PERRY VOTED
CONTROVERSY ON CLAIM
OF RUNNER-UP
EXPERT OPINION FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD
BUNNY AUSTIN OR J. H. CRAWFORD?
London.
According to expert opinion 'from all parts of the World Fred J. Perry, ranks as No. 1 lawn tennis player for 1934. During the year he has won the Australian, Wimbledon and American championships and he won both his matches in the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup,
pionships.
On major performance, there-won the French and German cham- ford Perry's premior position must be indisputable.
But the second position is open
to inten.
W. T. Tilden has issued an in- teresting ranking lat which reads as follotva :---
E J. Perry (G. B.), H. W. Austin (G. B.), G. Von Cramm (Germany), J. H. Crawford (Aus- tralla), S. B. Wood (U.S.A.), F, X. Shields (U.S.A.), V. McGrath (Australia), C. Boussus (France), R, Menzel (Czecho-Slovakin), L. Stoefen (U.S.A.).
That list in opes to criticism in regard to the places of Wood and Shields. Crawford, and the omis sion of Wilmer Alison.
CILLOU'S LIST.
M. Pierre Glou, president of the French Lawn Tennis Federn- tion, gives the following list:--
Perry, Crawford, Von Cramm, Austin, Allison, Wood, Menzal, Shields, Bousaus and G. de Stefani (Italy).
On these lines the Reuter rank- ing list would be:-
1.-F. J. Perry 2-H. W. Austin 3-J. H. Crawford. 4.-G. Von Cramm. G.-W. Allison. 6.-F. X. Shields, 7.-8. B. Wood, BR Menzel. 9-Y. Kirby, 10- Stocfen.
stylist, has definitely, deserved a Kirby, the young South African place in the first teh--although forgotten by Tilden, Glou and Myers,
had
For this very definite reason. Ile reached the last eight at Wim- bledon by defeating Von Cramm whom all agree must come somn where in the frat four. Then he reached the semi-final in the Amer lean championships where it re- quired the world's No. 1 player, F. J. Perry, to stop his progress. Before that he
fiefeated Shields, Walls Myers supplies the same Known facts definitely support list but raverses the positions of Reuter's world ranking list. As Stefant and Boussur-then alternative tenth player one Frenchman taking the tenth place. might certainly consider the name These lists do not indicate of Vivian McGrath if only because whether Davis Cup matches are of his great victories in the Davis given marks. Apparently, not and Cup matches, that omission furnishes the main In almost every fixture he pulled weakniss,
fout une astonishing victory.
de
The Davis Cup Indicates the Champion Nation. As such the premier Davis Cup fixtures and their results should be given the highest percentage of marks.
To win or hold the Davis Cup
fa more important than victory in any national championship.
LADIES AT GOLF.
Mrs. FitzGerald Wins
Bogey Competition.
Every leading player competes for this Cup National champion- The prize kindly presented by ships generally show omissions Mrs. J. B. Ross for a Bogey Com although this year's Wimbledon was singularly free from absentees Among the leading players.
CRAWFORD'S CLAIMS.
kong Golf Club Ladies' Section on petition held by the Royal Hong- the New Course, Fanling, on Tues- day Inst. Won won by Mrs. Fitz-1 Gerald who returned a card of Ave up.
A
Mra. FitzGerald went round in duces her handicap from 13 to 18. 80-3350. This automatically re Williamson's acore
Other scores were.--Mrs. William- Anyhow remembering the prim-on with a card of three up, nad ary importance of the Davis Cup Mrs. W. J. E. Mackenzie with and the fact that in the challenge core of two up, round H. W. Austin won both his singles matches, Reuter considers that W. T. Tilden is right in rank- Mrs. ing H. W. Austin as the world's 86-18-68, and her handicap comen No. 2 player.
down to 15; while Mrs. Mackenzie Similarly, Crawford was finalist took 07-33-04 and her now han- at both Wimbledon and at Auteuil, dicap is 24.
and his performances in the Davis
Cup brought Australia into the
ANNUAL MEETING.
WHA
Inter-Zone Anal where he beat The annual general meeting of the Shields and only lost to Wood In Ladies Section of the Royal Hong- tha fifth set.
kong Golf Club is to be held at the Crawford Helena May Institute on Thursday,
November 8 next, cominencing at i
The following are the results of
For those reasons should be ranked third and G. Vona.m. Cramm perhaps fourth because be
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER
1934.
NO.
1 LAWN TENNIS PLAYER
Our picture shows the rehearsal of a cricket match as it was pinyad in England two hundred years ago.
England's Biggest Athlete
WRESTLER STANDING SEVEN FEET HIGH
London.
SURREY GOLF UNION SENSATION
SEQUEL TO AN ARTICLE
Stanley Anderson, the novelist.
Golf Union from taking part in any competition under their jurisdiction, pending a meeting of the Executive
CHENG WINS CATHAY CLUB TITLE
Carson Defeated After
Run Of Success
The final of the Shanghai Cathay Club champlonship was played off last Sunday when Gay Cheng met L. D, Carson in a thriii. ing match. Cheng proved to be the match in three sets out of four 6-4, 3-G, 6-2. Carson
6-4. Somehow was off his game and failed to retrieve, a number of ahots, Cheng was cool and stendy and his placing was clever.
Acclaimed to be the biggest golfar, has been barred by the Surrey the stendier of the two and won athlete in Great Britain in Carver Doone of Devonshire, His name pccasions the reflection whether he is a direct descendunt of the Donne's made famous, by R. D. Blackmore.
At one time he was a clerk in the Stock Exchange; has since been lumber camp manager in Canada and a professional boxer¦ in America.
Committee.
FOR 1934
Club Beaten LEG
By
Y.M.C.A.
FIRST DEFEAT
OF SEASON
THEORY DEFENDED
SIR S. JACKSON'S
"BLESSING
The Y.M.C.A. firal eleven play the England Test Selection Com- Sir Stanley Jackson, chairman of ing with only ton men defeated
the Hongkong Hockey Club seniors mittee, has spoken in favour of by two goals to one in a friendly leg-theory.
hockey, match pinyed at King's Parki He said he wanted to make “a yesterday afternoon. This was the small statement which for obvious | Club's first defeat of the season, they reasons he had not thought it
having previously beaten the Club de advisable to make baforo.". Recreio and the Incogniton.
Log-theory, as leg-theory, he said,
G. P. Lammert failed to make an had been in force as long as he
apni arance.
The Y.M.C.A. natted carly on
could remember playing in first-
through W. J. Brown, and before half-class cricket. time Brown again scored. In the "They played leg-theory," he second half the Club decreased the continued, "In the days of Wain- deficit, P. II. Senior finding the net Wright and Haigh-Yorkshire's as the result of a corner hit. The two most successful exploiters of Club pressed hard. Pate-Hunt and it. Senior having bad luck not to score.
"I USED IT-
The "Y" took up the attack but were "In view of the fact that an repulsed by the Club defence, in eminent cricketer has said it is a which W. A. Reed was the guiding well-known fact that I am violently light.
D. McLellan was absent from the opposed to leg-theory, I thought winners Intermediate line of defence, would mention these facts, and his place at contre-half being Alled say that I personally used to prac by G. Sommers. J. E. Patter was ab- tiso it before he (the eminent sent from the Club sido, E. C. Fincher cricketer) was born. being brought in on the left wing. "It is most important that people
should really realise what log-.
LINCOLNS WIN.
At Shamshuipo yesterday the theory bowling is. It has been Lincolne defeated the South Wales confused with what I call 'fast Borderers by two goals to nil. howling to the leg side to a packed Lieut. Rolssler and Pto. Barnsby fleld."' scored for the Lincolns.
"This is totally different from The following will represent leg-theory, which is bowling on the the Lincolns against the R.A.S.C. wicket when the ball la turning a et. Shamshulpo on Friday: Pto. great deal, with two; or generally Hollingworth; Lieut. Rotsaler, three, short legs.
L/Cpl. Bentley; Sgt. Harper, "I believe that, properly prac L/Cal. Wildy, L/Cpl. Yeomans tired, it is a fundamentally neces L/Cpl. Toyno, Lieut. Williams, sary part of cricket. It always has Col. Sgt. Reeks, Pte. Barnsby and been played, and it always will be Pte. Taylor.
played, and those who exploit It MAMAK HOCKEY.
to-day, like Macaulay, are good St. Andrew's Club are meeting bowlere to have on ona's side. ILM.S." Whitehall in a Mamak Hockey "What we all want to know is Tournament fixture this afternoon on how to get rid of dissensions and the Marina Ground, commencing at 6 differences throughout the cricket p.m. sharp.
The following have been selected to the game which is undesirable, it world. If anything has crept into represent St. Andrew's R. H. Wang will be dealt with by that authority F. A. Broadbridge and E. H. P.
.'
White: A. 8. Bliss, A. E. P. Guest to whom the cricket world looks and A. B. Hanson; R. A. Carroll, N. to deal with such matter. A. F. Mackay, E. 8. Fincher, W. Hleved they would be able to find Sir Stanley added that he bo
This action which has caused a weighs nearly 24 stone-heavy-esquel to an article in Golf Monthly, suited in a long rally lasting often
Ile stands seven feet high and sensation in golfing clrelas, ta
Practically every ball served re-
Devon and bigger than Carners, weight wrestling champlon of in which he made certain criticisms almost five minutes. The two dia
of course in Middlesex, following smash
played their ability to drive and
College and E. C. Fincher. with perfection. Carson match between that county and was giving Cheng little competi tion however, as his placing was Surrey for whom he played.
poor. His services were rather Anderson aid in an interview weak during the first part of the "I wrote a letter to the Surrey match and he was called up a num- Te is to appear as on wrestler at the White City noon, made a mistake in saying what I
all-in Union stating that perhaps I had ber of occasions for font faulting. The match was not brilliant or Doone has a great following among, did, and expressing regret for game. Only occasionally did the spectacular, but was a steady Jany hurt I had caused. So far play take part up near the net but I have had no reply other than a It was here that some of the finest baru acknowledgment of my letter.
tentin wля вест.
PERRY SENSATION IN
ENGLAND.
London, Oct. 17. Surprise and consternation were caused in British sporting circles by the news from_the_ United States that England's ranking tennis player Fred Perry was seriously considering an offer to 'turn professional. According to press reports, Perry was offered $100,000 for 1 six months tour on well an a profitable contract by an Amer Scan film compatty,
to the
On being asked as truth of the rumourn, Perry, who is at present staying in Holland, is reported to have stated that he must think of his future and that he could not afford to ignore such offers. although he was sorry not to he nhle to defend the Davis Cup next year.
"I asked if I would be permitted
to play in the Surrey champion-progress would be made anywhere. "Frankly, I am now awaiting an ship, which is to be played at St. apology from the Surrey Union." George's Hill on Friday, but the secretary told me that he advises Anderson is very disappointed
me not to send in my entry. 1at not being able to play on Thurs- have sent a letter of regret today in the amateurs v. profes-
Now
is
Bikh Association.
n satisfactory remedy without The following will represent the much trouble. He was not yet... Young Sikhs Association in a hockey convinced that they could not get match against the Police to-day at over the trouble by relying upon 5.15 p.m. at the
Police Training those. who played the game to play school ground-Gurdial Bingh; Kar nail Singh and J. S. Greval; Gurit in the way which they thought bachan Singh (Capt.), Mohinder was for the best interest of cricket. It should be left to the captains Singh and Kapoor Singh; Darshan Singh. Gurbachan Singh, Awtar and the county committees to Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Jiwan assure that nothing undesirable Singh.
crept into the game.
A. W. Carr Ready To Play Again
both my own county, Surrey, and sionala match at St. George's H, DENIES GIVING Middlesex, and the attitude of the which precedes the county cham- Surrey Union
surely pionship. He has played for his ridiculous.
county five times, and never lost a match. "I first asked whether my entry would be accepted, as I'was not going to send in- my name and then have it refused.
AWAITING APOLOGY.
Anderson is well known in golf circles all over the country. He played in the boys International years ago, and last July, with Cyril Tolley, the former Amateur Champion, he won the "Golf Balls
"I think I have done all I could of Stoke," at Stoke Poges. He is to smooth matters out, and I am established novelist, among extremely annoyed in my turn. his successes being "Virgin Sin. that this netion has been taken nera" and "Strange Mischief." his old friends of the Stock Ex-fagainst me. There are many of change, who will doubtless be at us who write in a small way- the White City to witness hia for even a big way-about the game secretary of the Surrey Golf match against Van Dutz, the Dutch we play, and surely a writer upon Union, refused to discuss the champion.
any subject, sport or otherwise, matter.
Captain R. N. Dawes-Smith, the
he
Dutz la reputed to be the great is entitled to make fair comment "It is a qucation for my Execu- est exponent of the American fly-and criticism. It in good that tive Committee to decide. ing tackle. A most remarkable things should be criticised, or notaald. style of wrestling in which 'n man
leaps into the air at his opponent.
It is said that once when Van Dutz missed an opponent with a flying tackle he landed in the sixth row of the audience.
SCOTTISH
LEAGUE
Hearts and Hamilton
Play Drawn Game
London, Oct. 24.
Hearts and Hamilton played a drawn
game in their Scottish League fixture to-day, ench side scoring onco-Router.
the principal competitions held dur- ing the past year:
Championship 1984.-Winner, Mrs. Tottenham; Ruintier-up, Mrs. Sheldon, Railway Cup. Winner, Kins Mackio; Runnerup, Mrs. D. S. Lambert.
Taart Cup-Winner, Miss Mac- klé; Runner-up; Mrs. W. J, E. Mac- kenzie,
"Captain's Cup-Winner, Mrs. Shel [don: 'Runner-ub. Bira. J. B. Hom.
Rosa Cup.Winner, Mrs. Rivers: Runner-up. Mrs. Dovey.
Happy Valley Knock-out-Winner, Mrs. Lissaman; Runner-up, Mrs. Leigh Garner.
RECORDS OF THE RUGBY CLUBS
London, Oct. 3.
Over a month of the Rugby season has gone by, and if only a few of the London clabs have got into their stride, all those in the provinces and Wales have played enough matches to gauge. something of their form
Leicester possess as good a récord as anyone, Northampton receiving a check on Saturday. In Wales Swansea are the only club to have won all their matches. Pride of place in the South- West is held by Torquay.
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"There is no truth in the story of my realgning as captain," Mr. Carr told a reporter "and I cannot Imagine where it originated.
"The fact is, of course, that on cach August 311 automatically cease to be captain until re-elected in March of the following your... "Actually, I have come up to London purposely to specialist about my heart. I. have been examined. and pro- nounced perfectly fit to play cricket next season.
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A member of the Notts club com- mittee said:
UP CAPTAINCY Mr. A. W. Carr, who for 15 years has captained the Notts county cricket team, has denied a report that he had resigned "A week or two ago Mr. Carr the captaincy and his club mem-resigned from his elected position bership.
As a member of the committee of Mr. H. A. Brown, accretary of the club. the Natts Club, said Mr. Carr had
"As far as I know, that does not resigned as a member of the com-debar, him from captaining Notts mittee, but the matter had not beon again next year if the committee considered yesterday.
nak him to do, so."
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