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K.C.C. AND LR.C WIN

IN spite of the absence of M. W. Lo, their captain, the Chinese

Recreation Club “A” overwhelmed the South China second string

in the "A" Division of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday,

South China "A," who surprised the Indians, continued in win- ning veln, heating the University by, a clean sweep, and the Kowloon Cricket Club and the Indian' Recreation Club recorded wins at the expense of the Recreio and Craigengower.

two of their three sets.

The match between the Hong Kong Cricket Club and the Chame pions-second string was unavoidably postponed owing to the Club ground being closed on account of the weather.

TUESDAY, -JUNE 20, 1933.

TEAM WORK IN TENNIS

INDIANS

PLAY BADLY

BUT TRIUMPH

Rumjahn Cousins Disappoint.

PLAY

Cricket Club by 6 sets to

Razack could do little right.

POINTS TO NOTE IN DOUBLES GAME

RENE LACOSTE AND BILL. TILDEN OFFER ADVICE

(By Advantage Server.)

more than any other that has

It is by no means unusual to find variation as to where the ball a national champion omitted from should be placed. In singles, ous' his country's Davis Cup doubles has to deal only with one's own PEREIRA AND MINU SHINE. team. This point more than any but in doubles one must always be temperament and inclinations, other adequately emphasises the prepared to make sacrifices on be DLAYING at Sookunpoo yester- Yew Man Kit, who previously played with Ho Ka Lau, took day, the Indian Recreation real difference between the singles half of a partner-this is essential

for good team work. M. W. Lo's place in the champions' line up. He and M. K. Lo won Club defeated the Craigengower and doubles games.

An outstanding example in last! Self-Reliance and Team-Work. The winners played very badly, year's Davis Cup contest was El- It is this aspect of the game- the Ruxjahn cousins, who again worth Vines, who won the singles forced recognition from schécla partnered one another, being clear title on his first appearance at Wim- Splendid as is a game that teaches. ly off form, while Cassumbboy and bledon and yet was not a member team work, a game such as tennis, Tam Yoc-fong and Tsui Yan-pul, of the U. S. A. official doubles which in different forms combines E. A. Noronha and J. J.newcomers to Craigengower, made team. In this year's British Davis the necessity for team work with Remedios failed to take a set, but a very poor partnership. The lat- Cup matches H. W. Austin, although and decision, is pre-eminently suit- a form demanding self-reliance they had the misfortune to play on ter was extremely nervous and frankled "No. 2" in this country.ed to character building. the most exposed court and were could do little else on

the Court plays only in the singles matches. troubled by the wind, except put over several good ser!

Conversely, the most famous of | Remedios' height was used to advices.

all Scottish tennis exponents. I. G. Collins, and his hard-hitting York- Good ground strokes may give Shire partner, Dr. J. C. Gregory, excellent results in singles, but in formed one of the world's greatest doubles, where attack must be the doubles combinations, and yet as keynote, severe volleying is an Leonard and Hachiuma, who singles players were comparatively essential-therein, indeed, lies the

low in the ranking list.

whole secret of success in doubles- play.

FINCHER AND

GUEST RECOVER

THEIR FORM often

K.C.C. Solve Difficulty rantage at the net and his service Tam played well and show.

Ы

Of Third Pair.

RECREIO BEATEN 7 TO 2

(By ACE.)

THE Recreio, who beat Craigen-

gower so surprisingly, failed to reproduce the standard they dis- played in their initial game in the "A" Division when they met the Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday at the K. G. C.

was brilliant Noronha

on occasion. was werk

One curious point was that the Recreio had a left handed player

Scores:-

EC and E. F. Fincher (K.C.C.) beat E. A. Noronha and J. J. - Remedios 6-2. beat A. V. and F. J. Remedios

ed a good length ball in his drives, which were particular- ly impressive.

Thus we see that even the most excellent singles player may not be a

In doubles.

success

the

Certainly the strokes are

The one stroke that is the foundation of success doubles is the volley.

Service, too, in of much

greater importance in doubles play than in singles.

The reason is that the server's

in each of their combinations-reached the Semi Final Round of E. A. Noronha, A. V. Remedios and the Colony Doubles Championship, C. A. Barretto..

would have won their set against the Rumjahn cousins had Leonard let Hachiuma play his own game instead of telling him what to do.

Although Leonard brought off same in the two forms of the game, partner at the net shuts off half some very fine strokes, he would so far as the actual execution is the court into which the ball might," Improve is play considerably by concerned, and the advantage of in a single, be returned, and the playing his own game. Time and sound technique in stroke produc-server has to concentrate only on jagain he poached with disastrous tion always stands, but in each defending his own half of the

results. He made bad mistakes in form of the game the strokes are court. This lobbing.

This greatly lessens the Iplayed in a different manner. risk of being passed in following Weak Service.

The position on the court is very the service to the net. In doubles Hachiuma, played well with the different, and there is considerable match play the loss of one player's exception of his service which was

service frequently means the loga... (of the match for his side.

6-3

beat CA. Barretto and G. A.

Noronha 6-2.

They won but two games. A. V. Remedios and F. J. Remedios A. E. P. Guest and W. Hyde proved the winning pair..

The K.C.C. had reason for satia- faction as, judging from the dis- play given by S. A. Gray and G. C. Burnett, they appear to have solved the problem of their third pair.

This combination won two of their three sets in convinc lag manner and lost the other, after nullifying a 3-0 вcore against them, at 6-3.

W. Hyde, handicapped by an injured rib, played pluckily, but he failed to reproduce the form he showed against the champions' in the first game of the season.

His ground shots were well executed, but any return above the shoulder proved to be his weakness.

Guest's Comeback.

A. E. P. Guest showed a re tun to his former steadiness, giting even a beiter display than he did against Leodegario Polinter.

Had Hyde shown his true form the pair would undoubtedly have won all three sets.

(K.C.C.)

beat Noronha and Remedios

6-2.

·

lost to Remedios and Remedios inclined to be very weak during GAMBLE

5-7..

beat Barretto and, Noronha

7-5.

the latter stages of the match.

Pereira and Minu gave a worthy exhibition against, Leonard and Hachiuma, catching up to 4-4

S. A. Gray and G. C. Burnett after being 40 down. Pereira

(K.C.C.)

PLAYING FOR

It is always sound to place one's service as near as pos- sible to the centre of the court, -

CLUB TO-DAY This greatly reduces the chance

played a very steady game, while K.C.C. Setback For Game beat Noronha and Remedios Minu was deadly at the net,

6-2. lost to Remedios and

3-6.

beat Barretto and

6-4.

some of his killa being master- Remedios

pieces.

When the score stood at 4-4, Noronha Minu began to get careless with some of his strokes, his driving consequently losing its length.

Pereira displayed a good service.] weak on his back) hand which let him down after i many good rallies.

Scores:--

At King's Park the Chinese R.C.) defeated the South China A.A. "B" but was very by 8 sets to 1.

Scores:-

M. K. Lo and Yew Man-kit] (C.R.C.):

beat K. H. Chan and Y. F.

Chew

beat Y, W. Lee and C. T. Tso. lost to Chan So and C. L

Tsang

-

Rumfahn

Against S. China.

FIVE "B" GAMES TO-DAY

Cricket Club "B" Divi. *sion team will be strengthened to-day by the re- turn of G. Gamble, their skip- per. He will partner J. G Haigh.

of your partner, at the net being· "side-lined," and also lessens the angle that may be put on a cross- court return, making it. land at your feet as you advance to the net.

Collins's Return of Service.

In doubles the most difficult stroke to play consistently well is the return of service. At all costa the man at the net-that in, the partner of the server-must be (avoided. Concentration will pre- The Club, however, will have to vent any movement on his part play above their usual standard to taking your eye off the ball, but if beat the Recreio on their own he is getting across to your crosS- courts.

court returns the lob must be re- 6- 0

The K.C.C. have suffered a set. sorted fo. 5- 1 back.

Jack Rodger has injured I. G. Collins possesses an ideal his knee and will be unable to all very low over the net, and it return of service. He keeps the- partner C. L Stapleton against the falls sharply en passing the net at J. A. E. Cassumbhoy and L. M. A South China third string. T. Lay the feet of the advancing server.

*S. A and H. D. (LR.C.): 6-4beat Tam Yoc-fang and Tsuf

Yan-pui 6- 3

beat R. Choa and G. Lal 5-7 beat J. W. Leonard and Y.

Hachiuma

and Tapi Wal-pul

Razack (LR.C.):

Ho Ka-lau (C.R.C.): beat Chan and Chew beat Lee and Tec

;

Ernie Fincher was not seen at his best, though he retained his deadliness at the net. His service was not so effective and his ground beat Chan and Tsang shots were not as strong as they might have been. Teddy Fincher was his old self again and played cue of his best games of the Besson.

▲ comeback · by 'this old campaigner would prove the most popular feature of what promises to be an outstanding Reason.

6- 3 lost to Teui and Tam

7.6.1 best Choa and Lai

G-4

will probably fill the vacancy.

4- 6

The return of such a shot is cer-

The following are to-day's fixtures

6- 2 with the probable winning clubs given tain to be a defensive volley, and

6- 2 lost to Leonard and Hachiuma 4- 6in black

Iu Tak-cheuk and W. C. Hung (C.R.C.):

beat Chan and Chew beat Lee and Tso beat Chan and Tsang

as the receiver bas had to go to A. E. Minu and F. D. Pereira) Indian R.C. "B" v Chinese R.C. "C"

the side line to make his shot, 'an (L.B.C.)

(at Sookunpoo). opening down the centre of the University “B” v Civil Service “A”

court is left open. (at Pokfulam).

C.C.

6- 4 6- 0 South China “C” y Kowloon

beat Tam and Toul

62

beat Choa and Laf

6- 4 G-2

lost to Leonard and Hachiuma 4,6

Recreio “B”

Graduates

University Swamped. At King's Park South China A.A.

"A" beat the University by nine sets to all.

S. "A. Gray, although serving numerous double faults with the Scores

wind behind him, played good ag W. H. H and W. T. Lee gressive tennis throughout. His (S.CA.A.);

iplay at the net was a feature of beat Y. K. Ng and M. C. Hung 3- 3

his game.

G. C.. Burnett served beat H. N. Lee and K. M, Lo 6- 4| well, though his lobbing proved to beat Salvoy and Mahan Singh 6-3 be his best asset.

C. C. Luk and S. W. A. V. Remedios and F, J. Remedios were undoubtedly the (3.C.A.A);~, best Recreio cómbination.

beat Ng and Hung" **A.V.", who only a short while beat Lee and Lo ago was played in the "C" Divi-best Salvoy and Singh sion, was in deadly form overhead,

while his forehand driving, was C. P. Ip and W. also well under control and power- (B.C.A.A.);

fully executed. "F.J.""" showed beat Ng and Hang some glorious forehand driving, beat Lee and Lo but he was not as reliable as his beat Salvoy and Singh

partner. His spin service, though

not at all powerful; caused the K.

C. C. pairs some anxiety, especially

the player on the left hand court,

A. V. Gosano

Missed

“A” Division.

TABLE TO DATE.

C. A. Barretto did not show his C.R.C. "A" true form, though he was often CRC. Be seen to advantage against the EC.C Fincher brothers. He hadly misses | LB.C. AV. Gosano, his former partner. ECC. G. A Noronha, his partner, played Craigangover

Recreio well in spasms, his lobbing being S.CAA, "g his best attacking stroke.

University

DAVIS CUP

PERRY AND HUGHES)..

TRIUMPH.

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London, To-day, Great British qualified to meet Wong Australia in the Final Round of the Europen Zone of the Davis Cup at 6-Eastbourne yesterday when Fred 6-3 Perry and G. P. Hughes gave

them a 3-0 win over Czecho Slovakia. Scores as cabled by Reuter: F. J. Perry and G. P. Hughes 64 (Heitain) beat Menzel and Mar-

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EARLIER RESULTS.

F. J. Perry (Britain) beat Menzel 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.

H. W. Austin (Britain) beat In Hecht 6-1, 11-9, 6-4.

NEW AMERICAN TENNIS STÁR.

(at the K.C.C.).

♥ Hong Kong C.C. “B” (at King's Park), ▾ United Services

(at Pokfulam).

PROBABLE TEAMS

Kowloon C.C.:

.C. 1. Stapleton and T. Lay.

S. E. and D. S. Green.

It is now accepted that there is only one match-winning? formation for, a doubles team. This is the parallel formation. That is when the two partners are, whenever possible, equi» distant from the net.

The only exception to this Is when one of the team is server and the other has to be up at the net. But as soon as the ball is struck the server must join his partner at: Tottenham and Capt. P. s. the net. There they should both· Cannon F. A. Redmond and Capt. Barry,

R. B. Hambly and D. D. McKay.

United Bervices R.C.:

R. E.

remain until the point is either MF. H. Waring and A. 1: Stocker, both should fall back and remala lost or won. If they are lobbed, J. Gonsalves and AE. Xavier. Club, da

FLECTED:

L. A. Sliva and J: J. Remedios.

Dr. Guterres and E A. Noronha, Hong Kong Cricket Club:

. G. Haigh and G. Gambia, B.. S. Traill and T. Cornaby, EL Day and D C. Dunham, University F. R.

Zimmern

and

A. T. Lea

S. H. Wong and P. C. Lee, H. M. Les

Civil Bervice:

and C. K. Kwok.

R. R. Todd and B. L. Bickford, D. M. McDougall, and J. Barrow, C. H. Bradley and J. M. Wilson.

R.C.

Chinese

F. E. Lau and L. F. Hon.

M. C. Lau and B. F. Choy,

and H. B. Kwok,

8.

Bouth

10.

Ching: K. M. Chan and C. P. 1 K. F. Lai and H. E. Ho. F. N. Wong, nåd Y. K. Leong.

Gene Mako, a 17-year-old Univer Graduates Assn: sity Freshman, carried off three tilles

at the base-line until they can ad- vance to the net together again.

(Continued on Page 9.)

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