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„THE CHINA MAH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1936

Sporting Page

DOHERTYS, TILDEN, VINES AND PERRY UNDER

CAMBRIDGE Badminton & "BIG BILL" WAS GREATEST OF

RUGBY J. G. S. FORREST'S GRAND DISPLAY

IN THE CENTRE

St. Catherine's Big Contribution

CAPTAIN LABORDE HAS GREAT TASK

London, November 17. While paper records may be all very well as a general guide to form they take no account, of course, of the determination

of a side to pull itself together! Take for example, the case

of

Tennis Ace

cretary of Club de Pe-

CHAMPIONS-N. BROO

BROOKS OITET

BUT FRED PERRY'S CLAIMS MUST

BE AS GREAT TO-DAY

LACOSTE, COCHET AND VINES HAD NO OPPOSITION

(By H. W. "Bunny" Austin)

London, August 22.

RECENTLY I wrote of the position of the English women in world lawn tennis, of their uneven form, of the uncertainties of their results; that though we possessed on paper the finest team in the world, that did not necessarily mean that we won our înternational matches. nor that the major championships of the world were won by English

MICROSCOPE

RUGBY WIN FOR NAVY ARMY BEATEN

IN DECISIVE

MANNER

Fred Perry, above, whose claims to the greatestě tenk player of all time is only chal- lenged by the most Impressive record of W. T. “Big Bur!Tilden.

Cambridge University and the Ravier, the present Se- women; that though the material was there and in the past we had INTERSECTION

won through, at any rate at Wimbledon and in the French champion- famous Harlequins on the Rug-creio's Football Section, is keenly by field. Until they met, the lat-interested in badmintion and ten-ships, we were not winning to-day, but that there was no reason why ter had not lost a game this nir. Born in Hong Kong, he was to-morrow we should not be winning again.

Season

educated at the St. Joseph's Mix- True; Cambridge had also sion. Macau, and St. Joseph's Col- won the only game they had lege. Hong Kong. played in club Rugby, but only He played football while in school by 8 points to 3: and it was well and also turned out for their known that there were other junior cricket team. On leaving signs that the game was hav-school he turned his attention to ing a bad time at the univer-baseball and played for the St. sity. The Harlequins, on the Lexis team for several reasons în other hand, had scored 35 points the old HK, League.

in three games while conceding He later joined Club de Perreio. only five.

where he took up tennis, gradually Great Surprise

working his way up from the “C”

202 among the

fore when the Light Blues won

tis

The story of the English men's lawn tennis is different. This year, and for three or four years past, we are on top of the world, and the reason for our success, different from the rea son for our 'women's failure, is easy to find. The reason can be set down in one word- Perry. To write of British triumphs in lawn tennis it is peressary to write of Perry.

HOCKEY

Civilian-Navy-Army

Draw Made"

final Inter-Section

Naval Backs Show

Fine Form

WER, SMEALE, AND EUMAN SHIN

(By "REFEREE") An exciting Rugby match was witnessed on the Navy ground at Causeway Bay yesterday, where the Senior Service scored a de- cisive victory over the Army, by a goal; and two tries (11 points) to a penalty goal and a. try {6 points), although the military side were below strength, Harri- son, one of their best forwards, and: Boyling. their left-wing {threequirier, being absentees.

Territorially, the Navy enjoyed

At a recent meeting of the most of the exchanges and it was Grupo Desportivo Argonauta, only a falling off in their forward presenting the civilian hockey play during the second half which In a recent correspondence references were reade to the famous brothers, the Dohertys. dubs of the Colony by virtue of gave the hard-pressed Army team There has been, and no doubt always will be, controversy as to the rival merits of the Doh-their victory in the Civilian Sec- chance to relatiate ertys and of the champions of the last decade. In one of the letters I recall, the writer, after tion, the Navy and the Army hoc-marked feature of the ex- counter was the feebleness of the certain references to the early days of the Dohertys, stated quite simply that, great as they key

representatives, the

Army backs, Floyd being their of were, Perry would have beaten them, and ended up by saying that he, the writer, thought stages the that Perry was the greatest player that the game has yet produced.

were arranged and most dangerous man, and he was so poorly supported that his one the first match will take place and only brilliant move fizzled out Ithe speed with which he hit the next Saturday.

when only, a few yards from the ball and the speed at which he This will be between the Ciri-Kavy line following a diagonal covered the court. He was on to lians (Argonautas) and the Navy the ball in a flashy hitting it al- and will be held on the military COM- most on the half volley. The ball ground at Chatham Road,

~,

HOCKEY HON. SECRETARIES PLEASE TAKE NOTE!

This opens up a great field of ¡ ------ So great was the surprise, there-Division to the "B" Division. He speculation. Though it is im- Portuguese possible to prove which great 16-11 on the Harlequins Twicken-Club's most promising youngsters champion was the greatest of

On badminton taking a hold in the ham ground that the men themselves shared it! Again, Colony. Karier tried his hand at it was not so much the paper result, this sport and again met with more

university

than average success he is now Behind that comparatively event score lay a tussle as uniformly good playing for Club de Recreio in the "B" team in the "A" Division of In the Cambridge attack as in its.

the Men's Doubles League. defence. If one particular man

the ofiset

J. A. Macdonald-was better than his counterpart-Butler-01 wing, this was more than by the brilliant centre work the freshman from Scotland, J. G. S. Forrest. ...

of

Where Talent Comes From Undoubtedly much of Cam- bridge's talent-whether

WEE-END. SOCCER PROGRAMME

it re- An

Kumaon Rifles To Make Debut

interesting

all, it is of vast interest to spe-

greatest claim to that high dis-! tinction.

culate as to which could lay the Players' Names Wanted For Match

Against Combined Services

In recent years the general consensus of opinion has been that Tilden is the greatest play- er that has ever lived. Even the most ardent admirers of the Dohertys were willing to yield the champion of champions' crown to Tilden.

Tilden The Greatest Norman Brookes, who played soccer pro- against both the Dohertys and mains latent or is allowed to be gramme will take place next week-Tilden, considers Tilden the great- end, including several matches in est. The most ardent admirers of the Senior and Junior Shield com- the zuusketeers of France, while petitions.

pointing out that Lacoste and

NAVY AWARDED JUNIOR

SOCCER POINTS

...m

The Navy have been awarded

The outstanding feature of the Cochet, were in the heyday of of the Kumaon Rifles, the new Tiuen, freely admitted that when

encounters will be the local debut French lawn tennis the masters of

T

Indian Regiment which is succeed-they were beating him he was pasti

No one, indeed, denied Tilden

here.

the points in their Second Divi-ing the 1/8th Punjab Regiment his best sion game against Kowloon, which was to have, been played on Sunday, November 8, but which was postponed owing to Kowloon not, being able to raise 3. team.

developed-is due to the high standard of sport at St. Catherine's College.

The following is this week-end's the right to be called the greatest prograzame :---

SATURDAY

SENIOR SHIELD

·First Roundta

EASTERN

Kumson

piæver of all time, and his name. became, and indeed remains to this day, one of magic in the lawn' ter- [nis' world. *

11

Secretaries of Civilian Hockey clubs in the Colony are requested to forward immediately to the Hon. Secretary of the Hong Kong Hockey Association the names of their best players for the various positions, in order that trial

Tournament

ron

Kelshaw Poor.. Kelshaw would not open up the

was returned to his opponents a mencing at 4 fraction of a second faster by This will be followed by the game and spoiled several oppor- Perry than by any other player. match between the Civilians and tuities by attempting to find In consequence his opponents were the Army (represented by the touch, while Barry was very un- always being hurried. They hadn't Hong Kong Singapore Brigade, certain, stepping into touch on the time to make, their shots. Royal Artillery, winners of the several occasions when taking a They played, in consequence, bad-Large Units Hocker tournament) high ball.

on Sunday December 6, on the

|ly.

The Navy made one change from

Once this was realised, and once XS.BA, sand ground on the their advertised team, Speall tak- it was seen that Ferry was win-Marina, while the last matching Harvey's place in the three- teams can be held and a teamning championships with the loss the series between the Army and quarter line and giving an in-

of scarcely a set, people had at once the Navy will take place on a pressive display, ma

selected for the match against the Combined Services which will take place on Sunday, December 13. The first practice match will be held next Sunday on a ground to be nominated, later.

to ask themselves if indeed Perry ground and at a date to be ar display at full-back for the sailors Oxenham gave another sound

was not greater than Tilden.

Perry's Clain

Undoubtedly, this point. never be satisfactorily settled, but there is no doubt that Ferry has

greatest, player of all time. Un-

FIFTH TITLE FOR a very great claim to be called the C. WHITCOMBE-doubtedly, no player has ever play-

Record Round Of 68 At Highgate

ed the game at greater speed. Ee has introduced, an almost. new type: of tennis into the game, one, in my opinion, superior to any play- ed before.

ranged later...achete narut

and only made one mistake. Fart- ridge and Smeall were two good

MIXED DOUBLES centre threequarters, while Weir

F

TENNIS

Semi-Finalist Stage Reached-

| was very dangerous 'on the left touchline and paved the way for the second try with a clever run.

Exman Impressive Euman impressed at fy-half and opened up the game for his H. DRUMJAHN AND MRS. threes in a splendid manner until CHIU'S UNIQUE EXPERIENCE be wrenched his shoulder and was compelled to drop back as left- The Colony Mixed Doubles wing threequarter, Weir Alling Landan, October 29.

With such a player as Perry in Lawn Tennis Championship has his vacancy in a capable mantiez. Charles Whitcombe, the British this country, it is not suprising arrived at a very interesting stage **(Continued on Page/2} (20 Ryder Cup captain, scored his fifth that England should be the cham-and the semi-finals and final pro- win in the Middlesex. Professional pion nation. Championship with an aggregate) (Continued on Page 3) of 139

on the Highgate Club's course yesterday.

v St. Joseph's

Champion, Of All (Causeway Bay, p.m.).

That, then, was that After long JUNIOR SHIELD Rifles v Kowloon Chinese discussion the lawn tennis fans of

(Chatham Road, 2.15 p.m.) the world: came to the conclusion with rounds of 71 and 68, he

T RIFLES

{that Tilden was the champion of beat the field by the wide margin (Chatham Road: 4 pm).

of 10 strokes. J.J. Taylor, of Potj Y LYEMUND

And then, just as that was nice ters Bar, and G. T. Adams, of (King's Park, 215 pm). FIRST DIVISION

ly settled and all the tennis fans Hampstead, sharing second place managed to make's draw of their |were deeling pleased that one at each with 149.

MAR

POMC.C. FORCE DRAW

Sydney, To-day: The M.C.C.

"game" against "an Australian

•

mise to produce tennis of a ver GENE SARAZEN'S

good standard.

Capt. Milne and Mrs. Ashton will meet W. C. Hung and Mrs. Nora Wilson in one of the semi- Anals, while H. D. Ruzjahn and Mra. C. C. Chin, have, the unusual experience of being in the semi- final without having, played a sin- gle matching & Burp

The freshman to whom I have? referred was only one of the, four Liga from that college in the Rugby

Recrcio team that beat the Harlequins, another being the captain, C., D. Laborde. And no other college East Lancs. ▼ KOWLOON produced as many as Clare's three.

(Soakumpoo, pm.).

|least, of all their many heated dis-1 Whitcombe's 71, which gave him here yesterday.

They will meet the winners of S. CHINA "A" Cab Excellent Foundation

cussions had led somewhere, and the lead at the end of the first MCC.: 238 (Fagy 19, Ames 76,

[the game between' 'A. L. Sullivan (Caroline Hill, 4.15 pm) that at least they had arrived at round, established a record for

land $0. R. W. Robins 53. A. G. and Mrs. Dowling, and E. C. Fin- FUSILIERS

Chipperfield 8 for 66) and 245 for (King's Park, 4.15 pm).one conclusion, Vines suddenly ap the altered course. He played

8 (Leyland 1183.

cher and Mrs. Peacock peared on the scene and blazed his very steady gulf, being out in 34 Australian XI: 544 for 8 (D. G. B college provided more than any EAST LANCS Kowloom. way through the Wimbledon cham- and home in 37. In the afternoon ...man: 63,′′ 3. EL Fingleton 56,

(Sookanpoo, 2.45 pm)pionships with a brand of tennis he set up a new record of 68. ·,

• Badcock 182, W. A. Brown 713 other candidates for full university

ENGINEERS v Cnb

(Military, Happy Valley, 4.15 p.m.). so superb that, like it or not, they

But it is not only in Rugby that Recreio

St. Catherine's shines. In most,

if not all of, the trial games, this

honours,

T

SECOND DIVISION

The good work started by the Stonecutters FUSILIERS were forced to sit up and take

late Master, Cal FM. Rushmore,

(Prince Edward Eoad, 4.15 p.). (notice.

has proved an excellent foundation Eastern

on which the seniors tutor, Maj. D. Portway, is building an, ad mirable sporting reputation for the

PONY CLASSIFICATION

The following are the latest Hong Kong Jockey Club alterations and additions to Classification lists for China Ponies, dated March 17, 1988AZALA PINumber

Trietale. Bắt

· Bright View to "B" Class

ATHLETIC

(Causeway Bay, 245 pm). THIRD DIVISION

Chinese Police

St. Joseph's

gineers

Kowk

When Vines Dropped Out

Fortunately however, before they could become unduly worried

Brad-

TO-DAY'S HOCKEY MATCH

The following shows how the re- C/maining pairs in the tournament

progressedaran ke

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Sarazen auctioned - his golf bag woman", and sticks for charity...... Capt. Milne and Mrs. Ashton unusual greatness about him. Inte

bent F. Grose and Miss P. Perry, 6-3,

They brought $45 135 deed they were apt to belittle him.

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been made a life mer The following will represent the best G. Clark and Mrs. McCaw, 6-, Manly District Hosp Nothing Terrific coun

Hong Kong Hockey Club in Brat:

Following a display Spectacular as his game was at friendly hockey match against the W. C. Hung and Mrs Wilson as to the supremacy of Tilden, times, there did not appear any Punjab Regiment, co the Marinates from S. A. Rajahn and Missy Club with Hele

mounted a Rumjaha mL).

Vines turned professional, leaving thing terrific about it. He won, ground, st. 5p.m. sharp to-day beat EPGuest and "Hiss 1 on the awn

record of insufficient. Jength-but desk iffle apt to think HL Shields; J. Rodgers ENOVERS Gardins, 6-2;6-3

seanse bagjend sele place him in a position, to displace that his opponents were not play-Read G. Sommer WA Reed, MH. D. Konjake and Mir. C. C. Chin, tronis the accepted "TU EZER

ing, their best rather than that Whaley; EC. Wodchonse, S. Ferler bye in first round But into the calm water left Perry was playing super tennis

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bidding at after the disturbance of Vines had! It was not for some dude, uzta disappeared dropped the stone it was noticed that none of Perry's

A. L. Sullivan and Mrs. Dowling professional Grow beat S. A. Gray and Miss A. Mac-would sell each Perry. After a meteoric rice to proponents ever played really well C RADIO HOCKEYAMEN PROe. Į

The bag brop m)fame he began plucking the mainst him, that it was realised

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