THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 19, 1937.
PAUL KONG DEFEATS JOE LEONARD
Proving that his injured right is in shape again, Marie Baer, former world heavyweight champion, slugs the big hag at San Fran- cisco, as rumours spread that he will meet Bob Pastor in a comeback bout.
DAVIS CUP PLAYER IN DEADLY MOOD
SPIN SERVICES REAP RICH REWARD
A. M. RODRIGUES IN LIMELIGHT
_________(By “ADREM”)
PAUL KONG, former Chinese Davis Cup player, yesterday entered the Third Round of the Open Singles Tennis Championship of the Colony at the expense of Joe Leonard, the tenacious Craigengower player. Kong won in straight sets, the scores being 6-3, 6-4.
IN MANY RESPECTS THIS GAME WAS RATHER DIS APPOINTING, GENERAL OPINION BEING THAT THE ISSUE WOULD ONLY BE DECIDED AFTER A PROLONGED STRUG-
·GLE. ́AS IT HAPPENED, IT WAS ALL OVER IN NOT MORE
THREE SINGLES TENNIS THAN 30 MINUTES.
MATCHES
TO-DAY
Chung. The
A programme of three matches K.I.T.C., meets-Wei in the Colony Open Singles Lawn former should win having a better Tennis Championship will be held repertoire of strokes, while his over this afternoon, E. C. Fincher's game head work is generally good. against P. F. Tsoi, having been A. Warr, runner-up to G. E. Clark unavoidably postponed.
in the Army Singles Championship, Frank Kwok, the C.R.C. left-will meet S. W. Liang in the re hander, should experience little dif-maining game and the latter should ficulty in entering the next round at win.
the expense of C. P. Ip, although An interesting encounter should damp conditions may favour the be witnessed in the Club Handicap Doubles when Pagh and Thomson latter.
encounter Marton and Evans.
The following is to-day's the gramme:-
In the other encounters a keenly contested match should be witness- ed when S. S. Hussain, of
COLONY ATHLETIC MEETING
LOCAL BODY MUST
BE FORMED
Wei Chung F. H. Kwok A. Warr
Open Singles
S. S. Hussain
▼ C. P. Ip:
v S. W. Liang Club Championship
An unfortunate feature was the encroachment of the specta- tors on to the sidelines with the result that a sharply angled shot was almost impossible to return.
· Leonard - was more seriously inconvenienced than his oppon- ent as Kong, serving from the corner of the court and impart- ing a great deal of spin to the ball, made it go away so much that on many occasions, it was quite impossible to return it, and Leonard made little effort to.
counter, partnered by L.
Silva against H. P. Ong and J. Hsu, of POOR CONDITIONS
the University. Rodrigues, gave To a player as temperamental as-brilliant all round display and ably Leonard, this proved most upsetting supported by his partner, never. and without wishing to detract appeared in any danger of defeat pro- from the merit of the winner's dis- even after the University pair play, I feel that a much better secured the second set The game would have been witnessed if ners went out in an irrisistable the conditions had been better.
tanza spurt and won the final Kong played masterly tennis and without the concession of a game. exploited a much larger repertoire Owing to the fact that Y. N. Tam of strokes than Leonard. Taking has fractured his leg, the ther advantage of the damp court he doubles match on the progr combined powerful driving into the was not played. Wong Shin- corners on both hands, with clever and Luk-Ding-cheong were conced ly disguised drop-shots and plan-ed a walkover.
F. V. Harrison A. C. I. Bowker
v V. R. Gordon. Club Handicap Singles
J. C. Pool
D. S. Robb (+15) v A. H. McBride (+26).
Club Handicap Doubles
в
M Pagh and J. Thomson (-5.6)ned his net coups with great skill. 0. C. E. Marton-and E. D. Evans He did not reveal one really weak (-15.4).
C. C. Stark and F. A. Joseph (scr.) J. Rodger and G. S. Rodger (-5.6).
MANY SPORTSMEN
WOULD BENEFIT THREE HOME It is remarkable that with all RUGBY GAMES the interest displayed by the
Services, schools and Clubs in YESTERDAY
track and field athletic events,
there is still no Athletic Asso-
point in a clever display.
QUICK LEAD
RESULTS
- Open Singles
Paul Kong beat J.-W. Leonard 6-3
·6-3, 7-5
Open Doubles
Leonard never really looked.com- fortable and probably due to the slippery court, failed to make those
A M. Rodrigues and L'A. Silva beat disconcerting returns off apparent H. P. Ong and J. lisu 6-2, #6–0. winners that have marked his game
Wong Shin-wing and Luk: Ding- in the past. I feel that if he had cheong received a w/o from X. N. Tam adhered more to his old policy of and S. Wong.
Club Championship Single lobbing, instead of attempting pass- PA. S.-Read beat R. M. Wood ling shots and slowed up the game 64, 86, London, To-day a little more, he may have tired
Club Handicap Doubles ciation in the Colony, nor are Several Rugby matches were Kong and carried the game the G. W. Sewell and E. Bathurs there any recognised Colony played yesterday, Oxfordshire beat whole distance, with better results A. H. McBride and N. K. Lättlejohn championships.
ing Middlesex in a County match to himself.
· G. E., R. Divett and B. On Many will recall the success by 33 points to 20.
Seat A. T. Dow and H-1 which attended the annual athle Newport secured a close victory Kong adapted himself very quick-64 tic meetings held under the sus-over the Dark Blues by 12 points ly to the conditions and ran away pices of the Victoria Recreation to 9, while Neath were held to a with a three love lead before Club, when the Colony cham-draw at home by Swansea, each Leonard seemed to realise what it KOWLOON pionships were held, but since side scoring three points in the re was all about. The latter then this club has discontinued hold maining game Birkenhead beat the came back so strongly, and won ing such meets, nothing has been Club at Blackheath by 14 points to next three game with such ease, done to revive the champion-10-Benter.
that one felt that he would not be ships.
stopped Kong won the seventh, That there is a great need for Hong Kong en route and advantage but in the next, Leonard-obviously
One of the such an Association is evident from should be taken of their presence worried by the lack of space on the the existence of many athletes in here to see them in action.
sidelines, lost, this very vital game in the Colony There should be no lack of sup and subsequently the set.
Tuesday the Colony at present. The Hong Kong Area sports showed that there port or co-operation in the forma The second set provided a ding- were many good runners available tion of this Association, from the dong struggle while the different schools have re- Army, from whom the greater part holding their vealed some, promising youngsters of the athletes' will be drawn.
the
both vice gamer the tenth game when Kong broke The Chinese Clubs will also great through to win the match move ly benefit by the competition offer brilliant parsing shot which gave should be made to form such an ed, and thus assist them in prepar- Leonard no chance
ing for the China National Games thell
ghai, and at
WORLD OLYMPIAD
Another reason wh
Association is that at the
Olympiad,
ries will probably pass through lalternatively.
MARATHON EVENT COMING
RIGUES-SHINEPES
king:
A. M Rodrigue standing player in the doubles
time ty
ing his