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·THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 19, 1937.
TO-DAY'S DOUBLES WILL DECIDE DAVIS CUP TIE
GERMANS WILL REMEMBER BOWLED 'EM OUT
THE WIMBLEDON
TRAGEDY
Tremendous Match Expected
(By "Veritas")
The results of Saturday's first two singles matches in the United States v. Germany Davis Cup Inter-Zone Final were as ex- pected, yet the cables make it quite clear that, from a spectators' viewpoint, they were both very disappointing. Grant's match with von Cramm was no less one-sided than the encounter between Budge and Henkel, though one is led to believe that Germany has a stronger No. 2 singles player than United States.
that America will be Britain's challengera; if Germany wins, her prospects of elinching the the on the third day will be const- derable.
DEFENDERS WARM UP
IN KEY MATCH
Gene Mako and Donald Budge,
fenders of the Cup have been put in the Davis Cup tie between United fing in some valuable and instruc- States and Garmany. tive preparation at Eastbourne, where they have completed series of matches against the Australians. That Britain won by four to two is distinetly encouraging to her sup- porters.
To all intents and purposes, how-assured ever, the outcome of the tie will de- pend upon to-day's doubles. Both pairs-Budge and Mako and von Cramın and flenkel-have fine records, with the Americans enjoying 話 sight edge in view of their winning the U.S. riational title last year and the Wim- bledon championship a fortnight ago. For the last two years Henkel and Germany have been Important Uireats for the doubles title. În 1936 they reached the quarter-final and when holding match point against Allison and van Ityn, scratched in order to speed back to Berlin for a Davis Cup match. This year they progressed to the semi-final only to be beaten by Budge and Mako after the Germans had won the first two
wets.
Wimbledon, Day By Day
THE INVINCIBLE BUDGE
RELENTLESS WIMBLEDON
MOOD
London, June 25,
AUSTIN TAKES TOO MUCH
(By I. S. Scrivener)
FOR GRANTED
wan, 6-4, 0—4; 3-0, 6-4, but it
Donald Budge was again In re- was never easy to say where the lentless mood at Wimbledon yester-German ace land the whip hand. FOURTH DAY'S RESULTS day, even against so fine a player Von Cramm was attacking un up- as C. Boussus, whom he bent, -1, 6-4, 6-2. The odds against any one disputing his path to the final are lung.
The
MEN'S SINGLES THIRD ROUND
ponent who counter-attacked without flinching and the valleying of both men was brilliant. I think I mny say that there was just that little exten bit of solidily about Von Cramm's ground game, părileularly G VON CRAMM
Yamagishi (Japan), on the backhand, which counts for
ྤ--་ so much.
(Germany) beal J. - 3-0,
G. Mako (U.S.A beat Kho Sin
(Clona), 3-4, -1, 6-2, 3-4. J, E. Crawford
best (Australini
7. Kukuljevic Yugos), 0-3, 0-2. 10-8.
Sham G.. beat J. Van den Byride Bel.. 2-0. (~2, 7~~~3. &.
it. W. AUSTIN (G.1.) beat J. Bromwich
(Aust), 62, 4—1, 2-0, 0-0.
A. Lacroix (Bel.) beat 11, G. N. Lev (0.0.)
4-6, 4, 6, Good.
1. M. GRANT (U.5.A.) beat E. 1. Avory
(G.B.), -, 14. 2-6, 6-2.
01. 02.
(Yogos.), 0-2, 6-2, 0-1.
a firmly established reputation, 1. HENKEL (Germany) heal F. Puncee counted for the two American girls, Miss Marble and Miss Winthrop, who, R. through not a really strong pair, clingy. remarkably well together.
F. Nakano A. Snyes (G.B.) bent
MeGRATH (Aus) beat J. Pallada (Japan), 4-, 10-0, 6-3, 0-1.
(Yukos), 4-8, 6-3, 7-6.6-2.
Jones
H. W. Austin, in a match which he won by G-2, 4–6, 6–D, D--0, ought not to have been as fully extended by the young Australian, J. Brom- wich, as he was.
Von Crumm won the Arst set at There is
the no doubt that Bromwich 0-4, after reaching 5-1, and is fine player. His defeat of Kirby second also at 6-4 after 3-1, 4-2, has shown that, and there was no and 53. Then came Yamagishi's getting away from the fact that he turn to clinch a 4-2 lend against the
service
at 6-3. Von Cramm ked was holding his own against Austin stev for
two sets.
3-0 in the fourth set, allowed the third set Austin won to love Jap to catch him, 3-3, went ahead and so seemed to muke himself sufe, again. to 5-3. After a long ninth lle
which Yamagish! eventually was not, though I think that he game
A. C. Stedman (NZ) heal M. Bernard took too much for granted-one of won Von Cramm was out on the (Fr.), G4, 0-2, 0-3. those mistakes which often spod tenth, bidding with success for then. Prem beat G. E. Godsell (G.D.), 6–4, Copson, the Derbyshire bowler, who food lawn tennis. He had to ught fourth match point.
AMERICAN GIRLS BEATEN F. A. PARKEN (USA) beat M. D. Dela-
ford (C.D.). 0-0, 6-1, S1, 0. In between
Mme. the matches In the meantime, the British de- who will figure in to-day's key mates played havoc with Warwickshire on pretty hard to win the fourth set at Saturday, helping to dismiss Wyatt, and Bromwich must have left
C. Hore (C.B.) beat E. E. Fannia (9.A.). nud his colleagues for 28 runs, by takt. the court well satisfied.
Mathieu and Miss Yorke, a pair with 0-1 0-0, 10-8. THE FIRST MATCH ing oight for 11.
The
match malch oft the Centre Court lay between V. B. McGrath, Australia's clumpion, and J. Pallada, who is, I beleive, Yugoslavia's Ne. 2. He must
be pretty near to his J. II. Crawford may be suid to have £. Hecht (Czech) brat C. M. compatriot, F. Puncee.
Justifled his right to be included McGrath was the winner of aamong the seeded players, although,
which both men, forcing for reasons match in which
are quite intelil- the sace for all they were worth, gible, he was not. On Court he drove and volleyed finely. We were beat F. Kukuljevic, one of Yugos-
Invia's given many thrills,
thrustful three, 6–3, 6––2, The first set was a curiosity, for 10-8. He was not seriously in- Pallada, after leading 4-2 with a commoded until the third set when, love game on his own service, lust after catching
up from 3-2, 4-3. the next two to love. Nevertheless and 5-4 down, he kept on tosing he went out, after winning his own the 'vantage game to Kukuljevic. service for 5, at 6-4. Then Mc- After B-8 he won the Yugosla-Mite. J. Jedrzejowska and Miss 5. Neel Grath had his turn, getting a service vian's service for 9-8 and went out lead
in the second set which took on
his own.
That was that, but al 63. He sacrificed there was no doubt about the prowess him out even longer lead (4-0) before hej of the Yugoslavian.
A really fine win was that of fourth set Pallida was 2-0, but C. McGrath rather broke him up in the the Mixed Doubles against J. S. next two games and eventually Ollift and Miss James by 6-1, 6-3. romped home at 6-2-good work. The match produced many good
VON CRAMM TESTED
rallies, but Tuckey and Miss Seriven, We saw an equally fine match on who are accustomed to playing to-
Centre Court between Cramm and Yamagishi. Von Cramm that reason.
Von Rether, proved the stronger pair for
more im- 110 means
The effect of these matches was Lo suggest that while Britain still possesses a potential cup winner In Austin, the situation so far as second string singles, and portant doubles, is by consoling Britain tried out two comulations against Adrian Quist Jost and Vivian McGrath. Both after Ave set matches. Wilde and Tuckes apparently mad
made no better combination than Wilde and Hare.
It is this recent resull which tempts one to believe that Henkel, tom
and von Cranim will win to-day. ably preferable, as they have had
wa Budge who carried the Ameri-
If anything the last-named are prob- considerable experience together,
BIJOU BIOGRAPHY OF R.W.V. ROBINS
England's New Skipper Is
Game's Livest Wire
England's new cricket captain against New Zealand, R. W. V.
keen, zestful, ardent, a genuine lover and student of cricket as a science, an art, and a history.
Janzi
an
(G.B.)... J. D. BUDGE (U.S.A.) beat C. BoussUA
(France), d
WOMEN'S DOUBLES SECOND ROUND
MME. R. MATHIEU and MISS A. 31. YORKE beat Miss A. Marble and Miss K. Winthrop, G.
Mrs. V. Burr and Mr. E. S. Law beat Fel. L. Kraus and Mrs. D. C. Shepherd- Barron, 43. 0-2,
beat Miss M. B. Hobson and Miss A. A.. Wright, G3.04. Miss V. K. King and Miss P. M. Weeken beat Miss T. II. Jarvis and Miss G. M. Southwell –3, 0—4,
FIRST ROUND
cans through to victory at Wimble- and it is well to remember that they Robins, is probably the livest wire in the game. He is dynamic,won the third sel at 7-5. In the R. D. Tuckey and Miss Serive in MISS E. M. DEARMAN and MISS J.
don, but one qucations whether he is capable of doing it every time. Mako, though a fine doubles player, is a comparatively weak link, and it is an odds on certainty that if the Germans can obtain a two sets lead this afternoon they will not repeat
Cheir Wimbledon blunder.
But even if the Americans lose this doubles match, there is one point which may go in their favour. If the encounter demands stiff five cets of play, Henkel will have to take the court first 10-morrow after- noon against a refreshened Grant, while it is possible the German will be feeling a trifle jaded. This has
gured in the 1930 Wimbledon final as well as reaching the quarter-final this year.
Mr. Roper Barrett will in all likelihood decide to risk Tuckey as second string singles, hoping that Austin can win two singles and that Wilde and Hare will rise to the ocen- slon in the doubles.
For another, the strain of the occa- slon is heavy, Captaincy takes a good deal out of Robins, who puts his whole heart into the task, infus- ing others with his own overwhelm- . ing keenness.
Thirty-one years of nge (with a siderations. For one thing, he would father still playing cricket every not desire to compete with his good Saturday with the Boughton Hall friend G. O. Allen, should Allen be club in Chester), Robins is the best in the running next year to renew all-round fleider in the world, a slow his leadership. bowler who commands extraordinary Angerspin, and a batsman who coin- Undoubtedly the most surprising bines a sound teclinical equipment feature of the England v. Australia with a saucy disposition to attack match was the clean sweep made by bowling with refreshing violence. England in the singles. Austin won two matches within losing a set, For some days he hesitated about winding up a brilliant display by accepting the Test captaincy against defeating Crawford 10-8, 6-4, 6-4: New Zealand. This task in itself
Many will say, on reading these John Brom-caused him no diffidence, but its words: "This is exnelly the kind wich and Hare
of captain we need for the coming achievement by beating Crawford in was a matter for careful considera- contests with Australia." Ave sels.
If Britain had won at tion. least one of the two doubles, they could have approached the Chai- lenge Round with a fair amount of equanimity, Even so it is ΠΟΥ unreasonable to believe Britain has If it goes to America one can rest a 50-50 chance of retaining the Cup,
anore than once happened where one Tuckey overwhelmed a spectacular obvious pointer towards next season |
has two-men Davis Cup teams. The strain on those two players is coor- mous, and the attest is likely to crack under 1.
Nevertheless this possibility can- not lessen the tremendous import- ance of winning to-day's doubles.
five
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Tan/Niggor
PATENT LEATHER
TAN BOWLING
See Window at
MACKINTOSH'S
Alexandra Building
Des Voeux Road.
His business as partner In a Arm of insurance brokers would not ne-
cessarily prevent him from giving the time to that exacting taske against Australia, but there are other con-
the
Incidents On Outside Courts
GRANT FALLS INTO TROUBLE AND OUT AGAIN
(From a Special Correspondent)
Without any disparagement of G. O. Ailen, of whom the same can be Score: B. M. Grant 2 sets, E. n.prolled over with a yelp of pain. For 1 set. Grant leading 4-2, two or three minutes he rolled about said, this is very true. Either would Avory
few
running
INGRAM beat Mrs. J. Pennyculek and Mrs. D. Trentham, 2,
Mrs. W. F. Freeman and Bire, K. Southam
beat Miss M. Stewart and Milas P. L. F. Thomson, 0.
Mrs. C. M. D. Marriott and Bliss M. Slaney beat Mrs. F. V. Fontes and Miss 11. J. M. Smith, 6-3, 6
Miss N. M. Lyle and Miss 13. Nuthall beat Miss E. Homan and Mrs. H. G. Mine- Innes, 0-0, G.
Mme. C. Dotgner and Countess de In Valdene beat Miss J, Marquis and Miss M. Riddell, 60, C.
Fru. E. Holla and Mej. G. Terwind! beat
Mias M. M. Bray and Miss A. P. Car dinall, 10, 7-5, 0–2.
Mins B. E. Lumb and Miss M. E. Lumb beat Miss P. O'Connell and Mrs. E. C Peters, 1-0, d. 7-3.
Miss M. Hooley and Bites D. E. Round beat Miss A, G. Curtis and Miss E. N. 9. Dilekin, 6-0, 0-2.
Mrs. R. E. Haylock and Mrs. J. S. Kirk heat Aliss V. E. Scott and Miss M. Whitmarsh 0-1, 6-4.
Miss N. 23. Brown and Mika R, Jarvis beat Miss B. M. Smith and Miss M. Trouncer, 6-1, 3-0, 0--4
Mins J. Saunders beat Miss F. M. Burton and Mins E. A. Middleton, B-1, 6-3, Mel. M. R. Couquerque and Frl. 31. Fiorn
A E. L. McOstrich and
bent Mrs. A. L. Semmence and Miss F.
0-2, 0-2,
make an excellent leader, and it is Avery having just picked up from in agony (it seemed). Umpire, lines- to be hoped that Robins will take 4-0. Grant, going for u bull deep men and Avery rushed to his assis- the plunge If Allen is not available. to his forehand corner, slipped and tance and the general impression was that the match had come to an un- fortunate end. Not bit of it: in a Mrs. P. Brutton and Miss B, G. Chuler beat Miss B. Fall and Mrs. K. Bowden, more minutes Grant,
3-0, 6-3, 1-3. gingerly on the damaged ankle, was Mrs. D. D. Andrus and Mma. 8. Henrotin collaring the few necessary points for the match. I have no hesitation in saying that Avory was the worse shaken of the two so far as mental results can be compared. Hard luck, Avory!
TO CLEAR
$500
per pair
AVORY PICKS UP WELL
This happened in a late match on Court 2 after Avery had shown his aptitude for the slanted volley on the back hand in a good recovery from a bad start. During most of the second set and a whole of the third
beat Senorita A. Lizana and Misa M. C. Mia M. Baumgartens and Mrs. W. Mer-
Serlveh, gả ch Ticks beat Mrs. G. A. Myers and Miss A. Y. Richardson, dm3, 02. MISS. H. H. JACOBS and FRU. 8. SPTR-
LING beat Mrs. A. 11. Mellows and Mrs. K. d. Underwood 3–6, 6–1.
SECOND ROUND Mr. F. M. Sirawson and Mrs. If. 8. Uber beat Mrs. C. Myerscough and Miss J. Harian, 3-4, 0—–—–—2, 0—3.
Mr. M. R. King and Mrs. J. D. Pittman
heat Str. J. N, C. Couper mud Miss P. N. Morison, 6-1, 6-3.
Harvey heat Big 8. Mavrogordato and Mr. E.-O. Moss, 6-4, 10—8. MISS F. JAMES and MISS K. E. STAM- MERS beat Miss B, G. Bearfey and Miss D. A. Hunthachi, 6-3, 0-1
he did not make the common mis-Miss R. Br. Hardwick and Miss E. IT. take of under-rating Grant's amazing powers of retrieving and, had his re- turn
service been more certain, he would have been even better placed when the fourth set debacle occurred,
Earlier on in this court H. N. Lee had fallen to A. Lacroix, Belgium's first ranked player, Lee was rather
MEN'S DOUBLES
FIRST ROUND
off colour, it seemed to me, though... Lysaght and, F. V. V. Sherwood
Lacroix wisely gave him very little
the way of material for forehand "punches." When the chances did
W. C. Choy and J. Van den Eynde, 7-5, 6-0, 1-7, B.;
SECOND ROUND
MIXED DOUBLES FIRST ROUND
‚V.__G, Kirby and Miss M. Heeley beat C. F. Aeschliman and Miss P'. O'Connell
· 6-1, 6-2.
come the requisite power was not it. G. N. Cooper and R. K. Tinkler beat there, for of no stroke is it truer R. F. Bessemer-Clark and 11. A. Cold- than of Lee's forchand fog that MD. Detofora and Bhami beat W. E.
lam, 54, 8—10, 6-3, 6-4. "l'appetit vient en mangeant."
Altewell and J. S. Harrison, 6-0, 1--0, DELOFORD FIGHTS STRONGLY
0-3, 0-4, 7-8, Further casualties in the British ranks were the defents of M. D. Delo- ford; C. M. Jones and G. E. Godsell by F. Parker, L. Hecht and D. Prenn
tie most Of these respectively. satisfactory was Deloford's match for, after losing two quick sets, he F. Kukuljevic and Me). M. R. Couquerquo beat M. E. Lucking and Miss G. K. went for his man with
Brand deter-
Osborne, 3-, mination, winning the third at 7. and only losing the fourth at 6-8. Parker, surely the most impassive American ever seen at Wimbledon, has, I think, the effect of subduing the spirits of opponents, who, despite his youth, behave rather as it ex- (Continued on Page 8.)
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COD
A. B. Collins and Mr. K. Southam beat
J. B. Sturgeon and Miks P. N. Morison, 0-3, 6-4,
11. F. David and Mrs. J. 1. Pittman beat J. N. Wright and Mrs. P. Knight, DT, 10.
D. Frenn and Miss E. M. Dearman beat 1. Plougmann and Fru, E. Hollis, (-),
C. 11. E. Belts and Miss Y. J. Allnatt beat 1. It. Wheatcroft and Mrs. I. H. Wheat craft, 6-3, Band.
E. E. Fannin and Mrs. M. R. King brat
G. von Metaxa and Fri; M. Horn, 10-8,; Bad,
G. Mako and Mile. J. Jedriajowska best 3. C. Filter and Mrs. E. Macready, 6-1, 6-1,
E. J. Filby and Mrs. K. J. Underwood tient J. Jenssen and Mrs. C. F. Brution, 0-0, 0-3, 0-3.
W. A. R. Collins and Mrs, R. G. Macinnas Ben W. Babin and Miss K. Winthrop, G-4, 7-B.
SECOND ROUND
C. R. D. Tuckey and Miss M. C. Boriven best 3. 8. Oils and Miss Y. James, Bom, God,
M. Bernard and Mms. 5. Henrolin beat C. J. Eedes and Miss V. K. King, 6ut,
1.
J. Yamagish! and Mins 1. Nuthall boat
R. C. seloy and Fr. R. Kraus, d=2;