THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1987.
COLONY TENNIS AT STANDSTILL
year
than
Owing to the unavoidable, Kwok in the First Round, pro-¡than half have been prominent | the tennis witnessed this withdrawal of the
Colony's vided a surprise. Kwok proved entrants in the tournaments for showed a lower standard reigning singles tennis cham- himself to be about the most the past decade.
for some time, and - many pion, Tsui Wai-pui, who during improved player of the year, and For the first time in the his- remedies have been freely ad- the progress of the tournament figured in the semi-final where tory of the contest, there was an vocated. was invited to play for China, in he was easily beaten by the sub-“H. D.” versus “S. A.” Rumjahn There seems to be some likell- the Davis Cup, the Singles (sequent winner of the title, H. D. final, which resulted in the hood, now that the authorities Championship was robbed of a Rumjahn.
former annexing the title for the have had it forced upon them, great deal of interest.
Veterans were much in prom-first time, in a lengthy associa- that steps will be taken in an There were remarkably few inence in the concluding stages.tion with the event.
endeavour to do something con- upsets, although the elimination Of the eight players filling the All tennis enthusiasts were crete to elevate tennis through- of George Bodiker, by Frank quarter-final brackets, no fewer quite unanimous that some of out the Colony,
1937 COLONY TENNIS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
1st Round
S. A. Rumjahn A. L. Sullivan
Firdos Khan F. Grose
B. O'M. Deane
G. E. Clarke
4th Round
2nd Round
3rd Round
S. A. Rumjahn 6-4, 6-3.
S. A. Rumjahn 6-3, 7-5,
F. Grose 6-4, 6-2.
S. A. Rumjahn 6-4, 6-3,
G. E. Clarke 6-1, 6-3.
A. Crawford 6-4, 6-2.
G. C. Burnett A. Crawford
A. Crawford 6-0, 6-2.
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Paul Kong
W. A. S. Grant
J. W. Leonard
D. Anderson
Wong Shiu Wing
S. A. Hussain
Capt. Coppinger, R.N.
S. S. Chin ..
E. C. Fincher
W. C: Hung
Coppinger 6-0, 6-1.
E. C. Fincher 8-6, 6-8, 6-1.
T. C. Monaghan P. F. Tsoi 6-1, 8-6.
P. F. Tsoi
P. Kong 6-2, 6-0.
P. Kong 6-3, 6-4.
J. W. Leonard 6-1, 6-1.
§. W. Wong 6-4, 6-0.
P. Kong 6-3, 1-6, 6-1.
Coppinger 6-1, 6-4.
E. C. Fincher 7-5, 6-1.
E. C. Fincher 6-2, 6-1.
Semi-final
S. A. Rumjahn 6-4, 6-3.
Final.
Winner
S. A. Rumjahn)
6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
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Y. W. Lee w/o.
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·I. M. A. Razack
Wong Fuk Nam
Wong Fuk-nam 6-0, 9-7.
6-8,
H. Y. Ho
D. Nickson
Ju Tak Cheuk
M. Pagh
Y. W. Lee
Y. N. Tam
A. Warr
H. P. Ông
S. W. Liang
Ma Chin Chong
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Wong Fuk-nam 6-2, 6-4,
H. Y. Eo 6-0, 6-0.
M. Pagh w/o.
Y. W. Lee 6-2, 6-2.
A. Warr 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.)
Y. W. Lee 6-2, 0-6, 6-2.
S. W. Liang 6-3, 6-1.
H. D. Rumjahn Luk Chun Cheung
S. W. Liang 6-4, 6-3.)
H. D. Rumjahn
6-1,
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Li Kwan Hung Chan Kam Hung
H. Owen Hughes Ng Kam Chuen
W. J. Howard”
J. D. Holmes
Lee Wai Tong
J. F. Leys
S. A. Gray
S. Wong
Major J. D. Milne Leong Ping-chiu
Marsland.
Iu Tak Lam
G. Bodiker F. H. Kwok
George Choa C. P. Ip
J. M. Tomlinson K. Shute
Wei Chung
S. S Hussain
Chan Sing Toa
Y. C. Lau 3
F. V. Härrison
Ma. Nai Kwong
Maj. B. L. Withington
P. C. Lee
H. N. Lee Tsui Wai "Pui
S 7-5.
Chan Kam-hung 6-4, 6-3.
Ng Kam-chuen w/o.
6-4.
Marsland w/o.
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F. H. Kwok 3-6, 6-0,
C. P. Ip 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
K. Shute w/o.
Hussain
Lau 6-2, 6-3,
FV. Harrison 1-6, 6-3.
R. L. Withington 4-6,
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Tsui Wai-pui 6-2, 6-3.
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H. D. Rumjahn 6-2, 6-2.
H. D. Rumjahn 6-2
-6-1.
W. J. Howard 3-6, 6-4,
W. J. Howard w/o.
Lee Wai-tong 6-0,
7-6.
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S. A. Gray 7-9, 9-7, 6.4.
Led -7-6;
Wai-tong
Leung Ping-chiu
Leong Ping-chiu 6-3.
Leong Ping-chiu 6-3, .6-0.
F. H. Kwok 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.:
F. H. Kwok 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
K. Shute 6-1, 6-1.
C. Lau w/o,
Tsui Wai-pui 6-1, 6-4.
E. C. Fincher 6-4, 6-3.
H. D. Rumjahn 6-2, 6-1.
F. H. Kwok 6-0,
6-2,
D. Rumjahi
H. D. Rumjahn 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 5-7, 6-2.