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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH OH May 2, 1940

DEFEATED IN IN

Basketball

TSUI WAI-PUI

FIVE-SET SINGLES FINAL

WINS

SIRDAR RUMJAHN

1940 CHAMPIONSHIP

Thrilling Climax To A Dismal Start

(By "Tinker")

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

The scores were 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 first three sets were productive of the most dismal tennis of any final ever played in the Tournament. Rumjahn,

in these sets, never rose to any great heights, while Tsui was

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Eight Times In

The Final

Tauri Wal-pul, hitherto unbraten, howed amazingly poor form in the {Minut yesterday. The concentrated) took on his face reveals the care hel A. Kumjahn has been eight was taking in making his shols.-

Ming Yiten,

sadly off form. When he strug-times in the final of the Colony Open gled to win the first set at 8-6, Sinetes Championship, and has won none was really conscious of the on live occasions, Ils record is: fact that the former champion was not himself,

Trui Yon-pui in the Arst semi- find created a sensation by forcing his brother, for the first time, to play defensive tennis---Rumjaim, yester day, caused even greater surprise when he forced the ex-champion resort to iteral pat-ball tennis! *** This was in the final set when Rum-

to

1927-champion 1928 runner-up 1929 runner-up 1932-champlon 1933-champlon 1035 champlon 1937-runner-up 1940-champlon

these can be nothing but praise. He is thirty-six years of age, and this is

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ان الله

SIRDAR CELEBRATES

In his 21st year of tournament tennis, Striler Kunjahn captures the

making Colony Open Singles title for the fifth time, He is here chopped cross-court shot, typical of several that gained him, points in beating Tsul Wai-pul in the final yesterday.-Ming Yuen,

WEATHER INTERFERES WITH BASEBALL

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hle 21st year of tournament tennis.

YORK, May 1 (UP) His triumph yesterday will

Though all games were played in the down in local tennis history as one American League to-day, the Nation- of the finest come-backs there ever af

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SOCCER RESULTS

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LONDON, May 1 (Router).—The League baseball schedule was following were the results of Region. was. His stone-wall defence was seriously upset by weather. The

al League soccer matches played in never more solid." His forehand was results were:

England and Scolland to-day: never more steady, nor (I am speak-

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English Regionals

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of these later years) was his ac- curney ever so much to the fore. jalin was feading 3-1 and 40-love, stride. When he resorted to pat-ball that

lany other in his position right out of In the Anal set he produced teariis

was astonishing. He out-St. Louis But his tactics repaid him for Tsui,

again. New York in the final set, a remark from die manoeuvred Tsul time and eventually won that game!

Never before was there so much Club balcony caused him to turn and He volleyed and drove cross-court sture In thai direction. Whether with surprising speed and accuracy, tenseness during a match. tators were litle short of demon-Tsui misconstrued that remark or not, and it speaks itself for Tsui that des- (Kuhel and Kennedy homered for strative. At 5-2 in the final set, but I will say that his tactles were pile this tennis, Rumjahn was hard-the White Sox. Fox homered for Luton

pressed to win.

the Red Sox). and on his own service, Rumjahn more than justifed.

Cleveland

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had two set points, but lost the The second incident was when he Kamel Deuce WAS called three was 4-2 down and Rumjahn hit a times. A 5-3 he had another ball down the side-line and out, the SUI took the fourth set in a freer, Philadelphia

TSU three set points and dence was linesman failed to see the shot and style than he had shown prevl called three times before Tsui went the point, given to Rumjohn, gave ously, and indications were that he

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him the advantage, and eventually was recovering his touch. But on Brooklyn INCIDENTS

the game making the score 6-2. this service, which has been woefully Cincinnati

The New York-St. Louis, Boston- weak this year, he dropped the first HERE is no doubting Tsuf's quall-must have been most upsetting.

game of the final set a love game! Chicago and Philadelphia-Pittsburgh ties as a Oghter. He fought for

Rumjahn took the second, after deuce games were postponed on account of everything as gamely as his way-

had been called once, but Tsul won weather. the third. In every game

but

the first, the score was at least 40-30.

-RunJahn.. took the fourth game....10 lead 3-1, and in the fifth game, on service was leading 40-15 when Tsui started his pat-ball tac- ties. They paid in that he won three points in a row to malte the score deuce.

word control would allow. He To Sirdar Rumjans, who is getting seemed particularly unfortunato in on in years, and who last won incidents that would have thrown the Singles Championship in 1935,

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In the sixth gome he discarded his! over-cautious tactics and Rumjohn 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 THE seventh game featured the The French challenger, M.

line-ball incident, with the game going to Rumjaim. It was now at Marcel Boussac's Djebel, won the the decisive stage. The light was first war-time racing classic in Two Thousand falling. If Taut would win another England-the

two games there was little prospect Guineas-beating the Aga Khan's of the match Onishing. In the

won.

eighth game, Rumjalin led 40-15 on Stardust by two lengths, with the his service, and amid great excite- Maharajah of Kohlapur's Tant- ment and much applause Tsui gall-mieux a head behind antly fought his way to deuce, which Djebel, who

hot will now be was called three times before Tsui favourite for the Derby substitute, kept well with the leaders, dastied to The ninth, and final game started the front when just below the dis- The score crept to 15-all, at which tance, easily resisted Stardust's stage Taul served double! He re-challenge a hundred yards from gained the point with a fine "ace" to

home, and won comfortably, make the score 30-nil. He won the The mile course was covered in next point, and led 40-30.

orolone minute 42.0 secs.

Djebel

One more

point and the match would probably The betting was 9/4 on have been reployed. It was not to (favourite), 100/9 on Stardust, and

however, Sirdar levelled the

score will a lucky, net-cord. Deuce 13/2 on Tantmicux.

was called twice, and then Taul, tent

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advantage. With another Be Loch (8) one up.

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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 Drst round before May 10, the second by June Z, the third by June 18, the semi-anal by June 30 and the final by July 14,

Proliminary round.-W. A. Blawort '(0)' v. G. T May (13): 0. E. Willerton (12) v. G. W. Sewell (12); W. IL, Jowit (11) v. W. V. Ahorn(); faict Harvey (8). V. II H. Mundy (0)

First round—T. D. Low (1)}^v, A.-11. C. Buttfeld (10); A. McKellar (6) W. Ilyer (15); A. C. I. Howker (7) v. J. Linnker (12). C. Barry (9) v. A. MacFadyen (18); 0. M. Parkir(5) v.

G... THOMPSON = "(22) won the Burg, Cdr. Nicholson (8); R. Tuck (14) v. second Britiah War Organisation R. G. Parker (0); A. If, Penn (12) v. B. 7. Chubb (18); Winner of Stewart and Fand competition at Fanling

May v. winner of Willerion. Soweil; March and April, with a score of avo winner Jowit, and Aherni v. winner of up.

Harvey mean (8): Col. Mat

and Murdy: 11 Smith: (a) v. Other scores were M. L. Reidy (21) thews (12) N. D. Humphreys (7): 9. and J. M. Pearson (18) four un, d.'w Reeves (15) v. Lirut,, Carter (9); 0. Maffat (16) and C. F. Drew-Wilkin- Greenwood (10) v. WB Hiller (J W. Macdonald (†) y. C. C. Stark (0) T son (15) three up; W. J. E. Macken-Price (9) V, N. J. Bebbington (13) K. {zle (10) two up and C. M. Stark (10),|A. Robertson (3) v. M. A. Cairns (51),

Birmingham

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WESTERN

MANILA TOURISTS BEAT HONGKONG STARS BY

LAST MINUTE GOAL

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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 hore 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.

The visitors employed the jing of M. Dino, coach for Chung: and Lea Sau-ming, aano tactics that won them the Hwa girls,

the game.

game against the Chinese Blatant coach. This tended to dis- rupt their understanding, and the first Federation, a five-men defence, half saw them faced with a 10-0 but their speed in recovery and deflest. their stamina really won them In the second half, Sing Tao brought in their full complement and The Store, ofter an atluck, seemed slowly crept up. but a substantial slow in talding their positions for lead and time were against them. defence, and their main fault was in Sun Chung-keen, centre for Sing Tao, too close marking, this spollin nude a gallant effort to rally his men what combination they might have and proved quite successful, while struck. The absence of two of their Les Pui-chick put in his quota in slar forwards; Lau Sm-kwong and marking Hsu Hing to minke the INK

also contributed to their second half exciting.

01::01

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opened the score through goal by Suen Yuk-mul. Chung Hwa equalised and went ahead through fout gonts by Victoria Ta and Alice Chen. Both sides, battled to the enth of the gruelling 16- minute first half at the end of which found the visitors lending one point, į

7-6.

CONSTANT CHANCES

DIANA. CHEN strove throughout

Lawn Bowls

Teams For Week-end

the game to rally her team, but to The following teams have been no avail, and the constant changes chosen to represent the Civil Service of the Stars line-up proved in. 1o C.C. and Indian R.C. in League Lawn visitors advantage, who kept the same Bowls matches on Saturday: Une-up till the end.

The last quarter was the most

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game,

The

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

scores were tied twice before centre- 1st tram (home, 3.30 p.m.),E. pivotal play with Alice Chen as the Kirmon, J. W. Deakin, L. A. Collyer pivot, gave her the ball from Victoria and F. J. Jones. Tan to score a difficult shot ploeing them in the lead.

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

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

Bad marksmanship was the order of the day, but this may be attri-Gowan and J. Hollidge." buted to the close mork.ng of eitner side.

Allee Chen Cory Ong

Victoria Ten

Josefa Co

Sally Wong

PLA.

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HONGKONG STARS

Lo Shul Yeo.. Chan Chal-chan Diana Chan ́.... Ngan Stu-ying Lam Bhiu-ping.. Suen Yuk-ming

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Exhibition Game

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IN A CURTAIN RAISER for the Chung Hwa-Hongkong Stars game, he Sing Tao squad met the Eastern quintet in another exhibition game,

1 and lost 27-28.

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2nd team v. K.C.C. (away, -3.30 p.m.).-A. F. Shephard, P. D. Craw- ley, 3. M. Purvis and A. B. Allen.

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

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

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

INDIAN R.C. RINKS

1st team v. C.S.C.C. (away; 3,30 p.m.-A. H. Rumjan, M. A. Wahab, D. M. Khan and A. R. Dallah. A. K, Sufflad, A. M. Rumjahn, A. Bakar and A.K. Minu.

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

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and both their guards played jou Baturday, will start from Sheung excellent game. Tall centre Hsu Shul cross-roads at 4 p.m. TranS- Hang of Eastern was prolife in his portatlon will be provided from the scoring and totalled 10 points (8 Club Ilouse at 3.50 p.m. goals, 4 foul goals). Had he been given more support he might have Colony of a popular Dutch rider, scored more.

FIRST HALF DEFICIT

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Marking the departure from the

The Plying Dutchman Cup will be competed for in a paper-hunt to be held in the late afternoon of Satur SING TAO'S diagonal play seemed day, May 11. Details will be an- beat Rochdule by 25 points to five. at variance to the straight run, block- inounced in the press of next week.

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