1934-08-03 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.. FRIDAY, AUGUST

HOW VERITY BECAME A

GREAT BOWLER

YEARS OF HARD WORK BEFORE SUCCESS

WHEN HIS BATTING THREATENED TO DESTROY HIS BOWLING

SAVED BY WILFRID RHODES Hedley Verity, the Yorkshire left-hander, who skittled the Australians out twice in one day in the Lord's Test match, may be the idol of England, but to himself he is just an ordinary fellow who works very hard at playing cricket.

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This sunburned young man is helped him most. Under the surely one of the most handsome galdance of the greatest of left- cricketers who haseyor made re-handed bowlers Hedley worked and cords. His modesty is amazing. learned.

Here is his own story as he told It to a Sunday Chronicle corres pondent:

"Strange as it may seem, the real reason for my cricket career was the tragle coil atrike of 1921.

"I had only just left school and It gave me my one big chance to continue playing instead of sub- merging my cricket ambitions in a business carear.

"In 1930 when he went to Yorkshire, he was practically an international already. His rise to fame seems spectacular-acually it

has been very slaw and gradual.”

First-Class

"You see, my father was natur- Cricket

ully very keen on my entering his į coal business. But all business was at a standstill—especially my.} inther's.

"There was nothing left to do but go down to the Rawdon Club ground and practise with the other fellows.

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shall never forget that sum nior'.

The atrike dragged on ind The lads spent most of their time on the Rawdon ground, and who could blame them? It was better than hanging round street

cornera.

"By the time it was over I und definitely decided that cricket was the game for me. But I wasn't anything like good enough yet.

"I determined to practise until I was.

I practised as much as 1 could. Whenever I could get away |

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"During the next few years, very

important ones to me,

my father

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NEVER INTERFERED.

"I know he wanted me to carry

on his business-yet he never in terfered with my wishes. fact, when I began to show the alightest signs of promise he even encouraged me.

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"My next big chance came dur Mitchell li ing the summer of 1927, when I got an appointment with the Lanenshire Lengue tent, Acering- 1021.

"I am afraid I was not a very

Krent success there,

"They wanted fireworks-I

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SPECIAL DESCRIPTION OF WIMBLEDON FINALS

IS TENNIS TOO

Interesting Views By "Bunny" Austin

CLAIMS GAME HAS BECOME TOO

PHYSICALLY EXACTING

It is time that there was, an alteration in the length of a first-class tennis match. The game has become too strenuous, Lawn tennis is, in fact, censing to be a`game. It is becoming hard work, work which demands every moment of a player's time.. It is becoming more and more impossible for a man to carry on his ordinary life and career and at the same time complete in championship tennis.

We are faced by two alterna-; Austin in the Sunday Times, Int tives: either the game must be wbutty---proreagionalised, the 1360 length of matches must be cut 13.39 down.

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couldn't supply them: At the end" | Play At

of the season we parted company-- -

by mutual consent, as it were.

"During that winter. I went back

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or

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ma give the example of Ellsworthi Vines, who was looked on as the greatest player in the world' in 1932. What happened to him in 19337. He gradually wilted under

FAST? THE MAGNIFICENCE OF

Ellsworth Vines, takes a wei- come rest in the course of a fiurco tennis match, illustrating points made by H. W. Austin in the ac-

companying article...

BRILLIANT GOLF

BY LEO DIEGEL' IN CHAMPIONSHIP

CANADIAN, OPEN TITLE

FRED PERRY

CRAWFORD'S GESTURE TO UMPIRE WHO FOOT-FAULTED HIM

[FIGHTING TENNIS WINS DAY

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London, July 7. At two minutes to four yesterday afternoon, an Englishman won the mon's singles at Wimbledon for the first time sinco 1909, when A. W. Gore bent M, J. G. Ritchie on the Centre Court at the old ground'in Worple-rond:

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Porry and a few seconds later. 4' ali after Crawford's service.

Eight strokes two games and the championship was for Perry.. The densely packed crowd became hushed and intent on overy stroke.

Crawford played great stuff in the - ninth game and won it to draw out

We all wondered if Fred Perry to 5-4. It was then Perry's turn tu could do the trick against Jack fight and he did so finoly while taking Crawford, at Austrália, who held Crawford's servics to square at 6 all,. the title, Perry never looked like and then tond -5. loning, writes Frank Poxon in the New Chronicle,

Before it started he said to me will take your tip and concentrate, believe I can just win."

After he had won he said:"

"I am sorry that both of us could not win. I happened to win but, my lant. I was the winner against

great sportsman."

Crawford said to me: "I was beaten by the better player-what nioro can I say?"

In the last game Crawford led 40-0" on his own service and Perry showed- at real match-winning spirit while inking it 15-40, 38-40, deuce, advan Lage Porry.

Crawford was serving; he had to lose only one point to lose his (itle. He served. “A_linceman's voice rang out: "Foot fault.".

It was a terrible thing to be foot faulted when match point was against him.

As a matter of fact, it was not ́a foot-fault. Let it go at that. Craw ford had ono service loft.

His concentration had been broken by that decision ahd his next service went into the net. Perry had won.

PERRY CHANGES TACTIC: In the first sat Perry was 1-3 down and then he won the set at 6-3 by taking five consecutive games. With that 3-1 against him Perry remember ed that he had got to attack; for four championship title, but he had most games he had been exchanging base. certainly not lost his reputation for

no strokes with Crawford-a game being a sportsman.

that never suited Fred Perry.

Crawford's hand was out in a fiách to his conqueror. He had lost his

As he passed the linesman, who had.

Then he began to live dangerous feot-faulted him, Crawford bowed to ly" on the court and the polley paid a hins."

very full dividend.

Crawford waH made to look Aurried and hustled and Perry went on to win the set at 6-3.

In the second set Perry played the game of his life.. He attacked all the time; his motto wa "L'audace, l'audaco, toujours_laudace."

In ten minutes Perry won the sof at 6-0 and Crawford toolt only 8 points in the set, an amazing achievement on the part of Perry. I have never seen tennis. Perry more masterly lawn was supremely good in every phase of the game.

He kept his concentration, at 100 per cent, he never relaxed' or got careless for a'moment.

"Ace" services began to come over from both men, nnd Crawford started the third set in a spirit of gallant but he fought on and squared the courage. He looked tired and weary set at 2 all after Perry had led 1-0

Toronto, Aug. 2. Leo Diegel, the American, leads the field at the end of the first round of the Canadian and 2.1. Open Golf Championship played to-day over the Course.

EALING'S WELCOME.

Perry's Fine Tribute To Crawford

Thousands gathered outside Ealing Town Hall when a civic welcome was given Perry after his Wimbledon vic- tory. He was received on the steps by the Mayor and Mayoress,

We are proud of you, Perry," said the mayor warmly shaking his band. Perry modestly pointed out that his record was no better than that of Jack Crawford.

nicest fellows I have ever met. He is "Crawford," he said, "is one of the

one of the best players in the world When Perry led 3-2 victory seemed and it is only by sheer luck that I Lake View Ivory near, but. Crawford, undaunted, happened to hit the lines to-day and

levelled at 3-9. Then it was 4-3 for he happened to hit the net,"

Diegel went round in C5, having outward journey of 34 and the brilliant. coming home in figures of 31. He finished the round five strokes below par

Tommy Armour is running.se.. cond place with a score of 63,

The figures of the two loading players were! Leo Diegel

31-431=65 Tommy Armour 31+3589

“GOOD ENOUGH TO BEAT MRS. WILLS-MOODY"-

TRIBUTE TO EPIC DISPLAY BY MISS DOROTHY ROUND

17.06 Doubtless there are many aged 17.20 men watching their cricket the continuous strain of tennis ET 17.74 matches who will be moved to that was imposed on hin, untii, în raucous laughter at the thought the interzone final of the Davis 19.1 that lawn tennis is a strenuous Cup, he collapsed in his match 19.58 game. "That game of pat ball!" against Perry, and had to ba ut 19.27 they will say, "Ho, ho, what is the carried from the court. From 1945 youth of the country coming to that day onwards he was but a

But the over-strenuous nature of | shadow of his real self. The sub tennis does not arise from one stance had been pumped from him, [single live-set match. Without and players of infinitely less doubt, a boat race or a game of ability beat him continuously with football

hockey is more consunimate case. strenuous. No, the over-strenuous What is the game of lawn tennis! nature of tennis arises from tho that it should be allowed to lay low fnet that Ove-set matches have to and bring to defeat by lesser be played not once in a while, but players its finest exponenty? Is continuously, day after day, week, it still a game, or have we in our alnost, after week.

neces- mad pursuit of championships and stry for a would-be champion to cups lost our sense of proportion-Reuter. be trained, not to a pitch of and made out of what should be|--- There was no play at Bristol excellence for one single day, but a game something in the nature pinyers refuse to play if they have lawn tennis championships have been kames for the sol I met Tom Lancaster and such to-day owing to rain. The to a pitch of excellence for prae- of a task of Hercules? stalwarts ns Sidney Barnes, who is Australians are meeting Glou-tieally every day on which he plays

to obey their captains and cannot Round on Saturday completed the tensely dramatle final set with the won by English players, Miss Dorothy It was 1-1, 2-2 and 3-3 in a I believe we have. lost our sensedo as they like? The noble art of double, started by Perry on the pro- huge crowd hushed to silence. Mtill taking wickets like a youngster.cestershire, and on Wednesday fenals. Naturally, learnt all I could from placed themselves in a com-

of proportion, that tennis players, boxing is made a laughing stock vious day, and beat Miss Helen these experts,

It is the cumulative strain of along with cricketers and boxers, in the world. Let us, before it is Jacobs at 6-9, 6–7, 6–8. "Oh, yea! I've had my setbacks. manding position.

tennis that is the trouble. It gets have all lost their sense of propor- too late, save lawn tennis; and keep I was

A century by W. M. Woodfull players down. Even the fittest tion. There used to be an exit as long time getting into the and a neat innings by 13 Pons- and strongest crumble in the face pression "ft lan't cricket." Yorkshire eleven. In 1930 I was playing for Middleton and Yorkford, saw the Australians rattle of the mountain of play that is that be used today, when bodies: shire.

up 264 for the loss of two wickets | piled on them.

of cricketers are wrangling e- "By then I was being given in during the first day's play. A To show that I am not talking cause they do not know what is done. valuable help and

my hut, write ““Bunny" [fair and what is unfair, and when

to father's coal burtinons.

"Next summer I got another

Lancashire Lengue job, this time with Middleton. It was here that

encouragement

from Hirst and Rhodes-two of

the finest men I have ever met. want to do them justice.”

SECRET OF SUCCESS.

Here Mr. Verity, sen., took up | the story.

"Ten years hard labour Is the Herrct of Hedley's success," he said. "I took him all that-and more -to make him the player he is

four years to

to-donee he took learn a single type of ball before daring to play it in an important match. The first time he tried It out at the not it hit the batsman on the head."

It is probably entirely due to H. Verity, sen., that Verlly became a cricketer at all.

"I believe in letting people follow their bent" continued II. Verity. ken. "I saw my son's whole heart und soul were in cricket-ho seem- ed to have a talent for it-so I just let him go ahead.

"Having decided that Hedley was to become a cricketer the next thing to see was that he succeeded. Hei cortainly worked.

"But even Hedley hus had his setbacks particularly between 1921 and

1926. The trouble was his batting.

"It beenme so good that he used to neglect hin bowling.

"Then Just us itscomed his talent for bowling was fading out he went to be coached with George Wirst at Harrogats. Ho CAMO back inspired. In the week follow- ing he took five for 35 and Ave for 15.-

"But it was Wilfred Rhodes who

Bristol

London, Aug. 2.

draw is now inevitable.--Bruter.

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Can

a game.

NERVES FRAYED. There is only one thing to be The game must be reduced Continued on Page 2.)

Throw of America's outstanding track stars who jumped, sprinted and hurdled his prominence at the 13th annual National Collegiata Athletic Association track and fold mest at Los Angulon are bare pictured in action during the competitions at the city's Olympic Stadiums, Left to right are. Al Olion, who won the broad jump for University of Southern Califwala with a leap of 25 faut 4 3-4 inchali Charite Hörna bostel of Indians, who defeated Glann Cunningham to win the 580-yard run and Glem Hardin, Louisiana State star, who captured both the 220-yard law hurdles and the 440-yard run,'in which event he clipped a tenth of a seund from bis own NCAA record made last, yant.

London, July V. set only for Miss Hound to square at For the first time for 25 years the 5 all. Then Milas Jacobs played great two singlen titles in the Wimbledon lawn, tennis to take the next two.

There has never been a muro memorable Centre Court scene. The King and Queen wern there to com= plote the picture and after Miss Round had won she and Perty were ont for by their Majesties and cor- dially congratulated.

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Miss Round played as she had done in that wonderful first met and won point after point from 'perfect strokes.

It would be unfair to say that Minn. Jacobs faltered. She did not. But no player could have found an answer to the kind of lawn tennis which Miss

Round was now playing and the end was not long delayed, for Miss Round' WILD ENTHUSIASM.

took three games in a row for set, match and championship. That was a few minutes after a scene of wild enthusiasm

A grand match, indeed! Well an, match

It will certainly go played both! I have never seen down in the history of lawn tennis as point was won. anything like it at Wimbledon With real Wimbledon "classic." It was one common. impulso all those thou-very good. Very close and vory-

sands of people sprang to their feet exclting. and cheered for a full two minutes until the players had left the court. Miles Round, who had been calm and cool all through the match, was on the verge of tears, and it was nice to see Helen Jacobs-a real "sportsman" If ever there was one -put her arm round her con. queror's shoulders as they walked

off.

R.A.F. 3 MILES TEAM RACES

SENIOR'S TIME

Did Miss Round deserve to win? JUNIOR BEATS Yes-just. But a full measure of praiso muat go to the loser, who fought splendidly. Several very bad line decisions were given against her, but she showed no trace of recent ment and got very near to victory.

WONDERFUL STAMINA:

Two team championships, cach over three miles, were the only races décided in continuation of the Royal Air Forco champion- ships at Uxbridge last month. Miss Round's driving was the harder and her footwork was perfect title in the open event, having Henlow easily retained. their In the grilling heat neither player home the first three men, but with showed the slightest suggestion of

distress, and I admired their physical Grantham absent from the junior fitness almost as much as their lawn race Martlesham Heath won. The tennis.

time of the junior individual

These two girls zan for miles while.winner was 31.1-Baoc. botter than dozens of people were being enrried LA/C Deaven's open time. off the court after,qollapsing, with Results

heat stroke.

Miss Jacobs won the first game, Threo Miles (Open). Teame but she never led again until she got Henlow (holders), 6pts, 1: Man- to 2-1 in the second set. Miss stone, 18pts., 2; Halton 27pts., 3: Round led at B-1, 4-2 and 5-2. First home: L/A/C Deavon (Hon- Sho then got two acts, dropped: the low), 15min, 88 4-Greć, firat one and took the second to the Titoe Milos (Junior) Team: accompaniment of a roar of applause. Martlesham Heath, 17pts. 1

Miss Round had played lawn

· have · · bouton .... Mirà.

tennis which would, 1 feel sure Boscombe Down; 20pts., 2; Tank Helen Willmere, 28pts,, 8. First homo: Moody at her best. A

A/C B. P. Hennessey (Horn Mign, Jacóber led -3 in the second church), 15min, 2 3-Gave,