THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1941.
PLAY-OFF FOR GARRISON HOCKEY CUP POSTPONED Middlesex Do. Well In Army Sporting Circles.
AREA TENNIS LEAGUES IN
FULL SWING ARMY
By Squaddy
LTHOUGH Middlesex Regiment were without TENNIS
AL
they
one of their best full backs, Sgt Freshwater,
put up a very good show against South China STARTS
at Caroline Hill on Sunday by drawing 3-all.
South China were trying out some of their players before going on their tour to Malaya.
The goals for the soldiers were scored by Saw, Pearson, and Marable.
This was the Muddies' last game↑ of this season,
THERE will be an athletic meet-
5th A A Regt.. V
RA.
Regt, R.A. Indian Medi-
cul Servire ing at Shanshuipo on Thurs- R.A O,C.
Royal Signals day between the Combined Mid- | To-day the first matches in the dlesex and the Rajput Regiment "B" League will be played at Soo- and the Combined Royal Artillery kimpoe und following is the pro- who put out the challenge. İgrammet
This meeting came about over RAP.C the Area Athletic Meeting when Middlesex the opposing teams were running [ exceptionally well.
V
Royal Scots
To-morrow
112th Bty., R.A.
V
V
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Tennis League. 5th A.A. Regi-
points to nil, at Sookunpoo yes- terday.
REPLIES TO TILDEN'S GLOOMY PICTURE OF FUTURE AMATEUR TENNIS
"I AM AFRAID amateur tennis is finished." "More wishful thinking.”
"I think Tilden is talking rot."
"Three quotes which, when connected, tell the In "A" Division of the Army story of W. T. (Bill) Tilden saying that amateur ment, Royal Artillery, defeated tennis is dead, and will remain down, a reply com- 8th Heavy Battery, RA by threeing from H. Roper Barrett, former chairman of the Lawn Tennis Association and a doubles champion Under a new system of scoring at Wimbledon, with the third comment uttered by players are graded and play their
the other Miss Nora Cleather, Secretary of the All England opposite numbers side over three sets.
Club, where the Open championships are held. 1.icut. T A. Pearce and Sgt.
A.A.) beat Lieut. Enlarging on all three com-such, without competition, leading Morgan (5th Wathens and Lieut. Gudfrey, ments, and remembering what the to world-wide championships and 6-3 6-4, 6-3.
average persons think. Tilden an- Internationat fray, following, and Licut. J. L. C. Pearce and Sgt. pears to lose the set after getting that, in its turn completely buries
Tilden's opening remark. Davis (5th A.A.) beat Sgt, Shir- in the first remark to hold van- law and Gnr. Roche, 6-3, 6-3, tage.
0311
V 36th Bty., R.A.
6 3. 12th Regt., R.A.
Bdr. Mew and Bdr. Savage (5th 30th Bty., RA,
A.A.) beat S/Sgt. Shepherd and Thursday, May 8
V RA.P.C.
S/Sgt. Skinner, 6--2, 6-1, 6--2 RA S.C. "A" V R. Engineers
I think that Middies and Raj- 24th Btv., R.A. puts will win all the track events with the exception of the three Middlesex miles team race,
They should also do well in the
long jump us the Rajputs Were HOCKEY
winners of the Area Long Jump Just week.
*
THE play off for the Garrison Hockey Cup. which should have been played before the end the of the season will be decided at Shamshuipo in the next two weeks. A definite date has not
The 12th Coust Regiment, R.A. again pulled off both weights for the Area Tug-of-War for second year in succession,
The athletic meeting arranged between the Army and the Com- bined Chinese will be held at Caroline Hill on Sunday, May 18. Middlesex Regiment will repre- sent Army and shouid be able to put up a fine show after their performance last week at the Are Athletic Meeting.
yet been decided owing to Rajputs jand Punjabs not playing off their Bst match of the Garrison Hockey League.
TENNIS RESULTS
B. O'm Deane and
Miss
The Greatest Women Player
He painted a gloomy picture of the amateur side of the
game when replying to a question." "I
Of equal, if not greater, interest you mean what will happen to the) game as considered from the big to his comments on amateur ten- 'business
angle-big gates, big is, was Tilden's opinion of the crowds, stadia, and so forth-it greatest woman player
ever td
He was not for-
J. won't be able to stand it very grace the courts. He names Su- Smalley (-15) beat J. S. Theobaid long" he said, "The Davis Cup is zanne Leng.en. and Mrs. Torrible (-3.8) in the over, of course, it won't work for getting Mrs. Roark (Helen WINS final of the Club Handicap Mixed a good many years as a result of Moody) or Miss Alice Marble and by the war, and it doesn't look to me after admitting that, for fine day- Doubles at the Stand Court scores of 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, yesterday, as if International spert can be after-day play, Mrs: Roark was reckoned on at all. This is seri-more consistent than Miss Marble, To-day's Matches
Lous, becausé International com-and that Miss Marble, on her best Following is to-day's Tennis Cham-petition is the backbone of lawn day, was the most brilliant of wo-
tennis," plonship programme:
CLUB HANDICAP SINGLES Final
The Middlesex Regiment, who will have to find one or two new Players for their team to play this-152) (Stand Court). match, have been unlucky in los-
G W. Sewell (-4/6) v T. J. Gould
CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLES Semi.Final
L/Cpl. Heather is reckoned asing Crowley and Freshwater, but C. H. R. Oxlade and A. II, Barwell
they have two players who will (15.2) v R. H. Blake and H fill their places just as well.
Knight (3/6) (8).
one of the best hulf-milers in the Colony and has been entered for the Colony championships.
TENNIS
骂 ✡
IN the "A" League of the Hong Kong Area Tennis League fix- tures the following games will be played on Friday. May 9, com mencing at 3 pm, at Sook unpoo. R. Engineers 'B' v R.AM.C. F.A. Staff
V 8th Coast
hist what I
ፊካ
seded
EWO
THE QUALITY BEER
This year the Diehards have done very well in the sporting world and have kept the good name of the Regiment up as in previous years.
CAPTAIN'S CUP RESULTS
C. D.
man players, possessing the widest range of strokes while being the finest of all women volleyers, he st'll names the French girl as the greatest of all time.
Now people are wondering who "star." Mlle. will be the new Lenglen died three years ago, Mrs Roark has virtually retired Miss Marble has joined the pro- fessional ranks.
and
A Bit Complex That last comment 15 worth analysing because Tilden, in one breath, says that the Davis Cup is over and in the next he says it won't work for a good many years. If after a good many years, as he suggests. it will work, how can it be over?
Miss Pauline Betz is expected to Tilden "shot his mouth off," as win th's year's American title ang his compatriots in America would so reach the pinnacle and ther Last week they were winners of Results of the Captain's Cun say, for nobody else believes that are many people who think the
throne 01 Colony
It may happen will succeed to the Six-a-Side hockey Golf competition held at Fanling the game is dead. tournament which was
that this War will have the good Queen of lawn tennis. Listen to show. They received no trophy
good during the week-end were:
Old Course.-H. Overy 88- effect of bringing into being what Miss Dorothy Bundy says of to show that they were winners 18-70. Qualifled. Twenty entries, really "Open" championship, with her: "She has the spirit, physique of this competition and if it had New Course.-H. M. Rowland amateurs and professionals com-strokes everything it takes, but only been a small token it would 87-16-71. Qualified. Eleven peting together, just as they do in most of all she has that fight and have been much appreciated.
golf, but that need not mean that endurance; she could play all day." the amateur game d'es, 'any more of such qualities are champions than amateur golf is dead.
made.
a
entries.
DOYLE THINKS BILLY CONN CAN BEAT LOUIS
JACK DOYLE, the big sporting odds man, not the only thinks Billy Conn has a chance to win heavyweight championship from Joe Louis but goes into boxing history to prove his point.
B
"Billy Conn? Yes, I think he's came out and said he'd not fight got a good chance. I didn't think | unless it is' 26 rounds, he didn't so at first, but I do now. He's care what Sullivan or anyone else pretty cute. So if it goes the limit, did. So they had to give in. he's got to win, doesn't he?"
"What a fight it was Which Doyle, veteran raconteur, brings me back to my theory and paused and then settled comfort that Corbett outsmarted himself. ably in his chair.
He demanded 25 rounds and fin- "Let's go back to the Corbett-ally got it. If he had let them put Jeffries fight at Coney Island for it on for 20 rounds he would have a comparison," he began.
"It was Aug. 14, 1900. Corbett, the smart guy-and he was smart, foo-beat himself with his smart- ness,"
Great Fight
won!
Down In 21st
“That night he was agreat fighter, probably better than any other time in his life at 34. But
As H. Roper Barrett replied, "there wishful thinking; who can te 17 Tilden is entitled to his own pinion and we can leave it at that. We might think otherwise." More To The Point
Still more to the point is Miss Cleather's response "I think ́ Tilden
is talking ro!! After a lapse of
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HOME SOCCER
sho
Following are the Home soccer
WAR CUP FINAL
V Preston (At Wembley)
v Queen's Park
years in the last war, lawn tennis fixtures for the week-end: came into its own again and was stronger than ever. After the pre-] Arsenal sent War Wimbledon will come again and so will the Davis Cup. FOOTBALL LEAGUE SOUTH Our centre court and Nos. 1 and 2 Portsmouth v. Bournemouth
v Luton Town have not been used and are being Watford nourished and kept in perfect or- SOUTHERN REGIONAL der for the next championship
LEAGUE meeting."
No! Tilden seems to be barking, a most imagine him saying "Waal, the wrong tree and one cali up it raised an argument anyway."
He admitted that Whatever happened, play-for-fun tennis. would survive in the United States. In that case it is hard: to' imagine that it will remain as
Aldershot Brentford Cardiff Reading Stoke
Tottenham
Hotspur
V Fulham Chelsea
v
V West Ham
v Northampton
v Crystal P. Crystal P.
Walsall
v Leicester ONE NORTHERN REGIONAL:
LEAGUE V
Bury
Chester
Liverpol
v Manchester
Bolton
VD FOR, LIVERPOOL/CUP Smartness Counts Oldham v Rochdale'
Wrexham Manchester "If this Conn is smart and keeps | REGIONAL MATCH: away from: Joe's left. Ifthewill Mansfield Grimsby get up when he is hurt. If he will / COMBINED COUNTIES stay and Jab-jab-fabric-If he'll {{CUP SEMI-FINAL); keep Louis away from him and Leeds. VV Huddersfield
winner, Isn't he?"
in 21st round Jeff hit him with a hurt. When he is hurt he is be-Chesterfield Sheffield "Bob Fitzsimmons, had won the left hook and he went down. But fuddied.
TranmereRover: title from James J. Corbett inoh, he was an actor! He got up 1897, Doyle explained, and lost it and looked back and pointed to a to James J. Jeffries in 1899, Then wet spot on the canvas: It wasn't Jeffries and Corbett was matched, bigger than a dime, but he was "I remember there was a fellow trying to make Jeff think he had in New York then-Tim, Sullivan slipped.
who was the big boss of the L boxing, stronger than ten MikeBut he was hurt. That punch Jacobscs," Doyle said,
ar 23rd round Jeff, who had not been
(OEMIPRINAL)EN
Blackpool ranging for the fight. Corbett in-hurt by any punch Corbett landed, But suppose Billy should walk Burnley Bisted on 25 rounds. Sullivan knocked him out..
din and try to punch, should get BTS OTHER MATCHES 3 Wanted 20, and threatened never Now Conn-1stt the boxer cocky or careless?-
Middlesbrough-visSunderland to let Corbett fight again it he Corbett was, or will be. Nobody "Oh, well," replied Doyle. Than USCOTTISH CUP FINAL 'didn't give ing keeg wapen ever, was or will be. But Bether he'll get his head knocked off. But Hearts vir Rangers,
Well they signet for the fights Loule in a clase with Joffries. I like him. He's got a heart. Ho's (At Hampden) Park Glasgow) couple of days later. Corbett Lou's is slow and can be hit and in real Irish fighter""
We were at the meetin alowed him a bit. And in the off balance for 15 rounds he is n 2 WMDANCASHIRE/CUP-
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