As I See Sport
THE HONGKONG
MAY 10, TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,
1938
By "Abe'
STAGE ALL SET FOR DRAMATIC TENNIS FINAL
Who Will Win? The Tsuis Or The Rumjahn Cousins?
AVER since that memorable match
defeated the Rumjahn cousins in the third round of the Colony tennis have doubles championship, many wondered what the result of a ro- turn encounter would be. In the two years which have clapsed since that day, the two pairs have never met in the open championship; the Rumjahns entered again as นชunl last year but Taul Wal-pil was away in Europa representing China in the Davir Cup campetition. It
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tnevitable, though, that so long as the Rumjahon and the Tsuts remain in the forefront of local tennls they are bound to clash sooner or later. That moment has now arrived: the two ine pairs meet this afternoon standcourt of the Ifongkong Cricket Club to content the final of the 1930 doubles championship. It is Alting also that such à raomentous encounter should be in the final, for the two patra are head and shoulders above any other combination in the Colony.
A Blood Match
MORE than ordinary interest is
Mattached to lie nenunter be- came it is a "blood" match. On one side will be the cousins, whose
supremacy in the doubles game dur-
ing the last 13 years han only once been successfully challenged, deter- mined proved that their defeat by the Chinese was only a temporary inpao; and on the other will the brothers out to show that their 1930 success wat no flash in the pan. The stage is set for a dramatic struggle. If events turn out as one is enitled
Tennis To Start
At 4.15 p.m.
It was officially announced this morning by Mr. P. E. Bas- kott, Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Cricket Club, that the doubles tennis final this afternoon will start at 4.15 p.m. His Excellency the Go- vernor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, has signified his intention of being present at the match,
BRITAIN LEADS IN
DAVIS CUP
Wins Doubles In
Straight Sets
Harrogate, May 9. Greut Britain Icads Rumania by two matches to one in their Dovls
to expect, then a frst-class game Cup Arst round the following a victory
should be seen this afternoon. The Tauls beat the Rumjahng in the third round in 1936 by 0-2, 5-7, 6-4, but to-day's match will be over five nots an entirely different proposition altogether. The Rumjohns have proved Ume and again that over Live-set match they are very difficult to beat, and I think the Tauls will find this equally true to-day To my mind, the Rumjahns have n better chance of bealing the brothers over five sets than over three; but the cousins' advantage in this respect la counterbalanced by the great im- provement shown by the young Teul, whose marathon struggle against "H.D." has stamped him as a very player indocd.. Taking
In the doubics.
F. H. D. Wilde and D, W. Butler and were lucky to beat Carloulls Schmidt in straight sets, the scores being 8-6, 7-5, 6-2.-Router.
A Trans-Ocean message stutes that the Rumanian players put up a gal- Iant fight in the first two sets but their resistance noticeably weakened in the third.
FRANCE THROUGH
The Hague, May D. France beat Holland by 3-2 and thus earns the right to meet Monaco
mising into consideration, then the second round of the competi-
two pairs seem very well-matched. Tho Chinese have youth and power..., of stroking
bave
tton.
their in
Trans-Ocean.
On the last day Petra defested Van Sowl by 0-0, 0-3, 0-2 whilat Des- Lavour; against these, the Rum-tromenu beat Hughan by 6-4, 6-2, 0-2. Johns
experience and ripe understanding. In a match izi which, two such pairs are in OD-
GERMAN TEAM position, it would take a bold man to prophesy, the result. Many people
Berlin, May 8. have expressed the view that the
The names of the four German ten- Chinese should who, contending that nis players nominated by the German Teul Wai-pui will prove himself the Lawn Tennis Association as Reichs deciding factor. I am inclined to representatives in the Davis Cup
win tle with Norway that the Tauis will
were announced VETOG f both of them produce diets best here to-day. The four members of
will form; but the Rumjahas demonstrated the German team
Hemmer against Willle Hung and E.C. Fincher Henkel, Goepfert, Redl and von recently that there is still plenty of Metaxa, life in the old dogs yet, and perceptible weakening on the part of the Chinese may give them the op- portunity for which they have been looking.
A Quick Slido
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"I'm-the-winner" expression on Len Harvey's face during an on-the- ropes Interlude in his victorious fight against Jock McAvoy fast month
BRITAIN HAS BIG CHOICE FOR THE WALKER CUP
But Americans Confident Of. Remaining On Top
The Selection Committee appointed by the Royal and Ancient Club to choose a team to represent Great Britain in the Walker Cup match against the United States at St. Andrew's on June 3 and 4 has added to the earlier list of players nominated to take part in trial games at St. Andrew's next month. John Beek has already been appointed captain.
When the original list of 16 was issued surprise was caused by some notable omissions. Now that the names of nine other players have been added some unexpected choices occur in the comprehensive list of 25,
The inclusion of A. Dowie is the chief surprise. He is practically unknown outside St. Andrew's, where he keeps a tobacconist shop, but he Is one of the finest amateur golfers in the elty and has won the amateur championship of St. Andrew's for the past three years.
The fact that the Selection Com mittee
chosen Dowie, James hag Fitzsimmons, the Irish open amateu champion and steward at the Royal Portrush club, and Charles Stowe, a colliery worker, disposes of criticism
that the choice of British players has been restricted by social position, and that selections have not gene sufficiently far afield.
the
The inclusion of Harry Bentley, the
The two Inst named players, who are both Austrians, will represent Germany for the first time in the forthcoming the which will be play-English champion two years ago, and ed either In Berlin or in Hamburg on May 20 and the two following days.
The defuito line up of the German team for the matches will be an- nounced in 2 few days Trans-Ocean.
CHAMPIONS of the First Division last season; now to be relegated to the Second Division. Such is the unhappy experience of Manchester City In the English Football League an experience almost unparalleled the history of the competition.
"stopper" centre-half, whose place Seldom before, it
was so capably Alled by Bernard Joy, has a club ever,
Ac- made such a rapid descent.
the amateur. Yet they have alway's companying the City down to the maintained a certain standard. Second Division Arc West Bromwich
in
Albion, who regained their senior Villa's Return
status In
***1931
after
boing
in 1027. It is when, we sce
Division teams suffering from igno-MANY will be pleased to see the
return minics of the description now be
of Aston Villa to the First Division, The Villa's taste of ing experienced by Manchester City
110s lasted Shat we feel like deffing our hats to Second Division soccer
only iwo seasons. Their reinstate- which are heirs to, always seem to be able of time: a team with such
the Arsenal who, despite injurement was obviously valy a matter.
and all other
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footballers
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to remain in the forefront as the tion and with such great resources at its beck and call cannot be ex- glamour, tem
of English football. team" of Once again the Gunners have
ball for long. Going up with the off the
Villa
are Manchester United, who Wanderers at Villa dr the post by beating Bolton Wan- were relegated together with Shef- darera at Highbury on Saturday by fleld Wednesday last year. So, what- five goals to all. The two points ever consolation Manchester football which they gained from this victory enthusiasts may derive lies in the team at gave them an advantage of the point fact that one Manchester
in the premier divi- Over the Wolves, who unfortunately least remalus
a ty "ted to be kept out of senior foot-
had to visit Sunderland, where away nion.
teams seldom comic off best. Not
the Wolves suffered One Will Retiro
unexpectedly,
the same fate as many other terms
this season, and lost by the only goal
of the match. One cannot help confident are professional tennis
with the Wolves in sympathising
Hnd
D. H, H. Martin, a former Oxford Blue, one of the best golfers in the south, remedies what was considered a serious emission from the original liat. Ivor Thomas in one of the best left-handed players in the game, and A. A. Duncan, a former Oxford Univerzity captain, now in the Welsh Guards, is Army champion and a first-class golfer.
YOUNG PLAYERS
Erle McRuvle has already played in the Walker Cup match, while Lindsay, a former boy champion, and McLeod have played for Scot-! land.
The majority of the nominees are young players who are being tested! for a British international match for the first time. It is a bold experi- ment, which will commend itself to all,
Britain has never yet beaten the United States in this series and ad- vance publicity from America states that this year the "odds should be 1,000 to 1 on the United States,"
THE PLAYERS First Line
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LEN HARVEY WINS MCAVOY'S TITLE ON POINTS
McLeod (Old Bartley). Andrew Dowle 1St. Andrew's Thistle). J. Fitzsimmon
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Great Defence
Beats Handicap Of Cut Eye
From a Special Correspondent
London, Apr. 8.
Len Harvey, hero of several hundred fights, won back_the British cruiser-weight, title at Harringay Arena last night, but Jock McAvoy, the champion gave him one of the hardest fights of his
career.
The vardict on points could not have been by a very large margin. at In fact, there were many, both the ringside and in the far-off seats, who disagreed.
To my mind it was the only de- cision, for Harvey proved himself too clever a ring general to be benten by the heavy punching of his rival.
He boxed under the handicap of a badly gashed eye for major portions of the contest. This occurred in the
Kay Was
Too Erratic
Beaten By Mrs. King
By Stanley N. Doust
London, Apr. 9, Miss Kay Stammers lost in the semi-final of the women's singles in the Surrey hard-court. lawn tends championship at Roehampton Club, The last two rounds showed McS.W., yesterday to Mrs. M. R. King, the Wightman Cup caplain, by 6s, 4-6, 6-0. That Wag the highlight of the day's play.
Avoy all out to score a decisive win and retain his title, while Harvey met punch for punch in what now developed to almost A slogging match.
HEAVY PUNISHMENT The punishment the pair took in these final sessions was phenomenal: Cheered on by the madly excited crowd, they gave blow for blow with defence cast aside.
McAvoy in my opinion almost
Miss Botty Nuthall was besten by Miss Jenn Saunders in the other semi-final by 7–8, 6–2, 3–0. That - was a minor surprise.
The finalists. in the men's singles are R. Shayes, who beat J. S. Oillm by 4-0, 0-4, 6-3, and. C. E. Mal- beat L Sham bỳ ' 6-2, froy, who B-0
third round and was reopened in al-brought matters level with this last match followed
most every subsequent session.
Skilful
patching between the rounds saved the injury from be- coming too serious while Harvey's cleverness failed McAvoy's efforts to add to the Injury.
great-hearted effort, but in the final moment Harvey called on his last reserve of strength and smashed back with terrine punches that were better directed than those sent in by his rival.
said "Now for Tommy Farr," CONSTANT ATTACK
Harvey after the fight. "I had made McAvoy, as usual, kept up a con-up my mind to win and now I do not stant attack, boring in to hit out with see how I can be regarded as any. tremendous swings and hooks. thing but the logical contender for
Harvey, noted as a let-hand hitter, the heavy-weight title."
"I really thought I had won," did not use this hand to the extent expected.
McAvoy said, "but there it in Any- way, it was a great scrap."
his
He made greater play with right than he has ever done before, and this change of tactics went a long way towards gaining him vic- tory.
He drove home his right on many
his attack.
occasions as the champion launched
One splendid blow at the end of one round almost scored what would
the fight.
have been the only knock down in
ACCURATE HARVEY McAvoy never gave up boring in and unleashing blows with both hunds, and the fact that Harvey's face was covered in blood long be fore the end of the contest bore tes- timony to his hard hitting.
But a good percentage of his blows were neatly parried or caught on the arms and shoulders, whereas Harvey was much more accurate.
For the first few rounds the chal- Jenger boxed on the defensive, but after he had been shaken once or twice he came back at McAvoy flor- cely and more then held his own.
Chlengo, May 9.
By The U.S. Olympic Swimming Com-
the tenth Harvey increased mittee has approved estimated his efforis, only to find his opponent budget of $3,500 for the American bringing every artifice of the ring swimming team to the 1940 Olympic into play and steadily winning the Games at Tokyo.-United Press.
points.
BLUNDER THE F. A.
MUST NOT REPEAT
But No Big Change In Team For Berlin
By Arbiter (Frank BI. Carruthers)
London, Apr. 13.
The England team when they play in Berlin on May 14 may expect to have arrayed against them the combined talent of Germany and Austria.
By this amalgamation Germany of the Cup Final, when the elders Committee may be raised to the position of pre- on the FA. Selection
with their complacency and mer football team in Europe, and may, the match will probably be harder ripe philosophy, and it easy to for
get their blunders over the match with Scotland.
TOURISTS MAINTAIN
The Mrs. King v. Miss Stammers the long three-sel match between Mas Saunders and Miss Nuthall, and although this was
strokes, there was such monotonous sameness about its char- acter.
in
Miss Stammers was in one of her erratic moods. At one moment she lamentably bad, and, the next so was brilliant that she made Mrs, King look quite an ordinary player. Then Just as we thought Miss, Stammers could not lose she lapsed again into her erratic. mood.
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TENACIOUS GAME
the other hand, Mrs. King played her usual tenacious game, hor form varied hardly at all, and her tactics were shrewd.
Miss Stammers in the opening set was 1-3 down, then in a brilliant burst won four games in a row and the set in the tenth game. Her drop shots were much in evidence, and her volleying superb..
GOOD FORM She lost the first three gamer in
Only four men who played in the last Walker Cup match, in America two years ago, Hector Thomson; to win. Gordon Peters, Harry Bentley, and
Although the English authorities Fortunately, on this occasion, John Langley, ure included in the
have not yet been officially informed schemes to keep players out of the comprehensive list.
Now the selectors are faced with of this arrangement so far as they team because they are required by concerned the match is still their clubs for League matches will most difficult task-choosing are their
reserves to against Germany-1 do not think not be required. There may, in fact, eight players and two
the they will offer any objection to the be healthy competition for places. take part in the match, from galaxy of talent taking part in the change of plon.
I hope those members of the com- trials.
They are bound to recogulse that mittee who are "amateur" at heart the Sindelars and the Szestas have and rarely see a League match will been embraced in the realm of Ger- be content to leave the choice of the man footbali.
team to those properly qualified to' It has not yet been officially de- fudge. cided E. Bromley-Davenport" (Wilmslow), J.
My fear is that all the work to include Austrians in tho Bruen. jun. (Munkerry), 1.0 Crowly (Co, Bugo), (Brancepeth CTL), G. Lani however, Urat it is the intention to the reason which was largely under- team to oppose England. I am told, building the side in the early part of 3. Graham (Wilderness), tan Jamieson (Pollok), A T. Kio play a mixed side against Portugal taken by representatives of the
Bradford Moor), E. D. Hamilton (Rala Fahamnor). D. Lacey Cambrid on perful new be exprenent League will be destroyed.
EMOsuccessful it will carried out
Previous successes could be traced to the play of the inside, forwards, against England,
The doubt seems to be, whether Fallure against Scotland could be at the German and Austrian styles contributed to the same cause and the be made to blend, N
defects will be removed only by ro- pairing this flagrant weakness. To pick a new team, would be to undo -England's team for the game in everything. Few changes are neces-
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elreies that Donald Budge will thus being thwarted at the finish. turn professional next season that a they won, they would have private agreement has reportedly between Fred Perry been deserving champions it only been reached for the magnificent displays which and Ellsworth Vincs to take care of the contingency. Perry and Vinca they have put up during the acts, are said to have decided that the Capable of rising to great heights at
this season's tennis tour will this team of youngsters has suppiled loner
of the best football in the retire from the tennis field, leaving concluded. Their the winner free to face Budge in campaign main fault was that they could also what could only be a series of high- slak pretty low, and they lost severally prontable matches. The drawing games, which they should normally power of the Perry-Vines matches have won. On the other hand, the hoa lessened considerably this sta Arsenal have been struggling along son, and a now element is needed to often without their contre-forward, ravitailas professional tennis. Budge Tea Drake, and almost throughout versus Perry would undoubtedly be the Army), Lindakirk Tpm, Berlin s to be chosen on the eve sary. The sunson without Roberts, their highly successful combination.
Some
Pennink (R. Ashdown Forest), 0. Paters (Fereneze), K. B. Scott (Citra University). C. Stowe (Penn), IL Thornges (Williamwood)..
Latest Nominations :
D, II. R. Martin (81, -George's, Band- wich), HG. Bentley (Imaketh), 20. Thomas (L.: 24verpool); AA Dunesn Erie Mokuvia Erevan. Tilrtie), W, H. TI
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Australian Cricketers. Defeat Leicester
the
another the
sct made Recond come back, and the set level at three- This time Mrs. all and four all King would not be denied, and won the set to square the match..
Mrs. King then went on to win first four games of the Sna! act, but WB6 eaught at four all, in which period Miss Stammers could not go per wrong. Level at five all and at 0-5 Mies Stammers survived two match points against her.
London, May 9. The Australian cricket tourists gave further proof of their great batting strength by hitting up 500 for five wickets before declaring to
Mrs. King won the odd game for their match against Lelcestershire. In their two opening games they 7-6, and Miss Stammers, at 40-15 stored 541 n
against Worcestershire in the next, tried two drop shots and and 070 for seven wickets against missed them. Mrs. King kept a per- Oxford University.
fect length at this stage, and won the game for a very fine match.
To the total of 590, C.L. Badcock contributed 100, A.L. Hassett 148 and A.G. Chipperfield 104 not out.
Leicestershire had made 107 for the loss of Ave wickets when stumps
drawn were
day. C.S. for the Dempster was 50 not out.
MIDDLESEX v. WARWICK
At Lord's, Middlesex took only two days to bent Warwickshire by nine wickeis,
Middlesex scored 203 in their first. Innings, Paine taking five wickets for 43 runs. Warwickshire, In reply, made only 87 (Smith Ave for 41)
and in the follow-on 251, Smith this: time claiming four victims for 50.
Requiring 50 runs to win, Middle- sex accomplished this with the loss. of one wicket.
NORTHANTS NOTTS At Northampton, Nottinghamshire defeated Northamptonshire by eight. wickets,
142: made 154 and Northants (Butler 4 for 22, Staples for 88),. and Notts had 233 (Partridge 5 for-- 77) and 44 for two wickets. --Reutar:
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Successful Stewards
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