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Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 7, 1939.
KAY STAMMERS TO MEET ALICE MARBLE IN FINAL
AMERICAN GIRL HAD NO MERCY FOR OPPONENT MRS. SPERLING FAILS TO WIN A SINGLE GAME
Miss Kay Stammers, the English "hope" in the women's singles, prevented another all-American final at Wimbledon yesterday when she defeated Mrs. Sarah Palfrey-Fabyan, of the United Statos, by 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 in the first of the semi-final ties. As expected, Miss Alice Marblo, the Ameri- Mira, Sperling
ake was out-classed, can champion, entered the final by defeating Mrs. |Sperling, of Denmark. The American girl was in devastating form and won without conceding a single game !
Open Golf
R. BURTON LEADING THE FIELD
Martin Pose In Second Place
London, July 0. Richard Burton, the British tyder Cup player, with scores of 70 and 72, - tends the field-of-:34 pinyers with ag- stregates of 160 or better in the quali- fying dinal 36 holes of the British Open Golf Champlonship.
Martin Pose, of the Argentine, is second with 71 and 72, while Jahn Fallon, of Huddersfeld, is third with 71 and 73.
Among the notable non-qualifiers are Archie Compston, Charles Whit- combe, with 151 each, and the American, W. Lawsoji Little, with 150.
The leaders are: Richard Burton
Martin Pose
J. Fallon
A. Perry Busson Easterbrook Dai Rees
A. D. Locke Shanidland
Reg, Whitcombe Ward
Honry Colton Max Faulkner Sam King... James Adams Anderson James Bruen Percy Allis Collins (Norli
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According to u Trans-Oceanj messige, play in the two mutches1 was handicapped by frequent showers
and strung gusts of wind,
The match between Miss Slammers and Mrs. Fabyan was interrupted frequently by rain. The Brul Inter- ruption came when the score stood at 4-1 in favour of Miss Slammers in the first set, but when play was resumed, she managed to win the sel after the score had stood at 5-5,
Mrs. Fabyan was leading 5-2 in the second set when the rain came down | again. Play had to be broken ofT | again in the third set, and after this the court became so wet despite the fact that it was covered up during the showers that even average tennis was practically impossible.
The English girl won the third set In the ninth gome.
A United Press message confirm the scores and states that the match. lasted four and a half hours owingi to the three stoppages on account of
ralu. Mrs. Fabyan ratlled gamely in the second set, but was generally put- played in the third.
MISS MARBLE'S TRIUMPH In the second semi-final, between Miss Alice Marble and Mrs. Hilde 70 and 72-142 Sperling, play was somewhat mono- 71 and 72143 tonous. The baseline playing and 71 and 73144 defensive tactics of the Danish star 71 and 74 145 were ineffective against the aggressive 70 and 75-145 | attacks of Miss Marble. but the one- 71 and 74-345 sided score was also partly attribut- 74 and 71=145 able to the poor condition of the 70 and 75-145 | court,
72 and 73-145 The Danish player was out-
71 and 75146 manoeuvred and outplayed from the 72 and 74-140 very beginning.
74 and 72-148 United Press adds that in the first 70 and 76-140 set, Mrs. Sperling won only nine
72 and 74-140 points, and in the second only five.
73 and 76147
Miss Marble was in perfect control
73 and 74-147 | of her shots, in the face of which Mrs.
72 and 75147 Sperling was helpless. 75 and 73=148
Wales) 74 and 79-149 Compston ...
.... 70 and75=151 E. Whitcombe
70 and 81 187 Other notable non-qualifiers are Abe Mitchell with 151, Jack McLean, W. J. Cox, 153 ench, and Arthur Lacuy 154-Reuter.
Earlier Scores
St. Andrews, July 6. Rain and a strong wind bad to be contended with In the second round of the British Open Golf Champlon- ship, in which the leading 40 players qualify for the final over 38 holes to- morrow.
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The match lasted only 20 minutes.
BEATEN AT LAST
That popular Erench pair. Jenn Boretra and Jacques Brugnon, made their exit from the mea's doubles yesterday when, playing against the young American stars, Elwood Cooke unel Bobby Riggs, they were defented in four sets.
Trans-Ocean states that this match was the outstanding one of the after- noon in spite of the unfavourable conditions. Following a spectacular match, crammed with briliant rallies, the Frenchmen, who were sill show- Ing signs of strain as the result of
pinyers by 6-4, 3-6, 0-2, 6-3.
Americans Will Have Lion's Share
London, July 6.
. Predictions regarding the outcome of the various events at Wimbledon were rife here to-day.
The outstanding question is whether the English star, Miss Kay Stammers, will be able to defeat the American favourite. Miss Alice Marble, in the final of the women's singles.
The odds are in favour of Miss Marble.
The men's singles final is a purely American contest be- tween Elwood Cooke and. Bobby Riggs, and it is generally assumed that Cooke and Riggs will be more than a match for either J. S. Olliff and R. A. Shayes or C. E. Hare and F. H. D. Wilde in the doubles,
There is little question but that the American women's doubles team of Miss Marble and Mrs. Fabyan, who are rated as the best in the world, will emerge, victorious in this competition.
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From all indications, the final of the mixed doubles will be between the American teams of Riggs and Miss Marble and Cooke and Mrs. Fabyan.-7'rana-Ocean,
Results Of
Yesterday's Matches
Early returns of scores: Dui Rees The British doubles teum of Trans-Decan. Ityder Cup player, 74, 71-145; Ken-Charles Hare and F. H. D. Wilde ad- yon, of Beaconsfield, 75, 73-148; vanced to the semi-finals by over- Balllleu Australian amateur, 70, 77
156: Bruen 75, 72—147.—Reuter.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
(SEMI-FINALS)
UFS
TAMED BAER-With bleeding mouth swathed in cotton. Max Baer, centre, former heavyweight champion of the world, faces camera with Lau Nova, right, after Nova had scored a technical knockout in the 11th round of their New York bout.
Here And There
With "Abe"-
Americans Dominating Wimbledon Tourney
Tentative Interport
Swimming Programme Drawn-Up In Shanghai
Shanghai, July 1.
Tentative arrangements for a swimming Interport between Shanghai and Hongkong in this city on Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday, September 7, 8 and 9, were made at a committee meeting of the Shanghai Amateur Swimming Association yesterday evening. All the my- riad details in connection with the forthcoming event were also discussed, while the dates for the Club galas and the various S.A.S.A. Championships allotted to each of these functions, provided the remaining business of the meet- ing.
The gathering was culled shortly after the receipt of a letter from Hengkong by Mr. John Huxley; Pre- sident of the Shoughal Amateur Swimming Association,, infarming Shanghai that the Southerners were prepared to make the trip North during the curly part of September, and suggesting a programme for the approval of the local committee.
All arrangements completed yes- terday, therefore, will have to be submitted to Hongkong for approval before being given final confirma- tion, but this is expected to be only
a matter of course.
IMPOSING PROGRAMME
Joe Louis To Moot Bob Pastor
New York, July 6. The Twentieth Century Sporting Club has announced that Joe Louis, the Heavy- weight boxing champion of the world, and Bob Pastor, oile of the outstanding challengers, will on Friday sign for a title fight sometime in September.
The site has not been settled, but will probably be at Detroit,-Uulted Presra,
A truly imposing programme--- one that should satisfy even the most ardent swimming enthuslost in this city-was drawn up yesterday, though not without considerable effort and work on the part of its organisery. The
programme calls for the Interport series to be con- 1 tested on three nights in the pool of the Cercle Sportit Francais, the loan of which has already been obtained.
Although the actual interport pro- of five points
The scoring will be on the basis for the drst man, ramme will comprise only 11
three for the second and one for the events, the bill of fare has been ex-
third. Scoring for the relays and fended on each night, with supple the water-pola, however, has not yet mentary handlenp races and exhibi-been fully determined, Hongkong tions, for a grand total of 35 events, 12 on September 7 and 8, and 11 on the last evening. September 1.
The Interport events will be:--220 yards free-style; 100 yards breast- stroke: free-style relay race (four WHEN the decision to send Dobby all the three events in which he has men); 100 yards free style; 880 yards
In the finul of the free-style medley relay Riggs and Elwood Cooke to entered. Now
race; 100 50 yards free Europe to take part in the various men's singles, semi-finals of the yards back-stroke;
tournaments men's doubles, he is still in the mixed style; diving; 440 yards free-style; international tennis which are being played at this time doubles with Miss Allee Marble, and and water-polo. of the year was announced, it was they are regarded us firm, favourites. stnicd that the two youngsters, In this event, the success of F. H. D. ranked No. 1 and No. 7 respectively Wilde and Miss Nina Brown, of Great in the United States, were merely Britain, has to be noted. After ell-
being sent abroad to gather experi- minating that strong pair, F. Kukul- FOREIGN
ence in preparation for the defence jevie
(Yugoslavia)
and Madame:
having suggested 5:0 basis, but the local Committee being in favour of three points for the winner only.
The Hongkong team will probably be accommodated at the Burlington Hotel and will stay in Shanghai for about eight or nine days, during which they will be entertained at un odelal Interport dinner and various other informal functions,
CREWS
SCORE
MANY SUCCESSES AT
THE HENLEY REGATTA
of the Davis Cup, which now hangs Mathieu (France), they went on to and Miss Kary rather precariously in the scale with beat Don McNeli
are meritorious Donakl Budge in the professional Stammers. Both ranks. Few people, I am sure, could performances, which place them de- have furescen that the two young finitely on the same plane as Bobby hopes" of the United States, would Riggs and Miss Marble. In the wo achieve such phenomenal success in men's doubles, no pair has been un- Europe. Riggs,it will be recalled.earthed to threaten the supremacy of reached the final of the French Mrs. Fabyan und Miss Marble, the Champlonships, only to be beaten by holders. Look what they did to Don McNeill, a countryman, while Mile. Somogyi, of Hungary, and Elwood Cooke reached-the-semi-final Alias Gracyn Wheeler, of the United round where he was eliminated by States. Apparently taking things MeNeul. Now in the Wimbledon easily in the first set, they dropped continued to blow during to-day's events at the Henley championships, both Riggs and Cooke it and when they were in danger Centenary Regatta. have wiped oft ult opposition and are of defeat,, they rected off two love in n row for the match. It
to meet in the final, which thus be-zets
Henley, July 6.
A steady drizzle fell all the afternoon and a high wind-
0 mins. 53
comes an all-American affair for the would appear that they can win as Royal Chester and Noltingham, the secs, and meets Verey, in the sem-
first time since 1931 when Sydney B. they like Wood won on default from Francis
X. Shield, who had injured hintself. Tonnis Visit Whichever one of the two wins the
the easy passage in the Challenge
In the Wyfold Cup heats beliveen, Rowing Club easliy in
latter was twice blown into the Anals. booms. In the same event, Malden-" Allnutt of Cambridge scored a head gained a half-length win over notable win over Bates of America Mantevideo (Uruguay) in 8 mins, 25 by two lengths in 10 mins, 30 secs: although the American was clear in
OCAL tennis enthusiasts must be sees.
pleased to hear that a Simnese) team will
visit Hongkong round
their
of which the Americans are thar
their gruelling match on Wednesday, The following results of matches title, one fact remains and that is went down to two much younger played at Wimbledon yesterday are that Australia is not going to have
The Norwegian crew from the Fanathe half way mark. Allnutt now cabled by Reuter, United Press and Round of the Davis Cup competition about the end of this month or the Roklub Bergen entered the quarters Meels Burk in the other semi-final,
Kent School, of America, sebred which most people seem to expect, beginning of August in connection fluals of the Thames Cup, beating the two wins, beating Imperial College in True enough, the Australians did not with Hoodwill tour abroad. London Rowing Club by three qun the second round of the Thames Cup, compete at Wimbledon and it is dif- This is the best news tennis circles ters of a length in 7 mins. 57 secs. coming the Yugoslav team of F.
feult to say how Riggs and Cooke in Hongkong have had for some time. J. W. Burk, of America and Verey holders, by half a length in 8 mins. Punece and D. Mitte by scores of 0-1,
Miss Kay Stainers (Britain) beat and McNeill would compare with Three years ago, a Siamese team of Poland entered the semi-finals of|i see. and Quintin in the Becond 6-1, 7-5.
came to Hongkong on a visit or the Diamond Sculls, Burite repeating round of the Wyfold Cup by one and A SURPRISE
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan (U.S.A.) John Bromwich, Adrian Quist und 7-5, 2-0, 0-3.
Jack Crawfurd; but the young ranged by Mr. Vilas Osfinando, last year's victory over Habbits a hulf lengths in 9 mins, 13 secs, A surprise was caused in the
Miss Alice Marble (U.S.A.) bol Americans have won their matches Stamese Trade Commissioner in the beaten in just year's final) by Ave They now meet Tigre, Argentine. women's doubles when Miss Nina
enough to make one Colony, and on that occasion they lengths in 0 mins, 30 secs.
who beat Clion by one and a half Burton 72, 76-142 and Pose 72, Brown and Miss Jarvis eliminated Mrs. Hilde Sperling (Denmark) 0-0, impressively
from this distance, that the mude a good impression here. TWO feci, 71-143 lead the field in the aller-their
Verey beat Horwood by
lengths in 9 mins. 3 secs. countrywomen, Miss Mary
fight in the Challenge Round will not members of the team now coming. length in 9 mins. 10 secs. Hardwick And Miks Margaret
be a one-sided one.
Muang Roeng. the present singles champion of Siam, and Sanch, were
FOREIGN SUCCESSES
Foreign erews
ROON.
Burton's Good Round
St. Andrew's July 6.
1-0.
MEN'S DOUBLES (SEMI-FINALS)
Other scores: Easterbrook 71, 74-Seriven, by the odd set, 0-3, 3-0, 8-0. 149; Locke 75, 70–145; Sam King 72, However, Miss Brown and Miss: 74-140; Bullo 71, 77—140, Sweeney Jarvis did not survive the quarter- Elwood Cooke and Bobby Riggs 75, 74-149,--Reuter,
finala, being defeated by the "sceded”! (U.S.A.) beat Jenn Borotra and Jacques Brugnon (France) 0-4, 3-6, 0-2, 6-3.
Four of the players who took part'ta the golf match on Wednesday at Shek-O between the Hongkong Volunteer Defense Corps and the Shek- .0 Club. His Excellency the Governor turned out for the Volunteers, who won by one up-King's Studio.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
American Successes in that tears, and of the two, It was
Sunoh who aroused the greater en-
four
New College won the Wyfall Cup re-row by a third of a length in D mins. 16, secs-Reuter.
their continued
JUDGING by the matches played at thustusra on nccount of his wonder-successes in the new event, the Cen- EARLIER HEATS
London, July 6.
Wimbledon to date, it would ap-fut placements. If he plays the same tenary Doubles Sculls, in which Italy pear that the men's singles event is game as he did then, Sanoh does not beat Montevideo (Uruguay) easily in not the only one likely to be carried rely on the speed of his strokes to 8 mins. 34 secs.
The Belgian pair beat Bradley and at the Henley Regatta to-day, sunny The weather was again uncertain oit by Americans in the ladies' win points; rather, he depends al- Miss Nina Brown and. Miss Jarvis singles, for instance, two out of the most entirely on the necuracy of his Bradley easily in 0 mins. 14 secs.
are Americans, placements and the deceptive way in
In the Diamond Sculls, Burneli of and showery conditions alternating, (Britain) beat Miss Mary Hardwick, four semi-finalists
wind and with a southerly head and Miss Margaret Scriven (Britain) and while there is a chance of both which he plays his shots. Muang Oxford beat Pinches of the London choppy water hampering the rowers, 0-3, 3-6, 8-8.
The stream was fairly strong. of them being eliminated in this Roeng, if I remember rightly, in a round, there is niso the possibility of strapping chap with many forceful both of them getting through to the strokes. It is interesting to note that a Cambridge. "Blue" in 1934, and fani. Miss Alice Marble, at the moin the team is Rusom Chalikavani), who took ment, Is the "hot" favourite for the 1tle. She is to meet Mrs. Sperling,
one of the of Denmark,
QUARTER-FINALS
atcndiest
Miss Jean Nicoll and Miss Betty Nuthall (Britain) bent Miss Brown and Miss Jarvis Q-2, 6-2.
Miss Helen Jacobs and Miss A. M. players in the world to-day. In the Yorke (Britain) beat Miss B. Lumb other semi-final, Mrs. Sarah Palfrey- und Miss B, Luình 6-0, 0-1.
MIXED DOUBLES (THIRD ROUND)
Geelband
and
Fabyan plays Miss Kay Stammers, who put out Miss Helen Jacobs in a brilliant display of forceful tennis. Then in the men's doubles, the Bobby Riggs and de Americans have Madame
bent
C.Elwood Cooke, who had to fight hard Henrotin to beat H. G. Billington and G. P. Hughes on Wednesday, but as stated in the cable, both Riggs and Cooke singles had just completed their
were rather tired.
Meulemeester (Belgium) Boussus and Madame | (France) 0-4, 1-6; 0-3,
British players Miss Jean Nicoll and matches and
While the success of that veteran
Miss Betty Nuthall, 6-2, 6-2.
Miss Nicoll and Miss Nuthall will French pair, Jean Borolen and Jac- now, meet the Anglo-American team ques Brugton, has been a pleasing of Miss Holen Jacobs and Miss A. M. feature of the tournament, it is doubtful whether they would be able Yorke in De remi-finals, the latter to stand up against the methods of having beaten the Lumb ́alsters 0-0,
two younger and faster players. 0-1.
British pairs have done well so tar in this event, and it la to be hoped The Anal pair to enter the that some measure of success will quarter-finals of the mixed doubles come the way of the native players. were Geethand and Madame do
MIXED DOUBLES
Meulemeester (Belgium) whio de After Budge's Rocord fented the French pair, Christian
Boussus and Madame Henrolin, by DOBBY Riggs threatens to equal 0-4, 1-0, 0-3.
Don Budge's record of winning'
In the heats of the Grand Chol- part in the Wimbledon lenge Cup, Jesus College, Cambridge, championships in 1036 when he was beat Leander by halt a length in eliminated in the second round by seven minutes 22 seconds, and Syd- Fred Perry, then making his last op: [ney, Australia, beat Kingston "by pearance as an amateur. Some good three feet in sevch matches should be seen when the seconds-Reuter, Stameso, players arrive, and as Mr
T. A. Pearce, Hon. Secretary of the
H.K.L.TA. has already announced,
an official Interport match between
Slam and Hongkong will be played.
minutes 60
American University Wing
London, July 0.
In the heat of the Grand Chal-
in soven
Also in the team in Miss Sanguan, lenge Cup Harvard University of the present lady champion of Slam. America beat London, holders of the She should be able to beat any of our trophy, by two lengths, representatives. The Siamese have minutes 23 second. entered for the Malayan Champion- ships and their visit to Malaya is be- ing eagerly awaited.
Sportsman To Marry
Argonaut, Canada, beat Thames by half a length, in beyen miutes 48
seconds.
In the order of the draw for the semi-Onalo, Sydney v. Argonaut and Jesus v. Harvard, the last named is sirongly fancied after the brilliant row to-day.
CONGRATULATIONS ond best wishes to Frank H. Kwok, the
In the Wyfolds heats Barclay's Chinese R.C. tennis pinyer and St. Bank and New College, Oxford, dead. John's badminton stalwart, who is to heated and they will row again Inter. ba married on July 29. His bride-to- In the heats of the Ladies' Plato, be is Miss Virginia Wang. One of the Trinity Hall, Cambridge, beat West- most popular Chinese sportsmen in minister School by one length. the Colony, Kwok is a well-known The weather was cold and cheer- figure in local sporting circles, and less after lunch and the racing was
his many friends will join me in resumed In a aleady downpour.---
Mnang RoEng
coming here again. wishing him happiness.
Reuter.
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