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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1994.

CANTON'S "POSSIBLES" FOR TENNIS INTERPORT

TENNIS PLAYERS OF

THE FUTURE

BRITAIN HAS CAUSE TO FEEL

QUITE SATISFIED

JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS REVEAL AN EXCELLENT BOYS' STANDARD

NO LACK OF REAL TALENT

It is a well known fact that the standard of play among English girls has for many years been highor than that of the boys. One of the main reasons for this has been the difficulties encountered in introducing the game into the public schools as an alternative to cricket," and such a detriment to junior progress could only mean that Great Britain would be severely handicapped when the time came to introduce new blood into international teams.

For some time oxtensive measures) Blins Gem Hoahing (aged thirteen an:] have boon taken by those responsible a half), than in Miss Joy Cox, for the development of junior play in Surrey's Junior champion, aged four- teen and Ave months. At the school- this country the introduction

girls' tournamont Miss Hoahing beat Miss Cox in the under-10 final by 6-1, 6-0. The victories of these two

of

coaching schemes, the promotion of Junior tournaments and what may ho] called the education of headmasters youngsters in county junior cham

Thero in matters of lawn tennis, may stil! exit a hiatus between our prosent Davis Cup representativen and those immediately following them in the ranking lists, but it is now evident that there is a rising genera tion of youngsters who show excellent promine for the futuro.

NOW AT HIGHER LEVEL.

pionships in events open to players of 18 and and under is indord remarkable, and can only be explained by their precocity. Miss Hoahing lost one sot only in winning at the Herga Club; Mian Cox won her seven matches at Sutton last week without losing a hot, and was only extended to one advantage set in wioning 87 games to

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GOOD TENNIS BRAIN.

Like Miss Honhing, Miss Cox has

It In now possible to record-for the first time for several years-that a lawn tennis brain and has been well coached by her mother Mrs Dudley the standard of boys' play in many Cox, at the St. George's Hill Club. of the county meetings is of a higher Last year she boat Min Hoshing in Jovel than formerly and Inuced level play but Judging by their one exceeds that of the girls in Middlesex encounter at Queen's in August she and Surrey, two of the leading has been outstripped by her Chinese countles which have supplied many opponent this year. of Great Britain's leading players in the past.

PROMISING JUNIORS:~Top picture shows D. N. Harper, Mr. W. 3. Bailey, and C. J. Hovell, and below Miss J. Cox, Mr. A. H. Berlandina and Miu P. Trahaarne.

Vines "Not

SOCCER SUSPENSION Wanted" In U.S. Tennis

KOWLOON

PLAYER PENALISED

|STAR" KEPT OUT OF PRESS BOX

New York. Ellsworth Vines, former king of the lawn tennis world, has fallen out with the United States Lawn Association. A year ago

COUNCIL MEETING

Duffleld, playing at: left inside Tennis

SIX

PLAYERS SELECTED

Hockey Interport With Malaya

WONG PO-KEUNG| QUESTION TO BE

CAPTAIN

DISCUSSED

BODIKER AND LAI INCLUDED

"SIRDAR" OUT FOR REVENGE

RUGBY FIXTURES

FOR OCTOBER

COUNTY & CIUB

MATCHES

The following are the leadin Rugby Union Axtures for th month of October from to-morro (October 17) onwards, ̧ . “

Hongkong is to make an effort to send an Interport hockey team to Malays this winter, and the cuestion-forms one of the principal items on the agenda for the meeting of

October 17th:-Durham the Hongkong Hockey Assa- Derbyshire (at Darlington), ciation Council to be held on October 20th :-Notta., Lincs Monday next, October 22. and Derby v. Warwickshire, Bath.~ The meeting is scheduled for Aldershot Services, Bedford v 5.30 p.m. at St. Andrew's Church Northampton, Birkenhead Park v questions to be dealt with will Scottish, Guy's Hospital v. Ol Hall, and two other important Bradford, Blackheath y. London Citizens' Athletic Association was hold on Saturday to decide on be

Whitgiftiana, Harleguins v. Cal the players for the Interport To arrange programme for the Manchester, Newport v. Leicester

bridge Universty, Liverpool Local International Tournament, Old Leysians v. Rosslyn Park, Old

To consider the possiblilly pital. Oxford University V.

Mithiliane v. St. Thomas's How of arranging a Colony tourna Merchant Taylors, ment between the Civillans, London Welsh, Plymouth Albion v. Army and Navy.

Canton, Oct. 15.

A meeting of the Canton

Tennis tournament between Ĉan-{ ton and Hongkong.

Mr. Wong Po-koung the vetoran tennis star of Hongkong and Canton was elected Non-playing Captain, and the following havo been nominated as "posalbles" to play in the tournament:~

George Bodiker

Lat Kwong-tsun Ma Chi-huan

Leung Chi-kie

Chan Chi-keung

Lau Fook-ling,

Four of the above will be chosen

And

..

1/8 PUNJAB FIXTURES

UP TO END OF DECEMBER

ON

V

Penarth

Bristol, Richmond v. Gloucester Sale v. Otley, Portsmouth Services v. Devonport Services,

October 24th:-Kent v, Eastern Countica (nt Beckenham), Sussex Y. Surrey (at Eastbourne), Cam- bridge University v. St. Bart's Hospital.

October 25th.--Newport `v. Ox-

to play, but it has not yet been The Punjab Regiment Hoc-ford University, decided who will be. The Inter-koy Club has Issued ita list of port match will be played on fixtures up to the end of Decem- Northumberland (at Whitehaven),

October 27th:-Cumberland

7.

Davis Cup lines. Our Own Corres her, and it is as follows:- pondent.

Durham v. Cheshire (at Hartlo Oct. 16th 2ndXI V K.I.T.C. {Marina 5,15.

pool), Gloucestershire v. Davos, RUMJAHN OUT FOR REVENGE. 20th 2ndXIV Incognitos Marina ton), Ulster v. Yorkshire (at

Somerset v. Cornwall (at Welling Outside of Bodiker and Lai

[4.30. Kwong-tsub, the "Possibles" for Marina 5 p.m.

2nd "A" Team V St. Andrews Belfast), Bath v. Old Alleynians, Blackheath v. Cardiff, Bradford v. the Canton Interport teams are not

Rosslyn Park. Coventry v, Moseley, 24th "A" Team V Club de Re- vory well known locally.

Devonport Services ereio Marina G p.m.

V. Exeter, Gloucester v. Old Blues, Guy's Hospital v. Harlequins, Man- cheater v. London Scottish, Old Merchant Taylors v. Aldershot Services, Pontypool V. Paulians, Richmond v. Cambridge Oxford University.

Juniors on September 28 test, was obtained practically anything he the Canton singles championshipshire RB V C.B.A. "A" Team University, United Services

the chair.

24th JuLXI V 2nd Bn. East Lan- 29th 18tXIV Club de Recreto

Dec. 5th Army V H.K.8. Bđe. R.A. Chatham Road 4.15,

7th "A" Team 8th (H) Bde.

R.A. Sookunpoo 4.30.

October 81st:Eastern Counties v. Middlesex (at Southend), Hamp- hire v. Kont (at Southampton)."

VISITORS CHEERED AT PORTSMOUTH

Bodiker and Lai, of course, con No, 8th 2ndXI V Young Men's be regarded as certainties, and Sikh Association Marina & p.m. Joy Cox has a victory over Miss

12th 1stXI will assuredly figure in the singies. Notley, Middlesex girl finalist, to her

V RA. Omcers The recont Surrey Jualor cham credit at the Woking tournament, but

for the Kowloon Football Club Vines could have demanded and They fought out the final for Marina 4.30.

17th 18tX V 1st Bn. Lincoln pionships brought to light some half-suffered defeat from the same player to possess at Cranleigh; and her other successen n-dozen boyn who soom

Marina p.m. suspended by the Hongkong Foot desired at Forest Hills. That was this year when Lai won.

23rd ontural ability for the game and this year include her victory in the

ball Association's Emergency Com-when he should be valuable recruits for a Cranleigh, singles handicap, threo

mittee recently for liggedly

Was an amateur,

With S. A. Rumjahn playing Marina 6,15. higher claas of lawn tenula in the women's doubles handicapa at various striking an opponent, "when play To-day, however, ho is pro-singles for Hongkang the tit-bit.

A Zuture. Maybe the great play of our tournaments thin year with Mrs. ing axulust the Chinese Atulee, forssional, and that makes all the of the Interport will be his mooting cashire Rert, Marina 4.80. Davis Cup team in the past few years Dudley Cox, and winner of three

The sentence of suspension for the.

difference, He wanted to go into with Lal. The last time they has had its effect on our boy players events (under 16) in the Worthing month was confirmed by the Epancil the press box in order to write clashed was in the Hongkong Marian 5 p.m. --we know of one youngster who has tournament. karned all his tennis through watch-.

of the Hongkong Football Association an article for a newspaper, but he championship last March, when ing the play at Wimbledon-and the Miss Cox has made a big step for- at the monthly meeting held last even was barred from using the box by Lal astounded one and all by beat Rapremacy of an Englishman in the ward in becoming Surrey Junior, with Major C. M. Manners in the United States L.T.A. because ing Rumjahn after losing the first Championships in the face of world champion after winning the Surrey

of an alleged disparaging article act. oppositon must have influenced many girls' consolation singles last year.

It was announced during the meat. he wrote recently concerning that paronts to give their sons every op. She may not have revealed such a ing that Glass, of the Royal Navy, body,

Rumfahn is anxious to obtain) portunity for junior play and coach- matured game as did Miss Whitmarsh was cautioned by the Committed for

his revenge, and Lai, naturally to ing in the hope that they too would the winner of last year's Surrey title, allegedly striking an opponent in the Vines left the West Side Club, | prove that it was no more fluke, ons day uphold Great Britain's but may well emulate the fatter's match against the Young, Indians on the equivalent of the All-England prestige on the court.

four victories as pho has another the same day.

Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon, to put in hard

The Hongkong players continue shira Rogl. Sham Shui Po Football Club Crowds three years in the junior ranks,

vory, annoyed. Mr. Merrill Hall,thanks to the generosity of the Marina 4.30.

court practice, It may be mentioned that Miss R. the business of the meeting the chair the President of the United States Kowloon Bowling Green Club, whol

Before the Council proceeded with

Haw C. J. Horoll, winner of the boys year, whom many considered would choll, whom he was glad to see, was

Spectators at the Surrey meeting M. E. Ogilvy, Surrey runner-up last man welcomed back Mr. ILTA, said "Vince is not wanted

around here."

have thrown open their hard court singica, serve four cannon-ball acoso Miss Whitmarsh's successor, was

to the players. to win A vital game and go ahead beaten by Miss Trehcarne in two sets, He hoped from 3-1 to 4-1 In the second set. and the latter could not take a set

The local players, consequent on A St. Paul's schoolboy coming to the fron Miss Cox in the final.

are fore in junior play for some time, he was runner-up in the under-10 singles

scheduled for November 3 and 4.

CANNON-BALL ACES: ****

UNIQUE PRIZE.

to a certain extent restored in health.

would continue."

that the improvement

Mr. T. A. Bitchell was appointed Hundred Mileage in rondently anti-

to the Emergency Committee in tho

Place of Mr. R. Hall who was recently

at the schoolboys' tournament last Thanks to the generosity of Miss year, and reached the last four in Maud Watson, the first lady champion elected as one of the Vice-Presidenti the open singles this year where he at Wimbledon, the Edgbaston Junior of the Association.

The chairman announced during the

ran the altimate winger to 3-6, 9-11. tournament executive is in the posi-meeting that the net receipts from

best home counties players, and last in lawn tennis. Miss Watson

Run

ARMY TENNIS

10th "A" Team V St. Andrews Marina 4,45.

12th Army V Navy Triangular Tournament.

23rd XI 1st Bn. Lincoln-

29th V Destroyer Flotilla.

Barrack Home Side

WORLD SERIES were rebuked in a recent issue of

WINNERS

RETAIN FRISCH.

AS MANAGER

St. Louis, Oct. 15.

London. Portsmouth F. C.'s supportera. the club's official programme for giving undue cheers to the oppos. ing team and barracking the home side. -

"Our ground is noted for giving visiting teams a better reception than the home sido," says the pro- gramme, “and we can assure you

He has alince overcome many of the tion to offer a prizo which is unique the Charity matches on Sunday as CYCLING CLUB ENJOY SEASON CLOSES the 1934 World Series have shown want to welcome our visitors

wook won the Burrey Junior cham- presented the silver casket she won amounted to $907.04.

plonship without losing Bet, 74 at Wimbledon in 1884 as a perpetual games to 80. He has boon brought trophy to be held for a year by the

along at his school by the special most successful girl competitor in the ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, public school coaching achuma and level events. Miss Watson was pro- ! haa boon recommended for special sont at the Edgbaston club to hand

coaching at Wimbledon..

OTHERS OF PROMISE.

It was evident at Sutton that Surrey

Postcases other

Junior above the average, and a notable fact was their successes against older players during the week,

her trophy to Miss Shella Wittention is doubtless woll aware of (of Moseley) who won the girls the reasons and reference to them doubles and was runner-up. In the girls' singles.

would only lead to acrimonious and valueless correspondence.

From Bedfordshire comes news of two juniors above ordinary ability, J. H. B. Daniel and Miss V. E, Scott. In the over-15 boys' ovont last week Daniels stood in a class by himself,

or the eight Hemi-finalists in the and as he is only 15, may be termed two singloa ovonts, three were under a worthy successor to Measures, Good-. 16 years of ago and one under 17.all, and Mytton, past Bedford cham- John Archer, of Wimbledon, is under plans. He is not afraid to hit, and 14 and shows natural ability for the has all sirokos, both off the game: he boat : Eggar, last year's ground and in the air: his faults aro finlist and was to be accounted un- those that are expected from boy lucky in sustaining a heavy fall during of 15 with an attacking gamo; and his semi-final against D. N, Harper, his liability to an orgy of double- a boy four years his senior, whilst faults and periods of unsteadiness contesting a 26-game rat aot. I will surely grow less with added ex-| poriance. He won both the open

E. J. Filby, aged 17, a self-taught singles and the Bedfordshire junlor boy who lives at Wimbledon, met championship..

with his second defeat in four matches this year aguinat Hevoll, and here

In the girls' evenia Miss V. E. again there was ample evidence of Scott, as was expected, won the open. ability. He has won five level junior singles, and the Bedfordshire cham- events this year and three men's plonship, but in each event was given singles handicap events--the junior very closo fight by Miss B. Daniel.

singles at Roehampton, West Sido, UNDOUBTED TALENT, Beckenham, Sandown and Brocken- hurst, and the men's handicaps at Roehampton, Chiswick and Sandown,

BETTER THAN GIRLS.

Miss Scott has undoubted talent and hor Borvice, overhead work, and volleying are exceptional, but her ex- cellenco in those points is to a largo extent nullified by the unreliability!

At the Middlesex Junlor champion of her ground strokes. She has the abips the form of the boya was also ability to build up a sound game off admitted to be above that of the girls. the ground, but until she doos 90, It may be recalled that Hovell had will not fulfil the great promiso sho only overcoms D. T. Baxter, tho has always shown.

Middlesex boy runner-up, at dd in a

final set at Rochampton, whilst Filby

Miss M. Daniel, on the other hand,

had beaten M. D. W. Bergl, tho has a good forehand drive and cari Biddlesex boy champion, at Faling in place if to advantage, and

anto,

the spring by 7-5, 6-7, 7-5, results rather defensive backhand, but only which indicate that there can not be a moderato service, and is obviously A great deal between the standard of Afraid of any overhead strokes, and boys play in Burrey or Middlesexo plays mainly from the base-line: tonnin,

aho is to be similarly congratulated on the fine game sho played in both On the other hand Middlesex has angles, and on evidently the better girl clampion, during the year..

OUTING

Less than a dozen riders attended

TO-DAY

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES

"A Sportsman":-The organien- the Sunday run of the Hongkong Cycling Clubs which departed from the Jordan Road Pier of the Vehicular of H. A. G. Keates. It had been Farry at 9.50 a.n. under the captaincy

arranged that L. A. Ansing should| The Hongkong Area Military lead this run-a slight indisposition tennis tournaments will la prevented his attendance on which brought to a close this afternoon, it was intended, in view of Thurs when, following a match to decidei day's press report, to unite with the the runners-up position in the Area Wheelers who had arranged to vlalt Teanis League, the priros for the Shumchun. As apparently they

her Improvement MISS Wylie, another very promising

Junior playar..in England.

again postponed this trip nothing season will be presented by Mrs. was scan of them, and a second 100 P. S. Cannon, wife of Captain miles run was carried out in liou, the P. S. Cannon.

route taken being via Shatin and

St. Louis Cardinals, winners of all that this is about the only ground where it happens. We their appreciation of the splendid heartily, but we do at least expect work of Frankie Friach, the to give our own boys as good manager, by offering him another welcome."

contract.

Frisch has accepted and signed It is difficult to understand tho it for the 1935 season, but the cause of the Portsmouth support- terms have not been disclosed.-ers' dissatisfaction, because the Reuter,

club is doing quite well.

Manchester Constructs Own

Racing Totalisator

Taipo to Fanling, which place was The teams contesting this after-MACHINE EXPECTED TO BE THE MOST

border noon's game

renched at 11.15 a.m. The

which starts at 41 near Shumchun was gained before o'clock at Sookunpoo are the 1000. Near Santin the party split Headquarters Wing. South Wales up, ona saction to continus to Castle Borderers, and the "A" Company Peak while the main party made a

Jotour to the Shumchun River at of the Lincolna, Lokmachau. Recommencing the trip

REMUNERATIVE IN ENGLAND

London.

Since the Manchester Meeting at Whitauntido the uppointments

at 8.5 p.m. a consistently high pace Immediately after the match, in connection with the rings have was maintained against the breeze the prizes for the Army tennis undergone a remarkable trans- back to Shataukok direct via Fanling: championships and Area tourṇa- formation. the border route was then taken in menta and league will be dis- the reverse direction, and, Fanling tributed.

p.m.

uncovered, and they make up two vast enclosures.

The experiment of having the totalisator in close proximity to the bookmakers will be watched with much interest. The exo¢U~ Not only has a totalisator been tives bellove that it will give the Installed in each enclosure but the bookmakers an opportunity of building in each case is in close competing fairly with their auto- proximity to the bookmakers so matic rival. The layars are now Over that people bent on betting can stationed in a circle in the middle. riders continuing their con- and the Castle Peak Road. slatency of pace by reaching the Keates the scheduled Island run was convenience.

fifty took part. Under H. A G choose between the two without la- of the ring instead of being acat- Ferry at 0.40 p.m. having accomplish carried out without incident, a mo- Two large number boards have before..

tered about all over the place KA record run of 104 miles in well under derate attendance covoring a little been erected in prominent post- over 20 miles in addition to bathing.

reached at

A very short halt was Diado betore trek was started,

the homeword

the

ed with ease and pleasantness a

nine hours.

The totallantor buildings have

at Deep Water Bay before returning tions in place of the old and rather been constructed under the direc Next Sunday's ran will be of the at 5 pm. This week's Wednesday clumsy one that used to adjoin the tion of Mr. J. Hamsden, Manches rough-riding variety, and an interest-run will commence at the usual time course. The level of the rings tor's Chairman of Directors, and ing day is promised under the guld. (2.10 p.m.) from the Victoria Pier has been raised in one instarice as are the first in the country, not ance of E. Munns, who will proceed of the Vehicular Ferry under W. A much as three feet, and there is erected by the Race Course Bet to Shatin by the motor road before Gosling,

nothing to interfere with the view ting Control Board. commencing an exploration of the Interested cyclists are reminded of racing from the floor of any The cost was much lower than tracks in the direction of Balkong

usual, and as Manchester has 17. and Lyamun. The trip will com- that on Saturday, October 27 a night enclosure. mence from the Jordan Road Pler of loon Circuit, with a detour to Shatau foot of Tattersalls close to the there, should become the most

run is to be held around the Kow- The totalisators aro sunk at the days racing a year, the Tote the Vehicular Ferry at 10.30 am. kok, the starting time being 7.30 p.m. railings. Instead of having many munerative of all and all keen eyellats are extended from the usual Kowloon rendezvous rings and many different prices as cordial welcome.

The plans for tho Tote were sub- On Wednesday last the "Double-in sufficient time to catch the last rings apart from the Club and Betting Control Board, who will It is scheduled to reach Jordan Road formerly, there are now only two mitted to and approved by the tenth" Chinese Run during the afternoon, will be arranged by Individuals Tattersalls. They are the o-ring pay the interest on the : capital

was celebrated „by (un: All-] Ferry for Hongkong. Refreshments

the party proceeding-via- Laichikoki Conte (buted.

with covered stand," and "the 216, expenditure,

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