THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 12, 1939.
COLONY TENNIS
Crawford's Gallant Display Tsui Yan-Pui Forced To Fight Hard For Final Set
DUFF AND PEARCE DISAPPOINT LARGE STAND COURT CROWD
(By. "ADREM")'
Yesterday's tennis at the Hong Kong Cricket Club proved quite eventful, not that there were any blatant upsets but because all the matches went such a long distance.
Strangely enough it was the Duff-Pearce and Ho Ka-lau-Lee. Yu-wing encounter that was the first to conclude.
There were a great many spectators in the stand yesterday, more than at any other time this year. I have little doubt that they were there in the hopes of seeing something approaching the tennis served up on Thursday.
They were disappointed if they had that in mind! In strict contrast to that game, yesterday's was very tame. The whole match was over in some ten minutes less than the first set last Thursday took to complete.
The greatest surprise, when paper strengths are taken into consideration, was the fine showing of Alec Craw- ford, of Kowloon Cricket Club. Not only did he give Tsui Yan-puí a good game but he actually had him consid- erably worried in the final set and iti would not have surprised a great deal if he had completed an afternoon's work by winning and causing the greatest upset of the last decade.
I must confess that I was among who the many at the Cricket Club chose the match on the Stand Court as the one to watch. The result was, I only saw the last set in Crawford's match.
Fighting Spirit
Early, on it appeared that he had shot his bolt. Tsui Was piling on pressure and quickly went to a 4-1 lead. Crawford then revealed a fight- ing streak in his make-up that must have surprised many.
RESULTS AT -A GLANCE
Open Singles
Tsui Yun-pui beat A. Crawford
6-3, 6-8, €4.
Round).
Lee
(Third
Open Doubles Yue-wing and Ho Ka-lau beat T. A. Pearce and W. A. H. Duff (Stand Court) 5–7, 6-1, 6-3. (Second Round). Lim Thian-tet and Stephen Wong
beat A. V. Gosano and J. J. Remedios 1—6, 9-7, 6—3..
(Third Round).
Club Championship H. J. Armstrong beat. Lt. J. S.
Theobald 6-4, 4—6, 6—3.
Club Handicap Singles
L. Goldman (-30) beat T. J. Gould (15) by 7-5, 6-3, Handicap Mixed Doubles H. J. Scull and Miss G. Scull (3.6) beat Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Walk- den (2.6) 6-2, 6-1. W. Sander and Miss A. Tylor (-15) beat V. R. Gordon and Mrs. Shewan ~ (-3.6)" G-I, €2.
Taking full advantage of the fact that his opponent was tiring, he start- Ho and Lee. They outclassed the ed to carry the battle into the enemy opposition in all departments and only camp. Dropping them short to get dropped a further two games in their Tsui to the net, he scored quite a path to the next round. number of points with his passing shots.
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Duff Disappoints
He was able to draw from his con- siderable reserves at this period' and Duff was a shadow of his 'real self covered a great deal of territory while yesterday and in no phase of the game making some really remarkable re did he show any consistency. His over- turns which might well have broken head, about which no such has been up a less seasoned player than Tsui. written, was delorable, while his volley- After winning three games in a rowing and ground-shots produced more to level the scores, however, he could points for the other side that for him- get no further and Tsui won the set self. and the match at 6-4, and very glad, I'm sure he must have been, to have got away with it!
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Missed Opportunity
Pearce was also bad. He played well enough in the first set but then de veloped an inferiority complex and ran miles in trying to keep out of the way of the ball! -
Most consistent man on the court was Lee Yue-wing. His was a thought- He mixed, his
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On Number 8 Court, A. V. Gosano ful and clever game. and J. J. Remedios, who, on the forcing and defensive shots with rare strength of their last two perform; skill and was very severe on anything ances were highly thought of, fell toase.
before the onslaught of Lin Thian- tet and Stephen Wong.
Ho was his usual steady self.
As
on Thursday, his overhead was very Having won the first set, the Recreio convincing and he was quick to get back. pair had a great opportunity.of clinching the issue in the second when when in danger of being lobbed.
they led 4-3. Overhauled, they still strove desperately to break through but their opponents hung on and went out at 9-7;
The last set was fairly evenly con- tested but the Chinese pair were al ways in front. Remedios' much-boost- ed service was made to look very. In-[
INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY
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First tches in the Interriational
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I have left comment on the Stand me Court game until läst because that là where it ranks from a point of view of -interest.
The British pai first set, played, well to go out at 5-7, Pearce's lobbing and general steadin ess being a contributory factor.
From that time "onward
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LIM THIAN-TET
INDISPOSED
Suffering from a high tempera- ture last night, Lim Thian-tet will not be able to participate in the Doubles Tennis Championship this afternoon, so the fixture has ao. cordingly, been postponed.
The following is this afternoon's programme:
Open Singles
I. M. A. Razack v. Lee Wai-tong (stand court).
Club Handicap Doubles
H. J. Scull and Comdr. H. T. Rust (+2,0) v. T. C. Moraghan and V. R. Gordon (3.6) (2); HD Bidwell and A. T. Dow (−−26) v. E. E. Story and J. J. Ferguson (~5,8) (4). ---
Handicap Mixed Doubles
Mr. and Mrs. L. Goldman (~15) v. Lt. J. S. Theobald and Mrs. Churchill (-1.6) (3).
bly. Hitting with such an effort as to throw one off his feet and the stroke out of alignment should be avoided of course However there is a happy medium between the curtailed stroke and the press- ing shot called the "forcing" stroke which can be employed efficiently. The player will never gain control over such a stroke by restraint. He must get out on the practice tee and find out his own capabili- ties in the matter. Once he gains confidence in its use he is on his way to a lower score.
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