THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.
1938,
SHUTE TWINS AS POTENTIAL DAVIS CUP PAIRING
Fine Tribute Paid By Mr. F.R. Burrows
A particularly fine tribute to the performance of the Shute twina in winning the Public Schools doubles tennis championship is paid by Mr. F. R. Burrows, for 25 years official referee of the
the London Wimbledon Championships, in a recent issue of Observer.
Mr. Burrows bints that he sees in! Kenneth and Warwick Shute, who; are well remembered in Hongkong, a polential Davis Cup pair. Ile says that the twins won the Public Schools title as a result of "hard driving. fast service, and a
overhead that many and precision
class
open tournament
might well have envie of
Dower
HOME SOCCER
PROSPECTS
No. 4-Bristol City
The following in Mr. Burrows" full comment on the Shute twins: How neldom tennis twins appear! And what possibilities they possess. The curious way in which not their brains coincide, instinct leading them to do the right thing. is not more remarkable" than the
which they
make identical way in strokes. Differences, naturally, there are: one twin (nis in the case of the
As Bristol City put up such a good celebrated Allens) may not be as but unsuccessful Aght to win pro- good as his brother in a single, but motion last season, it was only to be their co-ordination in doubles sel-expected that the majority of the dom reflects any difference in skill.players would be retained, but eight new men have been signed, and of POWER AND PRECISION
these five are forwards,
Rowies, who led the attack inst "The latest pair of twins tri- umphed in the Schoolboys' Tourna-season, will need be at his best to ment at Queen's Club last week. The retain his place as Mr. Bob Hewison
confident he hon done
a good brothers, W. and K. Shute, of King's School, Rochester, won the doubles siroke of business in securing Rex
school by a for
a display
of hard Clayton, one of Manchester
reserve centre-forwards, driving, fast service, and a power sion overhead that many
Two new wingers of whom much and precision
tournament players of class expected, are Morton Morgan. might well have envied. All those (Plymouth
their
virtues, moreover,
City's
were knit to show 150 and George Will-
gether by the perfect combination As an amateur Willsbow had n two boys exhibited: successful career with Walthamstow hat momentary Avenue and Southall. While with
which
these of
there was hesitation
wus
cach
which to Da
Mr. 1. E. Morriss' famous horse, Pasch, which was made a hot favourite for the St. Leger, was beaten into third place yesterday by After the race, the owner issued a written Scottish Union and Challenge.
statement,. In the course of which he stated that Pasch will not race again
but will be used for stud.
As I See Sport
1
By "Abe"
INTERPORT TRIALS
NO BOWLS
APPEAR LIKELY
But Many Young Players Should Be Considered
of the two the latter club he played in 26 suc- to take any
ball: cessive FA Cup-ties without being particular regretful glances at on the losing side, and scored 33 Done of those
which so often pass be goals in five months. other tween partners as the ball speeds
Toman (Preston
North End) is; between them. They were so weil- another new winger, while Laidman balanced that it would be hard to Everton) is a forward who can play say which
ich was the better: either of in any inside position. them might well have won the The City will depend on last sen- singles if, in succession, they had son's defence at least to start with L. Parish, of-but Clarke (Leicester City) is a encountered G.
who had more trouble dis- full back who is expected to get a Shanghai would be sending a Whitgift, posing of them in turn than he had place in the first team very quickly.
any of his other matches.
The following players have been signed:
not
in
and "Goalkeepers-Dawson
kinson (Everton).
chosen more on their past perform- ances and reputation than on their present form. There is much to say for both sides. But even the most enthusiastic supporter of trials
be satisfied, I am sure, if the sid
the
Tennis twins, as I said, are rare. Indeed, after the Renshaws in the 'eighties and the Baddeleys and the Allens in the nineties of last cen- Backs. Bridge, Hick,
twin brothers of any eminence Clarke (Leicester City), tury, have been unknown. remember Half-backs.-Armstrong,
twin some ten years ngo named, I think, Hansom, who, boys, showed great promise; but I suppose the hard necessity of getting Chilcott, Gallacher, Peters, Rowles, on in the world prevented them de.
Thorley, Toman (Preston N. End) veloping the game that was undoubt Laidman · (Everton), Willshaw. edly in them. Whether the same (Southend United), Clayton (Man necessity will prevent these Shute
chester City), Morgan (Plymouth Argyle).
Caldwell those lines have yet been officially goings School if it does Anally rule brothers Morgan, Hall, Pearce, Reberts (Notts that the selection Commitice will bowlers have come to the fore, and
as Corwards-Booth, Bratu, Bourton, resort to this metho
ол
brothers playing after
they,
I
have do not
censed to be schoolboys know: but their play is so sound, and
of selection. In fact, I have heard from an authoritative source that unless the Selectors change their minds trials will not be held. Whether trials for
AVER since it was announced that
to resume the team to Hongkong Interport Bowls series, many people have wondered whether trials would Wil-be held by the local Association. An
selection committee was tion Committee would pay heed to
and the Improvements shown by Turner, some weeks ago,
by the fact that nothing on Judging
younger
these trial games. This sca- san likely
in particular, several young
tion. though it is only natural that every one of them cannot be accommo- be en- might dated, perhaps a few couraged and given their places in this year's team. After all, Hong- kong being the home side, not four but twelve will be required to
to play in the three official matches; and could be found for surely room could three or four youngsters? I have in mind players like J. Luz (who
A. has already reached the final of the
the singles), A. R. Dallah (who has re- fused
W walk-over from B. Bradbury In the semi-finals), A. K. Minu
(who
skipped the Indin rink Usis year), L. F. Xavier (who is
consistently playing very consistently
this year). G. C. Norman (Kowloon B.G.C.), T. Coleman (Kowloon Docks), H. A. Alves (a very good No. 2, if he con-
gain recognition
as No. 3 or skip), and J. F. V. Ribeiro (who must be one of the most consistent No. 2's in the Colony). These are a few who should be considered. Their cause is strengthened now because so many of the old stalwarts have not been playing well.
so invigorating to watchs, that I can-TO-DAY'S SWIMMING |
not help hoping that they will not
so soon lost to English tennis, in which the lack of good doubles pairs, in the top light of the game, has for many years past been a crying need.
PROGRAMME
The following is the programme
at to-day's swimming championships at the V.R.C.:
100 Yards Free Style,
Boys' Championship of Colony (15
IMPORTANCE OF DOUBLES
"Only three times since the War has an English pair won the doubles years and under). championship at Wimbledon, and oven in the yeap when the Davis
50
Yards
Cup was in our keeping, only once des
did the doubles match add a point
to our score. This particular match,
In a a Davis tie, is
Cup is so vitally im- portant since it must put one side or the other ahead before the final day's play (unless, Indeed, it concoli- dates two successes in the singles
and so finishes the tie outright) that It seems strange that, though there are "trials" for prospective Davis Cup singles players, there are none
for doubles pairs, and apparently no desire to try experiments in the pro- duction of a pair capable of winning
a Davis Cup match. When Perry.
100
and
Free Style.
Boys, 14 years
Breast Stroke. Championship of the Colony. 100 Yards Free Style, Handleap, VR.C. Members.--Final. 220 Yards Free Style. Championship of the Colony. 100 Yards Back Stroke, Junior Championship of V.R.C.
STATE RESTS IN HINES TRIAL
No Definite News Yet From Shanghai
It is understood that local officials have not yet heard from the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association as to how long the Shanghai Interport team will remain in the Colony,
Until definite information is received, arrangements ob- viously cannot be made re- garding the programme, and the dates of matches.
bowls matches should or should not
be held has always been a vexed question everywhere. The gume is
specullar in many respects that a
New York, Sept. 8.
should be The State has closed its case in and Austin could be depended on to the James J. Illnes trial after having Hlance
A
man may one day play right on top of his form and yet go right off the next. Consistency really 15 or bowler's goal; not bril- and m
mediocrity alternately. It is often held and quite rightly, I think that trials serve no Useful On the other hand, many young bowlers in the past have felt that Interporters have often been
win at least three of the four singles, called 51 witnesses. the doubles did not matter: those Mr. J. Stryker, Counsel for Hines, days are over, and a first-rate dou- announced that he reserved the right † purpose. bloa pair might yet turn the scales to move for a
in our favour next year."
charges.Reuter.
dismissal of the
DONALD DUCK
not
a
or
Tung Hwa Weakened
timè 蟲
one of the ONCE upon
grentest soccer teams in China, Tung Hwn have been considerably weakened lately by the departure of several of their best players from Shanghai, but reports from that state that an attempt is being made to re-enter the team in the Shanghai Football League. Efforts are now being made to fill the vacancies left by no less than half of the team's players who
now either
High Tide
nre
City
in
PIRATES
FORGING
AHEAD
Cincinnati Reds Defeated
New York, Sept. 7. Pittsburgh Pirates, leaders of the National Baseball League, managed
to stave off the challenge of the Cincinnati teds when the teams met to-day, but New York Giants kept pace by beating Boston Braves.
In the American League, New York Yankees received a beating at the hands of Boston Red Sox, the game being called in the sixth in- ning with the Boston outfit leading by 11-4.
Cleveland Indians and a terrifc struggle with Detroit Tigers. Though scoring only one run, the Indians won the encounter, thanks to splendid pitching by Harder, who allowed the Tigers only two hills in the whole game.
Scores:
Boston
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York
R. H. E.
}
3
4 10
0
wmo S
(Stripp and Fletcher homered for
the Braves),
Brooklyn
Philadelphin
PRtsburgh Cincinnati
3 3
1
0
15
]
14
(Rizzo homered for the Pirates).
Chicago
B
0
St. Louis
0 &
(Collins homered for the Cubs).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland
Detrolt
0
(Harder pitched for the Indians).
Philadelphia
Washington
New York Boston
13
12
(Foxx homered twice for the Red Sox. The match was called in the sixth innings owing to rain).
The game between
Louis St. Browns and Chicago White Sox was not played owing to rain-Reuter.
Hongkong or in Chengtu. A nurn- ber of recruits will be given u chones to show their prowess at the game. The only regulars available for service this season are N. Z. L. K. Tai, Y. L. Kia and S. H. Van' However, the majority of second- stringers are still in Shanghai and they can be trained up into a fairly strong team. Three Cultures, for- merly Tung Hwa's arch rivals, are also reported to have the intention of returning to the S.F.A. competi- Hons.
The Culturists, however, will juin the Second Division since they have lost practically all their star players.
British Swimmers
AS for the water, Englishmen are better on it than in it," sneered an official after the Zerlin Olympic Games in 1930 when dis
the cussing the performances of English swimming team. Dogged the water, rather than speedy in Englishmen have an Inglorious re- cord in international swimming events. This is how Britain fared in the Olymple Games since 1920:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
of
1920
0
2
0
1024
3 4
1028
0
2
032
L
} 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
1036
Britain's low ranking on the inter- national waterfront has seldom been explained, but in a recent issue of News Review, it is attributed to Victorianism which made uncovering the body and public bathing a feat daring, and to the fact that before the war
war instructors taught the wrong strokes mainly the trudgeon and
the side-stroke. Even
controlling body for swimming in England-the Amateur Swimming Assoc has no big headquarters, no phone
in number
the directory. Though unobtrusive in most of its work, the A.S.A, earned itself inter- national fame by banning the "But- terfly Stroke" after the International Federation had decided that it was permissible.
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