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NEWS AND NOTES

AMAZING MRS. HELEN WILLS MOODY

Drops Only Three Games Against Miss Stammers

"There was one match which overshadowed all others in the Wimbledon lawn tennis championships recently. Appropriately en- ough it was on the Centre Court. writes a Home correspondent,

Four matches were being played in the women's singles, out of which would emerge the last four, but all those spectators who could cook up their places on the principal court for the match between Mrs. Helen Wills Moody and MissKatharine. Stammers.

Miss Stammers was the only English girl In the last eight, and ker responsibility was heavy,

Heavy

black clouds scurried across the sky shortly before the match was due, but not even the rospect of a wetting could keep away the people who wanted to see the great match.

and Miss Helen Jacobs America And Miss Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (Poland).

worrying her opponent, the ban going away at a great pace on the American's backhand; but Mrs. Moody was giving the English girl very few chances on that wing.

CAVANAGH THROUGH"

Yesterday's Bowls Results

J. Cavanagh, the Craigengower C.C. lawn bowler, won his open singles bowls match against L. de Rome (Electric R.C.) on the Police R: C. green yesterday. Cavanagh was much too good for de Rome. the scores being 21-13 in his fav Lour.

THE UNIVERSITY MATCH

Oxford Save The Game

The University match was left drawn at Lord's recently, heavy rain having made play impossible until 4 o'clock. There was. how. eyer, a moment when it seemed probable that Cambridge might force a victory, for Oxford, who had a long way to ro to save an innings' defeat, had a most unfriendly wicket on which to bat.

That Oxford, in fact, saved the match easily enough was due to

a great extent, to their captain, who, so long as he was in, inspir- ed some confidence in a team which was palpably wilting.

It was to an even more marked Oxford's duficulty was not to degree the natural consequence of avoid touching the wild singing of The match between J. Sloan and the inability of the Cambridge Rees. Davles but to protect their R. "Meadows, on the same green, bowlers to make use of a heaven- wickets against the spin of Hewan. was not played the latter conced- sent opportunity. The maten as a and, in so doing, to avoid giving a whole, although it contained cer- catch at short-leg. The ball was ing a walk-over to Sloan.

At Club de Recreio green:G. N.tain Individual performances of still breaking sharply, and at least

cannot by any possible one ball un over rose abruptly.

Grover played it with caution Mitchell beat A. M. Omar, 23-14; merit. while R. Duncan beat Dr. J. T. stretch of imagination be remem-

hered as one of distinction.

and a cool head, but Eggar was in- Smalley, 21-8.

Former Champions

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Play Today

Two former Colony champions will be seen in action today when

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1938.

MCCALLUM'S PERFECTION

Oxford, having wen the toss. ciined to risk his wicket too fre-SCOTS WHISKY sadly ignored the necessity afquently by putting hils pads in

scoring runs at a suitable rate front of the wicket. There were

was

The score was then 69, and there was still an hour and a half left for play. Whitehouse missed at mid-off as soon as he had gone in. and it that chance. by no means a difficult one, had been accepted there is no knowing what would have happened.

Mrs. Moody seemed determined But the "great match" petered not to worry about any, shot too

against bowling of which they several appeals for leg-betore

wicket, and at last he did it once need have had no great tear. Mrs. Moody, playing her wide for her to reach. Implacably. init.

in this year's cham-she tightened her forehand, and

Cambridge, therefore, with their too often. best game

undoubted strength in batting. pionships, won 6-2, 6-1.

her length and direction were

were given the advantage of set- Simultaneously, Miss Alice Mar-narassing the English player. hle. ranked No. 1 in America, was Moreover, Miss Stammers was four matches in the Open Singles ting the pace, an advantage which

Bowls Championship are their out-cricket threw away. posed to Mr. Mathieu, of France, apt. to make of her backhand Lawn

Incidentally

WICKET TAKES SPIN'" on Court 1; and later were to come tentative stroke that asked for-down for decision.

The sun was shining when play uther two women's singles, and almost invariably received-both of them-R. F da Luz and

U M. Omar-will be seen at the was at last began, but it was at between Mr. Palfrey Fabyan swift killing.

K.B.G.C. green. America

once clear that the wicket would and Mrs. Sperling

Miss Stammers had begun 'with

As it was he set out to make Lux plays J. S. Howell and should take spin. The Cambridge captain Denmark) on the Centre Court,

the obvious intention of making

runs easily, and, together with his Mrs." Moody run; but as she saw win comfortably while Omar ought began his bowling with "Rees- her opponent get back shots that to beat C. M. Silva fairly comfort-Davies rather than immediately captain, explained that the Cam- trusting his spin bowlers to take bridge bowling was not really as should have been winners. Miss ably...

The other two matches, at the the wickets. Kaye at the other end difficult as it had been made out allowed himself be. Grover did keep a length and make the to HKF.C.. are:-

ball occasionally kick sharply, but more and more freedom' t stroke Rees-Davies was altogether too as the runs were being cleared off erratic. long-hops, full-pitches, and as time went by.

Whitehouse was again missed. and half-volleys being mixed. up

this time to a simple catch at one with the other.

and for that Cam- There was a much more definite square-leg, threat when Bewart came on to bridge could expect no forgiveness. bowl round the wicket to four Nor did they receive it. The game. short-legs. It was Kaye, however, had been saved before Grover was who took the first wicket of the out, lightning was flashing in day with the score at 9. when black clouds, and after the um- Lomas was unable to get his bat pires had several times consulted away from the ball and was caught | each other on the adyisability of at first slip.

continuing the game they at last decided that 7 o'clock was a suit- able time to draw stumps.

MRS. MOODY P. MISS STAMMERS The sun was doing its best to when neeak through the clouds Miss Stammers and Mrs. Moody appeated

Stammers's control faltered. Mrs Moody won the first set 6-2 breaking through Miss Stammer's rather weak service yet again.

The "Arst thrill Miss Stammers

who made gave the crowd.

J. G. Meyer v. W. Hillyer. John Watson v. C. 3. Rosselet.

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Mrs. Mucdy won a service game secret of where their sympathies WEEK-END GOLF

Moody

love, and she stood 40-15 inlay. was in the second game of the "next game. Her more power-the second set. She ran in on a tul hitting was just what was re- forehand that drew Mrs. quired In the strong breeze. but out to the right, and as the Ame- Miss Stammers began to get a rican girl returned the ball the uld of herself. She could save English player slammed "the volley her service, however-and no won-Just inside her opponent's court.

She der

served, three double faults!

ss Stammers took off her cuats at 0-3.. Her forehand shots were

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

The pity of it was that Miss Stammers could not keep it up. Mrs. Moody's forehand and back- hand alike were point winning strokes from any part of the court, The score mounted to 4-0 in Mrs. Miss Stammers's Moody's favour.

RESULTS

F. Groves Wins Bogey Pool

The Bogey (Par) Pool, played on the Old Course. Fanling, during the

week-end. was won by F. Groves

(6) one up. '

ANXIOUS MOMENTS Dixon watched Hewan's bowling

when he was offered it of sweep- carefully, and took his chance

gar had two most uncomfortable

The results of the second rounding the ball found to leg. but E- MIXED DOUBLES service never improved, and once. In the Happy Valley Summer Four-overs and took a long time before TENNIS LEAGUE

when she tried to lob, the shot somes are as follows:-

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New York. July 18. The following are the results of aseball matches played yesterday:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

T. B. Low and W. Ahern beat I so feeble that Mrs. Moody Just stood stil halfway up court P. Tamworth and Surg.-Lt. Steele and despatched it with ruthless Perkins 2-1. emelency.

Miss Stammers did hold her service in the sixth game, but Mrs. Moody calm. as when she began. served herself to victory by 6-2

E. 6-1.

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Nine innings were played and e game ended in a tie. Sunday Law forbidding further play. Ott Bad Leiber homered · for the Glants).

tained her cerise jacket. BUDGE AND MAKO v. BOROTRA AND BRUGNON

A. H. McBride and W."Woodward beat W. A. Stewart and T. D. Paton 2-1.

"F. Buckle and F. G. van Reede beat H. A. Mundy and A. E. Clarke

4-3.

J. B. Mackle and A. M. Mack beat G. W. Reeve and W. J. Dyer at 19th G. M. Park and R. Young beat W. Stoker and J. R. Way 54.

J. Stenersen and F. Groves beat We were promised excitement A, D, and D. Humphreys 1 up. enough in the match which follow- L. Goldman and C. W. E. Bishop ed on the Centre

he decided it was safe to score off 4 short ball from Hewan

Yardley. In his first over when he went on at the Nursery end. completely beat Dixon. but some- now the ball missed the stumps. and the batsmen were still play- ing anxiously with only an ocea- sional encouragement when Hewan pitched the ball short.

U.S.R.C. Defeat

Ladies' R.C.

Playing on their own courts, the United Services Recreation Club bear the Ladies' Recreation Club.by

nine sets to nil.

Scores:-

Carris was given a short trial. and Hewan bowled a few overs L over the wicket but it was Wild who took the next wicket, having Dixon caught at backward short- leg when playing forward to a ball which jumped up.

Three wickets were then down

Court the beat J. Shepherd and J. W. Mac-for 18 runs, 70 more runs were men's doubles third round meeting donald 4-2

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of the reigning champions. Donald Burg-Lieut.-Cdr. Nicholson and Budge and Gene Mako, and the Lieut. Harvey beat S. J. H. Fox and only two of the once famous R. G. Gray 5-3.

"Musketeers of France," who still

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and Jacques Brugnon.

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In lawn tennis, as in everything OLYMPIC GAMES

else, the old order must give place

Rosen and Camill! homered for to the new. The agliity and speed

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wanted, and the Cambridge bowl- ers gained renewed confidence Kimpton, to be sure, was still to be feared, and Cambridge's hopes- anist have riset sky high when he

I was caught at backward point.

Eggar was still, fidgety, but he stuck nobly to his work, and once treated himself to the luxury of an off-drive of Hewan's bowling.

of the young Americans, won Committee's Decision Kaye came on again, but he no Budge and Mako the first set at

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(Lee pitched for the Cubs). The double-header between the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals was postponed on ac

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Ostend, July 18, On his return from England Miss Alice Marble, against Mrs. Yesterday Count Ballet-Latour,

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longer had quite the same pace of fire as he had at the beginning of the innings.

Goldman and Mrs. Baines

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Storey beat J. J. Ferguson and Mrs.

Waddell beat Hoyd and Mrs. Abraham 6-4 Major F. T. Baines and Miss M.

Griffiths (U.S.R.C.):

beat Mr. and Mrs. Storey8-2 beat Ferguson and Mrs. Wad-

6-2 dell ....... beat Hoyd and Mrs. Abraham 8-1 D. C. Misra and Mrs. Holmes

(U.S.B.C.);

beat Mr. and Mrs. Storey beat Ferguson and Mrs. ¡ ̈Waddell

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beat Hoyd and Mrs. Abraham 6-2

PROBLEM OF A TITLE

The Stewards of the Jocker

Grover, with dead bat, saw to that the short-legs were not to the International be tiyen a catch, although once F. Mathieu. of France, quickly Olympic Committee, confirmed the he hit the ball down only a foot showed that her play is far more fact that at the meeting of the of so in front of a feldsman's out-have instructed Messrs. Weather- exciting than that of her ponent, but Mrs. Mathieu's record Committee in Cairo It was decid stretched hand.

ed that if Japan should withdraw of reaching the semi-anal round from the task of organising the in each of eight years confirms the value of her shrewd strokes Olympic Games, Finland should be

asked to do so.

Count Ballet Latour declared he Miss Marble soon led by two was unable to say anything more. games to one, her service, compen- -(Transocean).

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4-1, and won the set in the eighth game.

Mrs. Mathieu's earned points could be counted on the Angers of

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by, their publishers, to inquire of He drove Wild straight to the the India Office the correct de- boundary, and gradually Oxford signation of the eldest son of the were squirming their way out of Aga Khan, who is known as Prince immediate catastrophe, Another Aly Khan. spell of bowling by Rees-Davies was even more ragged than the

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Sporting Fixtures

TODAY

TOMORROW

The inquiry follows a number of complaints which have been re- ceived from India. It has been the practice of Messrs. Weather by in thetr Racing Calendar to refer to Prince Aly Khah, and he is so named tri the racing pro grammes.

Recent morning newspapers, writing of the Bibury Club Meet-

one hand, How Miss Marble mixed BADMINTON YMCA Badmin- BOWLS Open Singles, J. Smith v.ing. called him Prince with one

game she had seven set points and (Clift Homèred for the Browns. wasted six of them, all by woefully while Vosmik and Higgins did loose strokes. Hikewise for the Red Sox).

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In the fact that in the eighth BILLIARDS AND DARTS.-MC- Ewan-Younger League, Royal Engineers v. R. A. Lyemun; Royal Scots, "B" v. Garrison; RAMC. v. R. A. Stonecutters; Middlesex Y..R. Bcots "A." BOWLS-Open Singles, R. F. da

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