TENNIS WONDERS

Grey River Argus, 10 December 1938, Page 5

TENNIS WONDERS

Two 17-year-old tennis girls—Miss Rosemary Thomas and Miss Gem Hoahing, 4ft. 6in. British-born Chinese girl—have been included in the official ranking list. Rosemary is No. 10, Gem No. 11. . They are two of the three young tennis wonders of the moment. The third is 14-year-old school girl Jean Nicoll, of Harrow. Rosemary is slim, wears glasses, found work in a dress store fatiguing, but stayed up late every night to pass her matriculation rather than give up tennis. She has a fine tennis brain, plays well at the back of the court, passing even the most expert volleyers. She belongs to the Mrs. Moody poker-face variety of player. And she has beaten Mrs. King (Wightman Cup captain), Miss Susan Noel, Miss Valerie Scott, Miss Jean Ingram, all “names” in the tennis world. She was junior champion in 1937. Miss Gem Hoahing can see over the net, but not so very much above it. She has a solemn expression when she loses a shot, and a six times more

solemn look when she wins one.. She is fond of bull’s eyes. She was junior champion in 1936. She was too young then for “Wimbledon,” and, like Rosemary, went in for killing off Wimbledon players at other tournaments. She floored Mary Heeley at Eastbourne—Miss Heeley had been Britain’s No. 1 a few years ago. On the Riviera last February,. Gem defeated the now French champion, Mme. Mathieu.