PLAY AND PLAYERS.
MAJOR SOON ANSWERED.
By. "Wanderer."
Neither A. B. Gardner nor of the "Fowler" Cup competition Drummer Bowies has wasted any 1025) and No. 7 Platoon. time in replying to the challengs of Harry Major, the erstwhile leading bantamweight of the Colony.
Bowles suggests a fifteen three-
GROWTH OF TENNIS.
With the growth of tonnis to, bef
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, · THURSDAY; NOVEMBER 25, 1925.
FOR LONDON HOSPITAL.
KOWLOON GIRLS THANKED,
Mr. G. F. Nightingale, Head- master of the Contral British School, has received the following letter from Lord Knutsford acknow- ledging the receipt of a draft for £24, result of the raffle of a carriage and dolls dressed by the girls of Classes 3 and 4:
Dear Mr. Nightingale, This is really splendid. "The
24th, pointing out that an expert and certainly the most widespread girls of Forms 3 and 4, and minute rounds contest on December f one of the greatest national game London" is indeed indebted to the internationally, "growing pains" should be in a position to back his are inevitable. At the same time, you cannot thank them too warm
we need to face the fact that inly for efforts and success alike.
I cannot tell you how I appre- challenge within a month.
enced boxer of Major's calibre
ferent attitude. He
was at the
suggests that Major in Issuing a
challenge to him, knows it is pose some more deepseated troubles sing this huge place quite delights!
sible that the Hermes may be some where in the Mediterranean in
Gardner adopts a slightly dif. the last year or two a continual elate a gift of this kind that has series of unpleasant diaclosures and come all this way, and the thought Telegraph office last evening and he small scandals have left an uneasy of all those small people giving all feeling in the public mind that their thoughts and energy to help- at the root. Countless petty incidents on the courts, breaches would like to see "The London" mc. Du tell any of them who
January next. At the same time of sportsmanship, rumours of voiled when in England that they wid be Gardner is perfectly willing to meet professionalism, have combined to welcome, though a card in advancei Major in December 7th, the last make the followers of other amateur is always desirable.
I do indeed share your occasion on which he will have anports look rather askance at lawn
Perhaps the sensational that these two Forms will make an hope opportunity of fighting in this Press may have magnified out of annual event of their help, for it Gardner's bouls in this Colony (Proportion, and sometimes without is just stealy help tha! England's | have been left in the hands of the warranty in fact, ineidenis such a biggest lospital stands rost Hongkong Boxing Association and spring from the highly-strung tem
periment of a Suzanne Lenglen.| as far as we are able to gather, the The supreme woman player of the present suggestion is that a return day, indeed of the game's history,
and contest between Gardner
is wholly artist and wholly Bowles would prove the most in-
feminine. Like Tilden, who has teresting.
told us that the historic and trudi- tion-filled atmosphere of the
Colony,.
To return to Major, he is an ex-
ample of the well-known fact that the way of the ambitious node- denter is not always smooth. Not many months ago Major was looked
apon by fans as a young gentleman of the ring who might at some in or other make a high mark in the fatic game. He looked the part until he left the Army and came up against Bowles and was well troun-
tennis.
Wimbledon Centre Court inspired him to reuth heights previously unscaled by any foreign invader, Mile. Lenglen responds also and with any great artist keyed up for the moment temperamental out bursts are natural.
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MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
Paris, Nov. 25..
But for worse still for the good
A message from Beirut says that name of lawn tennis are the Martial Law has been proclaimed, rumours that float around that in the town of Damascus, and in
so-and-so is subsidised by a firm of the Sandjaks of Damascus
and
eed. It is doubtful whether he can get in perfect trim until December racket manufacturers, that some-Hauran, owing to continued bri 24th at the very earliest for the fact body else will only play at tournagandage. It is officially explained | that he now stipulates 126 pounds, ments where "X" balls are used, that the martial law in nowise de- when it is not long ago that he or, again, the oft-repeated query, notes an aggravation of the situa- could make 138 lbs with compara-How does Blank," who is known tin, but has been proclaimed with tive enac. is indicative that in to have neither business nor private a view to the rapid restoration of short time he has run to seed.
income, "manage to spend his whole order-Reuter..
SOUTH CHINA BEAT HAWKINS. With Pang Wah-bing, leading their linc, South China beat the Ilawking by two goals to one at Sookunpoo last evening after being a goal down soon after the start.
Pang Wah-hing who came into the eleven from the reserve, side held the line together far better that Leung Wing-tat was able to do, and furthermore he was responsible for both goals.
Play generally speaking was fast and fairly even, though Ball's goal was the result of a shot intended as a centre. Pang Wah-hing equalis
time playing at tournament after; tournament, staying always at the best hotels?"
To-day is Thanksgiving Day To all these disquieting internal in America. symptoms is added the glaring external fact of the loss of our The master of a cargo boat was lawn tennis laurels; that England, fined $5 at the Marine Court this the author and founder of the game, morning for mosring outside five has sunk to a second-rate position others alongside the s.s. Kwei- among the tennis-playing nations. chow. Further, instead of a combined and ·
inspiring national effort to regain Four musters of native craft our former ascendancy, and at the were fined $3 at the Marine Court same time to cleanse the game of to-day for mooring in shore at a its doubtful elements, we have the distance less than 100 yards from spectacle of constant bickering low water mark. between the authorities and the players. Everywhere one goes in ed with a good: shot before half-lawn-tennis circles there is wide- time and after the interval again spread unrest and dissatisfaction netled. The Hawkins had a good with the control and guidance of share of the same but their shooting the game. was weak.
HIGH FLYING.
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The health of lawn tennis is no longer a domestic matter to be dis- cussed and treated by a small clique of old-timers.
the game numbers
A fine of $3 was to-day imposed on a boatmistress charged bo- with failing to carry regulation fore Lieut.-Commdr. G. F. Hole
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MONTAGUE-DATES CUT.
Sweden is now providing tho These young Frenchmen take their tennis seriously. A friend ways of Copenhagen with happened to see a light in La Coste's Danish Isle of Zooland with light, power, and a great part of the room late one night, and, feuring from the waterfalls of the Rivor The Final of the Football Com the youngster might be ill, went to Lagun. The new cable across petition (in conection with the investigate. He found La Coste in the Sound, with a current of award of the "Montague-Entes" front of the mirror, swinging 50,000 volts, is said to have the Platoon Challenge Cup) will be tennis racket furiously.
highest tension of any sea cablo played on the Murray Barracks f "I had a nightmare," explained in the world. ground (probally next Wednesday). ¡La Coste, "about this stroke, but Kick off 4 p.m. The teams con- now I think I know what the matter -eerned are No. 2 Platoon, (wieners 43, so I got up to practice."
HOME FOOTBALL
RANGERS WIN AWAY.
London, Nov, 25.
In the First Division of the English League to-day, Hudders- field und Liverpool played a drawn game, neither side scoring.
RIVIERA LAWN TENNIS.
HELEN WILLS AND SUSANNE LENGLEN ENTERED.
London, Nov. 25. Miss Holen Wills, the American Champion is proceeding to Europe to take part in the tournaments in the Riviera. She will be compet- The postponed fixtures in the ing in the Beaulieu tournament, for Scottish League were played to which Malle. Lenglen has entered. day the Rangers winning at Mother -Router.
well by three goals to one and
Celtic winning against Hearts of
Midlothian by three goals to all-- yesterday for borthing at Taikoo
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