1936-09-14 — Page 22

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,

1936.

NO H. K.-SINGAPORE BADMINTON INTERPORT

Clubhouse Chatter

By. "Veritas"

Disappointed But Not Bitter Over

Lawn Bowls Interport

PURPOSEFUL PERRY FULFILS

YET ANOTHER QUEST

HONGKONG has lost the Lawn handshake to our own players who am I

Bowie Interport, and popular have falled to nehleve, what was

the always, a fairly forlorn quest. opinion possibly imagines

Colony sports scribes sitting down, vexatiously biting. their finger-

nails, and contriving to compose AT very purposeful young man, the most vitriolle recriminations

Fred J. Perry, has just sucresa-

This

to

| CASTLESERANIA

Our Daily Golf Hint

Measured

against the othera, inch by inch, the "con- fident" club will nine times out of ten be the short iron.

Gene Sarazen.

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within their vocabulary. But fully complete another quest, and though we may be justifiably dis- has won, for the third Ume (though appolated, there is no all for us not in succession) the United States) That he was favoured to; to become annoyed over the re-en's national skugles tenis chan-

pionship. mate hea.

subtracts net aults of the Interport

accomplish this Nobody in Hongkong (and least whit from the honour which accom-

il such a performance, panies of all your correspondent) more than hoped that Hyde-Lay and his Sweeps away any remaining vestige hest, to beat him twice this year.

it needed Austin, smarting colleagues would beat Shanghai. of doubt concerning Perry's right

the stigma of defeut this under thi Certainly it was never considered the claim of being the world's finest

amateur tenis player. Since that our players ought to win so

the Davis naturally beginning of last May he has won Wimbledon, to Tower the red-headed that although we

But in recent moutles Budge disappointed, there is no need for two major championships, two mat- Californian's colours in

ches in the Davis Cup challenge Cup. bitterness. The fact that the round, contested the final of a third Interport has been decided with national championship, and, just for out, the necessity of decidinggood measure, hy carried off the match adds to our regrets, yet it British hartlcourt title for the fourth is clear that in at least three of successive year, the first four matches which have

are

"

been played, the Colony bowlera Successful Barnstorming performed exceedingly well. We are not looking for excuses, be- DERRY'S successful barnstorming of the Amerleau tennis strong esure none are needed. Shanghai

on their merits. Saturday's hold--Forest Hilhas been one of

the big features of recent years. second Interport match make melancholy reading, but it was he, who brought to an abrupt end American dominance on their

Yon

scores

has beaten both Austin and Perry, and before then be eaned brilitant victories over Crawford and Quist In the Davis Cup. Budge, If he con- tinues to enjoy good health, is one

**icient3montavimutta t

HOLE-IN-ONE AT DEEPWATER

BAY

Playing on the Deep Water Bay golf course recently, Mr. 'H. H. Beddow did the second

hole in one.

+

LAWN BOWLS

KNIGHT

PLAYS FINE GAME FOR HONGKONG

Against Hongkew Club

(Special To "Telegraph")

Shanghai, Sept. 13.

bowlers Hongkong lawn suffered their fourth defeat in Shanghai to-day, when they visited Hongkew Golf Club and were beaten by 18 shots to 13 after a very keen matchs.

The score remojced extremely closi until the 15th head when Hongkew chalked up a three and placed them- selves five shots ahead.

But Hongkong made a good re- covery and closed the gap to 15-12. However the Shanghai players re- corded three shots on the last two heads, clinching the match

of those players who will inevitably become a national and international champion. But whether Der Tag

The

of standard

ploy McGowan skipped high throughout. It on the form of Frederick J. Perry. comes sooner or later kirgely depends

splendidly for the visitors and played in excellent game. He accomplished This, I think, is indisputable.

numerous expert shots. Answer This Riddle

is clear from the cabled reports court which had remained steadfast that something went radically for four previous years. Perry first wrong with the visitors after the won the U.S. title in 1933 and be

scores u im- THERE have been the

achievement in 1934. first seven heads. We also have repeated"

portant tennis matches in which the consolation if such we are Last

of Tilden, McLoughlin and entitled to regard it) that at the ear he was expected to emulate E time have Hongkong been blessed † Sears and varry off the champion-the results have been Tightly des ship for the third successive year: cribed as "sensational". Sometimes with guad joss. For example they but after reaching the Anal he fell they merit this adjective: very often

Ретту a victim to Wiltner Allison. bowled just as well as Shanghai in the first match, and a similar injured himself badly in this match, they don't. But for sheer sensational story can be told about their per- but it was generally conceded by surprise, I will be difficult to recall Miss formance against the Shanghai competent crities, that at the time any national tennis final which equal

would Recreation Club. But things did of the Engilshman's accident, Allison that of Saturday in which not go quite right in the first In-was playing so well that he

described as a "comeback", defeated handicap. Our men lost by tave won even if Perry had not Alice Marble, making what has been terport game.

physical three shots, but all the time the year Perry went to Miss Helen Jacobs in the final of the were holding their own. Last Americh with the express idea Saturday's match leaves

winning, for keeps, the handsome little mystified. Hongkong were cop which goes with the US, title, so clearly the equal of Shanghai He has fullled this task after play on the first seven leads that ing superlative Tenuja..

one

it makes their collapse in the

been

under

subsequem stages of the game all "Red Light on Horizon' the more inexplicable.

United

of United States women's singles chum- plonship. I dare swear that in almost

hate got odds of at least 10 to un my part of the world one could Miss Jacobs Winning True - Mics form Marble

great had shown throughout the preceding rounds, but i Press tells us that Contes was not PUT what of Budge, his opponent one could not forget that she had B in the Anal? Here again ex- so good as his opposite number, but that both McGowan and Alves pectations" very fully realised. As been out of "big" tennis for the better bowled steadily, and that Hyde-soon as I was known that Budge part of a year, and that she bad no Lay

was always playing wellad been drawn in the opposite half championship record behind her. within himself, though often histo Perry one felt instinctively, that Certainly she won the women's

thary

would be the finalists. And doubles championship with Mrs. Van shots did not earn the reward they ludge, in losing after five sets (in Ryn in 1934, nd she had one or two an 1-game afth sel). Have successful Wightman Cup appear- neither deserved. Something vitally un-cluding the finest display of his ances to her credit. But settling must have happened to the Hangong players. What it career to date. Only too well did these nor her current form suggested

"Pomark⋅| was we shall not know until we Sir Samuel Hoare appreciate the her as being capable of beating Miss Utis distance one Jacobs, truth behind, his humorous have received either the Shanghai made at the Wimbledon Champion-searches in vain for an answer to the newspaper reports or heard direct hips dinner when he warned his riddle. But I wonder if it is but from the Colony players when they hearers that Budge was the red light another case of how much more dif return. In the meantime we ex-of danger on the horizon. Anybody cult it is for a player successfully tend a sincere "congratulations" who has seen Budge in action dur-to defend a title, than to win it for to Shanghai, and a commiseratorying the last two years would sub-the first time? History gives a dozen

Shock-headed Donald Budge, who gaye Perry a magnificent fight in the final of the U. S. national tennis championship final.

From

lustrations of the soundress of this

And

theory: Of more recent years we it in the deeling of Miss Dorethy Round last year after her Wimbledon triumph of 1934, the failure of Perry to retain this year the French chem- pionship, and the same player's the feat by Allison in the United States championship in 1935. The mental burden of being expected to win is probably considerably greater in this class of tennis than the average per- | 101 appreciates. The player whe has nothing to lose and everything to win, can approach the match with carefree abandon which will often rep results even though the other player is by reputation, record and in fael, a much better exponent.

•

CANADIAN GOLF Championship Won By Lawson Little

Toronto, Sept. 12. The Canadian Open Golf Cham- plonship was won by W. Lawson Little at White Springs to-day with ju record aggregate score of 271 for 72 holes. His four rounds were 07, 66, 09 and 09.

Second was Jimmy Thompson, a former amateur champion, with nu aggregate of 270. Craig Wood, with 202, was third.

scribe to this opinion, and if evidence were needed for substantiation he supplied it on Saturday. Budge may not become another Tilden, but he certainly has the makings of a second Vines. He has not the stability or the variety of strokes off the ground to compare with Tilden, but he has all the brilliance of Vines in daring.

Playing in the championship speed and exclusiveness of stroke.

of Vines's

yesterday, Poul Runyan of White tearing The exuberance of forehand drive has its counterpart Springs shattered the St. Andrew's in the second record in Budge's backhanders-shots which course

crowd in round of the tournament when be amazed the Wimbledon

a 66, which is Ava under The returned 1935 and again this summer. big thing to remember is that al-par. His aggregate at the end of the though Budge is not yet raking in second round was 137.

..

national champions Jike a prodigy, Runyan in the course of his record- he is losing to the right people, breaking, round accomplished five has taken Perry, undisputed world's "birdies and did the remaining

Was

of the C. 1. Hosking, secretary ilongkong Lawn Bowls Association arrived on the green from Japan an hour before the game.

Knight, who played lend for Hong- kong gave the best performance of the series to date, while F. V. Ribeiro remained fairly steady

C. A. Silva, Honkew's lead and S. A. Pintos at No. 2 did practically all of the work for Hongkew. I. de Souza played at No. 3 and C. Silva was skip-United Press.

J. LOVELOCK

COLONY IS UNABLE TO ACCEPT CHALLENGE

Lawn bowls has now invaded Hollywood and many film stars find relaxation on the green. Here is Mary Carlisle and Jean Chat. burn who have taken to the game.

We Must Prepare For

Next Olympiad Or

.

Stay Away From Tokyo

LESSONS OF BRITAIN'S DISMAL SHOWING AT BERLIN

(By Hylon Cleaver)

who sate all that happened,

in Berlin

ANNUAL MEETING THIS MONTH

LEAGUE CONSIDERATIONS

CHAMPIONSHIPS POSSIBLE

(By "Veritas")

It is now certain that no badminton Interport will materialise this coming scason between Hongkong After and Singapore. further consideration of the proposal at a recent. meeting of the Hongkong Badminton Association, it was decided, principally because Singapore wanted to come here in October which would be unsuitable to the Colony players, to abandon the idea, at least for this year.

Singapore originally issued a challenge to Hongkong, which the Colony tentatively accepted with reservations. It was first neces- sary to find out whether Singa- jore would be prepared to come here in the New Year, and there were, naturally, several dif- being benten round the ring" myficulties which would have to be

a certain popularity, In the Western Gate to the bring for us

It will not lost. Olympic Stadium masons were

The next rendezvous is Tokyo. .to-day inscribing on stone the

names of the Games victors, am of those who think that we should week indicated that they considered start to-morrow to prepare. Our the weather In the New Year to be The last finals were being con- two most thrilling victories here tested, and

Berlin, Aug. 20.

to-morrow

negotiated.

J But Singapore's reply received last

the were gained by men who had trained too cold, and they wanted to come Olympic fire will be extin-all the year for this one call upon here next month. This, the Hong- them, and had cared nothing about kong Badminton Association decided,

the guished.

was completely out of the question. other races or distractions In meantime.

J. E. Lovelock was not concerned about our championships.

However, there is no reason to or this Olympiad, superbly or ganised if slightly overproduced, we

doubt that Interport contests between Hongkong and Singapore will one Shall remember, Lovelock's mile, the

day come about. The Colony stand- crashing victory of our men in the 50 xilo-

Jack Beresford and L. F. South-ard of play will have to make some before 100 metres relay, the

considerable Improvement metres of Whitlock, many events in wood did not row at Henley.

this can be seriously entertained, which we came second, and, most

They were right. It is impossible while there is the further problem of all perhaps, a race never to be forgotten, the victory of Britain's to be at the peak of physical peruf Anding a suitable court on which veteran of four previous Olympiods, fection more than once in the season to stage such a contest. Jack Beresford, in the double sculis, or, in the world beating sense,

so grandly won n to put all elseniore than once-in-a-lifetime. In the shade.

"WHY WE LOST

.

་

For the rest, even if we speak of the Empire as one team, we are not finttered.

.......... .... ANNUAL MEETING SOON

wils 100

on

In the meantime the annual gene- The trouble with our men has been that they have been hard at it iral meeting of the Hongkong Bod- all the season because unless they, minton Association takes place won our championships they were Tuesday, September 20, when it is not going to be sent to Berlin. That hoped that all clubs will send, re- presentatives, One Important decision was the vital error.

which must be reached concerns the organised the In the 12 months which precede constitution of the league: whether or have Germany Games, and won them. It is easy to Tokyo I should like to see our chosen not the men's doubles. division shall withdrawn from the lists of be split into two. Last season there say that the advantage was with the men

A year before- was a general feeling that the single

division 'home' side, and that Amerien would ordinary, combat,

unwieldy, and they should be told: ed people.

to the Olympic Games. You will vour two men's divisions this coming This does not explain why we have obey our orders from now till that season as was the case in 1934-5. not been in the first three in any time. You will not race in the cham- swimming event, had nobody in the pionships, or if you do, will not be Anal of our 800 metres speciality asked to win. You will not row at were knocked out in

Second Henley, or box for England in the round of soccer, in no weights reach- 'Golden Gloves.' ed the boxing semi-Buals, won no feld events, no wrestling, no gym- nusties, fencing, riding, or cycling.

not have got very far but for colour- | you, and you, and you, will go indications are that the vote will for

the

WARNED A MONTH AGO

will "You

An additional value to such a step might be that the Association would the knock-out championships on and it possible to organise Colony system. Many players have already expressed a desire for such tourna ments, and there is no doubt as to

apply yourselves their appeal. A shortened league What does explain this is that the throughout this time meticulously to programme would enable this project standard of performance In the one purpose and one purpose only, to be carried out, which would ns- Olympic Games has reached a point and you will so arrange your private suredly create a fresh stimulus for at which it is not emugh le beat and business affairs that there will the game in Hongking. record. Men have close 50 this be no question of your inability to year, and yet have been only third, travel at the eleventh hour." And we have lost because we do not regard gunes as politically import- ant, but 'good fun.

The old stuff about "admiration of the world for a stiff upper lip when

ENGLAND TEST AVERAGES

BATTING

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Wordingtom

Hartelt

Verity

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IL W. V. Robins M. J. Turnbúði

Fishlock Four... Duckworth

G. . Allen Mitchell (A.)

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INDIA

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E. Hansaswazi ... V., Merchant .. Mawar Hanseiti Mushing AE ....

Amar Hinch

Maj. C. K. Nayalu

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Then all the men we send will ka Lovelocks and Beresfords.

By way of contrast, numbers of those who have cong here and given every ounce they had to the last sp before a German crowd fana- ticat about the Fatherland were Warped only a month ago to-day that. they were to come here.

Our soccer side was a seratel one. *Twenty-two men appeared

and

C.R.C. Are

Mixed Doubles Champions

actually played trial games in Berlin REVISED LEAGUE,

before the side was picked.

Our cigit and our four-ment- ficently as they rowed when the time 60.66eme had not been chosen even ot 47.00 Henley time. And so at least one 13.68 vital member could not get leave to

44.00

201 28.40 come.

TABLE

Below will be found the corrected league table of the mixed doubles lengue.

On Saturday it was stated

won the championality, but My sympathy goes out to those who that Chinese Heercation Club had al 16.00 have run and rowed and fought and

most

39 17 306.80

218

124 107,10

76.00

12.00

Y NUDL

28.50

200 A0

112

B1

G21 43.50

143

NG

48.00

140

23,35

7 0

24

SH.00

1. D. lekar

43

21.60

37

37,00

M. Basta mref

12

芝

25,00

F.-F. Patla

27 10

13.50

recently had been left out of account.

21.00

8. Wasir Al.

AZ

12

10+

17,00

Mahored Min

39 14

V.50

27

9.00

C. 8. Namu...

10

only to learn a rather bitter lesson.

14 120 14

7.00

M. K. Vizianagram 5 0 2

10.

v,26

21. Jahangir Khan 35,0

7.00

Ale battest: Langridge (Jus.), 19; Sims, 1 Voce, B. E. 8. Wynti, 9. Gover played in one mateks, but did not bat.

Not out.

Flandreds

The following three three-figure innings were played for Englands

Jammand, (W.), 217 at the Oval and 167 at Manchester,

Worthington, 128 at Un-Oval,

BOWLING

lam, c.

₫ 114 Vernity G. O. Allen.

....... 100 RY. V. Robina 4

Worthington Voce W..)! Hammond Gowr

Leylani

IL. E. B. Wyatt

1 108 7 24,00

30

Alu batimi: H. R Asherbamji 0*.

Hignifies not out.

Hundreds

swum for England in the belief that their victory over Club de Recreio 10. their best would be good enough,

The following Ourse three-figuro innings wero played for India:

V. M. Merchantt 114, at Manchester. Mushtaq Al 112, at Manchonser.

BOWLING

Tamm, D. 糊。

Mabomed Nisser 84

The amended table shows that

I hold that same had been worn C.R.C. have alrendy won the league.

out in struggling for the honour of with U.S.R.C. second and K.C.C.. being chosen, and thus arrived here third. stale; that others were given no time to get fit or to accustom themselves to a new combination.

TOO TENSE SPIRIT

No doubt we do not like the too tense spirit of the conflict when 62 nations, proud, and racially jealous, Avg. meet in a foreign city, and are told their governments to win if they

15 243 12 28.6%

Amar Bingh....127.4 32

44 228

W.

19 20 20 14.50

AVE.

13.20

66.1

8 204 b 22.00

43.3

1 $2.00

*IT, 10 31.70

by

40

1 86,00

4

10

94.00

18 Mushtan All ...........

71

35

4 100

C. B. Nayudu... 20. i

H. Jabangir Khan Bé

139

V. M. Merchant

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Maj. C. K. Nayudu 40

Only two matches remain out- standing-K.C.C. versus C.R.C., and K.C.C. versus Recreio, but neither re- sults will affect present Jeague stand- ings.

The revised table reads.

205481.28 want promotion. But if we are go- C.R.C.

177.00 ing to withdraw from such an at-U.S.R.C.

Sela

Pts. P. W. L. D. F. A.

D 14 7 7 0 0 54

8 5 2 1 43% 25% 11

$5.00 mosphere, on that account at least KC.C. (1) 6 3 2 1 30 291

let us withdraw with dignity and Recreio

Alec bowled M. Baza Jliani, 15-488-0, pointedness,

71 5 1 141⁄2 4515

K.C.C. (2) 8 P 71 17 55