1937-04-13 — Page 21

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

Winners of the Junior Shield for the third sucessivo year. Here is the Royal Engineers team with their officiala photographed before the Shield final on Sunday. Howlett, the captain, is seated in the centre. (Photor Ming Yuan).

TILDEN TELLS US WHAT'S

WRONG WITH AMATEUR TENNIS

(By Jack Cuddy

United Press Staff Correspondent

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New York. Well Sir, whien elongated William Bill Tilden, who always remind entered this apartment, accompanied by several welcoming friends and re- ed me of a Russian wolfhound porters, he was transfixed with hor- physically and of Greta Garbo ror. His face resembled that of a temperamentally, has been hu-dying horse. He took a long, gaunt His hands clutched 'step forward. manised somewhat by the passing the air. He was about. to "give" years and by pursuit of the dollar. But suddenly he remembered But still he is a thespian at beart was not the Thespian of Yore, A The 44-year-old tennis veteran, no sickly smile broke above his long longer is an off-court stage stomper. chin. And like a reforined ippler He acts like a human being when you pushing away a glass of schnapps. chat with him in his apartinent. But he reluctantly led the general laugh- when crises occur you still can feel ter. the old forchorse nosing toward the histrionics.

the

But murder will out. And Thesplan in Tilden smashed through He has ils dramatic complex before that interview was half over, under much better control now than One of the group asked Bill about when I Interviewed him about four "colour and showmanship in sports." years ago In that same apartment was like licking a scarlet cape at the Algonquin. That time it was before a drowsing bull. Bill jumped like trying to bandy words with the to his feet and started hammering -Jale Robert Mantell during the duell- service aces all over the room.

ing scene of Hamlet. Tilden stalked THE TROUBLE WITH AMATEUR

and

down that living room, toss- p in his head like Glenn Cunningham ing his warming up before the mile, wav ing his long thin hands in flowing gestures, and giving off a lot of balderdash about the rhythm and poetry ol, tennis.

TILDEN HAS CHANGED

easy chair, AZ smokes

„ches, the cars. haired Fox

TENNIS

"That's the trouble with amateur

tennis to-day," he declared, shaking

Way

Joint Champions

The agreement between A. W. Hayward and A. H. Rumlahn. captains of the llongkong C.C. and Indian K.C, cricket teams respectively, not to have any more replays to decide the Cric- ket Championship was confirm- of at a meeting ed yesterday

officials. League

In view of the lateness of the the season and the fact that teams have already met twice,

it was deelded hat the names both clubs should be inscribed on the Shield as joint cham- plons.

SNOOKER TOURNEY

Osmund Beats Cunha In

Close Match

Two of the three games in the Colony snooker championship fixed for last night were played,

Meeting E. L. Cunha at the Royal Naval Yard Police Canteen, A. J. Osmund, the billlard champion, wan by 44 points, the scores being 150 to 122.

The first frame saw Osmund taking

#no thrills, ing up and by a series of excellent!

gave a most magnificent ex-performing in the world to-day, had when

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his right index finger at listeners. must of the points by clever shots. He had adhesive tape about the nub Cunhu was not able to settle down of his missing middle Anger, which and missed easy shots frequently. that he made only nine to Osmund's 07.- Tilden has changed. Apparently chopped off after blood poison-The result was

ing in 1922. "Amateur tennis has no he's just an ordinary feller oft the colour

One The second frame saw Cunha plck- court. He sits there in his living match is just like room-his willowy chassis garbed in One player is just like another, re-pots was able to increase his score to blue corduroy shilet and dark gray stardless of their respective abilities a great extent. However he was checkered slacks draped into on no lustre. They have neither in stil 58 points down when Osmund

he scrat- stinctive colour nor developed show-had 122 at the end of this frume. his wire-manship..

Continuing his good play in the Bill charged that only three last frame Cunha made many Excel- cigaretle after cigarette. He laughs amateur men players, of all those fent moves and was especially good abandonedly at this and that.

he was faced with difficult any colour: Buron Gotfried Von angle shots. Osmund played well hibition of control immediately upon Cramm of Germany, Bitsy Grant and also and was prominent for his long returning from his own tennis tour Manuel Alonzo of the United States. distance pols. Alded by a break of

begin five cngagements with e

ith included them among the 11 mest 14 Cunha increased his points litije Perry..

Anticipating this returni colourful players of all time. The by little and totalled 122 to Osmund's some of The spry young lads who others were: Norman Brookes, Wil- 166 at the end of the game. chase the fuzzy white ball during lam McLaughlin, Jean Borotra: Fred Playing at the Kowloon Cricket matches, fixed up Bill's apartment. Perry, Vincent Richards, Fred Hun-Club P. Percita bent E. M. Remedion And how they fixed it up! Theyter, Nicholas tish of Roumania, and by 185 points to 120. inked mustaches on the glass over B.L.C. Norton of South Africa. prized portraits; and they drew ple-

and showman- tures and wrote verses with rubbership instinelive or artificial?

the living erasers in the dust on

"My colour was instinctive-bo- room walls.

colour cause

is instinctive. Some One verse went like this: People of my showmanship was think that fleas are black-but know also, but now and this ain't so-'cause Mary had little lamb-whose fleece was white As show. (You're supposed to pro- nounce the "fleece" like "Acas." catch on?)

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Tilden's

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The game between W. Kong and F. P. Sequelea was not played at the} Civil Service Cricket Club.

MATCHES ARRANGED.

He The following matches have been in the and arranged for this week

Snooker Championship of the! Colony:

smiled happlly as if recalling some of the lamboyant temperamental pranks he had played on and off the court during his tumultuous career.

Golfers Mourn The Great

Harry Vardon

Wednesday, April 14 J. C. Remedios v. W. Stafford (Craigengewer C.C.), 9 p.m.

Thursday, April 15

F. P. Sequeira v. W. Kong (Civil) Service C.C.).

5. M. Cruz v, E. A. Neronha (Catholic Union).

J. E. Noronha y. R. Dodge (C.P.Ò.) and P.O. Ree. Room), 9 p.m.

London, Apr. 12. China will meet New Zealand tri Sandy Herd, another former cham-its Davis Cup tie at Brighton on pion, said: "He was one of the best April 20 and 30 and Muy 1.—Reuter, golfers that swung one of the greatest gentlemen!

Harry Vardon, greatest golfer of is up to the younger school to re- all time, who as a boy learned the member the debt we owe him. He game with large marbles and clubs taught everybody modern golf as we of oak and thorn, died last month know it to-day." at his home at Whetstone, Herts.

Vardan, who was 66, had suffered from chest trouble for years.

He caught a chill when walking on bis home course, the South Herls, on Tuesday. Complications develop ed, and he died of pleurlsy.

"VARDON" GRIP

Harry Vardon was described as the ideal professional. For more than 20 years he was the Idol of every golfer.

"Vardon" grip is now as standardised as the weight of a golf ball. Hundreds of plaster casts have been made of the fam ons grip. He

won more open championships then any man is likely to win again

-in 1006, '98, and '99, 1903, '11, and

and

SCOTLAND'S SOCCER TEAM CHOSEN

To Play England Next Saturday

London, April 12. Scotland's team to meet England in

Jan international football match

on

**In addition, he was runner-up four Saturday next has been chosen na

times, was American champion in follows:

1900, and German champion in 1911.

ments.

Dawson; Anderson and Beattie

He won in all 62 Arst-class tourna (Preston); Massie (Aston Villa), He played for England Simpson. and Brown; Delaney, Walker, Frank O'Donnell (Preston), McPhail and Duncan-Rester

against Scotland ten times.

The son of a gardener at Grou ville, Jersey, and one of a family of nino, Harry Vardon was born on May 9, 1870,

ENGLISH SOCCER TEAM

llo had a handicap of plas 3 at

London, Apr. 12.

to play The Engilsh soccer team the local working men's club, and played, too, excellent football and Scotland on Saturday 18-Woodley cricket. He won many prizes for (Chelsea), Male, Barkas, Britton, sprinting.

Young, Bray, Matthews (Stoke), Car →ter(Sunderland), Steelo. (Stoke), Henry Cotton said: "I have lost a Starling (Aston Villa) and Johnson dear friend and a great master. It (Stoke)-Reuter,

TRIBUTES

TUESDAY,

APRIL 13, 1937.

SHARE PRICES Jockey's

The following is the list of local share quotations issued this mom- ing.

Banke.

H. K. Bank, $1,805 ..

H. K. Banks, (Lon. Heg.), £118 m. Chartered Bank, £154 p.

Mercantile Bank, A. and D..

£33%.

Mercantile Bank, C., £1534 n. East Asla Bank, $84 b.

Insurances.

Conton, In., $320 n.

Unton In., $630 b.

Chira Underwriters, $1.00 sa. H. K. Fire 1n., $283 n. Internat'l Acce, Sh. $4% .

Shipping.

Douglas, $38 ǹ.

H. K. Steamboats, $0 n. Indo-Chinns (Pret.), $35 i. Indo-Chinas (Def), $50 n, Shell (Bearer), 111/10 n." Union Waterboats, $0.43 n.

Docka etc.

H K. Wharves (old), $115 b. H K, & W. Docks, $304 n. Providents (ok), $2.15 b. Providents (new), 25 cts. n. New Englacerings, Sh. $34 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $102 n.

Mining.

Kailan Mining Ar., 21/0 n.. Raubs, $13.70 n. Venz: Goldfield $8 n.

Philippine Mining. Antamoks, P. 1.20 Atoks, P. 32 Baguio Gold, P. 22 Balate Min, P. 13 Benguet Cons. P. 11 Benguet Exp. P11

P. 21 Big Wedge, Coco

P. 57 Grove, Consolidated Mines, P. 31 Demonstrations, P. 77%

E. Mindanao, 1. .26

um

Inn Cat 10

P. 23

1. X. La, P. .76

Itogons, P. 1.15 Masbate Cons. P. „33% Min. Rose., P. 28 Northern Min., P. .00 Paracole Gumnus, P. 37 Salacot Min. P. 04 Son Maricio, P. 1.95 Suyor Consols, 1. 37 United Paracale, P. .00

Lands, Hotels, cic.,

H. and S. Hotels, $7.65 b. H. K. Lands, $30 3.

H. K. Lands, 4% Deben. $105 n. S'hai Lands, Sh. $15 n.

ropolitan Lands, Sh. $10. n.

$9 n.

H. K. Realties, $5.75 b. Chinese Estates, $74 n. China Realties, Sh. $4 n.. China Debent. $30 n. Wm. Pawells, 40 cts. n. Telepliones (new), $12.00 sa.

Public Utilities.

H. K. Tramways, $14.80 b. Peak Trans, (old), $4% b. Peak Trams. (now), $1 b. Stor Ferries, $87 s Yaumat! Ferries (old), $28 n. China Lights, $14.70 n. China Lights, (new) $14.50 h. H. K. Electric, $60% S. and 33.

ctric $11 b

Telephone (old), $30 b. Telephone (new), $12.50 b. China Buses. Sh. $9% n. Singapore Tractions, 27/6 n. Singapore Pref., 27/— n.

Industrials.

Cald: Macg, (old), Sh. $161⁄2 n. Cnid: Maeg (Pref.); Sh. $17 n. Canton Ices, $2 n.

Cement, $16,40 n.

H. K. Ropes, $5.35 b.

Storen, &c.

Dairy Farm, $251⁄4

Watson, $5.00 n.

Lane Crawfords, $0 n.

Sinceres, $3.10 0.

0.

Wing On (H.K.), $50 m

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cottons.

Sh. $16.75 n.

Shui Coltons, (old), Sh. $120 S'hal Cottons, (new), Sh, $93 b. Zoong Sings, $31

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $44 n.

Miscellaneous.

H. K. Entertainments, $4.70 m. Constructions (old), $1.00 n, Vibro Filing, $7 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1025 G$Bas. 90%

b.

H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 8%1⁄2% prm, a H. K. Govt. 34% Loan 1%

prm, n. Wallace Harpers, $4 n. Marsmans Inv., (Lond.) s/ 20/0 Marsmans Inv., (H.K.), s/- 720 m.

WILL PRESS FOR FIGHT-Max Schmeling, derman heavy weight boxer, telling-reporters He would hold Champlon James Braddock to the fight signed for June 3 at the Long laland Bowk Braddock also sigued to fight Joe Louis June 22,

Accident

Investigated

Enquiry was made by a quorum of Stewards at the Race Course on Saturday last into the circumstances surrounding the accident to Mr. Liong Sal-yen which occurred during the

last race of the day. From the evidence given by other riders in the race It appears that Mr. Llang's mount "Tobby

Cat" fell through

galloping on to the pony immediately ahead of him, viz. "Happy Venture". The enquiry will be resumed when Mr. Linng lins recovered sumclently to attend.

POOR BOX GETS BENEFIT

GAMBLING RAID PROCEEDS

The Poor Box at the Central Magis- tracy benefiled considerably this morn- ing, when 22 men were charged before Mr. K. Keen with gambling at No. 7 Des Voeux Road West, third floor.

The keeper, Sun Pau-an, aged 25, was Bned $50, or six weeks hard labour for keeping the premises as a common gaming house, while another keeper, who did not appear in Court, had his ball of $50 estreated. Fifteen Imen who did not answer their names had their ball of $3 each estreated, while the remaining five were fined $2 or seven days' cach.

A sum of $50.42. which was picked up was donated to the Detective-Sergeant D.

secuted.

Poor Box. Dovics pro-

ANOTHER CASE

In one of the largest gambling ralds ever carried out in Hongkong, 67 men were arrested and charged before Mr. W. Scholteld at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning. "Sub- Inspector Darkin raided No. 108, Electric Road at 9 p.m. yesterday and found a dlcing game in full swing.

Chan Shing, 42, Yuen Kam 21 and Tse Shing, 24, were charged with keeping the gaming house and the other 54 defendants, the majority of whom did not appear, were charged with gambling. The six- teen defendants who appeared were fined $1 or four days, while each of the other cases, their ball of $2 each were estreated.

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First and second defendants ud- mitted previous convictions and were fined $50, or alx weeks. Third de- fendant was

or fined $25

four weeks.

The sum of $12.16 which picked up was ordered for the Poor Box.

was

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SPORT ADVIS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Fourth Extra Raco Meeting to bo hold on Saturday, 24th April, 1937, (weather per mitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- Happy Ing; the Club House, Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

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