HONGKONG
FEBRUARY
1935
WYATT'S CLEVER MOVE OUTWITS BRITISH GUIANA
ANOTHER BIG DECREASE IN TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRIES
LIKELY FACTORS
CONTRIBUTING
TO REGRETTABLE POSITION
ENTRIES officially
closed
yesterday evening for the
As I See It- By "Veritas"
LEADING CONTESTANTS FOR THIS
YEAR'S HONOURS Fincher's spin shots, have always offered a problem to Tetif, and may time, prove his un- well any-
men's open singles and doubles interesting to see Paul Kong figur tennis championships of the ing again in the championship.doing. Colony with only two additional although I fear he is not the player entrants in each competition to of 1930. Otherwise we have the OTHER COMPETITORS the liat published, yesterday. usual array of local talent, both
Yoc THERE are agme Interesting good and mediocre. Tam
entrants among the "lesser Unless therefore, post entries are fons is missing this your, as in
Hghta."
The re-appearance of Lee received and accopted, the num-Stick" Duff, while it comes as a Wai-tong and A, V. Gonano in ber of competitors will fall far surprise to find that neither
welcome. Lee is just as stylish short of the 1984 figures. There lachiume nor Lai Kwong-tsun with his racket as he used to be has been a notable decrease since have as yet entered. The tourna 1932, and it is not, perhaps, amant cannot afford to lose these with a football; in fact had he puro coincidence that the players. The three competitors een able to apply himself acrious- palpable loss of interest in the most likely to have the biggest to the game a few years ago, challengers to-day JW. Leonard championship dates from the say in the destination of the would be one of the leading championship are Taul Wal-pul, last year reached the "Last Eight”. time the organisers imposed a 3. A. Rumjahn and H. D. Rumjahn and if the draw favours him, he restriction on the number of with the last named, so much
will probably do well this year. entries. Nevertheless, whatever depends on the draw. If he can in addition to E. C. Finchor and effect, if any, this restriction has keep right away from his cousin, Bertie Guest, the K.C.C. will be had, it does not entirely account I think H. D. can go through to represented by Michael Drysdale. for the astonishing difference in the final, and then win It
present junior champlon of the the 1932 figures and those of to-
club. Drysdale, although last day. In 1982 there were 82 TSUI'S OPPOSITION,
year losing to H. D. Rumjahn with- untries in the singles-a record; So far there are 45 for the 1935 SUI Wal-pul suffered a dis-out obtaining a single game, has turbing loss of form two or made great strides in the course championship. Last year there three months ago, but it would be of twelve monthe, and if he is were 60 competitors, and in 1933 foolish to take this into serious fortunate enough to escape the there were 58. From these com consideration when regarding his "Big Nolaos" early on, may well parative figures it would seem prospects for retaining the title. find his way through a couple of that even if the restrictivo As a matter of fact his chances rounds. Whether Tsui Yun-pui has made ппу advance,, and has discouraged an extremely better than a year whether M. W. Lo is still capable
Unless' Li Kwong-tsun cortain number of players from entering (presumably from fear enters the fray, Taui has only to of holding his own with the worry about the Rumjahn cousins, Colony's best players will be other of having their entry refused), and possibly E. C. Fincher. He points of interest to note next there is also an increasing num-can account for Ho Ka-lau, Paul month. ber of players who find the Kong, Cassumbhoy, W. C. Jung prospects of being eliminated in and others with little concern. the first round somewhat inviting and refraining from participating.
moasure
are
un- But therefore and speed about the court; HD
ONE CONSOLING FACTOR
L.T.A.
and
AGAINST FILM BAN ON AMATEURS
THE DOUBLES
J
Mr. Jaff Dickson latroducing Marest Thil (right) to Jąsk McAvoy
before the start of their fight.
DECLARES Mr. W. Pryde
147 Resigns
IN ARREARS Secretaryship
¿BUT M.C.C. IS
ON TOP
NEEDS ONLY TOZ
TO WIN
George Town, Feb. 11. R. E. 5. Wyatt has made some
MANNING RAILTON
SUCCESSOR
* Mr. W. Pryde, the Hongkong ·
Football Club's popular,
and energetic hon, secretary, is re- linguishing his job at the end of February, prior to leaving the Colony on furlough. Mr. Pryde, whose practical strange decisions in the course interest in local football has been of the M.C.C. cricket tour of the displayed for a long number of West Indies, but to-day he years, la handing over the made his most astute move secretarial reins to Mr. Manning when he declared the M.C.C Railton, another. football. en- innings closed at 41 for 5. with thusiast who has been pro the visitors still 147 runs behind minently identifled with the
British Guiana.
H.K. Football Club for several On the face of it it appeared
years. suicidal, but Wyatt was justified Happily Mr. Pryde's absence / when he and Palne proceeded to from the Colony is but tempor skittle out British Guiana inary. His connections with the ing the Englishmen to score 215 have been invaluable to that in- runs to win. Before stumps were stitution, and especially helpful drawn for the day, the M.C.C. has been his work this year in had obtained 113 of these for
HOW MARCEL THIL BEAT their second innings for 67, leav- Hongkong Football Association
JOCK MCAVOY
VETERAN'S RING CRAFT WEARS. DOWN ENGLISHMAN
(By Fred Darnell)
Į shake. Paris, Jan. 15.
Ho
the loss of one wicket, and vic-connection with the Interport. tory now seems fairly assured.
The wicket was rain-damaged when the match was resumed to- day, and British Guluna, adding
Players
ten runs for the loss of three fur- Too Old
ther wickets, declared nt. 188 for
8.
Paine was the most successful
67 runs.
TREACHEROUS WICKET
At 28
TABLE TENNIS ·
DEMANDS
Thil is a crafty fighter and the Over 20,000 spectators, nearly five per cent, of whom came wisest of generals in the ring. from England, filled the vast has a specialty in feinting which had bowler, capturing alx wickets. for arena and gallery of the Palais McAvoy puzzled again and again.
Also, he is clover in forcing his rival de Sports tonight to see the big to come to him, a sort of pugilist championship fight between spider luring the innocent fly into his
This was a sufficient indication wicket would waar, Marcel Thil, the Frenchman, net.
A Table tennis champion When the fight was opened and at of how the and Jock McAvoy, of England,
must be young. The game has had lost half Visitors derived long range McAvoy did fairly well. and Wyatt made the most of it. S. A. Rumjahn's pertinacity ITII Taui Wal-pui and Ho Ka-11 am afraid the
become so fast that the eyes W
are too old at 28 years of age.. lau, E. C. Fincher and L. Gold- little satisfaction from the result oris straight lefts looked nice from When the M.C.C.
the distance, but they did not worry their wickets for 41 runs, he applied clever tactics, Rumjalin's
eren the fight itself.
en Thil, although the winner's nose and the closure, leaving the home team man splitting up their partner-
Indeed, the Hungarians, who Thil proved an easy winner ships, the opposition to the Rum- points in 16 rounds, and in the last left eye were badly cut in the later 147 runs ahead.
excel at the game, say that a But British Guluna found them- Jahn cousins in the doubles is less round but one he nearly finished a roundi.
man begins to decline after he IMPULSIVE FIGHTER Imposing than ever. From this
aelves in equally bad straits in one-sided affair inside the scheduled
reaches 22. But McAvoy is just the sort of im-their second knock, and were un- Fincher distanco, E. C.
The little celluloid ball travels at course, for he had McAvoy down und THE yardstick for measuring the popularity and success of an
twice with two terrible right-handed pulsive, fighter who could not rest able to play Paine and Wyatt, bo- such a grant speed over such a short Captain Manners, Ho Ka-lag and
punches to the body.
going in to "have a bundle," as they annual tournament is usually the
Wille Bung, and possibly Paul
Kamenon Bay in his native Rochdale. It was ing sent back for 57. Paine took distance that the eye cannot follow it McAvoy displayed a
quickly enough to make sure of re- number
entries received,
the of
Kong and Lee Wal-tong, are
which we like to describe as "truly fatal to his chances when he did that. 4 for 11 and Wyatt 4 for 18.
accurately if the sight is course, with the.
Subsequently, with the weather turning together, of
only couples' who
the stand
At close quarters Thil belaboured British," but one could hardly compli-
It is a fact, amount of public interest the
faintest chance of wresting the ment the Intelligence he displayed in him with scores of short-arm panches brightening, the crease rolled out not exceptionally keen.
those who still look on the game 15 matches provoke. Yet this yard-
championship from the Rumjahns. the course of a scrap which found him to the body, and his left hooks did a slightly easier, and after the loss although it may appear fantastic to stick is not necessarily applicable
The Ko Ka-lau-lung combination after the earlier rounds outwitted, int of painful damage, too. By slow of a wicket very early on, Ham- "ping pong." that a player who has to the Hongkong championships
degrees McAvey's resistanco was worn mond and Townsend proceeded to been out of the game for twelve is one of great possibilities, and outmatched and outfought.
down and his defence riddled. Inasmuch as there is such a wide
if they find themselves in different
tack. Hammond helped himself the
standard of in gap
The Englishman, whose wrinkled One could have wished the loser to belabour the British Guiana-at-monthe seldom makes hair to Rumjahna, may caally
minke more use of the ring than ho
At the moment F. H. D. Wilde, the play between the first dozen und The Lawn Tennis Association reach the final. Fincher has a forehead betokened a certain puzzle did, but one must credit the strategy to 60 and Townsond reached 52 come back after he is 20.
both being undefeated when lawn tennis player who has played in- the majority of players in the lecided yesterday that amateur sound partner in Captain Man- dom before the bout started, delighted of the Frenchman for much of his
stumps were drawn. The M.C.C.ternational table tennis is vainly try- Colony. If there wore but 30 players should be allowed toners, but their prospects would be his friends by his good work in the weakness in this respect.
McAvoy failed to win a single this require only 102 runs to wining to return to international stand- not yet. 20, but he was ontries, there would be 15 to 20 accept money for making action brighter if they had had more first three rounds.
His footwork was fast and well so-called "Rabbits", and therefore
practice together. While an ex-
out of the game last year. I could give him was an even sharo
Tablo tennis is not strenuous in the generally speaking the bigger the flims.
This means that Britain will collent partnership in club-tennis, managed. Ilo shot out some fine scor-round of the last twelve and the best with nine wickets intact.--Reuter. ard. He
kame sense as is squach rackets or number of entries, so the more
cuts with the right. He was beating twelfth rounds.
GIFTS TO FOOTBALL fawn tenisis. It calls for nimble foot "Rabbits". It is only the fact support the Czecho-Slovakian LT.AI do not think Kong and Leo are ing lefts and got home several upper- of the scoring in the stand
and a good wrist, but above all the that as a result of smaller entries motion to delete the present Inter-sufficiently powerful to rise to the Thil to the punch, and sermed just
big occasion. In fact, unless the that shade fanter-in-thought- and Wo hoped in-vain-to-see-his right--
eye must be young and alert, Barna, there is likely to be an improve national rule on the subject.
The proposal is almost certain Rumiahnu sadly deteriorate, I feel action which made him appear, Bhand knock-out come into oporation.
of Hungary, the world's champion, is When he did land his punchea Thil mont, rather than a failing-off in
not yet 21 and he' is thinking of rotir- to go through with the immedi- they have a "cake-walk" this year. much the better man.
But it was all very deceptive. Thil, was too tough for them to take effect, the standard of championship
ate result that Fred Perry will
ng next year because he considers whose bald hand and heavy chest Thin wiry old battler is as hard as tonnia, 'that the enormous
made him look all his 31 years, always oak, and this quality, coupled with his SIR H. NORRIS' WILL himself too old. difference between the 1932 and
taken a time to warm up. What is splendid fighting brain, enabled him 1986 becomes tolerable. Even so
nero probable, he was blding his this does entirely reconcile ono to the fact that thanks to loss of
Verdict May Keep Perry In Team
London, Jan. 15.
be able to accept Hollywood
offers and still remain amateur.
An
Incidentally, he will be available
interest it has been impossible to for the Davis Cup team in the
reach the maximum numbar of entries since 1932.
THE YOUNGEST PLAYERS
challenge round next July.
NO MORE "SHAMATEURS" The L.T.A. decision is one of the most important for some years and
THE championships this year should lead to the elimination of
will be made noteworthy by the "shamateur." the appearance of the youngest It will also be a good thing for playera ever to participate. They the game in general.
14-Year Old Champion Retires
ties,
PUZZLED MeAVOY
WIRY OLD BATTLER
OFFICIALS
|
succesful
The English Table Tennis Associa tion are using every effort to get the London, Jan. 15,
beat team together for the Swaythling time and just weighing the possibili- to score a triumph which was unques
tioned from beginning to end.
In his will, published yesterday Cup competition and world's cham- MeAvoy, got a sympathetic ovation Sir Henry Norris, one of the pionships which are being played at from the huge crowd, but I think he founders of the Fulham Football the Imperial Institute, South Kensing looked a trifle depressed at the result. Club and for many years chairman ton during this mouth. Thirteen He had a huge boll on his left for of the Arsenal, made bequests to nations have entered for the Swayth- arm, which suddenly developed yester
Deveneaux.
He did a lot of crouching and at this stage received three or four cautions from the Bwiss referee, M. Misa Megan Taylor, of Man- THE CRAFTY THIL
day a little while before the actual associates in the football world. fight.
Sir Henry left £71,733. He The fourth and fith rounds were chester, the British woman
You can imagine what such a handi- stated that having settled 250,000 skating champion has an-evon, but to the practised eye it was nounced that she is about to possible to see that Thil was not only cap must have meant to him, but even upon his wife for life in 1918 he gaining leeway but establishing a without this he would not have beaten made no further provision for her retire from the skating rink.
which McAvoy's most Thil, The Frenchman is indeed in his will. She is only 14. No other British dominance champion has retired at 50 early desperate efforts afterwards failed to world beater.
are the twin brothers, Warwick Such players as Perry, Austin, and Kanneth Shute, winners" of Crawford and Miss Round would be An agc. several junior championshipa in able to impart their knowledge of Miss Taylor is leaving the skat Hampshire, and quoted by London the game to the thousands of toning rluk to attend to her studies,
being players. ofnis players who go to "the ple- exceptional promise. It is also tures.
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She told a reporter that she be- gan skating at the age of four and won her first British championship at 10. Since then she has won the British title twice.
Last year at Oslo Miss Tay. lor was second in the world's skating championship, and, also last year, at Stockholm, she won the women's International figure-skating championship. "Of course," she stated, "at com- petition skating one la considered
NEW SPIRIT NEEDED
IN OUR SPORT ·
By J. H. Freeman
(Sports Editor, "Daily Mall”).
If the months immediately ahead do not see a return to a saner outlook in British sport the historian of the future will be able to write with truth that 1935 heard the death-knell of all that was best in the arts and craftsmanship of our national games and the most honourable of our sporting traditions.'
His most merciless Indictment will you will be struck by their com that tho men of our time were parative simplicity and their stark people without vision; that they could honesty,
It may take interminable legal
a grandmother at 21, so it looks as not read or did not heed the lessons
if my chances are fairly well gong, of the previous five years; that when battles to decide the meaning of an but I shall never lose contact with the smoke of controversy 1012 and Act of Parliament that affects the the rink, where I think the best 1038 became tinged with the lurid lives of forty million people, but it is sport in the world is to be found." flames of bitterness, and even malice, grlovous to me to think that in sport in 1984 the danger was either ignored there should be any noccssity to or fresh fuel added to the fire.
INTER-HONG SOCCER
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legislato afresh to define the spirit of n low.
There was not a field of inter national rivalry in sport in the last Here are outstanding facts that The annual inter-hong soccer match twelve months which did not provide throw a depressing light on the between Wayfoong and Talkoo will instances where British represente-modern attitude to what should be the be played at the Hongkong Football tives had lost sight of the one vital games of a nation.." Club ground to-day at 5 p.m. The principle that should dominate all The Football Association has acced- Wayfoong team is as follows:-H. F. their actions that the game is grea-ed to a demand to give a trial to two Phillips, I. H. Bradford, G. G. Mou-ter than the player.
*. roferees? (plus the usual 'two · lines- trie, R. A. Jarding, L. G.. Robertson. D. A. Campbell, G. A. Stewart, M. W rules of our national outdoor sports
For fifty years and nors the basle mon) in a representative match.
A few days ago the Rugby Union Turner, H. A. Browning, W. H. B. remained unchallenged and almost un-issued a strong denunciation of the Rigg and H. R. McGilchrist, Reserve: changed. The spirit behind the increasing infringeinents of the scrum- -J.T. Edkins.
written word spoke in voice that mago law,
The following have been selected could be heard down the ages. The
In the last inter-Varsity Rugby to represent Talkoo In the annual men who made the laws, some of match there were no fawor than 23 intar-hong match against Wayfoong them happily still with us, had bullded penalty kicks. Between 1871 and to be played on the Hongkong Football on a rock they thought of the game 1910 all the inter Varsity matches Club ground to-day at 6 p.m. Keown; and not of the individual a Castleton, Knowles; Crawford, Ble-
played produced only one penalty goal.
kotta, Macintosh; Millar, Scott, Hut of cricket and Association football, define what is meant by an unfair If you go back to the original laws The M.C.C. has been compelled to chison, Colo, Williamson.
For the Rugby Union game and of golf,
(Continua. on Page:0.)
¡ling Cup.
Sixteen English players remain from a series of trials to be further
tested for the final selection. But one of the 18 is an American by birth, and the United States have claimed him for their team. He is Gilbert Mar- shall, a tall man with wavy red hair
Among his bequests were:
£100 to Leslie Knighton, janda fighting temperament Ho formerly manager of the Arsen-attracts the crowd whenever he plays. al F.C., £50 lo George Hardy. Besides cabling that Marshall was and £50 to Alex Rac, respective-nominated for the country of
the American Tennis Association also ly former trainer and former asked for his measurements, in order groundsman of the Arsenal FC.to have his jerboy made for him.
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