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CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

Mar 7, 1928.

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Everyone on the Hongkong Cricket Club ground yesterday was discussing PO. Bank Major Stevenson's success oves Totten-anton Insurance035, buy. ham in the third round of the Open Chins Underwriters ......

North China Insurance Singles Championship of the Colony.

Union Insurance The Major is now regarded as the Yangtare Insurance. "dark horse" in the current champion China re Iararance ........$170 ships. Yesterday's match was the biggest

Hong kong Fire Lasurance...$55 Douglases test he has had so far and he came B, U. & H. Steamboats...8 sel. through it with great credit. His far-Indo-Obinas (Fra)

Hongkong Taga........ ther progress will be watched, with in-

Da

(Defi), terest. With him in the lower half re-

Shell Transporte Star

Fame....... ain Nomura, E. C. Fincher, S. 4.

Maler losu. Eumjahn and 3. W. Lo He meets the last named in the fourth round. and it is not beyond his ability to defeat any.

of the four,

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Yesterday's match was played on the Stand Court, the local equivalent of the centre court at Wimbledon, and it at-181048

Baube tracted a large number of spectators. It Tronoh was well contested throughout: The pace was slow for neither Tottenham nor his opponent attempted to play brilliant tennis. Major Stevenson's resourceful. ness, however, gave him a decided adran tage and he appeared cool when pressed. Lift handed and quick at seizing opportunities, he often adopted the offensive by driving cross-court to Totten. ham's backhand, the latter's weakest point, and following up these shots at the net.

Tottenham was. not in form and although he was alert enough he was outwitted by a cleverer player." He would have done better by attacking his op ponent more often.

SA. Rumjaha made his way into the fourth round of the Open Singles by dis- posing of Cornaby in four Bots. The latter put up a strong defence and did ivory well in securing the first set. Rum

jah, however, played with greater pre- eision after this and took the next three

sets.

Major Willson and Sayer, both vete tans mad their opponents the Lo brothers go all out in order to win. The Chub pair after losing the first two sets, won the third and put up a bard struggle for the fourth, but failed to secure it...

The full result of yesterday's matches are appended

OPEN SINGLES-Major W. B. Steven son beat R. E. Tottenham, B-3, 3-6, 6-2, |6-3;S. A. Rumjaho beat W. B. Cornaby, | 5-7, 0-4, 6-1, 6-1..

OPEN DOVILES-M. K. Lo and M. W. Lo eat Major C. Willson and G. - Sayer, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3,

HANDICAP SINGLES "A". E. Green (owe 15.3) beat L. Baines (scr.), 4G Rt. E. Coxon (owe 2/6) beat T Monoghan (scr.), 4-6, 6-2, 5-7.

HANDICAP DODLES:-A. H. Crook and 0. C. Womack (rec. 3/8) beat H. C Gould and R. C. Cobbold (sCT.), 6-4, 6-2.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES,

OPEN SINGLER-M. K. Lo i. Yew Maa Taun.

OPEN DOUBLES.-E. C. Fincher and E. F. Fincher . H. D. Ramjahn and S. A. Rumjahn, R: M. Henderson and A. Brearley .. A. Wahab and J. M. da Silva.

CEWE SINGLES.-D. J. Valentine F. G. W Sewell,

HANDICAP SINGLES "A" :-Capt. H. B. Bloxham (rec. 5/6). . F. A Redmond (owe 15),

HANDICAP SINGLES "B":-A K. Mac- kenzie (owe 5/6). E. J. R. Mitchell (owe 5/6).

HANDICAP DOTALESS. E. Green and D. S. Green (owe 15) r. J. B. Wood and E. R. Hallifax (ree. 2/6).

MIXED DOUBLES:-C. C.. Stark and Mrs. Stark (scr.) v. E. Grimble and Mrs. Grimble (owe 3/6).

HONGKONG BASEBALL.

PREPARING FOR THE "COMING SEASON.

H.E. INVITED TO PITCH THE FIRST BALL ON MAY 29TH?

H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, has consented to become the "Fatron of the Hongkong Baseball Association; and Mr. H. C. Tredwell, American Consul-General in Hongkong, Hoa: President, for the current year. This announcement vas made by Mr. C. S. Ransom, President of the Association, at the meeting of the Baseball Associa. tion held at the American. Consulate- General last evening.

Mr. Ransom, who presided, introduced Consul-General Tredwell, who briefly addressed the gathering, which was com- posed of representatives from the Ame- rienn, Hongkong Volunteers, Filipino, Japanese, Portuguese, and South China baseball clubs.

31r. Tredwell, referring to the accept ance by H.E. the Governor of the posi

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Rrosy, May 3rd.

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1467 ......... 12.08]

I'aria Brussels Amsterdam Berlin Copenhagen Vienna Helsingfors Lisbon

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34.444

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184

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7.1/32 1/5 15/16 ....2/2

TANLING HUNT.

WEEK-END MEETS.

20.15/16 201

Saturday, at 3 p.m.-Hounds will meet at Sheung Shui Police Station. Sunday, at 8 a.m.-Hounds will meet

at Mr. Pott's Bungalow.

As summer weather has now started the above will be the fast regular mests For the season,

It is hoped to arrange shert Hunts, weather and going" permitting, in the afternoon from 4.30 to 6.30 and early mornings 6 to 9 over the week ends.

Subscribers can now obtain books of tickets at $13.50 per book 1st class and 30 2nd class on application to the Chief Accountant, Railway, Offices, Kowloon,

tion of Patron of the Association, being year as announced by the President are The standing committees for the engu. lieved that he must have done so in the Rules:-A. C. I. Bowker, H. Tokot, and hope that highly clean sport would be Hin Wong. Schedule:-L. B. Ildefonso promoted thereby. Mr. Tredwell assured and K. F. June. Publicity:-. C. the Association that he, as Honorary Wilson. Gate Receipts-Hon.. Treasur President, would do everything he could to make the work of the Association (LB. Ildefonso) and other to be ap success. He offered to present a cup to the player of the coming season who made the best batting average,

The Chairman thanked the Consul General for the offer.

pointed,

The mason will start this year on May 20th, when the South China, cham- pions of last season, and the Japanese Club, who came out second, will play the The Club de Recreio were elected membe invited to pitch the first ball,

apening game. HE, the Governor will bers of the Association, thus providing six tennis for the coming season.

To provide more accommodation for Amendments were made to the by-laws stand, uncovered, will be erected, and for the large number of spectators, another

of the Association authorizing the Pre- this a nominal admission fee of 20 cents

sident to appoint other than members of will be charged.

the General Committee to the several

The teams this year will play three standing committees of the Association. rounds on Saturdays and Sundays but

there will be no holiday games.

(Continued at foot of nett Column).

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