TUESDAY. MAY 10, 1927.
SPORTS SECTION
DAVIS CUP.
INDIA ONE-ALL, WITH SPAIN.
EUROPEAN ZONE TIE.
Barcelona, May 9. in the European (eliminating round) zone of the David Cup in ternational lawn tennis, Spain meets India and each side has won a match out of the total of five to be played.
Antonio Junnico (Spain) defeated A. H. Fyzer (India) 3-6, 6-3, 3-6. 0-4, 6-1.
K. Prasuda (India) beat Flaquer (Spain) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.- Reuter,
£
Britain's Victory.
Birmingham, May 1. Britain having already won the the against Sweden by 3 matches to
continued love, play WRS follows:--
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Malmstrom (Sweden) defeated Kingsley (Britain) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.
Higgs (Britain), defeated Garell (Sweden) 8-G, B-6, 3-6, 9-7.
Britain thus won the tie by matches to 1.-Reuter.
South Africa v. Ireland.
Dublin, May 9. Play was also continued in the Ireland v. South Africa tie although (hy 3 South Afrien, had won matches to leve) the right to meet Britain in the next round, tails:-
De-
benti Condun (South Africa) Mahony (Ireland) 6-0, 8-0, 0-1.
Spence (South Africa) bent Mel- don (Ireland) 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4. South Africa thus won by matches to love.--Reuter.
"MADE
!” ORDER.
ORDINARY MORTALS IN
GOLF.
WHAT MITCHELL SAYS,"
Most ordinary morials are rather of the "madé" order of golfers, and in this connection, one was remind- ed by the Oxford-Cumbridge match how much the professional can p for the player.
The Oxford captain after a spell of poor form hud recourse to Abe Mitchell and as a result of the tui- tlon he received, he went into the match with an improved game and with restored. confidence.
Last year . II. Taylor did an- ether University player, a similar good turn.
After dipping into Mitchell's new book, which is called "Essentials of Golf, one appreciates how the ex- pert fixes upon the faults to which; golf flesh is heir, and sets out plain remedies for them.
Fundamental Errors. Mitchell has written this.book be- .cause of inquiries he has had from!
Abe Mitchell; the famous Bri- tish golf professional.
all parts of the world for cures for fundamental errors in the game, Its pages contain much practical advice and information.
Mitchell is himself one of the most powerful of hitters, and with his long hitting he maintains a consistent straightness. What he Bays about length in driving should interest readers.
Here are some of the points he makes. Speaking of the pivot, he the says that a golf swing by medium of an arm and wrist move ment alone is a feeble thing.
this.
Two Things in Driving.
It is only necessary to sit on a table and swing a club to realise "In driving, he writes, there are two things to be controlled-viz., the arms and wrists and the trunk
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SINGLES FINAL.
COUNTY CRICKET.
LEICESTER WINS IN TWO DAYS.
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF COLONY,
- AL
REPLAY ON FRIDAY..
SOME LOW SCORES.
London, May D..
Worcester, Worcestershire lost in the county cricket champion ship to Leicestershire by five wic kets, the match being over in two days. Scores;
Worcester (1st innings) 148 runs, With S. A. Rumjahn leading M. F. S. Jewell made 53; Skelding Ng Sze-kwong by 2 sets to 1, but took 4 wickets for 52 runs.
Leicester (1st innlnga) 141 runs. behind by 4 games to 5 in the fourth set, the final in the open Root tank 6 wickets for 45 runs and Worcester (2nd) 83 runs. Astill singles championship of the Tarbox 4 for 49. Hong Kong Cricket Club tennis! tournament has been fixed for re- took 6 wickets for 30 runs and Ship play on Friday on the stand court, man 3 for 15
Leicester (2nd) 91 runs for 5 Tickets wickets-Reuter. beginning at 4 pm. already issued will hold good.
Yesterday's sparkling match was abandoned on account of fail- ing light.
The match itself was one of the beat-if not actually the best- tussle seen locally for years, being remarkable for its series of
thrills.
S. A. Rumjahn deserves sym- pathy for just failing to clinch the issue when he had the upper hand with a lead of two sets to one and two games to love in the! fourth set.
On the run of the play, Rumjahn was superior to Ng Sze- kwong but the intter must be congratulated for the way in! which he hung on so tenaciously with the odds against him and averted what looked like almost certain defeat.
"Rumjahn's Advantage,
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On a slippery ground, Rumjahn had the advantage in that he was swifter of foot and time and again beut Ng Sze-kwong at his own game. The Chinese placed wonderfully, keeping Rumjahni on the run most of the time, and when he had the Indian apparent-j
M.C.L. TENNIS..
Change in the Exhibition Fixtures.
on
Owing to the indisposition of Miss Enid Lo, Mrs. Miles has consented to play in the exhibi- tion tennis matches in aid of the Ministering Children's League the to-morrow at 4 ... H.K.C.C. stand court.
The matches will now be:-
Mrs. Tattenham and Mr. M. K. Lo v. Mrs. Miles and Major Lucas, R.À.M.C.
Colonel
C. Russel-Brown, R.E. and Dr. R. E. Tottenham.
v. Mr. S. A. Rumjahn and Mr..
H. D. Rumjahn.
.. CHAMPION ROXER.
“MENAT WILLEN WAEN DO
Pete Latzo, the welterweight boxing champina of the world; who has signed articles to defend his title against Joe Dundee, The fight will take place in New York this month.
SUNDAY GOLF.
OUTCRY AGAINST COUNCIL.
DECISION.
Brighten.-Popular outery has been arossed by a decision of a Brighton Town Council to permit Sunday gold on Hollingbury mani- cipal links. The decision was ar rived at by twenty-five votes to seventeen.
The links are used on Sundays by hundreds of visitors and Bright- anlans and their families for walks and picnics, but from now on no bunker will be a safe haven for courting couples, no gorse buah will ly out of position, would drop one be guard against flying balls, and of his favourite "teasing" shots it is even contended at the lan- just over the net, only to find him age of the golfers will preclude
nursemaids taking babies for on the spot. Employing the same airing as.hitherto, tactics, Rumjahn invariably The council may be asked to re- secured the point, as more often verse their decision in the near than not Ng Sze-kwong found future. himself hopelessly out of reach.
The first set went to 16 games
and occupied an hour before it
favour.
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was decided in Ng Sze-kwong's clear that. Rumjahn would not The first two games be able to take the match as Ng went to the Chinese, Rumjahn Sze-kwong had "got his eye In offering little opposition. Each again and would have won the player then took a game on his set but at 5-4 in his favour, it
until the was decided to abandon play. service opponent's eighth, when Rumjahn, having
Two Finals Decided. "warmed up" was driving and
The final of the open doubles smashing beautifully and drew level at 4-4. Ng Sze-kwong kept (S. A. Rumjahn and H. D. his lead, however, and at 8-7 Rumjahn v. T. Honda and H. broke through Rumjahn's service Akiyama to take the set at 9-7..
Each Led in Turn.
The first game of the second set was a long duel and douce had been called four times before Rumjahn took it.
will be played next Monday at 4 p.m. and not on Thursday. The presentation of prizes follows. The M.C.L. ex- hibition games are still down for to-morrow at 4 p.m. |
Two interesting finals were The Indian played yesterday. In the mixed never loked back from this stage, doubles handicap, Dr. and Mrs. taking game after game in splen-R. E. Tottenham won from H. did, aggressive style. Out-Owen Hughes and Mrs. M. Hall driving the Chinese and showing in, two straight sets. In the superiority In all departments, handicap singles "B," R: Guy he took the set without conceding Wilkerson had an easy victory
over J. R. Collis. a single game.
By taking the first game of the
Yesterday's Results, Handicap Singles "A" (4th round)-L. M. S. Loyd (rec. 4/6) bent. R. M. Henderson (owe 2/6)
THE CHINA MAIL.
OBITUARY.
SURG, LIEUT.COMDR.21
AUBREY.
YESTERDAY'S FUNERAL.
CLOUDY BEER.
"VA",7,000-YEARS-OLD
PROBLEM...
SOLVED BY SCIENCE.
The death of Surg.. Lieut.-
A common complaint among Comdr. G. Aubrey of H.M.S. lovers of good beer-its cloudi- "Tamar" came as a great shock ness-was discussed by delegatos to his many friends in Hong to the Royal Microscopical Society Kong. Deceased was admitted to at Liverpool at their annual con hospital about three weeks ago, ference. Mr. J. Ross Mackenzie with pneumonia stated to be the said authorities had traced the result of a chill' contracted on history of beer back to 5,000 B.C., attending a motor car accident in and in those early days brewsters The case were hampered by inability to the New Territories. being urgent, deceased made the produce beers that were free from journey after a round of golf cloudiness. To-day the manufac without changing his clothes, and ture of beer was rightly regarded the chill was contracted as a re-as an art and a science. sult.
The eye of the consumer play- Up to the morning of his death led a very prominent part in the deceased was stated to be making evolution of a commodity, and favourable progress and it was more so in the case of beer than understood that the crisis was probably. any other commodity. passed when a relapse occurred The demand for beers free from with fatal results.
cloudiness became insistent, and,
Deceased leaves a widow with thanks to the groundwork of whom the sympathy of a wide earlier scientists and the sustain- circle of friends among the naval ed efforts of their successors, and civilian community will go that demand, Mr. Ross Mackenzie out in her bereavement.
claimed, was now fully met.
The Funeral.
Speaking of the demand for a The funeral took place yester-"pure beer"-a beer brewed from day evening, among those present British malt and hops only-Mr. at the graveside ceremony being Ross said the interpretation by Rear-Admiral Boyle, Major Gen the public of the term "pure" in eral C. C. Luard (G.O.C.); Com-this connection is erroneous. A] modore Pearson and representa-hear brewed wholly from British tives from all Naval and Military malt of the highest quality would contain an excess of crude nitro- units in Hong Kong.
The procession was headed by gen which would provide nutri- the firing party and guard of 50ment for the development of dis- men drawn from the fleet under } ease-producing micro-organisms the command of Lieut. Isaacs of and cause a persistent cloudiness. H.M.S. "Dragon," followed by The public would refuse the band of H.M.S. "Frobisher" cept such a beverage. and the gun carriage which was drawn by men of H.M.S. "Titania" and submarine ratings, Lieut. Condr. Baxter being in charge.
The Rev. G. H. S. Hewitt, Chaplain to the Fleet. conducted the service.
The Wreaths.
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RESCUE SCENE THRILLS.
King George III's Residence In Flames.
Thrilling rescue scenes occurred; Wreaths were sent by the fol- at a fire which partly destroyed the lowing: Commodore. J. L. Pear-famous Gloucester Hotel at Wey- mouth, formerly the residence of son and Mrs. Pearson; Mr. and King George III. Mrs. K. G. Blair; Mr. and Mrs.
Some of the guests, threw their H, W. Harrison; Mr. and Mrs. jewel cases from the bedroom S. Jarvis; Mr. and Mrs. E. Ronald windows und escaped in their Childe; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. nightclothes.
Frank; Mr. and Mrs. S. E Miss M. Savile, and her nurse Alderman: Commander and Mrs. (were awakened on the fourth floor Villiers Sankey; Dra. S. S. by the fire alarm and climbed along? Strahan, W. Leslie Thomas, a parapet a foot wide, 60 feet abovo Murdo Nicolson and Bunje; Mr. the street. L. R. Andrewes; Kit Sang' and
George Dicker, the 18-year-old Ah Yau, Ship's Company helped the women separately along "boots," climbed a waterpipe and H.M.S. Tamar" Medical Officers the slanting parapet, with their and Staff, H.M.S." "Tamar" and faces to the wall, and brought them Dockyard Surgery; Royal Dock to the roof, from which they were yard and Admiralty Technical rescued by a ladder."
Another hotel servant climbed to Officers Association; C.C.'s Office. Staff; Clerical and Drawing Office the top of the building and broke Staffs of the Chief Engineer's De- the windows of the attle where the partment, H.M. Dockyard; The servants were sleeping and brought Agreement Employees Associa- them Indders.
A detachment of Marines and tion; Royal Dock Yards Profess
"Tiger," acted as a salvage corps. ional Officers Association (Hong blue-jackets, landed from. H.M.S.
Naval Store. Kong Branch); Clerical Writing and Storehouse Staff; Dockyard Recreation Club; Compradore's Department, H.M. Naval Yard; The Ward Room Officers, H.M.S. "Tarantula" and
"THE TEMPTRESS" TO-DAY Ship's Company; Royal Naval Yard Police (Indian): Capt.
AND TO-MORROW. and Officers, H.M.S. "Frobisher";
While in Europe filming "Mare Officers and Staff of the Royal Naval Armament Depot; Officers Nostrum," Moreno talked over the of the Chief Engineer's Depart role in "The Temptress" with ment; H.M., Dockyard; S.E.E.'s Ibanez, whom he visited at the lat Department; the King's Own ter's villa in France. Moreno was Scottish Borderers; Staff of the intensely, interested in the role, and Expense Accounts Department; ho and Ibanez worked out every de- The Principal and Superior Off- tail of it. cers, H.M. Naval Yard; Torpedo Depot Staff: Royal Naval Yard tion, suggested that Moreno bear in Police, Sick Berth Staff, R.-N. mind the author's idens throughout, hence Ibanez, in a way, really Hospital...
directed Mořeno in the scenes.
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30 day'a sight...
4 montba" eight 9/4
Credit. 4 months* sight' 9/1-9/10 Documentary, monthraight 2/1-5/16"
Her ravishing costumes were made, from her own designs in New York Paris and Vienna, and they repre sent the last word in luxurious ap-On Parle parel. There are certes of society. On demand
life in Paris, New York and Palm Credits, 4 months' right 1810 Beach: Miss. Murray has the role | On Berlin-
On New York
Yesterday afternoon Mr. R. E. Matro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio with "THE FRENCH DOLL” TO-DAY Lindsell, and a jury composed of a notable cast that included Lionol LAND TOMORROW. Mesars. E. §. Abraham (foreman). Barrymore, Roy. D'Arcy, Marc · · J. A. B. Silva and Yeung Wing-sek, McDermott, Armand Kaliz, Hector This startling photoplay breaks held an inquiry into the death of a V. Sarne, Inez Gomez, Alys Murrell Miss Murray's own record for gor- Chinese woman who was killed on and other well known acreca geous gowns and luxurious settings. April 25 as the result of a motor players. lorry on which she and six male coolies were riding, plunging down 'an embankment near the tram ter minus at. Shaukiwan. The driver and the six coolies were severely fi Jared, while the woman was killed outright.
From the evidence given by Mra.
of a vivacious little French girl who. On demad M. Toms, it appears that the motor
found romance in Amèrica.jat : to which the arms are attached. If third set, Rumjahn led for the the player has had control of his first time during the match. NE
lorry which laden with
The film is based on the success- poise in the back awing, so that he Sze kwong' soon established him
coolies, was coming down This Alm which has been given ful play in which Irone Bordoni On demand can eling his hips freely and strong self again, securing the next two
the new motor road at the alternative title of Wind Force played the leading pole. Frances. Oredits, 60 days' sight ly in the down swing, great power games with comparative ease. Handicap Singles B (final) Shaukiwan. There were about 9 is from the UFA studios of Marlon prepared the scenario: The On Bozbey- will be felt The secret of length Rumjahn was not to be out-done, R. Guy Wilkerson (rec. 15/1) beat six or seven persons going up at the Germany and photographically lies in manipulation of the hips and
Leonard and was produced by. On demand ** in extra rigidity of the left side at and in the following six games he J. R. Collis (rec. 6/8) 6-0, 6-3, time. These pedestrians were on all that could be desired, while photoplay is presented by Robert Z. Win
only lost one, taking the set at 6-3: Mixed Doubles (anal)Dr. R. E. the inner side of the road and were the story which deal with a miss-Tifasy Productions, of which Mr.On Osloutta
and Mrs. Tottenham (owe 15/8) Just rounding a sharp bend. The ing will is handled excellently. Leonard is director general and M. Wir
On demand Ng Sze-kwong Recovers.
beat H. Owen Hughes and. Mrs. M. lorry was thus placed on the outer The names of the players are not H Hoffman general manage you In the fourth set, Rumjahn waa Hall (owe 1/6) 7-5, 6-4.4
side of the road, and in trying to well known, but those who have an In The French Dell," se an aid On demand On Aingspore wold the pedestrians, It served eye for such things, know that the to Miss Murray, there fa Orville On Manikú striving hard to finish matters,
To-day's Matches,
and crashed over the side of the German heat is good indeed. Caldwell, Rod La Rocque, Rose On demand - as it was apparent that with the
One of the stroppast scenes is plon, Paul Cazeneuve, Willard On Shinchal darkness setting in, the game Open Singles (final)Ng Sze-hill. All those who werd on the would have to be left unfinished kwong v. S. A Rumjahn
lorry at the time were injured.
After a Chinese had deposed that that in which the girl and her lover Louis, Bernard Randall and Lucien On demand should the score be taken to two Club Champlonship (3rd round) the lorry passed a funeral process are en the open sea in a derelict Litheheld The French Doll has sets all. A TRUE
Forster y Major WBsion on the "Inside of the road and motor boat, which comes within
to weave the lilanion. Stevenson
then disappeared round a bend, the range of a battle fleet carrying out rain Frenchy air which helps Handicap · Singles "A" (4th: Coroner polated out that a Euro- target The play-off is necessary as they recovered his breath and was round): O. Stark (rec- 3/0) V. pear lady had said that the proces
impact.
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
D. E. Carvalho (holder) and S. G. Hayes are now level in the play-off for the championship of the Kow loon Chess Club. Last week Hayes won and on Sunday Carvalho won
tied at the top of the competition
properties KONSTAN
The third match will have to be played and failing a decision, fur ther matches If necessary,
Ng Sze-kwong appeared to have
surprisingly, forcing the play while Rum ahn lost the "eting
1,6-0, 64, 14.
To
8. Lloyd (roc. 4/6)sion was passed on the outside. Handicap Doubles (4th round) The witness volunteered to call
the
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in his driver, being satisfied to Henderson A. Brearley (owe Chinese monk to bear out hin merely return the ball When 1/6). v. Dr. W. L. Thomas and Gowence and the Inquiry was adj the score stood at 3-6, it was Sewell (owe 2/0),
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