THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. 'THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1985.
DONALD BUDGE'S BRILLIANCE AGAINST VON CRAMM
DONALD BUDGE
Tigers Beat
N.Y. Yankees At Baseball
GIANTS STAGE A
RECOVERY
INDIANS WIN TWICE
New York, July 24.
The duel between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, in the American Baseball League, was continued to-day when the Tigers secured the honours by a 4-0 victory.
Tho match was a triumph for Alvin Crowder, the Tigers' pitcher, who blanked out the opposition. White Joured a home run for the Detroit outfil.
The National League leaders, the New York Giants and the St. Louis Giant were also engaged against | each other, the New York club win- ning by four runa to two.
Three double headers wore played)
in the two Leagues, the Cleveland Indiana being the only team to take both matches.
Romulls of to-day's gamer follow:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
(Pagl Waner and
R H. E. 6 13 1
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home run for the Pirates).
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh...
13 '
scored
Jensen
3 7
1 10
run' for
(Watkina scured a home the Phillies and Jensen for the
Pirates).
Brooklyn
Chiongo
# 12
2 11
1 0 home run
Cuck Kloin scored a
for the Cube).
Brooklyn
Chicago
14 1
(Dan Taylor acored a home run for the Dodgers and O'Dea and Herman for the Cuba. There were eleven innings).
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Ygamik and Hale scored home runs
IN DAVIS CUP CONTEST
PLAYS HIMSELF INTO CHALLENGE ROUND
YOUNG CALIFORNIAN BEATS GERMAN CHAMPION IN FOUR SETS
WILMER ALLISON'S TREMENDOUS- WILL-POWER PREVAILS
London, July 24. Playing the most brilliant tennis of his carcer, apparently with a determined view to retaining his place in the team for the Challenge Round against Great Britain in the Davis Cup Competition next Saturday, Donald Budge, the
Jesse Owens, Ohio State, collegiate record holder in sprints, low hurdies and broad jump.
young Californian sensation excelled himself by Startling Data
beating Baron Gottfried von Cramm, the German champion and runner-up to Fred Perry at Wim- bledon, in their match in the Inter-zone final of the famous International Competition to-day.
INTERNATIONAL TROPHY
TO BE PROVIDED BY F. A.
NORWICH CITY
the King.
GRANT
Ireland v. England, in Ireland, Det. 19, 1936, England v. Wales, in England, Fele. 6, 1934,
meland. Beotlands at Weinbley, April 4, 1926.
The United States qualified for the Challenge Round when Wilmer All- son, the No. 1 ranking player of America, beat Heiner "Henkel, the German No. 2 player, by scores
of 6-1.j 7-5, 11-9.
Allison's tremendous will-power in the marathon third set, in which he became so tired that he twice foll through sheer exhaustion, carried the Americans to the Challenge Round.
Henkel
again extremely nervous in the first set while Allison reeled off points with manotonous re gularity, and took the set after only Afteen minutes' play.
BUDGE'S VICTORY
PROFESSOR
BOYD'S DISCOVERY
STILL CAPABLE OF BETTER
run is
▸
Of Jesse Owens
DONALD BUDGE AT WIMBLEDON
Impressive Appearances In England
or to 15.
tion
London, June 29.
accuracy
her
NEW RUGBY UNION PRESIDENT
J. E. GREENWOOD ELECTED
A DISTINGUISHED CAREER
Mr. J. E. Greenwood assumed office as the new President of the Rugby Union at the annual meet- ing.
“T." E. Greenwood, the new Preikdent, has had a distinguished career both na player and a soldier. A fine for-- ward, he gained his Blue at Com- bridge as a freshman in 1910, and has the unique record of captaining the Light Blues in 1013, and then, after an interval of some seven years, cap. taining them
#gain in 1926. In
1914, he enlisted in the Auto Rifles. A few months later
he was given a Commission in the East Surreys, subsequently transfer- ring into the Grenadier Guards. He
the rank of captain for three years, unit was wounded at the battle and was mentioned in
1920
Greenwood Chall
of
Despatches. In
the English team in captained matches. His total number of
pearances for England was 13, which but for the War would be many more. After taking his BL.A. and LL.B. Degrees at Cambridge, Greenwood his final for a Chartered Ac- counc Ilo has now
for some for years held the
held the responsible position
of being a managing director of Messrs. Boot',
the well-known druggists.
A profit on Inst year's working of £18,450, an against a loss of £589, the previous season, was reported, mainly owing to the fact that two Inter- national matches were played at Twickenham. The match account showed a surplus of £31,009, and £17, 180 had been repaid off the bank loan.
The Committee had taken the op-
to invite representatives from Now Zealand, South Africa and Australia to meet in this country in friendly any little differences of interpretation
conference in December to clear up of the rules.
I
Championship Bowls
THREE SINGLES MATCHES
On the Civil Service G.C. Greon,
(By H. S. Scrivener) PROOF BY FLOCK A LETHARGIC ALLISON
OF FIGURES In the second Allison was lethargie
Another of the men's singles seeded players fell by the The Football Association will and Henkel played with more safety,
Columbus, O way yesterday in the opening match on the centre court,portunity of the visit of the All Blacks provide a British International He crasionally brought off some acen and led at 3-1 and again at 5-2 but
Prof. James E. Boyd of Ohio C. Boussus, No. 8, was beaten by the young American, D. Championship Trophy in com- the American recovered and by drive State university's industrial en- Budge, who made such a great impression on the occasion memoration of the Silver Jubileeing deeply, went up to the net when gineering department toyed with of his debut in England at the Queen's Club last week, and of its Royal Patron, His Majesty ever possible. He volleyed brilliantly his slide rule, dipped into a bit of did not lose a set here in his first three matches, although
Henkel had set point in the tenth higher mathematics, and came up At the summer greeting of the game hat Allison saved with a great with the opinion that Jesse his third opponent was the Australia", A. K. Quist.
The Rugby Union Committee have F.A. nt Torquay the following dateskill. The German occasionally played Owens is hiding a more astound-
re-appointed the selection committee were agreed upon for representa-some ting pussing shots.
To Bouxsus he
for Intornational matches that did tive matches:
lost one mainly Miss Stammers (seeded No. 6 and not daty last season. They are: Mesara, Allison
ing record than any he has broken appeared almost ex- hausted in the third set and was in his spectacular career.
because he eased up almost involun- too high at that) and Senorita Lizana, John Daniell (chairman), R. F... The dusky Clevelander, Prof, tarily, as people are apt to do, after the Chilean girl, whose reputation as Qakes, F. D. Prentice, IL. Coverdale, not, nhle to produce the strength to
winning two nets easily. Boussus in a front rank player is by now fully and C. N. Lowe, finish of the wider volleys Hen- Boyd said-and then produced a the course of those two sets could established in this country as well as The Scottish F.A. provisionally
kel, playing from the baseline, led flock of figures to prove his point hold hi at 3-1, hat Allison made
own occasionally while in agreed to alter the date of the
desan jump straight up for 19 serving, but never for sure, whereas I might almost say the majesty-of her own. I think that the novelty Amateur 0
International
perate raily and tied the scores at feet. Theoretically Owens can do Budge never dropped a service once, the surroundings was at first some- match
3-3.
The German again took the it, the professor opined, but he and won most of his services to love what disconcerting against England in Scotland from lead at 5-3.
to her. Sho is March 21, 1930, to March 14. Allison whipped himself with re doesn't believe he will.
ordinarily a safe as
"as well as a s The annual Amateur match bewhich the lead fluctuated. When speeds, power, resultant velocity, controlled hitting, and the early cup-Stammers from flogging
newed energy and levelled at 6-6 after: The professor delved into He gave a really first-rate exhibi-hitter, but in the first set she tween the Southern and Northern Allison was leading 7-6 he lost two centre of gravity, angles
of courageous and yet admirably the
prevent Miss Counties will be played at Black-successive match points before winn- cidence and kinetic energy in pro-him the first set at 3 and a bag
of in-ture of one of Boussus services gave her unu
way in pool on October 5, 1935
downright fashion to ing the sot at 11-9. Negotiations
But in the secand, retrieving with Are being
pounding his startling theory, con-
of two
mora the second at 6-2 great skill and often giving back as tinued in connection with the F.A,'s
The high spot of the "figuring" Then came the chance for Bouarus to as Mies. Stemmers gave her, she proposed Scandinavian tour next their fourth win in the Inter-Zone like this:
Donald Budge gave the Americans by Prof. Boyd went something which I have referred above. He fairly held her
own in May
Final when he beat von Cramm is the
managed, against an
Three more matches in the Open The F.A. have agreed to grant a last match of the series, the American
Jesse weighs 161 pounds, and he pugnacious than before, ponent, less delightful driving diversified by deft
on the part of both. Miss Singles Lawn Bowls Championship Jean of 18,000 to the Norwich City winning by 0-6, D-7, 8-6, 6-3.
can brond jump 26 feet 8/4 inches own service intact and capture Budge's Stammers, playing the last two games are due to be played this after- F.C. to assist them In equipping.
for 4-2, to go out at 6-3. But the practically to perfection, got there at noon. Budge was apparently playing to
His take-off their new ground.
107 feet. effort had cost him dear, and Budge 8-, but Chile had led by 4-3, 6-4! Although
retain his place in the challenging He can run the 100 yards with arose, as it were, in his wrath, and and 5 and 30-0 in a great set, Portsmouth'a total team on Saturday. He gave a brilliant flying start in 8.4 seconds. match receipts for last season, in-all-round display after losing the first
made the pace altogether too hot for
J. C. Brown, a former champion, eluding the proportion of
As he hits away feet in which von Cramm's fast and therefore, he has built up a result-love.
the take-off board,him while winning the fourth set to:
DOUBLES MATCHES
will be meeting W. K. Way, of the gates, were down to £32,143 com- accurate driving lured the Californian ant velocity of 35 feet per second,
Craigongower Cricket Club, while pared with £39,872 the previous
Two of the seeded pairs in the B. W. Bradbury, also of the Cral- into errors,
VON CRAMM'S 'SMOOTH WIN men's doubles championship, Allison gengower C.C., will be playing C. G. season, their balance sheet shows control of the game and launched a will go up for 328 seconds. To American maintained superb and at an angle of 0.3 degrees, he
and Van Ryn at the top and Crawford a credit on the revenue account of hot attack in the recond set in which reach the peak of the broad jump while,
On the adjacent No. 1 Court, mean- und Quist at the bottom of the draw, Silva, of the Club de Recreio, on
G. Mako, Budge's doubles won their matches in four £14.961, as against £10,692 the pre- he unsettled von Cramm who became and return to earth, he will re-partner and only just a bit below him first not going against them in each Duncan, of the Kowloon B.G.C, is the Taikoo R.C. green and R. sets, the credit balances in the history of the man led 6-2 in the third set but there he will have travelled 21.9 feet was almow: bound to do, to the man, had something of a stormy passago Club de Recreio green.
This is one of the best uncertain
his stroking. The Ger-quire 258 seconds, during which in singles, was going down, as he ease. Allipon.and Van Ryn, however. Hongkong Football Club, on the to engage A, Macfarlane, of the after Budge rallied, hit winners and
Von Cramm, who is rightly seeded horizontally, players have been maintained a great pace.
4 stout pair of against. No. . 2. Playing his beautifully effort Lee and Avory, who are fearless and Englishmon signed on by Portsmouth-Ray exert himself since nothing was at gravity rises 1.72 feet.
Von Cramm apparently did not
Not only that, but his point of less game, which is about twice as enterprising but hardly a team of the mond O'Connor, a right half-back, take, the tie having already been
nevere as it looks to be just because first magnitude, as Allinan and Van who has been with Jarrow for two decided.
Since Jesse Laken off vertically it is so effortless, with unerring skill, Ryn, doubles ex-champions and seeded signature of W. J. Gormlie, the Black- Northampton Town secured tho Reasons, and Ambrose Brown," in- He again took the lead in the
and lands horizontally, the profes. Von Cramm actually won nine games number one, are deemed to bo burn goalkeeper. side-left or centre-forward, from fourth set, winning three games to will be 1.5 feet lower at the finish in the second set he could only take in the first set while capturing only
sor believes his point of gravity before Mako got a look in, but even
After dropping two service games Chesterfield.
one but did not trouble to stem Budge's rush of a
fourth at the start. Adding the great all-round than
one, which meant 6-3 to the English last year. display-Reuter.
high and low points of gravity, industriously all the time, undismayed the second, but were in jeopardy In
However, he was hammering away men, the Americans walked away
with Prof. Boyd proves that desse fails by drives that scored outright because the third, when they were deprived 3.22 feet from the high-point of they were so well placed or by passes his leap to the pit.
that broke up his volleying attacks. "Those figures are the basis of His trouble was that he hit wildly the fact that Owens, in running compared with his more precise down the 107 foot runway, at the him a reprieve, and in the fourth ret opponent, but his persistence earned speed he attains, builds up a kin Von Cramm for a while was nothing etic energy of 3.122 foot pounds," like as sare of himself as he had been, the professor said.
whereas Mako raised hinggame ap-j Then, by dividing the foot preciably probably because. Von pounds of kinetic energy by Cramm was letting him. Jesse's' weight, 164 pounds, come the maxie answer of "19," which is
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The match betwoon the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics was called off after the second innings on account of rain. Chicago was then Fonding by
ons run to nothing- Router.
club.
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the number of feel the professor out, a dying effort, and although he says Jesso can jump straight up struggled bravely for the first few Associated Press.
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games of the fourth set, the German had him well beaten at 6-1.
in
There was also a seeded "casualty"
the ladies' singles when
Miss Scriven (No. 7) was beaten by Mrs. E. three F. Whittingstall by the rather remark
62. Both Players, who can
PERRY NOT PRESSED Porry, just to be in the fashion and to keep the crowd around Court 1 amused, dropped the third set of his match with Pallada, of Yugoslavia, and made, a good and proper love set Mr. F. W. Gilligan, a house of it while he was about it; but 6-2 won three of the five-rinks An master at Uppingham, has, Reuter was the score by which he won each even start was made, Scotland lead-reports, been appointed headmaster of the other three. ing by only three at five ends, but of Wanganui Collegiate School, A spurt by R. Sprot, W. S. Lowe, New Zealand. B. Morrison and J. P. Morrison, put Mr. Gilligan is
at ton ends by brothers who have gained fame neable score of n rise to great! 55-40, the attack being sustained county cricketers. While A. E. R. very fine to the fiftoonth end, with the score and A. H, H. have played for and heights and descend to almost abysmal 70-58.
captained Sussex, F. W. appeared depths. But there was nothing wrong A fine effort to reduce their de-wicketkeeper.
for Essex, and was a first-clase with the winner's game yesterday and ficit resulted in the South Africans
very little with the loser's. Another aying eleven shots, and losing by prevented him giving the same her match with Mme. de Meulemeester His scholastic duties, however, seeded player who just managed to only 100 to 90. This makes their amount of time to the game as his at 10-8 in the third set.
survive was Miss Hartigen. : She third defeat in Scotland, after two brothers, both of whom cap. playing only five matches,
Scotland ahead
tained England.
one of
Won
I saw with relish a most engaging encounter on the centre court between
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