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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER

7. 1938.

MANY LOCAL TENNIS PLAYERS INVITED TO

ΤΟ SAIGON

SEVERAL HAVE DECLINED DUE TO INABILITY.

TO GET LEAVE Tsui Wai-Pui Uncertain At The Present Moment

(Br "Abe")

That officials of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association are making a determined effort to send a team of local players to Saigon to take part in the Far Eastern Tennis Champions in response to the invitation of the Saigon authorities is demonstrated by the fact that letters have been writton to all the leading players in the Colony asking thom whether they can make the trip.

The As announced yesterday, tournament has been postponed until next month and will be held from January 7 to January 15. Yvon Peira, the French Davis Cup player,

In

ΙΟΥ Saigon i already

the championships, and Kho Sin-kte. Use Chinese star, is due there at the end of the month.

The Salgon authorities have offer- ed to pay hotel expenses of long- kong players during their slay in that city and they also propose to pay e return fare from Sulgon to Hongkong.

1x understood,

ML, W. Lo.—I can't go. I have already replied to that effect.

Lee Wai-ton.I don't think can manage it.

1. Goldman-I have only Just received the letter. I have'ni had Ume to give the maiter much thought,

Tsul Yun-put-I am golng. Tsul Wal-pul.-I'm not sure yet. I won't know until the end of lis werk.

A. E. P. Guest-f wil ro ir 3; can obtain leave.

Or the others, S. A. Rumjahn is

His

And now, it

thest on leave, and it would be unlike- Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association ly that he will be able to take unother has come forward with an offer to unree weeks off for the trip. pay the passage of locul players Salgon, it required.

FREE HOLIDAY

to cousin "H.D.," I am told, is almost certain of turning down the invitation owing to

to the difficulty of getting away.

Which, of course, means that those

The views of Lai Kwong-trun, J. who answer "Yes" is the Association's letters will have a holiday of nearly W. Leonard, W. A. H. Dutt, Hu Ka- three weeks with everything found-lau and Tennie Kwok have not yet except pocket expenses. In addition, been obtained.

of opportunity

would Hongkong's representation they will have an meeting some of the world's leading be strengthened If Duff's reply to the playern. Besides Petra and Kho. H.KLTA. was in the affirmative;| there will be many others

well known in the Far Eastern tennis but I am told there is little chance of

being so.

circles, Including the leading players TSUI WAIPUI UNCERTAIN of the Philippines and Japan.

Hongkong could send a fairly team Tsui Wai-pui can be At the moment le distinct

Mr. C. J. Tacchi, Hon, Secretary of strunk red to go.

the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Assocles ation, Informed me yesterday that is uncertain; but there is

written letters had been following players:

to

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the possibility

of his answer being "Yes" because he would like to have an- chance of playing Yvon Petru, defeated him in the Orst round

sur

Taui Wai-pui, S. A. Rumjahn, H. D. Rumjahn, Ho Ka-lou, Lai Kwong-taun, E. C. Fincher, M. W. Lo, L. Goldman, W. C. Hung J. W. Leonard, Tsui Yun-pui, A. E. P. Guest, W. A. H. Duff, Tennie Kwok, Paul Kong and Lee Wai-tong.

PLAYERS' REPLIES

already Of these 10, many hove decided not to go. I got in touch

afternoon and these were the replies they gave me:

IR

of the French Championships in Paris

1934.

Onl that occasion, the Toit thinks that he should now do Frenchman won in straight

sets, but better against the lanky French ace.

He and his brother would also make

tion, it is to be regretted that the

AMAZON

Lancashire Chips, with Mr. A. Proulx up, knocked four-fifths of a second off the record time for the distance in the Cramond Brig' Handicap at the Twelfth Extra Race Meeling held at Happy Valley on Saturday. She started a sizzling-hot favourite and did not disappoint her supporters. Here's the finish, with Courting Eve second and Able Amazon third.-Photo by A. V. Wong.

Hopman Thinks Next Davis Cup Team Should Go To Wimbledon

"We have returned to Australia with perhaps more confidence in the Future than any Australlan Davis Cup team since 1020." So kald Harry Hopman, manager of the 1938 team, at the official welcome home to the side in Sydney last month.

"I believe that in Bromwich, Australia will have the best amateur tennis player in the world next year. It is certain that Budge will turn professional. I think that Australia will win the 1939 Davis Cup.

"The team feels that our two best players. Dromwich and Qalsi, should not be overplayed this season in Australia. They should be given a reasonable rest to build them up for the hard times ahead.

"Personally I think that Australia's team should go via Europe next time, playing at Wimbledon, to give the players very necessary matchi practice to get them to their highest standard. We were handicapped by lack of such practice this year, and might easily have suffered defeat against the Japanese through it. However, the luck broke our way."

Kid (20 Fights, 20 Wins) Tanner May Be Next Champion

By Geoffrey Simpson

London, Nov. 2.

A Woolly-Haired coloured boxer-unheard of when

a formidable pair, with every pros- he landed from British Guiana a year ago, and now pect of going far; and in this connes- the talk of the North--may shortly reign as bantam- Ruminhn cousins cannot take part as weight champion of the Empire. His name, or ring title, they are almost certain of proving is Kid Tanner, and never was a fighter more aptly named.

in Saigon. Their reputation

He has been "tanning" our bantams and feather-weights Anyhow although so many of these ever since he arrived. asked are not in a position to accept

with the following players yesterday own there.

Paul Konz-I don't think I can get away.

20 of them, to be exact, and

the offer, there is enough material every one stopped inside the distance. left for Hongkong to send a fairly strong contingent, and those who go leave cannot help but benefit from their

E. C. Fincher-I'm afraid I can't EO.

W. C. Hang-1 kod my

last month, and I can't get away experience, thereby alding to litt the

again so soon.

standard of tennis in the Colony.

UPS

Now the British Board of Contrelj Johnny Cusick, the Northern Area is hardly favourable to him. champion, Johnny King, for the Em-form have paired him with our bantam champion, so that the comparison of pire title, and are calling for purse

SIMILAR CONCLUSION uffers. Two, for certain, will be

will

there

made. Johnny Best, of Liverpool, A similar conclusion was reached

bid, and so will Belle Vuc,

be by most people at the National Manchester -- and

may Sporting Club in favour of Arthur others.

Danatior as against Eric Boon. Tanner's entry into English box- These talented Young light-weights ing might have been taken from an were both

action, [1]

but whereas adventure book. He lett British Danalior won in a round Boon teak Gulanu on a cargo boat, flat broke,

a long time to dispose of Maci and with nothing more to recom- Perez, a French Arab, and then only mend him than his own statement did so on a disqualification. that he could fight. Some say it

Perez was about the most awk- was a barkama steamer that he came

but it is a fact that he worked ward type of opponent who could have been picked for Boon. He was hle passage and walked on to the clever defensive spolier, and a docks at Liverpool wondering what his next move would be, and where strong one, and he shut the door en next weeks's moala might come from.

His first thought was to locate a boxing half in the city. That led him to the Liverpool Stadium and Johnny Best. The promoter agreed to give Tanner nix-rounds bout, more or less against his own judg- ment. Tanner knocked his man out with a few powerful punches.

Best

JUST A START ́

That started Tanner, whore skin is almost coal-black, on his way, and so far no one can stop him. Mr. quickly decided that ny- weights were no match for this ter- rific coloured puncher. He gave him bantams, and "the Kid knocked them

over, too. Now Tanner is handing out the same scant treat- ment to feather-weights, though his own weight is a irifte over 8st,

The Is of victims having reached. 20-and one of them is Len Hamps- ton-the Board feel that is time something was done, so they have selected King,

King should feel flattered, but probably thinks that this is a match in which he has everything to lose. It would be different if Tanner had but all he can

an overseas

elnim. Is the championship of British Gulana, which has small significance here,

Tanner is the mystery man of "Two-Ton" Tony Galeulo, of Orange, NJ., contender for the world's heavyweight boxing championship, 'is certain of beating 'Joe Louis British boxing. We know he is If and when they most. Siricken with pneumonia last July, he made a good-but how good? On Monday good recovery and recently beat Hirry Thomas by a tophalend knock-ho stopped Harry Edwards. (Bir- He claims to train on beer and is owner of a mingham) in Manchester. In the out to the third round.

Anmering King lost on points to

pub.

CIGARETTES

Cambridge Surprise Dark Blues

Annual University Rugger Match

London, Dec. 0. At Twickenham to-day, the inter-. Varsity rugby match

between Cambridge and Oxford was won by

Plans For Golf's Biggest

Money Tournament "Daily Mail" £2,000 Final To Be Held At

Bournemouth

By F. J. C. Pignon

London, Oct. 28. The Daily Mail will again sponsor the biggest prize money tournament in professional golf in 1939. Arrange- ments have been completed to hold the first big competi tion of the year in March, when every recognised pro- fessional golfer in Great Britain will be eligible to compete for prizes amounting to £2,000 presented by The Daily Mail.

In co-operation with the Profes-1 alonal Golfers' Association, the governing body in professional golf, elght qualifying competitions will be held in different parts of the coun- try, North, South, East, West und Midlands of England, Scotland, Ire- land and Northern Ireland white eligible professionals from oversens may compete in qualifying test,

the Southern

These eliminating tests which are in course of arrangement will qualify 100 players to take part in the final stages of the tournament.

It has been the polley of The Daily Mail to make the tournament a real ty national event, and with that in view the final has been taken to different parts of England and nearly always played on courses which rarely house professional tourna ments.

ON A PUBLIC COURSE

Next year, the final stages will be the Light Blues by eight points (played at Bournemouth, a district penalty goal and a pluced goal) to abounding; in beautiful Courses, six (two penally goals).

before been the never Cambridge owed their

victory venue of a national professional golf to strong defence, especially in the tournament, first half when Oxford had so much of the game.

which

Another unusual feature of the

Oxford's forwards were expected 1930 event is that it will be played to crush Cambridge, but the Light

Fubile course. The Queen's Park course, one of the two governed

Every one of the 100 players who renches the final stage will receive a prize. The player with the best score for the final 72 holes of stroke play will receive the biggest prize in golf, £390.

One round of 18 holes will be played on each of the first two days, and at the half-way stage all but a of Atty players leading feld-ties for aftieth place will not count will be eliminated. But by an adjustment made in the prize at even those who are compulsorily retired will receive the minimum prize of £10, while all the survivors

will have chances to inercome their prize money on the final day when the

remaining 30 holes will be played.

Badminton

LADIES' LEAGUE

RESULTS

Blues were just as lively in the loose, by the Corporation of Bournemouth Two Recreio Teams

und in the last quarter of an hour heeled the ball from almost every has been selected for the final stages which will be played on March 25, 30, and 31.

Queen's Park, although only about 6,300 yards in length, is heather girl,

scrum.

Both sides tackled and well-Reuter,

marked

Win Easily

bounded by pine woods and such a Both Club de Recrelo teams were fine example of modern green successful in the Indies section of the architecture that it has a scratch Badminton League last evoning, the score of 75. Those who have played team defeating the European over it, including Reginald White Y.M.C.A. by 9-0 and the "B" beating combe, the Open champlon, claim St Andrew's by 8-1. that an average of fours is A Good Scores:

score, even for a professional.

THE FINAL FIELD

RECREIO "A" ». EUROPEAN "Y"

Mrs. N. Castro and Miss M. Xavier (Recreio), bent Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Honey 21-2; beat Mrs. Read and Mrs.

The field for the finals at Bourne-Short 21-0; boat Mr. Hamden and mouth will consist of:

37 players from the Southern Section.

1▸

+

Northern Midland Eastern Western

*

34

Welsh

++

Scottish

Mrs. Kers 21-1,

Miss O. Ribeiro and Miss M. Ribeiro (Recreio) beat Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Honey 21-4; beat Mrs. Read and Mrs. Short 21-4; beat Mrs. Hamden and Mrs. Kerr 21-0.

Miss C. M. Silva and Miss M. Silva (Recrelo) beat Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Northern Ireland Honey 21-10; beat Mrs. Read and Mrs. Short 21-13; beat Mrs. Hamden and Mrs. Kerr 21-0.

It this proves to be correct, it may show that it is possible to construct

RECREIO "8" ▼, ST. ANDREW'S

Miss S. Remedios and Miss 1. à course entertaining for average Pereira (Recrelo) lost to Miss M. golfers and still suficiently exacting Churn and Miss A. E. Greiner 13-21: for a first-class professional tournn- beat Miss F. Wong and Miss J. Wong ment, without making it extremely 21-16; beat Mrs. M. Anderson and long.

Miss G. White 21-4.

M. The qualifying competitions will Miss A. Noronha and Miss begin on March 1, the actual dates Oliveira (Recreio) beat Miss Churn and venues now being in course of and Miss Greiner 21-0; beat Mi arrangement,

Wong and Miss Wong 21-8; bent Mra. The number of players to qualify Anderson_and_ Miss White 21-7. Boon's attempts to make it a free- | from each district is based upon the Mrs. S. Sousa and Ming A hitting battle. Still, men of cham-membership of the PG.A. In the Remedios (Recreio) beat Miss Chur pionship calibre should have the area, the proportion in the past hav- and Miss Greiner 21-10; beat Miss ability to solve awkward problems. ing been about one player to 14 Wong and Miss Wong 21-13; best

(Continued on Page 9), eligible professionals.

Mrs. Anderson and Miss White 21-0.

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