THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1934.
CHINESE GIRL TENNIS PLAYER
PLEASES Emulating THE Vivian
McGrath
CRITICS
MISS HOAHING
"PLAYERS, ADOPT
WEIRD STROKE Although young Vivian McGrath departed these shores many months ago the two-fisted backhand stroke
STROKES LIKE MISS is still with us.
DOROTHY ROUND
Mias. Gem Hoabing, a young
Noue of the people who were fortunate enough to watch the Stoefen
· Lott
v Shields Wood doubles match at Regiment
the Seventh
MISS
Inter-Club
STAMMERS Tennis
EXCELS At Canton
SURREY CUP WON
OUTRIGHT
CLEVER TENNIS
London, April 16.
BODİKER AGAIN
BEATEN
Canton, May 7.
An inter-club tennis match was nt the German played
Chuli,
Miss K. E. Stammers won Tung Shan, on Saturday and Sun the Surrey hard court women's day, between the Canton Citizens singles title for the third year Athletic Association and the Garten Klub. The
in succession at Roehampton Deutscher recently can
Chinese player aged 13, who is doubt this on writes a cor-
ham Club, competed in the club's open tournament and with N. de Manby won seven games from A. G. Lloyd and Miss R. Jarvis in the mixed doubles.
on Saturday, and so made the Chinese team proved to be the cup her own property. In de-
feating such a determined stronger and the various matches match-player as Mrs. M. R. resulted as follows: King by two sota to love, Misi Stammers
ав played
well as she has ever done, and Mrs. King, for once in her life, had to renounce the chase soon after the second sot had been begun.
Leung
a member of the West Twicken-respondent to the American Lawn Tennia. Latt's back-hand stroke has been weak for lo, these many years, and Sloefen is considerably
THE RESULTS.. stranger on his right side than on his left; and so both men may
Ladies Singles |--Mise have felt the need of a re-inferee-
lost to Mrs. Fischer, 1/6,1/6: ment of their backhand shots when
Taun beat G. Bodikor, 6/4,2/6,6/4: Men's Singles:-Lal Kwong- they had to face two such sharp- For her age Miss Healing hooters as the New Yorkers. At plays a remarkably advanced any rate both George and Lester,
The enthusiastic spectators saw Leung Tac-ki beat R. P. Newell, game: her forehand is well pre-time and again, grasped their rue a fine exhibition of withering fore. 4/6,6/3,7/5: Wong Tak-kwong duced.. carrica plenty of pace them like a club when their back-guarded
kats in both hands and wielded hand drives which shot into, un-beat C. E. Watson. G/3,7/5: Liu
corners of Mrs. King's and is usually directed with good hands were attacked-as they fre-court, and some brilliant volleying, Yat-fong bent H. Schneider,
length. into the backhand corner. The execution of her barkhand | stroke reminds one of the free swing of Miss Doráthy Round. She is at present handicapped by lack of inches for the doubles
quently were.
for Miss Stammers knew exactly | 6/3,6/2: Chan. Chi-keung beat H. Having watched the McGrath when to come to the net and put Rode, 6/1, 6/4: Chu Chi-wo beat two-fisted shot at Wimbledon and the ball away.
P. Beckmann, 4/6,6/1,6/2: Szetoj In the United States, I was able to
Miss Stammers never appeared compare it with the Lott and to care a jot for the occasional Dick beat H, von Essen, B/6.5/3: to E. Dillner, Stoelen variety. The young Aus. nasty puffs of wind, which checked Li Fong lest trallan's stroke is a much more even a full-blooded drive in its 9/7,3/6,6/8:
flight, and it was remarkable how
Mixed Doubles: Miss Leung
game, but la sufficiently advanced: finished product, as well as a more he managed to catch Mrs. King
deadly one. McGrath comes down
Men's Doubles: Leung Tae-ki and Chu Chi-wo beat H. Schneider and II. Rede, 6/4,6/1: Li Fong and Wong Tak-kwong lost to C. E. Watson and E. Dillner, 6/4,5/7.1/0. Seventeen matches should have heavy showers only been played but owing to the mentioned above were completed, the twelve the Chinese team winning mine and the Deutscher Klub three
to hold her own with senior mem- on the ball with spontaneity and on the wrong foot. It is of in- and Leing Tse-kl beat Mrs. Fla- bera of the West Twickenham Club, tremendous force, and if the ball terest to note that when Misa Stamcher and C. E, Watson, 5/7,0/2,6/4: Some iden of her form may he goes into court it is pretty certain mers made her first appearance at to be either a winner outright or this meeting some years ago she gauged from her victory in the
a very cult shot to return. was entered by her mother for girl's singles at Sandown last year
IN INFANCY.
the second class singles event, where she won four matches with; With George and Leater, how-but the referee thought it better the loss of 13 games. At the New ever, the shot is still in its infancy. championship singles,
for her to he included in the and she Malden tournament last August Both men have learned that they survived one round. she beat two well-known Surrey need support on the backhand side first chance, and so Miss Stammers It was her juniors much older than herself, and they secure this by bringing ways will retain pleasant me Miss D. 31. Stevens and Miss Une the left hand down on the racket mories at Roelfampton
handle and thus helping the force
THE MEN DISAPPOINT. Park, without losing a set, and of the blow. It does seem to aid took a net off Miss B. Batt. the the shot, but that may be partly ended quickly in a victory for. R. A desultory men's singles final
KEEN ENCOUNTER. Middlesex junior champion, in the due to the fact that a weakness J. Ritchie over J. R. Reddall, the Anul.
exists. Made properly, the back-champion of the Civil Service. The
Mrs. Fischer played exceptional- hand stroke does not need aid, and loser showed nothing approachingly well to beat her opponent so such masters of it as Tilden, Craw-the form which had enabled him convincingly, but the match which ford and Wood would probably to conquer en route to the last drew the spectators A correspondent who frequently acorn assistance of this kind round such players as K. C. Gandar between Lal Kwong-tsun and G. was thut player against Miss Hoshing writes Nevertheless, players who have a Dower and F. H. D. Wilde. He Bodiker. Lal is the holder of the that he is greatly impressed by her backhand weakness may imitate hud beaten them by waging a war Singles Title for South China and undoubted talent. "She was able McGrath to advantage, and in of attrition, but he soon discovered beat Bodiker in the finals at the to hold her own on the drive with course of time achieve a backhand that Ritchie was in no mood for a Central Park in straight sets
that will
compare favourably with
Marathon.
month or so ago. her three companions and War one of the natural variety. Which always steering the bhi to the merely another way of saying most awkward part of the court, that McGrath's freak shot may find down the tram-lines if the player Its way into the repertoire of some at the net moved across too much, good players, and a rellable and strong return
UNDOUBTED TALENT.
of service into the backhand court.
My partner and I found it neces-;
sary to break up her driving game
by the shorter cross-court bill.or the drop-shot."
JAPANESE SWIMMERS.
was
often as possible, and
Ritchie left the base-line 38 never persuaded to retreat hy first
he
At this meeting Lai won the set 6/4 after a very keen Reddall, who vainly employed the struggle, then Bodiker took the lob when his attempted passing tennis, some of the games running second set after some brilliant shots were safely converted into into eight duces. The third set winning volleys by a vigilant volleyer who had no fear. Ritchie was most exciting as the scorea Olympic Star To Appear Atwas polished in all that he did drew to four all after Lai had led by two games. However he managed to win the next two and the match. rain falling heavily during the closing stages of the muteb.
V.R.C. On May 23.
and he has regained his confidence. His forehand drive, however, does pot cater for a ball which travels
.
Like the majority of players from the East, Miss Hoahing never The Japanese World Olympic reveals her feelings on the court. swimmers will stage an exhibition in low. Miss Gom Hothing has a grass the Victorin Recreation Club bath on court at her sposal at her May 23 on their return from Marila. The time has not been decided as yet parent's Georgian house at Kew, but a draft programme will be drawn possesses robust physique and re-up and submitted to the visitors.
The Hongkong International Ama-showed celves every encouragement. As her people are permanently res-teur Swimming Association will also vourite. dent in this country-her grand-organise an exhibition by the Japan- father was
naturalised English-se stars in the European Y.M.C.A. man and she herself was born on bath on May 24 at 7.30 p.m. British soil-it may not be many Eastern Ganies, the Japanese Olyma-100/7
After participating in the Far years before Chinese victories arepic team will leave the Philippine 18/1 recorded in some of our tourne-islands on May 21 arriving in Hong- 22/1 nients.
rking on May El
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