SURPRISE IN LAWN BOWLS
Unanimous
Verdict
Scored
THE
NISH & HOLLAND RISKO WINS FROM
ELIMINATED
GLENDINNINGS IN GOOD FORM
(Continued from Pago 8).
BATTAGLIA
Pittsburg, May 22. Edrite "Baba" Itisko, outstanding contender for middleweight honours, won a unanimous decision hero to night from Frank Battaglin, of Winn- peg, in 12 rounds, landing pile-driving rights and lefts throughout.
itikko sprang into prominence this year when he knocked out Teddy Yarosz, the world champion, in a non- title bout.
the parlanco of the turf young Glen-
played dinning showed that he is no must-but on both occasions he lark and was completely upset by woods almost dend on the jack, the drizzle which continued for four SKIPS ERRORS OF JUDGMENT or five heads.
Holland gave away a grand oppor- tunity to save the game en the 18th
when both skips
committed errors of draw
with
had
́HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH. 'THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1935.
AUSTIN'S FLAWLESS
.
VICTORY
A Comfortable Win Over
Farquharson
(By H. S. SCRIVENER)
Bournemouth, May 5. The singles situation at the close of play to-day is that the four semi-finalists in the women's singles have duly reached the position at which they were aiming and that one of the men, Austin, has reached his final after another of his flawless exhibitions of lawn tennis,
a
blister-
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woods to trail the jack for a big the shot but lolland in attemptinged hanil and Prenn has a touch of managed only to win one the third differently. In the 'hird not both were
neto
Before the rain passed over tho is own wood and left the Glendin. «lready given that this was another to throw down ble racket and clins though not always the safer..
Inter to
Genings
head.
2
Kon wero to go.
The
Hardwick missed an easy shot that
would have made her -1, and this med to dishearten her just a litt
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The South African "Ace", Farquhar | his service after Farquharson had won 6-2 la the first set, which Miss Round aan, was the victim and managed his to give Farquharson the chance, won at 7-5, and led again by 5-2 Nish and Holland scored a, two and
quite nicely in the circumstances to with his service to follow, of in the second, going out in the grand look as little like a victim as possible. However, this slight hint of danger manner this time nt 0—2. then
One might accordingly say that she Nish heads. On
sent down a series of short headlusment is attempting to The other men's semi-flual, which was musiced to make him retaliate with the
the twelfth Nish was
to also originally planned for to-day,
two-net victory, and of the set at 0-2.
of course, had lying four, Glendinning being heavy
when confronted with perilous Perry v. Prein, bas Deen, put off until love of Farquharson's service to was within measurable distance of a
Glendinging inadvertently to-morrow because Ferry has
In the second sot Farquharson she won
won the first, the second might, all his deliveries. The father
to lose
service
likely would, have gone game. and amcult task and tried with two an opposing wood to
tumbaga or some kindred ailment. He took the first game of but
He to reduce the defteit in the total unsuccessful. WON
To dismiss the men's singles inatch, set with a screw shot which caused playing finely, both fore and back drew to save and lay third shot, scores further tried to draw a second
I need enlarge but little up the hint Austin, in a vain effort to reach it, handed, and of the two Miss Hard- in wick's forehand was the more teling ater to lay Recom!.
shot. Instead of lying he took out
Austin's masterpieces. Farquhar- with both hands to the net cord for frat and foremost an aggres-support while his legs shot beneath had a bad patch andnings with a count of two.
BON is four on the thirteenth score now was 18-13 with three heads sive player whose powerful and some-it-a little diversion which pleased Both father and
times puzzling ground shots, because large crowd of onlookers' immensely. badly off their mark. The score was After scoring a single Nish and he uses spin a good deal, are rein- Later Farquharson managed to bag
forced by volleying of Nish and Halland made a determined effort to
of the 12-10 in favour
best brand, one of Austin's service games for but Miss Hardwick Holland.
win the match even though it seemed and his defeats of dandar Dower and 2-4, but no more games came his
and to night bravely but fruiter for MOTH-PROOF However, no sooner did the drizzle hopelessly lost, Holland took out an Lee had been an arresting as to sug way.
the The only fault I could delect in Au4- stop then the Glendinnings came opposing coum
counter to le four shots rest that here nt Inst Austin might
best Gurts. It appeared at first as if Miss Lyle opponent well worthy of his steel. not as elever as it usually is. How
was still feeling
the effects of her this when ever, there was some wind about and was with a lead of two Yet ane can hardly say,
of the most gruelling match against Mme. de Farquharson is one Austin, won by 6-2, 6-1, 0–2.
Meulemeester when she started to difficult men to lob. -
play
for she made Miss Scriven, Of the four women's matches 1 look
Miss Scriven on the two "top" anes, in which Miss umerous errors, and Mi
while winning a Jove set. But in the Round beat Miss Hurdwick and Miss was able to do inuch as she pleased as he usually reveals, and, although | Plammers beat Mrs, King, as the twond set Miss Lyle, warming to her
ones, but Misa Noel's defeat of "econd set Mrs. Whittingstoll in the lower half work, began to play her usual per- of the draw was most praiseworthy, adapted for defeneo and for attack, bly sistent game, which is equally well
now
Miss Round thus advanced to 41, recovered her imity to win two more games
Novt
Into their own again and at the end but Glendinning senior drow third meet, not so much his match, as antin's play was that his lobbing was! Miss Round, which provoked one of
13.
pend
of the 16th head made the scores 1-shot and conceded a two, leaving the
Immediately Jumped into Hongkong They
with a commanding lead
a three on the last critical stage, wan in- which, at a
When Glendinning junior was valuable. To
the position lying the shot on the final head and goin Glendinning senior took his courage Nish had falled with his four woods In both hands and played some dan to dislodge the counter, Holland tried gerous shots, Twice he drew shots to drive but missed with each wood when an ever so slight error would and gave away a count of three, the have given the opponents the count Girndinnings thus winning by 21-18.
SLOW IN Warming up
I thought that he played the first few games withont as much confidence
he soon had a 3-0 lead, he dropped
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that each girl found it harder to win her own service than her opponent's.
MISS STAMMERS HURT or achieving a volley, but both were Mrs. King was within a point of hitting too many into the net. They were level at 3-3 after Mrs. Whit- 4-2, but lost it, and they went on up |
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