1936-09-08 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1936.

Hongkong Lawn Bowls Interporters Win Their First Match In Shanghai

Clubhouse Chatter

By "Veritas"BRONZUMANENIALÁNA

Our Daily Golf Hint

What Hongkong Tennis Needs Is L. T. A. Professional Coach

OUR ASSOCIATION SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING

But, i, j straight away that the benefiia to our HE

E was a Frenchman,

Iring English, didn't have players game from such a visit would

to speak French, and we under

He stop each other perfcclly.

tennis player: and was also a

Cam- not a nondescript at that. bridge found time to give him

won-

Half-Blue, and the French tennis authorities considered he was good enough to be included in the national rankings, That was three years ago, But there is something I said to me in Hongkong which left me doring. Enquired this young Frenchman, trained in an Eng- lish University, "Why don't you get a professional tennis coach out here. It would do your Colony tennis a work of good?" And the more I have thought about this the less reason have I discovered why we shouldn't have a professional tennis conch in Hongkong. Really! It stands out a mile. It would improve Lennis in Hongkong twice much as a dozen visits from Tilden. Vines,

Perry, Von Cramm, or any other work famous player. The point is: would it be difficult to arrange and would it cost too much? am sure both answers are in the negative.

Not A Precedent

f

POR one thing it wouldn't create a

I

precedent. For several years

of

Y

the Royal Hongtong Golf Club had arrangements whereby a professional came to the Colony for some six montis, during which time he gave

lo club members.

believe the were employment conditions

passage both ways, guarantee of small retaining fee and the right to charge members so much per hour or half-hour, und, he wanted to, to repair clubs or supply new ones. am not certain whether these were

but they nctual terms, something like that. And this ar rangement, I believe, was a distinct qualified vuccess. Now why not a LT.A. tennis coach from England on similar terins? Let it be understood

the

were

tsungarstkestraleles

There are three HOME FOOTBALL ways of improving one's tennis, each with varying degree of effectiveness, One is by asarlarisly practising with on any other help; another is to be trained by a euch without putting oneret out beyond this tuition; and the third by both practising-assi- dynasty and by having the benefit of expert advier

CHARLTON HEAD THE

Where. Our Players

Suffer

the first-

The

LEAGUE

FULHAM'S FIRST VICTORY

VILLA HELD TO A DRAW

HONGKONG « full of

nuni! class of player:

exponent who young self-taught struggles along on his own, keeping

London. Sept. 7. hard at it and by the tough school of at least

Thanks to a two-nl win against experience eradicating, tr lessening, his mistakes, and gradual-

Stoke at New Cross to-day Charl standard by

tion Athletic, one of this rea ly reaching a certain

division promoted second son's which, in Hongkong, is adjudged

teams, assume leadership of the to a good player. There are, o

first division of the English Foot- far as I know, nond of either the second or third class of players out- ball Lengue. Ined above,

But it does not require

Charlton, together with Hudders- unbeaten only great imagination to realise how those field, are now the young players who have reached teams in the division,

Fulham scared their first victory their present degree of tennis skili

ould of the season in, a second division through sheer hard labour, would jump ahead if they also enjoyed the match on the Burnley ground, Swan- first stories

ab expert

adviser, sen enjoying a similar success at the They

would have their common cxpense

of Coventry

City. errors eliminated and their strongest In the northern section of the third strokes

be made would

doubly division, both Lincoln and Hull Just powerful as the result of an improv their 190 per cent, records, Lincoln ed technique. This is not a fanciful losing to Oldham and Huil being held Gatesheal Bight of imagluation, but the bare|

can be to a draw at Rotherham truth, evidences of which

and Barrow remain without e victory part of the world an

teams losing to their credit, both quolthed tennis

to-day

Results foreign soll. follow.

FIRST DIVISION

of

found in any where properly couches are in existence,'

How It Could Be Done

Were

on

Bolton

Charlton

0 Preston

Stoke SECOND DIVISION

FTER which one might feel like

told Hongkong players-Asion-Villa1 Noits F. make use of such a conch if he were

1 am sure they would,! here?" providing, of course, that his charges

nol exorbitant. And this where the Hongkong Lawn Tennis with Association, collaboration

in the various clubs, could be of real assistance. It requires a body, run o first-class as the L.T.A. to invite coach to come out to Hongkong, with

But

these arantees. certain guarantees need not of necessity be lability of the L.T.A., but of the various clubs, for whom the Associa- One method would tlon would act.

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0

0

1

Start the club down slowly and speed the club-head up gradually to where it is

travelling at the maximum speed just as it reaches the ball.

James Barnes.

MOMENTENDO RELATION ARE PASUS LUISABLEZA

BEAT RECREATION CLUB

IN A GREAT

FINISH

ON 20TH

Hongkong's SCORE FOUR SCORE FOUR New Hockey Tourney

THE RULES IN DETAIL

Helow will be found the complete rules governing the Association inter- Section Tourment which is being | conducted next month by the long- Hockey Arsociation. The competition be- tournament In for tween Civilian, Navy and Ariny!

frams

(Exclusive To The "Telegraph")

Shanghai, Sept. 7. Hongkong Lawn Bowls started Interport team their quest for Interport honours to-day in brilliant style, beating the Shang- hai Recreation Club in a friendly match by 24-21. Although the green was

1. The Tournament, which shall be very fast and in excellent

played off in October, 1936 shall condition, a high wind ham-j he of the "Knock-out" type, op

ponents in each section and pered the players, none of grounds being devided by

"Hot".

2. There shall be, three secilons in whom touched anything like

the Tournament. ir. Navy, Army top form.

and

Clellan and each section

be composed of teams properly to it and recognised as belonging to such the teams eligible to com- pete

being:-

Navy-Ships

Army-Regiments ar Units Civilians-Clubs,

3 The winning team of the Civilian shall play section

win- the or selected teams as the

of the other may be, Sections to decide the winners dates of the Tournament on

ners, case

to be decided later. This portion of the Tournament to be run na a

the league, each team playing

other teams once.

Hongkong turned out what most now appears to be the likely rink for the first Inter- part, namely A. E. Coates (1), 3. F. McGowan (2), II. A. Alves (3) and A. Hyde-Tay (skip). Shanghai Recreation Club hnd J. R. Main (1), A. J. Willis (2), R. Brandt (3) and L. Beil (skip). Ilongkong started in promising on the first style, scoring two hend, but the Rees responded with #three on the serond and a single un the third.

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS (No. 1)

FUSILIERS WILL

LOSE

GOOD

MANY PLAYERS

BUT ALSO BOAST VALUABLE ACQUISITION

Despite the murmurings of discontent concerning matters of Hongkong F.A. policy, and the apparent un- certainty which surrounds the approach of the new foot- ball season, Colony clubs are busily preparing for seven or eight months of strenuous endeavour. Old players are being canvassed for the retention of their services, while club “scouts" are keenly looking-out for new talent. Many players, particularly those in the Ser vices, are already putting in serious training and prac- liec, and all is hustle and bustle in the clubhouses and dressing rooms.

Realising the very great interest which football has for thousands of people in this Colony, the Telegraph is arranging a series of special articles revealing the pros- pects of the various clubs taking part in the H.K.F.A. competitions. The first is published below and concerns the

We ore

Or

ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS

Roberts, Fus, Coakley. Fus. Saun- Perhaps it is curiously para-

ders, Fus. Shack. Fus. Bunster, doxical to, attempt to discover

Fus. Singleton. Fus. Tucker and future prospects of a football club

Fus. (90) Wilkens. by regarding its past, but very

Roberts Ellis.

And Harrison, often it is more possible to gain

are notable players and a truer indication of what lies be- Coakley fore by considering what has al-will be surely missed. This is noted ready been accomplislied, Cer-by Lieut. Kelly, who also optimis- tainly I think this procedure can tially remarks "however he safely adopted in relation to quite confident of being there'

thereabouts

all divisions." the Royal Weleh Funillers. Therefore I will firstly point out He supports this prediction by that last season the Fuadliers finished pointing out that several new players third in the first division, third in will be available, including Sut. HYDE-LAY'S COSTLY ERROR the second division and runners-up Grindley, a halfback, who is an old

The senior Battalion player. the third division.

won 14 out of 20 matches, However, Hongkong came back,

Others who expect to find places ore Boy very determinedly to chalk up four losing live and drawing seven. They in either of three teams

half) und Boy Taylor and a slightly

Once

have again the Fusiliers better record, winning 15 out of 30

losing two, drawing mine, entered a team in each of the three games, In the third division the Welshmen League, and

and they will open scoring 89 goals and yielding 24. divisions of the Hongkong Football boasted, it

record, being as season's programme with much the follows:-P 20 W. 13 D.

L.2 same personnel as last season. Goals

25. Points 31. The first team captain has not yel Against 2 of The Shanghai Recreation Club,

These figures clearly indicate that been selected, but it will probably be Sergt. Grindley, while R. S. M. Inclement weather or by reason encouraged by the turn of events, the Royal Welch Fusiliers can turn

out teams on a par af publie events of great import- helped themselves to three on the

necording Is expected, lead the second and ance affecting alike

Ridings and Sergt. Whighan will, it

concerned.

third division teams respectively."

4. The game shall be played in at- cordance with the Rules of Hoc- key as laid down by the Hockey Association (England). 5. Dates

of

matches,

In team

(ler

times on the fourth, and they continued scored 65 goals and conceded 30. Contri{}£};

grounds and umpires will be nr. to hold the lead until the 16th head The second string. ranged by the Ilangkong Hockey when Hyde-Lay, la attempting to

Association.

6. The dates and fixtures arranged save with a drive, knocked the fuck by the II.K.1.A. must be strict on to the Rees' woods to give them ly adhered to and may not be a count of live, this tying the postponed except-with-ils con- scores-at-17-all. sent which will not normally be granted except in the ease

all

for 60

the teams this coming

teams 17th, but Hyde-Lay and his men else in this Color With anything 7. The duration of each match, ex- rallied excellently with a two on to Lieut. R. C. M. Kelly, who is in

cept the Final, shall be twenty- the 18th and a single on the 19th, charge of

brought the teams level winter, the Royal Welch will enjoy five minutes each way without which

the same boast during the 1936-37 interval.

genzon,

Burnley

1 Doncaster Southampton

2 Swansea

Coventry THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

2 Walsall Luton Notts C.

Crystal P. THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

0 Fulham

0

Crewe Halifax

Chesterfield

1

Barrow

1

Oldham

1

Lincoln

.0

In the case of a draw, again.

Fort Vale

3

N. Brighton

1

if light permily to the satisfaction

Rotherham

0

*Ill

0

of the umpires, an extra

Stockport

4

Gateshead

2

Tranmere

0

York

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It was on the 20th that Hong- minutes each way, also without kong clinched the match. They Intervat, shall be played after scored a perfect four, and al- which it a draw still results the though on the final head the home match shall be replayed within stora scored a single, Hongkong

week ander similar

were not really threatened as they: ditions.

played for safety, refusing to run any risks in the way of take-out shots.-United Pres8.

one

con-

6. All matches will generally be

played in midweek.

9. The team first named in cach match shall play in white, their opponents playing in colours, 10 The Captain of each team shall provide 3 clean hockey balls fur match and these together

REST OF THE PROGRAMME

This afternoon (Tuesday), Hongkong plays Club Lusitano on with the list of players with re-

the club's greon at Hongkew Park. serves taking part in the match On Wednesday the first Interport shall be handed to the umpires match will be played on the Polica before the commencement of the Recreation Club green at Hongkew Park, and on Thursday the visitors 11. The match shalt commence not will meet the Country Club in af

later than 5.15 p.m. whether the

gome,

full teams are preset, or not and friendly game. The Shanghai the umpires shall see that the Lawn Bowls Club will be played on Friday and the second Inter-

rule is carried out.

12. Players are eligible to play only port on Saturday, the Yangtszepool for teams in the section to which Bowling Club green at Wayside they belong by occupation or pro-Park being the venue. On Sunday fession and in any one season may the Hongkongites play Hongkow only play, for the purpose of the Golf Club and on Monday the third Tournament, in one team, trans-

fers from team to team or section and final, Interport will be staged, to section not being permitted. this time on the Shanghai Recrea

the Race! 13. All teams belonging to Civilian tion Club green on

Clubs which are affiliated with Course. The Colony bowlers will the H.KHA. are eligible for play their last match of the series participation in the Tournament, on Tuesday next when the Junior application for which together

with a list of possible players Golf Club will offer opposition atj must be in the hands of the Hon. Hongkew.Park. Sec., H.K.H.A. on or before September 28. Applications re- cofved after this date will not be considered.

14. The Tournament shall be known as the Association Inter-Section Tournament, the object being to stimulate interest and to pave the way for a larger tournament

in the future.

HONGKONG REFEREES'

· ASSOCIATION

RAIN SPOILS CRICKET

Indians Draw With Cahn's Toam

London, Sept, “7- Sir Julian Cohn's XI drew with All-India in a cricket match which was utterly, ruined by rain. The half-monthly meeting of the The Indians ran up a total of 242 Hongkong Referees' Association will for 9 wickets declared, Mushtaq Ali be held in the offices of the Hongkong contributing 03. Football Association, Sports Club, on Sir Jullan Cahn's team replied Monday, September 14, at 8 o'clock.with 130 for 0.-Reuter.

the

They will play home matches on the Chatham Road and Prince Ed- ward Road grounds, and at least. they start the senson full of great JUST ONE SNAG

promise. But whether or not they There is only one snag. They succeed in carrying off any league, will be losing len very important cup or shield honours, they can be players during the trooping sca- relled upon to serve up football of son. Among those who will be the best quailty-hard, fast, clean, Icaving the Colony are L/Cpl. sporting play. The more Hongkong Ellis. Fus. Harrison, Fus. (35) gels of this the better.

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