THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1936.
TRIUMPH OF WIMBLEDON'S "6
"CHOSEN EIGHT" Create Record By All Reaching Quarter-Finals
TO-DAY'S
SPORTS
DIARY
PERRY'S REAL TASK NOW BEGINS
BRILLIANT FORM OF DONALD BUDGE MAKES HIM A BIG THREAT
OUTSIDE CHANCE OF AN ALL-
ENGLISH FINAL
Wimbledon records, like apple pics, are made to be broken, and the 1936 meeting has already contributed its quota to the list of new records. For the first time since the adoption of the seeding" system, all eight "seeded" players in the men's singles championship have won through to the quarter-finals. When the draw was first'announced he does not care for these lengthy Nevertheless he has one stinctively felt that Fred Perry competitions. the holder had been smiled upon, by extremely promising prospects of ad- the lady of good fortune. But since vancing to the final. He knows that last Monday, Quist, Grant and Budge, ho can beat Allson and that be 1 the three players in his section of more likely to overcome elther Craw. the draw have been playing so bril-ford or Von Cramm than he is Perry." tantly that it must now be conceded that Perry faces one of the most 1icult tasks in his carour,
SIGNIFICANT DISPLAYS Only Grant has dropped a set on the way to the quarter-finals, but even more significant are the sinash- ing victories of Quist, Budge and Grant in the thint round. Grant, instance, obliterated Vivian McGrath on Saturday to win in three
There is, in fnet, more than an all-English outside chance of an final. It would be the first ince 1911 when H. Roper Barrett and C. P. Dixun were the finalists,
THE MOST EXCITING
FOUR OF THE LAST EIGHT competitors in the men's singles championship at Wimbledon. On Infi in H. W. Austin (England)... above is J. Crawford (Australia) and on right in 'F. J. Perry (Eng- land), the holder, and G. Von Cramm (Germany).
Perry Says He Has Lost Interest In Tennis
Auteuil, Paris, June 2 "Tennis used to be my whole life. Now I am a married man it is only part of it. I have lost interest and enthusiasm a . I can con centrate no longer. That is the
plain truth."
F. J. Perry, Britain's No. 1 player and world champion, made this state- iment here to-day after losing his French singles title to Baron G. von
Cramm.
Mrs. Perry (formerly Miss Helen Vinson), the film actress, sitting in
the stands, smiled down at her hus- band as his title was slipplog away,
"NOT WORRYING"
Mr. and Mrs. Perry discussed the match at ten,
"I really don't think Fred was play- ing badly," said his wife. "I suppose it is good for him to lose occasionally. I am certainly not worrying about it. Lowing tennis championships is not a
cutastrophe to me."
"Of course, it's not a entastrophe," (interposed Perry.
"I expect I shall be playing better
Our Daily Golf Hint
The wide indecisive swing cannot Be aimed accurately at the back of the ball-chip shots demand a crisp and de- finite descending stroke.
-Henry Cotton. -
UPROAR
BEFORE
FIGHT:
Demonstation
By Crowd
Cardiff, June 7. Unprecedented incidents inarked the period before the fight between George Cook and Ben Foord, at the Welsh White City, Cardiff, to-day.
For some hours rain fell heavily, and when the first fight was staged
ARTHUR WRAGG, SUSPENDED, PLEADS-
"I Rode Badly, But I'm Innocent”
NEW TURF SENSATION
Newmarket, June 5.
Arthur Wragg, twenty-four-year-old "kid brother" of the famous Wragg jockey trio, sat at his home on the edge of the Heath here to-night, a sad and tiny figure, slumped in a huge armchair.
The dramatic withdrawal of his lleened by the stewards of the Jockey Club earlier in the day was the topic of the town.
When I called at Wragg's house my knock was answered by his petty
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young wife, bride of four months.
"Arthur is terribly upset," she said. "The decision of the stewards has come as a terrifle blow."
"NEVER DID WRONG Mrs. Harry Wragg, sister-in-law, explained Wragg's viewpoint. It in thisi
"I am perfectly innocent. I have never done anything wrong on a race- course in my life. I made my state- nient to the stewards, but they did not. necept my explanation. I cannot say anything more?
"I think Arthur agrees that he rode a bad race," said Mrs. Harry Wragg.
In other words, the boy made a mistake.
"
The stewards' verdict has deprived him of his present livelihood.
"Charlie Smirke came back success- fully. Why shouldn't you?" is friends told him last night.
will spend the time until the day when the stewards withdraw their sus- pension.
It is with this hope in mind that he
Holyrood was trained at Newmarket by Percy Allen, for whom Arthur Wrage rode as first jockey. He was also employed by Lord Ganely. die had ridden five winners this season.
WORLD RECORD
Athlete's Success In Olympic Trials
BOWLS, POLO AND LAWN TENNIS
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To-day's programme of sporting events in Hongkong Includes cham pionship lawn bowls matches, lengue jennis and an American Handicap Tournament polo match. The fixtures follow.
LAWN BOWLS
:
Open Palts Championship 1. Glendinning' and J. Shepherd J. Tacchi and R. Basa
(K.I.G.C. Green)
J. S. Landolt, and D. Rumjahn v. C. Roza Pereira and C. G. Silva' (1.C.C. Green)
J. E. Noronha and F. X. M. da Silva v. C. Strange anxi A. Wh Grimmitt, (Kowloon Docks Green)
Singles Championship
J. M. Jack v. K. Nazarin (Recrcio' (Green)
LAWN TENNIS
Mixed Doubles League
Club de Recreio v. Chinese R. C. K&C. (1), 1; v. K.C.C. (2)
POLO
"Nomads" y "Muftis" (Hong- kong Polo Club, 5.45 pkm.)
ROMANCE OF TEST TEAM CAPTAIN
year's South African cricket team. has become engaged.
Mr. Herbert Wade, captain of lust
Flis bride-to-be Is Miss Irene Mar- Caret Horton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Jarton, of Idlicote, Ship- ton-on Stour, who has cabled the news from South Africa.
Her father, who is High Sheriff of Warwickshire, told newspaper, rupte- Nonlativo:
"Miks Horton is my second daugh- ter. Three weeks ago she and her cousin, Miss Wendy Pearson, went out to Durban en a visit to Mr. Wade's family, who are her friends. "My daughter, who is 20, has be come engaged to Mr. Wade."
at Wimbledon, but if I don't, what the crowd numbered only 400 to 600, We can only hope that he will get his Olymple trials has been set up by tennis player, und she rides with the
of 117 You can't stay out of the
game for seven months and then expect to come back to big tennis win championships Just the same as before.
and
If the Crawford-Von Cramm match. promises to be classical, and the Austin-Alisons encounter absorbing;
"This afternoon I even astonished there is little doubt that the most myself
concentration, exciting should be Adrian Quist vysold by my lack of concert kick Donald Budge. It was only a few Whether I shall recover it remains to sets with the loss of seven weeks ago that these_ Quiet was certainly given 4.
oceanion Budgo fight by D. W. Butler, the three sets Davis Canton two met in the be-soen, lasting 37 games, but Donald Budge whipped Quist after the young. Aus- hasn't yet been the slightest bit ex-
tralian hail upset all calculations by tended.
on. It beating Allison. Was Budge's led speed which perfectly controlled
Tea and left Quist helpless, .
this has been the most prominent feature of Budge's displays since his arrival in England a month ago, there Now Well Established is every likelihood of plenty of fire.
As Favourite
But for Perry's own manincent form one would hestitate to boost his prospects. But there are these fac tors in his favour. He meets Grant in the quarter-finals and Grant has never beaton him, while he has en joyed several Important against both Quist hrd Budge, either
ful.
SUCCESBOS
works on the Centre Court.
*s
But it is not likely that Quist will
THE INIMITABLE HELEN JACOBS
of whom he will meet in the semi-be so easily driven off the court this
The women competitors are being time. He probably learnt valuable thinned out. Dorothy Round, Helon Jack Crawford's three set win over the doughty I. G. N. Lee Buprestas from his Davis Cup match Jacobs, Mime, Mathies, Fri. Marie and since then he has had opportuni Horn, Senorita Anita Lizana and that the Australian is still a very ties of studying the Calfornian's Miss Kay Stammers are already in important factor and that he may yetganic. It is fairly certain that Quist the last sixteen. repeat his 1833 achievement and win will concentrate on Budge's furelinąd. the title.
This is (or was a year ago) the Crawford meets Von Cramm in the America's vulnerable point. He is quarter-final and it will probably also able to folter under consistently runk as one of the classical matches of good lobbing. the current tournament.
Even more interesting, in some
Allison and Austin, Allison is smart- ing under the aling of last year's Davis Cup defeat by Austin, but his recont performanes do not auggest he Perry, Budge, Austin, Ven Cramm is especially well equipped to beat the look good for the semi-finals, though Englishman. Austin's form in Parist is fair to suggest that Crawford ast month was disconcerting to say and Allison may well figure in the the least, and it is well known that places of Austin and Von Cramm.
Helen Jacobs gave a distinct pointeri to her present form by beating the famous Countess da Valdene, former- ly Senorita d'Alvarez, in straight sets of 6-1, 6-3. The achievement
likely winner of the championship, a distinction which has eluded her for several years, and whch if achieved, would be one of the most popular Wimbledon victories for many years.
Ultimately it was decided that both boxers should make an appeal from the ring.
Foord, who went first to the microphone, said: "I ask you this time to forgive us for not wanting to fighte
"It is rather too much to ask two. pugilists to fight in front of a megre
crowd-
"If it is ponnible, and I think it can be arranged, George and I will,"
Shouta from the crowd prevented Foord continuing with his speech for some minutes.
"I do not know what he will de now, licence back in good time.
"That rests with the stewards. There is no appeal against their deci sion, but they may decide at Fom later date to renew his licence, which has to be applied for every year."
Notice of suspension issued yester day read
The Chipstead Handleap.The stewards inquired into the running of Holyrood. They were not нatia- fed with the explanation-given-by- the Jockey, A. Wragg, and reported him to the stewards of the Jockey Club,
The stewards of the Jockey Club considered the report of the Epsom stewards to-day and withdrew A. Wragg's Reence.
When Foord eventually made him- self heard again he said: "Have a heart. We can't do this for nothing.
Under the rules of racing. Wragg “We can have a free fight any day may not "train or ride a horse in any of the week."
race at any recognised meeting, or Following uproar, which lasted for ride in trials, or enter any racecourse, some time, Foord returned to the stand, or enclosure, or, except with the mirerophone and said: "Right, ladies permission of the stewards of the and gentlemen; if you want me to Jockey Club, be employed in any rac- fight will fight."
1ng stable.
8,500 Tennis Balls Needed
For Wimbledon ··
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 28. A world record for the Decathlon Glon Morris of Colorado, with 7,880 points against that of the German, lovert's 7,824 points, in 1934. Reuter,
to
4
"Irene is a keen horsewoman und Warwickshire Hunt,
"She was educated at Harrogate and In Switzerland.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEST CASE BY PLAYERS?
A resolution by the Association Football Players and Trainers' Union has been sent to the Football League intimating that test case will be brought in the High Court if the League does not arrange for players earning over £350 a year to be compensated when put out of the game by injury.'
The resolution, passed by the ex- No such scheme bad yet been put ecutive of the union, states that if forward, added Mr. Fay. definite arrangements for such com-
"The League," he said, "used to pensation are not made by the pay compensation to players, irres- League Management Committee the pective of what their wages were, union's solicitors will be instructed but since May, 1835, they have not
Institute proceedings.
compensated the higher-paid players; Mr. James Fay, secretary of the owing, we understand, to lack of Union, stated that in October it was funds, understood that the League was pre- Thirty-three new claims for com- paring a scheme whereby players persation which have arisen from receiving over £350 a year not com- last season have been lodged with ing within the provisions of the the League and have still to be dealt Workmen's Compensation Act should with. But there are players who be treated na If they came under the are destitute, and we have helped
quite a number,"
respects, is the clash between Wilmer to Budge pinying as well, if not bet emphatically marks her as the most AND THEY ARE SQUASHED 3,000 TIMES bet
On the other hand everything points
ter, now as he did against Quist in the Davis Cup, and because of this he must be expected to win.
NEW RECORDS
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BEFORE BEING USED
Eight thousand five hundred lawn tennis balls are being used for the Wimbledon championships, which began last week and continues during the next six days,
.
Senarita Lizana maintained her excellent form by overcoming Miss Mary Heeley, whose enterprising style of tennis will be remembered by
They must be perfect in every corners are then gathered together, hundreds of tennis enthusiasts in respect, brand new, not out of teste. Presently, with clever machine treat- Hongkong. The Chilean girl needed
When the first Wimbledon was ment the triangular bar becomes a but two sets to dispose of England's held, sixty years ago, this was a round ball, inilated to the required | // ono-time No. 1 ranking player.
repart concerning it.
expansion. Mme Mathieu advanced another Those who have never conducted Then the ball is smothered by stage, but she had all her work cut K large open lawn tennis meeting hand with a sticky solution. Else- out tá beat Mrs. Andrus, the Ameri- can have but little Idea of what is where long swathes of felt are being can. Actually Mme Mathieu required involved in gutting things into work conted with adhesive rubber.
ing ord
order."
Machines stamp out in two acctions
threa acts of 29 games.
Lurking behind these better known personalities is Frl. Mario Hom of This large meeting consisted of the felt coat for the ball. A girl puts Gracie Fields. Germany, who unostentatiously put one event only, for which there were these two coats over the rubber all, One hundred working with an instrument to ob herself into the fourth round with a twenty-two entries.
Lain a perfect fit. well defined victory over Mle. Cou- and eighty balls were used.
Last year's Wimbledon brought 507 Elwin..querque of Holland, Fraulein Hom
lost three games in the first set, but entries, which incluited players of Number won the second to love. She is easily twenty-eight nationalities. the best "dark horse", in the women's of balls used: 8,460. championship.
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A player took up a ball, squeezed] potiters in the small-bore shooting
It, amacked it across the net. Dis contest at the coming Olympic Games. Ratisfaction meant that it was Johnny Johnson's Orch.
At recent eliminatians held hero, "skied" out of court anywhere. the best five, shooting prono without Nowadays there is none of that rest at the ten-ring Olympic torgat The IT.A. have rigid regulations over standard distance, with forty concerning balls that desire to get shot each attained 1,982 rings. This offlelal sanction for tournaments,
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THREE 'MARTYRS'
On the narrow edge of each cont is a rubber solution-applied nine times, This solution makes the curved marking edge which you soo on the ball.
The balls are put into vulcanising compartments and the edges of the covers are completely sealed,"
There follow scientifle tests for size, bound and weight.
The following is the treatment given to thiroo tennis balla selected from a batch.
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