1934-07-31 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1934...

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BUNNY AUSTIN

AUSTIN REACHES THE QUARTER FINALS

FINALS AT

AT WIMBLEDON

TYLDESLEY

RETIRING

ONE OF FEW

TO ACHIEVE

100 CENTURIES

SARAZEN AND THE HAILSTONES.

AUSTIN'S SPIKES AT WIMBLEDON

(By ROVER)

RNEST Tyldesley hus decided to

ERNEST et at the end of

this summer, and cricket enthusiasts everywhere will share the regret of Lancashire at his decision..

At 45 Ernest is still a great bats- man, as Lancashire's opponents of this season will be ready to testify. His current form has been pheno- menal, allowing him to join the seven immortals who has scored 100 hun- dreds. He has wored eight this sea-

ROB

Ernest Tyldesley has played in live Tests for England against Aus- tralia, and also against South Africu and the West Indies. In view of the fact that his average in Tests is 52 runs per innings, it is sur prising that he has not been cluded more often in the national gihe.

Arsenal And Margate

in-

tho

The luncheon given by Borough of Margato to celebrate the

In training for his bout with Maxie Rosenbloom for the light heavyweight title, Enzo Fiermonte, husband of the socially pro- minent Mra. Madeline Force Astor Dick Fiermonte, inget, is shown being "gloved by his manager, Charlie Johnson, at his training quarters, focated on the O. Foster Crampton estate at Westhamp- ton, L.L

adoption by the Arsenal Club of NOTTS MINUS

Margate F.C. as a nursery was a very pleasant and happy function.

The Mayor, Alderman 1.. Pettman. welcomed Sir Samuel Hill-Wood. the Arsenal chairman, and Mr. George Allison, secretary-mana-

A. W. CARR

CLOSE SHAVES

ger, and spoke of the amicable ar- AS SKIPPER HAS

rangement which he knew would

be of great benefit to both cluba.

Sir Samuel said it was the inten-

tion of the Arsenal to send to Mar- gate players from whom it was hoped to discover another Clifford Bastin.

Sarazen Day By Day

of

Gene Sarazen can always be re- lied upon to make at least one re-

is worthy mark a day that notice. A recent one concerned the hailstones. They descended "ran

JACKSON

RETAINS HIS

BOXING TITLE|

Points Decision Over Cecil Payne

JOHNNY RISKO FAILS

Portland, Ore., July 24. Young Peter Jackson, of Los An- geles, retained his Pacific Coast lightweight title by winning a de cision here to-night from the vet-

eran Cecil Payne, of Louisville, Ky., in a. 10-rounder.

Jackson, who also holds the Cal- ifornia state welterweight title by virtue of his third-round knock- out of Ceferino Garcia, Filipino, at Los Angeles on April 11, scaled In another scrap on the same card Elmer Brown, 127 pounds, of Portland, won by a technical knockout in the fifth round from

185 pounds and Payne the same.

Manila.

CHAMPION-ELECT

PERFORMANCE

KEEPS PERFECT LENGTH AND IMPROVES SERVICE

HELEN JACOBS' ESCAPE

(By A. WALLIS MYERS)

LONDON, JUNE 30.

LEE PLAYS

BRILLIANTLY IN

THE DAVIS CUP

| LOTT CRACKS UP IN THIRD SET.

STOEFEN'S FINE RECOVERY

Everything Depends On Fred Perry To-day,

London, To-day, Great Britain received her first

FOUR MEN OUT OF THE LAST EIGHT WERE check in the Challenge Round of MADE KNOWN AT WIMBLEDON YES-the Davis Cup competition yester- TERDAY. ENGLAND HAS AUSTIN, WHO day when George Loft and Lester DEFEATED HECHT, OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA; Harold Let by 7-5, 6-0, 4-6, 9-7. Stoefen defeated Pat Hughes and WOOD AND STOEFEN REPRESENT AMERI- CA, AND AUSTRALIA RETAINS HER NO. 1 ficulty in winning the match, al- PLAYER, J. H. CRAWFORD, THE HOLDER OF though the quality of the tennis.

ing the Americans had little dif THE TITLE.

After an unimpressive open-

was far from good. 'Hughes

Stoefen was very erratic.

the last minute, was brilliant, displaying splendid backhand

Looking dispassionately at the results after netted many simple shots, while Speedy Corpus. 128, formerly of five days' progress, the championship would ap- Lee, who replaced Perry at

pear to be developing into what I suggested some days ago might be its destiny-a series of duels, between the service power of America and the men who have the parries and the physical re-international tennis, and consider- sistance to check its incidence.

Johnny Risko All But Finished

Cleveland, July 24. Old Johnny Risko, the Cleve- land baker boy, on the down- grade as all the fighters are at his age, lost on a decision In 10 rounds here to-night to a younger man. Patsy

Perroni.

1

shots.

George Lott, "stormy petrel" of

led to be one of the finest doubles [players in the world, cracked up

A warm sun cheered the crowd after two bleak days, and if in the third set, when he and the storm had left behind yielding turf on the unprotected courts. Stoefen were leading 3-1. Nature sent a drying wind to repair the damage. Every court! Stoefen showed greatly improv- had its full meed of spectators. To see Miss. Joan Ingram 'threa-ed form in the fourth set, sweep- ten the American champion on No. 2 there was nearly an unseem-ing the British pair off the court ly crush, and when Borota, an injured hand notwithstanding, re-with cannonball services and ter- turned to the centre court late in the afternoon and won a dou-rífic drives-Reuter.

PORTUGUESE WIN saved more than $200,000 from ing bles match with Brugnon, Wimbledon was its true self again-

more from his

AT BILLIARDS

Enter Soldiers' Club Tourney Final.

JARMAN CHALKS UP 65 BREAK FOR BORDERERS

the sun and its prime favourite both restored.

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[ring career, which saw him at ono;

time a-contender for the heavy- Crawford usually opens his the British ball is less susceptible weight championship, and has a matches on a minor key; like his to the Stoefen alam, Lee made home and family, but he still friend, Woodfull, captain of an-gallant recoveries In both the yearns for the squared circle.

other team, he always plays him-second and third set; he could not The handwriting on the wall self in. With a touch so sensitive carry either. was made evident for even his and strokes of such artistle de- most ardent admirers last Marchleign, the Australian never comes. 22 at Daytona Beach, Fla., where quickly to his best. Bob Godwin, a light heavyweight, The Portuguese Company, Hong outpointed him in a 10-rounder.

For the Arst two sets yesterday Kong Volunteer Defence Corps,

Yamagishi held the champion, and Perroni hails from Boston and at times, just as Collina had done entered the Final of the Soldiers' is ranked by few in the top flight on Wednesday, almost appeared to Clab Billiards Tournament by de, of the current, heavies. Risko is be brow-beating him into errors. feating the H. Q. Wing, South well past 30-Associated Press. MR. A. W. CARR, THE NOTTING- Wales Borderers by 1,345 points HAMSHIRE CRICKET CAPTAIN-to 1,235 at the Soldiers' Club OWES HIS LIFE TO A CHEMIST.

HEART ATTACK

CHEMIST SAVES HIS LIFE

OUT OF GAME NOW

He was motoring from Birm-last night.

Al Morro Setback.

Supported by a service that was sure of one clear ace.' in every game (it was almost like a handicap of plus fifteen) Stoefen could afford to exploit his imagination in the fore- court or at the net. Some of his ingenious drop shots The wiry Japanese, serving a did not come off; Lee raced in and soft ball as a decoy, would pull out clouted thein. Or he would strike an express that caught Crawford wildly from a losing position and unprepared; or he would force the ball would be gathered by a lob from the deep corner and make spectator in the stands,

.....

Britain now leads Anterica by 2 matches to 1.

Full scores.to date:

F. J. Perry (Britain) · Dent S. B Wood 6-1, 4-6, 5-7, 6-0, 6-9.

H. W. Austin (Britain) best F, X Shields 6-4, 6-4, 6-1--

G. M. Lolt and L. R. Stoefen (U.8) beat G. P. Hughes and H. G, N. Lee- 7-5, 6-0, 4-6, 9-7.

The following are to-day's concluð. ing matches: F. 3. Perry H. W. Austin

v F. X. Shields v S, B. Wood H. Roper Barrett, British non-playing captain, made a wise move by omitting Fred Perry from the doubles match yesterday, thus enabling him to reserve his energy for the singles match against Frank -Shields to-day, y

Perry and Hughes are not re- David Jones, although he dallied cognised as being one of the with fate a little in the third set. soundest doubles pairs, and victory

(Continued on Page 5) yesterday was remote.

him shortly after he had begun his ingham to Malvern after playing The Portuguese Company will

Los Angeles, July 24.. round in the British Open Champion at Warwick, when he was taken now meet the H.Q. Wing Lin- Tony Cancela, of Tampa, Fla., a smash that the champion would Wood was always the master of ship. He seemed to be astonished ill and pulled up outside a chem-coln Regiment in Finni, which technically knocked out Al Morro, convert into a winner by deserting at their size: he did not claim that ist's shop on the Malvern road. will be played on Friday at the of Burbank, Calif., in the fifth the chase, there are bigger ones in America;

So for twenty games Japan was He gasped out the telephone Soldiers' Club.

round here to-night. Both weigh- he remarked, “Gee, you could fix a number of his sister-in-law wat Although on the losing side, R.jed in at 194 pounds-Associated very much alive and kicking. Then

Malvern. "I am very ill," he said to the chemist. Then he collapsed Acting on the advice of his medi-with a heart attack.

highball with some of those,"

Nawab Of Pataudi To Rest

cal advisers, the Nawab of Pataudi gave up cricket a few weeks ago.

The chemist gave him a res- torative and summoned a doc- tor. This prompt · restorative, said the doctor when he ar rived, saved Mr. Çarr's life.

the Press,

Q. M. S. Jarman recorded highest break, chalking up 65 against M. M. Silva, W. Gill was the winners highest scorer, with a break, of 34.

Scores: S.W.B.

He was suffering from nervous strain.

Jarman

blathias

Wimbledon Spikes

He was taken to Malvern, and Davies

It is reasonable that spiked shoes his condition is improved. It is Williams should he banned on the wonderful unlikely, however, that he will Pryce

Rees Wimbledon turf: but the authorities play again this season.

Cavill have an obligation towards the The Nottinghamshire Club will Searle players. They should order that now have to face the problem of play be stopped, and the covers be finding a new captain. Mr. Carr, drawn over the courts, immediately it is stated, has more than once rain begins.

almost resigned on account of the

This was not done in Austin's Larwood controversy.

match

when the Londoner

was fetched off the court to re-

move his spiked shoes. A quarter

of an hour's heavy drizzle had put

a slippery gloss on the grass.

Watching The Feet

Hal Schumacher, who came up

Portuguese

200 Bilva 200 Pereira 109 Cl

141

200

OPEN LAWN BOWLS

TOURNEY.

147 Two Singles Matches

Played.

200 Sequeira 163 104 E. Remedios 200 104 Baptista 200 118 J. Remedios 200 200 Beltrao

1,235

1,345

SENATORS AGAIN FALTER

Ferrell Shuts · Out 1933 Champions.

for the next sixteen games, rous- ing himself to action, Crawford was in command. When the cham- Įpion had lifted his game, mainly by increased service pace and a deeper length on all his drives, Yamagashi discovered, like Collins, that when you attempt to rule a

on you must beware of his claws.

In the last two sets Crawford KOWLOON C.C. BEAT

a

scored with almost automatic re- Two Open Singles Lawn Bowls gularity and always without 94 Championship matches were decid-suspicion of strain,

ed yesterday afternoon.

LADIES' R.C.

Mixed Doubles Tennis League.

Seeded Men Win Easily On the Police green T. F. Staln- The other three seeded players, ton (Taikoo) defeated A. O. Stoefen, Wood, and 'Austin, did not Brawn (Civil Service) by 22 shots drop a set. California's glant had to 18.

a familiar opponent in H. G. N. cluded the 1934 Mixed Doubles

The Kowloon Cricket Club con-

BRITAIN'S CHANCES BRIGHT Although receiving a more or less expected setback yesterday, Great Britain still has a very good chance of retaining the trophy she won from France last year.

(Continued on Page 5)

SCOTLAND HOLD AUSTRALIANS

Kippax Continues Good Form At Edinburgh.

HOME TEAM'S STUBBORN RESISTANCE

J. K. Sloan (Bowling Green) de- Lee, and if he did not dismiss him Lawn Tennis League when they

London, To-day. feated T. Armstrong (Civil Ser- as summarily as he had done in defeated the Ladles Recreation The Australians were held to vice) by 22 shots to 15 on the the American championship last Club by 7 set to 2 in their return a draw by Scotland in their Craigengower green.

year, that was probably because match at Kowloon yesterday after friendly cricket match which

to the New York Giants from Bt. STEWARDS CUP cher, was in great form yesterday Probation Replacement by

Lawrence University, credits his

study of opposition batters' fest positions for much of his effective-

11e85.

His strategy of placing his pitches is based largely on hie analysis of the mechanical pro babilities of what each individual

batter's stance will make him most likely to hit and where.

PRESTON SECURE JOHN

·FROM STOKE"

CANDIDATES

Three Horses Without Jockeys.

London, To-day

Maid of Essex, quoted at 88 to 1,

ZOON

concluded at Edinburgh yester Scores:

day. A. E. P. Guest and Hiss M. Griffiths Following up their advantage on }{H.C.C)====

beat D. C. Dunham and Miss. J. Friday the Australians scored 981

T. C. Smalley.

8.1 for 5 wickets yesterday before put- beat Dr. and Mrs. R. 8. Trail!6-4ting Scotland In again. Stan

Thomas

Harvard Athletic Association V. R. Gordon and Miss

New York, To-day. Ferrell, the Boston Red Sox plt-

when be shut out the Washington Senators, 1933 American League champions, in the major leaguo

McCabe' carried his score to 78, baseball, enabling the Red Sox to {win_by_an_8 to 0 margin.”

In the future. Harvard athletes fect, he will not be out automati- E. C. Flacher and Mrs. Wilson while B. J. Barnett, the reserve

(K.C.C.)

wicket-keeper, compiled 92 Alan The St. Louis Browns hosed out will not go on probation at mid- cally, but his case will be can beat Dunham and Miss Smalley 64.0 Kippax was again in good forms, the Chicago White Sox by a 4 to 8 year's for low marks, as the college sidered by the athletic authorities, draw with Dr. and Mrs. Trail 6-6 scoring 90 not out. tally in the only other major league authorities have abolished proba- Unofficial opinion is that eventu beat, Gordon and Miss Thomdat 7.5

The tourists were unable to ac- J. Rodger and Mine A. Mackenzie game yesterday, West hitting a cir- tion. Henceforth an athlete will ally the Harvard examination sys-(K.C.C.)

count for the Scots with the same. Ben (50 to 1), and Solenoid, whose cult clout for the St. Louis Browns. be on his own and only when in the tem will follow the order of the beat Daham and Miss Smalley 6-3 ease as in the first innin odds are not quoted, were without Results, as cabled by Reuter, were: judgment of H.A.A. officials his English universities. Athletes will lost to Dr. and Mrs. Traill. §-

when stumps were drawn, the score jockey's last night for the Stewards American League Progress in studies is below normal be eligible, a long as they are in beat Gordon and Miss Thomas 6-4

stood at 118 for a wicketa, as R. H. Lwill he face banishment from com- college, providing, of course, the past 11. MAKITA KALEAGUE TABLE TO DATE

result of dogged batting. 1petition.

HAA authorities approve. Phil- 0 100 The new move is not considered lips Exeter Academy and Amherst

Bets Scores, as cabled by Reuter were: PWLDFA Pt. Scotland: 107 (C. S. De radical as regards its influence on College are already employing this U.S.R.C550 043-1112. L. Fleetwood-Smith 6 for (45) and Harvard athletes: only two system and Harvard le now on its 5.C.C, 3216 4 2 0114 118 118 for 8 mpaka ku would have been affe ted by, this way. The B. A. A. authorities C.R.CF-1-1-18 367 8 Australia 881 for 5 decal (S. J. raling in the past season. Should have advocated this plan for our RCNA1155 (1:126) 383-16

*Match only went to 6 sate owing to McCabe 78, B. J. Barnett 92 A. F. student be a little lów In a sub years

Kippax:90 not out);

Cup which will be run to-day Router, Septe

Bost

Of the 23 horses quoted for the Wash gton Stewards Cup Strathcarron,

Preston North End have secured 100 to 9), with Har

the transfer from Stoke City of favourite, while Figaro (at 12 to 1). Chicago John, the Welsh international goal-Tommy Weston up, is second favour-St. Loui keeper.

West hit

pitched.

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