THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, MAY
1937.
DOROTHY ROUND LOSES TO AN UNRANKED PLAYER
London, Apr. 14.
Miss Dorothy Round, Britain's leading woman lawn tennis player, was surprisingly beaten 6-4, 7-5, by Miss A, E, L. McOstrich, an unranked left-handed player, in the third round of the Melbury L.T.C.'s hard court tournament at Kensington yesterday.
Another ranked player, Miss Freda James, was also beaten by an unranked competitor, Mrs. E. C. Peters, by 6–2, 6–2.
the keynote
Steadiness was
victory in ench match.
of
Miss McOstrich won because of Football
her fine Aghting qualities. Miss
Round had brilliant periods,
par-
ticularly in the early stages, but
she was very erratic.
THREE SET-POINTS LOST
She began fluent lawn
in the first
with accurate
and 424
led tennis and sel. Then Miss Mc- Ostrich fought back and, by driving with steadiness and making
Bons
fine angle shots, she took the set t 64.
more
The second sel was even
fought. Miss McOstrich wRS of a
king hardly a semblance mistake, and while Miss Round was bringing off some definite winners at the same time she was making a number of errors.
"TOO STEADY FOR ME".
Miss Round led 5-4 and 40---15. She had a third set-point ut nd- under her vantage, but faltered opponent's persistence, and a weak return,
net. finishing, up in the gave Miss McOstrich the match in the twelfth game.
You were too steady for me," nald Miss Round at the close, to which Miss MeOstrich replied: "You were rather kind to me."
Miss Kay Stommers, fully re- covered from her motor accident of Saturday last, reached the
third round easily.
NEW LBW RULE IS NOW LAW
OFFICIAL M.C.C. DECISION
London, May 5, The new lbw experimental rule has become cricket law.
At a meeting of the Marylebone Cricket Club to-day, it was un- animously and officially decided to add the rule to the laws of the game. Major the Hon. J. J. Astor was elected President of the M.C.C. for the ensuing year.--Reuter.
CHAMPIONS VERSUS
THE REST
BOYS' TEAMS SELECTED
the boys football The teams for match between the champlons of the league and the Rest were announced this morning.
The match will be played as a cur- 1in-raiser to the Kulewall Cup the on Sunday afternoon next. The selected teams nre:
CHAMPIONS (R. WELCH
FUSILIERS).
W. Griffiths; Fus. Pritchard and Boy Davis; Boy Edwards, Fus. Tay- or (Captain) and Boy Williams; Bay Gregory. Boy den, Boy Lardner, Boy Shone and Boy Morris. Re- serves:-Boy Wheeler and Boy Lewis.
THE REST
Nakao (St. Joseph's College); Chui ling-wah (Queen's College), and Boy Edwards (R.U.R.); E. Petrobe (St. Joseph's College), Boy Ingal Ful-chol (R.U.R.)
Leung and (Queen's College); Yau Hing-wal (Wah Yan College), Boy Burnell (R.U.R.), W. G. Pryde (C.B.S.), Chang Wal-yuch (Far East Training School) and Hollidge (C.B.S.).
Reserves: Redmond (R.U.R.), Leong Chong-ki (Wai Yan College). Tom Nal-man (Queen's College) and Ho Sik-kwong (St. Joseph's College).
LOCAL WATER POLO
Chinese League To Start
Next Month
its
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The Chinese Water Polo League, arranged by the Hongkong Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation, will commence
next season month.
At least six teams will be parii- elpating. They are the South China AA, Chinese A.A, Chinese Bathing Club, Chung Shing Bathing Club, Chinese Civil Service Club and the Chinese "y" Swimming Club.
The Chinese A.A. have won experiment, though Shanghai adopted it, and by all League twice, the Chinese Bathing accounts found it quite satisfactory. Club (holders) three times, and the Good off-break bowlers should be South China A.A. and the Fulden In big demand here next winter, once each,
This decision is of Interest to Hong
for it means that the new lbw kong law will have to be adopted here next season-Ilitherto Hongkong has Ignored the
CORONATION
small
selection of
Men's wear
novelties specially
designed for the Coronation
is now
show.
the
MISS SOUTHWELL
TENNIS GIRL WALKS COURT
OFF
(By Frank Poxon)
London. April 14. There was an extraordinary in- eident at the Melbury (Kensing- ton) lawn tennis tournament yes-
terday in a women's singles match between Milan G. MI. Southwell and Miss E. 11. Harvey, who has been captain of Britain's Wightman Cup team.
They were playing on a slow court, and after Miss Harvey had lost the first set at 1-0 she changed her tactics to simple defence,
She hit the ball slowly and high in the air.
"THAT TYPE OF GAME"
Miss Southwell could make nothing of this strategy: and Miss Harvey won the second set at fl.
In the third she drew out to 2-0 by the same methods.
Miss Southwell, apparently getting Impatient, suddenly retired, remark-
I do not like to play against that
type of game."
The match was, of course, award- ed to Miss Harvey,
"HARD DRIVING NO USE"
"Surely."
" said Miss Harvey to me afterwards, "a player at any game can use what tnelles are suitable for the occasion.
"I found that hard driving was no use, so I played the safe game. I am sorry the match ended as it did." Miss Southwell said she preferred to make no commer.t.
My own comment is that Miss Harvey was entirely in the right. It was up to Miss Southwell to adjust her play to the tactics of her opponent.
Badminton Flourishes
At European Y. M. C. A.
ENTERING LEAGUE NEXT SEASON ? Another new club is likely to join the Hongkong badminton league next season if an effusive article appearing in the currents Y.M.C.A. Monthly Notes means anything.
OVER 200 TENNIS MATCHES ARRANGED AND PLAYED IN TWO MONTHS
FINE WORK BY H.K.C.C. SUB-COMMITTEE
MR. DICK HANCOCK'S WARNING
Colony
HE completion of 100
tennis championship matches, as well as an equal number of contests In the Hongkong Cricket Club events within two months, despite adverse weather and
in the voidable of post- to ponements due other circumstances speaks volumes the untiring and enterprising laboura of the ten
tennis sub-committee of
or the B.K.C.C. Mr. H. 1. D.
D. Hancock's
Clubhouse Chatter By "Veritas"
It is so with the Hongkong men's singles championship. The cham pionship was inaugurated in 1012, the first winner being H. A. Nisbet, a player who had previously made something of a name for himself in American tennis. Nabet held the championship for three successive years and then gave way to S. E Green, who followed suit. Then came the Ng Sze-kwong regime, the Chinese exponent retaining the title for six years, and actually figuring in the final eight times in nine years, WILL
began the title Ng's reign over, lo move around. Honda won it for the first time, but lost it the follow- ing year to Capt. O'Callaghan. Hondu regained it next year, but then who lost it lost it to S. A. Rumjahn, who
gain to Honda Then M. W. Lo be came the second Chinese player to win the honour. Another new name Includes the indefatigable and well nigh Intolerable, and he gave was inscribed in 1931 when C. A. L. from Tientsin ever-courteous hon, secretary, Mr. A.
emphasis to the points by referring Runjahn came K. Mackenzie,
All will
by be echoed Who know how much delnited work to the physical condition of the Rum- to bent up all opposition. After this
much is involved in organising successfullyjan consins after their five-set finnl the title returned
last week. My own feeling is that S. A. Rumjuhn. Taul Wai-pui was such ມື້
n big
The L.T.A. programme. welcome Mr. Hancock's as- no matter what time of the year the the third Chinese to win it in 1934, will.
tournaments are played, matches and he repeated the achievement in surance that the Cricket Club will to the semi-final should be the best 1936. This year another new name always be happy to assist in any way of three sets. In
finds it way among the records, H.D. makiing all rounds of tennis in Honiton the best of five sets we are merely Rumjahn, whom, as Ms Hancock Without the assistance of the Cricket Club, the L... would have been aping the national and International said, had long been knocking at the
championships competitions
in championship door, carrying off the hard put to conduct the champion which only the world's fittest players title. ships. The Association and
tennis compete. In
minor
tournaments, players generally are indebted to the which are more the equivalent of our Only Seven Different Club, and it is comforting to know championships, the golden rule is best that the same willing assistance will of three-set matches, whether they be be offered in the future..
played in Europe, America Australia.
which ributes to these workaro
also
nwomotion of
the
Shorter Games Better
MR.
R. Hancock's objection to chang- ing the date of the champion- ships from spring to autumn is such a practical one, that it would be well for the sponsors of this change to give it serious consideration. Mir Hancock points out that playing five set matches in August heat would be
up
or
Ten Singles Champions
In 26 Years
There can be few Important tennis championships boasting a history of 20 years, which point to the fact that there has been only in different holders of the title during the period.
FIFTY YEARS WITH ONE
CLUB-"BILLY
for
two years to
Doubles Champions
BRITAIN'S MOST
UNUSUAL ATHLETE
(By G: W. R. Smith)
Wherever
go among athletes the talk is of A. K. Brown and S. C. Woodersan, the two men who are expected during the track athletic sea- son just beginning to set up new records for Britain.
It is unfortunate for all concerned that it looks as if the old argument as to the relative merits of Wooder- son and J. E. Lovelock will never be settled. Too bad, for I feel that with bath at the top of their form we should have seen some terrific As for Brown, he is acknow racing.
ledged to be Britain's most unusual athlete. He has alrendy shown magnificent form over all distances from the 100 yards to the half- mile, and it is a question whether he knows himself which is his best dis- lance.
I believe he will be wise to give
THE official championship roil of up the short sprint for the present
On his running to date there is no
and concentrate on gaining stamina the doubles goes back to 1917,
by doing a number of half-miles, but in the course of those 20
especially curly in the summer. there has been but seven different stamina is so often lacking in our holders of the tille. Ng Sze-kwon short-distance men. and Wong Po-keung (the last named now an enthu
of enthusiastic supporter
the first tennis, in Canton) were champions and they remained thus for three years, being succeeded by M. K, and M. W. Lu, who in turn his brother H. Huncock.
fust Europeans the just
K.
Have way to H. R. B. and
were
to win the cham- pionship and it was in 1921-10 years ago. Ng Sze-kwong and Wai Wing-
the next successful
part-
BASSETT'Snership, and they weve place to omir
GREAT CAREER
Mr. William Isaiah Bassett, J.P., chairman of West Brom wich Albion, died yesterday at his home, Kelvedon, Beeches-road, West Bromwich, following a heat attack. He was sixty-eight years old.
"Billy" Bassett joined West Bromwich as a lad. From that day Albion were to him the club of clubs. He never had the faintest inclination to move.
More than fifty years with one club. Player, director, chair- man of directors. A wonderful record.
He began his career as a professional at a weekly wage of 7s. 6d, wore the Albion colours in hundreds of League matches, in many great Cup ties, including three finals. Two of these were against Aston Villa, the other against Preston North End, Albion won and lost to Villa, and defeated Preston.
Many international honours came to him. He was the England outside right sixteen times. Eight of his capa were, against Scotland-o_bril- liant sequence.
In
FRIENDS TO THE LAST
.
GIRL AUSSIES ARE
Rumjahn and H. D. Rumjahn. In
1925 started the remarkable regime of S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn, which lasted without a break until 1930 Tsul when they conceded the title to Wal-pui and Toul Yun-pul. But they have recaptured the lost crown and still seem to be firmly planted as Hongkong's unbeatable doubles combination.
Lindrum And Inman
THE amount of interest aroused in TH
snooker here as a result of the Colony snooker championships should
be
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Ryder Cup Selectors
The Professional Colfers' Association has announced that the Ryder Cup Selection Com- mittee has been chosen as follows:
Josh Taylor (Richmond), J. H. Taylor R. Mid-Surrey), A, 'R. Wheildon (Moseley), James Bradbeer (Porters Park), A. H. Haskins (Hoylake), and R. Mackenzie (Stanmore).
denying that he is in a class by himself over the quarter. Even though he was beaten by the negro, Archie Willams, in the Olymple equivalent, he was then supreme in the world at the distance. Lack of big racing experience and the luck I belleve, his a further guarantee, if one be of the draw were, needed, of the public support to be downfall. - given to the impending visit of those This year he is stronger and more famous players, Horace Lindrum and experienced, and we can expect some Melbourne Inman. Lindrum as all even greater porformances from him. enthusiasts of the green baize know, But I also believe that by the time Is the world's clevereat snooker player of the Tokyo games he will have and has established record after changed up to the 800 yards, at be which he first achieved fame in the record. Inman does not far be- hind, but he is better known for his Public Schools Sports of 1932, 1933,
and 1034. prowess at billiards, and also as being
Brown, like Tom, Hampson._is_the_ the favourite subject for
The big, powerful, striding type of half- Webster's sporting
Juxtoons.
smiler of comparatively late physleni exaggerated nose
features
maturity, and when he has gained every
Websier caricature of the his full strength the longer distance famous cuist is known the world mould prove his best. to keep Inman in the public eye as over, and has, perhaps, done as much his personal ability as a billards Here are personal details of the exponent. Hongkong will assuredly Australian Women's Cricket Team give the
cue artists a warm The England early in welcome. Hongkong Billiards who arrive in
ON THE WAY Cricketers to Play In England
Albion TEAM WHO'S WHO
two
ag
Tom
very heavy season-I know that America, the Continent, and Ireland would all like to see him on their tracks, and for months American nth- letic authorities have been hoping
Meanwhile he looks like having a
YOU ALL KNOW `
I had known him a long time, and all our conversations he never sold an unkind, word of any one.
The atmosphere at the headquarters, The Hawthorns, was one of simple hospitality. No fuss: no show. "We are pleased to see you. Come again soon."
His death breaks many friendships, and none closer than with Mr. Fred May and meel the women of Eng- | Association is busily preparing for that both he and Wooderson might. Everiss, the secretary of the club. lund in three Test matches at North- the visit which will be sometime in be included in a team of English.
July, and the fullest support of the athletes to visit their country in May.
und June. Mrs. Margaret Feden-A daughter public is confidently anticipated. "Billy" Bessett and Fred Everiss ampton, Blackpool, and the Oval.. were pals more than forty years. It of Sir John Peden, President of the has been said of them many times
in football."
Legislative Council at Sydney. A "the two nicest men in
B.A. of Sydney University, one of the Mr. Bassell, who also
on the
the smallest people in the team, and a Football League Management Com- determined batsman. She married mittce and the Football Association Mr. R. Emmanuel, but by deed pool Council, was not fond of hearing retained her own name. himself speak. His knowledge of Elsie Deane Has captained Vic- the game was so wide that he could toria and may lead the Tourists. A afford to put his opinions lo a few smart fleid and a subtle bowler, with words.
a bigh action, she is forewoman and He would have met his colleagues sports organiser at the Semco Art the FA International Selection Needlework Factory at Melbourne. Committee at Birmingham
A Monday to help choose the England delegate to the Australian Cricket
of the Women's
CA, Eisle team against Scotland in Glasgow is an accomplished speaker. on April 17.
Nancy
Clements in the early "We have suffered an irreparable twenties. Combines the quality of a 10ss," said Fred Everiss. "The game good all-rounder with a useful know- vill miss him, and his passing means ledge of finance, so will act as trea- more to us than can be put into surer. At Melbourne Nancy works words."
in an office. Here are words taken from tri- Nell McLarty-A. Victorian. Good bules by other well-known people in all-round player, never so happy as when she is fielding at silly mid-on. How is one to account for the late in the
Sir Frederick Wall (former secre- Machinist, in a factory, SCRSON WAYE of enthusiasm for Badminton 7 Whereln How the kick which seemingly tary of the FIA.); "He was a charm-
Редку
AntonioThe baby of the emanates
from the fighty shuttle? A peeping sportsman.
next June. Googly bowling team-20 into the West Lounge cach Tuesday and Friday, reveals a dozen or so eagerly awaite
Mr.
Fred Howarth (secretary has earned for her the title of "the Grimmett," Dark-eyed, cur- In their turn to take the court. They are Fooball League): "He spent a life- Girl
mercy party, one and all 'taking a delight,
time in football, and was one of the when travelling with the Victorian Peggy is full of fun and ly-haired, Per In spite of the beade, and in some cases,
most popular men in the game." streams of moisture boxins from them. In fuschlag
Lho light-hearted
Despite the hot weather which has Invaded the Colony, interest in the game continues unabated at the European Y.M.C.A, a dozen or more players meeting in the West Lounge every Tuesday and Friday.
The popularity of the game can be better understood by reprinting the Monthly Notes article, which
follows.
shuttle from the stage to the partition of the Wext Lounge, endokrouring the while to neoline with each successive punch, a somewhat magnetic net.
Of surety, submarine neix during wAN fare could not be as a barrage, more efficient then the one on view aprend o'er the Badminton Court. Quite an attractive · Uitio nek to be sure, la emat sorrow though This' enthusiasm was not az keer enziler in the menuph, who knows, the YMCA. might have added more leaves to its lauzela ere this, plucked from the, Becond Divisio
Is there any renson why this coming 'seaBOT should also be spent in similar "friendilew
on
football:-
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Mr. S. F. Rous (secretary F.A.): team Inst season gave Imitations of
other Garbo and
famous "He had many lovable qualities. Greta
people. Machinist in a factory.
Maric Tom Muirhead (manager Preston
Jegust-Companion to a North End): It is a tragic break Perth lady. Hnd much to do with for Albion."
the forming of Western Australia Mr
F. W. Rinder (Aston Villa SA
the is secretary. of which vice-president director,
slow bowler and a Football
Mall-round League, and member F. A. Council); useful
player Amy Hadson-made so many "A good, straight-forward man; an
a fast excellent counsellor,"
bowler but her slips
that she now delivers a
It might be argued that the reason concorriand, off the field,
the standard of play, but surely a favourable
je much more desirable, than, HOW WE WON,
03
Mr. Fred Normanselt (chairman mistakes Aston Villa): A great sportsman on much slower ball. Cautious bat, but A lovable often brightens up when set. Fields
well
at third "man" and in the deep. Winole George A good wicket-
"Billy"
report as to 110W WE PLAYED THE GAMA character crit will be reraem-keeper and one of the bats of the
Then go yo to it my heartfer, practice while
you may, and here's to your success. . Hay the
bered by all who knew him as
A
finger of the "Y" yet be in the pie, of the man who always played the game.
Second Division, Irrespective of puelliem, top
or boltem. To be in the pie where one can
At least fasts is very contmendable, as opposed
sto kat being, in the pleˇai mặt. In pasalog, na means of recreation, and as 'un, enjoyable pastime, you certainly have succeeded : in taking the "bail" out of. Badminton.
side. Has been
concerned with ships at Melbourne, Boylish, athle-
ROSE'S LIME JUICE
BUT HAVE YOU TRIED
ROSE'S
DELICIOUS
GRAPE FRUIT
ORANGE
& LEMON!
SQUASHES ?
IDEAL FOR THE SUMMER
Sole Agents:
The Albion players will be sad of Foggy Antonito in many fino partner- CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd..
eart when they walk on the Artic type of girl, who at one period senal pitch to-morrow, for he had was broad jump women's champion been like a father to them.
ARTHUR, SIMMONS
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