1939-03-28 — Page 20

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 28, 1939.

RUMJAHN COUSINS ENTER SEMI-FINAL OF DOUBLES

COLONY TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP RESUMES WITH FOUR GOOD TIES

(By "Abo")

Hold up for several days by rain last week, the Colony Tennis Championships resumed on the Hongkong C.C. courts yesterday with a programme. of singles and doubles matchos. The stand court was utilised for the first time in the current tournament, the match chosen for the opening boing the quarter-final doubles tie botween the Rumjahn cousins and two club-mates, 1. M. A. Razack and A. R. Minu.

SUN-

Alt four players being from the Indian R.C., the match naturally lost n bit of its interest. Nevertheless some good play was aden, with ench

While palr shining in turn. tnined rallies were few and far be- tween, there were Some shappy valleying duels, which were the chief funture of the match. Hard hitting also made the match entertaining to which.

The cousins, as expected, wan but not before their opponents had given a fairly good account of themselves. Had they not made as many mis- takes as they die, Razack and Minu would have put up a much better fight: but a great weakness of theirs was to win a splendid rally only to lose the next paint by a lamentable mistake.

Though they scored winners on inany occasions with crisp the Rumjatins were not

volleys, reliable

enable

off the grott usual; yet their game was soul enough to them to win by 6-4, 7-5.

In each set, the winners led by 5-2.

OTHER MATCHES

Results Of Matches Played Yesterday

The following were results

of

yesterday:

the

matches played

Open Singles

A: Crawford beat Peter U 6-0, 6-4.

J. M. Tomlinson beat Lam Kwan 6-3, 7-5.

Ho Ka-lau received a walk- over from W. C. Hung.

Open Doubles

S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn beat I. M. A. Razack and A. R... Minu 6-4, 7-5.

Lim Thiam-tet and Stephen Wong beat E. E. Story and J. J. Ferguson 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.

In the other doubles match of the day. E. E. Story and J. J. Ferguson played well enough to take the first set from Lim Thiam-let and Stephen Wong, but thereafter they were out- classed by the better-balanced Chi-Tsui brothers, holders of the title, nese pair, who conceded only four and Omar Rumjahn and S. A. Hus- sain. The Tsuis should, win fairly games in the next two sets.

comfortably, but will probably have

What was expected to be the best singles encounter of the day, between Ho Ka-lot and W. C. lung, was not played, the latter conecding a walk- over to his erstwhlle doubles part-

ner.

to play good tenuls to do so.

IMLA. Razack (left) and A. R. Minu provided the opposition for the Rumfahn cousins yesterday in the quarterfinals of the Colony Tennis doubles championship. The match, which opened the stand court at the Hongkong Cricket Club, was won by the cousins in straight sets-Stag Photographer.

Here And There

With Abe".

Chinese Soccerites Have Good Week-End

On

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Local Cycling

H. A. G. KEATES SUCCEEDS IN RECORD ATTEMPT

Coach May Travel

With British Track Team To America

(By, It. Maillard Stead)

London.

When a squad of ten British track athletes visits New York in mid-July, it may differ from all previous such parties by having with it a paid coach. For prominent of- ficials of the English Amateur Athletic Association are urging in the council-chamber that Britain should depart from her customary method of team preparation and should fall into line with other countries by engaging the services of an export trainer, charged with the duties of putting final touches to the selected athletes' training and advising them as they go into competition. Official deci- sion on the subject is not expected for several wecks.

of

About six months ago the govern- ing body of track and field athletics in England was promised by the Grants Committee of the National Fitness Council un allotment

to pay for three money sufficient years 75 per cent of the salaries for pre- three national coaches. And

to sumably the conch selected to go the United States, if any, would be one of these gentlemen. They have yet to be appointed.

sucecrses

To-night's Badminton Programme

К.

p.m.

the

Although the coach in British athletics is nothing like the domi-

A good badminton programme has Two record attempts were made by nating, authoritative figure that he is

there are some very been arranged for to-night at Taikoo members of the Hongkong Cycling in America,

trainers here at In the Colony Champlonships. On highly-thought-of Club during the week-end.

"Bill" time. Such as

The programme will commence nt March 25, K. H. M'Dowell' unsuccess-the present fully attempted to establish new Thomas, coach at Oxford University with the Men's Junior Singles and trainer of Jack Lovelock, cele- figures from 65 to 100 miles, whilst brated New Zealand miler: Alec semi-final match between D. Kwok on March 20. H. A. G. Keates lower-Nelson, coach at Coinbridge Univer- and P. Lo, to be followed at 8.20 with when

P. K. Hul and Miss Ulian of tween they ex G. Cottreit's 3 months old 54sity and the man responsible in no the Mixed Doubles semi-final be- THE week-end was a triumph for country. Weeks.

Chinese fouftballers in Hongkong, were under the relegation shadow-miles Tourist record on the Kowloon small measure for the

Both those great Light Blue Olympic vie Khoo, the holders, and K. L. Yong China "they still are, as a matter of fact-Circuit by 15 mins, 6 secs. Saturday, South defeated Kowloon by three gauls to Portsmouth players sald "Hang the riders contended with unfavourable tars, Lord Burghley, Douglas Lowe, and Miss W. Cheung. At 9 nil the First Division of the Leaguel

We'll get away from the weather in the shape of cold and Robert Tisdall, Albert G. Illl, who other Mixed Doubles semi-final tie, advises the famous Sydney Wooder- between C. Au and Miss A C and with League,

the two paints bottom gained, have

of the table all right, and strong wind, M'Dowell also suffering ison-Hill is now acting as coach to Remedios, and M. A. Oliveira and sce Ug at Wembley. The overtaken the Royal you'll

the London Athletic Club, Polytechnic Miss M. Silva will be played. Navy, who have had the lead for latter part has been fulfilled, and heavy rain.

Tho men's doubles semi-final be- fourth from the

M'Dowell made a good start and Harriers and Blackheath Harriers- So many months. Thus the South the team is now China "A" need only a draw in bottom-not yet out of danger, but returned 14 mins, 20 secs, ut 3 miles, and Franz Stamp, an Austrian who their last match with the sailors to the confidence is there.

then slowed to clock 29.40. at the came to Britain in the summer of tween P. S. Bun and M. S. Lim, of study the technique of the University, and C. Au and F. Koh, of the Chinese Y.M.C.A.. win the League Championship.

10 miles check. He decided to re-1937 to

15 Britain's middle distance runners tire, however, on reaching the

the Club de Recreio, has been post- miles point in 44 mins, 27 sees, and atxl remained to become an instruc- originally arranged for to-morrow at poned to Wednesday, April 6 on the Intends making a further attempt in tor in great demand. the near future.

same court. Lim is indisposed.

Keates was started

which was carried off by the "B" Wolves' Task

year. On top of the team lust

China success, the Chinese South

won the Lat Wah Cup on Sunday, WOLVERHAMPTON

day W benting the Civilians by four goals

Wanderers,

the from

for

NO. COACH. the team of the yent, have a to two. This trophy is only the great chance to equal a 42-year-old

Stamp, you can describe as Field first of the many which I think the record. Not since 1898-97 kas a Alhambra Theatre at 8.42 a.m.

Events Coach No. 1 in Britain. He Chinese will

off this year. club won the league championship his successful ride. A slow start was is teaching the jumpers and throwers carry The following is the programme:

Cambridge, Oxford and Open Doubles, Taui Wal-pul and The South China "A" have not only and the FA Cup in the same sea-nade over the hilly section to Taipo, both

League but the Shield as well, their verhampton who last won the Cup first hour. In two hours, 33% miles for

for the annual Inter-varsity sports the 31 years ago, should not emulate had been covered, a strong following at the White City Stadium, March opponents in the final being Pallee, who surprisingly defeated Aston Villa's feat this season. They wind over the Fanling-Taipo section 18, he is conducting classes at the them in the League n fortnight ago. have been the only team to

of London School under the Then there is the Sunday Herald true to form in the F.A. Cup up to 184 miles in the second hour. The International Charity Cup, in, which date, and have a great chance of third hour produced 153 miles, the

the Amateur Athletic Assotiation; the Chinese will play the Po uguese beating Portsmouth is the final. In remaining 44 miles taking up, 10 and he has two engagements a week in the final. I am sure the Portu- the League, the Wolves at the mo- mins, 30 secs. A gear of 74 was with the South London Harriers, if one were to say that the Chinese ton, who will doubtless struin every perienced.

re-expected to win. The Kolewall nerve to hold their present advan

A. Crawford's game was tho sound / Tsu! Yun-pul v. O. Rumjahn and sa great opportunity of winning the son. There is no reason why Wol-only 15% miles being covered in thewhere preparations are intensifying |

all round for Feier U. whose inex-A. Hussain (sland court); Major F. C. perience left loop-holes for the Kow- Nottingham and Capt. R. B. Lecky v. Inon C.C, player to break through. Lt. D. C. Misra and Lt. 5. M. Afzal. Crawford won the first set to love be-

Handicap Singles-H. J. Armstrong fore the Chinese could settle down. There was a more even battle in the v. R. M. M. King; H. D. Bidwell second set, but Crawford also won A, K. Mackenzie.

this after ten games.

J. M. Tomlinson advanced into the! second round of the competition by bealing Lam Kwarf in straight sets.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The stand court attraction to-day is the doubles match between the

run being responsible for the increase to 'As of the Southern Committee of

NATIONAL WINNER WELCOMED

Dublin, Mar. 27.

A great welcome was extended to

Handicap Doubles.-F. H. Stokes ucse players will not feel offended ment, are three points behind Ever-used, and no mechanical trouble ex-one at their indoor school at Green- the horse Workman, which won the

wich and the other at their cross-

Cup too may go to the Chinese, who tage now that they have lost all Times taken at the S-mile-points country headquarters ut Coulsdon, Grand National, when it arrived to-

and M.-M. Davies--R, K. Valentine and L. M. S. Lloyd,

Mixed Doubles.-Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Walkden v. H. J. Scull and Miss G.Navy or the Army, Scull; Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Benvan v.

T. C. Monaghan and Miss J. Greig

Ahead Of Schedule

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un present form seem an immeasur interest

Hundreds of dockers cheered as In the Cup. Arsenal and were as follows, the section time be- Surrey. He has also been a coach day in Dublin.

at Loughborough College, Leicester- team than either the Huddersfield, in their great years, ing given in Ably better

brackets-5 miles- found

accompanied Workman as it proceed- the double too clusive for 20.18.; 10 miles-39.44. (19.28.); 15 shire, during the A. A. A. summer the horse left the ship, and a band

School there. them,

but the Wolves are in the miles 57.22. (17.38.): 20 miles- Loughborough College, of which ed through the streets of Dublin to happy position of being able to call 1.14.00. 716.38.): 25 miles--1.36.41. my friend, Capt. F. A. M. Webster, entrain for County Kildare. upon an apparently never-ending (16.41.): 30 miles-1.47.36.

that establishment

Upon arrival at Kildare, where produces NOT due to arrive here until stream of youngsters to fill first-team 35 miles-2.04.39, (17.03.); 40 miles is the Athletics "head," is in itself

zota-2.22.10. (17.37.); 45 mics-2.40.03.

coaches, games masters, physical business was suspended for the day, Friday, the Straits Chinese foot-vacancies. Young Mullen is

habitants accompanied the horse to ball tourists, who have been paying ble example. Unknown to the foot (17.47.): 50 miles 3.01.13, (21.10.); training leaders, and welfare super two bands and thousands of the in- a vishi to Manila, took most people ball world a few weeks ago, he was. 54 miles-3.18.30. (17.16.).

The 1930 British track and field its training quarters-Reuter. by surprise yesterday by arriving in at the age of 16, pitchforked into an

he No social activities were promoted Hengkong by the Boeing

er.important League match. Now their

dhas played several times, including by the Club during the past week. senson will get going in May and, sudden The reason for

week's programme includes, owing to the visit of 10 star athletes cup-tle against Everton. He This

as a spectacle thin parture from Munila was

thut the the

the Association's annual championships more popular

nowadays March 29, from China Clipper, by which they had made history by being the youngest however, a 2-hours training spin on to the U.S.A., the Amatetur Athletic athletics have become booked to travel from Manila to player ever to have taken part in Wednesday,

Methodist Church, Hennessy Road, have been brought forward a week formerly. And Hongkong, had been delayed, and an F. A. cup-tie.

Wanchal, at 0 p.m. sharp, and onto July 6 and 7. Of recent years meeting always means a big crowd. Sunday next a social run which will leave the Alhambra Theatre, Kow- loon, at 0.30 am, for Shataukok, via Fanling.

instead of leaving Manila on March

31, she was not due to leave until Bowls In Shanghai April 2. The arrangements made

with the South China A.A. were that

AWN Bowls League competition

the Straits team would play matches in Shanghai during the coming in Hongkong on April 1, 2 and 3, and thus if the visitors waited for the season is almost certain to revert to

busis of two

Thirteen riders have been invited and handicapped for the 50 miles

China Clipper, they would have to the time-honoured

divisions with teams comprising event over the Kowloon Circuit on Rather than ree rinks each. Owing to the un-1 April 18, Full detalls will be an- circumstances that prevailed nounced later.

miss two matches here. do that they have to bo back in Singapore on April 13 at the latest usual

and so cannot remain in Hongkong last year, it was found necessary to later than April 6 or 7-they decided conduct only one

division while

to cancel two matches in Manila. teams consisted of four rinks each. The decision to catch

The feeling is now prevalent in most the Boeing Clipper, which left Manila yesterday clubs, however, and especially among

those whose playing material morning, was a last-minute one. The Straits team played a match onlimited, that three rinks would be Sunday night and arrangements for a more practical term of competi- tion. Clubs, whose zumerical superi- their departure were completed after

to the game. Mr. John Then, player-ority permits them to employ addi-

tional rinks, will be entitled side, manager-coach of the visiting

enter more than one team in ench told me yesterday that his boys were division. No decision has yet been

in Hongkong, and made, but judging from the senti very keen to play did not like to miss coming here.ments echoed at the annual general They play good soccer, these Straits meeting of the Shanghal L.BA, held lads, and should be popular

with

Badminton To Have Its Davis Cup

By Ulyas Rogers

London, Mar, 2. The Davis Cup in lawn tennis is last week, the old basis of two to have its badminton counterpart. local enthusiasts. Their record of divisions with teams of three rinks It will be fought for by the seven- four wins and one defeat against the each will be adopted. best teams of Manila 19 perhaps

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F.A. Cup Final

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TH THE second issue of Sportsman, the chess player Sir George Thomas, a new weekly sporting magazine, vice-president of the English Dad- So Wolves and Portsmouth are to made its appearance over the week-minton Association, told me that the meet at Wembley for the F. A. end. Well-printed on good paper, offer of a cup had been made. Cup final. The Wolves won hand-the new number contains articles on somely against Grimsby on Satur-tennis, football, cricket, golf and

He did not say who was the donor.

Cup.

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Drawn Match In Rugby League

London, Mar. 27.

their players, The Portsmouth lada In the Rugby League, Wakefield must. Un convinced now that there Trinity and Featherstone played is something in a treatment which drawn game to-day, neither side ridiculo of the scoring.-leuter. enco aroused the

There are 1,325 clubs in the asso-

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