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TACKLING THE CANNON

BALL SERVICE

Is The Service Court Too Big?

(Special Air Mail Service)

Landon, November 27,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1934.

YOUNG INDIANS

SUSPENDED

Decision Of The H.K.F.A. Council

The much debated and talked- of decision of the Hong Kong Football Association regarding the withdrawal of the Young Indians Football Club from the local league was announced last evening at the monthly meeting of the Football Council, held at the Sports Club under the chairmanship of Major C. M Manners, OBE. A resolu- tion was passed suspending all the playing members of the Young ball" server of nearly all his pre-Indians from further participation sent advantage, but would 16 im- prove the game?"

Just as in the days before torpedoes and bombing aircraft the struggle existed between projectile and armourplating in nayaj warfare, each in turn improving 'self until it had temporarily got the better of the other, so was (and continues to be) the âght between the server and the receiver at lawn tennis, writes a Lawn Tennis Correspondent.

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It is some years since a really

new variety of service was invented for the discomfiture of the re- ceiver; but when first introduced the varieties of the American ser- vice, as exemplified Arst by Beals Wright, and developed by Mc- Loughlin, proved to be devastating in their effects, until the proper counter to them, discovered by Parke and Wilding, robbed them of much of their terror.

The possession of a breaking ser.. vice is, nowadays, by no means a guarantee of victory, but the in- ventiveness of the young American brain, assisted by the length of the young American body and arms

his developed the "cannon-ball" service, which, Uke the "smash," quite frequently scores

a point outright from its sheer pace,

OTHER METHODS

In the first place, it would neces- sitate an alteration of the rules governing the measurements of the court rules which ever since the game began about seventy years ago have proved both acceptable and adequate.

Next, It would be legislating with regard to the very few players" whose service counts for anything vital at the expense of all the rest of the millions who play the game all over the world,

The ordinary player finds it hard. enough to keep his service within he limitations of the service court 3 it at present exists; take away nearly a thousand square inches of its surface from him, and he would either be reduced to a dis- maly soft service, or present his opponent with a luxuriant crop of "doubles."

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WOULD RUIN THE GAME

Carrying this suggestion into effect, therefore; would ruin the

local soccer for the rest of the season. It was also stated that Hussain who had been transferred to the Radio was also included.

Before the meeting commenced Major Manners welcomed Eleut. Kelley of the Royal Welsh-Fusiliers to the Council.

The minutes of the last meeting having been read, the dates for the Interport Trials and.. Interport matches were fixed as follows:-

Trials January 13 ut Kowloon

February

27 at Sookunpo.

Interport.

4 at Club Ground, Hong

Kong v. Shanghai,

8 at Polo Ground, Shang- hai v. United Services.

8 at Carolina Hill, Shank

hai v. Chink. Captain Williams

was "elected manager of the Hong Kong team. Prices of admission to the games were also fixed.

To deal with this variety of ser- vice by standing right in to it and »taking it almost on the half- volley-the method,which proved, effective in the case of the "break- ing" service is beyond the power of ninety-nine men out of a bur.-

Another resolution was passed dred. Consequently, the defence

game from the ordinary player's regarding the gate receipts for the against it being, apparently, un point of view; and it is the ordin-Home Club at which an Interport "element is concerned, an agitationary player, not the champion or the Trial or Interport game is played. would-be champion, who ought to it provides that 10 per cent. of is springkrig up to deal with it by

be considered

Kross receipts, less wages of ticket | other methods.

sellers, collectors, tax and charges

discoverable so far as the human

It has been laid down, with pro-

At present, the reliable defence

AQUATICS IN AMERICA

Bright Prospects For Olympic

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London, Nov, 27. Followers of swimming in the U.S.A. are elated with the Olympic prospects of their men awimmers, who have performed exceptionally well during the past outdoor sea- son, but the Americans are de- pressed about the outlook for their wonien representatives,

Peter Fick, of New York, is credited with the best sprinting performance by returning 57 8-10 secs, for 100 metres over a 50 metres course, while Jack Medica, of Seattle, is the outstanding middle and long-distance man in the States. He beat Japan's best man in a 400 metres match in a 50 yards bath at Tokyo in mins. 47 8-10 secs, and on his way back to the States, at Honolulu, Medica set up a world's 400 metres record of 4 mins 38 7-10 secs, in the 25 yards pool. Medica is alsó Ameri- ca's best at 1,500 metres, with a swim of 19 mins. 20 secs. to his credit. At backstroke, Albert Weghe, of Patterson, returned 67 4-10 secs.. for 100 metres in a 25

yards pool, and beat the best

secs.

Japanese swimmers in a 50 metres bath in 68 8-10

In the National 220 yards breast-stroke championship. John Higgins, of Providence, took the title in the fast time of 2 mins. 55 secs, an effort which brings him into world ranking.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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10

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27.

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KR

Note:-Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words required.

ACROSS The fool starts to help (8). 6-Appears B5 if this beetle might have had B head woundi (6). 16-Fortress (7). li-Am sent. for a change, to

make part of a flower (8). 12-String of beads (8). 13. They have their points, but

are almost unnecessary (7). 16. This is forbidden by one of the Commandments (5). 17Just the atmosphere to put

one to sleep (5). 18-"Encore!" (5). 19-Daggers (5).

32-Takes two to make a match

(5). 25-Treachery, with an obvious

motive (7). 29--Course (8). 30-Hirsute and stinging plant

(6).

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31-To look thus suggests an

element of doubt (7).

32 "Lustre" (anagram) (6), 33-Wears away (6).

DOWN

1-Something on the right side of the balance-sheet (5), 1-Gamut (5).

LORD SANKEY'S APPEAL

The Right Use

Of Leisure

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London, Nov; 27, * Lord Bankey, the Lord Chancel- lor, appealed to universities to pay mare attention to education for the right use of leisure when he spoke at Bangor at the celebra- tions in connection with. the Jubilee of the University College, of North Wales.

4:

"It is probable," he said, that we are on the threshold of a great change in life of the people of our

3. The perfume is despatched. country. The movement for short-

we bear (3). 4.-Spike of a fork or harrow

(4). 5.---Discharged certain liakiitles

(4).

+

8. Leaves are beginning to be

this just now (4). 1-We naturally expect it to be

near the cathedral (5). 8-Straight portion of a stream

*(5).

9. Where would the salesman

be without him? (5).

er hours of work will lead to long- er hours of leisure, and the ques- tion of how best to occupy the hours of leisure may well enage the attention of our universities.

"Just as science has devoted itself to getting the most out of the working hours of life, so ought education to devote itself to get- ting the most and the best out of the leisure hours of re While there are undoubtedly o0- cupations whose work itself always

14-Two under bogey, to the presents an ever new delight, there

golfer (5).

15.-Well ventilated dens (5). 19.-How diamali (3) 20-Scolds (5)."

are undoubtedly others whose work is one unending and uneventful monotony. It is to the latter that I would urge the universities to turn 21-Another word for 18's verb their attention and to solve the

(5),

problem of how to spend leisure."" Lord Sankey suggested that it would be a Atting memorial of the

22-Hardly a pleasant expres-

slon (5).

23-Affixed a stipulated time to Jubilee if an endowment fund were

(5):

24.-Unacademical degrees (5). 20.-Musical interval for the re-

mainder (4).

Taised for the Department of Mu- sic at Bangor to make adequate provision for the study of a subject dear to the heart of every Welsh-

27-Being this we're told a door man

is not itself! (4).

"The first service which д

28. No repitition here, of course national university should render

(4).

to the country it. represents,” he added, "is the preservation of the national language, Hterature and history."

The following is the solution of yesterday's puzzle:- Across-1, Bl-end; 6, Dealt; 9

Down.-1, Basis; 2 Everl-a-

bable truth, that the area of the against the "cannon-ball" service for extra Police, are to be paid to Mary Lou Petty, of Seattle, who i R-evolve; 10, 8-wed-e; 11, Enter: sting: 3, Dread; 4, Evoke; 5,

service court available for the suc cessful use of the cannon-bail ser- vice is only the last eight inches of the court's depth."

is only in process of being dis- covered: that it will be found, the history of the development of the game shows us

the Club on whose ground a game' is played.

Among the women, Miss Olive McKean was best among the syrin- ters, covering 100 metres freestyle in 71 secs, in a 50 metres bath, while at 400 metres there is little to choose between Misa Leonore Knight, of Homstead, who did s mins, 40 2-10 secs., for 440 yards over a 55 yards stretch, and Miss

swam 400 metres in 5 mins, 38 7-10 12, Awkward; 14. Salad; 18, Eat; zecs, in a 60 metres pool. At 10016. Sages; 17. Be-set; 19, Set, 21, "Lieut. Kelly put forward a remetres back-stroke: Mra. Eleanor Tunis: 23, Irksome; 24, Sting; 25, solution suggesting that the

Holm Jarrett, of New York, Olympic Alele; 26, Express; 27, Elgar 28, Portugal v. Wales match in the champion; headed the field with Enste. And it must always be remem-

110 yards in 1 min. 19 2-10 secs... International · Cup" be elther bered that the expenditure of

over a 55 yards route; Miss Anne brought forward or relegated to a energy necessary to produce the later date as he said that on Govednik, of Chisholm, led at 200 "cannon-ball" may very well tend Christmas Day the troops were metres breast-stroke with 220 yards to the defeat of its user in a longot supposed to participate in any

in 3 mins. 18 3-10 secs. It does not require any yast in-match. as has been evident at cames at all according to the genuity to suggest that if the ser- | Wimbledon on several occasions, vice line were brought six inches when the winner of, perhaps, seven,

useages of the regiment.

nearer the net, the margin of the or eight service aces in each of cannon-ball's efficacy would be so the first four sets of a match had considerably reduced as to render taken so much out of himself that it practically harmless,

te was completely exhausted in the fifth.

That is, that every ace-winning service successful by pace alone pltches somewhere along the width

of the service line within eight

inches of the line itself:

This suggestion has, in fact, re- cently been put forward.

ALTERATION OF RULES To carry it into effect would un- doubtedly deprive the 'cannon-

ADAMSON CUP

The following is the result of the Adamson Cup!" play at the Happy Valley, December 7 to 16: RF. Clark 83-14-69 qualifics other scores.

J. MacKnight

A. E. Clarke,

J Augwin

80-10-70

85-15=70 88-17=71-

JW. Franks 85-1372 AE." Charman 84-12-72 89-16-73

JJ. King

(13 Entries).

WIMBLEDON TENNIS

Burrow To Referee

London, Nov. 24. Mr F. R. Burrow will continue to be the referee at the lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon next year. As in previous yours he will have the assistance of Mr. Hamil- ton Price.

Mr. Burrow is sixty-eight years of age and it is a big compliment to his skill in organization that his services should still be in de- mand

He has been in charge of the Wimbledon championships since 1919 and has been connected with tennis for fifty-two yeara

FAIR "POLICEMEN"' IN FRANCE

Parla minor revolution is apparent ly about to happen in Paris. A moviment is ng foot to introduce women police,

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This problem, like others in the game, ought to be left to work it- self out. In the meantime-no tinkering with the rules.

JAPAN'S INTEREST IN OLYMPICS

Representative On The Way To Norway

Shanghai, Dec. 17. Count Michimasa Boyejima, in- terviewed by "Reuter" while he was passing through Shanghái on the s.5. Tasakumi Maru bound for

After further discussion It was decided to play:

Portugal v. Wales on the Kow-

loon Ground

England v. China on the Club

Ground

both matches to take place on Boxing Day at 3.30 pm

The following were elected to take charge of the selection of the teams:

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GOOD

AUSTIN'S

OFFER Sympathises With Professionals

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London, Nov. 27. -

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Another Successful Half Year

B-lea-t; 6, Deeds: 7. Antagonists; &, Tares (weeds; 13, Wades; 17, Baste: 18. Tiger; 19, skips! 20, T-ok-en; 21, Tease; 22, Scene,

BASEBALL IN SOUTH AFRICA

Japanese Team To Be Invited

Bloemfontein, Dec. 16 Following the immense strides made in baseball in South Africa in recent years, a conference re- presenting all the provinces has decided to lavite a Japanese team to tour the Union and play three

matches test

in March and April- Reuter.

The eighty-ninth report of the Jippon Yusen Kaisha, presented to one shareholders at the half-yearly ordinary General meeting held in Tokyo on Friday, 30th November,

Wales: Lieut. Kelly.

H. W. Austin, Great Britain's 1934, with Mr. K. Kagami in the second-ranked lawn tennis player, chair, stated that for the term end- Portugal: Mr. F. H. Barnes.

and one of the outstanding ex-ng the 30th September, 1934, the England: Mr. T. G. Stokes, Capt..ponents of the game, has received surplus of earnings after deduct

F. R. Williams, Comdr. Whit

pair fund Ang current expenditure for the taker, Major C. M, Manhers.

past half-year amounts to Ya,227,-Legal reserve fund... China: Chinese Amateur Federa-

528.58, out of which there have Special reserve tion Association.

Debentures been provided for: Depreciation

Fund of the "Beet and buildings.. Y3,945,833.42 "Insurance fund

153,259.88 Ships' structural repair ·

fund

Kotewall Cup⠀

to "stage

A letter from the South China Athletic Association, Royal Navy and Hong Kong Area Sports Board was received asking the Council's a charity Europe, said that he was going to permission Oslo to attend a meeting of the league on the basis of the rules International Olymple Committee. Dow adopted in local, soccer to be He further stated that en route played between the three above he will interview Signor Mussolini mentioned clubs It was stated in an endeavour to get the venue that the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall the Olympic games in 1940 had agreed to donate a trophy to transferred from Rome to Tokyo-be known as the "Hotewall Cup” Reuter

of

NEW AUSTRALIAN BOWLER

With Doubtful Action

Bydney, Nov. 13. Belby Burt, who took twelve Manly wickets for 75 runs recently, is one of the best club, bowlers Western Suburbs has produced.

A product of Sydney High School Burt has represented the State several times, but study has claim ed most of his attention and he has made cricket a secondary con- sideration,

to be competed annually between the three teams, the receipts of which are to be devoted to chari- ties. Mr. M. R. Lo also sent in letter endorsing the application It was understood that the run ning of the league was to be en- trusted to the above-mentioned clubs and that dates be fixed. By the Association. After deliberation no decision was arrived at and it was understood that the members of the Council will be circulated regarding this application and a definite decision will be made at the next meeting.

a big offer to forsake his amateur status The exact nature of the offer has not been divulged, but Mrs. Austin stated at their home in Hampstead that her husband is seriously considering the proposi

tion.

Total

for training, protection and en- couragement of

seamen .......

14,336,305.98 "19,010,000.00 211,000.00 30,000,000.00

$76,982.81 4,167,812.50 12,881,410.13

1:037,587.73

Pension fund "Sundry creditors,

Amount brought for- ward from lust ac- - count

2,529,888.56

"Bunny has certainly received "but he does not want anything a very attractive offer," she said, said about it until he comes to a

5,136,680.81 decision. He has not yet decided leaving a balance of Y5,620,734.33, what he will do. Things and con- ditions change

these days, you know, and one must look at these matters from every angle,"

Mrs. Austin would not say what ceived, but it is understood that a sort of offer her husband had re- alm company have made certain made any secret of his sympathies proposals to Apatin, who has never with those who are induced to ro over to professionalism. Austin. and Cambridge University. who is 28 years old, was at Repton.

A SCOTTISH CAR

Including ¥2,529,888,56 brought for- ward from the last account.

The Directors proposed that this surplus be appropriated as follows: Legal reserve fund Y 180,000.00 Special reserve

Directors' and audit- ..ors' fees Dividend (3% per

annum)

2,000,000.00

40,000.00

063,750.00

Total

78,163/750,00 and that the balance, ¥2,456,984.33 be carried forward to the next ac- count,

The following is the Balance

Sheet presented with the report:--

Assets...

Unpaid capital 42,000,000.00 Reduced book value

of fleet H

89.601,118.83

9,004,561.54

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Sir Iain Colquhoun's regret, ex- Jetta, Edinburgh, Nav. 27.»

pressed in opening the Scottish Payment on account Motor Show at Kelvin Hall that

of new ships • Scotland has no longer a car of her own practically coincided with Reduced book value Launches, barges, the dropping of a hint at another

etc

291,428.41 gathering that the manufacture of Land

and Build- ings

16,973,194.09 Scottish car is seriously contem Plated. An influential group of

Ship's stores business men is said to have th

stock

805,353.54 It was suggested that a match Scotland as the scene of operations

matter in hand, with the West of Public loans

other securities -18,244,438:39:

in hand

Mainland v. Jaland Mr. Wong Ka Teun was asked to An off-spin bowler, Burt has tra. Aeld a Chinese team for the Chil- quently been the centre of con dren's Playground Funds on Janu- troversy. His action is doubtful ary 1, but he replied that he was and umpire Borwick of Test famenable to guarantee a full turn out as that day was not a week once "called" him.

end

and

is is not the 4atest joke" in Counsellor, has been asked if the be played between teama- ToprÓ”. TI the episode is more than “Cash at banks, and

barets of Montmartre. It is ous matter now under dis

In the solemn halls of the

Already M, Massard, Municipal streets will become "prudish consequence of the girls in blue Very emphatically he says they are not to interfere with that at mosphere of galety so dear to

Now they know.

Logo Any Pas danne Crough,stpa” and they will prob

fog szeren. (ably be arrested as disturbera cat Kowloone Stra Hall, Mr. Wood/

does not, of course, Baso roman police with the Folies | Parts.

most fort

Hong Kong. The following were be most heartily welcomed For Sundry debtors...... senting the Clubs in Kowloon and of Show-week enthusiasm it is to elected to take charge of the ar the fact that commercial men are rangements:

prepared to tackle an enterprise of this kind the

des are ob vious must me that a more ad- venturous moral effect

Hong Kong, Mr. W. Pryde, Capt. 0. F. Fleetwood, Mr. Wong Ka Taun

be consid

7.102,502.90 M17,483,951.85

¥201,576,849,54

Liabi

106,250,000.00 8,542,602,99

abros TheShare capital

ister would. Insurance fund:

Bhips structural

Net profit for the

half-year

BRITISH

3,090,845.77

X201,578,849.54

R. H. K. GOLF CLUB

BOGEY (PAE) POOL Mr. K. K. Rounds (16) one up, has won the Bogey (Par) Pool played at Fanling on December 15 and 16.

There were 14 entries

AT

THE MAJESTIC

SHOWING TO-DAY

A MOTION PICTURE OF RARE DISTINCTION FROM THE CREATOR OF HENRY VHI

Douglas FAIRBANKS H

Elizabeth BERGNER

Catherine. the Great

SPALDING

"KRO-

FLITE

GOLF BALL

Lasts

till it's

lost!

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