THE HONGKONG | TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1938.
COLONY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS START QUIETLY
EIGHT MATCHES DECIDED ON THE FIRST DAY COMFORTABLE VICTORY FOR THE LO BROTHERS
(By "Abo")
The 1938 Grass-court Tennis Championships of the Colony started at the Hongkong CC. courts yesterday afternoon rather quietly. Altogether, eight matches were played, five in the singles and three in the doubles, and of these only one went to the third set; the others were decided in two.
At Buch an early stage of the: competitions, it is of course not to be expreted that the ties would pro- duce anything outstanding. Never- theless though
on paper some of yesterday's matches promised some even tussles, expectations were not reallaed.
For instance, nobody would have thought that the doubles game between the veterans, M. K. and M. W. Lo, and the Canton pair of B. Szeto and D. K. Leung, would turn out to be such a one-sided affair. And yet this tie ended in a victory for the Lo brothers by G-1, 6-0 No decision could have been more con- vincing than this. The match lasted approximately 20 minutes.
When one realises that Szeto and Leung are prominent players from Canton-the latter, I understand, is present champion of that city-one may be forgiven for thinking that the Lo brothers must have played a very high brand of tennis indeed to allow their formidable opponents only one Came in two sets. Actually, how- ever, they were never extended and merely sailed along merrily to their victory without any undue effort.
ARMY HOPES DASHED One of the steadiest pairs from the Chinese R.C., S. W. Liang and F. H. Kwok, had to play three sets before they could get through against A.
W. A. Land
Badcock Is Going To England
Adelaide, Feb. 16. Badcock, star South Aus- trallan batsman, has been pro- nounced fit and is definitely
Picture taken on Sunday of the Islington Corinthian and Colony football teams which met at Caroline Hill on Sunday. The tourists won the encounter by five goals to one., (Photo: King's Studio),
going to England with the || Cricket Notes
Earlier Australian Test team.
messages stated that he had failed to pass the doctor and his certificate of fitness had been held over.-Reuter.
Rumjahn, a former champion and runner-up last year, had some useful practice against Major F. T. Baines. He won the first set at B-1, but twelve games were needed before he could annex the second.
Perhaps the best tie was that in which A. Crawford defented Mars- land by 6-4, 6-4. Though he won in two all the way and there were some sets, Crawford was made to fight
fine rallies in which both men shone in turn. Crawford, however, was less prone to make mistakes than his left-handed opponent.
By "R. Abbit"
Hongkong C. C. And Indians
Ladies' Programme Next Week
It should be noted that the Ladies' Badminton programme arranged by the Club de Re- creio will be held on the even- ing of Wednesday, March 9,
and not to-morrow.
Im Close Game Shelaeff In
THREE LEAGUE MATCHES
IN JUNIOR DIVISION
One felt last Saturday that, although there were only three League matches and those in the Junior Division, we were really getting back to cricket after that appalling spell of bad weather, and the pony business.
(10),
Too Good In Manila
HOW JAPANESE WON TENNIS TITLE
Matsumoto Shows Brilliant Form In Manila Final
Manila, Feb. 27. įmaking it deuce, Matsumoto drop- For the first time during the 1938 ped a beautiful drive into the right International tennis tournament that and corner but was long on a base- ended last night at the Rizal Tennis) line shot, deucing it once more. Stadium, Matsumoto of Japan, num-
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ber two ranking player from there, Matsumoto again hit the corner displayed the tennis that made him with a dandy drive and the game the second greatest star in the land ended when Ladaw missed a corner of the rising sun. He played an placement. The last and final game extremely heady
and out of the match saw the Filipino plny- ruessed Juan Ladaw, Jr., of FEU, in er erring four times, one being a netted backhand, two being shots straight sets, 6-0, 6-1 and 7-5,
that were over the baseline and the match point resulting from a missed attempt at the sideline.
Many
factors entered Into Inst night's play. In the Brst place, Mat- sumoto played a remarkably steady game; driving deep to the corners and content for the greater part in waiting for Ladaw to err, which he did Innumerable times.
ROWDY SPECTATORS
were
- The "undesirables"
again out in force and clicered errors and points alike, even going so far os On the other hand, Ladaw played to call the shots themselves. They Volced their disappointment and by for the most unsteady game he pleasure decidedly and undoubtedly has offered thus far in the tourn bothered the game of both the ment. He did not equal his brilliant principals by refusing to be silenced performances against Tsuruta and
a
After the match ended, Dr. Vic-
L. Guvia. He missed the easiest of While the ball was in play. chances and taking his play as whole, it goes without saying that tor Buencamino, president of the he showed lack of competitive ten- PILTA, presented the cups to the nis, needing quite a bit more season- victorious Japanese entries, the ing before he will be ready for the doubles having been won by the
combination of Tsuruta and Matsu best Invaders.
moto the day before from Ampon and Carmona..
BAD MISTAKE
left
In trying to out-volley Matsumoto
Amado Sanchez and Y. Tsuruta he made a mistake. He
played
in sparkling tennis the the net alone practically through second set of their two-set exhibi- out, though it is a fact that toward tien match yesterday. Both hit the the end, when he did try and come ball hard and exchanged long hard up, this style of play was effective drives throughout the last three in spots and only fell down through games.
Tsuruta won the first set, 0-3, and Sanchez won the second set, 7-5.
his own miscues,
To Ladaw goes a world of credit; for not knowing when he was licked.
Sanchez came from behind, 4-2, to Even when behind, 4-3 in the final win the second set. In the seventh, set, and with the game score 40-15 eighth and ninth games, he allowed with set point for the Japanese Tsuruta only two nere points and player, he refused
and to bow
led, 5-4. Tsuruta came back in the. deuced the set at 5-all. With game tenth game and tied the score score again at 6-5 in favour of Mat- 5-all, but Sanchez was really hitting sumoto and trailing at set point, then and caught Tsuruta fat-fooled he deuced this game also after a many times in the last two games set, 7-5.-Manila Bul-
Now Matched With brillant rally that saw at least 25 to win the
Kid Vicente
or 30 returns by cach player.
Boiling the facts down, Matsu- moto's steady playing that brodered on the perfect, allowed the Filipino Manila, Feb. 18.
star to defeat himself through bad- Monika will have to dig up somely hit balls and poor judgment as
talent
far as attack goes. better welterweight boxing soon if it wants to keep Andre Shelaeff in the Philippines boxing kingdom.
Manila had barely heard of the
letin.
Joe Davis is Still' Champion
at
E. F. Fincher entered the next round at the
expense
se of Ma Nal kwong. I had only a glimpse of this de, but Ma struck me as a young player of considerable promise. He has a pleasing style, with a good drive on both vving, His misfor- tune was to meet "Teddy" at such an early stage of the competition.
Leong Ping-chiu made short work The most interesting game in the the Junior League last Saturday, Division was a non-league Daniells, for the first time I think of H. Y. Ho, winning without the Senior
The 11th game and crucial one, kame between the Hongkong Cric- for a long while, failed and apart
the real last stand of Ladow, was loss of a single game. Leong proved
London, Jan. 31. master of Ho's pat-ball tactics and ket Club and the Indian Recreation from 24 by H. E. Stran, t. (who may
a thriller, Matsumoto, opened with
When Joe Davis beat Horace Lind- beat the latter at his own game. F. | Club.
a sideline placement for The latter side batted first now be considered as a veteran
Ahaps),
point and rum by 37 frames to 34 in the Gold Mocgowan V. Harrison also got through in con- and Nazarin (23), Kitchell (20). A.
(16) and Warr R. Abbas (10). and Minu vincing fashion.
no-one did anything at all. The 18-year-old Russian slugger when Law followed with a service age. Cup snooker match at Thurston's on making it 15-all. Matsumoto drove Saturday he became champion of the Results of yesterday's matches:
played quite stout cricket. They Civil Service were all out for 70 and he arrivd from Shanghai six months ball over the baseline after
tournament for the second succes- and Ladaw netted sive all of them hitting the ball K. M. Rumjahn cracked up a 01 and Now he claims the weller-beautiful rally
year, very hard. Nazarin made some very Barma 28. I am told that the LR.C. weight championship of the Orient after another nice volicy.
making
Davis assured himself of victory' by and looks much too good for any it, 30-all. Every point at this par-winning the second frame G57 In nice shots until he hit right across won by 8 wickets in which case, one from Owen-Hughes. Abbas hit H. T. Barma retired before they had local opposition.
ticular spot in the match was most the early session after taking hard-back-nt-Owen-won! The west seems to have been one terrifically
Neither Shelacff-nor his manager, carefully played-and-long-volley first 79-72-on-the-black-In-the- Hughes who caught it, but I imagine rather crucking fun as in the end they Heinrich Seelig, are doing any talk after long volley resulted, Ladaw first game at night he played bill-
wished he had not, as he lost 7 wickets for 122 runs. N. Singh ing about "new worlds to conquer." dropped rather
a pretty placement into lantly to compile a break of 92, and hot his finger pushed back and had bowled very well for the Indians to but the local boxing world believes the right-hand corner but miscued before the session ended he had two got
take 7 wickets for 23. I was in- they will sail for Hawail or Call-at the net with another easy chance more runs of 48, Lindrum had n up and it has in-
unless good challenger his for the 'taking.
break of 64 in the fourth game of this 'session. fancy
ney appears. A. Crawford beat Marsland 6-4, However, it was not as bad as the playing for the second and
Maisumoto missed the sideline to happened .about which
Scores (Davis. frst): 79-72 (on 12 he was the Ismail Ali who was given when he followed up a try out in the first against the The present challengers all look deuce things up but the FEU boy the black), 68-57, 30-07, 48-08, months
own bowling to Madar and stop- Hongkong Club and made 12 runa. considerably below Shelaeft's class.
fizzled an attempted smash as he 74-09, 60–89, 104–36, 51–94, 105 ed a red hot return drive with his I am particularly glad to see his They are Young Alde, whom the
backed up for a mid-court lob, 35, 28--109, 93-24. mouth, losing one or two teath and promotion.
Russian has defented several times, being badly knocked out. Although
Kid Vicente, Tiger Flowers and Rush Milling.
OPEN SINGLES
5. A. Rumjahn beat Major Baines FV. Harrison beat P. S. Leong
-6-1,-7-5.
G-1, 0-0,
E. C. Fincher beat Ma Nal-kwong 6-1, 6-2.
6-0, 0-0.
were
to
Leong Ping-chlu beat II. Y. Hot get it freed up painful mjury.terested to notice that I. All was not fornia
Warr and W. A: Land, of the Army. As a matter of fact, it was not until they had conceded the first set that the Chinese settled down to their usun! steady play. Neither Kwok nor Liang could be said to be brilliant 0-4. at any stage of the encounter but their steadiness and their excellent retrieving prevalled in the end,
Land's prowess in other fields of sport is already well-known, but his match yesterday was, I think, his debut in competitive tennis in the
Colony. He proved himself to be quite a useful player with a fastish service but his ground strokes have still to show.considerable improve- inent before he can reach the fore- - front.
Warr was playing with a bandaged middle finger. How far this affect- ed him I do not know, but I have certainly seen him play a better game both at Scokumpoo and at the Civil Service C.C.
OPEN DOUBLES
M. K. and M. W. Lo beat B. Szeto and D. K. Leung 6-1, 6-0,
curred a
onc
-
ago
S. W. Llang and F. H. Kwok beat there was some quile useful scores A. Warr and W. A. Land 2-0, 6-4, the Indians' total only went up us 6-2.
far as 157 runs. Swain, whose last Wong Shiu-wing and Luk Ding-match it is for the Club, had a cou- cheung beat A. Chan and H. Chan ple of wickets for 25 and Leckle 6-4, 6-1.
swung them with the new ball to take 3 for 24. Owen-Hughes and Perry each had a couple but the former was a bit expensive.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME Singles.-J. F. L. Smalley v. 1. M A. Razack; Cdr. R. H. Rump v. J. C.
Fool; Tsui Wal-put v. W. J. Skinner; Cheong Ping-yeung v. Tennie Wong; WC. Hung v. Tonnie Wang.
SINGAPORE HOCKEY
TEAM MAY TOUR JAVA
Another invitation, extended by the Hongkong ILA, for the vialt of olther a Singapore or a Malayan eleven for about the same time has lind to be held over for the present.
SPLENDID FINISH
heclic
A SURPRISE
The Army "A" team either had
Vicente, who calls himself the Cebu an off day or did not like the matting Caveman, was scheduled to meet at Pokfulam as toy were all out Shelaeff in December. He changed for 100, of which Northcott made an his mind a few days before the bout Calvert 22 and Gill 15. The rest did was to take place and is now de- nothing. The University seem to finitely unpopular with the promo- have come on a lot, possibly owing ters who were, forced to cancel the to the advent of K. T. Loke. He Oght. However he has now fixed up made 30 while Teoh had 22 and Ling to fight the champion on March 5. 21. Their total was 120. The most
H.K.C.C. WIN
who lost
a close
Neve and Perry did not come off notable bowling feat was that of Tiger Flowers returned recently but Kilbee played quile well for his K. L. Ng whose figures read from Singapore after a moderately Doubles G. W. Sowell and C.
10 and Leckie, although he only 12-2-42-7., a very excellent per-successful campaign. He claims that Monaghan v. Wel Chung and Pang made 14. hod & most beautiful six formance.
Clever Henry, from whom Shelaeff Oi-lam: II. Owen Hughes and T. A in it, when he seemed merely to push.
won his illie, was afraid to meet- Pearce v. Leisen Lew and Peter U; back the ball to the bowler and it
him when they were in Singapore QUICK SINGLES
A. C. I. Bowker and W. M. Berton went over the screen at the Naval
together. Y. R. B. Bulpin and F. A. Fowler Yard end. Haymes and Ride, how-
Over at the Recrelo ground I un- Except for one match, the singles Paul Kong and Lee Wal-tong v. Ip ever, were the salvation of the Club derstand that Recreio won the toss One Manila sports writer has sup- were all decided quickly. S. A. Cho-pong and Lui Kwal-fan.
and put in
the Hongkong Club gested Shelaeft is already ripe for in the middle, scoring 44 and 20 res- pectively, although Haymes should second eleven. At first it looked a trip to the United States to chal- have had at least three more runs merong, was bowled by the lenge such welterweights as the great as he declined to run for what he Armstrong the first Ceterino Garcia, thought was a boundary and found ball of the match and three wickets decision to world champion Barney the joke
was on him. Things got were down for 10 runs in 33 minutes Ross last year. Most persons be- However, Paterson played a very lleve, however, that the Russian boy really exciting at the end. Owen- Hughes had a good stand with Hay-stout and dour innings of 34, while needs much more experience before ward before being LB.W. to Minu Mitchell forced things a bit, though becoming worthy of meeting such
and N, P. he only got 13
Fox, talent. for 11
(alem. To tell rung.
who only received 4 balls, hit n Bix people that If they must scissor the Ecores they should add them up to left for V. C. Bond to play a good rumours he plans to go to Honolulu and a four off two of them, I was Shelaeff declined to talk about is likely that a Singapore hockey eleven will leave on April 15 for a see that they total correctly!) How knock of 20 for the second top score, for a bout with Kid Moro, former It likely that a Singapore hockey eleven weiter Vaxondor
ever, things got defnitely
while D. S. Robb was not out with 18 Oriental weller champion and now when he went,
to his credit when the innings was considered one of Howali'n best The eighth wicket fell at 141 or well to take 6 wickets for 23 runs,
declared at 144 for 9. Alves bowled Aghters. thereabouts and the ninth at 155, I am told that in his first spell of Malaya's hockey ability is re-drawn from Batavia, Bultzenborg, leaving three runs to win. (I am nine overs, he sent down three mai- in January with a third-round lock-
Sheineff won the welterweight belt: cognised over the Far East, and it Bundoeng, Sourabaya and Samarang, absolutely sure of the exact
who figures as I am going on hearsny, dens and took three wickets for 10 out over Clever Henry,
Hod is considered a great pity that rain caused the cancellation a while ago
A TEN DAYS' TRIP
and It doesn't work out with tho
Just returned from Australia with an When
the Recreio come to score). Anyway, what happend was of a match on which all eyes in the
bat impressive record including a victory The players will bo away Eastern hockey world were set-the Singapore for ten days, and all ex-left Dunnett to play out four balls Soares and Noronha, who put up 40 plon.
from that Tom Hayward took a single and they
had an excellent start from over Tod Morg former world cham- meeting of Malaya and the Japanese penses in Java-with the exception, of the over which he did with com-
for the first wicket, but then the Olympic eleven.
of course, of personal Items-will be plete
three wickets fell quickly, He defended his title February 5 in case. Hayward then
faced firzt The Java tour should provide the defrayed by the Java HA.
Minu bowling from the Law Courts Xavier being run out by Armstrong "winner take all" bout with Henry, local players with some excellent More than thirty Singapore players end and the Deld crowded in. How with an excellent throw in which hit who claimed the previous knockout
Wthe opposition, for it is on the cards that all of whom who have taken part ever Minu pitched one up and Hay-point of the game. After that it ring obviously nervous in this second nticks. This was the turning punch was lucky. Henry entered the the Netherlanders have followed the in State matches trials-bave ward hit a beautiful six right over
or leas and from the accepto the Low Courts. I have a sort of was more lead set by the mother country, Hol-een invited, land, whicia has the reputation, of fances a touring side will be selected. feeling that this is the first aix ha (12.4-3-23-0). For the last 3.4 overs one of the most aggressive attacks in a procession. bout and lost a technical knockout in Wodehouse bowled
Very
nicely the second round. Shelaeff showed supplying a grenier number of Leaving Singapore on April 16, the has hit for some time but if I am hockey players in proportion to popu- team will arrive in Batavia on Sun-wrong I apologise. It was really his analysla was a wickets with one this bout Manila has seen in years.→→
match
maiden and lation than any other country in the day, April 17, and play n
very fine infali.
two runs. However, United ProSS,' world.
against Batayin.
ono must not forget that he is an ex- Then will follow mutches against
Interport bowler, although I fancy Provisional arrangements for the Bultenzorg, Dandoeng and posibly tour comprise five games, the last ofono elther against Samarang or Sou- which will probably be against the rabaya or a combined eleven (rom whole of West Java, players being those two districte.
and
not
JUNIOR DIVISION LEAGUE
runs.
it was way back in 1020 when he on Saturday and the account of the It will probably not surprise any-represented the Colony. The Club K.C.C. and Craigengower Bunday one to find think the I.R.C. defeated won by 71 runs,
gamo until my Friday article, the Civil Service second eleven in I am holding over three matches through pressure of space,
tho
Successful Singers-
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