1934-11-08 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1934

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ARTILLERY AND LINCOLNS COMBINED FIFTEEN SHOWS PROMISE

TILDEN'S TOUR IN

ENGLAND

STILL UNMATCHED

CHAMPION

..

SOUTHPORT - UNLUCKY

(By A. WALLIS MYERS)

HE professional tournament at Southport, of which W. T. TE per as both the organiser and the principal turn," was unlucky over its weather. On Saturday rain prevented the deci- sion of the two advertised singles, and only an exhibition doubles malch could be offered the holiday public late in the afternoon.

His

But Southport showed one thing conclusively that Tilden remains, despite his 41 years, the unmatched champion. defeat of Don Maskell, the professional champion of Great Britain. with the loss of only five games in three sets, was but one proof of his present calibre.

Another was his capacity, for adapting his game intuitively both to the surface of the court and to the character of the opposing at-! tack. Maskell brought against: bim the smooth, evenly balanced. all-court game vindicated by Perry and Austin; Gledhill, the partner of Vines, offered him the more pugnacious assault exploited by Californians. He beat them both with a convincing margin.

Tilden And Wimbledon

I have often been asked whether Tilden, if he had remained an amateur, would have triumphed at Wimbledon in this year's Bald.

The answer is that he might well have done so if the test had been: one of three-set matches only, or' if, as in the old days, the cham-

WHITNEY STRAIGHT FAILS IN RECORD ATTEMPT

John Cobb's Mark Stands On Brooklands Track

London, Oct. 13. Whitney Straight, in his Duesen- berg,"mystery" car made an at- tack on the lap record at Brook- lands this afternoon, but failed.

The present lay record, held by John Cobb, is 140.93 miles an hour. Whitney Straight's best lap was at an average speed of 138 miles an hour.

Fourteen women entered for the races to-day-a record for speed events in this country.

pion had enjoyed the prerogative FRANCE AND TENNIS

of standing out until the chal- lenge round, playing one match.

Perry had to, face the cumula tive physical strain of seven con- Becutive rounds, and here his youth and physical reserves un-: doubtedly served him. Tilden would obviously have reduced bla earlier, matches to a rainimum by the power of his service and the variety of his attack

Doubtful Results

But if he had met, say, Austin and Crawford in his two matches before meeting Perry in the Anal, could he have hoped to survive, against all three in turn? That is where the shoe, figuratively speak ing, might have pinched.

"OPEN"

Permission Asked

open

Last year's finalists in the Colony Mixed Doubles Championship

Goldman, Mr. Lochner (the winners), Mrs. James, and Copl. Cannon (runners-up). Entries for this year's event, under the auspices of the Chinese Recreation Club, close to day.

STEVE DONOGHUE 50

BUT HOPES TO WIN. DERBY AGAIN

ACTIVITY KEEPS HIM YOUNG

;

London, October 13. TEVE Donoghue, the Peter Pan of jockeys, will be 50 Son Monday.

Talking to Steve yesterday one would have thought the little man was ten or twenty years short of the half century. His figure is as lithe, his eye as bright, and his vitality as abound-

Ing as that of any apprentice.

"Call me 50 years young," said

LINCOLNS BEAT

EAST LANCS FOR

LEAGUE POINTS

STRONG CLUB SIDE EXTENDED

LATE GOAL DECIDES HALL SCORES GOOD TRY

ISSUE

LOSERS UNLUCKY

(By "ROVER"")

After holding the Lincolns for

most part of the game and having

FOR LOSERS

JONES' SUCCESSFUL DEBUT

(By "REFEREE"")

the better of, play in the second ONE of the best "A" fifteen rugby game wit-

nessed this season was played on the Club

half, the East Lancs, were unfor tunate to concede full points to ground at Happy Valley yesterday when the Club their opponents, in their postponed defeated a combined side from the Royal Artil- First Division League soccer en-lery and the Lincolns by a goal and three tries counter which resulted in a score (14 points), to a goal (5 points), the open play of 2 goals to 1.

by the backs of both teams being the predomi-

The Lincolns were still without McGuiness, and Higgins led the nating feature of the encounter. forwards. Meakin again appear- The Club fielded a fairly strong fifteen, but they had their ing between the sticks.

work cut out in holding the combined side, whose pack, though The forwards with the excep-averaging under 10% stone, managed to hold the 'Club eight and tion of Ridley and Malpass, stem-leven shoved them off the ball on occasion.

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ed unable to and their form, and Major McIntyre, of the Hong Kong Singapore Brigade, who many promising movements were referees many of the more important games,was seen at centre spoiled through their inability to threequarter in support of Metcalf, and, although now a veteran, gather passes.

rendered invaluable aid in defence. Baldry was a constant offender THE OUTSTANDING PLAYER FOR THE COMBINED in this respect. Little was seen of TEAM WAS UNDOUBTEDLY HALL, THE STAND-OFF Higgins in the second half, except HALF, WHOSE CONTINUAL BREAKAWAYS AND BRILLI for an occasional dash.

|ANT SOLO EFFORTS WERE REWARDED WITH AN EXCEL- Ridley, as usual, was good, and LENT TRY WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE CLUB DEFENCE repeatedly set the line moving with TO GROUND BETWEEN THE POSTS. glorious passes.

MRS. MOODY HOPES SHORTLY

English was ever a tryer on the left,wing, but pulled his centres too far back. Never! theless, this

youngster is steadily improving, and has

Steve with a chuckle. "It sounds G. M. YOUNG CUP only to curb his impetuousity

better that way.

Believe me I

am as fit as ever I was. This

"Look at my day's work.

morning I was riding at. Manton. On my way back I dropped off at Win- chester and did some more ·riding! there. To-morrow I am at Haydock

Park, and on Sunday I shall probably

out

- RETIRING—WHAT? "Now that ride in France on Sunday. That interferes with an arrangement I had in mind. I had

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AT FANLING

Ten Hongs Entered

The draw for the G. M. Young

when nearing goal to improve. The halves maintained their re- putation, although there were times when a ground pass would

have proved more advantageous than a big kick üpfeld. V

Ash and Edmunson, the backs,

The

one

TO BE PLAYING AGAIN

To Take The Courts This Month

San Francisco, October 13. "I cannot set a definite date to my resumption of tennis, but I expect it will be within a month," said Mrs. Helen Wills

Moody when denying New York reports that she would, not be able to resume for a long time.

"On" the contrary,” she scid, "I have never fell better since the trouble with my back started."

The Club threequarter line, which included Robertson, of the first fifteen, and G. B. Jones, a newcomer who impressed on the right wing, was good and the passing was better than it has

been for some time.

Griffiths was seen to advantage in several dazzling runs and was reg- ponsible to a great extent for the first try which was scored by Jones,

Hutchison was good at stand-off half; whenever possible he sent his three-quarters away, but Tudor, who made his debut for the Club at scrum-half, did not impress. His passing from behind the scrum was wild and he was slow in getting the ball away.

Hutchison did great work in gathering several of his

GENÉ SARAZEN AS wild passes to set the backs in

RUNNER-UP

go over to Paris to: ride one of the Cup, golf competition to be played Parls, Oct. 13. Aga Khan's two-year-olds.

at Fanling during the course of the were also at fault on many oc- "Activity, that is, what keeps me next four months, has been made. casions, often sending the ball into The French Lawn Tennis Federation are to ask the layoung. Activity, and yet more

The competition which is open to touch.

made activity. Rather wear

East Lancs than Hong teams has drawn 10 entries, ternational Federation for per-

each team consisting of four players change, Griffin appearing, on the mission to hold an interna-ruet out, eh? tional

Jawn

who may be changed for any match. left wing in place of Tuley, tennia

The forwards were excellent up Each match is to be played over 18 championship in Paris in

holes, differences in singles and to a point. They made ground place of the usual interna-

nicely until within shooting dia- tional amateur championship.

(bisques) in four balls, Two points will be awarded for tance, when they petered out, and intended to go up to Warrington, the fourballs matches, and one were easily robbed. Elliott was a New South Wales Player

little on the slow side, and changed his position at least twice during | where I was born, to see my old point for the singles.

The draw is as follows:- people and have a little birthday

Byes into Second Round:-Union the game, but without much suc- celebration with them.

Insurance v. Messrs. Lowe, Bingham cess. "However, my work, as always.& Matthews; Asiatic Petroleum Co. must come first, so I am arrang- First Round: Meanra. Dodwell & ing to bring the old people up to Co. v. Messrs. Gilman & Co.; Messrs. Jardins Matheson & Co. v. Hong Kong London on Monday. Then we are and Shanghai Banking Corporation. all going to have a party at the Eyes into second Round: Standard-

Vacuum Piccadilly."

Co.; Chartered Bank Y

This meeting would be held annually, and would be open only to members of associations

affiliated to the federation.

MISS STAMMERS'S WIN

On the question of Tilden's re- lative position in the hierarchy of world's players, past and pre- sent. I am not alone, in giving him the top place. He virtually gain- ed the primacy by resleting all- comers for six consecutive years in America the years in which W. Beats Miss James For Steve stretched himself luxuri-Mesura. Butterfield & Swire.

M. Johnston could never beat

him.

RACECOURSE TRAGEDY

Disobedience Sequel In India

Poona.

Two horses are dead and two

Pacific Title

PLAYERS NEAR COLLAPSE

Berkeley (California).

ously, jerked back his shoulders, and planted his legs wide apart.

"Before you ask me the inevitable question about retiring," he said, “let] me tell you that I have no intention ef doing so for a long time to come.

"Very definitely I want to ride in

In the flis of the women's another Derby. I have made up singles in the Pacific lawn tennis my mind about that. Who knows,

Thirty-Four Teams For Stubbs Shield

PRELIMINARY ROUND ON NOVEMBER 18

Thirty-four. pairs have entered

championships recently, Miss if fate is kind I may be first past for the Stubbs shield, which will be

Kathleen Stammers beat Miss the post at Epsom once more.

Freda James by` 4–6, 6–3, 6–4..

DONOGHUE AND SON

It was a stubborn battle, and

ing sun at the end.

Įdevote' my time to, training.

It

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Wins Australian Title

Sydney, Saturday. Gene Sarazen, the former British and American open golf champion, with an aggregate of 286 for 72 holes, "finished as runner-up in the Australian

BORDERERS UNLUCKY Open Championship at Rose

TO LOSE

W. A. Reed Saves Club By Brilliant Display

·LAY SCORES DECIDER

Playing a better game, the Bor- competed for during, December, deres were unlucky to lose to the January and February next.

Club by the only goal. In their The preliminary round must be hockey match at King's Park. played before November 18, the first yesterday,

casions.

motion.

Novice Pack Extend Club

The forwards worked hard and were fully extended by what was almost a novice pack. Bradford,

Cummings, Scott were always pro- minent, while Garrod shone on occasion.

During the game two changes were made in the teams, Pte, Makin, of the Lincolns, had to leave the field owing to a bad gash in the forehead as a result of a head-on collision with Robertson while „at- tempting to gather, the ball in mid- air. His place was subsequently filled by Lt. Muspratt Williams, while a reserve back, Gar. Hopkins, KEPPEL CAUSE was brought in, Pte. Potter moving

to left centre threequarter. e MAMAK UPSET

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Bay to day. He was four strokes behind the winner, -W. Bolger, a New South Wales professional, M

Signals Beat Whitshed At Mongkok

Two Mamak hockey games were played yesterday, the Royal Army

School.

MIDDLESEX BEATEŃ AT RUGBY

Win For Surrey

County Championship -

both players were almost in a "Sir Victor Sassoon suggest to state of collapso beneath the blaz-me that I should give up riding and round by December. 10, the second W. A. Reed, at centre-balt for Service. Corps, conquerors of the Jockers lie seriously injured as

by January 6, the third by January the Club, played a brilliant game, Mamak champions, the Police, be a result of disobedience..

Miss James with her artistry, was extraordinarily kind of him 27, the semi-finals by February 10 and saved the Club on many oc- ing forced to share eight goals with CAMBRIDGE SCORE 49 POINTS Two Arabian, jockeya, Fihda and Misa Stammera with her to do so, but for the present I have and the final by February 24.

H.M.S. Keppel at the Valley, Mohd and Tuffail, had been forbid-subtle tactics kept the crowd in a decided to stick to riding...

The full draw is as follows:- Isanes, the Borderers left back, the Royal Corps of Signals over

London, To-day den to ride at the Poona meeting. state of great excitement.

"It is probable that my son Pat Preliminary Round District Of also played an outstanding game, whelming H.M.S. Whitshed by 6 In the County Rugby Cham But they decided to try out two Miss James'a magnificent back will be coming back to England cer, T. Megarry (18) and D. M. Me- his first-time clearances being a goals to 1 at the Police Training plonship yesterday Surrey ac horses on the course when no ne banders won her the first set, but soon to train here, and then-well, Dougall (11) v. British American feature of the encounter.

counted for Middlesex by 18 was looking.

Miss Stammers set the pace in the you may see Steve riding a horse Tobacco Chinelli (1) McKnight Lay played a steady game, but Senior was in great form yester points to 9. in Middlesex

(10) and G.M. ---- They were racing neck and neck second with beautiful drives which that Pat has trained! How's that? First Round District Officers or was not fast enough for a centre-day, scoring all the Service Corps The three friendly fixtures re- when the horses collided and crash-puzzled her opponent.

Fine, ah?"

B. A. T. v. H.M.8. Tamar, Commander forward. Half way il

through the goals.

gaulted in Leicester beating Ox- W. G.. Cowand (18) and Commander first half, he opened the score ed into the rails. The horses were

EM. Tetley (8) Messrs. Jardine so badly injured that they had to

Erridge and Austin scored for the nil, the Army accounting for St be destroyed Immediately:

P. Morrison (12) v. Mesers. Linstead pass by Mackay, on the right Signals, while the Whitaked's only Bart's Hospital by 9 points to Matheson & Co., J. C. Taylor (11) and with a high shot, from an accurate Farrell (2), Whitehead, Larking, ford University by 11 points to and Davies, D. L. Prophet (18) and A. wing

nil and Cambridge University. Steve has won almost every im-Sommerfelt (12) National City Hank,

MAMAK LEAGUE TABLE beating Guy's Hospital by 49

points to 9. TO-DATE

By a concidence all yesterday's victorious combination wer P. W.L. D. F. A. Puplaying away from home.

The Jockeys wore taken uncon scious to hospital-Reuter.

BAXTER TAKES 6 FOR 18

The Central British. School-beat- the St. Joseph's College by 8 wickets

The protracted ralites so exhausted the players that there was a lengthy interval affer the second set. Mies Stammers wrenched her shoulder at the beginning of the third. set, But ⠀⠀ carried on to vic- tory.

in their friendly cricket fixtures at Y. INDIANS WITHDRAW FROM King's Park yesterday.

St. Joseph's: 88, (Holden 4 for

13, Bakter: 6 for=18);

wita

It is nearly 30 years ago that. Steve rode his first winner, a horse

and so had ble first mount In Eug. called Hanel; at Hyeres in France, land in 1908. AN

The Borderers retaliated, but sebre came from Smith, portant race under Jockey Club Cramer (*) and K. K. Rounds the Reed brothers and Rodger (16) v. Dairy Farm Ltd., G. Milne (12) rules, and his unparalled number and A. MacFarlane (16); Messra, Gibb kept their charge safe,

of Derby winners six, including Livingston & Co., M. N. Curris (17) In the second half, the Bor- two at Newmarket during the war and A. McKellar (B) v. Education derers frequently pressed, but Department, C. Mycock. (16) and HA N

years which eclipsed that of Fred Williamson (16) Astatic Petroleum were unable to score. The game of Signals 3.28.18 11

St. Andrew Archer, will probably stand for all Company R Young (5) and G. Mar- closed before time owing to poor Police

RAS.C. Ume 11

SOCCER LEAGUE

HERE COME ON STEVEN

Owing to a lack of players tha Young Indians Football Club Last

Hong Kong Football League.

Frost 80, R, Holden 25, Eamall 8 night dec to withdraw from the

for 28.

Stx times he has headed the list Inning jockeys, and once e

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seille (18) v. Dr. C. H. Buton (18) and light. E. McMahon (6); Treasury Depart--- Clubs Gregory E. V. Reed and J. K.I.T.C. ment, E., Tarlor. (18) and J. La Mac- 1; Tetley, W. A. Reed and S. Somers, United Larten (8). Messrs. Lane Crawford's J.; Pote Himt, IL Bathelo, A. T: LİYİR. EN Ltd, H. Hampton (11) and W B. Bellamy and NA E. Mackey University Killior (9);, Standard-Vacuum: Co., L.-Borderersion Yärdla Mason, and Whitehall: « Geare (8) and H. Petherick (12) Isaacs; Osburn, Traute and Jones (89); Keppell V. Canadian Paine Co. GE Costello Casey, Solany, Johnson ; Jonas (49), and Whitshed:

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12th Battery

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