GOLF
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 26, 1989.
With the famous Henley Regatta not far off, the Thames is now crowded with crows training. Many t oarsmen from overseas are down at Henley on Thames getting ready for the Regatta, among them being the Sydney Rowing Club crow, all the way from Australia, and the Argaunaut Rowing Club crew from Cana- da, both of whom are shaping well. The Canadian crew are here seen rowing past picturesque countryside at Henley on Thames. (Copyright. Fox, by Air Mail).
ARGENTINE WINS FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP
Le Tourquet, 'To-day.-Martin Pose, former Argentine cham- pion, won the French Open Golf Championship with an aggregate of 285 made up as follows:-73, 71, 73 and 68.
The last round equalled the course record.
T. E. Adams, the Englishman attached to the Royal Ghent Club, led in the second and third rounds and eventually finished second only a stroke behind Pose.—Reu- ter.
C.S.C.C.
TENNIS TEAMS
LAWN TENNIS
QUEEN'S CLUB TOURNAMENT
London, To-day.
Closing day scores in the Tennis Tournament at Queen's Club are as follows:-
Mixed Doubles E. Cooke and Sarah Palfrey Fabyan (United States) beat R. Riggs (United States) and Madame Jedrzejowska (Poland) 9-7, 6-2.
Ladies' Doubles Miss D. B. Andrus (New Zealand) and Madame Henrotin (France) beat Miss Billie Yorke (Gt. Britain) and Madame Jedrzejowska (Po- land) 6-2, 6-2. Trans-Ocean.
the Tennis League this week.
"B" DIVISION
I. Agafuroff and B. Agafuroff; W. J. Skinner and J. A. Bendall: S. Peck and J. Bicknell.
"D" DIVISION
The following have been chosen to
A. M. Wright and W. H. È. Col- ledge; B. Baxter and J. G. Hooper; represent Civil Service Cricket Club in A. J. Peaker and L. G. Buckle.
BOLS
LIQUEURS
A supreme ending to any dinner.
Sole Agents:
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TEST SCORE BOARD
WEST INDIES-1st Innings
R. S. Grant, e Compton, b
Bowes
J. Stollmeyer, b Bowes
22 59
G. Headley, c Wood, b Cop-
son
106
J. E. D. Sealey, c Wood, b
Wright
13
K. H. Weekes, c Gimblett, b
Copson
20
L. N. Constantine, l.b.w., b
Copson
14
J. H. Cameron, c Hutton, b
Bowes
I. Barrow, 1.b.w., b Wright
E. A. Martindale, 1.b.w., b
Wright
L. G. Hylton, not out C. B. Clarke, b` Bowes
Extras
Total
12 2216
15
277
Fall of wicketa:-One (Grant) for 29; two (Stollmeyer) for 147; three (Sealey) for 180; four (Weekes) for 226; five (Constan- tine) for 245; six (Cameron) for 250; seven (Headley) for 250; eight (Barrow) for 261; nine (Martindale) for 276; 10 (Clarke) for 277.
BOWLING ANALYSIS
0. M. R. W. 28.4 5 86 3
ONDL
24 2 85
5
57
2
34
D. V. P. Wright .13 1 3 ENGLAND-1st Innings
Bowes Copson
Verity
.16
Hutton, not out
Extras
Gimblett, not out
Total (for ◊ wkts.)
2
11
England players to bat: Payn- ter, Hammond, Compton, Hard- staff, Copson, Wright, Wood, Bowes, Verity.
RACING
PHARIS WINS FRENCH CLASSIC
London, To-day.
ATM
FROM HERE AND THERE
By A. EDWARDS
T 2.30 p.m. to-day, Roderich Men- zel will walk on to the Centre Court with E. C. Peters, and the an- nual Wimbledon tennis festival will once more be under way.
I'm afraid that much of the usual' glamour of Wimbledon will be missing this year. Hitherto it has always been the arena of giants. This year, giants are most conspicuous by their ada sencel
Reuter gave us the "seeded" players for the various events on Friday and a glance through the names of the eight players so distinguished in the men's singles, fails to rouse me, I must confess, to any degree of enthusiasm.
"Bunny" Austin, yes. I would go out of my way to see him; I might also say the same of Henkel but there are none of the others who would rouse any feeling of enthusiastic awe that the names of Perry, Vines and Budge, to mention but a few, would most cer- tainly do.
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* * Amateur tennis is at the cross-roads. All the outstanding personalities of the present day are now professionals, and successful professionals too, if various reports regarding their incomes are to be believed. Crowds are paying big money to see these players in action. At Wimbledon they pay big money be- cause Wimbledon is fashionable; be- cause it has a glamour distinctly its
own.
In a very short while, however, I feel that the tennis enthusiast will get wise to the fact that Wimbledon is not now all it is cracked up to be, and stay
away.
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Be that as it may, Wimbledon starts to-day and chief interest as far as the British Empire is concerned, will centre on Austin. He has been a finalist on three occasions but has never won the title. He has never been up against as undistinguished a fleld as this year's. He realises this, and, accord- ing to Home tennis critics, is out to bring home the bacon just once before he gets too old to hope to do so.
ALTHOUGH the local League tennis programme has been interrupted even more, than usual by inclement weather, sufficient progress has been made to enable a fairly accurate dore- cast to be made regarding the possible detinations of some of the shields.
The club of the year is South China. Always a more or less serious threat to the supremacy of Chinese Recreation Club in the Junior Divisions, this club has already reached a position in the "B" and "C" Divisions which makes it fairly certain that it will win these titles.
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I have little doubt that there are some clubs who will resent that state- ment. K.C.C., for instance, have not lost a
match in "B" Division and have great hopes of maintaining that happy state of affairs:
Nevertheless, whilst admitting the power of a No. 1 combination such as A. V. White and F. Grose, and the pos- sibility of still further strength in the person of D. J. N. Anderson, who is coming into the team, I understand,· · vice R. T. Broadbridge who has been promoted, figures and facts speak for themselves.
When South China beat C.R.C. in "B" Division, attention was drawn to
In the Longchamp Grand Prix de the fact that Wong Shiu-wing and Luk Paris, Marcel Boussac's French finalists, were members of the losing Ding-cheong, Colony doubles semi. derby winner Pharis was first, team, but I wonder how many people Baron Edouard de Rothschild's wing, a finalist in the Colony Doubles are aware of the fact that Lee Yue- Tricameron second, and Robert of the main factors in breaking the championships just concluded and one Lazard's Etalon third.
Won
by
2 lengths; the same. Nineteen ran. Pharis won easily, shooting away from the field in front of the grandstand after be ing hemmed in at the pavilion rails.
The jockey was Charles Elliott
Reuter.
Rumjahn cousins' amazing record for appearances in the final, played for C.R.C, in the "O", Division..
His. presence, however, was insuffi- cient to stop South China and the lat- ter emerged successful by the odd set.
Whilst on the subject of South China and their personnel, I have just learn- ed that the S. O. Khoo, who is the star player in the. "C" Division team, is a brother of that brilliant behrer. of China's colours in the sphere of inter- national-tennis: Kho Sin-kie.
- I have not seen the younger. Kho action as yet but have heard him com pared very favourably with Tsul Yan pui, ***** ***
think, would be an excellent singles player he certainly has the physique. I am extremely glad South China are putting themselves on the local tennis map. C.R.C. teams are composed of nice fellows and games with them are Yet another South China player, who invariably pleasant but I do feel they will make his presence felt in local have had their innings and it will be competitive. tennis laV, T. Wang. all in the best interests of Colony ten- Formerly of Shanghai, Wang is very nis as a whole if some of these titles polished, in his methods and, I should shift around a bit.
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