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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1988.

TSUI BROTHERS TOO GOOD

RUMJAHN COUSINS

LOSE HARDCOURT DOUBLES FINAL

Seating Accomodation Was Very Poor

TSU

(By "REFEREE")

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SUI WAI-PUI (co-holder in 1937 with W. C. Hung) and his bro- ther, Tsui Yan-pui, won the Colony Hardcourt Doubles Cham- pionship yesterday at U.S.R.C. when they beat H. D. and S. A. Rumjahn, last year's runners-up, in the Final by 8-6, 4—6, 6—3, 13-11.

the flight of the ball was influenced by the wind and the dust on the surface of the court was very annoying to the pair playing into the wind.

A disconcerting crosswind made playing conditions bad

:

however, SECOND

The tennis served up, however, was of a high standard, though

many simple errors were commit-INTERPORT

ted during the match. Particularly

impressive was Tsui Wai-pui's CRICKET TRIAL

clever lobbing and angle volleying.] He played brilliantly when points were needed, but, on the whole, he was not fully extended and lacked concentration. His brother was unreliable throughout, although he brought off several powerful over- head smashes from mid-court.

Kitchell And Godby Enhance Their Prospects

(By “ADREM”)

On a perfect wicket, under ideal conditions, the Second Interport The Rumjahns played very trial, played at the Kowloon Cric- pluckily against better equipped ket Club yesterday was again chief- opposition, but it was clearly evid-ly remarkable for the poor perfor- ent that they were allowed to play mances of most of the probable In- as well as they did. Whenever, a

terporters. was badly required there game was only one pair on the court → the Tsuis.

The King and Queen with the Princesses attended the Braemar Gathering in the Highlands on September 9. Photo shows Jim An- derson, the famous Scots athlete, throwing the heavy hammer at the Gathering. (Copyright, Fox),

keep our Shanghai friends quite oc-

to Of players who did live up

Kitchell their reputations, A. R showed an impenetrable defence to "H.D." was not as steady.. as carry his bat over a considerable usual from the base line, but ex-

period to make 82 runs. He was celled in the forecourt, while

also undefeated with 25 on Satur-cupied. "S.A." once again proved his re-

day and these performances to- trieving powers in a very deter-gether with steady bowling on both mined but inconsistent display.

days, should make him a virtual certainty.

RELATIVE STRENGTHS

All in all, it was good entertain- ment, but one felt that 6-3, 6-2, 64 would have been a more ac

curate

Godby was short, but Kitchell and

BUDGE'S

Whitmarsh bowled their slows quite 4 TITLES

A. C. 1. BOWKER'S XI

skilfully, while Bowker showed little deterioration from his form of five years ago and appears to Ride batted very promisingly yes- terday, being far more sure in de- have just as much "fizz" off the fence and scoring with some well-pitch as he has ever hadı estimate of the relative timed off-drives.

L. D. Kilbee, l.b.w., b Lee strengths of the two pairs.

Bright spots in this innings, A word to the U.S.R.C.

H.-D. Bidwell, b Pereira accommodation problem however, came from C. E. Godby seating was apparently not tackled at all, and A. C. Beck. The former is es- Capt. Whitmarsh, Anderson, b

Lee sentially an aggressive player and that a and the consequence was crowd of close on 200 were com- his off-drive must rank among the A. H. Madar, c McLellan, b Souza 11

most: powerful in the Colony. His K. Nazarin, e Fincher, b Billimoria

A. R. Kitchell, not out defence is also sound and I expect Lt. Weedon, c O'Bryen, b Lloyd

the

W. H. Colledge, c Anderson, b

Pereira

MRS. HOLMES GOING him to make a lot of runs this sen-L. T. Ride, b Billimoria. Love

TO ENGLAND:

Mrs. K. É. Holmes, who has played for U.S.R.C. for the past three

Mixed in the seasons Doubles League, is expecting to leave the Colony with her hus- band, Capt. K. E. Holmes, by the Transport Dunera in about six weeks time.

pelled to stand for the best part of 21⁄2 hours. The answer is, obvious ly, build a stand and make a small charge. Tennis enthus not object to the charg welcome a seat for a Final.

A PITY

The court chosen for the did not allow much room

the side lines, which was

son. He is another certainty.

his

C. E. Godby, c McLellan, b Lloyd A. C. Beck, Anderson, b McLellan A.. C. I. Bowker, c Owen-Hughes, b

McLellan Extras

Total

BECK ASTONISHES Arthur Beck astonished staunchest supporters yesterday and if his bowling was again er- ratic, his batting was almost, but not quite classic. In any event, two off-drives which he jumped in to Lee'

Pereira and which flashed to the boundary

Sousa like streaks and a cleanly hit six Billimoria made his knock the most attractive Lloyd

Minu of the afternoon.

R. E. Lee, who opened the bowl for Owen Hughes steady. He came o quickly and sw oria

reach for Owen Hughes XI

pity, more attractive fare than

It is to be hoped that the 1989 other team, but chief interest Final will receive better treatment: the point of view of the sel

tch, probably lay with the At the conclusion of the

His Excellency the Governor, Sir against whom they were pitted. Geoffry North

trophies as

Men a

presented the

McLella

0

1

2

9:

32

1

81

IN ONE YEAR

BEATS MAKO IN U.S. TENNIS FINAL

MISS MARBLE'S

TRIUMPH

Forest Hills, Saturday. 17. Donald Budge, Wimbledon, Australian singles 27 French and

champion, secured his fourth major. 4 title to-day when he beat Gene Mako in the final of the American National Tennis Singles Champlon- (ship by 6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1..

4

144

BOWLING ANALYSIS

0. M. R. W

11 6142

8 0 80

D. McLellan, not out H. Owen Hughes, c AR Minu, not out

Extras

Total (for 8 P..Pereira and

not bat

Book

5

33

8

8 41 542

12.

He thus became the first man in tennis history to have won the four titles in one year.

* Budge over-drove continuously in the second se

was the first

with

stor

HLICE'S SECOND TITLE

In the final of the Women's Na- tional Singles Championship, Miss 158 Alice Marble (U.S.A.) beat Miss

J. Billimoria did Nancy Wynne, (Australia), 6–0, BOWLING ANALYSIS -

O. M. R. W.

MADAR'S PROMISE, Beck was again very erratic, but TsulTM Wal-pui; showed his old ability to make the Madar Yan-pul

ball, lift. Madar was good and I Godby

raikki Kitchell Taul Wal-put feel that he should be allowed am

Bowker ners-up ple opportunities to bowl In these whimarah Rumjahn, matches as he is quite likely

8 -0- 44

18

80

Miss Marble, who was winner in 1986, out-drove and out-smarted the Australian, who was sadly off form. The match lasted less than half

and Budge thus hold ican tennis titles.