THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
THURSDAY, JUNE
BUNNY AUSTIN STILL WINNING IN
Andrew Merlin Def eated By Australian
O'Reilly.
O'REILLY'S FEAT
NINE WICKETS
IN INNINGS
ROUTS SOMERSET BATSMEN
E. D. ANDREWS VICTIM
TO GERMAN ACE.
American Women Achieve
Successes
BRITISH WIGHTMAN
CUP
LOSES IN SECOND PLAYER
(Special to "Tolsgraph")
illy Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Meanore Ordinance, 1895. Itreeford Jun 20, 8,20 m.)
London, June 27.
Rain marred the progress of the Wimbledon tonnis programme to-day, nevertheless several important matches were concluded, with results generally in accordance with form and expecta- tions. Honours were fairly evenly divided among the nations officially represented at the meeting, Britain, America, Australia and France was the Germany all gained successes.
chief sufferer, losing their best singles exponent and No. 2 lady player.
H. W. Austin continued his bont Miss Freda James, and Fr. triumphant path of straight-Aussom in the French champion- sets victories. This time Don. ship last year,
Turnbull was the victim, the Miss Sarah Palfrey was the Englishman winning 6-1, 6-4, other leading American to win through into the second round. 6-3, Austin played perfect She came up against Miss Dear tennis, exploiting his wide ro- London, June 27.
man, this year's member of the pertory of strokes to outplay English Wightman Cup outfit. Overshadowing every the Australian. thing in the day's cricket It is of interest to recall that on at Tauton, where the Aus- the Riveira during last Spring, tralians are being enter. Austin was predicted to go through!
MISS HARTigan doinG WELL.
STRAIGHT SETS
Three members of the American women's tennis beara 'now' coma- patina at Wimbledon. Reading from left to right: Miss Josephine Cruickshank, Miss Alice Marble and Miss C. Babcock. Misa Babcock
was a winner yesterday.
Miss Joan Hartigan, Austrailan TO-DAY'S
Wimbledon without the loss of a lady champion went another step tained by Somerset, was set. He has so far justified this forward in beating Miss Baumgar the bowling of O'Reilly, bolt claim in the first three ten of Hungary Miss Hartigan, TENNIS
rounds.
ANDREWS OUT.
who had the "Cider-Ap-| ples" men completely be- wildered.
E. D. Andrews, whose fortunes jare interestingly watched in Hong- Bowling with rare skill and kong owing to the Colony's close cunning, O'Reilly captured nine nasociation with the New Zealand wickets for 38 runs in a master-player, was unlucky enough to run Cramm, the ly effort. O'Reilly had very up nicainst Von hard luck in missing the German ace in the third round, achievement of taking all ten and was beaten in three straight sots. Andrews wor but nine wickets in an innings, a per-
games, formance which has only been
Von Cramm, conqueror of Jack accomplished by three Aus-
Crawford in the French champion- tralians while playing in Eng-ship, was in irresistible form, and land. They were W. P. Howell,rumained in the
ascendant Arthur Mailey and Clarrie Grim-throughout, the game. mett.
The best achievement, and "the As a result of O'Reilly's bowling, biggest surprise of the day was the Somerset, who batted first to-day, victory of Harry Hopman of Aus- were dismissed for 116. Only tralla over Andre-Merlin, France's one batamen was able to hit the successor to Cochet. Merlin found bowling, F. Lee carrying his bat Hopman at his beat. for 59.
successor to Mrs. Crawford as Australia's best singles player, played clever tenuis and her pros- are regarded as being pocts excellent.
The day's leading results were: MEN'S SINGLES Third Round
H, W. Austin. (Britain) beat D. B.. Turnbull (Australia) 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.
G. Von-Cramm
(Germany) beat E. D. Andrews (New Zealand 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. H. Hopman (Australia) beat
A. Merlin (France).
WOMEN'S SINGLES,
Second Round
Miss C. Babcock (America) beat Mile. C. Rosambert (France),
DOUBTFUL
SUN MAY DRY UP THE COURTS
(By "Veritas").
Even with this morning's sunshine, the possibilities of to-day's "B" Division tennis league programme being ful- filled appear somewhat re-
mote.
THREAT TO GIANTS
CARDINALS AND CUBS IMPROVE
HANDS OFF THE NEW DAVIS CUP SCHEME
OFFICIAL L.T.A. ORGAN EXPLAINS THE TRUE POSITION
EXISTING METHOD ONLY WAY TO
SOLVE PROBLEMS
In a carefuly analytical article on the problems associated with the running of the Davis Cup, a recent issue of Lawn Tennis and Badminton, refers to the criticism levelled at the new system applied to the competition, claiming that any attempt to revert to the old methods cannot do any good, and that the alternative to the existing schemo-à biennial competition, also, bas its draw. backs. The article, which follows, calls for the complaining countries, to keep their hands off the new methods of conducting the Davis Cup.
"
The present method of organis- compete will over exceed 16 in ing the competition for the Davis number. Cup in Europe will become, the On referring to the programme object of discussion if not con of ties, it will be seen that slx of nations.engaged which troversy at the meeting of the the ton Davis Cup Counell, which will be compoted last year will play their held in London on July 31, when first tica four or five weeks later, & proposal for Ita abolition will two others vill play a fortnight be submitted
Intor. The two remaining nations The scheme was devised with are New Zealand, which did not view to relieving the congestion compete last year, and France.
In 1933, 16 nations had to play eaused by the great number of challenging nations. It involved their first round ties by May 9. the institution of a qualifying The eight winners had to finish competition for all European their second round ties and eight nations with the exception of other nations had to completo the their first matches by May 21, European ecmi-finalists in
this year only four competition of the preceding year. whereas The natione eligible to compete in nations were engaged before May the following year were to consist 20 (the corresponding date this of the semi-finalists referred to year),
What are the alternatives? above, the four European nations which reached the semi-final Either a return to the old melitod. stage of the preliminary competi-which everybody agreed must ba. or the adoption of a tion, any nations from countries, altered, outside Europe which desired to blennial competition which would defeated mean congestion once every two compete, and the champion nation, if European.
,
years instead of every year. There are disadvantages in the biennial SCHÈME IN DISFAVOUR. proposal; a nation might be able to nominate a team with a good The scheme, although readily chance of success in the year in accepted by a large majority of which the competition is not held the nations fell into disfavour and be unable for some reason or before it received a trial and up another to do so in the following.
made to abolish it year. offort was
Moreover, intermittency before it was introduced last year, would go far to destroy interest Various reasons were advanced in the competition. The smaller for this change of front. The European nations profer to com- weaker nations disliked the idea pete every year, not with any hope of being deprived of the chance of success, but with an eye to gate of meeting great teams from money which puts them into a oversona, the stronger nation's position to improve their grounda New York, June 27. Chicago Cubs and St. Louis hated the idea of having to or to send their playera abroad to Cardinals farther strengthened qualify owing to the loss of their challenge to New York prestige involved, and most of them objected to playing their Giants for the leadership of the ties in the summer months, bo National League to-day, when
interfered with their cause. it the Cubs beat Brooklyn
friendly matches and prevented Dodgers, and the Cardinals their players from indulging in nosed out the Giants,
YANKEES RETAIN LONG LEAD
Most grounds are saturated by the heavy rains of yesterday and overnight, and decisions regarding
The Yankees maintained their the fitness of courts will generally not be made until timin time. clear lead-at--the head of the An Interesting programme is American League, thanks to a nose scheduled, and includes the visit of the Kowloon Cricket Club to Causeway Bay, where they will be entertained by the Chinese Recrea- tion Club..
woro
not
holiday tournaments.
These objections shared by the nations situated in the North of Europe, because the vital point to them was that the new scheme enabled a start to be made at a much later dato in 'the spring, when their outside courts wore less likely to be put out of
out against Chicago White Sox Two of the American Wightman
The Australians quickly estab-Cup team scored victories in the Ished a useful lead, the close find-second round of the women's ing them with 148 for two wickets. singles. One was at the expense Woodful, indulging In his of a French player and the other
rean English girl. customary
ca-cunny game,
mained undefeated with 50 to his Mise Babcock overcame Mlle. credit, and Darling was also not Colette Rosambert, who failed to out with 62-Reuter,
touch the same form by which she
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Miss Joan Hartigan (Austra
Jia beat Miss Baumgarten
(Hungary).
Miss Sarah Palfrey (America) beat Miss E.. M. Dearman
(Britain).—Reuter.
Willard's Son Not A Prize-fighter
BUT IS CHAMPION HURDLER
Glendale, Calif., June 21. The squared circle today holds no charms for Jess Willard, Jr., 20-year-old son of tho former of the heavy-weight champion world.
C.R.C. MATCH OFF.
COURTS UNFIT FOR PLAY.
Late
the this morning, C.R.C. announced that their courts had been rendered un- fit for play by the rain, and the match with the Kowloon Cricket Club is therefore postponed.
Cleveland Indians found Henry Johnson's pitching too
Rocurate and wore blanked out against Boston Red Sox Two matches were called off on account of rain. Latest results as received from Reuter follow.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
R H 30 ย 3
Cleveland (Henry Johnson pitched) Boston
7 1 Chicago
7 12 1 (Simmons homered} New York
8 16 0 If the match is played, tho! C.R.C. are likely to retain their!
(Ruth and Chapman homered. | unbeaten record. The K.C.C. art
making one change from the team There were eleven innings)
The St. Loula y Washington and which bent the IR.C. . Zimmern
Detroit V Philadelphia mutches displaces R. S. Capell, who is
оп account of captain of the "C" Division team. Wore postponed
rain. Zimmern will parther Stapleton..
The Recreio can' look forward to a win at the expense of the Indian Recreation Club, and the Graduates will probably be sue- ho's Interested in Right now.
сенагий against the Hongkong track and plans to take up coach: Cricket Club. The University and ing for a career. He is one of the South Chlan engagement at Pok- best, incidentally, hurdlers, infulam is of Interest with the odds California's junior, college ranks. slightly in favour of the Varalty.
The scheduled programme is;
"B" DIVISION. H.KLU.T. v S.C.A.A. C.R.C. K.C.C. Recreio v II.C. H.K.C.C. v. Graduates,
Young Jess is a chip off the old block. He stands & feet, 1 inch- and weighs 190. And he's still growing. His famous dad tipped the beams at 240 pounds. in his fiatic prime and stood 6-6 and foot tall.
"I'm not at all interested in prize-fighting," saya young Jess. "I think there are better ways of earning a Hving without having; your noso mashed and you are bashed,
“Yes, and I'm not at all cortain that Dad would approvo if I should suddenly tell him I'd decided to onter the ring...
He's never encouraged me in. any way or manner to put on the gloves. In fact, he has never fill- ed me with glorified tales of his triumph,
Competing for Glendale Junior collogo, Willard took three frat pinces in a record meet. He won. both hurdle events and the broad Jump. And in a junior-college all-utar meat, he also shono In the la high Jump.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago (Cuyler homered)
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(Continued on Fage 9.)
THE HOME-RUN PARADE
Rob Johnson Shows The Way
New York, June 21. The 1934 homerun race in the major league baseball ciretea was today evolving into one of the closest, sprints in the history of Overacas
the big-time circuits, and all be- their cause of the new lively ball now. vitally interested because players can leave home at a later in uso. date, thereby saving expense and Leading the circuit-swit parade minimising, to some extent, the today was youthful Rob Johnson strain and fatigue which are of the Athletics, Connie Mack's inseparable from long absences aggrogation of ball players, whose from their homes.
sole claim to fame prior to this
In spite of protests from a large year was that in 1939 he equalled number of European nations, the the American Longue record for preliminary competition was heid most runs per game, tallying five. during the month of July and Rob has blasted 21 homers out August last, and, so far as one so far this season and from ori can learn, no purticular difficulties Indications stands an excellent were encountered. Austria, Ger- chance of finishing ahead of the. many. Italy and Switzerland ¦ rest of the pack In blasting out. qualified, and duly delivered their; the most four-masters. this year? challenges, Czechoslovakia came Next in line to Johnson are the in as the surviving semi-finalist | five outstanding homerun horoes of the provious competition, of the present age. Four, Zako France came in as the defeated Bonura of the White Sox: Lou champion nation, and challenges Gehrig of the Yanks; Mel Ott of Ihwere received from Australin, | the Glants and Chuck Klein of the Japan, India and New Zealand, a Cubs, are tied for second place total of ten as compared with the honours with seventeen round- 24 challenges of 1933.
trippers apleco. Jimmy Foxx, last year's outstanding Estaman, by virtue of today's circuit emash went into sixth place with aixteen homeruns so far this season,
With
the exception of Babe
PRINCIPAL ADVANTAGE, The principal advantage of the scheme now becomes apparent One round less will be played and this
a permanent benefit, be Ruth with 10, and Hal Toraky of cause 1 is in the highest degred the Indians, also with ten; John- unlikely under the present scheme son, Bonura, Gehrig, Ott and that the nations qualified to Klein are way out in front.
ZNEA
spectacular turf contest that furnished a crowd of 20,000 not only with thrills bot drama and tragidy as well was the running of the stat Metropolitan Handicap. At Belmont Park, Long Island, pictured here at its conclusion. · Equippies, shown landing Me, Khayyam past the pals by three length was disqualified for fouling, giving the victory to the latter. Diskster antarad, the picture when ChaseMAGING
heretofore undefeated Avaiyanr-old gelding, broke his leg while making a strong bid for first place, and had to be destre
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