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THE “HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," "TUESDAY, APRILO: 5,- |: 1988,

TENNIS CHAMPION GETS INTO THE LAST EIGHT

BEATS PEARCE

AFTER A

FAST

SINGLES TIE

ENCOUNTER FEATURED BY

SPLENDID DRIVING

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Though he won his match in straight sets, the form shown by H. D. Rumjahn, holder of the Colony tennis title, was not very im pressive yesterday when he met T. A. Pearce in the third round of the singles championship at the Hongkong CC. He was not as reliable off the ground as usual and was fully extended in the second sot.

some time passing shots, went ahead to 4-2 but failed to improve upon this score and Rumjahn caught up and concluded the set in the tenth

At one atage of the encounter it seemed likely that the champlon would have to go the full distance, but his opponent's weakness at the net gave him a respite several im-ganic.

at portant stages. Often Pearce forced Rumjahn out of position with deep drives near the side line only to fail with his finishing volley.

It was an entertaining match to watch nevertheless. A fast pace was maintained throughout and there were Home fine railles featured by splendid driving. Each man shone in turn with winning shots,

As only to be expected in a match in which both players relled on speed to win their polits, many mistakes were made. Pearce often played his little too hurriedly when he shot attempted to pass the champlion at the net. This was his greatest fault. A little more accuracy and a little less speed would have served him better. especially in the second set when he had established a lead of 4-2.

HOW CAME WENT

After 2-2 had been called in the Orat sei, Rumjahn reeled off four games in a row to annex it. In the second lanza, Pearce, as a result of

Cricket Notes

Only one other match in the singles was played. This was the long-de- layed tie between H. Owen Hughes

and S. S. Hussain in the first round of the tournament. Owen Hughes did not seem to be in his usual form even at the net and was often possed by drives on both wings. Hussain was very steady. The match went the full distance before a decision was reached.

Scores:

H. D. Rumjahn beat T. A. Pearce 6-2, 6-4,

S. S. Hussain beat H. Owen Hughes 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

TO-DAY'S MATCH

What promises to be more than an ordinarily interesting match in the quarter-finals of the singles will be ployed on the stand court this after- noon when E. C. Fincher meets Tsui Wai-pul, the former champion and Chinese

Davis Cup player. This should be one of the best matches of the competition.

By "R. Abbit"

Half A Shield Or None At All?

EVERYBODY ENTITLED TO OWN OPINION

II. D. Rumjahn, the title-holder, in-action yesterday against T. A. Pearce in the third round of the Tennis Singles Championship al the Hongkong C.C. (Photo: Mee Cheung).`

THREE-MAN PLAN

FOR

BOXING ADVOCATED

More Referees May Stop Faulty Decisions

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

London, Mar. 2. How much longer, I wonder, can professional boxing be carried on in Britain under the present system of refereeing?

1

That is not an exaggerated ques-oMelals sitting independently on tíoni.' As close observer of matters different sides of a ring (thus cover- pugilistic, I ask it in all seriousness. Ing all viewpoints) more kely to. Week after week, as fight followers provide a correct judgment of a are well aware, the sporting atmos- ilght than the opinion of one man? phere of boxing arenas, large and Bearing in mind all the angry small, is being gravely disturbed by scenes I have witnessed Intely, outbursts of disapproval at the think the answer Is "Yes." We

should scrap one-man control. verdicts of referees.

HARD WORK

men are at it ́hammer and tongs,

We are in the middle of a boxing boom in boos. Crowd demonstra- Everybody in entitled to his own) think with a title more experience are being accepted as an inevitable tions are becoming common. They upinion and I am quite sure that and patience he has the makings of part of the game. the decision to play for a draw after an interport bat without the slightest fashion, if one disagrees with the It has become the the sixth wicket of the L.R.C. tell doubt. Ernie Zimmern was one which commended itself to

played inding of a referee (who, after all, the vast majority of the members of very Ane Captain's innings, though does know a bit about it) to make

of his old fault of a shaky start was things hot for him. The referee, un-aght. 1.R.C. The position was that only too evident. Billimoria is in happy fellow, cannot boo the crowd there was about 40 minutes to and about

go my opinion one of the best bowlers in return. 00 runs to get. A. H. In the Colony at the present moment, Mudar was well set and there were but he has got to learn to stand be-

Boxing promoters Bre harassed

You can see them all tense people.

the

preserve a broadside

Australian Batsmen Want

Scotland's Soccor Team Selected

The following have been selected to represent Scotland in the International soccer match against England at Wembley on April 93

Cumming 1 Middlesbro'); Anderson Hearts), Beattle (Preston N.E.): Shankly (Pres- ton N.E), Smith (Preston N.E.),

Brown (Rangers); Milne (Middlesbro'). Walker (Hearts). Frank O'Donnell (Blackpool), Mutch (Preston N.E. and Reid (Brentford),- Reuter.

- England has already won the International championship,

and the forthcoming encounter with Scotland, therefore, will have no bearing on the com- petition.

Hockey

MACAO CHOOSES GOOD TEAM For Interport With Hongkong

Larwood In The

Tests

From William Pollock

London, Mar. 2. If William Hickey does not mind me getting on his wicket, I should like to say These Names Make Views, except that I had botter not mention any names. I can't very well; if I were to give away names my name might be mud in Australia, which would not be so agrecable on my return visit in 1940.

The Views are condensed from a Vic Richardson-Grimmett testimonial great many conversations I have match-but he asked to stand down had with Test cricketers, present for a younger player. and past, in the last week or so, and they just go to show the trend of Test thought.

Few Fireworks

Bradman, There is a feeling that ho has reached his "top." Fellow players say that while no doubt he will get two thousand runs in Eng- land, fireworks from him will not be so frequent. He has slowed down, they belleve.

He has an average of about 160 this season for the Melbourno club, still goes into the nets after an in- nings that has not quite satisfed him, but he tells me that his foot

**E and legs havo "left" him,

couldn't stand the fielding on England tour."

Allen v Robins

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Australians

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Hammond. Robins is quoted as saying that English cricketers would There is a suspicion that his eyes be happy to play under the Test are not quite so quick as they were captaincy of such a great player as and, that being so, his slightly cross- Hammond, bat batting may be found out. "Jack sceptical about him being made Eng- Hobbs lasted as long as he did beland's skipper, "The M.C.C, won't cause his batting was fundamental- I do it" is the general opinion hére. Be- ly right-he always played in line lief is that if "Gubby" Allens can with the ball" was how one of make a good come-back he will get | Australia's last team put it.

the captaincy, and, falling him, that Robbins will be the man.

The Key Man

O'Reilly. General opinion is that he may be the key man of the team. cabled remark by The recently Walter Robins, "It England can mas- ter O'Reilly we will do well,” meets with much agreement with players who should know.

Australian cricketers say that Hammond like Bradman, has prob- ably passed his peak years, but-a little oddly--they rank him as one of the three best bowlers England has They say that be can be zo very fast off the pitch,

They Like Lol'

Larwood. Views are that the Australian team will not meet him. available" when it comes to matches They think that he may be “un- against Australia.

Nearly every one who has played Present and past players say that he against Larwood regreta this greatly.

Macao, Apr. 4. No Uttlo Interest among local .sports circles is vested On the forthcoming Interport hockey match

There is a fear that O'Reilly may

may which is to be played in Hongkong, be overworked,

And himself The local team is looking forward turned into the stock bowler at the to the visit with keen anticipation, tend to think that O'Reilly may be team. Practising cricketers are in- and there is no doubt that the players will give a good account of more important to Australia than themselves individually. Current even Bradman this coming tour, feeling is that the local side will have a hard game to play on foreign is very widely looked upon as a big The omission of Grimmett. This soil, but it is certain that the Macau mistake.

The team will play a determined game combination was much the best one O'Relily-Grimmelt and it will be no easy victory for the Australia has had since the Gregory- side that wins.

Macdonald combination, and Grim- The line-up of the Macao cleven mett is very far from finished yet. will consist of the following:

There is no great faith in Ward, Almada; Rigoberto Rosario, who goes to England in place of him, Geoffrey Lanimert; Jono Nolasco, McCormick, or Walte. Opinion Is Voce's Example Alex Airosa, Laertes Costa (Captain); that McCormick is apt to bowl "all Fred Nolasco, Fernande Ramalho, over the shop" and that he will need Pearinho Angelo, Albert Amilcar Angelo.

€

Alrosa,

Ferreira, Marie Soares, and Jose Reserves. Claude Lyle, J. Santos

a lot of English roast beef and beer to lost out the tour, and that Welte

is very lucky to be in the side, Blown Up

is one of the most beautiful bowlers in cricket.

One of the queerest things I know about cricket is that every Australian batsman I ever talk to about Lar- wood has the highest regard and admiration for him.

What a pity it is that "Lol" can- not see his way to follow the example of his friend, Bill Voce, let bygones be rissoles (as Dan

Leng used to say) and come back to bowi for England. Just a few lines from him would put him back in big- cricket-which is where he ought to

be.

Let us put ourselves in the shoes or two. The gong has gone and the of a British referee for a moment Marcel.

The referee skips around as fast as porters, several having represented unlucky to be out of it. I belleve All the players are scasored inter- Ross Gregory is considered very he can to keep out of their way and Macao on no less than four accasions. that this young cricketer would more view of the Jose Marcel, reserve, is a real old-or less have picked himself after the Umer in hockey, having been actively showing he put up in two Tests "Break!" Asociated with the team as a full-against G. O. Allen's team but for "Keep that glove higher," he ack from the inception of hockey the fact that he was "blown up" in We have a distinct chance this time.. says. All the while he is instructing interested the younger set in

in Mucao when Licut. O'Costaja bathroom gas explosion. M. el Arcul Rumjalin to bat. At present an upset seems to mean I dict—the crowd's, not the referee's. them apart, covering as much ground Mureel has continued to be an ardent M. P. Madar, Ijing hit and to take a bit of bad luck of the ringside, waiting for the ver- the boxers by the shoulders to for line of sport in

I am told by fellow-players of his 1920. Although that this experience seems to have to giving place

bloods, younger

affected his eyes a little. supporter of the game here.

Ponsford. Players say that he is still the third best batsman The Macao team will be leaving Australla (after Bradman and Mc-

All, and A.

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The game shut up like a knife. Half volleys were gently butted down the pitch back to the bowler, no chances were taken, and what might have been

sparkling a

finish died away into a

dreary

As I have said everyone is entitled to his opinion. For

For my part the I.R.C. have won the Shield so often that I would rather have seen them go down in a gallant defent than crawl quietly out with half a Shield, which quite frankly I do not consider to be belter than no armour. I

I think had the attacking game been per- severed with for two more wickets and then when eight wickets were down and all hope was gone had a rear guard action been fought with the last two wickets, no one could have complained. As it was an old friend of mine said to me after- wards in the Club, "I'm going_to read your

article. "How you are going to defend League cricket after this I don't know!"

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ONE MAN'S MEAT

It is all very well of course, but

These scenes do not help their shows.

bad long hop, both sides on the ground was excel- I am sure everyone will agree that

The fielding on lent, though the Indians put down more catches than they usually do.

they do not help boxing.

Tennis Girls'

Training

Miss Thomas,

..

Aged 17, Joins Up

By Blanley N. Doust

It is not for me to say that when crowds boo and shout down verdicts their judgment is wrong. General- 2 it is right. Modern fight crowds

know their sport.

FAULTY SYSTEM

What I do say is that the booing habit is not one which does us credit, Competitors in any game are ex- pected to accept a referee's judgment in a sporting way.

"Don't hold!"

someUnica remonstrating, grabbing

as the fighters in his boiled shirt,

The gong goes, the referee mops his perspiring brow, and says (men-

cal effort is considerable.

thip

new

in

It would be tremendously popular. And it really is rather important that England should put up a good show this time and get back those Ashes.

We should have a better chance with Larwood to open fire for us.

HOME FOOTBALL

London, Apr. 4. In the southern section of the Third Division in the English Football "Ponny" was picked for the semi- League, Millwall defented Aldershot official Test trial at Adelaide the to-day by four goals to nll-Reuter.

ally), "Now, who won that round?" for Hongkong on April 10 in the Cabe), and that he is going to be lle marks his card, and off he goes morning, and shall play 20-minute one of the most missed of the 1934 again. Make no mistake, the physi-games on the Saturday afternoon in aide.

on order to test themselves

round. It seems to me that the referee has FO many other things on which to They will engage the Hongkong concentrate that his judgment of the Interport teum on April 17 and the actual scoring is bound to be Combined Services on the following affected. That a good judge of day, returning boxing sitting close to the ring morning. side will see more than does the toiling referce inside the ropes.

on the 10th in the

A number of camp-followers will accompany the Macao eleven includ-

However, that side of the question can be toti to the good sense and That also is the Continental view, ing the hockey, badminton and table fairmindedness of boxing onlookers, So in Germany and in France, and tennis teams of the Macao Lyceum and I am going to side with them all other countries afiliated to the who will visit Hongkong during the by stating that the general standard International Boxing Union, they Easter holidays in order to test their of refereeing to-day leaves much to put a ringmaster into the ring and mettle in the respective gumes be desired.

sit three judges at the ringside.

Hongliang-Our Own Correspondent.

Too many debatable decisions are The ringmaster does not give a being

rendered, and unless the verdict. He is there to attend to the problem is properly tackled by the "Break" and "Don't hold" techni- British Boxing Board of Control, calitles then I am afraid much harm is go- This leaves the judges free to con

and do the running about, ing to be done to the sport they centrute calmly on the scoring and

decide on the winner.

we have not all got the same idea Miss Rosemary Thomes, the holder of what should be done under cer- tein circumstances and I think people are British junior championship govern.

and Surrey Junior champion" for the|

PICARD WINS GOLF TOURNEY

Bobby Jones Well Down The List

In

are a little too spt to hold the old last two years, has joined the women Referees, being human, are bound crack "Orthodoxy la

WORTH TRYING my doxy; players who are training and practisto err at times, but it is my convic- beterodoxy

is the other fellow's Ing for the Wightman Cup match on that many of the "funny" ver- Admittedly the system is not fool- doxy". It is possible that to save against the United States, to be dicts we get are the fault not so proof, but would it not be less pro- a game may be considered better played at Wimbledon on June 10 and much of the officials concerned as of ductive of boo-provoking verdicts than to lose one gloriously! I

the system under which they work. than our per- 11.

one-man plan? For one sonally do not think so, nor do a

It is an excellent move to bring The one-man refereeing system is thing, a crowd would not so readily great many people, but one does not

and tradi- demonstrate against a three-man wish to be too dogmatic. All I have young players such as Miss Thomas a British tradition

are hard to break down. vote. Secondly, three men are less -she is 17-into these trials. Misstions to say that I defend League cricket Thomas is a perfect stylist; plays a Nevertheless, other countries, who likely to give a mistaken ruling than

New York, Apr. 4. because without It I think cricket

Henry Plcard won the Masters' would fall to

cool and calculated game. All she learned the game from us, after is one official. very low ebb Indeed.

off one-man contral, Were the teams of certain clubs so needs is stronger physique, and here gradually threw the system

OVET "It

Already I can hear an objection. Golf Tournament at Augusta to-day notably strongly represented

would cost too much why with rounds of 71, 72, 72 and 70, friendly games (other than the plum Mrs. B. fuchards should be valuable. board until to-day Britain

The number of players selected for alone as champions of the "one should we pay for three referees?" an aggregate of 285.

Answer,. Other nations do not find

in

games at Christmas and the Now Year) I should be more hopeful but they aren't. However, enough said. PERSONAL POINTS

My congratulations to Minu_on_his

Wightman Cup practics is now 15.

Physical exercises in one of the squash rockets courts will be follow- ed by some trial games,

fight, one referco" plan.

THREE-MAN PLAN

stonda

And

Cooper had n magnificent first it a costly scheme, and in any case, round of 80, but this performance Fit is worth a bit extra to rid boxing was apolled by his second, which took |

of "scenes."

77. He anally falshed up with two In the United States they have one

rounds of 71 each, thus totalling 287. another objection-"Why It is to be hoped that the selection referee and two judges. In every

should Britain follow the for- Ralph Guldohi tled with Cooper very brilliant bowling feat. He had committee will not rely entirely on country in Europe, except ours, been suffering from lumbago all the theso games as their guide in choos- they have three-judges and

Answer: British amateur for second place with four rounds of one lgners?"

boxing has had three officials per 73, 70, 73 and 71. week,

ringmaster. but apparently the suning the. team. Players should have loosened him up. Hils 7 for 35 was to prove themselves match winners

bout from the beginning of glove Recently Mr. Charles Donmall,

Paul Runyan was one stroke behind an excellent performance, though I in a series

with 71, 73, 74 and: 70, taking third still don't understand how he came. If some of major tournaments the board's secretary, was in Ham-fighting. It was our idea in the first

the younger members

ers of burg watching the Schmeling-Foord place. to drop Ernie Zimmern off his own the "squad" do better than the inter-fight. I am sure he must have been In addition, the plas would make place.

· referees, « so they Bobby Jones, the former amateur bowling. It was in its way as much nationals of the past in the open impressed by the German system of more work for

key note of the game as the' bril- tournaments, they should go into the judging contests.

shouldn't kick. In any cose, let us and open champion, frilshed woll lliant catch by Francis Zimmern. team without any hesitation on the Are three heads better than one? try it. I am sure it would do much down the list, his scores being 74, 70, Souza played very pretty cricket. I part of the selectors.

Is a majority vote tüken from three to overcoms the present discontent. 72 and 76-Reuter,

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