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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY,

APRIL 25,

1985.

LION-HEARTED TENNIS PUTS SIRDAR INTO

BABE RUTH Sizzling Attack Shakes H.

ABSENT

COLD PREVENTS APPEARANCE

U.S. BASEBALL

New York, April 24, The absence from the Boston Braves' line up of Babe Ruth, who was auffering from a cold, had af demoralising effect on the side in their match witr the New Yorki Glants, to whom they laat by three runs to one. The solitary point registered by the Braves was a home run by Mallon."

Van

Brooklyn Mungo, the Dodgers' pitcher excelled himself! when playing against the Phillies, nine of whose batsmen he struck! out during the course of the malch. Roaulle of to-day's matches as cabled by teater follow:

Boston

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Now York

R. H.

E.

3 Q

3 9 0

(Mallon scored a herne run for

the Glants and Moort acored for.

the Glanta)

Philadelphia

1

4

Brooklyn

1

8

0

(Fred homered for the Dodgers while Van Mungo struck out nine of the Philica batsmen)

Pittsburgh

#

Cincinnati

2

G

Chiengo

7 15

2

St. Loufa

είχ

22

for the Cardinals)

(Durocher scored a home run

AMERICAN LEAGUE

R. II. E.

Washington

Phlindolphin

H 1

for the Athletica)

(Jiminy Foxx scored a home run

St. Louis

Cleveland

Detroit

Chicago

2

6

3

4

1

4 3

2

10 16 0

Rogell scored a home run for the Tigers while Zake Bonura hit two and Al. Simmons and V. Washington one each for the Sox).

The tle between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox was postponed on account of rain.

KINGFISH LEVINSKY BEATS BIRKIE

Scores With Technical

Knock-out

Embattled

Denver, April 15,

SIRDAR SMASHES-Sirdar Rumjahn caught by the camera Yesterday he smashed a winning point against his cousin H. D. Rumjahn when they contested the semi-final on the stand court. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

MY REVIEW OF THE CRICKET CLUBS

THE UNIVERSITY

Good Recovery Effected After Poor Start

(By R. Albit)

Although the University started in rather an unfortun

But with a little ate way, they had a fair season, finishing one point behind Craigengower in the sixth position.

more fortune they might have won two matches which they lost, and had this been so they would have ended up second! They played their League matches all in a row after the New Year and I am sure it is a very wise move on their part.

The first game-was-by way of too much at the end. The Army being a tragedy. The Navy found view is that they could easily have.. Gesang at the top of his form, bowl- saved the match but that a draw The 'Varsity, ing very fast down wind, and they was no use to them.

however, are not, I think, so sure were ali out for 69. It was not i

D. Rumjahn's Defence

BRILLIANT FIRST SET

DECIDES MATCH

LOSER FAILS TO CLINCH

TWO SET POINTS

TERRIFIC BATTLE OF STAMINA

(By "Veritas")

When Sirdar Rumjahn makes up his mind to scintillate there is not a tennis player in Hongkong who can hold a candle to him. Yester- day, in beating his cousin 11-9, 6-1, 6-3, Sirdar produced this sort of form and if he repeats it in the final the championship of the Colony is his for the taking.

BACKLAND-H. D. Rumjahn's He played against H. D. as, under difficult conditions seen for he did against Teddy Fincher quite a long time in Hongkong. hackhand strokes wore a feature of in the 1932 final, and there was H. D. Humjahn, stroking better yesterday's tennis match, and here positively no stopping him and filing the corners with re he is seen executing a backhand re- The loser pulled out some great gularify kept his cousin on the ran turn while playing against his cousin,

(Photo: Mes Cheung). strokes during the match but, from side to side. to express it colloquially, Sirdar likes running; it suits him to make his eponent believe that he has had all the answers.

beer forced out of position for Sirdar then whips deadliest drives.

that It is useless to pretend II. D. Rumjan played his best ganie, but think he played as "well as he could. He could never overcome a big disadvantage im- posed from the outset of 'Sirdar

Bat Sirdar

actua

occurred

дія

in This continually the opening set, and never before have seen S. Al's forchand and

JAPANESE COLLEGE NINE FOR U.S.

FINAL

SPORTS TOUR UNLIKELY

PHILIPPINES

JAPAN

ISLANDS LACK FUNDS

Tokyo, Apr. 18. Although the Japon Amateur Athletic Federation is still desirous of arranging the pro- posed Filipino baseball, track and field and boxing invasion, of Japan in June, the prospecta - were considerably darker to- day.

At a meeting of the directors of the J. A. A. F, and the Tokyo uni- versities baseball league laat night the latter declined to lend financial ald, and the likelihood to-day was at least much curtailed. that the play would be dropped or

Dr. Regina Ylanan, secretary of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation, informed of the dif- ficulties, telegraphed to Manila for further instructions from the di- reetors of the P. A. A. F. It was understood.

The proposed athletic invasion. may be limited to a series of games between the Filipino baseball team omitting the track and boxing visits.

dietating, the speed and type of hackhand cross-court drives work Winners Of Tokyo Series add Japanese university outfits,

:he tennis.

It was quite remarkable to see the usually sprightly B. confined to the baseline for long periods while his cousin raided the net.

with such telling effect. Sirdar had some inspired moments dur. Ding the first 20 games, notably in his advances to the net. Overhead he is usually.extremely variable, bul against 11. D. he smashed for winners and volleyed with ar- potential entney champion.

Sirdar fought for the right of the forecourt from the opening rally and having won, he refused to concede the position. This was by no means the least important reason why he won,

SOME OF THE BEST EVER

11. D. Rumjahn is one of the best defensive players, in the Colony, but he likes to be able to employ that defence at his own discretion and not to be forced

however, It. Sirdar,

W clever enough to make his cousin concentrate on a and thereby assured success.

into

becoming

1

·To Be Nominated

Tokyo, April 17: Participation of the winners of the Tokyo University Baseball Collegiate the World League in Baseball Series to be held in June in the United States was approved to-day by the Board of Directors of the League.

Waneda, Kelli, Rikkyo and Honel universities and the Tokyo baseball club agreed on Tuesday to take part in a series against the Filipino din- and stars. provided the ministry of education approves.

Needing 45,000 yen to finance the entire project, the J. A. A. F. asked the baseball directors to un- derwrite it to the extent of 20,000

The series will be played in New yen, but they declined. York for four days, beginning on June 24, under the qusmeer HUDDERSFIELD & Columbia University.

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FIRST SET WINS MATCH. Yet all through this set 1. D. Renjahn remained quiet and ap- peared to be playing well with himself. He pulled out a series or delightful shots, passing his

The invitation to participate in opponent atraight down the lines with ideat strokes on both hands. the championships was extended on Several times he was decidedly April 9, when Coach Andy Cockley unlucky to miss the lines by Columbia called on Mr. Renzo inches with Sirdar completely Sawada.

asking him to secure

baseline game: beaten, and as chance would have in New Yene Consul-General ¦

kin own

The first set was probably ene of the best exhibitions of tennis

YANKS PEP UP

case either of their having a weak about its Anyway, Reed bowled WITH DEPARTURE

COMPLETE FIASCO Unfortunately,

the next ganie was a complete fiasco as Pereira Longue

the smallest

score in. R

consi- side out. Branwell took 20 minutes his slow off-turners with

Un-derable success. thanks partly to to Ket about three runs! fortunately, the Varsity seened to some very good fielding. have taken their task rather too Kingfah Lesinsky, lightly and they were perhaps un- busily engaged in smacking down lucky in one or two decisions, as all comers since Max Baer slapped Goano was, I am told, caught off him to the canvas last December, his transers and not off his bat! put the side out for 12 runs only---- technically knocked out Hans Birkie Anyway the side were all out for of Germany, in the fourth round, and the first signs of a danger here to night.

Hans put up a game fight though us weakness in the batting a he fractured bones in his right eared. It was a match that should hand, and was quiclasset through have been won comfortably,

The game against the Army came out. He won the sympathy of the crowd and there was a chorus of next and once more it looked as if boos when the verdict was given to the batting was going to let the side down as the first four wickets the Chicago fah peddler.

Levinsky scored his seventh fell for a similar number of runs. knockout in eight starts at the ex- But, as usual Gosauo came to the and B.K. Ng and Blake ense of Joe Rice, of Texas, at rescue,

at the other end. The Oklahoma City just two weeks ago, hung on Babe Iunt. Oklahoma cowboy, held resulting neore set the Army, him to a decision victory at Dallas possible task but they were alow off the mark, and so had to bustle on March-27.

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OF RUTH

MCCARTHY'S FREE HAND

St. Petersburg, Apr. 24. The fellow whose rejoicing is the loudest over Babe Ruth landing a job in the National League is Babe's old bass, Joc McCarthy.

intch for a good many years, 1 fancy. Even when E. B. Reed took six University wickets for no runs at all the score was over 20. I think. Curiously enough, this heavy re verse only spurred the team on to

Busy putting his Yankee cohorts their best display perhaps, taking things all round, during the season, through their paces in this alm They beat the Club de Recrelo con-bordered city. Marse Joe makes no of attempt to conceal hla happiness at clusively and the absence. Rodrigues was not the deciding Ruth's landing with the Braves and

in all probability he factor, as could not have altered the result.

The fielding went to pieces in the Kowloon match and nu one could do ball except anything with the Corano, At the same time he was wrong in staying on so long as an or two's reat might have runs and gaintd wickets. (Continued on Fugo 9.)

over Raved

it these mistakes generally came governmental aid in bringing the teani of the Tokyo en game point.

winning Yet for all his patience and League's Spring Series to America.

(Continued on Page 9.)

All expenses of the trip will bo defrayed by Columbia University, Coach Cockley told Mr. Sawnda.

OUR NEW FEATURE FOR

BASEBALL FANS

VILLA DRAW

Rangers Also Mado To Share Points

London, Apr. 24. Postponed from yesterday, the First Division league football match between Huddersfield and Aston Villa was played off at Leeds Road Ground where the two teams shared As a result, Aston Villa climb one place in the table but Huddersfield remain fifteenth,

CITY AND SUBURBAN two goals.

Another Win For Gordon tish League, Glasgow Rangers, who

Richards

London, April 24. The result of the City and Subur- ordets under three managers-Miller

Shawkay, and ban, run at Epsom to-day over a Huggins Baby McCartin' 16 years with the distance of one and a quarter miles

Montrose Yankind his contempt of allscipline was as follows: chuse many others on the team to 7 to 2

follow suit.

Until this spring, such renowned stars as Gehrig, Gamez, Combs, and Dickey were hidden in the aliadow of the great Reth. The Bam always was the follow the sports scribes singled out for Interviews, and the rest of the boys merely awang into step he- hind any opinions he delivered.

QUIT WHEN HE WANTED Ruth, in his lost couple of years with the Yanks, played when he is reason for exuding foy a more or pleased. At first, when his legs went leas selfish. He's the only boss of back on him, he signalled McCarthy the Yankees now and with Ruth in when he felt it was time to retire, but finally he didn't even bother to the lineup, there were two basics.

McCarthy, closing a three-year Ja that; he simply walked off the contract in his fifth campaign at the fold. head of the New York club, belloves that a healthy paychological effect is in asserting itself on his team with the departure of Ruth.

The Babo nover made for perfect harmony. He did not learn to take

Jack Hobbs, the famous England batsman has retired from solive cricket, but in still very interested in golf as can be seen from the above ploture which shows him enjoying a round at Now, Malden with

· H.-Short-

The Bam created a lot of disscusion the ranks, and made no fuw enemies. One of the fellows he couldn't exactly call his pal was Ben Chapman.

The Birmingham Flyer was one of the few who refused to let Ruth ride kim and the pair had numerous wordy battles. They did not speak in 1992. You quickly notice the change in the Yankees this spring. There is no getting away from the fact that the butfit has quickened its pace shes it no longer is carrying the excéan weight, which is what the once great Babe was as a player the last two SCARONE,

BO

The Gothamites aren't going 10 mlas George Herman in action much as in bucks office appeal. McCarthy just about has decided to luce Babo's boots on the rather ex- pinalve dogs of George Alexander Selkirk, the young fellow who camo up from Newark in August of last year and hit the ball for a mark of

313 in 46 American League games. OUTFIELD WELL PROTECTED

For a time, McCarthy had young Jesso Il, who hit 344 for Newark last season, under consideration for the right field job, but Selkirk seems to have the edge on performanco in |training camp here.

The rest of the outslelding will be | very well. taken care of with Earl Combs probably back; in contra after a skull fracture that year, and Ben Chapman in loft. Dixie Walker might break into centro if his alling whip has returned to shapo-and he says (Continued on Page 9.).

(Gordon

Richards),

British Quotas (Beary), 100, 2 Lost Soul (Weston), 20 to 1,...

Fifteen rat.

Time: 2 mins, 3 secs.

The starter and jockeys at Epsom) on April 24 were as follow:

In the First Division of the Scot have already won the champion- ship were unexpectedly held to a draw by Albion at Ibrox Park, each side scoring twice-Reuter.

LOCAL YACHTING

Close Of Season On Saturday

The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Cotoneaster (Nicoll), Light Sussex will hold its "Close of Season" Bail- followed by the annual (Smirke), Master Vere (Perryman), ing ruces, Montrose (Gordon Richards), envy prize distribution, on Saturday next, weighi

Wragg), (Hurry

Chef April 27. (Novell), His Reverence (Lane), Prizes for the day's races will only Fox Masque (A. Wragg), Snooker be given to lady helmsmen and visi The race for Cruisers starts from Quota (Beary), Lostmout British

Racea for Rocksine (Richardson), Murray Pier at 2 p.m. (Steve Donoghue), Tartan (Strett), tors

Weston).

destructable (Fox)-Reuter.

from the Club Lino. Norman Hernid (E. S. Smith), In-Racing Yachts comments at 3 p.m.

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