1937-10-14 — Page 20

TENNIS HOPES SCARE

London, September 15. One of Britain's most promising young tennis stars, left-handed F. L Piercey, was full extended in his second match against K. H. Fisher in the Cumberland Club tourname yesterday.

Piercey, who won 4-6, 6-d 6-3, drove with severity, but there was not much variation about his game, and Fisher frequently forced him to make mistakes by a change of pace and length. In the end it was Piercey's persistent net attack that got home.

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 14, 1937.

GEM HOAHING FEATURED

Miss Ger

Hosting

final of the women's singles

Eastbourne, September 11. Chinese girl, failed to reach Soath of England championships, which were continued here to-day. She was beaten in the semi-final after a thrilling fight with Mias 1. Saunders by 86, 26, 97

Miss Hoaming countered some fierce driving by clever placing, but the first set went to Miss Saunders after 14 games. Every point was keenly contested and the set gave as a taste of the struggle to come.

The Chinese gizi dropped only two games in the second set, and with the score at one-all, the crowd, who had eagerly looked forward to the match as likely to be one of the best of the week, witnessed a great final set.

Miss Hoahing took a lead of 5 but lapsed unaccountably when sacri ficing two match-points. She paid dearly for the mistakes, as Miss Saunders, rallying splendidly, was soon level at five-all.

Miss Hoshing had lost her opportunity. Miss Saunders went on to snatch the lead at 65, and then she, too, lost two match points. She was, however, playing too strengly for her young opponent at this vital stage of the match and ran out a worthy winner by taking the final set at 97.

Miss Scriven took more than an hour to dispose of Miss Noel, to join Miss Saunders in the final It was a good match, in which Miss Noel's mix- Sture of force and finesse won her the first set at. 63

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London, Sept and sisters. prizes in the anal juvenile terday.

Jean McCreath took the division one (over thirteen years) scratch prize; her sister Priscilla, took the division two (thirteen years and under) scratch prize and the brothers, A Gilbey and C. MG bey, of Calcot, were respect winners of the boys senior scrate prize and senior open handleap. Then Donald Michie won the approaching and putting, James Michie the junior putting

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