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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 24, 1939.

ENGLAND WINS POOR INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY FINAL

Danish Girl Improves On Own Record

Copenhagen, Apr. 23. Ragnhild Hveger, the fa- mous Danish girl swimmer, established a 220 yards free style world record to-day when she covered the distance in 2 mins. 22.6 secs., beating her own previous record of 2 mins. 25.9 secs.-Rquòr,

OPPORTUNITIES ALLOWED TO GO BY IN PLENTY

(By "The Pilgrim")

England won the International Hockey Tournament by boating Portugal by two goals to nil in the final on the Club ground at King's Park yesterday ovoning. Actually England did not give

S. China 66A" an entirely satisfactory display as they should have

Overwhelm The Navy

won by a widor margin; but that they wore deserving winnors there was little doubt,

The game in the Örst half was a and K. Hussain, scrappy affair and if Portugal had. England: Pte, Ostman; V. C. Bond taken their scoring opportunities and.L/Bdr. Carter; Bdr. Dilmott, Lt. they would have led by at least two Hook and E. Fowler; S. A. Fowler, Foals. Pinto, Souza and Beltrao E. R. A. Gemmell, G. H. Fowler, Bdr. showed enterprise 'and dash, but Marshall and A. E. P. Guest. Re- were never able to make use of op-serve, Plc, Dunne.

Win Deciding Game portunities in front of goal. The

By Four Goals

(Br "Abe")

Unili fairly inte in the second half, the Royal Navy, despite being a goal in arrears, held their own in their deciding Football League match against South China "A" at Causs way Bay on Saturday. But in the Iasi 20 minutes of the match they were over-ran and were finally defeated by four goals to nil,

As a result of this victory, South China "A" thus won the" "Lengue Championship, finishing the season

three points ahead of the Navy and Eastern, who will have to play off to

decide the runners-up position.

The ground was sodden and altry, but despite the adverse conditions the game was very good indred, camecially in the first bulf: when Alle exchanges were, fairly

even.

English defence held out grimly in Portugal-E. V. Alves; R. Xavier the first 15 minutes, Osmon in goal and E. L. Gosang; R. A. Murques, J. belag brilliant. He showed amazing B. Gonsalves and A. M. Alves; R. M. anticipation and made many Ane Silva, A. M. Rodrigues, J. M. Pinto, clearances.

N. A. Bellruo and A. P. Souza. Re- terve, G. N, Gosano and P. Fonseca.

Ten minutes later, the English Carwards found their feet and S. A. Fowler, on the right wing, got away and, cutting through the Portuguese defence, scored somewhat lucky goal. E. V. Alves completely mis- judged the flight of the ball which slowly rolled out of his reach.

England took courage from this and kept up the attack until the nterval was called.

PLAY IMPROVES

mediately after the resumption and Portugal took up the attack Im- within ten minutes forced four short

corners, not one of which was turned to account. All were cleared without difficulty, though they gave the Eng- fish defenders some anxinus moments.

From then onwards the English defence never looked back; Instead they dictated the exchanges. The

ball was swung from wing to wing the better-balanced team, and be able progress towards Portugal's goal,

The Chinese won beenuse they baland England's attack made consider

but it was not until about 20 minutes had passed before G. H. Fowler ran

rough to score a elever goal.

cause they had in Fung King-theung, who scored a "hat trick," the best forward in the field. Fung was at his best, distributing his passes well to both wings, and with Ip Pak-wah,

formed a combination which proved

Gemmel, the English Inside right, tackled by Portuguese defenders ta the International hockey final at King's Park yesterday. Players (from left to right) are R. Marques, Dr. E. L. Gosano, Gemmel, H. Marques and G. II. Fowler. England won the encounter by two goals to all-Staff Photographer,

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Two 'Hat Tricks Feature Football Exhibition Game

(By "Abc"}

The South China “A”, winners of both the Shield and League, wound up a wonderfully suc- cessful soccer season yesterday by defeating the Hongkong Interport Selections by 4-3 at Caroline Hill in an exhibition game.

Neither team was at forwards seldom got past the English full strength; still, there was no doubting the

Portugal rallied strongly but their.

far too good for the Navy defenders. In the closing stages of the superiority of the Chinese.

The Navy's greatest, weakness lay in their forwards, who were unable to get going. The two wing-men, Armstrong and Moores, were hard working, but neither was given the passes which they deserved: too often hnd they to go foraging for them- selves.

game, England's defence held firm

and enabled their forwards to be

constantly on the attack. E. V. Alves, & In almost every respect. South in the Portuguese goal, however, Chinn "A" were better than be mude several splendid saves and pre- Interporters who, without Beltruo, vented the Englishmen from scoring Courtney and several others, did not further.

selile down until very late in the

On Kante.

the THOSE WHO SHONE

other hand, the Chinese, although Leung Wing-chiu, MISSED CHANCES

Though Carter was not at his best, Lai Shu-wing and Mak Stu-bon Bond, his partner, played a fine rame, as a team: there was co-ordination were missing, always played together Nevertheless had they taken their constantly breaking up the Portugueses chances the Navy would not have attacks. Dilnot and Hook were the between the forwards themselves been a gont behind at the Interval. best

and between them and the half- halves, displaying renewed But they did not make use of them our in the second. spe Fowler operation which enabled the Chinese this latter co- G. H. backs and it was and the Chinese, thanks to a nicely

Fowler, Gemmel nfid placed header by Fung, crossed over

were the best in the English attack. Interport XI.

to app

appear so much better than the a goal in the lead.

but it took them fully 35 minutes to

S. A.

work with usual speed and rhythm... ...For two thirds of the encounter, A ̈word must be said in praise of Portugal replied with a number of the ball was almost continually in Dickenson's work in goal. He chow-ralds but their forwards were weak Interport territory. When it did ket shooting. A. P. Souza spoiled near the Chinese goal, there was not Interport forward who

ed uncanny anticipation and position-{ in

ed himself for the many shots Bred several movements by being off-side. a single

J. Gonsalves, at centre-half, and A. Xavier were gallant defenders, and goal the score would have been much had not Alves played so brilliantly in

seemed likely to score except Lee Wal-tong and he Was too well- sides, he did not get the passes on marked to be really effective, Be-

which he usually thrives, and it was not until the second half that he was.

at him, and undoubtedly saved the Navy from a heavier defeatd.

In the second half, after an even opening, the Cuinese forwards got higher. into their stride despite an injury to Lai Shiu-wing, and they scored three England had a better combination able to score. But when he did get more goals without reply. By this and a very capable defence, Line the Navy forwards were though they were the better team on net thren times. Unfortunately. completely subdued, and the Chinese halves were thus able to take a hand it has to be admitted that this was four times, and the Interporters. in the attack.

The Chinese victory earned indeed.

Was well-

and his chances, he put the ball in the

One Record Retained,

Another Broken

Since playing together last season, Lee Wal-tong and Tam Kwan-kon had never been on a losing sido until yesterday when a weak Interport XI, of which Lee and Tam were members were beaten by South China "A" in an exhibi- "tion game at Caroline HIC

Lee, however, maintained his record of scoring in every match in which he has played this season.. He registered a "Hat trick" yesterday.

the whole and deserved their victory, however, South China "A" registered Pace Tells

the worst game of the 1939 series. finished the match on the losing end

The match was very competently } umplied by Lt. Pirle (Royal Scots)

Pau Ka-piąc, South China "A" goal-keeper, jumps out and punches clear off Gomano's head. An exclling incident in the exhibition soccer Inatch at Carolino. Hilli yesterday when the Longue Champions' defeated a weak Interport XI by four goals to thres--Staf Photographer

Int a 4-3 total,

NEVER IN DANGER

Leading by 4-1 at one stage of the mutch, South China "A" were never in danger of defeat. Their defence was too sound for the methodless Interport attack. With Lee bottled up and Gosano off-colour, the other Interport forwards seemed all at sea. Consequent upon Gosano's poor form, Hau Ching-to, on the left wing, did not receive many good passes, while on the right Emberson and Leonard | seldom understood one another.

On South

China Team

Many Players Develop Cramp In Closing Stages

A

fast

nt one stage or another.

Polo

SINGAPORE

TEAM LOSE IN MANILA

Manila, Apr. 23. Opening their three-game scrlos ta Manila to-day, the 20th Royal Artillery polo team. from Singapore lost to the U.S. Army's "Department Headquarters squad by seven goals to two,

On Wednesday the Singaporeans will play Manila Polo Club "Calatayans,""

United Press.

The Royal Artillery players nre the first team ever sent to Manila from Singapore. The squad composed of Major Phillips, Capt. Nicoll, Capt. Mitchell and. Major Paterson-all two-goal handlenp players.

It has long been the desire of the Manila Polo Club to foster a series of games between the Club tcains and those representing other clubs in the Orient Fifteen or 20 years ago interport matches were held between the Manila Polo Club and teams from Hongkong, and it is hoped that the present visit of the Singa pore squad to Manila may be the beginning of an enlarged interport compolition,

Tsui Yun-pui PETER KANE Softball

Clashes With WINS VERY

Ho Ka-lau Colony Tennis

Championships

The remaining quarter-final match

EASILY

But Sangchili Goes The Distance

Puter Kane,

London, April 4, world dy-weight

China Beats Portugal in Final Game

China cupped Uhe Internationa] in the Colony Tennis singles cham-champion, easily outpointed Baltusar Ho Ka-inu, is down for decision to the world bantamweight title, over subdued Portugal 8 tu 2 in a game nionship, between Tsul Yun-pul and Sangchili, a Spaniard who once held Softball Shield yesterday when they kong Cricket Club. day on the standcourt of the Hong-ten rounds at the N.S.C., Earl's Court, that upset the dopesters. Fortugal

last night, writes F. Butler,

tallied first in the second stanza with anza held a couple of markers, but were Tsui, of course, has been consider-| Sangchili, a pocket-Tarzan standing scoreless thereafter behind the man- but of late his form has not been world champion to knock out. His allowed the Rambling Hees four seat- ed almost a certainty for the final, 4ft 11ins, was too tough for our terful pitching of D1 Woo, who only unduly impressive and though he is awkward bobbing and weaving minde

tered bingics. the dimeult for Käne to connect any- generally expected to beat

And himself where but on his granite-like head Chinese humbled the Filipino fem- To make the day complete, the veteran Ho, he may fully extended unless he touches top and there you have an explanation form.

of Kane's not too impressive display. mes 14 to 9 in a run-away Women's International game, featured by some Peter won every round with ease, heavy slugging by the victors, Short- but he lacked the fire and terrific stop May Chung, and hurler Lily punching that made him famous "Suns

"Sunshine" Mur homered for the when a blacksmith's "hand,"

Chinese, while Chung and third sucker Ella Chinn tripled.

This is the only match In the "Open" championships to-day. The programme at the Hongkong C.C. is as follows:

Open Singlea

(stand court)

Trul Yun-nut

• Club Championship

J. J. Ferguson

A. 2. Daw

B. Gredon IL D. Bidwali

v. W. Sander

Club Handicap

v. E. E. Story

v. C. F. N'cholson

v. L. Goldman

Mixed Doubles

HALF PUNCHES

Peter explained this when he said " did not dare to hit with my full power. That Kid from Spain has a

head like a brick."

Sangchill, as a former world cham- showed disappointed. He pion, toughness and courage, but his skill was limited.

The Spaniard was as delighted In In victory. He

T. C. Monaghan and-v. H. J. Armstrong and defeat as Kane

Miles J. Greig Mr. Andrews-umped in the air and gave a kind of Fascist Salute—he did not intend. It that way to the four corners of the ring. He even kissed Kane and

"Y" Tennis Courts shool his manager by the arm.

Being Re-turfed

J

Fausta Dimanlig, diminutive slab- man of the Philippines, shone for the losers with a triple and a bingle at iwo times up, and chasing in a couple of her males.

Result Softball scores over the week-end

were:

Finals of the International Series (men's): China 8, Portugal 2.

Women's: Chinn 14, Philippines 9. Inter-Hong Socony 11, Lacas D. (Ten innings), Chartered Bank 10,.... Dutch Bank 14.

10; Tigers 14, St. John's 1.

Junior League: Comels 18, C.Y.M.

Sangch had one great admirer amputation of his little finger. He at the ringside, his young wife, They denied this immediately. His large were married recently in Paris. She yes seemed to grow larger as he The Y.M.C.A. tennis courts are Is a French trapeze artist, as biond sald: "The only difference it has closed until further notice for re- as he is dork.

inode is that I can now make Dal I wondered if Kane's right-hand casier." Peter certainly has a great turfing. They will probably not be ready for play until the end of May. punching was affected by the sense of humour.

knows.

What Is

Wrong With Britain's Young Golf Professionals?

It is going to cost the P.G.A. 3,000 to send the British side over there. The whole trip will last seven weeks, and do you know how

tolls? £50 each!

tournaments.

TOOʻLAZY? T

London, April 6. Take Alfred Padgham, Arinuri pagne, and u couple of glasses of This is to be a season of paramount Lacey, Bill Cox, Jimmy Adams, and stout. Importance for the younger British the others. These men may winn Denny said he would have some- golf professionals.

tournament-two tournaments---with | thing else-and water because be totals of 282, and, indeed, play bril-was training and all the rest of It, During it, we must find a team tollant golf to do it.

Having told this he said: "But, you Fung King-cheung, following his

send to the United States for the Twelve months later, however, know, I don't want to go and make fine display in the deciding game

pace Wos maintained Ryder Cup match next November. you are just as likely to find them myself unpopular with the others by against the Navy the previous day. throughout

the junior match at And just now it seems as if that struggling to qualify for a place in appearing to take everything turned in another splendid perform- Caroline Hill Yesterday when South match

will be a flop, says P. B. the final stages of those very same seriously." ance us leader of the South China China, champions of the Second

Bicas me, it is inconceivable that a altack, scoring throo goals, thus Division, defeated the Rest by two It is to be held in Florida. That

man should oven contemplate such, a making his total six for the week- goals to one. So fast indeed were in itself means that the "gate" will:

ALWAYS THERE

thing simply because he is training end. Not a bad "harl"

the exchanges that the last 10 be a small one. Gene Sarazen. In

for a game which is his life's busi Lee Wai-tong's three goals were minutes of play, no fewer than seven fact, has it that the only spectators

You did not find that with the ness, which demands physical per all registered in the second half, the South China men developed eramp will be the seagulls, and Gene Mitchells, the Duncans, the Compa-fection. frst two being real "gems."

tons, the Fred Robsons, and the A strong wind throughout the

Seldom did a minute pass without

Charles Whitcombes In their day. They were always there or there match spoiled many passes and pre-

He ought to take it seriously, the abouts. vented the game from reaching the a South China man limping or being

more seriously the better. Yet thai *high standart which might have carried off the field for attention.

You cannot say the same of the is the case with: many of them. been expected with nearly all the And once, aftor a hectic struggle lending ployers of the Colony par near the Chinese goat-mouth, three ch our fellows will get for their 20s to-day. It is 68 one day and They are afraid to train because 80 the next not the same old 72's | voters will think they are being too ticipating. On the whole, the match members of the team were lying on But let us get back to the men 73's, and 74's for week after week serious. Or perhaps they are just was rather disappointing.

the ground.

who will represent us I cannot re- and month after month,

the outlook for Why Is it? Abe Mitchell tells it When Walter Hagen and Bob ALWAYS IN FRONT

The Rest were unlucky to be call a time when beaten. They at least deserved a professional golf was more unhealthy. is because the men to-day play Jones had an early slazen The South China “A” led by a draw, They were attacking in-

Even during that long ruin of US. wrongly. They are always swinging morning of a tournament, they would goal at half-time, as a result of Fung cessantly in the closing minutes, and victories in our "Open" we could at the ball, he says, from right to left, play their rounds, then go back to

least console ourselves with King-cheung bundling Tam Kwan- did everything but score. Even a

"the instead of hitting it straight or their hotel in the afternoon on arross the goal-line, and shortly penalty was saved by Choo, the thought that we had players wholly from left to right. Very relax on their beds,

Liitely this is correct.

Last week I found our young after the resumption, the Bame South China goal-keeper, who play- were "up and coming."

Personally, hold the view that It follows, In similar circumstances, 'player put the Caroline Hill side two ed a grand game.

WHERE ARE the MENT is because they do not go about the hanging about the clubhouse or cus up. Then Lee Wal-tong, reduced the

Jame in the right way (we are on the course watching their col- deficit in the very next minute of

Where now are the men who are udging them on a tremendous high longues instead of resting. play, a perfect pats by Gosono giv-the respective winners by Mrs. M. going to take the place of the stonderd, retnember). On that score.

Unless the younger professionals ing Lee the chance to put in a char. Lo, wife of the Hon. Mr. M. K. Compstons and the Whitcombes? I will tell you a story.

reorganised their outlook towards acteristic drive from fully 30 yards. Vien-President of the HK.F.A. Where is this "young team" that we out which beat Pau Ka-ping all the

Cecil Denny, like several of the the game, we might as weil dis- South China A-Pau Ka-ping, Lee Ti-nre supposed to be sending to the others, is striving for a place in the continue the Ryder Cup. At present way.

sang. The Kwok-wn Leung Pakwa States in November? You cannot Ryder Cup team. As a result, ho I can visualize our team being com- South China went further ahead - Doing To answer those questions, and neither has cut out alcohol and cut down his posed of all the same old names and

Kwong-rum. In through Fung and Ip Pak-wah "in

cheong, Leo Yan-long and Lau Tau con I.

amolding. He is training,

no new ones. that order, and in the closing minutes man.

The fellows who, for a year or two The day before the Bournemouth It will be a lamentable businces. is Lee scored two more.

Teams:

Interport XX: Tam "Can-kini, Hou have looked like becoming great tournament started, he went out, to this does come to pass. And I be sain. Honniball: Emberson. Lennard, Lee mise; one or two of them have petitors. On the menu were oysters. £3,000 might just ap well be thrown

Freshwater, Hus players have not fulfilled their pro- dinner with three of his fellow com- lleve it will. € In which After: the 'gamie

case the Wai-tong, A. V. Gopano, and Mau Ching- slipped back.

Three of them ordered oysters, cham-into the Atlantic.

the trophies for all the Divisions were presented to |

M

Yung-tang, Shoshang

*

King

too lazy.

and