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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1938- PAGE 7

2 In the World of Sports

TENNIS EXHIBITION AT

HONGKONG C.C.

Local Champion Made To Look Like A Novice

(By F. MELA)

..." TSUI WAI-PUI, local champion wielder of the cat-gut, was made to look like a novice yesterday on the Hongkong Cricket Club court when he was beaten by 6-0 In an exhibition tennis match against Donald McNeill, U.S. indoor champion and ranked No. 9 in the Na- tion: Ilst in 1917.

Fitting End To Eventful

Softball Week

LADIES' LEAGUE TO BEGIN TO-MORROW

(By R.O.Y.)

A fitting Unale, for an event- ful week of local softball will

be the official commencement

of the Ladies' League program- me to-morrow mornkaz, Mrs. Southard, wife of the Con- aut-General for the United States,

will

start Hongkong's feminine softballers on their way, at 10.30 am, when she pitches, the Drst ball in the match between Recreio Ladies and the Filipino Giris, on the Recrelo ground

As part of the opening ceremony, all members of League Clubs wi parade in uniform, wheri a photo- graph will be taken,

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memoration of the occasion

As no small balls are available, and to bring Hongkong in line with Shanghai and Manila, the ladies will use the 12-inch ball, as used by (Continued on Back Page)

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McNeil by no means extended himself yet he was able to do as he liked. Taul put up a surprising-

ly poor display for it cannot be raid that he was over-awed by the perasion, the local man having had experience in Arst-class ten- nis. He played in the Davis Cup for China a' couple of years ago and was also member of the Chinese Olymple team at the Ber- in Games.

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I was very surprised to find that McNeill, like the rest of the visit- ing players who were on view, was rather weak with his overhead shots.

As a general rule the Ameri- cans are very strong in this. department of the game but these four appear to be excep- tions.

McNell was very good with his ground shots, his backhand. which" h sometimes executed with both hands gripping the racket, being particularly sound..

After the singles the Tsui ur one set against Charles Harris and thers, doubles champions, played

Owen Anderson. The visitors won by six games to three.

In the fifth game Anderson let loose with two cannon ball services, I never saw the local players so helpless and. I felt then that if they had remained at the back of the court, some yards away from the baseline, it would have been much better for them.

Other scores were as follows:-

ADVERTISEMENT McNell and Robertson beat T. A

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE TWELFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be beld (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 3rd December, 1938, commencing at

2.00, p.m.

The first Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

· MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge wil be admitted to the Members' Enclosura. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each meeting in such a manner as 'to be readily identified.

Badges admitting Non-Mom- bers to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00

for

Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including tax) arc obtainable through the

SECRETARY upon the per sonal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visiters Intro duced by him, and for Payment of All Chits, &c.

The Secretary's Office, 15: floor, Exchange Building (Tel. 27794) will close at 12 NOON.

Tillas are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No 1 Boy (Telephons 21920). .

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure Ꮵ $1.00 including fax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors

in Uniform” are › admitted Half Price.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 28th Nov., 1938.

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Pearce and W. A, H. Dust-6-1.

McNelli and Robertson v. Harris, and Anderson 10-8. 2-6.

McNeill beal Robertson 6-2.

SPORTS FLASHES

JERRY GOSANO, the La Salle

College cricketer, is also quite an expert at softball. This game Is catching on very rapidly amongst the school boys in the Colony and there is some talk about a schools league being start- ed.

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IS UNDERSTOOD the boxing classes in Queen's College have been summed and that there is. some very promising material on view. About ten years ago the. annual boxing tournament at Queen's attracted a "good deal of interes: Mr. John C. Fletcher was toxing master then with "Kid" Marriott the instructor.

THE SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS

which arrived in the Colony a few days ago are a very promising looking lot of animals. Many of them already have the appearance of champions and everybody con cerned is quite looking forward to the draw.

NEWS HAS BEEN RECEIVED in

the Colony that "Battling” Rio, the local boxer, is doing quite well ta Singapore and is figuring re- gularly in their boxing cards. "Rio" was regarded as a coming man a couple of years ago and it was generally felt that given more ex- perience he would go a long way.

OCAL TENNIS STARS have already started practicing for the annual tennis championships .tun

under the auspices of the Fongkong Cricket Club about February-March each year"

The Chinese Recreation Club courts are used every day by some of the younger blood, a number of whom are expected to make their debut next year.

TONGKONG WAS SHOWN how softball should be played by the American Girls who gave an exhibition here on Wednesday. The crowd was most unsporting in their persistence in encroaching on the field but the players took it all in good part.

F.A. CUP TIE POSTPONED

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London, Dec. 1. To-day's F. A. Cup replay be- tween Newport and Reading was postponed to December 5 owing: to the fact that the ground was funfit for play.-Router.

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Sporting Fixtures

TO-DAY

drew'a Y.M.C.A. (St. An- drew's), 2.45 p.m. Brawn Cup. Y.M.C.A. V. Recreio "B" ("V" ground), 2.45 p.m.; Recreio "A" v. Andrew's (Recreio), '3 p.m Seaforths v. D.GS. (D.GS.), 3 p.m. Association Tournament:- Police "Bv. Nomads (P. T. S.) 4.15 p.m.

RACING-Hongkong Jockey Club's Twelfth Extra Race Meeting, at Happy Valley. 2 p.m. RUGBY.-Club "A" v. a Navy XV (Army), 2.45 p.m.: Club v. Army, Triangular Tournament (Army) 4 p.m.

Cup

Race for Cruisers; lat Corin- thian Series for Racing Yachts.

TO-MORROW

Kowloon B.G.C. At Home. 2.30 p.m.: Governor's team T.. KC.C. (Government House), 3 D.m CRICKET.-Senlor,

Recreto V. Kowloon: Indian V. Army: Navy 7. Hongkong, Junior. Cralgengower v. Diocesan Boys' School; Central British School v. Civil Service; Hongkong v. Police; Kowloon Recreio: Army v. Indians. FOOTBALL--First division. Police

7. Club (Boundary St), 4 p.m.. South China "A". Kowloon (Caroline H, 4 p.m.: Eastern YACHTING.-ingworth 7. Middlesex (Club), 4 p.m. Second Division, Police v. South China (Boundary St), 2.30 p.m.:" Middlesex.v. R. Engineers (Mill- tary), & p.m.; 5th Bds. R.A. V. Kowloon (Military), 230 p.m.; Club v. Kwong Wah (Club), 2.30 p.m. Junior Shield. Replay, St. Joseph's v. 24th Bty. RA. (Cau- seway Bay). 4 p.m. Third Divi- ston (A). Kit Che v. 30th Bty R.A. (Curoline, Hill), 2.30 p.m.; RAS.C. v. P.W.D. (Causeway Bay), 2.30 p.m. Third Division (B), ASA. v. R.AF. (Kowloon), 2.30 p.m.: Kumaon Rifles v. R. Engineers (E) (Chatham Road), 2.30 p.m.: Signals v. Stonecut- ters W/8 (P. E. Road), 2.30 p.m. GOLF-Captain's Cup Competition

Old and New Courses. Fanting). I HOCKEY-Combined Small Units v. YMCA. (King's Park), 4.15 p.m. Caer Clark Cup, St. An-

BOWLS--Masonic Inter-Constitu- tional match (Kowloon B.G.C.), 2.30 p.m.. CRICKET-Indian R.C. v. Hong-

kong Volunteers, 11 a.m. FOOTBALL-First Division,' St. Joseph's 7. South China "B" (Causeway Bay), 4 p.m.; Royal Scots

Navy (Ecokunpoo), 4 p.m. Second Division, Eastern v. Royal Scots (Club), p.m. Third Division (A), 5th Bde. R A. Stanley V. South China (Caroline H), 2.30 p.m.; R. En- gineers (C) v. Electric (Caroline Hill), 4 p.m.

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GOLF-Second Round Club Cham- pionship (Fanling); Captain's Cup Competition (Fanling).

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