THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPII.
TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1934.
PERRY AND HUGHES, TITLE HOLDERS, WELL BEATEN
MRS. KAYLL'S VOLLEYS
ENTERTAINING TENNIS DISPLAY AGAINST K.C.C.
COLONY'S NEXT LADY CHAMPION IN THE MAKING
U.S.R.C. A CINCH FOR THE MIXED. DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
(By "Veritas").
HOBES SCORES 197TH CENTURY.
London, May 28. john Berry Hobbs, veteran Surrey and England batsman, scored the 197th century of his career to-day at Manchester, when play- ing for Surrey against Lan- cashire in a county cham- pionship match-British Wireless:
DOUBLE HEADER WIN FOR GIANTS
The Mixed Double tennis league championship was virtually decided yesterday when the United Services Recreation Club visited the K.C.C., and won by six Four
sets to three.
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Players lit Home Runs For Yankees
had a
New York, May 28. The New. York baseball teama Beld day. The Giants bagged couple of wins in a deble hender against Pittsburgh Louis by claiming 13 runs from their battery.
Results as cabled by Reuter follow:
It is, perhaps, a little unfortunate, that such a claim can be made after the second match of the season. but after yesterday's showing by the United Services, and the obvious decline of the reigning champions, one finds it difficult to imagine any other outcome. Yesterday's tennis at the RECJ apvertni stroke this, and a difficult the Yankees scotched St. was highly attractive and entertains shot to counter, Mrs. Karl was if correctly ing with
the ladies pinying an not always timing
pitit. All through the three sets yesterday,, usually important eyes were centred on Mrs. Rayll, but when she did! who, although often impetuous, Overhead there was the same and guilty of numbers of errors decisive stroke: no chop; a full showed enough skill to entisfy one blooded hit made from anywhere. that the U.S.I.C. possess the 1934 between the net and three feet from the baseline. It was all attacking indy champion of the Colony,
tennis, and because of this left
Mrs. Kayll's | stranger to 143",
wondering. There game.
a. defensive her contemporarles in Hongkong very few signs of but I should imagine her to be n
game behind the impetuous valleys better slagles exponent than and kills, and her rushes to the doubles. Her confident covering set on sometimes very bad length a the Cour betrays a desire to be "in at the kill", to adopt a hintalls. But it was an entertaining
BETTER AT SINGLES? Mrs. Kayll's game is considerat Jy more developed than most of
were
demonstration of care-free tennis," and both Mrs. Kayll and Goldmua ing expression, and yesterday she figured in as many finishes of the will have to play very badly to rallies as Goldman, her partner. Jese a set in lengte tennis this
Mrs. Kay was not so powerfal in forehand drive as one would) have expected. Her anxiety in
year.
BELOW FORM.
It was a pity that Mrs. Wilson
keep the ball in the court found was feeling unwell and was there-
her
heavy top-pin | adapting strokes which tended to suffer info below form. Nevertheless length. But on the backhand she her match with Teddy Fincher
was worth seeing. whs sound, and belled early magainst Mrs. Kayll and Goliiman pression that the strokes were purely defensive, by obtaining winning points therefrom.
AT THE NET.
The K.C.C, pair had one glorious opportunity of winning the set. but threw it away. After trailing But M, Kayll was happiest at of the first and third games, Mrs.
the Wilson and Fincher broke throug the net: not perhaps, in
to lead 3-2. success of her shots, but in the M, Kay's servic buoyant and confident manner in Fincher's service followed, but a Her bad error by Mrs. Wilson at the which she tackled them.
the height of the net, and elever volleyin by Mrs. Volley above
the advantage lost. worth noting. She de Ray NHW net in Buitely is the ball, full faced, The K.C.C. pair should have gone
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(Fox scored two home runs)
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China's triumphant olympic ladies swimming team is here pictured. Reading from left to right they are Miss Lau Kwai-chun. Miss Young
Sau-king, Miss Leung Wing-lav, and Miss Chan Won-kong.
HAT-TRICK AGAINST
AUSTRALIANS `·
H. J. ENTHOVEN'S To-day's
GREAT FEAT
(West homered)
Washington.....
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12
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BUT TOURISTS
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WIN AGAIN
BRADMAN BATS:
(Bonara and Appling homer- ed)..
1 6 12 Boston Detroit
12 10 0 (Groenberg scored two home
runs)
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh
New York
(Jackson
GRIMMETT BOWLS
London, May 28.
Tennis Programme
C.R.C. TEAMS IN CONFLICT
SENSATION IN FRENCH
CHAMPIONSHIP
ENGLISHMEN LOSE TO MENZEL & HECHT IN THREE STRAIGHT
BRITAIN WELL REPRESENTED IN LADIES LAST EIGHT
Parie, May 28. Overseas invaders continued to dominate the scene in to-day's continuation of the French tennis champion- the most ships at 'Auteuil, and big crowds saw sensational result of the meeting to date, when Fred Perry and George Hughes, the British Davis Cup pair, and holders of the title, fell victims to R. Menzel and L. Hecht, the Czechoslovakians in the third round of the men's doubles.
Menzel and Heet won in three fone semi-finalista, although it is im- straight sets with scores of 6-4, possible to have an all-English final. If Mies Stammers beats Fr. 6-4, 6-2, and at no stage of the game did they appear in danger Aulisem, England will be certain to Agure in the Ondl, na Miss Stam- of defeat.
mers will meet the winner of the
AUSTRALIAN BEATEN.
This is the worst beating Perry Miss Scriven-Miss Lyle tie in the. and Hughes as a combination have semi-final sustofned for a considerable time. Easily the most successful combina- ting in England, their successes in previous Davis Cup
To-day Miss Stammers necom- encounters,plished an excellent performance in
the French championship last year beating Miss Joan Hartigan, the and the Australian championship Australian Indy champion by the while Miss of 6-3, 6-4, only a few months ago, lent con-scores
easy task viction to the bellef that they Helen Jneohis had could hold their own in the inter- against Miss Hardwicko, another national held of tennis quite com- Engilah competitor, winning 6-0,
G-1. |fortably.
last vene
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An Anglo-Polish alliance mat In the Davis Cup Hughes and Perry won three dou- with success in the second round bles matches and lost two. Against of the women's doubles, when Kisa Czechoslovakin they met Menzel Susan Noel and Mile, Jedrzejowskn invercame the well-known British and F. Marsalek and
pair,
Miss Miss Nuthall and straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Seriven in straight sets.
won
SOME RECOMPENSE..
however English team, The pained
some recompense by the success of II, W. Austin and C. E. Hure against the strong Germaa couple. You Cramm and Denker To-day the first two teams of the whom they beat after a gruelling The Englishmen Club in the fire-set match.
the first and The Australians and Middle-Chinese Recreation
but came hack very figured in some bright "A" Division clash at Causeway were trailing after cricket at Lord's to-day, when Bay, and a keen match should re-third sets.
strongly to capturo the fourth at the tourists beat the county sult.
the 12th game and the fifth at the tenth game. team by ten wickets,
Some characteristically big hitt ing by Bradman was succeeded by a hat-trick" by H. J. Enthoven, a Cambridge Blue for Middlesex, and some fine bowling by Grim- mett, who twice took wickets with consecutive deliveries.
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SWIMMER NEW
U.S. TO PRODUCE A CHAMPION
The Australian carried their overnight score of 185 for 2, to 345 before the last wicket fell. Brad- man was very aggressive, and added a further 60 runs to the rench- he three figure mark which ed before the close on Saturday. His best hits were a six-ani five together with 27 fouÍA.
Alec Kippax also lutted con- Gently for his 50,
NEW BOWLER.
But chief honours of the day fell to . J. Enthoven, who, in his first over after lanch, dls missed Ebeling, Grumett and Wall with consecutive balls, He finally returned figures of i for 50, while Smith new mem- ber of the attach, dudlet for 99. In Although only: 87 runs showing in their second knock, and with Grimmett at his hest, were sent back for 11%.
JACK MEDICA SHOWS rears, Middlesex made a sorry
GREAT PROMISE
-Chiengo, 11, May 26.
The slow bowler twice narrowly missed the "hat-trick", and in alt Because he has broken six captured five wickets for 27 yula,
the work swimming records in
Set to here 28 to win, the Aus-
last year, 19-year old Jack Medienralians hit off the runs without!
is expected to enrry much of thes, putting on 29 before stumps country's hopes at the 1936 Bere drawn-Reutere
lin Olympics.
Amateur athletic authorities
I feel that Jupau is making a strong
bid for swimming titles at Borson as he had broken all
From an
alternative on
the records on the hook they re-
lin, and they hops for a few more cognized our individual styles a like Medlea to meet Nipponese. orthodox. The same think, will the happen as soon as Medien Breaks Stat Olympic team twe 3. few more records." yenta ago. Medick has developed
Rosa, who is the only swimmer! into the greatest winner in this to win both the 100 and 1,500- country from 220 yards to one meter races in the Olympic games, mile.
predicts that Medlen will dupliente During the four nights of the his performance in the 1996 games Women's National Indoor Swim-
ut. Berth.
ming Championships here recent- HELENE MADISON COULD ly, Medien broke nine records.
BEAT HIM..
Norman Ross, former Olymple Medien 19, weighs 185 pounds champion, who once held 72 re-and is the third of three great cards, belleves Medica has n
swimmers to come from the Phei- abance to annex every record on
fie, Northwest. Kaas was the Arst. the books from 220 yards to one then came Helene Madison, and mile..
awion now Medien. He started STILL TO REach peak..
ning in 1931 and practiced in the . “Medica's performance In break-same pool with lelane Madison. ing nine recorda in four nights ia "For six months Helene could as great as anything I have ever beat me," he recalled, "but pretty seen in swimming." commented Roon I gst so I could take her at Ross. He's not far from being every distance. Training with her the world's greatest swimmer, and helped me a lot."
Ray Daughters, who developed! "Llice all great swimmers of the Helene Madison, Is 3fedica'a ich hates Hunt the corals like for
Joas, he thinks that..
he hasn't reached lifs poak yet.
alluged expória term unorthodox.
That's what they said about me until he will be unbentable and Johnny Weissmuller, but as the 1936 Olympics,
by
The K.C.C. have a big task. journeying to Sookuspon to op- pose the RC, who seem to have discovered winning combinations. cannot see the Kowloon players obtaining more than three sets.
The Recreio tested by the U.S.R.C.. but South China should be able to overcome the Cricket Club.
will be fairly |
The complete programme in:
"A" DIVISION. C.R.C. "A" v C.R.C. "B" C.R.C. "C" C.C.C.
Recreio S.C.A.A. LR.C
v U.S.R.C. YI.K.C.C.
v B.C.C.
"C" DIVISION.
K.B.G.C.
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THREE
WINNERS
The last eight in the women's singles is now complete, and finds England represented by Miss Margaret Scriven (the holder), Miss Nancy Lyle and Miss Kathleen Stammers. Other survivors nte Fr. Aussem, Meline, Mathley, Siga. Valeria, sille. Payot and Miss-Helen Jacobs..
According to the draw, Miss Seriven will meet Miss Lyle. Fr. Aussem is opposed to Miss Stam- mers, Mdme. Mathieu of France meets Sign. Valerio of Italy, and Mlle. Payot of Switzerland encoun- ters Miss Jelen Jacobs of America. I Six nations are represented, and England is bound to supply, at least
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The scores as cabled by Reuter follow.
MEN'S DOUBLES.
Third Round
It Menzel and L. Hect (Czechoslovakia) bent F. J. Perry and G. P. Hughes (Eng- land) 6-1, 6-4, 62.
H. W. Austin and C. E. Hare (England) best Von Cramm and Denker (Germany) 3-6, 12-10; 3-7. 7-5, 6-1.
LADIES' SINGLES,
Third Round
Mi K. Stammers (England) hent Miss J. Bartigon (Aus- tralia) 6-3, 6-1,
Miss. H. Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat Miss Hardwicke (England) 6-0, G-I.
LADIES' DOUBLES. Second Round
Miss Susan Nvel (G.B.) and (Poland) allic. Jedrzejowska Beat Allss Nuthall and Miss Seriven (England) 6-3, 6-1.
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