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TWINS FIGURE IN DELIGHTFUL DISPLAY OF TENNIS

WIN SPURS AGAINST COLONY CHAMPIONS

KENNETH SHUTE DRIVES HIS WAY INTO PUBLIC FAVOUR

RUMJAHNS GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT TO YOUTHFUL PRODIGIES

(By "Veritas").

Nothing more delightful has been seen in the Colony's tennis championships than yester- day's open doubles match between the Rumjahn cousins and the Shute twins. The cousins,

fully aware that this was the biggest opportunity

the schoolboys could have of revealing their un-

Cochran, the Recy custodian, bringing off a' brilliant sars during their match with Tung Hwa In the replay of the Skottowa Cup asmii inal at the Shanghai Canidrome before 8,000 spectators last week. The Chinese won 3-7 and qualified to meet the A.5.F. In the final

Davis Cup

usual talents, played just the type of game to Players Due

TWO IMPORTANT Brilliant

POINTS

Batting

encourage the youngsters to give of their best. Here March 29 ST. MIRREN MOVE By Jamaica

The Shutes, grasping the opportunity, gave the cleverest display of doubles tennis by 13 year-old players ever seen in Hongkong.

EXIT CCC, PAIR

on the match with complete The greatest attraction about the back twins is their powerful hitting off the satisfaction and not a little gratitude. ground. For boys of their size and. It is not given to every pair of young. using the heavy rackets they do it is ster to be able to win their spurs in perfectly astonishing. Yesterday such a manner. Kenneth was so fast with his top-npla 4 forehand drives that they became spectacular shots, and Incidentally gave the Rumjahn some useful volleying, practico.

Konnoth

was tho

Httle master player yesterday his vigorous but accurate baselino driving showing this youngster at his best, War wick was prone to errors of the ground, but ho brought off some really first rato smashes from the not and volleyed carefully and with patience, although rather indecisively.

FINE CAREER AHEAD

The generalabip of the Shutes in doubles is far better than that shown by the average pair of senior players Hongkong. Both too have such koen oyes that they can maintain volloying rallies until the opportunity occurs for an outright smash,

It does not inke

A very keen student of the game to appreciato that, providing the boys keep their heads, they have a brilliant tennisa career before them.

The Rumjahne, quite naturally, played at half speed. In kin in dalence to keep the rallios extended sa long as possible Sirdar continually woturned balls which were going well out. But this does not detract from the performances of the Shutes who only needed the slightest opening to to make winning shots.

There was a delighted about from the largo gathering of spectators when the twins broke through Sirdar'a

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The defeat of Hachiuma And Leonard was not unexpected while as 1 anticipated the match went the full distance. The Chinese were (Continued on Page 0).

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

KONG AND LEE IN ACTION

LEONARD'S TASK

(By "Veritas")

Today's programme in the tennis championships is confined to three matchon In the second round of the open singles and one in the second round of the doubles.

In the latter, Pau! Kong and Les Wal-tong, who are being confidently tipped in some quarters for the final, oppone T. A. Pearce and P. H. Scoones, and will probably win in straight sets.

G.R.M. Ricketts returns to the

think

service in the eight game of the first courts when he meets F. II, Kwok the AOL. The Shutes were trailing 2-5 clever CRC. left-hander. I before this happened, but during | Rickett's-better-volleying-and-over- those seven games they had played head will win him this match. extraordinarily good tennis winning the third and fifth games on service. Keon bouts of volleying were the high spots, while Kenneth's cross court forehand drivs avoked consider- ablo admiration,

GRATIFYING

Although perceptibly tiring in the second set the boys continued to utt Lise the whole of the court with variety of shots, and when 2-4 bohlad, again broke through service. They then went to 40-love on service and It looked as though the champions would be extended to the advantage game; but Warwick madonnast bloomer of an easy "kill," and the Bumjahna naved the game and wont on to win the match.

All four players woro warmly acclaimed at the conclusion for the umjahns had contributed in no amall measure to the enjoyment of the match by the sorting type of tennis they played. The Shutes can look

Leonard may find himself fully extended by D. M. MacDougall. When the_laiter Is on form he is a player of big possibilities, but Leonard's steadiness will probably pull him through.

Liang Bal-wa ought to win comfor- tably, against Firdos Khan the Kow- loon Indian Tennis Club player. I think Liang has too many good shots for Khan, who in first and last a defensive player,

The programnio is:

OPEN DOUBLES

Second Round.

Paul Kong and Leo Wai-tong

T. A. Pearce and P, H. Scôotion

OPEN SINGLES

CINZANO VERMOUTH

Second Round

Liong Sal-wav Firdos Khan

J. W. Leonard v D. M. MacDougall GR. M. Rickette v F. H. Kwok

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(By "Varitas")

Advices received by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha from Japan initiate that Yamagishi and Nishimura, this year's Davis Cup team to represent Japan in Europe are arriving in Hongkong on Friday, March 29 by the Haruna Maru.

UP ONE

London, March 12. Thanks to a home win over the Airdrieonians to-day, St. Mirron) lifted themselves from the bottom position in the first division of the Scottish League, placing Ayr in that uneaviable place.

The Saints won by the only goal scored, and the revised league table showing the records of the teams at the foot of the table is appended.

Goals

FULLER SCORES

CENTURY

Kingston, Mar. 12.

OUR FORECAST

English Cup & League

FOR SATURDAY

The following is the special Telegraph forochat for the English- Cup and League and Scottish League football programme Saturday,

ENGLISH CUP

(SEMI-FINALS)

West Hiromwich v Balton

Í WEDNESDAY

CHELSEA

V Burnley

FIRST DIVISION

+

y Leade

V Arsenal

Blackburn

| HUDDERSFIELD v Portsmouth

EVERTON

Grimsby

Leicester

PRESTON

Birmingham Middlesbro

SUNDERLAND Y Stoke

Tollesham

WOLVES

SECOND DIVISION.

Barnsley

B Nowcastle

for

y MANCHESTER C.

✔ Liverpool

Jamaica gave a display of brilliant batting when their BRADFORD C. Plymouth match with the M.C.C. con- MANCHESTER U. ↑ Blackpool tinued to-day, and although a Notts C. draw resulted, Jamaica easily OLDHAM carried off the honours of the Port Valo match.

TO BEAT THE BOOK

HOME:

"(By "Robia")

Huddersfield Sunderland Barnsley Southampton Aldershot Brighton Charlton

Crystal Palace

Southend

Doncaster

Gateshead

Rangers

AWAY:

West Ham

Reading

DRAW:-

Tranmere

Arsenal

Manchester C. Torquay

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Accrington CHESTER CREWE.. Darlington

Wrexham

TRANMERE

Y

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❤

Carlisle

Bradford

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Notte F.

V

this P. W. D. L.. F. A. Pts

When play tas resumed It is understood a request has Airdrie ... 32 11 7 14 50 60 29

morning Jamaica in rteponse to been made to the Hongkong L.T.A. Queen's Park 01 9 9 13 45 70 27

the M.C.C. acore of 321 had com- THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) to endeavour to arrange for their Queen's O'Bth, 33 10 0 17 48 01 20

piled 247 for the loss of four. 31 8 7 16 48 65 23 Appearance in an exhibition on Albion .....

wickets. that day.

42 06.18 47 86 22 DunfermBae

Masterly batting, by Fuller, who BRIGHTON Falkirk The Colony will also be favoured St Mirren.. 32 8 4 20 38 01 20 ..... 12 0 4 19 48 84 22

remained undefeated with 113 to Bristal R. with a visit by another Davis Cup Ayr,

Cardiff his credit and fine all round the 32 88 21 47 108 19

CHARLTON player on March 20, when Kho Sin-

wicket hitting by Moodie, who CRYSTAL P. kec, China's national champion

helped himself to 60 not out, saw LUTON the Jamalin total advanced to 452 QUEEN'S P.R. Y for six before the delaration was Southend

Thus 205 runs were SWINDON adled to the aggregate for the Torquay loss of two additional wickets.

and Guy Chong's colleague for TABLE TENNIS America la passing through the Colony en route to Shanghal.

It is possible that efforts will be made to arrange for him to play during his short stay in the Colony.

In the meantime Guy Chong Is spending a few days in Canton preparatory to leaving for Shang-2 hal by the President McKinley on Friday.

Kaya Don, noted British motor car and speedbent pliat, shown here enjoying a round of golf on the estate of bia parents in law, Mr. and Mrs. 1. J. Martin of Greenwich,

visit Conn., during his America. H. le recovering from injuries received in a re- cent accident.

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HUNGARY WINS applied.

AT WEMBLEY.

Barna Carries Off Three Titles

London, Feb. 18. Hungary scored another triumph in the world's table leanis cham-

The M.C.C. started their accond venture 131 runs in arrears, but they succeeded in playing

out time, and had put 109 runs on the board for three wickets, when stumps were drawn-Renter.

pionships when the finals were LEVINSKY KNOCKS OUT

played off at the Empire Pool, Wembley, on Saturday,

G. Barna was easily the out- standing player, and a big crowd

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How Your Team Has Been Faring In League

inished a wonderful day's pay hy Salvatore Ruggirello Welling that five more matches up to yesterday.

piny by

winning the men's doubles with M. Szabados, his compatriot.

ALL-HUNGARIAN FINAL.

Beaten Victim

The following table reveals how each team in the four divi. sions of the English league have fared to date, the results includ

The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team concerned.

Manchester U. 2-3 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-0 Notta F.

FIRST DIVISION.

·Tampa, Fla-March-4.-- Barna had previously defented King Levinaky continued his Derby C.

Birmingham Szabados in an exciting singles merry alaughter of the

Becond Leeds final,

flight heavy weights here to-night, Aston Villa Szabados after winning the first putting Salvatore Ruggirello, the Chelsea act, fell against the wire border Italian, out of commission, in the Middleabro of the "Centre Court" and cut his second stanza.

but

Leicester

right hand. He received first-aid Three knockdowns in the second LiverpoDi treatment, and continued to play, round muddled Salvatore so bad- Portsmouth

Preston the accident undoubtedly y that the referee stopped the affected his game. Results:-:ght and awarded the decision Sunderland Wednesday MEN'S SINGLES.

to the Kingfish on a technica! | Tottenkam G. Barna (Hungary) (holder) | knockout.

West Bromwich beat M. Szabados (Hungary),

Since Max Baer, the heavy-Wolves

Blackburn |21-17, 17-21, 21-19, 11-21, 21-19. weight titilst, flattened the fish

Arsenal WOMEN'S SINGLES,

neddler to the canvas at Chicago

Grimsby Miss M. Kettnerova (Czecho- Dec. 29 before a crowd of 16,000,

Levinsky has heen venting his bad laddersfield Slovakia). (holder) bent Miss Mhumour on all comers under the Everton Gal (Hungary), 16-21, 21-18, 21-11, 21-15,

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Miss M. Medayanski and Miss A. Sipos (Hungary), (holders) beat Mias M. Kettnerova and Misa M. Smldova (Czecho-Slovakia), 21-11, 18-21, 21-11, 21-15.

MEN'S DOUBLES

G. Barna and M, Szabados, (Hungary) (holders) beat A. A. Haydon (England) and A. Liebster (Austria), 21-13, 21-16, 21-8.

MIXED DOUBLES

palms. He lost then in the second nd in the second he has beaten Ted Demarano, Bob Sevage and Jack Wagner among others.

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