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SCOTLAND'S LAWN TENNIS CLASSICS

COURTS KEPT IN SHOCKINGLY BAD STATE FOR PLAY

SCOTTISH WIMBLEDON

"MOOTED"

(By S. M. Ash).

Edinburgh, July 24.

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South Africans Have No Complaints

London July 21

3fr.-J. G. Hirsk, menager of

the South African golfteam. has sent the following telegram from an board the Warwick Castle to the Royal and An

ient Golf Club of St.

drews

An-

"South African amateur golf

team wish to express to the golfers of Great Britain their very reci thanks for the won derful way they have been re- ceived and made welcome, and their very warm and cordial appreciation of the sportsman

of all those when they met

and played against. Good-bye

LAST week's lawn tennis tournament for the Championships of Scotland was the eighth held in succession at the courts of the Peebles Hotelship, kindness; and friendship Hydro and, so far as the weather was concerned, it was the best of the series; but from the standpoint and good luck." of the entry it was the poorest in quality except the 1933 tournament. It was only the presence of Senorita Anita Lizana and the late arrival of H. Billington, the English internationalist, and L. Shaffi, that saved it from utter mediocrity. TRACTING THE ENTRY THAT IS ITS DUE AS A NATIONAL TENNIS TOUR

TIS PITY TIS TRUE THAT THIS MEETING IS NOT AT-

CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT, AND THERE ARE A FEW REASONS FOR THIS REGRETTABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS. IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE COURTS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO INDUCE THE FASTIDIOUS FIRST-CLASS TOURNAMENTEER TO INCLUDE PEEBLES IN HIS OR HER ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENTS.

STASHİNGEREFO BRITISH WOMEN'S LAWN

CHEVALIER WINS GOLF CLASSIS

Assistants' Title At Fulwell

AMAZING PLAY IN LAST HOLE

London, July 24.

A. M. Chevalier, Reddish Vale, to-day won the 36 holes' replay in the Daily Mirror assistants tournament at Fulwell, with a total of 145, against E. E. Whit- combe's 146.

Whitcombe made a plucky effort in the second round to WHENUAIRIM. Overtake Chevalier, who led at the end of the first round by 72 strokes to 75, but he just failed. At the last hole, where Chevalier required a 6, Whitcombe missed a yard putt that would have given him a tie.

Five Test Matches With Australia

London, July, 24.

In the first round Whitcombe made all his mistakes on the outward half, taking 40 to be five strokes behind.

TOOK SIX

Five Test matches against Aus- tralia are included in the itineraryAt the seventh, Whitcombe top- The courts lack liveliness; they towns and from Edinburgh prefer for the proposed visit of a British ped his second stroke, cut his third are, in fact, dead. Over and over to travel daily. From Glasgow the women's lawn tennis team. The wide of the green, and took a 6. At again one sees good and hefty service is inconvenient, and few tourists will also compete in the the twelfth both were bunkered, and smashes being quite easily re-West of Scotland players include Australian Championships.

at the fourteenth Chevalier was trieved, That is very disheart-the tournament in their programme.

The meeting of Miss Nancy bunkered with his second. ening to the smiter. Moreover, So, in spite of a reduction of the the surface is far from being normal charges, Scottish competi- what it should be true. This tors do not make Peebles their head year, in particular, it produced a quarters to any extent. far too heavy crop of bad boun-

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NOT THEIR OWN

of

Wynne, the Australian champion, Then he made his mistakes who is acknowledged as the finest woman player that country has the previous day, under-clubbing produced for many years, if not for himself at three holes, which Whit- reduce all time, with the best British wo-combe played perfectly, to ces. The ejaculation "Bad luck" On the other hand, the Scottish men players is eagerly awaited, his deficit to three strokes.

be justified in There would be keen disappoint- On the outward half A. M. Che- or "Hard luck" was quite com-LTA would not monly heard from sympathising spending a large sum on improving ment if a team not fully representa opponents, and even spectators, courts which are not their own protive were sent. while hard swearing, by no means (perty; not, at any rate, unless they inaudible at the top of the ter-were assured of a sufficiently long race, was indulged in by one agreement to enable them to re- competitor in particular during cover. if possible the sum that it

would be necessary to expend. the finals.

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TOMMY FARR “HAS THE

ANSWERS"

valier had single putts on the second fand third greens

The afternoon round score was: Whitcombe, 71; Chevalier, 73.

AMAZING LAST HOLE

Whitcombe was out in 33 to 34

The chief reason for the poor It seems, therefore, highly im-

(Continued from Page 19). Coming to the last hole-a short state of the courts is lack of use. probable that anything will be done They are used for lawn tennis for either by the one body or the other. London at Swansea. It would seem hole Whitcombe was three strokes that Wilde will have to take a back behind. In an amazing finish, Che- two weeks only in the season, dur-With regard to the Hydro ing this tournament and for a group agement, one can say that they seat. He has much disappointed me.valier took six strokes and Whit

I never saw a champion in him, but of the inter-county championships spent a considerable sum to make

did expect that he would at least shot out of bounds, which penalised combe four. Chevalier put his tee on grass the following week. How the tournament a worthy one. One

hold his own against Jack London. can it be expected that the playing new grass court and three new hard His position might have been plea- him stroke and distance, and Whit- surface, on which for the other courts were laid down. With seven-santly different if he had not been combe, with a yard, putt to tie, weeks of the season nothing more teen courts at its command, this

prevented by illness from taking a once again just missed it. exciting than clock-golf or croquet tournament ought to be one of the is played, will be in a condition best in Great Britain, and yet it is crack at Doyle, as had been ar- Chevalier thus won the tourna-

ranged by the National Sporting ment by one stroke. proper for a national tournament? far from being that.

Club... Obviously it cannot be for OC- Thus the time is ripe for 2 George Marwick, who won the casional cutting and rolling are not thorough review of the position. It heavy-weight championship of the enough.

is not publicly known how long is Army last March, is to have a fur- TRAVELLING DIFFICULTIES- the agreement with the Hydro manther opportunity to make his mark From this arises the question as agement, but whether long or short, as a professional I think highly of to which body should bear the ex-careful consideration should now Marwick. He boxes very well and pense of so improving the courts be given to the question of a bead-is a powerful puncher. He has had remark that it was his last trip that they would be at least equal to quarters for the game in Scotland. six professional bouts, and has won to England merely meant that he those found at the major English Of one thing I am certain, and each inside the distance. tournaments. Is it to be the Scottish is this, that it is a bad thing for the There is another particularly LTA or the Hydro management? governing body of any sport to be mising young hear Evidently not the latter, for the beholden to a commercial under- James, a Weish heavy expenditure involved would taking for the right to hold its much the same not be offset by such benefit as is championships, however generous sen. He is quar derived from the tournament. Apart, the terms of the agreement may be and Len Harvey ping in his Percy Alliss. The gallery ne from the advertisement got from TOO MUCH “HUSH HUSH””~- education. Brought along on the ly treated me. Some of our players the holding of the championships When, a few years ago, the ques-right lines, James should do well took so long to make their shots as at Feebles, it is doubtful whether tion of a Scottish Wimbledon was the Hydro comes well out of the first seriously mooted, the pessim-public who take an interest in the to invite antagonism from the

ists defeated what promised to be game.

U.S. GOLFERS CLIMB DOWN A BIT

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Peeples is not on a main railway a very interesting development of "A criticism accordingly that can

Revolta said he was pleased in line; for those coming from the the game in Scotland. Had that be justly levelled at the Council of every way with his trip. "This was South or Nor a change is neces-scheme gone through, lawn tennis the Scottish LTA. is that it is too my first trip to England," he sary at Edinburgh, whence the ser-north of the Pennines would now fremote a body. It does not take its "and I had fine treatment vice, except by bus, in which little have been in a highly flourishing public into its confidence. There is everybody." luggage be taken, is rather in condition. But the scheme was still-too much “nush hush” about it. Snead, in a wire to Mr. Jacobus, frequent. A big ajority of the born. It did not reach the affiliated What it is badly in need of is "open said: "I was treated very well competitors from

Border clubs and the considerable sporting diplomacy."

have nothing else to say.”