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HONG KONG, "DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1934.
BRITAIN'S TRIUMPH IN VOCE'S ABSENCE
DAVIS CUP
B
Perry's Victory In 24-Hour
Match
(Special Air Mail Service)
Löndon, Aug. 2. .*; The Davis Cup is to stay in England for another year writes a correspondent. On Tuesday at Wimbledon, when F. J. Perry, the home champion, beat F, X. Shields in the Arst match of the day, the "vital victory, point over America in the Challenge Round was gain- "ed the tie was decided, H. W. Aus” tin's defeat of 8, B. Wood in the last match merely enhanced the lead and made the margin of vics tory 4-1.
Perry beat America's No. 1 6-4 4-6, 6-3, 15-13. If the play was not, of the highest grade all through, it was an epic struggle, lasting two hours and a half. The "tigers" of two Continents were on court locked in a fuctuating: bat- tle which kept 17,000 spectators almost as excited and ag nerves strained as themselves--a duel fought with the greatest pluck by both men.
In the second' match, the Afth on the card, Austin beat Wood * 6-4, 6-0, 6-8 8-3. The American was outplayed by a wonderfully fit and accurate opponent, but he was obviously reacting from the result of the last match.
Great Britain, holding both singles titles at Wimbledon, has for the first time since 1906, won the Davies Cup on its home courts. Its two intervening successes. at Melbourne in 1913 and at Paris in 1933, were gained abroad. The centre court at Wimbledon this summer has been a spot of earth supremely blest
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British students of the game- and I may count myself one, hav ing
witnessed twenty challenge rounds and played with and against more than one generation
·
By service and volley-he timed his sorties at this stage with sound the judgment-Shields squared games. He won the fourth to love and the sixth from 15: Perry served a double-fault in the fifth. There followed the keenest and fleetest-footed hunt for the nest four games.
the
Shields Was erratic in seventh game: Ferry too calmly efficient on the drive. The Ameri can saved the vital eighth game from 15-40 down and 'vantage
point against him. He made the boldest bid for the next game. but got an unlucky net cord; and then Perry, by immaculate
tennis, broke through the service from 30′ and carried the first sec.
In Second Day Of Match
London Aug. 14.
A strained atmosphere persisted throughout the day, accentuated by the circulation of all sorts of
rumours,
After the crowd's demonstration when they saw Voce was not in the Held, the Nottinghamshire club issued a statement to the effect that Voçe was unable to turn out as he is suffering from sore skins.
"Cutcalls"
A section of the crowd were not impresed by this explanation and imagined that Voce's absence was due to an Australian protest fol- lowing the success of Voce in his leg-theory bowling on Saturday.
They hooted vigorously while the Australians were batting, their temper hardly being improved when Brown and Kippax go to gether after two fairly early bowl- ing successes and treated the Notts bowling lightly.
Finally, the Australlaps declared with Brown and Kippox still un- defeated.
A fresh scene occurred imme- diately after Nottingham had gone out to bat.
LITTLE PLAY AT U. S BASEBALL HOME CRICKET
LORD'S
The Navy's Bright
Batting
London, July 25. The second day's play in the
"Dizzy" Dean Tears Uniformi!
New York, Aug. 14. There is trouble in the St. Louis Cardinals' camp, and all American baseball fans are talking of how
"Dizzy" Dean, famous Cardinals pitcher, tore up his uniform in
of "Dinay"
match between the Royal Navy and the Army at Lord's yesterday was confined to an hour and a rage, half. When it was decided to A Reuter message states that in abandon "the game as a draw at the match against Philadelphia 3.30 the Navy had scored 263 mans Phillies to-day, the veterans for three wickets in reply to the "Dazay" Vance and Jess. Haines Army's total of 345 runs.
pitched for the Cardinals in con- Lieutenant N. 8. Henderson, sequence of the suspension, over without any additiop to the score, an indefinite period was bowled by the second ball sant down by A, J. Cassels, but the Army then gat little respite. Com-
The reason for this suspension mander T. E. Halsey quickly reach-
was their refusal to accept "grace | ed his 50 by hitting Cassels for rully," fines imposed for failure to twp 4'3, and a moment later he accompany the Cardinals to Detroit drove a short ball from that bow-to take part in an exhibition game ler hard into the grand stand.
"on Monday. Lieutenant K. A Sellar, who had made a bright start, was picking
out the right ball to hit with ex-
cellent judgment, and eventually drove J, L. A. Stephenson over mid-off's head to the boundary to bring the 200 upon the board. Amrican Goes Ahead
The new ball in no way subdued Before the cheers had died down'
the Navy batsmen. Halsey im- Shields, bracing in every fibre, had
mediately late cut R. J. Unwin to snatched a lead in the second set. Right at the beginning of the the boundary, and after an hour's His love game in the second game innings, Darling bowled an over-play 19 runs had been added to was typical of his best phase-pitched ball which narrowly miss the score. Belar, too, was tho- three giant strides forward behind ed the batsman, "the incident, roughly enjoying himself, particu a forcing shot and a deft back-trivial as it was, causing an up- larly at the expense of Stephen- hand volley that made the ball roar and catcalls about "body son, and so C. P. Hamilton WA fade away on the edge of the line" from the Nottingham sup- brought on to bowl slow legbreaks.
porters
dellar, however, immediately hit | him to the long-on boundary to complete a hard-hit 50, but after the partnership had added 100 runs Halsey played one of Hamil ton's legbreaks with the edge of of his bat and scooped up an easy catch to the bowler, Lieutenant M. R. Branwell had a tew minutes' batting. during which be hit a 4, before heavy rain,
court.
Yet Perry remained cool and confident, co-ordinating his shots with smooth regularity. He took three games to lead 3-2. More volleying, thrusts, sequel to graar forehand drives, and Shields was ahead at 5-3. Perry appeared 10 be wavering under the assault: he nested where he had formerly struck true.
But in spite of a double fault Perry held his service from 30, re- ducing the lead to 5-4. Shields was not to be denied. In the tenth game he made amends for a double fault with an ace, made
the net, Perry 'drove out, and America had levelled the score at one set all.
Shields Feeling Strain
of Davis Cup competitors—may | light of a foot-fault, and raced to note with some pride that the present British triumph was gain ed by strokes and methods not dis- similar to those used by the Dohertys and 8. H. Smith in 1906. Then, as now, the Americans were our challengers. They had brought over sinister services and a menacing array of attacking volleys. They were repulsed by the ground stroke superiority of their
opponents.
After nearly thirty years the mantle of the Doherty brothers has fallen on Perry and Austin. They are not specialists depending on one stroke more than another; they are essentially all-stroke players. It was the greater ba- lance and the greater fluency of the British pair that won the Cup.
American's Pluck
But what an herole stand Frank
Shields made in the vital match against Perry! I cannot recall a braver fight against odds in the annals of the Davis Cup nor one that Was waged with greater chivalry or finer spirit.
The fortunes of war were against Shields. Although he raised his game to a height previously un-
seen at Wimbledon;" although his ground strokes often disloyal `pre- viously, were under splendid con- trol; although he made some magnificent volleys under pressure, he found Perry hot only capable
of responding to his own spurts,
The third set was relatively brief. Imagine Shields was feeling the strain of his tremendous scamper- ing. now in pursuit of Perry's corner drives, next to the net to gather or to miss (because of
Perry's fine passing shots) a volley. The American won only the fourth vice. He was inaccurate, while his and sixik games, both on hia set-
opponent was mercilessly precise.
No Resignations Meanwhile, all sorts of rumours were circulating and the club had to issue another official statement In the afternoon, denying a report that several members of the club committee had tendered they re- signations.
Brown's Century
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The match, much the least in- teresting of the events of the day. anded in a draw in favour of the Australians.
Brown scored 100 not out and Kippax 75 not out In Australia's second innings, Woodfull applying. the closure with only two wickets down and a lead of 274 runs:
Notts played out time leisurely' and bad scored 128 for € when stumps were drawn. During the afternoon, Grimmett took his hun-
dredth wicket of the present tour. The close of play scores were Australia: 237 (Woodfull 81; -Voce 8 for 66) and 230 for 2 wickets declared (Brown 100
- not out; Kippax 75 not out). Notts: 183 (Grimmett. 4 for 70)
and 128 for 6 wickets Reuter.
TENNIS CONFERENCE
Davis Cup As Annual Event
The great fourth set lasted an hour and five minutes. Such pro- longation might suggest immunity from service breaks; the contrary was the case. There was a period
(Special Air Mail Service) in the middle, when each man lost
London, Aug. 2 his service consecutively for four
The two-day conference of na games each. Cumulative fatigue, tional lawn tennis delegates, held perhaps, was the cause; the strug-at the Savoy Hotel, ended yester- ́gle had reached a stage when both day with two important "principles players had to whip up energy endorsed, from depleted stamina.
Perry led 3-2; he did not lead again until 9-8. In the interval he was continuously resisting the flergest pressure-faced with the loss of the set, and perhaps of
the match if he succumbed,
Nine Points in * Row Shields looked to be on the verge
followed by thunder and lightning, put an end to the match. Score:-
4༔
The Army-First Inaings R. E. H. Hudson, b Halsey 19 C. P. Hamilton, not out. 141 P. M. Nelson, c. Halsey, b. Prowse Captain G. J. Bryan, b. Stephenson
Captain WM. Leggatt,
not out
Dean and Paul Dean by manager Frank Kaifrisch,
On learning of the suspension,
"Dizzy Dean tore up his uniform.
Anyhow, the veteran pitchers did good work for the Cardinals to-day. sending the Phillies back with but a single ran hit from them.
The fall results of the day's baseball, as cabled by Reuter, fol-
low:
National League
New York Pittsburgh
до
Philadelphia St. Louis
R. H. E.
Sutcliffe And Verity In Form
London, Aug. 14. Hedley Verity and Herbert Sut life showed their best form at the Oval to-day, the former taking
10.Surrey wickets for 99 runs and the latter hitting up 203 to give Yorkshire victory by an innings
and 157 runs. It all Bugurs well for England's chances on the same ground in the final Test which commences on Saturday.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP At the Oval, Yorkshire defeated Surrey by an innings and 157 mins. Yorkshire: 431 for 9 dec. (Sutclife
203),
LAWN BOWLS
Petherick Enters. Semi-Final
One of the quarter final matches
the local open singles'cham- Plopship was decided when V. ling Green defeated the Talkoo Petherick of the Kowloon Bay-
representative, T.F. Stainton, on
the
Craigengower green by 31 shots to 15 after playing 21 heads. Petherick thoroughly deserved his entry into the semi-final, bow- ling very accurately and skilfully but Stainton, though making... a very promising start by scoring four shots in the first head fell" off very badly in the last few heads.
Stainton scored a “4′′ on the Surrey: 190 (Verity 6 for 7%) and first head but falled to register in
Verity 4 for. 25)
the next three when Petherick, scored four shots. In the next feated Middlesex by 8 wickets,
At Manchester. Lancashire de-head Stainton took the lead again
| Middlesex: 238 (Booth 5 for 87) and
227 for 8 dec.
Lancashire: 299 (Sims 9 for 99)
and 168 for 4.
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but not for long, for the Kowloon player drew level in the next head. and from then onwards, he took the lead all Fetherich caught up in the last few heads, scoring At Weston-super-Mare, Derby- ten shots in succession to win the shire defeated Somerset by an in-game by six ahots, the score being
21 to 15. nings and 69 runs.
K.B.G.C. TEAM Derbyshire: 351 for 8 dec. (Town-
send 108 not out).
The following have been select- Somerset: 159 (Townsend é for 661 ed to represent the Kowloon and 123 (Townsend & for 84), Bowling Green Club second team At Northampton, Essex secured in their match against the Foot- Arst innings points from Northball Club at Happy Valley OF ants.
Saturday.
י
Ja Macdonald. EV. Searle, J. Q. Charlton, G. EF. Thompson
Essex: 322 for 8 dec. (O'Connor
109). Northants: 102 (K. Farnes 6 for (skip).
23) and 20 for 3.-
G
J. L. Tetley, C. L. Farmer M.
At Hastings, Kent secured Arat J, Henderson, J. G. Meyer (Skip).
HF. Stoneham, C. B. Hosking,
2 8 1
ક્
5 1
Brooklyn
(Frey pitched). Cincinnati
0 7 I
5 11.
0
I 5 0
5 8
1
innings points from Sussex,
15 23
DI
Kent: 238 for 4 dec. and 118 for 3. Sussex: 213.
Gloucester
2 8
..
5 10 3
.1 4 D
Gloucester: 254 (Dacré 114) and 231
for 8 dec. (Barnett 102 not out). | Reuteri -
77 12. I
(Gehringer, homered). New York
3 4 0
Boston ....
(H. Lee homered).· Chicago ......
American League
Cleveland Washington
Detroit
(Gehrig homered).' This was Detroit's 14th con- secutive wip.
"Detroit
@ 13
0
(Gehringer homered).
65
25
New York
5. 11 2
74
(Saltzgaver homered).
St. Louis
3 6. 1
Byes, 8; 1-b., 11; w., 2... 21
Total (3 wkts.) ......... *345 Innings declared closéd
Boston
7 9 1 The Chicago V. Philadelphia match was postponed on account
•A, S. Lawrence. J. LA Step-of rain. henson, A. J. Cassels, E. J. Unwin,
F. M. Hughes and Captain F. E Hugonin did not bạt.
Royal Navy. First Innings. Lieutenant N. S. Hender- son, b. Cassels
58
Sub-Lieutenant R. J. H. Stephens, b. Cassels
26
Commander T. E. Halsey,
c. and b. Hamilton Lieutenant K. A. Sellar, not out
79
69
Lieutenant M. R. Bran- Well, not out
Byes, B; 1-b6; w. 1; 11.-D., 1
16
252
The first, considered at an ex- traordinary meeting of the Inter national Federation, concerned the Total (3 wkts.) sanction of open tournaments Lieutenant RJ. L. Hammond, acetings at which both amateurs Paymaster-Lieutenant C. E. Glen the professionale should compete, "The proposal was vetbed
BETTY NUTHALL BEATEN
In Forest Hills Tournament
Forest Hills, Aug. 14. Miss Betty Nuthall the promin- ent English Wightman Cup player; to-day sadly misplaced the confd- ence of the American tennis chum- plonship ." seeding" committee when, in the second round of the ister, Lieutenant R. H. Stephen-US. Women's singles champion- by an son, Lieutenant: T. G. C. Jameson, ship, she was beaten by Baroness overwhelming majority-as much as Lieutenant G. V. Prowse and Bur Levi, No. 6 ranking player in the ten to one against.
The second principle, discussed by geon-Lieutenant (Den) A
Watson did not bat.
of a Afth set several times. He delegates representing the Davis Cup nationa, concerned South to change the
was never quite at his best when Africa's proposal
M.
BOWLING ANALYSIS The ArmyFirst. In bings
0. M. R. Watson ........... 150 Stephenson 11
53
Mr.
CHénister ..."31 : 4. Prowse ... 28-04- Halsey 25-1
W. Q 50 1 74
Q
93
1
Royal Navy First Innings
"MQ MRW.
Unwin Hughes Cassels
10 1.
39
Q
10 3 22
0
17 3 58
2
44
Lawrence 3 2. 1 Hamilton ... 10 0 Stephenson 10 3. 0 Bryan... T. Nelson
0
.0
49
98
0
- 15
14 0
0
he held the lead, as he did four Davis Cup from an annual to a times. Later, he took nine points biennial competition. but always a shade steadier, draw in a row, to "reach 11-10 and The proposal, despite the adm ing on his more orthodox equip-15-love; and he had new balls with slon of the two British delegater ment, in each succeeding crisis.
which to serve in this, fateful was not adopted. Twelve were in Perry was reported to be sur
twenty-second game.
favour, eleven against; a two-third fering, from a strained back I
Ferry seemed to have lost his majority
'Wils Recensury** saw him both before and after the concentration; he was putting the Dwight Davis, the founder of the match, and he made no mention half in the bottom of the net. But cup, attended the meeting and of any allment. I cannot believe
now a revival came, his rhythm spoke against the resolution. that any player not eminently at returned. He baulked a series of delegates yoted against the existing By a substantial majority the dould have stood the strain of daring coupe; he was holding his quaying competition la Europs this tause match equal, as the service games now. He was ahead and a Yeturn to the status quo, games went, to five sets. Nor again at 12-11, 13-12 and 14-13, It was decided to ascertain the could any
It player with strained winning the twenty-seventh game opinion of the sheent countries, muscles have achieved such full-
these increase the vote all countries" iblooded smashes, some of them
Shields had to win service each will start on the same footing in taken with both feet off the time or go down. Nobly did he 12. Tround, as were seen on the centre
answer the call twice; he hit court
thrilling shots all round the court. But the third time he threw all
to love.
It was a hot day without wind, but the much-worn court, with its on a net attack. Perry made two
Austin Starts Well The Austin-Wood, match could only be a curtain-drop. Yet Aus-
to the Centre Court. to present it to Mr. Roper Barrett, the British With the Princess was Cantal
United States."
Miss Nuthall was defeated in straight sets, offering a disappoint- ing display against one of the most improved players in America to- day. Baroness Levi hay earned many distinguished successes in State tournaments this year, and her performance to-day only went to justify the perspicacity of the American ranking authorities, who had awarded her sixth place.
"Holen" Wins Again
Some compensation was gained for English followers in the fur- ther victories of Miss Kathleen Stammers and Miss Freda James.
The latter ran up against a doughty opponent in Mrs. John Van Ryn, and was taken to three. seta before securing the verdict.
Miss Stammers also had a long Journey in heating Mrs. Painter. She lost the first set,, easily, and
after 30 games.
bare batches, removed some of the beautiful passing strokes and the tin played sound and sagacious/ Sir Samuel Hoare (President of only captured the second and third
speed from the service, and this acore was 30 all, Shields turned tennis in winning the first wo probably accounted for the fact
a somesault in trying to teach the sets. Wood, "coming more to that few aces were recorded dur-hall- ing the day-only eight in' all,
Perry's Early Yead
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A match ball for Perry. Shi^?06 forced his pursuer to ert. "A sec- and match ball, hurricane rally. and the American naves again with a great volley, bringing forth ring ing cheers,
won a close third, Austin Wes again on top in the fourth
the LTA), “Bir Herbert Wilber- land Club), and Mr. Dwight Davis force (Chairman of the All-Eng-
the donor of the Cup."
Each member of the teama was presented to the royal patronese Then there were salvoes of cheers for the winners and more for the gallant losers. No Challenge Round had been contested in & better spirit. It was good to hear To the victors the spoils. The that the nations had decided Davis Cup glistened in the setting earlier in the day not to inter- sun when Princess Helena Vic-rupt the annual progress of the
Tournament. toria, the King's sister came on
Britain thus won all four singies Perry got away with a three- love lead, as he, so often does, be-
losing only four sets in the ven- fore his adversary became recon-
ture. It was a great performance
for the opposition was always elled to his intensive game. He
comes, strong and, in the first three The third match ba had only encountered it once be-
inspiring fore, and that was three years Another tense rally: another firm matches, always ago. Boon Shields began to find passing shot, another somersault his range; it proved to be one of by Shields as he vainly tries to consistent length and sped. He intercept. The match is over, and was in his best chaik-raising form, the Davis Cup Tetained."
without the loss of a set, but Miss Miss Helen Jacobson again
Jane Sharp. her compatriot man- aged to win five games in the course of the match
Second Round. Baroness Levi (US) heat Miss B. Nutball (Britain)" 6-4, 6-4, -
Miss F. Etammers (Britain) bent Mrs. Fainter (8.U.) 1-6, 6-4, 11-3
Miss Preds James (Britain) beat Mrs. Van Ryn (US) 6-2 6-8, 6-1
Miss Helen Jacobs (US): beat- Miss Jane Sharp (U.S.) 6-4, 6×1,-
At Cheltenham,
secured first innings points from Worcester
W. F Hale, S. Logan (Skip),
J
Worcester: 126, and 263 for 3 (Glb-"
bons 113 not out).—
Lillan Harvey and Charles Boyer-in The Only Giti, com
the Alhambra Theatre -shortly.
SPALDING
KRO
FLITE
GOLF BALL
Lasts till it's
"Lost!"
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPI
AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHI
are included among the many other successes
"Spalding Balls during 1993.
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