SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
On
The FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET- ING, will be held (Weather Per mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY Saturday, 10th March, 1934, moncing at 2.00 pm.
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The First Bell will be Rung at 1.60 p.m.
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The Secretary's office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tol. 27794), will eloso nt 12 o'clock Noon.
to Members'
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On No Protext wit Children he permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.
ordered advance.
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of Admission to the The Prito Public Enclosuro is $2.00 including all Pornons, including Tax, for Ladies, and in payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Saliom In Uniform are Admitted Half Price.
kong Jockey Club during Meoting.
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G. B. BROWN.
Secretary. Hongkong, 6th March, 1934.
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AUSTRALIAN DAVIS CUP TEAM WITHOUT A
BELOW PAR
TENNIS
AT H.K.C.C.
CAPT. CANNON IN DREARY GAME
HACHIUMA'S SAD LAPSES
·RUMJAHNS_WIN
(By "Veritas").
A week off the tennis courts Reemed to have its effect on all of the players who appeared in yesterday's open championship matches, and the standard of play fell considerably below 'par.
Captain P. S. Cannon chopped and sliced his way into the third round of the singles, at the expense of Ng Kam-chuen, who rather foolishly tried to play the winner at his game. Captain Cannon had better control over his shots, although his win was not very convincing.
own
It is seldom one seen Hachiuma so completely lose control over his strokes as he did when part- noring J. W. Leonard against Fincher and Goldman,
The result was a cakewalk for Hachiuma last year's finalists.
was continually making mistakes both from the baseline and net, and Leonard had no chance of covering them up.
The Rumjahn cousins waited for Wright and Gray to make the errors and to collect the points for a 6-1, 6-1 entry into the third round. It was poor calibre tennis.
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
Mr. Stanley Youdale, photographiad. with Vivian McGrath and Jack Craw- ford. Mr. Youdalo has declined the management of the Australian Davis
Cup team.
LOTT AND
THE. DAVIS CUP
AL
STRONG CLAIMS. THIS YEAR
"STORMY PETREL" OF TENNIS
ERRATIC RECORD.
MANAGER
MR. YOUDALE DECLINES INVITATION
STORM OVER HARRY
HOPMAN
Omission Is Resented
THE VILLA
4
EQUAL A RECORD
13TH F. A. CUP SEMI-FINAL
WILL MEET MANCHESTER CITY
PORTSMOUTH V LEICESTER
Mr. Stanley Youdale, who so successfully. carried out the duties of managing the Austra lian Davis Cup team last year, has declined the invitation of the Australian Lawn Tennis Asso- D. P. Turnbull and Adrian Quiet, Aston Villa in the semi-final
two members of the 1934 Australian
Davis Cup team.
Manchester City, last year's finalists will meet
of the English Cup accord- ing to the draw-made in London yesterday..
ciation to act in that capacity this season. "Although the work last year) Australia lost last year because of was at times hard, it was a plen-the altered pairing at the eleventh
Mr. G. Munro, an ex-interstato sant experience," said Mr. You-hour. This lesson mast have been
Partsmouth, the team with «- dale "but I do not think I can overlooked. Hopman is the play-player, said he would have chosen
series of brilliant away vic- manage to devote another summer or who can assist Australia to vic-Crawford, McGrath, Quist, and
tories to their credit, are op- tory. There is still time to In-Hopman, he said, was a splendid to looking after the team."
posed to Leicester City. Mr. Youdale said that he had clude him in the team.
doubles player, and a wonderful Australia will therefore be reighter, and he had the inter- informed the president of the
-The matches will be played.on Lawn Tennis Association of Aus-presented in the 1931 Davis Cup national experience which
was Bo Saturday week, the Villa and following tralia (Mr. Norman Brookes) that competition. hy the
essential. Turnbull, at present Manchester meeting at Hudders- he was unable to accept the Inteam:
was not up to international stand-field and Portsmouth and Loice. ard. vitation, and although he had
ster at Birmingham. been pressed to alter his decision it was unlikely that he would do
60.
Mr. Youdale will sail for Eng- land by the Orford, on which the members of the Davis Cup team will also travel;
HOPMAN'S OMISSION.
J. Crawford.
V. IL McGrath.
A. K. Quist,
D. P. Turnbull,
Mr. J. O. Anderson, an EX- the | Davia, Cup_playor, approved
selectors' choice. He said he had a good opinion of Turnbull. The selectors (Messrs. Norman
PLAYERS' RECORDS. E. Brookes, J. Clemanger, H. Malcolm, and N. Peach), whose The following are
the
major roport and selection were adopted performances of the players: by the Council of the Lawn Tennis J. Crawford.-Singles champion The exclusion of Harry Hop- Association of Australia selected of Australia 1981, 1982, and 1933; man from the Australian team H. Hopman as fifth man to join doubles champlon of Australia has aroused a storm of pro- the team in the event of any of with H. Hopman 1929, and with E. test all over the country, the the selected four being unable to F. Moon 1982; singles champion of New South Wales 1927, 1929, 1931, majority of opinion being that make the trip. he is a better player than D. P. Turnbull, by whom he has been preferred.
MISS HARTIGAN FOR.....
WIMBLEDON,
The draw ensures the North being represented in the final, and the other bracket will be filled by ofther a Midland or Southern club.
This will be Aston Villa's thirteenth appearance in the semi-final, which equals the re- cord held by Blackburn Rovers. Manchester City are in the last four for the sixth time, arică Portsmouth for the second,
LEICESTER'S FIRST.
It is the first occasion on which figured in the Lolcester have somi-final.
The Villa have been in eight
New York. George Martin Lott, Jr., in some respects the most logical successor to the role of stormy; petrel in American amateur tennis, seems to have begun
A cablegram was received from 1982, and 1933; doubles champion the new year with a charac teristic rush, calculated to em-
the English Lawn Tennis Associa of New South Wales with H. Hop- ilon formally accepting the man 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931; with phasize (a) his right to a place
challenge of Australia in the Euro-C. E. Sproule 1082; with V. B. higher than tenth on the U.S. ranking list, and (b) his avail-
pean zone for the 1934 series, and McGrath 1933; singles champion ability for singles as well as
advising that it would contribute of Victoria 1928 to 1932; doubles finals and have won the Cup six The council of the LT.A., of £750 toward the expenses of the champion of Victoria with J. times, the last occasion being in doubles responsibility in the
Willard 1926, with H. Hopman 1919-20, when they beat Hudders forthcoming Davis Cup cama-Australia has decided to contri- Australian team,
1928, 1929, and 1933; singles cham-Acid 1-0 after extra time. paign.
buto £100 towards the expanse of All discussion concerning the pion of Franco and England, 1933. Manchester City have thrice No one questions Lott's doubles sending Miss Joan Hartigan, the conditions upon which the Austra
V. B. McGrath. Junior singles reached the final stage, and once holder of the women's singles lian players were prepared to or champion of Australia 1932; lifted the Cup beating Bolton There is the promise of one or ability. In fact he probably in the championship of Australia, to would be permitted to make the doubles champion of New South Wanderers 1-0 in 1903-4. Last two attractive games this after best doubles player in the world, Wimbledon.
tour was taken, in camera,
Wales with J. Crawford 1933; year they lost to Everton at noon. Duff and Sullivan mako
The nows that the Lawn Tenais
A request from South Africa junior singles champion of France Wembley 3-0, and in -10260, were their second appearances in the on the basis of his 1933 perform-
ances with assorted partners, in Association of Australia
has that the team should play several 1983. McGrath has defeated almost defeated by Bolton Wanderers 1-0, doubles, opposed to Tam Yoc-fong cluding Johnny Van Ryan in the granted £100 towards Miss Joan matches there on its way to Europe all the leading players in the Portsmouth's only Cup. final to. and Ng Kom-chuen. This should Davis Cup matches and Lester Hartigan's expenses will be re-drew from members of the council world.
date was in losing by two clear offer
n better opportunity of Stoefen, the tall Californian, in the colved with gratification, writes comment upon the overtaxing of gauging the strength of the national championships.
Dr. G. H. McElhone in the Sudne players, and
Adrian Quist-Junior singles | goals. it was decided to champion of Australia 1933; British pair's challenge for the
Herald. When the ha-reply that Morning
no matches could, bejunior doubles champion with D. title. Duff may be called upon to;
tional association refused at first arranged.
P. Turnbull 1930; and with L. A tho Club "A" XV in a match against
The following team will represent w do some extra work.
As a soloist on the courts, how-to make the grant the State asso Discussing a request from the Schwartz 1932; singles champion H.M.S. Cumberland on, Wodnesday: Ricketts, putting in some quiet ever, his record is erratic. He has cintien gave permission for Bistasmanian Association that some of Western Australia 1932; doubles. Noble, A. D. Lowson, B..C. Allan, practice resterday, will at last had his weeks of brillianco, as series of night exhibition tents of the members of the team should champion with W. F. Stephen; W, E. Poors, A. H. Harbord, 1. Hut play off his third round tie with when he reached the finals of the matches to raise the sum. These play at Hobart before going Queensland singles champion 1933. chison, I. C. Meeke, C. Austin, N. G.
will not now. be Iu Tuk-cheuk, and I expect to national tournament at Forest Hills matches
abroad, the president (Mr. Norman D. P. Turnbull-Australian Castleton, R. 1. Cherrill, J. T. Edkins, see him win in straight sets. He against Ellewerth-Vines-in-1931. necessary.
Brookes) said that Crawford was junior singles champion, and R. Stillard, J. C. Miller, F._J. Mc-___ The
H announcement that
prepared to play in Tasmania only singles champion of South Aus Gean, K. A. Munro. is among the best stylists in local At other times he has been rather
Reserves selected
W. R. teruls and has a very concrets all rudely handled by such youngsters Hopman will not be included if McGrath could accompany him. tealin, 1930. He won the French Aservando Wheeler,
as Frankie Parker.
the Davis Cup team is to be re The matter was left to the two plate, beating V. B. McGrath in
felt
The match will be played on the Lott is temperamental but he gretted.
players.
the final.
Club ground at 6 p.m. would nilopmen Owen-Hughes has the shota and he possessEB should win comfortably against rare combative spirit. It is en- Hopman is one of Australia's assume control of all members of Pilo and Miliard.
tirely within his powers, should finest doublos players. He has the team from the date of selec- his January performances in Flo-done well with a number of part-tion was carried. rida and Canada serve as a cri-ners. It was obvious to
koen torion, to justify his selection for students of the game that Hopman the dual role of a. Tilden in this and Quist were an ideal pair.
Experts expressed They possess all the qualifications G. R. M. Ricketts v lu Tak year's Davis Cup quest. -cheuk
The Chicagoan has the benefit necessary to become a match-opinions on the team.
Mr. Horace Rice, д former of considerably more luturnational winning factor, experience than any other singles Many a Davis Cup match has Davis Cup player, and he would Capt. Cannon and H.
prospect, including Frank Shields, depended on the results of the have chosen Crawford, McGrath, Hugheny C. E. Millard and C. Sidney Wood and Lester Stoefen. doubles and this year should prove Quiet, and Hopman. "I think for the On his good days he is likely to no exception. It is possible that Hopman is essential take any one of these three young-if Australia meets Great Britain in doubles," he said.
Mr. W. B. Diva, a State selector, Tom Yoc-fong and Ng Kamaters over the hurdles. And he is the challenge round, the doubles
match will be the vital test, and said Hopman's international chuen y W. A. H. Duff and A. a campaigner of the old school, L. Sullivan,
Lott undoubtedly toyed with the without
Australia's perlence would have meant much Hopman (Continued on Page 9), chances of success are decreased. to his side, at critical periods,
round game.
Cannon and
The programme is:
Pilc
OPEN SINGLES.
OPEN DOUBLES.
Owen-
DOCKYARD CLUB
WIN
BEAT OFFICERS'
CLUB
The Dockyard Recreation Club defeated the Dockyard Officers' Club in a tennis match on the hard courts at the D.R.C., on Saturday Jast, winning by 6 and scoring rubbers to 22. 14 sets to 5 and 100 games to 77.
The return match will be played on March 17. Complete scores of Inst week's encounter were.
Engineer Captain R. C. Hugill and Commander (E) W. G. Cow. Innd (DOC), lost to it. B. Humbly & E. Gaubert 6-3, 6-4; lost to A. E. Collins & G.. W. Leverett 6-4, 8.6; bont W. Matthews & Α. N. Burningham 2-0, 6-4, 8-6,
W. II. Wallond & S. I. MU (D.O.C.), lóst to Hambly & Gaubort 6-1, 6-4; lost to Collins & Loverett 6-2, 6-4; bent Matthews & Burningham 6-8.
R. Henderson & II: C. Tyson (D.O.C.), Jost to ambly & Gaubart 6-1, 6-0; lost to Collins & Loverott $3, 6-2; draw with Matthews & Burningham 5-7, 7-5.
It
that
bc Included.
A motion that the council should
EXPERTS' OPINIONS!
differing
Bradley Cool In A
Hot Spot
Bradley, the Palice custodian, bad many thrilling moments during the Skottowe Cup semi-final at
the Canidrome Shanghai last week, but not many so thrilling as this, when he went down on his kness to stop a shot from point blank rings." Police drew with the Worcesters'one-all.
CX-
Indo-China And
The The Far
Eastern Olympics
SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOR
ADMISSION
Manila, March, 2. French Indo-China has for the second time applied for membership in the Far Eastern Athletic Association so that she may compete in the forthcoming Far Eastern Olympics, according to Dr. Regino R. Ylanan, national physical director,
The sports moguls of French China Interposed a vigorous object- Indo-China have requested for dian to her participation in the reconsideration of their application | forthcoming olympics.
with a view to securing a favour- able vote from Japan, which coun- try dlenpproved of their member- ship in the Far Eastern Athletic Association, the first time the ap plication was put into a voie.".
The Netherlands Is another country seeking membership in the Far Eastern Athletic Association.; The application of this, country will be forwarded to China and | Japan with a view to securing their
votea.
Explaining the stund of the local amateur athletic federation with regards to applications for new membership in the Far Eastern Athletic Association, Dr. Ylanan declared yesterday that as a host during the forthcoming Far East- ern Olympics it could be expected that the federation would welcome ne many competitors as possible in the meet. This also goes for Man- choukuo, he said.
· INDO-CHINA ATHLETES WILL COMPETE
JAPANESE AGREE.
Manila, Mnr. G.
As a result of reconaldera- tlon, Japan is now favourite to the admittance of Indo- China to tho Far East Olympiad.
Officials here to-day an nounced that five nations are now scheduled to participate in the Far Eastern Olympics. The Netherlands Dutch Indies are also expected to take port in the Games United Press.
NEA
Whother Japan will carry out her threat of withdrawing from While not at all revealing the the association in the event that stand taken by the local fedoration Manchoukuo is not allowed to par- regarding the entrance of Man- ticipate in the Far Eastern Olym chokuo in the' fodthcoming olympics could not be ascertained from Philippine ples, Dr. Ylanan declared yesterday the officials of the that before a country could be Amateur Athletic Federation." taken into the folds of the Far Local Japanese, however, ex- Eastern Athletic Association a un-pressed an opinion that Japan may animour vote of the countries form- not withdraw from the Far East- Ing the association must first in ern Olympics even if Manchoukuo's secured. In the case of Manchou-application is voted down for the kuo, Dr.. Ylanan explained that second time by the Chinese
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