THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1935.
TOTTENHAM KNOCKED OUT OF THE ENGLISH
Jack McLean, shown above in action on the Melbourne, Aus .tralia, linke where be 'wan the Centenary amateur champion. ship, in augurally rated the best amateur in British 'golf. For the past three years he has been Scottish amateur cham bios. He is a former holder of the Irish amateur title, and has twice represented Britain In Walker Cup play against United
·States. He will be' almost cer- tainly a member of the next British Walker Cup team.
Shute Wins Civil Service Tennis Title
EASILY BEATS
MACDOUGALL
(By "Varitus").
BEATEN BY
BOLTON
BRISTOL CITY TROUNCED
PRESTON SCORE FIVE GOALS
REVISED DRAW
London, Feb. 25. Tottenham Hotspur made their exit from the English Cup competition to-day, when, in a second replay, they lost to Bolton Wanderers by two clear goals.
The match, which was in the fifth round of the com- petition and for entry into the quarter-finals, was play- ed at Aston Villa, the teams having drawn twice before.
London, and the South of England have now only one representative left-the Arsenal, who travel to Sheffield in the next round.
REVISED DRAW
Fred Perry, who below contributes an interesting article on the Davis Cup prospects, is seen in «ction while playing agaidiet Jack Crawford in the Australian Championship.
FRED PERRY DISCUSSES DAVIS CUP
PROSPECTS FOR 1935
UNITED STATES THE REAL DANGER TO ENGLAND
BUT REMAINS QUIETLY CONFIDENT
The United States is the one country in the world that he can see wresting the Davis Cup from Britain, confessed Frederick J. Perry, Wimbledon title-holder, American champion for twa seasons past and world's Number One when relaxing in New Zealand between two strenuous matches in the early southern
summer.
MANILA GIRLS LOSE BASKETBALL
AMOY VISITORS MUCH
TOO STRONG
(Special To "Telegraph")
Manila, Feb. 25.
In a girls basketball match between Amoy and All- Manila to-day. Amoy beat their hosts in convincing style by 21.to nine.--United Press,
LOSS TO SPORTING COMMUNITY
DEATH OF J. A. CASSUMBHOY
FINE ALL-ROUND SPORTSMAN
FUNERAL TO-DAY!
It is with deep regret we record the death of Mr. J.
CUP
"Bill" Tilden, who makòs a biting,
amateur
tennis players in the
article below,
A. Cassumbhoy, prominent Colony tennis player and all-round sportsman, which criticism of United States landing occurred late last night at the French Hospital. He was a victim of typhoid fever, and had been in hospital but two days. The tragedy of his passing is Jemphasised by the fact that he was but 29 years of age, and that he leaves a widow and two little children.
For many years n popular member of the Indian Beerention Club and prominently identified with ntany sports, Cassunbhoy Is chiefly re- membered for his active interest in tennis.
Tilden's Slashing Criticism
BELABOURS U.S. TENNIS PLAYERS
A puckish spirit must have pervad ed the being of Bill Tilden when he
When the Spurs and Bolton first) met at White Hart Lane they drew one-alt, and this score was repent! ed in the replay at Bolton Inst week.
Bristol City, conquerors
Perry is frankly confident of to take the court in a doubles mulch of
Ile began, this game at an early set himself to answer questions and Portsmouth, and another Southern the future of his country in the as well, as nobody knows better than
jage, learning the fundamentals while to give a running commentary on a Davis Cup nerles. He does not I do. "hope" were well and truly
"It is the second singks alring
observen the Aurrican Lawn Tennis trounced at Preston in their fifth think that anyone will capture the which is certain to have the Amer. BABE RUTH NOT TO at St. Joseph's College where he was number of leading players of the day.
educated. In 1023 he joined the in a recent issue. round replay, losing by five goals great silver bowl from Britain can selectors thinking. Personally
PINCH-HIT
Indian Recreation Club and appeared The dripping of honey is a small to nil. Their defeat also sees the next year, (1935), but if he is think that the choice is likely to it in with the Unitedbo narrowed down to Sidney B. Wood
that year and in 1924 in the club's portion of the whole, nine-tenths of It belug of the vitriolle persuasion. exit of the last representative of wrong
States that he considers the dan-and Frankie Parker and whichover
junior league team. In 1926 he waThe vehicle for Bill's confidences the Third Division.
is chosen there is no doubt that the Ker lles.
lot of benting PLANS FOR YEAR prometed to the "A" Division team, the United Fress, which interviewed "France has had her day, Britain team will tako
and thereafter played regularly with him and persuaded him to give his To-day's winners are both un- is on top for the moment, but the There is no possible doubt that Far-
I. M. A. Razack in first division views on the "other half," the ama- UNCERTAIN E. L. H. Shute, a recent addi- fortunate in the draw for the sixth time is ripe for an Ameriena revival," ker is destined to take a high place
tenala. Last summer he Ogured with tears, in a discussion of the weakness tion to the Colony's ranks of round, Bolton having to journey said Perry, painting to the fact that in the world's first len. His game
H. D. Rumjahn in league tennis, and strength of the world's ranking players. Bill's views are here sum. leading tennis players scored a to Everton, and Preston being the alump which followed the waning has been improved by careful study of the powers of the Four Musketeers and the coaching of Mercer Beasley.
while, as revealed yesterday In the marized: signal success in the Civil away to West Bromwich Albion.
Babe Ruth, popular big leaguer who Telegraph, ha has been an annual: LIKE A WASHERWOMAN Service Cricket Club champion-the competition, six
Of the eight teams now left in of France and the retirement from Every shot he plays is carefully amateur ranks of Tilden and Hunter moukled, practised to perfection and
Wilmer Allison is "past his prime ATO Firat could not last. "As the challenging the fact that he is a 'made' player recently toured the Far East with a competitor in the Colony Open Cham ship on Sunday, when he de- Division clubs and the other two nation last year the United States shows at overy point of his game number of other stars, playing in pionships nince 1926. Of recent years and his prime was nothing to wire Yet - feated D. M. MacDougall in the jare in the Second Division. It is naturally stands at the head of their backhand I would rule a secondi Japan, Shanghai and Manila, return-Cassumbhoy ranked as the Colony's your Aunt Bertha about."
mer played Bill in the linal at also a point of Intereat to note ranks of contenders for the Cup, to none in the world. Its greatested to New York to-day. He was best left-handed tennis player.
Wimbledon in 1930 and gave him a Africa weaknesses, I think, are his present
fair ALL-ROUND SPORTSMAN that the sixth round survivors In-though Australia and South
run. Bitsy Grant is just Marathon runner with a lot of cour forehand drive. His lack of pace reporters, baseball enthusiasts and a score of 6-1, 6-1, 6-2, ‘and dis- divisions-Arsenal in the first, and are always likely to be dangerous may be remedied by time alone and large group of friends.
While at school he indulged in all age." Frankle Parker has a fore- their own courts. But to my mind his stamina may grow greater as be
He hand like a washerwoman" and will played form which indicated Bolton in the second.
the players on whom the Unitert
becomes older, but there is no escap-i
The former "King of Swat" was sports with outstanding success.
be any good until he does Gene Mako leas sald that he was even con-Schools Football Competition, playing, something about it
final.
New York, Feb. 21.
Shute won in straight sets by clude the lenders of these two are little behind her and the Czechs lack of speed and his rather awkward/103ally welconted by a throng of
pponent for Teddy Fincher the revised draw being: when they meet in tho ffrat round of the Colony Cham- pionship next month.
F. A. CUP
SIXTH ROUND
V
Everton
v Bolton West Brom. v Preston MacDougall is not casy Wednesday
дп
Arsenal player to bent in such decisive Burnley y Birmingham terms, for his improvement over To-day's results were cabled by the last three years has been Reuter, and are appended. alcady and pronounced. Last
F. A. CUP
year he put up, a very creditable FIFTH ROUND REPLAYS Abowing against S. A. Rumjahn in Preston
5 Bristol C. the Open Championship, and was Bolton at that time handicapped by ill- Played at Aston Villa. health.
on that Uncle Sam must look for
her lost supremacy_at_the_game,
PROMISE OF MAKO
Los
B
that he should prove a doughty (played off this coming Saturday.not likely to prove able to lift the stroke, played with a locked wria Aldering accepting a contract to play on the left wing. lie was also an would have a definite chance to bo
The sixth round ties will be States has recently been relying areng from the fact that his forehand uncertain of his pians but neverthe- represented the College in the Inter-nover
Cup and it is to the younger genera is unlikely to become a real attacking this year, contrary to his statement excellent athlete, and won several the head man if he did not have a the champions who will bring back pon unless there is some modifica last year that he was finished with sprint events at school, his hest dis-"swelled hend:" Fred Perry "has only ono first class stroke and that is n tion in its style.
baseball unless he received an offer tances being 100 and 200 yards.
running forehand," and he has no of a manager's berth.
Endowed with a fino physique "he business being "the world's top hand AMERICA'S FIRST PROBLEM
Arst-class swimmer and player.'" Jack Crawford la "the Anest "The first problem facing America "Gere Mako,
"One thing is certain," the Bambino bccante a tho sturdy this year is the choice of L new Angeles boy, la one of the best bets continued, and that is, if I sign a specialised in diving, figuring as one styllat in the world to-day," and le it will of the most accomplished divers of the linked with Sidney Wood as the only stardom in lawn tennis. It player's contract thin year doubles team now that George Lott, for undoubtedly the greatest doubles would be hard to find a man with have to be as a regular and not an South China Athletic Association at player to receive unqualified praise. North Point. Boxing was another if the U.S.L.T.A. doesn't make Sidney player in the world, in lost to nunteur more natural game than Mako. a pinch-hitter."
sporting pastimo at which he was its No. 1 man it will be unable to tennis and Lester Stoefen has gone Every shot in speedy and well- Ruth insisted that he did not want adept, and he was regarded as the "distinguish the beat amateur tennis along with him. Allison and Van produced, his footwork is good and to leave baseball but was anxious to beat boxer in the local Indian com- player in the world from a quarter
pound of side ment." Ryn, it is true, are still avaliable, all his movements show coordination, get back into uniform. He hinted munity.
BB closes, the article by saying but they are no longer as good as Hin rapidity about the court without that he had a proposition under con 2 Tottenham
they used to be and the rutural ten-undue effort is extremely striking and sideration, but refused to specify it
After leaving school, Gassumhoy that he is playing better tennis than dency may be to rely on the brilliant if anyone gives him the amount of beyond saying that it had "to do with young team of Budge and Mako. coaching that Parker has enjoyed the Big League baschall.” think, though, that this would be a United States will find her future mistake. It is true, that they hayo champion in this western boy. His beaten Allison and Van Ryn inservice has fallen off since, in the California, but it must be remembered last two years, he abandoned his that the Davis Cup challenge round cannonball delivery to master spin and and possibly the inter-zono final will to work at his groundshots, but there be played at Wimbledon en grass and is no doubt that he could get it back that these two boya are definitely not if he wished. His form in doubles so good on grass Another point in is promising since he and Budge have favour of Allison and Van Ryn is teamed up and have beaten Allison- the fact that it is a terrific strain on Van Ryn and Leit-Stoefen.
"If there is another Vines about It boys of the Age of Budge anul Mako
Donald
Oakland, Budge, of for them to play in a challenge round is
Tokyo, Feb. 21. for the first time, and that it would Californis, Vines homo state. To
Mayor Torutaro Ushizuka of Tokyo be almost impossible for them to do watch Budge serve and hit his back-to-day called upon the nations of the themselves Justice. Both րո only hand is to think that it might be world to be "sportsmanlike" and eighteen years old, Allison and Van Vines himself. But if these two are award the Japanese capital the 1940 Ryn, on the other hand, have already alike in stroke production they are Olympic Games. played in four challenge rounds and unlike in other things. Budge, it is)
In view of this performance' Shute must be regarded as a very likely contender for the Hongkong Cricket Club Championship inj which competition he has drawn a Eye into the second round when ho then meets J. G. Haigh, and will afterwards play either Tollington
MacDougall for
or
eight of entering the semi-final. His moat serious opponent before the final is likely to be A. Sullivan.
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so are seasoned warriors. The catel true, is tall and slender, like Vines, "Especially since the last one was In lining up auch a team as this and moves in the same way, but can held in America and the one in 1036 famous old combination is that It not rank with Vines on the fore-will be held in Europe, it seems to me looks certain to me that Wilmer hand. His swing at present in ex-it would be quite sportsmanlike to Allison, now in wonderful form, will cossive, wastes energy, takes up the give Asin a chance to hold the Games bo called upon to play in two singles paco which should be imparted to the in 1940," he told foreign newspaper matches and it in a terrife strain to ball and caures innecuracy. With correspondents in an interview this have to play in two singlen and haya (Continued on Page 9.) morning.
An overpowering love led him to crime to protect that love!
ONE IS GUILTY
RALPH BELLAMY SHIRLEY GREY Warren Hymer
QUEEN'S
LADIES YACHTING
was for some time in the Royal Naval when he was the amateur champion Yard, subsequently joining the firm of the world, and that Vines is the of Mesars, G. K. Hall Brutton and best player he ever laid eyes on! Co., and later Messra, Johnson, Stokes and Master, with which solicitors be was employed at the time of his death,
The re-all of the sixth Ladies' Mr. Cassumbhoy leaves a young Yachting Championship took place widow, two children, a mother, brother yesterday over a course of 7.9 miles. and sister to mourn their loss, and as M. Larssen camo in firat in the with whom the deepest armpathy la "A" class bringing her total to 80 felt.
points. Miss J. Bryden was first in The funeral takes place this after-class yachts started in a
"I", "Y" and "G" cinnaça. noon at the Mohammedan Cemetery separate race, sving sailed in the the eortege passing the Monument at championship event, 5.30.
Mrs. Wolseley was first in this section.
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