THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 13, 1937.
OPEN TENNIS TOURNEY TO COME?
TREE PLANTED
AT K.B.G.C.
To Commemorate Coronation
BOWLS AND TENNIS TOURNAMENTS
"On behalf of the Club I plant this tree in commemoration of the crowning of Their Majesties the King and Queen” said Mrs. Tetley, wife of Mr. J. L. Tetley, President of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club when she planted a candle- nut tree in the Club garden on the occasion of the Coronation celebra- | -- tion yesterday.
Following refreshments, Mr. Tet- ley proposed the Loyal Toast wish- ing Their Majesties a long,
but above all a peaceful and prosperous reign.
Lieut. J. M. Calvert, above, is likely to represent Great Britain in the Coronation Swimming Gala to be held at the V.R.C. pool next Saturday night. He will be seen in the back-stroke events.
During the afternoon a tennis match was played also bowls.
In the Coronation lawn bowls
large number of match a
rinks participated.
E. J. J. Spradbery, E. W. Simmons, H. L. Lockhart and G. H. Sheriff beat E. Snook, E. V. Searle, J. McKelvie and W. Russell by 21 to 10.
AMATEURISM AND BREACHES
PROFESSIONAL WILL BE RECOGNISED
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MOOTED IN ENGLAND BY "TIMES"
HENEVER a game played by amateurs at- W
tains extraordinary popularity, as in cricket, football, and allied sport, it inevitably leads to breaches in the common acceptance of amateurism. LAWN TENNIS IS NOW FINDING IT SO, WITH ITS AMAZ- ING GROWTH IN PUBLIC PATRONAGE, WHENEVER THE CHAMPIONS ARE APPEARING IN ENGLAND, AMERICA, FRANCE, AND EVEN IN AUSTRALIA. THE TREND IS IN- EVITABLY TOWARDS RECOGNISING THE PROFESSIONAL. LONDON "TIMES," A CONSERVATIVE IN SPORT IN ENG- LAND, TOUCHED ON THIS TENDENCY AND ITS POSSIBILI- TIES IN AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED THREE WEEKS BACK:
Mr. W. Russell, one of the oldest members of the Club was called
"Several problems, which must arise when a game becomes so upon to award the Bowls "Corona- L. Guy, beat Messrs. F. Morley,
R. Hall, J. Wason, W. S. Drake and highly developed, have grown acuter beneath an unruffled surface. tion Cup" to Mr. George Sherriff Macdonald, J. E. Henson and W. L. championship open to amateur and professional players, although J.It is an authoritative opinion that sooner or later there must be a the winner of this special competi-Walker by 88 points to 10. tion.
T. Coleman, J. G. Meyer, G. N. Mit- whether it will be at Wimbledon is a debatable question. Souvenir spoons were awarded to Tetley, F. Whitehead, T. Armstrong,
chell, and W. Macfarlane beat J. L.! the following:-Messrs. J. L. Tet-and H. Nish by 20 points to 19. ley, H. Nish, E. W. Lines G. Sher- rif, J. E. Henson, J. C. Gill, J. G. Meyer, E. V. Searle.
ENTERTAINMENT
The day was concluded with splendid entertainment provided by a group of talented artists who rendered many pleasing items dur- ing the Flannel Dance and baret.
"No less a personage than the chairman of H. F. Stoneham, J. S. Logan, J. C.
the Lawn Tennis A. S. Russell, A. Nissim, and R. O. day to acclaim as a 'national Gill, and A. Hyde Lay beat L. J. Cave, Association was ready the other Read, by 29 points to 6.
hero" anyone who could effec- C. B. Hosking, O. E. Fingelson, K. Ctively tackle the problem Hamilton, and S. A. Bright beat E. W. Davies, P. T. Barby, F. L. Rapley, and amateurism, which was tanta- S. Randall by 33 points to 9.
mount to admitting the indeci- sion of the governing body.
TENNIS TOURNEY
of
In the tennis tournament, Blue House Ca-beat Red House by 11 points the score band of players who are prepared "No one imagines that the small being 177 to 166. The participants were: Those who provided the enter-
Red House D. Anderson and Mrs. to devote most weeks of the year to tainment were: Mrs. Helen Lock-Clarke and Mrs. Cook, Wallis and Mrs-it is none the less likely that they Millar, Millar and Mrs. Sturgeon, the game are making fortunes; but hart, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Leib, Mr. Gall, Maberly and Mrs. Barrett, Leach Victor Sanders, The Misses Peggie and Mrs. Boyce, Mrs. Rapley, Mrs. receive privileges, at the saving of Scotcher, Pat Pascoe, Peggy Fer-¡
considerable expense, in measure gusson and Joyce Fergusson
Mrs.with their skill. the George Goncharoff School Dance).
Headley, Mrs. Anderson..
IT WOULD BE UNFAIR
:
Blue House:- Stugeon and (of Clarke, J. R. Anderson and Mrs. Hydej of Lay, D. W. Waterton and Mrs. G. T. Anderson, D. Orr and Mrs. Armstrong, Leib and Mrs. Jeffries, Woolley and Mrs. McKelvie, Mrs. Read, Mrs. John- "No one would quarrel with that decora- {son and Mrs. Órr.
in these days. It may be rather unfair, however, to those thousands who keep the game going, as Tilden
At the Piano; Mrs. Nura Kanis. In addition to the day tions the Clubhouse was illuminat- ed and floodlit last night.
A FIRST
At the conclusion of the matches, Mrs. F. L. Rapley presented the Coronation souvenirs to the winners.
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once wrote, with racquets like but- terfly nets and old balls that a sort should be inserted in the rules for of most-favoured-player clause
the benefit of those who are suf- tournament financially. ・ ficiently skilled to make or mar a
"It must be one thing or the other; but in the end, this year or 50 years, hence, the solution may well be the erasing from the vocabulary of games of the two words, amateur and pro- fessional.
TWO DEFINITIONS "Increasingly fewer people now- adays.could afford to devote all their time to games as amateurs in the strict sense of the word; why make the distinction?
"There would, of course, be dif- ficulties, but after all very few players like Ferry, Vines, and Til- den, are so outstanding that people would pay to watch their exhibi- tion matches, even if they wished to take up the game as a career. It is a perplexing problem, and one can only hope that Mr. Herschell will find his hero. The word ama- teur has two definitions." The views of the "Times" will find a sympathetic echo in Australia.
K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT COMMENCES
A few matches in the K.C.C. an- nual tennis tournament which started on Sunday, have already been played, the Rev. C. B. R. Sar- gent scoring two successes. In the junior singles championship he beat W. L McKenzie 6-3, 6-4, 6 and against B. D. Lay in the han- dicap singles "B" he won 6-4, 7-5. In this event, both players were owe 3/6.**
L. Jack scored a win in the jun- jor championship, beating B. J. Monks by 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, 6--1.
In the handicap singles “B” J. S. Smith (owe 15) defeated R. Hard- ling (rec. 3/6) 6-3, 6-4,
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