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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1984.

HOW MISS SCRIVEN DEFEATED MISS JACOBS

FRENCH TENNIS TITLE WON IN THE DARK UNSUCCESSFUL PROTEST MADE

BY AMERICAN PLAYER

AUSTRALIANS MAY TOUR INDIA

Negotiations Under Way To Ensure Visit

Mis M. C. Scriven gave a Miss Scriven in the trying cir Control Board is in direct com Bombay "The Indian Cricket capital exhibition of pluck and cumstances of the final act, it is munication with the Australian level-headedness At Auteuil equally important to emphasleo that Board with a view to ensuring the when she retained her title as in the earlier stages she had found Australian team's visit to India champion of France by beating means to hold her own against on their way back from England," Miss H. Jacobs by 7-5, 4-6, Milas Jacobe usually devastating delegato, to the Imperial Cricket said Mr. F. T. Jonce, India's 6-1.

sequence of a chop drawing up the Conference, in an interview with J. H. Crawford, the other singles opponent, a lob driving her back, fteuler's correspondent, title defender, however, was beaten and a winning volley to the return.

"We have overy hope that the by G. von Cramm in a desperate Miss Jacobs often found herself Australian Board will agree to five-sut tussle, after being apparent drawn, upto mid-court,' and passed their touring team playing tivo ly set for victory When leading by by Miss Scriven's wide and flash- matches in India," he added. two sets to ona and 6 games to 3.ing foreluind drives, The only fall If the Australians visit India, it He also had match-point at 54 from grace was when within a point is almost certain that they will and vantage on his service,

of loading at 4 In the second play at Delhi agrdnat a Viceroy's For some reason, or other the set, but the inclination to wild captained by the

XI which, it la expected, will be final of the women's singles was driving which lost her two games, Patiala.

Yuvaraj of the last match put in court, and was mastered in that final.ect.

TENNIS IN LONDON.

BOWLS TEAMS

Civil Service Rinks For To-day

The Civil Service C.C. In their senior division lawn bowls match

GOLF CONTEST

SCOTLAND & ENGLAND MEETING TO-DAY

against the Police I.C. on the Civil TEAM SELECTIONS Servico green this afternoon will be erT Armstrong, C. T. represented, by the following play- The following profomional golfore Cham-wore recently nominated to hold pelovior, L. R. Whunt and A. W themselves in readiness for the Scot Gmmitt (aldp); P. E. Knight 8. land v England match at Royal St. A. Alderman, S. Eccleshall and J. George's, Bandwich, to-day, the ave Denkin (skip); E. W. Simmonds, J. of the Open Championship: Hollige, O. Brawn and F. J. Scotland-George Duncan (unat- Jones (skip).

tashed), ♪ M'Culloch (unattached); vico G.C. will meet the Police away L. B. Ayton (South Shields), T. The junior team of the Civil Ser- captain, J. Dowall (Turnberry), with the following rink. L Dobson (East Renfrow), J. Forros- Lockhart, B. Williams, J. M. Purvis, tor (Cruden Bay), J. A. Adarns R., Wood (skip); 11 Major, E. (Royal Co. Down), Allan Dalloy W. Hamilton, L. Luck and C. Strange (Wanstead), Gordon Good (Romiley), akip); J. Gallatly, J. Pooler, it. W. Davies (Dumfries); J. M'Milina Westlake and R. E. Davies (skip). (unattached), Tom Wilson (Littio

hill), J. Ballantina (Yorkshire) or. E. E. Ballantine (Moortown), S. Fairweather (Malono), W. Spark (Balmore), and W. M'Mina (Fair- haven).

SWIMMING GALA

Good Programme For Y.M.C.A.

England-Percy Allies (Bencons fiek), 9. F. Browa (South Africa), 3. J. Budson (Pamal), T. H. Cotton | (Belgium), D. Curtis (Bourno nouth), W. II. Davies (Wallasoy), At a meeting of the Swimming (Brand Hall), A. Havers (Sandy S. Easterbrook (Knowle), B. Gadd Committee of the Y.M.C.A. last even Lodge), B. Hodson (Chigwell), S. L ing it was decided to hold the month-King (Knale Park), A. J. Lacey ly gala on July 14 next when a long (Berkshire), Abe Mitchell (private), London, Juno 22. and attractive programme of events A. H. Padghant (Sundridge Park), There were two all-American seml-will be listed. Entries will close on A. Perry (Leatherhead), W. Twino

tennis July 10 next.

Committee is as follows: championships played today at The programme drafted by the Crews 3. and Reginald Whit- (Langloy Park), Charles Whitcombe

Ladies' Diving Championship: Ladia 50 Yards aggregate handi-

the conditions for the third and deciding set were such as are The match between Crawford woldom met with in Important lawn and von Cramm was a treat for tennia. During this act it was the

commolaneurs. dark that it was next to impossible

Both played for the linesmen to give declalona very much the same stylo of gamo, or for the players to see many of although the German' kept a slight the balls. After long rallies, Mias margin in hand through a better finals in the London lawn, Scriven, lubbing balls up into the control in his long driving, and Queen's Club and in both matches darkness, fed 3-1, and at this this eventually carried him through, there was friction between the players point Miss Jacobs appealed Un- successfully on account of the light. A match full of beautifully and the umpires. A game Inter Miss Scriven speedat polished strokes, allled to controlled up her driving

and Miss Jacobs, speed, two Crawfords were seen; making but the slightest effort In the last two games, was out of the from his man in the second set, and ano who wrested the initiative hunt.

the other who,

so tired that he s. B. Wood and L. R. Stoeffen, the could barely raise his arm in the formar winning by 3-0, 18-10, 6-4, final set. went down

In this match a second umpire was procured after the first had refused to continue-Reuter,

· CALMNESS AND TENACITY.

While a tribute should be 'paid'

In

to the calmness and tenacity of gallantly.

Sighting

In the first of the two semi-anal 6-3, 6-1. Both players appeared to matches FX. Shields beat G. Lott ignore the umpire and made decisions themselves.

The second matel was

between

cap

combo (Parktone).

"Bien's 50 Yards aggregate handi-Test Close

cap:

Hong Relay Race; Pillow Night;

Mon's 60 Yards Back Stroke; Of Play

Water

Poto, Government

"

Y.M.C.A.;

Mixed Relay Raco (post entries); Men's 150 Yards Handicap; Men's 75 Yards, three styles (back, breast and free).

Scores

The Test match close of play scores were,

ENGLAND-IST INNS.

C. F. Walters, e Bromley, b

O'Reilly

M

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W. R. Hammond, c and b Chip-

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H. W. Sutcliffe, 1.b.w., Chipper--

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82

20

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HE ROSE TO FAME ON A LADDER OF DANCING LADIES I GEORGE RAFT

E. P. Hendren, e McCabe, b Wall 13 R. E. S. Wyatt, e Oldfield, b Chip-

perfield

M. Leyland, not out

LE G. Ames, not out

70;

Extras

Total (for 5 wkts.).

203

Fall of wickets.-1 (Sutcliffe) for

(Hammond) for 78: 3 (Hen

dren) for 99; 4 (Waltern) for 130; & (Wyatt) for 182.

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