THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1935.
COURAGEOUS TENNIS ENABLES BRITON TO SUCCEED
H. W. AUSTIN'S DEFEAT OF WILMER ALLISON
GLORIOUS BATTLE OF WITS AND STROKES AT WIMBLEDON
GREAT BRITAIN WINS FIRST MATCH IN DAVIS Cup CompetiITION
·BY "VERITAS”.'"
H. W. Austin (Great Britain) beat W. Allisan (United States) 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-8, 7-5.
The Centre Court, Wimbledon, July 27. A glorious battle of wits and strokes between "Bunny" Austin and Wilmer Allison provided an
The two teams at the bottom of the First Division of the local Lawn Bowls League played off their first match of the season on Saturday when the Kowloon Cricket Club won on the Civil Service C. C. green: Ahave picture shows the match in progress. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
ideal curtain-raiser for the 1935 Davis Cup Chal N.
lenge Round between Great Britain and United States which opened here under delightful wea- ther conditions to-day,
A capacity Centre-Court crowd rose and cheered the players to the echo when Austin, with a winning smash, brought to an end a swiftly fluctuat| ing and tensely dramatic two-hours, contest.
Grent Britain had become one up and four to play.
Prons the time the Englishman lost the svennt sut defeat stalked in his!
LISTLESS BOWLS
wake and it was a comparatively new A. M. HOLLAND BEATS
Austin who inciled the onlookers to outbursts of wild applause in the elesing stages of this exhausting
truggle. Frum a purely new
nendemic player, who has so far as tennis is concerned, put the "C" in classic, Į
E. EL ARCULLI
he became a grit fighter, defying in POOR STANDARD
unhappy
fate which at one time
IN SINGLES
Y. Yankees BRITISH Recover More SWIMMING
Lost-Ground CHAMPIONS
WIN AGAIN FROM 5 CHALLENGERS
THE TIGERS
GIANTS BEAT REDS
New York, Aug. 20. The New York Yankees made n! further recovery of lost ground in
the American Baseball League to day when they won another match against the top team, the Detroit Tigers.
well ahead,
SUCCEED
TITLE WON AFTER
11 YEARS
BY W. J. HOWCROFT
London, July 18. Five
new champions were crowned at the A.S.A. champion. ships at Blackpool, and in each instance the majority of fore- casters were confounded.
Apart from distribuțing the honoura
RESULTS AT A
GLANCE
·COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Lancashire (175 and 396 for S wkts.) beat Kent (340 and 230 for 5 wkts. dec.) by five
wickets,
Derbyshire (406 and 259 for 6 wkts. dec.) beat Worcester- shire (364 and 104 for 1 wkt.) on first innings.
Notts (322, and 128 for 7 wists.) beat Glamorgan (201 and 248) by three wickets.
Yorkshire (367) beat Middle- sex (183 and 102)' by an innings and 82 runs.
Leicestershire (163 and 174 for 6 wkts.) beat Sussex (136 and 199) by four wickets.
Hampshire (458 for 3 wkts, dec.) beat Northants (129 and 116) by an innings and 213 Essex (317 and 151) beat Gloucestershire (228 and by 63 runs.
TUDB.
"B" Division Tennis Ties For/To-day
177)
PROGRAMME OF MATCHES
LANCASHIRE
WIN FROM KENT
BEST PERFORMANCES
DATTING,
Townsend (Derby v. Wor
cester)
SECOND INNINGS Walker (Notts v. Glam-
RECOVERY
DERBYSHIRE ONLY DRAW
London, Aug. 20.
A commanding lead on the first tion in the second were not only innings followed by a 'declara- insufficient to enable Kent to force a win againat Lancashire at Dover but the champion county staged a brilliant recovery to take the full points for the match by a margin of five wickels.
Kent hnd first lease of the wickets and, thanks to Todd, had 340 runs of the board before the inst wicket feli Todd, claimed 114 before dismissal. It was also due to Told that Lanca shire se
scored only 175 rune in the first innings when the left handler raptured five
for Wickets 50 runs. Instead of enforcing the follow-on, Kont took the third Innings and des clared at 230 for nine wickets.
of the
Idrton came to the rescue champon and knocked up 141 runs to the county only won on first innings against Worcestershire at Derby.
DERBYSHIRE HELD
Derbyshire received another check, to her aspiratings to the title when the county only won on first innings ngainst Worcestershire at Derby,
The hunis County took command of The Chinese Recreation Club
the situation when has
the Derbyshire already won the Mixed batsmen went to the wickets and put Doubles of the Lawn Tennis up a total of 400 runs, of which
League as well as the "A" Divi- Townsend stored 180. Worcester-
180
Iddon (Lancs. v. Kent)
organ)
141
137
C. G. A. Paris (Hants v.
Northants)
134*
McCorkell
(Hanta V.
Northants)
132
M. J. Turnbull (Glam-
organ v. Not(s)
124
Todd (Kent v. Lancs)
"Not Out
BOWLING Goddard (Gloucester
v. Essex) Butler (Notts Glamorgan)
(Lance
Pollard
Kent) Verity (Yorks
Middlesex)
and
Evans (Essex Gloucester)
Astill (Leicester
Sussex)
7 for 49
7 for 66
7 for 87
6 for 53
5 for 20
V.
6 for 47
6 for 51
6 for 61
Voce (Notts v. Glam- P. Smith (Essex v
organ) Gloucester)
6 for 76 Todd (Kent v. Lance) 5 for 50 James Langridge (Sussex v. Leices- ter)
5 for 71
TENNIS PLAYER KILLED
sion and this afternoon they shire replied with a total of 364 and Finn Smith Crashes In
should annex the "B" Division then Derbyshire declared at 253 for title as they are due to meet their only serious rivals,, the South | hrud 101 for one. China Athletic Association.
At the close of play Worcestershire
whether he has given a more gallant A. M. Holland and E, el Arculffi / Vankers who also made one error title haiders were rewarded for low the "A" team owing to some of the being due to the bowling of Voce in
which
The
of
The Athletics and the Whijfifth, however, Vera King at they would tai pilaying For the 'hinese second and to Walker who scareil a
in the
first
Aeroplane
(Special to "Telegraph")
appeared certain to be his, and finally winning as much by strength of wifi̟] as by the pure merits of stroke play." NEVER MORE COURAGEOUS
Bowls of a standard that might
The Tigers, who are, however, casily have shared players tāk-
were beaten by Austin has played more perfecting part in an ordinary club handi.isgle run although they actually lennis, but it la highly speculative
was reproduced, by registeret more hits than did the over a wide field, four of the new cap match
Notts won against Glamorgan at or courageous display.
South China this season withdrew Worksop by tures wickets, the victory 'grandi A
periods of disappointments. pening, which earned him the ftrat the fourth round of the Openre than the Tigers, set ni 6-2, was followed by a reaction Singles Championship on the
Club's regular players indicating that the first innings and Butler in the nitted Allison to enjoy the Civil Service CC. green yesterday Sox were permitted
Oslo, Aug. 20. again engaged in her second attempt in a national fest;
Leicester, registered her
century ten minutes interval with a lend of two Green skip qualified for the last went to the Chicago outfit.
R. and, as a result, the "B" team the Kowloon two! when
Bowlingdouble header, which this
county's knock. Finn Sraith, the Norwegian time what is more, her margin of
has been somewhat rtrengthened. comforting
Glamorgan compiled 201 runs in Davis Cup lawn Tennis player The winners of today's match will took six for Gl. In reply Notts made plane which he was flying crashed
the kaowledge that, where in the first eight by a margin of 21 shots to
success in Li 200 yards breast stroke i
innings, during which Voce was killed when a military aero. place he had been the abject defender, eight.
The New York Giants, leaders was wider than in any other event in expected that the Causeway Walker claiming 137.
carry of the Shield and it is con he was then the masterful attacker)
of the National League, won an apa native record, so obvidusty the four sessions. In addition, the with winning shots, born of confidence,
Tarnbull made 124 runs in Glamor For two playera of their caliber match and seem certain she is a newcomer who should rise to
Hay side will meintain its sentence of "B" Division victories streaming from his racket.
which an's second innings which totallest win the championship, their con higher achievement.
companion, 248. Butler started in 1928.
Laking even She is form being one of the of the Leicester
for 66. officer, was also killed. The programme for toxiny in as
Notts scored 128 for seven wickels. feature of this year's matches.
Instructress, Mrs. |
follows: Hancock, a keen worker who has
Finn Smith was Results
YORKSHIRE. MIDDLESEX
a well-known of to-day's fixtures hitherto just missed developing R
Indian R.C.
Hongkong C.C.
lawn tennis figure.and took part in University national winner.
Civil Service South China Kowloon C.C.
to one, and the
the bowls
was atrocious and it When the players re-assembled for would be nu exaggeration to say the fourth set the crowd was obviously that neither averaged mure that nerveus. It sensed an
unexpected one good wood in four while there United States victory, and it was therefore in an atmosphere of the were heads on which not a single acutest tension that the Englishman wood could be described as good. starter! to tacklo hin extremely it can truly be said that Arvulli difficult task,
slatent
follow:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. II. E. 2 5 0 # A
The biggest surprise at Blackpool, enme in the 100 yards final, when Romunt Gabrielsen, defeated a field of Ave more fancied candidates in con vincing fashion-after qualifying as the fastest ser in the preliminary
Pittsburgh Brooklyn
Weaver blanket out the Dod- heat.
beat himself, for the bowls he was But Austin "remained imperturba. ↑ playing was exceptionally poor, ble'th this atmosphere. He had his teeth clenched and he set about the Never during the 19 heads, which jab of squaring the match in the were played before Holland secured | pers).
and manuer as he had annihilated the necessary 21 shots, was Arecull Allison in the first set.
able to find his true form although St. Louis there were one or two occasions Boston when he had bad luck with some
MASTERLY IN FOURTH SET
New York
6 ៥ 1 5 12
- 12 1
6 5.
J
(Rothrock and Medwick scored He raced to three-love-the first well placed deliveries. Even when | home runa for the Cardinals), game to love on his own service, then he scored a three on the sixth head Cincinnati sa advantage point on Allison's de- he was not playing bowls that was liveries, and then to 16-only to be worthy of such brought up with a jerk by the Texan against a player of Holland's a large count who crowded the net to take calibre. The nearest wood to the aequence of three games. But A- tin returned with some of his best jack was easily two and a half foot
cross-court backhand drives to wini way.
his own service in the seventh game and, continuing to plek out the right.
onek for winning hits, fought hin
HOLLAND BETTER
On one hend Arculli's first two way through to a magnificent fourth woods were set victory.
a good nine yards!
The cheers which greeted this per-part, one being nearly five yards formance lasted fully three minutes, ort and the other four yards and the atmosphere which before had through. been strained, now became electrical
HIS FOUR YEARS' EFFORTS
In the fan he swam 1 4-see. Inster than in the heat to win in glorious style, like a master craftsman. The ather Galets failed to reproduce their beat returns.
I first saw Gabrielsen in the water and Leiber scored home runs for the mentorship of the late Arthur There were ten innings. On ve years ago when a boy of 12 years at the City of London School, under the Giants).
Jarvis He was then a The match between the Chicago correct and attractive in style. Al- pretty mover, Cabs and Philadelphia Phillies though he has been competing, was postponed on account of rain. Southern and Kent Championships for four years he never won a title, AMERICAN League
owing to elashing with Fred Dove.
Early this month; Gabrielen inade dead-heat with Dove. Now he is definitely the best sprinter in the land, facing the future with a powerful body, which has not been strained by too much racing.
Philadelphia Chicago .....
R. H.
4 11
1
... 13 16 I Jimmy Foxx scored a home run Holland was certainly playing for the Athletles and Simmons
in anticipation of a glorious finlah. better bowls but he was not shows and Sewell for the White Saxl. Nobody was disappointed.
Allison, although looking decidedly the more extended. He found the green dif- Philadelphia
ing his capabilities and was rarely
Chienga
Indod of the two, called upon his ficult although there did not seem reserves to win the opening game un service and when he went away anything wrong with the gink on : to 3-1 things looked very rusy for which they were playing.
the American camp.
The scoring was close on Hughing the net he went to 10-16 in opening beads and the fifth
even
4
0
Mrs. Olive Wadhamh is another win mer at Binckpool. She started off with bright prospects, but failed to 11 12 0 full expectations. The English selec- Jimmy Foxx stored a home run tions for the Empire Games had been for the Atliktica).
the Boston with St. Louis
5 1:1 1 B 15 1
made before Mrs. Wadham mude her debut at Southport five years ago, but she was included in the team at n later date. Since, she has been bul has failed to touch the
(Solters scored a home ran for competing and necessary for
on Austin's service and Areulli's three on the sixth only kame on he was presented with the easiest of eleven shots were registered on the the Browna). volleys for the next point. But first eight heads when Holland was
in
he
anxiety he netted, and for leading by 7-4, while it required; Baston the first and only time in the match 19 heads for the players to score St. Louis
gave expression to his feelings by
walloping the
net hand with his racket and stamping with both feet.
29 shuts.
New York
Holland led at: 9-5 on the 11th
7
1-4
3
3 12 0
6 8 5 10
Olymple or Empire tens until this week, when sho returned G3 3-5sec, ver the long course at Blackpool.
Olive Bartle travelled to Blackpool with an
even more
record. She has been pointing"
in
win
V
Y.
Club do Recreio Chinese R.C.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
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had
near here.
another
air
ful for the, fset that Hedley Verity ments.
Yorkshire had reason to be thank many leading International tourna- He competed at Wimbledon been dropped from the Test in June last and survived the frat natch, because playing against Mid-round minst G. Lyttelton Rogers, dlesex t Leeds, the slow lawler cap the Irishman, when he bent 5-7, fi-1, The present standings of the vari- tured 11 wickets, for, altogether 6-3, 9-11, 6-4.
runs to enable Yorkshire to win by nn innings and 82 run.
In the second round Finn Smith Yorkshire knocked up 367 runs in was eliminated by John. Van Ryn, their only visit in the wicket, and
ous teams are as follows:
Sath China Chinese R.C. Civil Here Rorredo theiversity
Kowloon Ce Indian 2.0, C.B.A.
then dismissed Middlesex for 18 and the American, by 6-3, 6-0, 6-2, ---
Kels
W. D. L.
F. A. I'
G&
42 #
10
43
4
2 28 25
K
102,
17 19
12 14
20
47
NEW ZEALAND RUGBY TOUR TO JAPAN
TEAM MAY PLAY IN COLONY
LEAVES SYDNEY IN DECEMBER
Wellington, Aug. 20. The New Zealand University Rugby team which is to tour Japan during the beginning of next year may possibly play two matches in Hongkong en route. According to an announcement made to-day the team will leave Sydney on December 28 for a three months tour of Japan.
Thus reprieved Austin came into his head. 13-6 on the 18th: and 15-6 Detroit own. He won the necessary points, on the 17th.
Ben Chapman secret a home Southern senior and junior title tests loat the sixth game on the Amertenn's The sun made it diflcult to bowl run for the Yankees and Green-ince 1927 without one
It is hoped that games will be service, captured his own, ngain towards the pavilion but even when i berg for the Tigers).
to her credit. It is, therefore,
high arranged in Hongkong on its way tribute to Miss Hartle's perseverance to Japan and again on its return. that she won-the highest honour renter. the A.SA. by virtue of a speedy per formance, against a rival with an International reputation in Mrs. Irene- Milton.
wilted before two lerrific cannon-ball the sun was at their backs the Washington ace services, and then, with Allison players did not reproduce anything. Cleveland
(Continued on Page 3) like their best form.
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SIX WORLD'S RECORDS Phyllis Harding, too, won her first A.S.A. Championship this week after eleven years among front rankers.
LAWN BOWLS RINKS
FOR SATURDAY
Miss Harding won her first title test Hongkong Electric R. C.
12)
the Southern girls' breast-stroke-
In 1921. Since then sho has repre mented Great Britain at three Olym- plads, being placed on two occasions; she established half-a-dozen world's records, and this week she swam faster than at any time in her career,
There will be keen racing, and prob ably close finishes, at the Lime Grove Baths, Shepherd's Bush to-night, when the Hammersmith Ladies' Swimming Club stage the Southern girls' breast- stroke championship, which has closed with 25 entries.
The match between the Foot- ball League and the Irish League la to be played at Blackpool on Septembar 20.
Selection
The Hongkong Electric R.C. rinks for Saturday's Second Division Lawn Bowls League match against the Taikoo R.C. at Ming Yuon will be as follows:
R. C. Butler, W. Stoker, G. T. Padgett, A. F. Paul (skip):
J. G. Haigh, H. S. McKay, J. Sloan. and H. W. B. Muskett (skip);
A. P. Tarbuck, J. F. Barron, L. do Rome and A. Webster (skip).
The reserves will be J. L. King and I. S. Jones,
Benter Special,
Verity was almost unplayable and took six wickets for 53 runs in the, first innings and five for 20' in the reply second.
Hampshire declured at 458 runs for only three wickets. McCor Sussex sustained another defeat kell made another century, scoring when they were beaten by Leicester at 132, and Paris made 134, not out. Eastbourne by four wickets.
Sussex scored only 136 in the first Nortlauits fured even worse in their innings and 199 hi the second. In second venture which realised only their second knock, Astill captured: 116 runs.
six wickets for 61 runs.
Hampshire thus won by an in-
Leicester did not do much better innings and 213 runs.
their first innings which realised 143
18.
Despite James Langridge's
At Southend, Essex beat Gloucester- good bowling, they scored 174 for six shire by 63 runs. wickets In the second knock to win! with four. wickets fo
spare. Langridge claimed Ave victims for 71
runs.
HAMPSHIRE. NORTHANTS
Essex scored 317 in the frat in- nings, but facing Goddard in the second, they could only put up 161. Goddard had seven for 49 runs.
t
Gloucester replied with 228 In the As was obvious after the first day's batsmen for 17 runs, and only 177 in Brst innings, Evans sending back six play, Hampshire severely trounced Northants in their fixture played at Smith who did the damage, boing Recond. This time. It was F. Bournemouth.
responsible for the dismissal of six Northants were dismissed for only Gloucester batamen for 76 129 runs in the first innings, and in Reuter,
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