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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JULY:

H.K. TENNIS PLAYERS AND MELBOURNE CENTENARY

MR. NORMAN BROOKES'S

MISSION

SEARCHING FOR TALENT TO

VISIT AUSTRALIA

LATE WIMBLEDON CHAMPION OFFERS INTERESTING 'VIEWS

WHY

PERRY BEATS CRAWFORD

(By "Varitas").

Is Hongkong tennis talent of a quality worthy to appear in the Victorian Centenary celebrations this year? Unfortunately one feels compelled to reply in the negative.

Yet it is with the hope that

Blongkong. together with other WEST RIVER FLOTILLA

parts of the Orient will be repre- Bonted in tennis at these con- tenary celebrations that air. Nor- man E. Brookes, President of the Australian LT.A., and one of the past luminarias of the world of tennis champions, has arrived here.

Brookes, who

Mr.

· SWIMMING, SPORTS

(Dur Own Correspondent),

Canton, July 9,

The West River Flotilla held their swimming sports in the ac-Canton Swimming Club on Sunday, companied by his wife and two when keen competition and some

excellent swimming was seen. daughters (the latter first rate

The results were as follows: exponents of tennis), is not only One Length Handicap (Class A). on a holiday trip. He la blazing-1.A. B. Woller; 2, Lt. E. Knap- a trail through the Orient on beton; 3, A. B. Porteons,

One Length Handicap (Class D). half of the Victorian and Mel-1. Tel Johnson; 2, A. B. Vagges; bourne Centenary. He is visiting 13, A. B. Hangy. Manila, Hongkong, Shanghai and One Length Breast Stroke- Japan with a warm wolcome to all A. B. Jarman; 2. A. B. Heard..

to send their best tennis players, A. B. Ledsam; 3, A. B. Haney, down to Australia this coming winter, there to vie, in sporting rivalry with some of the world's leading players,

Obstacle Race.-1, A. B. Heard;

Diving (Class A)-1. A. B. Heard; 2, A. B. Jarman.

Mr. Brookes who has seen Leonardo Gavia, Francisco and Guillermo Aragon, as well as Felix Ampon and Mauricio Zamora in action recently, was improssed with the form of the lending. Filipino players. Gavia, who is now at his peak, was especially attractiva.

B.

Diving (Class B).-1. A. Wellor; 2, Lt. Comdr. E. R. Conder, Throwing the Ball.-1, A. B. Heard (60); 2. A. B. Jarman (50'6"); 3, P. O. Codner (47′).

Diving for 16 Plates.-1. Á. D. Heard (16 Plates); 2, A. B. Riggs (16 Plates); 3, A. B. Jarman (18 Plates).

Inter Mess Relay. Won by No, 31 Mess (H.M.S. Seamer)...

Ledsam. 2. Ste. Hackett,

Spud and Spoon Race-16 A...· B.;

Pillow Fight In Pole-1, Sto.

B. Heard. Stokes; 2, A. I

OFFICIALS.

Mr. Brookes is hoping to see Hongkong's best players on the

The Ofcials were:-Record court so that he can forms his Keeper, L. S. A. Gratton; Time own judgment. Efforts will Keeper, H. O. Codner; Judges, A.! probably be made to stage un- B. Roberts and Sto Roberts; Or official matches sometime thisganisers, P. O. Codner, Ch. E. R. A. week.

PERRY AND CRAWFORD, Interviewed yesterday, Mr. Brookes referred in turn to the Davis Cup, Perry's peculiar in- Auence

Juck over

Crawford, McGrath's chances of beating Perry in the Davis Cup, and the possible formation of a Far East zone of the Davis Cup.

Mr. Brookes was not especially optimistic regarding Australia's chances of winning the Davis Cup, but he said he did feel that they were good enough to make their way to the challenge round. Crawford, he felt, was clever enough to beat the Americans. He regarded the European Zone final against Czechoslovakia, with per- fect equanamity,

Offering a possible_explana- tion as to why Perry had been so dominant over Crawford dur-

fluence,

Weaver and A. B. Heard; Starters, | Lt. Cdr. Conder, Lt. Knapton,.A. B.

Porteous.

Here is the beginning of the end of foreign occupation of the world's heavyweight championship throne the first knockdown of Primo Carnera by Max Baer. Picture, transmitted by radio photo from New York City to San Francisco, shows the gigantic Italian being stretched for a count of four in the first round of the battle that made a new ebampion. Referes Donovan is shown running forward ar the Italian crashes down the ropes after a terrific sight from the Californian's fist found Primo's

chini

THE VARSITIES AT LORD'S

POWERFUL BATTING SIDES

INDICATES DRAWN

CAMER

LUCK OF THE SPIN MAY MAKE

ALL THE DIFFERENCE

(By B Abbit).

The annual inter-Varsity cricket match between Oxford and Cambridge opened at Lord's yesterday. Unfortunately no scores have been received in Hongkong of the first day's play, but below I offer a resume of the teams' performances this senson, aug- gesting their relative strength and weaknesses, and in an adjoining column, will be found sketches of the two

teams...

Upon the records of the two sides match should have been won caally Las they stand before the great mintch, if Chalk had taken a chance, but he It would seen to be almost ceriala was tear-bulking rather than play- that a draw should be the result, as-ing care-free cricket.

suming that the weather is equally They then went on tour by which fair to both. If there is a finish, I time the team is generally supposed should incline to put my money on to be more or less settlod,--anyway. the side that wins the tosa,

down' to number nine...and lost, to The fact is that both sides "have a Sussex and Surrey by eight and fivo wealth of really good batting avail-wickets respectively, -Cambridge had able, while their bowling is rather drawn protty handsomely with both wenk. On paper Cambridge have a counties. They then got together a | butter · record' than Oxford as they bit and drew the M.C.C., scoring four" won three games, drew five, and lost hundred and ninety-seven In their three, while Oxford won one, game, first knock as a reply to the M.C.C% drow soven and 'lost three," But three hundred and ninety-three. rather doubt if any great weight can They then went on to their last match, be given to this.

| and" only victory,' agnimsi Levoson- Oxford lost a game to Surrey, which Gower's elevon, which they beat by they could easily have saved, by a eighty-eight runs. Unfortunately one aporting declaration. Indeed, unless does not know who were playing for they really hoped to get Surrey out the scratch team.

for one hundred runs in about An hour, they never could have won by

the declaration, and Surrey had mada

four hundred and eighty-three

CAMBRIDGE:

The Light Blues, however, have had

thair fret knock. As a matter of a rather more, chequered, carcer.

fact

.who

In bustling for the runs they did lose five wickets.

Cambridge on the other hand just possibly smarting from their defeat

Worcester

of 1933--and the Australians, ono got homo against had made two hundred and seventeen can hardly wonder at a. ten wicket and then Cambridge had to get three and innings defeat. Then, however, innings of the match, and got them by a hundred and fifty-eight runs and with a few minutes to spare, porhaps They then drew

Glamorgan by ton wickets. the win can escape the designation of strength of Notta-including Lar

with the full

wood and Voce--and a strong · Free Foresters' eleven.

They started off by getting a couple.

* of hidings, but as It was Yorkshire......

PEN SKETCHES OF THE OXFORD AND Cyfres in the fourth thay proceeded to beat Northampton

NO BASEBALL.

HOLIDAY FOR THE MAJOR LEAGUES' PLAYERS..

in

New York, July 9. Baseball players both the American and National Leagues enjoyed

a respite to-day.

No matches in either

of the major leagues were scheduled.Reuter.

CAREER OF A FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER

Norman Brookes Man Who

Took Wimbledon Title To Australia

Norman Everard Brookes, who was born in Melbourne in 1877, and is now President of the Australian Lawn Tennis Asso- ciation, was one of the greatest playing figures in the tennis world. With the exception of some coaching by Dr. W. V. Eaves, ha was practically a self-made player, learning his tennis on a home court and the Melbourne cricket ground.

He played in his first tourna- | malutaining an unbeaten record

It

ing

won

the

CAMBRIDGE CRICKETERS

(By R. Abbit)

lucky one.

THE GAMES IN DETAIL

After this, going on tour they had Before I review the matches in the best of a drawn, game with The following are short sketches of the players who are now order, I must note that I have ex- Sussex, fafelsh draw with Surrey cluded two Oxford matches, against after an orgy of runs, and a victory taking part in the Oxford v. Cambridge cricket match at Lord's

Oxfordshire and against Minor against Worcester, to which I have A. G. Pelham, Eton and King's: Counties. They do not; I think, rank already referred. There was a fair- Gots his blue in his fourth year after as first class, and were treated by ly lovel draw with Glamorgan-in F. H. G. Calk, Uppingham and being on the fringe of the team all Chalk as trial matches as no old which game Winlaw elected to score B.N.C.-Captain, a fourth year man. along. Good stock medium bowler, Blues took part. Both were drawn, a century, in eneli knock,—and then A batsman who though he has done who makes good use of the now ball in any case,

they ended up by being beaten by the

OXFORD.

well for the Varsity has never come off G. W. Parker, The Crypt School and Oxfort played soven matches at M.O.C. by a hundred and seventy runs. at Lord's as yet. Scores 191-Ten: Selwyn: Second year. Has done well home, and, drow with Gloucester, 1932-Seven: 1933 nought and nine-for Gloucestershire. Just back from Worcester, Yorkshire, Lancashire,

teen not out,

D. F. Waiker, Uppingham and B.N.C. Got bis blue as a Fresher in 1933, as a batsman. Made forty-six and four at Lord's.

D. C. H. Townsend, Winchester and Now Colleg:-A third year man who failed to get in. in 1932. Top of 1933 averages with 38.63 but only made nine and three at Lord's.

and

IL G. Tindall, Winchester Trinity: A fourth year man who first got his blue in 1983, made ten at Lord's and took no wickets for nine-

Icen auns.

one.

the Rugger tour to America. -

Free Foresters and Leicestershire, J. W. T. Grimshaw, King William They lost, to the Australians by an School and Emmanuel-Third year. innings and thirty-three runs. As a (Continued on Pago 7.) matter of fact, the Gloucestershire

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AUSTRALIANS FACING

DIFFICULT TASK

May Have Grim Struggle

To Avoid

Defeat By An Innings

SUMMARY..

Oxford 1931 won 1 drew 7 lost 3. 1935 wòn 1 drew. 7 lost 4.

Cambridge 1934 won 3 drow 5 lost 3.

1933 won 3 drew. 4 lost G. These Sgures of course exclude the Varsity-match-each-year.- Last-year- it was a draw, in filthy weather, but. Cambridge nearly won. This year it. ja very opon. As I have said, Gam- bridge have a better record, but Oxford have finished up on a vela ning note, while Cambridge lost their last game.

THE SIDES COMPARED.

It over one says anything f record at cricket, one in always wrong. But I venture to say that the number of first-class centuries that have been scored in first class cricket-(I include the three days Forester Matches) for the two, Universities, if not a record," is very nearly one.". Cambridgo: havo:

A. Barlow, Shrewsbury and B.NC.: -Got his Blue as a Fresher in 1932. Mado 43 not out and took three for a rundred and eleven and one for twenty-eight at Lord's. Last year made four not out and took three for fifty-

and J. W. Seamer, Marlborough B.N.C.Played in the freshera' match 1933 and was tried once against "THERE is a tide in the affairs ing, England will be heading for scored thirteen: Human four, Winlay

of man-”. Maybe Woodfull an innings win.

four, A. W. Allen two, and Bartlett, Worcester-naking thirty-three.

N. S. Mitchell-Innes, Sedbergh and the Australia captain is now

Davies, and. Parker one apiece. Nino. B.N.C.A brilliant schoolboy bat, quoting that time honoured pro- THE score card speaks volumes. centuries have been scored for Oxford who has done very well this year. veris

F. C. de Saram claiming three, J. W. It tells, in cold, unromantic, Seaner two and Mitchell Innes, disconsolately. F. C. de Baram, Coylon and Keble: For yesterday the Australian Test but dramatic, Agures, the story Walker, Chalk and R. G. Tindall ono -Second year man who did little in team were on the tide, and if it of a decaying 1033 but has hatted brilliantly this

wicket. year.

hod been taken at the flood, it

CAMBRIDGE.

four centuries

somewhat

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was to

apleco. Last Year's totals were Cam bridge nine, Oxford nine, making ing the last twelve months, Mr. men, 1991, and five years later in singles and doubles in England. N.C. Fresher who bowls very and irrevocably immune from de-

P.Singleton, Shrowsbury and would have made them completely ELIMINATE your

pre-lunch eighteen against this year's twenty- Brookes suggested that, Perry represented Victoria against New The year 1919 saw him still go-

cricket and what have your two! It proves that both sides have.

a great wealth of batting. feat. forced Crawford to play a game South Wales.

And, strong. He then won the useful slows and can make runs.

Three wickets out of five to thought space does not permit of do- Altogether, he play American doubles championship, J. H. Dyson, Charterhouse and foreign to his nature. Crawford ed twenty times in Inter-State

Verity, and another to Hammond. tails a great many scores of well Christ Church:-A second year man, DUT the tide, which reached its Up to three o'clock the Australians over afty have been made. It would always felt the necessity of in-

His association with the Davis who bowls slow left hand, was only food at 8 o'clock in the after-had batted with all the confidence be dificult to say which side is the tennis matches... dulging in careful tactics, and

Cup extends over a long period, tried once in 1933.

was missed, and Australia in the world. But Darling's dis this cramped his game.

(Continued on, Page 7) N. 8. Knight, Uppingham and noon, His first important champion-starting In. 1906, when he repre- Wadhon: A second year man, tried are now definitely confronted with missal was the signal for some That was why he felt McGrath ship was won in 1902, when he sented Australasia against Austria once only against Leicester in 1983; the prospects of defert:

opposite erfeket. always had more chances of over: lifted the Victorian title. This and America. He played for Aus- the wicketkorner.

trainsin in 1907 they

when

Es Don was out almost dinnrediate-; coming the English champion success was repented in 1903. Davis Cup, and later appeared in

thely afterwards, the effect, was im McGrath Invariably played a nor 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1911. The the 1908, 1909, 1911 and 1012 Davis

A with Don Bradman still to trallans in the sickness of Brad- AT3 o'clock they were 316 for 3, ONE does not overlook

handicap suffered by the Aus- į materini. mal, çure-free game, going all out

H. Human. Repton and Clarebat, and Woodfull and Darling gomain and Chipperfield. The effect I would, in fact, appear that for his chats, and refusing to be South Australia, championship fell Cup teams. When Australasin re

gained the Davis Cup in 1914. He made year, and Captain. affected by any paychological into him in 1906.

ing steadily, if not too strongly. for Brookes again figured in the team. Cambridge and has nude four fo for Three and a half hours Inter, the on the inimitable Don

this inspired Wyatt to call on Going to England in 1905, he

FIRST CLASS GOLFER, this year. Can bowl slow leg turners, score board rend 423 for 8. Five make him listless, indicating that the team for concerted improve- Mr. Brookes confossed that the won the All-Comers singles

his dismissal was only a matter ment. Anyhow in the course of ft. de W. K. Wintaw, Winchester and wickets for a bare 112 rune. Australian L.T.A: saw no value in Wimbledon, beating S. H. Smith He captained the Davis Cup 1932 made 15 and 34, and in 20 in 1933,

of time. On the other hand Chip the next hour's play, Woodfull St John's-Third year. At Lord's In the Fur Elist sub-zone of the in the final. In the same year he tenim in 1919 and again in 1920. Made two centuries in 1933 und this course the explanations that merely stuck his bat grimly in a magnificent catch, and Ames perfield was obviously in gain and was smartly run out, Wyatt took American Davis Cup Zone, but captured the Kent Championship Four years later, after winning the year has four to his credit, including It became a Vority wicket. the block.. they were distinctly interested in and South of England Champion- doubles title of Australia; he went two in one match against Glamorgan. And this is not to be wondered at

disinissed Bradman behind the the formation of a Far East Zone ship, while with W. V. Eaves he to the Riveira, Wimbledon and

stumps. on the lines of the American won the Open Doubles at New-America, defeating F. T. Hunter Got his blue in his second year, 1943, and with the best part of 1,000 B

A. W. Allen, Elon and Magdalene:— after two and a half days of use, UT the fact also remains that noction of the International castio.

nt Wimbledon and winning the when he made 26 at Lords, and before runs scored from it

three wickets fell for 45 runs, the whole the day's play did tournament,

singles

and turned the state of the game at Frinton. He visited that, hit a century for the Varsity.

not go too badly · for Aus Europe and America in 1926, and Has made two already this year. Such a zone &would

completely round.

tralia. Novartholoas it is of in- After this Brookea was one of again two years later when he won All-Indian bowler, he got his Blue as s tremendous amount to Australia |

Tehangir Khan, Lahore: An ON always prepared to give

terest to note that they only added nd Japan, but comtemplation of it the leading figures in Australian overal doubles events. Frasher In 1903 (scored 34 and, took groundsman's opinions, but an fish fielding was on the and lost seven wickets in so do respectful consideration to a TNCIDENTLY, although the Eng- 287 runs to their overnight score, was out of the question until and English

He was elected President of the four for afty-four and two for twenty English wicket is an English wicket the Far East offered support. across to England in 1911 to win Victoria IT-A, in 1928, and sub-cho- at Lord's). Never played in the unit leider that our Will stand average fair and Ughtened up ing. Those figures abugost, come- the Wimbledon All-Comers for the sequently, became President of the but them so College, uncertain up to such rovere treatment with singes, there were some real

upconeldorably in the closing things third time and also to capture Australian L.T.A. the Wimbledon singles

champion-

1. G. W. Davies, Tonbridge and St.out showing some signs of wear blunders, Ond wan A meeting of the council of the ship which he first won in

costly." It TTER lunch the visitors ware Mr. Brookes does not confine his John's-Fourth year. Gob his_bluo and tent

under less than 73 runs being A doinitely with their banks lo

·meant Hongkong Hockey Association will To do this he beat Anthony Factivities to tennis. He is a first awarded in 1931 but crocked, Drop-

added to the Australian coro, the wall. Today is almost cer be held in B. Andrew's Church Hall Wilding in the finst by three sets class golfer and finished runner- Psd 1932. Gut in in 1938 but only THAT fe why Australia will pro- Hendran, usually so sound, gave tain to ace them forced to resumo on Tuesday box July 17, at 6.30 to love. At the same time ho up in several golf championships a log-break change bowler, Bawled of it to-day-n

made one at Lord's. A good fold and bably have, vory sticky time Woodfull a gorgeous fe" before this grim struggle. What over. p.m, when the chief business will successfully partnered Wilding to in Australia. Almost immediate Bradman for a duck

Si bé had scorod.

advantages there be they are be to draw up the annual report and win the Wimbledon doubles, and ly upon landing here yesterday, he AG Powell, Charterhouse and TF the Aussies two outstanding ATER Hammond dropped Brad-well see Nottingham ro-enacted, tha English team. We may very to fix a date for the annual general his run of auccosses in provincial visited Shelko with his wife and Magdalene Third year. The wicket moeting.

tournament -whs phenomenal; enjoyed a round of golf,

keeper and quilo' ■ usoful bateragend wickets fall quickly this morn-1 man off a simple return, but but with the positions chang

mean a

WIMBLEDON CHAMPION,"

tonnis. He went