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The first game in the Portuguese Interport billards contest between Hongkong and Shanghai was played At the Club Lusitano yesterday even- ing. Hongkong was represented by L.. A. Osmund, a brother of A, F. Osmund, the Colony's present cham- pion, while J. Medina played for Shanghal.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1929.
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FURTHER PROGRESS IN THE
TOURNAMENT.
Chief interest in the lawa tennis tournament yesterday from a specta tor's point of view centred in the match where 8. E.. and D. S. Green Engineers and others on the staff were opposed to Fukushima and Fuji- As the scoro reflects, there of the now theatre met on Friday merl. There was a fairly representative evening in the auditorium to test was some considerable difference in gathering of billiards enthusiasts the electrically-controlled curtain form, but the winning pair played ex- when the match commenced at 6 p.m. The signal for lifting it was given, collent tennis, especially in the cles- Medina and Osmund both scored but as it rose slowly and majestic-
until the GO mark was ally, it revealed a grey-beared man, ing stages of the game when they. slowise, when the local player wat who was completely naked, super received free points through the mis ahead with a break of 20, followed ing joyously around in the brightly-takes of their opponents.
43 which brought him well past lighted and, save for him, empty The Rumjahns had an easy victory The 100 mark Medina then stood at stage.
In the open doubles having little dif The mysterious nude bowed fealty in accounting for Grove and cardonically to his amazed audience Crook who won only two games in and then struck a pose of the Fly-the three sets.
The match between Ho Wal-hing g Mercury, succeeded quickly by those of the Discobolus, the Dying and Chan So and Bichard and Waters Gladiator, Silenus, and other hack-went to five sets and was finished in semi darkness. There was some dis- cussion at the end of the fourth set whether the game should be continued and at one time it looked as it the players determination to carry on
04.
Osmund continued his brilliant play, and when the 200 mark was passed, Medina was still, one short of his first century. Osmund reached the 250 mark in a little over 50 minutes, when a halt of ten minutes was called. At this stage the Shang-neyed classical figures. hai man had barely passed his 100 mark, allowing the Hongkong player a lend of over a hundred
Resuming after the interval, Os. registered a break of 30 and
with two followed it up
"smaller breaks which brought him to the 300 mark. Medina was then nt 179. From this point, both players made indifferent progress, so that when Osmund reached 400, the Shanghai
l's score stood at 267.
nu's
A Change,
Soon he was recognised as the former door keeper of the theatre. A hue and ery was raised, but it was only after a long and exciting chase that he was captured and clothed.
bring no tangible result, However, the Chinesa pair took the It seems that he had been recent-fifth set to 6-3 although it was not easy work. Bichard and Waters put Συν eccentrle be-up an excellent game and it seemed dismissed haviour, and, his mind becoming several times as if they would turn furier deranged, he had adopted the tables. this method of taking his revenge on the theatre. Ho has now been removed to a more appropriate in- stitution.
Petty Officers.
As thin stage, a change came over the game na Medina settled down to sume very good play, bringing him- self past L 300 mark without allow the series of matches. The Club ing Gemund to snatch any big breaks. Lusitano, not to be outdone, are giving Osmund took a long time to complete cup to the competitor who returns his last hundred, and Medina in the the highest average during the match. last phase of the game registered two useful breaks of 38 and 31, finishing St. Patrick's Club Beat the 91 point behind the local represen. tative.
The match was devoid of
any high scoring, Medion's 38 and 34 being his best, while Osmund bad ong of 43 and
The one of 40 to hin credit, break of 43
13 was compiled in the early stage of the game and Osraund was fortunate in registering a "Tuke" when at 18. Details of some of the bigger breaks are an follow:
de
Osmund: 49, 30, 28, 26 (2), 21, 20. Medina: 38, 34, 27, 2
23.
There are in all six matches in the and the prizes will be distri- series,
on March 27 by the Consul General for Portugal, Mr. A. L. C. Castro. The win- Albuquerque ning team will e
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The return match between the St. Patrick's Club and the Chief and Petty Officers' Club again resulted in a win for the St. Patricks, by the substantial margla of 251 points. Seures:
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