THE HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY—20, 1936.
SEQUEL TO COCHET TENNIS DISPLAY IN H.K.
Our Daily Golf Hint
The upward awing Is every- thing. If it in bad and faulty, the downward swing will be
wrong, and the ball will not be properly driven.
Harry Vardon.
ENGLISH
GIRLS
SWEEP
BOARD
In Golf Championship
London, May 19.
Only one of the American chal-, longera for the British women's open golf championship now remains with, the third round completed. Marion Miley in the single survivor, both Mra. Glutting and Mrs. Crews who won through to the third round being de- feated at that stage.
Even Marion Miley was taken to the 19th hole in her third round tie with Elsie Corlett, the Lancashire" county champlon; who had previously. eliminated the American Patty Berz by one up.
The draw for the last eight, none of whom have previously won the title is as follows.
Kathleen Garnham (Essex), Y. Mrs. Rhodes (Yorkshire), Pamela Barton (Surrey) v. Doris Wilkins (Essex), Bridgett Newell (Derly. shire) v. Marion Miley (U.S.), Jean Hamilton (Surrey) v. Molly Gour Iny (Surrey).
THIRD ROUND RESULTS
Here are the complete third round resulta
Lawn Tennis Association's Official Findings PETERSEN-
REFUSE DISPENSATION TO HONGKONG L.T.A.
LOCAL PLAYERS GUILTY OF BREACH OF RULES BUT NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
(EXCLUSIVE TO THE “TELEGRAPH”)
Rumjaha Cousins
breach of
COUNTY CRICKET
THE sequel to exhibition tennis matches given in Hongkong last year by Henri Cochot, Francisco Aragon, and in which local amateur players participated is revealed in the correspondence which has since technical passed between the Hongkong L. T. A. and the English Lawn Tennis exonerated. Association. The Colony Association, admitting a technical breach of the rules in not applying for permission to stage the exhibitions and in allowing local players to appear, pleaded for dispensation from Rule 30 (c) of the L. T. A. which demands separate application for permission cach time professionals give such exhibitions, and also appealed for leniency concerning the Hongkong players involved.
The English L.T.A. reply that they cannot give such dispensation, but that in future the local body will have to cable for permission if they urgently require it. But it is further pointed out that in the case of travelling professionals who wish to appear in casual matches, such permission will not be granted under the recent rules laid down by the International Federation..
December 9, 1935.
In regard to the Hongkong amateur players who participated} in the Cochet exhibitions, the L.TA. regard it as a technical breach of the rules and have decided to overlook it and to take no action against the players. It should be recalled that when Cochet and Aragon visited Hongkong last autumn they appealed to
the Hongkong LT.A. to permit them to Kathleen Garnham beat Miss Binke stage exhibitions on the grounds of (Ireland) 7 and 5, Mrs. Rhodes brat a club affiliated to the Associnion. It Mrs. Crews (America) at the 20th, was felt that as the club concerned Panola Barton beat Mrs. Glutting would gain no financial benefit auch (America) 3 and 2, Doris Wilkins
permission would be
In order beat Aira. Temple Dobell, the 1912 Subsequently the
L.T.A. felt it ny champion and the last surviving have acted wrongly in the matter and holder by 4 and 3, Bridgett Newell appealed to boat Mrs. Newton 3 and 2, Marion for an opinion and ruling on the
the
Association English Miley (America) beat Elxie Corlett matter: The correspondence dealing at the 19th, Jean lamiton
bent with this is sot out below, the first Vyvian Lamb (Scotland) 3 and 2 and letter being the Hongkong Associat Molly Gourlay beal Phyllis Wade 3tion's appeal to the English L.T.A. and 2.
LATE 2ND ROUND RESULTS
The concluding results in the second round were:--Mrs. Temple Dobell beat Miss Walker one up, Bridgett Newell beat Diana Fishwick two un, Vyvlan Lamb boat Miss Bonner-Davis 3 and 2. Miss Wade beat Mrs. J. Beck 3 and 2-Router and United Press.
U.S. OLYMPIC EQUESTRIAN TEAM
Being Selected To-day
Fort Riley, Kansas, May 20. Horsemen, selected in regional com. petition because of their skill, to-day vied with each other for places on the American Olympic equestrian sports team. The nino competitors selected will anll for Germany June 10. -United Press,
OLYMPIC BOXERS
American Squad Trials To-day
Chicago, May 20. The best of the nation's amateur boxers, selected in competitions in all parts of the country, fought here to Jay for places on Ansorica's Olympic team. One man and an alternate will be selected for each of the weight divisions-United Press.
FOOTBALL POOLS
Loague Not To Sell Fixtures Copyright
The copyright of football fixture liata is not to be sold. This was the decision reached at a joint meeting in London of Football League clubs. and the Football Maisagement Com mittee.
It is understood that offers by two. syndicates to buy the copyright of the Axtures, each for an annual sum of £50,000, wero turned down.
It wo
was omletally stated that Mr. C. E. Sutcliffe, the acting president of the League, would continue to arrange the Longes fixtures and
should
Do
ront by cach club-as
paid £2 per your
formerly for the next ten years,
The docisions of the meeting mean
that for the present football pools will
be allowed to continue to operate with
Sir.
Hongkong, 1st November, 1935.
I have to report to you that. this Association has recently per- mitted the playing by H. Cochet and other professionals of lawn tennis exhibition matches on the grounds of one of its affiliated Clubs. This
permission was given on the that the Hongkong assumption Lawn Tennis- Association was national association within the
tin& of the rules of the Inter-i
Lawn Tennis Federation.
I now find, however, that Hong- kong is not among the list of As- sociations affilialed to the Inter- national Federation which appears after the Federation's Rules
In
your 1935 Handbook, but is in- cluded only among the organisa- tions Billiated to your Association, Le, it is an Overseas Association within the Empire (v. Lawn Ten nis Association Rule 3 (h) ),
That being so, it would seem that we are bound by the Lawn Tennis Association's rules, and not by the Federation's rules, which govern the conduct of professional exhibition matches, and were therefore wrong
in allowing any such match to be staged in Hong- kong without the permission of your. Council (Lawn Tennis Asso- ciation Rule 43).
professi
At the same time I desire to point out that at this distance from England strict adherence to Rule 43 will have the effect of making the staging of professional exhibl tions in Hongkong almost blc, since famous players sometimes arrive at very short notice, and the consent your Council could not be easily obtained in or
under slx weeks except by the very expensive method of cabling,
of
I desire therefore to enquire: whether your Council will allow us in future to authorise the stag Ing of such matches without first . obtaining its formal consent.
I am directed also to enquire whether in the view of the Lawn Tennis Association a Hongkong amateur player who took part, without protest. by us and without knowledge on his part of any breach of rules, in the exhibition games mentioned above, has lost fils amateur status, and, if so, on what terms (if any) he can be re- insinted us an amateur.
Yours faithfully,
(signed) C. J. Tacchi, Hon. Secretary, H.K.L.T.A. |
THE L.T.A. REPLY
Rules Were Infringed
To this the English Lawn Ten-
oub interference from the League. nia Association "replied in tha
Doubt",was expressed as lo the following terms. Longus's title to the copyright of the
Axtures.
:
28, Essex Street, Strand, London, W.C. 2.
Touring
Pros: cannot
Play In Hongkong
for
RUGBY TOUR
3 CHESHIRE MEN CHOSEN
Three members of this season's Cheshire Leam-H. J. M. Uren, the Waterloo full back and T. C: Knowles and G. E. Hancock, the Birkenhead Park centre threequarters-have been chosen to join the British Rugby team to tour the Argentino in July,
Knowles, who played for England against Scotland in 1931, has repre- sented Cheshire 39 times and toured Australia and New Zealand with the British team in 1930. Uren has been in the Cheshire fifteen times.
Hancock bras had a meteorle rise. He joined the Park only at the begin- ning of this xenson from Old Rock- ferrians, a Birkonhend junior club, and in his first season of first-class . guilty of football hna boon an outstanding rules,
but surceKS, He took part in Cheshiro's
last four matches.
KENT SNATCH ANOTHER CLEVER WIN
WORCESTER BEAT YORKSHIRE
ON RAIN-AFFECTED PITCH
SEVERAL FINE PERFORMANCES
London, May 19.
The unexpected defeat of York- alire by Worcestershire provided. the chief feature of the three-daya' county cricket championship which closed to-day. Kent snatched a fino win to maintain their 100 per cent. record, thanks to Freeman
who took cleven wickets in the course of the match and BI Ashdown, wito helped himself to another century.
With regard to the question of Dear Sir,
exhibition matches between amateurs Replying to your letter dated and professionals, the Committee of November 4th, the case outlined Management of the International therein is that a number of pro- Federation has laid down the follow-formance with the ball which earned Verity's second Innings per- fessionals visited Hongkong and ing general
rules for guidance in him figures of 8 for 40 were of no played exhibition games in which considering application such avaii, Yorkshire being beaten by an amateur took part.
Jackson who collected nine wickets in matches. This particular matter is deal! 1-Applications for matches held the course of two innings, and Martin with in Rule 30 (e) of the Rules of annually to be made by the Committee and loworth, who rendered him the Lawn Tennis Association, and of Management by January 1st in magnificent support.
a long the clauses read as follows:-
each year. "Demonstrating the game in public or
time since Yorkshire have been twice playing in match with or against an in writing at least six weeks before of less than 200,
2.Casual applications to be made dismissed in a match for an aggregate the date upon which it is desired to play a match.
person other than an Amateur without Cheria Formission in writing of the Council, such permilesion being subject to the Approval of the International Lawn Tennis Federation."
own
3-Permission will not be given in From this you will note that not outside their own country but only to the case of professionals travelling only must such exhibition games local professionals. Foreign profes be approved by the Council, but
sionals also by the International Federa- for a period of time, say
Laken an engagement having
three tion, and in regard to this I en- months, to be regarded as local. close copy of a circular dated
4.-Permission will not be given in August 8th, 1035 Issued by die any case for such matches to be play. Committee of Management of the ed in conjunction with an amateur International Lawn Tennis Federa- tournament, tion setting out general rules they have laid down for their guidance in considering applica
for such matches. Had you made application it would have fallen under para- graphs 2 and 3, and as the pro- fessionals were merely travelling and had no engagements for period of time, permission would not have been granted for exhibl- tion matches in which an amateur took part My Association cannot, therefore, give you any dispensa- tion from compliance with Rule 30 (c).
ü
The amateur in question has in- fringed the rule and although It may be regarded as a technical breach, the matter will have to be reported to my Council, who will consider whether there is proper ground for inflicting a penalty, al- though it
unlikely that in any it is event the loss of amateur status would bc involved.
That is the position as regards exhibition
when gumes
on amateur
is involved. When professionals only are concerned, the matter is one which can be dealt with by
my Association under Rule 13 with-
out reference to the Federation.
separate" application in each case; subject to detailed reports of such matches being rendered from time to time.
The two points, which are separate and distinct, will be en- quired into by my Rules Com- mitter at their next meeting which will be held in the month of Febru- ary 1936, and their report
thereon 'will be submitted to my Council in the course of that month, after which I will write to you again.
to
In the meantime, I must ask you be good enough not to permit exhibitions either by professionals alone, or. in
It is
Detailed results and Individual performances cabled by Reuter are set out below.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Worcester (148 and 92) beat Yorkshire (123 and 106) by eleven; runs.
Freoman Warwick and
BOWLING
(Kent)
Jackson (Worcester) Yorkshire
and
6 for 104 6 for 41.
4 for 18 6 for 66
Verity (Yorka) v. Wor- cester
8 for 10
Hopwood (Lancashire)
6 for 96
Japp (Northants) Glamorgan
Howarth
cester)
Gloucester
G for 21 (Notts) v.
5 for 56 Martin (Worcester) v. Yorks
4.for 34
*. Bomerset
v. Yorkshire
Larwood
6 for 111
AUSTRALIA AND L.B.W.
Sir Stanley Jackson Gives Opinion
Notts (425 and 8/0) beat Glou- cester (183 and 288) by ten wickets. "THINKING THINGS
Leicester (483/7 dee, and 23/0) beat Sussex (297 and 208) by ten wickets.
тиля.
OUT"
MCAVOY FIASCO
VERY WRETCHED AFFAIR
BAD MATCH AND POOR FIGHT
By A Special Correspondent
It was obvious from the first that the match between Petersen and McAvoy was a bad enc. It was made in response to popular clamour, after McAvoy's early auc- cesses in America, but when he was beaten by John Henry Lowls in the contest for the light-heavy- weight championship of the world popular interest died down, and It is improbable that many more seals were booked.
The match was bad because of the great difference in height, weight, and
reach between the men, a differ- ence that nothing in McAvoy's record showed him to have the slight- est chance of overcoming.
The difficulties in getting to Earl's Court on the night of the contest, caused by traffic jams of every kind, recalled Hazlitt's account of his journey to see the battle between Neate and Hickman, in "The Fight." There was
a similar disparity be tween the coinbalants, for Neate was over 8 ft. and 14 st., while "Gas" Hickman was- ft 8-in-and-10 st almost exactly McAvoy's height and weight.
DULL CONTEST But there the resemblance ends, for a duller contest than that be tween Petersen and McAvoy has seldom been seen. Little can be said about it. From first to last Petersen followed McAvoy round the ring. dicking out a long straight left which occasionally found McAvoy's face, and then when he had con
ad cornered his smaller opponent, he would drive in a straight left and bring his right over for the head: McAvoy would promptly duck to the right, some- limes almost to the floor of the ring. fall into a clinch, and hold on like.
few grim death. With exceptions, so it was all through. At one time
section of the crowd began to charit "Left Right! Duck!" in unison, and before the end ironical clapping and catcalls came from all quarters.
McAvoy sometimes tried to allp over a heavy punch,
but it was obvious that if he had stood up and made a fight of it he would not have lasted five rounds. In the last round
The w
was caught by an uppercut from Petersen and so badly shaken that he clutched at and held Petersen's leg as he lay. Holding was the thing firmly fixed in McAvoy's mind, and cautioned for using the rabbit punch, the referee was very lenient towards him. Petersen was apparently once though heaven knows punches were fairly delivered with Hampshire (270 and 235) beat Essex (174-and-184) by-147 runs.tralia's action in agreeing to the use face with his gloves and his body "I am not at all surprised at Aus- the knuckle part of the glove against en opponent who was covering his Kent (218 and 344/6 dec.) beat Warwickshire (316 and 101) by 130 of the 1.b.w. experimental law," said with his arms, crouching low and
Sir Stanley Jackson, former President turning his backs. Lancashire (402/7 dec, and 228/5 of the M.C.C. and Test Selector, to
PETERSEN WON EASILY dec.) beat Somerset (257 and 295/9) the Morning
"Australians Petersen won very 'casily. There on first innings.
always think things out very careful-was booing at the end of the con- test, mainly for McAvoy, who re- ly, and they invariably make theirceived a chorus of hoots when he decisions in the best interests of the stood up to leave the ring, and the gamo. This was once again em- contest has done. boxing in this coun- phasised by the very agreeable carres: try no good, Petersen's next match pondence which has passed between McAvoy should be left to the tender should be with Neusel or Foord, and the M.C.C. and the Australian Board mercies of Harvey, who will prob of Control on the matter. Australlaably beat blm. It is doubtful whe- rightly naked for evidence in support ther McAvoy will make the middle- of the M.C.C.'s recommendation and weight limit again, though he cer- they were persuaded by the facts ad-tainly seemed to be carrying super- duced in the replies to their questions. fluous flesh.
Glamorgan (385) beat Northants (269 and 90/0) on first innings.
OTHER MATCHES
M.C.C. (382 and 36/0) beat All India (185 and 230) by ten wickets.
BATTING
Dempster. (Leicester) conjunction with amateurs, to take place in the ter-
Sussex ritory within the jurisdiction of
Gimblett (Somerset) Lanca your Association.
A copy of the Rules is enclosed for your guidance.
Yours faithfully, (signed) H. Anthony Sabelli; Secretary, L.T.A.
Player's Breach To
Be Overlooked
Subsequently Mr. C. T. Tacchi,
I will ask my Council to con-hon. secretary Hongkong Lawn sider whether they will give you Tennis Association, received a general power to arrange or per-
mit such exhibitions to be played further lottor from the L.T.A. on courts belonging to clubs aft-dated February 6, 1936, which Ilated to the Hongkong Association reads:-
without the necessity for making
(Continued on Pago 0.)
V.
164*
160*
Hardstar (Notis) v. Glou
cester
145
Harris (Notta) v. (ilouces- ter......
135
Ashdown (Kent) v. War-
wick
131
Smart (Glamorgan v. Nor thanta
123
Bernett (Gloucester)
Notts
100
Shipman
(Leicester)
Sussex..
193
Kilner (Warwick) v. Kent 101 Paynter (Lancashire)
Somerset
94
Jehangir Khan (All-India)
v. M.C.C..
80
indicates not out
Post.
I'm so glad and I'm sure everybody Petersen does not seem to have the will be that we now have unanimity instinct for boxing that all really in the cricket world."
Arst-class men have had, and that
Sir Stanley added that he did not Driscoll and Carpentier, for instance, rule possessed in a superlative degree, think that the experimental would be quite so effective in Aus-It was obvious to the merest novice, tralia, particularly in their next as well as to professionals to whom season, but he pointed out that the listened after the fight, that Peter- effects of the rule have by no means tactics. Even the crowd saw it. A sen should have tried a change at been made fully apparent here yet. "It's a point people seem to forget," left hook followed by straight right
was the said, "that the results will not be entfor
obvious thing, but ex- fully apparent until bowlers begin to Petersen never varied his punches.
tocept
un Occasional uppercut learn how to swing the ball. about
most
more than they do at the moment. I suppose it is true that a man should No bowler has really yet learned how not be expected to do more than win, to take advantage of the rule. It will and Peterson's tacties certainly pull- ba very interesting when they do,”
ed him through easily enough, but his reputation as a boxer, to say, the least, has not risen. -
Vivid ringilde pictures of the Petersen-McAvoy fight in London last month, which proved a fiasco in the eyes of all the critics. Petersen won on points after a full-distance contest.