1939-05-02 — Page 22

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

May 2, 1939.

DOUBLES TENNIS CHAMPIONS REACH FINAL EASILY

'VARSITY PAIR

PLAY WELL ONLY

IN SECOND SET

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TSUI BROTHERS NEVER IN DANGER OF LOSING

(By "Abo")

The semi-final match in the Colony Tennis doubles championship between the Tsui brothers, holders of the title, and Lim Thiam-tet· and Stephen Wong, proceeded on an oven tenor with little in the exchanges to arouse more than a flicker of interest. For just a while in the second set, one began to wonder whether the listless dis- play of the champions would cost them a set- actually Lim and Wong were leading 5-2-but on the whole the match was as dull as the weather, They will now meet the winners of the Ruman cousins v which was pretty bad.

It is perhaps a sad commentary on the standard of local tennis that in such a late stage of the annual Colony championships as the semi- final, the holders could still afford to play more or less at half-speed and yet win with consummate case. The Tsule were in danger of losing the second set, but never looked like

losing the match. They won by scores of 0-3, 6-0, 0~4,

Yesterday's tussle gave further i proof that only one other pair, the Rumjalin cousins, are anywhere

neur the standard which the Tsul brothers have set. Against the cou- zips, the champions will not be able to take the game in na lackadaisical manner 19 they

ld yesterday, Needless to add, the Indians vide much stiffer oppoaltion,

pro- which Taul Wal-pul will

on, against have to take his game more seriously: he would be wiser too if he kept his fancy ahots to the practice court.

CHAMPIONS TOO GOOD As only to be expected, Lim and Wong fell far short of their oppo nenta in almost every respect of the game. There were occasions, how- Ever, when they took the honours In the listlessness volleying duels, the

were

shown by the champions giving the undergraduates the loop- holes for which they were looking, But from the base-line they not nearly as good as the brothers, whose ground strokes high an order to be troubled by any are of too but the deep pacy drives to the base- line.

The understanding between Lim

Wong could have been better.

and

much

Chinese Davis Cup Players Win

London, May/1. Two Chinese players negoti- ated their first hurdles success- fully in the British Hard- court tennis championships at Bournemouth to-day.

In the first round, Kho Sin- kie (holder) defeated A. M. Hamburger of Rumania in straight sets by scores of 6-4. 6-3, 6-2, while in the same round W. C. Choy beat D. S. Milford of Great Britain by 6-1, 6-0 and 6-3.-Reuter,

(2.6) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. Armstrong (-15)

Two) Wal-pul and Teal Yun-pul, holders of the Colony tennis doubles championship, had tile almeully in entering the final yesterday when they defeated Lim Thlam-let and Stephen Wong in straight sets. Ho Ka-lau and Lee Yue-wing tie-Staf Photographer.

Lee Wai-tong Well Enough To Play Again

Rush For Tickets To See Hongkong Football Eleven

Manila, May 1,

Last night's surprise victory for Manila over

the Hongkong soccer players caused a box on day at the Rizal Football Stadium.

Ometals of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation predict that to- morrow night's game will draw the largest crowd since the China-Japan Far Eastern Athletic Association champions' match which inaugurated the Rizal Stadium.

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Henry Cotton On

Losing Side In Golf Final

Success Of Rees And General Critchley

By George Greenwood

London, Apr. 6,

Brig. Gen. Critchley and D. J. Rees, of Hindhead, a Ryder Cup player, won the open amateur and professional foursomes tournament at Addington, yesterday. In the final of 18 holes they beat Henry Cotton and the Hon. Max Aitken, of Walton Heath, by 3 and 2

Critchley and his highly efficient, a partner's natural game has obvious partner thoroughly deserved their dangers. victory. They played by far the better golf, made fewer mistakes

WHERE POLICY PAID : and combined more effectively.

Without wishing in any way to be handsomely at the vital holo in the

Still, the Cotton Hittle the part played by Critchley in

strategy pald the alde's success little doubt that the bigger share of Head and W. J. Cox. All quaTo there could be semi-final, in which the partnership hind a desperate struggle with Nugent praise went to Rees, a little fellow

came

with the heart of a lion. He holed with three to play, Cox, who up to two vital putts and hit some glorious this point had played magnificently, wooden club shots which, in length missed a short putt to win the 18th. and accuracy, compared more than The side lost the 17th to be one favourably with those of Cotton, down, and then

The thot of the match was Rees Aitken played what in the circum- Cotton's dramatic shot to the last hole. long brassle to the 10th, a shot of 230 yards which finished in the stances seemed an audacious iron middle of the green, From a similar shot from the tee because the chance position Cotton's brassie shot, hit of Cotton reaching the green appear-

cd well-nigh Impossible, DOGRY OF COURSE-13

It is not often that Cotton lets Hote Yards Bogey himself go at any shot, but, bracing himself for a great effort, he hit a stupendous brassie shot to the green. Pitching hole-high, the ball must have carried practically 260 yards all I uphill. It was the shot of a life-

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beat A. J. Dow Club Handicap Doubles.-R. K.

for postponements caused by rain, stated, were entirely different from judged chip, enabled the Valentine and L. M. S. Lloyd V. R. Gordon (3.6) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0. (scratch) beat T. C. Monaghan and

one cannot help feeling that the three in the Philippines. The long- halve the hole in 4. China's soccer stor, Lee Wai-tong,

could have have recovered championships

beca

players (-5.0) beat W. Sander and J. Gould morrow's

E. E. Storey and J. J. Ferguson sufficiently

speeded up considerably. Ia very probably agree with him.

now in Manila will to participate in to- few important championships are appearing elsewhere on this

A cable, (10) 3-5, 6-0, 7-5.

game against La Salle contestants expected to keep in trim states that Lee Wai-tong may turn page, College which was runner-up in the

for more than two months as local out in the second game, against three holes | recent" Manila

competitors have to do here. It is Salle College, to-night, and if this Football League schedule.

not quite fair, The essentials of is correct the Colony team may yet training are the same here as where. A player, in his practices,

that they are capable of standard by a certain time, and when Navy Unlucky times his play to reach

PROGRAMME ALTERED The Colony Open Doubles Lawn Tennis match fixed for to-morrow,

Last night's

Too often, when they had S. A. RumJahn and H. D. Rumjahn Muniin ever saw under international

established themselves at the net

y. Lee Yue-wing and Ho Ka-lau,

did Wong take up a position in the has been postponed until Thursday.

of the court instead of re-

Sing in his own side, with tha

over-fond

DAVIS CUP TEAM

London, Apr. 30. The British Davis Cup team to

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show

In

time.

THE Colony Tennis Championships Though some members of the Hong- now in progress at the Hongkong kong eleven had played before under Cricket Club will have taken two artificial light, the team, as a whole, before deprecating the length of our extent. But due credit must be given months on May 8. I have written must have been affected to a certain premier tennis championships and I to Manila for

their make no apology for writing once After the last Manila team's visit to splendid victory.

Two down with three holes played again on the subject. The tourna- Hongkong,

Mr. ment does take too long. Admittedly manager, told me that they would with a suspicion of cut, fell short the dest, and at the third Cotton was not a good beginning to the Calvo,

final. At the first Aitken missed a the weather has been very uncertain give Hongkong better game in There were no serious consequences, sliced out of bounds

holeable putt for half in four at In recent weeks, but even allowing Manila. Conditions here, he then however, as Aitken, with a nicely same manner as a long handicap in much the side to player

FAILED TO RECOVER COTTON NOT AT BEST

The side got a hole back, but were again two down at the 7th, where Colton was clearly not at his best. Cotton's drive off the line to the at least being lost right finished in a plt. Though the rough errors not usually associated He was none too bad, Aitken, a Hitle with the master of control. One too ambitious, failed to recover, and was the third, where his drive was the hole cost them a six. was the first game

out of bounds on the right; another

Out in 40 to 38, Cotton and his rules prohibiting substitutions,

was the slightly dog-legged 7th, partner turned two down. They got where another pushed drive was one back with a two at the 11th, he has attained his peak form, so to

trapped in a deep sandpit, and the where speak, it is not right that he should

Aitken went through the Manila sports writers praised Mr. Le expected to maintain it for two top of their disappointment of tee-shot carried the ath, where his formality of tapping the ball into

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third was the short RM Omar's refereeing, despite months. While rea

losing to South China "A" In the

the hole. green As a set-off to these blemishes grandstanders' grumbling against his

in Hongkong at this time of deciding match for the First Division there were some superb shots. A clalve weather in

The long 12th was one of the de- offside decisions which nullided two

the ye

year is

Is likely to play more tricks Championship of the Hongkong Foot- spade mashic four feet from the pin, drive behind a belt of trees.

holes. Aitken hooked his on the organisers than in most places, ball League, the Royal Navy missed on the semi-laland green at the 8th, Critchley sliced into a bunker. In yet one feels that had not postpone the minor honours as well on Satur- and a high dropping tee-shot at the the end Recs gallantly, holed from ments keen made for all sorts of Eastern by three goals to two for the jumped back five feet and finished two up again,

when they were beaten by short 11th

alighting, Ave yards for a four, to put the side reasons the current championships would have been completed before runners-up position in the Lea

WILK

itputted well

He did the same thing at 'the 15th, enough, but without a birdie three placing the side in team failed to multising that the particle of good fortune

the comfortable position of three up the form they

His partner did not give quite the with: showed early in the season when they some measure of support as in the settled it by chipping dead for a four three to play, Catchley STRICTLY speaking, the weather art of fat strength. Added to this, previous matches. No doubt acting at the 10th.

and the state of the courts are inclusion of several men from Shang- and fron from the tee: but I am not and B. Rees. (Ifindbread)

Eastern had been strengthened by the on instructions, Aitken mixed wood

QUE BEMI-FINAL DANA 4 Belg-Gen, AC Critchley (Addington) the only valid reasons for postpone-hal who helped the team in

the so rure, that the policy was a good Ashton and E. Tanner; asat, (Adding ments. If this rule is followed else recent successful tour of Halphong one.

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bt. D. ton), 3 and 4. where, why not in Hongicong?

Apparently Cotton was apprehen-H. Cotton (Ashridge) bt. E. 8. N.Read players were told that unless, the and Saigon. The Navy team, in bo sive of the lurking dangers of the Addington) and W, S, Cox (Wimbledon Hon. Max Aitken (Walton Heath) and fixed by the Subru on DHA their matches against South Cur Blanking woods and heather, hence Park), 1 bolo,

resuit that Lim, behind him, did not know, where to stand! Wong was also over- and of pouching, and with meet New Zealand at Brighton on of Manila's goals.-United Press.

Lim it is unnecessary May 11-13 has been chosen as fol- C. E. Hare, L, Sham, R. A. Shayes,

Apart from these faults, Wong had lova:

to emphasise the folly of IL his moments. flashed over winning volleys which (non-playing captain)-Reuter. left the Tsuis standing, and though small in atature, he shows promise of developing into quite л useful player once his present faults cradicated.

Time and again her, H. D. Wilde and F. P. Stowe KOWLOON SUMMER CUP now.

are

ROPER BARRETT PASSED OVER It is noteworthy that Mr. Frederick Stowe was elected non-playing cap 66 year old Herbert Roper Barrett tin of the team, thus passing over who has, for years, captained the and British teams, frequently sitting in the the court under the umpire's chair dressed in morning clothes with a top hat, in the blazing heat.-Unit- J. ed Press,

Lim strikes one as better at singles than doubles. He did not seem to be at home in yesterday's was rather disappointing On whole

match

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

Handicap Singles.---H.

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FINAL

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Critchley and Bees beat. Aitken and

"A" and Eastern, did not seem the be scratched from the four same without Dixon (the Interport the strategle iron shot at certain

centre-half), Newby

holes. But the placing of a curb on cotton, 3 and 2, excuses would Fisher, Hunt and others. The de- back), (right ment. I think cleation for post-parture of. H.M.S. Medway has made be advanced in poning matches. As it "A" does all the differance to the side, and the not feel up to scratch and his tie is team which at one put back; "a" has to go somewhere eppable of lifting the championship time looked on the day his match has

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goog on.

The result is that every year our Double Disappointment tournament extends over a period of

two months or more, especially if the

of affairs is

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weather is not too good, As I haveAJOR Frank Buckley, manager said before and say again, this state of the Wolverhampton Wanderers, fair to the top- must be a very disappointed man. natchers (who themselves are as "Amazing," "unbeatable," and "per- much to

to blame

others) who fect were some of the have to remain on top

form for BO!. lonit: The standard of used by Home writers in describing In the the play of the young team which matches would improve too, imagine,

if the ties were played off the "double," the League

high hopes of on held such when the contestants were keyed up ship and the FA Cup in to concert pitch and at their best season. But these hopes have not the same And it is too much to expect a man been fulfilled; and the Wolves not to be at his best for a period of two only conceded the League champion- months. What is needed is stricter ship to Everton but were beaten in control, and if the Sub-Committee the FA Cup Final at Wembley by would ignore all excuses the tourna Portsmouth by 4-1. How ment is bound to speed up.

little valuo What the League standings about trying it out?

Hongkong Surprised

JONGKONG footballers,

Ho

A

who

the chances of teams in Degrasing i

demonstrated

favourites to win, were defeated by

this match. The

a team which hold a lowly position

In the League and at one time were

went to Mantia with such high in danger of relegation. But there hopes of repeating thek Interport was no semblance of "luke" in Ports succes, must have been greatly sur-mouth's, victory.

The score is a

prised when, in their Interport game post-war record, beating Sheffield at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on United's 3-0 victory over Chelsea in Sunday night, they were defeated by 1918.

three goals to be Bad Juck ap-

parently dogged the

team.

one

For one thing, Leung wife! of the best half-back in the Far East, was unable to turn out it will be recalled that Lee Wal-tong feared] that a atrained tendon would provent Leung from playing and on top of this Les himself was hurt shortly after the committement of the game, and without his shooting prowess the visiting forwards did not prosent the samo danger: to, the Manila defence,

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