1933-07-31 — Page 26

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 31, 1933.

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LUCIEN MURATORE

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SCOTSMAN

GETS LEFT

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IN WANCHAP

MISSES SHIP FOR HOME

EFFORT

PERRY WORRIED AT: OUTSET

BUT WINS TROPHY

FOR BRITAIN

Britain realised to the full to- day, the value of winning the two Yesterday afternoon at about opening singles against France in! p.nt. after he was reported miss the challenge round of the Davis Cup, when the holders, fighting lng from the P. & O. Ranpura, back with great resource, lovelled which sailed for Home the up to two-all and everything de- previous day without him, Mr. L. pended on the Perry-Merlin en- Kennedy, Scottish passenger, counter.

was found by the Police wander- Porry, against an opponent who ing in Gloucester Road at rose to the occasion magnificent and Wanchal.

played the best tennis seen from him, kept ble head and won after four sets, thus recapturing the Davis Cup for Britain after a lapse of 21 years.

Mr. Kennedy was on his way back to Scotland from Shanghai where up till a year ago he was in the service of the Shanghal Power Company.

Merlin found Cochet's earlier vie His wife, two children and a tory over Austin a welcome tonie grand-niece were also passengers and he exhausted himself in a big on the ship, and his reason in effort to suntch is sensational win leaving the ship at Hongkong is for France. unexplained.

It is interesting however, to note that Mr. Kennedy had served in two War campaigns, the last being the Great War. · Ön demobilisa- tion he returned to China.

As far back 216 1908, Mr. Kennedy came out to Hongkong, and for many years he was in the Chinese Maritime Customs,

When efforts to locate him had failed up to the time of the ship's suiling, the local steamship agents made a report to the Poilce, while his wife left a sum of money in their care for his expenses.

PERRY RECOVERS POISE.

He not only won the first set by somewhat outplaying Perry, but was the better player in the second and led 6-4, it was only when Perry had his back to the wall that the Englishman really came into his own and then, in spite of a magnificent recovery in the fourth sot, Merlin was made to play second fiddle.

Astute captaincy on the part of Mr. H. Roper Barrett permitted Perry to take the court yesterday fresh and and revived after his gruelling test with Cochet.

Mr. Kennedy has gone into residence at an hotel until auch Leo was introduced for the dou- tinte as he can resume his passage bles match and it was, of course, home.

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He

AUSTIN HOLDS OFF.

Austin could have beaten Cochet had he displayed a little more enterprise in the final set. secured a big advantage by lead- ing 4-2, and then adopted a defen- sive attitude, feeding the French- man with lobs. The tactics sealed his doom.

Britain's leadership in the inter- national tennis field is now indis- putable. Within three weeks Aus- tin and Perry have beaten Aus- tralia, America, and France.

A full description and scores of the last two matches will be found in page Eight,

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