Wednesday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 22,1939
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RUMJAHNS EXTENDED BY OPPONENTS IN SINGLES
"H. D." DEFEATS KWOK: SIRDAR BEATS G. CHOA
(By "Abo")
Though George. Choa did not succeed in beating that seasoned campaignor, S. A. Rum- jahn, in the second round of the Colony Tennis Singles Championship at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday, he may have the satisfaction of knowing that he put up a very fine fight and that only lack of experience perhaps prevented him from giving even a better account of himself.
In defeat, however, he triumphed;
fur from the purist's point of view,
iu-
It was he who played the better tennls. Whereas his veteran ponent's style, as always was clined to be cramped and sometimes uwleword, his was free and gasy and at Umus bis play reached a very high standard indeed. But he lacked slability and made mistakes when he could ill afford them. A little steadiness here and a little more forcefulness there would have made a great difference to the result as far as he was concerned,
For instance, lind he but seen that the Humjahn was wilting under Austained accuracy of his drives on both wings in the early stage of the game, he might have forced the pace a little more when he was leading by 4-1 and thus taken advantage of Humjalin's uncertainty, which was very evident at this period. Instead, he allowed his opponent recover.
RUMJAHN RECOVERS Indeed Rumjaha recovered so well that he levelled the scores at 4-4 and though Cho took the lead once again at 5-4, the Indian managed to quare the games once more. There- After it was obvious that he had got over hla uncomfortable period and he won the next two games for the set,
In the second set, Chan was again able to held his own and actually led 3-2 and 4-3. But embarking on a net campaign, Rumjahn then i forced Chon into a number of errors, and won out in the tenth game.
If only he had clinched the first set when he was presented with two opportunities of doing so, F. H. Kwok might have made H. D. Rumjahn's toak considerably harder. But he missed them both, and Rumjahn, after winning the set at 7-5, was never troubled again, and advanced The severely into the third round. second set was comparatively easy,
Results Of Matches Played Yesterday
The following were the "re- sults of matches played yester- day:
Open Singles
S. A. Rumjahn beat Ceorge Chưa 75, 6-4
H. D. Rumjahn beat F. H. Kwok 7-5, 6-2,
Wong Shiu-wing beat W. K.- Ma 6-2, 6-3.
going to only eight games before the Indian won out.
There was a lot of hard hitting in this encounter, and in the first set Kwok was by no means outplayed. In fact when Rumjahn tried to storm the net, Kwok often passed him with the greatest east.
runs-Photo, by
Above were the players who took part in the cricket match last Sunday between Jardine, Matheson and Co. and the Hongkong and Shanghat Banking Corporation. The match, played on the Civil Service C.C. ground, resulted in a win for Jardine's by 1D Mee Cheung..
Rifle Shooting
Dockyard Club Beaten By Range Staff
Here
And There. With "Abe".
Stonecutters on Saturday, and the Navy & South China ‘A'
There was a good attendance at
Wong Shiu-wing entered the third round by beating a Club-mate, W. K. Ma, in u match featured more by steady play rather than brilliant rallies. Wong, who was the better) player all round, won in straight usual high standard of shooting was
witnessed.
sets,
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
more their
The scores are shown below:
RANGE STAFF
their
Still Neck To Neck
for the earst round of the North American!
America Lucky In Irish Draw
Dublin, Mar. 21.
The second day's proceedings off the Sweepstakes commenced withi the draw of 50 residual prizes of £842) each. Of these America had 20,) Europe 12 and Ireland three.
ORGANIZERS THANKED
Dublia. Mar. 21. Senator Rowlette, closing the pro- ceedings to-day, thanked everyone
Tennis
Kho Sin-kie Unlucky At Nice
((By. A. Wallis Ayern)
Nice, Feb. 10, Mme. Mathieu avenged defent by Miss Wheeler at Cannes by beating the Amertean, in the final of the wo mon's singles, 6-0, 6-2, yesterday.... The French champion had complete control of the ball; Miss Wheeler had none. And maintaining a poor driving length throughout Miss. Wheeler's volleying excursion, were fruitless.
In the men's singles semi-final Kho Sin Kle and Tannesesco, both in, fr-. resistible form, had quick triumphs. The Chinese beat Lesueur, 6-3,
1, 2, and the Rumanian con- coded Hecht only seven games,
In the Anal to-day Rumania won for the frut time, when Tanneseseo beat Kho Sin Kie after a Ave-set match, the score being. 2-0, 0-2, 3—6, 0-1, (--).
It was Kho Sin Kle's third year, and he had the bad luck to be at- tacked with cramp when leuding 4-2 in the fourth set. Tannesesco, who has great tenaclly and is a stocky tireless players with a keen eye, took the next eight games.
Kho Sin Kic was obliged tu.. scratch from the doubles final with Brugnon against Hecht und Casks. This again was the third year. for the holders, so the Chinese lost per- manent possession of both cops.
Cambridge Lead In Golf Match
Early Tourist A Probable Starter
London, Mar. 21. At the end of to-day's play at Sandwich in the annual Inter -- Uni- Dockyard
Then followed the £100 consolation versity goir match, Cambridge led The Range Staff and
prizes. America ngaln had the Oxford by three matches to one, with
stice of the The following is the programme Rifle Club shot off their match for
1,300 prizes, one halved, in the foursomes. the
Belillos Shield Competition, and| to-day:
Ten singles matches will be played Open Stagles-Leung Ping-chiu v. this resulted in a win for the Range ONE of the peculiarities of the that the team may have the benefit greatest
League Soccer matches played of Wimbledon and other leading getting 715 of them, while Europe with 310-International!
to-morrow-Reuter. Lee Wal-tong: Lam Kwan v. Lieut. J. Staft by 42 points. The Dockyard. M. Tomlinson; Peler U v. A. Craw-however, are to be congratulated on last. Saturday was the way in which tournaments. However, the Austra was next
the excellent show they put up the results of the important matches lian LTA eventually decided on Press Bureau. ford; Ho Ka-lau v. W. C: Hung
redoubtable worked out. South China "A" con- the American Zone, and in the draw Handicap Doubles.-R. M. M. King against
fidently
Police, of the competition mude recently, expected to beat the
meot Mexico in the and J. P. Murphy v. J. Thomson and opponents.
were defeated, and this reverse Australia will R. G. Blesel; F. H. Stokes and M, M.
would have seriously Davies v. I. K. Valentine and L. M.
prospects for
Zone. Meanwhile, two new tennis 5. Lloyd.
but for the fact that the Royal Navy, aces are coming to the fore. J. M. for their support and acknowledged the present leaders, were themselves Gilchrist, 18 years old, has become a great debt to the organizers.
He emphasized the importance of defeated
by Eastern. And the post- the most discussed player in Aus-
defeated He recently
the the encouragement of research in tion at the top of the League Table tralla.
Vivian McGrath, preventive as well os in cura- It is
is Davis Cup therefore remains unchanged. an interesting situation. The Navy, and was narrowly beaten by the ilve medicine.-International Press Lincolnslitre. No Jockey with one more match left to bel Australian champion, John
and wich. In worton's tennis, Joan! played, have a total of 20 points and South China "A", with three more Hartigan, who failed to gain selec- games, have 20 points. This means on on the Australian team which that if the Royal Navy win their retoured England and the United maining fixture, they will place States last year, made a "comeback" themselves in a very good position. by defeating Mrs. Hopman-and-Miss Piquancy is added the fact that the Nancy Wynne, both of whom were Navy's last game is against South members of the touring team. China "A"! The championship thus
Handicap Mixed Doubles.---Mr. and Airs. L. Goldman v. Lt. J. S. Theobald and Mra. Churchill); L..P. and Mrs. Ralph v. R. Gordon and Mr Shewan.
Jiro Yamagishi To Retire from Tennis
JAPAN'S LEADING PLAYER
FACED WITH PROBLEM
Tokyo, Mar. 12.
F. Cole C. Sitcock P. O. Swan
SRL. Heap
P. O. Richards Copt. Carlera
W. Austin
J. Boulton
S.K. (b)
200 100 000 Total:
S.J. (a)
* ទិ្ធពភន ឌឆត
11.M.- Backyard-
J. Trenouth ...
W. K. Gillman
A. liyett Wilcon
9.R. (D)
BLR. (1)
CAR
388
8888
888
92
នផត
510
Scores in the Spoon shoot were: 9.I. (b)
Mine, P. Heather (scr.) 1
Mr. J. G. Biles (6) ..................
Pay Sub. Lt. B. M. Bateinan cpl. F. Cole (2) Cadet G. P. Carey (1)
Although Jiro Yamagishi, national amateur singles and doubles champion of Japan for several years, has been offered a place on the Japanese Davis Cup team for the fifth consecutive year, it is doubtful if he will accept it, O., Y. J. Davey (2) says the Nichi Nichi.
PO, D. J. Bilcock (acr.) L/Cpl. V. Hammond (1)
ir. 8. 3. Winch (4)
BR (1)
hinges on the result of this match. No Handshaking
the
Brom-Bureau.
A victory for the Navy will mean
TALIAN lawn tennis players will Chinese hopes, good-bye to
In future be required to play in whereas a win for the Caroline Hill men will probably see them carry off uniform in international matches, the championship as their two other according to a new decision of the Lawn Tennis Federation. games are against St. Joseph's (to Italian be played to-day) and against Kow-Handshaking between opponents has been forbidden "to avold the weed (to be played on
The Navy V. South China "A" match of intirnney which has for too long
will probably be played next week, infested lawn tennis courts." The 94 and will provide a fitting climax to Federation have also drawn up an the First Division League season, offelal list of umpires for inter- Unfortunately for the Navy, some of national and national matches, the 3004 their best players are away from the latter being chosen only from mem-
Colony at the moment, but if they bers of the Fascist party. can field anything like the team Make Them Faster which did duty for the most part of
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the season, a very good game should result from the meeting.
Swimmer Arrives
OCAL. swimming circles will be
by
London, Mar. 21. Early Tourist has been added to the list of probable starters in the
assigned yet. Reuter.
has been
British Race Horses
Still Best in World
:
Says Lord Rosebery
Breeders Told How Thoroughly Strain Has Been Kept For Two Hundred
- Compared With French Horses
Years
London:
In spite of the number of French Classic winners, the REAL effort to "speed up wic- Earl of Rosebery maintains that British thoroughbred kets in Sydney is to be made by the New South Wales Cricket A-race horses are still the best in the world. Lord Rosebery sociation.
is chairman of the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association The authorities of all grounds an
interested to hear that among which grade cricket is played have and at the annual meeting at Newmarket he described the
the been asked for reports from their task of keeping the strain pure.
the passengers arriving
Chenonceaux In Hongkong on Sun-groundsmen on the following lines
1. Methods adopted in preparing wickets-weight of roller, soll
etc. used,
Copt . P. Sequelre (ver) ar Sgt. R. J. Heap (1) Mr. W. Austin (er) Mr. T. J. Boulton (1) The 26-year-old cart star, who as if I had been commissioned as Mr. L. W. Peckham (4) graduates from Kelo University this an official diplomat by the Foreign P. C. Charan Singh (2) spring, referred to his latement last Office to promote international re-/Cpt. G. A. Ribeiro. December, in which he declared that lations through sports. If I get a
C. Thorne, (a) he was retiring from tournament Job, I don't intend to play Inter-Ar. H. J. B. Blake (2)' tennia this year in order to start national tennis. I don't want to be po. J. C. Swart scr.)
the Asahi a burden da any company. I have CpA D'AQUE
A. D'Aquino (3) business career with
day was Herry Yeo,one of Singo- Gluas Company..
long wished to join the navy also Sm
porc's best all-round swimmers, who 9gL., J. P. Baluros (5) I expect to take my physical exe, S, Croft (5)
ls Joining St. Stephen's College. He He already has signed a contract amination soon and the middle off, V. M. Nunes (9).
BI Intends to study aviation fn Hong- 2. Comments on the question with the company, he says, and feels April may see me a sullor. At any Mr. W., KC Gillman (2)
to how the wickets can W. Albons (5) 3pr.
kong and the course will extend over
faster. that he cannot abrogate it. He also rate, I want to emphasize that, after 1r. C. A. Hyelt (a)
ive years. Noted goal-getter for the mode In more interested In his future I start work, my tennis days are Mr W. Wilson (7)
Y.M.C.A. Juniors in water-polo, Yeo Later, IL is intended to hold a con security then in winning tennis over."
represented Singapore in the Mola ference of groundsmen and discuss laurels..
Tamlo Abe, captain of the 1930
yan Chinese Olymple in 1937. Re-the matter comprehensively.
It is generally agreed that the slow The announcement that he will Davis Cup team, was much disap- Spoon.
cently this year he won the men's
of the move, al-N. Winner of "N" or "H" spoon has championship not play this year for the Japanese pointed by Yamagishi's
Singapore wickets have had their influence on Chinese
excels batting and have meant a falling-off Swimming Club. Yeo Duvis Cup tennis team has behind though he said that Yamagishi pro-his handicap reduced by one point.
in long distance events, having swum in stroke play. it the personal problem which con-bably did the right thing. fronts every champlon amateur ath-
many close races with Yeo Jul-mok, one of Maleya's fastest swimmers, in the 1,500 metres. He has won more
to
lete that Is, whether to continue "It's a delicate problem, all right. athletics indefinitely or soitle It's too bad, though, because this down and sock a job immedintels year Yamagishi is in the best form after graduation,
of his career and would really go places in the tournaments. I thinic Although his team-mate of the now he can match. anyone in the 1908 Davis Cup team, Fumiteru Na-world. The whole world will be kano, has already accepted a place surprised to hear that Yamagishi has on this year's team, Yamagishi, who | retired."--Reuter.
is Japan's No. 1 player, some time ngo startled Japanese tennis circles by expressing doubts as to his par- Hielpation:
J.
Two Badminton
Ties Played
Cpl. J. M. Xavier
ERA. A Townand (12)
"denotes winner of the "Nett" †denates winner
70
Spoon.
of the
Handicap"
Tom Farr's Licence Is Reinstated
London, Mar. 15.
Since the reign of Henry VIII, he of its immediate ancestry on the sald, there had been a special breed turf as to warrant the belief in the of racehorse in this country which purity of its blood.
REGULATIONS TIGHTENED
be breed was crossed, with the Turks, Barbs and Arabians, and gave rise
In 1909 it was pointed out that, of the end of the seventeenth century
to this ruling many:: to the English thoroughbred. From according 1727 accurate records of the racing American horses were able to gain performances of members of this entrance to the Stud Book though breed, and the ancestry of many they were far from being thorough members of the foundation stock of bred. In 1913 it was decided that. an earlier date, had been carefully after that dute no horse or mare priserved.
can be considered: eligible for ad- · mission unless it can be traced with÷' out flaw on both RECORDS CAREFULLY KEPT
siro's' - and -dam's Based on these data, Mr. Weather-side of its pedigree to horses and mares already accepted in earlier by, keeper of the match hook at volumes of the book.
than a dozen cups and medals in Australian Woman
Star For England Newmarket, issued the first volume
competitive swimming, and his als
Yoo, are ters, Elsie and Mary equally well-known in Malaya for their active interest in aquatics.
Davis Cup Hopes
Brisbane, Mar. 0.
A fine response is being made by
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earnestly hope, Bald Lord i of the General Stud Book in 1701..
Rosebery, "That no one will ever. Horace and mores which could not induce Weatherby's to alter this
· Lord · Rosebery- pointed out that -
the Australian public to the Queens be traced in every line of their an-rule land Lawn Tennis Association's ap- cestry were not eligible for the MUCH controversy existed recent-peal for funds to send Mrs. Emily English Stud Book and were not England's, two great races were the ly as to whether Australia Westscott, Australian woman lawn entitled to be described as thorough Derby for, thren-year-olds and the Gold Cup, for three-year-olds and. older. The Doriy has been won should challenge in the European tennis champion, and Miss May bred.
Forty-two years ago the import three times by French horses TOP PLAYER
The British Boxing Boned of Con-Zone or the American Zone of the Hardcastle, New Zealand Ulleholder,
tion of horses from the United States Gladiator, a great borse, but no good trol announce they have received Davis Cup this year. Now that to Wimbledon this year,
The Australing Lawn Tennis As and abo Australla caused closer at the stud, Burbar. 11, moderate Yamagisht has been top player la
from Tommy Farr £760 in settle- Donald Budge has turned protes- Japanese tennis: tourneys for
Messrs. Weatherby consulted tho saveral years now. Although
Two quarter-final matches in the ment of a claim by Sydney Hulls. sional, Australia feats it has a great sociation has given its official sune attention to be paid to their ancestry, racehorse of no sud van de rute expressed intention not to play, has Colony Badminton Championships The Board states: This sum having chance of once more securing the den to the trip and it is thought
between leading breeders it was de- year's winner,
The Gold, Cup, a magnificent test: greally disappointed fana, the md were played last evening on the Tal- been paid by Farr the suspension is tennis trophy. Norman Brookes, likely that both women players will Jockey Club and after a conference country, and Bois Rousetim this
koo court. 22,
withdrawn and the boxer's licence of presklent of the Australian Lawn go to England.
chal- Mrs. Wesincott, known as "Our cided that a claim to admission to for stamine, has been won twice. In jority of them are wholly in sym-, pathy
with his motive.
In the Senior Men's Singles, K. L. Farr is reinstated-Reuter, Tennis Association, wished to
This amount was claimed by Hulls lenge in the American Zone, but im in Queensland, Is one of the the Stud Hook should be based on nil its history by American or Interviewed by the Osaka Malhi-Yong defeated M. A. Oliveira by 16-5, chi, Yamagisht reiterated lils: rejec-15-7, and in the Mixed Doubles. P and supported by the Board, as part Harry Hopman, who captained Aus-hardest hitters in the game and a satisfactory proof of eight or nine Foxhall and Flares, and three Uns FC.tful, and Miss Uilon Khoo of the prameters prout of the aght tralia's team last year and has again spectacular player. Miss Hardcastle crosses of pure blood, and that an in the last sixty years by three tlon nt the bide
contury and show such performance and Elf II. Being a tennis star is all right, (holders) beat A. Keown and Miss R between Farr and Foord in. March been selected in this capacity. this is a more orthodox player with animal should trace back at least a French horses, Massine, Maximum il
year, favoured Do Europeon Zone so steady backcourt game.. but there's no future in it. It Isn't Summers 16-12, 10-17 and 15-U.
his
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