TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1933.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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BRITAIN'S GREATEST OPPORTUNITY IN DAVIS CUP SINCE
IN
TENNIS LEAGUE
CLUB FAIL
TO EXTEND
BRADBURY WINS.
Whibley Beaten By 22 To 13.
CHAMPIONS B. W. Bradbury, the Craigen-
C.R.C. "B" Lose Their
100 Per Cent.
gower skip, entered the last sixteen in the Colony Bowls Championship yesterday when he beat A. R. Whibley, conqueror of L. A Gutierrez, last year's champion, by
FRENCH SEQUENCE MENACED
Will France hold the Davis Cup for the seventh successive year and thus is the equal the American record? question being asked in all tennis cir cles at the present moment.
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SUMMARISED ·
HISTORY OF
THE CONTEST
Vines Not Second Tilden.
122-13 after 21 ends on the Recreio of H. Roper Barrett, the non-playing FIRST SIX IN WORLD RANKING
! Roand.
This year Britain has startled the world by smashing triumphs over the formidable American team and there is every justification for the optimism British captain. Cochet has been beaten by Vines and Crawford this the "Bounding white Borotra, again in the singles.
in the Fourth Basque, has indicated that he will not
prankly speaking. look for France.
'VARSITY SECURE FIRST POINTS
The Chinese Recreation Club.
i green. the holders, advanced another rung Bradbury will now meet C. G. year, in the ladder to the "A" Division Silva (Recreio) Tennis League Championship yes- terday when they easily overcame the Club at Causeway Bay. South China, their most dangerous rivals, secured two points at the expense of the Recreio,
Detalled scores:
It is a poor out- She has no young
(By Referee.)
Since their success in 1912 Britalo
Heads B. W. Bradbury A. R. Whibley players to compare with either Aus-only been represented twice in the
when
tin or Perry, and the suggestion that Challege Round - in 1931 Marcel Bernard may be given Boro France won by 3 matches to 2 after Pat Hughes and C. H. Kingaley had tra's place in the singles has led lost the vital doubles match, and again
this year,
2 perts opine that the French regime
is at an end.
Last year he 7 beat both Vines and Allison to give
Frange a dramatic win.
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Austin on his present form should
er
The history of the Davis Cup, donat
them until the
NISH IN LAST 16. Ramsey Beaten After
30 Ends.
The eclipse of Vines by Craw- ford, Austin, and Perry has only borne out the statement by tennis critics in England that he was not a second Bilden. The fact that he is a Californian used to ex- treme heat makes his defeat At Auteuil the more sensational. He Colony Bowls Championship yester
and there however,
day when he beat J. V. Ramsey by 121-17 after 30 ends on the Recreio
green yesterday afternoon.
Nish, will now meet either Lunny (Electric) or W. V. Field (Craigengower),
H. Nish (Bowling Green). Tast year's runner-up to L. A. Gutierrez, entered the last sixteen in the
is still young, in reason to believe that he will stare a comeback before next Wimbledon.
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of
an offer. Vines received $100,000 to turn professional, but refused to comment on the pro- position except that he might, con- sider it once Wimbledon and the Davis Cup were over. It is ex- tremely unlikely that Tilden's offer will now remain at this high águre.
Detailed scores: Heads
J. V. Ramsey
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of two successful American Championships in order that he might
cycles,
be in good fettle for the Davis Cup. teams, runs in
The first American sequence was Allison's decline in the last two years 10.
has been rapid, and under the cir- and brought about by M.D. Whitman Dwight Davie who carried all before cumstances it was surprising, that
reign
the Doherty's Hardy did not play Lott in the singles for Britain.
The doubles match against Austin. The retirement, of this mate
never has
played famous pair cost Britain the trophy in player
than this year. Xe. 1907. and Norman Brookes and A. F. ter
Allison, Sutter, Storffen, Wilding proceeded to give Australasia beaten
sequence of four wins. In 1920
beat Cochet, though the Frenchman; a an entirely different player when
Gregory Mangin and Berkeley Bell for Bik Bul Tilden and chempionships in America this year. na "Little Bill Johnston defeated
beat tralia to record the 'first of a series of
9 competing for France in an interna- 12 tional match, and Perry should
either Baretra
Bare doubles match between the don champione,
It would perhaps not be amisa
1912
V.R.C. GALA
FIXED FOR
AUGUST 5TH
Invitation Relay On Card Of 9 Events.
220 YARDS HANDICAP INNOVATION
Nine Swimming events, includ- Jing an Invitation Relay race, are on the programme for the third | VRC. Gala, which will be held on Saturday, August 5, at 9.15 p.m.
H. Nish
Five local swimming Clubs have been invited to compete in the 200 1yards Invitation Relay Race of 1(four men 3 side. The Clubs 1 invited are, The South ́ China 1 Athletic Association; The Chinese.. 3 Bathing Club; The Fukien Swim- 4 ming Club; The Chinese Athletic 4 Association and the University
4 Swimming Club.
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The Chinese second string lost their 100 per cent. record when opposed to the Indians and University secured their first pojals of the season by a win over South China's junior team. In, the only 10.
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I do not attach very, great impor-ed by Dwight Dals, former Governor- tance to Barotra's decision. It is a General of the Philippines and a mem 4decision that has been made too often 4in the past, and I feel sure that Rene 4 Lacoste will be able to persuade him to come back into the fighting line if it were necessary in the latter istages of the match.
Lott and Van Ryn, was not allowed pointed by Allison's display. He, like
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partner in the C. R. C. team, and well did he play that Tsui recorded 16. another three wins. Denis Hazell 17. made a welcome return to the Club. 18. team, but he was clearly lacking in practice after his illness.
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J. W. Leonard and Y. Hachiuma 21. did well to take two sets off the
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Pair
K-Chicket Club by 6 sets to 3.
A
match is scheduled to commence C. G. pair should have forced
E. C. and E. F. Fincher (K.C.C.), The Stade Roland Garros on Friday, draw at least, Grose missing two beat J. W. Leonard and Y. Saturday and Sunday. easy smashes in the final game.
Hachiuma beat R. Choa and Tum Yoc
Fong
6- 4
The seven consecutive wins. In 1924 Via- this stage to form an idea of a world Wimble cent Richards dispiaced Johnston, but ranking list.
"Little Bill Borotra and Brugnen, in the following year 13 and Hughes and Ferry should provide came back to further America's win-bletion, is assured of the premier posi- 22.
tion. Austin's sensational win over the sternest struggle of the encounter ning streak. with the odds. favouring the French After two unsuccessful attempts in Vines in straight sets gives him claims K. C. C. players. In their last
In the remaining singles the former Challenge Rounds for No. 2, ahead of the American. match-against C. I. Stapleton and At the K.C.C. the Kowloon matches Austin should certainly re- France won the trophy in 1927 for the Beaten by Vines at Wimbledon, Cochet, Jira F. Grose-they were led 3-0. buti Cricket Club beat the Craigengower cord a win to give Britain the trophy. first time when Rene Lacoste Henri who was beaten in the French Final:
Cochet
and Jean Borotra, France'a by Crawford, would be No. 4. rallied well to win at 7-5. The
"Three Musketeers" wan by 3 matches Satoh semi-finalist in France and at to 2. Since then France has retained Wimbledon would just beat Fred Perry 28.
For No. her prestige.
5 in the world's first eix. The Japanese easily beat Perry In France only to be clearly outplayed by Crawford.
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THE TEAMS.
My list would therefore be:
1. Jack Crawford (Australia)
FRANCE
H. Cochet
J. Borotra
A. Merlin 3. Brugnen
G. P. Hughes H. G. N. Lee
Tauf Yan Pui was seen at his best yesterday at the K. C. C. He is showing rapid improvement.
RESULTS AT A GLANCE
S. China "AR 4
S. China "B" 3%
Kowloon C.C. € Chin se "A" Indian R.C. 6
7
Recreio University Craigen.
3
gower K H.K.C.C. 2 Chinese "B" 21⁄2
Champions Win
At Causeway Bay the Chinese Re- creation Club "A" beat the Hong Kong Cricket Club by 7 sets to 2.
M. K. Lo and M. W. Lo (C.R.C.): lost to L. Goldman and A. L.
Sullivan
beat G. Lia and Tsui Yan Pui
W. Hyde and A. E. P. Gueat their most recent British win, (K.C.C.):
lost to Leonard and Hachiuma beat Choa and Tam
beat Lia and Tsui
Britain have won the trophy on five 7- 5 occasiona, since 1900, the first four In 1912, 6-4 times being in succession.
J. C. Parke, C. P. Dixon in the singles and 1. C. Parke and A. E. Beamish in the 4-6 doubles broke a sequence of four wins 6- 2 by Australasia in an encounter which at Mei- G-4 was decided by the odd set
R W. Norman Brookes, bourne.
singles were "Australasia's Health players and Brookes and the late A. 5 7W. Dunlop the doubles pair. 6- 6 6- G
C. I. Stapleton and F. Grose !(K.C.C.):
Just to Leonard and Hachiuma drew with Choa and Tam... drew with Lia and Teui ...
University Triumph
At King's Park the University beat South China "B" by 5% sets to 32.
KH. Chan and K. C. Luk (S. China);
U.S. DOUBLES
PAIR LOSE
two
BRITAIN
H. W. Austin
F. J. Perry
The following are the results of the Challenge Round since 1900:
| 1000—U.S.A. beat Britain 3-0 st
Boston.
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4-1 at
5-0 at
5+0 al
5-0 at
(1901-U.S.A. (unchallenged).
1902-U.S.A. beat Britain 3-2 at New
York.
beat U.S.A. 1903-Britain
Boston. 1994-Britain beat Belgium Wimbledon.
best U.S.A. Wimbledon. 7- 5 think, came out. McGrath must be 1906-Britain beat U.S.A.
Wimbledon. naturally a left-handed player; he 1907-Australasia beat Britain 3-2 at 6- 6 does, in fact, play golf left-handed.
(Continued from Page 8.)
and M.
C.
0-6 tried to reproduce it. The experi-1905-Britain
ment may have failed; the secret, I
lost to Y. K. Ng, and H. N.
Lee beat K. M. Lo
Hung drew with H. Mahan Singh
and H. Salooy
2- 6
beat G. W. Sewell and H.
Owen Hughes
6- 2
beat D. Hazell und C. A.
Wright
6- 2
Chan So
and
К. Т.
Tsui Wai-pui and T. K. Leung) (C.R.C.):
(S. China):
loet to Ng and Lee
6- 2 beat Lo and Hung
6-3
beat Goldman and Sullivan.
beat Sewell and Owen Hughes
beat Mahan Singh and Saluoy
and Y. F.
beat Hazell and Wright .. 6- 2 C. L. Tsang
W. C. Hung and Iu Tuk-cheuk (S. China): (C.R.C.):
lost to Goldman and Sullivan.
beat Sewell and Owen Hughes beat Hazell and Wright
6-2
tion Club beat the Chinese Recrea Indians Triumph
lost to Ng and Lee
Chan His backhand drive is really a 1908, don..
forehand drive; it is his "birth
2- 6 stroke": the right hand came to the
3-2
2. Bunny Austin (Britain)
3. Ellsworth Vines (America)
4. Henri Cochet (France)
5. Jiro Satoh (Japan
6. Fred Perry (Britain). '
ENGLAND
-HAMBLY AND COLLINS WIN'
⇓ CONVINCINGLY
In K.C.C. Men's Doubles Final
R. B. Hambly and A. E. Collins (-3.6) beat D. D. McKay and N. A. E. Mackay (3.6) 6-0, 6-2, to enter the Final Roond of the Men's Doubles Handicap at the K.C.C. yesterday. They will C. A. S. A. Gray and Wright (-15.8) in the Final.
EXTENDED BY
WEST INDIES meet
Constantine Will Prove Menace.
HEADLEY AND LANCASHIRE
(By Referee.) England are by no means in a satisfactory position against the West Indies, and with Macaulay at hurt, I would not be at all surprised if the tourists secured a lead of 50 1911--Australasia beat U.S.A. 50 at runs on the first innings. This lead
Christchurch, N.Z
AL
beat U.S.A.
beat U.S.A. 5-0
1909 burne
6- 2 support of its companion in the 1910-Australasia (unchallenged).
7- 5 days of callow boyhood.
Chew
PEKING ATHLETES SWEEP BOARD
This event has been included in the programme as a reply to the invitations which thess Clubs have extended to the V.R.C during the present season It promises to be an extremely interesting race which should be the feature of the programme. ·
A 220 Yards Race.
Included in the members' races
11 is a 220 yards handicap event for 12 both "A" and "B" classes. This
12 is the first time that this distance' 12 will be swum at a Night Fete. It
12 has been introduced with the idea
14 of encouraging the Club's faster
15 swimmers to increase their dis-
17 tances. Hitherto, distances, over
18 100 yards have only been awum in 20 the Club's Colony Championships. Lionel Ruza-Periera Is the fastest man over this distance which he covers in 2 minutes 37-3/5.Beconds.
Win Fourth Successive Championship.
EIGHT NATIONAL RECORDS SHATTERED
Peking, July 16.
China The 17th annual North
The Events.
The following are the events: Boy's 75 Yards Medley Race, Handicap. (Open to brothers and, sons of members).
220 Yards Handicap. (Confined to "A" and "B" classes).
High Diving, (Sealed Handicap). 75 Yards Medly Race "C" class, Handicap.
100 Yards Free Style, "D" Class, Handicap.
25 Yards Novelty Race. (Hande and Wrists tied)."
50 Yards Breast-stroke; Handi- cap.
Water Polo, Veterana V6. Youngsters.
200 Yards Invitation Relay Race (four-a-side).
"D" COMPANY, S.W.B. TRIUMPH.
may well result in the game being track and field meeting closed at Big Win In Hong Kong
Area League.
His right-handed stroke, por 1919-Britain beat Australasia 3-2 left drawn or even won by the West Tsingtao yesterday. maily produced, 19 we imagine,
4- lost to Lo and Hung 6-2 lost to Mahan Singh and
less powerful and its fruits less Saluoy
3-6 plentiful. It is truer to say that South China Seniors Win McGrath, like G. de Stefani, 18 Park the South China ambidextrous. The Italian uses At Sookunpon the Indian Recrea-"A" beat the Club de Recreio by both lands independently, the grip is always single-handed. I imagine, with a little practice, and perhaps to the benefit of balance, the Australian might do the same 6-1 thing.
tion Club beat the Chinese Recrea-iseta to 3. tion Club "B" by 61⁄2 sets to 24.
at Melbourne
Wimbledon.
York.
Indies.
·
As expected, Feking won the ag-
4-6 has the later origin of a right-1913-U.S.A beat Britain 3-2 st Constantine, who has been re-gregate shampionship, both senior "D" (M.G.)
Company, South 4-6 hander's backhand. Hence it is 1914-Australasia beat U.S.A. 3-2 at cording brilliant feata in the Lan- and junior, for the fourth year in
New Yo
cashire League, is going to be the succession and thereby gained per- Wales Borderers, last year's run- 1819-Australasia beat Britain 4-1 a thorn in the English side.
manent possession of the beautiful pers-up in Hong Kong Arta de His all-round capabilities are as silver tripod presented by General feated "C" Company of the same 1020 Sydney
beat Australasia 5-6' at
Regiment in the Hong Kong - Ares N.Z.
as any player in England at Chiang Kai-shek. 1921-U.Auckland; Nazan 5-0 at, New 5ood an eat, He is by no means an
beat
In addition to this, Peking also Tennis League by 8 sets to all.. York.
ly send them down, while his batting volleyball championship, and the 1922-U.S.A beat Australasia 4-1 at fast as Larwood, but he can certain- annexed the baseball title, the junior Detailed Scores were:-
New York. (1923-U.S.A beat Australia 4-1 at is of the hurricane type which junior tennis and women's tennis
D York.
the beat Captain Tucker and Lt. New
often proves the match-winning championships. Hopel
Yates 1924-U.S.A beat Anstralia 5-0 at factor.
senior volleyball and women's volley- Philadelphis
Northants carried off the premier honours in at during the Last West Indian tour, the aquatic sports:
T. C. Luk and W. T. Lee (S.
S. A. Rumjaha and, H. D. Rum-China): jahn. (I.R.C.):
beat Ng Sze-kwong and Iu
Tak-lam
beat Horace Lo and Ng Kam-
huen
bent Chiu Chun-chiu
Cheung Wing-kui
I.M.A. Razack and
Cargumbhoy (LE.C.):
beat Ng and Iu....
and
beat F. J. Remedios and H.
A. Barrós
6- Ubeat A. V. Remedios and L.
A. Ribeiro
6. 3 beat C. A. Barretto and G. A.
Noronha
6. 2 S. W. Wong and C. C.
A.†(S. Chiba);
loat to Remedios and Barros ..
86.
2
At
stantine bat. against
Won
Cpl. Fowler and Pie Ronan ("D" Coy,, S.W.B.):—
6-4
Thomas
6 1 beat C.Q.M.S. Horne and L/C
Davies
6- 0 C.-S., M. Lewis and L/Sgt. Un- derwood ("D" Coy.,. 3.W.B.) ;iw beat Tucker and Yates
6- 2.
6- 2
Eton does not encourage lawn 1925-U.S.A. beat France 5-0 at I will never forget seeing Con-ball championships, while Tsingtao beat Cpl. Taylor and Pte
Philadelphia France 4-1 6- 3 tennis at present, and perhaps this
is why Jack Lysaght, an old Eton 1928 U.S.A.
He scored his century in thirty-five. Eight new national and twelve" 6:0
Philadelphia Luk fan, when opposed to Satoh on the 1927-France best U.S.A. 3-2
minutes, and then proceeded to North China records were establish- Philadelphi centre court, gave proof of his
wickets for less than ed at the meeting-Beater., cricketer's vigour. At anyrate, 1928-France beat USA 4-1 at Paris. take 8
the "hat 1920France beat U.S.A. 4-1 at Paris (40
runs, including. 6. y lost to Remedios and Ribeiro - while winning the first set from 1920-France beat U.S.A. 3-2 at Paris.
beat Borne and Davies
6 1 6-1 lost to Barretto and Noronha 4-6 the Japanese which he thoroughly 1931-France beat Britain 3-2 at Paris, trick Another example of Con-will take full advantage of the op beat Taylor and Thomas
vided at the Oval in the same year. I was particularly pleased by the Captain Cooper and L. Stocker W. Lee and W: H. Ho (S. China): deserved, he varied his stormy ser- 1982-France beat U.S.A. 3-2 at Paris. stantine's value to his side was pro-portunity.
In 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1818 there Hobbs had scored 200 on the pro- success of both Headley and Clark. ("D" Coy, S.W.B.) A. R. Minu and F. D. Pereira beat Remedios and Barros 6-2 vice and delicate drop shots by 1833-France v Britain at Paris,
Headley in one of the leading bats-beat Taylor and Thomas ... 6- 2 beat Barretto and Noronha 6- 4 driving several balls it were were no contests.
vious day against Warwickshire and beat Remedios and Ribeiro 164 for into the stand...
was attempting a successive double men in the world, and it is a beat, Horne and Davies century when he was caught by pity that he must remain tucked SOUTH AFRICANS BEATEN
HONG KONG SECTION, Constantine at 150. Griffiths away in Barbadoes. Lancashire, David Jones, the American exp was the bowler, and he sent who are watching Constantine, who Satok is an old hand at tamtain of Cambridge, had a fine win down a full pitch at Hobbs who has already played in the County
beat Lo and Ng
tied with Chiu and Cheung ..
(LRC);
bent Ng and Iu.
tied with Lo and Ng
lost to Chiu and Cheung
TABLE TO DATE.
"A", DIVISION
C.B.C. H.K.C.C. Recreio Univeralt 8.C.A.
Beta
6-6
0-6
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417 4 ▼ 1231⁄2 151⁄21⁄2, 4130-11025.....
TO-DAY'S TENNIS
The following are the forecast- ed results of to-day's "B" Divi sion matches:. Chinese "C" T, Graduates...
(at Causeway "Bay}" Recreio v. United Serviced R
Man (at King's Park) South Chinn v. Bong Kong C.C.
Mat King's Park) University v. Kowloon.C.C
(at the K.0.C.).
Indian R.C. 7. Civil Servic
(at Bookonpoo)
It looked at one time as it
sacrificed three games.
Lysanght's hurricane methods might take him farther, but
Ing the wind, and his mastery
In the. Inst two sets was de- cisive.
6-8
Beta
P. W. L. F. A Pa
over Robbins in three sets. The moved quickly to the off and hitt Cricket Championship, may lure
H.Q. Borderers South African champion, as is his with all his force to long leg. Hendley into staying in England, BW.1.1.1.2. 16 habit, would not yield tamely; the Constantine, however, had moved but it would be a great pity that Service Corps
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G. P. Hughes, like Lee, showed third set ran into twenty games. faster than the Surrey idol, and his such a magnificent batsman should Royal Engineer
Bervices how well he is playing at the pre Germany's new Davis Cup uncanny anticipation allowed him to remain for three years in minor "A" Coy 8.W.B. 71426 sent time by dismissing Satoh's player, Lund, delighted his coun-bring off one of the micst spectacular cricket. compartriot, Aoki, with summary trymen by leading 3-1 in the final one handed catches seen at the Oval Clark is probably the leading test pay Corp swiftness. Be scarcely made a set against Rogers, The Irishman After watching the dismal failure left-hander in the world to-day Medical Corps mistake off the ground, and when took a timely restorative and of the tourists in the Brat Test He has one ball that is likely to Ordnance Corpe he came in his volleys were place squeezed out. These two may meet Constantine has now got his chance, beat any batsman, but his mainth Cor, RE ed most skillfully. Hughes only again in the Davis Cup this year, and if I am not greatly mistaken he difficulty is accuracy,
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