AMERICA'S TENNIS
PROBLEM
SECOND SINGLES PLAYER!
GT. BRITAIN IN SIMILAR FIX
(By The Twelfth Man")
London, January 28. Those people of little spirit who have already said good-bye to the Davis Cup on behalf of Britain sim- ply because Perry will not be at Wimbledon this year to help defend it need a little kick now and then.
MS
The fact that America, like our- selves, are anxiously looking round
for a second singles player to sup- port Donald Budge in their com- ing challenge for the Cup may sup- ply one of these timely kicks.
I can quite imagine the Ameri- cans studying their new ranking list to find a No.-2 player to Budge been just as closely as we have studying our list to find support for H. W. Austin.
NOT FORMIDABLE The American ranking list does not seem a very formidable one. Apart from Budge there is only one man in the first four who has pre- viously visited this country, and that is Bitsey Grant.
Sixto Escobar, above, retained his world bantamweight boxing championship on Sunday night when he outpointed Lou Sales, the former holder, in a 15 round bout at Porto Rico.
SEVEN
PLAYERS USE PERRY'S GRIP
British Davis Cup Team In The Making
HARE AND WILDE
AS PARTNERS
(By "THE TWELFTH MAN”)
London, January 21.
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 23, 1937.
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THE HONG KONG
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`ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1937 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 27th February, 1937.
On Saturday, 20th, Monday, 22nd and Tuesday, 23rd February, the first bell will be rung at. 11.00 a.m., and the first race will be run at 1130 am. On Wednesday, 24th February, the first bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m., and the first race will be run at 12 o'clock NOON, and on
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Saturday, 27th February, the first BAND OF THE IST. BN., THE bell will be rung at 130 p.m., and ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES BY the first race run at 2.00 p.m.
The tiffin interval will be taken after the fifth race on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and after the fourth race on Wednesday.
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It must, I think, be taken as a respectively) We have heard splendid accounts of F. A. Parker, No. 2, and Rcompliment to Perry that five of through the Secretary upon intro- Riggs, No. 4, but it is not every the seven players who will repre-duction by a member, such member a sent London in Paris next month to be responsible for all chits, etc. player who can make good in
Badges admitting to Members' new country amid a strange en- use the Perry grip on their rackets.
The beauty of this grip is that Enclosure will NOT be on sale at vironment on an initial visit.
WHERE THE AMERICANS LEAD no change has to be made for any the Race Course.
Having, with customary confid-stroke, forehand, backhand, service ence, given Donald Budge two vic-or volley, and it is equally good tories in the Davis Cup, the Ameri-for short strokes as well as those cans have set our selectors a good deep into the corners." example by getting down early to the problem of the second singles player.
I believe I am right in saying that Rene Lacoste invented the grip and that "Perry was the Arst English player to use and succeed
with it.
OUR PAIRS
The usual plans for seasoned are being supplemented by the or- ganisation of a junior Davis Cup squad with a comprehensive pro- gramme. Whether this squad can I am glad to note, too, that Mr. suddenly develop adequate talent is a moot point, but it shows that the Americans have got a move on, which cannot be said in favour of the selectors.
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GETTING DOWN TO IT
The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, (Tel. EXCHANGE BUILDING, 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 a.m. | ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable gach day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy; Tel. |21920.
On no pretext will children bel F. T. Stowe, the non-playing Lon-permitted in either enclosure dur- don captain, has quickly decided ing the first four days of the Meet- upon his pairs. G. E. Hare and F. ing. H. D. Wilde were an obvious choice. and Jones and Shayes, the second. pair, have also played a great deal together, although not with over whelming success. Nevertheless, to reach the last eight at Wimbledon and get into the semi-final of the British Covered Courts Champion-
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Our players are getting down very seriously to their practice at the Covered Courts Club, Dulwich,
was quite good going. and I am glad to hear that Dan Maskell is going down there to Deloford and Filby, the new com-tax. wards the end of the practice to bination, have distinct possibill- put a finishing touch on their sing-ties when Filby can forget his will not be permitted to operate
les play.
The London side is a young one, it ought to be, and it will be up against a young French side in Paris.
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