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WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Some Excellent Games On Saturday
BUT NO OUTSTANDING SURPRISES
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and Miss
Ara. Whittingstall Nuthall beat Miss Covell and Miss Shepher Barron 6-0, 5-6.
Lospos, July 2 ALL attendance records were shat tered yesterday at Wimbledon when a huge crowd witnessed the Cochet beat Joner 6-4, 6-8, 8-8. closing stages of the singles avents.6-0. Jones is a twenty year old Their Majesties the King and American and he provided one of Queen were present and wers given the greatest bouts of serving seen great ovation on their arrival. at Wimbledon... He. is rated as Ellsworth Vines, Jack Crawford even faster than Tilden's best and Bunny Austin, the seeded men cannon balls. Jones led 4-1 in the players, all triumphed in straight third set.. sats, and the day's play provided Be outstanding surprises.
Margaret Seriven eliminated Batty Nuthall in the Women's Singles, and Dorothy Round and Mme. Mathieu, two other seeded players, won their way into the quarter finals by straight sets victors-Reuter.
Gormans Start Shakily.
Miss Helen Jacobs heat. Mrs. Andrusburke 6-0, 0-4.
Hughes and Perry beat Latchford and Powell 6-3, 6-1, 84, ·
Results a cabled by Heuter: MEN'S SINGLES~~FOUTH ROUND
Jack Crawford (Australia) beat Vou Cramm and Nourney start- A. Stedman (New Zealand) 6-1, 6-4, ed off very shakily in their match | 6-2. against Del Bono and Sertorio, the Italian pair. Von Gramm was ex- ceptionally erratic in the early rxchanges, making many foolish blunders.
The Italians carried all before them in the first set, but, in spits of the terrific pace set set by their opponents and De! Bono's accurate cannon ball service, the German pair recovered well to secure the next three seta na the result of aggressive tactics,
Misa
Itoh and Miss Hardwicke Win, Itoh opened very shakily in his doubles match, serving several doubles in the first game, Hardwicke, his 19 year-old part aer, however, played much better than she had done previously,
She drove well on both hands and lobbed cleverly in spite of the heavy baseline bombardment Hy her opponents, and was largely respon- Aible for Itoh regaining his con- fidence to secure the matchin straight sets.
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Ellsworth Vines (U.S.A.) beat Daniel Prerie (Germany) 0-3, 6-2. 0-4.
Bunny Austin (Britain) beat P.. D. B. Spence (S. Africa) 6-2, 0-2, ́ ́8-4.
WOMEN'S SINGLES- FOURTH ROUND
Mme Mathieu (France) beat Miss Stammes 6-4, 0-0.
Dorothy Round (Britain) beat Miss Edwards (Britain) 6-4, 6-2
Fraulein Krahwinkel (Germany) beat Miss King (Britain) 82, 75.
Margaret Scriven (Britain) beat Betty Nuthall (Britain) 3-6, 6-0, 64.
MEN'S DOUBLÉS-THIRD
ROUND
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Win for South Africa, Norman Farquharson and J. v. Kirby completely over-powered Anki and Tuckett with terrific serTuckett 6-3, 0-2, 6- vices; Farquharson putting away wonderful cross-court smashes,
Von Cramm and D. Nourney (Germany) beat Del Bona and Ser: torio (Italy) 1-6, 6-3, 84, 84.
N. Farquharson and J. V. Kirby (S. Africa) beat T. Aoki and
Nunoi and Satoh Excel,
R. Nunoi and Jiro Satoh reveal. ed their best form when opposed to Condon and C. J. Robbins, the South Afrion players.
The Japanese took the first set
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1933.
HOME GOLF
SCOTTISH PROFESSIONALS
BEATEN
EDINBURGH, July 1.. AT the Royal Burgess Links in an international professional golf match, England, beat. Scotland by 10 games to Three matches
were halved. The English team -Reater: : included all the Ryder Cup players.
THE LONDON CUP
WON BY TAJUDDIN
LONDON, July 1. THE race for the London Cup
resulted as follows
Tajuddin Barrage
2 3
Grey Wonder Betting-/2 Tajuddin. 20/1 Barrage, 10/1 Grey Wonder.
Thirteen ran, the winner winning by three lengths, half a length separating second Renter.
SUPERSTITIOUS
GOLFERS
SMARTNESS BEFORE MASCOT JERSEY'S AND COATS
WOMEN HAVE GIVEN UP PLAYING IN
TATTERED GARMENTS
we won.
It is very difficult to be sufficient- Try as one will; common sense ly strong-minded. to disregard gets a nasty setbacks every now entirely all omen of Luck and and again. This year it so happen symbols of Fortune writes Mollyed that while captaining Surrey I Gourley the well-known player. chanced to sed a black cat cross the Race-goers, tennis players, card road on my way to all the matches players are all awayed by their own particular portents. They say the theatrical, profession is supposed to
Contrariwise, I met a sweep--to me an omen of ill-luck-on my way deal more in mascots and superstito two meetings in which I tied for tions than any people, but games-players must
other body of the award and lost on the tid! come a very close second, many of them believing implicitly in the powers of some lucky sign. token.
or
finitely prefer black cats to sweeps, All very foolish, but I now de even when the latter smile at me.
A Lucky Half Sovereign.
Dame Fortune is a fickle lady and at times takes malicious delight in t setting at nought all her most procident connected with a mascot that I remember a rather, amusing in- and third pitious siges and tokens, and then, occurred last year. I was to play
suddenly repenting, will turn round and bestow a smile,
Miss Fishwick in the final of the French Open Championship. Before starting out Misa Fishwick was pre- sented by Mrs. Garon, a friend of
SPORT IN HANKOW
MR. AND MRS. HALL WIN MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS
Hankow, June 24. During the doubles tennis championships was week, the final of the mixed beating Miss Stanion and Graham played, Mr. and Mrs Hall (3/6) (-13/2), 8/4, 4/6, 6/2 The match was an exceedingly good one to watch, the pairs being very well matched.
In the men's open singles semi. finals, Avasia beat Pearson 6/0, 106, and Hall beat Rowselt 6/3, 9/11 6/3. Thus Hall and Arasis will meet in the final, and as both are clever players, a good game is promised.
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non-
Belief in mascots can be very amusing unless it is carried too far, and then the loss appearance of some favourable sign may cause such misgivings that a very real harm is done to the seeker after luck, who will be dis- tracted and unable to concentrate on the matter in hand,
in these signs. To hole a putt on I know that many gollera believe
that not another putt will go down enough to cause the player to think the first green is sometimes quite
in the round
A Story of Ray.
Bay and his caddie at Southport. I heard a delightful story of Ted Waiting to drive off to the first hole Ray said: "I dont think the brassie will get me up to that green." His caddie, a young Irish. man remarked to some of Ray's Last Sunday morning, the swim-colleagues: He won't get up with R: Nungi and J. Satoh (Japan) ming enthusiasts held another club if he doesn't think he beat Condon and CJ Robbins (S. series of events, which caused much
will." Africa) 0-1, 5–7, 6–1, 6—1, 62.musement to themselves and
spectators alike.
The ladies of the lawn bowls section held an open competition for prizes presented by one of the Bon in the final.-N.C.D‚N. men, and Mrs. Pinel beat Mrs. Led-
MIXED DOUBLES-SECOND
ROUND
easily as the result of going to beat Williams and Miss Trentham H. Itoh and Miss Hardwicke the net and volleying skilfully, 6-4, 6-4. || Condon was weak throughout this
ast, hitting wildly on many occa-
sions.
Though they dropped the second eet the Japanese were superior in footwork. Condon settled down better, but the unsettled Robbing gave a poor display.
In the third act Satoh and Nunoi speeded up their game and dazzled the South Africans with volleys at close quarters and sizzling drives down the centre of the Heuter.
court
Miss Round's Success. Miki and Miss Round bent Andrew and Miss Stammers 2-6. 6-2, 6-2.
Miss Round celebrated her selec tion for the Wightman Cup by her victors, but it was chiefly due to Miki's admirable support and bri. hant hitting.
Hughes. and Mrs. Wills Moody beat Collins and Miss Webb 6-1.
U.S. BASEBALL
CARDINALS. BEAT GIANTS
NEW YORK, July 1. LOUIS Cardinals again bent New York Giants yesterday zód are now very close on the heels of the leaders in the race for the National League penant.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS
BRITAIN'S TEAM FOR EUROPEAN FINALS
BRITAIN'S team for the Euro- pean Zone of the Davis Cup Anal against Australia at Wimble- don on 13, 14 and 15 of July is as follows:-
Austin. Hughes, Perry and Lee
WHIGHTMAN CUP TEAM
Britain's Wightman Cup team against America at Forest Hills on the 4th and 5th of August is :-
BRITISH BETTING LAWS
Royal Commission's Proposals
STRONGER BAN ON SWEEPSTAKES
(Special Air-Mail Service)
LONDON, June 15. Draktic proposals for the reform Nuthall, Miss Round Miss Scrivened in the final report of the Royal of the betting laws and the further restriction of gambling are contain
Mrs. Jamca. Miss Heeley. Miss B.
and another not yet chosen.
-SPORTS PROGRAMME AN ENTIRE BLANK
At one time the standard of ed severely from these fights of dressing on the golf courses suffer. fancy of the players, whọ thought that it was more lucky to appear in a tattered and torn garment that had seen them through many hard fought battles than to risk the ire of Fortune by appearing in a new coat or jersey.
Fortunately this idea, has rather gone out, and though golfers will often not risk playing in a brand new garment for the first time in a competition, the smarter turn out of the present day golfer does not allow to mach latitude in this way.
However Miss Diana Plumpton, who was recently runner-up to Miss Wilson in the Open Championship. was not going to risk offending that touchy person, Luck, for though, on the morning of the final, she. first dressed in a suit of check tweeds, she 'changed back, before starting. into the green suit that had seen her through her note- worthy victories.
On the other hand, Miss Wilson,
that it was with any idea of pro- although she, too, played in the grey skirt and blue cardigan she had worn through the week, denied Commission on Lotteries and Bet pitiating the Fates, but was merely ting, issued to-day. The recom selected as being the most com- fortable outfit she possessed, I
mendations include: ALL WASHED OUT!isting prohibition should be main-
Lotteries and Sweepstakes-Ex-wonder! tained and the law strengthened. It aften happens that just by Greyhound Racing.Courses chance a certain colour of jersey should be licensed by local authori has been worn in several successful ties and betting should be limited matches, and one is again tempted to two days a week.
to play in the "lucky" clothes. Of the The heavy rains over the week-betting by post should be made Courbe Betting.-Cash end made an catire blank of the legal. A majority of the Commis sports programme that had been, ar ranged for Saturday, and Sunday,
sion recommend that, in addition, facilities should be given to deposit bets in a special box at a book bookmakers
Lawn Bowlers, more than any maker's office. other section of the community are Bookmakers. AD Wally Berger hit his fourteenth games during the week, even prae- by a petty asasional court and re disappointed in that they had no and their staffs should be licensed homer of the season to assist Bostics being rendered impossible duegistered with the police. Their ad ton Braves to crush the Reds by to the state of the rinks, and the vertisements should be severely $:9, to 3.
Results as cabled by Reuter:
National League.
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Wearing Green...
green much to the dismay of some At one time I used often to wear of my well-wishers, but I never felt quite the same liking for it after the match I played against Misa the championship st. Formby lost Glenna Collett, as she then was, in
was afterwards, reproached by au unknown admirer for being so rash to her at the twenty-first hole, and postponement of all league games, restricted. together, with the Spey Royal game Office Totalisators-Should be I always lost according to my in- ag to wear green-a colour in which yesterday, has delayed the league prohibited. programme considerably.
formant.
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Totalisators. Should only be
The tennis fixtures for the week-allowed on approved hores race As a matter of fact, it was quite end were also called off, while the courses, under the supervision of untrue, as I had worn the same
2 Canton water polo team which was the Racecourse Betting Control jersey when beating Miss Collect in
R.
H. E.
Chica
3
Brooklyn
15
Cincinnati-................
7
1.
Lombardi hit a homer.
Boston 9v 13
0
Wally Berger and, Whitney hit
homore.
to have played on Saturday against Board. "Daily doubles" should our great match at Sunningdale the
the Navy, were disappointed owing be allowed, Inut "doubles " on previous week!
The fawn bowls programme is now getting slightly behind schedule and if there should be any more wet Pittsburgh
week-ends, the Association's officials Pincinich and Suhr hit homers, will find, the season undely extend- Philadelphia,
8.
St. Louis
Medwick hit a
New York
Dean pitched.
Chiengo
homer
American Leag
New York
Gisveland. Constructa al foot
Although I should not describe
to the Navy team not turning up. races at a later date or on a
different course prohibited.
Newspaper and
Miss Wethered as being easy prey Advertising to superstition she nevertheless used Competitions. Forecasting. petitions should be prohibited glover that was found for her be
Congrently to value the four-leaved Other compétitions (not illegal as fore every championship by her old lotteries) should be permitted, Nanny, and I am sure the lattor provided that competitors send no firmly believed in the efficacy of the money, each competitor is allowed charm. one entry only, and no single prize. exceeds £100.
It is sometimes quite embarras Tipsters Publication of tips by sing to know what to do with the Choose entely or mainly engaged in mascots that are thrust into one's the business should be made lands inst. before the start of illegal
match, especially if the object hap
„Philadelphia
12, 18
St. Louis
Burns and Storti hit homers. Philadelphia 11
Johnson hit a homer;
St. Louis
Castinbali hit a homer.
There is no prospect of the legisla pens to be something one particular- tion, required by the report hengly dislike. Then it becomes & nico introduced Parliament, this ope problem to know whether to Fisk gion The Hope Secretary will if the displeasure of the hopeful due course report to the which will then decide whe
Bacarding, hat or whe adopt anyo
coun
hers, with a coin of some sort--| think a half-sovereign-xs a mäsoőt, which duly did its job, and Miss Fishwick won.
THE BANK OF EAST ASTA, LIMITED,
NOTICE or REMOVAL
Later in the same year Mrs. NO we will remove to No. 19, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Garon Refself Hid, to plny Miss Fish-
wick in the English championship, Des Voeux Road, Central on lat and again the charm of the coin July, 1983.
worked, this time for a now owner Hong Kong, 27th June, 1933, against ita original one, much to Miss Fishwick's amusement.
Ball numbers are often a subject for discrimination by seekers after Luck, and I believe that sellers, of golf balls must find that the odd numbers are in much greater de mand than the less popular, even number.
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only just been able to kill. This I had one superstition that I have was a dislike for playing with a number two ball, and it was so strong that having to do so on any occasion quite put me off. My rather obscure theory was that if me was number two in the result of a match it meant defeat!"
that the American woman's team I remember how we all noticed which came over last year had adopted as a charm a rabbit's pad, and each member was conspicuously
that it is not usually considered a ed only too well, despite the fact adorned with one. The totem work-
great compliment to liken a player to a member of the coney tribe.
I expect we should all be a great
(Continued nu next Column)
BEST AND
Carnation
(960
LARGEST
SELLING
BRAND OF EVAPORATED
MILK IN
THE WORLD.
CONNELL BROS, CO., LTD.
Role Agente:
HONG KONG & S. CHINA
deal wiser to discard-firmly all such auperstitions liker and dislikes, but fun 1 should we not live a little of the
I think so.
SINCERE'S
SUMMER
SALE
STARTS
TO-DAY
FOR 20 DAYS
NOTE THE CHANGE OF OUR CLOSING HOUR-DAILY AT
The cigarette that made smoking popular
Wills's
COLD FLAKE
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
AS GOOD AS
GOLD
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