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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1936
THE FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
BRITISH SUCCESSES IN MIXED DOUBLES
AUSTIN'S STEADY FLOW OF SHOTS
(By A. Wallis Myers)
London, May 20.: THE French championships opened on a quiet note. The seeded players, from whom win- ners are generally drawn, although this prece- dent was rudely broken by Miss Scriven three years ago, cannot meet before the week-end For the next two or three days the Stade Roland Gar ros is only a clearing-house of talent.
MAX BAER WELL NOT GO TO ENGLAND
Jack Petersen Not Available!
Sacramento, California, June 5.
The proposed invasion of Eng- land by Max Baer, former heavy- weight champion of the world, has been abandoned, it was in- dicated here to-day,- because of the fact that, Jack Petersen, the British beavyweight champion, is not available for bout.
ENGLAND WOMEN
UNBEATEN
Win International Golf Title
London: May 15
PLAYERS PROTEST
SUPPORTED
JONES-HYDE LAY GAME TO BE REPLAYED
LAWN BOWLS INCIDENT DISCUSSED
THE abandonment of their open singles lawn
bowls match on the 19th head, with the score at 16-all, by A. Hyde-Lay and F. J. Jones last Tuesday, as a protest against the rink on which they were playing, was discussed by the sub- • committee of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Asso- ciation at their meeting last evening, and after ja lengthy discussion, the meeting held that the players concerned were justified in taking the Thursday is a public holiday, and crowds may rather again England unbeaten in all three step they did, though regret was expressed then. but Auteuil, unlike Wimbledon, has no permanent gallery.
games, regained the championship and all the big houses are assembled on Saturday or Sunday, out the women's international at their not having abandoned the match before of office hours. Today there was plenty of room to move and
golf matches were concluded on it had progressed so far. breathe. Yet the day nearly brought a surprise.
It will be recalled that the incident took place on the Hong Lesueur and Martin Legear, one of the leading French pairs the Southport and Ainsdale course and the present holders of the Butler International Trophy at
Kong Football Club green when the players, after having con- yesterday. Monte Carlo. only scraped home against Zappa and Del Castillo, i Scotland, Ireland and Wales sulted the umpire, Mr. R. P. Phillips, decided to abandon the of Argentina. in the 12th game of the fifth set. They won more each won a game, but Scotland, match on the 19th head. At yesterday's meeting, however, by luck than judgment, and in spite of some very weak returns. last year's champions, were run Mr. Jones said that he wanted, at the outset, to make it clear ners-up owing to their superior that the protest was not directed against the Football Club Green, but at the particular rink which was allotted them for record in individual victories.
England had an early set-back their championship match.** when Miss Pam Barton had to re-
A stocky, stout-hearted and mobile pair, keeping each other
in good spirit by cheery ejacu- SURREY MAKE
lations, the South Americans
thoroughly deserved the two
12-game sets placed to their credit.
Crafty Lobs
On being invited by Mr. C. sign her place in the team owing B. Hosking, who was in the
GALLANT FIGHT to ati neck..
AGAINST M.C.C.
They hoisted many crafty lobs Holmes's Fine Effort
and cut in across each other'al
bows to achieve a running volley: all the time they worked like Trojans.
were their service returns consis
tently good. Smiling broadly they jumped the net at the end to congratulate their conquerors.
At Lord's
OUTSTANDING TRIUMPH
FOR HENDREN ·
(By THOMAS 'MOULT)
London, May 3. Defeat has no sting when a side,
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Results:
England
But in the crucial final set,l (though they were twice within al
stroke of breaking through Mar-|- tin Legeay's service, they could! aut get their noses in front, not lose as Surrey lost yesterday at Miss Wanda Morgan (capt)
Lord's. They battled so grandly;
• & 5) that a match expected by every
Mrs. M. Garon body to be finished round about Miss P. Wade (1 hole) Austin and Miss Stammers had noon, lasted until after tea; and Miss D. Fishwick (6 & 5)
the M.CC instead of winning Miss E. Corlett (4 & 2) to break through Landry's ser-
easily by an innings and lots of vice in a very close contest to win!
Miss B. Newall (3 & 1) to be content with a Miss K. Garnham (6 & 4) their mixed doubles
matchs, had
seven wickets' victory. Jagainst Mlle. Neufeld and ber
Mrs. E. V. Newton (2 holes) What a game it is, this cricket, partner. Only a point separated the British couple from a twosdeas Surrey played it! At the out Miss G. Cradock-Hartopp (2
set of a chill and over-shadowed holes) day, they needed 140 to avoid p-down-fall by an innings, and only four, of their five remaining bats- Austin's Steadiness
jmen could go in,,Wilson being ab- Landry and Mlle. Neufeld wouid sent hurt. have won one less if Miss Stam- From hopelessness, however,
victory, but the losers won games to the 20 of their ponents.
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Scotland
M Robertson-Durham Miss
(capt.) mers had been less brilliant and the county leaped almost to hope, Mrs. A. M. Holm more consistent. She was com-and Holmes, Watts and King bat- mendably enterpriaing, but many ted so gallantly and fruitfully Miss J. Anderson (2 & 1) ...
of her smashes fell out of court, that 233 were scored for those (and the service on the British aide fast four wickets.
did not exert its proper influence. on the battle.
Three Best Batsmen Lost
Miss C. Purvis-Eussell-Mont-
gomery (65)
Miss M. J. Couper (19th hole) Mrs. J. B. Watson (8 & 7)
This made them 363 all out, and Miss Nan Baird (1 hole) actually left the MC.C. to get 34 Miss V. Lamb (5, & 3) to win. They managed it even-[Miss Helen Nimmer (7 & 5) tually, but not before three of 1
their best batsmen had fallen.
The Surrey captain has just-
been paid golden tributes by Aus tralia for his winter's work out
Ireland
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chair, to state the facts of the incident, Mr. Jones said that when they arrived on the ground for their match, they were told by Mr. Russell that the No. 1 rink had been reserv-
Jed for their match.
They rolled down their trial |
Cricket News From Near
And Far
woods and at once agreed that the W 【T7ORCESTERSHIRE were well
satisfied with the way in
the
season.
rink was in no fit state for a cham-which they opened pionship match, and informed Following their fine win over All- Mr. Russell to that effect. They India, they saved the game with were not, however, alloted another Lancashire at Worcester after rink so they decided to give this seaming to be in a hopeless post- rink a trial," but it only took a tion. few heads to confirm their opinion
Worcestershire, set to get 300 regarding its condition.
runs to win in four hours, last Mr. Jones went on to say that half their side for 101, but al he informed Mr. Hyde-Lay. who though Lancashire claimed the was leading at the time, that as extra half-hour, the home eleven soon as he (Mr. Jones) drew level, held out in a thrilling finish. When he would stop playing as a protest stumps were drawn Worcester- against the rink, and his opponent shire, with only one wicket re- concurred. Mr. Jones went on to maining, were 118 runs short of explain that they did not want to their task-
stop when one of them was lead-. ing, and that was the only reason why the game dragged on to the 19th head.
Agreement To Stop
CRICKETS CHILLY START
OUNG though the cricket
Yasun is, it suggests several
obvious conclusions. The first is that cricket begins and ends in
Mr. Jones concluded by saying England too early. Every year, that since the incident many reports at the end of April and the be-
had appeared in the Press, and ginning of May, unfortunate the various beribes had expressed young men, and still more" unfor- their respective opinions without tanate not-so-young men, can be having first got hold of the facts seen huddled in the pavilion Or of the case. He said that now shivering in the outfield. that he had laid the whole matter They pray they may not catch before the Committee, he hoped influenza or muff a catch with that the true situation would be numbed fingers. appreciated.
What the public thinks is ob-
Considerable discussion fellow-ious It simply stays away. ed, after which the chairman said At the end of August, on the Jother hand, with the often bril- that it was agreed that the game should be re-played from the be follow, the county programme is
the Football Club liant sunshine of September ginning on
to
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• Birmingham won the women's
inter-universities championships
JAPAN'S IDEAS FOR 1940 GAME
Three Spokesmen
For Europe
Tokyo, June 3. Count Michimasa Soyejima, who
[there, and straightway when he Miss D. Ferguson (capt.)*. - Luckily, Austin had a steady and Watts continued the Surrey Mrs. J. B. Walker (19th hole) fow of ground shots and drive innings at the overnight total of Miss C. Tiernan volleys to counter the spirited 130 for five, he showed the spirit Miss P. Sherlock French attack
the Australians admired.
Mrs. J. B. Beck Tackey and Miss Scriven de.
He hit hard all round the wic-Miss F. Pentony feated Merlin and Mile. Horner, ket, ran past his fifty in no time, Miss F. Blake the junior champion of France, in and mainly through some perfect-Miss Gildea two sets, but they had a bad patch ly-judged driving, helped to add Mrs. Todd when well ahead in the second 107 in ninety minutes for thej
set. Tuckey dropping his service sixth wicket.
Edrich knocked his leg stump
Wales
to square the set at 5—all
Yet they were never seriously out of the ground at 237, when his threatened for though Mlle. innings had lasted an hour and 50 Miss L Rieben (1 hole) Horner threw up some teasing minutes. He reached the boun-Mrs. Graham Emery (2 & 1)... jobs and could volley neatly, she dary on 11 occasions.
was relatively weak at the back
of the court, and Merlin could not
Confident Watts
Miss B. Pymanı
Miss M. Barron Watts, too, had a partiality for Mrs. Idina Mills hope to carry his partner when the the fence, which he smacked with Mrs. Bernard Edwards Britain guns were in full blast admirably confident
pulls and Mrs. Jack Lewis Save for her few shaky games, drives. He and King were. Miss Scriven was in capital form gether at lunch, the score being Miss Marjorie Williams and very firm overhead.
the surprising one of 281 for six
a
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to-Miss Peggy Lloyd
Fred Perry Would Not
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Open Pairs
·EDRICH'S SUCCESS
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In the course of the evening. A
FARMER'S boy came
to
Lord's and gathered
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o the draw for the second round of rich harvest, William John Edrich.
6 the open-pairs championship was who was born in the Norfolk Omade and resulted as follows:
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countryside 20 years ago, made a
W. L. Walker and H. Rose v M century for the MC.C. in the only hay ever A. E. Souza and W. V. Field. (Foot first-class cricket he
jplayed there, and, with Hendren,
ball Club).
N. J. Bebbington and A. Hyde-Lay twice his age and more, he shared AM Omer and U. - Oma.]296-runs-in a-third-wicket part- 1(Recreio).
nership that kept Surrey without T. Coleman and G. M. Mitchell ♥ 1. Arulli and D. Eamjuhu (KC.C.) even a morsel of comfort for 21⁄2
A Coates and. J. Cavanagh v S. M-batting of these old and young Rumjan and A. M. Wahab (Police). champions the MC.C. stayed the
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J. Holidge and P. Knight v R. Basa hours. O and C. J. Tacchi (Taiboo).
Mainly through the fruitful
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J. Orem and J. S. Eiddel v W.
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[Greig and W. Hair. (LR.C.).
livelong day at the crease, and
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A. R. Mina and S. O. Boxscored 494 for seven wickets at a Glendenning and J. Shepherd. (C.C.C.) speed of 80 an hour.
D. M. Khan and M. R. Abbas ▼ H.
Edrich played a worthy innings,
E. Strange and B E Wood (Electric and as for Hendren, he made the
·JB. C)...
TUESDAY.
7. Noronha and F. X Silve
Guterier and A. A. Remedios, (K.
Surrey attack a thing for school- boys.
st
His fellow-players Lord's, indeed state that in the Inets this spring he has been quite 5. Boosen and A. O. Madar v. 3. izvincible, and at Lord's he looked
G.C.).
McKelvie and J. V: Ezmany, (CCC)-lit
B. O. Read and G. Sheriff Bright and J. Henson. (Recreio);
S
Canadian Fair Bexten st Birmingham yesterday with a will represent Japan on the Inter-) total of 23 points. Leeds were national Olympic Committee, was
Canada lost its capable pair, second with 21 and Manchester received in audience yesterday by Watt and Murray, in a first round! third with 18.
the Emperor and permittd to wor-match against Journu and Feret, Three records were broken. Miss ship at the Imperial Sanctuary. the Frenchmen, drawing on their A..K. Brown won the 220 yards în He will sail for Europe to-mor-local knowledge of the conditions 25 7-10sec, 7-10sec. better than the row by way of the United States, and making very few mistakes existing figures; Miss C. Lee to seek Japan's selection as the against two invaders' familiar with
WILL TAIKOO SCORE FIRST (Sheffield), with a throw of 98ft site of the 1940 Olympiad. Count a faster service.
WIN TO-DAY. London, June 3- Fred Perry he does play a fact Perry is -10%in, added 22% in to the javelin Soyejima is making the trip des- Another visiting pair was put world not be a success as a coach proud of! He believes that
record; and Miss G. Whitehead pite his failing health.
out by a bome team when Mile.
(Continued from Page 1) (Leeds), in covering the 80 metres)
Two officials of the Tokyo muni-Iribarne and Mlle. Belliard bent;
This is the suggestion of H. W. national coaching schemes fail be cause coaches do not really know hurdles in 12 3-5sec, reduced her cipality, Mr. Takashi Tatsune, the Americans, Miss Le Boutillier (“Bunny") Austin in an interest their business.
The champions will be making own record by T-sec
chairman of the Olympic Invita-and Miss Page, although the ing, outspoken article, "Champions Lowe's contains a great amount A. Steven and J.A. E. Selby or C. the trip to Kowloon Docks, who, Miss Whitehead had a most tion Committee, and Mr. Tokimit-match went into three sets. and Coaches," in the 1936 Lowe's of information. Everything the Roza Pereira and C. G. Silva W. Kthough very keen, will not, it is auccessful day for, in addition to an Kusama, chief secretary of the Hare, Wilde and · Hughes were Lawn Tennis Annual
lawn tennis enthusiast needs is Way and A. S. Gomes (Football feared, be strong enough to her record, ahe won the high municipality, will also leave here all in today's programme. Their His remarks may cause contro- there. In the preface, the editor. Club).
F. A. Machado and H. F. Eosstio cause an upset. The Craigen- jump at 4ft 9in, was second in the for Berlin on June 11 to press matches were postponed. Perry, veray. Austin's reason for this Sir F. Gordon Lowe, Bt. says that for J. Macdonald and A. X. Holland 80wer "B" will be at home to long jump, and third in the 100 Japan's claims for the XIIth Olym-also a non-starter, went off to play suggestion is that Perry is a na-England should maintain her ten v A, Spary and L. Jack (X.D.R.C.). the Civil Service, who are expect yards,
piad..
jz round of golf with Austin. }tural player, and has no idea how nís position in 1986.
Continued on Page 3) Led to come away with the points.
A. Grimmett and C. Strange v L L Siva and H. A. Alves, (EC.C.).
K. C. Hamilton and J. G. Meyer v R. Duncan and 5. Eandle. (ED.R.C). WEDNESDAY T. Grimes and W. Weir y L. C. R. Souza and-E. Laza." (C,S.C.C.).
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