12
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,
JULY 24, 1937.
BRITAIN IS BETTING EVERYTHING ON AUSTIN
HER ONLY CHANCE
OF WINNING DAVIS CUP
CHALLENGE ROUND STARTS TO-DAY
This afternoon England will begin lier task of trying to defend the Davis Cup without her assistance of Fred Perry. Competent observers as well an the majority of tennis enthusiasts are convinced that Engand must fail, Budge. America's No. 1 player is re- twi for 5. certainty garded singles and with Make to partner him a certain winner in the doubles. It would appear that Britain only one real chance of retaining the Cup: Austin to win two singles and Hare to beat Parker. This, in view of Budge's brilliance at Wimbledon and in last week's Davis Cup tie. may strike one as fantastic, yet it is Britain's chief hope of success,
hus
the
Not a few of Austin's admirers are convinced that he is the finest Davis Cup player in the world to-day, and that on an
such as occasion
unbeatable. Challenge Round he is He has given evidence to support this view during the last three or four years, and not a few will be prepared the performance to see him repeal
Donald Budge, America's chief hope
in the Davis Cup.
Home Cricket
YORKS AND SUSSEX
ARE HELD
TO A DRAW
London, July 23.
Neither Sussex nor Yorkshire
could win their matches outright in the county cricket champion-| ship to-day, but had to rest con- tent with first ininngs points:
The results were:
Lancashire (235 and 283.8 dec.) beat Kent (126 and 36/1) on first! inninga
Gloucestershire (150 and 205/5 dec.) beat Essex (170 and 66) by 119 runs
Somerset (315/9 dec. and 214/4 dec,) beat Hampshire (230 and 257) by 60 runs
Yorkshire (255 and 103/5 dec.) beat Glamorgan (150 and 104/5) on Arst innings
Middlesex
(248 and 275/4 dec.) beat Worcestershire (158 and 153) by 214 runs
Sussex (351 and 173/4) best Lel-
Women's Cricket
ENGLAND
WIN BY
25 RUNS
Second "Test" Thrills
Wimbledon Day By Day
MISS ROUND BEATS THE
Miss Marble
Marble Reaches Semi-Final
MISS SCRIVEN'S
FIGHT
(By H. S. Scrivener)
woman
From
the
CHAMPION
SENORITA LIZANA
Tom Goddard:
.100 Wickets
Gloucester spin bowler Tom
DEFEATED Coddard is the first player this
Guileful Tactics Of Mme. Mathieu
(By A Special Correspondent)
thought that Mako was on
When Senorita A. Lizana bent Mme. London, Jure 30. On the Centre Court at Wimbledon whole the more useful member of his R. Mathieu a short time ago in the West of England championships the yesterday we first saw Miss Jedrze side,
I can imagine that Budge and result was generally accepted as a jowska beat Miss Scriven in a bright
for two outstanding doubles pointer the Boussus.
Wimbledon. As with match which was closer than bare score, 6-1, 6-3, in the Polish players, must have enjoyed the commany other "good things" in all bran- tes Then we saw pany of their respective partners. ches of sport expectations have been girl's favour indicates.
somewhat scrambling first rudely falsified and yesterday Mme. Miss Marble, America's champion, in the best exhibition of sel, Budge and Make emerged with Mathieu won with comparative case. rvice Chile's champion, bitterly disappoint- the game that she hus given so far, 3-4 loud against Pete on Max'sed, as all could see, will have to wait
love game on and then took
year. Mako hit lustily from yet another for the set.
If the mere avoidance of errors the start of a second set and helped his side to a 6-1 lead, which faded could lead to the highest honours, to 5-3, thanks mainly to Petra, but Mme. Mathieu would long ago have was clinched by the Americans, who been more than the "champion semi-
Anc really achieved
snap finalist," but there was rather more in her game than mere steadiness. volicying at 6eally tense struggle, Thus, after the Chilean ghi had won
final.
finc
sutne
Then came
season to take 100 wickets.
He accomplished the feat when recently at Dudley Howorth was caught off his. bowling. Goddard had taken ninety-five wickets when play was begun and Howorth was his fifth Worcester victim.
Goddard, who is thirty- seven, joined Gloucestershire in 1922, played for England against Australia in 1930, took 200 wickets in 1935, has twice taken nine wickets in an in- nings.
Was originally a fast bowler but reduced his pace and now bowls off-breaks very effec- tively. Great favourite. Bene- fit last season produced £1,800.
Capt. Cannon the and, helped by more of their elever did she and the knack of making win- Winning Still
At Tennis
beat Mrs. Sperling, formerly of Ger- and now of Denmark, who was many runner-up to Miss Jacobs last year, 99 in three of about the most arresting sela ever played by two women in a struggle for a place in the sunl
To take the two matches in their chronological order, I award equal marks to Miss Jedrzejowska and Miss which Petra and Boussus for some the first two games, Mime. Mathieu of time seemed likly to win, leading by squared at two all, twenty-stroke fury the (By Marjorie Pollard)
Scriven for
In 54,
6-5, and 7-6. But Budge rates being a common feature, and never their hitting when indulging
forfeited to her opponent. Not only England beat Australla in the
base-line duel, and his partner kept them at buy then went into a tend which she it straightforward
that 15 belief iny
went ahead at -7, the more accur snap volteylog, second "Test Match" at Blackpool by but 25 Funs
The cricket was full of in- Polish girl was
and after a match point in the 16thners off Senorita Lizana's drop shots better length.
with straight passes, but she main-| and also kept ate terest to the last hour of the game.
England fully deserved their win if On the top of this, when the more game which did not come off, were tained the offensive through the use de-out in the 10th at 10 after being of gradually shortening returns down only
for the superb way in which they or less stereotyped game was tackled Australia in the fourth in-parted from in an attempt to score within a point of losing the 17th on the Chilean's backhand line prepara- tory to a coup de grace deep into the nings. The fielding was grand and
S. FRICANS' BRAVE FIGHT
opened forehand court. she possessed the greater variety of
and Farquharson wield Kirby
There were few high Hghts in the the bowling of Miss Whicjant, Miss more subtle means, I noted that Petra's service.
was just strokes.
sympathetic ruckets in company first set. Once Senorita Lizano made Madagan and Miss Hide what was wanted.
MISS SCRIVEN'S TENACITY
from Miss Scriven, Aditing for every when representing South Africa with an incredible return from near the England continued their innings
for 231. me with tenacity, had her best great credit. They bravely withatoot net-post, running across and by 5.30. were all out
game
Gernians, von Cramm and other court; once she made a point 141 Australia were set 152 runs to get chances when she reached 'vantage in the
11 many friends in Hongkong with time at their disposal. They the fourth game of the first set, al-Henkel, whom they led by 2 sets to with a daring backhand volley fren started badly by losing Miss Antonio though Miss Jedrzejowska went to 1. going down eventually by 6-3, no-man's-land: at the first set point with only & runs scored, but then Miss4-0, and by winning the sixth for 0-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1. Farquitursona backhand volley again brought her will be glad to hear that Captain
gave display.
profit, but despite her great mobility P. 9. Cannon, who figured in the Pritchard and Miss fiolmes took the 18 to love; but that was as far as especially not the putting on of unit was Mme. Mathieu who laid the local league and championship events
think In the seure to 60 when Miss Whelan clean she could get in that set.
1 8.40 subtic traps and took "risks" which in 1933 and 1934, is still actively bowled Miss Pritchard.
Then from two wickets for 68 the the second set Miss Scriven was gope, important doubles inte
Miss Jedrzejowska even better, ought to be avalded if possible. changed to 8 for 03 in one most because her drives were deeper and score BOWLING
went thrilling hour. This was due to the mistakes lewer. She Goddard (Glouerster) v.
6 for 58 grand bowling of Miss Hide and Miss rather quickly to 4-0, and after Miss Essex
5 for 22 Madugan. So once more the game Scriven had won her service well for and
had swung round, and Australia were 14 and had saved a match point a Nichols (Essex) v. Glau-
throes. Miss Georget 7 for 61 really in the cester
was playing steadily, and the question couple of games later, the Polish girl! V. 5 for 27 was whether anyone could stay with went out to love at 6-2. Our re- grets for the departure of Miss Scri-
cestershire (230) an first innlags
The Northants v. Notts match was abandoned, Northants having score 226 and Natts 116 for na wicket.
BATTING (Somerset)
➢ ཆ ཇ ༑ I ཟ ཟ ་
Gimblett
V.
Hampshire Armstrong (Leicester) v. Sus- Iddon (Lanes) v. Kent
108
22
Walker (Hampshire) v.
Somerset
10.
Yardley (Yorks) v. Glamor-
кап
08
her.
but
her
8TH DAY'S RESULTS
WOMEN'S SINGLES
FIFTH ROUND
·
the
preparatory work had made almost safe.
From 3-all in the first set n run of seven games carried Mme, Mathieu
EX-H.K.C.C. CHAMPION
(By "Veritas").
pursuing tennis in England.
According to a newspaper report,
to 4-0 in the second. At this point Captain Cannon, who is an Army Senorita Lizana mode desperate at- Educational Instructor at Shorncliff, tempts to force matters. In the is playing for the Folkestone Outcasts fourth game she had opened the court
only
games.
to volley into the net, but she in the Kent County Inter-Cup tennis Miss A. Marble U.S.A.) beat Fru. 8. made no such errors in the next three competition.
Playing against Tunbridge Wells Three
winning volleys helped her to in the second round last month, Panna J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) brati Miss M. O, Beriven (GB3.) 6-2, 0-2. the first game. The next she won
from 15-40 down on her service Captain Coneon partnered Captain after some pecullar netcard business Woods and they won all of their -one to Mime. Mathieu, one which three matches. They beat A. Picton climbed and fell back in the Chilean's
Sinfeld (Gloucester)
Essex
Parks.
Wellard
Smith
Worcester Wall (Kent) v. Lancs.
(Middlesex)
опе
Jus (Bussex) V. Leicester Pollard
(Lanes) v. Kent 5 for 34 Verity (Yorka) v. Glam-
5 for 38 5 for 50 Hampshire Davies, E (Glamorgan) v.
5 for 57 Yorks
5 for 61 5 for 08 -Reuter.
5 for 32
Mles
The score crept up to 110, and then ven may be merged in the knowledge Sperling (Denmark). 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.
Ane Miss Wegemund was caught in the that her conqueror is a very
Mme. R. Mathieu (France) beat Senorita slips, and that was B for 110. Miss player Indeed.
Marble's defeat of Mrs. B. Peden came in with a runner, as
Mies D. E. Round G.D.) beat Miss 11. she has hurt her knee, and, with Miss Sperling was achieved almost entire-Lizana (Chile), 6-3, 0-3. George, she gave England some anxi-ly by volleying, an excellent thing H. Jacobs (U.S.A.), G.
in a woman, since most women seem ous moments.
as beyond their powers. to regard Miss George hit two lovely cover
Rain Interfered with the match, went to 126. drives, and the score Miss Hide went on to bowl again and but I doubt whether it affected its first interruption oc- with her frst bull had Miss Peden result. The
Charles Hare who makes his Davis Cup debut this afternoon,
-during the next three days.
United States have made change from the team which beat Final, Germany in the Inter-Zone Frankie Parker coming in for Bitsy Grant as second singles. This, if any thing, is a move which will strengthen
Even so Britain
the challengers
PLEAS
a fair chance of taking two matches from him. Austin plays Parker to- day and should win and Hare is fully capable of doing the same thing next Tuesday,
Budge is safe to-day to win his en- crunter with Hare, and it looks very much as though United States are destined to win the doubles against Frank Wilde and Tuckey,
organ (Somerset)
1 b w, and so England won by 25 curred when Miss Marble was lead.
ing by 2-0 in the first set. She As both sides have now
rtins.
won
The order of play will be as follows: match the game at the Oval will be
THIS AFTERNOON
H. W. Austin v. F. Parkner
C. E. flare v. D. Budge.
MONDAY
a was not too secure after they started and Mrs. Sperling was the gain, a big fight. The game throughout hus more accurate and the more success- been patchy, and there were times ful for a while, but Miss Marble con- 10 press and her volleying: when we felt utterly despondent tinued about England's chances,
M. Moclagen, t
Wegemund Walsh
F. II. D. Wilde and C.R.D. Tuckey D. Snowball, c v. G. Mako and D, Budge.
TUESDAY
C. E. Hare v. F. Parker.
TE. W. Austin v. D. Budge.
Drambuie
THE LIQUEUR
FOR
took her out at 7-5.
Mrs. Sperling more or less took charge of the second set, in which Miss Marble fell away quite appreci- ably and did not relish another rainy interlude which ultimately left Mrs. Sperling the winner of the set at 31 0-2.
ENGLAND
น
Walsh, Smith 1
115 b Flaherty
C Dearie. Holmes
40
G
J. Davis, b Fla.
herty
1
M. ide, b bic-
and b st Wegemund,
McLarty...
b Antonio
34
M.
C
1.b.w, b Smith 0
Wegemund, b Finherty
Lart Greenwood,
M. Child, Lb.w.
b Flaherty.... 3 not cut
M. Lowe, D.
Peden. b Mc-
Larty
M Taylor,
Wegenund. Antonio
M. J. Haddelsoy
McLarty, Antonio
Whelan, Wegemund. Antonio
Balton,
43 b McLarty ...
c George. b Mc-
Lety
at Wegemund, b
Antonio
But in the third set we saw a re-
13 markable recovery by Miss Marble
MEN'S DOUBLES
THIRD ROUND
Nakano and 3. Yamagishi (Japan) beat . C.-F. Nichola and
Plushes and c. R. D. Tuckey.
Williams (G.D.), 04, 04,
L. flecht and I. Menzel
court, and one which, in reparation, and M. Williams 2-6, 6-2, 0-1, beat climbed and dropped over.
E. B. Harvey and L. Pelerin 6-3, 6-2 gome the seventh
Senorita and beat B. P. Fox and J. Cleland Folkestone result 3 Lizona's footwork was seen at its best, 6-1, 0-2. As
the match by five
In
for twice she was, by all the rules. Outcasts won D.Hwrong-footed, but gut her racket well
to the ball. She won this and from matches to three, Von Metaxa (Austria) and J. Jamain 40-love worked her way to deuce (France) beat G. de Stefani (Italy) and in the next. Could she make it 4 F A. Parker (U.S.A.), 3, 6-4, 6-4.
It may Captain Cunnion, meinbered,
won
be re- the Hongkong
C. E. Hare and F. H. D. Wilde (C.Ball and keep the, match allve for uncricket Club tennis chompionship in
beat 11. G. N. Cooper and I. K. Tinkler other possible love set?
(0.0.), 8--1, 6-2, 0-2.
Now were made visible the merits 1934. He figured in the Colony open H. Henkel and G. Von Cramm (Ger-of Mme. Mathieu's compact and championship in 1933 and 1934. In
Farquharson and
Kirby (South Africa, orderly campaign. Twice she gained 33 he lost in the second round to
the advantage and on the second in-
2-0, 7-5, 6-1.
J. Bromwich and C. Sproule.
J. D. Dudge and G. Make (USA) beat C. Boksus and Y. Petra (France), 6-4
~4, 10-0.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
THIRD ROUND
.
15
from 0-3 down, and eventually great
#
Miss F. Jomet and Miss K. E. Stammers
display of effective volleying G. 31.1 beal Miss R. B. ifardwick and helped her to win. She made the
57 store 33, against the service to 15, won the seventh game, serving, to 00, another love game on the top of that, and went out more or less un- troubled at 8-3. I must repent that here we saw a real triumph of skil- ful volicying.
5
e Wegemund. b
·
Antonio
0
De Rub. Antonio 23
Extras
.out
Extras
Total
.....222
AUSTRALIA
M. Peden c
Inddelsey.
Maclagang 2 P. Antonio.
Snowball,
Bolton
II. Pritchard, b
MISS ROUND'S GREAT FEAT But the
outstanding
women's
Miss, E. H. Harvey (G.B.), 1–3. G
FOURTH ROUND
Rine. R. Mathieu (France) and Miss A.
M. Yarke (G.D.) beat Panna J. Jedrze jowska (Poland) and Miss S. Noel
(G.B.); 3-6, 6-2, 3-0.
MIXED DOUBLES
THIRD ROUND
beat II. Van Swol, and Met. G. Terwindt (Netherlands), Ont. D'], 0-2.
(Sweden) and K. Schroder
Miss J. Saunders (G.B.) beat J. Pallada (Yugo slavia) and Mins A. G. Curtis (G.B.).
of the day was, of course, the 1. G. Collins and Lady Rowallan (G.B.) match Total .....231 defeat of Miss Jacobs, the reigning champlon, by Miss Round, who had been her predecessor, beating her in 1934 in the final after a great fight by 6-2, 5-7, 0-3.
c Bolton, b Mac
lagan
+
10
Snowbell b Whelan
Whelan ...... 87 b Whelan
P. Holmes,
44 1.b.w.. b do
C
Hilde, b Mac-
lagani
K. Smith,
run
c Snowball.
out
1
Whelan
K. George.
not
out
2 not out
N. McLarty,
e
and
Mac-
tagan
Peden. Inde LA. Walsh, b
20, 6-4.
H. G. N. the and Mine E. N. 9. Dickin (G.B.) beat F. Kukuljovic (Yugoslavia) and Mel. M. 1. Couquerque (Nether lanch), 7-5, 3-4, 6-3.
Yesterday's encounter was really thrilling, and filed us with admira- 4tion for the skill of the combatants. They were just about level, leading 33 in turn up to 44. Here Miss Round,
play superb
crowned 1 by a beauti-C.
0
by
ful shot down the line, went to 5-4, 34 and was out with a love game in
the next, driving for the
with daring and dexterity.
0 De Davis, bide 33 .bw b side...
c Lowe, b Hide c Belton, & Mac-
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ROYAL PALATES
A. Wagemunit. b
M.
Jitde
Finherty. Child, Davis
Extras
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logan
b Filde
Extras
Total
Innings
n. W
31
SINCE 1745
Sole Agents:
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., Ltd.
Total...20%
AUSTRALIA
B. Delton...
M. Maclagan
J. Staddiexey
E. Whelan
J. Davi
ilide
200
ENGLAND-Second Innings
M. Flaherty
K. Smith
N. McLarly
P. Antonio
A. Walsh
P. Holmes
AUSTRALIA-Second-Innings
3. Belton
M. Maciaga
Whelka
M. Hide *******
corners
In the second set, Miss Round was 2behind in the first two games, but 1won both then lost the third because won the next two, mainly as she pleased. although
really
Mix's
was Miss Jacob's last, and Miss Round, maintaining her dominance. wont to 3-2 and out at 6-2. She appears to have regained completely the great power which is really hers, but which seems to have been fack. ing at odd times of late.
J. Yamagishi" (Japan) and Miss D. Nuthall GB. beat A. F. Fannin and Miss J Harman (Ireland), 03, T
1. D. Tuckey and M115 M. C. Scriven (G.B.) beat 11. Billington and Miss J. Ingram (G.D.), 04-3.
R. K. Tinkler and Misa M. E. Lumb IG.B.), beat Rt. C. F. Nichols and Mrs. 11. S. Uber (G.B.), 6-2, 6-3.
FOURTH ROUND
beat P. V. V. Sherwood and Mra, H.. E. Jorotra and Mme. C. Bueguer (France)
Haylock (0.3.), 6–3 Grad. Jacobs J., Budge and bilss A. Marble (USA). beat J. Brugnon (France) and Mrs. D. well, and playing
KS. Stewart. 3. 0-0; Mian M. G. reached 4-1. The next game, 04, 0-0, I. G. Collins beat W. Robert-
D. Andrus TU.S.A.), 6-1, (-1. MEN'S ALL ENGLAND PLATE Ind Ad.-Mr. J. N. C. Couper best Mias A. P.,
beat Miss P. N. Morison, Gud, 7-8; Mmo. 9. Henrotin Mr. M. Strandinell, God. Fan, G heat Miss M. fidden, d=4, 6-4; Fru. E. In the men's doubles, Budge falls beat Miss Baumgerton, G-1, 0-3: Miss E. H. Harvey w.o. Mme. C. Bogner WMako, America's doughty pair, beatser: Mins M. E. Lumb beat Miss V. K surviving King, 6-3; Miss E. N. S. Dickin Boussus and Petra, the
beat Miss V, G. Valentine-Brown, 3-5, ΟΙ
0-4, 10-0, 63, Bond: France, 04.
Miss B. Noel best Mias was just about what they Norman W... Mis W. M. C. Hower might have been expected to do. 1ser. Mrs. R. G. Macinnes bent Miss V cannot say that it was a great doubles coit, 7-3, 6-3; Miza G. C. Harling beat Mix K. Keith Steele, 0, 0-2; but it sparkled every now Miles James boat Fri. R. Kraus, die match, and
again in a manner which first-- Miss P. L. F. Thomson beat Mas J. Gox, -1, 2-0, 0-1; Miss M. Trouncer class doubles matches hardly fall to beat Miss J, Marquis, &-4, 0—1.
3rd tales Hoaking w... Miss M. furnish.
Budge was great on occasion, but Blaney ser.
For the three days 43,081 paid at the turnstiles, so that about 60.000 mult HAVE witnessed the match.
and
court, 5-3.
first byes. In 1934 Anxiety was telling on having drawn duced Senorita Lizana to hit out of Tsui Wai-pul 1-6, 7-5, 3-0, both Senorita Lizana; from 30 love on her he beat H. J. Armstrong in the first service a hit out, with the court open, round 6-0, 6-4, beat Ng Kam-chuen a double fault, and a setted return in the second round 6-8, 6-2, 6-4 and brought her up against the match lost to J. W. Leonard in the third
round 2-6, 1-0, (Continued la Page 13.)
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