THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1988.
“D” DIVISION-
LEAGUE
TENNIS
K. Tong Defeat C.R.C.
H. LIN & KAM KWAN PROMINENT
DESPITE THE INTERRUPTIONS, OWING TO THE WEATHER, TO
· THE REMAINDER OF THE LEAGUE TENNIS PROGRAMME EARLIER IN THE WEEK, A FULL "D" DIVISION PROGRAMME WAS DECIDED YES- TERDAY.
One of the most significant results was the defeat of Chinese Recreation Club by Kowloon Tong on the latter's courts. Although the C.R.C. team is probably not up to the comparative strengths of their teams in higher di- visions, they are nevertheless a useful combination and Kowloon Tong's suc- cess marks, them as a team which is likely to finish well up with the leaders at the end of the season.
For their success yesterday, they had H. Lin and Lam Kwan to thenk. These
D. Leonard, above, the Volunteer short-stop, will be seen
on the mound in to-day's game against the Chinese, at Caroline Hill.
Civil Service Triumph Over I.R.C.
IBRITISH
AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi-Final Round Reached
Troon, To-day. The quarter-finals of the British Amateur Golf Championship were held here yesterday and resulted [in C. R. Sommerville, the Canadian champion, beating H. W. Hatters- ley (Sydney) by two up, while Cecil Ewing, a British Walker Cup player, eliminated J. B. Stevenson, a Scotsman and reputed horse" of the event one up.
CHINESE FAVOURED
IN TO-DAY'S BALL GAME
Volunteers Must Improve From The Mound
(By “UBIQUE”)
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The Chinese should record "dark-comfortable win against the Vol- unteers in their League Baseball encounter, at Caroline Hill, to-
J. H. Yates, a former British
Walker Cup player, also entered day, in spite of the vast improve- ment made by the latter in their the semi-final round yesterday when he beat Cyril Tolley by three game against the Indians, last up and two to play, while in the remaining encounter, Hector Thomson, the 1986 Champion, beat
two players rose to the occasion in At the Valley yesterday, Civil Ser-Leonard Crawley at the 20th. grand style, won all three sets and vice Cricket Club beat Indian Recrea- gave their side victory by the odd set tion Club by 5 sets to 3. after a thrilling struggle in the final J. Bebbington and L.
(C.S.C.C.).
round.
At the end of the second round, beat A. Baker and A. Aziz Kowloon Tong were leading 4-2, Mac-lost to M. I. Razack and K. kay and W. A. Zimmern being the only zarin
B. Bostock
and D.
The draw for the Semi-final Collier Round has resulted as follows:
6-2
Na-
1-6
Cecil Ewing v. C. R. Sommerville J. H. Yates v. Hector Thomson
-Reuter.
2_6
Sherwood
6-1 5-7 6-4
BRITISH
home pair to fail. This pair again lost lost to M. O. Razack and K. M. in the third round as did Ma Wai- Rumjahn kwong and W. H. Wei, Meanwhile, Lin and Lam were down 24. Fight ing back grimly, however, they levell- ed at 4-all and eventually went out in a thrilling finish at 7-5.
In other matches, Army had a close tussle with Radio Sports Club and thanks to the fine form of W. Adam and E. B. Bradshaw, who won all three sets, they had an odd-set victory.
Civil Service beat I.R.C., K.LT.C. lost to Recreio and, despite the efforts of C. Pile and G. Carruthers, Police lost to C.B.A.
K. Tong's Success
lost to S. L. Ma and S. Cheung
(C.S.C.C.).
lost to Razack and Nazarin beat Baker and Aziz
beat Razack and Rumjahn B. V. Baker and H. (C.S.C.C.).
Patterson WALKER CUP.
drew with Razack and Nazarin 6-6 beat Baker and Aziz
7-5 beat Razack and Rumjahn
Army's Narrow Win
At Sookumpoo, the Army Tennis Club beat Radio Sports Club by 5 sets
to 4.
W. Adlam and E. B. Bradshaw (Army T. C.).
Ma Wai-kwong and W. H. (K.T.).
Wei
beat. M. C. Lau and P. H. Chiu
6-3
beat W. T. Chanson and M. H..
Hassan
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beat C. Wei and H. N. Chau
6-2
beat 'M. S. Sherriff and Au Kam-
00
N. A. E. Mackay and W. Zimmern (K.T.).
moon
6--1
.lost to Lau and Chiu
lost to Wei and Chau
2-6
3-6 F. J. Flinter and H. W. Kingsland
beat J. C, d'Almeida and L. A.
Souza
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lost to Ma and Cheung
(Army T. C.).
Lam Kwan and H. Lin (K.T.).
3-6 beat Chanson and Hassan
6 4
beat Lau and Chiu
6-3
lost to Sherriff and Au
2-6
beat Wei and Chau
7--5
beat Ma and Cheung
6-1
lost to d'Almeida and Souza :.. J. Emberson and A. Aslett T. C.).
2-6
(Army
beat Chanson and Hassan
lost to Sherriff and Au
4-6
K.I.T.C...
lost to d'Almeida and Souza
6-3
week.
The Volunteers are still on the has been most disappointing to look-out for a pitcher. Bowen
date and his inability to even put them across the plate was res- ponsible for the Volunteers' poor
Leonard showing. D. poor substitute, though he did very well against the Indians, due to the fact that he was obliged to sacrifice speed for accuracy.
was a
Leonard's presence on the mound has greatly weakened the short-stop posi- tion, as the excellent understanding which he had with Wing Lee made up for Bowen's faults in the early stages of the game.
S. Leonard returns to the game for
TEAM COMPLETED the first time this season, and will be
seen at right-field. His inclusion will London, To-day.
greatly strengthen the batting.
The Chinese will take no chances. Cecil Ewing, who yesterday en-Earl Wong will probably pitch with tered the semi-final round of the Lum catching. The Chinese were not British Amateur Golf Champion-in their best form last week, but were ship, now being held at Troon, was steady. They seldom lose their heads
this gives them selected as the final member of the in tight-play and
great advantage over most teams. British Walker Cup team to meet
The Volunteers should register their the Americans on June 3 and 4 at first win against the Hong Kong Club St. Andrew's.
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The British team is as follows:- H. G. Bentley (Hesketh) J. Bruen, Junr. (Murkerry), L. G. Crawley (Brancepeth Castle), A. T. Kyle (Sand Moor), J. J. F. Pennink (Royal Ashdown Forest), G. B. Peters (Fereneze), C. Stowe (Penn), Hector Thomson (William- wood) and Cécil Ewing.
A
to
to-morrow, if Madigan is unable turn out for the latter. His presence, in however, would turn the balance favour of the Club.
The other game between Recreio and the Indians should result in a win for the Portuguese by a small· margin, as Recreio are the better- batting side.
Recreio Overwhelm
5-7
At King's Park Recreio beat Kow- C.B.A. Beat Police Away
loon Indians Tennis Club by 7% sets to 12.
Ahmed Khan and S. R. Salleh (K.I.T.C.).
lost to A. E. Xavier and R. Mar-
ques
lost. to J. Xavier and A. A. Re-
medios
lost to H. A. Ribeiro and M. Gut-
teres
From Home
At the Valley, Central British As- sociation beat Police Recreation Club 0-6 by 6 sets to 3.
L. Calthrop and A. Major (P.R.C.). 3-6 lost to G. Fowler and F. D. Angus 2-6 lost to D. Smith and E. Gaubert 4-6 1-6 lost to 8. Fowler and N. Whitley 1--6
M. Ramzan and Mit Singh (K.J.T.C.). G. Carruthers and C. Pile (P.R.C.).
lost to Xavier and Marques lost to Xavier and Remedios
1-6 beat Fowler and Angus 0-6 beat Smith and Gaubert
lost, to Ribeiro and Gutteres 32-6 beat Fowler and Whitley
S. S. Hussain and Q. R. Ażan
Loughlin and... A. (K.I.T.C.).
A. (P.R.C.).
drew, with Xavier and Marques 6-6 lost to Fowler and Angus drew with Xavier and Remedios 6-6 lost to Smith and Gaubert drew with Ribeiro and Gütteres Ilost to Fowler and Whitley
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