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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,
1936.
FUSILIERS DID NOTHING BUT BALLOON OVER BAR
Hongkong To-day Welcomes "Big
Bill" Tilden And Vines
Bill Tiden
ELLSWORTH
VINES'S
CAREER
A Champion At 16
Ellsworth Vines, although never the accomplished player of Tilden's calibre, was one of the first of the more modern school of tennis players who puts speed first and accuracy secoad.
He has followed this theory with market success In fact althunath he hurn been outside of international tennis for three years, he is still re- sarded by competent judges as being the finest player in the world to-day, The only man likely to be able to dlsprove this clium in Fred Perry present minateur champion of the sturid.
Vines, now 25 years of age, was born in Los Angeles In September, 1011, and 10 years later he won the National Junior doubles champion- ship of America with. Keith Gled- hill. Thereafter his rise to univer- sal fame was rapid and certain.
TENNIS MASTERS WILL
BE SEEN IN
ACTION
Treat In Store For Colony
By "Veritas")
HONGKONG to-day welcomes two of the most glamor. ous figures ever to grace the world's tennis courts. William Tatem Tilden, recognised as the greatest player yet known, and Ellsworth H. Vines, hurricane hitter and present peer among the professional tennis exponents, landed on these shores this morning from the President Lincoln, and this afternoon, as well as to-morrow, Hong- kong will able to watch them wield their magical rackets.
This evening at half
Association at મા
Te some in this Colony has alrendy, been given the good fortune to see Tilden will deliver a lecture on ten- these players in action, but to the nls in the Roof Garden of the long- mutority it is an experience yet toj kong Hotel, and later he and Vines, To many. Tilden and Vines will be guests of the Bongkong Lawn Teunis
private im- are just nomes to conjure aginative pictures of some of the dinner,
To-morrow the players will give! greatest matches ever played on
one recalls exetting the Colony a rare treat by playing tennis courts; newspaper secounts of tow Tilden, the best of five sets, and the same then in his prime, stunned a huge evening they will depart for Manila. 10 when Vente Court crowd at Wimbledon by They will be away a week, but r losing to flens Cochet after leading turn here on November two sets to love, 5-4 and 40-15% of they will play further matches on the how Vines drove the world's great- Monday and Tuesday. They will Government est players off the court at the 1932 also be guests at Wintbledois, climaxing a stupendous: House Un, as well as at the Rotary fortnight by wiping up 11, W. Austin lunch on Tuesday, while before leav-i in three of the quickest sets over bag they will be quests of honour at a public subscripilon dinner to be played in Wimbledon Anal.
helt at the Hongkong Hotel. Tikleni
talk on has also promised to
to give and 11 this occasions, It is possible he! a few words at: and Vines will say a the Rotary Club
WE ARE FORTUNATE Knowledge of these and other bill; Jiant priformanes makes us realisej in Hongkong how fortunate we arej te be given this opportunity of se ing in action these two players who stand among the foremost exponents of contemporary tenuts.
This then is the four-day pro- gramme mapped out, and Hongkong! h every reason to congratulate 18-; eff on the kindliness of Tilden and Vines and the initiative of the long-
A programme which is likely kong LT.A. that such a schedule of and favour with both the visitors public entertainment has been made and the pubile has been arranged by possible. The Houthong Lawn Tennis Assocly- tion.
All we now need is clear skies to make certain
This afternoon at 3,30 Tilden and visit. Vines make their initial appearance on the stand court of the Hongkong, Cricket Club when they will play
a singles, the best-of i each other in three sets.
on first visit and by retaining Ameri-! can Champ. at Forest 311s (after) heating Cochet) became first player untier 21 to win Champ.
of two
In 1938 represented America in international match v. Great Britain at Forest Jills, won Pacific South West Simplex Chump, and Southern Californian Singles and Doubles heres in same year, represent- Champ.
ed U.S.A. v. Australia, Germany and Praner in Davis Cup. won USA. Doubles Champ. (with K. Gledhill, singles at Newport, and loured Aus tralia and New Zentand with
Ameri- can team, 1932-3..
1
In 1931 won U.S.A, singles champ. Forest Hills, clay court champ, Pacific, South West champ, Pacife Coast champ., Eastern doubles singles and doubles at New- champ, port, singles at Seabright and Boston (Longwood Dowly, representex America In Triangular Match Philadelphia v. Great Britain and France; ranked No. 3 in World's "First Ten," No. 1 .U.S.A. "First Ten."
'Ranked worLD'S NO. 1
in 1932 ranked No. 1 in World, won Champ, Singles at Wimbledon
1 1933 defended his. title at Wim- bledon, losing to J. H. Crawford in
sets: final after
represented America in inter-zone muteh v-Great Britain at Auteuil, won U.S.A. Mixed Doubles Champ. (with Miss Ryan) at Boston: joined professional ranks in October, 1933; and in 1934 de- fated Tiden on several occasions and competed in professional tourma- ment at Wembley...
TILDEN & VINES
have stipulated
SPALDING'S
TENNIS, BALLS
exclusively for Local Exhibitions
the success of this
Australia Wants More Bradmans
Ellsworth Vines.
TILDEN
THE GREAT
Unparalleled Career
A WOEFUL DISPLAY AGAINST S. CHINA
CHINESE THE MORE METHODICAL
South China "A"
(By "Varitas")
2 Fusiliers
(Frong King-chrung, ip Pak-wa) Seldom in a football match have I seen the ball so consistently ballooned over the bar from perfect scoring posi- tions as by the Royal Welch Fusiliers in their Caroline Hill match with South China "A" yesterday afternoon.
Whether they kicked the ball "dead", on the run, carefully or carelessly, it always cleared the
cross bur by many feet. Even Talbot when given
Tam Kong-pak went in to tackle Rowlandi,
a penalty to take succeeded in getting his toe Fusiliers' goalkeeper, but found a full back in the way.
right under the hall to loft it yards over the goal. Incident during yesterday's football match at Caroline
Fusiliers showed prnetlenlly Idea of how to finish movement. They were South China's equals in midfield play and certainly enjoyed as much of the exchanges. But the forwards took it in turn to exhibit wreiched marksmanhip, and once Talbot Ind nissed that vital chance in the Arst minute of the second half they rarely looked capable of scar- Ing.
MASTER.PLAYER
Both teams put up a good display of fast, enterprising football, South China were a little more convincing in their methods, making previse use
Hill.
St. Joseph's And Kowloon Chinese Well Matched
KOWLOON
ATTACK
of the ball, but they were kept on WAS WEAK
their toes all the time, especinity in the first half when the Fusiliers in- side trio were really dangerti,“
14: Tin-sang stood out
EASY WIN FOR NAVY
Navy
1 Kowlants
0
1Meliod. Ravere, Bruder
Kowloon Chinese..1 Sk Josepli's...1
#Pana Tiru}
(final(ha)
Kowloon Chinese *ttel SL Joseph's found themselves particul- arly well matched when they met in a first division encounter #11 Snokunpoo yesterday, and a draw Was a fitting result,
Defences excelled. St. Joseph's be- ing brilliantly served by Costa, widle Mak Sui-bon carned chief honours at the other end of the field.
she numbers,
in
Chen
1.
close There has always been a mater-player in this match, with Lal
Shul-lok running hins touch of the exceptional and end. Ed is always so reliable that
William unusual about
This work can well be described as
The Saints also owed much to the Tilden's tennis, and probably no typleal, whereas it came up some-
efficiency of Elms, Hussain and Omar, player of such fame has ever thing of a pleasant surprise to watch Lai Shut-Wing proveed quietly, but started the game under such thoroughly about his creative work.
Kowloon put up rather a sorry ex-although the work of their opposite Ac-
against the Navy on I was the principal schemer in
long-kon. peculiar circumstances.
his partner-Whitton cording, to one authority he lively forward line,
were outclassed in most phases of pured favourably began to play tennis when he ship with Tso Kwal-shing continunt- / Causeway Bay piteli yesterday, anth | Kwok-chul and Ho Chor-yin cam-
ly placed the soldiers defertee at a
the game to lose by four clear coals,] was invited to coach in a boys' | disadvantage.
The Chinese missed Chow Mon- Keneghan's return to the game was
Only Beerent and Power, the full end in the attack, but Tang Kwong- school.
barks, coulet compare with it He made remarkably swift propres marked by a display of hard en- and by 1911 had won United States del te Now and il tute in smarines of the re-organised as sum. Yuen Kwan-po and Wong Wing- hong were quite effective and re- hational titles. He won the National inclined to be slow until
could make no quired constant attention. Clay Court championship and in the the game was at a loss to anticipate ice, Kowloon's forwards were
mauve doleful mand and
against Tucker anci
Leonard led the Saints' nttrek in same year partnered Vincent Richards correctly the intricate
| Walverson. doubles is of Fang King-cheung and Lai hradway
Knox could not begin
his Usual
·while virile manner, and carried off the U.S.
customary form and Delgado and Castillo
Cave greatly Rowlands, to touch his championship. The following year Shut-wing.
defending The. he was runner-up in the American Covered Court championship, and Wheeler and Reeting was, at times after missing an easy opening early improved displays, Castilho's equails-
theth bad positional on faded right out of the picture.
ing goal was a.fite, plece of work. Neither can
it be said that 1124*
Fung King-yu, although crocked blunder led to the Chinese scoring
Kowloon intermediates their first goal
were
early on and a passenger for three as one expected. They parts of the game, was on the mark effective were slow in getting to the ball and when he received a pass during the distributed their passes in a careless second half and he placed Kowloon Chinese ahead: This goal-looked- Navy were predominant for tong good enough to seitle the issue as periods. The attack showed great both defences were playing so strong- ly, but Castilho decided on a bold advance
previous displays. Mcleod was a good leader and was move towards the end and surprised ably supported by Wride and Rose. Sul Tim-lin with a clever shot from Bowers performed magnificently at an oblique angle. centre-half and had Knox well unde cmitrol, while Wolverson, Tucker
won the doubles with Richards. He brillinut, was also a finalist in the US. national
Josing championship, singles Norina: Brookes the Australian.
STARTLED THE WORLD
to
LIT
areas
Both Talbot
Evans was the best of a very un- dependable set of forwards, but he was badly supported and often found the ball going into emply In 1920 he paid his first visit to when he pushed it through for a England as a member of the U.S.A. pass to his inside men. recent Australian Test trial, asis Cup team, and he startled the and Sullivan played back tour for and in which Bradman's youngsters world by brenining the first Ameri- were therefore not on hand when took chief honours. has caused an- to win the All-Comers singles most needed.
title and the Championship at Nely lu Dominion cricket vireles.
Critics emphasise that indispensa-w.mbicaun, he also scored several ble members of the present Austra-successes in important provincial lian team are not young according tournaments and by this time was to Australian standards, and support hailed by the critics as a player unt once, is being given to the policy of the of the ordinary. Board of Control in rebuilding the
lle
manner.
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and Hurved played faultlessly in de- added by Wride and McLeod in the fence..
closing stages..
A worthy win, but Kowloon dis-
Navy scored twice i cach half.
TALBOT, TOO CLEVER Talbot was much ton elever, defeated his own ends more than touches few and the
neat which he effected hardly compen- Returning to America ofter aj sated for his loss of general form.
Chinese were finely served by side with an eye on the next tour triunphont European tour Tilden
annexed the US. nation singles their wing halves, Leung Wing-chui in England.
Australian, stars, it is pointed out, tiles (dethroning Johnston after a and Lee Kwok-wai, while Lau Mau Melrod put on the first and Bowers appointed especially in view of their. have hitherto emerged young and five-get match), and thus held the once again made an ideal partner the second, while further points were recently improved displays, frequently, but, apart from Bratinan English and American titles in the for Li Tin-sang. The return of Pau the K-ping in goal made the defence and MeCabe, there no such ready-same year. In 1926 he won
American Indoors championships pretty water tight.
of Tam Kang- made star on the horizon.
(Contlaned on Pape 9.3
The introduction nak to the forward line was not a great success and the Chinese left wing was nothing like the menace created by the right flank,
Meanwhile the M.C.C. tourists are. being
enthusiastically welcomed everywhere, nad G. O. Allen con- finues to shine as a witty, tactful speaker. He expressed the hope at Perth that he would emulate C.
C. D.
BADMINTON
Fry's feat in not lost u match. Chinese "Y"
Mr. Wise, the Western Australian Minister of Agriculture, declared that interest in cricket was so general that only linemen topped the wires to hear the scores, while unfortunate black fellows rode hundreds of miles carrying the scores to ispisted set-
tiers
Mr. Miles. Australion M.P., recalled
Win Season's
First Match
The Chinese were more methodi cat in approach play and gave the Fusiliers lessons in the art of ac Rowlands hind curate, shooùng.
the clinm- faltered for, a moment,. pions would have run up a big taily. of goals.
As it was they fed one-nil at the Interval, Fung King-cheung slipping in between the backs to convert a centre which Howlands appeared to
the burrpeking story of the man on AGAINST S. AND have wall covered,
Sydney Bill the barrackers' spir- ilun home--who grew tired of n long, partnership between Wyatt and Hammond.
The barracker sarcastically told Wyatt that he had every stroke ex- cept sunstroke!
MAX BAER FIGHT FOR LONDON
Max Baer, the American who once held the world's heavy-weight cham- plonship, has, through
S. HOME
RLUSON
Evans and Sullivan nearly scored during this first period, and they re- quired some watching, but there was A noticeable inek of thrust in the soldiers' attacks.
Chinese Y.M.C.A. badminton team
The second half was only half a gave some Iden of their potentialities last week when they played their minute old when Evans was brought heavily as he was going against down first game of the Saltors and Soldiers Home, and won through to score. Talbot was en by eight games to one.
trusted with the perfulty kick but Although unused to the low ceil- to generat astonishment was yards ing at the S. and S. Home the of the mark. Fusiliers YAM.C.A. adapted themselves very well to the strangeness of the condi tions and quickly showed that they will be a very important team in the "B" Division of the Badminton League this year.
never re-
covered from this disappointment, and their shooting became more and mare ragged as the game progressed.
Ip Pal-wa made the issue certain halfway through this period when he rounded of smart Fight wing
This will be the club's first season movement. in the league, and their performances will be watched with Interest.
Full scores of last week's match follow:
Stephens and Harris (S. and S. British Home) lost to Henry Rob and manager, Mr. Joe Morris, provi- Frederick Koh 3-21; lost lo D. H sionally accepted forms to meet the Wong and K. S. Chong 18-21; lost to winner of the Ben Foord-Walter T. J. Ong and T. Y. Chung 7-21. Neusel fight in London during Budd and Williams (S. and $. Coronation Wetk.
Home) lost to One and Chung u 21:
A syndicate of London sportsmen is bebind the venture.."
"Baer is very anxious to come to England,” said Mr. Morris "and there la every prospect of the fight coming
of,"
MIXED DOUBLES
G. C. Clark and Mrs. McCaw Win Tie
Playing In the Colony's Mixed lost to Koh and Koh 7-21; lost to Toubles Tennis Championship at the W. Wang and Job Wiliam 14-21. Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday, G.;
Merritt and Yang Chan (S. and S. Clark and Mrs. McCaw had an un- Home) bent Wong and Luh-21-14: | "xpected victory over G. C. Burnett lost to P. H. Wong and Chong 6-21, and Miss O. Dalziel, winning by Jost to Ong and Chung 14-21.
Iscores of 3-6, 6-3, and 8-1.
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