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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 26, 1939.

S.A. RUMJAHN'S FIGHT PLUCKY BUT UNAVAILING

“Unknown” Golfor

Defeats Stowo

Southport, Apr. 25.

A young "unknown" golfer, R. Caville, of Stockport, beat Charles Stowe, Walker Cup player and Midlands favourite for the title, by two and one in the second round and pro- vided the first.sensation in the English Amateur Golf Cham- pionship now in progress.

The holder, J; J. Pennink, and former holders Harry Bent- ley, Leonard Crawley and Stanley Lunt, all entered the third round to-day---Reuter,

Ewo League Bowling Final

Hongkong Wonders v. Competitors

'(By "Abo")

on to-night,

The Big Fight" is according to an advertisement in the Telegraph yesterday. Don't be mis- Jed: it does not refer to

boxing match but to the final of the Ewo Bowling League,, which is to take. place at the Hongkong Bowling Alleys at 7 pm. to-day.

The game, which was introduced to Hongkong last summer, has ut- tained great popularity here and in the match this evening will be seen some of the best bowlers the Colony can boast. The two teams which have reached the final stage of the who

singles championship yesterday by defeating 8. A. Rumjalin in the semi- Tsui Wai-pul, the champion, entered the final of the Colony Tennis final round after a splendid match. Teul (above) is generally expected to retain his Staff Photographer.

CONTEST

League are the Competitors, WON BY

won the last League competition, and the Hongkong Wonders.

Representing the Competitors to- night are E. R. Hearther, Doc Mol-

SHANGHAI

then, D. Venezia and C. Miller, an fourth world-wide basketball all-American team, who are doubtedly top-dogs in the

Shanghai succeeded in winning a free un-throw competition held under the alley auspices of the New York Army and

game. But for the first time since Navy Y.M.CA, according to a report the Ewo League commenced, Hear-received last week. The local re ther and Co. will receivo come com- presentatives tallied no less than 248 petition.

points to outclass six other contend- ing teams by a big margin.

TIRES QUICKLY; MADE TO DO A LOT OF

OF RUNNING

SPLENDID TENNIS TINA

ON THE STAND COURT

(By "Abo")

.......

One set was all that S. A. Rumjahn was able to win from Tsui Wai-pui ̈ on the stand court of the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday when the two old rivals mot in the semi-finals of the Colony Tennis singles championship. But that one set in itself was an achievement for a man who was playing in his twentieth consecutive championship, and particularly in view of the fact that the local champion is now playing at the top of his form.

On his display yesterday Rumjahn

might have beaten any other player Jalin played as well as he had ever in the tournament, but against Tauldone in the championship, and his Wal-pul, it simply was not good lead of 5-2 was well-merited. But enough, The spirit was willing he was unable to clinch the Issue, enough, but the flesh... well, it and was pulled back to 5-5. Then is not as strong as it was. festing when leading 0-5 he had a set-point for more frequently than he used to which eluded him, and Tsui won do in former years, Rumjahr palp- twelfth as well as the thirteenth ably tired, after the long first set, gates to lend for the first time at and though he won the second and 7-6. Though Rumjaha squared mat- Iater showed Bashes of brilliance he ters at 7-7, he could not prevent the 9-7, 2-6, 6-1, 0-3. who won in four sets by scores of teenth game. never seemed likely to beat Tsui. champlon from going out in the six-

In that vital first set, which took such a great deal out of him, Rum-

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Age Limit For School

Athletes Is

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DESERVED HIS SET

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Had this set gono to Rumjaho, the match might have taken a different turn. He went all out to get It and his failure to do so made. his later task all the harder. HIS success in the second set, after going to a 5-2 lead, was well-deserved, but he was

very tired man by this time and victory, if it was still a long way of came at all

1 sald before, the spirit was willing but the body was tired, very tired. Now and then Tsui was left standing by shots which fashed across at great speed, but on the whole it was the Chinese who, standing In the middle of the court, dictated the terms.

resources.

Put a beret on his head and his player may be mistaken for Jean Borotra, the "Bounding Basque." Actually, however, ho is Sirdar Rum- Jahn who, in his 20th year of competition, la mult good enough to beat most players in the Colony-Stof Photographer.

More Commentaries

By B.B.C. During

The Cricket Season

Tsul was not only steadier in the majority of the exchanges, but bril-j "It is hoped to cover the County, Another item of interest to cricket- While probably not as strong as a

antly effective when team as the Americans, the Hong 100. The third place produced a

Ruminn Championship more thoroughly than lovers during the Mitchell Field finished second with

came in, drawing out a top spin drive ever, and there will, of courte, be April 30 will be a reminiscent talk week beginning kong Wonders have, in J. 5. Landolt close fight as Fort Totten beat Nor-

that was amazingly well gauged or commentaries on the Test Matches by Thomas Woodroofe. One of the and L. Gadd, two players who can folk by three points, 100-103.

passing the Indian with a cool thot between England and the hold their own in

West B.B.C.'s staff any company,

near the side line.: wille M. Talan and A. Goldnu, the Shanghai this year.

commentators since Furthermore Indies and other Twenty-five players represented School Athletic meeting, the heats more match in the Kotewall

IN connection with the annual Inter the First Division League, and one Tsul's method of producing, strokes sentative games important repre-1938, Woodrootte will recall some of other two members of the team, have tries, 3. C. Palmer, ace forward of noon, my attention has been drawn Nuvy, which is to be played on May game that Rumjahn pursued, and provide listeners to Daventry with Royal Navy from 1907 to 1033.

the strange games of cricket in. Cup was less calculated to exact physical In these words a Out of the 75 of which were held yesterday after between South China A.A. and the strain than the sort of abandoned suns up the Corporation's plans to the world during his service in the been known to put up some extreme-the champion U.S. Marine

B.B.C. official which he played in various parts of ly good scores.

team, accounted for 37 goals to win 19 or over from participating. A amongst whom

"Reds" to a condition which prevents boys of 13, when the Hongkong. players, this told its tale in the long run. the match, No charge will be made star on Palmer's team. tled with Boot-note appearing in the list of of the South China team, return instead of winning it to love he hoped, be represented in the com- Transmission 4, May 6, 8 pm. Q.M.T.

Arrangements are completed for local premier honours. D. Sargent,

commentaries on first-class cricket Crickets are several members The third set was Tsul's without a matches during the coming season, Transmission 2, May 6, 12 p.m. G.M.T

from doubt, and one rather fancied that County Championship will, it is for admission and ladies are cordially P. Nelson for

All the seventeen teams in the Sound-picture of Sport:

Transmission 3, May 8, 4.30 pm. G.M.T. second place, cach boy who has reached the age of 18 be on the exploits of our team in dropped the sixth game with a pur-mentaries, most of which

events shown to me stated that "any the Philippines. Chief interest invited to attend. A string band gelting 38.

Tranumission 2, May 7, 11.23 a.m. GM.T. will render appropriate music during the evening.

The world-wide individual cham-part in the meeting. While

on the day of the heats cannot take Manila. When the Filipino players pose to further exhaust Rumfahn's plonship was

Transmission 0, May 7, 35 am, GM.T. will be won by J. Hilton of knowing the real reason for this rule, ese New Year holidays they were not came to Hongkong during the Chin-

Talk by Thomas Woodroofs: given by four critics well known to Norfolk, who garnered 38, thereby it does seem to me on the face of li beaten in all the three matches which

Transmission 4, May 6., 0.35 pm. G.MT. Oversen listeners: Howard Marshall; defeating Palmer by

LOT OF FIGHT LEFT single goal rather hard for the older schoolboys they played here. But I was. Still, the match was not to fizzle astute tacticians; E. W. Swanton, a P. G. H. Fender, a former Surrey Walle Sargent and Nelson took third who, because of their age, are barred offelally informed that conditions out tamely though what the Anal London

captain and one-of-cricket's most honours G. H. E. Anderson, J. from participating in a meeting to here did not suit the visitors, who result would be was fairly evident, Michael Standing, of the B.B.C.'s Matujec, and D. R. Dingwall of which so many of them have been furthermore

sports journalist; and Shanghal and R. Jacobson of Norfolk looking forward. This rule, which is strongest team. Therefore it will be there was still a lot of fight in the Outside

did not bring their came in fifth on a four-way tle, each being strictly enforced this year, interesting to see how our players old dog yet (one says this very on each day's play-one, just before

Broadcasts staff. obtaining 35.

will generally be two commentaries The results follow:

should not affect British, Portuguese fare in Manila, where they play respectfully, for no-one could have! for local Indian boys very much, I football at night under footlights, to failed to admire Rumjahn's indomit- the lunch interval, and the second

should

Imagine; but Chinese boys, which very few of our

The blonde movie player, Dorothy are able spirit). But Taul's game was about an hour before who usually go to English schools accustomed. Manila will be able to

the stumps Arnold, sald to-day that she is are drawn. For Test Matches, the marrying Joe DiMaggio, the Now rather Isto in fe, will find this rule field their strongest teams then: A irksome. For them, it would seem better idea of the respective standards

number will be increased.

York Yankees' heavy hitter, this The first County Championship summer. She said she met DiMaggio To-day's Tennis rather unfair; through no fault of of play in the two ports will be

matches begin on May 6, when several times last year while singing their own, they now have to sit on possible.

listeners to Daventry will hear com-st a New York night-club. Cancelled the side-lines and

mentaries by Howard Marshall and P. G. H. Fender on play in the Surrey v. Somerset and Gloucester v. Lancashire games, respectively.

The handsome cup donated by the Ewo Brewery Company for compell- tion la the Ewo Bowling League, the Anal slage of which will be played this evening.

Trame

1. Shanghal

2. Mitchell Field

3. Fort Tollen....

4. Norfolk....

240

Score No. Compeiing.

.... 199 100

703

163 24

Fort Wm. McKinley 148

e. Fort Hamilton.... 130

The Ist Ten

1. J. Hilton

7. J. C. Palmer

1. D. Bargent

R. P. Nelson

4. O. H. E. Anderson

J. Matujec

D. R. Dingwall

R. Jacobson

, M. Semick

10. 8. Catcher.

7

Score Team

30 Nerfolk

37 Yanghai

30 Bhanghai

36 Shanghai

34 Shanghat

35 Shanghai

35 Shanghai

Norfolk Shanghni

watch competing.

they should bo should this state of affairs exist? The meeting is organised for schools

Obstruction Law

men are

MONG the matters discussed at

in the Colony and, strictly speaking, the meeting of the Football cach and every schoolboy should be Association Council in England on entitled to participate. If there must March 27 was the Law on Obstruction Mitchell Field be an age limit, why not lift it to and a proposal of the Rules Revision 21? There would be more reason Committee was adopted: That the for the rule to be enforced then; for word "deliberately" be deleted from it is manifestly unfair for a grown-Law Saven in the following clause: up to compete with boys. But as the "A player shall be penalised if he ruling now stands, I am certain a charges in a violent grent many Chinese boys who would manner or charges an opponent from or dangerous otherwise be taking part in the meet-behind unless the latter be deliberate. ing are prevented from doing so. ly obsiructing."

The Council also decided to insert the words "the ball is within play- ing distance", after the word "fair"

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OLD-TIMERS will tell you that in the paragraph: "This is not

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The semi-final match be-l tween Tsul Yun-pul and Lee Wai-tong will not be played this afternoon as the ground is unfit after this morning's rain.

If play is possible to- morrow, Lee, who is sailing Interport team, will meet Tsui for Manila with the Hongkong Yun-pul and the doubles semi- final match fixed for to-I morrow will be put back..

these annual meetings intended to penalise all charging; it too sound and hla strokes too well were inaugurated there was only one permissible slon, in the under control to allow him to cracke course in those days not opinion the referee, it is fair and up, and as Rumjahn failed to make many boys went in for athletics; but the players concerned are attempting him do much running he remained when they began to get interested the to play the ball.".

implacable to the end. authorities decided to separate the

Another proposal of the Rules) In the fourth set, which proved toj older boys from the younger ones,

Revision Committee adopted by the be the lust, Rumjahu won three and two divisions came into force Council is the insertion of "ungentle-games and at one time was level at a senior and a junior section. Sure-manly conduct" among the offences 9-3, but this efforts were perceptibly ly this is sufficient distinction? It for which a player shall be penalised weakening, and the champlon went has happened before, and wil hap-by an indirec: free kick whether the out in the ninth game. pen again, I I dare sny, that some of offence takes pinec inside or outside

the various schools the penalty area,

. All these alterations, before bo-

to take a back seat: But this, many More Modest

wil agres, cannot be helped. At any

TO-DAY'S MATCH To-day the second semi-anal

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the older boys have won most of the prizes, and those who were not eligible for the coming law, have to pass the F. A.match in the singles is scheduled to Junior division and not good enough anual meeting and the International be played. The contestants to challenge the senior boys have had Board.

are Tsui Yun-pul and Leo Wal-tong, both members of the Chinese R.C. rule, this arrangement seems fairer ONY Galento, who meels

young Tsut can reproduce the form iban the one by which boys of 19

he displayed in the latter stages of are barred from competition. It attempt to wrest the negro's world's using that match as an illustration, Joe his quarter-final tie with Ho Ka- Louis this coming summer in an fau on Monday, his indeed; but, again boy is sull in school, I feel that he heavyweight championship from him, If he plays as badly as he began in should be entitled to take part and has just celebrated his 20th birthday that tussic he may concede a lead the fact that he is 19 should any difference. If he is 21 or over in his advancing year. The rotund prove difficult to wipe off,-

makaand appents to be growing modest to the Chinese soccer idol which may

it is a different proposition altogether; challenger, who has nover

before

for then he has not busincas to be hesitated to predict what he would still in school!

Soccer Season

do to his opponents, And has never

Tost an opportunity of referring to Southend Defeats

Notts County

London, Apr.

Joe Louis un a “bum" and a "no- WITH the Football League cham-what he would do to the "Brown goad Bghter," was asked to state Mpionship decided last Saturday, Bomber when he got into the ring the local soccer season is now with him." Newspapermen almost virtually over. There remale, how swooned ag Tony replied, quietly, over, the forthcoming visit of an "both will Oght until one of us third division in the English Football

20. In the southern section of the terport team to Manila, the play- drops He did not name the round Longue, Southend, at home, defeated off between Eastern and the Royal in which he would knock out, the Notts County by a goal to nil Reu Navy, for the runners-up position in champion.

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