1935-03-29 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1935.

HONGKONG'S OFFICIAL RANKING LIST

LEE WAI TONG AS MENTOR

Gives Fincher Lesson In

Tennis Courtcraft.

WINS BRILLIANTLY IN CHAMPIONSHIP

(By "Voritna")

Loe Wai-tong touched peak form to dispose of Teddy Fincher in the third round of the open singles championship on the stand court yester day. There was nothing fluky about Lee's win obtained in straight sets with the loss of four games. He not only outpointed the K. C. c. champion but gave him a lesson in tactical tennis and court-craft.

Critics do not like to admitį casual efforta. He was quite un- being surprised, but I murat able to anticipate Lee's short confess I was genuinely astonish-shots, and being continually out- ed at Lee's highly polished dispositioned had the effect of demor play. He didn't play Fincherallsing Fincher's strokes. For in- on Fincher's reputation, but on his merits, and it cannot be suid that Teddy's merita were par ticularly prominent.

stance his service apart from the second game of the Brst act was. unusually ineffective and off the ground he mistimed so persistent- ly that he put a succession of ballsi outside of the court.

I was vividly reminded of Fincher's match last year with

Further evidence of Finchera) Tam. Yoc-fong, when the Honol youngster walked round his ex-loss of confidence was to be seen perienced opponent and lured him in his net work. He made mis- Into committing the most atrocious takes whieli rarely appear in his blundars.

game and when he did clear the Lee did the same thing yester.net he could not get the ball away, day. Varied pace and direction it found Lee returning the shots skilfully disguised had Fincher with interest.

It was Fincher at his unhap-i piest.

Unexpectedly easy succesnes were also gained in the two other! third round matches played on

tied up in knots and forced him into last minute shots which generally Lound the net or cleared the baselines. WHY FINCHER PLAYED BADLY

That Fincher was several de-outskle courts. arcos below normal form can be

RICKETTS WINS IN CANTER made as a statement of fact; but the reason for this was thielly

G.R.M. Ricketts had Y. W. Lee, Leo Wal-tong, who took such a promising player at his mercy firm grip on the game from the right through and won in a canter start that he was able to dictate 6-0, 6-1. Lee tried to force the Fincher's rane by raiding the net, but he terms throughout. errors and his generally undistin- timed his advances very badly and guished play were reactions, not Ricketts' neat passing shots beat! so much to his own temperament, the CRC, player every time,

A to Lee's brilliant tactics.

It is doubtful whether Lee Ricketts had so much in hand Wal-tong has ever before played in this match that it was difficult quite so well, and his perform to tell exactly how strong he is at! ance was all the more meritori- the moment, but it certainly looks ous in that conditions were far as though he is going to figure in from-pleasant. The light was the semi-final gal this year. shocking and the court, although playing quite true, was soft and nullified driving.

to make the strokes.

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Well

Leonard played against Liang yesterday, I doubt if he will be able to with- stand the more consistent andį faster Ricketts,

One could not discern a single weakness in Lee's stroke equip- ment. His shots were, produced without effort and his anticipation

Leonard won with ridiculousl se keen that he always appeared ease against Liang. The Chinese to have plenty of time in which did practically nothing else but not e ball, his ground strokes! Ho supported good lengi cut completely deserting him. Never drivea on both hands with, some the less it is to Leonard's credit, perfectly placed drop shots both that he played his best game of off the ground and on the volles the tournament to date. He found His volleying, In fact, was the he could beat Liang quite well biggest surprise. He obtained from the baseline, his driving on wonderful angle ou most of the both hands being strong and won- ahots and tucked away Fincher'sderfully accurate. The play never drives down the lines with the reached dazzling heights, but His strong top-Leonard certainly came out with greatest of case. spl service was a big asset for full honours and it It continually forced Fincher out foolish to deny his chances of the court and permitted Lee to making the semi-final. take the net for a winning coup

ou the volley.

TACIT ADMISSION OF DEFEAT

'On such form Lee is going to be a very worthy opponent for S. A. Rumjahn and their quar- ter-final match should offer some high-spot tennis. Before the first set had finished Finchor had tacitly admitted Leo's superiority by his own

would

be

of

Full scores of the three matches

were:

OPEN SINGLES Third Round

Lee Wai-long beat E. Fincher 6-1, 6-3

Toui-Walpi-and-Tam-Yoc-fonj

ranked No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in the official L.T.A. ranking list

lasued to-day.

H. E. TO ATTEND TENNIS

EXHIBITION AT

H.K.C.C.

Japanese Players'

Arrive

LEADING POSITIONS

CHANGE

HANDS

MRS. KAYLL AND TSUI WAI PUI

HEAD THE LISTS

(By "Veritas")

The official-ranking-lists: of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association issued

two to-day finds naines at the head of the men's and women's rank- ings.

new

Tsui Wai-pui by virtue of win- Ining the singles title of the Colony last year tops the men's list and Mrs. Kayll, present ladies champion is given No. 1 position.

Several new namies appear in both lat, while quite a number of players rank-. ed last year have moved up in the lists.

His Excellency the Governor In the Indica, (Sir William Peel) has an- Mias R. Han- nounced his intention of being cock, ranked present at to-day's oxhibition fifth a year ago tennis on the stand court of the now earns second place, Hongkong Cricket Club, when, while Migs the two Japanese Davis Cup | Madge Grimus, players, Hideo Nishimura and 193-1 runner-up Jiro Yamagishi will appear. in the singles.

champions hi p advances from

The visitors arrived by the N.Y.K. Haruna Maru at daylight No. 7 to joint this morning. Both are feeling No. 3 with Mrs, very fit and are eagerly anticipat- Chiu Chun-chiu. Litton, ing to-day's game. They have ex- Mrs. pressed. their willingness to play according to the schedule mapped out by the Law Tennis Associa tion which is as follows:

At 4.15, Yamaglahi and E. C. Fincher v. Nishimura and Tou

L.T.A. ANNUAL MEETING

POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY

It is announced by the Hong-- kong Lawn Tennis Association thatowing to unforseen circum- stances it is now impossible to hold the Annual Meeting of the Asociation on Tuesday next as arranged.

take

The meeting will now place in the Sports Club, King's Building, on Thursday next, April 4, at 5.30 p.m. when the Presl- dent Mr. Justice Lindsell) will he in the chair.

"Wal-pui (one set), followed by

Yamagishi Y. Nishimura (two) sets), and

Yamagishi and Nishimura v S.A. and H.D. Rumbjahn (best of three sets).

There are still a certain number of reserved scats which can bel booked before 3 o'clock to-day, | Moutric, and seats are $1 including The booking plan is at Messrs.

tax.

Manila, Mar. 28. Senor Regino, Secretary-of-the. c. Philippine Amateur Athletic Fedora. tion and Senor Yanan, Treasurer, Wailed by the Cordillera for long

kong, Shanghai and Japan, to arrange Various international competitions on bohalf of Filino Teams,--United Preno.

GILM. Ricketts beat Y. Lee 0-0, 6-1

J. W. Leonard beat S. W Liang 6-1, 6-1.

KWANTI MEETING POSTPONED BUT THE ¿QUEEN'S WILL MAKE UP FOR YOUR DISAP- POINTMENT!

WARNER BAXTER

and MYRNA LOY

in "BROADWAY BILL at the QUEEN'S

A PICTURE FOR ALL HORSE

LOVERS!

Mrs. Kayli

Mrs. Tottenham, Mrs. Lewis Bryan and Miss Olive Dalziel do in appear not the current list, but Miss Alison Mackenzio, the K.C.C. player is given No. G position. Both Mrs. Litton and Mrs, Wilson appear under the kending of ́“insuflicient. Data".

Taui Wai-pul and Tam Yoc-fong, having last year contested the final of the open singles natural- ly occupy the first and second posi tion respectively. Tam descrven ls promotion from No. 10 to No. 12 by reason of his performances in the open championships when le bent in turn E. C. Fincher, Lai Kwong-tsun and Ho Ka-lan.

Ho Ka-lau, another focal ranking player who figures prominantly in the current list.

FOR 1934

PLAN OF GRAND NATIONAL COURSE

COMMENTATOA

WE WHORES, PR -

FENCE

ITINGE

FENCE

FOLLOW FULL (EN) ===**FOR FLAP (** PROVEN UNE

►FOR "LAR

START

ANENNING

COMMENTATON STANDS, [R.CˇLYLI-

This is a plan of the course at Aintree near Liverpool, where the Grand National will he ran to day.

Twelfth-Hour

National Probable

POWELL TO RIDE SOUTHERN HUE

London, March 28.

A. twelfth-hour alteration inj The probable starters and jockeys for the Grand National was announced to-day. Powell is expected to ride Southern Huc.

enter.

FINAL ACCEPTORS

London, March 28. Final acceptors, and jockeys, for the Grand National to-morrow, were announced to-day na follows:

Golden Miller (Wilson)

Thomond II (Speck),

Royal Ransom (Humey) Reynoldstown (Mr. Furlong) Southern Hero (Fawcus) Brienz (Kidney)

Really True (Morgan)

Bachelor Prince (O'Grady) Castle Irwell (Mr. Bostwick) Allybrack (Mr. Tweodie) Alexena (Capt. Payne-Gallwcy) Blue Prince (Parvin) Brave Cry (Mr. Lewis) Emancipator (Mr. Gazniet) Fouquet (Brown)

Hulchollon (Mr. Marsh). Jimmy James (Nicholson) Lazy Boots (Owen).

Master Orange (Mr. Mildmay) Princesa Mir (Mr. Jackson) --Red-Park-(Fitzgerald)-

Slater (Maxwell) Southern Huo (McKeever). Tapinoia (Gurney)- Trocadero (Cullinan) Theresa (Careyj

Uncle Bait (Isane).

-Router.

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NO RACING AT KWANTI

NEXT SUNDAY

Supporters of Kwanti will no doubt be sorry to hear that. owing to a case of Rabies hav- ing been discovered among the Army Mules, the meeting fixed for next Sunday has been abandoned.

I understand, however, that the race for the St. John's Ambulance Cup will most pro- bably take place on Saturday. 13th April next, when the race for the Dowbiggin Trophy will also be run,

Tennis Exhibition Dispute

GORDON LUM

CENSURED

Objections were raised by the China National Amateur Athle tic Federation to the participa- tion by Gay Cheng and Kho Sin-kie, China's representatives for the Davis Cup competition, in

the exhibition--matches against the Japanese delegates, Nishimura and Yamagishi, at the Cathay Tennis Club last Monday,

Interviewed at the Federation omlee by a representative of

TWO, AND YOU'VE The Shanghai Sunday Times,

CROSSED THE

LINE

-REFEREE

"Ayo, & He's Double- Crossed Me !"

-REECE

London, Feb. 26. Tom Newman and Tom Rocco be- gan their heat in the sealed handleap) tournament at Thurston's yesterday, and very entertaining match it should be.

Reece has the idea that he is in the running for the Gold, Cup, and he may not be for wrong, for it is cer- tain that he has been given a lavish start.

"the

Lai Kwong-tsun the Canton; An the two players were about to champion finds a place at No. 5 string for break Reece remarked to with Ho Ka-lau on the strength of Newman: "I suppose you are a hot Colombo his defeat of S. A. Rumjakn in the favourite-but, after all, open championship, while G.B.. retorted: "Yes, but my name is not lost the Derby." To which Newman; Ricketts also figures in the cur- Colombo. They won't BAV rent list at No. 8.

favourite is beaten' this week." W.AH. Duff unfortunately had] Owing to the illness of Charlos to leave the Colony before the Chambers the duties of controlling the conclusion of the championship match. have been taken over by one-armed and his name appears under "In-Arthur Goundril, the

refereo. suficient Data”.

Arthur has a habit of saying, whan This year's official ranking lista a player conforms to the baulk-line. are appended, tho figures in ruto crossing the baue-line once in brackets indicating their rankings every 200 points-You have crossed last year.

the line, sir." Tom Reece kept on crossing the line every few minutes, and at last he said: ""If I keep on crossing the line like this I'll soon be Bir Australla,”

MEN

1. Taul Wal-pul (2)

2. Tam Yoc-long (10)-

8. A. Rumjahn (1) 1. D. Rumjahn (3).

5. Ho Kalau (3)

Lai Kwong-teun (—)

7. E. C. Fincher (4)

8. G.R.M. Ricketts (-)

9. M. W. Lo (6).

10. L. Goldman (11)

11: W. C. Hung (9)

12. J. W. Leonard (—). 13. Y. Hachlumn (13) 14. Taul Yun-put (~~)

A.E.P. Guest (13) INSUFFICIENT, DATA WHA. DUFF LADIES:

Mrs. Kayll (-).

A little later Reece set up a clever anfoty mayo, but Nowman broke through with a brilliant shot. "Two!" | called Goundrill, "and you have crossed the line, sir."..

"Ayo, and he's double-crossed me," said Recco.

Newman was so tickled that he could, not concentrate and broke down at once,

2.Miss R-Hancock (5)

3.

Miss M. Grimths (7)

Mrs. Chiu Chun-chlu (4)

6. Mr. Grimble (4)

6, ̈ Mlus A. Mackenzie (—);

INSUFFICIENT DATA

Mrs. Litton

Mrs. Wilson

Mr. William Z. L. Sung, general honorary secretary, sald.

"The Federation greatly objects

Lo Chong and Kho playing against

HOME FOOTBALL

BOTTOM OF LEAGUE

WOODEN-SPOON FOR SPURS?

AMAZING DEFEAT BY LEICESTER

London, Mar. 28. Tottenham Hotspur suffered an extraordinary thrashing in a first division league match when they visited Leicester who wore languishing at the bottom of the table and were beaten by six goals to nil.

As a result the Spurs take over the wooden-spoon position; Loices- ter climbing one position on the strength of a better goal-average. At the same time Leicester can draw further away as they have a game in hand of the Spurs.

This was Tottenham's 18th of the ведзен and BO far they have scored but 25 points from 36 matches and have conceded 78 goals.

The London team have only seven more

which to games in pull themselves from the relega- tion zone.

The present records of the last half a dozen teams in the first division rend:

Goaly"

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. Portsmouth.. 34 11 8 15 57 00 30 Wolves...

34 11 7 10 60 75 29 Middlesbro'.. 34 8 12 14:50 70 28 Birmingham. 33 11 0 10.46 05 28 Leicester... 34 10 5 10 48 72 25 Tottenhem NG B

18 43. 78 25

SIR S. JACKSON TO RETIRE

P. F.. Warner Chief Of Selectors ?

It is understood that there will be a change in the chairmanship of the Cricket Selection Committee this year. Last year Sir Stanley Jack- son was chairman, but it is unlikely that he will continue during the cont

LINCOLNS TO PLAY

SOUTH CHINA

RE-ARRANGED FIXTURE FOR SUNDAY Mr. Manuing Itaillon, hon. secretary Hongkong Football Ansvelation this morning announ- _ces_that_an_additional Arst. division match will be played on Sunday, the Lincolns v. Houth China "A" game, originally ar ranged for April 21 having been brought back.

The game will be played at Soakumpoo, kick-off at 4.30.

There-la also an alternation in. the venue for one of the third division matches Sunday. The R.E. v R.A.F. encounter will

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now be played at Clntham Road.

the Japanese-Davis Cup-representa ing season. Several names have been tives in exhibition matches. I have mentioned, but it is thought that' not been notified as to the arrange-when the Board of Control micet thin month to choose the 1935 committee ment. Thin afternoon before

came here, I received a telephone Mr. P. F. Warner will be elected. call from Guy Cheng that Mr. Gar- don Lum had fixed n match for him| (Cheng) on Monday,"

Informed the Federation about the "Kho is on his way to Shanghal," matches awing to pressure of time, continued the C.N.A.A.F. spokesman, but he would do so at the earliest Lum has not possible moment. With regard to "and apparently Mr. obtained the consent of him (Kla). Kho's parilcipation he only presumed thne Kho would be glad to get some It is all irregular."

When seen by The Shanghai Times practica from the Nipponese racket- Gordon Lum síuled that he had not wielders

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