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THE CHENA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1936
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TILDEN AND VINES GIVE GREAT DISPLAY AT HONG KONG GERMANY'S UNLUCKY Brilliant VALUEOFATTACKING
FOOTBALL DEFEAT
Record
STROKES
PERFECT SMASHING BY ELLSWORTH VINES
TILDEN SEEN AT HIS BEST IN ONE GAME
(By "BASE-LİNE”)
FOLLOWING their brilliant display on Monday, "Big Bill"
Tilden and Ellsworth Vines were accorded a warm welcome when they took the court yesterday for their live set exhibition lawn tennis match before a crowded stand at the Hong Kong Cricket Club.
BRILLIANT DISPLAY AGAINST SCOTLAND
SZEPAN PROVES GREAT LEADER BEYOND the fact that they fulfilled expecta
tions by winning by two goals, Scotland could, derive little satisfaction from their two clear: goals' soccer victory over Germany at Ibrox Park this afternoon. For more than an hour Germany had more of the game and played the better posi-
The standard of play was very little better than that served tional football. A side capable of outshining the
up on the previous day, although Tilden did not make as many mistakes as he did in his initial appearance. "Big Bill" is cer- Scots in this manner deserve something better
NE
There were times when he of fate than a 2-0 defeat. Twice in the opening of the outstanding sports- tainly a wonder for his 43 years.
men in the Colony, Frank had his youthful opponent running from corner to corner at least half Scotland's goal escaped in the luckiest way V. Read, a former Diocesan Boys' four times before administering the coup de grace with perfect imaginable, and in my opinion the Germans School pupil, has shone in prae- precision. Once again we only saw the real Tilden in one game tically every known sport in the the ninth in the third set, after Vines had crept up to 5-3 after ought to have been two goals ahead at the in-coons, including football, tennis, trailing 5-0. It was then that Tiden rose to great heights to swimming, water-polo, cricket and take the game at love for set. Displaying rare judgment in his service, he had Vines on the defensive, whether receiving first or But they started the afternoon on an unlucky note which squash.
He played his first game of second service, and two net raids brought points as the result never left them. Through an unexpected traffic block their mo- tor coach was delayed in its progress from the city to the ground, League football for the Kowloon of truly wonderful anticipation. It is indeed a great pity we in and it was rather a hot and bothered team that lined up against Football Club against St. Joseph's Hong Kong did not see Tilden in action ten years ago. Had we the Scots 12 minutes after the fixed time of kick-off, the first when still at school, and from then done so, Vines, even on his present form, would in all probability. time, I should say, in the history of British international foot-went on from success to success have appeared very mediocre up against him.
Soon after he left for Shanghai Vines revealed more freedom in his strokes yesterday and ball that a match has begun after the advertised time.
terval.
and in 1320 came into the lime-j kis forehand was a lot more aggressive than it was on Monday. Unlucky to lose as I have indicated, the Germans were unlight when he played on the left-His service and backhand shots, however, were again the out. fortunate to lose by two goals. They were a far stronger coming for the Shanghai "Recs" be-standing features of his display. A very noticeable point about bination than against England last year, and their brilliant posi-ing in the team which won the his game was the complete follow through to all his shots. tional play was an eye-opener to the critical Scottish crowd.
League and Skottowe Cup. In the Deep driving from corner to A member of the German same year he secured international corner with the inevitable drop team said to
me afterwards recognition, playing for England. shot, as well disguised as pos "We tried to play Scottish foot- Leaving Shanghai, he returned sible, or side-line shot was the ball in Scotland, and we hope to Canton, where he was born, and order of the day, there being we succeeded." They certainly through the influence of Mr. L. G. few excursions to the net
showed just
ARMISTICE DAY SOCCER MATCH
THRILLS TO-DAY did. Szepan, the cantare is one Frost, the Colony's present cham. When given the opportunity,
of the cleverest inside forwards pion jockey, he was induced to play however, Vines in any country. He held the full-back at soccer. He eventual-how smashes should be made Services To Encounter ball in the best Scottish style, ly played for the Shameen team he never failed once in this de
Rest Of Colony
PROBABLE INTERPORT BACKS ON VIEW
the year.
(By "REFEREE")
February.
We could not ask for a better
Germany's Tactics
right in
Regrettable Incident
SMALL UNITS FOOTBALL
C.C.
Marjorie Gestring, who won points for America in the Berlin Olympics--and a diving championship for herself—is here pictared as she arrived in New York on the a. Kungsholm, en route to her home on the West Coast.
GUNNAR BARLUND TO
MEET PETERSEN
ON SAME CARD AS NEUSEL AND FOORD FIGHT
(By "THE TWELFTH MAN").
London, October 18.
THE boxing-match maker of the new Harringay Arena, Mr. Syd Hulls, has just realised that he has not arranged any of the supporting programme for November 18, when Ben Foord, the South African and new British champion, meets Walter Neu- sel, the German.
As a matter of fact this big fight has led to such a demand for tickets that it also would probably ensure a full-house for Medicals And R.A.S.C.this first night's boxing at Harringay, and that means a gate of
Share Spoils
[about £18,000.
But Mr. Holis is intent on making a good start at Harrin STUART KAHSAY TO OFFICIATE
AS RUGGER REFEREE
GAME AT SOOKUNPOO
five minutes the teams
football
again.
his mind to recall Gunnar Barbund,
Valuable Recruit For Referees Society
London, October 13The Lon- don Soceity of Rugby. "Referees have received a valuable recruit this season in Stuart Ramsay. He (haz already shown himself, to be a very good referee, and he has beer asked to take charge of next Saturday's “Edles International” between London Welsh and Lon- don Irish at Herne Hills.
in Scottish Bagby thirty years “ago and' played for West of Scot- land and Hawick, and for the Enited Services, while in the Nery.
and scarcely ever wasted a pass, which won the League in 1323. In Elbern was the outstanding the 1923-24 season he played for having to be recovered from partment, the ball invariably winger of the match, and the Kowloon Football Club and was either Des Voeux Road rated Gellesch, the inside-right, in the team which carried of the
Chater Road after having very little below Szepan's stan- Senior Shield the following year bounced in court! dard in craft and control. and the Senior League a year
If the two tennis aces taught The player who commanded at-later.
Leaving for Shanghai in 1926, he young players any particular point The annual charity football tention in defence was Munkert a
giant of a fellow, but as nimble again played for the "Recs" until it must have been the value of
A very evenly contested foot-say, so the supporting, pro- match in aid of Earl Haig's Poppy as a dancer. Munkert plays at 1931. He was vice-captain of the attack as against the usual defen-ball match was seen at Sookunpoo/&rarime will be full of interest.
To Recall Barland Day Fund will take place this left-back, but he is two-footed and first team when they created an sive base-line shots that have be last evening when the Royal Army
He has visions of putting on the afternoon: en the Club ground, has a most powerful kick. Delaney all-time record for Shanghai foot-come a habit even with our best Medical Corps met the Royal where the Combined Services will could make nothing of him. ball, winning the Senior League, Players. It was a treat to see both Army Service Carpe in the Small winner of the Harry Mizler - meet the "Rest of the Colony in
the Skottowe Cap, the Senior Cup. Visitors take the ball on the half Units Football League, the game Jimmy Walsh fight at Earl's what promises to be one of the
the Junior League and the Junior volley while on the run and turn resulting in a draw, the sides Court, and he has just made up
what appeared to call for a defen sharing two goals. best representative matches of
Germany's tactics formed the Cup! most interesting study. What-
Read has a very fine Interport sive shot into a point-winner by!
Play was very fast, but scrappy the Finnish heavyweight, frami The Rest of the Colony are ever plan other Cantinental coun-football record, having secured his the sheer sudacity of the more to begin with, but after about America, where he is meeting
It must be admitted that such strongly represented in all detries may adopt the Germans are place in the Shanghai team against
settled Sandy McDonald to-morrow.
Mr. Halls xays Berland is a partments of the game, particu-staunch believers in the
third Hong Kong in 1927, 1928, 1999 and shots are made only by masters, larly in defence, where A. Y. Go-back Goldbrummer, their pivot, 1931, while he also played agafast but it clearly shows what can be down to play a better standard of
Each goal was visited genial sort of chap who regards sano and V. Costa will be given a was a "centre-back in the fullest Tientsin in 1931 and against done, and we too often forget that
there are other strokes in the in turn, but both defences held each contest; as just one more job?? „Parsay,>Was-s leading fored wonderful opportunity of proving sense of the term. It is not an Japan in 1929 and 1931. themselves the Interport backs for exaggeration to say that most of Leaving Shanghai for Canala, game than those used time and out until almost towards the end of work, and does not care zusteh
placed the Medicals ahead.
way, two names will be suggested the match against Shanghai next the afternoon he was in, or very Read played for the St. Saviour's again by our Rumjahns, Tsuis and of the first half, when Dykes who provides the opposition": Any-
adjacent to, his own penalty area. Football Club, champions of the Finchers.
When play was resumed, the to Barland as his likely, opponents But the Germans do not slavish-Pacific West Coast and British
Service Corps stormed the Medi-Jack Petersen and Tommy Fart. intermediate time than Leung ly follow our wach debated W Columbia, and played for Van-
cals' goal, but as was the Case The umpiring incident was to be with their raids in the first half,
Not A Big Purse Wing chiu, N. Beltrao and Lee formation. The inside-forwards go cover against Seattle in 1930
was quite
Next Mr. Haße will have to Kwok-wai, an Interport trio in back, of course, but the wing half-when the former won by siz clear regretted, but Tilden
his appeal. An izpire they were beaten, back time and themselves. The most remark-backs are brought into the play as goals.
Their persistence, how-tackle Petersen. Now, if the for- able thing about the defence is mach as possible when an advance. Read is also a very good tennis holds an honorary. position it is
player, having won the Shanghai true, but he must abide by the de-ever, was rewarded when Broad-mer British heavyweight is to Recreation Club title in 1969 and cisions of his linesmen, who are burst, receiving the half in a goal. reinstate himself in public favour, Drastic Cranger
1931, finally winning the singles there to help him. If the balloth melee, sent it in the corner he must be starting on a come back pretty soon. It will be mo Good Attack
If the Scottish selectors accept trophy outright. He also won the bounces a fraction of an inch out-of the net to level the scores.
Medicals: Molesly; Gantze, Lever-use Petersen insisting cham ONCE MORE THE The Rest attack is also a pow-the evidence of this match there Shameen Tennis Club title in 1998. side the base-line, it is not for the ington; Dykes, Yaoud, Lofins, Har pionship purses any longer.
As a swimmer and waterpolo umpire to shout "Out" in advance ris, Patterson, Edlington, Flint and get £3,500 out of his fight with erful one with a fast and tricky will be drastic changes in their
Foord, when he lost his British right winger in Tang Kwong-sum.next international side. Neither player he is also well-known and of the person entrusted with that Smith
Service Corps: Smith; Bowring and Empire titles. He will be supported by Chan Tak-fai, one of Delaney nor Duncan was a satis was in the Interport series as far line. Yesterday it happened twice
£1,000 for his next the cleverest of the junior tactory winger, and I doubt whe back as 1917. In 1926 he played that a service by Vites was ruled Morgan: Forsythe, McNeil, Westerte, Chinese forwards. D. Knox, after ther Armstrong will hold his place water-polo and represented Shang "Out" by the umpire without the Browthwell, Hughes, Williams, Broad lucky if he gets £1 bis splendid display against the las leader.
hai in the throwing the water-polo service line linesman having in-hurst and Hayter.
and dicated it as such. Tilden's com- Navy in the Lai Wah Cup match The pick of the half-backs was ball event against Kobe three weeks ago; will lead the at Brown, who always seems to touch was the latter event in the Shang-plaint was that if there was 2. tack-supported by the Club left-the heights when he plays for his hai championships in 1926, 1928. linesman his decision should be ac wing pair of Wilson and Bickford.comtry. Then Cummings, in the 1931 and 1932. He won the Hong cepted by the umpire, and he was
The Services are likewise a early stages, was made to look Kong title for the same event in fally, justified in his protest
The result of the match was powerful side, although not very slow by the German right wing 1925. well balanced. Bowlands can be but he did staunch defensive work He also plays cricket and for 10-3, 6-4, 3-6 6-8 in favour depended upon to hold his end up later on.
the several seasons was opening dat of Vines, who finished a gruelling London, October 16.-The Ar-[cupholders and champions.
It is understood that the car and naturally to the ball with the between the sticks, while Wolver Scotland's problem, ke Eng for the Shanghai Pecreation Club. match in very fit condition his senal Football Club has persuaded
apparent exhaustion has led many the London and North Eastern will be available for other clubs left foot pointing towards, the hole son is one of the best backs we landa, concerns attack rather than
seasoned players; “up the garden Railway Company to provide a when Al do not require it, and her uncanny ability to lay the have had here for some time: defence
coach specially adapted for the and that if the demand justifies ball dead must be greatly path." Swain is inclined to be erratic at
long journeys which the players it, other cars will be adapted for satisfaction of her partner, the Leave For Mama “
Hon. T. Coke, for the Worplesdon have to make services Tilden and Vines left for Mania The coach has: A small saloon to
greens, while time are quite last evening, following their five-accommodate eleven players and a SIGNALS ONE GOAL VICTORY tricky, with many curls and slopes
to chest the unwaryalar set match, but size returning to the twelfth man," A second saloon to
manager, The Royal Corps of Signals de The eighth green, kus been a bit Colony on Monday, November 16, accommodate directors," when they will be the guests of trainer and guests; and A kitchen feated the East Lancs, "A" Com of a hegy for Miss Wethered. She DIY by one goal to nil in the has missed holeable patta on it in His Excelency the Governor and and, a pantry, but
luncheon at Arsenal will use the cones for Small Units Football League at practically every round, much to play the Best time when they go to King's Park yesterday afternoon, the surprise of the galery, who do chibition Sunderland on October 28 for the Sanith, the outside-right, netted not believe such a thing possible
F.A. Charity Shield match between the only goal during the first half from! Miss Wethered
that five of the six defenders are is being launched. Interport players!
times and
against the Wilson-
Bickford combizim ishLikely to leave many: loggboles:
Good Indrridually
EAST LANCS. WIN
"
PRO-JOCKEY: CLUB PONY
CLASSIFICATIONS:
The following are the latest al erations and additions to Classi Leading by three clear goals at fication Lists dated March 17, the interval, the Fast Lanes 1936- Panda Bear Bowers, Campbell and Evans, Headquarter Wing beat the Royal
Chiur Poules now the three halves are strong indi- Artillery by four goals to all in Bear Claw to "A Chaos; Buzze -vidualy; although I would rather the Small Units Football League gency Call to "D" Class, Bots
the Navy in at King's Park yesterday after-seau to "D" Clas Spinaway to Goy the centre-half bert
noon, MinKey, Grabin and Wal-"D" Class Victor (Continuin Page 3) Lzer (2) scared-
the winnera Clasa.
(Continued on Page 2)
He
MAGNET No Style Change By Miss Wethered
London, October 13. Miss Joyce Wethered is again the magnet of the Worplesdon Foursomes. all these
Arsenal Now To Have
Their Own Railway Coach altered het, stre in, the
least. Particularly true is this of her putting She stands easily
the