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"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH❞
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
$150.00 CASH PRIZES
First Prize
Second Prize
Third Prize
$60.00
$40.00
$20.00
Three Consolation Prixos $10.00 Each In addition to the Cash Prizes The Eastman Kodak Company offor a Special Prize which will be known as the
EASTMAN KODAK PRIZE.
A 1932 Mode! Kodak 616 with f.6.3 Anastigmat Lens, which will be awarded for the
BEST STORY TELLING PICTURE. SECTION FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. Messrs. Walbel & Co, ("DEFAG"), offer six "AGFA" box cameras to be competed for by school-children. These will be awarded to best six pictures in this class.
Bathing Scenes, Picnic Illustrations, Local Beauty Spots, Typical Chinese Studios, etc. All photographs must be of subjects taken in the Colony.. Photographs may be submitted forthwith, and it is Intended to reproduce selected pictures in the Telegraph Pictorial Supplement as from the first Saturday in July. The Competition will close on August 31st, 1932.
The following rules will govern the Competition:----- 1.-The Competition is confined exclusively to
amateur photographers. 2.-The prizes will be awarded to the competitors
sending in what are adjudged to be the best photographs submitted up to August 31st, 1932. In the event of two or more photographs being considered of equal merit, any or all of the prizes will be divided accordingly. The decision of the Judges shall be final.
3.The right to publish any or all of the entries in the Telegraph Pictorial Supplement is reserved. 4-Photographs which have been already entered in
local compatifions will be ineligible. 5-No photographs will be returned. 6--Photographs, preferably in black and white, must
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be addressed to the Editor and must bear on back. the name and address of competitor. 7,--No correspondence will be entered into in
connexion with the Compotition.
8. The six "Agfa" cameras donated by Messrs. Walbel & Co. ("Defag") may only be competed for by local school-children. Each entry in this section must bear the name of the competitor together with that of his or her school, THAT "SNAP” MAY WIN $60.00 !
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 25, 1932.
WIMBLEDON REFLECTIONS
COCHET LEARNS A LESSON & ADVANCES A THEORY
RECORD CROWD OF. 24,000
SARAZEN'S
DOUBLE NOT
A SURPRISE
RODE ON CREST OF WAVE OF SUCCESS
the American open championship The success of Gene Sarazen in was Those who watched his play when not altogether surprising. he won the British open champion- ship, saw a man riding on the crest of a wave of success. that it seemed impossible that He was playing so well then Sarazen could lose his form even was in England there was in travolling; and playing as ho
in his home country. body to beat him, either there or
Sarazen
London, July 2. HIS BEST ACHIEVEMENT, The attendance of the general One of Flaher's best achieve- public during the first week of the monta which may not be equalled Championships surpassed all pro-again for many years was his per vlous records. On Thursday the formance in reaching the round of attendance broke the existing the "inst' eight" nt Wimbledon ground record (of
1929), and without loss of a set in 1925 while this agure was itself exceeded by still an Oxford undergraduate. fifteen hundred, on Saturday, when WIMBLEDON, LAUGHS. twenty-four thousand spectators
Wimbledona crowds are quick to wore present, during the after appreciate anything in the nature noon. Nothing like it has ever of humour where umpires are been seen at Wimbledon before concerned. The guests in the passages lead-inesman's chairs collapsed and Last week one of the ing to the standing room round he fell to the ground.. the centre court were larger than himself up, he seized the chair, Picking on a Anals day, the free stands which promptly came to bits in round No. 2 and 3 Courts were his hand. Then, to the immense
appears to be a can-1 overflowing, and the casual wan joy of the crowd, it was found man must be in constant practice tradiction of the theory that a derer experienced the greatest that his grey tribly hat was difficulty in catching a glimpse of derneath and had been complete-a few days rest on the boat after un- to win championships, for he had the play on the outer courts. MANY LATECOMERS.
ly mangled.
HUGE RECORD CROWD. The number of latecomers who Their Majesties the King and turned up during the first week Queen honoured the meeting with after five o'clock at. the new half- their presence, on the first Satur- price rate of admlesion exceeded day, receiving an enthusiastic all estimates of the Executive. welcome when they arrived at 3.30, The supply of tickets ran out on the just after the match between J. second day. Consequently the Borotra and E. Maier had com- standing room on the centre-court meneed, and remaining until 6.30, terraces was always full until late during which they witnessed the in the evening.
prolonged Gight between Mrs. FRENCH RECORD GOES.
Whittingstall and Mrs. Pitman. For the first time since 1924, The total attendance for the day France failed to win a place reached the world record propor- in the round of the last eight at tions of 24,000, a figure about 1 Wimbledon. From that year an- 500 in excess of all previous re til 1929, France dominated the cords. So great, indeed, was the Championship, Borotra, Lacoste crowd that the centre court gates and Cochet ench winning the title were closed half an hour before twice, and Borotra reaching the the start of the first match be- final on five occasions all told.
tween Perry and Allison. A view COCHET LEARNS A LESSON.
point on No. 1 court was impossi ble of achievement for the late At a dinner on the night of his comer, while centre court ticket- defeat in the singles champion-holders, who left their, seats for ship, H. Cochet intimated to his the purpose of a survey of the French companions that he in-matches on the outer courts, soon tends to come over to England two returned after a fruitless journey weeks before the start of the 1933 Wimbledon has never had such a Wimbledon in order to acclimatise day.
his play to the lower bound on the grass. He frankly admitted that
a champion player should be cap
able of overcoming such inciden- SCULLER FALLS
INTO THE RIVER
tal matters as a change surface; | but gave it as his opinion that the. entry for the men's singles cham-i pionship at Wimbledon is now so formidable that an oversean play- er, even when protected from the. strongest of the field through the HENLEY REGATTA'S
process of "secding," cannot now rely on having two or three easy matches in early rounds
during
which he can shape his strokes to the lower bound of the ball. THEORY SUPPORTED.
seeded
SENSATION
Brocklebank Beaten
The Frenchman's theory can eer- tainly be supported in fact by this in the chief event, the heat of the A sensational incident occurred year's draw, one of the strongest Diamond Sculle in ever competing in the fifty-two former Cambridge stroke, T. A. which the years' history of the Champion- Brocklebank, Britain's best scul- ships. Such fine playors as Alliler, was opposed by the German, son, Andrews, Bouusus, Gregory H. Buhtz, on the opening day of. Hughes, Hopman, de Kehrling, the Henley Royal Regatta. Maier, Menzel, Miki, Mungin, Satoh and Timmer all failed to from the finish, Brocklebank fell When well beaten, half a mile win their places in the "eight," and save in the ease of part in the race. He was rescued out of his shell to take no further nominated players of the same na-and put on board the umpire's tionalities could all have found launch, none the worde themselves in the same section of ducking.
for his "sixteens" if the luck of the draw ordained it so. And even now we a disappointment from a British Apart from this, the event was have not mentioned N. Sharpe of point of view. I. G. Collins, the conquerora
The German, Cochet in 1931 and last week re-ability, was an impressive figure, enthusiastic and confident in his spectively, INJURED PLAYERS.
of
but Brocklebank was nervy, and it certainly did not tend to pre- Switzerland's two representa-serve his equilibrium when he tives at the Championships, H. C. refused a request to be photo- Fisher and Mile. Payot were graphod with his opponent before both suffering from foot trouble the start.
IMPRESSIVE RECORD.
the
on
last week. Fisher who retired from In the race Brocklebank failed the singles on his doctor's orders to respond to the speed set by the had blistered feet consequent on German, who, sculling with his gruelling match against G. de greatest ense and perfect rhythm, Stefani in the third round of the increased his lead with Davis Cup when the old Oxonian stroke, and was travelling towards every won a sensational victory by three one of the easiest victories sets to two in a match lasting record when the incident happen- three hours. Mlle, Payot had dis ed. Buhitz now meets L. F. South- placed several bones in her foot wood, and a great race should be while extending Mrs. Moody to an seen, for the latter was impres advantage set in the French sive in his victory championships and received the Oxonian, L. Clive.
over the attention of a manipulator a few days before her match against intereating
The Ladies Plate provided much Miss Stammers.
racing, with the closest finishes of the day, and one thriling heat. This was an H. C. Fisher has an impressive Oxford-Cambridge duel, with the Davis Cup record for Switzerland Dark Blues, Now College, gaining this year. He won all six of his ( meritorious triumph over singles matches and two of the Selwyn. It was Д magnificent three doubles in which he compat-struggle, all the way. ed. Playing against Belgium, Fish- In a last titanic effort, New er beat van Zuylen and Iweing literally lifted their craft over the quite easily, and Gallops and Lan-line to win by three fent in the dinu (Monaco) in the next round, fastest time of the day, 7 min. 35 In the doubles match of the Swit-(sec. zerland-Monaco tie Gallope and Landau led Aoschliman and Fish- er by tyo acta to one, 6-4 and 0-40 and yet failed to win the match. Fisher can never have played so well in singles B against de Stefani and Palmieri in the third round of the Davis Cup. He beat! Palmieri 6-8 0-4 1-0 0-1 6-3 after
SPORT ADVTS.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION.
two hours and a half, and on the Clubs wishing to join or to last day de Stofani (a finalist in retain membership of the Asso- the French championships eight clation and League are reminded days previously) 3-6 0-6 9-7 8-6 that July 31st is the closing date 8-6 in three hours, during which for entries for both. the Italian hold three match- points in the third set and failed to clinch the winning load of 5-3
in the fifth sot."
W. E. HOLLANDS,
Hon, Secretary. Hongkong, July 20th, 1932.
no-
winning the British title and then only a day or two to prepare for the American event. On the other hand, Sarazen, like the majority of the players in America, la l ways engaged in tournament and exhibition golf, and therefore is always in championship form.
WINS BOTH TITLES. Now that Sarazen has emulated Bobby Jones by winning both titles in the same year he will be able to make a good deal of money out of the game. It is understood that he and T.D. Armour will about two months, playing every engage in tn exhibition tour day.
for
Naturally the fees, always high for such matches in Americit, will be increased now that Sarazen is world champion. The exhibition tour is to be run on novel lines.
He
REAL CHAMPION
PLENE Sarazon was only one
National Ореп championship when this picture was snapped. He'd just shot out of
and- trap, down
narrow human Anne of spectators, and on to the
nighteenth green.
BOXING FIASCO
PERCENTAGE THAT
WOULD NOT PAY Although Wales possesses tho British cruiser-weight champion in Jack Petersen, who also won the British heavy-weight title a fort, night ago the boxing game in the Principality seems to be languish- ing so far as public support la concerned.
At Cardiff where Barney Kies- wolter, the welter-weight champion of South Africa.. was to meet George Rose, of Bristol, barely 400 spectators were present.
After an hour's delay, the pro- motor decided to return them their money. Fred Dyer, the manager of Rosé, éxplained to the crowd that the boxers were fighting on a gate percentage and owing to the poor attendance they would got nothing for their trouble and expense. There was a suggestion that the minor bouts of a less exponsivo nature should be carried through, but this was not acted upon,, and the money was eventually returned to the spectators.
The promoters at the Mannes- mann Hall; Swansea, had much the same experience, but the result was more satisfactory, Bert Kirby, the ex-British fly-weight champion, IN and Jimmy Jones, of. Pontypridd
CYCLE TESTS
BELGIUM FRENCH GRAND PRIX HOTLY DISPUTED AT BRUSSELS
Brussels, July 18. The Francorchamps Motor Cycle Grand Prix was disputed in Belgium yesterday with the follow- ing, results:
were the topliners, and the an Rouncer stated that Kirby, owing to ed to fight, but oventually Kirby the poor attendance, was disinclin- went through with his engagement- The resust was a draw, Jones tak ing, two short counts.
machine, took the first prize for Stanley Wood, on a Norton
attaining an average speed of 123.1| || 500 cub. cm. cylinder capacity.
U. S. WALKER CUP TEAM
Armour will lecture on the correct Km. pl.
Before they start each match methods of playing iron clubs and
New York, July 29. demonstrate to the gallery. will also give advice to players motor cycle, who covered 387 Km. England, at Brookline (Mass.), or The frat prize for 360 cm. wus to represent the United States in The following, have been chosen
who are in dificulties with their in 3 hours, 17 minutes, 60 seconds. September 1 and 2.
Woll
by Simpson, on a Norton the Walker Cup match against irons. Sarazen has contracted to showing an average speed of 117.4 Francis Oulmet (Boston), cap- do the same thing with the wooden Km. p.h. clubs.
Mellores on an "Imperial" took ton): Billy Howell jnr. (Rich- tain; G. T. Dunlap, fnr. (Princo surprising feature of the the honours for 250 cm. machines, mond); Maurice McCarthy jar. championship was the compara-covering 342 Km. in 3 h. 7 min. (New York); G. Seaver tively high acores. The Fresh 35 sec. his average speed being Angeles); Jesse Sweetner
(Los Meadow course meusures
(New only 109.6 Km, ph. about 6,500 yards, nearly 500 yards
York); G. J. Voigt (New York); Fernihoug on an "Excelsior" was J. Westland (Chicago). shorter than Prince's, and the first in 175 cm. category, cover Five of the team have not played Sarazen's score was three strokes ing 283 Kat, in 3 h. 10 min. 45 sec. in the Walker Cup before-Dunlap, more in America than it was in at an average speed of 89,6 Km. Howell, McCarthy, Seaver, | England.
and Westland.
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