THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 2, 1938
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FIRST TENNIS UPSET YESTERDAY
Lee Wai-Tong & Kong
Out-Generalled
LEONARD AND CHOA NEXT WEEK'S
RISE TO GREAT HEIGHTS
(By "ADREM")
(J. W. Leonard, and G. Choo beat Paul Kong and
Lee Wai-tong 8–6, 6–4)
LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMME
The following is next week's Lawn Tennis Championship programme at the HK.CC.
MONDAY
Open Singles
S. S. Hussain v H. Owen Hughes. T. A. Pearce v HD. Ramjahu.
Club Singles
L. Goldman v R. L. D. Wodehouse.
Club Singles Handicap
CBS. TRIUMPH IN INTER-SCHOOL ATHLETIC MEET
One Point Margin Over St. Joseph's
Five records - were broken and one equalled at the ammus Inter School athletic meet which result- ed in the Central British School
winning the Governor's Shield by one point, from St. Joseph's,
The Central British were out- standing in the track events. C. Hosegood breaking two records, for the 100 Metres and the 400 Metres, and Kempton, the 1,500 Metres record
St. Joseph's took the majority of H. J. Armstrong (-15) G. Wthe field events and Huang Wee
Mixed Doubles Handicap J. F. L. and Miss J. Smalley (-5/61 y T. C. Monaghan and Mrs. Whyte- Smith (-4/6).
OE LEONARD AND GEORGE CHOA, THE CRAIGENGOWER Sewell (—15).
COMBINATION, WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST UPSET IN THE CURRENT OPEN TENNIS TOURAMENT WHEN THEY OUT-GENERALLED PAUL KONG AND LEE WALTONG YESTERDAY AND LOBBED THEIR WAY TO VICTORY.
One could never describe the. standard as high but neverthe- less it provided an interesting study in tactics. Leonard's cool] calculating methods entirely unspectacular in execution but devastating in effect-complete- ly broke up the normal placid game of a pair who appeared to be far better equipped in all de- partments of the game.
Actually, after due reflection, I
can
them
through the
his lobbing which on many occasions was extremely short, were nicely executed and ade- quate to meet all demands. think of only one palpably |
For the most part, however, he weak chink in the losers' armour was very loathe to take the fore- and that was Lee's overhead. For court and was made to scuttle up the greater part of the game, the and down the baseline as Kong and opposition, Leonard in particular Lee placed plied him with lobs, some of them "holes." of good length, many of them de- plorably short. He 'hit most of them out of court. This got him more and more worried and near the end he lost confidence and never ap- peared comfortable in making any of his strokes.
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KONG AVOIDED
LEONARD'S LOBBING
Leonard's lobbing was super- lative and his ground strokes steady without being brilliant but it was his generalship which caught the eye..
TUESDAY
Open Singles (Stand Court)' Tsui Wai-pui v E. C: Fincher.
Club Handicap Singles.
T. A. Pearce (15) L. M. S. Lloyd (scr.).
J. A. H. Douglass (-2/6) or ER Childe (1/6) ▼ H. J. Armstrong (15) or G W. Sewell (—15).
Mixed Doubles Handicap
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. D. Wodehouse (3/6) v. Mr. and Mrs. E.. E. Stoery | (-3/6).
A. T. Dow and Miss M. Corrighan (—2/6) ▼·B. O'M. Deane and Miss Joan Armstrong (-15).
WEDNESDAY Open Singles S. A. Rumjahn Lee Wai-tong (Stand Court)
S. S. Hussain or H. Owen Hughes → M. W. Lo.
Club Championship
teng broke
the records for the
High Jump and Pole Vault.
The prizes were distributed by Mr. G. R. Sayer Director of Educa- tion
100 metres.-C. Hosegood (GBS), F. Chan (W.Y.G.), Telok Singh (Q.C.) 114,5
..
Long jump. Gosano (La Salle), Mak Wai-fong (St. Joseph's), Huang Wee-teng (St. Joseph's). 21 feet 7 inches..
800 metres. Fitzsimmons (CBS.), Wong Yan-hing (W.Y.C.), J. Marques (La Salle). 212 3/5.
Polo ranit-Hang Wee-teng (St. Joseph's), Kwok Chi-hung (St. Ste- phen's), R. Cruz (La Salle). 9 ft 10 in. (record).
200 metres.-J. Gosano (La Salle), R. Castro (La Salle), Kan Wab-taen (DB.S.). 24 sec. (Equal record).
Shot put--V. Krysanoff (St Joseph's), F. Lok (St. Joseph's), Chung | Chee-ting - (W.Y.C.) 40 ft. 51⁄2 in.
400 metres.-C. Hosegood (CBS),
G. W. Sewell or J. C. Pool v T. c. T. Singh (9.C.), A. Sequeira (St
Monaghan
Club Singles Handicav W. Sander (15) or E. E. Stores (—3/6) v W. M. Barton (ser.)..
Mixed Doubles Handiczo
T & Pearce and Mrs. J. P. Whit. man (-15.3) v. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Price (3/6).
THURSDAY
Open Singles (Stand Court)
Joseph's). 54 sec. (record).
High jump.--Huang Wee-teng (St. (La Salle). 5 ft. 7 in. (record). Joseph's), Au Tin-yam (K.C.), O. Poon
1,500
metres.-Kempton (C.B.S.), Wong Yan-hing (WY.C.), Millington (CB.S.). 4.40 (record).
170 metres high hurdles.-Chueng Chin-lui (W.X.C.), Huang Wee-teng (St. Joseph's), Lin Kwai-chuan (St W. C. Hung v H. D. Rumjahn or T. Stephen's). 19 1/5 sec.
Relay Central British, La Salle, St. Joseph's. 2.43 (record).
A. Pearce.
Club Singles Handicap
J. J. Ferenson (3/6) E Owen
He it was who planned the cam- paign which carried them through and he saw that it was never de-Enghes (-15). viated from in exchange for more
T. A. Pearce and J. B. H. Leckie spectacular methods, even when in6) ▼ A. T. Dow and E. D. Bidwell
commanding position.
THE PLAY
Kong was skilfully avoided by the Craigengower pair for the greater part of the match during which time they were busily en- gaged in breaking up Lee's game. In the second set when he did get some of the play, his partner's lack of confidence appeared to transmit Kong and Lee started off full of itself to him and he made a num-confidence and quickly went to ber of mistakes which normally he 3-1 Choa was palpably nervous never looks like making.
Of the winners. young George Choa was always the better looking player. His strokes, with the exception of
Racing
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RACE NO. 5: THE CHANGSHA PLATE: ONE MILE:
and never seemed sure of himself. When he settled down, however, he gave Leonard fine support while the deficit was reduced and the scores finally levelled af 4-all. Games then went with service until the Crai- gengower pair broke through at the 14th. game for the first set after the opposition had saved several set points.
The second set had every appear- ance of being a brief one. The win- ners took the first four games vir- tually as they liked. They then dropped the next three, won the This race is confined to 1938 sub-eighth for 53 and although Leo- scription guitfins of the Hongkong Lard dropped the ninth, on service, Jockey Club which were purchased by they broke through Kong's service the Macao Race Club on the 16th for the set and match amid load March. The result is indeed most applause.
open, as none of the ponies has even Leonard and Choa now meet the been placed during the Annual Bace Meeting, but judging from training Tsui brothers in the semi-final.
times, I expect to see Mongolian Caf taking off ajoz: honvurs, with "Afri-
can Cat and Macau Star rilling the other positions.
RACE NO. 6 LADIES SPRIN (UNOFFICIAL) HALF A MIES
At the previous meeting at Ma
EVERTON'S NEW WENGER
London, February 26- ferdag obtained the transfer
Miss Fearon won on Victory Life Boys, the West Bromwich Albion out- This race will be competed for by sub-side-left. The fee was nearly £7,000 scription griffins of the Macao Race and 2 record for the Albion Club that have started in a previous. Queen's Park Rangers signed Stock events and have not won, so the only a 20-year-old centre-forward, “from thing to do is to take careful note after Charlton, and he will be in the team
having seen the other races,
against Reading,
(~~~~3/6).
Club Doubles Handicap
G. W. Sewell and T. C. Monaghan (15) ▼ F. V. Harrison and W. Sander} (-5.2).
Mixed Doubles. " N. LH Railton and Mrs. G. E. Oliver (—4.6) v Mr. and Mrs. G. C Stark (-16).
(15) Mr. and Mrs. R. L. D. Wode F. V. Harrison and Miss D. Dowell house or M. and Mrs. EE Storey (-3/6).
THRILLS!
CHILLS!
FRIDAY Open Singles Tsui Wai-our v S. S. Hussain or M. W. Lo or H. Owen Hughes.
-- Club Singles La Goldman or B. L. D. Wodehouse v. G. W. Sewell or J. C. Pool or T. C. Monaghan
Mixed Doubles
NL H Railton and Mrs. G. K. Stark (1/6) ▼ T. A. Nave and Mies Ohiver (-4/6) or Mr. and Mrs. C. C. A. Tavlor (-15) or H. J. Armstrong and Mrs. James Hall (-15).
ALHAMBRA
Morning
Shows.
SPILLS!
KILLS!
11.00 A.M. TO-MORROW ONLY
JUNGLE JIM”
PART 1