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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1935.

TO-DAY'S NOVEL TENNIS ENCOUNTER AT H.K.C.C.

FINCHER OBLITERATES

E. L. H. SHUTE

LOSER'S BACKH AND COLLAPSES AGAINST CHOP STROKES

S.A. RUMJAHN AT HIS BEST

(By "Verital"),

E. L. H. Shute gavo a disappointing account of him. self against E. C. Fincher in the first round of the open singles tennis championship yesterday, and after the first four games was not in the same street as the K. C. C. champion, eventually losing in straight sets 6-3, 6-2,

The loser

benefited from, possessing sufficient anticipation Fincher's orrore to hold his own to secure a winning volley. I did up to two-all, but thoroafter Toddy not see Ramjahn make a single pummelled his backhand and mistake from the forecourt during

with fine this set. atpositioned Shute placements from the net.

Fincher's play in the agcond set was more on a par with that form reached by him three years ago to utilised his chopped backhand to open up a continuous and

Just the opposite was happening on an adjoining court where Pagh and Ho Ka-lau fought out a base- line duel. Pagh, whose ground strokes were excellent presented himself with dozens of fine open- tho not. But ho ings to go to muccessful not attack... Fincher seemed to have no confidence In wisely discarded his forchand himself and remained back, or else dzivo when he found himself mis-mado a tentative excursion and re- aiming the stroke and returned to turned to the baseline as soon as

and cut lo had stroked. his more rollable chop whals with which he commanded: both a good longth and accuracy.

WEAK BACKHAND

Shute was plainly disconcerted by these shots which retarded the hound of the ball and stopped him from making his top spin drives effective. His great weakness

however was on the backhand and this continually lot him down.. A Shuto made one or two smart passing shots from this hand; but it was not strong enough to permit him to stay a rally. On the fore- hand Shute drove strongly, and carly in, the match beat Finchor:

This was simply playing Inte Ho's hands, for the C... exponent loves nothing better than baseline rallies. In this he in at his best. Pagh would have done much better had he attempted to hustle the Chinese. Pagh turned out a very to running forehand drive and a reliable backhand delivery. It was

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BIG MONEY FOR PRO TENNIS STARS

with some very good placements. Lott And Stoefen Each

Nevertheless Flacher won far

more easily than was generally! anticipated, and it in highly doubt- ful if anybody can stop from roaching the quarter-final.

Tennio Kwok showed reputatlong meant and past achievements nothing to him when he played Airdar Rumjahu, former champion, Ho took the Indian on his merits, played a fine forcing game, and hold him to 6-4, 6-1.

Earned More Than

£1,200 In Week

London. George Lott and Lester Stoefen, the latest recruits to professional lawn tennis, oach earned alightly more than $1,200 during their first week of exhibition play, says Reuter message from New York.

Kwok's driving was as good

The gross receipts for this period ga any Rumjaha has met in local Lenala for some considerable amounted to £9,815. Twenty per time. So powerful was it in the cent to Ellsworth Vines. Lott and Orst set that the Chinese Stoefen received twelve and a half actually led 4-3 before Rumjahn per cent. each, and Bill O'Brien and took the initiative and himself. T. Tilden shared the remainder. demonstrated how effective driving can be.

KWOK'S DISTINCTION Kwok had the distinction ofl drawing the heat from Rumjahn,

Altogether 35,000 spectators saw matches played In New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Pittsburgh and Providence,

14,936 "GATE"

Sixteen thousand watched Lott and that best was expressed in and Stoefen make their dobut at clever all-court tennis, and largely Madison Square Garden for which foatared by splendid not work. If the gate receipts amounted to Kwok had posscoed the same $4,936. valloying propensitics as Rumjaha

Although Mr. O'Brien could not

he would have won a set. Over recali last year's figures, he nd- hoad the Chinese brought of mitted that attendances this year Roycral spectacular "kills," but he had not been so good. It had to tonded to overhit on the volley be remembered however, that 1934 and conceded several vital points was remarkable for the entry into a result of this trait of un-professional lawn tennis of Ells- aboadiness.

worth Vines, whose drawing power Rumjahn's tennis to the second was far greater than that of either eet was highly entertaining. ile Lott or Stoefen. There was also doalt confidently, with all of tho added attraction of Henri Kwok's returns, often going Cochet and Martin Pinn, who were

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OF THE DERBY

LORD DERBY'S COLT FANCIED FOR ENGLISH RAGE CLASSIC

London.

RUMJAHNS V. SHUTE BOYS

OPEN DOUBLES

FINCHER AGAIN IN ACTION

(By "Veritus")

The Shute twins, prophesied by Home critica as the second Doherty brothers, are to-day given their opportunity to show Hongkong what they can do in doubles tennis. They are meeting the Rumpahu cousins,

in Colony champions, the second round of the champion- ship, and a record crowd will probably endeavour to « round the court.

This will be the first time the twins have played together in com- petitive teanls in Hongkong, and from their viewpoint it is rather: unfortunate they should have to meet the champions.

Spectators, however, will not go to the II.K.C.C. expecting the boys to win, but it will be extra-

Lord Derby's colt Bobsleigh, is evidently regarded by Mr.ordinarily interesting to ace how Edward Moorhouse, the Editor of the Bloodstock Breeders' Review, the annual volume of which has just been published, as the most likely horse to win this year's Derby.

THE SHUTE BROTHERS

Australia

England's

Big Rival

U.S.A. WILL GIVE

POOR SHOW they shape against such playcra. My own impression of the young-

St. Louis. stera is that they play mach better The United States will not tennis as a pair than in singles even reach the challenge round encounter ensures an unusually this year, in the opinion of the Interesting spectacle.

"It will not be surprising," he trait that has been associated with In any case the novelty of the of the Davis Cup competition writes, "If, when the Free Handi- many good horses. cap for Three-Year-Olds appears next October, we find him at the top..

I

The following warning note. Ja

CENTURY AGAINST

M.C.C.

FINE BATTING BY HEADLEY

Jamaica Does Well

Kingston, March 11. ~Jamaica "obtained, a decided advantage at the close of play to-day against the M.C.C. finish- ing but 74 runs behind with six wickets in hand.

Headley was In brilliant form with the bat and compiled a magnificent 127 before dismisanl. Barrow contributed 59.

The

M.C.C. found scoring.

| dimeulk against the steady bowling of. Johnson and Beckford, and were dismissed for 321. Johnson captured & for 71 and Beckford 6 for 90,

Jamaica at tho.close had scored 247 for the loss of four wickets, and are In a seemingly strong position. Reuter.

CORRESPONDENCE

Footbrawl At Kowloon

Sports Editor

Hongkong Telegraph

four big shots' of professional What promises to be a much sounded with regard to Hairan.

tennis, William Tilden, Ells- more intensifled struggle is the "When estimating his form his meeting of Leonard and Hachiuma Worth Vines, George Lott and "There are many who think this running in the Champagne Stakes and Liang and Kwak. The paira Lester Staefen. son of Gainsborough Is the most has to be ignored, but it should, ought to be remarkably well All four, in response to questions, promising of Inst season's two-perhaps, be taken into account na matched, and it will be surprising picked Australia to meet England the comments of "Veritas" regard- year-olds. This opinton la based also his unnaalness when descend-if the match does not go the whole in the final round. partly on the form he has shown, ing the slope at Newmarket, when distance. The greatly improved partly on his good looks and large his prospects as a three-year-old form of Liang and Kwok leads me ky од his breeding. Fourth are considered, for if we have an to believe that they will beat the favourite for the Windsor Castle other long dry next summer. Cragengower pair. Stakes at Ascot, he finished second, Hairan may be seriously handi- two lengths behind Theft. At capped." Goodwood, with odds of three to one laid on him, he won the Rich-den of a Derby horst.

'Theft is mond Stakes in a canter by four lengths.

GOODWOOD PERFORMANCE

E. C. Fincher and Captain Manners are sasured of an easy not, Mr. Moorhouse's game against Arculli and Firdos Khan. and it is doubtful if the | opposition will be strong enough "As he is by Tetratema," he to allow of an assessment of their saya, "it may almost be taken for potentialities as champions. granted that the Two Thousand The full programme for to-day "Soon afterwards he damaged a

Guiness will afford him ́kia only in: hind fetlock while at exercise, and chance of gaining classic honoure, although the trouble soon vanished, but all going, well, he is sure to be it was decided he should not race of advantage in sprints or middle- again until next season, At Ascot class events."-Reuter. he revealed his lack of experience by holding his head too high, but there was none of that at Good- wood. He is a long-striding well- grown celt, with a light and grace- ful action."

HOME

RACING

Crafty Alice Out Of Grand National

London, Mar. 11. Mr. Tom Walls scratched Crafty Alico for the Grand National at D a.m. on Saturday.

The Official Handicap of the two- year-olds places the Aga Khan's three colts, Bahram, Hairan and Theft at the head. Concerning Bahram, Mr. Moorhouse states that he is bigger than his half-brother, Dastur, though not quite so good

Crafty Alice went lume after a looking. If he is racing in front gallop on February 20. An X-ray Jockey has to be wary. This is a badly detached Ilgament--Reuter. he is inclined to be lazy, No his showed the horse to be suffering from

OPEN SINGLES Second Round

Leung Ping-chul Shui-wing

OPEN DOUBLES

Second Round ·

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Wong

Hachluma and Leonard

Liang and F. H. Kwok

Sir, I was more than pleased to read in your Issue of to-day.

ing the above,

As a purely unbiaesed spectator Tilden could see nothing but I visited the K.F.C. ground on England v. Australia, but Lott Saturday, and was disgusted be and Stoefen picked the United yond expression at the way the States as second choice, while game was allowed to degenerate Vines gave Germany, and per-into a brawl. In my opinion the hops South Afrien, n better South China playera were the chance than America to oppose original offenders and geeing that the cup holder.

they got away with fouls galore, also dangerous play, auch us Asked to plek the four members jumping in a charge of the United States team, all of the Recreio players, rightly or wrong- ett, the professionals showed a difference

ly retaliated. The

was of opinion and choice.

entirely on the referee who was TILDEN'S TEAM

seemingly too weak to enforce the laws of the game. One incident Tilden's choice for a United in the second half, which was States 1935 Davis Cup squad was: apparent to everybody in the cen Sidney B. Wood, Jr., Frankie Partre of the covered stand when one ker, Donald Budge, Gene Mako. player held another and deliberate- Mr. Vines pleked Johnny Vanly struck him, was the worst thing Ryn, Frankle Parker, Donald I have ever witnessed in a soccor chose Sidney Wood, Wilmer Allison, not even cautioned. Donald Budge and Gene Mako and Mr. Stoefen auggested

After making various enquiries. Sidney Wood, Wilmer Allison, Johnny Van afraid to take too drastic action, my impression is that referees aro Ryn and Frank X, Shields.

onus

S. A. and H. D. Rumjahın v Budge and Gene Mako, Mr. Lottmatch, any yet the offender was

and K. Shute

E.C. Fincher und Capt. Mannera y el Arculli and Firdos Khan

CLUB HANDICAP SINGLES

J. C. Pool v Capt. R. Huglli Dr. C. H. Burton v M. N. Coats, L. Forster v A. D. Humphreys H. R. A. Wood v T. J. Price H. J. Armstrong y T. C. Monoghan.

Hazenger's

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SWEPT THE BOARD AT THE 1934

WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Used by all the leading British

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WINNERS-MEN'S &'LADIES' SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

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ALL FOUR MIXED DOUBLES FINALISTS.

VOCE CONTROVERSY

as they cannot rely on sufficient backing from the F.A. Council or whatever the governing body is called.

It seems high time some action was taken for the betterment of

In soccer

British Colony.

Former Notts County C.C. tur

President Due

A

BRITISHER.

meeting of

Sir Julien Cahn, the President-mittee when a special elect of the Notts Cricket Club who members met to consider the report resigned with the Committee follow-on the withdrawal from the Notting- ing the recent vote of no confidence hamshire versus Australians mistch "body-line", is coming to Hong-last August, and the "apology" to the tourists for the bowling of that player.

kung.

Ife in one of the passengers aboard the gigantic Empress of Britain, due here at daylight on March 23,

Sir Julien is a keen cricketer and has captained his own cricket teams which have toured Canada, Jamaica,

Sir Julien tendered his resignation from the Notts Committee on the day the Argentine, Denmark, and the

he xet out on his tour of the world. United States.

The resignation followed the huge

Ile is accompanied by his wife on

vote of no confidence in the Cam-the present world tour.

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