THE CHINA MAIL, JULY:80, 1938.
OUR LONDON AIR MAIL SPORTS NEWS-
Tennis Professionals Tourney
The three days Empire Exhibition professional tennis tournament was concluded at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, last night, when two singles and a doubles match were played. Although the conditions were dull, the rain held off, and about 4000 witnessed the play.
The tennis, while not so spectacular as that on Wednesday, provided some keen play, especially the match between Plaa and Ramillon. It ran to three sets, and 40 games were played before Plan secured the victory.
For most of the time it was a base- line duel, and it was only in the decid- ing set that any net play was seen. In the first set Plaa led 8-1, but Ramillon, by steadier driving, drew level, and then led 4-3. It was game about to “5-all,” and a great struggle ensued in the eleventh game on Ramillon's ser- vice, deuce being called ten times be- fore Plas ended a great rally by driv ing into the net to give Ramillon the game. Plaa levelled at "6-all,” and after "7-all" Ramillon went ahead, and
H.K. THE VENUE FOR SMALL BALL
INTERPORT?
Shanghai, July 24.
Latest news of the Hongkong small-football interport team, which was to have arrived here this morning for a series of matches with three local teams, is that "owing to unfavour- able conditions", the Colony's players, have decided to cancel their visit.
No more definite reason for the cancellation of the fixture, which has been attracting the interest of local fans increasing- ly during the past few weeks, could be obtained last night. It was learned, however, that already it is proposed to send Shanghai's team down south, to carry out the interport pro- gramme which · was originally planned for this city.
SMALL UNITS WATER POLO
FINAL YESTERDAY
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“A” COY. MIDDLESEX BEAT ROYAL
CORPS OF SIGNALS
OPE THIRL DRAW
Greens For Rinks
Pairs Finals
The H.K. Lawn Bowls Asso tlon sub-committee met: yesterd to draw for the Third Round the Championship and to
for the Open Pairs
and Rinks finals.
On August 7, at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, the Open Rinks final between C. G. Silva and A. E. Carey will be contested. The game will start at 3.45 p.m., and Dr. J. T. Smalley, Vice-President of the Association, will umpire.
On August 8, the Open Pairs final between J. S. Howell' and R. G. Craig and C.-M. Silva and F. X. Soares will be decided at the Civil Service green at 4.830 p.m. Mr. A. Hyde-Lay, President of the Association, will umpire.
The matches in the Second' Round of the Open Singles which were postponed on account of the THE FINAL OF THE SMALL UNITS WATER POLO COM-weather, must be decided before then took Plaa's service game after PETITION WAS DECIDED YESTERDAY AT THE VICTORY inform green rangers of the time next Tuesday. Contestants must deuce had been called six times, for RECREATION CLUB BATH WHEN THE "A" COMPANY OF and date of their matches. the first set at 9-7.
THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT BEAT THE ROYAL CORPS OF In the second set Plaa become more SIGNALS BY THE ODD GOAL IN THREE AFTER LEADING BY of the Open Singles is as follows: The draw for the Third Round venturesome, and, attacking strongly, allowed Ramillon only two games be- TWO GOALS A FEW MINUTES. FROM THE END OF THE fore he took the set at 6-2.
The third set was another long one of 16 games, and provided the best ten- nis of the night. Ramillon varied the length of his returns, but Plaa got: up to everything, and went on the lead at 3-1. Ramillon, playing some beau- tiful back-hand cross-court drives, got to 3-4, and in the eighth game Plaa ended a long' rally with a drop shot which Ramillon could not return. Plaa was at set point in the tenth game, and when Ramillon came up to the net, "he lobbed the ball to the back of the court, but Ramillon retrieved great style with an overhead back- hand, drive to the corner of the court, and Plaa netted the return. Ramillon saved the game, and drew level ati "7-all," but Plan kept up the attack, and took the next two games for. the match.
TILDEN'S EARLY VICTORY
in
In the other_singles match Tilden
GAME.
YUGOSLAVIA AND GERMANY LEVEL
Berlin, To-day. In the European Zone final of the Davis Cup, Puncec (Yugoslavia) beat Henkel (Ger- many) 6-1, 7-5, 6-3.
Metaxa (Germany) beat Pal lada (Yugoslavia) 1–6,
—6, 12—10.—Router.
MCEWAN-
gained an easy victory over Nusslein YOUNGER
LEAGUES
in straight sets. The American's can- non-ball service did not work effective- ly, and only twice in the game did he "ace" Nusslein. He was, however, bet- The following are the present ter in driving and volleying than the ings in the McEwan-Younger German, who was kept running at the League and Billiards and base-line retrieving angled drives. League:-- Nusslein kept level to "g-all" in the first set, but Tilden won the next three games to take the set at 6-3.
DARTS
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79 81. 79
The winners were the better team
Tuesday
AT KOWLOON C. CA
in the first half, were faster оп G. N. Mitchell v J. C. Brown the ball, and better in their posi- A. Brooksbank v L. F. Xavier tioning, while the losers were gen D. W. Waterton v B. W. Bradbury.
v CM. Silva erally caught out of position. After R. Duncan
AT HONG KONG F. C. they had reduced the lead through A. R. Dallah v R. Basa : Payne, however, they displayed John Watson more life in their play and kept the Middlesex players on the move.
E. Zimmern
Wednesday
Middlesex were best served by Stemp and Haigh in the forward *line, both of whom scored
goals while Zelly, in goal, was safe and S. Eccleshall Hymus and Burkett prominent in their covering."-
Bedford in the Singals goal, saved several hard shots, while Barnham improved greatly in the latter stages of the game.
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Thursday
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RECREIO
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G. Sherriff Stemp scored the first goal for A. Hyde-Lay the Middlesex in the first half and C. B. Hosking stand Haigh increased the lead shortly Darts after the interval. Payne Becored Snooker the Signal's only point.
THIRD POSITION Played For Agst. Pts. Play-off for the third position be-
11 R. A. Lyemun
tween the 12th Battery Royal Artil- In the next set, Nusslein picked up R. Scots "A"
63lery, and the 9th A.A. Battery was only two games, the first on his own Middlesex Regt....11 service and the fifth, which he won to Royal Engineers
62more interesting and resulted in 10 Royal Scots "B"
60 50.
goals being shared equally after ex- *46 64,.,46 The light was failing badly when the R. A. Stonecutters 11 doubles between Tilden and Nusslein | Garrison Mess....10 33 77 .33
tra game had been played. 28 82 28 against Plaa and Ramillon was started, R. A. M. C.
Benbow scored four goals for the
Montreal, To-day. ......10 and at the end of the first set, which BILLIARDS & SNOOKER LEAGUE 12th Battery, and Ocknell the other, In the first round of the Davis the two Frenchmen won, the umpire
Played For Agst.. Pts.
while Norman secured three and Cup American Zone, Japan ·· beat announced that it was 'impossible to R. A. Lyemun.... .11 42 13. 42 follow the flight of the ball, and a sec- Garrison Mess....11 38. 17 38 Robinson two for the
A.A. Canada by three matches to nil
ond set was not played."
Middlesex Regt. ...11 30 25 30 Battery.
Reuter. Scores:~~
R. Scots “B” .......... .11
26 29 26 Martin Plaa beat. R. Ramillon,' 7-9, *R. A. Stonecutters 10 25 30 +26 6-2; 9-7.
R. Engineers .11 25 30.25 W. T. Tilden beat Hans Nusslein;]*R. A. M. C.. .10:- 17 38
17 6-3, 6-2:
11 12.43 R. Scots "A"..
love.
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45 65
63
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62 :: 48
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50
Plaa and Ramillon ̧ beat Tilden and Results not to hand.. Nusslein, 6-2.
A.P.C. BEAT “Y” IN
TABLE TENNIS
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