THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1938.
AUSTRALIANS FACE DEFEAT: ALL OUT FOR
Brilliant Play By Two
Yorkshire
NEED TO SCORE 150 TO WIN
Smailes And Verity Cause The Havoc
London, July 4.
The Australians are facing the prospect of their first defeat since starting their cricket tour in England. To-day Yorkshire played so well that at the close of play the county side required 150 runs in the fourth and final innings to win.
League Tennis K. C. C.
TEAMS WIN
AND DRAW
On bowler's wicket, both sides had to fight hard for rizna. York- shure Buished up within 17 of the Australians' Best innings totul, being dismissed for 205, thanks very largely to Wood, who hit out to telling effect to or 41 in 80 minutes. He In- included six boundaries among hifts.
រាំវ៉ង
Winte bowled finely for the Aus- tralians, cuptoring 7 for 101.
The visitors fured disastrously in their second innings, being sent back
of the tour to date.
Mixed Doubles Games for a meagre 132-their lowest score
Completed
Despite a heavy rain storm in the
early afternous, zid threatening kies later on, two mixed doubles tennts lengue matches were com- ploted
the Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday, the club's Next string benting Ladies Recreation Club
Leum 10 1%, and the "B"
drawing with the Hongkong Cricket Club 4 Ects each
Players found the courts silppery but otherwise playable. Occasional- ly a ball failed to get up, but on the whale the courts played better thar one might have imagined possible.
for Loo
The K.C.C, seniors were strong for the L.R.C.. who did inther well to win a sel and a half. M. and Mrs. Storey played very well in tw sets, one of which went to her. and the other against them at 4-0.
E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Williams and E. F. Fincher and Mrs. Burnett were unbeatable, and the winners' TeVerses were suffered by G. C. Burnett and Mrs. Sweeney.
EXCITING MATCH
A
Ол adjoining courts, the K.C.C. "g" and the Cricket Club played out an exciting match in which they
All very fairly finished
square, fine recovery by Alec Pearce and Miss Dodwell in The first set proved eventually to be the turning point. Against Gray and Mrs. Clark they were trailing love-four, but they came back strongly to level and only after a hard struggle did the home pair save the set for a half.
Later, as an anti-climax, Pearce and his partner lost love-six to Guest and Mrs. Knight.
were
All of the sets contested, the teams being
evenly matched.
Detailed scores follow.
closely very
KCC “ATV. LR.C. Kowloon "A" beat Ladies RC. '7.1%. E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Willams best
Smalles and Verily did the dumuge on an affected wicket, Smales taking 4 for 45, und Verity 3 for 46. Only Bradman faced the bawling with
anything approaching confidence, and he gathered 42 runs.-Reuter,
Close of Play County Scores
The close of play scores In English+ Orst class cricket to-day were follows:
Italn stopped play.
as
Kent 201, Derbyshire 110 for 9. Glamorgan 133 an 151 for 3, Gloucester 183.
Hampshire 195 al 323, Fasex 127
und 800 tar 2.
Luncashire 441 for 7 dec. 122 for 5. Rain stopped play.
Northants 248, Somerset 354 135 for 3.
Notts
and
Oxford U. 317 and 0 for 1, Cum- bridge U.
425. Surrey 547, Sussex 189 for 1. Warwickshire 304, Lelcestershire 175 and 40 for 1.
Worcestershire 201, Middlesex 340 and 5 for 0-Reuter Bulletin.
DE. and Mrs. Storey 6-0; bent L. M. 5. Wright and Mrs. Lisaman 6-2; beat J. J. Ferguson and Mrs. Waddell 6-3,
E. F. Fincher and Mr. Burnett beat Storey and Mrs. Storey G-4; bent Wright and Mrs. Lisaman 0-4; beat Fergusson and Mrs. Waddell 6-2.
G. C. Burnett and Mrs. Sweeney lost to Storey and Mr. Storey 4-0; beat Wright and Mrs. Lissaman 6-2; drew with Fer- guson and Mrs. Waddell 0-0.
K.C.C. "D" v. CLUB Kowloon "B" drew with Club 44-4 E. Blum and Miss Bradbury lost to if Owen-Hughes and Mrs. Findlay 1-0 lost, to T, A. Pearce and Miss Dodwell 3-6; lost to G. W, Sewell and Mrs. Whithami 1-0,
B. A. Gray and Mrs, Carke bent Owen- Hughes and Mrs. Findlay 6-4; drew with Peorco and Miss Dodwell 6-0; beat Bowell and Mrs. Whitham 0-3.
A. E. P. Guest and Mrn, Knight lost to
Pearce and Miss Dodwell 6-0; beat Sowell and Mrs. Whitham, 0-0,
132
Surprises In Bowls Championship
SUZANNE- GREATEST
OF ALL
(By "Veritam"}
To say that Mlle. Suzanne Leaglen, whose death at the ago of 39 was reported yesterday. revolutionised tennis amongst women players would be an because there over-statement,
has never been a player quite like Mile. Lenglen, and none of her contemporaries, nor players of the succeeding generation, save with the possible exception of Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody, suc- ceeded in rivalling the French. woman's absoluto machine-like play.
woman
Suzanne brought Nevertheless many new features and qualities to the game which dozens of players and to have since striven to copy emulate. Chief among those charue- teristics. never before so perfectly tennis exemplified by
It is said that player,
Decuriory when Suzanne was being trained as child by her father to play tennis, so persistently Was she made to practice at hting the ball to a cer- Loin spot that she could hit a six- penny-piece placed on any part of the court five times out of six.
NEVER LOST A MATCH
was this unerring Accuracy which allowed her to sweep every opponent if the court for five years without 4 break. Suzanne played her first tournament match in Eng- It was tand in the spring of 1910.
not until the semi-anai round of the 1924 Wimbledon champtonship that she conceded a sut in any match, and she did not lose a single match in the course of her career at Wim- bledon.
The
in 1924 to
amazement And consternations of thousands, stic scratched in her semi-final match to Miss Kitty McKane, this under doctor's orders. The following year she went
back to Wimbledon and won, and that was the last England saw of Suzanne, as a pityer, though
In 1932 she made headlines by suð- denly flying to Wimbledon to see the
finals.
The late Suzanne Lenglon, playing a back-land stroko
THIS IS HOW BRITAIN WON WALKER CUP
VERDANT, From St. Andrews, Says-
St. Andrews, June 4. Thousands of delirious spectators broke down barriers, rushed across the last green, and swept stewards and policemen aside when Great Britain, for the first time in the history of the inter- national amateur golf contest against the United States of America, won the Walker Cup here this afternoon by 7 matches to 4, with one halved.
The cheers and shouts were tro- mendous, and altogether it was on unforgettable scene, and a fitting conclusion to a day of thrilling and remarkable golf.
Britain's
J
golfers.. proved
BRITISH
GOLFERS LEAD FIELD
Sandwich, July 4. The leaders at the end of the first day's play in the British open golf championship, which is being played over the St. George's course here were:
E. Lacey Eddie Whitcombe E. Fallon
H. Locke
A. Perry
A. G. Havers, and A. Padgham
-Reuter.
GALLACHER
MOVES AGAIN
In Gateshead Colours Next Season
London, June D. Hughle Gallacher, former Scottish international, apparently still has the urge to travel.
CHAMPION PAIR IS DEFEATED
A. K. Minu In Brilliant Form
.
Yesterday's two matches in the Lawn bowls pairs championships provided first-rate surprises. The Omar brothers, reigning champions, were eliminated, and H. A. Alves and F. V. V.-Ribeiro, a much fancied Recreio combina. tion bowed to A. Baker and A. K. Minu, after leading on the first eight heads.
states
Minu,
2 correspondent, played like a chaplon, and saved, the heads time and again. In all but two heads he changed the score when: Alves was playing
of
Ribeiro was casily the better the losing players, and played ex- well on the last six. traordinarily
However, it was a somewhat hends. belated recovery after a shaky start. Alves was never quite at his best, and could not boast the consistency of Minu, who laid the shot almost at will.
Baker was inconsistent, but scored the occasionally, and usually when
In the points were most needed. early part of the match he had the better of Ribeiro, but positions were later reversed.
EXIT THE CHAMPIONS
By the manner in which A. M. and. against J. S., U. M. Omar started Howell and R. G. Craig at the Kow- loon Bowling Green Club, one could justifiably prophesy a handsome win. Grimsby Town transferred him for them. They scored three of the yesterday to Gateshead, the latter first two heads, but were caught on being the seventh club for whom he the third head, drew away again with a single, conceded a three, levelled will play in League soccer.
a three, and from that again with Grimsby secured Gallacher from point and Howell chalked up their
always trailing. Craig Notts County during Inst season when they were hurd put to it to find a scores regularly after the fifth head,
11-7 lend on the ninth, in int to replace the injured Glover, taking and his leadership of the attack had creasing this to 19-8 on the 16th, and
running out at 25-10.
losing the 13th, 14th, and 16th, either or faulty through being bunkered approach play.
With a lead of six holes it looked as though the match was a certainty them- for Thomson.
Crawley, liantly at times and making few mis- ing relegation.
although playing bril a lot to do with his new club avoid-together the losers scored takes, had considerable difficulty in getting away from Fischer, and each the was
selves courageous and skilful in the
face of a splendid attack by the Americans, and the Scottish crowd went crazy with delight at the wins Goodman by 6 and 4; Gordon Peters,
The match
square at
ONL
In 1926, after winning the French of Hector Thomson, who beat Johnny held the lead in turn. championships, she joined the pro- who defeated Reynolds Smith by 9 ninth, then, however, Crawley called Clifford Owen, Hallfax Town goal-good as usual, but this does not dis-
fessional ranks and toured America.
Suzanne Lenglen ranked na the and 8; and A. T. Kyle, of Yorkshire,
the match safe for Britain. who made greatest drawing power Wimbledon
the has ever had among women, though by defeating Freddy Haas on
14th green. this has been seriously challenged
by Mrs. Wills-Moody, who has never Charles Stowe and the giant Irish Called to keep the Wimbledon crowds man, Cecil Ewing, also won their after grand struggles, the on tip-toes in their excitement and games admiration,
Ainol tally in favour of Britain being 7 to 4, with one haived.
He was three under four for the Fic was
keeper.
he
had
BIRMINGHAM'S COACH
Birmingham yesterday appointed Jackie Bestall, the Grimsby Town and England International forward, as coach. This is the first time the club has had an official coach.
of the two-
J.S. Howell R.G. Craig
Shots Total
Chester were well in the transfer seven heads and the winners on 14 news yesterday. In addition to Ro-hends.
It would be idle to pretend the binson, they signed Joe Rogers.
City's wing half, and Omar brothers were anything like as Manchester
credit the performance of Howell his reserves. up his
which was exceptionally Owen, regarded as one of the safest and Craig, wh
praiseworthy. The winners
adapted next six holes, holing some long 'keepers in the Northern Section,
themselves better to a somewhat putts, including one the length of a was previously with Charlton.
heavy green and were so consistent, Previously
been with cricket pitch at the long 15th for an
County, Chelsea, Newcastle that after the opening five heads. "edge" three, and won four of them. Derby
Crawley went round in 71, and United, and Airdrieonians, gaining always looked eventual winners.
The detailed scores matches follow, finished with what appeared to be a his first Scottish cap with the last
named in 1925. winning lead.
A.M. Omar Another Grimsby player, AK Stowe ought to have been more
UM. Omar Apart from her skill as a player, Prospects of a British victory were than 1 up on Kocsis, for he took the Robinson, a reserve centre half, has
Shots Total which was such that it placed her brighter than the weather at the well above anybody else, Suzanne end of the first round, played in driz- lead at the fourth, was 2 up at the been signed by Chester.
ninth, and 3 up at the 11h. But the Lenglen had a personality on the zling rain.
American had birdlo three at the court which commanded attention, Britain led on five matches, and
12th
and 13th, and won both, and was quite sufficient to attract were behind in three, so that they
He lost the 14th, but won the 15th thousands to the court on which she still held the advantage.
In a
abirdle three. was playing, Highly temperamental, This was the state of affairs at the
This amazing attack appeared to she often figured in what were end of the morning's play: popularly termed "scenes," and there Yates three up on Bruen, Good-settle Stowe, whose lead complete- ly disappeared when he played the never a dull moment while man six down to Thomson, Fischer 18th badly. But the British player Suzanne was playing.
four down to Crawley, Kocsis one finished magnificently by holing down to Stone, Ward nine up on putt of eight yards at the 18th for Pennink, Billows one up on Ewing, a birdie three, a round of 73, and the Smith three
down to Peters, and lead. Haas one down to Kyle.
As for the match between Pennink Bruen was the attraction of the and Ward, it was almost pathetic. morning and he gave
hugo gallery
Ward rammed home his every ad- plenty to cheer about during his i vantage, and reached the turn in the match with the amateur champion. j amazing score of 32 to be 4 up. The Irish boy showed no sign of Ward went round in 67, which and he fought the equal the best score ever Recon- American every
plished in the Open championship, They threw threes at one another and had virtually won the match, for her to fight what appeared to be a losing battle, she was fully cap-in startling fashion-In fact, one or for he was 9 up.
other had able. This was illustrated
threes at every hole in her the
Ewing should have a lend of two historic fourth round match with from the sixth to the 11th inclusive, being one down, and he would have
in the remarkably Miss Ryan in 1024, when she had Bruen went out in the
done but for some very bad putting. lost the second set at 8-3. With the He squared with a three at the 10th
the fine score of 34, but was one down. Peters played the better shots to huge crowd naturally thrilling to the possibility of the defeat of a short 11th badly, and lost it.
but for the first time played the champlon, the Frenchwoman pro- ceeded to pull cut her finest strokes and won the match,
or
LE
Her game was complete from ser- Owen-Hughes and Mrs. Finding 3-8; bent vice to the severest overhead smash cross-court volley. She could clip the sidelines with sizzling drives any number of times in the course of a rally, and her command of the ball was such that she usually won moteli by completely out-
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the hole, and for that reason was generally leading Reynolds-Smith, but he was only one up at the 8th,
Coming home, however, the Eng- Hishman reaped the full reward of The only hole of the round that his good fron play, and was four up, Bruen played poorly was the long at the 16th. 14th where he was bunkered with his
He lost the 17h and Smith showed If the historians are correct, Mlle. second shot and become two down. that Americans too can miss short Lenglen was not a born player. She For the rest ho outdrove Yates fre- putis, for he fatled to hole out from altained her position of unchallenged quently, and often
outplayed him
a yard to win the 18th, so that eminence in the world of tennis with shots to the green.
Peters, round in 70, was three up. almost entirely through sheer hard. work and assiduous
ard Yates, however, had slightly the Kyle was always the master of England against Ireland in 1025.. Na- better of the putting, but had not Hans after winnin practice.
One of the smallest pinyers in the winning the 4th, 5th, and turally she had a certain amount of Bruen missed two pults of about
8th holes in 4 each, The British game, he was a very clover schemer aptitude for the game, but it was yard he would have been all square player, out in 36, was 3 up, and he and student of lactics. only aftor years of
concentrated instead of one down coming to the was still 3 up at the 10th. But he endeavour under the eagle and ex- last hole, where Yates holed a five- allowed the American to win the
eye of her father that he yarder for "birdle"
and a last two holes of the round. jead
bund. The 17th was not so bad, but the
of three holes. hone
AFTERNOON PLAY
rod her it enough to paru- cipate in tournaments. From her round in the splendid score of 70. 18th was a tragedy for Britain, nent tournament match she was a Bruen, who had beaten the par Haas played a grand approach Gft, Brilliant success and never really score by two strokes with 73, came from the pin, and then Kyle played sustained a
at set-back. Her Wimble in smiling, determined to wipe out a better one a yard from the lote, don record, that of winning the his three holes deficit at the carliest but while the former holed, Kyle singles Ove times in succession, still possible moment.
missed and lust a hole which logked remains, and it is not how likely to Just behind Thomson was making a certainty for him. be upset, or even equalled. Mrs. Goodman, the American champlon, Will-Moody nearly equalled it when look like a very ordinary golfer, as she won In 1927, 1928, 1929 and indeed the American was to-day. Bruen fought every inch of the 1030, but with competition become He could not match the Scot's Way In the afternoon, but Yates, keener every year, there is small grand iron shots, and his driving was shaken at times perhaps, held on to enance of I being disturbed,
errntle.
his lead. Altogether Milo. Lengien won the Thomson gave away very few The Irial boy won the third In Wimbledon singles title six years out chances, and with a steady 30 to the three, lost the fourth, and won the of the seven in which she competed. turn had gained a lead of thegentili, whore the American look Mrs. Wills-Moody has won it oftener holoskona
three pulis (eight times) but she has done this Coming home in 14, Thomson They halved the next four and over a period of 12 years or more. I gained throu more holes Goodman
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Sheffield, joined Grimsby Town from Rotherham, in 1020. He played for
F. V. V. Ribeiro H. A. Alves
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