THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
GAMES AND THE MODERN
SCHOOLBOY
CHANGING FASHIONS IN CHANGING TIMES
(By FREDERICK GEORGE)..
(The name of the writer,"
us given above, covers
the.
identity of the Master of famous Public School.)
and each court is capable of affording strenuous exorcine for sixteen boys on a ball holiday. Wo have, tackled more difficult problems successfully, friend Loopy. This should not beat
18.
As regards golf. the practical dificulties are greater, and the value of the game in character-forming hav yet to be established. It may bo urged that 'It tends, tỏ Inculento
MONDAY,
JULY
1934.
"STICK" DUFF IN POOR FORM
..
Loses Doubles Title With Chinese Champion
selfishness and does not teach the TOO MANY SERVICE ERRORS FOR
subordination of self for the good nor teach the subordination of self for the good of the side. On the other hand, it calls for patience and concentration
That usually cheerful sportsman, John Smith, senior, father in a high degree, while the ebaery of Smith sextue and my very good friend, was evidently depressed ice of its vilquette is a valuable. lesson in good manners. A veteran by national reverses in sport, when last he wrote to me.
master of my acquaintance has an 18× “"'I don't want,” said he, "to upset show"; although ono lad expressed the hole, putting course on his lawn. He your complacency at (it's a very opinion that the substitution of an beautiful thing!), but to employ an aeroplane for the car, and Ben Nevis has made many friendships with boyn over-worked phrase, many things at for Tryfan would have made an even of nil ranks in the school-from the the moment give one to think furious batter show.
"blood" to the fag--who visit him.. ly. For instance, our debacle in the
Walker Cup, the nasty history of An Interesting nge-but one that What impresses in most in the fact It increasingly difficult for that numbers of boys, undistinguish- Wimbledon during the past few years makes
and now another Yankee wins at school authorities to provide recren- ed at cricket-the "rabbits" who are Prestwick. In the case of tennis and Lion that is healthy and character. golf in it not because we do not give forming and at the same time accept. put in late and the "ferrets" who go to the majority during their in after them-are keen and efcient at able the boys sufficient opportunity
Kolfern. school that the Americans and ather hours out of school,
people put it across un so badly? Young Jack told me in the holidays
From the master's point of view MEETING DIFFICULTIES. that he was fed up with cricket at cricket, with its traditions of aporta-
In discussing with these boys the kchool, and wished he could get an manship and team work, coupled with occasional round of golf er art of the blessed fact that each game fur possibilities of golf as a school game, tennis. In this feeling general? Can. nlshes more or less full interent and the objection that the cost would be recreation for twenty-two boys, has not you ushers do something?"
WHAT DOES HE WANT?
A COMPLETE RECOVERY
V. T. Wong and Billy Yui scored a scrisational defeat over W. A. H. Duff and Kho Sin-kie in the finals of the Cathay Tennis Club doubles last week, the former Canadian tennis'star failing' to find form practically throughout the match, while the Chinese Champion, although brilliant at times, and making valiant efforts to make up for his partner's failings, was occasionally very scrappy and careless in his play. Wong and Yui won 6-2, 6-3, 2-0; 7-5.
STILL ON TOP
NEW YORK TEAMS WIN AGAIN
The match was disappointing, with few thrills to relieve in almost mono- tonous succession of double faults in the early part of the opening play. Duff particularly was unsuccessful with his service. Kho, however, out- did him on the,second set by not only also serving three double faults, but serving them successively at a critical moment when they had the advantage in a deuce game. He also had triple in. the second game of the first
sot
Wong and Yul diso experienced yomo uncertain moments, specially when at the receiving end. Tul played some splendid drives from the back line while Wong worked like n trojan at the net.
been and is one of the mainstays of prohibitive was met by the clalm that
LATEST BASEBALL the Public School system. To the the boys themselves could keep the Eleven-roughly about two per cent course in order, "Most fellows can
New York, July 8. When I reply to John, senior, I of the average big school-it brings drive a car and could soon learn to
A series of double headers were
The fourth set provided the mont shall ask: Does he wish the Public fame, enjoyment, and the rank of Schools to turn but lop-sided and horn or demigod. To another thirty manage a mutor-mower and roller played to-day in the Major League excitement and the best play in the grim
gloomy per cent, of enthusiasts or "heartles" rather fun to do it-beter than walt- baseball programmes, but only match, Duff and Kho equalizing the Apecialists in the business of Tent cricket, Davis Cup who delight in "ballooning" and leg for an inaing Jolly sight;" Cleveland Indians succeeded in game score after being on the lesing tennis and Walker Cup golf
"awlping," it brings "You've often told us, Sir, that many winning both games, these at the end of 2-5 with the sets standing at of unorthodox pleasant well-balanced sportsmon and many a felly hour; but to the major! A pour boy of our age or under in scholars? I shall advise him not to ty, the mediocre and the suffer, it doing a man's work. Here's a chance expense of Chicago White Sox. 2-1 against them. It was a great re- Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago covery but did not last and their take Sextus disilke of cricket as a sign means hours of enforced drudgery or to show what the son of a degener Cuba shared the spoils as did opponents took the following two
ate bourgeoisio (I think that was the
match with little of decadence, and remind blm that it boresume inactivity.
term, Sir?) can do." These sugges- Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis ames, set and
trouble. is not the boy who has changed but
Lions were followed by the remark, Cardinals. the age in which he lives. The In
"The masters and their families could Both the New York Clubs met Wong had, the opening service of ternal combustion englse, wireless,
tfood discipline to learn to do a pay a subscription and play when we with success. Fred Fitzsimons the match with Kho and Duff playing "talkies," "movies," and other com-
have distasteful job cheerfully. I've no were in school"
blanked out Brooklyn Dodgers on into the sun, and took the game easily, paratively modern discoveries
EL gutless generation that made it possible for present-day youth use for
Thun On the virtues of football, experint- behalf of the Giants, and despite Kho losing two returns Into the net.
The Chinese Champion double fault- have been a full week's programme the pedagogue of the hard-boiledd type. ly, Rugby, us a school game there is two home runs by Manush, Wa-i ed with his Brst service, won the next to crowd into the 21 hours what would skunk wholesome drudgery."
There is a good deal of truth in this almost complete unanimity. Each shington Senators fell victims to and then double faulted again, An- argument which, by the way, is en- game provides an hour and half of the Yankees.
other double fault when the score was Full scores as cabled by Reuter 30-40 lost them the second game. Speed, record-breaking and achieve ployed also to defend the compulsory crowded, strenuous life to each of the ment are the themes of his conversa teaching of the little Latin that is thirty boys engaged not to mention follow. tion: to snatch the maximum of forced willy illy on young boys. the referee and linesmen-demanding pleasure and excitement in his leisure When, however, it is clinched with: endurance, courage, patience unselfish. ness; in short, the best sportsman- hours in his alm. In many cases he "Anyhow, what do you propo
40 years ago.
TACKLING THE PROBLEM.
is only reacting to home influence, put in place of cricket?" many difficul- ship, affording opportunities for each An evening at the theatre, which lies arise. afforded excited anticipation, pleasur able realisation and happy recollections
to contribute his own special gift of speed or brawa, dash Of dourne, Smith, sextus, better known as There is virtue in that time-limfṭ—ati
to his father or mother in their youth, "Loopy" Smith to the other members hour and a half--preventing exhaus- must be supplemented in the case of his house, with youth's cheerful tion or the flagging of interest. of his elder brother or sister by xup disregard of difficulties, would reply per, cabaret show and dance at a night off-hand, "Lots of things. What about
There is absolutely no justification
tennis and golf?" Some schools have for the climax of the absent-minded club.
inid down tennis courts, bath hard and house-master's greeting to a former Examples of achievement of this grass. It has been found that the men.ber of his house at the end of nature are not confined to his home standard of school cricket has not the winter term: "Ah, Jones, is that I see that you are playing for whole fallen off, while the courts have been you? and the hoildays. During a
of the Old Boys against the school." holiday at a large Public School, in constant demand. A hard sel three of the Junior staff left their tennis can give more exercise, with After a pause for profound thought- rooms after morning chapel, drove quick movement of brain. eye and "A two days match, I suppose!" 200 miles in a fast sports car, climb body, than a whole afternoon of field-
Fives, cross-country running and ed Tryfan, and returned in time for ing in the deep or wafting one's turn
The to bat. Many tennis courts do not gymnasium as adjuncts and their duties next morning. school's verdlet was: "A pretty good occupy the space of a cricket field natives prevent satiety.
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AT THE
NEXT CHANGE KING'S
alter
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York
Brooklyn
(Fred Fitzsimons pitched)
Pittsburgh
R II Σ 2 8 I 0 3 I
11 16
1
4 11
+
12
3 7 1 14 0
.
(Paul Waner komered) Chicago
3 10 1 8. 1
Pittsburgh Chicago (Arnett homered)
Boston Philadelphin (Camilli homered. Euel Moore, a new pitcher from Baltimore won his first Major League game)
Cincinnati
8 16 0
(Pool homered)
St. Louls... 4 10 1 (Colling homered)"
Cincinnati
("Dizzy". Deun
1 7 2 fanned
ben
players)
St. Louis
6 13 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago
Cleveland
Chicago'
Cleveland
Philadelphia
2-
7
I
5 10 10
1
12 2 (Foxx hit two home runs)
Boston (Roy Johnson homered)
7 7
Philadelphia...
8
Boston
10
St. Louis
4 G 3
Detroit
# 10 1
6 10 0
3 0.0
New York .. (Rith homered) Washington
(Manush hit two home runs).
WINNER WHO WAS ONLY SECOND
JUDGES' ERROR REVEALED
Yul's double fault in the third game was the only point he gave, away, winning his service and bringing the scaro to 3-0. Duff was the third | player to open his service with a
double fault and then went from bad i to worse, losing the game to love.
Yui was invaluable at the not in: the fifth game, which was taken to deuce before he and his partner were able to make it 5-0, their opponents showing signs of a recovery,
Kho played a brilliant service game in the sixth, taking every point | to win to love. His smashing deliver- ies were almost unplayabli, rising sharply at an unexpected angle.
Yui, on the contrary, sorved weakly In the seventh game, and not even the vent the latter and his partner from errors committed by Kho could pre- taking the
game points after the score had been at deuce on cecusions.
Duff double-faulted thrice in the final game of the set which went to Wong and Yui 6-2.
DUFF AND KHO IMPROVE,
two
Duff am Kho improved considerably in the second set and took the first three games, but another series of double faults in the fourth gave Wong and. Yui a start. Wong's service lu the fifth game was remarkable after his previous weak display in the same set and the score went to 2-3 in favour of Duff and Kho.
Had Duff been more alert, he and Kho might have stopped their oppon.. -enta' progress, but the former was a sleeping partner in the game, and although Kho made a brave effort to deal with the concerted attack mado n him, the oths were too great and the game score was equalized, when nitor gaining the advantage from deuce, he served a trio of double faults.
Duft and Kho failed to show any of the ability they had displayed ariler in the set, and Wong and Yui tank the following three games to win the set with ease, 6-3 (2-0).
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WOMEN'S CRICKET
In complete contrast with their CLOTHING PROBLEMS
mult
Uniform Needed for Tour
COUNT THE
"TELEGRAPHS"
EVERYWHERE
tryings-on of various modern on- sembles will bo na amusing as it
former display, Duff and Kho took the following set without any great working together with beautiful precision, and, both timing and placing accurately. Some of the rallies in this set werd the best in the match and drew well merited applause from the spectators. They lost the fourth and sixth gamos, but left no One thing that the sending out is useful,
This clothing question for, mo....... doubt as to their superiority in the tn Australia of a women's cricket other six games, winning the sefeath will do for us at home is that dorn team games players has got it will give us a lead as to what to be faced. Net-ball players are and more towards Londen. In the fourth set, Duft and Kho to wear when playing, writes leaning more
shorts. But, that game is played Photographic records of the gain staged a rémailable recovery, Marjorie Pollard,
In enclosed spaces. All the ploy. British Games held at the White for after being at the losing end of a
2-5 game more, they took the next The team will obviously have to ers are constantly on the move Cily revealed that several of three games with a splendid display have a uniform, and this will have and changing accommodation is the decisions made by the um-of skill. Duff lost his service, how to conform to 1934 ideas and nearly always available. pires were incorrect.
ever, to make the score 6-0, and then
we know them.
6-2.
"
For
In the hurdles the German, E. Wong won the game and set and thought; also it will have to be hockey and cricket I do not think Wegener, was considered to have match with a patchy service which sultable for the decorous game. that shorts, as won by inches from T. D. Phelan, should have been benten down, but Although we have been playing would do. Those who think they the Milicarian. The Alm showed Kho and Wong had returned to their organised erleket since 1927, there look well in them are not so suro that it was Phelan who was the earlier form. real winner, his chest being de- finitely ahead of the German's as the two runnera reached the tape. Again, in the, open 100 yards the apparatur proved conclusively that E.L. Page and F.A.R. Hunter dead-heated, although they were given as second and third,
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Now York, July 7. the umpire's decisions have been upset by mechanical methods. In According to the New York Ameri can, W. T. Tilden's managur has the Olympic Games of 1932 D. O cabled Fred Perry, the now. Wimble Finlay had his position changed on champion, offering him $25,000 to turn after the judges had seen a film for a four-month contract of the race.
professional-Renter.
is still much controversy over about it as I am, but those who what is the ideal garment for the know quite well that shorts are game. Silk and flapping frocks not for them have definite views have disappeared, but now we have on the matter. tunica of all kinds, blouses and skirts, and severe pique frocks. Such varied gear will not do ́
Tox!
SHORTS DISGUISED. Probably the new type of divided skirte, with either pleats or flares uniform A long tour, and the
orm disguising the fact that in reality. chosen must be neat, attractive, these are shorte, will be given workmanlike, easily packed, and mucht favourable consideration. I onally laundered. Thus the chosen
before the end of the season we design would be equally suitable well even go so far as to say that for us at home. A small sub- shall see such garments on some committee has been formed whose time-hallowed cricket ground #S deliberations on this question will there is a suitable solution to the be awaited with interest and the stockings question.