THURSDAY. THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FEBRUARY 14,
1935:
SHANGHAI PRESS INDICTS COLONY SPORTSMANSHIP
A RETROGRESSIVE STEP IN DAVIS
CUP TOURNAMENT
ABOLITION OF
QUALIFYING COMPETITION
May Prove Mistake
As I See It-
By "Veritas"
THE qualifying competition less exponses and less strain on the
for the European Zone of the players Davis Cup has been abolished
*
contribution เฟ the blennial
Wan
year,
THE ONLY OTHER ALTERNATIVE ALSO REJECTED
Clouded Future denounced. It is now up to the nations which have destroyed, to bring forward some constructive ideas, otherwise the European Zone of the Davis Cup can look forward only to a future of turmoil and general dissatisfaction.
Vivian McGrath illustentes his grip for the famous two banded backhand stroke, which may this your help Australia to win the Davis Cup.
AUSTRALIA'S 1935 DAVIS
CUP TEAM
SELECTED
Same As Last Year: The Doubles Problem
AND TURNBULL
after operating for a year. No 1S THERE AN ALTERNATIVE? surprise, although possibly a LTHOUGH an experiment to few regrets, will greet this decl-adjust an increasingly Intolera Blon. Most of the European ble altuation created under the old nations hated the scheme. So system, the qualifying competition much so that an effort was made was an innovation presented not to abolish it before it had even without searching investigation into TOKYO AND 1949 OLYMPICS been tried out in 1934. When, other iteratives. South Africa WITH Italy walving claim to the Twelfth World Olympic Games on July 31 last year, an extraor tournament, but here chief diand-being held in Rome in 1940, Tokyo dinary general meeting of the vantages were that it entailed the is now practically assured of en- International Lawn Tennis same old congestion of International joying the distinction of staging the Federation received a resolution fixtures and clashes with Games. It needs the Oslo Con. for the abolition of the competi-portant national and invitation ference of world representatives to tion, an overwhelming vote tournaments every other
give the Anal O.K, but this is little n. 'distinct
else but a matter of form. The clearly indicated how unpopular while there would be was the scheme, and although, possibility of loss in interest if the venus rested between Ronie and MAY BE SOLVED BY FORM OF QUIST as a matter of form, judgment annual. The big problem of the it will therefore be a tremendous
competition
anything but Tokyo. Rome has stood aside, and had to be received from those European Zone to-day is to get the surprise if Tokyo is not selected. nations not represented at the nxtures played off in the course of Japan has fully earned the dis- meeting, the ultimate verdict one season without undue strain on tinction. She has become an in- was never in doubt. The news players. The qualifying competi-creasingly important competitor in published exclusively in the tion made this
possible.
an the Games during the last two Telegraph yesterday that by 20 article as far back as May last, decades, her influence on swimming Lawn TCHER and Badminton and field events sluce 1928 being to 7 the rest of the nations had warned the European nations to remarkable. That Japan se
fully favoured abolition was nothing keep their hands off the qualifying competent to organise such an im élso but a vote of confirmation.
competition, emphasising that no portant sports meeting la beyond. other practical alternative had sUR- doubt. Enthusiasm alone will en- gested itself, and that abolition of sure the 1940 Games being a suce WHAT 15 THE NEXT STEP?
the competition would be nothing THE question now arises; what but a retrogressive move, it isces, and Japan obviously is not going to allow financial considera- it the next step? So far an possible that the nations which tions to stand in the way. The that the Tokyo Municipal can been seen the abolition of the have so decisively voiced their op-fact qualifying competition offers two position to the qualifying compott-Council has already voted 1,000,000 If yen towards a subsidy fund to alternatives. The introduction oftion have a substitute scheme.
assint foreign athletea is sufficiently country will indicative that the
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a blennial Davis Cup tournament, so it has been kept a dark secret, Or, reversion to the old methods, and at the moment the only possible South Africa's proposal for
outlook is reversion to a situation allow nothing to come between the
bas been unanimously 1940 Olympies and success. biennial competition has been de- which cisively turned down. At the July meeting, South Africa found a dozen supporters and eleven op-| ponents when the proposition was put to the vote, while the rest of the nations had no hesitation in showing where their sympathies lay, 19 voting against and only 13 for. Such figures appear to put a biennial Davis Cup out of the question for ever, or at least until such time the competitors find any alternative is impractie- able.
OXFORD ROWING ·
"FACE-SAVING" GESTURE
would seem, that little or no
I given to the
INNOVATIONS
Henley Training Begins
By C. VENABLES
Henley, Jan. 14.
(By "Veritas")
Australia's Davis Cup team for this year has been announced, and comprises the same per- sonnel to reach the Inter-Zone Final last year. before losing to the United States by three rub-
bers to two.
and
and
Turnbull and Quist, who may be
combination
RAW DEAL GIVEN HOCKEY PLAYERS
VIRULENT ATTACK
BY
SPORTING TIMES
Hongkong's sportsmanship has been indicted by the Shang- hai sports periodical the Sport. ing Times, which alleges, apropos of the Ladies Hockey Interport, that the organisers gave the Shanghai. girls a raw deal in forcing them to play two matches immedi- ately before the Interport con- test, the Colony thereby oppos- ing themselves to a team worn, out by strenuous exertions.
The article which is reproduced below, accuses Hongkong of luck- ing sportsmanship and taking mean advantage of our Shanghel visitors.
THE ALLEGATIONS
Under the heading "Shanghai Girls Hockey. Players Got Raw Deal At Hongkong," the Sporting
Times observes;---
In spite of the fact that the Sharig. hai Ladies' Hockey Team lost the. Interpart match at Hongkong, it ruust be mentioned that it put up a spirit of which this city may well be proud. It played three matches in four days, and as the biggest one, the interport, was staged Inst, the focal girls foll the strain in the second half and though they held their ground with a never-say-die spirit, they yielded a goal in the extra period which proved to be the deciding paint.
10.
In the opening game last Saturday the invading girls defeated the Hong-
Jack Crawford is playing and Turnbull for the doubles, and
it is fairly certain that they wil captain, and his colleagues be given a full trial in the earlier are Vivian B. McGrath, rounds in an effort to establish their worthiness to play in the Adrian K. Quist
more important matches. 'Donald P. Turnbull,
Last year Crawford was called camo Australia's Davis Cup doubles upon to play both singles Those who recollect, the visit doubles, a terrific strain for any here last year of Mr. Norman player no matter hon fit he may have benefitted from their European
tour of u year ago, as there is Kame score from a team playing under Brookes, the former Wimbledon be. But if Quist and Turnbull every reason to believe they have, and Australian champion and, Davis Cup player, will learn with Interest that he hus been ap-| pointed hon. secretary of the team.
BRITAIN'S BIG CHALLENGERS
KO
·
kong Ladies fockey Club by one goal to nothing and in the second context on Monday, they again won by the the name of Rest of Hongkong." to these hard- Australia's Already tired due
fought tussles, they were called upon Tuesday, to play the interport on
de. Naturally, they played under a cided disadvantage physically, for the
it would seem that problem has been solved.
SAME TICKLISH PROBLEM
SCOTTISH CUP
the same ticklish problem REPLAYS
RAITH LOSE AT
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It is doubtful whether Quist and Hongkong interport team was with- Turnbull are likely to become out doubt a fresh team keyed up for world-beaters, but Australia has the moment to tackles battle-worn aquad. The result could be well Britain. No matter what doubles imagined. combination is played, her real Just why the schedule was arranged strength is in singles. Further-this way was hard to understand. more the chances of winning a The Hongkong officials who arranged tle through the singica as against the games evidently took the Shang- the doubles are four to one, and hai girls as iron-men or rather iron-
women. They have taken Australia, like Britain, cannot advantage over the priviloge of fixing to any the least it afford to take any risks in singles. the games and
was the poorest exhibition of sports manship imaginable.
While the Shanghai-girls-ere no
mean
Australia were formidable in 1934, but that, will be doubly so this year. For one thing they have retained the same team, a team now ripe in experience, and boasting three young players who
HOME have definitely improved.
Australia must be regarded as It
London, Feb. 13. Oxford to-day started on another stage in their training for Britain's biggest challengera.
Raith Rovers, who visited last year] the Boat Race, when two crews began work at Henley under the was touch and
CRAWFORD OVERWORKED possible offect of this abolition,
guidance of K. M. Payne, last year's Cambridge President. whether they would figure in the Brechin and held them to a draw other than the selfish and abstract
Crawford was undeniably-over- Payne is coach for the next three weeks, and is then followed by challenge round. Crawford was last Saturday, were unexpected- benefit of regaining so-called pres-
Mr. Peter Haig-Thomas. All through the practice of the Trial upset by continual stoppages caused ly beaten in the second round of worked last year, and this was wenk sisters, they are sill girls whose tige. If there are any difficulties
Eights last term there was a tentative University crew in being, by rain in his vital match with the Scottish Cup replay at Raith reflected, not only in his loss of physique cannot be compared to that and objections to be found in a
and except for possible minor alterations, it may, I think, be Sydney Wood. There was nothing to-day, losing by four goals to form at Wimbledon, but in his de- of men athletes. Even if mon athletes blennial tournament, then there
else in it between Australia and two.
feat by Wood. In theory Australia's are called upon to play three hard- are double the diflculties and ob assumed that this same Eight will row against Cambridge on the United States.
Partick too forcad Celtic to a main hopes of winning a Davis fought games in four days, they will
kely suffer from the strain. the United' But this year jections. connected with the old
April 0.
States are not likely to be so return match, and to-day had the Cup tie depends on Crawford an-
Viewed from the above, it must be system. On the other hand the
The 1035 Boat Race will surely achieved by completely segregating
benefit of their own pastures; but nexing two singles and McGrath be chief bone of contention over the
strong, while Australia can
it availed them nothing, Celtic one. McGrath, away from his said that though Shanghai lost the qualifying competition is loss of go down in history as the race of the Veraity crew and treating it as
overcome either a thing apart. While the College expected to
winning quite comfortably. favourite home courts, has not yet Interport, its fair representatives have France, Japan, Germany от privilege by the smaller nations innovations. And this latest Oxord in being unable to meet the plan of keeping away from the Isis Eights are training for the Torpids
Czechoslovakia. It is odds on Hamilton made no mistake before sufficiently developed to warrant done more than gaining a victory-A girls played showed that they could stronger, and loss of prestige by must be regarded as yet another it may be easier for the Varsity
that Crawford and his col- their own supporters, overcoming confidence in his winning more moral victory at least. The way the the stronger nations in being made break away from tradition. There Eight to train at Henley, but the
leagues figuring in the challenge Chyde in a high scoring match, but than one singles against nationske ft-under any circumstances of course, many good spirit of example will be destroyed..
Czocha- to qualify. To satisfy these demands are,
round-for the first time since King's Park and Ayr once again such as Britain, United States, Another factor that is likely to
failed to settle their tie, the teams Germany, France, and
The second Wednesday race of the for "face-saving", the nations are reasons for this decision, but
second series was hold yesterday by apparently willing to sacrifice the it will, I bellove, have harm- have an ill-effect on the general
effect
Crawford and McGrath will sharing four goals at the end of slovakia. on Oxford row-standard of rowing Is that Blues
Acting on auch a theory it is the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. smooth running of the European ful
the singles extra time."
The results as cabled by Reuter,
essential to nuree Crawford as far Major Griffin, with nine pointa, won Zone of the Davis Cup. Taken by ing as a whole. The President, and Trials Caps have in the past naturally figure
follow. and large there was everything of H. P. Mosley, regards the winning been able to devote some time to players, but Mr. Brookes may have
as possible so that he can win the the "A" class section and Capt. T.: maximum two rubbers. Australia Morris, with eight polts, was first in practical value to be found in the of the Boat Race as of paramount coaching College crews. With the to do some hard thinking before qualifying competition. Under the importance and a wonderful stimu-journey to and from Henley there he finally settles on the doubles
may be very wise this year to do as the L, Y. and G. classes scheme it was hardly likely there lant to Oxford rowing in general, will not be much time left for the combination. The ideal arrange-
Britain did in 1934. Rest her two
The course was over 7.3 miles- is urgent that rowing should (Continued on Page P.) ment, of course, would be Quist
singles players for singles only, Ohannel Rocks (P), Mark on line (S), would ever be more than 16 nations but it
necessary sacrifice the Rumsey Shoal (S) and Channel Rocks In the qualifying competition, which once again become the principal
3 and if
(T), meant one round less to be played, form of exercise at the University,
3 doubles. and in consequence, icas travelling, and I cannot think that this will be
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Kho Sin-kie And Guy Cheng To Play In Davis Cup
CHINA'S FINAL
SELECTIONS MADE
in
GS
SCOTTISH CUP Second Round Replays
Ralth R
Hamilton Partick
2 Brechin
6
Clyde
..
I Celtic
*King's Park 2 Ayr
* After extra timè
THIRD ROUND DRAW
RANGERS AGAIN AT HOME
A United Press message re-quick to learn, and will therefore ceived to-day announces that derivo considerable benefits from the Board of Directors of the his visit to the United States. China National Amateur Athle- The same can be said of Cheng,,
London, Feb. 18. tic Federation, comprising whom Hongkong remembers
The draw for the third round of Mesars. S. U. Zau, Y. S. Tano, the young player who made his
the Scottish Cup made to-day Interport appearance W. Z. L. Sung, Gunson Ho and first George Chow, met in Shanghai tennis here in 1933, and defeated went all in favour of the big teams. yesterday and finally selected B. C. Fincher after a vory fine Rangers are drawn at home, while Coltic and Motherwell have re- Guy Cheng and Kho Sin-kie to display of stylish tonnis.
: COMMENDABLE POLICY solved byen. represent China against the
St. Johnstone are again unlucky United States in the Davis Cup Chong has since made pheno this year.
menal progress, enjoying several and must travel, and Hamilton According to a Nanking report outstanding auccesses In Shang- once more suffer the same fate. Hamilton will have a stiff propost- Issued some weeks ago, Gordon hai, where he has had for oppon- Lum was included in the team, ents Khoo Hool-hye, Gordon Lum, tion to beat Brechin, but St. John- should survive against but at the two meetings hold In L. D. Carson, and a school of Bione
Buckle Thistle. Shanghai this week, it was decided improving young Chinese, ex-
Matches will be played on that not only did finances make it ponents. necessary to restrict China's re- Cheng is therefore as atted as Februrary 23, and the draw is as presentatives to two in number, the next man in China to represent follows: but that, in accordance with an the country in the Davis Cup, and expressed policy, the Federation if he and Kho touch beat form in were selecting the youngest of New York, they will do much to China's
leading tennis players, raiso the prestige of China's Rangers There
will be email cause for tennis.
* Aberdeen complaining about the selections, China's policy of picking young Buckle Thistle writes: "Veritas Kho is not only players for the Davis Cup is Airdrie present champion of China Adnd especially commendable, was gitá Batavia, but is, without question, suggests the in looking forward to Brenchin the best Chinese tennis player to the future, and is Intònding to Hearts. day. He fulfils the qualifications become a regular participator: In Byes-Celtic and Motherwell. as regards age, and is a player the competition.
-Reuter
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