THE CHINA MAIL TU
BUDGE MAKES TENNIS HISTORY
J. McKelvie, above, retained his unbeaten record as a Senior skip in last Saturday's game against the H.K.F.C.
SATURDAY'S CLOSE OF PLAY CRICKET SCORES
SUTCLIFFE SCORES A CENTURY
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Three Titles At
Wimbledon
MISS D. ROUND'S ONLY
BRITISH WIN
London, To-day.
Donald Budge, the young Californian star, made tennis history at Wimbledon last Saturday when, having won the Men's Singles, he also suc- ceeded in the Men's Doubles with Gene Mako and in the Mixed Doubles with Miss Alice Marble. He is the first man to win three Wimbledon champion- ships. The only other player to register a triple suc- cess was Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen, who performed the feat three times, in 1920, 1922 and 1925.
Miss Dorothy Round, winner of the Ladies' event in 1934, stag- ed a dramatic come-back and won the women's title by defeating. Mlle. Jedrzejowska, of Poland, after three sets.
In spite of a terrific heat, a capa-1
London, Saturday. The following were the scores of the principal cricket matches at close of play to-day:
Bradford.-Yorkshire 398 (H. Sut-Britain) cliffe 138); Surrey 0 for 0 (A Mit- (Poland) by scores of 6-2, 2—6 chell's benefit match).
city crowd was present to see the ............................................................TITAN final of the Women's Singles in which Miss Dorothy Round (Great beat Mlle. Jedrzejowska
and 7-5.
Birmingham-Warwickshire 334 for Both ladies were hitting power- three wickets (R. E. S. Wyatt 155 not) out) v. Derbyshire (N. Kilner's benefit fully and match).
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made many brilliant
shots, but there were numerous Manchester.-Notts 316 for five wic-double-faults. Miss Round pulted kets (Harris 113) v. Lancashire.
herself together at the critical per- Kettering.--Middlesex 527 (Sims
iod to clinch the match.
121) v. Northants.
Bristol-New Zealand 362; Glouces-
ter 48 for 0.
POTENT WEAPON
The Polish girl's service was a Worcester-Worcester 106 (Wright potent weapon in the second set, seven for 27); Kent 246 for five after Miss Round had won the first,
Yeovil-Sussex 287 (James Parks when she quickly led 3-1 140, Andrews seven for 82); Somerset 119 for four.-Reuter.
(Ames 125).
BRITISH WIGHTMAN CUP TEAM
London, July, 3.
In the third set, the Polish girl led 4-2, but Miss Round pulled her back to 44 and took the lead by winning the next game: Miss Round, again led 6--5, and won the Pole's service, including a double-fault, for the set and match.
THE 1937 WIMBLEDON
CHAMPIONSHIPS
The following were the winners and runners-up at the Wimbledon championships which concluded last Saturday:
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MEN'S SINGLES Winner-Donald Budge (Unit- ed States).
Runner-up.
Baron Gottfried Von Cramm (Germany),
WOMEN'S SINGLES Winner. -Miss Dorothy Round (Great Britain).
Runner-up-Mlle. Jedwiga Je-
drzejowska (Poland).
and
MEN'S DOUBLES Winners.--Donald Budge Gene Mako (United States).
Runners-up.-G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey (Great Britain).
́ ́WOMEN'S DOUBLES Winners. Mme: Mathieu (France) and Miss "Billie" Yorke (Great Britain)..
Runners-up. Mrs. M. R. King and Mrs. J. B. Pittman (Great Britain).
MIXED DOUBLES Winners.-Donald Budge and Miss Alice Marble (United States). + Runners-up. J. Petra and Mme. Mathieu (France).
Miss Dorothy Round, Great Britain, above, staged a wonderful comeback last Saturday to regain her Ladies' Singles crown which she lost to Mrs. Helen Wills Moody in 1935.
THREE RINK MATCHES HELD YESTERDAY
TRIUMPH FOR I.R.C. QUARTETTE
Only three of the eight games in. the Third Round of the Open Rinks Bowls Competition were played yes- terday as the
games which were arranged for the afternoon were postponed owing to rain and will be décided next Sunday.
The following were the results of the games played
'A. H. Rumjahn
A. O. Madar.
S. M. Rumjahn A. R. Minu (Skip)
J. Watson C. B. Hosking R. G. Graig A. Hyde Lay.
(Skip).
U.S.. DOUBLES TRIUMPH In the Men's Doubles Final, D. The British team of women play-Budge and Gene Mako, the United ers to meet the United States in the States Doubles Champions, beat G. Wightman Cup at Forest Hills on P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey, the August 20 and 21 will be as follows: British holders, in four sets.
Miss E. M. Dearman, Miss Mary The Americans were always on Harwicke, Miss Joan Ingram, Miss top. Hughes definitely had an off k⠀⠀...........................2||||||||||| Freda James, Miss M. Lumb, and day, his first service being general- Miss K. Stammers.
ly useless, and he frequently netted with the loss of only six points W. Mulchay new the second.
gave them confidence and they H. Overy Budge and Mako were also bet were always playing better than . M. Jack invited
ter tacticians. Winning the first set the Englishmen.
(Skip)
Miss Dorothy Round, the Wimbledon champion, was but is unable to accept.-Reuter.
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LOCAL SPORTS CHATTER
T. LAPSLEY, youngest
A. son of R. "Bob" Langley,
a former Colony bowls cham- pion and Interporter, is the youngest playing member in the three Lawn Bowls Leagues, being only 14 years of age. Last Saturday he played as No. 1 and gave as good an exhibition as many of the seasoned players. I predict great things for this youngster if he continues to show the same progress.
C.B.A. Tennis Setbacks
:
"BOB" Blyth, Central British
Association, tennis player, will not be seen, in action for some - time to come, as he has injured his jaw, which has shown no signs of immediate recovery. D. Smith will also not be able to take part in the Tennis League for the C.B.A. for about a week, as he has injured his leg.
Lee May Go To England
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Yachtsman Takes Up Badminton
T. and, tennis ace, left recently
C. LEE, University badminton D. W. WAGSTAFF, prominent for Penang to spend his vacation with his parents. According to a letter received from Lee by one of his fellow undergraduates, Lee may "not return to the Colony when the term begins in September as it is probable that he will proceed to England to continue his studies there.
Skinner Turns To Bowls
JACK SKINNER, former captain
of the Hong Kong Football Club, who has been very unfortunate during the past two seasons in the matter of injuries, has taken to lawn bowls and, although not yet a member of one of the three teams in the League, participates in the Wappinchaw games and other Club tournaments. ^
Congratulations to Mrs. G. Fun- cheon on the birth of a daughter. Prior to her marriage, she was Miss Elsa Bell and for many years was 巍 stalwart of the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club.
member of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, has taken very seriously to badminton. He plays a great deal, despite the heat, at the Kowloon Tong Club. Mrs. Wagstaff, in addition to her bad- minton activities, is playing_ten- nis very seriously, also at Kow- loon Tong.
New Aquatic Game
The Chung Shing Bathing Club have started a new aqua- tic game called “American Water Football". The number of players are the same as in water-polo, but instead of a leather ball an oval-shaped melon is used. Players are al- lowed to hold the ball and tac- kle others by ducking them under water. A goal is scored when a player touches the opposition's goal board with the melon.
E. Kern
W. Russell S. M. White J. C. Gill
G. H. Sherriff 26 (Skip).
O. E. Fingalesen
K. C. Hamilton J. S. Logan J. G. Meyer (Skip).
W. Brown
R. Wright
13
13
J. A. Watson, T. F. Stainton. 24 (Skip)
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By "Referee"
Shanghai Baseball
H
ONG Kong baseball fans
to will be interested ́learn that Al Heubner, “star” pitcher for the Hong Kong Baseball Club a few years: ago, is captain of the Shang- hai Amateurs, one of the most formidable teams in the Northern port.
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Chinese Water-Polo League
SUFFICIENT entries have been
received by the Hong Kong Chinese Amateur Athletic Federa-- tion to justify the running of the Water-polo League this Summer. According to an official of the Federation, the League will com mence on or about July 15.
The Chung Shing Bathing Club will have the services throughout this season of Ng Lin, a promising young water-polo left-winger, who combinés brilliantly with Chan Shek-pui, the Club's prominent cen- tre-forward.