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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 6, 1939.
MEN'S SINGLES FINAL TO BE ALL-AMERICAN TIE
PUNCEC, HENKELE
OUTCLASSED BY
RIGGS & COOKE
VETERAN FRENCH PAIR WIN A PLUCKY FIGHT
London, July 5.
The mon's singles final at Wimbledon this year will be contested by two Americans, Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke, who qualified for the final to-day by defeating F. Puncac, of Yugoslavia, and Honner Henkel, of Germany, respectively, in tho somi-finals before a large crowd, including H. R. H. the Duchess of Kent and the German Ambassador, Dr. Dirksen..
The German champion, Henkel, was Americans gained another succera obviously not in top form and his when Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke, usually effective service WIS not the wo halists in the singles, de- functioning, Cooke took the lead feated IL G. Billington and G. P. from the beginning, running the score Hughes in five sela by scores of 6-3, to 4-0 before Henkel found his bone-3-0, 0-8, 6-2, 11-0 after Ings.
Having won the set at 0-3, Cooke reluxed slightly and Henkel brought the score in the second re! up to 4-2 and family won it at 6-4. In the third set, ench player won his service tip to the fifth game, then Henkel lost his service and Cooke won the next two games without difcully, taking the third set at 0-4.
In the fourth art, with Henkel playing a defensive gume, Cooke ran the score up to 5-2 without much opposition. Then Henkel showed a dash of his usual form, winning the next two games in rapid succession. With the score standing at 5-4, Cooke launched a brilliant attack. taking the sei in the tenth game.
BORING MATCH
The second semi-final match, be- tween Riggs und Puncee, was a dis- tinctly boring spectacle, with neither player moving in to attack,
Riggs finally won 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, inly superiority over his opponent being obvious from the beginning. Riggs resorted to lactica of merely keeping the ball in play until the Yugosiay, drove il out court or into tlie net.
Thus
Once
Continental again, players have not been able to with- stand the onslaught of Americans. It is difficult to predict the winner of the singles although many people expect that Cooke will defeat bis compatriot, who, however, is con- sidered to be the betler player by the ranking body of the United States.
BEST PLAY OF DAY
struggle.
D long
The two Americans appeared to be rather fired from thele exertions in the singles semi-finals, and they thus required nearly three hours to eliminate the British pair from the competition.
A British success was scored when J. 5. Oliff and Rooald Shayes entered the semi-finals of the men's doubles by beating the Dutch pair, Hughan and Van Swol, in another five-set match by scores of B-8, 5-7, 13-11. 6-3, 6-2,
Results Of Yesterday's Matches
The following results of matches played at Wimbledon yesterday are cubled by Reuter and Trans-Ocean:
MEN'S SINGLES (SEMI-FINALS) Elwood Cooke (USA) Kenner Henkel (Germany) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
beat 6-3,
Bobby Riggs (U.S.A.) beat F. 'uncee (Yugo-Slavia) 0-2, 6-3, 0-4.
MEN'S DOUBLES (QUARTER-FINALS)
The Kowloon C.C. v. Indian R.C. match in progress on Saturday in the First Division of the Bowls League. J. W. M. Brown, F. Goodwin's No. 2, is seen here rolling a wood, while standing behind him (from left to right) are J. Iloosen, S. M. Humlähn, A. R. Minu and Hugh Nish-Stuf Photographer,
ENGLISH SOCCERITES END TOUR
Smashing Win Over Griqualand West
Kimberley, July 5.
The touring English Football Asso- elation team concluded their eight: weeks' tour of South Africa to-day by defeating Griqualand West by ten goals to one.
FOUR PLAYERS TIE IN LEAD AT ST. ANDREW'S
Faulkner, Burton Busson and Locke
of
FOREIGN
OARSMEN
SUCCEED
Rainy Weather At Henley
St. Andrew's, July 5. The leaders in the first round
Henley, July 6. the competition proper in the British In torrential rain this afternoon, Open Goil Championship now in foreign oaramar scored a number of The tourists have played 12 mal-come in, are as follows:
progress, with half a dozen stil to successes at the Kenley Centenary
Regatta. ches, lost one and won eleven, aggre- gating 65 goals against 10.
Max Faulkner, C. Busson, R. Bur- Mickey Fenton, of Middlesborough,ton, A. D. Locke, 70 each. is the leading scorer of the team with 23 to his credit-Reuter,
Reginald Whitcombe, Alfred Perry, Davies, Martin Pose (Argentine), D. Recs, 71 each,
James Bruen, Leonard Crawley,
New Records Branch, Ayton, Shankland, 72 each. At Shooting Championships
Bertalino (Argentine), Fairweather, Ballingal, McBride, Arthur Lacey, James Adams, W. Anderson, Taggart, A. Harrison, 73 each,
In the heats of the Diamond Sculls, |J, W. Burk, of Americu, holder of the fitle, easily beat N. D. Moffat, of Canada, in 10 mins. 18 secs.; R. W. Bates; of Amerien, beat Branco, of Brazil, by one and half lengths in o mins. 50 eccs.; Verey, of Poland, bent H, J. Turner of Australia by three lengths in 9 mins. 38 secs.
Westminster again provided a thriller by beating Bedford School by a canvas in the second round of the Ladies' Plato in 7 mins, 30 secs., which is the best time of the day.
Tigre, of Argentinn, beat the Lon-
Heury Cotton, Hector Thomson, Sam King, Easterbrook, A. Kyle and Lucerne, July 5. Sweeney are amongst those with eards¦don Rowing Club by one length In The opening day of the Interna-of 74-euter, tlonat Shooting Championships pro- | duced two new world records.
In the individual competition for small calibre rif shooting, T.
Heavy Downpour
St. Andrews, July 5.
The outstanding tennis of the day Jena Borotra and Jacques' Borotra was played by the veteran French (France) beat D. W. Butler and D. loum of Jenn Borotra and Jacques McPhail (BrRain) 7-9, 3-0, 0-2, 6-3, Brugnon, who defeated the English|6-4.
Maentineri, of Finland, set up a new A heavy thunderstorm lasting half favourites, D. W. Butler and D. McElwood-Cooke-and-Bobby Riggs-world's record-with a score of 300 an hour, to-day drenched-player Phall, in the quarter-finals
of the (U.S.A.) beat I. G. Billington and men's doubles after a five-set battle, G. P. Hughes (Britain) 0-3, 3-5, 6-8, lasting nearly three hours.
G-2. 11-0.
The Frenchmen revealed again in this match that they never concede victory to their opponents until the Inst ball has been played.
Following the Englishmen's win in the first two sels, they
caine into their stride and took the following three sets. The scores were 7-8, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4,
A critical moment came in the fifth sot when Brugnon lost his service with the score standing at 4-3 In
of the Frenchinen- faveur
But through brilliant play, combined with the loss of hla service by McPhail, the French veterans clinched, the match.
J. S. Olli and R A. Shayes (Britain) beat Hughan and Van Swol Netherlands) 6-8, 5-7, 13-11, 6-3, G-2.
MIXED DOUBLES (THIRD ROUND)
A. C. Russell (Argentine) and Mrs. Hammersley (Britain) beat Nicoli and Miss Wenyon (Britain) 0-2, 6-3. C. Boussus and Mudame Henrotin (France) beat Tinkler and Miss Margot Lumb (Britain). 7-5, 6-4.
FOURTH ROUND
rings.
and spectators. There was a vivid The same score was attained by combe was preparing to drive in the Nash of lightning as Reginald Whit- Stanks, of Lalvin, who, however, was first round of the competition proper assigned second place since Maen-n the British Open Golf Champion- tseri's hits were slightly closer to ship. the centre of the decimal target,
Notable scores were The team competition was won by Henry Cotton and Robson.-Reuter,
74 each by the Estonian team with a world's Į record score of 1,974, while a German team was placed second with a score of 1,008.
Max Faulkner Leading
$1. Andrew's, July 5.
8 mins. 54 secs. In the Wyfold Cup for fours after the London crew had led at the mile past.
Tabor Academy, of Amerken, hud an easy win in the first beat of the Thames Cup-Reuter-
Record Entry In Famous Rowing Event
It may be pointed out that the Max Faulkner leads the field in
London, July 5. The Henley Royal Regatia crie- shooting authorities recognise only a the half way stage of the first round, world record set up at the official with a score of 70, followed by brated Its Centenary to-day with the world championships and that
Reginald Whitcombe, Perry and W. largest foreign entry in the history per- formances which are recognised as H. Davies, who esch had 71, Craw of the Regatta. world's records, ut official champion-ley 72, Bertalino of the Argentine
Tim weather ships have in many cases been ex- and Fairweather having 73 each.
was cloudy with bright intervals, and a strong wind on other occasions-Trans Ocean,
Other notable scores were those of blew down the course, making coxing Cotton, 74, Charles Whitcombe and dificult und times slow, Abe Mitchell, 75 each, McLean and Lawson Little, 79 cach-Reuter,
A feature of the morning's racing was the defeat of Radley College, |K.G.C. MIXED FOURSOMES winners of the Ladies Plate Inst year, by Westminster School by a
F. H. D. Wilde and Miss Brown (Britain) beat F. Kukuljevic (Yugo-celled
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WATER POLO LEAGUE
A. J. Dennis and Mrs. Kershaw, canvas, after a terrific race in which four up, won the Kowloon Golf Club's there was never more than a foot mixed foursomes on Sunday. Jbetween the crews.
A very important Water-polo Lea- IIenderson and Mrs. Dennis, one up, gue match will be held this evening were runners-up.
in the Victoria Hecreation Club pool
W. Davenport, returning
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The Cambridge crews showed their superiority over Oxford, winning all
net the heats. They met no Oxford crew
at 0.16 p.m., where Chung Shing score of 08, was the winner of the which survived the first round of the Benevolent Society will be the visit-June monthly medal. ors. Both teams have so far main-i
Lndles Plate.-Reuter. tained an unbeaten record.
The following wilt represent V.R.C.-M. M. de V. Soares; S. V. Giltins (Captain), N. Delgado; W. Lawrence; R. Silvo-Netto, D. II. Tay- lor, C. Roza-Pereira; Reserves: D. Hutchinson, A. 3. Hussain, W. Sprin-
kle.
L
stovia) and Madame Mathieu (Franco) 6-3, 3-0, 6-3,
C. E. Malroy (New Zealand) and Miss Belty Nuthall (Britain) beat J. S. Oil and Mice Jenn Nicoll (Britain) 4-3, 7-5,
C. M. Jones and Miss Harvey (Britain) beat C. E. Hare and Misa Bait (Britain) 0-2, 0-4.
FIFTH ROUND
F. H. D. Wilde and Miss Brown (Britain) beat Don McNeill (U.S.A.) and Miss Kay Stammers (Britain) | 0-4, 3-6, 6-1. ̧
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Mrs. Fabyan and Miss Marble (U.S.A.) bent Mile. Somogyi (Hung- ary) und Miss Gracyn Wheeler (U.S.A.) 4-0, 0-0, 0-0--
Miss Harvey and Mrs. King (Britain), bent Mrs. Cartwright, and Mro. Little (Britain) 7-5, 11-2.0
Mrs. Hammerales and Miss Slam- mers (Britain) beat Signorina Han
A ploture of Illa Excellency the Governor,, Sir Geoffry Northcote,
Donnino and Signorina Tonolli playing golf at Shek-O yesterday for the Hongkong Volunteers against (Italy) G-2, 0-2.
the Skek-O Olub-King's Studio.
Further Progress Made In Pairs and Rinks Bowls Championship C. M. Silva And F.X. Soares Have A Narrow Escape
(By "Abo")
Further progress was made in the Colony Bowls |Championship yesterday when the remaining match in the third round of the Open Rinks and four ties in the same round of the Open Pairs were played.
In the rink game, A. Calman, M. Ferguson, R. Morrison and J. C. Brown, of Kowloon Docks, eliminated W. Excell, A. Eastman, V. Petherick and T. Fergusson, of the Kowloon Football Club, by 27-18 to enter the quarter-finals,
A six on the fourth head enabled Brown and his men to establish a lead which they maintained to the end. On the Bith head, Brown was leading 10-1, and on the 14th he was ahead by 19-8. Though Fergusson improved kis posillon with threes on the 15th and 10th to get to within five shots of his opponent, he was unable to make up the leeway, and Brown, with a four on the 17th, drew further away. Brown's rink scored on 12 heads against their opponents' nine and had six as their highest count of the day, with a four and a three. The losers scored three threes,
OPEN PAIRS
Results Of Matches Played Yesterday
The following were the results of matches played yesterday:
OPEN RINKS
A. Calman, M. Ferguson, R, Morrison and J. C. Brown (skip) boat W. Excell, A. Eastman, V. Petherick, and T. Fergusson (skip) 27-16.
OPEN PAIRS
C. M. Silva and F. X. Soares beat S. M. White and A. ). Hall. 20-19 after extra head.
L. J. Silva and 1. F. V. Ribeiro beat E. V. Searle and J. Watson 24-13.
J. A. Luz and L. F. Xavier beat F. E. Channing and Ca Dowman 18-16.
On the Civil Service C.C. green, E. Zimmern and N. P. Karanjla de- feated R. P. Phillips and G. E. F. Thompson by 21-17. The winners showed grester consistency in the a result Orst ten heads, and as they were leading 12-4 on the tenth head. However, Phillips and Thomp- son improved so well in the next four heads that they scored one, two, four and three in that order and not only wiped off the deficit but actually forged ahead to 14-12. This lead was short-lived as Zimmern and Karanjia obtained three on the 16th heud to regain their advantage.
Thereafter, until the 19th head the eighth head, they were leading when the score stood at 17-16 in favour of Zimmern and Karanja, the 10-3, but as the result of losing two fight was a ding-dong one, but then successive fours, While and Hall were on the 20th, the Cralgengower CC with a two on the 13th, they regained trailing 11-12 on the 12th. However, pnir registered a four to put the game their advantage, only to lose it again virtually Ice.
E. Zimmern and N. P. Karanjia beat R. P. Phillips and G. E. F. Thompson 21-17.
when their opponents scored two singles.
Another close match was that in which J. A. Luz and L. F. Xavier, of the Club de Recrelo, defeated F.
Then on the 18th and 17th, White E. Channing and C. Dowman, of the and Hall had a single and three, Police R.C., by 18-16. After the first which put them 17-14 in the lead, hend, the Portuguese pingprs were but at the 18th, the scores were tied leading all the way except for one at 17-17. The Kowloon B.G.C. men short period when they were shend had a couple on the 20th to lead by 13-12 and 14-12, and this despite 10-17 with only one more head to the fact that they scored on only play, but they were unable to keep nine of the 21 heads.
this advantage, Silva and Soares On the majority of the heads, the scoring two on the last head to draw Police pair were playing as well as level. their opponents, but they were unable to-score-any-big-counts;-on no fewer than nine of their 12 successful heads, they could only take singles.
On the other hand, the Portuguese had two fours and three twos, which gave them the necessary shots to establish their lend.
CHAMPIONS' CLOSE SHAVE
In the extra head played, the champlons-scored -n- single-to-win 20-19 after one of the best matelies seen in the tournament to date.
Another Recreio pair, L. J. Silva and J. F. V, Ribeiro, had little dif- ficulty in eliminating E. V. Scarle and J. Watson, winning by 24-13.
Tourists Engaged With Yorkshire
Harrogate, July 5.
C. M. Silva and F. X. Soares, the defending champions of this event, had a narrow shave yesterday when they were up against S. M. While and A. J. Hall, a formidable pair from the Kowloón B.G.C. An extra head was needed to decide the issue
At close of play to-day, the West after the scores had been deadlocked Indles cricket tourists had scored at 19-10 at the end of the regulation 187 for seven wickets in their match perlod.
against Yorkshire. Though there was never very much! Of this total, R.S. Grunt, the in it. White and Hall were lending enptain, scored 72 and George Head- nearly all the way. At the end of ley 1-Reuter.
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