1935-01-16 — Page 9

DON BRADMAN Hongkong

GOES HOME

Tennis Titles

Final Chat With

Mr. Churchill

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

OUR "FORM" GUIDE

How Your Team Has Been Faring In League

The following table reveals how each team in, the four divi- sions of the English league have fared to date, the results includ ing their last five more matches up to yesterday.

The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team concerned.

(Continued from Page 8).' (By Tom Clarke)

Bets. The number of competitors Don Bradman, the Australian playing in this event will be limited entries ex- Test batsman, and his wife to 32. If the number left London for Australia yes-serve the rigas to reject may entry.

ceeds that figure the Committed re- terday.

Upedieen" Singles" "A". "Entrance Fee,' (2.00. Bradman, most retiring of celc. brities, did his best to escape un-| Fee, $2.00. observed. Only four or five of his. The Committee reserve the right | Leeds intimate friends, together with to make one class of Events 4 and & Mr. Findlay, secreiary of the and to put any player in either ovent. M.C.C., were at Victoria to see him $2.00 each player.

Handleap Doubles. Entrance Fee,

OIT.

Then the arrival of Mr. Wins ton Churchili enured a new stir. He and his daughters had come to see Mr. Churchill off to the Continent.

The silk-hatted station-master came up to Bradman and said Mr. Churchill would like to meet him. So Don was led off.

Cricketer and politician chatted for few moments, and Mrs. Churchill and her daughters Jain ed in.

APPENDIX “NUISANCE" - Bradman was looking very well. He had almont recovered from his sovere operation.

FIRST DIVISION.

( Singles "I". Entrance | Birmingham..

Derby C

Aston Villa Chelse

Middlesbro' Lelcester The Committee reserve the right to Liverpool make two classes of Event G if there Portmut are a large number of entries.

Preston

Fee, $200 each player.

Mixed Mandican Doubles. Entranc¬ † Wednesday

CONDITIONS

Entries elese an Thursday, 31st January, 1935 at 6 p.m.

Holders of Challenge Cups wishing to take part, must enter and play from commencement,

No Entry Drawn it Fees are Un- paid.

for Events 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 upon pay-

Non Playing Members may enter;

ment of $1.00 extra entrance fee for ench event.

Sunderland Tattenham

West Bromwich Wolves Blackburn Arsenal... my Stoke ..... Ifuddersfield. Everton Manchester C.

Dradford

| Queen's IR.. Bournemouth.

1-0 3-0 1-1 2-2 1-1

0-2 1-2 0-1 2-2 0-0 | Millwall

THIRD

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JANUARY 16, 1935.

ROYAL TENNIS COURT

FOUR CENTURIES OF USE

HENRY VIII. TO, PRESENT DAY

STWO.

NEW HOPE FOR LEPERS

ROTARY SPEAKER TELLS OF FRESH

(By H. M. Walbrook), - The Royal tennis court in Hamp ton Court Palace, which was re-settlement.

OUTLOOK

An enlightening address on the progressive treatment now applied to leprosy was broadcast from the warkly Rotary Club tifin at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden yes- terday by Dr. Gilbert Russell, who 3-2 1-4 3-1 1-1 1-0

is passing through the Colony to 2-0 2-2 1-2 1-3 0-0

take up work at the Pakhoi lopr DIVISION (NORTH)

The speaker spoke

of the 3-2 1-2 0-5 1-1 2-3 opened last month after the in- 5-1 1-2 0-2 1-1 1-2 stallation of a heating system, is changed outlook of the medical 2-2 1-2 6-0 1-0 3-1 now incomparably the oldest and and popular world to this disease, 2-1 6-3 2-2 1-2 3-1 most famous bail-game place in state of knowledge which

and spoke hopefully of an early would 0-2 0-1 0-4 21 1- the world. All our tennis-playing | enable 95 per cent of afficted

1-1 1-2 0-3 3-31-1 1-1 0-2 0-3 2-2 1-1 2-1.2-0 3-0 1-1 0–1] Averington 1-2 2-2 3-3-2-0 3-0 Crewe 6-3 0-3 3-2 1-3 1-0 Darlington 3-2 2-2 2-0 0-2 0-2) Gateshead 3-6 0-0 3-1 1-1 1 0 Halifax 1-2 3-5 3-1 1-3 2-2 fincoln 2-1 4-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 Rotherham 2-3 2-6 7-0 3 0 0-0 Stockport 0-3 2-1 2-5 0-2 0-0 Tranmere 3-0 0-1-2-3 1-2 0-3 Walsali 5-05-1 0-3 3-1 Wrexham 0-0 1-1 0-2 2-0 1- New Brighton 1-3 5-3 1-2 1-1 2-0 Doncaster 3-1 3-0 1-2 3-1 0-1 York 4-1 0-3 3-0 1-1 0-0 Chester 1-1 3-0 2-3 0-3 0-0 Mansfield 6-2 6-7 3-2 2-2 2-2 Rochdale 0-5 2-1 0-0 3-2 D-1 Chesterfield

Southwort Carlisle Jartlepools

Barrow

SECOND DIVISION

1-1 0-0 2-2 1-1 2-2 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–6 3–2 0–3 2–1 00 10 2-1 0-3 14 1-3 2-1

6–2 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–3

Ladies, whose husbands дго not Brentford Club, or who, if unmarried, are not re Members or Subscribers of the Crleket | Ilurnley living with some relative who is a Fulham Member or Subscriber, cannot enter | Manchester U. 2-1 0-1 0-2 3-0 1-3. for Event No. 7 unless the Committee | Netta F. give special permission.

ment

He has rent with interest the newa that certain of his colleagues. The Commitee reserve the right to are "through" with big cricket, make any by-laws, conditions and re- but has no intention of following gulations in respect of the Tourna their example yet. He laughingly says that he wants to see what he The Ground will be available for will be able to do with the bat now matches on such days na it is not ra. he is rid of his nuisance of an ap-quired fer Cricket, due notice of much

dates will be given. pendix.

Jess.

The balin used throughout the Bradman will not play in Aus-Tournament will be Slazenger's stitch- tralia this season, but he will prob- ably be available when the Aus- tralion X alls for South Africa next Octuber.

The secrecy of Bradman's movey ments sing the arrival of his wife has been due to a desire to see England quietly, which, says Brad-; man, is inossible during the dis-i tractions of a Test tour.

Their surret tour included two; days with the Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey, and while in this neighbourhood they met the Duke

of Kent

Pack in London for the past fortnight they have succeeded In losing themselves twice in their fen walk- #broad and have been grateful for rescue by

j

the ubiquitous motor-omnibus, Mrs, Brattman has been thrilled

the London shops.

Incidentally, she has wonder- el If Australian women have bigger heads than

English women, as she found consider. able dimetty in boving a hat Inrge enough to fit her.

friend asked Mes. Bradman as the "What are you taking back "# train was about to start.

She glanced at the English roses pinned to her grey squirrel cont. and then at her husband.

"Im." he said, pulling him up the steps,

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0-1 0-2 3-3 0-2 2-0

1-2 0-4 2-3 0-2 0-2 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–3 4–0) 2-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1} 1-1 2-5 3-3 2–1 3–1 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-3 2-0 2–4 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–2| 1-3 0-0 1-1 3-1 2-2) 4-0 0-1 3-0 2-0 1-3. 6-2 1-1 2-0 5–1 0–3) 1-2 2-1 3-0 0-0 3-3 J. 1-2 1-0 1-0 0-1)

1-1 2-6 1-8 2-1 2-2 2-1 4-2 3-0 1-2 0-2

DIVISION (SOUTH)

| Aldershot Brighton Bristol C. Cardiff Capton 0. Coventry Exeter Gillingham Luton Swindon

Crystal 1.

Bristol R.

Watford

Chea

Pending Northampton Newport Torquay Southend

- 1-2 0-1 0–3 1–0 0-2 0-4 4-1 0-0 2-1 1-1 2-2 0-1 1-4 2-1 1-2 3-3 1-2 1-3 2-0 2-0 3-6 3-1 0-0 2-2

4–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 3–1

1-2 1-2 0-1 3-0 2-2 sovereigns from Henry VIII. 10 persons to be cured.

2-1

"Watching for Father" -

Healthy Children Make Happy Homes.

How cheery is father's home-coming when the little ones are awaiting

Mr. M. K. Lo was in the Pre- with rosy chubby faces and joyous

1-5 0-1 2-1 4-0.3-2 | Edward. VII. have played there.

1-14-1 2-1 His present Majesty heads the Blat sidential chair, and after introduc- smiles! And how sad when mother 0-1 6-2-2-4 1-2 2-1 of Its subscribing members; and ing the snaker Informed the Club | greets him with the news that one of 1-3 3–1 3–4 4–2 the locker in which His Majesty's that HR Excellency the Governor other of the dear ones is sick. Now 1-2 3-4 2-1 0-1 -grandfather, the Prince Consort, had accepted their Invitation todays in innumerable homes Bab

Own Tablota are kept always at hand

3-1 2-0 2-3 1-0

0-1 5-2 2-5 2-1 1-2 kept his flannels and rackets still be present at the weekly timn on ready for such emergenclca.

bears his name in the dressing January 22.

5-1 1-0 2-2 1-1 1-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 4-0 0-3 1-3 2-2 2-0 1-4 0-1 2–4 2–0 2–1 1-01-2 1-3 2-1 1-2 2-1 o 3-4 1-1 2-1 2-4 3-0

1-3 2-1 1-3 1-1 1-3 1-0 1-2 1-3 1-2 1-3

OUR FORECAST

ENGLISH CUP

MATCHES

The following in the specin! Tele- graph forecast for Saturday's English and Scottish League programmes.

FIRST DIVISION,

ARSENAL Aston Villa BLACKBURN Chelsea EVERTON

▼ Leeds

Leictater West Bromwich Sunderland

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0-4 4-0 5-2 4-3 4-1] HUDDERSFIELD ×

Grimsby

Preston

2-3 4-1 3–1 4–3 0–3) MANCHESTER C, v Birmingham

3-4 0-4 2-5 0-5 1-1! Middlesbro'

4-0 4-0 1-4 3-3 6-2 | PORTSMOUTH

0-0 0-6 2-2 1-1 6-0 | Stoke

1-7 2-2 3-0 0-2 0-8] Wolves 4-3 2-1 1-8.0-0 2-6 1-0 7-0-0 5-0 0-0

1-3 2-2 2-1 0-0 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-2 3-4 2-3 - D-7 1- 1–2 1–1 7-1 2-2 5-0 0-5 3-0 1-4 0-2 2-1-3-3-3-1

SOCCER

SIDE LIGHTS

RONALD DIX

London, Jan. 15.

There is a forward on the payroll

of Aston Villa who must wish that the famous team did not have ao many storry forwarda on their line-

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Liverpool

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Tuttenham

SECOND DIVISION,

Barnsley BLACKPOOL BRADFORD C. BURY

Newenstle NORWICH NOTTE C. PLYMOUTH Sheffield U. Southampton WEST HAM

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Charles II. used to ride down on horseback from London to

Two cases of Smallpox with two there before he built his tennis-ths, eight eases of Diphtheria with four deaths, one case each of Typhoid court at Whitehall, and althouge, d Meningitis, and 48 deaths from Wiliam III, had given up the game'] Tuberculosis were reported to the before he came to be King of Eng-ocal health authorities last week land, he "restored" the court to On Monday three cases of Diphtherin its present lines, and la mono- and one case of Typhoid were also gram still shines in gold on the reported. main wall above the net. From

The Hon. Treasurer of the Society the "Dedane" (or spectators“ gal-] |lery} Queen Elizabeth watched of St. Vincent de Paul neknowledges with gratitude and thanks the receipt a game, and no doubt of the following donations to the Shakespeare Kathored some of the knowledge of tennis which shows in his plays as a spectator in the court's long corridor,

many

IN PLAY 415 YEARS

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The amazing thing about the court is that It has been "in play" from the year 1519 to to-day There is no parallel to this record. The once-famous Versailles tennis court was built a hundred years. | Jater, and has now long been con- verted into a museum. As bail- game scenes, Lord's and the Oval are mere infants compared wita this old court, and even the race- course at Epsom, which justly prides itself on its antiquity, in a "modern" in comparison.

The court is the model on which'

all the other

in tennis courts

MANCHESTER U. England have been bulit, though it is a foot or two longer and broader than most of its young rivals. It has one peculiarity in which it is unique*~AA

oblong opening in each end-wall, ap- parently former.y used by specta- tators. These openings are now so filled with thick ginns that no one can see through them, and a "ball in play" hitting one of them. "POPULAR IGNORANCE"

Port Vale

SWANSEA

BOLTON Brentfor

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH), BOURNEMOUTH Clapton

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Luton BRIGHTON

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Swindon Aldershot COVENTRY THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

Rotherham Halifax Darlington t'rewe Gateshead Stockmort TRANMERE Wuisall York

up. ie is Ronald Dix, who, de- spite a fine record as a youth, is BARROWw having trouble making a regular Carlisfe berth on the Villa's first string CHESTER

CHESTERFIELD » team. Dix is a Bristol boy and as DONCASTER å mere youngster was a schoolhoy | Hartlepools wonder. His great premise and the Lincoln demand for his services started | Manslleld trouble among first division teams NEW BRIGHTON vicing for his services. Everton

** | SOUTHPORT Bad Blackburn Rovers both wanted Fim and both einimed some sort of control of the lad. Who would f- nally get his services was a hotly Aberdeen debated point until finally the Poot-ALBION ball Association, to avoid further HAMILTON

Clyde Lickering, stepped in and awarded: HEARTS Dix to Blackburn. He played ex- KBmarnock cellent football for the Rovers but QUEEN'S PARK was transferred to the Villa about a Ouren 'Sth year ayu at what was regarded as RANGERS

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a high figure. Dix is still consider- ST. JOHNSTONE v ed to carry plenty of promise despite 21278. his inability to make the first team ES746 and when he is given an opening King's Park yesterday afternoon be

A Mamak hockey match, plaved at exove, will probably r urn to the form tween H.M.5. Suffolk and the Pollen 29471. Which made him a youthful pheno-resulted in a win for the Police by 8 28038. menon.-British Central Préas. goals to 1.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

There Is Huilt a good deal of papular ignorance about the game, On -an-afternoon not-long-ngo I vited the court to find the "Dedans" and corridor crowded with members of the London Society, for whose edification an exhibition game was being played | between Mr. C. B. Gabriel (the present hon. secretary) and the court's professional. Few of the spectators knew the game, and sirokes which would have delight- ed connoisseurs passed onrecog niced. "Surely this isn't tennis," exclaimed a lady, "I have seen nothing like th. ut Wimbledon! It is all very curious. Why do they call it tennis?"

To which, of course, one could only politely reply that the very charming game they play at Wimbledon is no more tennis than draughts is cheas.

ROYAL HONEYMOON

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT ARRIVE FROM MUNICH

London, Jan. 15,

on their return home from their The Duke and Duchess of Kent,

visit to. Munich, travelled from Parla to London by air this morning. British Wireless.

With His Own Eyes!

Society's Funds in memory of the late fra. Helena Maria Noronha.-- Prom various friends per D. P. J. Lopes, $30.60; P. Yvanovich, $7; F. K. Soares, $15,50

It is announced that the lecture on

the River me whard was 40 anyt on given by Prof. W. Brown at St. Andrew's Club on January 24 has been postponed until next month.

Even with hindsight you can't see your own back.

One sure way for

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of

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There will be a Variety Concert in aid of the Building Fund of the Holy Trinity Church, Kowloon City,

On SATURDAY,

JANUARY 19, 1935,

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