THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1989
Kong's Classic
Technique
But Tsui Brothers Were Never Worried
H.D. Rumjahn Proves He Is Still Well
In The Picture (By "ADREM")
IN a spiritless match punctuated by flashes of brilliance, Tsui Wai-pui and Tsui Yan-pui yeş- terday entered the semi-final of the Colony doubles tennis championship at the expense of Paul Kong and Szeto Bick, whom they beat by scores of 6-4, 64.
The Tsuis, never really in any BOAT RACE
difficulty throughout, did not ap
London, To-day. pear to bother very much. They
Realising that publicity is the played all their strokes without reference to the score and in con-main object of the bombing cam- that to-day's Inter- sequence, pulled out some really paign and brilliant volleys and drives. It Varsity boat race provides excel- might also be mentioned that lent scope, Scotland Yard placed they made some very bad blun- strong police guards over the Ox- ders in this spirit of joie de ford and Cambridge, boats last vivre, but they mattered little! night to prevent sabotage.
I feel that the winners might have been forced to concentrate a good deal more if Szeto had approached the form displayed by his veteran partner. Generally he was very tentative with all his strokes. Only shot that he utilised with any suc- cess at all, was the lob. On occasions he forced the Tsuis into errors bat Aater, he lost control of even this stroke which, returned short, was smashed to glory!
Paul Kong may not be the power that he onte was. It is certain he will never again win a Colony title. Nevertheless, I would still rather watch him in action than any other player in the tournament.
His every stroke is produced with such perfection of footwork and timing. His drives really are drives! No pat-ball stuff for him! His volleying is crisp and well-placed, he hits anything overhead, and his service is an attacking weapon and not merely a formality to get the ball into play.
If Szeto had had the strokes and courtcraft-in this latter phase, he was dreadfully weak-I have little doubt that Kong would have played even better.
The Play
The first game of the match proved quite sensational, Kong served with great accuracy, forced weak lobs in return, and Szeto banged these down with great gusto. It was four services and -game-tó love!
This was too good to last. Yan- pui levelled matters on his service, Szeto took the lead on his and a break through on Wai-pui's, saw the challengers lead 3-1.
The Tauis piled on pressure,
- thereafter, and sailed away serene- ly for the set after dropping“ a fúr- ther game.
In the second set, Kong and Szeto ied 2-0 but there was never any doubt.regarding the Tsuis ability to win and, although they dropped an- other two games in the process, one of them on Kong's service, they -never gave the appearance of being
any trouble.
Leonard Trounced
On No. 8 Court, J. W. Leonard proved a great disappointment to his supportera by losing badly to H. D, Rumjahr, 6–2
Leonard was never in the picture. Rumjaha played his
steady opponent to
game and allowed
Both
Pre-
are
crews are very fit. cedent favours Oxford, who one and a half stone heavier and the heavier crews have won two- thirds of the series.
If Oxford should gain an easy victory, the universities may agree to a minimum weight of eight stones for the coxswains, adopting a rule similar to Henley, where the crews must carry a dead weight if the coxswains are
under the minimun.
MIDDLE SE
THE DOVES:
HALFWAY TREE.
CHISWICK.
THORNYCROFTS
DUKE'S DITCH-
DUKE'S MEADOWS
„18IS, BOAT HOUSE
FINISH
CHISWICK BRIDGE
HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE.
HARRODS- (RECEPTION AT).
[CHISWICK STEPS
MILE POSTER
BEVERLEY
BROOK
CRABTREE
FULHAM.. --FOOTBALL GROUND
3:
BARNES BRIDGE
BOAT HOUSES
MORTLAKE BREWERY SHIP INN
SURREY
The crews with weights are:
OXFORD
G. Huse (Upper. Latymer School
and Oriel), bow 12 st. 7 lb. 2. J. L. Garton (Eton and Magdalen)
11 st. 10 lb.
3. R. D. Burnell (Eton and Magda-
Jen) 14 st. 1 lb.
4. F. A. L. Waldron (Shrewsbury and
Trinity) 14 st. 1 lb.
5. A. G. Slemick. (St. Edwards' and
Edmund Hall) 13 st.
6. R. R. Stewart (Eton and Magda-
len) 13 st. 3 lb.
7. H. A. W. Forbes (St. Paul's and
Magdalen) 13 st. 5 lb.
J. R. Bingham (Eton and Bedford)
stroke 10 st. 3 lb.
H. P. V. Massey (Upper Collegej
Balliol), cox,5 st. 1 lb.
CRAVEN STEPS
FULHAM PALACE START
PUTNEY
BRIDGE
"LAUNCHES
CAMBRIDGE
C. N. C. Addison (Roborough and Pembroke), bow 12 st. 3 lb.
2. A. M. Turner (Cranleigh and Cor-
pus Christ) 12 st. 3 lb.
3. A. Burrough (St. Paul's and
Jesus) 12 st. 5 lb.
4. J. L. L. Savill (Radley and Jesus)
13 st. 1 lb. :
6. H. Parker (Tabor Academy, U.S.A., and Trinity Hall) 13 st. 1 lb.
6. J, Turnbull (Geelong and Clare)
13'st.
7. M. Buxton' (Eton and Third Trin-
ity) 13 st. 8 lb.
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