THE CHINA MAIL: SEPTEMBER 17.
Scottish Hard Courts Titles
DAVER CROWLEY'S CHALLENGE
Macphail And Mrs. R. G. Macinnes Retain Singles
WIMBLEDON WOMAN'S TRIPLE
SUCCESS
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London, August 20.5
LAZEK ✔. NEUSEL BOUT-
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Vienna, August 21 (By Air, Mail).-Heinz Lazek, European heavy-weight, champion, is to de fend his title against Walter Neusel here "in the middle of September
"Lazėk'sɛ'manager, Herr Rudolf, previously stated that the fight. would take place on September 18, but according to an announcement
TWO of the Scottish Hard Courts Championships changed here, no date has been fixed; i
another game, taking eight games in succession for 7-5, 6-0 victory.
hands at St. Andrews on Saturday, when all the finals: were played off in favourable weather conditions. As expected, Donald !!!!!!!! The American representative MacPhail, jun,, Pollokshields, and Mrs. R. G. MacInnes, Wimble- of Dave Crowley, the British don, retained the singles titles they won last year, and Mrs. Mac lightweight champion, has issued Innes and Mrs. Robertson, Kirkcaldy, won the women's doubles a challenge to Armstrong on be- for the second time, but the surprises came in the other two cham- half of Crowley, whose manager|pionship events. said.
RACEHORSE GIVEN AWAY
G. Richard's Mount
London, August 19. Census, one of Goldon Richards's mounts which failed at Bath yes- terday, was given away by its own- er, Mr. G. N..Bennett.
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3 R. G. MacInnes and E. J. Murphys:- er, deprived I. G. Collins and R. F. London, the Canadian ice hockey play- Scovell of their doubles title in gruelling match. in which some fine combined play was seen Thred; sets were necessary to decides, the issue, MacInnes and partner, taking the first and final, seta. Mrs. Robertson and Mrs. MacInnes had to go to three sets to dispose of the rha'lenge of Miss Mollie Welsh and Miss; E. K Taylor, Carlisle...
"We have had tentative offers By winning with her husband, | from London and New York and R. G. MacInnes, the mixed dou- are; now waiting to hear what bles, title from Donald MacPhail Armstrong thinks about it. Crow-and Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Mac- ley and Armstrong are about the Innes achieved a triple success, same build, are the same age. and MacInnes, brought off and fight in similar styles." double victory by securing the
BOYS' TITLE WINNER men's doubles championship in
to the net saw him draw-level-in the In the mixed doubles, final, neither. nartnership with E. J. Murphy,
tenth game.
The Pollokshields player MacPhail nor Mrs. Robertson played London, the defeated title-hold-retaliated by bringing into play his to form, and Mr. and Mrs. MacInnes ers being I. G. Collins, and R. F. powerful hackhand stroke across the earned the title by superior team work. court, and. took the next two games Fortunes fluctuated to a considerable for the set at 7-6. ̈
extent, the Scots couple taking the 7 Scovell, Edinburgh, who were
In the second set MacPhail con-second set with the loss of only one successful on the previous two occasions. This is the first time centrated on Collins' backhand, and me. after losing the opening set 4-6. « in the past eight years that Col- the policy paid. MacPhail ran away The MacInnes's ran up a commanding * 'ins has failed to win one of the to establish a 4-0 lead, and despite lead in the final set, and the task of fine rally by Collins, which carried overtaking them proved beyond: Mac- him to 3-4, the champion took the Phail and his partner.
had The only title winner north of theë. hard courts championships.
MacInnes reached the final of the vital eighth game after deuce
singles three End, who secured the boys' men's (first class) handicap event, been called five times. Collins baulk-Tay was K. L. Phillips, Dundee West and he and Mrs. Maclones were deed MacPhail of match point
Miss J. Wilson as feated in the final of the mixed doubles l times in the ninth game before finally championship by defeating L. G. Manta
admitting defeat. -
son, Pollokshields. : It was a 7 to 4 favourite, but fail-first class) handicap.
Edinburgh St George's, became the The final of the men's singles was ed to get a place. Afterwards, when
last year's Misa Mollie Welsh, Edinburgh girls' singles champion by her defents offered for sale there was no bid almost a repetition of
in a three-set final. for him, Mr. Bennett then gave him match, in which MacPhail and Collins Liberton, put up a creditable show of Miss M. E. M. Wilson, Caldercrui
Collins made a bright against Mrs. R. G. MacInnes, con- also met.
SCOTCHED SUGGESTION to T. Hamey, the jockey, who won opening, by winning, the first game sidering the fact that she was mak
presentation Presiding at the the Grand National Forbra with ease, but the champion seizeding her first appearance in a senior
the lead by taking three games in a championship final, and that it was trophies- and prizes, Bailie A. R. in-1932.
Gordon Richards's horses in the row. He was keeping the ball low, only two years ago that she won the Bowie, convener of the Tournament and imparting plenty of spin to it, girls' championship. The young Scot Committee, scotched the suggestion that three succeeding races, `all fav- and although the challenger won the tish internationalist fully extended the championships had been held at St Before ourites, were also beaten. His fol- fifth game, MacPhail claimed the the champion in the first set, recover- Andrews for the last time. lowers were rewarded in the last next two, to place himself in a strong ing from 1-4 to 4-4, and squaring Mrs. H. H. Sutherland, wife of Col the match again in the tenth game. H. H. Sutherland, captain-elect of the position. two races, however, which he won
The accurate driving of Mrs. Mac- Royal and Ancient Golf Club, and sugg on Honeybunch at 6 to 4 on, and
Innes, however, had its effect, and cessor in that office to the Duke of Ngoma, which was 6 to 1 against.
she did not allow Miss Welsh to win Kent, handed over the trophies. Bailie
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POWERFUL BACKHAND
Collins fought back with great de- termination, and audacious excursions
SENIOR DEBUT
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Bowie declared that there was foundation in the rumour that had's been circulated to the effect that the Scottish Hard Court Championshipsy
St were no longer to be held at Andrews. Such a proposal had never yet been considered by the Scottish Association, and, if the worst were to come to the worst, he would like to assure them that the hard-working Committee that St. Andrews had always enjoyed, would continue to rung an open tournament whatever happen ed.
CHAMPIONSHIP RÉSULT The final results: are:
Men's Singles Championship. Finial
Donald MacPhail, Jun, (Polloke shields), beat Ian G. Collins (Monk-
ton), 7-5, 6-8.
Women's Singles Championship
Final
Mrs. R. G. MacInnes (Wimbledon) beat Miss Mollie G. Welsh (Edinburgh, Liberton), 7-5, 6-0.
Men's Doubles Championship Final
E. J. Murphy (London) and R. G MacInnes (Carlisle) boat I, G. Collings (Monkton) and R. F. Scovell (Edin burgh), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Women's Doules. Championship Final
Mra. R. G. MacInnes (Wimbledon); and Mrs. Angur Roberton (Kirkukly f Beat Miss E. K. Taylor (Carlisle) ande Mirko Mollie G., Welsh (Edinburgk Liberton), 4-6, 6-0, 6-2.
Mixed. Doublés Championship
(Wimbledon), beat, Dona
Bilökišields).
Championship
indee West Endr «(Pollokshields y