Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH _____ March 22, 1939.
RUMJAHNS EXTENDED BY OPPONENTS IN SINGLES
"H. D."
DEFEATS
KWOK: SIRDAR
BEATS G. CHOA
(B) "Abo")
Though George Choa did not succeed in beating that seasoned campaigner, S. A. Rum jahn, in the second round of the Colony Tonnis Singles Championship at the Hongkong. Cricket Club yesterday, he may have the satisfaction of knowing that he put up a very fine fight and that only lack of experience perhaps provented him from giving even a better account of himself:
In defeat, however, he triumphed;
for from the purist's point of view,
op- in-
It was he who played the better tunnis. Where his veteran ponent's style, as always was in clined
to be cramped and sometimes his was free and easy and
awkward,
a: times his play reached a very high standard indeed. But he lacked stability and made mistakes when he could ill afford them. A little steadiness here and a little more forcefulness. there would have made a great difference to the result as fur as he was concerned,
Wan
For instance, had he but seen that The Rumjahn
wling under sustained accuracy of his drives on both wings in the early stage of the game, he might have forced the pace a little more when he was leading by 4-1 and thus taken advantage of Rumjhn's uncertainty, which was very evident at this period. Instead, he allowed his opponent to recover.
RUMJAHN RECOVERS
Results Of Matches Played Yesterday
The following were the re- sults of matches played yester- day:
Open Singles
S. A. Rumjahn beat George Choa 7-5, 6
H. D. Rumjahn best F. H Kwok 7-5, 6-2.
Wong Shiu-wing beat W. K. Ma 6-2, 6-3.
going to only eight games before the| Indian won out
There was a lot of hard hitting in this encounter, and in the first set Kwok was by no means outplayed. In fact when Rumjahn tried to storm the net, Kwok often passed him with the greatest ease.
Indeed Rumjahın recovered so well that he levelled the scores at 4-4, and though Choa took the lead once
Wong Shiu-wing entered the third again at 3-4, the indian managed to round by beating a Club-mate, W. X. square the games once more. There after it was obvious that he find gotu, in a match featured more by
steady piny rather than brilliant over his uncomfortable period and rallies. Wong, who was the better be won the next two games for the player all round, won in straight
ket,
In the second set, Choa was aguin able to hold his own and actually led 3-2 and 4-3. But embarking on | a net campaign, Rumjahn then
....
forced rhoa into a number of errors, and won out in the tenth gume.
If only he had clinched the first set when he was presented with two opportunities of doing so, F. H. Kwok might have made H. D. Rumjahn's task considerably harder. But he missed them both, and Rumjahr, after winning the set al 7-5, was never troubled again, and advanced severely into the third round. The second set was comparatively easy,
sets.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following in the programme to-day:
Open Singles.-Leung Ping-chiu v. Lee Wai-tong; Lan Kwan v. Lieut. J. M. Tomlinson; Peter Uv, A. Craw- ford; Ho Ka-inu v. W. C. Hung
Handicap Doubles.-R. M. M. King and J. P. Murphy v. J. Thomson and R. G. Biesel; F. H. Stokes and M. M. Davies v. R. K. Valentine and L. M. S. Lloyd.
Handicap Mixed Doubles.-Mr." und Mrs. L. Goldman v. Lt. J. S. Theobald and Mrs. Churchili; L. P. and Mrs. Ralph v. R. Gordon and Mrs Shewan.
Jiro Yamagishi To Retire from Tennis
JAPAN'S LEADING PLAYER FACED WITH PROBLEM
Tokyo, Mar. 12.
Although Jiro Yamagishi, national amateur singles and doubles champion of Japan for several years, has been offered a place on the Japanese Davis Cup team for the fifth consecutive year, it is doubtful if he will accept it, says the Nichi Nichi.
Above were the players who took part in the cricket match last Sunday between Jardine, Matheson and Co. and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The match, played on the Civil Service C.C. ground, resulted in a win for Jardine's by 19 runs-Photo by Mee Cheung).
Rifle Shooting
Dockyard Club
Beaten By Range Staff.
There was a good attendance at Stonecutters on Saturday, and the usual high standard of shooting was
witnessed.
Dockyard
The scores are shown below:
RANGE STAFF
8.R, (b)
Here And There
With "Abe".
Navy & South China 'A' Still Neck To Neck
ONE
the
America Lucky In Irish Draw
Dublin, Mar. 21,
The second day's proceedings of the Sweepstakes commenced with the draw of 50 residunt prizes of £142 each. Of these America had 20, Europe 12 and Ireland three.
Tennis
Kho Sin-kie Unlucky At Nice
*((By A. Wallis Myers)
Nice, Feb. 10, Mme, Mathieu avenged defeat by Miss Wheeler at Cannes by beating the American in the final of the wo- men's singles, 6-0, 0-2, yesterday. The French chaimplon had complete control of the ball;" Miss Wheeler hnd none. And maintaining a poor driving length throughout MIES Wheeler's volleying excursions were fruitless.
In the men's singles semi-final Kho Sin Kie and Tannesesco, both in Ir resistible form, had quick triumplis. The Chinese beat Lesueur, 6-3,
1, and the Burennian con- ceded Hecht only seven, gumes.
In the final to-day Rumania won for the first time, when Tannesesco beut Kho Sin' Kle after a five-sel match, the score being 2-0, 6-2, 3-0, 6-4, 0--1.
It was Kho Sin Kie's third year, and he had the bad luck to be at- tacked with eramp when leading 4-2 in the fourth set. Tannescsco, who has great tenacity and is a stocky tireless players with a keen eye, took the next eight games.
Kho Sin Kie was obliged to scratch from the doubles Anal with Brugnon against Hecht und Caska. This again was the third year for the holders, so the Chinese lost per- manent possession of both cups.
Cambridge Lead In Golf Match
London, Mar, 21. At the end of to-day's play at Sandwich in the annual Inter-Uni-
Early Tourist A Probable Starter
Then followed the £190 consolation versity golf match, Cambridge led The Range Staff and
prizes. Amerien again trud the Oxford by three matches to one, with Rifle Club shot off their match for
slice of the 1,300 prizes, one halved, in the foursomes. the Belilios Shield Competition, and
NE of the peculiarities of the that the team may have the benefit greatest
other leading getting 715 of them, while Europe!
Ten singles matches will be played League Soccer matches played of Wimbledon and
316International this resulted in a win for the Range
to-morrow.-Reuter. Stuff by 42 points. The last Saturday was the way in which tournaments, However, the Austra- was next with however, are to be congratulated on the results of the important nutches lian LTA eventually decided on Press Bureau.
excellent the
show they put up
ORGANIZERS THANKED their morc redoubtable worked out? South China "A", con- the American Zone, and in the draw made récen@y, against
fidently expected to beat the Police, of the complet Mexico in the
Dublin, Mar. 21, were defeated, and this reverse Australia will
;
Senator Rowlette, closing the pro- opponents,
would have seriously jeopardised first round of the North American their prospects for the championship Zone. Meanwhile, two new tennis ceedings to-day, thanked everyone
aces are coming to the fore. but for the fact that the Royal Navy, christ, 10 years old, has become a great debt to the organizers.
J. M. for their support and acknowledged the present leaders, were themselves Gile
London, Mar, 21. He emphasised the importance of defeated by Eastern. And posi- the most discussed player in Aus- tralia. Не ccantly defeated the tion
Early Tourist has been added to the encouragement of research at the
top of the League Table
ដង well as in cura- the 1st of probable starters In the therefore remains unchanged. It is Davis Cup player, Vivian McGrath, preventive an interesting situation. The Navy, and was narrowly beaten by the tive medicine-International Preas Lincolnshire, No jockey
bel Australian champion, John Brom Bureau.
assigned yet-Reuler. with one
more match left to be
wich. In and
tennis, women's
Joan total of 20 points are Hartigan, who failed to gain selec-1 played, have South China "A", with three more games, have 26 points. This means tion on the Australian team which the United eir re- toured England and that if the Royal Navy win their re- maining Axture, they will pince States last year, made a "comeback" themselves in a very good position by defeating Mra-Hopman-and-Miss the Nancy Wynne, both of whom were Nancy is added the fact that
last game is against South members of the touring team. China "A" The championship thus No Handshaking
Cpl. Cole Q, Silcock P. O. Swan
Sgt. Heap
P. O. Richards Capt. Catlesa
W. Austin
J. Boulton Trenouth
6.R.
GOO Totals
$228-888
BRIA PRE
2888 653
I.M. -Dockyard.
W. K. Gillman
C. A. Ilyelt W. Wilson
5.1. (b) *
5.IL, (a)
អកក
288
ខាងក
18xx 888161
ទផន
hinges on the result of this match.
14
A victory for the Navy will mean TALIAN lawn tennis pinyers will good-bye to the Chinese hopes,
whereas
men will
a win for the Caroline Hill
in future be required to play in
the probably see them carry off uniform in international matches, Į
13.
as their two other according to a new decision of the Lawn Tennis Federation, games are against St. Joseph's (to Italian
be played to-day) and against Kow-Handshaking between opponents has Joon (to be played on Saturday), been forbidden "to avoid the weed
match v. South Chine
ext week,
Scores in the Spoon shoot were:
B.D. (b)
will
200 500 600 TL The Nubly be played next
Mne. P. Heather (scr.)..
Mr. J. G. Biles (5)
(b)
Pay Sub. Li. B. M. Bateman col. F. Cole (2)
3. Bilcock (Ber.) Cadet G. P. Camy, 11. L/Cpl. V. Bammond (1).. co F. J. Davey (3) Capt. P. Sequeira (ser.) R. J. Heap (1) Mr. W. Austin ser.) Mr. T. J. Boulton
The 26-year-old court star, who as if I had been commissioned as Mr. L. W. Feckham graduates from Keio University this an officiat diplomat by the Foreign P. C. Charan Singh (2)
Mr. S. S. Winch (4) international L/CD Thorne (8)
A. Ribeiro 13)′′ spring referred to his statement last Office to promote
Mr. L. C. December, in which he declared that lations through sports. If I get a
wns retiring from tournament job, I don't intend to play inter- Bir. H. J. S. Blake (2) tennis this year in order to start national tennis. I don't want to be F.G., J. C. Swan (per) carcer with the Asahi burden on any company. I have L/Cat. A D'Aquina (5) a business
Join the navy also, Sat. W. Nunn (0) Glass Company,
long wished to
Sgt. J. P. Baleron (5)
he
N.E. ()
I expect to take my physical ex- Mne. 9. Croft (5)
and the middle of SRT. V. M. Nunes
He already has signed a contract amination soon
31 901 and will provide a fitting climax to the First Division League season.
# 8*888*2278866
888885zaeere
85* *8*8808058884880 Rz7888588888
R¤ ¤88¤¤¤8=8888598% 88888A0ANNAF
$87
888888886588ARAZ
Ana¤aפ¤gkas,
in
British Race Horses
has been
Still Best in World
Says Lord Rosebery
of intimacy which has for too long Breeders Told How Thoroughly Strain
Has Been Kept For Two Hundred
infested lawn tennis courts." The Federation have also drawn up an official list of umpires for inter-
Unfortunately for the Navy, some of national and national matches, the Years their best players are away from the latter being chosen only from mem- Colony at the moment, but if they bers of the Fascist party. can field anything like the team Make Them Faster
which, did duty for the most part of
the season, a very good game should result from the meeting. Swimmer Arrives
the
kets in Sydney is to be made by
sociation.
sali
- Compared With French Horses
London.
In spite of the number of French Classic winners, the A REAL chlort to "speed up wic Earl of Rosebery maintains that British, thoroughbred the New South Wales Cricket As- race horses are still the best in the world. Lord Rosebery is chairman of the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association The authorliles of ail grounds oa LOCAL swimming circles will be
interested to hear that among which grade cricket is played have and at the annual meeting at Newmarket he described the
the been asked for reports from their task of keeping the strain pure. passengers, arriving by Chenonceaux In Hongkong on Sun-groundsmen on the following Unes;- day was Henry Yeo, one of Singa- 1. Methods adopted in preparing
Since the reign of Henry VIII, he of its immediate ancestry on the wickets-weight of röller, pore's best all-round swimmers, who
sald, there had been a special breed turf na to warrant the bellef in the used; etc. Is Joining St. Stephen's College. He Intends to study aviation in Hong- 2. Comments on the question as of racehorse in this country which purity of Its blood.
to bow the wickets can be breed was crossed with the Turks,
REGULATIONS TIGHTENED kong and the course will extend over
Barbs and Arablans, and gave rise made faster. Ave years. Noted goal-getter for the
In 1000, was pointed out that Y.M.C.A. Juniora in water-polo, Yeo Later, it is intended to hold a con- at the end of the seventeenth century
Lo this according
-ruling
many represented Singapore in the Mala- ference of groundsmen and discuss to the English thoroughbred. From
1727
accurate records of the racing American horses were able to gain Re- the matter comprehensively,
of members of this entrance to the Siud". Boolt though performances Yan Chinese Olymple in 1937. Spoon. Winner of "A" or "H" spoon has championship
It is generally agreed that the slow breed, and the ancestry of many they were far from being thorough- cently this year he won the men's
of the Singapore wickets have had their influence on Chinese Swiinming Club. Yeu excels batting and have meant a falling-off members of the foundation stock of bred. In 1013 It was decided that an earlier date, had been carefully after that date no horse or mare. though he said that Yamagishi pro-his handicap reduced by one point.
in long distance events, having awum in stroke play.
preserved.
can be considered eligible for ad- bably did the right thing.
mitalon unless It can be traced with- out flaw on "both· · slire's ́and-dam's
with the company, he says, and feels April may see me a saltor. At any Mr. W. K. Gillman (2)
that he cannot abrogate it. He also rate, I went to emphasize that, after in his future I start work, my tennis days are more interested security than in winning tennis over." laurels.
The announcement that he
Tamlo Abe, caplain
Spr. W. Altona (6)
Mr. C. A. llyelt (8)
Mr. W. Wilson (7))-
L/Cpl. J. M. Xavier (2) ERA.. A. Townsend (12)
of the 1936
denotes winner of the "Nett" Spoon.
jdenotes winner of the
N.D.
"Handicap
will Davis Cup team, was much disap not play this year. for the Japanese pointed by Yamagishi's move, al-
Davis Cup tennis team has behind
"It's a delicate problem, all right. though, because this It's too bad,
It the personal problem which con- fronts every champlon amateur ath- lete--that is, whether to continue athletes indefinitely or to settle down and seek a job immediately year Yamagishi jo in the best form of his career and would really go afler graduation,
I think places in the tournaments. Although his team-mate of the now he can match anyone in the 1930 Davis Cup team, Fumileru Na-world. The whole world will be kano, kas already accepted a place surprised to hear that Yamagishi has on this year's team, Yamagishi, who
Is Japan's No. 1 player, some time ngo startled Japanese tennis circles by expressing doubts as to his par ticipation.
TOP PLAYER
retired."-Reuter
Two Badminton
Ties Played
Tom Farr's Licence Is Reinstated
many close races with Yes Jul-mek,
one of Malayn's fastest swimmers, In
the 1,500 metres. He has won more
than a dazen cups and medals in Australian Woman
competitive awimining, and his sis-
Elsie and Mary Yeo,
arc
ters, equally well-known in Malaya for their active interest in aquaties.
Davis Cup Hopes
Star For England
RECORDS CAREFULLY. KEPT
Based on these dato, Mr. Weather-side of its pedigree. to horses and mares already accepted in earlier by, keeper of the match book at volumes of the book. Newmarket, Issued the first volume "I
carnestly hope," bald Lord of the General Stud Book in 1701. Rosebery "That no one will ever Brisbane, Mar, 6.
Horses and mares which could not induce Weatherby's to alter this A One response is being made by be traced in avery line of their an-rule the Australlon public to the Queens-
Lord Rosebery pointed out that land Lawn Tennie-Association's ap. cestry, were not eligible for the MUCH controversy existed recent peal for funds to send Mix, Emily English Stud Book and were not England's two great races were the Gold Cup, for three-year-olds ` and as to whether Australia Wentacott, Australian woman Inwn entitled to be described as thorough Derby for three-year-olds and the London, Mar. 15. should challenge in the European tennis champion, and Miss May bred.
Forty-two years ago the importa-older. The Derby has been won
hree times by French horsen that trol announce they have received Davis Cup this year. Now
ly
The British Boxing Board of Con-Zone or the American Zone of the Hardestie. New Zealand tilleholde ton of horsee from the United States ladiator, a,great horse, but no good from Tommy Farr £760 in settie-Donald Budge has turned profoto Wimbledon this year. And also Australia caused closer at the Rud, Burbar II; a moderato
The Australian Lawn Tennis Yamugishi has been top player in
Mesars.
are. Weatherby consulted the country, and Bois Rousseln, this Japanese tennis
and it is thought! tourneys for
Two quarter-final matches in the ment of a claim by Sydney Hullssional, Australia feels it has a great sociation lias given its official sunc-attention to be paid to their ancestry, racehorse of: no stud valentin
more securing the ion to the trip
Club and after a conference players will Jockey women Brookes, likely that both Governl years now. Although his
year's winner. trophy. Norman
between leading breeders it was de The Gold Cup, a magnificent text expressed Intention not to play has Colony Badminton Championships The Board states "This sum having chance of once greatly disappointed fans, tho ma- were played last evening on the Tal-born pafd by Farr the suspension is tennis
"Our eded that a claim to admission to for stamina, has been won twice in withdrawn and the boxer's licence of president of the Australian Lawn go to England,
Tennis Association, wished to chal- Mrs. Westacott, known jority of them are wholly in sym-koo courtouttavara det lan
Fart is refnstated."--Reuteronom In the Senior Men's Singles, K. L. pathy with his molive,
This amount was claimed by Hulls Inge in the American Zone, but Em in Queensland, in one of the the Stud Book should use based on mil its history by american horses, Yong defeated M) A: Oilveira by 15-5, chi, Yamagishi ralterated his rejec 16-7, and in the Mixed Doubles; P and supported by the Board, as part Harry Hopman, who captained Aus-hardcat hitters in the game and a sallafactory proof of eight or nine Foxhall and Flares, and iirco limes K Hul and Miss Ullan Khoo of the promoters profits of the fight tralia's team last year and has again speelscular player. Miss Hardcastle crosses of puro blood, and that: an in the last sixty years by three
century and show such performance and Elt II. holders) beat A. Koown and Miss A between Farr and Ford to March been selected in this capacity this is a more orthodox player with a animal should trace back at least a French horses, Massine, Maximum 11
year, favoured the European Zone so steady backcourt gome. Sunumurs 15-12, 16-17 and 15-01937
Interviewed by the Osaka Maini
tion of the bid.
"Being a tennis star is all right
but there's no future in it It In's
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.