1933-07-29 — Page 9

SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1933.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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CHINESE RECREATION CLUB WIN DUNLOP SHIELD FOR FIRST TIME

RECREIO

DEFEATED IN

FINAL GAME

Fine Chance Of Clean Sweep For C.R.C.

INDIAN R. C. BEAT L. R. C. AND UNIVERSITY

A win by 7 sets to 2 over the Re- creio at Causeway Bay yesterday gave the Chinese Recreation Club the custody of the Dunlop Shield in the Mixed Doubles Tennis League for the first time in the history of a competition which was incepted five years ago.

JACK

'ACK HOBBS who scored his 195th first-class cen- tury when playing against Somerset yesterday. It was against Somerset that he broke W. G. Grace's record of 126 centuries.

Past winners have been the K. Ci C. the I. R. C. (twice) and the CRAIGENGOWER

U. S. R. C.

year in a

IN "C"

BAER MAY REDEEM BOXING LURE

RETURN OF MILLION DOLLAR GATE?

SCHMELING. MAY COMEBACK

WIMBLEDON

PERRY'S DEFEAT ON SECOND DAY

Austin Beats Brugnon In Four Sets,

MENZEL BEATS GREGORY

Ladies' Singles.

London, June 28. Yesterday's play in the Lawn

New York, July 20. his top seat price, through to Tennis Championships at the All-

a

England Club at Wimbledon brought the first surprise and the downfall of the first of the eight

ETTING back for one last mo- $250,000 G

gate with Baer and ment to the subject of Max Schmeling. If prosperity is really Baer and Max Schmeling and returning, old Johano is riding a this is a promise unless they're high wave. Any hope boxing has players seeded in the draw, E. J. matched again in September for a return of the million dollar Perry, the British Davia Cup the aftermath of that sensational gate in the moderate future, lies player. He was beaten by N. G. WIN tussle is as interesting as the duel in him-and the 203-pound savage Farquharson, the captain of South itself, writes Edward J. Nell, the who laughs at punishment, and Africa and a former captain of Associated Press sports writer. then batters you silly.

Cambridge University, in five sets (7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4).

The C.R.C. are this very fine position to carry off the¦. four major tennis league tiles. Beat Kowloon Indians They are almost assured of success

By 5 To 4.

SEMI-FINALS IN K. C. C. MIXED DOUBLES TOURNEY

Burnett & Miss Dalziel & Stapleton And Miss Griffiths Win

Finding their handicap too much for them E. C. Fincher and Mrs. E. Goodwin (-15.3) lost to G. C. Burnett and Miss 0. Dalziel (-15) by 1-6, 6-3, 12-10 in the Semi-Final Round of the Kowloon Cricket Club's Blixed Doubles Handicry tournament J: the K.C.C..

In the

semi-final C. I. Stapleton and Miss M. Griffith (5) beat A. E. Collins and Mrs. C. Atkinson (2.6) 6-3, 7-5,

in the "A" and "C" and if they can beat the U.S.R.C. they anould win the "B".

C.R.C. Win Last Game The Chinese R. C. beat the Club de Recrelo at Causeway Bay by

sets to 2.

M. W. Lo and Mrs. F. T. La (Chinese R.C.):

lost to J: Gonsalves and Miss

beat C. A. Barretto and Miss

O. Ribeiro.....

Tsui Wa-pui and Mrs. Chiu Chun- chịu (Chinese 1.C):

HOWARD AND KELLY SHINE

Schmeling Popular

van-

Just an ordinary heavyweight fight when the match was made br

In the shower of praise that fell Jack Dempsey months ago, the on Baer, the tremendous courage quarrel grew in importance until of Schmeling could not be feted today it is the hypodermic in the as it should. It's human to hall arm of a weak and fading boxing the winner, turn from the game that may have saved the pa- quished. But Schmeling to-day is The Craigengewer Cricket Clubtient on the death bed.

a far more popular figure than secured their fifth triamph in the Out of it came two figures of he ever was winning a title on 4 as vital interest to the business of foul and sqawking to own refusal wreeking countenances as the com- to capitalize his assets of power bination of Dempsey and

Tex and strength, he let Sharkey out Rickard grew to be from 1919 on point him last summer. through 1928.

Unless-the-German's tremendous endurance has been destroyed by the fists Baer bounced off his head as though they were cobblestones, Schmeling will be back-a better and more dangerous fighter..

"C" Division yesterday when they beat the Kowloon Indians by 5 sets to 4 at King's Park..

H. J. Howard and G. Kelly won all three sets, for the winners.

M. A. Kahn and Firdos Kahn I (K.LT.C.)!

lost to H. J. Howard and

G. Kelly

beat E. Zimmern and F. A.

Broadbridge

beat W. A. Reed and Y, G

Mok

Ahmed Kahn and M.

(K.LT.C.);

lost to Zimmern and Broad- lost to Howard and Kelly

bridge

beat Reed and Mok

Feroz Ali and S. N. (K.I.T.C.);

lost to Howard and Kelly beat Zimmern and

bridge

lost to Reed and Mok

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The first is Baer, the destroyer, a happy-go-lucky glant, but human armoured tank gone beserk 3-6 when the bell clangs on him in a ring. He's the only thing the fight G-4 games has seen since 1919 and the |blistering day at Toledo when

He realizes now that one fight year is not enough. The fighting

The following were the full re- sults of the second day's play:

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP (Holder: H. E. Vines) Second Round

TTENRI COCHET who was tzaten by Fred Perry by 8-10,

6th Cop in Paris yesterday. As the result of his defeat Bri-- tain are almost assured of the trophy they last won in 1912.

Austin And Hughes Beaten At Wimbledon.

(Continued from Page 8).

They have met twice before; each time Vines has triumphed.

Paris

England (G.B.) (6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1).

*H. E. Vines (U.S.A.) beat A. T. R. Miki (Japan) beat W. L. Brees (USA) (62, 6-2, 6-1).

D. Frenn (Germany) beat E. M. D But their first match in Vanderspar (G.B.) (6-0, 6-2, 6-3). nearly a year ago

was. decided D. F. Turnbull (Australia) beat Eafter the issue of the Davis Cup Sertorio (Italy) (6-3, 6-4, 6-2).

K. Lund

challenge round was known. There (Germany) beat F. H. Par tridge (G.D.)-(6-8, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3). may have been some ease of ten- Timmer (Holland) (1-6, 7-5 retired).

C. L. Burwell (U.S.A.) beat Hsion on Cochet's part: But fva weeks later, if the final of the C. 3. J. Robbins (South beat A. Brown (G.B.) (6-3, 8-8, 2-5, American championship at Forest 2-6, 6-4).

Hills, Vines gained the verdict in D. N. Jones (U.S.A.) beat H. E. three sets. Weatherall (G.B.) (9-7, 6-4, 6-4)..

Africa)

H G. N. Lee (G.B.) beat H. C. Fisher (Switzerland) (6-8, 6-3, 6-3, 7- 6 Jess Willard was bludgeoned down. blade dulls fastest of all when ex-

3. Powell (G.B.) beat P. F. Singh that remotely resembles a fighting! posed to the rust of inactivity. Glover (G.B.) (BD), 108, 64).

Dempsey.

Schmeling is only 27. He lives LE Stoefen (U.S.A.) beat R. And by his success, Dempsey a model outdoor life. And most Nunoi (Japan) (9-7, 2-8, 9-7, 1-6, 6-21. looms as the only figure in the important, you only have to ham-Williams (G.B.) (6-2, 6-3, 11-9).

G. de Stefani (Italy) best D. H 1-6 fignt field with any possibility of mer a point into his head once in J. F. G. Lysaght (G.B.) beat H. F.

3- G

6- 3 restoring boxing to the golden the manner Bier did in the Yan-Cronin (Ireland) (6-1, 6-0, 63), Salleh glory that went with the Rickard kee stadium. He has learned

touch. Times are hard and succees much needed lesson.

ardis far below those Rickard used:

4-6 must be measured today by stand:

Broad-

6- 4 in days when every working citî- 2- zen, with a little coaxing, was

potential customer for a $50 ring- side seat.

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China Mail Sports Diary

Rickard's Capitalization

TABLE TO DATE

"C" DIVISION

Sets

P W L D F A Pts.

12

If you'll stop to think, Rickard 7610101⁄2 221⁄2 12 made much of the championship

38% 15% 10 lure, capitalized the absolutely 0.29 16

contrasting attractions of his two title-holders, Dempsey and Tun-

O. Botelho

lost to

A. V. Remedios and Mina C. Botelno..

4- 6:

- $!

C.R.C. "D"

6 6 0 0 45

beat Gonsalves and Miss O.

Botelho

G- 2 K.C.C. |C.C.C. Army Recreio I.R.C.

6 5 10

8

4 1 0 29 16

Botelno

beat Barretto

and Miss C.

6- 2 Filipino

Radio Police G- 1

German K.D.R.C.

1 2 362 172

B

8

Ribeiro

6-4 K.I.T.C. C.S.C.C.

beat Remedios and Mias C.

W. C. Hung and Mies R. Perry C.B.A.

33 0 311⁄2 221⁄2

1 12 13 171⁄2

2 3 0 17 28

4 24

39

131102 262

5 1 22 A.

39

5 1 24 15092 532

6

6ney.

He was content to attract $200,- 2000 even in those days with

Aquatics

TO-DAY

Chung Sing Benevolent Society Night Fete (West Point 7.30 p.m.).

Lawn BowlsFirst Division Police R.C. v. Talkoo R.C. Kowloon C.C. v. Craigengower C.C. Kowloon Docks R.C. v. Kowloon B.G.C. Civil Service C.C. v. Club de Roerelo

Division Second heavyweight fight that had no title Kowloon B.C.C. v. Civil Service C.C.

Craigengower C.C. v. Kowloon C.C. elimination Club de Recreio y Yacht Club tournaments were financial sucHong Kong Electric RC. v. Police R.C.

3 significance. Hie

1 14 2014 1 cesses.

INDIAN R.C. WIN.

(Chinese R.C.);

| H.K.C.C.

0 4

beat Gonsalves' and Miss 0.

Botelho

6- 0

beat Remedios and Miss C.

!

Botelho..

6 3

beat

Barretto and Miss

Ribeira

.6-2

"B" Division.

I.R.C. Beat University

L.R.C. Defeat In Mixed Doubles.

At Sookunpoo yesterday the In- dian Recreation Club beat the

The Indian R. C visited Pokfu- Ladies' Recreation Club by 6 sets

a

TO-MORROW Golf

Completion of fifth round Happy Val- ley summer competition (singles); Completion of second round Happy Valley summer competition (four- somes)..

Dempsey and Sharkey drew close to $1,000,000 and others ran high, but even there he still had the title aura of the old Man Mauler to play with. But Ter shot for

MONDAY the really large money with cham-

Water Polo pions.

Y.M.C.A. “A” v. Chinese Bathing Club So it was truly Rickard genius Civil Servants v. Chung Sing

(6 p.m.) that drove Dempsey, with $10 ás |

(Chong Sing B.S., 6.30 p.m.)

lam yesterday and defeated the to 3 in the Mixed Doubles League Distance Runner's Staying

University by 8 sets to I.

D. Rumjahn and Mia R. Bum-

S. H. Wong and P. C. Lee (Uni-jahn (1,R.C.):-- versity):

beat H. J. Armstrong and „

lost to A. H. Suflad and A,

K. Suflad lost to S. A, Ismail and A. H.

Madar

2- 6

46

Mrs. Stafford-Smith .... 6-3 | beat A. D. Humphreys and

Miss Wentworth ...... beat R. H. Wild and Mr.

Lissman

beat A. H. Ramjahn and J. S.

A. Curreem

H. T. Bee and C. K. Kwik Gecks (I.R.C.);~~-~~- (University):

lost to Armstrong and Mrs.

Stafford-Smith

Power Greatest When 35

London, July 20.

F. D. B. Spence (South Africa) ben A. Jacobsen (Danmark) (4-6, 7-5, 6-4, |6-4),

Gledhill (USA) beat. A. K Quist (Australia) (6-3, D-7, 6-2).

*H. W. Austin (G.B.) beat J. Brug- non (France) (6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0);

I. Aoki (Japan) beat J. D. Morris (G.B.) (6-1, 6-3, 6-2).

G. P. Hughes (G.B.) best 'R. 3. Ritchie (GB) (6-3, 6-4, 6-4),

G. von Cramm (Germany) beat H. B. Purcell (Ireland) (6-0, 6-2, 6-3).

J. J. Condon (South Africa) beat A. w. Vinall (G.B.) (6-2, 6-1, 6-1).

(Continued on Page 15.)

DAVIS CUP WINNERS

READY FOR A LOW BALL

How To Meet One On The Forehand..

BY FRED PERRY

In the one of his instructive vignettes, Fred Perry shows the correct method to be adopt ed when faced with Iow shot on the forehand in lawn tennis.

:

Cochet will come to the penul- timate hurdle braced by three con cans generating a fast service. He your strokes from the secutive matches against Ameri-

OU will not always be able to

should be prepared for the thun-1 derbolts of Vines. Whether he choicest positions. You will, in can turn back enough to break the time, get used to judging distances for 15,000 spectators to watch to the ball, but you will inevitably. American's strongest. arm, remains and positioning yourself behind

morrow. Yesterday Cochet was find yourself confronted at times challenged by Stoefen only for two with a low shot on the forehand.

I stoop to the level of the. bail in order that my racket may go. through in & nearly horizontal

seta.

STOEFEN'S RESISTANCE FADES He lost the first-and had a tex ing tussle for the second. One It sweep. It is not the racket and was in his pocket the Frenchman playing arm which are lowered and elevated according to the height. almost strolled home,

Stoefen's

ground shots, though often bril-f the ball, but the body from the liant, were not staple enough to

knees and hips.

support his volleying against

窳

TAKING AN FAIRLY BALL 17HENEVER possible, however, you should endeavour to alm

player of Cochet's resource. It. WH

may be said that the famous Frenchman cut his claws in the at the top of the bound of the ball familiar Cochet way.

las it rises off the ground. This is

that

Vines, with Beasley near at hand known as taking an “early” ball, to cheer him on the way, opened all and the difference between his batteries against Menzel in the and hitting it when it is dropping Arst, two sets. He was serving toe practically the difference of wound, his ground shots were in class. the, fettle, his volleys

To take an early, ball, you need 4s, cleanly played. In the third set the cham-a quick and well-trained eye. By Challenge Bound since 1900:

The following are the results of the pion paused to reload. The Czech you are able at the same time to 1900-U.S.A. beat Britain 3-0

Boston.

at

at

earned this bout by this spirited extract speed from your opponent'a resistance, but he could win only return and to save valuable time,

If you strike the ball when it is three games in the fourth set.

·

In the doubles Borotra, back falling, you have to generate your

1901-USA. (unchallenged). 1002 U.S.A. beat Britain 3-2 at New

York 1903-Britain best U.S.A. 4-1 as from Paris, and supported by Brug own speed; and even though you

Boston.

non, passed into the third round at may at first find it easier to con- 1904-Britain beat Belgium 6-0

Wimbledon.

the expense of Burwell and D. N. trol the ball by taking it" "late,” 1905---Britain

U.S.A. 50

ail Jones. Roth the Frenchmen and your shots will lose much of their

the Americans found the ball,

effectiveness and your whole game 1906-Britain

U.S.A." 5-0 at Wimbledon

lightened by the heat,difficult to will be slowed down in the process. 1007—Australasia beat Britalu 2-2 at control

Wimbledon,

AQUATIC GALA TO-NIGHT 1008--Australasia beat U.S.A. 3-2

at Melbourne

New York

at

MISS SCRIVEN'S FINE DRIVES

In the women's doubles Mra.

1914-Australasia beat U.B.A. 3-2 at kill the ball. Miss Scriven made not hearing the linesman, gave too, were often intercepted. The and both women came to the net some fine left-handed drives; these, the set prematurely to Mra, Moody, losers recovered from 4-2 down, for a brief respite.

comes experience: not only the im- 1009-Aasia beat U.S.A. 5-0 Care andart and its defeat The Chung ging Benevolent Society ed Mile, Sigart and Miss Scrivenival at their new pavilion at Kennedy are holding their first swimming car- HE recent victory of Sam provement in technique and co-1910-Australasis (unchallenged). 6-1 THE

after two 'vantage sets. I could Town this evening, commencing at Ferris in the 'Sporting Life ordination which enables a veteran 1911-Australasia beat U.S.A. 5-0 at see only part of the first. In this 7.30 p.m.

Christchurch, N.Z. in lawn tennis to beat a far marathon-it was 6-0 annual 64L M. A. Razack and Miss eighth in nine years has created speedier junior, not only a know- 1912-Britais beat Australasia 3-2 Mile. Sigart's service returns were

at Melbourne

{not adequately varied. Mrs. God- such that she made a stream of a profound impression in athletic ledge of road surfaces, of inclina- 1913-U.S.A beat Britain 8-2 at free could often dart across and winners. After 54 the umpire, circles. Although now 23, Ferris tions and the like, but the athletic Wimbledon 36 appears to be running at the peak education of the body which goes

of his form, for he finished as on automatically until all the phy 1919 Australasia beat Britain 4-1 at fresh as ever on completing the Bical and chemical processes con-191

Sydney, tiring 284 miles from Windsor to cerned in exercise work with their 1920-V.B.A beat Australasia 6-0 at

Auckland, N.Z London. His performance has set maximum efficiency.

would always fancy the 1921-USA beat Japan 5-0 at New

York chances in Marathon of a man 1922-U.S.A. best Australasia 4-1 at

I must not forget to add that be; mary composure. Yet one remem- (of 35 against a mua of 20. It may be a New York.

be contended that Sid Thomas, 1923-U.S.A. best Australia, 4-1 at fore Mrs. Moody, entered the semi-bered that Mile. Payot had been Dr. Adolphe Abrahams, says;

for New York, whose longstanding amateur re-1924-U.3.A beat Australia 50at she was required to subdue abril from the champion in Paris last Anal round of the women's singles within 's stroke of taking a set "For extreme speed, youth in cord for 12 miles, was recently at-t

lost to Rumjahn and Curreem 1 6

lost to Suffled and Suffiad ... 3. B

lost to Madar and Ismail

3- B

beat Humphreys and Miss

Wentworth

best Wild and Mre,

Lissman

6-4

S. F. Chan and K. S. Cheng (University):

L

lost to Suad and Suffad ..

lost to Madar and lamail,

·0-6

6-2

9. A. Rumjahn and Mrs. Kew many thinking whether long dis tance runners do not, up to a point, improve with age."

2- 6 (I.R.C.)—

lost to Rumjaha and Curreeni 1- 6

U.S.R.C.

CR.C.

B.C.A.A K.C.C.

lost to Armstrong and Mrs.,

Stafford-Smith

5-7

beat Humphreys and Miss

Wentworth

lost to Wild and Mrs.

Liasmen

MIXED. DOUBLES

"B" DIVISION

Table To Date

Beta

PWLDF

25 11

-18 025 19

A Pte.

6

Table To Date

PWL

6CRC

3 6 0.02

2 1.0 17 10

10 20

U.S.R.C.

K.C.C.

L.B.C.

LR.C.

Recreto

Graduates 53 2022 21

Recreio

X.X.C.C.

IR.C.

C.B.C.C.

University

0-2 (essential; not so much because it tacked, created this record, at

the|1825ES

is dangerous to drive an older are of 22. To this one replies that

beat France

0-6 machine to its limit as because Deerfoot, the celebrated American 1928-U.B.A best France 4-1

My Philadelphia,

Iminor injuries are almost unsvold Indian, was 37, when he put up #7/1927-AASTA

but they had no definite plan of They returned to court when the campaign. The winners deserved mistake was rectified. Then Mrs. their triumph.

Moody nailed home with her custo-

allant display of forceful driving by year.

Mile, Payot. The champion was To-day two English girls will

at 5-1 up before the storm thirst, but Bght for places In the last four. USA 8-2 at she had had a warning of it by the Miss Rothe meets Bignorina able. Whilst a long-distance ran better performance, cost USA 4-1 at Paris Her service strength had to b poses Fri: Krahwinkel of Germany even character of the six games, Valerio of Italy; Miss Scriven op- Beta ner can perform fairly extisfac Newton, the present-day long 1999-France beat UB.A. 41 at Paris

torily with a slight disability, the distance runner, is over fifty It 1980-France best U-3.A. 3-2 at Paris, used to force the lead. sprinter is useless unless he can is hardly too much to assert that 1981-France beat Britain 3-2 at Paris produce the full 100 per cent there is no time limit for the man 1982--France beat U.S.A. 3-2 at Paris It is far otherwise in respect to who keeps perpetually in training-2915, 1916, 1917 and 1918 there

1983-France v Britain, at Paris; o istamina. By time, and time alone, Reuter.

I were no cantasts,

UMPIRE MISTAKE

In neither match fa a British vic tory aseared, for each adversary Then for three games the Swiss has a trained hand and stout heart. champion played an inspired game. Misa Scriven beat Fri: Krahwinkel Her control of drivist speed" was only by à narrow margin in Paris..