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TENNIS DOUBLES FOR 13TH
TIME SINCE
SINCE 1925
PROGRESS OF LAST SET
Down Two Sets, Defeat AT A GLANCE
31
Tsuis In Great Match
FOR 140 MINUTES S. A. RU MJAHN AND HIS COUSIN, H. D. KUMJAHN, battled against the Tsui brothers, Wai-pui and Yan- pal, in one of the most exciting tennis Open Doubles finala seen In the Colony, to win the title for the 13th time since 1925 be-- fore a large appreciative crowd at the H.K.C.C. yesterday after- .
noon.
The Tauls were winners in 1936, 1938 and 1939. yesterday the Rumjahas won 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 6-4a
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but of one thing he was cer- txin, and that is Italy is very uncomfortable and the Italian people art most reluctant about going to war.
While the losers put up a very good display, it must be conceded that Yan-pul was the better of the Chinese pair, the former champion being in poor form and greatly lacking in the dash and Anish for which his play is so well-known.
The progress of the last set, game by game, is shown at a glance in the following table. Each pair had won two sets and this was the deciding one. Trui Yan-pul opened vice:--
RUMJAHNS
0
TSUIS
I
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"Mr.
SHOOTING SEQUEL
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His top spin drive, usually nc- Yugoslavia, too, is very uncom÷ | companied with a little hop, was fortable, and is watching Italy | terrific to out-wit a formidable very closely. With the other opponent. smaller States also on the alert, by the steady and consistent play hold-up on Thursday afternoon.
manager Messrs. Sennet Freres, He was ably supported
who was shot daring the daring daylight
the whole world appears to be of his cousin. like a large sounding board, every- one watching to see what the next; move will be.
A feature of yesterday's play was the lobbing tactics adopted by the Indian pair, While the Truls replied with hand volleys, the Rumjahns almost invariably retrieved
with amazing dexterity. Both pairs were about evenly
"We mean to win the war," Mr. Wickham Steel said, “and we are going to win the war. The small nations fear that, they will be the victims of Nazi terrorism before we win. and each rumour of Ger-matched at net play and there man success, no matter how small, was very little baseline driving. If heightens this fear."
any at all. Cross-court hitting and clever placing, were another feature of the games.
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Straits and Europe via Suez (London date. 5th build, hair cut short, and dressed Java and Manila,
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in black serge European-style clothing. White Panama Hat and
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"Aged 24, medium height and
at net. alternated by occasional
Hal cut American Japan and Shanghai. high lobs by the Rumjans which
Turning to Russia. Mr. Wickham Steed said that the Soviet has definitely made up her mind to stay out of any further entangle- ments in the war. Her losses in sets without much difficulty, the the Finland expedition had been Indian pair combining very badly considerable far more and missing many useful chances very considerable than she herself In the third set the cousins would care to admit.
changed their tactics. Continuing he said that
The Rumjahas took the first there were fewer reports to- twe games of the fourth set day of any Russian military activity in the Black Sea than a month ago, and it is getting more and more apparent that
influence Russian
is being used to prevent. the war from spreading to the Balkans, Going back to the Norwegian.
campaign. Mr. Wickham Steed 'said that if we had falled, up till the present, to check the Germans completely in Norway, we have at least checked what they had set out to get in a hurry.
SWEDEN FIRM
complexion.
the Tauls frequently crashed into style, wearing greyish-bize Euro-Japan.
the net.
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In the fifth set, the Indians as- sumed the lead.
Play was marked by brilliant cross-court placing in which both pairs excelled, Yan-pul being par- ticularly prominent with some scorching shots.
The Chinese pair weakened bad- ly and H.D. carried his service in
and serge clothing pean-style brown leather shoes. Native of Shanghai.
"This man is believed to be
armed with a revolver.”
NEW METHOD BY SNATCHERS
Snatch thieves in Kowloon tried
a love game to bring the score to out a new method of handbag The German invasion of Nor-5-3. The Chinese were now com-snatching yesterday when Mrs. way, he said, was designed to se- pletely out-played, and Sirdar won Parley, of Stanity Barracks, was cure for the Nazis not only con- his service. the game and match. victimised by two men who ap- trol of the whole of Norway, but
also the whole of the Scandina-
vian Peninsula from where they EXHIBITION
had hoped to direct operations against England. In the back- ground of all this was Sweden's determination not to give in and this gallant stand has given Hit- ler something to think about.
I am not disposed to be mourn- ful, said Mr. Wickham Steed. We have had a "down" on the land but against this we have had a very definite "ap" in the air and in the sea.
A MERE TRIFLE
FOOTBALL
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NAVY MEETING EASTERN
Prior to their departure shortly on sn extended Southern tour. the Eastern AA; football team will
He then went on to recall some { 'be
of the "downs" the Alles met against a strong Navy side in an with in the struggle of 1914-1918, | exhibition and added that compared to some of these the Norwegian. "down" would appear to be a mere trifle,
The speaker said that the enemy was a formidable one, and it must be borne in mind that he is fghting for, his very existence. "We are also fighting for our lives," he said, "and something better-we are fighting for the preservation of humanity and civilisation, and this is a fight we are going to win."
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuter)- The weather again proved an upset
proached her on a tandem, the man in the front seat sna.ching away her bag.
The incident occurred in Nathan Road near the Peking Rug Store as Mrs. Parley was crossing the
street. The bag contained $30 in money, and other articles, a total value of $54.
RACE MEETING
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