1939-04-19 — Page 31

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 19, 1939.

S. A. RUMJAHN ENTERS SEMI-FINALS OF SINGLES

B: A. Rumjalin entered the semi-finals of the Colony tennis slagles

GAME PROVES DISAPPOINTING TO HUGE CROWD

LIM THIAM-TET FAILS TO TOUCH PEAK FORM

(By "Abo")

Far from being the even game most people had expected, the quarter-final tie in the Colony tennis singles championship between S. A. Rumjahn and Lim Thiam-fot on the stand court of the Hongkong C.C. yesterday proved to be a definite disappoint- ment. Except for one short period in the first set, Rumjahn was never seriously extended and won comfortably by 6-4, 6-2.

How much Lim's recent indisposi- tion affected his play It is difficult to

assess; but the fact remains that his form yesterday was far below that of his previous matches. There was an uncertainty about his stroking: which had not been apparent before: and he missed many opportunities to finish off a rally when he had gol the Indian out of position,

championship yesterday by defeating Lim Thiam-tet, the Perak champion, commendable for a man who is taking

On the other hand Itumnjahn played"] with a determination which is highly part in the Colony championships Tor the twentieth consecutive year. takes on the part of his opponent, but speeded up

up his game and went all out for winners.

in alraight sets Picture shows Rumjahn, who is taking part in his 20th consecutive championship. In action on the stand court yesterday ile was not content to wait for mis- Staf Photographer,

United States Tennis

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Officials To Help Von Cramm In Come-Back

New York, Apr. 4.

American leaders of amateur and professional tennis will try to smooth the rocky come-back round for Baron Gottfried Von Cramm of Germany whose brilliant court career was temporarily blighted by prison bars.

I learned authoritatively that off-¡ conviction than the Herbet

United States Lawn mail case. clols of the Tenuls Association will put pressure

wha

released on

Tatting the match as a whole, the standard of play seldom rose very high. Now and again one or the other would ash over a winning drive; more often, however, Lim would concede a point with a weak shot,

SERVICE WEAKNESS

mure be said?

Ho Ka-inu

1.D. Rumjøln (stand court) HANDICAP singles

V. R. Garden or v. C. B. Nicholson

C. M. Stark

MIXED DOUBLES

W. Bander and

Miss A. Tylor T. C. Monaglinn

and Miss J. Greig

V

v. T. J. Gould - and

Mrs. Whyte-Smit R. J. Arms!roog| and Mrs. Andrews

F.A. Cup Final To Be

Broadcast

best farm in his quarter-final ile with 8.4. Rumjahn and was beaten in two

Lim Thlam-let falled to touch his

-sets-Staff Photograpchr.

Football Match Re-arranged

It is understood the post- poned League match between South China "A" and the Royal Navy, originally fixed for last Saturday, will be played this Saturday at Causeway Bay. The result of this match will decide the destination of the First Division football shield.

RAIN AFFECTS BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cricket Transfers

Allowed But Not For Money

London, March 29.

It will be possible for first-class cricketers to be transferrod from one county to another this coming season without any res sidential qualification.

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the report of the M.C.C. committee to move, to be immediately trans- which prepared a scheme for the re-ferred to another county requiring

That is the most important part of county from which the player wishes

gistration of county cricketers,

his services,

The recommendations of the com- The restrictions deal with players mittee were accepted with only one from overseas or the minor counties. reservation--o niinor one-by the The only recommendation not imme». County Cricket Advisory Commiticediately accepted is one relating to the yesterday and will become operalive residental - qualification affecting Immediately the M.C.C. gives its minor county cricketers. formal approval, which can be ex- peeted within the next fortnight,. writes Charles Bray,

RESTRICTION

There are a series of important re- strictions, of course. First-closa cricket has no intention of following Arst-class Association football in the

FIVE-YEAR CLAUSE..

A player who has secured a special transfer cannot have a second one for five years. The county releasing the cricketer is given the right to agree to the Immediate transfer of the player, to defer auch agreement, or to withhold consent to the transfer. money transfers, but, The M.C.C. will be able to over- broadly speaking, a player not want- ride the refusal to permit the transa ed by one county will be able, with fer if it is proved that it is unreason- the approval of the M.C.C., and the ❘ able.

matter of

CANTAB GOLFERS

FIGHT BACK AND GET ON TOP

London, Mar. 22. Cambridge golfers proved themselves grand fighters in the first stage of the inter-Varsity match on the Royal St. George's course at Sandwich.

They won the foursomes by 3 games to 1, with one halved, in spite of the fact that when only nine of the 36 holes remained to be played Oxford led in three matches by margins of two, two and E three holes.

On April 29 the English soccer season once again comes to a spec- Inculur elimax with the Co Final. and once again listeners to Daventry.

New York, Apr. 18. will be able to join by proxy the: ninety-odd thousand enthusiasts who matches played in

The following were the results of the Raseball will be at Wembley Stadium. Two League to-day: broadcasters well known to oversco listeners-Thomas Woodrooffe

and Ivan Sharpe-will be the proxies: Woodrooffe, who has been a BBC staff commentator since 1930, will be St. Louis responsible for the account of the Pittsburgh netuel game, and Sharpe, a sports New York journalist whose many previous foot- ball broadcasts have proved that he Brooklyn has an eye, as well as a noise, for

(Bonura homered for the Giants nows, will Interpolate comments on and Camill for the Dodgers); the play.

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Lim's service, which had been such a potent factor in his earlier lies, let him down badly yesterday. He was extremely unreliable in this depart ment of the game and served up in numerable double faults. Compared to Lim's, Rumjahn's service, one of the weakest weapons in his armoury, was very good indeed. Need any Until his resistance broke down completely in the latter stages of the match, Lim's recovery was one of the redeeming features of his game. drive Block-On several occasions when

from Rumjahn looked a winner all the way, Lim would make a brilliant

The matches Cincinnati Reds V. Von Craum never served his year return to force the Indian into muking As an event of national-even Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia international-appeal, the Cup Final v. Boston Braves were not played parole in October, because of "good" mistake,

After winning the first set in the is rivalled, perhaps, only by the Bont owing to rain. behaviour, And recently the Baron announced that he was returning to tenth game, Rumjahn played with Race and the Derby, Every year it International Tennis competition, but confidclice and hit the ball much brings to London sixty or seventy not for Germany. He recently

harder than he is wont to do. His thousand favour-decked enthusiasts tered the Egyptian championships at sorties to the net were far more from all parts of country-thelr Chiengo Cairo, starting in Mid-April.

successful than they should have tickets have been bought months be- Detroit Omelais of the U. S. L. T. A. will been; but his opponent falled to pass fore, no money being taken at the

The matches Boston Red Sox v. The U. S. L. T. A. braas hats are watch Von Cramins. performances in even when he chose what ap-/Wembley turnstiles. It is an event!

Yankees. Washington. Egypt almost as as they will peared to be the wrong moments in often-honoured-by-the-presence of New York.

v. Philadelphia Athletic, which to make his advances. Ordin-the King and Queen, her Majesty Senators need him for the five important

Wayne Sabin and Gene Make during

Browns were not played owing to grass tourneys, and particularly as a

rain-Renter. drawing eard for the Nationals at the early American tourneys, Von with drives down the side-lines: winners. Forest Hill now that red-headed Crumm will be 30 years old in July: yesterday he was either over-hitting

The Analists this year ore the aut a qulek Don Budge is carving

It is problematical if he can lift his or driving into the net..

As a result of this victory, Rum-Transinisston 1. April 30, 8 am, G.M.T

Wolves and Portsmouth. hundred grand

professional. game to its former heights.

Jahn has earned the right to meet Transmission 3 April 20, 1.50 p.m. G.M.T They've got to have a big name for

Transmission 4. April 29, 0.15 p... G.M.T. the gule,

Tsut Wai-pul in the semi-finals.

Transmission 0, April 30, 7:30 am. GALT.

on our Immigration department to in prison. He have the big, blond German see ad-

mitted to our country this summer.

Such pressure will be needed be cause foreigners who have suffered prison sentences or who come under the clause of "moral turpitudo" are banned entrance to our shores.

quite set upon havingTM Baron - Von

him

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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Cramm visit here this summer. They watch the showings of Bobby Riggs, Lim would have passed him usually presenting the Cup to the and Cleveland Indians v. St. Louis

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If the Baron does fairly well in foreign tourneys, it looks like a 10-1 bet that he'll be over here this sumi- And there is no greater nama ini mer, and that he'll be facing Budge amateur tennis to-day than that of as a professional next winter.. Von Cramm, who stands out as the world's No. 1 Simon Pure performer

since the commercial shift of Budge.

WANTED AS FOIL

Not only are the U. S. L. T. A. offelais concentrating on the Ger- man Baron, but promoter Jack Harris of the professional tours also

Teutonic

ALLISON RENEWS

is casting big eyes at the CONTRACT

Blond, Harris admittedly recognizes

in Von Cramm the only tennis player

in the world who may be used as a

In the

Oldham Wins In Rugby League

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The first semi-final match current championships is scheduled to be decided this afternoon. It is in the doubles in which Lee Yue-wing and Ho Ka-lau will meet the Rum- jalin cousins. On paper form, the latter pair should get through, but it has to be remembered that the In the Rugby League Oldham to-

London, Apr. 18.

Chinese are well-known for their day defeated Halifax by 14 points to

retrieving qualities end may make a two-Reuter. night of it.

The match will be best of five, sets, and this is a factor in favour of the Indians, who generally take a little time to settle down

C.C.C. TOURNEY

Football

CHAMPIONS

TO PLAY THE REST

Two Interesting Ties On Sunday

Father And

Son Beaten

In Final

Bid For Doubles Title Fails

London, Mar. 25,

At the final reckoning, however, Cambridge had turned two of these deficits into winning margins. And

in the leading contest John Langley, the Cambridge captain, sank his putt. from 18tt. to win the last hole "and so square the match.

A gale of wind caused many shots to be played from bunkers and sand- hills, but W. S. Whitelaw and W. H. |Holstead, who beat their Oxford opponents by 11 and 10, played some briliant golf. For the eight holes in the afternoon they were five under fours, the figures being:

4 5 2 3 4 2 5 2.

THE RESULTS

Here are the results in detall:

J. C. Lawrie and F.-M. ` Forster (Oxford) halved with J. D. A. Lang- ley and N. B. F. Mann..

Lord Aberdare and his son, the

W. S. I. Whitelaw and W. H. Haj- Hon. Morya Bruce, just failed to winstead (Cambridge) beat S. Pethor the Amateur Rackets Doubles Cham-

J.

A. S. Gilbey by one up.

A. J. B. Marsham and R. O. Wynn (Oxford) beat B. D. Carris and A. E. Buchanan 4 and 3.

plonship at Queen's Club, C. S. Craw-and R. C. Twining, 11 and 10. ley and J. H. Pawic beating them in E. S. Browne and R. B. Booth the final by 4 games to 3 (15-2, 12- (Cambridge) beat T. C. Harvey and 15, 13-1, 5-10, 12-15,

Rt. Brings 2 and 1 18-6) 15, 16-7 after a magnificent match.

R. B. How and G. L. Reynolds Pawie, a variable player, was right

(Cambridge) beat C. B. Walker and at the top of his form and played superb rückets. Crawley was not quite so good as usual at the start but found his form just when needed and it was largely his great hitting,

Harvey and Briggs had once been in the sixth and seventh games, that up on Browne and Booth, and were turned the scales when things were 4.4p at the end of the morning round. looking, bad for his side.

How and Reynolds struggled against Lord Aberdare was, as always, afternoon, but Reynolds got down a a two-holes deficit for most of the great general and, for a man of 54, long putt to square at the 17th and Two interesting soccer

his activity was astonishing. He was matches always ready to dash into the thick sank another one of 5ft. to win the Craigengower Cricket Club will will be played on Sunday at Caroline of the fray and seemed able to hit 10th. hold an American mixed doubles Hill, one between the Second Division from any angle, tournament on Sunday, at 2.30 p.m. champions (South China) and the His son maintained the splendid Lee Yue-wing and v. 9. A. Humfahn and will include tea, will be charged..

An entrance fee of 75 cents, which Rest of the Junior Division at 3 p.m., form he had already shown in the to be followed by First Division Competition and, in the earlier games, his taking of the service in the back- champions (South China "A" or hand court and the manner in which Royal Navy) against the Manila he stood up to the Insistent pressure Interport selection.

and jbrought on him by Crawler

Pawle, augured the highest possibili- The folowing have been selected Lies for the future. He is very young to represent the Junior Division: and it was not surprising, therefore, that towards the end, he fired under Salter (Royal Scots); Lo Sha-kar his opponents' relentless attack. (Kwong-Wah), Heap (Stonecutters}}

foil for Budge in a big time Amer Arsenal To Keep The full programme is as follows:

can professional tour next winter.

Hurris says, "Budge beat Ellsworth Vines in the first half of the current tour. And Budge will beat. Fred Perry of England in the last half of the four. Next winter we'll have to have Von Cramm as an opponent for Budge, or we won't have any tour. I haven't negotiated with Von No, Cramm yet about his turning profes sionul, but Budge corresponds with him regularly, believe everything | will work out all right.""*****

You'll notice that none of the men "who ̈ mentionTMVon~Cramin-connect him with Davis Cup"play. The rea- son is this: Never again will the Baron represent Germany on the court. He has been allowed his free- dom from "German jails, but his alleged offence ала Incarceration provent him forever from represent-

Manager

London, April 1. invited to renew his contract with Mr. George F. Allison has been the Arsenal, and now that minor adjusted he intends to do so. managerial differences have been

A new contract to take the place of the one which expires a year next June is being prepared.

The club's record in fact in win-

OPEN DOUBLES (SEMI-FINALS)

CHANGE PREDICTED

IN WOMEN'S GOLF

Rdes (R.A.O.C.), Shaw (RE.))

RUN OF ELEVEN

Munton (R.A.0.C.). Pelham (RE) two points by service in the

Mr. Allison's position is the most onerous in football, and during the five years ho has hold it as the suc-

Pinehurst, N. C. cessor to Herbert Chapman the club Mrs. Opal Hill of Kansas City, an outstanding woman golfer, has been carried on with outstanding predicted in a statement made public here that soon all the women's distinction.

invitational golf tournaments will be changed to open events. ing the fatherland on the court ning the Cup plus the League cham- long po Herr Hiller Der Fuchrör,

Mrs. Hill, who became a profes- lopen, but this spring, events at It was a year ago that Von Cramm has never been equailed

planshlo three times in six seasons sional after years of competition as Alken, S. C., Augusta, Ga., and Ashe

and is an amateur, made all was arrested in Berlin and 'charged wonderful tribute to Mr. Allison's tournaments and reported, "Many of Fines, N. C., will be I think it and players are to report to Mr. C.] to 12—all and Lord Aberdare won the

the winter ville, N. C., and possibly Southern the champlanabip players would pre-only a question of time until we co fer it if the tournaments were open all the invitationals changed to open events,"

events."

ECONOMY.

with violating paragraph 176 of the leadership. German code which denis with sexual Irregularities. On May 14 hón sentenced, to a year in prison.in.con-. nection with blackmail of 30,000 This, too, has been accompl1ebed marks that he had paid to Manfred by an economy in transfer fees, which recently warned all leading women ranks include Mrs. Babe Didrikson The United States Golf Association Other women 'golfers in the pro Herbst, who was described na a was not previously practised. Indeel, golfers that it was a violation of Zaharias; and Mrs. Helen Hicks "Galician Jows."

until the payment of £14,000 for the amateur code to accept special Hard. Bryn Janes, there was a balance be

TOD OUTSPOKEN

to both

FAVOURITE LIKELY TO BE STARTER

London,Apr.10.

Signal Light, winner of the Craven Simmonds (Royal Scots); Calvert.

Stakes at Newmarket last week and After Lord Aberdare had scored favourite for the Two Thousand |(5th A.A.), Keane (Royal Scots),

first | Guinens, hus Improved and is now and Dufleld (R.A.O.C.).

game, Pawle made 5 and then Craw Ikely to be a starter. Earlier. on ley ran out for the game and went Slenat Light had been reported Reserves-Carbin (RA), Guy to 1-0 in the second, a run af 11. suffering from shoulder trouble and (RA) and Williamson (Royal Scots). After some splendid rallies in the was undergoing veterinary treatment. second game Crawley and Pawie led Its stable companion, Foxbrough, will be supplied by the Association Lord Aberdare and Bruce drew up doubtful starter.-Reuter,

Jerneys, knickers and stocking by 11-7, Pawic making a good ✪, but however, has. now become a very

than 2.30 p.m.

SUBURBAN STAKES Guimgam at the pavilion not Inter game with three crushing services.

The third game was a brief affair.

London, Apr. 18. Pawle got in at 2-1, ran out for The game will be of 70 minutes game and went to 3-0 in the fourth, The following alterations have splendid run of 16, 11 of which been made in the list of probable

duration.

South Africans Win At Rugby

a

were scored direct from the service. Stakes:

starters for the City, and Suburbun

son were

Lord Aberdare and his level at 5-all and then Bruce, play-

Lynch rides

Esquemesing and ing great stuff in the rallies, won the Sibbritt will take out Oven, Reuter, gama with a run of 30;

The Afth game was evenly: fought |

tween the fees paid and those received rates at hotels and other privileges, Edward Cheyney, chairman of Mrs. Hill said many of the women the U, S. G. A's Amateur Statue for players released in favour of the In America, the tennis men who club.

golfers had conclude the best plan Committee, recently pointed out the know Von Gromm well laughed down

would be to make the events open Association would not object to the

to 6--all and Crawley and Pawle led Aberdare made one and Crawl the immorality charges. They re- This season there has been a slight tournaments, so that those who can winter tour being open

10-0, but 0 by Erice, all by service, went out. called that Von Cramm, unfortunate- decline in pinging resulle but there not afford to play as amateurs could amateurs and pros.

Stuttgart, Apr. 10. gave his side a 19-10 lead. Pawle Crawley and Pawle obtained--n. ly had been outspoken against tho comes timo. In the life of every turn pro and continue in competi-

The South African rugby team, mado 2, but, after some blank hands. 12-1 lead 14 the seventh...- game. Nazi regime. And that certain state- | team when difficult rebuilding work tion.

The only interest the U. S. G. A composed of students frur English Bruce clinclied the gat

Lord Aberdare and Bruce were al ments he made about government in has to be undertaken, and the club

hus, he said, was that the players universities, won their second victory In the sixth game, Bruce weakened woys Lighting back but the nate was Germany whilo touring Australia:in | aro passing through this period with

mark their amateur standing as cor- of the German tour to-day when they a little and Crawley and Pawle just a little too much for them and the winter of '37-'38 probably, had loss - frouble than might have been "Tow invitational events this win-rectly as they do their score in com-beat Wuerttemberg University by 20 crowded on the pace, Small runs Crawley and Pawle were strong win- far mbre to do with his arrest and'anticipated."

ter," said Mrs. Hill, "have been peilition.

points to four.—Trans-Ocean.

enabled them to lead 13-7. Lordners at the finish..

QUESTION OF TIME?