THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH
$1935.
HONGKONG'S OFFICIAL RANKING LIST FOR 1934
LEE WAI TONG AS
MENTOR
Gives Fincher Lesson In Tennis Courtcraft
WINS BRILLIANTLY IN CHAMPIONSHIP
(By "Veritas")
Lee Wai-tong touched peak form to dispose of Teddy Finchar in the third round of the open singles championship on the stand court yester day. There was nothing fluky about Loe's win obtained in straight sets with the loss of four games. He not only outpointed the K. C. C. champion but gave him a lesson in tactical tennis. and court-craft.
Critica do not like to admit ensual efforts. He was quite un- being surprised, but I must able to anticipate Lee' short' confous I was genuinely astonish-shots, and being continually out- od at Lee's highly polished dispositioned had the effect of demer. play. He didn't play Fincheralising Fincher's strokes. For in- on Fincher's reputation, but on second game of the first net was his merits, and it cannot be said unusually ineffective and off the that Teddy's merita, were par- ground he mistimed so persistent. ticularly prominent.
ly that he put a succession of balls;
stance his service upart from the
Σ was vividly reminded of outside of the court. Fincher's match last year with. Tam Yoc-fong, when the Hanoi)
Further evidence of Fincher's
youngster walked round his ex-loss of confidence was to be seen perienced opponent and lured him in his net werk. He made mis- into committing the most atrocious takes which rarely appear in his Bundora.
game and when he did clear the
Lee did the same thing yester.net he could not get the hall away, day. Varled pace and direction but found Lee returning the shots. skilfully disguised had Fincher with interest. tlod up in knots and forced him Info Tast minute shots which generally found
the net
It was cher at his unhap-|
or Diest.
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'RICKETĖS WINS IN CANTER
cleared the baselines.
Unexpectedly easy attеceRMES WHY FINCHER PLAYED' BADLY were also gained in the two other third round matches played on That Fincher was severnt de-joutside courts. grees, bolow normal form can he made as a statement of fact; but] the reason for this was chilely
G.R.M. Ricketts had Y. W. Lee. Lee Wai-tong, who took such a promising player at his meres firm grip on the game from the right through and won in a canter start that he was able to dictate 6-0, 6-1. Lee tried to force the torns throughout. Finchor's
game by, ralding the net, but bef errors and his generally undistin-Limed his advances very badly and guished play were reactions, not Ricketts' nent pussing shuts beat so much to his own temperament the, C.R.C. player every time pa to Lec's brilliant tactica
Weketts had so much in hand It is dunbtful whether Lee Wal-tong has ever before played in this match that it was difficult, quite so well, and his perform-to tell exactly how strong he is at ance was all the more meritari- the moment, but it certainly looks! ous in that conditions were far as though he is going to figure ins from pleasant. The light was the semi-final again this year. shocking and the court, although
playing quite true, was soft and nullified driving,
One could not discern a single weakness In Lee's stroke, equip ment. Ifin shots were produced without effort and his anticipation
o keen that he always appeared
Well-as--Leonard -played against Liang yesterday, I doubt if he will be able to with- stand the more consistent and! faster Ricketts.
Leonard won with ridiculousi
to have plenty of time in which case against Liang.. The Chinese to make the strokes.
did practically nothing else but} Ile aupported good length ent net the ball, his ground strokes drives on both hands with some letely deserting him. Never-
It is to Leonard's credit! perfectly placed drop shots both that he played his best game of off the ground and on the volley the tournament to date. He found Ifla volleying, in fact, was tho he could beat Liang quite well higgest surprise. He obtained a from the baseline, his driving on wonderful angle on most of the both bands being strong and won- ahots and tucked away Finchor's deffully accurate. The play ever drives down the lines with the reached dazzling heights, but greatest of unse. Ilis strong top-Leonard certainly cams spin service was a big asset for full honours and it would be It continually forced Fincher out of the court and permitted Leo to foolish to deny his chances of
making the semil-final take the net for a winning coup on the volley,
TACIT ADMISSION OF DEFEAT
¡On such form Lee is going to ho a very worthy opponent for A Rumjaha and their quar- ter-final match should offer some high-spot tennis
Rafore the first set had finished! Flacher had tacitly admitted! Leo's superiority by his own
out with
Full scores of the thee matches
were:
OPEN SINGLES
Teuf Wal-pui and Tam Yoc-fong
ranked No. Land No. 2 respectively in the official L.T.A. ranking list
issued to-day.
H. E: TO ATTEND TENNIS,
EXHIBITION AT H.K.C.C.
Japanese Players Arrive
LEADING POSITIONS CHANGE
HANDS
MRS. KAYLL AND
TSUI WAI PUI
HEAD THE LISTS ·
-(By-"Veritas")-
The official ranking lists of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association issued to-day finds two now names at the head of the men's and women's rank- ings.
Taui Wai-pui by virtue of win- ning the singles title of the
PLAN OF GRAND NATIONAL COURSE
FOLLOW FULL LINE ---- FOR PILLAP
This is a plan of the course at Aintree near Liverpool, where the Grand National will be run to-day.
Colony last year tops the men's Twelfth-Hour
list and Mrs. Kayll, present ladies' champion is given No. 1 position.
Several new names appear in both lists, while quite a number of players raak- ed fast year have moved up in the cock, ranked
earn
now second place,
His Excellency the Governor | liste.. (Sir William Peel) has an- In the ladies, Han- nounced his intention of being Miss R. present at to-day's exhibition cock, ranked tennis on the stand court of the fifth a year ago Hongkong Cricket Club, when the two Japanese Davis Cup while Mlas players, Hideo Nishimura and Madge Grimits, Jiro Yamagishi will appear. 1934 runner-up in the singles The visitors arrived by the N.Y.K. laruan Maru at daylight champions hi p advances from this morning. Both
feeling No. 7 to joint very fit and are eagerly anticipat- No. 3 with Mrs. ing to-day's game. They have ex-Chin Chun-chia. Litton, pressed their willingness to play Mrs. according to the schedule mapped Mrs. Tottenham, out by the Lawa Tennis Associa-Mrs. Lewi
Bryan and Aries tion which is as follows:
Olive Dalziel do not appear in
are
At 4.15, Yamagishi and E. c. Fincher v. Nishimura and Tau
L.T.A. ANNUAL MEETING
POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY,
It is announced by the long- -kong-Lawn Tennis--Association thatowing to unforseen circum- stances it is now impossible to held the Annual Meeting of the Association on Tuesday next as arranged.
The meeting will now take place in the Sports Club, King's Building, on Thursday next, April 4, at 5.30 p.m.. when the Presi dent (Mr. Justice Lindsell) will be in the chair.
Wai-pui (one set), followed by
Yamagishi Nishimura (two) Bets), and
Yamagistil and Nishimura v. S.A. and H.D. Rumbjaka (best of three sets).
There are still a certain number
of reserved seats, which can be
booked before 3 o'clock to-day, The booking plan is at Messrs. Moutrio, and seats are $1 including
tax.
Mrs. Kayl!
the current list, but Miss Alicon Mackenzie, the K.C.C. player is xiven-No.-6-position. Both-Mrs. Litton and Mrs. Wilson appear under the heading of "Insuficient Data".
Tsui Wai-put and Tam Yoc-fong, having last year contested the final of the open singles natural- ly occupy the first and second post- tion-respectively.--Tam-deserves his promotion from No. 10 to No. 2 by reason of his performances in the open championships, when The beat in turn E. C. Flucher, Lai
Kwang-tsun-and Ho K liệu.
I
National Probable
POWELL TO RIDE SOUTHERN HUE.
London, March 28.
A twelfth-hotir alteration in the probable starters and jockeys! for the Grand National was announced to-day. Powell is expected to ride Southern Hue. -Reuter.
.
FINAL ACCEPTORS
London, March 28. Final acceptors, and Jockeys, `for|
NO RACING AT KWANTI
NEXT SUNDAY
Supporters of Kwanti will no doubt be sorry to hear that, owing to a case of Rabies hav- ing been discovered among the Army Mules, the meeting fixed for next Sunday has been abandoned.
I understand, however, that the
race for the St. John's Ambulance Cup will most pro-. bably take place on Saturday. 13th April next, when the race for the Dowbiggin Trophy will also be run.
the Grand National to-morrow, were Tennis
announced to-day as follows:
Golden Miller (Wilson)
Thomond It (S8pcek)
Royal Ransom (Hamoy) Reynoldstown (Mr. Furlong) Southern Hero" (Fawcus) Brienz (Kidney)
Really Trus (Morgan) Bachelor Prince (O'Grady} Custle Irwell (Mr. Bostwick) Allybrack (Mr. Tweedio) Aletena (Capt. Payne-Callway) Blue Prince (Parvin) Brave Cry..(Mr. Lewis). Emancipator (Mr. Cazalet) Fouquet (Brown) Hulchulloa (Mr. Marsh), Jimmy James (Nicholson) Lozy Boots (Owen). Master Orange (Mr. Mildmay) Princess Mir (Mr. Jackson) Red Park (Fitzgerald) Slater-(Maxwell) Southern Hue (McKeever) Tapinois (Gurney) Trocadero (Cullinan) Theresa (Carey)
Uncle Batt (Isnac).
-Router
Exhibition Dispute
GORDON LUM
CENSURED
Objections were raised by the China National Amateur Athle tic Federation to the participa-·| tion by Guy Cheng and Kho Sin-kie, China's representatives for the Davis Cup competition, ini the exhibition matches against the Japanese delegates, Nishimura, and Yamagishi, at! the Cathay Tennis Club last Monday.
Interviewed at the Federation office by a representative of
TWO, AND YOU'VE The Shanghai Sunday Times, Mr. William Z. L, Sung, general honorary secretary, said.
CROSSED THE
LINE
-REFEREE
The Federation greatly objects to Cheng and Kho playing againstį.
HOME FOOTDALL
BOTTOM OF LEAGUE
WOODEN-SPOON- FOR SPURS?
AMAZING DEFEAT BY LEICESTER
London; Mar. 28.----- Tottenham Hotspur suffered an extraordinary, thrashing in a first division league match when they visited Leicester who were languishing at the bottom of the table and were beaten by six goals to nil..
As a result the Spurs take over the wooden spoon position, Leices- ter climbing one position on the
of strength a better goal-average. At the samo time Lolcester can draw further away as they have a game in hand of the Spurs,
This was Tottenham's 18th of the Cason and 80 far they have scored but 25 points from 35 matches and have conceded 78 goals.
The London team have only seven more games in which to pull themselves from the relega- tton zone.
The present records of the last | half a dozen leums in the first
division read:
Goals
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Portsmouth .. 34 11 8 15 57 00 30 Wolves
34 11 7 16 69-15 29 Middlesbro'.. 34 8 12 14 60 70 28 Birmingham 33 11 0.16 45 05.28 Leicaster... 34 10 6 10 48 72 25 Tottenhon 35 8 9 13 43 78 25
SIR S. JACKSON
TO RETIRE
P. F. Warner Chief Of Selectors ?
It is understood that there will be change in the chairmanship of the Cricket Selection Committee this year. Last year Sir Stanley Jack- son was chairman, but it is unlikely that he will continue during the com-
LINCOLNS TO PLAY
SOUTH CHINA
RE-ARRANGED FIXTURE' FOR SUNDAY Mr. Manning Rallion, kan. secretary Hongkong Football Association this morning announ.
that
additional firat divlelon match will be played on Sunday, the Lincolns v. South China "A" game, originally ar- ranged, for Apell 21 having been brought back.
Con
The game will be played at Bookunpov, kick-off at 4.30.
There is also an alternation in the venue for one of the third division matches on Sunday. The R.E v R.‚F, encounter will
now he played at Chatham Road.
the Japanese Davis Cup representa. Ing season. Several names have been tires in exhibition matches. I havo autioned, but it is thought that tiot been notified as to the arrange- when the Board of Control meet this ment. This afternoon before I month to choose the 1935 committee "Aye, & He's Double-
came here, I received a telephone Mr. P. F. Warner will be elected, call from Guy Chông that Mr. Gor- Crossed Me !"
'don Lum haď fixed a match for him -REECE
London, Feb. 20. Tom Newman and Tom Reece be gan their heat in the sealed handicap tournament at Thurston's yesterday. and a very entertaining match should be.
Reece has the lea that he is in the running for the Gold Cup, and he Third Round
Manila, Mar. 28. Ho Kalau, another local ranking may not be far wrong, for it is cer Senor Regino, Secretary of the player w
who figuras prominently in the tain that he has been given a Juvish¦ Lee Wal-tong beat
E. C. Philipplae Atunteur Athletic Federa
current list.
klart. Fincher 6-1, 6-3
tion and Senor Ylanan, Treasurer,
As the two players were about to Lal Kwang-taun, the Canton string for break Recce romarked to G.R.M. Ricketts beat Y. W kong, Shanghai and Japan, to arrange champion finds a place at No. 6 Newman:
sailed by the Cordillera for Hong- Lee 6-0, 6-1
"I suppose you are a hots various International competitions on with Ho Ka-lau on the strength of favourite but, after all, Colombo J. W. Leonard beat S. W. behalf of Filipino Teams--United his defeat of S. A. Rumjahn in the lost the Derby." Te which Newman Liang 6-1, 6-1,
open championship, while G.R.M.retorted: "Yes, but my name is not
won't ных
'the Ricketts also figures in the car. Colombo. They
favourite is beaten' this week," ront list at No. 8.
Owing to the illness of Charles W.A.II. Duft unfortunately' liad Chambera the duties of controlling the to leave the Colony before the match have been taken over by conclusion of the championship Arthur Goundrill," the one-armed] and his name appears under "In-referee... Isuficient Dutu”,-
KWANTI MEETING POSTPONED BUT THE QUEEN'S WILL MAKE UP FOR YOUR DISAP- POINTMENT!
I'rcas.
WARNER BAXTER
and MYRNA LOY
in BROADWAY BILL" at the QUEEN'S
PICTURE FOR ALL HORSE LOVERSĮ
#
Arthur has a habit of saying, when This year's official ranking lists a player conforms to the baulk-lind Bro apponded, the figures in rule-crossing the baulk-line once in brackets indicating their rankings the line, sir." Tom Rence kept on every 200 points"You have crossed Flast year.
crossing the line every few minutes, and at last he said: ""If I keep on crossing the lino like this I'll soon be in Australia.*
MEN
I. Taui Wal-puł (2) 2 Tam Yoc-fong (10). 3. S A. Rumjahn (1)
H. D. Rumjalin (3)
6. Ho Ka-lau (3)
Lal Kwong isun (-)
7. E. C. Fincher. (4)
8. G.R.M. Ricketts (~)
9. M. W. Lo (6)
10. L. Goldman. (11)
11. W. C. Hung (9)
12. J. W. Leonard (—)
* 13, Y. Hachiuma (13)
14. Tsui Yun-pui (-)
A.E.P. Guest (13) INSUFFICIENT DATA W.HA..DUFF LADIES Mrs. Kayll (-)
A little ister Recce set up a clever, safety
move, but Newnian broke through with a brilliant shot. "Two!” called Goundrill, and you have crossed the line, sir.".
“Aye, and ho's double-crossed me," said Rocco..
Newman was so tickled. that he could not concentrate and broke down ut once.
2. Miss R. Hancock (6). 3-Miss-M-Grimths (7)
Mra. Chịu Chun châu (4) 5. Mrs. Grimble® (4)
6. Mias A. Mackenzle (-).
INSUFFICIENT DATA
Mrs. Lition
Mira. Wilson.
mument.
(Cheng) on Monday."
informed the Federation about the "Cho is on his way to Shanghai," matches owing to pressure of time, continued the C.N.A.A.F. spokesman, but he would do as at the earliest With regard to "and apparently Mr. Lum lias not possible obtained the consent of hits (Kho). Kho's participation he only presumed, It is all irregular."
that Kho would be glad to get some When seen by The Shanghai Times práctice from the Nipponese racket. Gordon Lum stated that he had not wielders.
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