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Luddington's Placed Kick.
IS VINES THE BEST?
By ROVER,
THE BOWLER'S JOB
How in this for a cricket yam, col- lected by Bruce Harris, on his home Ward way from Australia with the M.C.C. cricketers? It was told him in Honolulu
I hear that Bailey Intends to go for no fewer than three events in the A.A.A., championships at the White City on July 7 and 8-the steeple- chase, the three miles and the six miles, That indicates how wonderfully dt Balley is just now, and arouses memories of Normi's amazing fents at the Paris Olympic Games in 1924.
* WINDJAMMER RACE
FOOTBALLER
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Wimbledon Winners
FOR ARSENAL The following are all the results in
British Pole Jumper Out Again.
BARRACKERS' SONG
By ROVER
ARSENAL AND NAVY PLAYER
Miss Horn, (Germany) beat. Mlle.. the All-England Lawn Tennis Cham-Jedazrejowska (Poland) 6-3, 6-3... pionships at Wimbledon as cabled by Miss Betty Nuthall (Britain) best. Reuter.
Bliss Joan Ridley (Britain) 6-1, 6.3.
Mile. Henrotin (France) beat Fr Eadepinguer (Germany)
G-1.
MEN'S SINGLÈS.
"First Round
Helen Jacobs (USA) beat Miss... | Clifford Sutter (U.B.A.) beat Itoh Frentham (Britain) 6-2, 6-1.. (Japan) 6-2, 8-6, 6-1.
Fr. Krabwinkel (German)
beat Ellsworth Vines (U.S.A.) beat Mere Freda James (Britain) 6-3, 6-4. dith
6-1, 6-2, 6-9,
Mrs. Fearaler Whittingstall (Brl R. Miki (Japan) beat Tinkler (Britain) beat Miss tain) 11-9, 6-1. 8-6.
Miss Dearman (Britain) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Mr. Wills
Moody (U.S.A) beat Mary Heeley (Britain), 6-2, 6-1.
་་ Mase
Mathieu (France) beat Miss Feltham (Britain), 4-6, 8-6, 6-2.
Margaret Beriren (Britain) beat Mi
Lyle (Britain) 4-6, 6-1, 9-7. -
Fourth Roard.
R. Nanoi (Japan) best Ginson 6-2; G-2
Bank A West-Country correspondent re- Fred Perry (Britain) best Lacroix
(Britain) 6-4, 7.5, 9-7.- ports that Arsenal are likely to sign Aoki (Japan) beat Cummins
(Belgium) 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
The 1933 windjammer race has been D. Welsh, the Navy centrehalf who started by the Finnish barque Archi baid Russell, which has just sailed has been playing so well for Torquay from Wallaros for Falmouth for or United. Welsh was attached to K.M.S. iders, rev
Eagle, which is now in Wei-Hel-wel, but he remained behind.
Whether Welsh go to Highbury or
Second Round
Gentien (France) beat Dhe Kehrling In one of the remoter islands of the
(Hungary) 3-7, 6-2, 6-8, 6-1, 7-5. She is the first away of the 18 old-
R. Menzel (Crecho Slovakia) beat Pacific the coconut and coral reef time sailing ships, which are among
J. C. Gregory (Britain) 9-7, 6-3, 6-4 kind-men from British worship the great feet of 200-odd vessels tah-
Keith Gledhili (U.S.A.) best Adrian landed and played cricket before ing part in this year's Australian not, it is obvious that Arsenal are conquist (Australia) 6-3, 9-7, 6-2-
Jack Crawford concourse of the type of brown fellow grain race.
(Australia) beat It will be some month before the centrating on the centre-half position. Martin Legear, 6-2, 6-8, 6-3, 6-1. who used to ball misionaries.
The ship returned three years later.
first arrivals reach home ports, how.It has already been hinted that. Me-
Vivian Metirath (Australia) beat To their amazement the crew found that ever. Last year the fastest time was Millan, of Cliftonville and Ireland, may Siba (Czech Slorada) 7-5, 6-3, 5-6, their seed of cricket had taken root. As most of the ships are not litted with
Tery moderats one of 103 days. soon join the champions.
7-9, 7-5, bat had berne strange frait.
The natives had improvised materials and were playing under zales unrecognised by the M.C.C. and Board of Control. The bow- ler believed his job was to hit the wicket-keeper, whom the bataman had to defend.
Then why the stumps?
די
Mrs. Wills Moody (U.B.A.), best Mile Henrolin (France) 6-3, 6-0.
Mile. Valerio (Italy) beat Fraulein Horn (Germany) 6-3, 8-6.
Mlle. Payot (Switzerland) beat Mrs.. Fearnley Whittingstall (Britain) 8-6, 3-7, 7-5,
MEN'S DOUBLES.
First Round.
Adrian: Quist and Don Turnbull Australia) beat Ellsworth Vines and Keith Gledhill (U.S.A.) 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.
the
Stoeffen (USA) beat wireless, even their progress will be
Nomol (Japan) 9-7, 2-6, 9-7, 1-6, 6-2. unknown until they are sighted in the RECORD HOLDER'S RETURN
Henri Cochet (France) beat C. R. D. Chamel or reported by a passing
Tackey (Britain) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. L. Stoeffen and Clifford Sutter I hear that T. Bond, the Jateamer.
pole- H. G. N. Lee (Britain) beat Fisher (USA) beat Marcel Bernard and Among the notable sailing ships par- fumper, who holds the English native (Switzerland) 6-8, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Andre Merlin (France) 6-3, ́2-6, 9-T;
Acetin ticipating are the great German-built record at 12ft. 634 in., will be in action
(Britain) best 6-4. barque Herzogin Cecilie, seven times again this summer. This is good Jacques Brugnon (France) 6-2, 3-6, J. C. Gregory and F. A. Wilde winner of the race in previous years, news. Last year he was told by his 7-5, As the
(Britain) beat H. Itob and E. Miki and her medical advisers that he would never
Vines (U.S.A. and holder) (Japan) 6-2, 6-0, 8-10, 6-1. Mad Hatter remarked, "Let's change the Pamir, the 1932 winner.
be able to pole-vault again.
beat
England (Britain) 6-8, 6-3, T. Aoki and Tuckett beat Freeman Before Bond can reach the Inter- 6-3,
and Van Meurs. 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. -- national class he must go up to the T. Aoki (Japan) best_Morris (Bri- R. Nubol and J. Satoh (Japan) best · BE mark. I think he is capable of tale) 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
De Kehrling and Enrique Maler 6-3, this. Probably his rest last seaton N. Farquharson (S.Africa) beat 6-1, 6-4. will have done him good.
Fred Perry (Britain) 7-5, 6-1, 36,
Second Round [ 4-6, 6-4′′
Chford
Batter (USA) beat Christian Boussus (France) 6-4, 10-8, 6-4, 6-2.
the subject!"
·
A KINGLY CAPTAIN
.
OUT
At Fiji, despite a rain torrent, wanderer saw the native cricket team
in full kit when they entertained the winners of the Ashes to tea.
b
They wore shirts and blazers of or thodox
bat the Sulu was pattern, stituted for trousers. The Sulu is the male national dress of Fiji. It is n short white skirt ar kilt somewhat after the "hobble" style. they none. had
Footwear
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SHOULD WOMEN
RANKED ?
1
Conflicting Views Of
Players..
WOMEN'S DAVIS CUP.
*
*
+
:
HYIP-ADDY.*
Australian barrackers have amusing
if annoying ways.....They snatch
א
Third Round
G. P. Hughes (Britain) best T.
on the tune of the song of the mo- Aoki (Japan) 6-2, 6-1, 6-0. ment and fit words in to taste. When four Test team was in Sydney
one
For batting and wicket-keeping issues its annual official rankingcording to Miss Fellowes, in a letter
they wear
pads but no bouts, which they cannot abide.
The Fiji Heperfluous.
WAS
was singing "Yip-i-add/(Britain) TAVERY lawn tennis country now Here is the barrackers' rendering ac-
to her moth
mother, list-of women, well as of mennington-road, London:
who lives But the benefit of these classifica- This new kind of cricket
Their cheerful dusky laces are sur mounted by the tallest and fuzziest crop of black
you ever saw. Ob- tions, in view of constantly chang- viously A cap
ing values and the heartburning young which they provoke, is open toį scion of the kingly line of the island. His English friends addressed him as question. A few years ago the lead- "Teddy." He had been educated in ing women players in Germany peti-| New Zealand and his English was per-itioned their governing body toj fect.
*
(a world beATER··
jabolish ranking lista, urging that they tended to undermine the morale of competitors and did more Almost the finest of many good per- harm than good. The German formances at the White City recently Bund were sympathetic, but did not was that of F. F. Wolff in the L.A.Caccede to the request. quarter-mile. Runcing this
In Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual, strings is a mechanical affair depend- ing on pace
Wold was published by Eyre and Spottis-
race in
at 350, Ken-
Jira Satoh (Japan) beat J. Lysaght
6-3, 4-6 6-0, 6-2 Heari Cochet (France) beat Bur- well 2-5, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3,
Steadman (New Zealand) beat Con- don 9-11, 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Jack Crawford (Australis)
beat Takes courage la stick it,
fientien (France) 6-3, 6-4; 8-6.
II. G. N. Lee (Britain) beat Vivian There's bruises and fractures galore; McGrath (Austraila) 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. The
After kissing their wives,
And insuring their lives,
They fearfully walk on to score; With a prayer and a curse,
prepare for the hearse, vers look on with broad grins, They would be so much ealmer; In Ned Kelly's armour, When Larwood the wrecker begins, Yip-1-addy-1-25 · ́da
I don't care what becomes of me ! * When they play me the leg theory, Yip-I-addy-1-**--
trying to run arters of the dis-iwoode, famous women players give BOXERS OFF TO AUSTRÁLIA Lance to a scheduled time which would their views on this interesting topic.
L
Three well-known British boxers-
Ellsworth Vines (U.S.A.) beat R MIKE
(Japan) 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.
R. Menzel (Czecho Slovakia) beat N. Farquharson (S. Africa) 6-1, 6-3, 6-2, (Britain) Powell Stoefen beat W.
6-4, 6-2.
D. Frenn (Germany) beat D. P. Turnbull (Australia) 7-5, 6-0, 6-2,
Clifford Satter (USA) beat Voù Cramm (Germany) 6-3, 6-4. 9-7-
De Stefani (Italy) beat Andre- Mer- Un (France) 6-4, 6-2, 6-1.
Beany Aralin (Britain) beat Keith Gledhill (U.S.A.) 6-5, 10-8, 6-1.
P. D. B. Spence (S. Africa) bent J. V. Kirby (§. Africa) 7-9;. G-4, :4-6, ; 6-4, 6-2,
Fourth Round
beat.
give him 49sec., or just inside, at the There is a conflict of opinion. Mrs. Johnny Peters of Battersea, and Nel finish. He was actually one-fifth second
R. Menzel (Czecho Slovakia) fast at 380 yards, and striding in over Moody favours the list. "It cannot Tarleton and Ernie Roderick, of Liver- G. Lyttleton Rogera (Ireland) 6-1, 6-1. the last part of the race without any be absolutely accurate," she says, pool-have sailed for Australia, where 12-10. effort, returned 50 1.5sec. Here, in- but It gives an idea of respective they have contracted to have three L. J. Stoeffen (U.S.A.) beat H. G. N. deed, it looks as if we have a poten-
fighte each at Sydney. tial world beater for the Berlin Olym-Helen Jacobs, the present American guard of a greater number of British (Italy) 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, -
merit of women playera." Miss They may prove to be the advance Lee (Britain) 5-7, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3.
J. Satoh (Japan) beat De Stefani pic Games in 1936.
(champion, considers that "to remove
who boxers will find opportunities för it would be very much the same dribb has been
fighting in Australia. Mr, PLANNED PLACE KICH
E. Broa- appointed representa- thing as doing away with competitive in England for the syndicate which has taken over the Sydney Stad-
Mrs. the ium. He is to send out boxers of notes.
* +
W. G. E. Luddington was the first)tive tennis." man of the lower deck to captain_De- Frl. Aussem, vonport Services. He played for Eng-
who won
land and the Royal Navy many times. Wimbledon title in 1931, is also an every three months.
The three first to go should please
WOMEN'S SINGLES.
First Round Willa-Moody (UBA) beat Macready (Britain) 6-0, 6-0.
Second Round
Luddington defeat of Board at gave advocate. "Ranking batament to the Australians, for they are excent Kathleen Stammers (Britain) bent
the
Scotland at Key clares, are an encouragement to tonally clever and stay to the last Miss Strawson 6-3, 6-3. where for weeks they practised a
came in young talented players..." Mrs. bell appertunity ional match at Murrayfield. Lambert Chambers, while support-
pince
The
an international
册
The plan was successful. Luddington ing the lists, considers that ranked YORKSHIRE'S CODE. left the senior service at the end of players raust play competitive tennis last year and has now been appoint-
the R.N.E.
ANOTHER JACKSON FOR
CHELSEA?
have
"It is better to lose with
are
honour
de sports master at Dulwich College. In order to be chosen for inter-than to gain fifteen points by means Gardner is groundaman and coach at national teams. There must be no that are not quite cricket, Fifteen
College.
not resting on one's laurels in order to points
everything. ◄entimenta
were express- keep one's position."
ed by Mr. A. Sellers, father of the On the other hand, Miss Ryan is cricketer who led Yorkshire to cham- "dead against ranking lists." They when addressing the players
pionship honours in his first season, Chelses F.C. may again
at the only create nerves. She doubts annual luncheon of the Yorkshirs Jackson in their team. This is not a whether they are ever really fair, as County Club to the playing staff and forecast of the return of Alex Jackson players vary so much, and some are members of the cricket Press at the to the forward line, but an indication much better at doubles than singles. Headnigley ground, Leeds,
that the Jackson who is Partick Thin-
tle's international goalkeeper, is like Mme. Mathieu, the French cham-
*
ly to move to Stamford Bridge during pion, takes a similar view. "A LAncashires effoRT The summer.
tha
Jackson's claims were ranking list,” she says, "might bej
over-shadowed
Thomson for
Harkness
and and correct today," but he surpassed (morrow." both these goalkeepers by his remark- able club record. For seven seasons he
wrong to
at
Mr. Sellers said that he was Manchester at the opening of, the. Lan-] caabire practices, when it was stated A Women's Davis Cup?
that it was the wish of every cricketer Lowe's Annual, a compendium of to play brighter cricket, but that it was has- mlased a League match for yainable information for all lawn if this was not done...
not always the fanit of the batsman Mr. Sellers,
not
Partick Thistle.
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Miss
beat Virginia: 6-4, 6-4. Betty Nuthall (Britain) beat Miss Thomas (Britain) 6-4, 6-2.
Margaret Scriven (Britain) beat Mrs. Godfree (Britain) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3,
Third Round Helen Jacoba (U.S.A.) beat Perry Baunders (Britain) 6-1, 6-3,
WEST INDIES AND LEG THEORY.
Dangerous. Bowling At Lord's.
Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugno (France) beat H. G. N. Lee and H. K. Lester, (Britain) 7-5, 6-2, 6-4.
T. Aoki and Tuckett beat Bryans and“ Leader, 6-4, 6-2. 1-6, 6-3.
MIXED DOUBLES. First Round Billington and Miss Knapp. (Britain) beat C. B. D. Tuckey and Margaret Scriven (Britain) 6-4, 6-2.
Second Round
G. P. Hughes and Mrs. Wills-Moody beat E. R. Avory and Miss Strawsom (Britain) 6-2, 6-3
Itoh and Miss Hardwick beat Booth and Miss Wynne, 13-11, 6-4.
T. Aoki and Miss Feltham best V. Covell: 6-1, 3-6, McGrath and Mrs. R-6.
MISS RAO NOMINATED BY INDIA FOR WIMBLEDON
Defeated in Early Round.
Miss Leila Rao, the young Bombay player, was nominated·· to represent India at Wimble don.
She was, however, beaten early in the famous tourna“ ment.
Miss Rao won the All-India: Championships in 1932, when Miss Jenny Sandison was not competing, and was runner-up -- to her in 1931 and 1933. She has been a familiar figure on the Indian courts and is also .not. unknown on the Continent- and in England.
600 YARDS RECORD..
P. V. Powell's Unsuccessful Attempt.
London, June 18, The attempt to break the British and world's 600 yards record at. the Civil Service Sports held at White City yesterday, failed when J. V. Powell won by two seconds jover D. GMA. Lowe's record
D. G. A. Low (England) “set-up the record in 1926 when he covered. the distance in 1 min, 10:2-5′ sec..
FIRST SHAMROCK'S: FATE.
Londen, June 15.-
For eighteen months Sir Thomas Lipton's executorg have been try- ing to sell the original Shamrock London, May 22 as a "going concern" but have fail- Several newspapers give pro-ed and the boat has now been sold
Negotiations for the transfer have tennis players, also contains the agreeing. ith this principle, thought been opened. The Anal word rests Hiews of leading women players on that, it spectators-1 would really sec with the player,
the question of extending the what was taking place on the field, Wightman Cup to include other ciation to the batsman, then they had minence to the deliveries of the to a Southampton yacht builder for
they would perhaps, give more apore- countries than Great Britain and done in the past. No one would deny, West Indian fast bowlers, Con- scrapping för a song.-Beuter Le Ellsworth Vines the best player America. Here, again, there is no he stated that Yorkshire had played stantine and Martindale, who hit Wireless. ever in lava tennis? A dimeult ques-unanimity of opinion. Mrs. Moody right cricket last season, and he the Marylebone bafamen on Satur tion to put to any one who neither saw and Miss Jacobs are against any hoped that they would continue to play day at Lord nor played against the pre-war mas orientation. "The Wightman Cup,"
bright cricket. tera-EL. 1. "Austin, Beitain's "Davis
Cup player, has an eficient answer by Mrs. Moody, "should never be POLO PRINCES
played allowed to assume the proportions of
The-Morning Post states that Hearne and Hulme had to face some fearsome fast bowling, which
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Here it in the Davis Cup. It would take up Maharaj Kumar of Baria, the heir frequently was very short, so that the beat tennis which I personally ever encountered * people famour on the laws of other too much time of women, players apparent of Baris. State, is in England. the ball flew about in the neigh-
tensi Miss Hyan would open the Wight. He is one of the reserves of the Jai-bourhood of the batsmen's bodies MA TAU WEI ROAD, KOWLOON court and in the controlling bodies of
pur polo team, who are now playing. the game on this and other subjects man to all countries, provided the His brother, Prince Prithisingh is one and heads Hulme received three hep to brighten much that is statisti- competition were not held every of the members of the Jaipur team or four nasty blown and K cal but valuable in "Lowe's Law Ten year, But the doubts whether Both these young princes are Ene The Daily Heroid says that al nly Annual, 1933,77 The unofficial rank-
and Slikar though the leg side was not packed ing list includes one hundred men and women's matches would prove, In-horsemen, keen polo players, a
teresting enough to the publie to enthusiasts. *Prince Prithisingh, who eighty promen
LESSONS IN RIDING, JUMPING with fieldsmen, the Marylebone make enough money for expenses.
is popularly known in the sporting
▲ HORSEMANSHIP, G. W. BAILEY OUT FOR TREBLE Mme Mathieu of France, and are of India at "Prithi ne per batamen had a taste of how un
e of the youngest polo players pleasant, not to say dangerous, the BREAKING IN & SCHOOLING OF Pri Krabwinkel, of Germany, are Hassent handicap
only
really fast deliveries of Constan- PONIES HORSES F A.A.A ten miles championship race
AA con allas Cook part be both anxious that their countries Maharaj Kumar of Baria la twenty tine, and Martindale can be. When ETABLING OF PONIES – HORSES ways that, while G. W. Bailey Factual should have a women's Davis Cup. three years old, his handicap being of the ball dropped short, riding to a PONIES & SADDLERY FOR SALE. performance was magnificent, che might Hme, Hathlen believes that the in- These two princes, who play under fair height, it precluded the bats-- have got inside Nurmale world record dusion of rance, mould compel the Baria State colours in India, have, men from playing anything bat for the distance perhaps beating Se Federation to take more intercet in many important polo tournaments al stroke in defence of the head and
daring the short-pole careers, won Iminutes had he been pushed" pa
shoulders; "kleibourne Age
fast cinder track,"
Woinen
ps
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PROPRIETOREN