THE CHINA MAIL
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 1932.
4964 SPORT PAGE DAD
ELLSWORTH VINES LEADS THE WORLD
COCHET HANDICAPPED IN U.S. TOURNEY FINAL
GOES DOWN IN
STRAIGHT
SETS
BRITISH PROSPECTS FOR 1933 NOT HIGHLY RATED.
Ellsworth, Vines, who joined a select band of tennis players by winning the Wimbledon title in his first year of entry, can now be ranked as the world's leading player after his two victories ́over Henri Cochet, the French ace who has held sway for the last three years.
Last Saturday Vines completely outplayed Cochet in the Final Round of the American National Singles Championship at Forest Hills. He won in straight sets to retain his title. During his tour of Europe Vines met with only two defeats Harry Hopman (Aus- tralia) defeated him in the London Championships and Jean Borotra (France) surprised him in the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup in Paris.
Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Success
AMERICAN
AMATEUR
TOURNEY
Somewille Breaks Course Record With 68.
QUARTER-FINALIST
Francio Oumnat Among Last Four
Baltimore, To-day. "Sandy"? Somerville, the Canadian champion, and the only player outside the Unit.
States to be left in the"
Golf Amateur American Championship, yesterday re- turned a card of 69 for the first 18 holes in his quarter match over 26 holes return- final match over 36 holes-2 under par and breaking the course figures to elimin- "ale Blaney (Massachusetts)
by 6 and 5.
McCarthy, the American Walker Cup player who beat Lister Hartley
BRADBURY & NICHOLL MAURICE TATE
VERY STEADY. Brown Canny Player. HAMPTON FINDS GREEN PUZZLING
Shanghai, Sept. 13. The Hong Kong Interport Lawn Bowlers started off well yesterday when they easily de feated the Club Lusitano in n friendly rink game by 32-5, on- the latter's green in Hongkow Park.
The Hong Kong» four were J. C. Brown' (skip), W. B. Bradbury (No. 3), R. S. Nichol (No. 2) and H. Hampton (lead) Lusitano were represented by J. MC. Lopes (skip), A. J. « Boza (No. 3), A. F. Gomes (No. 2) and T. J. d'Almeida (lead).
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TAKEN ILL
May Not Accompany Tourists To-morrow.
THIRD SET BACK FOR M.C.C.
London, To-day. The All-England cricket tours
another ing party received set set-back yesterday when Maurice Tate, holder of all Test bowling records; was taken. It is considered -highly improbable that Tate will accompany the team which aails for Australia on Satur day...
the declinug world champion, how by 3 and 2 in the International one and gave very little indication nervous trouble due to over-exer-
Forest Hills, L. I., Sept. 10. Ellsworth Vines today successful.ever.
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TOURIST TROPHY
THRILLS
2 CARS ACTUALLY TOUCH AND CARRY ON!
SIR H. BIRKIN'S RECORD
DIXON CRASHES ON RIGHT-ANGLE CORNER AFTER SUPERB DISPLAY.
A thrilling motor-car speed duel in the International Tourist Trophy Race over the Ards Circuit at Belfast resulted in a specta cular victory for British cars. Drivers of Riley cars won the first
who and second places. The winner was C. R. Whitcroft,
completed the 410 miles of the course in 4 hrs. 58 min. 4 sec. His average.
and be beat speed for the thirty laps was 74.23 miles per hour the second Riley by only 70 seconds. The result was as follows:
1. C. R. Whiteroft (Rlley) 4 hrs, 58 min. 4 sec. (Average
speed 74.23 m.p.h.).
G. E. T. Eyston (Riley) -4 hrs. 59 min. 27 sec." (Average: apeed 73.90 m.p.h.).
3. E. R. Hall (M. G. Midget) 5 hrs. 7 min. 58 sec. (Average"
"speed 69.93 m.p.h.).
4. Earl Howe (Alfa Romeo) 5 hrs. 9 min. 56 sec. (Average:
speed 80.53 m.p.h.),
5. Sir Henry Birkin (Alfa Romeo) 5 hrs, 12 min. 45 sec.
(Average speed 79.79 m.p.k.).
The Sussex and England stock- bowler was busy packing his lug- rage for the trip to Australia when he was suddenly taken ill. He was sent to bed with. a high tempera- The game itself was not a good fure which was probably caused by
tlon-Reuter... "
This is the third set-back that contest, defeated Yates, conqueror of how the Hong Kong men are, ly defended his U. S national ten- Cochet was forced to the utmost of Eric McRuvie, by 2 and 1 in the owing to the green making good
impossible, the M. C. C. "Selection Committee bowling practically
place nis title, winning in three sets to win from Allison, the count 'be- Second Round.
Nichol played a has received. In the Arst Guilford (Massachusetts) beat Bradbury and from Henri Cochet of France, who ing 6-1, 10-12, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. has ruled the tennis world for sey- Cochet's play against Allison, Evans (Chicago) by 5 and 4 in the steady game, Brown as skip had R. W. V. Robins, the Middlesex all-
Only fourteen of the 32 starters) low retired, through mechanical: was featured by brilliant volleys quarter finals, while Francis duimet very little to do but showed himslef rounder, declined to make the trip,
trouble. eral years...
lasted through a gruelling struggle The scores were 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. ·
DIXON CRASHES.–“ while the American's game profit-encountered stern opposition from a very canny player, while Hamp The victory gave Vines the uned by accurate and fast service. In Johnny Fischer before emerging ton, with the exception of two or after being selected, for domestic
Near the end of the third hour Duleepsinhji bombshell, and his Half a million spectators assem official world title. inasmuch as he the fourth match both missed fre- victorious by one up, and Goodman three ends, could not get the green reasons. This was followed by the
(Nebraska) secured a narrow win at all. was repeating his victory of the quently because of darkness.
The Lusitano players, with the
the track, thousands having taken though he was still driving super- Davis Cup Challenge Round over The match was delayed in start-over McCarthy by one up. the French master.
ing owing to a struggle previously The quarter-finalists who will play exception of A., F. Gomes, took the departure for Switzerland on medi-led at the various points along Dixon lost his position to Whiteroft,
seriously and in
The vacancy caused by Robins up their places during the night bly. Not long afterwards he crash Vines claim to world honours is in the other semi-final of 2 hours off their matches to-day are Somer-game too
Quimet sequence fell down badly. Gomes
The drama was provided by the ed, his car overturning. His me chanic was injured, but the driver not. however, an unclouded one. and 40 minutes between Vines and ville (Canada), Francis
*and holder), Guilford was by far the best of the four dropping out was given to Hedley Jean Borotra beat the lanky Cali-Clifford Sutter, who almost upset (U.S.A.
and played a good game. Lepes at Varity, the Yorkshireman, while the spectacle of F. Dixon, once a famous escaped unhurt. He was taking a fornian in the Davis Cup Challenge the American champlon. Vines (U.S.A.) and Goodman (U.S.A.).
the winds and Three records have now been times had bad luck, just falling to Round, but Borotra's record does threw caution to
over. The mechanic was thrown nof compare otherwise with Vines, played brilliantly to recover the equalled or broken in the U.S. get the shot by the merest fraction, Sussex captain was replaced by racing motor-cyclist, and now tak-right-angle corner when the car zig- but was not playing his usual game Paynter, the young Lancashire ing part as an independent compati-2gged across the road and turned batsman, after Ernest Tyldesley tor, for the first time in an import out, and Dixon was the first to go to who now has both Wimbledon and match, after he had almost lost it.
ant car race. And at the end of an his ald. After first aid the ma United States titles..
Vines won from the New Orleans (1) Johnny Fischer (U.S.A.) re-by any means.
turned a card of 142 for 33 The Hong Kong men started off had declined the invitation. star. M. S. ranking No. 6 player, by
Should Maurice Tate be unable hour Dixon, in his Riley, was lead-chanic was taken to hospital.. the count of 4-6, 6-8, 12-10, 10-3, 6-1. holes, equalling the record with a six at the first end, Lusitano
of Clark getting a single on the next, then to make the trip it is probable that ing, with an average speed of 74.53 qualifying score Corkran in 1924 and Bobby Hong Kong scored two singles and Sam Stapler will be given his first- Jones in 1927 and 1980.. Lusitano, followed with twa. In the opportunity. The Notts bowler is miles an hour, with official Rileys Francis Ouimet (U.S.A. and next four ends Hong Kong scored also a reliable batsman on otca. next in order, and Sir Henry Birkin holder) returned a card of 80 shots, Lusitano getting a two onion.
The championship match started fast and furious, with Vines break Ing through Cochet's service to take first blood.
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The Frenchman, under the men
It was the kind of a fight which There was tennis stars love to see. determination on each side of the
Amateur
tal handicap of his defeat. at Aunet. Time and again the sets went (2) teuil, was at the base line in several exchanges.
Vines kept the upper hand throughout, outmanoeuvring Co- chet and scoring with tremendous smashes.
A throng of 15,000 spectators saw the American star take the title.
to deuce as the opponents for supremacy,"
atrove
AMAZING RALLY After Sutter annexed the Arst two, sets it appeared that Vines would be finished, but he staged his remarkable rally and took the third set after it had gone twice the nor- mal length..
COCHETS DISADVANTAGE
After Vines evened the count by The Frenchman, went into the final match with a slight disadvant taking the fourth set Sutter's de age, as he had to play off the decid-fence materially weakened, and ing set of his semi-final match with Vines took the final set without dif
Aculty. Wilmer Allison earlier in the day.
Their match was called on ac count of darkness last night with each possessing two sets, and the final set was prolonged to a 7-5
The unseating of Cochet by Vines makes him the first American who has had the right to claim world tennis supremacy alace William Tilden bowed to Rene Lacoste In count.
Observers did not believe this 1926. In that year. Lacoste wor WAS a serious physical factor in the from Tilden in the Davis Cup play, final match, as in all Cochet only but America retained the Cap. played four sets today. It might have added to the nervousness of
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CUBS BEAT GIANTS AFTER 11 INNINGS
second qualifying round. The 17th Hong Kong piled on 14 shots, BASEBALL. previous record was 81 by Lusitano getting a single on the 18th. The next end went to Hong "Bobby Jones in 1927.
Kong, who got a single, and Lusi- Somerville (Canada) returned to won the 20th and 21st ends a card of 68 for the dret 18 with singles. Hong Kong winning. holes in the quarter-finals to by 24 shots, 32-8. ...... break the course figures
-Reuter's American Service.
GOLF STARTING TIMES FOR SUNDAY
The following are the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club starting times for Fanling (Old Course) on Sunday:
Old Course
After the game the Hong Kong team were entertained at a dinner at the Club Lusitano in the Pearce Apartments..
Yankees Bow To White
Sox 8 To 5.
racing grimly in his big Alfa Ro
mes.
Sir Henry, who had Major Humphrey Butler Prince George's Equerry, as his me chanic broke the lap record three times within this first hour. His best speed was 821⁄2 miles an hour, when he covered a circuit in 9 minutes. 56 seconds
This left. Whitcroft and Eý... ston, both driving Rileys, lying first and second, though E. R.
· Hall (M. G. Midget) and Eart Howe (Alfa Romeo) were chal❤ lenging the leaders, Dixon's crash marred a wonderful per... formance, for he had averaged over 74 miles an hour, and had broken all records for the course in his class.
Delays in the pits caused Sir Henry Birkin to drop back to eighth place, but on his return be quickly got going again, and put up a new lap record, covering the 15 2-3 miles Second and third places at the in 9 min. 58sec. at a speed of slight-- end of the hour were held by Gly under 88 m.p.h: This was the Eyston and V. Gillow, each in a fourth time he had put up a new Riley. At the end of the second figure, and soon afterwards he ac hour Dixon still held his lead, with complished the feat for a fifth time, RH. E. Eyston second, Whitcroft (Riley) in 9 min. 62 sec.
(Continued on page 8). 2490 third, and Sir H. Birkin fourth Gil-
CHUCK KLEIN HITS HOMER. “
This afternoon Hong Kong will
New York, To-day. play, the Shanghal Lawn Bowls Club
The following were the resulta a friendly riak game, starting at 3
National Leagua p.m. The Hong Kong four will be of yesterday's Baseball games: Up Omar (skip), H. Hampton (No.
8), B. S. Nichol (No. 2) and G. L Boston Braves Buchanan (lead) and the SLBC. Pittsburgh Piraten. 8 120 four J. Munro (skip), B. Baldwin
9.16-9.20 a.m. Not to be booked (No. 8), F. Hornbrook (No. 2) Brooklyn Dodger 0 2 1
by travellers on 8.28 and F. Large (lead)North China St. Louis Cardinals
(Continued on Page 9.)
train. 9.24 a.m. E. Stilliard, C. 3.D.
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Total
9.32
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8.36
MN. Cochrane, G. H.
Bond.
9.40
29.44
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Wallington...
9,48
Monagha
9.52
Lina E. Des
9.56
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