Hertford House Wins With Secure Ladies' Title Score of 118 Points; Good Several extremely creditable times were recorded' in the pool of the Foregn Y.M.C.A. 133 Bubbling Well Road, when the Public & Thomas Hanbury School for Boys held its annual inter-house' swimming meet yesterday at 2:30 p.m. In the second event, for instance, the 25-yard free style, Stremey (Pembroke House) put up the fine time of 12.6" seconds, Or 6 seconds below the Shanghai record.
In the 100-yard breast stroke, the spectators had another thrill, when A. Grebenchikoff (Hertford House) turned in the extremely creditable time of 1 min. 202 secs, or just 2 seconds off the Shanghai record for this event.
As a result of the afternoon's swimming, Hertford House won the meet with a total of 118 points, taking first place in no less than eleven out of the seventeen events (for one of which, the beginners' race, no points were given), second place in, ten other events; and third place in two others. As can be guessed, Hertford took first and' second places in several events.
The finals of the Ladies Singles and Men's Junior Singles championships, which were twice postponed on account of rain, will be held tomorrow, providing the weather holds good, on the court of the Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association.
Mrs. B. Krenov, many times Shanghai's champion, is going to}, play Mrs, R. Fletcher, former Hongkong champion, starting at 3 p.m. A good contest is expected to be seen, in spite of the fact that Mrs. Krenov appears to be the better of ihe two. She did a fine job in the semi-finals by eliminating Miss Jimmy Holwil in two straight sets. Her forehand drive is very good, having the stroke of a man.
The Hongkong star, however, is much quicker on foot arid is conceded a fairly even chance to' win—that is in case she plays cool-headedly and fanes and r $ arious dis-mixes her game up a litle to give opponent shots of yaru is
Li will meet David Tsai for jour later, at 4 pin, Harr; e junior title. Li is the ce-winner of the Shanghai Men's Doubles championship and should be able to succeed: Am admission of $l will be charged to each spectator, plus a refugee tax of ten per cent.
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