1939-04-25 — Page 8

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 25, 1939.

TAME ENDING TO QUARTER-FINAL TENNIS MATCH

TUSSLE FOR THE BALL between Sid Fowler, the English outside-right, and a Portuguese defender In the International Hockey final played at King's Park on Sunday. England won by two goals to nit

after the worst match of the 1939 scrier.—Staff Photographer.

LATEST GOSSIP FROM HOMESIDE SPORTS FIELDS

Cup Competition Suggested For Third Division Teams

London, Apr. 10.

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CUP competition for the whole of the Third Division of the Football League may replace the present Northern and Southern Section cup tournaments. These have been failures this season and every club taking part has lost on the matches. The new proposal to run one competition for both sections will be discussed on the eve of the Cup Final, April 28, when officials of the two groups meet in London.

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Latest Calls-Over For Classics

London, Apr. 24. The following is the call-over for the Derby:

13/2 Blue Peter (9), 7/1 (t) 17/2 Fox Cub (trand o.) 100/0 Signal Light (t. and o.) 100/7 Fairstone (0)

18/1 Dholl (L. and o.) 20/1 Wheatland. (t. and o.) 25/1 Boment, and o.)

-Reuter, TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS

London, Apr. 24. The following is the call-over for the Two Thousand Guineas:

9/2 Blue Peter (0), 5/1 (1) 11/2 Fox Cub (t, an 100/15 Dhoti (t. and

1/1 Rogerstone Castle ( 100/12 Fairstone (t. ahu 07... 100/8 Romeo (0), 12/1-(1). 100/8 Wheatland (0)

Signal Light is not running in the Two Thousand Guineas-Reuter.

EARLY PROMISE NOT KEPT UP BY HO KA-LAU Tsui Yun-Pui Improves After A Shaky Start

(By "Abo")

For just a while yesterday it seemed that the stand court mätch between Tsui Yun-pui and Ho Ka-lau in the quarter-finals of the Colony Tennis singles championship might end in an upset. The former, who was expected to win, was playing very badly and the latter was surprisingly good in the first four games, all of which he won; but the state of affairs did not last, and the favourite improved to win with an case which contrasted strangely with the oven play of the first set.

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The final scores in favour of Taul, is head and shoulders above any- were 7-6, 0-0, While there was body else in the singles tournament, absolutely no doubt of his ascendancy and he should win to-day.

But in the second set, he was somewhint Rumjahn, as is well-known, is n lucky to annex the first, though in great-hearted player and never ad- fairness to him one must say that the inits defeat until the lost point has manner. In which he fought back been lost. Furthermore he is cele from a bod start was deserving brating the 20th anniversary of his of the highest praise. Until he participation in the Colony tennis changed his racket after losing championships, and may be relied the

Orst four fumes, he was upon to give a good account of him-

The match will start at 4.30 p.m.

extremely, tentative in his stroking sell. whereas Ita went almost gally to his points, revealing a confidence which Geemed to bode, ill for his younger opponent.

Helped along by the erratic play of {Tsui, Hó had an easy passage in the opening games and in a very short time had established a lead of 4-0. Then Tout changed his racket, and from this stage onwards Ho's merry progress was checked.

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SOCCER RESULTS

Nevertheless, Ho was twice within a point of going to a 6-1 lead. Each advantage of the respite, Tsul not time he was pulled back, and taking

only won this important sixth game but also the next two to square mat- ters. He was not yet finished and Football League to-day had no bear- won the ninth to lead 6-4, but this ing at all on promotion and relega- was the end, of, his, success. Taul tion.

London, Apr. 24.

Matches played in the English

won nine gumis in a row to take The following were the results: the first set at 7-5 and the second to

SECOND DIVISION love.

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100/8 Dispenser (G)azz de 100/B Admiral's Walk :(0), 100/7 (pletely outclassed by a player who,

In the second-set-Ho-was-com- Coventry

West Ham Chesterfield • Fulham 100/7 Casanova (0).. 100/0 Tamworth (0)

after a shaky start, was now riding THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) on the crest of the wave. There Queen's P.E.

1 Clapion 0, 5 Swindon was none of that hesitancy which Walsall had marked Tsuf's play in the open-

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) ing games, and his driving and vol Halifax

3 Gateshead laying bore the hall-mark of

man Stockport

3 York who had regained his confidence and was now showing his real qualities. In the circumstances Ho's fight be came a hopeless one.

(just like tyres on a motor car) and that all League grounds should be

chases at Hawthorn Hill have

WHEN Albert Brown, John Oakes, the right-back, was taken ill and the

and Sam Bartram reach Durban team had to be

with rearranged, during the F. A. tour of South Afrien Thuyne at right-back and Barrett at they will do a job for their manager, centre-half. Then, after only seven In 1929, when Seed was captain of minutes play, left-back Russell fell the Inst louring side, he planted a awkwardly and broke his right leg. tree behind the stand on the Durban He was carried from the field on a Teat match ground, where the never-stretcher and taken to hospital., ending timeless Test was played. This is done by the captains of all

H TOW'S this for a record? In the standardised as regards length and touring cricket and football teams. Glasgow Junior Challenge Cup-breadth. The Charlton manager has asked his tie between Showfield and Ashfeld three players to water the Seed tree at Glasgow, six penalty kicks were THE Household Brigade Steeple-

TO-DAY'S MATCH T And to report to him about its missed. growth.

been unlucky in weather both this The first semi-final match of the. lasyn tennis tie MR. Frederick Hart, a traveller of year and last. In 1938 the two-day current championships will be de-

be abandoned al-cided to-day when THE Davis Cup

Cambridge on April 8 caught a meeting had to

Tsui Wal-pul between Great Beltain and New young fox by hand between Hilton, together owing to the ground being (holder) meets S. A. Rumjahn, many Zealand in the second round of the Hunts, and Elsworth, Cambridge- too hard, and the first day this time times former champion. This meet- European zone, has been provisional-shire. He handed it over to the the ground was almost too soft and ing of old rivals should produce a ly ilxed for May 11, 12 and 13 at the Cambridgeshire Hunt Kennels

horses had no easy at

task both in good match. Most Judges of the Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club, Caxton. He saw the fox run into a taking off and landing on the sodden game are of the opinion that Tsul Brighton. New Zealand's team will hedge and-grabbed it by the tail. It ground. The second day was can- be C. E. Malfroy, D. C. Coombe. A. snarled at him, so he released his celled on this account. D. Brown

and N. V. Edwards. hold and stunned it and put it in a Edwards has not been in this country | box. before, but is the present champlon of New Zealand. NORTHAMPTON Town had N luck on April 8. In the train on the way to Southend. McCullough,

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DILL McCracken, the Aldershot Bmanager, has suggested two in- no novations to the Football Association.

The Arst is that all footballs should

EORGE Allison of the

Club

Reuter.

IRELAND WINS AT HOCKEY

cession.

WORLD MARK-Borican boating Cunningham at the K. of C. track moot; Now York, with now world 'mark of 2:08.8 for 1,000 vards. Starter protosted, saying Borican boat gun.

Hongkong F. C. Have Only Two Teams In Lawn Bowls League

'B' Side Withdraws: Second Division Fixtures Revised

(By "Abo")

The Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association has officially been in- formed that the Hongkong Football Club are entering only two

o' teams in the League instead of three as they had originally intend- ti ed.

MAY 8

First Division

v. Indian R.C.

V. Recreio

V. Crafcnsower C.C.

v. Kowloan C.C.

Second Division

As a result of this decision by the Hongkong FC., fixtures in the Second Division have had to be Kowloon B.G.C. 1 revised completely. At first, the Kowloon Docks

Police R Hongkong FC, had two teams in this Recrolo division; now they have only one. (Civil Service no match)

Teams participating in the Second Craigengower C.C. v. Kowloon B.C.C Division of the League are requested Kowloon F.C. v. Civil Service C.C. to_note the re-arranged fixtures for Kowloon Tong v. Hongkong

v. Taikoo R.C. the opening week. The offelni ax- Police R.C.

Third Division ture cards are now in the course of Cratzennower C.C. v. Recreio being printed and will be ready. Kowloon D.G.C. Hongkong .C.

v. Kowloon C.C. sometime during the week. Their Yacht Club

Kowloon F.C. V. Hongkong Electric appearance has been delayed as the

(@tanley no-match), result of the revision in the fixtures following the withdrawal of the Hongkong F.C. "B" team.

First ond Third Division fixtures are not affected at all.

For the information of clubs, the following are the fixtures for the Arst two weeks of the League:

APRIL 29: First Division Kowloon Docks Recrelo "A"

Sunday Express he remarks: adequately paid. Writing in the scheme. When two or more players gave a very fine exhibition in the Craigengewer C.C. V

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The two Scottish full-backs.cover-

v. Civil Service C.C,

Kowloon B.G.C. Recreio "1" Indian R.C.

"Kowloon C.C. (Police R.C. no match)

Second Division

Taikoo R.C.

v. Kowloon D.G.C. V. Craigengower C.C. v. Kowloon F.C.

English Amateur Golf Tournament At Southport

Southport, Apr. 24. About 250 players are participating in the English Amateur Golf Championship on the Birkdale course.

Defeating Scotland by two goals to nil on April 1 in Dublin, Ireland The West Riding Referees' Associa-won the international hockey cham- Arsenal tion in an attempt to improve the plonship for the third year in suc

Both teams played well but Íns thinks footballers are standard,

worked out this the Scottish goalkeeper, McEwan, go for the ball at the same time- afford to pay higher wages to their triching facial expressionis referees ed well, but the visiting forwards Calto RC CC.

"In certain cases some clubs.could their faces. The theory is that by

young referees are told to

watch first half. be pumped up to a standard pressure players but I doubt it many people can er should be, able to detect did not get going properly. Mc-Kowloon Tong

orgue that footballer receiving a maximum wage of £8 per week whether a player is paying attention Donough scored the first goal for Hongkong F v. Polico R.C.

Ireland, The

Third Division two Irish full-backs Kowloon B.G.Cv Stanley during the playing season, of £0.per to the man or the ball. week during the close season, plus

played their usual sound game, and Rawloon C.C.

V. Recreto bonuses and benefit money is badly

the centre-half, Coulson, played so. Hongkong F.C. v. Kowloon P.C. AN. adventurous entry into big that this must have been his Craicengower C.C. v. Hoogany Electric beateri by II: L. Graham by one hole. off. Included in the suggestions put A football is that of Dudley anest game of the season. Of the forward by the Players' Union is one Milligan, the young South African Irish forwards McDonough was

(Yacht Club no match) concerning an increase, in talent centre forward of promotion- good, as also was MeVeagh, the Irish very money, or bonuses, if you prefer the seeking Chesterfield. word. A

He arrived captain. The other Irish forwards Again let me express a here last summer on the off chance were not so good though Bowden purely personal opinion.

I have of finding an opening is for Dundee's The Irish goalkeeper was in brilliant always held the view that success

for his footbal

scared Ireland's second goal cleverly. ccess talent, scored

goals should be miliably rewarded, but reserves when they trounced the form.

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"PLYMLET"

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2 parts PLYMOUTH GIN

1 part ROSE'S LIME JUICE

1 part WATER

add ice and a slice of lemon and stir well

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am definitely against the bonus senior team in a triatont-

system. I don't believe in paying a not appreciate Dundee's player a certain amount of money for decided to return home, winning this or that match. It is his tives of Clyde actually

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persuaded

Result: Ireland 2, Scotland 0.

The final table is as follows:

milon to give of his best whether him to leave the boat he had joined Ireland in the hour of victory or defent."

enlist under their banner. He England scored well for them but, being un- Scotland TORQUAY United are having a bad able to command his position, was Wales

time. You can gather the en-tadions with an offer. That was when Chesterfield thusiasm for the club among

the came townspeople when at a public meet in November and Chestordelu, have ing called to launch n schemo of done so well with this bold youngster subscription to the issue of Bf-jos the spearpoint of their attack shares, only about three dozen peo-they have a real chance of promotion, ple turned up..

Meanwhile Milligan has been

cen capped by Ireland, home of his parents THERE is hope for the elderly pet a bad record in one season of

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Goals

P. W. D. L. F. A. 3 0 0 5 2016 2

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RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS

London, Apr. 24.

golfer. Sandy Herd on April fair sample of South Africa's young were played to-day, the results being Zengue football." If Milligan is a Several Rugby League matches 24 will be seventy-one, yet he is footballers, the F.A. touring team as follows again competing for the British Open have some tough matches ahead of championship at St. Andrews. nobla effort this, for it la exactly fifty-four-years since

them.

he played in

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his first Open championship at St.HREE members of the Waterloo Andrown, at the age of soventeen. How umes have changedt Nowadays ball Club crawled out of the wreck- (Liverpop))"Rugby Union Foot- there are upwards of: 850 com- ago of their overturned car and

Salford

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Huddersfield

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St. Helen's'

Keighley · Hallax

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petitors compared with the odd fifty helped to beat Bangor Town (Car-TRACK RIDERS ESCAPE

or so when Sandy first entered, narvonshire) an hour later, on April Every one will, I am sure. with D. Forward Harrison was driving Alexander Her well in this, perhaps, Scrum-half Kendrick and. Full-back his anal, championship at the head- Turnbull on the team's Easter tour

Santa Rosa, Cal. Apr. 17. A terrible accident in which twelve quarters of the game. And, knowing in Wales. The car hit the kerb on drivers were injured occurred In a him, he will be as enthusiastic to ac- the Conway-Bangor Toad, crashed dirt tracit race here yesterday when quit himtell us well in 1939 as he through a wall, and overturned in a two cars crashed into each other, was in 190

feld, People ran to help but the skidded wildly derosa the track, and men scrambled out unhurt, packed caused sixteen other cars to ampsh BAD efereeing has been blamed their Idt into another car and drove into them. Although most of the cars for a grant deal of the rough to the ground. Waterloo won by were completely destroyed, there play in League football this season. 12 points to nil,

were no drivers killed.—ffavas

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The first round was played to-day, The

Ja really surprising result thought to be that In which E. B. Tipping, former runner-up, was

-Reuter.

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