THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JULY
1984.
PERRY OF WIMBLEDON HAS NATION AT HIS FEET Most Dazzling Display Of Career To Win Crown
The late A. W. Gore, the last Englishman before Perry to win the Wimbledon title 25 years ago.
BRAVES AND PHILLIES
IN RUN ORGY
'DIOCESAN
SCHOOL
BOXING
BOYS' EXCELLENT DISPLAYS
MATTHEWS BEST WINNER
Youngsters, bravely pitting their skill and courage in the art of fisticuffs was the happy sight at the Diocesan Boys' School yesterday afternoon, when the finals of the annual boxing tournament were held before a large and interested crowd of parents and friends.
fentured by!
The bouts were clean boxing and good, sportsman- ship and vellected the highest
New York Giants And redit on all of the competitors.
Yankees Beaten
New York, July 0.
Matthews received the cup pre- sented for the winner of the best j bout, and Crary. E., Fisher and i Sin Cho-yuen were presented with Both New Yark Gilante and books for general Improvement Yankees, lenilers of the National and shown in their boxing. American baseball lengten respec-
Mr. E. F. Selk, Sports Secretary tively, suffered defents today, Giants being well button by Brooklyn of the Y.M.C.A., was the referee, Dodgers, and the Yankees falling Messrs. Sargent and Luard acted victhas to Washington Seuntors.
as judges and Mr. Monics was timekeeper..
the
The complete results were: Matthews beat Crary, F. Smith
A terrific struggle for supremacy ensued between Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies, terminating in the Braves winning by 16 runs to 13. Each team brought in four pitehorsent Petehenik, E. Repley beat W..
in efforts to sop the run orgy,
Scores as cabled by Fruter follow.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington
R. II. E.
10
0
New York
H
12
2
(Gehrig homered)
Philadelphis
G Il
B
(Meßäir homered)
inston
18
20
1
St. Louis
4
0
(Burns homered)
Detroit
#
Q
Rapley, Kazano bent Hulse, Vrashli bent Steinberg.
C.B.S. SWIMMING SPORTS
Girls And Boys Show Good Form
The Central British School. held
(Game terminated in the fifth in their aumuni swimming sports in ning owing to rain)
the European Y.M.C.A. bath yes- terday afternoon, when keen swim- ming amid great enthusiasm was In feature.
Chiengo
10
Cleveland
I 9
· NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh...
1
+
1
(Gaybash pitched and
Gita
homered}
Chicago
{
17
0
New York
G
Brooklyn
11
18
0
(Sam Lentie homered)
Bortal
16. D
2
(Ha Len hit three homers)
Philadelphia
The specintors *comprising parents, pupils and friends, saw Suhr some fine Inter-House rivalry, and some most promising talent was observed among the senior boys. The senior boys and girls diving displays were also excellent,
1:3 18 5 (J. Moore homered. Each side used"; for different pitchers) Cincinnatti-p... 16 '
15
I
если-
No individual awards were made during the afternoon, the petitors swimming for the honour of their respective Houses,
The result sw Red House finish first with 107 points, Blue second (Schulmerich. Lombardi and Slade with 94 points and Chocolate thir
with 90 points. homered)
St. Louis 15 16 3
(Rip Collins hamere. St. Louia tried no less than seven pitcher)
Miss H. Kalli was in charge of the arrangements.
A composite picture of Fred Perry and the Wimbledon Centre Court, giving an impression of how the Englishman must have appeared to Crawford during yesterday'a romarkable championship final.
which Perry won in three straight sots.
TITLE BACK ENGLISHMAN
AFTER 25
YEARS
*
In 1909, the late Arthur Went- worth Gore, an Englishman, won the men's singles championship at Wimbledon. To-day, 25 years later, Frederick John Perry, also an Englishman, has emulated his feat. Wimbledon's crown has once again returned to the land of its birth, to be worn, for at least one year, by unquestionably the greatest tennis player in the world to-day.
"Perry's Year," as was so con- fidently forecast by tennis critics! has become an established fact. Perry begun this amazing twelve. months of uninterrupted success! when he beat Andre Merlin and Henri Cochet in the challenge round of the Davis Cup at the Stade Roland Garros in 1933. In the space of twelve months he has leapt from being a good player with potentialities, to the finest expon- ent of the game in the world.
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London, July 6.
The battle for the world's premier tennis title the men's singles championship of Wimble- don was all over in 65 minutes to-day, when Fred J. Perry of Britain defeated Jack H. Crawford of Aus- tralia, and holder of the title, in three straight sets by the scores of 6-3, 6-0, 7-5.
SUSSEX VIRTUAL CHAMPIONS
GRIP ON CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP
FORTUNES OF VARSITIES
London, July 6. Sussex are now firmly en- trenched at the top of the county cricket championship table, and it will mean a lot of unexpected reverses for them to be deposed. Victory against Worcester
and the de-
A. P. ("Tich") Freeman of Kent.
feats of Yorkshire and Kent the first bowler to take 100 wickets
have left Sussex high and dry.
They are virtual champions. Gloucester followed up their innings defeat of Kent in the first part of the week, with another stashing victory
in first class cricket in England this
ZORION
at the expense of Yorkshire, greatly SHANGHAI
depleted through Text colla.
Yorkshire could not get going at the wickets, and Parker did some use-
ful bowling in the second ina
after scoring 368 in their first innings,
INTERPORT
Gloucester had only to hit up 82 10 TENNIS
jwin, and these they obtained for tho
lows of one wicket,
Sussex continued their path of
SUCCESA
A double century by Tommy TRIALS
RESULTS AT A GLANCE
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Essex 1342 139) beat Somerset 25 & 1691 by 87 runs.
Leicester 1408) beat Hamp
shire 1315 & 245-6) on first innings. Surrey (415 & 177) beat
Warwick (333 G 141-31 on first innings. Gloucester (358 & 82-1) beat Yorkshire 1247 1901 by nine wickets Sussex (505) beat Worces-
for
(272 & 129) by innings and 104 runs.
OTHER MATCHES. M.C.C. 1401 & 241-8 dec.) beat Cambridge (311 G 1611 by 170 runs. Oxford (399 & 215) beat H. D. Leveson-Cower's XI (341 & 185) by 88 runs.
W.A.H. DUFF SHOWS UP WELL
Shanghai, July 2.
A remarkable improvement in style over the previous day's exhibitions was shown by the local net stars when the Interport Tennis Trials were continued yesterday on the S.L.T.A. courts.
Although Khoo Hool-hye and Guy Cheng were defeated in two straight sets by W. H. Duff and M. Bennvitch 6-1, 6-1, the scorça- were by no means indicative of the play which was brilliant on both sides.
Owing to the terrine heat and the longth to which the sets were going, the singles match between Carson
Matsumada and
WAS abandoned when the scores stood at 6-4, 8-6, and 6-6, the first sot having been won by Careon, and the second by his opponent. Perry played magnificently,
Benavitch and Duff worked to gether with beautiful precision and. could do nothing wrong, and
Cook was the feature of the match, in sense of partnership and were literally swept Crawford off his which Worcester were outplayed and rarely out of position, while their valleying drew round after round feet. After trailing 1-3 in the first beaton by an innings.
THE UNIVERSITIES.
of applause from the fair number set, the Englishman stupified every Particular interest was taken in of spectators. Their exhibition the fortunes of the Universities, their yesterday loft little doubt as to body by taking twelve games in a encounters being on the eve of the what will be the decision of the aelestion committee when it comes row to win the first and second sets, Varsity match at Lord's
Oxford enhanced their prospects to consider the doubles. and to lead by one-love in the third. with a foe win at the expense of Leveson-Gower's XI, but Can:bridge It was the most devastating display were less successful, being beaten by of tennis seen on the centre court the M.C.C. at Wimbledon, and for sheer skill, speed and
equalled accuracy Tilden at his best.
Crawford played steadily at
the
Ifis path of achievement has been start and went, into a lead of 3-1. pursued quietly, but very deliberately; as though the whole thing were planned and had been accomplished a cording to schedule. He has; in the words of those illustrious commenta fors, Messrs. Yeatman and Sellar made England "Top Nation" again in the world of tennis.
Then, in the most amazing fashion, Perry won twelve games straight off to win the first and second sets and to take the lead in the third.
FANTASTIC FINAL
Perry started his phenomenal run of success in the fourth game of the first get, when he was trailing Craw- ford love-10
Bervice.
on the Australian's
Perry Bunze over three priceless backhand winners which Crawford did
After this the Englishing scored points at
minutes.
COMPLETE MASTER.
CARSON A CERTAINTY, Khoo was let down by Chong on F.C. do Seram covered himself several occasions, the latter scom- with glory with a fine innings of 208 ing to be completely off form at against Leveson Gower's team, and the times and showing signs of ner oxford scoring machine was in dnes veusneas at the receiving end. working order, the 400 mark missed Several games in both sets went by only one run in the first innings. to deuce scores before the two The outstanding personalities in the foreign players were able to take
BEST PERFORMANCES..
BATTING.
Cook (Sunnex) v Worcester 220 F. C. de Seram (Oxford) v
Leveson Gower's Xi..... 208 Armstrong (Leicester)
Itants
J. 11. Human (Cambridge) v
M. C. C.
F. R. Brown (Surrey)
Warwick
BOWLING.
..
159
120
119 -
the game, and for this full credit must be given for Khoo's steady work from all points of the court. Carson appeared to be showing the strain, when he entered the singles, match with Matsumada, but despite this he managed to take the first set. After leading 3-2, he last three games to his opponent, but steadying himself with a a wonderful effort, he took the games needed to bring the scores to 5-3, Carson gave only one more game away before ho won the set G-4.
Ifia final with Jack Crawford of not even get a glimpse of. Austraila yesterday-the Afth within a year will go down to posterity as one will, and the soi finished after. 26 of the most fantastic in the anaals of, Wimbledon. The drama of its com pleteness and swiftness equals the The challenger was complete masteri Lee, J. (Somerset) v.Essex..7 for 45 drama of any of the other great Bnals of the situation in the second set. Tate (Sunsex) v Wureesies for 39 played on the centre court, even le seemed to le possessed with a Parker (loster), Yerks...5 for 88 son was absolutely fatigued and though it was of a different type. No sixth sense and having knowledge of ser requet. It was only due to his tapperet barely able to us his even the almost impossible recovery every
move mude by Crawford.
In the following two sets Car-
of Henri Cochet against Bill Tilden Perry made ght of his opponent's Cambridge match were J. H. Human, great staying powers that he was error after erine. The Engilshman Lee of Somerset who reached three while his performance in bringing Incredible debacle of yesterday.
then
INDECISIVE WOMEN'S
His display must be con-- sidered one of the finest yot given in Shanghal, and makes him at least one certainty for the team.
ARMY BILLIARDS
1927 was more stunning than the Keenest thrusts, forcing him into who recorded another century, Harry able to take his opponent to 8-6. The first set Look 26 minutes: the lau continually need Crawford, and Sgures for the M.C.C., and Major the scores level at 6-6 in the third Ben Perry won twelve took the set in ten minutes--a superb A. C. Wilkinson, the Army cricketer, set was little short of super- Breond
who followed suit with 100-Reuter.human. games in a row. Amzing figures: piece of work,
In the third set Crawford regained Never before has Crawford bern so
his control, and games completely outclassed. Ilia
threu eme straight sets defeat at Bournemouth alternated with service, and
Crawford shank Perry with threo pales into insignificance against the wonderful jobs to take a lead of 6-4. rout 10 Buffered yesterday.
Amidat lenso excitement Perry drew Overwhelmed by Д gentus level and went out to lend 6-5, whoso mingle touch mado the Crawford, minklug a stupendous effort racquet and ball, his feet and his on service led 40-love, and then Perry, body do anything and everything at
with superb driving nccd will, Crawford went, down bewildered. Australian and drew up to douce, After winning the first three games Perry next obtainal match point and In characteristle style, which sent the at this stage un amazing and some- anges into wise head-nodding, Craw what unfortunate incident occurred. ford found himself opposed to human
the
In an inter-unit Billiards League game played at the Soldiers Club, tha- 1st. Dn. tho South Wales Bordurors, scored a convincing win over the Royal Artillery, · As a result of this! the Borderers have ngali "captured the premier dionours fii this competi
GOLF MATCH
France and Britain Claim Equal Points
Chantilly, June 8. Crawford, serving sungnificent i The fourth women's golf com dynamite, who gave the impression | Lall was footfaulted for the first time that if there were such things as during the match, and Perry won his petition between Great Britain and tion. errors in tennis, he had never heard match point and became, the
France, playod- here today, re- Brst of them or identified himself with English champion since 1000-feuter, sulted in a draw, ench team scor- C.S.M. Lewis beat the thein.
Ing four wins, while another game highest made by Sgt. Green of the One-two-three-four-five-six games!
--- was halved. In the foursomea, the Lincolnshire Regiment, who lind com-
vialtors won two matches against piled a 52 in the same competition.
*Scores: one, but the French won three out of the six singles, one of which MB Jarman 160 was halved.
Mile, de Gunzbourg, the Fronch Dr. Marbles
Ple. Du
The huge crowd were exhillrated. It
was scarcely believable that their games came in rapid succession; points Idol, Perry, and, in the face of a three-speeding from Perry's racquet like love deficit, won the first met without bullets from a machine gun. In plain further loss. But the Englishman had angungo he was unstoppable.
he only just started. After this. metaphorically took off his sweater, and got down to serious business.
One-two-three-four-five-six! The
•
In compiling a faultless 04 broak,..
previous
Elotezur
Andiery I/Bdr. Style
UM. Lewis Bet Nice
FOT
Bet. Daton. 16p
Miche. Lone
99
150
L/Bat. Starpek
∙180
One. Cambell
150
Hür. Madában.
DAZED WITH SHOCK. All this time Crawford was like a champion, was defeated by Mrs. A. Clapp man dated with shock. He simply | M. Holm, the captain of the British (Continued on Pago 0.). "[team, in one of the singles.
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