THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1937.
AUSTIN'S TRIUMPH OVER BOUSSUS
H. W. “Bunny” Austin, above, was featured in a thrilling duel with Christian Boussus, of France, in the final of the Brighton Tour- nament, which the convincingly.
former
TATE OUT OF SUSSEX CRICKET TEAM
won
Reserved For More Important Games
London, April 24. Maurice Tate, the former Eng
BRITISH CHAMPION IN BRILLIANT FORM
SEN. LIZANA AGAIN DEFEATS MISS ROUND
CHILEAN'S BRIGHTON TREBLE (By A. WALLIS MYERS)
HONOURS were divided between
In view of Miss Dorothy Round's poor. form. this season ---- she has succumbed to Senorita Anita Li- zana, of Chile, three times so far Great Britain is pinning its hopes on Miss Kay Stammers, above, at the Wimbledon cham- pionship this season.
London, April 26.
the home country and overseas at Brighton on Satur- day. A big gallery watched H. W. Austin, all his resources taxed by the scientific display of an astute strategist, ́ defeat Christian Boussus ranked No. 1 in France at the end of 1935 in two tory over Miss Round and sets (7-5, 6–3).
Miss Dearman in the final of the women's
THEN, AFTER VISUALISING A DOUBLE HOME TRIUMPH doubles. Paired with the fleet-foot- WHEN MISS ROUND TOOK A LOVE SET FROM SENORITA ed Kho Sin Kie, of China, she de- | LIZANA, THEY SAW THE CHILEAN CHAMPION COME TO feated Brugnon and Miss Dearman LIFE AND COMPLETELY DOMINATE THE BRITISH EX-in the 14th game of the final set as | CHAMPION FOR THE REST OF THE MATCH AN AMAZING night was falling.
DENOUEMENT.
Austin showed a champion's quality that was missing last year. He was playing a master of slow court tactics on a surface that checked Austin's flowing drives and placed a premium on defence and mobility. He had a recollection of the success which had attended the insidious manoeuvres of Boussus against him in land bowler, is not in the Sussex Paris, and more than once on Saturday, when he was racing for ward to recover a drop shot that squirmed in the sand, he must have prayed for a turf surface to quicken up the game. Mr. A. E. R. Gilligan, who helps
It was to his mental and phy- ........................4343KULTATETX201LT 133310|||| sical credit that he collected the to choose the side, said yesterday: "Everyone knows that Tate is will-first set after losing his early ing and there is no slight on his lead of S-1 and 42, and find- ing that the Frenchmen had ability.
team for the county's first thre championship matches.
We want him to be fresh for many dazzling shots in reserve.. matches within the county, so that Only patience and will-power if he was aided by the crowds will be able to see him. won it, and He will come into the side for the some surprising errors from his match at Lord's with Middlesex on. opponent, he deserved this for-
tune of the brave. May 15,"
FRENCHMAN'S LAPSES The team to play against Worces- I confess that had Boussus accept- tershire, Nottinghamshire and
ed the easy volley which came to give Glamorgan is: A. J. Holmes, John him the sixth game, thus making Langridge, James Langridge, Tthe score three all instead of 4-2 Cook, J. Parks, H. Parks, W. Corn to Austin, there might have been a ford, J. Cornford, Hammond, G. Cox, longer duel. For the Frenchman jnr., and C. Oakes.
took the seventh game with the strokes of a genius and was 40—15 in the eighth.
SIAMESE BADMINTON
TOURISTS
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PLAYERS LEVEL
£25 A WEEK OFFER TO
ARSENAL STAR
Poland Anxious To Have Alex James
Alex James, the famous Arsenal 'star, has received an offer of £25 a week to coach the Polish national team next season.
“I have not made up my mind what I shall do about it," James He had never been said yesterday. to Poland, but he had friends in that country.
GENIUS FOR DOUBLES · les game was given full reign in the Miss Scott's genius for the doub-
sometimes caused her to take her women's final. Though exuberance opponent's shots it was due to her skill that her side took the first set in the ninth game hauled a four-love lead in the se-
cond set.
and
over-
A drive of Miss Scott's down the middle gave England and Chile the first set. Miss Round began loose- ly, but found the corners with her deep drives at the opening of the second set.
France met New Zealand in the final of the men's doubles and gain- ed a narrow victory. Boussus seem- ed tired, but he had an heroic part- ner, whose fine fore-hand drives and top-spin lobs won many points, Fin- als:
Men's Singles.-H. W. Austin bt C. Boussus 7-5, 6-3,
Women Singles. Senorita A. Lizana bt Miss D. E. Round 0 on
6–2, 6–2.
So far he has not signed again for the Arsenal, which has not yet published the list of players re-engaged for next season.
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faults. The English girl won a pro- cession of points..
But the Chilean champion always begins her matches on a soft note and with a casual air. In the se- cond and third sets she was an in- spired player, impregnable in de-
Men's Doubles.-J. Brugnon & Boussus bt C. E. Malfroy & A. C. Stedman 8-6, ( -6, 6-4.
Doubles.
Women's
Senorita Lizana & Miss V. E. Scott bt Miss Round & Miss D. M. Dearman 7-5.
Mixed Doubles. Kho Sin Kie & Serorita Lizana bt Brugnon & Miss Dearman 6-3, 3————6, 8—6.
fence, brilliant in attack. Her re- LONNON AGAIN surrection seemed to unnerve Miss CAMBRIDGE
erratic as PRESIDENT
Unusual Step By Boat Club
He then missed another sitter and Austin had four set balls in the long ninth game, one of the best of the match. The Boussus dropshot-as ly. Served by kicking, each player delicate a flick with the backhand as is allowed to touch the ball
only any connoisseur of good tennis could three times in returning it over wish to see was then displayed the net.
with profitable results, and the vital All four who participated, show-game was saved. ed uncanny control and astonished the fair number of spectators with Austin's forehand reflected a little their dexterity.
of the strain in the tenth game; he Round, and until the end was al- Every part of the body can be lost it from 15 and for the first time most reached she was as erratic as used with the exception of the the men were level.
previously she had been steady. hands and the game has been work- This was a crisis, but Austin came
THE REASON WHY ed up to a fine art. A favourite through it with high courage. He Miss Round won two games in means of dealing with a deep ball saved a game point, and then went the second and third sets, but she is to check it on the thigh, jockey to 65 with a gorgeous stopvolley never looked like fighting back to Double faults added.
London, April 26, it into position, and then return it A double fault by Boussus and some level terms.
Cambridge University Boat Club with a powerful and well-directed well-directed smashes in reply to to her opponent's point score, but Kick. The "kill" is usually played equally well-controlled lobs gave what I think caused her defeat was on Saturday took the unusual step.
the discovery that, even on a slow of re-electing M. P, Lonnon (Third with the head or the shoulder the him the set game. ball being manoeuvred close to the
In the second set Boussus show sand court, the Chilean could gen Trinity) as President for the next net and then forced down hard ed that his best had gone. The fit-erate the pace to prevent a retalia- twelve months. over, the other side.
ter of the two, Austin went ser-tory length, and could reach most It is seldom an oarsman serves enely to 3-0, had: to resist another of her wide drives and make a tan- two years 28 "KILLED" WITH FOOT!
President H. To play the game successfully, challenge after 5-2, but was out, talising lob or circumventing drive. Mason, who was hon, secretary at one must develop great suppleness a confident winner and one who had This was the Chileans third vic the time of the Boat Race last in the legs as on several occasions mastered difficult conditions, in the tory in sequence over England's No. month, would normally have · suc- balls as high as the top of the net ninth game.
1.
ceeded Lonnon, but he will not he were played with the foot.
MISS ROUND'S: GOOD START
Senorita Lizana was undefeated. in residence next winter. Miss Round's love set I am quite certain that those
occupied She claimed both doubles titles D Lonnon, who obtained his Blue as who attend the unnofficial Inter- just 13 minutes. She could do no- credit to her ability to play in a freshman, is only in his third ports next Friday and Saturday thing wrong and her opponent no-double harness. Resuming a part-year at Cambridge. A. R. Bur- will be greatly taken up w
with what, thing right. In the only game that nership with Miss Valerie Scott, rough (Jesus), is the new hòn... e of the most the Senorita had a chance of win- begun at Beckenham last summer, secretary. The Cambridge May in my opinion, is one skilful games I have
ning she sacrificed by two double the Senorita gained a two-set vic-Iraces will be rowed on June 9-12.
ever seen.