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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 12, 1988.

Miss

Lumb's Great Triumph

BRILLIANT TWO.

SETS VICTORY OVER MISS HELEN JACOBS

G. Hunt Surprises Riggs: Puncec Beaten

(By A. WALLIS MYERS)

Forest Hills, September 13. MISS MARGOT LUMB, the British Wightman Cup player, gained a great triumph in the American women's singles championship here to- day when she defeated Miss Helen Jacobs, four times winner of the title, and the first seeded play- er, by 7-5, 6-2. Miss Lumb opened splendidly, des- She led 4-3, pite failing light and a damp court, and 30-15 on her service.

The Australian Test cricketers visited Pinewood to see Jessie Matthews in the Gaumont British film "Climbing High" now in pro- duction. Photo shows-W. A. Brown, the Australian bat, turns out to be a film enthusiast himself, and is here filming Jessie. Matthews. (Copyright, Fox).

Budge, sitting by my, side,

a

FAILING HERE, SHE CAME BACK WITH A FINE AGGRES-

ex-which had been churned up by the SIVE GAME. HER BACKHAND, USUALLY BRITTLE, PROVED plained that his doubles partner was players wearing steel-pointed shoes. "He's Once Petra kicked the ball into the STRONG UNDER ASSAULT, AND SHE JUDGED THE WIND in prime physical condition.

enough gas to go seven sets," next court, and Hunt; missing CLEVERLY, LOBBING ON TO THE BASELINE.

At the crisis she drew Miss Jacobs forward with drop-volleys Budge said. Puncec, by the way, "sitter" of a volley at match-point, and scored points twice through Miss Jacobs touching the net with was seeded No. 3 in the overseas threw his racket several yards.

.But these were human outbursts list and Mako was not seeded at her racket.

and did not impair the stimulation all. To-day, in

of the struggle. The Frenchman TEST FOR RIGGS Miss Lumb was magnificent in, like a duck to water.

lost his chance at 3-love in the the second set-cool, calculating, moving forward on the path to the

Riggs, a narrow survivor against third and again in the fourth set, wonderfully mobile and never re- semi-finals, she only allowed Miss

Wheeler five games, and in the Shayes, found G. Hunt, of Washing-when he hoisted too many laxing her attack.

Miss Jacobs really had little second set was hitting all her shots ton, at the top of his form and was lobs for Hunt to kill.

Petra's service returns two sets to one down at the inter- chance against this inspired display, with confident finality.

Aus-val. Hunt having imposed his rarely low enough, but he Perhaps Miss Lumb's best quality, Miss Nancye Wynne, the

magnificent recoveries apart from her supreme agility, tralian, had a characteristic match stronger will on the young Califor-some

deep country. was her use of the wind, blowing with Miss Pedersen, an American nian.

Hunt actually won 6-4 in the Bromwich beat Parker 6-2, 6-3, strongly down the court. She hit ranked player with a stout-hearted

the defence. The Australian hit en-fifth set, thus downing America's 6-2, mastering his chopping op- against it, or with it, with shrewdest judgment.. In short, ough winners to prevail by a com- second string. The score was 6-2, ponent and the poor light with his

The end usual' calm insistence. Unfortunately, 106, 9-7, 0-6, 6-4. this whirlwind player employed na-fortable margin. ture's whirlwind to aid and

drives was quite exciting.

her game.

gorgeous abet many of these

In the final set each man crossed the lines, and when Miss Pedersen had taken the second set lost his service twice in sequence, through these errors the

MME. MATHIEU IN FORM Mme. Mathieu, the French cham-seemed doubtful. pion, has taken to. American turf

had FEDERATION result both showing signs of fatigue. But SOCCER TEAM

came

when Hunt had collared Riggs' ser- After the interval Miss Wynne vice to lead 54, a gleam curbed her exuberance and lost only into his eye and, with the

crowd cheering him, he one game.

three clean aces.

E. F. FINCHER BATS WELL

Half of the surviving 16 in the (Continued from Page 18) men's singles championship went into action. Seeking admission to glorious sixes over the fence at the the quarter-finals were nine Ameri- Naval Yard end and when Robbie cans, three Australians, two Jugos- Lee finally held a skier off his own lavs, one Englishman and bowling, the inimitable. I.R.C. left-Frenchman. hander had scored 86 and the Kow- loon field was beginning to show!

signs of wear!

WARNING TO BUDGE

one

Souza showed some of his best Parenthetically, if J. D. Budge is form in scoring 19 but there was to exterminate C. E. Hare, the lone the

He

.

vast served

This totally unexpected coup shook Riggs, and though he won the next two points, a great fore hand cross-volley by Hunt .got him home.

FOR SUNDAY

short

were

made in

on

The following will represent the Hong Kong Chinese Amateur Athletic Feder- ation in the First Round of the Gover- nor's Cup Competition, against the Hong Kong Football Association, the Navy Ground, on Sunday, at 4 p.m. Tam Kwan-kon (South China "B"), Mak Shui-hon (South China "A") and Lee Ting-sang (South China "A"); Leung Wing-chui (South China "A"); Hui King-sing (Eastern) and Soon of the Ling-sing (Eastern); Yeung Shui-yick (South China "B"), Fung King-cheung Tau-man em-South China "A"). Lau and (South China. "A"), Suen Kam-suen sets. (Eastern) and Hau Ching-to. (East-

ern).

Reserves: Lau Hin-hon (Eastern); Lo Wai-kuen (Eastern); Lee Tackeo

PETRA DEFEATED Meanwhile the other Hunt Joseph, junior, a member American Davis Cup team gaged Petra, the Frenchman, they divided the first two Eventually Hunt won, ·6———4, 4-6, nothing of note in the remainder English challenger, to-morrow, 6-4, 9—7, . of the innings and Whitmarsh and champion must play better .than It was a highly emotional, strug-(Eastern); Lim Tak-po (South China A. H. Madar had little difficulty in against Kumrath yesterday. playing out time in gathering dark-looked stale, Is he to fail to win gle, both players registering their "B"), Lau Chong-sang (South China

the triple crown at the last ditch, feelings when balls struck turf. "A"). Most successful bowler was R. E.just as J. H. Crawford did in 1988? Lee but I don't think his perform- Gene Mako, Budge's doubles ance was quite as good as his partner, was early astir, beating F. analysis suggests. Lay also put Puncec, of Jugoslavia in three sets. down some nice stuff and should be This clean-cut victory was quite un- useful with a bit more big match expected. It is explained by two experience.

ness.

I cannot conclude this arti- cle without a word on Col- ledge's wicket-keeping. I have. never, seen him keep better.

SHOWS PROMISE

factors.

Mako was in great form, better off the ground than I have ever seen him, and mixing his pace with Se- almost Machiavellian guile: '

The appearance of G. E. Long-condly, the Jugoslav, despite all his assiduous practice on turf since field also proved interesting. A brother of T. C. Longfield, well- his arrival, has not reconciled his known in Home first-class cricket-strokes to the lower bound and spin ing circles, he evidently has a lot that a grass surface encourages." of good, cricket in him, his early In the first two sets he was con when batting notwith-stantly netting his drives, especially Mako's

An understand that he on the backhand, under

sustained pressure, He improved will be making fairly frequent pearances for Club this season and in the third set, and looked like I expect him to prove one of their making a fight of it, but Mako was amazingly steady and resourceful. most useful all-rounders.

"A") and Leung Pak-wal (South China

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