1935-03-28 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935.

RUMJAHNS WELL BELOW CHAMPIONS'

UNCONVINCING TENNIS Progress Of

AGAINST LO BROS.

“H.D." VOLLE YS WEAKLY: LOSERS TRY HARD

DEPRESSING. CONDITIONS AFFECT THE PLAYERS

(By "Voritas").

really lively rallies throughout the two sets.

The Tennis Championship

THE PRESENT SURVIVORS

With the tennis championships: hold up for over a week one is apt to forget the present state of the tournament and the following analysis may be of interest.

In the open singles H. D. Rum- Jahn, Paul Kong, S. A. Rumjahn,

quailfled for the quarter-finals.

NEW SWIMMING

RECORD

NOUDEN BEATS KIGHT'S

FIGURES

Rotterdam, Mar. 27. Willy de Nouden estab- lished a now swimming record here to-day when he covered 500 metres free style in 6 minutes 48 4-10 seconds.

This time beats Kight's previous record by 11 4-10 seconds.-Reuter,

FINCHER'S TASK

Lee Wal-tong, E. C. Fincher, G. R. M. Ricketts, Y. W. Lee, J. W. Leonard and Liang Sal-wa are the remaining third round contestants.

II. D. Rumjahn and Paul Hong! PLAYS LEE WAI meet in the

fourth round, while j A. Rumjahn, in the same half, opposes either Fincher or Lee Wal-tong.

Everything seemed to conspire to make yesterday's tennis on the stand court at the Cricket Club about the dullest seen in the championships to date. The playerslo Ka-laut and Toul Wai-pul have appeared to be depressed by the threatening overhead weather and the soft state of the court and not one of them touched proper form. In beating M.K. and M.W. Lo 6-4, 6-3, the Ramjahin cousins gave no hint of being reigning champions. Both committed inex cusable blunders and it was only their extra speed which saved them from being sent the full distance.

II. D. Rumjahn has not volleyed RO poorly in years and contrary to

Showing all-round improvement it was the usual run of things Sirdar who remained the steadier the C.R.C. pair took the first two of the pair: he certainly pulled out games in the second set and led more winners than his cousin, who-1. They lost a great chance of the going to -1 and the Itumjahna, badly mistimed throughout

who seldom tempt the gods more match.

than once, gathered their forces and volleyed their way into the semi-final, taking the games in a row.

IS IT A DECLINE? One always hesitates to suggest a decline in a combination which has remained supreme in Hongkong for ten years, topre especially as a result of match such as yesterday:

а

nevertheless the general form of

Although the champions went into a two-love lead in the first. set the Lo brothers, by dint of careful defensive measures caught them up at two-all and finally look the set to the advantage game be- fore losing 11.

2

next four

OLYMPIC SOCCER

the Rumjahns during the current TO BE REVIVED

Are AT BERLIN GAMES

championships and In other public appearances has hinted of such a decline. Those days they making mistakes over ahata which they used to turn into winning points, every time. Twice yester day they were beaten in austained volleying bouts; this never used to occur. Definitely i. D. Rumjahn is not volleying so powerfully and declaively as hitherto. If they do eventually run, up against Fincher and Manners they will have to show a pretty big improvement to avoid defeat.

The winner of the Ricketts v Lee and Leonard v Llang meet in the third quarter-final, while in the bottom section Ho Ka-lau and Taul Wai-pui are opponents.

Two pairs have qualified for the semi-final of the open double- Fincher and Manners in the top half and the Rumjahn cousins in the bottom half.

Outstanding quarter-final gamen are: Iu Tak-cheuk and Ju Tak-lam . W. C. Hung and Ho Ka-lau; Paul Kong and Les Wai-tong vi Taul Wal-put and Tsui Yun-pui.

Fincher and Manners are duo to play either the fus or Hung and

lio in the top semi-final, and the

Runjahns will meet either Kong

and Lee or the Taal brothers in

the other semi-final.

TONG TO-DAY

OUGHT TO MAKE LAST EIGHT

LAI WAH CUP

Good Civilian Team

SANDFORD IN ARMY XI

(By "Varitas")

It is obvious from the selec- tions finally made that the committee experienced some. difficulty in getting a Civilian team together for the Lai Wah Cup final on Saturday.

For instance we And Chris Pile playing completely out of position nt right hark and A. V: Gosano, n more; natural chafee for that position included at Inside Teft So far as my recollection goes | Gosann has never before played in

that position.

Nevertheless the team looka to be fairly reliable, although I think the selectors might have been better advised to put either Elliott or Games at inside left. transferred Gosano to right back and brought in Pile as hla partner.

(By "Veritas") Teddy Fincher will probably qualify for the quarter finals of the open singles champion- ship this afternoon when he meets Lee Wai-tong in the

Pile of course, is a two-footed third round. It will be no easy player and Cosano such a splendid thing for the K.C.C. champion, all-rounder that both men

will but it will give one a better

probably realise expectationa. chance of assessing Fincher's Albeit they will start with the prospects concerning the later handicap of being in strange stages of the championship. positions and such a handicap is Fincher seems

to have de-not tremendously advianble in a veloped a new lease of tennis life. Cup final

IIls second round success was so easily obtained that although indicating he was on better form

.

STRONG HALF BACKS

The half back line more or less

STANDARD

TSUI AND FINCHER ASKED TO PLAY

IN TENNIS EXHIBITION

TO-MORROW

E.C. Fincher and Tsut Wai- pui have been invited by the Lawn Tennis Association to play with Yamagishi and Nishimura

Japanese Davis Cup players on the stand court to-morrow.

the

Tsui will probably pair off with Yamagisht and Nishi- mura with Fincher in one set which will be the opening attraction of the afternoon'и programme starting at 4.15. sharp.

After that set, the Japan- ese will be asked to play two sets of singles and the con- cluding item will be a doubles between the visitors and the Rumjahn cousins,

GOLF

CANTABS WIN

Oxford Just Beaten

THRILLING MATCH

London, March 27. The annual Oxford v. Cambridge golf match had an-exciting-finish- to-day

to foot FLAMENCO WINS suspected, it did not picked itsel?, Brook ten sich when the Cantabs won by

Great Britain's fight 'ngilnst broken time" payment ballers competing in the Olympic Games events has

at

inst borne fruit:

The International Olympic Com- mittee have decided to include ABRO- ciation football among the events to be decided at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, but no "broken time" payment will be tolerated.

Football was not included in the last Olymple Games.

Finland and Denmark

recently

It was not expected the brothers would win yesterday; but taking all in all they played fairly well. True their understanding was singularly lacking for a com- expressed thoir willingness to com- bination of such long Association;pete in the next football tournament they were also stow about the court providing it was played by bona

fide amateurs. and were prone to leave large gaps inviting the Rumjahns to Recure

Cusy winnerA.

But in an exchange of baseline shots or a nel duel they held their own very well.

LINCOLNSHIRE RESULT

BOW AND ARROW SECOND

serve to prove how potential good form right now that it is champion he has remained... Impossible to prefer Robertson for the policeman despite "L.G.'s" Lee Wai-tong is capable of acknowledged skill as a right half bringing out the best in Fincher. Baltrao has no real challenger and just how good that best is among the civilians for the centre- at the present constitutes the half berth and Parker, in view of chlef interest in to-day's stand is record this senson had to bo court match.

included.

and

Lee is a stolid player, but I do The forward line calls for It is full of pos- not think he has good enough little comment.

Gosano defence to counter Fincher's net sibliltles, Bernic London, Mar. 27,

an old The Lincolnshire was run to-day work or powerful enough strokes Ward will be renowing sul resulted

to-break-down his opponent-from-partnership on the right wing and "Bunny" Bickford ought to be the baseline.

very happy. with A.V. to help him along. Howo is undeniably the leading civilian centre-forward in

Flamenco (E. Smith)... Bow and Arrow (Nicholl Henvyweight (Harry Wragg)

Betting: 8 to 1 Flamenco, 40 ta Bow and Arrow, 33 to 1 Heavy weight.

SANDFORD IN

good

The military taking a hint from Inst week's Kotewall Cup match are making but one changs from that team.

Stylish Liang Sni-wa is opposed to J, W. Leonard in the other third THE WIMBLEDON

round match on an outside court ELIMINATORS

and anything may happen in this the Colony, STARTLING RECOVERIES

Won by three lengths with one and game. Although Liang has shown Taken by and large It is a good M.W. Lo minde some startling

half lengths between second and enough tennis skil to

beat team which ought to be third. recoveries from "kills" und scored

Southern-Play-At-----

Other starters: The. Blue Boy in so remarkably steady that ho

Leonard, the Craigengewer-player enough to beat the Army. several times with clever shots from

Two Centres (Gordon Richards), Commander I will probably weave his spider's the forecourt. M.K. Lo's most

(II. Beasley), Celadon (Dick), Pepino effective shot was a fast forehand For the first time since the Perryman), Makila (Freddy Fox, web of tantalising loba with the drive to the feet of the incoming qualifying competitions were i Dumber (Wrickaby), Galapas (Lane), early games this year.

Spirituelle II (M., Beary) Barre same succoss which marked a server. He caught S.A. Rumjahnstituted in connection with

the Snooker

(Stove Donoghue), Main more than once with this stroke, lawn tennis championships the Chance (Gethin), Lianarmon (Sammy the ground, but if he is to win he Liang is superior player off Both players were, in fact, more Southern eliminating rounds will Wragg), Adriatic (Nevett),

Grey will have to be at his best over- Sandford at inside right and with

Horner has been dropped for impressive from the forecourt than this year be played at two centres Carey (Lowrey), Generous the baseline. M.W. Lo effected and not at one as hitherto,

(Evans), Circular Saw

(Dines) head.

out wishing to deprecate Horner's two or three very neat cross-court These eventa will be divided Blackmail (Richardson), Bridge Fiend

ability as a footballer I think the TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME (F. Hunter), North Devon (Sirott), top-apin half drives which forced and played at Roehampton and Man's Pal (Barber), Gay Venture

selectors have acted wisely. the Ramjalins out of bounds and Hurlingham in the week preceding (Clifford Richards), Wraxhall (John

The full programme is appended: Sandford is a player who per- paved the way for an easy winning the championships.

Doyle), Lost Soul (Weston), Fleut- Wai-tong; J. W. Leonard v. Liang and backed

Open Singles E. C. Fincher v. Lee forms better in better company volley.

The Northern qualifying com- foot (Spares), Overcoat (D. Smith), Sai-wah.

by such Nevertheless all

(Hawcroft), four playera petitions, which have been held Morathon

Laquedor Handicap Singles.-V. R. Gordon v. Higgins, Ridley, English and Co., were guilty of an extraordinary for several years at West Did-Christic), Patrimony (Robertson), E. L. 11. Shute: W. Beach Thomas v. believe Sandford will turn out to be one of the beat Army players ground and overhend and there held at their original venue at (Holmes), Big Bad Wolf (yan), and A. D. Humphreys v. T. A. Pource

Handicap Doubles.-G. R. Sayer on view next Saturday, were not more than half a dozen the Chapel Allerton Club, Leeda.

Reuter.

Kowloon Football Club groundi and A. K. Mackenzie; T.. E. Pearce is the venue for this attractive

Gift

number of errors, both off the sbury. Manchester, will again be (Humphrey Foster),

Itydon Fairy (Sharpe), Bendex II. D. Tollington

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American Ice-Hockey Team Invades Japan

HEAVY SCHEDULE OF MATCHES FOR

ALL-STAR COMBINATION

Tokyo, Mar. 16.

In the first invasion of Japan by an ice-hockey team from the American continent, the Battleford Millers of Saskatchewan, Canada, arrived here to-day to engage in seven matches against Japanese college and business men's teams.

The ten-man team is accompani- to Japan. ed by Mr.. Francia Leo Bishop. president of the club, and by Mr. Johnny Miller, coach. Mra: Bishop

with

HEAVY SCHEDULE

Leaving for Kyoto on March 25,

hor husband. They they will oppose the Kelo Univer arrived in Yokohama this morning sity team there on March 28, by the NY.K: liner Hikawa Maru Returning to Tokyo the follow- from Victoria and will sail for home ing day they are scheduled to meet April 9 by the 5.8. Hiye Maru of the Manchuria Medical College the same line.

They will play games in Tokyo Paper Mill squad from Tomakomat, on March 31 and the Oji and Kyoto and will also visit Hokkaido on April 8, Kamakura, Nikko, and Nara, scenic spots.

team

They will play their last match, Included in the team are for- All-Japan team, on April 6.

|a return engagement against the mer members of the Saskatoon

The team consists of Quakers, winners of the 1934

Forwarda:Eddie... Martinson,

World's Amateur Championship Johnny Valentine, Knopp Carrler,

at Milan, Italy, ··

Pato Atkinson,

They will be entertained to-night Eari Niaubolt.

John D. HUTCHISON & Co. the guests at dinner of the Hon.

King's Building, Hongkong.

Douglas Keynes,

by the Japan Skating Federation D. F.-Joseph Osborne, Albert and to-morrow night they will be Rodgers, Ronald Sutherland.

Goal Keeper:-Clark Bur Herbert Marler, Canadian Minister ham-Renge

seven matches to six.

SHOCK FOR UNITED

MANCHESTER LOSE AT HOME

REST DRAW WITH ENGLAND

London, Mar. 27. Manchester United were given the surprise of their lives to-day when Burnley paid them a visit in a league match and defeated them by the odd goal in ACTED.

This robbed the United of a fine opportunity to place themselves among the leaders of the second division.

In the northern section of the third division Chesterfold accom- plished quite a good performance in visiting York and holding the City to a drawn game.

West Bromwich to-dny, was the venue for the International Trial between England and the Rost. The match did little to aid the selectors, the England nominees feing forced to a draw,

The following results were cabled by Reuter.

INTERNATIONAL TRIAL

2 The Rest

England

(at West Bromwich) SECOND DIVISION

Manchester U. 3 Burnley

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

York

2

4

1 Chesterfield 1

RACING SENSATION

Four Horses Left In Field Of 14

The encounter took place on the Burnham course, Somerset,

Sydney, Mar. 27. and on the first day Cambridge The worst accident in the history of the Australian turf since the Cauf- took a lead of 5-4 in the singlesfield Cup of 1886, when 15 horses fell one being halved.

and a fockey was killed, occurred at Ascot this afternoon, when ten out Another match was halved in of fourteen starters plled up in a terrible smash at the two-furlong the foursomes and Cambridge mark just managed to hold to their slender lead by sharing the re- maining foursomea.

RESULT COMPLETE SURPRISE

The result, saya A special Reuter's message was a complete surprise Да it was generally thought that Oxford, who turned -out one of their best teams in recent years, would prova far superior..

In the leading singles of the day, Lucas beat Pennink the Ox- ford captain by the amazing score

Taree horses were killed and eight Jockeys were so seriously injured that they had to be taken to hospital,

The cause of the accident in un- known but it is possible that one of the leaders fell with a broken leg and brought down the others--Reutör.

KWANTI RACING

Final Meeting: Postponed

The faul steeplechase meeting of

of 9 and 7, whereas Neilson, the the season which was to have been winning his game by one up. Cambridge skipper aucceeded in held on Sunday next at Kwani has. had to be postponed until a inter [date, owing to a case of rabies which

has been reported, from the Now. The detailed results were:

Territories, SINGLES

Cambridge Oxford

Won Halved

5 1

4

1

FOURSOMES

Cambridge Oxford..

1

TOTALS

Cambridge Oxford

E OF SCOTLA

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