1939-08-15 — Page 32

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 15, 1939.

THAILAND TENNIS PLAYERS TWO UP IN INTERPORT

WIN FIRST TWO SINGLES OVER

THE RUMJAHNS

Standard Of Play Falls

Below Interport

(By "Abo")

Level

The visiting tonnis players from Thailand were two up at the end of yesterday's play on the Hongkong C,C. courts in the Interport match against Hongkong which is being played on Davis Cup lines. Sanoh defeated S. A. Rumjahn in the opening singlos, while Muang Roong overcame H. D. Rumjahn after losing the first set.

The Interport match is being con- | but Muang Roeng. if not brillant, tinued fo-day with the doubles, while at least was stendy enough to preveni the two remaining singles will be him from having too easy a passage. played to-morrow.

Then, sensing the uncertainty in the ather's stroking, the Thailand chan- plon seized his opportunities, and fron trailing 2-4 In the second set, he went on to score meritorious win.

fes

Ane is beginning to well on the Rumjans. Had they been a years younger, they probably would have won their matches yesterday: but both found the heat and the ex- changes far too trying and they sue cumbed not so much because they were up against better players as that their stamina was not equal to the strain of the exchanges,

S. A. Rumjabn, for instance, started off well, but after dropping the first sot he weakened considerably, and in the second set made little effort to retrieve shots which had been placed wide of him. Then later in the day, II. D. Rumjalin took the first set against Muang Roeng in convincing fashion and was leading 4-2 in the second when bla slamina let him down. His fitter opponent then took four games in a row, and in the de- ciding set conceded only one game.

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It was a good recovery on Jus part, helped by the fact that he was much the younger and the litter of the two men.

The Anal scores were:

Sanoh (Thailand) beat S. A. Rum-

Jahn 6-4, 6-3.

D. Rumjahn 4-6, 6-4, 6-1,

Muang Rong (Thailand) beat II.

Geary Northcote, and His Ilenour His Excellency the Governor, Sir Mr. Justice Lindsell, President of the Hongkong L.T.A., were amongal the spectators at the match.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

In the doubles to-day, E. F. Fincher, and A. V. Remedios will represent Hongkong, while W. Sander and Mrs. L. R. Andre res will play in the mix-

The standard of play was never ed doubles. consistently high although there were some lively exchanges which made

the matches interesting.

However, both matches definitely fell Water Polo below the usual Interport standard.

SANDH ACCURATE

Sanoh is not a spectacular player, but relies mainly on the accuracy of his placements to wear down the opposition, Sirdar, who is not as t an he used to be, was his "ineat.” Ile kept the Indian running about and the latter's accuracy, which had beon prominent at the commencement of the encounter, then deserted him.

"H.D." CRACKS UP

It was the considered judgment of many crities that if "H.D." could keep his game at its highest level for two seta he would beat Muang Roeng. This judgment proved to be well

Trial Game To Pick A

H. K. Team

Sirdar Hum Jahn, left, and Saneh (Thailand) whe parilcipated in the first of the two singles matches in the first official Interport Tennis match between Hongkong and Thalland yesterday on the stand court of the Hongkong Cricket Club.--Staff Photographer.

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Austin, Texas, Aug. 7.

NINE MATCHES PLAYED OFF Results Of Matches IN THIRD ROUND OF OPEN SINGLES

Played Yesterday

The following were tha' results of matches played in the third round of the Open Singles Bowls Championship yesterday:

Of the 12 matches arranged to be played in the third round of the Open Singles Bowls Champion- A. R. Minu beat L. J. Silva ship yesterday, only nine were decided,

21-18 on the 20th.

C. M. Silva best A. Calman 21-9 on the 20th.

C. Dowman beat C. C. Pereira 21-8 on the 18th.

A. J. Hall beat H. Gittins 21-16 on the 26th.

A. E. Coates boat H. Nish 21-2 on the 14th.

B. Basto beat F. Cullen 21-

11 on the 20th.

H. A. Alves beat R. F. Luz 21-17 on the 26th.

T. A. Madar beat A. K. Minu 21-16 on the 23rd.

C. F. Remedios beat R. Basa 21-6 on the 20th.

H. White received a walk- over from J. A. da Luz,

Cycling Notes

Keates Fails To Break 100 Mile Record

were not played for various reasons,

Three

A. R. Dallah, who was sick und On the Cralgengower C.C. green, rould not turn up for the match, A. R. Minu did extremely well to arranged with his opponent, F. V. V. beat L. J. Silva nfter being down Ribeiro, to play it off later in the nearly all the way in the match. week; f. A. da Luz, who reached the Silva started off by taking the first inal last year, has given a walk-over four heads to lead 8-0, but Minu to his opponent, If. W. White, owing recovered und at the ninth the score to his inability to get away. for was only 0-0 in Siiva's favour. matches mid-week; and D. W. Water- ton, without giving notice 10 his opponent, M. R. Abbas, just did not Turn up for his match.

The decision of Luz to give a walk over is as much regretted by the Association in by his opponent. But he says that he cannot get away in on week-days to play off his matches, and he prefers to give walk-over to White.

As generally expected, one of the best matches yesterday was that be

But the Recreio man had a two, one and three on successive heads to lend 15-8, which Minu reduced to a three on the 15th, Silva led 18-19, 15-12 by acoring two couples. With but he never scored Ainu had a single, three, two, two

again, and three to finish the match,

while

the other way had Silva succeeded Actually, victory might have gone in doing what he intended d when Minu, leading 20-18, was hav Ing one. Silva had three reconds, and he quite rightly attempted to take out inu's shot wood, He only just missed and cut the jack to give Its opponent three,

tween IL. A. Ä¡ves unit R. F, du Luz. The game went to 26 heads before t the former won by 21-17. It was a fairly close fight all the way, with Alves having a slight advantage until The 21st head when Luz led by 16- 15. Before this, Luz was trailing 10-15, but scoring on four successive ends, he managed to forge ahead.

This lead was short-lived, however, ns Alves had a three on the 22nd end, followed by two slagles, which gave him a 20-16 advantage. Luz scored a

single on the 25th, but Alves went out at the 25th,

On Saturday the Colony cycling

ONE-SIDED GAME champion, H. A. G. Keates, made his The most one-sided game of the second unsuccessful attempt to estab- day was that in which A. E. Coates Hish 100 miles tinpaced record figures. defeated II. Nish by 21-2, requiring His previous attempt, on February 5, only 14 heads to do so. Nish scored 1037, ended when he crashed after on only two beads, his defeat being covering 32 miles in an hour and a the heaviest of the season. half.

The usual "five mile" course was used on this occasion, and Kentes had, therefore, to cover the course twenty times with a turn at every two and a half miles. The outward run under normal weather conditions is usually hard going, but on Satur- day the rider had to contend with a stiff headwind making the ride much more difficult, whilst the re- turn was perhaps too easy with the following wind.

MADAR THROUGH previous round, T. A, Madar did well After beating L. F. Xavier in the to eliminute A. K. Minu on the Kow- head. Malar led all the way and had loon F.C. green by 21-10 on the 23rd a four and a three amongst his tallies. At the Civil Service C.C., C. Dow man ellutanted C. C. Pereira by 21-8 on the 18. The Recreio Player was handicapped in that he was playing with strange woods.

A. J. Hall, one of the players selected to represent Hongkong against Shanghat, had a good fight with H. Gittins and got through by 21-16 on the 20th head.

10-Year-Old Jockey Finishes 20th Of 22

Catterick Bridge, July 20. Jummy Taylor, four feet high, ten years old, the youngest rider to whom the Jockey Club has ever given a licence, missed his school history lesson in Bolton (Lanes) to-day to ride at Catterick

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in his first open race.

In the five furlong 3.30 race he I expected," he said. "But Jimmy

walk."

Keates was despatched at 1.45 p.m. by Mr. R. H. McDowell, amelal time A gloomy picture of America's chances in the Davis keeper, who was assisted by Mr. H. Cup this year, and the belief that the United States might eastern turn were Messrs. P. Stanley Scougal. Checking officials at the be lucky even to have a doubles team in the finals of the and W. Etock, who spent un enjoy- Perhaps because of the deteriora-

able afternoon in their temporary The Colony's probable Interport 1939 National Doubles Championships, were painted and repair shop at that point (one of the rode Tyram Tag, the four-year-old could ride almost before he could tion in Sirdar's game, we did not see the best of Sanoh; he was never really water-polo team, without the services expressed by Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn, the officials, in fact, was looking for the brown colt trained by his father, extended. But throughout the whole of Wilfred Lawrence, will meet a famous international doubles team, in an interview here. was also observed throughout by 50-1 against the horse. Jimmy hole" all the week-end). The ride At the "off" bookmakers offered match, he revealed little to stamp Rest-of-the-Colony side on Friday at

Neither of them knew, but sixty- him as a first-cinss player, though it! the conclusion of the interport trials.

Messrs. F. Moore and H. Wilde, finished twentieth of the twenty-two two-year-old James Taylor, Jiminy's must also be said that he showed no

The United States is courting the the United States is asleep on the Feeding arrangements were in the rice he went with his father for bet on the boy's horse lo-day. He grandfather, had put a is, cach-way appreciable weakness.

The Colony side will be aciccted possibility of losing its tennis face, task of building up a team, or teams, hands of Mr. R. Foster, assisted by Then from Lionel Roza-Pereira, D. Hthey contented, because it is sound to represent us in international ten- Mr. M. L. O'Doherty,

of steak and chips. The sald: "Jimmy will get too big for Taylor, C.

menl Roza-Pereira, L. Masicep at the business of building up nig." Remedios, Roy Slivn-Netto, C. Nolasco

From the outset,

using a 74in. 4st, 12lbs. Jockey has no stumming a jockey as he gets older. All our a respectabe doubles team. da Silva, D. Hutchinson and C.

family get big. The 35-year-old veteran Allison, | gear,

Kentea

rode steadily and con-problems yet. The Australians when they play his shoulders sloping and his hair fidently, until he reached the 30-miles He rode in size two boots, His Silva-Nelto.

"But he's a good rider, and he the United States for the Davis Cup, thinning, went on to say:-

check. It was then obvious to the Ereen and Van "I'll stick my neck

horse Judge two years ago." The Rest team will be selected are expected by ABIson

the ofcials that he was uncomfortable. | cuffs and ours, with fawn belt won his first prize as an amateur from Tong Shiu-fel (Chung Shing); Ryn to take home everything but the extent that I should be very much but it was not until an hour and S. V. Gittins (V.R.C., Captain); F.

Americans racquets.

surprised if the United States has half later, when 30 miles had been three guineas There's no doubles Ashford (Y.MCA); H Winglee

team in the a team in the finals of our own Na-covered, it was learned that the rider at the present time and national Doubles Championship. Not was having trouble with his back, and 2,000 spectators clustered around (South

country at China);H. F. (Y.M.C.A.); Chan Ki-chung (Chung this late in the day," declared Van

Rose chance whatever of developing one such a bright pleture, is it?"

due to the heat. Attempts were Shing); Robert Chan

DAVIS CUP PROSPECTS

made by tho (C.B.C.); C.

sus the ring cheered Jimmy ofcinis to persuade Goldman (Y.M.C.A.).

Why, t Ryn.

takes months, even "Based purely on last season's Keates to abandon the ride, yet it Galloped Tyrom Tag to the starting. years, to make a fair doubles team play, and with the thought that my was not until eo He had apparently thrown in all

milles had been Post. Mr. J. H. Lawrence, father of and a team has to be much better selection might look ridiculous by ridden in 3 hrs. 59 mins. 10 secs. "That's the first one over.

After the race that

he said to me, his reserves in a desperate attempt to Wilfred Lawrence, has been invited to than fair to have a chance against September, I would say Bobby Ruggs, he guve

The rest up, in considerable

Essex won take the match in two straight sets, manage the team.

the Australians," put in Allison. Wayne Sabin, Joe Hunt and Frankle though still keen on riding the addi- should be easy.

able pain,

I never expected to match to-day by an Innings and 31 "The Aussies shouldn't lose a single Parker should make up the Davis tional 20 miles to complete the "cen win.

runs. Derby 70 (Nichols 0-18) and in doubles this year. Budge's Cup squad," continued Allison. tury" if permitted. Actually a few

Hi father seemed more nervous 70 (Nichols 5-26, Farnes 5-52); Essex abdication left Van Ryn and me the However, neither Van Ryn nor seconds over an hour and a half still than he did. "He did better than 180.-Reuter, No. 1. team, inasmuch as we were Allison believe that top-notch remained in which to beat the stand- ranked second last year.

American tennis is on the wane. Ifard fixed for a record at this distance. COMPLIMENT TO QUIST anything, it is progressing. "With a month's practice we could, "Many more youngsters are play- or should, beat any doubles team in ing, and they

are learning better ride fall little short of the standard

founded.

"II.D." won the first set and was leading 4-2 when he cracked up, and he took only one more of the 11 games played.

FAMOUS STATE EXPRESSES

out to

this country-but we woukin't stand tennis," said Van Путь "The boys

cune

The intermediate times during this

a chance against the team of Adrian at the top are not as good as Vines, shown by Keates in past record rides Quist and his partner, either Craw-Budge. Tilden, Perry, Austin and this and similar distances. ford or Bromwich.

Cochet, but the near-greats

"It is my personal opinion that better and more numerous.“

quartered cap, were new for the occasion. They cost almost

FATHER HELPED

His father helped him to mount. Essex Beat Derby

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Gordon Roll, the 26-year old racehorse owner who was hailed as the bookies" "gift from Heaven," has decided to quit racing and has instructed his trainer, Steve Donoghue, to sell his twelve horses.

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Sunday's outing of the Hongkong

Cycling Club was one of the most enjoyable experienced this summer, In spite of the hot weather and an excess of inflatory troubles.

Punc tures delayed the start and it was not

Mr. Roll astonished Britain by between his three sons. Most of until almost 1.30 p.m. that the party saying that it was easy, with plenty was in trust, fortunately for Mr. reached Castle Peak Cafeteria. The of capital, to make money at racing. Gordon Roll. The money he lost on return trip was brought to a conclu- He astonished it still more by saying: the Turf and spent in buying and sion at 4 p.m.

"I have no money to spare for maintaining horses, is believed to be doubtful enterprises. My money is more than £30,000. Bealdes his share **** going in Tucing,"

of his father's estate, be had a big 'He wrote to say that unless I stop-

It went right. He lost more legacy from his grandfather.

than

ped gambling I should be bankrupt £5,000 at Goodwood, including In September last

year, Mr. Roli before the end of the season." £1,000 on a favourite which went began to buy horses. In March he The banker's messago was received down although

ough backers were laying bought Tuckall for the Grand Na- by Mr., Roll while he was at the four to one on. Evidently Mr. Roll toral, as a challenge to his brother fashionable gambling resort on the did not consider laying the odds to Jack, who had bought Epiphanes, for French coast, Le Touquet. ù bookie a doubtful enterprise.

the same roce. Both Tan nowhere. Mr. Roll's next move in to go to BRIEF BUT SPECTACULAR Brother Jucle disposed of his Turf Hollywood. Mr. Roll's Turf career has been interests and is now farming. The "I hope to make enough an an brief but spectacular. He was a elder brother, Sir James, is a curate actor in Hollywood to make a come- newspaper reporter when his father, in Bethnal Green, a poor quarter in back for the next racing season. Sir Cecil Ernest Roll, died in April, the East End of London.

Even though I have lost £30,000, I 1938.

I have taken my decision on the still belleve I can shake the racing Sir Cecil, left. £400,061 divided advice of my banker" said Mr. Roll. world."

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