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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1939.

2* In the World of Sports

ALEC CRAWFORD RUNS TSUI YUN-PUI TO A FOUR-SIX FINAL SET

FINE PERFORMANCE IN MILITARY

OPEN SINGLES

Ho Ka-lau & Lee Yue-wing

Recover

CROW

Well To Win

(By "TAC")

ROWDS UNPARALLELED IN THE HISTORY OF THE HONGKONG, TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS gathered at the Cricket Club ground yesterday, the majority to watch the second round doubles replay between Ho Ka-lau and Lee Yue-wing. and W. H. A. Duff and T. A. Pearce on the Stand Court.

For all that this match was the main attraction both the third round doubles "game between Lim Thiam-tet and Stephen Wong and A. V. Gosano- and J. J. Remedios and the third round singles tie be- tween Tsul Yun-pul and A. Crawford also attracted large galleries.

The two doubles games LIM, WONG IN

finished first and spectators from these then flocked to Court No. 4, forming a ring round Tsui, and Crawford that must be an easy record for an early round encounter.

Nor were they disappointed. For, at that stage it seemed just a bare possibility that the biggest upset within mefiory would take place.

Each player had won a set and

SEMI-FINALS

Win After Three Close Sets

(BY EX-TENNIST "')

SOCCER

CUP

\RECORD SCORE IN IS. A. GOLF OPEN

DURBAN, April 11 (Reuter)»

Annual Macao Match4 D, Locke won the South

Won By Civilian

(From Our Own Correspondent)

MACAO, April The aunts) match for the Military Cup be- tween the Army and the Civi- lians was featured by a one- sided play to-day when the latter ran off easy victors by the store of four goals to nul

at the Canidrome Stadiam.

African Open Golf Champion- ship with a record aggregate #core of 279 for 72 holes, after finishing a record round of 67. Hla rounds were: 69, 69, 14 and 67.

H.K. JOCKEY CLUB

וי

Lobato and Airosa both played Classification Lists

On the

excellently but they were poorly supported by their team-mates, while the Army forwards showed up weak in their attacks. whole the losers were unfortunate in having two of what appeared to be certain goals hitting of the cross-bar.

"Alterations

The latest alterations and addi- tions to the classification lists of the Hongkong Jockey Club, dated March 20, 1930, are as follows:-

AUSTRALIAN PONIES

KEMPTON PARK : ENGLAND XI FOR

RACING

Result Of Coventry

Stakes

LONDON, Apr 11 (Reuter)-At Kempton yesterday, the present Derby favourite, Foxbrough

II.

HAMPDEN PARK ADVERTISEMENTS

Soccer International

On Saturday

England's eleven for the inter-

starting favourite at 8/4, was un-national soccer match with Scot- placed in the Coventry Three-year

Fold Stakes över one mile.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB..

Draft Programmes and Entry

Extra:

land at Hampden Park on Satur-Forms for the Third day, April 15, 1:---

The result of the race was;-

WOODLEY (Chelsea);

1008 Southport

I

542 Rogerstone Castle

2

(Arsenal captain;-

25/1 Lemanouc

3

Race Meeting to be held on

22nd April 1939- MORRIS (Wolves), HAPGOOD Saturday,

(weather permitting), may be WILLINGHAM (Huddersfield T.), obtained at the Secretary's Office, Rogerstone Castle has been en-CULLIS (Wolves), MERCER (Ever- Exchange Ballding; the Clab tered for the Derby..

Sixteen ran in the race.

ton):

Twa

MATTHEWS (Stoke C.), G. 3.House, Happy Valley; the Hong lengths separated first and second, | HALL (Spuès). LAWTON (Everton), Kong Club; the Sports Club; and a short head second and third. GOULDEN (West Ham U.), and and the Stables, Shan Kwong:

Road. This was Foxbrough's first defent BROOK (Manchester C.).

SCOTLAND BEATEN AT HOCKEY

AMSTERDAM, April 11 (T/

- Reserves to travel:--COPPING (Leeds

BROOME United).. Tru (Aston Villa).

FRIENDLY HOCKEY

The Civilians felded a superior Murrumbidgee, 'Scarlett O'Hara team from the start and the for-to "B" Class wards never let up in their aggres A Roaring Time, Baffin Bay to Ocean)-The Netherlands Hockey In a friend hockey encounter siveness throughout the game: The "C" Class. winners were well served by Bousa, Colaco, T. Badaracco and Quereiro.

QUICK GOALS The opening goal was scored ten minutes from the whistle when Budaracco drove in a cannon-hall A. V. Gosano and J. J. Re- from outside the penalty area. Be- medios, "giant-killers" or to fore half-time intervened, the Civi- Hans were another point ahead be more explicit, victors of the when, following a high lob by much-fancied E. C. Fincher—Badaracco into the Army penalty W. C. Hung combination in jarea, Guezeiro neatly trapped the the first round, were them-ball and pushed it into the corner Tsui had taken the first set at selves put out by Lim Thiam-of the net, 8-3 and dropped the second, after tet and Stephen. Wong in the

Crawford had recovered from a 4-1. deficit, taking three games in a row to level at 4-4.

TSUI JADED

a gruelling tussle, at 6-8. He look-third: round after a stimish

ed, and obviously felt, jaded and fight on Court No. 8.

the tennis by this time had de- generated for the most part into

The Chinese pair. a new part-

a war of attrition-from the tech-nership from the Hongkong Uni- nical point of view being defnitely versity. thus enter the semi-finals. disappointing.

But in view of the state of the game interest was very much alive and the Crawford supporters, though in 2 minority, were living in hopes of a major sensation and show- ed their appreciation of every point he won.

In

where they will meet the Tsui Brothers, holders. It is many years since a new combination has done

Within a few minutes of re- sumption of play. Antonio Badaracco centered high, Guerciro heading the ball in without difficulty. T. Badaracto Anished up the scoring some mkuutes later following a neat two-point combination between Guereiro and himself.

Lit J. Montalvao e Silva refereed

so well in their debut in the Open the match. tournament.

Previous to the game the two

Lim conarmed the opinion I had teams were presented to the Co- formed that he is definitely a lantal Becretary, Dr. A. Menezes greater force in singles than in Alves who, together with Mrs. Alves, doubles. That is not to say that presented prizes to the players at he played badly. He was quite up the conclusion of the game. It was not to be, however.

Amongst those present was the the vital ninth game, Tsui made to-in fact, on numerous occasions

of his Officer Administering the Govern- no mistake whatever on his ser- surpassed the standard vice, and, though he made some-partner. But one missed the de-ment, Capt. J. R. Coelho, Jr. thing of a fight for it on his own cisive smashes, the beautiful lobs delivery, Crawford served a double-that had been the highlights of his fault in the final point to bring match with Teddy Fincher. Never-yo Cho Seng; Sousa, La Badaracco, theless, he contributed his share to Colaco: A. Badaracco, T. Badaracco the match to an anti-climax

the victory,

Guereiro, Lopes, Joanilhs. ending...

ARMY: Santos; Paz, Lobato; BII- i. verlo, Alex Airosa, Conde; Rego,

Jesus, Asits, Alb Afrosa, J. Lopes.

"DOUBLES RE- PLAY

DISAPPOINTS

Duff Not Dominant As Last Week

The tears were:- CIVILIANS: Carvalho Cordova,

LOSERS FOUGHT hard The losers, while never reaching the form they struck when they beat Fincher and Hung. were yet by no means playing badly. Re- medios service again occasionally STUDENTS SPORTS left the opposition standing and

"The Wah Yan Past Students'

WAH YAN PAST

Gesano, in the latter stages, pulled Association will hold its second out some neat cut-off volleys. But annual athletic meeting at Caro- they were not consistent enough une H, S.C.A.A. ground, on April and were never given the oppor 30. When Duff and Pearce won the first set at 7-5, with Pearce showtunity to settle down to a campaign

of attack

ing decidedly improved form, in comparison with his display last week, the odds were definitely on their getting through.

But Bo and Lee suddenly, and (more important? simultaneously fan into a fine patch. They swept,

The winners dropped the first set, at 6-1, and had some trouble in clinching the second at 9-7, but thereafter always looked the likely vicfors,

The programme includes many interesting items and the first event will be run of at 11 am. There will be a 400-Metre Relay Race open to the Colony, and those teams that desire to participate should send in their names before

bespite the closely-contested April 20 to Mr. Tam sik-poon, c/o "through for 6-1, Ho's agility being second stafiza, the standard in the South China Morning Post. A 100- a feature, Lee was showing a neat firal one was quite high and in the Metre Race will be held specially cross-court stroke which he had course of the nine games (8-3) for people working in the Press not used to any extent in the last there were some very fair rallies, (English or Chinese)-Post entries encounter, and his overhead, while honours being even in these.

nover being in Duff's class, was neat and well-placed. The latter remark is also applicable to Ho, who caught Duff napping a fair number of times with amashes that landed almost on his toes.

TAME FINISH

The anticipated battle for the deciding set did not eventuate. Pearce had began dropping and Duff, while bringing off a number "of spectacular smashes, was not the force he had been in the first match.

Down 2-4, the English pair had] a good chance of making it 3-4, but lost it, and, with it, the next game for set and match.

Most of the scintillating moments In this match were provided by the Chinese pair once the first set had been passed Duf never reached

H

only.

Sporting Fixtures

TO-DAY BADMINTON Colony Champion.

ship Finals, Juniors, S. H. Boone

Lim

Thian-tet and Wong (Stand Court).

TO-MORROW

CHINA PONIES Jennifer to "B" Class."

Cuban Love, Geordie, Gold Coin. Green Bay. Jack O'Lantern, King's Worthy, Night View, Sea Horse. Welcome. Wild Cat to "D" Class.

team on Monday beat Scotland by at Pokfulum yesterday afternoon, 4 to n Halftime ended with the, the University beat the Macao score at 1-0 for the Dutch team, Lyceu by 2 goals to 1. The Macao The Dutch played extremely well, team has been spending the Easter especially the forwards, who were holidays in Hongkong and will very fast and technically better return to the Portuguese Colony

to-day. than the Scots.

W. D. & H.O.WILLS®

GOLD FLAKE

CIGARETTES

For a good "draw"

Stephen

GOL

V. D. Kwok (Recreio), 8.30 p.m.. BADMINTON. - Colony enam- Mixed Doubles, P. K. Hul

pionships Finals. Seblor Singles,

and

Miss U. Khou v. M. A. Oliveira and Miss M, Silva (Recreio).............. HOCKEY, International Berles,

P. K. Hul v. “D. Âu (Talkoo), 8.30 p.m. Doubles, P. K Hul and K. L Yong v. P. 8. Bun and M. 8. Lima,”

Wales v. Ireland (Army Area SHOOTING Hongkong "Bisley" Sports Ground); Portugal y.

Meeting (Kowloon City). R Continent (Club); Scotland. v.

TENNIS-Open Bingles. Tsui Wai- England (CBA); India v. China

pul (holder) v. H. D. Rumjahn (Recreio).

梦。 (Stand Court): 8. W. Llang Ho Ka-lau (8).

p.m

MEETINGS. Hongkong- Lawn Bowls Association (Fardine

**/ . "FRIDAY, APRIL 14 ........i, Matheson Boara, Room); 5.30 TENNIS Open Singles 8. A. Rumfahn Lim Thiam-tet (Stand Court), Open: Doubles. Razack v Lee Wal-tong ! (8). Major F. C. Nottingham and Open Doubles Taui Wai-pulCapt. R. B. Lecky 7. Lee Yus- and Taut Tun-pul (holders).—sing and Ho Ka-lán (8).

the heights he had attained on the TENNIS Open Bingles. I. M. A

and in this previous occasioni respect the game was a disappoint- ment.

istol & London

Entries close at 12 o'clock. NOON on Thursday, 13th April,. 1939.

By Order,

"C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

286.