THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12,
1938.
THEY KEPT DAVIS CUP
NAVY
DISCOVERS
USEFUL
Australians Only Just
Failed To Win The Davis Cup
Budge And Mako Are Not An Invulnerable Combination
By F. R. Burrow
London, Sept. 12.
At last the long-drawn-out struggle for the possession of the Davis Cup for 1938, which has been going on ever 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 them-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.
It was a great performance on the part of the Australian pair, Quint and Bromwich, to win the doubles against Budge and Mako, especially after the overwhelming defeat the two Americans had inflicted on them only a few days before in the final of the U.S.A. doubles championship but anyone who follows the form of Budge and Muko must know by this time that they are by no means in- vulnerable-nothing like so rellable
a pair as Wilmer Allison and J. van Ryn were n
in
tow
years
the world. Es safe to say that, if
he had been "taken in hand" early liis enreer and "goached," be
in
The four members of the American Davis Cup squad which retained the trophy for Unele Sam against would never have risen to the the Australian challenge. Left to right: Joe Hunt, Bobby Riggs, Donald Budge and Gene Mako. As ex- eminence which he achieved. Great rected, the burden fell on Budge's shoulders; he won both als singles, and though he and Make lost the players are born, not mode: lucky doubles, the victory secured by Riggs over Quist gave the Americans a 3-2 success.
are those who are strong-minuted and self-confident enough to resist having their individuality "coached" out of them.
ago. They your.
LAVIS CUP MEETING Well, no more Davis Cup this But before Anally leaving it entered on the match with two wins it is not uninteresting to note that the angles on the previous day to the official organ of the gume has at hearten them,
their defent threw last published a report of the meet- the issue into the melting-pot
ing of the Davis Cup nations which Dgain. The first Hingle of the Anal day was hel
held in London more than n matlers finally in America's couple of months ago. It will be
According to the
(though doubtless there reports remembered
settled favour.
but
cabled ove here, Budge's victory re
are hopes that it may have been
serve
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
over Quist
was largely owing to the forgottenl) that the main subject for Australian being "put off his game"
ma" discussion
slon was whether the Davlo by being frequently and relentlessly Cup competition should in future bef foot-faulted. Theso Incidenta are un-held annually or biennially. Ameri- fortunate; but a man consistently cen opposition to the biennial pro- served Cool-faults (and Quist has posal was, naturally, very strong long been well known a as an in-and the resolution was lost by four- veterate foot-faulter) it is only right teen veles to seven, although all the ultimate women's champion at Wimbledona British girl.
strength of the British Empire (with She is Margot Lumb, who surprised the tennis world by beat- nutural exception of Ire-ing Miss Helen Jacobs, No. 1 seeded player, 7---5, 6-2, in the third school themselves to obey the rules gether with the votes of Germany, Hills on Monday.
that
he should be penalised.
Players
for their
What Australia Needs To Retain "Ashos"
London, Oct. 11. W. A. Oldfield, the voteran 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.
eminent enough to play the very cast in favour of it, to- round of the National Championships of the United States at Forest Should The
country certainly ought to
of the game; and it in no excuse for Greece, and Switzerland, All the
success should be obtaine
Hd-by
our A
was
very
well as
in
Fair-holred and blue-eyed, Missi
She has endeared herself to the
when crowds-atid
an American
crowd likes anyone the enthusiasm is whole-hearted.
W. Oldfieid Writes Book On Cricket
It is accepted generally that no
Fox Be Exterminated?
"War" Threatened In Ireland
side are
horse
BOWLER; KOWLOON
ALL OUT CHEAPLY
Hongkong v. Kowloon Game Revealed Nothing Of Note
(By "R. Abblk")
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.
The K.C.C. who seem to have played many times before but only been at full strength, with perhaps sporadically in the Inst twenty the exception of Teddy Fincher,years, I think. The game on Monday most terrible mesa of it. was apolit by the weather and also made Actually,
um told this newcomer by the absence of three prominent Moores ia a particularly useful players at least, Teddy Fincher, H. bowler and I am looking forward to Owen Hughes and T. A. Pearce, the seeing him in action. My old friend latter of whom to. I gather, mixed Faxton, whom I flatter myself I can up In thin billiards gone to grass keep out of my wicket on matting at Fanting. Incidentally, if Shang-
don't
try to get any so long as
send a golf team it seems runs, seems to have found the length n pity that they cannot send a cricket too. His figures were 3 wickets for team. I suppose nge and weight
any i
can
18 as compared with Moores 5 for will tell. 18. I did hear he bowled as well as To revert to the game. It was Moores.
Anderson and Ernte too wet to start until after Umn Fincher were the only two to get and I am afraid that a lot of damage into double figures for Kowloon; in fact they were the only two to make more than three runs. A dreadful business.
has been done to the newly laid ground. In view of the great efforts that have been taken to get the Club rather pitch into passable order, it When the Navy batted 5 wickets a pity the game was played at all fell pretty cheaply but Commander as taught us nothing, and was not
very brillant, Taylor got 24 and Talbot made a
Anderson and Mackay opened for similar number, while Moures 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
him of yet.
good 'unma Mannera picked ä
of course. The former bowied a nice length and turned the ball early on. It always takes the cracks sonte time to settle down.
as well, and both batsmen foil to slip catches. Beck, I gather, caught his with his chest. Fincher started confidently and made his half cen tury just under the hour but apart from Gosane the balting was not of a very high order, and even the latter scratched about a bli at first. Madar made a couple of ang catches In the clips and Minu bowled well, Stokes and Perry do not room to have caught my informant's eyel
NOT SO GOOD
CRAIGENGOWER COLLAPSE
Recreio did fairly well against at King's Park. Craigengower Rodrigues, Reed, Soares and E. L Gosano all got double figures to start with and the side totalled 140 runs, Sousa was the leading bowler with 5 wickets for 32 runs, Personally never can see that he is anything more than a change bowler, but he does seem to come off in a surprising way. Billimorla who, to mind,
my is twice the class only managed to denning in that it taught us little. The Hongkong innings was mad- 3 for 47. When. Craigengower We know that Colledge, Nazarin, went into bat it was a dreadful bust- Souza and Madar can get runs and
|
ret
went
ness,
they only managed to lot
lot up that Minu is slogger that delights 59 for 8 wickets, thanks to gallant
the eye. They did their bit. I was 21 not out by A. K. Ismail. They gind to see Nazarin got going as he
pulled off a draw with wickets to
hns hnd alean patch. Kilbee Is 20. No less than
bowlerst reven
quite out of form. Kitchell got were tried out and Ozorio with 3 for luck. He did so well in the Trials 12 did best.
that this will probably be very
salu- tary. I don't know Longfield but I hear he had the consolation of being bowled by real good "un which turned
of those balls
K.C.C'S REVENGE
use of such extremely unorthodox and can well afford to send its team rival as Amr Bey 19-mong the men deals with his expertences in a farmers, who are alleging that the senior service were all shot for 44, which, if they are the first one gets,
A 'BREAK' SERVICE
he
especinily
Great Britain and has helped her tennis as much it is a very pleasant contribution to areas like the County Meath. Baxter completed a good match by which read 2 4.0 6. Robert Lee
1
breaking them to say thay be, and Indin
rule other European countries, as wel the is a bad rule. Bad it
Japan, and
voted with the in the opinion of most people it is: USA. for the maintenance of the Lumb has taken the United States but the International Federation has been the principal agent
status qua. To them the Davis Cup by storm. has spent at least four fruitless years in endeavouring to find a satisfactory popularising the game in their coun- amendment to and · unul that tries, and they saw no reason what- solution la found, if ever, players over 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 ren- Miss Lumb, und last year, when intringe it.
son whatever, if a country does not she was selected to play for Britain UNORTHODOXY SUCCEEDS wish to enter every year, why it in the Wightman Cup team, was bet- Australia's One fight, however, sleould not enter every second or ter known in squasii rackets than in entities her to good hopes for next every tenth year if it so desires. It lawn tenals.
London, Sept. 26, this country eason's competition. Quite the fen-la hurd to see
finer wicket-keeper has ever graced "War" is threatened in Ireland. why ture of the whole match was the should have supported a proposal She has won the women's singles the cricket field than W. A. Oldfield, The question at issue is whether the brilliant play of Bromwich It is which
from the
start in squash rackets four years in suc- the Australian player, whose sklii fox is to be exterminated. On the unfortunate, in one way, 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
ranged the
In the second eleven game be- In breeders and followers of the for tween the Kec. and the Navy, the the
richest, is as far ahead of her nearest womon tralla, England, and elsewhere. Association is far the
a lot-one his book, "Behind the Wickot hunt. On the other are the smaller methods as using both hands to grip anywhere in Europe to play Davis
of which Brownrigg made 20 not will close most innings. Minu did 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 6 wickets for D not lime them as well as usual but results. Australla surprising if the
although 1939 competition justified by its
there may be little that is It is a grave question, Her speed of foot is phenomenal really constructive in the publication in
ane over from Anderson runs in six overs. For Kowloon he had the well-known appears to have unorthodoxy in Its found no team from
fox-hunting very air. V. B. McGrath is, like among the
the entries.
as her squashL.
knocking up 49 retired and R.T. and bowled well as usual. He and Minu Bromwich, player who uses a
"VARIUM ET MUTABILE
the literature on the game.
hunting field is, of course, an in- FA. Brandbridge also retired with are caplly the best pair of bowlers handed blow for some of his
No strokes,
from more admirable illustration of Her rise to fame in tennis began Oldfield tells his story
the dispensable adjunct to the horse 62 and 18 respectively to their cre- in the Colony to-day. and very good atroltes they are, pos- the difficulty of assessing the "form" at Wimbledon only last year, when beginning of his
in a most breeding industry, since it is there dit. Nobody else did very much. 1 sessing the great advantage of con- of women
ployers could well be she extended Senorita Lizana ins entertaining way, making reference that the young hunters are "made" was sorry to see that when die Navy
to the best advantage. were batting, Hosegood was cealing their intended direction en-Imagined. than that demonstrated in she was then) to three sets on the to many of the great ones he has and shown
His advice The fox hunt cannot continue And the the match played this last week be- Centre Court thing no English played with und ogolnst. trol from the adverse players, tween the team of Australian women woman had done for 18 months.
exist without foxes, and it has to be to my mind a better bowler than he to riven a chance with the ball. He in greatest of all
to wicket-keepers, naturally, must Norman Brookes was by no means
Sans and their hostesses in the U.S.A. I
um admitted that in the past the small is a batsman. valuable, and his comments on be model of orthodoxy. It was said was a two-day match: on the first new talent to go to the United States instructive. He points out that the undoubtedly does to the barnyard cw talent to to to the United for the development of junior players is farmers have been very tolerant on of him that he did everything wrong day, the Australians led by four for our Wightman Cup team and the parks and suburban areas of the
of damage which fox held his racket wrong, had his feet matches to two: on the second they they chose Miss Lumb on this per-principal cities of Australin in the wrong position, and in short, lost four out of six, with the result formance,
are fowl.
Just now these
have farmers committed all the faults it was pos that the whole encounter ended in
hundreds of wickets made alble to commit. Yet he was, in his
ins raised the cry that they cannot stand day, undoubtedly the best player in
a type of green colr matting is 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 ogricultural authority to offer hard, has a "break" service which is protect the ball from being damaged. price for the extermination of the difficult for women to negotiate and On
foxes. such pliches thousands of
The Agricultural Committee perhaps it was this service that help-cricketers play competitive cricket ed her to beat Miss Jacobs,
cach: Saturday under the direction of county are torn by two loyalties. efficient associations, comprised of They know the value of the fox to delegates from the various clubs the horse-breeder, while they have beat Miss Jucubs, Miss Jacobs bent constituting these associations. Ot- to admit the losses incurred by the fowl breeder. In the end, it seems ficial umpires, who have to pass an Miss Wynne, Miss Wynne heat Mrs.mination on the rules, are pro-ikely that a compromise will have
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carcer
of con-
a draw. The four chief singles had Their cholee has been amply justi-crete, over which, before play begins the destruction of their poultry any
these remarkable results: Miss Coyne fed.
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Fabyan, and Mrs, Fabyan beat Miss
Coyne! More succinctly, A beat B, vided.
could the
in
the
to be reached by which the number of foxes will be reduced and the
B beat C, C beat D, and D beat A.
In the citles and suburbs of This sort of thing, which
occurs Sydney itself there are thirty such damage to all the hen-roosta pro- much more frequently in everyday ussociations, comprising almost one
portionately mitigated. tennis than one would believe pos- thousand teams and providing com
Another form of sport which is Bible, la the despair of handicappers petitive play for approximately 16-threatened is that of trout-fishing in of tournaments; who
midlands. The which of these four is
any 800 players each week, As similar the lakes of the
exist throughout best associations
the enemy, in this
strange case, is a player? The compilera of ranking country districts as well it can be type of wild duck which has recent- lists and "seeding" camraltices are realised the wonderful fostering of ly taken up its abode in the neigh- not to be envied, either. Their task talent which is continually being to anglers,
inbourhood of the lakea. According is never easy; and when, in a couple torried out
it does more damage the foundation of days, every result is turned up which is being laid for the produce than the poachers. The ukase has alde down, what safe conclusion can tlon of future champlons. All
gone forth, and the unwelcome duck
and
of
Is going to have a bad time of i
they possibly draw? The only cer- which goes to show the thoroughness Our Our Correspondent. tainty
appears to be to adopt of Australia's crieket mind. G. B. 9.'s apophthegm, "You Never Behind the Vleket." By W. A. Can Tell."
Oldfeld. (Hutchinson). 109,
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THE LIQUID CORN CURE
Just a few drops of Gets-It will kiil the pain and your corn troubles will be ended!
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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.
Capped for England in all the 1930 Internationale, "Obo" will be remem- bered for his great pace on the wing. He scored two glorious tries against the All Bincks, and still retains much of the speed that made him the closest marked man' in the game."
nol
MONDAY'S GAME These games between realdents of Hongkong and Kowloon have been
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the H.K.C.C. on the latter Club's ground on Saturday next. I hope things start moving soon, as there. has been an awful snug in the dis uppolnithent over the Interport,
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