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THE YEAR'S THREE OUTSTANDING
PERRY FAILS
AT THE CRUCIAL
MOMENT AT 5-4
DROPS SERVICE AND MATCH TO JACK
· CRAWFORD
MISS ROUND'S WIN ON AUSTRALIAN SOIL
Sydney, December 3. For the first time since last June F. J. Perry, Wimbledon champion, has lost a best-of-five-sets lawn tennis match (writes Bruce Harris),| His old Australian opponent, J. H. Crawford, beat him by 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 to-day in the final of the New South Wales Champion- ships.
FROM SANTIAGO TO PLAY
AT WIMBLEDON
I
Former Ball Girl's Big Bid
Santiago De Chilè..
Senorita Anita Lizana, the
LAWSON LITTLE, DEAN
BROTHERS & PERRY HANDED PALM
FEATS
LANCASHIRE SHOW £2,837, PROFIT FOR SEASON · Subscribing. Members List
On Upward Trend
Lancashire County club, last
South American women's staples GOLF, TENNIS & BASEBALL ye's eliampions in both firat
champion, will leave for Eng- land on March 2, with the main purpose of competing in the Wimbledon lawn tennis cham pionships next year..
Senorita Lizano is 20 years old, and was formerly a ball girl. She was actually born on a tehnis court in a thatched hut shelter in the corner of one of the courts of a Santiago suburban sports club where her father was the manager.
"HOW
HISTORY COMPILED
New York.
"LOW would you list the outstanding three, individual athletic performances for 1934." asks an inquisitive bystander, "taking into consideration both amateur and professional activities and granting that there is still some ground to be covered before the final returns are tabulated?" writes Alan Gould,
The hardest part of the answer is trying to confine the list to three. It would be no trouble at all to list a half-dozen sparkl ing achievements along the 1934 battle-front, both at home and abroad.
How near was the issue will be TO-DAY'S “NEEDLE” MATCH IN LADIES, HOCKEY PREPARATIONS seen from the fact that Perry led THE CAER CLARK CUP SERIES
at 5-4 in the final set with his
service to come-and failed.
Perry, since the early summer defeat mentioned-at the racket of
(Continued from Page 4.)
The Hong Kong Ladies are mak
that
FOR INTERPORT
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to the last one:
For the sake of argument, how- Jever, they are, with a twin-answer
1. W. Lawson Little's accomplish- ment in winning both the British and American amateur golf cham- pionships in one season, duplicat- ng the long-standing records of
and second-class competitions, made a profit of £2,857 68, 7du, as against £2,458 28. 7d. the previous season.
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Subscriptions from 3,628 members 1,002 women mem- bers and juniors - realised £9,351, to show an increase of £858 over the previona summer.
The county's share of the Test match proceeds umounted to £4,000, but ynte receipts showed a decline from £6,244 to £5,040. Expenditure increased by £1,375.
MCAVOY'S GREAT TRIUMPH
G, de Stefani in the French Cham-, plonships. while the Englishmaning change in the forward line. (St. Andrew's Ladies), Miss B. Bas-Harold II. Hilton and Robert T.
· ̧ (Continued From Page 4) was handicapped by injury-has former position at centre-forward, jer ("y Ladies), Miss O. Brown
Mrs. Harrop will revert to her to (Recrcio Ladies), Miss A. Few-Jones, Jr. carried all before him in our own leaving the inside-left gap open for (y Ladies), Miss S. Dalziel ("yment in capturing the Australian,gered to his feet, and fought ou Just how many seconds the Cuban and the American Championships Misa Churchill's return to
2. Frederick J. Perry's achieva-was down is problematic. He stug and the Davis Cup Challenge Round. is record against Craw-
position.
Ladies), Mina K. Moir (Central Wimbledon and American national The end was inevitable. ford now stands at six wins to two, encounter, it will give the St. An-
If the C.B.A. Ladies win to-day's tral British Association).
British School), Miss A. Steel (Cen-tennis titles, besides leading the Towel Thrown la Chance Of Revenge
successful British defence of the Rushing in to drew's Ladies, who are now lying
Davis Cup for the second successive McAvoy, was pulled back by the re- finish the fight, No one can fling the gauntlet (second, a chance down with the persistency of Perry tournament for the first time sluce
the Dean brothers, Dizzy and Paul, of winning the
feree when the towel was thrown in. 3. The combined performance of from Tunero's corner. without losing a match now and its inception. then; I am not in the least sur- prised, uus 1 indicated yesterday, that Crawford should for once "hit back."
The game commences p.m., and the Teams are:-
The Selection Committee After much discussion, it
Was
decided that the Selection Com mittee should consist almost en at 3.15,tirely of men, with one exception.
H.K. Ladies:-B. Ilance; E. M. Gray, J. Smalley; N. McKenna, B. Pape, B. One can only hope that Perry's Helbling; W. Marsh, P. M. Harrop, J. morale will not be lowered for next
Churchill, C. Ferguson and A. Jacks.
C.B.A. Ladies S. Best; P. Woolley, season's big events. He will, of F. K. Walker; M. Bryson, E. Beavis, course, have his chance of meeting G. MacNider; R. Blackmore, N. Whit Crawford again in the Australian, E. Woolley, M. Smith and Championships.
"A very fine performance by Jack Crawford," was the com. ment of Perry's father, Mr. S. F. Perry, to me to-day. Miss Dorothy Round won the women's title for England by beat ing Mrs. Westacott, the hard-hit- ting Queenslander, 6-2, 6--0.
Wild Enthusiasm ・・
Hunt.
"Y" LADIES STRONGER AT FORWARD
(Continued From Page 4)
New Pivot For "Y"
Messrs. L. C. Pennell, A. R. Brown, D. L. Prophet, W. W. C. Shewan and Miss M. Roger were elected to the committee.
year.
Tunero never had a chance. From
in collecting 53 victories during the the first round McAvoy carried the major league baseball campaign, fight to his opponent, and the including four triumphs in five Cuban-warned for holding soo World Series starts.
after the start was outclassed. Taking all angles into considera- Boxing very warily Tunero was ed for the first trial:
The following teams were selecting extraordinary factors of skill, holder attacked his body, with an tion, these three appeal as, involv- glad to hold when the British title- Colours:--Mrs. R. Rose (St. An-competition but over a rough and deed, he held so much that he was not for just one or two days of aggressive two-handed punch. In- drew's); E. M. Gray (Hong Kong rugged stretch of action on Ladies) and A. Fowler "Y" Ladies); I
a warned by the referee.
Woolley (St. Andrew's Ladies), variety of fronts.
So the fight went on. McAvoy, Pope (Hong Kong Ladies) and M Little came through two of the who has never shown such déter- Bryson (C.B.A. Ladies); H. Knill (C. toughest weeks of golfing war in mination. scored with punch after B. School), S. Dalziel ("y" Ladies), M. more convincing fashion than any punch-the wonder Woolley (St. Andrew's Ladies), player since Bob Jones retired. opponent stood up
was that his Churchill (Hong Kong Ladies) and C. Brown ("Y" Ladies).
Whites:-B. Hance (Hong Ladies); F.. K.
to such a
The odds against him were at least whirlwind attack. Kong 10 to 1 both at home and abroad.
All we saw of Turero, it seemed, Ladies) and M. Basto (Recreio Ladies); tion.
Walker (C.B.A. He simply over-powered, his oppost-Was a virjous swing. And rarely The "Y" Ladies have since been, Beavis (C.B.A. Ladies) and B. Blumen- Perry circled the world in search at best-hit McAvoy.
A. Jacks (Hong Kong Ladies), E.
did that swing haphazard affair Crawford's victory was, greeted strengthened by the return of Miss that ("Y" Ladies); W. Marsh (Hong of tennis laurels and the only out-With his leads nearly always short, with wild enthusiasm by the crowd, Thomson to the pivot position, and Kong Ladies), M. Smith (C. B. A standing title that escaped him was Tunero seemed sadly lacking in that who waved programmes and threw this has resulted in Miss Dulziel be- Ladies), Mrs. P. M. Harrop (Hong Kong the hate into the air. A feature of the ing moved up, where she will lead Ladies) and M. Remedios (Recreio spring. But for a sprained ankle gathered was his biggest asset. Ladies), P. Gittens (St. Andrew's
French championship last speed, which from his training, we play, as described by Reuter, was the forward line in place of Miss P. Ladies that the big Australian hammered McCaw, who will play at inside-left.
the British ace might have regis- McAvoy, made him look very slow Further trial dates were arranged for tered the first "grand slam" in at times.
It was the same, in the clinches inated the field, whatever the aa; in the out-fighting. The English- arguments may be as to its class; man beat his man to the punch by as decisive a margin, as Blg almost every time. Bill Tilden ever did.
and volleyed Perry's backhand. Not Much will depend upon the Monday, January 7 and Friday, January tennis history. Certainly he dom- often in previous matches has Recreio defence to-day, for the "y" Crawford come to the net against Ladies certainly have a much stron-Į | Perry, referring a fence with him ger forward line, and it will take
in long "chess-play" rallies off the more than a goal-keeper to prevent ground. Now he attacked.
any score.
The teams are:-
In the first set, Crawford, by these changed methods, advanced
"Y" Ladles:-W. George; J. Wilson, to 5-2 He was caught at 5-all, A. Fowler; L. Hickey, E. Thomson, B. but then Perry dropped his service P. McCaw, S. Dalziel and O. Brown.
Blumenthal; V. Bradbury, B. Walker, and the set.
Recreio Ladies:-G. Roza; C. 08- Perry speeded up and volleyedmund, M. Basto; M. Xavier, L. Xavier, well in winning the second yet. In E. Rozorio; D. Remedios, C. Silva, L.
the third Crawford sliced to the English back-hand and volleyed effectively; in the fourth Perry was the more accurate player.
CORNWALL DRAW IN DEBUT GAME
(Continued From Page 4)
The final set was exciting indeed, Crawford broke service and led 4-2, but the next three games were Perry's, The Londoner now! had to serve, for the match, but lost the crucial-tenth-game-through Naval team took the lead-through volleying errors.
Two
15 minutes before the end that the
a wall-placed shot by their centre
SAINTS'. LADIES HAVE EASY GAME
(Continued from Page '4)
McAvoy has never fought better. It's impossible to separate the But Tunero? Well, if this was his performances, of the Dean brothers. best, then McAvey seems act for the Dizzy, of course, compiled the world's title...
greater record through the season. Miss Knill Missing
with 30 victories to his credit, but, Mias M. Jorge comes in at left-of the "act" which brought such Brother Paul was a necessary parti back in place of Miss Landoit, while sensational success to the St. Louis the latter moves up to left-half, Cardinals. Together they form not filling the gap caused by Mrs. Ber-only an unprecedented combination ruex's withdrawal from the side. of pitching brothers but they are: The Schoolgirls have been wea: without question the best two-man kened in the attack by Miss Knill staff in professional baseball, dropping out in favour of Miss J. Lakeman.
The latter has played very rare-
ly this season, having been indis- posed earlier on.
The teams are:
St. Andrew's Ladies:-Mrs. R. Rose;
BELGIUM'S ULTIMATUM
CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH
(Continued from Page 4)
TO MAX BAER games later, Crawford-forward, Lt. Johns.
The following teams have been whose angled shots and pace-
(Continued from Page 4).- .***Island: Durham (RA); Lau Maa
selected: Five' minutes later the University G. White and M. Jorge; I. Woolley, J. changes were exquisite reached equalised when Reed scored from Everest, M. Woolley, P. Gittens and M. title-holder, it will be recalled east Pardoe (R.A.), Elms (St. Joseph'al Wong and E. Landolt; F. Wong, P.
(South China), S. Strange (Club), home after Perry had saved a
Der Maxle, former German world (Capt.): Leung In-chan (South China), three yards out:
Charn, match point.
A. V. Gosano, who played at right- C. B. School: J. Whiteman; M. Lam-ly disposed of his countryman, (St. Joseph's), Ho Kar-keung (Athle back in the first half, and at cen-mert and R. Stephenson; K. Moir, M. blonde Walter Neusel, in the tic), Tay Kwei-liang (South China) and Tao Kwal-shing (South China), Ward tre half in the second, was the out-MeCow, C. Bone; E. Rousseau, J. Hum-elimination series. Baer, however, Lee Chek-yau (South China).
phrey, J. Lakeman, A. Martin and holds a technical kayo victory over Harris (RA), Lai Kwok-wai (South standing player on the field.
Reserves. Leonard (St. Joseph's), Schmeling, the triumph which en China), Edmunds (R.A.), Laf able the Californian to make his at wing (South China) and Fung King-yu Shul- tempt on the title, then reposing on (Athletic), the head of Carnera:
The Island team will play in white. Steve Hamas, former Pennsylva-(Lincolns), Morrison
faland: Boyes (Kowloon); Ash nia state college athlete, regarded Woods (East Lanes); McGuire (Navy), (Kowloon);
BONAVIA AGAIN IN GOOD FORM (Continued From Page ↓)
Stringer.
Bonavia hitting eight boundaries M.C.C. Secretary Talks About
"Direct Attack"
and Williams finding the ruile aix times before being run out. -
Rice-Evans first wicket cost 30 runs, but he then secured three vic tims in his last two overs without that the extra responsibility will be "I do not think we shall find conceding a run,
too much," said Mr. W. Findlay,
Navy: 235 and 100 (Lt. Bramwell 21,
Bowling Ban by many as a dangerous opponent Robson (Lincolná): E. Gosano (Ro
last summer Mr. Findlay said:
About the visit of the Australians
"They were a better side than we, and deserved their success. They
for any fighter of his weight, tri-creio), A. v. Gogana (Recreio), Higgins umphed over Art Lasky, wild-Lincolns) Ridley Lincolns) and swinging San Francisco battler, in Wearmouth (Navy). another elimination contest...
(Recrofa),
Réserves, Marques Swaine (East Lancs.), West (Navy), : Cannel (Navy) Elliott (Kowloon), Stevens (Police) and Green (Police).
The Mainland will play in blue,
(Continued from Patis 4)
Lt. Parkes Smith R.M. 20, Captain secretary of M.C.C., at the recent taught our bowlers the value of Hamas, in addition, has a victory
Victory Over Schmeling Manners R.M. 20, Lt. Rice Evans 4 meeting of county cricket secre- length." for 30) Army: 243 and 102 for 2 (Major Bona-taries at Lord's
over Schmeling, which he scored ..vis 55 not out, Lt. Williams 42).
Mr. Findlay added that the South on February this year, before the He referred to statements that a Africans would be here next season current elimination series started: It might be Interesting to note heavy responsibility will be placed and hoped that the tour would be that in his 9 innings in the Colony on umpires in preventing bowling as interesting as 1929. He pointed tain, on the other hand, scored a
Carnera, the Italian Man Moun-CAN SAINTS DEFEAT THE CLUB? Lt. Bramwell has aggregated 484 which constitutes a direct attack on out that if neither side had gained decision over Victorio Campolo runs for an average of 69.14. These the batsman are bis scores in order; SP-IRCounty captains, were very help Tests the final game would extend frat bout he engaged in since In addition to the League pro-
an advantage in the first four Argentine giant, recently, in the (League); 86. not out v C.C.C. (Leaful years ago in helping to abolish over six days dropping the title to Baer, gramme, there re two tles in the gue); 63 v HK.CO. (League); 45 throwing," Mr. Findlay continued, The South Africans will play 39Baer, has not fought since win Junior Shield which are being K.C.C. (League); 63 not out v C.S.-"and I think captains will again be matches starting at Worcester on ning the crown, except for an ex-played-off on the Navy ground OC (League); 15 v Volunteers: 16 able to assist. The M.C.C. must May and ending with the game hibition bout several days ago at Causeway Bay vK.C.C.; 147 and 21.v Army. His issue full and clear instructions to which opens at Scarborough League average la 95.6615
against Johnny Miller United the Club ground, preceding the umpires"
September 7.
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