MISS STOKES Hunter Is Favoured For DOES WELL R.H.K.G.C. Championship
IN MALAYA
Local tennis players will res member Miss Margaret Stokes, who arrived here about a year ago, made an appearance in the League for K.C.C. "B", and was subsequently promoted to the "A" team, after a Winter of concen trated practice. When Evacuation came along, Miss Stokes, like so is at' many other, migrated and
Interesting Play Envisaged
THE FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS OF THE
present staying with her people in CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP OF ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB WILL BE PLAYED AT FANLING ON SUNDAY.
Singapore.
That she has not neglected her tennis will be seen from the ap- pended newspaper clipping which
this
year
record as all the and the only
The Championship was sent to one of her former con-promises to be one of the most temporaries at Kowloon Cricket Club. She met with outstanding interesting on success în an open invitation possibles qualified tournament held by Singapore outstanding absentee is O. E. C.
Marton, who did Chinese Recreation Club and
year. reached the final.
Here is the clipping:- There was a big surprise in the! S.C.R.C. open invitation lawn tennis tournament at Hong Lim Green recently, when John Lim and Miss M. 1. Stokes played magnificent tennis
not enter this
Even at this stage one would be ultra-cautions if one did" not choose Hunter ag a firm favourite for the title:
FOR
GUNNERS BEATEN AT S'POO
A Combined Royal Artillery side had much the worst of the argument' In a cricket match at Sookunpod yesterday and` were beaten by 42 runs by Major 'Grose's XI'
Spr.
MAJOR GROSE'S' XI- Tropp, st. Allanson, b
Pearce
29
L/Cpl. Logan, e Skipwith, b Dob..
bluson
10
Sgt. Webb, e Plummer: b Pearce. Lieut. Coombes, not out. Z................ 34. Sgt. Denyer, e Dobbinson, b Pearce Spr. Bailey, d Hook, b Dobbinson.. 14. Cpl. Young, b Dobbinson Capt. Pent, c. Skipwith, b Dobbinson. 0.
Extras (B8, LB4, W2)
29
2
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14
Tötát (för- 7 wkts,. dec.).......... 184 Major. Swyer and Spr. Goss did not
One player absent.
bat.
Major Grose's XI were given a Plummer good start by Tropp, Logun, Webb Clague. and Coombes and
Dobbinson were able to
Fielden declare at 144 for 7am few min-
Pearce utes before 4 o'clock. Trapp was Skipwith
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The draw indicates that thereSMAN very restrained and scored his Ward 20
will be little or no weeding out) In the first round and that grim struggles will be the order · of the day.
winners here should, on cur-
INDIAN R.C.
runs out of 90 in just under an
COMBINED RA, hour hitting only two fours. Capt. Hook, e Goss, b Tropp Webb had five fours in his 29 and Capt. Ingram, b/w, b: Young Coombes six in his 34 not out. Lieut Plummer: 1.b.w., b.Young'
Lieut. J. L. C. Pearce,c and b : Denyer" to beat Tan
rent form, be Colonel Rose, A.. A. R. H. (Harry) Esmail, who Huck Toe and Mrs. L. M. Penne McKellar, A. E. Lissamen, F. D. has played cricket for Craigen- were the
Dobbinson and John Pearce Major: Templer, e Webb, b Tropp.. only two Gunners to Lleut. Clague, c and b Coombes .... father in the semi-finals of .the'
Hunter, D. S. Edward, L. R. An-gower C.C. first eleven for the past meet with any success, with the Capt, Allanson, cSwyer; b Commbes. open mixed doubles..
Huck Toe and his partner were drewes, T. A. Pearce and K. S. six years and who was their vice- ball, the former taking his Inst Capt. Fielden, b Denyer
Robertson. Of course anything captain last season, will be turning three wickets at a cost of a run Gar, Ward, not out tipped by many to emerge mixed doubles champions, and it is all may happen in an 18 holes game out for Indian R.C. 1st XI against apiece. Pearce of one time had Ganr: Debbihsonst. Logan, the more to the credit of the players have the minimum H.K.C.C. at Sookunpoo to-morrow. 3 for 12 but finished up with 3 capt, Skipwith, b Denyer
of opportunity to recover from and Miss Stokos that they won
a bad spasmi, atter being down' 1-5 in the first *set?..
The outstanding, player in this match was undoubtedly Mise Stokes, of whose": förm the Malayan tournament af forded all too brief a glimpse.
In the afternoon.. the games should be even closer and the semi-finalists should win only by narrow margins. These should be Colonel Rose; F: D. - Hunter, .D. S. Edward and T. A. Pearce.'
- She gave a sparkling perasjev
da 'formance, with grand: cross- court drives that won manje -* points. **5
Leading by five games to one in') the first set Huck Toe. and Mrs. Pennefather found game after game being snatched from their grasp until their opponents caught up five all and went on to win 7-5.
The next set was also keenly contested. Lim and Miss Stokes winning 6-3.
The full results were; .Open singles: Pang Chiap Yong beat Y. P. Wee, 6-1, 6-4.
Open mixed doubles (semi- final): John Lim and Miss M. I. Stokes, beat: Tan Huck Tocand Mrs. LM. Pennefather, 7-5, 6-3.
Veterans' doubles handicap: (semi-final): Dr. S. H. Tan and Chua Choon Leong (30) beat Dr. Loh Poon Lip and Cheong Chee Tong-15.3); 6-4, 6-20
Mixed doubles handicap: Cheong Chee Lim and Mrs. Den Boer (+15) beat S. G. Mills and Mrs. C. Ledder (+15), 6-4, 6-2.
Possessed of "a very good eye," forTM 29. Esinail ought to make the opening
batsman the Indians have been Artillery replied with 102, Hoole wanting for the past few. seasons. being top-scorer: 20 The He is, în addition, an excellent opposing bowlers were steady and felder and a fairly useful change Denyer took his last thre wice bowler, with, his round-the-wicket kets for six runs finish with slows.
4 for 18.
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The First meeting of the Ap- peals Board, composed of Hon.
• Mr. N. L. Smith, Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo: Comdr. Millett and Mr. W. Pryde, meet this afternoon in the "Association's office to hear the appeal of Private Fraser of Royal Scots.
On December 22, two charity games will be played. in aid of three Charities. It has been proposed that" two- matches be played on the same ground the same afternoon between two teams representing the Chinese and Rest of Colony,
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