THURSDAY, JUNE 30,,1927.
SPORTS SECTION
AT WIMBLEDON.
DETALS OF PLAY-IN DOURLES.
AMERICANS DOING WELL.
Wimbledon, June 29. In dali nel showery weather, be fore a fail attendance including Mr. Baldwi, the Wimbledon cham-
MACAO RACES.
ENTRIES FOR SUNDAY'S MEETING.
for
Following are the entries the third extra race meeting at Macao on Sunday next. The first saddling bell is at 1.30 p.m.
MATCH TENNIS.
THE CHINA MAIL
POINTS THAT LEAD TO SUCCESS.
WATCH YOUR OPPONENT.
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CHEQUELETS."
MR. CHURCHILI/S TEST CASE.
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London, June 18, [By P. D. B. Spence.] Lawn Tennis these days is a
"Chequelets," the innovation very fast and strenuous game due introduced by the Midland Bank, TT. on Shanghai to the so-called "speeding up" that are likely to be permanently drop- has taken place in recent years.ped, in view of a statement just Hongkong Bank It, is now the game of a trained published.
Lon. Rog... $110 athlete. But there are many who Mr. Winston Churchill, in the Chartered Bank $240 have, made "speed" their God; to statement, says that the Midland Mercantile A. & B. £90
de. such, court-craft and tactics in a Banke orally enquired at Somerset The Cheklang Plate (5 fur-match means nothing, and it is on House some weeks ago whether P. & O. Bank
this, as important as any side of pionships frere, continued with longs):-Little Darling, Castle, the game, that I am about to such documents were liable for East Asia
stamp duty. Some players are naturally pos- Green Island, Beautiful Terrace,
An official, who did not fully Canton Insurance .... $620 Cochet Brugnon and
beating
Puling, Easter Day. Dunwell, sessors of good court-craft, but to Kozeloh si Gottlieb 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
from standard banking policy Union Insurance... In the farth round Hunter and Sutherland, Wai Chow, Chin Họi, others, it comes only with much appreciate the large departure Chins Underwriters. 80 ets.
experience of match play. Tilden bei N. Latchford and R. Pernikety.
In the first place, a young player, contemplated, replied in the neYangtze Insurance....$40 M. There The Fukien Plate (6 furlongs):
agative. Pryce Jonk 7-6, 6-3, 6-3
Fire Insurances. was freque interruption in all-Chow Tsze Lon, Shanghai must understand that many
match is, metaphorically speaking, The higher authorities did not Friend, U-Un, Hon Sin, Macao won or lost nut on the court itself. hear of the proposal until the China Fire Insurance $278 matches ofing to rain.
Later.
Bauty, Loongwa, Wild Fellow: In this respect I am alluding to announcements appeared in the H.K. Fixe Insurance .. $000
Shipping. Fish Star, Baccarat, Sunburst fitness. I have won many a match Press, when it was immediately in the gym or running track the Rese,
The Anhwel Plate (once preceding week.
In one match I seen that revenue would be sub. Douglases
II.K. Steamboats IAK. Tugs & Lighters 1.10. round):Chick To, Clenmerin, have in mind, my opponent was stantially affected.
"The Chancellor of the Ex-Indo-Chinas (Pred)... $30 Slan Blein, Dragon Boat, May, "done" after the fourth set.
do. (Def.)....$60 always attribute that success to chequer sought, and Government
which Shell Transports.... 98/. the skipping, physical jerks and adopted legal advice general training I did in prepara-stated that such receipts were Star Ferries tion for the match. Thus, the first taxable as bills of exchange essential is fitness, train and give within the meaning of Section yourself a chance.
Enin ha stopped play completely and probably there will be exten- sion of the days.
In the bird round and Austin Lycett be Timmer and Bryan 6-2, G-4 8-0.
In the cond round of the mix- ed double flaunter and Miss Ryan onl Diss beat
Marogardato Alexander 6-1, 6-2.-Reuter.
LOCAL TENNIS.
CHINESE R.C. WIN IN “B” DIVISION.
LAWN BOWLS.
or
Will Club Secretaries Bowls Conveners kindly send in teams for Saturday's League games in time to be published In our issue of Fridny?
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32 of the Stamp Act, 1891.
Water-bonts
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A test action will be immedi-Malabon Sugars alely instituted. The Midland
Mining has voluntarily stopped the issus Benguets of the new receipts.
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$1,70 Kailan Mining Ad... 407- Mr. Churchill adds that the Langkals (Combined). T20% (Single) TO% parties concerned acted in good Shanghai Exploration. T3% faith.
The Other's Game. Next comes a consideration of your opponent's game. I find it a tremendous help, if I have not met my opponent before, to see him in Try to see him play and action. look for, try to make up your mind On twa things; one-his
[Earlier messages stated:Raubs Yuchang, Valour, Chui Chow favourite shot, and the other any
London, June 3. The innova-Tronoh Mines In "" league tennis match
Ural Caspians the ing, U-Un, Perversity, Lilac, weakness he may have. C.R.C. beat yesterday the
Perhaps he has a weak back- tion of the Midland Bank in 53 S.C.A.A. by
to 16.ectre. games Scores:-
St. Stephen's bent Chinese R.C.
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Docks, Wharven, The Chihli Plate (1 mile):-hand. If so, play to his back hand supplying customers with books Godowns, &c. C. Choa and H. Lo beat Mack Lo, Little Sit Tang, Lucky court, with a drive every now and of unstamped receipt forms,
then into his fore-arm court to keep | dubbed Chi-hen and Chan Hip-we 8-3, beat Ear, Sun Ning. Tap Siac, Cherry him out of his back-hand corner cheques for suma of under forty Hongkews.......
chequelets, replacing H.K. & K. Wharves.. $108
H.K. & W. Docks Chan So and Ho Wei-hing 7-4, heat andy.
where he will endeavour to dig shillings, was mentioned in the New Engineerings Lak Kir-cheang and Luk Ding The Honan Plate (7 furlongs) himself in and try to run round House of Commons. The bank Shanghai Docks
+Areia Preta, Fir Dee, Jan Dor, the shot you have aimed there. cheang 7-4.
Lau Man-ching and lu Tid Star, Honey Moon, Jan Ja, He may have quite a good back declared that the revenue au- Lands Hotels & Bldgs. cheus lost to Ma Chi-hoon and atherland, Cherry Brandy, Yuen hand, but is unable to pins it down thorities did not object, but Mr. Honors Lands Winston Churchill, when ques-Hongkong Realty
Hongkong Lands and fo Wei-hing 5-6. lost to Lukn, Six Hundred, White Bird, the line, or he may be able to play tioned, said he was by no means H.K. Territorials Chan iwe 3-8, lust to China So
it down the line and not across. erversity..
He Humphreye Estates.. $12 sure of the legal aspect. Kin-cheang and Luk Ding-cheung i
The Hupeh Plate (once round): Always watch. 3-8.
A Personal Experience. declared that the matter in- Prinee's Building..... $89
Rural Lands
$14 Lau Fuk-ki and Cheng Chi-wing Papyrus, Easter Day, Peking,
I remember beating a well-volved a number of questions of
Cotton Mills. heat Ma Chi-hoon and Chan Hip-ttle Darling, Green Island,
He was con- wo 8-3. bent Chan So and Ho Wel-astle, Dunwell, Chick To, Dragon known player in my first inter-public interest. hing 7-1, lost to Luk Kin-cheungoat, Macao Beauty, Chin Hei, national match in three sets quite sulting counsel regarding the Ewo Cottons
comfortably, much to the surprise liability of the chequelets to that Cottons (Old) and Lak Ding-cheung 5-fi.
of not a few. The reason I beat stamp duty. The July Champion (one him was that I noticed when he pointed out that many
Mr. Garro Jones
(new) e)Flash Star, Leaf, Bac-was playing, that whenever his
banks An exciting tennis match was
were inaugurating the system terday when the Chinese Recreation, Shanghai Friend, Shan shot to his back-hand
had Peak Trama (old) Club was entertained. The home-lein, Chui Chow Ning, Sunburst passed him or tried to with a shot The Chancellor stated he
down the line, seldom or never instructed the Treasury officials do. (new) sters won by a margin of three one,
The Mid-Summer. Stakes (once across. This was his favourite to place themselves in communi- Singapore Tractiona games, Scores ---.
3. B. Ma and K. Ip (C.R.C.) bent bund):-Wai Chow, Chin Hoi, back hand, down the line a beauti- cation with the representatives Taxis
Miscellaneous. T. G. Lim and II. N. Chau 9-2, beat utherland, Green Island, Arcia ful shot low and accurate. When of the banks. He added that the H. R. Lee and H. N. Lee 6-5, et reta, Cherry Brandy, Castle, this back-hand, run up to the net would be unsatisfactory from Canton Ices
I-played-him-would-drive-on-to consequences of the proposal H.K. Amusements K. S. Leung and Thong Lor 8-3.
eking, Wild Fellow, Wuchang, and just wait for it at the side.
the viewpoint of the year's re- Cements (comb.) ittle Darling, Jan Dor. Macao
Your opponent may have a M. K. Lau and K. F. Lo lost to feauty, Chick To, Shan valeur, favourite shot let your mind on Midland Bank has suspended China Lights (comb.) $18
London, June 9-The do. (now) feautiful
having made up to H. K. Lee and H. N. Lee 6-6, and Dragon Boat, Leaf, Fir Dee, Flush any peculiarity in his game explait chequelets until Mr. Winston lost to K. S. Leung and Thong tar, Glenmerin, Honey Moon, it. Try to put him in any position. Churchill has made a fresh China Prov.
White Bird, Six Hundred, Jan Ja, rather than that for his favourite statement clarifying the posi-H., Constructions H. Lee and T. L. Iu (C.R.C.) lost Little Sit Tang, Gold Star, Loong-shot.
tion.] to T. G. Lim and H. N. Chau 3-8,
Baccarat, Easter
Volleying. lost to H. K. Lee and H. N. Lee 5-6,
Lor 5.G.
played at St. Stephen's College yes. prat, Wild Fellow, Wuchang, opponent came to the net with a which was spreading rapidly. China. Buses
C.R.C.
T. G. Lim and 11. N. Chau 2-9, lost
Lor 5-6.
va,
Terrace,
Day',
corner, he
If he is a weak volleyer entice and lost to K. S. Leung and Thone apyrus, Lucky Star, Sun NIDS him to the net with a short. shot, i Shanghai Friend, U-Un, Tap Siac, and, when he is there, drive. Some Dunwell, Perversity, Lilac, Chui good volleyers are bad over head, Chow Ning, Hop Sin, Yuen Sin, especially high lobs, so try to pass May, Dick Lo, Chow Tsze Lon, kim if you see a good opening. Rose, Pernikety, otherwise lob. You must mix up Spectre.
the lob with a passing shot, not stick to one plan; for the lph to be successful you must get the volleyer coming close into the net expecting a passing shot.
SPOIL SPORT RAIN. Sunburst
ALL HOME FIXTURES,
AFFECTED.
-SWEEP METHODS.
London, June 29. Rain to-day interfered with all -out-door sport, including crickets
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Nanyang Tobaccos Artillery and a Roehampton Then his receiving of service team at the Roehampton Club, direct your service to his back- Captain C. I. McKay, M.C., was hand if it is weak, placing one on thrown from his pony. his fore-hand now and again to prevent his closing up that side of
One of the officers of the bat-
London, June 9. lawn tennis and the Henley ReThe Jockey Club is communicat gatta.
ing with the organisers of big the service court. This is not easy, tery (which is stationed at St. | John's Wood, N.W.) told a report- At Wimbledon only affe sweepstakes on the Derby, notably but most essential. I consider a doubles matches were played the London Stock Exchange Fund, player can hardly call himself acr that Captain McKay's pony Tilden and Hunter (United States with a view to readjustment of first class player unless he can swerved to the right and appar- Brugnon and Cochen (France) and prize money.
place his service. Some rely on ently its fore-legs became en- Lycett (England) all advanced
This step is proposed with the speed and nothing else, or spin and tangled with the hind-legs of an- further stage in the men's double object of removing the temptation kick such as the American Reverse other pony. The officer said: -British Wireless Service.
to, owners to nominate or start for- service; but the medium fast to lorn candidates for the monetary fast, well-placed, straight service is consideration offered by the holder the more reliable.
HOME CRICKET.
LEICESTER MATCH A'-
WASHOUT,
London, June 29.
"The pony rolled right over Captain McKay, and we feared at first that his neck might be: broken. On examination, how- ever, it was found that no bones were broken. Captain McKay is now conscious, and, though he complains of severe pain in the neck, is going along Well,"
of a ticket which has drawn the! If you can, serve a high kicking, horse.
breaking American service, but try It la recalled that the Calcutta a fast straight service now and; Club years ago ceased to offer big then. prizes for "also rans" after repre-
Seek Advice, Bentations made in the interest of If you have had no opportunity sport.
of watching your opponent per It is considered likely that the form, ask some old, experienced Stock Exchange will do the same. player his opinion. This is a fail-
Earl Beatty was a member of The Leicestershire-Warwich The running of some horses in ing of many young players. They
the shire match, reported yesterdalast week's Derby has been severely consider they have nothing to learn the Roehampton side in does not count in the count criticised in view of the hopelcas-or gain by advice, Well, they will match.
Warwik ness of their chances. championship fable.
had scored 193 and Leiceste made 60 for two wickets wh rain stopped play.-Reuter.
LADIES' GOLF PRIZE.
learn. too late or by bitter experi ence that an old player, even if he Under the present system does talk a good deal about the drawers of horses in the Calcutta Doherty brothers and that lawn Turf Club sweep, outside the first tennis is not any better now than three, participate equally, whether it was fifty years ago, does know the horse runs or not.
his subject. I have found that it
The old method was that ten per has not always been the faulty cent. was divided among the also advice that has lost me the match, rans, so that there was a possi- but the inability to carry it out bility of collusion between an correctly.
A prize has been presented to owner and the holder of a ticket If it is impossible to "know" your the ladies' section of the RH. leading to a horse with no possible opponent beforehand, then you Golf Club by Mrs. H. K. Holres chance being sent to, the post. must sacrifice the first two or three It is surprising to find that the games of the match attempting to for a competition at Deep War Bay during July, August, hd Stock Exchange sweep was still find out the necessary points. 'September. The conditions re being run under the old method.
nine holes medal round uner quarter handicap and any nu- ber of cards may be takenfut during the three months.. A charge of 50 cents will be nde
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in aid of the Ministering Cild ren's League.
Play on his back-hand, play on his forehand, bring him up to the net, and so on, and try to find these! things out. If he has a glaring]
Good. length is the top rung of weakness, one or two games will the ladder, so to speak, and that make it obvious, and if you lost will tax any opponent, so strive for them in finding it out, they are it. When you valley, try to do so games well spent or lost. from as near the net as possible.
and to volley crisply give the ball
&
Good Length
It is the Jack of all trades and master of none that makes it awk- a crack.
Remembering in the volleying ward; under those circumstarices game the choice of ball to come in you must set your plan of cam- Norman Morris, the welterand on is all-important, try to note also paign on general lines to suit your middleweight champion of fong the favourite passing shot off your favourite shot or game.. Kang, is in hospital, auffting opponent whether down the line or (Continued et foot of preceding
Column.) from bronchitis,
across court.
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