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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TEL EGRAPH. February, 15, 1939.

Grimsby Through In F.A. Cup

SUFFICIENT ENTRIES FOR BADMINTON TOURNAMENT Champions Defending Their Titles Again

Two or three important decisions were made by the Badminton Association's championships sub-committee at

a meeting last evening: the first was that the entries for the senior men's singles were sufficient to justify organia. ing also a junior title; the second that although entries for the mixed doubles were below those of previous years, this event would still be staged during the current season; and thirdly, that although five couples entered for the ladies, this was not considered enough to make a ladies' event worth while.

London, Feb. 14.

In the Fifth Round F.A. Cup replay between Grimsby and Sheffield United, the former, playing at home, won by a goal to nil to-day. They will now mcct Chelsea or Sheffield Wednesday in the Sixth Round Bruter.

J. Tomkinson Becomes New British Ski Champion

Wengen, Jan. 13. The British ski championship

with snow and weather conditions perfect.

While the entries for the men's First Round.-C. N. Silva v. E. 5. senior singles only managed to attain 1Io; S. 1. Boone v. L. Sung; S. A. the minimum laid down by the Broadbridge v. A. L. Fisher; D. Kwok Counell, it is satisfactory to note that, M. M. Soares; P. C. Leung v. Ameeting was concluded here to-day, these, together with the 12 in the Kenwn, Junior event, exceed previous entries for nalngles competition in Hong- kong.

Byes.-P. Lo and D. M. Xavier.

Men's Doublen Byes.-P. K. Hui and K. L. Yang: C. N. and A. N. Silva.

J. Palmer Tomkinson became the new ski-running champion, deollect One very much regretted absentee

Straight race and the Slalom, with on the

combined results of the from the senior event Is Patrick 11. Wong, first-lime champion of the

182.4 points. The holder, Mr. R. E. First round,Sung and Yu Gardner, was prevented from com- Colony, and runner-up to P. K. Hui Bywater and North; Smith and Wil last year.

Re- Wong cannot fund suf- son v. Oliveira and Carvalho; Buning by injury in training. ficent time from his business duties and Lm v. E. F. Fmeher and H. Kew. sul: to plny regularly enough, and this

Byes.-D. Kwok and F. H. Kwok;

TEAMS IN INTERPORT RUGBY MATCH

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Above are the players who took part in the Interport Rugby nutch last Saturday between Hongkong and Mataya at Happy Valley. The jucat men, wearing colours, won 'the encounter by 18 points to 11 after a hard struggle. The two players in the centre, with the ball between them, are Lieut Elliot (left), of Ilongkong, and Dougal Harper, the Malayan captain.-Photo by Mee Cheung,

SHANGHAI German Driver

INTERPORT

RUGGERITES ARRIVE

Betters His Own Record

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Berlin, Feb. 14. Rudolf Carraciola, driving Mercedes Benz car, broke the inter- national Class "D" record for cars. between 2,001 and 3.000 cc. by start at 177,622 kilometres un hour, beating his own previous record of 175.097 kilometres an hour-Reuter Special.

win emphaalsed on Monday evening, E. S. and J. S. Ho: C. Au and F. 528.9. 3: R. Readhead, 4: A. Palermorning by the s.n. Taisang, and covering a kilometre from a stonding)

when he was unable to turn at for

Kno.

The Shanghai Interport rugger J. Palmer Tomlinson, 482.4 pts., players arrived in the Colony this 1; ;P. Weddell, 509, 2; W. H. Earle,

the Chinese Y.M.C.A., against Club

Tomkinson, 5; L. Robinson, 6. Mixed Doubles da Recreio.

Mies Roc retained the women's However, the senior singles cam-

First round.-P. K. Hui and Miss championship title, which she won petition has attracted players like P.U. Khoo v. A. Keown and Miss last year, with 520 polits, with Miss

Tomkinson Kul, K. L. Yong, M. A. Olveira, Sunummers; L. A. Carvalho and Mia Painter

second,

and

Here And

There

With "Abe""

Manila Footballers

Rely On

On Speed

C. K. Lee, and other prominent Uni-M. Ribeiro v. K. L. Your and Aliss545.5 points, and Miss Blane third, matches whleb have been arranged may find it is up aganst a set of gave an indication of this yesterday no Hitle interest to the meeting of

versity experts, and one scintillat- ing displays should result..

of

DEFENDING TITLE

from

with

W. Cheung, C. Au and Miss A. C. with 500.5 points. Miss A. Walker Remedios v. A. L. Fisher and Mrs. Sway 6th and Miss P. Harrison sixth.

J. W. Clark: D. Kwok and Mrs. P. WIL Palmer Tomkinson,

winner son v. M. A. Oliveira and Miss MT. the Championship Downhill Straight race, won both parts of the Slalom, in which long sweeping turns were varled by pretty abrupt turns had

Silva.

MATCHES FOR FIRST WEEK

SPEED, I have been assured, is the everything but skating." Friends keynote of the play of the Who were aware of the burying of Manite Interport footballers. They the hatchet had looked forward with when they arrived in the Colony one the two girls in the World's Cham- day ahead of schedule! I saw them plenships, and it is rather ironical at the Hotel Cecil, and the that just when the rivals were pre- yesterday Itrst impression

I formed was the pared to enter the competition as the youthfulness of

the players. I was best of friends, one should become R. P. J. Stewart, the Shanghai for- not surprised, therefore, when their incisposed. But things often happen

were met by officials of the Hong- kong Rugby Football Club.

Despite rather rough trip, the players were looking well on arrival are looking forward to the for them in the Colony.

very determined forwards. Members of the Shanghai team are: Shanghai has been unlucky in Uint rer of W. H. D. Rigg; P. J. A. Innes, A. G.P. B. Tay and C. T. Crowe, for

White, I. F. Aucott, I. M. Hutchison; business reasons, were unable om, G. M. Mills, R. Laird; W. D. Pearson,

make the trip, J, F. Burford (who has

been in It is interesting to note R. P. J. Stewart, R. U. Reynolds, A. 1. Kennedy (Captain), the Colony wing three-quarter. G. H,

Reynolds and J. R. M. Warner, The visitors will be given an Reserves: J. W. M. Martin and opportunity of loosening-up

this H. Ros

Roc,

afternoon at Happy Valley. The team represents a very well- On the voyage to Hongkong, the balanced side and if it is not quite Talsang called at Swatow, und the as strong as previous Shangha Shanghai players took the oppor

to

lat

been set, but in the part he was skorg for some Eme), R. A. ward, Is a brother of D. H. Stewart, manager told me that of the 15that way.

only one-fifth of a second quicker than R. Readhead, winner of the Duke of Kent's Cup.

FATES UNKIND

R.

members of the team, ten were still

college, eight at La

at Letran. Judging bells and two Rising Star

RISING star who in a year may displace both Megan and Cecilia

at

und their work-out yesterday after- noon, They certainly have amount of speed, and in this depart ment of the game, I am afraid they is little 14-year-old Daphine Walker, are already one up on Hongkong also an English girl, who is improv- the local men have is their superior become the greatest figure skater the experience. With Lee Wai-tong. A. world has seen. Already she is in

the quality of the competitors, Hui printed draw, are asked to take agiVictory in the Duke of Kent's Cup. / Alteens, there is no reason to believe!tunity of engaging H, M. Navy at nut one very Important advantage ing so fast that experls buy she may

fui and Yong are defending their doubles title, and they will meet with some suff opposition, not only froom their Varsity colleagues like Bua and and Lim, and Sung and Yong, but also from such stalwarts as Fincher and Kew, Y. C. Au and F. Kol, and The championships will begin on Oliveira and Carvalho.

Wednesday next, February 22, the The mixed doubles entry may be following being the fixtures arranged

the point of view by the sub-committee, and which The fates were not. kind to those but there is no doubting competitors, pending receipt of the who had carried British colours to and Miss Khoo can look forward to official, and to note accordingly. both Readhead and Miss P. Harri-

very severe struggle in defending their title, against K. L. Yong and

It was agreed by the sub-committee on, the best woman, striking a bad

patch. Miss

that no postponements be allowed, Cheung, M. A. Oliveira and except by permission of

Readhead muddled the second the com- Miss M. Silvi, C. Au and Misa A. Cmittee, and that

part of the Stalom, and Miss Haruf the Arst-named Remedios, and D. Keok and Mrs. player in each bracket la responsible son was unfortunate in both parts.

Waddell

astonishingly for arranging an

umpire for the Peter

well in both parts. match. Spalding's No. 1 Medium night shuttlecocks have been officially

Temkinson won by 3.8 sec from Waddell, selected for use in the champlanships,

the winning time being Three shuttlecocks will be supplied 98.4sec. W. H. Earle, an-Oxford ski by the Association for each match. captain, was third in 104.8ccc. The Youthful Palmer Tomkinson was The Fixtures

fourth, tleing with with P. C. Tap- per, a British ski International. WEDNESDAY, FEB, 22

There were 20 starters. AT TAIKO0

Championships were drawn. The F. K. Lee v. M. A. Oliveira, at 8.30 Men's Singles (Senior)--1st round: women's doubles championship has p.m. Men's Singles (Junior)-1st been eliminated.

round: C. N. Silva v. E. 8. Ho at 9 DJEL

Wilson, to name a few,

The Brst round mutches are scheduled to start next week, the Araw being as follows:

DRAW MADE

At a meeting of the Hongkong Badminton Association Cominliter

yesterday, the following first round matches for the Open Badminton

Men's Singles (Senior) Bycs, P. K. Hui, J. S. Ho and F. Kho.

First round.-T. F. Yong v. S. A. Gray; C. K. Lee v. M. A. Oliveira.

Byca.-K. L. Yong, S. F. Hon and S. Au.

Men's Singles (Junior) Bycs-J. S. Ho.

.

ran

WOMEN'S SLALOM

The Women's Sintom exelted great interest among those who wondered whether Miss Palmer Tomkinson, winner of the Straight rnce, would maintain her lead against Miss Ish- bel Roe, who is probably the most finished British ski-cr of the day.

AT CLUB DE RECREIO Men's Bingies (Junior)1st round; 8. A. Broadbridge v. A. L. Fisher, at 2sec, and in the attempt to recover On the first run Misi Roc led by

at 9 p.m. 8.10 p.m. F. C. Leung v. A. Keown, her original lead Miss Tomkinson

AT. UNIVERSITY

skied out of control and made a sad Men's Singles (Junior),1st round: mess of the second run. Results S. L. Bun v. L Sung.

A recent ploture of Frank #on, omplain of Stoke City, 800 fs Che

eply Chindwe playing for professional aceċer in Rugland to-day, and la óns-

at the Best Sanit-backen in. the ‘oduziwy, Hə sent thid photo to his old felend,

· Lee ·Wkl-tṣng, by the last kanthi tạ

Miss Roe. 111.dace, 1; Miss A. Dimple Duthie. 122 rec, 3; Miss Helen Blone. 2; Miss A. Walker, 4: Miss H. Palmer Tom- kinson, Miks D. Armlinge, 6; Miss B. Sherer, 7. 13 starters.

that it will not do well. The pack soccer. The sailors were loo good Is more than useful and Hongkong and won by four goals to one,

Malayan Earns Praise At Scottish Badminton Championship Event

English "Cap" Beaten to Love at Murrayfield

Edinburgh, Jan. 21.

With fully half the competitors of international ranking, the men's singles provided most of the thrills and nearly all of the "shocks" when the Scottish Championships were begun at Murray- field yesterday.

games,

V. Gosano, Fung King-cheung, Dixon world class, being third in the and Lee Tin-sang included in the tournament at Prague. Colony side, one need have no fear

of the players going to pieces

things do not go well with the team, Yet To Be Made

buc can the same be said of the visitors, most of whom are barely

out of their 'teens? The strug Goddard's "hat trick" for the

the wickets of

M.C.C, ngainst thodesia in the seems to be that old one of youth v.maich just completed was the second experience all over again. The

one he had performed during the Hongkong eleven were not very im- present tour of South Africa, his first pressive last Thursday in the practice being in the First Test when he took game, but that was probably due to the fact that the players had got 10-Wa

and Nourse, Gordon Wade with successive deliveries. His gether only for the first time, and latest feat is a reminder that had not yet settled down to come "hat tricks" are sort of understanding. Signs were

fairly there is one record in Arst-class not lacking towards the end of the cricket which remains unmade-no game that familiarity with one an-bowler has taken five wickets with other's tactics would weld the team consec together into a formidable unit, and 1 cricketers have taken four with four No fewer than 24 consecutive balls. with

that idea in view the local balls.

of Gloucestershire, ometals have arranged another prac-secured nine Yorkshire wiektets for

Parkery afternoon against a selected team at lie clean bowled five batsmen with tice for the side to take pince this 30 runs in bis 1922 benefit match. Causeway Bay. Skating Rivalry

4

successive balls. But the fourth was

"no ball," Copson, of Derbyshire, finished off Warwickshire's first in- The first match of the day pro-pair, J. C. Mackay and Miss C. B.

nings in 1937 by taking the last four duced one of the latter, when A. S. Alison, by A. Titherley and Miss D. MEGAN Taylor, of England, sue-wickshire batted again he took a wickets with four balls. When War- Samuel dispitised the English inter- M. C. Young. The English couple nationalist J. Fish, in the easiest went on to meet E. W. Wilson and skating world championship.

Acessfully defended the figure-wicket with the second delivery of fashion, Wiring

to love in both his Irish partner, Mrs. M'Naughton, Cecilia Colledge was unable to com-six balls,

his first over.

five wickets with Is a Malayan, mak- but were unable to repent their suc-pete due to illness." This is part of Samuel Ing his first appearance in Scotland, cess. R. M. White and Mrs. Uber and his clever dreps, both long and and Nichols and Miss Doveton pass-Munday, announcing the results of

a Trans-Ocean

cun mezzige, published People Of Athletes short, interspersed with neat flicked into the semi-final, where they the World's Figure clears at the net, revealed him as a now meet,

Skuiing Cham- talented exponent of the singles The main Scottish challenge in the lies a story of a life-long rivalry pionships held at Prague, but behind

as to make the Germans 1 gime, Incking only un effective women's doubles vanished with the betwe In the World Ski Championships, kill."

athletes," all German "people defeat of Mr. S. II. Morten and Mrs. unpleasant part of Watch attracted corpornied in the National Soclullst

two English girls, only thenhlelic organisations have been in the slalom event was won to-day by The all-Scottish duel between J. W. J. A. S. Armstrong by Miss O. Wit-publicity. At the World Champion-leich League for Rominger, of Switzerland, in 2 mins Adams and J. C. Mackay ended in son and Mrs. M'Naughton. There ships held at Stockholm last year, it has been formed under a decree 15 1.8 secs.

Athletics, which The defeat of the Edinburgh man, are still twe Scots couples left, how-

Swiss Star Wins Slalom Event

Zakopane, Feb. 14.

when R. M. White, a fancied final- A. Matheson facing Mrs. Uher and assed arst and Miss Colledge and nibletle organisations in Ger

T

- Jermewein, of Germany, and there followed a real surprise ever, Miss C. B. Allson and Misa G. will be recalled, Miss Taylor was sued by Herr Hilter. All sporting finished second in boll the downhill in to be presented to the decree, except those concerned with and slalom, won the combined down-

at a banquet at which many will be affected by the new hill slutem event.-Reuter,

fellow English internationalist, K. L. and Mrs. J. S. Robertson and Misa winners, there was an embarrassing milltary sports and motor, neroplane, Wilson, Wilson, it may be recalled, M. K. King-Clark opposing the Irish seene in which Miss Colledge was and horse-racing Sporting, relations defeated White in the final of the couple in the other. North of England championships at

Only two Scottish coupler-Wilson the central figure. So disappointed with foreign countries will only be Birkenhead last Saturday, so that his and Mackay and

WUR she Ballantine and left

that she had no.

no von, she possible within the framework of the victory against England's "No. 2" | M'Garry—are left

the banquet in a In the

hur and return singles player was his second in a doubles, in which White and Tither-

mersed to England, meanwhile cancelling considerably assisted by White's in-already reached the semi-Anal. week. He won in straight games, ley and Boyle and M'Gorry, have in Cermany, "I should have won,"

engagement to give

Cxhibion ablilty in control his drop rhols with

she blurted. In this state of

of sus- his usual precision.

FRIDAY, FEB. 24. AT TAIKOO

Men's Slagles (Junior).-1st round;

D. Kwok v. M. M. de V. Soares. at 9.30 p.m. Men's Doubica-1st round: L. Sung and K, L. Yong v. R. P. Bywater andl North, at ? p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 AT CLUB DE RECREJO Mixed Doubles-1st round: P. K. Hul and Miss U. Htoo v. A. Keown and Miss R. Bummers, at 6.30 p.m. Men's Doubles. Ist round: 3. 8. and E. 8. Ho v, C. Au and F. Koh at

NICHOLS BOYLE CLASSIC The meeting of Boyle, the holder, and R. C. F. Nichols, the All-England champlon, was the tit-bit of the meeting and probably of the tourna- ment: Nichols had an opponent al- most as full of resdurée as himself, and the match produced many clever

1 p.m. Junier Singles—1st round; passages, particularly, in the first, Peter Lo.v. D. M. Xavier at 7.30 p.m., game.

PELLIZZA

WINS FRENCH TITLE

return- | Langue,

For S. Africa?

pended animosity, the two specimens IDNEY Barnes, the New South of English girlhood met for the Wales all-rounder and Test

Amateur

at player, who recently asked to be last

Both released from the clause ln his con- skated miraculously

and

Ceellintraet forbidding him to play in Kuined her revenge, Rival Megan England within two yearn, is now dutifully congratulated her victor considering offer from South after the result had been announced. Afries. Another New South Wales shed a few tours, and told a news-mon who toured England list sum- hawk: "I's like this, I just have one mer, E. S. White, is to retire from penk month when I'm at the very first-class cricket and devoto him- The French covered courts lawe middle of January to Lie middle of

top of my form.

Since That's from the elt to commercial activities.

his return from England, White has wickets in first- taken only two slingles: Pierre Pellizza

class criekét, but has been troubled · (with back' strain, and has not been able to do himself_justice.

Paris, Jan. 30.

2nd round: 9. H; Bun or L Sung v The women's singles nearly pro-tennis championships finals resulted: February.""

pf 8 p.m.

p.m.

duced the unexpected, for Miss

of

Men's

8. A. Broadbridge or A. L. Fisher, D. M. C. Young, a former holder

AT TAIKO0

the title, was far from comfortablo (France) beat Roderich Menzel ngainst Miss D. Doveton, and in the (Germany) 0–2, 6–2, 6–1. They Made Up Mixed Doubles at round: D. end only won nt. 10-12, 11-6, 12-0.

Pelllaan previously beat Henner Kwok and Mrs, P. Wilton v. M. A. For a challenger, Miss Young's form Henkel (Germany) in the semi-

a Dilveira and Miss M. Silva at 8.30 had many blemishes, particularly her

-6, 10-D”, 6-1. He boatTWO days later, deciding that iem-Autograph Nuisance L.A. Carvalho and Miss M. shots from the back of the court. 4, T5 in the quarter-final.

Jean Borotca (France) 7-5, 6-7, peramental aquabbles in public Ribeiro v. K. L. Yong and 1 W. Earlier she had defeated the

were und gnified, the Colledges in UE Australian cricketers, it is Bolo Cheung, at D p.m.

Scottish entrant, Mrs. J. A. S. Arm-netler (France) beat Gracy Wheeler abandoned. Confided Megan finally graph signatures during their touc strong, in straight games, and now (America) 40, 0—2, 04. meels Mrs. Uber In the Anal, Mrs.

"I don't know why, but we seemed of England. The Australisa, Board MNaughton having withdrawn,

In the men's doubles And Henkel to have been at loggerheads

ever

of Control have decided to write to and Menzel beat Borotra, and Brugalnice my come-back to the ice about the M.C.C. suggesting that a solu nen (France) D-7, 08, 0—3, 0, three years ago. Ceclin was in my tion should be found to the halsence, Nothing very unexpected develop- In the women's doubles Wheeler shoes as British champion. We had without offending genuine collectors, And II Kow: 18.20 p.m. M. Aed-in the mixed, doubles, though a and Madame Halff (France beat a lovely me to-day, and I hope It or hurting plivelta and A. Carvalho. v. N. disappointment for the East of Scot- Pannstler and Madame Le Bailley is the begining of a friendship that which benefit from sales of auto

charity organisations Smith and P. Wilson, at 9 p.m. land was the defeat of the Edinburgh) (Franta) : 6-2; 8-2--Reuter. will last for over. We talked about graphs,

In the women's singles Mlle Pan- vlted Megan to tea and the feud wan THE calculated. gave 100,000 auto-

FRIDAY, MARCH 3

MAT TAIKOO

Men's Doubles 1st round: P. 8. Bun and M 8. Elm'v. 'E. F, Fincher

A DISAPPOINTMENTS

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