SWIMMING GALA
CHINESE BATHING
CLUBS MEET
An Inter-club swimming meeting between the Chung Sing Benevolent Society and the Chinese Young Men's Christian Association was held in the
Our Daily Golf Hint
Putting is the winning shot of golf; be bold and go courageously for the hole; timidity is the curse of put- ting.
-George Greentovud.
former's bathing pavilion at Kennalyn
Town on Saturday night. Rain somes what spoiled the enjoyment of the port and the rough water also slow-
od down the competitors' timen.
The 400 Metres freo style was won by Ng Chan-man, of the Chung Sing Benevolent Socioly, with his brother a close second. A relay race for the second string swimmers of both .clubs was won by the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Included in the programme was an exhibition of diving and a 150 metres medley relay race,
To round off the evening a water polo match between the Chung Sing Club and the East Lanes. Regiment was played. The home team beat
sokilers by four
the
through So Tin-mo anel Chan Shick pui, who each scored two goals.
THE RESULTS
NEW SCULLING CHAMPION
BARRY'S TACTICS
KILLING PACE
·FROM START
Ted Phelps was well beaten in his cffort to retain his title as English goals to hii,rofessional sculling champion in a race from Putney to Mortlake last month by Lou Barry, who put up an exceptional performance, considering this was his first test in racing shell. The full results are as follows-—- 100 Metres Free Style (Men).—1, Barry, however, splendidly main- Ng Chan-man (Chung Sing); 2, talord family tradition, being a Kook Hon-ming (Chinese YMCA.) worthy successor in the title to hla and 3, Chan Wing-kai (Chinese Y.M.C.A.), | father, Bill, his uncle, Ernie, Times: min. 7 8/10 secs.
brother Bert. He is a sculler of a 400 Motren Free Style (Men),--1, brian! type, not the full weight that Ng Chan-man (Chung Sing): 2 Ng is recognised as desirable, but who Kit-man (Chung Sing). Time: knows how to get the best out of his
nina. 20 secs.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,
English Tennis Coaches Strongly Criticised By "Bunny" Austin
WOULD-BE CHAMPION MUST
HAVE CHARACTERISTICS
"The reason that national coach-; this. Mile, Lenglen was a product of ing schemes full to produce coaching by her faller. Both La- champlons is not breause coaching coste and Wilding were coached-by In Hell is wrong, but because the themselves.
dica
JULY 20, 1936,
COLEMATIK JABERETTELSTIKA OLIETIŠKOTKE STOCKUP ARTIKS IZATEAguita
SATURDAY RACING
AT NEWMARKET
FOR FIRST TIME EVER NEXT MAY
London.
The coronation of King Ed- ward on May 12, 1937, has caused on alteration in the racing pro- gramine and Newmarket, hend- quarters of racing, will have a Saturday programme for the first time in history.
The Jockey Club, which rules racing here, has changed the dair of the second Spring meeting at Newmarket from May 11, 12 and 13 to May 13, 14 and 15- United Presn.
LOCAL BASEBALL
Eastern Outfits's First Win In League
WAR
When You
Cannot
Sleep
Tint to many people sleep does not
The Eastern outfit won their first game In the Hongkong Baseball Lea gue on Saturday afternoon when they met and beat the Canadians by 7-1 in a game which was both fast and
Great Improvement exciting. shown by both teams. M. el Areulli pilched the whole game for the winners, fanning eight batters and come easily these hot night is merely allowing eight kita to be registered, jan ancamfortable fact attributable to S. Hamet was stendy at first base the torrid sonson. But if you find and concluded a good afternoon's insomnin becoming chironie, then you work by hitting a home run. (may be sure that some cause other,
Pitching for the Canadiana, Bill than the heat in responsible. SÓLVOERNOVRUZAHRANIum | Muir did not aim to strike out the Sleeplessness, Júmpy nerves, irrila-
batters but relied on his fieldera tobility, nervous indigestion, and
tendency to worry and mental de- give him the support
Canadians scored two runs pression, are nerve disorders which in the second innings, one in third, generally indicate that the blood in sixth and seventh, while the Eastern impoverished, and lacking, especially, boyn registered three in the second, in iron. three in the fourth and one in the fitch.
RAIN INTERFERES WITH MATCHES
London, July 18. Rain interfered with the programino
The
· BRITAIN BEATEN
Victory By Budge Over Porry
London, July 18.
14
One of the important constituents of Dr. Williams Pink Pills is dron In the particular form of medication most favoured by modern medical science.
This iron is rendily assimilated “and quickly absorbed into the blood where begins its beneficial work at once. And since nobody can be well and have strong serves unless they have sufficient iron. Dr. Williams' Pink-
coaches do not really know their At the present moment, concludes buxiness." Tils indletment Is Mr. Austin, we are apt to scoff at bay- levelled at our professional in- one who studies the game selenii- structors by Mr. II. W. Austin 'infically, unless of course that person. his contribution, en "champions | hus once been a great player, and coaching". In this year's issue refusing to bellève that any- of Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual. one who cannot play can have correct Any man or womat, he adds; in theories, forgetting that most players COUNTY CRICKET regarded as a capable coach who has who can play have no theories and no once been some good at the game re-j need of theories (or think they have gardless of the fact that he may have no need) because they do most things no idea of the fundamental principles naturally correctly. Ask Fred Perry of technique. "Ability at the game how he plays. He is proud of the does not necessarily signify an under- fact that he does not know, has no standing of the game, nor does execu- need to know because he in
natural ve ability necessarily signify the lawn tennis genius. You cannot then ability to teach, and simply because expect Fred Perry to teach well if he of matches in the County Cricket this has not been realised many does not know how he plays. How Championship to-day, three of them young player has been at an early can you expect any player to teach not being started at all. Warwick- age imbued with fundamentally the
the well
shire was to have played Sussex whab plays naturally
Birmingham, Worcester was to have wrong ideas, with resulting irrepara- Perry? I do not rule out the ble harm, by some efficient player good players as teachers but he played Leicester at Worcester, and but inefficient ugh well-meaning fore they can teach they must, be- Glamorgan was to have met Essex at coach. Indeed this must happen all sides being good players, have studied Pontpriid but no play was possible.
A victory by Donald Budge over, Fills are needed by nine out of every the time, for coaches who really un-the game scientifically
The lowest score of the day was and have
Wimbledon cham-j ten persons at Faise time or other. derstand lawn, tennis technique are discovered the basic principles of made by Somerset, who compiled only Fred Perry, the
at plon, enabled the United States to Hampshire
So if you are a victim of sleap- few and very far between."
siroke production, adherence to violation
Indian tourists beat Great Britain in their friendly lessness or any other trouble due to which makes ot
Southampton. The the dif- ference between the champion and
mndu 210 for eight wickets against tennis contest at Eastbourne, which impoverished flood begin your cure
was played on Davis Cup lines. with Dr. Williams' Pink Filla with the inferior player.
Derbyshire. Once this is We feel that Mr. Austle' criticlan realsed conches may be selected not
With America leading by
tout doing. Your chemist can supply
but half the truth. of the professionals in this country because they are good players but
for matches to ane after Bryan Grant the pt. Admittedly hurause they are good coaches. Anti dearth of good but those who
arece good coaches are selected, men who really know what they are selected to give coaching
by dwut, we may see some fruit the county associations under the nicial L.T.A. scheme are picked me whics are set or foots". whose services are usually retained by the counties year after year, Harry's tactics were to "W" his
certainly did, for rival from the stake boat, and this he following a report on their capabilt-
at the close of the season. The! within about 10
system under which reputable conelies lengths his rapid sculling and given are registered with the Lawn Tennis 101 him a full length to the good,
Association`assures that the pseudo- Phelps made a big effort at the Milcoach or "quack" is barred from the Post and got up to his challenger, but recognised list. Anyone engaging It was soon evident that this had dis-the services of a coach nut on the LTA. register does so at his own
craft.
Pachas had!
200 Metres Relay Raeo for "I" Awimmers-1, Chinese Y.M.C.A.; 2perience, 21st in weight, and some every advantage, ex- Chung Sing.
200 Metres Breaststroke, Fong protection from the head wind, by Chung-yu (Chinese Y.M.C.A.); 2. To reason of winning the toss and clues-
Middlesex station. He ing the Kwok-ging (Chung Sing); 3, Tam
}!11 Sik-yip (Chinese. Y.M.C.A.).
gut
from this, however, mainly through the exceptionally fast start
The Metron Medley Relay Rare-made by Darry, Chinese Y.M.C.A.
Diving Exhibition-1, So Tin-mu;) 2. La Kwok-ying; 3. Pun Ping-man,
Water Polo --Chung Sing 4, East Lanes Rosi, f.
Total Paints:-Chung Sing Chineur Y.M.C.A. 10.
LOCAL YACHTING
Last Race. Sailed In Summer Series
tressed him.
Passing Hammersmith Bridge the
race was won
Barry
and lost, for spurted brilliantly and Phelps cracks
"Seulling in perfect style. Barry lengthened the distance between them to win by about a quarter of a mile
24min. 30sec.
The last race in the Royal Hong- kung Yacht Club's stitater series,
The new champion, who has no in for mixed classer ynghts was called tention of returning to his vouching on Saturday and resulted in a win duties in Italy, will defend his title for L Linda, sailed by Major le
gainst the other Phelps. Erle, or any Gros, Dyer Painted Lady (Major other challenger, F. C. Booty).
The final placings in the series,
however, are Painted Lady (Major Major F. C. Booty. Booty), Ariel (Mr. J. A. Kemsley) Drun
and tolln (Col, E. St. G. Kirke).
Mr. P. Rutnus,
Result of Saturday's race. foli Colleen
Iptv:
Started at 2.45 p.m.
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ONLY HALF TRUTH
On the subject of champions Aus- in reaches a conclusion which will
meet with general treezi probably ment, that champions are born, not made." One of the chief difficulties which beset lawn tennis playing na-
tions, he points out, la the question of
or
all the wide coaching selimes
KILLED GIRL FOR REVENGE
ON WOMEN'
how best to bring on their young
New York, July 10. players and develop them into cham- pions. This
question is minde par-PLUSHED and breathless ticularly difficult
the fact
in that the past champions have been!
a young New Yorker, of uny Influence who said he was the heir to a or schemes set un foot, to
inted ent
·
help in their production. They are wealthy estate agent's for- contrary beings. When leasi ex-
pected they arise, when most expected tune, ran, into a San Fran- they are not forthcoming. When, cisco police station this
for example a nation possesses great
players who are willing to play with morning and cried: "I want and encourage the young kies when
Indeed the thine seems most ride for to be hanged."
"Why?" asked the inspector, thinking him crazy.
the production of champions, they seem loath to appear. When on the other hand a country's tennis is al In very low ebb and there seems no renson why a champion should ap- pear, two or three players will sud-tell you," said the young man. denly arise and raise that country to
quite
"Give me a cigarette and I'll
"My name is Albert Walter. I am twenty-eight.
"I have murdered a girl-Manche Cousins. I can't sleep. I'll take you to her."
He did.
a position of supremacy. Their arri-
fuck.. val,
15 invariably Independent of coaching schemes.A country may have vast conching schemes, and many promising players under supervision, but the champion, you may be sure, will not come from these: he will come from some entire to an apartment in the exclusive Nah
The police went with him by unexpected quarter, quite indepen-hill district and found a scene very dently of all the schemes set forward to produce him.. To prove there points one has only to study the lawn tennis history of the post-war years.
CHARACTERISTICS NEEDED
It seems clear, says Mr. Austin, that character plays the most im-
similar that which confronted New York detectives, recently when they discovered the bath-tub murder of Mr. Nancy Evans Titterton, wife of the Yorkshire writer and radio execu live, Lewis Titterton,
STOCKING MURDER
Eseitelly. Walter told the detec
portant part in the production of, al A pretty girl was strangled by her champion. A player to succeed musi own stocking. Her clothes had been pussens, as anybody to succeed in any form from her. walk of the must possess them, the characteristics of determination and perseverance. Two players with little; Lives: ' Patural aptitude, Wilding and Lacoste.. made
"I went with the girl to her apart themselves into great champions simply because they possessed these ment for-dlaner, I made violent love Characteristics in mi unusual degree.
to her. No player, however great his talent, can becoine
champion without them. A would-be champion must be prepared, I not to devote all enemies to the Game, at
3
least to Rive Up] everything
which may in any way Impair his ability as a player, and to do: everything which may increase that ability. Nothing must deflect him from his purpose.
Though the foregoing may seem to argue that conches and coaching are uscless, Mr. Austin, does not belleve
THAT WINDOW IS MY
ONLY CHANCE! IF IT'S OPEN, I CAN FIND THE
MEDICINE AN' LEAVE.
MY MONEY ON
THE COUNTER!
a
She repulsed ne, su I disrobed her, carried her to the bed and attacked her. To make sure she was dead I knotted a stocking around her neek and tied it. to the bedpost.
"I think I killed. Blanche in revenge against women in general. I hate women, and I know I'd kil one soner or later. That is why I left my wife."
Walter was married a year agɔ to Canadian girl.
Risky Work
LUCKY FOR ME
IT WAS OPEN !!
30
Tuns against
Scorest
..
no
Lancashire:-272; Sarrey: {wo,
Yorkshire:-224: Notts: for wicket. Hampshire:-122 for seven.
Somerset:39 (Herman 5 for 21) All-India-10 for eight wickets; v. Derbyshire,
Middlesex:-313; one,-Reuter,
Kent:-48
NOT BEING RECALLED
L. AMAR NATI'S RETURN TO ENGLAND NOT DESIRABLE
Bombay, July 13,
for
L. Amar Nath, the young Indian ail-round cricketer, who was sent back to India from England recently as a "disciplinary gland.
and Donald Budge, of America, had beaten G. P. Hughes and C. R. IN. Tackey, the contest was continued t- [day when the two remaining singles
were played.
In the first inatch, "Bunny" Austin put Britain on level terms by beating Bryan Grant by 0-0, 6-2 and 6-2.
Fred Perry, however, succumbed to |Donald Budge, the fiery-haired your Asterican, who won by 9-7, 7-5, 8-10 and 7-5 after a terrific struggle- Router.
Reuter,
Messages from India last week stated that the Nawab of Bhopal, President of the Indian Hoard, hadi sent a personal but firm request to the Captain and the Manager to recall definitely Amar Nath so that he could be in not returning to
time to The decision for this followed an at Manchester on July 25. It was participate in the Second Test Intimation by the Indian Board of also stated that the Malarni Kumar Control from the Captain of the team, of Vizianagram was willing to accede the Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram, to the request, now that the effect eff and the manager, Major Ricketts, that his necessary disciplinary
return was not desirable.had been felt,
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