1940-03-04 — Page 18

TENNIS

SAME OLD PLAYERS IN COLONY TOURNEY

(By "ADREM")

PROBABLY BECAUSE of the persistent lack of new blood, interest in this year's Colony tennis tournament, which starts to-day at Hong Kong Cricket Club, weather permitting, appears to be less than ever.

interest to the tie between With the possible exception of Leesome

two Wai-tong and Teddy Fincher, from the seasoned combinations, in Paul Kong and singles, all the old hands have enter- Szeto Blek, and Ho Ka-lau and Lee Yue- ed, and without a match having been wing, the latter being finalists last year. played, it does not take anyone bless- ed with prophetic instincts to forecast the eventual winners of both the sin- gles and the doubles.

Only match today which might provide

UNKNOWN FORM

At the present juncture it is almost to possible to forecast a result-current form

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 4, 1940

LA SALLE SPORTS

DENNIS'S. 305-YARD

HOLE. IN ONE

There has been quite an apl- demic of holes-in-one, on the Yot local golf courses recently. another was registered yesterday, A. J. Dennis, on the Now Course at Fanling doing the 305-yard seventh ("The Promised Land")

in one stroke.

factors in their success. I feel that they should win.

A story going the rounds states that Ho Ka-ldu. is withdrawing from the tourna ment but nothing official to this effect will be available until this afternoon.

Only interest in the remainder of to- is an unknown quantity-but having regard | day's programme will be the showing of son, when Ho's fine overhead work and the new Cricket Club combination, T. A. Lee's all-round steadiness were decisive Pearce and B. C. Fay, who will be oppos-i

La

Salle College, will hold their in- nual sports on the College ground on Fri- day, March 15, Mr. W. L. Handyside. Ben-- for Inspector of English Schools, will give nway the prizes. There will be on Old Boys' race (800 metres) and an Inter-School Relay Race.

to the showing of the latter pair last sca-. |ed to T. C. Chan and Marsland Mo,

Following is the programme:~

OPEN SINGLES

R. G. Bloset dr. v. J. R. Turner (6). Y. C. Lau v. Wal Chung (7).

OPEN DOUBLES

F. H. Kwok and S. W. Liang v. J. 8. Theo-- bald and S.. M. Garrard (4).

Paul Kong and B. Szeto v. Ho Ka-lau and Lee Yue-wing (5).

'T. A. Pearce and B. C. Fay v. T. C. Chant and Marsland Ma (8).

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

J. J. Ferguson v. A. H. Barwell (1).

R. C. Bován v. J. C. Pool (2). E. Zulauf v. D. M. MacDougall (3).

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