1938-07-12 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 12, 1938.

A TECHNICALLY FAULTLESS DISPLAY

AUSTIN DISPOSES

OF HENNER HENKEL IN STRAIGHT SETS

GERMAN FORCED INTO CROP OF ERRORS

(By AIR MAIL)

London, June 29.

COMING TEST MATCHES

OPEN SINGLES BOWLS EVENT MAKES START

Mitchell And Brown Win Pairs Game

The First Round of the Open Singles Lawn Bowls Championship commenced yesterday when a num- ber of games were played and some interesting encounters witnessed.

G. N. Mitchell and J. C. Brown beat E. W. Lines and R. Duncan in

Headingley "Sold Out": Rush For Tickets at Oval their interrupted Open Pairs en-

counter by 19 shots to 18, after an

Mr. A. F. Davey, secretary of extra head.

The following were the results.of..

FOR the second time in his career, Henry Wilfred Austin, at the age of 31, has reached the final of the men's singles championship at Wimbledon. He will oppose J. Donald Budge (U.S.A.), holder of the title, on the Centre Court to-morrow. Both had the Surrey County Cricket Club, yesterday announced that all easy victories in the semi-finals yesterday, Austin seats for the first two days (Sat- yesterday's games in the Open Sin-

urday and Monday) of the 'fifth gles: beating Henner Henkel (Germany), 6-2, 6-4, 6-0, Test match at the Oval, starting

G. H. Sherrif beat J. S. Cook, 21-11 and Budge defeating Ferenc Puncec (Yugosla- on August 20, have been sold. on the 21st head. via), 6-2, 6-1, 6-4.

The authorities at Headingley, In 1932 Austin became the first Englishman to reach the Wim- Leeds, desire it to be known that bledon final for ten years, and then another Californian, Ellsworth the grounds is completely "sold Vines, stopped him from winning the greatest lawn tennis title in out" for the fourth Test match the world.

which begins there on July 22.

There is accommodation at

It will be a tremendous feat if Austin can defeat Budge, who is only 22, and thus set the seal on a great playing career. Un- Headingley for 30,000, but if the fortunately Britain's No. 1 has only a slender chance of realising ground held twice that number it that ambition, so dominating a player is Budge. Yesterday Austin would still be too small to satisfy gave one of the finest displays of his life.

the demand for tickets.

He was technically faultless against Henkel, and gained am-

ple revenge for the defeat which THE DAVIS

the German inflicted on him in Cham- the final of the French

pionships just over a year ago. In the four previous rounds Hen- kel had not lost a set, but against Austin he never looked like win- ning one.

Austin started by attacking with his favourite forehand shot, deep to Henkel's backhand, and, follow-

CUP

Canada's Team. For Zone Match With Japan

Montreal, June. 28.

AMES MAY

MISS NEXT

TWO TEST

(By AIR MAIL)

W. J. Bagley beat J. A. R. Selby 21-7 on the 16th head.

A. R. Dallah beat J. F. McGowan 2215 on the 24th bead.

B. W. Bradbury beat A. J. Coelho 21-5 on the 15th head.

A. Steven beat S. M. Rumjahn 21--2- on the 14th head.

M. R. Abbas beat J., Channing 21-19 on the 25th head.

J. S. Logan beat H. Overy 23-12 on the 15th head.

214 on the 16th head.

G. C. Norman beat C. J. Tacchi

D. W. Waterton beat L. Jack 22—13 on the 22nd head.

C. F. Remedios beat J. J. Basto 21-15 on the 20th hend,

W. K. Way beat J. L. Stephens 23-11 on the 21st head.

W. Gill

21-16.

beat F. A.

Broadbridge

J. F. V. Riberio beat W. J. Burling 21-12.

R. Ellis beat. E. de Souza 21-18. E. Zimmern beat L..A. Gutierrez 23-20 on the 28th head.

H. F. Harper beat C. G. Silva 21-19. A. E. Coates beat C. Vas 21-18. C. H. Basto received a walk over from G. Perkins.

London, June 28. STILL NO Ames, the Kent and England wicket-keeper, has a fracture of START IN

After an absence of three MATCHES ing up to the net, put away neat Years, Canada is competing in volleys. He was stroking the ball the Davis Cup competition, and with his old fluency, and, when will meet Japan in the first round Henker tried to make the net his of the North American zone on was beaten the Mount Royal Club courts objective, the German by a delightful mixture of lobs and here, on July 28, 29, and 30.

This announcement was made the little finger of his left hand, passing shots.

TWO-GAMES.IN FIRST SET by the Council of the Canadian and he is unlikely to play in the During the first set, Henkel won Lawn Tennis Association, which next two Test matches. only the opening service and the added that the dates, although

Ames was struck on the hand

London, To-day. seventh game. He made a crop of considered definite by the C.L.

The Third Cricket Test, which errors, especially on the ball which T.A,. were subject to ratification by a ball from M'Cormick, the

Australian fast bowler, during should have begun at Old Trafford, Austin continually put down at his by Japan. feet. Henkel tightened up in the

Mr. Henri Laframboise, ahis innings at Lord's yesterday, Manchester, last Friday, has yet to second set, and kept the odd game member of the 1921, and 1925 and after he was out he went to make a start. in front up to 4-3. He made some Canadian Davis Cup teams, is hospital for an X-ray examina- Rain fell continuously on Sun- which passed Austin at the net, and acting as non-playing captain of tion. This disclosed the suspected\day, giving little promise of a start

brave strokes.; one, for instance,

3RD TEST

yesterday, and although the show- saved the German in the fifth game, this year's team, while Robert fracture of the finger-bone.

ers abated overnight, dawn found The German was pressing all the Murray (Quebec). Douglas Cam-

It is a coincidence that the the ground water-logged and the time, but Austin broke down his re-eron (Vancouver,) Ross Wilson

wicket-keeper sky overcast. sistance in the ninth game to take (Toronto), and Laird Watt (Mon- Australians have a

A torrential downpour yesterday Henkel's service, and then won the treal) will make up the playing incapacitated through a broken

in morning dashed all hopes and en- members of the team-Press finger. Walker received his set in the tenth.

jury against Essex just before abled an early decision to be made, Association.

the first Test, and he has not that there would be ho play for the played since.

JUST A PROCESSION Austin opened the third set in the same bewildering fashion by winning the two opening games. In and Puncec, who had been playing the third Henkel, who had, oc as well as his rival allowed, from casionally been "aceing" Austin the baseline jumped in to take the with his fast first service, had got American's service for 8-1. Budge, to 40-0, and had two vantage points having let the dogged Central Euro- after deuce, but he lost to the pean player get in front, did not steady and mobile Englishman. The find it easy to push him out again, FOR rest of the match was a procession.and Puncec still led 4-2 and 40-15 Puncec, like Henkel, was out in the seventh game. This was a played. The Yugoslav was able to great opportunity for him, but keep the ball from Budge's back-Budge forced him from it, drew hand for only four games in the level at 4-all, and with more high- first set, and the Champion streak- speed drives, he ended Pancec's

hopes with the set at 6-4. ed away with the set 6-2.

MERE EXHIBITIONS The first three games of the second set became mere ex hibitions of Bud skill, for he won them - ithout losing the a point. He fourth game winning the sot with the

leven points.

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