Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 12, 1939.
DUFF AND PEARCE OUT OF TENNIS TOURNAMENT
FREE BALL "RACKET"
· ABOUT TO END: STOP PUT TO BAD PRACTICE
London, Mar. 17.
"The free golf ball racket," as it is called, which, in recent years, has grown to considerable proportions, is about to end, if it has not already done so.
tion.
To those behind the scenes it has force without offering any explann- long been known that certain ama- leur players have been receiving manibly ilk of golf balls from manufacturers, the object of the gifts being to influence, directly and in directly, trade for the particular type of ball which the player receives clandestinely.
Naturally, Ju plays with it, and his friends, handicap men. and others, follow sult, writes a corres pondent.
In the past this hus been one of the methods adopted by the manu- facturer in buliding up what is generally believed to be a lucrative businesi.
The best golf balls cost 23.--some- times the price has run to 25. ft. and even sand at this Agure the profil in supposed to be almost as tronomical. Hence the keen rivalry to establish a footing in the Eldora-
sto
IRREGULAR
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The practice of accepting gifts of balls is, of course, so lilghly irrogu- | kir that the recipient. Is placing him- self in grave danger of losing his amateur status; but the practice has become so prevalent that A cases his conscience by saying: "Well, if B is prepared to accept a box of bails mouthly, why shouldn't I do the Same?
While the Royal and Ancient Club! has no intention of setting up a de-! face sternly against the Blet traffic tective laureau, it has at Just set its which takes out of the pockets of prostalounis several thousands of
ounts a year.
At the instigation of the R. anal A. the Professional Gollers' Association has taken up the matter enthusias tically, and provided the manufae- lurers cannot agree to the abandon- ment of the practice of gifts of golf balls a "black list of amateurs will be prepared. Once on The Hist the #ullotine will drop.
U.S. ACTION
It is significant of the action of the
and A. that the United States, Golf Amociation hug also been run- Aldering the question of amateur status.
Mr. Edward Cheyney, chairman of a comasitler set up to deal with the subject, stutes that neither he nog the committee has any intention of employing detective methods to fer- ret mit violations of rules covering tanateur standing in golf.
Yet Mr. Cheyney is steadfast in his opinion that the high champeter of amateur golf must and will be main- tained by must drustic action, if such
The practice has become so, fla-n course is found to be necessary, grant that boxes of walls are sent
Obviously, it is necessary because
dressed to amateur golfers, and to operators, of resorts and hotels throughout the country.
through the post, others uppear letters of warning have been ad- the dressing-table at the hotel where the player is staying, whilly balls are discreetly unded out the course for the player "to try." There are
Free accommodation is extended to players who go through a champion- certain amateurs in order to ensure ship, or a tournament, without ever their presence at tournaments and being put to the
of pur-so-called "championships." expense chasing a bull
Travel vouchers are also given.
F
T. A. Pearce and W. A. 11. Buff, regarded generally as the strongest British pair in the Colony Tennis Championships, were not steady enough in their replay against Leo Yue-wing, and Ho Ka-isu yesterday. and were beaten by the odd sel, Duff (right) was not given many opportunities to grapher.
phine-Staff
STATUS OF EUROPEAN
NET STARS ·
Cejnar Denies Reports Turning Pro; Puncec Remains Amateur
-Landon, Mar. 31
LOSE IN REPLAY AGAINST HO AND LEE: STEADINESS WINS IN END
(By "Abe")
Lacking almost completely the “fireworks" which had made their previous meeting so enter. taining to watch, yesterday's stand court match in the Colony Tennis Championships between T. A. Pearce and W. A. H. “Sticks” Duff, of the Hong- kong C.C., and Lee Yue-wing and Ho Ka-lau, of the Chinese R.C., fell rather below expectations.
Duff, who had dominated the ex- changes in the uncompleted match on Thursday last, was not given many opportunities to display his devastat- Ang smush. Those which he had be did not make full use of and general- ly speaking his all-round play was not up to the standard of the first cncounter.
Because the former Canadian Davis Cupper was unable to score as many winners as he was expected to do, he 4 partner succumbed to the greater stendiness of the Chinese, who won by 6-7, 6-1, 6-2.
and Photo-
IMPORTANT POINTS BEFORE COMMITTEE OF HONGKONG L.B.A.
(By "Abe")
A meeting of the Committee of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association will be held this afternoon in the board. There is a well-known professional and us many golf balls as he wantsonies reports witch are current on room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. to confirm F. Cejnar, the young Czech player,, who tells the story of the traperene at the disposal of the player. the Continent that he intends to turn ble amateur who, rather than being
No wonder George Von Elm, former American amateur champion Slovakia's No. 2 player, is studying
aprofessional. Cejnar, who is Czecho-Arrangements for the forthcoming League season. and Wolker Cup player, who turned at the Prague Commercial Academy business man golfer," declared that with the idea of taking up a business there were only two real amateur curcer. players in America.
suspected of accepling gifts, habitu- ally plays with a brand of bill which he dislikes intensely.
Because of the legal practices of others he feels compelled to art the role of martyr, an àltruluble attitude which, though highly commendable, is most undesirable,
The same professional, a mun with business acumen, having duly noted the players who, though never pur- ebaying a ball, always seem well supplied, demands credit notes from the particular manufacturer. What
is more, he gets them, a sure test of malpractices.
MALPRACTICE
Rugger Matches
At Home
·
London, Apr. 11. The following were the results of Hugby Union matches played to-day: Bath
3 Leicester Bristol Cardiff
The "racke!" is about to die; if it does not there are certain amateurs Newport who may find themselves in on awk- Pontypool ward predicament-the refusal of
their entries to the championships Rochdale and tournaments a prerogative which | Wakefield the authorities have the right to en-
11
Nuneaton
12 Coventry
Barbarians
RUGBY LEAGUE
The Chinese were the better- bainneed pair, and their success was due to some extent, I am sure, to a change in their tactics. Whereas on Thursday they were strictly on the defensive, yesterday they became more aggressive and found that it paid; for in defence Pearce and Duff were distinctly vulnerable. The Chinese were also alded considerably by the numerous mistakes made by their opponeals, who sornetimes messed up even the simplest of re- turns. In this respect Pearce was more guilty than Dui.
On the other hand, the Chinese very steadily throughout.
played
Results Of Matches Played Yesterday
The following were the re- sults of matches played yester- day:
Open Singles
Tsui Yun-pui beat A. Craw- ford 6-3, 6-8, 6-4,
Open Doubles
Lee Yue-wing and Ho Ka. lau beat T. A. Pearce and W. A. H. Duff 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 (roplay).
Lim Thiam-tet and Stephen Wong beat A. V. Gosano and J. J. Remedios 1-6, 9-7, 6-3.
They seldom went out for outright Derby scored with winning, voleys and "kills"
though they occasionally
smashes, and so they rarely made the mistakes which their opponents did. They were never spectacular,
SHREWD TACTICS
ing will be (1) to fix a date for the attendance is requested.
Amongst the business of the meet-the importance of the matter a full but their inlly of points piled up. "L. Hecht, Czecho-Slovakia's No. decide on the composition of each of cammencement of the League; (2) lo player, is another spoken of as like the three divisions; (3) to approye ly to become a professional. This is the
provisional fixtures already Home Football not likely, however, at present. drawn up; and (4)
Hecht hopes to go to the United sub-committee to take care of the to appoint a States and continue to play tennis as competitions during the summer.
mateur and would like to play It has been the custom in the past at Wimbledon this year. If he is to start the Lengue season in Hong- unable to get a job in the United kong on the last Saturday in April;, States,
however, he may consider so it is almost certain that the League offer to turn professional.
P. Punces. Yugoslavia's leading
will commence this year on Saturday,
28 tennis player, also denies reports April 29.
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that he intends turning professional, le was se purt in the League, 8 says a Belgrade message,
He is more interested in helping 24-made up of eight teams in each
whereas last year there were only
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ils country to reach the final of the of the three divisions. As three new European Zone of the Davis Cup teams have entered for competition, competition this year,
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have turned fliem down if he hail.
EVERTON SURE OF VICTORY
was
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FOXBROUGH NO LONGER FAVOURITE
London, Api. 11.
10/1 Blue Peter (0) 100/0 Rogerstone Castle (0) 100/8 Fairstone (0) 100/8
Casanova (0)
100/0 Triguero (0)
100/6 Foxbrough II (0) 20/1 Dhall (t. and o.) 33/1 Fair Chance (t. and o.)
-Reuter.
By concentrating on Pearce and j keeping the ball as much away from Duff as they could, the Chinese reduced the effecllyesness of the latter player, forcing him to "pouch" Foxbrough II. has fallen from ou many occasions. When, he did so. favouritism in the betting on the Dut had so little time to make his Derby, as the result of its defeat at shots that it was very seldom that Kempton yesterday when it Anished he made outright winners of his seventh in the Coventry Three-year- shots; when he did so, it
all old Stakes. right, but when he did not, he in- Blue Peter is now the favourite at variably threw both himself and his 10/1, The latest call-over to as partner out of position.
follows: Pearce's success with his service was a foctor in the first set. He held three times and was partly res- ponsible for winning the set in the twelfth game after he and his partner London, Apr. 11. Puncer said that he had had no presumably in the Third Division, we
Wolves dropped a valuable point had led 3-1 and 4-2. At 5-5 on Duff's
the Chinese offers to turn professional and wouldy and an uneven distribution of in the First Division of the Engilsh service.
missed teams in the various divisions if the Football League to-day, being held to great opportunity of taking the Comunittee adhere strictly to the pro-a 2-2 draw by Aston Vilin. As a lead. With the score love-d0, they motion and relegaton rule passed a result, Everton now need only two fulled to clinch the came and the couple of seasons ago. Therefore, more paints from thetr remaining Britons, fighting back, won it to lead leaving eight teams in each of the four matches be certain of the 6-5. Then on Lee's service, the stand court match in which he and First and Second Dvisions, we will championship.
Chinese nearly repeated this per- his partner were to play to Tsul have 11 teams in the Third. This Though they won their home match formance. They fought back from a brothers to-day has been postponed. means that the top two divisions will against Middlesbro' to-day, Leicester love-40 score to deuce, but could not conclude
A NEAR UPSET their programme weeks are by no means out of the relegation prevent their opponents from going Playing very steadily and ahead of the Third,
danger zone, but luddersfield's home out for the set,
ndently, Alee Crawford, the young Personally, I don't think this is win over Grimsby has moved them made far too many mistakes to hope close to beating Taul Yun-pul in the
In the next two sets, the Britons Kowloon C.C. player. for success against a pair who were only singles tie of the day. Had he almost machine-like in their accuracy, not conceded a lead of 4-1 in the final And though Duff and Pearce now and set, he might have caused Tsui then scored with nice shots, point greater anxiety than he actually did. after point was thrown away by He finished the fresher of the two In careless stroking. The scores give spite of having had
more running to was little difference do, and
there between the stroking of the two at that stage. But, the lead which he Starling very shakily, Lim Thiam- had established proved useful to Tsul. tet and Stephen Wong, of the who could afford to lose a couple of University, dropped the first set
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WITH REMARKABLE AND CONSISTENT SUCCESS
The following are some of the Tournaments and Championships in which Mr. Samuel has participated:
1938. Welsh Championships: ....Runner-Up.
1938. Eastbourne Championships: Runner-Up.
1038. West Sussex:
Winner.
1930. Scottish Championships: Semi-Finalist,
1039. Kent Championtips:
Winner.
1930. Leicestershire Championships: Winner.
1939, Nottinghamshire Championships:
Wlaner.
1939. All-Ireland Championships: ...Winner.
1930. Sussex Championships:
1939. All-England Champlonaliips:
Winner.
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EASTER OUTINGS ENJOYED
really desirable. It would be a much up oppreciably. belter scheme to balance up the three The following were the results of divisions--nine teams each-so that matches ployed to-day: the League programme will conclude, barring postponements, of
FIRST DIVISION
course,
The Hongkong Cycling Club en-approximately the same time. The Aston Villa joyed excellent weather on the Committee then will know where Huddersfield Easter holiday outings and local they stand, and will be able to make | Leicester cyclists responded enthusiastically to arrangements for competitions, etc. the call of the road. On Sundný no accordingly.
Bradford
less than three sections were out, the The meeting this evening will de- Coventry first leaving Alhambra Theatre atcide on this question, and in view of 9.45 m. and riding
to Shataukok
via Unlong and Fanling. Tin was taken at the border town, and halis for refreshments were made at Castle Peak Bay (Sanhue) on both outward and homeward runs, Kowloon w renched at G p.m. and the party crossed to the Island for dinner, later resuming the run to bring the day's mileage up to "century" figures.
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A strong party under Mr. Robert Yuen left Kowloon for a tour of the Circuit at 10.30 a.m., and successfully concluded the trip before darkness set in. At Talpo, greetings were exchanged with the social section under MesSTS. Kam Ylu-wah and Mok Hing-woon, whilst the "cen- turions" overhauled Mr. Yuen's party near Castle Peak at 4.30 p.m., when photograplis were. -taken. Ope woman cyclist was included in Mr. Yuen's party, whilst several joined the largest (social) section, which left Kowloon at 10a.m. to journ Taipo and back.
An Informal outing was ced} through on Good Friday, the Cain heading a party which left the Alhambra Theatre at 10 a.m.. Bril- liant sunshine and a helpful wind brought the riders to Sanhue at 2.15; p.m. via Talpo and Fanling, In spite of frequent halts for photographle purposes. A lengthy halt was made at Tingkau, and a portion of the hi from Tsuenwen was covered on foot, before the riders gained Kow- foon at 3 p.m. to conclude a delight-i ¡ul spin.
On Saturday next, the Club loses one of its founder members in the nerson of Mr. L. A. Anning, who departs for Home. One of the most netive riders in the carly years of the Club, Mr. Anning has of fate con- fined himself to various administra
2 Wolves 2 Grimsby
5 Middlesbro'
3
SECOND DIVISION
West Ham Norwich
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tive activities, and its departure A scene in the Souths China goal-mouth in the Kolewall Cup soccer. will be greatly regretted. As Hon. snatch on Monday between the South China A.A, and the Army, Cheung Auditor of the Club he has been Wing-chol, the Chinese goat-keeper, just beats Calvert, the Army centre- succeeded by Mr. P. Stanley. forward, to the ball-Staff Photographer.
a fairly accurate idea of the respec- tive merits of the two pairs.
OTHER MATCHES
went
COF-
very
and to enter the quarter-finals. won the next two games for the set
quickly against A. V. Gosano and J. Barnes to reserve himself for the Anal
effort. J. Remedios, who conceded only one
At one time the scores had been tied game. The second set, however, was at 4-4 in the third set, with the Issue much closer and ding-dong very open. The threatened upset did struggle ended in the undergraduates not materialise, however, and Tsut winning it after 16 games.
Thus encouraged, Lim and Wook revented better form in the final set, playing, confidently. But this third set seemed to have the reverse effect on the Portuguese players who began lose their previous nceurney. Leading by 3-1, 4-2, the under- graduates went out In the ninth game to enter the semi-finals,
to
It must be many years since two University players have gone so for in the Colony Tennis Championships.
Tsul Yup-pul is generally regarded a certainty for the final, as there in the top half, but he will have to seems to be little opposition for him.
show better form and greater stamina It he is to justify this faith in him.. TO DAY'S PROGRAMME Owing to the fact that the doubles. match has been postponed, to-day's singles between Lee Wai-long stand court game will be in the
and
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Lim, of course, came here with a reputation, but Wong hitherto hna. M. A. Raznek. never been anything more than t
The following Is the full pro- useful League player. His form to
gramme: dute in the tournament proves that
Open Stugles .... he has made good progress during
Lee Wai-tong v. I.M.A. Itatak the past year, Though small, in
(stand court) slature, he has strokes which are worthy of a far more powerfully, bullt player.
Handicap Doubles
I. J. Scut, and Commor, Rust . T, C. Monaghan and V. IL Gordon
H. D. Bidwell and A: T. Dow v. E. I.
Blxed Doubles
It was learned after the match that.Story and 1.2. Ferguson Lim was playing throughout with a fever, and the originally arranged Theobald and Lirs. Churchill
Mr. and Mrs L. Goldman. v. Lt, J.
Here's
Luck!
EWO
BEER
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