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THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1935

BUNNY AUSTIN LOSES SET TO C.R.D. TUCKEY

CONVINCING WIN OVER KOWLOON

(Continued from Page 4).

of allowing them to bounce. (several times they would have been sout. Unlike last Tuesday's display, her forehand driving was conspicuous for lack of sting, though it was invariably accurate.

Lee Wai-tong proved an admin- able partner, being extraordinari- fly agile for a man of his build. With a reliable baseline player in support Lee would be advised not to over-do the net play--he was caught badly more than once yes- terday.

A

Dow

... Hung's Weakness Mrs. "Chin gave a very tine ex- hibition of well-indred lobbing. while her service and forehand were working well. She was again. impressive at the net and needs to polish up her backhand shots. She and Wille Hang one) of the fastest men on the court in the Colony, are an extremely well suited couple and are quite likely ito extend the best Hung was deadly overhead and always saw jan opening when presented with one Hung's main weakness is nis tendency to ease up when in. a) commanding position; this was particularly noticeable in the set against Fincher and Miss Dalziel

Fincher was obviously troubled by the peculiar light and only in the last set did he show any glimp ses of his best form Serving erratically throughout. he caught too frequently by balls at his feet, while his volleying lacked both the direction and crispness [associated with him. In the final

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VES

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LAWN BOWLS

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BOWLING GREEN WIN FOR GOODMAN

PAIR BEATEN

AND LAPSLEY

Early Lead Maintained Throughout

set he showed good form overhead, Two Dead Heads On

Football Club Green

but this failed to counteract"a dis- appointing exhibition.

Next Play Weak

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SENORITA LIZANA FULLY EXTENDED

MISS CUNNINGHAM GIVES EXCELLENT DISPLAY SOUTH AFRICAN TENNIS ACES

PLEASE CRITICS

(By A. WALLIS MYERS)

Bournemouth, April 30, THE Hard Court Championships opened on one of April's few inviting days a clear sky and warm sunshine. It may have been fancy, but I thought the courts were playing slower than last year-all except the two new match courts, the construction of which has relieved the pressure of the public and distributed more spectators over the ground.

If the board recorded no sensational result and no player nominated to compete on the last two days met with disaster, the tide of battle did not always flow without providing an exciting spray.

Neither H. W. Austin nor Senorita Lizana-two of the first to appear on the Centre Court-held undisputed sway, and both had to subjugate tenacious opponents.

not

For the first two sets Austin? Tackey's Reserve Fails and Tuckey were fighting on Tuckey began the third set with level terms; it was until optimistic elan, but he found that

key tired, and lost his steadi-his physical reserves were not cape ness in consequence, that Aus-ble of holding comident form tin secured the ascendency.

good match had rather a tame jending

Austin Surprised

In Miss Joy Cunningham Sens

Tuckey gathered the first set by orita Lizana, the Chilean invader brilliantly aggressive play, of which found an adversary who was never his topspin service was the spear-intimidated, and could produce re Miss Dalziel was clearly puzzled

On the Hong Kong Football Club At King's Park yesterday. F.head. One fancied that Austin was turns nearly as teasing as her own by her partner's poor form; and, J. Shepherd, of the Police Recrea-Hast and V. Petherick by 5 shots mobility and resource. Tuckey was Senorita Lizana, but the struggle green yesterday S. Eccleshall and Goodman and R. Lapsley beat surprised into errors by Tuckey's The first set was always safe for with the exception of one or twotion Club, defeated D. W. Waterton in the Second Round of the Colony finding the lines: Austin often driv-had only just begun. Many we backhand cross-court winners, failand J. L. Tetley, of the Kowloon! Pairs Championship.

Scores:

ed to impress. She adopts the Bowling Green Club, by 5 shots same tactics in each game and has affer a very even ret to learn which are the impor Second Round of the Colony Pairs Head

game in the {tant games in which she must Lawn Bowls Championship.

show more steadiness. Her play

Scores:

at the net must also be improved.

Ernie Fincher commenced well, Head but was serving doubles towards the end. His volleying is good practice for a knock-up but hardly s decisive enough in a match, while his ground strokes are very erratic. especially his forehand. Miss Grif- fiths, was accurate overhead when g on top of the net, but very vulner- 9 abie' in approach. Her steadiness 10 was responsible for the KCC's! only set.

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Guest Must Speed Up-Strokes Guest again showed quite clear- ly that he is afraid of his strength. Time and again he had an; opening only to throw it away with la steady shot instead of seeking outright winner. Not

once..

E. Eccleshall

J. Shepherd

D. W. Waterton

and

and

J. L. Tetley

during the afternoon did I see him BASTO & NORONHA make a really hard return on his

forehand, and he is quite capable WIN IN DARKNESS

of doing so. Miss Mackenzie was

very safe on either hand when the Rumjahn And Arcalli

ball came to her, but was slow in anticipation and casual in her stroke production

Start Too Slowly

V. Hast

and V.Petherick

*

ing over them--he seemed unable the breathless exchanges; many the to get on friendly terms with the swift-footed recoveries before she . F. Goodman court or the ball.

jcaptured the second set in the six? and

If Tuckey, while the going was teenth game. R. Lapier good, had taken most of his chances,

RECREIO PAIRS CLASH

Silva And Alves Lose By 6 Shots

On the Kowloon Bowling Green

Miss Cunningham Leads

Miss Cunningham led 4-2 mi

the second set must have been closer. As it was, he pulled Austin smartly back from a 3-1 lead, but missed an easy. volley to square the ing her game shrewdly and using set in the eighth game Austin, a heavy chop to force a rising balls, sound general that he is, was now The Chilean showed her quality and using the lob more freely. He her composure in the next three forced Tuckey to betray what was games, but she faltered under M Įvirtually his

Cunningham's rain of defensive only weakness a failure to handle the lab with any blows in the tenth game, and the chance of reopening the rally.

English girl went ahead again

If Miss Canningham deserved the set by the amount of energy she expended on it, and by her? resource when in difficulties, pers Thaps the Senorita really earned its

by her serenity in

every crisis

K.C.C. CHALLENGE

IN "A" DIVISION

LEAGUE TENNIS She has the precious asset of beings

able to lose herself. completely in the match, and she showed once more that she can raise her gamer under pressure.

There was no hint of the prod

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tory over the Recreio "B" last Tuesday was an example of their digal son returning to the paternat strength.

home about Perry's first match at Bournemouth The crowd swarmede

Promising Pair

consumanate:

yesterday, F. X. ML Silva and C. G. M. Pagh, a newcomer to League around the court to see him defeat Silva, of the Recreio, defeated tennis, made a very impressive de-J. D. Morriss with their club-mates L. J. Silva and H. but with A. T. Lay, and this pair case, but there was no call for any I feel that the K.C.C. did wrong

On the Kowloon Cricket Club A. Alves by 6 shots in the Second should be responsible for at least demonstration. Playing mainly to break up the Guest-Miss Grif-green yesterday Dr. B. Baste and J. Round of the Colony Pairs Lawn two sets today.

from the back of the court, quietly fiths partnership

E. Noronha, of the Recreio, defeat- Bowls Championship.

The Fincher brothers, the first efficient in all he did, the champion as Guest is ap-ed E. el Arculli and D. Bumjahn, of parently feeling his responsibility Craigengower, by 3 shots in their

ranking pair, are now playing well looked supremely fit and quita F.X. M. Silva together and should also account capable of tackling the next best

and for two sets, although I very much man in the tournament immediate C. G. Silva doubt whether they will beat the ly

Rumjahn cousins.

Brilliant Drop Volleys U.S.R.C. Challenge

Itoo acutely.

Bowless

Scores:

Second Round match in the Colony Head Pairs Lawn Bowls Championship.

Scores:

L. J. Silva

and HA. Alves

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China Mail

Sports Diary

B. Basto

Head

and

TO-DAY.

power behind it, were he as but championship form and gave Her positioning 2000 the impression that her mind was sets.

her not wholly while she very often c

concentrated on the There were many occasions opponents on the wron with play. unexpected shots down side when she should have killed" at the net, but let the ball through. Then again, although Goldman made a Excellent Fore

vast difference to the strength of the side, he was by no Mrs. Holmes, while 'ing a sound knowledge of produc means his usual self, poaching and tion, gave the impredat she weak positioning being his main was capable of bettes Shel faults. There were occasions, how-, Snooker-Steel Coulson League:— served strongly, wad over-ever, when he revealed his true 'head, and has one ofel forn (form at the net and from the cen Prison Warders v. Central Police hand drives I have an a lady tre of the court, but they were bat

Times player in Hong without number shi Watson, beaten Ramsey, and Opp

fashes in the pan.

Although the scores by which Goldman and Miss Hancock won)

Presentation to Mr. H. Hampton,

Kowloon C.C. 7. pitt

Royal Engineers v Garrison Sgts. C. and P. O. Water Police

Dockyard Police y St. Patricks

(7 pm) Tennis "A" Divisi

Division.com

Chinese RC. "B" v Chinese B.C “A” CCC Recreio p

TO-MORROW

with powerful shot the side-were convincing enough 60.) USRC Recreio "A" lines. Her main at pre-6-1, 6-0--the opposition were Kowloon C.C. v Indian R.C. zent is her volleyi her lobb surprised into errors by the aggre ing. She was very the lat siveness of Goldman and his part ter department, acded her ner's attack opponents many Es for a

* for a

2

Capt. Manners? Shines

It was mainly through Capt. Man- Mrs. White, wiered C. Ler's efforts that the K.C.C. were! Watson, was veryad ontside frustrated in their attempts to of her rollerin was of a wrest a straight set off the cham-

failed to fairly good starte

pions, when Oppenheim and Mrs. come up to expe

Knight were leading Manners and better than Mrs. Homes 54 only to be held Mrs. Horsfor usual and was indeed a to a draw at Gmb

jetting any-

Tollinton played his usual game, and the same applied to the EC.C. imen, Watson being the pick of the

the net, very thing through.

•BE Miss Hancoed anything three

Bowls Open Pairs

E. Dimean and L. A. R. Duncan 'v E.

Overy and F. Goodwin

(Recreio) L. Glendinning and W. Glendinning

Nish and AL Holland ..

(Kowloon Docks) MY. Adal, and A. R. Dallah H. H

Rose and J. M. Purres (C.C.C.))

M. J. Medina and J. Cavenagh v 0. Brawn and. B. E. Maughan.

Teri B Division

"Indian""Either University: CEA. TEC.C

HKCC v South Chica CS.C.C^ y Chinese, R.Cle

and

Eel Arculli

D. Eumjahn

J. E. Noronha

YORKSHIRE BEAT SUSSEX IN TWO DAYS

KAMERARN

ed fairly strong.

The South Africans left a pleasing The United Services Recreation impression on spectators who saw Club caused considerable surprise them for the first time." Farquhar by their win over the Hong Kong son would no doubt have preferredz Cricket Club, who were consider a faster surface, but in defeating

Aeschliman he made some astonish Goldman and Capt. Mamers ingly brilliant drop volleys and one have made a vast difference to for two half volleys that led the the team, and there will be much Swiss to believe that a magician regret felt when the latter leaves from another world was compassing the Colony on June 3 for Shang-his downfall

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Kirby was carried into five Capt. Manners has been a stal-by G. E. Godsell, a Gloucesters wart of the USB.C. ever since he player, with a fine driving came to the Colony, and his loss ment. The match came to a will be also most keenly felt by zal end when Kirby was les members of the USRC. Mized 4-2 Godsell had been brari

carrying on in spite of cramp Chinese R. C. “A” To Wm this stage, groaning in his agony Newmarket, to-day Bobsleigh, Although the Chinese Recrea he collapsed on court and was cas

Hendrie, the Durban player,

BOBSLEIGH DECLARED SOUND Doubles team

the second Derby favourite, was tion Club commenced the sesson ried out. twice cantered over five furlongs with a none too impressive win yesterday and palled up sound over the Recreio "A" they should another victorious South Afr Trainer Leader said that he was win comfortably this afternoon The tall Musgrove was satisfied with the colt, and would against their “BZ team.

after a splendid match (Continued from Page 1) -

|probably gallop him on June 29. It A fairly close encounter should Ritch astian, veteran Essex all was notable tirat Bobsleigh was out be witnessed at the Valley when cann Founder, secured 11 Derbyshire minus the bandage which he had Craigengower entertain the wickets for 96 rum, but filed to worn ever since he was found to crelo E save his side from defeat by four be injured.

wickets at Brentford.

In the

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her championship game*ed:

Recter.

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th, although-

beating Ha

who stood up. bal service, ly tenacion fourth set Prem

out OUSI had pulled

might have bee