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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 28, 1938

OUR LONDON AIR MAIL SPORTS NEWS

British Pair Defeated

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Donald Budge and Gene Mako, America's Davis Cup pair, beat the British players, F. H. D. Wilde and D. W. Butlor 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the doubles quarter-finals of the French lawn tennis championships in Paris.

Miss Mary Whitmarsh (Great Bri- tain), who reached the third round of the women's singles without playing a match, lost 3-6, 1-6 to Mlle R. Cou- Britain has querque (Netherlands), now no singles representatives in the championships.

Miss A. M. (Billie) Yorke was twice! on the winning side. In the mixed doubles second round she partnered H. van Swoll (Netherlands) to beat T Abe (Japan) and Mlle G. St Omar Roy (France), 6-3, 6-2, and in the wo- men's doubles quarter-finals she and Mme. R. Mathieu (France) beat Mme. Curdel-Belliard and Mlle. Goldschmidt (France), 7-5, 6-1.

Miss V. E. Scott and Miss J. Saun- ders (Great Britain) beat Mlle. P. Melerio. and Mme. R. Varin (France). 8-6, 6-2 in the doubles quarter-finals.

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Budge Extended By Frenchman

Donald Budge, Wimbledon and American singles champion, entered the semi-finals of the French singles on June 8, which has never been won by an American, when he defeated- Bernard Destremau (France), 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, between rain squalls to-day.

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Brown Carries Bat For 206

Second Test Another

Drawn Match?

WALTER HAMMOND INJURED

London, To-day.

Destremau put up a good fight against the American, and until the first rainstorm swept the court and in- terrupted play, he was holding Budge

There seems little doubt that the second Test Match between at 4-games all, service in each case taking the game. The Frenchman England and Australia, which is now in progress at Lord's, will end played with great confidence, passing in a draw for rain interfered to such an extent yesterday, the third Budge repeatedly, and exhibiting fine day of play, that only three hours of play were available, Australia net play.

TEST SCORE BOARD

ENGLAND FIRST INNINGS-494

SECOND INNINGS

The play was held up for thirty-five being dismissed for 422 and England losing her two opening batsmen Barnett, e McCabe, b McCormick 12 minutes by the rain, and on resumption for 39 runs at the close of play.

Hutton, e McCormick, b O'Reilly

Destremau immediately dropped hig England are at present 111 runs ahead with eight wickets to Verity, not out service, and Budge took the first set.

Games again followed the service in fall, and with the wicket probably responding to spin, it is Edrich, not out the second set to 4-8 to Budge, when obvious that England will attempt to force a draw.

Destremau's service.

Extras

11

39

Total (for two wickets): Fall of wickets-1 for 25 (Barnett) for 28 (Hutton),

1-12.

Bowling-McCormick 1—16, O'Reil-

AUSTRALIA=FIRST INNINGS J. H. Fingleton, c Hammond, b

Wright

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206

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the American again showed his ability Only two Austrians helped to add the 123 to the overnight to break through in a crisis, and took|score. They were the New South Wales bowler, O'Reilly, who en-

tertained the spectators with a bright exhibition of hurricane hit-2 In the last set there were cheers for ting, scoring 42 in 45 minutes, and Brown, who performed the rarely Budge from the gallery, because the American deliberately threw away two Test feat of carrying his bat. He was undefeated for 206 runs: points, following protests from the spectators against the linesman's deci- It is generally agreed that Lord's ian survived the vital ball, however, sions.

is not big enough for Test matches as [but two balls later gave a chance to W. A. Brown, not out J. Pallada (Yugoslavia) beat. C. there were 34,000 spectators on Satur- Compton at second slip.

D. G. Bradman, b Verity. Just when the innings appeared to g. J. McCabe, c Verity, b. Farnes. 38 Boussus (France), 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, day, when the gates were closed, yet 6-1, 6-2, after a hard fight. In the it is possible to accommodate 90,000 at be near its end, as the light was ex: A. L. Hassett, lbw b Wellard.. other semi-final, F. Puncec (Yugosla- Melbourne.

ceptionally bad, rain began to fall, and C. L. Badcock, b Wellard via), who won his quarter-final match The gates were closed at 10.45 a.m. soon it was raining heavily, giving no B. A. Barnett, c. Compton, b Verity with F. Cejnar, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 63, and the weather was cloudy and threa-chance of further play before lunch.A. G. Chipperfield, lbw., b Verity meets R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia). tening when Brown and Barnett resum- The adjournment was then taken, W. J. O'Reilly, b Farnes

Menzel beat Puncec's compatriot, D. ed at the overnight score of 299 runs Brown being 184 not out, and Fleet-E. L. McCormick, c. Banett, b Mitic, 60, 6—0, 6—1.

for 5, facing Farnes and Verity: Bar-wood-Smith still scoreless. ·- The title, held by Henner Henkel.nett had added only two to his over- ::

HAMMOND INJURED Germany, is thus certain to go abroad night six when he mishit Verity's Play did not resume until 4.15. Ham- again this year, either to Czechoslova- fourth ball to Compton, in the covers, mond was prevented from, bowling by kia, Yugoslavia, or America.

and six were down for 807. Chipper-ja torn muscle in his right thigh. fleld, who followed, scored only one and then put his leg in front of a In the women's singles, the semi-straight one from Verity, who beat him finalists are Mme. P. Landry, nee Nel-by pitching a slower one. lle Adamson (Belgium), Mlle. Rollin Couquerque (Holland), and two French- women, Mme. Mathieu and Mme. A.

Halff.

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Miss Dorothy Stevenson, the sole re presentative of the British Empire left in the singles, lost her quarter-Anals match to Mme., Mathieu, who was in great form, 6, 0.

with

VERITY BOWLS WELL.

Brown brought' up his 200 by: cutting Wellard to the pavilion. rails, and was given a warm ova- tion.

Farnes

|L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith, -c Bar-

nett, b Verity Extras

Total

42

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422

Fall of wickets.-1 for 69, (Fingle- ton), 2 for 101 (Bradman), 3 for 152 |(McCabe), 4 for 276 (Hassett), 5 for 276 (Badcock) 6 for 307 (Barnett), 7

Shortly afterwards the innings came Verity, who was bowling well on a to an end at 422, when Fleewood for 308 (Chipperfield), 8 for 393 (0". wicket which seemed to be taking his Smith was caught by Barnett, at Reilly), 9 for 393 (McCormick); 10 for apin, morally bowled O'Reilly early on, square-leg, off Verity, for seven. Brown 422 (Fleetwood-Smith). but the ball missed the stumps by a was 200 not out, having carried his hair's breadth.

bat, a rare, feat in Test cricket.

Brown, who was taking no chances, brought his 150 up in 275 minutes.

SAVED FOLLOW-ON O'Reilly hit out with gusto and after he had sont Farnes and Wel- lard to the fence he brought up 344 and saved the follow-on. Heartened by the feat he opened his shoulders and hit Verity for six from successive balls, Wright replaced Verity and his se

Mme. Mathieu, joint holder Miss A. M. Yorke, of the Wimbledon and French doubles titles, meets her compatriot, Mme, Halff, in the singles semi-finals, so that whatever happens, a Frenchwoman will be in the final, Mme. Landry and Mile. Couquerque, who meet in the other semi-final match, defcated respectively Mme. Henrotin cond delivery was a no-ball to O'Roll-

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