1939-05-05 — Page 9

NANCY

HAW--- SOME DETECTIVES

I BETCHA YER AFRAID

TO INVESTIGATE THAT

OLD MYSTERY HOUSE

ON HOGAN'S

HILL!

WE'LL TAKE DAT CHALLENGE!

SURE

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

ER--- THIS IS A PRETTY DANGEROUS CASE, DETECTIVE SLUGGO---

I'M SCARED.

WELL I AIN'T SCARED--- WE GOTTA GO THROUGH WID IT!

May 5, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

COULDN'T WE GO BACK TO OUR OFFICE AND WORK ON THE CASE FROM THERE?

NO!

WE'LL WOIK. ON IT FROM OUR BRANCH OFFICE/

NANCY+SLUGGO „DETECTIVE AJENCY

CHINESE DAVIS CUPPERS

Kho Sin-kie And Choy Win Penultimate Ties In Bournemouth Event

The success of the Chinese Davis Cup players, Kho Sin-kie (holder) and W. C. Choy, has been the feature of the Bournemouth hardcourt tennis championships now in progress.

Both won their matches in thei semi-finals yesterday, Kho beating: Donald McPhail in straight sets, white Choy performed his "best_feat to date by overcoming Charles Hare, the British Davis Cupper, in four sets after loang the first to love.

Colony Wins

Final Game

In Manila

According to Reuter Kho played superlative tennis In accounting for McPhall, who led 2-1 in the first and third sets. The champion's delicate drop shots, Jobs and hard forehand drives, however, kept McPhall run- ning to retrieve. The Briton fought pluckily and scored some briliant net

Manila, May 4. winners, but he was outclassed by the Eight thousand watched the Hong- Chinese, who led 3-2 and 30-love in kong footballers recover their form the third set.

to-day when they outspeeded and McPhail saved the eighth game, out-manoeuvred the YCO Athletic however, but succumbed in the next, Club to take their first victory at

Kho won by scores of 6-3, 0-3, 6-3.| Manila by four goals to one,

CHOY'S ACHIEVEMENT

If anything, Choy's victory over Charles Hare was better achieve ment, as the latter is considered to be the outstanding British player next to "Bunny" Austin.

to Hare's

Leung Wing-chiu tallied the first

goal after 10 minutes of play, after which both sides played cautiously. The first half ended with Hongkong one goal and YCO

zero.

A. V. Gosano scored a goal carly After losing the first set to love, in the second half, after which the Choy settled down to his usual game, YCO scored one goal.,

driving and with deep

A. V. After another 15 minutes backhand won the second set after Gosano scored again, He scored a trailing 0-7.

final goal Ave minutes later, after Choy's accurate steadiness and accurate placing won him the third which the Hongkong team played on the defensive and easily broke up the desperate YCO attacks.

set casily.

Lee Wal-long did not play to-day.

The last set again showed Choy at his steadiest, states Reuter. Deep drives were the feature of his game-United Press.

and

after another great struggle Choy won oul In the 18th game after Hare had led 7-0.

The scores in favour of the Chinese were 0-0, 10-0, 0-1, 9-7.

WOMEN'S SINGLES

London, May 4.

In the quarter-finals of the women's singles at Bournemouth to-day. Miss

Kathleen Stammers defeated Mrs. “Little” (formerly Miss Dorothy Round)

by 6-2, 7-5.

Mrs. Ellis (formerly Senorita Anita Lizana of Chile) bent Miss Mary Hardwick, the British Wightman Cup player, by 7-5, 3-6, 0-0,

Miss Margaret Scriven bent Belly Nuthall 5-7, 6-2, 0-2,

Miss

the

Suggestion Welcomed

Manila, May 5, The footballers leave for Bagulo to-morrow, however it is uncertain whether they will play.

welcomed Local footballers Hongkong Football Association's pro- posal that a Shanghai, Manila and Hongkong Interport series be played in Hongkong in February, United Presti~~~

COLONY TEAM FETED

Manila, May 3. The Hongkong Interport football Athletic Club, winners of the Manila team will to-night met the YCO

championship and who included five

APR-30

-ERNIE MIARIIMTA,

MEET IN FINAL

Hav. Kundah Singh, of the 5th A. A. Regiment, who cleared 10 ft. 3 Ins. in the pole vault at the Hongkong Area annust athletio meet on the Polo Ground yesterday. Here he is seen clearing the bar with ease.-- Staf Photographer,

Hockey Secretary

Mr. D. Smith Succeeds Mr. R. Henderson

Rumjahn Cousins. Badly Beaten

(Continued from Page 8.)

| Military Sports

points, they smashed and volleyed their way through to win out in the ninth game. There WILE another struggle in the third set when the at- mosphere became charged. On one --Mr.-D.-Smith-was-appointed-to-side of the court-were the Rumjahns succeed Mr. R. Henderson as Hon. fighting desperately to avoid going Secretary of the Hongkong Hockey down in straight sets; and on the Association at a meeting of the other were Lee and Ho on the brink Council in St. Andrew's Church Hall of creating a sensational upset. yesterday. Mr. Henderson la leaving the Colony shortly.

NO RISKS TAKEN

The appreciation of the Council waE voiced by Mr. A. A. Dand,

Miss Margot Lumb bent Miss Brown of the players who recently played Chairman, who said Mr. Henderson pair dared to take any, risks-the

6-2, 7-5-Reuter.

Street Spelled 3 Ways

team.

ballers

the

Six-a-Side

points,

INTER-UNIT TROPHY TO MIDDLESEX

The Hongkong Area annual athletic meeting concluded yesterday at the Polo ground, and resulted in a win for the Middlesex Regiment, in the Ex- Inter-Unit Championship. His

was an in- cellency the Governor terested spectator, together with His Excellency Major Gen. A. E. Graselt, the

G.O.C

Brig. and Mrs. A. B. Thomson were also present.

Prior to the distribution of the prizes by Mrs. Grasett, Brig. J. W. T. Reeve, President of the Army Athle- tie Board, congratulated the Middle- sex Regiment on winning the Inter- Unit Cup, and added that he wan pleased to see the Royal Corps of Signals and the Royal Engineers tak

Thanks ing part in the sports. expressed to Major G. P. Murray, Capt. E. H. B. Nell and Sgt. Major C. Estall for the hard work which had made the Meet a success.

Results:

were

Pole vault-6th Heavy Rent_H. A. Two miles. rolny.-Hongkong Regt. HIK. & BRA.

80 yards relay-Middlesex Regiment. Mile open relay-Central British As- seciation.

Mile team race-Hongkong Regt. HK. LS.R.A.

450 yards hurdles, Middlesex Regt. Mite relay-Hongkong

ILK. Regt.

(open)-D.

& S.N.A.

300 yards individual Blake (CBA)

I.

440 yards relay-Middlesex Regt. 110 stone tug-of-war-Bth Heavy Regt. RA.

130 stone tug-of-war-th Heavy Regt. ПА.

Final Positions Middlesex tegl., 140.

Hongkong Feat. I.K. & S.R.A., 111. 8th Heavy Regt. R.A.. 109. Rajputana Rifles 10035.

Royal Scots, 109,

70.

5th A.A. Regt. R.A. Royal Corp of Signals, då Royal Engineers 30% points.

G252525

Jel. 28151.

INDOOR BOWLING Birmingham Team Again Beats Diamond

A return match at ten pina was played at the Hongkong Bowling Alleys yesterday between torpedomen of H.M.S. Diamond and Birmingham. The Birmingham team repeated their success, the winning margin being 180 points this time against 83 on Tuesday. Scores:

BirminghamNS

145 155 152 452 156 185 145 408 145 113 01 340 19 132 122 343

E. T. Drumgold.

Toinl

There were times when neither for the vletorious Manila Interport had carried out his none too easy Rumjahns because they could not

A. M. Mine task conscientiously and well.

afford to and the Chinese becnuso R. Earnes To-morrow, the Hongkong foot-} Mention of the unsatisfactory and they did not want to present their R. Strudwick

are expected to leave for farcical rule in

opponents with cumshaw Bagulo where they will play one Tournament that the position of the Yet, in spite of this understandable exhibition game and return to Manila ball at the end of play had to be caution, some really the rallies were in time to catch the Taiping which considered, was made, and it was seen, and from the majority of them Halifax, N. S. snils for Hongkong on Sunday. decided to refer the matter to the the Chinese pair emerged victorious. A street here has three nomes,

In this third set, the Chinese led The Phlippine Amateur Athletle tournament sub-committee to con- and no one in authority knowa which Federation were last night hosts to sider

whether extra time in the 4-2 were pulled back to 4-4, led again is right. It is known as Franklyn, the Hongkong Interport team at the

care of the final match would be at 5-4 and once again were pulled Frankland and Francklyn.

Manila Hotel-United Press.

back to 5-5.

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Once more the Chinese led 0-5 only to allow the Indians to square the sat, but they succeeded in win- ning the next two games for the match.

When Sirdar's, last drive went soll- ing two feet outside the base-line, Ho throw his racket in expression of his joy. But the victory of the Chinese was no "fluke." They kept up with the Rumjahns' brilliance in the open- ing rallies, and while the latter foll away badly they maintained their high standard of play throughout. Never was viciory more richly de- served.

Ho and Lea will now meet the Tsul brothers in the final.

SINGLES FINAL

The final of the Open Singles Championship of the Colony be tween Tsul Wal-pul (holder) and Tsul Yun-pul, will take place on the stand court on Monday afternoon, commencing at 4.30 pm.

1,010

J. Woods M. Pearce J. R. Healey F. Hardy

Total

Diamond

129

113 352

166

134

152 442

100 105 142 347

283

1,424

SPORT ADVTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RACE

THE FOURTH EXTRA MEETING will be held (weather permitting at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 8th May, 1939, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30

1.12.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No one without a bodge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Buch must be worn throughout the duration of each meeting in such a manner as to be readily identifed.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5 for Gentlemen and $3

WOMEN'S GOLF CONTEST for Ladies (both including tax)

In connection with the women's golf competition at Deep Water Bay on May 16, commemorating the Golden Jubilee of the RHK.G.C., as

reported yesterday, the qualification

should have read;

The competition is open to resident Associates only, that is, relatives of full members, and associates Class

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COMFORTABLE

Q.10

obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written applica- tion of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him, and for Payment of

all Chit, etc.

The Secretary's Omec, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close

at 12 NOON.

Timns are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel 21020).

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The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $1 Including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Ballors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.

By Order,

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