1937-07-02 — Page 18

DOROTHY ROUND'S SPLENDID WIN

MISS YEUNG SAU KING DEFEATED

Triumph For Miss

V. Thirwell

COME BACK IN WOMEN'S SINGLES

MAK WAI MING WINS |South China and a combined Navy

400 METRES OPEN

and Army team, the former win- ning by. the odd goal in five, after leading by two clear goals at half time. A very exciting

H. Leung (2) and Norman race was wit-

Lee scored for the home team, and nessed between Miss Yeung Sau- king, China's World Olympic swim-L. S. Patrickson and L. S. Livesey mer, of the South China Athletic replied for the losers. Association, and 16-year-old Miss South China A, A.-Tang Sek-hung; Veronica Thirwell, of the Victoria | Lee Ke-yeung and Ho Sain; Harold Recreation Club, in an Open 400 Wing-Lee; Shiu Hung-yui, Norman Lee

and H. Leung.. Metres Free-style event, in the South China Athletic Association's). second aquatic gala, held at North Point last night.

HUGHES AND TUCKEY

IN SEMI-FINAL

MANY UPSETS IN WOMEN'S

DOUBLES EVENT

ALL-ENGLAND PLATE RESULT London, To-day.

Several upsets featured the closing stages of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, and Great Britain's hopes of a victory in the Women's Singles were a great, fillip when Miss

given Combined Navy and Army:-P. O. Dorothy Round, who caused a big upset in the quar- Mitchell (Perseus) and Cpl. Tonkins ter-finals by beating the holder, Miss Helen Jacobs, (R.E.); Lt. Calvert (R.E.); L. S. Li- yesterday advanced to the final as a result of a splendid win against Mme., Mathieu, of France winning in straight sets.

Wilkinson

(Tamar); (Capt.) E. A.

vesey (Olympus), L. S. Patrickson

Miss Thirwell surprisingly beat (Perseus), and L. S. F. Leech (Olym-

"China's Mermaid" by a touch, în|pus). 6 mins. 52.2 secs.

The two ladies were the only en- trants to this event, the others withdrew, and this incidentally, was the first occasion the two girls have swum against each other.

The results of the main events were as follows:-

Colony Open 400 Metres Free-style for Men:-1 Mak Wai-ming ` (South Bathing China A. A.), 2 Robert Chan (Chinese

Club), 3 Tsang Ho-fuk] (Chinese Bathing Club). Time: 6 mins. 57.4 secs.

for Ladies Miss Veronica Thirwell Colony Open 400 Metres Free-style (Victoria Recreation Club), 2 Miss Yeung Sau-king (South China A. A.). Time: 6 mins. 52.2 secs.

Mixed 150 Metres ·Team Race:---

Miss Yeung, of whom it was re- cently reported, that she was not up to the standard of her previous form, started off well, but showed signs of tiring as the race progress- ed. No attempt to sprint during the last 25 metres was attempted. 1 Miss Yeung Sau-king and Wong Chi- hung, 2 Miss Sum Wai-yung and Chiu Mak Wai-ming, South China's Wai-lam, 3 Miss Yeung Sau-chun and swimming aee, carried off the hon-Chan Kwai-ke. ours in the Men's Open 400 Metres 200 Metres Breast-stroke for Men:- Free-style, clocking 5 mins. 57.4 1 Lo Pui-yum, 2 Chiu Wai-lam, 3 Tam secs. Robert Chan, of the Chinese Shek-ip. Time: 8 mins. 25 secs. Bathing Club, and his club-mate, Tsang Ho-fuk, secured second and third places, respectively.

The programme concluded à water-polo encounter bet

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Open "Watch-outs * · 100 Metres:- 1 Ng For (Chinese Bathing Club), 2 Tam Hon (South China A. A.).

Water-polo Match:--South China Athletic Association beat a combined navy and army team by 3 goals to 2.

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MISS ALICE MARBLE, THE UNITED STATES' SOLE SUR- VIVOR IN THIS EVENT, HAD TO ADMIT DEFEAT TO MLLE. JEDRZEJOWSKA, OF POLAND, WHO UPSET ALL CALCULA- TIONS BY ELIMINATING HER AMERICAN OPPONENT IN STRAIGHT SETS. G. P. HUGHES AND C. R. D. TUCKEY, THE BRITISH DAVIS CUP PAIR AND HOLDERS OF THE WIMBLE® DON MEN'S DOUBLES TITLE, ADVANCED INTO THE SEMI- OF JIRO YAMAGISHI AND H. NAKANO, IN STRAIGHT SETS FINAL ROUND, BEATING THE STRONG JAPANESE PAIRING

WITH THE LOSS OF ONLY SIX GAMES. Last year's runners-up in this mRTENDE event, Charles E. Hare and Frank Wilde, were featured in a hard struggle against the German Davis Cup pairing of Von Cramm and Henkel, and had to admit - defeat after four close sets. America's chances of a victory in this event were considerably enhanced when Donald Budge and Gene Mako beat the Australian pair of John Brom- wich and Clifford Sproule, in four sets. Last

were

Yesterday's Results

At A Glance

The following were yesterday's results at the Wimbledon cham- pionships: LADIES' SINGLES (SEMI-FINAL ROUND):

Mlle. Jedrzejowska (Poland) beat Miss Alice Marble (United States) 8-6, 6-2.

Miss Dorothy Round (Great Britain) beat Mme. Mathieu (France) 64, 6–0. the

year the Americans. forced to retire from

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CHINA EMPORIUM

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MEN'S DOUBLES (QUARTER-FINALS)

G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuc key (Great Britain) beat J. Yam- agishi and H. Nakano (Japan) 6-2, 6-2, 6–2, 25

Donald Budge, and Gene Mako (United States) beat John Brom- wich and Clifford Sproule (Austra- lia) 6-2, 7-5, 6-8 6

Baron G. Von Cramm and Hein- rich Henkel (Germany) beat C. E. Hare and F. HD. Wilde (Great Britain) 6-4, 4–6, 6–4

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

(QUARTER-FINALS) EMA

Mrs. M. R. King and Mrs. J. B. Pittman (Great Britain) beat MISB Freda James and Miss Kay Stam- mers (Great Britain) (holders) 61, 7-5.

Mrs. Dorothy Andrus (U.S.) and Mme. Henrotin. (France) beat Miss McOstrich and Miss J. Saunders (Great Britain) 6——2,7—6.3

Miss E. M. Dearman and Miss J. Ingram (Great Britain) beat Miss M. Heeley and Miss D. Round (Great Britain) 9—7, 7—5,

MIXED DOUBLES - (QUARTER-FINALS)

Mile.

Gene Mako (U.S.} and Jedrzejowska (Poland) beat R. K. Tinkler and Miss M. Lumb (Great Britain) 6-1, 6—–—–—–—–2.-

D. Prenn (Germany) "and" Miss E. M. Dearman (G. B.) beat J. Yamagishi (Japan) and Miss. B. Nuthall (Great Britain) 6–2, 9——7.

SEMI-FINAL ROUND Donald. Budge and Miss Marble (United States) -beat G. Mako and Mile. Jedrzejowska (Fo- land) 68 6-2.

* ALL-ENGLAND PLATE-

(THIRD ROUND)

Alice

J. Petra ... (France) beat W. Choy (China);

Router.

because Mako - strained in the shoulder. (Continued on Page 84)