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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH

IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED IN TENNIS TOURNEY

Weekly Hockey Notes By "The Pilgrim

Caer Clark NOTES OF

CURRENT

Champions INTEREST

Surprised

First Reverse Of

The Season

SEVERAL complaints have recently

been made by the Army in re- gard to the late appearances of Civilian teams in friendly hockey fixtures, it is said that many civilian teams are usually 15 to 25 minutes jate and cause a great deal of incon- venience thereby. Club secretaries and representatives are requested to co-operate with Army and Navy teams to the extent that, if they are unable to take the field at the scheduled time, they will notify their opponents so that more satisfactory arrangements can be made.

Spectators were thrilled with the play at King's Park last Saturday when the League Champions, the "Y" Ladies suffered a 3-2 defeat at the hands of St. Andrew's. In Justice to the Champions it must be admitted that they were unfortun- ate in being without the services of PROVIDING Macao is agreeable, their brilliant right-winger, Mrs. the Interport match Burnett, and with a depleted attack, put up a rare fight and actually

scored first.

It would have been much more satisfactory if the Saints had won against a full complement of "Y" players, but the

fact remains that

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between

Hongkong and the Portuguese Colony will take place on April 18, Easter Monday. The first Colony trial will lake place sometime next week.

has arlsen CREAT controversy

among players regarding the usc of studs in hockey boots. Studs and bars may be used, provided they contain no dangerous material, such

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Three characteristic studies taken at the Hongkong C.C. yesterday in the Colony Tennis Championships. Left to right:-J. W. Leonard, Paul Kong and Teul Yun-pul. (Photo: Staff Photographer).

HUI & YONG

na spikes or nails, Ordinary foot-Badminton bull blunt studs may also be used; but sharp studs which taper to u point are not eligible nor are worn- out bars with protruding nails. This is left to the direretion of the umpire, who has the right to forbid the use of boots which do not comply with the rules. The notice of the capinin concerned should be drawn when such boots are used.

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FTER their brillant exhibition. A last Saturday when they defcut- ed the "Y" Ladies, the present cham- plons, the St. Andrew's Ladles have led with the Hongkong Ladies for

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after ten

SHINE IN SEMI-FINAL

Wong And Au Also In Splendid Form

VIC

IRELAND WINS AT SOCCER

One Goal Decides International Tio

BRITISH AMATEUR BILLIARDS

Kennerley Retains His Title

SINGLES TIES PRODUCE SOME GOOD RALLIES

PAUL KONG IN BITTER TUSSLE WITH LEONARD

(By.. "Abe"!)

The improvement which marked Tuesday's play in the Colony Tennis Championships at the Hongkong Cricket Club was main- tained yesterday when further progress was made in both the singles and the doubles.

Apart from the solitary doubles tle, which anished in quick time, all the three singles matches were interest- ing and provided spectators with about the best programme seen to

uale.

Though from the purely tennis point of view, a higher standard of play was reached in the game be- sween F. H. Kwok and Cheng Ping young, chief interest Was centred yesterday on the meeting of Faul Kong and J. W. Leonard. Ola rivals, these two biso met last year when the Chinese won. Kong was successful again yesterday in straight sels; but he was given a better tussle by Leonard, especially in the second stanza, which was a touch and go offair,

London, Mar. 10. Kingsley Kennerley retained the

Billiards Chamat Amateur

was final to-day.

belter equipped than Leonard

WAS

кест

halves play with such skill and.de-equalise with the best goal of the form. The Goor seemed a trille too bytes-Gray (Chester); Turner/Championship to be held at Mel- ing for outright winners, he made n

ch

the tennis as for the doggedness of the struggle, At times, each fushed out winners, but mostly the two players were content to keep the rallies going and to reduce their mis- takes to a minimum:"

Even in the last game of the match, several "deuces were recorded. With Kong at match-point, Leonard scored a nelcord winner-his one to Kong's two-to corn Д respite. Leonard then got to within a point of levelling up at 5-5, but missed his chance and Kong won the next two points for the match, the last with a beautiful forehand drive down the side-line.

Tsui Yun-pui, of the C.R.C, ad- vanced into the next round by de- feating Pang Ol-lam, of the Kowloon Tong Club, in straight sets. Tsui won without having much difficulty, but Padg gave a good account of himself and held his own in several interesting ralifes.

F. H. Kwok, n semi-finalist last year,

had A

a fright in his tie against newcomer, Cheng Ping-yeung, who played to such good purpose in the opening set that he annexed it with he loss of only one game. But Kwok's fighting qualities came upper- most in the next set, and by steady- ng his play he won it after 14 games. The final set went to Kwok, who conceded only two games.

The only doubles lia was a H.K.C.C. domestic affair.. H. Owen Hughes and T. A. Pearce were far too strong for A. C. I. Bowker" and W. M' Bar- ton, winning out by 6-1, 0-0,

Scores:

OPEN SINGLES Paul Kong 'beat J. W. Leonard 1-1, 6-4.

F. II. Kwok best Cheng · Ping- 7eung 1-6, $-6, 6-2.

Tsul Yun-pai beat Fang Qi-lam 3-3, 6-2.

here were some good rallies in the course of the match, and play was always interesting, giving spectators quite a bit of good tennis and a lot of other things besides. Kong's strokes were firmer all round and be seemed in volleying and overhead, but hea did not seem as At as the latter, who finished the game the fresher of the two despite the fact that he had had considerably more running to do.

DIFFERENT TEMPERAMENTS Belfast, Mar. 16.

A striking contrast in the tempera- The two semi-final matches in the Ireland defeated Wales by a goal

ments

of the two players was obvious

Ôn men's doubles Badminton Champlon- to nil in the International soccer British

the start.

one alde ship played on the Talkoo court last match played here to-day before a pionship by beating Thompson in the Leonard, highly-strung and eager to get to grips without any waste of concluded as expected in crowd of 14,000. The game evening minutes play, Miss M.victories for P. II. Wong and C. Au, played in a blustery wind, which

The champion scored 8,839 points time; on the other was Kong, calm,

deliberate and in no hurry, Smith, in one of her characteristic of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., and P. K. spoiled the efforts of both sides. to his rival's 3,925.

The teams werc: breakaways, drew Miss J. Hall out Hui and K. L. Yong, of the Univer-

Leonard perhaps had only himself Ireland. Twoomey (Leeds); Cook

but he did and the com- to blame for it, of goal and netted with ease. The sity. Their opponents were LA.

Kennerley's score (Belfast Celtic); Miss G. White was outstanding at Saints' attack, however, came back Carvalho and A. AL Biles, of the (Everton), Fulton right back for the Saints last Satur- with more whim and vigour; Miss Club de Recrelo, and M. A. Oliveira Brolly (Millwall), McMillen (Ches-bined aggregate secres of the two affected by Kong's slowness between (Leeds): Brown finalists constituted records for the services and between the rallies, AS a resuli, he became such a bundle of day.

P. Giftins, their leader, paving the

(Coventry), Farrell (Edinburgh championships.

nerves that he lost six games in £ club. way with neat openings, sent Miss and J. J. Remedios, also of the same terfield), Drowne

respectively. at Miss A

None of the players last night Hibs), Bambrick (Chelsea), Steven-

Kennerley has been selected to re-row in the first set after winning the

In striy usual son (Everton) and Douller (Grims-present Great Britain in the Empire opening game in fine style. the Saints' team work was extreme-E. Churn through to beat

to reached

anything like their ly good. I

the Fowler and Miss J. Lakemon have never seen

considerable number of mistakes, bourne in June-Reuter. termination.

match. This roused more enthusiasm slippery and affected the players to

OPEN DOUBLES ····· (Charlton), Hughes (Birmingham);

chiefly when Kong was at the net.

Leonard put up

H. Owen Haghes and T. A. Pearoo much

1ght better Misses F. Lawson, J. Wong and H. in the Saints' attack and led by the same extent.

In the first match of the evening, Green (Charlion), T. G. Jones (Ever- ton), Richards (Birmingham); Hop-

in the second set because he saw the beat A. C. I. Bowker and W. M. Bar- Held covered themselves with glory Inspiring move of the halves, Miss

in the 33rd minute

tan 6-1, 6-0. fast "y" attacks P. Gittins broke through to place the

wisdom of keeping the ball in play. in stemming the

beyond doubt, five minutes Carvalho and Silva snatched a king (Brentford), L. Jones (Arsenal), ahead

TO-DAY PROGRAMME of 12-0 against Wong and Au in the made

ended.

(Doncaster). B. Jones (Wolver- Bambrick scored from a first-timer. by Mrs. Gardner, Miss M. issue

rst set, but the latter drew level, Perry (nad Wrens (Heart) This match has assured England of By doing so he was able to get a fame

Wal-tong v Wei share of the game and in- Chung.

Singles-Lee Smith and Miss M. Westcott, before the

cidentally Saints'

Miss G. White gave an outstanding

went towards firing out Wales won the toss and had the the championship irrespective of the

Doubles.-W. C. Hung and E. C. mov-display at right-back and was well led 13-12, setted and finally ran out

and Au never looked like losing, carried the scoring efforts over the

ing signs of distress. But Leonard's Club volleying and overhead play were Hughes v. B.O'M. Deane

championship-H Owen Both defences

were magnificent

weak and even when he had Kong out-positioned, he was unable to in- Ferguson v. T. Wheble; H. J Club handicap-angles. J. defence. Miss A. Fowler at left-E. Churn and P. Gittins were really wires in everything that was

fault being his

London, Mar. 10.

diet the coup-de-prace. back in particular was outstanding

The wind again spolied the efforts on view, his one recovered The defence, too,

The following were the results of been able to do so, a third set would Armstrong v. J. E. L. Smalley; G. W. with her terrifle Orst time clearances. done.

Only rarely did the Champions get from the early indecision, and so it rather careless service-an unusual of both sides in the second period.

Irclard missed a penalty, Brown matches played in the Home Foot-have been necessary and the result Sewell v. R. M. M. King.

then would have been highly specula-Pearce and J. B. H. Leckle v. A. D.

Club handicap doubles.-T. victory was thing for him. Au did not impresa, the ball to the other end, when came

and thoroughly well de apparently being overawed by the striking the upright after Stevenson ball Leagues to-day:

tive were emphatic they were on the move

the occasion. He had been brought down in the penalty importance

in

Humphreys and G. R. Sayer. the dangerous. Subsequently after twen-served.

area. However, the Irishmen went up considerably The Champions are entitled

gave his pariner Aino support.

Silva played exceedingly well, but failed to follow up, Mrs. Read ran chances, the Smith-Westcott left-

combination being always unfortunately for him Carvalho was in and scoo

scooped nice goal. Ten flank minutes later, following a right wing dangerous, but the backs, Mrs. Burke off colour.

and Miss A. Fowler, were over-

LITTLE OPPOSITION centre from Miss F. Wong, Miss P.

Playing much below their usual The standard,

Oliveira and Remedios Giftins equalised with a rising first whelmed by the pressure put upon

and timer, the ball entering the top of them late in the second half.

half-backs were nol, as usual, a offered no opposition to Hui the net, and on the run of play the strong force, though Miss Tonge at Yong in the first set. The under- right-halt proved ал untiring graduates led 7-2 in the second' set, but Oliveira and Remedios staged a rally, drew level and actually led 9-8. They could not hold their lead, how- ever, and lost the set by 10-10.

and

шете Yong

playing Hul

The

extremely

forwards

fast and keen,

were

when

Jorger

Ing the ball quickly and accurately, assisted by Miss J. Broadbridge. The at 18-13. In the second set, Wong advantage of the wind, which mostly result of the Wembley encounter the Chinese, who was already show-Fincher v. M. W. and M. K. Lo

but in the first half they encoun- / Saints' attack has never shown bet-catablishing a lead which they never bar or the goal-line, -tered - stout opposition in the "ter form to date, and Misses F, Wong, relinquis the outstanding player and half-time arrived with no score."

but

they

live

about that the

Wong was

to steadied

ot

ty minutes play. Mrs. Read Ser praise for the way they took their second set, however, and

Miss M. Smith sent in a plle

Miss June

which

Hall

saved but but

Saints deserved to be on terms at the interval.

SAINTS' DETERMINATION

worker.

It was a fine game packed with thrills, and plenty of good hockey- On resumption things looked black very nearly, if not quite, the best for St. Andrew's supporters when seen at King's Park this season.

even

were more impressive than splendidly together, and if anything Wong and Au.

The final between these two patrs, judging by, their play last evening, will be worth going a long way to sec.

Scores:

P. II.. Wong and C. Au beat L. A. Carvalho and A. M. Bllva 18-13, 16-10.

Reuter.

LEAGUE RESULTS

FIRST DIVISION

West Bromwich 1 Manchester C. Huddersfield 1 Preaton N.E.

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

3. Walsall Crystal Pal. Gillingham 2 Notts C.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Darlington

2 York

SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION)

P. K. Hol and K. L. Yong beat M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios Clyde 15-1, 15-10.

7 Morton

----Reuter..

:

Had

he

Even as it was, Leonard had a chance of taking a 3-1 lead; but though he was 40-15 on his own ser- vice while leading by 2-1 he failed to clinch the game, which would have been of Inestimable value to 1 him especially as Kong, for the first 1 time in the match, lost his next ser- vice. Therefore instead of being ahead at 4-1, Leonard found him- self with the slender advantage of 3-2 when the sixth game was com- menced,

2

DOCCED STRUGGLE The subsequent games were not- ilable not so much for the quality of

DARK BLUES" LOSE AT RUGGER

A

London, Mar, 16. The Oxford University's rugby fifteen were defeated to-day when they met Birkenhead Park, who won by 27 points to 11:

The Royal Air Force beat the Cl Service at Halton by 20-11.

Reuter.

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