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GAVIA WINS UNITED STATES CHINESE

AGAIN

TENNIS DEFEAT OF ARAGON

THREE STRAIGHT SETS

· L.T.A. PRESIDENT

Mr. Merrill Hall Re-Elected

New York, Dec, 22. Tennis in this country will be ruled for another year by Walter Merrill Hall of New York, a former "First ten" luminary.

GIRL MAKES HISTORY

29, 1934.

WINS STEEPLECHASE

Shanghai, Dec. 23. Chinese women's emancipa- tion was completed yesterday when Miss L. Yen made his- tory in the Shanghai Paper Hunt by placing on the card, achieving the distinction of bo- ing the first Chinese woman rider to win the honour.

Leonardo Gavis, Jr., last week retained the Metropolitan tennis

Hall, who was elevated to the singles title by defeating Francisco presidency of the United States Aragon, No. 2 in the national rank-Lawn Tennis association early this ing, in their title match at the Laong Laan Tennis Club courts. The scores

yeur at the annual meeting, and were 6-3, 6-3 arki 0-3. Gavin is ranked

four other officers who served with No. 1 and besides being the national him during the 1934 season, havé champion, is also holder of the Albeen renamed for 1935 by the nasó- Comers championship.

elation's nominating committee./ Youth was aguin served when thu Officers named with Hall are: doughty court general from the Sto. Holcomb Ward of New York. first Tomas University strong oppmilion offered by Francisco Kansas City, second vice president: the vice president; Joseph W. lyy of Aragon, veteran Davta cupper, and for many years national champion of Ralph W. Westcott of Chicago, sec-merry pace and just bent J. K. the Philippines,

retary; and Lawrence A. Baker of Brand to the line. Washington, treasurer.

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Gavia scored 117 points during the

entire game' and committed A double faults, while Aragon made B4 points and was credited with double faults. Gavin' howing elicited pratnes from the hundreds of tennis fans, Who witnessed the contest. Aragon also drew rounds of applause from the gallery as he brilliantly at vainly attempted in wrest the title from his 19-year-old opponent.

WHIRLWIND ARAGON Aragon played in whirlwind fashion and broke through Gavin's servire to

The executive committee wili comprise four delegates at large and five former association presi- dents, including Dwight F. Davis doner of the Davis Cup.

Nominations in the past have een tantamount to election. The election will be at the U.S.LT.A.,'s annual meeting in Cincinnati Feb. 9.

AND ROUCH PLAY

win the first twn gaines of the initial H.K. SOCCER REFEREES met. After that, however, Gayin tightened up and played brillant Lennis. He won 6 gamica la a row, dropped the eighth game, and clinch If the set by winning the 9th game, Gavin's cross-courts strivea ani 2.ashes noar the net were too much for Aragon in this set. Gavia scored 35 points in this set and Aragon made

24.

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Miss Yen rode a magnificent rare and took the jumps in a manner which put many of her sham. foreign-and male-competitora to Running about fifth, nt

Jack Hayes scored a popular win. his success coming as a fitting reward, as he led the field in the previous week-end's hunt and had bad luck in having unfortunately missed out a leap, which caused his disqualification.

one

Inyes hos deen

of the most consistent followers of the Paper Hunt Club, and despite his advancing years, has been able to show the majority of youthful trusters the way. Hugh Mailand was second and 11. D. Rodger third.

PLACED, FOURTH Miss Yen was placed fourth and received a number of congratula tions on her find performance. It IA becoming moro and more Coming nearer home we are made obvious that the Chinese members to realise that table

of the Club have taken to paper All the drama and excitement of proportionately speaking, as popu

hunting with enthusiasm and the entire play was packed in fifth fat in Hongkong as it is in other Miss Yen's success is an indies- game of the second ret. meret was 3 to 3 with Gavin leading are remarkably keen exponents.

The score parts of the world. The Chinese tion that Chinese women will be-

come associated with this sport. when the two engaged in long All the clubs have their tables. Monument country, the going be

The course WAN laid in the drawn-out battie, the longest ever and witnessed on the Long Laan Tennis courts, and possibly in the Philippines, ships have been in existence

ing excellent in the absence of Aragon served and had a spirited for several years in the Colony. any dust. A good pace was set battle with his rival, scoring a total All. the same ita attractions are throughout, and J. . Liddell laid of 28 points to win the game. Plny pretty well confined to the Chinese. Several large jumps, the finish be- fine course. which included was deuced eleven times with Aragon Possibly the double faulting twice. Gavin even

average European tually won the set after a gruelling battle. Gavin tallied 44 points and double faulted one time in this set, while Aragon made 34 points and 4 double, faults were credited against him.

PACE NOT MAINTAINED Aragon again started fine in the third set and won the first two games, He failed, however, to maintain the hot pace and dropped the next three fames. After winning the sixth game, Aragon slowed up considerably. yielding to Gavia's hase line attack, and finally dropping the next three games to lose the set and the match Gavin sepred 38 points and committed double faults in this set, While

Aragon scored 26 points and made 2 double faults.

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till regards the game as effemin- ing back again at the Monument ate or infantile. This is remark-line. There were no major casual- the best English players. Fred walking back. having lost their able when one considers some of the though several were seen

Perry was world champion, Leslie mounts. Todd, the Kent cricketer la but a shade inferior to Perry, F.1.D. Wilde, British International tennis star, is among the first-class players. One finds men like Patsy. Hendren, Andy Ducat, Joe Hulme of the Arsenal, and Buren Von Kehrling, well known tennis player, all keen exponents. It Is strange to imagine that such men would engage in infantile pas- times. There is plenty of room in Hongkong for really popularis- ing the game; and clubs who are at present keen devotees might do well to get together some time and study the peasibility of deve- loping the game here.”

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BULGARIA'S DEBTS

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There is a grand total of 67 races during the meeting, but the cost of each through ticket will be $68, which includes one chance in the big sweep on the Hongkong Derby, the eighth of the second day, Monday,

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Up to date approximately 60,000 tickets have been sold for this special sweep, which already ensures a first prize of over $30,000.

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Tournament Match

The Royal Navy collapsed in their Triangular Tournament cricket match Recond innings yesterday in the against the Army, and were defeated by nine wickets, the match being over early in the afternonn.

Johnson and Capt. Walch carried the Continuing their first innings, Lt. Army total to 191 before the sixth wicket fell, having added a valuable 63 runs. The remaining Army late- 03 men were Roon dismissed, after the Arty had passed the Navy first in- ning to tal by eight runs.

Splendid bowling by Lt. Rice-Evans resulted in a Navy collapso in their second lease of the wickots, and left 102 runs to be obtained for victory; which the Army secured for the loss of one wicket. Major Bonavia and Lt. Williams made the Army's big victory possible, scoring all but a few Dairen, Dec. 28.

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