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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1984:

"BUNNY" AUSTIN SHOULD HAVE BEATEN SHIELDS

MISSES

TWO CHANCES

WITH TWO MATCH POINTS ON SERVICE

FRED PERRY POOR

London, July 2

now revealed that "Bunny Austin had wonderful opportunities of beating Frank Shields in the Wimbledon quar- ter-final, but that the Ameri- can's great fighting spirit, pulled him out of two extreme. ly tight corners.

In the Anal sot Austin was within two points of the match on his own service at 6-4, and then collapsed.

At one stage he took a 3-1 lead in the third set.

Characteristic study of Frank X, Shields, conqueror of H. W. Austin

In the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon championship.

Draw For

According to a Reuter message, Women's

Austin was superb in the first two sets which he won at 6-4, 6-2, lea- ving Shielde dazzled with his driving and valleying. The Eng

ahman gave every indication of another straight sets victory when ka went to 3-1 in the third set, but Shiolds staged an amazing rally. He speeded up the play and forecd Austin into errors.

Saving the set at 7-5, he quickly captured the fourth at 6-2, Austin obviously saving himself for the bigger effort.

It looked as though Austin would yet win. He went to a 5-4 lead in the final set

Last Eight

ENGLISH PAIR MAY CLASH

London, July 2.

ENGLISH CRICKET AVERAGES

LESLIE AMES'S FIGURES

The draw for the last eight in the women's singles championship at Wimbledon show the follow- English batting

The following were the lending and bowling Ing pairing.

cricket averages up to and includ- v. Fr.ing June 9.

Miss Jacobs (U.S.) Aussen (Germany) and

had 30-Jove un his own service. Then Shields scored points with brilliant drop shots, and in the Anal game, need the Englishman to win a dramatic victory.

Miss S.. Palfrey (U.S.) Mdme. Mathieu (France)

Miss Round (Britain) v Mlle. Payet (Switzerland).

Uss Scriven (Britain) v. Miss J. Hartigan (Australia) Up to this match, Austin. had: not conceded a single set in any Round and Mian Scriven survive This suggests that if both Misa of his encounters at the current they will clash in the semi-final, Wimbledon meeting, and through- and thus ensure British represon out played well enough to justify tation in the final.--British Wire- the hope that he would win the lead. singles championship.

PERRY UNCOMFORTABLE. Fred Perry made his way into the semi-finals at the expense of George M. Lott, but he wasn't any where near his best, and more a result of superior atomina than on stroke play.

Won

F. J. Perry (Britain) bent

G. M. Lott (America) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5, 10-8--Reuter.

ALL-AMERICAN FINAL?

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GREAT PITCHING FOR YANKEES

LATEST BASEBALL

New York, July 2. Another great piece of pitching by Lefty Gomez saw Boston Red Sox blanked out by the Yankees to-day, and Gomez Oguro in his thirteenth win of the seasOR.

Washington Senators kept pace with a comfortable win over the Atlantic, but Detroli and Cleve land Indians halved a double header.

The Giants scored another win, i bul St. Louls Cardinals sustained a further reverse, this time at the hands of Chicago Cubs.

Fall scores M supplied by Reuter follow.

NATIONAL LEAGUE,

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Brooklyn

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(Koenecke hit two home rune)

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Hammond, being caught by McCabe off O'Reilly in the first Test match at Nottingham. The other batsman is the Nawab of Pataudi, who had then scored half a dozen runs. Hammond rls-bit

this ball by which he offered a very anay catch.

K.C.C. Tennis Team Loses To Canton German Club

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There is a distinct possibility of Woolley Many of Perry's shota were an all-American final as at Queen's poor and he often revealed faulty Club, although it is somewhat judgment. Lott actually led -2 improbable. The draw would seem in the fourth set, but Perry hold to indicate that Crawford will

the rallies and finally the Ameri-oppose Shields in the semi-final can was so tired that he could and Perry will meet Sydney. Wood, hardly wield the rucket.

The complete scores of the quarter-finals were:

"F. X. Shields (Americn) beat II. W. Austin (Britain) 4-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-5.

J. Crawford (Australla) beat L. Stoefen (Ametlen) 7-5, 2-6, 7-5, 6-0.

S. B. Wood (America) beat V. G. Kirby (S. Africa) 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.

Qualificaifon Car Ineinaton in the Bowling averagen, 2p wickets.

A Crawford-Perry final would be Verily one of the greatest attractions Leary Wimbledon has had for years,

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WINNING POSITION FOR

AUSTRALIANS

AGAINST E. C. FINCHER

Miss Madge Griffiths Wins

All Four Matches

(By "Varitas"),

BOWLS SENSATION

L. R. WHANT BEATS U. M. OMAR

A sensation was caused in the Opés Lawn Bowls Championship yesterday afternoon, when L. R. Whant of the Civil Service Cricket Club, defeated U. M. Omar, title holder in 1923 and 1031, and runner-up 1020, by al ahots to 20 in the second round on the Pollee Recreation Club green.

Omar, who defeated Whant in the! first round of the championship in

1932, falled to score until the sixth eleventh head Whant led by 12 shots

head, galning

singlo. On the

to take the lead at 17-18 cn. the 21st

Week-end tennis trips to Canton by members of the Kowloon Cricket Club always mean some thing to be looked back upon with keen delight by the visitors; such was the case this last week-to 3. Omar played very good howls end when at the invitation of the Deutscher Garten Klub, the K.C.C., visited Tungshan, and engaged the German players in a series of tennis matches, and at the same time participated in a most enjoyable social programme.

Surrey Again Dismissed consideration of the hosts, and in doubles, in convincing style.

Very Cheaply

ex-

head and on the 24th head the score was 19-19. The Craigenzower player head but failed to score the necessary the 26th head to win the match

was within match shot on the 26th

paint, and Whant gained a two on

The green played heavy on tho firat few heads but became faster as the game progressed.

BASTO DEFEATS FOOLER.

The complete comfort and hap-personified and won her singles, piness of the visitors was the first and with Misa Mackenzie, the every respect cause was given for Miss Mackenzie also did

A close game was played at the Club keen appreciation of the hospital-tremely well to take a match from Hongkong Electric Recreation ity of the home club. In addition Mies. Lehmann, and also had a green at North Point yesterday to which tennis, under ideal con- fair share in the doubles success. Basto defeated John Pooler by. 21. afternuch when Dr. R A. Gastro London, July 2 ditions, and providing keen, but She discovered Mrs. Fischer on shots to 18 in the second round of Surrey are as good as beaten. the best type of friendly rivalry, form when they met Sunday morn-the Open Singles Bowls Champion-

Mrs. Fischer The Austalians, although them-made this one of the outstanding ing.

recovered ship. 1464301 2477.00 selves unable to score with free-events in the annals of those amazingly well-art-eventually

broke down Miss Mackenzie's RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. 442.3 130 30 47 17.05 dom to-day, had no dimoulty in Inter-club tennis tournaments. Smith, J. Middlesex) 11000 111 establishing themselves in a win- The Deutscher Klub deservedly steadiness,

In the third round of the Open. Yoce

carried off the tennis honours, That veteran player Charlie Elaks Championship, W. Forrest, A. 262.6 64 073 35 10.25 ning position. 2411 34 010 27 18.22

finally winning by 15 matches to Watson of Canton proved far too E. Carey, W. Blair and G. C. Moss 626.2 146 1270 05.19.79 Having dismissed Surrey for 10. The K.C.C. players found wily for the younger members of (skip) defeated R. G. Craig, J. Komp- 03 794 30 1963 175, they went on to score, 261, themselves at a slight diandvant- the K.C.C. team, and ho scored ton, W. Greig and J. C. Brown (skip)

68 27.1982 Ponsford leading the way with 85, age, but this in no way detracted very clever singles

victories by 21 shots to 16 on the Civil Service 707 36 20.30 Assisted by Kippax with 50. from the merits of the home team's against F. Zimmern and R. SC. G. green yesterday afternoon.

Capell. Furthermore he figured prominently in a mixed doubles success with Mrs. Fischer against | entertainment. The Deutscher Klub carried the day in both S. A. Gray and Miss Mackenzie.

matches, E. Diliner beating W. W. OVER 40 MATCHES.

Iirst in straight sets, and with Another til-bit of the pro-H. Schneider overcame Hirst and always thoroughly enjoyed, provid-gramme, the "over 40" singles and J. S. Smith.

(Continued on i doubles encounters, was full of

Paga. 7.) ing as they do an spectacle.

The com

committee's seeding was vindiented by the entry of six of the eight "seeded" players into the last eight. Only do Stefani and Von Cramm failed to make the grade, and the latter expectedly beaten in the fourth Mathews round by V. G. Kirby of South sibbles Africa,

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Surrey again fared badly at the wicket, Grimmett's break bowling proving too good for them. They were sent back for 184, Grimmet! taking & for 33.

Auccess.

BRILLIANT BODIKER. Matches between Georg Budiker, the club's champion and one of Canton's leading exponenta, and The Australians have only to Teddy Fincher, K.C.C. idol, are score 109 to win.-Reuter.

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Badiker, reared on hard courts, is always 15 better when playing on this surface, and is one of the most diflicult players in South China to beat under such condi- tions. It was therefore not sur- prising-to see him beat Fincher in the much-anticipated singles. Nevertheless it was the finest display 1. have ever seen

from

3.54 next season will consist of 20 clubs, Bodikar. Maintaining perfect for at the annual meeting in Shef control over his fast drives on flekl, Norwich City, Peter- both hands. իր gained such

ez borough, Grantham and Frickley absolute mastery of the situation

G 213 42 16.07 were admitted, whilst York City that Fincher never looked likely

878 0 17.21 withdrew.

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It was decided to do away with the rule giving G per cent. of the gates to visiting clubs, which was adopted last season as an experi- mont.

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Norwick City undertook to pay Teddy, of course, is not the the hotel expenses of clubs who same player on sand surface as 1016 had to stay overnight, and also on grass, but it needed a very 1233 assist in the travelling expenses good player to upset Bodiker on beyond the present area of the his form Inst Saturday. Bodiker competition. It Was announced was surprisingly good overhend that a new limited company had and attacked the net with been formed at Peterborough, and more confidence than usual. that they had no connection with But it was his well laid baseline the old Peterborough and Fletton campaign which made it possible United.

for him to win so confortably. He made the absolute minimum of mistakes off the ground and obtained such pace from his drives, that Teddy had littlo chance of taking the not. belny At the nonunt meeting of the pegged back and forced into Birmingham Football League laat defensive chop strokes. J. 11. Crawford again heads the month the resignation of Fort

.K.C.C. LADIES ON TOP. Australian men's ranking list Valo was accepted with rogret. An which has just been issued, by the application for membership by From the K.C.C. viewpoint, the Australian LT:A, The Arst ten Carnarvon was unsuccessful most pleasing feature of the are. Crawford, V. B. McGrath, After a resolution to restrict the tennis was the success of their A. K. Quist, II. C. Hopman, D. P.

Pmembership to 18 clubs had been ladies, Mles Madgo Griffiths Turnbull, E. F. Moon, R. Ewin, R. defeated, it was decided that the figures in four official victories Dunlop, A. Walker, and L. A. secretary should advertise for a and one unofficial, mixed doubles Schwartz. Miss Joan Hartigan insultablo club to fill the vacancy, but, win.

With Vivian McGrath

As No. 2

again ranked first in the women's should there be no applications, the It la doubtful If she has ever scation, with Mrs. Molesworth League should carry on with 19 played batter. Although on a

clubs.

Løtrange court, she was steadines

second.

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