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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE

1933.

GAVIA AND POLINTAN PROVE THEIR WORTH AT H.K.C.C. LAWN BOWLS LEADERSHIP OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES

AT STAKE.

CAN CRAIGENGOWER DISPLAĆE K.B.G.C. IN DIVISION 27

PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORROW

Kowloon Bowling Green, Craigengower and

Recreio, leading contenders for the first division championship of the Lawn Bowls League appear safe to garner points from their matches to-morrow. +

All are on home greens. The present leaders, the Bowling Green entertain Kowloon

Docks, and although it was the Docka who visited the Police and defeated them, it la doubtful whether they can repeat the achievement at the Austin Road green,

The Bowling Green are play- ing like champions just now and are caslly the most difficult side!

In the whole league to overcome on their own green,

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

LIST OF WINNERS AND DEFEATED

The following is a list of the winning and defeated contestants in the first rounds of the Open Singles Championship up to and Including yesterday. WINNERS. LOSERS. A. 8. Gomes S. Eccleshall R. Basa

E. G. Post

J. S. Logan visit T. Ferguson Craigengower receive n from the K.C.C., and are turning A. E. Coates. out a full team for the occasion J. Fraser thereby almost

selves of success.

G. H. Sheriff F. V. Whitta H. Beer

W. McLeod

J. MacDonald

C. E. Marques

S. Randle

J. M. Jack

J. G. Ozurio

assuring them-

W. V. Field

R. F. Lux

L. Luck

J. J. Basto

F. Jones

E. Kern

The "Craik" appear to have re- covered from a very diffident start J. Purvis to the season and must be serious- I de Rome

ly reckoned as likely retainers of J. C. Brown J. Chadwick the honours.

The Civil Service may spring a R. Hall surprise on the Recreto, but after V. C. Labrum the Portugese' handsome win over I. GittĮns the Police a week ago, the Govern- F. Xavier mont servants dare not be too A. M. Holland their sanguino regarding

pro-W. Macfarlane F. Cullen specta,

K.B.G.C. IN DANGER.

F. X. M. da Silva

F. Normington

W, S. Drake

J. S. Houghton

II. G. Cooper

H. Champelovier

G. N. Mitchell G. C. Moss

H. E. Strange

A. H. Basto

E. M. Remedios H. Overy U. M. Omar

Craigongower second string are H. Nish now in a position to offer a very J. H. Howe stout challenge to the Kowloon W. Wotherspoon Bowling Green, and to-morrow's 3. V. Ramsay match may be sufficient to put H. Hampton them at the top of the league table.

The Indian Recreation Club, who will act as hosts to the "Craig". have still a lot of experience

gain bofore they can make a great deal of headway and there appeara amall prospects of them stopping the Happy Valley team.

II. A. Alves » -

A. Macfarlane A. M. Calman E. W. Simmonds J. M. M. Alves V. Petherick

1.

OF HEAVY COURT

Rumjahn All Out to Save Match Against Gavia; Polintan Too Good for Tsui

DAZZLING DOUBLES

HANDICAPPED.

though they were by the conditions (the court being very much on the soft side after the rains and also boasting a little too much grass) the Fili pino tennis players, Leonardo Gavia and. Leodegario Polintan gave a good account of themselves against

GAVIA'S BACKHAND→ [YRCO- ful stroke played by L. Gavis, the

Rumfahn yostorday,

Nevertheless he tired very per-

local exponents yester Filpipino tennis star against 3. A. day and on the after- noon's play emerged with flying colours and the balance honours.

In brief the results wore:

of

ceptibly and was quite distressed

towards the close. His will power and a greater consistency pulled him through the second set.

IMPETUOUS TSUL

Tsui Wal-pul exhibited all his Gavia drew with S. A. Rum-old fauita in losing to Polintan, jahn 6-4, 4-0

The young Chinese has still to curb impetuosity and a desire for

Polintan bent Tui Walul 6-3, 6-3

Gavia and Pelintan drew with S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn 3-6, 7-5.

Gavia, who is holder of the Philippines National singles cham- pionship as well as the Inter- Collegiate title for 1933, gave a first rate display in his singles.

Although forced to concede the second set, on the afternoon's showing he proved himself the

SPEY ROYAL CUP alightly better player. There was

TWO MATCHES FOR

NEXT WEEK

The Recreio, also, although to a tossor dograo, in the running, will

The first of the Spey Royal Cup have a long and arduous journey against the Yacht Club at North Competition matches will be played on the Craigengover C.C. green on Point, whereas the K.C.C., addi- Monday next, when the Taikoo R.C. tional challongers, should

meet tho. Hongkong win quartette will comfortably

against the H.K. Electric Company R.C. at p.m. Electric.

The following rinks having been selected by the respective clubs:

PROBABLE TEAMS, To-morrow's-toams include:

DIVISION L.

Taikoo R. C. H.K. Electric D. Peoples A Tarbuck

J.-Watson-A-F. Paul.

J. Chalmers 5. Deacon W. Wotherspoon J. F. Lunny

(skip) (skip)

i

always more punch in his strokes and his equipment as well as production were a little superior to Rumjahn's.

But having learnt his tennis on hard courts, which rules out slice, cut and chop shots, Gavin was un- able to make the best use of the state of the court, his flat racket strokes losing much

of thair. potoney on the slow and heavy surface.

MASTERFUL OVERHEAD. His best department was over- head-and-volley-and-here-be-was invariably the master. A well Bustained not attack in the first

Crafgongower:-J Cavanagh, The second is between Craigen-set reaped its reward. But al

every

L.E. Lammert, D. Rumjahn, and B.W: Bradbury' (skip);

G.L. gower and the Hongkong Yacht though he made a bee line for the Buchanan, C.5. Summons, H. Beor Club on the Police Green on middle of the court in and R. Basa (skip); W.T. Bright Wednesday. In view of this B. W. available opportunity, he did not man, A.E. Coates, E. el Arculli and Bradbury's champlonahip tie with go up foolishly and showed himself possessing a sound knowledge of L. Whant has been postponed. U.M. Omar (skip).

Craigengower will turn out the craft and tactics. Talkoo:-J. Folson, G. Stewart, R. Wallace and N. Drummond following rink for their Spey

Royal tle: (akip); J. Watson, J. Whyte, R. Keown and. W. Wotherspoon; D. Peoples, W. Brown, W. Welr and (Continued on Page 10.)

G. L Buchanan B. W. Bradbury H. Beer

U. M. Omar

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FILIPINOS AT THE K.C.C.

The Filipino players will · make a further appearance on Sunday, when they visit the Kowloon Cricket Club and again come up against our leading exponents.

The Rumjahn cousins to- gether with Tsui Wal-pul and E.C. Fincher will provide the opposition, the following tentativa programme having been arranged to start at 4

p.m.

SINGLES.

S. A. Rumlahn v Leonardo

Gavia.

Tsui 'Wai-pui v Leodegario

Polintan.

DOUBLES. HD-Rumlahn-and-E.-C.

Fincher v Gavia Polintan. MIT HAIKU

and

matches... quick points if he is to win

Ho was spectacular and quite often pulled off a delightful

RECOVERY

O

INTERESTING LEAGUE

TENNIS

NEW CHINESE COMBINATION

-OVERWHELM RADIO

SMART PERFORMANCES BY K.C.C. AND K.I.T.C.

An impressive debut by the new Chinese Recreation Club team, smart wins by the Kowloon Indian Tennis Club and Kowloon Cricket Club, and a great duel between the Filipinos and Recreio were the high spots of yesterday's tennis in the "C" Division of the league.

Below are given the results:

BVIOUSLY strangers to grass courts, the visitors did their utmost to accus-

KIT.C. H.K.C,C. "C" tom themselves to the

Kowloon Indians defeated the Hong- to 2. vagaries of the rec-kong Club by 0% events

Scores:

and Jahan Dad Ahmed Khan tangle and except for

(K.IT.C.) lost to J. E. Henry and G. an unexpected lapse in Puncheon, 4-3; bont W, C. G. Knowles

and Harris Walker, 6-1; beat the first set of the Berkett and H. W. Torrible, G-4

Fordos Ali and Mir Singh (K.I. doubles, can be writt T. c) beat Henry and Puncheon 7-5;

ris Walker, If the rain holds off to-day beat Knowles and Harris an unexpected lapsel2; beat Bergett and Torrible, 6-4. there will be a very attrnetivo

Playing on their own courts, the MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE

THIS AFTERNOON

as

Indians Pay Visit to the Champions

V

in the first set of All and Salleh (K... array of Mixed Doubles league

lost to Henry and Puncheon 2-6; beat the doubles, can be Knowles and Harris Walker, 4-6; and matches for decision, among them

drew with Berkett and Torrible, 0-6.being last year's champions

runners-up (U.S.R.C. and I.R.C.) written down

and the C.B.A. v Craigentower C.C.

K.C.C. and Chinese having "come, seen

Cralgengower had a decisvo victory Recreation Club. against the C.B.A. on the latter's The Indians visit the Services and conquered."

court's winning all

events. nino

and will have to be at their best Scores:

Both players were entertain- ing and they Indulged in singles of the rousing hitting. The match lost something in finesse, hut was good "gallery" tennis.

to

T. Whitley and King (C.B.A.) lost to avert defeat. Mrs. Kew, Miss G. Kelly and H. Howard 2-6; lost Rose Rumjahn, and Miss Gecks are to W. Reed and Y. Mor, 2-8; lost to the I.R.C. lady players, whilst E. Zimmern and F. Broadbridge, 1-0. the Rumjahn cousins are natural- G. Gurevitch and D. Gregory ly turning out, S.A. partnering Mrs. (C.B.A.) lost to Kelly and Howard, Kew and H.D. with Miss Rumiahn. 3-6; lost to Reed and Mor, 2-0; lost

to Zimmern and Broadbridge, 8-0. Dr. Traill, who performed so R. Woods and D. Blyth (C.B.A.) impressively for the Cricket Club The Rumjahns gave the im-lost to Kelly and Howard, 4-6; 1080 second string this week, has pression that they would walk to Reed and Mor, 1-6; lost to Zimmern found a place in the L.R.C. team away with two sets when they and Broadbridge, 1-0. opposed the visitors in the last A tlo resulted in the match between

Deutscher Klub v Kowloon Dock,

The K.C.C. aro making no

match of the day. The local the Deutscher Klub and the Kowloon alterations from last week's solect- champions sailed through the first Dock on the former's Courts, anched and will line up E. C. Fincher, stanza being scarcely extended, team winning four and a half events. E.F. Fincher and A.E.P. Guest, who will be partnered by Miss but it was discernible that this Scores: was mainly due, to the glaring Klub) lost to C. E. Millard and A. Hambly respectively.

Soltau and O. May (Deutscher O. Dalziel, Miss Grifithe and Mrs.

blunders on the part of the opposi-

tion, rather than the superlative Duncan, 3-6; beat G. and J. White,

0-2;

drow with J. Sturgon and W. A useful team this and one play of the cousins.

Tillery, G-6.

which should, with the balance of Both Gavin and Polintan collaps-chor Klub) lost to Millard and Dun- just about win against the visiting H. Bocno and H. Lubeseder (Douts the ladies strength in their favour, ed miserably in the volloying, can, 0-6; beat White and White, 0-2; campaigns and netted return after beat Sturgon and Tillery, 0-1.

return. Gavin was especially at fault, leaving far too narrow

margin for errors and mistiming in an astonishing manner.

Chinese,

The terms will be:

G. Sommer and H. Luhring (Deuta- acher Klub) lost to Milland and Dun- K.C.C.-E. C. Finchor and Miss-

can, 1-d; beat White and can; lost to Sturgon and Tillery, 4-0. Griffiths; A. E. P. Guest and Mrs. White, O. Dalziel;, E. F. Fincher and Misa 0-8;

Filipino Club Club de Recreio The Club de Recriero gained but

They affected a smart recovery

to four. Scores!

A. M.

Hambly.

I.R.C.-S. A. Rumjahn and Mrs. In the second set after the Rum-a narrow victory over the Filipino jahna had gone away to a B-1 and Club men, whom they met on King's Kew: H. D. Rumjahn and Miss 5-3 lead. They captured "H. D.'s" Park, the winners gaining five events R. Rumjahn. J. A. Cassumbhoy. service, drow level on Polintan's

S. A. and S. S. Hussain (F.C.) lost and Miss Grecks. service, broke through Sirdar's to J. Xavier and L. Ribeiro, 4-6; beat

C.R.C.-M. W. Lo and Mrs. and finally clinched the

get and C. Xavier, 0-8; beat

Wal-pul and Mrs. Litton; Taul through Gavia's service.

and A. A. Remedios, 6-2, Save and Dr. Voloso and H. Ribeiro (F.C.). Chlu Chun-chiu; Ho Ka-lau and During these four games they lost to Xavier and Ribeiro, 2-6; lost Miss-R. Porry, gave the onlookers a better to Carvallic and Xavier, 2-6; boat chance of judging their ability Silva and Remedios, 6-4

M, Sousa and T. Leonard (F.C.), and one can only congratulato

beat Xavier and Ribeiro, 0-4; lost to them

on achieving Buch

Carvallio and Xavier,

2-0; lost to magnificent recovery against Silva and Remedies, 3-5.

Chinese Recreation v. Radio Sports. As was feared, the C.R.G. proved far too strong for the RS.C. who, If anything was needed to turn the scales against them, had the addi- tional disadvantage of meeting their (Continued on Page 10.)

TENNIS ACES-Group of the five players who took part in yesterday's tennis exhibitions at the H.K.C.C. Reading left to right, Toul Wal-pul, L. Gavin, H. D. RumJuhn, L. Poliatan and 5, A. Rumjahn

Gavia la'a'stylist na woll naj a hard hitter and his backhand drive, was n pleasure to watch, although, an I have alrendy Buggested, it was not the most effective weapon for the con- ditions.

(Photo: Ming Yuan).

shat. This was particularly so when his forehand drive was working, but there was a pro- nounced weakness on the other

doughty opponents of the Rum- Jahn calibre.

... COUSINS EASE UP.

hand and a lack of confidence rather too onay after carning such I suspect the cousins took things about his volleying,

Polintan, who incidentally round a comfortable load. There was a his way to the final of the perceptible slackening off after Sirdar was somewhat, bolow Philippines Inter-Collegiate singl-the oighth game of the second sot, form. He was definitely made toes; demonstrated a sizzling fore HD. Rumjahn remained his cool play second fiddle In the first set, hand drive, a reliable backhand, solf, and was the bost volleyer in the court Sirdar was impressivo but changed his game in the next, and a superiority at the not and, making the most of his chop In both sets he broke through in the earlier stngos of the gatac, backhand as a means of paving after the sixth game and indicated but later fell down on service and the way for a not attack, enjoyed quite, clearly his ability to take committed one or two surprising

blunders at the not. the greater share of attack, command of the oxchanges.

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