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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 1, 1988

OUR LONDON AIR MAIL SPORTS NEWS

R.Y.S. New Members

K.C.C. WIN OVER RECREIO FIRST IN MANY YEARS

Herculean Efforts By

A. V. Remedios And J. Gonsalves Kowloon Cricket Club beat Club de Recreio by 5 sets to 4 in the “A” Division of the Lawn Tennis courts the Recreio League yesterday.

on

H.K.C.C. CAUSE

BIG UPSET

I.R.C. DEFEATED IN “A” DIVISION

H. D. RUMJAHN AN ABSENTEE

Tennis

strength, the absence of H. D. Rumjahn making a world of difference.

G. W. Sewell and H. Owen-Hughes (H.K.C.C.).

Ismail

Majesties from the members was dis-exactly the same team yesterday as/by 6% sets to 21⁄2, át Chater Road.ost to Rumjahn and Madar

7-5

6-2

6-2

Sonder

8-8

5-7

B8

Harrison

8-6

The attendance at the annual. May

beat A, R. Minu and I. M. A. meeting of the Royal Yacht Squadron,

Razack held in London, was exceptionally large. The Commodore, Sir Richard Williams- Recreio, runners-up to C.R.C.

Club beat O. Rumjahn and A. H. Ma- The Hong Kong Cricket

dar Bulkeley, Bt., K.C.B., took the chair,

season and conquerors of caused a major upset in the "A" beat S. A. Rumjahn and S. A. and was supported by the Vice-Com-last

and K.C.C. by 7 sets to 2, have not lost Division of Marquess Camden,

the Lawn modore, the

T. A. to K.C.C. for many years and yes-League yesterday when they de

Pearce and W. well over the hundred members.

The meeting having coincided with

feated the Indian Recreation Club (H.K.C.C.).

lost to Minu and Razack the first anniversary of the Coronation, terday's defeat is, significant in a telegram of congratulation to Their view of the fact that they fielded

G. W. Sewell and Harry (Owen- beat Rumjahn and Ismail

H. J. Armstrong and F. patched at the close of the meeting. played throughout last season. the The chief business concerned

The Portuguese were handicapped in Hughes won all three of their en-

counters to lay the foundation for (H.K.C.C.).

lost to Minu and Razack election of members and Naval hon- that A. V. Gosano was nursing

to the victory, but it must be admit-beat Rumjahn and Madar strained muscle in his arm, due that the following new members had baseball, and was consequently unable ted that I.R.C. were not at full drew with Rumjahn and Ismail 6-8. been successful in the ballot:-Major to 0. L. Prior-Palmer, Major Henry G. forced to sacrifice pace in his service, Moore, Group Captain Robert J. but their No. 1 pair, A. V. Remedios Barton, and Messrs Adam Turquand and J. Gonsalves, were somewhat for- Turquand-Young, Alan R. Coleman, tunate to win all their three sets. John Arthur Pryor, Oliver B. Sander-

orary members.

son,

It was announced

Poole Mervyn, S. B. Bernon, George Grosvenor, and Roger Leigh- Wood.

take liberties overhead and

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was

They opened against A. Craw- ford and G. C. Burnett and won at 6-4 after being 4-1 down; they then beat Teddy and Ernie Fincher 6-3 after being 3-0 down; and they finished up by beating A. E. P. Guest ad S. A. Gray 7-5 after being 5-2 in ar- rears!

As usual, a number of Naval men were proposed and seconded for elec- 01 tion as Naval honorary members. those names put forward, the following were added to the club's rota:-Rear- Admiral J. U. Fairie, Captain F. S. V.

K.C.C. led 2-1 at the end of the Phillips, Captain W. P. Mark-Wardlaw, first round, were 3-all at the end of Captain Cosmo A. O. Douglas, Com-the second and then won 5-4 as the mander W. S. Galpin, and Commander result of Crawford and Burnett beat- the Hon. Walter S. Carson.

ing Gosano and Remedios.

POOR SUPPORT though Teddy Fincher,

suffering

The two vacancies in the Sailing Committee caused by the retirement in rotation of Commander F. F. Tower from tooth ache, was his usual reliable and Sir Fisher Westworth Kilke were self, but he received very poor sup- filled by the election of Lieut.-Colonel port from his brother in the set they the Hon. Henry C. Guest and Major Wlost, Ernie failing before the concen-

T. Towers-Clark.

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New Champion And Old

Henry Cotton and James Braid were recently seen together at Monktonhall

Braid was the first of the celebrated old guard to win the Open Champion- ship five times, his "years" being 1901. 1905, 1906, 1908, and 1910. On the oc casion of his last win Braid was -years of age.

was

trated attack of Remedios and Gon- salves. Guest played a steady game from the baseline and exploited the lob to advantage, while Gray, his part- ner, recaptured his best form to give a good all-round display, his best as- set being an accurate and powerful forehand drive. Crawford, who played three throughout the first set with broken strings in his racket, never re- gained his confidence and gave many valuable points away through double- faults. Burnett, his partner, weak overhead and very patchy.

REMEDIOS SHINES Remedios was in excellent fettle and Cotton became a professional at the was given sound

support from Gon- age of 17. This was in 1924. He won salves, who is steadying up his game the Open Championship in 1934 and considerably. Gosano's volleying was again last year when he was 30 years of age. It was at one time. a moot point whether Walter Hagen, the American, four times winner of the Open Championship, would challenge the late Harry Vardon's-record of six championships.

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accurate, but his injured arm left its mark. F. J. Remedios, who has one of the fiercest forehand drives-in-the-Co- long, decided that the somewhat softish courts called for spin and as a result he and Gosano were not the formid- able pair they might have been. H. A. Vardon, who won his sixth champion- Barros was most disappointing and his ship in 1914 when he was in his 44th failure clearly affected C. A. Barretto's year, was the supreme stylist, and play. This pair's complete failure lost Cotton differs in respect to style and Recreio the match:

also in regard to temperament to the Taken all in all, Recreio would pro- six-times winner. However, he has bably have won the match had Gosáno schooled himself to do big things in been fit, but it will cause no surprise golf as no player in his generation has if their partnerships are reshuffled. done; and as he ordinarily speaking, has a good many years to go, it is quite possible that he may equal Var don's record.

TO-DAY'S

TENNIS LEAGUE PROGRAMME

Five matches are down for decision to-day in the "B" Division of the Lawn Tennis League.

Scores:-

A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves (Recreio).

beat E. C. and E. F. Fincher beat S. A. Gray and A. E. P.

Guest

6-3

7-5

beat A. Crawford and

G.

C.

Burnett

6-

A. V. Gosano and F. J. Remedios

(Recreio).

lost to Fincher and Fincher beat Gray and Guest-

3--6

64

4-6

and C. A Barretto

lost to Fincher and Fincher:

36

lost to Crawford and Burnett

26 4-0

lost to Crawford and Burnett

H. A. Barros (Recreio).

To-day's and the week's remaining lost to Gray and Guest fixtures are as follows:-

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To-day

"B" DIVISION

C.R.C.

v. -K.C.C.

C. de R.

C.C.C..

C.S.C.C.

K.I.T.C.

C. de R.

C.C.C.

1.R.C.

H.KUT.C.

A.T.C.

C.B.A.

C.R.C.

C. de R.

0.0.0. C.B.C.C.

v. I:R.C.

v. H.K.U.T.C.

v. H.K.C.C.

v. S.C.A.A:

To-morrow "C" DIVISION

V. A.T.C.

v. S.C.A.A.

v. K.T.G.C.A.-

'v. K.C.C.

Friday

"D" DIVISION

V. S.C.A.A.

V. R.S.Q.

v. P.R.C.

V. K.T.G.O.A.. V. E.LT.C.

K.G.C

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UNION IN LUCKY BOX AT EPSOM

London, To-day.

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stabled.

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