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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

VARIABLE TENNIS SEEN

Kano Rolinquishes Flyweight Titlo

London, May 8.

⚫ Peter Kano, of Great Britain, has relinquished his world's flyweight boxing champion- ship.

All difficulties connected with the world welterweight fight between the holder, Henry Armstrong, and Ernic Rodorick, the British cham- plon, have been overcome.

The title fight will take place at the Harringay Arena on May 25, Roderick having agreed to defend the title in America within six months under the promotion of Mike Jacobs if he wins.---Reuter,

Latest Call-Over For Derby

London. May D.

The following is the Intest call-over

To the Derby:

Bar Peter, 4/1 1. and ) Admiral's Walk, 19/2 (o), 10/1 (13 flypnotist, 100/9 (o); 12/1 (1)

Hellopolis, 12/1 (1. and 6.)

Triguerro, 100/7 (ʊ), 100/G (1) Fox Cub. 100/6 (1, and o.) Fairstone, 100/6 (ə)

Signal Light, 20/1 (0)

Foxrough, 22/1 (0), 25/1 (t)

Buxlons, 25/1 (t, and o.) Cusanova. 25/1 (t. and o.) Dhol, 25/1 (o), 33/1 (1) Vesperian, 40/1 (t. and o.) Roerickdhu, 40/1 (1. and o.)

-Neuter.

DERBY TRIAL

London, May 8.

Trial

The results of the Derby were: I, ITypnotist (1 la 2); 2, Bellman (100 to 8); 3, Major Brackey (100 to 8).

Twelve horses ran. Hypnotist won

by three lengths, with one length hetween second and third.-Reuter,

Bowls Teams Teams

For Matches

On Saturday

INDIAN RINKS

Truf Wai-pud, the Colony tennis champion, in spite of the fact that he was taken to five sets, had little difficulty in keeping his title. He was far too good for his younger brother. Teut Yun-pal-Staf Photographer,

Home Cricket

Few New Stars For Old

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By Charles Bray

London, Apr. 12.

of English cricket in the

does not, I suggest he migrate to an- NE of the most satisfactory fen- other county,

With all Surrey's wealth and huge

IN

May 9, 1939,

SINGLES

TSUI WAI-PUI RETAINS TITLE BY OVERCOMING YOUNG BROTHER

(By "Abe")

Yosterday's tennis in the final of the Colony singles championship between the Tsui brothers had its moments of oxhilarating play, but it also had its moments of comparative dullness; in short the standard ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous.

As probably to be expected, Tsul) were seen. Each pulled out his best Wai-pul, the elder brother, retained, shots in turn to arouse the admira- his crown, but he should not have tion of the gallery, the elder one im- allzwer the match to go the full dis- pressing with the way in which he tance. After the opening set when took the early bull and the manner his younger brother almost swept in which he returned his brother's him off the court, he was always the drives on the run; and the younger master, and onc felt that had he, brother with the wished it he could have won in four strokes and the One timing of hi

solidity of his seta.. But I to terminate so quickly, und die

he did not wish volleying sorties. apparently match went to Ave sets. The Ant A slow starter, the champion ap- scares were 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

The least said about the fourth stride. In the second set he proved parently had not yet got into his full dull indeed, and the standard of play was but a fleeting phase, and by set the better, I think. It was very that his younger brother's superiority certainly was not worthy of two such tightening his game all round, he One exponents of the game.

made few mistakes and consistently This set apart, however, one could starched the side-lines for winners. not have hoped for better tennis, When his brother rushed the net he from local players, The first set used the tob to thwart him and suc- particularly produced play of a very cceded almost every time in driving high order indeed, and Tsul Yun-him back to the baseline. But when pul's annexation of It was fully de- he attempted served. He was stroking better than drives, he found the youngster's un- to pass him with the champion, and his net-rakts were ticipation too keen and the return more often than not completed with volley too certain. a winning volley,

GOING ALL OUT

Here both men were going all cut, und as a result some very dne rallies

Nevertheless, the champion went to a 3-0 lead, which increased to 4-1 in the eighth game after several set and then 5-2 before he took the set) points had been saved by the chal lenger.

keen, powerfully built and young. That combination should go a long

LACKED ASSURANCE why.

When the Hird set started, the Frank Woolley has been specially his earlier assurance,

younger Tsui seemed to have lost. After a few aged by Leicestershire to coach a unsuccessful attempts, he was not so opinion.

last few years has been the discovery ground staff, it is difficult to put one's young left-arm bowler, Frank West, ready to go up to the forecourt but! of new "stars" ilke Dill Edrich, Denis finger on any particular youngster Compton and nol-quite-so-new Lenj

Hutton, to take the place of the old likely to crash his way into the first

cricket

dis-

eleven.

has

of whom the county has Worcestershire expect

A high in the busaline rallies he seldom had the better of the Davis Cupper, who Jenkins, quickly established a 3-0 lead. The

FINAL

TIE

Tsul Yun-pul, younger of the Tsui brothers, did not offer a serious challenge to his brother in the final of the Colony tenuls singles champion. ship yesterday, although he won entirely on his merits in the opening set. He was beaten by scores of 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 4-6 and 6-4.—Staf Photographer.

How 'Red' Burman Was

Beaten On Points

By Tommy Farr

Fight Described "As One Without Single Thrill"

London, April 14. ¡ ·

Tommy Farr won his first fight for nearly two years,

The fourth set was a succession of lighted the sympathetic crowd, errors by both players. Service was poor, double faults being a frequent) accurrence. Play was ragged.

warriers,

there be any

That coveries in the 1939 season? That ple imagine. Curiously, young No

is bigger task than most peo-nursing prefowler they have been advantage became 5-2, but the young-

carefully, to do well. Is a question I nm not prepared to vell, who has played for Middlesex, of Warwickshire's second strings, at 5-4, Wal-pul missed

ster snatched the next two games. N: A. Shortland is the main hope On his own service, with the score answer, just yet, but judging from bad was considered a medium-paced and Hampshire may find the services points, and he was able to clinch Burman, the American heavyweight on points over 12 my preliminary survey of the coun- bowler of great promise,

two set at Harringay Arena last night, when he defeated "Red" ties, I am not optimistic.

now of J. Dean, who has returned from game that he was able to clinch the rounds. Farr won by a wide margin, and his victory de Joined the Oval staiL Promising youngsters, unless the promising elde that there is not likely to have a surfeit of them.

Lancashire have such a young and slow spin bowler, Hampshire seem

South Africa, useful. The latter is a set The following players will repre

countles are

deliberately hiding to be any material change for some sent the Kowloon C.C. at home in them, are not conspicuous, although time their match against Kowloon Docks there are a number of players in the the staff of whom I hear good re-

on every ground staff in

in the country in the First Division of the Lawn early twenties who hope to follow ports. They are: F. Cooper, a bats- trade them one for a top-class bats- expected of him, the champion quick- misfortune to sit through for some

Stil, there are four new men on

GLOUCESTER NEED Bowls League on Saturday at 4 pm Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe, Syd-

Gloucestershire's need

That, however, was almost all shivered. His knees bent, and one V. C. Labrum, J. W. M. Brown, H.

fast bowler a pity Essex could not is a good

there was to please then, for this foresaw in that moment a speedy end Nish and F. Goodwin (skip); Geo.ney Barnes or George Duckworth.

man; J.

J. Oldham, an all-rounder; S.

As if realising that something was cumsiest aftales we have had the damage with such case!

fight was one of the dullest and to the fight. Burman had done the Lee. W. Mulcahy, J. Hyde and E. Many, I fear, are doomed to bitter Dyson, a right-armed-paced bowler. Kern (skip); W. Hyde, T. A. Madar, than ever to "make the grade" in powerful combination that there in

Banham, a wicket-keeper;

mon. It is hoped that under specially went to 3-0, and then 3-1. And] years, disappointment. It seems harder

and J. tullion and training Scott will show just when it looked as if the match II. Overy and E. C. Fincher (tip),

Champions Yorkshire are such

Increased speed and stamina.

But with the beginning of the The K.C.C. have no match in the first-class cricket to-day, and the little likelihood of any new blood must get a better command of length again in a desperate effort to turn the standard of boxing.

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second round Burman again looked would peter out tamely, the younger suflelent merit to arouse more than face, his attempts at a counter punch There was scarcely an Incident of the novice, wide open to a jab to the Emmett, another promising bowler, brother jumped into action once the merest flicker of excitement, and being ridiculously crude. Second Division, but a friendly game on, I believe," is because there is being drafted into the team while the cricket (spoon) will be arranged for all such & pronounced gup between club existing players maintain their form.

he is to be a force in Arat-class the engulfing tide. players turning up.

and county cricket. That, however,

Wal-pui sud-heavyweights-but particularly

even for is another question.

Wilkinson--the Yorkshire one-im going to thrill the crowds at Canter-appreciably

For Just 30 seconds in the fourth denly ceased to dominate the match. these men who are supposed to rank speed and looked immeasurably the If Kent have a youngster who is The lead he had established became in the world's first 10-was appall better man. And for the remaining for round Burman again showed some pressed me when he played last sum-bury. Dover and Tonbridge, then the From 6-1, the score became 6-2, 6-3 This, apparently, was the Ameri- dodging Farr's punches like a man mer, and should get further opportu- county are keeping his identity aand then 5-4. But the younger Tsui can idea of heavyweight fighting.

smaller and smaller ing

wwo and a half minutes he was well-guarded secret. As far as I can had left his effort too late, and the was completely devoid of footwork worst. It was all very difficult to ESSEX TRIO

gather, their faith will be placed in champion won out in the tenth game, and although there were times when understand.

It whose only hope is to Essex have three young players of course and young players like

the old guard-minus Frank

avoid the Woolley, the of whom I expect to hear a great Harding, Sunnucks and Spencer.

MONOTONY RELIEVED

the left lend to the face was cm- deal during the next few months. They are not new discoveries, but under the new registration scheme concluding games, coming at a mo- force upon an unguarded face, with- and allowed Farr to pile up points they have been nursed carefully and approved by the counties last week.ment when they were least expected, out any effort even to remove that with the greatest of ease.

ployed by both men, it was evidently man appeared dazed and weak. He In the fifth and sixth rounds Bur. Northants may spring a surprise

These exciting exchanges in the every blow duis landed with its full beaten man, buried in despondency.

so strange a form of attack that sat in his corner now show signs of arriving at the They are interested in an 18-year-old syed the last two sela from com-face from the line of fire.

looking like stage when they should be found left-arm bowler named Broderick, ward for those who had had places in the county cleven.

plete onotony and were a just re- Cray is going to be a class bata-f

from Bacup.

FOOTWORK MEMORY

So they shuffled along until in the man, Vigar is

The Sussex team should be much patience to stay to the end.

Farr, whose splendidly quick tool-hit out again. very

last three rounds, Burman began to useful rounder, spin bowler and good bat, well as Tuppin and J. Wood, are well Geoffry Northcote, His Honour Mr. collide, as it were, and grappled fact, won this round and did not last

all the same. C. Oakes and J. Oakes, as

work is the most gratifying memory in cioso to Farr and hit him with a In the 11th, he stood while in young Daer Essex moy have in the reunning for county caps, but Justice R. E. Lindsell and Mrs, Lind-for

His Excellency the Governor, Sir fint of his heels. He and Burman and body without reply. Burmann, in one has of his boxing, fought on the succession of punches to the head a successor to Stan Nichols. Daer is they will have to work hard,

sell, were interested spectators.

body punching. The body the 12th. punching WOR quito second-class, however.

LEFT HAND INJURED To me Farr's boxing was a shock. Burman's left hand, It was stated There you have the whole fight, His natural Welsh Bre seemed to afterwards, was damaged in the first have been burnt out, and instead of that alert sharpness in his eyes, tell-seen men with injured hands

ound. Very bad luck. But I have Ing of quick thinking and shrewd much better than he did. estimating, he boxed with an expres- sion quite blank, andt his actions were 015 lb., Burman 13 st. 41⁄2 lb. Tho The weights were: Fort 14 st. slow and automatie.

The following will represent the Indian R.C. In their First Division) match against the Police R.C, at Soo- kunpoo:

MIDDLESEX MATERIAL Middlesex, I am told, expect a great deal from young Thompson,

against

J. Hoosen, S. M. Rumjahn, A. R. who made 132 for once out. for the Minu and A. K. Minu (skip); D. M. Young Professionals Khan, A. M. Wahab, M. Y. Adai and Young Amateurs Inst summer. A. R. Dallah (skip); A. H. Rumjahn, Lestle Compton, brother of famous A. Bakar. A. O. Madar and M. R.Denis, should this summer get his Abbas (skip).

place in the Middlesex eleven. If he

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HE'S_LEFT-HANDZÐ – UI Honour the Chief Justice Bir Atholl MacGregor, who performed the cere mony at Sunday when the recent extensions to the Kowloon B.G.C, buljding- were formally declared open rolling a wood in the bowls match arranged in councolion with the ceremony. The team, led by Sir Atholl, was beaten by two shota by the sião captained by Mr. T. E. Bobson, President of the Club,

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There was no whip in his punches who had practically nothing much referee was Mr. Eugene Henderson, Just moderately good thrust. to do except to seo. that the vaseline His whole attitude seemed to be that was not used too freely. of a minn

through a ritual.

earnestly persevering | Arthur Danahar had his first fight This was not the Farr who left us sinco his epic bout with Eric Boon in as a welterweight-his first Bght, too, in the late summer of 1997 to fight this Joe Louis, He has changed his style Danahar now appeared at 10 st. 0% same ring. From 9 st. 9 lb. perhaps it was thought necessary; 16: against Harry Craster of Middles- but that is not the only change.

Burman, the shopgy, tough-looking seemed rather too anxious about his brough, a short, sturdy fighter who man from Baltimore, was mystifying, task. According to all reports of their frat meeting, when he beat Farr in New York, Hurman was a body puncher of such power that he was considered to have punished Farr even more than any of the other four Americans who beat the Welshman, this being partly accounted for by the fact that Farr did not box so well as he had done formerly.

bad

SLOW AS FARK But last night Burman scarcely any idea of body punching,

rounds, but there could have been Danahor won on points over eight

though he was naturally a favourite y very taght, mergin, and al- win the crowd, the decision was tui- reating this as a tuning-up contest, popular. Danahar for he was badly out of distance Was probably with his punches and was below his proper form.

long way

For the most part Burman adopted West Indians Lose

Opening Match

the came slow-footed movement' (o5 lack of it) as Farr, but there were times when he 'seemed to get rest- less and started to move, round of some, speed. During these brief and rare periods le scored as he liked In their frat match of the Engilsh and punished Forr heavily.

Towards the end of the first round. defeated by Worcestershire by

tour, the West Indián cricketers were. for instance, Burman suddenly show-runs. cd some actlan..

London, May. 6.

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Three or four long slashes to the for 77and 291, while the tourists,

Werenster scored 83 (Martindale 4 body were followed by a right to the made 142 (Perks 8 for 27) and 147 Jaw: and with that blow Farr (Perks 6 for 10)-Reutet.