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Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 23, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
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BRILLIANT TENNIS SEASON IN AMERICA
Hard Task For Great Britain In Wightman Cup Match This Year
London, July 25.
The centre court of international lawn tennis just now lies in America, where in the course of the next two months as brilliant a season as they have had there for many years is promised, writes an English correspondent.
It will be reminiscent of our own seasons of a year or two back, when the texture and durability of Wimble- don's wonderful turf was tested by a Wightman Cup match, a fortnight's hard championship play, and the inter-zone final and challenge round of the Davis Cup, all within the space of five or six weeks.
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America's Interest is wider aprend, her powers and her two singles were Inasmuch as they do not place all debits that could be written off be- there esta in one basket.
Lore attempting to strike a balance. The Wightman Cup match (Aug. In Miss Marble, whose complete women players 25 and 20) and the national singles
supremacy championships (September 7-18) are was clearly outlined in the recond of Forest Hills, werk of Wimbledon, America hins the perquisites
produced
even того New York, the Wimbledon of Am ericn; the doubles championships Wightman Cup factor than Mrs. (August 14-10) and the Inter-zone Moody, because Miss Marble, with finnt, of the Davis Cup (August 24 her successful Wimbledon partner, 25 and 20) will be played at the Mrs. Fabyan, is almost certain to Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut win her doubles match as well as Hill, California; and the Challenge two singles.
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round (September 2, 3 and 4) hus Virtually, therefore, the team that been allotted to the Merion Cricket sall next werk under the captaincy three down Club, Iluverford, near Philadelphin of Miss Nuthall, are
MISS MARble SUPREME
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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
The Continental chapter ended at before they set foot aboard the boat. Wimbledon on a note rather like the Three down and four to play, on "to-be-continued-in-our-next" lag of enemy territory, in strange climatic A thrilling serial.
conditions, and the prospect of the Britain have not won the Wight-intense humidity that so often nt- man Cup since 1930. In those days tends this match in New York, are Mrs. Moody was at the height of seemingly hopeless handicaps.
Yet there is Wimbledon evidence
London, Aug. 22. of a far more satisfactory nature,
The following were the results of British the
Miss aspect. Slammers, in spite of her ruthless matches played in the First Division defeat in the Wimbledon Anal, is in of the Scottish Football League to-
***day: better form now than ever before, Partick and having once taken Mrs. Fabyan's L. Mirren meusure, she should not lose to her. Third Lanark
It is questionable whether the nine thing can be sald of Miss Hardwick, and one would have pre- ferred inore than
KING'S.
COMING SHORTLY
HAL ROACH
presents
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experienced player | GOSCOMBE O'SULLIVAN CUP Miss Valerie Scott for the onerous "third singles," even though Wimbledon has indicated that Misa Jacobs powers are on the wane.
We should win one of the doubles
on
matches, though the end inex-
shoulders, perienced
but Miss
Government Departmental Competition Draw
Two preliminary round matches
inter-departmental lawn bowls tour-
ONE HOUR Gloucester's Feat- Thanks to Goddard
Bristol (Third Day)-Gloucestershire beat Hampshire by five wickets.
London, July 22.
Tom Goddard, England's spin bowler in the Test match at Manchester to-day, was the hero of the spectacular victory Gloucestershire achieved to maintain their challenge to Yorkshire for championship honours.
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Only one hour's play had been i Goscombe-O'Sullivan Government possible before yesterday, and even Total (5 wkts.) when Hampshire
dis- Bowling. Flest Innings Heath B.lo.. 103 on a rain-damaged | Un, 33, 2; Bailey 1, 1, 30, 3; Boyer missed for Brown, who partners Miss Nuthall, nainent, will be played on Sunday Scott tock four for limit dikini Crese 2 0,173,0
Second fanini: Iteath 8, 12, 0; Halley Misa Scott should both reap on the Police Recreation Club green, not seem that Gloucester could hope 1, 11, 0: Creese 3.6. 2, 17, 3, Hayes much benefit from the tour, and it at 3 p.m,
for more than first-innings points.
OLIVER HARDY
HARRY LANGDON
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BILLIE BURKE
ALICE BRADY
JAMES, ELLISON JEAN PARKER JURE LANG, STEPIN FETCHIT
Directed by QOFDON SOVULAS
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They secured a lend of one run,
of the draw, as published below, however, in 95 minutes, Hammond
is to the Wightmann Cup of 1934, The remaining games comprising rather than this year that we shall the three top games in the first round look: for a long-delayed British vic- tory. Even then, barring, aceldents, we shall have Miss Marble's three matches to write off.
AMERICANS-PESSIMISTIC
will be played on the same green on declared, and Goddard set to work September 3, at 3 p.m. The second to make victory possible. round will take place on the follow- Bowling with rare skill, he had all Arnold at his Ing day.
the batsmen except merey. In under 30 minutes Hap shire were out for 60, and 'Goddard had coptured eight wickets In nine overs for 30 runs.
Gloucestershire had 70 minutes in which to score 06 runs, and won with
The semi-on! and final will take place on September 10 and 17 on the Pollee green.
20 minutes to spare.
It is with no desire to belittle the players of Yugoslavia, that 1 suggest the Davis Cup rests between
Fallowing is the draw: Australia and America. The tran-
Preliminary Round-Prison B V. sition from the slow rubble surface
fiery elay Post Omee; Public Works C v. Police jof the Continent to the
courts
of California presents a big C.
First Round-Public Works Å v. Buwlers su held the mastery dur- obstacle to the Europeans.
v. Police B:ing the day that 20 wickets went American visitors to Wimbledon Medical, Education
of their Clerical v. Public Works B: Pri-down for an aggregate of 291. runs. were none too sanguine country's chances of keeping the son A v. Government House; Pablle Australian invader at bay this time. Works D v. Clerical A; Police A v. McCorkell, e Scott, b Goddard as Harbour, Sanitary v. Revenue. The loss of Budge to them was severe as was the loss of Ferry to;
Brilain.
But even to Americans the play! of Riggs and Cooke was something at a revelation, and hope was in- spired that with the artistle Riggs
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on court anything might happen. It seems certain, moreover, that Riggs
will be on court in three of the Ave challenge round matches.
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APPLICATION FAILS
Licence for Restaurant
Adjunct Sought
"HAMPSHIRE
First Innings
Halley, e Hopkins, & Goddard
J. P. Blake, e Crapp. b Sinfald Arnold law. b Scof
Walker, b Scott:
Creese, tbw, b Sinkeld Fothecary, & Scatt, be Goddard Mackenzie, not out
G. R. Taylor, Scott Hayes, b Scott.... Heath, b Goodard
Total
Second Innings When the Licensing Board met McCorkelt, b Goddard
afternoon consideration Bailey, b Goddard
1. P. Biske, b Goddard wrote after the Wimbledonerday
was given to an application by Isaac Arnoldo Haynes b Goddard Gnal that the supremely scientific Levy Goldenberg for a retaurant "ad- Walker, e Eagar, b BinReji brand of "paiball" that Riggs put unet Heener for Sammy's Kilchen, Oreese, & Goddard, Sinfield over so successfully in our chum Lockhart Rond. Wanchol. The Mackenzie, bw, b Goddard
Pothecary, è Goddard, b Sinfield plonships had yet to be tested Board refused the application, nola, i, Taylor, at Wilson b Goddard against the highest form of controlled reason for the refusal divulged. Boyes, Ibw, b Goddard
The Colonial Others
the 'Hon. leath, not out R. A. North A year ago Riggs beat Quist in present the Cup match. A more mature
speed.
MANTLE OF BUDGE
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Riggs should repeal the performance, Mester,
but this year he wears the mantle "asidy.
Total.
and Bowling First Tanings: Scott 11o. 3m
Be, dwa Hammond 1, 0, 0, 0; Goddard P. S. DE 7, 34, 4: Binfield 11. á. 19, 2.
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Governor's Team
Loses Match
Although they lost their match, a most enjoyable afternoon was spent by His Excellency the Governor and his leam of bowlers when they were entertained by the Kowloon Bowling Excel- Green Club yesterday. His lency played a good game.
On the same, green In the fourth round of the open singles B. Basto scored an easy victory to beat T. A. Mador 22-5 on the 10th head.
WHIST AND TOMBOLA
A whist drive and tombola will be 23 held at the China Light & Power
Recreation Club, King's Park, morrow at 8.45 p.m.
WEAKNESS AFTER FEVER
When your temperature begins to fall and you feel you're getting better, then is the time to start to rebuild
Second Innings: Spots 6, 8, 23, D; God-your wasted nerve and muscle of Budge, and whether he can beat Champkin, C. B. Brown, W. La B. dard 9, 2, 35, Sinfeld 24.0&
GLOUCESTERSTINK Bromwich is much more problema Sparrow, (Superintendent of Police)
Tretmaninge itical.
Me
Elevnes, did not bat Hopkins, b Heath
and D. H. Collins Taylor, secretary Binfield, e, Mackenzie, b Bailey The destiny of the Cup is of Im to the Board. portance to all the competing nations, The competition is one of the few that still retains the challenge round,
A, el Arculi appeared for the licant.
It was decided to hold the annual
until when the holders are exempted. general meeting of the Board on
If, as seems probable, it goes back November 7.
to Australia after a lapse of 20 years,
the next challenge round is likely to
be contested in carly 1941. Another wheel should turn full circle. change in the seasons and naturally erfen, France, Great Britain
Emmett b Balley
W. R. Bammond, b. Halley Crappie Blake, b Heath
E. D. R. Eager, «. Walker, b Doyen Scott, not out
Neale, not oui
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Extras (5)
Am-
Total (6"wkts, deš.).
Second Inningu and Sinfield. did not bat
Haynes, b Cresse
n tremendous uplift for Australian America again have held the Cup Hopkins, iw, b Creese lawn tennis and their national cham- since it last rented 'in Sydney, and Emmett, Creese, B Boyes won it, W. Bammond, ↳ Creeso plonships, though an even more ex- no other nation has ever acting task for challenging nations. though Belgium and Japan have each 2. D. 1. Eagar, e Pothecary, b Boyca
It is only fair, however, that the reached the challenge round.
Crapp, not out .......
Bootf, not out
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