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THE CHINA MAIL SA FURDAY, JUNE 13; 1936

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PAST & PRESENT LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE SYSTEMS COMPARED

Chan Chan-hing or Charlie Chan" above, as he is known to

China, in the sprint distances in the Berlin tank events.

;

TO-MORROW'S RACE Local Diving WHAT LOCAL ACES

MEETING AT MACAU Champion

PRIDE OF TSINGTAO BIG

RACE FAVOURITE

SPECIAL HALF MILE EVENT FOR LADIES

(By "RAPIER”)

THE postponed Extra Race Meeting under the auspices of the Macau Jockey Club, original-

ly fixed for last Sunday, will be held on the Areia

HAVE TO SAY

OLD WAY MORE EXCITING

BUT STRENUOUS

BREAK IN “A” DİVISION FIXTURES

(By "SALADIN")

THE Lawn Tennis League has not always been run under the present system. Prior to 1929, matches were decided on the best of 99 games, in which, as now, three pairs of one side engaged A. de Rosa, the Colony and each of the three pairs of the other side consecu-

ED-DA ROZA

cauntless admirers, will represent Prata Race Course in Macau to-morrow. It is to E Interport diring. cham-

be hoped that the weather will be more favour-pion, was born in Hong Kong in tively, but instead of a set, 11 games were played was educated at St. so that each pair played 33 games. At this stage, able than on the last occasion, in which case there 1908 and is every reason to expect a satisfactory atten-gymnastics first gained his whole-

and therefore, a comparison of the two systems should be interesting, and in this respect I am able to

CANADIANS TO

MEET CHINESE

AT BASEBALL

Will Improvement

Have. Effect

SEVERAL TEAM CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE.

(By "INFIELD")

Joseph's College. Soccer

dance of racing enthusiasts from Hong Kong. hearted attention, and he 300%

All that is needed to ensure the success of this meeting is for the track to be on the fiery side, in which event we may look forward to the races being keenly contested. Furthermore, the Macau Jockey Club have done everything possible to cater for the comfort of visitors,

Miss Yeung Sau-king, above. China's National swimming Champion has been selected to

China's

the colours in women's swimming events at the Berlin World Olympiad In August.

carry

The officials of the Macau Jockey Club have drawn up an at-proved very effecient at tumbling,quote the opinions of several old-timers who have tractive programme of six events, one of which has been reserved and it was this which eventually had considerable experience of the past and pre- for lady jockeys. Now that the first half of the local racing sea-led him to the spring-board, or son has come to an end, quite a number of the owners are taking rather the Standard Oil Pier at Sent system..

Mr. Ng Sze Kwong, Vice-President of the Local Association advantage of the opportunity of sending their ponies to Macau Laichikok, where he taught him- for the summer, as a result of which satisfactory entries have self the rudimentary principles of and a former singles champion, favours the old system. He been received.

the art of diving.

thinks that, all factors considered, it was definitely better. He Together with several others, recollects how players used to fight for every game, because each Ed. de Rost, as he is popularly counted towards the final score. The system, therefore, develop- known, often went to Laichikoked the players' faculties, especially in regard to their fighting after school and dived of the pier, spirit. and eventually, after leaving school,

The ex-champion illustrated, for example, the position when he was given an opportunity of the score reached 5-2 Under the present system, such a stage) —— displaying his prowess when he would place the trailing pair in a very disadvantageous position joined the VBC. in 1995. and make resistance hardly worth while, whereas if 11 games LOCAL TENNIS

He took part in the Club de were played, each of the subsequent games would still be equally Recreio championship 21 1927

as important and worth going all out to collect. At present the and was second to Francis Roza trailers' efforts would be nullified if, after drawing up to 4-5, the Pereira, the eldest of the three set was lost at 4-6. Ng Sze Kwong, however, says that playing well-known aquatic brothers, but 33 games in one day might prove too strenuous for most players Isecured the

VRC. and Colony during the summer months.

The Race Course Handicap fur- Hfirst section) over nine

longs has attracted no less After their brilliant display than 18 entries, with Pride of against the Pui-Ching team last Tsingtao and Young Chap both week, the Canadians are confident allotted top weights. The heavy that they will be able to hold the burden of 168 lbs. may induce Overseas Chinese, whom they their owners to decide not to meet in the Baseball League at send them out, in which case 'Causeway Bay to day to a very all the other mounts will have close game-more so since they their weights raised 5 lbs. will be strengthened by the return of both Oliver and Divett.

The Chinese, on the other hand. are not worrying about the im- provement in the Canadian and are confident of

Boxing Eve's Jockey

as

I bave до information to which jockey will ride Boxing Eve (155 lbs.), but. if weli bandied. I think it success. They has a good chance of winning, as are taking this opportunity of the distance is just right. Both trying out Ed. Chang as pitcher Plain View and Night View have This player has not been seen on been entered, and on the mound this season, owing to them Mr. S. Y. Liang has a good an injured arm, though he has

of scoring another! opportunity been playing in

team in

win, despite the fact that Night various positions.

View disappointed badly on the Should he prove a failure at last day of the Sixth Extra Race pitching W Ching will take over. Meeting at the Valley.

the

Al Fong will be behind the plate

either of

Mr. H. C. Pih has the choice on

Selections For Macau

To-morrow Championship later in the same

Race No. 1:

NIGHT VIEW BOXING EVE SYLVANDALE

Outsider-Mersey

Race No. 2:

OCEAN VIEW: RUGBY STAR GOLD EAGLE

Outsider-Shamrock

Race No. 3:

HARVEST VIEW MONOPLANE GREAT HALL·

Outsider--Bistre

Race No. 4 ...

PRIDE OF TSINGTAO PLAIN VIEW FOXBRIDGE

Outsider-Daylight Eve

in place of Kau, who is in Can- either Foxbridge (140 lbs.) and ton, while Moe will be at short- Mersey (153 Tbs.), and in case hel stop. The rest of their team is decides on the former, I would re-

commend a bet each way, as Fax- Race No. 5: unchanged.

bridge ran very well at a recent. meeting in Hong Kong.

¡Continued on Page 9)

Sylvandale has been very lightly treated (140 lbs.) and in view of its brilliant run in the final event

GOLFERS INVADE last Saturday, it is quite probable

ENGLAND

that it will demand good support. There is another pony, Copper Idol, which is quite capable of causing an upset, especially with

DELEGATION FROM only 140 lbs. to look after, and as

AMERICA

New York, June 1. A special delegation of golfers, from the New York Athletic Club, will visit England this summer after the Olympic Games, and will,

it will be taken out by Mr. S. C.

Liang, it should not be overlooked.

I fancy Boxing Eve to win, with Night View second and Sylvandale third

Choy Ma Hui Handicap: Six Furlongs

There are only seven ponies in

HUMBER

VALLEY VIEW BURGOMASTER Outsider-Emergency Call

Race No. 6:

S.

AFRICAN EVE GINGER CLASSIC HALL

Outzider-Bey Tor

CHINA WIN AT KING'S PARK

K.LT.C. Suffer Their Second Defeat

NG AND LIU SHINE

At King's Park yesterday, the

Year.

He secured Interport recogni-

tion in 1937, when he was placed CRAIGENGOWER third. He was second to R. R.

Duell of the Shanghai Foreign

"", in the 1939 event in Hong Kong and was second in Shanghai two years ago. He first won the Interport championship last year against Shanghai at the V-R.C:

Although not in the first flight of the Colony's swimmers, he has participated in the Colony Cross- Barbour race since 1926.

WILL TAIKOO

SCORE FIRST

WIN TO-DAY Interesting Bowls Programme

CLOSE GAMES ANTICIPATED

game

FR

the

TROUNCE C.B.A IN

"D" DIVISION

Winners Field Two Strong Pairs

CLAYDON AND SMITH SHINE FOR LOSERS

The Craigengower Cricket Club

STARS BEATEN

BY SIAMESE

Colony Doubles Holder Badly Trounced

SANOH RETURNS AFTER BOUT OF INFLUENZA

Mr. M. W. Lo, another ex- champion, on the other hand, considers the set system to be more conducive to improve- ment.. He says that at tennis the set is the objective and so the present League competi- The Siamese tennis |tions offer players better oppor- gave their last exhibition in the tunities to develop their game Colony yesterday evening on the and to acquire experience. As

visitors

regards fighting spirit, Mr. Lo Hong Kong Cricket Club courts thinks the set system offers before leaving by the night boat players ample enough oppor-for Canton, the outstanding fea- tunities to acquire it, as any ture of the matches being the re- game in a set might prove vi-

turn of Sanoh after a bout of in- Ital

had no difficulty in defeating the Fighting for every game under fluenza, who, partnered by Pra- Central British Association by 7the old system, he continues, chua beat the Colony Doubles champions, Tsui Wai-pui and Tświ sets to 2 in the "D" Division of might affect

judgment

Falley yesterday.

ope's

the Lawn Tennis League at the insofar as competitive tennis pro-Yun-pui, in straight sets.

per is concerned, and so the ex-.

There was a fairly large crowd ¡perience gained from the old 85-Į

stem would not serve a player so witnessing the exhibition, includ well when taking part in the opening His Excellency the Governor, championships.

Sir Andrew Caldecott, who was

The home club were well served by two- good and well-balanced Ipairs, but there was entire [absence of understanding between ]

Locke and Abbas

was

Mr. E C Fincher considers accompanied by Lady Caldecott there is very little difference beland Captain W. J. R. Cragg, A. D. Locke was wild in his attempts tween the two systems, but prefers C. Mr. H. R. R. Hancock, Pre- A very interesting lawn bowls to smash and was more often than the present one, which he also sident of the HKCC, was also programme will take place this not out-positioned.

ifinds more enjoyable.

with His Excellency. afternoon, and judging by the

Mr. H. D. Ramjahn, one of the Choy and Zimmern played well to-

Owing to the late arrival of form shown by the various teams gether, though the latter was in- best doubles players in the Co-Tani Wai-pui, the programme was recently, there should be at least clined to over-hit, but he covered lony, points out the chief advar-slightly altered and Muang Beong three very close tussles, with the his partner well.

tages of both. The old system helmet S. A. Rumjahu in the best of KC.CLERG.C

more interesting three sets, winning 6—3, 2———6. Claydon and Smith were the considers to be "tit-bit" of the programme. best of the CB.A team and fully and even more enjoyable, because 63.

Taikoo will be at home to the extended Zimmern and Chon. In competition

sustained Police and they are favoured to their game against Locke and 'throughout account of the register their first win of the sea-Abbas they scored fequently on equal value of every game, and it The state of the court was not son, though the Police may turn their services alone, and were often happened that the strongest conducive to good tennis and play the tables on the Quarry Bay dangerous at the net, though weak pair of the side went all out to was rather slow as a result, with

in their lobbing.

collect as many games as possible

bright patches intervening. Muang A. Kitchell and A. R... Hemson in an endeavour to make up for Reong ran away with the first set

the weaker pairs, whereas, now a (CCC):- beat G. Gurevitch and H. Angus 6-1 superior pair could afford to relax hand and playing a baseline game, beat M. Yatskin and S. Fowler. 6-3 their efforts at intervals, knowing beat 3. Claydon and D. Smith... 6-1 fally well that by asserting them-force the pace and make the mis-

being content EZimmern and G. Chos (CCC):) selves at the critical stages they takes. After Exmjahn had secured -

team.

(Continued on Page 5)

it is expected, play one-day mat this race, and in spite of Rugby ches at Sandwich, Sunningdale, Star's unexpected win last Satur-

In the Junior Division all the Stoke Poges, Wantworth and Moor day, when ridden by Mr. Norman Kowloon Indians Tennis Club home teams, with the exception of Park, it is announced in the cur-Deit, it paid a substantial divi-suffered their second defeat of the Civil Service are favoured to rent issue of The Winged Foot, dend, I believe that it will be the season in the "D" Division of win and "Skip's" forecast is given monthly publication of the New beaten by Ocean View to-morrow the Lawn Tennis League, losing below:- York Athletic Club,

Mr. Ip Kui Ying will have the to the South China Athletic Asso- mount on Rugby Star, and Mr. S. ciation by 6 sets to 3 MA

«

beat Gurevitch and Angus

best Yatskin and Fowler

beat Claydon and Smith

6-2 could match the set by a small

FIRST DIVISION

|CCC'B' (51)

4

POLICE (-)

GCC. 'A' (77)

C.S.C.C. (65).

K.B.G.C. (68)

lost to Yatskin and Fowler lost to Claydon and Smith

.3-6]

"Skip's" Forecast The Athletic Club is sending a

Y. Liang will take out Ocean View. Ng and Liu were the strongest TAIKOO (3 party of sports enthusiasts to Ber Gold Eagle (Mr. H. C. Pih) of the visiting paits and won all lin to see the Olympic Games, should fill third position, with three of their matches, frequently|KDRC: (45) and reservations so far cause Shamrock a possible 'outsider. storming the net vi those handling the tour to believe that the club's party will be the largest of any parties going to Berlin from this country, on tours arranged by various organi- sations

Grand Stand Handicap:

One Mile

Scores were?—

G. M. Khan and A. Khan (KLT.C): RCC. (50) lost to C. M. Tsang and CMY,

- Kwan

an lost to L Ng and P. Líu?

4-6 INDIANS (44).

1-6

This race should provide interesting finish, as several of beat C. B. Wong and T. K. Ter 6-3

(LTC)/~

Setz

Play Slow

scoring frequently

on his back

to let Rumjahu

the local star

64 margin. Nevertheless, Mr. Ramone game lead in the second set, (the Siamese player seemed to col- T. Locke and F. Abbas (CCC)=-jahn continues, for improving! beat Gurevitch and Angur. 6-3 one's standard, the present system head work seeming to be his main flapse, over-driving and weak, over- ogia preferable.

faults at this stage. Rumjahn Mr. S. A. Ramjahn, the former saw his advantage and axapped it "D" Division League Colony Singles Champion, pre up to take a 4-1 lead and after

fers the past. system.

He the Siamese player had secured recollects how keenly he fought TABLE TO DATE

his second game. for points· ́and

"It games.

· RECREIO (76)

man out at 6-2 P.-W. L. D. F. A. Pta was simply," he continues, “a SECOND DIVISION (ccc. 2. 3 0 0 17% 9% 6 case of going all out from the be The last set saw Sirdar Rumi- YACHT CLUB SCAA. 3 2 1 0 18. 9 4ginning and not finishing until the jam tire quickly and the visitor (50) PEC 11.00 64% 2% 2 end of the 11th game." "S.A." con-played for a backhand return, ELECTRIC (53) B. S. C... 1 1 0 0 7 2

KCC..2 11 8 9 2 siders that the old system helped scoring frequently, while he KLIC 31 20 12 15. 2 better than the set system to en-Isteadily improved in his overhead 3005 220 able players to develop their fight"kills." Rumjahn strove hard to AT.C... 040450 ing spirit and temperament. It make up for his arrears, LRC...1

9 1 0.2% 6% certainly had two fine features; Ecoig made no mistake and took Totals 18 9.9 0.81. 81 18 (Continued on Page (9)

the best ponies in the Class A.. P. Sours and A. RAA==| POLICE (67) The club's golf. committee, in have entered. If again ridden by lost to Thang and Kwan charge of the tour, is negotiating Mr. S. C. Liang, the Northern lost to Ng and Lin with British officials regarding the jockey, Monoplane, in view of its lost to Wong and Ting

M. Singh and M. Haturan golfing visit to England. The en-recent brilliant win, should com-

sail from New mand the most support and willT CO tire party will York in the Ile de France on July probably win.

(Continued on Page 9)

2-5

(26 HKF.C. "A" (68)

28 csac (-):

K.BG.C. (74)

best Tsang and Kwan lost to Ng and Lis beat Wong and Tang

-0-6] RECREIO (87)

6-31

·HKFC B. (–)

E.C.C. (44) CCC. (4)

the third set it 6—7.

but