THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL
1938.
TSUI WAI-PUI FULLY EXTENDED BY E. C. FINCHER
SPLENDID
PLAY
IN YESTERDAY'S TENNIS MATCH
LOSER FIGHTS PLUCKILY RIGHT TO THE FINISH
(ly "Aho")
If Taui Wai-pai, the Colony champion of 1936 and Chinese Davis Cupper last year, was a trifle disappointing, E. C. Fincher more than fulfilled expectations at the Hongkong C.C. yesterday when these two players met in the quarter-finals of the singles in the current tennis championships.
As the scores of 8-4, 8-B suggest,
it was a fight to the finish with le in 11. between the two, That Tsul, regarded in many quarters as in a class by himself In Hongkong at the the match was present moment, won perhaps only to be expected; but the manner in which Fincher made lim go and out to do so was. an eye- those who have opener even to thought highly of the K.C.C. man's play in the current tournament.
Not for a long time has Fincher revealed such splendid form as he did yesterday when he scored numerous winners with drives on both wings; but in his attempts to make woning shols, he also com- mitted more blunders than usual. This was particularly noticeable on his backhand which failed him unex- pectedly on several occasions even when he essaying the easiest of shots. Although he also made mis- lakes in his forehand, he was com- paratively safe on the wing except when he tried to impart more speed into his drives; then he was prone to overhit.
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Fincher's service was extremely good throughout the whole of the encounter. He did not serve a single double-fault and even "aced" his opponent on several occasions.
NOT AT BEST
Although he played some glorious shots which lett Fincher literally standing, Taul's game did not seem to be as sound as usual even if his shots were always ittle varied than Fincher's. At times be uppenred almost casun and seldom. if ever, in the courre of the 24 games did he reproduce the form which
more
carrled him through to the cham- plenship In 1936 without conceding a single set.
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But It Is tribute to Tsut's standard of play that even when he was not at his best he was able to beat a man like Fincher in straight
sels. Indications were not lacking in the second set of the possibilily of the encounter going the full distance, but though he led 6-4 and 6-5, Fin cher was pulled back each time.
S. A. Rumjahn Plays
Leo Wai-tong
Another interesting match in the quarter-finals of the singles will be played to-day when S. A. Rumjahn clashes with Lee Wai-tong. The en- counter will be played on the stand court and the winner will meet Tsui Wai-pui.
Seabiscuit Is An Easy Victor
Agua Caliente, Mex., Mar. 27. Mrs. C. S. Howard's mighty Sea- biscuit roimped to an easy vic.ory in the $12,500 achtled Aguá Collente Handicap before a record crowd of 22,000 spectators to-day.
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The 1937 handicap champion.
the favourite in the betting, won mile and one-eighth race by two lengths over Grey Jack. Little Nymph
head behind was third, Gray Jack. Amur Bruia was fourth and Warfellow fifth-United Press.
conducted their campaigns from the base-line most of the time. There were occasiona when each went u
Two Wal-pul was the first player lo cuter the semi-finals of the Colony Tenuis singles championship by beating E. C. Fincher yesterday. Picture was taken during the match. (Photo; Staff Photographer),
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CARPENTIER,
STILL PLAYS RUGBY
NO HIGH OPINION OF
PRESENT "HEAVIES"
(By Trevor Wignall)
London, Mar. 3.
Cocktail-bars do not often attract my custom, for the reason to the net in turn but the results did that I shiver under the cold and disapproving eye of the waiter not encourage them to pursue this after my order has been humbly tendered.
method of attack and the match con- The feeling that swirls through me is akin to that which are cluded in a series of base-ilne ducis.rives when the head waiter of any luxury hotel discovers to his
GREAT FIGHT
sorrow and repulsion that water will be taken with all meals, and
of coffee. that a pot of tea will always be preferred to the usual thimblefuls
Fincher made a great fight to save the opening set. Leading by 5-3, Tsui had three set points but each lime Fincher forced him into errors I have been taking it on the chin Not greatly to my surprise he con- and then Fincher himself went on to from elegantly-allired servitors for fessed that he has no high opinion win the game. Again in the tenth a long time now, but it is the rock-of present-day heavies. I went be- game, Tsui, with service, was leading tail-bar attendants who are still most yond that. 10-10 but Fincher "deuced" the successful in reducing what passes
corrs, only to lose the game after for my stature, It
the Chinese had held four set points. They have a way of looking down their nosca that brings me near to
The match produced perhaps the highest standard of play seen so far in the singles championship. touched heights of brilliance but also cank to the level of mediocrity. Play was always entertaining and the evenness of the scores sustained Interest to the cad.
With both men driving so well, it was only to be expected, that they
There was a ding-dong struggle in trembling I have been coward- of three ut a time.
the second set. Fincher did well to
کر دیے
On
Celtic "Too Late"
For £10,000
Sunderland recently offered Glasgow Celtic E10,000 for the transfer of Delaney, inter- national right winger. Coltic refused.
Celtic rang up Sunderland on March 15 to say the player had requested a change, and they would not stand in his
way.
Sunderland called a board meeting and decided that os Delaney would not be eligible for their. F.A. Cup semi-final" the proposition had lost its appeal.
Players must have been on a club's books for fourteen days before they can play in a cup-
tie.
W. C. CHOY LEAVING ENGLAND
Did Well In Covered Court Tennis
.
London, Mar. 9. Some of the 'men's singles in the Covered Court Championship at Queen's yesterday were rather more lively. As an exhibition of hard hilling nothing could well excel the display of F. D. Leyland against P. M. Davis, a match which was also Interesting from its variation of fortune.
Leyland led 4-2 in the Arst set and lost it; again he led 4-1 in the second, and only won it at after losing the lead. In the third Davis, with his Jess methods, was always the winner. though there were still many of Leyland's forehand drives at which he could do no more than look at.
aggressive
T. S. Òll played very leisurely his against J. J. Fitzpatrick, but backhand groundstrokes were fine enough to excuse innumerable errors on the forehand. His opponent de- served the four games he won in the second set.
W. C. Choy was far too strong for
the young player from America, K. P. Harman. Choy is playing so well this year that it is a pity that he will shortly be leaving England. He might have done well at Wimbledon.
The last eight in the men's singles should be reached to-morrow. stage in the women's singles completed yesterday.
POWER AND PACE
This was
In the women's singles there were several interesting matches, none.
so than that in which Mrs. McKelvie defeated Miss Joy Cox. McKelvie's power and Mrs.
pare
Loudly and with meaning I told h'm that if Joe Louis and Mnx Schmeling were extracted from the present very moderate crop he could have taken on all the rest at the rate ore
Carpentier merely shrugged, but there were others in hearing distance were too much for the younger player in the end, though Miss Cox's who quickly eherred the sentiment.
clever anticipation and tireless run- Louls and Schmeling would have
kept the match live for # ning with provided
action Carpenter when he was in his heyday, but I long time. She even got a 5-4 lead cannot think of any others now in the first set, but after she had lost more or less prominent who would it at 9-7 was rather overpowered in
the second. have given h'm a run.
LOWLY STATE That's how far aown we have slipped.
SARAZEN RETIRES
FROM RYDER
CUP GOLF
Augusta, Apr. 5.
A sensation has been caused in American golfing circles to-day by an announcement made by Gene Sarazen to the effect that he wan retiring from the Ryder Cup Competition,
Sarnzen stated he considered that he had been unfairly treated, having repeatedly been passed over for the captaincy of the American team. Kleuter.
Sarazen recently completed a world tour, in the course of which he passed through the Colony. He did not give an exhibition in Hongkong. however.
When interviewed on his return to the United States, Sarazen suggested. that Amerlean professional golfers should make an annual circuit of the Pacific, starting from San Francisco, then on to Honolulu, Japan, Hongkong, Philippines, Slagapore, Australia, New Zealand and back to the United States.
Sarazen was open champion of the United States In 1933 and 1932, and British open champlon In 1932. He has been a member of Amerien's Ryder Cup team against Great Britain in every match since the competlilon started in 1927. He took part in the match last year at Southport."
relfer, has announced his
Gette Sarazen, the famous American retirement from Ryder Cup golf, pleging that he has been unfairly treated and repeatedly passed over for the captaincy of the American team
Attractive Badminton
Promised
Wong And Hui In Men's Singles Final To-day
end at the vital slages 5- and 6-5, ly enough to call for a dry martini but he was unable to clinch then addition to the plain orange or advantage and the set ended in the the tomato juice, fourteenth game for the match.
Inevitably I was viewed with re- suspicion when, on rising, it newed Wor
observed by the count in dis- guise that the martini had not been touched.
PROSPERITY The other night in Paris, how-
Miss Harvey again volleyed her ever, I summed up sufficient nerve
way quickly through her match to push open the door of a place
call that is only about two Not only in Britain, but in every against Mrs. Herbert, and Miss
Saunders carried too many and stones-throw from the Arc de other pugilistic country on earth.
heavy guns for Miss Buyull. Mrs. Triomphe.
Many second-raters these days are Michiell, in something like her old There were two rooms, and both occupying positions that were form, beat Miss Morfey after a very were jammed.
filled by the Corbelts and Dempseys long first set; and Mrs. Dyson felt R.C. Life and laughter were at their and Tunneys. They are getting to Miss Cardinall, who recovered height, there was considerable pop-away with the blunt because I can from 2-3 down in the first set to Splendid badm'nton is assured as ping of corks, and all the indications not be called.
fine form. were that a lively and prosperous
They are the leaders and the top-lose only one more game in the match. both men are now
Erch has played two matches fo trade was being done.
notchers of their Indifferent sel sele-
Men's Singles-2nd rd.: P. M. Davis enter the final. Their records to Present were large numbers of y because they live in an era when b. F. D. Leyland, 8-4, 6-0, 6-2; D. J. Cook
ate are as lollows; amore Dr. F. II. Bothmann, 0-0, 8-2: D. B. both sexes, who were either decora- professional fighting is in tive, easy on the eye, or plain ugly, lowly state than it has been for an but easily the most distinct.ve per- | age.
Though beaten, E C. Fincher put up a gallini faht against Tsui Wal- puli Fincher's dervice was extremely steady throughoul and did not make a single fault. Here ho l'seen serving. (Photo: Staff Photographer)
son was a lean man in a brown suit.
He moved from table to table
with a large smile and with greet-Home Football
ings In English or French,
He stood out because of his per-
conality,
Gr
which was as prominent al electric sign, and It was hard
to realise that he was the owner of
the popular joint.
I had not seen him at close quar- ters for five or more years.
His name is Georres Curpentler. WEARY
Te is still as thin and as elegantly shaped as he was when he bowling people over in rings.
was
was
He is the only world's champion with long neck I have ever known, and perhaps that neck is a trifle more stringy to-day than it when he was in his prime.
When trade began to die away he joined my small party. Easing h'm selt into a chair, he softly sighed.
On inquiry, ascertained that he was a mite weary.
Three hours before he had played as a wing three-quarter for his Rugby team in a lough and fast
match,
His age a forty-four.
STILL 12ST., LBS.
VILLA
DEFEATED
BY BURNLEY
Second Division Race More Interesting
London, Apr. 5. The race for championship honours in the Second Division of the English Fontball League was made more
interesting to-day as the result of the defent of Aston Villa, the League lenders, by Burnley,
the Villa were
away, Playing beaten by three goals to nil. In spite of this reverse, the Villa players are still in the lead with matches in hand.
Jarvis b. 1, A. Alagolf, 6-7, 6-2, 0-2 w. Choy b. R. P. Harmon, 6-2, 6-2. 3rd rd.: J. S. Qui bt. J. J. Fitzpatrick, 0-1, 0-4: M. D. Deloford ht. A. Eno, 6-1, 6-2; A. R. Date bt, J. C. Warboys, 0-1, 6-4 N. Sharpe bl. II. S. F. Hay, 6-0, 0-0.
The postponed final match between P. 11. Wong (holder) and P. K. Hui in the Badminton Championship will be decided this evening at Taikoo
WONG
in
Brat S. W. Clark 15-4, 15-4. Beat S. Y. Hon 15-8, 15-5.
HUI
Wamen's Bingles.-2nd rd.: Miss J. Suunder bt. Miss D. M. Boyall, 6-1, 6-3;
Beat F. Tan 15-). 15-5. Miss A. P. Cardinak bi. hirs. W. J. Dyson, 7-5, 6-1: Miss J. Ingran bt Miss G. M. Beat C. Au 5-15, 15-13, 15-5. Southwell C-2, 3-8. G-2: Mrs. 1. D. McKelvie
It will thus, be sten that hun hor bt. Miss J, Cnx, 1-7, 6-2; MUS 13. M. Sm'th
had the harder task in reaching the EL Miss It. Thomas, 6-3, 6-2; Mrs. L. R.
Au, one of th Michell bt Miss J. Morfey, 10-3, 6-2: Anal. Up against
0-1, 6-3.
BIG HITTING BY OXFORD CRICKETER
Port Elizabeth (South Africa),
Pieter van der Byl, the Oxford Blue and captain of Western Province, enabled his uide to snatch a sensa- ilonal Currie Cup victory bere over Eastern Province by hitting 20 runs in the last over (says Router).
In an innings of 51 not out,. Van der Byl claimed three 6's and seven 4's.
Western Province had to score 117 in 43 minutes and the wining hit wos made off the seventh ball of the
over.
REFEREES' MEETING
The half-monthly meeting of the Hongkong Football Referees' Asso- ciation will be held in the' offices of the Hongkong Football Association on Monday, April 11, at 8 p.m.
Ladies' Doubles Tournament:
Miss M, Silva and Miss Q. Ribeiro H. Harvey at Mrs. H. Herbert. best players in the Colony, lui lock- v Miks W. Chèung and Miss U. Khoo. Mis A. Remedios and Mrs. M. Men's Doubles-1st rd.: Motor G. et aff bit beaten in the semi-finals. Ay mer and A. R. Dule Bi. D. J. Cook He fought back splendidly, however, Wagstaff v. Miss N., Eardley and Miss and J. C. Warboys, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4;
and pulled the game out of the are, B. Pollock. old and K. Laverick bt. 11. Schoeper proving that Wong this evening will MUs R. Summer and Mrs. S. W. and II. Cros, 6-0, 6-0.
Women's Dobles-lat rd. M 3. have an opponent who will contesto Miss M. Fraser and Miss I Morfey
Cunningham. and Miss D. Batt bt. Mrs. J. the issue right to the end. Dyson and Miss I. N. Morison. 6-1, 2-0, E-4; Mis S. Paterson and Miss It Thomas
Ht Mine 1. Baker and Miss D. Pawaon,
6-1, 0-3.
TABLE TENNIS ·
ENCOUNTER
An interesting table tennis match will be played this evening between the European Y.M.C.A. and the The present standings of the four Hongkong Table Tennis Federation, leading teams in this division are as Two mixed teams will be in opposi- The fighter the Americans named follows:
tion. The match will be played at "Gorgeous Georges” and the "Orchid'
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. the European Y.M.C.A. Man" fold me he can still run, take Aston Villa 34 2008 58 30 46 a tackle, or bring down an opponent. Manchester U. 35 19 7 9 71 45 45 He never misses his Sunday Rug- Shefeld U... 30 19 7 10 04 50 45 ger game, but he does not claim that Coventry 25 17 10 R 55 37 44 football is solely responsible for his
SCOTTISH LEAGUE ability st' to make 12rt. 7ibs., which In the First Division of the Scottish was about the weight he sealed when League, Queen's Park, at home, play- he met Jack Dempsey for the world's ed a drawn, match with Aberdeen, heavy-weight championship..
each side scoring oneo-Rauter.
The Federation will be represented by the following:
Man Tong Suen-hing (Captain). Tam Hung-kwan, Chan Chui-fon, Yeung Shiu-oul and Chung Kin-yue. Ladies-Misses Kwok Mo-mun, Lo Chiu-yoe, Lam Wal-ching, Fung Yuk-ching and Yik May-lay..
An interesting. ladies programme|
S. Remedios and Mrs. N. has been arranged, commencing at Castro v. Miss M. Xavier and Miss
M. Ribeirt. 8 nm.
na 0 p.m.--Men's Sinvica. Chan- The evening's programme is follows:
pionship Final (P. H. Wong, holder p.m.Invitation Knock-out v. P. K. Hul).
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