THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, AUGUST
1934.
DAVIS CUP TANGLE: WHAT DO THE NATIONS WANT?
END OF QUALIFYING COMPETITION
IN SIGHT
OLD PROBLEM OF CONGESTED
ZONE INEVITABLE
BIENNIAL TOURNAMENT MAY
YET
MATERIALISE
(By "Varitas").
THE JOCKEY CLUB SWEEPSTAKE.
ALREADY ESTABLISHED A
AUGE SUCCESS.
Over 30,000 tickets in the Picnic Bay special sweepstake have been, sold by the Hongkong Jockey Club.
Tickets сап still bc obtained from the Jockey Club They are $1 each, and books of ten can be purchased for $9.
Rugby Union
Sponsors of the scheme under which the qualifying competition of the Davis Cup saw the light of day, are And faced with the prospects of defeat. A body of opinion, led in the first place by countries such as Austria, Soccer
Pros.
VITAL CHANGE
OF LAW
It may be possible in the future
NEW SWIMMING POOL
FOR SHANGHAI IN 1935
· COUNCIL APPROVES
When the next summer swimming season opens, Shang- hai will have a new pool in the Western District, according to an announcement issued by the
GLOUCESTER ATTACK
CAPTURED.
AUSTRALIANS SCORE FREELY)
WOODFULL'S CENTURY, !
London, Aug. 1. Gloucester spent an energe tic day in the field against the Australians, who at the close hnd scored 204, for the lose of two wickets. ---
Woodfull found the Bristol ground to his liking and com- pifed 131 before dismissal, while Ponsford gave him good, support with an innings of 54-Renter
Shanghai Municipal Council THE GIANTS
last week.
The Shanghai Times understands that the newcot, construction work on which will start in Decem- ber or January, In sufficient time
for the baths to be ready for open- ing next summer, will occupy ap proximately the southern half of Singapore Park, and will be of Olymple dimensions, that is, 50 metres by 20 metres,
WIN
DOUBLE HEADER
VICTORY
YANKEES BITE THE DUST
MALAY PROFESSIONALS'
PETITION
UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION
BY S.A.F.A. COUNCIL
At a recent meeting of the Coun- upon to meet the Malay team at eil of the Singapore. Amateur Foot- full strength.
ball Association, consideration A further proposal was put for- was given to a letter signed by 15 ward and is under consideration of the Malay footballers who that to record appreciation of the were concerned in the charges of correct and sportsman-like at- professionalism, which were the titude of those players, efforts subject of inquiry in March last, should be made to arrange a neking for early consideration of special game to mark their return an application for reinstatement to local amateur football, the sides as orontouré.
to bo one made up of the playera The letter was very sympathe-who are to be reinstated and the tically reculved and on the motion other selected from the remainder of Mr. E. E. Colman (M.F.A., of Singapore. soconded by Dr. J. S. Websler, it
The recommendation for relu- was agreed to recommend to the
statement will be 'considered by Football Association of Malaya the Football Association that permission be granted un- Malaya at Kuala Lumpur played at the date of their roin- Saturday, Aug. 4.
statement. This decision was
of On
Czechoslovakia and Switzerland, has now
grown to dimensions sufficient, apparently, to cause the abrupt ending of this new feature of the Davis Cup competition.
taken to avoid any possible hard- The 15 players are: Salleh bin The decision reached by a big] Nevertheless, there is a growing
ship on teams which might be in Yusoff, Mahmood bin Jalil, Mat majority at a private meeting feeling among the countries that
the running for honours but still Noor bin Kassim, Sarip bin All, of the Davis Cup committee, a blennial, event is the solution
have to meet the Malays. Those Kassim bin Jalil, Dollah bin Ah- needs only the support of a to the various problems as de
clubs who have already concluded mat, Yusof bin Ahmad. Abdul few nations who were not re- monstrated by the voting at the
heir fixtures with the Malays, Aziz bin Haji Jafar, Said bln private meeting.
playing against the weakened side, Sidik, Said bin Yusof, Zarkasi bin presented, for the qualifying tenaciouly to the Iden of biennial
New York, Aug. 1.
would, but for this condition, be Haji Ibrahim, Noordin bla Ali, competition, which was in this morning, Router ways that troduced as an effort to meet a it is understood that twelve voted
Chicago Cubs had a bad day placed at a pronounced advantage Omar bin Tahir, Amin bin Kechil thus be convenient for players after to-day, when they were blanked over clubs which might be called and Ismail bin Rasal, difficult situation, to become a for, and eleven against, the hold An alteration to one of the laws games.
out by Dean, famous Cardinals thing of the piat.
ing of a blonnial content, but no of the game dealing with this 'Provision for the construction pitcher. But New York Giants change in this direction will be matter made, since two-thirds majority is annual
supported at the
This would complete the dis- illusionment of Britain, who' for four years struggled with the problem of conducting the Davis Cup on less complicated lines, and has met with only buffs from the countries for which so much work was being carried out.
BRITAIN'S BURDEN. While practically the whole of the competing nations in the European zone in 1930 and 1931 agreed that the existing method of conducting the tournament badly needed revision, causing at it did congested fixtures and unfortunate clashings with im portant championship dates, it was left to Britain to produce two concrete schemes.
One was the qualifying com- petition as it exists today, and Lbs alternative u blennial tourna ment. South Africa were warmly in favour of the Intter, and 1932, when turning down
Aug- tralla's suggestion for the forma- tion of
a South Eastern zone which would include South Africa, Australia and Now Zealand, and wrote to the English L.T.A., that "In South Africa the feeling is vory strong that the present method of playing for the Davis
necessary.
It is further understood that
Germany and France opposed the change, although nothing has been announced officially
Su
that
STALEMATE.
for a British Rugby Union player the The baths will be situated on to take part in Association foot-Kinachow roads, only a block' from corner of Singapore and ball againal Soccer professionals the now playing fields which are without becoming a professional in Rugby football,
was
.
now under construction and will
A "CERT"
Lamed While Leading Half
meeting in London last of the baths will be made in the celebrated with a double hender THE HORSE THAT WAS
Works Committee's 1835 Budget victory at the expense of Boston month of the Rugby Union.
When the preliminary estimates Braves. The Glants topped the The proposed change will have of the Health Department were
each to be sanctioned by the Interna-considered last February, an item double figure mark in
of $7,000 to provide for additional engagement. tional Board.
Yankees suffered another set- dressing room accommodation atj the open air swimming pool in back, being beaten by Boston Red Hongkew Park was deleted as the Sox, whereas the Senators won Committee was of the opinion that comfortably against the Athletic. inasmuch as the congestion at the Scoros 35 cabled by Reater pool was great it was preferable to |follow=" provide another pool rather than NATIONAL LEAGUE, to incur additional expenditure on the existing one.
Another proposed change deals at the moment with the unconverted try. In stalemate exists, the competitors future it is hoped to distinguish seem to want neither one nor the this from placed goal by a drop ather, scheme by which it is kick from the centre instead of claimed the problems of conduct-placed kick when play is resumed, ing the tournament will at least It is also proposed that when be lessened.
player, after leaving. the field But whatever the possibilities through Injury, desires to return of growing opinion in favour of he must seek permission first from a bennini competition, it does seem the referee. fairly conclusive that after this year. the qualifying competition will be a thing of the past. A noble effort by Britain tampled under foot.
HELEN HICKS REGRETS
CANNOT PLAY IN ENGLAND
New York.
OLDEST CHAMPION
LOSES TITLE
C. A. Picket New Holder Of Welsh Pro. Golf
Championship
J
PROPOSAL ADOPTED,
It is accordingly decided the consideration should be Riven during the current year to the nequisition of a site for an add- tional awimming pool, and the Commissioner of Pabile Works was requested to present a recom- mendation thereon.
New York. Boston
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Mile From Post
The most surprising upset of the racing season occurred in the Champney Pintc at Gatwick Inst month.
There were three runners-The Sage, who had won all his three races in effortless style, and two moderate plators, Chelsea' Reach and Tarquinius. On form, The (Ott hit two home runs and Sage was a certainty. He started Schumacher one) Baston
Now York
Philadelphia.
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
(Hafey Homered)
St. Louis
Chicago
Public The Commissioner of Works submitted to the Works Committee a plan showing a pool at the south end of Cad. Lot 5970, Singapore Park. He stated that it was not proposed to proceed with this provision during the current C. A. Plekett, the twenty-five-v year-old professional attached to year, but that if his proposat re- garding the site were approved, There is one thing that Miss the Creigiau Club, won the Welsh the construction of the pool would Cup is too lengthy for an annual Helen Hicks regrets in connec-an aggregate of 298 for His requested authority for com- professional golf championship he included in the 1936 estimates. event, and that playing it biennially tion with her startling decision will tend to increase the interest
Heventy-two holes when the event in it, and will be for the ultimate come "businesswoman was concluded on the Swansea Bay mencement of this work in Decem- and
ber or January next in order that! it Club's course recently.
the pool would be available for Pickelt was successful by us at the commencement of the in the British Women's Golf margin of two strokes from Fred 1936 summer season. Championship ugain.
Collins (Llandudno), the veteran
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(Dean pitched)
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington
14 0 .... 11 (Susko and Manush homered) Philadelphia
7 14 4 (Cramer hit two home runs
Higgins one) golfer," and that is that
renders her incligible to compete.
good of lawn tennis throughout the world."
South Africa has chung tensciously o the idea of binanial
After brief discussion, the Com- competition, and when the smaller So far the British champion holder of the title. Pickett, who mittee recommended the Council European nations bogan pretest ship has defied all attempts by had been three strokes behind the to adopt this proposal. ing against the impracticability American women to win it and it leader at the end of the first two It is understood that the baths of the qualifying competition, it is the only major links event, for rounds, returned scores of 72 and will be similar to those at Hong- soomed that the biennial event women that Miss licks has
not 71.
kew and will be provided with would be the natural alternative. į wan.
He was one over fours on his efficient filtration systems which The loss of Miss Hicks to Amer-Just round with only two holes to will ensure n supply of pure water. FINANCE FNTERS. But once again finance has in-lican women's golf is a keen one be played, but he secured a fine truded itself, and has motivated, Her decision came like a bomb two at the seventeenth, where he not only the abhorrence of the shell to the thousands of players. put an iron shot a yard from the European nations to the qualify and followers of the game, who pln. ing competition, but also to the adore her. idea of the Davis Cup being com- peted for but once every two
years.
"How about the women's inter- one of the national team?" was
RECORD EQUALLED.
SENSATIONAL GOLF
Collins, who was a stroke behind first questions asked by lending Pickett at the end of three rounds, To the small countries such as women golfers. They referred to started his last round with 3, 4, 2. KLAFFOON WINS BY Switzerland, Monaco, Austria, the team which will oppose the and was four under four after Spain,
Yugoslavia, visiting English leam nt the seven holes. Denmark, Roumania etc., whose, chances of Chevy Chase Club in Maryland in
more
mainstays of the side.
Pickett,
RECORD MARGIN.
nt 100-9 on.
Half a mile from the finish The Sage was lobbing along in front with the other two boing hard- riddon to get on terms with him.
Then there was a gasp from the crowd, and I picked up my glasses to see The Sage last, hobbing on three legs.
HUGE SPORTS STADIUM
•
NEW SHANGHAI PROJECT
BIGGEST EVER IN.
FAR EAST
Plans has been announced for the giant Greater Shanghai ..Stadium Group which is to be built in the Municipal Park at the Civic Centre at a cost of $1,000,000.
The contract signed calls for completion of the work by May next year in order that the He had broken a fetlock in his ground may be ready for the hind leg, and was so badly injured National Athletic meeting to be that his jockey, R. Dick in held in July.
mediately dismounted. The horse
had to be brought back in a float. Containing seating accommoda- Walter Nightingall, who trains tion for 40,000; the main stadium The Sage, had the horse brought will include n 500 metres track. back his Epsom quarters in the two 200 metres tracks, a football hope of saving him, but his field, three tennis courts and three injuries proved to be too serious basketball courts, while
sleeping and thu liore was inter destroyed. Jaccommodation for 3,000 athletes.
will also be provided.
Boston
(Werber homered) New York
(Crosetti homered) Chicago
7
0
4
10
2 World Tennis
St. Louis
Chicago
1 10 16.
G 13
(Bonura homered. ten innings) St. Louis
Detroit
4 # 0
There were
2 11
I
10 17
0
(Owen homered) Cleveland
7
14
0
(Trosky homered).
RIFLE SHOOTING
July Event Fixed For The Week-End
Stars For Australia
VAST GYMNASIUM.
A vast gymnasium with a floor area 20 metres by 40 metres, and an arched ceiling 20 metres high will contain facilities for indoor tennis,, basketball, volleyball and other games and will be specially heated. The swimming pool will be 20 The world's tennis champions metres by 60 metres and will be will be seen in action in Melbourne able to geat 4,500 spectators. The during the Centenary Australian depths will range from 4 feet 6 Championships from January to inches to 11 fest.
12, 1936.
The national tennis associations
Space has been left for the future
of Great Britain, United States of addition of three lawn tennis courts with seating accommodation for America, Japan, South Africa and 4,000, with a club house close by. New Zealand have already accept- ed the invitation of the Lawn is also among additions planned, A standard-sized baseball ground Tennis Association of Australia to and seating 4,000 this will also Kund their two best available have club quarters. players, whiar invitation.
Franco has also re- ceived a
Germany, Spain, Italy and Czecho Slovakia have been invited
BIGGER THAN MANILA.
He took six at the eighth, how- renching the
Buffalo, July 20. important September. While the team has ever, and had a similar figure at stages of the competition such as not yet been named, it was a fore the sixteenth, where he took three The biggest margin of victory in
The area covered by the whole the tournament of the New York the zone and inter-zone finals are Kane conclusion that Miss licks putts.
The July Monthly Shoot of the to send one representative each, group of buildings will be ap who Ans bean at Golfers Association has been practically nil, the Davis Cup pro. would be selected, at she was in
poned owing to Inclement weather,] that they will
accept. vides merely an excellent means 1932, and would be one of the Creigiau for three and a half achieved by K, Laffoon. Pinying Hongkong Rifle Club, which was post and it is confidently anticipated proximately 270 mow and the work will be in the hands of Mesars, years, had never previously won against Horton Smith in the rat will now take place on Saturday and Besides the Australian Cham-Chen Tai, while Dayu Doon has of swelling LT.A, coffers.
Why did she not wait until an important open competition. round, he won by 12 up and 10, to Sunday, August 4 nad 5, at 240 pmpionships in Melbourne, the visit been appointed Architect. The annual elimination of four
The record for the course held play.
and 9.00 a.m, respectively.,
Even bigger than the grounds. countries from the early stages of after the interational matches?"
R. Watts (Pennard), was Horton Smith was the winner:
Ranges: 200 yards, 600 yards anding players will be seen in action
in exhibition matches in the other built at Manila for the Far the European Zone means chances naked Miss Maureen Orcutt, the by
Games, the of an attractive draw being lost. Metropolitan champion, who also equalled when D. David (Lund-this rear of the Masters Tourna- 600 yards.
One sighter and seven to count at capital cities and in the Now South Eastern Olympic shen) accomplished a round of 70.ment at Atlanta, beating by ten
Wales chumpionships. Deprived of the opportunity of played on the 1932 team.
Greater Shanghal Stadium will be strukes the acore of Bobby Jones, each range.
the Jargest in the Orient, and will meeting countries such as Aus-
who returned to competitive golf in
he most up-to-date in design and tralia, Japan, France, Germany
this event.
facilities. and Czechoslovakia, and con- fronted with heavy expenditure through participation, the weaker nations fool that entry into the Davis Cup competition, is not wurth the candle.
On the other hand, the return! to statua quo moms the reintroduc
tion of the problems which beset the competition up to 1933. The countries have turned dợn two schemes for the elimination of theso troubles, and if any alterna- tive to them is to be suggested, it will surely have to come from these participants,
AMERICA'S POSITION.
It is not surprising, of course,
Germany's Jewish Athletes
Bar To Be Lifted
IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORLD
OLYMPICS IN 1936
New York, Aug. 1. The International Olympic Committee is convinced the Nazi government intends to abide by its promise to select athletes for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin without 'religious or racial predjuice, Mr. William May Garland, Los Angeles capitalist and a member
of the Committee said.
Mr. Garland, who returned from↑ "The committee admitted" Palos-, to find South Afrien's proposal the meeting in Athens aboard the time to competition by a unanimous
ananimous vote. rejected. America would naturally liner Rox, said the
A surprising defeat was sustain- ed by Gene Sarazen. He was eliminated in the second round by A Watrous, who won by four and three.
HOME RACING
Claran Wins The Goodwood Stakes
London, Aug. 1. Claran to-day won the Goodwood Stakes by a good margin.
The results were:
Claran
Son of Mint
White Plains
Football Coming: Entries For Next Year
SOME NEW TEAMS TO APPEAR The list of entries for the Football League next winnter
gives twelve teams in the Senior Division of the League, ten in the Second Division and eleven in the Third Division..
The cost of the work has been appropriated from the three and a half million dollar loan floated recently by the Greater Shanghai Municipal Council.
INVADING - ANTIPODES
McLean Joins Britain's Golf Team
London, Aug... 17
South China has entered two loon Football Club, Club de Recreio, teams in the Senior Division, and Hongkong Football Club, Royal Navy, one each in the other two Divisions. | Lincolns, Police and Chinese Athlolle. A new entrant this year is the Second Division,-Royal Artillery, Rallway Recreation Club, which has South China, East Lanes, Kowloon entered a team in the Third Division. Football Club, Royal Engineers, East- The Scottish and: Inish amateur The Eastern Athletic Association has ern Athletic Association, Hongkong golf champion, McLean, has cancel also entered a team, in the Second Football Club, Royal Navy, Lincolna, | led his proposed teip to America, Division. Last year they did not and Chinese Athletic.
where he intended to compete in the The odd: 8/1 Claran; 7/1 Son of compote, although they paid their Third Division.—South Chida, East U.S. championship,
aliation fee. They competed the Lancs, Radio Sports Club, Royal He has accepted an invitation to Mini; 100/8 White Plains.
Claran won by a length and a half,previous two years,
Army Service Corps, Royal Engineors, travel as ond of the British toam The following are the ontzios; Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Railway which will shortly tour Australa.. but only a shart head maparted the next two horses,
First Division. Royal Artillery, Recreation Club, Royal Air Force, The tour is being organised by Alto, were twelve starters South China (two teams), East Lan- Club de Recreio, University F. C. Royal and Ancient · · Club---Reuter Router.
|cashire Regiment, St. Joseph'a, Kow- and Lincolną.
Special.
"A protest was heard against be against It, for America's slogan opinion of the delegates, was that has always been "The Davis Cup Germany had fullled the assur-allowing women to compete on the Arat and Inst," and any effort to ances of non-discrimination they ground that Olympics are too restrict the tournament would gave in Vienna last year.
gruelling a teal. After considera- be bound to meet with opposition "I understand there will bo ation the committee decided to from the founders of the competi- number of Jows on the German admit them as usual",-United There
Olympic team," Mr. Garland sold. Press.
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