The Chinese open championship has reached the semi-final stage, gala held' on Aug. 2 at the Howing The _interport_ trial swimming Waung, a former marker at Gleb "succeeded in unearthing the Colu: Country' Club, - who fal other" promising swimmers, will represent China in the Rotary While the newly discovered sense" serie, eliminated IF. Sung, the ion," F Hadley," broke "anther present junior champion of' the Shanghai record when "he overed SETA. in four setts by 48, 6-2, the 80 yards in 26°2/5 second and thereby' appears to bea, define hampton over the sprint distances, The first round of the annual Rotary tennis tournament, conduct-vital ere only" yo, straight she, Guna National, Amar Feld, bat hey both served to pre events
wthen there. was 'a fair-need odoration, opened on Avg. duce' potential champions and. Hed-fey' cantirmed the good, impression clowd fo see the United States obformed by his frst appearance, last {sin a ead over Czechoslovs week. In his heat for the 80 yar new entrant this year, by" wining swam 'a, magnificent' race and Both the singles C.C. 'Squires bent broke the "present. record of 20 Sandor by 6-1, 6-4, 64, and seconds. to establish a. new: marie Siaxey Smith defeated Vic. Pausig Ne"Hammond, another "promising 62, 63, 6-3. The doubles will Younger, was' second, only a, few take place tovday, starting at 430 Yeot behing, and witha little train. pam. "The 'United 'States' wil be ing. should develop " into another Fepresented ty" Yates HleDanil and champion. In the other: heat, there riy, while Baussig. and. Klimanck was a very exciting race, C. 'N. are do play for Caechoslovakin, Brown participating just re: taining pride of place over 'A. Logan' with G. Gul third. These Besides the two Rotary singles, timnee were very" close all the. way there was another struggle bet tap the bath, and it was only in the Waung and Billy Yui second La that Brown got away tols ined for the right to enter the win by the barest margin. final of the Chinese open champion-Tu the 220 yards, there were only ship. Waung, with a remarkably three! contestants, "J. Re Johnstone steady forehand drive, took the rud C. 5. Doughty If, failing to put measure of Yui by 62, 6-4, 6-0. inven' "appearance, but the per= The victor will play the survivor of formance of A. Logan, whose time the other semi-final, between C. C. [Guy Cheng and 0. C. Ma. was 2 min. 514 sees, was sufficient to'carmark him as a suitable didate for this distance. W. Parmer also swam well only being. slightly The United States qualified to behind' the winner. meet China in the second round of the Rota she scored her third victory very close, Hedley "reeelvin The interport trial
Ceechosiovakia "inthe doubles jon August 5 at the "China mond wt lap. and. winning slight lead' over Brown and. Ham-
National Amateur Athletic Pedera Handily,. while' the ether. two had tion court, the score doing 4-6, 7-5, a great fight over the distance. 6-3, 7-5." An enthusiastic crowd The following were the detailed in attended and were kept. terested through the whole course "One Length, Hand (aten)- of the match, for the scores were Final: 1.1. N, Richards, 2. very close. The United States were Spottiswoode. Time 172 sec. represented by C. Y. MeDaniel and Lieutenant Rixy, who were opposed 50 yards Ladies fre by Taussig: and Klimanek. cap Heats, ist Heat MeLorn; 2, Miss V. Prince, 2nd Heat-—1, Pte, F, H. Kirkeby, of Headquar-Miss. S. Fowkes, ters Company, 4th US. Marines, 302 secs. won the Navy Y.M.C.A. singles ten nis tournament against Cpl. Steve Disco, of "B" Company, 6-1, 6-0, 1.9, 10-12, 6-4. In the first sett Kitkeby won easily by 6-1. In the next sett Disco seemed to think the lub Tub Race: Ist heat—t. A. match was hopeless and that Wagstaff, 2 E. Shekury. 2nd Heat was only for two setts out of three Stanion, 2, F. Wallace. ard and he lost badly by 6-0. In the Heat—1. F. Friede, 2. J. G. Grilk, third sett after Disco had been 4th Heat—i. R. Duell, 2 A. Ham-told the match was three out of five. mond. Final: i. R. Duell, 2. he improved and won by 6-1. the fourth sett Kirkeby seemed to Mixed Relay: Winners: Richards easing off and the sett went to team.
12-10 for Disco. This made the 220 yards Interport trial: 1. A. match two setts all.
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