MOVE TO
LEAGUE TENNIS
K. C. C. TEAMS CHOSEN
Clark In "A"
Division
MORE TRIALS
(By "Veritas")
Although only half of the nominated players turned out yesterday afternoon for the final trials, Kowloon Cricket Club decided on the composition of all but one of their league tennis teams.
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G. Clark performed sufficiently well to secure his place in the "A" team, and he will partner G. Bodiker in the league.
A. W Ramsey, the other candidate for this position will play in the "B" team, partnering G. C. Barnett, with whom he competed in the Colony doubles championship this year.
has yet been No final decision reached concerning the composition of the "C" (1) team, hut the re- blnder of the teams will be as published in these columns on Friday
last.
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Our Daily Golf Hint
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY · 18, 1936.
RECONSTE H. K. F. A. COUNCIL
Every golfer should know enough about the swing to make himself immune from the tips he gets from his friends and caddies.
-J. D. Dunn.
AFTER 44 YEARS
ASTON VILLA RELEGATED
Their Remarkable League Records
of Aston
Villa
A reader sends the following in
The Beresting figures published in Birmingham Sparta Argue revealing the league pecorils during their 44 years of campaigning which culminated recently in being relegated for the first time in the club's history,
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The nearest the Villa had previously Kone to relegation was in 1890-00 when they inished 15th in a division comprising 18 teams. In 1924-5 they is ended, 16th but the strength of the first division And by then increas ed to 22. They occupied 13th position at the end of both the 1933-34 and 1934-36 seasons,
GUEST AND GROSE IN FORM The most impressive men's pair on view yesterday were A, E. P. Guest and F. Grose, who did not drop a
This season they finished 21st, single set winning two from Clark
with Blackburn relegated and Bodiker as well an beating E. C. being Fincher and Clark.
Rovers, another club which has never Мен. McCaw,
play before suffered this Indignity. It is who with Clark in the mixed doubles also of interest to note that for the second
team Love a promis- ing account of herself, although first time an Aston Villa defence con- the couple were no match for Dediker Ceded more than 100 goals during a
league season. and Miss Mackenzie, who are settling down into a very sound combination. Miss Grifiths also played well with Guest yesterday, and from this dis- Lance, the club's big strength, appears to be in its nixed doubles first team. The four teams definitely chosen for the league which starts to-day week
Kre:
"A" DIVISION
•
E. C. and E. F. Fincher, A, E. P. Guest and F. Grose, G. Bodiker and
G. Clark,
"B" DIVISION
The complete records of the read as follows.
Divkion 1998-RD (12) 188 (12) 100-91 (12)
1291-92 (14) 1892-03 (10) 1893-94 (18) TH94-95 (16)
1595-10 (16)
18 (10)
127.B (16)
08-9 (18)
1800 (18) 1900-1 (18) 1903-2 (18) 1902-5 (18) 1003-4 (19)
S. A. Gray and A. Crawford, G. C Burnett and A. W. Ramsey, N. A. E. 1004 Mackay and L. Jack.
"C" DIVISION (2)
W. Gitting and A. L. Fisher, L. E.
Kirby and N, J. Bebbington, W. Orr
and Freeman
"D" DIVISION
(18)
1000-4 (20) 1900-7 (20)
1907-8 1201
390. (20)
1909-10 (20)
1910-11 120)
1911-12. (20).
19:2013 (20)
1013-14
2014-15 (20)
1919-20 (22)
F. Goodwin and W. Ifimt, H. Broch and G. Blum, W. Pengelly, and A. D. 1922-4 Perry.
MIXED DOUBLES (i)
22 124
Conta
club
JUNIOR TEAMS'
QUEST
Want More Say In Affairs
. (By "Veritas")
If sufficient support is forthcoming, an attempt may be made at the annual meeting of the Hongkong:
to Football Association amend the rules in order to achieve bigger second division representation on the F. A. Council. Advocates for this move aro now testing the feelings of the support is clubs, but unless fairly assured it is unlikely that the motion will be put forward.
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At the present time the second division has only one direct repre Hentative on the Council. Latest idea is to amend the rule to permit of each club in the diylaon being represented. Behind this move the desire for bigger civilian re- presentation, but even if the iden were to be adopted, it is doubtful whether these ends would be achiev ed as the milltary would also gain a proportionate increase of represen- tation.
That this increase in membership will make the Council an unwieldy be the chief com- body is likely pinint. Under the existing constitu- tion the Council numbers thirteen, plus the President, all past Presidents, the vice-Presidents, a Chairman and the Hon. Secretary? That brings the total strength up to about 20.
If the second division is given in-
D. for at Pie Pan creased representation on the lines at present advocated, namely that each clab should possess an elected mem- ber, the Council will become well over 4130 strong.
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ANOTHER SNAG
Another snag about the idea is that it would find several clubs.would bo possessing two members on the Coun- cil as already Recreio, H.K.F.C., Fusl- liers, Ulster Rifles, East Lancashires, S.C.A.A., Kowloon F.C., and Chinese Athletic have frst division team re presentatives.
Military strength on the Council! would be increased by representatives for the R.AS.C. and R.A.M.C., and the Royal Engineers, while the addi tional Civilian clubs to bonent would be Eastern, University and Radio 13 Sports Club.
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1920-21 (27)
.17 49
18
E. G. Fincher and Miss O. Dalziel, | 1929.D. E. F. Fincher and Mins M. Griffiths,
G. Boker and Miks A. Mackenzie.
MIXED DOUBLES (2)
A. E. P. Guest and Mrs. Hosford, G. Clark and Mrs. McCaw, C. E. Watson and Mrs. Stoke,
E. C. Fincher will be in charge of the "A" Division and Mixed Doubles (1) tears, A. W Ramsey will look after the "B" Division team, R. S. Capell the "C" Division (1), A. L Fisher the "C" Division (2), W. W. Mirst the "D" Division and C. E. Watson the Mixed Doubles (2).
Thero will be further practice unatches next Sunday afternoon, asporially for the mixed doubles and Le "A" Division sides.
1023-4
1924-5
1926-4
1970-7
1927-9
1929-30
1030-
1931-32
1932.83
1033.84
1034-16
1023-30
FAIREY SCRATCHED
KING'S HORSE WITHDRAWN -FROM EPSOM DERBY
London, May 16.
Fine action study of Tuckey (hitting the bail) and Hughes, English Davis Cup pair, who were besten in France yesterday,
British Davis
Cup
Players Have Bad Time
TUCKEY AND HUGHES LOSE:
AUSTIN TWICE BEATEN
SATURDAY
Four Nations Reach Davis Cup 3rd Round
LATEST RESULTS
London, May 10. Several second round ties in the Davis Cup Competition were decided on the continent to-day,
METRIC VS.
ENGLISH
SYSTEM
CONTROVERSY IN ATHLETIC WORLD
Not so long ago the United States deserted the other English-speaking nations where they forsook our stan dard track distances and adopted the metric systems at their championships and major meetings, writes J. Armour Milne in Sporting Life.
When the A.A.U, adopted the Olym- ple distances the Inter-Colleglate A.A.A.A. followed suit for their events. Apparently the change did not meet with general approval, for the LGA.A-AA. have decided to revert to the English system,
Although luss determined than the Americans in their advocacy of the Imetric system there have been in. fluential athletic people in this coun try who had hoped eventually to sec the championships run in metrès.
NO LONGER IN ISOLATION
Latest move on the metric, front in U.S.A. will please the diehards in this country. If the American A.A.U. de- cide to revert to yards and miles, then we shall no longer stand in splendid Isolation.
Which means that for another gen- cration at least we shall be able to talk about the "two-twenty," "the quneter" and "the half.
I doubt if the metric system will ever prove to be a workable substitute for our present track distances. At least, not until the system is brought into general use.
Where is the sense in racing over metric distances when jumps and throws are given in feet and inches?
INDICATION OF OLYMPIC STRENGTH
Only possible value in racing over the metric distances is that it gives a truc indication of Olympic strength, It also accustoma the athletes to the distances at which they will be called upon to race at the Games.
Actually there is very little differ- ence between 200 metres and 220 yards, 400 metres and 440 yards, and 300 metrex and the half-mile.
But 100 yards is nearly ten yards short ut 100 metres, and the mile is approximately 120 yards longer than 1,600 metres.
To my mind the sprinters are most affected by racing over 100 metres when they have been training for 100 yards, for only an exceptionally stron sprinter can stay through beyond 100. yards when he has trained with B special eye on that distance.
POINT TO BEAR IN MIND
I think that our leading sprinters might bear this fact in mind when ar ranging their track work for this sea- son.
It is going to make a lion-hearted finisher to stay alongside mun such. as the Americans, Peacock, Owens, Germany qualifled for the next and Metcalfe, Haenni, the Swiss cham round by beating Hungary by three plon, and the Japanese, Yoshioka. C. Boussus (France) beat F. J.matches to nil, Switzerland beat Denmark at Montreux, by the same Perry 0-4 G-8. 6-2
Auteuil, May 17. nard and Jean Borotra in straight English tennis. prestige suf-scis.
The results as cabled by Reuter fered a severe set-back during
to date are as follows. the week-end when in the annual international match be- tween England and France at the Stade Roland Garros, the visitors finished the second day's play trailing seven rub. bers to twelve.
It was a week-end of astonishing On Saturday H. W. Austin
There may be a lot to be said in fa- vour of bigger second division repre-results.
sentation on the Council, but the bet-not only lost to Bernard Destremeau,
ter way to secure this would be to propose that three delegates, possibly
so from civilian clubs, should be nomin sated from the second and third divi- sion clubs not already represented on the Council. This would give the Junior divisions two additional repre Bentatives without making the com- poaltion of the Council too unwieldy,
His Majesty the King's horse, Fairey, has been scratched from the Epsom Derby which is to be run at the famous Epsom Downs on Wednes.
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Nathan Road, Kowloon,
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H.K. BASEball
JAPANESE NOSED OUT BY CHINESE
Dramatic End
No more entertaining start to the
Colony baseball season could have Christian Boussus, French, No. 1 been made than by yesterday's singles player who crowned all pre- curtain-ralaer between the Overseas į vicus performances during the week. Chinese and the Japanese, the latter sad by beating Fred Perry and
"Bunny" Austin. being nosed out by eight runs to
Never in seven innings encounter.
,
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B. Destremeau (France) beat W.-Austin.8-6, 6-2.
C. Merlin (France) bea! G. Hughes 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
SUNDAY
margin, Belgium eliminated Norway 5,500 OF WORLD'S
If.at Oslo by three matches to two, and Ireland qualified against Sweden at P. Dublin by three matches to one-
Reuter.
F. J. Perry (England) beat Des- tremeau 6-3 6-3
C. Boussus (France) beat I. W. Austin 7-5, 7-5
J. Horotra and M. Bernard (France) beat G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tickey 6-4, 9-7.
THEY ARE
OUT. TOO MUCH
TENNIS STARS &
SOCIAL LIFE
visiting
Do lown tennis stars, foreign countries, go out too much
In the evenings? Henri Cocliet. former French champlon, thinks they do and that this is the fare- most cause of so many failures by players representing their country to A abroad. He Bays, according Reuter message.
to
THE FULL RESULTS
at
-GREATEST-ATHLETES-
EXPECTED IN BERLIN
Berlin, May 9. No fower than 6,500. athlelés, re- presenting 53 nations, will take part in
the 11th Olympiad, opening in Berlin on August 1, 1938, it has been announced by Olympic officials here.
London, May 16, In the Davis Cup tie between Germany and Hungary at Dusseldorl G. von Cramm and J. Lund defeated Emil Gabory and Emil Ferenvzy by 0-3, 7-5, 6-0 and thus enabled Ger- many to enter the third round,
The
following are results matches played between Ireland and Sweden In Dublin:
McVeagh defeated Schroeder 2-0, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
Lyttelton Rogers defented hotels. Oestburg 0-0, 6-2, 0-4; 0-3. George Malaxa and Bawarowski (Austria) Hebda
Kasimierz and
The "Olympic Village" specially built near the Doeberitz drill-ground will shelter 4,000 visiting sportsmen, while the rest will stay in various
The opening of the Olympiad will be marked by a display in the course of which 10,000 German children and defeated youths
Count
will execute Beethoven's Ignas choral symphony, while all flags will Turlowski (Poland) 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, at be lowered and torches it around Vienna.--United Press.
the Stadium,
ENGLAND'S WIGHTMAN
CUP CHANCES ·
U.S. Win If Mrs. Moody Plays
(By STANLEY N. DOUST)
"There-are-too-many-invitations for. It was a spectacular game with the the new French "Hope," but Fred
dinners, dances, and receptions Chinese plling on a substantial lead Perry bowed to Christian Boussus.
To-day Perry managed to avenge which the younger players, who do not over the second and third innings only
The United States selection of Miss, fldent of beating that petite and to have it wiped out in the seventh Austin's defeat by overcoming Des- know how to refuse, fall victims."
There is no doubt that this avit has Helen Jacobs, Mrs, Sarah Palfrey beautiful player Mra, Palfrey Fabyan inning for the Japanese to take the fremeau in straight sets, but Austin
the was again beaten, this time by Bous exlated, and steps, are already being lead. In the final visit to
Lwo accomplished it in
Miss C. Rabcock.to play Great Britain) If Miss M. Scriven is our third diamond, the Chinese obtained aus, who couple of runs on a single hit to win sets. Even more disappointing from taken to remedy, it by the Lawn Tennis Fabyan, Mrs. J. Van Ryn, and than Miss Stammers would be
in the Wightman Cup lawn tennis string, she should account for her England's viewpoint was the failure Association.
against her opposite num- the match.
Managers of teams are now receive funtch at Wimbledon on June 12 and singles
who r all probability will be Japanese scored first when they of C. R. D. Tuckey and G. P. Hughes
tho team does not include Mrs. Miss Babcock, of the strong service mado a single run in the first inning, in one of the doubles, the
stricter about accepting invitations. but Chinese replied with two and four Davis Cup pair losing to Marcel Bering Instructions that they must be 13 has caused some aurprise because her,
H. W. Austin the British tennis Andrus, who played so well in the und volley. Two years ago she did at Forest well in the doubles, but I doubt if sho doubles against Britain runs in the second and third innings Mikuni
star, said:
Hills, New York, last year,
can beat Miss Scriven or Miss Lyle, while Japanese were belby blanked.
"World tours are different from a
a team of great should the latter bo chosen. forecast It is however, Chinese were blanked in the fourth,
team going to Paris for the French
It is yet too early to Bith and sixth, innings, while
championship or playing in the Davis possibilities and oven without Mrs.
Wills Moody has a distinct chance Britain's two doubles pairs, but pre- Japanese, scored n
sumably Miss Froda Janica and. Mies of winning, Innings.
in the latter we train very strictly 1b. E. Chang
the women's Should Mrs. Wills Moody make up Stammers, who hold and never think of going out, if by her mind to play (she is still doubt doubles at Wimbledon, will be one. doing so we are likely to spoil ourful whether. aho is coming to Wim- Assuming also that either Miss N. chance of winning.
bledon this year) it will be hardor Lyle and Miss Dearman, or Miss "In a world tour, such as to Aus-than ever to be optimistic about "Billie" Yerko and Bliss J. Ingram tralia, New Zealand, and South Britain breaking up the sequence of are the other pair, Britain will be o Africa, the mayers of overy town American victories.
strongly represented.
run in the fifth. S. Ching.
The Japanese made their big effort M, Chang just too late, but it provided a thrill A. Fong ing climax to a match full of interest Chan and excitement. The box scores read. W. Ching
Moo 3b, II. Chang P Lau
1b,
Japanese
AVAMYKAN
Kawamura Yasuda Takeda Yamasakl Yajima Amasaki Maruyama 3b, Ib Nakamoto
AB R HEO A E Chung
CHAHOONNO
famous
1 0 1 P.3 0
1
27 7 6 18
B
G
Chinese
2b.
0
31
0 0 2 1 0
Ib
0 0 6 0 0 2 0 7
cf
Score by Inning 28 8 6:21 0 2
100 0 Japadese 10.0.1. Basobits
..1: 2
Chinese... Banchita
o visited give receptions, doncen
Miss Jacobs and Mrs. Fabyan are Presuming that Misa Dorothy Round aro
excellent combination, but my arranged for us, and nearly overy and. Miss K. Stammera aro Britain's an
Arst strings and that they are in reading is that Britain will win one This gees night there is an official dinhos.
ses on throughout a tour their best form, I think at the end of the two doubles.
of the singles honours should be in If Mrs. Moody plays, however, a of three months or more.
"We cannot refuse because it scoma favour of England by Miss different story will be told, and the rude, and to play good tennis in the Helen Jacobs is more likely to beat United States will keep the cup. circumstances is very difficult and Miss Round than Mies Stammers, The American team leave New York very, tiring"
while Miss Round' can be mare con on May 21.
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