1937-06-22 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22, 1937.

BUDGE FAVOURED TO WIN SINGLES

Kho Sin-kie, China's first rank- ing singles player, above succeed- ed in his first Wimbledon engage- ment yesterday when he beat E. Mulliken. the British Schoolboy champion, in straight sets.

GODDARD'S DEADLY MOOD WITH BALL

Surrey Dismissed For 57

DARK BLUES BADLY TROUNCED

London, To-day.

The Сгор

of County cricket matches concluded in two days re- cently, increased further yesterday, when a Championship match ând a friendly were finished.

GREAT BRITAIN'S SUCCESSES

CRAWFORD, VON CRAMM IN SECOND ROUND

SEEDED PLAYER ELIMINATED

London, To-day..

There were no surprises in the First Round of the Men's Singles Championship, which opened the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships yester- day in fine, sunny weather, although the many empty seats were a notable feature, especially on the first day, which is usually well supported.

Roderich Menzel, the giant Cze- choslovakian Davis Cup player, and one of the "seeded" stars in the Men's Singles at Wimbledon, above, was yesterday eliminated by Jack Crawford, of Australia, a former Wimbledon champion.

GREAT BRITAIN HAD A FAIR MEASURE OF SUCCESS IN THE FIRST ROUND, CHARLES HARE, WHO LOOKS LIKE SUC- CEEDING AS THE SECOND STRING SINGLES PLAYER IN THE DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE ROUND, BEATING VON METAXA, OF AUSTRIA, IN A FIVE SET DUEL, WHILE “BUNNY” AUS- TIN TRIUMPHED OVER G. S. LYTTLETON-ROGERS, THE IRISH DAVIS CUPPER, IN FOUR SETS. EEDES, OF SOUTH AFRICA, ELIMINATED A FAIRLY STRONG PLAYER IN DE STEFANI, THE ITALIAN DAVIS CUP PLAYER, WHILE BARON GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM, OF GERMANY, RUNNER-UP TO The following were the results of PERRY, AND A CERTAINTY FOR THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND, yesterday's matches, as cabled by BEAT LYSAGHT, OF GREAT BRITAIN, AFTER CONCEDING Reuter: THE FIRST SET.

was the only Roderick Menzel, the giant, Czechoslovakian, seeded player to be eliminated, Jack Crawford, the former Wimble- don and Australian champion, winning a grim centre-court duel lasting two and threequarter hours.

Donald Budge, of the United leys taking four games in a row States, a semi-finalist at Wim-after many prolonged rallies.

In the second set, Choy had a bledon last year, considerably en- hanced his chances for the title spell of over-hitting and a weak when he created a great impres-service, to trail 0-2, but he again sion in beating the South African rallied and out-manoeuvred Whitley, first ranking player, Norman who tired rapidly after much run- Farquharson, in straight sets,ning about. conceding only 6 games.

Kho Sin-kie, the China National champion, succeeded in his first round match against Mulliken, the former British schoolboy champion. W. C. Choy, the

Cambridge Blue, was the only other Chinese to enter the Second Round, beating G. H. Ho, Whitley in straight sets. of Shanghai, succumbed to Frankie Parker, of the United States.

YAMAGISHI IN FORM Jiro Yamagishi, Japan's first Gloucester caused a surprise by ranking singles player, was in bril- defeating Surrey, at the Oval, in liant form against Hansom, of Great decisive fashion by 109 runs in a Britain, and only allowed his op- low-scoring match. Surrey's second ponent an occasional point. Yama- innings was disastrous, the team gishi's service worked splendidly,

being skittled out for 57.

H. Nakano, Japan's second rank- ing singles player, also entered the Second Roud, beating Harris, of the United States, in an interesting, but hard-fought match, which went the full distance, the Japanese winning 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4.

RETRIEVING POWERS

In the first set Nakano's service failed him, and he repeatedly double-faulted, but he steadied himself later, and his splendid re- (trieving powers and a nice back- hand passing shots were features of the second and third sets.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS AT A GLANCE

MEN'S SINGLES Kho Sin-kie (China) beat E. Mulli- ken (Great Britain), 63, 6-2, 63. F. Parker (U. S.) beat G. Ho

(China), 6—1, 6—1, 6—–—3.

G. von Cramm (Germany) beat Ly- saght (Great Britain), 3-6, 6-1, 6—— 60.

H.. Surface (U. S.) beat Marten- son (Sweden), 6-0, 6-2, 6—1.

C. Boussus (France) beat C. N.. O. Ritchie (Great Britain), 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

C. E. Hare (Great Britain) beat von Metaxa (Austria), 6-0, 46, 36, 6-0, 6-3.

H. W. Austin (Great Britain) beat G. S. Lyttleton-Rogers (Ireland), 3-6, 18-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Eedes (South Africa) beat de Ste-

G. Mako (U. S.) beat Jamain fani (Italy), 6-1, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1. (France), 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. Reuter.

J. Yamagishi (Japan) beat Hansom (Great Britain) 6-0, 60, 6–0.

W. C. Choy (China) beat Whitley (Great Britain) 7-5, 6-4, 6-0.

H. Nakano (Japan) beat H. Harris (America) 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 2—6, ☎—4. Donald Budge (U. S.) beat Norman Farquharson, (South Africa) 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.

Jack Crawford (Australia) beat Ro- derich Menzel (Czechoslovakia).

.........................................................ADRULINAS.

The Chinese led

set, fast services.

3-2 in the third set, which was the only time he was in the lead.

In the fifth and deciding Nakano broke through Harris' ser- vice to lead 3-2, but dropped his and the Japanese player's drives, own service to level the scores at 3. The American then took the There was only one outstanding especially on the backhand, sped individual feat, that of Goddard, over the net at a terrific speed, lead, annexing the next game, but the Japanese, nothing daunted, the veteran Gloucester bowler, who leaving the Englishman at a stand-

pulled up magnificently from 15-40 took six Surrey wickets for 26 runs

and game Hansom, who is a left-hander, to win the final in the London eleven's second

was only able to give his Japanese match. knock.

opponent a practice game.

nings and 163 runs.

still.

the

NOT EXTENDED Kho was not extended against the former schoolboy champion, who, appearance at making his first

the Wimbledon,, was unequal to

Worcester had no difficulty in

W. C. Choy gave a very steady beating Oxford at Worcester, the

performance against Whitley, a left- Dark Blues going down by an in-hander, and the Chinese player's all court game greatly troubled the Perks had the fine record for Briton, who was handicapped by pes- the match of 10 wickets for 84 runs, piration dropping onto his specta-Chinese player's cunning change of while Gibbons batted well in the cles. county's only innings, being only four short of the century when dis- missed.

CHOY'S COMEBACK

Choy was unable to strike his correct length in the first set and At the Oval, Gloucester beat Surrey was repeatedly over-driving, parti- by 100 runs.” Gloucester: 174 and 119.

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cularly on his back-hand and trail-

Surrey: 127 and 57 (Goddard 6 for 26).led 3-5..

pace, drop shots and chopped vol- leys and who won in straight sets.

After the first set Kho increased the pace of his service, scoring many aces, and had remarkable luck with netcord winners.

The only other Chinese in th tournament, G. H. Ho, of Shanghai, At Worcester, Worcester beat Ox- But he staged a fine comeback was easily beaten by Frank Parker, ford University by an innings and 163 and with sweeping forehand drives one of America's champions, by

from the baseline, paved the way 6-1, 6——1, 6—3. ·

runs.

Oxford 195 (Perks 5 for 60) and 49 for kills at the net where he scored Ho overdrove, badly and also

(Perks 5 for 24). Worcester 407: (Gibbons. 96):-

with accurately placed angle-vol- found difficulty in taking Parker's

Router.

The American was speedy and accurate in his placings, competely There were few outclassing Ho. rallies.-Reuter.

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BRITISH WOMEN GOLFERS BEAT FRANCE

Miss Pam Barton's Two Successes

Great Britain · retained an un beaten record in women's golf when on the West Sussex club's internationals against France,

course at Pulborough yesterday they won the seventh match by 6% points to 2.

Led by Miss Pam Barton, the British and American champion, who won in both singles and four- somes, Britain were never in dan- ger of defeat. They won two of the morning foursomes, the other being halved, and won the singles by 42.