1933-07-03

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 3, 1933,

THE LAST EIGHTS L. GAVIA DEFEATS LUM

AT WIMBLEDON

BRITAIN'S

FOUR POSITIONS

"BUNNY" AUSTIN BIG HOPE

FINE SEEDING BY COMMITTEE

ONLY 4 PLAYERS

GO ASTRAY ·

The last eight places in the men's and women's singles championships have been filled, and before the middle of this week the semi-finalists will be known.

MISS DOROTHY ROUND, an English girl who figures in the last sight at Wimbledon and who has been chosen for the Wightman Cup

team.

THE LONDON CUP.

FILIPINO'S

BRILLIANT

VICTORY

POLINTAN FAILS IN

EVERY MATCH

SHANGHAI TENNIS PLAYERS WIN

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITIONS

Shanghal, June 26. Gordon Larm, local star, encounter- ed his first selback of the season yesterday when he was defeated by the Filipino national title-holder, Leonardo Gavin on the court of the

The scores

GORDON LUM, Chia■ Davis Cup tennis player, former Shanghai champion and wall known Inter- porter, who was recently married In Tientsin to Miss May Liang.

THEIR FINAL APPEARANCE

FILIPINOS LOSE LAST GAMES

Shanghai, Juno 20. The two visiting Filipino tennis champions again had an unsucessful time yesterday in their farewell per- formance on the Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association's court at the Cercle Sportif Francals, when they Just two matches and draw one against three local exponents, Gordon Lum, S. Machida, and Guy Cheng LAIM tied with Leonardo Gavin in the first singles at 3- and 6-0, and Machida scored at 6-4, 6- victory over Leode- gorio Polintan. In the doubles, Lum and Guy Cheng were victors by 0-4, 0-1.

S'HAI CRICKET LEAGUE LEADERS.

MISS MARGARET SCRIVEN, the most brilliant of the younger- school of English tennis players, also in the last eight at Wimbledon

STRAGGLERS ON TOP

DONALD LEACH'S -

BOWLING

SECOND PLACE FOR RECS:

MANSELL-SMITH ;

In the singles Gavia lost the first game after two douces. Lum played with great care and also managed to win the second game.. In the next,

IN FORM the Filipino steadied and improved, driving from one side to the other and

Shanghai, June 25. forcing Lum to make mistakes, 80

The Stragglers retained their position at the top of the league in defeated Shaforca by six wickets Polica Lum, serving first, lost the opening that the score became 2-1. Serving game, but he came back strong to the fourth same; the local play took yesterd, while the Rees went up to second place when they won tako three games in succession. Then traints in succession from Gavia's

creased singles exhibition match.

in a fine rally, Gavia won four ramen were 6-4, 3-8 and 6-3,

Proceding to the Lum-Gavia tussle, in a row to clinch the lead from Lum deliveries in the fifth game, then ex-over the Police by 58 runs, playing on their own pitch. The third the wrong "Club" teams met, the Wanderers and Nomads playing out to a Khoo Hooi-hye defeated Loodegario at f-3. Lum was favoured with the perienced bad luck when he drove two match took place on the Cricket Club enclosure when two of the

eizzling shots Just on Polintan in

in two straight sets, 6-2 and next game and Gavia won his service side of the tape. The game went to drawn conclusion. The drying sun over the past two days served positions in the men's quarter Alexandra Park Race Won-3. After

ព short interval, the Alternate scoring marked the opon-deuce and after a hard struggle Gavin to bring the pitches into good condition despite the steady rain Önals and two girls, both selected

doubles match between the visiting ing of the second set, cach player brought the score to 3-2, then went on earlier in the week, for this year's Wightman Cup.

Filipino champions and the

Chinese

Major Bonavia of the Shaforce | proving the backbone of the

Leam figure in the women's event.

tenis stare took place, and Gordon winning his service game until the to annex the remaining games and

With Lum once more hit his stride and of the day, carrying hle bat for a well to stop a rot and help his team out. vanquished L, Gavia and L. Polintan forged ahead by taking the next two

Gavin was beaten made 74 runs, while the remainder of with-27 runs to his credit. There were played errorlessly. in three sets, the scores being 6-4, games to lead by 4-2. Gavia manag

really large scores in the "Club" erded able the Chinese to win the set at Gnished fresh and received loud ap-kins. Stokes of the Stragglers 6-3 and thus the set score was brought to balance at one

one all.

(So far Britain is concerned she has only a fair representation. Two Davis Cup players occupy

On H. W. Austin and G. P. Hughes rests Britain's hopen of the Wimbledon .winning back

singles crown. They are slender hopes when cognisancé Is taken of the powerful opposition which they have to meet, and there, is little doubt that it will whittle down to everything depending on Austin as it did inst year.

By Tajuddin.

gne and the first set at 0-4.

ket.

Tajuddin, starting at 5/2, won the Lum partnered by. Khoo Hool-bye, score reached two ali. Then Lum! the As the start of the second set, team claimed the best batting result when ho came in at a critical moment

London, July 1. London Cun over one mile and two furlongs at Alexandra Park. placings were as follows:

The

Tajuddin Barrage Grey Wonder There

wore thirteen starters. Three lengths separated the first and second horses and half a length the Recond and third. The betting was Austin's chances of roaching the 5/2 Tajuddin, 20/1 Barrage, 10/1 Grey final are largely dependent on the Wonder.-Router. order of the draw. His most favourable encounters would be

Hughes

The odds are against progressing any further than the semi-final and it would therefore be to England's advantage if her two representatives met in this bracket, thus ensuring an English finalist.

BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP

Matches for This Afternoon

3-6 and 6-1 in favour of the Chinese,/ed to win the seventh game but con at every turn and was rattled. Hel his team could not hold out Bn.match, though several, batsmen on (two more games to Lum to encould not oven win one game. Lum the sound bowling of Leach and both sides went into the twenties and

flake for a milendid work. It was kis good exhibition to score 01 be- bnc thirties,

WINS EASILY.

Khop experienced little dimculty in

but

match.

For the first four games, the Gavia,

BACHULIKIVASARINELACIONAadi GERMAN DERBY WON

BY FAVOURITE. -

FINE BOWLING,

D. W. Leach and J. C. Jenkins

the

G. B. Elliott for 40 against the

Wanderers, while Anatics, Crickmer and Wales each claimed two wickets, and Tim Rawsthorne bowled 14 overa for but 13 runs, taking a wicket as well.

a pity the third and deciding set could fore he was sent back to the pavilion Lrouncing Polintan, who obtained only

In the final net, Gavin easily won

of while O. Moor partnered him in his the first and third games of the open the first game on bis service after not be played, due to the limit

opening wicket stand and compiled 34.

imm ing set. Khoo was rather slow to

The victory score by Machida, one In the Police-Recs" gume, settled down and lost his service having yielded 16 points. With his time.

15 points. The ace services. Lum drew level with e Eamesten the second game after love game. Gavin went ahead to take of the two lending Japanese players Quayle gave his. younger colleagues, a late excellent avenger taking Chinese took the score had been gone to deure. three games in a row. Then players in Shanghai, spelled the third succes- trent knocking up 33 in characteristic bowling analysis, the former taking scored two games each, Gavin being sive downfall of Polintan. The win-style, while W. H. Cochran and C. J.5 of the Shaforce wickets for 34 The Filipino obtained the third game credited with the set at 6-3 and the ner helt the lead from start to finish Smith of the Recs put up the best while the latter accounted for 4 for to load by two games to one,

in the opening set. In the second, scores for their team, the former be- 28. "Sam" Isaacs sent five of Menzel in the fifth round arzelzæmátumrad Khoo was favoured with the decision

Polintan took the first game on ing undefeated with 28 and the latter Recs batsmen home for 63 runs and Gavenlock took 3 for 51, while in reply Hughes, or Stoefen if they sur-

of the next game to even up the count

service, and, after dropping two, won DOUBLES COMPETITION.

H. B. Cochran took.

took 1 lave

for 10 and at two-all. Khoo then won a vive, in the semi-final.

another to tie the count at two-all.

"Coco" Ollerdesory Wilson each 3 for 25, Pat Some classy play was witnessed in Then the Japanese player drew away game to lead by three to two. Having

Madar and now sufficiently warmed up, Khoo the doubles match. The first set, which again to win safely at 6-3.

The doubles match was n little on

claiming two wickets. In the third took three more games to capture the went to Lum and Khoo, was finished first set at 6-2.

In the quick time of seven minutes. the dull lies. The visiting tenni there being very fow

match Mansel-Smith took 4 for 65 and In the second act, Khoo established

favoured with the decisinteresting lead of two games at thema and

Games went in favour of the servers be lacking in spielt. appeared to Polintan clinched the third game then Khoo increased the margin. to game, the Chinese pair forged into for the first six. The Chinese vair ENGLISH GIRLS FAIL.

broke Polintan's shots Polintan took the next the lead at 4-2. Polintan

lead the The weather having cleared up

score and when Cheng won on his game and Khoo won a love game to service and Khoo did likewise The comparative failure English girls in the women's singles the lawn bowl singles champion-lead by five to two. Palintan shorten- Gavin's service, the Filipino pair service the game was made safe. love gathe in the tenth provides another

disappointment. ship will be resumed this after-ed the margin down to five to three shortened the margin downlo & to 4 Lum served

of the Chinese. Then Lum Their pre-Wimbledon form in both noon. The

to conclude the set. In the next Lum 1st of but Khoo easily won the next gamed Khop took the next game to win and Cheng were a much better side following

and set at 0-8,

the not nk *0-4.

and deserved the victory. CLOSELY FOUGHT.

In the second set, the score was match between Lum and brought to level twice at two all and Gavia was closely fought. Lum was three all. The Filipines won the first erratie and time and again drove wild. Gavin was steady with his backhand drives by which he gained many points, Gavin's lobbing to the baseline was interesting to watch nad when Lum rushed up in his attempts to deal his deadly smashes, Gavia tossed the ball over Lan's head.

of the

International matches and homesido matches has been arranged. and overseas championships gavo D. Rumjahn U., M. Omar

W. Wotherspoon v

to the belief that they would ninatate The Championships, but the Inn oight finds only Mias Margaret Scriven and Miss Dorothy Round as survivors.

It has, of course to be borne in mind that in the fourth round, Eng- lish players clashed in two matches, but there is also the defeat of Miss Kathleen Stammera Наза Mdme.

Mathieu and Miss Micel King by Fraulein Krahwinkel.

Mathieu

As expreted America's two leading exponents, Mrs. Wills Moody and Miss Helen Jocobs have survived to the fifth round, and the remaining four

places are shared by Mdme. (Fronce), Mille. Palot (Switzerland), lle. Valerio (Italy) and Fraulein Krahwinkel (Germany). The committees'a "seeding" has worked out with extraordinary ne curacy. In the men's singles, five of the selected eight have made their way into the quarterfinals, the fallures being Fred Perry, Clifford Sutter and I.G.N. Lee.

In the women's singles, seven of the eight "seeded" competitors have survived, the only exception being Mllo. Jedrzejowska of Poland. This, in itself is a sufficient tribute to the *seeding" committee.

THE LAST EIGHTS.

The last eight in the two singles events are:

MEN.

Ellsworth Vines (America)

J. Crawford (Australia)

H. W. Austla (Britain)

H. Cochet (France)

J. L. Stoefen (America)

R. Menzel (Czecho-Slovakia)

Jiro Satoh (Japan)

G. P. Hughes (Britain)

WOMEN.

Mrs. II. Wills-Moody (America)

Miss Helen Jacobs (America) Mdme, Mathieu (France)

Miss D. Round (Britain)

Fr. Krahwinkel (Germany) Miss M. C. Scriven (Britain) Mile. Payot (Switzerland) Mile, Valerio (Italy)

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