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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1932.
America Finds Another
Tennis Wonder
Frankie Parker Hailed as Future
Champion
Ellaworth
Frankie Parker, America's latest, conch, who had inoght lawn tennis discovery; who will Vines and Sutter and Willmer be seen at Wimbledon next year. Allison saw young Pinjakowsk!, Ja the most picturesque boy star! Beasley was enthusinstie. He ovor thrown
municipal found a wealthy town burgher to
adopt the boy.
courts.
up
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His story reads like fiction. He Frankie was put to a board- is a Pole of humble birth, aning school, set to work on build- orphan. His real name is Pin-ng up exercises fortified by a jakowski (pronouneed Plenyakoll-carefully planned diet. Bensley sky). He is 16% years of age.mapped out his lawn tennis standa ft. 7ins., and weighs 135 schedule. 16.
Four years ago Frankie compet-
WONDERFUL CONTROL.
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When Frankie was a year oldjed in the national junior tournaį his father was killed while driving ment. For three years he got a a Detroit dump cart, and his bit further each time. Last sum- mother worked bravely to keep thejmer he became junior champion. family in hare necessities. Two This year he is a sure thing for a brothers are now out of work, and place amongst America's first tea, the third is a waiter in a small Ite is alrendy in the first five of eating honge.
the top fight" writes Fritz Mer- Before reaching his trenseur. Frankie found an
old tennis ruket in a dust hin. Somehow hel "Ifis controlled speed is came by an aerovered rubber ball amusing thing about Frankie,”; And there was nearby an acconsnid Beasley. "He is still grow- mulating wall. That is how this ing. His reach will improve, but new lawn tennis sensation began. for his weight he already has a BACKYARDS TO PARKS. first service amazingly fast and From backyard walls The deftly placed."
for Parker is going wast petdie marka courts was the ned; step. Frankie Parker had penius, first time in Aursst; and he is! a marvelous eye. He soon began confidently expreted to make fresh to compete in the Bays' Toarna-tennis history, ment in the parks.
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The family moved to Milwauker, iter of the aid-west courta of hys- Frankie sold newspapers on the America. No fireworks or streets, he cadfied of the golf club, tories, just brilliant fomnia, But he continued to God evening His concentration and anticipa-i tion go hand-in-hund: that is thei Then came the dramatic stroke'werret of Frankie's ironman can. which transformed Frankie into frol. the! fortunate youth. Merrer Bensley Jus richnamed hine the Beasley, the famous lawn tennis "Little Streng silent man,"
AUSTRALIA PRENN HAILED AS LEADING PLAYER!
V
THE WORLD
NEW CRITICISM OF ENGLISH TEST TEAM
It was bound to come.
A writer in a Sunday paper com-
nents as follows:
THRILLING SPILL IN PENTATHLON
H
NEA,
TERE is one of the spectacular spille in the equestrian competi. tion of the Olympic pentathlon at Los Angeles. Lieut. Imre Petnehazy, Hungary, and his mount made the fall, and neither was seriously hurt.
Swimming Record Broken
RAVEN LOWERS 100YD. TIME
SHANGHAI TITLE
SPORT
ADVTS.
|HONG KONG CRICKET LEAGUE.
Notice Is Hereby Givon that the Annual Meeting will be held at the Sanitary Board Room, Post Offee Building (by kind permle- slon) on Tuesday, the 6th day of September, 1932, at 5.15 p.m.
W. C. HUNG.
Hon. Secretary.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
Draft Programmes and
Ratry Forms for the Ninth Extra Raco Meeting to be held on Saturday, 17th September, 1932, (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, the Club House, Happy Valley, the Hong Kong Club, the Sporls Club, and the Stables, Village Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOUN on THURSDAY, 8th Septem- ber, 1932.
By Order.
SA. SLEAP,
Act. Secretary.
MACAO RACES
THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.
FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING Sunday, 11th September, 1932. First Saddling Rell at 2.00 p.m. First Race at 2.30 p.m. ADMISSION:
To Members Enclosure $2. To Public Enclosure 40 Cts, Members MUST show their
fed that butter times will be re- Frorded in the faal, while John-Badges to gain admittance, Ladies
sull- done and Finrereth were ciently close to make a good race of it.
arg cordially invited to attend the RACES WITHOUT CHARGE.
NO LADIES BADGES will be issued.
BADMINTON will be obtainable Shanghai, Sept. 1.
In the heals for the 100 yd, free style Shanghai championship, held
RANKED AS EUROPE'S yesterday evening at the Foreign
NO. 1 NET STAR.
TAIKOO TO HAVE EXHIBITIONS
FRIDAY'S EVENT
cannot
.be
Y.M... bath, C. H, Raven broke the existing record and made a new mark of 58.2/5 sec. The old London, Aug. 18.
rerori, wan Go, sec. C. N. Brown Daniel Frenu can be rightly de-won the other heat in 60.4/5 sec. scribed on his 1932 match per- and, though the latter's time was formances as the first lawn tennis slower than Raven's, it is antici player in Europe. He kept out of pated that there will be a fine race
The Taikoo Club is interesting i the limelight until the closing hetween these two in the final on itself in badminton, a game which, Ques-singes of the Davis Cup competi-Saturday night.
# winter pastime and for He tions are being very seriously pul¦tion.
had been training The 100 yd, event was the only healthy exercise, to Selectors about the inclusion methodically and with an immense championship that attracted suf- equalled. Messrs, A. E. Collins, for Indians and an Australian in purpose.
ficent response to warrant heats W. O. Williams, D. II. Hazel and The England cricket team due 10 Then came his smashing defent being run off and six competitors S. A. Gray, players of outstanding lease for Australia in September. of de Stefani, the Halian Davis swan oll yesterday to decide who ability, have kindly consented to K. S. Duleepsinhji has been Cup player. Yet none accepted would be in the final, In the first play an exhibition game of doubles selected to ku to Australia together the hint of coming event.
heat, C. N. Brown, J. R. Johnstone, at Taikco Club on Friday nest, at with the Nawab, of Pataudi, an-
SENSATIONAL WINS..
and R. Dodd met and finished in 8445 pm. After the game. tea will other Indian, and G. O. Allen, the
Quickly this was followed up by that order. From the tart, Brown he served and a flannel dance will Australian.
his sensational victories over the went into the lead, though John- take place from 10 pm, to 1 am. two British Davis Cup players--stone hung on tenaciously, but in A coralia) invitation is extended "Because a precedent has been W. Austin and F. J. Perry, the fourth and final lap. Brown to all members of other Clubs and
That this was no meteorie inter: spurted and drew away from his those interested. set up in the past there is 2742
to win comfortably, A launch will leave Taikoo reason why the precedent should tude was proved by his smashing opponent
Some distance Dockyard at 1.30 a.m. for Hong- be followed: no good reason, why defeat of F. X. Shields (U.S.A.) while Dodd was
kong and Kowloon. A collection the precedent should be extended in the Interzone final round whes behind Johnstone.
will be taken on behalf of the Let us suppose that we take these the United States defeated Gor-
Quarry Bay Branch of the 31.C.L. three players to Australia; and many by matches to 2. His new-
The second heat produced the mama TEXAS: 19226924:MALNE that they play their part in wins found form was confirmed by the
great fight he put up against II. E. record-breaking performance. C. ning back for us the "Ashes."
THINGS ARE NOT ALL Vines. "What
H. Raven, A. Fingereth, and will Australia Bay!
Hi 1932 scalps are Thus-Ste-Doughty swam off together and
THEY SEEM Australia will say, quite rightly fani. Austin. Perry, Shields. Unfinished in that order. Rayen that they weren't beaten by Erland at all, and what will be questionably he is Europe's No. 1 took the advantage from the start and gradually increased it to the our answer to the jibe? Will it player for 1932.
THE "DROP SHOT."
end, baving a good lead when he be a sufficient answer for us--an
of age by Bnished. He did not appear to be swer which will give us com-j Prem is 28 years plete satisfaction-when we say profession, a doctor of engineer-oxerting himself to any prent ex- that other than English people ing. He has black hair, is thick-tent and maintained a very even have played for England in the set and in court gets about with pace throughout. Fingereth held past?
a shambling gait.
Jan fairly well. but gradually drop- His game is of the solid type:iped hack, while Doughty gave him no batstaan enpable of doing for great accuracy in the control of a score in the third length he England what "Dileep' and the the ball, a genius for countering spurted, int the latter responded to take second Nawah can do in the batting line: the biggest, speed. Also he has and drew away even if it is true that we have no developed an amazing proficiency place.
Raven or Brown oflor howler who might do for us in the drop-shot. Budding cham-
were really pressed, it is anticipa-
"Even if it is true that we have
in Australia whal G. O. Allen w pious should note that point.
do for us-is that enough? It is
not enough for me.
"Personally, I would rather see;
11 English-born players lose every tost match by an innings than an England team recruited from India, Australia, and possibly other planes, win back the 'Ashes."
"The alternative, in my view, to; playing the very fine cricketers mentioned in an England side is to alter the title of the coming Test matches-to call them, Australia against England. Australia against the world.
"But for the moment the title
not but
is Australia v. England. Why not| live up to it?"
ANOTHER ATTEMPT
ON CHANNEL SWIMMER FORCED TO GIVE UP
Dovor, Aug. 30. M. Adrian Kuhar,
medical student, made an`attempt yester day morning to cross the English Channel from Cape Gris Noz. However, after 14 hours of hard effort, the swimmer had to aban- don the enterprise 20 miles. away from Dover on account of a violont thunderstorm which broko out along the British coast. The swimmer climbed, into the motor !
RAVEN'S FINE SWIM,
As neither
1x
Bulo fast Action in the 100 metre' relay at the LosAngeles Olympics, in which four "raserve" sprinters won for America
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Tennis Player Dresses As Woman to Form Mixed Doubles
Broken Hill. An amusing case of a man impersonating a woman is re- ported from a suburban tennis club, a few members of which have been informed of the trick --but the joke is still on the members of the opposing club, who were defeated in a match. Finding that the club had four men and two women for the match, instead of three of each sex, one male member ar- ranged to impersonalę a woman and make up the team.
"She" was introduced as
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[To the Editor. Hongkong Telegraph.)
"Why not try K. Singh also?”
Sir. Whilst reading the noWG-
girl from the bush and though paper dated Sept. 5th I came quick thinking was necessary Rcross the article written by one or two awkward mo- Fairs Fair which referred to the played selected learns that are going to
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RADIO THRASH THE GERMAN CLUB
play on Wednesday the 7th. I Fairs Fair's quite agree with opinion. The players wlio de- served a trial wore omitted again. K. I. Wong the goal keeper of the St. Andrews and the man who represented the "Rest in the Mamak Tournament against the Radio Sports Club is a fue goal- keeper. The other player is P. Singh the brilliant right back of
Referring to the trials Inst
rather Wednesday, I was appointed. Firstly G. Singh the centre forward had little or no
G. Singh Scores 7 Out the Radio Sports Club.
of 14 Goals
dia-
The German Club was over- whelmed by the Radio Sports Club support from the two inside for- warda. As an Inside-loft K. Singh In a hockey match at Carolino (Radio) would have been a better yesterday, the Radio winning by 14 choice. He is a player with
goals to 2. At the interval the
visitors were alx goals in arrears, clean tactice, brilliant at out-side and were outplayed from start to left, and a player who seldom missos a goal. His combination worth while through hi
Anish.
G. Singh netted seven times for: with G. Singh is the Radio, the remaining goals be watching. It was
Ing obtained by K. Singh (4), C. fine combination that G. Singh Singh and A. Singh, whlist Muller scored. so many for the Rad!"
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