Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. May 11, 1939.
CHAMPIONS RETAIN
RETAIN CROWN
Tsui Wai-pui (left) and Taul Yun-pui won the Colony doubles title for the third time at the Hong- koog C.C. yesterday afternoon' when they defeated their club-mates, ile Ka-lau and Lee Yue-wing, by three sels to one in the final. Though the cliampions were obviously the better pair, 1ò and Lee at times played well enough to make yesterday's tennis entertaining to watch-Staf Photographer,
TSUI BROTHERS LEE AND
OUTPLAY
HO IN SHANGHAI
SQUASH DOUBLES FINAL
CHAMPIONS
To Show Retrieving Power
Shanghai, May-6,
STANDARD OF PLAY SHOWS DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT
Next Wintor
No More Notes Until Past Season's Hockey
Under Review By "The Pilgrim"
As the local hockey season is now officially ended, "The Pilgrim," our hockey corres- pondent, will write ho more notes until next winter.
Davis Cup
With the victory of the Civilians over the Services last Sunday, the 1938-39 season of the Hongkong Hockey Association came to an end. It has been a very successful season and the stan-
BRITAIN dard of play generally has shown encouraging
BEGINS QUEST
improvement, notably in the new tournament promoted by the H.K.H.A. which proved vory popular.
On the whole, the games were, and when young men go abrond, Several matches produced exception-
A
New President Of Football League
London, May 2.
Mr. W. C. Cuff, Chairman of the Everton Football Club, becomes the new President of the Football League, in succes- sion to the late Mr. C. E. Sutcliffe. Mr. Cuff was the only.. nomince when the list closed to-day.—Retifer
SAMUEL DECLINES
extremely keen and Interesting. hockey is a very valuable asset „EXHIBITION ally fine hockey, the value of the
Radio und Postal Sports Club, and season was the absence of sufficient
Four Young Players
MORE UMPIRES NEEDED tournament being reflected in such One of the big drawbpeks to
London, Apr. 24. Kamos. This event was won by the League and Tournament hockey this As Representatives
A. S. Samuel, the Selangor bad- To Meet N. Zealand
very worthy winners they were too qualified umpires. Several efforts miniton player, left London to-day as they went through the touru- were made to induce more people and will embark on the 1s. Aramis ment without a defeat,
to quality by a series of lectures at Marseilles on April 29 en route
Singapore. The Interport resulted in a draw given by two or three well-known for
During his alx Great Britain wit commence her with Macao and the new Six-A-Side umpires, but only poor support was months' stay in Europe he won the 1030 Davis Cup challenge to-day at Tournament was won by the 8th Interest was very apparent.
forthening; the general lack of French and Irish badminton Utica, Brighton when she meets New Zea-Destroyer Flotilla. The land.
innovation The match will continue to proved very popular with players in
was runner-up in the Welsh Cham- morrow and conclude on Saturday.
Perhaps one of the reasons is that plonship, and semi-finalist. In the the Colony. There is little doubt our umpires are subject to excessive English, Scottish and Danish Cham- The Lawn Tennis selectors Inst week picked Charles gained a permanent place here.
Association that this type of game has now criticism and lack of respect. So plonships. He also won the West of Hare.
Laurence Sham, Ronald Shayes
very often it happens that umpires England, Sussex, Leicester, Notting- nud Frank Wilde to
To England go the honours of receive nothing but abuse for their ham, Kent, and West Sussex county represent Britain.
winning the International Tourna-servlees,
tities. ment. No one will deny that the Although Hare, Shayes and Wilde Englishmen had the best balanced Board should investigate ways and much," he told a Press represento
Once again I say that the Umpires "I have enjoyed my tour very ave represented Britain In past term both in defence and attack. Davis Cup series, Shani will be Since hooking and footpiny were means, and take drastle action if tive, but I am glad to be getting L. H. Wade defeated E. D. Cumine making his Davis Cup debut.
worth while back to warm weather." abolished, what has been chiefly necessary, to make it by D-7, 10-0, 5-9, 9-5 to win the Frederick Stowe was elected as noticeable this reason was cleaner for people to take up umpiring
Samuel sold he had declined an senior squash rackets championship the non-playing captain of the team and more scientific type of play.
play an exhibition of Shanghal last night at the Race and this selection caused some sur-has meant definite progress towards whether clubs should not meet the invitation to Club courts the winner being slight prise. He was picked to replace the better hockey, and in comparison to travelling expenses Incurred by match in Singapore on the day he arrives as he felt he would not be ly more in the picture than his 45-year-old Herbert Roper Barrett, a year ago, the game now is touch umpires. opponent, although the run of the who for many years was non-playing faster and cleverer.
However, a tribute should be paid able to do himself justice. games saw Cumine pushing play but skipper of the British team.
to those umpires who voluntarily "I shall not have played for five LADIES DO WELL being unable to tire out his opponent Barrett is an interesting character
carried out their duties in a most weeks," he said, "and, in addition, Given tower opportunities to make use of who replied with equally good shots and has been made the butt of many The ladies, too, enjoyed a very capable manner. And much of the I shall have to re-accustom myself
and who was eventually able to run humorous articles in the forelyn
season which included their Association's success can be traced to Malayan playing conditions. I their wonderful retrieving qualities than in their to match point in grand style.
Briliant Interport press because he frequently sits on Shanghai. The Seven-A-Side Tour- as Mr. D. Smith, Tournament Secre- I have been home about two months victory over to the men behind the scenes such have offered to go to Singapore after recent matches, Ho Ka-lau and Leo Yue-wing, the In the junior championship, which the tennis courts under the umpire's nament, won by St. Andrew's in the tory, and the recently-retired energe and to play anybody they want me “giant-killers" of the 1939 Colony tennis cham-seniorare immediately after the top-hat cicspite a blazingng coat and senior section and by the Hongkong the Hon. Secretary, Mr. F. Hender-to
been T.
Ladies in the juntor, as usual was son. LEFT-HANDED Star
well-supported, and the winners in pionships, were able to win only one set from the Baker defeated G. Beckerman by
May the next season be even more 9-4, 10-9, the inst and deciding Tsui brothers in the doubles final on the stand which Baker led by 6-0, and could he is tall, athletically buflit, fair and
Hare is the leading player of the the League were "Y" Ladies (Caer successful. n thrilling
affair in four. Born in London July 10, 1915, Ladles (Brawn Cup).
Clark Cup) and Club de Recrele court yesterday. This they fully deserved al-not put the
He uway.
had left-handed. Identified
The Hongkong Ladies' Hockey though in the other three sets they wore com-six necasions bus opponent came up there most of his life, he is known
match point in hand on no less than mingham player because he has lived Association this season, for some un- known renson, failed to stage the point whereas his pletely outplayed.
Losers Given Few Chances of Shanghai last night at the R
(By "Abo")
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Winners v. Rest gaines which proved
seriously.
One would be to consider
French Stars Unable To Get Leave
ROYAL H.K.G.C. CELEBRATING GOLDEN JUBILEE
from nil to take the lead at 9-8:45 the successor of Fred Perry and
so popular in the past. These games again Baker railed to equallse the
"Bunny" Austin
He
were generally played to wind up That the Tsui brothers won was it was difficult to anticipate them. scory at 9-9, going on to win the has a cannon-ball service and the season. The games were omitted
a powerful forchand drive only to be expected; but in the man-On several occasions when they ex- crucial point at 10-0.
with probably because of general lack of which he frequently scores dean interest which prevalled after the
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club is ner of their doing so they showedpected n full-blooded amash and
now celebrating its Golden Jubileo passing sitols. that when the mood takes them positioned themselves just outside
covers ground Interpart was won. This was a great
and is commemorating the occasion. they can be devastating against local the base-line for it they found the and Pearce; only this time they well although he appears to have a pity.
with competitions for all sections, at combinations. In yesterday's match, ball coming slowly over the net and found they were up against a pair cumbersome galt. He first gained SCHOOLBOYS IMPROVE
Paris, May D. Fanling, Happy Valley and Deep for instance, they made many dif-were yards too late to retrieve. At who showed no weakness at all. prominence by winning the British I was very impressed with the Despite the refusal of the Ministry Water Bay.
Starting ficult shots look simple, and at times other times. the angle of the Tsuis
the match
junior cham with
championshly in 1931. He has improvement of the Combined of War to grant leave to the top The following telegrams of con- they placed the ball in such a man-shots proved too neute and they were fidence. Ho and Lee won the first won a number of major European Schoolboys' team this winter. Among ranking tennis players, Yvonne Petra gratulation
les and doubles titles and gave the young players worthy of men- and Pellizze, who
were received by the ner as to give their opponents no left standing.
three games before the champions singles
now mobilised Secretary of the Club: Donald Budge chance Whitsoover of even reachlou WORTH THE MONEY
were able to settle down, but on first set in the Davis Cup challenge (St. Joseph's), D. Crary (D.B.S.), W. to-day picked for the French Davis Jubilee and wishing you prosperity In a-terrifle fight in the lion are G Singh (QC.) K Singh on the Spanish border, they were Congratulations on altairing your them, let alone retrieving.
had been accomplished the latter round in 1937. Because
this the brothers
were EO
eight
Pryde (C.B.S.), R. Chang (D.BS.), Cup team, along with the veteran the years to come from the captalo games in a The best parts of the match were superior for the most part, the match collected the next
(Q.C.) and thereby taking the set in the
E. Men- Christian Boussus and Bernard Des- and members of the Hung Jao Golf were playing was not as satisfying as a more even ninth game and establishing a lead Cup play because he had to return Rull and A. P. Silva (La Salle).
Last year he withdrew from Davis K. Mohamed row, when Ho and Lee
dionica, J. Remedios, R. Castro, P. tremou.
Club, Shanghol." well. Then the best rallies of the contest might have been; yet as a
of 2-0 in the second. This
Thus far, the military authorities load to the United States upon the death game were seen, and the honours
"Greetings to you on your Attieth tennis, the good spectacle of Food
These youngsters have speed. good have refused the leaves which would anniversary, from did not always go to the Tsuls. Aibits provided sumclent measure forlater became 6-3, at which stage the lof his American employer. He was stickwork and play remarkably friel enable the players to come to Paris Golf Club
the Shanglial challengers
ers hoisted up some deep asked to play after Clarence Jones hockey. Should they keep it up, to play China in the first the net, the challengers distinguished the spectators' money.
round
"Lucifer
Golfing Society sends themselves, volleying and sometimes
the Statue Rolland greetings and congratulations." smashing with great skill, but their realle outplayed and apparenly to make a succession of errors inshayes is 28 years of age. He has have the makings of future Inter- Garros, on May 10, 20 and 21.
Tall, dark and powerfully built, would go so far as to say that they matches it, Ho and Lee were always their anxiety to put them away.
L.G.U. MEDAL RESULTS striving. however, and if their de-
porters. ground strokes were far behind these fence was often pierced by the impions took the next two games for and concentrates on attacking strokes. Division in their tournament
Though 5-8 was called, the cham-a style something like Fred Perry's
Hence, it is not unlikely that If the H.KH.A. run a of the champions,, bath
Junior France, which held the Davis Cup for
Mrs. W. J. E. Mackenzle with a of whommaculate placements of their op the set.
next six years, will be eliminated in the
card of 104-17-87 won the Silver played some lovely driven.
He has a powerful service and good season, my advice to the schoolboy's is first round by the two able Chinese Division of the Ladies' Golf Union, In their previous games, Ho nad with success, taking advantage of
ponents, they retaliated frequently the GAMES WITH SERVICE
to join up without fall. I ame players, Kho Sin-kle and W. C. Choy, Medal Round, played at Fanling on Lee were prominent with splendid some poor lobs by the brothers to service until 6-0 was called. He The third set saw games go with
DOUBLES EXPERT
strong advocate of all schools run- whose recent victories In England | May 9, over the Old Course, retrieving. Yesterday they found on reduce the arrears.
Born on March 19, 1911, Wilde is ning at least two separate games in show them to be up to form.
Mrs. H. W. R. Williams 02-23-09 the other alde of the net a pair who On the whole, Ho and Lee pro-won his to retain the lead at 7-8 probably the best known of the four the winter. If they have grounds M. Brugnon has been named non. and Mrs. T. S. Morrison 07-26-71 varied their returns so often and bably played as well as they did and then they broke through the men chosen to represcat Britain. He good enough, one of these games playing Captain of the French team. were winners In the Bronze Divi- placed their shots so accurately that against the Rumjahn cousing or Duff younger Teul's service to take the won the British junior singles, should certainly be hockey.
set after losing two set points in their doubles and mixed doubles cham Heskey is now a universal game pionships in 1928. Later he reached In the fourth set the Tsuls tight- the Opal and semi-final rounds at ened up their game once again, and Wimbledon in the open champion- after 2-2 had been reached they ships,
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