1941-04-19 — Page 4

||Saturday, HONGKONG TE LEGRAPH C April 19, 1941.

Governor's Cup Match

To-day Ends 1940/41 Soccer

Soccer Season

Association Defence U.S.A. Challenge For International Shield

May Turn Tide Against

Chinese Federation

(By "Scrambler”)

THE PLAY-OFF for the Governor's Cup be- twoon the Association and the Chinese Federation on the Club ground to-day will mark the end of the official soccer 1940/41 season, although to- morrow, will find the cream of local players em- barking on board the Sai On for Macao to compete against the Portuguese Colony.

The Chinese team have fared none too well this season. In previous years they have carried off most of the major competitions. Having lost the most coveted major trophy, the International, the Chinese will go all out to clinch this issue, and they have selected a very representative side.

TH

More Weight

THE Association's attack has more weight behind it, especially in Fowler and Howlett, The right winger hns been quite

Newcomers to Softball.... The Canton Truclight Girls'

On paper, their line-up is the more impressive, but one cannot judge.from this as evidenced in their defeats during the season.

con- School softball team that meets the Maple Leaf Canuckettes in Comparing the respectivo sides, spicuous of late with his marksman- the featured event in the School's annual gymnastic field day, one will find that the Chinese ship, and his swift runs down the to-day, at 4 p.m. at Stubbs Road. Miss Chau, the gym instruc have a better all-round attack, the Chinese. Le Pause, the forager: tress, is on the extreme left, and Bill Woo, their coach, on the BADMINTON

with

in

but in defence they cannot claim and Ferrier, the schemer, will be aid-right of the back row.

and Howlett, to have any advantage, for in ing the why, Roughley and Fraser, the AssoRlertsen on the extreme left, the

behind Association is not for clation have a pair of backs that attack

attack: are second to none in this Colony. The game is worth going a long The Chinese combination of way to see, in view of the fact that

each have won

once. The

result

Teang Chung-wan and Ng Kec-wil very likely hinge on the respec- cheong, although sound, are tive defences, and for this, I believe novertheless shaky under pres-that the Association stands a very

good chance of bringing off a coup.

The Interport ȚINETEEN players have been iu-

gure,

Freshwater, Bright and Thomas, of the Diehards' famë, need no introduc- tion to the soccer world, for their part displays as middle guard in re- presentative matches have proved their work. Bright is n tower of strength in the key past, and his ducts with the redoubtable Lee Wai- tong have always proved source of great inconvenience to the Chinese idol.

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Lau Hing-choy, Hsu King-sing and Boong Ling-sing are smooth in their working, and their under- standing and positional play their chief asset. Against a robust altack, they may not be 50 placent, and unless they are able to stand up to stock tactics, ther may find themselves facking.

com-

Macao. and it strikes me as being

extraordinary how the intermediate line is so sadly neglected. They have asked three keepers, four backs, three halves and nine forwards to go, and the halves)

of the Colony.

far below ours.

Tilden Rates Suzanne Greatest Of Great

SPLENDID

NEXT WEEK

Monday Matches Altered

Britain And China Clash In Girls' Competition

Newcomers To Softball

(By "Ball Fan")

ENTERING the International softball series scone for the first time this year, America's powerful “panzer- clouting" diamond stars make their debut as star-spangled banner representatives-to-morrow in their clash with the mighty Portugal machine who have avowed to cart away. the Jimmy King Challenge Shield for their first Inter- national series win.

The defending champions, bearing the colourful emblem of India; should be able to enter the cherished finals with a win over the weak willow-clubbing gang from China.

Women Internationalists com- peting for All-Nation honours will make a start in the three- `game opener at the Kowloon ball atadium, when Great Britain's challenging Wampas Stars tac- kle the China lassics.

This afternoon at 4 p.m.

the Canadian Chinese belles are booked! to tackle the Canton Truelight Giris' rookle school team in the featured event of the School's annual Kym- nastic field day at their Stubbs Road ball park.

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PENING the mixed three game) All-Nation card to-morrow at Britain's ball-playing beauties are the Kowloon Football Club,) Great expected to stage a terrific battle against the defending champions from Molthen. Kassa China, with Duc Nazarin and Caco Marques calling

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ball

Weekly Wind-up

Easter Monday's classic double header brought out a few new in- novations to local softball bleachcrites - The Mohawks' colourful bat boy added real

ered colour

the ilianlo

Art

Carneiro's tio too rhythm makers certainly had the gals nodding their approval with the 0.K.

sign-Muale londs colour and extra attraction at any sporting ovent.

薅

Fitzgerald's three hils in

rfect day at bat during the girls' exhibition was a real high- Ught-The peppery Cardinal is just about tops in popularity out'ibere with the

gashouse mob-Junior Ildefonso, Touthful sou...of the League proxy, has rápidly left rookte age and is now un' impor- tantcor In the Filipino ball machine.

The Filipinos rave China a tough

WHATEVER interest may be lacking in the cricket and tennis this year, there is cer- tainly no such state of affairs vlied to make the trip to SUZANNE LENGLEN, the French star, and a couple of in badminton. As anticipated, California girls, Helen Wills Moody Roark and Alice the 1941 championships have

Dixie Walker's British girls are all Marble, rank as perhaps the greatest women players in tennis brought forth not only new peppered up for this tray and will history.

players, but new talent that be out there playing "we must win" has astonished local en- Which was the best? That's aj

In a surprise move, the Empire But Bill Tilden, probably the all-thusiasts.

masterminds will send lefty Dolly asked are not quite representative question which can be argued time best of the male players and

In K. W. Choy, for instance, the Brown to the mound with the hard-

has been given an

the eye-hitting Yvonne Yolle behind However, putting all together, late into the night. Each reach-one who saw each of the girls at her Colony

opener as to the further possibilities platter. there are in badminton. In Hongkong has put up an eleven to ed her peak at a different time. best, gives top rating to Suzanne.

the The infleld appears to have Alice Marble Most Brilliant doubles, there have been bent Macao, whose standard is still

combing-

balance, class and colour in abun tions that have been most pleasantly dance, with Jeanne Yolle on flest, TILDEN says that for fine day-surprising.

the speedy Kitty Bush and ery Undoubtedly, the best matches to after-day play he believed Miss date have

Fitzgerald forming the keystone been those involving Wills was more consistent than Miss Patrick

duo, and sure catching grandma Wong. last year's triple Hutchinson on

third. Marble. However, Big Bill can-champion, the University trio of

Walker's gals will rely on a wide cedes that Alice, on her best days, Yoong, A. Au, Wong's doubles part- effort

K. W. Choy, P. K. Hooi and M. P.

open "try everything" game in a big is possibly the most brilliant star

to halt China's champion ner, and the doubles combination of maidens in the first round. tennis has known. "She possesses II. C. Eardley and N. L. Smith. The Chinese the widest range of shots,” he ex-

cutles, with a power- The women have yet to show their ful infeld unit of Rene Yuen, Rosic plained, "and is certainly the finest pnces, for in the Mixed Doubles Louie, Lily Mar and Gloria Mar to **** of all women volleyers."

matches to date they have not played back up as prominent and spectacular a part battery of Dot Louie and Mary Ng

starry Maple Leaf Charlie Figuereido refereeing, as they will in their

own doubles competition.

Rising Standard THE Colony standard is most de-

Fraser

Bankier, Roughley, Association: rasur; Freshwater, Bright, Thomas: Fowler, Le Page, Howlett, Ferrier, Rlertsen,

Federation:

Cheung Wing-choy': Tsang Chung-wan, Ng Kee-cheong; The Chinese attack with Lee Wai- Lou Hing-choy, Hsu King-sing, Long In is always a threat to any Soong Ling-sing: C. T. Tsao, Chan

Tak-Ini,

V. K. Hyul, Lee Wal-tong, Chan opposition locally, and with Tuk-fat fit once again after his un-

Hau Ching-tau. fortunate neeldent, will take Rome Interporters asked: Bankier, stopping. V. K. Hyui of Eastern will Cheung Wing-choy, Lapsley, Rough- probably lead the attack, and ley, Tsang Chung-wan, Blackburn, In Hou Ching-lau he will have a Soong Ling-sing. Maxwell, Pope, very fast winter, especially suited to Fraser: Fowler, Fung King-cheung, his type of play us he invariably Hendy, Lee Wal-teng, Hau Ching- swings the ball moro to his wingers. tau, Ferrler, Howlett, Le C. T. Tson is the other winger.

Very

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WOLCOTT SETS WORLD RECORD FOR HIGH HURDLES

PHILADELPHIA ---- Fred Wol- cott, of Rice Institude, set a new world's record of 6.1% for the 60-yard high hurdles before crowd of 5,000 at the fourth an- nual Penn A. 6. Indoor meet at Convention Hall.

The former record of 8.2%, was

finitely on the upgrade. This has been shown in the Junior matches in which quite a number of the players have revealed ___a. standard both high and evenly dis

tributed.

Now, the Colony Championships come to their semi-final and Anal stages, and what is truly the cream of the players will be in opposition. In the Senior Singles, K. C. Choy has been conceded the edge over Patrick Wong, for though neither are yet in the finul, It is anticipated that such will be the pairing.

Wong, however, has a stiff match ahead when he meets M. P. Yoong, the Cambridge `badminton Blue.

Great Doubles

THE Arst of the great matches will be in the doubles when Wong and Au, the champions, meet Choy and K. B. Low in the semi-finals. This will be a match worth any amount of travelling inconvenience to watch. This, together with the other semi- final will be played at the Kowloon C.C. on Tuesday, April 22,

Alteration

MONDAY'S schedule has suffered

· a slight niteration. M. A, Oil- veira and Miss M. Silva have been conceded a walk-over by II. C. Earley and his sister, Mrs Torri- ble, for the former finds that his wartime duties prevent him from being able to play.

In its stead, at 8.30, 3. Odell will meet A. L. Fisher in the Junior Singles: sem-final.

Softball Schedule

SUNDAY

Girls at K.F.C.

0.30 am. China v. Great Britain

Men at KFC. 10.45 am. India v. China

Noon

America v Portugal

TO-DAY

At Stubba Road'.

4.00 p.m.

Canuckattes

V. Truelight Girls'|

School

WOLCOTT'S brilliant race followed Sprint Record WOLCOTT'S bellliant race followed

East, comparatively un- set in 1932 by Jack Keller of Ohio Thomas State. Several had equalled Keller's known sprinter from Cheney (Pa.) record since then,

State Teachers College, equalled the Wolcott's anals, but

was set in the world's record of 5.1. For the 50-yard For record

the Texan also won his dash in upsetting defending champion

Norwood "Barney" Ewell qualifying heat in the same time.

of Penn

East, a lanky Negro bulit much like

His first time would not have been State. recognised as a world's mark, how- aver, since only two time-keepers In- Penn State's Negro star, beat Ewell stead of the required three clocked by a wide margin in their qualify him at 5.18.20

ing heat, but less than two inches

In the first, four timekeepers anparated them at the finish of the clocked him at 6.1.

final.

the

games Certainly

battle before bowing - out—Diliō Canada aralust · India-The ball playing Saints put plenty of sting In those infield practices prior to their Dicir games Dave, the old bam himself, went hitless in the two weekend

Kava the ball fans a roaring thrill-The Mohawk infield looked

prelly shaky out there on Easter day—- com-

·Either getting stalo or the bination needs a change.

Mabel Bunn, Cannketta reliable Infielder, is well on the highway

to recovery after a long session of Illness.

are dead set on taking this game to the hand picked Chinese contin- enter the finals against Portugal next gent will clush with India. week,

Fresh from their bunch-hitting T 10.45 a.m. with Nick Bol- week, the defending champions are victory over the Maple Leafs Inst

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