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RUMJAHN COUSINS MAJOR TENNIS UPSET Ho Ka-lau And Lee Yue-wing Score Great Victory In Doubles Semi-Final
(By "TAC")
AN UPSET WHICH MUST RANK AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CERTAINLY IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SENSATIONAL-In the history of Hongkong tennis, occurred in the semi-final of the Open Doubles tennis championship, played on the Stand Court at the Hongkong Cricket Club ground yesterday, when H.D. and S.A. Rumjahn, twelve times champions, and orice runners-up in the last fourteen years, were put out in straight sets by Ho Ka-lau and Lee Yue-wing, a pair from the Chinese Recreation Club,
BEATEN:
SOCCER MATCH ON SUNDAY
Eastern And Macao
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end and play a game here.
The match has been arranged to be played on Sunday at the Club ground, kick-of at 4.80 p.m.
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The following have been selected to represent Macao:-D. Carvalho; |F. Lobato and Chiang Shan Ching; A. Cordova, A. Alrosa "and A. de Souza; J. Lopes. C. Amarante, F. Japan and Shanghai - Guerreiro, A. Collaco (Capt.) and Calcutts and Straits........ M. Rego. Reserves:-Lam San Lau Shanghai and Swatow................. and A Badaraco; Manager, Coach Saigon and Secretary L. A, de Mello," Haiphong. Pakhol and Fort Bayard 800chow
With the exception of three play-
Japan. ess, the team is identically the same as that fielded against Hong-Straits and Europe via Negapatam kong in the Interport played at: (Papers etc.) London date 6th
April..... Haiphong.....
This victory of the Chinese pair was as deserved as it was unexpected. It was not a question of their catching the opposition on an off day: they won fairly and squarely as the result of greater consistency, more aggressive tactics (at least in the first two sets) and, perhaps most surprising feature of all, combination that was degrees better than that of the Cousins.
Macao on April 16. This understanding on their Then Lee held his service. Sirdar's
Eastern will be represented" by part was at times uncanny. was broken through. Ho made no the following:-Tsut Hang: Kong For instance, in the course of mistake, and the Chinese went into Sin-king, Tsaur Chung-wan; Lau
volleying rally, Ho would a two set lead.
Shih, sang-shing, Lo Wai- take a ball that either he or playing a really fine game, main cheung, Lee Tacky, Cho Man-chi
At this stage the winners were kuen: Chan Bing-to. Ng his partner could have taken, paints in which was their amazing and Yue Hop-hing. it was returned to the same covering of each other and their spot and this time Lee would general understanding, Lee's bril play the shot, often an out-liant angled volleys, and Ho's all- OUTSIDER WINS
right angled winner.
In either case there would only be the one man going for the shot --never was there any danger or even suggestion of rackets clashing,
Lee's angled backhand volley was the main feature of the game. In fact, all round he was the map of the match. He played a great game indeed. Spectators leaving the ground were heard to remark that they have never seen him touch that form. The writer certainly never has.
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.. When. however, with Sirdar showing distinct signs of cracking, and HD., with a heavy burden of work thrown on him, also began to commit errors, the Chinese went to a 4-2 lead, things looked bleak indeed...
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Gordon Richards Gets Shangha
Winnie Bar Home
CHESTER," May 4 (Reuter)— Sir Frederick Elay's Winale Bar, starting at 100 to 8, and ridden by Gordon Richards, won the Chester Cup rester- day, covering the 2 miles course in 4 min. 3 3/5 sec.. to beat Miss Jameson's Irish Stew. 100 to 8, by three lengths. Lamston's Eldon
But the Rumjahn spirit was still On the other side, H.D. was far flickering. If not so strongly, and more steady. Sirdar was at times the Chinese were pulled back to terribly inconsistent, and
Brig. Gen. his 4-4. Round about now Sirdar.had smashing. never a strong point, become the,,target for the Chinese
Hill, 8 to 1, was third; 1 was weak in the extreme yester- attack, but, though faltering, he
lengths behind Irish Stew. day.
was not quite played out, and oc-
The race is valued at £2,000 and casionally got the better of ex-the owners of the first three horses changes with Ho, though he never receive Cheshire cheeses each to
the value of £5. managed to beat Lee.
THE PLAY With Lee dropping both his ser- vice games, the Rumjahns went to a 5-3 lead, and then things began Ito happen. Ho held his service to make it 4-5 but, serving well, H.D. went to 40-15 on his own delivery.
Two set points. The Chinese saved both. but the Cousins gained the advantage again. Once more the Chinese saved it, and went on to take the Fame.
With Lee Holding his service for the first time, they took the eleventh game to lead. Bizdar like-
Birdar dropped his service in the ninth game, but the Cousins forced Ho to concede the next--5-6.
"On H.D.'s delivery, the Cou- sins won the first point, but lost the next three for 15-40... Tightening up their game tremendously, eschewing every single risk, they fought back to deuce, then held three ad- vantages, but nevertheless lost- ∙the game.'
Winnie Bar took the lead six furlongs from home and won com- fortably. The French challenger, Monthery, who started a 5 to 1 favourite.. finished tenth,,
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NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuter)- Two matches in the National Baseball League. were not played
Came a minor surprise. Lee lost wise held service and it was 6-8. his service to love. Consistent in Unexpectedly, Ho dropped his for a way that could have hardly to-day because of the cold, Scores:
8-7,
When B.D. again got to 40-15 the set looked a safe thing for the Cousins. But, once again, displaying great courage and tenacity the Chinese saved the game. Not only saved that game, but, with Lee holding the next and Sirdar dropping the sixteenth the first set end- ed most unexpectedly.
SECOND SET.
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That was the end. Ho went to 40-18 on his delivery, and, though Cincinnati | the Cousins, true to tradition, saved New York
one match point, Sirdar drove just outside the line in the next stroke |for game set and match."
CLUB SINGLES
The Club singles semi-finals were also played yesterday after- noon and resulted as follows:
H. J. Armstrong beat E. E. Story,
Ho serving. 0-1 H.D., 1-1; Lee 1-2: S.A... 1-2; Ho 3-2; H.D. 3-38-6, 6-2, 6-2. (from 15-40) was the way the first W. Bander beat T. A. Pearce, 0-6, six games of the second set went. 16-1, 6-2, 6-1.
DR. MARY STONE
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The matches Pittsburgh Pirates Cardinals v. Boston Braves were v. Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis
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"Dr. Mary Stone, one of the early Meeting in a return match of promoters of the temperance move-ten pins at the Bowling Alleys, ment in China and superintendent the torpedo men of H. M. S. and Kahel for the White Box). of the Dantora Women's Hospital Diamond repeated their success of Boston
in Klukiang, who has just returned Tuesday, when last evening they Cleveland from a visit to the United States, again defeated HL MB. Birming- was the guest of honour at a meet-ham by 186 points...
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Christian Temperance Union, held
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Full scores were as follow Jone
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H. M. S. Birmingham: A. M. (Greenberg homered' Milne 452, F. Eames 466, Tigers).. Dr. Stone spoke on the part that Strudwick 349 and E. T. Drumgold the women of China could play in 343. Total, 1610.
Washington the national struggle, and also ap-
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