1949-07-02

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1949.

Ted Schroeder Wins Wimbledon Crown

FIVE-SET VICTORY OVER

JAROSLAV DROBNY

American Players On Top All Day

London, July 1-Tod Schroeder, 28-year-old American rofrigerator engineor, today won the Wimbledon men's crown, the most coveted title in tennis, before a 17,000 capacity crowd on the famed Centre Court.

The Californian bent Czechoslovakia's Drobny 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in 100 minutes.

left-hander Jaroslav.

Four other titles are bound to go to Americans. Schroeder and his partner Gardnar Mulloy will play off for the doubles title tomorrow against the US Singles Champion Pancho Gonzales and Frankie Parker.

which Parker beat a terrific back-hand 'down the Budge Patty, from California, sideline gave Schroeder his ser-und the South African chara vico break.

plon. Erle Sturgess, 6-3, 0-1, 3-0, 6-7, 7-8.

Games again went with the service until Schroeder, leading 5-4, served a love game to take the crown.

The Women's Doubles semi- following finals produced the results:

Miss Brough and Mrs DIE FIRST ATTEMPT

the fifth Pont, holders,. beat the British Schroeder Is only man to take this title, the un-pair Joy Gannon and Mrs Bet- his first attempt. official world championship, at Hilton 0-2, 0-2.

Ile was presented

la the Women's Fingles In the decider, games went) Doubles Semi-Final in finat the holder, Louise with service to three all, when Gonzales an! Brough, will fight fi out with Dira Margaret Osborne Du Pont, these two wil and. together,

Patricia meet Mrs

Canning Todd and Gertrude Maran for the doubles crown.

Schroeder's singles Iriumph his all-round ex- was due

·enilence

against

the hinrif- serving Czech and his wonder- fui possing shots, which #11 times inade Drobny unsure in following up to the net.

Drobny won the first set by breaking Schroeder's service for 4-2 tead. The second set, from the Royal Box

A in which Schroeder tied up the with Queen Mary, Princess The holedra in the Mixed match, Inoted only 13 minutes, Margaret and the Duke of Doubles, Miss Brough and the while Drobny explaited his

Australian slar, John Brom- drop-shot in the hope of tiring

wich, qualifiest for tomorrow's Schroeder,

finnl with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Schroeder

Australians George went st thend

the by winning the third.

Worthington und Mrs Thelma After

Schroeder Long. They will meet the two DROPPED SERVICES

African said he did not know whether South

champlony, Both players soon dropped a he would turn professional. All Sturgess and Mrs Sheila Sum

mers, who today beat another service game in the fourth set he knew about his pinns was

home and Australian-American combina score at 3-3 that he would fly which, with the

tion, Bill Sidwell and Mrs Du cach, produced the most excit- start work on Tuesday.

Drobny also had no protes Pont, 0-4, 7-2, 0-3. Ing game.

Drobny served himself to a sional plans-he said he 40-0 lead, then saw Schroeder nb offers to consider. He will creep up and hold the advan-y home to Prague, and said Lago four times, enly to lose it he hoped to play at Wimble by hitting out.

don next year-for wilch

The Californians Mrs Todd with the and Misa Moran beat M153 Challenge Cup by the Duchess Shirley Fry, of Akron, Ohio, of Kent, who watched the game and fra Ifelen Pederson Rih-

together bany, of Boston, 6-0, 7-5.

Edinburgh.

He will be the first winner to he given a replien of the silver trophy which he can keep for himself.

the game,

had

Drobny eventually went to 4-3 would have to be an amateur, and, leading 5-4, received

from double fault

Schroeder

which made the score two sets

EXCITING DOUBLES

giants of The battle followed by on

was

exciting

all.

Olympic Sculls Pair Outed At Henley Regatta

DANES TAKE REVENGE

Flenley-on-Thames, July, 1B, G. T. Bush- double Olympic nell and R. D. Burnell, the Sculls champions, were eliminated in the semi- finals of the event at the Henley-Royal Regatta- today.

Their conquerors were E. W. Parsner and A. Larsen, of Denmark, who not only gained their revenge for their defeat in the Olympic final by the English pair, but set up a record of seven minutes 27 seconds.

The British pale were always | the United States, in the Grand sculling two strokes slower than Cup, and of Victoria Lake, the Danes, who went ahead at South Africa, in the Stewards' the half-way distancn and won Cup. by a length.

British Boxers 1933 and

In this match Mra Du Poni was unaccountably off form.

The Results

The following are the results;

MEN'S SINGLES (Final)

Ted Schroeder, United States, beat Jaroslav Drobny, Czecho- slovakia 3-0, 6-0, 0-3, 4-6, 0.4.

MEN'S DOUBLES (Semi-Final)

Richard Gonzales and Frank. Parker, United States, beat Budge Pally, United States and Eric Sturgess, South Africa, 6-3, 0-1, 300, 3-7, 7-5, -

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

(Semi-Final)

Miss Louise Brough and Mes Du Pont, United States, holders, beal Mies Joy Gannon and Mrs B. lilton, Britain, 0-2, 0-2.

ENTORS PRETO SERVICE, 195.MRUEVA YORK

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MIDDLESEX TAKE THE LEAD IN COUNTY TABLE

Five- Wicket

Victory Over Lancashire

Japan's Trade Payment Scheme To Be Challenged

STERLING COUNTRIES

SEEK CHANGES

Tokyo, July 1-Japan's post-war classifi cation as a "dollar bloc" country in foreign trade will be challenged when the British Commonwealth-Japan trade talks open here on July 18, informed sources said today.

Sterling area trade representatives are. expected jointly to ask for revision of their financial arrangement with occupied Japan which requires semi-annual settlement of trade balance in dollars.

So long as this dollar settle- | ments

question is a rock

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particularly advertisements London, July 1-A win over lowly placed

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goat of expanding the textiles, during the first nine if the wants of advertisers volume of two-way trade be- months of the current trade or are quickly met Lancashire sent Middlesex to the top of the

and they do tween Japan and the Common-rangement, demonstrated what not desire any further coption County championship cricket table with 88

wealth countries,

a large market Japan had in forwarded, we shall be glad to points.

He said he expected the final They now share that position with

India,

be notified promptly to that compilations to show that the

LARGE DEFICIT Yorkshire, who could only manage to take first

effect when a sultable acknow- programme had exceeded the anticipated With 12 games

$240,000,000 by innings points off Sussex.

Indian sales to Japan did not lodgment will be inserted free match these imports, however, of charge. about 10 percent. played, Yorkshire have a game in hand of

and stift Import controls had to: Mr Hale said Middlesex.

the sterling be applied by the Indian Gov. aron's dollar obligations under ernment at the end of March to fitt accompanying

Even financial prevent a large defcit. agreement would not be known now, India might have to call on for some time but would cer- the Bank of England for an tainly not be as high as the embarrassing $10,000,000 #gure which had lars" to settle the account, Mr been reported in the Japanese Multerior said.

Worcestershire, who had headed the table with Yorkshire, were without match and now occupy third place with 84 points from 11 games. Glamorgan, who beat Northampton- shire, remain in fourth position and now have 76 points from 12 games, while Gloucestershire jumped from tenth to fifth place with 60 points from 12 games.

Warwickshire

occupy alxibly ineffective against the bats- place, also with 60 points from men, who had only to avold tho same number of. games, the slightest risk to remain Thay are followed by Essex, safe. Kent and Northamptonslure, all All the Yorkshire side had a with 56 points,

turs with the ball except the Leicestershiro falled to draw wicket-keeper, The Longridge away from the other end of the Cox partnership, which began table. Neither they nor Hamp overnight at 110 eventually shire collected any points and reached 326. Langridge balted

remain at the bottom with 16 six hours 45 minutes for 133 points each, Leicestershire havo and Cox hit 30 fours in his Came in hand with nine stay of five and a half hours. played.

FULL RESULTS

Left with only 107 runs to get to win in almost three hours, Middlesex lost half their wickets for 44 runs before Thompson and Lesile Compton rescued

The results of matches ended today were:

Miss G. Moran and Mrs their side from an unexpected Nerthamptonshire by 6 wickets. Patricia Todd, United States, dilemma 20 minutes from time bent Miss Shirley Fry and Misa by scoring the required 03 runsį H. 1. Rihbany, United States, In 30 minutes, 6-0, 7-5.

MIXED 'DOUBLES (Semi-Final)

JKIN'S 119

At Cardiff: Glamorgan beat Northants 210 and 220; Glamor gan 105 and 200 for 4 (E. Davies 80, Watkins 51 not out).

At Guildford:

Surrey drew with Leicestershire. Surrey 484 and 102 for one declared Lancashire, short of Wash" (Flëtëher 70 not out, Squires 75 brook, who may not play for not out); Leicestershire 380 and and Miss Louise Brough, Unitede time because of his strain- 107 for 7 (Symington 52). States, beat George Worthington rally, thanks to Ikin, who carried ed thigh, made a commendable and Mrs Thelma Long. Aus-biz bat through the second in with Sussex,

Leeds Yorkshire drew tralia, -1, 0-2.

Sussex 181 and cluding ten fours, but suffered 133 not out, G. Cox, nings for a chanceless 119, in-442 for 3 (James Langridge 212 not out.; Yorkshire 620 for 7 de their third successive defeat.

clared.

John Bromwich. Australia,

Erle Sturgess and Mrs Sheila Summers, South Africa, beat Bill Sidwell, Australin, and Mrs Du Pont, United States, 0-4, 7-9, 3-3.-Neuler.

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Emrys Davies' practical bal-, ing knowledge paved the way At Bournemouth: Hampshire to Glamorgen's splendid victory drew with Warwickshire. Hamp- WIGHTMAN CUP TEAM

over Northamptonshire.

The shire 351 and 236 for (MIC London, July 1-Mrs Kay Welsh club had to get 246 in Corkell 124, Rogers 54, Town There is a distinct possibility Stammers Menzies will captain 285 minutes and succeeded with send 3 for 42); Warwickshire were the de- of three

events the Thames, the British Wightman Cup team 45 minutes to spare, Other upsets feats

and Diamond playing of Cottage Club, and Double Sculls

408 for 5 declared (Ord 150 not at Philadelphia on both of Sculls-going abroad. Princeton University,"

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(out). Before lunch The Diamonds have

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of the United States content to play.defensive cricket At Manchester: taken overseas. regularly since women tennis players.

and take the sling out of the beat Lancashire by 6 wickets. The British players will be: opposing attack and, as a result, Lancashire 221 and the final tomorrow

201 (Ikin Mrs

Molly Blair, Mrs Betty the an all-American affair

morning play produced 110 not out, Denis Compton 5 Miss between 3. B. Belly of Pennsyl-Hilton,

Quertier, only 122 runs. Afterwards, for 03); Middlesex 370 for 4 vonia and B. J, Trinsey

Kay Tuckey of Milsa

and Mrs Glamorgan raced to victory in declared and 107 for 5-Reuter. Defence Force, and it is intended Pilladelphia,

Jean, Walker Smith.

a lot of scoring, 148 being Durban,

July 1.-Brillah Kelly won the Sculls In 1947

The two

newcomers to the added in 00 minutes. Davies' boxers wero outpointed by and is favourite for the final, team are Miss Tuckey, winner match-winning Innings of 80 South Africans in the main

as Trinsey has not impressed In of the Dutch championship, and extended over three hours and bouts at Umbilo Stadium here either of his races, Today his Mrs Walker Smith, who reached included 11 fours. tonight.

time was 23 secs, slower than the Wimbledon semi-final. The will also play in the players Both Vince Hawkins, the Kelly's.

United States championships.---. British former

middleweight

Reuter, champion, and Ronnie Clayton,

Outpointed

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Conditions wero extremely the British and Empire feather-fast, the boats having a strong weight champion; had verdicte following wind and record after

record was beaten. given against them.

crews

The Lindy Margaret George Angelo, South Africa's middleweight champion, out-from Cambridge, who set up pointed Hawkins over 10 rounds now and then Toni Lombard got the Plato and

records in the Ladies'

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Jean

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Badminton Laws

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London, July 1A proposal

A free hitting stand or 114 in 65 minutes by Fletcher, ten fours, and Squires, 12 fours, enabled Surrey to declare to- day, setting Leicestershire 267

Judith Coplon Sentenced

The building has now taken over by the Hongkong

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Officers of the Services will also be made honorary members of the Hongkong Defence Force omcers' Mess, and warrant officers and sergeants will Mko- Washington, July 1-wise be honorary members

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Ararat. "B" crew established a record civilians that the services hours and in six days cricket produced Judge Reeves passed two of 6 mins. 57. secs for the of leisure do not always coin-Warwickshire declared at their on the first count

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