1939-07-05 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 5, 1989.

"B" DIVISION TENNIS

WHITE AND GROSE LOSE FIRST SET OF SEASON

But K.C.C.Draw With C.R.C. And Still In Running

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

RECREIO TO MEET C.R.C.

Following is to-day's "C" Division

League Tennis programme with some of the teams:-

C.C.C.

C.B.A.

C.D.R.

S.C.A.A.

T

LR.C.

V.

K.T.G.C.A.

V.

C.B.C.

R.P.S.C.

C.C.C.:—S. L. Leonard and N. L. Leon- ard; H. King and G. Wich; P. C. Yu and S. K. Chang,

LB.C,——-S. A. R. Bux and A. R. Kit- chell; B. M., Razack and ́ ́M. I. Abbas; A. M. Rumjahn and H. Kitchell.

C.B.A.-N. B. Whitley and G. H. Fow- ler; D. Smith and J. Sloan; K. Knight and A. N. Other.

K.T.G.C.A.: Henry Lin and T. E. Ling; Lee Jing-chuen and Lam Kwan; L. A. Chan and W. H. Wei. C.D.R.-G. A: Noronha and H. H.

Noronha, A. M. Remedios and L

Carvalho; J. C. Fonseca and M. A. Guterres.

B.C.A¬A÷÷--H. C. Kwok and Y. -Ngr

H. T. Bee and T. K. Leung; H. S. Lee and C. L. Lau.

R.P.S.C.-D. Leonard and Au Kam- moon; G. Singh and W. J. Chanson (may not play); M. F. Sheriff and C. M. Lee.

RED FEATHER SOLD

Mrs, Dunbar's Red Feather has been sold to Mr. Li Po-chum.

Red Feather, placed first, second and twice third for $1,464.00 în stakes money during the first half of the 1939 racing season,

has won $10,164,00 during its career in Hong Kong.

WIMBLEDON

Miss Helen Jacobs; defeated by Britain's Miss Kay Stammers yes- terday.

KAY STAMMERS SCORES SPLENDID VICTORY

London, To-day. The programme at Wimbledon yesterday was confined mostly to women's events. The quarter-final of the singles was featured by a major upset as the American favourite, Miss Helen Jacobs, was beaten by the English star, Miss Kay Stammers.

Queen Mary, who arrived at 3 p.m. was on hand to see the brilliant victory of the English player.

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Misa Jacobs, who has been promin-de Meulemeester gained a 6-2, 6-3 ent in numerous Wimbledon tourna-1 victory over Elimer,. of Switzerland ments and has figured in several and Mile. Weivers, of Luxemburg. finals against her famous country- MRS. SPERLING'S. DEFENCE woman, Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, was ranked second among the seeded play- ers this year and it was generally expected that she would contest the final with Miss Alice Marble. She was the Wimbledon.

three years ago.

LIANG AND KWOK PLAY VERY WELL FOR CHINESE

MOST

ST interesting match in yesterday's programme of "B" Divi- sion Lawn Tennis matches was the encounter at Kowloon Cricket Club between the "A" team of that Club and Chinese Re- creation Club..

Except for the first round, when the scores were tied, the home team had their backs to the wall but a last round recovery, when they won two out of the three sets, saw a losing position turned into a draw.

Score at the end of the second 1: mmi⠀⠀|83|19|24||||||||||||T round in favour of C. R. C. was 81⁄2-22.

One of the highlights of the en- counter was the defeat of A.

V.K.C.C. "A" S.C.A.A. White and F. Grose, of K. C. C. C.R.C.

This pair, in 18 sets, dropped their Recreio first one yesterday, although, in a H.K.C.C.

K.LT.C. previous match against Craigen C.C.C. gower Cricket Club, they tied with C.S.C.C. J. W. Leonard and G. Lai.. K.C.C. "E

“B”* DIVISION

Sets Sets P. W. D. L. For Agst. Pts. 6-5 -1 ·371⁄2 161⁄2 11

4. 4

29% 62.8

1 -27

18 T

1 22. 14

5 3. 1

4 2 1

5 2 1

5.1-

2 221⁄2 221⁄2 5 4. 35.

30

4.13 16 20

4

5 14 14.

31

4- 51⁄2-301⁄2

Actually, had White and Grose won three sets yesterday as was expected, Kowloon Cricket Club would have scored the way for such success as they ed their first victory over C.R.C. in any division for a matter of some 10 years,

As it was, their success in forcing them to share the points is the first within the recollection of most of the Club.

Anderson's Smashing

were favoured with.

Tsoi And Tang Shine

The Luk brothers, of whom much was expected, were disappointing and only managed to win one game.

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Tsoi and Tang, gave a good account of themselves and their 1 sets were After an unfortunate opening when extremely useful. Tsoi played a they were fortunate to share a set ful all round game, while Tang's best with Tsoi and Tang, Donald Anderson stroke was a lob which he used fre and N. A. E. Mackay did very well to fquently and to much advantage. win their other two engagements, beat-C.R.C., as the result of this match ing Kwok and Liang, after that pair are virtually out of the running, but had administered the first defeat of the K.C.C., who have only to meet H.K.C.C. season on White and Grose, without and South China; can still win the conceding a game.

League if they beat the latter com-

At this stage Anderson was devastat-bination whom they meet at home in ing. His volleying was very sound, their last fixture of the season after whilst his overhead was without blem- beating H.K.C.C. as they should do on ish. Mackay was weak. on the volley current performance.

but his lobbing made many useful F. Grose and A. V. White (K.C.C. openings.

"A").

White and Grose suffered badly from beat D. C. Luk and C. C. Luk 6-3 the heat. In the second set both were lost to S. W. Liang and. F. H.. in a very bad state physically. They Kwok

4-6

played solidly in the last set, however, beat P. F. Tsoi and M. C. Tang 6–4 to beat Tsui and Tang to enable K.C.C... W. M. Gittins and B. Soltau (K.C.C. to halve the' match.

"A").

unfortunate

2.

4-6

W. M. Gitting and Soltau were never lost to Luk and Luk able to settle down and were obvious lost to Liang and Kwok ly suffering from lack of practice. lost to Trol and Tang Nevertheless they were

D. J. N. Anderson and N. A. E, Mac- against Tsoi and Tang when, after lead-kay (K.C.C. “A”), : ing 4-2 and 40-love, they missed an easy

beat Luk and Luk smash and allowed the opposition to beat Liang and Kwok draw level and subsequently win..

drew with Tsoi and Tang

For C.R.C., Kwok and Ilang were easily the most impressive pair. Kwok's Liang's reliability on both wings pav- fierce driving on the forehand and

Reuter adds that the British pait

Results of other "B" Division matches played yesterday will be found on page 20.

ROYAL SCOTS EASY WIN

fourth set but were unable to stand ARMY TENNIS The fourth woman to enter the semi- up to the Yug-Slav drives in the final was the Danish player, Mrs. fifth and went down to defeat follow- Sperling, who defeated Miss M. Harding a very promising beginning. wiek, of England 64, 60. Al- Following a close and hard-fought though her service and baseline strokes battle, the English team of Butler were superior to those of her opponent, and McPhall defeated the Argentine the English player was unable to pair. Etchart and Russell 64, 68, break through the unwavering defence 18-11-Trans-Ocean of the Danish star, who, following the first set, completely controlled the play.

The men's doubles was featured by a close battle between the Yugo-Slav Two other outstanding matches dur team of Puncec and Mitic and the ing the afternoon ended in American New Zealanders, Coombe and CE victories, Miss Alice Marble defeating Malfroy, who have gained the reputa« the Polish champion Madam Jedrzo- tion of playing interminable matches. fowska 6-1, 6-4-without difficulty The present contest was no excep and: Mraz Sarah Palfrey Fabyan gain- tion, play lasting two and Ahalf Ing an "even more - impressive.

ours before the ZY

Miss Stammers played, a magni- scent game, revealing an array of strokes and drives which gave her uncontested superiority over her opponent from the first game on- ward.

over the French champion,

Mathieu by,

In the men's doubles;

team/Lof, Eja. Cooke, defeated the English

Belgian- team

of Olliff and Shayes scored a notable in the "B" Division Army Tennis success in the third round, beating beat the 30th Battery, Royal Artillery, Langue, Royal Scots, Headquarters, Donald McNeill and Eugene Smith, of by 8-1, at Sookunpoo yesterday after America, 6—8, 4—6, B—), 8—3, 0-4. noon.

BRITISH SUCCESS

Captain, Gilbertson and Lt. Douglas

Skipworth and Bdr.

The Americans had earlier beaten|( Henner Henkel and von Metaxation beat Lt. Germany, the first seeded pai

three straight sets,

In the thirdy-round Brunon beat IGA Tinkler (40, 64, Ser the Mixed don

Ill and ancied

cing Flörlens Cooke:

beat

Borotra

3rt Baukan, und Grir. Roche 6-

Bdr. Cooke "and" Gnr. Hall 60 Niven and L/Q.M.B. Thomp-

Ward