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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 7, 1941.
Alice Marble's Claims To Tennis Immortality Can She Be Ranked Greatest Ever?
Very Big Loss To Amateur Tennis
WHEN ALICE MARBLE TURNED PROFES- SIONAL A SHORT TIME AGO, AMATEUR LAWN TENNIS LOST ITS LEADING WOMAN PLAYER OF THE WORLD. IT HAS ALSO BROUGHT UP THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SHE WAS THE GREATEST WOMAN TENNIS PLAYER OF ALL TIME.
It is always hard to select the greatest player of all time in any sport. This is especially true in the rase
women's sports, as playing conditions, especially s regards dress, have changed great- ly in the past 50 years.
A few of the women players who have won their country's cham- pronship as well as the titles of other countries, especially the championship at Wimbledon, have stood out for above the rest. And it is naturally from among them that the greatest, if there is to be a greatest named, must be selected.
May Sutton
Wins Honours
The first to win world-wide Tame was May Sutton of California when she added the Wimbledon
- tle to her United States honours, Then came Molla Bjursted, the Jamous Norwegian; Suzanne Leng- len, the great French payer; Helen Wills; Helen Jacobs, and Miss Marble, the land three from Call- fornia.
to come, but we do not think that she can be classed with Miss Wells or Miss Lenglen, al hough we do belive that
should be rated
next to them.
CARNERA'S 'VARSITY SERVICES REJECTED
MAKE NO
MISTAKE
Gant Primu Carnera, former heavyweight champion of the world, told the United Press in an exclusive interview recently that Italian military authorities had turned him down as unfit when If there have ever been
inty he volunteered for active service. doubts regarding the superiority
Carnera said he tried to join of University "A" or their pros the parachute corps "but authori-pects of winning Senior Division ties said my 292 pounds would re- of the Badminton League, they quire a special parachute. I have were dispelled last night, when, at been rejected a total of three Recreio. the undergraduates beat times on account
recent Recreio by the crushing margin of stomach operation."
of my
MAJOR U.S. GOLF TOURNEYS CHANGE TO NEW VENUE
MAJOR GOLF, cradled in the East, appears headed for a lively explorative excursion into the great open spaces of the South-west, producer of some of the game's brightest stars, writes a Chicago correspondent.
The 1941 National Open Cham-1
That the greatest player of all! pionship is set for June 5-7 at! time is among this group cannot Fort Worth, Texas, and the an- be questioned. Of the above-men-nual convention of the Profes- tioned players, Miss Wills, Missional Golfers' Association in ses- Lenglen, and Miss Bjursted wou sion here brought the announce- the most national titles, Missment that the Western Open will Lenglen and Miss Bjursted were be played Jan, 31-Feb. 2 al practically contemporaries. Of Phoenix, Ariz. these two we favour Miss Lenglen
as the better despite her famous
default to the former.
The Best Player
Of Them All
Miss Wills was at her best after Miss Lenglen had begun to fall off in her playing, so there is no way of actually telling which was the
Training Ground
EQUINE SPORTS CLUB
9-0.
The match was disappointing in that few really close games were seen and the fact that at no time was any but the eventual result possible.
K, W. Choy, the new University player from Malaya, more than lived up to his reputation, proving to be a player who will be difficult to stop in the forthcoming cham- pionships. He has a wide reper- toire of strokes, is speedy, and is possessed of brilliant courtcraft.
Recreio's move in splitting up the Oliveira-Remedios partner- ship was not a success although Oliveira, who paired off with Ro- drigues, gave an excellent display in the closest game of the even- ing. when they only just lost to
L. A. Carvalho and A. M. Silva (Rec.).
W Chuy and < K
** Chew und P K
Chew and Hui after "setting."
lost to K
Lee
lost to I
Itul
8 -21
Jest to P
S Bun and MS Lon
J. J. Remedios and H. F. (Rec.).
12. 21 13-21 Gonsalves
lost to Choy and Lec
lost to Chew and Hui
Just to Bun and Lim
16--21 18-21 9-21
M. A. Oliveira and A. M. Rodriguca (Rec.),
lost to Choy and Lec
lost to Chew and Hui lost to Bun and Lim
10-21
20-23
10-21
GYMKHANA Yesterday's Yachting
Never before, several veteran professionals pointed out, has thei National Open been played in the
A large number of members and South-west. And to a man they i believe that this section, training friends attended the annual gymk- place of such stars are Byron Nel. hana of the Equine Sports Club son, Ralph Gulduhi, Jimmy De- on Sunday Mr. T. H. G. Bruy- maret, Ben Hogan, and Dick Metz, will rally behind the 1941 Held was the judge, while Mr. D.
open for a record-sn,ashing tendance figure.
al-
belter of the two. But we believe that most or all of those experis who saw all of the above-named Attendance at last summer's players at their best would, were National Open in Cleveland, won they to pick the greatest woman by Lawson Little, was the best in tennis player of all time, name years, approaching the huge turn- either Miss Wills or Miss Lenglen outs of the Bobby Jones era as that person. And, that is as far as we would care to go.
the late 20's.
Championship Test
ID
Waterton and Mr. E. L. Startling acted as marshal and starter res- pectively,
Following were
of the results the various events. held:
Sword and rings:-1, A. Hi Din- nen, 2, A. Brittain.
Potato race-1, C. C. Chun; 2, A. Brittain.
Handy hunter competition:-1, M. O'Connor; (President's Cup) 2,
While the Colonial Club of Fort R. Bluestone. Worth will be a real champion-į
Tent pegging:-1, A. H. Dinnen
M.
Miss Marble has played very fine tennis during the past two years. Had she continued as an amateur she would undoubtedly ship test, the average course in (Gary Cup); 2. A. Brittain. have led her field for several years shorter and casier than those
the South-west is conceded to be Jumping competition:-),
in O'Connor (China Light and Pow- the Eust. Nelson, current P. G. A. er Co., Trophy); 2, R. Bluestone. champion and former National Obstacle race;-1, E. Himsworth; Open title holder, has expressed 2, H. P. Lim.
C.S.C.C. CRICKET SELECTIONS
The following have been chosen
the belief that these shorter Aggregate cup: M. O'Connor courses, calling for expert short tied with A. H. Dinnen. iron play, are responsible for the Gilbey cup for best dressed com. large number of Texas-developed petitor:-Mrs. H. P. Lim. stars now making golf headlines. • Mafoca race:-1, Yen Fat; 2,
The P. G. A. convention went Yung Mow; 2, Ah Lam. through a routine business session to re-elect President Tom Walsh
to represent the Civil Service C.C. | of Chicago for another year.
in friendly cricket matches on Saturday:
Mat XF V Hong Kong C.C. (Home); — J. E.
Richardson
(Capt.). K. J. Attwell, F. Baker, W. H. Colledge, H. N. Fortescue, R. Grimths; B. C. K. Hawkins,
• D. J. Hollidge, D. McLellan, H. Parrott, A. E. Perry.
2nd XI v Army (Sookunpoo):~ H. E. Strange (Capt.), J. Barrow, G. Davidson, F. E. Lawrence, T. ́Lockhart, J. F. McGowan, J. Mit- chell, N. L. Smith, G, Stone, A. Watson, A. M. J. Wright,
CAPTAIN'S CUP
At the conclusion of the meet, Mrs: H. H. Yung, wife, of the Pre- sident, presented the prizes.
WILL ABOLISH
PROFESSIONALISM
JEAN BOROTRA, new French health minister, has announced a general sports programme point- ing toward abolition of professionalism three years from now, and laying major emphasis on amateur athletics.
General recommendations which Borotra has approved stated "professional sport must disappear. qualified for the Captain's Cup Only amateur sport will be continued.
During the week-end, A. J. Den nis with a score of "75—10—05
Kover the Old Course and A. V “Greaves with a score of 84—10—89
quaifead over the New Course
Arbetstiere 46 and 14 entries/res-
Professionalism will be limited to football,
ing, cycling, and basque tennis s given a years lease on life but no longer.
The ladies' chonship series sail- ed by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club yesterday over 6.8 miles resulted:
Redshank 4.44.46 Miss Pritchard 10 1
Miss Wilson A 2 Mrs, Whittaker @ 3 Miss. Richards 4 4 4.51 50 Miss de Chaffoy 3 5 4.55,40 Miss Challinor 2 0
True Blue 4.40.30 Maureen
Gull Jean Artemis
4.47.46 4.49.55
ERROL
Dieserad by MICHAEL CURTIZ