NO DECISION IN TENNIS
Tsui Yan-Pui And H.D. Rumjahn Again Fail To Complete Match YET ANOTHER EPIC STRUGGLE ON
STAND
COURT
(By "ADREM")
OPEN SINGLES Semi-Final
(REPLAY)
Tsui Yan-pui r. H. D. Rumjahn. leading 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 8—8-
Match abandoned with Tsui
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 21, 1938.
SEMI-FINAL
→ SECOND SEMI-FINAL
DOUBLES MATCH
Wong And Lak To Meet The Rumjahn Cousins To-day
The Second Semi-Final Round encounter in the Colony Open Dou- bles Lawn Tennis Championship will take place this afternoon, on the Stand Court, at the H.K.C.C., commencing at 4.30 p.m., when the holders, S. A. and H. D. Rumjann, meet Wong Shin-wing and Lak Ding-cheong. The former pair should win comfortably.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE RESULTS
-WEST HAM BEAT
CZECH XI
London, To-day.
The following were the results of yesterday's matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Scot-
LINKTEATTENTERAIRAN RETREATED MARIN. Į tish League:
K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT DRAWS MADE
Ladies' Asked To Give
Better Support
Kowloon Cricket Club's 1938
FIRST DIVISION
Morton
1 Queen's Park St. Johnstone 4 Ayr
SECOND DIVISION
Albion
7 East Stirling St. Bernard's 4 Dunfermline
CZECHS LOSE
2
1
0 0
A friendly match was played at Tufnell Park yesterday where West Ham United defeated Kladno, a Czechoslovakian team, by 3 goals
WITH fortunes fluctuating considerably in the
course of the two hours and a quarter the lawn tennis tournament has not to 2 in a very close encounter.
been supported as well as was ex- Reuter." match was in progress, stalemate was reached at pected, but, nevertheless; some
8-all in the fourth set with Tsui Yan-pui leading by very interesting encounters are KOWLOON
two sets to one, and once again, this singles quarter- final will be replayed.
promised.
Last night the draws for five of the tournaments were am- nounced, the three ladies' events
sufficient support: Lady mem-
RIDING
THE CLOSING STAGES OF THIS MATCH WERE THRILL- being left in abeyance due to in- SCHOOL
ING TO A DEGREE. FROM 3-ALL, BOTH PLAYERS HAD HELD THEIR SERVICES. AT THE 13TH, WHEN "H.D." DROPPED bers are asked to send in their HIS, IT APPEARED THAT ALL WAS OVER. TSUI, HOWEVER, MADE A SERIES OF CARELESS STROKES, “H.D.” AGAIN LEVELLED, AND ON THEY WENT AGAIN TILL DARKNESS FINALLY PUT A STOP TO IT.
There is little than I can say about the play. Except that Rumjahn won the first set and not the first two, it was very much of a repetition. There is little doubt, though, that Tsui, on the day's form, was an in- finitely better player than in their previous meeting.
certair
after getting that far, and he piled On that occasion, he was obvious on pressure, received a ly suffering from nerves and al-amount of moral aid from a couple though he improved from the third of net-cords, and went out at 7-5 *set onwards, his ground strokes.}.
entries for the Championship Singles, Handicap Singles and Handicap Doubles without any further delay.
The following are the draws:
MEN'S SENIOR SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
E. C. Fincher v F. Grose. G. C. Burnett † A. E. P. Guest. S. A. Gray v A. Crawford. G. E Clarke v W. C. Hung.
MEN'S JUNIOR SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Byes into Second Round
L. W. Hume v B. J. Monks. W. M. Gittins v A. Duncan. A. S. Bliss v C. B. R. Sargent.
v L. Jack.
First Round
F. A. Broadbridge
G. A. White v K. M. Petersen. B. Soltau E. Blum.
Byes into Second Round
R. Broadbridge v B. D. Lay. R. S. Capell v J. S. Smith. J. M. Ovans H. Burson. J. R. Luke.
MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES “A”
which he made so fiuently yester- In this matter of net-cords, it day, were terribly shaky. In one might be mentioned that Tsui had other department yesterday did he more than his fair share, and, for- also show a vast improvement and tunately for him, or rather it should incidently, exploded a general bebe said; unfortunately for his OP-Byes into Second Round lief, among tennis scribes, in any ponent, he always got them when G. E. Clarke (-3/6) E. C. Fin- event, that he is weak overhead. some very vital point was being His mistakes with his smashing yes terday could have been counted on the fingers of one hand. For the most part, he treated anything "H.-D.' tossed up with the utmost severity.
fought out
THE PLAY
cher (-40). First Round
W. C. Hung (-40) v R. Broadbridge (scr.).
GYMKHANA ON SUNDAY
The Kowloon Riding School are holding a gymkhana un Sunday afternoon at Ma Tau- wei, when a programme of same seven events will be decided. Post entries will be accepted from anyone in the Colony who cares to enter and large fields are expected from the School itself as well as the Hong Kong Riding School, The Equine Sports Club, Shatin, and the Cottage Club, Sheung Shui.
Prizes have been presented by Messrs. David, A. W. Grimmitt, Cunha and A. 0. Pullman, while Mr. T. H. G. Brayfield, Major Curry and Sgt. Christie will act as judges.
The following are the events:—
1. Trotting Race.
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Riding Competition (Children under 5).
3. Bareback riding (Pupils of
the School).
4.
Handy Hunter.
AEL P. Guest (-30.3) v W. M Gittins (scr.).
5.
Marketing Race.
6.
Musical Chairs.
7.
Novelty Race.
Mrs.
Deacon will distribute the
prizes.
F. Grose (-15.3) ▼ E Blum (-15). L. Jack (scr.) v S. A. Gray (—30). F. A. Broadbridge (scr.) * G. C. Burnett (-15).
Bye into Second Round
"H. D." started off very confident- |ly, breaking through Tsui's service RAISED GAME ACCORDINGLY in the first game of the match after Rumjahn, up against a player being led 40-love. He then won his who showed considerable improve own service, but Tsui, who was ob- ment over his last performance viously playing far more confident- raised his game accordingly and,ly than in the previous encounter, as is typical of this great-hearted drew level and a ding-dong, strug-(-15).
A. Crawford (-30).
(-30.3) v C. B. R. Sargent and B. J. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES "B" M. Monks (-15). Byes into Second Round
B. Soltau (-30) +
L. Jack and A. Duncan (~15) ~ G. T. A. Madar A. White and W. M. Gitsins (--15).
J. S. Smith and S. Jex (scr.) v J. R.
P. S. Capel (—30) + J. R. Luke Luke and W. Mulcahy (scx.).
E. C. Fincher and G. E. Clarke (—40)
player, was always at his best when gle continued until the 11th game: (-3/6).
with seemingly hopeless when Rumjahn broke through and
went out on his service at 7-5.
faced situations.
-Tsui trailled 1-3 in the set, but rallied and won the without conceding another game.
next set
Ore gallant rally in the third set is readily recalled. Tsui having won the second set to level matters, started off the third set as if f would be impossible to stop him.
The third set I have already des- He played dazzling tennis and in a very short space of time had taker cribed. Tsui won it at 7-5. The a lead of 5-1. It may be argued fourth and final stanza, from 3-all, that in this position Rumjahr was just a dour struggle. Although should have conceded the set.
obviously tired, both players played some really brilliant strokes and however important a point, they were never afraid to adopt aggres- sive means in an effort to win it.
(-30).
H. W. Crabb (-3/6) ▼ H. Bursonv A Crawford and R. Broadbridge | (—3/6).
First Round
MIXED DOUBLES HANDICAP J. S. Smith (-3/6) v S. E. Edgar Byes into Second Round (SCI.).
A. Duncan and Mrs. Sweeney (—15) B. D. Lay (3/6) F L. W. Hume v B. Soltau and Miss G. Engel (-3/6)- (-3/6).
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. White(3/5) + C. J. Tacchi (ser.) (-30).
A. Duncan W. C. Hung and Miss J. Bradbury
KMH Petersen (-15.3) Castro de Basto (scr.). Byes into Second Round
+ D
J. M. Ovans (scr.) Rev. C. B. R. Sargent (15).
B. Palmertz (ser.) v G. A. White (-30).
(-30).
A. S. Bliss and Mrs. Millard (−3/6) v Mr. and Mrs. Hazell (sex.). First Round
D. Harding and Miss G. White (scr.) v D. J. N. Anderson and Miss P. An- derson (-15).
J. S. Smith and Mrs. T. G. Stokes (scr.) v Eymard and Mrs. 5. C. Fin- cher (scr.).
E. Blum and Mrs. Matti (-15) ▼ E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Eymard (30). Byes into Second Round
C. J. Tacchi and Mrs. Blanford (scr.). J. M. Ovans and
Mrs. Williams (-3/6) ▼ Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Burnett (-30).
Not he! Tsui became a trife
P. C. Coombs (scr.) v.A. S. Bliss careless. He left balls which pre
MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES Gillard and Hazell (-3/6) v B. Pal- vious to this he had been going for
mertz and J. M. Ovans (ser.). and along went "HD.", calmly
A. E. P. Guest and S. A Gray winning his points to take four
At 7-all, the flight of the ball was (-30.3) v. E. Blum and E. Eyrard
(-15). games in a row to square at 5-all.most difficult to follow. At 8-all it B. Soltan and P. S. Capell (-15) ▼|
was almost
an impossibility and G. C. Burnett and F. A. Broadbridge
S. A. Gray and Mrs. Knight (-15.3) H.K.C.C. authorities-intervened and (-30).
H. Burson and L. W. Hume (scr.) v'y Gillard and Mrs. Smeby (-3/6)- However, Tsui then decided he the match was abandoned to be re- C. J. Tacchi and T. E. Edwards (scr.). Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Clarke (scr.) v was not going to drop behind again played at some later date..
D. J.-N. Anderson and W. C. Hung Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gittina (scr.).
WOULD NOT BE DENIED