1938-07-25 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 25, 1938.

Scots' Tennis Championships

DONALD MACPHAIL

IN LAST FOUR Brilliant Straight Sets Win Over F.H.D. Wilde ARGENTINIAN TO MEET DELOFORD

(By AIR · MAIL)

Peebles, July 15.

HE issue in the men's singles championship of Scotland has

Tto-day been narrowed down, as though with an appreciation

of dramatic values, to the rivalry of four players of international repute. Henry Billington, the Wiltshire farmer who won the title a year ago, will be challenged in one of the semi-finals, by Donald MacPhail, of the Pollokshields Club, Glasgow, who is the only Scot remaining in either of the singles, and in the other match of the second-last round, M. D. Deloford, of the English team, opposes A. D. Russell, the Argentine No. 1 player of Scottish descent.

These ties, tense as they should be with inter-country cut-and- thrust, are not likely to draw all interest from the rest of the tournament programme here to-morrow, for there is a prospect of the final of the women's singles being on court during the afternoon. That depends upon Miss he could not produce many strokes that Dorothy Bundy, member of the troubled MacPhail.

A closer match was that in which

United States Wightman Cup Deloford qualified for a place in the side. As she must leave for semi-finals at the expense of Lauri home on Saturday, it has been Shaff, the Londoner, at present singles decided that her semi-final match champion of the West of Scotland. This was, indeed, the best singles contest of will be played to-morrow morn-the day, although it became less and ing. If the American girl wins less of a struggle as Deloford took this contest, which hinges on the command of the exchanges. ability of Miss Mary Whitmarsh, the English internationalist, to rise above her normal singles form, Miss Bundy is then to be seen in the final during the after-

noon.

WIGHTMAN CUP STARS

Providing Miss Bundy over- comes Miss Whitmarsh, best known as a doubles player, the final will be a duel between two Wightman Cup stars, for Miss Mary Hardwick, one of Eng- gland's. representatives against the United States women some

Deloford won by 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, and represents a menace to the three other semi-finalists. An enterprising player, he stormed the net against slashing drives, and these methods eventually throw Shaffi out of his stride.

It is going to take some lawn tennis above the ordinary to subdue. Deloford, who could not be pinned to the base- line, even when Shaffi was serving as hard as he could hit the ball-and that. all who have seen him in action will agree, is pretty hard.

"ARGENTINIAN PASSES ON Russell dropped one game only in each set to J. S. Ross, the Scot from Oxford University, in his test prelimin-

́years ago, took her place in the-ary to meeting Deloford.-The-Argen-

last round to-day. A match between these high-ranked players would open up interest- ing possibilities.

now

his tinian did not perhaps advance prospects, but at the same time he did all that was required to pass into the semi-finals, which was all that matter-in ed for the time being.

"

During the match between Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody (U.B.AD) a Miss Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) in the Women's Singles Final at Wim- bledon, the latter badly sprained her ankle, but refused to give up despite much persuasion. She was eventually beaten 6-4, 6—0. În the above photo Miss Helen Jacobs sits defectedly on some rackets after her gallant, but vain attempt to secure the Championship from her fellow countrywoman. (Copyright-Fox).

the international match, and, Miss, Grant is partnered by Miss P. O'Con- Whitmarsh had won by 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 nell, of the Melbury Club, London. The English girl did not lose a set to- The results of the day's play are as day, and was through into the semi- follow finals by the rather flattering score of 6-1, 6-8.-

MEN'S SINGLES (Holder-H. Billington, Whitshire) Fourth Round.

H. Billington, Wiltshire, beat R. E. Boone, Australia, 6-2, 6-1.

D. MacPhail, Pollokshields, beat F.

The experiment of staging a final on Billington, like Russell, had a smooth Friday is, I understand, one that passage, for R. E. Boone, the Austra the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association lian, was decisively outpointed by 6-2, have for some time been considering 6-1;

they making. Until

Miss Hardwick had two appearances have

With a little more luck, Mrs. Fulton kept the finals of all five open to make on court to-day before she was would have put a better appearance on championship events until Satur-actually in the final of the women's the score. After she had taken a lead day, and it would be interesting to dis-singles.. These were largely formal, of 1-0 in the second set, there was a cover how the Scottish lawn tennis for she defeated Miss C. B. Alison, of grim fight for the next three games, H. D. Wilde, London, 6-3, 6-2. public respond to the opportunity of the Dyvours Club, Edinburgh, by 6-3, all of which became Miss Whitmarsh's M. D. Deloford, London, beat L. watching a Friday final, which would 6-1 and Miss P. L. MacCorkindale, girl after deuce had been called again and Shaffi, London, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. certainly have the merit of relieving champion of Scotland, by 6-1, 6-2.

again. Mrs. Fulton lost because her A. D. Russell, Argentine, beat J. S. any congestion of important matches

"BARRED AND BOLTED”. play lacked the variety of her oppon- Ross, Oxford University, 6-1, 6-1.. on Saturday.

With Miss Alison out of the, event, ent's, being based mainly on the back

WOMEN'S SINGLES Coming to the ups and downs of to- Mrs. J. B. Fulton was the only Scottish of the court.

(Holder Senorita A. Lizana, Chile) day's lawn tennis, one searches in vain player left in the third round of the Edinburgh secured representative

How Third Round for much exciting incident to record, women's singles. She had Miss Whit in one of the finals when Mrs. Mac- Miss P. L. MacCorkindale, London but can mention signs and portents marsh to pass in order to keep direct pherson-Grant, of the Liberton Club, Cumberland, beat Miss P. O'Connell, with coming events in view. First and Scottish interest alive in the event, but was on the winning side in the wo- Melbury, 7-6, 6-2. foremost, to Scottish onlookers at any the English girl barred and bolted the men's doubles against Miss R. Sklovsky, Miss R. M. Hardwick, Queen's Club, rate, amongst the results that have door. The two players had already another Edinburgh player, and Miss J. beat Miss C. B. Allson, Dyyours, 6-8, been entered in the tournament log in encountered each other here this week Milne, Canada: Mrs. Macpherson- 6-1. ^

the course of the day is the success of Donald MacPhail against F. H. D. Wilde by the notable score of 6-8, 8-2. MacPhail meets stern opposition in the semi-final, for the holder of the men's singles title has been disposing sum- marily of challengers this week, and the latest evidence that MacPhail, too, la in form is, therefore, all the more welcome to Scottish hopes, and desires.

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#MEN'S DOUBLES

(Holders I. G. Collins, Monkton, and D. MacPhail Pollokshields) #KEP. Third Round -

Phait, Pollokshields, beat G. M. Barton, FH. D. Wilde, London, and D. Mac- Newbury, and G. H. Lydall. Reading,

H Billington, Wiltshire, and L Shafft, London, beat C. Brown, Hoylake, and J. S. Ross, Oxford University, 6-8,

- G. D. Henderson. Liberton, and H. L. Roxburgh, Westhall beat J. T. Hill, Newlands, and M. D. Deloford, London, 6-88-6654.

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