1939-09-16 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 16,

HAIPHONG

SOCCER TOURISTS

Though delayed a week, the Haiphong selected

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toam morning will arrive to-morrow and will carry out the fixtures ar- ranged by

Athletic the Eastern Association, under whose asupices they are making the trip. ⠀ The first game will be played to morrow when they will be opposed to the Eastern team on the Club ground at 5. p.m.

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Little is known of the visiting team but the majority of the players have been drawn from Haiphong which re- cently held South China to a two-all draw.

Several players from Saigon and Hanoi have also joined the team and on the whole the visitors are expected to fully extend the Colony teams.

Next Saturday they will be opposed to the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation team and on the following day will meet a "Rest" team..

Mr. R. M. Omar will referee to-mol- row's game and the usual prices of admission will be charged.

The following are the teams:- Eastern (to be chosen from the follow- ing):-Leu Hin-hon, Tsang Chung-wan and Lau Wal-kuen; Lau Chi-chen, Hau King- shing, Cheng Ying-kuen and Chung Yung shum: Cheung Kam-hol, Lee Tak-kee, Wong Man-kwal, Yip Pak-wah and Hau Ching-to. Haiphong Selected XI:-Sammy Tsang, Binh and Beye; Cheng Sing-nam, Thom and Kuan; Huan, Goon, Tam Joe-tak, Thong and

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SPORTS PARADE

THE thoughts of all Hong Kong

Lawn bowlers will be on the Bowls Interport which will be played this afternoon on the Police Green in Hongkew Park, Shanghai.

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The Hong Kong team, have, from reports received, not done very well so far but are expected. to put up a great fight in their attempt to secure the Prentice Cup, which has been in Shanghai's possession since 1934.

The Shanghai team will be com- posed of C. M. Sequeira, F. O. Madar, and A. A.. D'Assis, S. S. Wilkinson while Hong Kong will be represented by the four players officially selected for the trip with the probably line- up, B. W. Bradbury, G. Duncan, A. J. Hall and U. M. Omar (skip).

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THERE is little that can be written regarding the cricket prospects of Indian Recreation Club for the coming season.

It appears that they have lost none of their players, while they have also had no recruits.

tunate.

TENNIS AND CRICKET ARE CLOSE

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London—Of the thirteen playars in the Oxford-Cambridge lawn tannia match this year (one of them played merely in the doubles), only; four came from English schools.

Why? There are probably quite a number one of of answers to that question, and theme most certainly, is that the game is a neglected to a great extent in British schools, public And otherwise. Adequate tacities for lawn tennis are still lacking, as general rule, and schoolboys are prac tically compelled, by tradition and senti- ment, to play cricket, England's national

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Would Austin have been an even'greater lawn tennis player. I wonder, if the time he spent playing cricket had been devoted to the game at which he was later destined to shine so brilliantly?. And "would the 1930 Oxford and Cambridge singles teams have

contained two men from Australia, two from India, one from Ceylon, one from Denmark. one from Egypt, one from Switzerland, and one from Jamaica' if lawn tennis were treat- ed more seriously than it is to-day at the British public schools?

summer game, whether they incline toward it-as most of them probably door not.

American boys, French boys and the boya of many other countries can start in

It would be difficult to over-estimate the lawn tennis under competent supervision at importance of the attitude in the schools to the outset of their sporting

But the national development of any game. In the English lad commences with cricket. is which connection I would draw your atten- coached, carefully in cricket, and has little

tion to what has happened in the striking opportunity, outside vacation time, to de- case of amateur Association Football, Since velop any lawn tennis talent that he may the World War, schools, one by one, big and small, have passed over from Soccer, have until school days lie behind him.

TENNIS PLAYERS CRICKETERS FIRST a game dominated by the professional elo-

England's best lawn tennis players-or, atment, to the Rugby. Unión code, which any rate, the great majority of them-have essentially amateur, and, as a direct result, been cricketers first and lawn tennis players | amateur Soccer has greatly declined, while

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Rugger clubs have multiplied greatly, have a steady influx of good players and an in- creasing, appreciative public..

afterward, and it is impossible to call to mind an outstanding English lawn tennis ntaver of any era who has owed any of his skill to coaching at school during the years when good style is most easily engrained. Until comparatively recently, Indeed, a real.

good court at a school was almost un- ENGLAND BEAT IRELAND (known, and any court at all, far the boys' use, was a surprise. It must be admitted.

BY 10 MATCHES TO 1 however, that the situation, from the lawn Chief point of interest with re-tennis angle, has improved considerably, ference to this team last year, was and is getting better all the while,

England beat Ireland in the inter- the big improvement in their batting. The time-worn arguments against tennis national lawn tennis match which In recent seasons, although not havin the schools, apart from economic confinished at Scarborough yesterday by

iderations, can be summarised roughly ing a great variety of bowlers, they the criticism that the game does not bring ten rubbers to one. Ireland's only have always had some star like A. R. out team qualities and that it is played success was gained in the last rubber Minu capable of carrying the whole with a ball less punishing to the human

of all, R. F. Egan and A. E. Fannin frame than is a cricket ball. The latter weight of the attack on his own statement is incontrovertibly true, for what beating England's doubles pair, H. shoulders. When it came to batting, it is worth, but the former can be challeng- Billington and L. Sham, by three sets however, they have not been so for-ed. Indeed, you might argue, with some to two. Billington had an attack of show of reason, that the individual respon- sibility resting upon one player in a doubles cramp in the fourth set. A. H. Madar, for years, and lat-pair is greater than that imposed upon any In the first day's play on Monday terly K. Nazarin and A. R. Kitchell, one member of a cricket eleven. It is not Ireland lost all five matches. have made runs fairly consistently meant, of course, that there should be any attempt to coax English schoolboys away but it has usually been left to the from cricket to tennis. But it is urged that bowlers to make victories possible. they should have full freedom of choice, However, the return of Y. el followed by competent coaching in which- Arculli to the side, together with the ever game they choose.

CRICKET, TENNIS POLES APART James Bruen led the field in the introduction of several youngsters Cricket and tennis, so far as technique is opening qualifying rounds of the from the junior team, combined with concerned, are as the poles apart, and it is Open Championship at St. Andrews.

the unfailing consistency of A. H. a tribute to the "ball game sense of men He led again at the commencement Madar, raised the batting

like H. W. (Bunny) Austin, England's No. 1 standard

lawn tennis player, that they have followed of the Irish Open Championship. In

nt each case he played superlative golf, considerably last year and there is their ability to make "centuries"

the better golf than any of the profes-every reason to anticipate that this wicket as schoolboys with success on the

will be maintained international court. I cite Bunny particu sionals, only to "crack" in the later improvement

larly because he was, at one, and the same stages. In each case he finished as during the coming season.

time, an outstanding batsman in the Repton first amateur and ahead of many Brunt of the bowling will again be College team and a junior lawn tennis famous professionals. At the top of borne by A. R. Minu-who once again the which he had chiefly to thank his father, champion of England, A dual distinction his game he is the best amateur golf-leads the side-supported by A. H. who taught him his tennis as a tiny boy, er in the world. On occasions he plays Madar, who had one of his best sea-cultivated his natural talent for the ganic golf better than any man, amateur sons ever last Winter, A. R. Kitchell during vacation at Norwood, and spent long or professional, in the world. But he is not yet a Bobby Jones,

for (slow spinners), K. Nazarin and to hours sowing the seeds of Bunny's delight-

ful style in stroke production. that wonderful player could produce a lesser extent, A. M. Rumjahn and superlative golf throughout a cham-M. el Arculli.

GOLF AND STAMINA

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pionship meeting. Sustained effort The team will probably be selected is one of the essentials of modern from the following:-A. R. Minu, K. golf, and comes, it would seem, with Nazarin, Y. el Arculli, A. H. Madar, age. It is the one factor lacking

M. el Arculli, S. A. Ismail, A. in James Bruen's make-up. But he is yet very young, and time may Rumjahn, K. M. Rumjahn, M. P. prove him to be as good in every Madar and Ismail Ali, with A. Bakar,

who usually plays for

second way as Bobby Jones, which means better than anyone else. "The team, as another possible. Field."

POLICE AQUATIC SPORTS THIS AFTERNOON

The Annual Aquatic sports of the Police and Prison Departments, will

be held at Victoria Recreation Club this afternoon.

His Excellency The Governor, and Lady Northcote will be present, and Lady Northcote will distribute the prizes at the conclusion of the sports.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

GOES HOME Entered for the "Junk Bay Handi- cap," a six furlongs event for Satur- day next, National Anthem, belong- ing to Mr. F. Gellion, went lame this morning.

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LEARN that little activity has been shown in naval circles with regard to cricket-a not surprising fact all things being considered-so It appears very unlikely that they will take part in the League this year, always providing, of course, that there is 3 League.

I understand, however, that there are several very fine cricketers con- nected with the Naval Yard civil establishments. Would it not be po3- sible for these cricketers to band themselves together and enter the League? They would be able to use the present Navy accommodation at King's Park, I have little doubt, and such a move would tend to keep the League up to strength.

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UNDERSTAND. Army have acquir- ed quite a recruit in Capt. Grose, of Royal Engineers. I am told that this cricketer has played in the very best class of service cricket at Home. and he will be an undoubted asset to Colony cricket as a whole.

It was taken out for a trial gallop I have also learned that several by Mr. H. M. Hotelho; a Novice Joc Army. units are rather anxious to key from the North, in company with enter the League as units. It will be Kut Cheung (Mr. A. W. Raymond up) recalled, in this connection, that some and on completion of the gallop it years ago teams from Royal Artillery was found to be lame, Mr. Botelho and Royal Engineers were always had to dismount near the six furlongs prominently Identified with; local post and lead the pony back to the cricket and nearly always did fairly stable.

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One of Lock's canons of putting is "Thou shalt not be short," and it is a fact that in sixty-three holes of eager watching I do not recall his once be- ing short of the hole. On the seventh green In the second round of his match with Burton he missed a curly putt of four feet and that's all. Nor, it seems, does he have to be inspired by the big occasion. I played with him on the following morning at Mere in a downpour of rain. Once

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again he was rolling them in casually from all angles, and once again he was round in 70. I saw no reason why he should even take Longhurst,

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