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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1937.

WILDE'S TRIUMPH AT BOURNEMOUTH

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BIG SHARE IN OVERTHROW

OF CHAMPIONS

"BUNNY AUSTIN SUCCEEDS

FRED PERRY

SEN. LIZANA NOT YET PROVED

MAY

(By A. WALLIS MYERS)

London, May 3. TAY DAY at Melville Park, Bournemouth, brought sunshine and new champions. All five British Hard Court titles changed hands on Saturday. Indeed, only one of the winners H. W. Austin, the predestined successor of F. J. Perry as the singles champion had held office before at this meeting.

IF AUSTIN AND SENORITA LIZANA COULD SAFELY. ANTICIPATE VICTORY IN THE LIGHT OF PAST ACHIEVE- MENT AND NEITHER LOST A SET IN THEIR RESPECTIVE EVENTS NONE OF THE OTHER WINNERS WAS NOMINAT- ED IN ADVANCE; THEIR SUCCESS REGISTERED THE ADVENT OF NEW FORCES.

To Frank Wilde the day was especially auspicious. He was in the final at Wimbledon last year with his two Bournemouth partners, C. E. Hare and Miss Whitmarsh. There success eluded him, but on Saturday, shining in all departments of the game and exhibiting a real match-winning temperament, he won two cham- pionships and was revealed as the best doubles player at the meeting.

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Nor must the decisive victory [that, realising that the tide in in the women's doubles of Miss doubles matches is often turned by Dearman and Miss Ingram, a la sudden reaction, I began to won- newly shuffled combination, be der whether he could maintain his under-estimated. In turn, with-high standard over three sets. out the loss of a set, they beat depression came towards the middle Miss Hardwick and Miss Harvey, of the third set, but it was Hare's and Miss Lyle and Miss Nuthall, loss of service speed that really, en- going on to win the final against abled the holders to save this long- Miss Scott and Miss Whitmarsh debated bout.

set.

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Fred Perry, above, formerly ranked No. 1 among the amateurs- of the world, made his profes- sional debut in England at the Wembley Pool Stadium last Tues- day, when, before a crowd of 5,000 spectators, he succumbed to H. Ellsworth Vines, also a former Wimbledon champion, in five sets.

the attack, and his side was out from 30.

Lizana

CORONATION RIFLE MEETING

100 COMPETITORS TAKE PART

In brilliant weather and with 100 competitors taking part, the Coronation meeting of the Hong Kong Rifle Association was held at the Army Ranges, Kowloon City, yesterday.

The aggregate competitions were won by

Sergeant Cheshire (R.A.0.C.) in the S.R. (a) class. and Sergeant W. S. J. Canmore (R.U.R.) in the S.R. (b) class.

The prizes were given away by Mrs. R. D. Walker, wife of the Pre- sident of the Association.

L/C.

RESULTS

Brice

EGG POOL-200 YARDS

Usher (B.E.), L/C. (R.A.0.C.) and P. C. Wall (R.N.D. Police) tied for first place, each win- ning $2.55.

* S.R. (a)–200 YARDS

1, 2/Lt. L. B, Holmes (H.K.V.D.C.); 2, Sgt. Loddar (R.W.F.); 3, Rfn. Staf- ford (RUR.).

S.R. (6)-1914 RIFLE

1. LES F. P. Sequeira (H.K.V.D.C.); 2. Cpl. Higham, (R.U.R.); 3. Mr. Watson (R.N.D. Police).

300 YARDS S.R. '(a)

1. P.C. J. R. Wall (H.K.P.), 2. Pte Mackenzie, (Seaforths), 3. Fus. Coombs, (R.W.F.).

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S.R. (b)

1. Spr. J. W. Daniels (R.E.), 2: Sgt. W. S. J. Canmore, (R.U.R.), 3. Sgt. F.

vided Austin and Senorita

The preceding singles finals pro- (D.R.C.).

E. Russell (H.K.P.), *Mr. C. Watson

500 YARDS S.R. (a) with an opportunity of revealing 1. Sgt. G. -Cheshire (R.A.O.C.), 2. their superiority

(RUR.), 3. Fus. to the Bourne- Cpl. McCausland,

*Rfn. Stafford, mouth field...

Owens, (R.W.F.), The crowd enjoyed (R.U.E.). did not get the thrill of a search- the exhibition of their genius, but

S.R. (b)

ing test.

So near

the

women's cham-

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1. Sgt. C. R. Mannell (R.M.), 2. Rfn. T. Managh, (R.U.R.), 3. Rfn. McAteer, (R.U.R.).

600 YARDS :

pionship last year, Senorita Lizana S.R. (a) 1. Rfn. Stafford, (R.U.R.), made no mistake this time. She did 2. Bugler Hawe, (R.U.R.), 3. Yet to be not look sure of victory until she décided.

S.R. (b) 1. Sgt. Canmore (R.U.R.), had saved the opening set, in which 2. Efa. Murphy, (R.U.R.), $. C. P. O. Miss Scriven led 5-3 and had love Pellow (R.N.).***.

the conquerers of Miss Round The match seemed over when at and Miss Heeley in two love 7--6, Hughes' service having been captured in the 13th game, Hare WIMBLEDON FINAL REPLAYED served to Tuckey at 40-love-three The most exciting and the most match balls. Instead of going all

that speculative final was

-30 on the Chilean's service. which out for an ace the lead obviously brought together Hughes and Tuc-demanded boldness Hare offered key, holders of the men's doubles. the enemy an unprovocative ball

END OF ENGLISH GIRL'S FIGHT and their Wimbledon challengers, each time. Wilde missed a back-

Here the English girl's brave Wilde and Hare. Both the big hand volley to make it 40-15, and stand virtually ended. She lost two crowd and the players were keved then Hughes, staunch at this crisis, love games through netted returns, up for a battle-royal and there was pulled his side to deuce by clever and a fight which promised to be tension in the air all through a spinwork..

close petered out. memorable four-set match.

There is nothing so tiring,

~FRUITS OF COURAGE

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A AGGREGATE.

- S.R. (a) 1. Sgt. Cheshire (R.A.O.C.); 2. Rfn. Stafford, (R.U.R.), §. P.C. J. Ŕ. Wall (H.K.P.).ÄKI

S.R. (b) 1. Sgt. W. S. J. Canmore, (R.U.E.), 2. Mr. C. Watson- (D.R.C.), 3. Cpl. Tonkings (R.E.).

STAFF COMPETITION Open to non-members of the Asso- ciation who helped in the annual prize meeting. A doubles pair for defence of

1. Hav. Padam Singh, (Kumaons), Another match ball after that Tilden discovered when he engaged 2. L/Cpl. Baillie, (R.Ü.R.), 3. Lient. the Davis Cup on a turf court at was saved by the champions and Lacoste in their later battles, as Stapleton, (Kumaons). the end of July obviously cannot be then, after Wilde had lost his ser-being drawn

up and down the Owing to the regulation debar- chosen as the result of one sand vice in the longest game of the court..by the tactics of the enemy, ring competitors from taking more ier, but the players' were probably match-the memory of the missed The usual orbit for women players than one small silver, or small court encounter three-months earl-opportunity was there they took in this country is from corner to bronze medal, those competitors, more conscious of the occasion than the set in the 16th game and began corner; they have been trained in whose names are marked with an the selectors and-in the first half the fourth set on a rising market. driving changes and do not feel asterisk, are ineligible to take the where the senior pair was concern- But the younger pair were not to confident in the forecourt.

prize shown in the competition con- ed and in the second half as regards be denied the fruits of their cour-

cerned. the juniors--there were signs of age and smooth allîance. A change mental strian.

of service ends by the champions proved inopportune,

Hughes,

FLYING START

for

Wilde and Hare got away with a serving two double faults in press- flying start. They filched Tuckey's ing for pace, lost his service to give service from 40-15 in the opening Wilde and Hare a 2-1 lead. game and made this coup the touch- The concession was immediately stone for an inspired attack. The redeemed when Wilde's service was first two sets were theirs by a fine broken, Tuckey making some fine display of enterprising and controll- forehand bangs down the line, but ed tennis; their opponents could the value of the reprisal was lost. find no chinks in their armour.

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Tuckey's service was taken by great service returns; and from 3-? Hare was serving and returning

Wilde and Hare (the former this service confidently, but it was Wilde's low volleying and forehand time holding his service) passed forcing shots that stood out. In serenely to 5-3. his command of the ball ünder pres-

AUSTIN THE MASTER sure and his selection of the most They had another match ball in embarrassing stroke for the -op- the ninth game after Tuckey had position he reminded me of R. N. gone to 40-love on his service, but Williams,

8, who rarely took part in Hughes saved it with ha brilliant a doubles rally without adorning it stop-volley.

All

now hung on HARE'S LOST SERVICE SPEED Hare's service in the 10th game. So brilliantly was Wilde playing. This time he put more ginger întot

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