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THE · HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,. FEBRUARY

1987.

CHINA AGAIN ILL-TREATED IN DAVIS CUP DRAW Meets New Zealand First, Then Probably S. Africa

FAINT CHANCE OF SURVIVING

FIRST ROUND

ONCE again the luck of the draw

in the Davis Cup competition has been rather unkind to China. Entering in the European Zone, China has drawn New Zealand in the first round, and even if this stiff hurdle is negotiated, she will have to oppose South Africa in the next stage. Chances, there- fore of advancing beyond the second round are very remote.

Tolley

Wants Golf

Speeded Up

The European Zone draw leaves SUGGESTS TIME

Germany

and Franco in opposite sections, which indicates they w finally meet in the final. Germany would appear to havo an easy passage to the anal. A bye in the first round brings her against Austria in the second round, probably Italy in the quarter-final, and possibly Ireland in the semi-final.

France receives a first round bye, then comes up against Norway, then probably Czechoslovakia.bly ner of this tie meet South Africa in the semi-final

CHINA'S PROSPECTS

LIMIT

Cyril Tolley, twice British Amateur Golf Champion, and one of the leading

personalities in the

ting recently that a time should be imposed for the playing of shots. While expressing approval of

of the Royal and Ancient Club's move to Коул 'plements, Tolley declared that the wards limiting the number of Im- game would derive more benefit by reducing the carrying power of the ball and speeding up the slow

golfer. "The great disadvantage of the game to the time spent on playing

It is difficult to nasess Chino's chances of beating New Zealand." said Tolley. But it may be claimed that such a result is not unlikely, particularly if

"The average for an ordinary

Guy Cheng continues to make un-round is nearly three hours, and I provement and

is available, Kho have known a championship match

Sin-kle as already established him- to last even four hours. Belf as being capable of holding his own

in the best of European tennis company, Quite clearly China must rely on her ability to win three singles, and this is only possible if sho can find a sound second string to Kho

Kho is capable of beating either ED. Andrews, A. C. Stedman or C.E. Malfroy, the; leading New Zealand players, but one hesitates to suggest that either Guy Cheng, Gordon Lum or W.C. Choy could accomplish the sume thing.

"At St Andrews last year, during the Amateur Championship, I noticed one couple at the tenth hole who had lost three and a ball holes on the preceding match, and when my op ponent and I came round to the eleventh We had to wait 25 minutes before continuing play.

Dave Leonard (white shirt) and. Lee Tin-sang, in a keen tussle for the ball during last Sunday's Interpart football trial. (Photo: Yuan Chun Studio).

SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB'S $60,000 PROJECT

HANDSOME CLUBHOUSE

POOL ENVISAGED

SHANGHAI BADMINTON To-day's

TEAM FOR TIENTSIN Interport

At a meeting of the Selection Committee of the Shanghal Badminton Association held after the trials, the following players were chosen to represent the Shanghat Badminton Association at Tienisin during the Chinese New Year holidays. The team will be captained by P. II. Spagnolet the present champion. The others accompanying him, will bo B. V. de Senna, 11. Eardley, C. Silva, or L. II. Wade. The chalce of fourth man has still to be setiled between Silva and Wade.

Atlases Declma Eardley, Isa Sinclair, Clay Tavares and Mrs. Gwen Morcher have been selected to represent the ladies section.

A series of matches is scheduled to be played there and judging from the exhibitions given by the representatives Tientsin will have to ex- tend themselves in order to win. As this is the third of the series of annual matches, honours being even, It will be of particular interest to watch the outcome this year.

The team will leave on the night of Monday, February 8 returning early, in the morning of the 16th

JOE LOUIS AGAIN ON WARPATH

Staging Fine Comeback

New York.

Joe Louis, once heralded as the greatest Agliter in the United States,

is fast regaining the prestige he lost

JONDUVNÍMARISIOENDUMIDITYMANIERAD

This Month's Soccer Kick Off Times

It was announced this morning by the Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Football Association, that the ilmes for kicking-off in focal league match during Febru- ary are as follows.

For Junior divisions, 2.45 p.m. For senior division 4.15 pm,

SHAMATEUR TENNIS PLAYERS

when Max Schmeling knocked him AND

The Singapore Chinese Swimming Club is planning a $60,000 project which will affect the Chinese public of Singapore and $15,000 has been promised by two well-known members of the community.

The proposal embraces the building ; will be dit, éins. the "I do not know what can be done of a $40,000 clubhouse in place of the 5ft. Uins. about limiting the time. That is a present inadequate premises and n matter for the Rules of Golf Com- $20,000 salt water swimming pool

SEA WATER mitte. It may be thought that two within the existing-pagar. minutes are suficient. But if the

Stedman and Malfroy are likely to be New Zealand's nominees for the Davis Cup, and both are very capable players, with heaps of experience on a run-up shot, as it was my misfor-ns members all Chinese," European courts, and more particular-tune to witness recently. ly those in England.

shallowest

out June 10, Since that fateful

night, Louis has knocked out four REVELATION

opponents in a successful comeback campaign.

Practice Match

(By "Veritas")

To-day's practice match for the Colony interport football team. which is strictly speaking, a private show, starts at 4.45 and not at 4.30 na previously announced,

The came, which will be played against the Seaforth Highlanders first division team, is being played on the Navy ground at Causeway Bay, which is the venue for the Interpori on February 11

I understand thot A. V.. Gosano cannot turn out this afternoon, and his place at left back will be taken by Stevens.

Otherwise the Interport side will bo al full strength, and the following, are expected to line up..

Pau Ka-ping: Lee Tin-sang and Stevens: Leung Wing-chul. Camp- bell and Evans; Yeung Shul-yick, Fung King-cheung, Lee Wal-long. Wilson and Delford.

PERRY

OFFERS HIS

SERVICES

Louls opened the 1936 campaign RECEIVE £4. 14s. To Coach Davis

with his twenty-third knockout vic- tory over Charley Retzlaff January 17. When the Brown. Bomber faced Maxie Schmeling, he had been suc- cessful in every one of the twenty- seven professional fights he had participated in, and it was generally belleved that Schmeling would be

out list. added to his rapidly swelling knock-

FOR A WIN

(By John Macadam)

The licking that Fred Perry handed out to Ellsworth Vines in the first of their professional tennis circus matches raises one two preming problems, and the which strikes me principally is thin; | Perry's £3,700 for one game must make all our tennis abamateurs green with envy. At their very best they cannot do anything like ⚫ this but I am here to tell you one well way some of them do very Indeed. I do not say that the lawn Tennis Association aware of the

Sea water will flow in automatical- rules limit to five minutes the time for the entire Chinese community," to the sca

"This scheme is an important one ly through two pipes to be laid close spent on looking for a lost ball, it said Mr. H. W. Chung, who is in 200 ft out., On the the sides, screens bottom and extending absurd that any golfer should be charge of building plans, "because, will exclude dirt, which may also allowed to take eight minutes to play when completed, we mean to admit be removed by

suction pump work-

When the fighters entered the ed from the outside, Sluice gates ring June 19, Louis was a ten to one will take care that, the water does favourite. However, from the first Although the less costly part of the not overflow at high tides. contend that if golfers knew programme, the "I

round on, there was little doubt pool is the more that they had only a certain time looked forward to innovation. Cham from the date of commencement of ner, unless Louis connected worked In two and a half to three months that Schmeling would be the win- for each stroke they would speed up iploned by the late Mr. Cheong Koon (bullding, the pool, which will be knockout punch. Schmeling forced American generally. Then, when the occasion Seng, it was suggested years ago, but bigger than the one at Pasir Panjang,es around the ring at will, landing

urises, perhaps once in each round, never built for want of funds and may be ready. to draw the United States. Despite for rather prolonged consideration. suitable site. the excellent malerful Japan has at no one will complain.

solid rights to the head and body. In the 12th round, a hard zht to

right her disposal, her quest is pretty

Early last year discussion was re-cost $40,000, will give to the 28-year-The downfall of Louis stunned fight take place up and down the counties The other part of the project, to the head floored Louis for the count. forlorn. The rotuch of Ito, the "It is this continual habitual time-vived. Cambridge "Blue" who did so weil wasting which

old club Asked somebody: "Where shali_we_ speedy. at Wimbledon last year, means a golfers, and is gradually spoiling the

bulld strengthening of the team, as he is a game.

rate doubles

player

JAPAN ♥. UNITED STATES

Japan has entered the

Zone and has been unlucky enough

Arst

will

antroys...

practice, but I am certainly here to say that if they don't know, then it is high time they did

did.

All these tennis tournaments that

Cup Team

Fred Perry, in an exclusive Inter- view with Reuter, expressed desire to return to Wimbledon la May Jane, and, if it could be arranged, help the British team in its practice for the Davis Oug matches.

"You know," he said, "It might be quite a good thing for my old friends on the Davis Cup team if I went to Wimbledon

or June. I'd be could be arranged,”

in May glad to go if it

"I might be useful in various ways: perhaps in a consultative capacity and to give, the members of the team daily practice both in singles and in doubics. Such work-outs · system- ileally followed ought to be of some benefit, and they could hardly do

a building worthy of its fans. everywhere...Many blamed den are amateur tournaments. The prizes harm statement is of interest be

month A

I think that St. Andrews is "What about the foreshore?" ven-

well team helping towards quick play by limit-tured Mr. Chung, who is probably drawn from ing the number of clubs, because too known architect. He enlarged on Yamagishi, Nishimura, Ito and Hirei,Į much club selection is the cause of the ideo, explained how it could be which, however, are neither costly Schmeling defeat, Louis won a four cases is this: When a player wins a All are very capable players, who delay, but they should go further done and finally drew a plan. are likely to make still greater pro-and do away, with slow play," gress, but one finds it difficult to imagine them beating Donald Budge, Bryan Grant, Frank Parker, Gene Mako and the rest.

Australia is safe for a first round win in the American Zono and must then expect to meet United States In the final. It la foolish at this stage to attempt to forecast the outcome of such an encounter, though Australia's chances of winning on current form I are 50-50,- ·

The complete draw cabled by Reuter and United Proes follows.

EUROPEAN ZONE

Top Half

Italy, Monaco, Germany, Austria, Sweden and Greece (Byes), Bel- glum v. Hungary, Switzerland · v. Ireland.

Bottom Half South Africa Netherlands,

V China v. New Zealand, Jurealavin, Dumanla, Poland,' Czechoslovakia, France and Norway, (byes).

AMERICAN ZONE

United States v. Japan. ·Mexica!

V. Australia.

The winners of the American Zone

meet the winners of the European

winners of that Britain, the holders.

The nations will negotiate the dates and sites for the early rounds of the competition.

F :, -,,

HOME FOOTBALL

English League And

Scottish Cup

arises,

cause his present professional tour of the United States with Ellsworth Vines comes to an end in the middle of May, and he will then. bo free to do as he pleases. It le his bellef that there should be, and, in time will be, a much greater co-operation between the best professionals and the best amateurs.

NOTHING TO FEAR

"Amateur tennis, has nothing to fear from professional encroach- ment," he told Reuter, "for tennis is essentially a social and recreational sport. It is like golf, a game world- wide and cosmopolitan, and played by everybody."

name.

feat on lack of experience, others are of fixed price and cannot exceed To be carried out simultaneously sold that Louls had been fighting five guineas in value. The LTA. with the building of the swimming, men far below Schmeling's calibre, do not stop there. They specify that pool, the scheme will necessitate the

prizes can only consist of luxury demolition of the present premises, However,

after the articles. What happens in zome

In March last year his plan

nor modem.

round knockout victory over former first prize, he or she is presented with ceived the sanction of the Director of

heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey voucher entliling him or her to a Public Works, Singapore. It has

NEW CLUB HOUSE

after flooring Sharkey. four, times, luxury article to the value of five been waiting to be carried out since.

gulness at such-and-such a shop, Within five months from the start ¦

Jorge Brescia and Al Ettore both

THE SHAMATEUR FIRST OF ITS KIND

of construction there will stand a U- met with knockout defents. Louis

The type of shamateur of whom I Briefly, it will require special en-house equipped with the latest faci- of the Argentine and five rounds to say, a big jeweller's, presents it, and shaped, three-storey, modern club-needed only three rounds to dispose am speaking takes this voucher to, gineering skill in construction, and wisen completed the pool will be the ties and comprising special accom- defeat Ellore.

receives five guineas in cash-less 10 first of its kind not only in Malaya modation for men and women, a

per cent. Then the jeweller sends but in the Far East.

central hall convertible into dining In the last bout of the 1936 season, a receipt on which is written the fact The bullding of a swimming pool room and a main hall which may Louis won his quickest knockout that the voucher was exchanged for a London, Feb. 2. in the sea itself has never before been serve as dance Boor when occasion landed one punch, a left hook to the tournament promoters and gets his victory over Eddle Simms. He gold watch or a bracelet, to the Birmingham did well to visit attempted In this country. One of Grimsby to-day and earn a draw in the most important features of the is reserved for women and the right tre kockout victory on record sur vouchers for two irsis, worth £10

On the ground floor, the left wing jaw, and Simms was counted out, 20 five guineas. That is a common- "And for these reasons--because it the first division of the English foot work will be the foundation which

seconda after the opening bell. Only place. It the player has two

must always remain predominantly ball league. Both teams scored must be so constructed that the pool consist of bath room, changing room, [for men. The women's side will

a game for amateurs...I would like will not shift in cou

passed this feat of Louis'. Jack | 108, he receives of lime.

£90s, and the

to see a wider, more generous com- The chosen sito

changing rooms.

over Fred Fulton in 1918.

gold watch.

players Allca disappointed the pool is 96 ft. by 55. ft. including floor will be occupied by men's card

f. pagor, Size of

of the amateur tennis ranks The entire right wing on the ars their supporters by losing at home a shallow enclosure 12 ft. by 55 ft. rooms. Secretary's room, library, won

Simms threw three punches and little bank balance built out of these and the top-notch professionals." to Hibernian by five goals to two.with a depth of 6ft. Gins, to ft. Sins, and. women's card room take up the shoulder move and "I punched." Loula one. In explaining how

he transactions. Now I am not against the lovers of tennis

Lawn Tennis Association and Reuter,

Loula said he saw Simms 'people making money on the con-

over the In the main pool the deepest end left wing, and in the centre is the

trary-but I think that there should world should work for fraternal good: lounge. A yerandah will fuce the

be a clean-up of all this kind of

will between amateurs and profes- road.

The Brown Bomber's professional thing. A player who is successful

sionals. Such a spirit of fraternity record now shows 31 victories, 27 by in singles, Members

doubles, and mixed would be good for sport in general may

go on the roof knockouts and four on decisions.doubles gets three firsts--that is, and for tennis wherever It is played.” garden on the top floor for the air, or against one defeat by a knockout.

three Ave guineas and therefore Should they prefer dancing, the large

earns 214 3.6d., which is 15 with provided

men's And LOUIS' PROFESSIONAL RECORD guineas less 10 per cent. Either the women's cloak-rooms, will provide

L.TA. knows about it and condones ample space.

1934

it, or the L.T.A."doesn't know what is going on under Its nose. They know now.

once.

Playing in the first round of the the 267 ft. by 100 **** space within/sitting room; the men's bath and Dempsey scored an 18 second victory | Jeweller gets £10 10s. for a mythical munity of interest between the big

Scottish Cup,

Six Rugby League Clubs May Finish

By A Special Representative

Zone in the Inter-Zone final, and the DUGBY League football, hit by dwindling gates and lack of interest among tle will challenge youngsters, faces one of the most critical times In Its existence. By the end of the present season, six of the major clubs'may pass out of existence. They are: Newcastle, Streatham and Milicham (the London club), Leigh, St. Helens, Featherstone Rovers, and Broughton Rangers. The extinction of these clubs all but the first two are old established-was prophesied to mo by a prominent director whose club had lost £500 in the first three months of the season.

COLONY BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Request To Competitors

In the past four months I have watched at Icart a gaine a week. "T could count the worth-while games on flügers of one hand. The six players. Fred Smith went to Leeds, George Nepla to Halifax, and Garvey` to Wiran-that simply helped the rich (in playing sense) and robbed the

(Secreereta

sistant

Leo Kong

The leader of the Chinese com- Jack Krackon munity, the Hon. Mr. Tay Lion Teck, Willis Davis

chairman of aided by

of the project. He Is Larry Udeli Messrs. G. H. Kiat Jack Kranz

Leong Glice Soo (As- Buck Everett, Ong Piah Teng, Otto Burchuk Lee Geok Eng, Lee Adolph Water Chim Kwan and H. W, Chung.

begin? from whom the money is expected.

the greater portion of Charley Massera that assurance of support its been

It stated Lee Ramage received and the club anticipates co- operation in the collection of $48,000. Patsy Péroni

Hans Birkie

Art Sykes Jack O'Dowd

When will bends on the public Stanley Poreda

The answer

| Lee Ramage Red Barry

doomed clubs have been carrying on witli dwindling incomes by sellinx WIN FOR PERRY Nalle Brown

poor,

BEATS VINES IN FLORIDA

And gaten £20 has been a common faure this season. A week aro: Widnes, entertaining attractive Hallfax, took £62 to pay home and In connection with the first and AWAY EXDEMOS! second round matches in the Hang- transferring Garvey and Cambridge. Another may go soon. Conditions Broughton Eangers have wiped out current losses by. Long Badminton Champlona, com la London and Belle Vile suggest that Big Business control is not a success. petitors are requested to faform the Worst of all, Rangers may have to retire to their old home at The CilN,

Palm Beach, Feb. 2. Hon. Secretary of the Badminton

Fred Perry, Wimbledon champion, Remediest Supporters of the two-division plan should get busy again, defeated Ellsworth M- Association, Mr, S. Á. Gray, Hong-Better two divinions of 30 clubs than phe of 18 or 20. The bigger, wealthier 0-70 DANA BVines, 2-0, 6-3, who has turned professional, to-day kong Telegraph, when and where clubs are generally in favour. The other way to the intensive cultivation they are playing off their matches,

kong

Roy Loafer Biff Bonnet Roscoo Toles Wine Davi Gene Stanton' Primo Carnera King Lövinski Max Baer.... Paulino Uxcudun

1035

1030

Jan. - 17 Charley Retzlaff largely due to June 10 Max Schmeling -

mounty-four hours' notice of such for Juntor talent. --Juniors at present are in the care of individual counties, his are not play hey have played Aug. 18 Jack Sharskoy'

matches would be appreciated, ines

I welcome Yorkshire's move towards reorganisation.

order to facilitate the work of the The Hugby League is a wealthy body. Let i svend te meney search local newspapers in keeping a recording for and training talent-not on French tours and vain propaganda i of the games.

Waics

Perry's win was

since Perry joined the professional Oct. 8 Jorge Brescia

Of the 14 matches: FRkVines has won eight and Sept. 23 A1 Ellore Perry aine United Press.

964 Dec. 14° Kadle" Simms

Lost,

K.0.1

3

K.O. K.O. 2 Won B K.O.

K.O.

1Уоп 20

K.O.

K.O.

&

K.O.. 1

I know of one girl who has a neat

EMPIRE GAMES

OR OLYMPICS?

K.O.Australian Plan May

Be Discussed

K.O.

K.0.

K.O.

K.O..

"The

all

Won 10 ∙K.0. 10.

Sydney, Jun. 5. LO.. 2 Mr. H. G. Alderson, mannger of the K.O. 3 Australian Olympic team, at Berlin, Won 10 has made a proposal that at the K.O. 3 Empire Games here in 1938 the Em- K.O.

Ipire countries should meet to discuss K.O. the Olymple Gomes, and particularly LO. 3 the question of amateur status.

Ho states that the British

Inter pretation of the

rulo amateur..

far stricter than that of most other countries, particularly in respect of the extent of "time off?" for training

pax allowed to employment and the methods used to K.0.1 secure the release of competitors..

Another question that may be dis- K.O. 18 cussed in the comparative importance E.O. 4 of the Olympics and the Empire Fusilier (22) Owans, lightweight EO. Games to the Empire, but full aup-champion of the Royal Welsh: K.O.port will be given to the 1940 Games Fusiliers, who retained, his title on E.0.1.In, Takyo,

Monday

at full

hone in

regular

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