THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935.
RUMJAHNS WELL BELOW CHAMPIONS' STANDARD
UNCONVINCING TENNIS Progress. Of
AGAINST LO BROS.
“H.D.” VOLLE YS WEAKLY: LOSERS TRY HARD
DEPRESSING conditions AFFECT THE PLAYERS
(By "Veritas")
The Tennis Championship
THE PRESENT SURVIVORS
With the tennis championships| held up for over a week one is apt- to forget the present state of the tournament and the following analysis niny be of interest.
In the open singles H. D. Rum- jabn. Paul Kong, S. A. Rumjahın, Ho Ka-lau and Taul Wal-pul have qualified for the quarter-finals.
Lee Wai-tong, E. C. Fincher, G. it. M. Ricketts, Y. W. Lee, J. W. Leonard and Liang Sui-wa are the remaining third round contestants,
H. D. Rumjahn and Paul Kong! meet in the fourth round, while in the first. A. Rumjahn. in the same half, Lee opposes either Fincher or
Everything seemed to conspire to make yesterday's tennis on the stand court at the Cricket Club about the dullest seen in the championships to date. The players appeared to be depressed by the threatening overhead weather and the soft state of the court and not one of them touched proper form. In beating M.K. and M.W. Lo really lively rallies throughout the 6-4, 6-, the Buminhn cousins two sets.
Although the champlons went of being, reigning Rave no int champlons. Both committed ex-into a two-love lead eusable blunders and it was only set, the Lo brothers, by dint of their extra spoed which saved them careful defensive measures caught Wal-tong.
The winner of the Ricketts v Leg: Them up at two-all amt finally took from being sent the full distance.
H. D. Rumjahn has not volleyed the set to the advantage game land Leonard & Liang meet in het
third quarter-final, while in the fore losing it. an poorly in years and contrary to the usual run of things I wan
bottom acetion Ho Ka-lau and Tsuf Sirdar who remained the stendier
Wai-puí ure opponents. of the pair; he certainly pulled out more winners than his cousin, who badly mistimed throughout the match,
A
is IT A DECLINE?
all-round improvement Showing the C.R.C. pair took the first two games in the second set and led --1. They lost a great chance of going to 4-1 ntul the Rumjahns, who seldom tempt the gods more than once. gathered, their forces and valleyed their way into the four semi-final, taking the games in a row.
nekt
One always hesitates to suggest decline in a combination which has remained supreme in Hongkong for ten years, mero especially as a result of a match such as yesterday: the Rumfahns during the current TO BE REVIVED nevertheless the general form er
championships and in other public appearances has hinted of such decline. These
days thes are making mistakes over shots which they used to turn into winning "points" every tlinë. “Twler"yester-
they were beaten in sustained vallosing hurts.
Occur. Definitely 1. D. Rumjahn is not volleying at powerfully and decisively as hitherto. If they do eventually run up against Fincher and Manners they will have to show a pretty big improvement to void defent.
OLYMPIC SOCCER
AT BERLIN GAMES
Gront Britain's-fight against "broken time", payment to foot ballers competing in the Olymple Hi last kirne Games events has
frukt.
The International Olympic Com- mittee have decided to include Asso- ciation football among the events to be decided at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, but no "broken
It was not expected the Lotime" payment will be tolerated.
brothers would win yesterday; but taking all in all they played fairly well. True their understanding was singularly incking for a com bination of euch long association;. they were also slow aiout the court and were prone to leave large gaps inviting the Rumjahns to
secure
ay-winners. But in-an-exchange. of baseline shots or a net duel they held their own very well.
Football was not included in the last Olympic Games.
Flisland and Denmark recently expressed their willingness to com pete in the next football tournament providing it was played by bona
file amateurs.
THE WIMBLEDON ELIMINATORS
Southern Play.. At Two Centres
Two pairs have qualified for the semi-nal of the open doubles- Fincher and Manners in the top half and the Rumjába cousins in the bottom half.
Outstanding quarter-final games | are: Iu Tak-cheuk and lu Tak-lam v. W. C. Hung and Ho Ka-lau;' Paul Kong and Lee Wai-tong v Taui Wai-pul and Tsul Yun-pul.
Pincher and Manners are due to play either the Ius or lung and
the top semi-final, and the Rumjaline will meet either Kong and Lee or the Tsui brothers in the other semi-final.
NEW SWIMMING
RECORD
NOUDEN BEATS KIGHT'S.
FIGURES
Rotterdam, Mar. 27. Willy de Nouden estab lished a new swimming record here to-day when he covered 500 mètres free style in 6 minutes 48 4-10 seconds.
This time beats Kight's previous record by 11 4-10 seconds.tenter.
FINCHER'S TASK
PLAYS LEE WAI TONG TO-DAY
OUGHT TO MAKE LAST EIGHT
LAI WAH CUP
Good Civilian Team
SANDFORD IN ARMY XI
(By "Veritas")
It is obvious from the selec tions finally made that the commitice experienced some difficulty in getting a Civilian team together for the Lai Wah Cup final on Saturday.
For instance wo find Chris Pile: playing completely out of position at right back, anil A. Y. Gusano, aj more natural choice for that position Included nt inside left. So far as my recollection Koest Gosano bas never before played in that position.
Nevertheless the team lonks to be fairly reliable, although I think the selectors might have been better"
advised Lo
eltber put Elliott or Gomes at inside left. transferred Gosano to right back and brought in Pile as his partner.
(By "Veritas")" Teddy Fincher will probably qualify for the quarter finals of the open singles champion- ship this afternoon when he meets Lee Wai-tong in the
Pile of course, is a two-footed third round. It will be no easy player and Gosans such a splendid thing for the K.C.C. champion, all-rounder that both men will but it will give one a better probably
realise expectations. chance of assessing Fincher's Albelt they will start with the prospects concerning the later handicap of being in strange stages of the championship. positions and such a handicap is Fincher scema to veloped a new lease of tennis life. Cup final.
have de-hot tremendously advisable in a
ilis second round success was sol·
STRONG HALF BACKS | easily obtained that although
Indicating he was on better form) The balf back line more or less
FLAMENCO WINS that many suspected, it did not picked itself. Bronka is en auch
LINCOLNSHIRE RESULT
BOW AND ARROW SECOND
London, Mar. 27,
serve to prové how potential amod form right now that it is champion he has remained. impossible to prefer Robertson for the policeman despite "LG.s" acknowledged skill as a right half. Beltrao has no real challenger among the civilians for the contre- half berth and Parker, la view of his record this season and to be
Lee Wal-tong is capable of bringing out the best in Fincher, and just how good that best is at the present constitutes the chlef interest in today's stand
court match.
included.
forward
itne
calls
Gosano
for
TSUI AND FINCHER ASKED TO PLAY
IN TENNIS EXHIBITION
TO-MORROW
E.C. Fincher and Tuul Wal- jul have been invited by the Lawn Tennis Association to play with Yamagishi and Nishimura .the Зарапеве Davis Cup players on the stand court to-morrow.
Taul will probably pair off with Yamagishi and Nishi- mura with Fincher in one set which will be the upening attraction of the afternoon's programme starting at 4.15 sharp.
After that set, the Japan. ese will be asked to play two sets of singles and the con- cluding item will be a doubles between the visitors and the Rumjalin cousins.
GOLF
CANTABS WIN
Oxford Just Beaten
THRILLING MATCH
London, March 27. The annual Oxford v. Cambridge golf match had an exciting finish to-day when the Cantabs won by
seven matches to six.
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SHOCK FOR UNITED
MANCHESTER LOSE AT HOME
REST DRAW WITH ENGLAND
London, Mar. 27. Manchester United wero given the surprise of their lives to-day when Burnley paid them a visit in a league match and defeated them by the odd goal in seven.
This robbed the United of a fine opportunity to place themselves Among the leaders of the second division.
In the northern section of the third division Chesterfield accum plished quite a good performance in visiting York and holding the Cily to a drawn game.
Weat Bromwich to-day was the rende for the International Trial between? Englind and the Rest. The match did little, to aid tho selectors, the England nominees |feing forced to a draw,
The following results were eubled by Router. -
INTERNATIONAL TRIAL
England.
2 The Rest (at West Bromwich)
SECOND DIVISION
2
Manchester U. 3 Burnley
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
York
1 Chesterfield 1
RACING SENSATION
Four Horses Left In Field Of 14
The encounter took place on the Burnham, course, Somerset,
Sydney, Mar. 27% and on the first day Cambridge The worst accident In the history of the Australian turf since the Cauf- took a lead of 5-4 in the singles held Cup of 1885, when 16 horses fell one being halved.
The cause of the accident is un- known but it possible that one of the lenders fell with a broken leg and brought down the others-Reuter
und, a jockey was killed, occurred at Ascot this afternoon, when tea The
Another match was halved it of furtoon starters piled up in a Lee is a stolid player, but I do
the two-furlong not think he has a
markt. good enough little comment. It is full of pos- the foursomes and Cambridge terrible smash at defence to
hold to their and just managed to
Three horses were killed and eight counter Fincher's net sibilities. Bernie The Lincolnshire was run today work or powerful enough strokes Ward will be renewing an old slender lead by sharing the re-cereken to hospital.
Jockeys so seriously injured that and resulted:
to break down his opponent from partnership on the right wing and the baseline.
"Bunny" Bickford ought to be maining foursomes. Stylish Liang Sai-Wa is apposed very happy with A.V. to help him Kowe is undeniably the to J. W. Leonard in the other third along. round match on an outside court leading civilian-centre-forward in and anything may happen in this the Colony Won by three lengths with one and game. Although Liang has shown Taken by and large it is a good a half lengths between second and enough tennis skill to beat team which ought to be third.
Other starters: The Blue Boy is so remarkably steady that ho
Leonard, the Craigengower.player. enough to beat the Army. (Gordon Richards), Commander
SANDFORD IN
-Flainenco. (E. Smith)
Bow and Arrow (Nicim!) Heavyweight (Harry Wragg) for Belling+ 9 to 1 m
Bow and Arrow, 33 to
weight.
40 is Heavy
STARTLING RECOVERIES M.W. Lo made some startling recoveries from-"kills" and scores}- several Umes with clever shots from the forecourt. M.K. Lo's most effective shot was a fast forehand For the first time since the drive to the feel of the incoming qualifying competitions were in aerver. Ile caught S.A. Rumjalin stituted in connection with the more than once with this stroke, lawn tennis championships the Both players were, in fact, more Southern eliminating rounds will impressive from the forecourt then this year be played at two centres the baselina. M.W. Lo effected and not at one as hitherto. two or three very neat cross-court These events will be divided top-spin half drives which forced and played at Roehampton and the Bumjahns out of bounds and Hurlingham in the week preceding paved the way for an easy winning the championships. volley.
Nevertheless all four players were guilty of
Laquedar an extraordinary number of errors, both off the ground and overhead and there were not more than half a dozen
The Northern qualifying com- petitions, which have been held for several years at West Did abury, Manchester, will again be held at their original venue the Chapel Allerton Club, Leeds.
nt
good
(H. Bensley), Celadon (Dick), Pepins will probably weave his spider's Perryman), Makila (Freddy Fax), web of tantalising lobs with the The military taking a hint from Spirituelle II (M. Derry), Barre same success which marked his last week's Kotewall Cup match)
umber (Wrickaby), Galapas (Lane), early games this year. Chance (Gethin), Llounrmon (Sammy the ground, but if he is to win he
are making but one change from Snooker (Steve Donoghue), Malu Liang is a auperior player off that team, Wingg), Adriatic (Nevett), Grey will have to Carey
Horner has been dropped for (Lowrey), Generous Gift
be at his best over-Sandford at inside right and with (Evans). Circular Saw
head. (Dines),
out wishing to deprecato Ilorner's Backmait (Richardson), Bridge Fiend
ability as a footballer I think the TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME F. Hunter), North Devon (Strett), (Chifford Richards), Wraxhail (John
selectors have acted wisely. Mun's 'al (Barber), Gay Venture
The full programme is uppended; - Sandford is a player who per- Open Singles E. C, Fincher v, Lee forms better in better company Doyle), Lost Soul (Weston), Fleet Wai-tong: J. W. Leonard v. Liang and hacked by such men foot (Spares), Overcont (D. Smith), Sai-wah. Marathon Inweraft), (Christie), Patrimony (Robertson), E. L. Il. Shate; W. Beach Thomas v.I believe Sandford will turn out Handicap Singles.-V. R. Gordon v. Higgins, Ridley, English and Co., Rydod Fairy (Sharpe), Bendez, D. Tollington,
to be one of the best Army players (Humphrey Foster), Golden How!
Handicap Doubles.—G, R. Sayer on view next Saturday. (Holmes), Big Bad Wolf (Ryan) and A. D. Humphreys v. T. A. Pearce Reuter.
Kowloon Football Club ground and A. K. Mackenzie; T. E. Pearce is the venue for this attractive] and H. R. B. Hancock v. II. J. Armstrong and E. Balhurst:
game which starts at 4 o'clock. Mixed Troubles.-W. B. Barton and The teams' expected to line up: Misa R. Hancock v. Mr. and Mrs, J. R. are:
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American Ice-Hockey Team Invades Japan
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HEAVY SCHEDULE OF MATCHES FOR.
ALL-STAR COMBINATION
Tokyo, Mar. 16.
In the first invasion of Japan by an ice-hockey team from the American continent, the Battleford Millers of Saskatchewan, Canada, arrived hero to-day to engage in seven matches against Japanese college and business men's teams.
The ten-man team is accompani- to Japan
ed by Mr. Francis Leo Bishop,
president of the club and by Mr.
HEAVY SCHEDULE
Johnny Miller, conch. Mrs, Bishop. Leaving for Kyoto on March 26 Is with hor husband. They they will oppose the Kelo Univer- arrived in Yokohama this morning
by the NY.K. Iner Hikawa Marulty team there on March 28. from Victoria and will sail for home
Returning to Tokyo the follow
April 9 by the 8.3. Hiye Maru of ing day they are scheduled to meet the same line.
the Manchuria Medical College They will play games in Tokyo Paper Mill squad from Tomakomal,
toam on March 31 and the Oji- and Kyoto and will also visit Hokkaido on April 3. Kamakura, Nikko, scenic spots.
and. Nara,
They will play their last match, Included in the team are for All-Japan team, on April 6,
a return engagement against the mer members of the Saskatoon Quakers, winners of the 1934
The team consists of: Forwards: Eddie
World's Amateur Championship Johnny Valentine, Knapp Carrier, Martinson,
at Milan, Italy.
Poto Atkinson, Douglas Keynes,
They will be entertained to-night Earl Nicubolt.
by, the Japan Skating Federation D. F-Joseph Osborne, Albert and to-morrow night they will be Rodgers, Ronald Sutherland, the guests at dinner of the Hon.
Goal Keeper:-Clark Burling-
Horbert Marler, Canadian Minister ham Rengo,
RESULT COMPLETE SURPRISE
The resilt, saya *** specint Reuter's message was a complete 48 it WIB generally surprise thought that Oxford, who turned out one-of-their-best-leams-in recent years, would prove far superior.
KWANTI RACING
Final Meeting Postponed
In the leading singles of the day, Lucas beat Pennink the Ox ford captain by the amazing score The final steeplechase meeting of of 9 and 7, whereas Neilson, the the season which was to have been Cambridge skipper succeeded in held on Sunday next at Kwant! has kad to be postponed until later winning his game by one up.
date, owing to a case of rabies which
the has been reported from
New The detailed results were:
Territories.
SINGLES
There is a big sweepstake on tho final meeting organised by the St.. Won Halved John Ambulance Brigado under the auspices of the, Fanling Hunt and Race Club. This sweep will bo (carried over until the meeting to held.
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