THE
THE
DAVIS CUP:
OLD FOES-Jean Borotra and "Bunny" Austin, old foi of the tonnis court, hat they will not meet in this week and as the French. man has given up singles.
YORKSHIRE PUNISH
MIDDLESEX
SOME MORE BRILLIANT
BOWLING BY VERITY
GLOUCESTER ROUTED BY
ESSEX
HONGKONG TULIGRAPH FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1933.
IS
ENGLAND EXPECTS"-AND HOPES
FRANCE FACING
DEFEAT?
ANDRE MERLIN IS THE WEAK SPOT IN THE TEAM
EVERYTHING LIKELY TO HINGE ON RESULT OF AUSTIN'S MATCHES
ALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS CERTAIN TO TO BE BRÖKEN
(By "Veritas")
The culminating issue of the 1933 Davis Cup competition has been reached. To-day, on the famous sand court at the Stade Roland Garros, Autiuel, Paris, France, the holders and Britain, challengers for the second time in three years, begin a tie which will more than likely see the silver rose bowl change hands for the first time in seven years.
The general concensus of opin- ion regarding the tie is that Bri- tain's chances of lifting the cup have never been brighter, and that France's superiority in international tennis, established for the last six years, has never been more seriously challenged.
Even the most ardent French partisan has reluctantly been forced to agree that there is a lot of evidence of French decline in the international tennis arena. The illustrious combination, the "Three Musketeers"-Co- chet, Brugnon and Borotra, has, to a certain extent been broken.
PONTIUS PILATE.
London, July 24. Smashing victories for Yorkshire and Essex terminated their matches with Middlesex and Gloucester
Jean Barotra, the world's most respectively to-day, the champions winning by ten
picturesque player, has bade adieu wickets and Essex by an innings and 48 runs.
to singles play and France has Verity, who is having an been desperately trying to find a
successful amazingly
worthy successor. The French
tos..
geason,
SENATORS again wrought havoc with his selection committee turned Pon-
BEAT YANKEES
NOSE OUT IN TEN INNINGS
GOOD PITCHING
In the National League some splendid pitching by Hubbell and French say Brooklyn blanked out by the Giants and Chicago treated likowiec by Pittsburgh,
Scores as supplied by Reuter
alows returning a final analysis
11 FOR 92.
of
He toyed with the Middlesex batsmen, who, in only the pre- vlous match scored 600 for 6 wickets. In the first Innings Verity captured 6 wickets for 48 runa, Middlesex being sent back for-196.
tius Pilate over the task and
found a way out of their predica ment by appointing Rene Lacoste. sole selector, manager and non- playing captain.
Lacoste was told to find a team good enough to retain the Davis circumstances Cup. Under the Lacoste has done bis work well, although it is doubtful whether his nominees will be strong enough to withstand the Englishmen, now at the very top of their form.
THREE CANDIDATES.
THE DAVIS CUP.
days; plue, of course, the psy- chological influence of "Playing for France"-the biggest factor in the success of Cochot and Co. during the last six years.
But in the final analysis. It comes down to this. Cochet must win both his singles if France is to stand a chance of winning the tie. If he can accomplish this everything else depends on Brugnon and Borotra" in the doubles.".
It is a big task to give the little "wizard." True, his reputation is that he is never more dangerous
than when fighting with his back to the wall and with the honour of his country at stake, but-during- the next three days he is to run against two men who only a week ago beat both Ellsworth Vines and Wilmer Allison.
.
for Borotra's position as No. 2 Lacoste had three candidates
In other words he has to meet Andre Merlin, Britain's best players at their singlea player. Beussus. Bernard was probably Marcel Bernard and Christina zenith. the most likely if judged by popu for opinion,
AUSTIN,
to
Great Britain and France, to be hold; to-day in Parle and continuing over Saturday and Sunday. So far 2,000,- .000 francs, which is equivalent
£2,500, have been paid in entrance fces and it is expected that the re- maining Reata and standing TOOM will produce another 250,000 francs.
BRITAIN.
H. W. Austin
Fred Perry
G. P. Hughes
H. G. N. Lee (reserve)
FRANCE.
Henri Cochet Jean Borotra Andro Merlin Jacques Brugnon
WARWICKSHIRE CRICKET
Definitely On The Up-Grade
London,
BRITAIN'S HOPES-Here are the men on whom Britain is relying those next three days to accomplish something which the home country has not done for over 20 years-win the Davis Cup, The tria' is Hughes, Austin and Porry,
WELL PLAYED THE C.B.A.!
WIN FIRST TENNIS LEAGUE POINTS OF SEASON
"C" DIVISION RESULTS AND LEAGUE TABLES
i
Hats off to the Central British Association! After losing their first seven matches in the "C" Division, they went down to Happy Valley yesterday and trounced the Civil Service by 51⁄2 sets to 32. It was splendid performance and
the fruits of patient courage in
facing up to so many defeats. LAWN
were
The rest of the results pretty well. In accordance with expectations.
The Chinese Recreation Club won with ease and the K.C.C. maintained their challenge, by taking points from the Kowloon Docks.
The Police made a rather sorry showing against the Recreio and the Army Tennis Club scored quite comfortably.
K.C.C.
C.R.C.
Police A.T.C.
RESULTS IN BRIEF.
While the recent spell of hot C.S.C.C. weather played havoc with the crops and was not welcomed by the farmers, it proved a windfall
for the Warwickshire County Cricket club.
K.C.C.
"C", DIVISION.
62 K.D.R.C. 216
8
D.K,
0
Recreio
9
6
LR.C
3
3
C.BA
5%
"A" DIVISION.
3
S.C.A.A.
"A" 6
BOWLS
LEAGUE
IMPORTANT TIES :
TO-MORROW
PROGRAMME AND TEAMS
After last Saturday's shocks one is chary about making pro- phetic observations, regarding to-morrow's league bowls
pro- gramme, especially, as there are one or two stiff matches.
Before the weather broke, War--LEAGUE TABLES The KC.O. having upset the Bowl
Present Standings
In All Divs.
· “A” DIVISION.
wickshire were fortunate to have a fixture with Yorkshire, who are sweeping all before them, and an- other attractive game with Dorby- shire. These two "gates" amount-1 ed to £1,400 as against £348 for the corresponding games last year. sc. "A"
OFFICIALS DELIGHTED.
O.RO. "A" K.C.C. I.R.C.
C.R.O. "D"
As Warwickshire's return from... all first class matches last season.kc.c. was only £3,170, the delight of the Recrea Midland officials in getting such a Univeralty sum from one week's cricket was naturally very great.
B.C.A.A. "**
To this Yorkshire replied with 302. Sims, in taking 6 for 102 accomplished a very fine piece of bowling as the Yorkshire bnts- New York, July 27,
mon were completely on top of the Meeting in one of the most im- rest of the attack. portant matches of the season, Whatever hopes Middlesex had Washington Senators to-day nosed of saving the game wore rapidly out the New York Yankees in the dispelled when Verity got to tenth innings.
work again in the second innings. in fact he was oven more deadly
France can certainly look for. and took 6 wickets for 49 runs, influenced by popular opinion and although this is by no means a But Lacoste, has refused to be ward to winning the doubles, Middlesex being all out for 192. in the face of criticism has apcertainty. But Britain has de They managed to avert the pointed Andre Merlin. Whatever cidedly brighter prospects of an innings defeat, but Yorkshire one might think about the selection nexing the majority of the singles. were set only 28 to score and
it is an illustration of Lacoste's The draw le not yet to hand, but these were hit off without loss,
́independence of judgment and if it turns out that Austin meets Cricket in Warwickshire is
the extent to which he is prepar- Cochet. this afternoon,
looking up these days, for besides creio Gloucester, the most surprising ed to go to assert the priveleges of Britain might well finish the first their financial success they have .c.c team in the county championship his unusual position.
round two matches to the rood, several fine. youngsters qualifying | GAL this year, gave another miserable
And so to-day, within a few and such a lend will be aufficient for the County. One of those...c. account of themselves against hours of the start of the tie, we to ensure them winning the tie. H. E. Dollery, has been selected 9.5.0.
and the French team, still com-!
for, the Minor Counties team against the West Indies at Lord's. When only 10 Dollery so distin gulshed himself at Reading Gram C.R.. mar School that he was. Invited o.co.. to play for Berkshire. He had an ATC average of 44.25 in the Milnor RC. Countles last season,
were:
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Philadelphia.......
Boston...
R H
E
■
4 .12
0
3
B
0
(McCurdy homered for Philadel-Essex. phia).
Philadelphia
Boston... ***
715
1
· ESSEY SHOW HOW.
Nichols laid the foundation of posed of the Three Musketeers," the bla Essex victory when he but no longer as a combination. sent Gloucestor back in their first visit to the wicket for 145. His
MERLIN'S DEBUT." (Schulmorich homered for Phi- clover bowling earned him figures
Andre Merlin is-to make his Indelphia).
of 7 for 52,
debut in the challenge round of After this Essex began to show the Davis Cup as singles colleaguo 5 how easy the wicket was and they of Henri Cochet. Can he beat" and Perry, or ovon
It la 'one of the two?
doubtful judged
NO
►
2 morrily hit up 404, O'Conner Austin
leading the way with 140.
New York"...........
8
Brooklyn..
(Hubbell pitched and blanked out Brooklyn).
1
Pittsburgh.. cer 2 名
Chicago
(French pitched and blanked out Chicago).
St. Louis
4
16 0
B
Cincinnati
(Bottomley homered for St,
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Louis)..
Chiengo
Cleveland
Washington
ex-
on
then
Austin must be regarded as the most likely player to clinch the legue for Britain. He is more reliable than Perry and his form at the moment places him a good second to Crawford in any world's ranking.
The teams are:
ALL; RECORDS · BROKEN. - Gloucestor made no sort of a tremely
All records have been broken by the fight to avert defeat and were past performances. Both English booking for the challenge round of dismissod the second time for 211.men have already defeated him on the Davis Cup meating, between --Reuter,
• his native soil this year, and apart from any difference in individual ability, it has to be borne in mind that Merlin has not the same ex- perience to aid him as either'
to Morlin's introduction presentativo tennis vas in 1930;'
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
R. P. Phillips Qualifies For Fourth Round
༈
Alistin or Perry.
red
when he played for France against Belgium. In the samo year he won the singles and doubles' tilles at Dinard and was in the final 'of By boating A. E. Carey of the Police RC, R. P. Phillipa of the the Coupe de Noel. The following 0 Civil Service C.C., qualined for the year saw him represent Franco in fourth round of the Open Lawn Bowls the Triangular. Tournament at Championship and will now meet A. Philadelphia between France, Eng. Hyde Lay of the Kowloon Cricket land and America. Ho also ro Club In the fifth round,
talned his titles at Dinard and 1. The
match was played.on the with Henri Cochet reached the 12140 Cealgengower Gand, during the final of the Hungarian Doubles (Foxx homered for Philadelphia that Phillips would secure a run-hyna his appearance in the final of earlier stages of the game it seemed Championship. A further success and Walter for Boston).
1. G
2
14
0
New York
"(There were ten":
Boston Philadelphia
Innings).
6:
13
Detroit
· 18
St. Louisyenle 10 17:
Greenborg homered for Detroit, There were twelve innings).
WATER POLOP
Exciting - Game At Y.M.C.A, Baths
U.B.JL.C. C.R.O...
8.0.A.A.
1.K.C.C.
University
K.0.C.
Recrolo
FO
I.B.C, K.D.
P.R.C. D.K.
"B" DIVISION.
"C" DIVISION.
Bets
A. Ptr.
A. T'ia.
ing Green, now meat Craigongower and it la quite on the cards that they will repeat their performance.
On the other hand the Bowling Green have to visit Kowloon Dacks big hurdle for them to negotiate...
Civil Service should improve their position at the
expense of
directly and may place themselves
on 1 title. tho the running for Divsion
tha
Recreio
Επ
A needio match is scheduled in Division 2 the Civil Service visiting the Bowling Green, the Kowloon team should win,
Some of the teams are:
1
DIVISION 1.
K.C.C.-W. Hyde, J. A. Howe, E. C. Fincher, and A. 'Hydo-Lay (skip);. H. Overy, A. E. Hayward, F. Goodwin, and J. Fraser (skip); J. M. Brown, J. M. Jack and A, E.
·Y. C.. Labro).
Silkestone
Wer, E. Coates, L. E. D. Itumjahn and B. W. Bradbury (skip); G. L Buchanan, J.
8.
(skip)olt, H. Beer and R. Basa
WT, Brightman, E. Tuck, J. Tie Cavanagh and U. M. Omar (skip). 2154 12
29. 10
1014
43% 20
*T 27 24% 3916
40
45
91% 6210
G.8.C.C.
K.I.T.C.
C.D.A.
Hongkong C, d. B
14% 30
MIXED DOUBLES.
U.S.R.C.
C.R.C.
K.CO. LR.C
Y.M.O.A. "A" team defeated the I.RO. Y.M.O.A. "B" team by four gaols to Recrele one after, an exciting-gamo in the Y.M.C.A. baths yesterday evening the scores being a fair indication of the play. Scores at half time woro throo gools
to ono,
- Bcbrors, for the #A” team."--wore Schreuder (3) and Kerr (1), F. Fow.
Jer scoring the only gaol for the "E"
Team
The teams were as follows:
2010
10 201
"A" DIVISION.
Kowloon C. C. Beaten
By South China. :*
A
Taikoo:-J. Watson, W. Weir, D. Peoples and R. Wallace (skip); J. Polson, J. Whyte, J. Chalmers and N: Drummond (skip); T. Stainton, G. Stewart, R. Kaown and W. Wother spoon (skip).
11
Police: Fender, T. Tailon, J. Shepheard and W. Mair (skip) B Ellis, F. E. E. Booker, A. B. Clark and G. C. Moss (skip); J. Orem, T.. Perkins, E. G. Post and W. E. Holands (skip). Reserve: Haynes
Civil Servico--II. Lockhart, J. F. McGowan, N, J. Bebbington and R. F. Phillips (skip) II. E. Strange, S. E.. Alderman, Jones and J. W Deakin (skip): T. Armstrong, E. W. Simmonds, J. Holidge and A. W. Grimmitt (skip).
#
**DIVISION 2.
Civil Services-30 Purvis, J.- Fitz----
gerald, R. R. Davies and R. R. Wood (skip).
J.Pooler, L and,
S. Eccleshall Collyer, L. Luck
(kip); T. Laing, Ta Champelovior LE
and
For the first time in the history of H. Westlake (skip). Reserv
the Club-the-Kowloon Cricket - Člub
Acht beaten by the South China Crag eller and 3. Bondall, | Athletis Association in the "premier Cralgangower:D. K. Kharas,
"A" Team: H. Angus, A. Donn, 3. division of the Lawn Tennis League Abbas, M. J. Medina and A. A. Razack
Valtors
yesterday, The teams.
E. Henry, E. Ralliton, W. Kerr, W. Kowloon O. U. courts, the on the} (skip); C. 8. Summons, H. Milton, W.D
Schrauder, W. Campbell.
....... winning by six sots to three. "B" Teams S. Fowler, K. Jenner,
and E. F. Fincher” (Kowloon
E. C.
Ward and Way Field (skip); G...
K. Modi, W. Gill and II. Tsp
Price: C. F. Alikander, J. B. 10
by Victory. At one time ho was the Intorintiónál, Bingles Cham TWO YEARS AGO--Reunea and: R: Chadderton, H. Langer, F. Fowler, wal-iso):7-8p beat-Ha, Wakhing and Hardy J. RAMYWalters and RJ B.TALE
leading by 10 shots to five but his
6 opponent made a strong effort to re-elonahip at Parla
trieve what appeared hopeless' po- THE FINAL ANALYSI8.5 tion and after showing an imbrova.
mont on his earlier form he was only beaten by 21-14.
Britain last mat, in the Challenge
Round two years ago, 'and'hora Are the four players who's took part In the double matelji Coshet, Thta sa Morlin's background-for-2 Brugnon Hu this land d-C.H. hfs bly test during the next thred APEL Kingaley,
G. Fowlor, D. Sutherland. W. Loop0-2 teat Luk Chan-cheung Marka ekip W. McLeod, J. Forr
The match between the Young Com panlons and the Chinese Bathing Club proved fast. Pohl five players :: turning up for the 0.3.0.
C. C.) beat Luk Ding-choung and Lee Barry
and S. W. Wong 0-12
FEBiddall and W. Scalenderingar dial's 7. Rodger and H. Hambly (Kowloon 020.) lost to Talk-and-perl-dj-lost (skip)}#A««Downman, H. Marriman,
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