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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 8, 1988

C.R.C. BEAT RECREIO AT KING'S PARK

OUR LONDON AIR MAIL SPORTS NEWS

Empire Exhibition

Soccer Final To

Be Broadcast

H.K.C.C. FORCE U.S.R.C. ΤΟ SHARE SPOILS

INDIANS WIN EASILY

Visiting King's Park yesterday, the Chinese Recreation Club held their own against Club de Recreio in the "A" Division of the Lawn Tennis League, when they won by 5% matches to 3% after sharing the first round spoils.

Also at King's Park, Hong Kong Cricket Club forced United Services Recreation Club to share the points, although at one stage of the match they had victory well within their grasp.

Alec Pearce's absence The B.B.C. have announced that the S.F.A. have granted permission ably weakened for the broadcast of a running comfound the U.S.R.C. mentary of part of the final match

the

consider- team which courts very

of the Empire Exhibition Tournament, troublesome.

The second half of the game, which Indian Recreation Club, visiting is to be played at Ibrox Stadium, will South China, collected both points be fully described.

without being unduly extended.

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Great Britain Beaten In Davis Cup

to

TOO UNSTEADY Had Recreio's players settled down to a steadier brand of tennis they might quite easily have caus ed an upset yesterday against the Chinese, for whom Paul Kong and

Lee Wai-tong and Luk Ding-

true

Great Britain was eliminated from Tsui Yun-pun, were the outstand- the Davis Cup competition at Zagreb ing pair. when she lost the doubles match Yugoslavia. D. Mitic and F. Puncec, who led D. W. Butler and F. H. D. cheung could not find their Wilde by 7-5, 6-3, 1-3 when rain form until the match had been well stopped play, eventually won by 7-5.advanced and even at that stage lee 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3.

threw away many points by weak Yugoslavia had won the first two singles, so she has gained a winning lobbing, while Luk's efforts to try lead of three matches to nothing. and keep the ball in play invariably

Butler and Wilde put up a great had a disastrous ending.

take the match to five sets. They

fight in the doubles, and managed to Willie Hung was forced to carry were 1-3 in the third set when play the brunt of the attack as Ho Ka- defensive was resumed punctually at 2.30 p.m. lau was purely on the

match.

After a very

promising start,

Wilde made the score 4-1 by win-yesterday. This pair were very ning his service, and the British pair poor in the early stage of the won another two games for the set at 6-3. In the fourth set Yugoslavia led 4-1 and 5-3, but once again the British pair made a grand recovery, A. V. Gosano and F. J. Remedios and took the set at 7-5 to make the cracked up badly, the latter repeated- The Yugoslav players combinedly overdriving the baseline although well in the final set, Mitic serving well overhead he was magnificent. and Puncec putting in good work the net. They won the set at 6-3 for the match.

score two sets all.

at

After a short interval the first of the two remaining singles was play ed. In this Mitic beat R. A. Shayes in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, 11-9.

*

* *

Miss Jedrzejowska's

Return

A. V. Gosano was seen at his best in Gogano was seen at his best in of his match the latter stages against Paul Kong and Tsui Yun- pui, his cross-court forehand drives being particularly deadly, while he volleyed very confidently at the net and from midcourt.

H. A. Barros and C. A. Barretto were the best of the home pairs on view and were very steady. Both were confident of the their over- head work and scored repeatedly Miss J. Jedrzejowska, the Polish against Hung and Ho Ka-lau. player, made her return to English In the U.S.R.C.-H.K.C.Q match lawn tennis in the Middlesex Cham-Harrison and Armstrong were lead- pionships at Chiswick Park, London,

Miss Jedrzejowska,

ating Misra, the outstanding player runner-up Wimbledon last year, and also in the in this match, and Smalley 4-3 in American Championships, is turning the second round when the latter up for another bid at Wimbledon, and pair staged a fine recovery to take in her first round match she beat Miss Gem Hoahing, the little Chinese the set at 64. This set made all the difference for had the visitors girl, 6-3, 6-1.

There was only one surprise. The won it they would have left King's defeat of Miss Valerie Scott, British Park with two points instead of one. Wightman Cup possible, by Miss Muriel Harris, Middlesex Junior Cham- plon, who won 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

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*

INDIANS EASY WIN

At King's Park, Indian Recreation Club beat South China Athletic Asso. ciation by 9 sets to nil, in the "A" Di- vision of the Lawn Tennis League.

A. Chan and F. N. Wong (S.C.A.A.).

Rumjahn lost to A. R. Minu and I. M. A.

Razack

British Women Complete lost to S. A. Rumjahn and O.

The

Successful Tour

British women's four-oared crew, winners of the Australian Cham-

2-.6

lost to A. H. Madar and H. D.

Rumjahn

5-7

6-7

H. T. Bee and T. K. Ho (S.C.A.A.). lost to Rumjahn and Rumjahn Regatta at Sydney, completed an un-lost to Minu and Razack. interrupted run of successes when they lost to Madar and Rumjahn... 3--6| defeated an Essendon crew by four N. K. Ma and P. lengths over three-quarters of 'a mile (S.C.A.A.).

2-6

4--0

Chang

pionship during the Empire Games

at Melbourne recently. AY.W.C.A.lost to Rumjahn and Rumjahn crew was third. The British crow lost to Minu and Razack

-was:--

Bow, Miss B. L. Innes (St. George's); 2, Miss G. M. Barnes (Civil Service); 3, Miss A. V. K. Cyriax (United Universities); stroke, Miss P. M. Taylor (Isle- worth); cox, Miss E. M. Galt (United Universities).

lost to Madar and Rumjahn

SPOILS SHARED

At King's Park, U.S.R.C. and H. K. C. C. shared the spoils in their "A" Division Lawn Tennis League match.

L. A. Goldman and G. E. R. Divett (U.S.R.C.).

in

beat W: Sander and T. C. Mon-

-3 aghan beat FV Harrison and H. J.

In addition to winning, the "foura" at Sydney, the crew has victories Hobart and Brisbane to its credit.

Armstrong beat G. W. Sewell and H. Owen

Hughes

D. C. Misra and J. T. (U.S.R.C.).

6--2

lost to Sander and Monaghan lost to Harrison and Armstrong 0-6 lost to Sewell and Owen Hughes 1—6

CHINESE TOO GOOD. ;

At King's Park, Chinese Recreation Club beat Club de Recreio by 5% sets to 3 in the "A" Division of the Lawn Tennis League.

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

lost to Paul Kong and Y. P. Tsui 4--0 lost to D. C. Luk and Lee Wai- 57

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2-6

beat Ho Ka-lau and W. C. Hung 6-1 A. V. Gosano and F. J. Remedios (Recreio). 64 drew with Kong and Tsui Smalley lost to Luk and Eec“.

loat to Ho and Hung

H. A. Barros and C. A. Barretto drew with Sander and Monaghan 6-B beat Harrison and Armstrong 6-4 (Recreio). lost to Sewell and Owen Hughes 1-6 lost to Kong and Tsui

Major Newnham and E. R. Childe beat Luk and Lee (U.S.R.C.).

beat Ho and Hung

2-6

6--2

64

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