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JUNE 23, 1932.
All-India "Test" Team Selected HOPE FOR
BREAKING WORKMANLIKE
RECORDS
SOME.ACCIDENTAL BUT NURMI PLANNED HIS
We live in an nge of thrills, but sometimes
fancy We are getting so sated with sensa- tion that we are in danger of los-
SIDE
NO ARPARENT WEAKNESS
MUCH DEPENDS ON
TENNIS
New Singapore Champions
MISS ENGLAND
ALTERATIONS TO MAKE HER
THE DAVIS CUP
SIGNIFICANCE OF
LACOSTE'S RE-APPEARANCE
re-
ing our responsiveness to any ne England at Lord's on Saturday, Championship when they met Roy/modelling the hull and changing ship at Auteil marked hin
Very significant is the manner of Rene Lacoste's return to com- CHOON LEONG AND RECORD SPEED BOAT
Lord Wakefield, builder and petitive lawn tennis. He last won LOONG CHONG
owner of the new Mins England, the Wimbledon championship in third of her line, is disappointed 1928 and then retired from the Chua Choon Leong and Yong in his craft's failure to come up game with some little trouble with NAIDU
Loong Chong did not have, much to the high speeds expected of her his lungs.
His entry for the Mens' singles difficulty In negotiating the lant at Lake Garda. But he will spend London, June 22,
There he was drawn The All-India Test team, to meet hurdle for the Singapore Doubles more hundreds of pounds in re- in the French tennis champion-
and appearance. the mechanical construction
quarter as Andro has been selected as follows: Smith and Dr. H. O, Hopkins in balance of the trim racing vessel. In the same
the As for Kaye Don, the lutrepid Merlin and Sydney Wood, the final round at the S.C.C. the match resulting in a win for the plot of the last two Miss Bag-present Wimbledon champion.
Sixteen players were seeded for land's, the man who aucceeded the Chinese, 6-1, 7---5,
late Sir Henry Segrave, who died this event and Lacoste was not That was natural After their brilliant win over the day he made a world record in one of them. the Malayan title-holders, Kawa-Miss England 1, this veteran speed because he has no current record jiri and Matsukawa. the S.C.C driver believes that Miss England for seeding purposes.
complishment that is out of the ordinary writen Fred Dartnell. All the same, none of us become so blase that we cannot get a hit excited or elated when a new re- rord is achieved.
C. Naidu (Captain), S. Wazir Ali,
J. G. Navle.
J. Naoumal.
S. H. M. Colah,
Amar Singh,
Jehangir Khan.
Nazir Ali,
P. E. Palia, bat Singh, Mahomed Nissur. 5.R. Godambe is twelfth man,-! Rater.
WELL-BALANCED SIDE. There are practically
speed mark.
LACOSTE AMUSING HIMSELF.
it is natural for us to feel piens- ed at the removal of the old re- cord. Yet some recurds have been areomplished i circum-
pair were the favourites for the will yet recapture the world
But his attitude to inquiries stances that have occasioned but
event, but on their form in the!
GREAT THINGS EXPECTED. bas been significant. "I cannot very little excitement. A Kond
final it was difficulty to realise Ideal depends on the selling, you
At no Great things were expected of imagine why anyone can be more that it was the same pair. know. could not help thinking
time did they show their true! Miss England III. She was equip-interested in me than in any one of the difference in the circum- stances attending the new mile re-
form, and frequently they made]ped with the same twin engines of the other non-seeded players." "If I am playing in the singles cord set up by R. H. Thoning at the British Cames meeting last prises in the composition of the mistakes due to faulty under-which were in the unfortunate
It is well-balanced, work-standing. On the other hand the Miss England IF's hall when she of the French tennis champion- Yet the big significance of this year and its removal by 3. E. Løve Anunlike, and fully capable of de-Chinese played well and stendit.sank in the Detroit River. They ships it is just to amuse myself."
are Schneider Trophy type Rolls
They des great attempt at a come-back 19 manding the very best from the throughout, got about the court Royce power plants. English nominees.
with amazing nuility, and Im-velop between them over 4,000 the Challenge Round of the Davis horsepower. In the main the last Cup in July. France will then de- Numerically speaking. The In-proved as the game proceeded. dians are stronger in aflack than
two Mias England's were similar fend the trophy.
Now, with the immensely strong the English, for in addition 19 į
RUNAWAY FIRST SET.
in construction.
were challenge from America and the But the changes which Was runaway
Jack at Oxford recently,
RECORD UNWITTINGLY
BROKEN.
team.
410 AU
Thomas did his record-breaking before nearly 50,000 spectators at Mahomed Nissar, Jehangir Khan! The first get Stamford Bridge, and,
thug and C. Naida, the visitors can call victory for the Chinese with the made in the hull of the new craft chance of Great Britain's bid the vast majority of those who upon useful change bowlers in s.C.C. couple finding their form apparently did not improve her, being even bolder than last year kaw him run were unaware that Amar Singh, Nazir All and P. E. Jonly in the fifth game when Smith She did not make the speed her the French hold upon Janything unusual was afoot, just Palia. Against this England has got in some splendid work at the older sister ninde whop she was with Jenn Borotra slowly losing
the worsted,
Only a handful of athletic en- thusiasts saw tavelock's wonder ful fent of covering the mile in 4min. 12ser. Three watches held! by experienred timekeepers made
BATTING STRENGTH.
practice form
DAVIS CUP FATE.
the eup.
Kaye Don his hest form, seemed none too a few were in the secret that
F. R. Brown, R.W.V. Robins, Vie, net. The other games were easily tried at Lake Garda. Thomas was going out for
That is new and Bowes.
what lien behind obtained by Choon Leong and his was surprised and a little angry. happy.
sought permis- figures. There was tremendous
who were Upon Naidu, rests not only the partner,
Frequently le immediately excitement, of course,
kills,sion to have the craft taken back Lacoste's presence in the French near the cares a captaincy, but the chief being presented with easy
England 10 make certain championships. And the Frencli finish of the race, when it here foes of the visiting team, flis It is to their credit that they took t
people do not want a lot of pub. obvious that Hir's previous refer to date has indicated that all the chances offered them, but changes in her design.
Lord Wakefield agreed at once. liclty-just yet. They want just cord was in danger, and the Bri-e is one of the most brilliant it was more by their opponents tish champion had a great ova-all-round cricketers to have visit mistakes that they took the set my Kare Don himself will superin- to be sure about Lacoste's 1932 tion from the crowd as he broke ed England. At the end of last easily thun by their own good tend the building of the remodel-match-play. His
Then he stood the test. ied Miss England 111. month he enjoyed an average of play.
will go out after that record Com-' 60.50 for six complete innings. and had also taken a number of
The first two games af the second modore Gur Wood of America re-l
regained. Commodore Consequently people have with- wickets,
fact were shared. Smith and Hop-cently
kins led 40-love in both, but allow-Wood's record in 111.71 miles per nessed one quarter after another The Indians are very comfor-led the Chinese to win the second hour. The former Miss England's in the newspaper world avoiding the big story of Lacoste's come- Lovelock do a shade inside these tably off for batsmen, for in addi.Jone. They also lost the third, but best mark was 110.28,
back. The fate of the Davis Cup figures, but they will serve and ion to Naidu, there is Wazir Ali, in the fourth Smith got in some
depends mainly upon the achieved Year after success of Lacoste at Autoll. He are not likely to be beaten easily Amar Singh, Nazir Ali, P.E. Palia good work at the net and equalled; unless Thomas himself puts up and fal Singh, all of whom are matters up. Smith served the post-war lawn tennis.
the four leading French was in the same. hall as F. J. fresh record. He is in wonderful capable of scoring any
number sixth, but here The Chinese gat year
undertook the trans-Perry, These two have never form and it is not impossible.
another love game. They went on players
for Perry's star emerged Lovelock had no idea of doing Lal Singh, who is well known to lead 5-2, but Smith and Hop-Atlantic trip to get experience of met, anything hemmenal when be in Hongkong, and who made
kins gave their host display of the the keen racket work in the lafter the disappearance of this
Nowhere else in Frenchman.
It is a remarkable thing what His chief mood auspicious start to the tour, has match to win the next three games United States.
national importance is was one of irritation that Oxford lately lost his tough, but he is in succession to draw level at five-those days could they have sharp-
all. It appeared that this was the ened their medicine. Then came great had lost so many events against an all-round player of proved turning of the tide, but the the great reward and they cap placed by all Continental coun- The A.A.A. team and he thought itability, and can be expected to Chinese fought hard, and took the tured the Davis Cup from America, tries on the Davis Cup competi- about time that the Varsity won pull his weight in the Test Match 11th and 12 games for set and And Paris has been its home ever tion; the French team spirit has beer the most marked feature of a race. That is why he kept urg- The Indians have demonstrated match. ing his Oxford pacemaker to go
started the race.
faster in the Arst quarter of a mile.
AMAZING NURMI
of runs,
an
their powers of quick scoring, and given a fast wicket should afford the Lord's crowd a Tare treat when they go to the crease, In the field they are tireless und are stout-hearted I suppose Nurnil was the most their bowlers amazing record-maker the world and enterprising. has ever seen. Records were not Unless the wicket in sticky. ace dental or circumstantial with offering assistance to the spin Nurmi, but just a matter of de-howlers, England may find them liberate intention and calculation. selves hard put to dislodge the He knew to the smallest fraction visitors, especially if they of what he was capably and he furtunate in the spin of the coin had an uncanny knowledge offand secure first knock. pace. He set up many recorda in the Olympic Games against the greatest runners in the world, and I believe it is a fact that in each case Nurmi predicted almost to second the time in which he in- tended to create the new records.
Lady Swimmer's New Record
By the way, I hear that H.S. Townsend, the old Oxford Blue, who has been staying in Switzer-220 land, is going to turn out shortly. He has been training over there, but found the roads very
bad.
record of 1 min. 51 3-5 seco.
ROAD RACING IN ENGLAND
FAMOUS MOTORISTS PUSHING
FORWARD SCHEME.
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As Good as Gold!
Yard Back Stroke in 2min. 35.3-5
New York,. June 14.
He promises to beat his old rival. Mas Eleanor Holm, a charming Hampson, in the 880 yards this 18 year old young lady and one summer, but I think he is a bit of of the greatest feminine swim- an optimist. Hampson will defermers in America's sporting his- his supreme effort until the Olym-tory, established a new world re- ple Games, but it la quite on the cord to-day for the 220 yards back-| cards that before going there he stroke, doing the distance in 2 may shake up Dr. Peltzer's Bri-minutes 36 3-6 seconds. tish-and the world's-amateurį Eleanor, who was a member of the U. S. Olymple team in 1928, will again represent Amerien in She this year's Olympic Games. stands only 5 feet 2 Inches, weighs about 112 pounds and is extremely vivacious. She displays an en- chanting smile offset by two rows of delightfully proportioned teeth. Since the 1928 Olympics she has gone after success, but despite! this no trace of arrogance or Sir Malcolm Campbell, Earl"aldo" in discernible in her. Shel Howe, Sir Henry Birkin and other in as popular with the girls as famous motorists are pushing for- with the boys.
At various times Miss Holm has ward a schome to make possible road racing in England: The law held metropolitan championships forbids these events.
in every style of awlunming. Gopsal! Park, 1,100 nere cause of hor versatility, the med. catate in Leicestershire, has begniley relay races where all three acquired and the plans include the types of swimming are used, are laying down of the best motor road particularly adapted to her skill. track in the world. Tho scheme Four years in a row she won the fa being backed by the moter-car National Medley diadem Indoors manufacturers who have been and out, and three outdoor and handicapped In the past by lack of two indoor backstroke titles were suitable facilities for obtaining hers as well. In 1931, the Athletic | road racing data,
Almanac lista hor for 28 national W. II. Hutchinson, the famous marks, many of them virtually engineer, is promoting the scheme. world standards. The rond track will be put at the Miss Holm profers the back- disposal of motor manufacturers atroke. Her greatest ambition ta and periodical race mootings will to win the 100 metre backstroko bo hold thora. There will be noth-title in the Olympics this year. lug freakish about the course but At the tender age of 14,.she was the recognized roud hazards will a finalist in this event Cho-present.........
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