WIMBLEDON Climbs Down
Locke Backed For £200 To Beat Cotton
(By AIR MAIL).
London, August 1.
South African sportsmen, in- dignant at what they call "heart-
AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS ON SAME CARD?
Budge Gets £3000 A Year
(By F. L. McILRAITH)
London.
"REVIEWER'S"
SPORTS COMMENTARY
Wightman Cup Recruit?
By her marriage in London to Mr. of Dundee,
international lawn tennis matches.
Her position will be analogous to Alvarez, who, when she married Count Jean de Gal- liard de la Valdene, became a French- woman, and was ranked No. 2 in the French list of. players.
that of senioritaville
IN face of the declining prestige of Britain in Ronald Angus Ellis,
Senorita Anita Lizana became a Bri- lawn tennis circles, the LT.A. has climbed tish subject. She will, therefore, be less criticism" of Bobbie Locke, down from its high horse, and negotiations have eligible to represent this country in South African Open golf cham- been practically concluded for a series of events at pion, offered yesterday to back Locke for £200 in 36 hole match Wimbledon during 1939, when professionals and against Henry Cotton at Walton amateurs will compete in the same tournament.
Under the proposed arrangements, William T. Tilden and Wimbledon will Locke said last night that would play the match for a side-Fred Perry will head a team of professionals.
finance the tournaments and, in return, will take 60 per cent. of stake of £100 or more on any course the receipts, the remaining 40 per cent. going to the professionals. before he leaves Britain on August leaving for Cotton, who is .11.
will the Continent to-morrow and not be back until the end of August said: "We shall have to wait till Locke comes here again."
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The voucher system whereby, amateurs can take their vouch- ers and buy anything they de- sire to the amount mentioned is near to professionalism makes no difference. The exam- and Reg Whitcombe, British Open ple is being quoted of a woman champion, beat the South Africans Locke and Sid Brews in £500-a-side golfer who exchanged her vouch- er for a list of goods that includ- from pickled ed everything
Last Wednesday Henry
four-ball match,
Locke was criti-
cised because of his slow play. The onions to floor wax. two rounds took 7hrs 8mins.
There is the example of Donald Budge. He is allowed to play with The British Amateur Athletic Board the amateurs, and as an amateur, have invited H. H. Whitlock (Metropo- litan W. C.) and F. E. Bentley (Bel-though, because of his standing as grave E.) to represent Great Britain No. 1 lawn tennis player of the in the fifty kilometres road walk in the U.S.A.,
he receives $3000 a year
European championships (Paris) from through his various tie-ups with September 3 to September 5.
The Indian Cricket Board of Control is to invite the M.C.C. to send a team to tour India during the winter of 1939-40. The M.C.C. it is understood,
equipment firms, radio broadcasts, signed newspaper articles, etc.
"BUNNY'S ESTIMATES”. "Bunny" Austin estimates that at will be requested to include at least the height of his career it cost him
five amateurs in the team.
WHITE WINES from FRANCE
FINEST GRAVES
FINEST SAUTERNES
HAUT SAUTERNES
BARSAC
Obtainable from
H. W. "Bunny" Austin, above, famous British Davis CupTM tennis player estimates his yearly expen- diture at 800 pounds sterling à year!
around £800 a year to Here is his loss and account:
play tennis. expenditure
Loss of earnings a year £400 0 Entrance and court fees 95 10
0
0
Travelling expenses
150.0
0
Clothes ...
40 0 0
Racquets and balls
50 0
0
Entertainme.it
80 0
0
Training, medical
penses, etc.
40 0
0
£795 10 0
MUST HAVE INCOME
The Chilean champion-who, by the way, is the present holder of the known lawn tennis player to marry Scottish title is be the third well- a Scot. Miss Esna Boyd, a former champion of Australia, became Mrs. Robertson.
the As such she won Scottish championship.
Miss G. R. Sterry, a daughter of a former Wimbledon champion, mar- ried Mr. W. M. Simmers, who play- ed for Scotland in 28 Rugby ́interna- tionals.
she Like Senorita Lizana,
under her won the Scottish title maiden name.
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A Unique Performance
A golf performance described as uni- que is that of Leonard G. Crawley, Eng- Cup fish ex-champion and Walker player, in winning two competitions on one day-for the St. George's Hill Gold Trophy at Weybridge and the Medal at Sunningdale. This involved him in three rounds of 18 holes each, and he averaged even 48.
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In women's golfing circles in Eng- land, at the moment, the main sub- ject of conversation is the team select- this ed to visit the United States August for the Curtis Cup match against the pick of America's ladies, at the Essex County Club, Massachu- setts on September 7 and 8. The August team scheduled to sail on 19, is composed of Mrs. A. M. Holm,
the (winner of
British Women's Amateur Championship this year), Jessie Anderson, Pamela Barton, Elsie Corlett, Mrs. M. R. Garon, Clarrie Tiernan, Mrs. J. B. Walker and Mrs.
Williamson Wallace
(captain). strong side, indeed.
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In past Curtis Cup matches, Amer ica won by 5% to 3% at Wentworth, England, in 1982 and by 6% to 2% at Chevy Chase, U. S A., two years later; while in 1986, at Gleneagles,
at
Miss Betty Nuthall estimated Scotland, the match was halved
4% each, Recently a British team that her tennis cost.her £600 a year, practically identical with the one Obviously tennis champions must selected to visit America boat the lady have some source of income, and if golfers of France by 7 matches to 2. they are to maintain their form they must devote their whole time to the job.
Some sense of the importance of lawn tennis in British sport- ing world may be gained from the finance and statistics of the game. There are 2,000,000 men and women playing tennis on British courts, of whom 1,200,- ∙.000 are women.
L.T.A.
Another 600,000 belong to unaffiliated clubs. connected with factories, churches, schools, etc.
The
2,000,000 pay approximately £7,000,000 annually in fees. There are 10,000 groundsmen employed in looking after the various tennis courts. There are thousands more- employed in the manufacture of
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. The majority of the players, some tennis equipment.
CHATER ROAD,
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1,040,000, play on municipal and In face of such a position, where other public hire courts, paying for everybody makes money accept those who add glamour and interest TELEPHONES; 20075 and 30644 their game at so much an hour.
to the game, the decision of the Wimbledon authorities to climb down is not an altogether revolu
NOT REVOLUTIONARY here are 360,000 players belong ing to 2184 clubs affiliated to the tionary decision.