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DOUBLES TENNIS CHAMPIONS -REACH FINAL

FINAL EASILY

'VARSITY PAIR PLAY WELL ONLY IN SECOND SET

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-tot and Stephon Wong, proceeded on an even tenor with little in the exchanges to arouse more than a flicker of interest. For just a while in the second sot, one bogan 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, he will now meet the winners of the Rumjahn cousins v. which was protty 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- anal, the holders could still afford to play more or less at half-speed and yet win with consummate cose. The Tsuls were in danger of losing the second set, but never looked like

osing Uje match. losing

They won by

scores of 6-3,8-0, 0-4.

Yesterday's tuasie gave further proof that only one other pair, the RumJohn cousins, are anywhere near the standard which the Trul brothers have set. Against the cou- sins, the champions will not be able to take the game in as lackadaisical monner

they yesterday.

djd Needless to add, the Indians

will vide much stiffer opposition, against

pro which Teul Wai-pul will have to take his game more seriously; he would be wiser too if he kept his fancy shots to the practice court,

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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,

Tsui Wal-pul and Tsul Yun-put, holders of the Colony tennis doubles championship, had little difficulty' In entering the final yesterday when they defeated Lim Thlam-tet and Stephen Wong in 'straight sets, Ho Ka-lau and Lee Yue-wing tie-Staff 'Photographer.

Lee Wai-tong Well Enough To Play Again

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Football Eleven

Monila, May 1.

Last night's surprise victory for Manila over the Hongkong soccer

There

Here And

With "Abe""

Colony Tennis Tourney Much Too Long

players enused a box office rush to I now in progress at the Hongkong kong cleven had played before under

day at the Rizal Football Stadium,

CHAMPIONS TOO GOOD.

Omelals of the Philippine Amateur As only to be expected, Lim and

Athletic Federation prediet that to- Wong tell tar short of their oppo-

morrow night's game will draw the nents in almost every respect of the game. There were occasions, how Armstrong (-15) bent A. J. Dow champions' match which inaugurated largest crowd since the Chinn-Japan for Eastern when they took the honours (-2.6) 0-4, 1-6, 0-2.

Athletic Association Over in the sharp volleying duels, the llaticasness shown by the champions Valentine and L. M.

Club Handicap Doubles.-R. Kthe Rizal Stødlum, giving the undergraduates the loop- (scratch) beat T. C. Monaghan and is

S. Lloyd holes for which they were looking, V. R. Gordon (-3.6) 3-6, 6-2, 6-6.

China's soccer star, Lee Wal-tong, But from the base-line they were

believed to have recovered not nearly as good as the brothers, (5.0) beat W. Sander and J. Gould mdrrow's game against La Salle

E. E. Storey and J. J. Ferguson sufficiently to participate in whose ground strokes are of loo (-15) 3-0, 6-0, 7-5. filgh an order to be troubled by any

College which was runner-up in the but the deep pacy drives to the base-

recent Manila Football schedule.

PROGRAMME ALTERED

League

The understanding between Lim The Colony Open Doubles Lawn and Wong could have been much Tennis match fixed for to-morrow, better.

Last night's was the first game Too often, when they had S. A. Rumjahn and H. D. Rumjahn Manila ever saw under international established themselves at the net, Lee Yue-wing did Wong take up a position in the has been postponed untli Thursday.

and Ho Ka-lau. rules prohibiting substitutions, centre of the court instead of re- maining in his own side, with the result that Lim, behind him, did not know where to stand! Wong was over-fond of poaching, and with

DAVIS CUP TEAM

London, Apr. 30.

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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 is 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: and combined more effectively.

WHERE POLICY PAID

Without wishing in any way to be handsomely at the vital hole in the Still, the Cotton strategy paid little the part played by Critchley in semi-final, in which the partnership lin side's success there could bo

little doubt that the bigger share of had a desperate struggle with Nugent praise went to Rees, a little fellow Head and W. J. Cox. All square with the heart of a lion. He holed with three to play, Cox, who up to two vital

hit putts and 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 lust the 17th to be one favourably with those of Cotton.

down, and then

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

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It is not often that Cotton lets Holo Yards Bogey

himself go at any shot, but, bracing THE Colony Tennis Championships] Though some members of the Hong-

himself for a great effort, he hit a stupendous brassie shot to the green. Cricket Club will have taken two artificial light, the team, as a whole,

Pitching hole-high, the ball must months on May 6. I have written must have been affected to

a certain

have carried practically 250 yards before deprecating the length of our extent. But due credit must be given

all uphill. It was the shot of a life- premier tennis championships and I to Manila for their splendid victory.

time. make no apology for writing once After the last Manlia team's visit to

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 first, and at the third Colton

D. Calvo,

was not a good beginning to the the

Anal At the first Aitken missed a the weather has been very uncertain give Hongkong a better

holoable putt for a half in four at in recent weeks, but even allowing Manila.

gome in There were no serious consequences, sliced out of bounds. In much the for postponements caused by rain, stated, were entirely different from judged chip, enabled

Conditions here, he then however, as Aitken, with a nicely ono cannot help feeling that the there in the Philippines. The Hong- halve the hole in 4.

the aldo to player.

same manлer as a long handicap could have been up considerably.

een kong

players In very

now in Manila wall

FAILED TO RECOVER to-ships

important

Probably agree with him. A cabic, championships

COTTON NOT AT BEST

The side got a hole back, but were Gre contestants

appearing elsewhere on this page,

ngain two down at the 7th, where for more theeted to keep in trim states that Lee Wal-tong mpy turn!

Cotton was clearly not at his best. Cotton's drive of the line to the two months as local out in the second game, against La

holea competitors have to do here. It is Salle College, to-night, and if this through errors not usually associated lie was none too bad, Aitken, a Uttle Icast being lust right finished in a pit. Though the not quite fair. The essentials of is correct the Colony team may yet was the third, where his drive was the hole cost them a six. training are the same here as else show

the master of contral. One too ambitious, failed to recover, and where. A player, in his practices,

that they are capable of times his play to reach

out of bounds on the right; another Out in 40 to 38, Cotton and his was the slightly dog-legged 7th, partner turned two down. They got standard by a certain time, and when Navy Unlucky

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 third was the short 9th. where his formality of tapping the ball into top of their disappointment of tee-shot carried the green, Omar's refereeing, despite expected to maintain it for two losing to South China "A" in the

the hole. months. While realising that the

As a set-off to these blemishes weather in Hongkong at this time of deciding match for the First Division) there were some superb shots, rive behind a belt of trees, and the year is likely to play more tricks ball League, the Royal Navy missed on the semi-island green at the 8th, Critchley sliced into a bunker. In The long 12th was one of the de clsive holes. Altken. Championship of the Hongkong Foot- spade-mashie four feet from the pla,

hooked.his. on the

organisers than in most yet one feels that had not postpone the minar honours as well on Satur- and a high dropping tee-shot at the the end Rees gallantly holed from ments been made for all sorts of day when they were beaten by short 11th reasons the current championships Eastern by three goals to two for the Jumped back five feet and finished two up again,

on elighting. five yards for a four, to put the side would have been completed before with the aide so much weakened, it pulted well enough, but without a birdle three placing the side in

position in the League close to the hole, werd gems, Colton

He did the same thing at the 18th, was perhaps not surprising that the particle of good fortune.

the comfortable position of three up team falled to maintain the form they His partner did not give quite the with three to play. showed early in the season when they same measure of support as in the settled it by chipping dead for a four Critchley TRICTLY speaking, the weather Eastern had been strengthened by the and iron from the tee; but I am not and D. J. toes (Hindhead) bt. D.

were at full 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- so sure that the policy was a good Ashton and 11. E. Tanner, asst. (Adding-

the on instructions, Aitken mixed wood

SEMI-FINAL the only valid reasons for postpone hai who, helped the

Brig-Gen. A. C. Critchley (Addington) ments. If this rule is followed clse recent successful tour of Halpheng team in The where, why not in Hongkong?

ton), 8 and 4. and Saigon.

Apparently Calton was apprehen-H. Cotten (Ashridge) bt. E. 9; N, Head The

Hon. Max Aitken (Walton Heath) and matches were played off on the day "A" and Eastern, did not seem the the strategie iron

against South China fixed

thanking woods and heather, hence Park), i hele. by the Sub-Committee would be scratched from

same without Dixon (the Interport holes. But the placing of a curb on Cotton, 3 and 2, om the tourna-centre-half); Newby (right back),

they

shot at certain

Critchley and Rees beat Aitken and mont, I think fewer excuses would Fisher, Hunt and others. The de be advanced in application does all the difference to the side, and the poning matches. As It is,

aparture of HMS. Medway has rande "A" not feel up to scratch and his tle put back; "B" has to go some

team which at one time go somewhere)

Jooked! on the to be his match has been fixed capable of lifting the championship

and he also

wants

have now to be saticßed with third postponement And so it goes on.

n place,

Manila sports writers praised Mr. H. M. grandstanders grumbling ngainst his

The British Davis Cup team to offside decisions which nullified two

partner like Lim it is unnecessary May 11-13 has been chosen as fol-

mect-Now-Zealand-at-Brighton "on of Maulla's goals-United Press. emphasise the folly of it

lovis:

also

to

hig

C. E. Hure, L. Shail, R. A. Shayes, (non-playing captain).-Reuter,

Apart from these faults, Wong had

moments.

Time and again her. H. D. Wilde and F. P. Stowe KOWLOON SUMMER CUP flashed over winning volleys which left the Taula standing, and though small in stature, he shows promise of developing into quite a useful player once his present faults cradicated.

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, daus passing over who has, for years, British teams, frequently sitting in captained the the court under the umpire's chair dressed in morning clothes with a top hat, in the blazing heat.-Unit- J. ed Prest.

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

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said before and any again, this state of the Wolverhampton Wanderers, MAJOR Frank Buckley, manager of affairs is not fair to the top must be a very disappointed man. notchers (who themselves are as "Amazing," "unbeatable," and "per- much to blame as the others) who fect" were some have to remain on top form for co used by Home writers in describing of the adjectives long. The standard of play in the the play of the young team which Inter matches would improve too, I held such high hopes of performing Imagine,

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Hongkong Surprised

the chances of teams in Cup matches was demonstrated emphatically in this match. The Wolves, red-hot favourites to win, were defeated by ONGKONG footballers,

a team which hold a

lowly position who in the League and at one time were went to Manila with such highin danger of relegation. But there hopes of repeating their Interport was no semblance of "Luke" in Ports- success, must have been greatly mouth's victory, The score in 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 1016. three goals to one. Bad luck ap... parently dogged the Colony team. For one thing, Leung Wing-chlu, ene of the best half-back in the For Enst, was unable to turn out it will be recalled that Leo Wal-tong feared that a strained tendon would prevent Laung from playing-and on top of this Lee himself was hurt shortly after the commencement of the game, and without his shooting prowess the visiting forwards did not present the same danger to the Manila defence,

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