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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933.
TO-DAY'S MATCH FOR DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
CHALLENGE TO WREST DOUBLES
By "Veritas"
Is Hongkong to see a new pair of doubles tennis champions this afternoon? It is an intriguing proposition and one not beyond the bounds of practicability.
At 4.15 p.m. S.A. and H.D. Rum- jahn for eight years reigning .... champions of the Colony will face EC. Fincher and L. Goldman, and one of the most definite challengers ever issued to this brilliant Indian couple.
It is the second time that the couples have crossed rackets in the. final of the open doubles, last year the unsuccessful contenders tak- ing the cousins to five sets, and actually leading R-1 before admit- ting defeat,
AN EXPERIMENT.
This is significani. İt was the first time Goldman' and ' Fincher had paired together, and the partnership, although a declared effort to wrest the erown from the Rumjahns, was something in the nature of an experiment.
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To-day they take the court with the experience and lessons of two tournaments behind them. They
also take the court in "the know-
ledge that they are playing as well together now as ever before, They have, in fact, more than one. thing to act as an inspiration in their big endeavour.
"Against this the cousins enter the arena, not only confident in their proved ability to face all- comers in local tennis, but with a reputation to uphold and a re- cord on which to improve..
Surely no two couples could need any greater incentive than that which lies behind Goldman and Fincher and the Rumjahn cousins?
But Incentiva, although a vary ecessary factor in the winning of a match, is not the be-all and end-all of things. And that is why a somewhat closer analysis is re- quired if one is to form any sin-
WHERE THEY WILL PLAY THIS AFTERNOON
CROWN
A panoramic view of the stand court of the Hongkong Cricket Club which will be the venus of to-day's final for the Hongkong Doubles
tennis championship. Inset are the contestants-9. A. and H. D. Rumjahn (bolders) and E. C. Fincher and L. Goldman.
They have built up a game, which, under local conditions and against local players is well high im- pregnable.
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None realise greater their splendid fighting qualities than Fincher and Goldman, and should the champions find them selves in arrears lo-day they can be expected to fight back with the old tenacity which has pulled them out of many o tight
corner.
This, as a matter of fact, is one of their greatest assets, and coup led with it is an understanding which provides the opposition with rare chances of searing...un. expected points.
THE DOMINANT FIGURÉ.
I fully expect to see H.D. Rum- jahn again the dominant figure.
still leaves much to be desired, and a sustained attack in this direc- tion might mean a lot for Gold-
man and Fincher. On the other hand; SA. Rumjahn's ground strokes have quality, his hard forehand drive being ably gur ported by a sound backhand chop, which has the double advantage of a low trajectory and д low
bounce.
THE OPPOSITION. Fincher and Goldman, as a pair, are not to be seriously ranked in quite the same class as the cham
CLUB BEAT NAVY
cere conclusion about this after This slightly built, but extremely CLEVER HOCKEY
noon's tic.
Reflection on this basis leads me to feel that, given certain condi- tions, the Rumjahaa will retain the title for the ninth successive year,
FINEST IN HONGKÒNG. However enthusiastically, or even sanguinarily, one considers the partnership of Goldman and Fincher, the fact remains that on form, the cousins are the finest doubles players, in Hongkong
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clever player, has not made fruitless study of tennis. His game is built up on fundamentals, and because of this it remains.con- sistently good. Easily the most affective volleyer in Hongkong, he has more than once won a match off his own racket from this part of the court and the challengers will certainly have to adopt subtle tactics to pass the young Indian..
Sirdar is for less reliable, but spectacular that is, doubly as once his eye is in. His overbead
MANILA NOT TO INVITE H.K. TENNIS PLAYERS
BUT PHILIPPINE L.T.A. TEAM
MAY VISIT HERE
MEETING for the first time this year at the
board of directors of the P. I. lawn tennis association have approved several plans that have important bearings on the development of tennis in the Philippines
One plan is to send two players on a tour of the Oriental ports during the month of May.These players will be selected after the interscholastic and intercollegiate tennis tournaments which will be held beginning on April 15.
TRIANGULAR TOURNEY CONCLUDING
By "Bully-05"
In their final match in the tri- angular tournament at King's Park yesterday. the Club defeated the Navy in a fast and interesting game by seven goals to four.
The Club pressed from the start and after ten minutes play Williams took a pass from Divett and
opened
the Club account. The Navy replied, and following a a mistake on the part
plons, but as individuals they are volleying, might both capable of rising to things.
big
Goldman has regained a lot of lost confidence and form since and is, on the whole, playing the beginning of the tourney, better now than he was twelve months ago. A lot will depend on the condition of his head.
over-
Heretofore this has been his most potent weapon of attack, and, if in good working order, and supported by Teddy Fincher's angle
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well be the
being means of new names graved on the challenge cup.
er-
An improvement over his latest displays in volleying is necessary
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR
CAPT. CANNON
Capt. P. S. Cannon is the new singles champion of the Hongkong Cricket Club Yes- terday he beat RH. Wild in the final in straight sets. being far and away too good for his opponent. Capt. Cannon almost assured him- self of the championship when he beat L. Goldman, the holder, in the semi-final.
Club Championship Final
Capt. Cannon beat R. H. Wild 6-1, 6-4, 6-1.
Handicap Doubles. Evans and Marton, beat Wood and. McBride 6-4, 7-5.
Mixed Doubles
Semi-final:-Ride and Mrs. Whitham beat Stocker and Miss R, Hancock 6-2, 6-2,
REVISION OF SOCCER
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LAWS PLANNED
Several Amendments
Suggested
At the next meeting of the Football Assoc'stion Council the
if this is to be achieved, for there Rules, Revision Committee will- is small doubt that volleying will suggest several amendments to
be the feature of this afternoon's tie.
FINCHER'S FOREHAND.
the rules.
The Committee will recommend that in law 17 the wording be In this respect Fincher is well able to hold his own with tha altered so that a penalty kick cousins, his particular forte be should be awarded only when the ing in placements. I feel a little ball is "in play" and not neces- doubtful about the, reliability of
PLAYERS WHO DO Teddy's ground strokes,
DONKEY WORK
INSIDE FORWARDS' BIG TASK
(By "Saracen")'
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in-sarily in "in the field of play" deed, I have always been.............” when an offence, is committed au
Whilst admitting he has pro- the law now stands. bably the best defensive backhand
in the Colony, it has been proved
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Among other. matters that will time and again that defensive come under review will be the re- strokes are by no means certain questa from the M.C.C., and the match winners. If anything the Yorkshire Cricket Federation that reverse is the case,
football matches permitted outside the playing season should not His forehand drive has always begin before 6.p.m., on Saturdays, given him uneasiness and pro- The Committee will report that vided a bone of contention" for they cannot accede to such re- quests. It is, however, added the theorists.
that clubs may be approached I am firmly.convinced that Gold- direct in the matter. man and Fincher will never win from the baseline. The big ques-|
It used to be considered that the centre half had the stiffest job in football. Now, if he is, con- tent to be mainly a defensive player, he has one of the easiest to the extent that he covers smaller area than any member of a team except the goalkeeper. Recently, a man who had taken uption is: can they surpass the Rum-that rule five does not require that
the position told me, "I can play as a centre half until I am forty,
The players who do the donkey- work to-day are the two inside for- wards. Indeed, if they were to fut all the demands that might
Jahns from the net.
The Committee will also state
granted
the player throwing in the ball from touch must stand with both This afternoon will provide the feet on the ground and finally it answer, but whatever it be, a good is recommended that a player who match is assured. In fact it has become a professional through should be the best game of the infringement of existing rules be made on them they would re- whole tournament and supply a fit may not have a permit to play of Rodger, Currie, the sailors centrequire the stamina of
remuneration a Carnerating conclusion to the 1933 cham-without forward, equalised. Lay was next and the speed of a greyhound. plonships..
him until 12 months have expired. prominent and
The Club the gave fead with a neat first time shot follow-Up and back, so it goes on, on ing a free kit just outside the circle. should do, throughout the match Before the interval goals for, the Club were scored by Divett and Willams and the Navy retaliated through their inside right and Currie
In second half Club another three goals to their total, the scorers being Williams (2) and Lay, the latter following a brilliant solo effort from the half-way, line, Rimmington scored the Navy's only
L THE PLAYERS.
It is largely because of the pre- digious amount of work which is put on these players that we hear so much about the W. formation of the insides, playing so far be hind the other forwards. If a man is not quickly to be raced in-
to a state of exhaustion he must 60 he conserve his energy and tries to take up a position in which he may be in touch with the at- For the Club, W. Reed was out
tack and yet be able to give assis- standing, his interceptions of - Rintance to the defence. mington when ho broke away being feature of the game. He also gave Owen Hughes Clab right out- side, full measure of support, E. V. Reed was the the backs and pick of Rodger, his partner, was weak and faults on his part. Lawe, at half place forwards were as usual a splendid' game The
treat to watch when on the move,
Above all, an inside forward must be ready to go back and the player who stands and watches his colleagues in the rear, strug- ties is only doing half his job." The half backej unless they are to he drawn into false positions and the defence of the side imperilled,
The winner and runner-up of The issue before the Philippine the Navy goals were all results gling to get out of their difficul-
each group will play a round robin LT.A., was that it was not worth
series to qualify for the team of two players who will make a tour
while staging the championships in Manila unless new blood was
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LEAGUE LEADERS CLASH
INTERESTING PROGRAMME IN
HOMESIDE FOOTBALL. TEADING teams clash in several of the English Football leagues this Saturday, notably the Villa and Everton, Newcastle and Arsenal, and Reading and Exeter. THE special Telegraph forecast for the four English divisions and the first division of the Scottish League is appended.
DIVISION 1.
ASTON VILLA v Everton Belton
▾ Derby
W. Bromingham Chelsea
Leicester
Liverpool
LEEDS
▼ BLACKBURN
Eye
on Donald, the Navy's the inside forwards neglect this" MIDDLESBRO'Y
wing.
essential part of their work.. They do not get the blame. It is the backs who are usually thought to be at fault when the goals are lost; but they would have had a if they has received adequate sup portre
was afforded tennis. enthusiasts the Navy Candas not up to much better chance of saving them
Newcastle
WOLVES
Crystal P Griflignham NORWICH QUEEN'S PK. READING SOUTHEND Watford
v Bristol C. Y COVENTRY
v Luton
▾ Orient
Exeter
Y Northampton
Brentford
DIVISION 3 (NORTH).
ACCRINGTON
DABROW
Carlisle
v Blackpool Arsenal v Wednesday PORTSMOUTH SHEFFIELD U v Sunderland
v Manchester
CHESTER. DIVISION 2.
Crewe Stansfield T Bwansea
New Brighton BRADFORD CRochdale MILLWALL Rotherham
Southport YORK
BRADFORD Burnley Charlton
of the Oriental ports. The board of directors of the Pilta, however, inducing Hongkong and Shanghai flank, but was rather out of place
introduced to the tournament by Tetley took up position on the left must in fact have his assistance! HUDDERSIFELD v Birmingham
Icould point to several first class reserved the right to decide players to take part, as the public although in the second half he kept a League teams who suffer because Whether or not the winners are there were tired of seeing the good enough to compete abroad. same players competing and win-
Navy custodian was very weak Another forward step in the de- ning the titles.
Alternatively the semi-finals and the backs were inclined to keep velopment of tennis in these
too far apart to offer any strong re- and finuls could be staged in the islands adopted at the meeting provinces where little oportunity
sistance to the attacks launched by was the decision to conduct the
the Club. forwards, Comdr. Shaw, semi-final and final matches of theto watch the pick of the Philippines hie usuni form I think Lieut. national tennis tournament in the talent, and it is this auggestion White of the Medway would have been provinces.. The tournament was which has now been adopted. a better selection. Currie, Eden and
It must be recognized that there Acheduled for April, dotes not yet
On the other hand if the pro- Donald were the pick of the forwards. Imit to the amount of work Grimsby
Manchester U. decided...
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which an inside forward may do
NOTTS FORESTY In- a fast Mamak Tournament and I do not think it le fair to Oldım et players materialise, it is fairly.
match played on the Naval ground criticize him when he is not in PLYMOUTH certain that Hongkong will be This would seem to indicate, included in the inerary Hong-Happy Vary Club defeated H.M.S. the penalty area to help in forcing PRESTON
Valley, yesterday
an attack to a successful end. II STOKE | (writes. "Veritas") that the sug: kong would welcome the op-
Wishart by two goals to nil. Both gested "alternative, published in portunity of again seeing the
goals were scored in the second half, he goes right up it is too much to TOTTENHAM the Telegraphy last week, that Aaragon brothers in action, not to N. A. E. Mackay and E. F. Fincher expect him to race back and 20, Hongkong and Shanghai be mention the new Philippine being responsible for the polls. as I have pointed out, he takes up officially invited to send
The Wishart, who fielded only 10 re-champion, Akimoto, the Japan-, presentatives to take part in theese, who beat Fujikura, who re
mon, had hard luck in not scoring middle position in which he may cult and exhausting task- Philippines Championships, has cently passed through the Colony, towards the end of the game, when accomplish both parts of his diffi
the Saints goal underwent many an- been turned down.
in the final.
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▾ West Ham
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Bury
Port Vale FULHAM
v Notts C
v Chesterfield.
v Southampton ▼ Lincoln
DIVISION 3.
ALDERSHOT BRIGHTON Bristol R CARDIFF
3. (SOUTH).
v Swindon v Newport
Bournemouth- Torquay
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v Doncaster
v Hartlepools
HALIFAX
Barnsley WREXHAM,
Stockport
V. HULL ***
WALBALL
Y
Darlington
v Gateshead
Tranmere
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Ayr Clyde Cowdenbeath FALKIRK
HEARTS
Third Lanark ABERDEEN CELTIC
✓ Hamilton V Morton
MOTHERWELL v Airdrie
PARTICK Queen's
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St. Johnstone
ST. MIRREN
TE. Stirling Kilmarnock RANGERS. v-Dundee