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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 14, 1939

COMMERCIALISM AND NATIONALISM

IN SPORT

LORD MACKAY'S WARNING AT S.G.U. DINNER

A national entering into the realms of sport was made WARNING regarding the danger of commercialism and

by Lord Mackay, when he spoke in the St. Enoch Hotel, Glasgow, at the annual dinner of the Scottish Golf Union (Western district).

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Lord Mackay, who replied to prime player of this year becoming the the toast of "Other Sports," re- professional of next, that should marked that Tilden had said re-

done. cently that he believed the pre- sent game of lawn tennis had only five years to live. "I say," com- monted Lord Mackay, "Heaven forbid. Games must not be com- merciallsed, and money-making

game was really derived from the Lowlands there and brought to Scot-! land. He pointed out that long before the earliest of the Dutch pictures had

To-Day's

been painted, golf was regulated under Tennis

the Scottish statutes-in 1527.

PHYSICAL FITNESS-

1

Programme

Two Changes In Schedule

Bailie Alan Ogg, who proposed the toast, asked if this was not the time for a reawakening of our national morale, and the going into the question of our physical fitness as a nation? It seemed to him that their kindred sports had a part to play in that direction, because a high standard of sportsman-

Weather permitting, to-day's ship, fair play, and clean living had a schedule of matches in the Colony great share in the building of charac- Open Singles and Doubles Lawn ter which governed all those principles

of discipline, which were part of our Tennis Championships will be held. national life; Sports could ́ provide The programme is an interesting tween peoples irrespective of class, two singles encounters are likely. that common bond of friendship be-one and at least two doubles and colour, or nationality.

"I saw reported," continued Lord Mackay, "and I hope is not true, matter have decided that those who plying to the toast of "The Scottish that the Italian authorities on this play for Italy in lawn tennis must be colf Union (Western District), refer the remaining days'

Mr. G. Bummers, who presided, re- to produce some good tennis.

Two changes have been made in Fascists, must play in uniform, and red to the proposed restriction in the object of the rules,'

contamination. shy, Heaven hope personally love to have a

yet returned ball that from his honeymoon, his singles Whatever difficulties they had in most important things at the present straightly, and finish nearer the hole, has been postponed, and A. Craw- that is false, Sports are among the would fly off quite properly, and match against Ho Ka-lau to-morrow Ghanemg the representatives of the moment to negative the selfish nation-but he realised that would not be for ford will meet Pang Qi-lam. direrent games to play all over the alism which is so nearly wrecking the the good of the game, The ball, the world, they must not allow lawn tennis world,"

On Or any other sport to become essential- ly a professional's game, he added. If

oflcloney, which would bring back into to have been featured, has been upon, he hoped, would be one of less in which Hung and Fincher were Royal and Anolent would Anally decide Friday, the second doubles match, anything could be done to stop the

the very ancient game all its old skill.

postponed and S. A. Rumjahn will meet N. L. Evans.

must on no account be the first must not shake Jands because that is flight of the ball, and said he would WC. Hung has no Chedules. As

Lord Mackay stated that he had heard On the question of the age of golf, From Holland some claims that the

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-Pacific Affairs.

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The following is to-day's and the remaining fixtures for the week:

TO-DAY

Open Singles

S. W. Liang v. N. A. E. Mackay (2), F. H. Kwok v. P. S. Leong (8), Luk Chun-cheung v. C. R. Bax (6), T. A. Pearce v. W. K. Ma (7),

Open Doubles

Chan Kam-moon and Wong Fuk-nam- v. I. M. A. Razack and A. R. Mina.

S. A, and H. D. Rumjahn v. Lee Wai-tong and Iu Tak-cheuk (5).

J. W. Leonard and George Choa Paul Kong and B. Szeto (8)." Club Handicap Singles

'J. C. Pool (1.6) v. A. T. Dow (~~~~2,6). TO-MORROW..

Open Singles

Lim Thian-tet v. Lee Yue-wing (3),

Chon

(4), A.

H. C. Gan v. George Crawford v. Pang Oi-lam, (5), E. C... Fincher v. Paul Kong.

Club Championship

J. J. Ferguson v. Capt. A. B. What- man (6).

Club Handicap Singles

V. R. Gordon (3.6) v, T. C. Monag- han (4,6) (1), N. L. Evans (scr.) v. L. M. S. Lloyd (-1.6) (7).

THURSDAY

Open Singles

0. Rumjahn v. I. M. A. Razack (3), Tsui Wai-pui (holder) v. Chan Chi- keung (6), Tsoi Ping-fan v. Chan Kam- moon (6), Tsui Yun-pui v. Wan Tze- sam (7), B, Szeto v. J. W. Leonard (8). Club Handicap Singles

E. R. Childe (1.8) v. L. P. Ralph (1.6) (1), T. J. Price (1.6) v. R. K. Valentine (1.6) (2), C. W. E. Bishop ((—1.6) v; F. A. Joseph (-1.0) (4).

FRIDAY

Open Doubles

Major F. C. Nottingham and Capt. R. B. Lecky v. Lt. D. C. Misra and Lt. S. M. Afzal (4), S. A. Rumjahn v. N. L, Evans,

Club Championship

T. A. Pearce v. T. C. Monaghan (0).

Club Handicap Singles

H. J.. Armstrong (-15) v. R., M., M: King (8.6) (1), W. Wooding (scr.) v. C. C. Stark (2.6) (2), C. B. Nicholson [(3,0) v. J. Thomson (~~2.6) (8), H. D. Bidwell (1:0) v. A. K. Mackenzie- (-1.8) (7), L. Goldman (30) v. J. J. Ferguson (~16) (8);

ADAMSON CUP MATCH PLAY STAGES

The First Round draw of the match play stages of the Adamson Cup Golf Competition is as follows?h

F. Buckle v. T. D. Patolí;

8. T. Batlin V. AgL. Burnie,

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H. Smith v. G. T. May. J. Stenersen,v. E. Täck, Matches are to be played on mornings of the following datos (or by mutual consent on earlier datës)}

First round on or before. April 2. Semi-finals on or Tore April 10, Final on or before 80%

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