1938-03-15 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, MARCH ⠀⠀ 15, 1938.

ARMY PLAYERS DEFEATED IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT

CHINESE SCORE VICTORIES IN OPEN DOUBLES H. D. RUMJAHN THROUGH IN STRAIGHT SETS

(By "Abo")

Of the six matches down for descidsion in the Colony Tennis Championships at the Hongkong C. C. yesterday, only four were played. Once again, the standard was disappointing; but one has got used to this by now, and it will probably take quarter-final | matches to produce anything like good tennis,

Neither of the two singles WRA | Liong found their task made casy by specialty Interesting. l. D. Rum the errors of their opponents. Tom Jahn, the present champion, gotinson revealed a good volley, but through as expected at the expense Loch's netplay folled badly on several of SA. Hussain. Play in the open-occasions. The Chinese pair kept to ing games was chiefly featured by the base-line and were very safe in the stout resistance put up by the their ground strokes. entrant from the Kowloon Indlan

but he quickly fizzled out and exerting Rumjahn, without unduly himself, won in straight sta

In the only other singles tie, be- tween two club-mates, T. A. Pearce and T. C. Monaghan, it was a case of the "atter man wins." The two contestants were fairly well-matched, but Penrco's youth and fitness gave him a definite superiority which was emphasised in the final set when he won without any struggle at all. Monaghan's good fight in the second set took too much out of him and he was a tired man at the finish.

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AGE AGAINST YOUTH

Scores!

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Singles H. D. Rumjahn beat S. A. Hussain, 6-3, 6-2; T. A. Pearce beat T. C. Monaghan, 0-3, 5-7, 6-d.

Doubles F. H. Kwok and S. W. Liang heat J. L. C. Loch and J. M. Tomlinson, 6-4, 6-3; Paul Kong and Lee Wal-tong beat L. A. Newnhom and F. T. Daines, 7-6, B-6.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME Singles S. A. Rumjahn v. W. A. Land; Wong Shlu-wing v. RH. Rump: E. C. Fincher v. A. Crawford.

Doubics.-A. V. Gosano and A. V. Remedios v. H. A. Barros and J. Gonsalves.

singlen.-D.

S.

Club handicap Robb v. A. D. Humphreys; A. T. Dow v. H. D. Bidwell; W. Sander v. A. H. McBride.

Club handicap doubles.-J. Rodger and C. W. E. Bishop v. Nicholson and

and Harvey: H. J. Armstrong and M. H. Turner v. G. W. Sewell and T. C. Monaghan.

Two Army officers, Mator L. A. Newnham and Major F. T. Baines, tried to overcome the handicap of age against youth when they mot Paul Kong and Leo Wal-tong, but they failed, though not before putting up gallant fight. Had the strokes

Hattle been backed up by a more victory for Newnham would have been very likely in view the shown by of the poor far Chinese

who had earned a high pair, opinion in their

previous match. But though they know where to put the ball. Newnham and Baines seldom could convert their shots into out- right winners; more often than not, Kong and Leo were able to retrieve them.

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BOXER PLEADS GAMING ACT

And Gains Judgment

Another asset which the Chinese combination had was Kong's service which pulled them out of many a tight corner. On occasions Kong was very severe and scored many ares In the course of the match, but in the other phases of the game, he was not so reliable, his volleying and smash ing failing to come up to scratch. mada fewer mistakes, but this was due in part to the fact that he seldom attempted anything brillant.

Actually the Army officers had The claim, brought by Stafford

Lee

next

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London, Feb. 17. Nel Tarleton, former British boxing. champion, featherweight pleaded the Gaming Act, at Liver pool Assizes yesterday, and gained judgment on an £887 betting claim against him. 、

con-

Company, of Liverpool,

bets at cerned

last year's Ascot

Mr. Loo Gradwell, far the book- makers, said that. Tarleton's defence

and lead of 4-1 in the first set, but Kong

to the rescue in came to

In the

Rume by winning his service. After races. ing their opponents to draw level, Newnham and Baines went ahead

ea again, only to lose the next three games. A little more steadiness at this stage probably would have given them, the sat. Inaarmuch as Kong, and Lee were definitely shaky.

The second stanza was a ding-dong affair. Once more Newnham and Baines led at a vital stage, 6-5, but failed to press home their advantage and the Chinese pair won out at 8-0. The form shown by Kong and Loc was far from convincing

consisted of two paragraphs: First, Tarleton denied that any account was stated to him; and, second, he

pleaded the Gaming Act.

""Those who instruct me." con- tinuod Mr. Gradwell, "say they can- not belleve that such a plan will be persisted in by one who is so well. known in sporting circles.

"Tarleton wrote, 'I would esteem It a favour if you could leave my account over for the time being. Having purchased a business recent- ly, I am a little short."

SECOND CHINESE SUCCESS Another Chinese success over the Army was scored when F. H. Kwok and S. W. Liang, overcame Capt. Mr. Gerton Gewman, for Tarleton, L. J. C. Loch and J. M. Tomlinson in submitted that Tarleton, as a cham- straight sets. By maintaining a pion, was possibly a good pray for steady standard of play, Ewok and bookmakers.

Successful Schoolmastera

STICK TO SHERRY!

Amontillado Fino

jUFS]

BRADDOCK QUITS RING-James J. Braddock, New Jersey longshoreman whose rise to heavy- weight boxing champion, before his defeat by Louls, made dramatic, ring history, has announced he is retiring as a fighter, to become a boxing manager. He is shown, left, at a New York gym- nasium with Jack Dempsey, right, and their respectiva proteges, Bob Tow and Red Burman,

++++++++++++++++++++, Cricket Notes LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

HOCKEY TRIAL

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Sir-It is pretty long that Hockey Representatives for various countries have beca selected to raise representative aldes for the forth- coming International Hockey Tourna- ment, and since then majority of the prospective participants either bave selected their teams and are practic- ing, or are in the process of doing so by way of holding trials.

It is rather surprising to note that the Indian Hockey Representative is scrupulously keeping quiet and do

into not seem to have moved

the matter, so much so that not even u single practice game has been ar- ranged

far, nor

nor the names of the players are announced.

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As the Tournament is drawing closer something must be done in the way of forming a

team.

Selection Com-

By "R. Abbit”

Navy Juniors Congratulated

On Fine Feat

Win Shield With Close

Victory Over Varsity

My heartiest congratulations to the Navy second eleven and to mittee and holding a trial or arrang- their indefatigable Secretary, Lt. Commdr. D'Arcy Evans. Speaking ing a practice match or two in order | subject to correction, it is the first time the Navy have ever won the

of to facilitate the selection

the Junior Division Shield and that they should do so when so many Will the Indian Hockey Representa-ships have been absent for the greater part of the season reflects tive do something to keep up the great credit on their players. honour and tradition of India in the world of Sports and act before it is too late?

******* AN INDIAN HOCKEY LOVER. (India's team has already been this issue. Sports Editor). chosen. It is announced elsewhere 'n

Kent Desire Batsmen To Attack

1937 season.

bowlers.

has been at least one man to get runs Their and they all could hang on. closest call was against Craigengower Co

a draw.

WONG AND HUI TO CLASH IN FINAL MATCH

THRILLING BADMINTON SEEN LAST EVENING

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Ai a result of the semi-final matches played last evening on the Taikoo R.C. court, P. H. Wong (holder) will meet P, K. Hui in the final of the Colony Singles Badminton Championship next week,

While Wong won his maleh in two straight games, Hui at one time was in danger of defeat hit a ne recovery when all seerned last saw him through against C.

Chinese the Y.M.C.A.

Au,

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Playing against a club-main, S. Y. Hon, le champion started off very shakily and made an vaasat pumber of mistalces. Thanks, manly Wony errors, Hon ran elf to a lend of 0-1, but serculter Wong steadied down considerably and was never

roubled again.

Obviously outclassed. Hon never- beless gave a plucky display and put up a better fat than the scores of 15-8, 15-5 would suggest.

THRILLING STRUGGLE

It was the scepnd match of the evening, however, which provided the thrills. Hui was so off form in the first and in the beginning of the second game that a walk-over fo

P. H. Wong, last year's champion,

Au appeared likely. After winning the first game at 15-5, Au started the has reached the final again. He

now mcels P, K. Hut of the Univer second as if he meant to make short work of the University stalwart, Up ally. to this stage, Hui had not shown a single glimpse of his true standard, but he galvanized into suden. action from this point and the remainder of this game was memeorable for the

shall be very interested to hear when

this forthcoming game will take place. Quite frankly I do not see anything but a draw if it is a half day game.

A SPIRITED MATCH

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of the struggle. Down bitterness 5-10, Hul drew level and finally had four set points before he annexed it, He was made to fight every inch of the way.

playing with a new-found confidence, There was no stopping Hut then. it was he who dictated terms in the deciding game. On the other hand, Au appeared disheartened by this sudden change in the fortunes of the match and was not able to withstand the undergraduate's onslaught. Com pared with the excitement of the second game, the third was an nati- climax. Hul led 10-1 at one singe and went out at 10-5.

Scores:

It was just like the luck of the Civil Service that the Army, after having turned out a shadow side against Craigengower

week before, put out an uncommonly good

batting

la one, especially as far as batt concerned, on Saturday Jost. Hat-15-5.

notable absentee and I understand he has damaged his 15-5. knee. Te Civil Service batled first and Perry and Baker both came off

field was

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P. HL Wong beat S. Y. Hon 16-8;

P. K. Hul bent C. Au 15-5; 15-13;

with the bat scoring between them FOOTBALL

83 runs out of a total of 150 at which score they declared with 8 wickets down: I notice that there were 12 extras which seems pretty heavy.

To add to the bad luck of the Civil Service they were without McLellan, who-had some school sports on and It was extremely could not play.

I did not see the game and I admit wou

Weedon

LEAGUE'S JUBILEE

Effort To Raise Fund. Of £100,000

It occurs to me that possibly the ing was uncommonly weak. At one lack of personnel has, by narrowing! time i am told that they had 110 runs the fold from which players can be on the board for 4 wickets and coula chosen, been somewhat of a blessing possibly have scrambled the runs. in disguise as it has tended to pro However, they lost another 4 for bad luck as it reduced their bowling duce a more regular eleven than has about 27 runs and were content with for all practicable purposes to Baker been available in recent

years.

I know that Ernie Zimmern and Perry and undoubtedly they lost The secret of their success

fancy

was in touch with the situation at the match for this reason.

Full details of the Football League is the fact that they had-most of Sookuspon and he told me that if and Beadnell started the trouble and scheme to raise a £100,000 Jubilee the time anyway--three quite good there was goleg to be a draw down then Godby, wow, hit us before Fund will soon be circulated to clubs. and Jeffery have there he would probably be satisfied of runs Just now, hit up 55 before Mr. C. E. Sutcliffe, president of the been most useful and besides his with a draw against the Club. As being caught at the wicket They League, said a few days ago that the batting Hutley can bowl very success- the season is comparatively young Just managed to get the runs before scheme had so far received no finan fully on occasions. The batting has think he was probably well advised. time.

cial backing. been rather weak but as a rule there There is plenty of time to play off actually only scored 4 points they Mr. Sutcliffe, "and we do not expect Although the Civil Service have We have received nothing.” stated

BAD FIELDING

have really had a much more to untii details are made known. We successful season than the figures have to evolve a scheme to raise Kent County Cricket Club com-

They have suffered £100,000 by the end of the next sea mittee are constructive in their cri- when they had very much the worst I have not heard the views of the Would show.

in two things, one is that

not

in ten years' time." ticism of the team's play during the of a draw up at King's Park-staving L.R.C., but everyone who has spoken they have only three bowlers and

wicket if my

In connection with this scheme it off defeat by one

to me about the game at Sookunpoo the other is that none of their has already been decided to play a has

been memory serves me.

very definite that the Indians only have themselves to blame for lust four or five batsmen can be re- full League programme of minichies

pon to make a single run. This before next season opens,

The whole of the receipts from it does somewhat complicate the posi Madar was well advised to keep an tion. However, understand that a these matches, which will not necess

up Minu

effort will be made to arly be between cluba in the same second clever was somewhat a fireworks, he was definitely, unwise ment

use of ail

available talent division of the League, will go to surprise to me as I had rather expectin

in continuing cautious tactics after ver It

next year.

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4 pity that swell the fund. Emphasis is given to the value of ed a draw. It was rather an ""Minu had gone. A quick 40 runs, all Civil Servants do not play attacking methods by batsmen and match, however. Divett who, accord-even if had cost the Indians their for

the

team. The Civil Ser- aska players not to overdo backing to the score sheet, went in number remaining 5 wickets would have been vice had also the further bad luck of play,

ten had top score, except for extras, much more useful than a similar losing Griffiths service for the second Deficit on the year was £1,818, with 19, but there were five other score made more slowly and without half of this season. If he ever settles ngainst £1,840 in 1938. Ames's double figure scores for the Club. loss. Incidentally I am told that down and plays steadily through all benefit realised 21.107, Total at- Craigengower could only manage four Minu made his 74 in a litle over the matches I feel sure that he will tendances increased by 7,000, but altogether and they were beaten. I half an hour.

get a lot of runs. scale of admission was lower.

don't quite know why it was said to be by '15 runs. The published scores are 123 for the Club and 105 for Craigongower. They add up correct. ly in any case and the difference is 18 runs! it is interesting to note that the difference In extras acored accounts for 10 of them.

Praise is given for the brightest August Kent cricket for years, but reference is made to the unusual number of missed catches, to the absence of "backing up"

and risky habi or stopping the ball

with the feet.

THE DEFEAT OF CRAIGENGOWER

defeat of the

A CLOSE FINISH

A. H.

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Player-Writer Golf Problem Discussed

The thing that surprised me most,

THE RECREIO WIN however, was that I am told Teddy

A proposal to define profes- For some reason or other although sionalism in different terms from the Fincher and Anderson were both dropped twice off quite, reasonable the Navy did not seem to have such a R. and A. Club was heavily defeated catches. It is most unlike the Indians bad side, they completely went to (the voting. Was 30 for and 551 field badly and I feel sure in my bits in their first lengue encounter against) at the annual meeting of Lo

with Recreio on the Navy ground. own mind that

the

extremely cold weather must have had # good deal

deal It

was a low scoring match. Both the Ladies' Golf Union in London

recently. to do with it. I have noticed before, E. L. Gusano and W. A. Reed were

The to Chalcroft who bowled

motion, proposed by Surrey. Turning to the details of the game very cold weather seems to affect the

and I think commented on it, that out early

uncommonly well

all through and and seconded by Kent, sought to took

exclude players who gave Instruction 5 wickets for

for 27 runs. In which the Navy beat the Varsity.play of the 1.R.C. more than any man to do any good at all was E. M. in the game by writing from the pro-

ns. The only is surprising how small the scores other side. Anyway the K.C.C. had Soares who enrried his bat

•fessional ban were and what a close thing in the no difculty in playing out time and end it turned out to be. Wtih only that's that.

second wicket through the innings exacul vo counell, pointed out that for 53, Set with only 118 runs to the R. and A had under review the get to win the Navy never looked whole question of amateur status; like doing it. Wilson, who I believe and it the delegates adopted the re- ex-played for Harrow, didn't get going solution the break with the FU and

make A would create a 'dreadful

position: excellently. I am told, and the score day that everyone would like to see double figures on the alde. Wilt-

Mr. Norman Boase, - chairman of mounted stendily to 100 when Church the play of between the two clubs marsh had one of his few failures. the Rules of Golf Committee and got one past Teoh. It was a gallant a whole day match, which would The Navy wind up at the bottom of vice-president of the Lodles Golf finish.

of course mean playing it on a Sun- the table but they have not had any Ualon, said that the R. and A. had day. This would.

qucation, but t

and it was very sporting of them to world for their views, and he did

ogel Tsui and Fong failed to

make their accustomed first wicket

and and 0 wickets were down for

THE PLAY OFF

Pry-two when C. H. Teoh was foin pressed in cricket circles on Sun- and Nave was the only men

The opinion was generally ed by Singh. The latter played

Miss Doris Clark, chairman of

Turning back to the Senior Division ground cut of the put the Club thing like a fair chance this year, written to clubs: in' all parts of: the

am

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OTHER GAMES A

PONY AUCTION- POSTPONED

of the League there is not very much is possible that either the Navy or continue to play under such difficul- not thingk it possible to get all the the Hongkong Cricket Club and we the K.C.C. might be approuched theoleil Service but they drew, two replies all next autumn, and Cral- about the matter. However, Civil twoỚ Fengawer. However, but for a very at the time I agreed with the general more and had no victory.

ino innings of BB, by Owen Hughes there might have been a very differ rather doubtful, as to whether it

attitude, upon consideration ent story as the two opening Club quite right. The Shield is given for Space does not permit the diensans batsmen falled. As usual Billimoria Saturday after icon cricket and it is sion of other games now but I shall bowled vary steadily and took 5.for a nice point if a decisive match node to refer to other second Irakue 62 while Zimmern had 3 for 45 should be played under any other games; and a couple of Sun

"Craigonkower had just: a: Bundred conditions than those of the competi" matches, in my nticle minutes to gat:120-run, by no means tion itself. At any rate); in: pas" (Marike & shall, hope to Kart Schroder, the prominent Swediak | an imposible rates on the manu folily obvious that either side would thing about the decision re the pl

ground, especially) kit; the Club bowTfj!«v

King Gusist of sweden, in spite

¡of his BV; years, të, slut #ivery, keen tennis player. Kerb he is seen with

The public rong on Thán

árranged to take