SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1932.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BRITISH TENNIS TOUR
UNIVERSITY TEAM
FOR TO-DAY.
League Encounter Against Craigengower
The following, have been chosen to represent the University 1st XI in a League Match against G.C.C.) to-day at 2 pm. on the University ground:-
A. T. Nomanbhoy (Captain), D.
A. M. Rodrigues, P. M. N. da Silva, A. Bakar, Samy.
RADIO IN ACTION TO-MORROW.
IN WEST INDIES
"BUNNY" AUSTIN NOT GOING
"Pleasant Experiences Expected"
J. N. Anderson, L. T. Ride, A. Tauspices of the L.T.A., for a trip to Lee, F. L. Goannu, H. Nomanthoy, Jamaica and Bermuda, will cer- F. R. Zimmern, D. R. tainly give the inhabitants of those Atlantic possessions the oppor- tunity of seeing in action the best players this country can at present ¡produce. For it consists of four of the first ve men and the two |top women, out of the Official Rank- ing Lists, for 1931-F. J. Perry, G. P. Hughes, H. G. N. Lec, and H. K. Lester (who captains the side), and Mrs. Whittingstall and The following have been selected Miss Nuttall-all our best, in fact, to represent the Radio Sports Club with the single exception of II. W. Hockey Xi in their Mamak tourna-Austin, writes a correspondent of ment match against the Central the Observer.
Arriving in Jamaica on February British Association, to-morrow at 11.30 a.m.
sharp on the C.B.A.2, the team stays for a fortnight be ground, King's Park:-
for going on to Bermuda
Mamak Shield Match
Against C.B.A.
The team which sailed, under the, Bermuda. The fortnight in Jamaica, taken at present-of the state- will more or less acclimatise them;ment that the official U.S.A. Davis but, though ti e Bermudans them-Cup team will not compete at Wim- selves are not more likely than the bledon this year.
This may or Jamaicans to gain any notable.suc- may not be so: the Americans are cesses against the visiting team, in in reality, extremely sensitive as to the Bermudan championships there what other people think about will be plenty of American opposi- them, and often contrive these little tion. Lying, ac conveniently nçar ballons d'essai to test the wind of to New York, and possessing some world opinion. Moreover, the very fine courts at Hamilton, Ber- American authorities have been muda has for many years past pro- known to change their minds on ved a happy hunting-ground for matters of policy with extra- young U.S.A. players, who ordinary rapidity: did they not, a haye, indeed, made quite 4 few years back, take away, return, habit of sweeping the board and take away again. Tilden's of all the titles, except when amateur status all in less than u British team carried off three month, only a few months later to out of the five events in 1925.
return it to him yet once more? J. H. Doeg, Berkeley Bell, G. S.
Whether to withdraw their team Mangin and Dean Mathey have all from Wimbledon would help been competitors in Bermuda of re-
American lawn tennis is at any rate cent years but, oddly enough, none open to doubt. In spite of their of those has ever been successful fine band of young players, the in the singles, which, for the last game is in a bad way, popularly, in five years, has been won the States. For the reason that
for the
A. Spary: P. Singh, J. Singh; S. Bermuda championship at the end Singh (Captain), A. E. P. Guest of that month, returning home im- M. Singh: Hanib, H. Singh, G.[mediately afterwards: unless, in- Singh, K., Singh and F. A. Kemp. deed, according to his usual custom, Reserves: J. T. K. Gilchrist, Atta Perry should step aside to pick up Singh and Atma Singh.
Referee: S Sergt. Townsend,
some unconsidered trifle of a chan pionship somewhere
his way 011 Jhome!
experiences in
The team's
H.K. HOCKEY CLUB Jamaica are likely to be pleasant.
ELEVEN.
Against Borderers on Wednesday.
G. Duncan; W.
by H. L. Bowman, of New they put the winning of the game York-$ name unfamiliar to before the playing of it.
A game British players in compari-In which Americans can't bent the son with those to whom he has world cannot remain a popular proved himself puperior. The game in the States. presence of the British team should be An additional incentive to America's young stars to come to Bermuda in February: another meeting between Perry and Ells- worth Vines on what might almost be called neutral ground would prove a tremendous attraction.
If the Davis Cup cannot be won back this year there may well be trouble. Philadelphia has not. scen a Davis Cup challenge round since 1927, when France first won the Cup from the U.S.A.; and Philadelphia is very restive about it. So far as the players are con- It will be interesting, too, to see cerned, they will not be at all pleus- whether Lee shows signs of agained at not being allowed to compete being in his form of 1930: the only at Wimbledon, the very name thing I am sorry for is that I. G. which alone is a magnet to every Collins has not been selected to go rising young player in the Statea. out as a possible partner for Perry Too much dragooning in this re- in doubles. It is a doubles pairspect may not, in the end, do the
of
but not too strenuous; for the best Jamaican yet known to fame is B. M. Clark, a native player who was over here in 1930, and became popular on necount of his in- variably smiling courtesy as well as his play. He was beaten at On Wednesday next
Wimbledon, after a close match, by the Hong! Kong Hockey Club are due to meet. F. David; but enjoyed some the South Wales Borderers on the successes on the tour winning the U. S. R. C. ground at 3.15 p.m. and singles at Reigate and the doubles will be represented by the follow at Sheffield, and being runner-up
In the singles at Cromer. ing team:-
He would come for purposes of com- Woodward, J.! Rodger, W. A. Reed, A. A. Dand, parison into the first five-and-that we shall want badly next Sum-States any good so far as the re- J. T. Potter, H. Owen Hughes,!
twenty in this country. The only mer; and this might have been covery of the Cup is concerned; for for building a disgruntled team is not likely to C. E. R. Diveti, C. C. Francis, E. Vother player from Jamaica known made the occasion Reed and J. L. Tetley.
to British players is D. Leahong-
do itself justice. On our part, we not really
But I am Jamaican, but a a
very glad that the should certainly miss the American "Celestial" settled there.
West Indians will have the oppor competitors very Not so
much; their powerful player as Clark, with tunity of seeing Miss Nuthall and earnest, clever, loose-limbed, violent whom he came over in 1930, he had
Mrs. Whittingstall, to both (yet controlled), purposeful, and whom, a nice style, and won the
by the way, these plucky game always gains them оред singles at East Grinstead and West- globe-trotting expeditions seem many admirers at Wimbledon. eliff that year, being also runner-up
to do ав much good DS Already players here are very at Watford. He was a very cheery
they do to Perry. Better keen to see Vines play: and I am and popular little player: but whe- excmplifiers of modern British told he is equally keen that they ther the visitors will find him still girls' tennis than these two they should. Perhaps, after all, that' in Jamaica I have no means of tell- could hardly find: It is always a de-section of American opinion which ing.
light to see them play-even the holds that the captain had as much ❤? very rare occasions when they lose. to do with the ill-success of the I wish them "Bon Voyage!" U.S.A. team last year as the play-
GOLF.
Starting Times for Fanling.
The Secretary of the Royal, Hong Kong Golf Club supplies the following list of starting tiraes for Fanling to-morrow:-
New Course.
9.29 am. Mrs. J. D. Kinnaird, Mrs.
T. Morrison.
0.36
4
9.14
Happy Hunting Ground, Perhaps it is just as well that
the tourists should not
have too
G. T. May, L. A. R. much hard work before going on to Duncan.
H. W. M. Dulley, P. L. Leefe,
Old Course.
9.08 a.m. R. H. Law,
9.16..
Lanyon.
J.
B.
E. J. Dowley, E. H. Dowler.
9.20 Not to be booked by travellers
on 8.28 train.
9.24 a.m. K. S. Robertson", D. 'S.
Edward"
N. K. Littlejohn*, G. II. Bond*
A. C. I. Bowker, J. R. Collis,
9.28
9.32
+1
9.30
#1
9.40
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J. P. Campbell.
Sherry, J.
C.
G. C. Leiper, H. M. Muir,
WOODFULL STRIVES
HARD.
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Ponsford Chooses the
Right Man.
Here is a Sydney atory illustrat- ing how Australia's batsmen prac-
tise, concerning Woodfull, the Aus- tralian Test skipper, and Ponsford. Ponsford was at the nets recent- ly, with Woodfull bowling, when
9.44 G. C. Worrall, R. C. Ponsford put a £1 note on the
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Webb.
Lt. Col. Robertson, Capt.
Giddy.
E. II. Williams, L. R. Andrewes.
Brawn, J. S.
stumps and shouted: "It's yours if you bowl me!"
Woodfull is not much of a bowl-
er, but he had a go, trying unauce, cessfully again and again. Final-
R. Brown, Lt. Comdr. he winked at Hele, the umpire.
McBean.
standing nearby, whereupon the
W. C. Shields, A. D. latter picked up a ball and down- Humphreys.
R. A. Rodgers,
Mandracchia.
P. Watkinson,
Johnston
ed the stumps just as a straight
3. jone from Woodfull came down.
Ponsford, however, saw through
C. C. the trickl
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10.00
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10.04
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10.08
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10.12
10.16
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10.20
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10.24
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G. W. Sewell, G. F. Hole,
10.28
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10.82
10.80
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10.40
22
F. M. Ellis, S. S. Perry.
10.44
J
J. D. Kinnaird, T S Morrison,
MA
T. S. Grant,
Williamson.
H. N.
C. W. F. Booker, S. MCCONACHY MAKES
Mulcaby.
F. Syme Thomson, J. W.
Alabaster.
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Denham.
C.. Blaker, P. S. Cassidy.
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