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Pat-A-Cake

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNE

DECEMBER 30, 1936.

FRED PERRY

THE MIGHTY IN ACTION

PERRY AND VINES IN GREATEST TENNIS MATCH OF DECADE

NEXT WEDNESDAY'S THRILLER

(By "Veritas")

Experiences

THE world of tennis will be on and Ferry, that it has had the effect Comparative

tip-toes come a week to- of creating two distinct bodies of day. The greatest tennis match 'opinion: those who pronounce that of the decade is being staged: Perry, on his day, cannot be beaten a match which has aroused by anybody in the world, and those, SINC

INCE then Perry and Vines have more Interest, apeculation and who are equally emphatic concerning never met in a competition match. anticipatory excitement than Vines predominanc over all lus Viner turned professional immed}- any encounter among the contemporaries. And while those ately after that fatal game with the world's leading players for many they are entitled to due respect. It to the players must be based on per- opinions are based on current form Englishman, so that one's opinions as years, AL

Madison Square is only when par

partisans begin to insist formances since then in their res Gardens, Fred J. Perry, ex- on comparing the players of four and protive spheres. This study Immedi- amateur champion of the world Ave years age

that one

one fecund

they ntgly shows that Victional cham- Vines has meets-Ellsworth II. Vines, pre- The history of the Vines-Perry en- plonship against an array of talent

are on false rind

unfair premises.

ses, won the world's sont professional champion of during the former's days as

counters the universe, and finally, after an amateur player is interesting, and others, Perry has three DE Nusslein, Tilden; LCS- Stooffen, George Lott, Henri four years of futile speculation, but not particular. It is true that times in the world will be able to satisfy Vines beat Perry four times in 1931 Riband at Wimbledon in the face of

for current

In succession captured the Diue itself as to which of the two in (on American courts), but if this is

a much more imposing galaxy of the finer player,

to have any significance, it should amateur "Stars". Not only this, also be recalled that year Inter be has three times Current Form As Guide

Perry beat the young American in the

to America during this eyed over period and Dayla Cup Inter-Zone Anal in Paris, carried off the U.S. tille in the teeth came one of the and that it was in 1932 that Perry of enormous opposition: he has won world's foremost the Australian and French champion- exponents.

ships, and has remained-unbeaten in the Davis Cup for three years. Both At Their Poak

No much has been written and said about the relative merits of Vines

nat

instructive

A good setion picture of Vines taken in Hongkong recently. He

is at the finish of a forehand drive. (Photo: Mae Cheung).

ter

but

PERRY'S lust acts before turning

professional were to win Wimble don and the United States titles. Vines last net before starting on his Far Eastern tour with Tiden this year was to win the professional.

Chip of the world. Both

spheres

pro-

in their respective of amateur and fessional tennis could be said to have attained peak form. They are well fitted to take the court for the greatest match of the decade. Tem- peramentally they are totally dis- similar.

Perry, mercurial, inclined quick-temperca,

and

to

be full of

Vines, studie equable, and somewhat leisurely. The

very clash of two such per- sonalities is a guarantee that their match on January 6 will provide thousands of onlookers with an exciting spectacle.

Perry's Advantage

Пo make a comparison

T

of their

stroke equipment is a much more difficult matter. Time wag when Viner could beat Perry on the strength of his cannon bail

service

and

scaring hand drives.

time when

fore-

eary

Test Bores Experts

This picture graphically illustrates one of Perry's amat hand drives. Note the right leg.resting on the groundi shoulders, square to the net.

BRITISH BOXERS

AE

FORCED DECLARES U

VISITOR TO LONDON

London. James 3. Johnston, of Madison Square Garden, New York, who is now visiting London, has given his opinion of boxing in general.

Johnston, who was born in Liver

But later came 0 pool, has always had a keen interest

don't reach the high spotal "My philosophy of whak a champion Is this—flrat 1 fight to cat; then, when he l he cats to fight. "Braddock bad to fight to

Perry knew how to coun-in British fighters, and when the aim off the relief roll

ter both well enough to tmnose hister go to America always gives them own attacking strokes on Vines. I chance at the "Garden" if they believe Perry

il

INTEREST

JUST

FADES AWAY

AMONG CROWD

Sydney, Dec. 20.

One man present at the Second Test yesterday will never be able to thank the English batsmen for their dull, dreary display of Pat-a-Cake. They provided him-an insomnia victim with the first sound sleep he had had for years.

Charlie Kellewny, a Test champion of other days, who never unnerved the official scorer, remarked morose- Jy:-Things could be a great deal brighter."

"I came all the way from Bathurst to see the match," declared Tom McKibbon, famous old-lime Test player, "but I'm definitely packing the port to-night. I've seen all the ecrrect cricket, both here and

about England. Wint

bit of batting?"

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"What about a drink?" asked a man sitting nearby. A second later there was not a man to be seen in that corner of the pavilion.

THEY JUST SCRATCHED ROUND

On a perfect pitch, England scored only 147 runs all day. They resumed with 279 runs on the board and seven wickels in hand, but scratched round us if the fate of the Empire was in the balance or the Ashes depended upon every ball bowled.

Ilammond. one of the 'besi batsmen in the world, made some beautiful shots, but 83 off his bat did not represent a decent day's

work.

Mr. Neville Cardus: "I am dis appointed with "The Hill A Low polite sounds reminded me of the elegant Long Room: at Lord's when the lemonade is not up to standard. There is little enough character nowa-, lays in Test matches; the players have become automata, dull run- naking contrivances, Cricket needs a satirist to prod it out of solemn self-consciousness, ·

tho famous Mr. Jacit Hobba, English bastman: "The most patient people on this sporting earth of ours! There is no getting away from the fact that play, most of the time, was dour and dull; yet the occupants of The Hill' showed wonderful restraint. It

right Test cricket are gone. Matcher appears to me that the days of nowadays are fought out in such a dour spirit that it is more of a battle than a match. Nobody would have, blamed the crowd to-day had they made themselves heard."

►

DELICATE ETIQUETTE

Mr. W. M. Woodfull, the former captain of Australie: "The crowd on

The Hill surprised me. The most. exacting offelal and every stickler for etiquette towards visiting leams must have been pleased with the behaviour of the crowd."

This coming after Leyland's lethargy of the previous day and

Mr. Bruce Harris, well-known the aimless antics of Ames, drove London sports writer: I have heard the crowd to distraction. *

'The HI' in far better voice during

"The II" was patience per. Tests in Sydney. Now and then they sonified for a while, but soon let the players know to-day that signified what it thought of things, things were not the way they wanted "One-two-three

It chanted, them, but I thought their manners until it reached *"ton."

But were. first class." Hammond took no nolice.

"We may have been a bit slow," he sald to a friend later, "but the runs are there."

Two or three missed catches and shorp rain showers did not improve the temper of the crowd who were

JAPAN SPORT HEAD IS ELECTED

not in the stands. When rain stopped Presidency Of L.J.A.A.

and made him worldplay just after 4.30 nobody seemed in a year. That was a red to mind.

Ideas of the leading h

too old, Braddock would beat him.

Schmeling: Any first cluss

The captains inspected the wicket, which had been covered. Then they walked off,

That was the last the crowd saw

Is still canal

capable of

good. complishing this. It is

ac-make

Speaking of British boxing he pretty certain that Vines

will try to pierce

haven't produced Perry's said: "You backhand wing which, despite his re-heavyweight world champlon for cord of achievements

to years for a very good reason, Brit- belle the idea of

appearing to weakness, is, com-ish managers try to make their paratively speaking, a part of Perry's-game. On the other It takes four years to make a brick- hand one wonders whether Vines can layer. And it takes a good counter those the Englishman, and his terrific volleys which invariably follow, This is where the players will cut and thrust. Neither have any liking for defensive measures, and un-

fivery vulnerable youngsters do too much too quickly, e Louis: Overrated. He cif the players, but Hammond and

Accepted By Lt. Gen. Matahiko Oshima

Tokyo, Dec. 18,

Filling vacancy* created on

d a good right hand and he caverity live to the board England October 20, 1033, by the death of Di

·ft on the temples.

ith 420 runs on the Tichi-Kish-founder-and-president of Petersen; Gave value for

tippears certain to reach a substantial amazing forchanders of years to make a Arst-class fent money but he wasn't good enough. Hal.

John Henry Lewis: The coming "He has got to be nursed. Avari- clous mangers won't wait, and

champion. Not a heavyweight The surprising feature of the day's America he can't liek. He will bay was the restratat of "The Hill." the striplings Are ruined with

champlon,

counted out Hammond

once, gruelling matches that are too Harvey: A fine boxer with a good urged him and his comrades to long and too silf. That's why they record, but not a world champion,

ve a go," but probably the English received a big surprise when monstration did not come during tunercal partnership of Ham-

with Ames and Hardstaff. "I AM DISAPPOINTED"

doubtedly ench will be striving early un to gain an 'ascendancy in attack. I feel that Vines, to win, must win quick. He must succeed in throw- Ing Perry out of rhythm from the (Continued on Page D.)

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INDIAN INVITATION TO ENGLISH F.A. Corinthians Asked To Visit Next Season

Captain George Eyston has announced that he intends shortly to make an attempt to break his own land speed record for com- pression-ignition (Diesel-engine ed) cars.

His previous record of 160.87 in.p.b. was made with his car "The Flying Spray" on the Bonneville. Salt Flats, Utah, last April.

He wants to make the new attempt on an ordinary road, and has been canvassing the suitability of various, stretches in Germany and Italy.

But in those countries thero.pro various formalliles and red tape which cause dimeuities, and the pro- bability is that the attempt will fin- ally be made somewhere in France. AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE-

Close to the blackened ruins of the The F. A. has received a cable froni

burnt-out Crystal Palace work was the Indian F. A. stating that an in-motor-racing circuit.

started on the construction of a new vitation is being extended to the Islington Corinthians F. C. to visit land, Lord Feilding and Sir Samuel Captain Eyston, Sir. Henry Buck- India next season."

London.

It the Corinthians go they will probably be the first English club to play on the new stadium which Is being built at Calcutta to accom- modate 100,000 people..

Hill-Wood cut a ceremonial turf with the new centure. a four-handled spade to inaugurate

built by the International Road The new track, which is bein". Racing Club, of which Lord Felld-

arly in the spring, ing is president, will be completed

for next year.

Six meetings have been arranged

Subject to F A. sanction being givep, the Islington club say, they will doinitely undertake a world tour next year. Several sportsmen baye guaranteed the cost and they are now looking for suitable players The proposal that the tour should be by an F. A. representative side has already been turned down. by to be erected it would probably take the T. A

Speaking at a luncheon given in S. E. Legg said that the future of the connection with the ceremony. M Crystal Palace was still undetermin ed, but that if a new buliding were

a very modern and practical form:

the Japan Amateur Athletic Federa- tion, Lieut-Gen, Matahiko Oshima, .... and noted harseman, to-day took over the helm of Japan's supreme sports organization. He was a meeting of the elected president at a board of directors on Tuesday.

Mr. Ryozo Hiranuma, noted Yoko- hama capitalist and vice-president of the organization, was offered the past but declined stating that he was "unworthy of the honour.

Mr. Hiranuma recently tendered mander C. B. Fry, a former his resignation assuming responsibl Sin, said after the match: The illy for the alleged scandalous be

in my opinion, is made up of havlour of members of the Japanese the play cannot amuse them. from Berlin under his supervision. men who amuse themselves Olymple team on their way back say that they are a very He was periunded to withdraw his decjot.

By resignation.⠀ "you?

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