1934-07-10 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1934.

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NORMAN BROOKS DOES NOT FAVOUR AUSTRALIA IN DAVIS CUP

AUSTRALIA'S

DETERMINED

RESISTANCE

DOGGED BATTING TO AVOID FOLLOW ON:

McCABE'S GREAT TEST INNINGS

With two wickets in hand Aus- tralia required 54 runs to avert the follow on against England in the third Test match at Old Trafford, their score at the close of play yesterday being 423 for A wickets.

The Australians were still feel- ing the effects of the mysterious malady which effected six of their players on the second day of the maleh. Chipperfield came from the sick-roarn to bat, and seemed weak and sick. He was, however, undefeated with 7 runs to his cre- dit when stumps were drawn.

+

*

Bradman was well below form. and appeared still to be suffering from his throat trouble. He went to the wicket looking pale and drawn. He, however, displayed his splendid cricket talent by add- ing 30 runs before he was caught by Ames off Hammond after ex- periencing good fortune a couple of balls carlier.

GOPWOOD EXCELS

one

Jimmy McLarnin, former champion, knocked down by Barney Rows, who stands over him. In their bout at the Madison Suure Garden Bowl, New York, Jimmy wa perhaps more be. wildered at the end of the bout when the decision win, deserved. ly, given to Ross making Ross the first pugilist who has ever held both the lightweight and welterweight crowns at the Lime.

Hopwood, the Lancashire bowl- er, proved very difficult for the Australians to handle. At stage of the game he sent down THIS WEEK'S GOLF HINT nine maidens to Woodful and Darling-

Stan McCabe was the hero of the Australian fanings knocking up a splendid 137 be- fore he was caught in the Klip by Hammond, off Ver- ity. His Innings included 18 Cours, and lasted 283 minutes.

Scores:

*

*

*

ENGLAND-let Ianings, Sutclife, e Chipperfield, b O'ftellly

C. F. Waltern, e Darling. O'

Reilly

R. E. S. Wyatt, & O'Reilly

Hemmond, b O'Reilly

Hendren, e and b O'Reilly

Leyland, e sub,, b O'Reilly

Ames, Ponsford, b Grimmett

Hopwood, O'Reilly

G. O. Allen, McCabe

Verify not out

Clark not out

Extras

2

Fall of wickets:

Total (for 9 whis dec.)

same

LIKELY TO REACH FINAL VITAL MATCH

C.C.C. IMPROVE MCGRATH'S CHANCES

POSITION

Central British Lose In

"C" Division Tennis

HOME TEAM RETAIN

100 PER CENT ·-

The Craigengewer Cricket Club relaired their 100 per cent. stand- ing in the "C". Division Lawn Tennis League yesterday when they defeated the Central British Association by 61⁄2 sets to 21/2 at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon. The tennis was of low standard, on account of the sodden state of

the courts.

were

F.

The outstanding pair Angus and J. J. Ferguson (C.B.A.). Ferguson, better known as

the

Colony Rugby Interporter, played an excellent game, his good all- round tennis. particularly his volleying, baffling his opponents throughout. Angus' play was not

as steady as that of Ferguson.“

Good Combination In their match against W. Howard and A. Kitchell the C.B.A. pair displayed splendid tion. Howard played steady game, but his partner was very erratic, the result being that it was on him that the visiting pair concentrated, winning

AGAINST PERRY

BRITISH CHAMPION SEEMS

IN "A" DIVISION

TENNIS LEAGUE

C.R.C. And South China Contest For Lead.

EVEN MATCH BETWEEN RECREIO AND INDIANS

The match in the "A"

TO HAVE “INDIAN SIGN" Division Lawn Tennis League to-

"CRAWFORD PROBABLY STALE”

day, weather permitting, will be the encounter between The Chinese Recreation Club "A" team, and the South China Ath-

expected to provide close resulta.

"While I do not want to sound pessimistic, I do letic Association. not think Australia will win the Davis Cup this These teams are both undefeat- year, although I think they will get through to the jor league largely depends on the ed, and the final result of the ma- Final" Mr. Norman Brooks, former Australian result of to-day's encounter. Davis Cup player and world champion tennis. The other matches can also be player told the "China Mail" yesterday evening in Th Club de Recreio and the 'In- dian Recreation Club are evenly the Hong Kong Hotel.

matched, and should provide a "We have a good chance of beating America. Jack Crawford close contest at King's Park. The should win his two matches, and we have a chance of pulling off visitors should, if anything, hold

a slight advantage.

The Kowloon Cricket Club

the next man.

ON

one of the three other matches.

"Even in England, we have a chance. Vivian McGrath beal] Perry three times out of four in Australia, and came near to should have no trouble in subduing winning the fourth encounter. Crawford should be able to beat Craigengower at home, while the Hong Kong Cricket Club, who en- "PERRY SEEMS TO HAVE THE "INDIAN SIGN"

tertain the C. R. C. "B" should CRAWFORD AND CAN BEAT HIM ANY TIME, BUT WITH have a sound advantage. Although MCGRATH IT IS A DIFFERENT TALE. THE SYDNEY BOY'S having won only twice in four en TWO-HANDED STROKE UPSETS PERRY. AND HE HAS A counters, the Club have displayed some good flashes of form, while the C. R. C "B" team have only "In the doubles we also have a won one match. chance.

GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING.

ultimately HOLDER OF

THREE TITLES

for the loss of one game.

In their first set, against H.

Howard and A. B. Hamson, Fer- AT WIMBLEDON

PREPARING FOR EACH Agus were in a winn

A

SHOT CORRECTLY

GRIP MUST COME FIRST

ing position at 4-2, but the C.C.C. Six Times On Winning pair rallied brilliantly to force a draw, mainly through Hameon's Side In Davis Cup excellent play at the net.

Improved Pair

BROOKES HAS NORMAN

AMAZING LAWN TENNIS RECORD

Although losing their three aeta N. Whitley and R. Blyth showed a

MONG the many faults of the in a definite help to address the ball great improvement in their last beginner I think the most out on nearly as possible in this poni-set, against Howard and Hamson. 6% standing in inability to "prepare" ion consistent with comfort.

before going down at 6-4. Blyth himself for each shot. By this I

several Standing this way eliminates the executed

well-timed mean that he frequently takes up tendency to lift the club and afforda smoshes and Whitley became stea 0

the stance before getting the grip an easy turn of the hips. When dier after taking some time to 112 right.

the bodyturn is restricted, me it settle down.

A

72

153 This is the wrong order of the may be by wrong "address,” the¦

The Craigengower pair played Hamson'n preliminaries. Get the grip com-jusuai rendi is a loss of power and a good all-round game, 61fortable and then proceed to line up a common fault with beginners-net work again being outstanding 60 the shot by standing behind the bail|frequent slicing.

2-that is having the ball between

26 yourself and the hole.

627

Then take up the stance. Person-

1 (Walters) for ally I favour the square stance.

68: 2 (Wyatt) for 68; 3 (Hammond) Keep the shoulders parallel with

for 72; 4 (Sutcliffe) for 149; 5 (ep-the

line of play and the left

dren) for 340: 6 (Leyland) 482: shoulder slightly higher than the (Hopwood) for 492; B (Amen)

for

510:

(Allen) for 605.

Bowling Analysia.

R.

Wall

36

131

G

MeCabe

32

A

Grimmett

57

20 122

O'Reilly

ChipperGeld

Darling

59 9 189

望 10 П

0 29 Q

AUSTRALIA-lad Innings

W. A. Brown, Wallem, b Clark

W. H. Ponsford,

Hammond

B. J. McCabe,

Verity

Hendren, b

W. M. Woodfull, run out

0

72

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right.

It must be clearly understood that the left shoulder should be higher than the right at the moment of impact, and therefore it

BODY-LINE BOWLING IS "MURDER"

12

e Kammood, Þ

73

L. 8. Darling, & Verity.

37

137 Strong Condemnation by

H. K. Foster

D. G. Bradman, e Ames, b Ham

mond

SINGLES BOWLS

MATCHES

Four Contests Played

Off Yesterday.

A. O. BRAWN'S BIG WIN

C. Halford and G. Gurevitch proved a poor combination, being. weak both in driving and on back-hand.

Scores:

H. Howard and A. (C.C.C)

the

B. Hamson

drew with F. Angus and J. J.

Ferguson

4. 1

1-0 6- 0

beat N. Whitley and R. Blyth beat C. Halford and G. Gurevitch 6-2 W. Howard and A. Kitchell (C.C.C.): Inst to Angus and Ferguson beat Whitley and Blyth........ beat Halford and Gurevitch

1. Leonard and F. Zimmers loat to Angus and Ferguson Four Open Singles Lawn Bowls beat Whitey and Blyth championship matches were decided beat Halford and Gurevitch yesterday evening, the other matchi "C" Division League Table

To Date

scheduled being cancelled owing to the ground being unfit.

W. A. Oldield, e Wyatt, b Verity 15 NO MORE TROUBLE WANTED shots to 18.

A. G. Chipperfield, not out

Extras

C. V. Grimmett, b Verity

W. J. O'Reilly, not out

Total for 8 wkta.

A close game was played on the Club de Recreio green where E. G.

C.R.C. Post, of the Police, defeated 8. Ran-C.C.C. dle, of the Civil Service C.C. by 21C.BA

8. China A. O. Brawn (Civil Service) Recrefo

iR.C.C. H. E. Foster, a former Worces-completely overwhelmed his club-n.c tershire captain, speaking at the mate P. E. Knight on the Craigen- University" annual dinner of the Gloucester-gower green, winning by 22 shots (C.8.C.C. 428 ahire County Cricket Club, re-lo 7. The match terminated on the Army

Fall of wickets: 1 (Ponsford) for ferred to "body-line" bowling and 16th head. 34; 2 (Brown) for 280; 8 (McCabe) the Test matches.

for 242; 4 (Darling) for 320; 5

'PETHERICK WINS

(Bradmen) for 378; G (Woodfull) for .He said he was once accused by) 409; 7 (Old£eld) for 411; 8 (Grim-D. R. Jardine of "body-line" bowl- V. Petherick (KB.G.C.) had an ing, but he was not guilty of it, easy victory when he met his Club-

melt) for 428,--Reuter,

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EUROPEAN FENCING

CHAMPIONSHIPS Honours Well Divided

and would hate to do it.

ho

mate J. Fraser at Kowloon Docks, winning by 21-8-

A close match took place on the Civil Service green, when F, V. V. Ribeiro (Recrefo) beat his clubmate

Basto by 21 shota to 19.

The Kowloon Bowling Green Club|

K.B.G.C.

{K.D.R.C.

Deutscher

Police .... Radio

2-0 7:03

6- 3

Betw P WLD F A Pix

4 7 7 0.0 58

14 7-7·0.0 46; 16% 14

10

3 3 8.0 241⁄2 211⁄2 & 1026

10

4 3 1 0 18

7- 2 5 0 2742

120 14

5 140 16. 2 0 2 0 824 14 4040101⁄2 211⁄2 4.0 40 34 17 7 0 1 0 61⁄2 261⁄2

Holder of three Wimble- don crowns in his career, Nor- man Brookes, who is now re- siding at the Hong Kong Hotel, has assisted Australia on six of the seven occasions that the Commonwealth have won the Davis Cup.

Norman Brookes won the Wimbledon singles title in 1919 after A. F. Wilding, his doubles partner, had held the trophy for four consecutive years. In partnership with Wilding he won the doubles title in 1907 and again in 1914.

He was a member of the first Australian Davis Cup team in 1905, and play- ed in 1907 (winners), 1908 (winners). 1909 (win- ners),

1911 (winners). 1912, 1914 (winners), 1919 (winners), and 1920 teams.

H. K. HOCKEY, ASSOCIATION. MEETING ON TUESDAY

Asked why Crawford not playing so well this Mr. Brooks said that it

competitive tennis.

"Continuous entry in

The United Services Club should was be able to defeat the Chinese Re year [creation Club "C" team. The was junior Chinese team have yet to

probably the strain of too much record a win, while the Services are in the same position. The events is a big nervous atrain, as the advantage

these . S. R. G., however, should have well as a physical strain, "he said. ground and in view of their better

on their "Crawford is probably stale.

form to date.

"As an old Davis Cup playar i ·4 I can realise this, although I did not play as Crawford does.

I frequently used to knock off for a year.

TO-DAY'S MATCH

C. R. C. "A". Recreio

"It is not likely that the Aus-Kowloon C. C. tralian Davis Cup team will come Club back

via Hong Kong, although Services Crawford and McGrath may make jthe journey."

Mr. Brooks is still interested in the matter of an Eastern zone for the Davis Cup, and feels that the Japanese, who at one time were not so keen, are now definitely in- terested.

South Chins

▾ Indians

Own

▾ Craigengower

v Chinese T ▾ Chinese "C"

KIPPAX NOW IN HOSPITAL

(Continued From Page 1)

com-

NEARLY 40 YEARS Kippax, who is now nearly 40, plays for New South Wales in the CENTENARY SPORTS

Sheffield Shield Inter-State Mr. Brooks is here mainly on petition in Australia. He made his holiday, although as Chairman of name in the 1929-1930 Test series the Sports Committee of the Mel-in Australia, although last year he bourne Centenary Celebrations, played only in the first Test, making which commence on October 18, he 8 and 19, being bowled by Larwood is watching the interests of Melon both occasions.

bourne with regard to sporting When play is resumed at Lord's matters, and making arrangements to-day Australia, with Chipperfield, for certain players to be present in O'Reilly, and Wall to bat, will be Melbourne for the Games.

The Tennis Championships will resemble Wimbledon in their array of stars.

faced with the task of scoring 54 runs to save the follow on In the third Teat.

MYSTERIOUS MALADY Fred Perry will be there, and A famous London specialist told alther H. W. Austin or G. P. Reuter on July 4 that the mysterious Hughes. G. von Cramm, of Ger- throat epidemic which first made many, is going, also. Enrigue Maier its appearance at Wimbledon had of Spain, J. V. Kirby and R. Mal now spread far beyond there. colm of South Africa, and Baron Patients, he said, were now com- [de Stefani, of Italy, Dorothy ing in from all parts of the metro-

and Round, Miss Lyle,

Miss politan area. Nobody had yet de- Dearman will also be there.

finitely diagnosed the complaint, he There will be many sporting added, saying it affected different

inter-Empire persons in different ways.

events,

including

A meeting of the council of the Public School Games, yachting, There was no sign of the trouble

2 Hong Kong Hockey Association will special race meetings, and golf abating among competitors and um-

8

|be held on Tuesday next, July 17, championships.

for the purpose of drawing up the annual report and for fixing a date: for the annual general meeting.

Prince George's 200 m.p.h.

Plane Entered For King's Cups Wimbledon.

their

pires at Wimbledon, he said.

regarding

HOPES OP WIMBLEDON..

The first player to suffer from The Misses Brooks are

very the mysterious complaint was G. von enthusiastic tennis players, al-Cramm, the German lawn tennia though, as yet, they have not star. reached the class their father wast It in shear murder,"

once in. However, it is father's hope that, with practice ous said. "Hammond knows better:

vicious circle than I do. I was not in dus.

they will one day be able to com- Perry, Jack Crawford and Vivian tralia. You cannot play *

McGrath, "Perry, she said, hates fellow bowling at that pace.

Miss Brooks is of the impress meeting McGrath, and does not with all those fellows on the.

Prince George has entered an|break its high-speed record. sion that America 'will win

the fear. Crawford. McGrath dislikes The machine measures only 18 Davis Cup... "England,” she say meeting. Crawford, and doas : not leg elde It is not cricket." green where the tie between E w.aeroplane for the King's Cup...alr]

feel from noss to tall and 24 feet has one star, Fred Perry, while fear Perry, while Crawford would They wanted the trouble with Simmonds and A. S. Gomes was to race to be staged on Friday.

Ha entry in the 200 miles an from wing tip to wing tip: It has America has four players, all of rather mest McGrath than Parry." Australia over. "body-line" bowl have been played was not in a dt The results of, the fencing finaluing to be dropped, and not revived condition and the match was post fastest civil, meroplanes in, Britain, body is : streamlined. The pilot's Shields, Wood; Stoeffen and: Lott"|

hour Percival, which is among the s 200 horsepower engine, and the whom are of the very top class, McGRATH AN IDOL for the European championships in the coming Tests Horrible poned,

It will be flown by Captain B. W. cockpit is entirely enclosed, and is

Vivian McGrath is, ifke... Don showed Italy in first place for the sensationalism, by a section, of the

Famous tennis players are fre- Bradman, one of the Idols of Aus- Percival," (ti" designer. Centra placeff just in front of the tall.quent visitors to the Brooks home tralian sport. Although only 18,

The machine is the only one of The speed record for the King's in Melbourne, Fred Perry was years old he has made a 'big name ita: kind so far built. It went Cup course was put up in 1932, there this year, when he won the in International tennis, his double- through strenubus tanta before when the Avro mailplane com- Australian and Victorian cham-handed backhand stroke bringing. being entered for the racą, in pleted the whole route at an avers pionships.

te him fame everywhere, which it in retarded us: likely to age speed of 176, milti in, hour, Miss Brooks pointed out a curl (Continued on Page 5)

Warsaw, June 80.

foll, France on top with the sword, Press 'spolled cricket.

NO AMERICAN BASEBALL

and Hungaria in the lead with the

P. F. Warner, the former Middle-i

sex and England captain, who was

to have been present referred to

New York, To-day, The Hungarian, women's team

No major league American base walked off with, honours: with the Walter Hammond, in a letter as hall games were scheduled yester

"the W. G. Grace of to-day.”

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