TELEGRAPH. THE HONGKONG
TUESDAY, MARCH 8,
1938.
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES STILL ONE-SIDED
EIGHT MATCHES
DECIDED IN
STRAIGHT SETS
RAZACK, LIANG AND LAND WIN SINGLES
(By "Aba")
While watching the Colony Tennis Championships at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday afternoon, I could not help over- hearing a conversation between two spectators. One of them cam- plained "I have not seen a really good match in this year's cham- pionships," and the other agreed. I am also inclined to agree.
Several of yesterday's les had promised to be Interesting ones, but again they proved disappointing. Altogether three matches were deeld ed in the Singles and four in the doubles, and in every case only two setg were necessary to reach n decision.
was
Even allowing for the fact that he not accustomed to playing on genss, D. K. Leung, the Canton singles champion, showed surprising- iy poor form against I. M. A. Razack of the Indian R.C. Possessing a good style, Leung obviously has plenty of good tennis in hith, but he was for too careless yesterdey and his defeat was due us much to his own mis- takes ns to Razack's good play. As a matter of fact, all Razack had to do to keep a rally going and it was fairly certain that his opponent would concede hlm the point by making
mistake. Thero were occasions, however, when Leung beat Razack by sheer pice, but they were rare and far between.
OPPONENT SIZED UP
To Razack's credit was that he had very had his opponent sized up early in the encounter and he played Usually
crrutie accordingly. player himself, he was surprisingly patient throughout and went to his -points surely if not spectacularly.
An
overhead weakness at the
wing, last year's semi-finalists, a harder Oght than the scores of 0-0. 6-3 would suggest. This was due to the fact that Luke and Wong look the match rather ensunfly,
Scores:
SINGLES
W. A. Land beat F. A. Broadbridge
S. W. Liang beat A. V. Gosano
6-1, 6-3. 6-3, 6-4. 6-1, 6-2.
L ML. A. Razack beat D. K. Leung
DOUBLES
Luk Ding-cheung and Wong Shiu- wing, beat Wel Chung and Pang Ol- tam 0-0, 6-3,
II. Owen Hughes and T. A. Pearce beat Leben Lew and Poter U 0-1, (-2.
9. A. and H. D. Kumjahn beat Leung Ping-chiu and Marsland G-1,
0-1,
H. A. Barros and J. Gonsalves beat Wong Fuk-nam and Cheng Ting- young 6-3, 6-1,
CLUB SINGLES
W.. Sander bent T. E.. Nave 6-0, 6-2.
H. J. Arinstrong beat H. J. Bid- well 6-0, 6-1,
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME Singles.- Crawford v. B. Szc-
Lion of his match with S. w. to; E. C. Fincher v, F. V. Harrison.
Gosano's
was
rather
undermined A. V. Doubles. Tsui Wai-pul and Tsut Yun-pui v. I. Agafurolf and J. Pen- os he confidence. As long
his opponent to Kelly; O. E. C. Marton and D. B. able to drive when ho was up at the net, Evans v. M. K. and M. W. Lo.
Club singles.-T. C. Monaghan v. Gosano was happy because his volley N. W. Dimsey. was in good working order; but when
Club handicap singles.-L. Gold- Llang employed the lob, Gosano was all al sen. I cannot be said that man v. Lt. Cdr. C. B. Nicholson; E. Liang's lobs were good ones-in fact R. Friee v. W. M. Barton; W. Wood-
short-buting v. A. D. Humphreys. ofton they
were very nevertheless Gosano failed to "kill" even the shortest of them.
Liang's best game was in defence, mostly
He from the base-line. seldom attacked because his forehand was weak. A perceptible lifting of the face of his racket just before the moment of impact took all the sting out of his forchand drive, but his backhand was very steady.
"I saw little of the game between W. A. Land and F. A. Broadbridge, But judging by the few games which the military I did manage to see, player must have been right on top of his form in the first set; for he was not very impressive in the last fow games in the second set, True, tie was serving well with the wind behind him, but he was too prone to over-drive.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
CUP DRAW
London, Mar. 7.
on
The draw.of the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, to be played March 19, resulted as follows:
Kilmarnock v. Morion or Ayr
St. Bernards Falkirk East Fife or
Aberdeen
U.
v. Motherwell v. Rangers
v, Ralih R.
Members of the Club "A" Seven-a-Side rugger team with the Blarney Stone Shield wilch they won once again on Saturday by beating H.M.S. Adventure "A" by 20 paints to five In the final. J. C. Miller, the caplain, is seated in the middle of the front row. (Photo: Ung Vuen).
Hough Wins On Points, Cheered Wildly
"I SHALL GO ALL OUT”
By Trevor Wignall
London, Jan. 25.
At the end of the ninth round in his return fight, Frank Hough the Fighting Hussar, turned to the ringside spectators and smilingly shouted, "Now I shall go all out."
He did not quite do that, mainly cut that Hough was glad to get away because the light-heavy-weight from after he had sampled it a few champion of France refused to per- times. such a happening, but Hough | mit
Laurlot, however, was lucky not nevertheless delivered a sumclent to he disqualified for low hitting number of blows to make his points in the first and third rounds. He victory-which was so popular that was cautioned by Mr. Moss Deyong, it was received" with the wildest but throughout he made the on- cheeringa very clear one.
lookers apprehensive by the lowness of his swings.
CHANGED STYLE
.
The contest was as good as any seen in London for years. It was
In the first five rounds Hough was not so fresh and confident as he usually 16. He actually did a lot of retreating, but he explained his all action from beginning to end, and
fallure to indulge in body punching by stating that he was fearful of re- peating the blow which brought about his disqualification a couple of weeks ago.
any
In the final round the noise of the. cheering was nearly deafening.
was a good winner, and Hough
fears that he is not ready to Bght Jack Mavor for the British light-heavy-weight title have now been finally destroyed. His attrac tiveness as a crowd-puller also con- tinues to be amazing.
9,000 THERE
Hough last night depended almost entirely on punches to his opponent's head. He changed his tactles and that makes watching him such a In the cleverest fashion-that is pleasure-and in the seventh round, with more than 9,000 people, which Earl's Court was again jammed to the enormous delight of the
crowd, he dropped Laurlot with a means that on the five occasions he
left, followed by a stift right which has fought for the National Sport- Reuter... kept the Frenchman down for eight by over 30.000. Nothing like this ing Club Hough has been watched reconds,
One Change In Scottish Team
Cricket Notes
By "R. Abbit”
Important Ties Played During Last Week-End
Craigengower On Level Terms With Indians
Though there were alarms and excursions on Satur- day last when the penultimate steps towards the deci- sion of the Senior Shield were taken, there were only two keynote matches so to speak! The surprise of the day was the failure of the K.C.C. to beat the Club de Recreio. The trouble was, I think, undoubtedly that the bowling of the K.C.C. broke down.
Lec
once
and Lloyd had to do prac-1been a very different story. As it tically the whole of the trundling for was. Goldby settled down at they sent down 33 overs out of the and while he and Man were together 45 bowled. I do not know why everything looked alright. However, Anderson only bowled one over but once the latter went it was all rather he seems rather to have lost his form hopeless. Godby hit gallantly and with the ball at present, whicit is got up to 77 out of the 152, BI- most unfortunate for Kowloon. The moria bowled excellently (10-5-37-8) wicket was wet on top and the ball and did not seem to be worried by turned very slowly and sat up so the matting at all. that E. L. Gosano could do more or less what he liked with it. I believe he got 50 out of the first 70 scored,
The
WEAK BOWLING ·
It soon appeared that the Army K.C.C. felding was flot very bowlers did not like the matting al- good and though only actually two though they ought to be more used chances were dropped, a lot of runs to it then most! Hatfield was the I under-only and
one of them who did anything might have been saved. stand that Gosano was not dropped. bod and A. R. H. Esmail (47) and F. R. Zimmern (71) did more or less what they liked. The other bowlers ENOUGH TIME TO GET THEM
were terribly expensive and the runs The K.C.C. went in at 4.30 p.m. were Hit off with ample time to unfortunate that and they had thus 105 minutes to spare. It is most
Le
London, Mar. 7. The Scottish International rugby team to play England on March 19 will be the same as
ret 150 runs which is by no means the Army could not turn out a full the one which played against
an imposable task although it must team though I do not think they Wales and Ireland, except that remembered that the Recreio would ever have any chance of beat- might, out- Wienwick (London Scottish) ground is a large one
ing Craigengower, They was pretty wet. However, however, have hoped for a draw. As replaces Drummond as wingfeld
Anderson cocked one it is, Craigengower's chances for the three-quarter.
up to mid-on after he had made 11. Shleid look particularly rosynt apparently all attempts to win the present. I shall have something to match were abandoned. The next say about them In my Friday article.
T three men falled badly and only
The team will, therefore, be as follows:
George Roberts; Wrenwick, Dick, MacRae, J. G. Forrest; Shaw, T. F. Dorward; J. B. Borthwick, J. D. Hastie, Inglis, Horsburgh, Roy, Young. Duff and W. H. Crawford.--Reuter,
Champion Retains Her Golf Title
Filipino Lady Succeeds Again
when
A.
und the
Madar did anything, barring Fincher, whose 40 was an
Teddyinnings though on the slow
side.
was
'A WEAK TEAM-
"A" were not
molleeding..
Big"
A GREAT GAME
By far the most interesting of the
cases
must
while a win outright practically
I have been interested to see games which were played on Satur- that Madar seems to bat much better day last was that between the Hong- kong Cricket Club end the IR.C. on now they have moved him from the the ground of the latter team. The position of the opening batsman. home team won the toss and put
Club In, which in ning Kowloon were never in any danger the of losing the game, but I think that out of ten on Saturday afternoon is barring miracles their chances for right. I am not quite sure, however, the Shield have gone completely. if it paid in this case though it
be admitted that this gave the In- dians in the intter
[part of their in- I suppose It has something to do nings the alternative of going out for the runs or of saving the game: with training camps and mlitary for they were in the position that operations, but the Army side
(it not an eleven) WAR only a shadow of its proper self. Actually put them safe, a complete loss de- initely put them a point down. they were one man
short, which They were fortunate to be playing seems amazing, especially as Army on the next door ground and very
(Incident- fairly
afternoon 12 early in the were one seemed very probable the Craigen- short!) Anyway only Man, Raws-gower would win their match. torne. Godby and Hatfield were play- However, when the innings opened ing out of the Army proper first. All the wicket was very slow and easy the
excellent and Kilbee and Leckie put on runs same they made an fight of it. Webb and Northcott, two quickly. Minu went off almost im- Manila, Feb. 27.
teams, both mediately but when he came on This year's Philippine women's players from Junior turned, and Instead of going back-gaged at £80 per week to appear)open golf champion is again Miss failed at the start of the game buti ngain with 40 on the board the wic- very ket was beginning to dry under the wards he stood still and resorted to with Jack Hylton's band. The fortnightly Hongkong Football the counter punching of which he stand he will play the harmonica year-old combination housemaid and steady knock and if Hawslorne hind Influence of a fresh breeze and he
I under- Dominga Capati, short, stocky, 28 Man settled down to play a
twa wickets in his first over, H. Owen Hughes and T. A. Pearce
is such a master.
at cover there washerwoman to two American of not got inside one a bit and been gat
(Continued on Page 9.) were up against a rather weak com-
and perhaps croon a song. bination in Lelsen Lew and Peter U. and H. A, Barros and J. Gonsalves the last meeting were read and the the
On last night's showing Lauriot is set up another record by doing two
On the following Monday he will clals of the Canlubang Sugar Estate taken
in Laguna province. were much too good for Wong Fuk-annual dinner was decided upon, met since he found fome only a few sandwiching in o
toughest opponent Hough has performances at New Cross and by ticipate in national tournaments for The only Filipino woman to pur- nam and Cheng Ping-young.
which will be held in Jimmy's weeks ago. The Frenchman is ex- Court between them.
bout at Earl's several years, Miss Capati won this Wel Chung and Pang Ol-lam gave Kitchen on Monday, March 14, at 8 he has a looping left-hand
It is hoped year's title from
a feld of 19 || Luk Ding-cheung and Wong Shiu-p.m.
upper- his opponent will be Arno Koblin, foreigners. Runner-up was G. ceedingly strong and aggressive, and the champion of Germany.
Morgan
Germany and third If Hough gets applause for his honours went to Mrs. E. J. Sanders Miss Copall harmonica selections and also whips of the United States. the German, all in the same even-also won the medallist honours in the Ing, there will be every reason describe him as the most extraor- approaching and putting competition. to qualifying round and the special dinary fighter the world has ever known.
DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT
In the doubles, the Rumjahn cousins showed a definite 'improve ment on last week's form. ' Against Leung Ping-chiu and Maraland, they received litle opposition and won with the concession of a game in bich set.
REFEREES' MEETING
Referees' Association meeting was held last night. The Chairman (Mr.
T. G. Stokes) presided. Minutes of
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has ever before been known in the This was the turn of the tide so history of British boxing. far as the Hussar was concerned.
ght next Monday. He will not fight Ils customary cheeky confidence re- but only because he has been en-
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Nobody taught Miss Capati how to play golf and she has not read any book in the sport. Back in 1932, she bequired four golf clubs with her started #dig- meagre savings and ging at the sugar estate's course hours." Two outside of her
won the Manila years later alte municipal links tournament.
Hotice
It has taken much of the domes- tic's earnings to buy the necessary
John B. Beck, of Sundridge Park, four woods and ten irons, on the in- has been appointed captain of the stalment plan, to complete her out. British Walker Cup goir team to meet warded by the array of cups she has at, but she said she feels amply re- the United States on June 3 and 4 at St. Andrews.
at St. Andrials on May 5 and 01
won. A home run clouter In Indoor The selection committee have in baseball, she said this sport more
than vited the following sixteen players to for her big muscles,
was responsible her washing take part in
THIRD ATTEMPT E. Bromley-Davenport. (Wilm-
This year was the third time Miss slow). James Bruen, jun. (Mus-Capall competed in the national open kerry), Leonard G. Crawley (Bran- meet. The first was in 1938 when cepeth Castle), Cecil Ewing (Co. 1937, she was runner-up
she ürst emerged champion. In Silgo). J. Graham (Wildernesse), J. former Miss Jane Plagemann. 1932 E. Gent (Bradford Moor), E. D. champion of Oregon state. Hamilton (Ralston). A A. Jamieson
(Pollok), A. T. Kyle (Sand Moor),
to the
Miss Capali hos ambitions
o
the fine
J. D. A Langley (Cambridge Univer travelling and playing golf in other alty), D. H. Lewis (Cardiff), J. J. F. countries. She also intends to turp Pennink (Royal Ashdown Forest). Pro after reading about G. B. Peters (Fereneze), K. B. Scott points of the game la books she in- (Oxford Univeralty). Charles Stowe tends to buy. She admits she is not (Penn), Hector Thomson (Williams good in "theoretical" golf. wood).
on played
Longley, Ewing, Petera and Thom- the match against the United States at Pine Valley in 1938. Crawley and Jamieson have both previously played for Great Britain, There are four Scots, two Irish- men, and one Welshman among the sixteen invited for the trial.
Fatherless aines early in childhood, she had to leave school after barely anishing the primary grades to help support her family.
Asked how she came to speak! English rather well, she said:
might have
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