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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 31, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

SMACK

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Tennis League Players To Be Registered

Decision Reached At Annual Meeting · Of Hongkong Association

Two important resolutions were carried un- animously at the annual general moeting of the Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Association in the Regis- trar's Office, Supreme Court, yesterday evening.

They were:

1. The affairs of the Association shall be managed by an Executive Committee, consisting of the Officers of the Association ie. the President, the Vice-President, the Hon. Secretary and the Hun, Treasurer, nnd of four i other members.

This regulation will displace, ite-j

the Association's gutation 4 (a) of regulations,

2. Four players must be regts-! tered for each team in each Division: except the lowest D Division"),] at least one week before the cam- mencement of the League (May 1613) The. Your registered players shall not! be allowed to play any lower Division than that for which they are registered in the same season.

Hon. Treasurer Mr. Ezra Abraham,

reselected.

Ilan. League Secretary-Mr. F. A.

Browbridge, re-elected.

Executive Committee-Messrs. T. F. Lo, A. et Arculi, E. de Souza and Major Balnes's maninee-Major Baines, the Services representa- next tive, proceeding Home week. Interport

Selection Committer-- Messrs. M. W. L», A. E, P. Guest, H. A. Barros, Major Baines's nominee, Ho Ka-iasi and T. A. Pearce (Bon, Secretary),

SEASON OPENS MAY 15 Entries for the 1939 Tennis League will close en Apr 15 and the season will open officially on May 15 with an "A" Division programme,

A change in the order of play was approved as follows.

Mondays "A" Division.

Tuesdays "B" Division. Wednesdays-"C" Division. "Thursdays "D" Division.

This regndalion will be known as Rule 7 of the New Rules (Lengue) 1118 Honour, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, President, said that there in the was little to comment un annual report. The Association had on the whole enjoyed an uneventful year, but one not without interest.

The wonderful success of Chinese Recreation Club, who won every Division except "D." deserved the permission to play home matenes, an highest credit. In the "A" "D." their hard courts. Last year they and Mixed Doubles Divisions they won played all their home every match played and wor. 22314 their opponents' courts.

their

Friday Mixed Double Division. Ladies' Retreation Club, who pos sexs only hurd

were granted courts,

matches on

are con- were

play home

grass

Radio Sports Club, who sets us against only 3714 by

the Pre-sidering entering two teams, various opponents. This, sident sold, was "a record for which refused permission to

un matches, possessing only two ond they can be justly proud, which we most heartily congratulate courts.

them.

"But congratulations are also due to K.T.G.C.A., who won "D" Division without losing a match and were run- ners up in the "C" Division, being unly two points behind the winners. "By and large, I think the standard of lawn tennis in the Colony is im- of the proving us more and more

Inta the younger generation come limelight. und here the League and Colony Championships help siderably.

CUR-

"It is a great handicap, however, toj those who have reached the top of the tree that they have so little opportun- ity of meeting and being beaten by better players. Once a local player] knows himself good enough to beat! any other local player, it is almost inevitable that his game, so far from improving, will begin to deteriornie.) "Exhibition games in which foreign, visitors such as Von Cramm and Hen- kel, in 1937, and last year the four. young Americans, who took part, provide more valuable object lessons, especially as to the possibilities the serve weapon which la

Hongkong-but much neglected in the visits of these players pre Beeting, and too few and far between, to be able to raise our standard very high,

FAR EAST TOURNEY

too

tou

Starting Times Announced

Golf At Fanling This Week-End

The

following are the starting times at onling:

SATURDAY

2.00 Et

Old Coprie Cdr. Iolt. Surg. Lt. Daw, R. J. K. Walker. 2.04 E.. 208 C. C. Binck, 1, 11. Genre. 1.11 E. C. Norris, L. Landsbert, 2.10 W. C. Farnhan, W. J. Kelly.

SUNDAY

Cdr.

Old Course 3.16. K. Valentine, L. M. S. Lloyd.

J. J, Fenwick, A. S. Adamson. 0.20 5.24 J. I. C. Pearce, D. Humphreya. 128 A. T, Luy, A. Saimmerfelt. 9.32 S. 11. Dodwell-1. II. Gente, B.36 W. W. C. Shewan, A. McKellar. 9.40 P. 5. Delany, E. T. McMullen. 9.44 A. D. Humphreys, L. 1. Cramer. "Here too the enterprise of the

0.48 . J. Shrigley, F. C. Young. Lawn Tennis Federation of Cochin-

9.52 . A. R. Newton, W. Hewitt, 935. A. Rompas, W. R. Richardson. China in organising the annual Cham- pionships of the Far East is most 10.00 D, Hunter, A. E. Lissaran.

10.04 1. 7, timere, K, S. Morrison. welcome,

F.A. Redmond, A. B. Purves. 10.00 "We were very glad at the year. W. A. N. Smalley, D. 8. Edward. end to be able to accept thele in- 10.1 D. D. Forbes, W. F Simmons. 10.20 J. M. Pearson. It it. Gregory. vitation to their first tournament,

10.28 J., Hall, I. II. C. Highet." but, unfortunately, the band of three 10.24 J., Dunnett, F. A. M. Elliott. who were able to secure leave and 10.33 Cdr. Murray, J. W. Mayhew. make the trip did not include, u Tsul 10.30 W. C. Fernhan, W. J. Kelly,

10.40 K, S. Robertson, C. B. Raberixon. 10.44 1. Jackson, J. Forbes. or a Runtuhn,

"I would like to take this opportun-1045 Cal, King. Col. Cowltend, ity of thanking the Federation most 10.52 A. Niet W. Woodward.

1026 R. 8. Harrison, at, G. Carruthers. gratefully for their courtesy in in- 11.00 3. Linaker, II, J. D. Lowe, viting our participation and for their 11.04 J. Harrop D. L. Prophet.

our players. We 11.08 3. Stenersen, 2, C, Worrall. entertainment of

11.10. Riddell Carre. C. D. N. Walker. more fully 1.16. N., Lulelatin. T. Low. hope to send down

11.20 Brig. Gen. Taylor, Major Jolinsteno. representative team next yem:

Turning to the working account.14. M. Park, E. Laidlaw. There is practically nothing for com-1128: W. B. Miller, A., Dennis.

ANDA New CoUIRE Our income just covered our 924 1. F. Tamworth, D. S.. Robb," expenses, in which the only item of 32, N. & Q. A. A. Macfadyen. Interest is the cast of the passages of 40 Sommers Snr. & Jr.

D40 11. & M, Overy, our three players to Salgon at the 10.1 Mr. Smalley, Mr. Edward. year end$105. On the assel side 1044 Sir Vandeleur & Miss Grayburn. of the balance sheet we show $100 1048 17. Winter, Miss Vickers.

10.62 Mrs. Nichol, Mrs. Woodward.

ment.

A

as duo for the Federation of Cochin 10,00 EG, N, Grimble, Mrs, Winter. Chine in respect of the return, pas-11.00 V H & Mes. Gardon. sages of the same players, and this 1131 Mrs. Lillier, Mr. Dennis. sum has since been paid."

1939 OFFICERS

The election of officers resulted-as

follows;

L

President His Honour Mr. Justice R.

E. Lindsell, for the 10th year in successioń.

Vice-President Mr. MW, Lo, In

Ion;

"Unsureqiatul in ballot for Old Course.

Clipper Crosses Atlantic

Lisbon, Mar. 30.

plate of Mr. Ng Sze-kwong, who The Yankee Clipper, which left islaving the Colony next the Azores, this morning, aurlyed here

STHẤT Pearce, in |

The Clippor is on a survey fight place of Mr. C3 Tacchi, who boross the South Atlantic and at Home on long-lagvas

bound for SouthamptonReuters

Louis Hayward, Alan Curtis and Richard Carlson join in a pep talk prior to the big ice hockey game which climaxes the action of Edward Small's "Duke of West Point" showing at King's Theatre on Sunday.

Special Homeside

Soccer Forecast

Cricket

Engineers

The following are teams Held To Draw

specially selected to win in the

Home Football programme to-

morrow.

Home Winners

Arsenal Derby

Everton Manchester 'C. Sheffield Wed,

Wrexham

Newport Port Vale Hearts

Optional Selections

Huddersfield Sunderland. Fulham Swansea Bristol C..

Keen Bouts

Witnessed In

Army Boxing

By School

The Royal Engineers drew with Boys' School in a the Diocesan

match played at tendly cricket Sookunpoo on Wednesday Insi

The Engineers batted first, and although thele opening batsmen were rather slow, they compiled 151 for eight-wiekaisin Just under two

fours.

Against the brilliant bowling of Cpl. Denyer, the Schoolboys could do little, and but for Hutchinson, who hit 20 not out, they would probably have been defeated,

A feature of the match was the performance of Denyer, who scored

six wickets for 25. 43 and took Scores:

Royal Engineers

Q. M. S. Goodger, c and b Cheung .. St. Carpenter, b Cheung

Spr. Bailey, e Cheung b Prats Cpl. Denyer, e Kew Cheung

Dimond, b Prate

L/Cpl. Milestone, Cheung L/Cpl. Hawkins, run out Spr. Oates, not out Spr. Watts, b Prata

Extras

Total for

Ifutchinson

Cheung Prote Gooban

Macauly

wkid. dec. Bowling Analysis

Diocesan Boys' School A. 3. Fisher, C sub. b benyer Some keen bouts were witnessed Lay, e and b Denyer at the Beats of the Hongkong Area Prata, 1.uw. Goodger Hutchinson, not out Inter-Unit open Boxing Champion-hodian, 1.b.w., Denyer

Nanking Barracks, Kew, c. Carpenter b Denver ship held at

Macauly, e Carpenter b Denyer Shamshulpo, lest night.

Fented. b Denyer Cheurus, not out

The finalists were the 1st. Bn. Middlesex Regiment, and the 2nd. Bn. Royal Scots.

The Middlesex Regiment came out easy winners, winning 13 out of the 10 bouts.

Extras

Total (for 7 wkt.)

Bowling Analysis

Goodger

Denyer Bailey Carpenter Mitone

37

CRAIGENGOWER TEAMS The following will represent the Craigengower C.C. first eleven in their League cricket match against

EXCITING BADMINTON PROMISED

Varsity, Recreio To Play Off

Exciting Badminton is expected to on Wednesday be seen at Talkoo

next, April 5, when Club de Recreto und University meet in a play-off for the mixed doubles league cham- pionship.

Recreio, who are the holders, and who, in fact have won the title: every year since the inception of the competition, were expected to win! quite comfortably again this year,, especially after beating the Univer vity so easily in the early part of the

season.

But the Varsity enue hack with a brilliant win in the return encounter, and as neither team have dropped any other points, they harisit the pro- gramme with identical records.

This play-off on Wednesday will start at 8 pm, and both clubs hope to turn out their strongest teams.

worth IL shouit be badminton going a long way to see.

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a contract to show their productions Every Sun., Wed. & Fri. from Kunming to Chungking.

from Chungking to Chongtu and retum at the King's Theatre during the Every Wed: & Fri, coming year, Among the big pic Every Mon., Wed, & Fri. from Chungking to Kunming lures due for release in Hongkong Every Wed. & Fri..... from Kunming to Hanoi ure: "Q Planes" (British), with Ida rupine; "Lone Wolf's Spy Hunt"

Kunming-Chengtu-Sian-Lanchow Line starring Ida Lupine in a ne concy Every Thu. & Sat. from Kunming to Lanchow via Chongtu & Stan- role; "Plane 4" (tentative title) _co starring Jean Arthur and Cary

Grant: "The Lady and the Mr Every Sun. & Fri. from Lanchow to Kunming via Sian

"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," production on which is being held up til Gary Cooper is free to take the role; "Our Wife," co-starring Loret. Young and Cary Grant; and "Girls' School," with Ann Shirley and Nan Gray, which was recently shown in Manila with great success,

Frank Lloyd, who directed such hits as "If I Were King" and "Cavalcade," has been signed up by Columblu.

HOCKEY MATCH

Caer Clarke Match Won Br "Y" Ladies

The "Ladies secured an over- whelming victory over St. Andrew's In a Caer Clarke hockey encounter, at King's Park, yesterday, by six

to goals two. The Saints were and their pressed from the start opponents netted five goals in quick succession before interval.

About ten minutes before the flant whistle was blown, the Saints mus- tered up their strength and scored two goals. For the winners, Harker scored four times, and Coldley and Burnett each netted once, A. Zim- mem scored for the Suints,

L/C. Noble and L/C, McCraig were featured in the best serop of the evening, both fighters going for each other, right from the start, Noble winning with a knock out in the and second round. L/C. Morley L/C, Ritchie were the only winners

the. Hongkong C.C. to-morrow; E KOWLOON F. C. TEAM for the Royal Scots.

The G. d. C., Major General A. E. Zimmern (Copi.), F. Zimmern, A. Grasett, presented the prizes at the Zimmern, D. Hung, W. Rapley, G. con- Souza, B, J. Billimoria, A. R. H. conclusion of the bouts, and Kratulated the winners for putting Esmail. A. K. Ismall, A. D. Hamson

and W Hong Sling. up a splendid display,

The second eleven, also against the Hongkong C.C., will be represented

(Capt.), 1. Irance

J. L. by: B. Youngsaye, G. Winch, W. K. Way, J. W Leonard, N Broadbridge, C. W. Lam. M. C. Hunt, U. Esmail, H. P. Lin and,T. IDeko.

The officials were: Captain E. H. B. Neill (Referee), Captain F. Sale arid Captain W. B. Wilson (Judges), Rev. S. Hinchliffe (Timekeeper), and G. 3. M. Estail (M.C.)..

Bantamweight Pie. Hope (Mld.) best Bds. Bailey.

SUNDAY MATCH

M.

The following will represent the Kowloon Football Club in their First Division football match against the Hongkong Football Club, to-morrow at 4.45 p.m.

Humberstone; Everest, Bell; Max- well, Bilsa, Honniball: W. Knox, P. Jorge, Alertsin, V. White and East- man.

SPORT ADVTS

THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB

The April Race Meeting will be held at Arela Preta, Macao, on Sunday, 2nd April, 1038, commencing at 2.15 p.m.

The first bell will be rung al 145 p.m.

By order), N

Featherweight(1st. String) L/C. Noble (Mid.) knocked out L/C. Me- Craig, and, round; (2nd. String) L/C. The following will represent Kow~ loon C.C. In a game against the Philips (Mids.) beat Pte. Bonnes.

Light Weight(1st, String) Cpl. Police at Happy Vailey on Sunday Ella (Mid) beat L/C. Barker, t.k.o., at 11.30 am.

W. Mulcahy (captain), K. (2nd, String) L/C. Morley (RS.) knocked out Ple. Gribble, 1st, round; Brxter, R. T. Broadbridge, H. Broken (3rd. String) Ple. Geist (Mid.) beat shire, G. G. Davies, G. W. Giffen,

G. A. Goodban, R. E. Lee, W. Pio. Millar.

Welter Weight (1st. String) Cpt. McKenzie, G. E. Taylor, A. Wright. McGrady (Mid.) beat Cpl. Elliot; (2nd. String)L/C Ritchie (RS.)

-B. W CHIENG.

Secretar beat Cpt. Holdford; 3rd. String) Plc. beat Pte. McNally; (3rd. String) Bds. Fox Light Heavyweight-L/C. Milroy (Mid.) beat Pie, Sharkey: McDonald (Mid) beat L/C, Peebles,

OUR SPELLING BEE: (see page. (4th, Siring) Ple. Eaton (Mid.), beat

(Mid.) beat Pto, Larkin.

Heavy Weight Plo Moran (Md.)ppogee mischiefful apotheosis. Middleweight(116, String) L/C. Webiler(Mid) beat Bds. Emerson; knocked out Pte. Alexander in the misaddreas — shandygaft:-- Inisal (2nd String) Pie. Tawcett (Mid.) (2nd round; ENA

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