1941-03-19 — Page 14

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 19, 1941.

Lack Of Practice Much Apparent In Opening Colony Tennis Matches

Oxlade Shows Some Promise

By "Adrem"

Although conditions underfoot for the players were far from ideal owing to the slippery state of the ground, yesterday's brilliant weather attracted a large crowd to Hong Kong Cricket Club to watch opening matches in the Colony tennis champion- ships.

Three of the better players in the tournament were on view but there was little interesting tennis s and the recent protracted spell of wet weather was reflected in the obvious lack of practice of every- sale on view yesterday.

11 was expected that the closest match at the day would be bu- tween the Japanese entry of Unetimi and T. Tana, and veter- an TC Monaghan and T. I Gould, who are a very formidable; combination in "B" Division of the

BIG SOCCER MATCH

· TO-DAY

RESULTS AT A: GLANCE

OPEN SINGLES

H. D. Rumjahn beat W. J. Ho.

ward 0-1, 6-2.

OPEN DOUBLES

O. Umetanl and T. Imura beat T. C. Monaghan and T. J. Gould 6-1, 6-3.

Tsul Wai-pul and Tsul Yan-pul beat C. H. A. Oxlade and A. H. Barwell 6-2, 7-8,

G. w. Sowell and D. M. Mac- Dougall bent T. A. Martin and E. G. Matthias 6-2, 6-2.

CLUB HANDICAP: SINGLES H. van Leeuwen (-2 ́6) beat L. P. Ralph (plus 1,6) 6-3, 6-3; A. T, Dow (3/6) beat M. A Vierens de Haan (Scr.) 6-0, 6-3. CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLES

and D. S. Robb

C. W. E. Bishop (acr.) beat N. Spence and E. Newton (-1:6) 6-0, 0-2, B3,

TO-DAY'S

The First Division Fool. TENNIS

League. Actually, however, long; ball championship may Talhes were few and far between be decided this afternoon, although ther were some lively moments when exchanges becaine, when South China meet ÷

Police at Caroline Hill ́at

pute spirited

Steady Pair

5 p.m.

WIN

this

South China unust game to retain the championship and the loss of a point will meani

replay with Eastern,

it

Following to-day's Tennus Championship programme

Open Singles

Ho Ka-laur

v K. Hlp (7)

Open Doubles Pang Q-lam and Lee Kam-ming v B. and Agafuroff (4); G. Chot and A. V. Remedios y A. H. Har-

is and H. J. Armstrong (5), F. H." Kwok and T E. Ling y Paul Kong:

The Japanese. who AVTOR arı straight sets, are 11 combination who depend more on steadiness than brilliance and they will be a dificult pan to beat when they Jave had more practice Bath throughout the Longue they haved Pung Ype-pui (8).

were useful off the ground and both obviously baye sound knowledge of the game

A

Gould and Monaghan were too erratic to be effective but they played a breezy brandt ut TOTAL that mad the game quite ati at tabelive one to walch

After a very pan first set, whene the Cà est tub pan weve #hiphops to do any lung right, Oxlade ant Barwell Cerited down to play gord team and mproved solli really to give the Timi brothers quite a Int of uppesificati

Police have not done very well 671 the League this season but

given every team i early always they have met a good game Cup- sequently this afternoon they are quite table to upset the Chinese.

The First Division football game between Royal Scots and Navy

SMALL

ba. been postpotted as the mem- UNITS

bers of the former team were in- new ulated thus morning

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SPORTS

A DISCOURSE ON SOFTBALL AVERAGES

By "Grandstand”

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS, HEAVY SHOWERS CAUSED THE ENTIRE WEEK- END SOFTBALL PROGRAMME TO BE POST- PONED, DELAYING THE OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES FOR A FURTHER

WEEK.

Whilst the rain was drenching the K.F.C. ground, this corner had an opportunity of sitting in on one of those gab sessions, which is a softball bug's favourite past-time on a rainy day. One voci- ferous, but not too well-informed addict, voiced his opinion that an all-star team should be made up of all the players with the highest fleiding averages, "For." says he, "Aren't they the best fielders, since figures don't lie

INDIAN TEAM AS WAS

This statement is only partially correct, for, strange

seem, averages are misleading, and

it may often

very

il is a fact that

managers very often ignore aver- ages in determining a felding ability.

player'

Analysis Necessary

To be able to read the averages rightly, one must be acquainted with the figures, for averages do According to informae disclose real facts about a fielder's tion received from usually ability, but in order to obtain the

proper information from the aver reliable sources, the team pages, the figures must be analysed. Take, instance, Maple Leaf that won the Internations hindsnatcher

Johnnie Delgado's a vorage of al series last year will up-to-date neiding

.936, which is one point above that again represent india this for Mohawk catcher, Joe Morris, year, contrary to tha ggn», which seems to indicate that Del- eral impression that the is far from being the better re- team will be divided into ¿ceiver, and even he will confrin this, but the averages didn't say Malayan and Indian-cone that he was the better man, they tingents.

A crowded programme has been arranged for

At a vent meeting.. Cyclone. A. R Markcar was the Small Units Sports out-fielder

managerial which is scheduled to take elected to take oven

duties, whilst Kasha Nazarin, was at:voted field captain. and Chan Kwong-yu, North place this afternoon the previous three games as the Gough and Pupe, Gordon, Wong the Chatham Road field. Man-kwn, Howlett, Ferrier and, result of some good play by Ox-

Moss lacie, but the Tsuts then settled down to their task and won the next three games for set match.

On one occasion. with Barwell serving, they led 5 1, having won

and

gado is the belter catcher. Delgada

merely. Tecorded the fact that con- sidering the number of chances he was credited with, handling. he made faiver errors in proportion-to those chances, thun Morris did

Eliminate Cähuck fire-ball ·hur- er Herbin Quon's 39 strikeouts: for which: Delgado was credited It will be recalled that the in-with put-outs, from his record of 1,40; then work "out, the... averages: dians upset all the dopesters last The main feature in the pro-year by annexing the champion and you'll be surprised. A catch. South China.-Tam Kwat-gramme of 14 events will be

ship, and, judging from the serior's ability should be reckonest from the dumbday of passed bille ousness they are now. displaying and bases stolen against him, that Tsang Chung-wan, and Lau Hing-the invitation one-mile relay, in choy, Lam Tak-po, Lau Chung- which will be participating. they are out for a two-in-a-row

is to say, the lesser the number, sung, Lee Tak-kee, Chan

Tak-team from Hong Kong University success.

the better the player's abilify. Man- and three teams from the Mid-

dlesex Regiment.

As is usual in a match of this la. Le Wai-tong, Chow description the Tsuis did not over-chi, Lee Shek-yau.

exert themselves and OIT this match their form is difficult to

assess.

Oxlade, however, gave the im- pression that he might be quite a useful singles player and his match against Tsui Yan-pui next week should be quite interesting.

In a match of very poor stand- ard, Sewell and MacDougall beat Martin and Matthing, while H. D. Rumjabn was able to play at half- speed and yet beat Howard com- fortably.

MEN! HERE'S HOW TO KEEP IN TRIM.

Learn to bowll · You'll find. thai

bowling will keep your body fit and your mind alert. And the

SCOTLAND'S "S.H." CUP

ELEVEN

Following have been chosen to represent Scotland in the Final of the "Sunday Herald" International Charity Cup competition against England on Sunday, April 6 at! Boundary Street.

the

The purpose of the competition Is to select contestants for

orthcoming Army meet.

BATTLE TO KEEP SOCCER

GOING

This will give you some idea of Bankier (R. Scots); Naysmith how Soccer clubs are battling to (R. Scots) and Fraser (R. Scots), keep the flag flying these days. Capt. Munroe (R. Scots), Birrel Tom Parker, the Southampton (R.E.) and Clarke (R. Scots); Gar- manager, took a team to Reading ry (R. Scots), Ferrier (Police), recently that cost him in wages Hossack (R. Scots), Howlett (Po just two guineas-which..the six lice) and Marshall (R. Scots). professionals agered to accept to

Reserves---Blackburn

help the club.. (Police); Lamb (Kowloon), Gilroy (R. The averago nge of the team Scots), Hutchison (Signals), Scottwns 172. (Club).

SUNDAY'S

HOCKEY

Following are the matches to be. best part is that you can bowl played on Sunday in the Hong In the evenings. We'll give you Kong Hockey Association "Tourna

all the instruction you need. Try | ment;~

itt

HONG KONG

At 10.30 a.m.

5th A.Á."A" 5th. A.A. "B" C.B.A.

V

v Police "B" Police "A" v Engineers V Nomads

BOWLING ALLEYS University

Lockhart Rönd. Tel. 21800.

A. N. Other XI v › Destroyers ·

At 4 p.m. Gunboats

v Khalsa.

Tom said the crowdslho gets at home matches:eover:expenses and sometimes show a profit.

What Southampton wants, off course, is sompLondon-club/fixed tures, and they feel they have as strong a grievance as left bub Portsmouth, though, nobody) húsz pleaded their cause.

ARMY RUGBYY

WORLD'S RECORD BANDAGE

Nattrass got the Arsenal--Shef- ield United final of 1936, which

re- remember, not only for the tereeing but for the world's gest bandage round the right knee, the left, of one Ted or maybe Drake, writes a correspondent.

Which didn't stop Edward bang- ing home the Cup-winning goal for Arsenal.

The Real Test. ›

In the case of the other fielding positions, the real test of a player's flelding ability is the amount of ground covered, with the con- sequent potential hits he is able to cut off.

Accordingly, the real indication is in the number of changes ac- cepted by a player, namely the big-put-outs and assists.

In the case of outfelders, the greater the number of put-outs the greater the fielder's ability. since flelders who play on a dime, and allow the ball to bounce, will seldom be charged with an error, the batter being more often than not credited with a hit.

|

Incidentally, with a majority of

which

Pint-sized, very nippy at the gate, first called "Natty" Nattrass | right-handed batters in the local fewer by me because of his neat sartorial loop, right fielders have ensembles, possessor of a watch-chances of making errors timer which made his extra time accounts for a higher fielding per- Similarly a first-baseman will allowances the last word in-split-centage.than the other outfielders. in seconds that's Nattrass that was. We shall hope for his quick re- probably make fewer errors

fielders; proportion to the other because his, chances are generally turn to the game.

easier, and when they do get bad, the thrower and not the first- baseman gets the error.:

WAITER JOCKEY

COLONY BADMINTON

Jobkdys know all about the art. ofeswattingy Hatry Wragg is the chief artist at riding this sort of Badminton championship mat- race But that ivell-known rider ches at the Club de Recreio last Freddie Hunter one of Stanley evening resulted as follows:-- Woolton's best-known pupils of Junior Doubles J. L. Anderson At Sdokunpoo yesterday, Midformer days is top of the art of and W. Gillies beat W. T. Ho and dlesex beat Royal Artillery by two shother sort of waiting. goals and a try (10 points) to a - For three months he has been try (3' points) in the Large Units

an officer's anos waiter in the Rugby League.

R.AQC

In the other game Royals En. gineers beat Combined Small Units by a goal and three tries (11 points) to nil

Incidentally, he tells me he has "acquired the only spring bed in

his camp.

A. C. Cheung, 15-3, 18-0.

Junior Singles: E. Gillespie beat A. L. Gondon, 15-3, 15——-4; r. S. Young beat J. Tsang, 18—13, 1810.

Mixed Doubles H. C. and Miss Decimg Eardley beat E. Gillesple and Miss, E. Wong, 15-7, 18-6.