THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1934.
HOW TSUI WAI PUI STOPPED BIG TENNIS UPSET
PULLS DOUBLES MATCH
OUT OF FIRE
CANNON & OWEN-HUGHES GO NEAR TO BEATING CHINESE FAVOURITES
COLOURFUL EXCHANGES UNDER DRAB CONDITIONS
(By "Varilus").
If Tsui Wai-pui had not boldly adopted the initiative in the final set, he and Ho Ka-lau might easily have been eliminated by Capt. Cannon and Owen-Hughes when they met in the quarter-final of the open doubles championship yesterday.
A reversed decision by the um- qulek net Interceptions, and Can- pire in the second game of the non supported him with some good third set also made a distinct dif-length backhand drives and fore- ference, an hils original verdict hand top-spins. gave the Josera a two-love lead.)
Games went with service in the
It was at the calling of both sides frat net until the Chinese broke that the score was put back to through Owen-Hughes's delivery at deuce, and the Chinese, benefitting therefrom, sneaked the gaine to draw level.
Played under conditions which were anything but pleasant, a
the tenth. The losers quickly went into a 3-1 lead in the second set, and despite a strong challenge, held off to capture the set at 6-4.
Although tralling 5-2 in the final
VIVID DESCRIPTION OF PETERSEN'S
WIN AGAINST MEEN
"HE IS GOOD ENOUGH TO BEAT
ANYBODY"--FRED DARTNELL
TWO ROUNDS IS SUFFICIENT.
London, Feb. 13. THERE was an almost impenetrable fog outside the Granby Hall last night, but it was not so thick as that which enveloped Reggie Mcen at the close of his fight with Jack Petersen, writes Fred Dartnell in the "News-Chronicle. The boxing only lasted a little over one round. And when Petersen had his man on the floor from a terrific right after 10 seconds' fighting it seemed probable that he would almost equal his 16 seconds victory over Charlie Smith at Cardiff.
It was only. Petersen's wild im-¡ petuosity and recklessness in fling- ing his punches, regardless of anything but the mad desire to from finishing Micen off in the first round,
One of the latest pictures of Primo Carners, the giant Italian baxor, takon at his training camp bent his man, that prevented him
Miami Beach just before his bout with Tommy Loughran,
rapidly failing light. sticky court stanza, the Englishmen were always L.B.W. CONTROVERSY THREATENS TO
and heavy atmosphere greatly try ing the players, the standard of play did not reach the usual level. Ho Ka-lau and Tsul Wal-pul were the more affected, as they prefer n fast court.
GROUND STOKE PROBLEM. Ground stroke timing was quite problem, and only Taui Wai-pui really mastered it. Ho played a very passive part, being content to
playing well enough to suggest a possible recovery, and they actually took the eighth game. But Taul Wal-pui made no mistake with his norvice, the winners going to 40-love before winnlag the game, set and match to 15.
LOCAL HOCKEY.
Iob and retrieve the opposition Army Tourney Side Draws amushes. HIS ground
wero
strokes
much less reliable than usual, and up at the het he did not hit with customary confidence.
Taul snatched the match by means of some very fine ull-court play in the third set. He was also chiefly responsible for the winners capturing the first act. His volley ing was par excellence and overhead te seldom made a mistake,
With S.W. Borderers.
A TRIAL GAME.
The Army Triangular Tournament XI had a practice game yesterday when they were opposed to the South Wales Borderers regimental team, en
the U.S.R.G. ground.
When The "Aussies" Arrive
BREAK OUT AGAIN .
|ARRANGEMENTS
FOR RECEPTION
London, Feb. 18.
been Arrangements have now completed for the arrival of the Australian cricketers in England.
They will reach London on April 26, when representatives of Nevertheless an improvement will finiford was the only player who the M.C.C. and prominent cricket- be necessary if the pair are to bent was absent, his place being taken aters will give them a hearty wel- the Rumjahn causins in the semi-centre-half by Lieut. Ravenhil of the come. final, and this will probably be tried out at left wing and greatly headquarters in London, staying at R. A. Lieut. do Winton (S.W.B.) was Woodfull's team will make their Influenced by conditions.
impressed.
the Langham Hotel. Langham- Capt. Cannon played elever ten-
was produc The game generally nis at intervals, and the one-up-one-tive of some good hockey, nithaugh place. Their arrangements in-
clude: back formation undoubtedly helped the Army had the batter of the ex- the losers to go as near is they did changes territorially. The result, a to creating a sensation. Owendinw of three goals each, was quito a fair indication of the run of play. Hughes Was t menaco to the
The Borderers were the first to Chinese at the net, and they were score through Johnson after about forced into lobbing to keep the ball ten minutes play, and shortly after-
way from him. In this phase of the game Teul whs an adopt, und several times beat Cannon outright with perfect lofted shots.
STEADY TENNIS.
The English combination played atendy tennis. Owen-Hughes brought off several smart uces with
WHAT FORMER TEST
CAPTAIN THINKS ABOUT IT
In the last few weeks. following Sir Stanley Jackson's speech at the. Yorkshire C.C. annual meeting, controversy on
the vexed l.b.w. rule has been revived, writes A.E.R. Gilligan in the News Chronicle.-
LARWOOD & HIS FUTURE
NOTTS CLUB STRIKE A HOPEFUL
THE WELSH FURY
who was carrying`a large laurel wreath with white heather threaded in it.
Petersen came out filled with the same fury and an early right to Maen's stomach paved the way for the finish halfway through the round.
The last blow was a left-hander and Meen, curling downwards to the ropes, slipped to his knees, his hands clasping his stomach,
He made the same swift rush from his corner when the bell sounded, and Meen had no time to collect his ideas before the Welsh
The crowd of about 8,000, for- fury was upon him.
getful of their own man cheered time, Petersen smashed homeful attack forced everybody to
after blow. Meen bent admiration. sufficient sense to attempt any
With both hands working double Petersen to the echo. His wonder-
blow
under the storm and hardly had
cover.
He got up after the first knock down in three
seconds, and although he attempted to send out a defensive left, it was obvious to all that there could be but one end to
On his form last night and also that against Smith at CardiT. I cannot see any other heavy-weight standing before him.
And that goes.for anybody.
SMART
the fight. Petersen never NOTE
rulaxed for an instant in his force attack,
THE EAGLE
BRITISH SAILORS BEAT P.I. OLYMPIC XI
London, Feb. 16.
He got home lefts and rights to FOOTBALL Public opiniin seems to be Concerning the future of
the face, and varied the troublo greatly in favour of a change, Harold Larwood, whose injured for peor Meen by a damaging particularly on the off side of foot has caused so much anxiety punch to the stomach. Meon WIN FOR the wicket. Most people seem since the fast bowler returned went down a second time from a to desire the following reform: from Australia, the Notting- right to the temple, and this time
"If a ball pitches outside the hamshire County Cricket Club he took a count of eight.
On rising he showed a certain off-stump, and breaks in hitting strike an agreeable note of
amount of defiance and swung nị the batsman on the pads, and optimism. would, in the umpire's opinion, "It is hoped that Larwood will left hook which sent Petersen's- have hit the stumps but for the be able to bowl as well as ever in head backward.
Petersen came back with in-! intervention of the bateman's 1994. So runa the sentence in the April 27-Practice nt Lord's. lege, which are in a line be- Annual report, published yeater-creased fury and he snapped in April 28-Practice in the tweek wickets and wickets, then day, of the Aldiand club, and the three downward rights which
The following illuminating report morning before going to Wem- the striker should be given out." hope expressed will be endorsed scraped Meon's jaw without floor-
of HM.S. Eagle's football victory. PARTIAL bley to see the Cup Final as the
BENEFIT by all cricketers throughout the lng him.
team Petersen's attack was the most over the Philippine Olympic guests of the Football Associa-But I must polat out that if only country. tton.
the offside of the wicket is given. There is mother paragraph in intensive I have ever.seen, but he gained in Manila last week is given wards Senior netted At cqualiser from a neat pass close to the line
Savoy Hotel, given in their receive assistance
April 30,-Luncheon at the preference, then the bowlers to the annual report about Larwood left himself very open and if Meon by a sporta scribe in the Manila The football players aboard H.M.S. from Carthwaite, Refore the in-
are only the and it relates to finance. Here is had been as determined as his Bulletin.
opponent there is no telling what Eagle made a successful debut yester- terval Jones put the Borderers ahead.
honour by the British Sports- fast and medium right-handers, the reference:
day afternoon at the Rizal Memorial. In the second half Kirtar Singh
men Club.
The accounts show that in re- might have happened.
Petersen wad relentless and Field when they nosed out the F.- the brought the scores level again and
The team will have more prac-and the fast left-hander of the
rupid olympic football selection after Garihwalte gave the Army the lead. tice at Lord's on both April 30 and George Hirst or Frank Foster spect of his feas on match pay,
fast bowler received the sum of after landing three more
which ended by the right hectic battle type. A few minutes from time Johnson May 1, and leave for Worcester on. What about the alow left-arm £222, covered by an insurance rights he crashed home a
The visiting British pigskin ̈art- caused
ista were faced by a
galaxy of nosa for their opening fixture on round, and the right-hand log.policy effected by the M. C. C. The hook to the jaw and followed it score of 2 to 1.
break bowlers?
expenses of his operation last Oc-with a backhander that
nursing home Meen to take a count of seven.
local soccer luminaries and as ex- If any change is to be made, Itober, including
pected the battle turned out to be would favour an alteration of the charges, amounted to £163, and the
I did not expect Meen to get up nip and tuck affair with both sides dishing out bits of flashy rule which provided for the ball club report reveals that the whole pitching outside both the leg and of this sum has been paid by M.C.C. this time, but hammering on the football. The Britishers
acquitted Finance in relation to the club floor by his seconds reminded him themselves with glory and gained the off atumps. But I would not
itself is less pleasant reading of the necessity. He road again, a favourable impression among local give the batsman out unless his
The loss of the year is just over but flats seemed to fall on him football critics. legs are directly in a line between
£768. wickets and wickets.
netted a beautiful goal following corner.
AT
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THE MASCOT
Trent Bridge improvements and This would not penalise the the allocation of over £261 to bring batsman who advances his outside the line I have mentioned, the not proceeds of Walker's benefit to £300, are main factors in up and attempts to drive the bowler this loss. on either side of the wicket.
The report emphasises the heavy Meen, with his left eye cut, A TRIAL IN 19357
price paid by the club, both in looked in sorry plight as he sat in Naturally the arguments both match results and reduced income, | his corner. for and against this alteration for the success of Larwood and A pathetic figure behind him which I suggest are legion, but I│Voce in Australia. The president, would definitely like to soc Mr. A. W. Sholton, has donated given a trin), say. in 1935; not£100 to the funds.
this coming season, however, ne
we shall have the Australians
was a little boy-hla mascot...
with us, and the time would not WARWICK'S FUTURE I. R. C.
be a good one far experiments.
Championship
,
their Though last season was
-county most successful In the
The match started at a fast clip with the teams appearing evenly locala drew first matcher blood when Ortigas receiving a pass eenvorted it into a goal. It wAR a hefty kick that sent the pigskin swirling into the net.
*Not long after the goal was mado by the local team, the Britishers countered with a strong attack and after manoeuvring the ball past the enemy defence they scored the (Continued on Page 10.).
Tennis Tournament
DRAW FOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS & HANDICAP EVENTS
County cricket would definitely Alternative For Minor receive a benefit, by the altera tion in the shape of brighter bat- ting. The two-eyed stance and the continuous backing-up with
The draw for the Indian Recreation Club tennis champion- board, as these methods would be championship since the war, War- ships, which are due to start immediately, has now been made as the legs would have to go by the
wickshire C.C.'s defielt on the year dangerous; but the chief thing to was £1,581, which was £677 less notice is that we should return than 1932. to the old-fashioned-off-and on-
A considerable loss was made on drives, which nowadays seem to the Minor Counties Championship be almost forgolten strokes,
"CAPS" FOR THE JUNIORS
Cricket Scheme for Inter-County Games
under.
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Bye, S.A.R. Bux Bye y Yel
M.O. Hobson "Bye, 3.A.R. Bux Arcul Byo, M.I. Razack Bye v fixtures which brought in only Bye, H.D. Rumjahn v A.R. Minu, winner of the following the M.A. £12 in gato money, while they S.A. Ismail v A. H. Sufllad, Firdos Khan v S.M, Rumfahn, M.P. Madar hecessitated expenditure of Khan v L.M.A. Razack, AH. Rum-v Firdos Khan, E. Ifeptulla v S.A. to be jahn v A.H. Madar, S.A. Rumjahn | Rumjahn, J. Kotwall v AR 2261. These fixtures are abandoned in the coming season. Bye, A.A. Rumjahn Bye. Instond, 2nd XI. fixtures have been Arranged with
Derbyshire,
מח
Notts and Worcestershire.
There are 17 professionale the ground staff, including
DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Minu, A.K, Ismail v T, Hamet, A.H. Rumjabu v M. Hassan, M.Y.
Gloucestershiro,` Lalcestershire, A.K. Minu & H.D. Rumfahın Bye, Adal Bye v winner of previous tic, A.A. Rumjahn & Y. el. Arculli A.H. Madar Byo v A. Rahmin Bye on Firdon Khan & M. A. Khan, A. H. A.K. Minu Bye v H.D. Rumjahn one Madar & S.A. Izmail v S.A. Rum. Byo.. now player, R. E. Bird, a promis-jahn & M.I. Razack, I.M.A. Razack DOUBLES HÅNDICAP
An idea originating from member of the Surrey County C.C. whereby boys attending plementing bataman from ary schools will be able to win county caps for cricket is to be put into operation by Associs tions catering for schools In Surrey and Middlesex.
& A.H. Sumad Bye..
NOVICES CHAMPIONHIP
The following will represent: the Hongkong Hockey Club seniors. In
A. Bakor, Bye, A.K. Ismail v A. afriendly game agalust H.M.S. Cumberland on the R.N.OSC Rahmin, E. Heptulla v 8.M. Rum Jann, A.K, Minu v I. Haroon, M.I. A controlling committee has ground, King's Park, to-morrow at Rack Suflad, J. Kotwall boon formed to choose promising 8.16 p.m. sharp: L. Gregory K, Nazarin, A. Butt v 8. Abbas, lads from whom the county team A.A. Dand (Capt.) and J. Rodgor;
nt
8.0: Dux. & M. „Hasson "Bye. S. Abbas & Y al Arculli v SAR Bux & A. Rahmin, T.. Hamet & M., Razack v A.A. Rumjahn & H.D. Rumjahn, M.P. Madar & M.U. Razack v A Baker & E Heptulla, SA. Rumlahn & J. Kote wall v M.Y. Adal & Firdos. Khan, Ah, Madar & HA. Khánh TPH Mody & El Arculli, B.MTM Rum- Jahn & AK Minu Bye v'AR. Minu AA Rumfabn Bye v, A. Butt A. Buffnd Byg
SINGLES HANDICAP
will ultimately be selected. The KV.A. Rood, H. 1. D. Lowe and S.II. Bux v T. Hamet. first match under the scheme will J. E. Noronha; N. A. E. Mackay, be played between Surrey and J. L. Tetley, G. E. R. Divatt, J. E. Middlesex at the Ovation July 7. Potter and S. O. Archer,
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