1934-12-05 — Page 5

DON'T FORGET

ONLY.

FOUR MORE DAYS

25%

OFF ALL

COATS

EVENING WRAPS

COSTUMES

AND

SHOES

- Ladies' Salon

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Six Lines.

PIANOS

Phone 28151.

FOR SALE OR HIRE.

ANDERSON PIANOS

TUNING,

REGULATING,

REPAIRING.

The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

Ice House St.

Tel. 21322.

繪光

PHOTO

SUPPLIES

Cameras Films;

Plates, Papers, etc.

Developing Printing and

Enlarging.

AT 24 HOURS' SERVICE.

PHOTO TAKEN DAY & NIGHT.

THE KWONG KWUI CO., LTD.

Photographers.

74, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong:

Tel. 22170.

SPALDING

for Speed

The all-important factor in 'modern lawn tennis is speed and yet more speed. Other things being equal the man with that extra speed wins the match.

The new Spalding · laminated

·multi-ply rackets are the fast- est and most powerful ever produced. They can be strong to the highest possible tension without risk of warping thus giving tremendous pace to the bal as it leaves the racket

The Spalding range of rac- kets for 1935 comprises seventeen attractive models at prices to suit all

SPALDING

Laminated Multi-ply TENNIS RACKETS

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1934

TWENTY-THREE YEAR-OLD GOLFER'S TRIUMPH

Sporting Chatter

(By. GEOFFREY SIMPSON)

LAI WAH CUP ON SATURDAY

TWO INTERESTING CLASHES

LEAGUE FIXTURES REVISED

Owing to the Lai Wah Cup foot- HERE is not the slightest hall competition, the "semi-final

"THERE

DEFEATS BRADBEER PROFESSIONALS FORM

ON LEVEL TERMS

PROFESSIONALS ROUT

AMATEURS

INCREDIBLE DRIVING WITH "LIMBERSHAFT"

TENNIS BODY

To Be Run On Davis Cup Lines

TILDEN TEAM BANNED IN BELGIUM

Paris, Nov. 27. Arrangements for the holding of a professional tournament to [be run on similar lines as the Da

vis Cup, were completed at the first meeting of the International Association of Lawn Tennis Pro- fessionals, which was only found. PLAYERS WHO ESCAPED THE GEN-reland, and Germany have al The United States, France,

(By George Greenwood),

LONDON, NOV. §.

chance of Fred Perry turning rounds of which will be played on professional at the present time.

Saturday, the League programme has again been curtailed, and Sa "Perry has talked to me many turday's programme will now con- times about professionalism, und sist of Second and Third Division has always come to the conclusion games, and the two Lai Wah Cup

clashes. that there is little future for pro-j

On the fessional lawn tennis.

Club ground, the "They are keen on getting Perry China, Athletic Association, to join them in America, because counter the Army, while at Kow. ERAL MASSACRE IN THE ANNUAL MATCH ready entered, while it is expect they know there that professional loon the Civilians, meet the Navy PLAYED ON LEVEL TERMS BETWEEN THEed that England, Czecho-Slovakia

The words I have quoted are game of the week-end..

in what will probably be the best

AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS those of Mr. F. R. Leighton Craw- The Cup ford, manager of the British team will commence at 3.30 p.m., and

competition games HERTS, AT THE WEST HERTS COURSE, of lawn tennis players who recently will be of 90 minutes duration. WATFORD.

Chinese, represented by the South MR. J. MACKAY WAS ONE OF THREE ed this afternoon.

fawn tennis la dying."

"

en-

The game between the Club and

M Crawford's natural bins to will commence

tion..

.

Hungary, Austria, and Holland OF will follow auit.

The semi-finals will be played in Europe on Jane 22 and 23, and returned from the United States.

the final on June 20 and 30 in Of the twenty singles, the professionals won sixteen, lost Paris if France in the finaliator THE UNKNOWN FACTOR

the Navy juniors on the former's three and halved the other, while of the foursomes, they won wherever the finalists decide. ground, and the Police and the nine and halved the other. TAKING allowance for Mr. Radlo

on the Kowloon ground,

BY VIRTUE OF HIS POSITION AS AMATEUR CHAM-thy French industrialist and the M. Georges Bognardel, a weal- at 2.15 p.m., in PION OF THE COUNTY, MACKAY PLAYED TOP, AND TO first president of the association. wards amateurism as an official of atead of at 2.30.

HIS INFINITE CREDIT BEAT J., BRADBEER, PROFES has presented a cup for the tourn the L.TA, I think he has fairly The following are, the teams:-" SIONAL AT PORTERS PARK, BY 2 AND 1. MACKAY, PLUS ament. represented Perry's present posis. Strange (II.K. Club), C. File (RX BORN OF SCOTTISH PARENTS AT SILLOTH, CUMBER bledon and American champion, Civiliana G. Rodger (H.K, Club): 1 AT OXHEY, IS A 23-YEAR-OLD PLAYER, WHO WAS Ellsworth Vines, former Wim Police); I do not think the sums that Beltrao (Chub de Recreio), Parker

Pote-Hunt (H.K.

Club), LAND, WHERE HE LEARNED HIS GOLF. Tilden's troupe could offer Perry at (H.K. Police); B. Gosano (Club de

is vice-president of the newly the moment would tempt him. He Recreio), Stephens (H.K. Police), A. V

formed organization. In the matter of height thereof drive, Mackay has done won- has a wonderful sense of loyalty, Gosano (Club de Recreio), E. Strange is not much of him, but there are dera. The fourteenth (398 yards)

Tilden Banned and the fact that Britain holds the

and Bickford (H.K. Club).

Reserves.-Boyes (Kowloon FC.), R.

few golfers who can out-distance is a good example.

The Belgian Lawn Tennis Fo Davis Cup is to him of supreme Silva-Netto and Bowen (Club dej

him from 'the tee.

He drove nearly 300 yards.ing of the matches arranged for deration to-day forbade the play- importance.

Mackay is Recreio), Gough and Johnson (H.K. the perfect example of the player slightly down wind, It is true, and December 2 and 3 by W. T. Til- But the film magnates have been Police), Bliss (Kowloon F.C.) Fowler who obtains his effects, one of then flicked the ball on to the den's professional team. talking in five figures-and there is Alves (Club de Recreio),

(H.K, Club), Green (H.K. Police and which is long and accurate driv-green with a half mashie-niblick Disapproval of professionalism the unknown factor.

Colours: White shirts, blue shorts. ing, by beautiful rhythm, precise shot. TOTE PROFITS

Players to report at the dressing timing and a remarkable amount

by the International Federation room, Kowloon F.C., by 3.10 p.m.

Bradbeer. Three Down of wrist-work.

was given as the reason for the THE Racecourse Betting Control Army:-Br. Durham (BA); Pte.

Board

At the sixth-long one-shot action. It is ridiculous to say, as some hole of 212 yards-Markay "flick- Swain, (East Lancashires), Pte. Morrido. that the wrists play only to ed" a, three-quarter shot with a are making another son (S.W.B.); Pte. Davies (S.W.B.), grant, £5,000 this time, to the Gr. Pardoe (R.A.), Cpl. North (East watch Mackay "cock" his wrists No. 2 iron on to the middle of the Hunters' Improvement and National Lanes.); Cpl. Baldry (Lincolns), Gr. at the top of the swing and green. It was not until the

MAMAK HOCKEY WIN Light Horse Breeding Society for Edmunds (..). Cpl. Higgins (Lin-serve their sudden snap at impact twelfth that the amateur definite

FOR POLICE premium awards next year.

coins). Cpl. Ridley (Lincolns) Capt to know the source of powerly took the lead, and he did go by The Police were weakened by the The first grant they made for

and Pte. English (Lincolns).

(Continued From Page 3) Reserves. Fus, Rawcomer (R.W.F.),

his case. 1934 was £2,000.

Gr. Harris (R.A.), Cpl. Smith (East)

laying his opponent 2 A communication

stymic absence of Gough from centre half, I have seen Lancs.), Pte, Robson, (Lincolns), Sgt.

Bobby Jones His Model which, in the language of the who received an ankle injury while from the Betting Control Board Malpas (Lincolns) and Gr. Smith

It is obvious that Mackay has cheque-book, wAN (R.A:).

"not negoti playing football during the week- says, they have good reason to hope Colours: Red shirts, white shorts.

taken Bobby Jones as his model. that they will be able to make a

Chinese:-Wong Wing: Lau Mau, He stands with feet close toget two shots in a bunker, while he alled Hayward's berib..

At the next hole Bradbeer took ward, the left half, while Pennell And His place was filled by Hay- grant for horse racing as the result Lee Tin Sang: Leung In Chan, Leung her, pivots a good deal and swings met with more trouble at the four- of this year's working."

Wing Chul, Lee Kwok Wai; Tso Kwal very full, well below the horizon-teenth. He was now 3 down. That is all to the good, and I am Cheong. Tam Kong Pak and Ip Pakal. As in the case of Jones there

Shing, Wong Mee Shun, Fung King

Throughout the game the Police sure racing people will be able to Wah (South China A.A.).

Bradbeer carried the match

held the upper hand, but the paval is a pronounced thrust of the hips stage further by holing a putt of vaders. Weatherburn, in goal, was get a crumb of comfort from what

Reserves. Ha Ka Keung and Fung in the down swing, the feet being four yards for a 2 at the sixteenth. cutstanding with several spectacu- team managed to keep out the in- King Iu (Chinese Athletic) and Kay firmly planted long before the But the end came at the seven-lar saves. Kwei Liang (South China A.A.).

club-head has reached the bull.

Considering the handicap in following a characteristic drive, sitters in the first half through er- teenth (388 yards), where Mackay, Wass and Perkins both missed inches, and consequently in Jever-put a No. 6 mashie shot desper-ratic shooting, C. Pile was age, an important factor in length ately near the flag--

Mr. C. K. Cotton, another of tres but they were wasted on the spicuous with some very fine cen- the strong contingent of Oxhey inside forwards. players, tan neck-and-reck with

--if I were a politician-I should

describe as the hope of a promise. IMPROVEMENT

SEEM to remember a cry of disappointment when the board's

first grant was made. It is pro bable that the cry will now grow into a wall,

DAVIS CUP GAMES AT

*** BRIGHTON?

3

t

(Continued from Page 5).

able."

1

Unsound Defence

con-

class ground suitable for some of TESTS LOST Havers, captain, of the profession- Although the Whitehall's defence

The Jockey Club will not join it, the most important, events in the 1of course. They could not be gift of the Association, such as guilty of anything so undignified. the Davis Cup matches and the But let us be fair. It is possible Hard Court Championships of that, the board take the view that Great Britain.

career for the purpose of airing hunters. To that, extent the breed-

IN COUNCIL

(Continued from Pagoh.) "And what follows?.

All wa

al team, to the eighteenth, where was not very sound, they were able superior length told its inevitable to check the attack of the Police. tale. This is a hole of 496 yards, Mason, at left-back, played a and Havers, on the edge of the sound game, his only fault was green in two stashing shots, left that his passed were not always his opponent labouring in the accurate!

hole..

the

not compete

is

£7,000 would be but a drop in. the The Hard Court Championships ocean so fat as racing is concerned, had been played for the last seven or but of very real value to the eight years, and would be played know then, and all we know now. rear. Havers thus won by a Hunters Improvement Society, for a further two years, on the is that Jardine and Larwood found

At the opening of the second It has this direct bearing on West Hants "Clubground at something in howling which

half, the Whitehall pressed; but Ray's New Driver racing these premium awards In- Bournemouth. This ground, how-Australians could

Moss was not tested on Armed with a driver in which crease the cash value of a moderate ever, was nothing like, so suitable with "?

built the new limbershaft Police made a determined attack, With twenty minutes to go, the stallion at the end of its racing as the proposed Brighton ground. Referring to the agreement of the (steel), Ray was driving in-which ended in success, when. Per- Ratepayers Opposition -county captains on fast leg-theory, credible distances. The shaft king received a pass from C. Pile Alderman H. W. Aldrich, secre- Mr. Fender says there was good of extreme whippiness, so to beat the backs and score. er of thoroughbreds is encouraged. tary of the Hotels Association, reason why these captains abould Whippy in fact that Herd, Shortly after this the Police seor

Everyone, of course, (except the said the association had been throw Jardine and Larwood over-

who is also bookmakera), will be glad that the pressing for facilities auch

a convert, deed again, when Parker sent across as board." It is suggested that there clares that if it were of hickory a well-placed centre for Perkins to tote is showing improved receipts, were offered by the scheme for was the question of domestic econ-

he would burn the club without a defect it into the net with a re- The Jockey Club have already in-years past. They were convinced omy-counties would have been second's consideration: dicated that any aubstantial grant it would be a great benefit to the hard-hit, financially had the Aus-Ray's golf to the first six holes verse stick effort. they receive in the near future will town.

tralians not sent a side, is

8, 4, 4, 5, 4, was reminiscent

The teams were: be allocated to the maintenance of Opposition was offered by Ma-

Polica: Moas; Blackburn and Kasha of those glorious days when he Mohamed; Tate, Hayward and Fennell; assistant stewards.

"Larwood's only crime" declares combined colossal hitting with a C. Pilo, Parker, Perkins, Wass and But let us not count chickens sociation of Patcham, in which than others when he hits the body, greens Winning the first five and Mason; Polchard, Bradley and jor Ross, for the Ratepayers As Mr. Fender, "is that he hurts more votret touch on and about the before they are hatched.

district the site of the proposed and that he can bowl straight more holes he beat Lo E. J. N. Wallace; Goodhart, Sandy, Davis, Whitehall: Weatherburn; Higglas ground is situated. He said there consistently than others. There Haughton (Sandy Lodge), 7 and Boolds and Tapson. was no certainty that an agree are many bowlers who bounce the

HERE'S LUCK

TR. S. M. LABROT, an Amer-ment would be entered into with ball more, and more deliberately. For middle-aged and old gen-,

tlement who have lost a little of

MSM. an the Sussex Lawn Tennis Associa ball her, and more

The Jockey on the second objected

RYDER CUP DATES

(Continued from 'Page 4)

three horses in the £1,000 Maryland tion, and if the Corporation ran And so it goes on. All very good their former elastricity, Herd is Futurity Stakes. They finished the ground themselves it would be stuff-the stuff of controversy. The convinced that the limbershaft is If the match were played late Brat, third, and fourth.

a failure, 3 NO.

question of Voce's absence, from a bron and a blessing. Look at the British team could be selected England's team is discussed, while mel" he asks, "Shace I gave up on current form and be at no dis there is a mild rebuke to, "author hickory I have lost the art of im-advantage on the score of wea Ity for falling to give a ruling on parting draw, the the biggest crisis which cricket has length to the ever had to meet

these fishing rods, He decides that England's batt I have

on the grounds of "interference by the Labrot atable, and the stewards disqualified, all three of them

SPRINTING FIND

(Continued from Page 4).

Unfortunately, the Freshmen's

The story needs only the touch that Mr. Labrot's bank failed and his house was burned to the three miles became a dreary pro-ling was little if anything behind

ground. Then he could have called cession, which

a day,

DEMPSEY TO MANAGE JACK DOYLE

(Continued from Pape 4).

Doyle

did his best

placky running on

Nor were th jump and Freshm other than médio

Atkinson that of Australia; In spite of the

Dome presence, of Bradmuu, and

Wjects,When you feel inclined

on that point, just ask) self how many rune Ley

calf

gives ther

with The match has never yet been e decided later than the end of

Jane, despite the fact that the. British golf season does not start until the end of April, and the Americans bave a full winter, seaso

RUGBY

ayad well!

Kongr

played 1908