THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 24, 1937.
DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE ROUND
OPEN SINGLES UNPLAYED TIES ARRANGED
Open Pairs Final
Next Tuesday
GREAT BRITAIN TO VOLUNTEERS”
DEFEND AGAINST
AMERICA TO-DAY
At a meeting of the sub-commit- CHALLENGERS FAVOURED
tee of the Lawn Bowls Association yesterday the dates of unplayed First
Round ties in the Open Singles championship and the Final of the Open Pairs Competi- tion were arranged:-
The following is the programme for the week:-
OPEN PAIRS (FINAL)
Tuesday
TO 1 5
(By REFEREE").
THE world's interest in lawn tennis will be cen- tred on the Centre Court at Wimbledon to-day, where Great Britain will defend her Davis Cup J. A. Luz and R. F. Lazy A. M. championship title against the challenge of the United States, who are 5 to 1 favourites at the mo- ment of writing.
Omar and U. M. Omar.
Bowling Green Club).
Umpire: Mr. J. Russell.
(Kowloon
OPEN RINKS (SEMI-FINAL) Sunday, August 1
J. R. Soares, J. W. Leonard, L. C.`R. Souza and C. S. Rosselet (skip) v K. M. Omar, A. M. Omar, A. A. Razack and U. M. Omar. (Hong Kong Football Club). and Watson, C. B. Hosking, R. G. Graig
S. Houghton, AH. Basto and B. Basto (skip) (Civil Service Cricket Club).
OPEN SINGLES (FIRST ROUND)
J. Watson G. H. Sherriff S. Randle
Monday.
* H. Overy
v C. B. Hosking R. O. Read
v W. L. Walker
J. R. Soares
(Club de
J. Pau
W. Hayward ·
Recreio).
ν S. Forrest
V J. Russell ·
(Hong Kong Football Club)
J. Cook
J. Hoosen
Y S. Eccleshall
V A. W. Grimmitt
(Civil Service Cricket Club) v H. A. Alves
T. R. Hunter
(Kowloon Bowling Green).
U. M. Omar
S. M. White
F. Goodwin
v J. J. Basto
♡ 0. M. Omar' VR. F. Luz
(Kowloon Docks Recreation Club)
“D” DIVISION LAWN TENNIS ENCOUNTERS
Wins For Army And Chinese R.C.
Two fixtures in the “D” Division of the Colony Lawn Tennis League were decided yesterday afternoon, when the Army Tennis Club beat the Indian Recreation Club by the odd set in nine, and Chinese Re- creation Club beat the Civil Service Cricket Club by 21⁄2 sets to 1%.
The following were the results:
I.R.C. LOSE
At Sookunpoo, the Indian Recreation Club lost to the Army Tennis Club by 4 sets to 5:,
AQUATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Good Sport At V.R.C. Anticipated
Some very exciting swimming should be witnessed in the. V.RC. |pool to-night"||when the annual Hong Kong Volunteer Defence |Corps aquatic championships will be held, commencing at 9.30 p.m.,
to be followed by a dance and prize
giving immediately afterwards.
The following are the main
events:-
r.
300 YARDS TEAM RACE (Teams of 6 Men) Corps Infantry:A A. da Roza, E. B. da Roza, G. Souza, L. A. Soares, B. Gosano and E. M. Marques. THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS ON WHICH GREAT BRITAIN Mobile Machine Guns:--G. M. Miller, MET THE UNITED STATES IN THE CHALLENGE ROUND G. Fowler, S. Fowler, R. Wood, J. Sloan WERE IN 1934, WHEN THE HOLDERS WON BY 4 MATCHES and C. Sloan. TO 1, AND IN 1935, WHEN THEY OBTAINED A CLEAN SWEEP, Lee, M. Long, N. Lee, H. Wing Lee Static Machine Guns T. Kew, S.
PERFORMED THE FEAT IN THE 1905 AND 1906 SEASONS.Coast Defence. A. Hussain, F. An- THE THIRD TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE SERIES, HAVING and Shiu Hung Yui.
The results of the recent Wimbledon, or rather All-England slow, H. Millington, S. Bux, A. Leppard Championships at Wimbledon must have a bearing on the result of the Challenge Round, particularly as Great Britain's team has been materially weakened by the inability of G. P. Hughes to partner Zimmern, A, Ismail, H. Wing Lee, A. C. R. D. Tuckey in the Doubles, through business reasons.
DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE
ROUND DRAW
Austin To Meet Frankie
Parker
(Special To "China Mail")
London, To-day.
and W. Gardner.
250 YARDS HANDICAP RACE
F. Simpson, A. Leppard, D. Leonard, Hussain, B. G. L. Oliphant, W. Gardner and S. Bux.
Two newcomers to the Great NURSING DETACHMENT
CHAMPIONSHIP, 50 YARDS Britain team are Charles E.
Mrs. E. Begg, Miss A. Dówbiggin, Hare, who has been in the lime-Miss J. Parkinson, Miss D. Wallace, light these past three months, Miss J. Buchanan, Miss D. Young, Miss and F. H. D. Wilde, Hare's dou-J. Seath and Miss N. Witchell. bles partner, the two having reached the final of the Men's Doubles at Wimbledon last year, when they lost to G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey.
HIGH DIVING Corps Infantry: L. A. Roza, Mackintosh and G. A. Pinna.
G.
Mobile Machine Guns-E. Fowler, J. M. Miller and J. Sloan.
Static Machine Guns:-S. Lee, N. Lee and S. H. Choo.
Coast Defence S. Bux, H. Milling. OFFICERS v. SERGEANTS RACE SE Officers:-Lt F. W. T. Ross, Lt. R
M. Wood, 2/Lt. J. Watson and 2/Lt. L. d'Almada
Hare's brilliant performance The draw for the Challenge against Henner Henkel, the reign-ton and A. Hussain. Round of the Davis Cup between ing French and German champion, Great Britain, the holders, and the in the Fourth Round of the Men's United States, was made yesterday Singles at Wimbledon, when he led morning and resulted as follows: the German 2 sets to 1, will give
British enthusiasts
some courage and hope of a possible victory, while
TO-DAY
H. W. Austin (Britain) v F. Park-Austin's grand fight against Von Cramm, in the Semi-Final Round, is er (U.S.A.). C. E. Hare (Britain) v Donald tain will go down fighting, if they
also an indication that Great Bri-Roza.
Budge (U.S.A.).
MONDAY-
go down at all!
THE DOUBLES PAIR
· At the moment it very much looks C. R. D. Tuckey and F. H. Das if "Bunny" Austin and Charles Wilde (Britain) V- Donald Hare will be asked to carry the Budge and Gene Mako burden of singles, while Tuckey (U.S.A.).
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TUESDAY
C. E. Hare (Britain) v. F. Parker
(U.S.A.).
·H. W. Austin (Britain) v Donald
Budge (U.S.A,).
The American team has dropped Grant from the combination defeated Germany by 3
A. M. Rumjahn and T. Ali (I.R.C.). Bitsy
lost to Land and Wilson
3-6 which
will pair up with Frank Wilde, as the Doubles, team, but on the other hand there is the remote possibility (Continued on Page 22)
SECOND TEST MATCH STARTS TO-DAY
(Continued from Page 18)
SEVEN FINE BATSMEN ..
Sergeants: Sgt. W. Stoker, Sgt. J. Tetley, Sgt. B. Baptista and Sgt. V. White. 200 YARDS MEDLEY RELAY RACE Corps Infantry: E. Cunha, E.. B. da Roza, E. M. Marques and A. A. da
Wood, J. Sloan and J. Miller.
Mobile Machine Guns:-G. Fowler, R. Static Machine Guns: N. Lee, Lee, B. G: L. Oliphant and T. Kew.
Coast Defence: A. Hussain, W. Gardner, D. Leonard and F. Anslow.
with just that extra bit of fire which a Test match SO often kindles, and while the wicket was green in the first hour, he was real- ly lively and dangerous.
CATCHES MUST BE HELD Vivian, the slow left-hander, was also uncommonly good and unlucky at that. Catches must be held in this class of cricket and if New difficult though some of them were, Zealand had taken all their chances, of playing most attractive cricket. England might well have been Barnett, Hammond, Hardstaff, struggling for runs instead of be James Parks, Ames, Paynter and ing on top. Robins there are seven batsmen Newcomers among the England se- who can
lost to McAlindon and Moore... 4-6 matches to 2 in the Inter-Zone Fin-To-day's England side is capable
7-5 al at Wimbledon.-Trans-Ocean.
beat Pittan and Tudor
A. R. Sufiad and M. Hassand (L.R.C.).
beat Land and Wilson,
-64
drew with McAlindon and Moore 6--6 beat Pittan and Tudor
6-1
S. A. R. Bux and M. L. Razack ́(LR.C.), 12:
lost to Land and Wilson
8-6
drew with McAlindon and Moore 6–8
lost to Pittan and Tüdor
3
C.R.C. BEAT C.S.C.C.
At the Valley, Chinese Recreation Club beat Civil Service by 7% sets to
1
~Wood and Skinner (C.S.).-:
loat to --Wei - Chung and Peter
Kwok
lost to M. K..Pau and F. Y. Tse 3-6 lost to S. F. Chèung and P. T.
Buckle and Rakusen (CS.).
lost. to. Wei and Kwok
-lost to Pau and Tse
lost to Cheung and Tsui
Bently and Bebbington (C.S.).
lost to Wei and Kwok
beat Pau and Tse
drew with Cheung and Tsui
KOWLOON TONG FOUR DEFEAT.
INDIAN RINK
rich with summer afternoon lections are James Smith, the Mid-
delight and beauty, and dlesex fast bowler, and Wellard, one the New Zealanders, once they get of the mightiest hitters in England going, know how to put the bat to and a delight to watch. Not much the ball with proper aggression. has been seen of Wellard this sea-
season.
A few words about the New Zea- son, although he was most promin- landers. Wallace's innings of 56 ent with several outstanding inn- In the remaining Quarter Final for the New Zealanders in their ings towards the close of the last game of the Open Rinks Lawn second knock against England in Bowls competition yesterday; A. R. the first Test, made at a most cri
Whatever the outcome of to-day's. Minu's rink was defeated by Btical time, was particularly plucky play, the match promises to be the 36 Basto's four by 27 shots to 13 He had a broken finger in the Mid- most interesting of the series.
after Basto had led 12-10 at the dlesex match and he took three The England eleven will be 11th head.
really nasty cracks on his injured selected from the following - hand, but went on in great pain to R. W. V. Robins (Captain), F. R. make the England bowling look
Hammond, (W. R.), Barnett, mes. Paynter, Hardstaff second rate!
Hutton, Smith (James), Wellard, Goddard and
H. Gittins
S. Houghton
4–6 A. H. Basto
B. Basto
(Skip)
A. H. Rumjahn S. M. Rumjahn A. O. Madar A. R. Minu 27 (Skip)
13
Cowie bowled extremely well, Parks (James).