1939-01-14 — Page 20

CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 14, 1989.

More Lawn Tennis \Rankings

U.S.A.: GERMANY: IRELAND

TALENT IN THE BALANCE

(By F. R. BURROW) (By AIR MAIL)

The last week of the year 1938 has seen the publication of the U.S.A. ranking lists for 1938. Budge, naturally, heads the men's list, though since his final triumph in the singles champion- ship at Forest Hills, he has cross- ed the line which definitely sep- arates amateurs from profes- sionals.

Next to him comes R. L. Riggs, whom..we have as yet had no opportunity of seeing in this country, though it will be sur- prising if he does not attempt, next summer, to follow in the footsteps of Tilden, S. B. Wood, Vines, and Budge in carrying off the championship at Wimbledon.

Third comes G. Mako, who has never been ranked so high. be- fore: it is, no doubt, his excel- lent performance in reaching the final at Forest Hills in the autumn which has secured him so high a ranking, for he has never been regarded as a front-rank singles player, though he and Budge have made a very good, but by no means invincible, doubles pair.

1.

BOBBY JONES'S TECHNIQUE with a driver is illustrated by this multiple-flash photograph. Each picture is exposed one hundred-thousandth of a second, and the interval between flashes is one hundredth of a second,

Excellence in doubles, however,

Fraulein Horn, well known in Eng- often blinds the public to possi-lish tournaments, heads the women's bilities in singles; the late R. list, the only other player in it who Lycett was a case in point. The has played much in England being three next in order Americans

Fraulein Kraus, who is placed fourth, the second and third places being oc- are S. B. Wood, J. M. Hunt, and B. M. Grant, of whom Hunt is Fraulein Harnel respectively. the only one who has not yet crossed the Atlantic to play Wimbledon.

at

:

cupied by Fraulein Ullstein and

THE IRISHMEN

As he has done for a good many years past, G. Lyttelton Rogers heads

Home Badminton Season At Halfway Stage NICHOLS BROTHERS TOP RANKERS MALAYAN PLAYER'S SUCCESS

London.

THE end of the year marks the mid-way point of the Badminton season more precisely than in other winter sports. This is clearly indicated by the date of the last authorised tournament before the festive interval, the North London Tournament of December 12-16, and the Eastbourne Open Championships from January-5-7.

the Irish ranking list, and he is still This latter tournament has often land meeting at the Crystal Palace INSUFFICIENT DATA

a good way ahead in skill of any of been held during the

Christmas Club. T. G.

Leslie Nichols is officially No. 2.sing- Neither Mrs. Wills-Moody nor Miss has been suffering from an injury to

his compatriots.

MacVeagh break, to afford the enthusiastic les player, but H. J. Wingfield, pro- player, Helen Jacobs is included in the U.S.A. his arm and has not played enough champions, including Mrs. Uber and mising young C.P. and Kent ranking list, both being omitted on

tennis during the year to gain in- the Nichols brothers, a sort of bus-has beaten him four times in succes- the ground of "insufficient data." A clusion, otherwise he would probably man's holiday. The January date is sion, and has beaten every other sing- list which does not contain their names have come second, a place occupied by something of an experiment, and, I les player of note with the exception

of Ralph himself.

the former having, during the year, R. F. Egan, followed by C. A. Kemp won the singles at Wimbledon for the and A. E. Fannin.

understand, a popular one. The also

MALAYAN CHINESE eighth time can hardly be regarded,

Seeing that Ireland was the first Scottish Championships' are outside the States at any rate, as truly country to follow England in playing played this month, and a party of ed himself in one of the earlier tourna- H. S. Ong, the Malayan, distinguish- indicative of the strength of the coun- the game, and produced many of the English players, including Miss Dments when he accounted for Wing- try; but their omission affords the best players in the first twenty years ranking committee. the opportunity of

to field during the Middlesex Champion- of its existence, it is curious that, Young, hope to make the trip doing what they aways like to do, put-worthy successors are so few to

the Glasgow to support admirable Scot-ships, but he has now passed his law examination and returned to his native ting the winner of their singles cham- great names of Joshua Pim, Eyre tish enthusiasm and enterprise.

country in order to marry. pionship, Miss Alice Marble, at the Chatterton. "Ghost" Hamilton, H. S.

Little has been seen of R. M. White head of it.

Mahony, the Chaytors, and

many

NICHOLS BROTHERS

in this

There is a good deal to be said for others for whom English tournaments The most interesting speculation at in the South this year, but he is still the quite a force in the game, and C. H. this stage of the season is on this custom, after all, even if the win- used to be a happy hunting ground.

Let Whittaker, the Derbyshire player, players. ner of championship has not met the

Of later years only J. C. Parke and form of our singles beat possible field in securing it, she the Hon. Cecil Campbell, and of to- there be no mistake about it, Ralph "bagged" the Portsmouth title against

present All-England admittedly rather lean opposition. has at any rate beaten everyone she day, Lyttelton Rogers, have approach- Nichols, the

It is champion, reigns supremo

AMONG THE LADIES has been called on to beat, and none ed Ireland's earlier excellence. can do more than that.

turned field. Writing from memory, I think he Miss Marble time the wheel of Fortune is followed closely by Mrs. Palfrey again, and that the "disthressful coun- has only once been defeated in singles Fabyan against whom she was more try" again emulated the glories of its this season, when his brother, Leslie, than once within a point of defeat in past. their match in the championship semi- final. Miss D. Bundy, daughter of a

beat him during the South of Eng-

more famous mother, is given third SPECIAL OFFER IN CARPETS & RUGS

place, and followed by Miss B Winslow, Miss Gracyn Wheeler, and]. Miss. D. Workman.

THE GERMAN LIST

H. Henkel heads the German`ran- king list for the year, though it cannot be denied that he has shown little of the form which won him both his own and the French singles championships in 1987, The next two places are occupied by G. von Metaxa and H. Redl, who became. German after the elimination of Austria from the list of nations.

R. Menzel, late of Czecho-Slovakia, is not included in the list, not having

become eligible for it until after the s

ranking period had closed. He, should manage

a considerable accession of

AXMINSTER

BRUSSELS

AND

INDIAN

CARPETS & RUGS

ALL LESS 15%

In the ladies' field there have been'

many surprises. Miss D.M.C. Young, the holder of the All-England title, will start firm favourite wherever she enters if she continues to return such a large percentage of wins; but Mra Uber, if she rests from doubles events, is quite capable of beating her, as she occasionally demonstrates

Miss D. Doveton,that. Graceful Young Lady of Bath, is concentrating more on the singles game this season, and beat. her former tutor, Mrs. Uber, in three close games at Portsmouth.

MAY RETIRE

There are rumours that Mrs: Uber and R. C. F. Nichols may retire at the end of the season, the latter more or less officially confirmed.. All hope that neither, rumour is true, for the game would suffer a great loss If either de- parted from the lists.

The London League games are mostly in favour of Crystal Palace, with three, good pairs in Wingfield, and Miss Brown, S. C, Minard and Miss Sinclair, and Bowditch and Mrs Uber.

strength to the rather impoverished WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD. Alexandra Palace, still want a lot of

ranks of "German Davis Cup players

in 1989,

beating, and Sundridges & Parks have shown great improvement.