1936-12-30 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

PERRY AND VINES IN GREATEST TENNIS MATCH OF DECADE

NEXT WEDNESDAY'S THRILLER

(By "Veritas")

THE world of tennis will be on and Perry, that it has had the effee Comparative

tip-toes come a week to- of creating two distinct bodles of iny. The greatest tennis match opinton: those who pronounce that of the decade is being staged: Perry, on his day, cannot be beaten,

are on false anci

Vines-Perry unfair premi

Exporioncos

a match which has aroused by anybody in the world, and those, SINCE then Perry and Vines have more interest, speculation and who are equally emphalle concerning never met in a competition match. anticipatory excitement than Vines predominanc over all his Vines turned professional Immedi- While those fely after that fatal game with the any encounter

the contemporaries. And among

oplatons are based on current form Englishman, so that one's opinions as world's leading players for many they are entitled to due respect. It to the players must be based on per- years. At Madison Square is only when partisans begin to insist formances since then in their res- Gardens, Fred J. Perry, ex- on comparing the players of four and Petive spheres. This study Immedi- although Vines has amateur champion of the world five years ago that one feels they etely shows that won the world's

cham professional meets Ellsworth II. Vinea, pre The history of the

pionship against an array of talent sent professional champion of counters during the former's

such 40 Nussicin, Tilden, Les- days

ter Stoeffen. plnycr the universe, and finally, after an amateur

is interesting. Ier

George Lott, Heari four years of futile speculation, but not particularly Instructive as Cochet, and others, Ferry has three data for current form. It is true that

times In succession captured the Blue the world will be able to antisfy Vines beat Perry four times in 1931 Riband at Wimbledon in the face of itself as to which of the two is (on American but if this is much more imposing galaxy of

Not only the finer playor,

to have any since, it should amateur "Stars". also be recalled that a year Inter Perry beat the young American in the Davis Cup Inter-Zone final in Paris, and that it was in 1932 that Perry be came one of the world's foremost exponents."

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Current Form As Guide

NO much has been written and sald about the relative merits of Vines

A good setion plcture of Vines taken in Hangkong recently. Ho

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

he has three times Jour this but

over

1o Ame to America during this period and carried off the U.S. title in the teeth of enormous opposition: he has won the Australian and French champion- ships, and has remained unbenien in the Davis Cup for three years. Both At Their Peak

PERRY'S last acts before turning professional were to win Wimble- don and the United States titles. Vines' just act before starting on his For Eastern tour with Tilden this year was to win the professional championship of the world. Both therefore, in their

spheres of amateur fxsonal

espective

pro-

lonal tennis could be said to have attoloed peak form.

They are weil fitted to take the ecuri for the Kreatest mulch of the decade. Tem- peramentally they are totally dis- similar.

inclined mercurial.

to be quite ampered, and always

full of Bourish: Vines, studlous, equable, and

leisurely. somewhat The very clash of two such per- somalities is a guarantee that their malch on January U will provide thousands of onlookers with an exciting spectacle.

Perry's Advantage

O make a comparison of their

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··WEDNESDAY,- . DECEMBER - ·30, 1986,

FRED PERRY -THE MIGHTY IN ACTION

Dreary Pat-A-Cake

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This picture graphically illustrates one of Perry's amazing fore- band dies. No. Le right leg resting on the ground, and the shoulders square to the net.

BRITISH BOXERS ARE

FORCED DECLARES U.S. VISITOR TO LONDON

London.

stroke equipment is a mucis more James J. Johnston, of Madison

difficult matter. Time wus when en Vines could beat

Perry

Square Garden, New York, who is

don't reach the high ́zpots.”

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"My philosophy of what makes champion is this-first he must fight to rat; then, when he is made, he cals to fight.

"Braddock had to fight to eat.

on new visiting London, has given his the strength of his

cannon opinion of boxing in general. service and scaring fore- Johnston, who was born in Liver- hand drives. But later came afpool. has always had a keen interest time when Ferry knew how to coun- in British fighters, and when the lat-docks, and made him world cham-

picked him off the relief roll at the

tor both well enough to imnose hia ter go to Amerlen always gives them My. ideas of the leading heavy-

own attacking strokes on Vines. I a chance at the "Garden" if they believe

Perry is still capable of no- make good. complishing this. It is pretty

that Vines will

certain Spar

try to plerce Perry's sald:

of British boxing, he

In a year. That was a record." weights are:

Braddock; too old. Schmeling: Any first class mun would bent him.

Joe Louls: Overrated. He can't vold a good right hand and he can't temples.

haven't produced A backhand wing which

which, despite his re-heavyweight world champlen for cord of achievements appearing to years for a very good reuson. Bril- belie the idea of a

a weakness, is, com- ish managers try to make their paratively

speaking, & very vulnerable youngsters do too much too quickly. I take it on the part of

of Perry's game. On the

It takes four years to make

brick- ถ and ong wonders whether Vines can layer. And it takes good mun counter those amazing forehanders of years to make a first-cluss fighter." the Englishman, and his terrific volleya which invariably follow. This is where the players will cut And thrust. Neither have any liking for defensive measures. and un- doubtedly each will be

striving early

un to gain an ascendancy In attnek. I feel that Vines, to win, must win qulek. He must succeed in throw- ing Perry out of rhythm from the (Continued on Page 9.)

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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 Kelleway, a Test champion of other days, who never unnerved the offelal scorer, remarked morose dy:-Things could be a great deal brighter."

"I came all the way from Bathurst to see the match," declared Tom McKibbon, famous old-time Test player, "but I'm definitely packing the port to-night. I've seen all the correct cricket, both here and England. What about Π bit of balling?"

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

Mr. Neville Cordus: "I am dis- appointed with "The Hill". A few 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 Tes! matches; the players have become automata, dull run- making contrivances.

Cricket needs

a satirist to prod it out of solemn self-consciousness.

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

THEY JUST SCRATCHED ROUND>rt Test cricket are gune. Matches EL appears to me that the days of

Jour

On a perfect pitch, England scored nowadays are fought out in such a only 147 runs all day. They resumed than a match. Nobody would have spirit that it is more of a battle with 279 runs on the board and see blamed the crowd to-day bad they wickets in hand, but seralehed round

made themselves heard."

as if the fate of the Empire was in the balance or the Ashies depended upon every ball bowled.

Hammond,

one of the best batsmen in the world, made some beaut'ful shots, but 81 off his bat did not represent a decent day's work.

DELICATE ETIQUETTE

Mr. W. M. Woodfull, the former The Hill surprised me. The most captain of Australia: "The crowd on exacting official and every slickler for etiquette towards visiting teams must have been pleased with the behaviour of the crowd,"

Mr.

This coming after Leyland's lethargy of the previous day and the almless anites of Amer, drove London sports writer: I have heard Bruce Harris, well-known the crowd to distraction.

'The in far better voice during "The II" was patience per-Tests in Sydney. Now and then they soulded for a

let the players know to-day that while, but soon things were not the way they wanted signified what it, thought of things them, but I thought their manners

were Best class.”

"One-two-thires

I chanted.

"tch." Bui

until It reached Hammond took no notice.

"We may have been a bit slow," he said to a friend later, "but the

us are there."

Two or three missed catches and sharp rain showers did not improve the temper of the crowd who were not in the stands. When rain stepped play just after 4.30 nobody seemed to mind.

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

JAPAN SPORT HEAD IS ELECTED

Presidency Of LJ.AA. Accepted By Lt. Gen. Matahiko Oshima

Filling

Tokyo, Dec. 18. vacancy created ол

That was the last the crowd saw of the players, but Hammond, and with 426 runs on the board England October 20, 1933, by the death of Dr. Verily live to fight another day, and

John Henry Lewis: The coming Petersen: Gave value, for the appears certain to reach a substantialchi Kishi, founder and president of

total. but he wasn't good enough,

the Japan Amateur Athistle Federa- tion, Lieut-Gen Matahiko Oshima, champion. Not a beavyweight in

The surprising feature of the day's J.A.. and noted horsemen, to-day America he can't lick. He will be play was the restraint of "The III." took over

the helm of Jap

of Japan's champion.

It counted out Hammond once, supreme sports organization. He was and urged him and his comrades to elected president at a meeting of the "have a go," but probably the English bourd of directors on Tuesday. team received a big surprise when a demonstration did not come during the funereal partnership of Ham mond with Ames and Hardstaff.

Harvey: A fine boxer with a good record, but not a world champion.

EYSTON TO GO FOR MOTOR RECORD

Our Daily Golf Hint

Do not attempt to play a pitch shot as if the implement in your hands were a shovel or a big ladle; remember that the loft on the bead will do all you ask of it."

James Ockenden.

KAN KEKASIH TRETTO COUNTIESTS SZITATARAZEEMSTER BANTAILANGANINAREN

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-engin- ed) cars.

His previous record of 158.87 m.p.h. was made with his car "The Flying Spray" on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, last April.

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

But in those countries there are various formalities and red tape which caure dimculties, 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 burnt-out. Crystal Palace work was The F. A. has recolved a cable from

started on the construction of a new the Indian F. A. stating that an in-motor-racing circuit. vitation is being extended to the Islington Corinthians F. C. to visit Indla.next season.

London,

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

land, Lord Feilding and Sir Samuel Captain Eyston, Sir Henry Buck-

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

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The new track, which, is bein built by the. International Rond Racing Club, of which Lord Fold- ing is president, will be completed

arly in the spring.

Six meelings have been arranged for next year.

Subject to F. A. sanction being given, the Islington club say they will definitely undertake a world tour next year. Several sportsmen. have guaranteed the cost and they

Speaking at a. Juncheon given ip are now looking for suitable players. S. E. Legg said that the future of the connection with the ceremony. Mi The proposal that the tour should Crystal Palace was still undetermin- be by un F. A. representative side ed, but that if a new building were has already been turned down by to be erected It would probably take the F. A

a very modern and practical form.

Mr. Ryozo Hiranumo, noted Yoko- hema capitulist and vice-president of the organization, was offered the post but declined stating that he was "unworthy" of the honour.

"I AM DISAPPOINTED"

Mr. Hiranuma recently tendered Commander C. B. Fry, a former his resignation assuming responsibi- captain, said after the match: "The ty for the alleged scandalous bo- Hi in my opinion, is made up of haviour of members of the Japanese merry men who amuse themselves Olympic team on their way back when the play cannot amuse them from Berlin under his supervision. I would say that they are

2 very

He was persuaded to withdraw his decent lot."

resignation.

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