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Wimbledon Day By Day
MISS ROUND'S BID TO
REGAIN TITLE
BEATS MME. WOMEN'S
MATHIEU CHAMPION DEFEAT OF MISS PAIR FAIL
MARBLE
(By H. S. Scrivener)
the two
Triumph For Mrs. King
And Mrs. Pittman
(By A Special Correspondent)
In one quick and one long one Miss K. E. Stammers and Miss F. James yesterday lost the title which they have held for the last two years, of Wimbledon doubles champions.
The pieces de resistance at Win- bledon
were yesterday ladies singles semi-finals, of which
Pauna
Jedrze the first, in which jowska beat Miss Marble, was, at Any rate, the closer, if not actually the better. In the other match, our
Their Round beat Mme. Mathieu, and so raised our hopes that she will win her second championship. the first
she won in 1934 after of which Ereat match with Miss H. Jacobs.
Miss
The defeat of Mme. Mathieu was
the
conquerors, by 0-1, 7-5, were Mrs. M. R. King and Mrs. J. B. Pitimon ΑΠΟ
Although this will
be
generally regarded as surprise win, it should not be forgotten that Mrs. King, as Miss P. E. Mudford, won this event in partnership with
Mrs. D.
D. C. Shepherd-Burron in 1931. Moreover, Mrs. Pittman, a volleyer of mingled force and delicacy, has some time been in the first flight of home daubles players.
TENTH DAY RESULTS
WOMEN'S SINGLES
SEMI-FINAL round
Panna J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) bent Miles
A. Marble (UBA), &-0, 4-2. Miss D. E. Round (G.B.) Beat Mira, I.
Mathieu (France), 6-4, 6-0.
MEN'S DOUBLES
FOURTH ROUND
G. P. Hughes and C.-H. D. Tuckox (G.D.) beat F. Nakana and 7. Vámazishi (Japan), 0-2, 6-2, 0-2,
Hecht and R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia), Kenkel and G. Von Cramm (Germany)
beat C. E. Hire and F. 1. D. WINė (G.B.), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-0. J. D. Dudge and G, Makò (U.S.A.) beat J. Bromwich and C. Sproule (Austra- ila), 6-2, 7-6, 080-1
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
FOURTH ROUND
Yorke (G.D.).
Me. 11. Mathieu (France) and Miss A. M. Miss F. M. Dearina and Mis J. Uram deciding Davis
(G.11.) bent Mian M. Heeley and Miss, D. E. Round (G.B.), D-7, 1-3,
afternoon.
Mrs. D. 1. Andrus (U.S.A. and Mine, 9.
Henretia (France) bent Mas A, E. L.
McOstrich and Mias J. Saunders (G.B.).
Gm2, 75.
(G.D.) beat Mies F. James and Miss K. E. Staminera (0.8.), 6-1, 7005.
H. W. Austin of Britain, who may be called upon to play Budge in a
Cup match
an undoubtedly fine performance, for the Frenchwoman is still right at the top of the tree for tactical skill in alliance with the ability to make telling strokes. The mere fact that she beat at this Wimbledon
Nevertheless I think that the wine King and Men. J. D. Putman Women's Cricket Senorita Anita Lizann, who had ners would be among the first to previously beaten her elsewhere, admit that Miss Slammers was, even shows that she has responded to the physically, a shadow of her real self. call of the greatest lure in lawn Her decision to play this year was a tennis. It was not her fault that compliment to Miss James, but we site was beaten by 6-1, 6-0 yes- shall have to wait until next season terday; It was the fault of Miss before she can'completely shake off Round,
who gradually forced her the effect of accident and illness. way into a position of dominance from which it was Impossible to dis-
lodge her.
ONE-SIDED
SEMI-FINAL ROUND
4
MIXED DOUBLES Australians
In Strong Position
J. D. Budge and Miss A. Marble (U.S.A.) beat Mako and. Pana Jedrzejowska. 0-3, 6-2,
FIFTH ROUND
D. Budge and Misa A. Marble (U.S.A.). G. Mako (U.S.A.) and Panna J. Jedrze
jowska (Poland) beat 1, K. Tinkier and Miss M. E. Lumb_(G.B.), 6–1, 6–2,
this
beat . Yamagisht (Japan) and Miss TWO CENTURIES
1. Nuthall (G.D.), 6–2, Dear 7.
MEN'S
The first set was abnost nain-D. Frenn and Miss E. M. Dearman (G.D.) The match started as a more or fully one-sided, for it is never plea- less straightforward battle of base- line driving, with the honours about sant to see chumptons in a landslide. Y. Petra and Mime, Mathieu (France).
were almost as bad-missed easy, and
games going up to 2-2 They against the service
THIRD ROUND until Mme. smashes, half-lobs instead of lobs Mathieu won hers for 3--2. How-
overdriving-up to 1-4 down Y. Peira heat W. C. Choy, 6-0, 11–0. in the second set.
FOURTH ROUND ever, Miss Round retaliated for
Y. Petra beat J. A. S. Collins, 6-3, 0-3.
and
3-3, holding her own quite safely, Then they did and then forged ahead to 4-3 and Belt and, after not put up more of aw. Sabin bent H. Vlington, 6-4, 4-6,
5-3, to take the set at B, after Mme. Mathieu had won her service for 5 and had got to 40 in the tenth game, only to lose it.
a long struggle for
هرم
SCORED
(By Marjorie Pollard)
the sixth game, which they should. de Stefont beat J. Jamain, 6-0, 0-4.England and Australla
* have won four thines over, worked N. G. Farquharson beat D up to 4-all. They were a trifle lucky
to get to 5-all, Mrs. Pitiman, who ling
In the second set Miss Round be-been most reliable in her forecourt came much more aggressive. She work, netting an easy smash for the was out-driving her opponent and Kame point.
using
the
201..
WOMEN'S FOURTH ROUND Mrs. F. M. Strawson beat Mas
Hassing, 6-3, 01.
MacPhail,
G. C. Brian M. E. Lumb beat Fru. E. Holli», 0-z,
The game between the West of at Basing- Istoke produced, on 1s first day, some
really fine cricket.
Altogether 430 runs were scored, a player on elther side made a cen- tury, and there was some really good fielding.
volley and the drop shot The twelfth game saw the end. Min F. Janies beat Miss 3. Noel, int, to bring her, so to speak, to her At 15-all Miss Stammers served a knces, and eventually the French- double fault: then she got tangled up hirs. B. C. Macinner beat Mins M. G. level at 216, but Australia still have woman. having encountered bad luck en passant, rather let things in reacting to make a backhand lob, Narinan, 04, 1-0, 0-1.
some
slide after being led by 4-0. And so Great Britain gets at any rate one final look-in.
FAULTY TACTICS
and from 15-40, two inatch points, the other pair could not be dis lodged.
The first match on court one, in Pannu, Jędrzejowsku beat Miss which D. Prean and Miss E. M. Marble by 8-6, 6-2, I expected Dearman beat J. Yamagishi and Misa her to do so, and think that Miss D. Nuthall by 3-2, 0-7, was dis- Marble made that expectation appointing, most of the points to certainty by the faulty way in which each side in the first set coming from she played the match. A very fine errors. Yamagishi Improved in the volleyer indeed, she has no need to second set, but was unlucky enough funr anybody very much when she to full repeatedly when the need was has once initiated one of her net greatest. attacks, We saw that when she bent Fru. Sperling But in spite of this she elected to play the Polish girl mainly from the base-line and ultimately wrecked her hopes uf winning
set
G.
MAKO CONSISTENT
The day ended with both scores
7 wickets in hand.
West of England batted first and
BOWLS TOURNEY would have fared very badly had it
Further Matches In
Single Contest
At the Hongkong Football Club Yesterday the following matches were played in the lawn bowls singles:
J. Pau beat J. M. Forrest 21-20. J. Cook beat S. Eccleshall 22-10. A. W. Grimmitt beat J. Hoosen 21-10.
not been for a wonderful innings by Miss A. Bull. She drove very hurd and for the first time we saw the Australian bowling really collared,
Miss Bull, after having made 117, Miss bowled by was caught and lian bowler for whom she showed any Flaherty, who was the only Austro- respect. The Australian bowling was negative at times, and it was very obvious that Mra. K. Smith and Miss
attack. N. McLarty were missing from the
The match between W. Hayward and W. Russell was postponed, score at 42. Hazel Pritchard came resulted:
H.
head, 22 to 10.
The victory of J. D. Budge and Make over C. Sproule and J.
Australia lost Mrs. Poden with the Bromwich by 6-2, 7-3, 0-8, 6-2,
Matches at the Club de Recreio in and we settled to watch this play- It was, perhaps, unfortunate that which carried the winners into the
semi-final, showed Mako as the most i she went near to winning the first consistent of the four, though Brom 20th. Overy bent J. Watson on the Miss Myson, a local player, was bowl- er, who has such an attractive style. In spite of her faulty tactics.
wich, with his surprising freak shots, She lost the tenth game when want-
W. L. Walker beat J. R. Soares on Pritchard knew nothing at all about, The first ball he received, Miss ing. point for the set and was still noted that he should de- the 21st head 21 to 18. Soares was and the second bowled her middle alive at 0-0 after l'anna.. Jedirze, velop, with experience, into a top-down 12-10 on the 19th. ing
G. H. Sherriff beat C. B. Hosking Jowska had had four set points and notcher,
stump. That was two wickets for 42. served
double fault on the second.
Budge was nothing like the player
on the 23rd head 21 to 13, after being took the score to 160 before the
But Miss Antonio and Miss Holmes However, Paland won Miss Marble's that he is in singles, and the Aus-down 7-9 on the 12th
next service for 7-6 and went out with trallans twice broke through his were 14th head 22 to four, Read scoring bowler's head, then shortly after- 5. Randle beat R. O. Read on the wicket fell. Miss Holmes passed her a inve game.
vice. Another of his services was only on the eighth and ninth.
100 with a cracking shot over the They were pretty level for four won by his side from 15-40, and in games in the second set, because the final game of the second set after Club, H. A. Alves disposed of T. R.Sed, was ou que peg a magni-
At the Kowloon Bowling
wards Miss Antonio, who was very Bliss Marble had some luck in the 40-love, Budge serving, the Aus Hunter on the 10th head, 21 to nine.
return by Miss Pudge. of net-corders and so forth infralians managed to save five set- the Afth, but after this Panna points, a pretty fair proof, were It
Miss George (30 not out) and Miss Jedrzejowska sailed more or less
Holmes (128 not out) less needed.
then quite straight out, beating some rather The two incidents which pleased
effectively and thoroughly played out half-hearted attempts, now and the crowd most were when Sproule,
and the score was 218 for three wickets. to volley coming in to smash a dropping ball, again, by Miss Marble
completely missed the Centre hit him in the eye, fortunately with- Court was an Important ene, Vanout hurting him; and when Maka Cramm and Henkel v. Hare and hoisted up much the highest lab of Wilde. 1 am sorry that there was the whole competition. And it fell aothing particularly impressive, as in court.
way
The third match
on
far as I could see, obout the way in
which the German pair won It.
the
Green
NOT COMING HERE
The West of England flelding was
the ball, which Billiards Experts Omitting brilliant, but the bowling was all of
Hongkong And Shanghai
too similar and ineffective a nature. The match ends to-day.
WEST OF ENGLAND E. Snowball, e George, b Holmes The "mystery" regarding the in- Willehead. b Flaherty
12. Gee, b Holmes tended visit to Hongkong of Mel- A. Bull, c-b Flaherty They were not as sure of themselves do not propose to enlarge upon the the billiards and snooker experts, C. Loader, 1 bw, b Hudson
bourne Inman and Horace Lindrum, P: Backbouse, e-d Hudson
C. Hudson, Flaherty As they should have been, having way in which they got the better of regard to their exalted position in each other in the course of the match Buite news was received in the Col-1. Pudge. George, b Summers
was cleared up yesterday when de-M. Spear, Hudson the world of men's doubles.
M. Mynor, b Clements before arriving he work
in both I regarded Von Cranm
sets at ony that they the 115
are not including Mrs. Hermon Worsley, not out games-all. They seemed better of
Hare was by for such an upshot as inevitable, which present tour. the two.
to regard Hongkong and Shanghai in their Extras better man of the two English-Is a curious thing about women'
n's instrumental
Originally they were due to arrive men, und was mainly
doubles. However, I suppose that
Dowling, M. in wlaning
on July 21 from the Straits Settle-Hotines 3 for 41: A. Hudson 3 for
Flaherty second set for Miss Dearman and Miss Ingram.ments and to give a series of exhibi- Summers 1 for 4 N. Clements 1 for side. They rlid not do so badly in who are the British hard court tians here, but local officials found
AUSTRALIA the first set either, for they had two champions, might on that account it dimeuit to arrange for their pub-Peden, I w. b Myson chances for 5-5 before losing it at have been expected to win. d. They took a love funkel's ser- all through; Miss Dearman, good at
le appearances. Probably on
Holmes, not out to win Miss Ingram was consistently good account they are omitting Hongkong. Antonia, run out
this. Petchard, b Myson the second set against vice aim, but could not recover times, was less consistent,
They have now gone on to Aus-George, not out from the loss of Wilde's service at other side, Miss Round was far the likely to visit the Colony this year.
On the tralla from Singapore and are the start of the third set, which went better, and deserved more support According
Total (wkts.) the information re-
A. Hudson. N. Clement, M. Flaherty. Miss ceived, it is possible that they will Tegust, E. Deane, and 6. Summers, to
bal. come here in 1938.,
the
against them, with the service pre than she actually got from valling, at 4. The Englishmen Heeley. were down again in the fourth set, but recovered ut 55 against Ilealel's service, thanks to the hit- ting by Hare; Wilde was again the weak link in the English chain, however, and the Germans took his service to love, and then
Von Cramm's 10 love likewise. They aloried at 3.50 and Onished at 5 o'clock.
HUGHES AND TUCKEY
und
Our No. 1 poir, Hughes Tuckey, showed that they are ut that by the way in which they bent Yamagishi and Nakano, the Japanese top couple, by 0-2, 6-2, 6-2, for these two visitors are a pair with pretensions to prominence, though not perhaps, to eminence. Our pair were very good indeed and had no desire to do anything else but win by as big a margin as they could— the right spirit.
We next saw Miss Ingram and Mlag Dearman beat Miss Round and Miss Heeley by 9-7, 7-5 In one of those long doubles matches in which our ladles' prits prositively revel. ́ ́I
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