1937-08-23 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL AUGUST 23, 1937.

AMAZING

ATHLETIC

RECORDS

Woodruff's Great

800 Meters

POLE VAULTERS' 14 FT. 11 INS.!

Boston, July 20.

With the holding of the Pan- American games at Dallas, Texas, over the past week-end, one of the greatest track and field sea- sons the United States has known came to a close. From now until September, when foot- ball will be under way, followers of this branch of athletic en deavour will be casting their glances toward Europe or the Orient, where a number of America's leading athletes will be showing the peoples of several of the European countries and Japan just how good, they are. And they are good.

There has been a famous say- ing that if you wanted to see the world all you had to do was join the United States Navy; but now it looks as if there was an even more agreeable way of ac- complishing such an ambition, and that is by being a good enough runner, jumper or weight- man to win a place on one of the

Britain's Wightman Cup Team Disappoint

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Great Britain's team for the Wightman Cup, premier women's international tennis trophy,- here shown arriving in New York. After a visit to Canada for the Dominion Championships team returned to New York for the opening of the Wightman Cup matches on Friday last, when Great Britain lost the first three matches. Left to right are: Kay Stammers, who lost 1-6, 6-4. 46 to Helen Jacobs; Freda James, Joan Ingram; Margot Lumb; Mary Hardwick, who lost 64, 2-6, 4-6 to Alice Marble; and Evelyn Dearman, who with Miss Ingram lost 3-6, 2-6 to Mrs. S. Palfrey-Fabyan and Miss Marble in the doubles.

A.A.U. teams which are being in- WILMER ALLISON WINS

vited each summer to make trips abroad.

To me the most remarkable per- formances which have resulted from this spring's ́and summer's compe- tition to date are the 14ft. 11in. for: the pole vault and the 1m 47.8s. for the 800-meter run. The fact that the records for the one mile and 1500-meter run have withstood the onslaughts of the best Ameri- can runners during this time is as much of a surprise as is the way in which the vault and 800-meter marks went by the board.

CLIM

LONGWOOD BOWL

OUTRIGHT

WINS MIXED DOUBLES WITH

MRS. VAN RYN

Longwood, June 26.

LIMAXING six days of lawn tennis the curtain fell last Satur- day on the Longwood Cricket Club's 45th annual invitation tourney for one of tennis's most coveted prizes the Longwood Bowl

FOUR-MINUTE MILER With Glean Cunningham and Archie San Romani battling over the mile or 1500-meter course, there

Wilmer Allison, twice winner of a leg on the Bowl in 1928 appeared to be a very good chance and 1934 and seeded No. 1 this year, had little difficulty in beat- of the present marks taking a drop;ing Gilbert Hunt, of Washington, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 64. Having but such has not been the case, and predicted at the time of the opening round that he would see early prospects of the four-minute miler elimination due to an injury, the veteran from Austin, Texas, play- looming up in the near future are ed one of Hunt's greatest weaknesses his inability to last, and took not much, if, in fact, any brighter permanent possession of the eighth Bowl. than they were a year ago. It now looks very much as if a new run- Mrs. John W. Van Ryn, also of ner would have to come into the Texas, won in straight sets over picture if we are to have a new re- Helen Pedersen of Stamford, cord in either of these two events. Miss Pedersen had 2 much That the present unofficial record stronger stroke and played a won- of 14ft. 1lin. for the pole vault is derful game, but, like the Allison- not higher is to be regretted, as one Hunt fray, the vast knowledge the day when Earle Meadows and of the veteran Mrs. Van Ryn was Bill Sefton set up that mark at a decisive factor that

was too Los Angeles, in the Pacific Coast much for the younger girl.

Sarah Palfrey Fabyan and Kathar-

Conference outdoor championship The women's doubles was won by ine Winthrop, both local players

meet on May 29, they were unable

REMARKABLE RECORD

the

BEST DAVIS CUP MATCH

1 EVER SAW

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W. T. "Big Bill" Tilden On Budge Van Cramm Duel

Wimbledon, July 20—In one of the most dramatic matches in Davis Cup history, Don Budge, the California red-head, beat Gottfried von Cramm 6-8, 5-7, 6-4 6-2, 8-6 in the fifth and deciding match of the interzone. finals between the United States and Germany. Budge's victory sent the United States into the challenge round against Great Britain

Big Bill Tilden, strolling around during the intermission, said, “I've never seen two men catch fire like these two did to- day. This is the greatest Davis Cup match I ever have seen"

REARRANGED FIXTURES

The following Lawn Bowls League fixtures have been re-arranged:

August 28

and seeded No. 1, when they down vice, Kowloon Cricket Club v. Kow-

First Division-Police v. Civil Ser ed Virginia Bice Johnson, of Bos-loon Dock, Hong Kong

Kow

Septem

Re-

Crai

gengower v.

to try for a greater height, as the standards would not go any higher half mile in the new time of Imton, and Norma Taubele, of New creio. Since then they have had several 19.65. He was also credited with York The outstanding play of Second Divisi chances to better that mark and to a new 800-meter record, as his time Mrs. Fabyan at net counted for become the first 15-foot vaulters for the half was better than the old [many alley placements-

mark for the former distance, which

DOUBLES MATCHES If there is any track record due is about six-yards short of 880. In the men's doubles final five Hong Kon to stand for a long time, Woodruff's At Dallas, Woodruff returned to sets were needed. Robert Harman remarkable Im. 47.8s. for the 800-his favourite distance, and the re-land Gilbert Hunt finally emerged First Division. meter run at

Pan-American sult was Im. 47.8s. for 800 meters.victors over George Toley and Ver- Police, Kowloon Cricket Giub Games at Dallas, Texas on last Sat-That the Pittsburgh runner should non Marcum, West-South players loon B.G.C., Kowloon Dock x Recreio, urday night is the one.

have broken the mark by such an respectively,

6, 64, 6–2, Second Division Indian R C. v.

Civil Service v. Hong Kong F. A week previous the famous amount was due primarily to the 6–4: Pittsburgh University middle-dis fact that Robinson pushed him to In the final match of the day, the tance star, withdrew from his fa-the limit over the first half of the mixed doubles, the Two Texans, Al- vourite event at the Labour Meet at distance. And when this new time lison and Mrs. Van Ryn, teamed to Randalls Island, NY, in order to is approved by the International win a hard fought, two-set match compete in the one mile. Taking Amateur Athletic Federation, it is over Barbara Winslow, of Cali- advantage of his absence, Eiroy very apt to remain on the record formia, and Paul Guibord, former Robinson, of California, won the book for many years to come. Dartmouth star, 7—5, 7–5.

Kowloon Cricket Club, Craigengower v. Recreio, Police v. Hong Kong F.C.

Third Division-Recreio v. Kowloon F. C., Kowloon Tong y. Civil Service.

September 11

Second Division Police v. -Taikoo. Third Division Hong Kong EC. 7.

Tong.

on FC. Recreio Kowloon