1941-01-06 — Page 15

Miss Alice Marble Leaves Amateur Ranks With No Regrets Thrilled At New Opportunities Now Open

To Continue Her Musical Education

THE WOMEN'S National tennis sky missed its brightest star, but a new fight of hope shone in the eyes of tournament entrants who for years have found their paths to the championship blocked by the tall figure of Alice Marble, writes a New York correspondent.

The blonde

Californian.

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HOCKEY RESULTS

ARMY MISS CHANCES

By ❝Scrum-Half”

Club, who can consider them- selves fortunate to have won, were Army, the most disappointing well served by Thompson, Char-

Following are yesterday's hoc- team in this season's Quadranguter, Kennedy, Needham, Macrae key result:-

Royal Engin-

1

A. N. Other XI 3

Gunboats Destroyers buf Signa's

Khalsa

Police "B"

0

C.B.A.

0

Police "A"

1

2 5th A.A. "A"

Harris said the itmetary of the years old, announced that she had four has not been arranged, turned professional. that shej there was a possibility the second would play her first match in match would be in Chicago. Madison Square Garden Jan. 3. and that she would receive minimum guarantee of $25,000 plus a percentage of the receipts for a four and one-half tour under the direction of Harris of Chicago,

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month Jack

Budge And Tilden

Miss Marble's partners on the tour will be Don Budge, Bill Til- den, and a still unnamed woman player. Harris said he is nego- tiating with a well-known ama- teur player who is awaiting per- mission of her parents before ac- cepting his offer.

It was reported the player in question is Ruth Mary Hard wick, English Wightman Cup star.

Winner of 23 National cham- pionships here and abroad, un- defeated since meeting Helen Ja- cobs at Wimbledon in 1938, Miss Marble leaves the amateur field with no regrets.

"My heart was set on being a tennia champion." she said.

Amateur tennis has given

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all it can, and I wouldn't play another season.

I am really thrilled, as for the first time in my life I will have the time and the money to do the things I've always wanted to do."

Many Avocations

The "things" include continuing her musical education and doing something in radio. She already includes dress designing and lec- ture work among her many avo- cations.

Miss Marble's champlonships in- clude the U.S. singles titles in 1936, 38, 39 and '40, and the sin- gles crown at Wimbledon in 1939. -She is particularly proud of win- ning the National mixed doubles championship four times with four different partners.

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

DRAW FOR FIRST ROUND

Following is the draw for the First Round of the Junior Cham- pionship of the Royal Hong Kong: Golf Club.

L. Jackson

V

N. D. Lloyd

J. Linaker V D. J. Valentine

Capt. Thursby v

S. L. Lloyd V

R. D. Gillespie v

J. M. Thomson v

C. W. E. Bishop v

F. A. Redmond

J. E. Richardson

P. V. McLane

A. J. Dennis

F. N. Merritt

E. G. Price V P. Morrison

Following qualified for the

match play stages of the Junior Championship, of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling yes- terday:--

A, J, Dennis +(75); J. E. Ri- chardson; and F. N. Merrittl: (82); N. D. Lloyd (84); L. Jackson (86); D. J; Valentine, and F. A. Redmond (87); S. L. Lloyd, J. Linaker, P. V. McLane, R. D. Gillespie, and J. M. Thom son +(88); P. Morrison, E. G. Price, Capt. Thursby, and C. W. E. Bishop: +(89)..

COULD HAVE BEEN GREAT SPRINTER

Bob Zuppke insists Red Grange could have been one of the world's greatest sprinters, if he had con- centrated on track,

"I clocked him in 10 seconds, flat for the 100," says the Illinois coach, “and he was running in street clothes. I'm a conservative timer. too."

lar Rugby Tournament, lost to and Thomas, while Army's more Club on Saturday by a kick, the prominent players were Coombes, Ecore being 6 points to 3 after they the man of the match, Millar, 3 had been in arrears at the inter-Duke, Ford, Pinkerton and Gil-

val,

lain.

1 As in the match against Navy. Next Saturday Army play their

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result oflice, the only side they have beat- Ford's fine hooking, but poor|en, and a week on Wednesday the 0] handling and passing held them Tournament will be concluded

up rather than the defensive abi- when the unbeaten Navy lities of Club.

meet Police at Causeway Bay.

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