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ADRIAN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

FEBRUARY 26, 1936.

QUIST'S METEORIC RISE IN OF INTERNATIONAL TENNIS

NOW FIGURES AS ONE

OF AUSTRALIA'S CHIEF HOPES

FOR THE 1936 DAVİS CUP

Adrian Quist will be one of thiro" times, and won at the three Australia's chief hopes in the State championships-Victoria, New forthcoming contest for the South Wales, and Queensland. To Davis Cup, forecasts a special these he has just added the national correspondent of the London championship of Australia, and so Observer in an article from created a record which can never be which the following is tracted.

ex-

beaten. In this last event, he only beat Crawford at 9-7 in the fifth The main match in the North set of the final, but it was his he. American zone will be the one be physical condition that pulled him tween the U.S.A. and Austraila, through Touring' córtainly seem to despite a last minuto entry from have lind no ill effects upon Quist; Mexico. In any casa the winners of the North American zene are likely he holds the doubles championship enough to beat the winners of the (with Crawford) at Wimbledon; un Kuropeka zone, and an become our his return to Australin he visited challengers. I therefore becomes a South Africn prd, I think, beat every- matter of considerable Interest au to the constitution of Australin's team,ody he played there;, and now he For the last two or three years it has gone home and carried every has consisted of J. II. Crawford, V. D. thing before him. It is much to be McGrath, A. K. Quist and D. P. Turn-hoped that, whatever happens to the bull. The first three of these have been nominated as Australia's am Australians in Amerien, we shall have for 10. Or them, Crawford has another opportunity of seeing Quist) been the tower of strength and the at Wimblesión this year. In addition | backbone of the side; but recent hap-to his singles triumph, Quist won penings seem to indicate that his star has set. Not since he just failed, doubles championship as well, three years ago, ta win all the four with D. P. Turnbull for his partner, Mela! mizigles championships-in beating: Crawford und Melirath in the Australia, Paris, Wimbledon,

nut final Forest --has he ever shown the form which brought him

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Miss Hartigan's many friends in nelfeving An unbeatable record. He this country will all be pleased that has said that whether he played in she again won the women's cham- Australia's Davis Cup team in the pionship, and that without being very

There coming year would depend upon what seriously, pressed." happened in the Australian champion.woman player less subject to varia- ships, atate and national, which have lons in form and in whatever com- been played during the last month or any she finds herself, any opponent Iwn. In all of these he has been who comes off court fritorious over beaten; and it is more than probable, her, may, wither count herself lucky, that he may retire altogether before er be well assured that she has co- very long. To lose such a fine player soldated her position high up in a would be a blow not only to Austra world ranking, A pair whose efforts

watched with delight at last; lin, but to the world; but it is un- were deniable that he has overtaxed even year's Wimbledon, when they came

After winning the Governor's Cup. Mountain His great strength, and rest is im- very near to carrying of the mixed perative for him. And

doubles championship. C. Hopman View. Mr. Lan's nomination, returning to the knows how difficult, after taking, say, and his wife-secured the Australing paddock after winning the main event at yesterday's a year's rest, it is to come back to mixed doubles championship. the game, or at any rate to regain man is as good a the position of pre-eminence once men's or mixed-as can be found held in it. MeGrath, too, Meem to anywhere: if Australia is to have any have been overgnyed, or, rather, hope of beating America in the Davis overworked. Outside Australia be Cup, the best chance is to restore has never reproduced the form which Hopman to the tonn. It is an odd made him a "boy wonder" there hree thing that he should ever have been years ago, except on the occasion left out of it: the desire to encourage when he created the first of inst young talent may be carried too far. year's Wimbledon sensations by

everyone

knocking out Wilmer Allison--dertin

ed to win the US.A. championship

a couple of months later-in the very

first round.

AUSTRALIA'S LATEST STAR

Australia's hopes, therefore, will, apparently rest mainly upon A. K.

Hop-

doubles either

OLDHAM BEATEN AT HOME

raça. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

WINNING OWNERS & JOCKEYS

The amended Est of whping ozners and Jockeys at the 'nghuni rez eeting is na follows.

Qaist. Quist has come on very fast (northern section) league football Harbrad and on his most recent performances must be reckoned Australia's beat inntch at Oldham to-day, Oldham La-Dynbar player. He has

last lost to Chester by three goals to Quartermaster couple of months-beaten- Crawford | one--Renter,

within the

G. A. Hurrimun

WINNING OWNERS.

WINNING JOCKEYS

1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

Playing

Lan Eu Tong-sen London, Feb. 25. Dynasty

division Eve third AL

I.. G. Frost

G

F. Marshall

4

1

3

T. L. Wong

Encaranero

3

-

V. V. Neein

2.4

D. S. L

1 1

B. A. Proulx

S. Y. Liang

Mra E.; M: Tinson

IL C.

Hem

X

E. D. Butler

J. E. D. .:

Mrs. Dunbar

1

JJ. Pete-lluat

C. N. K.

J

2

- D. Bluck

N. Deitz

-Y. T. Fung 2

G. U. da Roza

P. P. Botelho

Tang Mah-wah

* Dent heat.

tanár 15

FIELD

Glorifying Big Hitting In Golf

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| SPORTS

THE HONG KONG, JOCKEY CLUB..

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1938.

22nd, 24th, 23th, 26th and 20th

February, 1036.

On Saturday, 22nd, Monday, 24th, Tuesday, 25th, and Wednesday, 26th February, the first bell will be rung. at 11.09 a.m., and the first race wil exponents of the half and three be run at 11.30 am. On Saturday, quarter strokes were much more 29th February, the first bell will o (Continued from Page 8.) careful, and they showed that it was rung at 1.30 pm., and the first rate" ground in spring or autumn may be possible to play a finely judged stroke will be run at 2.00 pm,

The tifin interval will be taken After the fifth raco on the first four thrown entirely out of proportion by by merely grazing the turf. the heavy ground of winter, or the Whether it is necessary to continuo | days. abnominally dry summer conditions, the discussion of the greater skill of MEMBERS BADGES AND when the init runs great distances.-- the two schools of golf may or may

ENCLOSURE not be of much moment.

· Mombers are reminded that they I think the ordinary club member

and their ladies MUST wear their would welcome' a move in that direc The keen golfer naturally hankers badges prominently displayed through- tion; at any rate, I think he would; after beautiful clubs, and it would out the Meeting. prefer. tightening-up schemes rather not be a compliment to the fine work No one without a badge will be ad÷- than a curtailment in the range of the of the manufacturers to suggest that I mitted to the Members Enclosure.

ball or the legthening of courses.

NUMBER OF IRONS How much can be done by limiting clubs to be number of iron carried is another matter, but. I have found a good donl of

Hympathy for

Lise

.

the

their modern prtulucts do not make Badges admitting non-members to the game easier than it was, say, at the Members' Enclosure and Club the beginning of the century. How Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax. far they can be allowed to make it or $40.00 including tax for easier in for the golfing community Meeting (ladies $6.00 and $200 to determine. The onus is still very respectively) are obtainable' through mach en the Individual; and real | tho

such member, to be respon It would be disastrous to the game sible for all chits, etc.

the views expressed recently by Dr./merit easily caras Its true reward. Secretary upon Intruduction by a Hunter and other correspondents. If it ever became really practicable Badges admitting to Members' En-

Tho Gullang enddio who. quoted to buy a shot in a shop. But the closure will NOT be on sale at the. from his own experience of a Chum-

tendency is all in that direction, Race Course. plonship player who carried nineteen

and some day it'will be necessary to frans, and five woods and used no call a halt. fiore than five clubs in the course of around discloses a state of affairs which

may be much more general, than many Drst-class players will be willing to admit. Why worry then players ans voluntarily limiting

If

themselves? Some do, but othera

don't, and many of those who attempt

To go on increasing the lengths of of coursen in spoiling the panic.

FRENCH

CRUISER

to fashion themselves on the mighty RECEPTION & BUFFET

with all sort of clubs play and havoc with golf courses.

SUPPER

The French cruiser Lamotte-Plequet,

They have got it into their heads that there is a club for every dis tance, and in that connection there Flagship of Vice-Admiral Esteva,

The Secretary's Office, let floor, EXCHANGE DÚILDING, (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.

A limited number of tidius will ha

atalan ble ench day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advante from the No. 1 Boy, Telophone No. 21920.

On no pretext will children be per- mitted in either enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting, PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission to tho

is a story told, for the truth of which Commander-in-Chief of the French Public Enclosurò is $2.00 per day

payable

I do not vouch of Lawson Little Fleet in the Far East, will be in portreluding tax for all persons including playing in the Amateur Champion on February 27 and will remain tiladies and

6. March ship at Prestavick. After much con- sideration, ho decided to take a No. 5 iron, and the ball finished six inches beyond the pin,

a

at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in uniform aro admitted to the Publie Enclosure it A reception with buffer supper in $1.00

per day including tax. Omeors will be held at the Consular not be permitted to operate within honour of Admiral Extova and the Bookmakere, Tic Tac men, etc. will Residence, 13 Peak Road, on the day the precincts of The

Hond Long of arrival, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. to Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

Tifins will be obtainable in Restaurant in the Publie Enclosure.

SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Serve Secretary, 1st will be laued

A friend asked him if there were

very much difference between a which the leading local residents, the Consular Body and the French com- munity have been invited. music will be provided by the orches tra of the Lamatte-Picquet,

6 and a 5%. "Oh, yes," Little is said to have replied, "With a No. 5 I would have been six inches short of the pin."

Whatever

Dance

replied.

the

The cruiser came in at 10.30 this on application to the WEAR AND TEAR OF FAIRWAYS morning and saluted the country with floor, Exchange Building.

guna, Blackhend Fort

Any persons found loitering with Vice Servants' passes in their possession may be said for the LMS. Tamar then saluted multiplicity of clubs, the increase in Admiral J. P. Esteva with 15 guns and will forfelt the same and will b numbers has coincided with the wear the Lamotte-Picquet similary saluted removed from the Enclosure.

By Order, and tear fairways. It in the 1.E. Admiral Sir Charles Lietlo.

The Japanese cruiser Yuhari salated-

CD. DROWN, fashion of the moment to lift ynrde

Secretary. of turf," to the worry of green con- the visiting Admiral, and the French

Hongkong. 17th February, 1980. veners and greenkeepers. The old cruiser replied.

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS'

Reaction

WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE THE COACH LECTURED

US ABOUT

FRECK'S

JERSEY ?

!

FRECK HASN'T FLASH- SEARCH ME

ED AT ALL LIKE HE GOSH; I'

DID LAST YEAR, BUT EVEN BE-

HE'S DONE SOME- LIEVE HETHING, OR THE COACH HAD TEARS

WOULDN'T PRAISE HIM LIKE HE DID !!

IN HIS

EYES!

A FOOTBALL COACH IS ONLY AS POPULAR AS HIS WINNING STREAK ... AND IF COACH ROOSE CAN SMILE AND THINK OF REASONS TO PRAISE A GUY WHEN HIS TEAM LOSES CONSISTENTLY, HE MUST HAVE 'A

REASON!

I DON'T KNOW HOW "THAT STORY AFFECTED YOU. GUYS, BUT FROM NOW ON, EVERY TEAM WE PLAY ́IS GONNA KNOW ME AS SAMSON BULGE- MUSCLE !!

IN THE

MEANTIME....

By Blosser

THE COACH STILL IS HOLDING OUT, AND IS GOING TO PLAY THE SCRUBS AGAINST KINGSTON! THEY

WON'T HAVE TA CHANCE!