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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CHINESE GIRL

TENNIS

PLAYER

TUESDAY, MAY &

MISS

Inter-Club

PLEASES Emulating

THE CRITICS

MISS HOAHING

Vivian McGrath

PLAYERS ADOPT

WEIRD STROKE Although young Vivian McGrath departed these shores many month, ago the two-fisted backhand stroke

STROKES LIKE MISS still with us.

DOROTHY ROUND

Mias Gem Hoshing, a young Chinese player aged 13, who is a member of the West Twicken- ham Club, competed in the club's open tournament and with N. de Manby won seven games from A. G. Lloyd and Miss R. Jarvis

in the mixed doubles.

None of the people who were to watch tho fortunate enough Steefon Lott Shields Wood doubles match at the Seventh Regiment Armory recently can doubt this statement, writes a cor- respondent to the American Lawn

Lott's back-hand

stroke

has been weak for lo, these many years, and Stoefen is considerably stronger on his right side than on is left; and no both men may

STAMMERS Tennis

EXCELS

SURREY CUP WON OUTRIGHT

CLEVER TENNIS

London, April 16.

At Canton

BÖDIKER AGAIN BEATEN

Canton, May 7.

An inter-club tennis match was played nt the German Club, Miss K. E. Stammers won Tung Shan, on Saturday and Sun- the Surrey hard court women's day, bolween the Canbon Citizens. singles title for the third year Athletic Association and the in succession at Roehampton Deutscher Garten Klub, The on Saturday, and so made the Chinese team proved to be the cup her own property. In de-

feating such determined stronger and the various matches

饞

THE RESULT5.

match-player as Mrs. M. R. resulted as follows: 1. King by two sets to love, Miss Stammers played да well as she has ever done, and Mrs. King, for once in her life, had to renounce the chase BOON after the second set had been begun.

Ladies Singles:--Mina." Leung' lost to Mrs. Fischer, 1/6.1/8

have felt the need of a re-inforce- ment of their backhand shots when:

Men's Singles:-Lai Kwong- they had to face two such sharp. | For her age Miss Hosting shooters as the New Yorkers. At

Tsun beat G. Bodiker, G/4,2/6,6/4: plays a remarkably advanced any rate both George and Læster,

The enthusiastic spectators saw Leung Tae-ki beat R. P. Newell, Wong Tak-kwong game: her forehand in well pro- time and again, grasped their rac fine exhibition of withering fore-4/6,5/3,7/5: duced, carries plenty of pacem like a club when their back- guarded

kots in both hands and wielded hand drives which shot into un-beat C. E. Watson, 6/3,7/5: Liu

corners of Mrs. King's

beat Yat-fong and is usually directed with good hands were attacked-as they fre-court, and some brilliant volley 6/3,6/2: Chan Chi-keung beat H. II. Schneider, length into the backhand corner. quently were.

for Miss Stammers knew exactly The execution of her backhand Having watched the McGrath when to come to the net and put Rode, 6/1, 6/4: Chu Chi-wo beat stroke reminds one of the free two-fisted shot at Wimbledon and the ball away.

P. Beckmann, 4/6,6/1,6/2: Szeto In the United States, I was able to Miss Stammers never appeared Bick bent H. von Essen, 8/66/3: swing of Miss Dorothy Round.

to E. Dillner, She is at present handicapped by

L Fong lost Jack of inches for the doubles

9/7,3/0,6/8:

game, but is sufficiently advanced

Mixed Doubles: Miss Leung to hold her own with senior mem- hern of the West Twickenham Club, Some idea of her form may gauged from her

to be either a winner outright or this meeting some years ago she victory in the a very difficult shot to return. was entered by her mother for and Chu Chi-wo beat H. Schneider girl's singles at Sandown last year

the second class singles event, | and H. Rocte, 6/4,0/1: Li Fong and where she won four matches with With George and Lester, how-for her to be included in

but the referee thought it better Wong Tak-kwong lost to C. E. the loss of 13 games. At the New ever, the shot is still in its infancy, championship singles,

the Watson and E. Dillner, 6/4,5/7,1/6. and she Malden tournament last August Both men have learned that they survived one round.

Seventeen matches should have she beat two well-known Surrey need support on the backhand side first chance, and so Miss Stammers heavy showers only the twelve It was ber been played but owing to the juniors much older than herself, and they secure this by bringing ways will retain pleasant me-mentioned above were completed,

UNDOUBTED TALENT.

be

and to care a jot for the occasional compare it with the Lott Stoefen variety. The young Aus-asty puffs of wind, which checked

much more tralian's stroke is

even a full-blooded drive in its finished product, as well as a more light, and I was remarkable how deadly one. McGrath comes down she managed to catch Mrs. King

on the ball with spontaneity and on the wrong foot. It is of in- and Leing Tse-k bent Mra. Fis tremendous force, and if the ballterest to note that when Miss Stam-] cher and C. E. Watson, 5/7,6/2,5/4: xuen into court it is pretty certain mers made her first appearance at

Men's Doublea:Loung. Tsēki

IN INFANCY.

the left hand down on the racket

mories of Roehampton,

the Chinese team winning nine and the Deutscher Klub three.

KEEN ENCOUNTER.

Miss D. M. Stevens and Alisa Una handle and thus helping the force Park, without losing a gel, and of the blow. It does seem to ald

THE MEN DISAPPOINT. took a set of Miss B. Batt, the the shot, but that may be partly ended quickly in a victory for R. A desultory men's singles final Middlesex junior champion, in the due to the fact that a weaknes. Ritchie over J. R. Reddall, the finni.

exists. Made properly, the back-champion of the Civil Service. The Bira. Fischer played exceptional- hand stroke does not need aid, and loser showed nothing approachingly well to beat her opponent so such masters of it as Tilden, Craw the form which had enabled him convincingly, but the match which ford and Wood would probably to conquer en A correspondent who frequently scorn assistance of this kind round such players as K. C. Gandar between Lal Kwong-taun and G. route to the inst drew the spectaturs was that plays against Miss Hoabing writes Nevertheless, players who have a Dower and F. H. P. Wilde. Ho Bodiker. Lal is the holder of the that he is grently impressed by her backhand weakness Imitate

had beaten them by waging a war Singles Title for South Chinn and undoubted talent. "She was able McGrath to advantage, and in the of attrition, but he soon discovered beat Bodiker in the finals at the to hold her own on the drive with course of time achieve a backhand that Ritchie was in no mood for a Central Park in straight sets a

that will compare favourably with Marathon. her three companions and was always steering the ball to the one of the natural variety. Waith is merely another way of saying most awkward part of the court, that McGrath's frenk shot may find down the tram-lines if the player its way into the repertoire of nome at the net moved across too much,good players.

and a reliable and strong return

of service into the backhand court.

My partner and I found it neces-

sary to break up her driving game

may

JAPANESE SWIMMERS.

month or so ago.

were safely, converting second set after some, brilliant

Into

Ritchie left the base-line ag often as possible, and he

At this meeting Lai won the never persuaded to

was first set G/4 after a very keen retreat by Reddali, who vainly employed the struggle, then Bodiker took the lab when his attempted. shota

tennis, some of the games running winuing volleys by

eight duces. The third set vigilant R volleyer who had no fear. Ritchie was most exciting as the scores drew to four all after Lahad led

However and he has regained his confidence. by two gamess Like the majority of players

His forehand drive, however, does managed to win the next two and from the East, Miss Hoaking never The Japanese World

Olympic not cater for a ball which travels the match, rain falling heavily during the closing stages of the reveals her feelings on the court, swimmers will stage an exhibition in low.

mateli. Miss Gem Hothing has a grass the Victoria Recreation Club bath on court at her disposal at her May 23 on their return from Manila. The time has not been decided as yet

by the shorter cross-court ball-of-Olympic Star-To-Appear Atwas, polished-in all that he did,.

the drop-shot.”

V.R.C. On May 23.

HOME RACING.

London, May 7.

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Two cases each rot. small-pox, possesses robust physique and re-up and submitted to the visitors.

The call over for the Derby to-day meningitis and animal ribies; and ceives every encouragement. AR The Hongkong International Ama-showed Colombo was the ge fn-one case euch of diphtheria her people are permanently resi- teur Swinning Association will also vourite.

The prices are dent in this country-her grand- organise an exhibition by the Japan father was a naturalised English-se stars in the European Y.M.C.A. 15/8 Colombo (0) 2/1 (1.) man and she herself was born on bath on May 21 at 7:30 p.

P/1 Umidwar (t. and o.)

Easton (v.) Lozingaro (a.) Windour Lnd (0) Medieval Knight (t. and o.)

After participating in the For 10/1 British soll-it may not be many Eastern Games, the Japanese Olym-1100/7 years before Chinese victories are nic team will leave the Philippine 18/1 recorded in some of our tournu-Iklands on May 21 arriving in Hong- 22/1 ments.

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