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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 21, 1937.
DON. BUDGE'S BRILLIANT VICTORY
VON CRAMM BEATEN INTERESTING
AFTER LEADING 4-1 IN VITAL FIFTH SET
BOWLERS AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT
YORKS. CONCEDE FIRST INNINGS POINTS
N. ZEALAND BEAT
SCOTLAND
U.S. TO MEET GT. BRITAIN IN CHALLENGE ROUND WIMBLEDON CROWD ENCOURAGE GALLANT LOSER
LONDON, TO-DAY.
“B” DIVISION TENNIS CLASH
Craigengower To Meet Recreio
An interesting clash in the “B”* Division of the Lawn Tennis League should be witnessed to-day at the Valley, where Craigengower Cricket Club, potential champions, follow- ing their comfortable win over the K. C. C., meet Club de Recreio, who were only just defeated last week by C. R. C.
The latter encounter. Civil Service
ter little opposition.
C.R.C.
A.T.C.
TO-DAY "B" Division
v H.K.C.C.
v C.S.C.C. v. C. de R. ▼K.C.C. TO-MORROW ***** Division
V I.R.C.
-v C. de R.
K.C.C.. S.C.A.A.
v
V
V R.S.C.
PEARCE SCORES
STAGING A MARVELLOUS RECOVERY and with the exception of the AFTER BEING TWO SETS IN ARREARS, DON- Agafuroff brothers, should encoun- ALD BUDGE, BRILLIANT WIMBLEDON CHAM- The following is to-day's and the London, To-day. Bowlers again triumphed over PION, YESTERDAY CARRIED THE UNITED week's programme: batsmen in the County Cricket STATES TEAM INTO THE CHALLENGE ROUND Championship and friendly matches OF THE DAVIS CUP COMPETITION, WHEN HE IKUT.C. which concluded yesterday, the New Zealand tourists securing a BEAT BARON GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM, THE C.C.C. good win against a Scotland eleven, WIMBLEDON RUNNER-UP, IN A FIVE SET S.C.A.A. at Glasgow, where Gallichan, one DUEL AND DECIDING MATCH, WHICH LAST- of their best bowlers, captured 6 for 46 on the eve of the second test ED 2 HOURS AND 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE C.R.C. match against England, which will YOUNG CALIFORNIAN OVERCAME HIS GAL-RC (2)
• take place – next Saturday at Old
LANT GERMAN OPPONENT BY SCORES OF K.T.G.C.A. Trafford
Gover was in a deadly mood for 6-8, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 8-6.. Surrey against Lancashire at the WHEN HENNER HENKEL, VON CRAMM'S DOUBLES Oval, taking 11 wickets for 116 PARTNER AND GERMANY'S SECOND STRING SINGLES PLAY- grûns during the course of the ER, HAD LEVELLED THE MATCHES BY DEFEATING BRYAN match to contribute towards the M. "BITSY” GRANT IN FOUR SETS, IT WAS LEFT TO THE former's 8 wickets win.
AS TO WIMBLEDON FINALISTS TO DECIDE THE ISSUE Yorkshire, the present leaders, WHICH TEAM WOULD MEET GREAT BRITAIN IN THE CHAL- had to concede first innings points LENGE ROUND NEXT SATURDAY, AND THE TWO PLAYERS
Going in No. 8 for Kent against to Nottinghamshire, although Sel- DID NOT DISAPPOINT THE PACKED CENTRE COURT AT lers, the Tyke's skipper, carried his WIMBLEDON, WHERE BUDGE WAS GIVEN THE FRIGHT OF Leicestershire at Tonbridge, Alec bat for 103 out of Yorkshire's first HIS LIFE BY VON CRAMM, WHO, ENCOURAGED BY THE Pearce, the Hong Kong Interport innings total of 209!
CROWD, GAVE AN INSPIRED PERFORMANCE IN THE FIRST cricket captain, scored 6-runs run
out and 25. Worcestershire and Leicester TWO SETS. shire were featured in a low scor- The German was brilliant in his serving, his net sorties and a The only other amateurs in the ing match in which the former brilliantly executed backhand, which surprisingly gave Budge little Kent eleven were J. W. G. Davies,
R. T.. won by 8 wickets, Jackson (6 for chance of returning the ball for a winner Von Cramm was volley- the Cambridge Blue, and 34) and Martin (6 for 43) dismissing splendidly, but Budge appeared to be the better player, though Bryan." ing Leicester for 119 and 89, res- his forehand showed signs of weakness and he failed to return pectively, while Geary, the former several of the German's first services. England trundler, had 5 wickets for
56,
RESULTS
A
..
The first set provided some thrill- Budge ing moments of suspense, leading by 5 games to 4 and had
Results as cabled by Reuter were:--five set points, but Von Cramm was
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
unshaken and fought back splendid-
At the Oval, Surrey beat Lancashirely to take the set at 8-6.. by 8 wickets.
Lancs.: 221 (Gover 5 for 65) and 187
(Gover 6 for 51). Surrey: 306 (Pollard 5 for 55) and 104
for 2.-
At Hinckley, Worcestershire Leicestershire by 8 wickets. Leicester: 119 (Jackson 6 for 34)
-89 (Martin' 6 for 43). Worcester: 141 (Geary 5 for 56)
69 for 2.
WIMBLEDON FORM
INTER-ZONE FINAL
RESULTS
Results as cabled by Reuter, were:-
FIRST DAY Singles
In the third set Budge led by 2 Baron Gottfried Von Cramm (Ger- games to love, but Von Gramm ral-many) beat Bryan M. Grant (U.S.), lied strongly with some devastat ing backhand returns and fine volley- beat ing, winning a ́loye game against
63, 64, 6-2.
Donald Budge (U.S.) beat Henner
-3. Henkel (Germany), 6-2, 6-1,
SECOND DAY Doubles Donald Budge and Gene Mako (U.S.) beat Baron Von Gramm and Henner carried Henkel (Germany), 4-6, 7-—-—~5, 86,
64
THIRD DAY Singles
the American's service. Budge re- and taliated with a love game to lead and 3-2 from which point he
on to secure the set.
Budge had regained his Wimble- At Rushden, Hampshire beat North- don form in the fourth set when amptonshire by 144 runs.
he reeled four games off in a row Hants: 228 and 327. Northants: 164 and 247 (Creese 5 for before Von Cramm realised his posi- 79).
At Nottingham, Nottinghamshire best Yorkshire on the first innings. Notte: 326 and 145 for 7 dec. Yorkshire: 209 (Sellers 103 not out)
and 101 for 3.
FRIENDLY
tion, but then it was too late and the only secured two games before
the American levelled the scores.
LED 4-1. BUT
6 AND 25 Against Leicester At Tonbridge
Kent won by 73 runs, scoring 209 and 304 against Leicester's 242 and
66
'BOBBIE” SHAW SCORES 83 Ex-Local Players At Aldershot
*
Three cricketers well-known to local followers of the game were members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines XI against the Royal Engineers at Aldershot on June 26.
They were:
R. J. "Bobbie" Shaw, who opened the innings and scored 83 and 25.
Henner. - Henkel (Germany) beat Bryan M. Grant (U.S.), 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
|R. Donald Budge (U.S.) beat Baron G. Von Cramm, 6-8, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2,
G. 86.
Results: United States beat Germany by 3 matches to 2.
B. Phillimore, who went in No.
5 and scored 25 and 25.
V. Prowse, who went în No. 7 and scored 7 and 26′ not out, and who also took five wickets in the match.
was
Lt. A. M. Anstruther, who given a Hong Kong Interport Trial,
The deciding set was packed with thrills and German hopes soared Budge was on the top of his form heavenwards when Von Cramm led in the 13th game, which he won by 3 games to 1 winning Budge's against Von Cramm's service. The played for the Engineers and scor- At Glasgow the New Zealand tour-service game from love 30, and then 14th and last game of the matched 5 and 0 not out and took one with a love game on his own ser-he only secured two points before The Navy and Marines won by Scotland: 287 (Gallichan 6 for 46) and vice to lead by 4 games to 1. Budge having five set points for
The fighting red-haired Califor-advantage before taking the set and 176 runs, scoring 209 and 185 for 8
ists beat Scotland by 3 wickets.
154.
N. Zealanders: 214 (Melville 6 for 68)
and:182 for
Reute
TO-DAY'S MATCHES
Lord's-Middlesex,
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Mai
Brist
No
ire.
ibire.
Esser. lamptonshire:
New
nian was not done for, however, match. It was a brilliant win and and serving up rasping shots, he, fully substantiated his Wimbledon secured the sixth game without con- victory. ceding a point and then broke through Son Cramm's service game
In t
MORE FORCEFUL
wicket.
dec., against the Engineers” 129 and 89.
In the other match, Henner Hen-forceful player and his better serv- to creep up to 8-4, and, amidst kel and Bryan Grant were mostly ing told on the youthful American, terrific excitement, levelled the featured in a baseline duel, Grant who failed to sustain his adv scores at 44.
bringing off several beautiful half-in the vital fourth set, when he led After being 30-40 in arrears, volleys on the backhand, while some by 4 games to 8, but cracked up to both players won their service games of his recoveries were amazing. allow the German to secure the set.
11th and 12th games, but But the German was the more and match.
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