THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1934.
RECREIO'S DEBUT IN IST THE DAVIS CUP: WHAT IS
DIVISION CRICKET
SPLENDID PERFORMANCE
AGAINST ARMY
AN ENTHUSIASM AS PLEASANT
AS IT IS UNUSUAL
CIVIL SERVICE SECOND ELEVEN ACTUALLY RECORD VICTORY
(By R. Abbit)
·
'The outstanding event of last it will be a and blow to the I.R.C. Saturday's cricket was the very batting, which is frankly not too promising debut of the Recreio side reliable, though apt to be brilliant in the Senior Division. Pereirn at times. It will give some of the was, of course, the hero of the youngsters a chance to prove their uccanion as he bowled very steadily worth with the bat.
and his figures of 16-9–20–4 Madar will be are really good.
巍
too
to Interport Cricket. Never, I A. P. Guterres, whom I seem to think quite at his best down here, semember as a very useful. Univer- he has twice proved successful with ey Cricketor, sent down in all the bat up soven overs for nine runs and had those who meke more runa down In Shanghai, where couple of wickets at the end. It here have sometimes failed. Our really was an excellent porfor best wishes go with him for his
manco to get rid of Bonny future success at the game,
at
CLOSE GAME AT THE VALLEY.
When Richardson won the toss at the C.S.C.C., and he and Sayer were out almost at once to Large's Service were in for one of theit bowling, it looked na if the Civil old collapses, but R.H. Grimtha came to the rescue, and with dour uppurt from Perry and Barrow who defended stubbornly, he ran
LIKELY TO HAPPEN?
The powerful Texas University eleven broke a Notre Dama record by beating the Irish footballera
at South Band 7 to 8, in the opening game of the season the first opening, game dafest in 28 years. One of the Texas hacka is shown at left stopping Andy plnay, Notre Dame atar, after a five yard gain through the line.
IMPORTANT
RACE
up a very nice 66, in which there MEETING
Williams, Garthwaite, Collodge, Michell and Walch for eighty-ture, though the remainder of the alde ware not so good with the bat, as Alxty-nine was up for three wie- kala. The fourth wicket feil that score and the whole nide were out for another fourteen runn.
i am not particularly surprised Chat Elvin and Garthwaite provert too much for the Recreio in their Enock, but, unless Tucker in bowl ing very much batter than last your, they should not have fallen to deal with blm. I gather, how ever, that he kept a length, bowled traight, and came along when t, hotch was open. I was glad to Bee Bonavin in the Army sin. watches the ball more than most people, and is quite
25 useful, change bowler against the weaker batsmen, though personally should use bira possibly often but certainly in short doses.
4.R.C. SCORE FREELY. Although their speed merchant, F.D. Pereira, was away (he L.R.C. had a good deal the better of the drawn friendly with Craigengrower, The latter Club avem strongly ough in their opening bata but.
The
ส
of a century and a half was not an were nine 4's, and 0. The total ud after the bad atart. Civil Servants deserved little Holland-Martin who is easily the most dangerous bat ta the Navy this year, was badly put down early However, Baker bowled very well to put the first four men out for 33, and Perry Inter had Cagby taken at the wicket.
After that Cutler was successfu!
(Continued on Page D).
Outstanding Heavyweight
at all events in the absent of Contenders
Omar, their bowling is sadly to
seek,
Rumjaho, Sund and 9. A. Is- mall walloped them all over the place and lud an earlier declara- Lion been made, the home alde would. I think, have won very carlly. People hold on much too tong here. With the exception of
HAMAS AND
LASKEY
Marlon, O., Oct. 26.
REVIEWED
SEVERAL SMART PERFORMANCES
(By "Captain Foster"")
A. A. A. REPORT Big Contest With Finland Arranged
RAMPLING AS YEAR'S
BEST ATHLETE
the withdrawal
of the
BIENNIAL TOURNAMENT
·TO BE CONSIDERED
CURIOUS DELAY IN GIVING PUBLIC THE FACTS
TILDEN'S EXTRAORDINARY RANKING OF THE AMATEURS
All details relating to the competition for the Davis Cup, and the conduct of that competition, are settled by the "Regulations for the International Lawn Tennis Championship (Davis Cup)," and can only be altered under Regulation 37 and 38 of those Regulations by a two-thirds majority at a meeting of the nations "which shall bave competed and are still eligible to compete" for the Cup. There are forty nations included in this category, and a meeting is generally held annually in the country of the champion nation for the time being at or about the time when the challenge round is played.
two
Such a meeting was held at the end to give precedence to the latter. The end of last July, in Londos, at which qualifying competition has not proved twenty-seven nations were represent at all popular among the smaller ed. Only the barest notice proceedings at this meeting appeared involves playing in the late summer, the European nations, mainly because it at the time in the Press, and those when the players were tired of tennis, of the general pubile who are interest- and spectators (apparently) tired of od in the matter have had to wait for watching it, with the result, that nearly a couple of months before any financial losace Instead of gains were detailed account of what happened the natural concomitant. has been allowed to appear in the Anyway, sixteen notions voiled for official Journal of the game: and then the abolition of the qualifying com- only in an "account by a Special petition, six against, and five refrained Cordespondent," with his own com- from voting. This voto was not de- ments, and not an fetal roport of cisive, since the nations not represent- the
proceedings. The
mained at the mesting, thirteen in number, subjects for discussion were: (1) have the right of voting by corTON. Should the competition be held every pondence. Their answers should be recond year instead of every year; recoived within six months of the date and (2) should the "qualifying com-of the meeting, Le.. by the ene
of petition" (instituted two years ago at January. Till then, the matter still the instance of our own L.T.A.) be remains in abeyance. Although the abolished. It was obvious from the more. central European countries dia- start that these two questions would ce the qualifying y almost necessarily be interdependent; distant countries and though it was decided to take the favour of it, since it ennies tham to are probably in biennial question first, it soon became send their teams over later, and con- clear that voting on it could not be sequently, saves them a good deal of made satisfactorily while the opinion expense; and as these countries aro as to the desirability of retaining the the less likely to have been represent- qualifying competition was still un-ed at the meeting, their votes, when voiced. Consequently, it was decided received, may, quite possibly cancel
PITCHER SUED BY
MODEL
More
those of the sixteen nations recorded at the meeting, at any rate to the fextent of making the required two-
thirds majority unattainable.
AS YOU WERE.
On the proposal to hold the com petition biennially, Instead of Girl Jilted On Day
annually, the voting WAN almost exactly level, twelve sullona voting for the proposal and eleven against. Of Wedding
Australin and South Afrien were the Vernon Welch, pitcher for the U.S.A., penking through Mr. Dwight main supporters of the change; the
However tho' absent nations may
The publication of the report of the General Committee meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association marks the finish of another season, and provides an outlook for the coming year. Ideal weather conditions pre- vaited last Saturday for the races
The item in the report which will Athletic and Cycling Association of at Happy Valley when an attrace received with general delight in Ireland that they will not interfere tive card of eight events came up match with Finland. Since the Wor..
provisional arrangement the
of a with athletics in Northern Ireland.
The International Amateur Athletle for decision,
the Finnish distaner runnera in the Federation's recent ruling
that the The racing was good-in fact of the 6,000 and 10,000 metres in the ed to the Free State should have tradition of H, Kolehmainen, winner jurisdiction of the N.A.C.A.I. is limit the best Meeting, so far, this 1912 Olympics, and of the Marathon setted the dispute. Now
a brick Autumn-and we were treated to in 1920, and more recently the Finish has been taken to the N.A.C.A.L, and some pretty finishes, notably infeld events experts in the equally, the unsoemly and unnecessary aquab. the second section of the Suffolk strong tradition of V. Jarvinen, win-ble looks like being prolonged, whers. Boston Red Sox, is being aued for Davis, the original dottor of the Cup, Handicap when Chivalrous (Mr.ner of two Olympic discuss-throwing as silence or a telephone call should $60,000 by Bernice Neiman, blonde and author of the competition, against
And Fung)
Warrington
(Mr. prizes early in the century, and father have settled the affair. Let us hope photographer's model, who claims it. Heard) dead-beated for first place of three Olympian sons, have been the interests of the active athletes he promised to marry her, broke vate on this question therefore, it does with iron Grey (Mr. Deitz) a short the limitations of their native land incidents as
feared the world over. What is more, are given more consideration and such the date they made with the prea-not seem at all probable that the com- head behind. Curiously enough, and population have called forth that LF.S. cross-country team on the post ther and wedded another.
petillon will renzo be what it the other thrilling finish was in determination and inseruiability in of the international race and the ab- the first section of the Suffolk Finnish athletes which earns them atention of IF.S. athletes, including 17, but he broke the date by sayingfore, was largely augatory. As, in-
"We were to be married last May always has been a yearly event. Steve Hamas and Art Laskey are
The result of the meeting there- the I.K.C.G, there are mighty few the outstanding contenders for the Handicap when West Parade (Mr. peculiar sympathy and glamour such alara as P. O'Callaghan, R. M. N. he had to show the boys on his team deed, it is always likely to be wher teams in the Colony who can make heavyweight boxing crown of Max Heard)-hard ridden--just got up wherever they compete. "Great Bri. Tisdal, and E. Boyce, from the Em-around town while they were here so many and so varied interests nte ever a hundred and sevenly runs, Baer, Jack Dempsey told a reporter in the lust few strides to deprive lain versus Finland is likely, there pire Games, are not repeated. Cspecially if they have two hours in an interview here.
"The very next day he married represented at a conclave of this klad. A gratifying feature of the report Francen Geckie. Johnny and I had Much more elastielty is required in only-or-less-to do it in.
| Heart's Glory (Mr. A.A.R. Botciho)fore, to rouse pobile interest almost "Max Schmeling appeared rather Seattle (Mr. Davis), a neck further awaited innovation in scheduled for field events knowledge and technique and now I'm jilted." Gralgengower have a tall, and, Impressive in his recent victory
is the success claimed for the A.A.A gone steady together for four years dealing with matters concerning the of a win by a peek, with Chief to the extent of the Empire Games.
The only regrets are that this long-Summer School. The improvement of while they are by no means the over Newset in Germany, but Max away. These "D" Class races are Glasgow a fortnight before the A.A.A. was the avowed objective, and judging
Davis Cup (and, in an even greater weakest side
degree, with the they will have to devote moat of back trail," Dempsey said.
the League I think has a long way to go on the come-pity that we do not have more of possibility of recrimination in the tended, half for personal satisfaction, i
Internationa! immensely popular, and it is Chumpionships, thus involving the from the fact that 110 students at-
Federation's own business, in which their energies to team-building
nothing over reema to ge done this year. They want new blood, was "rough, but mightily effec resulting in good finishes and good international athletes as to whether mising start has been made towards Bruce Barnes, tennis professionals, questions of importance which require Dempsey said Baer's fighting them licids are always good, South and misgivings amongst our half with view to coaching, a pro- News that Ellsworth Vines and fmittees to conalder and report). That except the appointment of com- and it will need coneking. In J. L. tive." Youngnaye, however, thay have an
betting, besides being an encour-they should key themselves for June raising the local standard immediate have cancelled their projected ex-settlement should be held up for pix axcollent coach, if he can apare the clever." he said.
"I wouldn't exactly call Maxagement to the small Owner to 28 or July 13. They can hardly done our national standard within hibition tour of the Far East has months or more for the pintor ex timo, and the youngsters will put in knowing his own strength and
"But he is amart evince more interent in the Sport.both, that proper team selection are next The school is to assemble aroused keen disappointment here.
may be complicated. Glasgow should, again, next summer.
Paraguay in little short in the practice under him."
ability."
however, prove a fruitful centre from
Nanking tennis enthusiasts, includ- farcical. A tribunal perfectly capable By the way, while writing about
which to sprend provinelal goodwill, ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. ing several high officials in the na-could Dempsey ranked Tommy Gibbons.
of dealing with all such quesonk this game I was very sorry to hear the most skilful fighter he ever in- and construction of a special tennis four nations which have already won
Iron Grey and Heart's Glory partially compensated by "Oxford English native and British record of raising
for athletics, and the South will be The ratification of G. L. Rampling's tional Government, had succeeded in management
be formed by placing the the necessary guarantee, championship
of the international respective races, and with n "spot" Yale," and the Anglo-French match teresting question as to who is our court for the exhibition matches it, viz., the U.S.A., England, Australia, In the hands of the of luck they would have been re-nt the White City respectively on July that the previous record for the quar furned the winners. In any case, 20 and 27. The match with German ter stood for twenty-six years, prob
"athlete of the year." Considering had been started.
(Continued on Page 9.) it was a near thing: Iron Grey is to be at Cologne. No match with was only deleated by a short head, Italy mentioned, but that is probably our only star shining compar- and Heart's Glory went under by ably due to the short-sighted boycottably with Rampling is W. Sweeney, a neck only! Dividends, especial-Europe since the Olympics at Amster-August entitle him to the grand title of the greatest athletic meeting in whose 100 and 200 yards victories in yon Heart's Glory, would have dam in 1996: refer to the European of "fastest man in the British Em- beea something substantiall Gamer at Turin last month.
that A. I. Mudar is leaving us.
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The polities of athletics are hur-performance which has proved beyond Proulx)
won the Surrey Handicap officials score debating paints, but the European dual champion. Sweeney whilst Christian Berger (Holland), the by beating King's Bounty (Mr. continuation of the Davis) and King's Warden (Mr. A.A.A, with the Free State governing pleinl British record of 48 2-10 sec. friction of the it was, too, who clinched the new Heard), in a common canter, and body should not Australian Boy (Mr. Davis) won the current report it is stated that
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