UNITED STATES WIN WIGHTMAN CUP CONTEST
FOREST HILLS, TO-DAY. Further matches in the Wightman Cup contest between the women of Great Bri- tain and the United States were played yesterday.
INTERPORT BOWLS
SHANGHAI RINKS CHOSEN
Shanghai, Yesterday.
The following have been chosen to
the represent Shanghai in
Bowls Interport:-
C. M. Sequeira, F. O. Madar, S. S. Wilkinson and A. A. D'Assis.
H. Wallace, F. G. Harrison, R. Thornas and H. S. Bell.
G. U. Jensen, W. A. Bailey, H. A. Ozorio and A. McLean.
Reserves: G. N. Manley (Skip), C. Thompson, E. R. Harmer Campbell.
and J.
U.S. BASEBALL
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Washington, To-day. The following are the results of games played yesterday in the Major Leagues.
National:-Cincinatti 7 New York
2 Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn 3, St. Louis
At the end of the first day's play, United States led by 2 matches to 1. Misa Valorie Scott (G.B.) beat Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan 6-3, 6-4;
Misa Alice Marble (U.8.) beat Miss Kay Stammers 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 28, 1939.
AUSTRALIA IN CHALLENGE ROUND
Brookline, To-day.-Australia eliminated Yugo-Slavia from the the Davio Cup and therefore qualified to meat United States In the Challenge Round.
At the end of the first day's play both sides had won a single. On Saturday Bromwich and Kukul- Quist beat Puncec and first
jevic 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.
Miss Scott out-drove and out-gen- eralled Mrs. Fabyan and, cleverly an- gling her shots, led 4-0 in the set which she eventually won 6-3.
ESTABLISHED SUPERIORITY
In the second, she was down 2-4, after which, by brilliant backhand drives and general all-court play, she established her superiority in all phases to win the set without drop- ping another game.
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Miss Stammers was irresistible her first set against Miss Marble. Driving deeply to her opponent's back- hand corner she forced the American girl into errors but thereafter Miss Marble found her touch and her stead- iness and well-placed drives gave her the match.-Reuter.
Later.
United States won two further matches and are now 5-2 up.
Miss Helen Jacobs beat Miss Mary Hardwick 6-2, 6-2;
Miss Marble and Mrs. Fabyan beat Miss Stammers and Mrs. Freda James Hammersley 7-5, 6-2.
Yesterday John Bromwich
(Australia) beat Mitic 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 to give Australia the rub- ber-Reuter.
FALKIRK SURPRISE
ST. JOHNSTONE
Edinburgh, August 17-For fully half an hour St. Johnstone appeared as if they would beat Falkirk in the Dewar Shield semi-final at Muirton Park, Perth, last night.
They had M'Kie's charge in danger on numerous occasions. Then came a transformation. Wylie, palming out a Dawson corner, gave Stewart a gift
on from that point
the goal, and Brockville side played with an aban- don which had the St. Johnstone de- fence in difficulties. The Perth men never fully recovered from that sur- prise goal. Backed by a solid half- back line, the Falkirk forwards took a grip of the game, and when Daw- son scored their second goal just
Johnstone faded half-time, St. When Dawson got his second and his team's third goal seven minutes after the interval, Falkirk had the game {well won.
on out.
JARDINE AND THE SMALLER BALL: WHAT TATE THINKS ABOUT IT
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Writes Maurice Tate People":
"Douglas Jardine, under whom made an Australian trip in the late season, has unlamented 'bodyline'
of a been urging the introduction
Jardine fancies that In the first match Miss Hardwick smaller ball.
Ja-by using a ball such as is now the standard at most schools, we should
4 Boston 1, Chicago 3 Philadelphia 4. could find no counter for Miss
American:-Boston 0 Cleveland 1cobs' steady chopping and her game get more artists and less hacks. His
Philadelphia 2 Chicago 0.-Reuter.
FARR NOT TO FIGHT GERMAN
London, August 15.-Tommy Farr is not going to fight Arno Koeblin, the German, at Swansea.
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was most ragged. Her service was idea is that the spin specialist would weak and she served five double-be able to overcome the handicaps faults.
of cast-iron pitches.
In the second set Miss Jacobs again exploited her chop-shots and after being down 0-2, she won the five games for the loss of only points.
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"He is, maybe, right. Yet I am wondering whether we want to see the game made easier for what, as Jardine admits, are the hacks. Every now and then, a bowler comes out who leads the others by street. Does Jardine, whose knowledge of the game I respect, believe that smaller ball will make all the plod-
If that's ders into world-beaters? his reasoning, then he is well wide of the mark.
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"As a matter of fact, I have had
MISS STAMMERS WEARY In the doubles, the first set found the Britons
they trailing 0-2 but
Miss Mr. Hubert James,
Swansea then won the next five games, promoter, had practically completed | Stammers winning her service in the arrangements for Farr and Koeblin to third game and Mrs. Hammersley as- meet at St. Helen's Rugby football sisting with brilliant drives. ground on August 28, but yesterday When the Americans applied pres- he decided to discontinue his original sure in the second set, however, the plan, and has chosen a British heavy-Britons crumpled and the Americans weight, Jack London, as Farr's op- playing faster and harder, went on to that was not different in size from ponent.
victory.
its brother you'd been sending down Mr. James said that he had spoken Miss Stammers was obviously a few days earlier. to Farr, who had raised no objection weary from her efforts in the singles.real standardisation. The result was to meeting London.
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some experience in big cricket of the Ismall ball. A few years ago after the war you could hardly find a pill
There was no
that you'd been bowling with a little- 'un that nestled snugly between your fingers, and next day find one that seemed an out-size.
that the "Well, I never noticed small ball brought any great bag of wickets. All it did was to make batsmen play even more cautiously from -and that, I suppose, is far Jardine's mind. Unless I have him all wrong, his plan is to brighten and speed-up play, a plan that can never happen if the run-makers adopt safety-first tactics. And, I suggest, they would go all out for safety if forced to play a ball that offered a great response to spin and the rest. "In any case, my old England skipper must have changed his views. a lot since I last toured with him in the Australia! Glancing back at Tests, you'll find that he pinned his Yet faith on speed, not on spin! here he is, not so many years after he put his all-fast battery into action against Australia, advocating a ball that will help the spinners much more than the speed specialists." Our Own Corroespondent.
SCOTS' SOCCER
DUNFERMLINE ESCAPE DEFEAT
Glasgow, August 17-A goal, scored in the closing minutos of the game, saved Dunfermline Athletle from defeat by Ralth Ro- vers in the replay of the Fife Cup final at East End Park, Dunferm- line, fast night.
The exchanges were keenly con- tested, with the homesters having practically all the play. That they were not able to turn their territorial advantage into goals was due to an of goal, apparent weakness in front several gilt-edge chances being miss- ed. They served up clever football, but were inclined to play too closely, and as a result the Rovers survived attacks which might well have pro- duced goals.
Raith took the lead through Camp- bell close on the interval, a state of affairs which flattered them, since they had been seldom seen as an at- tacking force. Dunfermline were just us definitely on top during the second period, but further opportunities were wasted, increasing two penalty kicks, Moodie saving on each occasion from
Just Whyte and Hynds.
when it seemed as if the solitary goal would carry Raith Rovers to victory, John- ston scored a real opportunist's goal to level the scores. On play, Dun- fermline should have won by a com- fortable margin, and their promotion prospects cannot be regarded as rosy until they show more penetration near goal.
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The game was noteworthy for an unusual incident, the Dunfermline linesman being sent to the pavilion in the first half after disagreeing with the referee over a decision. In order to avoid a further match, the clubs decided the destiny of the trophy by tossing a coin, the result of which saw Dunfermline Athletic 'secure the cup.
ABERDEEN'S GOOD WIN Aberdeen, August 17. Aberdeen defeated Arbroath by 3 goals to 0 in the Dewar Shield semi-final at Gay- field Park, Arbroath, last night before" 7000 spectators. Strauss opened the
DOYLE'S OFFER TO FARR scoring after half an hour. Armstrong
Increased the Dons' lead 15 minutes after the restart, and Christie decided London, August 16.-Jack Doyle,
the issue with a third goal half-way who is to fight against a selected op through the latter period. Arbroath ponent at Harringay, London,
gave a good display in the first half September 28, is negotiating for a con-hour, but were eclipsed after the in- test with Tommy Farr at Wembley.
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It is understood that Doyle has of-terval, when they lost the services of Christie, and the better combination fered again to box on a percentage of
shown by their opponents found full the "gate," and as soon as his engage-
play. ment at Harringay is concluded, he will make efforts to clinch the match
"We place no obstacles in the way of the promoter or Far," Mr. 'Dan Sullivan, Doyle's manager, stated yes- terday. "Doyle is anxious to fight Farr and it is now up to the Welshman Ito agree to a match."
U.S. WOMEN'S
· GOLF · FINAL
Darlens, To-day. In the Connecticutt U.S. women's golf final, Jameson beat Kirby 3/2.- Reuter,