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NO-DECISION MATCH IN
ADVERTISEMENT TENNIS TOURNAMENT
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE SECOND EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (wet-
ther permitting) at HAPPY
Brilliant Display By Duff Nearly Carries Day
VALLEY on SATURDAY, 8th SECOND ROUND DOUBLES GAME
and MONDAY, 10th April, 1939, commencing at 12.30 p.m. on
both days.
The first Bell will be rung at 12.00 NOON, and the Tiffin In terval will be after the second race (1 p.m.) on both days.
MEMBERS ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughost, the duration of each
CALLED IN NEAR-DARKNESS
(By TAC")
THE FIRST "NO-DECISION" MATCH IN THE CURRENT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS WAS SEEN AT THE HONGKONG. 44 thrill-packed CRICKET CLUB YESTERDAY when, after
games, the second round Open Doubles encounter between Ho Ka-- lau and Lee Yue-wing, of the Chinese Recreation Club, and T. A. Pearce and W. H. A. Duff, of the Hongkong Cricket Club, was called off at 8.48 p.m. in near-darkness.
The game was a memorable one pair were thon leading 5-3. This Firstly, was when Duff struck his magni- in at least two respects
ficent patch, a patch that he kept up throughout the game. Leyelling
the initial set score of 15-13 must Me ting in such a manner as to be a record in the tournament. It he readily identified.
certainly is for the past few years. Secondly, seldom or never has one
Badges admitting Non-Mem player dominated a court to the
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at 5-5. for the next 14 games the Rugger European pair proceeded to lose
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Foot-Faulting In Local Tennis
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FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1939.
Fixtures
TO-DAY
GOLF-Happy Valley v. Kowloon
G. Q (Kowloon).
TO-MORROW -
Police
FINAL CRICKET MATCH
Rest Team Against The Champions
| CRICKET-Flist Division; C.S. The following will represent the C.O. V. Army: Second Division: Rest of the League against the Police RC. v. Kowloon C.C.; In-Champions (Club de Recreioì on dian R.C. v. Club de Recreio the latter's ground, King's Park, on The annual meeting of the In-FOOTBALL-Senior Shield Final: Saturday, April 15- ternational Tennis Feqciation re- South China "A"
T. A. Pearce (H.K.C.C.) (Capt.). cently Seems to have been an! unemotional affair. There was little discussion as to the foot-fault rule, this insoluble p.oblém having now.' after five years inconclusive argu- ment, apparently been left to settle GOLF-Easter Meeting (Faning). F. Baker (C.B.C.C.) and Lt. M. P. itself. This it will probably do some RAGING-Second Extra Meeting day, if only because umpires will Happy Valley, 12.30 p.m. gradually acquire the courage to YACHTING-Easter Cruise. enforce it a method which on the
rare occasions on which it is put
futo fo.ce, is invariably successful.
(Club), 4 p.m.: Junior Shield] J. L. C. Pearce (H.K.C.C.). Rev. W. Final: Middlesex v. Royal Scots Chapman. Comdr. Lees (RN), A. (Club), 215 p.m.; First Division: R. Minu (LR.C.), D. J. N. Ander- Royal Seats v. Kowloon (800-son, R. E Lee, N. 3. E. Mackay (K.O.C.), A.'R. H. Esmail (O.CC.), pool 4.30 p.m.
Weedon (Army).
As the conclusion of the match. Mr. EJ. R. Mitchell, O.B... Vice- President of the Hongkong Cricket League, will present the Shield to
One fully appreciates the dim- the Club de Recrelo. It is an unfortunate fact that here culties confronting these gentlemen
games with little or no opposition R.A.F.'S SURPRISE leading ones, foot-faulting with This diffidence. in many cases, is et Fault" in no uncertain tone
against service, and to hold their
extent that Duff did yesterday.
After a start that was indiffer-own deliveries after hard struggles. eat, or at best fair. Dull struck such
form
that he
Was
-heads. and
During this period they... saved set points no less than three times, in the fourteenth, twentieth, and twenty-second games.
bers to the Members' Enclosure and Club Roems at $5.00 per day] for Gentlem:n and $3.00 per day for Ladies (Both including tax) shoulders the best player on view. : are obtainable
the In particular his overhead can only i through SECRETARY upon the perbe described as devastating Any- |
In the twenty-eighth game the sonal or written application of a thing tossed up, wherever it land- Member, such Member to beed, at whatever depth of the court. Chinese pair at last gained the was smashed back with vim and break-through for which they had responsible for all visitors intro-vigour, not always for an outright strived so hard. going out for the duced by him, and for Payment winner. but generally at such an of All Chits, &t.
angle that the return shot from across the net was easily dealt with.
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The Secretary's Office, Boor, Exchange Building (Tel 27794) will close at li a.m. each day.
Tiffins are obtainable at Club House provided "they ordered in advance from the 1 Boy (Telephone, 21926).
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set at. 15-13.
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The second set provided an
anti-climax, the unexpected Europeans actually taking it to love in a matter of no more than ten minutes!
GAME CALLED
It is an unpleasant task to have to criticise a man who is clearly doing his best but there can be no fact that Alec gainsaying the Pearce played what must have been
When Duff and Pearce ran to a the one of the worst games of his life. 4-2 lead in the final set, it looked are and gave one of the poorest ex-a very probable victory for them, Nohibitions that has been seen from but the Chinese pulled back to 4-4, in well-known player on the Stand and then took the lead at 5-4.
Court.
Golog all out. Duff managed to He did not exactly play badly level matters, and, with this the
The price of Admission to the from start to finish, there were oc- zame was called off following a casions when he would put across consultation between, the players. Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day a stroke that was either a winner The match will be replayed from including Tax, for aff Persons, or would help things considerably the beginning. including Ladies, and is payable for his partner. But the mistakes
he consistently made, some of them
SINGLES
VICTORY
Aid Navy To Win Services Tourney
London, March 27. The Royal Air Force surprised everybody, including in all proba- bility themselves, by defeating the Army at Twickenham on Saturday by one goal, one dropped goal, one penalty goal, and two tries (18!! points) to one penalty goal (3 points): The match was the third and last of the Services Tourna- ment, and, although the result meant that the Royal Navy still were champions, it also was a solid triumph for the Air Force under the captaincy of G. A. Walker. The Navy had only drawn with the Army after beating the Air Force. The Air Force, again. had beaten the Army only five times since the tournament was started in 1919-20 arid, only once before so decisively.
The final standings in the tour-
Points
P W L D For
10
Agt.
1 14
9
1 The Army
2. 1 1 0 21 20
11
1 9
24
at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors utterly simple shots, were such as round of the Open Singles whennament were:-
6. A. Ruinjahn entered the fourth in Uniform are admitted Half to completely offset this.
The Chinese pair were of about he beat J. Tomlinson in, straight the same standard, with Ho Ra-inu sets by acores of 8-3, 6-4,
Lee Wal-tor also got through Royal Navy 2 showing more patches of brilliance. Lee's service was weak, but he to the same round, beating Chan R.AF. covered this up with a quick run Kam-moon 6-3, 6-2. up to the net that enabled him to lessen the disadvantage of this,
THE-PLAY
Price.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1939.
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The first set was a listless display
up to the ninth game. The Chinese
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In Hongkong the rarity of these who so kindly volunteer for al occasions is perhaps more marked thankless job, while admitting that it's his misfortune-or, to be exact. Unfortunately, than elsewhere. In fact, in the it is easy to criticise from an arm-térally his fault. earlier round games in the Colony chair, I feel that the trouble is not this attitude is the exception rather championships, one has got used so much inability to spot the foot- than the rule here. A notable ex- to seeing players, many of them fault as unwillingness to call it. ception, was the linesman who call-.-
two occasions when: Lim Impunity. It is perhaps difficult for probably ba ed on a kind thought on an umpire officiating without a that it would put the player on. Thlam-tet put his foot just over the baseline judge, to detect such a This. is surely a very mistaken kind-line a bit too soon in his memor- breach of the rules, but it is also ness, The judge is there to be fatrable battle with EC. Fincher Plastmasay true, as in a number of recent, to both sides. If a player faults, week. A few more officials of the matches where there have been he should be pulled up, and should type "in Hongkong and this fault. such linesmen, that these "assis-continue to be pulled up the which seems to be as prevalent here tarit officials" have let this fault stops offending. That is all there as in any previous year, will be go unchallenged.
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