PARIS TRIUMPH FOR HARE & WILDE
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, former lady tennis champion of the world, has announced that she will take no part in, the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship this year.
S.C.A.A. FOOTBALL TOUR
18 Leading Players Leave Next Tuesday
WIN OVER BOROTRA AND BERNARD
THE
PALPITATING TENNIS
INTERNATIONAL TIE
(By A. Wallis Myers)
London, May 17.
HE British International Club are not yet out of
the hunt at the Stade Roland Garros, Paris, but the French I.C., after two days play, have re- gistered 11 victòries to the seven of the visitors, and to-morrow the new line of French musketeers should carry their side to triumph.
Andre Merlin, above, who took part in the International Lawn Tennis match ́ ́at Paris· ·between the British and French Clubs, "is said to have lost a great deal of accuracy.
WHITE CRICKET
THE WEATHER HAS NOT BEEN; TOO KIND, BUT IF SHOWERS INTERVENED YESTERDAY, CUTTING THE THREADS OF A FEW MATCHES, THE RAIN HELD OFF TO- DAY, AND THE CROWD HAD THEIR MEED OF EXCITEMENT. They got their chief thrill out of a doubles contest between Hare and Wilde, the newly crowned British hard court champions, and Borotra and Bernard, who defeated Tuckey and Hughes in the final of the French championship on the same court last year. After a palpitating struggle, featured by close-quarter rallies, Hare Former M.C.C. President and Wilde won by 5-7, 6–2, 8——6.
SHARPE LOSES SET-BALL
BALL CONTROVERSY
In Favour
London, May 6. The white cricket ball controver-
The rest of
trial in
Setting a fast pace and racing in winning it to love. Lee, fought the behind their forcing shots, produc-final set gallantly, but after 3-all, WORCESTER TRYING ed on a rising ball, the invaders got as against Bernard, well-trained · THE EXPERIMENT. an early service break and a 3-1 youth was served. lead. Then Wilde dropped his ser- vice, his partner scarcely showing Sharpe had set-ball against Mer- enough contempt for the ball over-lin, but was in need of some of sy has broken out again. There are head, and the French pair squared Merlin's beautiful check volleys, many advocates of the white ball. The South China Athletic Asso- the set. They advanced level to which were under fine control. They maintain that it is easier to ciation will leave Hong Kong on 5-all, when Wilde's service was
Olliff won a set from Jamain; he see than the red one. Tuesday, June 15, on their tour of
again broken, and the Frenchmen found this quiet youngster with the cricket world ridicules it as a Indo-China, Siam, Malaya, and
went out decísively on Borotra's too many circling volleys and finely senseless innovation. Java, including Batavia. Their
service.
gauged lobs in the final set. first port of call will be Haiphong,
But Worcester have been trying WILDE'S FINE VOLLEYING.
Hare was light-hearted · în his out the new ball in their practice and they will be away for over three
But this was only the prelimin-match with Bernard-two left-matches, and the Hon. Charles months.
ary round. Here and Wilde, stir-handers in conflict--and remember-Lyttelton, the captain, was much They are taking 18 players in-fening in every department, brought ing that he had an important dou-impressed. cluding Lee Wai-tong, Li Tin-sang, out their, reserves and rushed away bles match to follow, wisely prac- Kent is another county who wish Tam Kong-pak, Leung Wing-chui, with the second set, Wilde bringing tised his forcing shots.
to give the white ball Wong Mee-shun, Lau Hing-choi, off miracles on the volley and re- Avory beat Weiss on experience, minor matches. Lee Kwok-wai, Chan Tak-fai, Ho vealing in every rally a genius for and Williams and Samazeuilh, the Lord Cobham, former president Ka-keung, Fung King-cheung, Tay the doubles game.
two veterans, fought for an hour of the M. C. C., has declared that Qua-liang, Tso Kwai-shing, Lai In the final set, with both teams and a half before the Welshman, the use of a white ball would be an Shui-wing.
keyed up and the crowd roaring regaining his forehand vigour at improvement in cricket, and in club It is hoped also that Ip Pak-wa their applause, it was a fight for the crisis, gót home against the ex-circles Whitsable and Tankerton C. will be able to make the trip as this the vital service break. It came at champion of France.
C. have come forward with a state- will probably be his last appear-long last in the 13th game. after
ment that they mean to experiment ance in a representative S.C.A.A. Borotra was 40-15. A double fault Of the nine matches yesterday further with it.
made the score 40-30. Then both the French club won five and the SIGHT SCREENS UNNECESSARY Hare and Wilde made piercing ser-British three, while one
was un-
It is claimed that the flight of the vice returns and ultimately carried finished through rain. Kirby was ball was easier to follow, and one this precious game.
the only singles victor for the big advantage was that sight
screens could be dispensed with.
Disadvantages of the idea which immediately occurred are the white railings which circle many grounds, the umpires white coats and the players flannels.
side.
S.C.A.A.-R.W.F.
Water-Polo Match This Evening
KIRBY BEATS MERLIN
Their first match ball on Wilde's visitors. service yielded a scintillating rally
By eager, thrusting play, using and a Borotra flash ended it. On his. top-spin service and drive to their second match-ball, with both impose a volleying attack, the left- in two sets. storming the net, and with Hare hander beat Merlin A friendly water-polo match will particularly good on the low vol- Merlin has lost some of his accur- take place, weather permitting, this leys, the die was cast. It was one acy since he nearly saved the Davis evening at the South China Athle of the best three set doubles I have Cup for France four years ago.
There were, by the way, five left- tic Association Bathing Pavilion, ever seen in Paris, although Boro- North Point, between the Associatra's eye was not as clear as it handers engaged in the contest. tion's team and the Royal Welch might have been. Fusiliers.
LAWN TENNIS AT BECKENHAM
BRITISH VICTORIES
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✓
:
It would surely be difficult to get a good sight of the ball against such a background..
wished?
| Railings could, of course, -be The best of them, Marcel Bernard, Painted green, but a drawback which could not so easily be over was hunted all the way home by
come is that on showery days, when The other British victories to day Harry Lee, who, punching the ball there was mud about, the ball were gained by Farquharson and with great gusto, and frequently would quickly lose its whiteness. Kirby in the doubles and by Avory hitting Bernard's service for clean
The only way to and D. H. Williams in the singles aces, came within a stroke of lead-
would be to call for consoling successes, after France ng 3-0 in the final set.
but what cricketk had demonstrated her superiority
SURPRISED BOROTRA
allow his rival The younger man kept commend- many new balls in the major singles.
ably cool at this crisis, fortified by Reuter. Lee was beaten by Destremeau by his recent experience in the French a score identical with that recorded
covered court championships. win. He avo yesterday in his match against Here, in the semi-final, he had sur- hand and attacked his bac Beckenham, To-day. Bernard. By slowing up the game prised Borotra, his doubles partner, remorselessly. A left-hander In the first round of the Becken- and by a clever mixture of drives by recovering from 4 in the him, because his best shot is ham Tennis, Tournament yesterday, and drop shots, he forced Des-fourth set when Borotra looked to the normal forehand line. But Hal Surface (U.S.A.) beat Nakano tremeau to concede the opening set. have the plum in his mouth, and Bernard's sliced volleys and bril- (Japan) 6—1, 6-3,5 24
The young Frenchman was quite had saved three match balls against liant, smashing had their irresisti- In a second round match, Yama- unperturbed, and finding a range Destremeau in the final the next ble phases, and the last came when gishi (Japan) (beat -Y. Y, Chan with his deep low drives, hit the day.
Lee was tiring. (China) 6-0,
Reuter.
line all through the second Bet,
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Yamagishi Beats Chan: Nakano Loses
Lee pursued the right tactics toj r
Bernard's