THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1941
RUMJAHN COUSINS CARRIED TO 4 SETS; FIRST SEMI-FINAL K. H. Ip Outstanding Player On Stand Court
Matches Veterans
In All Phases
By "Adrem"
CURRENT OPINION was upset rather at Hong Kong Cricket Club yesterday when S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn, who have generally been considered to be in better form this season than they were last season, only managed to beat Ho Ka-lau and K. H. Ip by 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, in the first semi-final match in the Colony Tennis Championships.
The fact that the match lasted so long can be attributed to the magnificent display of young Ip. In this, his first year of Colony tournament play, he stood head and shoulders above the three other players--whose total experience of tournament ten- nis probably runs into something like 70 years.
This fact would not be so sur prislog in any place other
than
watching
Hong Kong, but aften these matches year after you with the thes old players deutig vi Tually as they liked to their youth tul challengris, the advent thi season of ip and Choa does laring some hope for the future
There is much in Ip's game that needs improving He is very apt.) through Over-anxiety. to play shots that are obviously going out, and also to Ausstline more of the play than he should, but Tom should eradicate these faults.
He played practically every shot in the book yesterday, his strokes carried mare sting and; his anticipation was good. He had a bad match His usual- ly reliable, at not powerful, fore- hand dye would not work and his volley merely had the effort of keeping the ball in play, but he did the right thing and when the Runjab were being hard pres. ed, has lobbing had quite a led tri Li A1 best h avernately although without auch
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To-day's Matches
Following is to-day'. Tentte "hampionship programim
OPEN DOUBLES
Quarter Final WC Hung and E C. Fincher Tsun Wai-pin and Tsin Yan pta (Stand Court).
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi. Final
RR Guest v M. Pagh (8).
SOCCER INTERPORT DETAILS
K. H. IP.
H.K.F.A. TEAM SELECTED FOR SATURDAY
The following
EASTER STAKES WAS THRILLING RACE
By "Rapier"
RACING WAS CONTINUED on Monday and the main event was the Easter Stakes, and, before dealing with the other events, I propose, setting down first my impressions of the running of this highly important event.
The excitement of the ruce will 152 Mile Post, another record was long be remembered; the perform-, established, this time by Distant unce of Oolong, which was admir-
Vinw (Mr. Pih) ably ridden by Mr. Needa, was magnilient.
In view of its previous win in record time
the Champions Stakes, Confusion Bay (Mr. Black was mode favourite, with Racy
We:l also highly-fa- Light (Mr
Oolong, 012 vol ed
the other haint was not conceded much of a chance
Dupont Bay (Mr. Vuen), set a last pace, with Racylighet. Spicy light (Mr. Llang) and Oolong fol- On the speed at lowing behind. the outset of the race it was ap- parent that the record would be
mashed.
to
Just after passing the Rock, Mi Needa sent Oolong forward |overhaul Racylight which by this the time was leading, and have hume straight being reached Oo- long was in front, with Confusion
at
tendance.
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Great Struggle
I cannot understand why Sap- PUT (Mr. Proulx) shoulet hav
Gooi w been made favourite they pony is. I expected that the distance would be too short for its king, and thus was substantiateri, He pony being unplaced.
Distant View took the lead, fol- lowed by Sapper and Endeavour (Mr. Wei). On rounding the bend Distant View was still leading, but Sapper was passed by Endeavour Mr Wei tried his hardest to catel Distant View hut failed by half a length Meanwhile Vanity Fair (Mr. Black) came up with a last- munute rush to take third place from Sapper,
Favourite Fails
Backed to the extent of 2,704 tickets for a win, Manhattan fail- ed badly in the Wattle Park Han- Moon- dicap over six furlongs. light's win was not altogether un- expected.
Hoo
Pak-
been selected to represent Bay and Spicylight in cose at- the Association against These three ponies were featur- ed in a bitter struggle, victory the Federation in the final eventually going to Oolong by a
hend.
Bendemeer (Mr. Confusion Bay was second of the Governor's Cup and Spicylight third. As expect-ming) took the lead, followed by National Welfare (Mr. Chang) and match to be played ed a new record was established
Mounlight On rounding the bend By "Referee"
Mounlight responded to Mr. Wer's Club ground on Saturday,
call and forged ahead to pass the leaders and win by a length from Arrangements for the April 19, kick-off
A Surprising Time (M1. Black). Macao Soccer
favourile. Manhattan, with the third another half-length behind. So Nave, M. Tang up caused a big surprise in winning the Kellett Handicap (Serand Section), con- The third race, the Cabramatta Handicap (First Sections was then hon an easy winner to pay $47 30, the best dividend of the best race of the day. Caffecicl
meeting Badge 34. Chaos and Cheerful Stan (Mr Proulx) dead-heating hi Best place
Interport ¡ are now complete and no less than 20 players 1 ander toad tot 11 1) Kun
have accepted the invita Juhan was not deeing too well and this probably accounted fo The tion of Hong Kong Foot- of the ball Association to make
Th latter, cure, played as well the trip.
fact that Stda dud mast work in The first Ewe set
he has ever done, his fine roter
es and gooth stroke, banging many points, but when the opposi- tion, in the second set., esorted t lobbing his smash went to hits and he noticeably lost confidence thereafter
The team will leave Hong Kong on the Sunday emaning boat and return on Monday nothing
Unlike the hockey Interpart Servar men have been included; an The party, among these being Bankier and Fraser of Royal Sents, Freshwater and Bright of Mid- leses, and LePage, Hendy and Roughley of Royal Navy.
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Players unable to turn et joke sempre led to commitente w The Secretary before Praday
Jerseys, shutts and will be supplied
Retonning to the other events, The result of the first race was d WH OF M. Wer on Longdon, after yarat stempt.e with Roodly (M) Veeda
Wils
1 Muskiteer (M) RKC Chur
made the ranting from the surrt, followed by Advancing Time (Mc Black and Night Express (Mr. Ip Ku-ving). Night Express leading on rounding the bend, but by So was strongly challenged Nice The latter went inte the lead at the Two Mile Post to win by many lengths. Odeon (Mr.
Catterick Bridge set a fast pac Sloukitaps
and was followed by Cheerful Stay amet Double Finesse (Mr. Ta Bankier (R. Scots), Roughley This order
was maintained until, (Navy), and Fraser (R. Scols), 50 yards from the post, when Freshwater (Mex).
Bright cheerful
Star caught Catterick (M'sex), Thomas (M'sex); Fowler Bridge, the two ponies finishing to- (Club), LePage (Navy), Howlett,ge,her Double Finesse was thirdu) was third. (Police). Ferner (Police), Rieit- short head behind. sen (Club).
Another Record
H. D. played well in the later stages and was cool under all vir- cumstances but his play lacked
Mr T. G. Stokes will be in Reserves: --Lapsley (Kowloon 1.) much of the fire of last year. How charge of the team and will be Sheehan (M'sex), Blackburn (Po- much he was affected by lus indis-assisted by Mr. 1. Souza, Aslice), Pope (Police), Hossack (R.
sistant Hon. Secretary of Hong | Seots). Barber (Navy), Hendy In the Albury Handicap for "A" Kong Football Association,
(Navy).
Iss Australian ponies, from the
position remains to be seen
The Play
The Runjabins hart little di culty in the first set, which they won for the loss of Three games. after leading 3-4 In the second. when Hu and Ip started their Job- hing tactics, they fell away some- what and the Chinese pair ted at 4--2 and had a good chance of taking the next game on Hu's ser- vice, when they led 30 15 and Hu was presented with an easy
*net. The Rumjahns reeled off the!
MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION IN BOXING
BECOMES KNOWN AS MUDDLEWEIGHT
Mr. Wood Causes
Surprise
In the Coolgardie Stakes (Sec- and Section), over the Two Mile Post, punters were given another surprise when Mr. Wood brought in Wayworth to pay the second best win dividend of the after- noon. Harmony Star (Mr. S. W. Lee) took the lead, but on round- ing the bend was overhauled by Bendigo (Mr. S. W. Pan), follow- ed by Angel of Glory (Mr. Chao) and Buggle (Mr. Wei).
On coming into the straight Bugle went forward to take the Then the two commissions fork- lead but Wayworth, coming tup ed off again on separate title roads.
strongly on the outside, passed it The N.B.A. continued Steele as and went on to win by three champion but New York withdrew lengths. Bendigo was third, recognition when Steele
Bitter Pill to light its candidate, Fred Apos- toli, in New York.
refused
THE MIDDLEWEIGHT division has been in smash which he placed into the such a muddle for the last decade that fistic fans next four games for the sel. refer to the 160-pounders as muddleweights, writes
In the third set the Chinese. Dillon Graham from New York. thanks to Jp's brilliance and Ho's! Jobbing. had little dificulty in Except for short
the too, periods
Gorilla Jones technically winning at 6-2.
National Boxing Association, the knocked out Addone Piazza [ In the early stages of the fourth New York commission and other gain N.B.A recognition. Ben Jeby Aposto'i had technically knock- set it appeared possible that the state commissions have been at grabbed New York designation by ed out Steele in a non-title fight Scores would be levelled. Ho and odds over so-called world cham- | defeating Chick Devlin in 1932. and previously had knocked out Ip led 3-1 but the well-known; plons during most of that stretch. The NBA, went along with Thil. Rumjahn fighting spirit then cam
from All boxing authorities can agree Marcel Thi! when he won
The New York commission de- to the fore and they wiped off the on only three world champions-Jones on a foul in France.
cided that Apostoli and Young deficit and went on to 5-3. Lead-] Heavyweight Joc Louis, Light The New York version of the Corbett would fight for the crown. ing 40-15 in the ninth game, the Heavyweight Billy Conn and Ban- title passed in succession through Apostoli knocked out Corbett Rumjahns failed to take two match tamweight Lou Salica--but none little matches from Jeby to Lou Ceferino Garcia boat Apostoli and points and the score
5-4. of the divisions have been quite Brouillard to Vince Dundee. The champions made no mistakeso puzzling as the muddleweights with the next game, however, and since Mickey Walker withdrew to went out at 6-4,
take on the heavyweights in 1931. Just to show you how things went we'll trace the middleweight championship Walker.
was
Other Results
trail
back
to
Punters had barely recovered previous from the shock of the race when they were called upon to swallow another bitter pill in the second section of the Cabra- matta Handicap.
This time Mr. Chang caused the upset on National Courage, which brought off a fine win.
NEW P,O. CLUB. BOWLS CONVENER--
Ken Överlin won from Garela, When Thil, as former Presidenti Steele risked his N.B.A. title Harvey L. Millor of the NB.A. against Al Hostak and was knocic- explains it, "couldn't lose in Parised out. Solly Krieger kayoed and won fight after fight on fouls Hostak and was then knocked out (when no fouls were commitled)," | by Hostak in a retura match. the N.B.A. voted to withdraw title Tony Zale recently won from J. W. Hudson, who was bowls recognition and recognised the Hostek.
convener for the Prison Officers' bout between Dundee and Teddy It a Zale-Overlin match can be Club, Stanicy, last summer, has Yarosz for the title.
arranged # generally accepted gone to Australia on four months' Yorosz beat Dundee and was champion would emerge. Even leave, The new convener for this chumpion of both N.B.A. and New then Billy Soose would have to be Summer is S. Hodge, who has al- The N.B.A. ordered an elimina-York. The crown passed from considered for he has scored non- | ready arranged two intra-Club H'cap. Singlse: R. E. Guest beat tion tournament to determine Yurosz to Babe Risko and on to title decisions, ever hath Zala;and | games, in preparation for the com- C. H. R. Oxlade 6-2, 7-5,
Walker's successor. New York did¦ Freddié Steele,
Overlin-Associated Press.
ing season.
The following were the results of Club matches:-
H'cap Doubles (semi-final): T. C. Monaghan and T. J. Gould
beat "H. J. Armstrong and P. Wynter-Blyth 3-6, 6-2, 11-9.
Thil Supported