WOMEN'S SEMI-FINALS AT WIMBLEDON
HELEN JACOBS WINS
COMFORTABLY
Mrs. Helen Moody Gives A Great Display
By H. S. SCRIVENER
London, July 5.
Wimbledon's Women's Singles Championship is bound to revert to America, for the finalists who emerged yester- day are Mrs. Moody and Miss Jacobs,
The last time they met was in the enough for the occasion; Mr. Moody final of the U.S.A. Championship in played it almost-1 will not say quite in-In her own inimitable fashion. I am 1938 when Mrs. Moody retired
favour of Miss Jacobs with the score hoping for a great final. My one at B-6, 38, 3-0, against her and regret is that there is not an English. was out of tournament play until she woman in it, as there ought to have:
year to England to came this year
trying her at a few meetings before trumpete feel.
luck unce more at
Mr. Moody is
MEN'S DOUBLES While these things were happening with English on the Centre Court the Australian crowds (apart from her good looks) pair, Crawford and Quist, were having because of her serene and un-quite a stormy passage in the men's demonstrative behaviour, and her nur. doubles against the only remaining Bernard, vival to the final yesterday at the French pair, Boussun and
usaus beaten by of another equally popular since Borotra and Brugnon,
favourite, Miss Hartigan, Hughes and Tuckey, are out.
The Australian won in three
of
malis, was hailed with shouts
of
joy as well as the clapping of decidedly bestie sets by 0~4, 9–7, and will now oppose the two handa.
in the semi-final.
Refore this happened we saw Hinn / young Americans, Budge and
Jacoba beat Mme. Sperling in ono
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the tamest semi-finals ever seen on These two beat Wood and Maier in the centre court. Both are players the doubles match of the day by three who rely mainly on safety-first and sets to two (6-8, 6, 7-9, 36, wearing-down tactics. Both liven up 6-3). It was a match which America the proceedings occasionally by volley ought really to have won sooner, but ing, for both are good volleyers, and Wood and Maier appear to revel in why they don't do more often I am being two scis down. That is where quite at a loss to understand. they were before beating Hopman and
However, this is entirely by the Frenn in the previous round.
Ninko were two sets up Bulge and way, I need only recount that for six games they played the "wait-and-ngainst them and had a 7--0 lead with -see" game more or less industrious-a service in hand, but failed and were ly but not too conspicuously well, that bested it 7. Maler and partner after that Miss Jacobs, with the score then proceeded to win the fourth set at 1-5, started to tighten up her fairly comfortably, but in the fifth chopping game and developed an ac- Budge and Maku; almost writhing curacy which became more and more under this set-back, went right out for relentless as time went on, whereas the kill. They were not losing any Mane. Sperling went, to put it quite more service games, and the winning plainly, more or less to pieces. Which of Wood's service for 3-1 meant the Just shows what a funny ganto lawn match at 6-3. tennis fb.
PAST HISTORY
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NEEDLE MATCH TO'
BE PLAYED
IN "B" DIVISION TENNIS LEAGUE
CHINESE R. C. G
SOUTH CHINA
The two leading teams in the "B" Division of the local Lawn Tennis League, the Chinese R.C. and the South China Athletic As- sociation, are due to meet this afternoon on the latter's courts at King's Park.
SING SING BASEBALL PLAYER
ALLOWED TO JOIN ALBANY TEAM
COMMISSIONER'S RULING
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MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY
New York, July 30,
The following reports on the New York Stock market have been received through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz!
were
ex-
The Wall Street Journal report on Stocks to-day yesterday's market: were irregular and traders took pro- fits, though rails, however, bought heavily, U.S. Steel, common, reached a high point for the year in expectation
forthcoming that the Albany, N.Y., July 18.
dividend announcement would be fa- A new life is opening for Edwin vourable. Stocks on the curb ENGLISH "HOPES" We may see another pan-American
star Bonds were upward.
8. C. & F. New York office cables: I am told that Mme. Sperling has final in this event, for Allison and
C. (Alabama) Pitts, paroled Sing change rallied, being fed by oil shares. not lost a set since Wimbledon last Van Ryn beat the South Africans,
Sing convict and former
but the under-current on the whole year, and that is possibly the reason Bertram and Musgrove, without much
baseball player of the Peniten-The market developed a mixed trend, tiary baseball team.
was firm, National Power & Light why she was seeded. No. 2, but it is difficulty; but the two English "hopes," significant that be then lost to Miss Hughes and Tuckey, who have to meet
The Hongkong players are the Following the ruling by Kenesaw Company's shares earned 82 cents Hartigan, who was beaten by Miss thein, scored a significantly clean-cut Jacobs. Going a little further back,
present leaders of the Division but Mountain Landis, Commissioner of per share for the year ending June ack, victory against Andrews and Rogers. have It was left, however, for the merely by virtue of having played Raseball and known as the "Supreme 30, as against 94 cents per share for Miss Jacobs and Mme. Sperling Ja women's doubles to furnish the song and won one match more than their Court" of baseball, allowing him to the previous year. Demand deposits oach won matches against each other of the afternoon- the defeat of Miss Kowloon rivals. The top club won play the game for the Albany team that at. Wimbledon, and
. Sperling
but Deorman and Miss Lyle
by Mrs. five encounters and secured an ag of the International League, Pitts has Business failures for the past week been finalist like Miss
New York and Chicago commodity through Messrs. won four with the club. yesterday Mia Jacobs was, on the Haylock and Mrs. Kirk. Wa
while the Howlom wida
reports received day, the dominant player. After reminded of the house that Jack built rate of games, against four signed a brand new playing contract amounted to 221.
Landin overruled the decision of Bwan, Culbertson & Fritz: in the first set, she did not lose an-in the days of our childhood. "This matches and aR1⁄2 games to two and a
the committee of the International Cotton: The first private estimate other game, and for
that Pitts published indicates a crop of 11,750,- pair," and so on. Lequi: Mrs.
I have already described, 1 fear The programme for this afternoon League, which desided
could not play in the League because 000 bales. Let us now proceed to
events in as follows:
Wheat: The market was easy on She
somewhat laboriously, the
ho was an ex-convict. Moody once again. gave us and which lad up to the defeat of Madame
cables indicating a favourable Euro. by pean crop and on the late weakness other gorgeous display of
The only stipulation made what Henrotin and Mrs. Andrus, seeded Indian R.C. Hr.-Moody can do when America'
No 1, by Miss Dearman and Miss University she is really confident that she can Lyle, and now they are out. What Kowloon C.C. V Club de Recreio Lundin, which makes the contract of the mill markets. Sharply r
different from the original one Pitts duced private estimates are forecast score winners. She found that Miss Y
was going to sign when the Interna- and we expect buying on any fur- Hartigan's
fgan's second service was vulner is going to happen to Mrs. Haylock South China
and Mrs. Kirk I tremble to think,
tional League commissioners stepped ther easiness of corn. in,
Rubber: It is reported that was that Pitts must not play in
aro
Just about Mrs. Moriserenity she is is the pair that beat the pair that beat half.
the
able and proceeded to fire at the chalk and perhaps Miss Stammers and Miss in a manner which gave the linesmen the time of their liven, and had an James, who beat Mile. Jedrzejowska
v. Hongkong C.C.
v. Civil Servico
v. Chinese R.C.
LEAGUE TABLE
obylously unsettling effect upon Miss and Miss Noel fairly handsomely, are aion is appended:"
with trembling just a little bit likewine. say
Hartigan Nevertheless,
conviction that Miss Hartigan's game Was a fine one. She might have said with perfect propriety, "Don't blame
blame Mrs. Moody!"*
The difference between the game in which she beat Miss Round and yester- day's battle was that against Miss Round she was able to call the tune more or less often, whereas against
much Mrs. Moody sho
тол
chless
frequently able to do so-though she managed it pretty often-and w thus lured into "pressing" - that very expressive golfing phrase-with fre- quent fatal results.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
ARMI-FINAL ROUND
d
Mrs. F. H. Moody (U.B.A.) heat Mias J. artisan (Australia), and M1 1. Juba (0,1,A) beat Mme, Sparling Denmark), 6, -0.
MEN'S DOUBLES
FOURTH ROUND
this
total $16,554,000,000,
The league table for the "B" Divi- any exhibition games. The object of effort was made by Trade interests was to prevent any possible to depress the market at the cloze exploitation of Pitts as a curiosity, in order to enable them to purchase Consumer demand is im A. Pu, in view of his past prison life. proving.
Beta
P. W. D. . Y
Chiaras R.C.
41
4
115
Bouth China
Stacredo .... Civil Service
Hongkong C.C. Kowloon C.C.
8.
University
Indian R.C C.BL.A.
W. Allison and J. Yen Ryn beat M. Berlear and W. Moterore, 6–1, 16–4, fund. G. . Hughes and C. B. D. Tuckey bent
EXCHANGE RATES
Leicester Rugby Club made & Athens. profit last season of £672—an in-¡ Milan.
D. Andrews and U. I. Roger, crease of £271 over the previous Shanghai.
club's deficiency your. The
D. Budge and G. Mako brat E. Maler and estimated at £5,083.
A B. Wood, 6-4, 6-4, 7, 8, 62.
J. 11. Crawford and A. R. Quiat best M.
Hernard and C. Bour, 6-2, 6-6, 4-4.,
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
FOURTH ROUND
C
4.
Amsterdam
400*
spots.
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15.17
15.17 20 Utilities
23.28
22.90
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F. Malfoy and Miss M. Henley b Madrid. M. Bertram and Miss E. 11. Harver, *-* | Lisbon..
A. K. Quiet and Mila. J. Jedrzejowaka beat Hongkong. C. F. Arschlimen and Mis d. A. Clube | Brussels.
CURIOUS RUN OF PLAY The run of the play was distinctly curious, and I must confers to being! more or less unable to fathom its real ignificance. With great reluctance, I must, for want of a better excuse
Miss K. Stammers and Mins F. Jurses | Jervoise, 6-2, 6-1. since Miss Hartigen twice needed some le fresh and in 8. Noal, V. B. Meffrath and Miss J. Hartigan bent | Belgrade
it down to the an excuse, put
youth. Mrs. E. Haylock and Mr. 3. 8. Kirk H. Nishimura and Mia S. Now!, kind, punk, present-day instability of
FIFTIE ROUND These sententious remarks are prompt beat Miss E. M. Dearman and Miss H. M. ed by the fact that Miss Hartigan yle, 3-4, 7-5, 6-.
sort of
led by 1 in the first set and
not get, another game in it, and by
3-0 In the second set and did not
get another game in that one either.
MIXED DOUBLES
FOURTH ROUND
H. C. Hopman and Mac T. C. Ilopmen
Yet she played championship law best . W. Assiin and Misa A. M. Yorke, tennis, though not quite regularly 11--9, kad dig
G. von Cramm and Muse. A. Boerling D. P. Turnbait and Bignorina Valero, Bad, Bund, S.
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Hopman and Mrs. Hupman Goat 7. if. D. WUde and Mika K. E. Blammers, 34, Silver (forward).30%
17.
F. J. Petry and Mas D, E Round beat Malfry and Max IIncley, 7--0, 1, 11,
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