1937-03-16 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1937.

H. D. RUMJAHN EXTENDED IN

GOOD DISPLAY BY LUK

Yesterday's Tennis

CRAWFORD WINS

(By "Veritas")

11. D. Rumjahn yesterday fulfilled general expectations by beating Luk Chun-cheung in straight acts in the

DOYLE STARTS

COMEBACK

first round of the Colony singles Wins After A

tennis

championship. Yet in

the

second set he was made to sit up and take notice, being led 4-3 on his own service and held to 7-5 before he clinched the issue.

Very Shaky Opening

Luk, after a shaky opening, settled down to play steady leis and positively thrived on the long rallies which featured the second stanza. is backhand- sliced drive-tune- tioned in excellent manner and he was dangernus on this wing. Rum-

him though, plant Jahin usually

yemight

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

Jack Doyle, shaken but trium- after many perilous

when he changed his direction sud-escapes, finished a sixth-round denly and sent across a fost angled winner of his fight with blond drive to the forehand corner.

Luk was rather sorely winded" Harry Staal, the German-Dutch toward the end of the match and it heavy-weight, at the Earl's Court

arena last month. not is pretty certain that he could

It was have stuck it out for three sels.

a battle as sensalionul on Nevertheless he was a gome loser

any Doyle has had in his dramatic and when Rumjaim led 6-3 in the

career, and he was caught so many saved seven second "set, netually

times by right-hand swings as wild match points before crying best to

as March winds that IL can no longer perfect cross-court backhard drive, be doubted that this gland Irishman, the pace of which completely defeated for all his strength and hitting the Chinese,

power, is still a pugilistic baby.

Rumjohn played well within him- self, though he did not enjoy com: plete control over his strokes.. Dul he made winners with his customary skill and played well enough to suggest that he will survive a few rounds.

OUT OF PRACTICE

and

G. C. Burnett, very much out of prasilce_wan no match for A. Crowe ford, another K.C.C, competitor and lost 0-6, 2-4, Crawford contented himself with driving easily

on both wings, while neutrately Burnell provided the errors. It was not a real test for Crawford, who won as he liked,

large-sized Quite

"gallery" gathered round the No. 5 court to watch the veteran Ne Sze-kwong and L. F. 11on engage H. T. Bee and J. Y. Isu in the men's doubles

N and Hon played immaculate tennis to win comfortably in sets. Their understanding was

The struggle closed with a low being tossed in from Stanl's corner.

11

By that time the Dutch champion, man of colossul courage and an amazing enpelty for taking punish-

reed before ment, was storm,

↑

He was bending before Doyle's blows, and could scarcely stand. Ills, left ear was in a sorry, state, and hel had no resistance left.

WOMEN 'CHEER "JACK"

As the towel rame in the bulk of 10,200 people who had packed into the building yelled thele heads off for Dayle. Women stoud on chairs. shouting "Good old Juck!"

Men struggled to reach his corner. They could not have made inere fuss than if he had wow the championship. of the world.

Staal must have the strength of 'a two bull to stand up to such pile-driving ad-blows as Doyle shot over, but hig mirable and they brought into effec-boxing knowledge was even poorer tive use their vast experience of the than the Irishman's. doubles game Chiefly they relied

on placements and these were usually sa accurate that they scored outright. Yesterday's championship results

were:

OPEN SINGLES

A. Crawford beat G. C. Burnett 6-0, 0-2

Captain Coppinger beat S. C. Chlu 0-0, 6-1

II. D. Itumjalin beat Luk Chun- cheung 6-1, 7-5

OPEN DOUBLE'S

Ng Sze-kwong and L F. Hou beat

II. T. Bee and H. Y. Isa 0-1, 0-4..

WINDMILL BLOWS

Stahl's arms swung round and round much like the windmills in his own country. You could see his right coming from any distance, but. crude us the panch was, it caught Doyle-and continued to catch him.

Doyle started off prodding sway with his left as though he meant to show people how welt he could box. Staal then started to swing, and in about minnte a right kumped on to the Doyle chin, and over he went. A count of seven. Stani's "cauliflower" car started to

(Continued on Page 9.)

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A TYPICAL STORY!

"When I arrived Home on leave

bought

a second-hand car. It looked fine, but after 6 weeks I became so "fed up" with all the trouble and expense I was having with if I sold it and bought a NEW FORD and brought it back with me. Never had the least trouble with the new car and the rest of my leave was the most enjoyable I've ever had "

THIS STORY IS NOT ONLY TYPICAL IT'S TRUE. WE COULD GIVE THE NAMES OF MANY PEOPLE IN THE ~COLONY WHO HAVE HAD JUST

SUCH AN EXPERIENCE.

LET US PROVIDE YOU WITH A LETTER TO THE FORD MOTOR: CO, OF ENGLAND, LTD, WHEN YOU GO ON LEAVE IN CASE YOU BECOME. INTERESTED IN A CAR WHILE AT HOME. IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE YOU IN ANY WAY. IT SIMPLY MEANS YOU WILL RECEIVE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT. ·

Top picture shows Jack Doyle sent to the floor early on in his fight with Harry Staal. The other picture illustrates Doyle being acclaimed winner after the Irishman had taken a lot of punishment.

Sellers Favours 5-day Tests

A. B. Sellers, captain of Yorkshire, says that he was in favour of five-day Tests in England and thought they would soon be seen in this country. "Ordinary cricket to-day, he said, is much too slow. A bowler can shut up the game any time he likes providing he is backed up by ten good fields-

men.

CHEAPER CRICKET

IN KENT

County Club's Proposals

Sixpenny cricket is the alm

Colony Badminton Championships

CARVALHO

ILL: UNABLE

TO PLAY

THE SECOND SET

LÈAGUE BADMİNTON

RECREIO B BEAT THE VARSITY

FREE LANCES' TEAM OF 4

There was a restricted programme of league badminion matcher last evening. The important return game between University "A" and Recrelo "A"

was postponed and will be played off on Friday of this week,

Recreio's chances thay be seriously jeopardised as L. A. Carvalho is ill with malaria and is unlikely to be available.

Free Lances turned up with only four players for last night's "A" Division match against Chinese Y.M.C.A. und were benten 7-2, bav-

ing to concede three of the games.

E. . . Shute and his son War- wick played well to win two games and to take their opponents to 15 in the third.

Recreln "B", hosts to University ""

won on interesting match by six games to three, the full scores being: H. A. Barros,and A. E. Xavier (Recreio "B")-beat D. Kwok and S. C. Tal 21-1; bent S. K. Hui and C. K. Lee 21-10: beat T. F.

Yong and H. C. Golt 21-8.

N. A. Beltrao and E. A. E. Alves (Recrelo "D") beat Kwok and Tai 21-15; lost to Hui and Lee 11-21; beat Yong and Goh 21-18.

H. A. Noronha and C. C. Pereira (Recrelo "B")-lost to Kwok and Tai 9-21; beat Hui und Lee 21-8; lost to Yong and Goh 15-21.

"B" DIVISION

St. Andrew's “B”

- Defeated

In the "B" Division, St. Andrew's "" received Victorin Recreation Club and lost by six games to three. Scores.

F. A. Madar and J. P. Dawson (St. Andrew's "B") lost to S. A. Rumjohn and C. N. da Silva 3-21; beat A. J. Basto and A. O. Barrolto 24-21; lost to M. M. de V. Saares and C. A. Gaan 17-21.

W. Knox and 11. R. Darby (St, Andrews 1st to Ittujahte anti- Silva 11-21; lost to

Basto

and Barretto 3-21; lost to Soares and Gann 0-21.

M. Well, and G.-White (St. An- drew's "B")-lost to Rumjahn and Silva 15-21; bent Basto and Barrelto 21-18; beat Soares and Ganr 21-10.

LEAGUE TABLE

“A” Division

ONE MATCH FOR University THIS EVENING C.R.C.

(By. "Veritas")

INDIA'S, LEADING TENNIS PLAYERS MAY EXHIBIT

IN HONGKONG.

(By "Verlias")

HONGKONG will probably have the opportunity of seeing

· India's leading tennis players in action sometime in May as

it is reported that the proposal of the Indian Tennis Improve- ment Association to send a team to tour Japan has been approved by the Japan Lawn Tennis Association.

The team will comprise five players and will include India's No. 1 and No. 3 ranking players, as well us the 1998 junior champian.

The following team is announced,

9. L. R. SOHNY

L

Winner of the Punjab tournament in 1935 and racked No, 1 in the All-India standings

G. MOHAMMED

Winner of the United Provinces tourney last year and India's No. 3 player

Y. SINGH

Winner of the Bengal hard-court tournament. In 1934

K. SEN

Winner of the All-India junfor championstily in 1935

MISS WOODCOCK

No. 4 in the All-India women's rankings.

The Hongkong L. T. A. should be given a good chance of arrang Ing for the appearance of these notable players in exhibitions or their way through the Colony. In fact the Association would be well advised to communicate with the Indian Tennis Improvement Association with a view to completing such arrangements.

Sunderland's Big Cup-Tie Win

. London, March 15. Meeting for the third time of asking in the sixth round of the English Cup to-day, Sunderland, and Wolves succeeded in reach-. ing a decision. Sünderland won handsomely by four gools-to-nil the match be ing played on the Sheffield Wednesday ground.--Reuter.

VINES LAUDS YOUNG

JAPANESE TENNIS........

P. W. D. C. F. A. Pts. STAR AFTER GAME-

Recreio "A".

11.10 0 1 78 21 20

10 10 13 0

0 0 54 0 20

07 47 01 12

है

Recreio B-11- Chinese

70--4-41-46--14-

Y.M.C.C... Dsity

5

0 3 45 27 10

11

0

8 32 97 6

13

3

0 10 45 75 6

1

1. A. Carvalho, the Recreio bad- minion player. Is ill will malaria St. Andrew's · and cannot play to-night in the sent- "A".

LEAGUE TABLE

anal of the mixed doubles badminton Free Lances. 13 0 12 27 72 2 championships of the Colony. He will also be unable to play to- morrow night in the quarter-finals of the men's doubles.

P. W. L. M. A. Pts. King's College 11 10 0 1 77 13 20 Kowloon Tong

It is hoped that he will be at toi

"A"

12 2 0 3 09 39 1 play off these two games next week.

St. John's 11 80 381 38 16 and a postponement is being granted V.R.C.......10 70 350 32 14 with this latention. If he has no S. & S. Home 11 2 0 9 10 74.4 recovered sulficiently by next week, St. Andrew's hd will concede walk-overs in both events.

There is therefore only one mixed of depbics championship match at Kent, who have decided to make King's College this evening, M. A substantial reductions in admission Oliveira and Miss M. Silvo play S. A. Groy and MICE A. Mackenzie. charges next season.

Oliveira and Miss Sliva-are favoured to win, but the match may go the full distance.

The object of the county is to en- couruge Interest in the game and revive its pre-war popularity, when sixpenny cricket altracted big crowds. On grounds where a single match Is played the admission will be la., but reduced to 6. after four o'clock. In recent years Kent charges at the gate have been 15. ed. and 25. Last season many matches were ruined by rain.

The club lost £1,049 last season, as against £201 in 1935, but as 1936 was one of the wettest summers on record Kent are not pessimistic

MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE "We were perhaps lucky not to have suffered "more severely," it is stated in the offelal report,

R. T. Bryan and B. H. Valentine will share the-dutles of captain next sehsan, as A. P. F. Chapman has re- signed. Bryan will lead the side till August and then Valentine will take over.

Tribute is paid in the report to "Chapman's services, and regret is ex- 'pressed at the termination of Free- man's engagement after "he has

To-morrow the quarter-finals in the men's doubles will be played off, though only three of the four matches will be staged in view of Carvalho's lness. The programme, with King's Collego as the venue, follows.

F... Kwok and S. W. Liang (C.R.C;) v. P. K. Hai and T. C: Lee (University),,

Los Angeles,

vis Cup threat next year, accord-

HOMESIDE RACING SENSATION

|SUSPENSION OF

JOCKEY

:

London, Mar 15.

The Lincoln flat-racing season, [which in expteled to be a record oner opened sensationally in sunny and chilly weather after a slight snowfall

to-day.

The Orst sensation Was the, dis- qualification of Parkin, the winner uf the Canwick Muiden Plate, by the Stewards themselves. The decision was made flowing a fall by two

horses.

ho

They also ended Sammy Wrage the winning jockey for the remainder of the meeting so that

ride cannot

the fancted Bonc in

the winner of the Brock-

the

Lincol

lesby Trial Handicap pald a divideru

Japan definitely will become a Da-of-165-10-1to win-on-the totalisatu

The Dally Double yielded.a ing to Ellsworth Vines who, along pf £310 for an

of ten shillings. Dutlay Ephraim Smith, Edgehill's feckry in with Bill Tilden, recently complet-j

the Lincolnshire scored a hat-trick ed a playing tour of that country.

to-day

drew

The great professional netter, In blank.

letter to friends back home, praised the ability of Jire Yama- Gishi, Nippon singles star.

which Gordon Richards,

Every thing is in readiness for the race on Wednesday, which the betting shows is as open as usual. The going is excellent though itávy. -Reuter.

The following have been selected to represent the Club against

the

"Yamagish! is the best over here by for" Vines wrote. "Don't be surprised if he ranks well within the world's first 10 next year. His style is reminiscent of Bunny Austin's, and is almost flawless. He'll be a real threat in Davis Cup play next Club de Recreio on Wednesday at 0 8 27 04 2

5.1 p.m.

at King's Park: J. Benwell; E. V. Reed, G. Som- 11 1 0 10 24 75

(Vines, together with Big Billmer; J. Potter, W. Reed, R. À, Bates; (Chinese Y.M.C.A. having been Tilden, played in Hongkong lost II. Starbuck, S. Fowler, G. E. R. ............... transferred to the "A" Division, their year.),

Divatt, B. Bickford, V. Bond. record has been expunged).

**** Kowloon Tong

זיפי

New Zealand Cricket Team For England

Wellington.

Before leaving for their tour of England this summer, the New Zen- land cricket team probably will, play K. S. Llew and K. L. Yong (Unta match against the M.C.C. side at versity) v. II, A. Alves and E. de present in Australla. The match Sousa (Recreio).

would be played at Wellington,

T. f. Ong and F. Koh. (Chinese (Y.M.C.A.) v. M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remédfbs.

RECREIO "B" GET WALK-OVER IN 'MIXED DOUBLES.

Recrelo "B" displace Free Lances

Fourteen players will make the trip 'for to England. Eight players so have been selected, M. L. Page (Canterbury), J. L. Kerr (Canter. bury), A. W. Roberts (Canterbury), D. A, R. Moloney (Manawatu), W. Carson (Auckland). H. G. Vivian (Auckland), and M. W. Wallace (Auckland).

LOCAL GOLF RESULTS

borne the brunt of the bowling far so for second place in the mixed doubles A.D. Humphreys Qualifies

long

badminton league as a result of re-

Six members of the committee re- celving a walk-over from Univer-

tire by rotation and their places will) stly. Recreio have one more match be filed by Lord Cornwallis, Sir' to play, and either they or Chinese

In Adamson Cup

Henry Strentfoild, Major A. F. Lench-, Recreation Club will finish ta vis- A. D. Humphreys, with a score of

WALLACE HARPER & Co., LTD. Lowls, L2-Col. A. OB. ffrengli Blake, ners-up. The amended lengue table 30-0-71, qualined in the March

Gord

223, Nathan Road,

Bord

Kowloon.

Mr.

A. P. F.-Chopman, and Mr. W. Findlay, the former secretary of M.C.C.

LEAGUE TABLE

Classes for a limited number of boys, will be held at Canterbury for Recreio "A" a fortnight beginning Monday, April Free Lances 12, and during the same period at Reercid B Tonbridge, whero. Ashdown and C.R.C.. Povey will be the coaches, under the University control of tho Tonbridge Cricket Kowloon Tong Club.

St. John's

P. W. E. M. A. Pts. 10 100 77 13 20.

12 6 6 02 43-12 1174 40 50 14 80 3.43.29-10 0 3 0.37 33 4, #2: 7-23 07 1152 0 23 77

qualifying round of the Adamson Cup played at Happy Valley, March 5-14. There were ten ontries.

The Bogey (Par) Pool played, on the Old Course at Fanling, March 13-14, was won by A. E. Lissaman (3) with score of four up.

Other scores were.G. S. Chambers (20), three up; G. C. Worrall (10), one up; and W. J. S. Key (9) all "square,, There were 20 entries.

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