THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1940.
-WIMBLEDON TOURNEY
ONLY ONE
OF MEN'S
AMERICAN
SINGLES
REACHES LAST FOUR
TEST PERSONALITIES
GEORGE MANH
LEN HUFTON ALEC... MENS BERTER
WAN WHARTON
FOR SIX KERE RELLY
JACK YOUN
LAND CRICKETER
RUGBY DONNELLY
MYSELF OF
NEW ZEALAND
CAPTAIN WALTER
HADLEE
BEAT
SUTCLIFFE "ÉLOOKING PER
THAT LOST FORM)
KEEPER
FRANCIS LEONARD MOONEY
-(London Express" Seroles)
TEST MATCH
Holder Eliminated-Drobny, Bromwich, New Zealand Leading
Sturgess & Schroeder in Semi-Finals
Wimbledon, June 27.—After four terrific matches, each of which went the full five ects, the last four in the Men's Singles of the Wimbledon Championships are Jaroslav Drobny, Czechoslovakia, John Bromwich, Australia, Eric Sturgess, South Africa, and Ted Schroeder, United States.
Drobny meets Bromwich and Sturgess meets Schroeder in Wednesday's semi-finals. Robert Falkenburg, holder of the title, went down to Bromwich, whom he beat in the final last year, the Australian gaining his revenge with a score of 3-6, 9-11, 6-0, 6-0, 6-4. Schroeder, favourite to win the title before the championships opened, had the narrowest of squeaks, surviving two match points before beating the Australian, Frank Sedgman 3-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-2, 9-7.
Geoff Brown, the unseeded Australian who put out the American champion, Gonzales, on Saturday was himself benten today by the glant Czech left-hander, Drobny, by 2-6, 7-5, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Frank Parker, of the United States, recent winner of the French title, went out to Sturgess, the South African winning by 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3,
Thousands packed Wimbledon in almost tropical heat to watch the four big matches_and_never had a louder cheer been heard than when the ambidextrous Australian, Bromwich, beat the holder, Falken- burg.
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The young American look the first set comfortably with Bromwich playing rather indifferently. The Australian warmed up in the second set and should have won it at 5-4 but he lost two set points and Falkenburg became two up.
Here the American adoptel the trick which caused him to be bartacked earlier in the tournament by throwing away the next two sets, and if went to the fifth set as it did in
This last year's-final.
time, however, it was the. Australian that won it-
Bromwich, brake through the American's service in the open- Ing game of the last set and held on grimly to his own seṛ- vize to win the match in the tenth game, after the American had been within a point of five-
tralian did not play very hard
to win.
And so, it came to the declder, Both players were all-out for every paint, Games went with
service until Brown served a
double fault to Jose his service in the ninth game. Drobny won his service all right, and gained sweet revenge.
Only Three Seeded Players Reach Women's Last Eight
The Women's Singles line-up was completed to- day. Of the eight seeded playera, only the holder, Louise Brough, Mrs Margaret Osborne Du Pont and Mrs Patricia Canning Todd reached this stage. Shirley Fry, of Akron, Ohio, WOMEN'S SINGLES today fell victim to the high mortality rate among the seeds,
Mrs P. Todd, United States, losing to Dritain's Mrs
Betty
beat Mra R. Dowdeswell, Kenya, Hiton by 0-4, 1-0, 4-0.
Ars Hilton next meets
Mrs 0-1, 6-0, to Du Pont, victor today
all.
Schroeder, showed ilmselt to be one of the greatest match playera of all time and a man with nerves of iron. In the de- ciding, ret.Sedgman led him 3-0 and had match points when leading 6-4 and 6-6, but each time the American fought back to level, and, finally, take the match
over
(Third Round)
in the 18th | Australia's Joyce Fitch who Mrs M. Du Pont.
game. Not until the 15th gatre tid the American get in front.
SCHROEDER v. SEDGMAN
could take only one game.
GEM HOAHING LOSES Mrs Todd defeated France's
MIES J. Marcellin
(Fourth Round)
Untied States, beat Miss J. Filch, Aus- tralia, 6-0, 6-1.
of the Tennis beat LRC 3-1. Scores - were.
On First Innings
DRAW SEEMS CERTAIN WITH ONE DAY'S PLAY LEFT
Lord's, London, June 27-New Zealand, for whom the former Oxford Blac lefthander, Martin Donnelly, nowadays a member of Warwickshire's County side, scored a century, gained first innings lead against England here today, the second day of the Test match.
With the close of play total at 372 for seven wickets, New Zealand are 59 runs ahead, having batted throughout the day to go ahead of England's declared score of 313 for nine.
The match seems certain to end in a draw tomorrow.
Donnelly, mingled powerful driving and cutting with impregnable defence in a flawless century. He had some anxious moments, particularly against his County team mate, Eric Hollies, but took no chances and patiently waited for the right ball. Reaching 50 in 100 minutes and 100 in three and a half hours, Donnelly was still unbeaten after four hours 25 minutes.
prise from a usually excellent VRC HEATS
Ilis Hrst hundred Included) When Rabone joined Donnelly Mooney should have been seven fours and he was helped the spring rate slowed down caught when seven, but Watkins is a seventh wicket partnership | considerably und the innings missed the opportunity-a of 78 in 95 minutes by Mooney. had lasted three hours 20 min- who made a sound 333
short utes when Donnelly sent up the fielder at forward
leg. LEAGUE TENNIS
Another lefthander,
Bert second hundred, he having then With the total at 351 and Heats were 'decided at the
Mooney 33, Watking Sutcliffe, played the brightest batted for 80 minutes for 32,
made. no Victoria Recreation Club yea- Playing at Causeway Bay cricket of the day to score 67 of When Bailey took the new ball mistake with another chance and terday for the Members' League yesterday in the "A" Division the opening partnership of 80 at 214 he began with a wide, as Mooney returned to the pavi-Gula to be held on Thursday
Lengue, CRC in 87 minutes. A brilliant did Gladwin at the other end. lion
An exhibition 100 two boun-
evening. player, particularly on the leg Donnelly collected
For the last 25 minutes T.B.
free-style yards
between overs, the Burit joined Donnelly and her Cheung Kin-man daries in those two
and William (CRC) beat Mrs Cooper & 11.1. keen well-placed fleid to reach second of them giving him his raised the total to 372 before Teo, of the Eastern Athletic
Mrs E Liiton & W. P. Trui Ride, Sutclife found gaps in a Armstrong 0-1: beat Mira Tamworth 50 out of 75 in 65 minutes. 30, out of 90. in 105 minutes.
ntumps were drawn, leaving Association, and Gerry Roza- Dr Smart 6-2; beat, Mrs Allen & Altogether he hit nine fours.
Donnelly and Rabone continu- New Zealand 59 runs ahead on Pereira and P. Yvanovich, of Lian: Law &
three Scott played patiently for 42 ed to defy the bowling as they the first Innings with
the VRC, will · feature the and Walter Handlee, the New neared the 250 mark, 18 minutes wickets sull intact. Zealand captain, showed aggres-before the ten
cared the tea break.
Donnelly is still
programme. there with sion in his 43..
126 runs to his credit, having Results yesterday were: been at the wicket for nearly four and a half hours.
Members 150 yards back stroko handicap: Heat 1-1, A., Y. Lopes 13. D. Collaco (Whites). Time. min. 84.2/5 secs Heat 21 Thompson (Greons);"
2 min. Gutterres (Blues). Time. 18 вест.
Benior Boys 100 yards · Breast- 313 stroko handicap: Heat 1-1,- 2. Bargison (Whites); 2, A. Guterres (Blues): 3, A. Kaviar (Blums). Time. 1 min, 41 sack,
Y. P. Trul
drew with Mrs Cooper & Armstrong 6-6, beat Mrs Tamworth & Smart 7-5, heat Mir Allen & Turibatt. 3-0 Mrs T. F. Lo & Ho Ka-lau bent htra Cooper & Armstrong 0-2, drow with NDS Tamworth & Bmart.0+0, bent Mrs Allen & Hurtbatt 6-4,
fre-
Donnelly attempted no CAPACITY CROWD works, but whenever. a hittable
ball Much of the interest to the came along he was sure in At King's Park, South China, capacity crowd 31,000 was his timing and accurate in his entertaining United Services Re held by
the intriguing tussle sixth wiekot stand pass- creation Club, cefeated the visitors between Erie Hollies by eight set to one,
maich between The Cricket Club was Cricket Club and
cause of the sodden the courts..
and tho
THE SCOREBOARD ons): 3, W. Lawrence (Blue);
The scoreboard at the end of the second day's play. read:
ENGLAND
1st innings
of
pasujoop & 201
New
NEW ZEALAND
- Ist Innings
Kowloon batsmen. After an indifferent ed 60. in as many minutes and Hong Kong start which caused 28 runs to was all unbroken at tea, after Doponed be- come in his first five overs, the putting on 70 with Donnelly 73
condition of Warwickshire spinner, without and Rabono 25. The total
much help from the pitch, toiled 273 for hve meant that for four and a half hours in Zealand were only 40 runs, bo
Our His
clever lighting hind with half their wickets in- the heat. and variation of pace carned tact. him the One Agures of 40
HOW THEY STAND
PWLD To A Pu *** 0.03015 415 -1021 E.
SCAA CRC Mrs J. Walker-Smith, Bri-
LRC tain, beat Mrs T. Long, Aus- inccc 0-2, 6-tralin, 6-1, 6-3.
Mrs N. Blair, Britain, beat VSRC
Schroeder did not get into his while Mr Helen Pedersen
stride in the first sel and Sedg-Ribhany, from Boston, was too Mrs S. Hammersley, Britain, 6-3 man look it easily after leading strong and steady for Britain's 6-1. In the second, Sedgman, Gem Heating and won 6-4, 6-4 6-1. playing at the top of his form und coming up to the net at every opportunity, led
Schroeder levelled at 4-4
4-2.
In the Women's Doubles, Mrs
battle and the Australian led by and two sets.
Rihbany,
United
Mrs H. Du Pont and Mins Brough States, beat Mies G. Hoahing,
Britain,
6-4, 6-4. reached the quarter-finals in the
Mra B. Hilton, Britain, beat but defence of their crown. They Miss Shirley Fry, United States was always fighting a losing beat Miss M. Brennan, Britain, (u seeded player) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Miss. P. F. Hermson, Netherlands, 0-2 0-3.
Mrs C. Dawson-Scott, Britain, beat Mrs E Watermeyer, South In the Mixed Doubles play, Africa, 6-4, 7-5. As against Mulloy in the open- ing round,
Californian Mrs Todd and Earl H. Cocheli, showed his fighting qualities and a fellow Californien, advanced to the fourth round, but Misa with the Australian taking...a breather drew level at two sets Fry, teamed with Chile's No, 1, nl).
Ricardo Balblers, was beaten
the
The Australian made a big bid in the decider but tha courageous American ron out a great winner.
by Britain's Geoffrey Palgn and Jean Quertler.
Mrs P. Todd. United Slates, beat Miss J. Marcellin, France, 0-2, 0-1,-
WOMEN'S DOUBLES (Second Round)
210 10 B
815.3015 TODAY'S MATCHES Ben's "B" Division IRC v SCAA
Recreio v RAF
Kowloon Tong "Blue" USRC v CRC "D" CCC v KCC
CRC "A" v Kowloon
Tong
"White"
Ladies "B" Division USRC KCC Recreio v CRC LRC v CCC
overs
19 maidens 00 runs and four wickets.
England's fielding was bril-
after
CLEAN BOWLED
Gladwin
opened
with #
first
Sutcliffe
Gladwin
C Compton b Scott e Edrich b Compton Hadlee C Robertson
Hollies
Wallace e Evans b Hollles Donnelly not out Smith b Hollies
57
Heat 2-1. G. Marshall (Brown) 2. n. W. Bulvan (Green). Timis,
rain, 30 secs...........
42 medley handicap: llcat 1. R Junior Boys 75 yards individual
Xavier (White)]; 2, D. Castro 43 (Greens), Time 72-secs. Heat 2.–
21. Gutierrez Blues); 7. ar. Nubes
(White), Time 774/5 secs, 120
16
Members 30 yards free-style lian- 23 leap ( Class): Heat.1 P. Rabone b Hollies
95 Thompson (Greens); 2, I. E, da Burtt not out Mooney e Watkins b Young 33 (Browns); K. Sargison (White), Time 293/5 secs, Heat 2-1, C. Guterres (White): 3. E. C. Tavares (Greens), Time, 21.4/8
Senior Boys 220 yards, fred-style 372 handicap: feat 1-1. M. Guterres for (Grrens); 2, A Remedios (731uca); 3. F. Xavier (Whites). Timo. 3 min. & secs. Heat 2-1, G, Noronha (Browns); 2. M. Bargison (Whites). WTime. 3 min, 17.3/8 secs.
linnt in patches. Compton, who maiden over after tea and then usually reliable, missed Smith Hollies at the other end clean off Bailey before he had scored bowled Rabone with his and two chances of run outs delivery. Donnelly survived an LRC were lost through wild returns appeal for a catch at the wicket
In Bailey's Arst over
and was not now 60 sure of his | Extras lunch Smith, who was slashing Uming.
With Mooney as his partner or cutting every ball received, might have been out before he the saw the 308 appear with 100 scored, but he was dropped by rainutes stili left for play to Smith day. Compton, in the slips.. did not let this escape slow This pair saw the England him down and he was very total passed with four wickets Bailey severe on Bailey and Edrichstlll-standing-Donnelly-reached Gladwin
shade his century after batting three Edrich when they pitched a short on the offside. Hollies re- and a half hours, but he had Hollies mained at one end while the narrow escape six runs later. Compton.
but Bath batsmen were at the same Young pace men took the other, it was Hollies who claimed the end, but a poor' return by Walkins next wicket by clean bowling Robertson lost England a great Extras Byes .11 Legbyes 3, Smith et 107.
chance.
Wides 2Reuter.
Motor-Racing. Fatality
Fifty-year-old Jean Borolra.
Miss L Anderson and Mrs M. the French Basque who bounded Guthrie, Britain, beat Miss G.
Le Mans, June 29 The to the men's title in 1924 and Greiss, Egypt, and Miss B. British motor racing driver F. STURGESS v. PARKER
1020, bowe
bowed out of the tourney Venter, South Africa, 9-7, 6-2, Marechal, who was injured in an Schroeder now meets Sturgess Men's and Mixed Dubles.
today, He had entered for the
Mra N. Blair and Miss J. accident in the 24 hours car who put out Parker in the open-
Querfler, Britain, beat Mrs H race at Le Mans оп Sunday, ing match on the Centre Court.
Men's Doubles progress Doleschell, Austria, and Mrs H. died on Monday in a Le Mans COUNTY CRICKET cut short last week, and Weiss, 6-0, 0-3. The American, seeded No 3, today he and Mrs C. Boczner,
clinic. looked to have the match In his France, lost in straight sets to grasp when leading by two sets the Czechoslovaks, M.
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His
was
one but he tired rapidly and Miss H. Straubcova,
against his extremely accurate
opponent and was almost ex-
hausted at the finish, after the
two-hour struggle.
game
The turning point in the fifth set came in the sixth which Sturgess won after irall ing 2-3.
Matous
THE RESULTS
The following are the results
of yesterday's games:
MEN'S SINGLES
(Third Round) Miss P. Rodgers and Mrs J. Walker-Smith, Britain, beat Mre S. Hammersley and Miss G. Woodgate, Bellain, 7-5, -2. Betty
Miss Jean Gannon and Mrs
Hilton (seeded), Bri tain, beat Mrs M. R. King and Miss J. Stork, Britain, 3-0, 0-0,
10-0.
J. Drobay. Czechoslovakia, DROBNY v. GEOFF BROWN bent G. Brown, Australia. 2-0.
7-5,-1-0, 6-2, 6-4. the Brown-Drobny en
W. Sturgess, South Africa, EW counter, the Australian started beat F. Parker, United States, Miss P. F. Hermsen, Nether
Τη
MEN'S DOUBLES
(Third Round)·
Miss L. Brough and Mrs M. Du Pont, United States, beal Miss M. Brennan, Britain, and
lands, 6-2, 6-3;
MIXED DOUBLES (Third:Round)
The accident occurred two before the end of the race when his car left the read and overturned.
Marechal was taken to the clinic where doctors Bald bo Had a broken back,
He was
Aston
driving an Martin car and was teamed with British driver-As- another sociated Press.
Swol, Netherlands, and Mrs W. Halford, Britain, 6-1, 6-2.
F. Sedgman, Australia, and Mrs M. Menzies, Britain, beat N. Cockbur and Mrs Watermoyer, South Africa, 6-1.0-1.
confidently enough, as well he 3-0, 0-4 3-0, 0-1, 6-3,
F. Schroeder, United States, might, having beaten the Czech three years ago in thess cham-beat F, Sedgman, Australla, 3-4, plonships in three straight sets. 8-8, 6-3, 6-2, 0-7.
J. Brownwich, Australia, beat Brown,
T. Johansson and Miss'P.
Worthington and Mrs T. hitting - Bercely --ran
Australla, beat E. Wittman through the Brat set in 15A. Falkenburg, holder. United Gulbrandsson, Sweden, Beat F. Long,
Mrs N. Adamcon 1-3, 6-2
and Miss R. Woodgate, Britain, minutes. He led 5-4 in the States, 3-6, 5-11, 0-0, 0-0, 0-4. Remy and second but the Australian Bur
Franco, 8-4,5-7, 6-3,
M. Matous and Miss H. prisingly dropped his service.
A. Hamburger and Miss K.
Czechoslovakia, Tuckey, Britain, beat N. Hes- Straubeova. and Drobny lovelled and went
and Mrs. C A J.-Mottram and G. Palsh, sen and Miss L, Schou-Nich beat J, Boroira on to take the set.
Boegnes, France, 8-0, 0-0. Playing with...tremendous Britain, beat V. Cemik and Jsen, Norway, 6-3, 2-0, 0-4, pace and power Brown had much Krajcik, Czechoslovakia, 6-2. Ampon, Philippines and the better of matters. In thơ 82, 0-4.
Miss G. Butler, United States,
(Fourth Round) The Czech appeared to lot this G. Cucoill and M. Dei Bello, beat D. Bulle and Miss E. G. Paish and J. Miss Quartier, one go but he made his effort Italy, beat J. Harper, Australia Wilford, Britain, 2-0, 0-4, 0-1, Bellain, bent R. Balbiers, Chile, in the next one which the Aus-- and A. Von Swol, Netherlands, E Cochell and Mrs P. Todd, and Mrs Shirley Fry, United third set which ho look at 6-1. | 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 0-4.
United States, beat A. Van States, 6-4, 6-1-Reuter,
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Bowling To Date
27
O MI 3 104
Junior Boys 50 yards back-stroko 24-4-501 handicap--Heat-1.-1.-1.- Xavier (White) 2, D Castro (Green); 4 0 14
3, A. Alonco (Blue). Hest 2-1, (Blues). Time. 80.375 secs,
40 18 80-
70 33
1
21 4 40
1
a 1 11
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NOTTS LEAD YORKSHIRE
ON FIRST INNINGS
186 Runs Ahead
Wickets In
With Hand
Seven
London, June 27-On a day of many big scores, Nottinghamshire lying. Joint 12th in the County Cricket Championship table, gavo the leaders, York- shire, a hard day in the field and took a lead of nearly 200 runs for the loss of only three wickets.
Lancashire, 23, for no
Notinghamshiren biro
B. Gutlerres (Blues); 2, R. Norcabá
Prone Rider Seeks Record
Pendine, S. Wales, May 2 Lying fint on a 3ft. saddle with his feet resting on two supports behind the back wheel of his aliver motor cycle, Bob
Borry
a 40-year-old garage proprietor, flashed-at 160 m.p.h. past thousands of spectators at Pondino Sanda yesterday in an unofficial attempt on the world motor cycle speed record,
He plans to make an omelal attempt on the record an Wednesday, when he hopes to reach 181 m. p. h., seven miles an hour faster than the Ger man, Ernst, Henne, a. 1938:
Yesterday was the first time "prone" riding has been scen In Britain and Berryald afterwards he had more con trol over the machine, and fell much inter. Ho estimates that by lying prono and cheating the wind he gains another 15 miles an hour, modera
LAWN BOWLS
Yorkshire's batsmon had shown Inexplicable caution on Saturday, but runs came freely for Notts. W. Keeton was the chief builder of their big Не score, making 210 in nearly six and three-quarter hours at the wicket. gave no chance, bit 16 fours and shared in an opening stand with R. T. Simp son of 174 and in a third wicket partnership with Hardstalf of 200. Middlesex, weakened by the cashire for the addition of 200 At Shefeld: Yorkshire 252: absence of five of their players runs. Pada wind de qa Test duty; scored, a good, win
The following havó ten (Keeton 210, Simpson 60 selected to play for the Kow In two days over Somerset, but overnight, were all out today Hardstaff 132 not out), they had a nervous time before for 193, the Derbyshire fast At Guildford: Cambridge Unicoon Bowling Green Club In elinching the match,ong way bowler, R. Jackson, taking six versity 420 (Insolo 87); Surrey their deague matches on Satur
for 52 including two wickets 300 for 7 (Parker 84, Clark BD, day [day When Somerset Tostelx second for
| for one run in his · 68, Middle-
ning Loker 00 not out), 1st team versus Club de I opening Innings wickets for:
At Buxton, Derbyshire 302 crolo B (away) sex seemed to have the points aver
wont in and 91 (Tattersall 6 for 39); Tindall, ATL When Derbyshire wont in already won, but the tail showed unexpected fight. Tremlett and for their second innings, Tatler Lancashire 103 and four runs man LA. Collyer and
McKelvie (Skip). Angell not the example by sall, the Lancashire medium for four wickate
Alking, making01 for tho seventh bewier"
and the innings closed University 420 for o declared; Sykes, (Skip) three fours÷In hin: 27.
for 1.Then Jackson's turn Hampshire 307 for 8.(Dawson came masin,, and he sent back
-118, Amold || BI not |84, Eager -
FA Plump Earlier, Middlepox's last nine three Lanedabire, men in the out) Chittenden, end wickets had fallen in carrying second innings and Copson fools Westliffe: Northampton (Skip), the score from the overnight 12 another to make ncashire Ahire 404 for 9 declared, and 64 "Frd"team" versus to only 140, largely as a result four wickets down with
wicket and Wellard'hit'a six and for 39 Temped In six, batsmen... At Bournemouth: A Oxford] Thompson, J. Hall and L.
of ane bowling by Wellard, who four runs on and
was admirably backed un-in
CCLOSKJOL
the fold and took 'six for
only for 1 Essex 33 (Didds 104, Eve Electri
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