THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1937.
LEONG PING-CHUI OUTPACED BY H. D. RUMJAHN
Perfect Length Driving To The Corners
LOSER THROWN
OUT OF
HIS STRIDE
Veteran Pair Outclassed
After Good Start
MEN'S SINGLES
(By "Veritas**)
1. D. Rumjahu beat Leong Ping-chui 0-2, 6-1.
MEN'S DOUBLES
Gosano and A. V. A. V. Remedios beat Ng Sze-kwong and lion Luen-Jung G-4, 6-1,
Fuk-nam and Lul Wong Kwal-fun beat W. N. Cheung and M. C. Hung 6-4, 6-0.
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is drives which landed half court only served to make things easier for Ruijahn. He scored with some ex- cellent passing shots, but these were not sufficiently consistent to yield him more than an occasional point. His great need was the ability to find the corners with the same accuracy ns Rumjalin. But he was so much on the defensive that one could easily understand his difficulty in this res pect.
VETERANS LOSE CHANCE
Leading 4-1 and 40-16, Ng Sze- kwong and Hon Luen-fung appeared safe to win the first set against A. V. Gosino and A. V. Remedios in yester- day's men's
doubles quarter-final, Then Ng made a serious mistake andį the Portuguese couple recovered so well that they won the set at 8-4 and
H. D. Rumjaha yesterday polished off his task of beating Leong Ping-chui in the quarter- final of the Colony tennis cham- pionship in very businesslikewalked away with the second at -1. manner, the match lasting about 35 minutes with Rumjahn win. ning 6-2, 6-1.
which
It was early evident that Rumjahin was bent on shortening the rallien much as possible. Ite swept immedi- ately into a strong attack throwing his fine Leung out of stride with
searched the drives Length corners. Whenever opportunity oc-
and curred he advanced to the net, al- though from here he did not reap a maximum number of points, the tactics had their desired effect and on- couraged Leong to make hasty strokes.
The match went more or less as I had anticipated. While Rumjahn had sufficient control over his pacy ground shots to prevent Leong from settling down to his normal stroking, the
a certain
winner. Leong
reduce
by half
Indian was a found necessary to redi his long and deli
deliberate back-swing on the forehand and this meant his slots lost accuracy. The loser did his to keep the rallies going, but
utainly Mumjahn Bashed out n
the
winning drive to either corner, Per- hapa
his best shot, because, ke clever spin bowler using the googly, he used it sparingly, was a backdrand drive to the forehand corner which
made the ball go away very quieldy and unexpectedly. This shat was re- served for the occasion when he had Leong anticipating a return to the backhand court. Not once did it fail
to score..
B
MARKED CONFIDENCE
Rumjaha played with marked con- fidence, and on a court which was In- clined to be slow because of its "grassy" nature, ha obtained formidable amount of pace from his shols. I was particularly impressed
with both forehand drive. Ite
committed
Jahn Perfect length which Rum
with the and backhand
few
volleyin
errors, but also effect-
ed some
me of most telling strokes from this position. Overhead he was fauticas und tucked
with commendable skill.
away winners
.Leong could not strike a length and
FOR THOSE
Gosano and Remedios started very shakily and so many bluriders accrued from their rackets that Ng and Hon hd only to keep the buil in piny to be certain of the point. Gosano (Continued on Page 9.)
End Of Tennis Championships In Sight
THE CONCLUDING STAGES
Arrangements for playing the semi- final and ful matches in the open tennis championships of the Colony have been completed by the Hong- kong C.C.. who are sponsoring the
paments. tournaments.
To-morrow
E.
C. Fincher and W.
C. Hung will meet Wong Fuk-nam and Lui Kwal-fun in the semi-finals
A. V. Gosano makes a smash against Ng Sae kwong and Hon Luen fung during yesterday's tennis championship match. A. V. Remedios, his partner watches to see the effect of the stroka. (Picture by staff photographer).
MARY HEELEY TRIUMPHS OVER KAY STAMMERS IN STRAIGHT SETS
Miss Heeley's Busy Day
Miss Mary Heeley, the lawn tennis player, played two semi-finals and three finals at the Harrow (Herga) tournament on one day last month.
When she walked on the court for the fifth time she carried a glass of milk... It was so dark, however, after one set of the mixed doubles that the players-C. E. Hare and Miss Heeley v. F. H. D. Wilde and Miss M. Whitmarsh—agreed to divide the honours.
Miss Heeley started by losing the women's singles final to Miss Dorothy Round. She then partnered Miss Round to win the semi-final and final of the woman's doubles. The mixed doubles semi-final followed, in which Miss Heeley and. C. E. Hare were victorious. Then came the last final, darkness --and a well-earned rest for Miss Heeley.
of the open doubles, and on Friday NEW U.S.
S. A. Rumjahn will play E. C. Fincher
in the semi-finals of the singles.
If the weather does not interfere BOXING
with the competition, all the matches should be finished by next week. On
April 20, H. D. Rumjahn Monday, and F. H. Kwok will meet in the other semi-final singles match, and on Tuesday Wong Shiu-wing and Luk Ding-cheong will play either the Rumjahn cousins or A. V. Gosano and A. V. Remedios.
The singles final will be decided on Wednesday, April 28; the Club Cham- plonship on Thursday, April 29; and the Open Doubles Final on Friday, April 30,
Booking for these matches (except) the Club Champlonship) is now open nt Moutrie's. The entrance to the stand is $1, inclusive of tox.
The prize-giving will take place immediately after the Anal of the
doubles.
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Don boxer named Keona, who has turned in victories in 20 bouts just "for the fun of it, has announced any mere punches he takes will have
cash fled to them:
reason
"It's like this," Koons said. "I like to fight, and have gone over swell as an amateur. But while I do get some kick in winning these fights, the for staying non-pro for a couple of years is to get experience. I could have done right well fighting for money six months or maybe a year ago, but didn't have the experi ence to do any better than pretty well -and boy, someday, after I plug around prelims for a year or so, I'm going on up to the top.
Experiments Tried By Rugby Union
IMPROVEMENTS OF THE RULES
London.
MAKES BRILLIANT COMEBACK IN HERGA TOURNEY
DOUBLES THRILLS
By Ulyss Rogers
Miss Mary Heeley, once Great Britain's No. 1, whether in trou sers, skirts, or striped shorts, seems bent on staging a great lawn tennis comeback.
If her playing at the Herga (Harrow) tournament recently is any criterion, she will be taking a leading place once more in British tennis.
Great Britain's present No. 2, Miss Kay Stammers, went down to her in the semi-final of the singles.
CHANCE FOR
UNIVERSITY
LATEST
SWIMMERS HOMESIDE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
RIVALRY
HIGH STANDARD WILL BE set
(By W. J. Howcroft)
Englund's leading University swim- mers will welcome the chance of competing at the International Uni- versity Games In Paris next August, Probably the Selection Committee will make a condition that alt re- presentatives must be capable of a certain standard which would be equal to the time recorded for the sixth place in the men's events, and the fourth place in the women's events at the last University Games, held at Budapest in 10935. I have no record of the times or placings in the women's contests, but the appended list of the first and alxth times in the men's ́events at Budapest will give in Idea
of the standard required.
100 metres Freestyle-1st, 59.4s.; 6th, 43.25.
100 metres Freesiple-isi, 6m. 2.29.; Oth. 5m. 275.
1,500 metres Freestyle-1st, 20m. 53.6s. 6th. 22m. 27.8s.
200
metres Breast stroke--1st. 2m: 50.0s.; B. 3m. 39.
100 metres Backstroke-Ist. 1m. 11.08. 0th. 1m. 14.0s.
There are six, perhaps eight, men, whose performances approximate to the standards for the men's freestyle events, and two for the
men's back- stroke. At Oxford, Digby Young stands out as a sound Gsec. man för 100yds., figures equal to 63ace, for the 100 metres. He is
is also useful over 220yds, and, therefore, avaliable for the four-a-side 200 metres relay.
RESULTS
London, Apr. 19. The following are the results in to- day's English and Scottish Football League matches.
ENGLISH LEAGUE
Third Division (North)
Barrow Crowe Hinilfax Tranmere Wroxham
Cardur
1 Oldham
1 Slockport
4 Darlington
1 Accrington
2 Hull
Third Division (South)
4 Aldershot SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Hearts Hibernian Motherwell
2 Clyde.
◊ Dundoo
4 Falkirk
--Reuter.
CITY AND SUBURBAN BETTING
75 TO 20 PRICE
IS QUOTED.
London, Apr. 19.
The peculiar priea of. 75 to 20, was A. W. Young (London), a younger taken and offered for William of brother of the Dark Blue, may also Valence during to-day's call-over for
Melbourne
inst the City and Suburban Handicap,
tho
cume under consideration. He arrived In London from Autumn with record of 02sec. for this being the shortest odds of
session. 100yds. ic has, hov
however, improved
The call-over prices were as fol- the since, judging by his easy win in London Universities 100yds. cham-lows:
25 to 20 William of Valence (t and
a) plonship, which he won unpressed in N. Pooler (London) will 60 2-3sec.
15 to also come into the reckoning. Last
17 to season he was 1 sound 59sec. mont,
he has fre but during the winter quently beaten 57sccs., for 100yds. in friendly matches.
NOTABLE
BROTHERHOOD At Cambridge, the Fraser brothers Simon are swimming extremely well. Fraser is capable of 57sec. for 100yds., and is relatively as goed over all dis-
to 440yds. Peter Fraser lances up
the Cambridge cantered away with Freshmen's 100yds. in 58sec. last November, and a fortnight ago swam an unpaced quarter of a mile in 5min. 45sec.
The left-hander from St. Albans made too many mistakes to hope for survival against the deadly accuracy of the stream of hard drives that flowed from Miss
rReket, Hedley's beuten Kay was squarely
2-8, 4-6, Afterwards Miss liccley stayed off,
There is another speedy freestyle for the time being a
sensational defent of Miss Dorothy, Round and man available in Percy Rastall. Two
years ago, when a junior, he herself by that most promising gir sistently returned 80 sec, for 100yds. of the younger school Miss Valerie but he failed to reproduce this pace. Scolt, last year's junior champion, when he left the junior ranks. Last and that always promising player, year he took matters easily, and now Miss Mary Whitmarsh
he is at Manchester University J shall
conTM
season
2 IIts Grace (0) 8 to 1, (t)
2 Lovely Rosa (0) 9 to 1.(t)
100 to 100 to
8 Roward (0)
6 Esquemeling (t and o)
20 to 1
(9)
20 10
Aldine (t and o)
Pampas Grass (0) Hollands (6)
(0)
a (0) 22 to 1 (3)
x (a) 22 to 1 (4)
Quota (0) 22 to 1
1 Edgehill (0)
- Hypothesis (0)
The Blue Boy (0)
1 Gynerlum (0) 50 to 1 (1)
1 Pigskin (0)
-Reuter.
25 to
1 Dytchley (0)
40 to CB Lo
CALL-OVER ON
-THE DERBY
FAIRFORD STILL FAVOURITE
London, Apr. 18. Fairford remained at top price in
quotations being:
The two younger players set not be surprised in the least if he about the more experienced pair in finds his best form as a result of a great style, won the first set 6-4 year's rest from strenuous wark. and ran to 5-2 in the second. Miss Whitmarsh often shows a
There are two first-class backstroke Shemeld representative, coyness about accepting victory men in the when it is almost in her hands, and M. Taylor, and the London Univer now she began to make errors, find-sly, man, K. T. Scott. Last All Rugby League followers ing the net with her volleys and Taylor was erratic. lic won the to-day's Derby call-over, the ruling
United Universities Championship, re- are watching with interest the hilting critical shots astray. Hitherto turning Gases. for 100yds, backstrakce, experiments being made by the she had been magnificent.
then failed completely in the National THEN CAME SNOW THEN CA Rugby Union with the object of
Backstroke, but late in the season he secking a remedy for deliberate treating the "sliters"
He partner, serving brilliantly and was only 1-5sec. outside John Bes- as they deford's British record. Scott, when fit, obstruction and offside at the served, held on valiantly. Miss Whit-Is capable of 60sec. for 100yds, and scrummages.
marsh recovered her touch in the will be certain of selection if he de- ninth game, and the pair at length cides to go into training..
A
The rules with which the Rugby reached 54 and vantage point. Union are experimenting, or similar Just one little point for sel und ones, have been in operation in the match. But Dorothy in the left-hand Rugby League for years, and It court pulled the game level, and she may sentent would be far from the truth to claim and Mary finished off the set 7-5. that they are a complete success.
Before this the match had been stirpended by a thick snowstorm that caused a great scurry of players and spectators to the pavilion,
The Rugby League even go farther than drawing an Imaginary line through the middle of the pack, be-
Now the snow was falling again. yond which players must not advance AL 2-alt in the final set, Whitmarsh until the ball has been heeled. They serving, the umpire wiped a mass of order the halfback to retire behind snowflakes out of his eye and every- the pack Immediately he has put the body called it a day. ball in.
"I went out to Los Angeles last December and won the Southern California Golden Gloves champion- ship from the best fellow' I ever fought and one of the best I've ever Further, it is the definite instruc- watched fight.
come back tion that the loose forward must not Then here and took the Cincinnati CG puck at the side of the scrum.
Journament. Koons modestly CX- plained if it were possible for him to
SCRUM OFFENCES
Fight To Keep Sport "Clean"
enter the Chicago. tournament, he. Even with these two rules operat- might, although he is losing Interesting in the Rugby League it has not
proved sufficient to eliminate offside) 66 "Now the reason I haven't been in an obstruction at the scrummage,
in the anteurs.
any hurry to go pro is because I've still got a long time in the ring? Koons explained. "I'm only, 22, and
Is the luumunte. element which
is so far beaten all attempts to
Cockermouth,
now am going out for the money solve scrummage problems in both Strict precautions are being taken
TO
in a small way. Just a small way, can get prelim fights for a year or so to get seasoned without having my chin pushed up to my суса brows."
Koons' amateur career in the
Area
Driton and League, and in the Rugby to protect a popular northern sport
prevented the from Gamblers and crooks, League kame has play-the-bail rule achieving the par- The sport is bound trailing, which Dose for which it was introduced.
opens its
Benson
recently, 'The Hound Trailing Association has: In the Rugby Union experimental plans to prevent attempts to gain un- at Leicester the players held fair results and betting coups in the sciven back somewhat, being coming season.
streng- careful not to transgress the experi
groups have been mental rule, which represents difference between a purely experl-guard every
the thened, and more scouts recruited to
trial. mental match and a competitive one.
during race; or practising then the night before in the vicinity lifetime of a meet may mean suspension, and possibly criminal Irületment
Fenallies for waylaying hounds
heavyweight division has been im pressive. Ohio and California, sports writers have predicted great things for him. Several Cincinnati mana- gers are trying to pull him into their stables. The two matches he lost in 20 starts were his third and ath. Before the Rugby Union can de- and they have. been buried, under elde whether any suggested new rule nine knockouís,
Is a good one-it should stand the test His trainers, including Jim Jefferies of a county championship or inter- say he has the makings of a cham- national match, in which there is the plon.
real competitive spirit.
About 400 trials, will take place in Koons
Looks Ilke Bob Nestell,
Cumberland, Westmorland, North current Pacific Coast sensation who The Rugby League for years have Lancashire, South Scotland, won the 1033 Los Angeles Colden been searching for a solution of parts of Northumberland, Durham, Gloves heavyweight title and imme-these problems, and have not suc- and Yorkshire this season, - diately went professional to score 11 ceeded, oven though they have four "Hunting." without a fox, the koorkouts in 10 matches, Once, fewer forwards with whom to con-hounds follow a man-made trail of
human Koons was introduced as Nestell, the tend. The
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-Reuter.
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