THE HONGKONGA TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST
QUEEN OF THE TENNIS COURTS STAGES COME-BACK
MRS. MOODY'S GREAT
RECOVERY
BRILLIANT TENNIS PLAYED BY THE TWO FINALISTS
BRITISH TRIUMPHS IN WOMEN'S AND
MIXED DOUBLES EVENTS
( BY H. S. SCRIVENER)
London, July 8..
Mrs. Moody is indeed a great player. That must have been the inevitable conclusion arrived at by all who saw her} win the women's singles championship at Wmbledon for 'the seventh time on Saturday. And what about Mina | sman Mrs. Wills Moody, the American Tennis star, who for the seventh time Jacobs, who was only beaten after being within a stroke of won the Wimbledon Singles victory. She is unquestionably a great player, too. In charipionship, is seen here photo: fact, so splendidly did these two girls play that one felt three by world-champions met outside the ring. From lefti-Gene Tunney;
has
graphed after the final match with inclined to wish that both could have won. Miss Helen Jacoba,, whom she has met three times in a final match at Wimbledon.
Giants And
Yankees Are Disengaged
CARDINALS AND TIGERS WIN
BASEBALL IN
AMERICA
ball outfits had fixtures
Among those who witnessed this aplendid battle from the Royal Box word Princess Helena Victoria, Prin- Coss Mario Louise, the Earl of Athlone, Mr. Ramsuy Macdonald, the Lord Mayor of London, the American Ambassador and the Austrian and; Swiss Ministers.
WYATT IN
NEED OF
reflection, apropos of Mrs. A REST
The next Moody's greatness, in that she has regained in a positively wonderful manner the position of foremost woman player
In the world, which she
MAK
compelled to relinquish nearly two years ago, after a return to tournament play which has lasted for only a few weeks.
In that short space of time she has had to overcome the difficulties caused by what may be termed lack of the tournament habit; she has sustained a defeat which tu
distinctly dis
reckon to
ber
WHY HE CANNOT
GO ON TOUR
STRAIN OF BIG CRICKET
"In view of the Australian tour
ous would have one less courage- |
The strain of big cricket and heartening and has had her former rivals-speaking general. Aw are the principal remiss the with the probability that several of the after-effects of his fractured New York, Aug. 1.
gone E. S. Wyatt declining Neither of the New York haso-ahead while she had been standing M.C.C. invitation to lead a side Yet nothing has turned to-day from her and, in their absence, both the of her passage to the final she has
and in the course in New Zealand next winter. purpose, Cardinals, who are second to the
gone on from strength to strength Glants in the National League, and the Tigers, who are top of until on Saturday we saw her in full the following year, and the fact
possession of the American League, won their equipment and, what is more, blost weakened by my fractured jaw,
with BUD
supremo coo
coolness, confidence) he said, "I have been advised to and determination.
Thus is it that crises Ilke, that of of Test and county cricket this Saturday referred to above are faced summer has told on me."
So it came about that and overcome,
It has been announced that the more versatile player won.
matches.
The Cardinals were opposed to whom they the, Cincinnati Reds beat by 7-5, while the Tigers won
Așthe latest great boxing match in America where Loula beat Carnera, the former Heavyweight champion, who unconquered retired from the Dempsey, the ex-champión in heavyweight.
sport, Mikay Walker, the former Walter-weight champion and Jack
C. M. TOBIN LEAVING THE SHANGHAI Y.M.C.A.
WELL-KNOWN SPORTS ORGANISER AND ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR
Shanghai, July 28.
The Shanghai foreign and Chinese community and, in particular, the sporting community will learn with regret that, in the near future, it will lose one of its outstanding organisers and leading supporters in the person of Mr. Chester M. Tobin, Activities Secretary of the Foreign Y.M.C.A., who will become dissociated from the "Y" as on
tors on Friday, on grounds of economy. August 1, having been given notice by the Board of Dire
CRICKET
her wonderful stroke that i have been considerably TOURISTS
have a winter's rest. The strain WIN EASILY
from the St. Louis Browns by 6-3. the girl who is actually the finer and following players had accepted in- SOUTH AFRICANS
Results of to-day's matches fol- tow:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburgh
R. EL. E.
4
11
0
2 11
6 10 1
0 10
B
(Vaughan scored a home run for the Pirates).
St. Louis
Cincinnati
12
2
5 10
1
(Lombardi scored a home run for the Reds).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
I.
II.
E.
Cleveland
8 10
3 10
Chicago..
සප
Doo
(Hals scored a home, run for
the Indians).
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Washington
BROECKISHETERIZMENE DAMNASI
"I'M TICKLED
TO DEATH"
But
Mr. Moody's Comment
On Wife's Win
"I'm tickled to death," was Mr. Frederick Moody's comment on his wife's great Miss Helen victory over Jacobs, states a Reuter San Her Francisco message. father, Dr. C. A. Wills, said: "She came from behind to win, did she? That's the way champions play."
Mr. Howard Kinsey, Mrs. Moody's coach, said: "By golly, didn't tell you? didn't think she would have from behind
B
8.2
0 14
0
9 1
to
17 0
(Buddy Myer scored a home run for the Sonatora),
Reuler.
WATFORD TENNIS RECORD
Perry-Prenn Exhibition Arranged
come
though.'
Whilst acclaiming Mrs. almost Moody's victary, everyone in America has kind words for Miss Jacobs.
Mrs. Jacobs took her daughter's defeat sportingly but she was obviously very disappointed.
vitations to form the M.C.C. team
to tour New Zealand next winter:
N. S. Mitchell-Innes (Oxford
University).
A. G. Powell (Essex).
A. D. Baxter (M.C.C.).
H. D. Read (Essex).
J. H. Human (Middlesex).
Hon. C. J. Lyttelton (Worces- tershire).
James Langridge (Sussex).
D. Smith (Derbyshire).
J. Sima (Middlesex). Hardetoff (Notts).
E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey) has been invited to captain the side and James Parks (Sussex) is to be
asked to go.
AT OVAL
TWO
CENTURIES SCORED
BOWLS FOR WOMEN
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT
SHOWN
ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE MEN ·
(By G. T. BURROWS)
London, July 9. Gradually the margin of superiority between men and women bowlers is being reduced.
JACK HOBBS
Within the past season, Since LIFE STORY.
Imen have been over so much more "sporty" and given them improved 50 per cent. in rink
instruction, women players have OF JACK play, L., four a side, and perhaps HOBBS
30 per cent. in single-banded play.
The
herd habit remains strong among women players. They bowl Infinitely better as a quartello than in AN INTERESTING individual play against the opposite
асхо
Waddon Residents' B.C., Croydon, have a women's section from which, if one took four, or oven eight and matched them in one rink, or two rinks, against an average man's team, they would wipe the floor with the malos. They were brillant exponents of the rink game; and their star quartette would on their day beat quite eight out of any ten single rinks of picked above-average-quality males. WANT TO LEARN ROUGH STUFF
BOOK
WRITTEN BY THE MASTER BATSMAN,
(By Frank Thorogood). "My Life Story" is a volume by Jack Hobbs and one dedicated Against four English International to his wife, "who has been the males in n recent match of 21 up inspiration of my career.” they were beaten by a very small Told in simple language and margin and only because they d
is a narrative that should make an the skittling shot
When worden have learned to steer instant appeal to the vast army of not excel at rough ho-man stuff with leavened with many good stories, it the smashing shot successfully into admirers who have made the name
head ["Chet," as he is popularly known
arts of the rink games.
Like Tom Hood, he remembers by his host of friends and admirers the ends they will have absorbed all of Hobbs a household worth
Park, the house where he was born and On Sunday at Ashdown of bals, executive and organizing Coulsdon, mixed doubles game was all the incidents of a budding man- abilities, will be sorely missed decided between Waddon, Coulsdon, hood, but as the narrative lang- locally, as he has done a great Wimbledon and other women players thons to its end there is no deal in this city in Y.M.C.A. work, wh
who had as partners many mum of
to New York and try to become
with
In his epilogue, for instance, Hobbe writes: "I have had n great deal of fun from the game and 1 assert that no other walk of life could have provided me with the same happiness." His first class debut for Surrey first came out here in May of that What start should the best male against a team captained by W. G. year and it was through his ef- exponent of the four bowl rink game Grace gives the author a chance forta and hard work that the vari- be able to give to the best female of alluding to the master of all
and in organzing sports. "Chot" outstanding rank as all-round players. melancholy suggestion that he is plans to leave China for the It was a private invitation venture further off from heaven than when United States as soon as he can and did not break the spirit of the he was a boy. It is the advantage arrange to do so, accompanied by E.B.A. rule that women should not of being a cricketer and not a post. his wife. He plans to go straight be allowed to play in tournamenta
FIRST SURREY GAME or against mon Those pairs which "nicked" well, connected with "Y" work there.
both in play and temperament, came out best,
the E.B.A. and SHANGHAI SINCE 1928
International Board, through the would remove its ban, the attractive- "Chet" Tobin has bean connect-Wo
ness of many a aenaide tournament ed with the local Y.M.C.A. since would be added to were mixed doubles its opening on June 1, 1928. He Included in the programme.
Tow 25
唱
London, Aug. 1.
ous sporting activitives were or- Do you place the figure at 5 or 71
would put The South African cricket ganized at the Y.M.C.A. and are which is what used to be the limit ho was destined to break; but more cricket, whose record of centuries tourists continue to reveal win-
or force and in their match at now growing steadily. He o start in the old days at the great intimate impressions are given of the Oval against Surrey they hadganized the bowling competitions Blackpool tournament.
in this city and was responsible
Don Bradman, Monty Noble, Her- If the best professional of those bert Sutcliffe (his great partner).
no difficulty in winning by an for forming the Shanghai Bowling days dare not concede more than "Pat" Hendren, Percy Fender. innings and 205 runs.
Bruce Mitchell, the Transvaal Congress, of which he is secretary, start to the smart young amateurs Walter Hammond and others,
He formed the Shanghai Squash who often ventured to test their skill the margin (4) I have suggested moving splnit in the International would appear to be a fair one. Racquets Association and was the across the classic Talbot award, then
all-rounder, made the
highest had Two more players have to be acore of the tour after Surrey had chosen and no fewer than eight
amateurs have to be included.
Local Lawn Bowls Championship
been dismissed for 183 runs.
hit up 195, boating the previous best of 164 made by him in the
Chess Club.
For five years, "Chet", was the
Second Test match and by I. J. Physical Director of the "y" and, Siedle against Oxford University. in the organization plan at the
of 672.
YESTERDAY'S TIES | COMING ENGLISH
POSTPONED
(By "Sagax")
CRICKETER
BATSMAN
CROUCH STANCE CONDEMNED
One has to marvel at the sweet
The occasional heavy showers] A YOUNG NORFOLK host of both Chinese and foreign the run through bowl which, wrecka{ objection to Sunday play; his 're-
sun
afternoon in the
Interviewed Last
In
In an estimate of England captains he thinks the time is not for distant when there will be no amateurs of sufficient ability to put into the England elde. In any case he would prefer the E. A. Rowan, who has now made end of 1938, he was made Activi- drawing qualities of those thousands five centuries, contributed 171 ties Director, having a great deal of women who have come into the old Australian method of choosing without ever being tutored. the team dret and then leaving the Famo runs to Live South Africans' total of other duties added to his work. They crouch almost to lying face men to select their own captain.
apart from the Physical Depart down on the top of the green-and The deeds,accomplished by Hobbs.. ment. Members of the Foreign how they get a wood sway fr = in. Australia furnish, attractive In their second innings they will suffer most by his de- puzzle to male watchers.
chapters and those who are under South Africans dismissed Surrey
If they had only learned the free parture. His pleasing personality for 184 runs.-Reuter,
will be missed around the build footed upright stance, the all-in-one- the Impression that a cricketing ing and in all its activities, which ploce standard-delivery style, with the genius has no oye to the main left leg pushed out Just far enough chance will obeerve a note of re- he was usually primarily responsi- to ansure a neat stoop, with the wood gret "that an old Surrey member bio in organizing.
placed sweetly on the green they at Adelaide promised me £50 if I would SORRY TO GO
have been
Food
at hit up a century in the third Test the singles games as their menfolk. and never paid up although I scored "Chet" Tobin is himself, sorry They have mastered pace and length 123." to go. He has spent the last soven finding; they have learned much about
NO SUNDAY PLAY years in Shanghai and has made a the construction of heads, but they as
yet are weak in the forcing game- His reverence for the Bible; his friends. He has built up a great head. Perhaps, for the sake of the fusal of an offer to stand as a Par- and the absence of any
many activities and sort of nursed peace of many households it is as well lamentary candidate for a London various sports and organizations the the matter of clothes for matchi borough; his envy of the oratory
have not. me say at once that I have never during the intervals once again the postponement of before seen Miss Jacobs so positively caused marvellous in her stubbornness, and all Lawn Bowls Championship AND TOTTENHAM along as if they were his "babies,"
night "Chet" play they have left their menfolk of Sutcliffe; and a letter, from the (wall behind. Their white two-and-late Herbert Chapman--these in the regularity with which she matches which were arranged for FOOTBALLER. stated that it was a great dead three-piece suits make them look like topics furnish interceting asides to chopped back, and sometimes made yesterday
Mrs. Moody's Singles event. attacking shots off
The star performer in the pointment, for him to go and that so many soldiers on parade. Yet they an illustrated cricket narrative which ends with the scoring figures K. Chartikavani reached the hardest drives.
recent match at Norwich between he was mainly sorry that perhaps know not where to put their semi-final round, of the men's
Ur chalk. Some far-seeing agics and the holder, Mra, E. BLOW AND COUNTER-BLOW
The book at be. is published by... noon was to have been that be- W. J. Edrich, a young cricketer up would perish when he left. In or Macready, Miss J. L. Francis, Mias
take the lot. Their Mrs. tween B. W. Bradbury and C. G. and Soccer footballer of 19 sum this respect. Mr. Tobin mainly.re should invent a flat-lying side pocket Finding her
teas and the Star, Publications Department game at once PJ. Owen and Misa da. Green that
Moody won the first three games, Silva on the Taikoo R.C. groen but mera, who scored a brilliant 111 forred to the Foreign Y.M.C.A., to of the women's singles in the Hert mainly by fine placing, with the low owing to a family bereavement out of 194 sainst the tourists which, in addition to having die-speech-makings are sweet and short, 72, Floet Street, London, and there pensed with his services, are also and they never finish up the night at is a foreword by Mr. H. D. G. fordshire championships at Wat-of only three points; but Miss Jacobs the latter had asked for the post- and hit aleren fours.
the club bar.
| Leveson-Gowor, president of the quickly retaliated by taking the fourth ponement of the fixture without Norfolk born, he plays for the losing Mr. G.. Gillespie, assistant
They have their ruling associations Surrey County Cricket Club, ar Arocord crowd for a lawn tennis to 80, the next two to love and going worrying about the condition' of county as one of their best all- Physical director, who resigned all well-managed-and their coun-
to 40 on Mr. Moody's service in the green.
round men; he has also been on couple of months ago to go and ty and national championships. The toucnament on the Sports Club long soventh game which Mrs. Moody
the ground stair at Lord's for the join the YMCA. in Varicouver, L.B.A. will not "affiliate" them, but Another match which was to last two seasons and is now quali
B.G. ground witnessed the exhibition eventually won after each had had
the women take the attitude that singles between F. J. Ferry and rantago more than once, and Miss have been played was that between tying for Middlesex
• Mr. G. A. Fitch, general secret-
they
are getting on quite well, thank made some gorgeous J, C. Brown and W. K. Way on the
you, and I'm beginning D. Prenn, which Perry won by Jacobe had
Edrich, who is on the books of ary of the Foreign YMGA to wonder if I have done the right 97, 1-6, D
Civil Servico C.C. green, but no This was a minor turning point sooner did Brown step out of a Tottenham Hotspur F.C. as an out could not be reached last night thing in penning this article. The holder, I. Yamagishi, and and Mrs. Hoody went on to win the taxi than he was greeted with a side-left and who made 152 for and it could not be ascertained B. Itoh, both of Japan, M. Bertram not at 6--3. Bat Miss Jacobes had heavy down pour.
Norfolk against Herts last week, from other sources whether the cut, drove and hooked in delightful Y.M.C.A. dntended obtaining the Shanghai Amateur Baseball Club, (South Africa) and G, L. Rogers only, wavered morenting', were (Ireland) qualified for the singles forward her length and
Without further ado he sat down, fashion, and M. R. Barton, the Ox-services of anyone else to fill the secretary of the Shanghai Ameri good that she held her own well ordered a glass of beer and imme- ford Senfer, helped the profession- gap to be left by Mr. Tobin and can Football Club, secretary and ampionships at Felbetowe, Miss Up to 3-5, and, after winning her diately sent his woods back to the al to add 146 in two hours for the Mr. Gillespie organizer of the Shanghef, Squash L-Row (India) reached the final of Moody for 48, won Club, k
third wicket, his chief hits being 20 YEARS "Y" WORK ****
WORK Racquets Association, member of
According to the officially revised singles, by defeating with fine
beating her twice to love,
And more the Shanghai, Bwimming Associa- fxture list there are only two PRESOU
"wholl
It transpired later that even had seven fours, ale essayed to diey by 6ank, 6d volley: In the ninth game she lost there not been the shower at five
At a later period F. D. Cunliffe Mr. Tobin, who is aged 87 has tion, organizer and secretary, of matches down this afternoon in the fessional lawn tennis one set-point through serving a double o'clock the Civil Service green, and R. C. Rought-Rought put on been connected with the YMCA the Shanghal Bowling Congress, "D" Division of the local
Ha work fór nearly 20 years. He secrétary of the
tional Tennis League. KICHT MATLAGE fault, but atoned for this with fine would not have been in a fit condi- 50 for the ninth partnership-
The Bouth China "AY little over half an hour mervice which gaya ber the set,sition for play
vik Barviöd:OM It was noticeable: that, both "girls, In spite at: 1567 antrene beat seemed All matches will now be delayed Rought, aplaying "ladding
for another week and yesterdays not only hit Daltons for four
ford.
Germany
İBİYOR. İN
Own
Thence
Mr.
The principal fixture of the after-Norfolk and South Africans was some of the things he had built lands, their measures, marking of his career.
Chet,
came here, from being contacted | Chesa 17Club, with "Y" work" In
terday be sent in his resign
shment
o various sportings and go bödfan: "H6;WAR
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LAWN TENNIS FIXTURES
"D" Division Matches For To-Day
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