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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." MONDAY, JUNE

-1936′′

PERRY'S ATTEMPT TO RETAIN TENNIS SUPREMACY

FRED PERRY

OVERCOMES FIRST OBSTACLE

WINS TITLE IN PARIS

VASTLY SUPERIOR TO OPPONENTS

Paris, June 2.

The English tennis player, F. J. Perry, is making a strong bid to retain his tennis supremacy and in the French championships he successfully overcame his first obstacle when he beat G. von Cramm, the German holder of the title, in the final by 6-3 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.

IS TENNIS

A FULL TIME JOB?

DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS

WHAT A. W. MYERS THINKS

Is first-class lawn tennis a full- time occupation for the young player? F. J. Perry has declared that if a "colt" is to become a world beater or anything near it, he must have almost unlimited time for the game.

Mr. A. Wallis Myers does not sub- scribe to thin viaw, and in the new edition of Apren Almanack he gives it as his opinion that if H. L. Doherty office chair, as so many had sat in an

Frau Hilde Sperling (nee Kral thousands of players do, and kept his

Perry crowned the most suCCESS- ful year he has ever had on the world's tennis court by winning the winkel)

EPSOM DERBYtle for the first time in his career.

PROSPECTS

BAHRAM HAS BEST CHANCE

AGA KHAN'S OPINION

London, June 1. The general opinion of owners and trainers running horses in the Epsom win. Derby is that Bahram will Horses with good outside chance are First Son, Fairfield and Sea Bequest.

He now holds' three major cham- plonkhips-Wimbledon, American and French.

The Englishman stood head and shoulders above all the other com- petitors and was never extended. None offered him any serious the and throughout challenge tournament he conceded only two sets.

The character of to-day's play was truly great. Von Cramm went down fighting. Perry was

his opponent speedy and forced into errors.

very

The fourth set produced a tre- not in- mendous struggle which dicated by the score of 6-3. There! tonishing" players-Reuter.

U. S. And

Davis Cup

the

hand in at the week-end and in the evenings, and had taken his annual holiday ht Wimbledon, he would still He might have defeated all-comers.

hin even have beaten the Ferry of period who had spent most of the year Both on the world's tennis courts.

A, W. Gore, who won

three time

the singles

at Wimbledon, and II. Roper Barrett, who won the All Comers' singles and the doubles title twice, found it possible to mix busi

the City with championship:

ness in Wallis Myers reminds i

holders.

his

Babe Ruth, King of the Swat, who has announced his retirement

from baseball.

PROFESSIONALISM

IN TENNIS

Caustic Remarks Made By

S. A. President

NEW SWIMMING STROKE

FASTER SPEEDS POSSIBLE

AN AMERICAN "DISCOVERY"

Miami Beach, Florida, May 24.

Mr. Steve Forsyth, the veteran American swimming coach, bo- lieves that he has perfected stroke by which man can swim faster.

Hi protege, Ralph Flanaghan, seventeen year-old holder of the American mila record, who has used Forsyth'a stroke in lowering twenty- Ave different records since January 1,

that "It really works."

May

A variance of the American crawl, Forsyth's stroke's basic difference is two-kick glide between the pull and

recovery,

orthodox crawl is simply three kicks for recovery and three for pull.

Explaining his new stroke, whilo Mir. Flanaghan demonstrated it, Forsyth said:

"The glide means a more supple arm movements by recavery, reduced more perfect

third,

balance and provides relaxation which enables a swimmer to negotiate dis- tances with a great deal feas effort."

Mr. Forsyth, said that his stroko differs from the Japanese crawl in the elimination of excessive koco bend- Ing and a more natural position of head and shoulders.

HOW STROKE WAS FOUND

ALLISON THINKS

Andre Gobert, the greatest covered court player of his age, having retired for years, was induced to return to WILL WIN

test his rusting skill against the foremast Frenchmen of the day. ife White Sulphur, Springs, West

entered for the Auteuil tournament. Virginia, May 18.

to surprise beat Borotra, and would have beaten "We are going when we are least expected to ne-light.

Mr. Wallis Myers agrees that a complish that fent," said Wilmer Allison, addressing the West Virginia man who wants to top the first ten Sports

Writers Association, of which must get the practice against the The had just been made an honorary other nine, not only to sharpen his weapons but to gain tactical know- In the final of the women's don't believe my game has overledge of their methods. "But he can essential "if lawn tennis is to be preserved as a game from /vouring to eliminate unnaturalness in Havan, say the colt is a useful atayer, many) beat Mme. S. Mathieu been better than its at present. "I/achieve that object and even become the influence of those who do not rate it higher than as a Peter Lehman, New York State.

The Aga Khan, owner of Bahram, were many brilliant rallies and as United States and win the Davis Cup Lacoste if there had been enough day professional exhibition player when he presided at South shoulders of the swimmer are level

by recoveries

both

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Paris, June 2.

Theft and Hiran, says, "I have not backed

any

of my horses, but I think that Habram has the best chance, fut it the going is yielding, Iliran may run well. I am, however, a of Field Trini. College and Leader, trainers of Fair singles, Frau II. Sperling (Ger-

Ittle

and might get a place,

will

run

Mra. Evane, owner of Firat Son,

her candidate hoper creditably, and its trainer Aliden la hopeful, since the colt has given every satisfaction.

(France) 6-2, 6-1.-Reuler.

CHALLENGE

Sir Aba Baiicy, owner of Japetus TO LOUIS

and Robin Goodfellow, both outsiders,

блук

that

the latter will run boller

than most think.

Lawson, the trainer of Field Trint and Plymouth Sound is very pleased with the former, and anys that the col is sure to go the distance and probably get one of the first threa He also thinks Plymouth places. Sound will stay the course.

Berry, owner of Peaceful Water, says the colt has an outside chance,

Babram.

especially if the going is soft,

Gordon, owner of Sea Bequeat, is

ISSUED

OBIE WALKER'S TITLE

did

St."

Bomo

to

Mr. H. J. Crocker, president of the South African

"In my stroke, the head and Lawn Tennis Union, made some caustic remarks on the

with the surface of the water. Roll

Mr. Forsyth said that he found Africa's general meeting in Johannesburg. Commenting is minimized and the body is propelled on the International Federation's special committee on on an even 'keel all the way." amateurism he said that the institution of this board is the stroke last summer while endea

upon

he

to enter the matches at Queen's Club ainting out that there was no sign of popularity by amateur players and they are survivals of an age when point of view of attaining improved

the style of swimming then used by seventeen year-old son of the Governor

"Pete was experiencing difficulty in to train until champion without dedicating his even start not, February, just before going to whole life to the game and pursuing trading medium."

In recent years, he continued, there beyond reproach, and it may be ex-accelerating his swimming but after Houston, and I believe my game is so continuously that he is led

'gate'

The coach, who is swimming in- sharper than when I took long periods cast a covetous eye on the

F. J. Perry has also suggested that had emerged a small, but proficient pected that the committee on amateur- trying this stroke in which to get

into "Insofar as our Davis Cup chances public interest in the gange vane and shrewdly led group of professiotial inm will have a task set to them that time five seconds in a hundred yard.

of the leading ex-players whore solo occupation was the will call for the exercise of great com.

unlike may be found that certain rules are and at a club in White Plains, Now

Work that the new stroke,

in the summer, told how he are concerned, I am not going to unleas

Bromber

who capable of relaxation without danger may be make any predletion save one: We amateurs are allowed to match their staging of exhibition matches for the mon sense and no little courage. It structor at an hotel here in the winter

the legitimate

CRURG. It

spent countless hours stretched are going to win the cup when the skill against the lending amateurs monetary gain of its

zors found that certain of the existing United States least expects us to win This is a curieus vlow point for 2 derived his livelihood from the teach-to the amateur

playors. who has taken part in so many Ing and training of amateur player

as if swimming, working from the experience; modern stirring

encounters in the amateur would The Texan said that ho

the game that in the light of compete in no more tournaments until game before "full-houses" in the last The new type of professional was a rules have little to recommend them across a bed, waving arms and legs

yers Bays parasite feeding

been brought its present height that

higher ranks of sport, were of set balance,

"Then it suddenly came to me. It he reaches England, where he intends few years; and Mr. Wallis Myers says he cannot share Perry's opinion

purpose confined to the privileged and

in han) required five minutes to learn great aladiums leisured few. It may be found, too, was quite simple, Ralph (Flanng- feel like it when I got off the

and "Great crowds

I have ne doubt bont." If he decision not to play at of failing interest at the last Wimble amateur administrators.

don, or is there at present any sign

will that the committee tennis," said Mr. Crocker, "and new individual cases. I anywhere until the Wimbledon cham-

feston of paid players..

It seems thla feld to be exploited th pionships start, he added.

"The ex-amateurs may desire to come back." concluder Mr. Wallis by a circus whose members see in it a courage and thoroughness, and that would

fluence of the Federation, will stand Myers. "That is quite another mat- golden opportunity for their own in- its members, backed by the full in trouble,"

dividual enrichment."

rop that has been plant- the foot-fault controversy which was the crop they, of course, ex-

destroys But the novelty of professional ex-Up and fight the parasite before It cluded on personal grounds. But the hibitions was already wearing thin, ud and cultivated solely by amateur still occupying the attention of the

the financial return

International Federation." The ̈ ̈ fato". amateur-cum-pro- question of the

for on the of the South African prProot-fault" Baid Mr. Crocker, cuts tournament

remarks fessional

and the firm refusal officials and players."

Mr. Crocker's in were acclaiming. than Federation to reading coloured heavy-weight boxer New Mark Attained by deeper Champions are only the of the

or than personalitics

advisability of holding the Davis Cup simplified and workable "open" tournaments ex-competion in alternate years are rule had not yet been decided, he

sald

"It has been discussed with Oble wat Texna, for the

sandwichmen of game; they are plained the desperate efforts

For a number of years my council the lawn tennis playing nations but pared with the thousands who play fresh bloed into the ranks before the has regarded the annual competition there is no sign of unanimity. n comparatively small group com- ng made to introduce much-needed worthy of quotation:

COLOURED CROWN

AT STAKE

London, May 24. Mr. Jeff Dickson has cubled Joo Louis of Detroit, the 21-year-old bible. dollars for a fight

offering him

coloured heavyweight title of the world, at present held by Walker. The bout is to tako place in Paris en

June 13th. Godfrey in October 1933.

Επ

the Queen'e Club, he will not compete that the pubic at large desire the in-fare the creation of amateur lawn that there have been abuses of rule the now stroke after I explained it

POLE VAULT RECORD er Nor

Ex-Yale Student

New York, June 2.

A

are

much

annction

now

be

swimmer

act with to him, but the averago

experience probably

Rome

by all

Walker won the title from George bridge, Massachusetts, new The governing bodles are the trustees

was of the amateur game; they would be these itinerant performers. In these rest in the tennis world, entailing as it created when a multitude of

an athletle meeting at Car) ike, garne only for bir und exercise nublic reaction set in against as one of the principal causes of un-beenuse

of the age-old

If Louis accepts the offer it means

with Primo Carnera on June 25th.

hopeful of getting placed, and anys if TURNS PROFESSIONAL

it rains hardl punters should fancy

him. Jack Jarvis trainer of Sea

Bequest says there is a good

out-

sido chupet if the going is yielding. Babe Didrikson To Appear

Digby, trainor of St. Botolph, has!

is running rovealed that the horse owing to a misunderstanding, as it Was intended to be scratched-! Router Special

In Exhibitions

Chicago, June 1. Following the recent ruling of the United States Golf Association thab she could not play in the American Women's National Championship as an amateur, Babe Didrikson has now turned a a golf professional.

world's pole jump record

ed 14ft. 5.1/8 ins.

The previous record was held by William Graber who had vault-

14ft, 3.3/8 ins. in July 1932.—

Reuter,

OAKS

PROBABLES

Runners And Likely Jockeys For Classic

equitable footing,"

the assistance of

IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

Of

Whe

13

B

for

It is essentially simple. who amateur players and a threat to their vocational that British seduce веди he will have only twelve days in which created by Keith Brown, formerly false to their charter if they placed elforts, and in the frantic attempt to does a strain upon amateur players lors address themselves to to rolurn to New York for his fight of Yale University, when he vault- the paid and the unpaid player on an are in the first flight, the astute. Pro- careers which exposes them to risks universally admitted that the present and to temptations of an rule 7 is unworkable and dishonoured, moters have secured

and stresses

but at that point agreement onds. arge and vocal section of the over insidious nature. a large

legis. and of aport" writers of Reas Press

"Our need to-day is not for in-It seems we are hitching our effort to a cortain type who make no conceal their contempt for those who cessant pursuit of competition, but lative wagon to the fay that

rather for less. If the Davis Cup player who jumps, skips or walks dur- delivering sorvico caching the act of amateur traditions competition played in stand fast by the

some advantago over his sport.

In a word, the promoter alternative year a heavy weight would deriven

international opponent We contend thnt, save has been given what is termed & be removed from the London, Juna 1.

million players, h

he derives no ad- the restoration a Lord Powerscourt, opening the Irish good Press overseas, and the amatour

vantage from such movements, but Sweepstake draw in Dublin, said an indifferent one-the latter having portant step toward uld be an im-two or three individual exceptions in rather suffers disadvantage, and have that attempts made to provent sub- been exposed to a running fire of ridi- of the true amateur perspective."

cule and worse by writers who can'

FOOT-FAULT CONTROVERSY accordingly recommended that legisla scriptions from abroad had been un not conceive any motive save a mar-

tion shall be confined to the simple successful. He maintained faith in

cenary one for doing anything at all.

Mr. Crocker gave the delegates at and workable provision that, in the the future.

South Africa's meeting his views on face of service, the player's feet shall CAPABLE OF RELAXATION London, June 1. The total receipts are £1,935,027, The following

prize fund Is allocated the probable and the are

Mr. Crocker concluded:-"I would starters for the Oaks, to be run next £1,100,000. Non-runners will be worth

£451, and residual prizes will be worth be, the last to say that amateur nd- Iministration and players are entirely Friday, with their probable Jockeys:

Enkaret (Nicholl), Buchanite £6,000 cash-International. (Weston). Blue Girl (Nevett), Corrida

W. Rickaby), Coronal Clere Story (Jones),

Hyndford Bridge Irish Lassie the

Tucklo (E. Smith), (Lane), Mesa (John- Sun Kiss stone),

(Beary),

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the Cole Davus Babo Didrikson

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DERBY PROBABLES

London, June 1.

which The four Derby entrants

She recently won the Texas State were without jockeys when the final acceptances were made on April 29, title. Miss Didrikson has signed have been given the following jockeys: contract with & Cincinnati sports department to Plyniouth Sound (Brennan) Japetus goods manufacturers (Lane), Peaceful Water (D. Smith) appear in exhibitions. She may and St. Botolph (Dinos).-Router. possibly play in an exhibition match with Joyer Wethered, who in touring

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