CORRESPONDENCE
SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
3, Robert Chan (C,B,C.).
The Sports Editor, "China Mail" Colony 880 yards Free Style Cham- Sir,-The following are my forecasts | pionship:-1, Chan Chun-nam (C. Y, of the Colony Swimming Champion- M. C. A.); 2, L. Roza Pereira (V.R.C.); ships sponsored by V.R.C. to be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
You may be surprised to see So many unknown, unheard-of, winners. But let me introduce them to you here.
(1) Ng Nin, the ultimate winner in the 50 and 100 sprint events, is said to have done 50 yards in 24 sec. and 100 metres in 63 sec.
Open Medley Relay:-1, . Chung Shing; 2, Chinese Y.M.C.A.; 3, V.R.C.
SATURDAY
LAWN TENNIS
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1939.
AUSTIN RATED SIXTH IN EUROPE
Paris, August 6.
SPORTS PARADE
ONE of the things which puzzles me about Wimbledon is the almost fatal regularity with which the quar- ter-finals turn out to the "massacres." One would expect the easy, straight- set wins to come in the opening rounds especially in a seeded draw--but it "rabbitty" than the first.
is not so; the fifth round is much more
H. W. “Bunny" Austin is 100 yards Ladies' Free Style Cham-ranked sixth in a list of the pionship:-1, Miss Clara S., C. Young ten best amateur European (S.C.A.A.); 2, Miss. Irene Lopes players which has been issu- Last year the results in Round 5 (V.R.C.); 3, Miss Sa Wal-ying (C.B.C.).
ed here by M. J. Kauffmann, were:-6-2, 6-1, 6-2; 7-5, 6-1, 6-2; 6-2, 6-1, 6-1; 6-3, 6-0, 7-5; and this year Colony 100 yards Back Stroke Cham- a member of the French Lawn they were 6-3, 6-0, 0-1, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2; pionship:-1, W. Lawrence (V.R.C.); Tennis Federation and sec- 6-0, 6-2, 6-2; 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. A player
time 2, A...K, Rumjahn, (V.R.C.); 3, Lauretary of the Davis Cup Com- whom we were forced to present.on
Yiu-ting (Chinese Y.M.C.A.).
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(2) Chan Ki-chung, the Chung Shing Relay Swimmer was one the holder of the 50 and 100 metres records of China, Though old, can Colony, 50 yards Free Style Cham- still do 25.4 sec. in 50 yards. Invalu- pionship:-1, Ng. Nin (Chung Shing); able for the Chung Shing Relay Team, 2, Chan Wing-kai (C.Y.M.C.A.); 3, D.
(3) Ho Pun-kan (S.C.A.A.) did 84 H. Taylor (V.R.C.).. sec. in 100 metres Breast Stroke in Ladies' 440 yards Free Style Cham- the gala of S.C.A.A. last week. Cap-pionship:-1, Miss Clara S. C. Young able of doing 73 sec. in the coming (S.C.A.A.); 2, Mrs. V. Willey (V.R.C.); 100 yards Breast Stroke Champion-3..Miss Ip Choy-mán. ship of the Colony.
Colony 440 yards Free Style Cham- (4) Robert Chan (C.B.C.) did 6 pionship:-1, Chan Chun-nam (C, Y. min. 8 sec. in 400 metres in the Gala M. C. A.); 2, W. Lawrence (V.R.C.); of C.B.C. last week end, Capable of 3, Robert Chan (C.B.C.). beating L. Roza Pereira and extend-
Yours etc., ing both Chan Chun-nam and Lawrence.
W.
(5) Miss Clara S. C. Young is the sister of the famous Chinese Mermaid Miss Yeung Sau-king. Is in fino form, capable of beating Miss Irene Lopes and Miss Vivienne Churn.
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(6) Miss Sa Wai-ying who took
KAT MING.
They Say
mission.
M. Kauffmann, who waited
until
the Saturday as a "whirlwind"-F. Kukuljevicwas as tame as a zephyr by Monday, and the other three bub- bles--those of the back-to-top-form Austin, the coming-to-the-front Mohammed, and the dark-horse-of- the-fleld Smith were just as loudly burst.
the Yugoslav-German Davis Cup tie had been played off before compiling his list, rates F. Puncec, the Yugoslav Davis Cup player, as outstanding in Europe by reason of his victories over
Round 6 provided one match of four H. Henkel, D. Mitic, and De Stefani.
sets, and one more burst bubble or Von Cramm, the former German paper-strength stonewall, the imper-
Puncec Davis Cup player, is rated as second turbable
-being painlessly for having defeated the two eliminated by America's latest in the Americans, R. L. Riggs and Donald long, Illustrious line, Tilden-Vines- McNeil. Von Cramm beat Riggs, Budge. who is America's outstanding amateur, 6-0, 6-1 recently.
best
The full list is:
So far, new champion Riggs has not achieved the dominating certainty in all his matches of his three predeces- sors, and perhaps it was only that fact
1, F. Puncec (Yugoslavia); 2, G.--for he had beaten his final opponent Make no mistake about it, the finish
von Cranım (Germany); 3, 1. Tloczyn- and fellow-American. Ellwood Cooke, dozens of mes in the States-that (Ger- of the Open golf championship is for ski (Poland); 4, H. Henkel part in the last 100 yards ladies Cham- the men with the chances, one of the many); 5, F. Kukuljevic (Yugoslavia): prevented what we will surely get one pionship is said to be in excellent greatest ordcals, mental as well as
6, H. W. Austin (Great Britain); 7, form. Capable of beating Miss Irene physical, in the whole range of sport. J. Asboth (Hungary); 8, C. Boussus Lopes and extending Miss Clara SA writer in the Sunday Chronicle (France), 9, D. Mitic (Yogoslavia); C. Young.
and 10, G. de Stefani (Italy).-Reuter.
(7) Shek Kam-pui (S.C.A.A.) will swim in the relay races. His back stroke is only second to Lau Po-hel the Chinese National Champion. Has beaten Lau Yiu-ting (C.Y.M.C.A.). in the Medley relay race in the Gala of the C.B.C. last week end. Sure to give S.C.A.A. a lead in the Colony medley relay race next Friday. Not even A. K. Rumjahn or W. Lawrence can beat him over 50 yards in this stroke. Furthermore he will be the ace swimmer for S.C.A.A. in the 200 yards Relay Race.
THURSDAY
and Referee.
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of James Braid, John Henry Taylor, The old order has changed. The era
and Harry Vardon) marked
Sandy. Herd
Late (and the
the rise in prestige and respect for the profes- sional player. Henry Cotton has com- pleted the change. He has done more than any other man for his brother
that golf is as much a business pro- He has demonstrated professionals. position as bargaining in commerce.- Anthony Spalding.
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I've set myself a time-limit of two Colony 220 yards. Free Style Cham-rounds to knock out Phillips. It's the pionship:-1, W. Lawrence; 2, Chanonly way I can put myself right after Chun-nam (C.Y.M.C.A.); 3, D. Hut-the accident at Harringay last winter chinson (VR.C.).
and get my crack at the world title Colony 100 yards Breast Stroke which I shall get within the next two Championship: -1, Enrique Chan or three years.-Jack Doyle. (C.B.C.); 2, Ho Pun-kan (S.C.A.A.);;
* * * 3, Fong Chung-yiu (C.Y.M.C.A.). Martin Posse, with his most attrac- Colony Open Free Style Relay:tive and fundamentally sound style, 1, Chung Shing Benevolent Society; has beaten at one time or another all 2, V.R.C.; 3, Chinese Y.M.C.A.
FRIDAY
Colony 100 yards Free Style Cham pionship:-1, Ng Nin (Chung Shing); 2, W. Lawrence (V.R.C.); 3, Chan Wing-kai (C.Y.M.C.A.),
Ladies' Open Relay:-1, V.R.C.; 2, S.C.A.A.; 3, Chung Shing.
SMOKE
the leading American players, with the exception of Sam Snead. Not only is he adequately armed at all points of the play itself, but he has given every indication in his quiet, unobtrus- tive way, of being ideally suited tem- peramentally to the big occasion. George Greenwood.
TILDEN DEFEATS BUDGE
day, a Wimbledon final won by 6-0,
6-0, 6-0.
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THIS year's Dublin Horse Show was held last week in the 50-acre per- manent show ground of the Royal Du- blin Society. In addition to being the most important horse show in Europe, it is the social event of the season for the Irish gentry, new and old.
Over fifty classes were provided, in- cluding sections for stallions, year- lings, brood mares, and foals, made and unmade hunters, cobs, polo pon- ies, hacks, children's ponies, and har- ness horses.
cups
London, August 7.-W. T. Tilden, 47-years-old American, had a great
The prizes, including many 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 win over Donald Budge, and trophies, totalled over £6000 in 24 years his junior, in the semi-final value and ranged from £5 to £100 of the Southport professional compe- cach. Ten classes were provided for
was on Saturday. It their hunters and thirteen for young horses
time suitable for hunters. seventh meeting, and the first that Tilden had triumphed.
tition
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first
Belgium, England, France, Ger- many, Ireland, the Netherlands, Swit- "I have no alibis," Budge said after-zerland, and Italy announced their in- wards. "I was all out, but 'Big Bill' tention to send teams to compete in was far too good for me. He is a the International Military Jumping wonderful fellow."
Competition. This was Italy's appearance since 1931.
Outstanding military award was the ' Aga Khan trophy, which was compet-. ed for on the finial day when teams of three officers and three horses re- presenting each of the eight nations jumped.
Tilden was down in each set, but made some remarkable recoveries twice he won five games in a row and a Budge below form could not cope with them.
Tilden will meet Hans Nusslein (Germany) in to-day's final. Nusslein, holder of the trophy, beat Ellsworth Vines, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, on Saturday.
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SHAKESPEARE was wont to remark
that a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet. Names do count. There is a rhythm about Don Bradman's name. It is a name that the crowds can handle. And do names, strange as it may seem, count in sport.
Playing in the minor counties' mat- ches of the North is a young bowler. He is only 22 years of age, but has not been prominent in first-class cric- ket. The crowds did not yell his name. His name is Jack Smurth- walte...
Recently he played for the cham- pion team of England, Yorkshire. He went into bat and was bowled for a duck, Yorkshire collapsed and were all out in the first innings for 83. Der- byshire batsmen, went in with high hopes.
YoungSmurthwaite (medium pace). was put on to, bowl. There is noth "ing exceptionally striking about, his bowling, but Derbyshire got the sur- prise of its life.
Smurthwaite took five wickets for adven runs. The kids are now tak ing låssons in pronunciation. only had a more chythmic name like Don Bradman he would become world Ramous. This was Smurthwalta's sa- cond championship game. Sydney may
him in the next Test matches.