CHINA MAIL, APRIL 7, 1938.
P.K. HUI NEW COLONY CHAMPION
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Sirdar Rumjahn
Rumjahn Beats Lee Wai Tong
DRAWN OUT SINGLES MATCH:
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TSUI YAN PUI WINS
matches in Colony's
at
Tthe H.K.C.C. yesterday, Sir Singles Championship were held tong, on the stand court, in a long drawn out affair by 6-3, 8-6, while Tsui Yan-pui beat S. S. Hussain in 20 minutes by 6-1, 6-2.
2 dreary
The Rumjahn-Lee Wai-tong match was
affair. The former had little control over his driving and was very poor over- head, but his biggest failure was in servicehe double-faulted after holding match point at 5-4 and at 6-5, in the second set. Rumjahn double- faulted on seven occasions during the match, while Lee was at fault on three occasions.
Rumjahn made the mistake of playing to Lee Wai-tong's back- hand, which was in perfect condi- tion, and the winner only realised his error late in the second set when he changed his tactics and played to his opponent's forehand, Lee's weakest stroke, and this ultimately led to the latter's down- fall
good
ERRATIC DRIVING Lee's service was in very shape, but Rumjaha was ever on the alert and retrieved everything which came across the net, al- though there was little excuse for his erratic driving on the forehand.
There was little to complain of in the umpiring of the match which was in the hands of Mr. C. J. Tacchi
RESULT AT A GLANCE
MEN'S SINGLES FINAL
P. K. Hai (University) - beat Patrick H. Wong (holder) (Chinese Y.M.CA) 15———7, 4—15, 15 4
LADIES DOUBLE K..0. TOURNEY
First Round Miss M. Silva and Miss M. Ri- beiro beat Miss W. M. Cheung and Miss U. Khoo 21-11.
Miss A Remedios and Mrs. M. Wagstaff beat Miss N. Eardley and Miss B. Pollock 21---7.
Miss M. Fraser and Miss L Cunningham beat Miss R. Sum- mers and Miss F. Wong 21---3.
Miss M. Xavier and Miss M. Ribeiro beat Miss S. Remedios and Mrs. N. Castro 21-9.
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MEN'S BADMINTON SINGLES TITLE CHANGES HANDS
Patrick Wong's Lapse In Third Set
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GOOD ENTERTAINMENT BY THE LADIES:
(By "REFEREE”)
DISPLAYING perfect confidence in the final set,
following a hard fought earlier stage, P. K. Hui, of the Hong Kong University, last night be- came the Colony Singles Badminton Champion, when he defeated Patrick H. Wong, the holder, by 15-7, 4-15, 15-4. The match which was held at the Taikoo Club, was witnessed by a fairly large ga- thering of spectators, and provided excellent enter- tainment throughout, Wong being seen at his best. in the second set.
keen anticipation next move
the way
for the majority of bi ponts in the earlier stages of the first ver holder, who never appeared to be at his ease. his fine service and net play having an unsettling effect on the
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FADED OUT
The third and final set provided a shock for the spectators as it was anticipated that Wong would; seri- ously oppose Huf's challenge, but after a hard fought early stage, he fell away badly for Hui to emerge winner by 15–4
Both players' coverage of the Hui never looked in the Samme court was amazing, Wong's retriev-class as Wong in this set, the form- ing of smashes at the net and from er holder's shots being brilliantly the midcourt, catching Hui on the executed and were practically win- wrong foot on many occasions. ners from the moment the shuttle
Actually Wong produced the bet-was struck. ter shots last night and it was only Hul's ability to retrieve anything which came over the net which uitimately paved the way for his victory. Hui's clearing shots down the side-lines, in the last set, when Wong was striving desperately to recover from his arrears, provided the turning point in the encounter.
The service changed hands on ERRATIC SERVICE
three occasions before the first point Hui commenced service in the
was scored, Wong going ahead by first set and took a lead of
two
2-0 and it looked as if he was points. The former estab-
going to retain his title, but two lished a clear lead in his
bad mistakes on the baseline, when second service, and with Wong
Hui's clearing shots fell into the losing his second service through court, made him erratic and Hui being erratic, Hui jumped into 2 went ahead to win comfortably. big. lead of 8-1, at which stage a Before the Singles Championship thrilling rally was featured with
final commenced, a Ladies knockout Hui smashing and cleverly angling
tournament was held, eight pairs the shuttle, but the holder was not
participating and providing excel- to be denied, and brought off 2
lent entertainment.. brilliant coup by lobbing over Hui's
ALL-RECREIO FINAL pro-head after drawing him to the net.→→→→
Miss M Silva and Miss Hui's big lead had apparently de- moralised Wong, who only managed Ribeiro, of Club de Recreio, were to secure another three points be-featured in a thrilling first match, fore a midcourt smash ended his when they eliminated Miss W. M. service. Hui, full of confidence, Cheung and Miss U. Khoo by 21- never looked behind from this stage 11, the Recreio's girls' better un- T. A. Pearce and J. B. H. Leckie and ultimately won the first set Cerstanding and variety of strokes
Semi-Final Round Miss M. Silva and Miss 0. Ri- beiro. beat Miss A. Remedios and Mrs. Wagstaff 21–5.
Miss M. Xavier and Miss M. Ribeiro bezt Miss M. Fraser and Miss 1. Cunningham 21-7.
Final Round
Miss M. Xavier and Miss M. Ri- beiro beat Miss M. Silva and Miss
0. Ribeiro 15——11, 15—3—“”-
The following is to-day's
gramme:—
Open Singles (Stand Court) W. C. Hung y H. D. Rumjahn.
Club Singles Handicap
J. J. Ferguson (3/6) ▼ E. Owen; Hughes (~15).
Club Doubles Handicap
SILLY ERRORS Rumjahn secured a comfortable lead of 8-1 in the first set before Lee pulled out some excellent drop shots to take the fifth game. Rum- jahn took the sixth after some(-1.6) 7 A. T. Dow and H. D. Bidwell clever play at the net, but Lee came [(~3/6).
G. W. Sewell and T. C. Monaghan back in the seventh when he lured (-15) F. V. Harrison and W. Sander Rumjahn into silly errors at the | (-5.2).
Mixed Doubles
net. With the score at 4-3-in Rum- jahn's favour, Lee Wai-tong 'crack- N. L. H. Railton and Mrs. G. K. ed up badly and, failing with Oliver (46) Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Stark (1.6). several drop-shots gave the I.R.C. F. V. Harrison and Miss D. Dodwell player the first at 6-3.-
(15) Mr. and Mrs. B. L. D. Wode house or Mr. and Mrs. EE Storey
at 15-7.
0.
carrying them to victory. There HUP'S FAILURE
were no other surprises until the The start of the second set was final round, when Miss M. Xavier featured by the failure of the new and Miss M. Ribeiro caused an un- champion to take Wong's earlier expected upset when they defeated services, and by committing a series the favourits, Miss Silva and Miss of blunders at the net, suddenly 0. Ribeiro, in straight sets.
The latter pair had secured found himself 9-1 in arrears.:
Hui commenced service, and the substantial lead, but a series of shuttle changed hands twice before mistakes at the baseline coupled M. the first point was scored from with fine net play by Miss which stage Wong was master of Xavier saw the tide turn and Miss the situation. Wong established a Xavier and Miss Ribeiro took the 17-0 lead before Hui-secured his first set at 15-11
second
dence, Lee taking the 12th
The Hong Kong Association beat first ace as a result of brilliant net and final set was very much a re. "to again square the issue the European YMCA in a table-play, but Wong continued in fine petition of the first although the Ronjahn fought back brilliantly to tennis match last night by 6 game form and finishing with a series of winners displayed more confidence ike the next two games for to nil, but the "Y" ladies won by brilliant shots ran out winner of at the net and ran out winners at
and match
3 games to 2.
the second set at
The second set provided a ding dong struggle, Rumjahn ultimate- ((—3/6). ly leading 5-4, but double- faulted
took the next double- owever, but faulted when he held vantage, in
same
HK. ASSN. TABLE
TENNIS WIN
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