1939-09-13 — Page 18

LAWN TENNIS

VINES DEFEATS BUDGE IN THUNDERSTORM

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Edinburgh, August 28.—In a lawn tennis played dur- ing a thunderstom on Saturday at the Craiglockhart Club, Edinburgh, H. Ellsworth Vines beat Donald Budge by 6-1, 2-6, 6-0.

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take

D. BUDGE

defeated ball with force and abandon,

For the first time since the series] against Vines, and could of exhibition contests by American more than twelve points during the professionals began on Thursday, the final set. attendance · exceeded the thousand

BETTER PLAY BY BUDGE three or

in Later in the day,

а doubles mark, but not more than

concluded match which

the visit, four hundred people braved the wea- ther to watch the whole of the Vines-something of the real Budge was Budge match, which was the middle seen when he and Vines encounter of three on the programme | Tilden and Stoefen by 6-2, 7-5, With for the concluding day of the visit. his strokes under greater control than Only four games had been played they had been. Budge played in this match-regarded as the

many artistic and effective shots, and standing singles event of the week was the outstanding professional on

As specta- court.

to The doubles match had when the storm broke.

in and be postponed until the evening tors rushed for shelter, Vines Budge halted for a short time, but order to allow the court to recover they decided to resume play, which from the heavy rain of the after-secure, but the veteran was serving continued amid flashes of lightning, noon, but several hundred people re- peals of thunder, and showers of mained for the resumption of play. rain.

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In the circumstances, the result of the match was of little significance, for the weather was against sustained and accurate play. Through his defeat by Vines, however, Budge lost his last change to win a singles con- test during his visit to Edinburgh, Outpointed

on Stoefen by Lester Thursday and by W. T. Tiden Friday, he was again disappointing

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SHANGHAI SWIMMING PRODIGY

It was a bright early morning in the summer of 1928. It was in Tien- tsin, at the Swimming Bath Club. The pool was deserted and the only per- sons on the scene were a father and his son-a sturdy youngster of seven. The kid didn't seem any too willing to come near the water, but his father took hold of him and heaved him into the deep end. The youngster, gur- gled, howled but his parent left him there for some moments, then dove after him

That was how Dick Hall got his first swimming lesson.

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The queceeding years passed. Dick grew huskler and regularly visited the swim- ming pool up in Tientsin. He had come Budge lost the first four games 'of to take a fond lifting for the element that the opening set before he managed to had frightened him so much at first, and he could always hold his own with his play- check Tilden's progress, but that re- covery was short-lived. In the eighth mates in the water. And not only in the cross-comtry runner in the Tientsin Gram- game a drop-shot, executed with con-water. Dick at an carly age was the best summate artistry, earned Budge a

mar School in his class. vital point. It seemed for a few mo- ments as though Tilden's lead was in-

with great force, and an ace from his racket eventually gave him the set.

TWO MATCH-POINTS SAVED Glimpses of the real Budge were seen when Tilden had two points for the match in the ninth game of the second set and could make nothing of his opponent, who backed his service.

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SHIFTED AROUND

But Dick was not destined to remain in Tientsin. If he had, Shanghai, would not have known him, quite probably he would have never been the breaststroker he is to- day. He went down to Macao, was there for some time and when his father was transferred to Hong Kong, stayed in the Colony for a good many years.

The Colony had always bred good swim-

The programme for Saturday open- ed with an exhibition by Tilden and Stoefen, which provided the most enjoyable singles play of the week, Tilden, who won 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, earn ed rounds of applause for his court-with lightning drives to the sidelines.mers, and Dick if only for the fact that craft and the manner in which he Drop-shots and cross-court drives swimming there was almost an all-year lasted the pace against a much young flowed from Budge's racket to make round affair, grew to like the place. The er opponent. Some of the passing the score-5-all. Then the pace and age of twelve years found Dick becoming

Tilden shots brought out by

were guile which Tilden put into his ground interested in another branch that played reminiscent of his Wimbledon days, shots proved too much for his oppon-such a part in his and he displayed service-power which ent, who dropped the next two games terested in Physical Culture. even Stoefen could not match con- to lose set and match. sistently.

Tilden,

Had Stoefen defeated would have won all his singles con- tests in Edinburgh, for he had ear- lier in the week beaten Budge and Vines.

conqueror - was,

rise. He became in-

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That interest he still has to-day.

That

that

The other singles encounter

Stoefen he more closely fought, Lester

having to reach a fifth match-point interest, he calms, he will never give up

continually, even at before beating H. Ellsworth Vines by or forget. He

young age, practised any form of sport, 8-6, 5-7, 6-3.

soccer, running, and of course, swimming that would tend towards self-improvement of physique. By then came the point of Dick Hall's young life.

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Vines, like Budge, summoned to his aid some classic strokes, but, in his BUDGE LOSES AGAIN case also, these were mixed with too Donald Budge was again defeated many returns which found the net or were just out of court. The best of when the series of all-American pro-Vines was seen in the second set, which - He came to Shanghai. That was early fessional lawn tennis matches was con-he contrived to win after Stoefen had in 1935, and Be Joined the Public and tinued in the grounds of the Craig-led 5-2. Stoefen had two match-points Thomas Hanbury School. Dick was by lockhart Club, Edinburgh, recently for the eighth game and the match, now a sturdy well-built youngster, huskier and his

the average boy. surpris- but a neat stop-volley and a crashing than

was, though ingly enough, the veteran U.S. player service robbed him of that advantage, would have thought that he would turn out W. T. Tilden.

and Vines followed this recovery to to be the husky fellow that he is now. take the set by means of play that was

It was the following year, that Joining up a delight to watch.

Although he possesses a service that the Foreign "y", which can be called the at its best is unsurpassed in current nursery of the present generation of swim- lawn tennis, Vines was surprisinglymers, he ineffective in the third set, and failed Bright. to hold one of his service games. With and learned a lot by watching his seniors. Stoefen giving little or nothing away, In the meantime he began to be taken no- and hitting strong drives to the side-tice of, swimming in interscholastic com- lines, the match could have only one petition. result.

Tilden, who outpointed Budge by 6-2, 7-5, played lawn tennis which earned applause from the 500 onlook- ers the size of the attendance was even more disappointing than on the opening day but he did not have the opposition which one had anticipated. Budge produced strokes which would have non-plussed anyone, particularly a cross-court shot that was a winner from the moment it left his racket. At

In a doubles contest which conclud- other times, however, he seemed un- able to control the pace and directioned the day's play, Vines and Stoefen of his returns, and was deservedly defeated Budge and Tilden by 7-5, beaten by a player who was hitting the '7-5.

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By BEST BALL

Taking a three or four year average these two golfers seem to be about the most consistent win- ners in England and America. As a matter of fact England seems to have undergone a golf renaissance. ever since Cotton started playing golf seriously. After a tour here some years ago, which was any- thing but spectacular, Cotton be- gan practicing golf in typical American style. Obviously he had. decided that there must be some- thing to the idea if the numbers: of good players on this side were an indication.

So busying himself with chip- ping, pitching and putting for: periods on end, Cotton built up one of the best of golf games. He is a standout in any tournament he enters on the other side. Un doubtedly Cotton must have ab- sorbed certain characteristics from some of the Americans who came under, his scrutiny at that time. His swing above is n good deal similar to Harry Cooper's, who has been to the golfing wars a long time. They both hit against a ĉ firm left side, makh" sure how ever that the left hip has been

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HIT AGAINST

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HENRY:

COOPERS

BOTH HAVE, LEFT HIP WELL OUT

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Friday:

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came under the notice of Len Young Dick was always around whenever there was any swimming activity

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USES BUTTERFLY That same year, he noticed Jackie Lare who won that 1936 100 Breaststroke Cham- pionship use the butterfly stroke for part He of the distance. It set him thinking. was using the orthodox stroke then and he wondered if he shouldn't shift his style. Why not? He did, and people began to sit up and take notice. He real something on the butterfly stroke, and under. Len Bright's coaching he rapidly developed-Into Shang- hal's best breaststroker.

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He began to beat the record of 79 4/5 time and again in practice and friendly meets. Then he won the 1938 Champion- ship with a record of 73 4/5. It set people talking, that time, but what would. they have said had they known what happened the following year. Dick, only two weeks ago, made the record slither to the best all-time record done in Chiriam88 3/8 BC- conds. It cliinaxed what he was looking forward to doing for the last three years.

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SEVERAL REASONS

If one asked Dick, as we did, just to what he attributed his performance, he would give several reasons. Good coaching he received: the past couple of years. persis- tent training, which, he thought the mort Important, and keeping himself ft all; the year round. How does be do: that? ... Dick bold us that in the winter months he trains with weights, puta on solid muscle that helps him in his swimming. Last year, he weighed 147 at a height of five feet seven. Now, after a sea trip he took in spring. phus the winter sension, with his weights,

Hick weighs 18fer.

thinks he can wrong: We think so

Dick