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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1935.

WHAT MAKES FOR SUCCESS

Fred Perry Says:-

55% ABILITY: 30% STAMINA AND 15% LUCK

INTERESTING ANALYSIS OF THE "COMPLETE” PLAYER

IN LAWN TENNIS?

This article, writes the Lawn Tennis Correspondent of the London Observer, has been occasioned by the consideration of wliat makes for success in lawn tennis. I have lately come across two opinions on this point. One of them is the pronouncernent of no less a player than F. J. Perry: the other is that of a seasoned campaigner whose triumphs have been almost innumer- able, though not gained in the ranks of world players. Perry's opinion is that the constituents of success are: 55 per cent, ability, BADMINTON 30 per cent. stamina, and 15 per cent. pure luck. The ollier (now veteran) authority lays it down that the percentages which make up the ordinary player's recipe for victory are: 50 per cent. feet, 45 per cent. brain, and 5 per cent. racket,

Before considering how far these Hut, up to that stage, which with two estimates are in agreement and lack may never be reached, think

Brown.

Fleetwood- Smith

Among The Wickets

AUSTRALIANS WIN

BY INNINGS

Capetown, Dec. 2. Fleetwood Smith, famous left hand googly bowler dominated the cricket match between Western Province and the Aus- tralins which concluded here to- day in a decisive victory for the:

runs.

SWEEP THE visitors by ut innings and 44

BOARD.

in what way they differ, it may be how important a part brain many play. SPECTACULAR

Just as well to point out that neither

player in dis

is disposed to award even one

per cent. to style. Painful as this

may be to the apostles of orthodoxy,

THE WORK OF THE BRAIN

It is the feet that move the body,

I have not the faintest doubt that both but it in the brain that moves the

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are right in omitting style from their feet. Through the brain's anticipa- lista. In nine cases out of ten, ation the feet move the player, with- the very lowest estimate, the or in out haste and hurry, to the right

effort to

of sequire style is deste really great place in the court; the brain dictates dividuality: und the. players have all been individuallats all those variations in length and Some of them, like H. L. Doherty and

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455 per cent, ability, 30 per cent, stamina and 15 per cent. . . Austin, have certainly had strength of stroke, and the changes

pure luck,

Hockey Appeals Board Proposal Rejected

MAJOR BATES SUCCEEDS

IN OPPOSITION

The proposal to institute an Appeals| Board to deal with cases of unruly conduct on the local hockey fields was rejected at a council meeting of tho Hongkong Hockey Association Inst evening.

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Major Bates persunded the meeting to turn down the proposal, arguing that the establishment of such a body was likely to give the game a hint of professionaliam, and it Inferred that -ungotlemanly and unsporting behavi- our on the field was to be expected. He did not see the necessity of such a Board, but he did advance the view that where a player had been suspend- od by a competent committee, clubs should be asked to see that suspension enforced and to refuse to include that player in any of its teams. He also emphasised the desirability of the Association stressing the need for players to observe the spirit of the game.

RESOLUTION ADOPTED

WHILE

ROME BURNED"

While the Hongkong Hockey Association yester- day debated the necessity or desirability of instituting an' Appeals Board to deal with cases of unruly con- duct on the field of play. the referee controlling the match between the H.-K. S. R.. A. and the Police "A" had to call off the match of the rough because play-and-high-feeling which ran throughout the game.

The match was abandoned halfway through with the Artillery leading by three goals to nil.

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FOR C. R. C.

WIN

MRS. LIANG PLAYS

In the course of two innings Fleetwood Emith captured twelve wickets for 103 runs. In the West- ern Provinces first knock he took 7 for 11 and in their second attempt ho returned & for 32.

Grimmett also bowled effectively in the second innings taking 3 for 38.

The Africans were outplayed. They were dimissed for 170 to which the Australians

finns responded with 317. 68 and Fingleton with were leading scorers., Robertson bowled magnificently for the Province and earned the Im pressive figures of 8 for 90.

Brown with G8

63 were

The Chinese Recreation Club move to third place in the mixed doubles division of the Badminton League as a result of their overwhelming defeat 104 runs-Reuter, of the Sailors and Soldiers' Home last night.

Western Province never looked like Raving the game and they were finally dismissed in their secont knock for:

style of most classical descrip- in tacties, which constitute that most tion: others, great, like Nor-potent weapon, surprise. Of mure

equally man Brookes and Perry himself, have than one great player in the past it exhibited

particular beauty of has been said, "You can sea his brain:

Although playing on their own stroke-making, but have "got the working!" So you can in the case court, the "lame" proved no match just

the same. Style is n Tetish, the endeavour to attain which has ruined of sonic, but far too few, in the pre- for the Chinese, who, bringing in S. many a player; from the sheer com- sent day. One great player of the P. Chan and Mrs. Liang for Lee and mon-sense point of view it is obviously past, at any rate, would be fuly in Miss Mok, appeared to be fielding far better to be able to put the accord with feet plus brain contribute their strongest side possible.

The visitors cleared the board ball where you want to put it, evening 95 per cent.-and I am not sure winning by nine clear games and 189, if your method is cryingly ugly, than he would not make it 99 of the

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None of the homo pairs succeeded

to go through the motions" with the player's armoury; H. Roper Barrett.ne of most perfect grace imaginable, but fle was in his time always the most full to connect with the ball.

"ABILITY" OR "FÉET"?

But to return to the constituents of success which our two players do include. In one case the principal feet. Perry appears rather to

my

in reaching double figures against

dreaded opponent that any young player from the U.S.A. or Australia W. C. Choy and Miss W. Cheung, tho se Chinese No. 2 pair conceding but 18 had to face; and not at all becausences in three games.

SCORES of his physical attributes, but from the fact that they became ve mused by never knowing what he was

The detailed scores follow: D. Waglen and Miss G. Dolg (S.

BOLSHEVIKS TAKE TO POLO

Plan To Build Mora Golf Courses

Moscow, Nov. 10, The notion once entertained by Bolsheviks that dancing, silk dresses, felt hats and neckties are bourgeois

Fleetwood Smith,

MENZEL & HECHT

INVITED TO PLAY HERE

NO REPLY AS YET

(By "Veritas").

It will probably be known sometime to-day whether Roderick Menzel and Hecht, the Czecho- Slovakian Davis Cup players desire to play tennis during their brief

in Hongkong stay Thursday, next.

constituent is ability, in the other going to do next. Deep drives, short and S. Home) lost to S. W. Liang manifestations is rapidly disappear-have

lobs, followed each other in and

with

shoting sequence, until the dazed

the ionary lofines as "quality of opponent scooped up a soft one to /CU. Khoo 11-21; lost to Wing.

tnust

do o 30

In

seemed

and

..

on

The Hongkong L.T.A. has cabled the players in Shanghal enquiring. if they would like to make an ap pearance, but at the time of writ Ing, no reply has been received. I believe the LT.A., in conjunction with the Hongkong Cricket Club will extend facilities to the visitors to a knock-up during the timin hour on Thursday. This is practical- Of late Russia has been adopting ly their only opportunity as the ship and Miss W. Cheung 9-21; ability"

which

more bourgeofs sporta. Polo, does not arrive here until Wednesday golf, tugby football and tennis have night and is scheduled to sail again Llang 6-21.

at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon. being able: power: strength; skill." give Barrett the opportunity-never lost to S. P. Chan and Mrs. S. W. the

Yang Chan and Mrs. Moy (S. and become increasingly popular. hese missed-for a vicious volley which

While the players were in Shanghai He certainly possesses all

Moscow, Leningrad, Kharkov and S. Home) lost to Liang and Khoo qualities himself; and uses them when settled the rally beyond any doubt.

interested to he is sufficiently

Beside the stereotyped crashing G-21; lost to Choy and Cheung 3-21; Kiev have their own Rugby teams, during last week-end arrangements coached by a former French inter-were made for their appearance with lost

to Chan and Liang 17-21.

against local playern, Lewis with

But overwhelming

elleet

L. C. Gibbons and Mira. Brown (S. nation too, since its introduction Carson and W. II. "Stick") Duif though he allots 25 per cent, less in service which, in Barrett's day, was his make-up to stamina than he does already beginning to be looked upon and S. Ilome) lost to Liang and Khoo

as essential, his own gentle, innocent-7-21; lost to Choy and Cheung 0-21; more than a year ago by Mr. W. C. being included in the Shanghai line-

United States

Ambas-up. Bullitt, the almost to ability, I think he

fost to Chan and Liang 7-21. Inoking deliveries

Lwo consciously be linking the two to-pathetically ludicrous. But no cwo

LEAGUE TABLE

andor at Moscow, has been gaining whole, since

Games ground among Red Army officers. of those services ever fell in the same nor could the

P. W.L. F. A. Pts.

WORKMEN GOLFERS at the crisis

them be

3 3 0 25 2 Recrelo. "go De anti these two direction of any

kept his

2014 44 Barrett iable cipated:

opponents

Fire Brigade

21 18 04 the stretch all the time. Anil, let C.R.C.. on-the-RUC

11 090-2 for all practical purposes, whereas, him get to net-point on his own ser- Recreio "A" in the prescription of our second authority feet and brains are more vice, the set was lest for the invader St. Andrew's

who

faced him for the first time: Taikos properly allotted separate compart For Barrett would select that moment St. John's ments.

to send in his only fast service in Kowloon Tong "Feet" comprises not merely good the set, bang down the centre line, S. and S. flome 1 footwork, ie, having the feat in the as hard as he could hit it—an invurl- right

position for making the stroke, able winner through Its sheer sur Board should be given authority to but the power of going on using them prise as well as its pace, Surprise deal with the cases and to report their to the best advantage with the least big ingredient in victory, and creator of surprise, is fadings to the secretary of the Asso-expenditure of energy right to the the only

end of a match. They are to be used to "brain." save exertion as much as possible; not so much in sudden rushes as in mov

THE LUCK OF THE GAME A day during the Chinese Newing the body to the right place and

position (not

Possibly Perry gives "pure luck" the same

Sin in

as a con- course there is a lot of luck about

ciation.

gether as a co the rality of being part of the court,

without stamina the able" may cease lo of a fifth set. In fact, constituents_are_indistinguishable

Yeur, yet to be finally decided upon is the quite) for making the next rather too large a percentage.. Of

thing

stituent,

part of the game.

cent. T

peals Board' should not be instituted, tary) was appointed to make the lacking in nine out of ten but that cases should be dealt with necessary arrangements. promptly and further that the secre-

Lt. Comdr. J. E. Broome presided tary should be authorised to refer such cases to the secretary of the over the meeting held in St. Andrew's Umpires Board. That the Umpires Parish Hall.

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| players of to-day. It is quite true, of course, that brain will still be there if it is there at all) after feet- steaming plus ability-have almost, it not quite, failed; and will, in that Case, Menreely continue to be efficacious,

LEAGUE SNOOKER

Fusiliers Sergeants Head Steel, Coulson's

The Royal Fusilior Sergeants con-

The latest results are as follows:

4 C. & C.3.C.C.

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Werkmen watched with keen in- demonstration in the Sliver terest

FL

Woods here to-day by Mr. Leonard MacComber, the American golf course

the architect, who is attempting popularise the game.

He

to

showed

sport the Young Communist Lengue officials and komsomols-mem- bers

of

how to handle clubs.

Foreign diplomats and journalists and members of sports boards were among those who attended.

HORSE WITH BROKEN.

NECK TO RACE

ONCE AGAIN

London.

Henrl'a Choice, a fire year old racehorse who brake his neck in the Liverpool Handicap hurdle last spring, is going to race again even If his neck and nose are slightly

aleck, black neck In splints and bandages, for, two months, Henri'a for the is getting skittish Choice track again.

It is likely that next summer will ree Kussin's first golf course in opera- tion, and plus fours, hitherto regard ens distinctively bourgeois, may become a popular sports costume in the Red capital.

After his fall the animal was Oficials of tuurist companies are enthusiastic in the proposal to build taken to a veterinary hospital where golf courses, and it is believed that it an X-Ray examination revealed that

below the cars.

OUT

His recovery was hailed by racing men as a "veterinary miracle," the C. W. Townsend, work of Major veterinary surgeon.

He shows no sign of stiffness and can get his head down to the ground to Maj. Townsend said. "He also has jockey off when he feels

feed

P. W. L. F. A.

3 1 12

FOR TITLE"

MEETS BRADDOCK NEXT JUNE

ean like

to be set asilo for the hockey Inter-relates both with the game, eg, net.cord shots, and tinue to head the league and with the will result in a large influx of foreign his neck was broken about six inches Finally a resolution on these lines, port against Macao tho met bodily" ability and his stamina-the the failure of your opponent to make | Catholic Union Club are the only visitors into the Union. proposed by Major Bates was accept-

an easy kill when he has the whole unbeaten side. ed by the meeting, which further agreed. A sub-committee comprising

brain" Just what one court at his diposal. Perhaps, also. quite agreed to record in the minutes the Messrs. A. M. Xavier, A. E. P. Guest, might expect from the experience of our other adviser does

SCHMELING and F. A. Kemp If he - Canolic Union & Prison Officers

young tends it to mean anything more than R.E. Sorgts. 4 St. Patricks"

the implement itself. But these two Naval Polico 2 Garrison Sets. 3

4 Dockyard Reen. items are comparatively unimportant. R... Sergts. The main points are, in the one case,

League Table ability plus stamina, and in the other, feet plus brain, and it is fairly clear. W. F. Sergeant..

very large extent, these that, to n

R. E. Sergeants are, much the

same thing in

In other words, except

Dockyard LC. that,

would ля вне naturally expect, the older player Garrison Sergeants

Catholic Union Club.. puts rather more, reliance on brain

Civil Service C.C. thun on stamina, because he uses his Prison Officers brain to save his stamina. It may be It.N.Y. Police said, "What about concentration?" C. & P.0's. but though this very important in St. Patrick's gredient is not specifically named in either prescription it is certainly in- cluded "under "brain" in the end case,

THE

1936

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New York, Nov, 20. Max Schmeling, former world's 4 22 10 10 heavyweight champion, will leavo 42 2.0 11 Hamburg either Thursday or Friday,

Ben Warner of Newbury, owner of Henri's Cholce, said he hoped to run 1030 ведкол the hurdler when the opens-United Press.

4 19 11 for New York, Joe Jacobs announced September match with Joo Louis, De- 4 1 3 9 11

to-day.

troit's Dusky Bombshell. 4 1 3 8 12

Schmeling is scheduled to meet Schmeling has not been active in 3.0 3 2 13 James J. Braddock, present titlist, recent months, but has rolled up an inn Madison Square Garden title enviable string of wins since he lost bout in June.

his title. Braddock has not fought Thereafter, the brow-beetled Teuton since he won the crown from Maxic hopes to stake Braddock's crown in a Boer,

"VARSITY RUGBY be inferred to be and may,reas in the other. It)

present in

would be interesting and instructive to young players to construct per- centages of their own, and to find out how nearly they approximate to the combine pinion of the two players of eminence who have been quoted.

LADIES' YACHTING

Miss M. Larssen First

"A" Class Race

Light Blue Team Against Oxford

London, Dec. 2.

The following will play for Cam- bridge University in the Rugby Foot | ball match against Oxford at Twicken-

ham:

Parker (Crypt School); Rawlence (New Zealand). Stewart (Fettes) Woolor (Rydal), Fyfe (Oundle); C. In Jones (Ladovery), Low. (Dover); Laborde (Harrow), Lard (Oundle) Dinwiddy (Radley), J. Young (Dul. wich), Inglis (Rugby). Irving (Glonal- mond), W. Young (City of London), Cocks (Haileybury)..

“STELLA" & "ROLLA” WIN

In the "A" class Joss, sailed by Radio Sports Club first eleven in a The following will represent the Miss M. Larssen, won the sixth raco

Qualifications Of Local Football Linesmen

MANY REGISTERED AS REFEREES

One third of the linesmen fanovation of registering linesmen appointed by the Hongkong had proved a distinct success and that Football Association to assist

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aince its adoption, there had been

Improvement noticeable

In the in controlling local league work of the lineamien matches are qualified refereos

A further point of interent disclosed according to a statement by at the meeting was that the Hong Mr. D. Kosick at the fort kong Referees Association was affi linted with the Homo Association and nightly meeting of the Res that 33 of its members were regis ferees' Association held yester-

day.

tered with the parent body. The value of this was in the event of any of the Ladies Championship of the friendly hockey match against the

of the referees being transferred to Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, yester-Hongkong Hockey Club seniors at

Pat

This figure, ho said was gleaned any of the other colonies, they would day afternoon, with La Linda (Mrs. King's Park, to-morrow at 5 M. G. Kenry) second and Lobo (Mrs.

Singh;

Guest, J.S. from the registration list of the be in a position automatically to Mrs. Greval: L.B. Kitchell, M.II. Hassan, Association, but since that had been qualify for football jurisdiction in that Thoyts) third..

large number colony. Jaggeet Singh, Surfin Singh, Sarpingat compiled lie belloved

Mr. T. H. Stokes presided over, a Mr. Ellerby. Stella, won the "T., Singh, Gurbachan Singh Kalwant of new names had been registered, Y. and G. Claes, while Rolla (Misa Singh and F.A, Kemp (Capt.). Roland that those who were not regis well attended meeting and was up-

ported by Mr. 1. Kouch (Hồn B-M. Kirke) won the--"-Class sorves:-M. de Souza and Jangeer tered, were qualified..

Jane Bingh.

It was generally agreed that the Secretary).

Race.

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