the controlling body at present, The German pro- |posal, or any variation of it that may

be feasible, will first have to b The following team · has been conaldered in New York. Any re-selected to represent the "A" XI of vision could not be operative before the Hongkong Hockey Club against the Royal Navy, 2nd XI on the Club ground on Friday, February 10,

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