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TENNIS PROS "DIG" "AT
ONE ANOTHER
Humorous Talks At Rotary Tiffin
MAJOR DUCLOS" "BRIDGE" WARNING TO TILDEN
Honoured guests of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong at their weekly tiffin held at the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday, "Big Bill" Tlden and Ellsworth Vines, the two world famous tennis professionals, kept Rotarians and their other guests In high spirits with their live'y talks and witticisms. Both speakers indulged in friendly "digs” at one another.
The President, Mr. W. N. Thomas, word. One day they were in a Tam, on behalf of its members, | Spanish restaurant and he hailed expressed the Club's sympathy of the death of the son of the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo.
MR. C. T.- WANG'S RESIGNATION
Announcement was made of the resignation of Mr. C. T. Wars. Governor of the Blat District, on account of his new appointment to the post of Chinese Ambassa dor at Washington. Mr. E. Watanabe, it was also announced. has been elected in place of Mr. 6. Yamanaka who resigned.
In introducing "Big B' Tilden and Ellsworth Vines, the President mistake said, "Do not make the that they are lawn tennis cham- plons. They are only tennis play- ers.".
GUESTS PRESENT
The following guests of the Ro- tary Club of Hong Kong were then introduced----Dr. Mai, Hong Kong: Mr. E. C. Kwong, Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Association: Mr. H. R. B. Hancock, HK.LT.A.: Mr. D. S. Green, H.K.LTA: Mr. U. Sz Wing, Dodwell and Company: Mr. A. A Pauw, Amsterdam: Mr. M. Mantel, Hong Kong: Mr. B. K. Carpenter, Hong Kong: Mr. E. E Bogle. Shanghai: Mr. Sullivan. Hong Kong: Mr. A. W. Hayward, Hong Kong: Mr. R. A. Rodgers, Hong Kong: Mr. Y. H. Kan, Hong Kong: Mr. G. Bodlker, Hong Kong: Mr. A. Nissim. Moxon and Taylor: Mr. D. S. Green, Dunlop Rubber Com- pany: Mr. H. S. Lee, Kuala Lum pur: Mr.. W. G. Pirie, Wright and Company: Mr. Marsellle. Hong Kong: Mr. W. M. Barton, Hong Kong: Mr., H. Owen Hughes, Hong Kong and Mr. M. F. Grose. Hong Kong..
"BIG RILL'S" ADDRESS Called upon to make an address? "Big Bill" Tilden said, "I am go- ing to steal a little of Vines' thun- der. He plays tennis and I talk it. He stretched his imagination in saying I was a good mixed doubles player. But I have managed to escape mixed doubles." The speaker said that some years on tennis appeared ...ago a book
which asked the question whether a woman tennis player should
stand at the base-line or at the net. His reply to that question was, where she was least in the way.
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TRIED TO BE AN ACTOR Tilden went on to describe most humorously some of the games he had played in past years However, he pointed out that some years ago he made the fatal error of trying to be stage actor. He had been called upon to play the role of a young and handsome hero with the aid of a make-up' that took him nearly three hours to! put on. Two extremely charming. young ladies were seated in the front row and when he made his debut behind the footlights he overheard one of the ladies ask her, neighbour. “Is that 'Big Bill' Tilden the tennis player?" Where-
uron, the other reputed, "No, that's
his sont"
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1936.
MONOTONOUS
EXHIBITION
RADIO STATION COMMENDED
Vines Beats Tilden In Soccer Broadcasts.
Four Sets
SPAKKLING
EXCHANGES
LACKING
Before a huge crowd which in- eluded His Excellency Sir Andrew Caldecott and Lady Caldecott, Vines beat Tilden in their second encounter yesterday afternoon on the Hong Kong Cricket Club #round by the scores of 10-8, 6-4, 3-6, 6-31
In the opening set both players were cautious and it was not until about the fourteen game that both
The players opened out a little. a pretty waitress, saying. "Check-court was much faster than the eco, check-eeo, check-eeo!" To his day before. Both players were dismay the young thing "replied. also slightly troubled by the sun "What the heck do you want? The playing" from the Club end. ás on check?" The young man later dis- the arst day both players won covered that every one cf the their services and it was not until waltresses had been imported from the seventeenth game that vines Manhattan:
broke through' Tilden's service and to win his own for set.
After "Big Bull Tilden bad de- lighted his listeners with several anecdotes he referred to his clashes with Vines and concluded. "It is not true that he has put me in my place before."
HOW TILDỀN LOSES HIS PARTNERS
MANY MISTAKES
The first set was notable for "many mistakes by both players. Vines took some considerable time
to settle down and was responsible for
into the net. many shots Tilden on the other hand was in- clined to overhit.
Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam then called on Ellsworth Vines to say Vines played very much better a few words which the latter, be-
in the second set, he took Tliden's gan by stating he never knew that opening service and also his sec¬ the name Vines was a household ond to soon jump into a lead of word until he came to Hong Kong. four games to love. Tilden, how- "BI forgot to mention one thing, ever, fought back bravely and why his mixed doubles partner al-managed to snatch four games be- ways deserted him. He tells them, fore the set fell to Vines. 'Now, partner, you keep to your half of the court and I'll cover mine","
The speaker then kept his listen- ers in continued good humour with a few stories and finally concluded his address by saying: "It has been a great pleasure for me to be here to-day. If you come out this after- noún you won't see me doing all the running around."
SPEAKERS THANKED
On behalf of the members of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong, Major V. E. Duclos then thanked the speakers and said. "I am one of those people who have never held a tennis racket in my hand and I suppose that is why I have been called on to-day: Mr. Tilden, I understand you are a good bridge player, Look out, there might be one or two games going on!"
To Ellsworth Vines, Major Duclos said, "Don't be too hard on him. I will be there this afternoon. is his disadvantage of being mid- dle-aged."
ARMY HORSES GO
Gunners Say Good-bye
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In this set Tiden was exploiting his backhand and forehand slices beautifully and very often caught Vines with low shots. Vines right through this set served brilliantly especially in the game which gave him set when he served four won- derful services to love.
TILDEN LEADS Tilden jumped into a lead right away in the third set and it look- ed as if Vines was resting although full credit must be given to Tilden
who forced the pace more. Vines very nearly lost this set to love but managed to win three games out
of it.
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The fourth set opened with the Band of The Ulster Rifles playing their Retreat, the Murray Parade Ground. Both players were Dut off slightly for a while. It was soon evident that Vines was all out to win this set and forcing the pace more ran out any easy winner by 6-3. Vines again served superbly in this set and very often left Tilden standing. Tülden appeared to tire in the last ser.
י.
As an exhibition by two of the world's leading players the game was very monotonous and lacked enterprise. Play was for the most part from the baseline although the players did approach the net a little more than in their first encounter.
STILL A MARVEL Tilden, for his age demonstrated that he is still a marvel at 43. He still has pace behind his shots and A famous brigade of Royal Artil- possesses a wonderful backhand tery, the 24th Fie.d Brigade, sta- slice and cut backhand. He toned at Waterloo Barracks, Al-service is still Dowerful and dershot, lost their horses recently. well placed. What few smashes They will be mechanised almost and volleys we did see from him immediately, states the "Evening were severely dealt with." Standard."
Vines possesses faster service The Dragon battery," who are than Tilden which kicks a bit. He- unique in that every horse is a also controls a perfect backhand blue roan, have been a horse bat which is very similar to Tliden's. · tery since they were formed in Vines also showed that he could 1812
volley and smash hut we did not The men said good-bye to their see enough of it. One shot which horses.
was really delightful was his cross Standing on the edge of the court forehand drive which he was able to vary in length. Both square, almost in tears, was Bra get, a 70-year-old Irish woman, players kept # good length who for longer than most people when drying. with Tilden's a nit can remember, has stood on the shorter than his opponent's. artillery aquare with her hawker's
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She knows all the horses by name, and one, who has a habit of taking French leave, will al- ways answer to her call, though he will not come back for any of the men of the battery.***
BAD UMPIRING The Umpiring, was not at all good and Tilden had two or three times to query decisions. service linearden made many mis- takes and at all times their calling was bad.
The
The speaker went on to say that unce he was engaged to play in a tournament in a New York club whose members attended to every- thing. He was playing with a gentleman who was known as the World's worst player and was, con- sequently, feeling very badly about it. A young lady then came up to him and asked, "Young man, can you tell me when Mr. Tilden is going to start playing?" Tilden told his listeners that he answered her, "I don't know. I was going to find out myself,"
"SPANISH AS SHE IS SPOKEN"
Getting on to his further ad- ventures, the speaker said that a' few years back he was a member, of a tennis team representing the United States that went down to Mexico City to play in matches there. Among the American play- ers was a young tennis player who rather prided himself on his. knowledge of foreign languages. However, he reasoned that he could The Princess Royal spent several make himself understood to a hours as a saleswoman recently at The takings in the first hour ex- Spaniard if he merely added the the annual Painted Fabrics Exceeded £400, a record for the ex Recent “-ceo“ after "an"" English | hibition at Wentworth Woodhouse, hibition.
Tilden and Vines left yesterday Bridget pleaded with the officers evening by the President Lincol offering to feed him herself, but further exhibitions and are re- of the battery to keep this horse, for Manila where they are staging the authorities decided he must be turning to the Colony on the 16th sent to the remount depot at and 17th inst. when they are to Arbourfield Cross, near, Reading: stage further exhibitions on the Some of the horses are to be Hong Kong Cricket Club ground.. sent to the artillery at Woolwich: others too old for service will be destroyed.
PRINCESS ROYAL AS SALESWOMAN
the Yorkshire seat of Earl 'and Countess Fitzwilliam.
Her Royal Highness was kept busy at Lady Fitzwilliam's stall for more than an hour, and sub- sequently visited other rooms, where the again, sold, samples of wor
CRICKET
H.K.C.C. Teams
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The following will represent the
Throughout Season Hong Kong Cricket-Club v. the
MR. F. V. READ
Kowloon Cricket Club to-day, at noon on the HKG.C ground:-
Hong Kong C.C. 2nd XI. V. K.C.C. at Kowloon C.C. ground:-
A. W. Hayward (Capt), L. D. Kilbee, L. J. Walch, 'H W. Baines, H. Owen-Hughes, T. E. Pearce, G. Too much commendation cannot | A. Stewart, H. B. Neve, R. L. Hol be heaped on the local radio sta- den, E, R. Duckitt and H. D. Bid- tion. ZBW, for its initiative in, well. securing the services of Mr. F. V. Read to broadcast all important)
W. Wooding (Capt.), W. Keith football matches to be played dur- ing the season.
Robinson, F. A. Dunnett, P. C. Stentorian blasta. of vituperation, ¦ Frost, R. M. King, G. S. Chambers, J. H Davis, N. P. Fox, J. Stoker, coupled with insisent comments trom correspondents to the press, J. Redman and V. C, Bond, directed at the radio station here seems to have made some effect.
GATES NOT AFFECTED In those "countries that broadcasts of all sporting events, statistics show that the attendance at the games have not dropped. The peculiarity of the situation is that listeners-in become more in-; terested in the game, whatever it may be, and decide that it would be more interesting to see the sport than to sit at home Ustening to the radio.
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Another useful purpose to which this broadcasting is put is that patients in bospitals, and those who are unavoidably detained from attending an event, may stil! have the pleasure of listening to the progress of the game, especially if the announcer is a good one.
COMMENTATOR'S EXPERIENCE
That Mr. Read is a fine speak- his the radio, with experience gained on the west) coast of Canada and the United States of America, and Shanghai, is testified by the many praises he has received from local
over
H.K. CRICKET CLUB
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The annual general meeting will be held in the pavilion on Thurs- day, November 19, at 5:30 p.m.
Duft.
R4.0C Swimmers
Winners of the BAO.C, #014 Comrades” Cup 1936, repre- senting..the Civilians" of the R.A.0.¤; Association.
Reading from right to left:-T. Maycock, R. Maycock, X. Maycock, W. May÷ cock, V. Saunders and J. Clewer. (Photo by King's Studio).
in the championships with the sportsmen since he started his Canadian Davis Cup star, W. A. H. first broadcast. with ́thé ́ ́amplifcation sytem Installed the broadcasts Mr." Read is able to give a good des- cription of cash play within hear-
ing distance of those who sit in awkward positions of the stand to watch fully the different manoeu vres on the field.
For many years, Mr. Read was a representative of the Interport swimming team for Shanghai
Mr. Read has a style reminiscent
of the better announcers in Amert en, and-Nià attempts at keeping the interest of the spectators are not Mr. Read is fully qualified to allayed one wit by his expressive- speak on a'most any sport as he nese in, using rapid-fire descriptions figured in the championships in the Jargon of football. Shanghai in such games as tennis, squash, water polo, cricket, and football.
INTERPORT SWIMMER He has played against Tientsin, Japan and Hong Kong in football "and swimming since 1928, and has won numerous cups for tennis. In the last mentioned sport he played
AT ALL EVENTS
!
FULL OF PRAISE.
the account of the game, and with- out an exception, they all agreed that the announcer was a very good one.
It is greatly to be hoped that ZBW will in ftare adopt other pro-
ug, especially after this advance- gressive steps in radio broadcast-
ment which is most certainly one In the right direction.
All are urged to attend the fook.
ball match between the combined Services and the Civilians this afternoon. The proceeds of the match go to a worthy cause, the Earl Hair Fund, and two strong. terms will be pitted against one ・. another,
In the recent game between the Army and the Navy when the for- mer won. Mr. Read did not spare "the losers who, he said, were only
play.ng. among other
To say, the least, an interesting game will be played to-day at the school-boy football
The sailors who could not attend | Club ground, and a large crowd is the game were able to listen in to expected.
things,
At fashionable gatherings everywhere, Player's are always in a majority. Consistent excellence and quality are bound to tell, besides "It's the Tobacco that Counts"
PLAYER'S PLEASE
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF SMOKERS PLAYER'S NAVY CUT, CIGARETTES ARE NOW PACKED IN ATTRACTIVE 100S CARTONS CONTAINING TO PACKETS
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