1940-04-17 — Page 18

COLONY TENNIS

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 19409

BRILLIANT SERVING

IN YESTERDAY'S MATCH Tennie Kwok's Fine Display Against Y.P. Tsui FINE STANDARD

SAIGON INTERPORT

ON STAND COURT ELEVEN SELECTION

By “ADREM”

A HANDFUL OF PAYING spectators at the Stand Court of Hong Kong Cricket Club yesterday, were treated to some of the finest.tennis seen this year in the Colony tennis tournament.

Tsui Yan-pui beat Tennie Kwok 12-10, 6-1 and, as the ́score of the first set indicates, was thoroughly extended.

I would like to have seen this match back hard and managed to level al played on a dry, hard court. Kwok's 12-all. stroking gave the impression that it would have been far more effective have under these conditions and, I little doubt, an even tenser struggle would have resulted.

Yesterday first set was completely governed by service. Both men were remarkably consistent in this depart

accuracy ment and maintained their and pace throughout. It was notice- able, however, that whereas Tsui usually had little difficulty in holding his service games, Kwok had several hard struggles. Answer to this was Tsui's better stroke equipment, Kwok was always tentative on the forehand, although, as the match progressed. he used his backhand with some ef- fect for raids on the net,

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Thereafter games went with service when Kwok broke until the 15th.,

At this through for an 8-7 lead.

removed his sweater! stage Tsui Kwok let his opportunity slip through. over-anxiety and, for some reason un- able to get his first service across, lost the game and a big advantage.

Both men On they went again. went in on their first services to vol- ley defensive returns and once again went with service. At the games

Tsui broke through 22nd., however, for game and set.

ANTI-CLIMAX

REFRESHING TENNIS Overhead both men went for kills of the game for Tsui to win the set at and for the most part the volleying was crisp and deep into the corners, with outright winners the result.

The tennis, as a result, was refresh- ing to watch, it being such a contrast to the safety-first methods usually in operation.

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Owing to several secretaries; of Clubs not sending in definite re- plies from players who were in- vited for the Saigon Interport, a meeting of the management.com- mittee will be held to-morrow when the team will be finally settled.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES Following is to-day's tennis programme at Hong Kong Cricket Club:-

OPEN DOUBLES

4

E. C, Fincher and W. C. Hung v. C. H. R. Hyde and J. J. Ferguson (Stand. Court).

HANDICAP SINGLES

D. M. MacDougall (-15.2) v. G. W. Sewell (4.6) (6).

A. H. Barwelt (-1.6) v. C. B. Nicholson (−3.6) (7).

HANDICAP MIXED DOUBLES

REST TEAM

TO MEET CHAMPIONS

The local football season will of-- ficially close on Sunday when on the Club ground at 4.45 p.m. South China "A", who it is hoped will be cham- pions by then, meet a Rest team drawn: from the remaining Senior Clubs in the first division.

At the conclusion of the game the trophies and medals for the winners. and runners-up of all divisions will be distributed by Mrs, M. K. Lo, wife of, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo vice presi- dent of the Football Association.

The following have been chosen to represent The Rest:-

Robinson (Navy); Blackburn (Police) and Lee Kwok-wai (Kwong Wah); Maxwell' Lau (Kowloon), Bright (Middlesex), and Tse-ohan (Eastern); Hossack (Royal Scots), - W. Pryde. (Club), F. Fowler (Club), Pereira Joseph's) and Wong King-cheong

V. R. Gordon and Mrs. Ralph (scr.) v. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Stark (scr.) (4).

R. C. Beavan and Miss J. Smalley (-3.8) | (St.

and H. D. Bidwall

Miss E. Lammert (Kwong Wah).

V.

IMPORTANT SOCCER GAMES FOR THIS AFTERNOON

By “REFEREE”

Service Corps play their last game.

should have no this afternoon and difficulty in obtaining both points from

Service- win for a Electric. Only Corps will enable them to meet 24th R.A, in the play-off for the Third meet Division title.

anti- The second set proved an climax. Tsui piled on pressure, serv-

THREE FOOTBALL LEAGUE games are down for deci-- ing with even more power and hitting hard off the ground. Kwok was forced sion this afternoon and all three have some bearing on the into errors and collapsed in all phases first and second places in the League tables.

At Boundary Road, South China the seventh game to end a most inter-A", who only need one more point esting match.

for the championship, are meeting Kwong, Wah and will have to be at their best to obtain the desired point. At Sookunpoo, 30th. Royal Artillery, winners of the Junior Shield,

Should a play-off be necessary this: Engineers in the second game to de- cide the runners-up of Second Divi-game will probably be played before sion. The Gunners have already won the Champions versus Rest game on one game and a draw will be sufficient Sunday. this afternoon to give them the title.

If Sappers win, the deciding game will be played on Saturday on a neu- tral ground.

Tsui served yesterday as I never seen him serve before and was in all departments. generally sound He finished off the match with a great of speed with three service

burst

aces which Kwok måde-no-effort to

Having regard to subsequent games,

appears quite likely that Kwok get to.

Tsui will now meet his brother in would have won that first set had he managed to hold on to his service in the semi-final so a Tsui-Rumjahn fin- the fourth game. He had game point al is assured as, in the other bracket, on several occasions for a 3-1 lead but the Rumjahn cousins will be opposed Tsui, realising the danger, fought to each other.

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EASTERN'S THIRD WIN

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Manila, To-day-The Eastern tour- ing football team last night secured' their third straight victory when they beat Letran 51 in a fast game.

Latran scored in the opening min- ute but thereafter the exchanges were: ding-dong, with both goalies outstand- ing.

Chan Kam-hoi equalised, and then Chang Yung-san gave the Hong Kong side the lead when he dribbled yards before scoring.

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At half-time Eastern led 2-1. In the second half Ching Tong-lee and Chan Kam-hoi added to the score, the home goalie being caught off his guard on both occasions.

Repeated Letran attacks failed, the visitors again proving much faster than the local teams. Reuter.

COLONY CHESS Following matches in the Colony Chess Champlonships were play last week:

E. Zimmern beat Sir H. Pollock; K. M. A. Barnett' beat A. Kurrik, K. Weiss' beat. A. Birluköff; B, S. Litvin beat V. V. Kalatchoff.".

The positions of the players follow.

E. "Zimmern

KAMA. Barnett

K. Welss

B. 9. Litvin

Bir H. Pollock

D. E de Carvalh

A Kurrik

A Biriukof ∙L. Blair VV: Kalatohol?”

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