1936-03-24 — Page 21

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH

1936.

WOMEN'S SHORTS BANNED

BY ARMY CLUB

MEMBERS IN REVOLT

TENNIS STARS CONDEMN AN "OLD FASHIONED RULE”

The wearing of shorts by] men or women has been ban- nod in the Aldershot Officers' Club, rendezvous not only of wives, and officers, their daughters, but also of many county families living near Aldershot.

The ban does not apply to outside games, but is to be enforced through- But the clubhouse with the exception] of the dressing-rooms.

Hundreds of women members aro rebellious against the now regulation!

and they have substantial support from the younger mon members.

One prominent woman. 'said:

member

action of the committee, This

senior chlofly composed of very officers, and on which women are not represented, is the limit,

#The committed is old-fashioned and quite unqualified to lay down the law as to what modern woman should

'Wear.

"I don't bellave the committee could distinguish between shorts and a

divided skirt.

"DICTATORIAL”

Our Daily Golf Hint

PUTTING: The club should only hit the ball and not the ball and the ground. Even after the ball has been hit the club should not touch the groundW. Pork.

FAVOURED TO WIN TITLE

(Continued from Page 8.)

but in a return encounter at the Seamen's Institute, Nielson not only beat Roberts, but outclassed him in every phase of the game. This wa a non-decision bout and regarded purely as a "friendly", though thero was no doubting that Roberts fought as well as he could In view of his prestige which was at stake,

In the same year Nielson won the Battallon welterweight balt presented

"A most modern women wear for the first time in 1934, and the divided skirts for games, the com- following year he successfully defend. mitteo will probably find it impossible ed his title and added to his laurels to apply the rule without creating

вестоя.

"I know that many of the junior officers do not support this dictatoriai flosure."

On the other hand, the secretary said:

"This club is the recreational cen- tro not only of the command, but also of well-known civilian familles of the neighbourhood, and

must be preserved.

the decencies

by annexing the Area championship.

From the foregoing it is clear that Nielson in a boxer of no mean ability and will assuredly have a big say in | the destination of the Aren welter- weight championship at Murray Bar racks next month.

RUMJAHN IN FINE FORM

Above is the Commercial A Class football team winners of the St. Joseph's College Inter-class football championship for 1936. They defunted Commercial B Clans by five goals to`nil'in the final match

HELEN WILLS TO TRY

FOR TWO TITLES

ASPIRATIONS FOR WIMBLEDON AND FOREST HILLS CROWNS

New York, Mar. 23. Mrs, Helen Wills Moody hopes to seek titles in the two major tennis tournaments this year-Wimbledon and Forest

Hills.

The woman who won seven each of these championships in the past, has no intention of retiring from active competition and has mapped out a preliminary schedule which she hopes will bo climaxed by a big time campaign in England and the United States.

cians thought I had enough of tourna ment tenuis for one year."

Mrs. Moody anid she has recovered completely from the back injury which forced her to default in the 1033 nationala against Helen Jacobs.

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WILL BE CHAMP IN YEAR AND HALF

(Continued from Page 8.) "We must put a stop to parties of

Mr. Moody outlined her plans to young men and women bursting into both hands. It is quite fair to say the United Preen before boarding n the lounge in dirty aporta clothes after that. Leonard is still an improving train after a three week visit in New playing mixed hockey matches, player and is now adding some good York. squash rackets, or lawn tennis; foll- attacking strokes to a sound defence. Rumours that she

might retire Ing all over the seats, and lacking

gained

considerable circulation re- A. V. Gosain, the Recreio cham-cently because of her sudden absence about in the ball-room nt our tea dances

plon, and Lee Hua-ngok of

the from practice at a local court. When

Oakland, Cal., Mar. 23. "There is no excuse for that sort University won their second round she first arrived from the coast, Mrs.

Max Daer definitely is going to of behaviour in a respectable club, ties without being in the least bit cx-Moody practised daily. When she

stage a ring comeback and he'll be and we shall see that the rule is en-tended. Goanno overcame a stroke- forced vigorously. Not a single ex-barren ile with the loss of two games, stopped, many exports who had re-

marked that she appeared to be play heavyweight champion of the world. ception will be mada"

Even so the Portuguese did not hiting in the best form of her career in again in a year and a half-accord- his best form. Owen Hughes was too terpreted the halt erratic off the ground to offer much she was retiring.

as an indicationing to Max Baer.

resistance to Lee, Lee's own force- ful driving kept Owen-Hughes away from the forecourt, which made the result foregone.

AUSTIN'S VIEWS

"WHY, THAT'S SILLY"

"W practised elght times when bout.

I'll be ready to fight again inside of three months," Baer announced as he pulled on the gloves for his first workout since Joe Louis, annihilated that's silly," Mrs. Moody him in four rounds in their New York said.

Baer la overweight and con- Full results of yesterday's Open I first arrived and felt quite fit.siderably slower than when he was matches were as follows:

Then

I contracted a slight cold, champlan-United Press. Open Singles A. V. Goanno beat which developed into a cough. And . Y. Ho 6-1, 6-1; Lee Hua-ngek since it was right in the middle of heat-II. Owen-Hughes 6-1, 6-1; New York's unusually cold spell, I

W. Leonard beat Wong Fuk-nam decided not to risk further practice." 6-1, 70.

Open Doublen.-H. D. and S., A. Round, the All-Rumjaha beat II. A. Barron and J. England tennis star: "It is the first Gonsalos 0-1, 3-3. time in my experience that a club has

in

Other views expressed were: Mr. II. W. (Rainy) Austin, the England tennis star, who habitually plays in shorts: "I have worn shorts while taking tea in the social rooms of places like Queen's Club and even hotel lounges and nobody has expressed a a wish to throw me out "I wonder will Scots soldiers wear ing kilts be allowed to visit the club? Nobody seems to think it is disgrace ful when

Mian Deroth how their knees,"

mado a rule banning shorts. Every-

body accepts shorts nowadays as more ARMY CRICKET

or less the regulation costume."

Mrs. Larcomu ex-Wimbledon

champlos, and one of the greatest tonnle conches: " does not seem to me an unreasonable attitude, for I do not know that shorts are particu- larly pretty garments for sitting about in."

Lt. Col. Jack Gannon, secretary of the Harlingham Club: "Member and visitore of both sexes have played

on our courts in tennis shorts and are

allowed to wear them if they wish anywhere in the precincts of the club,"

"WILL NOT SPREAD"

Major J. Donnid, secretary of the the Aldershot Command Golf Club, who is also a member of the Alder-| shot Officers Club: "I don't think there is any likelihood of the new regulation spreading. I think it la a sensible regulation because mem- bors who do not wish to change after playing aquash rackets or tennis con have tea on tho verandahs,

"And, after all, you would not expect to be welcomed wearing shorts at a West End club."

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Aside from the cold, Mrs. Moody said she felt fine. An for her gam she said she's a poor judge of that but guessed it was all right because everyone told her she looked good in practice.

she

"I intend entering two or three pre- liminary tourneys in California, Bald. Other tournaments may follow and then I am most hopeful of play |ing at Wimbledon and Forest Hills.

will not know definitely about that until after the preliminary contests."

She all, however, that she ex,} The R.A.S.C. easily beat the pected no abrupt announcement such R.A.M.C., in a Division I match as featured her decision last year to played at Sookunpoo, yesterday by 232 (for five wickets) runs to 89.

go to Wimbledon.

"You remember last year," sho ex-j For the R.A.S.C. batted splendidly and scored

Capt. Watch plained, "I announced that I would 18220 to Wimbledon at 2 pm, one after- runs while L/C. Muir took five on, and that night I took the train wickets for six runs.

U.S. BASEBALL

Dizzy Dean Joins Cardinals

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WHY SHE MISSED FOREST HILLS

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QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

mencing at 2 p.m.

The 21st. Annual Athletic returning from Wimbledon, Sports will take place on. Queen's My absence from that Tournament College Ground, Causeway Bay, on caused considerable unfavourable comment, understand. Certain SATURDAY, MARCH 28th, com- persons insinustel that I was afraid; to meet Helen Jacobs ognin, after} narrowly benting her at Wimbledon. That had nothing to do with it. I did not compete at Forest Hills be- cause I felt run down and my physi- to all.

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