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TENNIS DRAWING SYSTEMS

L.T.A. PROPOSAL TO TRY NEW METHOD

THE

PROBLEM OF BYE GROUPS

THE Bagnali-Wild system of middle-quarter man (who has more

drawing competitors at lawn scalps on his belt), because the• tennis tournaments, an honoured "Now what I wish to emphasise former has played one less match

British Invention, has been in is wherever a bye is put, in the vogue throughout the world for middle or only at the ends, a semi- many years. Is that system now finalist who has had a bye will have always brought off a chance threatened with change, and, if so of three to one against, and

a

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SYMPATHIES FOR MAURICE TATE IN AUSTRALIA.

Test Match Bowling.

London, March-14. “Everyone has sympathised, with Maurice Tate, who, through no fault of his own, was unable to obtain a place in any of the Test. matches against Australia Had

services been utilised for just one more Test, it is s

probable that this great hearted · bowler (would have

"broken a lon

cord still credited to

ble the famous Australian.

-Trom

During the course of his Test career againat England Trumble delivered 7,889 balla. Tate is the only other player from either country to deliver as many as

7,000, "his total being 7,586. He thus required only 204 balls, or

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overs, to beat the record. Other players who delivered 6,000- *re Noble (6,954). Grimmett (6.845). Armstrong (6,783), and George

·Giffen (6,391), - all - Australians. Among our players, Sidney Barnes

5,660, and Peel 5,216.

is the proposed new plan a sound semi-inalist, who did not get a alternative? (askB A.

to Wallis bye, a chance of seven Myers). The Council of the Lawn against. And having arrived atis credited with 5,749, Rhodes Tennis Association have recently the semi-final by either route, his approved, in principle, a method of chance in the semi-final is evens. drawing coming from Mr. J. H. Everyone knows that in roulette, King, of Lincoln. They have although there may have been issued a circular to all associations run of nine consecutive reds, it. ia affiliated 10 the International exactly evens that the tenth spin Federation inviting opinions. will be a black or again a red.” Should the verdict be favourable the Council propose to introduce! legislation authorising the new! method to be used at tournaments in Great Britain.

Nothing Gained.

VETERAN'S

METHODS IN..

MARATHON

By Japanese.

Dr. Edkins has no hesitation in Unusual Demonstration affirming that nothing can be gain- ed towards' equalising the pro- bability of reaching the semi-final whether the byes are massed or distributed. To this extent, hel Bays, the modification is founded Jon "utterly false premisses."

68-YEAR-OLD RUNNER.

Tokyo, April 1.

There are other points that de- A 68-year-old marathon runner, mand consideration. Under no Mr. Kan Hibino, gave a demon- system that the wit of man can de- stration of his system on Thursday: vise will it be possible, when the afternoon before persons interested

entries are not a power of two, to

The draw invented by Mr. Bag-avoid byes. Does a competitor in sport, including the Minister of (nall-Wild and now in universal any way gain or lose by drawing Education, Mr. Ichiro Hatoyama practice had as its basis, when the bye? If he does draw a bye bend the Navy Minister, Admiral

aavoids playing one round, but in Mineo Orumi, all of whom wereTM total of competitors power of two, the grouping of byes the modification will almost cer-greatly impressed by his peculiar at the top and bottom of the list. tainly in the second round meet a style but excellent results.

WAR

not

It superseded the introduction of player who has already had a byes into the body of the draw-match.

The demonstration took place on

an improvisation inimical to equity If his opponent is put to play the ground of the First Prefectural which was employed in the earlies him on the same day that he has Middle School. Mr. Hibino is a tournaments. Mr. King's system, had an exhausting match, which is well-known; educator and was a which the Lawn Tennis Associa- not in the least likely, of course classmate of the late Mr. Yuko tion have endorsed, secks to dis-the bye-drawer is favourably treat- tribute byes throughout every sec-jed. But unless this is done, the Hamaguchi at the Tokyo Imperial

bye-drawer is under the disadvant- University.

tion of the draw.

Hardship Not Overcome.

a practice

lage of having missed

Mr. Hibino has developed his match with all the benefit that ac-style of running by a study of As chairman of the Laws Com-crues of becoming acquainted with methode over the past 30 years. mittee of the Croquet, Association, the "touch" of the courts: and local Explaining his methods.. it falls to the lot of Dr. J. S. conditions generally. Edkins to examine all new schemes

tourna

An Equitable Method.

Mr.

Hibino said that during the past

30 years he has never taken' cold. He then emphasized the benefits

He

[of "drawing." He has prepared a

It is more equitable, as tende to of marathon running and the im- report of the Lawn Tennis Asso-

in the massed bye portance of the sport in increasing ciation scheme for submission to be the case the Council of his Association. method of the traditional Bagnall the spiritual and physical vitality

Japanese nation. Wild draw, that those players who of the Dr. Edkins proves that the suggest- ed method of the Lawn Tennis Az-have missed the practice of a first-criticized present methods of run- sociation in no way eliminates the round match should play against ning, as he declared that they

each other under absolutely simi-wasted too much energy. hardship that the author, Imagines ar conditions as long as possible. Mr. Hibino then donned an army to exist in the Bagnall Wild draw,

demonstrated his and, further, that it would be less After a couple of rounds they are uniform and

much the same as regards practice system for about an hour. First conveniently applied to

as the middle-round competitors. he ran 1,000-meters without the. ments,

This, of course, cannot be ensured slightest difficulty, carrying an "So much confusion," he says, with certain gross numbers of en-army knapsack weighing about 80 "has arisen with those unacquaint- jed with the elements of the trants, but the ordinary Bagnall-jpounds, and army rifle. mathematical treatment of chance Wild draw favours it; the modifica with his body erect, his heels and probabilities that I venture totion lays itself out as far as pos-touching the ground at each step. Mr. Hibino said that ordinarily call attention to some of the sible to prevent it,

run bent forward, too With the Bagnall-Wild it is only soldiers fallacies involved. The author, having described the new method, necessary to calculate the number much,

of byes due, place half of these at Mr. Hibino has decided to launch; draw in takes as an example a which there are

24 competitors, the top of the second round, and a campaign among young marathon He points out correctly that by the half at the bottom. No table or runners to spread his system. He are required. has selected a 10 mile course start- time the semi-final is reached the similar assistance

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winners of the top and bottom with the modification the byes are ing from in front of the Hochi (This advertisement is issued by the British Empire Fair Committee).. quarters will have played two calculated in the same way, but the Shimbun and continuing by way of rounds, having had two successive byes are distributed according to the Meiji Shrine, Yasukuni Shrine, specially constructed table, Ueno Park and the Earthquake, matches in which either directly or indirectly they each will have which is quite satisfactory as re-Memorial Hall in Honjo. The cam- gards equitable distribution, but paign will start at 2 o'clock on the beaten three competitors and come must generally be a hand and afternoon of April 9 and will con-

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"Obviously Grotesque,”

"In the second and third quar-j ters the winners will have played three matches, directly or indirect- ly beating seven players and com ing out the best of eight. He then makes the extraordinary state- ment: The odds, therefore, are seven to three in favour of a player In the top or bottom quarter. Now when odds are

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