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THE DAVIS CUP

A. K. Quist's Grand Challenge

London, July 20. Whether Australia or Germany Come through at Wimbledon to challenge Great Britain we shall al Fays remember Saturday's wind swept struggle between A. K. Quiab and G. Von Oranım as one of the grandest matches over played for the Davis Cup. Thirteen times in a match that lasted for nearly three bour; one or the other-von Cramm 10 times-had been within a stroke of "victory; each man wrought miracles when defeat was ng hand; but it could not go on for ever, and after many a roar from the crow! ed stands of No. 1 Court von Cramm won in the twentieth game of the Afth get by 40, 0, 0, 6-4, 11-ent truly remarkable score for a match that no one will forget. Before that J. H. Craw. tard in a pitiless hälf-hour against H. Henkel, of Germany, had won the first two sats by 6-2, 6-2 when Henkel, not fully recovered from a revnet chill, retired.

·Se Australia and Germany come to today's Joubles match in the In- ter Zone final with honours easy and hope still high. Whoever wins it, much-perhaps everything for Germany-is going to depend upon the first singles to-morrow between Que and enkel, and how splen. did it would be were Crawford and von Cramm left to light is out in the last match of all. Saturday's need for Germany was desperate, for it so narrowly prevented an Australian victory that still re- mains probable from being made into a certainty.

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lines; and his service, frequently prone, to the shock of the foot-fault, did not come to its strength until it was a matter of door dia. That

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, A

MIXED DOUBLES DOUBLE WIN FOR

TENNIS

Chinese R. C. Beat Recreio

The

Chinese Recreation Club Mixed Doubles team registered a smashing victory over the Club de Recrelo yesterday in their League ich was seen from Quist's ability match which was played at Cause- to win each of his two sets by ukway Bay. The score was 8 sets to ing von Cramm's service.

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one,

and

Tsut Yan Pul and Miss R. Perry (C.R.C.) beat. Gonsalves and Miss Ribeiro 6-3; beat Baretto and Miss Botelho 6-1; beat" Remedios and Miss Roza 6—1.

Quist came back from the brief W. C. Hung and Mrs. C. C. Chiu interval with his ankle strappel (CRC) beat J. Gonsalves and a lead of two sets to one. For Miss O. Ribeiro 8-1; drew with time it was touch and go in the CA Baretto and Miss C. Botelho fourth set when Quist led by three 6-6; beat A. V. Remedios and Miss games to two, but von Cramın main-

A. Rosa --2. Lained a calm serenity which was to bring him through in the end Excitement grew tease as the fifth set, in which Quist, as in all the others, served Brat, wore on. The wind blustered and brought up swirling clouds of dunt, anil it was hardly surprising the Quist, wh had been in physical discomfort, should appear to tire first, In

full of

weak strokes or Strong ones by von Cramm-ha lost l'his service and von Cramm, serving splèndidly in the next game, was The ahead by five games to three: interest then lay in whether the score could be made to look nicely uniform by another 4 set, but things began to happen.

Kame

THIRTEEN MATCH-POINTS

ahead.

Quist survived two match-points in the ninth game, one with a les that von Cramm returned with a stroke that would have won any match but this. Then von Cramu served: three more match-points could not be won: Quias was level: Quist, happy fighter, was and the continued to lead by the odd game with von Cramm Je solutely serving himself level until the fateful sixteenth game, three chances came and went, In this game von Cramm served; the score was 0-40 and only the win roared,

When

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Iu Tak Cheuk and Mrs. Chaun C.R.C.) drew with Gonsalves and Miss Ribeiro 6-6: beat Baretto and Miss Botelho 60: beat Remedios and Miss Rora 6-1.

K.C.C. MATCH

The "B" team of the Kowloon Cricket Club lost to the "A" team in the doubles matches played yes- terday afternoon.

S. A. Gray and Mrs. MacLean (B") beat E, C. Fincher, and Mrs., Goodwin 8-4: lost to E.. F. Fincher and Miss Grinths 3-6: beat G. Bodiker and Miss MacKenzie 8-2.

G. C. Burnett and Mrs. Stokes ("B") lost to E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Goodwin 3-6: last to Fincher and Miss Grimths 2-6: lost to Bodiker and Miss MacKenzie 3-6.

TE, Abraham and Mrs. Bland- furd ("B") lost to Fincher and Mrs. Goodwin 1-6; lost to Fincher and Miss Griffiths 1-8; lost to Bodiker and Miss MacKenzie 3-6.

GALLANT DEFIANCE When all has been written (and wverything cannot he attempted here) about the vivid “movement. the swift-changing crises, and all

First a drive of ven the gallant defiance of the match between von Cramin and Quist, the Cramm's hit the tape and dropped lasting wonder will be that from a dead. So by a thread's breath can matches be won and last. There Game leginning they could reach

insistent theme running through. was nothing irresolute about it all. the heights of the game in such an

the contest; aut of 1 seta so far The strokes of both men drives played eight have ended with the angry wind, It tore in gusts over the open aide of the court dingon and volleys, were magnificent; but same figures. It was by no mean

the backhand corners ally cross

von Cram will never know now colourful match, or even a very and inffeted round the enclosure in the end he cut off a passing

good one, but rather full of honest. with such force that the ball at shot on the voliez as it was speedy sound play accomplished with

ing to an Australian victory. Even times might have been a cork on the wave. It was soon clear that the the fight went on and the von Cramm was to be more distur watchers cheered. Von Craniu. bed than Quist. For all the speed now serving for his life, brought Quist back once more; Quist at the of his strokes his drives were ligh ter through the air, and because benet might have been a brick wall, likes to stand firm and take time but somewhow von Cram, passed be found in the middle of his swing him and was ahead at last. And to that the ball could be disconcerting the twentieth game, in which, what ly deflected after the bound, But with the net-cord saving Quist and where von Cramm through waiting Quist astonishingly saving himself, was made to snatch, push, and von Cramın needed another five scramble Quiet was always moving match-points before he made an in to the ball, took it much earlier ending. Truly nobody should have than his adversary, and generally, lost a match like that. hed the heavier, less risky stroke. There was more in it than that, however, for at last on an English court we saw Quist live up to bis renown as champion of Australin, On a still day, one felt, Quist's challenge would have been even more spirited; and as it was, with you! Cramm in such dire treuble) early in the match, he might well have won in' three seta but for a miskap which tafell him in a year that has been conspicuous for cidents. In the first game of the se:

cond set Quist wrenched his right ankle sharply in running for a wide return. An anxious group gather. ed rounds we had thoughts of an- other bloodless victory to cancel out the first; but in a few moments Quist could go on, naturally a little diffidently at first, while Vou Cranm raced into a lead of five games to one. Even then Quist gave us a taste of the brave fight he was to make to the end by sar

ing four art points (an 700 Cram had done in the first set) and win- ning three games enough to make von Cramm thank his lucky stars to get out of the not alire.

VON CRAMM'S ANXIETY Events crowded so thickly in the end that little can be said about those first four sets, full of sixes

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All the excitement, however, "could not make us forget that no player had more masterly control in the trying wind than Crawford, whose strokes, surely the heaviest in the game, were not disturbed in the least. He bit the lines as be used to hit them, served his ices, and dame down on his võlleys with unerring power. Henkel clearly was not fit enough to stand up to it all; there could be little doubt whout the result if he had been. Possibly K. Lund will take Henkel's place in the doubles match at o'clock to-day,

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AUSTRALIA WIN THE DOUBLES

London, July 21. Australia gained their expectel doubles victory over Germany in the Inter-Zone snal of the Davis

Cep competition at the All-Eng land Club yesterday, and they will come to the last two singles matcins today with a lead of two victorięs It should be sufficient tv make them the challengers against Great Britain at the end of who werk.

to one.

Quist,

YANKEES

Cubs' Great Effort

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BASEBALL RESULTS

New York, Aug. 9.

AUGUST 11, 1936.

OLYMPIC GAMES PROGRESS

Japan Wins The Marathon

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SUNDAY'S EVENTS

of to-day's major League Baseball("Hong Kong Daily Press Special>

The following were the resulta

encounters:-

¡NATIONAL LEAGUE

R. H. E

Brooklyn

$ 9

New York

Q 6

3

Frankhouse pitched..

Brooklyn New York

5 8

6 13

3 9

1

g 28

1

Pittsburgh Chicago

Herman homered.

Cincinnati

1

Pittsburgh

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2

Jensen homered. Chicago

10. 13

0

10 20 3

Goodman homered St Louis.

2 9

0.

Mize homezed.

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Cincinnati

12. 20

2

St. Louts

5 14

2

2 5 1

↓ 4

2

Phiadelphia Boston

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago

1 3 0 Cleveland

9 11 0 Weatherley hit two home runs

and Hal Trosky one.

Chicago Cleveland

2 10

1

5 11

1

6 13

2

Philadelphia New York ......... 7 11

Dickey. Dimaggio, Lou Gehrig

and Selkirk homered.

Philadelphia New York

Boston Washington

St. Louis

West homered. Detroit

0 4

3 8 0

8

9

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9

3

4 10

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THIRD TEST MATCH

England Team Selected

preoccupied air by all save the Reuter bland McGrath, who in the end was the best player of the tou The score gives a false suggestion of a particularly level struggle, since a set is supposed to be anybody's set. Yet only one, the second which Germany won, wa level at four games all; in each of the other three sets Australia nad won the important service game of their adversaries sufficiently early to be ahead by five games' to three That is not to say that Germany were a beaten side all through, rven if one felt that Crawford' and McGrath always had something in reserve that would be too good Crawford's service, for example, was a match winner bath in power and the openings in` made for McGrath's volleys. Crawford never lost his service; only once, at 15-1

London. Aug. 9. Harold Gimblett of Somerset and Gover, the Surrey fast bowler

Berlin, Aug. 9.

The Marathon Race started on Sunday afternoon at the Olympic Scadlum in the presence of 100,000 spectators including the German Chancellor and Reichminister Joebbels. Zabla, the winner at the last Los Angeles Olympic was leading the held by a good margin at the 14 kims., followed by Dias (Portugal). Harper (Britain), in the third place with Bon (Japán) fourth, Brown (US), Enochson (Sweden), 'Olivia (Argentine), Co- leman (South Africa). Pulme (Sweden) following in the order. named. There are 65 runners com-. peting in this event.- Vinnusear New Serware

have been dropped from the Eng- land team to meet All-India in the third Test on August 15.

Their places have been filled by Voce of Notts und &lms of Middle- in the fourth game of the fourth sex. Leyland is also included in set, did he look like doing so. the twelve players chosen for this

haps the severest blow to termal! | match. hopes, however, was the inconsistent Worthington of Derby and Fagg play of von Crama. Usually in 0: Kent retain their places, doubles he is the keen, incisive Arst-string, making the chalk Hy together with Fishlock, Surrey with his service and leaping tata left-hand batsman and Hardstaff untouchable valleys, There were, brilliant young Notts player. of course, some strokes of the von Cramm brand; but apart from a general lack of inspiration and ser. vico, power there, were times whet his low volleys, especially on the hackhand, were positively bad.

England's twelve players for the match are:

G. O. Allen (Middlesex) captain R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex) Hammond (Gloucestershire) Leyland (Yorkshire) Verity (Yorkshire) Fahlock (Surrey) Hardstaff (Notta) Voce (Notts)

Duckworth (Lancashire) Worthington (Derbyshire) Fagg (Kent)

Sims (Middlesex)

So Henkel, with a strangely sub dued leader, had to shoulder moré than his share of the burden; som of his softly deft angles of drive and volley were the more surpris ing for the frequency with which he miss-hit the easy ball. Craw ford saw to it that Henkel was giver. plenty to do overhead, and it was not long before his high volleys that the inclusion of Voce follows

A despatch from London were failing him. More seriou was the fact that, though Henkel the receipt by the MC.C., of an could serve his aces with bis ürst entirely satisfactory statement in ball, his second was so weak that which Voce places himself unres it could be murdered, particulariy vedly at the disposal of the by McGrath with his double-fisted Board-

Reuter backhand.

Bays

M.C.C. TOURISTS TO AUSTRALIA

YACHTING

Kiel, Aug. 5.

gold Germany is certain of a medal in the starboat class as re vealed by to-day's results in the Kiel yachting regatta. The races are not yet amished but the Ger man boat "Wannsee" is leading, the t.earest contender. Sweden by 88:55 which insures victory at whatever result of the last race. Transocean News Service.

RELAY RACE

Berlin, Aug. 9. The third relay, event on Sun- day's programme was the 1,800 me- tre race for men which was won by the British team in 3:09 min utes. The United States came in second in 3.11 minutes and Ger- many third in 3.11.8 minutes, fol- towed by Canada in 3.11.8 minutes, Sweden in 3.13 minutes. Hungary 3.14.3 minutes.~-~~

Fransscean News Service

AMERICAN WIN

Berlin, Aug. 9. The American Relay team com- posed of Owens, Metcalfe, Draper | and Wykoff set up a new world re- cord of 39.8 seconds in winning the 400 metre relay on Sunday after- noon. Italy won the second' place in 41.1 seconds, Germany was third In 41.2 seconds with Argentine coming in next in 42.2 seconds fol- lowed by Canada in 42.7 seconds. The Dutch team had the misfor- tune of losing the wand but re- covered it however and came 17

London, Aug. 9.." W. Voce, famous Notts and England Test bowler, has been Invited to join the MC.C. to tour Australla during the com- ing winter.

But somehow under grey clouds and four, which found the player on No. 1 Court yesterday the spirit dead level in games when the fifth of the fight seemed to have flagged was entered upon. On the day! A.K. Quist, who put up such & brave challenge for Australia ou both in strokes and methods one thinks of Quist as the better player, Saturday, could not play because There was a deep soverity about his the ankle that gave way then Dow

Only one brief interlude of rain forehand drive to the corners that crippled him, and his place

when von Cramm had lost his ser von Cramm never had; his service, partner to J. H. Crawford was

vice in the first game of the third especially from the forehand court, taken by V. B. McGrath,

Bet held up the match. He had loat uld either beat von Cramm al- indeed, was on crutches, and it

it with a double-fault in the first together or force him so wide out extremely improbable that he will that an answering backhand volley be able to play the opening singles set to give the Australians all ther wanted, even though he saved three into space won many an anxious watch to-day against H. Henkel, et points when next be served. All

few days ago through play was too loosely knit point his backhand was firza and himself a sick man full of spla; and no short lob could there could, of course, be few nap-

on both sides to reach the heights, live with the power of Quist's pier choices of a substitute cha

On the whole Crawford and smash. Which is not to suggest McGrath, who until recently l thet von Cramro could not make ways played the singles matches McGrath had the advantage both many of the wide, flashing drives with Crawford; but Quist, after service and return of service te that have brought him victories all, is the Australian champion, give them the all-important volley

ing command, Bud what waters over all the world's great players. nd if his country win through c

McGratir increasing in strength of selections being. Sometimco when Quist came in with Saturday's Challenge Round, as vollering notions he, was beaten by they still should, one can only hope drive and volley all the time and backlund shots that sped low and that his injury will have mended serving an age for the Inat poing a rather formal affair was soon over. fast actors bis path, and Quist scout by then. There never has been such

yen for distressing accidents, learned that it was of little are merely to block his volleys back

AN UNEVENTFUL MATCH against a man so fast. But you

Crawford and McGrath beat Q. Cramm for 1g time unquestion. ably was in trouble. The wind von Cramm and Henkel by thres often made mockery of his worsets to one (6-4, 4–6, 0—4, 6-4) ried search for the iceties of the This score of 6-4 is becoming an

He, and four other players have been asked to join the eleven play- already invited, the latest

E R T Holmes (Burrey) K. Farnes (Essex)

C. J. Barnett (Gloucester-

shire)

J. M. Sims (Middlesex) ~W. Voce (Notts)-

TO-DAY'S ORDER OF. PLAY.

2.30 pm K, Quist or V1. "McGrath (Australia) v. H, Henkel

An additional wicket-wicket (Germany), followed by J. H Crawford (Australia) v. Gvon keeper will be announced later.-

Heuter Cramm (Germany).

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MARATHON TRIUMPH

London, Aug. 9.

E. Harper, the British marathon runner, had a great struggle with the Kitol Son, the Japanese in Olympic marathon race Бау "Reuter." The Japanese eventually won in 2:29:19 2/10. Zabals, the 1932 winner of the event dropped out of the race at 33rd kilo- metre. Beuter.

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CHINA BEATEN

in the first half, both tears dis- playing great sped. Feng played a beautiful game for China scor- Ing three baskets during the last ten minutes..........

Reuter

RAMPLING'S GREAT 'BUN

Berlin, Aug. 10.

English G. L Rapipling, the athlete, ran the race of his life to cake possible Britain's victory in the 1,800 metres relay race at Ber- In during the week-end.

After making up a deficit of eight yards, he anished seven yards ahead of the held over a Berlin, Aug. 9.400 metres sprint which he cover- China, after defeating France ined in 48.7 seconds. Britain there- the first round of the Basketball after held the lead until the consolation event at he World | Enish.-

!!

Olympica, to-day "lost to Peru by

29 goals to 21. At half-time Peru were leading 16-10.

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