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Old Memories Of New Wimbledon
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THROUGH 14 YEARS
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fairly aaay sets down; but his re- covery against Tilden in the semi-final WAS as inexplicable then as now. Tilden, after leading 6-2, 6-4 was 5-1 in the third set and within three points of match. In the seventh game, with Cochet serving, Tilden suddenly
cracked and hit three successive shots out. He' was not forced by Cochet; be just unaccountably did it, as un strung as a broken racket. He had been serving magnificently, but he lost the eighth game to love, then the tenth, and then "the eleventh. At twelfth game, Tilden had pulled him- welf together a bit; it was better fought, but lost. He never regained his temporary magnificence, and
Cochet becoming 'consummately
tactical never let him rest his broken
PROGRESS
IN TENNIS LEAGUE
SEVERAL JUNIOR
MATCHES
GAMES PLAYED ON
SATURDAY
nerve, taking the next two sets for afternoon, the Army Tennis Club 6-4, 6-8.
In the final | against Borotra, Cochet was two sets down, and at 3-5 in the
defending the third third
match point. He made a backhand volley which looked like a double hit. Both players thought it was, but the um: pire gave it good." Cochet, thus re prieved, eventually ran Borotra to
On their own ground on Saturday
played off their postponed fixture in the "C" División Tennis League and were beaten by Ave and a half. against the University Tennis Club gets to three and a half.
H. Hau and Y. C. Lau were the outstanding pair for the Graduates, winning all their three matches.
Wilson and Sgt. King (A.T.C.) a standstill, and won as the luckiest lost to Ill. Hau and Y. CLA and plucklest champion till then and beat K. W. Ool and P. C. Yu 0-1
since.
MISS HELEN WILLS
Meanwhile Miss Helen Willa (now
beat K B. Cheng and Yang Ke 6-2.
Opl. Ballard and L/Cpl, Crayford (A...) lost to Hau and Lau 1-6:
with Ool
Mrs. Moody) had been winning her Cheng, nd Ke 6-2
and Yu 6-0; beat first championship, beating Benorita
and S/Sgt. Sgt. Major Connell
de Alvarez in the final. In the second Goold (A.T.C.) lost to Hot and Lau round of the event Miss Betty Nuthall, 2-8; lost to Ool and Yu 3-6; lost to aged alxteen and newspaper idol, had
Chong and Ke 3-6.. beaten Praulein Cilly Aussem 6-8, 8-2
and in the next round had sent a POLICE R.C. v. ARMY T.C. packed Court 1 nearly delirious with Joy by overwhelming Mrs. Mallory Previously postponed owing to rain, 0-1, 6-0, after losing the first set the "D" Division League Tennis 4-2. The ladies' side of the game was match between the Police Recreation still glamorous though Suzanne had Club and the Army. Tennis Club was
played on the former's courte
gono.
Scores:
After a brillant career of more than a decade in the ring, during which he defeated thres world champions, Young Corbatt 111; Freeno, Calif., southpaw, bowed to youth on July 4 at Jan Francisco, and Referey Jack Kannedy in shown awarding the decision to kou Brouillard, Corbett injured “hậu left elbow in the fifth round.
INTERNATIONAL CHANGE OF RESIDENCE LONGEST
BOWLS
WINS FOR WALES AND ENGLAND
· SCOTLAND LOSES
Wales, holders of the title for the past two years, and England
ALIEN FINED FØR FAILURE TO NOTIFY
WAR OF THE
ROSES COMMENCES
LANCASHIRE IN ARREARS
COUNTY CRICKET.
CHAMPIONSHIP
London, Aug., I Lancashire are, decidedly having the worry of the argument up to the present in the "War of the Roses" with Yorkshire at Bradford.
Obtaining first loss of the wicket, Yorkshire
bire put 228 runs. Bibbles, the Lancashire bowler, was in fine form and dismissed half the York-i shire team for 50 runs.
The Lancashire batsmen found the Yorkshire bowlers dificult to play.
Runs were hard to get, and when stumps were drawn for the day Lan- cashire had already lost five batsmen for only 28 runa.
of
200
LEICESTER «. NORTHANTS
Northanta are assured. losst first innings points in their { match Against Leicestershire at | Leicester. The home county were dismissed for only 187 runs in the first knock. Northants had' made 189
day.
MARATHON for four when play finished for the IN ORIENT
DERBYSHIRE ». WARWICKSHIRE
Thanks to L. Townsend, their all- rounder, Derbyshire were able to
Warwickshire, who had lost one wic- ket for 87 runs.
HAMPSHIRE v. SOMERSETSHIRE
Gisela
Mauermeyers,'
German woman discus thrower, who; during the Athletic contests in Berlin made the unusual throw of 48 yards,
NON-TITLE FIGHTS
Young Gildo Loses To Johnny Pena
San Francisco, Aug. 3."
Renaldo Spera, described as a writ Planned To Be Run At ako 814 in the first innings against pounds), of New York, gained
er, aged 25, appeared before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy on Saturday on a charge of failing to notify the Polics of his change of addreas from No. 7 Morrison Gap Read, to No. 98, Tai Po Road. on July 14 this year.
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Dairen Shortly
Dairen, July 21, Plans for a seven-hundred mile marathon race between here and Changchun were announced to-day by the Manchukuo Track and Field) Association.
Hampshire took the whole day to make 201 runs in their match against visitors will bat on Monday. Somersetshire at Southampton." The
KENT ♥. GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Following up his 104 not out match, L. J. Todd, of Kent, has scored another century. In Kent's first in- nings which realised 335 runs against Gloucestershire at Canterbury to-day, ho knocked up 128 and was undefeated at the close of the innings. After Gloucestershire had made 20 for, no wicket, stumps were drawn.
Prosecuting, Sub-Inspector Nolloth stated that defendant formerly lived at No. 7, Morrison Gap Road, but had lately changed his residence, with an If carried out, It will be the first sceding of an English player, J. Cand resulted in the win for the Polk were winners in the first stage other man who lived with him. This time that such a lengthy race has against Worcester in the previous]
One of the features of 1920 was the Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon
of the international bowls tourna- other man had written a latter to the been held in the Orient, according Gregory, for the first time, with I, G. by 04 sets to 2%.
Police informing them of the change to the promoters-Rengo, Collins forming the first British pair R. C.) boat A.
C. Pile and C. Carruthers (Policement at Weston-super-Mare.
of address of himself and his wife, E. Cooper and T. to reacht the final of the men's doubles avies 6-1; beat. J. H. Fowler and F
Wales gained a dramatic victory but omitted to mention defendant.
* for six years, where W. Allison and, Whelan 0-3; beat W. F. Miller and eight
over Scotland by one phot-eighty;| beat them a thrilling
in a Van Byn five-setter, chiefly on account of the E. T. Taylor 6-5.
Major and 3. 0. Smith by (Police R. C.) beat Cooper and Davies plendid nursing of his regory's 7.5; drew with Fowler and Whole Allison, and the failure of smashing at a crisis in the last set.
In 1030 Tiden came back to cham-6-6 beat Miller and Taylor 6-4. planship
W. E. Meadows and D. G. Baker and brought America to (Police R. C.) lost to Cooper and win all the other events except the Davies 6-7; lost to Fowler and Whelan mixed doublex, and
even in that they were represented by Miss Ryan, 4-6; beat Miller and Taylor 6-4.
J.
partnering 1. H. Crawford, who thus
rather quaintly won his first title This year brings us to a period which
to world sup
A DRAWN MATCH. Visiting Hunghom on Friday, the
+
to eighty-seven--but England On July 26, the Police discovered shouting. “Sayo life" at the doorway. won easily against Ireland by one that defendant had changed his the went to her assistance and war hundred and twenty-two shots to address, but at that time defendant then confronted by three men, one of seventy-eight.
was in hospital and did not know that when asked him for his money. He
and one of the robbers struck him on Scotland made a good start and his friend had not mentioned his told them he did not have any money
the left shoulder with an iron bar.. were twenty-one shots ahead after five name in the letter to the Police. onda. They led by eighteen shots at ten ends, but Wales made a brilliant aware that he had not reported as he the three men bolted wihout stealing Another man fired a shot and then Defendant pleaded that he was not recovery and the scores were level st thought his friend had done so for anything. Afteen ends. With one end to play him." on the last rink Wales led by a singlo A fine of $5 was imposed. shot.
and thirty-eight at fifteen ends.
The scoren follow:
WALES. SCOTLAND
1. Evara, A. B. William, J. Dummer
BODY RECOVERED AT NORTH POINT
is more of new recollections than Kowloon Cricket Club played the England led all the way against HARBOUR TRAGEDY old, but it saw the beginning of Perry, Kowloon Dock Recreation Club in the Ireland, being twenty-one ahead at who, in 1991, with Austin had arrived "D" Division League the match re-five events, thirty-six at ten ende, fully. Both
were seeded and had ruling Millard and A. Duncan (Kow-
draw. Scores: laid foundations for Britain's
supremacy and the return loon Dock R. of the championship after many long J. Walker C.) beat B. Boltay and beat G. Philippons ker 6-2; A. G years. Austin, after missing a match and A. E. Perry 6-1; beat V. H. Free- point by a forgivable bit of bad judgment (missing an easy winner man and J. V. Kirby 6-3,
W. Tillery and A. Pearson (Kow. and J. F. O'Donnell (Wales) lost ball which he thought, was going loon Dock R. C.) lost to Soltau and to Dr. H. Scotland Dod. R. Fordyce, out of court), was beaten by Shields Walker B-6; lost to Philippens and J. Rowatt and W. 5. Lowe 14-28. in the fifth round, S. B. Wood boat Perry 1-8 lost to Freeman and Kirby Perry, for whom
the centre court was 2-0.
T. R. Davies, P. Holloway, S. Cecil, still rather a hoodoo, and, wed the title (Kowloon Dock R. C.) lost to Soltau A. Sprot 17-12.
with Shields V. M. Hast and 3. B. Sturgeon Smith, J. Campbeli, J. G. Dewar and tion at .North Point..
and W. J. Treen (Wales) 'beat A. J. retiring in the final, for America. America and Australia and Walker 4-6; drew with Philippens claimed the
men'
championship in and Perry 6-6; beat Freeman and the following two years, and Mrs. Kirby 6-2 Wills Moody twice added her name
to the ladies' roll. Then came triumph
1934, and with it Britain's great EXPLOSIVES ON RAIL triumph with Ferry and Miss Round
as her champions, a wonderful year
for later reminiscences.
STEAMER BURNT
CROSS-CHANNEL PRINCESS ENA BECOMES WRECK
London, Aug. 4.
A fire aboard the Southern Rail way's cross-channel steamer Prin-
CHIUCHOW-SWATOW RAILWAY WORKMAN KILLED
Swntow, Aug. 3.
The body of the late Mr. David James Wola, who was reported to have jumped into the harbour from a Star Ferry launch last Tuesday, was re- covered on Saturday morning near the Astatic Petroleum Company Installa-
The tragedy, it will be recalled, ne- curred when the launch was in the
D. Rees, A. J. Williams, W. H.middle of the harbour. The deceased Mitchell and A. J. Stacey (Wales) was seen to leave his scat suddenly beat W. Splitt, G. Calderwood, A. . take off his coat, and lean overboard Patterson and J. P. Morrison 21-13. despite the Intervention of one of the
H. M. Grizelle, W. J. Titley, E. Parry and J. Bibb (Wales) beat A. McDougall, D. L. Gibson, E. Gauld and B. Morrison 20-16.
parsongern.
The late Mr. Wolf was 39 years of sage and was born in Holland of Jewish
extraction.
J. A. Grifths, T. Toms; R. H. Baker and J. F. Williams (Wales) to W. Campbell, D. Tait, N.
lost
| Macpherson and A. Dunlap 16-18.'
ENGLAND. IRELAND
The remains were interred at the Jewish Cemetery yesterday morning. Rabbi R. Elesser conducted the service at the graveside, and the chief
was the widow, Others present were Miss N. Mesara. P. Chessex, A. Edgar, J.
mourner
Joseph,
One rallway workman was kill- ed and two others were seriously Injured as the result of an ex- plosion at a point between Feng- and G. W. A. Wright (England) beat Landau. E. Shekery, L. A. Toblas and chi and Wuyang Station on the J. Fielding, G. Curran, J. A. Boyd and M. Weil). Chiuchow-Swatow Railway.
B. Edgar, B. Greenberg, A. Gubbay,
J. Owen, A. K Cochrane, R. Steel J. Gubbay, E. Joseph, H. Joseph,
A. McAlpine 21-16.
A party of railway workmen. R. R. Slater, F. N. Johnson, C.
ceas Ena a few miles off the coast were Inspecting the rails on Au-
Walton and P. D. Tomlinson (Eng- ATTEMPTED -ROBBERY of Jersey will upset excursion ar-gust 1 near Fengchi, and found land) beat J. McClelland, W. R. rangements for August Bank Holi-a box between the sleepers partly Hewitt, C. Clawson and W. Gardiner
day.
cover with earth. On inspection
35-10. The vessel landed 360 passengers they found that it was a box of PM. Burdon, E. P. Baker, E. W. INTRUDER FIRES A SHOT IN
and H. O, Bristow (England)
In Jersey from Southhampton to explosives probably placed there beat R. Weir, J. Wilkin, A. Harvey day and was proceeding to St. Malo by bandits to blow-up the train. and P. T. Watson 24-9. on special excursion work when a When the workmen were digging] fire was discovered.
out the box it exploded.
The crew have taken to the boats. There were no passengers aboard.
The Princess Ena is now a total wreck.--Reuter..
The train service on the Hino was not affected, only slight dam- age having been done to the rails, which were immediately re- paired.---Wah Kiu Yat Po.
H.Bull
AU TAU VILLAGE
An attempted armed robbery with Wilson, C. Mason and violence in the Au Tao district in G. Curtis (England) lost to the early hours of Saturday was Baker S. Agnew, J. Thomson and contained in police reports yester
McPartland 15-23. and W. 3. Jonca (England) beat Jstaman, living at 59 Sheung Chuen T. C. Hill, P. Guy, W. M. Grice dal Kwong, aged 38, unemployed Cameron, W. Stewart, E. Watson and Village, Pat Heung, reported that at A. Brown 27-20.
1a.m. he was awakened by, his wifel
..
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
An empty cartridge" care and a spent bullet were found in the kitchen,
SURREY ▼. NOTTS
orcupled
Visiting Surrey, Notts of play, they had 846 runs on the the wicket the whole day. At close
board for eight wickets.
SUSSEX ♥ MIDDLESEX- Sussex also batted the whole day Lal Kwong described the first against Middlesex at Hove and made robber as being about 32 years of 363.rums.
age and armed with a knife; the second was armed with an iron bar
ESSEX. WORCESTERSHIRE.
|
and carried a torch, and the third had a pistol.
Despite R. Howorth's fine bowling, Police regard it as a doubtful- re- | Essex put up 872 runs in their frui port.
Innings against Worcestershire.
In a light-weight eight-round con- test here tonight, Johnny Pena (124
decision over Young Gilde (125. pounds),
Gildo was knocked down in the third round, but he came back strongly to fight until the end when the verdict was awarded against him. -Unit Prese.
MEXICAN'S VICTORY
Los Angeles, Aug. 3. Speedy Dado, the Manila-born ban- tamweight, was beaten on points in ten-round fight against Panchokvas, of Mexico, hore to-day.
The Mexican out-punched and out- boxed Dado all the way. There we no knock-downs in the course of the fight-United Press.
Howorth captured five for 62 runs. At close of play, Worcestershire had:44 with all their wiekets intact,
"GLAMORGAN v, SOUTH AFRICANS
Honours are fairly even up to now between Glamorgan and the · South Africans at Swansea. The touriste batted first and hit up 809.
Glamor gan-had lost three wickats when stumps were drawn to-day, but they had 108 on the boarde-Reuter.
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