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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 12, 1988.

OUR LONDON AIR MAIL A SPORTS NEWS

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V. J. G. Jenkins, the Welsh-interna- tional full back, pulled a thigh muscle on June 80 in the British team's match against Western Transvaal, not likely to play for at least a week. With C. F. Grieve still nursing a slightly sprained ankle, George Mor- gan, the Irish international scrum half, may play at full back in the match against Orange Free State at

Bloemfontein.

MISS STAMMERS

WELL BEATEN BY MRS. WILLS-MOODY

MRS. SPERLING'S FIGHTING

RALLY

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(By AIR MAIL)

London, June 28. THREE American women, Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, Miss Helen

· Jacobs, and Miss Alice Marble, and one Danish player, Mrs. S. Sperling, reached the semi-finals of the women's singles cham- pionship at Wimbledon yesterday. In the semi-final to-morrow, Mrs. Moody plays Mrs. Sperling, and Miss Marble opposes Miss

J. A. Waters is troubled with an in: jured knee. He and Jenkins are Jacobs. leaving Johannesburg for special trea-

tment.

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Jenkins was in maginificent form and scored 14 of his side's 29. points, kicking two penalty goals and adding the extra points to the tries scored by Boyle, Leyland; Duff, and Reynolds. Grobler and Rivers, each a penalty goal, and Dupreez, an unconverted try, scored the 9 pts for: Western Trans- vaal.

The visitors gave probably the best display of the tour in beating a strong. opposition, who held their own in a terrific forward struggle for three- quarters of the game. Reynolds was brilliant, and flashed through the home. defence repeatedly, but the wingers were not good enough in support to take full advantage of the openings he made. Tanner was în excellent form with long passes, and several times Walker broke away dangerously.

and Howard were tireless, and Purchas and Duff were prominent in the loose.

..

It came near to being a complete day for America, as Mrs.

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OPEN CHAMPIONS 69 IN

PRACTICE:

London June 29—(By Air Mail) Henry Cotton, who begins the defence of his title in the Open golf championship at Sandwich next week, struck his form in practice on the Royal St. George's course yesterday, and went round. in 69, despite a high wind.

Cotton holds the St George's record of 65, made in the second round of the 1934 championship, which he won James Bruen, 18-year-old Irish champion and Walker Cup amateur, was, among the many players who yesterday to start practice,

man

S. AFRICAN

Sarah Fabyan, from Boston, playing Mrs. Sperling, on the Centre LADIES TENNIS Court, was a set up and 4-1 in the second, yet lost.

Britain's chance in the championship vanished with;

the hollow defeat of Miss KK.C.C. BEAT Stammers by Mrs. Moody, 6-2,

6-1. A high wind which swirl RECREIO IN ed round the courts played MIXED LEAGUE

havoc with most of the shots, but Miss Stammers

affected by it more th seemed

any-

Gosano & Miss C. Botelho Best Home Pair

TRIUMPHS

Annex Two Dutch Titles

London, Yesterday. Australian lawn tennis players have done well in the Dutch cham- pionships. Miss Nancy Wynne reached the final of the singles, but was defeated by Mrs. Heine Miller body. She was an entirely dif-

(South Africa) by 6-0, 6-2. In ferent player from the one]

the final of the Women's Doubles who almost beat Mrs. Moody An interesting Mixed Doubles Miss Wynne and Miss Thelma in the Wightman Cup match League tennis encounter was held Coyne were defeated by Mrs. Miller on the same court only a fortat King's Park yesterday, when and Miss Morphew (South Africa) night ago.

K.C.C. "A" beat Club de Recreio by by, 10-8, 8—6.

over

throughout.

She seemed unable to get more 6 sets to 3, holding the upper hand than three shots in succession the net. She was hitting out, foo- The teams were:—

zling her ground shots, and present- British Touring Side-V.J.G. Jen- ing Mrs. Moody with point after kins; E.J. Unwin, R. Leyland, D. J. point.

A. V. Gosano and Miss Cissy Botelho were the pick of the three home pairs, the latter being very How 'different” was the steady and returning most of the Macrae, and C. V. Boyle; F. J. Rey- American's play! She steered the

nolds and H. Tanner; S. Walker, W ball through the wind as though it Travers. G. T. Dancer, R. B. Mavne, W. G. Howard, P. L. Duff, A. G. Pur-did not exist, and simply traded on

Miss Stammers's errors.” chas, and A. R. Taylor.

Western Transvaal-Rivers; Syn- man, Joubert, Talmud, and Van Ren- sburg; Steenkamp and Dietrich; Rit ter, Van Niekerk, Badenhorst, Dupreez, Jacobsen, Van Heerden, Duplooy, and Grobler.

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U. S. Golf Team "Celebrate" Their Defeat

DOUBLE-FAULTS

Mrs. Helen Wills Moody annexed the Irish title.-Reuter Bulletin.

balls which came her way, while 3000 GUINEAS

FOR NATIONAL

Gosano scored sound driving.

repeatedly with

Teddy Fincher and Mrs. Wil-

and were never fully extended.

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liams won all three of their games STUD YEARLING

Fred Butter's Makes The Purchase

The English girl never recovered K.C.C. were without Mr. and Mrs. from a bout of double-faulting at GC. Burnett, who are away from the beginning of the match. In the the Colony and their vacancies second game she did it three times, were filled by A. E. P. Guest and twice at vantage point. Miss Stam- Mrs. Sweeny, mers courageously used the drop shot-a delicate operation in the conditions, but she could not find a length, and Mrs. Moody dropped on- ly the fourth and sixth games of the first set.

A: V. Remedios and Miss M. Ribeiro (Recreio): lost to E. C. Fincher and Mrs.

Williams

Fincher and Mrs. lost to E.

Sweeny beat A. E. P. Guest and Mrs.

(BY AIR MAIL)

London June 29. Nine yearlings sent up by the 28 National Stud, eighteen by H. H. Aga Khan, and six from the Societe 3-6 Haras de Piencourt of France, were sold at the evening session of the A. V. Gosano and Miss C. Botelho Newmarket Blookstock Sales yes. (Recreio): lost to Fincher and Mrs. Wil-

Clark

ferday.

The American, as calm and unper team turbed as ever, made the match look The American Walker Cup came to Fleet-street to "celebrate" their first defeat for 16 years in the like a procession as she advance to Kay held competition for the famous golf 5-0 in the “second set.

her service for 1-5, but lost the next trophy.

Mrs. Moody serving two game, There can be no quibbling about the "aces" for the match. She won in use of the word "celebrate," for the Americans were markedly generous in the thirty-five minutes without even lost to Fincher and Mrs. Sweeny 2-8 and V. Smyth went to 2100 guineas

doffing her woollen coatee.

acknowledging Great Britain's deci- sive triumph by 7 matches to 4, with one halved, at St. Andrews.

Over dinner in the Olde Cheshire Cheese they generally agreed that they had enjoyed being beating by a much superior team.

Francis Ouimet.. the,,non-playing captain, said: "The boys have had a great time and were really honour- ed to have been beaten. They realised they were up against better players and, while they would like to have taken the Cup back, they have no re- grets.

"Several would like to have stayed on for the Open championship at Sand- wich, but they have been away from their work for five weeks and they are working men they have their jobs to do. So we are sailing for home.

BRILLIANT FORM

Miss Helen Jacobs's brilliant form in previous rounds, and again yesterday against Miss Jad- wiga Jedrzejowska, last year's runner-up, whom she beat 6-2, 6-3 on Court One, has prepared the Wimbledon crowd for a surprise. An unseeded player has never yet won the Wimbledon championships, and 'Miss Jacobs, who had been un- fit, was left out of the select eight this year. No one else could have beaten Missa Jedrzejowska in more:

olish convincing fashion. The girl's hard-hitting game nati Buffered from the effects. wind, but even had it beau day Miss Jacobs would p still have won just as easily.

The American's game is hard

She and her new flat

working splendidly." championships in 1986 from and in tha vious match point against

"Gene Sarazen will represent the fault, United States in the Open, and belleve there is a possibility, Walter Hagen may come Löver failed qualify for our Ope pionship."

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ENOWNED CHOP STROKE Miss Jacobs took command of the hatch almost from the opening

she won on her servið

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The National Stud yearlings realised beat Fincher and Mrs. Sweeny 6-1 an aggregate of 13,150 guineas, the drew with Guest and Mrs. Clark 66 best of them being the bay filly by

J. Gonsalves and Miss M. Silva Fairway--Daumont, which was pur (Recreio):

chased by Fred Butters for 8000 guine Mrs. Wil- lost to Fincher and

as R., J. Colling bought the filly by liams

2-6 Easton Sword Play for 2800 guineas,

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drew with Guest and Mrs. Clark 6-6 for the colt by Trimdon--Caretta.”

MOTOR CYCLE RELIABILITY TRIAL

International Event In Wales

London, Yesterday.

of four members Germany and Cze will compete in reliability motor... for the Tourist Trophy whi gins to-dayin-Wal Thre teams from the my will compete with

troopers. This is the first sion teams from the British taken part in this 1,500

Reuter Bulletin,

ace

Lord Glanely paid 1500 guineas for, the filly by Dastur-Fairy Godmother, and Prince Aly Khan went to: 1450" guinens for the Hyperion colt Sister Stella.

By far the best of the eighteen sub- mitted by HH. Aga Khan was Sultan Mahal, a filly by Solario--Firouze. Mahal, for which: Mr. Walter paid 2000. guineas. Only two of the these others realised four figures being Shukrà, a filly by Singapore Becti, which went to Mr®J/.E.Jatvis et 1650 guineas, and Simba; colt by Rustom Pasha-

WAS

urchased by Mr. Tede ader for 1600 guineas.

realised

AGA KHAN! H. Aga Khan's ab total of 10,685, ruine The next sale of not Valla's cold) BYSSICA which went to the bid. Butters for 20005 guines the dam of Knighted

The best of the yearlings from the Societe Haras de Piencourt. was Starvation, a "filly, byɛ

Ballong is

Bread Card. It was purchased Mr. L Corbett for 900 guiness: Jedrzejowska" - has 'seldom i The total for the evening

was 32,840 guineas, an so much on the defensive, and 5780, guineas on the

could session last year. Miss Jacobs, sensing that sh

The total for the t ep her challenger near the base gulness, and for

forced the issue through

guinosa)