1938-06-22 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22,.1938

GEM HOAHING PLAYS LIKE VETERAN

MME. MATHIEU

TOO GOOD FOR SEN. ANITA LIZANA

Budge Unimpressive In Doubles Encounter

London, To-day.

ship also made a start yesterday several British pairs being fea- tured.

G. P. Hughes, a former member of the Eritish Davis Cup team and an outstanding doubles player, and F. H. D. Wilde eliminated a Ger- Koch. man pair in Gopfert and

E. J. Filby and R. A.-Shayes, an- other British pair, entered. the second round at the

"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY

Aston Villa Match 'Misunderstanding'

for

BUDGE'S POOR FORM undisturbed by any untoward incident

expense of Sir Patrick Hannon, M.P., The outstanding feature in yesterday's play Etchart and Russell, of Argen- Moseley, Birmingham, and President tina, but only after а titanic of Aston Villa F.C., stated that the match in Berlin between Aston Villa and and a German XI, was clean at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis championships oc-struggle. curred in the Ladies' Singles, in which Mme. Mathieu, the French Champion, beat Sen. Anita Men's Doubles Lizana, of Chile, in straight sets.

The Chilean player suffered the same fate as last year at the hands of the stolid French baseline player, who returned everything very deep giving Senorita Lizana few chancs to exploit her famous drop shot. The elimination of the Chilean, who is the holder of the United States Ladies' Singles Championship, robs the event of some of its colour.

game

con-

did due

Probably the most interesting | from beginning to end.

in the

the first round of

"Such trouble as arose," he was that between tinued, "was due to the fact that the spectators, numbering about 110,000, Donald Budge and Gene Mako

were not accustomed to referee deci- (U.S.A.) and the Belgian combina- sions arising out of the offside rule. tion of de Borman and Geelhand. "The referee's conduct was above General expectations that the reproach. He gave perfectly impar- American pair would have a walk-tial and correct decisions, but these were misunderstood. There was some over victory were not fulfilled. As disturbance and noise, but it certainly on the previous day, Budge began left no ill-feeling behind. very unsteadily and made repeated blunders. He failed to make a good showing at the net, although the game ended in favour of the up with hard fore-American pair.

FINE COMBINATION afternoon hand drives which forced her op-

"Immediately after the game I re- ponent into

Miss many errors.

The Yugoslavian pair of Kukul-

ceived the personal congratulations of Middleton speeded up her game in jevic and Pallada made a fine com- the German National Sports pre- the second set driving splendidly bination, the former's fast services sident and practically every leading on her fore and backhands and and the latter's smashing and net-representative of sport assembled in boxes. After the forcing the midget Chinese girl to work proving too good for the the Government

the German run all over the court, but the Chinese pair of W. C. Choy and game I congratulated

team, and expressed the gratitude of Hong Kong born girl proved invin-J. H. Ho, who were lacking in com- the Aston Villa players for the con- cible in the final set which she wonbination.

sideration extended to them in Ger- at 6-1.

many."

H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent was, vice backed present during the matches.

Helen Jacobs, the former holder of the Wimbledon and American titles, entered the second round of the event at the expense of Miss Mary Whitmarsh, conceding only one game. Miss Mary Hardwicke, of Great Britain, who was dropped from the Wightman Cup team this year, secured a meritorious victory "PANNA" IN 2ND ROUND when she beat Miss Joan Hartigan, | Miss Panna Jedrzejowska, last one of Australia's leading ladies, year's runner-up

to Mrs. Little in straight sets.

(nee Dorothy Round) won her way

Choy was the better of the two Chinese, his hard services reaping a just reward, while he lobbed very skilfully.

BRILLIANT PAIR

A victory of much local interest into the second round as a result. Another outstanding feature of was that of little Miss Gem Hoah-of beating Miss Dorothy Stevenson, the Men's Doubles was the victory ing, who, making her debut at of Australia, but only after three of Kho Sin-kie and G. S. Lyttleton- Wimbledon, beat Miss Mary Mid-sets. Miss Thelma Coyne, how-Rogers over E. M. Deloford and dleton after three sets.

ever, carried Australia's colours C. M. Jones, one of the best British into the second round with a fine doubles combinations.

Aho served splendidly and vol-

smashing at the net made a bril- liant combination.

LIKE A VETERAN

Miss Hoahing played like a victory over Miss Billie Yorke. ́veteran, employing a forceful-ser-| ---The Men's Doubles Champion-leyed superbly and with Rogers

OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES

FOR

THE CONNOISSEUR

B. B. PALE OLD

F.O. V. (Finest Old Vintage)

GODET FRERES 1852

ROUYER GUILLET 1865

EXSHAW'S V. F. O. (60 years old)

ÑAPOLEON 1814

MEN'S DOUBLES

"The incident at the end of the game when the Villa players not stay behind to salute was entirely to misunderstanding, and I am satisfied that there was no want. of courtesy on the part of the Aston Villa players.

The incident at the end of the game was when the Villa players were booed because they did not give the Nazi salute.

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Humorist Over Lord's

A commercial air-pilot got the big- gest cheer of the day at Lord's on Saturday, May 14.

on.

A fast full-toss from Capt. Stephen- son had just hit Bradman hard the foot, causing him.to limp, when the pilot came sailing over the ground with a streamer attached to his ma- chine advertising an ointment for sore G. P. Hughes and F. H. D. Wilde feet. "Rub it in hard," the streamer

advised. (Gt. B.) beat Gopfert and Koch (Ger- The public amusement was shared many) 6-0, 6-4, 0——2.

First Round

E. J. Filby and R. A. Shayes (Gt. by Bradman and the fieldsmen. B.) beat Etchart and Russell (Argen-

tina) 6-4, 4—6, 8--6, 86..

Dalios and Szegetti (Hungary) beat

R. C. Butler and H. C. Billington (Gt.|

B.) 84, 36, 86, B

D. Budge and G. Mako

(U.S.A.)

(holders) beat de Borman and Geel-

hand (Belgium) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

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Why Hulme Has Retired

Hulme, the Huddersfield Town and

Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnou former Arsenal forward, is giving up (France) beat, Cooper- and G. Peters | football.. (Gt. B.) 108, 6-1, 6-3.

"I was offered terms by Hudders- Kukuljevic and Pallada (Yugoslavia) | field,” said Hulme, "but I have not re- beat W. C. Choy and J. H. Ho (China) signed. I always thought I'd like to 6-3, 6-3, 6-0,

get out while still somewhere near the Kho Sin-kie (China) and G. S. Lyttel- top. I have had 15 years of it and ton-Rogers (Ireland) beat E. M. Delo- think the time has come to give way ford and C. M. Jones (Gt. B.) 6-4 to younger men.” 6-2, 4-6, 6-8.

Kleinschroth (Germany) Csikos (Hungary) beat Landau and Medecin (Monaco) 6-8, 7-5, 6-8,

Cejnar (Czechoslovakia) and C. E. Malfroy (New Zealand) beat Manby and Wheatcroft (Gt. B.) 6-4, 4-0, 6-2, 6-4.

Mlle. Panna Jedrzejowska (Poland) beat Miss Dot Stevenson (Australia) 61, 8-6, 6-9,

Miss Billie Yorke (Gt. B.) 7-5, 6-1. Miss Thelma Coyne (Australia) beat

Mitic and Puncee (Yugoslavia) beat Miss Mary Middleton (Gt. B.) 6-3, Hoahing (China) · beat Procopio and Shaffi 6-1, 6-1, 6-7, 8-6, 6-1.

6-0.

Kuramitsu and Nakano (Japan) beat Watkins and Weston (U.S.A.) ́9-7, 6- 5-7,

LADIES' SINGLES First Round

Mrs. Sperling (Denmark) beat Miss Kova (Yugo-Slavia) 6-1, 6-2.

Miss Helen Jacoba (U.S.A.) beat

Miss Gem

Mrs. Hollis (Gt. B.) 6-2, 7-5.

Miss Pearcy (South Africa) beat;

· Miss Susan Noel, (Gt. B.) beat Miss Wilson (Gt. B.).'

Miss Cougerque (Holland) boat Miss Macfarlane (Gt. B.) 6–2, 6–2,

Miss Morphew (South Africa)

beat Miss Smith (Gt. B.) 8–6, 6–2, 6–0.

· Second Round

Miss K. E. Stammers (Gt. B.) beat

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. Mies Mary Whitmarsh (Gt. B.) 6-0, Mre. Mitchell (Ct. 3.) 6-6, 6-2

0-1.

Miss Mary Hardwicke (Gt. B.) boat Miss Margot Lumb (Gt. B.) beat Miss Miss Joan Hartigan (Australia) (——-1, Olive Craze (South Africa) 6-0, 6—8.] 6--2,

Miss Freda, James (Gt. B.) beat Miss | Madame Mathieu (France) beat Sen. Evelyn Dearman (Gt. B.) 6–2, 8–0.. Anita Lizana (Chile) 6-4, 6-4.