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TILDEN'S TENNIS TOUR UNDER WAY
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New York.
THE
HONGKONG
"A" DIVISION
TENNIS
Full Programme For
This. Afternoon
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players have not been favoured The "A" Division lawn tennis with the best of weather during the past month and to date on only one Tuesday has it been pos- sible for matches to be played
BRILLIANT GOLF FEAT
BY M. GOURLAY AT WORPLESDON
really had no cause to crave for partner such as would have sup the strong right arm of a male ported her in the annual mixed foursomes there. Misa Gourlay was round in 73, and even allow- a total that a mixed pair might be justly satisfied with.
Another "Tilden tour" is under way, the annual swing
FOUR STROKES around the United States, touching almost every city large
TO GOOD enough to furnish a suitable arena for covered-court play. The cast of characters changes as the cap of pro tennis in general and
London, May 9. little, each year. But always whether of Bill Tilden in particular that thin off.
Worplesdon women's open playing the star individual role of not, pair which had been as all-conquering To-day there is a full pro-meeting yesterday saw one score William T-Tilden If is in there, against the world's best amateurs gramme of fixtures with the Club brilliant that its perpetrator whacking away at those tennis balls, should be turned back in its first sally de Recreio seniors and the Kow seeing that the court gets swept off into the pro field..
loon Cricket Club providing, the and that the lights orv property The 42-year-old Tilden-who, it in adjusted, and in general running the estimated, has been getting in an main attraction of the day. They whow
average of close to 300 tennis-playing meet on the latter's courts.
The Chinese It.C. "A" side have "After all, it's his show He started days a year for the last 15 years-hot it-and from the way he keeps rolling only proved his right to continue in an easy task on hand and entering for the difference in tees, that along it looks as though he may still this fast company but to many was tain the Club de Recreio secund be around, to finish 101
the dominant star of the galaxy. team at Causeway Bay, The world's ranking ninateur The prens-box boys, who seem never doubles team of 1934-supreme in to cease wondering at the longevity, Davis cup challenge round play, con-agility and stamina of Big Bill, were querer at Wimbledom, Forest Hills in fact speculating that, if the time and practically every other major ever comes when Tilders feels unable battleground bowed in before 14,800 to take his place as a singles star customers at Madison Square Garden he can still go on for another decade and found Big Bill and his tall pro-lor so 11 top-class doubles per Lege. Ellsworth Vines, too much for former, teaning heavily 011 his them in truly eple five-sel battle, ing knowledge of court tactics.
There is no telling,
Promoter BI O'Brien, chuckling course, how much difference will be seen in the over the more than satisfactory turn. play of these ex-umateur tandem out at the Garden, was sure the Tilden champious George Latt and Lester tour of 1936 would equal or surpnes Parls. Rollo Stoefen-when they get more there of other
years. accustomed to indoor play in huge Karel Kozeluh, the Czechoslova. Berlin, arenus and in the special
Hans Nasslein, the German, Athens, court.
enny Richards, llenri Gochet, and; Milan
Viness has been the respective new Singhai. But it was undeniably a feather in 85 these barnstormings have New York.
of
Amaz
V.
The following is the pro- ramme: Chinese "A" U. S. R. C.
Recreio. "" Chinese "" longkong C. C. v. Craigelower Kowloon C. C. Recreio "A"
V.
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grown to annual, stature, and Bill Amsterdam. thinks the enterprise has done all
Vienna. Prague.. Bucharest. Madrk!.
HUGHES & HOUGH right in picking up the Lott-Stoefen
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PUBLIC ROUP.
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(For Account of the Concerned), on THURSDAY,
the 6th June, 1935, at 6.15 p.m.,
at the Paddock of the
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Race Course.
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The difference in toes chlofly apparent at the short holes, which had shrunk conveniently from a spoon to a No. 4 or even less. At the longer holes there was not more than half a dozen to ten yards difference, so that it was really good golf which meant that players who expected to win the June 3. scratch prize were seldom obliged 74.21/64 to take wood for their second. 16.07 Limber shafts have done much for 12.12 many, but in the case of Miss 59.7/18 Gourlay the extra length which she 1/8.3/16 seems to huve ncquired comes from 4.9214 B. whippy hickory-shafted driver, a club of dreams with which she drove supremely well.
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duo for the current jaunt.
But he at insists he'll have Fred Perry and Helen Jacobs in the fort Lisbon. before they move outdoors.
This year's tour embraces almost 80 cities, from eastern seaboard to west coast, from Toronto to Atlanta.
It probably will get pretty weary, and Belgrade on those 42-year-old legs of William Taten Tilden especially
But he was there with the shots
on that opening night!
28.03
Hongkong. Bombay. Brussels.
okolinina. Montevideo. Montreal. Helsingfors. Ris. Buenos Aires....15 Silver (Spot)....33.9/16 Silver (forward).33.19/6
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She started off by pulling a No.
4 second shot some three yards 110% from the first hole, and sinking the 2015 putt for a 3. The next incident, 176.5732 | since you cannot call faultless 1723739 figures that, was bunkering her Hecond shot at the 5th and getting 218 out too strongly over the green, 4.02
Many apparently good seconds finished over there yesterday, for there was a wind, with plenty of weight in it, blowing up that fair- way. At the 8th glorious drive left her no more than a little pitch and run, which scoffed at the new bunkers, closing up the green, Antonio Martius, n10-year-old climbed the hill, and gave chance Peruvian. WALB senquett
six of a birdie 3. iMax Gourlay took months hard, labour, when he ap-it, and in spite of a 5 at the 9th London, June 3. penred before Mr. Themson on Te was out in 35.
at the Kowloon Magistracy from banishment. Defen- was informed that when he is
NAVAL CONVERSATION War Loan....
ENGLISH AND GERMANS MEET TO-DAY
It is understood that the Anglo-mand
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their ponies will please forward full particulars to Mr. A. V. KINCHIN, Manager, Hong Kong Jockey Club Stables not later than the 4th June, 1935, at noon.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,
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THREE PUTTS
mencing at the Foreign office at 10 lant am. on Tuesday will be limited released from prison he will be sent the round to cost her 3 putts, and The 10th was the only hole of merely to an exchange of views and back to Peru. Previous convictions after that she went on again with- information and no actual negotia- against defendant were for failing out semblance of a shot dropped tions or agreement is contemplated to return ta the Hause ot until the 16th. There her 3rd was from the present talks which will Detention in 1923, drunk and in-bunkered beside the green, but she capable in 1925 and entering the possibly continue for about a week.Colony without a valid passport last Hot out grandly and holed the putt The delegates will not discuss any year, after which he was banished in for the regulation 6. At the 16th the questions of serial defence, or in October for ten deed, anything except naval mat- Sergeant Franklin appeared for the and the position was that she years. Detective long putt nearly dropped for a 2, ters-United Press.
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An immenso drive to the 17th boded well, a missed second boiled badly, and a mashie niblck hit on the head still worke, This was terrifying. But somehow the shot, having run all round the cushions, came to rest on the upper out- skirts of the green, Miss Gourlay played a clever run up, and there was 5. She hit a fine drive to the 18th, but it was slightly to the right and there was no circum- venting the guardian bunker; it must be carried and no mistake about it, and with wood, for the wind was strong. She played the sort of rare shot which does merit the word superb, carried the left-hand end of the bunker with just the right amount of drift to take her well into the green, and put the
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Her card; a record for the present course, read!
3,-4,-4,-3,-0,-4,-3,-3,-5-35-out;—
4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4-38 home-- 73.
Mrs. Douglas Fish's 77 came second, Mrs. Peel's 79 third, for Mrs. Clarke, out in 36, broke down on the homeward way, so did Mias Halsted, after getting out in 37, and Mrs. Kennedy and Mins Rabbidgo in 38.
FAULTLESS SWING
Nobody appeared to be playing better than Mrs. Walter Greenless, one of the Scottish Internationals
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