CHAMPIONS PASCH A HOT FAVOURITE
H. D. Rumjahn_Collapses KENTUCKY DERBY
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After Fine Opening APATHETICAL PLAY
IN
IN TRYING HEAT
(By "ADREM"):
Tsui Wai-pui beat H. D. Rumjahn (holder) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2.
FAVOURITE SCRATCHED
Louiseville, To-day.
Mr. Maxwell-Howard's Stage- hand, the favourite for to-morrow's
London, To-day.
The following is the Victoria Club's call-over for the Derby,
famous Kentucky Derby, has de- which will be run at Epsom on Wed- veloped a cold and has been nesday, June 1, over à distance of scratched from the race, leaving a
11⁄2 miles 6 yards:
field of 10.-Reuter.
a repetition except as an occasional variant, "H. D." managed to win a game.
Tsui only dropped the fourth and sixth games in the last set to win
the match when Rumjahn's drive
an atmosphere depressing to a degree, hot and more or less muggy with alternating sunshine and threats of that rain, Tsui Wai-pui, as he was generally expected to do, beat H. D. Rumjahn, the holder, and once again wears the crown he last qualified for, in 1936. up the tramline just failed to find
AFTER AN INTERESTING FIRST SET WHICH H. D. WON, MUCH TO THE DELIGHT OF HIS MANY SUPPORTERS, PLAY FELI. AWAY BADLY. THE INDIAN WAS NEVER ABLE TO REPRODUCE THOSE PIERCING GROUND-STROKES THAT HAD MARKED HIS PLAY IN THE EARLY STAGES AND FROM THENCE ONWARD, HIS PERFORMANCE WAS JUST ONE LONG, DREARY TALE OF ERRORS.
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In the last set, when those who had seen "H. D." pull the fat out of the fire in his encoun-
surface of the court, was al- ways difficult to pick up.
He did not force matters as much
ters, first with Willie Hung, and from the net as he is wont to do, latterly with Tsui Yan-pui, were although in the last set, when it that he had Rum- again looking to him for a typi-was apparent
cal rearguard action, he had been jahn where he wanted him, he al- reduced to such a state of physi-ways followed up his drive into the cal and mental exhaustion that backhand corner. he was pathetic to watch.
FINE DRIVING
accuracy
Gone was all his fight. His spirit As I have already remarked, broken by Tsui--now riding on the Rumjahn's driving in the first set crest of a wave of success, bring-was
personified. Of ing all his big guns into action and perfect length and more than suf- well able to afford an occasional ficient power, it brooked' no liber- error, while, to carry the metaphor ties and paved the way for the con- further, he "ranged"-"H.D." gave centrated net campaign that kept the impression that all he wished him in the lead throughout and for was rest and a lot of it.
eventually took him out at 6-8.
For a final, the tennis was dis-
In the second set came a surpris-
appointing, although there were ing lapse. He appeared to lose all
It may have been that Tsui, now sufficiently sure of himself to dictate terms, piled on the pressure and forced errors, but
several rallies where flashing ex-sense of speed and direction. changes evoked some enthusiasm from the crowd. For the most part the apathetical attitude of the players transmitted itself to the spectators and applause_was_gen-the-real-reason,-in_my_opinion;_ erally more mechanical that spon- taneous.
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WORTHY CHAMPION
Was the fact that Rumjahn dropped the offensive and al- lowed his opponent to adopt the initiative.
Tsui undoubtedly proved himself the better man and as worthy a In any event, all interest faded champion as we have ever had. He with that first set and it became has all the strokes. His courtcraft quite obvious that unless Rum- is keen, and, above all, his condi-jahn pulled himself together con- tion at the end of the match left siderably, and that rapidly, he was little doubt that he has paid as not only not going to win the match, much attention to physical fitness but he was unlikely to collect very as he has to stroke-production.
many more games.
He did not improve and
Tsui went on serenely. More than one game he won to "love." I don't sup- pose the last three sets lasted half an hour!
Until he felt quite certain of his ground-strokes yesterday, he avoid- ed all attempts on the part of his opponent to draw him to the net. "H. D." kept an immaculate length with his driving in that first set, And so, once again the brilliant, has demonstrated when he sought out the corners young Chinese with unerring accuracy and Tsuijthe benefit he derived from his WAS hurried.
European tour and; provided he stays However desperate the situation, keeps in good health and nevertheless, the new champion al- here, it is extremely unlikely that ways went for the difficult shot. anyone, unless it be his brother, is Very often if failed but he steadily likely to oust him from the pinnacle improved and his fluency of stroke he now occupies as Hong Kong's from the second set onward, proved tennis player No. 1. the wisdom of these methods.
THE PLAY THAT DROP-SHOT!,
Tsui started serving in the first The stroke that contributed as game but lost it. He also lost the 3-1, and Rumjahn led much as anything to "H.D.'s" down-second fall yesterday was Tsui's beauti-4-2 and 5-3, again to break fully controlled drop-shot. Dis-through service at the ninth- for guised until the moment of impact, the set. Tsui was kept pinned down the I.R.C. player was never certo the baseline and never really tain when it was to be slipped into | looked dangerous.
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a fierce driving rally and, so ac- The second set was just a proces- curate was it that early on he made sion. Tsui had now found his touch no attempt to go for it.
Tsul drove with his usual severity on the forehand, changing direction at will with a last-minute flick of the wrist, while his heavily sliced 'back- hand, on the slightly damp
and he brought into operation his cross-court forehand, drives, at- tacked from the net and utilised a stop volley and drop-shot with great frequency, "H.D." was all over the shop!
The third and fourth games were
its objective.
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Pasch 9 to 4 o, 5 to 2 t.
Portmarnock 8 to 1 t and o. Scottish Union 9 to 1 o.
Pound Foolish 100 to 7 o, 15 to
1 t..
Glen Loan 100 to 6 o. Golden Sovereign 100 to 6; 0. Mirza 20 to 1 o, 25 to 1 t. Khan Bahadur 20 to 1 o, 25 tọ
1 t
Cave Man 20 to 1.0.
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