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NO SENSATIONS ON WIMBLEDON OPENING DAY

Here is how Champion Primo Carnera (left) and his challenger, Max Baer, of California, look- ed when, as movie actors, they played roles in the film, "The Prize-fighter and the Lady." That was the reverse of how they looked when Baer won Carnera's title at the Garden Bay LL, on June 14.

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MORE RECORDS IN OPEN GOLF

CHAMPIONSHIP

CRAWFORD & WOOD HAVE BRIGHT SPELLS FRED PERRY PROVES HIS FITNESS

HARE BOWS TO BOUSSUS

(By A-WALLIS MYERS.)

London, June 26. RAIN threatened, but did not fall, and Wimble- don opened yesterday under the pleasantest auspices. It was not a day of sensations, and only one seeded player was in genuine peril.

The crowd was a record for the first day, and was especially thick In the standing-places' round the centre court, but it can- not be said that the standard of play in the big matches called for riotous applausė, ME GU7

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Austin, Perry, Wood and Crawford all had periods of indiffer- ent play In the case if Austin and Wood in-the opening phase; with Perry and Crawford when they were nearing home. Only Shields and Boussus seem to strike their best form or the first day

DATA A A 211

Austin's figures against Sleem look healthy enough, and the Indian was a beaten man before the third set opened. Yet the first set contained many deuce games and Austin's overhead-play, had insuffelent trom, Gu

**Then the Enghalman, running very fast in his neat shorts, took complete control of the match. He was prepared for every "leem- ing device, and when drawn to the net by the insidious drop of the veteran, he stowed the ball away with perfect finish.

Witely, too, he waited on the service line for the lofted ball and then, instead of letting it bound, drove-volleyed it for a ̈éléaû ace. 'Youth and wrist- power were equally well-served.

Playing his first match on the only that morning from the Con- centre court after his coronation tinent and was quite new to a turf three years ago, Wood 'seemed surface, found both his foothold conscious of his reputation and and a very pleasing form. he opened none too strongly With Crawford inclined to take against Vivian McGrath." an "easy"--and he could well The young Australian, helped by afford to do 'so-Tłoczynski, serv- bis opponent's errors and his owning and volleying with power, ad- confident driving on both wings vanced to 4; he had a point should have taken the first set... for the set twice in the tenth game.

He had five-three and a set ball on his service. Then, miss- Ing the favourable tide, he

B.GADD LEADSQUALIFIERS: AMERICANS served a double fault.

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AGAIN UNIMPRESSIVE

By GEORGE GREENWOOD

Sandwich, June 27.

GADD, of Brand Hall, Birmingham, a young man of 25, and one of three well-known golfing brothers, leads the field with a score of 140 in the qualifying rounds for the British: Open Championship played at Royal St. George's and Deal to-day.

He is eight strokes ahead of the leading American compet! tor, Macdonald Smith, and ten better than Gene Sarazen, who is

------- still the favourite.

Crawford did not give him HIS chance again, and the match ended with the conviction that the Wim- bledon milieu has revived the Aus- More careless strokes followed, tralian. His sun showed no sign and soon Wood was a net in hand of setting and gaining confidence and range with every rally,

Wood Recovers. Now he seemed to have a parry for every move that the cool young man from New South Wales could invent and pursue.

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Perry Drops A Set.

Perry's encounter with Raymond Tuckey resembled their match the Hard Court championship at Bournemouth.

The ovation was transferred to

He won three sets by a gal loping attack; lost the third His service, gaining in speed and set in between when he withe There was compensation, how control, began to win its points ever, at two holes, the fourth and without a challenge, he anticipat Tuckey's service and volleying.in

drew the intensive. pressure. seventh; where, after being bunkered the double-handed drops and this bout drew warm applause. Gadd, who is the reigning French champion, is a powerful ed, he holed very useful putts for often scored from them; his bean player with a full and attractive swing. His 69 at St. George's a par 4 at each. His game and tiful backhand drive returned the Ferry when, proving that his an- was the best score of the day, a remarkable effort in view of the the fact that he is trying out a forcing shots that McGrath manu-kle is firm for intensive work, he fact that it contained a couple of 6's in the first five holes. new set of clubs-seventeen in all,factured for a net åttack.

raced through the fourth set with- Misjudging his approach to the first hole, he was fifty yards including six wooden clubs sug- over the green, and at the fifth he topped a spoon shot, and was gests that all is not as it should an-inspired-height, the American The match was a clue to Perry's

In short, without ever reaching out losing a game, what almost out of bounds. From this point, however, Gadd played be But he has not cast aside his mastered a daring and novel game fitness, if nothing more, magnificent golf. At five consecutive holes from the thirteenth nandescrpit putter, which, as he that lacked consistency. he had four 3's, chiefly by reason of great from play and putting says, may, if it behaves itself, pull For two sets Crawford, the reign-said, showed no fluctuations of Shields and Bouasus, as I have him through in the end. But aing champion, played delightful form; they were keyed up for hat Three British players. Henry for the two previous disasters display of vicious bitting indicated Cotton, of Waterloo, Brussels; Cotton was in no way disturbed. that Sarazen's nerves were tennis, full of last year's perfect tle all the time, and bustled with- THE KWONG KWUI CO. LTD. Percy Alliss, of Beaconsfield, and He was obviously taking matters

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James Adams, of Newcastle, co, essly.

ledge.

On

MacSMITH CRACKS. |Down, share second place with Four amateurs, E. F. Storey, R.

For nine holes Macdonald 141 each. Adams, who is a new Sweeny, L. Garnett, and D. H. R. personality, is a young Scots- Martin, are ahead of the United Smith's golf was flawless, the man, aged 23, who learned his States contingent. Besides the figures being obtained in the strap golf at Troon and Barassie. He Americans, the other overseas lest mander possible. His fitat is a big jovial fellow, whose players qualifying are

four all was at the twelfth, where he training on seaside courses has Spaniards, three Frenchmen, and pitched into a bunker in front of been of immense valué." -

one man from South Africa.

The notable fallures are A. J. Lacey, X. G. Havers Duncan, A. Compston, and 8. L King

of the championship.

him. The taking of a 37 to the fourteenth, the Suez Canal *hole, was scarcely Smith's fault As he was about to drive, a violent ráin- storm broke over the links,

shots, against Tloczynski dif-out a brekka San Mar ficult name for the umpire. Then Prenn on turf was not the men- the young Pole, who had arrived ace he can be on a sand court, and, making his swinging service govern the issue, the... American needed NEXT “Y” AQUATIC only one break to collar the frat

GALA

Good Programme. For August 11.

At a meeting of the European YMCA. Swimming Committee,

A slight loss of balance caused held last night, full arrangements

two sate

When Shields seemed. sure of a conclusive victory-He led 4-2 and a point for 2-Prenn made

brave stand and won two games,

Shielde's backhand was dis- posed to waver, and he missed one or two volleying chances. But then he recovered all "his

ADAMS PROMISE Adams and Allies each establish- Jed a new professional record for the Deal links with a score of 67. Adams was heading for an un-

An indication of the standard Smith to push his drive over the for the next Swimming Gala, to sweeping power overboad, and, by |heard-of score-7 under 4's for of play during the past two days boundary fence out of bounds. be held on August 11 were chasing every ball at breakneck fourteen holes-bat he made a slip is in the fact that 152 is the lowest Finally he took a 7 for the hole, madera,

speed, got out without further loss. at three of the last four, and took qualifying aggregate in the history missing a short put for a d a 5 instead of a 4 at each.

Two handicap races for Central

Boussus's victim was C. E. Hare, Shute, who had a 73 at Deal, also British School boys and girls are alt-hander, like himself. It The feature of Allise round was

· SARAZEN'S ÷WEAK PUTTING gave the impression of being a to be included in the programme might have been thought that the Of the four Americans, Macdon-little uncomfortable chief Entries are open from to-day, and Frenchman's fresh advent on a ald Smith, the old Carsoustle worry is his grip The hands are will close at noon on August 7 grass surface might shake his con- player, who has made a worthy not working in unison, and, as a

The following is the programmedence. On the contrary, he has reputation as one of the world's consequence he never sure frndicape by

seldom shown such dazzling skill Central British Schoolboys" 80 Farda stylists, was the leader with whether the shot will be pulled or Men's 60 Yards Free Style Cham- at Wimbledon, and Hare was 181- score of 148. Densmore Shute, the sliced. Still, there cannot be very plonship.

ways bettling against a superior holder of the title, was 149 and much amlas with a score of 1 over

Central British Schoolgirls 50 Yards longth and a man who drew out Baraven and Kirkwood each 150.4's.

Handicap

winners on the run from losing We Lwalen! 50 Yards Free Style Chani-

positions *NG

the extraordinary accuracy of the second shots played principally with No. 8 and No. 4 Irons.

Cotton's display at Deal where he returned a 75, was vastly different from the won der round of 66 the previouin

at St. George's.

use Tend,Bhia servica began to. Ladjen" 50"-Yands Aggregate Handi- bite. But he could not hold Hous

By comparison it was a poor None has experienced the slightest A British amateur, Eustace pionship effort, and, but for the holing of trouble in qualifying though I Storey, a former Cambridge -Blue|| Mum's: 30 Yards: Aggregate Handl- the third set Hare did get a a few long putts, the score would have no doubt that both Serazen and Walker Cup player, beat 111 cap. have been awollen considerably and Shute, would have been better four Americans by five shots, Soffering from an attack of hook- pleased if their respective scores fact on which, perhaps, too much Men's 25 Yards Three-Legged Race, when he launched * Teprisal ing he was up to his knees in long had been obtained a little more stress should not be laid. In any Mon's Four Styles Relay (Three by such a display had Austin beca grass, at each of the first three easily.

event it is an encouraging" sign Teama), zari

conquered in Paris, holes, but at two of them he escap Sarazen has cured a tendency to of what can be done by a player

Water-Polo, ed with nothing worse than a 4, hook his drives, but to-di

had with the necessary skill and deter Dancing in West Lounge.

Onmination.

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splendid one of 143.

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