HONGKONG | TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER
THE
WHAT MAKES
FOR
SUCCESS
Fred Perry Says:-
55% ABILITY: 30% STAMINA AND 15% LUCK
INTERESTING ANALYSIS OF THE "COMPLETE" PLAYER
1935.
IN LAWN TENNIS?
This article, writes the Lawn Tennis Correspondent of the London Observer, has been occasioned by the consideration of what makes for success in lawn tennis. I have lately come across two opinions on this point. One of them is the pronouncement of no less a player than F. J. Perry: the other is that of a seasoned campaigner whose triumphs have been almost innumer- able, though not gained in the ranks of world players. Perry's opinion is that the constituents of success are: 55 per cent, ability, BADMINTON 30 per cent. stamine, and 15 per cent, pure luck. The other
Brown.
Fleetwood- Smith
Among The Wickets
AUSTRALIANS WIN BY INNINGS
Capotown, Dec. 2.. Fleetwood Smith, famous left hand googly bowler dominated the cricket match between Western Province and the Aus- tralins which concluded here to- day in a decisive victory for the
(now veteran) authority lays it down that the percentages which SWEEP THE visitors by an innings and 44
make up the ordinary player's recipe for victory are: 50 per cent.. feet, 45 per cent. brain, and 5 per cent. racket.
be
Before considering how far these. But, up to that stage, which with two estimates are in agreement and luck nay never be reached, think in what way they differ, it may, just as well to point out that neither how important a part brain may play- player is disposed to award even one this per cent. to style. Painful as
be to the apostles of orthodoxy,
I have not the faintest doubt that
THE WORK OF THE BRAIN
It is the feet that move the body,
are right in amitting style from that but it is the brain that moves the 1
feet. Through the brain's anticipa. lists. In nine cases out of ten, tlen the feet move the player, with the very lowest estimate,
effort to acquire style is unstructive of in out kaste and barry, to the right
and the renily.
place in the court; the brain dictates
players have Some of them, like H. L. Doherty да
dividuality; all been individul those variations in length and
II. W. Austin, have certainly had strength of stroke, and the changes
455 per cent, ability, 30 per cent, stamina and 15 per cent. style of the most classical descrip-in tacties, which constitute that most
pure luck..
Hockey Appeals.
Proposal Rejected
Appeals Board
MAJOR BATES SUCCEEDS
IN OPPOSITION
The proposal to Institute an Appeals | Board to deal with cases of unruly conduct on the local hockey fields was rejected at a council mooting of the Hongkong Hockey Association last evening.
Major Bates persuaded tho mesting to turn down the proposal, arguing that the establishment of such a body was likely to give the game a hint of professionalism, and it inferred that: ungetlemanly and unsporting behavi- our on the field was to be expected. He did not see the necessity of such a Board, but ho did advance the view that where a player had been suspend- ed by a competent committee, clubs should be asked to see that suspension
WHILE
ROME BURNED"
While the Hongkong Hockey Association yester- day debated the necessity or desirability of instituting an Appeals Board to deal with cases of unruly con- duct on the field of play. the reforce controlling the match between the H. K. S. R. A. and the Police "A" had to call off the match
the because of
rough -play-and-high feeling-which--
ran throughout the game.
The match was abandoned halfway through with the Artillery leading by three goals to nil.
Part of
but
BOARD.
SPECTACULAR
FOR C. R. C.
WIN
MRS. LIANG PLAYS
The Chinese Recreation Club move to third place in the mixed doubles division of the Badminton League as a result of their overwhelming defeat of the Sailors and Soldiers' Home last night.
tlun: others, equally great, like Nor-potent weapon, surprise. Of more himself, have than one grent player in the past it man Brookes and exhibited no
beauty of
has been raid, "You can see his brain. stroke-nisking,
"tot
own have
Although playing on their ther
working!" So you can in the case Style is a just the same
Totish,
the "Home" proved no match court, endeavour to attain which has ruined of some, but far too few, in the pro- for the Chinese, who, bringing in S. many a player: from the sheer com- sent day. One great player of the P. Chan and Mrs. Liang for Lee and mon-sense point of view it is obviously past, at any rate, would be fuly in Miss Mok, appeared to be flekling far better to be able to put the neeord with feet plus brain contribut their strongest side possible, ball where you want to put it, evening 95 per cent and I am not sure.
your method is cryingly ugly, than to "go through the motions" with the would not make
perfect grace imaginable, but fall to connect with the ball.
if
"ABILITY" OR "FEET"?
10
The vinilers cleared the board it of the winning
He was in his time always the most in reaching double figures against None of the home pairs succeeded player's armoury: II. Roper Barrett, aces to 72, nine clear games and 180 dreaded? opponent that any young. C. Choy and Miss W. Cheung, the
Australia player from the U.S.A. or had to face; and not at all because Chinese No. 2 pair conceding but 18 of his physical attributes, but simply nees in three games,
SCORES be from the fact that they became mused by never knowing what he was going to do next. Deep
drives, short shots, labs, followed each other in
runs.
In the course of two innings Fleetwood Smith captured twefro wickets for 103 runs. In the West- ern Provinces Birst knock he took 7 for 71 and in their second attempt he returned 5 for 32.
Grimmett also bowled effectively in the second innings taking 3 for 30.
The Africans were outplayed. They were dimissed for 170 to which the Australians responded with 317 Brown with 68 and Fingleton with 53 were leading scorers..
Robertson bowled magnificently for the Province and earned the pressive figures of 8 fur 06.
fun.
Western Province never looked like saving the game and they were finally dismissed in their second knock for 104 runs.-Reuter.
BOLSHEVIKS TAKE TO POLO
Plan To Build More Golf Courses
Moscow, Nov. 10.
Fleetwood Smith.
MENZEL & HECHT
INVITED TO PLAY HERE
NO REPLY AS YET
(By "Voritas").
It will probably be known sometime to-day whether Roderick Menzel and Hecht, the. Czecho- Davis Cup Slovakian players desire to play tennis during their brief stay in Hongkong on Thursday next.
The Hongkong L.T.A. has cabled the player in Shanghal enquiring If they would like to make an ap pearance, but at the time of writ Ing, no reply has been received. I believe the LT.A., in conjunction with the longkong Cricket Club will to the visitors to timin during the
This is practica!-
The notion once entertained by Bolsheviks that dancing, silk dresses, (S.feit hats and neckties are bourgeois extend facilities
manifestations is rapidly disappear-
The detalled cores follow: D. Waglen and Miss G. Dolg and S. Home) lost to S. W. Liang C. Choy and Miss W. Choung 9-21; lost to S. F. Chan and Mrs. S. W. Liang 6-21.
have
П
Thouro krock-up
question with "ability," which bewiklering sequence, until the daz and Miss U., Khoo 11-21; lost to W.ingar late Russia has been adopting ly their only opportunity as the ship
But to return to the constituents of success which our two players do include. In one case the principal constituent is ability. In the other feet. Perry appears rather to beg
my
dictionary defines as "quality of able: power: strength: skill." being He certainly sses all these qualities himself; and uses them when ho is sufficiently interested to do so with
overwhelming
But effect. though he allats 26
per cent. less in his make-up to stamina than he does
I think he must
to
possesses
Khoo
opponent scooped up a soft one to giva Barrett the opportunity-never missed-for a vicious volley which
Yang Chan and Mira. Boy. (S. and settled the rally beyond any doubt. 5. Home) lost to Liang and
Besido the stereotyped crashing 0-21; lost to Choy and Choung 3-21; L. C. Gibbons and Mrs. Brown (S. service which, in Barrett's day, was lost to Chan and Liang 17-21. already beginning to be looked upon and S. Henie) lost to Liang and Khon
innocent- as essential, his own gentle,
most 7-21; lost to Choy and Cheung 6-21;
lost to Chan and Liang 7-21.
LEAGUE TABLE
Games F. W. L. F. A. Pts. 3 3 0 20 2 0 20.14 44
consciously be linking the two to-louincalls ludicrous. But no
deliveries remed
two
1 2 1 18 9 4 1000 2
ns a composite whole, being of those services ever fell in the same gether without stamina the "quality of being able"
may cease to exist at the crisis part of the court, nor could the of a fifth set. In fact, these two direction of any of them be anti-Recreio "B" cipated: Bar
Barrett kept his opponents Fire Brigade. constituents are indistinguishable
on the stretch all the time. And, let C.R.C. for all practical purposes, where him get to set-point on his own ser- Recreio "A" in the prescription of our recond
vice, the set was lost for the invader St. Andrew's authority feet and brains
are more who faced
him for the first time. Taikoo properly allotted separate compart who fac ments.
For Barrett would select that moment S John's to send In his only fast service in Kowloon Tong "Feet" comprises not merely good footwork, ie, having the feet in the the act, bang down the centre line, S. and S. Home 1 o
as hard as he could hit it an invari right position for making the strake,
enforced and lo refuse to include that Board should be given authority to but the power of going on using themable winner through its sheer sur- player in any of its teams. He also deal with the cases and to report their to the best advantage with the least prise as well as its pacu. Surprise is a big ingredient in victory," and emphasised the desirablity of the
Andings to the secretary of the Asso-expenditure of energy right to the the only creator
of a match. They are to be used to
to "brain." Association stressing the need for
save exertion as much as possible; not so much in sudden rushes as in mov- playors to observe the spirit of the game.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
ciation.
of surprise is
THE LUCK OF THE GAME A day during the Chinese. Newing the body, to the right place and Year, yet to be finally decided upon is the proper position (not the same Possibly Perry gives "pure luck" too large a percentage. of for making the next rather struke.
course there is a lot of luck about
1 1 6 13 2 T 20 Z 1 2 0.3 8 19 5 2 0 2 4 14 0 0 0
LEAGUE SNOOKER
Fusiliers Sergeants Head Steel, Coulson's
the, mara bourgeois sports. Pola, does not arrive here until Wednesday golf, Rugby football and tennis have night and is scheduled to sail again
at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon. become increasingly popular.
While the players wero in Shanghai Moscow, Leningrad, Kharkov and conched by a former French Inter-were made for their appearance with Kiev have their own Rugby teams, during last week-end arrangements and against local players, Lewis national.
Polo, too, since its introduction Carson and W. H. ("Stlek") Duff more than a year ago by Mr. W. C. being included in the Shanghai line- Bullitt, the United States Ambas-p. sador at Moscow, has been gaining ground among Red Army officers.
WORKMEN GOLFERS
Workmen watched with keen in- tereat a demonstration in the Silver Woods here to-day by Mr. Leonard Mac Comber, the American golf course architect, who is attempting to popularise the game. He sports officials and komsample-mm- bers of the Young Communist League
how to handle clubs,
showed
Foreign diplomats and journalists and members of sports boards were among those who attended.
It is likely that next summer will: nec Russia's firat golf course in opera- tien, and plus fours, hitherto regard-
distinctively bourgeol, ed ns become a popular sports costume in the Red capital..
Officials of tourist companies are
may
HORSE WITH BROKEN -NECK-TO-RACE-
ONCE AGAIN
London. Henri's Choice, a five year old- racehorse who broke his neck in the Liverpool Handicap hurdle last spring, is going to race again oven if his neck and nose are slightly- awry.
His sleek, black neck in splints and. bandages for two months, Henrl's Choice is getting skittish for the
again. track
After his fall the animal, was: veterinary hospital where
to be set aside for the hockey Inter-thing, quite in effect, as a con- proposed by Major Butes was accent- Port against Macao the meeting stituent, correlates largely both with the game, eg, net-cord shots, and tinue to head the league and with the golf courses, and it is believed that it an X-Ray examination revealed that
unbeaten side.
visitors into the
FOR TITLE
MEETS BRADDOCK
"He
The Royal Fusiller Sergeants con-enthusinstle in the proposal to build taken to a Finally a resolution on these lines,
below the ears. bodily part of the
Ilis recovery was hailed by racing ed by the meeting, which further agreed. A sub-committee comprising boy's ability and hin stamina the the failure of your opponent to make court at his diposal. Ferhaps, also, Just what one cor
a "voterinary miracle," the The latest results are as follows:
men na work 4 C. & P.0% agreed to record in the minutes the Messrs. A. M. Xavier, A. E. P. Guest, per cent. brain" untut 45 an easy kill when he has the whole Catholic Union Club are the only sult in a large influx of foreign his neck was broken about six inches of Major C. W. Townsend, opinion of the meeting that an Ap. A. A. Dand and F. A. Kemp (Seere might expect from the experience of our other adviser does not give quite The la
SCHMELING OUT veterinary surgeon. the old campaigner; but how terribly
bly enough credit to
to "racket." if he in peals Board should not be instituted, | tary) 'was appointed to mako the tacking in nine out of ten young tenis it, to mean anything more than Cathelle Union 3 Prison Oficers
R.E. Serzta. 4 St. Patricks players of to-day. It
the implement but that cases should be dealt with necessary arrangements.
ment itself. But these two Naval Police is quite true, of
2 Garrison Sgts. enurse, that brain will still be there items are comparatively unimportant..., Sergis. 4 Dockyard Reen. promptly and further that the secre
Lt. Comdr. J. E. Broome presided
League Table tary should be authorised to refor
stamina plus ability-bave almost,
P. W. L. F. A. auch cases to the secretary of the over the meeting held in St. Androw's if not quite, falled; and will, in that feet plus brain, and it is fairly clear. W. F. Sergeants ..
4 4 4 15 Umpires Board. That the Umpires | Parish Hal..
case, acarcely continue to be emcacious, that, to a very large extent, those R. E. Sergeants
are much the same thing in other Dockyard R.G. wards, except that, ns one
would Word Catholic Union Club.. naturally expect, the older player Garrison Sergeants nuts rather more zeliance on brain Civil Service C.C. than on stamina, because he uses his Prison Officers brain to save his stamina. It may be R.N.Y. Police said, "What about concentration'?"
(if it is there at all) after fatis ability plus stamina, and in the other,
The main points are
are, in
in the one case,
THE
1936
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but though this very important in St. Patrick's gredient is not specifically named either prescription It is certainly In- cluded under "brain" in the one case, and
be inferred to be In the other. It
present in
would be
to young players to construct per- centages of their own, and to find out how nearly they approximate to the combined opinion of the two players of eminence who have been! quoted.
LADIES' YACHTING
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211
010
NEXT JUNE
New York, Nov. 26.
shows no sign of stiffness and can get his head down to the ground to feed, Maj. Townsend said. "He also can buck has jockey off when he feels like it."
Ben Warner of Newbury, owner of Henri's Choice, sald he hoped to run the hurdler when the 1936 season
Max Schmeling, former world's opens. United Pros. 10 10 heavyweight champion, will leave 22211 Hamburg either Thursday or Friday,
3.11 for New York, Joe Jacobs announced September match with Joe Louis, De- 1311 to-day
1.3
1 3 8 12
Schmeling is scheduled
3 0 3 2 13 James
'VARSITY RUGBY
Light Blue Team' Against Oxford
London, Dec. 2. The following will play for Cam bridge University in the Rugby Foot ball match against Oxford at Twicken- ham:
Parker (Crypt School): Rawlence Fyfo (Oundle); C.
(Now Zealand). Stewart (Fettes)
Wooler
Miss M. Larssen First In Jones, (Liadovory), Low. (Derer); |
Labordo (Harrow), Lord (Oundle), "A" Class Race Dinwiddy (Radley), J. Young (Dul
wich), Inglis (Rugby), Irving (Glennl- niond), W. Young (City of London), | Cocks (Haileybury).
|"STELLA” & “ROLLA” WIN
In the "A" class Jons, salled by Radio Sports Club first eleven in a The following will represent tie Miss M. Larsson, won the sixth race
of the Ladles Championship of the friendly hockey match against the Royal Hongkong Yacht Cinb, yostor Hongkong Hockey Club seniors at
to-morrow at &
day afternoon, with La Linda (Birs. King's Park,
p.m.~
to meet
trolt's Dusky Bombshell,
Schmeling has not been active fr
J. Braddock, present titllat, recent months, but has rolled up an in Madison Square Garden title) enviablo string of wins since he lost bout in June.
his title. Braddock has not fought Thereafter, the brow-beetled Teuton since he won the crown from Maxto hopes to stake Braddock's crown in a Ener.
Qualifications Of Local Football Linesmen
MANY REGISTERED AS REFEREES
in tha
One third of the linesmen innovation of registering linesmen appointed by the Hongkong had proved a distinct success and that Football Association to assist ipse its adoption, there had been
improvement a noticeable in controlling local league work of the linesmen. matches are qualified referees A
further point of Interest disclosed according to a statement by at the meeting was that the Hong-
Association was afiliad kong Referees Mr. D. Kosick at the fort-liated with the Home Association and nightly meeting of the Re-that 33 of its embers were regis- ferees' Association held yester-tered with,
ith the parent body. The value
of this was in the event of any of the referees being transferred to
day.
This figure, ho said was gleaned any of the other colonies, they would Guest, Singh AEP 11. G. Konry) second and Lobo (Mrs. Grewal, L. Kitchell, Mill. Hassan, Association, but since that had been qualify for football jurisdiction in that J3. from the registration list of the be in a position automatically to Thoyte) third.
Jaggoot Singh; Burlin Singh, Sarnagat complied he believed a large number colony. Mrs. Ellerby, Stella; won the "I, Singh, Gurbachan Blogh, Kalwant of new names had been registered, Mr. T H Stokes presided over a Y and G."-Class, while Rolla (Misa Singh and F.A. Komp. (Capt.). Ro and that those who were not regis well attended meeting and was up. B. M. Kirke) won the "II". Clase serves:-M. de Sours, and Jangeer tored, wore qualified.
by Mr. D. Kosick (Hon. Singh.
Inco
It was generally agreed that the ports).