Thursday,
HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH May 2, 1940.
Basketball
TSUI WAI-PUI DEFEATED IN MANILA TOURISTS BEAT
FIVE-SET SINGLES
SIRDAR RUMJAHN WINS
1940 CHAMPIONSHIP
Thrilling Climax To
A Dismal Start
(By "Tinker")
IN THE LAST MINUTES of the fading light| at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday, the closing stages of the most thrilling drama of local sport within the past several years was being on- acted. S. A. Rumjahn defeated the hitherto un- beatable Tsui Wai-pui in five great sets for the tonnis Singles Championship of the Colony.
The scores were 6-8, 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.
Tsui, it must be admitted, had never had a more un- fortunate day on the court. His game was completely off, but this in no way detracted from Rumjahn's perform- ance which was alternately steady and brilliant through-
out.
were
The first three sets productive of the most dismal' tennis of any final ever played in the Tournament. Rumjahn.
in these sets, never rose to any
Eight Times In The Final
Tsui Wai-pui, hitherto unbeaten, showed amazingly poor form in the final
concentrated yesterday. The
took on his face reveals the care he
great heights, while Taui was 8. A. Rumjahu has been eight was taking in making his shots.-- sadly off form. When he strug-times in the final of the Colony Open Ming Yuen. gled to win the first set at 8-6, Singles Championship, and has won none was really conscious of the on five occasions. Ills record in:
fact that the former champlon was not himself,
Taui Yun-pui in the first semi- Anal created a sensation by forcing his brother, for the first time, to play defensive tennis-Rumjahn, yester- day, caused even greater surprise when he forced the ex-champion to resort to literal put-ball tennist This
was in The Ahal net when Rum-
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1927-champion
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1932-champion
1933-champion
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fhere can be nothing but prake. De
is thirty-six years of age, and this is
FINAL
SIRDAR CELEBRATES
In his 21st year of tournament tennik, Sirdar Rumjaha esptures the
making Colony Open Singles ille for the fifth time. He is here chopped cross-court shot, typical of several that gained him points in brating Tsut Wal-pul in the final yesterday-Ming Yuen,
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his 21st year of tournament tennis. NEW YORK. May 1 (UP).——— His triumph yesterday will go Though all games were played in the down in local tennis history as one American League in-day, the Nation- of the finest come-bucks there ever at League baseball seledule Was was. His stone-wall defence was seriously upset by weather. never more solid. His forehand was results were: never more steady, nor (I am spenk- ****** jing of these later years) was liis nc-
curacy ever so much to the fore. St. Louis Jalin
In the final set he produced tennis New York But his wetic, g 3-1 and 40-love, any other in his position right out of
repaid him for Trui stride. When he resorted to pat-ball that was astonishing, He out- eventually won that
in the final set, a remark from the manoeuvred Tsui time and again. Chicago game! Never before was there so much Club balcony caused him to turn and He volleyed and drove cross-court Boston Lenseness during
stare in that direction. Spec- a match.
Whether with surprising speed and necuracy, (Kuhel and Kennedy homered for tators were lille short of demon-Tsul misconstrued that remark or not, and it speaks itself for Teul that des- the White Sox. Fox homered for strative. At 6-2 in the final set, but I will say that his tactics were pite this tennis, Rumjahn was hard-the Red Sox). and on his own service, Ramjahn more than justified.
pressed to win. had two set points, but lost the
Detzoo game! Limes.
down!
three
The second incident was when he hree was 4-2 down and Rumjahn hit a
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called Al 5-3 he had another ball down the side-line and out, the sui took the fourth set in a freer Detroit three set points and dence, was linesman falled to see the shot and T
style than he had shown previ-Washington called three times before Teul went the point, given to Rumjahn, gave ously, and indications were that he
him the advantage, muid eventually was recovering his touch. But on Brooklyn INCIDENTS
the game making the score 5-2. It his service, which has been woefully Cincinnati must have been most upsetting. THERE is no doubting Taul's quali-
wenk this year, he dropped the first The New York-St. Louis, Boston- Bes as a Aghter. He fought for
game of the final sel- love gamel Chicago and Philadelphia-Pittsburgh everything oa gamely as his way-
Rumjuhn took the second, after deuce games were postponed on account of 'ward control would. allow, Heo Sirdar Rumjahn, who is getting had been called once, but Taul won weather.
acemed particularly unfortunate in on in years, and who last won the third. In every game but the Incidents that would have thrown the Singles Championship in 1935, first,, the score was at least 40-30.
Rumjahn-took-the-fourth-game-to lend 3-1, and in the fifth game, on was leading 40-15 when Tsul started his pat-ball tac- tics. They paid in that he won three points in a row. to make the score deuce.
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In the sixth game be discarded his over-cautious tactics and Rumjahn
Djebel Wins War-Time Classic
took it on his own service after Now Hot Favourite For
several very fine shots down the Įside-lines.
DECISIVE STAGE
Derby Substitute
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter) | featured the THE seventh game
The French challenger, M. line-ball Incident, with the game going to Rumjahn. It was now at Marcel Boussac's Djebel, won the the decisive stage. The fight was first war-time racing classic in falling. If Taul would win another England the Two Thousand two games there was little prospect Guineas-beating the Aga Khan's of the match finishing. In the eighth game, Rumjahn led 40-15 on Stardust by two lengths, with the his service, and amid great excite- Maharajah of Kohlapur's Tant- ment and much applause Taui gall-micux a head behind. antly fought his way to deuce, which
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Djchel, wha will now be hot was called three times before Taul favourite for the Derby substitute, kept well with 'the leaders, clashed to The ninth, and anal game started. the front when just below the dis- The score crept to 15-all, at which stage Tsui served a double! He re-ce, quined the point with a fine "ace" to challenge make the score 30-all. He won the next point, and led 40-30. point and the match would probably, one minute 42.6 secs.
One more
have been replayed. It was not to
caally resisted Stardust's hundred yards from home, and won comfortably,
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The belting was 0/4 on Djebel
be, however, Sirdar levelled the (favourite), 100/9 on Stardust, and score with a lucky not-cord. Deuce 13/2 on Tantmieux,
was called twice, and then Tsul sent
the ball far outside, giving Rumjahn
the advantage. With another set-T. E. Pearce (13) (twice) and L. J. C. vice "nice". however, deucé Was Loch (B) one up, reached again. Tsul's next losing
shot was very weak half-volley
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Rumjahn having the advantage Tsui misjudged a volley-the ball struck the frame of his racket and the match
was over.
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G. Thomson Wins B.W.O.F. Competition
The following is the draw for the Iappy Valley fest summer singles tournament, the preliminary round of which is to be completed before May 12, the first round before May 19, the second by June 2, the third by June 16, the semi-final by Jane 30 and the flos) by July 14:
Preiminary roundW, A. Stewart (0) v. G. T. May (19): 0. E. Willerton (12) v. O. W. Sowell (12); W. II. Jawit (11) v. W. V. Ahern(0); sic Harvey (8) v. 1. 18. Stundy (8):
First round—T. D. Low (11) Y. A. O C. Bultfold (18): A. McKellar (0) W. IL Biliyor (101; A. C. 1. Bowker (7) v. J. Linnker (13): F. C. Barry (0) v. K. 3. MacFadyen (18); G. M. Park (0) *.
Q. THOMPSON (22) yvon the Burn, Car, Nicholson (8); E. Tuck (14) %, second British War Organization. R. G. Parker (0); A. If. Penn (12) v. 8. Fund competition at Fanling in Chubb (15); Winner of Stewart and March and April, with a score of live winner Jowit
May v. winner of Willerton v. Bewell;
and Ahem v, winner of Harvey and Mundy: I. Smith (8) v. Other scores were M. L. Reldy (21)thews (12) v. D. Humphreys (7); G. c. Shewan (8); Col. Stat- and J. M. Pearson (18) four up; J. Resve (131 v. Lious Carter (9); G [Moffat (15) and C. F. Drew-Wilkin- | Greenwood (18) v. W. B. Hitler (h); 2. son (18) three up; W. J. E. Macken- Macdonald (7) V. C. C. Birk 1911 T 3. Price 19) v. N. J. Bebbington (14); K wwww İzle (18) two up and C. M. Stark (10), B. Robertson (8) v. M. A. Cairna (x). -
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SOCCER
RESULTS
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)--The following were the results of Region- al League soccer matches played in England and Scofland to-day:
English Regionals
Watford
Luton
SOUTH "D"
MIDLAND
HONGKONG STARS BY
LAST MINUTE GOAL
1
IN A VERY TIGHT GAME at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. yesterday, the Chung Hwa Girl basketeers managed their fourth victory in the final game of the series played here in aid of Chinese Wounded and Refugees, when they defeated their victors of a previous match, the Hongkong Stars in a last minute goal, 15-13.
The visitors employed the jing of M. Dino, coach for
girls, sume tactics that won them the wa
and Lee Sau-ming, game against the Chinese Assistant coach. This tended to dis rupt their understanding, and the Best Federation, a five-men defence, half saw them faced with a 10-0 but their speed in recovery and deflett. their stamina really won them In the second half, Sing Tao
the game.
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brought in their full complement and The Stars, after an attack, seemed slowly crept up, but a substantint slow in taking their positions for lead and time were against them. defence, and their main fault was in Sun Chung-keen, centre for Bing Tao,
close marking, thus spolling made a gallant effort to rully his men what combination they might have and proved quite successful, while struck. The absence of two of their Lee Pui-chlek put in his quota. În star: forwards, Lau Sau-kwong and marking Hsu Hang to make the Ng Shlu-ping also contributed to their second half exelting. disorganisation.
a
Hongkong opened the score through
foul goal by Suen Yuk-mut. Chung Hwo equalised and went ahend through foul goals by Victoria Tan and Alice Chen. Both sides battled to the end of the gruelling 10- minute first half at the end of which found the visitors leading one point, 7-0.
CONSTANT CHANGES
Lawn Bowls Teams For Week-end
·DIANA CHEN strove throughout the game to rally her team, but to
The following teams have been on avall, and the constant changes chosen to represent the Civil Service of the Stars line-up proved to the CC. and Indian R.C. In League Lawn
advantage, who kept the some line-up the end.
visitors
was the
mos!
The last quarter exciting perlod of the game. The
scores were tied twice before centre- pivotal play with Alice Chen as the her the ball from Victoria pivol, gave Tan to score u difficult shot placing them in the lead,
Bad marksmanship way the order of the day, but this may be attri-, buted to lie close, marking of either side.
Cary Ong
Allee Chen Victoria Tan
Joncia Go
Solly Wong
PLN.
CHUNG HWA
No. of Goals Fout goal
kauli
HONGKONG STARS
La Bhut Yee..
3 Reading
Chan Chai-choo
0
Diana Chan
Ngon Elu-yung.
Lam Shiu-ging..
Sien Yuk-ming.
3 Wolves
0
Chan Wal-bing
Pis.
1
Birmingham
3 Northampton
Scottish Regionals
WESTERN
Partick Third Lanark
Raith
0
2 Ayr
1. Motherwell
EASTERN
1 Alloa
3
League Rugby
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)-In n Rugby League match to-day, Salford beat Rochdale by 25 points to five.
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Exhibition Game
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IN A CURTAIN RAISER for the Chung Hwa-Ilongkong Stars game,
lo Sing Tao squad met the Eastern quintet in another exhibition
1 and lost 27-28.
XAMC,
Eastern played inore consistent basketball, their combination was
Bowls matches on Saturday:
C.S.C.C. v. L.R.C.
1st team (home, 3.30 pan.).—E. Kirmon, J. W. Deakin, L. A. Collyer and F. J. Jones.
M. E. Purvis, W. J. Burling. M. N.' Rakusen and H. E. Strange.
J. Gellatly, R.R. Wood, J. F. Mc- Gowan and J. Hollidge,
2nd team v. K.C.C. (away, 3.30 p.m.).-A. F. Shephard, P. D. Craw- ley J. M. Purvis and A. B. Allen.
J. R. Carr. F. S. Austin, A. Steven and S. Eccleshall.
C. J. Walker, H. Lord, H. F. Har per and C. Strange.
Reserves.-H. Parrott, J. F. Hick- man and J. Barnett,
INDIAN RC. RINKS
1st team v. C.S.C.C. (away, 3.30 pm.).-A. H. Rumjahn, M. A. Wahab, D. M. Khan and A. R. Dallah. A. K. Sumad, A. M. Rumjahn, ́ ́A. Bakar and A.K. Minu
J. Hoosen, S. O. Bux, A. O. Madar und A. R. Minu.
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good, and both their guards played on Saturday, will start from Sheung an excellent game. Tall centre Hsu Shul cross-roads at 4 p.m. Trans Hang of Eastern was prolife in hisportation will be provided from the scoring and totalled 18 points (6 Club House at 3,50 p.m goals, 4 foul goals): Had-he-been given more support he might have Colony of a scared more.
FIRST HALF DEFICIT
Marking the departure from the
popular Dutch rider, The Plying Dutchman Cup" will be competed for in a paper-hunt to be held in the late afternoon of Satur- SING TAO'S diagonal ploy seemed (day, May 11. Details will be at variance to the straight run, block- Inounced in the press of next week.
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