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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 17, 1939.

H.D. RUMJAHN SAVES COLONY FROM COMPLETE ROUT

BEATS KASOM IN

STRAIGHT SETS

IN LAST

MATCH

THAILAND WINS SERIES BY FOUR GAMES TO ONE

(By "Abc")

With the rubbor already decided, the two remaining singlos matches in the Interport Tennis series between Hongkong and Thailand, played on the Hongkong C.C. courts yesterday, were not vosted with any importance, but the Colony had the satisfaction of winning one of the five matches as the result of H. D. Rumjahn's victory over Capt. Kasom, captain of the visiting team.

Earlier on, Munng Home. the fection of his oßponent, withai be was champion of Thailand, had defeated a prone to make mistakes. S. A. Rumjalin quite comfortably in straight boku.

The local man ex- tended his opponent in the opening stanza, but its exertions in keeping the rallies live had so taken toll of hi stamina-rather limited these days-that he was a beaten tan long before the second set was concluded.

Lacking

king the ability to "l" when the opportunities paciented them- selves, Rumjahu did well to keep up the raliles as long as he did. Had he been able to put the ball away after he had tured Muang Roeng out of posillon, he would have had & grent chance of walking off with the Arst set, but his shots palpably lack- ed stint except when he got to the net, where he was deadly with his valleying and overhead.

On his part, Munn Roenn was content to remain at the base-line, where he directed operations with a fluent drive on both wings. At Uiman

Full Scores Of

The Sorios

The following are the full scores of the Interport Series: SINGLES

Sanoh (Thailand) beat S. A. Rumjahn 6-4, 6-3,

Muang Roeng (Thailand) beat H. D. Rumjohn 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.

H. D. Rumjahn beat Capt. Kasom (Thailand) 6-3, 6-4.

Muang Roeng (Thailand) beat S. A. Rumjahn 6-4, 6-1. DOUBLES

Sanch and Capt. Kasom (Thailand) beat E. C. Fincher and A. V. Remedios 6-4, 7-5.

Revealing himself to be a stylist, Capt. Kason was very strong on the backhand, delves from this wing being made with such fine timing that they often either had Rumjahn com- pletely beaten or forced him errors. But his forehand nearly so good,

into Was

not inclination to

he

"" his racket at

at the Intament of impact causing hit to overbit the ball frequently. At the net, as showed in his doubles match on Tues- day, he was good, tucking away many of llumjahn's drives and smashing the shorter lobs in great style.

Nevertheless, Rumjohn's better all- urt game was sufficient to see him through against an opponent who was lacking in reliability.

Canadian Wins Rifle Shoot Title

Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. The Canadian newcomer to Malaya, private H. M. Burkhill of the Negri Sembilan battalion of the F.MS. Volunteer force, won the F.M.S. rife championship to-day against compe- tition from members of the military, volunteer and police forces of every part of Malaya,

His total 369 points was in keep- ing with the high standard shooting in the three days of the central rifle meeting on the Kuala Lumpur range. Burkil hus shot at Bisley.

Sgt. Yusof bin Kasim of the Jo- hore Military Forces was second with 366, while Private J. C. Parsons of the Singapore Volunteer Corps was third with 385.

But this many mistakes notwith-Forces) standing. Muang Roeng was

SAVED A ROUT

never

Muang Roeng had little dime alty in defeating 5. A. Rumjahn yesterday in straight sets in one of the two remaining singles matches in

SPLENDID MATCH PLAYED IN

Thailand Players To Meet I. R. C.

The tennis players from Thailand have been invited to

SEMI-FINAL OF

BOWLS PAIRS

the Indian R.C. where they H.A. Alves & F.V.V. Ribeiro

will participate in two doubles matches.

Sanoh and Capt. Kasom will be opposed by Omar Rumjahn and I. M. A. Razack in a best- of-five set match while Muang Roeng and Miss Sanguan will play A. H. Madar and A. R. Minu in a best-of-three set match.

Play will commence at 5

p.m.

Baseball

the Interport Tennis series on the Hongkong C. C-Staf Photographer. CARDINALS

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With "Abe".

Colony Tennis Defeat:

And Duty Sportsmen

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in America,

JONGKONG has been defeated in, be even better. I saw a good deal high opinion of his capabilities. Of Thailand--which was only to be ex-your women players, Kay Stammers pected in the circumstances. Much is the best on current form, but I was ink has been spill and there has been most impressed, with Mrs. Little I know everyone great deal of heart-burning over (Dorothy Round.) the refusal of a couple of players to in America will be sorry that she is turn out against the visitors; so I'll not to be in the Wightman Cup match spare you further discussion on a

I at Forest Hills. did not

not see much matter which, in my mind at least. of Jean Nicoll. She is young yet, is better forgotten as quickly as but has a most promising future. possible. Much

the difference be- might have been Urged to discuss made out of the Interport-an op- tween British and American training portunity to entertain

Riggs indicated that the neighbouring on training was more severe, sportsmen from country, a chance for our leading "Our coaches are autocrats," he de- players to pit their skill uguinst the clares, and we have to work hard. champions of another land and to When I am in training for an im- cement a friendship the hands of portant event I play for two hours which were forged only

or every day." three years ago. But though the did not allow the Hongkong L.TA

these refusal of

to players to play affect the arrangements for the series, honesty compels one to admit that the matches have

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been the suc- that had been hoped. The Colony's thanks are due to the Rum- Jahn cousins for stepping in at the so willingly. Both

cass

last

our

mo H.D." are past the age Sirdar and when they would like to engage in strenuous singles matchen on a hot summer day, but like the true sports- men that they are, they placed them- selves unreservedly in the hands of the local LTA.

tie was drawn to the forecourt by

The other five finalists in the Rumjahn's drop-shots, and there be

were Lieut. was not to convincing, his overhead FM.S. champlonships

Mohamed Atan (Johore Military being weak.

with 302, H. F. Ridley (F.M.S. Police) with 360, B.S.M. F. S. J. Norris (Selangor Battalion seriously extended in the second set. F.MS.VF.) with 358 and 11. M. Bar-

nard, (F.MS. Pallee) with 351. II. D. Rajnkın saved Hongkong Remarkably good shooting was done from a complote rout when, in the by H. F. Ridley

(F.M.S. Police)IN these last mhich of the serice, he defeated throughout the meeting, and he won Capt. Kasom, who was deputising for the Selangor Challenge Bowl and the

always Sanoh. Rumjahn was

the Loke Yew Cup. Mrs. Moir, wife of steadier of the two, and it his Lieut. Col. R. G. Moir distributed the

classical per- prizes. execution lacked the

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SCORE TWO VICTORIES

Overcome Club-Mates 19-17

Expectations were realised yesterday in the semi- final Open Pairs bowls match on the Kowloon F. C. green, some splendid play being served up by the contestants, all four of whom were from the Club de Recreio, The match was a close one most of the way, and even up to the last head the issue was very open.

Good Matches In Singles To-day

The winners were 11. A. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro, who were success- ful chicly as the result of a four on the 19th when they were still two shots in arrears. But when the last head was played, their opponents, L. J. Silva and J. P. V. Ribeiro, were only one shot behind and anything might yet have happened. However, Alves

and Ribeiro scored a single to

make the Anal scores 10-17,

There were some excellent heads in Several interesting mutelies are

the course of the match, and a high down for decision to-day in the third standard of play was maintained. round of the Open Singles Cham-The two tibeiros were to the fore on plonship, the best being the one be several occasions with splendid woods New York, Aug. 15.

tween U. M. Omar (former cham- which changed the lay, but taking it The following were the results of matches played in the Major Unse-in and B. W. Bradbury (holder all round Alves was the better of the of the litte) on the Civil Service C.C. two leads, Leo Silva playing a little green.

below form, NATIONAL LEAGUE

ball League to-day:

Philadelphin Bosion

it. H.

*

15.

0 0 9 11 B Majeski homered for the Braves. Battery-Braves, Posedel and Lopez, Philadelphla

3 10 .10 Mulcahy

Boston

Battery-Phillies,

Millies.

St. Louis

This the ought to produce a titanic struggle.

Other matches down for to-day also promise to be very interesting.

The full programme is as follows: On Civil Service C.C. green.-B. W. Bradbury

v. U. M. Omar, 0

On Cralgengower C.C. green. D. and W. Waterton v. M. R. Abbas.

0

4 0 3 B

3

1

On Kowloon F.C. green.-A. W. Grimmitt v. A. M. Omar; G. Perkins v. E. G. Post

On Kowloon C.C. green.-W. Gill Dow-v. J. C. Remedios,

Moore homered twice for the Cor- Battery-Cardinals,

dinals.

man and Padgett. St. Louin

3

0

Pittsburgh

0

3

Boltery-Cardinals,

McGee

and

7

11 0

3

11

Owen,

New York Brooklyn

Coscurart

Results Of Malayan

homered for the Dodgers. Tennis Ties

Battery Glants, Melton and Dan- nlng.

Chicago Cincinnati...

Battery-Cubs,

Hartnett.

5

Passeque

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Washington

New York

The All-Malayan tennis champion- ships held at Ipoh were brought to a successful close on August 7 when the and finals of the major events were worked off. Kec Onn won the men's singles title for the second time in the history of the tournament when ohe beat Yon Binmlan in the anal

6-3, 6-2.

R. H.

0

E.

4

4.

6

2

But the greatest success in the tour- DiMaggio and Rolfe homered for the Yankees. Battery-Yankees, nament attended Miss Sansoni who, after having won the mixed doubles Russo and Dickey.

with Yadi in the morning, casily beat Cleveland

0 Mrs. E. K. Allin in the final of the singles. She had, in addi- women's Heath homered for the Indians tion, already won the women's dou-

St. Louis

Battery, Indians,

Hemsley.

Cleveland

3 #

Harder

0

and

bics

Silva and J. Ribeiro led at the start and were 6-2 aliad on the sixth head

and 0-4 on the eighth. But after this Alves and "Chico" picked up well and

ne game then became very even.

Leading by 14-10 on the 14th, Silva and J. Ribeiro lost a single and

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irce on successive heads and the score was thus 14-14 on the 10th. However, with two singles, Silva and Ribeiro re-established their ad- a four-the vantage, only to drop highest count of the day-on the vital 19th. This was the turning point in the match,

The following were the scores hend by head:

L. J. Silva

und

H. A. Alves

and

Head J. F. V. Ribeiro F. V. V. Ribeiro

20

21 with Mrs. Purcell, and was given A great ovation. 7 14 0

The men's doubles final, between 1 * 0 St. Louis

the Goon brothers, the eventual win- Laabs homered for the Browns ners, and Grut and Sinclair proved a Battery-Indians, Milner and Hems-three set affair.

ley.

Detroit Chicago

were

Manila, Aug. 6. Following last year's successful soft ball exhibitions, in which Ameri- cnn girls from Hollywood days of constant inter-featured against local men's teams, national blekerings, sportsmen Jess Cortes, sports promoter, to-day have a great duty to perform. When announced that Manila would see statesmen fail to see eye to eye, it more American girls display their is up to the athletes of each country sporting prowess this year.

The

Filipino sports promoter, who try to patch up the differences rather than to do anything which recently returned here from United tends to widen the gulf. The Olym-States, announced that he had ur- pie Games were founded to dissemin-ranged for thirty southern California ate among the youth of all nations girl basketball and soft ball players the true meaning of sportsmanship to arrive in Manila in November for and international goodwill. There a series of games against local teams. have probably never been more cri-He expects the girls to arrive here tical times than these, and if the on November 4.-United Press. Olympic ideal can remain uppermost,

to

one feels that much rancour can be avolded. Historians of the future will have to regard the spread of sport of all kinds us one of the very greatest social phenomena of the twentieth century, and, if great sportsmen leave behind them the evidence of what they have learned from their pastimes, it may well be that athletic pursuits will be honoured as among the most effec- tive media for human advancement and understanding.

Riggs'. Opinion

"BOB

OBBY" Riggs, Californian win- ner of the Wimbledon tie left for home with a tremendous respect | for British lawn tennis, and for British crowds and sporting traditions. And he is returning next year to de- fend his title. He thinks that Wim- hiedon crowds are sporting, that Charles Hare is our best man player, and is going to get better still, that US. will retain the Davis Cup, and that the women's match between America and Britain for the Wight- man Cup will be a close affair. "There is something magnetic about Wimbledon which is different from any

other lawn tennis arena," he sald. "Some ancient, traditional at- mosphem which grips you. It is hard to define, but it is there, and no one who has played on your Cen- tre Court, before crowds who are absolutely sporting, generous in their applause for a good shot and sympathetically allent about a bad cha never forget the one, perience."

"Hare Is Best"

ex-

CHARLIE Hare is your best man,” he went on, and he is going to

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After playing together for several seasons, this is the first time that H.. A. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro have reached the final of the competiton. The change in positions this year RESULTS

seems to have worked very well, as Results of all the finals were as "Chico" Ribeiro is playing in top follows:

form at the moment.

Twelve innings. York and

MEN'S SINGLES Gehringer homered for the Tigers. Chin Kec Onn beat Yon bin Mlan

and 6-2, 6-3. Battery-White Sox, Brown Tresh-Reuter.

Recreio To Play Hongkong C.C.

A return bowls match between the Club de Recreio and the Hongkong C.C. has been arranged to take place on the former's green to-morrow starting at 5 p.m.

· H. D. Rumjahn saved Hongkong from a complete rout in the Tennis Interport against Thailand by beating Capt. Kabom yesterday in gizâlght. acia. In his first singlesʻngulost Muang Boeng, H. D." was. leading "by a Bet And 1-2 when he broke down and was finally beaten by two seta to one.

WOMEN'S SINGLES Miss Doreen Sansoni beat Mrs. E. K. Allin 2, 3,

MEN'S DOUBLES Goon Kok Ying and Coon Kok Lem beat Grut and Sinclair 4-4, 7~~~5, Q-2.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Mrs. Carter 04, 04.

and Mrs. Hipkin 7-9,

MIXED DOUBLES Kamis and Mlas Sansoni beat Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair 6-1, 6-4,

VETERAN'S SINGLES

Dr. Loh beat Joe Scong 6-3, 6-0, „

VETERANS' DOUBLES

Dr. Khong and Dr. Loh beat Joo Miss Sansont and Mrs. Purcell beat' Seong and Toh Muda Che Tok.

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