1936-10-12 — Page 9

POWERFUL OVERHEAD

Miss Joan Massey Shows Good Tennis Form.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH....... MONDAY,

The Shanghai Country Club tennis team which is on an un- official visit here, gave quite a good showing against some of the Colony's best talent during the week-end, holding their own very well against a selected Kowloon side yesterday,

Coming straight from the ship unt Saturday, they did not figure too well ainst die chosen land players long by nine sets to three in thei course of four mixed doubles inatches

Yesterday at the K.C.C. they show-j ed vast improvement in a series of men's doubles and ladlen doubles games, eventually being beaten by seven sets to five,

To-day they play Kowloon in mixed doubles, and to-morrow they return to the C.ILC, to nish off their match against the Island, the programme being men's and indies doubles.

A feature of yesterday's game w the exceedingly fine net play of Miss Joan Massey, who put the ball for winners lime after time with her ftercely hit over-head and decisive volleying.

Details of the matches to state follow.

ISLAND_COUNTRY CLUB

INTERNATIONAL

MATCH

Great Britain Beat France In Annual Encounter

London, Oct. 10, Great Britain defeated France by 12 matches to seven in the eighth annual International cavered court tenn:s counter played at Queen's Club,

LOCAL YACHTING

Find Conditions Favour Commodore's Cup

Fine conditions favoured local yachtsmen on Saturday afternoon Cup series were sailed over an 8.1 when three races in the Commodore's miles course.

fire with Mid. Hemsley at the

won the Class race from Sinkin (Mr. Wm. Brown). The and Class race was won by Stella (Mr. F. C. Manning), the "A" Class by Jan (Mr. O. Brunngoord), and the "G" Class by Eunlee (Mr. F. Anthony which was the only sturter.

Full results follow:

"H" Class Started 2.25 p.m.

Corrected Position

15.65.214

Ariel

The talning match to-day was Dorothea...... 15.57.2814 that between "Hunny" Austin, o!

(Lt. Col. S. D. Reld) Great Britain, and Jean Borotra of, Dlana....

15.57.50 France. The Englishman won easily

(Mr. P. Hamus) by 6-0, 6-2, but the Frenchman was

10.03.03 unable to display his best from as he

(Major W. IL Postle)

turn.---Renter was suffering from a high tempera-

JIM FERRIER'S FEAT

S. A. Rumjahn and Miss R. Rum-{ julan (Hongkong) beat J. G. Forbes Establishes New Golf Records

and Mrs. T. M. Burton 6-0, 0-1, 4-6.

Iu Tak-cheuk and Mrs. Litton (Hongkong) beat 3. du Par de Marsouilles and Mis J. Mastey 1-6, 1-7, 0-2.

In Australia

Sydney, Ort, 10,

Playing in the New South Wales Taul Wal-pul and Miss R. Perry Pelose Golf Champloushdp, Jin Porrier, (Hongkong) beat A. G. Melse and the Australian amateur clampin Mrs. 13. Krenov 3-6, 6-4. .

and formerly of Shanghai, returned

H. D. Rumjahn and Mrs. Chiscards of 72, 72, 71 and 82 for at Chun-chlu (Hongkong) beat T. G. pgregate score of 277. Figgis and Mrs. Dvorjetz 4-3, 0-2, 6-3, | MAINLAND, COUNTRY CLUB

R. C. Fincher and W. C. Han (Kowloon) beat A. G. Mese and J. du Parc de Marsoulles 6-3, 9-5, 7-5, Ma Chin-chong and Bo Wal-hing (Kowloon) Jest to J. G. Forbes and T. G. Fickia 6-0, 5-7, 6-3.

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(Mr. J. Kemsley)

Siskin

* 15.56.41% (Mr. Wm. Brown}

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(Capl. Freeman)

Widgeon

Rolla "T" & "Y" Class Started 2.50 p.m. Stelin

10.40.11 (Mr. F. C. Manning) Winkle

10.40.50 (Mr. F. Binck) Sirius

16.45.54 (Capt. G. Thomas)

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10.35.57 Daphne

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""A" Class Starled 2.30 p.m.

10,12,50 (Mr. O, Brunsgaard) 18.14.50 (Mr. J. D. H

10.15.20 (Major Dixon)

18.16.22 Mr. H. S. Rease

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16.18.22 (Mr. C. C. Blake)

16.18.58 ......... 15. (Lt. Col. Marub) Painted Lady.. 10.21.15

(Major Booty). Carpenter ... D.NF.

Mrs. N. Wilson and Mrs. W. E. Dst at St. Chard in this Frucht Open in Dowling (Kowloon) beat. Mrs. B. 1920, while W. Low-out Lit, the Artemis...... Krenev and Mr. Burton (1-4, 19-7, American golfer, vnn the Canadian 6-2.

Cleats Open with a score of 271 two months Mas M. Grimths and Miss A. Mic-to-Renter. kenzie (Kowloon) lost to Mra, M. Dvorljetz and Miss J. Massey 4-0. Ferrier "went to Endanı carller 3-0, 0-0.

in the year to compete in the British The mixed doubies mutches will opey Amateur Championship.. be played off on the Kowloon CC. | fought his way into the tinni burl was courts to-day at 3.30 p.m.

beaten by Hector Thomson two up.

Finest Club

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"G" Class Started 2.40 p..

..... 16.36.26

10.20.41 1 (Mr. P. Anthony)

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WHAT A MATCH!

(Continued from Page 8).

OCTOBER 12, 1936.

to shape and nave several dangerous greatest effort was in disposing of high dropping ahots. Probably his Erwin's wonderful drive from 30 yards on the right wing. The ball was heading straight for that spot where the cross-bar and upright meets and looked a goal all the way: but Rodger judged it perfectly and lempi across the goal to hold the ball with outstretched arms, One of the many highlights of the match.

Club Intermediates were grand workers, but they appeared to lose a bit of their equilibrium through the hot pace set by the opposition. Fowler was not quite nu stable and confident as we have seen him this season. Strange had the confidence, but made the foolish and funda- mental mistake of holding on to the ball too long. Rapid and accurate disposition of the ball was essen- tinl.

FOWLER'S BEST YET

The left wing suffered according- 1y, although Wilson was undeniably the cleverest forward and the best behind schemer on view. Not for him came Fleming, who is settling down with Fowler in great

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have not seen Fowler play so well for many moons. His rugged type of foraging was just the play against the robust Rifles, and there is -doubt he had the opposition nerv- He had atrocious luck with two fine shots as already Indicated, while the credit of Club's goal, scored in the first twee minutes of the second half, musí go to him. He beat Stevens beautifully before centrlag • squarely from the goal linc.

Elliott was lethargic, and Blck- fard averawed by the determined play of Plekering,

GOLF CONTEST

Happy Valley Defeat Kowloon Golf Club

points

Wlaning the singies by 11 Ave, to, 6, and the foursomes by 111⁄2 to the Happy Valley golfers avenged their defeat of last April when they beat the Kowloon Golf Club in their bi-annual match Happy Valley yesterday by 11% points.

The following were the scores;

SINGLES

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R. Young (Happy Valley) halved with W. Taylor.

K. S. Robertson (Happy Valley) beat T. Paton four and three.

A. McKellar (Happy. Valley) bent A. J. Denala six and five..

A. T. Braley (Happy Valley) beat R. K. Collings three and two,

W. A. Stewart (Happy Valley) beat A. L. Eastman one up.

W. S. Hiller (Happy Valley) beat G.. Mune four and three.

W. J. Buller (Happy. Valley) beat A. A. Lopes one up.

F. E. E. Booker (Happy Valley) lost to J. D. Thomson three and one.

J. A. R. Selby (Happy Valley) bent: H. H. Mundy one up.

D. Forbes (Happy Valley) lost to G. P. Murphy four and three,

Valley) A. D. Humphreys (Happy bent F. C. Barry six and four,

P. Morrison (Happy Valley) lost |

to E. O. Murphy four and three.

T. K. Rowell" (Happy Valley) lost to W, C. Simpson four and two.

A. L. Powell (Happy Valley) beat

five and four.

W. V. uxton (Happy Valley) lost

H. T. to W. Stoker eight and seven.

A. D. Humphreys, Jr. (Happy Val- ley) beat W. Groves four and three, FOURSOMES Young And Robertson (Happy Valley) beat Taylor and Paton, five and tour.

McKellar and Braley (Happy Val- ley) lost to Dennis and Collings one up.

Stewart and Her (Happy Valley) Just to Eastman and Milne two up.

Buller and Booker (Happy Valley) beat Thomson and Lopes one up,

Selby and Forbes (Happy Valley) halved with Mundy and G. P. Mur- phy

"Humphreys and Morrison. (Hoppy Valley) beat Barry and E. O. Murphy.

op two and

The first half was full of choice football. Attacks

woy to gave counter attacks, many of which were endowed with ski and craft. Rifles could count themselves for tunate to cress over two goals to the good, though they deserved both. Perpinson opened their recount with aduzzling

of piece shooting through a crowd of when he seemed to be in at position.

Then

the came which Club defence certainly peared to resent, though the goal was not out of keeping as Moore's original drop shot was a fine clfort and deserved to find the net. How ever Stevens came up and

passed Rodger with the greatest of ense.

WILSON'S CLEVER MOVE

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Rowell and Powell (1appy Valley) beat Simpson and Ahern three and two.

Buxton and Humphreys, Jr. (Hap- By Valley) beat Stoker and Groves three and two.

Total scores.-Happy Valley, 2234 points; Kowloon Golf Club, 11 pulma.

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Club were rare fighters (another rather recent quality) and gave Rifles reargard plenty to think about. The second half opened in startling style. From the kick off the Club began a cleverly-conceived advance

which only just failed in its objective. Wilson tan into the Draft Programmes and Entry centre-forward position.

position, picked up i Forms for the Ninth Extra Race Mesh pass in his stride and let fly Meeting to be held on Saturday,

rasping drive which lore past the upright. This plainly indicated 21th October, 1936, (weather per-1 that Club were out for blood, and mitting) may be obtained at the their reward came with the next at Secretary's Oce, Exchange Build- tack, Elliott completed Fowler's rooding: the Club House, Happy work by netting from on the goal

line.

After this paint it was ding-dou yet it was noticeable that some of the Club players were tiring and slowly Ries obtained the upper hand. Rodger was kept very netive, and Club attacks became fewer and with less sting. All the same Club gave the impression of being per- fectly capable of scoring goals until fartiger got his slightly fortunate point. After this Rifles did most of the dietatin, and in the last minutes were superior.

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HOCKEY TOURNEY

Draw For Grounds Made

The draw for grounds in the second round of the Inter-Section Hockey Tournament is:

Pollee "A v. Hongkong Club, Radio ground, October 13,

Kowloon Indian Tennis Club v. Nomads, Club ground, King's Park, October 14.

Rudlo v. Argonauta, Pollce ground, October 14.

Radio and Argonauta drew in their lust match and re-play is therefore necessary.

Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the

Sports Club; and the Stables. Shan Kwong Rond."

Entrics close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 15th October, 1936.

By Order,

S. A. SLEAP,

Autg. Secretary.

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