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LOCAL. LAWN TENNIS AN ALL-AMERICAN TWO SURPRISES IN

LEAGUE RESULTS.

Civil Servants Beat Indian R.C.

K.C.C. DEFEATED.

Although yesterday was a publie holiday five matches were played in the Lawn Tennis League in brilliant weather. Full results of the games were as follow:-

Easy for C.S.C.C.

FINAL.

SHIELDS AND WOOD,

U.S. Davis Cup Youth's Fierce Service.

BOROTRA SUBDUED.

London, Yesterday. An all-American final in the Men's Singles Championship at

LAWN BOWLS,

H. Overy Defeats Clark Atkinson.

F. C. GOODWIN WINS.

Two matches in the preliminary round of the lawn bowls. "Open Singles Championship provided un- expected results on Tuesday..

H. Overy, of the Kowloon Cricket Club; surprised all his supportera

Playing at Happy Valley theWimbledon was assured to-day by taking the lead all the way Civil Service defeated the I.R.C. when Frank Shields defeated Jean against Clark Atkinson, an old and by 6% matches to 2% in the "B" Barotra in four sets. In the other experienced Interport player, and division of the League yesterday. semi-final match Sidney Wood beat eventually winning by 21 shots to

Scores:

F. J. Perry, the remaining British 15 in 23 heads. contender, in four sets

Dr. D. J. Valentine and J. R. Pengelly (C.S.C.C.):—

beat A. R. Minu and F. D.

Pereira...

In the other game F. C. Good-

In the match between Sidney win, also of the Kowloon Cricket Wood and the British player the Club, caused a mild sensation by 6-8 American once knocked Perry's defeating J. C. Brown by 21 shots racquet flying from his hand with to 16. It was the "unlucky" thir-

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D. N. McDougall and G. W. Tufton (C.S.C.C.):-

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He passed Perry time and, again when the latter attempted his on the corner favourite advance

AT THE

drew with Minu and Pereira lost to Ismail and Ismail .... beat Soonderam and Hamet 6-0 J. A. Bendall and J. W. Bradley (C.S.C.C.);

lost to Minu and Pereira ..... boat Ismail and Ismail ................ 6- 4 beat Soonderam and Hamet.. 6. 1

University Win!

At Pokfulam, the University "B" team beat the M.B.K, by 72 sets to 1%...

Scores:-

D. J. N. Anderson and Y. F. Chew (University)

beat Fukushima and Fujimari 6-2 drew with Miki and Marinaka 6- 6 beat Nakamura and Tohchi 6- 1

THE COLONY.

drive, and when he himself came NORMAN BROOKS IN netwards he tucked away volleys with remarkable crispness and showed a definite superiority over Perry in the art of smashing, at which phase of the game Perry is considered to be Britain's best.

The Englishman broke through Wood's service in the first set and want out at 6-4, but thereafter he could do little right against a very powerful service and immaculate volleying and lost the next three sets at 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Australian Davis Cup

Player.

ON EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.

Norman Brooks, the well known The Americans have, a, definite Australian Davis Cup player of the advantage in that their service is former years, arrived in

G. E. Yeoh and T. K. Ng (Univer-modelled on the right lines, and Colony to-day on the Empress of their force and accuracy. leaves Russla, He is accompanied by |sity)-

their opponents standing The Mrs. Brooks and Miss C. M. E

lost to Fukushima and Fuji-,

mara ein

beat Miki and Morinaka beat Nakamura and Tohchi..

4. service problem was a very large Brooks on a tour of the Pacific ..64factor in the defeat of "Bunny" It is understood that Mr. Brooks 6- 3 Austin, who was defeated by made' the trip with the sole pur-

F. Y. Khoo and T. K. Lien (Uni-Barotra's conqueror, as his own pose of meeting his old friend, service was puny in the fact of Major-General Davis, the donor of versity):-

of Frank the Davis Cup, who is stationed at beat Fukushima and Fujimari 6 3 the fierce service aces

Manila. The Australian had a beat Miki and Morinaka ... 6- 4Shields,

few suggestions to make concern- beat Nakamura and Tohchi. 6-2

ing the custody of the Cup by the Army Success.

successful nation, but details, of the outcome of the discussion have not yet been published.

The Army Tennis Club beat the Kowloon Cricket Club by 6% sets to 2% at Pokfulam.

Owing to the absence of G..B. Legge, Stephenson of the home club completed the Kowloon team.

Scores>--

Col. Robinson and Capt. de Linde (A.T.C.)-

drew with Segalen. and

Hambly

6- 6

beat W. Brown and J. Chad-

wick

6-, 2

beat A. Osborne and Stephen-

6- 1

Major Kerrick and S. M. Bon (A.T.C.)

Atkin-

5-7

lost to Segalen and Hambly beat Brown and Chadwick beat A. Osborne and Stephen-

ΒΟΣ

Col. Mitchell and S. M. (A.T.C.) —

lost to Segalen and Hambly beat Brown and Chadwick beat A. Osborne and Stephen-

Bon

6-1

6- 3

Full results as cabled by Reuter were as follow:

1.

་

Men's Singles. Semi-final round:~~-

Sidney Wood (U.S.A.) béat. F. J. Perry (Britain) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4,

6-2.

Frank Shields (U.S.A.) beat J. Borotra (France) 7-5, 3-6, 6-41,

B-4

Men's Doubles. Fourth roun: ----

G. M. Lott and J. Van Ryn (U.S.A.) beat Landry and G. Mangin 6-0, 6-2, 7-5.

NOTE BY RACQUET."

F. J. Perry, England's latest) lawn tennis, hope, is only just of age, and the son of the Socialist M.P. for Kettering. He is tending Paul to revolutionise the game in Eng land by the exploitation of strokes 46 of which he became master when 6.2 as a former world ping pong cham-

plon. 6-2

Tuesday's Match Playing on Tuesday evening on the South China A.A. ground the Civil Service C.C. won by 5% sets to 81⁄2 in the "B" division of the league.

Mr. Brooks, though quite an old man, gave a few glimpses of his best form in exhibition games. staged in the Philippines and was the guest of honour at several big functione. He recently surprised the tennis world when, in partner ship with J. O, Anderson, he cap tured the Doubles Championship of Australia.

LINDRUM CATCHING- UP NEWMAN.

Two

Figure Breaks Scored....

RAPID SCORING.

At all times he is speedy of foot and hand but on becasion he rises to such a height that he challenges

Sydney, June 9, the modern art of Henri Cochet.

Two 1,000 breaks were made by During an inspired spell be makes Lindrum against Newman in their Tilden's type of game appear almost aleven days time-limit match which dull and stereotype. He has a to-day reached the half-way etage. contempt for defensive tactics and The frat was completed in 67 · min- whenever he attempts to pursue utes, and included runs of 80, 67, D. N. McDougall and G. W. A. them he finds himself out of his cle- and 54 nursery canyons. In the Tufton (C.S.C.C.):

ment. He hits the ball very near the second, made in 69 minutes, Lind beat H. S. Mok and T. Y. ground and the imparted force rum had runs of 46 and 68 nursery.

Loung

6- 2 thereby galos an advantage which is

Scores:

lost to 0. K, Lam and K. Chan 86 fully supplemented by his quick Cannons, and he broke down at an easy cannon. He compiled his 1,000 drew with S. Chan and C. Y. advance to the net. * In 59 minutes. Newman'e best *** 6.6⠀ In brief Perry is of a powerful break was 102 unfinished. Newman

TBO

J. W. Bradley and J. A Bendall build and has sufficient courage to showed improved form in the even- (C.S.C.C.))

pildas bad se stamp him as a coming world chamfag, and Lindrum several times had beat Mok and Leang61 plonas leyend

lost to Lam and Chan best Chan and Tao

to adopt safety tactics.Newman's

488

(re

14,044

101 Perry first came into notice s

breaks were 296, 480, 188, and 75 68 Middlesex, junior. He joined the unanished, and Lindrum' Dr.-J. Valentine and J. R. Pen Chiswick Park on its courts last

and 5122 Scores year At Wimbledon 800 after

ceived 600wards, be defeated Baron HL da

Lindrum, 18,4767 617 Morpurgo, the Italian Davis Cup 2004-captain, and reached the lit

beat Mok and Leung

gelly (C.B.C.C.) — 1,374

lost to. Lam and Chan

ung Division Table to Date. sixteen.

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