The Archive · 1939

In the Senior

Green the favourite for the title won ror his brother M. Green in convincing style at 9-5, 7-9, 9-4, 9-2, and remains the favourite for the title.

the others, C. W. Morris won on a walk over from J. L. Berglof, the latter scratching as he has sustained in injury to his arm, while E. B. Cumine obtained a walk-over from H.

Martyn Snow, the latter scratching from the contest None of the other results provided any upsets or close play. J. Pote-Hunt defeated W. Neugebauer, 9-5. 2-6, 9-2, the'Jatter failing to play up to expecta whereas Pote-Hunt was in grand form and won with case after meeting "with slight resist-ince in the second game.

Pote-Hunt is playing particularly well at present and can be regarded 1s a strong possibility to get through io the final. S. Godkin and L. H.

Wade have not played their match yet, the former having sustained as injury to his foot and by mutual greement the match will be played r Tuesday evening. Wade is favour-2d to win but has not been playing *egularly since the end of the league whereas Godkin has shown keener interest in the game.

H. G. Fabian defeated Li Chai Hwan in their contest held yesterday by 9-6, 9-2, 9-7. The latter has play-*d for his college at Oxford and howed in his match that he has had considerable experience. He has not played for almost two years and has only had two practice games in the cent weeks, with the result that he was not at his best yesterday.

Green to Meet Morris The draw puts J. Pote-Hunt against he winner of S. Godkin v. L. H.

Wade, with G. W. Morris playing D. green, while H. G. Fabian will play against E. B. Cumine. Matches in he second round of this tournament are expected to be completed by April 21 The second division matches provided much closer competition than that seen in the first division and several minor surprises were registered.

The most conspicuous result was probably the victory of W. R. McCutcheon, the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank player over R. Berglof, first string of the Foreign Y.M.C.A.

McCutcheon has been regarded as the favourite for the junior title this year with R. Bergolf being rated to give him his hardest test, the latter having beaten several prominent players in the league. McCutcheon won from Berglof after a great struggle, 3-9, 9-4, 9-6, 8-10, 9-6, after holding game point in hand in the fourth game and coming perilously near to losing the fth and deciding game.

Berglof's hard hitting was McCutcheon's countered By Cor. Bubb. Well and Seymour Roads Telephone 38484.

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