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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 3, 1933,

THE LAST EIGHTS L. GAVIA DEFEATS LUM

AT WIMBLEDON

BRITAIN'S FOUR

POSITIONS

"BUNNY" AUSTIN' BIG HOPE

FINE SEEDING BY COMMITTEE

ONLY 4 PLAYERS

GO ASTRAY

The last eight places in the men's and women's singles championships have been filled, and before the middle of this week the semi-finalists will be known.

MISS DOROTHY ROUND, an Engilah girl who figures in the last eight at Wimbledon and who has been chosen for the Wightman Cup

team,

THE LONDON CUP.

So far as Britain is concerned she has only a fair representation. Two Davis Cup players occupy positions in the men's quarter Alexandra Park Race Won Anals and two girls, both selected for this year's Wightman Cup, Agure in the women's event.

On It, W. Austin and G. P.

Grey Wonder

Arcond and third.

FILIPINO'S

BRILLIANT

VICTORY

POLINTAN FAILS IN

· EVERY MATCH

SHANGHAI TENNIS PLAYERS WIN

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITIONS

Shanghai, Juno 25.

WINS EASILY.

The scores

CORDON LUM, China Davis Cup tennis player, former Shanghai champion and well known Inter. parter, who was recently married in Tientsin to Miss May Liang.

Lum, serving first, lost the opening game, but he came back strong to take three games in succession. Then Gavia won four games in a fine ranch the lead from Lumi in a row to

THEIR FINAL APPEARANCE

FILIPINOS LOSE LAST GAMES

Shanghai, Juno 20. The two visiting Filipino tennis champions again had an unsucessful time yesterday in their farewell

per- formance on the Shanghal Lawn Tannia Association's court at the Cercle Sportif Français, when they fost two matches and drow one aguinat three local exponents, Gordon Lum, S. Machida, and Guy Cheng, Lum tied with Leonarde Gavla in the first singles at 3-6 and 0-0, and Machida scored at 0.4, 0-3 victory over, Leade- gario Polintan. In the doubles, Lum and Guy Cheng were vlotors by 6-4, 6-1.

S'HAI CRICKET LEAGUE LEADERS

MISS MARGARET · SCRIVEN, the most brilliant of the younger school of English tennis players, also in the last eight at Wimbledon

STRAGGLERS ON TOP

DONALD LEACH'S

BOWLING

SECOND PLACE FOR RECS:

MANSELL-SMITH

IN FORM

Shanghai, June 25.

FINE BOWLING.

In the singles Gavia lost the first Kame after two deuces. Lum played with great care and also managed to win the second game. In the next, Gordon Lt, local star, encounter-

the Filipino steadied and improved ed his first setback of the sunson

driving from one side to the other and yesterday when he was defeated by

forcing Lum to make mistakes, 30 the Filipino national titlo-holder,

that the score became 2-1. Serving

The Stragglers retained their position at the top of the league Leonardo Gavin, on the court of the

the fourth game, the local player in yesterday when they defeated Shaforce by six wickets on the Police Tents Club, in the second

creased the lead to 3-1. Lum took ground, while the Rece went up to second place when they won Chinese singles exhibition match.

two points in succession from Gavid's over the Police by 58 runs, playing on their own pitch. The third were 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3.

deliveries in the fifth game, then ex- Proceding to the Lum-Gavia tussic, Khoo Hogi-hye defeated Leodegario at 6-3. Lum perienced bad luck when he drove two match took place on the Cricket Club enclosure when two of the the wrong Club" tears met, the Wanderers and Nomads playing out to a Polintan

in two straight sals, 6-2 and next gamo and Gavia won his service sizzling shets just on

Mide of 63. After

the tape. The game went to drawn conclusion. The drying sun over the past two days served And the first set at 6-4. short interval, the

Alternato scoring mirked the opon- deuce and after a hard struggle Gavin to bring the pitches into good condition despite the steady rain doubles match between the visiting

brought the score to 3-2, then went on earlier in the week. By Tajuddin.

Filipino champions

and the Chinese ing of the second set, each player London, July 1.

tonis Atars

and Gordon winning his service game until, the to annex the remaining games and took place,

Major Bonavia of the Shaforce proving the backbone of the team Tajuddin, starting at 6/2, won the Lum partnered by Khoo Hool-hye, score reached two all. Then Lum the set.

the next two

With the start of the second act, team claimed the best batting result when he came in at a critical moment Hughes reats Britain's hopes of Landon Cup over one mile and two vanquished L. Gavin and L. Folintan forged ahead by taking

Lum once more hit his atride and of the day, carrying his bat for a welk to stojí a rat and help his team out winning back the Wimbledon furlongs at Alexandra Park. The in three sets, the scores being G-4, games to lead by 4-2. Gavia manag

3- and 4-1 in favour of the Chinese ed to win the seventh game but con- played errorlessly. Gavin was beaten made 74 runs, while the remainder of with 27 runs to his credit. There were singles crown. They are alender placings were as follows:

at every turn and was rattled. He his team could not hold out against no really large scores in the "Club" ended two more games to Lum to en- hopes when cognisance is taken of

able the Chinese to win the set at could not even win one game. Lum the sound bowling of Leach and Jen- match, though several batsmen on

finished fresh and received loud up-

kins. Stokes of the Stragglers put the powerful opposition which they

Khoo experienced little difficulty in 6-3 and thus the set score was brought | plause for his splendid work. It was up a good exhibition to score 61 both sides went into the twenties and

the thirties. have to meet, and there is little

to balance at one all.

In the final set, Gavin easily won pity the third and deciding set could fore he was sent back to the pavilion doubt that it will whittle down to

wicket stand and everything depending on Austin as

the first game on his service after not be played, due to the limit of while O. Moor partnered him in his

opening

34. compiled it did last year.

D. W. Leach and J. C. Jenkins having yielded 15 points. With his time.

"The victory score by Machida, one In the Poilco-Recs gumo, "Jimmy"

in the nee services Lum drew-level with a

of the two leading Japanese players Quayle gave his younger colleagues a claimed excellent averages love game. Gavin went ahead to take Then pinyera

In Shanghai, spelled the third success treat knocking up 33 in characteristic bowling analysis, the former taking three games in a row. scored two games ench, Gavia being sive downfall of Polinton. The win-style, while W. II. Cochran and C. 3.5 of the Shaforce wickets for 84 credited with the set at 6-3 and the ner held the lead from start to finish Smith of the Recs put up the best

in the opening set. In the second, scores for their team, the farmor be-128 the Intter accounted for 4 for match.

Polintan took the first game on ing undefeated with 28 and the latter DOUBLES COMPETITION. service, and, after dropping two, won another to tie the count at two-all. Some clansy play was witnessed in Then the Japanese

player

drew away the doubles match. The first set, which again to win safely at 6-3. went to Lum and Khoo, was Anished The doubles match was a little on in the quick time of seven minutes. the dull side, there being very few For the first four games, the serving interesting rallies. The visiting team aide was favoured with the decision. appeared to be incking, in spirit. Gavla, having lost his second service Games went in favour of the servers game, the Chinese pair forged into for the first six. The Chinese pair the lend at 4-2 Polintan

won his

Obroke Polintan's shots to

to lead the service and Khoe did likewise. On score and when Cheng won on his Gavia's service, the Filipino pair service the game was made safe. Lum served a love game in the tenth shortened the margin down to & to in favour of the Chinose. Then Lum to conclude the set. In the next Lum and Khoo took

the next game to win and Cheng were a much better sido the sot

6-4,

and deserved the victory. WIN In the second sot, the score brought to level twice at two all and three all. The Filipinos won the first two games and then the Chinese drew play hard drives to the openings and oven. Polintan won his service game pretty cross-court shots. In the third to lead by three to two but, the Chin-game, there were no fewer than eight ese again levelled the count at three deuces and finally the Chinese won to all. The Filipinos won the next three lend by two to one. From then on the Chinese had an easy time to win games and the set at 8-3.

four more games in a row and the

Thore wore thirteen Three lengths separated the first and second horses and half a length the The betting was Austin's chances of reaching the 5/2 Tajuddin, 20/1 Barrage, 10/1 Grey final are largely dependent on the Wonder.-Router.. order of the draw. His most favourable encounters would be Menzel In the fifth round Hughes, or Stoefen if they Hi!!*- vive, in the semi-final.

Hughes

The odds are against progressing any further than the semi-final and it would therefore be to England's advantage if her two representatives met in this bracket, thus ensuring an English finalist.

ENGLISH GIRLS FAIL.

starters. trouncing Polinton, who obtained only the first and third games of the open- ing set, Khoo was rather slow to get settled down and lost his service game after gaining 15 points. The Chinese took the second game after the score had been gone to douce. The Filipino obtained the third game lead by two games to one, but to Khoo was favoured with the decision of the next game to oven up the count love at two-all. Khoo then won a game to lead by three to two.. Having now sufficiently warmed up. Khoo took three more games to capture the first set at 6-2.

BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP

Matches for. This Afternoon

In the second set, Khoo established a load of two games at the start. Polinian clinched the third game and then Khoo increased the margin to four to one. Polintan took the next The comparative failure of the The weather having cleared up game and Khoo won a love game to English girls in the women's singles the lawn bowl singles champion- lead by five to two. Polintan shorten- provides another

disappointment.ship will be resumed this after-ed the margin down to five to three Their pre-Wimbledon form in both noon. The following list of but Khoo easily won the next game International matches and homeside matches has been arranged,

and set at 6-3. and overseas championships rine to the bellef that they would D. Rumjahn v U. M. Omar

gave

dominatate The Championships, but

Inst

Miss

tho

eight

inds only

Margaret Scriven and Miss Dorothy

aa survivors,

It has, of course to be borne in

Lho fourth round, Eng-P

niind

that in Jish playere clashed in two matches, hut. there is also the defent of Mins Kathleen. Stammers by Mdme. Mathieu and Mas Micel King by Fraulein Krahwinkel.

As expected America's two leading exponents, Mrs. Wills Moody and Miss Helen Jocobs have survived to the fifth

round,

and the remaining four places are shared by Mdme. Mathieu (Fronco), Mile. Palot (Switzerland), Mile. Valerio (Italy) and Fraulein Krahwinkel (Germany). The committeca's "seeding" โดย worked out with extraordinary e- curacy. In the men's singles, five of the selected eight have made their way into the quarterfinals, the failures being Fred Perry, Clifford Sutter and H.G.N. Lee.

In the women's singles, seven of the eight "seeded" competitors have survived, tho only exception being Bille. Jedrzejowska of Poland. This, in itself is a sufficient tribute to the "seeding" committee.

THE LAST EIGHTS.

The last eight in the two singles events are:

MEN.

Ellsworth Vines (America)

J. Crawford (Australia)

H. W. Austin (Britain)

H. Cochet (France)

J. L. Stoefen (America)

R. Menzel (Crecho-Slovakia)

Jiro Satoh Canan)

G. P. Hughes (Britain)

WOMEN.

Mrs. H. Wills-Moody (America)

Misa Helen Jacoba (America) Mdme. Mathieu (France)

Miss D. Round (Britain) Fr. Krahwinkel (Germany) Mins M. C. Scriven (Britain) Mlle. Payot (Switzerland) Mille, Valerio (Italy)

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