THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 12, 1938.
THEY KEPT DAVIS CUP
Australians Only Just
Failed To Win The Davis Cup
Budge And Mako Are Not An Invulnerable Combination
By F. I. Barrow
London, Sept. 12.
At last the long-drawn-out struggle for the possession of the Davis Cup for 1938, which has been going on over since the middle of May either in Europe or America, has drawn to its conclusion; and the Cup remains in the possession of the country of its donor. Of all the nearly thirty would-be challengers for it, Australia came out top; but to wrest the trophy from the hands of the American holders proved just too hard a task for then--but only just. Budge was too good for either of his opponents to win a single from him; but, as I anticipated last Sunday, the American second string, R. Riggs, was able to win one of his two singles, and so made up for the loss of the doubles,
143 hia would
he
the
i was a great performance on the the world. It is safe to say that, if part of the Australian pair, Quist he had been "taken in hand early and Bromwich, to win the doubles
and "coached," Career against Budge and Mako, especially
never have risen after the overwhelming defeat the two Americans had infileted on them only a few days before in the final of the USA. doubles championship: but anyone who follows the form of Budge
Mako must know by this time that they are by no means in- vulnerable--nothing like so reliable
NAVY DISCOVERS
The four members of the American Davis Cup squad which retained the trophy for Uncle Sam against. eminence which he achieved. Great the Australian challenge. Left to right: Joe Hunt, Fobby Higes. Donald Badge and Gene Mako. An ex- players are born, not made, luckycted, the burden fell on Budsc's shoulders; he won both his singles, and though he and Mako lost the
the victory secured by Riges over Quist gave the Americans a 3-2 success. are those who are strong-minded and self-confident enough to resist, having their individuality "coached" out of them.
DAVIS CUP MEETING a pale na Wilnier Allison and J. van Well, no more Davis Cup this Byn were a few years
They year. ago. They
But before Anally leaving It entred on the match with two wins it is not uninteresting to note that to the singles on the previous day to the official organ of the game has at hearten them, but their defent threw in public a report of the meth the issue into the melting-pot again. of the Davis
The rat single of the final
was heid in Londe milions which|
more than a acled matters dually in America's couple of months ago. I! will be favour.
According to the reports remembered (though doubtless there cabled
Budge's victory ure here,
are hopes that it may have been over Quist was largely owing to the forgotten!) that the main subject for Alistrulian being "put oft his game"
game" discussion was whether the Davis by being frequently and relentlessly
over
Cool-faulted. Thene incident are un-held
fortunate; but if o
a man consistently on
should in future bel
served fool-faults (and Quist has posal was,
Fong been
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or biennially, Ameri-
to the blennia!
pro very strongt
naturally,
well known as an in-and the resolution was lost by four-
U.S. PICKS MARGOT LUMB AS HELEN'S SUCCESSOR
By Stanley N. Doust
London, Sept. 14.
The United States already sees a successor to Helen Wills and veterate foot-faulter) it is only right teen voles to seven, although all the ultimate women's champion at Wimbledon-a British girl.
strength of the British Empire (with dial, he should be penalised.
She is Margot Lumb, who surprised the tennis world by beat- the
very natural exception of Ire-ing Miss Helen Jacobs, No. 1 seeded player, 7-5, 6-2, in the third
with the voles gether
Players eminent enough to play was cast in favour of it, to- round of the National Championships of the United States at Forest
of Germany, Hills on Monday,
for their country certainly ought to school themselves to obey the rules
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way,
It
IGICAL
an
She has endeared herself to thei
when
American crowd likes anyone the enthusiasm is whole-hearted.
Miss Lumb, until last year, when she was elected to play for Britain
W. Oldfieid Writes Book On Cricket
It is accepted generally that no
What Australia Needs To Retain "Ashes”
London, Oct. 11, W. A. Oldfield, the veteran Australian wicket-keeper who arrived in England to-day, told Pressmen that Australia would need, if she is to retain the "Ashes", a new slow bowler; a new fast bowler and a new opening bat before the next Test series.
Should The Fox Be
terminated?
"War" Threatened In Ireland
horse-
USEFUL
BOWLER; KOWLOON
ALL OUT CHEAPLY
Hongkong v. Kowloon Game Revealed Nothing Of Note
(By "R. Abbit")
I was very sorry not to be able to get over to the match on Saturday at King's Park when the Navy played Kowloon. As a matter of fact I would have given the latter part of my engage- ment a miss, had I known that the game was going to be played, but the first I knew of it was when I opened my paper on Sunday morning. Judging from the scores I do not think I missed very much.
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in
The K.C.C. who seem to have played many times before but only been at full strength, with perhaps sporadically the Inst twenty the exception of Teddy Fincher, years, 1 think. The game on Monday inale
a most terrible mess of it. was spoilt by the weather and also Actually, I am told this newcomer by the absence of three prominent Moores
particularly useful players at least, Teddy Fincher, I bowler and I am looking forward to Owen Hughes and T, A. Pearce, the latter of whom is, I gather, mixed seeing him in action. My old friend Paxton, whom I flatter myself I can in fils billiards gone
to gross keep out of my wicket on matting
at Fanling, Incidentally, if Shang- so long as
try to get uny don't
any hai can send a golf team it reemis runs, seems to have found the length pity that they cannot send a cricket too. Ils figures were 3 wickets for 10
will tell. as compared with Moores 5 for 18. I did hear he bowled as well as Moores Anderson And Ernie Fincher were the only two to get into double figures for Kowloon; in fact they were the only two to make more than three runs. A dreadful business.
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for team. 1 suppose age and weight
To revert to the game. it was too wet to start until after tima and I am afraid that a lot of damage has been done to the newly laid ground. In view of the great efforts that have been taken to get the Club pitch into passable order, it is rather When the Navy batted 6 wickets a pity the game was played at all fell pretty cheaply but Comunanders it taught us nothing, and was not Taylor got 24 and Talbot made a very brilliant.
Anderson and Mackay opened for similar number, while Moores picked Kowloon at 1.34. p.m. to Minu at up 37 not out. No-one else seems
to have run into form, and Whit-the Naval Yard and Beck bowling marsh has not hit his proper format the other end-the wrong one for yet. Manners picked a good un
hlm of course. The former bowled early on. It always takes the cracks nice length and turned the ball some time to settle down.
as well, and both batsmen fell to slip catches. Beck, I gather, caught
with CRAIGENGOWER COLLAPSE
tils his chest. Fincher started confidently and made his half cen- Itecreio did fairly well against tury just under the hour but apart
ni Cralgengower
King's Park. from Gosano the batting was not of Rodrigues, Reed, Spares and E. L. a very high order, and oven Gosmio all got double figures to start latter scratched about a bit at first. with and the side totalled 140 run Madar made a couple of fine catches Sousa was the leading bowler with in the slips and Minu bowled well. 5 wickets for 32 runs. Personally I Stokes and Perry do not seem to
see that he is anything have cought my informant's eyel more than a change bowler, but he does seem to come Utf In a
a surprising
NOT SO GOOD Billimoria who, to my mind,
never can
way.
the
is twice the class only managed to denning in that it taught us little. The Hongkong innlogs was mad. get 3 for 47. When Cralgengower We know that Colledge, Nazarin, Souza and Madur can get runs and
went into bat it was a dreadful
ness, as they only
18 for 6
busi- up
to lut managed to
K.C.C'S REVENGE
nettiods as using both hands to grip can well afford to send its team rival as Amr Bey is among the men, his book, "Behind the Wicket" hunt. On the other are the smaller senior service were all shot for 44, which, if they are the first one gets,
1030 competition
A 'BREAK' SERVICE
grave
the
appears to have unormous in its found no leam from Great Britain and has helped her tennis as much really constructive in the publications like the County Menth. The knocking up 40 retired and R.T. and bowled well as usual. He and Minu
very air, V. B.
Is,
Lizana
not
CARDS
of the game; and it is no excuse for Greece, and Switzerland. All the freaking them to say that the rule other European countries, as well as is a bad rule. Bad 11 may be, and Indi
and India and Japan, voted with the Fair-haired and blue-eyed, Misst a the opinion of most people it is: USA. for the maintenance of the Lumb has taken the United States but, the International Federation has status quo. To them the Duvis Cup by storm. spent at least four fruitless years in
In has been the
agent in principul endeavouring to and a satisfactory popularising the game in their coun crowds--and amendment to it: and until that tries, and they saw no reason what- solution is found, if ever, players ever for preventing them playing for must be prepared to put up with it every year if they wished to being penalised if they continue to enter. Conversely, there is no reu-
wickets, thanks to a gallant that Minu is a slogger that delights son whatever, if a country does not infringe it,
21 not out by A. K. Ismail. They the eye. They did their bit. I was glad to see Nuzurin get going as he UNORTHODOXY SUCCEEDS
wish
pulled off a draw with 2 wickets to to enter every year. why it in the Wightman Cup team, was bet-
a lean patch. Kilbee is Australia's fine aght, however, should not enter every second or ter known in squash rackets than in
go. No less than seven bowlers had
quite out of form. Kitchell got a culilles her to good hopes for next every tenth year if it so desires.
were tried out and Ozorio with 3 for duck. He did so well in the Trials Jawn tennis.
London, Sept. 20. season's competition. Quite the fea- is hard to see why this country
finer wicket-keeper has over graced "War" is threatened in Ireland. 12 did best.
that this will probably be
be very salu- turn of the whole match was the should have supported a proposal She has won the women's singles the cricket field that W. A. Oldfield. The question at issue is whether the
tary. I don't know Longfield but I brillant play of Bromwich. It la which was from the very start in squash rackets four years in suc- the Australian player, whose skill fox is to be exterminated. On the
hear he had the consolation of being unfortunate, in one
side are ranged the that his doomed to defeat. Of all nations cession, and it is said of her that she has been so much admired in Aus-one
In the second eleven game be-bowled by a real good 'un which success aliould be obtained by the our Association is far the richest, la as far ahead of her nearest woman tralla, England, and elsewhere. In breeders and followers of the fox tween the K.C.C. and the Navy, the
turned a lot-one of those balls we of
of such extremely
unorthodox and
anywhere in Europe to play Davis.
he deals with his experiences in a
are alleging that a farmers, who
of which Brownrigg made 20 not will close most innings. Mina did fals racket; but his style is undeniably Cup matches. It would be indeed
happy and reminiscent way, and fox is destroying their poultry.
out. Baxter took wickets for not time them as well as usual but justified by its resalta, Australia surprising If the
It is n
especially Her speed of foot is phenomenal although there may be little that is
runs in six overs. For Kowloon hend in the well-kestion
one over from Anderson fox-hunting Baxter completed a good match by which read 24.08. Robert Len among the entries.
as her squash,
it is a very pleasant contribution to arens the literature on the
bunting Bromwich, player who uses a two-
“VARIUM ET MUTABILE
feld is, of course, an in-F.A. Broadbridge also retired with pre easily the best pair of bowlers gome. Banded blow for some of his atrojtes, No more admirabio illustration of
Her rise to fame. In tennis began Oldfield tells his story from the dispensable adjunct to the horse-62
62 and 18 respectively to their cre- in the Colony to-day. and very good strokes they are, pos- the difficulty of assessing the "form" at Wimbledon only last year, when beginning of his carecr in a most breeding industry, since it is there
well be she extended Senorita sessing the great advantage of con- of women players could
sorry see that when the Navy (as entertaining way, making reference that the young hunters are "made" was Nobody else did very much. I
to the best advantage. were baillag, tending their intended direction en-magined thun that demonstrated in se was then) to three sets on the to many of the great ones he has and shown
Hosegood was cannot continue
to given a chance with the hall. He is the the match played this last week be woman had done for 18 months. tirely from the adversury. And
Centre Court thing no English played with and against. His advice The fox hunt
to my mind a better bowier than he greatest of all Australian players, tween the team of Australian women
to wicket-keepers, naturally, must exist without foxes, and it has to be Norman Brookes was by no means and their linstesses in the US.A. 1
be valuable, and his comments on admitted that in the past the small is a batsman a model of orthodoxy. it was suid was a two-day match: on the first new talent to go to the United States instructive. He points out that in view of the damage which the fox The selectors were searching for the development of junior players Is farmers have been very tolerant in of him that he did everything wrong day the Australians led by four for our Wightman Cup team
and the -held his racket wrong, had his feet matches to two: on the second they they chose Miss Lumb on this per-parks and suburban areas of the undoubtedly docs to the barnyard
are fowl. principal elties of Australia
Just hundreds of wickets made of con-
have Their choice has been amply justi-crete, over which, before play begins, raised the cry that they cannot stand type of green coir matting the destruction of their poultry any stretched to lessen the high bound longer, and they have called on the She is 20 and left-handed, hits very of the ball, and at the same time local agricultural authority to offer hard, las a "break" service which is protect the ball from being damaged, price for the extermination of the difficult for women to negotiate and On such pitches thousands 2 foxes.
ΟΙ perhaps it was this service that help-ertekelers
tive cricket
"The Agricultural Committee in the ed her to beat Misa Jacobs,
play competitive ench Saturday under the direction of county are torn by two loyallies. efficient associations, comprised of They know the value of the fox to
ΟΙ delegates from the various clubs the horse-breeder, while they have beat Mas Jacobs, Miss Jacobs beat constituting these associations, Of to admit the losses incurred by the Miss Wynne, Miss Wynne beat Mrs. delat umpires, who have to pass a likely that a compromise will have fowl breeder. In the end, it seems Fabyan, and Mrs. Fabyan beat Miss examination on the rules, are pro-to be reached by which the number Coyne! More succinctly. A beat B, vided. B beat C, C bent D, and D beat A.
In the citles and suburbs of of foxes will be reduced and the This nort of thing, which
occurs Sydney itself there are thirty such damage to all the hen-roosts pro-
portionately mitigated. much more frequently in everyday associations, comprising almost one tennis than one would believe pos- thousand teams and providing com- Another form of sport which sible, la the despair of handicappers petitive play for approximately 10,- threatened is that of trout-fishing in of tournaments; who could "say000 players each week. As similar the lakes of the midlands. The which of these four in the best associations exist throughout the enemy, In this case, is a strange player? The compliers of ranking country districts as well it can be type of wild duck which has recent- lists and "seeding" committees are realised the wonderful fostering of ly taken up is abode in the neigh- not to be envied, either. Their task talent which is continually being
bourhood of the lakes. According
in the wrong position, and in short, caramitted all the faults it was pos- alble to commit. Yet he was, in his day, undoubtedly the best player in
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luat four out of six, with the result formance, that the whole encounter ended in
a draw. The four chief singles had these remarkable results: Miss Coyne fled.
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is never easy; and when, in a couple carried out And the foundation to anglers. It does more damage of days, every result is turned up which is being fald for the produc- than the poachers. The ukose has side down, what safe conclusion can tion of future champlons. Al gone forth, and the unwelcome duele they possibly draw? The only cer which goes to show the thoroughness going to have a bad time of it.. tainty appears to
to "adopt of Australia's cricket mind
Our Our Correspondent. G.. D. S. apophthegm, "You Never "Behind the Wicket." By W. A. Con Tell."
Oldfield, (Hutchinson). 10s. Od.
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Obolensky To Continue "His Rugger Feats
Prince Alex Obolensky, the old Oxford and England Rugby
wing three-quarter, will be seen regularly In London Rugby this season, play- Ing for Rosslyn Park, on the Old Deer Park ground at Richmond.
Copped for England in all the 1030 Internationals, "Ohp" will be remen- bered for his great pacs on the wing. He scored two glorious tries against the All Blacks, and still retains much of the speed that made him the closest marked man in the game.
MONDAY'S GAME These games between residents of Hongkong and Kowloon have been
I do hope I shall get some cards uon. The only c.s.C.C. which shows a game against one I have is
the II.K.C.C. on the latter Club's ground on Saturday next. I hope things start moving soon,, as there has been an awful snog in the dis appointment over the Interport.
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