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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE, 25, 1936..
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Absence Of Surprises At Wimbledon
HUGHES AND MAKO SCRATCH IN SINGLES
BOTH SUFFERING FROM INJURIES
TUCKEY'S SPLENDID WIN
OVER DES TREMEAU
After Tuesday's disconcerting upsets in the ladies singles championship, Wimbledon results yesterday All of the eight continued on more normal lines.
"seeded" players in the men's singles won fairly com- fortably. Bryan Grant of America had to concede the first set to Maurice Deloford the English county play. er, but Perry, Von Cramm, Crawford, Austin, Allison, Quist and Budge won in straight sets.
were
display,
revealing
re-
Both England and América; promising Jost important representatives Diagnificent backhand drive. Perry tried to ulice the Siamese to the net forerti 112 retire who
order to pull out his famous pass through injuries, Gene Mako ofing strokes, but Chartikavanji United States conceded a walk- Fused to be drawn and Uimed his net well that he usually over due to a strained, muscle, exersion says Reuter, while G. P. Hughes scored with ace volley's. is feeling the effects of slight
Perry, however, was always able to game natch heart strain and is saying him-were the pace to scure
i served to enhance Perry's prospects, self for the Davis Cup Chllenge ints and if anything the
hus therefore scratched from the singles,
Round.
He
adda
A United Prens mensagr flatel Jenn Brugnen, one of the French Three famas tratwhile Musketeers"
also withdrew und
zave J. Lesueur his compatroit a wall-over after they had played fuur Hela.
Two prominent English girls wer eliminate daring the day's play which continus in ting weather and before a large, crowd,
Miss Dearman of Wightman Cap fume bowed before Madaine Mathies, | leading French exponent, while Misa "Billy" Yorke, whose recent suc ness in the French Championships. brought her into great prominouée, i
a victim to the elevernes f Mme. Meulemeester of Belgium.
TO-DAY'S
SPORTS
CALENDAR
Recent study of Miss Caroline Babcock, U, S. Wightman Cup player, who yesterday won her way into The third round of the women's singles at Wimbledon,
LEAGUE TENNIS
Chinese Recreation Club Win Nine Sets From I.R.C.
RECREIO AND KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB ALSO WIN VERY COMFORTABLY
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Pentures nh: at to-day's sports Mille. Jesizrejowaka continued her fixtures are further matches in the
championships and winning way by removing Miss Nellie ass hol Adamson, the Belgian champion. league teams programme. They are!
Second round successes were also gained by Senorita Anita Lizann of (formerly Chile, Mine. Sperling Fraulein Krairwinkel the 11831 analist) and Miss Kay Staminers,, British "hope"
ITOH STILL BRILLIANT
In the men's singles, Charles E. Bare, young English player, offere fine opposition to Jack Crawford, but found the Australian at his best. Von Cramm, second favourite, toyed with 1. Hecht Us Czechoslovakian while "Bunny" Austin played classical temmis to eliminate Clifford Sproule, manager of the Australian Davis Cup
Lam
E. Itoh, Japan's only representa tive this year, advanced to the third round with a brilliant victory over Hans Haanes of Holland. According to a Renter report Itoh smashed won- derfully and outplayed the Holländer, Itoh exploited his opponent's wenk backhand and puzzled him with hig slow, but tricky, service,
Perry was never fully extended to beat Charlikavanji although the Siamese Cambridge Blue gave a most
LAWN BOWLS
Singles Championship
A 1. Rumjahn V. W. Mair (IL.K.F.C. Green)..
J. E. Noronha v. S. A. Bright *CK.G,CH-Green);
C. G. Silva v. A. Grimmelt (Kow. loon Dock Green).
J. A. Selby v. M.. R. Abbas (C.C.C. Green).
G. N. Mitchell v. A. E. Silkestone (Recreio Green).
A. . Omar, v, F. C. Goodman (Taikoo Green).
P. E. Knight v. A. Spary (Police Green).
F. E. E. Booker v. A. Ilyde Lay (Civil Service Green).
All matchen start at 5.15 p.m. LAWN TENNIS "C" Division
K.LT.C. S.C.A.A. FR.C.
R.E.C. (1) K.T.G.C.A. University
V.
Recreio C.C.C
A.T.C..
IL.C.C. (2) c.s.c.C.
3.
V
V. C.R.C.
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Results
In Detail
Principal results at Wimbledon yes- terday as cabled by United Press and Reuter were as follows
MEN'S SINGLES Second Roand
F. J. Perry (England) beat K. Chartikavanji (Siam) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Bryan Grant (U.S.) beat Maurice! Deloford (England) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
6-1.
W. Allen (U.S.) beat David Jones (US) 14-12, 6-3, 0-4.
J. Van Ryn (U.B.) beat H. Tim mer (Holland) G-4, -6, 6-3.
D. Budge (U.S.) bent fan Collins (Scotland) G-2, 6-2, 6-1,
1. Lesueur (France) beat J. Brug Hun (France) 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 7-3 (Brugnon retired).
J. Caska (Czechoslovakia) beat . A. Goldman (England) 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. J. Crawford (Australia) beat Charles Hare (England) 6-3, 6-2, K-6.
C. Lounsus (France) beat Gene Mako (U.S.) who defaulled.
G. You Cramm (Germany) beat i.. Hecht (Czechoslovakin), 6-4, 6-3,
6-4.
6-3.
1. W. Austin (England) beat Clifford Sproule (Australia) 6-4, 6-1,-United Press.
E Itolt (Japan) beat II. lunes (Holland) 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
A Quist (Australia) hent W. Eller (Switzerland) 8-6, 6-3, 6-1.1 C. R. D. Tuckey (England) beat I, Dextremenu (France) 7-5, 1-6,
7-5, 6-2.
V. McGrath (Australia) bent 11. Landry (France) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 Reater
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Second Rouad
Mrs.
Mrs. Andrus (U.S.) beat Katherine Bowden 6-1, 7-5,
Mme. Sperling (Denmark) beat Miss Patricia O'Connell (England) 7-5, 6-2.
Miss Careline Bahcock (U.S.) beat Mrs. R. V. Fontes (England) 6-2, 6-3.
Miss K., Stammers (England) beat Miss Wright (England) 6-3,
6-0.
Indian Recreation Club offer-:
to
ed but
poor resistance Chinese Recreation Club (1) ati when i Sookunpoo yesterday they met in a "B" Division match. The tennis
league champions won all nine sets. Both teereio, who remain top of the league, and K.C.C.. scored com- fortable wins. K.C.C. got away with a bigger margin than was anticipated, bat University were without one of their regular players.
Recreio were much too powerful for! ilongkong Cricket Club and won with
conceding but one ret.
Case
Two matches were postponed-- Craigengower v. Civil Service and C.ILC, (2) v. Central British Associa- tion.
Details of the mates and amended lengue table follow."
CHINESE "A" v. INDIAN R.C.
Over
Arnold
lover Cricket Skeet, of Hersham, Surrey, aged eighty-two, bowled an the imaginary ball across counterpane of his bed re- "That's cently, murmured good" and died. Played cricket regularly years ago, took occasional day off from his job as gardener-to go to the Oval.
Playing at Sucktnpoo, the Indian--ALL-INDIA-TEAM AT Recreation Club were defeated by the Chinese RC. "A" team by nina sets to nil. Scores:
Lau Man-ching and Leung Ping- chiu (Chinese R.C.) beat F. D. Pereira and Y. el Arculli 6-4; beat M. el Arculli and R. Kitchell 6-2; beat! S. A. R. Bux and Y. A. Razack 0-1. Ju Tak-lam and Luk Chun-cheung and beat Pereira (Chinese RC.)
"THE HOUSE" Entertained By M.P.s
London, June 24.
The All India cricketers were guests.
DROP SET
COTTON LEADS FIELD
For Golf Title
PRINCIPAL SCORES
London, June 21. The qualifying rounda in the British Open Golf Champion- ship over the. Hoylake and Wallasey courses concluded to- day, when 107 players qualified, with scores of 155 or better.
Only one well-known competitor failed to enter the competition proper, enre! Ernest Whitcombe returning n of 16
some
distinctive There 1 features about th-day's play. Walter Smithers, na unattached profesalonal from Canada, return neard of 141 to Cotton; while to Balsh secntal
Hector Thomson broke the Wallasey course record with a 58 to make his eard up to 145.
Hert Hodson who qunlied with a ened of 162-holed out the fourth (165 yards) on the Wallasey course.- Renter
The leading qualifers follows!
It. Cotton
W. Sadliers
Ch Sarazen...
Perry Allis
Richard Burton
B. G
11, Thom
Tarner
were,
71 73 1-1-1
G8 71
1:19
31
TO
131
71
72
145
#5 78 143
77 115
74 68
145
Nooran Sutton
140
12
130
ไป 148
71
148
Cyril Tolley
148
J. H. Buson
149
Boomer (St. Cloud) 77
150
150
Davies
73
77
71 151
78 78
151
Padgham
A. Dailey
Som King
F. Francis
Lary
Bobby Locke Archie Compston Hodson
C. Whilcombe. Perry (Holder) Ferrier
Boyer
76 76 161
70 81
151
81 71 152
74
80
78
73 154
77 77 164 15-1 77 77
MERCER'S
CRICKET RECORD
Our Daily Golf Hint
In playing the shorter shots and all shots where the main object is to raise the ball abruptly, use an open stance.
-A. 7. Morrison,
VERITY & GOVER NOT
SO HOT
ENGLAND'S NO. I' BOWLER IS FARNES
OBSERVES
"FOUR COUNTIES"
The chief trouble about this alleged search for bowlers is that the cricket-adoring public either entirely ignores, or is blissfully ignorant of, the fact that these are not Australian Test batsmen that Gover and Verity are getting out and, in fact, are many of them three and four classes below that of Bradman and 'company.
We merely throw dust h our eyez
If we try to pressuade duraelves that the "tails" of Glamorgan or Kent or Essex, for example, are in the same parish as Australia's Best seven bats men with their tafle up and wait-
The amazing part of the whole.
is that lots of people either story seeing or reading that Gover and Verity have routed Glamorgan, Sur- as rey and Kent mud ipso, feeto tilt them the goods," and, what is mere,, the Best-rank goods for the Austen' linn campaign.
Mercer duririg eleven seasons with
Arcalli 6-1; beat Arculli and Kitchell of a Lords and Commons cricket team Glamor his bowled 11,114 overs 6-3; beat Bux and Razack 0-2.
at luncheon at the House of Commons
BEATS ME
Sit where you like, in pavilion, in cheapest seats, in tram, in tube, or In cineunt, you will hear the samR Miory,
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As each useful analysis is handed us by Verity, or Gover, or Who-You- everybody's Win, his name is Ups as that of the inau for the War in the Antipodes.. Why is this? I confess it has the beat.
Cammat the amateur selectors see the wood for the trees? Similarly, useful batsman-no more and no
Turnbull Jess-like Maurice
into the side for Australia, walked and not only that but the caplaincy as well, because he gets a century against Yorkshire,
A great test to be sure, and to pass which many a player might give the top joint of his best first, finger, but Rich a score has little to do with the likehood of success on an Austro- lian tour.
CHARMING
A
1 am not grabbing. Turnball. very long way from that. A charm- Ing fellow, a good cricketer, and one who Glamorgan can thank its lucky stars that he was not born in Mid- dlesex, or resident in Lancashire or Leicestershire. But Test teams are of eleven entities only, and you can not, therefore, include in the ult the charming fellows" in England. Now, con
you?
I want to know when, in a re- presentative match in this country the highest of all tests in cricket,
Ng Kam-chuen and Tsang Chung-to-day The health of the visitors and taken 1,167 wickets. He previ-especially if the match was a Lord's was proposed by the Prime Ministerously played for Sussex, and his full
nin (Chinese R.C.) beat Pereira and Arculli 6-1; beat Arculli and Kitchell 6-2; beat Dux and Razack 6-2.
KOWLOON C.C. v. UNIVERSITY
cricket up to livered the bacon"?
The company included Lord Willing record in first-class don ex-Viceroy of India, and after May 1, 1930, is as follows: lincheon the visitors were shown over een
the Houses of Parliament and were:
1910
1921
of Lords at which Lord Willingdon 2 Visiting King's Park, the Hongkongresent at the opening of the House 10 University Tennis Club met with de was formally introduced and took his 1923
Kowloon
sent for the first time since his 1020 fent at the hands of the Cricket Club by seven sels to two. elevation to the rank of Marquis 192
British Wireless. Scores:
A. W Ramsey and G. C. Burnett (Kowloon C.C.) bent Y. C. Lau and T. B 6-4; beat P. P. Kho und K.
Chan 6-2; heat 11. N. Lee and P. DELIGHT FOR ONE
G. Lee G-4.
S. A. Gray and A. Crawford (Kow. DISAPPOINTMENT on C.C.) bens Lau and His
7.011
beat Kho and Chan 6.0: bent Le FOR THE OTHER
und Leo 6-22
C. Polglase and N. A. . Mackay (Kowloon C.C.) lost to Lau and Hu 5-7; bent Kho and Chan 6-0; lost to Lee and Lee 3-6,
RECREIO . HONGKONG C. C.
A-King's Park, the Club de Rel creid enjoyed an easy victory over the Hongkong Cricket Club winning by
one. Scoris: eight sets to
J. J. Remedios and L. F. V. Ribeira! (Recrulo) beat J. Rodger and. A. C. 1. Bowker 6-0; beat T. C. Monaghan and G. E. R: Divelt 7-6; beat G. S. Gamble and B. O'M. Denne 4-2.
W. A. Reed and A. A. dos Reme
(Recreio) lost to Rodger and Bowker. 4-6; beat Monaghan and
Mme. Mathieu (France) beat Divett 6-3; beat Gamble and Deane Miss N. Dearman (England) (2.0-3. 6.2.-United Prins.
L.A. Carvalho and M. A. Olivetre
Miss Mary Heeley (England) beat (Recreio) bent Rodger and Bowker Ming Haylock (England) 6-3, 6-4, 6-1; bert Monaghan and Divett 6-2;
Mme. Meulemeester (Belgium) beat Gambla and Deane 0-2.
beat Miss "Billy" Yorke (England) |
64, 0-1.
Senorita Lizana (Chile). Mlle.
Jedzrejowska (Poland) and Miss. Nellie Adamson (Belgium) all Recreio reached the third round-Reuter. C.R.C. (1)
MIXED DOUBLES
First Round
H. Stratford (U.S.) and
Brution (England) beat
E
K.C.C.
C.S.C.C.
C.R.G. (2)
H.K.U.T.C.
Mrs. C.C.C.
Itoh I.R.C.
(Japan) and Mrs. Cooper (England) | H.K.C.C.
6-4, 7-5--Reuter,
C.D.A.
LEAGUE TABLE
Sets
P. W. L. F.
A. Pls.
7
4 4 0 29% 0% 8
4 4 0 20
4.3 1 27 11
4 2 2 22
314
42210% 1745
G
2 314 31
3 1 2 14 12
3 1 2 8% 15%
5 1 4 15.274
0 43 324
C. R. D. Tackey (left) who yester day triumphed over the promising young Frenchman, Destremeau, and G. P. Hughes, who has withdrawn from the singles championship at Wimbledon owing to a strained heart.
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HE WAS "SOFT"
Taking all the factors into consi- derution his was the best perform- 30.76ance recently at Brentwood. While Gover had the weaker batting to 25.05 bowl against plus the valuable "first 24.03 to!" while there was a veneer of dew
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