THE HONGKONG
MONDAY, TELEGRAPH.
JULY 30, 1934.
DAVIS CUP: CAN PERRY & HUGHES
DO THE TRICK?
THE GIANT-KILLER
Recent
Performances Have
Not Been
Encouraging
N.R.A.! IS IT TO COME?
A new picture of H. W. Austin, the English man who beat Shields on Saturday, revealing his stylish forehand drive. Austin avenged his Wimbledon defent by taking three sets in a row from the
American.
BIG BATTING DUEL
TIGERS HIT UP 16 RUNS
GIANTS WIN AND LOSE
New Rugby Union President
LANCASHIRE MAN ELECTED
At the annual meeting of the Rugby Football Union, Mr. J. Milnes (Lancashire) was elected president in succession to Mr. R. F. Ouken (Yorkshire), the
new
New York, July 29. A thrilling batting duel fea-vice-presidents being Mr. J. E. tured the meeting between De Greenwood (Cambridge Univer- troit Tigers and
Red Chicago sity) and Colonel B. A. Hill (The Sox in the American League Army). to-day, culminating in the Tigers blanking out their rivals by 16 runs to 15. The winners made their runs from 18 hites and one error..
The hon. treasurer, Mr. Mark Waters, announced that since the publication of the balance sheet £2,180 had been repald on the. New York Giants shared mortgage to the bank which now double hender-with-Philadelphia Athletin. They lose the first stood at £25,000. This makes match, but fine pitching by Hub- sum of £13.180 repaid within boll; who blanked out the Phillies,year. saw the Glanta regain lost ground.
MEDICA'S NEW RECORD
PERRY'S IMPOSITION
SEVERE MENTAL STRAIN
AMERICA WILL BE DANGEROUS IN SHE WINS DOUBLES
(By "Verlias"),
Late in the afternoon of July 21, 1933, at the Stade Roland Garros, Paris, England found herself leading America by two matches to nil. in the Davis Cup Inter-Zone final. England went on to win by four rubbers to one.
To-day, in the challenge round of the 1934. competition, England finds horself in the self- same position against her old rival, the United States, and most people are probably wonder- ing whether history is to repeat itself.
Australasia's
On the face of It, victory for petition:
capture of the trophy by England appears to be as unfo a and retention
Brookes and Anothy gamble as one could expect, but Norman memories of America's recovery Wilding, and the later glories of
Frank Shields in a characteristically aggressive mood, sean karai delivering one of his famous backhand smashes which earned him point against Austin on Saturday,
English Athletic Victory
from the self-game position the "Three Musketeers"-Cochet, France Loses
against Australia a week ngo Borotman and Brugnon-all go leaves one hesitant in pronoune demonstrate that three canoble ing na Inevitable the defeat of players can withstand
challonge. the challengers, Austin and Perry have placed the holders of the international
ACHIEVEMENT BY bow in a winning position,
U.S. SWIMMER
EXHIBITIONS IN HONOLULU,
and it is fair to suggest that America faces a more difficult problem now than she did 'n week ago against the Australians.
THE IMPORTANT LINK. Whereas Australla had to rely almost exclusively on Crawford to do the triak, England has both her fully representatives aingles capable of winning their remain- Allowing the challengers to win
Honolulu, T. H., Jaly 23. Jack Medica of Scattle and Al Vanderweghe of Newark,iny ties. American swimmers enroute
to Japan, to-day established the doubles to-day, Frank Shields then becomes the important link new world records in the 400- between America and her aspira Upon him will fall the mutre freestyle and 100-metre tions. backstroke events, respectively, monumental task of beating Fred Perry, conqueror of all-comers for
At Paris
TRACK clusion. In Ferry and Hughes, ENGLAND WIN
BUT LOSE IN FIELD
A world
The doubles to-day, is not, of course, an entire foregone con- the American pair, Lott and Stoefen are meeting the best com- bination in England. Perry and the Hughes, who last year won French doubles championship, and remained undefeated during their tour of Australia, are capable of But beating the world's best
are not their Davis Cup records quite so impressive.
(Special to "Talegraph"
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphis Mon Received July ges Ordinance,
at a.m
Paris, July 29, England gained a narrow, but brilliant victory over France to- day in an international athletic meeting in Paris.
FAST RECORDS. Last year they won three and lost three ties. Maier and Darall
The visiting team scored 60% of Spain. Lott and Van Ryn of America and Borotra and Brignon points to France's 531⁄2- of France were their conquerora, while they beat Grahn and Groten-
England were vastly superior in felt of Finland, Rado and Taroni the track events, practically sweep-
CHALLENGE FAILS
CORBETT LOSES TO WATSON
BANTAM CHAMPION
IN FORM
After a plucky fight against overwhelming odds, Dick Cor bett, the British bantam weight champion, failed at Wanda worth Stadium, London, last. month in his challenge to a senior champion-Tommy Wat son, of Newcastle, holder of the feather-weight title. Watson won on pointa over 12 rounds. He won by sheer weight of punch.
while giving an exhibition per the pust twelve months, and the of Italy and Quist and Turnbull ing the board in the running con-have, bean abandoned decisively
formance here.
metres.
Carbott took a count of six seconds from that punch and avoided a knock-out in the momenta that followed only through brilliant defence and some ducking of the hend to within inches of the floor.
Watson, with half a
Any hope that Corbett might have been cherishing of holding two British titles at one time must. man who has been beaten in only of Australia, the inst pair being tests. France won only the 3,000 during the fourth round, when
Watson buckled up the lighter man. Medica, sensational young tank one important match during that the only success to offset any of metres steeplechase and the 5,000 terrific blow to the stomach from
their reverses. artist in all events from the 100-
period.
In 1933, although England were
On the other hand England made, a yard freestyle-to-the-1-mila-swim, One thing which makes these atore off 400-metres in 4 minutes, American players so dangerous to locked out by Germany in the sorry show in the field events the high 40.0 seconds. His companion opponents, is their quick reaction semi-final stage of the European losing everything but
An
(Contimen on Paye 9.1 are Inspiration. They
jump-Reuter, Vanderweghe, New Jersey back to The assets of the R.U. stand at streker, negotiated the 100-metre fighters of the first order, and if Brooklyn Dodgers woro twice
backstroke event in 1 minute, 7.4 Lott and Stoefen do save the out- beaten by Boston Braves, being over £165,000.
seconds.
right defeat to-day, Shields will blanked out
by Rhem in the C. N. Lowe, the famous England
probably present a much greater second tie.
problem to Perry to-morrow than did Wood in the first match of the The Yankees suffered yet an- and Blackheatli three-quarter, la other defent, allowing the Tigers to fill the vacancy on the Rugby
series on Saturday. to encroach further upon the Union Selection Committee caused nearly seven seconds. Taris' re- leadership of the American by the death of Engineer Rear-cord was made in Rheims, France. Lengue.
Admiral E. W. Roberts. The four
Vanderweghe's performance, Reuter other members of the committeo though not as sensational as his remain: John Daniell, R. F. Onkcs, team-mates, was almost a full F. D. Prentice, and H. Coverdale. second better than that establish
ed by George Kojae in Amsterdam, during the 1928 Olympics. Ko
Results, as cabled by follow.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn
(Pinky Whitney homered).
Boston
Í
Medica, in establishing his world record, cracked that estat lahed in 1981 by Jean Taris, by
EMPIRE GAMES Jac's time for the distance was 1
SOUTH AFRICA'S
TEAM SAILS
R. H. E.
7
8
1
Brooklyn
1
7
(Rhem pitched)
Bogion
1 7
ถ
Philadelphia
4 9
1.
(Camilli homered)
New York ..**
2
B
1
0
4
0
i
13
0
13
0
Thompson (miler), F. Viljoen
11
13
J.
·9 10
0
Philadelphia ....
(Hubbell pitched)
Now York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis......................
homered)
22 7
OD 20
The male members of the South African British Empire Games Leam Halled in the Balmoral Castle last month.
min,, 8.2 seconds.
were
To-day's performers, with Peter Flek, New York sprinter, arg bound for Japan where they will compete in the Japanese national championships. The trop selected na America's outstanding swimmers at the close of the re cent American Amateur Athletic Unlon championships where all staged brilliant performances.
The team consisted of: S. W. Theunissen
A. (sprinter), Ir.
NEWLY-RISEN STARS.
They are newly-rison since the (hurdler). S. Du Plessis (pole 1932 world olympic competitions in Los Angeles, most of America's vault), H. B. Hart (feld oventa), swimmers at that time having
Luckhoff (feld events), E. Thacker (high jump): George May deserted the pool for Hollywood.
(Virg! Davis and Jim Collins (ewlmmor); J. Wado (flyweight,
Pittsburgh ....... 5 10 1
(P. Waner homered)
The defeat of Perry, would shift the onus of responsibility from Shields to Austin, for by then America would become the nitackers. With United States on level terms, Austin, would have the hardest task of his tennis career in fucing Wood, a
THE DAVIS CUP. player bristling with confidence
Interesting Wightman Cup stone advantage, nought from the
Points
CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS YEAR'S WIMBLEDON ENCOUNTER
The following interesting points concerning the recent Wight- man Cup tennis match between America and England are culled from Lawn Tennis And Badminton.
MISS Round served five aces in
Palfrey.
·
*
start to his. way to victory through his physical superiority, His punch was two stones heavier than that of Corbett.
NEVER BETTER. A The bantam-weight champion took innumerable punches intended for the body on his arms, but every punch that landed truly hurt with some severity.
Watson has never boxed better. Ho needed all his skill. for Corbett, that crushing. having survived
never
her first game against Miss MISS Cruickshank and Miss Bab: fourth-round blow, attacked in the
cock held one act point in both later rounds, and though Acts they lost to Miss Dearman and hurting Watson he annoyed him scored many Miss Lyle. They led 5-4 and 40-30 and, incidentally. MISS Palfrey won the last three on Miss Lyle'a service in the first points. During the eighth round, games of the first set against set, and 5-3 and advantage on Miss however, the sting left in Corbett was removed by two more well- service in the
placed body blows. Corbett's right Miss Round with the loss of six Cruickshank's
eye was damaged also in that round, points all told, and claimed the second set..
It is a tribute to the pluck and last three games of the third set
12 rounds and gave Watson. plenty points all told, The American MISS Lyle had to fight hard for abiity of Corbett that he lasted the lady reached match point with
some of her six service games to puzzle over right to the end, but clean service ace down the middle, Two of the three reached douce in the result showed once more that it and won the match after one hour the first set, and in the second set cannot pay a champion to go out of and 25 minutes 'play.
she was 0-10 down the first time his class against an equally good she corved and was carried dence on her next 'delivery.
from 5-6 with the lost of fivel
points
separated
to Gall
Misa
to
Sho
man. brought off a perfect drop shot to the next 18 points to reach 6-all, and ambition, and backed by a ONLY two
winner and losor at the end win her third and last service winning, the eighth, ninth and Medien is conceded to be the
glorious inspiration. That is why, from England's of delivery to 30 and bring score C. Catterall (feather-weight), C. most brilliant performer of the Hull (light-weight), R. Barton three. In a recent swimming per viewpoint, it is so vital for Porry winning 112 points and (welter-weight),
Smith Tormance, while in America, ho to win his second singles. Reverse Round 110. (middlo-weight); $. Leibrandt established three world records in here would give Amorien a slight (light heavy-weight)
edge on the ultimate result. It is W. Van one night, a remarkable fest.
also because of the importance of Ronsburg eight), boxers?
are this encounter, that English sup United States sportsmen E. Clayton heavy weight wrestler), and the hopeful they can outde the Japan-porters are regretting the decision bowls team, consisting of II. £Bo who linvo made wonderful to play Porry in the doubles. Russell, C. A. Abbott, A: Harvey, progress since their amazing 1032 (Greenberg. Owen and Rowe Marion, D. Holshausen, G. Olympic exhibitions against the
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
New York
#
1
Philadelphlain 6 8 1 (Goleman and MeNair homered)
Detroit
16 18 I
Konig, and
and J. C. Tho
16 19 1
Cubbin Wight
world's best.
PRECEDENTS.
that compotition -'ngalast"; the Phyound tie is not purely
MISS Dearman only lost three points, all told in her three MISS Jacobs could not have service games in the second set.
conceded more than half-a- dozen errors in her match against
15. Their match required one hour and 16 minutes' play, a fow minutes longer than Mas Jacobs's match against Miss Round.
EVEN service games were drop- pod in the first set of the doubles match between Miss
Miss Scriven. She won by coWELVE of the twenty games Jacobs and Miss Palfrey against points to 31, after the last rally between Miss Jacobs and Miss Mrs. Godfree and Mies Nuthall, had required 17 strokes. In her Round reached douce, the longest Miss Palfrey losing hor service.
homered)
Perry is undoubtedly the fittest final in Paris, by the way, against game being the third in the second three times, Miss Nuthall twice: Thomas.
and Miss Jacobs and Mrs. Godfree Chicago
The women members of the team
The AAAU was invited to send man on the tonnis court today, Misa Scriven, one deuce game set, deuce being called six times.
once oach. (Bonura hit two home runs and are Miss B. Burke (sprinter), Miss the three tanksters over by Japan. but the strain of a Davis Cup required over 400 strokes. Madjeski one).
Morgan (printer), Miss Marjorie Clark (hurdler), and the swim se athletic officials in the belief
Its toll of one's mental
ngainst service in the second mors, Miss Joanle Mankal
point of a 4-1 lead against | Transvaai) Miss Olive Whitsote world's best will bring Japanese mechanism.is just as sovero; and MISS Dearman and Miss Babcock USS Round was twice within a'CEVEN, service ganies were won' oach lost two of their service Miss Jacobs in their second set, set, Mrs. Godfree, Miss Nuthall swimming to a new high before the domaid upon Perry la greater (Transvaal), Miss Molly Ryde N. the 1930 Olymples in Berlin are than upon any of the other con- games in the first set of Friday's and also held a point for game for and Miss Paitrey each losing their
tostante. held..
doublon match, and Miss Cruick- a 4-2 lead at-40-15 In the sixth deliveries twice, and Miss Jacobs
once. In the third set On the other hand the history shank one. Miss Lyle lost her game,
Nuthall lost her service twice, and The United States was delight of the Davis Cup in studded with only, service game in the second
Mrs. Godfree and Mia P Palfrey examples of the achievements of sot to allow Ameries to lead 4159 Scrivon held match point once onch Miss Jacobs there triumvirates, cha
Thereafter the English ladies won
(N.
Detroit
10 2
(Greenberg homered)
Chicago
7
0
(Hopkins homered)
Cleveland
0
Milas Kathleen (Natal),
Transvaal), and Miss E. Hayward (Transvaal),
Russell
Halo homered)
ed to accept the invitation, enger
St. Louls.
G .6 0
Cleveland
0 8 (Averill and Hale homered) St-Loula
1
11 14 (Averill, Tronky, Hala and BK
(Homaley: homered)
The Boston v Washington match was not played owing to rain;
to maintain its high competitive standing and seeking an indication
of the class of competition to be met at the Games in 1936.
The victories of the Doherty five consecutive games, winning against Miss Palfrey at 5-1 foro came out of the match with brother and 8. H. Smith for E- Miss Cruickshank's and Miss Bab-and vantage in their third set the bast record, winning six of her land in the early days of the com-cock's servicou
Miss Palfrey thereupon won 15 of eight services.
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