1937-11-09 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1987.

PROMISING START GIVEN TO BADMINTON SEASON

CRICKET NOTES

PLAYERS STILL

Speeding Up NEED PRACTICE

Game During

Last Summer

Movement Met By The Counties

(By "R. Abbit")

At the beginning of the 1937 cricket season in Eng- land, one of the most popular points of discussion was the necessity for speeding up cricket. It is of course a point which has now become a hardy perennial. There is little doubt that the average man in the street ex- pects far too much. In the old days spectators were, I think, far better versed in the niceties of the game. Any one could appreciate a hit for six, a crisp smack at the boundary, or a ball which sent one of the stumps. flying! But in the pre-War days, I think the majority of spectators could appreciate a dour battle between the batsmen and the bowler.

I remember, on one ocenston at brighter cricket. i was Ingely met Lord's, I saw at least seven or eight by the Counties though at the begin overs sent down consecutively from ning of the season, Lancashire who witch not a rum was senred, After were very weak in bowling, could cach over a little ripple of applause not bring themselves to take The] wont round the ground. It was not long handi Their Committee bes the vonferaus

of a big hit came alarmed and towards the end approval but a quiet murmur of pleasure in of the season Lancashire batting was seeing a struggle between magnificent quite bright.

The whole question is bowling mit equally magsident de really very dimeul. It is obvious) feney on a wicket that helped the that a county with good bowling can bowlers. 11 is possible that упа afford to take many more chances might find something Hke this at than those unfortunate elevens whose! Lords to-day, but I very much doubt only attack consists of a couple of il,

fair change bowlers and a pocketfü of small change. One cannot, how- over, get away from the fact thi,: however,

unpaintable it may be, County cricket dogs depend very largely upon the pnte.

NEXT YEAR'S TEST MATCHES

There was of course a tremendous amount of discussion at home as tol what would happen when the Aus- tralians came over to England in 1988. It chiefly went round who should be England's fast bowlers, for

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THREE GOOD TIES OPEN "A" DIVISION LEAGUE

PRACTICALLY unheralded badminton slipped into the roster of Hongkong's 1937-38 winter sports season last night, three matches in the senior division of the men's doubles league opening the programme.

In most instances it was noticeable that the players had to "feel their way" into the game, a slight suggestion of muscle boundness and a slowness in anticipation being apparent. It was a quiet start to the new scason, but a promising one, especially interesting being the per- formance of King's College, last year's "B" Division champions, who made a good debut among the senior sides by beating University second string 6-3.

University "A," although being without P. E. Tan, C. H. Soon and K. S. Liew, three of last season's regular players, managed to turn out a formidable side against Recreio "B" and to win all nine games.

The results were as follows:

"A" DIVISION

University "B"

St. Andrew's "A" O Kecrels "**

0

3

King's College 6 Rerrolo "A" 0 University "A" D

LEAGUE TABLE

Recreio "A"

I WV

Gumer DL FAPla

1 1 0 0 0

0.9 0 2

0 0 0 3 2

University "A" 】 1 0 King's College University "1" i Recreo "B" St. Andrew's

# 1 3 | !

0 0 1 0 9.0

1

#

"A" Chinese "A" 0 0 0 0 0 0 Free Lances .. 0 0 00000

PRACTICE BADLY

NEEDED

St. Andrew's Put Through Their Paces

PROMISING DEBUT BY NEWCOMERS

King's College Success

(By "Abe")

BOBBY RIGGS-BAD BOY OF

TENNIS DAVIS CUP HOPE

(By II. A. de Lacy, for "The Globe")

WINNING the Davis Cup has been a hard job for the

United States. Keeping it will be harder. Everything rests with Donald Budge, than whom there is no other in the States at present. Yet there is forever that bait dangling before the great Budge." One snap and he's hooked for the professional game, What then?

The Americans answer: Bobby Riggs, the 19-year-old bad boy of American tennis.

States

Bobby RiggS

The bad at himself with a championship pot,

He has natural aggres-

NEWS FLASH..

Who is, where is, and what is this cup. They have to cush-in on this Importap! young fellow? Certainly hero-worship stuff.

But there are rivals with bulging he has sprung up over night, speak- In comparatively. Yet it would purses. They are willing to pay for seem that the judges of the United Budge's services us an entertainer.

courts have decided----Frank So the future of the new Californi- Parker-ne bon, and Bryant Man Comnet is problematical. Grant---matesh.

No Budge, no Davis Cup, about Now they are talking Riggs, and a sums up the situation in America. little more than a season ago they DONALD MUST HAVE SUPPORT Cup wants.

"Up- were disciplining this young

Budge at his top, Sion. But even with start," But that is a story in itself with Gene Mako sliting beside him as More of the predicament of United his doubles partner, the rup is not a Stufes fuzzwigs first.

close lic. It's open

whacking for This business of holding the Davla anybody's shillelagh, unless, a good Cup is indeed business-big business. singles support for. Budge is found, It incans that the centre of world! And so by these diversions and by- tennis has transferred to Forest Hills ways we come back to Bobby Riggs, apologies to Wimbledon. The nn- who, we are told, is being groomed tion that holds the Davis Cup speaks for the No. 2 singles in the defence "Walter Hall, chuirman of the with the volce. of the high court. of American tean's prestige.

Davis Cup committee of management, There is no further appeal. United Nineteen years, and another Call-pronunced Riggs the player we have States Koverns the tennis, world, formian, Riggs might have been in been looking for after seeing him That means increased prestige, and the last Davis Cup series! He was crush Frank Parket, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5, lots more shekels.

good enough, yet not quite good and succeed Don Bulge was eastern enough, yet not quite good enough in gress court champion here,

BUDGE, NATIONAL HERO In winning the Davis Cup a new another sense. Riggs spoke hle part American Idol-Dennid Budge has at the wrong time. hern raised. At the moment Budge When asked to play in the National has captured the public Imagination junior titles by ie Southern Califor- just as Lindberg did, just as Jack plan Association he took his cue and Dempsey still does.

deflantly replied:-

Did not this Callfornian win this "Why should I play against youn rame Davis Cup almost of his own sters ear beat and have beaten? If racket? Was it not this mame red- I'm going anywhere I want a crack

at the big shots."

So they ruled him off the squad, as they quaintly say "over there." But the kid was right. It is only by playing against one's superiors that improvement can be gauged.

ON WRONG SIDE OF SOCIAL

FENCE

During the fifth, set of his classic duel with the German, von Cramm, Donald was trailing 1-4. As the players changed ends the freckled Rigg face bruke talo a cheery smalle as backing

Jils word.

went Enst without fininelal from his association, re-

United States press report:-Bob- by Riggs, the swagerring kid con. quistador of 19 years, scaled the main barrier to No. 2 perch in United States tennis ranking yesterday. He has been adopted for the 1938 Davis Cup team.

He has a game but will click in International competition, Hall, suld, He has an instinel for it, strong ser- vice and plenty of reserve power to I showed out there, Thu! turn on. is because he not only has keen an

ticipation, but remarkable speed.'"

That King's College, last season's champions in the "D" Division of the League, will be able to hold their own among the senior teams in the present campaign was made fately obvious Inst night when, in the Euaded, freckled, lanky tennis dyna ma that spoke lo Davis Cup captain, Teng-sen Gymnasium, they defeated Pate, in that all-important tie with Univeralty "1" by six games to three. Germany, words that showed his

By this, I do not mean that they fighting heart? will be a potential danger to Club de Recreio "A" or University "A": they are not quite up to the stundard of these two sides at the moment, but against the others they should at least start on equal terins,

he assured Fate with, "Don't worry, marking, with his tongue in his check: three Possessing

well-balanced

skipper, I won't let the team down." "Yeh," I know-"I was born in the pairs, King's College won comfortably

What is more important, he kepi wrong side of the city." in spite of the fact that it was not

So this self-willed youngster was until the last round was reached that

Was it not this same fellow that disciplined. What did he care. While they were able to clinch the issue ifted three titles from the very nose the Davis Cup squad was away In

Jarked of the British at Wimbledon? The undergraduates early

Then foreign parts, he calmy collected nine practice, and throughout the whole when the invader threatened to up major tournaments in ten outings. match only A. K. Phang and K. Hend the American succession, when To show the type of youngster this Goh played with any degree of con-all other titles at the United States newcomer Is, In the 1930 national fidence. The play of the others was National Championship had passed to singles ain old stuger, it John Va hesitant and inediocre.

hands of the Invaders. Budge Rynn, upset his calculations, and the I am sure, however, that last night's stood up and wrested their closing wiseneres shook their heads.

What van kynn could do there were sure display did not do the undergraduates fingers from the singles Cup.

Americans like that sort of play. more better players ready to re- for their December Budge is their national hero.TM----- pent."

Spread lightly on the wound," "after" | ked thing Unt if the wicket is play, and none of the player Justice. They are all at the moment

preparing

the good fast bowlers

examinations and cannot spare

This is a big ocension for the ama- But Riggs went from tournament

it has been cleansed, the antiseptic frank

tournament, seeking experience properties of She-ko prevent inter time for practice. Several members leur moguis. They have to hold that

shut the door on me this year, a tion, whilst the healing ingredients of of the team are new to the Colony,

they'll send for me soon enough." but certainly not new to the game as they have played in good-grade bad- minion in Malaya. With a little more practice, they will be a force to be reckoned with.

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at a firm two are needed. To be quite found the same old

old partisanship in the past, and almost entirely territorial. The one thing generally admitted is that G, O. Allen is a! certainly if he has the health and the time to play regularly, Copsan

some fine performances| brings off but you will usually And that they pre against counties with the weakest batting. Gover seems on the face of

to be the best choice but he is desperately unlucky and always gelsi catches dropped, and he has never come off yet in any of the trials he Jus had so far. Staphenson's mili-]

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The match between St. An- drew's "A" and Recreio "A" at St. Andrew's Church Hall pro- duced typical "out of stason"

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In the last two major tournaments this ideal ointment quickly do thel he has been beaten by Budge in one instance, and by von Cramm in the Equally good for all forms of skis ather, but it took the German ve Injuries and skin complaints, such as

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After the Nation championships he scratches, eczema, itch, ringworm, piles. Obtainable from chemists was asked if he had been approached wet and dry sores, and for the 1937 Davis Cup squad, He everywhere. confidently replied, "No, but they've

VARSITY'S BEST PAIR University's best pair were A. K. Phang and M. S. Lim, who won two of their games. They should have won all three in fact, but a crick-up Just at the vital moment allowed S. P. Chan and H. N. Chung to snatch

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The Cambridge University a series of nees fron Chan stemmed the tide and the fifteen received a trouncing to-day mits that Riggs is the type a Davis Antiseptic

Edinburga King's College pair went out at 21-18. when, playing against

The most impressive player on Academicals, they were defeated by view was S. P. Chan, whose all-round 25 points to ring-Reuter, play was the feature of the encounter.

lle was by far the best-equipped man

on view, and forced heavily from the ressed. In their last game, Chan forecourt which he dominated, His and Chung had established an under- partner, Chunit started shakily but standing which allowed them to improved greatly as the match pro- trounce K. H. Gol and O. C. Leow

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K. L. Lul and II. T. Woo formed a their work with that touch of the rear court hit with great power, formidable pair. The former from assurance which comca

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Recreio played with sufficient con- fidence and skill to win all nine (Continued on Page 9.)

few deft touches which more often than not left his opponents standing King's College's third pair, W. M. were steady Cheung and K. H. Lo, without being brilliant.

On the whole the standard of bad- minton was not high, but there were ocensions when exchanges were fasti and thrilling. It was an exhibition of players who were capable of better things.

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