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THE CHINA MÁIL, MAY 31, 1988

Mixed DoublesWin For C.R.C.

CRICKET CLUB'S VICTORY

Recreio Well Beaten

(By "ADREM")

With their ladies showing far generally more consistency and playing a harder type of

game, Hong Kong Cricket Club had little difficulty in their Mixed Doubles League match on their own courts yesterday and beat Club de Recreio by 7 sets to 2.

U.S.R.C SWAMPED 8-1

AT HOME

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Chinese Men Carry The Day: Team Weakened MRS. HOLMES AND TSÚI BROS. IN FORM

(By "Referee")

ISPLAYING their superiority in no uncertain manner the Chin-

De Recreation Club, yesterday evening swamped the United Services Recreation Club, the holders, by 8 sets to 1, in their Mixed Doubles League encounter, on the latter's courts, at King's Park, and on that showing alone should annex the title quite comfortably this season unless something untoward occurs.

In

The visitors were by no means at full strength, W. C. Hung being an absentee, while Mrs. Chiu Chun-chiu, their best lady player; While the H.K.C.C. men, in-is under doctor's orders and not likely to play for some time.

Miss Lo, who came into the team in Mrs. Chiu's stead, the C.R.C. dividually, were not as polished as their opposite numbers, they play- have a promising player, who hits the ball hard, but who could im- ed a the type of game which is in- proved if she steadies down somewhat. finitely more effective and, against ladies who invariably broke down

Tsui Wai-pui, Tsui Yun-pui

when hurried, their concentrated and Paul Kong, who made up the K.C.C, “B”

better form and carried the team WIN FIRST MIXED

net attacks rarely failed to secure C.R.C. male trio, were never in them points.

Owen Hughes continues to im- press as a mixed

doubles player with his sharp volleying and crisp smashing and well assisted by Mrs, Findlay's hard hitting off the ground and determination on the forecourt when circumstances

forced her to take the net, they went through all their encounters with the maximum speed and minimum trouble.

BEARS OUT EARLIER PROMISE

Alec Pearce yesterday, bore out all the remarks. I passed about him earlier in the season and improves from game to game. His ground strokes are now very consistent, his volleying on occasion, brilliant, while

to victory. This was best illus-

trated in the match between Tsui Wai-pui and Miss Yeung Wai-pan and L. Goldman and Miss Anne Tylor, when the latter pair` se- cured a lead of two clear games and led at 4-3, but Tsui carried the day with some glorious drives and drop-shots to eventually take the set at 7-5.

Tsui Yun-pui was also on his best form and together with Mrs. Litton gave a superb display in their final match against Goldman and Miss

DOUBLES MATCH

Mrs. Waddell Shines

For L.R.C.

"REVIEWER'S"

SPORTS COMMENTARY

About Time Y.M.C.A. Pool Was Altered

ALTHOUGH IT ABOUT A LATE

TO THINK ABOUT ALTER- ATIONS AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON, THE EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A. 'SWIMMING POOL BADLY NEEDS IMPROVEMENT TO BRING IT INTO LINE WITH OTHER SWIMMING POOLS IN THE COLONY.

For many years it has been the grouse of water-polo players of the "y",

and of military units who use the pool, that the shallow end is too

shallow. This statement will be sub- stantiated by any player.

The shallow end is treacherous to one and all in that knees, the instep of the foot, and parts of the body are damaged as a result of scraping along the bottom.

When the pool-was constructed in the first place, it was not designed for water-polo or for competitive swim- ming, or else the designer must have had a very poor conception of what was required. The plans were made without attention to ventilation, and to the possibility that spectators would one day wish to witness swimming.

Galas at the "Y" in the very early days were well supported, but nowa- days swimming enthusiasts prefer to go to an air-conditioned theatre instead Kow-of sweltering in the impossible heat of the pool during hot Summer evenings.

At King's Park yesterday, loon Cricket Club "B" secured their first win in the Mixed Doubles League, when they beat the Ladies' Recreation Club by 61⁄2 sets to 21⁄2- J. J. Ferguson and Mrs. Waddell were the best of the visiting pairs,

There is another suggestion which I would like to make and that is that the two diving boards be moved next. to one another, towards the centre of the pool, thereby obviating any risk of a diver hitting, the side of the pool.

This alteration is really essential in

Tylor whom they vanquished in a winning two and sharing the spoils the "y" pool as only the other evening

love set!

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

Mrs. Litton was the pick of the his service and overhead three visiting ladies, employing a leave nothing to be desired.

strong_forehand drive to advantage, Mias Dodwell also showed far while her positional play left little to be desired. Miss Yeung Wai- more confidence in all departments,

ideal her forehand drive being especially pan made Tsui Wai-pui an well-placed. She has learned the ef- partner, retrieving to excellent ad- fectiveness of the lob and used this vantage with a heavily sliced stroke. stroke, when the occasion demand-She volleyed confidently although ed, with fine judgment.

in their last encounter with Clark and Miss Bradbury,

Mrs. Waddell's retrieving was excellent and while she displayed no brilliant strokes, she returned practically everything which came over the net.

4--6

6

I saw a diver narrowly miss the wall from the lower spring-board.

Diving competitions invariably en- tail voluntary or fancy dives in which the performer must be assured of plenty of room in case "landing," and in many instances the of a faulty

performer_is_thrown towards the wall. The alteration to the bottom of the

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Fans' Protection At Baseball Game

A. E. P. Guest and Mrs. W. A. pool, especially at the shallow end, is most essential and, if levelled for the Knight (K.C.C. "B"). lost to J. J. Ferguson and Mrs.

entire length, the pool could be utilis- Waddell

ed during the Winter months a8 and Mrs.

badminton court, by providing a tem- beat N. L. Railton

Oliver

60porary wooden surface or flooring.

The "Y" certainly have a swimming with not much skill, while her back-beat R. F. Beavan and Miss B. E.

Abrahams

pool which could be made better use. hand shows room for improvement,

of. Recreio men were hardly up to especially as regards steadiness.

* ** their Men's League form. They were The U.S.R.C. made, one evidently upset by their partners from their previous team, R. and their over-cautious methods Todd filling the breach caused by did not carry them very far." the departure from the Colony of Most promising of the ladies ap-Comdr. E. G. A. Clifford, and gave peared to be Miss Botelho, whoa fine display. played some very pretty forehand

Todd hits a very late ball and as a result often caught the opbeat Railton and Mrs. Oliver

Waddell drives which kept low and

66 0-2 difficult

It to pick up. The other two

position on the wrong foot. Had beat Beavan and Miss Abrahams 7- ladies were never very impressive,

his half-volley been in better their ground strokes being most un- reliable

were

H. Owen Hughes and Mrs. J. Findlay (H.K.C.C.)

beat A. V. Remedios and Miss

M. Ribeiro

beat A. V. Gosano and Miss. C.

Botelho

beat J. Gonsalves and Miss. A.

Remedios

H. J. Armstrong and Whitham (H.K.C.C.)

3--6 6-1

S. A. Gray and Mrs. Sweeney (K.C.C. change "B").

lost to Ferguson and Mrs. Wad- R. dell

beat Railton and Mrs. Oliver beat Beavan and Miss Abrahams 6-2 G. E. Clarke and Miss V. Bradbury drew with Ferguson and Mrs.

(K.C.C. "B").

form he would have enjayed big-ing from 0-30 to take Miss Tylor's ger measure of success against the C.R.C. first string pair, Tsui Wai-pui and Miss Yeung, as the former was continually poaching, leaving his half of the court open to attack, but Todd simply could not return his drives.

service game to level the scores, at take the set at 7-—5. 4-4 and then went on to eventually

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L. Goldman and Miss A. (U.S.R.C.). lost to Tsui Wai-pui and Miss

Young Wai-pan

Mrs. lost to Tsui Yun-pui and

Litton

Tylor

AN accident last Saturday afternoon in which a youngster watching u baseball game behind the wire-netting protection of the stand was hit by a ball just above the eye, luckily with no serious consequences, should be suf-. ficient to draw the attention of the of- ficials of the Baseball League to the

necessity of having the netting repair-

ed before the next game.

The present protective wire is very old and is badly in need of repair. The baseball fan pays for his admittance and. "protection" and should feel safe from any wild throws or sliced balls.

This matter should be attended to immediately and much inconvenience and danger eliminated. It is pity that, on the score of expense, the whole front of the stand could not be 57

wired.

Another thing the officials would do 06 well to look. into is the exhorbidant prices which are at present charged for 6-3 minerals..

The monopoly has apparently been Griffiths given to a few unlicensed and privi- leged hawkers, to the exclusion of 36 others, and they make the best of this

by charging stiff prices!

GOLDMAN VERY POOR S

Goldman was in lamentably poor Mrs. J. Pform and threw away many "sit-beat Paul Kong and Miss T. F.

ters" at the net, while his forehand Lo lost to Remedios and Miss Ribeiro 5-7 failed him badly. He started pro-

R. R. Todd and Miss M. beat Gosano and Miss Botelho. 6-2 misingly in the first encounter (U.S.R.C.): lost to Gonsalves and ↑ Misa against Tsui and Miss Yeung, but lost to Taui and Miss Yeung

Remedios

3-6 cracked up in the eighth game when lost to Tsui and Mrs. Litton T. A. Pearce and Miss Diana Dodwell he threw away an opportunity of lost to Kong and Miss Lo

taking the game for a 6-1 lead · D. C. Misra and Mrs.⠀ M. when an attempt to volley Taul's (U.S.R.C.). beat Remedios and Miss Riboiro · 7–5 beat Gosano and Miss Botelho, 6-2 backhand-sliced-return went miles lost to Taul and Miss Young lost to Taul and Mrs. Litton beat Gonsalves and Miss Remedios 64 out of court, the Chinese pair rally-lost to Kong and Miss Lo

(H.K.C.C.)

Holmes

You, we get our football cheap and soma cynics would say it ought to be 28 cheap but what would they say If. 28 they had to pay English prices1- 16 Jonathan Oldback.