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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 8, 1988.

Former Champions Extended

THIRD TEST OUTLOOK GLOOMY

Wicket Will Be Very Soft

Manchester, To-day.

The outlook for the Third Test

Mrs. Wills Moody's Fine Recovery:

Kho Sin Kie Slow To Find Best Form

MISS JACOBS CHOP! CHOP! CHOP!

(By AIR MAIL).

"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY

Cricket Interport Invitation

Baskett, to the effect that the

· London, June 25. NOTHER seeded player in the Men's Singles was beaten at Wim-

bledon to-day, Kho Sin Kie being euminated by Cejnar, of DESPITE a statement by Mr. P. E. Czechoslovakia. L. Hecht, also a Czech, safely reached the last eight Hong Kong Cricket Club had received at the expense of another player from Central Europe, F. Kukuljeuic. and for the moment refused, an invita- Fine but cloudy weather prevailed this morning, and by 9.30 tion from the Shanghai Cricket Club, for a Colony cricket teain to visit Match, which commences to-day is the queue had surpassed in size that seen on any of the five preced- Shanghai in October, rumours that the very gloomy as it has been raining ing days. As is the custom, to-day saw the last eight of the men's prospects of an Interport have not yet Intermittently for several days and singles brought into line. The process of sorting corn from chaff been shelved, persist. rained all yesterday, preventing had seen only one seed fall on stony ground- Mitic, of Yugoslavia, the English and Australian players who yesterday went under to Ellmer, of Switzerland. from practising at the nets,

Wightman Old Trafford's natural wicket:

Cup The position in connection with tain's non-playing

knee injury. Her partner in this event was Mrs. J; B. Pittman.

has not been doped with marl for the last eight was as follows captain this year, has a troublesome

four years, and is certain to be when play began:- very soft.

In accordance with the rules, the wicket was covered over at 11.30 a.m. yesterday and will remain so until the start of the match this morning.

Police were posted on the ground and guarded the wicket all last night. The majority of tickets have already been sold.

The authorities hope, that wea- ther permitting, the crowd will be in the region of 40,000.-Reuter.

YESTERDAY'S

OPEN PAIRS GAME ABANDONED

The Quarter Final Round game in the Open Pairs Lawn bowls competition, yesterday at the Police Club, between J. S. Howell and R. G. Craig and W. Hillyer and J. Hollidge was abandoned at the 18th head, with the score. 14 all, owing to a heavy down pour of

rain.

H. W. Austin or G. Mako,

! U.S.A.;

M. Ellmer, Switzerland; H. Henkel, Germany, or B.

Maneff, Switzerland;

L. Hecht, Czechoslovakia, or F. Kukuljevic, Yu- goslavia;

F. Puncec, Yugoslavia; R. Menzel, Czechoslovakia, or D. MacPhail; Kho Sin Kie, China, or F. Cejnar, Czechoslova- kia;

D. Budge, U.S.A., or R. A.

Shayes.

MacPhail's record so far is an ex- cellent one he had dropped only one set in three matches. His match did not get the Centre Court setting, which was perhaps just as well. On had less of an advantage. Court 2, the more experienced Czech

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KNEE INJURY

MacPhail's Mixed Doubles partner, Mrs. Mrs. King, had to scratch, and S. B. Fabyan and Miss Alice Marble got a walk-over in the Women's Doubles. Mrs. King, who was

A REVELATION IN WHITE WINES

Bri-

CHATEAU CARBONNIEUX

VINTAGE 1927

CHATEAU BOTTLED GRAVE,

THE IMMEDIATE CHOICE OF A CONNOISSEUR

I have made various inquiries from.. responsible officials of several senior cricket clubs and so far as I have been able to gather, no intimation had been the Cricket received by them from Club that such an invitation had been issued.

In the Women's Singles Mrs. Helen

I realise that the Hong Kong Cricket Wills Moody had her severest test so far when she met Mrs. Heine Miller, Club means to this Colony what the the top ranking South African player, M.C.C. means to English cricket. Their for a place in the last eight.

word, for the most part, is law and Another former champion, Miss theirs is the right to say "yea," Helen Jacobs, had a severe test, too,"nay." in Miss Freda James.

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or

For the first time this week, the Nevertheless, in past years a certain standing accommodation on the Cen-amount of support has been forthcom- ing from other clubs, both monetary tre Court was practically full hour and a half before the first match, and in the way of entertainment, and between Hecht, of Czechoslovakia, and the Cricket Club have been wont to Kukuljevic, of Yugoslavia, was due to keep in touch with these clubs in the begin.

matter of Interports.

KHO SIN KIE BEATEN

For this reason, I feel that it is very unlikely that a definite refusal has been made of Shanghai's invitation.

In this game the service looked like being the all-important factor, and both these Mid-Europeans put over some fiery deliveries." Hard hitting

Whilst I can appreciate the difficul- was the order of the day, with agile make it almost impossible for them to ties confronting Shanghai which would net play on either side of the net.

Hecht hardly reaches up to Kukul raise a side sufficiently powerful to do Jovic's shoulder, but he has probably them justice if they were to come to the best backhand at Wimbledon, next Hong Kong, I can see no earthly rea- to Budge's, and he won for the loss of son why Hong Kong should not send the second set.

a really decent team up to Shanghai!

It was strange seeing Kho Sin Kie taking so long to settle down' in his match with Cejnar. The usual meticulous rhythm of his. game was absent. Cejnar, fair and very burly, possesses a terrific service and steady ground strokes. Cejnar won the first set then lost the next two. He forced the pace with! conspicuous success at the fourth, and On the other hand, business condi- led 4-0 and 5-1, Kho over-hitting fretions in Hong Kong have never been quently in face of the Czech's sustain-brighter and I am quite sure—inquiries ed net attack. Kho saved two set among likely candidates for places points in the seventh game, but finally have strengthened this view-that lit- hit a smash over, the side-line to give tle, difficulty would be encountered in Cejnar the set 6-1.

getting a good side together.

From reports we have had here, business conditions in Shanghai are such that no man, not occupying a high executive position, would jeopardise his prospects of future employment by tak- ing even the bare. fortnight's leave that a visit here with a cricket team. would entail.

ENORMOUS SUCCESS Spurred on by enormous confidence, some effort will be made to accept I do hope sincerely, therefore, that but keeping a careful watch on over Shanghai's invitation. impetuosity, Cejnar went on to lead match was cancelled and Shanghai stil Last year's 2-1 in the final set. Kho was fighting owe us a visit. As they find it imprac- a losing battle. His inept fourth. set

display could not have inspired him to ticable to fulfil this obligation, let us make a come-back effort in this vital hope that Hong Kong will rally round, set. He tried hard; however, but send a team to Shanghai, and keep the now his length had again departed. Interports, the greatest events local The net lured his backhand drives, and from falling into abeyance.

cricketers have to look forward to, his confidence rapidly ebbad.

Cejnar, with grand reserves of stamina, was now coming in for the kill with sure strokes and eye.

He broke the Chinese player's service to lead 8-1, and then went on to lead 5-2. The eighth game was a grand one for the Chinese. For a short spell he could do nothing wrong, winning the game with outright winners. He led 30-love in the ninth game, but in now-or-never effort Cojnar volleved his way to a victory, Kho Sin Kie being the second seeded player to make his exit.

Was

MISS SCRIVEN THROUGH Miss Peggy Scriven, opposed by Mile M. R. Couquerque of Holland, wearing a peaked cap at a jaunty angle, and she hit very hard to win for the loss of five games.

Henner Henkel easily reached the

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. last eight at the expense of B. Maneff,

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and then Mrs. Wills Moody, wearing her usual white eyeshade and scarlet jacket, came out to meet Mrs Heine

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Mrs. Moody was none too sure herself at the start, but Mrs. Miller was equally erratic, and both the first two games went against the service. (Continued (on Page 21)A

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New World Record

DONALD BUDGE, BY TWICE SECURING THE MEN'S SINGLES, DOUBLES AND MIXED CHAM- PIONSHIPS IN SUCCESSION, HAS PROBABLY SET AN ALL TIME RECORD.

On his present form nothing can stop him from establishing a world record in capturing all four major National titles in one year. He has already won the Australian, French and Wimbledon titles and should eas- Championship. No doubt now that he ily account for the American Singles is practically unbeaten as an ama- teur, the powers-that-be in profes- bid for him and it would come as no sional tennis will be making another surprise If he joines the ranks of the professionals after the American Championships and the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup competition, which is expected to take place at German Town, in August.