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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1933.

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 tournaments for both- amateur and professional lawn tennis players, as recently sanctioned by the United Sta- tes Lawn Tennis Federation, are barred as the result of a resolution passed by the Inter- national Lawn Tennis Federa- tion 14-day.

Once again the International Lawn Tennis Federation has defi-i nitely negatived Anterica'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 mot in the world ice hockey championship at Prague last month, and this picture shows one of the matches in pro- grees, with ■ Canadian defender clearing from behind goal, (Photo Planet News).

HANDICAP SCHEME IN BRITISH GOLF

they have repeated the gesture in REVISED SCRATCH SCORE IN OPERATION; U. S.

regard to the latest American sug- gestion.

SYSTEM STUDIED ·

The revised golf, scratch score| nd handicapping scheme has now become operative.

TISK

FOOTBALL CUP FOR

ARGYLLS

NEW SHANGHAI LAURELS WON

LUSITANO CLUB WELL BEATEN

THE Argyll and Suther-

landers added to their soccer laurels in Shanghai last week when their junior side defeated the Club Lusi- Itano team by five goals to one to win the Taz 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.

The inclement weather yesterday prevented the In- cogs from fulfilling one of their fixtures. They were ta have played the Royal En- gineers and the postponement, unless a concession is made by the Mamak Committee, will probably spoil their chances. of qualifying for the cham- pionship as They have to complete their matches in the

What reaction this bar of the I.LT.F will have in America 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 seri- general meeting of the Joint ously contemplated, for it would Advisory Council of the British menn their withdrawal from the Golf Unions held in London that Davis Cup as well as to affect 4.000 copies of the scheme had New Steel Shaft Used By tournament by Saturday.

their statue que with the rest of been sent out. to the national un- the tennis world.

|ions of England. Scotland, Ireland |" QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION. and Wales.

MANY APPLICATIONS

NEW SHAFTED DRIVER CAUSES ALARM

Percy Alliss

Alarm has been expressed about

the new shafted driver with, which ! Percy Alliss, now" back in England

The whole problem hinges on the interpretation of rules. The American Lawn Tennis Associn- Many applications for copic: from Germany, is driving the ball Lion takes the stand that Rule 23 had been received from unions, prodigious distances. It is said 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 in this view and place their revised scheme, not to issue forms Particulars of thỏ nów driver for the return of the scores of being used by Percy Alliss have Category 1 players until the and just been obtained.

own construction on it.

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Perhaps it would not be out of place to quote the rule. It reads: of the ensuing year. It was also NEW KIND OF SHAFT.

decided to prepare a statement "An Amateur lawn tennis which the national unions could and is arousing considerable in It is a new kind of steel shaft player is specifically prohibited jissue for the guidance of their terest.

handicapping committees in deal· This new shaft is thin at the (b) Playing a match and/or ing with the revision of handicap top, thin at the bottom, and thick 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 tion."

ruled in America for some years, has all the whippy feeling of a may be introduced in Great good The American LT.A., interpret Britain if a suggestion of the claimed that it will drive

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. *.

On the other hand the Federa-

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BICKFORD ENTERS SEMI-FINAL

C.BA. TENNIS RESULTS

B.L. Bickford, hokler, defeated

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

The Club Lusitano was especial-

y weak in the back division and with the injury of one of their defence, 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 lack 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:

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

Club Lusitano:-A. S. Costa, A.. Vietal, A. S. Costa, M. A.

& Duncan on Sunday at King's Sequiera, B. V. de Senna. A. Park by scores of 6-1, 6-4, to Noodt, H. C. Collaco, L. Consalves, Central British Association tennis qualify for the semi-final of the A. Costa.

FORWARDS GOOD. ' singles championship, when he will meet 5. MacNider.

The winning forwards were in Other results in the champion- especially good form with Mc- ship to date are as follows:- Quade being most prominent.

E, Owed w.o. E, MacNider.

Boylan played a good game at R, Buchanan beat E. Owen N.B. Whitley leat R. Peart 6-1. wing half, while Smith and Todd 3-6, 6-2.

were able to cope with the effort, T.S.D. Whitley beat JJ. Kingint he Portuguese team. Me- 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Naught in gosi brought off ser F.D. Angus w.o. M. Weill,

everal excellent saves. For the R.B. Blyth beat H. Brokenshire losers, L. Gonsalves worked ex-

The shaft was discovered by 6.1, 6-1. accident.

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FRENCH XI IN DRAW WITH GERMANS VISITING TEAM SPURT IN SECOND HALF

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

half position in the later stages. The Scottish officials stated they two steel-shafterd clubs. He S. MacNider bent R.B. Wood 6-1, [of the game. Costa was good, tion's construction of the word Golf Club was willing that each ends of the two damaged. clubs

but did not understood the Royal and Ancient then welded together the thicker 3-6, 6-3.

extend himself to The semi-inals must be com- give of his best, while the for- "match" applies exclusively to the 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 con- more "whip" than either of those ehes will be decided on the C.B.A. good team work.

Collaco was aidered eligible for the amateur broken.

courts at King's Park. The best very enterprising but his chances which are held annually.

LIKED THE DEA.

of three sets will be played. were not brought to a satisfactory This is the cause of the present championship, and the inform

ition was passed to the other Ellin told Percy Allis, the golf

end and the remainder were held impasse, which, as the New York

professional now attached to the

in check by the Argyll defence, Tribune, points out, may possibly unions for attention.

clubs, and Allias lead to an outright breach be- At present golfers with national Beaconsfield

The Lusitano ..team attacke-1 tween the United States and the handicaps of four or better are liked the idea so much that he

from the start and were especial- Federation.

jeligible 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

ly prominent, but they shot from too great a distance and none of But America's tremendous in-fixing scratch scores may call for shaft.

a revision of handicaps, and it He has already made and suld

their chances bore fruit. The terest in the Davis Cup will pro may then be found necessary to about four dozen of these news

Berlin, March 19. Argylls were dangerous and the bably prevent the governing body alter the rule under which players clubs, "Longer hitting and Before a record throng of soccer Lusitano defence was apt to reply from acting hastily in connexion with this issue. In any case it are eligible for the championship. smoother swinging are two advan- enthusiasts here to-day, France and on their weight with disastrous Should the new proposal be car ages of this type of club," Allies Germany drew at three-all in an effects. Eventually after 15 min- would appear, from this distance, ried into effect, no doubt past per- has declared.

international contest. The lastutes, Costa came out to first the that the US. Association could formarees will be taken into ae.

The feeling of more life in a match, which was played two years ball and King shot back into the have done much better by joint, count, although the championship club gives a long handicap player ago, resulted in a win for the melee. Both Victaf and Costa rather than independent, action committee will still have the right more confidence."

French side by three goals to one. went to clear and in doing 12, in regard to their scheme. So far to revise the entries.

Fifty thousand spectators wit-the goalie left his charge clear nessed the tussle,

so 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 standard, play was very interest minutes, when a great movement ing and kept the spectators on their between P. Costa and L. Gon- tees throughout. At one time, the valves ended in McNaught diving Germans led by three goals to one, full length to save.

aq 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 and

"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-

tion of such a scheme,

Since the War. UNIVERSITY'S THIRD.

"The Hongkong Cricket League has As it is, the independent aétion now been decided. By virtue of the of America has been turned down victory of the. Kowloon Cricket Club Batiy, and the position is that the Hongkong University have secured over the Indian RC, en Saturday, the must either. accept the decision their third success since the war.

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

R. H. de Montmorency and several leading amateurs have also adopted the new driver. « SHANGHAI SNOOKER

CHAMPIONSHIP CLOSE MATCH WON BY FOUR POINTS

but a rally by the visiting team in the final stages of the game result- ed in the score being tied.

CORRESPONDENCE. .

F. Marshall clinched the 1933 An Snooker Championship when

he

or take the consequences of run- The list of league champions sincs defeated W. A. Pennell by a ring opposite to the International the War is appended: Federation.

CLUB HOCKEY XI

TEAM TO MEET H.K.I.S.A. TO-MORROW

Senior.

1918-19 R.G.A.

Years

1919-20 R.G.A. ( 1920-21 Civil Service

Junior.

1

(1)

tance:

Expression of Thanks. (To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

exemption of Entertainmenta Tax.

The Combined Services

SCOTS GO AHEAD.

At the other end, the Argylls went down in line and King hit. the cross bar with a long shot, the rebound coming to him and with an open goal he ballooned jover, Five minutes Inter the Scots went further ahead when King scored from close, range

margin of four points in the final played at the Shanghai Amateur Sir-In connexión with our Charity after a melee, and two minutes Billiards Association headquarters. Football Match on Sunday the 20th after that McQuade beat the back

With two of the best local instant, we wich to express our thanks 1921-22 Kowloon C.C.

exponents of the game meeting to the following for their kind assis-to the ball and slipped it into the net. There was no change in the 1022-23 University

for the title, a fairly large num-. The Hongkong Government for the score before the interval, 1923-24 Hongkong C.C. Royal ber of followers of the game turn

Engineers Civil Service ed out of watch the, two vie for 1924-25 Civil Service

honours. Pennell was slightly Royal

favoured at the, start, but soon Engineers

after the start it was evident that University

It was anybody's game with both finalists playing an excellent game. The four point difference in itself; proves the closeness of the game. G.G. Indian R.C. Marshall had only two high, breaks, Indian R.C. 18 and 16, while Penneli chalked up Craigengower 18, 11, 13 and 14.

The following will represent 1925-24 Navy the first eleven of the Hongkong Hockey Club against the II.K.R. 1926-27 Kowloon C.C. Indian R.C. S.A., on the Marina ground at 51927-28 University p.m. to-morrow:-Messrs. G. L. 1928-29 Hongkong C.C. Hongkong Gregory, J. Rodger. E. V. Reed,

H.J.D, Lowe, J. D. Tetley, R. Owen 1929-30 Kowloon C.C. Hughes, W. E. Williams, G.ER. 1930-31 Indian R.C. Divett, A. T. Lay, C. C. Francis, 1931-32 Indian B.C. and A. N: Other,

1932-33 University

Hongkong

In the second half, the Lusitano South Chinn Athletic Association were hemmed in their own' half Chinese Athletic Association, and continually had to kick clear. The Hongkong Football Association. McQuade scored from a movement The Chinese Athletic Federation,

and then King added the fifth, ・° The Hongkong Football Club.

[but the Lusitano, side was fated : 2 The Local Press (English and

Chinese);

gét their solitary point when they Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co. had a penalty and Victal con- .LAU KING-TSING, verted. The closing minutes Secretary, were without great interest as the Tung Kun Chamber of Commerce, 'winners had too great a lead.