IVING up to expectations, Shanghai made a clean sweep in the Interport tennis series as its representatives walked off the Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association court with the laurels yesterday afternoon. Before another large gallery of around 500 spectators Tientsin lost the third singles and first doubles in respective order.
Humberto Collaco made short work of Cyril Lo Bas, retiring the northerner in straight sets of 6-0, 6-2, 6-0. The doubles encounter, however, went the full distance of five si before L. D. Carson and W. A. H. Duff emerged victorious.
The score read 6-1, 2-6, 6-8, 7-5 and 6.
The local Portuguese was not as brilliant in his display as the score would indicate. But he showed consistency in stroking and retrieved in steady fashion. His well-timed plac ing to the corners and his occasional angular cross shots gave his adversary unending trouble. Collaco lost only two games in the second set, the and the sixth.
Gordum Lum made a desperate attempt to save a shut-out in the doubles but he did not have good support from M. Ferber. Otherwise Tientsin might have won the match at the end of the fourth session.
Lewis Carson played indifferently in the second and third sets, thereby enabling Tientsin to snatch the lead for a brief period. Shanghai started off brilliantly. Duff won the fi game. Lum tied the score before the local pair rolled away five in a row. In these games.the visitors simply could not do a thig and were kept in the back court%ll the time. Lum tried to storm the net but his shots were unable to pass. his opponents Tientsin Rallies second, fourth and seventh " games. "The local men treated Ferber mercilessly and used him as a target whenever "chance permitted, The score in this set was 6-3.
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