TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1932.
THE CHINA MAII
ELLSWORTH VINES
VINES THE GREATEST YOUNG PLAYER OF ALL TIME
Ellsworth Vines King Of The Lawn
H.W. Austin Overwhelmed In Three Sets
BOROTRA AND BRUGNON TRIUMPH IN THRILLING DOUBLES FINAL
By A. WALLIS MYERS.
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London, July 4. Wimbledon is over and America rules the lawn., As conclu- sively as Mrs. Moody won the women's championship the day be fore, Ellsworth Vines also of California_won_the-mens-on-Sature day. He beat H. W. Austin in the final, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0.
Queen were there.
the
AMATEUR GOLFERS
DEFEATED.
Lose By Ten To Three, And Fire Halved.
Richmond, July 23. On the Mid-Surrey course, th-day, a team of professional golfers beat: one composed of amateurs and including four members of the Walker Cup team who will be going to America In August, by 10 matches to 3, with live matches halved.
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John de Forest, the amateur champlon, halved his game with A. G. Havers, the Sandy Lodge professional and winner of the British Open Champion ship in 1923,
ship and the Australian doubles. championship in 1928; a 5 year later they captured the cover- ed court fitles in America - They Lire. In short, an "old firm."
The great value of Brugnon. to France and he proved it again on Saturday is that he temperamen- tally suited to" pair up with any one of the other French "Big! Three." Ile knows their methods, eyes their idiosyncrasies, Intimate- y, and they know his. They res- Hise, for example, that, by his lack af finishing power overhead, he is certain to draw the lobs of his op ponents. This means that there will be plenty of play in the higher altitudes which suits the French attack, and that a roving partner so discerning as Borotra can select the most propitious moment to inter- vene.
So far from the Frenchmen on Saturday lacking combination, they [triumphed because of it, and not |"tenstbecause"Borotra, a prince of captains, was able to bring Brug- non into the fateful final set as in and confident as he had been
in the rat.
Nevertheless, the British might
Vines, the third American champion in succession, equalled his second to love; held his third in record of Tilden and Patterson by capturing the title on his stepite of a double fault; forfeited his fourth from 15. Vines, on his visit to England. He beat the record of H. L, Doherty, Tilden, John part won all his own service ston, Lacoste, "and Cochet by winning both the American and Brixames with a confidence increasing have won the championship both with every stroke. He double in the fourth and fifth sets. For- lish championships. under the age of 21. That feat alone makes faulted in his second, but made tune had favoured them in the Vincs the greatest young player of all time,,
light of the aberration. He was second set, for Borotra had sacrific- Saturday's selling was impressively complete. The King and aided in his "progress by the poored two service games by his own length of his opponent's returnajerrors Yet, by: training all their Just as their Majesties patronised the first even when there was time for a bet-guns on to one man. thus eluding Anglo-French women's final in 1919 the equal and exciting strug- ter blow. Vines seemed to have all the deadly kills of the Basque, they gle between Mrs. Lambert Chambers and Mlle. Lenglen -
the room he wanted to turn and had gained a definite ascendeney in so. Thir: tack; he was never pressed; he the third set, and they were lead- Icon years later, they revealed their sustained interest in inter-came to his climax--a break of sixing all through the service-govern- national lawn tennis by coming to see the first Anglo-American adversary whose rhythm and, morno chance of capturing the tenth games in the third set-against an qurth up to 6-4. They had men's final
fale had been shattered by the op-game. for Borotra, "on his toes and
posing forces.
off them. was superlative, and his Service game was carried to love.
HUGHES LOSES›
it..
match. It was a one-sided contest. Austin did not put up the fight which was expected. He was not. As we had hoped, the David for the Goliath.
VINES NERVOUS START.
#
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WHAT HISTORY TEACHES.
be-
weapon
CONTROLLED SPEED
SERVICE
French the rupture of Hughes'
Then came a great gain for the; service and the chance to vo out on Brugnen's. Ferry returned ser- rice splendidly, and forced, Brug- non coming in to fet two volleys. At another set ball Borotra poached for the coup de grage and missed- another life for Perry and Hughes. But the magic touch of decision was with the French, and they came,
Ai terms.
The
VINCENT RICHARDS.
Roman
Chicago, July 26.
Najuch, German professional, "proved" himselfe better than Vincent
tennla
Richards of the United States
to-day when he defeated him after four diets, 7-5, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3,
COTTON IN GOLF INCIDENT
Ordered Not To Use Iron On Tee.
open
.
Shanghai Preparing For H. TOWER WINS SPOON Swimming
AT RIFLE SHOOT.
Mrs. Holmes Competes At Kowloon Tong Range A. CHAPPELLE RUNNER-UP.
H. Tower yesterday succeed- ed in winning a monthly, spoon. in the Hong Kong Rife Club competition at the Kowloon Tong Range.
Owing to the wet weather, the shouting contests arranged for Saturday and Sunday had to be cancelled, but a number of mem bers of the Hong Kong Riho Club fired at the Kowloon Tong Range yesterday morning. in a monthly spoon, competition,
The results were as follow:-
200 300 400
H. Tower: A. Chappelle L. B. Holmes
yds yds. yds. Total 24 23 18 ·65 24 20 21 *65 22
92% 19 03 18 59 14 21 57
57
J. M. Tetley
R. I Felling
J. Lister ...
21 13
S. Conway
17 20
18
C. Rowsell
20 18
15 5.3
Mrs. M. T. Holmes 13
17 15 45.
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Interport
BRUCE
MCDONALD WILL BE AVAILABLE.
And Probably J, R. Johnson.
Shanghai. July 24,
CX-
In view of the pense to be borne by the Swimming Association who are to send an inter port-team to Tientsin in Sep tember, it has been suggested to hold several galas for com- petition between the best swimmers In the city so that funds may be obtained to cover the expenses incurred The winners of the various championship events will be selected by the Swimming Asso- ciation to represent Shanghai in" the coming triangular interport meeting which is to take place in Tientsin, and it is therefore up to
H. Tower and A. Chappelle tied those who have a chance to start for the first place, "and in the their training early so as to be shoot off the former won.
fit for the various championships
The next monthly competition with a view to representing shoot will be hold on Saturday, Shanghai in the Northern city. August 13. and Sunday, August Hong Kong swimmers have been 14, at 2.30 p.m. and 10 a.m. respec-reported to have done a lot of tively,
training recently and by reports they are very keen to repeat their winning performance of last year, while the
ever increasing promise of the youthful Tientsin. swimmers, has been born out re cently.
HOLDERS LOSE TO FRENCH PAIR. Allison and Van Ryn Indifferent.
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Shanghai has been lacking. of fast distance swimmers for sonie time and apart from Bruce Mc- Donald, there is none to represent us. It is learnt that J. R. John stone, who did so well here in past years and likewise for himself in Hong Kong, may swim in competition again and should this be the case there is lot of hope of our taking points
London. June 28. Wilmur Allison and John Van Ryn, Wimbledon holders in 1929 and 1930, were unexpectedly beaten at Wimble dan this year by Borotra and Brugnon, who won in straight sets. Their meet ing in the Davis Cup Challenge Round was eagerly awaited as it was thought that the Americans would this time emerge victorious. The French, how ever, decided to test Borotra and the in the interport. American pair had to be satisfied with a-win-over-Gachet-and-Brugnon-instead-
Allison and Van Rynowed their defeat in the doubles partly to their
non. who, in a surprisingly brief en uwn indifferent play, and partly to the
counter, lost only nine games, Allison splendid attack of Borotre and Brug-
-obviously there was some physical championship reason for his stingless service and smashing. But I suspect that both were
wor
renown
CHINESE SUCCESSES
IN MANILA.
Basketball Wins Before Large Crowd.
Manila, July 27,
In their first game in the Islands, "the Chinese girls' basketball team, that arrived in town yesterday morning on the President Harrison, wal- loped the local Central High School five, 36-8 at the Stu- dent Y.M.C.A.
no opted into the committee hox by fed the ginnt to find himself; he al Sir Herbert Wiberforce and Comdr. post seemed to be sensing trouble Fillyard just before Wines and before trouble came. Strong and
Préviously Vines had been, in Austin came in, received a loyal resolute strokes were rare. ovation from a capacity crowd."
golfing terms, aiming for the Vines, bent to adjust his shoe,asgreen: he was now aiming for the Every inch in space in the big am- he crossed over, rising to increase pin. He was placing the ball just phitheatre ginting the court was this service speed. He went to where he wanted, and blending rupied. Even the roller had its from 15. He was "letting out" on foree with finesse. That he could camping spectators. Hundreds had his delivery; the bull was bounding make the delicate shot as well as had queued up overnight and had off chalk: Austin was yielding to the deep and hurting "line" was stept and breakfasted before the it. But he was not demoralised. shown by one beautiful drag shot gates. Most of these patient in- Vines was still yulnerable in the taken on the run which left Aus
HIS OWN STORY. vestors were tennis "fans"; a few deep corner, ang Austin won the tin standing. But he used no spin were tennis hnanciers and sold long ninth game. This time, onto slow up the game, ner ever for
Henry Cotton, the young their position in the line to the the cross-over, the American chang-sook his plan of an unbridled at-amid great excitement, to level highest bidder. Ring seats, par-led a broken shoelace for a sound tack.
London golf professional who is rarely out of the news for chased for a few shillings were ex-one. The delay was disturbing to This is where his training and changed for as many pounds. It Austin, whose control had, impromental outlook came in. Controlled similar to the fourth except that
more than two consecutive The Afth and final bout was very was a great day, and fine weathered. He had no reply to three fast speed has always been his watch Brugnon seemed to come to it with
days, figured in a scene at Sandwich that caused coh- and perfect, organisation attended services in the tenth game.
siderable comment. word. He confirms the opinion, could not help recalling Johnston's which I have ventured to express Borotra was breathing into his ear. George's course is separated only
renewed strength. Perfodically But if Vines played wonderful robust retorts to Tilden's cannon before, that the decline of Tilden, Victoire," and his own intensity by a fence from the fast hole of The twelfth tee of the Royal St. tennis It was not a wonderful balls.
who was even more majestically of purpose was communicated to his Prince's, where the final rounds of was suffering from a strained shoulder ruthless than Vines, dates from the partner. Up to 4-3 for England the British time when he used the chop ta
the service governed the rallies were played. stroke that never came out of the Then the French had to struggle, No man's knowlege can go
Dohertys" bag) as yond his experience. I found many the flat drive,
an auxiliary to hard to save Brugnon's, while the The tee at St. George's had been sorry that they could not have come to England like Vines a week, earlier. observers of Saturday's final speak-
English only carried Berry's after specially prepared for the Gold They jumped off a boat into their first ing as if the. service of Vines was Vines won the championship-decs. Borotra served a double Vase competition, which is recog- turf tournament of the year. some novel and uncanny
his winning shot, by the way, was fault in the critical eighth "game,"
nised as the premier, amateur
None the less, the French team impossible to counter and imposan untouchable service stroke-by but Brugnon made a herois volley stroke event of the year.
would have been too good for most Vines was strong, menacing and sible to reproduce. The history of unadulterated lawn tennis, Ato balance the score. ''
During the day Cotton was seen that verve and variety that is almost couples yesterday. Their play had all Tuhigas-but dot at Arst. He was American and even French lawn wise and prudent general, he re-
to be on the tec. practising with a French monopoly, and that never fails. indeed, palpably nervous
Again the service of Hughes, an iron. He had hit a number of a please a Wimbledon crowd. They at the tennis confounds that theory. At served his best display for the last which bore traces of the strain, was balls when he was approached by gained early service breaks in all three start, as if his youth and the ucca-the beginning of the century Dwight two rounds. He did not play as the parting of the ways.
The overwhelming defeat suffer alon were not quite compatible. Atavis (who was present on Saturwell against Austin as against French, captured it from 30. There teur champion, and a member of
Mr. Robert Harris. a former ama-sets and held their own services with ed by the Central women may be this initial stage Vines was
uniform success. not day) was serving nearly as fast as Crawford, but that was because werk some wonderful volleying ex-the Royal and Ancient Club. the giant who had annihilated Vines, and finding players in his Austin did not tax him as much.
Brugnin was delightfully skilful all explained by the fact that girls' Crawford. His service was alugown country ready with a reply,
changes: the French had just the
through and delightfully modest after rules governed the game as the in- THE DOUBLES
He requested Collon to cease words "The Americans," he said to vaders had been playing. The gogh the cannon-ball was shy. HeR.N. Williams defeated M. E. Mc-
cooler beads. But on Brugnon's practising at once, but as the ine, "were very accommodating, but I local girls' teams have been play was melting his drivers; he was not | Laughlin in the final of the Ameri
· TITLES. ··
service the leaders were 15-14struction was not immediately am pleased, we won. because it meaning boys' rules" and consequently bending down as he usually does can championship of 1914 by stand-
of the doubles championships, down. History might not repeat it beye. Mr. Harris called upon that Jean is playing on the last day. to watch the barrel diacharge its ing in and taking the Californian's une has gone exclusively, and an-self. Ferry jumping over, neatly James Bradbeer, the exstitit of the it would not be like Wimbledon if he were badly beaten. They should
The angled a cross, volley, and the Professional Golfers' Association,
not, however, have consented to sen), ble exp-protected eye level thunderbolt on the rise; so did in part, to France.
Amazing Boretra.",
play girls' rules without the slight with the gun,
both Wilding and Parke at Wimble Spain and America in alliance.
mixed doubles fell, as expected, to match was finished.
of which Cotton is a member-and Hurutra was in great form, and made est knowledge of them... Perry and Brugnon each lost their asked him to order Colton' away amazing shots, He served a pair The Chinese male team, whipped Austin did not take advantage of tiên in 1913. -.. this un-trady Wines. He might
Belgium, through that delightful services twice, Borotra three times, from the. tee.
of double faults in one game, but These Lacoste had an answer to Tildena' volleyer, Mlle. Sigart, sharen the and Hughes five times. and should have won the opening service bath in America and France, women's doubles title.
«utoned for this aberration by leaps that the Headquarters five by a very This was done and Cotton pick-rave a Pethal ending to the rally big margin. The invaders made it thought of H. L. Doherts and passed on the recipe to Cochet. The final of the men's doubles re-do not convey the genius of Bortra Mr. Harris afterwards described Court and landed like a telescoped en steps of their partners, the al
figures are illuminating, but they el up his golf balls and moved off. Once he overran the buffers of the two straight, following in the foot-- and Norman Brookes twenty-seven Vincent Richards, whose ground warded those who had queued up a match-winner, the heroism of the affair as a "piece of amazing seats. During his absence Brugnon edly weaker sex.
alleg. or carlier. The Australian had strokes tere no comparison to Aus in an all-night vigil. Starting dis-Brugnon, upon whom the brunt of stupidity" and the remarks of manfully defended the court: two men Despite the well-known depres-
cine among the spectators in the side in a line of Englishmen with his tin's, could hold Tilden even in his astrously for Ferry and Hughes, the defence fell, nor the resolute those standing around referred were playing one for several shotssion, five hundred or so apectators withering service-bolts more" un-prime by parrying a service. Pat-with the French racing through a resistance of the British All the chiefly to the law that fron clubs then Borsten leapt back again to make jammed the gymnasium at one
nitor than, and as sinister as terron's service was a lethal in-love set at top and annihilating last needed was the quality of the shall not be used in practice from the characteristic bit of Borstratio peso per head. those of Vinea Doherty accepted strument in England, but I saw speed, it developed into about as French to take occasion by the any prepared tee the challenge of the service and Johnston win eight games against close and as thrilling a fight for hand.
gymnastics: bringing roars of laughter, had Brookes a difficulties before it in succession at Forest Hills in maste
Cotton's Story. Jac could develop his attack. He 1924. I also witnessed Borotra ever s
and applause, When Van Ryn's servlet. surprised him into more errors and handle it unflinchingly and victor-not have been of the highest All the tennis in it may
When asked for his version of was captured in the third set the door | DR. REID DOUBTFUL STARTER the episode, Cotton agreed that he pirenetle through.
was wide open for the French to
FOR TENTH OLYMPIAD. lously in a Davis Cup match on the standard-there is bound to be a The victory of Mle. Metaxa and Bradbeer, but, he emphasised that Hughes and Perry in the anal this was spoken to by Mr. Harris and Boraira and Brugnen will engage Austin had begun with a double same ground in 1925 The truth is fall and rise of mercury in a match, le, Sigart in the women's doubles he had driven only about a dozen afternoon. The British pair were set a fault and lost the first game. That that false values of the game have, so prolonged and so herdically con- was very popular, partly because of balls, and that he immediately fast marching pace by Boussus, and was a little disquieting, but he was through ignorance, obtained cur tested by all four men but there their enterprising play and partly stopped his practice when he was whirlwind strokes, which were captivat confident enough in the second rency in this country. The lessons were singularly few loose balls in it because of their unlucky experi-called upon to do so, who watch and the left-handed Merlin yesterday. Young Merlin's game, and broke through the of history have been neglected. after the frat set. It was, indeed, aence last year, when they were re- "I tried to find a piece of ground, thrusts of his partner carried the American's service. He led 2-1
great battle, and if the King and quired by the exigencies of the where I could use a club," he ex- French to 5-2. But the leaders struck and 3-2, holding his own; the er- rors were coming from Vines; the
Queen and the vast crowd, were not programme to wage two matches on plained, "but all the practice Los holsterously at this stage and, re- yards champion, has broken able to acclaim a home victory, at the last day. Is the mixed doubles places were occupied by apesta French Lastre Dimmed. battle, if anything, was going By failing to use his cooler com- the end they saw two pld favourites Afaier's volleying was more robust tors
many errors; were caught. favourably for England. In the plex in the first atto win it at Wimbledon triumph.
than that of Hopman's, while Miss "Others had been over on the St. had lost the service
The French Jed: 65, but when they sixth games Vines served two aces that is, so that he had some re-
of Bouksus in the -his first of the match-but he serve of capital-Austin exposed
"OLD FIRM"". IN Ryan deservedly won yet another George's fee, and did not think thirteenth game, their lustre was dim- discounted their value by missing his limitations to the enemy. Vines
REACTION.
foubles championship at Wimble was doing any harm by going threatened again. Their service re-his victories at the White City.
pred. Hughes and, Perry were never A volley and taking a ball that was was evidently saying to aimaelf, described as a scratch pair as if tean, which is easily a record. "I picked out a spot that was wore the prelude to a balanced
Borotra and Brugnon have bean don. Her titles now total seven- there too
turns, now steady and well directed, sailing out. He was lucky, on "If he cannot prevail when I am they were new to each other's com- The French champion struck the fet actually on the tee, but what they found their adversaries
attack: strokes and tactics still indefinite, playing badly my accuracy and pany on the court. They have play last ball of the meeting Cochetam most anxious about is to cor heart and in and the end was only losing to level the score.
confidence, which are coming, must ed many times together and won won the Plate against Kuwabara rect any impression that there was This England
end was only Austin then lost his service to beat him." And they did right many triumphadey were brack with something in hand,
dwill meet France in He thus trouble of any kind.
the last stage of the doubles fom the love. He served weakly, but his along the line, in every department eled when France
the Davis became the second ex- errors came after Vines had return of the game. In every segment of the
"When I was told to remove my Orst time since Roper Barratt and iniz 1927-1 win the consolation. BeCup at Phil
AW-self I did so, and although I know Dixen played and beali: Decugis, and partne ATHA they were
the major title t Austin. won his opening service in 1924 and
that the marks of my Gobert in the challer round of 1812. inner in phots low in the second set from 16; he lost the French
vistole, do not think The famous French pris gained anny victory.pyar Hughes and Per Taid damage.
(a diasprointior Final,
won.
ed the ball. He did not exe pressure which his op unsteadiness demanded; he
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the court
LIMITATIONS "EXPOSED
as the new Wimbledon han
doubled
They won
champion-1908
MISS RYAN'S RECORD
were
not."
A
cording
a matter of
2.
- Breaks Down On Eve Of Departure.
London, July 8. FP. Reid, the Scottish and A.A.A 100 yards and 220
down, and there is a
a doubt as to whether he will be able to travel to Los Angeles with the. British Olympic team, -for which he was chosen following
If unable to go to Los An- gele: Reid may be included in the Scottish team to oppose
»Ireland, at Powderhall, Edin
burgh, e July 15, but that is
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