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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1936,

MURMURINGS OF DISCONTENT AMONG LEADING TENNIS PLAYERS

MAKO'S COLD FAREWELL

H

TO ENGLAND

ENGLISH L.T.A. METHODS CRITICISED

(By Trevor Wignall)

THE lonclicst and probably the most disconsolate young fellow on the platform of a London railway station a few

JAVECOMANMORONE BACOTENTERTIOĆE KONCOL THESE HOME FOOTBALL

TO MEET ARSENAL

15

How Coates

CHINESE FOOTBALLERS TO PLAY Programme Of Matches Won Bowls

In Scottish League Lonton, Aug. 7.

AT HIGHBURY SEPT. 19

The Chinese Olympia soccer tein has been invited to play the Arsenal at Highbury September 10, according to an Bouncement here lo-day.

Reuter. The rest of the ride have also gone home.

THEY ARE DISSATISFIED Unless I am wrongly informed a days ago was Gene Mako, the large number of tennis players of the American lawn tennis player.

are dissatisfied with the bodies world

There that control their activities. He had his back to the door of a third-class compartment, but there are rumblings of discontent in this was no one to bid him farewell and country about the decision bon voyage Bave an English friend English L.T.A. not to send men and who had turned up with a handshake women to the American and other

cliompionships. and a couple of books,

of

tlic

On

The following is the programme

af matches in the First Division of the Scottish Football League to be played to-diny: Aberdeen Albion Hovers

LINDRASESASTRAVESTAMISTE ZOTINIAI LEŽAaamtextumine Clyde

Hamilton Hearts

SWIMMING GALA Kilmarnock

South China Function At North Point

WOX

The swimming gab held at North Paint last evening by the South Fred Perry in again on his way to China Athletic Association was - Mako's team-mates were not in the United States, the South Seat,grent succeAR. not only from the sight, nor were representatives of the New Zealand. Australia, and China point of view of the organisers and Big American colony, and I believe

Grent enthusiasm it to be true that the lad who had and Japan, but he is the only Briton swimmers, but also fruns unt of and

whose

expense account will be in- spectatorn.

shown by the large number of com- travelled to Wimbledon with high tiated by the LT.A. hopes, only to have them destroyed Buy Austin declined the invita- poiitors for the seven events, which by injury, was nut feeling totion extended to him to visit America, included a Ladies' 460 metres free bright

but why it was not thought necestyle, open to the Colony. In this sary to select group of youngsters event is Y. Thirlwell proved an There is a lot of money in tennis, to make a trip abroad in search of winner, beating her nearest as the recent Wimbledon tournament! 10

1081 25 metres. moves, but what I would lite to experience is hard to explain. Perry, rival, Miss Yeang Sau-chun, by al Conspleiable amusement way cause know is why Makon was provided with a third-class ticket

Is the American T.A. so broke that it has to save its penales on passages?

Austin and Hughes, on

whom we

Quenn O'Sih. Queen's Park Rangers

St. Johnstone

v. Arbroath

v. libernian

v. Celile

v. Dunfermline

v.. Motherwell

v. Dundee

v. Falkirk

v. Partick

v. Third Lanark v. St.. Mirren

Kaye Don Wants Adventure

Again

have depended for so many years, fed be the men's 200 metres obstacle

London, July 20. Kaye Don is to race again--in are not going to last much longer,

He made up his mind the lantern race, while

display, molor-boat. but no attempts worthy of praise areny and the ladies spoon and cieg

weunel up the

programme, in two hours, betur mundle to discover their succes-which

was most Impressive.

The offer came from Mr. Horace At the conclusion of the gala, Mra. Dodge, can of the American car

Hin-cheung distributed the magnate.

inors.

STILL A MONEY MAKER

(han

It cant be that our L.T.A. have prizes, which were, donated by her buttoned up their purses and em-husband.

Ceniony wave, it, an

The following were the results: barked on

1.neling' 400 metres

Fit Bike however, they have they deserve to

V. Thirlwell: 2, be told about it. for in the bank they (Open)-1, Miss

Miss Young Sau-chun; 3. Mise Chart have a large and goothing balance.

Yak-king.

WHAT HE MUST THINK "Play tennis and see the world" has long been a sort of seret slogan that was copied from the Marines, Mako, now on the high seas, must be thinking that the advertisement is of the exaggerated kind, but 1 con- The professional game is not the fest I cannot recall the name of any money maker it once was, and per- other player of preminence who was haps it has seen its day-thin de honded a low-priced ticket for thespite the fact that immediately after he defeated von Cramu at Wimble- journey back to his homeland.

Men's 200 metres obstgele relay. 1, the "Sen" team; ", the "Flying Fish team,

pack.

i

Title

(Continued from Paye 12.)

green and being a little bit steamy". Gutierrez decided to draw on the baekhand, but his delivery was a bail one. Nevertheless it secured a wick off a front wood and rolled on for shot.

Back came Contes with a single on the 20th, and then on the 21st caine one of these incidents which will often alter the entire complexion of a game as it did in this case. Coates tried a flag-high throw with the jack, But was short. Gutierrez thereupon threw a full head, and the result was four shots for him.

. On

This made the reores 19-15, the 22nd Coates was lying twn, but Gutierrez, with a very fine effort, got a

a wick and took out one shot. Thus reprieved, Gutierrez proceeded the next bend--both

to reore two

really delightful shots, and another two on the 24th, though, this was chiefly due to the erratic bowling of Contes, who appeared to be rattled. Thu Gutierrez became but one shot down, and us the 25th and deciding head has already been lea cribed there is no enil for recnpitulu- tion.

..

WHY COATES WON

Contes deserved to win brenuse of his consistency. Only on two heads towards the close-did he bowl badly. Even when Gutierrez was grudally greeping up with singles on successive heads, Contes bowled cleverly, though perhaps not with the same necuracy as on the early heads.

Nevertheless. Gutierrez made his recovery not.so much because Coates tell away, but because he improved no tremendously.

himself

while

Mr. Dodge had a motor-boat spect Jolly

constructed for the ninety-mile Gold Cup race to be held this year Jon Lake St. George, New York,

He asked Kaye Don to plot it There were two hours in which to nake deetde. Kaye took an hour up s mind and another hour to He caught the Europa boat train Men's 200 metres relay), Nor ton Perry received the usual offer man Lee's team; 2, the Chi Hungai Waterloo with three minutes to

spare.

It is some considerable time now Mako was admittedly not of much of £10,000 to discard his amateur team.

Ladies' 50 metres spoon and egg to obtain

shice he has engaged in speed work use to his team owing to the burt he status-but it la harder

Forest face--1, Miss Young Saw-chun; sustained, but surely it would not tickets for Wimbledon and

Miss Suma Wal-yin; 3, Miss Leung either on land or water.

Eleven days ago he became the have dealt a deathblow to his asso-ts than ever it was.

Vim-fong. clation f

I had coughed

the up

I know a man who paid £12 for

50 metres free style handicap for father of a baby boy. court necessary dolines that would have two seats for the centre

at beginners.1, Paul Ng: 2, Lai Fook- He held world's speed records in Miss England 1. and Miss England allowed him to accompany Budge and Wimbledon for some of the recenteli: 8, Wan La-kwan. Grunt to Eastbourne, where this semi-finals. I had the pleasure of 100 meres free style for boys 111.

Miss England II, he nearly lost couple are currying the flag of their telling him to his face that he was under 15-1, Young Cheung-wak; | country in a series of matches that a sap, but his excuse was that he 2, Leung Chi-sing; 3, Lau Chak-lo. his fe in a great speed duel with "It's the beginning of the end" ob- is labelled the United States versus had to meet the demands of an in- Tug-of-War-Won by the "Yee Car Wood, the United States motor-served the wiseueres, but Gutierrez Great Britain.

partant ellent.

Man" team.

bonting speed champlon. The boat immediately gained control of him- overturned when travelling flat out, self and set about his nght against and Kaye Don for some time was long odds. entangled under water.

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There was une moment Coates held his commanding lead when Gutierrez appeared to have given up the ghost. It was on the 11th head. Coates had planted two on the jack and perfeel woods Gutierrez, with his second wood and a wide open draw on both hands, essayed a drive.

The standard of bowls In this match was far above that-in either. of the two semi-final games. There were severul cleverly built-up heads, RUDEST PEOPLE,

while positions were constantly IN SPORT

being changed as a result of good take-out woods. Costes concentrated (Continued from Page 12) on accurate drawing. He only drove once, and that was unsuccessful, Nobody who speaks frankly to a re-Gutierrez registered two successful putable newspaperman is going to be drives, and when at the peak of his

If only they knew that woods.

form, drew exceedingly well with his. inisrepresented. we save them often from .ក lot of trouble by not reporting indiscreet things some of them

Biy

The classic story of that sort of thing

la of the local councillor who, out of trouble with his

to geted

to the town news-

electors,

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that he had been reported. Orders were issued to reporters that in further he should

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LANCASHIRE BEAT GLAMORGANSHIRE

Playing at Manchester Lancashire beat Glamorganshire by, an innings and 56 runs.

for 42), and 250.

he reported verbatim. He was-umo Glamorganshire, 129, (Pollard 8 all-and that there is no cure and abs and grammatical errors and

cured him..

Apparently

tennis players.

for

Sill, Roper-Barrett was more rea-. sonable; probably because he is the

for 5 declared,

Lancashire, 435 (Paynter 177, Iddon 108).

non-playing captain. He declared RT, JAMES ACSALT that Tom Whittaker was on hund to massage the players mainly.

The only extra training that was going on wan a game of miniature goil, in which Tuckey holed In one to give his team a doubles win over Perry and Whittaker. Dan Maskell was the hardest-worked man in the place. He had a hard singles with Austin-wearing a handkerchief, on 1ts head pirate fashion, although the sun was long gone to bed-and then partnered Perry against Hughes and Tuckey,

MIDDLESEX BEAT HAMPSHIRE

London, Aug. 14. Playing of Lords, Middlesex de- tented Hampshire by 182 runs.

Middlesex, 382 for 0, declared (Hendren, 01), and 195.

Hampshire, 175, and 210, (Allen 5 for 85).

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