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Thursday, WM HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 2,

1940.

Basketball

TSUI WAI-PUI DEFEATED IN MANILA TOURISTS BEAT

FIVE-SET SINGLES FINAL

SIRDAR RUMJAHN WINS

1940 CHAMPIONSHIP

Thrilling Climax To

A Dismal Start

(By "Tinker")

IN THE LAST MINUTES of the fading light| at the Hongkong Cricket Club yostorday, the closing stages of the most thrilling drama of local sport within the past several years was being en- actod. S. A. Rumjahn defeated the hitherto un- beatable Tsui Wai-pui in five great sets for the tennis Singles Championship of the Colony.

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The scores wero 6-8, 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.

Tsui, it must be admitted, had never had a more un- fortunate day on the court. His game was completely off, but this in no way detracted from Rumjahn's perform- ance which was alternately steady and brilliant through- out.

The frat three sets werel productive of the most dismal ·

tennia of any final ever played| in the Tournament. Rumjuhn,{ in these sets, never rose to anyj

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Eight Times In

The Final

great heights, while Tsui was] &, A. Rumjahn has been eight sadly off form. When he strug-times in the final of the Colony Open gled to win the first set at 8-6, Singles Championship, and has won none was really conscious of the on ave necasions. His recurd is: fact that the former champion' was not himself.

The

1927-champion 1926, runner-up 1920 runner-up 1932-champion

1933-champion

1935-champion

1937-runner-up

1940_champion

Taut Wal-put, hitherto unbeaten, showed amazingly poor form in the Anal yesterday. The concentrated look on his face reveals the care he was taking in making his shots.- Ming Yuen.

there can be nothing but praise. He

is thirty-six years of age, and this is

his 21st year of tournament tennis,

SIRDAR CELEBRATES

In his 21st year of tournament tennis, Sirdar Rumjahn captures the

time. 1, is here making # Colony Open Singles title for the fifth chopped cross-court shot, typical of several that gained him points in beating. Tsul Wal-put in the final yes terday-Ming Yuen.

WEATHER INTERFERES

WITH BASEBALL

NEW YORK. May 1 (UP)-

HOME

SOCCER RESULTS

LONDON, May 1 (Reuter),—The

His triumph, yesterday will go Though all games were played in the down in local tennis history as one American League to-day, the Nation- of the anest come-backs there ever al League baseball schedule was following were the results of Region- was. Ilis stone-wall defence was seriously upact by weather. The never more soild. His forehand was results were: never more steady, nor (I am speak- leg of these later years) was his ac- curney ever so much to the fore.

St. Louis In the final set he produced tennis New York that was astonishing. Ic

HONGKONG STARS BY LAST MINUTE GOAL

IN A VERY TIGHT GAME at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. yesterday, the Chung Hwa Girl basketeers managed their fourth victory in the final game of the series played here in aid of Chinese Wounded and Refugees, when they defeated their victors of a previous match, the Hongkong Stars in a last minute goal, 15-13,

girls, and Les Bau-ming, itssistant coach. This tended to dis- rupt their understanding, and the first halt saw them faced with a 19-9 deficit.

The visitors employed the ing of M. Dino, coach for Chung same tactics that won them the wa game against the Chinese Federation, a five-men defence. but their speed in recovery and their stamina really won them the game.

In the second half, Sing Tảo brought in their full complement and The Stars, after an attack, seemed slowly crept up, but a substantial alow in taking their positions for lead and time were against them, defence, and their main tauit was in Sun Chung-keen, centre for Sing "Tno, too close marking, thus spolling mude a gallunt effort to rally his men what combination they might have and proved quite successful, while struck. The absence of two of their Lee Pul-chick put in bla quota star forwards, Lau Sau-kwong and marking Hau Hang to make the Ng Shiu-ping also contributed to their second half exciting. disorganisation.

Ilongkong opened the score through

foul goal by Suen Yuk-mul. Chung

ung liwa equalised and went ahead through foul goals by Victoria Tan and Allee Chen. Both sides battled to the end the gruelling 16- minute first half at the end of which found the visitors leading one point, 7-0..

CONSTANT CHANGES

DIANA CHEN strove throughout

Lawn Bowls Teams For Week-end

In

the game to rally her team, but to The following teams have been no avall, and the constant changes chosen to represent the Civil Service of the Stars line-up proved to the C.C. and Indian R.C. in League Lawn visitors advantage, who kept the same Bowls Tatelies on Saturday: Une-up till the end.

"The

fast quarter Was the most exciting period of the game. The scores were tied twice before centre-

C.S.C.C. v. I.R.C

1st team (home, 3.30 p.m.},—E.

pivotal play with Alice Chen as the Kirmon, J. W. Deukin, L. A. Collyer pivot, gave her the ball from Victorin and F. J. Jones.

Tun

to score a

a dmcult shot placing

them in the lead.

M. E. Purvis, W. J. Burling, M. N. Rakusen and H. E. Stratige.

J. Gellatly, R.R. Wood, J. F. Mc-

Bad marksmanship was the order! of the day, but this may be attrl-Gowan and J. Hollidge. buted to the close marking of either side.

Cary Ong

Joncia Go

Sally Wong

Pin.

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Ailee Chen Victoria Tan

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Trui Yun-pul in the first semi- final created a semnation by forcing! his brother, for the first time, to play defensive tenalo-Rumjalin, yesler- day, caused even greater surprise

he forced when

cx-champion to resort to teral pat-bull tennis! This was in the fina

final set when Rum- jahn was leading 3-1 and 40-love. any other in his position right out of But his tactics repaid him for Taut stride. When he resorted to pat-ball

In the final set, a remark from the manoeuvred Tsui time and again. Chiengo eventually won that game!

Never before was there much Club balcony caused him to turn and He volleyed and drove cross-court, Boston tensences during a match.

that direction. Whether with surprising speed and accuracy, (Kuhel and Kennedy homered for Spec-atare in tators were little short of demon-Tsui misconstrued that remark or not, and it speaks itself for Teul that des- the White Sox. Fox homered for stralive. At 5-2 in the final set, but I will say that his tactics were pite this tennis, Rumjahn was hard-the Red Sox).

pressed to win. and on his own service, Dunajahn more than justified..

Rame! times.

downl

INCIDENTS

had two set points, but lost the The second incident was, when he Denice was called three was 4-2 down and Rumjahn hit a At 13 ben bade the ball down the side-line and out, the three set points and dence was linesman failed to see the shot and called three times before Tsul went the point, given to Rumjahn, gave him the advantage, and eventually the game making the score 5-2. It HIERE is no doubting Teul's quali-must have been most upsetting. Tuce is a noter. I fought for averything as gamely as his way. word

control would

He To Sirdar Rumfahn, who is getting allow,

on in years, and who last won seemed particularly unfortunate in incidents that would have thrown the Singles Charmpionship in 1935

NOTHING BUT PRAISE

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SUI took the fourth set in a freer Detroit,

style than he had shown previ-Washington ously, and indications were that he was recovering his touch. But on Brooklyn his service, which has been woefully Cincinnati werk this year, he dropped the flest The New York-St. Louis, Boston- game of the final set a love game! Chicago and Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Rumjahn took the second, after deuce games were postponed on account of had been called once, but Tsui won weather. first, the score was at least 40-30. the third. In every game but the Rumjahn took the fourth game to lend 3-1, and in the fifth game, on

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In the sixth gume he discarded his over-cautious tactics and Rumjahn

took it on his own service after several very fine shots down the side-lines.

DECISIVE STAGE

Djebel Wins War-Time Classic

Now Hot Favourite For Derby Substitute.

LONDON, May 1 (Reuter).—

THE seventh game featured the The French challenger, M. line-ball incldent, with the game Marcel Boussac's Djebel, won the going to Rumjahn. It was now at the decisive stage. The light was first war-time racing classic in failing. If Tsul would win another England-the Two Thousand two games there was little prospect Guineas-beating the Aga Khan's of the match finishing. In the eighth game, Rumjahn led 40-15 on Stardust by two lengths, with the his service, and amid great exelte-Maharajah of Kohlapur's Tant- ment and much applause Taul gall-mieux a head behind. ently fought his way to deuce, which Djebel, who will now be hot was called three times before Tsui favourite for the Derby substitute, kept well with the traders, dashed to

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The ninth, and final game started, the front when just below the dis- The score crept to 15-all, at which tance, casily resisted Stardust's stage Teul served a double! He re-challenge hundred yards from gained the point with a fine "ace" to home, and won comfortably. make the score 30-all. He won thei

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next point, and led 40-30. One more one minute 42.8 secs. point and the match would probably The betting was 0/4 on Djebel

have been replayed. It was not to

(favourite), 100/9 on Stardust, and

be, however, Sirdar levelled the 13/2 on Tantmieux.

score with a lucky net-cord. Deuce

was called twice, and then Tsul sent the ball far outside, giving Ru

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was over,

Golf

G. Thomson Wins B.W.O.F. Competition

G. THOMPSON (22) won

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The following is the draw for the Happy Valley first summer singles tournament, the preliminary round of: which is to be completed before May 12, the first round before May 19, the second by June 2, the third by June 10, the semi-final, by June 30 and the Bnal by July 14:

Preliminary round.-W. A Stewart (0) v. G. T. May (13); G. E. Willerton (izj (v. GW, Sewell (12); W, if. Jowit (11) v. W. V. Ahem(0); Majci Harvey (8) v }1. II. Mundy (8)

First roundT. B, Low (1) V.A.0. C. Buttfeld (10) A. McKellar (0) W. IL Iliyor (15); A, C. I. Bowker (7) v. J. Linaker (12)1 F. G. Barry (9) v. A. J. MacFadyen (1017 G. M. Park (0) V. the Burd. Cdr. Bichalson (0): E. Tuck (20) v.

second British War Organisation R. G. Parker (8); A. IL Penn (12) v. 8.

up.

Fund competition at Fanling

In Chubb (10); Winner of Stewart and May v. winner of Willerton v. Bewell; March and April, with a score of five winner Jowit and Ahern v. winner of

Harvey

and Mundy; H. Smith (8) v. Other scoren were M. L. Reidy (21) thews (12) v. D. Humphreys (7); 0.

w. v. c. Shewan (s): Col,

Math and J. M.. Pearson (18) four up; J. W Reeve. (15) V. Lieur, Carter (9); G Moffat (15) and C. F. Drew-Wilkin- Greenwood (18). W, B. Biler (n): J.

W. Hacdonald son (15) three up: W. J. E. Macken-Price 194,

• C. Stark (0); T. Debbington (12); K. Izlo (10) two up and C. M. Stark (10),|B. Robertson (8) v. M. A. Cairns (X).

English Regionals

SOUTH "D"

Watford

Luton

CHUNG HWA

No. of Goals Foul goals

fouls

1

20.

HONGKONG STARS

Lo Shutt Yee

Chan Chai-chan

3 Reading

0

Birmingham

MIDLAND

3 Wolves

3 Northampton

Scottish Regionals

. WESTERN

Diana Chan ....

Ngan Siu-yung ·

Lam Shiu-ping..

Suen Yuk-ining

o Chan Wal-hing

1

0

Partick Third Lanark

2 Ayr

1 Motherwell

EASTERN

1 Allon

3

Raith

League Rugby

LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)---In Rugby League match to-day, Salford beat Rochdale by 25 points to five,

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Exhibition Game

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IN A CURTAIN RAISER for the Chung Hwa-Hourkong Stars_game,

he Bing Tao squad met the Eastern quintet la another exhibition

1 and lost 27-28,

gume,

Eastern played more consistent basketball, their combination

Was

2nd team v. K.C.C. (away, 3.30 p.m.).-A. F. Shephard, P. D. Craw- ley, J. M. Purvis and A. B. Allen,

J. R. Carr, F. S. Austin, A. Steven and S. Eccleshall.

C. J. Walker, H. Lord, 11. F. Hor- per and C. Strange.

Reserves.-H. Parrott, J. F. Flick- man and J. Barnett.

INDIAN R.C. RINKS

1st team v. C.S.C.C. (away, 3.30 p.m.).A. H. Rumjahn, M. A. Wahab, D. M. Khan and A. R. Dalph, A. K Suffiad. A. M. Rumjaho, A.

Bakar and A.K. Minu.

J. Hoosen, S. O. Bux, A. O. Madar and A. R. Minu.

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Club House at 3.30 p.m. scoring and totalled 10 points

been goals, 4 foul goals). Had he

Marking the departure from the given more support he might have Colony of a popular Dutch rider,

scored more.

FIRST HALF DEFICIT

The Plying Dutchman Cup" will be competed for in a paper-hunt to be held in the late afternoon of Batur- SING TAO'S diagonal play seemed (day, May 11. Details will be at variance to the straight run, block- fnounced in the press of next week.

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