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THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST
1984.
HOW PERRY AND AUSTIN RETAINED THE DAVIS CUP
NOTTS BOWLING COLLARED
SUSSEX LOSE MORE POINTS
LANCS STEADILY CREEPING UP
7
HAMMOND'S 265
Kennington Oval and Trent Bridge were the scenes of exciting finishes .to county
cricket matches yesterday. At the Oval, Kent, opposed to Surrey, escaped defeat by the skin of their teeth, while Notts, entertaining Yorkshire, had all their work cut out to hold the champions to a draw.
comloued
Meanwhile Lancashire their winning way at liverpool, and Sussex dropped further
valuate
points in beftig forced to a first in- nings decision by Warwick; The lenders could only collect three points, and are now in definite danger of being eclipsed by both Lancashire and Yorkshire...
Surrey's match with Kent was typical of the keenness associated with these teamr. Surrey almuat pulled off a great victory, but the last two Kent Entamen held out, and were rewarded with three points.
Kent
Surrey put together 601 in their first innings, E. R. T. Holmes, being top scorer.with 100.
The visitors replied with 431, BIN Ashdown recording 121 before dis ntiana).
Some free scoring by the Ovalites allowed the declaration to be made. nt 207 for G, thus leaving Kent to score 278 to win,
There wax
A
desperate finish. Kent had to fight to avoid defeat, und of the clone hart scored 220 for the loss of nine wickets.
England's No. 1
BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTING.
Hammond (Gloster)
205"
Worcester......
learne (Middlesex)
Somerset
132
Barneli (Gloster)
Wor
.coster
170
Canny
Worthington (Derby)
flants.
Lee, F. (Somerset) v Mid-
dlesex....
130*
Game
Hendren (Middlenex)
Worcester *****
127
Ashdown (Kent) v Burrey 121
Tyldesley (Lanes) v Lel-
cester
110
A. Melville (Sex) v
Against
Warwick
LOG"
Dnere (Gloster) Wor- center
101
Armstrong (Leicester)
Lanes .....
101
B. R. T. Holmes (Surrey) Kent....
100
87
* Indientes no aut
BOWLNG. Parker (Gloster) Worcester
7 for Goddard (Gloster) v Worcester
7 for 105 Clay (Glamorgan) v
6 for 37 Verity (Yorkshire) ve Notta
6 for 85 Mitchell (Derby), v llants.::
G for 90 Smith, P. (Essex) v Glamorgan ....
Brith (Middlewex) v Somernet
Nichols (Essex) Glamorgan
5 for
30
6 for
16
W
5 for 87
SINGAPORE
BEATS BATAVIA
IN INTERPORT
The
YACHTING
Frank Shields
ENGLAND'S
*FRED
For two hours and twenty minutes, a vast crowd around the Centre Court at Wimbledon yesterday watched a display of tigerish tennis, and saw Fred Perry slowly, but inexorably crush Frank Shields, American star, and thus retain for England the Davis Cup.
Perry could have had no greater opponent, nor gained a more honourable victory than this which he accomplished in four sets, the last of which extended to 28 games, and took over an hour to decide.
CAREFUL START. According to Reuter Perry |
For two sets Perry played posi-got back to level terms and in the front again at 12-11. He malu- tively ea-canny tennis, In first and third stanzas he allowed tained this slender lead on his own Shields to make all the errors, service until 14-13, and then quietly content to keep the ball in cupiured Shields' service for the play and to aleze any openings. In match after a great struggle. the second set it was Porry him-i self who was constantly at fault. WONDERFUL FOURTH SET. But if the spectators saw three started the match by playing a careful waiting game. He allowed. sets containing more than the Shields to make the mistakes, but average number of errors for first came up to the net judiciously and
well were cinss tennis, they Singapore, July 23.
recovered and trailed Perry 4-5 inter-port
yachting rewarded in the fourth, when, with was able to lead three-love. Shields series, which were held in both men all out, they saw services after some fine sunshing by the
Americua. Singapore over the week-end,
of success swinging Shields took the second set provided some oxcellent sport,
to and fro, until, in
mainly on Perry's errors, but in all three events being keeply the 28th game, Perry, facing the third, despite Shielda' brilliant and closely contested. The determined Shields with service, overhead work, the Englishman final result was a win for
broke through the American's again went to three-love lead. Singapore over Batavia by 35% cannon-bali deliveries after paints to 28.
struggle, and so won the Shields lost his poise and com. terrific
mitting overal double faults, lost) Singapore had the first bont
Davis Cup. home in all three events, but
During this perlod the pinyers the sat at. 6-2. were behind on points after were masterly. Reuter, describ Sussex easily anved the outright Saturday's · race. Yesterday ing the fourth set, states that defent against Warwick, but they were forced to lose in first innings, morning in the second event they Perry drew out to 3-1, after which Warwick scored 209 and 270 for eight pulled up, and in the final race followed long and tense rallies. declared, to which Sussex responded managed to maintain their win with 261 and 183 for three, Melville, ning margin. the former Oxford captain, contribut-
NOTTS ATTACK COLLARED. “
At Trent Bridge, Yorkshire showed their indain for bodyline bowling and the Notts attack in general by kiiting op 8 for 6 declared.
After this. Verity came
into the picture, and with figures of 6 for 85, sent Notts back for 210. They had Lo follow on, and Just managed to avoid the Innitiga defent, scoring 242 for nine wickets.
ing 106 not out.
Chief batting honours of the day
There was a tie between Frieda
RESULTS AT A GLANCE.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP,
Warwick (269 & 270-8 dec.) beat Sussex (251 & 183-3)
on first innings.
Yorkshire (384-6 dec.1 beat Notts (210 & 242-9) on first
Innings.
Surrey (S01 & 207-5 dec.) beat Kent (431 & 229-9) on
first innings.
Essex (214 & 307-8) beat Glamorgan 11.62 & 3581 by two
wickets.
Gloucester (625-6 dec.) beat Worcester 1926 & 2651 by
innings and 34 runs.
Lancashire (403 & 47-11 boat Leicester (246 & 2021 by
nine wickets.
Middlesex (516-7 dec.) beal Somerset (181 & 226-51
on first innings. Derbyshire (377-7 dec. & 5-0 beat Hampshire (192 &
1861 by ten wickets.
un,
:
scored 101.
Worcester made a bold response to this imposing score, though having to follow ag to 8 and thus leading by two points)
They were les in all, and winning the third race gregatel 826,
the second knock. In the afternoon by 13%1⁄2 points: successful in being dismissed for 205 and losing by to Batavia's 8. na innings,
Lancashira casily had the measure
captured,
and the
#1
.
WOOD OUT-MANOEUVRED.
In comparison with the previous duel, says Reuter, the final match between Austin and Wood did not contain a thrill.
Shields, playing like a demon, drew up to four-all, and then
Austin out-manoeuvred and out- games went against service until eight-all. Perry went ahead at played Wood, who was unable to
the with
Englishman's the 17th game, and later led 10-9.cope Shields then broke through and accurate driving to the corners, went ahead at 11-10-The-English-At one time it appeared that man, fighting for all he was worth Austin would win comfortably in
Austin Outplays
Wood
With A Classical Display
Of Tennis
straight sets. He took the first nt 6-4, and the second to love. Wood recovered in the third, and finally captured It In the 14th game, but Austin returned very strongly in the fourth and rapidly
D
finished off the match.
Austin
of gave display classical tennis, against which a depressed Wood could make no
bendway.
The British Isles have now won
the Davis Cup seven times since its inception in 1900. The Iden- tien) team which recaptured it a year ago, namely, H. W. Austin, F. J. Perry, G. P. Hughes and H. G. N. Lee, did service again this year in the challenge round.
DAVIS CUP WINNERS.
The full list of winners follows:
1900 United States *1901 United States 1902 United States 1993 British Isles
1904 British Isles
1905 British Isles
1906 British Isles
1907 Australavfa
1908 Australasia
1909 Australasia
*1910 Australasin
1911 Australasia
1912 British Isles
1913 United States
1914 Australasin
1915-1918 No Competition 1919 Australasin 1920 United States 1921 United States 1922 United States 1923 United States 1924 United States 1925 United States 1926 United States 1927 France 1928 France
1929 France
1930 France
1931 France
1932 France
1933 British Isles 1934 British Isles the holder was not challenged.
FUTILE ATTEMPT BY I.L.T.F. TO
CLEANSE TENNIS..
WHY "SHAMATEURISM” EXISTS: NEW RULES TOUCH THE WRONG ISSUE
(By "Veritat").
Sydney Wood, who outplayed
WAK
by Austin in the fifth rubber of the Davis Cup match at Wim- bledon yesterday. de- played Austin lightful tennis, out- manueuvring with
Wood his accurate
drives to the corners,
LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE
K.B.G.C. TEAMS FOR
SATURDAY
The following have been selected to represent the Kowloon Bowling! Green Club in their league matches on Saturday.
First team versus C.C.C. "B" at C.C.C.
J. Watson, A. S. Russell, J. H., Budding, L. Guy (Skip).
!
P. T. Farrell, J. Rodger, H. H. Rose, W. Macfarlane (Skip).
R. Duncan, V. Petherick, S. Randle, R. Inil (Skip).
Second team versus R.H.K.Y.C.] at K.B.G.C.:
J, Macdonald, E. V. Searle, J. G. Charlton, G. E. F. Thompson (Skip).
H. F. Stoneham, G, Ross, W. E. Hale, J. S. Logan (Skip).
J. L. Tetley, C. L. Farmer, C, B. Iosking.J.G. Meyer (Skip).
LEADING LOCAL
CRICKETER LEAVING
A. C. BECK SAILS· TO-MORROW
(By Zingari).
A. C. Beck, the Colony Inter-" port cricketer and fast bowler, who has been transferred to the Asiatic Petroleum Com- pany's branch at Manila, leaves by the Empress of Asia to
morrow.
Beck's loss will be greatly felt
by the Hongkong Cricket Club for whom he has rendered stalwart service aince joining the Club in 1929. Besides being their main--- support in bowling, Beck has also BASEBALL IN JAPAN contributed on some very fine scores to pull his side out of many a tight corner,
Japan's second professional
Capped three times for Hong- baseball team will be formally organised at Tokyo this summer, kong, having played twice in with Marquis Nobitsune Okuma Shanghai and once at home, Beckt has not enjoyed very much success. as the first President,
against the Northern port as a famous collegiate Soveral
including Hiannori fast bowler, although his bowling players, Karita; former Hosci University has always been treated with rea shortstop, and Osamu Milhura, a Tect. His best achievement, and former Waseda slugger, have one, which is still fresh in the minds of cricket enthusiasts, was signed contracts with the club.
The team will be named the his feat against, Shanghul Inst on the Hongkong any way violating Dal Nippon Tokyo Baseball Club. November
baseball team was the Nippon opened against L. F. Stokes, and either the spirit or the letter of The first Japanese professional Cricket Club ground, when he Athletic Association's aggression, with the first ball uprooted the And the only thing the new
though not meeting. with much success thereafter, this had n Federation ruling does is to reduce which was organised in 1922 and Northern batsman's wicket. Al- moral effect on the fortunes of the his tournament play which de dissolved Inter because of lack mands expenses, down to. eight funds.
game, and Shanghai were dismiss- ed in their first innings for just three runs over the century.
the rules,
The resolutions passed by the International Lawn Tennis Federation on Monday are presumably part of without in the so-called campaign to cleanse tennis from the But if they are to existing stigma of "Shamateurism." constitute the whole of the Federation's efforts in this direction, then they can hardly be expected to appease
the critics.
the annual curtallment of
al players.
TEMPORARY DEATH..
weeks of the year.
OPPOSITION LIKELY.
CORRESPONDE
an extract from
tion.
I
went to that enigma, Walter Ham Į -- mand, who went out and flogged the
Out and Doria for the extra prize for Worcester altock uninercifully, of Gloucester's score of 625 for 6 the beat helmsmon in the Batavia
Although making impressive living expenses an amateur in
VIBRANT PERSONALITY. declared, Hammond contributed 266 tears, and the prize for the best reading, these resolutions cover entitled to during the course of a
There is almost bound to be un not out. He was ably assisted by heimsman during the contest was very little
This Larwood Question Barnett, who ischged himself to 170 won by Mr. E. W. Slight, Tarbet's chief conclusions to be drawn
new ground. The year.
outery among tournament promo-
One of the keenest cricketers thes PREVIOUS RULING. and Daere, the New Zealander, who skipper, with 14 points.
ters regarding this new ruling.
Colony possesses, 'Beck's vibrant on the fold, will be. personality Singapore winning the second are
Hitherto there has been no time Londing players who have hitherto To the Editor.
Hongkong Telegraak. nadal race in the morning by 12% points the death of the proposedl
"open" championships in which limit imposed. The regulations of been able to compete in, and by
Sir. In your issue of yesterday's sadly missed this season. He was both amateurs and professionals both the International Federation their presence, glorify and make
and the English LT.A., as well as, attractive, the spring and winter date, I sea that you have pubilehed at all times a splendid example on
court and
and Bummer
that excellent the field, and no matter which rompete, and
it is presumed, all of the national hard
to amitated Associations
the autumn grass court tournaments,
through to the finish with the The Dutch team lost five points "free" tennls for lending nation" Federation, have merely provided will now have to make thelr choice Periodical, tho Cricketer, next door way the fortunes of his side avere
incidentally refers to the Larwood of Leleester whom they beat by nine owing to Navaho being disqualified
that certain expenses are permis- of the 170 odd tournaments which to my article on test cricket, which turning, Beck always carried When Interviewed yesterday, sible under named conditions. take place every year in England. question. You evidently get your name fighting spirit. wickets, but Middlenex delayed their in the second race when she
The organisers of these tourna-
Beck expressed keen disappoint- For instance, a player playing declaration too long to be able to collided slightly with Kathleen who had run on a rock at the achieve outright vietary.
The American-proposed "open" officially for his national Associa-ments, many of which carry with Cricketer, earlier than I do, and DECLARATION DELAYED,
breakwater. There was no appar championship, is, of course, only Įtion can claim expenses. He can them county or district champion, had not read, the diatribe in quement at his having to give up the It is very specious, but, if rendgame, and more particularly at ent damage to Kathleon, and this dead for the time being, for two receive expenses from a club, aron ship titles, rely on the peregrina-
of the Hongkong Volunteere To Somersat's initial score of 1811 was the only proteat upheld during or three years at the outside. Its or
association providing these tons of the leading players to Middlesex replied with 616 for 7 de-
the contest. clared. A lively partnership between
establishment is just as inevitable groups not only obtal: the snue make their events attractive to the carefully with the report of Lar having to give up the captaines Ilearne
Hendren
the and
an the coming of new champions; tion of the national, association, public, and they welcome the wood's last statement, is not nearly cricket eleven, whom he has been Middierax total considerably advancoil,
and for the simple reason that the but in turn are prepared to sub-opportunity of meeting players to convincing as it is meant to be. leading for the last three years, in all its bearings, but I think it is being able to play cricket In At the close of play on Saturday,
argument that the association of mit a full statement of accounts in expcuaca under the present L.T.A., have not been able to consider te oxpressed very little hope of
rules.
only fair to point out that Mr. Mantin, but with his usual cheer Middlosox had scored, 94 for two, but
London, July 1.
professionals with amateurs in a connection with such grants.
One la eventually led to the P. Warner, has from the word fulness he la taking all his cricket But there was no time ilmit tournament centuries by Hendren and Hearne,
conclusion that shamateurism" "go, opted an anti-Jardine treur of the off chance of getting The Stewards Cup was run to-day properly conducted allowed them to pile up a huge score,
the tainting of the latter demanded, and providing the fore. Horent played out time quite com. at Goodwood over a distanco of six mass of player, la banch on false going regulations were observed, a
cannot be eliminated by any set attitude over the whole question: gume, or two against any visit. fortably, puiting together 220 fur the Exlongs and resulted in
of rules. It is, in fact, the very But, Mr. P. F. Warner is the Ing teams from the British war Figaro, paying the handsome price of promises,
player could travel round the 20as of five wickets.
further contributing factor country for twelve months of the. Essex brought off a smart win at the 100/7.
regulations, which are based on suggest that the article in hla paper. Beck's" and Old Riley were towards this inevitable mixing of year, enjoying the benefit of ren- expense of Glamorgan. Easix led on Solenold the first innings by 62 runs, but acratched, leaving 22 horses in the the classes in competitive tonnis sonable living and travelling ex-
will be the persistent exodus of ponaca. recovery by the Welshmen, who fold.
The result:
In other words a player could scored 368 in the return vleit presented
Figara (Weston) 100/7; Alluvial national amateur champions to the
tako. part"continuously in tourna Essex with the problem of acoring 307 te win. This they accomplished (Carslake) 100/8; Gree, ore. (Perry. Tanks of professionalism.
The second most Interesting monts for the best part of the year, raan) 0/1 Won by a length, a neck The results and individunt per-separating second and third horse decision made by the Federation with his travelling expenses paid was concerning the travelling, and and his accommodation arranged
after losing oight wickets,
BY
forniancos wore cabled by Reuter
HOME RACING
Reuter,
a win for
遍
presence of such high falutin Editor. of the Cricketor! Hence Iinazord in let
m ultra-moral inspiration, that should be regarded as somewhat has been a very enviable one, and
has largely created "shamateur- biassed. I join with him in hoping he has several times headed the fem".
for a full enquiry at the end of the
The self-appointed guardians of season, and I in no way stand up for the attitude taken up by Mr.
W. Carr
tennis morals have failed to move with the times. Every effort to (Continued on Pugo 0.).
·ABDIT.
bowling averages of the Colony
Curiously enough, he has oply
onde taken the hat-trick, and that in an Intra-club match Hongkong Cricket Club..
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