1937-04-29 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 29, 1937.

FINCHER ANNIHILATED BY RUMJAHN

DAVIS CUP COMPETITION STARTS TO-DAY

CHINA TO MEET NEW ZEALAND

TSUI WAI PUI IN DOUBLES

London, Yesterday. Tsui Wai-pui, the Hong Kong lawn tennis champion, who has been selected to represent China in the Davis Cup Competition, will participate in the First Round tie against New Zealand at Brighton to-day, to-morrow and

оп Satur- day.

He has been chosen to take part in the doubles, and will partner Kho Sin-kie against C. E. Malfroy and A. C. Stedman on Friday.

THE PAIRINGS ·

A. L. Sullivan, above, is favour- ed to regain the Club Singles Lawn Tennis Championship this after- noon when he meets M. Pagh in the Final on the Stand Court.

HARD COURTS TENNIS

The series will commence at 2.30 CHAMPIONSHIP

p.m. to-day, the pairings resulting as follows:

TO-DAY

Singles, 'Kho Sin-kie v. Malfroy; W. C. Choy v. Stedman.

TO-MORROW

Doubles, Kho Sin-kie and Tsui pui v Malfroy and Stedman.

SATURDAY

C. E. HARE REACHES SEMI-FINAL

BRILLIANT TENNIS

WITNESSED

LOSER POSSESSED NO

COUNTER

"SIRDAR" FOR THE TITLE

(By "ADREM")

H. D. RUMJAHN will have to play really bril- liant tennis to win the tennis singles title from his cousin "S. A.” if the latter can produce any- thing like the form which completely annihilated Teddy Fincher by 6-4, 6-4, 6–3, in their Semi- Final Round game played on the Stand Court of the Hong Kong C.C. yesterday afternoon. Sirdar was absolutely magnificent and I have never, in all his appearances in the local tournaments, seen him play more convincingly.

AFTER A SOMEWHAT TENTATIVE START, WHEN HE WAS OBVIOUSLY FEELING HIS WAY, SIRDAR JUMPED INTO HIS MOST IRRESISTIBLE FORM AND ON HIS SHOWING IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN A BETTER PLAYER THAN TSUI WAI- PUI AT HIS BEST TO HAVE BEATEN HIM. HE NEVER AND HE PLAYED HIS OPPONENT TO A STANDSTILL. REVEALED ONE WEAKNESS IN HIS STROKE-EQUIPMENT What I particularly liked about his game was the severity with re-which he played each shot, which was most refreshing after some

of the recent displays we have had inflicted

upon us. Not for If he could not

Bournemouth, To-day. There were no surprises in yes- Wai-terday's rounds in the British Hard Courts Tennis Championship, sults being much as expected.

Singles, Kho Sin-kie V. Stedman; Choy v Malfroy.

-Reuter.

Motor Speed Record Paris, To-day. The world famous Monthery mo- tor-racing circuit was the scene of

C. E. Hare, the British Davis Cup Sirdar the indecisive drive, volley or smash nominee, beat D. Macphail, the Scot-force the pace, he preferred, to lose the point in trying. tish champion, by 6-2, 6-3, 6—2-

ground strokes were could not produce a passing shot, beautifully executed and Teddy, on either hand. When he resorted who normally attacks from the to lobbing it was a certain point forecourt and who is reputed to to his opponent, who smashed with have the soundest volley in the great severity and consistency, I Colony, was kept pinned to the never saw Rumjahn make one mis- baseline. On the few that he did make a net sortie, than two occasions did Fincher so occasions take overhead and on not more Sirdar's low skimming drives much as get near a smash, leave either passed him or forced his alone make a return. volley out of court through sheer speed.

Hare now enters the semi-finals, His when he will meet H. G. N. Lee.

Lee yesterday beat C. M. Jones in straight sets by 6-3, 6-3, 6-2,

In the other quarter-finals H. W. ("Bunny") Austin beat R. J. Ritchie 6-0, 6-1, 6-2, while C. R. D. Tuckey beat R. E. Mulliken by 6-2, British motor-racing|6-3, 10-8. triumph yesterday when Captain The semi-final rounds will there- George Eyston beat the 12 hour mo-fore be as follows: toring record covering 1,912.467 C. E. Hare v. H. G. N. Lee kilometres at an average speed of H. W. Austin v. C. R. D. Tuckey. 159.372 kilometres an hour.-Reuter.-Reuter.

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FINE NET PLAY

"S. A.s" service, about which so much ink as been spilt, while not At the net the winner was in-theless

being without blemish, was never- vincible. Try as he would Fincher well-placed to enable him to follow sufficiently reliable and

it up and tuck the most powerful returns away for winning volleys.

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All in all, Rumjahn gave one of the finest displays in a champion- ship match since his cousin "C.A.L." carried all before him.

One could not help being dis- appointed that Fincher did not put up the struggle that most tennis enthusiasts confidently expected he (Continued on Page 19),

CLUB SINGLES FINAL

Sullivan To Meet Pagh

The Club singles tennis cham- pionship final which will be played on the Stand Court of the Hong Kong C.C. this afternoon, promises to be a very keen and evenly con- tested encounter.

A. L. Sullivan and M. Pagh, the finalists, are playing extraordinarily well at the moment and are both capable of producing a brand of tennis that will compare favour- ably with any seen on the Stand Court this season.

Sullivan is the better equipped player and is very experienced, but Pagh is a rare fighter with fine re- trieving powers and very consistent ground-strokes. On current form, the former should win, but what-

the score a good game

ever

is

assured.