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HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1932.

TENNIS LEAGUE SPORTS SEARCHLIGHT

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ANXIOUS TIME FOR SWIMMERS

IS HONGKONG TO LOSE WATER POLO LEAGUE?

THE CALL OF THE JANTZEN and the water polo ball; the apocal 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 nex: 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 quer increasing membership, the progress of the club, and a successful summer, is | #F9evel.

Tennis

League

Prospects

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E. C. and E. F. Flacher. "We improve upo neturin tance" is the slogan of the well- known brother-combination, E. C. (Teddy) and E. F. (Ernest) Fin- cher, two of the most popular figures on local tennis courts. Furthermore, since their partner- ship in Lengue tennis which start- ed in 1925, they have amply prov ed the value of this motto, for their associations

Unless on the tennis

courts has given to the Kowloon Cricket Club its trustiest pair of | racket-wielders.

The Committee has decided to continue to admit women members on the same conditions as in pre-

The Swimming Association has or three teams of high quality, vious years. They will be allowed always been up against one big and matches are being played sole use of the swimming polo on problem-lack of its own bath, every week, mostly with the Ser-Wednesday afternoons and Sunday This has curtailed its activities in vices.

mornings, whilst facilities for mix- the past and whilst the position The V.R.C., under the capable ed bathing will be made. remains as it in, an almost insur- and energetic influence of the Hon. The Chinese clubs have all be Since 1925 they have ranked a mountable diflently confronts the Secretary, Mr. F. W. T. Ross are gan operations and are putting the K.C.C. No, i combination in Association. In previous years introducing quite a number of in; in extensive practice in water polo the "A" Division team, but 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 Vieteria Recreation Club for of course, the usual Night Fete ing part in the open competitive side to win the championship, ita facilities whereby League water features will be maintained. Nevertheless, they remain one of Pole and other forms of competi the most formidable pairs in the tive swimming could be organised, is and in this direction the V.R.C.. competition, and the K.C.C.

happy in the knowldege that they lins rendered invaluable help and will figure in the term once again! co-operation. this season.

High hopes are held out that similar arrangements can be ninde Prior to offering his affections this year, but at the moment the to the Kowloon Chab, "Teddy Swimming Association has not played regularly in the Leagan met. This body controls the from 1910 to 1925 for the Civil Water Polo League Shield, and un- Servier, graduating from the "B": less satisfactory arrangements can to the "A" team. He is, of course, be made, the possibility of a pola one of the best players in Hong-league appears rather ventete, kong and one of the unluckiest. For three successive years hins he THEAIRE reached the fun of the Open Sin- gies, only to have the plum snat- ched from him at the very last.

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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 1 time for many years,

A meeting of the Associn- tion is being held next week, when the whole question will be fully explored, and water polo enthusinsts enn rest as Aured that if it is at all pos sible, the League will remain in existence.

PROMISING "Y" POLOISTS. Despite these doubts, there is promise of plenty of competiva swimming this summer, for in ad- They are a pair of fine sports-dition to the time-honoured V.R.C. men, whose abilities and interests Fete Niglits, and the Chinese in the sports work does not start jawimming galas, the European boasts a and stop at tennis. They are both Y.M.C.A., which now Interport cricketers, and can send magnificent Indoor bath, is holding down a beautifully biased "wood," monthly gula nights. The first of these has already been held, and it proved a tremendous success, 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 Ave of date fixed for the next gala. the six states of the Common- The swimming season, is, in wealth and New South Wales, fact, in full swing at the "Y", where money cannot be raised, is water polo in particular being es- to be granted £G00,000 with cer-pecially popular. The "Young tain conditions.

Men" are rapidly developing two

SPORTS CHATTER FROM THE

"FOUR CORNERS"

Blessed is France-Two More Tennis "Stars"-Shanghai Race Incident-- Interport Swimming

ARANCE'S new junior stars in Ringsiders agreed that whatever

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Saturday that they will be

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worthy successors to the genera- TEW YORK, May 13.-Ernie | tion who have mnde France Schaaff Boston heavyweight, i supreme on the courts since 1927.

abused Jack Cross moderate-

In the International competition ly to win a ten-round decision here) between France and the United tonight.

fighters throughout.

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

States Andre Merlin, the young The referee yawned, some of Frenchman defeated Sydney Wood, the spectators sneaked away, the the States' No. 7 player in four balance almost fell asleep, and the sets, 8-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, whilst Marcel

were booed almost Bernard took Gregory Mangin to G-1, 4-6, 6-3, 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 are brilliant mate and believed by many to be doubles as well as singles players, one of the comers of the present and suggest themselves as the ob; crop of heavies, welighed 210 vious second string to the renowned pounds and Gross 21111⁄2. Cochet-Brughon combination. They demonstrated their greatness in

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Shanghai Swimmers

for Tientsin

the recent London v Paris match when they eclipsed F. J. Perry and G. P. Hughes, the British Davis Cup pair. Bernard also defeated THE Shanghai Amateur Swim-i II. W. Austin in the sume contest. 1 ming Association has not been slow to ranke arrangements Shanghai Races Disturbance for the coming season and a meet- ing of the ofleers for the past year FINE ponies jumped away to a was held Inst week at the Rowing false start in the Mafuos race, Club when several Interesting at the Shunghai Race Club points were passed. Chief of in- meeting last week, and finished the tercat was the disclosure that an course before their riders realized Interport team would be sent to that their run was "no conteal." | Tientsin to return the visit the When the stewards called them northerners made here last year. back to start a second time against │It is anticipated that the Shanghai five ponies which had been flagged | team will leave during the first and stopped earlier there was week in September. loud disapproval amongst punters From indications received of the ospecially in the public stands. acceptance over 14 teams who Police had to be called to attend to have signifled their willingness to Home who created disturbances. participate in this season's Water The favoured entry, Rosy Morn. Polo lengue, it is anticipated that could only secure third place in in very successful season is abend. |the second dash around the course. Novor has there been auch 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 differ- under a tremendous handicap. once in the standard of play among the teams, the iden is the right one. Entries for the league close at the end of this month and TEW YORK May 18.-Ernie though early June will be rather promising heavy on the cold side, it is hoped to weight youngster who han start the league as soon as pos been overcoming all contenders,sible. There will be a heavy pro- ran into stiff opposition tonight gramme to fulll. The

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When he met Jack Gross at the have signified their wollowing

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Madison Square Garden,

participate this year: Schaaf won the decision al-Rowing Club (8 teams) Swimming Shanghai though one judge voted for a draw. Bath Club, Shanghai Municipal The entire 10 rounds constituted Police, Russian Sporting Associa- a nip and tuck affair.

Hon, French Club, Eant Lancashiro Schaaf used his stolid, deter-Regiment, Wiltshire Regimont, mined thatfen but he could, not Lincolnshire. Rogimont, Foreign wear his adversary down.

|Y.M.C.A., Junior Athletic Club.

GRADING THE SWIMMERS.

In order to encourage junior swimmers, the Club has brought into effect a new.sys- ter, whereby the swimmers will be graded, and points al lotted in all competitive events throughout the season with

Keen Competition Promised

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 a good season are just as bright as in any previous year, and in some respects, perhaps even more

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events of the season."

Whatever the decision of the As- sociation may be regarding the FL water polo continuance of league, there will be no. lack of

Though there are only five teams contests this summer, and plenty competing in the "A" Division 45 of inter-club pole is promised-commred with six in 1931, though there may be no trophy be-teams. In the "B" as against & hind it.

tho dozen last year, and six in Mixed Doubles in comparison to seven, the "C" Division persists 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 1929.

WILL TENNIS CROWN FIT NOW ?

Not only is Mrs. Helen Wille Moody returning to the International tennis arena this summer, but will do so minus her "pigtails". The famous tennis player is shown above in her first pose after having her hale bobbed in. what she tarmed a "modified" fashion.

JAPANESE NOT COMPETING.

The reason for the decrease in the other sections is the unfor- tunate absenco of the Mitaui Bussan Kaisha and the Nippon Club icams, who have boon 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 this impossible to participate 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. "stars" of the Colony, is a pleasing feature. The Chinese Recreation Club, who will probably field the same team that won them the Shield last year, are going to And themselves up against some tough opposition, chielly from the Club de Recreto,

China, University, South

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