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Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August
28, 1939.
AMERICAN LADIES
SUCCEED AUSTRALIA EARNS
BY 5-2 IN WIGHTMAN CUP
Miss Valerie Scott Scores Solitary British Win In Closing Stages Of Match
Forest Hills, N.Y., Aug. 27.
Leading by two matches to one at the end of the first day's play, the Amorican ladios won tho Wightman Cup against the British ladies by win- ning three of the four matches played to-day, Miss Valerie Scott was the only British girl to win to-day, boating Mrs, Sarah Palfrey-Fabyan in straight sets.
To-day, Miss Valerie Scutt (Britain) | wick's backhand was excellent. The beat Mr. Surah Palfrey Fabyan Amerleap took the sixth game in the (United States) in straight sets, by second set without losing a point, and 6-3, 6-4. The English girl out-drave won the last four with the loss of and out-generalled her more experi- only six points, enerd opponent, eleverly anging her shots, and led 4-0 in the fret set. She trailed 2-4 in the second set, but after this the won four ITILS #rs row with britant backhand shots.
Mlas Scott, making her Wightmann Cup debut, was superior in all please = {
of the game.
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MISS MARBLE WINS
Mina Alice Marble, the Wimbledon champion, however, regained the lend for the United States when she de feated Misa Kay Stammers by seta lo one, by scores of
of 3-0, 0-3, 0-4.
Miss Summers was irresistible with deep backhand shots in the first set, which she took in the nint
ninth game,
and forced Miss Marble into errurs,
Thereafter, the Ainerican steadied down, and with
ith well-placed drives the won the next two sets.
Miss Helen Jacobs gave Atnerica the victory when she defeated Miss Mary Harwicke by 6-2, 6-2.
The English girl could not match Miss Jacobs' steady chopping. Her game was very ragged and her service was weak, serving five double-faults.
In the doubles, Miss Bundy and Miss Arnold (America) beat Miks Nuthall and Miss Brown 6-3, 0-1.
The remaining four matches will be played to-morrow.---Reuter,
FAMOUS MOTORIST KILLED
Crashes
At 125 Miles An Hour
Jenn Bugatti, the 27-year-old son' of Ellore Bugatti, the fainous French | racing car magnate, was killed early: on August 12 when he crashed at nearly 125 mph. while putting a racing car through its Amal tests on a country road near Strasbourg,
NET STAR CROONS—Alice Marblo, American girl who won the woman's singles tennis title at Wimbledon, crooning for tolovision broadcast in London. She plans to enter movies in ' Hollywood as professional singer.
LOCAL SOCCER STARTS
Eastern Eleven Defeat
Team Drawn From Rest
Eastern Athletic Association, run-j
In the second set, Miss Jacobs again ugatti was driving on the dzeriet Aers-up in the First Division of the concentrated on her chop show, nie road when a cyclist appeared. He League Just reason, defeated a lean Lawn Bowls the first two games, but she won the swerved in a desperate effort to chosen from the rest of the Clubs, in five with the loss of only five points. avoid the cyclist, and the car shot the first football game of the season,
DOUBLES MATCH
Miss In the concluding doubles Alice Marble and Mrs. Sarah Fabyan, Wimbledon champions for the last two years, defeated Miss Kay Stam- mers and Mrs. Freda Hammersley (Britain) by 7-5, 0-2.
over a hedge into a field and somer #aulted with such violence that it broke in two. Bugatti died within a few minutes.
at the longkong Football Club ground yesterday, by five goals to one.
QUARTER- FINALS TO-DAY
Shanghai A.S.A. Understands
Shanghai, Aug. 27. Mr. John Huxley, head of the Shanghai Amateur Swim- ming Association, has received a telegram from Hongkong which states that the Colony swimmers will not be visiting the northern port owing to the tense international situation. The Interport was scheduled for September 8.
The Shanghai Association appreciate Hongkong's problem and have agreed by cable to
the cancellation of the meet, -United Press,
Sporting Tit-Bits
DETER Kane, former world's fly- weight champion has challenged Johnny King Manchester) for the British bantam-weight championship held by King. Kane is prepared to back himself for £500, and will lodge the money with the British Boxing Board of Control as soon as King Recepts. Kane is unbeaten as a ban-1 tam-weight.
WEST Bromwich Albion last seo-
WES
son made a profit of £1,203 12s. compared with a loss of £2,290 in
the previous season. The annual re-
RIGHT
TO PLAY U.S. IN CHALLENGE ROUND
Yugo-Slavia Defeated In Inter-Zone Final Match
Brooklines, Aug. 27,
Leading by two matches to one after winning the doubles, Australia won her Inter-Zone Davis Cup final against Yugo-Slavia to-day when John Bromwich defeated D. Mitic in straight sets.
The scores were d-1. G-3, 0-2, Bromwich was beaten in the opening singles by Puncee.-Reuter.
The following were the full results bent of the tie:
Puntee and
Kukuljevic (Yugo-sinvia) 6-2, 6-3, 0-3.
Bromwich (Australia) bent Mitic (Yugoslavia) 0-1, 6-3, 6-2.
Adrian Quist (Australia) beat D. Mitic (Yuno-slavin) 6-0, 6-4, 6-3,
F. Punere (Yugo-stavin) beat John Bromwich (Australia) 6-2, 6-0, 0-0, 6-2.
'Bromwich and Quist (Australla) and 5.
Golf Handicapping
Australia thus qualifies to meet the United States, holder of the Davis Cup, in the Challenge Round, which is to be pinyed on September 2, 4
More Accurate Basis
Than Present "Par"
System
Required
port shows an income for 1038-30 of (By Jack Cuddy, United Press Staff Correspondent)
£23,873 14., a reduction of £3.003
11s. Gale receipts after deducting visiting
teams share and entertain-
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 10. Because of the rapidly increasing importance of ment-tax, amounted to £21,372 175. handicapping in golf, U.S. Golf Association may soon compared with £24,001 11s, a de-
crease
of £3,608 14s. Members' adopt the fractional par system for courses, thereby pro- subscriptions at £1,800 155, were viding a more accurate" basis for handicapping than the £22,010 2 was £7,305 38. less than current whole-stroke par system.
£180 12s. down. The expenditure at
less
Four Even Games with £1,101 99.
Scheduled
the previous season. Players', trainers, groundsmen's WRKCS. If the fractionat system is adopted, banuses, benefits, salaries and transfer par at your course may be changed, fees,
transfer fees received. for example, Irom 2 to 71.08 or Though the game started late in
amounted to £14,826 164, travelling 72.34. And pars in boles will split the afternoon, the heat was rather
expenses were £1,584 185., an in-up into fractions also, because the crease of £137 63; hotel and speelalar totals of the holes comprise the The Dying car actually grazed the terrific for the unusually large crowd
training expenses £1,705 8s., a re-courge total. The players will be: bicycle, but the rider, although of enthusiasts who watched it. The
duction of £100 11s ground and handicapped B.47 Instond of merely thrown, escaped, with very slight In-covered" stand had no roof, ns e For the past few years Jean official opening of the football season
sundry expenses £1,039 78., compared [8, etc. displayed In the first set, the British ladies, Juries
is next month. The players his managing
It has bren discovered by the after trailing b-2, won the next five Bugatti had been
stroke par gumes, Mia Stammers winning her father's factories, where he always good form, but the heat must have
A N 'unusual incentive to nchleve experts that the whole Service in the third and Mrs. Ham- personally tried all the racing cars hindered them and the tempo of the
A the
system is inccurate in reflecting the distinction of n Scottish true nature of a course. For example, Incraley showing some brilliant before they went out. His ambition game slackened towards the end.
The proceeds of the "gate" will be
Rugby Cap has been given under the 200-yard hole and n 440-yard hole drives, but the Americans then put was to drive one of the cara on the|
will of an Edinburgh doctor just
par four, when may both have track, but his father refused to allow used for relief work in the Colony. on pressure.
Mr. B. M. Omar, who refereed the In the second
Britons him to do so."
published. Dr. R. Herdman Newton actually they are virtually a stroke Bel, the before crumbled
the Americans' -Jean Bugatti hnd remarkable game, donated his whistle which was
The four matches in the quar-directed his trustees that should any different when rated on a fractional
one day represent basis, his two sons
Rugby such obviously escape from death in 1932, when he presented to him by the Islington
son "Bil" Langford, Chicago golf The whistle, with which he refereed
£100. One course architect and a member of £4,500 special Dugntil cor while
singles championship will be do- should be bequeathed raffled. practising for the Shelsley Walsh the game, was rat
The game was started by Mr. Chan cided this evening. Two matches son, Mr. B. A. H. Newton, plays at the U.S.G.A. pubile committee, open hill climb, near Worcester
Lan-fong, President of the Eastern will be played on the Civil Service the moment for Edinburgh Academi-the father of the fractional par idea. He has submitted it to the Associa- cals 1st XV. the second run the ear shot into a Athlelic Association, Following the
tion's executive committee, where it bank. M. Bugatti was thrown out
direction of the ball, D. Leonard C.C. green, one on the Kowloon and landed 20 feet away from wrecked vehicle. The car had been brought it up to shooting range but B.G.C. green and the last on the TTENRY Cotton is now partnering will be considered at the next meet-
faster and harder game.
Miss Stammers wus
a
(By "Abe")
of
weary after her singles match against crushed at 70 m.p.h. in his big blue Corinthians when they visited here:ter-finals of the Open Bowls their country in
Miss Marbic earlier in the day.→ Reuter,
First Day's Results
Forest Hills, Aug. 20. Following postponement of play yesterday through rain, the first matches in the Wightman Cup tennis competition between America and Britain were played to-day: America concluding the day with a 2-1 lead.
the
his first
41
IA
at shot
Club de Recreio green. of the season, attempt toaking fall advantage of the play. built specially for the enpture the British hill climbing the test kept pressing Eastern, but The following is the programme: record for France. In the first run were kept off by the backs, Lan Wai- the car had unofficlally beaten the kuen und Teang Tsun-ming. Play G. Perkins: A. R. Minu v. B. Basto. Mogs; Mr. Edward Eamond, the race-stroke par Bystem works out as a hill-climbing record
margin.
by a wide front of the Hou! was too much for ders, and in receiving a low the defenders. pass from T Castilho, Leonard scored
first goal with a drive. Eastern took over the attack but Costa "Slim" unisticcessful.
Rideout Wins Handicap
Blaine
the
were
his flancee in foursomes. The Ing British
captain Ryder Cup, team played a round of golf over the West At Civil Service-A. R. Dallah v. Links, North Berwick with Mrs. owner, and Lord Rosebery, horse At Kowloon BG.C.-C. F. Remo-who was Catton's host, were their opponents. News of Cotton's appear- dios v. M. R. Abbas.
ance on the course attracted about 1,000 spectators.
At Club de Recreo. While v U, M. Omar.
have
certnin A
idea
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Bobby Locke Going Back To S. Africa
bye.
London, Aug. 14. Bobby Locke is saying good- He's off to South Africa again next Thursday. When he departs, he will take with him the assurance that his re- putation over here has risen considerably, both as a golfer and as
a sportsman. In the past three months he has ac- He has complished much. done so with a standard of golf which lifts him into the class of the Hagens, the Sarazens and the Cottons. What is more important, his success has been achieved with a quiet courage which we have ad- mired. He has made the ap- pended public statement:
"If you have a cahnce, would you say how pleased I have been with the way every one has treated me this year? People have gone out of their way to help me, to do things for me, and so, if you can, would you say how grateful I am for it all?"
A GOOD EXAMPLE Langford says, "I can give a good example of how badly the whole- basis for handicapping right in the A man who has a six Chiengo area. handicap at the Onwentsla Club, Lake Forest, actually can give away #suke for every 15 holes to a men he has a handleap of five at the was positioning himself very well, At such a late stage of "the com- Misa Kay Stammers gave Britain
and with his first time
This is because of the unfairness her only win, beating Miss Helen
clearance petition, it should not be too difficult THE International military Jumping Skokie Club.
competition at the Royal Dublin kicks,
the attack. Jnormally to frustrated
Horse Show was won on August 12 of par. Onwentsin is the hurder Jacob 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Miss Stammers
low par, while Howen, playing right back, wrs not which two or three players are likely | by
of Germany, course but has a Ittmelster Huck ed 3-0 in games in the Arst set, but Miss Jeepbs won the fourth and fifth
in form, and was often clumsy and to carry off the championship; but riding Schneeman. He thus om Skokle is easter but has a higher The Peoria country club is games making the score 3-2. With
In this year's tournament, particu pensated for his bad luck in losing par. Rideout, American slow. Tam Kwan-hon, the test's several ace services, Berce drives and
Wong Man-kul, Eastern's larly in the last couple of rounds, the Aga Khan trophy on Friday by another good example: par always
the double
bank. Major take a beating there because of holes terrifle kills, Miss Stammers swept athlete, won the 1,500 metres handi- custodian, played an excellent
cup event from scratch at the inter-
many outstanding performers have missing her way through the next three games
national athletle meeting at Basle on left, was the chief menace.
He re-been eliminated, leaving U. M. Omar O'Dwyer, Ireland, on Lough Neagh, rated at 4 when they should be 3.6.* to win by
Individual handicaps are figured 6-2
ceived the ball from the left-wing, as the only former champion left was second, and the third and fourth August 12, in four minutes.
a certain Lt. by taking the average of a were divided between The second set was a baseline duel.
The others are much of a muchness. Franz Thommen of Switzerland, and netted. Hul King-sing,
Chúng
Prizes Fresson, France, on Houlette, and number of the player's best scores soon for district qualifications lead- ran into a 6-0 lead, but
also running from scratch, was second centre-half, was everywhere.
Yun-sain, of Shanghai fame, was Of the eight men in the quarter Capt. Butler, England, on Big Sweep. over a dropped the
in 4 min. 1.8 sec. Thommen led at
and undertook
20.8 par
is subtracted from this championship in order to limit the ning
ing by
0-1.
the difference is his qualifying fields to controllable size} is a firm favourite to win the title Lt. de Bartiliai, France and Capt. average, and Games
effort be the duty of in the third set followed the end of 1,400 metres, but when playing Dooding" hin colleagues finals, there is little doubt that Omar The Afth prize was divided between 20 course, usually from five to ing up to the national publle links Miss Stammers broke through Miss simply went away from the Swiss as most of the Eastern advance was this year. He has already braten Butler, England. The international handlenp. A player's average is 80-now tint there is so much nation- service until the fifth game when the American made his
B. W. Bradbury and A. J. Hall, two championship open the world was and par is 72. his handicap is eight. wide enthusiasm for the public links. system of handicapping Jacob's service to take the lead at with his final spurt.
After the interval, "Darky" Lee of
of the best players in the compell won by Comdt. Corry, Ireland, riding This would work out okay if the 3-2. She again broke Miss Jacob's
Langford concludes, "otherwise 11- and the putting the shot. In the attempted to bolt through the Rest's tion, and has been showing convinc- Red Hugh, from Capt. Chevaller, pars were accurate. Langford admits should be correct, as far as possible,
they aren't. service in the ninth game to win by
The handicap system is used in approaches mere guess-work. former event, Clyde Jeffrey was, Intermediate line to take a long shot. tion, having two match points,
H, White, a former county player, after
was sent past the cross-bar. Chung who has given a good account of Miss Alice Marble beat Misa Hard first home in 10.4 sec. and in the Costa approached him, and the ball in form. But to-day he will meet France, Fiding Jacynthe
the amateura neasure. We must have a finer men. screen if we would be fair with the to Wong, who headed into the goal, White, I am told, took over the
rey, journalist, authority on lawn wish to try out for was the steadier, though Miss Hard- of 15.84 metres.
pest
will be adopted players." Knowing that their opponents had vacated by Mr. C. B. Hosking at the tennis, founder of the International islackened, the Eastern's forwards 11. M. Naval Dockyard in Hongkong Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain. And it probably
attacked them
continuously, and and is scored another three goals. Lee, should mal✯ Omar go all the way. Tsang Kan-hol, and Hau Sing-lo
Miss Jacobs ext game before win-
6-3.
made from Usis direction.
Americans also won the 100 metres
*
But
HADY
Under
wick (Britain) 6-3, 6-4. Miss Marble lutter Bill Watson won with a throw Yun-sam kot the ball and centred itself in all his matches to wate.] C. A. Wallis Myers, Epsom, Sur. determining eligibility for those who the present set-up, par is too coarse
teams.
4 very fine bowler. le
loft £4,454.
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JACK London, the West Hartlepool scored the three goals respectively. FORMER SHANGHAI CHAMPION heavyweight, knocked out Jean al close range,
Verbeeren, champion of Belgium, in Airs.
Chun Lan-fong presented Another outstanding competitor less than a minute, at Hartlepool on silver cups to the captains of both left is C. F. Remedios, who won the August 11. The fight was over so Shanghai championship some years quickly that many spectators saw Eastern-Lau Hing-hen. Lau Wal- ago. He concentrates on the singles nothing of the Englishman's big hit- that quickly beat the Belgian kuen, Tsang Tsun-ming, Tsang Ying-game although he turns out regularly ting kuen, Hau King-sing, Lau Chi-chang, for the Club de Recreio "B" in the After some sparring, during which Hau Ching-to, Cheung Kam-hol, Lee League, and is regarded as a strong Verbeeren connected with several Tak-kec, Chung Yun-sam and Wong claiment for the Colony title. His straight lefts, London got in three
vicious Wan-kul
only punches the opponent to-day is M. R. Abbas, of short, "Rest.-Tam Kwau-kon, Bowen, the Indian R.C., which provide three blows he landed. The third, a
to the body, sent Verbeeren through Costa, Honniball, Yeung Tse-chong, players for the quarter-finals. Kam Kal-pin, Castilho, P. Jorge, D.
the ropes. He lay half Inside and | Leonard. Cheuk Shek-kam and Wong
King-cheung.
Cobb Establishes
World Times
Jeft
On the Civil Service C.C. green, halt outside the ring, and in that A. R. Dallah, who reached the semi-position was bounted out. The fight, finals of the competition last year, scheduled for len rounds, lasted 58 should repeat the performance if he sec, including the count. plays true to form this afternoon.
His victory over C. M. Silva Lost week was truly convincing.
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T Ryo (New York) on August 12
The Minu-Basto tie should prove the little finger of her playing hand to be an even affair. It would be caused the 6-1, 0-2 defeat of Miss Bonneville Salt Flats, Aug. 20.
very difficult to forecast the result Kay Starmers by Mrs. S. P. Fabynn. John Cobb, the famous English of this match inasmuch as the players the U.S. Wightman Cup player. In ships. Tho British girl, who had racing driver who recently establish are of totally different types. While the Eastern Grass Court champion- edh now world speed record of Minu has a tendency to play' heavy ship
beaten Mrs. Fabyan at Wimbledon woods, 300.85 m.ph.. to-day added three new wo
Basto relles more on his pl
in which department of the earlier this summer, stopped playing mid-way through the first ret, and An operation for appendicitis caused Miss Patty Berg, red-headed records to his credit. queen of 17.8. women golfers, to lose her national tile, which was won
He covered the five kilometres at game he is very accurate. But Minu asked for a plaster to be placed on during the week-end by the Belly Jameson, of Ban Antonio, Texas.328 88 m.ph, the ten kilometres at is the type of player who may un her anger. She pluckily resumed. hibes Bors is shown here in a Minnsspolla hospital. She can't play again 24.01 m.ph, and the ten miles at settle anyone's game simply because but it was obvious that her game had |
· 270,85 m.ph/-United Press,
of the accuracy of his driving. Jniti Dext manth.
drawing, in
beon affected.
championships-women
and
HILE Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry, Northcote, took a well- carned rest from his cares of office yesterday when he skipped a rink in the Goscombe-O'Sullivan Cup bowls match on the Police R.C. steen, yesterday. Hero IX. is moen on the right-Photo by Mea Cheung,"
1.