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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1937.

WIMBLEDON SINGLES LAST SIXTEEN

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J. C. BROWN AND J. REVIE BEAT F. GOODWIN & A. E. SILKSTONE

J. C. Brown and J. Revie beat Frank Goodwin and A. E. Silkstone by 24 shots to 21 in their Open Pairs match at the K.B.G.C. yes- terday, Revie, as lead of the win- ning pair, being brilliant, while Brown got in good ones at criti- cal stages. The losers scored a 6 at the 20th end..

TEST BATSMEN REVEAL

FINE FORM

Barnett Scores Century

N. ZEALAND BEAT NORFOLK

London, to-day.

Fine bowling by Goddard, who first and second innings, respective

took 6 for 26 and 6 for 67, in Kent's

ly, laid the foundation for Glouces- tershire's victory-by an innings and 31 runs in their County Cricket Championship encounter at Chel- tenham yesterday.

Barnett and Hammond, who have been selected to play for England against New Zealand in the First Test match to-morrow, were also in fine form, Barnett scoring 103, his third century this season,

while Hammond scored 90.

Two friendly encounters were also concluded yesterday, the New Zealanders beating Norfolk, Minor County, by 8 wickets, Galli-. chan taking 5 for 37.

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DONALD BUDGE'S

DISTINCTION

UPSETS IN WOMEN'S

DOUBLES

EASTERN CHALLENGERS

ELIMINATED

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

London, To-day.

Of the 16 players who survived the early rounds of the Men's Singles Championship, at Wim- bledon, no fewer than four, namely Donald Budge, Gene Mako, Bryan "Bitsy" Grant and Frankie Parker, are Americans. Among the last 16 are also three Britons, H. W. "Bunny" Austin and Charles Hare, of Great Britain, and A. C. Stedman, the New Zealand Davis Cup player.

BARON GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM, RUNNER-UP TO FRED PERRY LAST YEAR, AND HEINRICH HENKEL, OF GERMANY, HAVE ALSO SURVIVED, WHILE TWO OTHER DOMINION PLAYERS, JACK CRAWFORD, A FORMER HOLDER, AND VIVIAN MCGRATH, THE AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION, ARE THE LAST OF THE WELL-KNOWN PLAYERS. KHO SIN-KIE, WHO WAS THE FIRST CHINESE TO REACH THE THIRD ROUND OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP, WAS ELIMINATED © YESTERDAY BY GENE-MAKO, OF AMERICA.

There were several sensational upsets in the Women's Doubles championship, the Franco-American pair of Mme. Henrotin and Mrs. Dorothy Andrus providing the biggest sensation of yesterday's play by defeating the strong Anglo-Chilean combination of Miss Mar- garet Scriven and Senorita Anita Lizana, in straight sets by 6-2,

9-7.

Fishlock, the young Surrey bat, came into the limelight yesterday against the Dark Blues, scoring his first century this season,

Oxfordstar, losing at the Oval by 10 wickets. sets

Yesterday's results as cabled by Reu- ter were:-

FRIENDLIES

The New Zealanders beat Norfolk by 8 wickets in Norfolk. Norfolk: 165 (Gallichan 5 for 37) and

128.

93 not out).

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Yesterday's Results

At A Glance.

The following were the results of yesterday's encounters at Wim- bledon:

MEN'S SINGLES (THIRD

·ROUND)

A. C. Stedman (New Zealand) beat Marcel Bernard (France) 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

Jack Crawford (Australia) beat Kukuljevic (Czechoslovakia) 6—3, 6-2, 10-8.

Vivian McGrath (Australia) : beat M. Pallada (Yugoslavia) 4—6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.

Baron G. Von Cramm (Ger- many) beat J. Yamagishi (Japan) · 6-4, 6-4, 36, 61.

F. Parker (U.S.) beat E. M. De- loford (Great Britain) 6-0, 6-1, 5-7, 86.

H. W. Austin (Great Britain) beat John Bromwich (Australia) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0, 8—6.

A. Lacroix (Belgium) beat H. G. N. Lee (Great Britain) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

R. A. Shayes (Great Britain) beat H. Nakano (Japan) 6- 10-8, 6-3, 6-1. ···

B. Grant (U.S.) beat E. R. Avory (Great Britain) 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.

L. Hecht (Czechoslovakia), beat D. N. Jones (Great Britain) &-6, 6-4, 6-8.

D. Budge (U.S.) beat Christian Boussus (France) 6-1, 6———4, 6—2. Gene Mako (U.S.) beat Kho Sin- kie (China) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. WOMEN'S DOUBLES (SECOND ROUND)

Mme. Mathieu (France) and Miss A. M. Yorke (Gt. Britain) beat Miss Alice Marble and Mrs. Winthrop (U.S.) 6—, 6-4.

MEN'S DOUBLES (FIRST ROUND)

Lysaght and Sherwood (Great Britain) beat W. C. Choy (China) and Van de Nende (Holland) 7-5, 6-8, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4.

MIXED DOUBLES (FIRST

ROUND)

J. Yamagishi (Japan) and Miss B. Nuthall (Great Britain) beat H. Riseley and Frau. Kraus (Aus- tria) 6-2, 6-2.

Baron Gottfried Von Cramm, (which Lysaght and Sherwood eli- of Germany, who is expected to minated W. C. Choy and Van meet Donald Budge, of America, Nende, Reuter's add that the Chin- in the Final of the Men's Singles, ese Cambridge Blue was the main- defeated the Japanese Davis Cup spring of his partnership, in mainly Jiro Yamagishi, in four what was a volleying match.

Yamagishi. and. Miss Betty Heinrich Henkel, who is one of Nuthall, the Anglo-Japanese Mixed the two remaining Germans among Doubles pair, proved much too good CZECHS” the last 16, required only half an for Riseley and Frau. Kraus, Yama- hour to dipose of F. Puncec, of Yu-gishi being brilliant at the net. goslavia, in straight sets.

Reuter.

Great Britain's chief hope, "Bun-

KHO'S DISTINCTION

N. Zealanders: 122 and 167 for 2 (Kerr ny Austin, beat John Bromwich, Kho Sin-kie, China's leading ten- by the Australian (two-handed player, fnis player, who made history Surrey beat the Dark Blues by 10 only after a hard struggle. Austin, being the first Chinese to reach the

wickets at the Oval.

Oxford: 171 and 192. *Surrey: 357 (Fishlock 143) and

for 0.

to-

SOCCER VISIT TO RUSSIA

-Reuter.

INVITATION CANCELLED

Prague, to-day.

The Soviet has cancelled its in-

was seen at his best in the third set Third Round of the Men's Singles 9 when he won six games in a row, championship, was eliminated

but the fourth set was a long drawn day by the American, Gene Mako invitation to the Czecho-Slovak foot- out affair, deuce being called again four sets.

to and again until Austin rallied take the set after many moments.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Gloucestershire beat Kent by an in- nings and 31 runs at Cheltenham. Kent: 104 (Goddard 6 for 26) and 144

(Goddard 6 for 67). Gloucester: -279 (Barnett 103, Ham-

mond 90).

-Reuter.

HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING TITLE FARCE

ENGLISH OFFER TO JOE LOUIS

Chicago, To-day,

Mike Jacobs, the American boxing

ball eleven to participate in the large sports festival in Moscow on July 11.

The Soviet at the same time an- nounced the complete severance of all sporting relations with Czecho- Slovakia.

Grounds for the Russian action are said to lie in a statement made

From the way he played in the anxious first set Kho looked the likely will

ner. He played fine tennis with a In the Women's Doubles Cham fine fast service, brilliant forehand pionship, Helen Jacobs, of America, and skilful placing, but completely and Frau Hilda Sperling, of Den-lost his touch in the next two sets mark, entered the second round only when Mako speeded up his play. after an extremely hard struggle

LOST OPPORTUNITIES against two relatively unknown Eng- Kho constantly hit the ball out by the President of the Czech Foot- lish players, Miss Mellows and Miss of the court, and won only the seball Federation, that he was not as official repre- Underwood. Other successful pairs cond game in the second set and visiting Russia were the German-Dutch combination the third and fifth in the third. He sentative of the Federation, but as of Frl. Marie Luise Horn and Mme. might have done better had he seiz- a private individual.

explained here in justifica- Couquerque and the Franco-British ed his opportunities at the net.

In the final set Kho was very viet is not recognised by the inter- of the statement that the So- pair Mme. Mathieu and Misɛ A. M.

cool under pressure, twice winning national sports authorities, but that Yorke.

Mako's service, but the American Czecho-Slovakia was, nevertheless, was too fast for him. Reuter.

the first country to establish rela- tions with her in the sports field.- Trans-Ocean.

QUEEN MARY PRESENT Her Majesty Queen Mary WAS

promoter, announced yesterday that present at the Ladies Doubles en-

he had received a cable from Mr. counter in which Mme. Mathieu H.K. YACHTSMEN Arthur Elvin, of the Wembley and Miss Yorke caused a major up- PAY VISIT Stadium, offering Joe Louis, the set by eliminating the strong American recognised world heavy-American pair

tion is

Kong Yacht Club, the visitors win- ning by a solitary point.

P. R. S. C.

of Miss Alice TO CANTON

Pearl River Club Just Beaten

Ist. Race Result 2nd. Race Result

49-

66

Total.

115

R. H. K

51

65

weight champion, a title fight in Marble and Mrs. Winthrop, the London against either Len Harvey, match being played in fine, sunny the Wembley matchmaker, or Jack weather. Doyle, the popular Irishman!

Budge, in disposing of Christian The fight would take place some-Boussus, în straight sets, is the A most enjoyable meeting time after the second week in only player among the last 16 in held at the Club House, Tungshan, 1st. Race Result August, Louis getting 42% per cent the Men's Singles event not to have last Sunday, when members of the 2nd. Race Result

Pearl River Sailing Club entertain- of the gate receipts with a mini- conceded a set! mum guarantee of $15,000-Reuter

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was

In the Men's Doubles match in ed 15 members of the Royal Hong

Total

116