THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1938.
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TWO CHINESE KHO AND CHOY ENTER SECOND ROUND EASILY
NO UPSETS RECORDED IN FIRST DAY'S PLAY
No surprises were registered in the first day's play at the Wimbledon tennis championships yesterday when first round matches in the men's singles were played.
Of the three Chinese who parti- cipated, twe got through to the next round Kho Sin-le, the Chinese the champion who recently
won Bournemouth hard-court torunament, defeated H. A. Have in three sets; W. C. Choy, another Chinese Davis Cambridge and Cupper
former "Blue," had a two-hour match with Hamburger and emerged successful; but J. II. Ho was eliminated by Ran- bir Singh, of India.
Donald Budge, holder and favourite for the title, was up against Gandar Dower, the former Cambridge all- rounder, and won fairly comfortably In straight sets by 0-2, 0-3, 6-3,
"Bunny" Austin, Great Britain's main hope, was fully extended by his young compatriot, Eric Filby, who took him to five sets beture succumbi ing. Actually, Filby took the set, but Austin came back to win the second with the loss of only one
Then Filby won
Kame.
the third.
Big Purse Offered To Armstrong
Los Angeles, June 20. Mike Jacobs, the famous boxing promoter, and his asso- ciate promoter, Tom Gallery. have offered Henry Armstrong. the welterweight and feather- weight champion of the world. $60,000 to fight Ceferino the Manila, for Garcia, of welterweight title in Septem- ber at Los Angeles. —United
Perma
This was his last success, however; for Austin went on to onnex the next Cricket two sets for the match.
CHINESE SUCCESSES
Kho Sin-kie entered the secondi round at the expense of H. A. Hare,
of Great Britalo. winning by 11-3. 6-4, 6-4. The Chinese featured his play with neat rhythmic stroking, his? only weaknesa being his service, į which was not in its usua good working order. Clicy
W. C.
WIK
featured i match which lasted nearly two hours. Playing against Hamburger, he and his opponent had long baseline duel from which the Chinese emerged the winner by 6-4, 2-0, 6-2, 6-3,
The Chinese Davis Cupper was duent In his driving in the first set but was erratic In the second, over- driving and netung frequently. He made many errors in this set.
with a
Australians Playing Lancashire
A. L. Hasset Hits Up A Century
London, June 20.
At close of play to-day in the matel bulween Lancashire and the Austra- lian cricket tourists, the Australians had 303 and Lancashire 280.
A. L. Hassett contributed 118 1
Hamburger's stolkl play and re- the tourists' score, while Phillipson trieving saved
him
many points and took five wickets for 93 runs, he occasionally beat Choy
O Lancashire's total of 200, E clever drop shot, but he made the mistake of lobbing to the Chinese. Paynter made only nine, while Ildon; who was very strong overhead. Choy had 44. Oidfeld 69 and Phillipson 52. was also able to bring off fae E. L. McCormick, the Australian fast cross-court drive and passing shot bowler, tonk four wickets for 84 runs. whenever Hamburger attempted to rush the net.
ting
il
nervously
YORKSHIRE WINS
SUCCESSES SCORED
AT WIMBLEDON
Interesting Bowls Ties Played Yesterday
Erie Filby
beaten but not disgraced.
Yesterday's Wimbledon
Results
The following were the principal results at the Wimbledon tennis championships yesterday:
best
Kho Sin-klo (China), beat II. A. Haro (Great Britain) 6-3, 0-4, 6-4.
(America) - Donald Budge Gandar Dower (Great Britain) 6-2. 6-3, 6-3,
Funero. (Yugoslavia) beat Jacques Brugnon (France) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4,
Mitle (Yugoslavia) beat Weston (Australia) 3-0, 0-4, 6-1, 0-4.
Parlazada (Yugoslavia) beat Fla- cher (Switzerland) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. beat Von Metaxa (Germany) F.J.D. Wilde (Great Britain) 4-6, 6-3,
9-7, 7-5, R. Slugh
beal J. H. No (India) (China) 6-1, 6-3, 2-6, 4-5.
W. C. Chay (China) beat Ham- burger G-4, 2-0, 6-2, 6-3.
H. W. Austin (Great Britain) brat Erie Filby (Great Britain) 4-6. 6-1,, 3-8, 6-4, 6-3.
Gene Mako (America) beat D. J.| Cooke (Great Britain) 0-1, 6-2, 6-0. Lawrenen Nelson (America) beat W. Musgrove (South Africa) 3-0, G-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Owen Anderson (America) beat il. E. Coldham (Great Britain) 6-2, 0-4, 4-6, 6-3.
English Test Selections Analysed
"R. Abbit" Sympathises With George Pope
The names of the thirteen selected to stand by for the second Yorkshire defeated Surrey by an Innings and 220 runs in the County Test Match which begins on Friday next at Lord's will cause little
Kho Sin-kle
HOOSEN AND A.R. MINU ELIMINATE STRONG CRAIGENGOWER PAIR
Omar Brothers Through To The Next Round
(By "Abe")
OTHER GAMES
J. 5. Landolt and B. W. Bradbury, bury managed to win the head, he of the Craigengower C. C. and could not get more than a single, regarded as one of the strongest com- which left him still one shot behind. binations in the Lawn Bowls Open Pairs competition, were cluminated from the tournament on the Police R. C. green by J. loosen ond A. R.
he won his first round match Minu, of the Indian R.C., after a very
comfortably.
close and exciting game by 10 shots
TENNIS RANKING
LISTS
Don Budge And Senorita Lizana Right On Top
to 10.
While this match was the most exciting, the one in which the present champtons, A. M. and U. M. Omar, defeated V. Ramsay and J. McKelvie was probably of the highest standard. Scoring on twelve heads against their opponents' nine, the champions won by 24-14. Trailing behind at 2-5 on the fifth head and 4-8 on the eighth. the Omar brothers registered a five on the ninth to take the lead for the first time and they never relinquish- trifle lucky "U.M." WHE early on with his pound-on woods, but he was definitely better than Mekelvic in the latter stages of the fairly game. The two leads well matched.
el it. two
In fact, after Landolt and Brad- bary had scored a five on the sixth head following singles on the previous two heads, there were never more
between the than four shots pairs. The Ave gave the Craigen- Rower players the lead by 7-8, and on the eighteenth they again led head by 17-16 after taking a four; but apart from these two occasions they were always trailing behind.
Hoosen and Minu started
two single, fine style with n three in that order and led 6-0 on
n
were
W. HIyer and J. Hollidge, of the Civil Service C.C., performed a good off in bit of work by eliminating H. F. Stoneham and C. B. Hosking by 23-9. and The winners were very consistent throughout, scoring on no fewer than 15 heads. Hillyer was more accurate than Stoncham and though Hosking played some nice shots, on the whole he was not as steady as Hollidge.
the third head. Minu did very well in the very frst head by drawing the shot with his last wood when were lying Landolt and Bradbury six. From the sixth head onwards, it was a ding-dong fight. The issue was open right up to the end, Lawn
The following are the "First Ten" tanking list appearing in the 1938 Tennis Ayres of
edition almanack:
1.
2.
MEN
J. D. Budge (U.B.A.)
G. von Cramm (Germany) 11. Henkel (Germany)
4. H. W. Austin (England)
R. L. Riggs (U.S.A.)
6. B. M. Grant (U.S.A.)
R.
10.
1.
2.
J. II. Crawford
R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia)
F. A. Parker (U.S.A.)
C. E. Hare (England)
LADIES
Senorita A. Lizana (Chile) Mrs. Little (England)
Mile. J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) Mrs. Sperling (Denmark) Mme. Mathieu (France)
surprise. In fact the only thing that occurred to me was that it was rather unlucky to select thirteen! Twelve would be too few
#.
7.
Miss II. Jacobs (U.S.A.) Miss A. Marble (U.S.A.)
B.
Fri. M. Horn (Germany)
0.
10.
Miss R. M. Hardwick (England) Miss D. M. Bundy (U.S.A.)
J. H. Ho started against
Ranbir Singh of India, net-
As a result he drop- Cricket Championship. frequently. ped the Arst set quieldly, taking only one game. The Indian kept up the Yorkshire totalled 418 (Barber 157, pressure in the second set and took; Smiles 110), while Surrey had 52-especially in these days of such fragile cricketers as we seem to
Thowes six for 32) and 182 (Hutton Displaying better courtcraft. the five for 45). Chinese
after nine games.
third won the
sel but the effort seemed to unduly tire him. The Indian then smashed his way to victory.
Indian Singh, a member of the tennis team now in England, twice beat Pancer in India and recently took Henkel to five gets at Wiesbaden.
Jacques Brugnon, the French
veteran, was put out by Puncee, of Yugoslavia, who won in straight sets by scores of 0-3, 6-2, 0-4.
Georges von Melaka, formerly of Austria and now of Germany, had the better of F.II.D. Wilde, the British Davis Cupper, by 4-6, 0-3, 0-7, 7-5.
Results were cabled, by Reuter and United Press.
CLOSE OF PLAY
The following were close of play
have, but fourteen might be luckier even if it did mean an extra man missing a county match! Probably however it would not. Before the First Test no less than fifteen in all were warned for duty, I think.
the
The standard of play seldom rose to any great height; the trickiness of the green saw to it. Hoosen played poorly and almost throughout the by over-shadowed match he was
margin maiter ten hends
Eight shots on the last four heads Gill from losing to M. J. Medina und did not prevent G. Duncan and W. 1. Cavanagh, former holders of the Pairs title, by 22-14. Had Duncan and Gill been able to store more than singles, especially the first seven times they scored, there would not have been such a wide between the two pairs. As Landolt. Minu, however, was better than Bradbury on the day's play, uf tact, they scored on lle played some nice shots. Luck against their opponents' cleven; but no fewer than seven also was slightly on his side; seldom there were have I seen a player going up on the singles among them. On the other wrong hand and yet attaining the hand, Medina and Cavanagh had a so consistently. It four, three three's and two braces desired result was he who saved the game on the among their eleven sucerastul heads. last head. With the Indians leading by 19-17, Landolt seat down three perfect woods, which appeared well protected as the skips went up to roll. With his first wood, Minu just
LED ALL THE WAY. Leading all the way, E. W. Lines the Kowloon and R. Duncan, of
B.G.C., defeated J. A. Luz and B.
squeezed through a narrow port to open up the head, and though Brad-Basto, of the Club de Recreio, by
22-12 on the Kowloon C.C. Green.
On the 11th head, Lines and Duncan
became occurs to me as a possibility is that were leading 16-3, which
And he 18-4 on the 14th With three singles of R. W. V. Robins. I damaged a finger very badly about and a four, Luz and Basto reduced
y were May 20th and this may have had the defielt, but they were unable to some bearing on his non-selection. catch up. As regards the fast bowlers G. O.
Scoring two tree's, a two and a hiy
batting Allen seems to be playing little if at the former In spite of
Wright on at
Howell and R. G. Craig fed 9-0, and possibilities.
that Gover and decided definitely
As A result of this subsfuntlal Copson are fot in the picture. I To start with we can eliminate Nursery end should give the bats-all, and the Selectors seem to have single in the first four heads.
men something to think about. Before indulging in speculations
the bowling down to
by R. P. Phillips and J. Fraser, eleven Derby 426; Gloucester 207.
let us Ames. He is bound to keep and if
see Smith (J) of Middlesex get a Essex 303 and 221; Middlesex 281 about the probable
consider the two men who have been he should not be it another wicket-ostensible four men it must be re- should not be entirely surprised to advantage they were never headed
regards keeper-Word of Yorkshire perhaps membered that I have only referred show. He is a very useful fast finally winning by 27-13. On
Hammond as a bat so fur. Of bowler and a mighty hitter before 16th. Howell and Craig were leading
27-8 and never would be put in. This leaves us to
a very prominent the Lord! I believe he played last Phillips and Fraser, however, could Glamorgan 308 and 202 for 3: Cam-dropped altogether.
Yardley there will be no surprise with twelve men for ten places, and
year against the New Zealanders' intake only singles in the last five ends. bridge 338.
With Hardstaff at there is no doubt these men can be divided into seven Leicester 365; Hampshire 342,
the second Test Match. He made M.C.C. 307 and 31 for 2; Oxford who is the better man. Yardley's who are in the main batsmen and part in the bowling-
P. T. Barby, and A. J. Hall de- brillant fielding especially in Cam-five who are bowlers. The nurnes
fented A. W. Smith and J. W. M. 340.
bridge matches this year resulted in
Brown by 20-16,
scores:
and 17 for 0.
Naits 362: Kent 314. Sussex 338; Worcester 108 and 108 Warwickshire 184 and 185 for 5; Northants 101.-Reuter.
for 5.
GIVE
YOUR GUESTS
DEINHARD'S
WORLD RENOWNED
HOCKS and MOSELLES
"THE SIGN OF THE PERFECT HOST"
SOLE AGENTS:-
As
Hummond Hulton Compton Barnett Paynter Edrich Hardstaff.
Verity
Wright
Sinfield
Fornes Wellard
course he takes
UNCERTAINTY
In
an
T
21 and 27, and took 2 for 20 and 2 As I have sold there are so many for 34 which does not seem too bad. Inctors that an early forecast is I saw him bowl lost season and he his inclusion as twelfth man--the run as follows, man who comes out to sub. In case
most likely to be adrift. In fact I struck me as being a hostile bowler of injury. But there are plenty of
would wager a small sun that be- (all respectable crities this year in print, must use the phrase 'hostle') if not men who could be called on for this.
fare these lines appear
fast type. By As a matter of fact Yardley is prob-
(they are written on Monday), we quite of the really ably vastly relieved, as he will be
shall have heard of some alteration the way it is rather a curious thing uncommonly busy at Hove with his the of which The Cambridge eleven,
In view of the strength of the to the team. If one of the batsmen that he has been omitted from the Hist of "Births and Deaths of bowling is such consummate tripe Australion batting it would be im- drops out then I think the balance stud-book"low, Wisden's long that Oxford never ought to get out possible in my opinion to drop two of those already picked will play Cricketers" which gives one the ages on 2nd July! (Incidentally it is men from either section as either If a bowler-well, ask me another! interesting to notice that besides course playing Cambridge at Hove, Sussex either
playing Kent
ure
Wells!)
ROUGH LUCK
the
would seriously prejudice
run-getting
or
the
already
the
scored again.
F. V. V. Ribeiro and H. A. Alves, a strong Recreio pair, beat their club- mates, J. F. V. Ribeiro and J. J. Basto by 22-10.
.:
TO-DAY'S MATCHES
The following are the matches down
decision to-day:
KOWLOON F.C. GREEN
C. M. Silva and F. X. Soares v. F. Machado and F. X. Silva.
A E. H. Castro and V. N. Atienza v. O. P. Remedios and E, de Bouża.
J. 8. Logan and G. E. F. Thompson v. G. C. Norman and J. G. Moyer.
of everyone, or ought to do so. An- other first class cricketor to be for POSSIBILITIES
omitted is T. A. Peurce of Kent who at Tunbridge wicket-getting capabilities of the Once more it is difficult to sug- has twice been shown in the First team. I am going to assume there-gest other names which may come Class batting averages, in 1933 (1
Jater. One hopes few will. think) and 1937. fore that one man of each section up will fail to find a pince. Reading About thirty years ago (I write
Beyond these two, Robins and The case of George Pope is rather the batting list, it is extraordinarily without the book) well over twenty
After players took part in the five Tests. Smith (J) I can think of no pro- different.
He was one
the hard to say who should go. of
Bay, Australla wont bability other than Lose originally chosen thriteen for the the first Test the only possible Needless to first Test. He was therefore pre-solution that I can see is that either This year one of the few names that named. sumably ahead of Sinfield in the Hardstaff or Edrich must go. After choice of the Selectors when the his failure in the First Test It seems first unnouncement was made. Sin-likely to be Edrich and yet, in view feld came in vlec Clay, and was his brillant achievements lis finally preferred to Pope. They are season, it seems a pily not to give him another chance. Hardstoff on both right-hand spin bowlers (as is Clay) and they are both pretty the other hand has a great reputa useful bats. Query, why did not lon "as one of the coming Test the mon picked first get the place? Match batsmen. I incilne to think Presumably there must have been Hardstaff will play but Edrich will chance later I should some point of immediate form that be given a
of this enve that decided inatters and subsequently feel pretty sure decided the Selectors to drop Pope Lord's is Edrich's home ground. altogether.
THE BOWLERS
WHO WILL PLAY?
ט.
It is somewhat easier to argue the Assuming all chosen are alt,and case about the bowlers, but not to. there seem to be an amazing num- make a forecast, as so much depends ber of muscular injuries now-a-days, on the wicket and a selection quite not be made until compared with one's recollection of possibly might those of the past the first thing to the moning of the match. There is at are two outstanding points. It it is the game is remember is that Lord's always a lively wicket, an absolute mud-pat I think one of though better now than it has been the two fast bowlers would be for some time. Incidentally it is, I drop
I dropped-possibly Farnes as Wellard suppose, well known that Lord's has spins them a bit more and would
be available. a very slight
for bowling for a longer from Biopo
the Scoring Box side down towards the Mound period than Farnes who has to have Stand side.. Consequently it 18 hard wicket. On the other hand easier to turn the ball from the off If the wicket is hard and likely to bowling from the Pavillon and be there soome no doubt
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., Ltd. and from les when bowling from it being Lord") both Fares and
Nursery end. All this will be Wellard would play. It would then significant when we consider. the boa question of dropping--Sinfield or Wright and I Imagine it would be
ktm bowling.
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