1935-03-21 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1935.

SPECTATORS CHEER NEEDLE BADMINTON MATCH

DAVIS CUP PLAYER'S DAZZLING OVERHEAD

KHO SIN KEE GIVES VERY

IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY

BEST CHINESE PLAYER EVER TO PLAY IN HONGKONG

(By "Veritas")

* Indubitably the best Chinese player yet seen on local tennis courts, Kho Sin-kee, China's national champion and Davis Cup-selection yesterday delighted a huge gallery at the Hongkong Cricket Club when he appeared in exhibitions.

Overhead smashing fully on a|It was the sort of tennin which par with players such as the låte gives one a now appreciation of Jiro Satoh, Yamagishi, E. D. the game and of the high lovel Andrews and others constituted of skiff and artistry which it can snapped before their game at the the outstanding feature of an im- command. pressive display. Kho essayed his "killa" from all parts of the court |

Teddy Fincher gave Kho

| splendid support. I have not seen and made them the most spectacu-Teddy'a hackhand volley work lar shots of the afternoon.

better for years, and when these Only in one or two departments two reached the net not even the did Kho fall below the high agility and quick eye of the Rum- standard established by the Japan-jjahns could stop them from win- све Davis Cup players. His ning the points. ground strokes, servico and over- head compared favourably but his volleying was comparatively im- mature and certainly Indecisive, While it was noticeable in the singles that apart from meticulous placements there were few subtle- ties in his tactles or court-craft.

Kho's singles game is essentially that of a baseliner. From the rear of the court he can maintain a stream of easily produced and highly effective drives on both hands, Tau!' Wai-pui's severely chopped backhand strokes held no terrors for him. Ilo merely tightened his grip and returned the balls very fast and very deep.

Kho's length was Ideal and his placing

80 accurate that he litorally forced Teul into error

The Rumjahns wetɔ for once well and truly mastered: albeit the champlona improved a lot as the game wore on. They are notori- ously slow starters In big matches and probably if this encounter had been the best of five sets eventually they would have worn down the opposition.

PLAYED SECOND FIDDLE‚·

But for two sets they were madeį to play second fiddle. Their best work war in volleying, although have seen II. D. perform better this department. Overhead they were variable; both men making unexpected mistakes and the. speed of Kho's driven coupled with the contrasting spin from Fincher's ground strokes com- |pletely upset the champions.

Tsui Wai-pul played very well in the first set against the visitor, his raking forehand from outside

Taul Wal-pui and Kho Sin-kee

H.K.C.C. yesterday. (Photo: Ming Yuen)

Safety First In The Oxford Boat

MR. BANKES HAS

BEEN MOVED

Henley, Feb. 22. They have moved Mr. P. R. S. (Samson) Bankes from No. 4 to No. 6 in the Oxford boat, where it is hoped he will do less damage.

Mr. Bankes (6ft. 2in. and 14st. 5lb.) having already broken six ours during practice, it is felt that seven would not be a lucky num ber, especially if the break occurred on Boat Race Day.

When I talked with him in the Leander Club bont-house to-day be was a little shy and very diflident.

"If they break they break," he said, "but I must say I did hope that after snapping five my troubles would be over. "All I can hope for now is that I don't snap one in the middle of

by hasty stroking. Kho's first of the court confines often secur- the race. I've never done this sort service was good, but he tended ing him spectacular points. Tsui of thing before this season-at to be careless with his second dealso volleyed better than Kho, but least not In auch numbers" he add- livery, At the not from which he he was less reliable on the back-ed modestly.

hand his wenkness being exposed; only Occasionally operated in

when Kho pushed him beyond the the singles he volleyed rather baseline with very deep drives. tentatively, seeking to place the ball on the baseline rather than at the Cricket Club for the ex Four hundred people gathered to score decisively. The strokes hibition which was played on the certainly lacked the crispness of new stand court. The court was Mosley, president of the O.U.B.C.

EXPERTS BAFFLED And nobody else could offer any explanation. Experts, who remem ber way, way back when Oxford before that are baffled. inst won a race in 1923-and even

"Buld "It's amazing."

Michnel

UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIASM

AT CLUB DE RECREIO

ELIOT HALL WIN BRILLIANTLY

AND SECU RE TITLE

FINEST GAME OF SEASON

(By "Veritas")

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

ATTRACTIVE ON STAND COURT

DOUBLES MATCH

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(By "Veritas")

The stand court at the Cricket Club comes into use to-day for the open champion. ships, the first match to be. staged there being between Paul Kong and Lee Wai-tong and the Tsui brothers for right of entering the semi-finals of the open doubles. This is going to be well worth

READING MISS BIG CHANCE

In Promotion Race

DEFEAT FOR EVERTON AND WEDNESDAY ·

London, March 20, Reading sustained a nasty jolt to their promotion aspirations to-day when they visited Brighton and were... beaten by the only goal scored. Hending had a great chance of superseding Coventry for second place to Charlton, but in view of their defeat they remain in third position by reason of an inferior goal averago.

COMPARISONS, THEY SAY, ARE ODIOUS, BUT SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE BOTH EN- LIGHTENING AND INSTRUCTIVE; · THIS WAS CERTAINLY THE CASE AT THE CLUB DE RECREIO LAST EVENING, WHEN IN THE COURSE OF THE BADMINTON LEAGUE MATCH BETWEEN THE RECREIO “A” AND ELIOT HALL IN THE MEN'S SENIOR DIVI-seeing, Kong and Leo are, I think, SION ONE STARTED TO COMPARE THE EX. a little better pair than the Tsu

brothers. But the latter. have PRESSIONS OF ENTHUSIASM FOR THE GAME fighting qualities and will un- THEN AND WHAT IT HAD BEEN BUT A FEWdoubtedly extend Kong and Lee all the way. I think a three set MONTHS BEFORE.

match will materialise and it should contain lots of bright tennis.

Everton and Wednesday, who eluded next week in view

are not completely out of the run- The Open doublen is to be con- ning in the first division also Captain Manners' departure from their prospects, while Liverpool of suffered reverses which affect the Colony, Ho and Fincher meet

and Derby both the third round winners in the and are now in challenging posi-

benefitted. first semi-final on Monday. The secund semi-Anal is on Tuesday

tions. and the final on Wednesday.

It was a remarkable scene. The Recreio hall was filled to overflowing with cheering, breathless, excited spectators, who applauded every point whether won or lost, and who revealed such an intelligent appreciation of the finer points of the game that one hesitates now to sit down to write a critique of the match.

The upshot of it all was that appointing last night. His short Ellot Hall gained a brilliant vic-shots have not yet been fully tory and with it the men's doubles developed and he conceded a num- championship of the league. The bur af points through errors in better team won; of that there is this respect.

of stand court matches for the The following in the full programme

current week:

To-day

To-morrow

no argument; but it was touch On the other hand Rodrigues and go. For two rounds the has made tremendous advance- teams remained on level terms, ment and boasts a really sound Open Doubles (Third Round). the final round opening with them all-court game. I liked the way Paul Kong and Leo Wai-tong v. Tazi at three-all. Then a smart win in which he used the court to Wal-pul and Tsui Yun-pui. by the Lee combination put the work up to a position for the vlaltora ahend, and, despite final "kill" These two.went very gallant effort by Eddle Sousa and near to beating Goon and Liew Alves, who actually led 12-5 at and were fairly easy winners in Ho Ka-lau Taul Wai-pri, one stage, Goon and Liew, Ellot their other two games. Hall first string drew away and finally clinched the match, win- ning 21-12.

Once this necessary fifth game had been won and lost consider went out of the ablo interest mateli, yet the Recrelo, true to form as fighters, won that inst game, thus ending the match on its starting note of good, clean, hard fighting and sporting bad

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Open Singles (Quarter Finals).-

Monday

Derby wiped the floor with the Wednesday acoring four times beat Everton by the odd goal in without reply, while Liverpool

three.

Results as cabled by Reuter:-

FIRST DIVISION

Liverpool Derby

2 Everton

4 Wednesday

League Table

P. W. D. L F. A. Pts. Arsenal 33 18 0 3 93 37 45 Sunderland. 33 16 11 6 72 40 43 Manchester C. 83 18 6 0 03 47

34 15 9 10 50 65

33 16 8 10 00 50 38 3-4 14 0 11 72 06 37

12 03 68 17

Everton

33 10 Liverpool

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

Brighton

Open Doubles (Semi-final-E. C. Wednesday Fincher and Capt. E. Manners v. Derby winners of third round tie

Tuesday

Somi-final

Wednesday Open Singles (Quarter fitin!),-II, D. Itumjahn v. Pat! Kong.

Doubles

(bottom-

THE MATCH SUMMED UP The standard of play was, con- sidering the importance of the occasion and the lense atmosphere created by the enthusiastic specta- tors, extremely high. The Recreio appeared to be the team to suffer bracket) from "nerves", whereas I thought Eliot Hall were also lured som what from their normal game,

Certainly the Varsity players adopted quite a different, style to Individually there were several that which had previously featured outstanding performances. With their exhibitions. They utilised out doubt R. L. Goon, who recently the baseline very much more and gradunted and is shortly leaving their fativus This was Gosano And

minton.

HONGKONG'S LEADING PLAYER

Thursday

Open Doubles final.

Remedios

the Japanese players, and Kho in a wonderful state and after- "I've never known of such a thing this player at his best. No more ploited to the extent anticipated. Crack Up

court work.

will probably discover that he wards Kho paid tribute to its before. Of course, fundamentally needs to pay attention to his fore-test rasa court on which he had the way in which he pulls the blade. condition. It was, he said, the it's Bankes's great strength and yet played.

Still, no one can yet say exactly Discussing

why they all break. I only hope, it won't happen again.”

The University cox, Mr. G. C. F. Bryan, said: "From my position

MASTERLY DOUBLES PLAY

the forthcoming It was in the doubles that Kho Visit to America to play in the revealed in what class he is. For Davis Cup, Kho admitted that

two sets ho ruled the court neither he nor Guy Cheng were in the boat you can see that Bankes.

FA

going over with any illusiona,

"We know that we have nothing to lose and can gain a lot of fine experience" he said.

Hittlo king. He engaged the Rumjahne in close quarter bouts of volleying from which he in variably emerged successful and the manner in which he dealt with Kho left for Shanghai this Jobs whether good or bad had the morning, and he expects to sail crowd on its feet several times. March.

for New York at the end of

can pull much harder than anyone else. Whenever he lifts his blade out of the water the pool left is much bigger than any other."

I followed the crew in a launch, just to see if the great man broke another. He didn't even crack one. Perhaps Dick Talboys, boatman at the Leander Club, has at last pro- duced a giantproof car.

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the Colony, is the best player in their famous shots. This was the Hongkong to-day. He cemented most noticeable reactionary effect this impression with a wizardly on all the players. There were display. His deft, but sure strokes bouts of short net shots, but this

the rear of the court saw phase of the game was not Ex

half-drop shot from the baseline, the smash. effective shot was seen throughout Both teams preferred the high the evening than his half-drive deep lobbing game succeeded by which, with its acute angle mado But if the match satisfied as to the shuttle drop' sharply over the the improvement made by Colony players, it doubly convinced one (Continued on Page 9.1

net into the tramlines.

Wong and Liew won all three! matches and as a pair they stand on their own in local badminton.;

I thought K. Y. Lee also gave two magnificent performances; his overhead "kills" off service were incomparable and he cover- ed the court very finely.

K. F. Wong revealed a useful backband, but Chan his partner was rather committed to mistim- Ing and made a lot of errorą. Their best performance Was against Remedios and Carvalho whom they beat 21-7.

Kamo

Net

From Star To Film Star

H. K. VISITOR'S

NEW JOB

(By "Veritas")

Remedies and Carvalho wore the disappointing Portuguese couple, the former completely losing his touch.. Carvalho tried desperately hard to play a two-men and often earned rounds of ap- plause for clover recoveries A former notable French rank- and some real finishing shots. half-blue, who is slightly known!

Eddie Soun's wristy "kill" in Hongkong by reason of his of anything short of three quar- visit here last year on the Em- ter court lobbing provided a press of Britain and his feature of the evening, yet it sequent appearance at the Indian was Alves, his partner who ne- Recreation Club,

has become a complished the most effective film star. work.

Baron Paul de Riicou, a 1932 ranking

player, kas recently signed a contract with Warner Brothers according to a report f the current. "Screen" magazine.

EXCITING RECOVERY

I doubt if anything more excit- ing has been seen In league badminton this season than the

con-

recovery made by Sousa and Alves Hongkong with the Rumjahn cou-

· Baron Rilcou not only played in in their first game against Wong and Chan. The Eliot Hall players ins during his brief stay, but wer! leading 16-5 when the Britain daily entertained the pas

while on the famous Empress of Portuguese started to pull them-sengers by practicing with E. D. selves together. Scones and Andrews, the New Zealand. Davis

off their own

cently uling the visitors' Cupper, and himself a popular liveries, Sousa and Alves drew and well known figuro in Hong-

keng.

lovel and then took the

lead at 17-16 The visitors scored an- When I mot Baron Rilcou, last other point, but the Fortuguese year he afirmed that the Emprens be denied and they of Britain's wood surface court were not to went on to a magnificent win. was the finest he had played on Rodrigues was easily the bet outside of Queen's Club, London, tor performer in the Recrcio's and when he and Andrews landed third pair, Oliveira, who in his in America last year American earlier association with the game Lawn Tennis gave a long and in- used to be one of the most dash- teresting account of their practice ing and spectacular players in the games on the "Britain" during the Colony has now roached that voyage across the Pacific AI- stage when he is toying with the though in Hollywood, Baron subtleties of the game and at the Rileou fe still strongly attached to immediate moment his badminton his tennis and it may be that we is auffering. Which, I am cor- shall see him in an. Instructional tain, la why Oliveira was so dis-Alm at some later date.

AGAINST HO AND

W. C. HUNG

After leading 5-2 in the second set, Remedios and A. V. Gosano yesterday lost

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WEST BROMWICH DEFEATS BOLTON IN REPLAY

London, Mar, 20. In the ro-play of the semi-final round of the English Football Cup Competition, at Stoke, West Brom- wich defeated Bolton by two goals to nil. West Bromwich will now meet Sheffield Wednesday in the Final-Reuter.

'cht sets to Ho Ka-lau and below form.

in in the end both were playing woll Willie Hung in the second round of the open doubles very important factor in the turn Ho Ka-lau's stoadiness was a championship.

of the game. Hung was not so

There were some very bright

The Portuguese pair were playing steady as usual, but when called Ang tennis until their sudden upon for an extra effort was ablo collapse. If the second set had to give it. gone in their favour the Chinese couple would have been hard put rallies. Remedios again impress to avoid defent.

ed with his crisp volleying and Gosano was the first to crack of this player in the future.

overhead, and more will be heard The up when he and his partner hold scores were 6-2, 7-6, and the a winning lead, and gradually winners now meet the Iu brothers Remedios too lost confidence and for the semi-final.

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