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1934
AUSTRALIAN STARS FOR THE EMPIRE GAMES
BEAT JAPAN
“A” DIVISION TENNIS AUSTRALIA 14 CHAMPIONS PASS
IN DAVIS CUP THROUGH COLOMBO
PERSONNEL OF TEAM
DISAPPOINTMENTS
ONLY 2 GAMES PLAYED.
LEFT UNFINISHED
CRAIGENGOWER BEAT
SERVICES
REGRETTABLE LINE
DECISION.
CRAWFORD INDICATES BALL OUT: BUT LINESMAN
CALLS OPPOSITE
Colombo, June 13. THE Australian British Empire Games team consisting of 14 Tmembers with a manager and a chaperone arrived in Colom- bo this morning by the O. L. Ormonde. They were met on board by Mr. P. J. Parsons, Mr. S. P. Foenander and Mr. W. H. D. Perera, s
́(By A. WALLIS MYERS) · YESTERDAY'S "A" DIVISION LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE
Eastbourne, June 8. MATCHES FURNISHED VERY DISAPPOINTING RESULTS. THREE CONTESTS WERE ABANDONED ON ACCOUNT OF By winning the doubles, match THE FUNERAL OF THE FATHER OF MR. M. K. LO. PRES! in four sets here to-day Australia ed by Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike. DENT OF THE CHINESE RECREATION CLUB AND FORM has entered the third round of the ER COLONY INTERPORTER...
RECREIO LEAD
IN ABANDONED
TENNIS MATCH
follows
IC. C. C. SHOW GOOD tie turn after the Australians years.
FORM
Gain Upper Hand, Over Services
Howard Spencer Yates (Ath- letics), 21 years,
The morning was spent by the team sightseeing. An excur sion was arranged to Veyangoda where the party were entertain-
The members of the team will give exhibitions in athletics," swimming, boxing and wrestling at the various meets arranged The other two matches, the Hong Kong Cricket Club Club Davis Cup at the expense of Ja for to-day and will resume journey by the Ormonde to-night.. de Recreio, and United Services Recreation Club v Craigengewer pan, and will meet the winner of C. C, were abandoned before the final sets were decided, owing to the Franco-German match, now be-- The personnel of the term is as
ing decided in Parisiko Ma heavy showers which drove the players from the courts.
Miss C. Dennis (Swimming), 18 Most promising sprint athlete. J. E. Crawford and A. K Quist, CRAIGENGOWER LED THE SERVICES BY 5 SETS TO 1 AT THE
Won this season 100 yards and 220 CLOSE OF PLAY, WHILE THE RECHEIO WERE LEADING THE CLUB beat J. Yamagishi and H. Nishi-years.
National
Victoria Present
women's yards Championship of THOUGH THEIR MATCH WAS LEFT UNDECIDED WITH THE PORTU
(mura by 6-1, 6-0; 4-6; 9-7. * As
champion over all and 220 Yards Championship of GUESE LEADING BY 41 TO 2.
THE ABANDONED HATCHES WERE: KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB these figures imply, there was a breaststroke 1. SOUTH CHINA AA; INDIAN RECREATION CLUB. CHINESE RC marked change of fortune after distances and holder of all re- Australia. Holds Australian re-
cord, 21 seconds, for 220 Yards, the first two sets. The meta-cords. ·
Whitehouse "A": AND CHINESE RC. "E". CHINESE RC. "C"
Frederick Irvins Miss L. Thomas (Diving), 20) morphosis, indeed, took a drama-
|(Athletics),'21 years.
Australian National champion had
A spectacular and clever diver. won thirteen successive: games and appeared to have, no- Won Australian National Diving Pole vaulter and holder of Austra- thing waiting for them but a Championship twice in succession. Han record. 13 ft.
Noel Dempsey (Athletics), 21 hollow victory.
N. P. Ryan (Swimming), 23 {years. Regrettable Decision
Won.every free style Champlon- Winner of Queensland 100, 220, When, following the Japanese recovery, there was every prospect ship of N.S.W. from 100 yards to and 440 Yards Championships in of a stirring fight to the finish, to mile last season and won all 1931, 1932 and 1993. Holds Aus- Australian Championships in tralian record for 100 metres, the Japanese were the victims of a most regrettable line decision-which he competed 100 yards, 880 10 4-5 secs,
L. Cook (Boxing), 21 years. 134 Rain interfered with the "A" one that not only had a direct, and yards and mile.
the R. V. Clark (Swimming), 19 lbs.
Holder of Light-weight Austra- score, but, through its moral ef-years. Ing by 41⁄2 sels to 2%, their "A Division Lawn Tennis League possibly vital, influence on
"A great swimmer over aprint lian title. Has had 29 fights, won match
Craigengower fect, checked a brilliant effort by Division Lawn Tennis League
stroke and has been an outstand-feated. match at the Hong Kong Cricket C.C. and the United Services Re-Yamagishi and Nishimura to draw distances at free style and back 21 by K.O. and has never been de- R. E. Carrad (Wrestling), 23 The Incident happened In the ing performer for several years. Club yesterday was abandoned creation Club, at Kowloon yester level in sula.
Holder of 100 yards Back Stroke (years, 145 lbs.
Won last two Australian Cham- Championship of Australia. owing to a heavy shower which day, causing the last three sets
Alan E. Higginson (Swimming), plonships, with greatest ease. Has had 15 bouts; winning 70. Unde- 220 Yards champion of Austra-feated for past 4 years.
John I Knight (Wrestling), 25 lia and Australian record holder
Club Saved When Rain Stops Play DECISION LEFT IN ABEYANCE With the Club de Recrelo lead-
RAIN WASHES OUT FINAL SETS
between
seventh game of the
fourth set,
swept the courts just after the last to be abandoned before they were when the Japanese, having cap-j|
two sets had commenced.
completed.
first
tured Crawford's service in the game, were loading by 4 The C.C.C, who were leading strat to the No definite decision as
sets to one, were on top in the games to 2. Quist was serving points was made, the captains three abandoned seis, and the and the Japanese won the agreeing to leave the matter in score of & sets to 1 in their favour three points-do-love with three
was taken as the result of the game points for a 6-2 lend.
Crowd Amazed abeyance for the time being.
Goldman was an absentee match. from the Club team; being replaced
The three Craigengower pairs Actually the Japanese won
23 years.
I
years.
200 yards and 100 metres. at Breast Stroke for 100 yards, years, 216 lbs.
E. L. Gray (Cycling); 27 years. A very versatile, cyclist having this: нод Championships on grass,
Won National title 1933. Has not. had a fall registered against him in the last 3 years.
SEMI-FINALS
by O. E. C. Marton, who played a showed definite superiority over game to love, for Crawford struck board, concrete and direct tracks. FOUR NATIONS IN creditable game in partnership with the U.S.R.C. pairs, who secured a valley, a slow ball. easily reach He holds the N.S.W. and Austra-
lian Championships since 1928, inches over the ade line. Pettybridge (Cycling), 25 years. turn the ball and Crawford held Present all round champion of A. V. Gosano and R. Chon were out his arm to indicate that the Australis. A brilliant pedalier,
7. A. Pearce...
least only one set, Capt. Cannon and able by his opponents, at In their first set this pair clash-H. D. Tallinton beating G. La two ed with C. A. Barretto and G. A. and W. J. Howard after haing ex-Nishimura made no attempt to re Noronha, who played a very sound tended to 12 games. game. Noronha was particularly
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The Japanese were all at sta in the first two sets. After Yama
Australian Champion Makes History. WIMBLEDON UPSETS
The following were the results of yesterday's quarter-finals:-
Helen Jacoba (U. S.) beat Frau- lein Aussem" (Germany) 6-0, 6-2.
Dorothy Round (Britain) beat Mlle. Payot (Switzerland) 6-4, 6-2 Joan Hartigan (Australia beat Margaret Scriven (Britain) 3-6, con- 6-3, 6-1
effective with his half-volleys perhaps the most outstanding ball was out. To the amazement who likes a hard race, finishing
two sets easily, of everybody the lineaman did not with plenty of dash, from the centre of the court, and pair. They won
and looked like certain winners in speak, and the umpire had no
John P. Metcalfe (Athletics), 22 his play at the net.
option but to call the score 18-40.
years.
London, To-day. The Club pair, however, held the abandoned last set.
Gosano played a good all-round It was a tragic stroke of mis-
First Jumper yet produced in The British inallat last year, the Recreio men to 6-7, chiefly by
the Commonwealth. Holds fol- the American champion, the Aus careful play, although at times game, his drives on occasion being fortune for two young visitors Cho gave good who, overwhelmed for two sets, Pearce was brilliant on the back-very powerful.
support, but was not as brilliant, had made a brilliant recovery and lowing Australian records. High tralian No. 1 ranking player, and line.
seemed to have a real chance, in jump, 6 ft. 6 1-8 inch, Hop Step France's leading player will con- J. W. Leonard and X. Hachlu-view of the Australian depression, and Jump, 50 ft. 2 inch, Broad test the semi-duals of the Wo-
of snatching the match out of the Jump, 24 ft, 0 7-8 inch.
men's Singles Championship t A. L Sullivan, in partnership Įme had a very exciting set against
Wimbledon this year. fire.
from which Quist seemed to be showed very good form. This pair Tollinton, being led by 5 games to The Japanese gave no outward suffering. defeated Barretto and Noronha 3 before they settled down to draw sign of dismay, but their glorious Japanese Start Badly without dificulty, and held the steadily ahead. Good lobbing and spurt was brought almost to a No. 1 Recreio pair, A. V. Remedios accurate serving
**w them take standstill. Nishimur and J. Gonatives to 4-5. This set the next four games to turn de-service game for the first time gishi had won the opening service
since the second set, and with was a long drawn out contest. For feat into victory.
Crawford taking his from 16 the Kame from 15, Crawford and his the Arst 8 games, it was anybody's |
bowling." Yamagishi was set, but the Recreio pair drew C.C.C. pair, showed a very strong Australians led 64. Then Yam- partner absolutely "collared the shead after the scores were 4-all backhand, and his valleys often agishi, reviving from his depresstently trapped at his feet as he
|sion, served out the tenth game to
came in to volley, and Nishimura won well-deserved points.
love.
was struggling to keep a return in Captain P. 8. Cannon, was the his shoe in the opening games most prominent U.S.BC, player, Japanese Stand
court. Thirteen gimes in a row, Had the lining error not occurs I have said, went to the Aus- being hampered with a sole which displaying good all-round tennis, gradually worked loose. After re with occasional powerful back-red this coup would have given tralians. moving his shoes, however, his hand shots. Captain Walsh, who the Japanese the fourth set In the third set the Japanese, play improved considerably. partnered A. J. Stocker, was also Eventually the. Australians broke apparently down and out, tried,
R. H. Wild and H. J. Armstrong very sound.
through Nishimura's service to run the experiment of lobbing. They were the only Club pair to play
found Crawford mildly popping The following sets were left in-out at 9-7
The match had swang round so hack his overhead shots without their three sets. Their only win complete:- was against F. J. Remedios and H, Capt. P. S. Cannon and H. D. completely, partly due to a let-down sting, and they were able, with A. Barros.
Tollinton were led 1-0- by A. V. by Crawford and by Quist slump their quick footwork, to rash. In ing badly, and partly to the spark and store with a low ground shot BEST RECREIO PAIR "Gosano and E Chơi
Lt. Comdr. G. Blade and Lt. lng stand of the Japanese when down the raiddle. Wild displayed sound back-hand shots which went far to win their Mansey Dawson were led 2-0 by all seemed lost, that it is impos xible to say, what might have hap- only set, though Armstrong was W: Leonard and Y. Hachiums. comparatively sound in every de- Captain J. Walsh and A. J. pened in a fifth' met. partment of his play.
Stocker (US.B.C.) v. were led 5-4 A. V. Remedios and J. Gonby G. Lai and W. J Howard,
to win at 6-4.
Sullivan had some difficulty with!
1
Conceivably Crawford's great match experience would have com- tranded the situation, On the
Meanwhile, the Japanese service power increased; and al length, by capturing Quist's service they rot ahead at 5—4; and went out firmly's after dence in the next game.
salves were the best 'Recreio Score:
Capt. P. & Cannon and H. D. other hand, the capture the Crawford's Double Fault
pair.
Leonard and'.
fourth set might have carried thè Japanese to greater heights and have described what happened 5.7increased the moral depression in the fourth set. A double fault by Crawford gave the Japanese an
Remedios' service was parti- Tallintos (USRC.); cularly effective, the majority of lost to J. W. his first services fading their Y. Hachlamis mark, while his play generally was beat G. Lai and W., Ho- well above the standard of the ward ........ match. Gonsalves made a good Lt Comdr. G. Blade and Lt. partner, rarely being outposition- Massey Dawson (USRC):- ed, and being strong in his drive lost to A. V. Gosaro' and R. ing and volleying.
Scores:-
Chon lost to Lai and Howard...
Mine. Mathieu (France) beat Sarah Palfrey (U. S.) 6-3, 6-8, 6-2.
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Varied Programme
Arranged.
An interesting swimming gain" will take place at the Victoria Re- creation Club on Saturday.
The programine includes free style swimming races for the "A" and "B" Classes in the Club, while' the "C" Class contenders will have races for a variety of strokes, (breast, back and free style). There will be a team race, a water pole match, diving exhibition, and
indier race
"There are no less than 48 | en-.
“A” Division Table To Daterly break. They were now win-tries for the team race, and this ning their own service games with number easily constitutes a record. great eclat, prejecting some real It is understood that probably four "scremele," and if the ball came team of 12-aalde will be picked. back jumping forward to kill it. They were, in short, playing in a victorious vein when their hopes were summarily dashed in the fatefal seventh game.
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Noronha
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Beaten in the doubles et East bourne in their firat Davis Cup
To-morrow afternoon AE maich, Yamagiehl and Nishimura are only at the beginning of their Costes, G. L Buchanan, A. A career. They will fight and pro- Barack, and W. V. Field (0.0.0.) bably win many big matches in will meet E/ W Simmonds, J. Den- the future, Incidentally, they kin, F. J. Jones and A. W. Grimmitt have planned to play at Becken (CB.C.C.) in the third round of the ham Queen's and Wimbledon Rinks Championship on the Police during the next three weake
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