THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. · SATURDAY, MARCH
9, 1935.
TSUI BROTHERS SMASH THEIR WAY TO VICTORY
SPARKLING TENNIS IN
OPEN DOUBLES
WONG SHUI WING PUTS UP A FINE PERFORMANCE
SUPERIOR COMBINATION TURNS TIDE
(By "Veritas")
The best tennis of the tournament to date was seen at the Hongkong Cricket Club yester- day when Tsui Wai-pui and his brother Tsui Yun- .pui scored a clever win in the open doubles championship, thus qualifying for the second round.
The Tsui brothers were taken to the start he committed shocking three hard sets by Wong Shui-wing blunders. and Luk Chun chúng, thì ncores bo lag 2-4, 6-2, 0-3.
The winners were better balanced after a shocking start, and this pro vided sufficient edge over their opponents to turn the tables favour- ably. Yet it was Wong Shui-wing who captured the dye, this young_be- spectacled player giving a very fine display of all-court tennis, and com. pletely overshadowing his partner.
LOST OPPORTUNITY. Had Wong and Luk been able to attatain a very lively Brat-net attack the Thuin would have taken the 6ount. But they dropped two vital
SUNDAY'S TENNIS
EXHIBITION
SEATING ACCOMMODATION FOR 300
The exhibition tennis match arranged between Guy Cheng and Tsui Wai- pui will take place to-mor- row at the Chinese Recrea- tion Club starting at 2.30 Seating accommodation will be provided for 300 and there will also be amplo Admission standing room.
will be 60 cents per seat (including tax) and, 20 cents for standing.
Wong Bhul-wing was by far the most consistent player on view, and his brilliance in the first set rightly earned the losern' a useful advant- age. Only when he began to tire, and in consequere found the opposi tlon concentrating on him did Wong| falter. His best shots were on the volicy and overhead, although he wah always steady off the ground and made some very fine recoveries,
Luk, not quite in the same class as the other three playere performed. botier than one would be led to be- love from the foregoing observations, But he lacked the quick anticipations] of his partner, and because of this was very often left standing. Luk's most effective shot was a” sizzling forehand drive. He volleyed TE gularly but without power and kis smashes were not aufciently well directed to score the points they should. Luk, however, was admirable in defence picking up hard "kills" fu great stylo. · Had hís not play been tile more decisive, a different result would probably have material- ined.
BOUTS OF VOLLEYING
The finish of the 110 metres high hurdles race at St. Joseph's Collage Sporta buld yesterday at Caroline Hill, which was won by W.. Chien." (Photo: Man Cheung).`
PECULIAR CHINESE LINE-UP FOR
GOVERNOR'S CUP
CHAN CHUN WO WASTED AT LEFT HALF
IP PAK WA DENIED OPPORTUNITY OF PLAYING ON WING
(By "Verilaa")
The composition of the on the left wing. Chinese Amateur
Athletic
It is not that Chan is likely to play Federation's team to meet the anything but a good game at left half, Football Association in the but his presence there seema to be a Governor's Cup to-morrow is wasto in view of the talent at the] not only interesting, but a little | disposal of the Federation. perplexing.
Bouts of rapid volleying were the big feature of the match, and in view of the reqult, it was surprising the number of times the Trul brothers came off second bost. A determined attack in the second sot turned tho scales in favour of the brothers. Up to that time Wong and Luk were
There is no need to quarrel about clearly in the ascendant. All four the defence, but coming to the half players falled to make the utmost of backs it is somewhat astonishing to service and an unusual number of find Chan Chun-wo, the cleverest in- Į korvico_games were concoded.
alde loft operating in local football
Lee Wai-Tong And Soccer Rumour
NOT RETURNING TO GAME YET
(By "Veritne")
Chinese newspapers_yester- day carried reports that Leo Wai-tong, China's finest foot- ball product was returning to the game this week-end and would appear in South China "B" team against Kowloon, Lee was to play at full back! From a conversation with Lee yentarilay I learned the report is quite erroneous. Truly the idea of taking up the game once more has The F. A. have been handicapped been in his head for some time, and he
However, as it stands at the mo- ment, the Chinese combination ought to be good enough to offer the Association stern opposition, and it will probably be in accordance with general expectations if they win.
F. A. ALTERATIONS
service games in the early part of
The Touis went away to a 4-1 lead included at left half. Forplexity is the second stanas, and from that back to 4-2, went ahond to 6-2 and selected reserves include Leung in- in the anal set, and although pulled not lessent by the fact that the point Wong played a fairly lone then bed. In the eighth game Wong chan and Ho Chor-yin both ex- hand against two players who and Luk, on the former's service, perienced and well proved half backs. by the loss of Howe and Rodger. It actually sought medical advico as to gained increasing confidence.
save two match points and had four The Federation have preferred to The Taul brothers constitute game pointa before clinching the play Ip Pak-wa at inside left and to is doubtful if they could have made the possibility, of being fit to play promising pair, but both are slow game. A series of powerful overhead bring in Lee Shek-yau, another South 2 much better move than to transfer this week.
A. V. Gosano to the attack, and to
starters which is dangerous in three shots gave the
Tsui brothers the China player on the left wing,
sota matches. They may find this match, the final game being won on sovoro disadvantage in the next and Taul Yun-pul's service. possibly · subsequent rounds.
Taul Yun-pui kur made obvious pls. and interesting progress. His volley-
ing is remarkably sound and he pro-
Entertaining and illustrative ten-
duces these strokes well, bringing his GOSANO RUMOUR
whole weight into the shots. His service is weak, not so much in the matter of pace (although his second delivery is a very poky stroke); as in ita production which, commits him to foot-faults nine times out of ten,
Overhead yesterday he had good, bad and brillant patches; this is to be expected. Off the ground he was fairly reliable, although a little in- Acurato in' direction.
SQUASHED
Reported Trip To Shanghai Denied
(By "Voritas").
PRETTY AND PRETTY AWFUL
A letter received yesterday from Taul Wal-pul effected some very Shanghal stated that rumours were pretty shots, and some pretty awful firing round the city to the effect that ones as well. His lob volicying was one of the Gonano brothers was short- excellent, bat off the ground he was con- dus in Shanghai to play In an natantly short in trajectory shots and important football match.
A. V.
offered Wong Innumerable opportuni- Questioned on the matter tics to "kill" which that player Gosano emphatically denied any truth promptly seized. At the net he was in the report and said that nolther he alther very good or extremely bad, nor his brother Bernie were going to The former quality was emphaslaed Shanghai elther On business
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TO-DAY'S Final
RACE Selections SELECTIONS For Fanling
VALLEY VIEW & OAK BAY.
FOR THE DOUBLE
(By:"Capt. Foster")
My, final selections for to-diny's races at the First Extra Meeting at Happy Valley are appended:
RACE 1
Cavalcade
In Good Tiine Hey Tor
Ytkan
RACE 2
Soldier of Victory Diogenes
DAILY DOUBLE
OAK BAY AND VALLEY VIEW
Oak Bay
RACE J
Mr. Dynasty's Selected High Speed
RACE 4
Got That Goldsmith Snowy River
RACE 5
Double Chance Wadebridge Invincible Knight
RACE $
King's Justice Soldier of Britain King's Warden
WINNERS FOR SIX RACES
(By "Captain Foster")
For Sunday's meeting Fanling, I have made the following final selec- tions:
RACE-1
Belinda Flummery Lucy Glitters
RACE 2.
Lemberg Soldier of Italy Widnen
RACE 3.
Pride of Tsingtao Hargomaster Tilleum
RACE A
Chivalroun Cloudy Eve That's That
RACE 5.
No Fear Wakefield Spinoway
RACE ..
Tom Cobley Festival Eve Racing Strain
RACE 7
Valior View Adventurer Beginner's Luck
RACE 8
High Hanour. Bonny Dundee The Tiger
RACE 9 Able Amazon Radeg Heart
Bag Tor
PHILIPPINES NOT WHERE THEY WERE IN SPORTS WORLD
INTERESTING OPINIONS ADVANCED BY MANILA SPORTS EDITOR Writing in a recent issue, (branches of sports to world Olymple Ralph Hawkins, sports editor of games and large international meets
·But after an X-Ray examination the doctor strangely advised Lee to the Manila Bulletin offers the for the past several years. give up the idea of football for at following opinions on the Phillip- least another month,
bring in Swain at right back, with naturally deputising for By so doing the Chinese attack Cocker
It seems, therefore, that when I is deprived of a really great player, Rodger. while Ip Pak-wa is denied his cor- Swain is a good, reliable' and The brilliant inside left, who for pines position in Far Eastern comes to athletles the local girls must reet position, which is on the wing-steady back, and he has the comfort
take a bow to their sisters from. sport.
China and Japan. would have been far better advised attack, if it plays up to scratch will and jersey again, but in view of the Frankly I think the Federation of knowing Keneghan is in front of years was South China's stellar ex-
him. I have an idea the Association ponent, in anxious to don his boots After seeing the Shanghai and
The outcome of the Japan-Philip- to bring either Leung In-chan or Ho
Chinese girls' basketball team fa pine boxing tournament, staged by Chor-yin into the half back line. Provo a very big thorn in the sides doctor's report is refraining unction, and remembering the per- the Philippine Amateur Athletis
of the Chinese rearguard, and unless the time is propitious, Both are right halves, and this would the Chinese secure an early advant
formance of the Chinese mermaids Fedoration, resulted in the further permit Leung Wing-chul to move
during the last Far Eastern Games capitulation of the Philippines to over to the opposite flank where he wo shall more than likely see
the October result repented.
total of the last ganie, and if the here, I am beginning to wonder about Nippon in the fold of sports. is much more at home.
present weather holds up, there will all this ballyhoo regarding Chan could then have· Ogured Certainly there is every likelihood probably be another eight registered Filipina woman being the most pro-
The Philippines, formerly un among the attack, with Ip Pak-wa of a spate of goals. Eight was the to-morrow,
Aressive of the feminine species in questioned king of Far Eastern com- tho Orient. Progress in athletics is petitions, has gradually relinquished as much a barometer of modernism her power in the various branches of and advancement as progress in athletic competition. education, culture and politics.
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