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NO SURPRISES RESULT

FROM YESTERDAYS' TENNIS

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"B" DIVISION

P. " K.C.C. "A" 4 S.C.A.A. 3 3 C.R.C. H.K.C.C. Recreio

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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 21, 1939.

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TO-DAY'S TENNIS

Following is to-day's "C" Divi- sion League tennis programme and some of the teams:-

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22% 4%

3 2 -

1 16% 10%

3

1 15

12

C.C.C.

1 10

8

C.B.A.

2 10

17

S.C.A.A

K.C.C. "B" 2.

2 3.

15

I.R.C.

3

3 91⁄2 17% 3. 61⁄2 20%

HERE were no surprises in yesterday's programme of "B" Divi-C.S.C.C. sion tennis matches, all the favoured teams winning with C.C.C. something to spare.

如

K.I.T.C.

only Craigengower pair to win a set in the first two rounds and were the most successful of the Valley team, winning 2 sets though they were forced to share the spoils with Liang and Kwok in the last set. The latter did very well! in performing this feat as Choa and Leonard were playing well.

Howard and Lai who obtained

J. W. Leonard and G. Chon were the|

It was generally expected, however, that Hong Kong Cricket Club would put up a better showing against South China than they actually did. They were outplayed in all departments, however, and were only able to secure 11⁄2 sets.

B. O'M, Deane and W. H. Jowitt The K.C.C. pair led 3-1, 4-2 did very well to draw with the pow- but the Hussains, playing very erful Lee-Dew combination but E. steadily and lobbing with accuracy,

the drew up to 4-all. White then won only other half set for Craigengower E. Story and J. J. Ferguson, from his service for a 5-4 lead and, in had a great tussle with Liang and whom a good deal was expected, the next game, after saving set Kwok in the first round and should were only able to win one set.

point twice, the Indians had to ac-have won this set. Howard was good knowledge defeat when Grose with at the net but weak on the backhand while there was no understanding be- Apart from the consistent form a spectacular shot which caught tween the pair, a return Letween them of the Hussain brothers and a fine the man at the net on the wrong invariably earning a point. struggle between that combination foot, clinched the issue. and A. V. White and F. Grose, there was little to enliven the match be- Grose and White have only tween K.C.C. "A" and K.I.T.C. play-ped half a set in 12 and ed at King's Park.

The visiting team were never in any danger and, although the first round ended with honours there was never any doubt as the ultimate outcome.

GRIM STRUGGLE

was

even, to

.

Against Choy and Ng the Craigen- gower pair were better, Lai earning! drop- many points with his service while he Gittins

covered Howard to good effect.

Luk Ding Cheung and Luk Chun and Soltau are improving consis- Cheung did not have much opposition tently so K.C.C. have every reason from two of the Valley pairs but found to feel satisfied with their future prospects.

v. C.D.R..

V.

R.P.S.C.

v. C.R.C.

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

S.C.A.A.-H.. T. Bee and H. C. Kwok; T. K. Leung and C. L. Làu; Y. K. Ng and Y. C. Kwai. K.T.G.C.A.Henry Lin and T. E. Ling; Lee Ling-chuen and W. H. Wei; H. Y. Hsu and Lam Kwan. C.C.C.-E. S. Howard and S. L. Leon- ard; N. Leonard and Lee Whua- kek; H. King and P. G. Yu. C.B.A.-N. B. Whitley and G. H. Fow- ler; M. Yatskin and K. Knight; J. Sloan and D. T. Smith. I.R.C.-S. A. R. Bux and A. R. Kit- chell; B. M. Razack and J. Razack; A. M. Rumjahn and H. Kitchell. C.D.R.-L. A. Čarvalho and A. M.

Remedios; M. A. Guterres and J. Gonsalves; C. C. Pereira and G. A. Noronha.

BOWLS TEAMS FOR SATURDAY:

FIRST DIVISION

CRAIGENGOWER

Choa and Leonard too good. Craigen- Igower led 4-3 and, in the next game which went to deuce several times, did K.C.C. “B” were no match

well to take the game. They won the for Civil Service and lost by 6%-2%.

last game easily on Leonard's service. J. W. Leonard, K. M. Omar, A. E. P. F. Choy and K. C. Ng (C.R.C.):- Coates and B. W, Bradbury (skip). J. B. Peck and H. Bicknell were the drew with W. Howard and G. Lai 6-6 W. J. Penny, W. Ward, A. M. Omar weak link in the Civil Service side lost to G. Choa and J. Leonard 4-6 and U. M. Omar (skip).

6-3 for whom the Agafuroff brothers beat R. Choa and E. Zimmern..

A. A. Razack, L. C. R. Souza, J. S. D. C. Luk and C. C. Luk (C.R.C.) :~ Landolt and R. Basa (skip). Last match to finish

the and J. A. Bendall and W. J. Skin-beat Howard and Lai Grose-White and Hussain brothers ner played well.

lost to Choa and Leonard tie. A grim struggle ensued be-

beat Choa and Zimmern At Causeway Bay, Chinese Re-

S. W. Liang and F. H. Kwok tween these

combinations creation two

Club beat Craigengower (C.R.C.);

J. H. Xavier, D. A. Rozario, H. W. mainly from a point of view of in- Cricket Club by 6 sets to 3 in "B"

7--5 Randall and M. A. R. Souza (skip). dividual honour rather than for Division of the Lawn Tennis League beat Howard and Lai

6-6 L. Gaddi, W. McNeill, E. Zimmern after having established a comfortable drew with Choa and Leonard... any other reason-the match had lead at the end of the second round of beat Choa and Zimmern

6-2 and C. S. Rosselet (skip). by this time already been decided. 4 sets to 2.

Continued at foot of Next Column A. J. Coelho, Dr. N. P. Karanjia, T.

Locke and W. K. Way (skip).

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SECOND DIVISION

CRAIGENGOWER

J. S. Howell, J. H. Gelling, J. Beach and J. A, R. Selby (skip).

R. P. Shaw, C. B. Robertson, W. J. Reid and A. Brooksbank (skip).

E, L. Strange, G. E. Stephens, L. Lammert and N. Bebbington (skip).

THIRD DIVISION"

H.K.F.C.

C. G. Sollis, S. Cressey, H. G. Wal- lington and V. Walker (skip).

F. Anslow, S. Strange, J. Ralston and H. H. Pegg (skip).

E... Casey, G. S. Graver, T.. Rowell.

and J. Russell (skip).

.

C.S.C.C. v K.C.C. “B”

F. A. Broadbridge and D. Hung

(K.C.C. “B”).

lost to I. Agafuroff and B. Aga-

furoff

.6—7

lost to J. Bendall and W. J. Skin-

ner

.4-0 beat J. B. Peck and H. Bicknell 6-1 R. E. Lee and E. Eymard (K.C.C. -"B").

lost to Agafaroff and Agafuroff :..0-6 lost to Bendall and Skinner

beat Peck and Bicknell

6-3

A. L. Fisher and J. R. Turner (K.C.C. "B").

lost to Agafuroff and Agafuroff .1-6 lost to Bendall and Skinner

drew with Peck and Bicknell

K.I.T.C. v K.C.C.

.1–6

8. A. Hussain and S. 8. Hussain (K.I.T.C.).

lost F. Grose and A. V. White 4-6 beat B.. Soltau and W. M, Gittins. .6-2 beat N. A. E. Mackay and R. T.

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F. Khan and M. A. Khan (K.I.T.C.). lost to Grose and White

2-6·

lost to Boltau, and Gittins

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lost to Mackay and Broadbridge.1-6

A. Rhamin and M. 0. Hoosen (K.I.T,C.).

lost to Grose and White

lost to Soltau and-Gittins

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W. T. Lee and S. C. Dew (S.C.A.A.). beat E. E. Story and J. J. Fer-

guson

drew with B. O'M. Deane and W..

AH. Jowitt 45

beat Capt. A. B. Whatman and T,

| G. Monaghan.

8.0. Kho0 and Y. F. Llu (8.G.A.A:). beat Story and Ferguson,

beat Deare and Jowitt ..

beat (Whatman and Monaghan BWH. Ho and

(S.CA.A).

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