1939-03-08 — Page 20

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 8, 1939.

FAIR STANDARD MAINTAINED IN TENNIS TOURNEY H. D. RUMJAHN, Good "Sevens" Rugby Promised This Afternoon LAI KWONG TSUN FULLY EXTENDED

(Hy "Abe")...

Of the eight matchos'down for decision in the tonnis championships at the Hongkong C.C. yesterday, only six were played, walk-overs being conceded by J. M. Tomlinson and W. A, Land to Lam Kwan and W. J. Howard respectively.

..

Land was watching the matches yesterday with his arm in a sling. Ite sustained an injury, I understand, in the Seven-a-Side Army Rugby Tournament last week, und will not be able to play tennis for some! www.kr.

While the standard of soine of the matches was rather poor, a fairly high level of play was seen in others. particularly in the two singles ties between H. D. RumJahn and Wonk Fok-nam, and between Lati Kwong- Isua m 5. A. Gray,

As probably expected, Rumjahes and Lal wan; but in each case they had to fight hard for their points. Wong's wonderful retrieving gave Rumjohn a much more difficult Insi than the Indian hud, I am bargained for, and but for his erratle planse, Gray might well have beaten Lai in straight sets.

A

FORCEFUL GAME

Sure,

"Lur!

Ciray played a forceful game, in the first two sets, and though he won many points with beautiful place- ments which often felt his opponent standing, he was unfortunately prone to make mistakes when he could least afford them. though

As a result. he in most respects us

WILS ind us his opponent, he lost the first

after

little set

Len

A Caines. stendiness at the right moment on his part might have seen the set; swing the other way.

were

Results Of Matches Played Yesterday

The following, were the re- sults of matches played yes. terday:

OPEN SINGLES

Lai Kwong-tsun beat S. A. Gray, 6-4, 7-9, 6-0.

H. D. Rumjahn beat Wong Fuk-nam 6-3, 6-4.

Lee Wai-tong beat Y. C. Lau 6-0, 6-1.

Leung Ping-chiu beat Lee Chee-man 6-1, 6-3,

Lam Kwan received walk- over from J. M. Tomlinson.

W. J. Howard received walk-over from W. A. Lond.

OPEN DOUBLES

E. E. Story and J. J. Ferguson beat Pang Qi-lam and Wei Chung. 5-7, 6-1, 6-4,

Tsui Wai-pui and Tsui Yun- pui beat T. C. Monaghan and T. J. Could 6-2, 6-2.

Runjab who dictated terms, and was able to keep his because he attacking strokes under control, he deserved to win, though it would not have Battered his opponent in the hast even if the match had gone to

How well-matched the two players in roke production was de- monstrated in the second set, which weat to 18 games before Gray won it. While Gray was able to put in a great deal of pace in his drives from returns which kept fairly he was not nearly so successful when three sets. Lai sent

The game certainly would have over his high-bouncing drives which had to be carefully been closer had Wong not served so watched. After a period of uncer- many double foulls. ninty, however, Gray dealt with

thot them fairly well, but found

low,

DULL MATCHES

Badminton

POLICE TEAM MAY DOUBLES GO FAR BUT CLUB HOLDERS SIDE LOOKS WEAK THROUGH

P. K. Hul and K. L. Yong, holders)

of the title, entered the semi-finals!

of

(By "y-fal{")

This afternoon, starting at 4.30 p.m. on the Club

the Men's Doubles Badminton ground at Happy Valley, further matches in the first Championships last evening when, at round of the Seven-a-Side Rugby Tournament will be the Talkoo Club, they defeated the

Club de Recrelo pulr, C.N. Silva and played off. To-day's games should be more attractive A. M. Silva. Though the upder-

than those on Monday: not that Monday's were dull, but graduates won in straight games,

In the Junior Men's Singles, S. Boone beat Leslie Sung by 17-14,

15-2.

It will cause no surprise if one ofClub, the Birminghum demonstrated the teams to play this afternoon that they were not lacking in talent and with such players as Cleeve, should wh the Blarney Shield.

Collins, Lewis, Dickey and McCann to draw from, they will be a fomi- dable sevens side.

ENGINEERS SHOULD WIN The Royal Engineers, fresh from in the Army Sevens their success Tournament, will be expected to have the better of their the with the Small Ships "B" team.

they were given a good tussic by because some of the best sides are playing to-day. their opponents, the scores being 15- 11, 13-10 in favour of Hui and Yong, As expected, M. A. Oliveira and Miss Mt. Silva, one of the best pair Jogs in the Mixed Doubles League,

It looks as if the first game to be secounted for D. Kwok and Mrs. played will be the tit-bit of the Wilson in the Mixed Doubles Cham- evening's programme. Ever since plonship, winning by 15-3, 15-8.

the Police Brst put a team on the H.rugger field late in the season, they have been compelled to participate in friendly gaines and in this, the Arst competitive, match for the players concerned, they will be keyed up to give of their best. Lust your

Small Ships "A" should, after a they went for in the competition,

clase struggle, overcome Club "A", only to fall at the hands of Club "A". the ultimate winners of the Touma-The latter, fielding a weak side owing to the cull made by the hongs on their players and also the absence, The Palice side rends as follows; through injury of a few others, may Oakley. Searle, Heath; Luscomb, count themselves lucky if they sur- in the First Division of the English Fay, Wilson and Taylor. It does not vive the first round. However, they Football League Grimsby, at home, appear to have single weak point, have trudilion behind them; for sel- defeated Stoke City by 3-1 to-duy, so barring injuries they should go dom has the Shield had an outside

In the First Division of the Scot-far. This afternoon they will have team's name inscribed on it.

Middlesex "A" and Tatkoo should British title against Arthur Danskar, tish League, Clyde, at home, held a stiff obstacle to overcome in the

game. Taikoo whom he bent on a technical knock- | Aberdeen to a draw, each shle scoring seven drawn from H.M.S. Birminghave a very close

against jham. Last Saturday

(Continued on Page 9.) ost in the 14th round,

The Tsul brothers, above, had an easy passage in the first round of the Open Doubles Championship of the Colony yesterday when they defeated T. Monaghan and T. J. Gould. Tsui Wal-pul, who is also singles champion, is seen making a smash.--Staf Photographer.

ERIC BOON ARMSTRONG

- London.

Erie Boon. a 19-year-old boxer who developed a punch by swinging sledge in his father's blacksmith shup, wants lightweight complon

leury Armstrong.

Roon is lightweight champion of He can hit with the British Empire. both hands and is thinking serious- y about invading the United States. When he does, he wants Armstrong. Boon concedes that Armstrong. and he with his crowding-hominering style, would worry any boxer thinks the style is one that he con

solve.

NOW WANTS

"I've seen Armstrong fight in the "I like the way The other singles matches were pictures," he said.

Hs style is i dult Indeed, Lee Wal-tong he comes to his mati,

for me. 1le sets a

when he advanced to the net he was very

almost invariably beaten by nicely-played only at half-speed against Yade-to-order placed passing hole on both wings.

Nevertheless after a dour struggle. C. Lau und yet was able to win with fast pace, but so do I Gray won the set at 9-7. This effort the loss of only one game in two apparently hind taken too much outs Leung Ping-chlu

Was

Despite his youth, Boon has had over more than 200 8ghts. He won the British championship last December The Tsui brothers, holders of they knocking out Dave Crowley in

of him and he was unable to produce extended by Lee Chee-man.

his cariler form in the final set, which doubles title, had little dificulty in the 13th round. he lost to love.

RUMJAHN EXTENDED

negotiating their first fence, bealing TC. Monaghan and T. J. Could by

BEST IN 25 YEARS

It the score of 0-3, 0-4 indicales | 6-2, 6-2.

A more even fight was that Syd-Hubs-boxing promoter-regards- comfortable victory for Runjahn elween E. E. Story and J. J. Boon as the best British lightweight over Wong Fuk-nam, it is a false Ferguson. and Pang Oi-lam and Wel to eons along in 25 years. impression. The score rather belies hung. The Hongkong C.. pair,, Boon's friends and handlers are the lightness of a struggle, the out-after conceding a closely-fought first having a hard time getting him to standing feature of which was Wong's set after 12 games, finally won out. concentrate upon the immediate fu- Run-hearted retrieving of what TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME turo, instead of thinking ahead to n during! appeared to be winners all the way.

The following is the programme of bout with Armstrong Ali

the Danahor If for nothing else

else, Wong deserved

negotiations for matches to-day:

Singles.-L. D. C. Misra v. Lee bout Boon was thinking and talking! Yue-wing: W. Sander v. Chan Chi- about a ereit at Armstrong phase of his play, he also shone-in keung; . B. Szeto v. Firdos Khun; Strangely, it is neither Armstrong his volleying and ground strokes. Maraland v. J. W. Leonard. which were as steady, if not quite

to get more than seven games because

of

his pluck; but

apart Irum!

this

Doubles.-A. Crawford and R. T.

the

"Of all the American fighters I've

nor Joe Louis whom Boon admires most among the American boxers. as puey, as those of his opponent. Brandbridge, V.

Tsol Ping-fan and is Max Baer, the former world Many were the sustained rallies N Kam-chuen; Lt. J. S. Theobald heavyweight champion. which ended finally in favour of the and Capt. A. B. Whatman v. Lt. Col. Chinese, Deep drives, smashes and L. A. Newnham and Major F. T.seen 1 like Buer best," he said. "How he can panch and what a person-

has sluce defended

Boon

angled volleys were returned Im-ynes; 5. A. and H. D. Rumjaho allly.” perturbably by Wong, and often v. F. H. Kwok and S. W. Llang; A. Rumjalin "wan" forced into making V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves v. 0. mistakes. But on the whole it was Rumjohn and S. A. Hussain.

CRICKET TOURISTS

IN A BAD POSITION IN THE FINAL TEST

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his

courageous driving, and Valentine 4. The Springbaks were on their toes the whole time, Gordon und Langton bowling inspiredly on wicket which was giving some sistance but was not difficult.

05+

AMES HOLDS FORT Aller tea there was a crowd of 9,000 on the ground to watch the play.

Ames, with powerful driving off all the bowlers, reached his 50 after 97 minutes' batting, having hit Ave fours In the process.

His partnership with Valentine had yelded 58 in 51 minutes. Then

The

total was now 229 for six wickets.

The M.C.C. are at the moment in a very unfavourable position in the Fifth and Final Cricket Test against SouthValentine was stumped by Grleveson Africa now being played at Durban. Against the South off Dalton after scoring 20. Africans total of 530 in the first innings, the Englishmen Verity, next man in, saw the score had scored 268 for seven wickets at close of play yester-being taken to 245 and then he was bowled by Dalton. His contribution day. Leslie Ames, with 82 not out, is the tourists' main was three.

At 288 for seven, stumps were hope of narrowing down the margin between the two

drawn owing to bid light.

Ames had 82 not out and Wright five not out. Ames had been batting Paynter had magnificently and was at the wicket for 153 minutes for his runs, which Included seven fours,

Scores:

scores.

Afternoon's Play

I

lunch interval arrived. Durban, Mar. 7. The heavy rainfall yesterday,scored 28 and Hammond 11. which necessitated the drawing of stumps earlier than usual on the third day of the Flail Test match, The crowd had increased to 4,000 lasted until early this morning. Con- after lunch, with the weather dull sequently the wicket was damp. and cool.

batsmen

showed

South Africa-1at Inns. 530.

M.C.0.-Ist Irine, Hutton, run out The 100 went on the board after P. A. Gibb, e Grloveson, b

Newson L. Hutton 24 and Paynter 210 minutes of play, Paynter had resumed their place at the wicket survived two appeals for lb.w. by Paynter, 1.b.w., b Langton before a crowd of 1,500 in overcast Newson,

W. K. Hammond, st. Grieveson, weather, Buth

Hammond was stumped by Griove

Dalton... extreme caution in bringing the son off Dalton, 125-3. He attempted Ames, not out avernight score of 35 to 50, "which to drive and was beaten by a sharp Edrich, a Rowan, b Langlon took a total of 122 minutes to make off-break. His score of 24 was made

minules. With the scors at 64 Hutton was in run out owing to a funderstanding. 1 Paynter was out eventually Lb.w. Ho drove Gordon and started to run to Langton when he was trapped by then waved Paynter back but a break-back, 189-4, He scored 82, Paynter continued to run. Van Der including three boundaries, in 300 Byl returned the ball from, mid-on minutes.

Ames was joined by Edrich, but

B. H. Valentine, st. Grieveson,

Dalton Verity, b Dallon Wright, not out

Extras

Total (for 7 wkta)

...

28

4

62

24

82

28

268

and Hutton was run out by yards.

1992-1994 the latter, after scoring a single, Fall of wickets:-1. (lbb) for 9;

En scored 30 dna "Vätted for 124 faced Langton to give an cozy catch 2 (Hutton) for 62; -1 (Hammond) for minuter***scuprenner je w to Rowan at silly mid-on, 171-5--- 125)-4-(Paynter)-for-189; 6-(Mdrich)

· Hammond Jolnød Paynter and they Carried, the car fox98-1 when the

The score was brought to 104-5 at for 171; d (Veteniins) for: 22917 tea time, Ames having scored 33 by :(Verity); for 248, ZNGETARIAN.

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