1935-02-12 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG

TUESDAY

1935

WYATT'S CLEVER MOVE OUTWITS BRITISH

ANOTHER BIG DEGREASE IN TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRIES

LIKELY FACTORS:

CONTRIBUTING

TO REGRETTABLE

ENTRIES

POSITION

officially closed

yesterday evening for the

As I See It- By "Veritas'

neither

The tourna-

LEADING CONTESTANTS FOR

THI

YEAR'S HONOURS

Fincher's spin shola, have always offered a problem to Tul, and may well, at any time, prove bish doing..

somo interesting entrants among the "Teaser lights." The re-appearance of Lee Wai-long and A. V.. Gosana ik. ullah welcome. Lee is with his racket as hope be with a football; in fact he been able to apply himself serious- ly to the game a few years ago, challengers to-day, J. W. Leonard he would be one of the leading last year reached the "Last Eight", and if the draw favours him, he

men's open singles and doubles interesting to sou Paul Kong figur

championship, tonnis championships of the ing again in the Colony with only two additional although I fear he is not the player. entrants in each competition to of 1930. Otherwise we have the OTHER COMPETITORS the list published yesterday. Usual array of local talent, both Unless therefore, post entries are good and mediocre. Tam You-HERE aro

fong is missing this year, as is received and accepted, the num-tick" Duff, while it comes as a bor of competitors will fall for surprise to find that short of the 1934 figures. There Nachluma nor Lal Kwong-taun has been a notable decrease since have as yet entered, 1932 and it is not, perhaps, a mont cannot afford to lose these

·pure coincidence that the players. The three competitors palpable loss of interest in the most likely to have the biggest championship, dates from the say in the destination of the championship are Taui Wal-pul, time the organisers imposed a. A. Rumjahn and H. D. Rumjahn, entries. Novertheless, whatever depends on the draw, if he can effect, if any, this restriction has keep right away from his cousin, had, it does not entirely account I think II. D. can go through to for the astonishing difference in the final, and then win it. the 1982 figures and those of to-

Mr. Jeff Dickson Introducing Marcal Thil (right) to Jock McAvoy

before the start of their fight,

GUIANA

DECLARES Mr. W. Pryde

147 Resigns

IN ARREARS Secretaryship

BUT: M.C.C.IS ON TOP

NEEDS ONLY 102

TO WIN

George Town, Feb. 11. R. E. S. Wyatt has made some strange decisions in the course

MANNING RAILTON

SUCCESSOR

Mr. W. Pryde, the Hongkong Football Club's popular kind energetic hon. secretary, is res linguaking his job at the end of February, prior to leaving the Colony on furlough, want Mr. Pryde, whose practical. interest in local football has been of the M.C.C. cricket tour of the displayed for a long number of West Indies, but to-day he years, is handing over the made his most astute move secretarial reins to Mr. Manning when he declared the M.C.C Railton, another football en- innings closed at 41 for 5, with thusiast who has been pro- the visitors still 147 runs behind minently identified with the

British Guiana.

H.K. -Football Club for several On the face of it it appeared years. suicidal, but Wyatt was justified Happily Mr. Pryde's absence when he and Paino proceeded to from the Colony is but tempor skittle out British Gulana inary. His connections with the Ing the Englishmen to score 215 have been invaluable to that in-- runs to win. Before stumps were stitution, and especially helpful drawn for the day, the M.C.C. has been his work this year in had obtained 110 of these for

restriction on the number of With the last named, so much will probably do well this year HOW MARCEL THIL BEAT their second innings for 57, leav: Hongkong Football Association.

In addition to E, C. Fincher and Bertle Guest, the K.C.C. will be represented by Michael Drysdale, present junior champion of the club.

Drysdale, although last year losing to H. D. Rumjaha with- made great strides in the course of twelve months, and if he is fortunate enough to escape the "Big Noises" early on, may well find his way through a couple of

made

advance,

and rounds. Whether Tsui Yun-pul has whether M. W. Lo is still capable of holding his own with the Colony's best players will be other points of interest to note next month.

any

day. In 1032 there were 82 TSUIS OPPOSITION entries in the singlesa rocord; So far there are 45 for the 1985 TSU Wai-put suffered a dis-out obtaining a single game, has

turbing loss of form two or championship: Last year there three months ago, but it would be were 60 competitors, and in 1933 foolish to take this into serious there were 58. From these com-consideration when regarding his parative figures it would seem prospects for retaining the title. that even if the restrictive As a matter of fact his chances

discouraged measure has

Bare extremely better than a year Unless Lal Kwong-tsun certain number of players from go. entering (presumably from fear enters the fray. Tsul has only to worry about the Rumfahn cousins, of having their entry refused), and possibly EC. Fincher. He there is also an increasing num- can account for Ho Ka-lau, Paul bor of players who find the Kong, Cassumbhoy, W. C. Hung prospects of being eliminated in and others with little concern. the first round somewhat un- But S. A. Rumah's pert H. inviting and are therefore and speed about the court; H. D. Rumjahn's elever tactics, and refraining from participating.

ONE. CONSULING FACTOR THE yardstick for measuring the popularity and success of an annual tournament is usually the number

entries of

rocalved, together, of course, with the amount of public interest the matches provoke. Yet this yard. -stick is not necessarily applicable to the Hongkong, championships thasmuch as there is such a wide standard of In the Kap play between the first dozen, and

L.T.A. AGAINST

FILM BAN ON AMATEURS

Verdict May Keep Perry In Team

'London, Jan. 16.

THE DOUBLES

JOCK MCAVOY

VETERAN'S RING CRAFT WEARS DOWN ENGLISHMAN

the loss of one wicket, and vic-connection with the Interport. tory now seems fairly assured.

The wicket was rain-damaged when the match was resumed to- day, and British Guiana, adding ten runs for the loss of three fur- ther wickets, declared at 185. for

8.

He

Paine was the most successful bowler, capturing six wickets for

67 runs.

TREACHEROUS WICKET

(By Fred Darnell)

shake. Paris, Jan. 15.

Thil is a crafty fighter and the Over 20,000 spectators, nearly five per cent of whom came wisest of generals in the ring. from England, filled the vast has a specialty in feinting which had Also, ha is clever in forcing his rival arena and gallery of the Palais McAvoy puzzled again and again. de Sports tonight to see the big to come to him, a sort of pugilist

This was a sufficient indication championship fight between spider luring the innocent fly into his Marcel Thil, the Frenchman, net.

When the fight was opened and at.of how the wicket would wear, and Jock McAvoy, of England.

the visitors

derived long range McAvoy did fairly well. and Wyatt made the most of it. satisfact

the distanco, but they did not worry their wickets for 41 runs, he applied Rittle satisfaction from the result or His straight lefts looked nice from When the M.C.C. had lost half on Thil, although the winner's nose and the closure, leaving the home team even the fight itself.

Thil prored an easy winner points in 15 rounds, and in the last left eye were badly cut in the later 147 runs ahead. round but one he nearly finished a rounds. one-sided affair inside the scheduled course, for he had MeAvoy down

IMPULSIVE FIGHTER

But British Guiana found them-

Players Too Old At 28

TABLE TENNIS DEMANDS

A Table tennis champion must be young. The game has become so fast that the eyes WITH Tsui Wai-pui and Ho Ra-

are too old at 28 years of age. lau, E. C. Fincher and L. Gold.

Indeed, the Hungarians, who man splitting up their partner

excel at the game, say that a ships, the opposition to the Rum-:

man begins to decline after he jahn cousins in the doubles.is lens

reaches 22. Imposing than ever. From this

But MeAvoy la fust the sort of im-selves in equally bad straits in their second knock, and were un-

The little celluloid ball travels at distance, 5. C. Fincher and

twice with two terrible right-handed pulsive fighter who could not real able to play Paine and Wyatt, bo- such a great apend over such a short Captain Manners, Ho Ka-lau and

gelog in to "have a bundle," as they punches to the body. Willle Hung, and possibly Paul

quickly enough to make sure of re- gameness say in his native Rochdalo. It was ing sent back for 67. Paine took distance that the ove cannot follow it McAvoy displayed Kong and Lou Wal-tong, are the

the which we like to describe as "truly fatal to his chances when he did that. 4 for 11 and Wyatt 4 for 18.

Subsequently, with the weather turning it accurately if the sight is atand only couples who

British, bat one could hardly compli At clone quarter Thil belaboured! faintest chance of wresting the ment the itelligence he displayed in him with scares of short-arm punches brightening, the crease rolled out not exceptionally keen. It is a fact, who still look on the game an championship from the Rumjahns. the course of a strap which found him to the body, and his left hook didugntly easter, and after, the loss although it may appear fantastic to The Ho Kn-lau-Hung combination after the earlier rounds outwitted, lot of painful damage, too. By slow of a wicket very early on, Ham-nose one that a player who has degrees McAvoy's resistance was worn mond and Townsend proceeded to been out of the game for twelve is one of great possibilities, and outmatched and outfought.

down and his defence riddled.

· PUZZLED MCAVOY if they And themselves in different half to RumJahns, may easily The Englishman, whose wrinkled

4

One could have wished the loser to belabour the British Gulana at-

"GIFTS TO FOOTBALL

OFFICIALS

lawn tonni. It call for aimbis feet

At the moment F. H. D. Wilde, the being undefeated when lawn tennis player who has played in- The Lawn Tennis Association reach the final. Fincher has a forehead betokoned a certain puzzle make more use of the ring than he tack. Hammond helped himself months' seldom makes a successful atumps were drawn. The M.C.C.ternational table tennis is vainly try. weakness in this respect.

return to international stand- the majority of players in the 1 lecided yesterday that amateur sound partner in Captain Man-dom before the bout started, delighted did, but one must credit the strategy to 60 and Townsend roached 62 come back after he is 26. Colony. If there' wore, but 30 players should be allowed to nors, but their prospects would be his friends by his good work in the of the Frenchman for much of his both

McAvoy failed to win a single this require only 102 runs to wining His footwork was fast and well round of the last twelve and the best

out of the game last year. entrics, there would be 15 to 20 accept money for making action brighter if they had had more first three rounds so-called "Rabbits", and therefore firns.

practice together. While an ex-

Table tennis is not strenuous in the same sense as is aquash rackets or generally speaking the bigger the

This means that Britain with collent partnership in club tennis, managed. He shot out some fine sear

cuts with the right. He was beating of the scoring in the ninth and

twelfth roundi. number of entries, so the more

WIRY OLD BATTLER

and a good wrist, but above all the "Rabbits". It

is unly the fact support the Czecho-Slovakian L.T.AI do not think Kong and Lee ring lefts and got home several upper. I could give him was an even share with nine wickets intact. Reuter. ard. He is not yet 26, but he was

Wo hoped in vain to see his right- big occasion. In fact, unless the that shade faster in thought and

eye must be young and alert: "Barna, that as a result of smaller entries motion to delete the present inter-sufficiently powerful to rise to the Thil to the punch, and seamed just

of Hungary, the world's champion, Is there is likely to be an improve-national rule on the subject.

The proposal is almost certain Rumjahns sadly deteriorate, 1 feel action which made him appear so hand knock-out come into operation.

not yet 21 and he is thinking of retir mont, rather than a falling-off in

to go through with the immedi- they have a "enke-walk" this year, much the better man.

But it was all vory deceptive. Thil, When he did land bis punches Thil

ing next year, because he considers the standard of championship

ate result that Fred Perry will

whose bald head and heavy chest was too tough for them to take effect,

himself too old. This wiry old battler is as hard as tennis, that the enormous

made him look all his 81 years, always onk, and this quality, coupled with his SIR H. NORRIS' WILL difference between the 1932 and

takes a time to warm up. What is 1935 becomes tolerable. Even so

mere probable, he was biding his splendid fighting brain, enabled him this does entirely reconcile опе

time and just weighing the possiblll ties. to the fact that thanks to loga of interest it has been impossible to reach the maximum number of ontries since 1932.

THE

YOUNGEST PLAYERS

be able to accept Hollywood 14-Year Old

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an

Incidentally, he will be available for the Davis Cup team in the challenge round next July.

NO MORE “SHAMATEURS" The L.T.A. decision is one of the most important for some years and

THE championships this year should lead to the elimination of

will be made noteworthy by the "ahamatour." the appearance, of the youngest | It will also be a good thing for players over to participate. They the game in general, aro the twin brothers, Warwick

Such players as Perry, Austin, and Kenneth Shute, winners of Crawford and Miss Round would be

Champion Retires

The English Table Tennis Associa tion are using every effort to get the best team together for the Swaything Cup competition and world's cham- planships which are being played at the Imperial Institute, South Kensing

London, Jan. 15. . In his will, published yesterday to score a triumph which was unques- tloned from beginning to end.

McAvoy got a sympathetic ovation Sir Henry Norris, one of the Ho. did a lot of crouching and at from the huge crowd, but I think he founders of the Fulham Football this stage received three or four looked a triflo depressed at the result. cautions from the Swiss referee, M. He had a huge boll on his loft fore-Club and for many years chairman ton, during this month. Thirteen Devereaux.

ling Cup. arm, which suddenly developed yester of the Arsenal, made bequests to nations have entered for the Swayth THE CRAFTY THIL

Sixteen English players remain day & little while before the actual associates in the football world. Miss Megan Taylor, of Man-

Sir Henry left $71,738. Ho cheater, the British woman The fourth and fifth rounds were fight.

You can imagine what such a handi. stated that having settled £50,000 fm a series of trials to be further. skating champion bas an-oven, but to the practised eye it was

of the 10 is an American by birth, and nounced that she is about to possible to see that Thil was not only cap must have meant to him, but even upon his wife for life in 1918 hetested for the Anal selection. But one gaining leeway but establishing a without this he would not have beaten made no further provision for her the United States have claimed him retire from the skating rink. dominance which McAvoy's most Thil. The Frenchman is indeed a in his will She is only 14. No other British desperate efforts afterwards fatted to world beater. champion has retired at so early

an age.

Miss Taylor is leaving the skat-

Bevoral junior championships in able to impart their knowledge of Hampshire, and quoted by London the game to the thousands of ten-Ing rink to attend to her studies,

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She told a reporter that she be- gan skating at the age of four and won her first British championship at 10. Since then she has won the British tits twice.

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NEW SPIRIT NEEDED

IN OUR SPORT

By J. H. Freeman

(Sports Editor, "Daily Mall")

If the months immediately ahead do not see a return to a saner outlook in British sport the historian of the future will be able to write with truth that 1935 heard the death-kell of all that was best in the arts and craftsmanship of our national games and the most honourable of our sporting traditions, an

com-

His most morciless indictment will you will be struck by their "Of course," she stated, "at com-11e that the men of our time were parative simplicity and their stark petition skating one la considered people without vision; that they could honesty. ***

a grandmother at 21, so it looka' ns not read or did not heed the lessons It may take Interminable legal if my chances are fairly well gone, of the previous five years; that when battles to decide the meaning of an but I shall never lose contact with the smoke of controversy of 1082 and Act of Parliament that affects the the rink, where. I think the best 1033 became tinged with the lurid lives of forty million people, but it la sport in the world is to be found." fames of bitterness, and even malice, grievous to me to think that in aport in 1934 the danger, was either ignored there should be any necessity to

INTER-HONG SOCCER

or fresh fuel added to the fro............ | legislata afresh to define the spirit of

There was not a field of inter- national rivalry in sport in the last Hore are outstanding facts that The annual inter-hang soccer match twelve months which did not provide throw a depressing light on the between Wayfoong and Talkoo will instances where British representa modern attitude to what should be the be played at the Hongkong Football ives had lost sight of the ore vital games of a nation.hand

The Football Association has acced- Club_ground, to-day at 6 pm. The principle that thould dominate" all Wayfoong team is as followe:H, F. their actions that the game is gros-od to a domand to give a trial to two Phillips, I: H. Bradford, G. C. Moutor than the player....

refereca (plus the usual two lines. |trio, R. A., Jardine, L. G. Robertson, For fifty years and more the basic men) in a representative match.

D. A. Campbell, G. A. Stewart M. W rules of our national outdoor sports A Low days ago the Rugby Union Turner, H. A. Browning, W. H. B. remained unchallenged and almost un-issued a strong denunciation of the Rigg and H. R. McGilchrist, Reserver changed. The spirit behind the increasing infringements of the scrum- ----- T. - Eakins, MARINE Witten word spoke in a voice that mago, law, parkering

The following have been aclocted could be heard down the ages: The In the last inter Varsity - Rugby to represent-Talkoo" in the annual men who made the laws; some of match there were no fewer than 23 interchong match agalust-Wayloong them happily still with us, had builded, penalty kicks. Between 1871 and to be played on the Hongkong Football on a rockit, they thought of the game | 1910 all the - Inter-Varsity:"matcher Club ground to-day at 6 p.m... Koown; and tot of the individual coreyard played produced only one penalty girl, Castletony Knowles Crawford Result rồngah hack to the briginal lawan??he M.C.0, has been compelled to katts, Macintosh Millar, Scott, | Hui- of eridan, and Association Fostaly define whabile, maant÷by inhounia! chison, Cowie, Williamson.

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