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THE CHINA MAIL, VEMBER 9-1937

BOROTRA KEPT IN COURT FOR NEARLY NINETY MINUTES

DEEP SMASH HIS SAVING

GRACE AGAINST PETERS

SCHRODER'S GUN PRACTICE

(By A. Wallis Myers)

London, October 13.

K. SCHRODER and J. Borotra, two of the big three coveting the covered court tennis title, began their journey at Queen's Club yesterday. The Swede's opening set cost him but one game, the Frenchman lost his first set to love.

·BOTH THESE DISTINCTIES

STARTS WERE PRELUDES

TO VICTORY, BUT SCHRODER'S CONTEST-AGAINST DER- VILLE WAS MERELY GOOD GUN PRACTICE, WHEREAS

above, was extended for 90 minutes against E C. opening round of the Queen's Club Covered Courts

BOROTRA WAS REQUIRED TO PROVE THAT HE IS THE BEST ANNUAL INTER-SOCIETY

DEEP SMASHER ON COVERED COURTS SINCE GOBERTS ERA IN ORDER TO DEFEAT ERIC PETERS IN FOUR SETS.

The old Oxonian has filched sets from Borotra before two in -one match on one occasion-but his play in the first set, which he won to love before the Frenchman had unlimbered his guns or for- gotten that he was not flying over the Channel from Paris, was not nearly so creditable to his hand and head as his lead of 3-1 and 4-3 in the third set.

COLONY MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

ENTRIES INVITED

GOLF ENCOUNTER

ST. GEORGE'S TO MEET ST. ANDREW'S ON NOVEMBER 21

E annual Inter-Society Golf series between St. George Society and St. Andrew's Society will be held over the Fanling Courses Sunday, November 21, the order of play being as follows:-

ST. ANDREW 1 D. S. Edward- 12. K. S. Robertson..

6. J. Rodger. 7 RD. Walker.

Peters was only allowed to take one more game, but he carried several others to dence and made on the last game of all one of the longest in the match. Consider ing that his service was quite un- intimidating and that he rarely used the valley-even as a sur- prise weapon, as it would have 2. D. J. Gilmore. Entries are invited for the Open been' in Peters's case he did ex-4 D. S. Gobb Mixed Doubles Championship of tremely well to keep Borotra in 5. B. Young the Colony to be held under the aus-court for an hour and a half pices of the Chinese Recreation With Borotra arriving late, the A. B. Purthe Club, commencing on or before No-match started in a cathedral light. 9. W. J. S. Bey.

Undisturbed, Peters found ready 10. W. A Stewart

11 R K Valentine. The following are the conditions loopholes against a loose opponent, 12 D. Forbes. and in only one game of the opening 13. EW. Kirk set did Borotra have a game point 14 N. K. Littlejohn Then a fierce French offensive was 15. C C. Stark.

16. W. Sharp. launched, and the match squared 17 K S. Morrison. 1. The tournament will be conduct beneath an avalanche of winning 18. P. Morrison. ed under the present rules of Lawn volleys, Peters contributing to the 19. D. J. Valentine Tennis and the Rules and Regulations of the Hong Kong Lawn Tennis. Asso- barrage by lobbing short. ciation

vember 27.

of the tournament:-

CONDITIONS

2. Each competitor shall pay the

sizm of $2.50 as the entrance fee.

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SHREWD RALLIES -

20 J. R. Masson 21. T. Low,

22 J Forbes. 23. R. L. Moncrieff.

W. G. Robertson.

Borotra did not let down in the 24

3. The first round shall be played third set. Peters, bracing all round, 25. A. A. Bremmer off on or before November 27, 1937.

27. J. G Gampbell. The other rounds except the semi played some very shrewd rallies 26. G. A Stewart. fimals and the final shall be played off and, by variation of pace and spin 28. W. J. E. MacKenzie. before December 11, 1937. The com- and using the diagonal lob to throw 29. A. H. McBride. petitors shall make their own arrange the volleyer back, deserved every one 30. J. A. D. Morrison.

31.E M. Bryden ments as to the ground on which the said rounds shall be played, but the of his four games. And he nearly 32. V. R. Gordons first named pair in each bracket shall squared the set at five-all, fighting a 33. G. A. Leiper. have the choice of ground.

long and tiring tenth game with 34 R. S. W. Paterson. 35. GB. S. Thomson 4. The Semi-finals shall be played,

36. A: Nicol. on the C.R.C. ground on December 18, great spirit. 1937 and the Final shall be played on Fine general that he is, Borotra 27. W. K. Robinson. the C.R.C. ground on December 27,

did not make the mistake of with 38. W. Park.

39. A. Murdock. 1937.

we start of

40. J. Fleming 5. The Tennis Sub-Committee of drawing his pressure at the the C.R.C. may extend the time limit if the fourth set. Instead, he was the

Any player, they think fit on account of bad wea-volcanic volleyer most of the time,

Secretary of his ther or other unforeseen occurrence.

6. For each match four new balls and serving with more speed than will be provided by the C.P.C. free of in any of the previous sets.

He

charge The first named pair in each missed a few smashes under the are bracket shall apply to China Sports,

No. 16: D'Aguilar Street for the balls, lamps, but hit many beautiful win-

7 Best of three sets shall be play-ners, and now he should come

ed in all-the-matches, and all results through- serenely must be immediately sent in to the un

dersigned.

with Austin

emi-final

INTER-SOCIETIES.

rable

GOLF MATCH Order Of Play

NO RUGBY RULES UNIFORMITY

Continued from page 20)

8. Suitable prizes will be provided. The opposition to Schroder was Wales are not particularly

for the winners and runners-up.

9. All entries shall be sent to tscarcely strong enough to test the

undersigned on or before November 20, Swede's form, but he appeared to be in splendid physical condition and

1937.

10 The draw which may be seeded was hitting a very hard ball from by the Tennis Sub-Committee of the

CPC if they think fit will take place any position.

at the CRC at 6.30 pm on Novem

ber 21, 1987.

11 All disputes which may arise than 10 entries and should a

Sub- shall be decided by

Committee

received, shall

to win.

LEAST RESISTANCE,

ious

SE GEORGE 0. E. C. Marton. AE Lissaman. 3. T. A. Pearce.

2

4. P E Scoones.

5. I Newton.

6.

RK. Collings

Z G. B. G. Hall

&RLD Wodehouse.

9. G. H. Gartherly.

H. Mundy.

10.

11 A C L Bowker. 12 A. D. Humphreys 13 N. L. Smith.

14 HR. B. Hancock. 15. J. Smith

16 E N. Williamson 17 GER Divett

18.

ED. Matthews:

19. G. W Sewell 20. WT. Yoxall

21 W. Woodward. 22 C. W. E. Bishop. 23. I D. Danby. 2-WAJ. Waddington.

25. W. M. Barton

S. A Sleap. JE Adams.

G. T. May.

A H. Penn

30. EL BL. Dowbiggin 31 S. T. Butlin,

$2 J. R. Collis.

33 €. C. Willson

34 H Overy...“

35 H A Milis.

HT. Buxton.

36

37. E. Stock.

38. P. C. Jackson

C. W. Jeffries.

F-Bellamy.

This misplaced tolerance, how

uses a lot of trouble when Welsh sides play in England, and it is high time the Welsh Union insist- ed on a proper interpretation of the

les

Some at least of our legislators are present at most of the import- ant club matches and must be awa of the "popular interpre once discussed this matter wits polite note from the secretary

a Welsh referee who knew the rules the Union to the offending officia num-perfectly well, but admitted he some should have the desired effect. Now times took the line of least resis is the time to take action, hot-foot excusing himself by saying upon the publication of the Union's it was the same for both sides, any official interpretation of the rules.