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PERRY'S WHIRLWIND TENNIS AGAINST ITALIAN

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COLONY WEAKNESS

BEHIND SCRUM

How Shanghai

Won Interport Rugby

The

good foot rush by Shanghai's for wards fed by Poole, The whistle blew with the score unchanged.

Heavy Going

By this time the condition of the ball and the ground was definitely

NORTHERN JOURNAL'S COMMENTS against spectacular football, and

the North China Daily News.

hall,

Hong Kong changed their tactica. by Their forwards had definitely est-

MENZEL IMPRESSES MELBOURNE CROWD

CRAWFORD APPEARS VERY SLOW

BRUGNON AND BOUSSUS LOSE DOUBLES

(By A WALLIS MYERS)

MELBOURNE, JAN. 9.

mcreasing Na game which was deprived of many things spectacular Shanghai defeated Hong Kong at Rugby football at the Cani-tight scrums and the ball came. drame by 17 points, (one goal, one penalty goal, and three tries) back to the outsides very much to 11 (one goal and two penalty goals) before a large crowd writes better. This enabled Mecke to and J. PERRY WAS LIKE A GREYHOUND UNLEASHED IN

• HIS MATCH HERE TO-DAY AGAINST G. DE STEFANI, Hutchison with more accuracy

IN THE QUARTER-FINAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN SINGLES The rain held off during actual play, but the drizzle which than in the first half, when

CHAMPIONSHIP. had preceded it was enough to give the surface of the field that many passes were fumbled, and IN 32. MINUTES HE WON 18 GAMES IN SUCCESSION, dangerous softness that congeals into a certain slippery state and Hong Kong often looked dangeroun. AND ONLY TWO OF THEM WENT AS FAR AS DEUCENTRE stays like that, coating the ball with a thin layer of alime to A quick punt ahead by one or

The Italian was depressed by the silted court, on which his make it difficult to handle and next door to impossible for anyone other of the threes often found comparatively soft service invited punishment, but the cham but the cat-fooled to avoid slipping once the ground had been Taylor out of position and the vial plon-anxious to show that he has recovered his form and to churned up by a few hearty scrimmages,

tors gained a great deal of ground. avenge his defeat at the hands of Stefani in the French cham- Taylor also showed that he had no plonships-played with demoniacal zeal

The circumstances appeared tothey were fortunate in

having king for this form of attack and He kept almost exclusively at the back of the court, like W. T. favour the visitors, whose for Lammert and Robertson come to more than once waited for the Tilden, scoring with service aces and drives. Perry now. faces the wards looked the heavier pack and their rescae niore than once with bounce of the ball. Under the three Australian survivors in the semi-finals, not one of whom

strain, his touch-finding also was could have beaten him on to-day's form.

who have had better opposition in some fine touch kicking.

Hong Kong than has been avail- This was followed by two brief at fault and he played into the able to the Shanghai XV. It there-Hong Kong raids the first a result hands of Robertson, his opposite fore speaks well for the dash of of a good run by Griffiths, and the number, to the distress of his for the Shanghai forwards in the loose, second arising out of a break wards and to the considerable ad- the perfect understanding between through by Hutoléison. Both were vantage of Hong Kong. At this the Shanghai halves, and the much stopped but not before they had period Robertson proved that he better handling of the Shanghai given Shanghai's supporters much had a wonderfully safe pair of three-quarters, that the local team anxiety.

hands and knew where the touch- won by such a substantial margin. Once Taylor had to touch down. line was.

On the run of play, it is pro- and only just got to the ball before

Scrappy Movements bable that the ball was more in the Shanghai half than the visitors'.

China Mail Sports Diary

V. B. McGrath needed five Isets to dispose of D. P. Turnbull, who again served brilliantly, but was trapped just too often by McGrath's drop-shots.

TO-DAY

After watching Perry's whirl- Cricket First Division, Club de wind victory, J. H. Crawford Recreio v. Royal Navy (L); Indian E. appeared slow in his match against C. v. Hong Kong C.O. (F); Second E. F. Moon. He was once in, Division, Royal Navy v. Club. :, de a swift Hong Kong player landed; In the circumstances play de Recreio. (L); Hong Kong C.C. v. Indian danger of losing the second set,

R.C.. (F)

which ran to 18 games, but he was the steadier in an uninspiring base- deline duel, and, having saved the set, took the third comfortably.

Wrong Tactics

on top of him. On another occasion;

series of some-Football-First Division, Club a fly-kick by Bowerman into touch generated into á

what scrappy and opportunist Lincolns (Club Ground), Club The Hong Kong forwards were saved. a very awkward position for

movements, each side apparently Recreio Royal "Welch Fusiliers better in the tight as the game pro-the local team. greased, but their, backs, until the This seemed to ease Hong Kong's hoping that the greasy ball would (King's Park), East Lancashires

slip through their opponents An-Kowloon (Chatham Road Ground), last quarter of an hour when they pressure and when Poole led a

South China "A" v. Royal Navy (Caro- varied their 'tacties and began to Shanghai forward rush, well backers and let them get through line Hill), 4.15 p.m.; Second Division wrong tactics,` found himself two punt ahead, to the great em-led up by Humphreys and Hicks. There were several, penalties and it University v. East Lancashires, Eastern sets down against · A. K. Quist.

R. Menzel, having adopted the

Third Division, barrassment of Taylor at back for the scales definitely turned in us sometimes difficult to see what Lincolns, 2.45 p.m.;

they were for, the players having RA.D.C. Police, Royal Air Force Then, however, he launched a Shanghai, did not seem to know favour of the local fifteen.

assumed a neutral

strong volleying / campaign and mud tinkast Lancashires, 2.45 p.m. how to carry on with the ball. Poole booted the ball' right over

Hockey Caer Clark Cup, Hong Shanghai, on the contrary, though Hong Kong's line from somewhere through contact with the soil and Kong Ladies v. Y.M.C.A. (Y.M.C.Aquared the match.

Ground), 8 8 p.m.; Friendly matches, But Quist, by judicious, driving seeing much less of the ball in the near the twenty-five and there fol-being hardly distinguishable.

The first bright movement came Y.M.CA. v. "Incognitos" (Y.M.C.A. and lobbing, reasserted his ascen-.. tight scrums, made excellent use of lowed a race which Coppin, wing when Grieve again cut through It Ground). 5.15 pan.

dency and piled up a winning lead every opportunity that came in the threequarter for the visitors, east-seemed that he and Bidwell had got (Bookunpoo Ground), 4.15 p.m.

Rugby-Combined Services v Club to take the fifth set with the loss ly won 2, ་ ་ ༈ ་

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The second bright movement came almost immediately on top of the first. The Shanghal threes, fed by one of the occasional heels by their forward, got moving in classic style, and McGill' rounded The teams were as follow -- Just as he was reaching to touch off the movement with an excellent Shanghai J. C. Taylor; G. 8. Me down the ball, however, he slipped try scored just as he knocked over Gill, J. P. C. Master (captain), W. E and missed it and Humphreys, just the corner flag. Taylor failed with Grieve, I. D.. Bidwell; J. Bowerman, K.

were a trifle fortunate to get away! with a loss of only two reasons for the victory

S. Blix; J. 8. Lee, J S. Ritchie, D. MeL, behind him, scored a try. The kick ja difficult

kick. Shanghai 14 Wheeler, H. W. Carter, N. Hicks, R. I was an easy one, but Bidwell mise- Hong Kong 3. P. Stewart, E. P. Humphreys, P. Jed it. Shanghai 11, Hong Kong 0. Poole.

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Hong Kong Gain Ascendancy

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Hong Kong's Try

Tennis Colony Mixed Doubles Final of only one game. Menzel made a C.R.C. 8 p.m.ph

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to reproduce their form of two days' - ago and lost to Quist and Turnbull In the doubles. E, Maler and H. C. Hopman were level with Moon and Menzel at two sets all when failing light stopped play. The winners will meet. Perry and G. P. Hughes.

ALLISON HEADS US RANKING LIST

Miss Jacobs First Woman

CONNELLY LOSES TO FREDDIE MILLER

(Continued from Page 4) Miller's face with his powerful right, but the champion boxed coolly, and kept his man away with Archer, R. H. Griffiths, G. P. Lammert, On paper this would look like a Saving two more penalty kicks stiff punches...

Good Footwork 4. D. Coppin; J. Hutchison. H. winning margin, but Hong Kong the next incident worthy of record Meeke: A. F. Walkden. W. E. Peers were not downhearted, and it is not wes Hong Kong's try. It happened In the first round. Connelly shook H. O. Bramble, I, H. Bradford, K. A too much to say that thencefor dix minutes later. Hutchison cut Miller with a short right to the Munro, D. McLellan (captain), J. 'C. Miller, W. F. Keer.

ward they had

more of the play through cleverly after receiving jaw, and in the third the Scot Opening Minutes Keen

Shanghai though they got less far the ball from a scrum. Tackled, again scored well. with It, Hong Kong pressed the passed to Lammert and that Miller; however, dealt qut heavy

New York. As perhaps might have been ex-strongly and only judicious Shang-player, instead of carrying on an punishment with both hands, and Wilmer Allison heads the Ameri- pected in such a match the play hai kicking relieved a

dificult orthodox.run which would probably his faultless foot-work and coun- can ranking list compiled by the during the first few minutes was situation.

have been stopped, changed his tering won him round after round. United States Lawn Tennis Asso more remarkable, for its keenness Then a penalty against Shang-direction suddenly, caught the de- Bleeding from the nose and mouth, ciation as the result of his fine than its science, and the referee hai gave Hong Kong a chance. An fence on the wrong foot, and went Connolly fought back well at times, showing Against Perry in the final Mr. J. E. Moir, who did a very good attempt to kick a goal failed, but right through to score in a fairly and in the sixth round landed with of the American championships. job throughout-awarded no fewer the return kick failed to find touch comfortable position. Robertson blows to the face and body.

Sidney Wood is placed second than three penalty kicks for and Archer get away with a run converted, Shanghai 14, Hong Kong Miller's left eye received atten- and F. X. Shields. Brat ranked various infringements during the down the wing, being brought

tion during the intervals, but he player last year, is third. first five minutes. The third of down well in Shanghai's twenty-

Robust Play

suffered no other injury, and Anish

Mins Helen Jacobs is ranked No. these opened the score. Taylor five. This intensified Hong Kong's For the next quarter of an houred very strongly."

1 of the women's players, with Mrs. took the kick for Shanghai from pressure, and Bidwell kicked well the play was more robust than

M. A. Bayan, formerly Miss Sarah only a few yards within the half-to relieve. In the end, however, Hong brilliant. Hong Kong gained

BERLIN "GAMES” ON

Palfrey, second. Mrs. Helen Wills," way linea feat which McLellan Kong were rewarded. A penalty was ground by punts ahead which LARGER SCALE

Moody is not included owing to her of Hong Kong, had failed to bring given against Shanghai almost on frightened the Shanghai defence,

having been absent from the 'courts off Just before-and succeeded. It the twenty-five and McLellan, the but they were seldom able to make (Continued from Page 4) during 1934, Nogom was a wonderful effort. Shanghai visiting skipper, converted. Shang a real profit out of their gains.

The Ranking 3, Hong Kong Đa

hai 11. Hong Kong 3.

Shanghai adopted something like almost all nations having forward- Men-1, Wilmer Allison, 2, Sidney Undeterred by this early reverse, A few minutes later another the same tactics and Hong Kong's ed more entries than in other years, Wood; 3, P. X. Shields; 4, Frankie the Rong Kong side started off penalty against. Shanghai relieved defence was also seriously tested. Norway, for instance, is being Parker; 5, Lester Stoefen; 4, George with a great rash. Their forwards what might have been a hectic mo. It was from one of these moves represented by a surprisingly large Lott: 7 Berkley Bell; 8: Clifford Sutter; Iried to carry everything before ment for Hong Kong, after a fine ments that Shanghai scored again. number both for the Berlin 9, Donald Budge: 20,

Hele them “and very nearly did so. The run by Bidwell. The ball return- | ·A quick follow up caught a Hong and Garmisch-Partenkirchen winter Mrs. Palfrey Bayan; 3 Mias Caroline hall was, however, still dry and the ed to Shanghai's twenty-five and Kong player with the ball well in events. Daniel Ele, President of Babcock; 4, Mrs. Di Andrus; 8, Baro- ground had not yet been cut up, se Hong Kong were given another his own twenty-five. There was a the Norwegian Olympic Committee, neas M. Levis 6, Miss Jane Sharp; T the tactics rather played into the chance at the goal when Poole was futile kick to touch. A line-out. gave the number of active particl-19, Miss Marjore Sach; 10, Miss Cathe

Mrs.

hai outsides who quickly turned by no means easy, kick from a loose movement Hicks sent winter and 180 for summer games Men's them to their advantage.

From the ensuing loose play, Shanghal's threes away. The ball

Women-1, Mias

Grant Jacobs; 2,

M. Painter: 8, Mrs. Greef Harris;

hands of the fast and clever Shang again off-side. McLellan missed a Some scrums near the line. Then pants, as 166, of which 86 are for viner Won Lott and Stoefen:

2, Allison" and. Z: Van, Rýng: 8, Budge and, Gene Mako.

Blix sent the ball well out to Lammert tried to drop, but kicked passed from Master to Grieve to find the greasy ball too much for Bowerman who made ground be-wide and a twenty-five gave Shang- Bidwell, who streaked over the line them and their handling seldom fore passing to Grieve. That hat a breather The half ended in the corner. Taylor could not impressed. player cut through on his own, with another, penalty kick for convert with a heavy ball. Shang Among the forwards Mclellan His deceptive run and knack of ap-Hong Kong which, proved fruitless, het 17) Hong Kong ‍8,"

Wand Walkden did a lot of hard work parently bouncing off his tackleraja brilliant plece of combination be Robertson (Converts Fenalty in a pack which, if it had been without their being able to get tween Grieve and Bidwell which Almost onttime Hong Kong were better backed up outside, "might hold of him and without his losing only Hong Kong's resolute tackling awarded a last penalty kick, for well have been able to turn the his balance, took him right up to defeated, a run by McGill, and a not putting the ball into the scrum scale in Hong Kong's favour.meet the full back. There he sold aper fect dummy and waltzed through

prope

to score in a fairly easy position,

Bidwell took the kick and converti led. Within seven minutes

start, Shanghai were thus points up.

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FOOTBALL

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