1937-10-19 — Page 8

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, OCTOBER

19, 1937.

AMERICA SAYS BUDGE SURE

TO TURN PRO.

"FOOLISH NOT TO DO

(By H. A. Do,Lacy in "The Globe">

Donald Budge, by agreeing to visit Australia in the coming season has temporarily set at rest all amateur tennis fears of his turning professional.

However, United States, sports scribes have no doubt that Budge will ultimately join Vines and Perry in the professional. ranks. The money is too big for any young man with a precarious future to refuse.

"What would you do it they affered you £10,000 a year for three FCRIS?"

I put that question to Quiet.

Adrian

Adrian did not speak, but the whole of his bearing gave cloquent answer to the question. It gave un- ewer for any other young man who Would be put in the position of re- Custure trend of professionalism in tennis. Quist has not had such an offer made him,

but we were

discussing the possibilities of tend- An amateurs turning professional.

There is no need for any answer, Quiat or Budge of any other young

Donald Budge

No, I tennis amateur. amateur could not afford to ignore such big money. It is a competence for life.

Budge The question of Donald accepting an offer to turn profes- alonal was revived with his accession to the United States singles crown. Sugh a national Idol as Budge has become since his almost lone hand In the Davis Cup quest this year. would have a big commercial value Francis Hunter's professional Lo group, which already embraces Fred Ferry and Ellsworth Vines.

WHO IS WORLD'S BEST The success of Budge hus revived the question as to who among Budge, as the lending amateur, Perry and Vinez, as the leading professionals. the greatest player in the world. There can be only one way of frid- ing the answer-by matching them. As open tournaments are taboo un-

der the amateur decree the only avenue is in the professional ranks. The world wants to see these three frent players matched, and will pay well for it.

Consequently an offer of £10,000 a year for three years, plus all the that would arise with Incrementa newspaper.copyrights and royalties on sporting goods, is not unlikely to attract even a Budge

The American sports writers are openly advising Budge to take the step and become a professional, re- the best offer cepting, of course,

avaliable.

Pot Frayne, Sports Editor of The Call Bulletta, says:—

wants 'cur "The USN.L.T.A. Donald

to remain amalcur because the Davis Cup finals will be played in the good old U.S.A. next year, and it our Donald is in the nifairs the U.S.N.L.T.A. cash register will ring some 60,000 dollars louder by the time the Anals and the exhibi- tion matches will have been played. With our Donald out of the picture ther Cash register raight get a bit .rusty.

"It seems to be a case of our Donald versus the U.S.N.L.TA

"Budge says he is out to beat Tilden's record of 10 United States Nationals, That would mean that Gur Don would get a budget or aix dollars a day for the next ten years, waereas he might make himself 70,- 000 dollars in the pro, ranks."

SO!"

Gottfried von Gramm

real in line.

the success of professional tennis. Year after year they go along de veloping gate attractions for the

"SUCKER TO World professional promoters. Joe Wi

Williams New Telegram Sports Editor, is even'more

"They refuse to sanction an 'open out-spoken:-

"Practically the first utterance of tournament which would bring the Don Budge after his triple victory amateurs and the professionals to- Such a tournament would in the all-England tennis champion-gether, ship at Wimbledon was, "T'll never automatically end professional ex- ploitation, and at the same Lime turn pro

"That's what Bill Tilden said. provide the promoters of amateur That's what Ellsworth Vines tald, tennis with the most profitable tour- and that's what Fred Perry said,

nament of the season.

SIMPLE SOLUTION

"But Budge will turn profes- winter. alonal. Very likely. this He would be what Prof. Billy.

"This seems such a simple, proc- Phelps of Yale might call a suckertical solution of the problem it is if he didn't. Though an kmateur beyond comprehension that it is not tennis is Budre's business. It's done. Maybe the gentlemen should the only thing he can do and do have their heads examined. And, well. It's the only thing he has conditions being what they are, the tried to do.

same goes for Mr. Budge if he re- fuses to turn professional."

"The sentiments of the heads of amateur tennis are selfish but under- standable. They develop the ama- tours to a point where they become nte muractions and then the am- Naturally teurs turn professional. this is destructive to the business of amateur connis.

The amaleur tennis heads are either very stubborn or very dumb. They themselves are responsible for

For a win-

put on a Summit

Edlior Eddle Brietz says: "Mika Jacobs is out to sign Don Budge for professional tennis. He has the con- tract all lettered and ready."

Grantland Rice, world sporting anthority, wrote in the Sporting Chronicle:-

"Bill Tilden, Henri Cochet, Ells- worth Vines, and Fred Perry left the

Irish Soccárites Selected

London, Oct. 18.

Trelish team to oppose England. In the Internationali football match to be played at Belfast on October 23 is as follows:

Breen (Manchester C.N Hayes

(Huddersfield), Cook (Everton); Mitchell (Chelsea), Jones (Glenavon, Browne (Leeds): Kernoghan (Belfast Celtic), Stevenson (Everton). Marjin (Notts Forest), Doherty (Manchester C.), and Madden (Norwich).--Reitor,"

́N. IRELAND and EMPIRE GAMES

No Leave of Absence For Constables

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There is every likelihood Northern Ireland being represented the British Empire Games next In Australia," and It,is most year unfortunate that the selectors will be compelled to overlook the claims of three first-class athletes who, had they been available, would have stood on excellent chance of scoring in their respective events for Ulster. They are members of the Royal Uls

er Constabulary, and it has been announced that it is not possible to release the men for such an extended period.

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However keenly dimppointed at being so unexpectedly deprived the services of, the police athletes, the governing athletic authorities still hoping that all will yet be well, but are determined that Ulster shall be worthily represented British Empire Games, and the team is expected to join the English and Scollish contingents in London December-4.

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amateur cart rolling along as they

ook the Anancial plunge.

"In less than a year Vines rade inore money than any two ball play- ers were drawing then, and Perry repeated with a clean-up that no ball player ог

approach.

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HOCKEY.

WORLD TITLE AND MATCH

OTHER DOINGS

(By Jack Elliott)

London, Sept. 11.

Farr is boxing exhibitions at £300 a pop in America and Canada. He will not fight again until next March. He may visit Europe before, but will not fight unless Mike Jacobs allows him to.” Louis will not fight before that time either. Then he will engage in bouts in such American States where ho is allowed to fight| without his title being at stake.

two

DRAWN AGAIN

Police And Recroio Score One. Each

(By "The Pilgrim"} Meeting for the second time in the first round of the Civilians' Inter-Section

Public opinion in the quarrel be-York, and climbed another step to tween Farr and his markger. Ted wards really big purses. He knocked Broadribb, is slowly swinging out a Leo Brown in rounds Tournament.at King's Park favour of Broadribb. Many openly Strickland is signed for three bouts refer to Farr us, an tugrate, it at Wembley during the coming to yesterday afternoon, the pointed out, quite correctly, that son, Broadribb has accomplished aromater Neusel on October 19. He will de Recreio again played a Chief of these will be against Wal-Hongkong Police and Club ele with Fatr, matching him from a £40 fighter to a world's file inside receive a four-figuro purze.

could even er, and few' Aghters, two years, and matchmaking, more than Farr's fighting, played the greater part.

**Dan Ladge is no wealthy young man. Somewhere ahead he as a living to make, having given ten- most of the last few years to nis. Most of the other amateurs I talked to told me they had no idea

of turning pro. But most of them

ellel.

"As an off-hand guess, I would say that Budge is almost certain to swing nto na pro, ranks some time afu the next national championship, at Forest Hills.

To all of which Donald Budge says determinedly:-

"I'll never turn pro while there is 1 Davis Cup to defend."

Farr's old friend, Danny Davis, is now named as Farr's next offeinl

annaget.

REFEREE IN BOTHER - Arthur Donovan, the referee of the

VER Wan LOBIS.

raw, the score this time

The Strickland of to-day is not the Strickland seen pragging around Aus tralian rings, all lege and an awk-being, 1-1. ̧ ward left fab. He carries a-nasly punch in his right hand these days but he could do with a little mor durability.

Jack Lord, beaten by Jimmy Pur- cell, is the B.DB.C. official challenge: for Jake Kilain' Britch Hele,

LEWIS TO DEFEND John Henry Lewis is to defend hi: world's light-heavy ltle in London,

Opponent is Jock The obvious McAvoy, but he is under a specialist receiving treatment for the neck In- jury he sustained when he fell front a horse in June.

If the doctor does not pass McAvoy as at to fight again-and there is n chance of that-Strickland may get he beats

Farr-Louls fight, is getting into much bother everywhere, for sceng sly one winning found for Fart, tre will at be referee when, they fight again, Farr has not been given a straight run through. to a title sich in re- He is now, in, with he "mob" Jimmy Braddock, Max Baer, and Bob Pastor, the latier, be- nz considered the best of all of them. by New York critics. They will fight That's the rub- believe that an eliminaung, tournament in Wi- Square Garden this coming Budge might remale amateur and on help défend the Davis Cup next sea-American winter, the winner to meet son.-

the winner of Schmeling-Louis,

Strickland, the hard-A Brown, the elongated Panoma. Maurice

Newegro, who ruled the world's bantams punching awkward-pking.

successful Zealander, won another ht in New or ten years, mude

comeback at Paris last night, le knocked out a Andre Regis in 64 re

his first flight in two years. Benny Lynch, world's flyweight champion, defends his title against eddy Kine at Glasgow on October 3 in the open alr. Kane is guar- aleed £1.500 Lynch will recive n excess of £8,000.

After that?

Few would not ogroc that he would be foolish to miss his blg chance,,

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· AGENTS FOR SÜMMIT

the rht with Lewis, if Neusel.

ATTACK ON RUGBY REFEREES Leniency in The

·Internationals

"The failures of referees in International Rugby matches to inflict appropriate penalties has had a detrimental effect on less

· experienced referees, on players in club matches, and on school- boys."

There was never a dull moment in his replay and the final whistle Jound the two teams on level terms.

fading light.

B. Marques

he shone in defence,

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So state the International Board, in a letter sent to each referes on 'the panel from which officials areo selected for international matches.

"International matches, above all others, should be fire from wiful Extra time was not played owing to law-breaking," the letter declares.

*After introducing the mintter as "af Right from the initial. bully, the the highest importance to the come Police assumed the aggressive-role- of Rugby football," the letter con- and took command

for fully 10 tinues:

outes, during which Parker found "The Board have observed in the act with a nice filek shot. - Part referees in international matches do of the credit for this must go to Jick; 'not administer the Laws of the son on the left wing; he sent in a fast Game as laid down by them, the re- centre which enabled Parker to ault being that many International score. T. Alves ran in to Intercept

•matches produce an inferior type of tie ball, but it glanced off his stick football, with persistent breaking of and Parker, selzing the, opportunity, the Laws, which is not In keeping dashed through and beat Mendonca. with the spirit and tradition of the For the next ten minutes, play con- Kame

tinued with the Police enjoying/tha: ""UNFAIR ADVANTAGE" best of the exchanges. On changing "The Board desire to impress upon over, the Rea, exerted pressure and *the referees appointed by the respec- were rewarded' three minutes' later Live Unions to the panel of Inter- when L. G. Gosano beat Jessop with rational referees the necessity for a magnificent fiick for the equaliser. making full, use of the powers cons Receiving a neat pasa from Alves, he tained in the Laws for the immediate dribbled post Hayward and, with `a. suppression of the repeated infringe- diek waist high, got Jessop in two ments by players who wilfully risk; minds as to whether he should catch' a penalty-kick to gain on unfair the ball or sop it with the palm of The Board point out that it and it was the worst save he has the duty of the referee to order off | ksen known to make. The · ball a player who is, persistently in- bounced off his hand into the ngi, . Eringing the Law.

advantage.

"There is a disinclination on the

part of referees in internailonal mal-

his hand. Jetsop· chose ho former

RECS IN PICTURE

ches to enforce the extreme penalty The Recs, came well into the pics for anfale play. As a result of this, ture after this and led the Police de players are left with the Impression fence a merry that, no matter how guilty they are contre-half, with

dance. Bakirao, at

Marques on his

of wilful law-breaking and miscon right, kept feeding the, attack with duct, the extreme penalty will not woll-directed passes. Pinna, broke bo Inflated.”

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