THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1933.
OPENING OF WIMBLEDON TENNIS CARNIVAL TO-DAY
CHECK FOR THE K.B.G.C.
SECOND DEFEAT
OF SEASON
BUT LEADERSHIP RETAINED
LEAGUE BOWLS
SHOCKS
NECK AND NECK STRUGGLE
The Kowloon Bowling Green, in suffering their second defeat of the season also lost the material advantage they gained a week ago when they beat the Craigengower, and once again the whole premier position in the first division of the Lawn Bowls league by virtue of a superior average.
the
the
of Saturday's The results matches leaves the league table in a very interesting position dofcat of the Recreio and victory of Craigengower over the Police has left these two teams on level peggings with the leaders, and directly below them, but still offer a decided challenge, is the Police Recreation Club.
In the second division the Civil
the
B. W. BRADBURY, of Craigengower, enapped as he de- livered a winning wood in the Club's league match against the Police on
Saturday.
Bowls Championship
FIVE MATCHES
FOR TO-DAY
Five ties pre down for decision
WORLD'S FINEST PLAYERS IN CONFLICT
Overseas Invasion Greater Than Ever GREATEST ASSEMBLY OF STARS IN HISTORY OF WIMBLEDON
WIMBLEDON, the world's great-
est annual tennis festival, starts to-day, and during the next fortnight, practically all of the lead- ing international figures in the game will meet for the Blue Riband of the tennis court.
THE ture of Wimbledon seems to
increase as the years succeed each other and only restriction by the organisers prevents the number of entries from reaching uncontrol- lable proportions.
THE international flavour which
now features this great event of combined skill and sportsmanship is one of the most attractive charac teristics of "The Championships," by which title the Wimbledon tennis meet is known, and rivalry between the nations' various repre-
NEW SWIMMING RECORD ESTABLISHED
LOCAL. FIGURES LOWERED
AT H,K.I.A.S.A. GALA”
FIRST OF THE SEASON
An exceptionaly fine performance by Kwok Chun- hang, the South China sprinter who clocked 73% seconds in the 100 yards breast stroke knocking, 32 seconds off, his Colony record, and a thrilling race be tween Mrs. A. C. Schreuder and Miss Yeung, Sau-king local champion were the features of the first swimming gala held under the auspicies of the Hong Kong International Amatuer Swimming Association in the European Y.M.C.A. bath on Saturday night.
sentatives becomes yearly intensi- Not Much
fied.
WIMBLEDON too, has become to Chance
be regarded as a pointer to the destination of the Davis Cup. of Play although this theory has not always worked out, in practice.
But the overseas challenge to Japan too will undoubtedly figure ne prominently, for Jiro Satoh and Britain's leading players is strong, if not stronger than ever. Nunot have done very well so far in America, although ostensibly con- Europe and Satoh's experience of centrating more on the re-capture Wimbledon will be a great factor of the Davis Cup have not lost in his favour.
Other players who will attract Wimbledon titles which they have much attention and will probably insight of the desire to retain the
service lost valuable ground and the open singles bowls champion-held during the last three years Agure in the concluding stages are
allowed the Bowling Green once ship again to occupy second place. Here again however the two clubs have identical records.
Craigengower are holding tena clously to their slender lead of two points to retain the leader- ship.
STARTLING RESULT
Probably the most startling re- Bult of the day was the home defeat of the Kowloon Cricket Club who lost to Taikoo Docks by fifteen shots.
were
The Indians just falled to hold their own against the Yacht Club whereas the Civil Service definitely outplayed
Recreto.
by. the
The best rink performances came from Lapsley's quartette against the Recreio. They beat Marquie's rink by 21 shots.
•Rozario's 'fink in the Recreio string finished 21 shots ahead of the Civil Service four led by Eceleshall.
RESULTS.
Civil Service Police Kowloon Docks 11 Recreio
K.C.C.
Recreio
K.B.G.C.
196
+
DIVISION 1
$2 K.B.G.C. 51
'46
Craigengower 67
48
55 Talkoo
70
DIVISION 2
65 Civil Service
44
87
72 K.C.C.
62
47
Craigengower 67 Police
Yacht Club 57 Indian R.C.
LEAGUE TABLES.
K.B.G.C.
Recreio
J. Purvis v W. V. Field
to-day. They are:
A. E. Coates y T. Ferguson
(Police Green)
D. Rumjahn v U. M. Omnr W. Wotherspoon J. Ramsay,
V
C. E. Elliot-Heywood v A.
Carey
(Craigengower Green)
And to accomplish this they have Menzel, V. G. Kirby, G. de Stefani sent to Wimbledon a powerful con- and Baron De Kehrling, who are tingent comprising Ellsworth Vines, international players of repute. recognised as world's champion, Frank Shields, Wilmer Allison, V.Van Ryn and others, whilst the leading ladies will be Mrs. Helen women's disputed leader in the world of tennis, Miss Helen Jacobs,
1. Representatives of the Assocta-
tion's affiliated Clubs took part in/ the programme with the Chinese winning every event with the ox ception of the ladles 100 yard breast stroke and the water po ilo match,
achlov Another outstanding ment fell to Shek Kam-put, w established a now record for t Y.M.CA. bath in the 100 yard
EARLY RAINS AND covering the distance in 63 1
TO-DAY'S TENNIS
seconds; the previous figures we 65 1/5 seconds set up by A Donn the Y.M.C.A. swimmer.
Wimbledon. Mrs. Helen Wills Moody is apparently still in first rate form, but the English girls have improved in relative man- It is extremely doubtful whether
After a promising opening t ner and it la doubtful if the this afternoon's programme in the water polo match between the co "queen of the court" will enjoy "A" Division of the tennis league bined Europeana and the comb
the
ed Chinese degenerated into sor same pronounced quite
thing of a scramble and sové superiority this next fortnight will materialise. as she has during the last three
Heavy rain storms early this players were given enforced re or four years.
morning, followed by a persistent for Infringements.
The Chinese started well, s She can
also expect a real chal-drizzle has rendered the majority lenge from Mdme. Mathieu, the of courts unfit and although, aing in the first half minute leading Frenchwoman, not to men-
ans scored an additional threog in the closing period to which Chinese replied once.
BRITAIN'S "HOPES".
tion Miss Helen Jacobs, her own powerful sun after tifin may help lost their advantage before the Britain will rely almost entirely countrywoman, Fraulein Cicely to dry up some of the courts, it torval when the European led
Mlle. Jedzrejowska, the Polish girl is to be washed out. and Hughes possibly to provide a champion. E.Wills Moody, for four years un-on Perry and Austin with Leo Aussem, Fraulein Khrawinkel, and looks as though another programme the odd goal in five. The Eur
sensational victory here and there.
Many will ba hoping for a Brl- Both Perry and Austin have been "seeded", asure indication tish, if not for an English, victory that their potentialities are ful-in either, or both of the singles ly recognised by the Powers- events, but it is safe to claim that that-Be, and their form this whoever carries off the titles will summer has been such as to indo se entirely on their merits and vite confidence in their ability will be entitled to claim for them- to withstand the overseas chal-selves the honour of being the un-
official champions of the world. Jenge
The most attractive match pro- mlees to be that between Rumjahn and Omar. They are club-mates and have the satisfaction of playing Omar is on their own green. favoured to win, but Rumjahn le capable of fully extending him.
Cralgengower will be looking for- ward to further second round suc. cesses from their members, Fleld whilst the Bowling. and Contes, Green can confidently expect Elliot- a further Heywood to advance stage.
POLINTAN AND GAVIA BEATEN
Lum, and Khoo Win With Ease
in
Shanghai, June 24. Leonardo Gavia and Leodo- gario Polintan, the Filipino tennis aces had their baptisms of first class tennis Shanghai to-day when they met Khoo Hool-hye and Gor don Lum in exhibition mat- ches.
Tho visitors were decisively P. W. L. Up D. Pts.beaten, Lum taking straight sets from Polintan with the loss of four! games, and Khoo, reigning Shang- hai champion, beating Gavia after a good three set match.
DIVISION 1
Shots
7 6 2 66
7 5
2
610 0 10 44
7 5 2
19
0 10
74 3
1 8
3 4
0 6 0 10 6
G
7 1
Craigengower
Polico
Kowloon Docks 7
Civil Servico..
Taikoo Docks .. K.C.C.
18 73 4
Lum's speedy ground strokes and 0 36 4 crisp volleying took all the sting.
out of Palintan's shota and the 0 82 2
Filipino was constantly on the de- DIVISION 2
fensive. In winning at 6-2, 6-2,
Craigengewer 7 0
K.B.G.C......
1.141 62 81
Civil Service .. 5 2.68
Yacht Club
Recreio
K.C.C.
Police
H.K. Electria
Indian R.Q.
0 12 Lum was in no way flattered. Ho 0 10 played excellent tennis and it was n case of Polintan finding his mas- ter.
0 10
4 3
B-
0
12 8
4 21
0 0
0 310
0 54 0 120
Gavia, however, made a much
0 25 0 bolder showing against Khoo, thef
A former Malayan champion, who los 2ng the first set at 613, and only by' producing some of his best tennis managed to pull off the next two acte.
VINES MAY TURN PROFESSIONAL,
Gavia's not attack was well on- ginoored in the first set, but Khoo subsequently found his driving form and kept the Filipino pogged back to the baseline, from where the Offer Of Large Sum By Shanghai player was always super-
William Tilden,
TO JOIN TENNIS TROUPE.
New York, June 95. Ellsworth Vines, the American and Wimbledon singles champion; tins been offered £20,000 by Wm. 1. Tilden, the ex-champion, to turn professional and join his troupo, according to the New York World-Telegram.
for.
The scores were:
Gordon Lum beat Polintan 0-2, 0-2.
Khoo Hool-hye beat Gavin,
3-0, 6-2, 6-3--Reuter.
K.C.C. TOURNEY.
Miss Virgian Rice and Mrs. An- drus Burke
Fred Perry, H.W. Austin, H.G.N. Leo, and G.P. Hughes, Britain's pre-eminent men players have to face these from America, challengera
whilst from France come Henri Cochet, Christian Boussus, H. Brugnon, Jean Borotra and Marcel Bernard.
AUSTRALIA'S TALENT. But perhaps the most potential overseas team comes from Austra- lia, who boast the picturesque Vivian McGrath, known as the "boy
In the year 1909 England last won the men's title, when the late
The following are the "aceded" players taking part in the Wimble- don festival; }
ATTRACTIONS AT WIMBLEDON~From among these ve players, will probably be found the winner of the Women's Singles championship. In the cantre is Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, reigning champion of the court. Top lait is Miss Kathleen Stammer (Britain): top right Miss Halen Jacobs (U.S.A.); bottom left Made. Mathieu
· (France) and right "Our Betty" (Miss Betty Nuthall) of Britain.
Arthur Garo carried off the champ- ionship. The nearest England has boon to repeating that achievement was last year, when "Bunny" Austin reached the final, but he cut a sorry figure against: the re- doubtable Vines and lost straight Bots.
In
Britain's prospects so far as the ladies' title goes are decidedly bright for recent championships and tournaments have revealed several women of outstanding morit...
Now that Betty Nuthall has
C:I. Stapleton and Miss Griffiths wonder" Jack Crawford, D.P. failed to realise the highest hopes entered the semi-final of the K.C.C. Turnbull and Adrian Quist. These held out regarding her possibilities,
on magnificent players have already
Misa as Miss Margaret Scriven, When interviewed yesterday, Vines Mixed Doubles tournament fied tentatively agreed to relinquish Saturday, when they beat Mr. and aroused the keen interest of the one looks naturally to players such tennis world by their exploits in Mary Hesley, Miss D. Round, and his amateur status after defending Mrs. R.B. Hambly 6-3, 7-5.
Both pairs were playing from a the Davis Cup, whilst the recent Miss Kathleen Stammers to regain bis tilos at Wimbledon and Forest Hilla aiki playing for Americs in the handicap of minus 16, and Staple performances of Crawford in the for England the pride of place,
ton and Miss Grimths now meet Franch Championships, which she held so many years ago. Davis Cup,
When interviewed yesterday. Vines A.E. Collins and Mrs. Atkinson culminated in him beating Cochet stated that he had not yet received a (-3.0), In the semi-final round. th the final in straight sote, hava definite offer.
MESSAGE The other pairs figuring in the Inat indicated that Austraila's No. 1 In view of the large am, however, four are E.O. Fincher and Mrs. exponent is dt his best and per- he would certainly have to consider Goodwin (15.3) an G.C. Burnett fectly capable of boating any player
th the world. the proposition-Reuter Special, and Mies O.. Dalziel (-15):
'A TITLE
IN
It is quite on
DANGER.
cards that any of these three players can overcome all opposition
MEN'S SINGLES.
1. Ellsworth Vines. (USA)` 2. J. Crawford (Australia) 3. H. Cochet (France)
4. H. W. Austin (Britain)
6. Clifford Satter (USA.)': 6. F. J. Perry (Britain)
7. Jiro Batch (Japan)
8. H..G. N. Lee (Britain)
WOMEN'S SINGLES.
1. Mrs. H. Wills Moody (U.S.‹) 2. Mias D. Round (Britain)
3. Miss M. C. Scriven (Britain)
4. Mdme, Mathieu (France)
5. Miss Helen Jacobs (USA)
6. Fr. Krahwinkel Germany)
7. Mlle. Jedrzejowska (Poland)
8. Mlle. Payot (Switzerland) MIXED DOUBLES.
1. E. G. Mater and Miss Ryan 2. J. Borotra and Miss B.
Nathall, YEN
3. G. P. Hughes and Mrs. Wills
Moody
The matches arranged for to-day
are:
C.R.C. "A" v University
at Causeway Bay
South China "B" v Recreio
at King's Park
The goal scorers were:-Sc der (3) Campbell (2) and Ker the Europeans. Cheong kwong, Lee Yee-long und Fook-sing, for the Chinese.
The complete results w
RESULTS.
Men's 100 Yards:-
1. Shek Kam-pul (Y.C.A.A 2. Taang Ho-fook (C.B.C.) 3. H. Lange (Y.M.C.A) - Time: 63.1/5 secs. (Bath Ree Ladies 50 Yards:
1. Miss Yeung Sau-king (8. Mrs. A. C. Schreuder Ladies)
2
8. Miss Pang Shui-ha (C Time: 32.8/5 secs.
Men's 100 Yards Breast B 1. Kwok Chun-hang (S.C.. 2. Lai Pun-shin (G.C.S.C. 3. W. Schreuder (Y.M.C.A Timo: 73 secs. (Colony Open Diving
1. Mak Wal-ming (C.0.S.
51 points. 2-Young Tak-ming (S.
45 points.
3. A. Morrison (Y.M.C.
44 points.
Men's 4-a-Side 200 Yat.
Craigengower v South China Race:
"A".
at Happy Valley C.R.C. “B” ♥ K. C. C.
-at Causeway Bay I.RC. v HK.C.C. -at Sockunpoo
MEN'S DOUBLES,
1. J. Borotra and J. Brugnon
(France)
2. E. Vines and R. Gledhill
(U.S.A.)
1. S.C.A.A. (Kwok
Cheung Wing-kong, kam, Leung Wal-mang Time: 1.54.1/5.
2. Y.M.CA. (W. Schi Goldman, E. W. Bail G. Dona):
3. C.C.S.C. (Young
Chan Fook-sing, Ch to and Lai Yun-cho Men's 50 Yards
1. Loung Shul-man (C)
2. A. G. Donn (Y.M.C
3. Chan Fook-sing (C
Time: 26.4/5 secs, Ladies 100 Yards Breat
Mr. A. C. Schr Ladies).
2. Miss Young Bau-ki 8. Kiss Lam To-ha! ( Time: 00% secs.
Men's 60 Yards Back 1. Shek Kam-pui (Y.C
2 Lai Yun-cheek (C 8. Leung Shul-man Time: 83.1/5 sccn. Ladies 200 Yards Tem
1 9.0.A.A. (Minnes
Leung Win
2.
Chung Your
Ladies (Mrsia ~ Mise, S. Dalziel, P and Mrs. A; 0.8{
Water Polo
Combined Europeans Combined Chiness
NEW CHAN
Tony Canzonet
On Poi
3. G. P. Hughes and F. J. Perry CROWD BOOS
(Britain), ka qen
4.
N. V. Farquharson and V.
G. Kirby (8 Africa);
WOMEN'S DOUBLES:
1. Miss Ryan and Mdme.
Mathion
1
2. Miss M. Heeley and Miss
D. Round
3. Mlle. Sigart and
N. V. Farquharson and Miss Scriven
M. Hooley
Miss
Chi
Tony Canzoneri, the World's Lightweight), concoded his title to
night when he was
Over 50,000 specled the fight, and of the 15,000 wore contienne sultry weather, t
The decision was:
4. Miss Nuthall and Mrs, F. the crowd, who boog
Whittingstall
diet was announced/