1937-11-23 — Page 21

CHINA

YR. MCGRATH BEATEN

Turvey Superior On Wet Court

BROMWICH BEATS LINDO

one

193

JAUSTIN REZIS

BOROTRA IN 40 MINUTES

To Meet Schroder In Final

COVERED COURT

TITLE

(By A. WALLIS MYERS)

London, October 16.

British players have a good chance of recapturing both sin gles covered court championships Sydney, October 7. at Queen's to-day. In the wo- great surprise in the Metro men's singles the oversea chal- politan lawn tennis championship lenge was definitely removed yes- at the Strathfield Recreation Club, terday when Mrs. King and Miss yesterday, was the victory of N. Scriven defeated their respective Turvey against V. B. McGrath, the German and French opponents; Davis Cup player, în a semi-final and in the men's event HW. of the men's singles championship. Austin, and not Borotra, survives to tackle K. Schroder, the Swed- The match was more than hour late in starting, and condi- ish holder, in the final round.

For the first time for nine con- tions were unpleasant, the court being dame from frequent showers Secutive years the Saturday tri- and drizzling rain falling during bunes will not see Borotra's beret the match. McGrath's heart was not in the last round. The crowd in the match, because of the delay will miss a familiar figure, none Turvey played splendidly to win has roused them to greater fer- the first set, even though McGrath your throughout a decade. But was not seen to advantage. Turvey every epoch has its own hero, and beat McGrath last January în a semi-final of the seaside champion was Austin, with Borotra as his

subservient vassal. ships.

It was 40 minutes of futility for In the other semi-final, J. Brome Frenchman. Austin was in wich beat H. Lindo after a good such perfect touch and temper, so display. This match was played on incapable of steering a ball out of a dry court, and Bromwich's ability court, so well stocked with shots, to keep the ball in plav had much including the diagonal lob, to to do with his win. Lindo's shots frustrate the Borotrafic attack, being hit deeper and with better in-that the match was over before tent. Bromwich's footwork for his many intending onlookers kad ar- left-handed shot was bad

Bryan

visyn Grant, 20019 ted to have stated that he will Cap series next year owing to business reasoNE..

yesterday the king of the court MYSTERY

rived..

able for the. Davis

MYSTERY GOLFER IN THE WITNESS BOX MONTAGUE'S ASSOCIATION WITH RUM-RUNNERS

Elizabeth Town (New York State), Octobe John Montague, the freak golfer from Hollywood, entered the

He i witness-box to give evidence in his own defence to-day. He stood square to the net. He It was quite the briefest cham-charged with taking part in a hold-up seven years ago at a roadside showed that he had improved his pionship duel these two had ever inn owned by a Japanese, Kin Hanna. Montague denied that he service action, although it was still fought and one that could only participated in the hold-up. He said that on the night of the crims faulty as he hit the ball with a bent have one ending as the forces were he was in bed at his home 200 miles from the inn. elbow instead of with the arm fully arrayed. extended, resulting in loss of speed." Results at the tournament are given on the next page.

K.G.C. JUNIOR. TITLE

Next Sunday's Pairings

NO REAL FIGHT

He admitted, however, that he knew the three men who did take part in the robbery and that in the days when he was known as Laverne Moore he frequented the company of bootleggers few days before the crime, he said, he visited the im with a rum

able running friend, who wanted to ascertain whether if was 38 a liquor drop.”

A real fight there never was. suspect that Borotra had nev quite recovered his physical elation after his gruelling Tuesday, and his mental elation, which he usually summons to readjust the balance, was not assisted by a sequence of car, Montague said that they had remained there after a pre- extremely doubtful line decisions given against him in the first four games. He gave no outward sign, of course, but he was obviously de-

Asked to explain how his golf vious trip he had made in bags came to be in the bandits same car.

The following is the draw of the Kowloon Golf Club Junior Champion ship (First round to be played off by pressed in spirit, and from this in- Sunday November 28):

B. Basto

FA. H

JER. Humble v W. Stoker

YIR. Leitch

G. C. Moss.

T. Henderson + E M. Hanlon W. Kershaw - Y W. J. Cairns EW. Gardiner y R. M. Wheatcroft F. E Lawrence HL P. Bilings W. Bastin

J. J. King

RUGBY GAME FOR

auspicious start he never recover- ed.

Another factor which may have

the subconsciously disturbed Basque was a reimposition of the footfault penalty. These against his service made no mate-

marks

rial difference to the result, for BROKERS TO Austin was his master yesterday

but Fate seemed a little too cruel MEET D.B.S. TO-MORROW against the visitor in that his ser-

vice for four sets against Shayes AT CRICKET

There will be a Rugby game on the the previous day had not apparent- Club ground, Happy Valley, to-morrow, commencing 24 5.00 p.m., when a Navally infringed the rule once.

side, drawn from the Small Ships in port, will meet the Club "A” XV

The Club side has been selected as follows:

ONLY FOUR DEUCES

The one-sided character of

the

MW. MacGrath, L. Lammert, D. Bencounter and Austin's complete Nelson, J. Redman, JL. Bonnar, M

G. Carruthers, 3. P. Henderson, PG domination may be gauged from

The following have bee represent cesan Boys creio-grou

SA. Ismail={{

A Kitché

Rickett, J.

L Oliphant, J. S. Dunnett (Captain), the fact that it only yielded four mail, A. Gomes, Dr. E. W. Stout: A W. Holden, R. E. deuce games, and that Austin had H Nelson, J. G. Harve

and T. E Pratt.

LADIES'

HOCKEY MATCH TO MORROW

W. Stoker)

#folk

will re

Bent St.

three in love games — many sequence in the first set and two to- gether in the third. He is an early-ball disciple at all times, but yesterday he allowed the ball to rise even less than usual, so that many of his flashing passing shots the surprise value of half-

for

HIS BIGGEST GOLF BET

He changed his name

foore when he wen California, he said There worked as a salesman and prospect- ed for gold

Montague denied that he had

played golf for huge. bets. branded as a myth the report. that he once played Olin Dutra, former national champion, for £500.

Five dollars is the biggest golf bet Ive ever made," he asserted.

Montague said that his reason for going to California and chang- ing his name was because his bo- chosen to longings were found in the bandits.

Dio car

cing at 1

CA

mern and

CLUB SECOND

ELEVEN

The following

Long Cricket Ch Satur November cricket match on the

B.

Central British Schoo

THEIR GUEST

rnia,

a month, he had

panions. He did not attempt keep pace with them financially Most of the time he was their guest

Questioned on whether he had any previous convictions, had been fined £1 for cherries.

Montague's case was sent to the

JULY

that

J. Armstrong, D.S. an acq

A. Dunnett, CE

were told

erdict must be

tal or robbery

Conviction carries

Paterson, G. Atence of from 10

Leckie and L. D. Kil-