THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1934.
CANTON'S "POSSIBLES" FOR TENNIS INTERPORT
TENNIS PLAYERS OF
THE FUTURE.
BRITAIN HAS CAUSE TO FEEL
QUITE SATISFIED
"JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS REVEAL AN
EXCELLENT BOYS' STANDARD
„Ponippa" an
1 Gagal TASS
...NO LACK OF REAL TALENT
It is a well known fact that the standard of play among English girls has for many years been higher than that of the boys. One of the main reasons for this has been the difficulties encountered in introducing the game into the public schools as an alternative to cricket, and such a detriment to junior progress could only mean that Great Britain would be severely handicapped when the time came to introduce new blood into international teams.
of
For one Lime extensive measures have been taken by those responsible for the development of junior play in this country-the introduction coaching schemes, the promotion of funlor tournaments and what may be cfled the education of hondmasters in mattorn of inwn tennis. There may still exist a hiatus between our present Davia. Cup representatives and those immediately following them now in the yanking lists, but it oldeny that there in a tiging genera- tion of youngsters who show excellent
toghlan for the future.
NOW
1x
HIGHER LEVEL-
It in ne pomaible to récord-for the first is for hoveral years-that the singerd of boya" play in many of the county meetings is of a higher and inuced lovel than formerly excords hi of the girls in Middlesex and Surrey, two of the toping Caution which have supplied inany of Great Britain's leading players in ths pant.
Miss Gem Honking (aged thirteen and a half), than in Miss Joy Cox, Surrey's juntor champion, aged four- teen and five months. At the school- girls' tournament Miss Honhing boat Bias Cox in the under-16 Bhai by 6-1, 0.0. The victories of these two youngsters in county junior cham pionships in events open to players of 18 and and under Indeed remarkable, and can only be explained by their precocity. Miss Hoohing lost one set only in winning at the Herga Club; Miss Cox won her seven matches at Sutton last week without losing a xe, and was only extended to one advantage set in winning 87 games to 34.
GOOD TENNIS BRAIN.
PROMISING JUNIORS:--Top picture shows D. N. Harper, Mr. W. s. Bailey, and C. J. Hare!l, and below Miss J. Cox, Mr. A. H. Berlandina and Miss P. Trehearse.
Vines "Not
SOCCER SUSPENSION Wanted" In
U.S. Tennis
PLAYER PENALISED .....
KOWLOON Like Misa Hoahing, Miss Cox has a lawn tennis brain and has been well conched by her mother Mrs. Dudley Cox, at the St. George's II Club, Last year she beat Miss Hanhing in level play but judging by their one encounter at Queen's in August she has been outstripped by her Chinese opponent this year.
Joy Car has a victory over Mins Notley, Middlesex giri finalist, to her
The recent Burroy júnfor cham-credit at the Woking tournament, but 'pionships bipught to fight some half- aufered defeat from the same player ozen boys who acom poneoss at Cranleigh; and her other succeanen stural ability for the game and this year include her victory in the should be valukbis recruits for Cranleigh singles handicap, thred Higher clan of lawn tonnia in the women's doubles handleaps at various future. Maybe the, great play of our tournaments this year with Mrs. Davis Cup team in Lậo past few years | Duilley Cor, and winner of three flige had its effect on our boy players events (under-16) In the Worthing
we know of one youngster who has tournament. fernod all his tennis through watch-i
STAR KEPT OUT OF PRESS BOX
New York. Ellsworth Vines, former king of COUNCIL MEETING the lawn tennis world, has fallen out with the United Staten Lawn Duffield, playing at left inside Tennis Association. A year ago for tho Kowloon Football Club Vines could have demanded and juniors on September 29 last, was obtained practically anything he suspended by the Hongkong Foot desired at Forest Hills. That was ball Association's Emergency Com-when he was an amateur. mittee recently for allegedly sirlking an opponent, when play-
To-day, however, he is a pro- ing against the Chinese Athletic.
fessional, and that makes all the The sentence of suspension for one difference. He wanted to go into month was confirmed by the Council the press box in order to write
SIX PLAYERS SELECTED
WONG PO-KEUNG CAPTAIN
BODIKER AND LAI INCLUDED
Hockey Interport With Malaya
QUESTION TO BE DISCUSSED
RUGBY FIXTURES
FOR OCTOBER.
COUNTY & CIUB
MATCHES
Hongkong is to make au The following are the learling effort to send an Interport Rugby Union fixtures for the hockey team to Malaya this month of October from-to-morrow winter, and the restion forms (October 17), onwards,
ne of the principal items on the agenda for the meeting or October 17th-Durham V. the Hongkong Hockey Asse-Derbyshire (at Darlington), ciation Council to be held on October 20th-Netta, Linen, Monday pext, October 22. and Derby v. Warwickshire, Bath y. The meeting is scheduled for Aldershot Servicos, Bedford v.* 5.30 p.m. at St. Andrew's Church Northampton, Birkenhead Park v. Hall, and two other important Scottish, Guy's Hospital v Old Bradford, Blackheath London questions to be dealt with will Whitgiftians, Harleguina v. Cam-
bridge Universty, Liverpool To arrange programme for the Manchester, Newport v. Leicester, local International Tournament, Old Loyaiens v. Rosalyn Park, Old
Milhinns v. St. Thomas's Hos To consider, the possibility pital, Oxford University v. Ok of arranging a Colony tourna Merchant Toylora, Penarth v. ment between the Civillans, London Walsh, Plymouth Albion v. Army and Navy.
Bristol, Richmond v. Gloucester, Sale v. Otley, Portsmouth Services v. Devonport Services.
"SIRDAR" OUT FOR REVENGE
Canton, Oct. 15. A meeting of the Canton Citizena'
Association Athletic
be: was held on Saturday to decide on the players for the Interport| Tennis tournament between Can- lon and Hongkong.
Mr.. Wong Po-keung the voteran tennis star of Hongkong and Canton was elected Non-playing Captain, and the following have been nominated as "possibles" to play in the tournament:-
George Bediker
tad hwang-tau
Ma Chi-huan
Leung Chi-kłe
Chan Chi-keung
Lau Fook-ling.
Four of the above will be chosen
RUMJAHN OUT FOR REVENGE.
Outside of Bodiker and Lai
and
4.30.
1/8 PUNJAB FIXTURES
UP TO END OF DECEMBER
Y.
October 24th:-Kent v. Eastern Counties (nt Beckonham), Sussex v. Surrey (at Eastbourne), Cam- bridge University v. St. Bart's Hospital.
October 25th-Newport v. Ox-
to play, but it has not rot been The Punjab Regiment Hoc-ford University. decided who will be. The Inter-koy Club has Issued its list of part match will be played on fixtures un to the end of Decem-Northumberland (at Whitehaven), October 27th-Cumberland v. Davis Cup lines. Our Qion Corres-ber, and It is as follows:---
Durham v. Cheshire (at Hartle- pondent,
Oct. 16th 2ndXI
y K.I.T.Cpnol), Gloucestershire Marina 6.15.
v. Devon, 20th 2ndXI V Incognitos Marina Somerset . Cornwall (at Welling
ton), Ulster v. Yorkshire (at 22nd A Team V St. Andrews Belfast), Bath v. Old Alleynians, Blackheath y. Cardiff, Bradford v. Marina 6 p.m.
de Re Devonport Services Y. Exeter, Rosslyn Park. Coventry v. Moseley,
Men's Hospital v.
Gloucester v. Old Blues, Guy's Harlequins, Man- ehester v. London Scottish. Old Officers
Merchant Taylors y. Aldershot Services, Pontypool v Old Paulians, Richmond v. Cambridge Oxford University. University, United Services Y
Kwong-tsun, the "Pasaibles" for the Canton Interport team are not very well known locally.
24th "Aam V Club eralo Marina 5 p.m.
No. 8th PXI V Young
Bodiker and Lni, of course, can! be regarded as certainties, and Sikh Association Marina n.m..
12th 1-tXI V R.A. will assuredly figure in the singles,
They fought out the final for Marina 4.30
17th XV 1st Bn. Lincoln- the Canton singles championship shire Regt. Marina 6 p.m. this year when Lai won.
23rd 2ndXI V C.B.A. "A" Team With 3. A. Rumjahn playing | Marina 6.15.
24th latXIV 2nd Bn. East Lan singles for Hongkong the tit-bit
October 31st Eastern Countles of the Interport, will be his meeting cashire-Rest, Marins 4.30.
20th stXIV Club de Recreto shire v. Kent (at Southampton).
v. Middlesex (at Southead), Hamp- with Lal, The last time they clashed was in the Hongkong Marina 5 p.m.
of the Hongkong Football Association an article for a newspaper, but he championship last March, when
Dec. Gilh Army V H.K.S. Bde.
PORTSMOUTH
ing the play at Wimbledon-and the Miss Cox has made a big step for the monthly meeting held last even- was barred from using the box by Lai astounded one and nil by beat- R.A. Chatham Road 4.16.
becoming Surrey Junior the chair.
ing, with Major C. M. Manners in the United States L.T.A. because jug Rumjahn after losing the first 7th "A" Team V 8th (H) Bde. VISITORS CHEERED AT Aupremacy of an Englishman in the ward in
R.A ontunnoo 4.30. 'Championships in the face of world champion after winning the Surrey
of an alleged disparaging article set.
10th "A" Team V St. Andrewa opponiton must have influenced many girls' consolation singles last year.
It was announced during the meet-he wrote recently concerning that
Rumjahn is anxious to obtain] Marina 4,45, parents to give their sons every op She may not have revealed such
Ing that Glass, of the Royal Navy, body.
his revenge, and Lal, naturally to 12th Army V Navy Triangular portunity for Junior play and coach-mutured game as did Miss Whitmarsh was cautioned by the Committee for Ing in the hope that they too would the winner of last year's Surres title, allegedly striking an oppout in on the equivalent of the All-England
Vines left the West Side Club, | prove that it was no mere fluke. Tournament. o day ophold Great
23rd XIV 1st Bn. Lincoln Britain's but may well emulate the latter's match against the Young Indians on:
four victories as she has another the same day.
The Hongkong players continue Jahre Rept Shim Shui Po. 439. prestige on the court.
Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon. to put in three years in the Junior ranks.
kard court practice, 29th V Destroyer very annoyed.
Flotilla Mr. Merrill Hall, thanks to the generosity of the Marina 4.30. the President of the United States Kowloon Bowling Green Club, who L.T.A.. said "Vines, is not wanted have thrown open their hard court: around here."
to the players.
CANNON BALL ACES..
Spectators at the Surrey meeting une C. J. Hovell, winner of the boys' alnglen, serve four cannon-bali aces vitai game and go ahead to win a from 3-1 to 4-1 in the second set A St. Paul's schoolboy coming to the fors in junior play for some time, he was runner-up la tho under-10 singles | at the schoolboys' tournament last
Before the Council proceeded with It may be mentioned that Misa the business of the meeting the chair M. F. Ogilvy, Surrey runner-up last man welcomed back Mr. T. A. Mit- year, whom many considered would chell, whom he was glad to see, was by Miss Whitmarsh's successor, was henten by Miss Trebearne in two sets, and the latter could not take a set from Miss. Cox in the final,
UNIQUE PRIZE.
Thanks to the generosity of Miss
to a certain extent restored in health. He hoped that the improvenient would continue.
Mr. T. A. Mitchell was appointed to the Emergency Committee in the
of the Association. pince of Mr. It. Hall who was recently élected as one of the Vice-Presidents
The chairman announced during the
year, and reached the last four in Maud Watson, the first lady champion the open aingles this year where he at Wimbledon, the Edgbaston junior ran the ultimate winner to 3-0, 9-11. tournament executive is in the poul meeting that the net receipts from Tis has sinto overcome many of the tinn to offer a prize which is unique the Charity matches on Sunday last best home countice playore, and last in lawn tennis. Miss Watson has work won the Surrey Junior cham; presented tho ellver casket she won amounted to $967.04.
nionship without losing a
sot, 74 at Wimbledon in 1884 as a perpetual;
tamon to 30. Ho has been brought trophy to be held for a year by the along at his school by the special public schools coaching scheme and has been recommended for special coaching at Wimbledon.
OTHERS OF PROMISE.
mosi successful girl competitor in the ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, level events. Mian Watson was pre- sent at the Edgbaston elab to hand
"A Sportsman":-The organlan her trophy to Miss Shell Witton tion is doubtless wall aware of (et Moseley) who won the girls the reasons and reference to them doubles and was runner-up in the giria' singles. ·
would only lead to acrimonious and valueless correspondence,
It was evident at Sutton that
•Surrey
other ровалась
Junior From Bedfordshire conica news of above the average, and a notable two Juniors above ordinary ability, fact was their successes against older J. II. B. Daniel and Miss V. E. Scott players during the wack.
In the over-16 boys' event last werk Daniels stood in n class by himself,
Of the eight xomi-finalists in the and as he is only 15, may be termed two singles ovents, three were under a worthy successor to Measures, Good- 15 years of age and one under 17.all, and Mytton, past Bedford cham- John Archer, of Wimbledon, is undori plona. He is not afraid to hit, and 14 and shows natural ability for the has all the strokes, both off the gama: ho beat J. Eggar, last year's] ground and in the alr: his faults are flist and was to be accounted un- those that are expected from a boy! lucky in sustaining a heavy fall during of 15 with an attacking game; and his semi-final against D. N. Harper, his liability to an orgy of double. a boy four yearn his mentor, whilst faults and periods of unsteadiness contesting a 26-game first not.
will surely grow less with added ex-| perience. He won both the
open
E. J. Filby, agod 17, a self-taught angles and the Bedfordshire Junior boy who lives at Wimbledon, met championship. with his second defeat in four matches)
this year against Haveli, nad here] In the girls' events Miss V, E. again there was ample evidence of Scott, an was expected, won the open ability. He has won five level junior singles, and the Bedfordshire cham- events this year and three men's pionship, but in each event was given alngles handicap evento-the junior a very close fight by Miss f. Daniel. Aingles at Rochampion, West Side, Beckenham, Sandown and Brocken- "hurst, and the men's handleaps at
Rochampton, Chiswick and Sandown.
・ ・ BETTER THAN GIRLS.
UNDOUBTED TALENT.
Man Scott lins undoubted talent and her service, averhead work, and volleying are exceptional, but her ex- collence in theso points is to a large ! At the Middlesex junior champion of her ground strokes.
extent nullified by the unreliability ships the form of the boys was also ability to build up n sound game off She has the admitted to be above that of the girls, the ground, but until she doos 10, It may be recalled that Hovell had will not fulfil the great promise she only overtoma D. T. Baxter, the has always shown. Middlesex boy runner-up, ni e-4 in a
final set at tochampton, whilst Filby Miss M. Daniet, on the other hand, had bastar B. W. Bergl, the has a good forehand drive and can Middlesex boy shamplon, at Faling in pince it to advantage, and a safe, the spring by 7-5, 5-7, 7-5, results rather defonsive backhand, but only which indicate that there can not be a moderate service, and is obviously a great deal between the standard of afraid of any overhead strokes, and boys play in Surrey or Middlesex so plays mainly from the base-linu: tennis.
aho is to be similarly congratulated
The local players, consequent on this practice are confidently anti-
scheduled for November 3 and 4.
Hundred Mile cipating the Interport, which le
Run
CYCLING CLUB ENJOY
OUTING
ARMY TENNIS
SEASON CLOSES
TO-DAY
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES
Less than a dozen riders attended) the Sunday run of the Hongkong Cycling Club which departed from Ferry at 9.60 a.m. under the captaincy the Jordan Road Pier of the Vehiculor
of H. A. G. Keator. It had been -arranged that L. A. Anning should The Hongkong Area Military lead this run-a slight indisposition tenuis tournaments will be prevented his attendance on which brought to a close this afternoon, It was intended, in view of Thurs when, following a match to decide Wheelers who had arranged visit
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WORLD SERIES WINNERS
RETAIN FRISCH AS MANAGER
St. Louis, Oct. 15.. St. Louis Cardinals, winners of
Football Club Crowds Barrack Home Side
London. Portsmouth F. C.'s supporters were rebuked in a recent issue of the club's offelal programme for giving undue cheers to the oppos- ing team and barracking the home side.
"Our ground is noted for giving visiting teams a better reception than the home side," says the pro- gramme, "and we can assure you all that this is about the only
want to welcome
the 1934 World Series have shown ground where it happens. We our visitors their appreciation of the splendid heartily, but we do at least expect work of Frankie Frisch, the to give our own boya na good a manager, by offering him another welcome."
contract.
Frisch han accepted and signed It is difficult to understand the it for the 1936 season, but the cause of the Portsmouth support- terms have not been disclosed.ers' dissatisfaction, because the Reuter,
club la doing quite well.
day's press report, to unite with the the runners-up position in the Aren Manchester
Shumchun A apparently they Tennis League, the prizes for the (ngain postponed this trip nothing season will be presented by Mrs.į was seen of them, and a second 100 P. S. Cannon, wife of Captain miles run was carried out in lieu, the P. S. Cannon,
rolite taken being vin Shatin and
Constructs
Racing Totalisator
Own**
Taipo to Fanling, which place was The teams contesting this after- MACHINE EXPECTED TO BE THE MOST
reached at 11.15 a.m. The near Shumchun was gained
border 'noon's game, which starts at 41 before a'clock at Sookunpoo
are the
noon. Near Santin the party split Headquarters Wing, South Wales up, one section to continue to Castle Borderers, and the "A" Company Peak while the main party made a detour to the Shumchun River Lokmachau. Recommencing the trip
at of the Lincolna.
REMUNERATIVE IN ENGLAND
London.
uncovered, and they make up two. Since the Manchester Meeting vast enclosuroa.
at Whitsuntide the appointments The experiment of having the
at 3,6 p.m. a consistently high pace Immediately after the match, in connection with the rings have totalinator in close proximity to was maintained against the breeze the prizes for the Army tennis undergone a remarkable trans- the bookmakers will be watched back to Shataukok direct vin Fanling: championships and Aren tourna Jormucion.
with much interest. The execu the border route was then taken in ments and league will be dis- Not only has a totalisator been tives believe that it will give the the reverso direction, and, Fanling tributed.
installed in each enclosure but the bookmakers an opportunity of rambod at. 5 p.m.
A very
building in each case la in close competing fairly with their auto- short halt WEN mado betero tho homeward
proximity to the bookminkers somatic rival. The layers are now trek was started, the riders continuing their confifty, took part,
and the Castle. Penk Road. Over that people bent on betting can stationed in a circle in the middle latency of pace by reaching the Keates the scheduled Island ran war convenience.
Under H. A G. choose between the two without.in- of the ring instead of being sent. Ferry at 640 p.m. having accomplish carried out without incident,
tored about all over the place "AB" ed with ease and pleasantness
Two large number boarda havo | before. racord run of 104 miles in well under over 20 miles in addition to bathing tions in place of the old and rather been constructed under the direc dorato attendance covering a little beon erected in prominent post- The totalisator buildings have
nine hours.
mo.
At Deep Water Bay bôfore returning
Next Sunday's run will be of the at 5 pm. This week's Wednesday clumsy one that used to adjoin the tion of Mr. J. Hamsdon, Mancher rough riding variety, and an interest run will commence at the usual time course. The level of the rings tor's Chairman of Directors, and ing day is promised under the guld-(2.30 p.m.) from the Victoria Fler has been raised in one instance as are the first in the country not ance of E. Munns, who will proceed of the Vehicular Forry under W. A. much as three feet, and there is crected by the Race Course Bot to Shatin by the motor road before Gosling.
nothing to Interfere with the view ting Control Board. commencing an exploration of the tracks in the direction of Salkung that on Saturday, Uctober 27 a night totalisators are sunk at the days racing a year, the "Tote Interested cyclists are reminded of racing from the floor of any The cost was much lower than
enclosure.
usual, and as Manchester has 17. and Lyonun. The trip will comran is to be held around the Kew-| menco from the Jordan Road Pior of loon Circuit, with a detour to Bhatau foot of Tattersalis close to the Vehicular Ferry at 10.80 a.m.kok, the starting time being 7.10 p.m. railings. Instead of having many munerative of all. and all keen cyclists are extended a from the usual Kowloon rendezvous, rings and many different prices as cordial welcome.
ona
the there should become the most re*,
It in scheduled to reach Jordan, Rond
Tho plana for the Tote were sub-
On Wednesday last the "Double in suillcient time to catch the last formerly, there are now only two mitted to and approved by the on the fine game she played in both MISS Wylie, another very promising Chinese Run during the afternoor, will be arranged by individuals Tattersalis. They are the Gring pay the interest on the capital On the other hand Middlesex has singles, and on her
celebrated by an All-Ferry for Honkong. Refreshments rings apart from the Club and Betting Control Board, who will pvidently the better girl champion, during the year,
the party proceeding via Lalchikok | Conti(buted.
with covered "stand, and the 20, 'expenditure:
improvement
Junior player in England.