Hong Doubles at Third Attempt Won by Wade and Collaco The final of the Hong Doubles Championship was played off on the grounds of the Hotel Majestic en Saturday afternoon between J. L. Wade and H. Collaco, and LIH. Toussaint and D. E. M. Drummond, representing _respectively Probst, Hanbury & Ca., Ld., and Insurance Companies.
Wade and Collaco won by three sets to one in a moderately well contested match. From the first this pair began to assert their superiority. The first set went to Toussaint and Drummond, who opened exceedingly well, taking the first two games and finally winning by 6-3.
The second set was uneventful, Wade and Collaco winning alternate games until four -all was reached. The concluding games went to Wade, leaving him and his partner victors of the set by 6-4, Collaco began well in the third set. He won the first game on his service. By this time the weakness of Toussaint and Drummond became more marked. Drummond appeared to take very little interest in the proceedings. The score soon rose in Wade's" favour, so that he and his partner took five games. A love set. was checked at the last moment when by some good play Toussaint succeeded in taking the sixth game. ~The final game of the set was lost to
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