1937-07-19 — Page 22

"BUNNY" AUSTIN IS FULLY EXTENDED BUDGE BEATS NAKANO FAIRLY EASILY

THE LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS

(By A. Wallis Myers)

London, June 19. THE two No. 1's of Great Britain and America came through yesterday at Queen's, and this afternoon H. W. Austin will challenge J. D. Budge For the London Championship title, which the American holds.

THERE WAS A “FULL HOUSE” TO SEE THE MATCHES IN THE SEMI-FINAL, AND A WARM SUN HAD QUICKENED THE TURF, INVITING GOOD PLAY; IT WAS QUITE A GALA OCCASION.

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London, Saturday. Several very fine performances the Amateur were witnessed in Athletic Association track and field

While Budge had a relatively easy passage against Nakano championships, which concluded at though the Japanese had his moments of glory and won three games in the first set-Austin beat Wayne Sabin only after a perilously close fight of three sets..

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the White City Stadium to-day, S. C. Wooderson, the British Mile.re- cord holder, establishing a new mark for the distance in beating A native of Seattle, not far every

disappointment his old time of 4 mins. 15 secs. by

the next 2 4-5 secs. from the British Columbia bor-might be reflected in

has effort. der, the 21-year-old Sabin

Newman and Walker, both of AUSTIN'S GREAT SMASH

Great Britain, beat J. P. Metcalfe's made a most auspicious debut in

effort of last year in the High Jump, Austin won the first set in this country, and, combining strokes with intelligence, he 10th game with his finest smash of when both cleared the bar at 6ft 2 declared Perhaps he was ins., but the former was looks like returning to America the match. with a certain place in his coun- celebrating his “break-through" of winner as he made fewer attempts. the American's service to love in

German competitors secured try's coveted "First Ten.”

veral titles and established new re- SABIN'S BRILLIANT SPELL the game before. He was both brilliant and

Up to this stage, when Sabin had cords. Woellke, the Olympic cham- diocre yesterday and perhaps it was la point for a 5-3 lead. there was pion, beating last year's mark just as well for Austin that these nothing between the two men ex- Putting-the Weight by 4 ft. 31⁄2 ins., intermittences came, for in the cept Sabin's capacity for making while Long leaped 24 ft. 33⁄41⁄2 ins second set and for the first six a delicate stop-volley off a fast- in the running broad jump to beat

Holcombe last year's effort by 1 ft. 11⁄2 ins. games of the third set. Sabîn play-flying, passing shot.

D. 0. Finlay, the famous British ed tennis that the Englishman Ward could not have played these

the Indeed, when he dainty strokes with more guile. hurdler, who came second in could not check.

of a stroke

Austin was still farming Sabin's Olympic Games, established a new aš if we

reaction, when he won the first two British Native record in the 120 he final games in the second set and then Yards High Hurdles, which

went on to 3-1. Perhaps he covered in 14 5-10 secs., to beat his The antithesis to Budge. in thought this was a good enough own previous best mark by 1-10 of stature and size, Sabin is short and lead. If so, he was to be quickly a second. compact. He is not yet completely deceived, for the American, with equipped with emergency strokes, some really inspired play, took the but like B. I. C. Norton, another next five games and the set. little man with a keen imagination

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