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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

1937. AUGUST 9,

Players And The Public Must Be First Consideration Of The Hongkong F. A.

A LORD'S CLASSIC Some Fallen Counties

FINANCE AND THE PRO

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Even in R sterner Test srason than the present the meeting of the Gentlemen and the Players al Lord's keeps its high place as an event

of an English summer. stands outer it should stand out. as a review of all that is furst in our cricket. It provides or 14 should of the kernext provide-a rndeavour,

full charged with heatLİY rivalry, but free from the grim, cut throat hostlity often associated withi au Australian Test intel.

Unhapplly, however, it becomes

and more difficult

every won:

more

to

get together a a representative Gentlemen's team. The professional who secures a place in a county Axture in Arst-clam cricket

side in a fix

until age or some other circumstances

to lose la form. causes him

Miss Allson Mackenzie.

K.C.C. TO

LOSE LADY TENNIS

PLAYER

atateur, or the other hand, often MISS MACKENZIE

FOR ENGLAND

disappears into another life at the time when the best of him hun not been seen. He has to find his bread and butter in other fields-frequent-

in foreign ella. Three years ago the Gentlemen last beat the Mayern lines; - rare occurrence of recent und of the winning side on that occasion, C. F. Walters, A. Melville, G. O. Allen, and A. D. Baxter have all dropped out of big cricket, while little this season has been seen of J. H. Human, B. H. Valentine, E, R. T. Holmes, F. R. Brown, and W. II. V. Levitt. Now each of these is of an age to be full in his richer

this, all of the prime Against

onal side are

st playing None the less, in spite of the gaps in their ranks, there is no renson why the Gentlemen shoul<! cricket.

not produce interesting

the

There is plenty of colour in the team -some of it imported from Dominions overseas.

Kowloon Cricket Club is to loss one of its most valued lady tennis players next month when Miss Alison Mackenzie sails for England to take up a secretarial appointment in Birmingham.

REGENERATE FOOTBALL

NEXT SEASON

Should Emergency Committee Be

Closed To Press?

(By "Veritas")

ADMIT THE PRESS

TRE long football will again be claiming the attention of the majority of the Colony's sportsmen. We are on the threshold of another season, and not un- naturally many of those connected with the game are wondering what is in store this coming winter. Last season, unhappily, there Reveral features which

in this quest, I think

the caused ore to

And deplore the

Association ean, through matunt co- apparent decline of the game, operation, be considerably helped by not only as a spectacle and at the Press of the Colony. This to not entertainment for the thousands to suggest that in the past the Preas which, flocked weekly to the has been treated badly by the P.A. On the whole relations have been grounds, but as a medium for excellent. But in one or two esse creating, sporting relations be the heiation has pursued u poiler

were

tween individuals and nationali- which might have been changed for ties. The cynies had good rea-¡more beneficial results. son to crow and to point out the obvious decadence which had set in.

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COMPLEX FACTORS

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I have in mind, especially, The decision to hold all Ensergency Com mittee meetings in camera. It is true several matters come before this committee which would not be politic to have blazoned in the newa- papero. But there are also others which could and should enjoy the searchlight of publicity.

ENGLAND'S TEAM FOR

THE THIRD

THIRD TEST Northants Player Selected

COMPTON IS

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NEW CAP"

London, Aug. 8. Northants, the poorest of the. English county cricket teams, has produced another Test cricketer. A. D. G. Matthews, who has been bowling brilliantly for Northants; this season, has been chosen to play for England against New) Zealand in the third Test at the Oval on August 14, and he is the first Northants player to receive, CJ. Barnett again chosen to play

for England against such distinguished recognition and Kenneth Farnos, Exies fast bowler since V. W. C. Jupp, the amateur who will play against New Zealand Lil-rounder, who was next Saturday.

SERIOUS POSITION

OF LEAGUE TENNIS

Bad Weather The Cause

The factors which contributed to this unfortunate state of attedra were and complex. They were, in miny Miss Mackenzie sails on Septeinber fact, sensed, rather than demonstrated,

big influence was the realla- Let us take for example the ense then will 11. and

sever a three One

that competitive football in of a player who appears before the years association with the K.C.C.tion

ring, which time she has figured Hongkong had grown to outsize di- commitice on a charge of misconduct. or So far as the Press is concerned the prominently as a tennis player of mensions. There

no oppurtunity for players to take following happens: the original in- considerable ability and promise.

their game Hghtly: practically every client la reported in the newspapers,

was a

only the impression of For the past two year she has match a "key" match; either but it

ter, und reports of the affair points of vital importance

Fance reporter, played regularly in the club's senior teague

quite often

do,

vary to a mixed doubles league team and has were at stake, or the next game may,

wenther con- success in the meant the winning or losing of a considerable extent. But the public played with some

If the present has only that: annual tournaments. Last year she trophy. The game was played for reuds the report and has

doubles

handicap, eight months in an atmosphere of upon which to reach any conclusion. tinues for any length of time, the won the mixed

in the ladies intense rivalry, and it was not always Later the player comes before the abandonment of the 1937 lawn and was runner-up singles championship and the handi- the type of rivalry desirable. The sunumlitee cap singles.

In the current tourna

became bigger

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for

With "trial".

the

.

(By "Veritas")

with Sussex.

formerly

Another newcomer to Test cricket to be included in England's latest team is Dennis Compton, the talented young Middlesex player.

Goddard Shows Test Form

Goddard, the Gloucestershire bowler who routed Now Zea- land in the second Test match at Manchester last month, dis- played Test form on Saturday against Worcestershiro when, on the Cheltenham ground, he took 6 wickets for 68 runs. Yesterday, Goddard was chosen to play in the third and final Test starting on August 14.

Matthews, Compton and Kenneth

New Zea

LIKELY WIMBLEDON PROFIT OF £40,000

London.

The gate receipts for Wimbledon this year exeerded £100,000 and the proika are likely to be is the region. Tot £10,000, taking the tournament, financially one of the most successful In the history of the game,

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Every day of the meeting "Court Full" notices appearing out- side the centro court, white, during the first week number one court and several outside courts were jammed Įto cupacity.

There was also, unfortunatoly a certain amount of ticket proficering, and despite all the efforts of thu authorities the profiteers had

ment she has advanced to the final wards, us I pointed out more than Press excluded, no report of the In-tennis league competition may Farnes have been brought into the extremely active meeting.

FINE BADMINTON PLAYER

Lonice

an

from

but there

was

R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex) cap-nothing the authorities could do.

It is only when memory butts in and the ghosts of the past walk be- fore us that the fimilation of our

team at the expense of Wellard, At the present cricket are realised.

gger vestigation la possible. All that the have to be considered. last season,

F. R. Brown and J. Smith, who play- Centre court scats changed hand mement Everyone is prepared to

In the senior division, especially ed in the second match at Manchester. at prices from £10 upwards. There of the handicap singles and the than the game, inextricably bound newspapers can publish is the ver- knows dict. The publie therefore admire Yorkshire, even though they

Otherwise the side remains un-

complainis were, of course, semi-final of the championship.

[up with this factor was the financial the facts of the incident as re-all teams are sadly behind schedule,

influence. have nodded at Lines. "A the team.

Slowly, but perceptibly.

to the bad weather changed. It will be caplained by R. incensed buyers, το κουπό so well balanced, 50

the money side of football has deported in the Press (which may or due entirely determined." say even Southern folk,

veloped

in Hongkong until it has may not be accurate) and the result. which has prevented play for a suc-W. V. Robins and will comprise: player's defence (if any) and cession of Tuesday afternoons. Un with something of awe. And then She is also well-known in Hou become equally as important as The The player's Memory whispers wickedly, "Yes,

kong as one of the leading lady game. The success of a big match the reasons why the committier came less the leagues can be completed be tal but would you say that Verity is

badminton players. She was among a reckoned more in terms of dollars to its declaton are never revealed fore the end of August there is a dis- worthy of the mantle of Rhodes as a

the player is found guilty, he tiret possibility of them being aban- the first to take up the game at the taken at the turnstiles than by the if bowler

man-stands K.C.C., and later she played in the quality Belds-

and bataman

condemned as a blackguard, doned, for this year as players will of football or as

sportsman- man? And where is there ณ George

league for Kowloon Tony and last ship displayed by the teams. While having had no opportunity to show begin to get active preparing for the Hirst?" Memory goes un to recall

reason for Free Lances." She

officiala deplore many of the in- to the public any extenuating cir- winter sports, with football, hackey other honoured names until the idea figured in a number of representa- cidents which help to ruin

what

players.. is born that Yorkshire are only pro-

tive games including the Hongkong should be the nest matches of the cumstances, or any sort of defence. and cricket making serious claims on minent just now because others, once rivals, have fallen their formidable

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away with the years.

DARK DAYS OF KENT What can be said of two of the counties who

олсе most

Yorkshire's

stood among

dangerous 05-

ponents, Surrey and Kent? Those

one-time champions passed through

a May and a June that must have

to their

the

has

v. Shanghat match in 1938 and in exhibition matches at the Associa- tion's Presentation Nights.

Bobby Riggs

Excers nightmare supporters In Tennis

Their beams were not only short of victories; they were short of per- a big heart sonalities, Cover has

or

to

others

£1

and a a big body and exceptional speed; Brooks is a "character"; one

two

outside the это 310 stereotyped, but it is not necessary

the Look at

past through magnifying glass to

see the old Surrey standing out very large as compared with the new. And Kent's fall has been even more lamentable. Recently there has been some re- covery, but we have seen a team that crumbled and tottered from the old emclency-n atop-gap captain, a lowy Woolley, a side half com- shadowy posed of recruits.

All teams, it may be said, periodic- ally have their bad tunes. Patience. and the road turns. But it has been pathetic to wander round the plea- of Kent and to find a once arrogantly proud of their side in. acasons of triumph, openly deriding their cricketers in their hour of fallure. Under the trees of beautiful Tunbridge Wells loyally was absent. Heroes of other days were barracked. Even Woolley, one time idol of Adols, was requested to "pack up and Oval play marbies." And at the

anntly rural groundsic public,

I have heard members who ought to know better declare that they were (Continued on Page D.)

DURING

Comeback

SPASOD, they gleefully point to the bumper "gute, and secretly (some- times openly) hope that a reply will! be necessary so that the coffers can be filled again.

DEFENCE SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC

There will certainly be no play in the mixed doubles this afternoon and

In a criminal court, the law de-the odds against the "A" Division manda that a newspaper shall give programme being fulfilled to-morrow an fair a report of the defence as at about 100 to 1. the prosecution. Because of the

season. But

the

HARDCOURT CHAMPIONSHIPS

A programme has been arranged The dominating note behind the Association's orbitary policy, this is staging of last year's Interport was made totally impossible in the case for the entire week, but there wil

It hured the ILE.F.A. into Money.

our of an offending footballer, unless have to be a general improvement in a policy of parsimony which left out the case be brought before the at- the weather if any of it is to be ful- Shanghai visitors bewildered and not tention of the Council, as happened filled.

little disgusted. Curiously enough, | Tere

or twice Inst white

cheeseparing was adopted once

Committee, and s where generosity should have been usually the affair is settled by the

In the meantime, the U.S.R.C. are the keynote, almost reckless expendi critice's meetings are closed to calling for entries for the hardcourt ture was made on other Items which

the Press, the offending

The entry forms player's championships. could

have been reasonably

case is never known to the public, have now been sent to all clubs, and talled.

which

note is naturally influenced in intending competitors should

the earlier that the closing date is August 15, The H. K. F. A. Jns indicated en Judging

this next season. newspaper statements which have door junior championship in 1836, economy drive following Frankie Parker, Don Budge There will be no complaint against this not even the saving point of being and Gene Mako in the order named.untess the Association permits it to official reports of the incident.

That's really putting your name in become a dominating Influence at the

Robert L. Riggs, "Bobby" to fans of the tennis world, is a most peculiar net player. Fresh from school Bobby stepped out and copped the boy's out-

cur-

the elite of tennisdom for everyone expense of controlling and conduct-

tho

an man

Although offelally only one entry lins been received--L. Goldman and L. Sullivan for the doubics-I a number of

It is not suggested that players do.

fair

mis

nre J.

K. Farnes (Essex)

Hammond, W. R. (Gloucester)

Marnett, C. J. (Gloucester) Ames, L. (Kent) Paynter. E. (Lancashire) Hardstaff, J. (Notts) Hutton, L. (Yorkshire) Matthews, A. D. (Northants) Compton, D. (Middlesex) Goddard, T. W. (Gloucester) England has already won one Test and against New Zealand

match

drawn the other. England therefore' needs only to draw to win the rubber. -Reuter,

SOCCER'S PROFITS

AND LOSSES

Good Financial State Of Clubs Revealed

London.

The prosperity of football is re- flected in the financial, returns of the elubs. In all parts of the country Inst season attendances were higher than ever before.

Arsenal's balance sheet shows a nominal profit of £407, but it is

£30,000 evident that about

made.

was

Brentford is richer by £4,175, their gate receipts of £47,380 being a record.

A balance of West Ham had £2,702, to which has to be added £10,190 which was not distributed last season.

Chelsea gained £7,700. Tottenham Hotspur is one of the This few clubs to reveal a loss. amounted to £4,000,

TENNIS TITLE

Bromwick Beaton In German Tourney

Hamburg, Aug. 7.

Australian Vivian McGrath, the

recalls the fact that his three presing the game on proper and progres- not receive a fair tribunal before the understand that quite decessor just returned to the United sive lines. The Association's chief Emergency Committee, but because Recreio and K. C. C. players intend

Gre in camera, the to take part. Among them States after grabbing the Davis Cup concern should be first the players the meetings

obtain does not from England.

which it controls, and secondly the player

which, by its regular con-tribunal before the general public. Gonsalves and A. V. Remedios, A. V. Gosong and B. Gosano from the This youngster Riggs skyrocketed public.

C. Recrelo, E. Fincher and C. Leslie Ames, another Test saloc. damning to fame last year when he took tributions, helps to keep the Associa-whose opinion, after all, can be very

Bodiker, G. Clarke and G. C. Burnett, | tion, Frankle Parker's national clay courts on in existence.

at

What is more, it is believed that A. Crawford and S. A. Gray among championship away from him and

It is true the H. K. F. A. is not

such others from the K. C. C. the same time dubbed himself as the

a salaried board of directors. by giving full publicity to brightest U.S.A. Davis

a deterrent to futuro Cup hope. However, starting this year as a great The work done by its officials is enses, possibility he made a tour of the voluntary and invariably has as its conduct may well be created, as it abuse thun com-is possible numbers of offenders south and the cast and proceeded to reward more play himself right out of the list of pliments. Nevertheless those officials would react more sharply to pub- fulfillicity than to merely a suspension possibilities by getting consistently have voluntarily offered to beaten in complete reversal of a task which is primarily a duty to from play.

footballers and their Bupporters.

factors

should Other

take serve football Press should be allowed to publish ches has been re-arranged for this RAIN PREVENTS BIG Baron Gottfried von Cramm, the Maybe he's on the right track now accondary place. To

in the indiscriminately matters which are week sake should be and with this fresh victory in the for football's Seabright invitation tournament, he concentrated aim of the Association clearly better served if they remain League:

during the 1037-38 season.

secret to the Association. But this may climb right back to the top.

form.

THIS HOT AND TIRING WEATHER

YOUR SYSTEM NEEDS A 'PICK ME UP' AFTER THE DAY'S

TOIL IS OVER, SO

MAKE IT A DOUBLE'

DEWAR'S

WHITE

BUT BE SURE YOU GET

LABEL

SOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & COY., LTD.

Ono does not advocate that the n

HONGKONG LEAGUE Matches Re-Arranged For The Week

The following programme of mat- Hongkong Tennis

the

v. United Services R.C. v. Chinese C,

"A" DIVISION (TUESDAY) is no argument for the Press being longkang c.c. v. University totally excluded from Emergency club de Recreio Committed meetings. The question Kowloon C.C. as to whether П certain subject Indian R.C, should not be reported by the Press would depend, as is customary, on a Chairman's ruling.

Tho Press, generally, I am con- Adent, would appreciate the privilege

v. South Cluna A.A.

(WEDNESDAY)

*B* DIVISION

v. South Chins A University Clinete I.c. v. Craigongower C.C.

v. Kowloon CC.. Kowloon Indiana lfongkong C.C. v. Club de necrolo

CH DIVISION (THURSDAY)

Bouth China A.A. V. Army T.C.

of attending Emergency Committee Craigenzower CC. v. Chinese TLC. (1)

Chinese R.C., (3) v. Radio B.C. meetings and to give fair and un- Kowloon C.C. v. Kowloon Tong blassed

v. Indian I.c. reports

mis- regording

Club de Recreio

"D" DIVISION {PRIDAY) - demeanours by players. I am equal-

Y. Polles R.C.

ly sure that if this be permitted, it Chinese R.C. will make a useful contribution Craigengower CC. v. Kowloon Indlane

Mouth China A.A. v. Indian R.C. towards the alm of better and Kowloon CC. v, Civil Barvica C.C. cleaner football in Hongkong.

Central Dritlth As, v. Club de Recrolo

BOWLS WASHED

OUT

MATCH

Owing to the inclement weather, the Lawn Bowls League programmei on Saturday was washed out, thus' preventing for the third time this Beason the clash between Kowloon Docks and the Club de Recreio.

The Indian R.C. require only two of the more points to be assured Second Division Championship. Dua to play the Kowloon C.C. at Soo- kunpoo, they were expected to obtain these points over the week-end, but It is now probable that they will not; got them until later in the season.

tennis champion and member of this year's Davis Cup team, reached the inal of the German Men's Singles Championship to-day, by beating his Young compatriot Jack Bromwich in straight zela by scores of 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. In an earller round, Bromwich enused a sensation by eliminating

German champlon and Davis Cup ace-Reuter's Bulletin.

USE

Danderine

FOR DRY SCALP AND FALLING

HAIR

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