THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1934.
ORDON LUM GIVES TENNIS FANS THRILL
EXHIBITION AGAINST JAVA CHAMPION
EASY WIN BEFORE SHANGHAI
SPECTATORS
Shanghai, May 29. Approximately 40 workmen unanimously downed tools sterday at 2 p.m. and formed on the skyline of a new building erlookingthe Cathay Tennis Club in Singapore Road, an thralled gallery, cheering and rooting enthusiastically as the yo Chinese stars, Gordon Lum and Kho Sin-kio, Chinese Java jampion, straight from the Manila, games, played a hard-hitting, bgging exhibition match, the first to be played on the courts. Slashing the Club's pavilion with bright patches of colour, hanghai's younger generation in its now spring clothes, too,
it enthralled as the national stars went into action.
and
o other exhibition matches and to the nets repeatedly.
played following the official Lum settled down after the in- ing of the Club yesterday by tial opening and slowly President. Mr. S. K. Tam, a steadily whizzed high shots that nent Shanghai sportsman, had Kie puzzled, for his returne
Including foursome in were often too high.
ih Winifred and Joan Wong, The first act went to Lum for (onal Champions and Far East 6-8, in fast and clever games, some aple representatives, took part of the winning strokes belog a men's doubles between Khoa heralded, with bursts of cheering le-hye and Kho Sin-kle versus from the tennis fans in the stands.
and Guy Chong, the latter a il of Lum's.
Second set went to Lum 0-1. Throughout the games Lum's easy he two Chinese girls were given agility and unhurried placing stood enthusiastic reception as they him in good stead and it was not the courts, and their exhibi-dimcult for him to emerge the win- i was well received.
ner after he passed the four games
The Cathay Tennis Club has two mark Kie was not used to the tout-cas courts from England semi-hard courts and although his
eix "compo" courts for its returns were somewhat high it was imbors and has erected at Singa-easy to visualize his championship je Road grand stands to the form on a court on which ho bad it of $10,000.00. A club house practised,
Kho Sin-kie then partnered Khoo
Lon Harvey, former champion, who lost his British and Empira Heavy- weight title to Jack Peterson last night,
SWEEP PRIZES
Dublin, June 4.
England's
be erected soon at an estimated Haoi-bye against Lum and Guy sweepstake, collected for the Irish
The prize fund for the Derby Fourteen
st of $40,000.00. The aims of the club are to In-Cheng in an exhibition foursomes rease the interest in tennis which was received with great ap- hroughout China and to promote plause from the spectators as ball paalbie Davis Cup players. The after ball was beautifully placed iterests of the foreign tennis and close net, rallies forced the Athusiasts will also be an import- champions to exhibit n they had nt part of the club's programme. In the way of quick stepping and
STARS IN ACTION,
orid-traveller and Davis Cup play Genial and smiling. Gordon Lum,
shook hands with Kho Sing-kle, e Java champion and the next cond they were hard at it in a ng dong struggle for opening ses of a terrifle hard slogging Igles match.
thinking.
Hospital lottery, the draw for
which commenced to-day, amounta Players
to £1,802,000.
The total subscriptions amount to £2,836,000, of which the hos- pitals receive £19,000.
(Continued from Page 3.)
Tennis Star Robbed
THIEVES ENTER BEDROOM
London, May 7. Jewellery valued at £850 was stolen by thieves, who entered the home of Mr. O. G. N. Turnbull; the Davis Cup tennis player, at West Hill. Putney, during daylight yes" terday,
The missing jewellery includes a pearl necklace consisting of 101 graduated pearls, two platinum brooclics, and three diamond, ruby (and emerald ringa.
The house was entered while Mr. Turnbull and his wife wore
out.
Mrs. Turnbull sald: The thieves apparently climbed up a wisteria tree which - growa outside the house and entered my bedroom over the balcony on the first floor. They ransacked the
room. and took all my jewellery, leaving the jewel cane behind.
"There were three servants on he premises at the time, but they were in the lower rooms and did not hear the intruders at work. We usually keep two watch dogs on the premises-a bull terrier and an airedale-but they were both out at exercias when the rob- bory was committed."
Thieves who forced the lock of door at Clifton Court, Maida Vale. last night escaped with jewellery valued at £300 from the home of Mr. Wolfe Pearl.
GERMAN GRAND PRIX WON BY FRENCH
At Avus Motor Track
Cheng shaped well in most. dim- the easy labs. His services were cult shots and dropped a few of accurate, and he partnered Lum well.
Khoo placed some skimmers which in addition, 1,800 cash prizes of bane in 1928-29, he establishcuPrix, consisting of kyo events was
were a delight to watch, while his partner specialized in a few fast irl tricky shots for Lum's benclit. Both players stood back on the Joan Wong and Kie' played Wini- 10 and drove shot after shot, all fred Wong and Lum in a slower which travelled at astonishingly exhibition of mainly long drop curate angles, and neither gave hits, with occasionally screw tap- bother any ground until Lumpers to the side. opped two lobs and obtained a
Jean plays steady on the line d, and then took the first game, while her sister had the knack of Kio came back at him, however, serving a fast one with the ap-
the second game driving longpearance of a slow hit,
This shot, rew shots and obtained an early which she managed to pull off oc2 id, taking the game after an ex-casionally brought appreciation
ing rally which took him back from the crowd.
Berlin, May 23. The German automobile Grand
The fund is divided into eighteen centuries in the course of these Moll And Veyron Victors unita of £100,000 each, giving-| £30,000 for first prizes, £16,000 matches, his highest being 169 at Melbourne in 1928-29, and his worth £514 to the tickets against 1926. for second, £10,000 for third,
The 68 unplaced horses will be other, 127 not out at Lord's in which they are drawn. There are,
With Harold Larwood at Brie-
eighth wicket record, the 100 each, and ten residual cash a new
pair putting on 124 runs,
won yesterday by the French prizes of £17, each-Router.
Dublin, June 4. The Nawab of Pataudi, apart facers Veyron and Moll re- Among the tickets drawn against from compiling a century in his spectively,
Irish Hospitals Arst. Test match in Australia în The first race for cars of cylin hornes in the sweepstake were three Far East 1932-83, did little of note "Downer capacity not exceeding 1500 Under during the last tour, but. C. was won by Plerre Veyron CARACOL, drawn by BT 80576, this senson he has jumped into his (Bugatti) who covered 196.5 Kms.
Shun, lio Yee, Wo Shun-kee, most brilliant form.
In 1 hour. 4 min, 36 sec., showing Already he has scored a double an average speed of 182.7 Kms.p.h. WING COMMANDER, drawn by century, and yesterday he helped (about 116 m.p.h.).
The German LC 67831. Vinner, Siphya Road, himself to another three figure racer Burgaller (Bugatti) came in Bangkok:
Innings, while playing for Eng-second at an average speed of 181 BARRED NUMBER, drawn by land against the Reat.
Kms.p.h. Count Castel Barco AS 60737, Hup Wun, Care Wator- works, Canton.-Reuter.
winners:
Leung
cara,
This protege of Frank Woolley (Italy) driving a Maserati. was la much happier on what can be third at 173 Kms.p.h. regarded as his "native heath,' Guy Moll in an Alfa Romeo won and as a natural successor to the second event, for big
the race in Duleopsinhji, may well prove to be covering 249 Kma, the chief thorn, in the side of the 1 h. 26 min. 3 sec. at an average Australian attack."
speed of 205.3 Kras.p.h. (about
The Axal selection of the 130 m.p.h.). The Italian racer English team naturally depends Varzi (Alfa Romeo) was second on the state of the weather on at 20.8 Kms.ph. and the German Thursday. If the wicket is at all Monberger, driving
Auto sticky Verity and Mitchell are) Union, was third at 201.1 Kms.- certain to be included.
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