1939-05-15 — Page 20

Monday,

HONGKONG' TELEGRAPH

May. 15, 1939.

ANOTHER FINE PERFORMANCE BY THE U.B. OUTFIT

THOMAS SCORES TWO HOME RUNS FOR MINDANAO

INTERPORT SOCCERITES IN SOUTH CHINA TEAM

(Br "Bingle")

Fans got their money's worth over the week- and when three swell games were played at Caro- lino Hill. Upsetting the predictions of all the doposters, the Hongkong Baseballers, led by Doc Molthon, were only defeated 8 to 6 by the youth- ful Chinese Baseball Club, instead of the wide margin that was expected on Saturday.

"Paintpot" Thomas took the lime-

Behind the steady. pltehing off Lone Star Ranger, Larry Lawrence, light with his two magnificent the Molthenmen knotted the Chinese homers right over the rightfeld bank. first to in the first cante, and then,here's Catcher Thomas was the one for Ripleyl-took the lead in the clout a round-tripper this year, and next frame, 6-5, to keep it for four had the fans standing on their feet

when wings.

hen he circuit-clouted the first one It cannot be wild that the Chinese to chase in "Terrible" Terry for the lads did not have a strong team out sailors to take the lead, 3-0. there on Saturday, Included in Charlie Harton relieved "Crooner" the third their line-up was former first base Ituel on the mound in man Wilbur Woo, of Put Ching frame, and "Horseface" Douglas was Academy,

miscued six removed from the game with an in- but they times to

to play very scratchy ball jured hand in the same inning.

U.B. didn't start scoring until the Earl Wong, who starred in the Arst

rame he played for Chung Hwa, third when four tollies crossed the versatile Wally plate on only two safeties, with four was replaced by Ching, who held the Hongkongites passes and two miscues. They kept scoreless and hit-less for five lunings. the lead and increased it by one The only two hits made by the Mol- more in the fourth, and four further Brewers tallied in the sixth to clinch thenmen were off Wong.

Bill Smith, second sucker of the the issue. Hongkong Baseballers, pulled the

The Bagram Shield and the Vogue hidden ball

ball trick on Wally Ching, Trophy are well within sight of Chet of all

but was

handcuffed on Bennett's gang now. people, bus Chung's easy grounder in the fourth whilch almost resulted in an unearn- ed run. Chung was nailed at the plate when rightfelder Oliver, one- time of the famed Canadian Baseball: Club, strong-armed the ball to hurler Lawrence who relayed it to catcher' "Colonel" Dave Walker for the third put,

of

Was

Recreio

Surprised By S. China

Nip Lum, catcher of the Chinese Baseball Club, reaches third safely in the League match against the Hongkong Baseballers, whose third-baseman, Izalt, rets the ball too late. The Chinese won the encounter by right runs to six-Staf Photographer.

UNEVEN SCORING IN

BOWLS PROGRAMME LAST SATURDAY

Some Matches Won Easily, Three By Only One Shot

on

(By "Abe")

COME solid scoring was seen in the ends, and then Dick came back withi Lawn Bowls League programme a seven on the Afth to wipe off Saturday. Though no upsets Rakusen's lead in one head! From were seen in the actual results of then onwards he never looked back, INCONSIDERATE SPECTATORS

matches, the high scoring was in- and in reaching 38-the biggest rink The non-paying customers out at

expected. The Craigengower CC, score of the present season-he had Caroline Histroyed right over the foul lines in this game, and made South China Athletic Association for instance, totalled 04 shots against a six (on the 13th) and two Aves on

the Civil Service C.C. in the First the 18th and 10th Rokusen's score. the calching of loui les more and surprised most of yesterday's crowd Division, and 70 against the Kowloon improved considerably as the result niore difficult. A muffed calch at on their splendid showing by sub Football Club in the Second Division, of two fours on the 15th and 16th. either Orst or third always resulted duing the Rambling Recs, 7-5, while the Club de Recreio totalled U. M. Omar's rink was weakened by in a block ball, much to the chagrin the nightcup.

71 against Stanley in

In the absence of A. M. Omar, the the Third. Something. the alde flelding.

C. C. Lee, who still has plenty on li two sevens and six sixes were regular No. 3, but the latter's place should be done about is!

the ball after a long lay-off of several

recorded-rather unusual for one was capably led by Joe Landelt. there

Omar some screwy years, hurled heady ball for the win-afternoon. The biggest win of the A six on the third head gave umpiring, but there weren't any ners, with incitstop Leung Cheuk day was scored by the Cralgengower the lead over his opponent, 3,

citadel. explosive moments to mar the game, chuen ably defending the

that he was C.C. seconds, who beat the Kowloon Hollidge, and after Wally Ching's balk was not called Lee only fanned one, but had plenty F.C. at Happy Valley by 43 shots. always in front. At the end of the until after the next play but that of support behind him, with only one

So the laat ten

scored heads Hollidge defeated made no difference as the next batter bobble by leftdelder Fung King Next came the Craigengower C.C. 11th, Omar was leading 10-12, but in

seniors who

the Civil Ser- Wus

put out at first for the third cheong, who played ring-around vice C.C. by 36 shots. On the other only one that whilst Omar went on out.

rosy with Spotty Pereira's single to ce Pulting such a scrubby team on enable Nick Beltrao to reach third side of the scale, three matches ended to chalk up another 17. In Omar's In one-shot victories, the Kowloon rink was. L, Gaddi, of bowling alley the field was a brave act of the Hong- from Orst.

B.G.C., ai home, beating Talkoo R.C. fame, who turned out at No. 1 and kong Baseball Club, and their show-

Bad strategy by the Portuguese and the Police beating Kowloon Tong played quite a good game consider- lag was- splendid one, indeed. Four robbed them of this ult. Starting in the Second Division, and the ing that hots only a beginner.................. brilliant double pinys were pulled with Johnny "Push 'em up!" Alvares, Yacht Club beating the Craigengower off and there's no telling what would the Rambling Rees found the

themselves have happened if their full team had been on the field. Such players us Ernie Hearther and Charlie "Hans" Waggoner were badly missed by their males... ·

SECOND WIN

on the tail end of a 7 to 2 score in C.C. at North Point

the second canto, when he was y Heavy Scoring ed favour of Spotty

in

otty "Roundhouse"

Pereira. From then on, Spotty only

Keeping It Up

CC. scored another comfortable

LAWN

Japan Not To Take

Part This Year.

London, May 14.

Japan will not participate in the Davis Cup Competition this year, according to a report re- ceived to-day from Tokyo.

The reason for this decision

is said to be the fact that Japan's two bost tennis players are serving in the Navy. Jiro Yamagishi is one of them.- Trans-Ocean.

Davis Cup

New Zealand Defeated By Britain

London, May 13.

*

TENNIS LEAGUE STARTS

Three "A" Matches For To-day

(By "Abo")

The 1939 Tennis League sca- son commences to-day with a programme of matches in the "A" Division. With only seven teams in this section, one bas to be idle each week and to-day, is the turn of the Indian R.C. to be without a game.

Much interest will be centred this year on the University, who Bre back in the "A" Division, after several seasons. Now they have Lim Thiam-tet and Stephen Wong, semi- finalista in the Colony Champion- ahlps, as well as a few other Straits

New Zealand was eliminated by students to help them. But they Britain in the Davis Cup competition | have not been given a fair test in this their first match, which is to-day, when Britain won the two remaining singles.

against the powerful Chinese R.C. R. A. Shayes beat A. D. Brown, combination.

The Chinese, with the material at 6-4, 7-5, and Charles E. Hare 6-3, defeated C. E. Mulfroy, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. their disposal, should have no dif-

New Zealand

at one time was lead- flculty in retaining the championship. ing two matches to one. Following The only trouble with them is that Malfroy's victory over Shayes on they have an over-abundance of D. riches. Tsui Wai-pui and Taui Yun- Thursday, Hore defeated A. Brown to even the score, but in thepui (champlons), Ho Ka-lau and Lee TWO SEVENS & doubles New Zealand regained the Yue-wing (runners-up) Lee Wal-

SIX SIXES ON

SATURDAY

Sovens were scored on Salur- day by:

R. R. Davics, R. R. Wood. I Collyer and J. Deakin (Civil Ser- vice C.C.) against 3. W. Leonard. K. M. Omar, A. E. Coates and B. W. Bradbury, (C.C.C.).

A. A. Razack, L. C. R. Souza, C. 8. Rosselet and It. Basa (Cral- AL E. gengower C.C.) against Purvis, C. Strange, W. J. Burling and M. N. Rakusen (C.8.C.O.).

Bixes were scored' by:

D. M. Khan, A. M. Wahab, M. Y. Adal and A. R. Daliah (Indian R.C.) against J. Forrest, B. Ellis, G. Perkins and J. Orem (Palico). I. Gaddi, W. Ward, J. 8. Lan-

Ú. and AL Omar (Craigen- Tower C.C.) against E. W. Sim- monds, II. E. Strange, A. W. Grim- mist and J. Hollidge (0.8.C.C.).

doft

A. A. Razack, L. C. R. Soura,

C. 8. Romelet and R. Basa (Cral- rengower C.C.) against ML E. Purvis, C. Strange, W. J. Burling and M. N. Hakusen (O.B.C.C.).

C. Mose, J.

J. Tong, J. L. Stephens and A. Spary (Kowloon Tong) Agalust N. B. Fraser, 8. R. Far- low, J. R.

J. R. MoWaller and J. 8. Riddell (Poller).

J. Edwards, W. Campbell, F. Kelly and W. Mellardy (Police) against A. E. Castro, Y. Abbas, ~A. J. Kew and ̃A: H; Basto (Kow--

Ison Tone),

G. R. Payne, E. Kerrison, W. MoNeill and A. E. 8. Alves (Cral- gengower C.C.) against W. A. Cornell, A. D. Humphreys, R. IL Wild and Geo. E, Costello (Yacht Club),

lead when Malfroy and Coombe bent tone

tong, Paul Kong and fu Tak-chouk

is

The Kowloon C.C., who are down to meet the Hongkong C.C. this afternoon, have been weakened by the

Hare and Wilde-United Press,

are only a few of the players who Reuter adds that Shayes was good ure at the services of the CRC. One spasmodically, but was generally imagines the difficulty of the C.R.C. Brown's superior and his victory is not who to pick but who to leave saved Britain from, the ignominy of out. an early defeat.

It understood that the Trul Charles Hare proved the real match brothers are not playing to-day as winner. He was very steady and they desire a rest after the Colony volleyed brilliantly to out-general his Championships. wily opponent, tils encounter pro- ducing the best tennis of the whole tlo.

Italy Through

departure of the recently- Naples, May 13.

married Ernie Fincher, whose place Italy eliminated Monaco by three matches to nil. On the first day, V. has been taken by Donald-Anderson, the Interport cricketer. Though H. Canepele (Italy) defeated Al. Nogues, Owen Hughes is not here,

the 0-1, 6-3, 6-1 and G. de Stefani beat HKC.C. can call upon W. A. H G. Medecin, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.

whose in- and L. Goldman Duff, Italy secured her third and deci clusion will strengthen their side con- sive point to-day by winning the doubles and

thus establishing the siderably.

As for ag right to participate in the third round material has been unearthed at the one knows, no new of the European zone where she will

meet the vietor of the contest be Club de Recrolo, who will probably tween Yugoslavia and Hungary, be relying on their old stalwarts in Cucell and G. Vido had little trouble their encounter with the South China in defeating V. Landau and Nogues A.A. this afternoon. 0-3, 0-1, 6-0.—United Press.

Yugoslavia Leads

Budapest, May 13, The tie between Yugoslavia and Hungary began here to-day later than scheduled owing to heavy rain. In the first singles D. Mitic (Yugo- slavia) defeated E. Gabory, 6-3, 0-6, 2-8, 6-1, 6-1. Gabory played so energetically in the Arst three sets that he had Httle strength left in the fourth and alth.

The second singles was stopped owing to darkness when H. Both (Hungary) was leading F.-Puncee, 7-5, 4-0, 6-5.-United Press.

EXHIBITION MATCHES

Duff and Goldman Defeat Colony Champions

"IN ROW FOR sacer players, goal kaspian of the And the C.C.C. won by 35 shots al- and George Leo are providing the former had a two, three, Eve and display of tennis in the exhibition

U.B. BOYS

The following is the programme to-day:

Chinese R.C. Club de leerein Hongkong C.C.

v. University

v. South China A.A. 7. Kowloon C.C.

Exciting Soccer In Paris

Paris, May 14. The foremost football event in France, the match for the national the championship, was played in Stadium of Colombes this afternoon before 60,000 spectators, including the President of the Republle, M. Albert Lebrun.

duty out in the garden. Pau's per- Deakin at the end of the eighth heading Satning. All three rinks three in a row to go to a 22-9 lead, matches staged on the stand court of Tul Wai-pul and Truf Yun-pul beat

won

Teinitz

8. A. and R. D. Rumjahun”.................... W. A. H. Put and L. Goldman beac

Tsui Wai-pul and Trul Yun-pul....... 8-2

S, A. and K. D. Humfahn beat Lo Ka-

lau and Lee Yue-wing (41

8. A., and FL D. Rumfahn beat W.

“A, H, Dul, and 14. Goldman v. 6-2

ON their own green, the Kowloon match in the First Division win by beating Kowloon Docks by

In an exciting battle featured by allowed two measly bingles, and kept between the Craigengower C.C. 23 shots. The departure of A. W.

expert teamwork and brilliant Indi- the South Chinese Bcoreless.

vidual playing, the Racing Club of A big turnout was witnessed at and the Civil Service CC. saw some Smith and R. G. Craig from the seem to have

Shocks and upsets were plentiful Paris defeated the Olympique Lille the ground yesterday.

main peculiar scoring. The total number Colony does not The

on Saturday when nearly 230 spec- by three goals to one. Trans-Ocean. drawing

card were those two famous of shots obtained by the home team weakened the side at all; Frank

Pau Ka- was 94almost like a cricket score! Goodwin, Hughie Nish, W. Mulcahy score was 3-0, but after that the tators were treated to an exhilarating

though B. W. Bradbury's four last required windy alley; and Fung King-cheong, the

E. C. Fineffer beat which was reduced to 24-17 by the the Hongkong Cricket Club, in aid of another soccer interporter, who held to J. W. Deakin's rluk by three shots.

F. Cullen by ten shots, E. Kern end of the gamo. A. E. Carey and the British Fund for Relief of Dis- seven, beating J. C. Brown by seven and his men were finding the end rink tress in China. formance at short was a sight for was leading 18-3, thanks to

six. rather tricky and though they were sore eyes! Nothing went by him, three, four and one on the fifth, Goodwin beating R. Morrison by six only one shot down, 14-15, at the W, A. I Duff and L., Goldman.... 748)

**Ho Ka-iau and Lee Yue-wing beat K.C.C and all his pega were rided to first pectively. By the end of the 14th, who did not run off with a lead; the 17th the falled in the fast, few

sixth, seventh and eighth ends res- Goodwin was the only

skip with deadly, accuracy,

Deakin was 23-11 in front, but then other twe went ahead from

beads. The rule that brown the very bes

League matches Bradbury's four had a good spell start and kept their noses in front have to be worn in from the 15th to the 18th when they Goodwin was down 5-0 after the first was the cause of an amusing incident chalked up 10 shots in a row, and three heads, and was tralling 4-10 in this match. R. Ells, No. 2 to 3.

failed to obtain

a pair of Tho. fair-haired boy of Chester

h.up at

on level terms got Bennett's Beermen hurler Madeen

London, May 12. only three shots behind: Arculli, who fanned six, walked Joe Davis, holder, to-day reta'ned Busa's registered 38 shots and a two on the 13th gave him the room slippers, which complied with the regulations inasmuch as they none, homered, tripled, singled, and his United Kingdom professional against M. N. Rakusen's four, they lead which he kept to the end. brought in four of his mates. Arcall billards championship title when he did not start scoring until the athave was the biggest score in the were brown in colour. It is not suggested here that lawn bowlers seems to be in mid-season form at beat Tom Newman 21,001 points to end. Rakusen had commenced by match, by Kern in the eighth end.

should play in their slippers; yet one this early stage.

18,383 at Thurston's Holl-Reuter. taking a 6-0 lead after the first four

(Continued on Page 9)

Uplon Brewery won the second in a row when they trounced U. S. S. Mindanao, 94, In yesterday's cur- tain.ralser. There were explosive moments galore, and there was more fun!

BILLIARDS TITLE

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at the end of the soventh. But on Creshoes and look down his bed.

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In Goldmian" (left); and WƑ· IL Dat beat the Trul brothers, champions of the Colony, in the tennis exhibition at the Hongkong C.C. on Saturday, They should also have won against Ho Ka-lau and Lee Fuc-" wing, bus, though they vlod, 6-0; City'were eventually beaten 745to Photographer,-

Macfarlane's Foat

A

MACHINE So more on [ACFARLANE'S performance of only three heads was the feature of the match between the Kowloon B.G.C. and the Club de Recreto "B", After scoring a single on the first head and A (wo on the second, Basto managed to take only another single for the remainder of the encounter,

1 while Macfarlane registered 20. Basto was unable to break Mactar- lane's sequence after the sixth head,

at least able was down; in fact, the highest tally was a four on the 120, though he had three threes Of Macfarlane's 18 successful heads, no fewer than 12 were by singles. A. A Remedios was the only Recreio skip to win, a five on the 18th enabling him to beat Adam Holland by 18-14,

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kept the

Winning si√pe →

Second Success

HENKEL RETAINS HIS TITLE

Victory Somewhat Hollow, However

Brunswick, May 14.

The German Tennis Championships ended here to-day th Henner Hen- kel successfully defending his title in the men's singles by easily de- feating the Berlin player, Goeppert, in the finals by score of 6-4, 6-4, 0-3. T. Sookunpoo, the Indians, do-

Henkel's victory was a somewhat feated the Police R.C, by 14 hollow one, however, since his two ahots, The home players wero in most. formidable opponents did not front all the way but there was participate In the final rounds.

nover very much in it. A. R. Daliah, Roderich Menzel was compelled to who led 10-2 against J. Orem after withdraw owing to Hliness and Georg the seventh hood, chiefly as the ro von. Metaxa dropped out of the com- sult of a six on the afth,

required a petition because of a specined; wrist ingle on

on the last head to to 10-19, sustained in the semi-anals.

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