THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 15, 1988.
INDIANS' HANDSOME WIN OVER K.C.C.
MISS MARY HARDWICK'S TRIUMPH
(By "AIR MAIL”)
S. A. AND O. RUMJAHN
WIN THREE SETS
CRAWFORD & BURNETT DISAPPOINT
What hopes Kowloon Cricket Club may have had of securing
"REVIEWER'S"
SPORTS COMMENTARY
To Meet Doyle
the runners-up position to Chinese Recreation Club in the "A" Farr Would Only Like Division of the Lawn Tennis League were given a rude setback yes-l terday, when, at Sookunpoo, they lost to Indian Recreation Club by the decisive margin of 6 sets to 3.
a set.
a
In a period of endeavour to tighten Their defeat was mainly attributable to the very indifferent
the control of boxing comes another that in all big deci- Miss Mary Hardwick, Britain's display given by A. Crawford and G. C. Burnett, who failed to win sharp reminder second ranked woman player,
Burnett has probably never played a worse all-round game, sions the last word is with the money- brought off the best performance
Tommy Farr, the British heavy- of her career by defeating Mrs. while Crawford's failure to use the lob to advantage further weaken-spinner.
weight champion, is involved in semi-dispute with A promoter who Helen Wills Moody, of America, led the partnership.
MELEG | claims his services. The case came be- seven times Wimbledon cham-
The Indians were best served by TL31174-1864 || 1991 | pion, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, in the fourth S. A. Rumjahn, who gave a spark- round of the women's singles in ling display, and Omar Rumjahn, the St. George's Hill tournament whose heavily chopped at Weybridge on June 2.
caused many mistakes
TO-DAY'S "B" DIVISION
TENNIS PROGRAMME
The following is to-day's programme in the "B" Division of the Lawn Tennis League:
"B" DIVISION
C.C.C.
returns in the op-! After the match, Mrs. Moody, posing ranks. "H. D." was his usual who has not been defeated in reliable self, but A. H. Madar was this country by an English-wo- very unsteady, particularly over- man since Miss Kay Stammers head. A. R. Minu, who has forsaken beat her at Beckenham in 1935, his fast first service in favour of
S.C.A.A. C.S.C.C. said to a reporter, "Miss Hard- spin, was deadly overhead and very
H.K.C.C. was formidable at the net. His partner, wick played very well, and too good for me."
I. M. A. Razack, was not at his best. H.K.U.T.C.
sound Fincher was
· Teddy throughout, and he was given good (3280EG08£¶9811-24-34181898888 support by his brother, Ernie. S. A. Gray found his best form and gave
Miss Hardwick, who was over- whelmed with congratulations, said, "I knew I could do it if I tried, and I played my very
best."
a sparkling display, while A. E. P.
Miss Hardwick is not a member of the British Wightman Cup team
of the court, and to oppose America on June 10. This back was her second outstanding victory reached a 4-2 lead in the in successive weeks-last week she set. After dropping the beat Senorita Lizana at Chiswick-game, she took the next two
Hard- at one set all. and it suggests that Miss wick, if she maintains this form, will be a strong challenger for the Wimbledon title:
BAD START
She began badly in the first set, when she seemed unable to cope with Mrs. Moody's forceful driving down both wings, and played many weak shots. It was a different Miss Hardwick, however, in the next two sets. She drove a deep length, which had Mrs. Moody on the run at the
V. C.R.C.
V.
V.
C. de R. K.I.T.C.
V. K.C.C. v. I.R.C.
Guest's well-judged lobbing proved invaluable.
Scores:
Madur
fore the Board of Control and was ad- journed "for further evidence."
Farr, meanwhile, has announced his intention of returning to America without having a fight at all in Bri- tain. He says that the only fight in which he would be interested over here is one with Jack Doyle, the Irishman. It has to be admitted that here is a draw match which would inevitably big box-office receipts-which is what these two stormy petrels of boxing The chance of are in the game for. the debonair Doyle landing a punch that would lay the dour and crafty Farr low holds an irresistible lure for the seeker of thrills. It is "the big
stuff."
Eddie Phillips and the South African
Ben Foord will carry out their elimin- ator at Harringagy on June 21, with K.C.C. play C.R.C. at home next more hope of annexing the title by the Tuesday and will need to improve default of Farr than of a fight with
him. quickly considerably if they hope to give We may be faced with another of situations in which 2 second the potential champions a close those farcical seventh
game. It is understood, however, champion, deprived of his title, takes to level that C.R.C. will be without Tsui the stage and the entire limelight in a nothing technically contest on which Wai-pui, Colony champion.
hangs, because promoters are already bidding heavily for a Farr-Doyle con- Miss Hardwick continued her de-
test in August. vastating tactics in the decider, go- ing to 2-love, and from 2-all to 5-2. Mrs. Moody saved two match points against her in the eighth game, which she eventually won. American pulled up from 40-love to lost to S. A. Gray and A. E.
Guest 30-40 in the ninth game. But Miss
S. A. Rumjahn and O. Hardwick made no mistake with her
(I.R.C.). next opportunity to win the game beat Fincher and Fincher on her fourth match point for the beat Crawford and Burnett
beat Gray and Guest set and match..
A. R. Minu and L. M. A. (I.R.C.).
H. D. Rumjahn and A. H. (I.R.C.). lost to E. C. Fincher and E. F.
Fincher beat A. Crawford and G. The Burnett
OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES
FOR
THE CONNOISSEUR
B. B. PALE OLD
F.O. V. (Finest Old Vintage)
GODET FRERES 1852
ROUYER GUILLET 1865
EXSHAW'S V. F.O. (60 years old)
NAPOLEON 1814
lost to Fincher and Fincher beat Crawford and Burnett beat Gray and Guest
H.K.C.C. WIN EASILY
The Board of Control have no power to stop such a fight, only to withdraw its in regard to 2-6 its official sanction
bearing on the championship situation. 6-2 What they have seriously to consider is whether it is really in the best in- 2-6 terests of the game to interfere in any Rumjahn way.
C.
P.
Boxing cannot exist without its big 6--3 shows; without the men whose person- 6--2 alities draw the public, and although it 6-8 may be wrong in principle for a cham- Razack pion to be allowed to pick his own op- ponents, it is fundamentally sound that 4-6 the matches which stimulate public in- 6terest should be encouraged. 7-6
Playing at home yesterday the Club beat a team South China A. A. by 5%1⁄2 sets to 3%.
G. W. Sewell and H. Owen Hughes | (H.K.C.C.).
beat A. Chan and F. N. Wong 64
beat C. K. Chan and H. K: Ho 6-3 beat P. I. Cheung and K. K. Fung 6-3 T. A. Pearce 'and W. Sander (H. K. C. C.).
beat A. Chan and F. N. Wong 7-5 lost to C. K. Chan and H. K. Ho 4-6 drew with P. I. Cheung and K.
Though the principals take most of the profits, the beneficial effects of n fight about which the big drums can be beaten, are felt throughout the whole profession.
* ** **
Australian Team For U.S. Championships
The Australian Davis Cup team, Adrian Quist, Len John Bromwich, Schwartz, and Harry Hopman (captain the and manager), will compete in 6-6 American lawn tennis singles cham- H. J. Armstrong, and A. C. I. Bowkpionship at Forest Hills, from Septem- er (H.K.C.C.)..
K. Fung
ber 9 to 17.
lost to A. Chan and F. N. Wong 1--6 The team will leave Sydney on June lost to C. K. Chan and H. K. Ho 2-0 24, and will have about three weeks in beat P. I. Cheung and K. K.
Fung
7-5
RECREIO WIN EASILY Playing at home yesterday Club_de Recreio beat the United Services Re-
creation Club by 7 sets to 2.
the United States before their Davis Cup match with Mexico, arranged for August 4, 5, and 6.
J. Gonsalves and A. V. Remedios Sir. Julien Cahn's New
(Recreio).
drew with L. Goldman and G.
E, R. Divett
6-6
beat J. Smalley, and D. C. Misra 6-2 beat Major Baines and Major J.
C. McDonald *** H.A. Barros and C. A. Barretto creio).
drew with Goldman and Divett beat Smalloy. and Misra beat Baines and McDonald
Zealand Tour
The New Zealand Cricket Council is preparing plans for an attractivo itin- 6-2 erary on the occasion of the visit of Julien Cahn's cricketers (Re-Sir
New to
Zealand next вед-
·
·OX-
6-6 son. The English tourists are 6--3 pected in New Zealand in-February and 0-3 March 1989. They will play matches
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. M. Silva and A. V. Gošano (Re- over a period of six weeks.
creio).
lost to Goldman and Divett beat Smalley and Misra beat Baines and McDonald
As a gesture to the schoolboys of 5-7 New Zealand, it is proposed to play an ́ 6-2 opening match against a team of New 6--2 Zealand schoolboys,
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