HARE
RECORD
FIRST
SET
IN CHALLENGE ROUND TIE
(By "Verlian")
Hare's pulsating first set with Budge which was carried to 28 games before Budge won it, was the high spot of Saturday's play in the 1937 Challenge Round of the Davis Cup between Britain and United States. It also raised considerable discussion as to its uniqueness.
Records go to show that although; it in the longest set ever played In a singles match in the Challenge Round, it takes second place to the 1923 Challenge Round doubles match! between J. O. Anderson and J. B.
and Hawkes of Australla
W. T. Tilden and I. N. Williams of United States.
These four players were engaged in one of the most astonishing games of all time. The first set went to Tilden and William 17-15, the second to Anderson and Hawkes at 13-11, the third to the Australians at 6-2, and the fourth and fifth sets Americans at 6-3, 6-2.
to the
THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY,
JULY
AND
BUDGE MAKE
26, 1937.
DAVIS
CUP HISTORY
Wimbledon Day By Day
Austin Beaten By von Cramm
BUDGE BEATS PARKER IN WIMBLEDON'S MOST BRILLIANT MATCH
(By II. S. Scrivener)
London, July 1. Antly, and beat Parker for 6-4 witt,
D. Budge, the American, and G. a beautiful cross pass to wind up! von Cramm, the German, reached with. Thence forward Budge was on the final of the men's singles at top, und roade himself safe when he Wimbledon yesterday at the expense reached 4-1 in the fourth ret. Con- of F. Parker (U.S.A.) and H. W.dition, I feel sure, counted for a good Austin (Great Britain), respectively, deal in this match.
If we see as great a fight in the final
As we saw in the Americans' semi-
final we should be well satisfied.
DISAPPOINTING DOUBLES
Before these two arresting men's
It was not quite such a great match singles took place we had to walt between von Cramm and Austin, but somewhat patiently while a not-too- for all that it was finely played by thrilling encounter in the ladies' both men. Von Cramm won by 8-, doubles took place. Only occasion- ally does a ladies' doubles match rise 6-3, 12-14, 0-1. Neither of them seemned to possess the verve or the to real heights; this one, in which Mn.c. Henrolin and Mrs. Andrus, Intense desire to press on to victory Mn until the third sel was well on its firma allies, though not of the same Then they woke up to give us nationality, beat Fru. Sperling and Jawn tennis, and, incidentally, this formidable a pair as their names might
lead
us to infer, was not one of the nt 14-12, topic an hour and a quarter all to itself.
H. W. Austin (left) and Baron C. von Cramm caught by the camera during their somi-final match at display of really versaille and virile Miss Jacobs, not perhaps quite as
Wimbledon.
Forest Pay £10,000,
Lose £6.750
An expenditure of over £10,000-j But the most remarkable singles match in the history of the competi- record for the club-on transfer tion was the 1005 match between fees last season was mainly respon-
B. C. Wright of United States and sible for Nottingham Forest losing:
E. Brookes of Australia. Wright £0,750. won 12-10, 5-7, 12-10,
6-4, and
N. United States qualified to meet the
Austin Looks Hopeless Against Budge After His Queen's Club Rout Says Perry
By Jack Guenther
(United Press Stoff Correspondcut)
The dark-haired star explained he
I th
MATCHES
ON COURT ONE
Day Of Doubles
(By a Special Correspondent) Doubles matches only was the order and but for Miss Jacobs 1 do not cellent matches some of them were. think that she and her partner would Pride of place must be given to the have won
the second set. Fru. first in court, in which Miss E. M. and presumably Sperling was really disappointing. Dearman and Mias J. Ingram, Hard The match began and went on for herens Mme. Henrotin was doing Court champions, some time as a baseline duel pure and great things nearly all the time. She intended to be Wightman Cha com- simple, with both men winning their is a fine exponent own services and making beautiful
A game. strokes against strokes equally beau- tiful from the other end. Austin
third set, ultimately won by Aur, exceptions. The score was 7-5, 6-8.of the day on Court 1, and most ex-
BASELINE DUEL
nearest to a break-through first when
he
9TH DAY RESULTS
and one
of the doubles bination, beat Miss Dearman's former Miss N. M. Layle, and bliss partner, B. Nuthall by 0-0,4-0, 7-5. Miss Dearman and Milas Ingram were con
in patches, vincing only could not help wishing could be found in one of the pairs for Forest Is for Miss A. A Yorke, who is still the best woman volleyer
SEMI-FINAL ROUND
AUSTIN (G.B.). B-6, 0, 12-14, 0-1, (U.S.A.), 2-4, 6-4. Bu, 0—1.
FOURTHI ROUND
P. HUGHES and C. R. D. TUCKEY F. Nakano and J. Yamagisht. beat J Jamain
that room
Much of the volleying In this match was bad in timing and in aim, though Miss Nuthall's ovehead work in the second and third sets must be exempt- any such criticism. The first ed from
Miss for MISS set was suspiciously easy .Dearman and Miss Ingram, and took They than 4 quarter of an hour, took mother two games, and then
reached advantage on von Cramm's service in the seventh gume, but they MEN'S SINGLES Beverly Hills, Cal. believe we actually played before had to go on pegging away until von Cramm got out against Austin's ser- Dapper Fred Perry, the Eng. more people.
was amazing the number of vice, thanks to a timely voileying G. VON CHAMM (Germany) bent H. w. in Europe. lish tennis monarch who expeople who turned out to watch effort, at 8-5. Net home receipts for Lengue
world £8,743. This changed his
amateur Ellsworth and I play our 70 matches In the second ret von Cramm won J. D. BUDGE (U.S.A.) beat F. A. PARKER to British Isles in the Challenge Round, games ancunted when America was soundly beaten, ligure alone is £1,250 less than the crown for tall stacks of folding in this country and on the continent. Austin's service for 4-3, and held his
money, says that if he had At Liverpool capacity crowd of lead to Eo out at 6-3. His service MEN'S DOUBLES One of the longest sets in Davis sum spent on new pinyera,
11.000-most of them never had seen was stronger than Austin's.. Cup tennis was in the singles between
Joe another change he'd do it all tonnls before-packed a football held Lincoln City have signed
Austin got a 2-0 service lead in the Anthony Wilding and A. H. Lewe in Clare, left winger, from Norwich again-only sooner.
In the rain for two hours third set, but after that they kept on and set in 1914, when Wilding beat the English-
taking games against each other unt! waiting for the skies to clear." man 10-14 after winning the first City. Clare scored eighteen Umes.
The reason
his game and bank two acts at 6-2, 6-1. This was in in twenty-two matches for Norwich had tried the professional game and]
four match-point chances carlier, the final round of the European ut senson. Formerly with Margate, found it good. Specifically, he and account--have been improved, Perry Austin went out at 11-12, having had
who paid Accrington £2,500 for his his opponent, Ellsworth Vines, found said, is because a professional player It is almost inevitable that
it good to the extent of an even must make his best showing every reaction must happen to the winner Another very extended match was signature. that in which J. C. Gregory
half million dollars. This sum was time he walks on a court, and he is set of this kind, and sure enough J. Bromwich coul C. Sproule v. D. BUDGE hall ceased to be passed on her fore- collected from approximately 550,000 only as good as his last game.
von Cramm won the match with the Britain beat W. Robson of the
FUTURE FESSIONALISM'S PROFE
loss of only one more gathe. All the Argentina in 1928 by 10-12, 13-11,
persons who watched them in three countries.
"I am convinced the future of pru- same, I thought that Austin stood up 0-3, 0-6.
tels will lle in the small fessional
to this
crucial test remarkably well, Harc's brilliant resistance
"It is a pity I didn't turn profes towns and cities that have not had a showing no visible signs of much Budge
considerably on Saturday
There is every possibility of the
He has certainly upon stonul sooner," Perry added. "It hos stimulated British hopes of success match eventually depending
draw 17,000 people In Madison justified his selection as the fourth in the present Challenge Round the outcome of the final encounter improved my game 15 per cent. chance to see a topnotch match. We wear and tear.
yes, those figures are conservative.
Square Garden, but that was mainly seeded player, and has proved him- series. The countries finished all between Budge and Austin.
because it was the thing to do.
Zone.
of
square on the first day's play, and much importance is attached to this to afternoon's doubles.
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BRILLIANT DEFENCE
L. Hecht and R. Menzel Czechoslovakian
G.
Metaxa (Austria), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. E. Here and P. D. Wilde
HENKEL and G. VON CRAMM.
and G. MAKO.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
FOURTH ROUND SIME. R. MATHIEU and M155 A. alij
YORKE
THIRD ROUND.
their troubles began, for Miss Lyle found her
range,
driving
Miss
Nut
hand with any regularity by Miss Dearman and Miss Ingram, though her lobbing length improved, was steady at close range, and snatching at the kills.
CHANGING LEADS
From this points onwards Miss In- Miss FM. DEARMAN and Mia J.
INGRAM (G.II.) beat Miss N. M. Lyle gram and Miss Dearman were fight- and Miss B. Nuthall (G.11),,000, ing for their lives. After losing the
73.
(G..) bent
The tall player finally is convinced that Englund will not be a dominat- Ing force in the Davis Cup this year.
D. Budge beat F. Parker in a fine He looks for his former team lose the cup, with the United States fight by 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1. The meriti
of the encounter lay in the fact that even bet to win it.
"Don Budge can beat Gottfried Von both men, as soon as they were once Cramm on American courts, and the really af grips, drove with a supreme- Baron will trounce Budge on con-ly good length, volleyed with con- tinental fooling. This match will summate skill, and yet managed to over the extricate themselves from really tight determine who will take Gup." He said. "England's sole hope places by some of the cleverest defen-Mr. B. R. King and Mrs. 3. B. Pittman
looks sive play ever acen, «
TULA
Bunay Austin, but he hopeless after the way Budge polish- ed him off at Queen's.
H.K. F. C. DENY CURIOUS RUMOURS
(By "Veritas")
Persistent rumeurs have been going the rounds to the effect that the
next season.
Parker, in particular, was at times invincible, and it is a great tribute to Budge's confidence and steadfast-
Mix M. Heeley and Miss D. E. Round second set they were behind at 1-2 Mm, C. Hockner and und 3-4 in the final. A net cord on Counters de la Valdene (France), 87, which they gained a 5-4 lend gave encouragement, 6-1.7-5.
them badly needed MA EL. McOstrich and Miss
finishing spurt in the Saunders (G.B.) best Miss N. I. Brown and their and Miss R. Jarvis (G.D.), 2-0 eleventh and twelth game was one 1-5.
of the best things they accomplished. Another three-set match developed Mrs D. D. Andrus (U.S.A.) and Mmc. S. Henrotin (France) bea: Mis 1. 1.
and Fru. S. SPERLING betweeney and the Comtesse de la Miss D. E. Round and Miss JACOBS (Denmark), 7-3, 0-3, 6-2.
M. Heeley Valdone and Mme. C. Boegner. The rat-named pair won again at 7--5 in Would the final set. Possibly
G.D. beat Mr. P. M. Strawson and
Men, H. 3. Uber (G.B.), 6-0, 40, 6-1.
F. JAMES AND MISS iss STAMMERS.
ness that he hardly even fallered in MIXED DOUBLES
his stride. His passing shots against
such an accomplished volleyer as Parker, were his chief asset, particu-
this
have been over in two sets but for the incredibly bad start mud by the English girls-two points in the first three games and it needed some ex- hilarating rallies in the fourth game, and M A. MARBLE which they won, to get them going. (U.S.A.) beat Tuckey and Miss Scriven Then they went ahead to 4-3, but 6-2, 4-2.
FIFTH ROUND
Inrly the backhander across from left J., D. BUDGE to right, which is a sure winner if perfectly
otherwise executed, but uften a loser.
I doubt whether anybody knew C. that Budge had gained the mastery after taking the third set until he forged ahead to 3-1 in the fourth by winning Parker's service on a double fault; but that fourth game was the turning point of a real test match.
PARKER PRESSES
It was, to say the least of it, dls-
FOURTH ROUND
R. D. Tuckey and Miss M. C. Scriven
(G.D.) beat 1. G. Collins and Rowallan (G..), 6-1, 0-3.
Londy
could not hold off a counter-attack, the French pair winning in the twelfth
me on the fourth set point.
France slumped heavily in the K. Tinkler and Miss M. E. Lumbs (G.B.) second set, taking one game only, but brat M. Bernard and Mme. 8. Henrotin in the final the Comtesso de la Val- (France), 0, 6-3.
dene,
who had recovered, with the ald Make Using bene. Schroder of a pick-me-up, from the effects of
(Poland) beat K. (Sweden) and Alise J. Saunders (G.B.). a fall, directed much of the course of
0,1-0, 0-1
play and helped her partner to B-3 D. Prean and Miss E. M. Dearman (GB) and 30 all, within two points of the
heat fl. 0. N. Lee, Band.
Miza E.
3.
Dickin (G.B.), (~4.
match. They lost this game; the next
(G.D.) bent F. H. D. WILDE and MISS thanks to brilliant play at the net by Yamagishi (Japan) and Miss B. Nuthall also to 16, and the eleventh to love,
M. WHITIMÄRSI, IG.D.), 6-3, 6-4.
PETRA and MME 1. MATHIEU Miss Round, and this (France) beat R. J. Ritchie and Miss V. finally decisive factor. E. Scott (G.B.), 0-0, 0-3.
FIFTH ROUND
J.
PETRA and MME. MATHIEU heat
Rorotra and Mime. C. Boegner (France), B), Bul.
proved the
HEAVY ARTILLERY
After this the court resounded with explosive services by R. Menzel and [G, von Metaxa, of whose respective partners, L. Hecht and J. Jamoln, Hecht was by far the stronger.
Hongkong Football Club is fellowing concerting to see the player "seeded" the action of Club de Recreio and No. 1 in the draw lose the first set. not entering ‘a leam in the senior at 0-2 to No. 8; but, my own view Division of the football league this that Parker should have been given a higher place was justifled. It was noticeable that in this set Budge refute had decided upon
hardly volleyed at all. Probably he I am in the position to
his
of Plan this report categorically. Upon en- quiries, I was informed that the campaign, and was content for a while How- H.K.F.C. will most certainly compete to indulge in "sighting shots which
MEN'S ALL ENDING PLATE in the first division and that it is the might prove of value later on. intention of the club to enter two ever that may be, Parker was press- ing hard all through, plopping the
3rd nd. A. B. Collins beat G. Young Jamain could not hold his Nicolaidia,, 30, 6-4, 6-3; H. lngton vice games and it was too much to hent I. G. Collins, 7, W. Sabin himself courageously when ho
burden. They were beaten and serving finely for his 6-2 win.
heat P. V. V. Sherwood, 6-3, 6-4; N. G. 4 heavy Budge was also
service game to Farquharson beat E. 1. David, 6-0, 20, by 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, a defeat almost the bad early in the second set, but Jamain best R. E. Mulliken, as simple as that of C. R. D. Tuckey
0-2.
and Miss M. C. Scriven, har court of 1936, by J. D. Budge champions of
ser-
teams into the league as in previous boldly into the corners, defend beat . A. 1nre, 7-8, -4; G. de Stetani expect von Melaxa to shoulder such
years.
The club has secured some new players, one being a Scottish amateur boasting a very fine record. He is a newcomer to the Colony and will play his first football here this com ing season.
Football Season Is Approaching
First warning of the approach of the football season is contained in the notice, smed to-day by the Hongkang F.A. of Council meeting to be held
n
and Miss A. Marble. The American
got on terms at 2-2, and arrived at 4-2 after a long sixth game, which he could not improve upon. They were level again at 4-4, but Budge, winning
Mies 9. Noel new partnership of considerable eff- his service for 5-4, won Parker's like-Miss It Hard Dickie, 1-3: Misa ciency. They were on different sides
wise for 0-4.
WOMEN'S ALL ENGLAND TEST 3rd Rd. Mist; Miss F. Jantes Wo
M. E. Lumb beat Miss E-pair seem to have settled down to a f. Harvey,
beat Miss E. N. 5.
A. G. Norman beat Mias P. L... Thomson, in the Anal of the American mixed
Several games wont against the 6-4, 6-1; Mrs. R. G. MacInnes beat Afiss service in the third set, during which M. Trouncer, 6-2, 6; Mrs. F. M. Straw doubles event. Budge had to pull up from 2-3 down. 50 boat Mrs. J. N. C Couper, 7-8, mű. ཡཏི; Fru. F. Holls w.o., Mme. 8. He went ahend nt 5-4, serving very ifenrolin, scr.
ENGLISH F. A. LOOKS
FOR A NEW PRESIDENT
NEW BATHING CLUB
Quarry Bay Site For Europeans
Following correspondence in the
on Friday, July 29, in the Association's
During the sixty-three years of active life of the Football rooms, Gloucester Hotel, at 5.30 pm.
Business includes the election of an Association there have been only three presidents. Sir Francis newspapers, a European Bathing Club Hon. Secretary and Assistant Ifon Marindin acted in that capacity from 1874 to 1890. Ho was suc-has been formed, and a site obtained Secretary. election of Treasurers. election of Management, Emergency ceeded by Lord Kinnaird, and followed, in 1923, by Sir Charles and Grounds Committees. To receive Clegg. The passing of Sir Charles leaves the office of president Cocadations from the 1980-37 vacant. Necessarily, there is much speculation as to the probable
establist the 1937-38 SUCCESSOR. leagues to deal with rules and any other business.
The mosting is likely to produce some Important discussions and pro- polais, and a fall attendance is de Tired.
The
senior vice-president, Mr. In the council there is a feeling William Pickford, has often presided that the appointment should go to over the meetings of the council, and someone distinguished, but not neces his claim to promotion may be con-sarily previously linked up with the
(Continued on Page 9.) sidered favourable.,
from the Government at Quarry Bay. members are asked to send their Europeans desirous of becoming. names and addresses to the Secretary, c/o. Gomad and Co., Queen's Build- ing, 1st. Floor for telephone 31922) and membe hip forms will be sent to them.
'A temporary committee has alrends been nominated.
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