The Archive · 1939

Budge Tastes Defeat

Bologne Park, Jan. 23.

Iüleworth Vines, former amateur tennis, champion, defected Donald Budge, who last year made a clean of major amateur tennis titles, in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, today before a crowd of 4000 spectators. It was the fifth victory that Vines has scored inst the ten triumphs piled up by the red-headed Californian in their present professional tour of the United States—United Press. e Than 1,000 Spectators Watch 1 Ping Pong Final Memorial Tournament Arranged by Friends of Late Banker; Proceeds Given to Charity the Huchow Association. bath... By winning four out of tehes from Hwa Li, captured No less than 24 and the whole com-nearly two months.

"given to charity rounds were The first two matches went in favour of Hwa Li by scores of 3-0 and 3-1. The next two singles, however, were won by Ching Yung by two 3-0 scores, Hwa Li took the lead again by capturing the fifth match 3-0 but lost the last iwo by 3-1 and 3-0.

Following the team competition, there was a series of contests for individual championship. H. T. Loh, star of the victorious Ching Yung team, emerged triumphant as he defeated L. S. Chang in four sets. Play was exciting as the contenders stood at least ten feet from the table, smashing, slicing and returning with

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