This amazing picture taken from below water, shows Miss Denise Newman, famous 15-year-old, swimmer and diver, practising dt Wembley Pool in readiness for the England v Denmark Diving and Swimming contest. (Copy: right, Fox, by Air Mall).
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 5, 1939.
ENGLAND'S VICTORY
OVER
DENMARK
Doreen Hutton by 50 yards in 5 mins
12 3-5 secs,
1500 Metres Free Style (Men) — J.
secs:
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SPORTS PARADE
London, August 22. After being level at four-all on the first half, England beat Den mark by nine events to seven in their international swim- ming match at the Empire Pool, Wembley, last night.
Miss Ragnhild Hveger, the Danish girl who holds fourteen world records, sen by. 4 yards in 1 min. 15-3-5ths follow the sun round the globe and
Wulff (Denmark) beat Norman Wain- wright by 50 yards in 21 mins 5 4-5 To the observer a career in first- Women's Relay-Denmark beat Eng-Apart from the rigour of the game, class tennis seems an idyllic life. land by 15 yards in 4 mins 36 1-5 secs. which is no dreadful hardship, 100 Metres Back Stroke (Men) tennis career can be socially P. James (England) beat J, Christian-
financially paradisiacal. You may
secs.
200 Metres Breast Stroke (Women) -Miss Dorls Storey (England) beat Miss Inge Sorensen by a touch in 3
won three races during the contest, as well as helping her country to win the women's relay.
L. P. James, swimming for his coun-mins 2-5th secs. try for the first time, led J. Christian- sen all the way in the 100 metres back stroke to win by four yards. In the men's springboard. diving, C. Johnson,. also making his debut as an inter- national, beat T. Christiansen.
Miss Doris, Storey gained one- of the most exciting victories when she won by a touch from Inge Sorensen in the 200 metrès breast stroke. De- tails:-
Highboard Diving (Women)-Betty Slade (England) beat Inge Beeken by 38.97 points to 36.71 points.
100 Metres Free Style (Men)--F. Dove (England) beat P. Petersen by a yard in 62 secs.
400 Metres Free Style (Women)- Ragnhild Hveger (Denmark) beat
WINDSOR LAD MAY MAKE COMPLETE
C.
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and
as usually happens to a Wight- man Cup team-wind up à tour with such tit-bits as taking tea with film stars in delightful California. Even Springboard Diving (Men)
when you are merely following the Johnson (England) bent. T. Christian-rain round the British seaside tourna- sen by 136.01 points to 129.45 points.
ments, the social life is wonderful, and may culminate, as happened quite recently to Miss Stammers, in an in- vitation to a Royal garden party. Expenses are paid, hospitality is lavished. Perry revealed in his book that as an amateur he lived at the rate of £4000 a year, owing to the hospitality given him' in his globe-trotting pursuit of glory. One of the Americans at Wimbledon told the Press that the 'normal expenses grant to stars for the trip of a few weeks was. £200 plus a first-class ticket for the return voyage.
RECOVERY
There is every hope that Windsor Lad, Mr. Martin Benson's £50,000 stallion, whose head was twice operated on, will make a complete recovery. The horse has made such good progress since the last opera- tion was performed on him early this year that it is thought that he may be able to resume stud duties next
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YES, but this doesn't last. What about the wasted years when one might have been, earning a livell- hood or learning, a business? Well, here, too, tennis offers exceptionally pleasant chances. In journalism, for example. This usually requires an arduous apprenticeship. Tennis fame, however, has begot many a lucra- tive commission from a newspaper, without any inquiries as to experi- ence. If stars are interested and apt enough, they can settle into writing when they lay by their rackets. Wo- men can become sports clothes de- signers; men and women: can get jobs with: manufacturers of sports equipment. Some may turn profes- sional. Perry, in his first year as a paid player, is reported to have carn- ed £20,000. All told, the observer would not think there was any other career that could so fittingly be call- ed idyllic. Now, the foregoing is to introduce-with tongue prominently in cheek-the fact that the players are getting very discontented. They are voicing grumbles, even more loudly, about expenses, travelling arrangements, team selection, and the little say they have generally in governing the game.
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YOU may recall that last year two players were co-opted by the authorities as advisers to the L.T.A. selectors. They were ER. Avory and H. G. N. Lee. Soon they com- plained that they were snubbed, and resigned. Now Nigel Sharpe and H. |F. David have taken their places, but it is understood they may soon follow quit and quit. Under discus- sion among prominent players is a project to form a sort of players' union, which will demand the same sort of say in things as does a trade union. If need be, the members will strike against appearing at Wimble don. Now consider, the other side of the dispute the LTA's side. Nearly all governing boards in sport are faced with periodle rebellion. I know of none less likely to give way For climb dowm, as it may be--than the somewhat snooty rulèrs of tennis. They are rather elderly, rather die- hard, very autocratic. They lack vision. For years they buried their heads in the sand rather than look for evidences of "shamateurism.” Given the rampant spirit of the play- ers at present, and the eternally die- hard spirit of the rulers, it seems that there are ructions ahead. In the months to come we are likely to see much soiled linen prominently dis-. played To the observer this is foolish and deplorable. Foolish, because one cannot seriously feel that the troubles are aught but gnat-bites in the Gar- den of Eden-Deplorable, because will hold back the full development of tämig as a national and interna- tional "rocreatio
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