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THE ·HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 23,

TIME THE L.T.A. ENCOURAGED HONGKONG'S SCHOOLBOY TENNIS PLAYERS

Youngsters Have Talent But

Lack Advice

(By "Veritas**)

An-

With the withdrawal of the moulded than if taken in land years. after they have left school. They Chinese Recreation Club nounced, the mixed doubles more receptive to instruction and advice, and better-equipped mentally tennis league has become simply for ansimilating such conching,

straight contest between The Idea is not to regiment school, United Services Recreation Club boy tennis: merely to encourage it and the Kowloon Cricket Club and to develop it on normat lines, The Lawn Tennis Association might senior team, with the odds most find it highly profitable to cunsitier decidedly in favour of the Ser such a proposition in the course of vices club, who have already future mirelings. beaten their challengers once this

scason.

Even at full numerical strength, ¦ COUNTY CRICKET

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the mixed doubles tournament hardly deserved the desigpation "Tengue" Now it is nothing more than a con-

between two text

teains. Unless there is a willingness on the part of clubs to enter more teams next, sum- worth it would hardly seem mer while to continue the competition. The cup could be used to better pur pose by putting it up for competit. among school team.

NO OFFICIAL RECOGNITION

Tennis-is being more and more en- couraged by schoolmasters in Hong- lung, but as yet there has been no offletal recognition of any such move- ment.

Here,

surely, is

is an excellent avenue for the LT.A. to explore. Every encouragement should be Rwen

Close Of Play Scores

On Saturday

London, Aug. 21. Close of play senres in the County Cricket Championship games which started to-day were as follow:

1937.

NEW BATHING CLUB European Shed Opened By Mr. V. Labrum

REFUGEES INVITED

In a spell of sunny weather which! A few yards away a small cook- formed a sharp contrast to the con-shed has been erected, and here eggs, ditions which had prevailed in the sandwiches and other light food may morning and which were still pre-be obtained, Altogether 1,800 square valent in most parts of the city, the feet has been allotted the Club and newly-formed European Bathing Club at all of this space has yet been was opened St Query Bay by Mr.ullied. It understood that, pro- V. C. Labrum, its President, yester-gressing gradually, the premises will

be extended as ucension offers.

[day afternoon.

Despite the wet weather and the somewhat stort notice, there was a fair number of members present, in-

cluding Mr. W. Priest, the Chairman,

and Miss A. J. Fisher, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, and most of

those

leading Indulged in a swim after

the

opening ceremony.

An Interesting announcement WHE made by Mr. Priest, when he told the S. C. M. Post representative that the Club had decided to throw open its premises to the Shanghai refugees every day. This privilege applied only in the day time, the evenings Middlesex 277: Kent 125 for 6. being reserved solely for

members Yorkshire 344 for 4 (Hutton 73, The Shanghat people could, however, Leyland 17); v. Surrey.

Jobtain the right to use the Club-house 102 at any time by applying for member

ship, when "a hearty welcome would, he offered them."

Somerset 458 for 6 (Cameron not out, Meyer 125) v. Sussex.

Essex 302 for 6 v Notts.

- Gloucester 424 for 9 (Barnett 132); 1. Lancashire.

Northants 337 for 9 v. Warwick. Derby 175: Worcester 185 for 8. Leicester

152 (Clay 6 for 86): the youngsters win display keenness Glamorgan 183 for 2 (5. Davies 81 and uplitude. All of the better not out). Jnown schools

talent, but Ilke Dossess

Friendly Mateli

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the majority of Hongkong players, Hampshire 393 for 8 (Pathecary they are more or less left to their 130) . New Zealanders. own devices, and allowed to find! their own feet. This may be n splendid contribution towards build- ing charmeter, but it hardly tends to produce belter tennis players.

· REVOLVER SHOOTING

Chinese Reserves Beat

Emergency Unit

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE

THIS WEEK'S ·

MATCHES

of

The following matches have beent arranged by the Hon. Secretary the Hongkong Tennis League for this week;

In performing the opening cere- MIXED DOUBLES (MONDAY) mony, Mr. Labrum said:

United Services R.C. v. Kowloon C.C. (2) "A" DIVISION (TUESDAY)

Ladies and gentlemen,-The or-i ganisers of this European Bathing Tungkong C.C Chub have done me the honour of de Heereis

Kowloon C.C. asking me to declare it open, but Indian R.C. before doing so, there are one or " DIVISION two persons who are due specialintversity thanks for their efforts in bringing "Chinese it.C.

Kawloon Inflants this enterprise to a successful issue. Hongkong C.C.

Firstly I must mention the name

"C" DIVISION of Mr. Priest who, I believe, wrote south China A.A.

v.

University

1. United Services

Chinese R.C

V.

South China A.A. (WEDNESDAY)

V. South Chilla Cealyangowor

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V.

Kowloon Cc. Club de Recreio (THURSDAY)

v. Army T.C.

V.

Chinese RC. 1) Madlo S.C

v. Kowloon Tong (FRIDAY)

to the press and got a large number Craigengewer CC, V. of persons interested in the scheme; Chtuese R.C. (2) the Hon. Director of Public Works Kowloon C.C.

"D" DIVISION for granting the site; r. Parlani who has placed his oillee at the dis- Army T... posal of the committee; Miss Fisher, Cratenower C.C.

Chinese it.C.

our hon. secretary and treasurer, and South Chinn A.A.

other members of the committee Who have given their time and advice.

The club is established for the benefit of Europeans who cannot get

Senie of the schools boast on their staff une or two masters who are good enough players and keen enough about the game to devote hours in giving their pupils advice, practice and encouragement. Others are less fortunate, and the youngsters have to struggle along as best they can ex- periencing the painful pangs of The Hongkong Emergency Unit of bathing facilities without travelling laboured progress, and those periods the Police Reserve and the Hongkong: some distance and who are not car which puzzle and disappoint when Police Reserve Chinese Company owners. It is now up to all members

grawn participated in a

revolver shooting to get as many of their friends us their tennis seems to have

match at the Kennedy Road Range possible to join up and, as time goes worse instead if better.

yesterday; the latter team winning on and finances improve, additional

comforts will be available. be by 602 points to 537.

I.

This is a common experience, but

could effects depressing

THE CLUB-HOUSE

The new Club-house, which

Kowloon C.C.

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v. Indian R.C.

v. Civil Service CC

v. Club de Recreto

y. Central British A.

BOWLS CANCELLED

Kowloon Dock-Recreio Tie Off For Fourth Time

All matches arranged for yester- day in the Hongkong Lawn Bowls The weapons used were 32 long Members must realise that every Lengue were cancelled on account of vastly lightened if they revolvers and the targets were, 10/thing has been arranged in a very the rain. Originally the Leogue was : had sonie knowledgeable who understood the symptoms and yards figure target, emergency 15 short space of time, and if everything scheduled to conclude on July 31, could give the necessary advice to yards Agure target, 10 yards run is not just so to-day, they may and even with the re-arranged pro-

10 rectify help them out of the predicament. ning man, and 10 yards bobbing man, rely on the committee

gramme it was hoped to complete Each event had a best possible anything found wanting. The L.T.A. might locul tennis a

Ladies and gentlemen I now de however, it is likely that the League all fixtures by September 11. Now, worthy service by offering to interest number of points of 30. The best itself in school tennis. They might, scores were by P. C. Kwok Chak-clare the club open and I trust it will not end until a later date. for example (providing the schools tong (H.K.P.R.) with 20, 20, 30 (the will prove a boon to all its members.

The most peculiar feature of the postponement of yesterday's fixtures are willing), appent to our leading only possible" scored) and 20, (Applause). ployers to volunteer to pay weekly totalling 108: P. C. Hoo Kam-chlu,

was that it was the fourth occasion rain hud prevented the Club de visits to the schools, giving the more with 27, 28, 23 and 28, totalling 106; tle bit of vatud L. S. Tansley (Emergency Unit). Jinmature players

is Recreio and Kowloon Docks from able coaching, offering the boys hints who had scores of 28, 24, 28, and 20, situated at the end of the line of meeting in the First Division. The bathing sheds in Quarry Bay, op-first match between these two teams. concerning technique, and by playing totaling 100. Teams! themselves, give the youngsters op- II. K. Emergency Unit Reserves.-posite the Arts and Crafts factory, was arranged for May 22; the second portunities of studying this techni-Lance Sergeants Tansley and R. Lee, although not an elaborate affair, is for July 10; and the third for, August

7. que first hand.

P. S. Grover and P.C's Archipoff, a substantial matshed, Van de Lely. M. A. Souza, Budaginn, There are spaces partitioned off for| The two matches yet to be played SCHOOLBOYS' COMPETITION

and M. A. R. Souza.

the use of Indies and gentlemen in between the Club de Recreio and

Docks Chinese Reserves. Lance Ser-changing, and a small refreshment bar Kowloon

are of great im- A schoolboys' competition might geants Thong Po-hing, Wong King of the entrance,

portance to the former club; for, if niso prove a valuable aid in the deve-chuen, Chan Chung-tung, P. S. Wong A little wooden pier juts out athey can win both, they will have a lopment of tennis among the Colony's Chung, and P.C.'s Kwok Chalc-tong, short distance from the beach, and very good chance of carrying off the junior enthusiasts. Organised in Ho Kam-chlu, Lai Iu-kwong and at high tide it is possible to dive from First Division championship, for the

first time. collaboration with the schoolmasters, Wong Po-kan. there would be no danger of such a tournament losing its spirit of healthy competition. This was proved Just winter when the schoolboys football longue was resuscitated. Schoolboys are not pat-hunters, and they are not likely 10 become so while compett- tions are properly controlled. What better orgunklers could there be than a responsible body like the Lawn Tennis Association in collaboration with the schoolmasters?

For several years there has been an official wail that tennis shows no im- provement in Hoogkong. Here, surely, is one means of trying to: bring! about that' improvement. Schoolboys who show tulent and keenness can be much more easily |

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