1940-03-15 — Page 23

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 15, 1940

RUMJAHNS SHOW

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Not Extended But Form Most Impressive

ARMY SPORTLIGHT

By "SQUADDY"

AN enterprising correspondent has

submitted a team which he con- siders would ably represent the Army in its next match and this has led me to wonder that there have not been more letters on the same lines consi- dering the amount of criticism the se- lectors are subjected to.

In no branch of sport will the se- lectors of representative teams please everybody but in football this is even Hong more noticeable, especially in Kong. Here there are so many play- ers on a par with each other that no matter who is selected they will nor- mally be subjected to adverse criti- cism by supporters of the other as- pirants to the position.

Actually there are numerous play- ers worthy of a trial but a representa- tive match is hardly the place for this. The subject of trials has always been a sore point and it is too. late in the season now to do anything regarding

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TENNIS SCORES

AT A GLANCE

OPEN DOUBLES

S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn beat Loc Hua-kek and W. Leonard by 6-2, 6-3.

HANDICAP SINGLES

A. C. 1. Bowker (-3.0) beat F. D.

Hunter (1.8) by 6-2, 6-2.

M. Pagh (30.3) beat G. S. Lovett

(2.6) by 6-2, 6-1.

E. Zulauf (-15) boat W. G. Harvey

(2.0) by 8–6, 6–2.

W, M. Barton (−3.6) beat C. M. Stark

(3.6) by 7-5, 6-1.

HANDICAP DOUBLES 8. O'M. Deane and N. Spencer (~4.6) boat H. D. Bidwell and T. T. Dow (3.6) by 10-8, 6-3.

N. D. Lloyd and W. R. Lambert (scr.) beat J. R. M. Smith and D. J. S. Crozier (scr.) by 3-0, 86, 6—2.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

H. J. Armstrong beat G. C. Burnett

by 6-4, 9-7

HANDICAP MIXED DOUBLES Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Stark (scr.) beat Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Valentino (~1.6) by 6-2, 7-5,

this, but undoubtedly the subject will ARMY CRICKET be gone into thoroughly next season and a satisfactory decision reached. The whole trouble appears to that owing to other fixtures it is rather difficult to fit trials into suitable dates. There is a final point about this selection of Army teams, and that re- fers to the selectors themselves. It! would undoubtedly improve matters

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ORDNANCE BEAT SIGNALS

SIGNALS

Cpl. Blount, c Gardner, b Boocock Cpl. Bedford, b Bobcock

L/Cpl. Murphy, 1.b.w., b Boocock Cpl. Tomlinson, e Munton. b Emberson Sig. Sharland, c Gardner, b Boocock

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LEONARD AND LEE

VERY ERRATIC

(By "ADREM")

a brief match at Hong Kong Cricket Club yesterday, S. A. Rumjahn and H. D. Rumjahn, former holders of the doubles title, won easily against Joe Leonard and Lee Hua-kek, the scores being 6–2, 6–3,

Although they were given little op- position, the Rumjahns showed suf-, ficient of their form to indicate an easy passage to the final, where it is highly probable that they will be able to give the Tsuis as good a game as they have ever had.

I have seen the Rumjahns in action for as many years as I can remember but I never fail to be impressed by their court manners. I would rather be beaten by a Rumjahn than anyone else in the Colony. Yesterday their calm-'] ness in the face of some very bad um- piring decisions and the fact that they always gave the appearance of going all out despite the poor form of the opposition, was an object lesson to any youth with championship as→ pirations.

LEONARD'S "CONTROL" Leonard; on the other hand, became badly rattled in the first set by those same decisions and his game suffered in consequence. I will say this, how- ever. Leonard showed far more con-. trol over his "temperament" than he

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From a spectator's standpoint the match was most disappointing. There' 3 were one or two good rallies but the 6 consistency of the Rumjahns and the

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if those appointed to select the team · The semi-final of the Army Small has ever done hitherto, and could visit at least one different unit Units' Knock-Out Competition was were certainly many occasions when fixture per week and gain a general decided at Sookunpoo yesterday, when the temper of the most equitable knowledge of every team instead of Royal Army Ordnance Corps beat Ro-player would have been tried. probably being able to quote the qual-yal Corps of Signals by 7 wickets. ities of the players of his own parti- cular unit, and one or two others well known from previous army games. THE Indian ranks literally run away

L/Sgt. Brackenbury, b Boocock with the cross-country run on

Sig. Lees, c and b Emberson Tuesday and are to be congratulated sig. Lithaeur, e Bridge, b Emberson... on their fine performance. Undoubt- Sig. Medford, e Stephens, b Emberson. edly they are trained to fitness for this/Cpl. Love, l.b.w., b Boocock

L/Cpl. Parry, not out type of sport and that is the all-im- Extras (Wi, B1) portant factor. Corpl. Sutherland, of Royal Scots, is to be congratulated on being the first of the British Ranks to run in and will probably be out to Boocock prove this was no fluke by winning

Total

Emberson

Bowling Analysis.

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R.A.Q.C.

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the Kowloon Marathon, organized by Capt. Bridge. c Blount, b Murphy St. Andrew's Church. This takes S. Cdr. Gardner, e Brackenbury, b Blount place on Friday, 29th. March at 5 p.m., S. Sgt. Meckings, st. Lithauer, b Murphy

S. Sgt. Munton. retired commencing from St. Andrew's

Cpl. Boocock, b Medford Church. The course continues along S. Sgt. Emberson, retired Nathan Rd., Waterloo Rd., Pr. Ed- Pte. Reynolds, not out ward Rd., Kowloon City, Ma Tau Kok, Cpl. Jeffrey, not out

Sgt. Augniaux, b Lees

Chatham Rd. to the Peninsula Hotel, Nathan Rd., and hack to St. Andrew's,

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ROYAL Scots were unable to stop

Extras (W1, LB14. LB1)

Total (for 7 wkts,)

2 nothing to prolong the exchanges and 4the final stages of the second set pro- 7vided some of the quickest games I

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9 Sirdar's service yesterday showed

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ness for serving doubles became ap- parent in the second game of the w.match, when he was responsible for 6 two of them. That was, however, the only real weakness I could detectin either his game or H. D's. Their volley- 4ing was as crisp as ever and their

groundstrokes just as reliable.

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- LEE INCONSISTENT

For the losers, Leonard showed little 13 increase in the pace of his ground-

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Pte. Stephens and Pte. Pinder did not bat.

Bowling Analysis

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Parry

R.E. from winning the Rugby

Blount "double" and must be sympathised

Murphy with in meeting this Unit at a time Sharland when they are in such grand form. Bedford There must be quite a little feud be- Medford tween these two teams as the R.E. Lees pipped them to the championship of Brackenbury the Second Division "B" Football League. The winning of the "double" by the Sappers was a fine perform-. ance and they deserve the congratula tions of all concerned.

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THE Large Units cricket final will now take place on the 28th March instead of the 23rd. This will be be- tween R.E. (again) and C.S.U.

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Lee started off fairly well and gave the impression that he would give his partner a lot of support. He fell away' badly and was inconsistent through- out. He makes the big mistake, when volleying, of watching his opponents. instead of the ball!

BLUNDERS

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

In the Club championship, H. J. Armstrong beat G. C. Burnett in On March 6, I noticed one of the most straight sets though 16 games had to cosmopolitan gatherings. I have ever seen in be played in the last set. the Alleys. There were playing side by side The match was full of unpardonable British, American and French Naval service blunders and both players appeared men, and British, Russian, and American civilians, and I was very agreeably surpris out of practice and lacked concentra- them all. The French Sallors had never ed to see the spirit of comaradorle between tion.

even seen the game before, but their Naval brothren of U.S.A. and H.M. Navy mado, them feel comfortable by taking them have

up to the Alleys and showing it to them. had to drop out of the S. U. Rugby. The language. question of course proved to League owing to inability to turn out be a difficulty but this was got over by C. a full team. Theira has been an up well understood by the three nationalities. sundry gesticulations which seemed to be hill struggle, and they deserve credit It was an interesting sight and well worth for carrying on under strength. Bet ter lucky next year. The last match of this competition takes place on Saturday between R. Signals and 24 Bty, R.A.;

UNFORTUNATELY R.A.S.C.

In a Third Division League football match played at Stanley yesterday, the 12th Heavy Battery, R.A., defeated the Royal Engineers by five goals to one, Goal-scorers for the winner were

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Open Doubles..

Pâng Ollem and Leung Ping-chiů v J. Pearce and D. I. Bosanquet, (5), ;- 123/Club Championship Gu

D. M. Macdougall v C, H, R. Hyde (8). Club"Händicap Doubles

Owing to the fact that entrants to the AC 1. Bowker and A, H. Penn (plus Singles Handicap Competition have yet to 1/6) v. G. C. Burnett and W. Stoker (-5/8) submit their score cards for handicapping |(2). purposes, I am unable to announce the date T. AS Poarce and F. D. Hunter (-3/0) for the commencement of the competition in C. D. N. Walker

V these Jottinga, deNA

(scratch) (4).

The record scores in the Alley for the month of February was as follows:-

LADIES A Rental MEN T: DUCK-PINS

Mrs. J. S. Landolt: 124-J. T. Shoshan 142

plan MRÖNESARTENĄPING (20 Mra: E. Stevenson 169 J. H. Watts

Cpl. Watts - now, har his name engraved

Richards (2), Millar, Sreer and Byres. on the Watson Shield, and receives a replica Gould scored the only goal for the En-of uie same, and a supply of Tiger Beer gineers

from Messrs, Watson, and Company,

and E, E Tave

La Club Handloap Singles: A. Lado (~~4/6) v. J.-R. M. Smith (pcratch) [(1): 1970)

.T." J; Gould (-30)^v^R. C. Beay

(3).

H. Armstrong

C. B. Nicholson (plys®*1/8) (7);

K.C.C. TOURNEY CANCELLED Owing to insufficient, support the American

tennis * mixed doubles tournament arranged by Kowloon Cricket Club, to be played on Sunday has been cancelled..

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