1936-02-26 — Page 9

THE · HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1936,

ADRIAN

IN

METEORIC RISE QUIST'S OF INTERNATIONAL TENNIS

NOW FIGURES AS ONE

OF AUSTRALIA'S CHIEF HOPES

FOR THE 1936 DAVIS CUP:

"Adrian Quist will be one of three times, and-won all 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 Australls, and so Observer in an 'article from created a recurd which can never be beaten. In this last event he only

which the following is ex-beat Crawford at 9-7 in the fifth | tracted. *The main match in the North of the final, but it was his fine American, zone will be the one be-physical condition that pulled him tween the USA. and Australia, through Touring certainly seems to despite a last minute entry from have and an effects upon Quist: Mexico. In any case the winners of the North American zane are likely he holds the doubles championship enough to beat the winners of the (with Crawford) at Wimbledon; on European zone, and so become our his return to Australia he visited challengers. It therefore becomes matter of considerable interent as to the constitution of Australia's team. For the last two or three years it has consisted of J. H. Crawford, V..B. McGrath, A. K. Quist and 1. 1. Turn- b. The first three of these have been nominated us Australia's team for 1945. Of them, Crawford has heen the tower of strength and the at Wimbledon this year. In addition backbone of the side; but recent hap penings seem to indicate that his star to his singles triumph, Quist

ncar

South Afrien and, I think, bent every: body he played there; and now he has gone bone and carried every. thing before him. It is much to be hoped that, whatever happens

the Australians in America, we shall have another opportunity of seeing Quint

There is

Won

Do

has set. Not since he just failed the doubles championship as well, three years ago, to win all the four with D. P. Turnbull for his partner, official singles championships--in brating Crawford and McGrath in the Australia, Paris, Wimbledon, and Anal, Forest Hills-han he ever shown the

M Hartigan's many friends in form which brought him 50 Achieving 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

seriously pressed. coming year would depend upon what woman pinyer les subject to vario- happened in the Australian champlou ships, state and national, which have ins in form and in whatever com- been played during the last month or any she finds herself any opponent two, in all of these he has been who comes off court victorious, over beaten; and it is more than probable her may either count herself fucky. that he may retire altogether before or be well assured that she has con- yery long. To lose such a fine player solidated her position high up in a world ranking. A pair whose efforts would be a blow not only to Austra were watched with delight at last lia, but to the world; but it is un- deniable that he has overtaxed even year's Wimbledon, when they came His great strength, and rest is im-very near to carrying off the mixed doubles championship. C. Hopman perative for him. And knows how difficult, after taking, say, and his wife-accured the Australian a year's rest, it is to come back to mixed doubles championship. Jop- as good a doubles esther. the game, or at any rate to regain man is

men's or mixed-as can be found the position of pre-eminence once anywhere: if Australia is to have any hold in it. McGrath, too, seems to have been overplayed, or, rather, hope of beating America in the Davis he Cup, the best cliance is to restore Australia overworked. Outside

Hopman to the team. It is an odd. thing that he should ever have been left out of it: the desire to encourage young, talent may be carried too far.

everyone

has never reproduced the form which made him a "hoy wonder there three years ago, except on the occasion when he created the first of last year's Wimbledon nensations by knocking out Wilmer Allison--destin- ed to win the U.S.A. championship a couple of months later-In the very first round,

OLDHAM BEATEN AT HOME

Playing

After winning the Governor's Cup, Mountain View, Mr. Lan's nomination, returning to the paddock after winning the main event at yesterday's

(Photo: Man Cheung).

race.

WINNING OWNERS &

JOCKEYS

The amended list of winning owners and jockeys at the annual rec leeting in as follows.

WINNING OWNERS

Lan

Eu Tong-sch Dynasty Eve

AUSTRALIA'S LATEST STAR Australia's hopes, therefore, will,

London, Feb. 25.

third apparently rest mainly upon A. K.

division Quist. Quist has came on very fast, (northern section) league football, Hanbrad! and on his most recent performance matel at-Oldham-today--Oldham must be reckoned Australia's beat

last lost to Chester by three goals to Quartermaster player. He has within the couple of months beaten Crawford one. Reuter.

Dunbar

Mrs. E. H. M. Tinaon Hem--

WINNING JOCKEYS

1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

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1

2 L. G. Frost Marshall

L. Wong

FIELD

Glorifying Big Hitting In Golf

exponents of the half and three- quarter strokes were much more (Continued "from "Pago 8.). careful, and they showed that it was ground in spring or autumn may be possible to play a finely Judged stroke thrown entirely out of proportion by by merely grazing the turf. the heavy ground of winter, or the Whether it is necessary to continue abnominally dry summer conditions, the discussion of the greater skull of when the bail runs great distances, the two schools of golf may or may

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

--ANNUAL" RAGE' MEETING,

1930.

22nd, 26th, 25th, 20th and 28th February, 1936.

On Saturday, 22nd, Monday, 24th. Tuesday, 25th, and Wednesday, 26th February, the first ball will be sullll at 11.00 am, and the first race be run at 11.30 a.m. On Saturday, 29th Febriary, the first bell will b rung at 1,30 p.m., and the first rate. will bo run at 2.00 p.m.

Tho tin interval will be taken, after the Afth. race on the first four days,

MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members are reminded that they.. and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed through. out the Meeting.

I think, the ordinary club member not be of much moment would welcome a move in that direc-The keen golfer naturally hankorn tlon: at any rate, I think he would atter beautiful clubs, and it would prefer tightening-up schemes rather not be a compliment to the fine work

No one without a badge will be nu- than a curtailment in the range of the of the manufacturers to suggest that mitted to the Members Enclosure. ball or the legthening of courses, · their modern products do not make Badges admitting non-members to was, say, at the Members' Enclosure and Club the game easier than the beginning of the century. How Roonts at $10.00 per day including tas How much can be done by limiting for they can be allowed to make it or $40.00 including tax for the the number of iron clubs to be easier in for the golfing community Meeting (ladies $5.00, and $20.00 carried in another matter, but I have to determine. The onus is still very respectively) are obtainable through much on the individual, and real the Secretary upon Introduction by a found a good deal of sympathy for merit easily earns its true roward. member, such member to be respon- the views expressed recently by Dr.It would be disastrous to the game sible for all chits, etc. Hunter and other correspondents.

NUMBER OF IRONS

if it ever became really practicable But the The Gullane caddie who quoted to buy a shot in a shop. Cham from his own experience of a

Is all in that direction. tendency pionship player who carried nineteen and some day it will be necessary to frons and five woods and used no call a halt.

more than five clubs in the course of

a round discloses a state of affairs

which

To go on increasing the lengths may be much more generali golf coursen is spoiling the game.

than many first-class players will be willing to admit. Why worry then players are voluntarily limiting themselves?

Some

me do, but others

don't, and many of those who attempt to fashion themselves on the mighty with all sort of clubs play and havoc with golf courses.

They have got it into their heads that there is a club for every dis- tance, and in that connection there is a story told, for the truth of which I do not vouch, of Lawson Little playing in the Amateur Champion ship at Prestwick. After much con- sideration, he decided to take a No. 55 iron, and the ball finished six Inches beyond the pin.

A friend naked him if there ware no very much difference between a 6 and a 6%. "Oh, yes," Little is sald to have replied. "With a No. 5 I would have been six inches short of the pin."

WEAR AND TEAR OF FAIRWAYS

Whatever

may be said for the multiplicity of clubs, the increase in numbers has coincided with the wear and tear of fairways. It is the fashion of the moment to lift "yors of turf," to the worry of green cor- veners, and greenkeepers.

TRAPPED IN LIFT

COUNTRYMAN'S SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN CANTON

of

Canton, Feb. 26, An unusual tengedy occurred last Sunday, when a mat, named Leung shiu-tung was trapped by the lift at the Park Won Hotel, on the Bund, where he was living, and received very serious injury,

The victim is native of Kweihsten, Kwangsi, aged 80, and he was vialt- ing here for the first time.

On the afternoon of the 23rd. Inst. when he was about to go out, the lift boy was away, and there was no one attending the lift. While wonder- ing what the lift was he turned the switch and his head and cheat were trapped inside.

Badges admitting to Members' En- closure will NOT be on sale at the Inca Course,

The Secretary's Office, Inc. Hoor, EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. 27704) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00a.m. ON THE 12.00 FIEST FOUR DAYS, and at NOON ON THE FIFTI DAY.

A limited number of tilins will de obtainable cach day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advarite from the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. 21920.

On no protext will children be per- mitted in either enclosure during the Arst four days of the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

prica

The

of admission to the

Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons including ladles and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1.00 per day including, tax.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, ett. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

Tins will be obtainable in Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.

SERVANTS' PASSES Fames for Bervants will be issued on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Building.

Any persons found loitering with

An alarm was raised, and he was Servants' passes in their posscssion And will De extricated with some difficulty. He will forfeit the same was rushed to hospital and his con-removed from the Enclosure.

By Order, lition to reported to be very serious.

C. B. BROWN,

Secrotary. Hongkong. 17th February, 1986.

It is understood that the lift boy has been detained by police pending The old enquiry-Wah Kiu Yat Po.

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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

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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

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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=

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SCRUBS AGAINST KINGSTON! THEY

WON'T HAVE

LA CHANCE!