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THE DRIFT OF TENNIS TO PROFESSIONALISM
Open Tournament Predicted At Wimbledon Soon
tish professional champion, and the commentary was spoken by "Big Bill Tilden. The films were
Predictions that Fred Perry and ; opposed by Dan Maskell, the Bri- H.. Wilfred Austin will become pro- fessionals within a few months and that Wimbledon will become open tournament within two three years are being made by well informed lawn tennis experts.
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or
The opinion of British enthusi-
day
made by a British company which paid an unspecified sum for Perry's appearances but, according to the film company and the LT.A., this sum was paid over to charities. Thus Perry's amateur status was
A
Good Money
asts, long conservative and anx- ious to maintain "the fair name of -ainateurism" in the forefront of | not affected. the game, is fast changing,in fav
It is obvious, however, that there our of the professional, * An illus tration of this change of attitude is good money in the game and was provided at the recent five-neither man is exceptionally weal- professional championship thy at the moment. Even if the meeting at Wembley, on the out- L.T.A, passed a measure permitting skirts of London. Despite thick | Alm acting for personal gain it is. fogs which penetrated the build- believed that Britain's two stars ing and made transportation ben would go the whole hog and Join
ranks tween the city and Wembley dif- the professional
anyway. ficult, big crowds were attracted | for it appears that plenty of money to the meeting, culminating with is to be picked up, even by the a gallery of about twelve thousand | losers, In professional tournaments. on the final night
If Perry and Austin do join the pald players; they ́ are likely to start a large scale exodus from
the amateur field on the part of
An earlier professional tourna ment at Southport, Lancashire, proved such a success ložai aüthorities decided to make numerous other European stars. it an annual affair,
that the
While Perry has so far declined some very attractive offers for his professional services, it is believed in well informed circles that he is merely awaiting a more opportune | moment, although his defeat by Crawford in the Australian charm- plonship may now make a little
difference.
*
"Austin as Well
Such drawing cards as Christian Boussus and Andre Merlin, of France, Baron Gottfried von Cramm, of Germany and Enrique Maler, of Spain, might respond to tempting offers. ·
Interest on Continent
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Creat interest in the professional side of the game on the Contin- ent is indicated by the recent de- cision, at a meeting in Paris, to promote an international profes- sional tournament on Davis Cup lines. Such a tournament is ex- pected to draw even larger at- tendances than the present Davis
such as
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1935.
HOME FOOTBALL. MARATHON RACE
NOTES
Gossip From The Camps
(From A Correspondent). Liverpool are continuing their terest in Wallington, Bristol. Rovers right-half. A representa sive of Liverpool accompanied the Rovers' party from Bristol to Lea Bridge especially to watch this player's form" against. Orient last Saturday.
Clapton
Bristol City and Bristol Rovers have decided not to increase the price of admission to the ground for their cup-ties with Bury and Manchester United respectively. but the rates for seats in both stands and enclosures have been advanced.
There is a good deal of specula- tion in Bristol as to which game will attract the greater crowd, and there is a distinct leaning towards the Bristol Rovers Manchester United clash.
Event For Small Naval Ships
The annual marathon race cf the Small Ships of the Navy was held yesterday in the presence of a large gathering. Over, one hun- dred runners took part in the race which resulted in RMS. Dainty and H.M.B. Duncan tying for first place with 93 points, fol- lowed by HMS. Daring with 172. points.
The Individual winner was A. B. Truckle of EMS. Osiris with A. B. Eldon (KM.S, Bruce) second, and Sub-Lieut. Webb (H.M.8.
Diana third.
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The race which covered a course of three miles started from the entrance to the China Fleet Club along Gloucester Road, Canal Road East and round the Race Course, returning via Canal Road West and along the water front,
made
B
brief
At the conclusion of the race, the Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, H.E. Admiral Str Frederic Dreyer speech congratulating the winners, after, which the prizes were dis- tributed by Mr Hammick" whose Bristol City's win against Brigh-husband. Captain A. R. Hammick ton and Hove on Saturday was
was responsible for organising the
their fifth successive victory. In
these five games-two of them were in the cup-the Bristol club's defence conceded only one goal, the result of 7 hours' play. This is a tribute to the club's 'defenders,"
and in view of the forthcoming cap-tle with Bury is of more than passing interest Which prompts the thought that history, some- times repeats itself. It is remem- bered down Bristol way that when the City club last met Bury in the National competition in 1903-9, the City went to the final
Here is another coincidence, Manchester, United were the City's conquerors in the final, and they
atten-
Austin also has turned downL financial offers but it is believed that in his case, too, it is merely a matter of time, and that once Perry takes the plunge Austin will follow shortly afterwards. Some Cup. ties.
are the visitors to Bristol Rovers authorities believe that both men. With such a drift of enthusiasm
on the same day that the City and will retain their amateur status towards professionalism, big in-Bury are meeting at Ashton Gate. long enough to defend the Davis ternational amateur tournaments
Will Bury Part? Cup in 1935.
Wimbledon would lose Bury won't transfer Whitfield, Without these two men Britain's much of their attraction to the their left-half-provided amateur lawri
tennis strength public with a resultant serious drop dances at Gigg Lane are good would be almost negligible for in gate receipts. The Lawn Ten- That was given out officially by the there are no other players in the nis Association makes most of its Gigg Lane people the other week country who are in the same street. functs from the Wimbledon meet: Is that why Cope, the reserve left with them. So anxious are theng and, although in an extreme-half, is under observation? officials of the Lawn Tennis As-ly sound financial position at the sociation to retain their services moment, it that some members of the coun- indefinitely against professional- the eye. He isn't big but he
might not hold out
This iad from Llanelly has taken cil are said to favour loosening up ism. with continually decreasing tackles well, is quick on the ball the laws governing amateurism in
gate receipts it probably would and knows what to do with it. He such a way that both Perry and eventually have to consider com- doesn't look like getting in the Austin could personally receive tng into line with the ruling bod-first team so long as Whitfield is payment for acting in "education-les of golf, football and cricket by in his present form al films but still retain their allowing professionals amateur status in the eyes of the LT.A
It will be recalled that prior to his trip to the United States, and Australia Perry participated in a series of ten short films entitled "How to Play Tennis." "He was
BRIGHTON
DOME
To. Wear New Clothes
tournament,
into the
It may be a long time before the British public's increasing inter est in professional law tennis for ces this step but there are some who see open tournaments not more than two or three years away.
1.
PERRY STILL NO. 1
2018
The cup-ties to come have start- ed all sorts of thoughts. The cup- ties that have gone did just the same. One or two clubs, for in stance, who were represented at the Barrow v. Aldershot second round meeting are thinking about
the Summerbees.
Two brothers of that name play In the wing half positions for "I still think Perry is No. 1 on Aldershot. They played well at the world list, followed by Craw-Barrow. One of the clubs wonder ford, von Cramm and Austin," de- ing about them is Manchester City. clared Mr. Wallis Myers, the well-
Very Useful known iswn-tennis-authority
This despite Perry's double de feat by Crawford, three times by Hughes, and by Quist and Boussus -seven defeats within space of less than four months..
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London, Jan. 4. Sidney Smith it was who remark- "It is true Crawford knows more ed playfully of the Royal Pavilion about the sclerice of the game and in Brighton, "One would think i knows always what he is doing,
that St. Paul's Cathedral had zone to Brighton and pupped." And to continue" the fanciful metaphor -one of the puppies is now being drowned, for the famous Dome. adjoining the Pavilion, will soon, be 'gorie...
but Perry is a great artist," Mr. Myers stated.
"He possesses such vitality! His reserve powers are almost inex- haustible.
but completely hidden inside by a That is to say, it will not be new and lower roof. The new roof destroyed, but so changed and will be scalloped and "stepped." modernized that even te best muminated by concealed lights, it friends (if any) will not know its will come above the gallery and interior.
i clerestory windows,
The circle of Iron pillars, too, is
event.
The Results The results were as follows. 1-HMS Dainty and H.M.S.
Duncan (tled)
3 HM.B. Daring 4-HMS. Osiris
5 HMS. Támar 6-HMS. Delight 7--H.M.S. Bruce 8-HMS Diana
9 HMS, Herald 10 HMS, Rainbow 11-MS. Oswald. 12-EMS. Diamora 13-HMS. Perseus 14-EMS! Orpheus 16-EMS. Decoy 16-HMS. Pandora 17-HMS. Defender
being Brentford's, recognised in- side-right for a lengthy stretch. In fact, he's thriving in his new position In 13 games right he scored only once. in on the
seven games at indo-left he has scored eight goals.
YACHTING
Yesterday's Races
"The ⠀⠀ seventh of the series of Ladies Championship races of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club was. sailed yesterday over a course "of 5.4 miles in very light wind
Mrs G D Adams salled Trie Blue to win the ayent for "A" Class yachts from Gull, salled by Miak J. Mackle, and La Linda, sailed by Mrs. Sheldon.
In the "H" Class event Diana (Miss M. Whitham) was first to Rolla (Mrs R. Wolseley) and Doro- then (Mrs. J. H, Reid),-
JAPAN'S TENNIS RANKINGS
Yamagishi Heads Lists
Tokyo, Jan. 14 Jiro Yamagishi, and Hideo Nishimura, students of Kelo Uni-:| versity, were selected, to-day as the premier tennis players of Japan. Yamagishi won first place in the singles ranking, with Nishimura a close second Together they took first honours in doubles, according to the selection made for this year
The ruce for “I” “Y" and "G" class was won by Miss 3. Bryden by the Japan Tennis Association. who steered Heron. Miss H. B-Yamagishi represented Japan in the Davis Cup tournamant last derbeck was second in Ailsa and Mrs. M. A. Parkes in Lola was third. year.
The detailed results are follows:-
j
The biggest surprise was Jiro Fujikura, student of Melji Univer- Course:-1, Channel Rocks (P);sity and also a Davis Cup player last year, who dropped from third 2. Kowloon Rock (P) 3. North Mark on Line (5); 4, Rumser Shoal
to thirteenth place in orfe year. The ranking announced was:- (P) Distance: 5.4 miles.
"A" Clasa—Started 14.50-
TTL Finished Psn. Pta.
16.50.19
16.45.524 26
16.31.42 10 45
Carpenter
(Mrs. Skyrme)" Osia
(Mrs. Buss) Wasp II. tí
8 18
Į
(Mrs. Griffini)
Artemis
La Linda
D.N.S.. 18.39.48
3. 43
'(Mrs. Sheldon)
Jan
•D.N.S.
81
Isobel
16.52.19 11 39
(Miss V. Owen-Hughes)
JOBS
16.51.20 983
(Mrs. Stanton)
Gall
..... 16.29.29
2.56
(Miss J. G. Mackle)
Cicada
7:35
1. 60
16.47.11
મેરા 36
18.49.20 (Mrs. M. G, Keary) - True Blue ...... 18.30.15
(Mrš1 Q. D: Adams)
Fab
(Mrs. Ellott)
Painted Lady. J 16.46.12 5 58
(Mrs. Booty)
Diana
H? Class Started 15.00
(Miss M. Whitham) Dolleen... DNS. Rolla
[Ttli
Finished Corr. Psn. Pts. 18.27.35 16.28.29 1 43-
18.31.02 16.31.29 (Mrs. H. Wolseley) Siskin D.N.S. Ardel
DNS. Dorothea 18.43.28 18.38.56
(Mrs. J. H. Reid).
"E" "Y" & "G" Classes
· Started 18,05 Ailsa 16.47.40 16.38.40
(Miss N, Bilderbeck) Stella
2 28
3 23
2 85
b.N.S.
D.N.S.
There was no exchange of play-. Port Vale to Preston North End ers when Jock Friar went from and Ted Critchley went from Preston North End to Port Vale. The first deal had been completed before the Vale sounded the North Jade
End for the former Everton wing- Fer's services
▼
efforts to get Priestley, the Irish Will anything come of Chelsea's, International inside-forward, back to Stamford Bridge. Mr. Leslie Knighton, the Londoners mana- ger. has been trying.
Keron
1 75
.... 18.44.29 16.34.08 (Miss J. Bryden)...... Robena... 16.54.34 16.44.40 6.74
(Mrs. Cooper)
Widgeon. 18.53.41 16.43.47 5 67
(Mrs. Bilderbeck) Adanac 16.57.31 16.46.44 8 15
(Mrs. Kennedy) Zephyr... 16.58.50 16.48.29
(Mrs. R. Wren) Gael 16.59.12 16.41.39
(Mrs. Moulson)
D.N.S.:
for several weeks to land an ex- Southampton have been trying perienced inside forward. Peculiar Toynette then to learn that the Saints have Eunice a forward or two, whose transfer Joan they might consider.
London HopeS Of interest to the clubs interested. in Hodge, the Bristol City right-
Brentford have beaten a number winger. His last two goals have of other clubs in getting the alena- meant four points to his club ture of James McKelvie, the The player who can nip in with a Queen's Park half-back, on ams- scoring effort just when such tear forms. He has recently taken needed is valuable.
a business appointment in London and will reside at Ealing. McKe Though he has scored in only-vie is a young, well-built player four games this season, Allan who comes with very good cre- Fowler the fomer Leeds United dentials Tottenham are no doubt player, is second leading scorer for disappointed that he has thrown Southend United. Allan has two in his lot with Brentford, for the “hattricks" and two pairs to his White Hart Lane club had been strongly linked with the name of this young Scot..
credit.
By virtue of his hat-trick against New Brighton, Clarke is now leading scorer for Rochdale He has five goals to his credit.
Did Ruddersneld Town err when
West Ham United have been coming along by leaps and bounds for some weeks The present con- sistency of the Upton Park club compared with early season form
would be pleased if the two clubs
and West Ham, but Lancashire are no doubt going to have a big say in this Important question,
I stood the other day in the queer building (writes a corres- to go New pillars will be set mucir they signed Albert Malam from Hittle short of amazing. London pondent) erected originally as further back, nearer the walls Chesterfield Alf Lythgoe from stables for the equally queer Royal The weight of the dome will be Stockport County - and Minimny to be promoted were Brentford Pavilion. All about me a purpose- taken by a cantilever arrangement. Richardson from Newcastle United? ful company of workmen were The new floor will be 4ft lower They didn't. The forward line has busy at the task of destruction than the present one. The gal been transformed by the new in- In the obscurity (there were only lerles, stripped of their ornate side trio. one or two temporary electric wooden pillars, will contain about Lights) came the sound of thump-ten rows of seats instead or one. ing and hammering and the scrape The work, which will cost some of shovels
£40,000, will be completed in six It was rather like a half-months No trace of "Orientalism demolished cinema set for an will be left in the new building Oriental scene. The quasi-Moorish which, seating nearly 3,000, will be
Everybody happy. Buty W (or is it pseudo-Chinese?) orna used for concerts and meetings...
"George the Fourth would be worth, transferre mentation glittered forlornly. The
nid, see all this | held to the Wolves, lavishly decorated pillars rose from surprised if he now I remar
Dassing heaps of débriad Na
Famous Roof to Stay
It is strange, too, that Malam, the smallest of the three, who was said by others to be too small to succeed in the First Division, is the leading scorer.
Blo
He paused, his hand on a wheel
and ruminatively eyed, the Ecore
Above me was the rock, trona, which the building takes its name, bar with its many stained-glass win derdilet star dows shaped like rosettes, Thised, "but famous roof, I am told not
be demolishedres for with remain
Now surprised sam
of them horses must chave been when they frat came in Kérast
Bulz Scott play
· DNS D.N.S.
7 58-
22
20
..... 17.01.44 16.48.53 9 47 (Mrs. P. Finlay)
Lola
i.....
18.54.28 16.40.29 3 34 (Mrx, M; A, Parkes)
While on the subject of Chariton is interesting centre-forwards, it i to note that Cyril Pearce, who broke a leg last Easter, is now back in practically full training again.
If Crystal Palace cannot find Simpson a place at centre-forward there are no doubt many clubs who would like the chance, and it seems more than likely that the Palace club will have offers for the transfer of the player in the near future. Simpson bas years of football in him A change of club would no doubt do him a world of good as it has done many other players in the past
Two former Swindon Town play- ers are being tried out in good company. Harry Topping: a young back, who was with the Town inst season, is being given a chance with Bartow while Alec Lambie, the dashing pivot who command- ed such popularity with the Rall-
to Belfast Cel Waymén, hɛa
Another London club making a strong bid for a championship are Charlton Athletle Never before to the biztory of the club has Charlic, te Irish ton scored as many as six goals in month's trial. an away game, as they did at bam Ralph Allen, whose rost less than £1,000,
ford has surely already, cours
on:a
the
LOCAL GOLF
Junior Championship
The following is the result of the first round of the Rogal - Hong Kong Golf Club's Junior Cham- pionship:-
First Round
R. L. & Webb.w.o. A. B. Raworth, CH. Burton beat HF. Phillips,
7 and 6.
H. Hampton beat G.-W. Rowe, 5
and 5.
J. W. Mayhew beat D. L. Prophet,
4 and 3.
Capt. Michell beat H. G. Walling-
ton, 4 and 2.
J. Harrop beat D. J. Valentine at
19th W. Woodward beat C. Mycock,
2 up.
J. MacKnight beat A. Ritchie at
20th.
shi,
Imperial University. and Masatomo Tsukada, Melji,
Singles Yamagishi, Keto Nishimura, Kelo; Toshisuke Hiral, Doubles :-Yamagishi-Nishimura, Keio; Chuji Kusumoto. Imperial Kelo: Takahashi-Murakami, Kelo; University Shigeo Akimoto, Kos-Fa-Kuramitah, Kwangel Gakuin; hfen Club; Hyotaro Satoh, Tokyo Kuwasawa-Hattori, Waseda Uni- Club; Kelgo Yamada, Keló; “Junzo | versity. and Kinoshita - Ozaki. Kinoshita, Kwansei Gakdin; Haya-Kwansei Gakufn.
SPALDING
"KRO-FLITE
GOLF BALL
Lasts
till it's
"Lost!"
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
ses included amongst the many other successes achieved
Spalding. Balbi during 1932::
SANATOGEN will give you
New Strength-New Vitality
WE
NATOGEN
that new health may com
by taking
new strength and
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