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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MAY 1,1937.

RUMJAHNS IN THE LAST STAGES OF EXHAUSTION

SOME OF THE MEN WHO WILL FIGHT

ON MONDAY

It is expected that representatives of the Royal Welch Fusiliers will be well to the fore in next Monday's Army boxing championship finals at Murray Barracks.

Top picture, reading from left to right is Cpl. Weaver (middleweight). Fus. Jones (lightweight). Fus (22) Owens (featherweight), Fux. (70) Morgan (welterweight), Cpl. Powell (lightweight), L/Cpl. Roberts (wel- (list- terweight), and Fus. Bray weight).

The two representatives above are Fus. Bagby (ilght heavyweight) and Fus. Thyer (middleweight), and Fus. Raven (feather- opposite is weight) and Fus, (43) Davies (wel- terweight).

How Thousand Guineas Race Was Won

HOT FAVOURITE FAILS TO STAY

London, April 30.

At Newmarket to-day, Sir John Jarvis's Ally Gainsborou Loss which is entered for the D by, and started at a hot 11 to 10 on favourite the Thousand Guinens, only finished third, the winner being Sir Victor Sassoon's Exhibitionist, a 20 to 1 second favourite ridden by the 52 year-old Steve Donoghue, who has never won this race previously.

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ARMY BOXING

Exhibitionist beat Sir Harold CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cayzer's Spray, a 100 to 6 chance by half length in an exciting finish.

Champions V. Rest Hockey Postponed

TREAT PROMISED

FOR MONDAY

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Gainsborough Lass was a head away in third place,

The winner covered the mile in 1: 44, which is four-fifths of a second faster than Heksar's effort in the Two Thousand Guineas.

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The preliminary fights this year have produced a very fine stundard of boxing and some of the best de- monstrations of fisticuffs to be seen Ind Gainsborough Lass

every elance of winning, but failed to stay. In Hongkong for a long time are

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Celtic's Amazing Soccer Defeat

London, April 30. Motherwell and Celtic brought their season's foot- ball programme to an end to-day with a remarkable. match. Motherwell, play- -ing at home won by eight goals to nil, and as a result move to fourth position.→→ Reuter,

TO-DAY'S RACING TIPS

SELECTIONS FOR NINE EVENTS

(By "Captain Foster")

DRAMA OF TENNIS FINAL

(By "Veritas")

II. D. Rumjahn beat S. A. Rumjahn

6-3, 0-2, 1-0, 5-7, 6-3.

STANDING out vividly in one's memory of this dramatic Colony singles tennis championship final on the stand court yesterday, is a picture of two figures, so utterly exhausted and weary after two hours of grilling tennis, that all they could do was to make vague, automatic gesture at the ball with their rackets, like a punch-drunk fighter in the final stages of collapse.

an

That fifth set was not a display of exhibition of tennis. It was physical and mental effort. It be- came a question of whose will-power would stand

up to the strain the

longest. To general surprise it was Sirdar Rumjan Indomitable pluck, who collapsed. His stout heart aud which had enabled him to pull up from being two sets in arrears, to match at two-sets all and the square to lend 3-2 in the final set, could do for no more, nul II. D. Rumjalin, himself on the verge of giving in, suddenly realised that he still had a chance of winning, so that he called upon his

There are nine races down to-day's Meeting and my selections are as follows:

CHARTERS TOWERS HANDICAP last vestige of physical resources to

Saucy Face

Violet Queen

Racing Heart

MOUNT DAVIS H'CAP (FIRST SECTION) King's Jubilee

Pontiac Bay Nibble

ST. GEORGE'S PLATE

Expansion Time Havoc Eve Polentate

- HUNCHBACKS PLATE

Air Mail

Tabby Cal

National Anthem

HIGH WEST HANDICAP

Tyne

Rose-Queen King's Justice

win the next four games, the match, and the title.

For two sets the game was played under a gruelling sun, and even when the shadows lengthened and covered the court, the heat, was still terrific. Under, such conditions, both players displayed great courage in complet ing the match..

TWO FINE SETS

Our staff photographer caught Sirdar Rumjahn in a typical attitude as he volleyed during yesterday's match,

Governor's Cup Match Is Big Football

Attraction

TO-MORROW'S ENCOUNTER

(By "Voritan")

Two big football games re-football, despite the heat and the fact main to be played in Hongkong that the players have been tolling for before the season closes. One the past seven to eight months.

I think the F.A. stands a very fair is the deciding tie in the chance of winning, but to do so, Lee Governor's Cup series, the and Fung must be bottled up.

The selected teams are: other the play-off for the Kote-

wall Cup,

The first of these has been fixed

team.

seven

had so Bn F.A.

The Chinese have endeavoured to make the side as representative as possible of the Federation without

it. weakening Thus several Kowloon Chinese players have been included, such as Mak Sui-hon, Tsul Ah-fai and Cheung Moon-wing.

H.K.F.A.

Rowlands; Pickering and Stevens; Parker; Williams, Beltrao and Urwin, Land, A. V. Gosano, Talbot and Knox,

Reserves: E. Strange, S. Strange, Bickford, Evans, Blake and How-

H.K.CA.A.F.

Wong Wah-gay; Lee Tin-sang and Mak Sul-hon; Leung Wing- chlu, Taul Ah-fal and Lo King- chul; Tao Kwal-shing, Fung King- cheung, Lee Wal-tong, Chan Tin- pak and Cheung Moon-wing.

Reserves:--Young

Wai Bliul-ylck, Shul-wing, Henry Young, Choy Man-choy and Cheak Shek-kaxm. -

WINNERS TO DATE

The best tennis was seen in the for to-morrow, and will be played on first two sets. H. D. Rumjahn played the Kowloon F.C. ground, kick-off at like. book: his cousin fought like 4.15

21

Both H.K.F.A. and H.K.C.A.ÀF. There

here have

lett. announced their teams. The a tiger to recover lost ground, was attack and counter-attack, drives interesting fenture about the F.A. which clipped the lines, fast volley-line-up is the inclusion of ing bouts which gave way to benuti military players. I believe it is the ful possing shots. A parade of tennis first time the Army have strokes and tactics compensated urst

representatives in many for the many disappointments of the earlier matches in the tournament.

Sirdar Rumjahn decided that he would take the forecourt at every cousin opportunity. His didn't mind, for his ground strokes were functioning perfectly. Even so the real reason why Sirdar's net at tack failed was Sirdar himself, wito not timing bis found that he was

Big surprise about the Association shots correctly. Time and again he eleven is the inclusion of Land, after netted when he bad all the court in his comparative failure in last week's International Chorlty Cup final. But which to

to put the ball. This clearly over-anxiety. But its effect some first-class men have been put was severe for it meant Sirdar. had to on either side of him and there is move back to the baseline from where Food reason to expect an improved

display by this lanky inside right, he was far to erratic. to engage suc- The Association's team is solid, cessfully in extended rall victory | goal, Pickering and Stevens at back, particularly in defence, Rowlands in

CANTERBURY PARK HANDICAP possible

Courting Eve Gypsy Love Lancashire Chips

TAI-MO-SHAN H'CAP (FIRST SECTION)

Valorous

Gold Coin

Diogenes.

MOUNT DAVIS H'CAP (SECOND SECTION)

Commencement Bay Rase Evelyn

Ithan

TAI-MO-SHAN H'CAP (SECOND SECTION)

Araxy

Happy Venture Emergency Call

DAILY DOUBLE EVENT

Tyne/Valorous

Miss Round Loses To Sen. Lizana

for H

H. D.

was

SURPRISE INCLUSION

The Governor's Cup competition has been in existence since 1933, and the winners so far have been:-

1933 ILK.FA. 1934 HK.F.A.

1935 I.K.F.A. 1036 HK.C.A.A.F.

FA AND INJURED PLAYERS

This was an early moral

who lost no time and in front of them a goodly-looking Rumlahn,

By means intermediate

The Football Association at its in turning it to account.

comprising Williams, of

controlled and directed Beltrao and Parker, should be cap-council meeting in London recently perfectly

hands. drives on both

kept his

able of withstanding even Lee Wal- decided, on the advice of a special cousin dushing from corner to corner tong and his colleagues.

sub-committee, to accept some of stand in the while he was able to

A. V. Gosono, who was originally the financial responsibility for com- centre, conserving his energies. He chosen as centre-forward teus me pensation paid to injured players. maintained this Utetatorship for two that as he is not feeling too fit und is

adopted-the- sets, and though Sirdar revealed out of practice, he has decided not to following tions by the dashes of genius, he was, on the play, and I understand that Beltrao committee: The played during this period. is also not likely to turn out.

deliberate stroking

whole,

and placing, his well chosen advances to the net, and his supreme confidence made the winning of those two sets almost inevitable.

This means that probably Howlett will be drafted into the forward line, unless Blake, who did so well for England against Ireland, is given an- other chance to prove his worth.

Either E. Strange or Evans will be introduced into the half back line.

The Chinese also possess a well- balanced team, with the Inimitable Lee Wal-tong leading the attack, sup ported by Fung King-cheung on lus right.

match

THE TIDE TURNS When H. D. Rumjahn won the first game of the third set indications were that the match would be over quickly. But his srtakes suddenly started to go awry, and a succession of outers

With 22 such players the and netted drives allowed his cousin to take a 3-1 lead. H. D. made should produce some exhilarating |

one big effort to close the gap in the fifth kume, and having falled, did col seriously contest the rest of the set. 'Bournemouth, Apr.' 30. The danger of this to him was that The defeat of Miss Dorothy it permitted Sirdar to secure some Round by Senorita Lizano, the confidence and to get his shots lato young Chilean player was the the start of the fourth set gave rise firmer working order. Nevertheless big feature of to-day's matches in to the belief that the match would the British hardcourt tennis pursue the logical course of con-; championships.

clusion in four sets.

H. D. Rumjahn went to 3-1 and They met in the semi-final and led 40-15 for 4-1. But he lost that Senorita Lizina won in straight sets game on service a serious blow. of 0-4, 6-2,

This was clearly Sirdar's chance, but he failed on his following service and Schoolboy R. Nichol, who so Im- once again his cousin held the whip pressed H. W. Austin that the Davis hand. Again II. D. went to 40-15 for Cup player invited him to play in a 6-2 lead, which, if secured, would the doubles competition at Bourne- have put him out in casy fashion for mouth, appeared with his mentor la Sirdar was rapidly tiring and playing | the third round to-day, but they lost strictly defensive tenals. But again to J. Ollin and E.C. Peters in straight 11, D. falied himself, committed three | sets of 6-1, 6-4, 6-0,

gloring and inexcusable errors and so

his chance.

C.E. Hare and F.H.D. Wilde.

Tos!

semi-final tie against D.W. Buller and RJ. Ritchie, the scores being to 0-6, 0-1, 8ut

€-0.

Sirdar went to 5-4, was pulled back

service was

possible Davis Cup pair won their to five-all but won the next two. games against a weakening opponent

square the match. By this Lime both players were so

that In the other ladies' singles semi- exhausted

was nothing final Miss Peggy Scriven defeated more than a means of putting the Miss M. Hardwick after losing the ball into play. Double faults be first set, the scores reading 4-6, 6-2, came the rule rather than the excep- tion. In the railles they were too weary to run more than two yards G.P. Hughes and C.H.D. Tuckey either way, and it was a a question as later in the day qualified to meet to who could place the ball widest Hare and Wilde in the final of the within

the court

confines.

he was in and Peters Ja a four set match 4-0, his clement end he 0-3, 0-3, 6-4.

safe for victory when he snatched the Miss Dorothy Round suffered a lead. Then he suddenly went to second reverse during the day's play, pieces. He lost service game to when she and Miss Mary. Heeley love, found it impossible to move were beaten by Miss Scott and Miss to H. D.'s wide drives and gave up. Whitmarsh in the ladies' doubles. Miss Scott and Miss Whitmarsh won 6-3, 0-0, 0-4.

men's doubles... They defeated Oluft started the set at the wed to bel

Miss Dearman and Miss J. Ingram

DISTINCTION DESERVED

And so H. D. Rumjahn became also caused on upset in this event by Colony champion for the first time beating Miss Nancy Lyle and Miss in his life. A distinction thoroughly Betty Nuthall 8-6, 6-1,—Reuter.

(Continued on Page 13.)

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