1938-06-28 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 28, 1938

H. W. AUSTIN REACHES SEMI-FINAL

American Triumphs In

Ladies' Singles

MME. MATHIEU ARGUES OVER

FOOTFAULTS

NANCY WYNNE'S EFFORT

London; To-day.

Great Britain (H. W. Austin), the United States (Donald Budge) (holder), Germany (Henner Henkel) and Yugoslavia (Puncec) will be represented in the semi-final round of the Men's Singles Championship, at Wimbledon. Budge will meet Puncec, and Austin meets Henkel in what promises to be one of the most interest- ing matches in several years.

Yesterday's championship encounters commenced two hours after schedule owing to a heavy shower of rain, and as a result several of the courts were slippery.

Yesterday's Result

Cejnar, of Czechoslovakia, the conqueror of Kho Sin-kie, of, China, was beaten in three straight sets by Donald Budge, the Wimbledon champion, who was again in de-

LADIES' SINGLES vastating form. Budge served so

·Fourth· Round hard that he broke Cejnar's racket.

Miss Alice Marble (U.S.A.) beat Miss

7-5, Puncec, of Yugoslavia, had little

Mary Hardwicke (Gt. B.) 6-4. difficulty in disposing of R. Mc- Mlle. Panna Jedrzejowska (Poland) Phail, of Great Britain, whose back-beat Miss Morphew (S. Africa) 6—3, hand proved his most vulnerable 6--2.

Miss Helen Jacobs (U.Ś.A.) · beat point.

Miss Margaret Scriven (Gt. B.) 6-3, 6-0.

Henner Henkel, Germany's first string player, also entered the semi- final round when he beat L. Hecht, of Czechoslovakia, in straight sets.

"BUNNY" IN GREAT FORM

**

H. W. "Bunny" Austin,. Great Britain's remaining hope in the event, conceded only five games to Max Ellmer, of Switzerland. Aus tin was featured in a fine, energe tic display in which sound tactics dominated. Ellmer was very care less and was continually overdriv- ing.

Mme. Mathieu (France) beat Miss

N. Wynne (Australia) 1-6, 6-2, 6–0.

Miss Kay Stammers (Gt. B.)' beat Miss Betty Nuthall (Gt. B.) 6-3, 6-0. Mrs. S. Palfrey-Fabyan (U.S.A.) beat Miss D. Bundy (U.S.A.) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4..

Mrs. Hilda Sperling (Denmark) beat Miss Margot Lumb (Gt. B.) 7-5, 6-1: MEN'S SINGLES Quarter Finals

(Czechoslovakia) 6-3, 6-0, 7-5.

D. Budge (U.S.A.) beat · Cemar

H. Henkel (Germany) best L. Hecht (Czechoslovakia) 7-5, 6-1, 6–2, Puncec (Yugoslavia) beat R. Phail (Gt. B.) 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.

H. W. Austin (Gt. B.) beat M.

mer (Switzerland) 6–2, 6–1, LADIES' DOUBLES

Third Round ̧**

BASEBALL NOW COMPULSORY AT ALL R.A.F. DEPOTS

· The R.A.F. are showing them how in the baseball world. The game has been made compulsory In the Air Force, and all depots now have en- thusiastic teams. This picture was taken at Halton Camp, Aylesbury, where there are several teams. (Copyright, Fox).

1. Corinthians Return

Home

WERE TRUE AMBASSADORS OF GT. BRITAIN

(By PANGLOSS) (By ̈“AIR MAIL")

London, June `6. Mc-EIGHT played football in the jungles of India and amid Canadian snows

IGHT_months after

setting out on a 40,000-miles world tour, during which Ell--and lost only 8 of their 95 matches the Islington Corinthians arrived back

in London yesterday.

Two English girls, Miss Mary Hardwicke and Miss Margaret Scri-

Mrs. D. Andrus (U.S.A.) and Mme: ven, the latter holder of the Bourne Henratin (France) beat Miss E. M mouth Hardcourt title, were elimin- Dearman and Miss Joan Ingram (Gt. ated by American contenders in B.) 3-6, 6-1, -7. the Fourth Round of the Ladies' Singles Championship.

· G. P. Miss Helen Jacobs, who was not (G. B.) one of the seeded players, gained Lee (Gt.

an unexpected victory over Miss

MEN'S DOUBLES Third Round

Hughes and F. H. D. Wilde beat J. Avory and H. G. N.

B.) 6–3, 6–3, 6–—–—3.

MIXED DOUBLES Third Round

**Fourth Round..

"You have kicked the football round the world and put British sport on the map throughout the world," said Mr. W. P. Pickford, president of the Football Association, welcoming the players when their ship docked at South- ampton.-

Margaret Scriven, the bottom seed- R. A. Shayes and Miss Jean Saunders year's finalist in the American ed player, in straight sets. The (Gt., B.) beat M. Bolelli and Mme. championship and daughter of the English girl's service was poor) Henrotin (France) 6–3, 6–2. while she was also very weak at D. Budge and Miss A. Marble (hold the net. She could not find her ers) (U.S.A.) beat Kukuljević (Yugos- correct length and as a result most lavia) and Mrs. D. Andrus (U.S.A.) of her drives went out of court. 7-5, 6-8. ⠀ Miss Jacobs, although by no means at her best, was retrieving from all angles for winners,

TAULAIRE

Here is the record of a wonder fal tour:

Games played 95: won 65; lost.8. Goals for 237. Against, 76, In India the players-amateurs all- set up a record by playing 32 games in 46 days, travelling long distances by night to keep to schedule..

They were guests of Indian princes," and after playing in Alexandria were presented to King Farouk.

Everywhere they found the true former Miss May Sutton, who was spirit of sportsmanship and excellent the Wimbledon Champion in 1905 playing pitches. The turf in Malaya and 1907.

was exceptionally good.

IN BARE FEET. There was a splendid Ladies

· In the Punjab they opposed · Sikhs Doubles match in which Mrs. An with long beards and uncut hair, who drus and Mme. Henrotin beat Miss kicked in bare feet. Within four miles Jean Saunders and Miss Joan In- of the Afghan frntier at Fort Landi FOOTFAULTED REPEATEDLY gram in an encounter in which the Kotal, they played where 8,000 troops.

live behind barbed wire in a space - Mme. Mathieu, the recent winner result was in doubt until the last that includes soccer and hockey of the French Ladies' champion-point. The winners better volley-grounds Miss Alice Marble, who has yet ship, had a narrow squeak against ing carried the day. to win the Wimbledon title, beat Miss Nancy Wynne, of Australia. Misa Mary Hardwick after a stern struggle. The later maintained a beautiful length throughout the match, but the American girl scor ed repeatedly by varying the length

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GOOD MATCH

In the first set a linesman foot- faulted the Frenchwoman, contin- uously involving_long arguments underhand. and in the fourth game she served

Match

Test

(Continued from Page 19).

A Saigon match, referee could not speak a word of English, and the Tun- bridge Wells Rangers full-back, H. Martin, had to rush up the field to in- terpret decisions spoken in French

SWA SHADOW OF WAR War shadows intruded more than once on the tour, se

On the way from Hong Kong to Ma-

Under a protest in the second Play was delayed for half an hour of her drives, her flashing backhand set, the Referee removed the lines-by a sharp shower before Barnett and cao, surrounded by Chinese janka, Jan and delicately executed drop shots man and the Frenchwoman's game reaping a rich reward. The Ameri- improved 100 per cent. can's sliced service and steadier

play ultimately gave her victory. AUSTRALIAN GIRL BRILLIANT

Miss Kay Stammers, also

tered the fifth round, at the

en-

MERENZA pense

The Australian girl, making her

and there was another stoppage steamer but the pilots saw the big Hutton opened England's second in-janese, seaplanes swooped down on the.

when only one run had been scored.

Union Jack painted on the bridge and PETERRILLIANT CATCH:

no bombs were droppedTLANG England met with early disaster for At Hollywood Heather Angel was the when the score was 25 Barnett sent one official hostess and the players were from McCormick into the gully, where also entertained by Victor Maclaglen at of Miss Betty Nuthall, who made debut on the centre court gave a wall low down to make brilliant catch.

McCabe leaped to the left and took the his own night club, RE

MANAGER'S TRIBUTE too many errors while the winner brilliant = display,... serving aces, Harnett had scored 12.

The Jalingtón Córinthians - hrean' had a greater variety of winning scoring on her backhand, volleying Verity followed and only three runs affiliation of well-known amateur As- shots,**

and bringing off an occasional drop were added before Hutton fell a vic-sociation players who formerly.com- tim to O'Reilly for five. The ball turn-peted in the London Mid-Week League. Mrs. Hilda Sperling beat Miss shot Later she lost her length sharply, and caught the edge of the fallington Rotaflans organised this tour. Margot Lumb and led 8--1 in the and over-drove the baseline, bat glancing to slips where McCor- The team's manager, Mr. Tom Smith,- first set, but the latter playing on Thero was also a splendid all-mick held the catch the Danish lady's backhand re- American match in which Mrs. Sa- covered at 6-ð at which point she ran - Palfrey-Fabyan · surprisingly collapsed.

Miss Dorothy Bundy, last

drich filled the vacancy

played out time was 89. for two... red five and Edrich slx.-Re

pald striking tribute to the boys" with when they parted the end of the the tour. They had been true ambassadors had of Britain, he said. “We have not left

single enemy behind us?”..