THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 2, 1937.
RUGBY SEVENS POORLY SUPPORTED
S. B. Wood, above, (in inset) and in action, winner of the Wim- bledon crown in 1931, is attempting a comeback this season and is also
a serious aspirant for American Davis Cup honours.
B. AND S. SUCCEED IN TWO ROUNDS.
BERWICK REPLACE R.E.
AND SECURE WIN
THE
CLUB "A" VERY STRONG
(By "REFEREE")
THE Blarney Stone Rugby Seven-a-Side Tourna- ment, in aid of Naval, Military and Civilian charities, which commenced on the Club ground yesterday evening, received very poor support from the large number of Rugby enthusiasts in the Colony, only a mere handful of spectators being present and outside of the players, could be count- ed on the fingers of both hands!
SOME INTERESTING AND THRILLING MATCHES WERE SEEN, BUTTERFIELD AND SWIRES SUCCEEDING IN BOTH THEIR FIRST AND SECOND ROUND ENCOUNTERS, HUT- CHINSON BEING IN GREAT SCORING MOOD, WHILE FROST GAVE HIM ALL THE NECESSARY BACKING. THE CLUB “A” WERE MUCH TOO GOOD FOR THEIR OPPONENTS, BID- WELL AND GRIEVE MAKING THE OPENINGS IN ADDITION TO SCORING WITH THE GREATEST OF EASE.
The Fusilier teams, four of which have been entered, will not be seen in action until to-morrow, when the H. K Bank, former holders, the Medical Corps and the Navy "A" and "B" teams will also be featured.
H.M.S. Berwick very sporting- ly fielded a side yesterday in
COLONY TENNIS SERIES place of the Royal Engineers, THRILLING
who were compelled to scratch
OPEN IN POOR WEATHER through injuries, and won their RUGBY GAME
S. A. GRAY SUCCEEDS AFTER TITANIC STRUGGLE
WORS
(By "ADREM")
WORSE weather conditions than those which marked the open- ing day's play of the Colony Open Lawn Tennis Champion- ships yesterday, could not have been imagined. Bad light, coupled with the cold wintry blast which swept the ground, made matters uncomfortable for both players and spectators.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
AT A GLANCE
The feature of the day's play] unnummEZELI?2}X was a titanic struggle between S. A. Gray, one of the most pro- mising players in the Kowloon Cricket Club, and S. Wong, the diminutive South China player, which went to 42 games before being decided.
Gray deserved full marks for his victory as, for the major part of the match, he was fighting a losing battle. Wong won the first set at 97, chiefly as a result of errors" on the part of his opponent, who made some ridiculous mistakes, es- pecially on service the number of double-faults he was responsible for must have been colossal. In the second set Gray was trailing, 1-4 but by keeping up continual pres- sure, he finally won at 97.
MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
S. A. Gray beat S. Wong 7-9, 9-7,
Wong Shui-wing beat S. A. Bus-
sain 6-4, 6-0.
S. A. Rumjahn beat A. L. Sullivan
6-4, 6-3
F. Grose beat Firdos Kahn 64
6-2.
Tsui Wai-pui beat H N. Lee 6-2,
26-3.
J. W. Leonard beat D. Anderson
6-1, 6-1,
The games between G. C. Burnett and A. Crawford, and G. E. Clarke and B. O'M. Deane were postponed.
First Round tie against the 8th Heavy Brigade, R.A.
The Semi-Finals and Final will be held next Saturday, when it is hoped that the Rugger public will give the series their wholehearted support.
The following are the results of yesterday's matches:
BERWICK SUCCEED HMS. Berwick beat the 8th
Heavy Brigade, R.A., by a goal and a penalty goal (8 points) to a try (3 points)..
Smith opened the scoring for the ship's side with a try which Faul
WITNESSED
FUSILIER TEAMS CLASH FOR CUP
FLOYD SCORES FINE TRY
(By “REFEREE”)
No quarter was given and kener converted, and in the second none was asked for in a thrilling half Faulkener landed a penalty Inter-Company Rugby Final for goal to bring their total to 8. Bam-the Royal Welch Fusiliers Inter- dry reduced the arrears for the Company Cup, which was played Brigade with an unconverted try..] on the Polo ground yesterday
H.M.S. Berwick: Mid. Haly, L. morning and which resulted in a- Raynsford, A. B. Nicholls; Mid Faul- win for “C" Company over “A” kener; Sto. Smith, Sto. Rollinson and Company by a goal and a drop- Boy. Tyndall.
8th Hvy. Bde. RA.-Munro; Harms-ped goal (9 points) to nil worth and Smitherham; Findlay; Among the interested spectators Forsyth, Bambry and Pritchard.
were COL H. C. Harrison, Seaforths "A" beat the 5th Anti-G.S.0.1, the Commanding Officer, Aircraft Brigade "A" by a try (3 Lieut. Col. D. M. Barchard, points) to nil after a scoreless first Major H. A. Davies, and officers. half. Ross scored the Scots only
The outstanding feature of the points in the second half.:
game was the splendid tackling, Seaforths "A"-Walmsley; Ross and and bunching of the forwards on Laciagan; Bland; Atkinson, Boustead both sides. The backs were
and McLachlin.
scope
5th A.A. Bde "A":-Smith; Lucas given m plenty of and Lindsay; Dibbin; Mornington for open movements and “C”
Martin and Lear.
CLOSE CALL
Company made full use of every
Club "B" beat Seaforths "B" by opportunity of making ground, goal and a try (8 points) to a Floyd again being in the lime-
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light with a dazzling display in- cluding one of the grandest tries I have seen in the Colony.
The exchanges, despite the score, were very even and both lines were repeatedly in danger of falling, but the defence of both threequarter. lines held out well with the exrep- tion off a solitary breakaway by Flord.
PLUCKY DISPLAY Although the final set went to the vantage game, I felt that Gray al surprised the ex-champion by taka ways had something up his sleeveling a 4-2 lead as a result of Wong is to be highly commended, brilliant all-court play. Once Rum- however, for contesting every point jahn had settled down, however, and altogether gave a cool and there was never any doubt as to plucky display.
the ultimate result.
to have a big say in the destina- Gray will have to curb his im-
BETTER THAN BEFORE tion of the singles title. petuosity considerably and play a He showed yesterday, that he is Tsui Wai-pui, the Colony cham less spectacular game if he is to playing quite as well, and probably pion, was not seriously extended by make much further progress.
better, than he did last year. In H. N. Lee, but revealed that he was The best tennis of the evening addition to his amazing recovery every bit as good as last year. His was provided in the game between work, he kept an excellent length service and sliced hackhand, as A. L. Sullivan and S. A. Rumjahn, on both hands with his driving, and preliminary to an advance to the Pte. (17) Jones played a very fine which the latter won in straight volleyed and smashed with great ret, proved far too much for his game at full-back for the winners sets. Sullivan playing brilliantly, laccuracy. On his form, he is bound opponent.
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FINE DISPLAY