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I.L.T.F. BARS U.S. "OPEN" CHAMPIONSHIP

OUTRIGHT

BREACH

POSSIBLE

PROBLEM OF AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS

INTERPREATION OF RULES ISSUE

WILL AMERICA LEAVE FEDERATION?

Paris, March 18. Open Lournaments for both amateur and professional lawn tennis players, as recently sanctioned by the United Sti- tes' Lawn Tennis Federation, are barred as the result of a i resolution passed by the Inter- national Lawn Tennis Federa-. tion to-day.

Once again the International | Lawn Tennis Federation has defi- |nitely negatived America's scheme

for national tennis championships. open to both amateur and profes- sional players, writes "Veritas."

The Federation firmly put, its foot down in 1930 on the United States proposal for each country to hold an annual "open," and according to the. latest advices,

©ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP -Canada and Germany met in the world ice hockey championship at Pragus last month, and this picture, shows one of the matches in pro-" gress, with a Canadian defender clearing from behind goaly (Photo Planet News).

HANDICAP SCHEME IN

BRITISH GOLF......

TISK

FOOTBALL CUP FOR

ARGYLLS

NEW SHANGHAI LAURELS WON

LUSITANO CLUB WELL BEATEN

V

THE Argyll and Suther- landers added to their soccer laurels in Shanghai last week when their junior side defeated the Club Lusi- tano team by five goals to one to win the Tax Ling Cup.

A large crowd was present to watch the match and though the opening half was interesting, the solddiers dominated the second session and the local team were kept on the defensive most. of." the time,

This match had been expected to provide much interesting: com-

WEATHER STOPS HOCKEY petition" and soccer enthusiasts

INCOGNITOS UNFORTUNATE.

they have repeated the gesture in REVISED SCRATCH SCORE IN OPERATION; U. S. yesterday prevented the In-

regard to the latest American sug- gestion.

SYSTEM STUDIED

The revised golf "scratch score nd handicapping scherne has now become operative.

What reaction this bar of the I.L.T.F., will have in Anierica is open to cogitation. If the States. intend to carry through their mooted scheme, they can now only do so by seceding from the Feder- It was reported to the annual ation. This is hardly to be aeri general meeting of the Joint ously contemplated, for it would Golf Uniona held in London that Advisory Council of the Britlaly

mean their withdrawal from the

The inclement weather

cogs from fulfilling one of their fixtures, They were to have played the Royal En- gineers and the postponement, unless a concession is made

NEW SHAFTED DRIVER by the Mamak Committee, will

CAUSES ALARM

Davis Cup as well as to affect 1,000 copies of the scheme had New Steel Shaft Used By

their status que with the rest of been sent out to the national un- ions of England, Scotland, Ireland the tennis world. QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION. and Wales.

The whole problem hinges on the interpretation of rules. The:

MANY APPLICATIONS

American Lawn Tennis Associa- Many applications for copic tion takes the stand that Rule 23 had been received from unions,

own construction on it.

from:--

Percy Alliss

Alarm has been expressed about the new shafted driver with which Percy Alliss, now back in England from Germany, is driving the ball prodigious distances. It is said

Particulars of the ndy driver

NEW KIND OF SHAFT...

of the I.L.T.F., has only one mean-associations, and clubs Overseas. that his carry is sometimes 250 ing. The Federation refuse to It was decided, in view of the yards. accept to this view and place their revised scheme, act to issue forms

for the return of the scores of being used by Percy Alliss have Perhaps it would not be out of Category I players until the end just heen obtained." place to quote the rule. It reads: of the ensuing year. It was also decided to prepare a statement "An Amateur lawn tennis which the national unions copid and is arousing considerable in It is a new kind of steel shaft player is specifically probihited jissue for the guidance of their terest.

handicapping committees in dea!-1 This new shaft is thin at the (b) Playing a match and/or ing with the revision of handicaps top, thin at the bottom, and thien demonstrating the game, with following upon the revision of in the middle, instead of, as usual or against any person other scratch scores.

being thin at the bottom and than an Amateur, without the The system of preparing the list gradually thickening towards the written consent of the governing of players eligible to take part in top. body of his National Associa-golf championships, which has The result is said to be that it tion.".

ruled in America for some years, has all the whippy feeling of a may be introduced in The American LT.A., interpret Britain if a suggestion of the claimed that it will drive a ball Great good old "hickory shaft. It is the word "match" to express tour- Scottish Golf Union at the annual twenty yards further.. naments and championships, and meeting is carried into effect. that it allows them to hold a

championship open to both ama-

teur and professional players.

impasse, which, as the New York.

ELIGIBLE LIST.

probably spoil their chances of qualifying for the cham- pionship as they have to complete their matches in the tournament by Saturday. LATEST

BICKFORD ENTERS

SEMI-FINAL

C.B.A. TENNIS RESULTS

left the senior division tussle be- tween, the Police and East Lancs to see this junior match,

The Club Lusitano was especial- ly weak, in the back division and with the injury of one of their defchce, they were at a loss for the greater part of the match. The forwards did not receive the chances they should have had and there was a Jack of dash to their play whereas the Argylls were on. the ball and making the most of their chances whenever these came their way. The following were the teams:

Argylls:- McNaught, Smith, Todd, Boylan, McPhillip, Alexan- der, Christie, Penna, King, Me- Quade, Maxwell,

Club Lusitano:A. S. Costa, A., Victal, A. S. Costa, M. -A. 'B.L. Bickford, holder. defeated Sequiera, B. V. de Senna. A.- G. Duncan on Sunday at King's Noodt, H. C. Collaco, L. Consalves, Park by scores of 6-1, 6-4, to

FORWARDS GOOD.

Central British Association tennis qualify for the semi-final of the P. A. Costa.

will meet S. MacNider. singles championship, when he

ship to date are as follows:-

Other results in the champion

E. Owen w.o, E. MacNider.' R, Buchanan beat E. Owen N.B. Whitley beat R. Peart 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.

T.S.D. Whitley beat JJ. King 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. F.D. Angus w.o. M. Weill..

The winning forwards were in especially good form with Me- Quade being most prominent. Boylan played a good game at wing half, while Smith and Todd were able to cope with the efforts of the Portuguese team. Mc- Naught in goal brought off sey- everal excellent saves. For the

in check by the Argyll defence.

R.B. Blyth beat H. Brokenshire losers, L. Gonsalves worked ex- The shaft was discovered by 6-1, 6-1, accident.

G. Gurevitch beat R.A. Carroll ceptionally hard, and took on a Ellin, anothern golfer, broke 6-0, 6-2.

half position in the later stages On the other hand the Federa- The Scottish officials stated they two steel-shafterd clubs. He S. MacNider beat R.B. Wood 6-1, of the game. Costa was good, tion's construction of the word understood the Royal and Ancient then welded together the thicker 3-6, 6-3.

but did not extend himself to "match" applies exclusively to the Golf Club was willing that each ends of the two damaged eluba

The semi-finals must be com-give of his beat, while the for- encounters between the amateurs national union should submit a and found he had a shaft with pleted before" April 2. All mat wards were not seen in their usual and professionals at Eastbourne, list of players whom they can. more "whip" than either of those ches will be decided on the C.B.A. good team work.

Colinco was sidered eligible for the amateur broken. which are held annually.

courts at King's Park. The best very enterprising but his chances This is the cause of the present! championship, and the informa

LIKED THE DEA,

of three sets will be played.. were not brought to a satisfactory Ition was passed to the other Ellin told Percy Allis, the golf

end and the remainder were held professional now attached to the! Tribune, points out, may possibly unions for attention. lead to an outright breach. be-

At present golfers with national Beaconsfield clubs, and Allis FRENCH XI IN DRAW tween the United States and the handicaps of four or better are liked the idea so much that he Federation.

eligible for the amateur cham decided to put on the market new JOINT ACTION NEEDED. pionship, but the new system of clubs with a little bulge in the But America's tremendous in-fixing scratch scores may call for shaft. terest in the Davis Cup will pro-a revision of handicaps, and it He has already made and sold bably prevent the governing body may then be found necessary to about four dozen of these new "Longer hitting and with this issue. In any case it are eligible for the championship, smoother swinging are two advan- from acting hastily in connexion alter the rule under which players clubs.

Should the new proposal be car ages of this type of club," Alliss would appear, from this distance, ried into effect, no doubt past per- has declured. that the US. Association could formances will be taken into ac

The feeling of more life in a have done much better by joint, count, although the championship club gives a long handicap player rather than independent, ation committee will still have the right more confidence." in regard to their scheme. So far to revise the entries.

48 can be ascertained they made

no overtures to any other country,

such as Great Britain, France,

Japan, Australia or Germany to CRICKET CHAMPIONS. plead with the Federation for an

"open." A proposition with the Winners of Local League

guaranteed backing of a few of the -leading members of the LL.T.F., might have made, a tremendous

amount of difference to the recep-1 tion of such a scheme.

·CLUB HOCKEY XI TEAM TO MEET ILKRS.A. TO-MORROW

Since the War.

UNIVERSITY'S THIRD.

(1) (1)

WITH GERMANS The Lusitano team attacke-l from the start and were especial- VISITING TEAM SPURT by prominent, but they shot from

IN SECOND HALF

too great a distance and none of their chances hore fruit. The Berlin, March 19. Argylls were dangerous and the Before a record throng of soccer Lusitano defence was apt to reply enthusiasts here to-day, France and on their weight with disastrous Germany drew at three-all in an effects. Eventually after 15 min- international contest. The last utes, Costa came out to first"the match, which was played two years ball and King shot buck. Into the ago, resulted in a win for the melee. Both Victal and Costa French side by three goals to one. went to clear and in doing so, Fifty thousand spectators

wit-the goalie left his charge clear nessed the tussle.

80 that McQuade was able to tap Although the play in yesterday's the ball in for the first point. tussle was not up to international The losers nearly scored in ten have standard, play was very interest-minutes, when a great movement ing and kept the spectators on their between P. Costa and L. Gon- toes throughout. At one time, the salves ended in McNaught diving: Germans led by three goals to one, full length to save. but a rally by the visiting team in

George Duncan, one of Britain's "Great" professionals, has one of these clubs and likes it.

R. ff. de Montmorency several leading amateurs

and

also adopted the new driver. SHANGHAI SNOOKER

CHAMPIONSHIP

CLOSE MATCH WON BY

FOUR POINTS

the final stages of the game result. led in the score being tied.

CORRESPONDENCE.

to

►

SCOTS GO AHEAD.

At the other end, the Argylls The Hongkong Cricket League has As it is, the independent action now been decided. By virtue of the

went down in line and King hit of America has been turned down victory of the Kowloon Cricket Club

the cross bar with a long shot, flatty, and the position is that thever the Indian R.C. on Saturday, the

F. Marshall clinched the 1933 An Expression of Thanks. the rebound coming to him and must either accept the decision their third success since the war.

Hongkong Univeralty have secured

with an open goal he ballooned Snooker Championship when he er take the consequences of run-i

over. Five minutes [To the Editor, Honokong

later the The list of league champions since defeated W. A. Pennell by a

Scots went further ahead when ning opposite to the International the

Telegraph.] War is appended: Federation. A

margin of four points in the final Year. Senior. Jurilor.

King scored from close range 1918-19 R.G.A.

played at the Shanghai Amateur Sir-In connexion with our Charity after a melee, and two minutes 1919-20 R.G.A. (7) ·

Billiards Association headquarters, Football Match on Sunday the 26th 1920-21 Civil Service

With two of the best local instant, we wish to express our thanks after that McQuade beat the back 1921-22 Kowloon C.C.

the following for their kind aasis-to the ball and slipped it into the exponents of the game meeting

net. There was no change in the tancor 1922-28 University

for the title, a fairly large num-¡ 1923-24 Hongkong C.C. Royal

The Hongkong Government for the score before the interval. ber of followers of the game turn exemption of Entertainments. Tax, Engineers The following will represent

1924-26 Civil Service Civil Service ed out of watch the two vie for 1925-26 Navy.

honours. Pennell was alightly the first eleven of the Hongkong

Royal Engineers

favoured at the start, but soon Hockey Club against the KR. 1926-27. Kowloon C.C. Indian R.C. after the start it was evident that 6.A., on the Marina ground at 5 1927-28 Univeralty

it was anybody's game with both p.m. to-morrow-Megara. G. L. 1928-29 Hongkong C.C.

finalists playing an excellent game. Gregory, J. Rodger, E. V., Heed,

C.C.

The four point difference in Itself HJ.D. Lowe, J. D. Tetley, R. Owen 1929-30 Kowloon C.C.

C.C.

proves the closeness of the game. Hughes, W. E. Williams, G.EN.

Indian R.C. 1930-81 Indian N,C,“

Marshall had only two high breaks, Divett, A. T. Lay, C. C. Francis, 1931-32 Indian R.C. Indian R.C. 18 and 16, while Pennell chalked up and A. N. Ollier.

1982-33: University

Itz“ – Craigengowez 18, 11, 18 and. 14.

Hongkong

In the second half, the Lusitano. The Combined Services. South Ching Athletic Association. were hemmed in their own balf Chinese Athletic Association. jand continually had to kick clear. The Hongkong Football Association. McQuade scored from, a movement The Chiness Athletic Federation.

and then King added the fifth, The Hongkong Football Club. The Local Press (English and but the Lusitano side was fated. :> got their solitary point when they Mesars, A. S. Watson & Co.

had a penalty and Vletal con LAU KING-TSING,

minutes verted. The closing Secretary, were without great interest as the Tung Kun Chamber of Commerce. winners had too great a lead.

Chinese).

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