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· HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH

May 11, 1939.

CHAMPIONS RETAIN CROWN

CROWN STANDARD OF PLAY SHOWS A

Toul Wal-pol (left) and Teul Yan-pul won the Colony doubles title for the third time at, the long-

kong C.C. yesterday afternoon when they defeated their club-mates, Ho Ka-ban and Lee Yue-wiris, by three

nels to one final. Though the champions were obviously the better pair."Ifo and Lee at well enough to make yesterday's tennis entertaining to watch. Staf Photographer,

TSUI BROTHERS

played

OUTPLAY

LEE AND HO IN SHANGHAI

DOUBLES FINAL

To Show Retrieving Power Losers Given Few Chances

(By "Abe")

SQUASH CHAMPIONS

Shanghal, May.

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ت

Next Winter

IMPROVEMENT

No More Notes Until Past Season's Hockey

Under Review By "The Pilgrim"

As the local hockey, season is now officially ended, "The Pilgrim," our hockey carros- pondent. will write no more notes until next winter.

Davis Cup

[have

BRITAIN BEGINS QUEST

team.

With the victory of the Civilians over the Services last Sunday, the 1938-39 season of the Hongkong Hockey Association came to an end. It has been a very successful season and the stan- dard of play generally has shown encouraging| improvement, notably in the now tournament promoted by the H.K.H.A. which proved. very popular.

LADIES DO WELL

go abroad.

New Prosidont Of Football League

London, May 2.

Mr. W. C. Cuff, Chairman of the Everton Football Club, becomes the new Presidônt of the Football League, in succes. sion to the late Mr. C.-E. Sutcliffe. Mr. Cuff, was the closed to-day. Reuter only nominee when the list

SAMUEL DECLINES EXHIBITION

On the whole, the games were, and when young ren extremely keen ond interesting. hockey is a very valuable asset Several matches produced exception- Four Young. Players ally fine hockey, the value of the MORE UMPIRES NEEDED

tournament being reflected in such One of the big drawbacks to As Representatives Radio and Postal Sports Club, and season was the absence of sufficient games. This event was won by the League and Tournament hockey this

London, Apr. 24. A. S. Samuel, the Selangor bad- To Meet N. Zealand

very, worthy winners they were too qualified umpires. Several efforts minion player, left London to-day as they went through the tourna- were made to Induce more people and will embark on the ss. Aramis ment without a defeat,

to qualify by a series of lectures at Marseilles on April 29 en route Great Britain will commence her with Maçao and the new Six-A-Side forthcoming; the general lack of French and Irish badminton iltles, The Interport resulted in a draw umpires, but only poor support was months' stay in Europe he won the

given by two or three well-known for Singapore.

During

his είχ 1030 Davis Cup. challenge to-day at Tournament was won by the 8th Brighton: when she meets New Zea-Destroyer Flotilla. The innovation interest was very apparent. Innd. The match will continue to-proved very popular little doubt aur umpires are subject to excessive English, Scottish and Danish Cham- was runner-up in the Welsh Cham- morrow and conclude on Saturday.

with players in the Colony, There is

Perhaps one of the reasons is that pionship, and semi-finalist in the The Lawn Tennis Association that this type of game has Selectors last week picked Charles gained a permanent place here.

now criticism and lack of respect. So plonships. He also won the West of Hare, Laurence Sham, Ronald Shayes

|very often it happens that umpires England, Sussex, Leicester, Notting- and Frank Wlide

To England go the honours of receive nothing but abuse for theleham, Kent, and West Sussex courty to represent winning the International Tourna- services. Britain.

litles. Although Hare, Shayes and Wilde Englishmen had the best balanced Board should investigate ways and much," he told a Press representa ment. No one will deny that the Once again I say that the Umpires "I have enjoyed my lour very represented Britain in past team both in defence and attack. Davis Cup series, Sham will be L. H. Wade defeated E. B..Cumine

Since booking and footplay were means, and take drastic action if tivo, "but I am glad to be getting moking ils Davis Cup debut.

abolished, what has been chiely necessary, to make it worth while back to warm weather." by 0-7, 10-8, 5-0, 0-5 to win the Frederick Stowe was elected as noticeable this season

for

people to take up umpiring senlor squash rackets championship the non-playing captain of the team and more selentine type of play. It

was seriously. One would be to consider

Samuel said he had declined in of Shanghai last night at the Race and this selection caused some sur- has meant definite progress towards whether clubs should not meet the match in Singapore on the day he invitation to play on exhibition Club courts the winner being slight prise. He was picked to replace the better hockey, and in comparison to travelling expenses incurred by ty more in the picture than his 65-year-old Herbert Roper Harrett, a year ago, the game now is mich

umpires.

arrives as he felt be would not be opponent, although the run of the who for many years was

However, a tribute should be paid able to do hlinself justice. games saw Cumine pushing play but skipper of the British e-playing foster and cloverer.

to those umpires who voluntarily "I shall not have played for five being unable to tire out his opponent Barrett is an interesting character

carried out their duties in a most weeks," he said, "and, in addition, Given fewer opportunities to make use of who replied with equally good shots and has been made the butt of many good season which included their Association's success

The ladies, too, enjoyed a very capable manner. And much of the I shall have to re-accustom myself and who was eventually able to run humorous articles in the foreign brilliant their wonderful retrieving qualities than in their to match point in grand style."

Interport

can be traced to Malayan playing conditions. I press because he frequently sits on Shanghul.. The Seven-A-Side Tour- as Mr. D. Smith, Tournament Secre-I have been home about two months victory over to the men behind the scenes such have offered to go to Singapore after recent matches, Ho Ka-lau and Lee Yue-wing, the

In the junior championship, which the tennis courts under the umpire's nument, won by St. Andrew's in the tary, and the recently-retired energe and to play anybody they want me took place immediately after chair dressed in a morning coat and senior section and by the Hongkong the Hon. Secretary, Mr. R. Hender-to."

the “giant-killers” of the 1939 Colony tennis cham-senior had been completed, T. E.top-hut despite a blazing sun.

Ladies in the junior, as usual was son. pionships, were able to win only one set from the 5-8, 9-4, 10-1, the last and deciding Baker defosted G. Beckerman by

LEFT-HANDED STÅR

well-supported, and the winners in May the next season be even more Tsui brothers in the doubles final on the stand which Baker led by 8-0, and could he is tall, athletically built, fair and Ladies (Brawn Cup).

Hare in the leading player of the the League were "Y" Ladles (Caer successful. game being thrilling affair In four. Born in London July 10, 1915, Clarke Cup) and Club de Recreio court yesterday. This they fully deserved al- not put the game away. He had left-handed. Identided as

The Hongkong Ladida Hockey match point in hand on no less than mingham player because he has lived known reason.

Bir-

Association this season, for some un though in the other three sets they were com-six occasions but could not score a there most of his life, he is known Winners v. Rest games which proved failed to stage the point whereas his opponent came up pletely outplayed.

as the successor of Fred Perry and

so popular In the past. These games akain Baker rallied to equalise the

were generally played to wind up it was difficult to

He has a anticipate them.score at 9-9, going on to win On several occasions when they ex-crucial foml at 10-8.

powerful forehand drive with probably because of general lack of pected a full-blooded smush and

which he frequently scores clean Interest which prevailed after the positioned themselves just outside

passing shots. He covers ground interport was won. This was a great well although he appears to have a pity. they

sumt cumbersome

some galt. He first gained SCHOOLBOYS IMPROVE prominence by winning the British

Paris, May 9. I was very impressed with the Despite the refusal of the Ministry junior championship in 1931. He has improvement cop-o idence. He and Lee won to fat singles and doubles tities and gave the young players worthy of men- and Pelizza, who are now mobilised Secretary of the Club:

Combined of War. to grant leave to the top won a number of major European Schoolboys' team this winter. Among ranking tennis players, Yvonne Petra gratulation were received by the The following telegrams of con- three games before the champions were able to settle down, but once Donald Budge a terrifle fight in the ton are G. Singh (Q.C.), K. Singh on the Spanish border, they were WORTH THE MONEY

Congratulations on attaining your Because the brothers were.........,50

next elgh

-round-in-1037- "gumes In a

Pryde (CBS), R. Chong (DB.S.), Cup team, along with the veteran the years to come from the captain row, thereby taking the set in the Last year he withdrew from Davis K. Mohamed (Q.C.) and E. Men- Christian Boussus and Bernard Des and members of the Hung Joo Golf was not as satisfying on a more even ninth game and establishing a lead Cup play because he had to return doncu, J. Remedios, R. Castro, P. tremau. spectacle of goed tennis, the good inter became 5-3, at which stage the of his American employer. He was stickwork and play remarkably Ane enable the players to come to Paris Golf Club."" contest might have been; yet as a

2-0 in of

the second. This load to the United States upon the death Rull and A. P. Silvá (La Salle)..

Shanghai." Club, Thus far, the military authorities "Greetings to you on your fiftieth These youngsters have speed, good have refused the leaves which would S

suficient measure for

anniversary from challengera holsted

teen asked to play after Clarence Jones

the Shanghai up some deep

hockey. Should they keep it up, lo plny Chinn in the first round lobs which enused the Taul brothers was dropped from the British team. Though outplayed and apparently

"Lucifer Golfing Society sends to make a succession

would go so far as to say that they matches Tall, dark and powerfully built, have the maitings of future Inter-Garros, an May 10, 20 and 21. of errors in

nt the Statue Rolland realising it, Ho and Lee were always

their anxiety to

greetings and congratulations." put striving, however, and if their de Though 5-5 was called, the chama style something like Fred Perry's

them away.

Shayer is 20 years of age. He

has porters.

Hence, it is not unlikely that

L.G.U. MEDAL RESULTS fence was often pierced by the plons took the next two games for and concentrates on attacking strokes. Division in their tournament next six years, will be eliminated in the card of 104-17-07 won the Silver

If the H.K.H.A. run a Junior France, which held the Davis Cup for

Mrs. W. J. E. Mackenzie with a maculate placements of their OD- the set.

He has ponents, they retaliated frequently

a powerful service and good season, my advice to the schoolboys is first round by the two able Chinese Division of the Ladies' Golf Union. taking advantage of

GAMES WITH SERVICE volleys. some poor lobs by the brothers to service until 6-0 was called. Ho

to join up without fall. 1 The third set saw games go with

DOUBLES EXPERT

am a players, Kho Sin-kie and W. C. Choy, Medal Round, played at strong advocate of all schools run- whose recent victories in England May 9, over the Old Course

Fanling on reduce the arrears.

Born on March 10, 1011, Wilde is ning at least two separate games in show them to be up to form.

MIS. H. W. R. Williams 92-23=69 On the whole, Ho and Lee pro-won his to retain the lead at 7-6 probably the best known of the four the winter. If they have grounds M. Brugnon has been named non- and Mrs. T. 9. Morrison 07-20-71 bably played as well as they did and then they broke through the men chosen to represent Britain. He good enough, one of these games playing Captain of the French team. were winners in the Bronzo Divi- against the Rumjahn cousins or Duff younger Tsul'a service to take the won the British Junior singles, should certainly be hockey.

1set after losing two set points in their doubles and mixed doubles chum-

sion, held over the New Course. favour.

plonships in 1928. Later he reached In the fourth set the Taula Sight Wimbledon in the open champlori- United States and is a close friend the Snal and semi-final rounds at ened up their game once again, and after 2-2 had been reached they ships.

That the Taul brothers won was unly to be expected; but in the man- ner of their doing so they showed that when the mood takes them they can be devastating against local combinations. In yesterday's match, for instance, they made many dif- fleult shota look simple, and at times they placed the bull in such a man

ner as to give their opponents no cliance whatsoever of evon reaching them, let alone retrieving,

from nil to take the lead at 0-8: Bunny" Annon-ball service and the season. The games were omitted

the base-line for it they found the and Pearce; only

this lime

the

1

balt coming slowly over the net and found they were up against a pair were yards too late to retrieve. At, who showed no weakness at all. other times, the angle of the Tsula'

shots proved too acute and they were

left standing.

Starting the match with

had been

the latter

of the

French Stars Unable To Get Leave

ROYAL H.K.G.C. CELEBRATING GOLDEN JUBILEE

The Royal Hongkong Golf Club is now celebrating its Golden Jubileo and is commemorating the occasion with competitions for all sections, at Fanling, Happy Valley and Deep Water Bay.

The best parts of the match were superior for the most part, the match collected accomplished first set in the Davis Cup challenge (St. Joseph's). D. Crary (D.B.S.), W. to-day picked for the French Davis Jubilee and wishing you prosperity in-

when Ho and Les were playing well. Then the best rallies of the game were seen, and the honours did not always go to the Tsuis. At the net, the challengers distinguished themselves, volleying and sometimes smashing with great skill, but their ground strokes were far behind those of the champions, both of whom played some lovely drives.

#money.

In their previous games, Ho and with sucress, Lee were prominent with splendid retrieving. Yesterday they found on the other side of the riet à pair who varied thele returns so often and placed their shols so accurately that

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won the next four games for the Of medium height, he is heavily NEW ZEALAND TEAM set after Ho and Lee had saved two built and has a useful service and Four players have also been select- match points.

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Davis Cup match Lindaell umpired, the match.

Bgainst Great Shafl. the nowcomer is tallish, Britain. They are C. E. Maltroy, D. His Excellency the Governor, Sir dark and good-looking. He is 20 Coombe, D. Brown and V. Edwards. Geoffry Northcote, attended by his years of age and has terrific speed Of the four, Malfroy is the only Private Secretary, Mr. G. Treverton, and a touch of Jean Borotra in some one with previous experience in the

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