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SPORT

SIRDAR RUMJAHN'S VAIN FIGHT AGAINST TSUIS

JUNIOR INTERPORT FOOTBALL

don the Kowloon Football Club ground on Sunday when Macao defeated Hong Kong by five coals to three. (Photo, Kwong Lam Studio),

Photograph taken during the Junior Interport football match played

24TH BATTERY WINS SHIELD AGAIN

Hockey Final

Caroline Hill

The 21th Battery, RA retained the Inter-Battery Hockey Shield

AUSTRALIANS

BAT WELL

590 For Five · Declared Against Leicestershire

SIX MATCH POINTS SAVED IN DOUBLES FINAL What Was The Matter With Singles Runner-Up?

By Ex-Tennis

TSUI WAI-PUI and TSUI YAN-PUI beat H.D. Rumjahn and S.A. Rumjahn (holders) by 6-8, ̈6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to win the Doubles championship of the

Colony.

.....

It takes four men, of course, to make up s doubles game, but for the first half and more of the match on the stand court at

GERMAN DAVIS the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground yesterday, when the Tsui

CUP TEAM

Berlin, May 10. Henkel, Goepfert, Redl. and yon Metaxa have been chosen to re- resent Germany in the Davis Cup tle with Norway.

>cean).

Brothers took the 'doables crown away from the Rumjahn "Cousins, I could see, as it were, only one man-SIRDAR, RUMJAHN. To my mind. he gave, without doubt. the best,eralbition of his life. He alone played the Tsuis, he alone made a great victory appear more, than a possibility at one stage, later be alone stood between his side and an overwhelming defeat, so that, in the end, they went out in one of the most thrilling finishes ever seen locally, saving ng fewer than six match points in the last rams, after being-15-40 down."

What happened to HD. I cannot even begin to guess. Un- The two last-named players who ire Austrians wil represent Ger-deniable, however, that, usually a reliable, steady and frequently London, May 9. The Australain cricket tourists any for the Orst time-(Trans- brilliant player, he was, to be more blunt than polite, nothing more nor less than a passenger throughout the game. He made 'perhaps three real winning shots and these were'from positions from which when they 'defeated 12th Heavy gave further proof of their great

FRANCE BEATS HOLLAND

he could hardly have missed. For the rest a series of unbellev- Battery in the final of the combatting strength by hitting up

The Hague, May 10.

able mistakes flowed from his racket and most of the shots that petition on the Radio Sports Club 590 for Ave wickets before dem against their match

"France beat Holland by 3 games went over the net were so simple and innocuous, or so badly directed, ground, Caroline Hill, yesterday claring in

2 and will thus meet, Monaco in hat it was an easy matter for the opposition to either score out- Leicestershire. In their two open- afternoon by four goals to two.

ae second round. The match was rather, scrappying games they stored 541 agalast

On the last day Petra defeatedTight winnam or pave the way for such

If nothing else the her- It was indeed a great pity that from it. until the last fifteen minutes or so Worcestershire and 679 for sever when both teams played very fast wickets against Oxford University an Sowl by 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 whist

To the total of 590 CL Bad- lestroma beat Hughan by 6-4 H.D. should have been in such culean efforts of Sirdar Rumjahn lamentable form for, from the play and the spectacular end made it hockey. The slippery surface of

as it was, I have no doubt that one of the most enjoyable of re- the ground, however, was not too cock contributed 138, AL Hassette-2, 6-2-(Transocean).

the game would otherwise have cent years. conducive to good Hockey, and as 148 and AG. Chipperfield 104 hot

a result there were many a spill.

The 24th Battery drew first blood when Marshall, scored from a melee in front of the goal. Half-time came with no change in the scores. When the game was resumed the 12th Battery took the hall down

out.

..

ENGLAND'S VICTORY

Harrogate, May.10. Wilde and Butler won for Eng-beer & far greater spectacle of I understand (and it was fairly Not patent watching him), that HD.'s Leicestershire had made 107 for

tennis than it actually was.

(Continned on Back Page) when land in the doubles against Rum-that it was a dull match. Very far the loss of ave wickets stumps were drawn for the davania in three straight sets. 8-6, 7-5,

8-2, thus leading two C.S. Dempster was 50 not out.

¡ames..

The Rumanians Carraculis and

MIDDLESEX T. WARWICK

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to ane

The first two sets but weakened later.-Transocean).

the field and Leut. Hanwell scored!! At Lord's Middlesex took only Schmidt put up a gallant fight in with a first-timer. Almost fame two days to beat Warwickshire by

Marshall diately after, however.

nine wickets. "put the 34th in the lead. again with an excellent shot just inside the circle,

taking Ave Army Aquatics

For 1938

.Warwick-

Middlesex scored 283 in their first innings. Paine taking Encouraged by this success the wickets for 53 runs. 24th monopolised play for the next shire, in reply; made only 87 ten minutes or so and when Mar- (Smith Ave for 41) and in the shall received a pass almost on the follow-on 251. Smith this time goal line he sent in a very hot claiming four victims for 50. drive which found the corner of

Requiring 58, runs to win. Mid-

the net. Findlay, added the fourth dlesex accomplished this with the goal for the 24th and Els scored loss, of one wicket.

for the 12th just before full-time;"

The teams were:

JJ

NORTHANTS v. NOTTS

MARATHON SWIM AT REPULSE BAY

A very full swimming season is planned by the local Army author- ities who are introducing a few

24th Battery: Greenaway: Caz- At Northampton, Nottingham-new competitions, according to in-

tér, Howells; Alexander, El, Mar-shire defeated Northamptonshire formation obtained from Lt. Cal- vert, the popular Army swimming shall: Pidgeon, Littemore, Hawes, by eight wickets.

Northants made 164 and 142 officer. Findlay Godfrey,

most Important 12th Battery: Humberstone: (Butler 4 for 22. Staples 4 for 38). One of the Allridge. Bl Reekes. Dilpot. and Notts had 253 (Partridge 5 changes is that in place of the Freer; Larthe, Hook, Pittett, Ellis. for 77) and 44 for, two wickets. annual cross harbour swim there Hanwell.

Sporting

Fixtures

TODAY

MEETING.—Annual of Hong Kong

Polo Club, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. Board, Room, 3.15, p.m. SHOOTING.-Hong Kong Rifle As-I

sociation Weekly, Spoon.. an

(Reuter).

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

New York, May 10.

will be a Marathon race to be held

at Repulse Bay over a distance of

a mile. The half-mile race will be held at Stonecutters.

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DIVING. COMPETITION Teams, of three. will compete in the Inter-Unit. Diving Champion- ship. the competitors being re- jquized to do a running dive and The following are the results of a fancy dive from the low plat- baseball games played. bere yester-form and a plain dive. a running dive and a fancy dive from the ay

high (three metres); platform.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

7

R. H. E

Other events in the champion. ships wil be plugging, 300 yards Free style, 150-yards Medley Re- Practice Shoot.Army Ranges. Boston 7 16

jay Race, 400 yards Free Style, 800 Kowloon City, 2 p.m.

Fittsburgh ... $ 12 TOMORROW

Ten innings were played, Vinsardes free style (relay teams of for the four), 300 yards Free Style (teams

RACING.-Entres close for the heut DiMaggio homered

1

Hong Kong Jockey Club Fifth Extra Race Meeting, at 12 o'clock

Braves),

Brooklyn

7 15

1

St. Louis

9 15

noon,

FRIDAY, MAY 13,

BADMINTON:-Y.MOA. Badmin Philadelphia ton in the West Lounge, 8.30 Cincinnati a.m.;, Cathedral Hail Badminton.

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ADVERTISEMENTS.

for six).

There will also be individual champlonships. these events being 50 yards free style, 100 yards free style, 220 yards, free style. 440 473 yards free stlye, 180 yards back stroke, 100 yards breast stroke, 50 yards free style fo enlisted boys. diving and 100 yards free style, for

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The match between New York Giants and Chicago Cubs was post- noned owing to the cald

AMERICAN LEAGUE

St. Louis

THE HONG KONG Washington

JOCKEY CLUBA

Cleveland Boston

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Dralt Programmes and Entry Fox homered twice and Cronin Forms for the Fila. Extra once-for, the Boston Red Sox) --- Rare Meeting to be held on Reuter). ...

SATURDAY, 21st MAY, 1938)

(weather permitting) 1 may be

obtained at the Secretary's Office HONG KONG Exchange Building the Club JOGYEY CLUB House, Happy Valley: the Honge following alterations and Hong, Cluby the Sports Club: additions to classification lists and the Stables, Shan Kwong dated March 15, 1938, are an

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HAPPY VALLEY GOLF

DRAW FOR SUMMER SINGLES

The draw for the Happy Valley. Summer Singles competition- re- sulted as follows:

Coli E D. Matthews (14), v. AND Humphreys (8); E. Tuck (29) v..L. Goldman (7)W.5 Hiller (9) v. AL. Powell (18); J. W. Mayhew (11) ▼ WJ Dyer (17); A. H. Me- Bride (12) v. T. B. Low (11); GW. Reeve (16) v. R. Young (8); H. N. Williamson (11) v. T. D. Paton (8); In Cook (22) v. J. Harrop (14) J.) W. Macdonald (9) v. L. C. F Bellamy A. McKellar (B) v. J. Gellathy (24); AEtnoksbarik (18) HH. Mundy (16); J. Booker (13), v. W. A Stewart (10): Hugh Smith (11) G T May (15), A Buckle (15) .. G. Davies (12); F Ogan Reede (21) v. C. Brent Smith, (201; W. Woodward (13 A B. Purves (8)

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