THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL
1937.
Shute Senior And Junior Make A Brave Exit From Colony Tennis Championship
WIN FIRST SET FROM A CARELESS OPPOSITION
Hung And Fincher Never Touched
Best Form
{By "Veritas"). "
E. C. Fincher and W. £. Hung best } times found gaps down the middle of
E. L. II. Shute and K. Shutë 6-8, 6-0, 6-1.
FOR
on
one set in this men's doubles championship the quarter-final match stand court yesterday, the Shute combination played with such commendable steadiness and enterprise that they had the eventual winners in rare dif- ficulties. They deservedly won the set at 8-6 before Fincher and Hang started to play any thing like the game expected of. them.
Once started, however, they brook- ed no further interference. Ten games in succession fell to their rackets, and it was only a valiant sola effort by young Kennel Shute on service wilch enabled the losers to
vold a second love-set defeat.
There was a sort of smugness about the early play of Fincher and Hung-Hung in particular-which met its just reward. Indifference In stroke making and movement about the court will seldom contribute to- wards success, especially when it is attempted at the expense of two very keen players, The winners, had to pull themselves together after that first set. Then they played more like the Fincher and Hung we have come to know.
HUNG'S SLOW START
Perhaps it is that Hung Is Invari ably a slow starter, but in this match he certainly took a long time to settle down. If he had to make more than two successive strokes it was odds on that he would commit
blundet
off the third. The Shule *pariner- ship soon discovered how to explot this. They concentrated their best Iengtti lous on Hung. alternating these with dipping drives which landed at his feet, and the immediate result was a drop of points.
Neither was Fincher too happy in these earlier phases of the game, though of the two he was immeasur ably superior. As the game develop- ed so Fincher Improved. In the second and, final sets his overhead functioned to perfection, and no mal- ter how high' the Shules tossed the ball, Fincher made his smoshes to the corners.
after
Hung gathered confidence the first not, but at no ̈timo did he display 'form sufflelent to mark him as a possible Colony champion. Itis smoshes apart from a few rande on top of the net, were comparatively casy to pick up and though he some-
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the court for a well placed volley, this stroke brought about more errors thon points.
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HONOURS TO KENNETH
Chlef honour's appropriately-go_lo Kenneth Shute who played his finest game to date in liongkong. Ifad his father ached a little less it might
have been closer resul. Kenneth was in fine driving form and lobbied magnificently sending the opposition
back
time. His service was a pleasure to to three-quarter court" every watchs, the first delivery--a good fast one al that usually being good.
Father Shule was at his best in the first sci, when he forced errors from the opposition either with his speedy top-spin drives which dipped sharply and af an angle, or with admirably judged lobs. The point which gave him and his son the first set was just about as ideni a lob Been in. Hongkong, the ball complete- ly baffling Fincher and falling on the baseline.
Later Shute senior détériorated and made less confident shots against a pair who were forcing matters. Also he displayed faulty judgment at times in going across the court to take shots which should have been left to Shute junior.
Though Fincher and Hung, playing better as the gumes were reeled off won ten in a row, they had to play hard for the points and several of the games went to deuce, in the fifth game of the final set,, Kenneth Shute made a supreme effort to stem the tide and with a series of excel- lent service deliverles, followed by volleys and smashes, succeeded in his quest. It was a dazzling effort for
player of such tender years.
But there success stopped: Fin- cher and Hung sailed goily to their points in the next two games and entered the semi-final,
Diamonds For Tennis!
New Lawn Tennis Association colours for Davis and Wightman Cup matches.
Diamonds for women! They will be presented with a Jewelled arrow brooch, with the Initials "G.B. v, U.S.A.” In diamonds,
awards to Davis Cup New players Include a blazer and tie. C. E. Hare and F. II. D. Wilde have received recognition-a British blazer and badge, and an England ba
badge.
LTA. have made a £300 grant to dho Pubile Schools Association "Tür coaching, this season; also £150 to the Cambridgeshiro As- sociation to institule a coaching scheme at Cambridge college clubs.
THE U.S.
HAVE BIG
DAVIS CUP .
AMBITIONS
MERLIN ON WIMBLEDON PROSPECTS
ONLY TWO WITH ANY CHANCE OF WINNING.
(By A Lawn Tennis Correspondent)
It is refreshing occasionally to get an outside view on the merits and demerits of the 'principal players of the day. Commenting on an article of mine on The Coronation Wimble- don." In The Observer a fortnight ago, Andre Merlin, the young French player who made such a gallant effort to save the Davis Cup for his country when Great Britain won it four years ago, has a very definite point of view, of his own, which he embodies in a lung and interesting letter.
In my article I had writion that I considered the forthcoming champion- | ship singles at Wimbledon, both men's and women's, to be far more "open" than they had been for many years past. The disappearance of Perry from the Aeld has done away alto- gether with that feeling, almost of hopelessness, that must have been ex- perienced by most even of the best
tornn
JUNIOR CRICKET CHAMPIONS. Here is the Kowloon Cricket Club second eleven which won the junior cricket league this year, Standing (left to right), R. P. Phillipe (scorer), F. Zimmern, R. Baldwin, K. M. Baxter, G. A. V. Hall, C, B. R. Jargont, R. T. Broadbridge and T. Carr, Sitting: 9. A. Gray, W. C. Hung, A. A. Dand (Captain), W. Mulcahy (Sub-Captain), W. L. McKenzie and T. A.Medar. (Photo: Man Cheung).
players during the inst year or two; Colony Tennis Championships
and with an entry comprising D.
Budge, S.
B. Wood, B. M. Grant, and
perhaps F. Parker from the U.S.A.,
J. H. Crawford, A. K Quist, V. B. RUMJAHN MUST HUSTLE
McGrath,
und J J. Bromwich from Australla,
N. Forquharson (one of Perry's conquerors) from South Africa, J. Yamagishi from Japan, our own Austin, and a crowd of Con- iinental players, comprising G. von Cramm and H. Henkel of Germany. B. Destremau, and perhaps the great Borotra himself from France, R.
perhaps, K. others, it seemed to me that to pick Schroeder, and
the the ultimate winner from so strong.
varied, and even
a Beld would be quite impossible.
(By Henry Super)
United Press Staff. Correspondent
New York. Holcombe Ward, new presi-Menzel, dent of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, sat in office of his woollen business and said:
and
Merlin, however, is far more selec- 1. Winning the Davis Cup is not live. He is surprised that the future important to development of champions were not pointed out with tennis,
more precision,
writes "My 2. It is not alarming that the pro- opinion is that there are but two ten- fessional promoters are success-is men having a chance of success. fully ralding the amateur ranks. G. von Cramm and D. Budge, and
even then Budge seems to have
way
3. The competition for the Davis much better chance: he beat
Cup this year should be Davis much better, and the nice Germany battle among the United is pursued by hard luck since several
KWOK IN SEMI-FINAL
States, Australia and Germany.
years. Any other result than Budge's or perhaps von Cramm's victory Ward, who played on the Frank Kwok toyed with Y. C. Lau American Davis Cup team in 1900, illness or injury. I agree with the first would certainly be the consequence of to enter the semi-final of the singles has two ambitions in his new job. names of Quist and Austin as championship. He won 6-3, 6-0, and For--years-he refused to head-the able sen
proh- e semi-finalists, though they can be Borotra (If, as is hoped here, he plays
LEONG PING-CHIU
TO WIN TO-DAY
Youth Versus Experience
Doubles Match
AN EPIC BOAT.
RACE
London Beat Thames in Record Time
(By C. Venables)
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The Grand crews of London Row- ing Club and Thames Rowing Club had one of the finest races ever seen on the tideway when, in place, of the annual Head of the River champion- ship, they raced from Mortlake to Putney. London won by 4 length, and made a new record of 18min. 125ec. for the course on the ebb tide. The old one of 18min. 27sec. made in 1897 by Harcourt Gold's H. D. Rumjahn, who is ex-ments on the likely outcome of the Oxford crew. Conditions were nearly pected to reach the final of the match. Gosano and Remedios are ideal.
(By "Verlias")
Wos
In
were
Colony singles tennis champion.said to be playing better now than London chose the Surrey station, ship, will have an opportunity over before, but it has been notice- and both struck 36 in the first minute this afternoon of revealing pre-form in the crucial tests, Most cor- in their favour, went all out to gain able that they are apt to fall below and Thames, with the bend slightly cisely what is his current form tainly they cannot afford to concede
erde the load before Barnes
Bridge. when he meets Leong Ping-anything in this match. Ng and Hon the second minute Thames chui, conqueror of Lee Wai-will most likely attack their overhead, doing 36 and London 35, and at
Gosano tong, on the stand court.
can be very weak in hla Barnes Bridge Thames were 3 feet smashing as ho-was-for- a-sot-and a
**** |'abend." This is a-quarter-final engagement medios is the more capable of the half against Liang and Kwok. Re-
On the long bend to Hammersmith
to feed his volley.
ably, but their coxswain allowed to the Thames to push him close The full programme for this after-Surrey bank and lose some noen follows:
of the ilde, so that at the Stork London were a bare half a length up. Thames then spurted and crept up Inch by inch, so that nt Harrods they were dead level again, both crews rowing 32.
was never extended. Kwok meets tennis association. He felt that be-threatened by Menzel, the singles and considerable interest is vested in two, and it will not pay the opposition London should have gained appreci-
a reasonable chance of winning.
over
"The first," he said, "is to develop A. M. Rodrigues and L. A, Silva found it necessary to concede a walk-tennis throughout the county-to to Wong Fuk-nam and Lui interest smaller clubs in Joining the Kwai-fun in the third round of the siderable time and thought to this U.S.L.TA. We ore devoting con- men's doubles. Rodrigues injured
The opinion of so fino a player as his hand recently in a hockey match because we feel if the smaller clubs Andre Merlin must carry weight; but and yesterday discovered the ball get into the organisation it will help at the same time it may be pointed was out of place and that ht could to spread the sport. The second is out that Budge has already been 10 develop younger players. We beaten twice this year by Grant, at want to bring out a lot of boys who Miami and Tumpa, and that Grant consider tennis a real amateur sport has been beaten this year by Parker, and play it because they like 11,"
either H. D. RumJahn or Leong Ping-cause of his business interests he is chui in the next round. I think he could is bound to lose to Rumjahn, but if Now, that he finally is president, he J. Bromwich, and perhaps the most
not do justice to the task. for the fourteenth time), G. Grant, it. Leong is his opponent, he will have has two major ambitions.
dangerous, my twenty-year-old fel- Leong hus oft proved himself, to low, B. Destremau. But none of be one of the finest defensive player them has in my view, the slightest in the Colony, the real strength of chance against Budge and von his defence laying in the fact that Cramm.""
when opportunity arises he can also attack and score outright points."
But with all his qualities 09.4 baseline player and as one mature in the more game, I do not think he will prevent subtle tactles of the Rumjahn from winning in straight sets. Leong, In only thoroughly dangerous when he is given plenty nt New Orleans. Von Cramm has of time in which to make his shots, played litle at present this year, but while he can be deliberate In his on his late summer form last year he placements he is a threat to the best Ward's organisation is inaugurat-fact, consider this men's champion- him, as undoubtedly he will try to is evidently not Invincible. I still, In of players, But if Rumjahn bustles ing this season the iden of a junior ship to be an extremely open event. Davis cup squad. This spring, in a
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do, then I imagine we shall
see
| Leang's resistance break down very
dozen big cities, squads of players With regard to the women's singies, much more quieldly.
from 16 to 20 years of age will be- Merlin would be "awfully surprised if gin training under competent Frau Sperling does not win the title, Tennis craft will play an import- conches. With the lure of the Davis in spite of Miss A. Marble, Miss H. ant part in this match which should cup urging them on, the youngsters Jacobs, Miss Round, Mme. Mathieu, be highly interesting.
terest in the game.
ska."
and Mlle. Jedrzejow- I think, the Fro
Frenchman ground. Yet Frau
- DOUBLES ATTRACTION
will take more than a passing in- Micsificent Player as she doubles instead of singles, a match
19 on
"The cup," Ward said, "is not im-Sperling, portant as a trophy. But it is
For those who prefer to watch
is, has always failed when the is being put into the No. 9 court grand incentive. I don't agree with supreme test came at Wimbledon; it theorists who hold that loss of a cup is not one of her lucky grounds, and which promises to provide rich enter- means a decline in a nation's tennis luck counts, psychologically, for a
notainment. fortunes. If one holds the cup too great deal more than most peoplo long, younger players become disallow couraged because they feel they have'nt a chance to make the team.
Ng Szo-kwong, one time
OPEN SINGLES ILD. Ramjahn v. Leong Ping-chin (Stand Court)
OPEN DOUBLES A.V..Gomano and A. V. Remedios v. Ng Sze-kwong and Hon Luen-fung
CLUB SINGLES
J. Thomson v. A. L. Sullivan G. W. Sewell v. W. M. Barton' CLUB HANDICAP SINGLES
AL. Pagh v. G. Smith
Thames tackled the head wind at this point rather better than London, and at the Mile Post they were a canvas ahead, and in another hundred yards they had increased their_ad- vantage to about half a length. Then came London's second spurt to 30, and at the lower end of the football ground they were level, with littlä more than half mile to the finish. Thames answered at 35, but opposite
London were canvos up. "In the last minute Thrames made a huge effort, rowing 40 strokes, but London
38 were Lat still gaining slowly, and they reached Putney Bridge about three-quarters of a length ahead. Crews:
H. Owen-Hughes . A. K, Mac- the Boat Houses kenzie
Wong Mee-shun Suspended For
all the tennis players in Hongkong Nine Months
"
I'd prefer to see a country keep the Moody or Senorita Lizana into aC against A. V. Cosano and A. V. Re M. Merlin does not take Mrs. Wills-partnered by another famous "old- timer, Hon Luen-tung, is matched cup tavo years and then lose it. This count at all. But neither a woman
Following the Football Emergency would serve to liven up competition who has won seven times nor one of medios, leading Club de Recreio Committee Meeting last night, Wong In that country."
the Chilean's class, who is desperate-
{players.
Mec-shun, of South China, W38 think, safely be left out of the ence and I certainly don't feel in- ly keen to win for the first time, can,
suspended "til December 31. This is a test of Youth v. Experl-
Other reckoning.
suspensions were-Kwok clined to make catergorical state-Ying-sang. (S. China) W. Maher (Recreio) until the end of the season, and P. Castro (St. Joseph'a) until December 1, 1937.
Discussing professionalism, Word
said:
"In one way, it hus a beneficial effect. The game suffers when two or three players remain at, the top year after year. Many promising youngsters become discouraged. With the champions reeking profes- #ional fields, however, new faces break into the amateur picture. and the result is a healthy one."
About the 1037 Davis Cup!
Davis Cup Matches To Be Played At Forest Hills
New York.
team from under" con- "Having lost Fred Perry, England The first Davis Cup matches in five sisting of Inc Crawford probably will part company with the years will be played on Forest Hilla Quiet, Vivian McGrath and John cup. It looks like, a tossup among historic courts this spring when the Bromwich, meet Mexico in a first this country, Australia, and Ger- North American zone finals, expect round tie at Mexico City, April 30, many. We should have a better. ed to be Australia versus United May 1-2, while the U.S. squad meels team than we had last year as the States are held at West Side Tennis Japan. The two winners then clash result of additional experience: Like Club May 20-30-31 England, however, we must find
4 capable No. 2 singles player - Don In announcing the site, Chairman Budge shapes up as our big hope. Walter L. Pate of the committee on After that. it's hard to discriminate management, said the selection, had among Geno: Málo,” Bóbby: Riggs, "been made at the request of the Aus- Joo Hunt, Frank Parker and. Bryan tralian team departing from Sydney Grant."
March 10.
HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
Fusiliers Defeat Team From Tamar
In a United Hockey Tournament. at Forest Hills and neither Mexico match at the Navy Ground, King's nor Japan is likely to muster up a Park, veslerdny níternoon.a team team capable of giving Australlo or from the Royal Welch Fusiliers beat the United States much of a fight. H.M.S. Tamar by 'three goals to one Personnel of the American team Play was scrappy and uninteresting still is in doubt with only Donald Budge, Number 1 player of the na-reored for the soldiers, and Sgm.
· Fur. Conner (2), and L/Cpl. Bruton tion, 'sure of a place...United Press,
Tozer for the Tamar.
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London R.C.-O.L. R. Hills (bow), D. R. Jardine, J. Pinches, A. D.. Phelps, M. P. Lee, A. D. Fraser,. T. R. M. Bristow, B. S. Beasley (stroke), H. D. Winkworth (cox).
Thames R.CR. R. Bradley (bow), H. M. Young, R. T. Cowper, J. A Maclean, A. J. Hutton-Squire, A. P. Brown, J. Burrough, 11. E. G. Watts (stroke), J. G. Dearlove (cox).
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