1940-04-30 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 30, 1940.

TENNIS

TSUI

NO

WAI-PUI SECOND

MAKES MISTAKE

Outplays Brother In Match Of High Standard

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HITS EARLY BALL

AND ATTACKS ON THE HALF-VOLLEY

(By "ADREM”)

HOLDER OF THE Colony title, Tsui Wai-pui, made no mistake in his second match against his brother and yes- terday entered the final of the Colony singles tennis cham- pionship by scores of 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 and 6-4.

Some of the tennis served up yesterday was comparable to any seen in a Colony tournament. Both men played a brand of tennis several classes above the usual local run and, at no stage, was safety rated higher than hard hitting.

For the most part the rallies were fought from the baseline, where both players were in great form with their -groundstrokes. Wai-pui, in contrast

-to his methods of last year, rarely

PAAF TURNS

made any effort to take the net, while DOWN TRIP

on the occasions that his brother did, Wai-pui's accurate lobbing-he scored numerous outright points with -stroke-soon drove him back.

this

Both men were particularly accur ate on the backhand and good-length -driving on this wing provided

lengthy rallies.

some

TO DAIREN

Manila, Saturday. PAAF (Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation) officials have decided to turn down the invitation of the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation to participate in the

Dairen meet in Manchukuo. This decision

various

FINE FIRST-SERVICE

was reached after consulting the Only department in which either man was definitely superior was ser-conches and candidates of the various teams vice. Yan-pui's first-service brought which will be sent to Japan next month to Main objection to the "Dairen Invitation him many points and it was only the compete in the Japan Memorial Games. remarkable retrieving powers of his was the late date of the meet. It is pointed brother that prevented him establish-out that if the Philippine athletes, most of whom are students, compete in the Dalren ing a definite superiority in his service

games.

meet they will be late for school next Junc as they will not be back until July 24. The track and field, basketball, football delegations are the teams invited to compete in Dairen.

baseball and

By competing only in the Japan Games the Philippine delegation is expected back here in time for the opening of school next June. The delegation is scheduled to sail

Reason for Wai-pui's success, as I .saw it, was his playing of an early ball, Unlike any player I have ever seen he appears to thrive on half-volleys in most cases a purely defensive stroke, Frequently, when driven into a cor ner by a powerful drive from his brother, he crashed across a perfectly- to 13 and in Osaka from June 14 to June timed half-volley drive which scored all the way.

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There is little doubt that on the day's showing Wai-pui · was better player. He displayed touch of genius that was lacking. in his brother.

In the second set and periods in the first, Yan-pul was at his best. During --this period his drives were in splendid working order, some of them on the forehand being unplayable. Latterly he became discouraged, and in the last two sets offered no resistance as would indicate his winning the match.

OUT FOR QUICK POINTS

on the Atuta Maru for Japan on May 20 and will compete in games in Tokyo from June

16. The P. I. athletes will catch the Atuta Maru at Nagasaki for home on June 17.

It was announced by local athletic officials yesterday that the delegation will be made up of 76 or 74 members including athletes and officials.

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Meanwhile, training of the various candi- dates for berths on the big Philippine athletic delegation to the Japan Memorial Games is going on smoothly at the Rizal Mémorial stadía every day.--"Manila Bul- letin,"

SOCCER

ELEVEN

It became evident-early in the first SAILS

set that both men were out for quick points. Both were putting all they knew into their groundstrokes. Yan- pui won the first two games after long rallies but his brother levelled at 2-all and thereafter games went with ser- vice until the ninth, when Wai-pui broke through and went out at 6-4. Yan-pul applied pressure in the 1-all had second set and after been called, ran off a string of five games for 61.

Looking fit and feeling confident of success the Hong Kong Interport foot- ballers boarded a ship last night. for Saigon.

The sixteen players are accom- panied by Messrs. C. A. Goldenberg and J. C. Guimgam as co-managers.

The players making the trip are Tam Kwan-kon, Sammy Tsang, Pryde, Forrow, Fung King-cheong, Hau Yun- The third and fourth sets, as I have sang, Lee. Tin-sang, Soong Ling-sing, Kwok-wai, Leung Wing-chiu, already mentioned, were rather dis-Lee appointing as, by this time, Wai-pui Fox, Bright, Yeung Shui yick, Lau

errors.

- was at peak form and Yan-pul's con- Tau-man,

centration appeared to be going. Re-: Guy. sult was a large number of Wal-pui, in the third, led 2—0, 2—1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2 and went out at 6-3.. The fourth set saw Wai-pui leading - all the way, following a quick break

through of service; and he won the set and the match in the 10th game.

Wai-pui will now meet S. A. Rum- jahn in the final..

TO-DAY'S MATCH

Wong King-cheong, and

HOME FOOTBALL London, To-day--In South “C” Di- vision of the Football League, West in a match Ham beat Chelsen played yesterday.

In the Rugby League, Halifax fost ta Featherstone 11-23-Reuter,

HK.C.C. to-davi:M

In the final of the Chun Champion || to beat B! C. LA ship to be played on Stand Court ofishould be quite

expected "match" "which:

GRAPHIC GOLF K. TONG

RIGHT- POSITIVE GRIP

AT ALL TIMES

LEFT HAND. PRESSURE FIRMEST IN TWO SMALL FINGERS

WRONG- AVOID RELAXING HOLD AT TOP OF SWING....

3-5

LEFT HAND GRIP

BY BEST BALL The pressure of the left hand grip on the club shaft is firmest ̧ ́ in the two smallest fingers. If it isn't. in your particular case it should be. For a laxness in the a laxness of grip here results in stroke that easily. results in ค missed shot. If the club is taken back with the left hand one can almost feel the pressure that is needed at this point to make the upswing smoothly and efficiently.

There may be a tendency at the top to relax - somewhat the hold these two fingers maintain on the club yet to do so courts disaster, for the alignment of the clubhead is very likely to be changed when the hold is re- sumed as the club is brought down. If the hips turn to the left, in conformity to good down- swing fundamentals, and the left side tension thus created starts a-- pull on the left arms it is this part of the hand that feels the pressure first and starts the club descending properly. Hand exer- cises which will develop the strength in these two members is helpful.

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Next Article. — Small Target Putting Help.

LAWN BOWLS

DRAW

Following is the draw for the annual lawn bowls championships at Kowloon Tong Gar- den City Association!--

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

Byes Into Second Round:-H. Gitting v V. N. Atienza; 3. N. Wong v J: L. Stephens: A. E. H. Castro v C. J. Hoe; B. Basto v A. H. Basto.

First Round:-H. A. Castro v ̧N. A. E. Mackay.

Byes Into Second Round:-W, Gittins; H. Y. Hsu v T. K. Lim; Y. Abbas v W. J. Ho- ward; A. J. Kew v. Y; H. Tang,

·SINGLES HANDICAP

First Round:-W. Gittins (48) V A. J. Kew (scr.); N. A, E, Mackay (44) v C. J. Roc (scr.); A. H. Basto (GCr.) v H. A. Castro (4); A. E. Castro (43) v`V. N. Atlenza (scr.); Y. Abbas (13) v H. Git- tins (scr.); T. K. Lim (43) v Y. H. Tang (4); J. L. Stephens (scr. or 8) (Bye); H. Y. Hsu (+4) V W. J. Howard (scr.) J. N. Wong () (Bye).

PAIRS

J. L. Stephens and Y, H. Tang. v J. N. Wong and H. A. Castro; C. J. Roe and H. Y, Hsu v H. Gittins and Y. Abbas; W. J. Howard and A. E. H. Castro v A. H. Basto and W. Gitting; A, J; Kew and T. K. Lim v VN. Atienza and N. A. E. Mackay,

OTHER SPORTS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 14

H.K.E.R.C. BOWLS TEAM

The following will represent Hong Kong match Electric in a lawn bowls League against Hong Kong Cricket Club on Satur- day at Ming Yuen:

W. E.-Macfarlane, S. G.. Gardner, J. K.. Sloan and A. F. Paul (skip); V. Sorby, W. E. Baker, S. Deacon, and W.. H: B, Mus- kett (skip); A. P. Tarbuck, R. A. Owens, C. E. Gahagan and J. F. Lunny.

ADAMSON CUP FINAL

F. Buckle (12) beat Hugh Smith (9) x and five in the final of the Adamsen Cup Competition at Happy Valley on Sunday,

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