THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 16, 1988.
U.S. AMATEUR HOLDER ELIMINATED
Willie Turnesa In
Semi-Finals
Oakmont, To-day.
Spirited Fighting Fighting On Both Banks Of Yangtse
Hankow, To-day.
Spirited fighting continues to rage on both the north and south banks of the Yangtze River with the Chinese putting up stout resistance. ship, Johnny Goodman, the holder, Chinese troops which withdrew from Matow, west
In the Third Round of the Unit ed States Amateur Golf Champion
Both
beat French 4 and 2 while Turnesa beat Johnny Fischer 1 up. winners now enter the quarter final round.
Goodman was beaten in the quar- ter-final round, however, by R. D. Chapman, of Ohio, who won by
a
of Juichang, are entrenched in the hills west and southwest of the town. Units are counter- attacking at points southwest of Juichang.
Tehan,
On the west shore of Poyang The "big" onslaught on and 1, while Willie Turnesa, the Lake, the theatre of war has been gateway to Nanchang is now ex- former U. S. Walker Cup player, shifted to Kweitsungssu and Tsing-pected at any moment. Our Own progressed to the semi final round fengpa on the Singtze-Tehan high- Correspondent. by beating Brinke 5 and 4.
way after the Japanese capture of
B. P. Abbott, of California, beat Sikuling and Tungkuling. They Joe Thompson, the Canadian cham-broke through the Chinese line at pion, at the 20th, while D. C. Kings- Kweitsungssu on one occasion, but ley, of Utah, beat M. Barbert, of were repelled in a counter-offensive, New York, by 5 and 3. All the winners enter the semi finals. Reuter,
MARGOT LUMB SUCCUMBS TO NANCY WYNNE
BUDGE DEFEATS CHARLES HARE
KWANGISI RETREAT
The Japanese troops. around Kwangtsi, are reported to be with- drawing eastward. To the west of Kwangtsi the Chinese are still ́ ́en- gaging in confused fighting with scattered units of Japanese troops. With their vigour already spent and their contact severed these Japanese units are unable to make any pro- gress..
In southeast Honan, the Japanese driving toward Hwangchwan (Kwangchow) and Shangcheng are Forest Hills, To-day.
making little progress. The column Miss Kay Stammers is the sole pushing toward Hwangchwan is, surviving member of Great Bri-checked at a point about 15 kilome- tain's tennis entry in the American tres east of the city, whilst the National Grasscourt, Champion- column pushing toward Shangcheng ships, which are being held here. is encountering stubborn
Chinese
Yesterday, Miss Margot Lumb, resistance at Fengkiatsi, midway conqueror of Miss Helen Jacobs, between Shangcheng and Yehkiatsi, succumbed to the Australian play where attacks and counter-attacks er Miss Nancy, Wynne by 64, are swaying back and forth. 5-7, 6-1, in their quarter-final Central News.
round match, while Donald Budge, the holder, eliminated Charles Hare (Gt. Britain) in the Fourth Round of the Men's Singles 6-3, 6-4, 60.-Reuter.
BROMWICH THROUGH
MASS AIR RAIDS
Hankow, To-day. Mass air-raids are being carried by out by Japanese aircraft on the Chinese positions, north and south. of the Yangtse.
Other notable quarter-final re-
P.R.C. ENTERTAINS
sults were that. John Bromwich GOVERNOR AT
· (Australia) beat Joe Hunt (U.S.A.)
6-1, 9-11, 6-3, 6-4, while Gene LAWN BOWLS
Mako (U.S.A.) beat Gilbert Hunt (U.S.A.) 7—5, 1—6, 86; 6-0;
Miss Dorothy Bundy (U.S.A.) Geoffry Northcote, and his bowls His Excellency the Governor,. Sir achieved a creditable victory in the Women's Singles Quarter Fin-missioner of Police, Hon. Mr. T. H rinks, were entertained by the Com- als when she beat Madame Mathieu King and members of the Police (France) by -3 3-6, 60 Reuter.
K.C.C. TENNIS RESULTS
W. C. Hung (40) beat 4 Guest (-30/8) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 terday to enter the Final loon Cricket Club's - I Handicap Singles A Tou
Hung will meet E.
(40) in the Final.
Recreation Club yesterday.
At the conclusion of the mat ches, Mr. King presented the Gov- ernor and his team with silver spoons as souvenirs.
*
The Police rinks beat His Ex- cellency's rinks by 67 shots to 51.
Sir Geoffry Northcote, 1...1
S. Carter, J. Deakin lost to Dowman, J Fonder GUR
Leod,
Fincher Lay
In the "B" Handicap yesterday C. Mos
C. B. R. Sargent (15) entered the
Tost to:
Final when he beat F. Coombes AUSTRALIANS
(scr.) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. He will now
meet B Soltau (-80).".
Playing in the Third Round of
BEAT GENTLEMEN
the Mixed Doubles yesterday OF IRELAND
Gillard and Mrs. Smeby (-3/8)| shared two sets with the holders, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Burnett (-80), winning the first set at 11-9 and losing the second at 6-2. The vin. ners of this match will mee Soltau and Miss-Engel (-8/6) the Semi
London, To-day, one day, cricket match held yesterday at Belfast, the Australian of durists beat the Gentlemen Ireland by 61 runs. The Austra- lians scored 145 and Ireland could
nisemass÷86-rung Reuter.
BY JAPANESE DESTROYER
TIN YAT STOPPED
A Hong Kong steamer, the "Tin Yat," was stopped and searched by a Japanese destroy- er on Wednesday, it was reveal- ed this morning.
Shortly after leaving Colony for Canton, the vessel was signalled in Taitsun Bay, near the British border, by a destroyer, and was then board- ed by an officer and six blue- jackets. After being detain- ed for nearly an hour, the ves sel was released.
This is the second time the "Tin Yat" has been boarded by the Japanese navy,
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