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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1988.

TENNIS CHAMPION SHOWS FINE COMMAND OF SHOTS

As 1 See Sport

By: "Abe"

PHILLIPS-DOYLE FIGHT PUT BACK TO SEPTEMBER 27 Heavyweight Boxing In England In Low State

VESTERDAY a local boxing en Len Harvey, were beginning to de- to London to thusiast rang up the Telegraph mand Farr's retur office and anked for the result of prove whether his 1037 for Was of bls conny the fight between Eddie Phillips and genuine. Like most Jack Doyle, not knowing that the race, Farr had all along shown that bout hind been postponed to Septem-ho knew where his bread was but-

Not tered. For the really big money ber 27 on Doyle's request.

Broused

sed boxing, America is the only in interest in the fight

of

Only counz."

In Hongkong but also at Home; this try, and when Harringay

the fact that Hulls fixed

demonstrated by

hand

advance bookings by August 31 already amounted to over £12,000. to

promoter fight in London for "found himself unable full it." the British Boxing

and

5

or for

board of Control requested that ho Skiney Hulls, the promoter defend his titles by anticipated that the total gate would be somewhere in the region of felt them. Farr preferred the big £13,000: Both boxers are guar-ger ramble of contracting to

#ght at Madi- anteed £1.500 and they also have battered Gunner Baerland a percentage taking which will pro- son Square Garden in November

risking his rep

bably bring their earnings to some-thousand pounds at home. He for two or thing In the neighbourhood of Lusted tor

to defend his permission £3,000. Recent reports from Eng- land state that Mr. Hulle is already Empire title-he relinquished his husy with

the British title and did not mention

niton the arrangements for

Empire tille

Maurice ntainst winner to oppose Max Beer in Octo-

In Toronto,

the but ber

following: or the

month. Strickland

request

B.B.B.C. dlaregarded this

Nepollutions have not yet reached and announced that the winner of the definite stage but have vanced sufficiently far for Mr. Hulls the

the

forthcoming Larry Gains V.

to talk of his plans. It is belleved Maurice Strickland fight should fight that Bner, who

Members of the Hongkong Area (Army) hockey team which salled on IIM.8, Eagle on Monday for Malaya for a series of matches in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The pleture was taken recently at Sookun- poo-Ming Yuen,

Holder Of Golf Title Gets Through

considers himself the British champion for the Empire Goodman And Yates

car-marked for n match with Jop title.

Louis next year, will not be averse Ladders Scheme to Alling in his spare time with another visit to England.

At A Low Ebb

PPOINTMENT of Harvey and

Вест

were:

Win Matches

Oakmont, Pa., Sept. 14.

watched with interest only becauset. Harvey is only ties have Richardson 4 and 3.

The British title. the whose defensive"

of the low state of the native noble when Tommy Farr

art. Recently renounced

natured

Detish Boxing Board of Control de-resent exalted position to a good and 3;

the British

and he

ARSENAL DEFEATED ONCE MORE

Shocks Aplenty In Home Football

Islington Corinthian Loses Place

time

London, Aug. 31.

TSUI

WAI-PUI

NOT BOTHERED BY CONDITIONS

A STRONG WIND MAKES GOOD PLAY DIFFICULT

AT THE U.S.R.C.

(By "Abo")

The conditions at King's Park yesterday in the U.S.R.C. hard- court championships were not made for great tennis. Rain threatened to fall at any moment and there was a changing wind which nindo control of shots well-nigh impossible. Yet those who were present to see the three quarter-final singles matches were rewarded with some sparkling play.

Dy for the highest standard was attained in the tle between Tsui Wal-pui, holder of the title,

and

H. D. Rumjahn; and, as only to be expected, the Chinese Davis Cupper proved to be the better, man in the lmcult conditions which prevailed. He w WOR

made to

to fight hard in the opening set, but after he had won in the tenth game, he found the re- mainder of his task comparatively easy. Rumjahn played like a dis- Illusioned man in the second set, and in the end he was almost demoralised.

In fact, Tsul had obtained such a arm grip on the game that he could easily have won this set to love. He led 5-0 but slackened, and Rumjahn seized the opportunity It was only

dom

Police Soccer Team To Be Strengthened

Arriving on the P. and O. liner Rajputana yesterday from England were a number of re- cruits for the Hongkong Police Force. Amongst them are believed to be several, foot- ballers, who should strengthen the Police team considerably during the 1938-39 League season in the Colony.

The new men, it is under- stood, will be tried out this afternoon at the Polico Train- Ing School.

Hongkong football enthusiasts who to take two games. remember the splendid displays delaying the inevitable, however, Riven

by Cyril Longman for the and Tsul came back with a rush to win the eighth game, which carried London; Sept.-14.-

Islington Corinthiant touring side, which was in the Colony at the bellm-to the semi-finals There were shocks aplenty in the ginning of the year, will probably AMAZING COMMAND Phillips as the two leading con- Outstanding results in the first programme of matches played in the be surprised to hear that he has lost tenders for Farr's British crown round of the American Amateur English and Scottish Football Leagues his place in the Kingstonian FC. Despite the cha 13 wind, Tsul IT seems paradoxical but neverthe-brought little excitement Though he Golf Championship, played to-day, to-day.

first alde.

revealed an amaz1, ommand of his shots. less true that most heavyweighting world in Engiand. ho

In the set, Rumjahn been so prone to serve double-faults Arsenal, playing at Highbury, Aghts now arranged in England are has more than 400 nights to his cre-

When, Longman accepted the in-played well enough to force him to and to over-drive. dit and has never

knocked

suffered their second successive home vitation to go on tour with the give of his best, and it was in S. A. Rumjahn met A. E. P. Guest average

defeat, their opponents being-Derby Islington Corinthians, his place was this set that the champion pulled in the longest runtch of the day.

kis County. Huddersfield, at home, lost taken by G. Lindsay, who played so out

greatest shots. Drives winning by 0-2, 7-5. Guest was well that he was three times selected made оп either hand to Sunderland by a solitary goal.

while distinctly unfortunate not to take the on tho run In the Scottish League, Celtic, for Surrey.

were flashed out match to three sets as he was playing despite playing on home ground, When he returned, Longman in- for winners; and so sustained was his as well as his opponent in the latter

ground stroke aggression, so fine Port were beaten by Hamilton by the odd coal in three: but Rangers won their timated that he was prepared to play length and so shrewd an angle did

After annexing the first set in the Canada beat away match with Motherwell by five for his old club again and for some the maintain, and so adroit was his eighth name, Rumjahn attempted to the respective merits of the drop shot that he completely storm the net at the filmslest excuse two goalkeepers have been hotly de-minated the exchanges.

in the second: but Guest found on bated by members of the club.

Yet strangely enough t was adequate passing shot, which enabled

lead of 5-2. When the selection committee met Rumjalin who commenced the match him to pile up

By last week to choose the team for in more impressive fashion. While keeping to the baseline and playing the opening match of the season, the champion was still feeling out his Guest at his own game, Rumlahn they were unable to reach a decision. shots, Rumjahn went off, by dint of gradually pulled up and won the re- The malter was referred to the steady tennis and a forceful forchand man held count for the match. set point three, times but 1 general committee of the club and punch, to a two-nil lead, which

a secret ballot gave a majority ver- should have been increased to three, could not obtain the vital, winner. ervice, Rumjahn was blessed by a certain amount of luck and had several net- oh dropped this important

winners. Longman was offered a place in third game, and followed up by cord the reserves but declined it.

losing the next two as well. Thus was able to get to a 5-3 lend, Tsui which Rumjahn reduced to 5-4, only to lose the tenth game.

this

time, Taul was in full cry went to his points steadily and Inexorably, in the process showing bis wide repertoire of strokes. Rumjahn realised it better than he himself; and though he was able to outdrive Tsui on several occasions, the issue was never really in doubt.

Charles Yates, the British champ- Redion, beat V.E.M. Savage 3 and 2;

Johnny Goodman, holder, beat Sld him out of world class. Good- Fred Haas brat E, J. Flowers 5

Eddie Phillips has

hren been and 4; three times by Harvey, owes clared

and Empire his

Johnny Fischer beat Ted Bishop 4: heavyweight tilles vacant. Nomin nted for contenders for it were style, a useful straight left and the

Ray Billows beat John Levinon at We decline of bulky Ben Foord, whom the 20th; Leonard Austin Harvey (31)

caned weeks back in nine rounds. Joe Thompson of Eddie Phillips (27), there being a provise that the BBB.C. had the British boxing

However, the whole position in

in Ross Somerville, a former holder, goals to mil. does not

seem to be one up-Reuter. the contenders option to re-name

and the Na- entirely satisfactory, after the fight between Phillips and

SECOND ROUND tional Jack Doyle,

dis- which originally was

Oakmont, Sept. 14. satisfied with the scheduled to take place on Septem-up

In the second round, Edwin with home up and

conditions in ber 13. For this leg up the ladder of fighting

Cornishmen

general, la forming a National Lad-Kingsley beat Charles Yates 2 and

1; Pat Abbolt beat Ray Billows 2 and. ders scheme. At each weight there Phillips vey

have to

will be a National Ladder with len and Thompson beat Haas at the thank Tonypandy's Tommy

Farr.

Luth. Having taken both British and Em-get the scheme under way,

rungs, the

champion at the top. Το

Robert Brownell caused an upset ballot pire titles from South African Ben papers were recently sent out to 40 by beating Reynolds Smith 2 and 1, Reading Foord, the Welat man licked Max leading newspaper crities, asking

-Reuter. Baer (U.S.A.) and Walter Neusel them to rank

x lending men at (Germany); But when he tried to

10 each weight. Thus British boxers Louis from Dust Joo

world's heavyweight championship he failed.

the

Boxer'avyweight set-

will be classiflod!

3 Middlesbro'

Scores:

Arsenal Huddersfield Liverpool

SECOND DIVISION

& West Newcastle

Bromwich Southampton 2 Plymouth

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

3 Brighton Nowport Watford

FIRST DIVISION

1 Derby

2

0 Sunderland

1

1

Hartlepools Wrexham

un-

In subsequent battles with Jimmy Australians Weakened expected in England: for it WOB

Braddock and Max Baer he added

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

3 Darlington

◊ Crewo SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION)

apparently was not entirely realised that the tourists would have no new titles to his collection. By E defeat

some difficulty in scraping together Arbroath of the Australian a side. An X-ray examination of Ayr U. March this year, heavyweights in cricketers at Scarborough by C. W. Walker, second string wicket-Ce England, notably Larry Gains and Mr. H. D. G. Leveson Gower's team keeper, showed that a piece of bone Hibernian

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had been chipped from the index Anger of his left hand and he was St. Johnstone not fit to play. Bradinan and Chip- Thrd Lanark perfield were also out, Fleetwood-

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Queen O'8th. 1 BOXERS

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1 Hamilton.

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but on the other hand, Fingle in England. The last game before starter, was at mough fo turn out. they sail for Australia is against Nevertheless there

out. Gentlemen of Ireland, which begins were Brown McCabe, Barnes, Badcock and to-day, but this will be played at O'Rielily available. However, Mr. Dublin. Leveson Gower's side, with the

creain

of English talent at its dis- China Colf Title posal, looked very lite an England

TO VISIT AUSTRALIA

Sydney, Aug. 23.

-

Freddie Steele, former middle-

was outplayed. None

OTHER MATCHES

Tsui Yun-pul, the younger brother weight champion of the world, has of the champion, meanwhile also been signed up for fights in Austra-made sure of entering the semi-finals

a later in the year.

Owing to the indisposition of George Choa, the doubles match in which hie und Omar Runijahn were to have played E. C. Fincher and A. V. Remedios was postponed.

Scores:

OPEN SINGLES (QUARTER-FNALS)

Tsul Wal-pul Rumjahn 6-4, 6-2,

teat. I.

D.

Tsul Yan-pul beat §. A. Čeny 6-1, 6-4.

B. A. Rumjahn beat Guest 6-2, 7-5.

TO-DAY'S MATCH

A.E.I

Bick Szeto and C. K. Chan v, Tsul

He recently lost his title to Al was always on top throughout the Wat-pul and Tsui Yun-pui. Hostak at Chicago.

Steele, Solly Krelger and Dasy

Test team, and it was not surprising THE Amateur Open Golf Champion- Stewart have been signed up for that in view of their weakened sidd ship of China will be played at Australio. They will be brought to the Australians were beaten by ten the Hungjao Golf Club on Saturday, Australia at the end of the wrestling wickets. As Reuter stated yester- September 24, and Sunday, Septem-season, carly in November, Kreiger day, this defeat was the first suf-ber 25. The present holder of the and Stewart are highly ranked mid- fered by the Australians in England title is A. Ricketts who, by his play dieweights. The latter is a negre.

years apart from Test 17

Teddy Yaros, also a former mid- against Walter Hagen and Joe Kirk- matches. It was the tourists' second wood in the spring of this year,dleweight champion of the world, reverse of the present tour, the showed

for

for

Arst, of course, being in the Filth for that he la a worthy opponent will sail from America by the next

Test

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