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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1988.

Wimbledon In Retrospect

FOURTH TEST MATCH AT LEEDS TO-DAY

England Will Have New Opening Pair

ed at as the first two encounters

NEWCOMERS FROM EUROPE

(By F. R. Burrow)

London, July 10.

C.R.CO "C" DIV WINNERS

Chinese Recreation Club, by de- feating their strongest challengers, Kowloon Tong, yesterday, have won the "C" Division of the Tennis

Neither side were defeated prior

HAVE heard the Championship meeting which

ended a week ago called "a dull Wimbledon." League, have even heard it called "a bad Wimbledon." No Wimbledon, nowadays, can possibly be "bad," but impressive record to date, Kowloon

to yesterday and in view of their

Tong was conceded an excellent

such players as Wong

I am inclined to agree that it was not nearly so in-chance. teresting a fortnight's play as it has been in most Chinese

Lever, with recreation Club, how recent years Why? First, I think, because the re-Shiu-wing, semi-finalist in the - Weather permitting, the sult of the principal event the men's singles Colony doubles for the last two Fourth Test Match between Eng-

years, Leung Ping-chiu, and. P. land and Australia ween Com was a foregone conclusion before a ball was hit over Sato, high ranking Kwangtung mence on the Leeds ground this the net on the first Monday of the meeting.

player, were never in any trouble morning and it is sincerely hop-

Further, the presence among first unseeded player ever to reach the after the first round and went out ed that a decision will be arriv- the "seeds" in the singles of 80 final of the ladies singles, though by 6% sets to 22.

Wilmer Allison, had, accomplished a As was to be expected, 0. L. ended in draws, while the Third many players from Mittel-Euro- similar feat in the men's singles eight Pang and F. I. Mok were the most Test, at Old Trafford, Manches-pa, whose names were as un-years ago.

familiar as they were unpro- Everybody's sympathy went out to impressive Home pair, and won 11⁄2 ter, was abandoned without ́ a ball being bowled.

nounceable to the majority of Miss Jacobs when, seeming to have at sets.

least an equal chance of defeating her H Lin, partnered by a new- Wimbledon-goers, did not at first great rival in the final, she injured England will be weaker than in enlist the curiosity with which herself so severely that she could hard-comer to the Club, CH. Wei won the first two Tests and will have to newcomers of eminence are us-ly put both feet to the ground for the one set, while W. Wu and H. Chan find a new opening pair, as Hutton ually regarded at the headquar- could exceed the pluck with which she ed to win a single point.

rest of the match: though nothing of whom much was expected, fail- will not be playing. It is quite like-ters of the game; though it is stayed on the court, a cripple, in ob- ly that Edrich, who has not done true enough that the excellent viously severe pain, for the whole of very well, will open with Barnett. play of our newer visitors des- the set required to give victory to Mrs.

Following Australia's failure in ervedly elicited, as the meeting attack in the First and Second went on, plenty of admiration. Tests, much will depend upon wea-| ther conditions before they make their final selection for to-day.

Three changes have been made from the England team selected for the unplayed Third Test.

Farnes, Yardley and Bowes re- place Smailes, Nichols and Hutton. Farnes played in the first

two

VOLUNTEER

AQUATICS

FOR TO-NIGHT

The annual Hong Kong Volun- teer Defence Corps Swimming Sports will be held to-night, in the Victoria Recreation Club Swim- ming Pool, commencing at 9.30 p.m. when an attractive programme of 14 events, including the final of the Inter-Unit Wi ter-Polo, will be featured.

Tests, but was dropped from the Third, and Yardley was 12th man in the First Test and was not select- ed for the Second and

and Third.

As Gibb is unfit to play, as a re-

sult of being struck on the forehead

Wills-Moody,

The following are the scores of

matches played yesterday.

(Kowloon

20

K.T.G.C.A v E.R.C. AUSTIN'S GOOD PLAY

Kowloon Tong Garden City Associa With all these records, then, what tion lost to the Chinese Recreation ́ made the recent championships unin-Club by 2% sets to 6%. teresting? I am afraid that, with Scores:- the shining exception of H. W. Austin, H. Lin and C.-H. Wei it was the very poor showing of our Tong). own players. The men certainly did lost to P. Szeto and C. C. Luk better than the women, and Austin's beat, P. C. Leung and C. T. Chiu 6-3 defeat of H. Henkel in three sets was lost to S. W. Wong and FK. Lan 4-6 a thoroughly meritorious performanO. L. Pong and F. L. Mok (Kowloon ces. Nor was there any fault what-Tong). over to find with his play against drew with Szeto and Lukker Budge in the final: he played well to beat Leung and Chiu the last stroke and never gave in, but last to Wong and Lau he was up against an opponent who W. Wu and H. Chan (Kowloon, was far too strong for him.

Tong).

RECORDS GO BY BOARD In this age when the breaking of records seems to constitute the be-all and end-all of most branches of athle- tic endeavour, one would have thought that the breaking of recorda in pro- fusion at this year's Wimbledon would, at any rate, have saved it from any suggestion of dullness.- Mrs. Lambert Chambers's record of seven wins in the Ladies' Championship singles, which had stood alone for twenty-one years until it was equalled by Mrs. Willa-Moody, was broken at last by Budge's long legs, which can cover lost to Szeto and Luk that same great player, a model of the length of the court in about four lost to Leung, and Chiu consistency and concentration.

strides, and his telescopic arms which lost to Wong and Lau. Budge became the first American to can stretch out to return a ball which

S.C.A.A. v. A.T.C.- win the Championship two years in would be yards beyond the ordinary South China Athletic Association succession since seeding was intro- man's reach, are difficult enough in beat the Army Tennis Club by 7% sets duced: and, much more marvellously themselves to counter: when you add to 1%. still, to win the singles, doubles, and the severity, the fluency, and the Scores: mixed, for two years running also a speed of all his shots, he becomes just Y. L. Kwan and K. K. Fung sufficient tribute to his outstanding impossible to beat. He was certainly (S.C.A.A.). power and skill, and a record unlikely a better player this year-than-he-was beat-Land and Warr ever to be broken by any other player. last, I think he could bave owed beat Tudor and Wilson

MISS JACOBS HONOUR fifteen to anyone else in the field and beat Gill and Duffield Then Miss Helen Jacobs became the yet won.

A REVELATION IN WHITE WINES

by a ball from Smith in the Gentle- CHATEAU CARBONNIEUX

men v... Players match last week, necessitating three stitches, he has been replaced by Price (Middlesex).

L. Hutton, who fractured the middle finger of his right hand when struck by a ball from Edrich in the same match, is not available.

The England team will be select- ed from the following 13 players:

WAR. Hammond. (Gloucester) (Capt.), W. F. Price (Middlesex) H. Verity (Yorkshire), E. Payn- ter (Lancashire), D. Compton" (Mid- dlesex), W. J. Edrich (Middlesex), D. V. P. Wright (Kent), C. J. Barnett (Gloucester), T. W. Goddard (Glouces ter), K. Farnes (Essex);~C. L. Bowes (Yorkshire), N. W. D. Yardley (Cam- bridge), J. Hardstaff. (Nottingham).

Australia's team for to-day will be selected from the following:-

D.G. Bradmen (8.A.) (Captain), 8. McCabe (N.S.W) (Vice-Captain), C.. La Badcock (8:A.); 18. Barnes (N.8. WBA Barnett (Victoria),

land), A G&

VINTAGE 1927

CHATEAU BOTTLED GRAVE,

THE IMMEDIATE CHOICE OF A CONNOISSEUR

C. B. Wong and H. C. Kwok (S.C.A.A.). lost to Land and Warr

drew with Tudor and Wilson

beat Gill and Duffield .

T. K. Leung and S. L. Lan (S.C. beat Land and Warr. beat Tudor and Wilson beat Gill and Duffeld

TITETTI TITI

K.C.C. RECREIO The Kowloon Cricket Club lost to th Club de Recreio by 1% sets to 7%.

Scores:-

B.Soltau and R. S. Capell (K.C.C.); lost to A. M. Silva and L. F. V.

Ribeiro

drow with W. A. Reed and H.

Gonsalves

lost to G. A. Noronha and H. A..

Noronha"

G. A White and J. S. Smith (K.C.C). lost to Silva and Ribeiro lost to Reed and Gonsalves lost to Noronha and Noronha

A Duncan and R.

Broadbridge

beat buva and Ribeiro lost to Reed and Gonsalves. lost to Noronha and Noronha

LR.C. V C.C. CAN

At Sookunpoo the Indian R. C, beata Gralgengower Cricket Club. by 63% se to: 26:

Scores:

A Manan Rumjahn

(L.R.C.)..

draw with O. Hung and

Floy

lost to GrWinch and A. R§)

beat, E. Zimmern and A Zimmern

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