1936-08-28 — Page 20

Clubhouse Chattor

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,

1936. AUGUST 28,

By "Voritas'

Tilden-Vines Matches Aren't So Easy To Fix Up

MANY DIFFICULTIES TO BE OVERCOME BEFORE H. K.

SEES THEM PLAY

"BIG BILL" Tilden and Ells-

worth Vines are coming to

arrive

on

Hongkong. They October 12, AND THEY WANT ΤΟ PLAY TENNIS HERE. Which announcement is sulli- cient to make any and every Follower of tennis in this Colony leap into the air with delight. But a moment please! It is not quite so simple. Our Lawn Tennis Association has been ap- proached with a view to arrADg- ing exhibitions for these illus Irious players. But our body of authority is affiliated to the Eng- Association, ish Lawn Tennis

which in turn is subordinate, to some extent, to the International Federation. Which august in- alitution, rightly or wrongly, has very definite rule saying that no club or association, affiliated to or u member of, a National Association shall permit or pro- mote tournaments, exaibitions or any competitions for profes sional tennis players on the courts of an affiliated club with out the permission in writing of the National Association.

Which Moans This

DOILED

down iu commonplace language this means that unicas |

W. T. Tilden

Vines and Mia Jane Sharp. But the very novelty of such a combina. tian would guarantee interest. Pre- sumably the pairings would either be Tilden and Aragon against Miss and Sharp and Vincs, or Vines Aragon against Miss Sharpe and Tilden. This apart, what longkang: will chiefly desire to see is a single between Tilden and Vines. These two! ginnts of the tennis court have been at it hammer and tongs ever since Vince was induced to Join the professional ranks three years ago. Vines has a decided edge on his colleague, but the great past-master of tennis, "Big Bill," is still capable of draw- ing out the best from Vines, and which they figure any match in

either together or in opposition, is worth going many miles to watch. All of this is anticipatory, but it is rather nice to glost over possibill- ties, particularly such pleasant enes As these.

And The Interport?

THE question of the tennis Inter-

port clushing with the Ameri-| cans' visit is one which will have to be tackled by the Hongkong and Shang- hal Tennis Associations. It may, in mitting the grass to grow under its the end, be determined on whether feet and has started to tackle the it is preferable to have the Inter-

arising port a week before, intricate questions

many

or some time

will be

from such a project. If it is human-after the professionals' visit. It is ly possible for these famous players hardly likely any attempt

in long made to stage both events simultane to give a dennstration

It is hardly necessary to kurs, the public eun rest content ously. that it will be accomplished.

point out why. There would bound to be an adverse reaction on the In- torport it would suffer by compari- son both from the entertainment and the financini viewpoint. But this little question should be easily ad- Justable.

M

About The Tour

Die 11.K.L.T.A. can secure permia. A the moment Higion is a little be-A xion from the English LT.A..

bi vague concerning the pro- tween now and October 12, to ur-

for Tilden and posed tour of Tilden and Vines. range exhibitions Vines, the most we can hope to see month ago Tilden, Interviewed in London said that he and Vines in-

A

of them in while they are crossing tended to pay a visit to Japan and the harbour or making & tour of the Island. Which, ta our simple, the Orient, but it would be a holi- However, holiday or no Jut very enthusiastic young minds day trip.

The day, the professionals apparently is too fantastic nly alternative is for a person, or intend that the visit shall pay for group of persons, unconnected with itself, as they have intimated their

desire to know

to consider.

how much money

the L.T.A., or any affiliated tennis they are likely to make by playing club, to stage the exhibitions on in Hongkong and at other ports of court which is not the property of. Originally the players only an aminted tennis club. This, as contemplated a tour of Japan: sines practical proposition, can be ruled them they have put out feelers con- out-forthwith Though there may be dozens of splendid private courts cerning Shanghai and Hongkong,

l which

90 MINS. TO PLAY TWO SETS

in the Colony they can only be used and presumably, Manila has receive Miss Stammers

for garden party purposes,

But the tone |

will scarcely, moet either the ideas of their enquiries suggest that whe

ther it is or is not possible to play.

of our visitors, or the demands of the Hongkong public.

L.T.A. Is On The Job

in Hongkong, they will at least be Visiting the place in October, ap- parently on their way to Manila, or

it may be, of course, Singapore.

Beaten

As to this more information will be Brookline, Mass., Aug. 27,

available in the future. The point

For ninety minutes to-day

Helen Jacobs

HAPPILY the Hongkong LTA of common interest is that Tilden

has already taken up the mat--and Vines have expressed a desire Miss ter with considerable enthusiasm, to play in Hongkong and if the

and

and I can state authoritatively that fates (not excluding the English Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan very effort will be made to give LT.A.) are kind, Hongkong will be battled the Colony an opportunity of see- given n tennis treat

ing in action these famous players, enjoyed.

who are accompanied by Miss Jane

Sharp, An erstwhile star amateur

playar in United States. I am not

In a position at the present to state

never before!

Programme Difficulty

slight difficulty

against Miss K. Stammers and Miss Alice Marble in the semi-final of the United States women's doubles championship.'

Eventually the holders,

Jacobs

Mrs.

Just what steps the L.T.A. are takUITE apart from the question of ing to this end, but one may rest obtaining permission to stage assured that they are thorough in

the players. one every respect. Naturally there are an infinite number of details con- which arises is the absence in Hong Miss nected with such a visit, but our kong of any professional coach or Paling tennia organisation is not per-marker capable of participating with Fabyan, won 6-—2, 21—19 the visitors in an exhibition. Thus,i

and

if the players are to be made up after one of the longest and

to four or more, either special dis most hotly contested two- pensation must be secured for some

of our lending mateur players, or set matches in the history of efforts will have to be made to in- duce somebody like Aragon to come the championship.-Reuter.

here from Manila.

These allerna-

FOUR-INNINGS CRICKET MATCH WON IN 412 HOURS

Two pictures of Miss Jane Sharp, who may play tennis with Tilden and Vines

in Hongkong in October. Above she is seen in the centre of the trlo receiving her trophy after beat- ing Mrs. Marjorie Painter in tournament final, and opposite, she is seen (left) walking off a court with Mrs. Penelope Anderson McBride after suffering defeat.

AMERICAN REACTION TO SOPWITH CHALLENGE New Yachts Likely To Be Built

WHO IS THIS MISS

JANE SHARP?

HAS NOTABLE RECORD

FINE DOUBLES PLAYER

(By "Vorita")

WHEN SPOFFORTH FIRST DEMORALISED M.C.C. MORE ABOUT SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

ARTICLE: VII

(By R. Abbit)

In my last article I finished the account of W.G's 1873/1874 team in Australia. Three years were to elapse before another side went out and then a reversion to the two first tours took place as an entirely professional side went out. It will of course be remembered that W. G. had three other amateurs with him.

The team was composed of twelve

players as had been the practice to CLUB TENNIS

that date and was captained by James Lillywhite of Sussex, one of the great cricketing family. He was born in 1842 and did not pass on until 1029, half yours nged eighty seven and

It included one more Sussex player in II. Charlwood (1847-1808), five Yorkshire men, A. Greenwood (1847- 18891,

T. Armytage (1848-1922),

(1841-1004), Emmett

+1-George

and (1845-1010)

Tom Allen FI H Ulyett

(1851-1800), three Surrey men, 11. Jupp (1841-1890). 3.

Southerton

(1827-1880), E. Pooley (1838-1907).

Fincher's

Perfect

Control

and two Notts men. Alfred Shaw WINS MATCH WITH

(1842-1907), 1894).

and J. Selby (1840-

ELDERLY TEAM

NO EFFORT

(By "Veritas")

The icam average was 30 which was distinctly elderly but there are

E. C. Fincher, playing a brand of one or two interesting features. J.

tennis capable of winning him any Southerton who was the father of

club tile, yesterday beat F. Grose Sidney J. Southerton (1874-1035)

to the first round of the K.C.C. sometime Edilor of Wisden's, was just over 49 when he reached Australia. senior singles championship by

scares of 6-0, 6-2, 6-1. years after his He died only three

In view of the irritating wind down return to England. Again Pooley It is not unlikely that the one of the finest professional wicket the court, Fincher's control over the was 38-(three ball astonishing. He rarely majority of people, when they keepers of his day read yesterday in the Telegraph years older than George Duckworth) cleared the lines, the majority of his resulting were few, while the Captain, Jupp, and Alfred errors, and they that Miss Jane Sharp (there's Shaw were well over the thirty mark. from neited drives.

Fincher searched Grose's corners no final 'e') was accompanying The youngest was 25 years of age. Tilden and Vines on their tour Of the side the best known were and had him running fruitlessly all

was

of the Orient, raised their eye- the Captals, Tom Emmett, who was over the court, Grose put up a game but was clearly out-paced still playing-or at any rate coaching display brows and asked "Who is the and umpiring in the nineties, George

the clever all- undi

out-generalied by and court work of Fincher. Ulyett the great batsman, and lady?".

FIGURES WHICH SPEAK The winner walked away with the

I have endeavoured to discover Alfred Simw, the wily alow medium something about her. Firstly she bowler who was just about W.G.'s halls from Pasadena, and certainly contemporary, and had many a rare first eleven games of the match, after during 1934 and 1935, met with tussle with him in England and often which Grose broke through service and held his own to make it 2-5 in series of outstanding, successes Ingot his wicket cheaply.

second Bet. Fincher forged I have dealt with the team at some the tournament play-notably in ladies' doubles, events.

length as in this tour all Australia ahead again in the third set, taking In 1937 she was ranked No. 15 In first took on the English side on equal the first five games, before conceding the United States national ranking terms and it is from this date that one to Grose, who was still playing list

the record of Test Matchen Is reckon-pitickily but could not control his

been shots because of the wind. led. Most

1

of Some Indication of Fincher's fine

NATIONAL CHAMPION

have been unfortunately

In 1934 we find her National In- unable to lay my hands Reminis- play can be gained from the follow door doubles champion of America Alfred Show's Cricket with Miss Norma Toubele as her cences where there is an interesting ing. In the first set of six games but I have been Grose only won ten points while partner. They scored a dozen hand-ccount of the tour,

a few detalls. glean a

It is Fincher scored 28. In the second set some victories together during that able to gle spring. They won the Eastern Clay quite possible tint, three years be-Grose improved and scored 24 points

the Court Championship, while In

W.G. had taught the Aus- against Fincher's 28, while in the fore, same competition, Miss Sharp wastralinas how to prepare a wicket but third set Grose appropriated 20 points to Fincher's 31. There were three beaten in the semi-final of the the knowledge had not

spread very singles by Mrs. Anderson McBride for. There were the same dreadful deuce games in the first set, one in (ranked No. 20 last year) by 3-0, up-country pitches while at Adelaide the second-a very long game of four It was held apparently that a roller advantage calls-and--two --In the Miss Sharp also lost in the semi- could not be used as it tended to kill third,

better On this form Fincher is a certainty compete for the Anal of the New Jersey Champion-the grass Sydney went one

ship to Miss Grace Surber, the scores than that is they prepared a very to retain his title. He meets C. E. being 9-7, 4-6, 6-4, but with Miss nice wicket, but reserved it for them- Watson in the second round. Norma Taubele won the ladies selves and sent the visitors in on a doubles, overcoming Baroness Maud very rough pitch.

Cup

One, or perhaps two, new."J" Class yachts are likely to be built in the United States to right to defend the Amerien's against the challenge of Mr. T. O. M. Endeavour 11. states Sopwith's Renter,

Members of the New York Yacht Club are discussing the formation of a new syndicate to build the boats. Mr. Harold Van- At the same

derbilt, who the trophy for

the United States in 1034 with Italo- bow, is considered likely to remodel the Rainbow by lengthening the hull up to the water-line measurements of Endeavour II.

The New York Y.C. will defer tak- ing any official action until they re-

course,

-be DC-

seive the formal written challenge Issued by the Royal Yacht Squadron.

of The challenge cented, but to the Herald |

is likely to be Tribune, an

until made to postpone the races September, 1937, in order to give the Americans a longer time in which to prepare the defender. It is expected that the races will agahi be held of Newport (RI).

7-5, 7-5.

Levi and Mrs. Philip Hawk 6-2, 8-3

One of her most important malehes

were

TEN MATCHES WON

In 1934 was a meeling with Miss K. The programme of the tour was a Stammers In the Eastern Grasscourt good deal longer than before and of Championship. They

oppon-the twenty, matches played against ents in the lilrd round, Miss Stam- odds England won ten, lost three and mers winning 6-2, 6-1 after a hard drew seven. There were three eleven driving' match.

Combined uside matches against In the same year Miss Sharp won Australian eleven, or so W.G. Grace the Kentucky singles by beating says in his book adding that the third Catherine Wolf (ranked No. 10 last was drawn and so the rubber year), the scores being 7-5, 6-3 undecided. Mr. Altham only while at the same meeting the won tions two and in the table the ladies' doubles with Miss Jase-matches played only two matches are phine Gray, beating Miss Helen recorded. It was in the middle of Carney and Misa C. Rose 6-4, 4-8, March when the first 108.

game

was

men-

of test

was

at Melbourne. The side had Here are her other "principal suc-

y been in New Zealand and) Won Essex Country cesses in 1934.

from some very rough travel- Club Invitation tourhament beating

glastly pas they and à perfectly Mrs. Whitfield Painter 4, d3.sage back and had to take the neid Reached final of the Longwood Bowl straight off. The bowling was tired invitation tournament before losing Armytage (Altham mis-spells him!) to Miss Sarah Palfrey04, 6-2. (Continued on Page Dj

Shanghai's Interport Cricket

Team To Play Hankow

The interport match between the Hankow Cricket Club and

the Shanghai Cricket Club will start on Saturday, September 19.

Lives are, I belleve, being consider ed by the authorities, although frankly one cannot regard very hope- fully the possibility of local players receiving special dispensation to play with the professionals, This pes- slinistic note is influenced by the correspondenca (pablished recently in those columns) between the English and Hongkong Lawn Tennis Asso clations in connection with Henri Cochet's visit last year. The Eng- lish L.T.A. then very definitely pointed to Rule 23 (b) of the Inter-E. National Lawn Tennis Federation which prohibits an amateur: from playing a match or demonstrating the game with a professional with- out the written permission of the, National Association: and they add- ed, that ander advice of the ILF, la-give such they were very leth permission apart from exceptional This clearly betekens that would think L.TA English twice before permitting our Player to appear with and against Tilden and Vinca. In fact the chances of are about necpring, such permission ar

cases, the

80-40 against.

A Tilden v. Vines

LEAGUE TENNIS

WIN FOR C.R.C.

DEFEAT. INDIANS NINE-LOVE

SEASON CLOSING

Indian Recreation Clubs brought their "C" Division tennis league"

yesterday programme to an end when they vialled Causeway Bay by and were beaten nine-love Chinese Recreation Club.

could hardly bowl within the bats- The Indians have thus foiled to man's reach and dropped Bannerman win a single point in the course of before he had scored ten. Ile went eleven matches, while this was the on to make 105 and then had to re-second viclory of the Chinese. tire hurt. No one else got twenty! Some of yesterday's sets were well However it's the way the game goes

in cricket and Australia beat us fair contested, but the Chinese had the edge over their opponents from the and square by 45 runs. A fortnight start and always looked easy win- later England had her revenge by nern.

four wickets but that only fanned the Delailed scores and revised league keenness in Australla. Well known table follow.

uames begin to creep In-Spofforth 11. N. Chan and T. F. Lo beat A. bowled well in the second, and Rahmin and M. Hassan G-0; beat A. Bannerman (whom Caffyn admired Baker and A. J. Suffind 6-1; beat will be missed by Hankow both as a so much as a bat) began a series of K. Ham and M. V. Razack Gd.

C. Wei and S. L. Ma beat Rahmin beat Bakar and C. Baker is captaining the Shanghai side which is now combat and wicket-keeper. Purry al-baiting triumphs.

Thus it was not very surprising and Hassan 6-4; ways kept a careful eye on the Inter plete with, the possible exception of A. D. Sayle, who is uncer

port wicket at Hankow. As honorary that a year after this English tearn Sufflad 6-3; bent Ram and Razack tain whether he will be able to go. The Shanghai side will prob

groundation he goes into the same went home, an Australian side salled 6-4.

P. F. Li and P. II. Kwok beat ably be as follows:-

category as TL Rawathorne. The to England for the first time. It was

and third great loss in the Hankow, side of course unofficial" as they ap-Rahmin and Hassan 6-2; heat Bakar this year is A., Newcomb, also on pointed James Lillywhite their agent and Sufiad 7.5; best Ham home.

leave. Shanghai, however. In England, and he fixed 37-games, Razack 6-3. should on no account bo over con- twenty against odds. There was no all England but Adent. With AJ. W. Evaria lead- omelal match against

E. C. Baker (captain), J. F. Burford, G. Chatterton, K. Foot, D.-F. Landale, J. B. H. Leckie, G. M. Mills, A. D. Sayle, J. D. Saylo, Lt. R. D. Secretan, A. P. T. Taylor-Gill.

The side is a strong one and though at first sight it might not seem as. strong as that of last year when O. G. Simpson, H. D. Bldwell, A. J, Bar son, F. Marshall, and A. C. Sinclair betler bulan- were included, yet it Fit is possible to get Francisco ced. Last year's team, even though

Aragon to come here it will help they did collapse for 110 in the things considerably. Aragon played ond innings-they scored 385 in the.

Arst-was

Porticularly strong bat- well enough with Cochet to provers that he could, at least playing ing side. Bowlers' were lacking," doubles, hold his own sufficiently in G. Simpson was the only reliable one such exalted company as the Ameri- and Marshall rose to occasion by cans. And the other three plavors 7 Alling an unaccustomed role and Well it seems they must be Tidon, taking three wiekeis in first and four

In the second of Hankow's two In- ninge

This your's side has both batsmen and bowlers. The alde is not such a strong batting one as last year's but Lecide, Landole, Burford, Mills, Lt Secretanand Baker are all men wileh the tankow bowlers will havej to reckon with. For bowlers Shang- hai has Leckle and Taylor-Gill, the former is certainty for the Shang- hai-Hongkong interport team, and the latter in the running. Then Bur- ford, Foot, and Baker are useful change bowlers.

Another reason

why Shanghai

F.

LEAGUE TABLE · ing Hankowa ho most probably a fixture was tirranged with the

Sets will-anything might happen. Cricket M.C.C.. It is very interesting to note

P. W. D. L, la and always, will be gloriously un-that the captain, David Gregory, was tertain and there have boon many one of seven brothers, one of hom Recreio .10 10 0 0/75-143 instances, particularly in this fixture, shared Caffyn's coaching duties at the KIT.C. 10 10 0

2 65% 33 18 when a thrilling finibh-hus,been soon. Warwick Club at Sydney (by the by S.C.A.A. 00

111 Only last year Hankow needed four Cantyn says there were three only, K.TG.CA.04 65 runs to win when the last man came byt. I. back Allliam); Sid

Gregory

of whom

in. They got them. In 1033 Shang who was vory well-known in the AT.C.

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hal was in a similar position and won later part of the nineteenth century. K.C.C. (A)**** This Interport fixture has alway and the first few yeard of the twens 11

should win this year in that Hankow been played in Hankow, except Inleth, was his nephew und so, to go, H;KUTCA 415-301⁄2 521⁄4 0.

who

is much wenker. T.G.G. Pearson, so often has helped skittle the Shanghai sida is on home leave, P. 3. Purry is also on home leave. He nasal through Shanghat a few days' ago, It would be difficult to find a more enthuelastic cricketer, and he

1020, when in addition to a fixture

Hankow visited Shanghailand lost great fast bowler J. M. Gregory, The K.C.C. ( 10:45

Haulcow, which Hankaw yon, on another twenty years, was the manager wag".T.' Conway," who was Including the mutali in Shanghal, n'useful bowler over ten years before csc.c.. 10 2 1 7 274 03 5 Hankow have won seven, and Shang-

hai six. It is to be hoped that Baker in the inter-state match between C.C.C... 11 2 1 8 31 and his team will bring the total Victoria and New South Wales. At C.R.C.!!

I.R.C. number. of wins love again,

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