1937-06-15 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 15, 1937.

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Britain last year The victorious 1936 United States Wightman Cup team is seen above soon after their victory over Great England, when they won by the odd match in seven. Left to right are Miss Helen Jacobs, Wimbledon champion, Mrs. Sarah Palfrey- Fabyan, Miss Caroline Babcock, Mrs. Whiteman, donor of the Cup, Mrs. Dorothy Andrus, Mrs. John Van Ryn and Mrs. Ethel Burkhart Arnhold. Four of the above, the first three and Mrs. Van Ryn have again been invited to play in this year's Wightman Cup match at Forest Hills on August 20 and 21.

HUTTON

SCORES FIFTH

CENTURY

AND YORKSHIRE TROUNCE KENT

W. R. HAMMOND IN BRILLIANT FORM ··

U.S.R.C. Victory At KC.C.

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UNITED STATES WIGHTMAN CUP TEAM SELECTED

THREE CHAMPIONS

INVITED

Miss Tyler has the makings of an Interporter. I have rarely seen TAKE MATTERS EASILY a lady take such a swing in serving. The winners were never serious-She gets every ounce of her weight ly extended and one felt that they behind the stroke which is quite as

Nine of America's leading women were taking matters rather easily. fast as a man's. Her weakest de- Goldman

three and Mrs. Rice-Evans, partment yesterday, appeared to be tennis players including were, in several encounters, seem- the forecourt, where she made champions, Miss Helen Hull Jacobs, ingly in difficulties, but at crucial several mistakes when the opposing the Wimbledon Queen, Miss Alice moments always produced that lit-lady drove straight at her. She Marble, the reigning American London, To-day.

tle extra, which enabled a set to also revealed rather poor judgment champion and Mrs. Helen Wills Wimbledon and în playing balls that were obvious-[Moody, former Yorkshire having suffered a set-be decided in their favour.

American champion, have been in- back against Middlesex, in their Miss Joan Smalley, who deputis-ly going out of court.

U.S.R.C., are a fine well-balanced vited to play against Great Britain last fixture in the County Cricketed for Mrs. Ashton, while not being

do very in the Wightman Cup series at Championship, made full amends particularly brilliant, was eminent-combination and should against Kent, whom they trounced ly sound and drove with sufficient well against the stronger teams in Forest Hills on August 20 and 21.

In their least encounter, the by an innings and 51 runs at Ton-power and .obbed with enough ac- the League.

United States were successful by bridge, in a match which concluded (curacy to allow Sullivan scope for

4 matches to 3, Mrs. Sarah Palfrey yesterday.

Fabyan clinching the deciding match by defeating the hitherto un-

fireworks at the net. The latter K.I.T.C. TENNIS the season continues to display ex- if he was not always successful, he TEAMS FOR

Hutton, one of the sensations of went for winners all the time and

cellent form and compiled his fifth managed, in most cases to demoral- century of the season, while Verityise the opposition ladies. He was was also to the fore with 6 for 46 responsible for some really brilliant in Kent's first innings, which con- returns, especially off smashes and tributed in no small measure to the was, on the whole very convincing. Hop County's poor total of 141.

Hutton's best batting figures for the season are:

V. M.C.C.

161 95

102 for

North 84 101

V.

*.

F.

Oxford U. South in

Test Trial v. Derby

Worcester

Hammond and Goddard beat

THIS WEEK

The following players have been selected to play for the Kowloon Indian Tennis Club in the "B" and COMING INTERPORTER! Capt. Locke and Miss Tyler were, "D" Divisions of the Lawn Tennis perhaps a shade disappointing, not League against South China A. A. British Association, because they lost a set, but because and Central of their combination or rather, lack of combination. Locke, at the net, and missed several was erratic

"kills"

thought chiefly, I easy through faulty footwork.

spoonists, by an innings and 141. Essex quite comfortably at Brent-Bull and Gibbons batted well for wood. The brilliant Gloucester and the winners. England batsman compiled his third successive century, and was ably supported by some steady trundling by Goddard; who, in the course of the match captured 12 wickets for 126.

LARWOOD SHINES

The match at Worksop between Notts and Leicester was chiefly, re- markable for the form of veteran Larwood and a new recruit in the Leicester attack; - Flamson, who took 7 for 46 to dismiss Notts for a-first inings total of 179. Despite his effort, however, Leicester bats- men proved unequal to the occasion and the side were beaten by 7 wickets.

At Kidderminster, Worcester beat Northants, last year's wooden-

At Tonbridge, Yorkshire beat Kent

by an innings and 51 runs. Yorkshire 462 for 8 dec. (Hutton 136). Kent-141 (Verity 6 for 46) and 270.

At Worksop, Nottinghamshire beat Leicester by 7 wickets. Leicester-144 and 164 (Larwood 5 for

65).

Notts 179 (Flamson 7. for 46) and 130

for 3.

by 8 wickets.

At Brentwood, Gloucester beat Essex Essex-212 (Goddard 7 for 84) and 81

•..^^". (Goddard 5 for '42). Gloucester-283. for 6 dec. (Hammond

154) and 18.for 2.

At Kidderminster, Worcestershire beat Northants by an innings and 141

runs.

Northants-110 and 94. ANS Worcester 345*** (Bull · 143,

150).

Gibbons

--Reuter.

respectively:-

"B" TEAM (AWAY)

S. S. Hussain and I. Mahan Singh. Firdos Khan and M. A. Khan. S. A. Hussain and S. R. Salleh.

"D" TEAM (HOME)

G. M. Khan and S. R. Salleh. Jahan Dad and M. Ramzan. Feroz Ali and Ahmed Khan.

K.C.C. BOWLS TOURNEY · RESULTS

In the first round of the Handicap

ADAMSON CUP. GOLF

J. B. Low Qualifies With Score of 67

In the June qualifying competi- tion for the Adamson Cup, played. at Happy Valley between June 4 and June 13, T. B. Low qualified with a score of 80-13-67.

Other scores were W. J. S. Key 79-8-71, and J. Forbes 83-11

72. There were 24 entries.

beaten member of the British Miss Kathleen Stammers.

The American team will comprise Miss Alice Marble, American champion (24); Miss Helen Hull Jacobs, Wimbledon champion, (29); Mrs. Sarah Palfrey-Fabyan,

mem-

Mrs.

Several matches were played during ber of the last team (25); the week-end in the KC.C. annual Helen Wills-Moody, former cham- Lawn Bowls. tournament.

pion of Wimbledon--undefeated- Singles, T. A. Madar (plus 2) beat R. and American champion (32).; Miss Miss S. Capell (plus 6) by 2321 on the Gracy N. Wheeler (25); last head.

Carolyn: Babcock, member of last Three other First Round matches year's team (25); Mrs. John Van were played in the President's Cup event. P. E. Knight beat W. W. HirstRyn, member of last year's team 21-7, T. Hunter beat C. W. E. Furey (26), Miss Helen Pedersen, one of 21-11 and W. Mulcahy beat A. Nis-America's coming champions (28) sim 21-11:

and Miss Dorothy Bundy, "daughter Frank Goodwin did well to beat of Mrs. Thomas C. Bundy (nee May E. Knight in the first round of

was prominently Vice-President's Cup, winning 21-11. Sutton), who In the same event A. W. Ramsey beat featured in last year's American J. Boyes.

Women's championship when she In the Novices Scratch event (first reached the quarter-final round round) J. Canning beat A. A. Dand by (19)

28-11.

the