THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 16, 1957.
NEW AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONS
BUDGE MASTERS VON CRAMM IN FIVE-SET DUEL
Senorita Lizana's Thrilling Triumph Over Mlle. Jedrzejowska
(By A. WALLIS MYERS)
Forest Hills (N.Y.), September 13.
TWO new champions were acr'aimed here to-day
Miss Janie Weller, above, who was about to stage a comeback in Ladies' hockey this season as the goalkeeper of the "Y" Ladies' Caer Clark Cup team, has decided to withdraw her name as a member of the team and will not be play-
and each deserved a crown. In the final of the Men's Singles, Budge beat von Cramm 6-1, 7-9, 6-1, og after all. 3-6, 6-1, and the final of the Women's Singles. Senorita Lizana beat Mlle. Jedrzejowska 6-4, 6-2
Honours thicken round Budge.
•
By gaining the Wimbledongratulations of the Chilean Finance A doctor gave her a reviving in- and American double he has equalled the feats of Doherty, Tilden Minister, she collapsed. and Perry, and since he is five years younger than Tilden and Perry
hotel across the road. Here she was were at the date of their triumphs, his is a greater achievement.jection, and she was carried to her
put to bed. Moreover, he brought home the Davis Cup as well
TWO RUGBY ENCOUNTERS
THIS AFTERNOON
The Club will open their Rugby season this afternoon with two en- counters, their senior team meeting the Ariny at 4.30 pm, while the A fifteen will meet HMS. Med- way at 315 p.m., and in both cases some good sport should be witness- ed.
The following are the teams:
Medway: Surgeon Lieut. Ellis; Tel Dent, BRA. Erridge, Lient. Harvey and Sub-Lieut. Kyrke, Lieut. (E) Web- ster and Lieut. Talbot, Sub-Lieut. An- derson, Writer Thompson, E. A. Hug gett, A. B. Aslett, Lieut. Maydon, Sub- Lieut. Ogle, ERA. Langley and Lieut Woods.
1st XV:-J. P. Whitham (Captain); D. H. Stewart, H. D. Bidwell, W. E... Grieve and H van Leeuwen; A. H. R Butcher and J. L. Bonnar; K. A. Wat- son, A. K. Salter, R..G. Geer; V. Need- ham, R. Nelson; J. C. Millar, J. Taylor and J. A. Redman.
“A” XV:-D. Nelson; D. Campbell, Taverner, A. H. Murray, J. Watts; M. G. Carruthers and J. Henderson; A. W. Swain, B. Hynes: "A. G. Dalziel, T. H. Pratt and H. W. E. Heath. Holder, J. S. Dunnett, R. M. King; T
Army: Sergt. Hilton (RE); Lt. R. Lt. Davenport Maclagan (Seaforths), (RA), L. Brutan (R.A.0.C) and Lt. (Middlesex); Pte. Rainey Chiverall
and Sergt. Dailey Spr. Rumbell (Seaforths) (R.A.M.C.); Sergt. Marshall (Middlesex), on Boafted (Seaforths). It
(RE),
Pte.
Crawford-
CAMERA DID REST To-day's Men's final ran the full course and gave 15,000 specta-
When I called to inquire later, her tors an opportunity to exercise their lungs and tell each other this
A contest stoutly devoted chaperon, Miss Christian was one of the greatest matches in history. waged by two admirably composed players, well conditioned; and Jackson, asked me to come up. But it lacked the permanent quality "My opponent half killed me well umpired it certainly was.
lagan (Seaforths); Cpl. Harrison and thrill of the critical Davis Cup match between the same two the court," said a brave little voice (Royal Corps Signals), Lt. I. A. Mac- from the bed, "and the camera. men (RE), Capt. Gillespie (RE) and Spr. at Wimbledon.
did the rest." But she was as hap-Hall (RE).
"Give my
was
In the three sets won by Budge Americans, educated on militant ser-py as a young skylark, and is off to his opponent scored only one vices and grim attack. Here was a California in a day or two, en route game and in all these bouts the auency without effort, genius tam-for home in Santiago.
In our report of the H. K. Badmin- American's earned points were ing muscular strength, the real ar-love to England," was her adieu."
My mind went back 16 years-ton Association meeting, which fewer than the German's errors,tist creating the perfect coup. Many of these errors were only But the tension of the final and Here, to this same hotel, Mile. Len-held last Thursday, it was incorrectly Mail" that the local Association would fractional a menacing service of victory's aftermath proved too glen had been conveyed after her stated in Friday's issues of the "China
When first and last singles match as
guarantee the expenses, in connection the But just over the line, or a winning much for the little heroine.
America. in
the with the proposed invitation to
Association to volley snapped unluckily into the
she had left the tumult of prize amateur
send a team to the Colony. This should net. Car
présentation, with its buzz af movie French girl, unlike the Chilean, did Malayan Badminton
to find herself cham-
have read would not guarantee ex- clamour for auto-not recover machines and
penses.
VOR
They indicated that when Cramm was playing his best, as he was at the opening of the second set graphs, and was receiving the corpion.
Budge
and throughout the third, could not raise his game to hold his rival in check.
VON CRAMM'S HANDICAP This was the German's first sing- les adventure in America, where, un- til today, he had always played on courts where steel-pointed shoes At Wimbledon were permitted. these are taboo and on the Continent, of course, they are never required. So he was fighting not only picked Americans, but novel conditions, and the fact that he nearly mastered them in so short a period suggests that he will return to defeat Budge
even
GREATEST OF CAREER · In beating the Polish champion with the loss of only six games Sen- orita Lizana played the greatest tennis of her career I have never seen the like of it on any court. Only when she led 5-2 in the first set and had two set balls did she pause. in her work of witchery.
Mile Jedrzejowska, may have been feeling the strain of her match yes- terday against Miss Helen Jacobs---- she was not as mobile as usual-but she was outstroked by the all-court skill and footwork of the Chilean. Picture Mile. Suzanne. Lenglende- feating Miss Ryan 15 years ago, and the Senorita's superiority can gauged. She had variety of length, exquisite control, imagination, ex- traordinary speed of foot thing.
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