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SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOÇKHY CLUB.

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The FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET. ING will be held (Weather Per- mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY Saturday, 10th March, 1934, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be Rung at 1.20 p.m.

MEMBERS” ENCLOSURE." Mombers are notified that they kad

thair Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

No Ono without Badge will be admitted to tho. Members' Enclosure. Badges admitting Non-Members to Club Enclosure and the Mombara' Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRET ARY upon the personal application of a Member, such Member to be respon

for all visitors Introduced by sible him, and for Payment of All Chita,

c.

The Secretary's office, 3rd Floor, Gloucesten Building, (Tol. 27704), will close at 12 o'clock Noon.

to Mombers'

Badges admiting Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the 'Raco Course.

On No Protext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.

ordered advanco.

Tiffins aro obtainable at the Club House provided they aro from the No. 1 Boy in Telophone 21020.

PUBLIC, ENCLOSURE.

The Price of Admission to the Publle Enclosure is $2.00 including all Persons, including Tax, for Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Prico.

&c., Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, will not be permitted to operate within the Procincts of the Hong- kang Jockey Club during the Race Heeting.

By Order,

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Secretary. Hongkong, 6th March, 1934,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1934.

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 seemed 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.

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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,

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It is seldom one acen Hachiuma so completely lose control over his strokes as he did when part-

Leonard noring J. W.

against Fincher and Goldman.

The result was a cakewalk for last year's finalists. Hachiuma

was continually making mistakes both from the baseline and not, and Leonard had no chance of covering them up.

The Rumjahn cousins walted for Wright and Gray to make the errors and to collect the pointe for a 6-1, 6-1 entry into the third round. It was poor calibre tennis.

TO-DAY'S GAMES.

Mr. Stanley Youdale, photographed with Vivian McGrath and Jack Craw! Ford.. Mr. Youdate has declined the management of the Australian Davis

Cup team.

LOTT AND THE

DAVIS CUP

STRONG CLAIMS THIS YEAR

"STORMY PETREL" OF TENNIS

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

No one questions Lott's double two attractive games this after-best doubles player in the world, There is the promise of one or ability. In fact he probably in the noon. Duff and Sullivan make on the basis of his 1983 perform- their second appearances in the ances with assorted partners. In doubles, opposed to Tam Yoc-fong cluding Johnny Van Ryan in the and Ng Kam-chuan. This should Davis Cup matches and Leater offer a better opportunity of Stoofen, the tall Californian, in the gauging the strength of the national championships. British. pair's challenge for the title. Duff may be called upon to do some extra work,

ERRATIC RECORD.

MANAGER

MR. YOUDALE DECLINES INVITATION

STORM OVER HARRY HOPMAN

Omission Is Resented

U. P. Turnbull and Adrian Quist, two mambers of the 1914 Australian Davis Cup team.

Mr. G. Munro, an

cx-interstate

THE VILLA EQUAL A RECORD

13TH F. A. CUP SEMI-FINAL

•WILL MEET MANCHESTER CITY

PORTSMOUTH

LEICESTER

Manchester City, last year's finalists will meet Aston Villa in the semi-final of the English Cup accord- ing to the draw made in London yesterday.

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- 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 plea- the altered pairing at the eleventh sant experience," said Mr. You-hour. This lesson must have been dolo "but I do not think I can overlooked. Hopman is the play-player, said he would have chosen manage to devote anoiner summer er who can aseist Australia to vic Crawford, McGrath, Quist, and tory. There is still time to in-Hopman, he said, was a splendid to looking after the team."

Mr. Youdale said that he had cludo him in the team.

doubles player, and a wonderful | Australia will therefore be re-aghter, and he had the inter- Informed the president of the

The matches will be played on Lawn Tennis Association of Aus- presented in the 1934 Davis Cup national experience which was so Saturday week, the Villa and by the following essential. Turnbull, at present Manchester meeting at Hudders. tralia (Br. Norman Brookes) that competition

was not up to international stand-neld and Portsmouth and Loice- he was unable to accept the in- team vitation, and although he had been pressed to alter his decision it was unlikely that he would do

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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.

I

J. Crawford.

V. R. McGrath.

A. K. Quist.

D. P. Turnbull

The selectors (Messra, Norman E. Brookes, 3. Clemenger, H. alcolm. and N. Pench), whose report and selection were adopted by the Council of the Lawn Tennis The exclusion of Harry Hop- Association of Austraila selected man from the Australian, team H. Hopman as fifth man to join has aroused a storm of pro- the team in the event of any of test all over the country, thet e selected four being unable to 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.

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Portsmouth, the team with a series of brilliant away vic.. tories to their credit, are:pp« posed to Leicester City.

Mr. J. 0. Anderson, an exster at Birmingham. Davis Cup player, approved the selectors, choice. He said he had a good opinion of Turnbull,

PLAYERS' RECORDS.

The following are the major performances of the playors:

The draw ensures the North being represented in the final, and Alled the other brackot will be by either 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. Blanchester City are in the last four for the sixth time, and Portsmouth for the second.

LEICESTER'S FIRST.

J. Crawford-Singles champion of Australia 1931, 1932, and 1983; doubles champion of Australia with H. Hopman 1929, and with E. F. bioon 1932; singles champion of Now South Wales 1927, 1929, 1031,

It is the first occasion on which A cablegram was received from 1932, and 1983; doubles enampon the English Lawn Tennis Associa of Now South Wales with II: Hop-

figured in the the man 1926, 1920, 1930, 1991; with Leicester have formally accepting challenge of Australia in the Eure C. E. Sproule 1982; with V. B. somi-final,

The Villa have been in eight McGrath 1933; singles champion pena zone for the 1934 series, and of Victoria 1928 to 1982; doubles finals and have won the Cup sir advising that it would contribute

with J.times, the fast occasion being in £750 toward the expenses of the

champion of Victoria

919-20, when they boat Huddera- Australian team.

tion

Willard, 1926, with H. Hopman field 1-0 after extra time.

new year with a charac- teristic rush, calculated to em hasize (a) his right to a place than tenth on the US. ranking list, and (b) his avail- ability for singles as well as

The council of the LTA, of doubles responsibility in the forthcoming Davis Cup cam-Australia has decided to contri-

.948, 1929, and 1933; singles cham- paign.

buto £100 towards the expanse of

Manchester City have thrice All discussion concerning the sending Misa Joan Hartigan, the conditions upon which the Austra Pion of France and England, 1933,

V. B. McGrath.Junior singles reached the final stage, and once holder of the women's slogicalian players were prepared to or champion of Australia 1992; lifted the Cup beating Bolton Wimbledon. championship of Australia, to would be permitted to make the doubles champion of New South Wanderers 1-0 in 1903-4. Last Wales with J. Crawford 1933; year they lost to Everton, at The news that the Lawn Tennis tour was taken in camera.

A request from South Africa junior singles champion of France Wembley 3-0, and in 1925-6, were Association. of Australia has that the team should play several 1933. McGrath has defeated amos, defeated by Bolton Wanderers 1-0. granted £100 towards Miss Joan matches there on its way to Europe all the leading players in the Portsmouth's only Cup final to Hartigan's expenses will be redraw from members of the council. world.

date was in losing by two clear ceived with gratification, writes comment upon the overtaxing of Adrian Quist-Junior singles goals. Dr. G. H. McElhone in the Sudney players, and it was decided to champion of Australia 1933: Morning

Herald. When the no reply that no matches could be junior doubles champion with D. tional association refused at first arranged.

The following team will represent Turnbull 1930; and with L. A. the Club "A" XV in a match against As a sololat 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 Wednesday: Ricketts, putting in some quiet over, his record is erratic. He has clation gave permission for Tasmanian Association that some of Western Australia 1932; doubles K. Noble, A. D. Lowson, B. U. Allan, practice yesterday, will at last had his weeks of brilliance, as series of night exhibition tennis play off his third round tie with when he reached the finals of the matches to raise the sum. These the members of the team should champion with W.-F. Stephen: W. E. Pears, A. H. Harbord, I. Hub play at Hobart before going Queensland singles champion 1938. chison, H. C. Mecke, C. Austin, R. G. will not . BOW bo lu Tak-chouk, and I expect to national tournament at Forest Hills matches

abroad, the president (Mr. Norman D. P. Turnbull-Australian Castleton, R. I. Cherrill, J. T. Edtins, soo him win in straight sets. He against Ellsworth Vines in 1931. necessary.

Pranka) said that Crawford was junior singles champion, and L. Stillard, J. C. Muller, F. J. Mc- The announcement that H. Is among the best stylists in local At other times he has been rather

Reserves selected ATO W. R. if McGrath could accompany him. tralia, 1980. He won the French Andrown and D. M. Wheeler, tennis and has a very concrete all rudely handled by such youngsters Hopman vill not be included in prepared to play in Tasmania only singles champion of South Aus-Guan, K. A. Munro. round game.

na Frankie Parker.

the Davis Cup team is to be rThe matter was left to the two plate, boating V. B. McGrath in

.felt was

The match will be played on the Lott is temperamental but be retted.

players.

the Anal

Club ground at 5 p.m. Cannon and Owen-Hughes has the shots and he possesses a Hopman

Included. would bo

A motion that the council should of Australia's abould win comfortably against rare combative spirit. It is on Topman is one Pllo and Millard.

tirely within his powers, should Ancat doubles players. He has assume control of all members of his January performances in Fle done well with a number of part the team from the date of selec- rida and Canada serve as a cri-ners. It was obvious to keention was carried. terion, to justify his selection for students of the game that Hopman EXPERTS' OPINIONS.

an ideal pair. the dual role of a Tilden in this and Quiet were

They possess all the qualifications Tak-year'a Davis Cup quest.

a match- The Chicagoan has the benefit necessary to become of considerably more international winning factor. experience than any other singles Many a Davis Cup match hun Owen- Prospect, including Frank Shields, depended on the results of the and C. On his good days he is likely to no exception. It is possible that Sidney Wood and Lester Stocfen. doubles and this year should prove take any one of these three young- If Australia meets Great Britain in doubles," he said. Tam Yoc-fong and Ng Kamsters over the hurdles. And he is the challenge round, the doubles `Mr: W. B. Divo, a State solactor, chuen v W. A. H. Duff and A. a campaigner of the old school. match will be the vital test, and sald Hopman's international L. Sullivan,

Lott undoubtedly toyed with the without Hopman Australia's perience would have meant much

(Continued on Page 0). chances of success are decreased. [to his side at critical periods.

The programme is:

OPEN SINGLES. · G. R. M. Ricketts v Iu cheuk

OPEN DOUBLES.

Capt. Cannon and H. Hughes v C. E. Millard

Pile

DOCKYARD CLUB

WIN

BEAT OFFICERS'

CLUB

The Dockyard Recreation Club defeated the Dockyard Ofleers Club in a tennis match on the hard courts at the D.R.C., on Saturday Inst, winning by 0% Rad scoring rubbers to 21/2 14 sets to G and 100 games to 77.

The return match will be played on March 17. Completo scores of last week's encounter were.

Engineer Captain R. C. Hugill) and Commander (E) W. G. Cow- land (DOC), lost to R. B. Hambly & E. Gaubert 6-3, 6-4: lost to A. E. Collins & G. W. Loverett 6-4, 8-0; beat W. Matthews & A. N. | Burningham 2-4, 6-4, 8-6.

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W. H. Wailond & S. J. HIF (D.0.0.), lost to Hambly. Goubert 6-4, 6-4; lost to Collins & Loverott 6-2, 6-4; beat Matthews & Burningham 6-3.

R. Henderson & H. C. Tyson (D.O.C.), lost to Hambly...& Gaubert G-1, 6-0; last to Collina & Leverett 6-3, 6-2; drew with Matthows & Barningham 6-7, 7-5..

It

Bradley Cool In A

that

Experts expressed opinions on the team.

differing

Mr. Horace Rice, a former Davis Cup player, said he would have chosen Crawford, McGrath, Hopman is Quiet, and Hopman. "I think essential. for tho

A

Hot Hot Spot

Bradley, the Police custodian, bad many thrilling momente during the Skottowe Cup semi Goal at

the Canidrome Shangkal fast work, but not many so thrilling as this, when he want down on his kaess to stop a shot frám point blank range. Polles draw with the Waresiters oné-all.

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Indo-China And The Eastern Olympics

Far

SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

Manila, March. 2.. French Indo-China_kas 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 mogula of French China Interposed a vigorous object- Indo-China have requested for a on to her participation in the reconsideration of their application forthcoming olympics. with a view to securing a favour- ablo vote from Japan, which coun- try disapproved of their member- ship in the Far Eastern Amat.c Association, the first time the ap- plication was put into a vote.

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 votes.

Explaining the stand of the local amateur athletic federation with regards to applications for new niembership in the Far Eastern Athletic Association, Dr. Ylanan declared yesterday that as a host during the forthcoming Far East- orn Olympics it could be expected that the fedoration would welcome as many competitors as possible In the moot. This also goes for Man choukuo, ho said,

INDO.CHINA ATHLETES WILL COMPETE.

JAPANESE AGREE.

Manila, Mar. 5.

As a result of reconsidera- tlon, Japan is now favourite to the admittance, of Indo- China to the. Far East Olympiad.

Oficinis here to-day un- nounced that five nations are now scheduled to participate In the Far Eastern Olympics.. The Netherlands Dutch Indies. are also expected to take part in the Games-United Press,

Whether 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 federation Manchoukub is not allowed to par Harding 1 the entrance or Manticipate in the Far Eastern Olvm- in the fodthcoming olympics could not be ascertained from. pics. Dr. Ylonan declared yesterday the ometals of the Phillopine that before a country could be|Amateur Athletic Federation, taken into the folds of the Far Local Japanese, however, Enstern Athletic Association a impressed an opinion that Japan may animous vote of the countries form- not withdraw from the Far East- Ing the association must first he orn Olympics even if Manshrukuo's secured. In the case of Manchou application. In voted down for the kud, Dr. Ylanan explained that second time by the Chineso.