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ALL THE
LAWN TENNIS
MRS. MOODY'S EIGHTH
WIN
Miss Jacobs Suffers From Damaged Ankle In The Final
UNITED STATES SWEEP BOARD
The last day of the Wimbledon iswa tennis championships brought forth a goodly crowd, and we had fine weather until shortly after four, when' a shower interrupted the men's doubles; later, at about six o'clock.» another one delayed the mixed doubles, writes a Home correspondent,"
SPORT
SPORTING NEWS
U. M. OMAR BEATEN
Lawn Bowls Surprise
The lawn bowls matches (open two singles) yesterday provided sensations. T. M. Omar and C. S. Rossolet, both of the Craigengewer Cricket Club, were both beaten-by C. M. Shiva and J. Watson respec- tively.
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On the Kowloon Bowling Green Club green Omar only managed to notch up seven against his op- ponent's 21 while at the Hong Kong Football Club Rosselet only man- aged nine against; Watson's 21-
Full results of "yesterday's
It was the Americans day, and no mistake about it, for they swept the board, taking every event. Budge needs only the Ameri-matches were:- can title again this year to hold the championships of the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and France all in one year, a feat no other man has accomplished.
What the crowd most eagerly apparent that she would have but
the Fanticipated was match be- rare opportunity for her volleying 'tween' Mrs. F. 3. Moody and Miss | powera.
H H. Jacobs, and in the first set there was a fight.
At the age of 32 Mrs. Moody had come back" for the second time, the other time being when she won Wimbledon in 1935, when Miss Jacobs had had match point against her.
| KOWLOON B.G.C.
RF da Luz 21 J. S. Howell
13
U. M. Omar
7 C. M. Sliva FK.F.C.
21
20
J. G.. Meyer 21 W. Hillyer J. Watson 21 C. S. Rosselet $ Mrs. Moody it was who chose The following will play for the the weapons for the duel, and she Hong Kong Electric - Recreation chose the drive and the baseline | Club in a League,game against the from which to play it. Mrs. MoodyCralgengower C.C. at Ming Yuen was hitting well and confidently, on Saturday:- secure on both wings.
She did not mind exchanges from backhand to backhand (her opponent's better wing), for her objective was ever the forehand corner. into which she so often steered the ball for a winner. She made Miss Jacobs do much more
Nine years ago the two were the leading women players of the world; today they still occupy that position. a fact which emphasises how rare is their talent, how high their eminence, and, further. it of the running. As the first set;
G. G. S. Thomson, C. Butler, H. S. Mčkay. L. de Rome (skip).
J. F. Barron, J. F. Hedley, G. T. Padgett, J. F. Lunny (skip).
J. B. Way, W. Stoker: S. Deacon, W. B. Muskett (skip).
OLYMPICS GO TO FINLAND
Heisinfors, July 19, The Finnish Olympic Com- mittee has received an official invitation from the inter- national Olympic body to or→ ganise the 1940 rames re- nounced by Japan.~{Reuter),
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WATER POLO WIN FOR V.R.C.
The V. R. C. "B" beat the Royal Engineers by five goal to one in a friendly water! polo game played in the V. R. C. pool yesterday.
The teams were as follows:--
U.S. BASEBALL
RESULTS
New York, July 19.
The following are the results of baseball matches played yesterday:
'NATIONAL' LEAGUE
R. H. E.
4 12 0 7 11
0
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1938
AND
NOTES
AUSTRALIANS AT SHEFFIELD
Rain Spoils A Good Finish
Rain prevented any play after, easy 2, and a 3 perhaps for luncheon in the match between Sutclire and Hobbs in their great Yorkshire and 'the Australians at run-atealing days but not in this Sheffield recently, and Yorkshire match, and Verity was run out. were · left with' saren' wickota- in
HUTTON AND SUTCLIFFE | hand and 67 runs toʻmake to win (Rizzo homered for the Pirates).-in sight, at any rate, of the
Hutton then came in to join. first victory a county has gained Sutcliffe and for a time the bat- against a touring Australian side ting had that calm, digniäed, and since 1912, says The Times. austere air about it which asso-
New York Pittsburgh
Boston
1 16 7 11
1
Chicago
(West "homered for the Boston) - Although what should have been clates itself normally with the Braves)
the climax turned out to be a dis- name of Sutcliffe. Hutton placed mal anti-climax, there had been so | McCormick surely through the
Philadelphia Louis
3 11. 1 much enthralling cricket in the slips for and Sutcliffe drove
5 12 1 game that those who saw ovary | Walte to the boundary. Thirty- The match between Brooklyn ball of it and missed the Test eight
runa were scored in the Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds was Matches have nothing to regret. Arst half-hour and then the rate
V. R. C. "B-E M. L Soares postponed on account of rain.—
! (Reuter). R. O. L. Oliphant, W. A. Sprinkle A. J. Hussain ·(Capt,), ‘A. A. Guterres, and J. D. Remedios.
Royal Engineers: Capt. Wilkin- son, L/C Bloper, Sapper Duddridge, Lt. Calvert (Capt.), L/C Ashby, Sergt. Shearman, Cpl. Young.
LADIES' GOLF
AT VALLEY
Members of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club. Ladies Section, are reminded of the tea party and Medal Competition to be held at Happy Valley next Tuesday. Tea will be at 3.30 p.m. when the draw for partners will take place!
The competition will be played
the prize will be presented by Mrs. Gilmore. Acting Captain, at the close of the competition:
stresses the point so often made progressed the fight grew fiercer: TENNIS LEAGUE over nine holes, half handicap, and
that such talent is hard to come Miss Jacobs improved. She scored! by. The great champions remain such until finally challenged by
ake...
BEAUTIFUL VOLLEYING
The first match in court was the women's doubles, in which Miss Marble and Mrs. Fabyan beat Mme. Mathieu and Miss Yorke (the holders) at 6-2, 6-3. There was no doubt about the issue. and the match was a triumph for Miss Marble, who showed once again the finest valleying that has yet come from a woman's racket The other side recognised Miss Marble's talent by concentrating on Mrs. Fabyan, but that only, de- tayed the issue.". Miss York made fine strokes, but was uncertain
with her backhand down the line as a counter to the enemy's cross forehand. It was four games all after Mrs. Moody had led at "4-2.
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Recreio Defeat Indians
THE "CHOP" MASTERED The next game want twice to At King's Park yesterday, Club deuce and was strenuously con- de Recreto, playing at, home, tested. Miss Jacobs
trounced
used the
dld, not
fixture
the Indian Recreation
"chöp" for the deep ones, the Club by nine, sets to nil in a post- fat for the short ones on the poned "C" Division Tennis League forehand. Mrs. Moody mlad the "chop"; she had had Scores:- enough practice against it, ano, la F. V. Ribeiro and A. M. Silva
- (Recreto) besides, her ball is not a particu larly early one, and it was easy
for her bounce.
to drive the leisurely
Much might depend on th game; finally Miss Jacobs came on to volley, volleyed indecisively, and and so was her. partner, who ap-tailed to return the reply. Then peared disheartened, and no doubt
25 she crossed over the ankle she was, realising the odds were so
trouble became manifest. She sat heavy against her.
a moment on the steps of the um- pire s chair
Then the match between MYS.
beat T. All and A. M. Rum-
6 4 jahn beat M. Hassan and DM
Razack.
....... BI beat A. R. Kitchell and S.
BI M. Rumjaho
W. A Reed and H. Gonsalves
(Recreio)
heat All and Rumjahn. 6-1 beat Hassan and Razack..... 6--0 beat Kitchell and Ramjahn 6-2 G. Noronha and H. Noronha
(Recreio)
beat All and Rumjahn ... 6-2 beat Hassan and Razack... 6--2 beat Kitchell and Rumjahn 6-4
Moody and Miss Jacobs. Queen strapping round her ankle. Now while she felt the Mary arrived at this moment and all was over. though the gallery watched It intently. The crowd did not know, nor Mrs. Moody. knew all about their long rivalryAt three-love to Mrs. Moody in and how always Mrs, Moody had her second set Mrs. Wightman.ay-- triumphed, except in 1933 in the peared and spoke a few words with United States. when she retired Miss Jacobs. A Inve, set to Mrs. owing to an injured back. Would Moody.. then a handshake with At Misa Jacobs's superiority on the volley carry the day? Soon it was
MIDDLESEX BEATS YORKS
London, July 19. Yorkshire sustained their first defeat of the season in the County Cricket Championship when, meet ing Middlesex at Lord's, they were beaten by eight wickets in two days.
ARMY TENNIS
Scores:-
J
Warr' and W. A. Land. (RE)
the
Miss Jacobs, then a few words by Royal Engineers beat the 8th Bat
Bookunpoo yesterday the champion down the "mike" to RA by nine sets to nll, the United States. All was over. The crowd did not know whether to cheer the record-breaker or to cry with Miss Jacobs (not that she was crying). It appeared the in jury was done the previous day in Tador and Daniels · (R.F.) practice with Tilden.
beat Hazel and Sherwood.. 6 -3 beat Kingsland and Skinner 6-2 beat Thomas and Stone...... B
+
It is difficult to understand this appetite for practice, practice, in Wimbledon week: it seems a little late: In the day to achieve Im- The crowd decided to provement. remain dumb. completely mysti- filed.
Hard luck on the loser, we may
beat Hazel and Sherwood 6--2 beat Kingsland and Skinner 6-0 beat Thomas and Stone. 6--0
--
Vickering and Waring (RE.)
beat, Hazel and Sherwood.. 6-4 beat Kingsland and 3kinner 6-4 beat Thomas and Stone..... 6--0
R.A.S.C. LOSE
The RAS.C. 'lost to the RAP.C.
Yorkshire, last year's champions, scored only 144 in their first in- ribngs. and in reply. Middlesex say.. but on the run of the play made 205. Bowes (who has been Mrs. Moody's, chances were rather by eight sets to one at Scokunpoo selected for the Fourth Test at the roster, and anyway she has yesterday..
Scores. Leeds taking five wickets for 67 achieved her ambition and..reigns runs.
once more as queen where for so 5.S.M Holden and S.S.M. Lin-
spil (R.AS.C.) lost to Major, Baines and
B.QMS. Taylor .... lost to B.Q.M.S. Pittham and
8/9gt. "O'Connor lost to S.Q.M.8. Bradshaw
and Bgt. Adlam 38 Capt. Reeder and S/Sgt. Dam-
ville (B.A.S.C.).
Batting a second time, Yorkshire long she reigned. A marvellous faree even worse; being dismissed record indeed, a triumph for for 103 runs. Only 42 runs behind, match temperament and for the Middlesex scored 43 for two wickets"old-fashioned" „game, that con- to win comfortably.
ducted from the baseline, and fur- NOTTS v, AUSTRALIANS |ther triumph, It that be necessary, The Australian cricket, tourists for the..king" stroke, the fore- paying their second diet to Not-hand drive:..... tingham, were in a very favourable
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BUDGE AND MAKO
position at the end of yesterday's „Budgé' and 'Mako beat Henkel play in their match against Notta and Metaxa In four" sets. Both
Scoring 243 on Saturday (Don the Germans have severe first ser Bradman 56. Sidney Barnes. 58)vices which stood them "In good the tourists dismissed Notte for 147. stead. Metaxa. tall and left- and batting again they had 244 on handed. Bas a savage amagh, can the board for two wickets when | volley well, but is vulnerable” on stumps were drawn,
GLAMORGAN v. SOMERSET Wilfred Woller, the Welsh Inter- national rugby star and, former Cambridge "Blue," again distin guished himself while bowling for Glamorgan, against Somerset. By taking five wickets in each ot Somerset's Innings he helped the. Welsh county to win by six wickets Somerset: scored 150 (Wooller ve for 38) and 164, (Wooller nve for 48 and Merter four for 531 white Glamorgan had 156 (Wellard six for 62 and Andrews four for 892 and 159 for four ckets," (Reu |
ter
(Continued on Back Page)
0-6
lost to Baines and Taylor... 08 lost to Pittham and O'Con-
2-8
nor
lost to Bradshaw and Adiam 0-6 Pte. Bortley and Pte. Martin
(B.A.S.C.),
lost to Baines and Taylor... 0-0 beat Pittham and O'Connor 86 lost to Bradshaw and Adiam 3-8
Sporting Fixtures
TODAY
"TOMORROW [DARTS.—"H.B.” League. Neptune . Imperial: Embassy, y. RAOB. (G.C); Jolly Roger v. C.P.O.C
South TENNIS.-"C" "Division,
Badmin- BADMINTON,--Y.M.C.A.
ton for Ladies, in the morning. BOWLS-Open Singles, J. Smith v. P. X. Mida Silva: L. F. Xavier v. T. Armstrong: A/ Spary v. A, K. Minu: C. Dowman Randle (Cralgengower C,C.), GOLF HE the Governor plays Golf for H.K.V.D.C. v. Sher-Q.
· Culia A.A) v. Aring T.C.; Kow- loon Tong R.C. v. Chinese RC, Kowloon 0C. v. Club de Recreto; Indian R.C. v. Craigengower C.C,
STEWARDS' CUP »
CALL OVER
London. July 19.
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There was a heavy shower in of scoring fell off. The pitch, as Shefeld at about 10 o'clock, but from the beginning of the match play began punctually, and there showed no undue favouritism to was an air of electric expectancy either batsman or bowler. over, the ground, and the "crowd The ball had to be watched and was large. Wood and Verity, who it was Sutcliffe, who was playing had advanced as far as the wicket with all his own charming man- on the Monday evening but had ners, who placed Walte through been prevented by rain from play the covers, but soon afterwards ing'a ball, faced McCormick, from Walte, who had dispensed with his the pavilion end, and M. G. Walte lips and had his fieldsmen close McCormick bowled with far less in on the leg-side had Hutton than his normal run, but he had caught. four men in the slips, The Argt .Barber got a 4 through the slips two overs were maidens, and then of the first ball he received, a 4 McCormick bowled an over which of.
which he knew precisely cost 13 runs and took a wicket nothing, and then made amends Verity placed ball through the with a really fine drive past extra- slips foz 4, a full pitch and a long cover-point. D. G. Bradman had hop swalled "the score, and then put on E. S. White, who can keep the last ball was really fast and a length, but is not an attacking shot Wood's off-stump' out of the bowler. At luncheon 83 runs were ground.
on the board, Sutcliffe 36, Barber
The following is the latest call- over for the Stewards' Cup:--
100/9: Gunboat (t and o) 100/8 Old Reliance (0) - 100/7 Waters Meet (o), 15/1 (6) 100/7 Carnival (0), 18/1 (0) 100/7 Bold Ben. (o) 100/6 Mixture (t and o) 100/6 Ipaden (0) 100/6 Armagnac (0) 100/6 Davey Doolittle (0) 100/8" Firozepore (0) "100/6 Lohengrin (0);
100/8 Moniauth (0).
25/1 Lovely. Woman (t and o) 25/1 Lapel; (t and o) 25/1 Jovial Lad to). 28/1 (t) Five runs later, with the total at 15. Rain came down heavily al- 25/1 Reviresco (o), 33/1. (t).—| 18, Sutcliffe - but full pitch most as soon as the players went (Reuter).
"through" the covers; there was an in and it never cleared up again. -
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