1934-06-27 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG, TELEGR

ANOTHER TENNIS CLUB

FOR SHANGHAI

AMBITIOUS OBJECTS IN VIEW

KHOO HOOI-HYE TAKES OVER SECRETARSHIP

RAOUL CARNAVARRO APPOINTED

AS INSTRUCTOR

As further evidence of the increasing popularity of tennis in Shanghai, and in response to a demand for more and better play- ing facilitics, still another club has been newly organised, known as the Shanghai Tennis Club, this following hard upon the inauguration of the Cathay Teimis Club. The newest club takes over the tennis grounds formerly occupied by the Chinese

27 1934

HOW SARAZEN OVERCOMES

A finlah over which 30,00 turf fans cheered themselves hoarse is recorded here as Mrs. Dodge Sloana's High Quvit barely nosed out Cavalcade, the Kentucky Derby winner, to win the historic Prekness at Baltimore, Md. Running strong in third place in Alfred Gwynne Van-

·derbilt's Discovery. In fourth place' comes Agaarian.

National Amateur Athletic Federation, at the Pioneer Field, SOVIET'S NEW-FOUND located at the corner of Rue Chapsal and Rue Conty.

It is not the intention to make the club an exclusive organisation, but merely to promote interest in

LOVE OF GAMES

by providing high-class Cricket, Rugby, Rowing

All Encouraged

is

The Shanghai Tennis Club has been formed by a group of enthu- siasts whose object is purely the promotion of sport and sportsman- game ship, and it is their hope to promote lockers, modern annitation, and International goodwill through this facilities. The membership medium. For that reason, the literally open to all and the feon membership has been made open are reasonable, while the courts! to both Chinese and Foreigners.will be available all day and all Aiming at the epcouragement of through the year. healthy competition, the club will work in close co-operation with the National Amateur Athletic Federa- tion, the Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association, and other tennis clubs, so that Shanghai may see

ovor better tennla.

AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME,

WELL-KNOWN OFFICIALS.

London, June 20. Cricket is to be introduced into Sovlet Russia this year. Hitherto the game has been played only by Englishmen and a few of their

To ensure that adequate condi-Russian friends. Other British tions are provided, the club has sports that are being encouraged invited the popular local tennis include Rugby football, which was champion. Mr. Khoo Hooi-hye, to introduced for the first time lagt be its executive secretary, while, year, Several teams.

ttre

now

in the interest of beginners, ar-playing the game. Rugby is pre-

being made to ferred to American rangements are

football,

F.A.'S £1,363 CUP-TIES PROFITS

SEMI-FINALS COST £14 14s.

£149,535 ASSETS

In order to stimulate interest in secure the professional assistance which is considered too rough and viation reveals these profits, and

(of Mr. II. Canavarro us instructor. | does

not appeal to the

Soviet

the game, the club will hold Inter-Prominent local leaders, including youth. club, inter-collegiate, inter-hong Dr. H. H. Kung, Mr. T. V. Soong,

Water-pole and rowing are very matches, invitation tournaments, | Mayor Wu Techen, and Dr. C. T. and other competitions. It will Wong, have been asked to beļ popular and each city has ite also invite leading players Patrons of the Club, while all the clubs as many women as men tak-

Chinese ranking

American baseball is also played. foreign ing part in the rowing events.

anel

INTERPORT TRIALS.

тет-

from other parts of the world to players, as well as others keenly play exhibition matches here. By interested in tennis, have been in- way of improving the grounds. vited to become honorary the club is arranging to lay out bers. six more courts, in addition to the ten now available of which four are hard courts and six grass, pavilion combining comfort with utility also will shortly be bullt on the grounds, equipped with baths, other necessities for the con- venience of members and guests.

A

NEW DEVELOPMENT.

It is significant of the Interest) taken in ganies that a miniature The following players have been city devoted entirely to sport is invited to participate in Interport being built on the outskirts of tennis trial to be hold on the Moscow. When. Buished, it will Cercle consist of 'n stadium containing a Sportif Francais: W. A. H. Duff, football field, a running track, Khoo Hool-hye, Machida, L. D. tennis courts, a swimming pool, Carson, M. Bennviteh, V. T. Wang, gymnasiums, library, restaurants Guy Cheng, and T. K. (Billy) Yu and buildings to house the athletes.

S.L.T.A. court at the

Men who called her a pest..... now fought for her favors!

Yesterday a prim, shy teacher! Today an

beauty, free and

as the animal

she wore!

overnight that made

gentlemen

school

untamed

graceful whose skins

Transformed

by the jungle ladies and

male and female!

The Football Association this year spent £14 14s on running the two semi-final Cup-ties.

The matches brought in £1,377! The balance-sheet of the asso-

shows that the association finish-i ed the last year of its working with accumulated assets of £149,- 535.

Amateur Cup-ties added £341 to the income.

The_final, played on the West Ham United ground, produced 1533-and all the F. A. had to meet on the expenditure side of the Amateur Cup was £18 18s, The association's ahare of the £20,000 gate at the F. A. Cup Final between Manchester City and Fortsmouth was £5,081, but the

mount spent is not disclosed.

17,831 FROM CUP ROUNDS.

was received.

From all the Cup rquads £7,831

in £20,790-the gate between International matches brought |England and Scotland at Wembley

accounting for £13,384,

Of the nominal capital of 2,000 16. shares 501 have been issued, but the balance-sheet shows that nothing has been paid up on those ahnres,

Tottenham Hotspur's New Stand

£40,000 SCHEME IN OPERATION

London.

BLIND GOLFERS IN A MATCH

CHAUFFEUR AS GUIDE

SAND BUNKER

ONCE TERRIFYING

NOW HIS PET SHOT

New York, June 19. When he's "hot," there isn't a club in the bag that Geno Sarazen doesn't take out com> fidently and play with accurate results.

The national professional cham pion long has been noted among fellow craftsmen an one of the in- est long iron players in the game., Never a consistently great putter Gene helped avoid too many head- aches on the greens by the artful- with which he executed ness mashio' niblick shots from the 50- to-100-yard range. His wood shots

Two men who were blinded also are in outstanding featuro during the war are to play in n of his game.

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golf match-Mr. W. H. J. Oxen- His pet shot, however, is a semi- ham and Captain Gerald Lowry, explosion from a sand trap. Long A start has been made on paths in the West End of Londen, was commercially perfected, under

both of whom practise na osteo-before the flat-faced "sand wedgo' Tottenham's Hotspur's £10,000 scheme to make their ground one They were fellow-students at specifications

approved by the of the most up-to-date and com.the College of Osteopathy some United States Golf ssociation, Sa modious football grounds in the years ago;

razen replaced the outlawed con- country,

Mr. Oxenham, who plays golf enve-faced niblick with a heavy By the time next season opens regularly at West Hove. has a bladed, straight-faced club of his

own manufacture. on the Inst Saturday In August handicap of 22. there will be accopmodation for The match, according to present He worked on it for hours in 75,000

be under cover. each of the sightless men having daily in the sand, and finally pro 60,000 will batera, of whom about arrangements, will be a foursome, the shop, maanwhile experimenting

Improvements are to be made a professional as partner:

duced a weapon that gavo 'consist- to the present stand, but the chief Mr. Oxenham tolu a reporter: ently remarkable results. He de- work will be the erection of a now "My partner will, I expect. be veloped astounding accuracy to a

Smith doubledecker stand on the east MacDonald

..and Capt. point where spectators generally aide of the pitch, providing addi-Lowry will have well-known hesitated to wager oven money tional accommodation for over London professional,

that Gene would not get the ball "My chauffeur, who used to act close enough to the hole, from any 18,000 onlookers.

Many years ago Tottenhamas my enddie, teed-up for me, designed bunker, to get down with purchased a row of houses adjoin- gave me the direction of the hole,a aingle put!

"Trap shots that used to give" ing the east side of their ground, and handed me the correct club. and let them at low rents.

He left my service recently, but me a fit became easy and I at-. This generosity operated against is successor is coming along very tribute a number of my tourna

ment victories to the fact I fre- them when they endeavoured to nicely."

quently was able to recover from secure possession, as alternative

the sand without losing a stroke," accommodation had to be provided for tenants at rents not in excess ty, for the reason that a full ex-failure to get out of two bunkers says Sarazen. "It is true that of those they had been paying. plosion shot is more difficult. to

The directors were faced with a gauge and control. On most shots cost me the 1933 British open title big difficulty when they decided to eat of a bunker, I am not merely but that was no fault of the club obtain possession, but recently the attempting to

I simply; get the ball out or my ability to use it. of demolition is being vigorously last tenant went out, and the work but as close to the pin as possible. happened to get unplayable les

"All this, of course, refers to the twice.. carried out,

play out of traps bordering the "But the year before I came To enable them to obtain green. If I am bunkered else out of a bunker on the home hole possession of the houses which are where, the position of the ball and at Fresh Meadow with only a short being demolished, the club pur-the extent of the hazard to clear putt which I got down to clinch chased a number of houses to determine the club I decide to use. the open championship of the provide accommodation for the "If it's a low trap, with room United States.

tenants displaced. an operation for clearance, I do not hesitate to "The extra_weight in the sand Administration Cost £15,960, which may mean a serious annual use a long iron or, on occasions, wedge helps to give better, con- with expenses

attached to the loss to the club. In other cases even a spoon. If the risk is great,trol. I play the shot off the right running of the council accounting tenants anxious to purchase a however, it is always the better foot, shorten the swing and hit for the greatest sum-£3,521. house were given the necessary part of valour to play primarily to slightly behind the ball. I do not Salaries, wages, and auditors' fees deposit money.

attempt to dig into the sand beavi amounted to $2,754.

On the International match account, the game at Wembley cost the F. A. £524-less than half the total amount spent on the tour in Italy and Switzerland.

Even that, though it cost £1,210, resulted in a net gain of £3,716.

Among the assets the value of the offices at Lancaster-gate, W.. is written down from £15,472 to £14,698 and, after an allowance of £1,084 for office furniture, the great bulk of the remaining balanco is invested in Government securities or loans to clubs. The flatter item accounts for £14,562.

The F. A. believes in having cash in big sums at call. The cur rent account at the bank is £14,026.

EXCHANGE RATES

get out of the trap.'

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