1938-04-26 — Page 21

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY,

APRIL .... 26, 1988.

BABY MORE IMPORTANT THAN WIMBLEDON TO DOROTHY ROUND

Tennis Star May Resume Play In 1939

(Sunday Chronicle Special Correspondent).

Being Mrs. D. L. Little Dorothy Round, Britain's No. at Wimbledon.

While the world-famous cham-: pionships are being played this sum- mer Dorothy Hound will be nursing a new life.

Late in June or early in July, the British champion, now Mrs. D. L. Little, wife of a Dudley doctor, is

caring a baby.

I will miss most of all is the comradeship of tennis players all parts of the world, but there from will be other things to occupy my mind," Mr Little told me to-day, "Baby's clothes, for instance. ready I've got most of the tiny gar- ments finished,

manage

more to

Dudley (Worcs,), Mar. 26. and a mother means 1 tennis player, than triumphing

"This season may also bring into * number of further prominence promising youngsters. Among them are Jean Nicoll, who is 15, and Rose- mory Thomas."

HOT FAVOURITE

More than ever before, according to Miss Round, Wimbledon, 1930, is going to be a woman's Wimbledon.

The great personality will be Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody, who returns Al-after three years' absence.

"It will be interesting to see how,

with her to see her play now compares "Perhaps I will many of my old friends at the Wight-standard three years ago."

Miss Round summed up other man Cup inatches on June 10 and

women challengers. 11.

WOMAN'S WIMBLEDON THIS YEAR

"No one will tune in to the wire Jess commentaries more cagerly than myself I shall follow every stroke mude,

"Wimbledon, I hope, will see me shall resume my again in 1930. I tennis in county matches towards the end of this year." ****I asked for Miss Round's opinions

Britain's prospects for Wimble don. As an onlooker, she was able

candidly. to speak her mind

on

"I am not too optimistle," she said. "In face of the strong American 1 hardly think the British challenge, representatives will carry off many honours

Helen Jacobs (U.S.): Experienced player with determination and con- centration. She never loses until the last point is played.

Alice Marble (U.S.): Many people thought she would win last year. How lovely she looks on the court with her short shorts and jockey cap!

Mile. J. Jedzrejowska (Poland): She has the hardest drive of any women in the game.

Senorita-Lizana (Chile): She will be a very hot favourite. Vital and vivacious, she has terrific speed.

Miss Round looked ut her watch. "It's time I went shopping for my husband's dinner," she remarked. "Remember, I'm the busy wife of a doctor now.

"The Baby? Of course, I wont a

"Perhaps our leading woman will be Mary Hardwick. She has 14 beautiful orthodox style which can boy." be very effective,

"Then there's Kuy Stammers, You never know what Kay is going to do. If she could be as consistently brilliant over a fortnight as for two or three days, I should fancy her

OUR GUIDE

chances of winning the champion- TO THE

ship.

One of Peggy Scriven's great assets is her fighting spirit.

"The Wightman Cup selectors have their eye on Jean Saunders, who has come to the forefront in the last two years. I predict she will give a ine show at Wimbledon.

SPORT

ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

CINEMAS

"Double Wedding" (King's Thea- tre, to-day),This picture does not make sense for a single instant, but who cares about sense anyway when we have two favourites like William Powell and Myrna Loy back with us

again? There is a faint suggestion of grown-ups dressing up and play ing a rowdy game to amuse us, but it is good, rough fun und guaranteed ingrc- to be entertaining. All the dients of good comedy, including word-slinging and face-slapping have Draft Programmes and Entry been Incorporated. It is a swell dim. Forms for the Fourth Extra Race

"Spring Parado" (Queen's Theatre, Meeting to be held on Saturday, to-day).—A picture with German 7th May, 1938, (weather permit- dialogue, but can be easily followed ting) may be obtained at the us it has English superimposed titles. Produced by Joe Pasternak, with a Secretary's Office, Exchange Buik-east headed by Franciska Gaal, Paul ing: the Club House, Happy Horbiger, Wolf Albach-Retty, Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Franciska Gaal will be remembered Sports Club; and the Stables, here for her work in "The Buccaneer" opposite Frederle March. She sings Shan Kwong Road.

in a setting of old Vienna.

About Music

Entries close at 12 o'clock

NOON on Thursday, 28th

1938.

By Order,

BIGGER

"Mad

Alhambra April, Theatre to-day). The little girl who became Hongkong's most popular star on the strength of two pictures is back again in a show which calculated 10 charm and captivate

C. B. BROWN,

N' BETTER

Leslie Perrine and Nova Pilbeam in a scene from "Nine Daysġa Queen," GB production coming to the King's Theatre to-morrow.

Board Can

Stamp

Out Boxing Boos

HELP THE REFEREE

By The Old Guard

London, Mar. 30. Booing at the end of boxing con- tests is now so frequent that it has become a public nuisance,

These objectors are not only spoil. ing the sport, but the entertainment noisy and their of many people, disapproval is both unsporting and unfair.

The Intest uproar at the N.S.C. on Monday night when Harry Mizler received a points verdict over Harry Craster was nat Justined, slhce Mizler hit with the knuckle part of the glove-as required by the rules.

Cuffing, or hitting with the inside

YANKEES

BEATEN

AGAIN

Rain Interferes With Baseball

New York, Apr. 25.

The New York Yankees, last year's World Series winners, went down to. defent again in the American Baic- ball League to-day, losing to the re juvenated Philadelphia Athletics by

G-1

Fine pitching by Ostermuciler blanked out the Washington Senators when they met the Boston Red Sox, who scored seven runs. The Detroit Tigers

010-1,

and won by

St. Louis Browng

New Order May Drive Boxers Away From The Philippines

Andre Shelaeff. Likely To

Go To Australia

Manila, P.1., Apr. 20.

Andre Shelaeff, who has his Oriental welterweight boxing championship back and doesn't know what to do with it, may leave for greener pastures in Australia soon.

and

The reason is an order by President, London. He has beaten some of the Only two matches were played in Manuel L Quezon of the Phillp-world's better flyweights including the

National League, which was in-pines Commonwealth prohibiting the Jackie Jurich, Lou Salica.

professional fights in Speedy Dado terfered with by rain. The Pittsburgh staging of Pirates had the better of Chicago Rizal Memorial Stadium, in which Cubs after some even batting, but the the government owns an interest. Cincinnutti Reds held the St. Louis Cardinala down to only three hits In the course of the nine innings. The Cards failed to make use of them Reds and were blanked, while the collected Ave runs from 11 "safeties."

Scores:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago Pittsburgh

R.

HL

E.

$ 11

1

8

12 1 (Lazzeri homered for the Cubs).

0 St. Louis Cincinnatti

3 2 11

0

(Kampouris homered for the Reds, and Derringer pitched).

The Brooklyn Dodgers v. Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies v. not New York Giants matches were

Changes Made in Army played on account of rein.

Boxing Programme

As the entries for the Army Individual Boxing Champion- ships are somewhat less than was anticipated there will be no preliminary rounds this All evening.

preliminary, rounds will take place at Mur- ray Barracks on Wednesday, April 27, at 8 p.m.

The finals will take place on Friday, April 29, at 9 p.m. and not at 8 p.m. as previously stated.

of the glove, is on offence, and if n Pam Barton

referee did his duty fearlessly he would disqualify 80 per cent. of present-day boxers. This is no ex- aggeration.

I fall to understood why referees are not permitted to instruct M.C.s

Beaten In

to explain to those who boo why and Play-Off

how decisions are given.

If this were done it would stop these demonstrations. It would not bnly enlighten the public but also the

boxers and so help them to correct their faults.

My view is that there are no more than 20 per eent. of present-day professionals who use the knuckle part of the glove and hit correctly,

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evidence here of her wonderful personality and fine voice. This

Hongkong film should not be missed. A finc

Bombay supporting cast which includes Montreal Herbert Marshall, Arthur Trescher, Gail Patrick and William Frawley help the show along.

**Thin Ice" (Oriental Theatre, to- day).The former skating champion of the world, who was so popular in "Ono in a Million," wlos further up- plause here. Sonja Henke this time is teamed up with Tyrone Power. Olliers in support

Arthur Treacher, Raymond Walburn and Joan Davis.

Bre

“Big City" (Majestie Theatre, to- day)-Spencer Tracy and Luise Rainer, winners of last year's Academy awards, together in one of the best pictures of the year. It is u splendid fim, full of pathos, but puntuated with moments of delight- ful comedy.

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Jubilee Cup Golf At Sandy Lodge

By Eleanor E. Helme

London, Mar, 23. Miss Audrey Regnart won the Jubilee Cup at the Sundy Lodge epen meeting, after a tie with Miss Pam Barton at 79,

Three years ago Miss Regnart also tied, but lost on the last nine holes. Yesterday, as her card was the same as Miss Barton's over the last nine, the last six, and the last three, the 9417 two were sent

play out again to 10.00 three holes, or, if these produced no 22.40 decision, five holes. On these five, 19.40 Miss Regnart won with 22 strokes

220 to Miss Barton's 23.

22.40

1/1

4.09

The ex-Middlesex champion hos 20% improved steadily throughout the

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York Philadelphia (Lodigiani Athletics).

Boston Washington

homered

......

them

The ban on professional Aghts in Rizal Stadium appears likely to send President Quezon pointed out the other boxers away from Manila..

Frisco, Star pre stadium, one of the finest in the Far Among

weight championship, and Kid Moro, East, was bullt primarily for the claimant to the Orient's bustam- promotion of amateur athletics.

veteran Filipino who recently ar Senting some 12,000 persons, it is rived from Honolulu after years of the only stadium in Manila capable campaigning there. Both are tento- of handling the crowds attracted by tively planning to sail for Honolulu. Shelteff, who arrived as an unknown-United Press.

from Shanghai last fall and quickly became a promoters' dream-man as a colourful welterweight champion.

The Russian-born Shanghai slug- title in March in an ger lost his upset bout with Kid Vicente, self- styled "Cebu Caveman." Unable to fight 3 return match

in Rizal Stadlum, the pair went to Bacolod, where Shelaeff regained his crown with a third-round knockout.

AUSTRALIAN OFFER

The champion is said to have re- ceived an offer to meet Jack Carroll, Australian welterweight. lending the With no place to fight here, he seema

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MANILA SHARES

The following business done quota-: lons were received after the close of the morning session. by, Saran, Culbertson & Fritz from their Manila ofcé:

Antamok

Atok

Ilagulo

Gold

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inclined to necept.

His manager, Heinrich Seelig, has taken under his wing Joey Rosen- (Ostermueller pitched for the Red berg. former. Golden Gloves Byweight champion who is sold to have re- ceived a $5,000 offer to meet Benny Lynch, the world champion in Lon- don.

Sox).

Detroit

10

13

1 1 8 0 St. Louis

(Greenberg and Laabs homered for the Tigers).

The match between the Cleveland Indians und Chicago White Sox was not played owing to rain-Renter.

TENNIS FIXTURES ANNOUNCED

Matches May Be Played

On Saturdays.

It is officially announced that I

does the weather

not permit the Coleny - Tennis Singles semi-final Itumjam between II. D. replay and Tsui Yun-put to be played to- morrow afternoon, the match will be decided on Saturday. April 30.

Similarly, the Open Doubles Anal, arranged for Thursday, May 5, may be deferred to Saturday, May 7, if the weather is unfavourable.

The following programme has been announced:

April Wednesday

27. Open Singles Semi-final, H. D. Rumjahn v. Tsui Yun-pul (Stand Court): Club Handicap Doubles Semi-Anal, H. Owen Hughes and W. M. Barton

und T. C.. (-15) v. G. W. Sewell Monaghan (-15).

Thursday, April 28.-Club Chum- W. Sander V. L. 8.95 winter. She hits the ball a long way plonship Final, 1433% without great apparent effort. Sandy Goldman. Nom. Lodge was in perfect order; and Friday, April 29.-Club Handleap 110 Miss Regnari, despite three-putting Mixed Doubies Final, Mr. and Mrs. 1/2/3 st the first and eighth holes, was E. S. Storey (-3/8) v. H. Owen

1/0 out in 30.

5.017

1/3

She had a 3 at the 15th and wOB 29.62 within a couple of

Inches

Hughes and Miss J. Smith (-15,2).

Monday, May 2.-Club Handicap

of the Singles Final, G. W. Sewell (-15) Y. 217 some figure at the 18th. The ap- H. Owen Hughes (-15). 17734 proach pult at the 17th narrowly

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the hole, and at the 18th,

Tuesday, May 3-Open Singles

Rio de Janeiro...21

2 where she was short from the tee, Finul, Tsui Wal-pul v. H. D. Rum- Sliver (Spot) .18

18% she put another good chip stone deud jahn or Tsui Yun-pul. 181 to be home in 40, Silver (forward).18% War Loan

.....103

101% --British Wireless.

BORROWED A PUTTER Miss Burton found that her pulter, with which she was practising the night before, had been left behind, but she was steady enough with a borrowed one. In addition to in- different approaching, she was in- clined to explore either side of the course in turn, but she did not flud serious trouble in these little excur- sions.

Wednesday, May 4-Club Handi- cap Doubles Final, N. L. H. Railton and E. E. Storey (-4/0) v. H. Owen Hughes and W. M. Bartori (-15) or G. W. Sewell and T. C. Monaghan (-15).

Thursday, May 5-Open Doubles Final, S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn v. Taul Wai-pul and Tsui Yun-pui.

(79); Miss D. Wilkins *, Mias Dix-Perkin Miss Barton nearly holed a Ave, Lady Eddie 85.

Junior Ser. Prize Mrs. Leonard B8, yard putt for a 2 at the 3rd, but at Mie tyde and Mrs. Woollam 90. the 7th, she under-clubbed and touk

4.

04

She repeating that figure at two other short holes-the 10th and the 18th. Against those slips must be set her 2 at the

IBU.

In the tle holes Miss Barton was in the rough on both sides of the she and Miss fairway at the 1st,

each 1st, but

a. 6. At the 2nd Regnart she holed a four-yard putt for a after Miss Regnart had nearly sunk

tar one rather longer a three. At

short 3rd, Miss

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REVENUE STAMPS MISSING Mr. M. Pirenne, manager of the

Belge

L'Etranger, pour Banque reported to the police yesterday the loss of $75 worth of revenue stamps proceed to from his offer.

Rosenberg, who says he has lost only two of his 70 professional fights, may accompany Scellg and Shelaeft

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