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THE HONGKONG #TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1988.
TSUI BROTHERS REGAIN DOUBLES TENNIS CROWN
RUMJAHNS LOSE TO A BETTER BALANCED PAIR
SPLENDID DEFENCE OF NO AVAIL TO COUSINS
(By "Abo")
If defence alono cán win a tennis match for anybody, it should have carried 5. A. and H. D. Rumjahn through when they met Tsui Wai-pui and Tsui Yun-pui in the final of the Colony doubles cham. pionship on the standcourt of the Hongkong C.C. yesterday; but, as so often the case, purely defensive tactics proved insufficient to win a battle, and the Rumjahna, admirable though they were in many respects, had to bow to defeat.
The Tul brothers won the en-tight corner, it loses its potency I counter after losing the first set and, it is used too frequently. And so i it must be stated, they thoroughly proved. The Chinese could be fairly deserved their victory. The scores; certain that the Indians' only counter
duels
were
One must admit that the Rumjahrs kept a consistent length with their jobs, which at times sent the Tsuls scurrying back to the base-line; but drive by apart from an occaional Sirdar, the Rumjuhns could seldom per the Chinese to the base-line.
in their favour were 0-8, 6-4, 6-3, 0-3, to all their attocking abols was the If the general level of piny did not lob, and being prepared for it, they touch the heights anticipated, there could deal with it accordingly. were enough bright rallien to com- pensate the spectators for the duller moments. Some of the volleying for their remarkable speed. Strongly enough, H.D., who in well-known in the Colony for his prowers in this phase of the game. shone in very few of these rallies; in fact, he made innumerably more inistakes than winners at the net. His display, on the whole, was very poor: It was by far the worst he has given in any final in recent years.
SIRDAR CONSISTENT On the other hand,
the usually three games lit the next. Just as one the deubles tennis championship of the Colony yesterday by beating 8. erratic Sirdar was extremely sistent. Even his service was steady: cousins, the Chinese jumped to life making a smash.
con began to visualise a victory for the A, and H. D. Rumjahn in four seix. Here the younger Tatil is seen Throughout the four pets, I recall him serving only, one, double fault- again.
a very one nelilevement indeed for him. At times he had to take on the opposition single-handed because of the weakness of his partner, and no belter tribute can be paid him than to say that he often came off best. Alone he stood between the Tsuts and an easy victory and had it not been for him, the brothers would almost certainly have won in straight sets.
It was entirely due to Sirdar that the Rumjahns carried off the first set after 14 games. He received little assistance from his partner, but by concentrating his attack on the younger Taul he was able to achieve a certain measure of success.
As a pair, the Rumjahns could not compare with the Tauls. The elder of the two brothers played like a real champion, scoring winners at times with almost ridiculous case. He was
TURNING POINT
Superior though the Tuis definitely were in the last two sets, yet it was not until the middle of the second that this became evident. After the Rumjahns had won the opening stanzo, they ran off with the first
“To' my mind, the turning point in the encounter was the fourth game In this set. Twice the Rumjahns were within point of going into a 4-0 lead, and
Cuch time they were pulled back. Then the Tauls broke through and Instead of having a 4-0 lead, the Rumjohns were only 3-1 abend. The Tsuls celebrated this by winning two love games in a row to get on level terms. From this stage, the Chinese Four-all was called, but this was the never looked back. end of the cousin's realstance.
The difference between the two pairs became emphasised in the third- and fourth sets when Tsui Yun-pul found his form, or rather, recovered his confidence. He came more into the picture and scored several win- nees with drives and volleys, but he was still a long way behind his bro- ther.
THE NEW CHAMPIONS—Taul Wal-pul and Trui Yun-pui won
(Photo: Staff Photographer).
BRIGHT PLAY IN COUNTY CRICKET
CHAMPIONSHIP
Three Double Centuries Feature Programme
London, May 10.
Bright cricket was played during the past few days. In far and away the most brilliant of the remained as unreliable as when he
While young Tsul recovered, HD. the seven matches in the County Championship just concluded, four. The younger Teul started off very ahokily and, like H.D., he could started. Easy volleys were hit into every one ended in a decision. The Australian tourists trounced do little right. But once he had re- the net and there was a distinct lack Leicestershire, and the only drawn match of the programme was covered his confidence, he ກ of snap in all his shots, Sirdar could that between Oxford University and Yorkshire. brother fine support. Drivers not be expected to hold the fort for
the
KENT v. ESSEX
Gravesend Kent
FOOTBALL As I See Sport
By "Abe"
TOURISTS PASSING OF OLD
ARRIVE
Saigon Team To
Play Here
The touring Saigon football team arrived In the Colony yesterday from Singapore by the sa. Fook Sang and the players were down al Caroline Hilt
their
up.
arrival to "loosely after
The visitors will play three matches in Hongkong, the first against the South China A.A., under whinse ausplees they are paying this visit to the Colony; the second against the Hongkong F.A, and the third against the Army. All three matches will be played on the Navy Causeway Bay.
Football Association". The visitors?
CHAMPIONS
NOW INDICATED
Will Tsui Brothers Be Able
To Emulate Feat Of
The Rumjahns?
arrangement
Change Of Status
with
70-one who saw the match can January No ground at
grudge the Tsul brothers their Mesars. Willum Sykes, the famous Coached by M. Bacelm, a well-triumph in the final of the Colony English sporting goods manufac
turers. Samuel intends to play in known French sportsman, the team tennis doubles championship against England during the badminton, sca- consists of 17 picked players from the the Rumjahn cousins on the stand-son which begins in February. "Federation Cochin-Chinoise
de court of the Hongkong C.C, yester- Samuel won the Malayan title last was dethroned by Tan will stay in the Colony for two weeks; day; there was little doubt that they year. He
Chong-tee. In the recent champion- and
will take part in the following were the better pair. Had it not been ships. matches:
for the spirited resistance of Sirdar, Saturday, May 14, v South China the Rumjalins would have lost more A.A. Navy ground. & pan. Referee, easily then they did. "H.D." Goss
Linesmen, Kosslek and Mo- Cormine.
dead out of form and could do little Sunday, May 15, v. Hongkong F.A. right, and the match devolved into a Navy ground, & p.m. Referee, Omar: Bght between Sirdar and the Tsuls. Linesmen, Ip and Finch.
Saturday, May 21. v. Army, Navy "H.D." yesterday
It was an uneven battle.. Watching one would have ground, 5 p.m. Referee, In: Lines. men, Goss and Omar.
found it dimeult to believe that he The following teams have been was the man who won the champion- selected to play against the visitors ship last year and the one who reach-This is unusual, but surely it is more
South
China-Tom Kwan-kon; eu the final again this year. His dis- Mak Sui-hon, Lee Ting-sang: Leung
was
Wing-chiu, Capt., Lau Hing-choi, Lau play was pathetic, and even in the Tin-Seng, Young Shut-yick, Fung departments in which he usually ex King-cheung, Chan Tuk-fai, Lal cels he was a complete failure. De Shiu-wing and Lee Shek-you. spite the poor form of his partner,
WHILE the leopard cannot change WH
his spots, H. M. Lawson, the cricketer, has no dificulty in chang- ing his status. He played for Hamp- shire as an amateur in 1933; in 1938-7 he bowled for them as a pro- fessional; and this season he will be turning out again as an amateur. sensible for cricket to open its doors
in this way than to show the mob- bishness of some other sports. So many pay. "Once a professional, al- ways a professional," and are often shockingly unfair in enforcing their
Hongkong F.A.-Duncan or Hart- Sirdar remained undaunted and code.
went whole-heartedly into the fray,
Lul Shlu-wing, Leonard, Howlett and and it was due almost entirely to him Origin Of Soccer
ley; Tum Kong-pak. Costa: Hussain, Lim Tak-po, Hsu King-shing: Grogan,
Hau Ching-to.
and to the mistakes of the younger The first Salgon team will be Tsul that the Rumjohns were able Tinh; Cul, Duot; Ven, Eu, Bach; to cilnch the first set at 6-6. At the Guichard, Tlen, Tot, Van, Dai.
Davis Cup
BRITAIN DEFEATS RUMANIA
Shayes Wins Deciding Tie
London, May 10,
start, the younger Tsul was almost us bad as "H.D," but he improved as the game progressed, and though one cannot say that he was over really confident in the course of the match, he played sumciently well at the end to give his brother the necessary support.
In Class By Himself
TN determining origins it is always
as well to give at least a passing glance at Chinese history, which öften leaves Greek and Roman "In- novations" at the post in the matter of precedence. The very early re- cords of football are as usual sur- passed by Chinn, one of whose sm- perors is said to have invented it mentory more than 2,000 years B.C. Docu-
evidence in any case
as
·the
be
in existence to show that the rules of the game were well established in the year 200 B.C. when a hand- book of football зуля printed. The Chinese game, naturally, wines ot IF further proof was needed to run on exactly
substantiate the claim that Tsui the English F.A. Cup-tic matches. Wai-pui is the best tennis player in The ball was a bag of leather stuffed the Colony, he supplied it yesterday. with hair. The goalposts were two He was in a class by himself. Hla, long bamboos, twenty or thirty strokes were made with a
a crispness feet high, with
a silken net stretched none of the other three could equal, across over which the ball had to be especially his volleying at the net! kicked. Points deelded the game, Great Britain eliminated Rumania where he made some timely inter- which, as may be seen, had certain from the Davis Cup competition at ceptions. One may find a little fault affinities with rugger. The players Harrogate to-day by three games to with him in that he seemed to be were barefooted and were permitted two by sharing the two remaining taking a lot more of the returns than to kick the ball in 70 different ways. singles.
he. should; but then it has also to Their clance, as described in both wings and volleys came more he showed signs of cracking, the end ter of the bowlers. Many centuries successful with five for 22.
so long without assistance, and when On the whole, batsmen had the bet-runs and Perks wus even mere In the first match, Schmidt debe remembered that his brother was book of rules, was that "the body cally to him as the match progress-
fented C.M. Jones in a five-set inatch very shaky at certain stages, and at should be as straight as a pencil, ed, though even to the end his was in sight.
were scored, including double cen-
Sussex Forced to follow-on, The Tsuis won overhead remained his weakest point. with
im- by scores of 6-2, 6-1, 0-6, 2-6, 6-0, the start could seldom be relied upon the hands hanging down as though the third set turies by Edward Paynter of Lan- proved in their second venture which und in the deciding match Ronald to "kill" even the easiest of shots, carrying things; there should loss of three games, enshire
404, (201), Gregory of Surrey yielded
of which LOBBING CAMPAIGN
great elasticity of movement and the John Shayes casily beat Carolulla 6-3, 6-0, This Is the Tauls second success in end In
the fourth: they jumped (243) and W. R. Hammond of Glou- Langeloge scored 110 and James 6-3.
the doubles, their first being in 1938 feet should be as though jumping into ik 5-2 lend. The Ruminhnscester (237). As a matter of fact it was after delayed
Langridge 119. Worcester, however, Thus Jones lost both his singles when they overcame E. C. Fincher or skipping." The winning teom the finish by Laking
made 108 for six wickets, thus win- und Shayes won both his-Reuter, and W. C. Hung in the final after a received prizes of fruit and flowers, they had discovered young
Taui's the ninth. The tenth proved to
ning by four wickets. wealmness in his smashing that the be the most exeiling one
five-set
while the captain of the unfortunate match. It would be difficult, of the Rumjohns commenced the lobbing
Soven
tunes
In fact well-nigh impossible, for any losers was severely beaten! Nothing defeated natch,
the TRUIS
pair to emulate the record of the seems
about the. campaign which
was
to be
the held match point and each time the Essex by six wickets. feature of their play for the re- Rumjahns earned
Essex totalled 450 mm their frst
Rumjahns in winning the title for fereast reprleve by mainder of the encounter. At first winning the shot. In between
innings, Nichols hitting up 103 andl they found these tactles
paid, for
for Rumjahns themselves
To Gloucester's first innings score twice Peter Smith 103, and in reply Kent except for an occasional winner by within a point of taking the match scored 548, of which Leslie Ames of 389, Walter Hammond, now play- the Chinese Davis Cupper, they to another game.
made 170 and B.H. Valentine 151.
ing as an amateur, contributed 237. reaped a crop of points on errors by The issue was
In the second innings, Essex were Derby replied with 314, Alderman their opponents. From 3-1 down in however,
never in doubt,
dismissed for 200 the mutch ended in and Kent went on to score 184 for
(O'Connor 113), bitting up 150 and Sinfield taking the first set, they pulled up to 3-3, the same game.
seven wickets for 08 runs.
Kent County Cricket Club have and after a ding-dong struggle they In defence, the Rumjahns
four wickets to win by six wickets. Gloucester declared in the second decided to murit the retirement at emerged winners of the set at 8-0. magnißcent, but they failed dismally
innings at 206 for eight, and dis- the end of the coming summer of Going To England WORCESTER v. SUSSEX
missed Derby for 142. Sindeld was Frank Woolley by organising D Had the Rumjahna been able to marily the fault of H. D.
as an attacking palt. This was pri-
again the At Worcester, Worcestershire de-once
must successful testimonial, and they are heading the introduce a little variety to their play at this stage, things might have
fented Sussex by four wickets.
bowler, taking five for 51,
list with a donation of 200 guineas. is reported from Kuala Lumpur ing:-"If they had finish fights these Worcester scored 280 in the Arst! OXFORD. YORKSHIRE
Five Kent captains, J. R. Mason, that Che Ahmat bin Indot, one days, Farr would be champion of the gone hard for the Chinese. But lob, L. Smith and Mr. H. R. B. Hancock, innings, Martin had bad luck not to tob, lob was the order of the day. President of the Hongkong CC., were reach his century, being one
The match played at Oxford be (president), W. H. Patterson (chair of the keenest badminton enthusiasts world, but they don't have finish run tween Oxford University and York- mun), A. P. F. Chapman, B. in Malaya, proposes to make a trip fights, and Tommy isn't champion Though this shot is a useful one in among the large number of specta- short of three figures when he was shire was drawn.
Valentine and the new leader, F. to England with A. S. Samuel, the because I don't honestly believe he a dotibles game to get one out of ators at the match.
can knock your hat off. dismissed. Jim Parks took ive Yorkshire's first innings realised G. H. Chalk, append their signatures former Malayan singles champion, in wickeln for 77 runs for Sussex. 420, Hutton acoring 141 and Leyland to the appeal, in which they say: Sussex failed against the bowling 100, to which Oxford replied with "All through his career Woolley hon of R.J. Crisp, the former South 231.
played the game in the finest sense African fast bowler now playing for Following-on, Oxford Improved, of the word, and the forceful charm Worcester, and were sent back for declaring at 344 for eight wickets of his batting must have given plea- only 77 runs in their first knock. (Dixon 108), and after Yorkshire had sure to countless numbers of specia- Crisp claimed five victims for 41 made 30 without Joss, slumps were tors in England, Australia, New
Zealand and South Africa.
and
were
the
were
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GLOUCESTER v, DERBY
At Bristol, Gloucestershire defeated Derbyshire by 139 runs.
Doubles champions 17 ́ ilmes 'during the last 13 yours, B. A. súd 11. D. Rumjalin were beaten for, thé second Und·En azi byen champion=" zhip matok by the Teul brothers in the final of the doubles on the long- kong 0.0. standcourt yesterday. "EL, 'D)?", ħinu futai bam besten by a'retturis down the side-lines. · (Photos Staff Photographer),UMERER
Testimonial Organised For Woolley
drawn,
HAMPSHIRE ». LANCASHIRE At Southampion, Lancashire de- Jented Hampshire by an Innings and 100 runs.
Hampshire totalled 377 in their first innings against the bowling of Nutter, who took six wickets for 60, and Lancashire then hit up 870 for six wickets before declaring. To this total, Edward Paynter contri- buted 201 and Oidheld 335,
Following dit, Hampshire fared even worse in their second knock, be. Ing sent back for only 141.
SURREY. SOMERSET
At the Qval, Surrey defeated Somerset by an innings and 145 runs. Against the bowling of Gover (four for 37) and Watts (ilve for 35), Somerset' made only 128
In their
first knock, to which Surrey replied with 821 for nine wickets declared. Gregory contributed 243 to Surrey's total
Somerset did better in their second knock, but could not avoid in Inn- ingd defeat, being all out for 248.
LEICESTER » AUSTRALIANS Austraila, defeated.. Leleestershire by an innings and 103 runs, BRUN
Austraila 890 for (Badcock 108, Ha el 146, Chipperfield 104 not out); Lefcestershire 12 and 218 (C, B. Dempster 108) —Reuter, CA
in 13
11 years in succession and 12 mes
*** 3 years, but on the Tsui brothers are still young, there is no reason why they should not hang on to the crown, which they have so deservedly earned, for a few more years. Here'a luck to them.
to be said
Farr's Courage
re-
OMMY Farr has got more cour- age than anyone else I ever sow
in the ring," says Arthur Donovan, who refereed the British champion's fight against Max Baer in New York. Having paid this tribute, Donovan takes the sugar off the by say
pill
DISTINGUISHED
GATHERING
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