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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY
K. C. C. CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES
REVERSE
AT RECREIO
Yesterday's Tennis
"C" - DIVISION
(By "Veritas”)
The challenge for the "C" Division league tennis championship has started to narrow. Up to yester- day four teams remained unbeaten. But the defeat of K.C.C. (1) by Recreio has altered the complexion of things.
The K.C.C. first string must. now be regarded as out of the running as they have yet to meet K.I.T.C. and South China, Iwo leams as powerful as Recreio.
K.CLC, DŴl not do themselves justice against Recreio. The absence of W. Gittim apparently had a paychologi- cal effect upon thêm, though this was lordly an adequate reason for the breakdown of two pairs.
Recreio won with such enge becuase, with the exception of Watson und Car nell, they were able to outping the visitor at close quarters. Majority of K.G.C players lacked stubility from the forenurt. Volleys and smashest were uncontrolled and through his literally dozens of points were given. away.
An intensive tobbing campaign might have produced better results for them, for it was noticeable that while Recreio were strong in volley- ing they were not too happy over- head.
Wint honours did go to K.C.C. were earned by Charles Watson and Soany Capell who mixed their tactics
İKİKA DOA" KATANYA BATZORROZANDA ÇETE ARCHIES GILDASHIANENAR
· YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE
TENNIS
"C" DIVISION RESULTS
Yesterday's "C""Division league tennis results were as follows. Recreio 7% R.CC. (1) 15 K.C.C. (2) SY CRC 31⁄2
I.R.C. A 3 C.s.c.c. ሁ C.C.C. 0
S.C.A.A.
R.ET.C.
9 KT.G.C.A. 9 AT.C
5 University 1%
Typical pose of Miss Belen Jacobs, who yesterday reached the final of the women's singles at Wimbledon for the fourth time in in five years.
SIX LOVE SETS IN
SUCCESSION
Hussain Bros'
Records
If S. A. and S. S. Hussain, who play first string for Kow- loon Indian Tennis Club's "C" Division team, continue as they are going, they will establish hitherto uncontemplated league league records.
On Tuesday they helped themselves
to three love sets at the expense of the I.B.C. Yesterday, against Civil Service they repeated the achieve ment. This in itself is probably up unprecedented accomplishment in focal league tennis.
As yet they have not conceded as much as half a ser in four fengue matches, and it will require the best Recreio and South Chinn pairs to beat them.
of affance and deferice so well that they were able to win a net and a halfTheir presence-is-nusking-KIT.C. and, had the fates been a little kinder, one of the most formidable teams in would have won all three sols.
the division. To-thuy the team heads Watson's baseline recoveries and the league table by virtue of seta with 100 per cent. forcing return of service had most of average and the Recreio pinyers disconcerted. Ca
record. pell, though not quite so dupeniable in the long rallies, scored a number of times with quick and incisivo luter- ceptions at the 'nat.
PREDOMINANT CHARACTERISTIC
Civil Service yesterday could wat of win- get within striking distance | ning a sut, Int addition to the Hussain brothers' three love sets, M. A. Khan and Firdos Khan won a love sel and the other two sets with the Mahan
Pae prodominant characteristic of the tecraio's league tennis teams is their splendid balance. Comparative sets, but the third they won 6-1.
loss of one game in ench. 1.
concede three games in each of two Singh and T. M. C. Levan were runde
At King's Park, the Civil Service
y apoaking there is nothing to chupse font to the KIT.C. by nine between the three pairs. Invariably
they can depend on each one winning
- an average of two sets. Which is why
Horels are league champions in the making.
If results to for anything A. M.
Scores:
sets.
S. A. Hussain and S. S. Hussain
and (K.I.T.C.) beat J. Bentley
B.
Agafuroff G-0: beni R. Wood and W. Colledge 6-0; beat J. C. Boustead and
Silva and II. Ribdire wore the out- K. Simpson 6-0.
M. A. Khan and Feroz Khan (K.I.
beat
alanding pair in this match, but for.T.C.) beat Bentley and Agafuroff 6-0; spectacular achievement I. A. Noron- fa and H. Gonsalves won the prize, heat Wood and Colledge 6-1; For two sets they simply "sat on the Boustead and Simpson 4-1. met, valleying with power and return- ing everything within reach. The keynote of their tenuis is attack, al- though the same factor predominates. with all of the Recreio players.
A. M. Silva was the most necòm- plished individual performer. It was His brainy tennia which brought about the defeat of Watson and Capell. The similarity between is tennis and bad. miston Eneties is quite astonishing. He Ims the same subtlety of placement med clavor varinton of lunguli and pace. Recreio were handsome winners. Not flattered by the score but a little fortunate to find the mujority of K.C.C, players in such wretched form. On their own ground, the Club de Recreio defeated the K.C.C. "A" by 7% nets to 115. Scores:
Ribeiro
A. M. Silva and H. A. (Recrolo) bent Broadbridge and J.. S. Smith 6-2; boat White and Jack 6-4;
Capell and Watson 0-4. Javier and La. A. Silva (Recrele) beat. Broadbridge and Smith 8-1; bent and Jack 6-0; drew with Capell White and Watson 0-0,
H. A. Noronha and II. GonanĪVER (Recrelo) boat Broadbridge and Smith 0-9; boat White and Jack 6-3; lost to Capell and Watson 3.6.
LEAGUE TABLE
Sola
P. W. L. F. A. Pts.
K.LT.C. Recreio S.C.A.A. A.T.C.
0 32
8
4 0 28% 74%
8
44 0.28 - 11
8.
K.0.0. "A"
5 11 26 18 8
0 4.2 36
20
8
K.G.C. "B" ... 6 3 2 24% 20%.6
K.T.G.C.A.
·ILK.U.T.C
0.0.0.
LRO.
G.R.G. C.9.0.0.
6.3 3.32%, 214 0
4. 2 2 164 20%
4
14 14 31 12
10-50%, 38%. 0 .0 0.16% 28.0
-41⁄4-40%-
1. Malian Singh and T. 31. C. Devan (K.I.T.C.) beat Bentley and Agafuroff
BOROTRA INJURES HIMSELF
In Doubles Match
YESTERDAY AT WIMBLEDON
4TH FINAL
IN FIVE YEARS
Miss Jacobs' Chance
FOR TITLE
After the quarter-final re- sults it was fairly safe to pro- dict that Miss Helen Jacobs and Mme. Sperling would become
the finalists in the women's
3, 1936.
STOPPED SHORT
Mme. Sperling, this year's finalist
singles championship at Wim- with Miss Jacob, in the women' bledon. They accomplished singles championship at Wimbledon.
this
yesterday When Miss
Jacobs beat Mile. Jedrze-
All-India's Faith In Captain
CRITICISM "NOT
CRICKET"
"I have every confidence in the Maharaj Kamar of Vizianagrom," said Major K
Jan Brittain
manager of the All-Indin cricket team, at Sanderland replying to suggestions contained in a report from Bombay, that the lick" of succenn of the team is due to in- different captainey.
"The Kumar'bas fully justified bła polection as cnptain," he added, “and 1 am sure that I speak for the team when I say that.
We have had a run of bad luck in our matchea in this country, but it is not. In entire the side is a bad one of heeuse the captain is indifferent that heen very unfortunate la regard to rasties, and also in regaril to the
jowska of Poland 6-4, 6-2 and MEN'S DOUBLES | use the plane is me, the
Mme. Sperling defeated Mme. Mathieu of France 6-3, 6-2.
Miss Jacchs and Mme. Sperling will
S. F. DRAW
bring Wimbledon to a fitting close DAVIS CUP MATCH
to-morrow, when it is certain thant there will be a capacity attendance on the Centre Court in the hopes of witnessing the triumph of Misa Jacobs. Hers would be one of the most popular victories in revent years.
This will be Miss Jacobs fourth final within five years and as yet' she has never succeeded in win- ning the fife.
Last year she went nearer than at any other Line in her career when she actually led Mra, Helen Will Moody 5-2 in the final set only to be Bauled back and heaten.
It uns to Mrs. Wills-Moody that she lost in 1932, while her conqueror in the flual of 1934 was Miss Dorothy Round).
ENCORE?
Stonewalled Out Of Championship
London, July 2 Two English pairs figure in the semi-finals of the men's doubles at Wimbledon, nich they are in different sections. In consequence • FILD. Wilde and C.E. Hare (Eug- land) will oppose J. Brugnon and W. J. Borotra (France) wille Alison and J. Van Ryn (U.S.A.) will meet G.P. Hughes and C.ID, Tuckey (England), says a Renter message.
The second match is of rare in.
lu 1933 she lost to Dorothy Round In the Semi-Erol and it was, at the prest, bringing together as it does, same stage that she fell victim to the four contestants in last year's Blum. Sperling (then Fel. Krah-ple Davis Cup challenge round mate winkel) in 1931. In 1930 she reached which the English, pair wen after an the quarter-uals only to be beaten exilitating encounter.
Cilly. Aussem.
It is noteworthy that Miss Jacobs has won every major Litis except the Wimbledon singles, but it is generally concedel that she has a better chance this year than ever before.
London, July. 2. Brugnon and Borotra (France) and Allison and Van Ryn joined Tuckey and (U.S.A.)
Muse. Sperling, of course, has been Huges (England) in the semi-
playing magnificently as testified by finals of the man's doubles her straight sets defeat of Dorothy championship at Wimbledon to-Rount in the quarter Anals and of,
Mme. Mathieu yesterday. day.
The French enante had Fi stera
Last year these two met in the struggle against A. M. Cunninngim semi-finals at Wimbledon, when Helen (U.S.A.) and E. Itoh (Japan) in the Jacobs won la straight Kits. It will Course of
Boroira badly probably take her three sets to ac which his Flamingod
finished the complish this to-morrow. foot and matels in great pain.
Canainngim and Itoh made a great elfort in the second and third sets. They lost the one to 7-5 and won the other by the same score.
The Frenchmen ran out fally com- fortable winners in the fourth set. although the
saveil nino opposition match points in succession.
Following upon their gift match from Von Grubim and Heckel, Allison and Van Hyn proceeded to annihilate Vivian McGrath and Clifford Sproule the Australians, beating them to straight Reis,
Latest
Wimbledon
Results
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Yesterday's lending Wimbledon re- There were several mixed doubles matches played. Donald Budge and sulls were as follows. Mr. Sarah Fabyan woo very easily while Marcel Petre and Mme. Mathieu continued to advance, their victims this time being Cunningham and Miss A. O of England.
Ostrich
It is now, revealed by United Prees that I. Van Ryn is not playing with mixed Miss Helen Jobs in the doubles, but with his wife, who was a member of this year's Wightman Cup team.
To-day Mr. and Mrs. Van Ryn were heaton by Martin Legony and Mlle. Henrotin of France.
-3: bent Wood and Colledge 6-3; lat Boustend and Simpson 6-1.
Britain Will Win
Davis Cup
PERRY PROPHESIES A FOURTH VICTORY
Plymouth, June 11.
The winners of the Davis Cup this year will be Australia, ac- cording to Wilmer Allison, America's No. 1 player who ar-
here rived
the liner. Washington- to-night.
on
On the other hand Fred Perry ha every confidence in Britain's ability to hold the trophy for the fourth year in succession.
Perry chine here with his wife, Holen Vinson, the film star, to meet his mother-in-law,
Allison was accompanied by Donald Budge, Bryant Grant. Gent Mako, Hamid Surface, and John Van Ryn.
IT ALL DEPENDS
"I think wo should have
beaten
Australia this year, but they surprised us," he said. Now I shall not be sur prleed if they win the Cup.
"Of____course... all depends
on
told this he
·
whether Austin 'and. Perry return to form, but at present Australla are in my opinion favourites." When Perry was retorted
"In 1939 people said we had not ar enrthly chance of winning the Davis Cup.. We won it. In 1934 they said we could not possibly hold it. We held it. In 1995 they mid we were bound to be benten. We won 6-0.
As long as people may we have not got a chance we are all right. It a when they say we are certain to win that we shall have to look Gut.
"Both Hunny and I hope to play and we hope toy win."
Among the American newcomers to Wimbledon are Surface and Grant.
NEWCOMERS
Semi-Finals
Miss H. Jacobs (U.S.A:) beat Mlle Jedrzejowska (Poland) 6-4, 6-2.
Mme, Sperling (Denmark) bent Mme. Mathieu (France) 6-3, 6-2. MEN'S DOUBLES
Quarter-Finals
Equally as important is the other tie, as Wilde and are are regarded as possible Davis Cup players this year. This may be their big portunity of proving strong enough for inclusion in the team ux the doubles combination.
ap-
If both Hare and Wilde and Hughes and Tuckey should win it will be the first all-English final since 1933, and will mean than the title returns to England after 19 years.
Renter in describing the women's singles semi-final games, anya Mme. Sperling stonewalled Mme. "Mathieu out of the championship.
Helen Jacobs won comfortably, but the final is by no means a certainty for the American, as the Danish player-ta-in-great-form-
The Perry-Von Cramm Anal is ex- pected to be a herculean strugglę, particularly in view of Von Cramin's success in Paris last month.
AT HENLEY
WEATHER AWFUL: RACING FINE.
U.S.. CREWS ARE GOING STRONG
Landon, July 2 Weather made to-day one of the nastiest in the history of Henley Regatta, but there was 43 lot of exeiling racing with close finishes and first-class rowing, all offering enty
crew
J. Bragnon and 3. Borotra (France) beat A. M. Cunninngin of thrills. (U.S.A.) and E. Itah (Japan) 6-2.
The much talked-of Tokyo 7-5, 6-2.
easily won their heat in the Grand W. Allison and J. Yan Byn Challenge Cup against Quaten despite (US.A.) beat V. McGrath and C. the fact they stroked 48 nnd returned Sproule (Australia) 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.
MIXED DOUBLES
Quarter-Finals
the lowest time of all the heats.
But they will find Leander, who bent Boston (U.S.A.), conquerors of Pembroke Cumbridge), and Zurich, who overeaine Jesus, very formidable
The American crews 'again fared
D. Budge and Mrs. Fabyan opposition. (U.S.A.) ben! P. Kukuljevle (Yugos slavia) and Countess de la Vadene wall. Thames, R.C., Tabor Academy
(Spain) 6-0, 6-2,
and Kent School all had easy wins
F. Kukuljevic (Yugoslavia) and against Lady, Margaret and Molesey
Countess de lu Yadene (Spain) 6-0, rely.
6-2.
Martin Legeny and Mlle. Henrotin (France) Bent Mr. and Mrs. J. Van Rya (U.S.A.) 0-1, 7-5.
M. Petra and Mme. Mathieu (France) beat A. M. Cunninngim (U.S.A.) and Miss A. Ostrich (Eng. land) G-4, 7-5.
VOLUNTEER SPORTS
Nichols scored a thrilling half-a-length win over Thames.
British scullers were to the fore in the Diamonds where Rufli *of Switzerland is now the only foreign competitor left Warren of Cam bridge beat De Mille of Canada, Tyler of Thames beal Coulson of Canada, the last named capsizing after 'his' awivel had broken. Winstone of Molesey beat Johnson of America in the same, event.
| All Oxford college crews have now been eliminated from the Ladles
Preliminary Water Polo Plate Reuter
Matches Decided
The preliminary matches of the water polo competition in connection
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Baer's Challenge:
Now York, July 1, with the Hongkong VolunterTS' Jimmy Braddock, the world's boxing Sporta to be held at the V.R.C. on champion, has received an offer from Saturday, July 11, were played off ut| Ancil Hoffman, Maxi Baer's mannger, the VIC. last evening.
of U. S. $200,000 to fight Baer for Dallas, Chiengo or In the first match of the evening the title in Surface is our most promising the Static Machine Guns boat the California, late in September. player," Allison said, "He has come Mobile Machine Guna, by seven gunla Braddock's answer will depend on on very rapidly this year, and almost to one and in the second encounter the the ouicomo of the Braddock- certainly will be in our Cup team Corps Infantry won eight-nil, against Schmeling negotiations, United
Prest. next year.
the Coast Defence Unit.
weather.
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REST OF
THE LEAGUE TENNIS
SOUTH
CHINA'S VICTORY
Playing at home, the Kowloon C.C. "B" defenter the Chinese R.C. by n sets 16 314. Scores:
1. Ore and A. Philippens (K.C,C.) beat T. F. Lo and P. F. Ini 6-3; lost to C. Wel and S. 14. Mn 3-6; beat II.
S. Mok and C. G. Tre 6-4. "You cannot blair the captain if i
V. I, Freema his batsmen da
and L. E. Kirby not get the
Fun (K.C.G.) beat Lo and Lai 6-4; beat Major Brittain Jones conriadel. "Wet and Ma 0-4; lost to Mok and Tae
t
is not cricket,"
The Indians have played ten first- class matches so far. None has been
won, six have been lost and four drawn.
INDIA ANNOYED
4.0.
A. L. Fisher and N. J. Bebbington (K.C.C.) drew with Lo and In! 6-0; Just to Wei and Ma 1-6; bent Mok and Teo 6-0.
S.C.AA. v. .R.C. Infinis annoyed at the criticism.
Although they had to default two Although one Bombny newspaper sets owing to the fact that Dr. Ng 10× attacked. Maharaj Kutar's WRE summoned to An energency captaincy, there la nothing to indiente case, the South China A.A. defented that such criticism is widespread, it the Indian R.C. by six acts to three is pointed out,
on their own ground. Scores: This
newspaper's opinion doubtedly reflects a certain section of cricket opinion in Bombay, but, on the other hand, there is a consider able amount of sympathy with the Indian captain in his difficulties, which are regarded as being due to circumstances beyoul his control.
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5. Chen and C. L. Lau (S.C.A.A!) bent A. Rahmia and Ram 6-4; beat A. Bakar and A. J. Suffiud 6-1; heat . U. Razack and Aziz 6-1.
Dr. Y. K. Ng und, N. K. Ma (S,C, A.A.) lost to Rohmin and Ram by default; lost to Bakar and Suffiad by default; beat Razack and Azlz 0-1,
H. P. Khe nd F. T. Ma (S.C.A.A.) beat Rahmin and Ram 6-2; lost to ›
and Aziz G-1.
NEW GOAL-KICK B and Suffind 3-6; beat Razack LAW APPROVED
KOWLOON TONG VICTORY
Craigengower C.C. suffered un
Surprises In F.A. Cup overwhelming defeat at the hands of
Exemptions
the Kowloon Tong Garden City As sociation when they met in a "C" Division fixture at Happy Valley yes- At the PA. Annual General Meet-terday, the latter winning by nine ing. Mr. C. E Sutcliffe. the new sets to nil. Scores: president of the Football League, was elected a Vice-President of the As sociation.
(Cralgengower CC.) lost to II. Chan N. P. Karanjia and O. S. Sadick
and A. Chan b-7; lost to G. She and
It was decided to support various C. Yeo 3-6; lost, to 0. L. Pang and alterations to the laws of the game, W. H. Wel 3-6. when the International Board meets, especially one proposed by Scotland
D. Hung and S. A. Cassumbhoy
that from a geal-kick the ball must (Cralgengower C.C.) lost to H. Chan be-kicired direct into play and not-and-A-Chan---lost-to G-Sho-and- simply touched by a full-back to the K. C. Yes 3-6; lost to O. L. Pang
and W. H. Wei 4-0. goalkeeper.
The Council. voted, away
Jarge
of mancy to various orkunisa-
A. Hung and Leo Chou (Craigen-
tions, including £5,000 to the King gower C.C.) lost to H. Chan and A. George National memorial fund and Chan 3-0 lost to G. She and K. C. Yeo 1-0 loss to 0. L. Pang and W. £100
to the British Olympic Asso-
ciation in support of a fund to send H. Wei 4-0.
a representative team it athletes" to Berlin.
UNIVERSITY LOSE
All the First and Second Division At Sookumpoo yesterday, the Army clubs, with Luton, Chester and Port Tennis. Club defeated the Hongkong Vale. 47 in all, were exempt until University in a "C" Division match the third round of the F.A. Cup. | by, 61⁄2 sèls to.3% sets. - Scores: The resuming Third Division clubs of both
as well as the 8. S/M, Powles and S. Q. M, S. acctions, Corinthians and Ilford, were exempt and M C. Hung 6-4; beat S. Lee and Warr (Army T.C.) beat K. L. Chan until the Arst round..
The
following 24 clubs were K. Chiu 6-1; beat S. Ha and K. S. exempt until the fourth round of the Cheung 6-4. qualifying competition: Bath
::
City,
Sgt. O'Connor
King and Blyth Spartans, Burton Town, Dart-(Army T.C.) best K. L. Chan and ford, Darwen, Dulwich Hamlet,
•
Folkestone, Gainsborough, Guildford, M. C. Hung 6-1; lost to S. Lee and Kidderminster, Lancaster. Margate, S. Cheung 6-G.
K. Chiu 6-7; drew with S.. Ha and K. North Shields, Oxford City, Scunt- horpe, Shilton, Southall, Stalybridge,
S. Q. M. S. Davies and S/Sgt. Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Walthamn- Cooper, (Army TC.) lost to K. I stow Avenue. Wigan Athletic, Wine Chan and M. C, Hung 6-7; beat 5. bledon, Workington, Yeov!! and Lee and K. Chiu 6-4; lost to S. Ha
Pettera.
and K. S. Cheung 3-0.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE PASS
4-UP, 4-DOWN PLAN: THEN RESCIND IT
the pro-
An, unprecedented incident tool C. F. Sutcliffe was elected president place at the annual general meeting in the place of the late J. McKenna, of the Football League, held in Lon-securing 25 voles, Mr. A. Brook Hirst don last month.
obtained 14. Mr. F.. W. Rinder six When Mr. Bendic Moore's proposal and Mr. W. C. Cur three.
Mr. Rinder wRS that four clubs be relegated, and four
then elected promoted with the resultant two pro- vice-president. The Alling of the motions from each section of the vacancy caused by Mr. Sutcliffe's Third Division, had been put to the promotion was left to the Martage- meeting, Mr. C. E. Sutcliffe, acting ment Committee. president, announced that
Messrs. W. 1. Bassett, Brook Hirst posal was carried by 30 votes to 14, and M. F. Cadman, retiring members. A few minutes later it was dis-were re-elected in the Management covered that, according in Leagu Coinmittee, Mr. J. J. Edwards, vice- | rules," a three-fourths majority was chairman of Arsenal, secured the necessary before a resolution could remaining vacancy after a close con- be carried. A third count, this time test with Alderman Mauser, (Leeds). by calling the clubs by name, look After figures of 13—12 at the first place. As the voting ended at 33 ballet, Mr. Edwarda obtained, a for, 15 against, Mr Sutcliffe finally majority of 20 to 23 at a
Becond. rescinded the resolution,
Newport County and Exeter City Only Firat Division clubs voted were re-elected to the Southern See- against it. They were: Birmingham, tion. The veiing went, Exeter 48, Bolton. Chelsea,
Hudders Newport 10, Dal City 9, Dartforti feld, Liverpool,
City. 1, Folkestone 0, New Brighton and Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Preston, Southport retained their places in the Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke, Sunder Northern Section with 38 and:"47 Jand West Bromwich and Wolves. votes respectively, Shrewsbury Towa The election of officers, contrary to received seven votes. Wigan Athletic expectations, passed off quietly.
Mr six
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