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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY

∙1934.

HOW FRED PERRY BEAT AN OVER-CONFIDENT WOOD

Outpaced In Service, But Much The

JACK CRAWFORD.

Prospects For The

Third Test

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Stronger Off Ground

CRAWFORD AND SHIELDS

IN CLASSIC DUEL

TENNIS NEARLY AS GOOD AS LAST YEAR'S FINAL

PERRY WINS HIS MATCH WITH

A NETCORDER-

London, July 4.

A huge crowd of 16,000 enthusiasts swarm- ed the centre court at Wimbledon to-day to see J. H. Crawford and F. J. Perry win their way into the final of the men's singles championship at the expense of the American invaders. Frank X. Shields and Sydney B. Wood.

Crawford, engaged in one of the most, thril- ling matches of his career, emerged triumphant after five gruelling sets, the first two of which he lost. Final scores in favour of the Australian were 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4...

Perry, in what Reuter describes as a comparatively poor match, overcame Sydney Wood after five sets, the Englishman leading from the first set. The scores in this match in Perry's favour read 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.

Crawford looked pale and was, obviously unit when he took the

court against Shields, the con- Another

queror of Austin. But he rencked two love in the opening set before Shields began his fireworks.

Then the spectators saw some .hurricane tennis. The American, nided by the devastating service, took six games in a row, claiming runy points with service aces, and employing forehand and backhand

drivea which carried the same speed as Vines of last year.

in the second set things tored down a bit. Games went with service until four-all and the best tennis of the year was served up during this period. Shields, how- ever, got away with his second set.

PECULIAR ALTERATIONS MADE INn the third, the challenger

ENGLISH TEAM

(By R. Abbit)

acemed to ease up, apparently re- serving himself for a bigger effort in the fourth set.

Wimbledon Sensation

DRAMATIC DEFEAT OF VON CRAMM

London, July 4. There was another sensation at Wimbledon to-day, when Von Cramm, the German ace, and Miss L. Sperling, who was formerly Fraulien Krahwinkel, Germany's No. 2 lady player, were beaten, in the third round

Fred

FRED PERRY,

Perry & Jack Crawford

DAY OF DOUBLE HEADERS

TWO VICTORIES FOR GIANTS

SEVERAL TEAMS SHARE HONOURS

New York, July 4.

New York Giants made a' sutart recovery to-day, when they twice Gefeated Boston Braves in double header. Carl Hubbel blanked the Braves out In the second match.

The Yankee had to be content with a division of spoils. In their double hender against Boston Red- Sox, but the Athletic beat the Sena- tors to aid the Amorlean Langue Leaders.

Cincinnati and Pittsburgh also shared honours in a double header, as did Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

New York

Boston

R. H. E.

5 12

8 11

New York Boston

10 12.

4

St. Louis......

10

(West homered). Chicago.....

0

2

(Coffman pitched).

St. Louis.

Chicago

10

Cleveland

B

11

(Averill homerod).

Detroit

G 12

6

(Fox homered).

Detroit

↑

0

Cleveland

9

(Game ended, in the eight inn-

ing owing to darkness).

Philadelphia..... 10

12

5

(Foxx homered);

Washington

D

Washington

G

13

Philadelphia

R

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Bonton

1

១ 11

(O'Dou! homered).

Boston

0

1

of the Mixed doubles by G. ENGLISHMAN ENTERS WIMBLEDON New York

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Collins, the Scottish Inter- national and Lady Rowallan. Collins and his partner achieved Crawford, taking advantage of

the distinction of winning in the respite, indulged in some magnificent rallies and played straight sets both of which went The selections for the four-come

+d. sixtech games. Collins complete surprise great all round tennis. He com 118 # teen players to be in readiness Obviously the man who replaced tinued to assume a definite ascend-materly at the net and received at Manchester to-morrow must him would have to be a bowler of ancy in the fourth set, and in the Lady Towallan.

a full medgure of support from have come as a great surprise sorts and the choice would fifth set, the play was of such a to a great many of my readers. Imagine have lain between Macau- standard as to almost equal that of joy, was shortlived, for they played Unfortunately for them, their lay and Hopwood. The former is. the classic final of last year.

again in the fourth round later in Shields, by dint of desperate the day, and were ousted by H.G.N. methods, went to a 3-1 lead, but Lue and Miss Freda James, Crawford pulled him back and

-Lee-and-Mias, James-also-won - broke through to lead 4-3. Shields in straight acts, the first ending 1930 was 16,33 for thirty-three retaliated by winning the eighth at 6-2, and the second at 6-4.— innings, and it has come down one same, and then with an amazing enter. run each your aineet On the flourish of winning shots, Craw- other hand, he took one hundred ford ran out winner of Win LEAGUE TENNIS POINTS and forty-eight wickets for 16.45 bledon's most spectacular game to

1984 to come fourth in the date.

FOR THE C.B.A. Bowling averages.

FINAL FOR FIRST TIME

(By. "Veritas"). ・・

Fred Perry, the brilliant English tennis player

(Carl Hubbel pitched). New York

15 18' : I (Ott hit two home runs and O'Doal one).

Brooklyn

is next door to the crowning triumph of an amazing career. He has reached the final of Philadelphia .. the men's singles championship at Wimbledon, Cincinnati and on Saturday meets Jack Crawford of Aus-

8 11

(Leslie Frederick homered).

G

11

2

7

2

Pittsburgh

5

11

1

Cincinnati-

(Schulmerick homered). Piltsburgh

~4~11

1

↓

12

2

2

14

12

9

tralia, the title holder, for the blue riband of the Macaulay' batting average in

As a matter of fact there are believe, a shade the better now fifteen in readiness, as are bowler but Hopwood is much the cent cable states that Maennlay better bat. has stated he is not dil to plag, and two more players have been invited It will be more logical, however, in our trying to follow what happening, if we start with the original selections,

When we had wòn the second Test, I rather exported that the Selectors would leave well alone,→

have been, dropped. Morcover

However he

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nut of the

argument now and frankly do

WOOD OVER-CONFIDENT.

The standard of play in the

Against Radio

tennis world,

(Continued on Papo D.)

St. Louis

Perry's chances of winning the and towards the end of the year Chicago championship for England for the he established himself as the finest St. Louis first time since A. W. Gore'e victory English singles player since the in 1909, are excellent. He has four days of the Doherty brothers. Chicago times defented Crawford in cham- pionships during the last twelve at all events for one inure match.

months, these being: The Ameri- And yet no less than three not know whether James Lang Perry's Wood match was far below Win By Nine Clear Sets the Australian national champion- can national championship of 1933, Nicholls, who has been on Bridge or Hopwood will be pre-the other semi-final.

the

ship of 1988, the New South Wales waiting list twice, has been ferred. I speak subject to correc Most of the crowd expected

championship of 1933 and the dropped altogether, as have Bar-, but I fancy that Langridge is Wood to win in view of Perry's

Tardcourt championship of Britain nett and Gover who were in at the more dangerous bowler, while disappointing form against George Playing off their "C" Division this year. tendance at Lord's. One can only Hopwood is the better hat, and 1011, and Wood seemed to tackle encounter yesterday, Central Americans lopped in yesterday's

left-hander on his own ground. suppose that their county form hasty fancy rather leans towards and a thingh defeat was very powerful for the Radia Sports ford staged a superb recovery to his task confident in this belief British Association proved far too semi-final struggles. Jack Craw- been disappointing.

But it is greatly to be hoped that

unlikely.

Club, winning all nine sets. In the oust Frank Shields, and Perry, in the Selectors will not make the

court of the match the Radio could a comparatively poor match, wore mistake their predecemors did in

He was go casual in the first set win only eighteen games.

down the over-confident Sydney 1909, when no less than twenty- Remains then Keeton. have not that he appeared to "throw" it asl Detailed scores were:

Wood after five sets, five players actually represented considered him as a possible sub- "pipe-opener," and was led five- Gurevitch and Halford 2.B.A.) England in the five Test matches.stitute for Geary because, as I have love before he snatched three beat C. Jeffery and Sheriff 6-2; Up to the present thirteen have said, I think it an absolute cermes. But Perry won the first beat Kulwant Singh and G. M. played and after to-morrow'atainty that a bowler must be set without further trouble. Khan 6-2; beat Wm. Chanson and' game no less than sixteen will be chosen. Now Keeton is definitely In the second set Wood warmed Devan. 6-0. the total unless as seenis possible an opening bat,

up and served superbly. He con- F. Angus and J. Ferguson now Bowes does not go out, after !

titally need the Englishman with (C.B.A.) beat Jeffery and Sherif C. Walters did very well last fast service deliveries, but in the 6-0; bent Kalwant Singh and Khan of the most classic displays of match, and I am inclined to think rallies Perry

equal, 6-3; beat Chanson and Devan 6-1.

C. Blyth and J. Whitley (G.B.A.)

all,

THE FAST BOWLERS,

him,

SOMEONE ELSE TO GO?

his Was

that the Selectors may have their brilliantly exploiting his backhand. doubts about Sutcliffe. It seems On analysing the changes the almost incredible to have, an Eng-fourth sot and at one stage Perry Kalwant Singh and Khan 6-3; best Games went with service in the beat Jeffery, and Shariff 5-3; heat obvious one to begin with is the fish team without Sutcliffe in itled 5-1, but Wood broke through Chanson and Devan 6-4. question of fast bowlers. um does it not? But there has to be and finished the set with a love

inclined to think that the Clark an end to men-even Jack game on service.

Allen combination is rather a het.

ter one, provided both are fit, than

the Farnea-Bowes. attack, if

Hobbs!

only

for the reason that G. O. Allen ta

such a fue batsman on his day.

unft both

HAMMOND?

i Of course Hammond has had

It has been announced that as very lean time and at the first Macaulay is

James

giance one would be tempted to Langridgo and Bowes have been ny that Keston might replace him. asked to attend. I can hardly be- But that would tend to upset the lleve this exactly. I strongly batting order, and moreover, ns! suspect that Langridge is in for I have previously

pointed out, Macaulay and that Bowes has been Hammond is almost worth bla sent for because there are serious place as a steady stock howler and doubta either about Clark or

a field. Keeton and

Sutcliffe Allen.

¡are much more "opposite numbers.” The former his been suffering All the same, I think that Ilam- from ankla trouble while Allen has mond will go if he does not como had an operation for appendicitis. If this time.

Perry, playing hard and cleverly Brews Wins

at times, went to a 4-3 lead in the

final set, and then won the match French Golf

with a neteorder. Reuter.

PETERSEN TO FIGHT GAINS

AND WINNER WILL MEET CARNERA

Championship

HIS FIRST FINAL.

reached the final at Wimbledon, This is the first time Ferry has

while it will be Crawford's second appearance. He won the title last year from Ellsworth Vines after

tennis over centre court.

seen on the famous

Instance did not come into promin

Both players have remarkable records of triumphs. Ferry, for

ence until 1980, but Bince then his | progress has been such as to make This encer one of the most romantic of all first class players. Ha first representative tennis was played against Australia four years ago, and in the same year ho reached the last sixteen at Wimbledon.

It was also in 1930 he first played in Davis Cup tennis and he has Dieppe, July 4.

consistently played for England J. G. Brews, the

from that South

date.. In 1931 ho African, who finished second to America, Ferry reached the semi- definitely "arrived". Touring Cotton in the British Open Golf final of the USA, singles cham Championship last week, to-day plonship and in the course of a won the French Open Chum-very fine tour, recorded wins over plonship with a score of 284. all of the leading players. Jack Petersen, who recently Brewa, who Is atao South In the following year he con- won the British Empire hoavy African champion, had rounds of tinued his run of visteries in lead- He has played a certain amount;

weight title from Len Harvey, 71-68-74-71. Illa 68 in the seconding English tournaments. Win- but may not be sure of staying a

has been booked to meel Larry round equalled the course record.ning the Hardcourt championships. four day match-and one thing in Given decent weather and a Gains at the White City on Septem- certain. If the wicket is going to good wicket I imagine a draw, will ber 10 for the British Empiro title. and Boyer of Nice tied for second

Aubrey Boomer of St. Cloud he also reached the semi-finals of be a fast one we must have two be the result, with a slight advant- The winner will probably meet place with curds of 280. Boyer singles at Wimbledon arid with perfectly it fast bowlers..

nge to the side winning the toss. Prime Cornera, dethroned world's fed the field until the final round, The other change is the ux-But any freak of the weather may champlon, ip Parls on October. 15. when he partially, collapsed- clusion of Geary, which did not tip the scales either way.

-Reuter

Reuter.

THE RESULTS?

doubles.

F. Hughes, the final of the In 1983 ho

the French doubles championship with Hughes,

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