FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1929.
Sport Columns
SOUTH AFRICANS
DEFEAT A MINOR COUNTY BY AN INNINGS
FOURTH TEST TO-MORROW
London, Yesterday. Playing in a two days' match against Durham, one of the minor counties, at Sunderland, the South Africans wen by an innings and 60 runs. Scores:-
Durham (1st innings ) 112 runs (Q. MacMillan took 5 wickets for 43 runs) and (2nd innings) 71 runs.
THE CHINA
MAIL,
teeth and started to hit, and a few wrong, nothing was ever won. This good rallies resulted. Chin is pro was where Kao lost cut. He forgot bably a better player than would to take chances, he rarely if ever appear from his exhibition in this flung his racket viciously at the match, but he has yet to develop ball, and after one very successful the right temperament for public spell at the net he found Rumjahn displays of this description. Ya- pitching the ball at his feet a little covlevsky's driving in the second too frequently for his liking, and EXHIBITION TENNIS set was remarkably accurate. He he incontinently abandoned this.
completely beat his opponent again Hard hitting and speedy and deter and again with backhand and fore- mined following ap might have hand drives to the corner, and sel- turned the course of the game, but dom gave Chin time to get well when Kao lost the first set he lost up to the nét.
the match, morally at any rate.
YENCHING PLAYERS IN TIENTSIN
FINE DISPLAY OF DOUBLES
Tientsin, July 8.
as
SECOND DAY
Yenching Lost All Three
One set of sparkling, all-round tennis--tennis with a keen edge to
of Yen-
The first set was well worth the trouble of going out to see. Kao's service was in fine shape. The lorig high bounce compelled Rumjaha to take it deep, near the back-screen, and Kao's long legs took him to the net in a few strides to stop whatever came back. The first two
CHINESE LOSS
DEATH OF MR. WONG TIN-TSKING
GENERAL BENEFACTOR
The death occurred at 11 am on the 18th instant at Field Cottage, Kowloon fow City, after an illness lasting a days, of Mr. Wong Tin-tseung, a well- Known Hong Kong Chinese resident, at the age of 39 years, In the year 1855 Mr. Wong was educated at St. Paul's
College. He was proprietor of the Wai Hang firm of jewellers in Queen's rood Central and the Tai Sang Hong, general merchants in Bonbam-strand West. He was at one time compradore of Messrs Reuter Brockelman and Co., but retired from that position a few months before the Wor.
He was one of the promoters of the
The exhibition games between visiting playerà from Yenching University and local representatives, on the courts of the T.L.T.A. on Saturday yielded four sets only, of which one was brilliant and the South Africans 243 runs (H. G. other three good, bad and indif- with every point gained by
Free Night School opened in 1911 for games went
to the Yenching boy, the free education of the poor in Eng- Owen-Smith made 102; A. L. Howell ferant. The visitors came in like hard-bitten determination and real
and after dropping a game ho main-ish and Chinese, particularly those skill and then the complete sub- took 5 wickets for 74 runs).
lions and went out like lambs,
tained his lead of two in the fourth who having to earn their living were Tate's Injury
to the other. Kao and Jen started against jection of the one
game, which was easily the most He deputed his son, Mr. Wong Kwong- unable to attend schocl during the day. On the first day of the match at Omar Rumjahn and Dr. Chin This tells the story of the long
stirring of the afternoon.. Twice his county, Sussex, if they meant to Brighton for
tin to take charge of the English sec- blow the local awaited meeting of Kao
Kao came To and left Rumjaku tion of the school. He was also one of against Derbyshire, Maurice Tate
men off the courts. The Yenching ching art A. L. Rumjan, the standing helplessly beyond the ser the promoters in 1926 of an industrial (the England bowler and hitter)
utmost confid-Singles title-holder. The exhibition
vice line, Then he made two aa School for Dastitute. Children and atrained a calf muscle. He was medi- cally examined this morning and will
was exceedingly disappointing save be unable to play; although selected,
for the first set, and nobody was tounding recoveries from almost Orphans in Hong Kong, and it is under- in the Fourth Test against the South
more dissatisfied than Kao himself, impossible positions, getting the stood that he left some money for this Mr. Wong was a supporter of many Africans, commencing at Manchester
who is confident he can do better point with a slashing-kil at the net worthy purpose.
charitable institutions and Sports and has asked that another match which was worthy of the very best
while Rumjahn himself Clubs. He was a man of a quiet was playing at the very top of his temperament, and was always ready to be arranged between himself and company, Rumjahn, which is to be played on
form. This game roused the specta-assist a good cause anonymously. tors to the greatest enthusiasm, 5 o'clock.
but there was little more of such FOOTBALLER HERO
these, Rumjahn's
HUTTON, OF BLACKBURN, IN
on July 27-Reuter.
["Patsy" Hendren of Middlesex is 12th man but he is essentially a bowl er and fieldsman. Tate played in the three previous Tests.]
FOOTBALL
PROPOSED ALTERATION TO
RULES
MEETING ON AUGUST 2
boys exhibited the
ence, were not in the least bother ed by the gallery (which consist ed predominantly of Chinese) and started hitting at top speed right
away.
Indeed the
second and
of
third games of the opening set provided much the best brand tennis of the whole afternoon, and the set itself outclassed any pre- vious doubles play seen here this
season.
the Association court to-morrow at
The preliminary
warming
up
backhand shots repeatedly hit the
established high expectations. Kao exchanges as Two spectacular features were Kao's forehand driving and revealed a punching drive on both Forehand and backhand, with Rumjahn's smashing. Whenever the local pair came
But later on up to the net length and speed. Kao tried to overhelm them within the battle for points, he forgot sheer force, but he always found the power of his drive, and did the
tape, and Kao was too prone to drive out. The Yenching player led at 4-2, and again was two ahead
A HARBOUR RESCUE
Jock Hutton; the Blackburn at 6-3, but in the vital game, he Rovers and Scottish international
it hard to beat Rumjahn, though worst thing he could possibly have became listless, and Rumjahn three back, figured in a thrilling rescue
at 5-5.
times forced him hopelessly out of position, and ultimately got level After Rumjahn had got the lead for the first time in the set Kao
and his nerveless returns
of a girl in Aberdeen Harbour. Thomas Moir, of Menzies Road. Torry, who was passing, throw off his jacket, and although unable to
An extraordinary general meeting very often Kao's drives fel limply done, he tried to beat Rumjahn by of the Football Association will be held, off Chin's racquet. And when superior steadiness. The latter is in the Association Offices, French Bank the Yenching pair varied their more sccurate than A good Buildings, at 5.30 Fm on Friday tactics and lobbed, they
many people think. found August 2, to consider the following both their opponents safe. Chin were averaged up the result would resorted to ultra-cautious methods, swim, plunged to the girl's assis- alteration to League Rule 15:—
If his errors
er. But he is also ever ready to
Delete all from the word "A" to got back most things, but there surprise those who are prone to re- either his gard him as rather a care-free play "route" in second paragraph and was little sting in Substitute. "A fee of $5 will be smashes or his topapin drives. On paid to Referees."
the other hand Rumjahn punished take a chance, and without a spice of Clubs affiliating to the Association going for them with a will every and then, and especially when The attention of Hon. Secretaries all lobs with exceptional severity, of adventure, without a dare now for 1929-30 is drawn to Association time and scoring a good many
things seem to be going a trifle Rule 7 which requires all particulars aces. Kao's work at the net was together with annual subscription to be
Perhaps the prettier.
in the hands of the Association Hon. Secretary before September 1.
He never seemed flustered in the least. His As the Football League has now "kills" at the net were unreturn- been taken over by the Association, it able, though he did not throw would facilitate matters if entries for away his energy, preferring to the League also accompanied the en-angle his net volleya so actuely that even if they were recovered
Fries to the Association.
ant
It has been decided to make the pre- the opposing pair were forced out sentation to Mr. F. W. Black, on his departure for Home, in view of his of court and left at his mercy. services to football generally during Jen was somewhat erratic after his sojourn in the Colony, at a dinner his confident opening in the first at Mesers. Lane, Crawford's Restaur-set, when his exhibition was hard- on August Tickets for the ly inferior to that of his partner. dinner can be obtained from the Hon. The service of both
was fast and Secretary of the Football Association
accurate. and Jen's placements at $2.50 per head. Applications for tickets must be in by August 6. (Dress
well-judged. But in the second optional).
set he went to pieces and his example was followed by his part- ner. They looked like being overhelmed with a 6-1 score aga. inst them when they suddenly
WATER POLO
LIST OF LEAGUE FIXTURES THIS YEAR
1st Round July 29 Somersets v. Kowloon "A."
Chinese "B" v. K.O.S.B. "B." 30 K.O.S.B. “A” v. Royal Navy,
Chinese "A" v, V.R.C. “A”
31 Kowloon "B" v. V.R.C. "B,"
2nd Round
Aug. 5 Somersets v. Chinese "B."
Kowloon "A" v. K.0.S.B. B. K.O.S.B. "A" v. Kowloon Royal Navy v. V.R.C. "A" 7 V.R.C. "B" v. Chinese "A."
3rd Round
Aug. 12 Somersets v. K.0.S.B. "B."
Kowloon "A" v. K.O.S.B. "A" 13 Chinese "B" v. Royal Navy.
- Chinese "A" v. Kowloon "B." 14 V.R.C. “A” v. V.RC. “B.”
4th Round
Aug. 19 Somersets v. V.R.C.. "B."
Kowloon "A v. Chinese "B." 20 K.Ü.S.B. "A" v. V.R.C. "A" Chinese "A" v. Royal Navy.
picked up again and from 5-1 they got on leval terms. During this period Rumjahn seemed to have The faded out of the picture. Yenching pair concentrated on his partner, who was always willing —perhaps a little too willing and Rumjahn had practically nothing to do. Bumjahn was the decisive factor in the games that settled the issue, and he finally won the set and the match with an traordinarily pretty stop-volley from inside the service line, His accuracy all through was remark- able, and his vollaying particularly good. Chin was steadier than Jer, and never stopped trying, Rumjahn and Chin won 7-5, 8-6.
The
ex-
The Singles Match The singles match between V. Yacovlevsky and Chin (Peking)
21 E.0.8.B. "B" v, Kowloon "B" went to the local player easily, 6-2,
5th Round -
6-1.
The Yenching boy was pain- Aug. 28 Kowloon "A" V. Royal Navy, fully nervous and when he did get
Chinese "A" v. K.0.S.B. "B.
control of himself in the second set 27 V.R.C. “B” v. K.0.5.B. “B” he found that Yacorlevsky was Chinese "B" v. Kowloon "B." playing with the utmost con- 28 Somersets v. V.R.C. “A." fidence, power and accuracy, and gang 6th - Round
ha hardly got a chance. The win-
Sept. 2 Somersets v. Kowloon "Bner started badly, double-faulting
Chinese "A" v. Kowloon HAM 3 Chinese "B". V.R.C. A three times in the first game, but
KO.S.B. "Av. K.O.S.B. "B" 4 Royal Navy v. V.R.C. “B.”
The proposed amateur Argonauts club again failed to gain election to the Football League.
he soon recovered, while Chin
Joe Turnesa's middle name should be "Courage" because the tall, slim ex-caddy from Westchester always shows to the best advantage when the competition is the toughest. Look at his finish in the York- shire Purse in England, when he was dormie three to Her bert Jolly. Joe went out and won four straight holes with an eagle on the last one to vin the big end of the purse.
could hardly do a thing right. He OLD TAYLOR
mistimed his drives, "pulled" them time and again in his nervous an- xiety, double-faulted, and netted his backhand returns.
In the second set he set his
were, tance.
mercilessly disposed of at the net, the set point being gained with a lovely back-hander which dropped
pretty exchanges in mid-court, with in the angle of the bass line.
The second set started with some Rumjahn generally emerging on top. The first two
games went to
Their plight was desperate when
Hutton jumped into a small boat with another man, sculled rapidly
towards them, and brought them to safety.
RATIONED' BETTING
him, but Kao equalised, chiefly by IRISH OFFICES MAY CLOSE
FROM 3 P.M. TO 5 P.M.
his work at the net. But Rum- jahn's fine placements to the corner and his passing shota caused his
It was stated in Dublin during mail opponent to abandon his net rushes. week that the Commission which in- The standard of play deteriorated, | quired into the operation of the Bet- and Rumjahn won four games in ating Act (1926) recommended the Free State Government to incorporate the row, to get the set.
amending In the final set Rumjahn was following proposals in an irresistible. He produced a won derful variety of shots from all quarters of the court, and drova twice as hard as before, while Kao maintained a despairing defence which could not cope with the variegated attack brought to bear upon it.
Rumjaha won the match straight sets 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
in-
measure:-
Abolition of betting tax on Irish tace-courses,
Betting offices to open at 9.a.m, for ready-money bets, close at 3 p.m.; re- open at 6 pm, and close at 7p.m.
Funters to be charged tax on win- nings only.
Bookmakers' managing clerks to be registered.
Paying-out after results to be pro hibited. Claims Lot to be met until day after race.
Loitering in or new betting offices to be stopped, and punters allowed a quarter of an hour to transact busi- ness.
A minimum bet of one shilling, and no business with persons under 18.
One betting ́offee for every 2,800 of the population in Dublin, Cork and Limerick.
The Doubles Game Yacovlevaky and Pryor defeated Chin and Hsia 6-0, 7-5. The Yen ching boys were hopelessly cut classed in the first set, and again at the beginning of the second set, and then, when the anxious Chin- ese in the gallery began to fear a love match, they made a remark. able recovery and by forcing tactics and stronger strokes took one game mittee, at an annual premium of after another and, ought to have taken the set. But they faltered at the critical moment and Ya covlevsky put an end to the struggle with a great "kill" at the net. Both the foreign pair were in excellent form, and Yacovlovsky has rarely been more effective.
The second Singles match be tween Omar-Rumjahn and Jen went to the former 6-1, 6-2 Jen played better tennis than the score sug- gests, though he too failed to ex ploit his powerful forehand drive as he ought to have done. Rumjahn made very few mistakes and his cross-court drives gained, him many aces-Peking and Tientsin Times.
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