THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, MARCH
19, 1937.
KONG PLAYS STUDIOUS TENNIS TO BEAT LEONARD
EMPLOYS
A NEW
GRIP
With Some Success
LEONARD'S FAILING
(By "Veritas")
WHEN Paul Kong, ex-Davis
Cup player and tennis stylist, won the first three games against J. W. Leonard in their second round Colony tennis championship match at the Cricket Club yeater- day, it was made abundantly clear that something very unusual would have to happen for Kong to lose the match. The unusual did not occur and Kong won fairly comfortably by 6-3, 6-4.
The Chinese player, I am told, was employing a new forehand grip. It looked suspiciously like a Perry grip, the index finger being placed well up the side of the handle. But it cannot be said to have produced Perry results, especially when Kong essay- 11 el cross-court forehand drives. seemed for this stroke that Kong was getting hils wrist above the head thut of the racket with the result most of his cross-court shots were mude with an open faced racket which caused the ball to "loop" if and when it did clear the net. Kong's pivot on his right foot for this shot was also an exaggeration
KONG'S BEST SHOT
Kong was happiest when driving straight down the lines. It is his best shot off the ground for it has pace, low trajectory, and occasionally a bit of "going-away" apin, Kong's valleying was sound rather than brilliant, his overhead, on the whole, rellable and efficacious, and his There was courtcraft admirable. amooth rhythm in his strokes, and he was always playing as though he had something in hund hức tr dication that a player is on top.
I liked Kong's display in this game because it was studious. Kong has discarded his somewhat slap-dash methods and now plays thoughtful tennis backed by becoming strokes. But ho still foot-faults--on-overy delivery, as he always will while ho pivots so violently with his front foot so close to the line.
1 can't help feeling Leonard's tennis would make very rapid m- provement if he could overcome his propensity for indulging in hysterical The tilstrionics on slightest bit of bad luck seems sufficient to upset his equilibrium. A big match can never be won while a player is so susceptible.
the
court,
MISTAKEN TACTICS
Leonard, as expected, decided to adopt defensive tactics in this game in the hopes that Kong could no hold out in the long rallies. There periods when these were brief methods brought their
success. Nevertheless Leonard might have dis- played a little more initiative with betler results. It so happened that Kong himself was quite safe on the
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baseline and was seldom worried by Leonard's rearguard action.
Leonard's determination to keep the ball in the court was commend- ablo except that usually his shots did not possess sumelant sting behind them to make Kong uncomfortable. Rather did they present the Chinese with opportunities for stronger re- turns and a consequent net excursion. Leonard pulled out como very good shots at intervals. Kong did not always find it advisable to rush the Craigeagower the forecourt as
which scored quite often in
ATTEMPTED World champIONSHIP-Amang the many figure skaters who participated in
the World Championships in London in the beginning of March, was the English couple Chill who are seen above during their exercise at St. Moritz.
IMPORTANT BADMINTON MATCH
·
AT THE EU TONG-SEN GYMNASIUM TO-NIGHT
GOVERNOR'S
CUP AND
LAI WAH CUP TEAMS
,,
Teams for two representative' fool-
(By "Veritas")
Seating accommodation at the Eu Tong-sen Gymnasium is likely
to be taxed to capcity this evening SINGLES
when the return match between
the University "A" and Recreio MATCHES
"A" in the men's doubles band- minton league will be played.
University need to win this game
this
is
u severe
TO-DAY
In Tennis Championship
CHIEF FEATURES OF THE FIRST EXTRA
RACE MEETING
|GORDITO'S
UNHAPPY DEFEAT
FINE RIDING BY C. L. GREGORY
Special Review By 'Capt. Foster'
longs, for the mare proved last year In the Morrison Hill Handicap that she was a sprinter.
However it was in this event that Mr. Davis opened his account with a creditable performance on Onk Day and followed it up with another success on Dick Turpin in the sub-
The outstanding feature of the First Extra Race Meeting held under the auspices of the Hong- kong Jockey Club last Saturday was Gordito's defeat by Pagan Love in the Tytam Handicap "A"sequent race. division. Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Rose-Queen, who was made a ragging hot favourite, let the punters down very badly in the "All-Out" Stakes while Sir Vic- tor's Honeymoon Eve failed to get a place in a field of four run-
ners.
season.
GORDITO PIPPED
ON POST
Exciting Race Provides A Surprise
r.
• Disciples ARM-CHAIR
RIDE
DICK TURPIN'S CANTER WIN
on
of coincidence will doubtless.remember that at this time last year Rose Evelyn, "Miss Cham- met her first plon of the Carnival, Waterloo
In the Tylam Handicap division and the gentleman in charge of handing out the poundage was again in a certain measure rea- ponsible for Gordito's fate in the The attendance was not up to the
aame event run last Saturday, usual mark of the Extra Meetings,
It is to be hoped that the owners and but there were several close
Prior to the running of Randwick will not in any way be disheartened excling Binishes. The fields on the Plate for Australian ponics, Mrs. Eu over the failure of Gordito, for whole were pretty good, though fa- Tong-sen had the pleasure of leading firmly believe that the race was lost
through vourites had
day. poor
the boring of the pony in three successive placed ponies of The best dividend for a win was her husband, namely, Rose Evelyn which caught the jockey, unawares.
out by
ol by Soldier $71.10 handed
(winner of Hay and Corn Stakes), Then on top of this, Mr. Pih was Peace, ably ridden by Mr. S. Rob Roy (lost to Kum Shan by a hot feeling too well and the absence Liang, in the Hongkong Handicap "B" division while in the "Daily neck in the Loiterers Stakes) and of his usual dash at the finish was Rose-Queen (third in the "All Out" very conspicuous. It was a judici- ous allotment of the weights, but it Double" event, the combination of Slawns then Mrs. Eu's turn to was no joke for Gordito to concede Pagan Love and Feudal Kaight pald out
$443.50-the biggest of this bring in her own cob Dick Turpin pound more than a stone to Pagan
who
annexed the Rondwick Plate Love and then to go under by n of the short head, The most successful Jockey was with four lengths in front
The race itself was not devoid of Mr. W. H. S. Davis who rode three second pony, Twilight Star and it winners out of four mounts, but he was certainly an arm-chair ride for any excitement, for there were 11 had to go all out on Centre Court Mr. Davis, There was hardly any receptors and incidentally it was the In the finnie. Messrs. Leo Frost and excitement in this race for the finish first leg of the "Daily Double" event. At the fall of the flog, "Araxy. (Mr. like a "March Past" of S. C. Liang each scored a couple of was
to the
front wins. Mr. S. . Yuen, the coming ordi
Nog- S. N. Pan) jumped ing ordinary ceremonial parade, novice, just managed to get home in ran a very bad fourth while followed by Whalsey, Pagan Arst on Kum Shan in the Lolterers Boronia Belle, the fifth pony, was a with the rest of the field in close Stakes while Mr. Ip Kal-ring on complete washout Courting Eve attendance. There was hardly any Feudal Knight annexed the Tytam who refused to accept, was reported noticeable change in the order
running as the steeds passed the Handicap "B" division by the nar to be lame.
"Black Rock," but coming into the rowest of margins,
runnera separated for the home run.
Gordito, as usual, tame on the outside berth, but after passing the mile bencon he made a beeline for the rail and the jockey had to ease off a bit to maintain his balance. extra
| Mention was made in my last notes that it was hoped that there would be a perfect rhythm in the new com- Mr. "Bob" Charles, the great old The absence of Bear Claw and bination but the
the battle did when he finished third on The Right the top-weights allotted to them in not end until the Time in
In the Randwick Plate to pay the Hongkong Handicap "A" divi- ed.
ed. Pagan Love hard peach- by Add-
C. Llang with the
Uberal use Mr. S. $17.48 for a place and the pair were sion over the champion course,
us:
passed -they-
id Interest-to- the part-mutuel, for the whip secured the verdict by" given a great ovation the Grand Stand to the dismounting Cossack's Beauty was The highest shu
short head. Then two lengths be- cnclosure. Mr. Charles' last ride backed charger with 913 tickets for hind
hind tame another was on St. John in the Adelaide a win while Soldier of Beltain bad Whalsey and
1
followers. .Gladiator came
busines .with
and the pair for a fair share of the
Coronation Day (Mr. paid nesed out $10 for passing the post first. It Frost) for the 700 supporters and paid
place. third will be seen that the betting public Helephant ran well up to the dise
to carry off the title. If Recreio wins, ja play-off will be necessary, as Var- sity have already taken points from the Portuguese at King's Park.
The odds on University winning
evening
ing are fairly
considerable, for it generally recognised that the ball matches have been announced by the Hongkong Football Association.
For the Governor's Cup uguinst the court at the gymnasium is
handicap to any
to any visiting team. This Sookunpoo ot
on ana H.K.C.A.A.F.,
the court could plty because ས March 20, the Hongkong F.A, will be
very easily be made almost ideal. represented by:
The fault lays in the white walls Rowlands (Fusiliers); Wolves which refleet the heavy lights and the Colony tennis championships is mounts. In December last I sald
and
(Rules);
while-feathered given *1 (Navy)
sfortun) Boltrue malte vision or is white cathered sixcel Four are down for decision that he was not letting the riding Willemsen (Senfarths)... Beltrão.
and (Recreio) Irwin (Hilles), Leonard (St. Joseph's); sity would be a court countable Wel Chung and 5. S. Hussain when Thys one-to-treep an eye open-on-
Gosano (Recreio), Talbot A.V. (Fusiliers) and Bickford (Club).
(lines), Reserves: Pickering
Evans (Fusiliers), E. Strange (Club), Wride (Navy) and Howlett (RE).
Hodger
of
(By "Veritas"")
Thin-afternoon's programme In
over
Lo
Mr. C. L. Gregory (a novice) was PUBLIC'S THREE straight the placed twice at the last Meeting and was glad that he had some decent
FAVOURED
But Gladiator Won
In The End
S. which this young lad during the was left unfinished at the first time Meetings. of asking owing to Hussain suffering from an attack of cramp when lead- veteran, delighted his supporters Diana Bay, who refused to pecept | juncture. Ho Face was lost at this fags. 1a the final sch
could walls
boast a court to the best in the Far East.
However, this evening's game will he played under existing conditions and for that reason alone I con-
E. C. Fincher comes into action fidently expect University to win. In LẠI WAH CÚP TEAM
are likely to take the aguia, meeting Tsol Ping-fan the addition Recreio Court wit
L. A. Carvalho, whe C.R.C. lengue player. Fincher is a but the encounter The Lai Wah Cup team has also has been suffering from a bout of certain winner, been chosen and contains one or two malaria this week and is a very should not be uninteresting as Tsal
is a useful player, and very steady. surprises. The Eleven is as follows: doubtful starter.
(Club); A.V.
Gosano But whether
Hussain should win his replay with Stakes run on February 20, 1035, 170 Carvalho plays or not, (Recreio) and Costa (St. Joseph's); II. A. Barros will be brought into the Wei and Liang Sal-wals is safe to ad- and it is to be hoped that he will North (Police), Beltran (Recrelo) and team. If Carvalho plays, Barros will vance into the third round at the ex-ery soon register his first win of Bliss (Kowloon); Fowler (Club), B. talte E. de Sousa's place, partnering pense of Warr, the Army player. (Recreio), Leonard (St. H. A. Alves. If Carvalho is absent, Likewise. Frank Kwok, conqueror of Gouno
G. Bodiker, should experience Joseph's), D. Knox (Kowloon) and Sousa will also figure in the team.
great difficulty in beating C. P. Ip. Bickford (Club).
Reserves: S. Strange (Club), E.
The full programme for to-day (Club),
C. Remedios
follows.
Bickford,
the Club left winger, will captain the team. The match, which is the Lai Woh Cup final, will be played on Easter Món- day on the Kowloon F. C. ground.
Stran and Gomes (Recrelo).
B.
CHARITY CUP REPLAY
It is announced that arrangements have been completed for the replay Cup of the International Charlty match between Ireland and Wales to take place on Wednesday, March 31 on the Kowloon F. C, ground.
Bribe of £50
Offered to Goalkeeper
(By Charles Buchan) Shortly before, the fifth round F.A. Cup tie between Everton and Tollenhom Hotspur, at Goodison Park, Sagor, Everton's International goalkeeper received an anonymous letter offering him a £50 bribe to lose the malch.
The letter borca Mansfield post- mark,
Sagur handed the letter to the club olicinis. The match was drawn.
At the replay at White Hart Lane, I saw Mr. W. C. Cuff, chairman of the Management Committee of the Football League. He confirmed that
Su far as I know the University will best full strength, and a very for midable team it is. I expect to see It win by about 6-3.
The following are the probabic teams.
UNIVERSITY "A"
1. E. Tan and P. K. Hul, T. C. Leo and K. L. Yong, C. II. Soon and K. S. Licw.
RECREIO "A"
OPEN SINGLES
Wef Chung v. 8. 9. Hussaly. A. Ware v. S. W. Llang; F. H. Kwok v. C. P. Ip: E. C. Finclier v. P. F. Tsei;
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
no
this season.
5
MR. FROST SAT STILL TO WIN
Mr. Leo Frost had only to sit st on Rose Evelyn when the roan mare took the lead at the release of the barrier and romped home in easy fashion to register her first win in the Hay and Corn Stakes over five Stopwatch Alled the place, but there was a good fight between Racing Boy, Copper Idol and Wadebridge for the third M. Tagh and J. Thompson v. O. E. position in the frame. The decision In consequence of this evening's
went in favour of Racing Boy who match, which has been specially ar- C. Marlon and D. B. Evans;
C. C. Stark and F. A. Joseph v. J. in his younger days was a crack ranged, the University have conceded
M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios, II. A. Barros and M. A. Silva, 11. A. Alves and E. de Souza,
F. V. Harrison v. A. C. I. Bowkeri second
HANDICAP DOUBLES
a walk-over to St. John's Cathedral and G. S. Rodger in the mixed doubles,
It is also announced that the "B" Division men's doubles match' be- tween St. John's and V.R.C., the out- come of which may decide the run- ners-up position will be played on Monday next at the Cathedral Hall.
King Wins
His First Race On The Flat
London, Mar. 18.
HANDICAP SINGLES
D. S. Hobb v. A. H. McBride,
Vanished
Racehorse
Sensation
Confusion was caused recently
In Tattersall's Ring at Gatwick and
In starting-price offices all over Britain by the disappearance of a racehorse.
One of the runners
for tho
Chequers Selling Handicap Steeple-
chase, the well-backed Skrun Bridge,
time
jacker.
NOVICE JOCKEY WINS NEATLY
inance on
the "W.P."
pressed
dudl
between The
claimed 6 lbs.
made three favourites, but Gladiator tance post but petered out in the Inst was too good under the guidance of stretch. Tempest seemed that he Mr. Frost and ran true to his form had enough of racing while Aruxy as was shown in the Consolation was well beaten before turning the Stakes.
bund.
RACING AT MACAO NEXT SUNDAY: SELECTIONS
(By "Captain Foster").
is not
The Macao Jockey Club is hold- ber 1, 1938, for there are 15 entries. ing the March Race Meeting at Spotting the winner
easy Arcia Preta, Macao, on Sunday are trained at Arela Preta. Leslie owing to the fact that these chargers The opening event will be run at 2 p.m. The s.3. Kinshon will did a good gallop last Satur-
did Meadow leave at 9.30 a.m., and return at Ling Tip have won races in
Clunie House, Fairy Ouse and Morn Gp.no.
while Fairy Auk and
day and 50
Eve.
Shang
The Club is conducting a special Tip were placed on some of their
As was expected, the novice-two dollar cash sweep on the main outings. I like Meadow Eve for he Jockey Mr. S. L. Yuen was respon event, the South China Cup, and the was placed in the Wuchang Handl- sible for. Kum Shan's victory over Best prize will worth winning, cap run at Macao on January 10. Rob Roy (Mr. Poy) in the Loiterers Fairly good entries have been re- The main event, the South China Stakes. In the last hundred yarda ceived for the curtain-ralser, the Cup over a mile, Is forced entry before the wire was reached, Central China Handicap for China of al subscription ponies of the could be seen that Mr. Yuca was ponies of D and E E classes over Club entered for the March Meeting sitting better and Kum Shan resmile, and Diogenes, the winner of and there are no less than 31 racers. ponded gamely to snatch the verdict Fanling Grand National, holds post It is a handicap contest and it is by a neck.
of honour. His last flat
racing Impossible to predict at this juncture brought u win in the Dilatory Handi- how many runners are going to line cap at the Happy Valley on December up. large number of entries 10, but he was in receipt of five shows clearly that the Macao Jockey pounds from Pride of Tsingtao Club has gained the confidence whereas on Sunday Diogenes is set racing owners and it is to be hoped to concede three pounds, A good that punters will turn up in large raco is assured.
force. representatives, Shanghai 4, who has not lost a
Public's Misguided Confidence
The
Hongkong
The
of
View and Victorin Hall have been been naked to carry 180 lbs. this allotted from 150 lbs. upwards while little "y" class pony is only 13 bolted on the way to the post and did After the race I was very much the Macuo runners, are at the bot hands in height. He has to give a A terrifle outburst of chocoring not come under the starter's orders.
was surprised to learn that there were tom. Shonghai 4 has two engage stone to Hohenfels, Shit Yin Grand greeted His Majesty's win in the Skrun Bridge at the Molyneux event for two year-olds second favourite at 9 to 4, and his 1,094 tickets on Rose-Queen to win ments but I would like to see him and Victory Life and it will an Up against the Valley doubtedly be a severe test of his the player had received the letter, ver five furlongs at Liverpool to-day, withdrawal from the field' left the the "All Out" Stakes over six fur butting
I fancy Laughing Buddha, horse-power. All racing fans would tongs. I failed to see why auch con- starters. but I gathered that he rightly con-His horse Jublice, running the Arst bookmakers
at a loss. betting
like to see Shanghai 4 romp home sidered the matter of little im-race of its career, won the event. Bookmakers consider that the risk fdence was placed on this "B" class who has been kindly treated.
chi stalwarts
The Tientaln Handicap, for Macao In flying colours. of on cleventh-hour
withdrawal pony against such
Honeymoon Eve, Mistake Bay and subs is a novice event over seven PUT YOUR SHIRT ON THIS portance.
Players have received letters of Jublice was sired by Mister Jinks' should bočno
furlongs
ing
on In the North China Plate over a my yola typo in other seasons, but they sire and started as a 0 to 4 favourite and be borne equally by backer on my over a short distance.
The running of Honeymoon Eve Hogmanay whe. I understand, will mile, The Big Trail is my fancy to way, They declare that the storting player had very respectable pass have been misguided attempts at After leading most of the
Jokes.
Jubilee came under pressure close to prices should be scaled down so that was very disappointing owing to the be ridden by Mr. S. L. Yuen. Goldbe followed by Prussian. Plane and
Spirit. fact that in her last Some years ago, when captain of home but held on to win by a length the "ring" is not betting at a loss.
Soldier some,
say in the falah-
On his last running at the Valley, Sunderland, I received a letter offer from Sir Victor Sassoon's Love-Call,
it is quite safe to put your shirt on Crouch who recently returned from of Britain, Mistake Bay and Oak
GOOD ENTRIES Ing. £1.000 it we lost a Cup tie with with Major Bonsor's Valenting.
n successful season in India. thehead away. Nineteen horses ran in
A good field la almost certain in Persian Cat in the Ho Pei Handkap Bay in the Consolation Stakes over Newcastle United. I reported
Everyone was highly delighted with a mile run on February 24. It can the Pel Ping Plate over six furlongs over a mile confined to unplaced matter and it was discovered that the race.
Jubilee was ridden by the King's the King's victory with the first horse not be argued that Honeymoon Eve for subscription ponies of the Club sub-griffins of the Hongkong Jockey the writer was en inmate of a men- tal home near Bristol.
new Jockey, 21 year-old Jackie he has raced on the flat, Reuter had not the prowess over six fur-that arrived at Macao since Decem-
ing
the
age of the match. But
was much
generally, Leonard's tennis negative to succeed against à player of Kong's typo, It required an adventurous spirit on the other side of the net to bring about a different result..
this
Victor's dun mare trounces Sir Reserve and Wentworth should have White
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