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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 1, 1939.
TENNIS CHAMPIONS SCORE This Is The RECREIO WILL HAVE A
ANOTHER EASY VICTORY
IN
DOUBLES
Never Seriously Extended By Kong And Szeto Bick
(By "Abe")
Because they are so much better than tho rost, the matches in which the Tsui brothers take part in the early rounds of the Colony tennis cham- pionships are nearly always devoid of interest. Yesterday, for instance, they met Paul Kong and Szeto Bick, who cannot be regarded as a weak pair; yet they won with comparative case by 6-4, 64.
The manner in which the matchi was played gave one the impression that had they wished, the holders could have won more carlly than they actually did. Never in the course of tho match wra there any doubl whatsoever who the eventual win- nors would be, and it was because the issue was so certain that the brothers thought they could afford to try out their shota. At times the Teuls played with almost reckless abandon, and in doing so delighted the gallery with some very fine shots; but they also contributed their quota of mistakes, which, I felt sure, could have been cut down had there been any danger at all of defent.
While Paul Kong played extremely well and easily held his own in the rallies, his partner was disappointing In the extreme. Whether the stand court atmosphere affected him it in difficult to say: the fact remains, how ever, that he showed up very poorly on the whole, missing many "sitters" at the net..
There
some scintillating rallies and many fine volleying duels. The results of these ducla would have been more even had the splendid work of Kong received beteir support from Szeto who, on several occasions, failed to "kill" when presented with the opportunity.
were
Results Of Matchos Played Yesterday
The following were the re- sults of matches played yester day:
Open Singles
H. D. Rumjahn beat J. W. Leonard 6-2, 6-2.
Open Doubles
Tsui Wai-pui and Tsui Yun- pul beat Paul Kong and Szeto Bick 6-4, 6-4,
of 6-3, conceded the lath and went In each set the brothers took a lead
out in the teath.
tournament
It is dificult to see any pair in the them.
capable of deposing
In the only other match played, H.D. Rumjahn defeated J.W. Leonard in straight sets with the loss of only two games in qualifies to meet Teul Wal-pul, the each set. He now tile-holder, in the quarter-finals,
CHARLIE AU ENTERS BADMINTON FINAL
(By "The Bird”)~~~.
Charlie Au, who this year has stepped into Patrick Wong's shoes as the leading Chinese Y.M.CA. badminton player, smashed, drove and finessed his way into the final of the Colony senior singles badminton championship last night beating K. L. Yong, expert University player, by the ridiculously easy scores of 15-2, 15-2.
Undoubtedly the match was one sided, but this was chiefly due to Au's scintillating play which was good enough to dispose of anybody in the Colony.
second which several times meant that Yong was caught moving in the wrong direction, To complete Au's, repertory of point-winning shots was a lovely back-hand flip which steered If P. K. Hul is not at his peak in the "bird" across court or down the the final, a new champion will belines at will, greeted this season.
Au revealed that not only did-he possess all the strokes, but that he has a badminton brain of the first calibre. His manoeuvres were de lightfully conceived and worked out against Yong, who was frantically defending for three parts of the
match,
FINISHED TECHNIQUE
On this display. It would not be unfair to the Colony's other leading exponents to say that Au has the most finished technique of our bad- minton players.
Yong frankly admitted after the match that he was well beaten by a better player, yet the Varsity re- presentative made a gallant showing, was luckless, and quile definitely
Au's drop shota from any position on the court were made with the game delicate
a billiards Several times lovely-looking drop touch as player rattling up a big break from shots just fell on top of the net and Losing hazards. In sharp contrast dropped the wrong side, and he was there was power and flerce speed in constantly clearing the side-lines by hif anushes, few of which Yong was only an inch or so.
able to pick up, and never have I Yong's biggest shortcoming was seen the clearing shot so perfectly lack of accuracy. Could he have exploited as by Au in this game. allowed himself a slightly wider The beauty of the stroke was that margin for error he would have ho played it until the last split scored many more points.
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IMERSMITH
THE BOAT RACE COURSE,
START
Boat Race
Course
DrutRICT
For the convenience of those wit› izlend to listen-in to the description of the Boat Race, which is being rowed to-day from Puiney to Moritake, this map of the course is published. The race will be broadčast by Daven- try and relayed by ZBW at 0.45 p.m. to-day.
Here And There
With "Abe".
Tennis Players Should
Study Tourney
Tourney Rules
"PLAY shall be continuous from
the first service till the rantch
be concluded; provided that after the third set, or when women take part. the second set, either player is en- filled to a rest, which shall noi ex-
son of Niagara Falls, Ont.; Roger Durivage of Montreal; Roland Long- tin of Montreal; Louis Dull of Mont- reul; R. Siwaway of Vancouver,
Women-Eleanor Young of North Vancouver; Caroline Deacon North Vancouver; Susie Milne Vancouver; Mrs. A. R. Porter
of
of
of
ceed 10 minutes, or in countries situated between Latitude 15 degrees South, 45 minutes, and provided fur-Montreal; Mrs. A. R. Porter of Mon- ther that when necessitated by circumstances not within the control of the players, the Umpire may sus- pend play for such a period as ho These
provisions shall be
inter-
may consider necessarietly construed, and play shall never be suspended, delayed or interfered with for the Purpose of enabling a player to re- cover his strength or his wind or to receive instruction or advice. The Umpire shall be the sole judge of such suspension, de
delay or
ter ference, and after glying due warn- ing he may disqualify the offender." Players participating in the nis Championships would Colony Tennis do well to study this rule and re- member it. On Thursday in the singles tie between 1. M. A. Razack and Luk Chun-cheung, I was amazed to see the latter stop with the scores at 4-4 in the third set and take a rub-down! He had a rest of about five minutes, but this availed him nothing and he was beaten, Justice. was served in this case, but if would have been particularly unfortunate for Razack had Luk, because of his rest, recovered suficiently to wie the match. At the time when Luk took his rest, both he and Razack were "all in" Razack, perhaps, trifle the fitter of the two and for this reason he deserved to win, for after all fitness is one of the require- ments of the game. The rule govern- ing play, as set out above, is unmis- takable
players should and
be warned against doing this sort of thing.
The Boat Race
was a
between
THE annual Boat Race THE
Oxford and Cambridge from Putney to Mortlake will be rowed to-day. Elswhere on this page is published a of the course to en-
a map able listeners-in to follow the des- cription of the race on the radio. Despite the unprecedented action of the President in changing the stroke one week before the ruce, Oxford has been established alight favour- ites. The two crews are as follows:
Oxford Cambridge C. Addison
G. Huse A. Turner
J. L. Garton A. Burrough
A. Slemick J. Savill
H. Parker
3. Turnbull
M. Buxton
Bow
R. Steward
R. Burnell
E. N. Waldron
H. Forbes C. Stanford Stroke J. R. Bingham H. Smith
Cox H. Masacy The following were the results of the race in the last 10 years;
Year
M." B, Won by Winner
19 24 lengths
1020
37000
1931
1932
Cambridge
Cambridge
Cambridge
Cambridge
Cambridge
*1934 - Cambridge
103
Camb
1037
Oxford
Oxford
Tennis Ratings
PATINGS of Conația's tennis stars, I based on: 1930: performances, have been annouced by officials of the Canadian Lawn Tennis Associa- tion. Top positions went to two Montreal players, Laird Wait who was given No. 1 ranking in the purch's division and Mrs. Rena Bolta, who was given No. 1 rating in the wo men's section.
treal: Mrs. Fronk Fisher of Mon- treal; Mrs. Ralph Tees of Montreal; Claire Walsh of Toronto; Mrs, Harold Tones of Hallfax,
Three other women players were unranked due to lack of data on their perfonnances last year,"offcials said. They were Simone Bernadet of Montreal, Phyllis McCrummon of Vancouver and Jean Milne of Van- couver.
Golf Decision
DIFFICULT TASK TO-DAY
ORIGIN OF “BOGEY"
IN GOLF
London, March 6,
How many golfers know the age
and origin of "bogey?" Not many
of the present generation.
AGAINST NAVY
Suggestions For Time Of Drawing Stumps In League
(Dy. “R. ABBFT""}
To-day, if the weather is decent, and at the moment
Most people are under the Impres-of writing it looks as if it might be, the great game slon that bogey has grown up from between the Navy and the Recreio will be played off on
time immemorial with the traditions
of the game, but the Colonel is in the Recreio ground. Seeing that Medway and most of fact still in the prime of life, aged the submarine Flotilla have come back, and that Birming- a mere forty-eight years, says-Henry Longhürst.
ham is still with us, the Navy should be able to put
The point becomes of interest be-fairly good side into the field. Recreio, will of course be Mr. at full strength, or at least I believe so, unless one of their Rotherham, inventor of what he at players should be incapacitated at the softball game.
cause only a few days ago
first called a "ground score," died at the age of seventy-six. He was a watchmaker at Coventry, and in his younger days was a first-class Rugby footballer.
There has been no heavy rain lately the same total and they are out, then 59 for as I know, though plenty of the match is a tie, and cach side moisture, and the wicket should not scores 11⁄21⁄2 points for a win. But be too bad, though I imagine it will nobody seems certain whether if two. The idea of the ground score came take a spin. According to the latest sides make exactly the same score. to him in 1891, and very soon after-printed note I can find as to the while one side is all out and the other wards some thwarted golfer remark-oficial times of play, I Sco
wickets to fali, should be drawn at 0.15 p.m. if it is a tie or a draw. It is a vital capable
was a regular bogey man. Thus
as e game itself.
"BOGEY" DEFINED
Kama February as well as
While I am
that side hava R wicket
|
much better to
or
have a definito decision given before the sensori starts, than to have to call upon the Committee for an ad hoc decision when trouble hos arisen.
ed that this new Invisible opponent ously enough, according to these non and to
to my view, one started a term that will live as long lists, 0.15 becomes the time for of logical settlement. If you call it
in a draw because one
alde has and คมมลพ
April. It seems a bit unfinished innings, then you are queer but I think the answer is that penalising that side half a point, be while this time is reasonable for cause they have not got all
out, It is only within the last ten years March and April, it is sheer nonsense Which is absurd! It doesn't make that "bogey" has been deflacd. For for February. I do most sincerely any difference this season, though a all that, every golfer has known all hope that the League Committee at glance at the table will show that it his Ufe just what was meant by the the beginning of next season-or very easily might have done. It is word. It meant the score that an rather just before it--will discuss this average scratch player would accom-matter afresh, plish in reasons
reasotiable conditions, allow- THE LEAGUE COMMITTEE ing two putts per green. What is Q scratch player? That is a question
on this subject, rather resembling the time-honoured should like to appeal to the League "Which come first-the chicken or Committee to give their attention to the egg?" For a scratch player, of one or two points. The question of course, is a man who goes round in the time of drawing to which I have The Cricket Club are playing off bogey.
already referred, is very vital one. their main match against Craigen- It is also a very difficult one because gower. If the team turns out as Of recent years, however, bogey the light on the Navy, Recreio, and published in the papers they should has been defined with mathematical KC.C. grounds is much better, or have a pretty good chance of winning, precision by the national unions with perhaps I should say
lasts much though they are without Longfield the aid of measuring wheels, silde longer, than the light on the grounds and Haymes. There is one other rules, logarithm tables (no doubt), in the island. All the same, I think outstanding match
the First "length adjustments" and "additional u definite time all round should be Division, and that has been arranged course values." The effect on the fixed. The definite times for draw-on Easter Saturday. Evidently the game has doubtless been beneficial ing at present are as follows:
humorist, who arranged it thought it 0.05 p.m.
was the 1st April. Actually of course, It is the Bih, and whether it gets played bang in the mildle of the holidays or not, I shouldn't like to wnger.
November,
February> March) April.
in many ways, even if the results October, have been comparatively superficial, but in one respect I can never for give the well-meaning gentlemen who set themselves the task of bring- ing the Colonel up to date. I can never forgive them for trying- though happily without success--to change his name to the "standard scratch score."
want to say,
6.00 p.m.
6.40 p.m.
6.00 p.m.
6.15 p.m.
m
OTHER GAMES
ת!
SECOND DIVISION The three Clubs who are interested think possibly, that 6.05 p.m. for in the Shield in the Second Division, October is a misprint for 0.15, but are the Police, (15 points), Recreio, this doesn't really affeet what I (13 points), and R.C.C. (13 points). It is my considered However, the Police have played one opinion, and during the last fow more match than either of their
I have
nearest rivals, and the Shield cannot Judgment in a lower court had been more matches than anyone on the Kowloon Cricket Club, which at the
probably watched
be decided until they have played the riven against the club though not League Commitles, and sont present moment is down for against the striker. In layman's
speaking as a spectator A DECISION that is
(they of quence to every user of golfmight hook his tee-shot and that this courses was reached by the Court of
part of the Appeal in Belfast recently. It will be realised that a player on
voluntarily incurred in golf, but that if you put it to them individually, and meet the Civil Service to-day, the the course was laid out in a danger- they will admit that in the endeavour Cliftonville links near Belfast struck manner. Damages of £1,500 to secure a little extra time for play, another in the eye with his tee shot.
things have been taken too far. were awarded against the club.
should prefer myself to substitute the following table:---
October, November,
of conse-
language It was held that anyone course speak as players) that the on the 8th April. Recreio :
present times are absurd. day-to-day risks
Was
GUS
Straits Footballers Open Programme In The Colony To-day
(By "Abo")
Judging from what I have seen of them at practice and from reports of their prowess, the. Straits Chinese football players, who open their programme in Hongkong against the South China A.A. at Caroline Hill at 4 p.m. to-day, should do well in the Colony. In the team are some splendid players who have won honours in Malaya in State matches, and if local conditions prove to their liking, the Colony's best will find it a difficult task to hold them.
Experts in the short-passing game, they are an extremely fast lot of men. In the practices in Hongkong they have found the Caroline Hill ground a little too hard, but their speed has by no means been impaired.
What impressed local Judges of the game is their splendid ball con- trol, their short pissing and their | heading the last a phase of the game which they seem to have de- veloped to a fine art in contrast to local men.
But ono great wealmess of theirs would appear to be shooting. Whilst watching them I rightly or wrong- ly, come to the conclusion that their shooting prowess does not come up to the standard of their general play, which is very high Indeed. But practice maturally is entirely different from actual play, and what I took to be weakness in the finer points of shooting
may not bo so this afternoon...
13 PLAYERS CHOSEN The team, announced by the vial- tors for this afternoon's tussle con tolna 18 names. The goal-keeper, backs and half-backs have been de finitely selected, but soven forwards have been named,--the final selection. to be made to-day.
In defence, the visitors have
Other players, in order of their thing to fear. Every department,
rating, follow:
I have been assured, is strong, `par- ticularly the intermediate line of Keo Yu-leng, Choo Song-tideo and Koh Hor-koon, who recently re- presented Singapore in important
Men Robert Murray of Mont real; Ross Wilson of Toronto; Doug Cameron at Vancouver: Don Me- Diarmid of Ottawa; Gordon Robin-matches.
1
In John Then and Tan Khai-ban, the Straits Chinese have a pair of backs who understand ench other perfectly. Then is the manager and coach of the elde.
The local South China A.A. team Was announced a week ago. The strangest feature of the sido is that two outside-rights have been plcked. Tang Kwong-sum keeps his regular position, but Yeung Shiu-pick has been moved over to the left wing. How the experiment will turn out it is dificult to say; one should have thought, however, that in Law Tau- man the South China A.A. have n man to all their requirements, Law has speed and packs a terrific shot.
Pau Ka-ping, the veteran, returns to the side ns goal-keeper. He tumed out a few times at the be- ginning of the season but has not been seen in the last few months, but he, like Lee Wal-tong, seems to be ever-green despite long absences Arom the Geld of play.
The teams to play this afternoon are as follows:
Lau Lee
South China AA-Pau Ka-pløg: Mak Siu-hon, Lee Tin-sang; Hing-chal, Leung Wing-chlu, Kwok-wai; Tang Kwong-sum, Fung
· King-chol, ́ Lee. Wal-tong, Lai Shiu- wing and Yeung Shul-yick.
Straits Chinese.-Leo Pak-tong: John Then, Tan Khai-ban; Kee Yu- Teng, Choo Sing-quee, Koh Hor-koon (Capt.); forwards: to be selected
from
December,
January,
February,
March April)
I know
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I think are probably best placed of all,
and on the 8th the IRC, and they should certainly win the first and probably the second match, K.G.C. in all probability will beat the LR.C. to- day, which will put them a point ahead of the Pollce, and if they do this and Recreto win, then the decision will rest between the K.C.C. and-Recreto in a match which will have to be played off, though good- ness knows when they will and time to do it.
6.00 p.m.. 5.45 p.m. -6.30 p.m.
5.45 p.m. 4.00 p.m. 6.15 p.m.
now that it would cut off about quarter of an hour in most cases, but that quarter of an hour's cricket s not only dangerous but also most unfair. A more forward polley in batsmanship would easily make up for the quarter of an hour, and If people are going to muck about for fifteen runs in an hour or more, then Afteen minutes isn't going to do much good.
There is one other point on which a ruling is required. Everyone ad- mits that if two eldes make exactly
Galento's Licence Is Renewed
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