1938-07-06 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 6, 1938.

SEEDED

PLAYER

OUT

Mitic, Of Yugoslavia, The First To Fall

JOHN OLLIFF BEATEN

(By AIR MAIL)

London, June 24.

With most of the attractive- looking matches held over till to- morrow, this was a quiet day at Wimbledon. Yet it was marked by the defeat of a seeded player. -the first-in the Men's Singles. Mitic, the Yugoslav, fell to Ell- mer, of Switzerland, after a long match.

Miss Thelma Coyne, of Aus- tralia, and Fru Sperling opened the Centre Court programme at Wimbledon to-day in a match of contrasting styles. The Dane had the steadiness and surety of stroke, together with an astute- ness of placing, to keep the ral- lies going as long as she liked. Miss Coyne, on the other hand, had firmness on the volley and strength overhead.

Yet Miss Coyne's attacking strokes did not avail her much. She had insufficient pace on the ground to make her forcing strokes effec- tive, and her rather tentative vol- leying attempts were easily frus- trated by Fru Sperling's passing shots. Supremely steady and re- turning everything, Fru. Sperling won a quick victory.

HER COMEBACK

Mrs. Heine Miller, of South Africa, making her come-back to the courts where she was known `nine years ago, had an easy pass- age into the last 16 at the expense of Mrs. P. Knight, a London play- er-who-graduated-to-first-class-ten- nis via newspaper tournaments.

Vigorous Centre Court entertain- ment was the men's single between J. S. Olliff, the old Cambridge Blue and F. Puncec, of Yugoslavia, seed- ed No. 5.

Eton schoolboys busy practising for the rowing season. for a practise row on the river at Eton. (Copyright, Fox).

FRANK HOUGH KNOCKED OUT

George James Lands Fine Blow

London, June 24. George James, heavy-weight. champion of Wales, knocked out Frank Hough (London) in tho fourth round of a contest schedul

ed for twelve rounds, at Newport, last night.

Although conceding a stone and a half in weight, Hough fought pluckily, and in the second and third rounds alowed up James with right swings to the body. In the next, however, James was well on top, and he sent down Hough for the count with a beautifully timed. right. (By AIRMAIL)—

WOMEN'S DOUBLES First Round

'Our photograph shows the Eton crew setting off

GERMANY DISAPPOINTED OVER BIG FIGHT

BUT NEWSPAPERS ASSUME SPORTING STAND

Berlin, June 23.

The overwhelming defeat of Max Schmeling at the hands of Joe Louis the sensational Negro boxer, has caused deep disappointment in Germany. The newspapers, however, accept the result in a sport- ing spirit, although it is pointed out that the blow to the kidneys, which is believed to have disabled Schmeling, would count as a foul in Europe.

Herr Hitler, who is at Berch- tesgaden, took a great interest in the fight, and was immediately informed of the result. Dr-Metz- ner, the “Leader” of German Boxing, has sent the following telegram to Schmeling: "The Professional Association of Ger- Iman Boxers greets its member. Max Schmeling. In spite of this Miss defeat, you will always remain

Olliff is usually a trifle erratic, Fru Sperling, Denmark, beat but he out-hit Puncec in the open-, S. P. Fabyan, U.S.A., bent Miss

Coyne, Australia, 6-4, 6-2. ing exchanges, and volleying with G. M. Southwell, 6-1, 6-0 great gusto, gained a lead of 3-1. Then he dropped a service game,

Miss R. M. Hardwick and Miss M. and Puncec, finding the chalk on the wWhitmarsh beat Mrs. E. C. Peters and sideline with two successive fore-Miss P. A. O'Connell, 6-3, 6-0. hand drives, evened matters at 8-3.

Second Round' The Yugoslav player then began to Mrs. M. R. King and Mrs. J. B. Pitt- crowd on sail and passed Olliff man beat Miss S. G. Chutter and Mrs.

J. N. C. Couper, 6-2, 6-4, with low forehand drives which

MIXED DOUBLES just skimmed the net. He bagged

Second Round the next three games in a row to win the first set 6-3.

the pattern for Germany's box-such a short fight, which was de- ing."

cided by a chance blow."

In a statement to-day, Dr Metzner said: "Max had terribly bad luck to be knocked out by such a heavy blow right at the beginning of the fight.

CHANCE BLOW

Certainly, Louis was the better man on the day, but a final verdict O. Anderson and Miss R. beat Kho Sin Kie and Miss K. on the real ability of the two men Stammers, 6-2, 6-7, 0—7.

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Olliff did not manage to force the match into a fourth set, and then there came a surprise when D. Mitic, also of Yugoslavia, was bea ten by the Swiss, Max Ellmer. Mitic is the first seeded player in the Men's Singles to be eliminated from FOR the tournament.

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The Berliner Lokalanzeiger ad- mits that Schmeling was completely overrun by Louis. He had not counted on such a stormy attack right at the beginning of the fight, it states.

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West Of England Tennis Finals

J. M. Mehta (India) accomplished a good performance in the final of the men's singles in the West of England Championships, at Bristol, on June 10, when he defeated C. E. Malfroy, of New Zealand 6-2, 6-3, Miss M. Riddell beat Miss G. C. Hoahing in

the Women's Singles s final with the

loss of the first set.

Men's Singles Fidal-J. M. Mehta beat C. E. Malfory, 6–2, 6—d Women's Singles-Final}

Miss Riddell beat Miss G. C. Hoshing, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3

Celtic, who celebrated their Jubilee recently are under the care of thres former Scottish internationalists, William Maloy, secretary and mana- gor, played at half-back against Eng land and Ireland in 1893; James M'- Menemy, the trainer, took part as an inside forward in a dozen major in ternationals; and Joe Dadds, assis tant trainer, a member of the famous

ahip, played in every representativo. match in season 1918-14

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