THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 8, 1940
COLONY
TENNIS
KEEN STRUGGLE IN LENGTHY DOUBLES TIE
Tsoi, Ng Play Well; Beaten By Gonsalves, Remedios
TENNIE KWOK THROUGH
AFTER HARD FIGHT
(By "ADREM”)
IN EASILY the most entertaining match seen in the Colony tennis tournament to date John Gonsalves and A. V. Remedios, of Club de Recreio, yesterday beat Ng Kam- chuen and Tsoi Ping-fan after losing a prolonged first set Although a great number of errors were committed by both sides the exchanges were generally fást with hard hitting the order of the day.
TENNIS SCORES AT A GLANCE
OPEN SINGLES
Tennie Kwok beat 1. M. A. Razack
by 7-5, 5-7, 7-6,
Tsui Wai-pul beat 1. Agafuroff, 6-2,
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H. D. Rumjahn beat Firdos Khan,
6-1, 6-1.
S. A. Rumjahn beat B. C. Fay, 61,
6-4,
OPEN DOUBLES
J. Gonsalves and A. V. Remedios boat Ng Kam-chuen and Tool Ping-fan by 8-6, 6-4, 6-1.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
5. M. Garrard boat T. A. Pearce by
6–8; 6-4, 6-4,
R. G. Biesel Jr. beat J. L. C. Pearce.
by 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
C. H. R. Hyde beat T.. J. Gould by
5-7, 6-1, 10-8.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES
OPEN SINGLES
Lam Kwan v J. W. Leonard (2). A. Crawford v ip Koon-hung (3). P. S. Leong v S. A. Gray (4). Paul Kong v J. S. Theobald (5). W. C. Hung v T. C. Chan (7).
OPEN DOUBLES
Tsui Wai-pui and Tsui Yan-pul' v S. ́A, Hussain and O. Rumjahn (8),
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
C. B. Nicholson v G. W. Sewell (1).
F.A. TEAM FOR GOVERNOR'S CUP
The following have been chosen to represent the Hong Kong Football As- sociation in the second game of Gov- ernor's Cup competition at Caroline Hill at 4 p.m. on Sunday March 17.
Robinson (Navy); Blackburn (Police) O'Regan (Navy); Bright (Middlesex), Wil llamson (Kowloon), Wilkinson (Middlesex); Hossack (Royal Scots), Fox (R.E.), F. Fowler (Club), A. V. Gosano (St. Joseph's) Bickford (Club).
Reserves: Sheehan (Middlesex), Forrow (Club) and Guy (R.A.), B. Gosano ...(St.- Joseph's), W. G. Pryde (Club) and Thomas (Middlesex),
A win or draw for the Federation team will give them the cup, while if Association win a third game will be - necessary.
PLAYERS BUSPENDED
First set was as even as the scores indicate, although the Chinese couple, combining better and making fewer mistakes, were always a shade better, Result was, Gonsalves and Remedios were forced to extricate themselves from several awkward situation.
BOWLING
ALLEY
JOTTINGS
BY “STRIKE”
An interesting friendly five-game Ten Pin match was played on February 29, between
In the match on Tuesday there were only three scores of over 200, two being register-
who made 224 on his second game. Hear- The occasion was a return match between ther's score-sheet showed for his 230: spare.
been played on February 19, and resulting | finishing up with four strikes in a row: in a win for the Alley Team by 104 pins.. Venezia's 224 was made up as follows: start- On this occasion, Mindanao took their re- | Ing off with five strikes In a row, two spares. venge by beating the Alley Team by 88 pins, a nine, two spares, with a 7 on his extra although it had been the consensus of opin- bail.
Hearther's 098 for five games is a record ion that the Alley Team must win.
The Individual scores were as' followings:— for the Alley Team being Just -under, the
MINDANAO
ALLEY TEAM 200 pins per game; actually it works out at J. H. Wattɗ............831 199.6 per game. Doc Molthen was second J. S. Landolt...771 highest scorer of the match with 890 or 178 G. Somerville...637 pins per game, the average for each player J. R. Fawcett...661 being Hearther 199.6, Doc Molthen 170, Dick A. Devonshire ..112 Venezia 175.8 and Chas Miller 102.8.
Actually the average score per player per 3012 game worked out at 179 pins for the 20
games played.
our old friends of the Mindanao and the ed by Hearther and one by Dick Venezia, Alley Team, these two teams, the first match having three strikes, two spares, a strike, spare,
P. M. Keplinger..870
..786
F. P. Hotlis J. P. Todd.......749 J. C. Thomas....695.
3100
One such situation occurred in the. 10th game with the Chinese leading 5- and Remedios serving. The score was love-40. Playing steadily, however, and making the Fawcett, was unable to play the first game, most of his service, Remedios, ably assisted and. A. Devonshire deputised, Fawcett car- by Gonsalves, saved the three set points,rying dri in the next four games," eventually to win the game and square the issue.
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Thereafter games went with service until In the 18th the Chinese broke through an Gonsalves' service to go out at 10-0.
GOOD START
The surprising feature about this match was the absence of one single 200 score.
KEPLINGER'S SCORE.
féatures
of the
The highest score of the match was re- corded by D. M. Keplinger with 870 or an The Recrelo pair started well in the sec-average of 174 pins per game, with J. H. ond set and won the first three games after Watts second with 831 or an average of 168 a struggle. They dropped the next, won the pins per game. following, and then started a Chinese run One of the surprising of Euccess during which the Recreio players match was Hollis's lapse in his fourth game, appeared to have shot their bolt. They he only notched 113, and, judging by the were caught out of position on numerous friendly comments made, both by team occasions through complete misunderstand-mates and opponents alike, he must have ing and appeared to become worried in con- been a very much embarrassed player!
do not ever remember Hollis making such a low score. Mindanao, however, won and they well deserved their win. Had Fawcett played the whole five games it might have balanced the scores somewhat..
sequence.
Gonsalves, however, made no mistake with his service in the eighth game to lead 53 and although the Chinese won the next
game, that was as far as they got.
In the last set the Portuguese, by now brimful of confidence, could not be stopped and, taking the initiative throughout, went
out for the set and match for the loss of only one game.
TSOI STEADY
Stendiest player on the court yesterday was Taol Ping-fan. He never indulged in the spectacular but made full use of any openings which came his way. His was a good all round display.
Ng's best shot was a fierce forehand drive, which, when not hit out of court was almost | invariably a winner. His service was also
very good.
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In brief there was nothing very much wrong with the play of either of the los- ing players and the only reason I think of. for their defeat is that the lengthy first set took all the fire out of them.
Although they deserve full marks for their Remedios' play which was open to criticism. win, there was far more in Gonsalves' and
Principal is that as a combination they were very poor.
ANOTHER KEEN MATCH
Hearther's 998 was due to brilliant bow- ling and actually, throughout the match, he had only three misses, the rest being strikes and spares. The great deficit be- tween the two teams would lead one to be- lleve that the representative team from the Alley bowled badly; on the contrary they bowled fairly well and had Landolt and Fawcett played there is little doubt in my mind that it would have been a much closer Atiish.
Blount was top scorer for his side with, 794, followed very closely by Watts with
SINGLES COMPETITION The second Singles. Handicap Competition, 15, as I forecasted to be a great attraction; at least 40 entries are assured. All participants in the first competition have signified their willingness to enter
again, while the success of the first competition. has decided many new entrants.
706.
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The date of the draw, and Handicaps, with date of commencing the Second Competition will be announced through this column in my next Jottings. teams
Again on March 3, there was a keen and interesting match between the Alley Team
and, Asheville-the first time these have mét. Our old friend Joe Harvey could not turn out for this match, bêing on duty, neither could Cunning, but WE, Wood and H. T. McCulley deputised. Devonshire de putised for J. R. Fawcett in the Alley Team. The Alley Team won convincingly by fewer than 411 pins, but nevertheless it was a very enjoyable game to watch.
Individual scores were:-
ALLEY TEAM
H. Blount... .842 J. M. Watts ....1842- J. S. Landolt.... 1788 A. Devonshire... 707
3177
ASHEVILLE.
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ASHEVILLE WIN EASILY
At the Bowling Alleys yesterday, U.S.S. Asheville Senior team beat Asheville Champs by 504, which was the highest dif- ference on record between any two teams. U.S.S. ASHEVILLE
W. J. Balaski....722 W. E... Wood.....718 W. J. Balaski H.-T. McCulley 1.679 | C. G. Cunning M. O. Gray......647 M. O. Gray
J. A. Harvey
2768
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Total
ASHEVILLE
In this match there was not one score of 200 or over. H. Blount and J. H. Watts tied for highest score with 842 each or an aver followed up very closely for second highest B. M. Johnson age of 169 pins per game and Joe Landolt L.-S. Pawłoski
with 780 or 157 pins per game. Devonshire V. V. Vining did very well for his first three games but W. E: Wood Remedios was a strange mixture of bril-faded away on his fourth and fifth games, Hance and mediocrity. He would play a only making 100 on his fourth and 120 on series of dazzling shots, and then place the his fifth.
Total simplest of "kills" into the net. His best stroke was his forehand drive with which the scores, did not do at all well,
The Asheville 'team, as can be seen by he returned service to the opposing server's matter of fact they never at any time backhand tramlines and corner with unfall- throughout the match seemed to be com ing regularity; His volleys, when he timed; fortable. W. J. Balaski was their top scor them right, were piercing. Overhead heer with 722, or an average of 144 per game.. was on the weak side.
and W. E. Wood scored 718, or an averago COULD NOT VOLLEY
of 143 per game, I have seen the samo Gonsalves experienced some unhappy mo-players do much better than this. ments in the first two sets when he hit on March 5, the night of the Black-out, everything on the volley out of court almost an occasion was taken to arrange a friendly unfailingly. He was generally good over-match during the Black-out. The Champ head, his angled smashing of loose lobs | turned out in full force, but, owing to the being Impressive....
Off the ground he was sound
on
Impromptu arrangements, the Alley Team both were without two of their beat players, wings but his greatest falling lay in his Fawcett and Landolt. Somerville and extraordinarily poor positioning.
For player of his experience he showed a surprising lack of knowledge. of the doubles game and I think this factor as much as anything, contributed. to Remedios” many lapses. There was another grim struggle in, the
At an Emergency Committee meet ing H. Millington and Ho Yau-kee, Club and Kitchee; respectively, who were given marching "orders during their second division match on. Fe-. bruary 10, were suspended until De-singles, Tennte Kwok only just managing to cember 31, “
The Final of the Sunday Herald Charity Cup Competition between China, holders, and Scotland will be played on Easter Monday, March 25 at Sookunpoo.
Mrs. G., C. Burnett will present the trophy and miniatures to the winning team at the conclusion of the game.
The First Division, football match between Royal Scots and St. Joseph's for to-morrow. has been postponed owing to Volunteer Camps
Baleski, of Asheville, took their places. **
The Champs won by 485 pins, the indivi- dual scores being as follows?—
THE CHAMPS
ALLEY TEAM TEAM Ernie Hearther:,998. (H.Blount
794 Doa Molthen.....890 J. H. Watts, ,736. Blak Venezia.....878 ·G. Somerville ,777 Chae Miller
W. J. Balaski .738
..814
beat the stylish 1.-M. A, Razack in the third act. All the sets went to 12 games!.
Taut Wal-pul, H. D. Rumjahn and S. A.
A The Champs undoubtedly bowled Uk95 Rumjohn all won their matches easily, but team inspired,, which verifies my previous a large crowd wore very interested in the remarks about these Impromptu matches form of B. C. Fay against the latter. Fay where the players are not wo tenso and over- is a long way from being a champion, and strung, and really relax and let themselves has evidently little experience of tournament get down to good bowling, play, but he has the makings of a first-class
CONSISTENT BOWLING player. His style is very easy and his All four players for the Champs register- the nearest approach to the cannon ball This has only been done twice before-by strokes nicely made, while his service is ed well over 800 each for the five games. yariety in the Colony. At the moment he the Alloy Team against the Mindanao on appears to lack sumclent" concentration; February 19; and in the match between the was the defeat of T. A. Pearce by S. M. notched 820, Doe Molthen $50, Heurther 817, A notable result in the Club championrhip Champs and the Alley Team when Venékik Garrard in a hard-fought encounter...
and-Miller,805, to maka dig total of 389)
164 162 230 147 160 863 168 180 157 175 159 843 144 171 146 190 168 817 112 163 167 170 161 782
3,305
CHAMPS 137 132 178 184 129 760 149 167 139 148 132 735 142 140 146 128 130 686 138 132 133 115 06 820
2,801
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