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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,
JULY 23, 1937.
VETERANS WIN VITAL TENNIS MATCH FOR C. R. C.
CLEVER LAU AND
HON OUTWIT RECREIO
Contest For "C" Div. Title Tightens
(By "Veritas")
Most inspiring sight at Causeway Bay during yesterday's vital tennis league match between the C.R.C. (1) and Club de Recreio "C" Division teams was to watch those doyens of the local courts, Lau Fook-ki and L. F. Hon, battle their way through to win two and a half sets. The "old men" of the match actually turned in the best results and mado a much-needed victorý possible for the Chinese.
were
Although they could "give" any of Noronha brothers
especially their opponents 20 or more years, prone to errors from the net, and Lau and Hon refused to allow this despite the obvious need for firmer
to depress apparent disadvantage
strokes which Impetuous
only them. Rather did it encourage them play, continued to the end to use to exploit to the full their vast ex- nccasionally brought success, but perience of the game, so that what which, in the final analysis, showed they lacked in actual speed of move a heavy debit balance. ment about the court, they
Reerclo's star performer was L. F. for by
face of his than compensated
Ribelre, who, in the extremely skilful tactics.
stature, displayed somewhat small
in his overhend remarkable power
more their
TACTICS TO SUIT THE OCCASION They measured up their various
few, within the first upponents strokes of every set, and played cer-
were
Wimbledon Day By Day
THE GIANTS GET TO GRIPS
Austin Lacked Only The Volley
But Pitifully
CRAWFORD AND VON CRAMM IN
A
MARATHON MATCH
(By H. S. Scrivener)
games
to
CON COURT ONE
Parker Master of the Chop and Spin
(By a Special Correspondent)
Of the four singles matches allotted Court One, easily the most in- came Crawford's turn. For teresting was that in which F. Parker Yesterday we embarked upon the, Then second week of Wimbledon, the two sets his deliberate methods took deprived II. Henkel, this year's chom- The third and plon of France, of the possiblity of weather still in its most benign mood, him nicely along. and the approaches to the Centre fourth. sets were his al 6-3 and recording a "double."
Von Cramm came closed court already
It took Parker five sets to win but, when play 6-2, and then
back to beat a prelly tired man at
times when began.
Henkel was dominant, these phases ΤΟ open
proceedings, Madame 6-2. They were at it for two hours although there were
threw into relief rather than ob- Mathieu beat Mrs. King, 1-6, B-2, and five minutes.
after Mrs. King had ratsed our
Miss Round bent the Countess de scured Parker's general command of hopes of an English victory by the la Valdene, 6-1, 6-0. It was the match. way in which she took the first set rather curious that the Countess
The whole trouble for Henkel was Throughout that first set she had was not displaying any of that the upper hand, not because Mme. audacity for which she is famous, to find the most profitable way of Mathieu was playing faultly, but aid that she made no serious at bringing to bear stronger overhead because she was doing extras
tempt to stem the tide of an attack play and crisper driving. The nor
mal procedure of coming in on ordinarily well. Mrs. King was pos- which Miss Round was pressing deep drive was "off the map" in this sibly lucky not to lose more than home for all she was worth.
case for Parker's dropped and spin- one game, for the Frenchwoman hac several 'vantage points for
After all there were two years not ning returns snared Henkel over and she lost. However, Mme. so long ago when the Countess, then over again into shaping for the stroke away which gave away the in- Always smiling, Senorita Lizana, the Chile tennis champion, anapped Which
Mathieu began an effort to turn the Senorita Lila de Alvarez, withstood in sirots. Rebeiro is essentially a fore- while she was beating Miss Betty Nuthall at Wimbledon.
match round, and was completely Milsa Helen Wills as she was then, tended direction. successful.
In two of the most sparkling women's
The problem was made more com- at Wimbledon. I MORE POWER
finals ever seen court player, and after the first set, during which period he was unsettled rush things. his
By putting more power into her can recall the end of a rally in one plicated by Parker's ability to come
the neatest of chop and inclined to
or, stop enused Mrs. of these matches which left the two in on his more sharply angled strokes shots, Mme. Mathieu volleying and smashing were de-
King to falter and eventually to fall. girls so breathless that they had to for lightful to watch, Reed's volleying
Mme, Mathleu's task, in fact, be-stand leaning on their rackets for volleys.
Henkel appreciable time. The was rather more defensive, but he
found the path of the came an easy
my only quite one, and
"avenue-explorer" a stony one In- was steady enough to keep up his end and to assist in winning two
solution of this turn of events was match was. all over in less than half set only the second
deed. He was all at sea in the first that Mrs. King lacked the necessary an hour, and
took ten minutes. physical strength.
In the men's doubles the Czecho-set which he lost in the ninth game to
back-hand a beautiful straight "H. W. Austin v. B. M. Grant fol- Slovakian pale Menzel and Hecht,
Was pass. The second set
also (By Fred Dartnell)
lowed, Austin fulfilling the hopes
Americans s who huck put out the London, July 1. that I
reposed in him by winning in
0-1, 7-5, 6-4. He Grant and Sabin on Saturday, again Parker's after a curious sort of stale- did well to beat in pretty quick mate period. The first four games Peter Kane (Livepool) beat Petit three sels,
comfortably
against service and the fifth, which lasted over ten minutes with Biquet, the Belgium bantamweight, ought to have won more
deuce called a dozen times, was the first of a series of seven to go with the service, Parker, despite attempts to speed up the business, then break- ing the sequence for 7-3.
taln tactics accordingly. Thus against Ribeiro and Reed they slow ed things up as much as possible, realising that the Recreio first pair most thrived on speed and
when
fast sets. volleying dungerous
H. A. and G. A. Noronha made so But against the Noronha drives. brothers, the adroit Chinese couple many fine shots that it was hard to went in for fast driving and dis- believe they lost two sets, But one carded lobbing, discovering that the could not fail to observe their incon- Portuguese were happiest overhead. sistency. H. A. Noronha made un When, in the third set they met awful lot of blunders in his smash- Xavier and Silva, and found these ing and his brother was weak on have could slower low volleys. If they insisting upon 160 were exclianges, they willingly adapted tightened their play up they would: themselves to the position, holding have carried all before them.
Xavier and the rallies for as long as their op- On the third court,
to depend Silva found it necessary nonents desired. ponc
They largely on defensive measures. all but succeeded against Lau and Hon, who, in falling light, trailing 4-5. Finally the set finisht- ed in almost complete darkness with honours very rightly divided,
It was most interesting to watch supplied an instructive lesson to and the younger players who are apt to regard speed as the to-all and end- all of the doubles game,
The
A CONTRETEMPS
were
With the
WOMEN'S PETER KANE
BATTERS TO VICTORY
TEST
CRICKET
an
at Empress Stadium, Earl's Court, stil. Having taken the first set at time the two Yugo-Slavians, Palladu went Aussies Take
The Lead
Australia were all out for 303 Just
last night, when Biquet retired in in the grand manner, he got and Punce, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3, the lath round after the gamest into difficulties in the second, which
he was within a point of losing. fight imaginable.
AUSTIN'S FAULT Kanc
une waded in fercely directly the bell went, but the Belgian lnd was very quick on his feet.
He not only made the Golborne lad miss, but in the second round he cut Kane's left eye with a very good HEAVY ARTILLERY
they thought gave them game. The gan to look better for England, but Kane's defence with fine skill.
the in spite of constant bowling changes
which
7TH DAY'S RESULTS
MEN'S SINGLES FIFTH ROUND
WOMEN'S SINGLES
FOURTH ROUND
FAMOUS "CHOPPER"
to
In the third set Austin managed
During the set Henkel had at last to get ahead and stay there to go three
made a slight impression on Parker, out, after having had
He fell behind at 2-4 in the third, but then managed to collár a run of before four o'clock. It was a horrid
match point chances for 6-3. I am day for cricket, with a cold, fierce
at a loss to understand why, with
The fourth set, fought his beautiful ground strokes, he did blustering wind and rain at intervals, punch. match as a whole provided
more even lines, also went not volley more when Grant's reply G. Von Cramm (Ger.) beat 3. 11. Craw.four games. Miss Pritchard took her score to 67
ford (Aust), 6-3, 6-6, 3–6, 2–0. 0—3 on some entertaining tennis, with CRC.
better In the third round Kane let go to them was often nothing
II. W. Austin (G.B.) beat D. M. Grant Henkel, and he must have been con- and then was bowled by a beautiful obtaining a lead on the first round
than shoulder high shot,
(U.S.A.). 1, 7-5, 11-—-—-—-4. end. which they sustained to the
The Portuguese couple appeared
no particular dimculty. F. A. Parker (U.S.A.) beat H. Henket siderably heartened to see Parker's
accuracy on the wane. Kane kept up his non-stop attack. presented to hit
(Ger.) 6-3 7-3. 8, +0. G. utes later Miss Holmes, trying The Chinese strengthened their team to be upset as a result of an unfor ball from Mis Whelan. A few min- some of his heavy arüllery. by bringing in Ng Kam-chum and tunate misunderstanding in the first a ball over the bowler's head, was He punished his man severely in the Grant scored pretty often by getting J. D. Budge (U.S.A.) beat V. B. McGrath
is no mean
(Aust).), d), G. sixth round, but Biquet fought back to the net first. He consolidated this strengthening or set against Ng and Wu
by Miss Hide. and Hon together. score at four-all and Silva serving, caught at long-off by playing Lau
It waxed, however, with a ven- Four wickets for 139, and things be-defiantly and his left penetrated volleyer. However, you cannot do more than win, and Austin, to that point which Recreio turned out their customary the Chinese scored a
geance in the next set, and one was Biquet went through an agonised extent, was justified by his tactics.
reminded of how. Miss E. Ryan, most team, which, however hardly played
Then came a great match, Von up to expectations.
Portuguese, however, thought
and an
an Interruption by rain, before seventh round when he was battered
which Crawford, Cramm
the Fru S. Sperling (Denmark) beat Miss A famous of all "choppers," used to give the score was deuce. The slight con- the next wicket fell, the scere had all ever ring. IMPETUOUS ATTACKERS
hitting tretemps was settled by the intro-heen taken to 198. Miss Smith and He went yet another round and the German, who took the first two sets, G. Curtis (G.B.), 6-4, 6-4.
blades of grass and Mrs. In the first three games of the fifth Recreio followed their
The of the ninth game,
thought that Von Cramm, like Austin his endurance of cheery pluck. policy and attacked from the start, over
D. D. Andrus (U.S.A.) beat Miss K. set Henkel won only two points. To vulnerability Chinese won it and then went
At the beginning of the ninth in the previous match, might have
add to his discomfiture, what luck but they all showed
was can in Parker's favour overhead and the Chinese merciless to, capture the set on service..
round the end came suddenly. Kane forced the pace more, for Crawford, MI M. C. Scriven (Continued on Page D.)
R. King (G.33.), 1-8, 62.60.
to 2-3, pulled up weakness. The
sliot out a left hook which landed as long as he is allowed, can play Mme. It. Metileu (France) beat Mrs. M. there ly exposed the
tennis very well. It closed deliberate lawn flush on the Belgian's eye,
Senorita A. Lizana (Chile) beat Miss B. and, though Henkel extra- played it
Nuthall (G.B.). 0–3, 6–2. up and with a gasp of pain Biquet Yesterday
cad, who had used a rather limited turned to his corner.
ordinarlty well and the volatile Vor. Miss D. E. Round B.) beat Counters! that was his last kick and the Ameri- stroke repertory with consummate He retired to give Kane the ver- Cramm never succeeded in hustling Miss it. Yaacobs (U.S.Al beat Miss A.
discretion, Was in the end a con- him out of his stride.
A. Wright (G.B.), 6-0, 6-3.
vincing winner, 3, 7-5, 4-08, 4-6, 6-2,
V.
normal duction of an umpire and the playing Miss George were responsible for this crowd cheered him to the echo for won after five sota. Here again I Miss A. Marble (U.S.A.) beat Mej. M. 1. the impression aiming at particular
King George N
OLD SCOTCH WHISKY
The ALPHA and OMEGA of good WHISKY.
For Purity and Bouquet it is unsurpassed 1
THERE'S AGE and
HISTORY in every BOTTLE !
he
stand. With her score at 63 Miss on Smith was run out, and off the first ball she received Miss McLarty was caught and bowled by Miss Maclagan. Six for 198,
Austraila were stili 24 runs behind, but then came another stand, and Mise George, now very cautious, with Miss Barbara Peden took the score to dict. 270, when Miss Peden was bowled. No one else offered much resistance, Gunnar Barlund, the Finn, was whom I would have and Miss Hide took three quick disqualified for holding in the 7th wickets, and Australia led England by round of his fight with Maurice 80 runs. Miss Hide made the most Strickland, the New Zealand cham- of her bowlers, but after lunch for a time there was little sting in the at-pion, in the heavyweight contest.
tack.
AN EARLY WICKET
Miss 18
BARLUND DISQUALIFIED
I am greatly delighted that a man liked to see
OF
Couquerque (Nether.), 6-0, 0-2
Panna J. Yędrzejowska (Pol) beat
Stammers (G.B.). 7-5, 6-3,
de la Vaidlene (Fr.), Om1, Bund.
MEN'S DOUBLES THIRD ROUND
حة
up
them.
seeded should be successful,
Before this J. D. Budge had kept VITAL FOOT-FAULT
his tally of three-sot wins by V. B. McGrath 6-3, 6-1, Von Cramm reached 3-1 in the GP. Hughes and C. R. D. Tucker beat
C. F. Aeschulman and M. Eumes, beating
When McGrath broke through B4. 4-3, 6--2 first set and was out at 6-3 after
beat J. Pallada
Budge's second service game to lead ment, for this feat had been rare at Wimbledon. From that point up to midway through the third set McGrath shots played beautifully, his drop figuring as wrath-turners to Budge's most blasting serves. McGrath has not much to show for his trouble in the score, which then read 6-3, 6-1, 4-1 in Budge's favour,
In the first round Barlund scored | being caught at 33. In the second, L. Hecht and A. hroule beat 5. K.2-1. there were murmurs of excite-
and F. Punces, with a a few body punches,
Kho and Schroder, 4-0,7-0, 0-2, 0-4 England started at 4.15 with a re-with two smashing rights to the jaw at 6-5 against the service, and was In the second Strickland got going which was very level, Von Cramm,
usually holding the lead, was ahead. Bromwich and C.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES arranged batting order,
Barlund tried to force the fighting foot-faulted when wanting a point Greenwood and Miss Lowe opened. but was met with two hard crosses for the set in the next game. Runa come at a good pace, but Miss
from the right. Greenwood was far too anxious to
Borlund was cautioned twice for play et balls outside the of stumm hitting a trifle low with his left, Eventually she was caught at the 28. Miss
at
The fourth round favoured Bar-
DEFENCE OPEN
The Finn's defence was very open
He lost it, but pulled Crawford back from 40-15 to win the 13th At the end of the third round the 'gamo at 70, and went out at 6-4. wicket with the score Maclagan came in and then rain stop-Dominion fighter was a little in front an hour. on points. ped play for about half This did not affect the pitch, and these two-Miss Lowe and Miss Mac- lund. lagan by sheer determination and patience against some very good and i varied. bowling, took the score to B0, in the 5th round when Strickland and so the arrears were wiped off.
Mrs. Pedra, in the last half-hour, tried several bowlers, and the field- ing was of a very high standard, but though neither batsman looked very
In the seventh round Bariund was settled or comfortable they played out time, with England 90 for one. So repeatedly warned for holding, and with nine wickets in hand they have was so puzzled with this and Strick-
n lead of 10 runs.
scored with half-a-dozen uppercuts and several straight lofis.
Barlund was cautioned twice for holding and Strickland went further ahead on points.
Steward's Cup And St. Leger Prices
SECOND ROUND Miss N. B. Brown and Mis R. Jak Mrs. I. F. Jaylock and Mrs. J. S. Kirk. 63,2-0, 119,
MIXED DOUBLES
THIRD ROUND
Budge had by this time begun to
J. Brugnon and Mrs. D. B. Andrux beat pick out the drop shots for which he D. MacPhail and Mrs. D. C. Shepherd-must run, and his tobs or cut cross- court shots made winners from them,
Barron, 0, 0-2.
M. Bernard and Mme. S. Ilenratin bent N. G. Farquharson and Miss K. E. Staminers, 66, 20, 2.
G. Mako and Panna J. Jedrzejowska beat C. E. Rare and Miss R. KL, Hardwick, 40 Ch 6-3.
M.CRATH'S EFFORT
McGrath then made a determined assault, but it was the courage of D. Prenn and Mina E. M. Dearman heat desperation and, after pulling up to G. H. B. Meredith and Mrs. J. B. Kirk, 4-all and saving four match points
Grand, Bull
London, July 22. At the Victoria Club to-night, the F. II D. Wilde and Miss M. Whitmarsh in a six-deuce tenth game, he suc-
made in beat it. A. Shayes and Mias E. H. Har-cumbed to the inevitable,
vey, d. 3. Omd following call-over was
Miss Maclogan has land's perzistent attack that he be- connection with the Steward's Cup Peat L. de Dorman and Miss M. Blaney went
more offending.
made, 40 runs and has shown us yet came way through the round the again that she is a great bat. Eng-' land would have been in a plight without her.
Half-way sorry referer disqualified him and gave the
verdict to Strickland.
Frank Hough (Battersea)
M. Maciagan, Wegemund, b Walsh 110 Charlle Bundy (Wales), who retired
ENGLAND
J. Snowhall. c. Wala, b Smith
M. Hide, McLarty
M. Greenwood, i.b.w. b gmith
J. Davis, b Flaherty
M. Child, 1.bw b Flaherty
M. Lowe, c B. Poden, b McLarty
M. Taylor, st Wegemund b Antonio
M. J. fladdeley, e McLarty, b Antonio
E. Whelan, at Wegemund, b Antonio
B. Belton, hot out
Extras
M. Peden,
Total
AUSTRALIA
J. Haddlesey. b Macingan Antonio e Snowball, b Bellon Prichard. b Whelan
Ilolmes, c Eldo, h Maclagen
Smith, run out
W. George, not out
N. McLarty, and b Maclagan
3. Paden, b Itide
L A. Walsh. b tida
A. Weremund, blide
M. Flaherty, e Child. b Dayl
Extras
Total AUSTRALIA
1. Belton
M. Mastaga
. Inddiosey
303
W.
Race.
V. V. Sherwood and Mrs. R. F. Haylock Neither of the women's matches
beyond two sets. Panna
nna J. 10,7-0, 0-2. R.J. Ritchie and Miss V. Z. Scott beat Jędrzejowska rattled up a love set W. F. Freeman and Mer, W. F. Freeman against Mrs. D. B. Andrus in just 2-6, 7-5, 0-3.
over ten minutes.
Ameri- can, forcing volleying openings, led by 2-1 in the second set, but
MEN'S ALL-ENGLAND PLATE
The
lat nd.: M. A. Young beat G. L. Rogers after 2-all Poland went to 3-2, the
wo.. H.
The ruling prices for the St. Legero, W. Roberson, We, IL. D. Mac: last stroke of the game being a bang Kinnon, scr.; It. Dillington beat D. M. Full, that must have been heard on Court
2,3-0, retired; Sabin beat I. F. 0,
settled and that really 3 to 1 Midday Sun (6) 100 to 30 David, 6-3; 7. Jamain beat business.
The match in which Miss M. C.
100 to 8 The Drummer (t and o) 20 to 1 cre (1 and a} 20 to 1 Couvert (1.and o)
▼
beat
20 to 1 Pheroz Shah (0) 22 to 1 (1)
et the end of the nith round with both eyes cut.
ST. LECER PRICES
were:
Home Cricket
+1)
R.
NEW ZEALANDERS
7 to 1 Perifox (1 and o)
Ritchie, m; c. J. Tedes beat J. M. Hunt, dead, Guad.
(t)
BEAT SCOTLAND BY INNINGS
London, July 22. The New Zealand touring crickel team won their second match in suc- ression to-day when they beat Scot- land by an innings and 52 runs, this being the second match between the tearns.
for
Scotland fared disastrously
the
100 to 6 Falr Copy (o) IB to 1 2nd Rd.: G. Nicolaidis best 11. Van Swol. Scriven, not seeded, knocked out the
35 to 1 Morland (t and o)
-Reuter.
DAVIS CUP ODDS
Americans Favourites To Beat Holders
The Americans
London, July 21.
She
4—1, 0—3;_ N. G, Farquharson beat 11. M. Turnbull, 7-3, 6-0; D. MacPhail beat V. Seeded Miss K. E. Stammers by 7
..., ; G. H. B. Meredith, 113, showed up the winner, factic
M. Elimer, scr.
in a favourable light. WOMEN'S ALL-ENGLAND PLATE never forget that Miss Stammers, running up for the volley, leaves her Stammers throughout protective measures und, particularly
1st Rd.: Mrs. J. N. C. Couper beat M backhand corner especially vu
vulner-
T. 11. Jarvis, 6-7, 10-0, 0- Miss P. Nuble. Mies Morrison beat Mrs. K. Bowden, 6-3, 4-8, 5--4; Mrs. F. M. Strawson beat Mile. I neglected
Miss Scriven 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Miss M. Baum when Korten beat Miss M. D. Hobson. 6 wanted 60; Tru, E. Hollis beat Mrs. O. Haycare: be had in this way sooner or later. Bad, Cold: Mits E. 11. Lumb P. Xydis, mm: Miina
There was a curious identity of
beat
a point, it was usually to
beat his D. Batt, 6-2, 6-7, God; Miss score in the first six games of each
42.
YI, R. Kraus beat Miss G. K. Osborne,
4-0 2-0. 00: Misa M. Stewart beat Mrs.
leading
10,
It was characteristic of Mim Stam--
are one to nivel K. King wo Miss J. Ingram C. Bet, Miss Scriven Now Zealanders declared their inn-favourites to beat Great Britain in 20. 6: Miss V. G. Valentine-Brown 2-1, 3-), 41,
Miss B. Noel beat Miss Md. Whitmera' unreliable play that just when ings at 250 for 8, Farquar taking the Challenge Round of the Davis boat Miss P. C. Grover, 1-0,4-0, 6-4;
44.
Cup Competition.
It is expected that "Bunny" Aus-1. I. Whesterati, 8, 80; pats 3 oss she could not afford it, at and were sent back for 53. Following-on, tin will deliver one match for Great beat Mr. A. T. P. Luxton, 6-4, 6-27 15-30-ih thủ, flrat' bof, she first gave presumably against the Miss M. O. Norman best Mia M. BMIss Scriven a short önd, to murder ENGLAND.Second Inning. Green- they were dismissed a second time for Britain,
recond string singles: And Rd. Miss R. M. Hardwick w...and then hit a smash into the net. wood, a Wegmund. b Flaherty. 13; M. 154. In the first innings Gallichan Americans' Lowe, not out, 28; M. Maclagan, not out, took 7 for 20.-Reuter, 40. Extras, 9. Total for 1 wit, 96.
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