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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1935:

BRITAIN

WAY MADE OPEN

FOR FILIPINO TO

WIN WORLD TITLE

(Continued from Page 4)

Sixto Escobar

AGAINST THE WORLD AT TENNIS

China Mail Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Bowl Open Pairs:-

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B. Duncan, and L. A. B. Duncan v H.

Overy and F. Goodwini

(Becreio)

L. Glendinning and W. Glendinning v

H. Nish and A. M. Holland..

(Kowloon Docks)

Y. Adal and A. R. Dallah HE Rose and J. M. Purves

The NBA president said he be- lieves Sixto Escobar, the Puerto Rican whom the Montreal boxing commission calls world champion. is worthy of a chance to succeed Panama Al Brown, long recogniz ed as head of the 118-pound divi-Tennis sion though he has met outstand- ing American contenders in the last two or three years.

. Foster said he would be willing.

(CCC)

M. J. Médina and J. Cavanagh, v A. O. Brawn and B. E. Maughan.

Divisions

Indian RG. v University GRA, KC,G

HACC - South China CSCC & Chinese B.C...

to recognize the winner of a bout, MR. H. HAMPTON

between Brown and the victor in

the Dans-Dado contest as the

disputed champion, however.

Al Brown In Europe

Brown has been living and cam- paigning almost entirely in France and elsewhere abroad for the last

FAREWELLED BY

COLONY BOWLERS

THREE GREAT TASKS

TO ACCOMPLISH

THE AUSTRALIAN AND

AMERICAN DANGERS

ALL-BRITISH CHALLENGE

ROUND HOPE

(By Fred Perry) :

London, May 4.

BOWLS A YOUNG

́MAN'S GAME

(Continued from Page 4)

Individual. Players

The crown green counties of the industrial north still lead "in uum-

flat xreen countries in the imme

formation reaching me

officially

HOLIDAYS in Hollywood are good, the excite-bers of individual players, but the ment of an English lawn tennis season bet-diate vicinity of London are year- ter-and now we are in the thick of it-all-again. increasing their aggregates, in In first-class tennis the Hard Court Champion that Essex has at least 10.000 re- ships of this week at Bournemouth, and in less sistered exalted circles the opening of thousands of club Sussex 4703, Herts 1,590, Leicester grass courts to-day alike emphasise that "here we 2.000. Berks and Bucks, 1,650 are again.”

players, · Kent 6,975, Middlesex 10,650, Surrey 10,600,

each, Bedfordshire 926. Oxford

Lancashire and Yorkshire come

Crown

green players, and fully

Notts

Lin

.* (Continued fröm Page $) Mr. Hampton thanked Mr. Nish two or three years. Escobar won for his kind remarks and said that titie recognition at Montreal a year he felt, too much credit had been I want at this moment to be personal only for 1,600, and Isle of Wight 600. ago when he knocked out Baby given to ha He thanked Hong! Casanova, youthful- Mexican who Kong bowlers for their present and one purpose-to urge that personalities be ban-bined provide nearly 60,000 known had knocked-out both Dado

and added that the watch which they ned from now on. It does not matter to me, and 39.000 are to be found in Cheshire Young Tommy, another outstand had given would always remind him it matters still less to you, during the next three North Wales, Derbyshire, Stafford- ing Filipino, though both these of the good time beat him in return bouts.

and the good friends he had made in Hong Kong. months, that I was recently interested in film shire, and Notts Title Changes

Mr. Hampton suggested that the offers in Hollywood.

Playing ander "Federation Dano won the state title from Association should attempt to get a

Let us forget it.

rules in Norfolk are 10,000 bow- Tommy in March 27, and the latter ground of its own. It was a ques Cables, telephones, letters, interviews, printed statements about 3.500. in Durham 3,400, in

In America, even in Australia. I was not allowed to do so lers, in Suffolk 6,600, in had wrested if from Dado on Decem-tion that had to be faced sooner or what I was supposed to have said or done all these so bothered colnshire 2,500, and in Derbyshire ber. 4. last year.

Ixter, and he thought that Mr. Nish me that I did not know whether I was coming or going?» Eddie Higgins, American. Legion and the Committee of the LEA

1,200. matchmaker. announced some time should go into the matter right "Pat" Hughes and I used to lie, prove considerably during the sea-

Wales And Scotland ago that the winner of the Dano-away.

abed on mornings and read to son"

The rink game has 15,000 players Dado go would be matched with The gathering then toasted Mr.each other with incredulity the Escobar for the world title, if the Hampton's health with

in South and Both Musgrove and Muir are Scotland there are musical wild words we were reputed to strangers to me, but their rise to land ten thousand players associat- Mid Wales. In all Hatter agreed."

between nine Honours before dispersing.

have uttered the previous day. Davis Cup rank has been rapid in-led with

We Have Lots Of Work To Do

deed a fact that can be

public parks, while the No more of this. We want to go quite easily when I say that few affiliated clubs-park clubs

gauged Scottish Association has over 570 full speed ahead with our game.

people had heard of them when we being recognised by them-the mot Primarily we must:--

were in South Africa The tour average membership of which should prove invaluable to them, so ranks around 100 àpiece.

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Hold the-Davis Cup. Regain the Wightman Cup,

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that we might readily expect thesej

The 1935 season in London and

two players to form the nucleus of the Southern Counties has again future South African teams. :.

A hot team, these South Africans young men to the game. In age," seen a considerable recession of

Rackets and resoluteness, rather than tittle-tattle, are needed for Not, perhaps, so dangerous as the they range from 25 to $5 years, tasks se formidable.

Australians, who broke precedent and it is in the Middlesex area Many old opponents, and some in not entering for Bournemouth, new, are here to challenge our lawn or the Americans, who despite the newcomers have made their ap particularly that these youthful tennis supremacy. That is why recent new "conversions to pro-pearance: Bournemouth this week has been so fessionalism have still as interesting as a guide to our pro-six as any in the world-Sidney been laid in North and West Lon- Many new greens have lately. Wood. Frank Shields. Wilmer Alli- don by town and borough "coun

blems.

fine 8

How good, for example, is Sexo-son, John van Ryn, Gene Mako and rita Anita Lizana, the 20-year-old Donald Budge daughter of a Chilean prufessional What I Think Of The American who has dived into, English tennis)

with such a splash? We met first, in Buenos Aires during our tour of

Talent

It seems at the moment that the

cils.

J. E. LOVELOCK IN ROSEBERY CUP

1930. Now one can see with hab American Association will rely upon an eye that she is a fine player, ex-Wood, Allison, van Ryn, Mako and ceptionally well endowed with stro

Budge

(Continued from Page 4). kes, judgment, and fleetness.

Much has been

Several old stalwarts are defend- heard of Mako and Budge and I have played versity), the 220 yards and quar- ing their titles, G. N. Blake (Uni- against them

many times as reter-mile; S. F. Adams (University), cently as five weeks ago with the 100 yards; E. D. T. Vane (Lon- Shields in Los Angeles. They have don School of Economics), the har victories over 'Allison, van Ryn and

dles; W. Welwig (King's), the

But really how good? Will she threaten Miss Dorothy Round's Wimbledon championship? I hardly believe so if Miss Round has got rid of that leg injury.

(Guy's), the three-miles.

To play well at ordinary tourna-Lott-Stoeffen to their credit in five-weight, and A. E. J. Etheridge ments is one thing. To sweep the set matches, so that some idea of boards at Wimbledon, where the their prowess as a doubles team can crowds and the atmosphere are uni- be obtained. There is little to Welwig's Fine Record que, quite another. Suzanne Leng-y choose between them in singles. Vane is president and captain of len, I know as a matter of history)

Budge can boast a backhand London, University for the ensuing

(I was about nine years old at the which is second to none-quite as season, while Welwig, the Latvian time) won at her first Wimbledon.agnificent a shot as that of my, and former Shanghai Public School So, I believe, did Miss May Sutton, colleague, "Bunny" Austin- and student and champion, is the hol- now Mrs. Bandy. So, too, have one that in itself is praise enough. He der of the Lady Busk Cup. He or two at least of the great men recently changed his forehand drive amassed 27 points last year, and players. But all the same the odds from a Western grip (as employed this was adjudged the best in-. are heavily against the feat.

by Lott) to the Eastern style as dividual performance at the meet- day. That change has made a great A revised system of point scor- used by must leading players of to-fing

difference to his play. It has ing obtains this year. The Olym There is another early season shortened his back-swing, with pic method is discarded, and in- problem of more immediate inter- good results.

stead 5 points will be awarded for est to myself. How good is the America's Best Junior Player a win 3 for second place, 2 for South African, Norman Farquhar Mako seemed at one time to be third and one fourth.

Holders Menaced

son.

Player Who Rashed Me Off My Feet

son, this year? I have rueful America's best junior bet for the memories of Farquharson, Two future. This tour may just round The holders.are menaced, for years ago he rushed me off my feet off a well-balanced game to make London University have a remark and, doubles player as he was sup-his dream come true.'--

table new accession of strength posed to be, put an end to my Wi- With the Australians I have re- this year. E. Lovelock repre bledon hopes and fears for that seacent acquaintance. If anyone wants sents St. Mary's, and E. L Davis, Since then, I am told, Nor to know how they are playing, Ithe Cambridge sprinter and ex- man has improved his singles game can answer in three words "only president, runs for Guy's In addi immensely. He really need not too well" have bothered!

tion there is J. Dondelinger, the Jack Crawford, having turned the French international, and J. Has With Farquharson are V. Gtables on me, is now in confident ler, of the London School of Econo Kirby and some others less well mood again, and will take lots more mics, who has 2-mile times of known to us. For instance, we have stopping than he did a year ago: under 2 min. to his creditin with us

Mar Bertram, the only vivian McGrath is still developing America

......

member of the men recruits whom his singles, and equally important With such keen competition and I know, We played on opposing has fostered with Crawford per-with the agreeable Motspur Park sides during our 1932 tour of the haps the best doubles partnership track in excellent condition, the Union, and he is a most charming that Australia has had since Derson. He was ranked No. 1 in War.

the public appetite for records should, those days, and although he never

be satisfied At Wimbledon or in the challenge played a Test match against us, be round "Bunny" Austiz and 1 are can be only a zranty one. We will cause of a temporary loss of form bound to be trying conclusions with look more closely and in be had a severe game at his com-Jack. Suffice it now to say that, good detail at the ranks of our friends ater mand. It resembles that of Lee in as he is, there is no reason for the enemy" as the days of battle some ways, except that the actual either of us to be faint-hearted drew nearer Meanwhile let strong forehand drive on which it Let us hope that the Australians note that seldom is it that an Em is based is produced more after the will be good enough to provide us pire gathering such as style of Billy Johnstone.

with an all-British challenge round happens in lawn tennis, Bertram Should Be Watched Bertram should be watched close-1

I think he w

and no better!

The feld of lawn tennis is so nowadays that my present "surve

liana South Africans, Tenders and Canadians there for copainoti