1928-04-17 — Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

S. A. RUMJAHN TO MEET NG SZĘ KWONG.

STEVENSON WINS LOVE,SET.

On the Stand Court of the Hong Kong Cricket Club gösterday after- noon S. A, Rumjahn, last year's champion qualified for the semi- final of the Open Singles by defeat ing Major W. B. Stevenson in the fourth round. The match." which went to four sets, did not turn out to be as good as 'expected, the standard of play reaching only that: of the average match.

The Major showed considerably enterprise and throughout the match it was he, rather than Rumjaha, who took the initiative in attack. Time and again be scored "aces" by accurate side line driving which drew fourth applause frequently from the spectators, while he had Rumjahn besten many times at the net. His chief weakness lay in the lack of speed behind his shots, most of which Rumjaha could reach. In all the four sets he had the lead in the opening stages and in the third set, which he won, be showed up in spectacular manner gaining a love set by an all round display. Major Stevenson made few errors in this -set," his placing being remarkably

accurate,

Rumjaha showed inconsistent form. At times he would fail with

An easy shot or an easy return and

it was evident that he had not re- covered his old time accuracy. His length was as inconsistent as his form. Ho showed an improvement, however, on his service and did not appear to be troubled by the poor form he showed.

SCHOOLS BASKETBALL

"LEAGUE.

The tables for the two divisions

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 17th, 1928.

of the Schools' Basketball League↑ « are as follow:-

Senior Division,

P. W. Lost.

Quera's College

0

Ying Wah "A

3

3

A

St. Paul's College 3

K

0

University

$

3

1

Tutorial "A"

4

Ying Wah "B

4

?

2

King's College

8

4

Wah Yan

6

Mun Sang

Tutorial "B"

1 0

3

Junior Division,

Ying Wah

4

4 0

Lai Chee School

4

3

Wantsui School

A

1

St. Paul's College 3 Y.M.C.A. School

Y.M. Hostel Ellia Kadoorie King's College

*

GOLF NOTES.

[BY R.HH.]

The Easter competitions were something of a personal triumph for Dr. Kik who won the Shanghai Visitors' Cup by six clear shots, had the best single round, and halved the Bogey Pool. The difficulty of

the greens at Easter very clearly divided the sheep from the...goats and the same names appear at the top in all the competitions. It may not have been the approaches and the putts which made the diflorence, but I expect it was: full shots seemed easy enough and did not

P. W. Lost, bump off the course in the way that

short ones did.

D. S. Green, son of the ex-cham pion, succeeded in reaching the final of the Handienp Singles B by defeating Capt. E. H. J. Larkoom in the semi-final yesterday. The match was a gruelling competition and after a ding dong struggle from the start, to finish, Green, emerged victorious by the odd set in three.

Yesterday's results were as fol- lows:-

Open Singles.

4th Round: S. 4, Rumjahn beat Major W. B. Stevenson, 6-3, 84, 0-0, 6-0.

Open Doubles.

2nd Round:-Y. Snjiki and T. Isomura beat E. J. Remedios and J. Silva, 6-3, 6-4, 84.

Handicap Singles "A." Semi-final:-D, S. Green (zee. 15/1) bent Capt. E. H. J. Larkcom (rec. 4/6), 7-5, 5-7, 6-8.

The match opened with the Major leading, but at 3 all Rumjahn play ing steadily gathered three games 3rd Round:-W. B. Cornaby free, for the first set. The second set went in much the same manner and/) beat C. W. E. Bishop (rec. Rumjalt claimed it after 4 ali had 15/1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. been called. A different complexion

Mixed Doubles.

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Mrs. Remington and H, Owen Hughes (owe /6) beat Mrs. C. E. F. James and A. D. Humphreys

came over the match in the third i Mrs. Armstrong and G, W. Sewell set. The military officer played (owe 18/3)-beat Mr. and Mrs. O. C. with remarkable accuracy and had | Womack (rec. 15), 6-3, 6-4. Rumjahn completely outplaced en many occasions by side line drives, He won six games at stretch and continued to show up well inowe 15/3), 6-3, 6-1. the fourth set which proved to he the best of the match. Both com- petitors showeil good form and a keen struggle took place for the first eight games, which were equally divided, the Major leading all the way. Remijahu pressed home at this stage and Major Stevenson falling off under attack, the Indian player ending the match at 6-4.

-Rumjahn now meets Ng Sze Kwong in the semi-final when a very even struggle should result.

Other Matchos,

In the second round of the Open Doubles Y. Sajiki and T. Isomura accounted for F. J. Remedios and J. Silva in straight sets and thus qualified to meet Major Lucas and Major Stevenson to-day in the third round.

(Continued on next Column).

TODAY'S MATCHES.

Open Doubles.

3rd Round:-Major Lucas and Major Stevenson and Y. Sajiki and T. Isomura,"

2nd Round-Ng Sze Kwong and Ng Sze Cheung Lee Wai Tani and Lee Woon Tsoi.

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'Handicap Singles "B." Semi-final-H. V. Parker (rec. "13)'t. J. Barrow (owe 15)..

Handicap Doubles. Semi-final-H. R Phelips and C. C. Stark (rec. 1/6) 7. W. B. Cornaby and A. Piercy (rec, 2/6).

"Mixed Doubles.

Lt. Col. and Mrs. F. J. Wyatt (rec. 5/6). Mrs. Armstrong and G. W. Sewell (owe 15/2).

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Musson's net 88 in the Medal set- a standard which would take a lot of beating, and Bruce's 80—0=71 was a good second, especially as he has, recently, had his handicap re- duced. The surprising result was in the Bogey Pool. Out of 160 at- tempts there were only two returns of 2 up and no one could do better than this. Though the entries aro almost, if not quite, a record; the Medal results, with only 49 cards out, are comparatively much better. The condition of the course was more fitted for steady figures than for the more spectacular type" of golf which often wins bogey com. petitions, but still one would have expected at least one person out of so many to have gone off the deep end and to have put in a 3 up or 40.

To have top dressing on greens-- most of the Old Course greens had been treated cover the week-end,--is a necessary evil of the present, and an unqualified blessing the future. It is, of course, a temporary annoy- ance, but obviously one cannot, give vent to this annoyance when it is all done for one's own good and the good of the community. other hand, one might well thank the Green Committee for the very reasonable dimensions of the ua- treated parts, which enabled one to play the round without much bother and fuss.

On the

..

It is beginning to get hot out at Fanling, and numbers are thinning Sunday still made a out already: Starting times on reasonably good showing, but the course

un

was "pretty empty Saturday alternoon. Not only that, but the super-enthusiasts, who believe in three rounds on the Old Course and then the short nine just to finish things off neatly, have wilted. One cannot blame them.

Now that the evenings are so much longer and the railway has adopted its summer time table, those who do not stay out for Saturday or Sunday night at Fanling may never- theless share what is in many ways the best round of the day. To talk about the beauties of the country and the evening light would make it appear that the weekly column is wearing a bit thia. Still these beauties are a very real part of the last, especially should it be the third, round of the day, and they are by no means invariably detri mental to good golf. Both one's mind and body are a little weary after the labour and heat of the day, and in the evening, when one rets out rather more light-heartedly without those awful bugbears, card and pencil, the prayers of earlier rounds are answered, and shots go where they should...

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Another advantage of the evening round is this, though many people have argued the point with me be- fore now. It applies not to that, or those, super-human few who always hole from seven feet, but to the many who are glad enough to see day putt, be it short or long, safely in the tin..Bat to the point, which is that it is rather easier to patt in the dusk that in the full light of day, The difference is “mainly mental, I suppose. One, sees the contours of the green, but one does not see those minute difficulties on and around the line, on which one lays far too much importance. Also, in the half light distances look rather bigger than by day and so one hits the putt a little more firmly and gives the hole a chance.

The more ane thinks of this even ing round the more pleasant it ap pears. One is just tired enough not to try to flog the ball into the next county and so shots go quite as fai and quite as straight as usual. In fact, the earlier rounds should be little more than a kind of ritualistic preparation for this idealistic dying close, i

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Foursomes.

Ferguson and

Brearley Christie and

Norrie Gilmore and

Cameron....... Beath and

Ashworth... O

Total:

Black and

Grayburn ... 0 Raikes and

Mills .......... Dunnett and

Green ........ Moodie and Swayne

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MARRIED. BACHELORS AND GRASS WIDOWERS.

AT SHEK-O CLUB.

Singles 13 Holes. (Morning).-

H. S. Hill R. Gordon... 1 P. 8. Cassidy 11 A. Murdoch....o. R. E.

G. E. Greensmith 1 Towns F., Syme

J. W...

Thomson

C.. L. Bandes o A. Cameron. 1

P. W. Parker 1

1

H. B. L.

Dowbiggin H. Sheldon ... 1 Commodore J.

L. Pearson 1

Alabaster..... 1 D. H. Biske... 0 R. C. Tredwell o H. R. Sturt .....0 J. H.

Little Bulmer.Johnson o W. E, L

Shenton a ↑

Shanghai Foursomes: 18 Holes (Afternoon).

Greensmith

Hills and Cassidy

Gordon and` & Murdoch

0

and Syme

.0

Bandes and

Singles. A. E

E. D. Ferguson 1 Black. T. L.

Chärtie

Raikes D. I..

G. B. Gilmore

Dunnett J. Cameron 11 R A. Green... o

1

Brearley... 0

J. M. Nerrie, o M. G. Mill D. Beath

Towns and

Thomson ... 2. Alabaster ..... 0

Cameron

Parker and

Dowbiggin Sheldon and Pearson

Grayburn....

J. H.

Ashworth 0

R. P. Moodie F. H.

Swayne......

Singles

Totals

(Continued on next, Golumn).

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Tredwell

Sturt and Little

Bulmer Jolmson

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