1935-03-30 — Page 14

THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1935.

DAVIS CUP PLAYER WHO NEVER HAD A LESSON

Golden Miller, the hottest favourite in the history of the Grand National, which can waplaced in yesterday's classic at Aintree.

FAVOURITE UNPLACED. IN GRAND NATIONAL

COLDEN MILLER FALLS AT FENCE AND SAVES THE BOOKMAKERS

London, far. 29.

Two hundred thousand people at Aintree tu-day saw Golden Miller, one of the hottest priced favourites on record, fall to gain a place in the Grand National

Hundreds of bookmakers sighed 'with rollef when Reynoldstown, at 22|

Airdrie's

Smashing

to 1 Bashed past the post, three Victory

lengths out from Blue Prince, with. Thumped, the second favourite, eight lengths further back.

RACE DESCRIBED

From a good start, Theras went lo the front with, Thomond, Emancipa- Lor, Golden Miller, Costle Irwell, Really Trus, Royal Ransom close bell lind in that order, with Ballybrack

Hulcholia and Southern Hue fell at the Arst fence and at the fourth Fanquet refused to take the jump,

At Becher'n Brook, Castle Irwell led from, Golden Miller, Blue Prince,

Cuallo Irwell had a clear leur at Valentine's and at the next fence Golden Miller fell.

Coming round the course for the first time, Castle Irwell was leading from Blus Princo, Royal Ransom and Thomond Brienz fell at the first fonce before passing the stands,

When passing the stands, Uncle -Bait-had-come-up fast and-was-load-

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BEAT HIBERNIAN

T-NIL

YAMAGISHI SELF-MADE

+

TENNIS "STAR"

READS BOOKS, WATCHES FILMS AND PRACTISES HARD

INTERESTING INTERVIEW

(By "Veritas")

Reading books, watching films and practis- ing intensively with his colleagues at the Univer- sity have been the methods by which Jire Yama- gishi has become Japan's leading tennis player of to-day.

Yamagishi is one of the to-day who can claim to be

This he revealed to me yesterday in an effort to satisfy my Inquisi- tive turn of mind when, while waiting In vain for the weather to elear up, we talked af, tennis mat- ters in general and Yamagishi in particular.

This Fred Perry of Japan is still at the University. Ho studying law and is likely to remain at the job for a long time. Not that he is a dilatory student; far from it: but he faces an extensive couras which, in order to be adequately covered, takes a long time.

Yamagishi likes his law, but he prefers to talk about tennis. Which WAR why I found no difficulty in ascertaining from him several interesting things about the kame in Japan.

NO ROYAL ROAD'

Practically all of Japan's leading exponents are young fellows study. Ing at Universities. Yet strangely Jenough there are no professional conches at these institutions. If you, want to become o first class tennis player you have to set about the job yourself.

There is no Royal Road to Davia Cap tennis in Japan.

When I asked Yamagishi how be managed to develop such a fine game, he replied very

.

few Davis Cup players of entirely self-taught.

Nipponese players were given the same opportunities of expert conching is offered in America, Europe, and elsewhese that they would to-day be as dangerous challengers to Britain for the Davis Cup as Australia, America or Germany.

An effort to get Yamagishi to talk Japan's prospects this year was not entirely unsuccessful.

"I think, he said, "we ought to beat Holland in the first round, but," with an expressive shrug of the shoulders, "Czecho- Slovakia......!

Up and Over In Oxford Steeplechase ·

At the moment the cameraman snapped this picture it was hard to tell which was up and which was

down a riders and mounts tumbled together during a mix-up in a steeplechase race at Oxford.

TWO

TITLE

POINTS

Neither he nor Nishimura 18 South China's

worried about the fact that they will have to play the Davis Cup matches on their own. They re- cognise that it is going to be stiff going, but the more tennis they get, the better they ke It.

ITOH AS MANAGER Here is an ineresting little point about Japan's · Davis Cup term (Continued on Page 13.)

HONGKONG REFEREE

WAS RIGHT

simply, as though it were the F.A. Verdict On · Point Of

London, March 29. Airdrkoniana, who until to-day)

easiest thing in the world, "I have read books, watched flus), had only collected 29 points from 34 matches

made by lending tennis pinyers] лд compared with Hibernians 33 points

and practised as from 33

much as "could" with other fellows at the games, effected a remarkable win

University," the first division of the Scottish Langue.

Entertaining hernians, they scored soven times without reply, completely outplaying their visi tors-Reiter.

The respective league records of the two teams now read:

ing Castle Irwell, Thumont, Alexena, Airdrie

Goals

33 12 7 16 67 65 31

"No, we have no coaches; we' look of incredulity added "We are are self-taught." Then, noting my very different to England and America

and his compatriots accomplish any- Yamagish does not consider he thing unusual in reaching Davis Cup standard through their own P. W. n. L.A. Pts.initiative. There is no alternative, A they fust get down to the job. Royal Itansom, Reynoldstown, Blac Hernian.. 34 13 7 14 63 60 33

Surely an encouraging lesson to all Prince, Princesa Mir Prince, in that order.

young tennis aspirants. Ballybrace went down at the feneo opposite the stands,

and Bachelor

Into the country for the second time, Slater and Jimmy James fell

and Master Orange refused the jump. At Becher's Brook, Thomond, Rey- noldstown and Blue Prince were

(Continued on Page 13.)

DAVIS CUP PROSPECTS

I am convinced after talking to Yamagishi that if the leading!

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AGAINST LINCOLNS TO-MORROW

(By "Veritas").

Although at the present moment they have five matches outstanding, while other teams have, as many as six, South China "A" will probably win the first division championship to- morrow when they visit China's outside left returned to

the Lincolns at Sookunpoo, the field of play after being in- jured and kicked the ball with- South China need two points out first reporting himself to

make certain of the' tille. the referee in the course of the Junior Shield semi-final a fort This will give them a total of night ago, most of the specta-137 points and a clear lead over tors thought the referee was the rest of the clubs.

The wrong in bouncing the ball ina- tead of giving the East Lan Hongkong Football Club are cashires a free kick.

best placed for runners-up fecily.correct-according to n-decision

But the official's action was per-honours, for by winning their given by the English Football Asso- remaining six games they can clation which urone

over the very same point aggregate 36 points for the

in

recent match be- tween Everton and Leeds,

In BBAWer

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season.

TO WIN

NEEDED

MY FORECAST.

LAI WAH CUP

Civilians

TO WIN-

FIRST DIVISION,

S. China "A"

TO DRAW 1-0

Fusiliers SECOND DIVISION.

TO WIN

South China East Lancs

Lincolns Eastern

TO DRAW --

TO WIN

R. Artillery THIRD DIVISION,

Fusiliers

R. Engineers East Lancs Recreio

TO DRAW:-

Lincolns

Air Force

WIMBLEDON METHOD

OF DRAW

Bagnall-Wild-System-

To Be Used

The Committee of Management

ruling on the paint, the Football Although South China will be Asociation have definitely laid without Li Tin-sang who is on the of the Championships announce down that, under such circumspension list, and will

that the draw for this year's" Meet=" stances, it is not within the powers

pro-ing at Wimbledon will be made on of a referee to restart the game bably be deprived of Lee Kwok-the Bagnall-Wild system. with a free kick,

wai's services as he is still suffer-|

The incident which occurred in the ing from an injury, it is not system evolved by Mr. J. II. King

first division match this month was said to be without precedent in Asso-anticipated · that the clation Football.

THE RULE

will stop winning.

Chinese the

Last yeng the equal-quarter Lincolns was adopted as an experienment. from The byes were distributed evenly over the draw instead of, as in the By the rule players who leave the

Bagnall-Wild system, being grouped Tam Kong-pak will probably be together at the top and the bottom feld for any cause may not return without Brat accuring the referee's brought in again at right back of the draw. The result of this permission.

with Lau Choi-hing taking over experiment was that last year a When Everton were leading by two the centre-half berth to goals to none Cochrane, the Leeds

permalt number of mixed doubles matches were played on the second day, as forward, was hurt and went off the Leung Wing-chui to go left half.

It was found impossible to get a delt. When he returned he at onco macie a move that enabled a col-

full quota of matches in the two league to acore.

singles championships owing to the As the referen signalled a goal a

The Lincolns have been forced to splitting of the byes in the women's lingsman pointed out that Cochrane make changes for this game. Įsingles." had broken the rule by returning Deaming the right half is unfit, without permission.

LINCOLNS TWO CHANGES

The referee spoke to Cochrane but while the forward line is without allowed the goal to staid."

[Malpous.” Toyne will substitue for

After the game a famous old re-Deaming, and MacGulness, who į feree voiced the view, which met with has played several times in the considerable support, that the goal

should have been disallowed and senior team, will be introduced at free kick given at the point where centre-forward. Cochrane played the ball,

The argument advanced was that

The Lincolna will probably give!

as Cochrane had not been given per- South China a good run for their mission to return to the field any money, and if Ridley plays as he thing he did was a technical foul.

The match ended in a draw, each did last week, may even defer the side scoring two goals, and that re- Chinese championship celobra-

tions.

THE U.S.A. CHAMPIONSHIP. ault stands.

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GERMANS HOLD UNBEATEN RECORD

2. Defending the Rest of Shanghai at Hangkate Park," the German "A team maintained an unbroken record of victorias for the 'ansson: Preceding the match, the team was presented with the Senior Challenge Shield. This team is expected, to" vielt Hongkong (next,

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BOTH SINGLES AND DOUBLES

Jiro

Yamagishi naturally heads the 1935 ranking list of the Japanese L.T.A,, which has recently been issued, while with Nishimura ho also figures as No. 1 doubles.

The

complete

are as follows:

ranking

SINGLES

1. J. Yamagishi. H. Nishimura,

3. S. Hirai.

C. Kusumoto.

5. A. Akimoto.

6. II. Satoh.

7.

K. Yamada.

8. J. Kinoshita.

---0. S. Hayashi.

10. M. Taukadn. 11. S. Hasegawa.

12.

13.

A. Takada

J. Fujikura.

14. A. Murs. 15. T. Gotoh. 16. A. Kuwasawa. 17. R. Murakami. 18. M. Takahashi. 19. S. Fuji. 20, N. Ozaki,

DOUBLES

lista

1. J. Yamagishi and H. Nishi-

mura.

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3. S. Fuji and Y. Kuramitsu.

4. A. liuwasava · nnd

Hattori.

R.

5. J. Kinoshita and N. Ozaki.

G.

J. Fujikura and M. Tukada.

7. T. Gotoh and A. Takada

8. S. Akimuto and H.

larikoshi.

9,

M. Kawamura estudi Klyosu.

10.

S. Husekawa and K. Isobe.

The equai-quarter system of draw will, however, still be adhered to during the forthcoming Hard Court Championships to be played at Bournemouth.

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