THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, JULY
24,
1936.
Britain Or Australia?
Davis Cup Challenge
Round At Wimbledon
BRITAIN'S CHOSEN
PLAYERS
Singles. --F. J. Perry
H.W. Aus- tin
Doubles--GP. Hug
hes and C.
R.D. Tuc-
key
HOLDERS
SHOULD
AGAIN WIN
AUSTRALIA'S LIKELY
TEAM
Singles..H. Craw-
:
ford Ad- rian Quist
Doubles.-J.H. Craw-
ford and A. Quist
PREVIOUS TIES FAVOUR AUSTRALIA
THREE EARLY CHALLENGE ROUND CONTESTS
AUSTRALASIA VERSUS THE
BRITISH ISLES
Although perhaps it is not strictly true to any Australia and Britain have met on seven previous occasious in the Davis Cup,. the composition of the Australasia and British Isles teams, as they used to be designated, were so essentially composed of Australian and English players that they can be regarded as representatives of the two countrica.
Accepting this one can go on sterul Bust to N. E. Brookes 2-6, 4-6, say that out of these geven contrets, ¦ tell.
Australians have won five an the Englishmen two.
HOW BRITAIN PLANNED TO WIN THE DAVIS CUP
Roper Barrett Strategy
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F. J. Perry recalls the great part tenin-work and strategy played Great Britain's victory over. Franeo : in the 1933 challenge round of Bus, problessed, C. Parke and A. 5. Davis Cup in a recent article in the They first met · Renmish (British Islesi. Jest to N. By Sydney Mail. in a Challenge Bound in 1807 whery | Bagobes and A W. Dunlop 4-8, 1-8. the Aussies. Norman Herokers and 3.7. Anthony Wilding, necesarull vaded Wimbledon and crit
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What the Centre Court at Wimbledon will look like to-morrow when Britain starts to defend the Davis Cup against Australia. Top left Perry, upon whom chief British hopes as Top right, Mr. 11. Roper Barrett and Avilin snapped with the Davis Cup.
SUCCESSFUL RACKET
Great Britain Is A WIELDERS
3 To 1 Chance
AUSTRALIA'S SLENDER HOPES
OF WINNING DAVIS CUP
k
MÁY WIN DOUBLES
Great Britain's international weeks ago, everything points to a handsome victory aginst Australia, tennia supremacy will be put to on the face of it Austeniin have the the test to-morrow and again chance of securing more than e next Monday and Tuesday jangles and pessibly the doubles, when the 1936 Challenge Round of the Davis Cup takes place Australia has won the Hunt right to, contest Britain, the holders, to the coveted piece of sitver įtands upon a tray, the intrinsic value of which is almost doubt that if the eup itself. The tie, which will attract upwards of 30,000 spec during the three day, is being
year.
whien
IN “C” DIVISION OF TENNIS LEAGUE
The following are the mod surers. ful pairs to date in the "C" Division
12 STRAINATA OBVESMAREKANI HANDLEJERNA DANNIELI ZELEA BASTERRE FERARUMBE
Our Daily Golf Hint
Sonte practise a great deal. Of them again there may be made a sub-division into these who practise wisely and those who practive foolishly. Some do not prac- fire at all.
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A. Asilve **1 4. Navler rise to the occasion, Bu
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Borry and H.-W. Ausimy both began practice, earlier
thm Bush Tales v. Australasia. --Play- tistal, he says, restricting each other later an English team tool the u ed at Sydney on January 16, 19 and to certain limits when they practised *back from Melhorar. The new. 121, 1920, and won by Australasia by For instance, for one set Pergy bad ed on the Centre Court at Wimbie-ition seemed to nume in the world. 1. Pang and Wei .TO.CA. 17 16 2
matches to 1, 12 sets to 6, and 100 to attard, on everything, and then the don. These will be the best matched result may posily go in Alt- Challenge Round tie was at Syma : in 1919 when Australasia won 4-1.
Patterson (Am-positions would be reversed for the to be played in this famous enclosuretralia's favour,
Strictly speaking Britain is bountiD. There have been twy meetings in
to rely on the singles and here see- king wht ('Cummer (ATE) the zone final. Australia win asta) beat A. 11. Lowe -1, 6-3, second. The third, perhaps, would until the opening of Wimbledon nest
Twenty seven years have paid een reged the probable outcome will ; 6. Wei and d. L. Ma (6B) one and Britain the otiter, white Aus- | 2-5, 6-3, and beat A. R. F. Kingscyte he played with both on the baseline,
8-6. J. C. Anderson (Aliss each refusing to be drawn to the net. siners Australia, then playing equanimity. Perry on normal form | W.
Citi and G. A., White tralia have who beaten Britam intial lost to Kingscote 5-7 One serbe, says Perry, apparently Australia, competed in the Chilean beat either Crawford, Quist
(KCE).
Y. 0. Yea the earlier Lates of the competition trafosial
IKT.I.C.A. last met in 1990.4-6, and beat A. H. Low 5-4.57 watching only the one set when both enge Round, Since then her fortune, McGrath and Austin, in a Davis Cup The countries
in thet competition Inve beste, is one of the world's greatest | F, when Britnin win the European 201
Doubles.-R. E. Breches and C. L. players remained on the baseline,
chequereri.
players, and more likely an any-1 thal.
tody else to win both ringig. The complete werds of their an- Patterson (Australasia) bent A. R. Fikened Perry and Austin to a pair Kinsente and A. E. Beamish -. of cab horses, and that appellation counters, follow.
6-0, 0-2.
amused them so greatly that when wiring each other on any pretence they now sign themselves "Cabinurse."
CHALLENGE ROUND
1907
Australasia v. British Isles-Pinyed
a Wimbledon on July 20, 22 and 23, 1
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8-3, 4-6, 12-10,
FINAL ZONE ROUND 1914
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FOR "C" DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Tire i no letting up in the rure Petsveen 'K.LT.C., Recreio and South nina for the "C" Division Temus. lesias championship, although the Sinal sun is bound to be between Indians an the Kowloon
Plugins.
Athens team won yesterday, the K.LT.C., and Recrein by handsome the margins. R.C., Sanguishing al 1972 fuct of the league table Pustained Wiki: eighth sumesrive defeat, their
enquois being R.C.C. (2) for whom Freiman and Kirby performed with: But muldanding suteesa, winning all thre: ts.
Th: salt in brief and amended janua table follows.
"C" DIVISION
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HALF MILE SWIM
3 TO 1 FAVOURITES
Great Britain is bound to' start 3 to 1 favourites to-morrow notwin- (standing her recent defeat by the United States players in an exhibition series on Davis Cup lines. A move i Important pointer is the successes East Lancashire Regiment gained by Britain's Cup players at Wimbledon against one of the strong-
est international entries of years.
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Australusia v. British Isles-Play- and won by Australgia (challengers) ed at Boston, U.S.A. on August 0.7
Before every tie In the carlle and 8, and won by Australasia by 5 by 3 matches to 2. 12 sels to 7 and
vesands of the 1933 competition tactics utches to 0 and 9 sets le 2. 104 games to di
"E.
F. Brookes (Aus were discussed and the strengths and (AU- Brookes Singles-N.
Sigles--N. tralasia) beat A. W. Gore 1-3; G-1, trainstay beat J. C. Parke 6-2, 4-6, weakness of each opponent inbulat- When Great Britain qualified to
'Terry wan the singles, Austin
The Inter-Company half mile team. 7-3. and I, Roper Darrett 6-2, 6-in | 6-3, 1-0, 7-5. A. F. Wilding (Aus- cl
advanced as far as the semi-finals A Wilding (Australasia) tralasia) beat A. 'H. Lowe 6-3, 6-1. meet France, and it was known that
and Hughes and Tucker wan the race of the 9/East Lancashire Re- Barutre and Cochet would be by the
བས་་་ 10 A. W. Gore 6-3, 3-8, 5-7, 2-6, 16-H.
English iment took place at Shamshuiper on doubles against another Doubles.-N. E. Brookes and A, Þ. Prench team, askell played practice and beat H. Roper Barrett 1-6, 6-1.
Wednesday under good swimming A. pair Wilding (Australasin beat J. C.games with the team, chasing the 6-3, 7-5,
Furthermore it is doubtful whether coulitions. Competition was keen, B. Doubles.-N. E. Brookes and A. F. Parke and T. Mi. Mavrogordato 5-1. et "a la Boretro," after hitting the ball deep to the backhand corner,
Adrian Quist will be fit enough to eat be seen from the results, and the Wildhig (Australasia) lost to A. W. 6-0 6-4.
Borotra's favourite method of attack.
ankle injury sustained standard of wining slown play. lils Gore and It. Roper Darrett 6-3, 6-4,
6. C. and H. C. Yu (K.TO.C.A.) 5-7, 2-0, 11-13.
Great Britain v. Australia.-Played Two sets would then follow with against Von Cramm was clearly more very promising in view of the forth, Chen and A. Hung (C.C.c.i ILK. He and C L. Inu 1912
nt Wimbledon on July 13, 14, and 15, Muskell doing his best to imitate serious than at first suspected, and coming Area Half Mile Team Race.
Ten-1"B" Company (834 18.C.A.A Great Brital by Coeliet by concentrating on keeping it is quite possible that McGrath will and won by
Long the ball in play, with occasional be necessary.
2, "A" Company' (points), M. K. Ma and T. K points),
a.C.A.A) If this be so Australia will be. "D (S)" Company (44 points), 4, s. matches to 0 and 9 sets to 2.
(Great sulles to the Mr. H. Hoper Austin
and 1. K. Leung Singles.-H. W.
this variety of weakened as McGrath has practlen-Headquarter Wing (40 points), fy practice, each other day after day the anti-or Austin.
Individual.-1. Pto. Taylor ("A"Y. cipation of the British team was like-
Company), 2, Pte. Lovack (1) (S}" Company); d, Pte. Hulme "A" Com- pany). Time: 12 mins. 55.8 peca.
British Isles v. Australasla-Play- ed at Melbourne on November 28, 20 and 30, and won by British Isles by
1933
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three matches to two, sets to 8 Britain) lost to J. H. Crowford-6-4. atretting that when playing ly to hopes of beating either Perv. "C" Company (G6 points).
2-6, 4-5, 3-8 and bent V. B. McGrath
and 88 games to 84.
Singles, J. C. Parke (British 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. F. J. Fairy (Great
In view of Britain's display in the Isles) buit N. E. Brookes 8-6, 6-3. Britain) boat McGrath, 5-7, 1-2 and beat It W. Heath- 6-2. Perry (Great Britain) bently to suffer, as each knew the other's Davis Cup last year when United 0-1 0-4 C. P. Dixon (Belilah Isles). McGrath 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. H. G. N. Lee favourite strukes, and unconsciously States were beaten five-love, and the achievements at Wimbledon a few beat R. W. Heath 5-7, 0-4, 6-4, 6-4,{ (Continued on Page .)
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