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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1932.

TENNIS LEAGUE SPORTS SEARCHLIGHT

"STARS"

PERSONALITIES TO BE SEEN IN HONGKONG

E. Cand E. F. Fincher.

"We Improve upon acquain tance" is the slogan of the well- known brother-combination. E. C. (Teddy) and E. F. (Ernest) Fin- cher, two of the nost popular figures on local

courls. tennis Furthermore, since their partner- ship in League tennis which start- ed in 1925, they have amply prov ed the value of this motto, for their associations on the tennis courts has given to the Kowinos Cricket Club its trustiest pair of racket-wielders,

BY VERITAS

ANXIOUS TIME FOR SWIMMERS

IS HONGKONG TO LOSE WATER POLO LEAGUE?

THE CALL OF THE JANTZEN and the water polo ball; the appeal of the refreshing water from the glare and heat of the summer sun is now being answered by hundreds of members of local. swimming clubs, and within the next week the swim- ming season will be in full swing.

final awards for the best aggregates.

Improvements have been effect- ed in the club house, including the provision of additional shower baths, and with an ever increasing membership, the progress of the club, and a successful summer, is assured.

Tennis

League

Prospects

The Committee has decided to Keen Competition

continue to admit women members on the same conditions as in pre- vious years. They will be allowed

The Swimming Association has or three teams of high quality, always been up against one big and matches are being played

Wednesday afternoons and Sunday problem-lack of its own bath. every week, mostly with the Ser-sole use of the swimming polo on mornings, whilst facilities for mix- This has curtailed its activities in viceR.

The V.RC. ander the capabled bathing will be made. the past and whilst the position

The Chinose clubs have all bo- remains as it is, an almost Insur- and energetic influence of the Hon. Since 1925 they have ranked a mountable difficulty confronts the Secretary, Mr. F. W. T. Rass are

gan operations and are putting! the K.C.C. No, i combination in

In previous years introducing quite a number of in-in extensive practice in water polo Association. the "A" Division team, bat have it has had to rely on the generosity novations and Improvements, and and swimming with a view to tak never had the luck to figure in a of the Victoria Recreation Club for of course, the usual Night Fete ing part in the open competitive aide to win the championship. Its facilities whereby League water features will be maintained. Nevertheless, they remain one of Polo and other forms of competi the most formidable, pairs in theive swimming could be organised,

sand in this direction the V.R.C. competition, and the K.C.C.

happy in the knowldege that they has rendered invaluable help and will figure in the team once again co-operation. this season1.

High hopes are bold out that Prior to offering his affectionsimilar arrangements can be made this year. but at the moment the to The Kowloon Club, "Teddy" Swimming Association has not

Lengurmet. played regalarly in the

This body controls the from 1919 to 1925 for the Civil Water Polo League Shield, and un- Servier, graduating from the "B" | len satisfactory arrangements enu to the "A" beam. He is, of course, be made, the possibility of a poło one of the best players in Hong-league appears rather remote. kong nad one of the unluckiest, For three successive years hing he

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He and "Ernie" have also been regular participants together in the Open Doubles Championship. the partnership being broken in the last tournament for the first time for many years,

A meeting of the Associa- tion is being held next week, when the whole question will be fully explored, and water polo enthusiasts can rest as Hured that if it is at all poss sible, the League will remain in existence.

PROMISING "Y" POLOISTS. Despite these doubts, there is promise of plenty of competive swimming this summer, for in ad- They are a pair of fine sports-ition to the time-honoured V.R.C. Chinese men, whose abilities and interests Pete Nights, and the ip the sports world does not start swimming galns, the European and stop at tennis. They are both Y.M.C.A., which now boasts Interport cricketers, and can send magnificent indoor bath, is holding down a beautifully biased "wood." monthly gala nights. The first of these has already been held, and it proved a tremendous BUCCOMB, assuring similar results for the A fund of $3,000,000 is to be future functions. June 8 is the raised for winter relief in five of date fixed for the next gala. the six states of the Common- The swimming season, is, in wealth and Now South Wales, fact, in full swing at the "Y". where money cannot be raised, is water polo in particular being ca- to be granted £600,000 with eer-pecially popular. The "Young tain conditions.

Men are rapidly developing two

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Blessed is France-Two More Tennis

"Stars"-Shanghai Race Incident

Interport Swimming

RANCE'S new junior stars in Ringsiders agreed that whatever the tennis world proved last margin he had was close. Saturday that they will be

N France who have made

•

worthy successors to the genera- TEW YORK, May 13-Ernie tion

Schanff Boston heavyweight,

supreme on the courts since 1927.

abused, Jack Cross moderate.

In the International competition |ty to win a ten-round decision here between France and the United {tonight.

fighters throughout.

There were no knockdowns and no hard blows. They fought more in patience than in anger.

States Andre Merlin, the young The referee yawned, some of Frenchman defeated Sydney Wood, the spectaturs sneaked away, the the States' No. 7 player in four balance almost fell asleep, and the sots, 8-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-1, whilst Marcel

were boord almost Bernard took Gregory Mangin to 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 12-12 before he was forced to retire through a sprained foot, the French player having had by far the better of the game. Schaaf, Jack Sharkeys stable. Both these lads Arc brilliant mate and believed by many to be doubles na well as singles players, one of the comers of the present and suggest themselves us the ob- crop of heavies, weighed 210 vious second string to the renowned pounds and Grose 21114, Cochet-Brugnon combination. They demonstrated their greatness in the recent London v Paris match when they eclipsed F. J. Perry and G. P. Hughes, the British Davis

Cup pair. Bernard also defeated

II. W. Austin in the same contest.

Shanghai Swimmers

for Tientsin

mins Association has not been

THE Shanghai Amateur Swim-

slow to make arrangements Shanghai Races Disturbance of the coming season and a meet- ing of the officers for the past year INE ponies jumped away to a was held last week at the Rowing

Ninlse start in the Mafoos race, Club when several interesting

at the Shanghai Race Club points were passed, Chief of in- meeting inst week, and finished the terest was the disclosure that an course before their riders realized Interport team would be sent to that their run was "no contest." Tientsin to return the visit the When the stewards called them northerners made here last year. back to start a second time against it in anticipated that the Shanghai five pontes which, had been flagged team will leave during the frat and stopped parlfer there was week In September. loud disapproval amongst punters From indientions received of tha especially in the public stands. acceptances over 14 teams who Police had to be called to attend to have signified their willingness to some who created disturbances. participate in this season's Water The favoured entry, Rosy Morn. Polo league, it is anticipated that could only secure third place in a very successful season is ahead. the second dash around the course. Never has there been such a large This pony, and the others which entry and though it is certain that had to run the second time. were there will be quite a lot of diffor- under a tremendous handicap. ence in the standard of play among the teams, the iden is the right one. Entries for the lenguo close at the end of this month and TEW YORK May 18-Ernie though early June will be rather

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NEW Schnnf, promising heavy on the cold side, it la hoped to

weight youngster who has start the longue as soon as pos- boon overcoming all contenders, sible. There will be a heavy pro- ran into ati opposition tonight grammo to fulfill. The following when he met Jack Gross at the have signified their willingness to Madison Square Garden.

participate this year: Shanghai Schaaf won the decision al- Rowing Club (3 teams) Swimming though one judge voted for a draw. Bath Club, Shanghai Municipal The entire 10 rounds constituted Police, Russian Sporting Associn- a nip and tuck affair.

+fon. French Club, East Lancashire Schaaf used his stolid, doter-Regimont, Wiltshire Regiment, mined tactics but he could not Lincolnshire Regiment, Foreign wear his adversary down.

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GRADING THE SWIMMERS.

"In order to encourage junior swimmers,

has the Club brought into effect a new яуя- ter, whereby the swimmers will be graded, and points nl- fotted in all competitive events throughout the season with

events of the senson.

Promised

Unless we are suffering from (or enjoying?) the rain which has been so long de layed, the curtain on the 1932 Tennis League, will be rung

up on Saturday, June 4. The prospects for n good season are just as bright as in any previous year, and In some respects, perhaps even more

Whatever the decision of the A- sociation muy be regarding the

L of

10. water pole continuance league, there will be no lack of contests this summer, and plenty of inter-club polo is promized though there may be no trophy be hind it.

WILL TENNIS CROWN FIT NOW?

Not only is Mra. Halen Wills Moody returning to the International tennis arena this summer, but will do so minus her "pigtail". The famous tennis player is shown above in her first pose after having her hair bobbed in what she tormed a "modified" fashion.

tho

Though there are only five teams competing in the "A" Division us compared with six in 1931, ten teams in the "B" as against a Qozen last year, ant six iu Mixed Doubles in comparison to seven, the "C" Division pernists in growing both numerically and from the playing viewpoint. Thus there are no less than 16 teams taking part in this Division, which equals the record constituted in 1920.

JAPANESE NOT COMPETING.

The reason for the decrease in the other sections is the unfor-

of tunate absence the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha and the Nippon heen Club

who teams,

have regular contestants in the "A" and "B" Divisions for several years, and the exit of the University side from the Mixed Doubles, With their courts under repair, the Deutscher Klub have found it impossible to

participate this season, but in their place come the Police Recreation Club and the Filipino Club, the latter of whom were absentees last year owing to the heavy demand made upon their players by baseball,

The keeness with which the ap- proaching season is being viewed by the clubs, particularly those in the "C" Division, from where develop the future "stara" of the Colony, in a pleasing feature. The Chinese Recreation Club, who will probably field the same team won them the Shield last year, are going And themselves up against some tough opposition, chiefly from the Club de, Recreio, University, South China, Gra- (Continued on Page 9.)

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