FRIDAY, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THE
DETERMINED TO MAKE
TENNIS HISTORY
A. B. Barry, of 11.M.9. Berwick, who easily won the welterweight
championship of Chins in Shanghai
ENGLISH PLAYER'S 1934 QUEST
COME-BACK BY MRS. WHITTINGSTALL
London, Mar. 22, One of the most colourful personalitica in English_lawn tennis, Mrs. Fearnley-Whit tingstall (Miss Eileen Bennett) is determined to make 1934 the inost memorable year in her
career.
For some time now she has been rather out of the picture but as she played yesterday at Queen's Club! in the Spring Covered Courts tournament she will not be out of the pleture much longer.
APRIL 13, - 1934.
V.R.C. RECOGNISED BY SHANGHAI
Watson Keeps His Title AS:
CHALLENGER'S “ONE-ARMED" FIGHT
DUE TO INJURY
London, Mar. 21.
OFFICIAL SWIMMING
Seaman Watson, of Newcastle, retained his feather-weight BODY
title and Lonsdale Belt at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, last night by defeating Johnny McMillan (Glasgow) on points over 15 rounds.
Twelve thousand people saw a die-1feree, but was ordered to box on. appointing fight in which McMillan
CHAMPION DOWN. boxed much below form. It was In the twelfth round Watson's liend obvious from the outset that the Scet accidentally caught McMillan low, and had damaged right urin, and he did the Scot, obviously Infuriated, rushed not use it a dozen times throughout Watson acress the ring, and finally put him down. At first it appeared the contest.
as though the champion was hurt, but he rose, smiling, without taking
count.
Watson, as a champion, should have noticed MeMillan's handicap, but he failed to do so, He was always the better man, particularly at close quarter. where McMillan was holp leas under a two-handed onslaught.
BLOWS AFTER THE GONG. The only blow of note in the first round was a light left hook to the Watson stomach
McMillan. by settled down la the second round and plied a straight left to the face, fol quarters, where he ripped up a series of uppercats to the chin.
In the next McMillan endeavoured to mut the champion again on the floor, but the steady senman refuse to be disturbed and boxed carefully to the hell.
The last, two rounds were all in the champion's favour, and he won easily on a good margin of points.
LAST NIGHT'S REVELATION
of
Full acknowledgment their right to control competi- tive swimming in the Colony has been expressed by the Shanghai Amateur Swimming Association to the Victoria Re- creation Club, whose co-opera-
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The THIRD EXTRA NACE MEET- ING will be' hekl (Weather Per- mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY OD Saturday, 14th April, 1934, com- mencing at 200 p.m.
The First Bell will be Rung at 11.30 pm.
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MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badgen prominently displayed throughout the Mooling.
No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members', Encloruro and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRET- ARY upon the personal application of a Member, anch Momber to be respon. able for all visitors Introduced by him, and for Payment of All Chits,
&c.
The Secretary's office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794), Stoker Percy Lake, won the light-will close at 12 o'clock Noon.
tion has been requested by the weight championship of China in northern body with a view to Shanghai last week, when he out-
Badger admitting to Members" arranging Interport galas inpointed Jos Sacramento. Lake, win. Enclosure will NOT bo on sale at the
Race Cours,
the future.
On No Pretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure dur- ing the Meeting.
This was revealed at the annualer of Hongkong titles, is with
H.M.S. Berwick. general meeting of the V.R.C, which was held last evening with Mr. W. Logan in the chair. A letter from
Tillas are obtainable at the Club Shanghai Amateur Swimming Asso-He was pleased and proud to know the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone clation, was read during the meet-that he was still an active member of 21020.
Jast wook, by defeating Johnny Hill derfully good lawn tennis while towing up by forcing his way to close TWO L.T.A. PLAYERS (Mr. D. Lyon, Hon. Secretary of the years which he had spent in Shanghal House provided they are ordered from
on points. Barry is another well
known local bozar.
Is All Well With Cricket At University?
FOR AUSTRALIA
Play_In_Centenary Celebrations
Ing.
the V.R.C.
"Bir. Logan described the past year He wished the members success an having been fairly successful; he and promised to present the Club would not had been
It was a good year with a Cup when the competitive financially.
A very senson arrived.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Boecretory.
Mrs. Whittingstall played won- beating Miss J. Marshall with the
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. loss of one game in each set. Her The third round was quiet, Watson footwork was perfect and her driv-being content to box along orthodox
to the Admission The Price of ng on both winga was as severe lines and McMillan endeavouring to
Publle Enclosure 18 $200 including: as it was necurate. The word per-lure Watson into leaving an opening
worrying year for the committee due The following oflcers were elect-Tax, for all Persona, including Ladies, fection should not be used lightly, for his pet left hook.
The report of the March meeting to a lot of rivalry as to the con-ed to serve for the ensuing year: and is payable at the Gate. Seldier but it could be used appropos the The champion refused to be drawn
Sir Thomas Southorn; and Sailors in Uniform are admitted display of Mrs. Whittingstall yester-and added to his lead by well-timed of the Lawn Tennis Association trol of local swimming. It had been Chairman,
Council, held at the River Plate said that the Victoria Recreation Hon. Secretary, Mr. P. A. Dixon; Ilalf Prics.
&C... day. She has been playing with Dan straight lefts to the face.
has Club were big-headed and that they Hon. Treasurer, Mr. H. Hyndman; Bookmakers, Tie To Men, In the fourth McMillan tried to dis- House, London, last month Muskell, the Wimbledon cunch, and
wanted to control swimming.
General Committee, Menary. Wwill not be permitted to operate turb his man by rushing tactics, but been issued.
The V.R.C., continued Mr. Logan, Logan, G. Travera, F. W. T. Ross, within the Precipets of the Hongkong he has certainly done good work In
Watson was equal to every call. The
It is announced that, responding started in 1809 and had always con- C. E. Rosa-Pereira, Lieut. F. Eaves, Jockey Club during the Roco Mosting. his coaching.
only incident in this round was that to an invitation received from the trolled swimming and would continue J. M. Alves, J. H. Lawrence and S. Watson continued to punch after the Lawn Tennis Association of Aus: to do so. They had hold interports A. Marcel; Ballotting Committee, clusion of another bowler. This bell had sounded.
The fifth and sixth rounds were tralia, two players will be nomina for years and now they had some Messrs. F. P. Lenfesty, L. A. Spares, might well have been done by let- ting Peter Williams keepte was notable mainly for the further proof ted for the Australian Champlon- body trying to take the control out R. J. Hunt, L. Roza-Pereire, H. M of Watson's superiority inside. ships at Melbourne, January 3-12, of their hands. It was not that they Remedios, M. M. de V. Soares, C. excellent on Sunday last and also,
1995, in connection with the Cen-were jealous of anybody but the J. Cooke, W. J. Howard, W. Law. Hongkong, 9th April, 1984.
control inrence and J. R. Soares. ground. Their team is much as រ
MCMILLAN'S RECOVERY, I hear, on Monday in Gunners-E.
tenary celebrations of the State of V.B.C. would not place Me Milinn The eighth round saw expected save that A, H. Madar-Lancs, match-and putting in F. who I think helped to select the Baker of the Civil Service,
open with a vicious left hook, but the Victoria and the city of Melbourne, anybody's hands until they found somebody capable of running, swim-! players Blow landed dangerously low, and the
representative
ming in the Colony. Up to the pre-
·aldes, has not put himself in, nor] However, it's fixed now I suppose. Seat was warned by Mr. Jack Smith,
sent the Committee have not found. does Minu find a place.
I understand that so far A. W the referee.
Mr. F. C. Loliden has been apa club in the Colony which they Writing from memory the side Hayward, H. Owen Hughes, E. f. The following session was camily pointed honorary referee for the honestly thought were experienced is Capt. P. V. Williams, C. C. R. Mitchell, A. C. Beck, T. A. McMillan's best. Early on he rocked challenge round of the Davis Cup. enough to control swimming here.
Nobody could say that the V.R.C. Garthwaite, J. E. Richardson Lt. Pearce. Ricketts, Harley. Dunkley Watson with a henshook to the and the Lawn Teunis Umpires*
It might be Com, Stephenson F. D. Pereira, Band Kilbee have accepted, T. E. chin, and following up his advantage, Association have been invited to was not experienced,
nald that the V.R.C. had created Lee, Rodrigues, E. C. Fincher, E. F. Pearce and Redmond however are pinned the champion to the ropes.
Thia was only в passing phase, Fincher, C. S. M. Elvin and Inmaall unable to play, nor can Meinnes however, for Watson made a splendid!
inming in Hongkong. They had started theor, hear). (the stumper.)
turn out so I rather think the Club recovery and returned to the attack. It is a pretty useful alde for will be on the wea" side in bowling. Early in the 11th round McMillan Teddy Fincher to captain but it It should be a very good game; again hit dangerously low with the would be the better for the in-but I expect a draw.
left and Watson appealed to the re-
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North Point and seen the wonderful progress they were making. predicted that the members of the V.R.C. would have to look to their I think will finish in front of Chief laurels and practice hard or the Seattle, thus securing the third Chinese would bent them. position.
PICK OF THE OTHERS.
Continuing, the chairman said that the hoped this year they would not Commonwealth Handicaplast year. He hoped they would all!
they had have any opposition like (Second Section).---11⁄4 miles,
pull together with all the other clubs Racing Triumph put up a very in the Colony,
fine performance last Wednesday Referring to the affairs of the morning when he covered the mile Club, the chairman said that there in just a tick over 2-09, and on this were 280 members on the list which gallop, he should be good enough was quite good for a awimining club. to win this race. My note-book, They also had a wonderful site.
The chairman mentioned that the however, tells me that, although he previous year they had had a bal- has shown to advantage in morning nee of $5.598.61 whereas this year gallops,
his display in actual rac- the balance was $4,034,87. This ing has been disappointing. The was due to three items-Aquatics heavy going may have accounted (Championships) $677.26, Interport for this and the course to-morrow Regatta $1.241.40 and Rowing F- may be to his liking. This is his Katta $155.00 which when added to history in a nutshell as far as it gether came to $2,473.72 otherwise the difference in the profits for the is known to me. Great Hall ia two years would not be great. fancied and so are Poker Face, Tso Tak, Tummel and West Parade,
FUTURE INTERPORTS. Mention was made of the Intorport Mira Bay Stakes.-2 miles post, with the Foreign Y.M.C.A. of Shang- once round and in.
al and the wonderful time the visi
Association:
I do not expect to see more than tors were given. Mr. C. M. Tobin. eight starters competing for this their manager, had lavishly praised race, and two of them have been the hospitality of the V.R.C. who classified "A" in the past, viz: had done their best to entertain.
They had resumed rowing In the Blue Star and Gay Crusader. The club after a period of ten years. former is in fine fettle and will During the year under review they most surely give a good account had won the Senior Pairs which was of himself in this event, but the not so bad for, what was essential. latter is only a shadow of his ly a swimming club. former self and I think he can The chairman, amid opplauso, read anfely be ignored in this field. The ceived from the Hon. Secretary of the following latter which was re- Tiger on his last outing must be the Shanghai Amatour Swimming dangerous.
Mayflower is very uncertain. I "After the annual meeting of the have seen him run good races and Shanghai Amatour Swimming Asso- I have seen him give shocking dla-clation held on the 6th inst. for the plays, his last race at the last parposa of electing officers for 1934, Meeting being particularly bad. the new committee discussed the im
portant question of recognition of The opposition, however, is not the body to control swimming in the strong and I cannot see him run Crown Colony and I am directed to unplaced.
inform you that the Shanghai Coun. If Mayflower runs ungenerously, cll have passed the following resolu- I have a liking for Daylight Eve for a place. Although very spendy, I think the distance too far for Tillieum,
Tal Wan Bay Handicap-2 mile post. once round and in.
tion:
"That following a close scru- tiny of the struggle for control of swimming in Hongitong the Victoria Recreation Club in our opinion is properly representa- tive of swimming in Hongkong for competitive purposes and we will welcome their co-operation during 1034 with the object of repeating past Interport Gala
Auccessca.
I can see the largest field of the day in this race, and most prob- ably the largest dividend will also, be paid out in this race. Picking the winner is akin to finding a needle In a haystack! Form will which is self-explanatory and now hope for the continuaɲco the board and Mr. these pleasant memories of the past have to go by W. H. Choy's mount should be in the performance of Interport con- supported. Mr. Black will most tests between the Crown Colony zo probably not be eligible to ride but presentatives, under your auspices, if he does come under the starter's and Shanghai." orders, he will be piloting Helter OLD MEMBER RETURNS. Skelter and should also be
During the meeting. Mr. Frank sup ported. If Festival Evo elects to White, an old member of the Club gallon he will be most dangerous hai for the past seventeen years, ad- us who has been a resident of Shang- and The Gadwall and Wembley dressed the meeting, Ho said ho Stag have undeniable chances of felt highly honoured at meeting all winning, and so has King'e Parade. the members. He first joined the Hey Tor is not to be despised, ce Club In 1883, which none of them pecially as he is carrying 142 Ibe. remembered. In. looking around ho only.
Baw four of the old members of tho Fizal selections will appear. to-Club and he was very pleased to meet the new membern. He had been absent from the Colony for the last seventeen
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