KEEN SINGLES MATCHES
TO-DAY
Choa's Improvement Maintained
U.S.R.C. TOURNEY
(By "ADREM").
Several interesting games in the Colony Hardcourt Championships should be seen this afternoon -provided the weather keeps fine.
Several keen singles ties can be expected among them being S. A. Gray v A. L. Sullivan, F. H. Kwok vũ W. Liang. G. Choát Wong Ful
nam.
Sullivan, who has had consider-,
of hardcourts, able experience should beat Gray, while it can be quite certain that Frank Kwok and his doubles partner, S. W. Liang,] will be featured in a rare struggle. CHOA'S TEST
It will be interesting to see to
WHY AUSTRALIA OBJECTS
TO ENGLISH TEAM
Would Not Draw. Expenses
Sydney, August 2. Commentators here point out that the decision of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association not to approve of the English women's team, now offered for a tour in Australia was made because the personnel of the team would be unlikely to attract sufficient gate- money to cover the heavy expenses.
They state that the English
LTA months ago promised that the Wightman Cup team should go on to Australia from America, stipulating that the travelling and hotel expenses, and 15s a day per player for incidentals, should be borne by the Australian body. Since then some members of the team have had to decline the in- vitation
RORMES
F. A. LEAGUE
what extent young George Choa has QUESTIONS TO
progressed since he made his debut!
in competitive tennis early in the TOTTENHAM
year. His League record to date is fairly impressive and it is almost certain that his association with Leonard has taught him much in! the way of courtcraft.
Director's Circular Letter
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 3 1937
OF THE
TRAVELS
DAVIS CUP
CONSEQUENCES OF U.S. VICTORY
(By S. M. ASH)
Glasgow, July 31. THAT much-travelled trophy, the Davis Cup, is now making its second westward crossing of the Atlantic, its first being in 1913, when the Unit- ed States of America beat the British Isles.
Also
it has twice crossed the same ocean in the opposite direction in 1903, when the British Isles first won it, and in 1927, when France won the first of her six consecutive victories.
"
•
IT HAS JOURNEYED ONCE EACH WAY BETWEEN THE BRITISH ISLES AND AUSTRALASIA-IN 1907, THE LATTER FIRST VICTORY IN THE COMPETITION, AND IN 1912, WHEN J. C. PARGE THE IRISH RUGBY INTERNATIONALIST IN DE FEATING NORMAN BROOKES AT MELBOURNE WAS MAIN LY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RETURN PASSAGE. IT IS OF IN- TEREST TO RECALL THAT H. ROPER BARRETT, THE NON- RECENT PLAYING CAPTAIN OF THE BRITISH TEAM IN SEASONS, PLAYED IN THE CHALLENGE ROUND THIRTY YEARS AGO.
The Pacific Ocean, also, has been traversed by the Davis Cup in 1914, when Australasia beat America a few days after the outbreak of the Great War, and in 1920, when the two "Bills," Tilden and Johnston, started the US.A. on a great series of seven consecutive victories...
London, July 30. Wong Fuk-nam is a very exper-
Mr. F. Howarth, secretary of the ienced player, but I shall be very surprised and disappointed if Choa Football League, made the follow does not come through with flying ing statement, after the meeting in London yesterday of the Manage- colours.
Excluding the years 1901 and Chief interest in the doubles ment Committee, concerning cor
1910, when theholders, matches lies in the appearance of respondence which had passed be S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn who will tween the Committee and Totten-America and Australasia respec- be opposed by a promising U.S.R.C. ham Hotspur.F.C. regarding a retively, were unchallenged, the Combination, in Capt. Loch and J. ported move to hold conferences of Cup has been won eleven times League clubs each year under their by the U.S.A., nine times by
M. Tomlinson.
The following is the complete own special committee: programme:-
SINGLES
A. L. Sullivan v S. A. Gray. F. H. Kwok v S. W. Liang. G. Choa y Wong Fak-nam
"Mr. Fred Howarth the League secretary, was instructed-to write) to Tottenham Hotspur F.C. on June 129 as follows:
Great Britain, and six times each by Australasia and by France.
consequence, the European zone, in CHALLENGE ROUND IN AUTUMN which by far the greater number of challenging nations play, will not The attention of the Management Great Britain and France each be so congested for dates by which Committee has been called to a circular have only one centre at which the leach round must be completed, and letter subscribed G. Wagstaffe Sim- mons, director of Tottenham Hotspur competition in the Challenge Round, there will be more time for team- A. V. and B. T. Gosano v R. R. Todd FC, and addressed to the chairman of at any rate, can be held, the All-building and training.
each League club.
England Club, Wimbledon, and the The inter-zone winners will have a competi and G. E. R. Divett.
The Management, Committee desire Stade Roland Garros, Auteuil, a much-needed rest from to know if this circular has been issued
DOUBLES
S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn
Loch and J. M. Tomlinson,
Capt.
J. Pengelly and L. Agafuroff v T. Hon the authority and approbation of the Paris, respectively. In America, tion after Wimbledon, and ample Tottenham Hotsput Club. If the cir- Boston, New York, and Philadelphia time in which to practise at Forest Leung and J. Hsu.
cnlar was not issued on the authority have been the venues, while Christ- Hills, New York, or elsewhere, and of the club, I am to ask if the club
St. Leger Call Over approves this action of one of its direc- church and Auckland, New Zea-in which to become acclimatised.
London, To-day. The following is the latest, call-over on the St. Leger, to be run on Sep- tember 8
11 to 4 Midday Sm, taken and of
fered.
95 to 20 Sultan Mohamed, offered.
land, in addition to Melbourne and The United States must then face a “Mr. A. Turner, secretary of Sydney, have been the scene of the formidable challenge, especially if Australasia it comes from Great Britain or Aus- Tottenham Hotspur, sent the fol-matches in what was lowing reply z
tralia. There is thus a good chance July 15:
again me 29 came before
The United States victory this of the Cup leaving America eeting held yester to
te that the week will have important conse in a year or two. ons is in the quences. In the first place, it will
Your letter
my board
day. I am answer to
100 to 15 Perifor offered, 7 to 1 negative."
taken.
10 to 1 Solfo, taken and offered.
10 to 1 Fair Copy, offered, 100 to 9]
taken.
20 to 1, Goya II, taken and offered.
20 to 1, Full Sail, taken and offered.
20 to 1 Cash Book, offered.
20 to 1 Sand Sprite, offered, 25 to 1.
taken.
33 to 1, Renardo, offered:
33 to 1 Chulmleigh, offered, 35 to
taken.
40 to 1 Senor.
40 to 1 Snow Leopard
40 to 1 Sweet Content.
100 to 1 Double Bracket, offered.
100 to 1 Miranta," offered.
-Rente
H.KER.C. HAVE NO LEAGUE THE TO-MORROW
There will be no League for the H.KER.C.
ember
The game Civil Service will tal
for Davis Cup purposes.
be interesting to see whether Aus
tralia challenges for next year's FILM STARS
competition in the American Zone,
as she did last year this. If
WEDNESDAY BEAT she does so, she will have PLEA FOR
FULHAM
Home Football Yesterday
London, To-day,
mous advantage, for she will escape GOLFER
the hurly-burly of the European Zone, and be certain of getting in- to the inter-zone round.
U.S. GRASS COURTS
San Francisco, July 29, The Governor of California, Mr. Merriam, protested to-day against the scores of letters and
Secondly, in the United States telegrams which he is receiving
The following football matches the competition is played on grass from well-known film stars and
played yesterday:
SECOND DIVISION S
Bradford Fulham
Norwich City Wednesday
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Chester Carlisle
deparmental rink games for whi
That is a matter of very golfers, urging him to oppose
taim
demand for the extraditione
New York State of Mr. · John bviously Montague, the mystery golfer,
an
taking part accused armed insurrectio seven years
woudestand in con
Weedles
not intiner