1936-11-10 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG · „TELEGRAPHI

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1936.

LAST NIGHT'S REMARKABLE SPEECH BY TILDEN Future Of "Big " Amateur Tennis Is In The Balance

TSUI IS INVITED

TO MANILA

For The Championship

REPRESENT COLONY

(By "Veritas")

Tsui Wai-pui, singles tennis champion of Hong. kong, is to be invited to visit Manila next year to participate in the Philip- pines All-Comers championship.

tennis

An official invitation has been received by Mr. L. R. defonso from Dr. Ylanan, head of the PILTA.. but it is not yet de finitely known whether Tsai will be able to accept.

the

It ha he decided by

to invite w Philippines TA.

two Japanese ranking playera. Malaya playera and the Hongkong chanipin down to Manila for this event in 1947.

Their pasanges will be paid each way and they will be guests of the Association.

Taui Wai-put has already been approached about the project and be is hopeful that he will be able to exept the invitation.

IF this is possible Hongkong will be officially represented at the Philippines All-Comers champions ship for the first time.

It is a preble that if Tsui goes, he will be invited to take part in a tennis tour of the pro- vinces.

CONFIRMATION Perry To Tour The United States Soon

VINES'S ACE SERVING

"Where Did That One Go?"

TILDEN'S AMAZING

RANGE OF SHOTS

(By "Veritas")

FIFTEEN hundred pairs of

eyes

Ellsworth Vines and "Big Bill" Tilden, caught by the camera as they entered the stand court at the Hong. their exhibition tennia match. (Photo: Ming. Yuen).

moved eagerly up and down the specially prepared stand court at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday kong Cricket Club before playing watching "Big Bill" Tilden and Ellsworth Vines flashing out shots with their tennis rackets! which veritably took one's breath away.

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Service deliveries of incredible, players took "doity chats by "eum-

forchand and parisku. speed, searing

On the other hand Vines, after a backhand drives, cheeky cross-

quiet openiast, brought his service guns into ortive and highly effective court drop shots, and vicious cut strokes were exploited in rapid to- succession and contributed wards one of the most entertain- ing displays of lawn tennis Hong- kong has yet been privileged to enjoy.

starting in

He finisheri off the Brst set with three absolutely untakable ser- vier deliveries. Tilden could only nod his head in admiration, while the crowd breathed "where did that one go?"

BASELINE TACTICS

and his

Ireland's Football Team

TO PLAY ENGLAND THIS MONTH

London, Nov. 9,

The irish International football Both players

showed preference It would be foolish to suggest that

team to meet England on November I was selected to-day as follows. either Tilden or Vines touched peak for the baseline and the rallies were

Green (Belfast Celle); Cook form during their two sets which suntly conducted from this position. Vines, ages 25, took from Tilden, the second se Vines did a bit of

(Everton) and Fulton (Belfast gel storming and scored with one nged 43, by seares of 14-12, 6-3.

(Manchester Celtic); McCullough Errors therm WATC In plenty, or two gorgeous volleys. But he

City), Jones (Hibernian) and Mt- of them

their nude a sad mess of his first attempt

chell (Chelata); Brown (Coventry), Some

(old- Stevenson (Everton), Davis simplicity. But there were sufficient to "kill" from half court,

and second effort was not

Vines usually had Tiklen Groggy hum), Doherty (Manchester City)

and Kelly (Derby City). when he got him running to his The tall Call- buckhand corner. fornian, once he had obtained a fair measure of control over the balls, was constantly forcing the pace with remarkably low-trajectory drives on either hand, which Tilden faced de-

shots

duzzling mumber of seiniillating rallies to compenrate for any of the lapses.

COURT DIFFICULTIES

1 think it is fair to the players to suggest that they utilised the occa- sion chictly to become accustomed to the cont Actually they haven't played each other on a grass sur-

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There are four changes in the forward line which played recently against Scotland, and players from no less than six English clubs and one Scottish club have been included in the team-Reuter.

RUGBY "EXPENSES MAY BE QUERIED

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Rugby football pavilion gossip and suburban tea-party talk have much in common. Subjects for smiles and head-shaking dis- cussed at both

Ince for the better part of a year, and it was palpably clear from the mistalces both men made of the ground in the opening games that they were finding the varying pace of the court little disconcerting.

Not that the court played badly. It was in excellent condition great credit to the H.K.C.C.

But staff,

after playing on clay, wood.

rubble, cement and other types of hardcourt surfaces for the New York, Nov.-9.lack-fow-Bonths, it was natural that Jack Krindier, treasurer of The players should be affected in

their immediate return to lawn. group of sportsmen,, announced to- day

Tilden essayed the majority of his that he had signed up Fred

of strokes, ni- Try to tour the United States as A

Pavillion topics this season includé there in the malter"of expenses and profesional. He would be playing though he

especially on the back amateur stutus, unsatisfactory undercut, with Ellsworth Vines. The first up-

so forth. hand. Only pearance. It was alated, would be in

once or twice, as

of club fixtures, and-| arangement

Governing powers are well armed if necessary. Take, for instance, the Madison Square Garden early in very successfully spectacular gesture perhaps in rivalry with our Soccer

booklet did he whizz over his famous "con-friends-rough play,

of by-laws issued with January.

authority Mention of near-professionalism

of the Rugby Union. non-ball" 'service. Mostly he rolled) Kriakler stated that he doubled if on the ordinary slice, although there is not à hardy annual, but getting on Fourteen pages of "Rules as to Pro-

would tater Porty

Join Tilden.-

fessionalism" Included. Pretty cam- was enough pace on the balls to that way. Latest revival hints United Press.

make the swiftest service by local official action being taken here and prehensive, too.

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extensive repetioned the alice and

Masengers

Hasengers

FOR LAWN & HARD COURTS.

Lead the World! WONDERFUL SUCCESS OF THE

(By Len Munroe)

1936 SLAZENGER Tennis Ball

Adopted for nearly A

including..

Principal Events

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WIMBLEDON

THE WIGHTMAN CUP

and the

CHALLENGE ROUND

of the DAVIS CUP

Obtainable from all dealers.

Sote Agents:-JOHN D. HUTCHISON, & CO., King's Building.

Dr-

at

As

The allegation about, fixtures that

occasionally

one club drops another, without much warning, in order to take co opponents deemed inore attractive.

Justifiable, of course. But every- thing should be done to avoid in- convenience for the club dropped.

THRUST-OUT ELBOW.

As for rough play-well, use of thrustout elbow or foot is not con- fined to Soccer.

Sometimes employed by winging forwards, beaten for the heel, to check breakaway by the opposing scrum-half.

Eurly action was taken by the referee in one game which 1 watched. Would-be stoppers penalised for obstruction. No further trouble. English clubs scored off the Welsh "Big Three" on balance last week- end. True, Swansea beat Richmond as expected, but Blackheath 21, New- part 0, and Gloucester 13, Carditt 9 there indeed, were surprising re- sults.

It looks as though Cardiff, even with Cliff Jones and Wilfred Wooller playing, can be held by determined icam work,

And Blackheath would appear to be

getting over their forward weak

ness.

Blackheath outside. A. F. Coombe promises to be Johnny Kemp-like as a player who can fill many posts.

He was a wing In R.M.A. team two years ago, centre three-quarter for the "Club" early this acason, stand- off half against Newport in the ab- sence of G. A. Walker,

The rival Services, Devonport and Portsmouth; should be value for n 'great games at Devonport next Saturday.

Both appear to be stronger than they were lost season. U.S. (Ports- mouth) revival particularly welcome after their bad time in 1935-0.

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The return of Lieutenant W. Elliot captain and stand-off half has

. made a lot of difference. I am told that he is in great form-which sug- gests cheary news for England.

Portsmouth may have advantage outside, looking. to next Saturday, and Devonport forward.

OPEN TOURNAMENTS

INEVITABLE

A PRO-AMATEUR WHITE ELEPHANT RAPPROCHEMENT : THREAT TO WILL BE DEMANDED ROLAND GARROS & BY WHOLE WORLD FOREST HILLS

(Special To "Telegraph" By "Veritas")

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SPEAKING with great earnestness, and choosing his

words carefully and deliberately, William T. Tilden, UNIVERSITY the famous professional tennis player last evening told guests at a dinner held by the Hongkong Lawn Tennis BOAT RACE

Association that

the day of open tennis tournaments in which amateurs and profesionals played together must surely come:

that as an ex-amateur and now a professional he was con- vinced that the growth and betterment of tennis depended on the future co-operation between the amatour and professional players throughout the world:

that unless the International Federation and its members were prepared to drop their attitude towards professionalism and to withdraw their present ban on the professional players, the large stadiums and playing arenas in which had been invested huge sums of money, would become White Elephants. National championships were in danger of being played before empty

stands:

sure that s

had

FIXED PINS FOR CAMBRIDGE

CHANGE OVER

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London, Oct. 19. Cambridge rowing, now showa tendency to swing back again to the position from which Oxford hus veered. The 1938 race was not sallsfactory performance from domestic point of view. There was auch Imperfect achievement partially hidden under the charitable smear- Ing that swivels can provide in the case of men who are not wholly con- really versed in their use. vinced of their efficacy, or else not

that he believed the time had come when the powerful voice of thousands of players all over the world would be lifted against the small body of officials of the International Federation which would demand open tournaments, and that passibly the holding of the tennis matches in Hongkong between himself and Vines, which were being conducted under the auspices of the Hongkong L.T.A., an amateur body, would be the thin edge of a driving The fact that the Olympic erew under the Cambridge President's wedge which would have its effect all over the world and make direction reverted to fixed pins for an important contribution towards open tournaments.

the Berlin Games is significant of Mr. Ni Sze-kwong, President would in the professional ranks, this uneasiness, and it is highly prob KLTA, president at the dinuer and all the national stadiumis, with able that 1837 may see Cambridge on held in the Roof Garden of the Hoag the exception of Wimbledon, which xed pins and Oxford on swivels. kong Hotel at which W. T. Tilden, would always stand on its own feet It is a thousand pities that Laurie Ellsworth IL Vines and Mrs. Vines irrespective of amateurs or profes- will not be able to carry out this were the quests of honour, and in signals, would eventually find their absorbing experiment, for Cambridge proposing the health of the two dis- entry lists so affected that their stands had lu him an outstanding President tinguished players, Mr. Ne said how i would in empty.

us well as a superb onismon, gratified they were that Mr. Tilden He knew for a fact that Roland and Mr. Vines had been kind enough Carros and Forest Hills were a ve But Lennon (Third Trinity), who to give public exhibitions. He felt inite Anancial loss until the semi- now takes the reins, may be regarded

result of what they finals

and Anais of the national as a defately convinced adherent seen, and also from what they had championships were reuched. But who will carry out the tactics and heard from Mr. Tilden at his lecture, Wimbledon, thanks to its traditions, strategy envisaged by his late chief.

players that tennis

In Hongkong created largely by the interest of would derive considerable benefit. their Majestles in days gone by, wis Years ago tennis in Europe and the only tournament in the world America was regarded as a "lady's which could remain independent. of since the advent rame, but

WHAT FUTURE HOLDS players like the Doherty brothers, Tilden and others McLoughlan,

So much the financial side, said had becume

1 Kame great science and demanding per Mr. Tilden; nevertheless that was

to him purely a secondary considera-! It was o A fect physical condition.

tion.

The communities mentior d game which could be easily described,

above would find it practically Im- effect of the but the putting into

possible to get frst-class amateur: principles of play was another thing.

equrts while the Neverthless he could assure Messrs. players on their

and Vines that their demon-present-attitude-of-the-International Tilden Istrations in Hongkong would have Federation existed,

It was definitely detrimental to the a lastig effect on the game in the Colony.

After expressing appreciation of the gesture of the Hongkong L.T.A. sponsoring the matches between him and Vines, Tilden said that such a gesture opened the way to the real solution of the amateur-professional problem.

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"It has always been my bellet both us an amateur, and now as a pro- fessional, that the game of tennis is a game to be played as much as possible, and thai whether that game,, ia played by amateurs or profession- als does not make a great deal of difference so long as the traditions of the game are upheld."

TILDEN'S WARNING

Mr. Tilden continued that they who were amuiours, and had now become professionals, certainly had

a very sincere desire to aid the growth and betterment of tennis both amateur and professional, and the only way could be successfully done was through co-operation between the amateurs and professionals to the betterment of both games,

that

that

of

The present-day trend was -the lending amateurs were turning

professional, und willi the loss these great stars the standard of the top fight amateurs deteriorate. The only way in which the standard of amateur tennis could be upheld was by making it possible for the rising young amateurs who were going to be great players in the very near future to meet those great amateur players of the immediate past who were now in the professional ranks.

"Young players such as Budge, Qulsi, McGrath, Menkel, and several young English players like Hare, Wilde and Tuckey. If they are ever to become the players they really should become, must meet, in competition, such masters of the zame as Cochet, Vines and Perry- becauso Ferry passes from the amateur ranks this year.” "Even such stars as Austin Von Cramm cannot improve if their solo competition is going to be be- tween themselves.

and

Mr. Tilden went on to say that unless the national Lawn Tennis As-. Bociations were ' prepared to co. operate between the amateurs and professionals, the large investments made in such placen ke

Stade Itoland Garros, Forest Hills, and so forth, and the huge stadiums they hnd built would be empty and would prove to be nothing but Whito Elephants. He was convinced that more and more leading amateurs

An unofelol view of the coach-· Ing is that it will be a blend of ideas which have gone to the making of Halg Thomas regime, and of the two which followed..

SCHOOL HOCKEY.

Ellis Kadoorie Beat Queen's College-

The Ellis Kadoorie Indian School game of tennis, that the unwilling hockey team defeated Queen's Col- news of a small group of officinis, lege in an exciting game played on who did not in any way represent the Radio Sports Club ground at the real tennis players of the world, Caroline Hill yesterday afternoon by could block these places from bring two goals to nil ing professionals to play on their courts with the amateurs..

In spite of their small stature, the Indian School players put up a fine show and led by a goal to nil in the first half.

"I believe the time has come when a volce, and not a weak one, must be raised, not by the Inter- national Federation: not by Great Telok Singh, their centre-forward, Britain who naturally desires to was the outslanding player in the protect Its Wimbledon; nor by the team. Sarwan Singh and Naranjan little group of clubs in New York Singh were the best players for the

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losers.

What! Still Head Hunting?

Why Dont You Go To

CALDBECK'S?