THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1936.
Australia Wins Cup Tie Amid Confusion
REACHES FINAL ROUND
Injuries And Rain Mar Match
MCGRATH IS HERO
**
Rain and injuries to players combined to make unhappy fea- tures of the Inter-Zone final of the Davis Cup which ended yesterday in a victory for Aus- tralin over Germany by four matches to one.
Me-
For prally the Best tine since the for glit up into zomes, both were forced to all up thei
Alim- reserves in the penultimate tie. tralia needed the nasitanter of Sath and Germany required Denker. The encounter Ruished wild confu
Fidly rain. fell v heavily that You Genim-Crawford
Then the weather femd 1 cleared and You Cran
erry to retire owing to a recur- jene of his leg injury stained at
wallet will
unmatch
was an
Wimbledon. Pluntly Denker brought in to play Crawford, The committes announching that it exhibition game, later they with- -drew this and the match stood as part of the officit progruime.
Prior to this, however, Melirath and woundly, beaten Henkel by three sets to one, the scores being 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 64. and this had given Australia the fie amt the right of challenging Bri Lain this coming week-end.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED This how Hongkong received the Zews from Reuter,
Line) 11.40
(Hongkong p.11. MeGrath beat Henkel 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6.4. Australia wins
11.57 p.m. Owing to heavy rain the Von Crummy, Crawford match, was not played, Germany forefeiting to Australia who wins 4-1.
Archie Williams, sensationni University of Cifornin Negro, failed by four-tenths of a second to equal the world reened in the 445-yard run during the Pacific Coast Conference mest at Berkeley, but he did make the best time turned in by any runner this year. Williams is seen coming ahead of WAS 15.8 U.S.C.. Fitch, US.C., ancoud; Weiershauset, Stanford, third: Cassin, U.S.C., fourth. Time won the meet with 5311⁄2 points with Standford second and California third.
A GREAT
DAY FOR ENGLAND
AT WIMBLEDON
PLAYERS PROVE THEIR WORTH
(By H. S. Scrivener)
London, June 30, 14 has been a great day for Engand Their PITY And Austin bath wa
grand manner by matches in the Three-set victories over other seeded opponents--both Americans--of re- nown.
Perry proved what an out-and-on: champion player he is by the way in which he exposed the limitations of j the youthful Brian Grant, who has! learnt ho successfully
PERRY'S FINEST DISPLAY
Peak Form Reached Against Van Ryn
(By Frank Poxon)
London, June, 26. One performance overshadowed everything else at Wimble- don yesterday, a performance which nobody who saw it will ever forget. Fred Perry, Wimbledon champion of 1934 and 1935, played the greatest game of his career while beating John Van Ryn at 6–3, 6–2, 6–0.
To call him a robot with a racket) which he ran in to meet Van Ryn's
12.50 aan. Itain suddenly censed, but Von Cramm derided not to play in
to contine west be correct with regard to un-returns, no matter how good they view of a recurrence of his leg iimself to shots which he is reason- faltering accuracy, but there were so wers, and scored winners from them jury.
Crawford will play an ex-
ably sure of making and are neer-many times when the unerring ruhol with effortless case,
G. von Cramm, the German con- hibition match with Denker.
1:10 am. Showing a lack of know-theless shota which are a ter long became endowed with the added ledge of the rules of the Davis Cup, way removed from patogi Tilden is spirit of care-free and super-could-queror of Perry in Paris, watched
à silti more forceful exponent of this ent nudacity. Wimbledon offieials announced that the Crawfun! v. Denker match was type of game.
They finally. uly an exhibition, correctly stated that it counted as content. Crawford won 6-3, 6-1, 6-4, Australia, won by four matches to
FOTO
When the final stage of the tie was reached yesterday, Australia led he two matches to one. On Satur day inst Crawford beat Henkel, who relired owing to indisposition after the Australian had won the first Then Von Cram beat two nets. Adrian Quist in five sets after the Australian had injured his ankle.
Quist could not play in the doubles which Crawford and McGrath
athug Henkel and Vos Cram by
Dharma reeds to one.
TO-NIGHT'S SWIMMING
GALA
مم
The Y. M.
Teams
won
"
with the Chinese Y.M.C.A. anding it impossible to participate, slight ad- justments have been necessary in to-
that
Levery stroke of the match. He took-;
ed rather thoughtful as he left the Will Ferry maintain_this__form? court--and I was not surprised. There can be no guarantee. taut wire must at times relax.
H. W. Ausila played 'classical lawn
COUNTY CRICKET
GOVER AND FISHLOCK
AT THEIR BEST KENT HAVE VERY LUCKY DRAW
on
London, July 21. Two now England Test players who will play agains! All-India at Manchester Saturday, were in great form- fer Surrey against Lancashire to-day.
Govor. fast bowler, took seven Lanenshire wickets for a mere 30 June, while Pighlack, leading run- igetter, helped Cimself to a fine een-
tary.
:
Surrey won by night wickets despite the fact that Lancashire enjoyed, a Small tirst innings leud,
Our Daily Golf
Hint
AUSTRALIA WILL BE
Think of what you are doing POWERFUL
while you are doing it. As the club goes back think of making the bark swing and then congre. attention on swinging it down.
--James Harnes.
GERMANY'S OLYMPIC TEAMS CHOSEN
430 Chosen Athletes Include 47 Women
Berlin. July 15,
The team representing Germany at
IN FORTHCOMING TEST MATCHES
MCCABE BETTER THAN EVER
(By Ivan Sharpe)
"The Australian eleven will. be very strong. Don is as well as ever, and will again be our mainstring, besides captaining the aide
So writes a friend of the Austro-
the forthcoming Olymple Gamer cometian players-on authority in the prises 430 athletes Inelendang 47 Inner circle of Cominonwealth women, necording to a statement mak cricket. by the Reichs Sport, Leader Herr von Techommer-Osten at a meeting of the Germen Olymple Committer here to-day in the House of German Sport,
It is part of a snapshot from the Australian angle, anti, incidentally, supports the vini expresand here recently that left-hand batsmen may be England's best bet in the forth- coming crickel Tests:
"Stan McCabe is n n better batsman
~Kent had all their work cut out to save the game against Middlesex, the Lord's am being on top throughout. Two Bocinnings by Compton helped The names of the athletes compti- Middlesers to amass respectable srores log in the Bold and truck events, in and when stays were drawn Kenthaxing, fencing and hodey were then than ever in his career, and young heeded 25 to win with five wickets announced. Track competitors in-Bown has developed into a really of the offensive in hersel
Leduc Corrskuerger, Borchmeyer ande stroke-maker
Kersch It thes 100 metres at: 1ype while Fingleton has cemented Leonard Crawley, making one of | Celebum, Horchmeyer. Gillmeister himself as permanent "opener"----- his rare appearances for Essex, scored and Hornberger in the 400 metres the successor to Woudtulles in soon! a century against Glamorgan and relay; Barsteke, de Bruyn materially helped Box to win on Braisicke in the Marathon race, ftiming.
Detailed races and leading batting and how Bug performances were feabled by Reuter and appear below,
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Surrey (260 and (11:2) lient in- cashire (272 al 110) by eight wie kt.
Yorkshire (212 and 197/5 dec) beat Notts (18 and 15171) on first innings.
Warwickshire (115/3) drew with, Strex 4214/0 dec.).
Middlesex. 314 and 287/6 dec.) beat Kent (205 and 185/7) on first innings.
Worcestershire (235) bat Lei cestershire (231 and 122,8) on first innings.
Essex (23) and 126/7 dec.) bent Glamorgan (133 and 183/4) on first innings.
firew
OTHER MATCHES
ar!
Ait India (22) and 23277 dec) with Derbyshire (160 169/3)
Navy (213 and 118/8 dec.) drew with Army (180 and 91/5) t Lord's..
BATTING
Fishlock (Surrey) v. Lan
JUMPING EVENTS
In the high up Germany will be represented by Weinkortz, Gehmeri and Martens; in the broad jump by Lehelinim. Meunie and Lang
"Since the South Afrlean trip Fingleton is almost unrecognisable, having learned how to punch the ball, whereas he has ever been in- clined to tap even half-valleys.
"RADICALLY WRONG"
"There seems something radically with English cricket during
Heinz Sievert, former wark chat- wrong Pion in decathlon has not been catered the past two years, but I cannot be for this event but only for the shot ie it is as weak as figures would the West Indies and South Africa (pm, while the decathlon contestants indiente. Defeats at the honds of
Stovek, Bonnet and Huber. Erwin Casmir, metaber of the are not always a sign of weakness B1-balanced seier- famous fencing family which has won 50 much as already two Olynse medals, is mentior
I, too, think English cricket is ber of the German team while the
fencers mehalts the Los falsely reflected by these results. Angeles Olymple champion in the Brit has been the inek of match-
Mayer.
winning bowlers rather than 17- foils leteni
Gisela Maurimeyer, world-chan-balanced selection Tint hus let us plon discus
cus thrower who recently down. exceeded her wwn work's record while practising, Mollenhauer and Hagemann constitute the woneen's discis team.
hth
Naal
"With bowlers like O'Reilly and Grimmett in action, together with the new by law, a right-hand bats- man will need to be at his very best all the time. But left-handers will present a problems to this
..
The boxing and hookey teams have ulo been announced and the climination heats for the other events
So I hope Eddie Paynter gets are now being held uninterruptedly
(Conflaned on Page 9.). since the closing date for the carol-another trip. I fancy he and Mou ment is only two days ahead.
LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP
Brilliant Recovery
By
Dick Alves
cashire
129
1. G. Crawley (Essex) v. Glamorgan
318
Perks, J. (Sussex) v. War- wick
101"
Hammond (Sussex) Warwick
103°
*The
—Armstrong-(Leicester)....
Worcester
99
Compton (Middlesex)
Kent
96
and.
87
Beats J. E. Noronha After
Hart (Middlesex) v. Kent.
95
Manners (Navy) v. Army
86
Howarth (Worcester) Leicester
83
Towsend (Derbyshire) All-lla
But Perry had the requisite amount Perry went for apparently impos- of the real tip-top atuit to break upisible shots and got them nim times
out of len.
Johm Vaii Ryu had a look on his There Grant's deliberate game more or less
was just completely.
ing face which seemed to say: "What is touch of the superman in everything that
he did that was wanted for the his human cyclone which is sweep-
the British Davis Cup doubles Vai Ryn repeatedly shook his head pecasion. He rather carelessly sacri-ing an into the never-never land?"ennis while beating C. R. D. Tuckey,
player.
Tuckey had no etiance against the feed a 3-0 lead in the first sel, and
controlled
of smooth.
symmetry Austin's game, who won in straight sets without ever really exerting him-
did not actually regain the completed stats sped past bim ke mastery, though he was never
until he won Grant's service for In the second set, by way of a change, he more or less presented Grant with the first two games, and they were level at 3-3, but after this he made a sprint for the tape and breasted it with the loss of only one more game.
BUDGE BEATS QUIST
While this was happening on Court 1. Donald Budge was beating A. K. Quist, whom he had already beaten in inatch in the Davis Cup, which did not actually affect the result of! the tie. Budge In yesterday's en- Counter unquestionably played a very Aze game indeed, and his only weak- ness was an ucensional whute-hearted "bloomer" over a amach. The pawer sanct length of his driving, particularly on the backhand, proved dendly at
re.]
As for the crowd they seemed not quite sure whether to applaud or not; they were too fascinated to make
much noise,
As Fred Perry played yesterday nobody in the world would have a chance against him.
Last year Van Ityn gave Perry - a great game, but yesterday Perry saw to it that there was no repetition of that performance.
11-
He was right at he peak of his form and kept shooting over takeable strokes.
In service, in ground strokes. In volleying and in smashing. Perry was supreme, the master of every siroke in the game.
One great feature was the way In
self.
There are some good judges who fancy Austin for the title, but 1 cannot quite see him doing the telek, although, so far, lls play as been imprecable.
Austin won 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. Just as easy was the win of Baron;
Cranium over Christian Bousaus. France's No. 1 player.
Non
Miss Helen Jacobs, strong favour- the for the women's singles, played with condence and precision against Goldschmidt, of France. Mile.
Dorotra yesterday travelled from Paris by air and arrived at Wimble don just before his first match started. He changed in four minutes, won, rested for half an hour, won his mix-
times, and his passing shots were such 0-1, uit 2-2, and they did not geted doubles match and dashed off to teasers that Qust found it prnetically. Boing rugal until about five o'clock.
Give and take play ensued, each Impossible to volley him, though,
being a fine volleyer, he tried to, like man winning a service game to love,
until Austin won one of Allison's to and
was
out at t The luck
a sensible man, often enough.
They hammered away at each other: in a most refreshing manner in the favoured Austin in the third sel, when first set, in which Budge might have he won Allison's service for 4-3 with been 4-1 Instead of 3-2, but for the aid of a net-corder after Allison chay kills missed. However, he then had lost another point owing to a fail: won his service from 15-40 for 4-but he fost the service gume, which and two more games for 8-2. Tought to have given him the match the second set, Budge again went at 6-4 after being four times within a point of it. However, he got the ahead to 4--2, but Quist caught him service lead again in the next game, at 44, making two superb shots right's swimming gala programme at win the seventh game; but Budgo and was out at 75, while Allison the European Y.M.C.A Teams from retaliated with the capture of Quist's lay-on tite ground after a despairing the last shot. A the European Y.M.C.A., East Lanca-service to go out on his own, and then memorable match of many thrills, skires and Royal Engineers will tako
came a curious third set in which which hundreds of people must have part, and the following will appear after 3-3 three love games were Tor the Y.M.C.A.
scored two by Budge (one against queued up in vain to see. the service), which led up to the set and match to Budge by 6-4.
200 Yards Relay (Teams of 8):
F. J. Anslow, N. J. Booker, E. Fowler,
G. Milla, F. V toad, H. Millington,
Armold and H., G. Lunge,
G.
200 Yards Relay (Teams of 4):-- L. Goldman, A. K. Keown, H. G. Lange and F. J. Anstow
hig
PERFECT FLUENCY
ta
effort
to save
VON CRAMM AND CRAWFORD
Croydon to catch a plane for Paris,
THE PERRY v. GRANT "INCIDENT" Report Denied By Critic
Merchant (All-India)
Derbyshire
• indicates not out
BOWLING
25
Facing Defeat
H. A. Alves, strongly fancied in some quarters to win the lawn bowls singles championship, advanced to the semi-final yesterday after a splendid contest with his club-mate J. E. Noronha.
The match, played on the Rowloon Bowling Club green, ended in a win for Alves by 22 to 19 after 21 henda Noronha jamped quickly into his with a maximum best form, and count on the second head proceeded dietate terms by insigling 6 for $2 medium to shart teada. Alves could
Gover (Surrey) v. Lan
7 for 30 cashire...
Jackson (Worcester) v.
7 for 69 Leicester
Davies, E. (Glamorgan) *. Essex
to
Perks (Worcester) v. Leicester
Boucher (Navy)
Army...
Butler (Notts) V. York- alire
Copson (Derbyshire) v. All-India
Smith (Leicester)
Worcester
€21
Omar's Fatal Blunder
6 for 61 not find true strength with the ex-
ception of the first fifth, ninth, tenth. BOWLS and eleventh heads, during which
5 for 32 period Noronha obtained a useful
lead.
5 for 33
itut thereafter for six heads Neron- ha scored consistently as a result of 5 for 44some brilliant bowling and he ran
into a. lend of 19-12 st the 17th head. G for 80
DRASTIC CHANGE
JAPANESE SWIMMERS
FIND IT COLD
Temperature at Berlin
Then came a drastic charige in the game, Alves, suddenly finding his farm, secured a three, and proceeded
GAME LOST WITH A DRIVE
Grimmitt In Semi-Final
A. M. Omar made a fatal blunder
to lengthen the heads so that a nub when he decided to drive with his lust sequent two, then another two, and wood on the 19th head of his lawn finally a three on the 21st head bowls singles championship match turned what appeared to be a losing with A. W. Grimmist yesterday after deficit, into well-carned victory, neon, and not only robbed himself of Both players earned rounds of ap shot wood, but gave hip opponent a plause from the many spectators. lay of two and the match. The was keun and
uf A
"Too European" Says Particularly high standard. Earlier Omar had given a spirited
Trainer
T
II. A. Alv
Hend
J. E. Narcinha Bhole Total Shots Tulat
In many respects It was a repeti-display against a player of consider- Lion of Monday's match between ably more experience and 2nd cut Couter and Hyde-Lay. Alves left down a deficit of 1-14 to 16-17. his recovery very late, but once he Grimmitt went further ahead on the Berlin, July 15. Especial interest le being shown had obtained his touch his deliveries 18th and carried his total to 19,. On here in the Japanese swimmers who were almost perfect and he went on the 19th Omar, was shot wood with one of Grimmitt's woods resting his. Noronhn's performance In the Apparently in an effort to get the Th have arrived for participation in the to a notable triumph.
decided to sacrifice his that wood and forthcoming Olympic games.
Full scores follow,
drove. But the result was to give. Grimmitt two shots Japanese team is training daily with early and middle stages of the en Jack on his two back woods, Omar
rigorous schedule, in the hope of counter was very creditable. breaking new world records at the coming meet.
Frequent rains, and the coldness of the cifmate are proving a handlengs to the Japanese swimmers, however, who find themselves shivering as they come out of the water. Mr. Matsu- zawn, their trainer, hus complained of Yesterday the tem- "too European." perature of the air was 82, degrees, and that of the water 05.
In an impressive ceremony yestar- day, the members of the Japanese Olympic teams laid a wreath adorned the monument of the War Dead here. the Imperial Japanese colours on
The report received by cable in So we came in due course to Von Cramm v. Crawford another bout of Hongkong that Fred Perry hit a ball Austla bont Allison last year in the the first magnitude which did not end at a cameramm in a display of tem- Davis Cup and he did it again in noontil 8.45, having lasted a full hour pecament" during his match with uncertain fashion yesterday. I doubt in favour of Von Cramin. I put this Bryan M. Grent in the quarter-finals whether I have ever seen Austin play down as victory between equals for of the Wimbledon singles, is pooh- fluent game to greater younger and more gleet man of pooled by Frank Poxon, the News 125 Yards Relay-Medley:-II. G. henne or in the cater the two. He started off with a bang Chronicle tennis expert.
perfection.
and win the first set at 6-1
This is what that commentator has the way in which to ageous Allison
attacked and counter-attacked although hard put to it at times never
adversary so against an
so completely allowed Crawford really to master to say about the incident.
"Perry once it a camera man with equipped with passing shots to which him. Crawford nevertheless had he there was practically no answer, so put more pep into his game might the ball; some foolish people said he temperature, which he says is
ho was deliberately done--just non- nearly did they sin the net to And have won the second set in which the vulnerable spot. Moreover, Aus held in servico lead at 5-3; but he sense. thi was making excellent play with was bothered apparently about his his service. It was a bit unfortunate foothold and eventually had, his own
Lange (Free Style), A. Keown (Back- Stroke), A. Lephard (Breast-Stroke) E. F Selk (Under-Water) and R Goldman (Free Style)...
Be
Diving:-E. F. Sell and J. Milin. Water-l'oln (Selected teams);"A" Teain. Fowler, W. Stoker and
According to 'reports received here Shoarman, H. G. Lange, R. Goldman, L/Cel. McCarthy and Grindley.
"I" Team:-Ormerod, L/Cpl Gor- for him, because he hates interrup-service bagged for 7-5. In the third at the time, Perry went across later inth and 8pr. Revill, Lt. Calvert, F. Vtions, that owing to rain at 4.20 there set ikewise Von Cramm beat him on and "appeared to apologise to the
Poxon makes no mention. Read, L/Cpl. Pearse and Pte. Butter came a breaks in the second sut, after when it came to the crucial test by photographer," but of this Frank
he had won the first impressively at winning the service for 6-4,
worth,
Grimmitt's bowlloy was variable. He started off In great style and quiekis went ahead of an opponent who was nervous. But in the middle stages of the mutek Omar out-bowled him. The young Crafgengower player helped himself to a three on the 19th.. head, robbing Grimmitt of two shots with his drive, and repeated this on the 16th head when Grimmitt had shot woodl.