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THE · HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1934.

AMERICAN WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS

Maurice Bedevitch, Gordon Lum. L. D. Carson and Guy Cheng photographed on the Tientsin courts with the Taggart Cup at the end of the tennis Interport last week. The Shanghai team rec

cained the trophy bý defeating Tientsin by three matches to twa

TRIBUTE ΤΟ PERRY

GENEROUS U.S.. CRITIC

MAY BE GREATER THAN TILDEN

Somo 'men achieve fame quickly and never have to go through an intermediate period

of

struggling and striving.

THE PICNIC BAY SWEEPSTAKE

JOCKEY' CLUB DISPOSES.

OF 40,000 TICKETS.

RECREIO NOW SECOND

IN "A" the Picnic Bay

Already

The success of the Hong- kong Jockey Club sweep: stake on Stakes is assured. the Jockey Club has disposed of 40,000 one dollar tickets in five weeks--an average of 8,000 a week-while this does not take into con- sideration the tickets sold. in the various sports clubs throughout the Colony,

Others take years to reach their FORMER ORIENT CHAMP goal, now going forward, then stopping or even retrograding,

Johnston was an example of the former method, as well as Williams, I Larned and Tikden belonged in the second class, along with Lacoste and even Cochet: and Crawford shaped along the same lines.

In Perry, writes the Editor of American Lawn Tennia, we have

MAKES GOOD

Filipino Wins Bout On Points

DIV. OF TENNIS LEAGUE

DEFEAT C.R.C...

THIRD TEAM

The Club de Recreio jumped into second place in the "A" Division of the lawn tennis league yesterday as a result of a decisive victory against Chin- ese Recreation Club third string.

their Playing on

own courts, the Recreio won by 7% sets to |1%, and by virtue of superior average in sets. take precedence over the K.CC, and South China.

Full scores were:

A. V. Remedios & J. Gonsalves (C. de R) bent F. H. Kwok & T. F. Lo G-1; beat 5. W. Liang & Fresno, Cal. Aug. 7. M. K. Lau 6-3; beat Li Lok & Y. H. Flashy Kid Moro, one-time light| Fang 6-0. and welterweight champion of the

C. A. Barretto & G. A. Noronha

over Sammy Brown of Fresno, "

Moro, his usual elusive self,

tipped the scales at 135 flat, his

opponent at. 136...

M. K. Lau, 6-6; beat Li Lok & Y. H Fung 6-3..

ENGLISH GIRLS WIN WITH EASE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY MISS STAMMERS

MISS HELEN JACOBS IN AN

UNCOMPROMISING MOOD

Miss Betty Nuthall, Miss Kathleen Stammers and Miss Freda James, the three English players officially nominated for the American Women's singles tennis championship, won first round matches in style yesterday. Miss Stammers recorded the best achievement, when she de feated Miss Helne Pedersen, re- cent winner of the New Jersey State girls championship, and

Notts Lose

runner-up of the national in Their

| door championship. Miss Stam- mers won in straight sets, al- though she was taken to twelvo games in the second.

Advantage

Miss Nuthall, a "sceded” player, COLLAPSE AT THE

had stoke practice against Mixa Priscilla Merwin, and Miss James' had a similar experience against Mrs. Serb.

Miss Helen Jacobs, favoured to retain the title, won at the expense of Mes. Wills-Moody last year, was in дл uncompromising

mood in Logainst Miss Sachs, winning

straight acts,

The results, as cabled by Reuter

were:

Miss B. Nuthall (Britain) heut Miss Priscilla Merwin (U.S.) 6-1, 6-1.

Miss Freen Jumes (Britain) beat Mrs. Serb (U.S.) 6-2, G-1.

Miss Helen Jacobs (U.S. hold- er) beat Miss Sachs (US) 6-0, 0.0.

Miss Kathleen Stammers (Britain) beat Miss Helen Peder- sen 6-3, 7-5.

New York, Aug. 8. Helen Jacobs, the defending champion, is sooded at the head of 64 who started play yesterday at Forest Hilia, Long Island, in the annual women's national tennis championship tournament.

H. A. Barros & A. M. Silva Betty Nuthall, of England, na foutstanding British contender, also (C. de ) beat F. H. Kwok, & T. is among those seeded, Lo 6-0; lost to S. W. Liang & M, K. Lau 5-7 bent Li Lok &Y-H. Fung-Miss Jacobs won the title a year 6-4.

ago when in the finals match her fellow Californian, Mrs, Helen Wills Moody, collapsed from an Pts.old Injury to her back and had to 7 7 0 0 62% 10% 14default. 7 5 2 0 39 24 *10*

LEAGUE TABLE.

a player who almost reached the top Orient, took another nenip to-night (C. de ) beat F. I. Kwok & T. F. when young at the game, and then by hanging up a 10-round decision Lo 6-0; drew with S. W. Liang & vacillated violently. He came to United States in 1930 and accom plished nothing especially note worthy. The next year he threa- tened to win the American title but failed after having Vines almost In 1932 he lost to Wood beaten. after winning the first two sets and this was the fifth match in which he lost in the fifth set that year. Even in 1933 he failed in the French and English champion- ships-and then went gloriously to a lofty eminence. GREATER

The islander, glistening in the light furnished by the overhead lamps, slid about the arena grace- fully to outbox, his opponent C.R.C. “A' throughout.

Recreio

K.C.C.

Realizing perhaps that his punch S.C.A.A. H.K.C.C. wasn't sufficiently powerful to put it.C. Brown out of the way, Moro antis-C.C.C. fied himself with administering a C.R.C. "B" HONOURS YET.

C.R.C. "C" nout boxing lesson. Brown, how

U.S.R.C. foresaw, a Three years ago I great future for the smiling Eng-ever, put up a willing scrap, wad- Great Perry" ng Into the Filipino aggressively lishman. "The termed him in these pages, and in an attempt to land a finishing produced chapter and book to sub-punch. His inability to corner stantiate the assertion. A

mer-Moro, however, became evident as eurial temperament and a certain incker

of the seriousness, that is the bout progressed. supposed to be inseparable from

the truly great, held the English

Sets

F.W.L.D.F. A.

7 6 2 0 33

291⁄2 10|***

7 5 2 0 36

27

10

7 A 3 0.33

30

* MAXIE ROSENBLOOM

0 3 3 0 30

24

B

6 3 3 0 26

20

7 1.6 0 17

45

0

4040-7

28

0

6 0 0 0 24

30%

WINS AGAIN

WICKET

London, Aug. 13. The value of Voce's bowling on Saturday which caused the Australians.to be dismissed for the meagre score of 237, was destroyed to-day, when Notts collapsed at the wicket and were all out for 183.

It had been such a long time since a native son had won the British Open Golf Championship that you could hardly blama emiling and static crawda from hailing Henry Cotton, the 27- your-old Britisher, an shown hare, after he had won the contest). at Sandwich to end the 10-year reign of Americana. In the country's greatest golf event. The sportily clad Catton (lower left) scored 281 for 72 holes to win the match by five strakes..

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MERITS OF TENNIS SHORTS DEBATED

Before close of play of Saturday, Helen Jacobs

Notts had scored 42 for the loss of one wicket, but against Grim- mett to-day they made a very sorry show, and lost the remainder of their batsmen for an additional 141 runs,

Plumps In Favour

Grimmett secured four victims DOROTHY ROUND

for 70 runs,

Batting a second time, the Aus- tralians scored three runs without loss.-Reuter.

BASEBALL

ONLY ONE GAME PLAYED

SENATORS WELL BEATEN

COMPROMISES

CORRESPONDENCE

Ranjhi and "Bodyline?

To the Editor,'

Hongkong Telegraph. Sir-Reference the article on

Ranjhi and his remark that Log theory bowling is not cricket.”

Do please let the cricketing This year's Lowe's Annual con-public know if Ranjhi supplied tains symposiums on, shorts and substitutes from his retinue of "'14 on the rest period in matches. | menservants,

throo soldiers,

Misa Helen Jacubs has contributed footmen etc., etc., to flold for him a cogent and very well-phrased in the games where ho knocked up defence if it may be so termed three centuries in one afternoon,

of the bifurcated female gar-For Three Different. Teams. ment, which made its debut on the I personally prefer a leg theory centre court at Wimbledon in the bowler to a batsman who bats and Wightman... Cup contest. The doesn't field, especially when It' article is reproduced in full. happens three times in one day.

I am definitely in favour of shorts. They are n natural evolution of (The correspondent's facetious women's tennis dress from-a-costume comment is, unfortunately, the that hampered their freedom of result of hasty reading. The re movement to a costume that allows forence in question stated quite for the greatest facility of action clearly that Randhi scored hia Personally, I approve of shorts bethren centuries for three different cause they improve my game at least teams in the one afternoon while thirty. They make me more conscious

TYKE

New York, Aug. 13, Only one match was played

of my footwork, and they enable me his own team was completing its in major leagues baseball to- to take especially long strides when inslags. Thora, is, therefore, no day, the

remainder, of a res necessary, and to

leap for ahots reason for suggesting that Ranjhi tricted

being flat cannot otherwise be retrieved. programme

did, not do his share of fielding abandoned owing to rain.

Skirts blow about in. the wind, when the time, came for it.--- catch on the racket, and act an wind1 Sports Editor, H. K. T.), and resistance when ond is running. I were have often lot important points when she has been chary of doing so in scheduled for a double-header, my racket has caught in my skirt

Philadelphia Athletic Washington Senators

Retains Light Heavy but the weather put a stop to the during a rally. Shorts can be made a England. Her views are express

DEUTSCHER KLUB Weight Crown of World

BEATS I.R.C.

Klub de.

second match.

one error.

Uzcudun Officially Listed As Carnera's Opponent

pearance.

Partly because of its pith and point, and also on account of its brevity, Lady Wavertree's view is also quoted, viz.: jo, sz.

Shorts have certainly not increased the speed of women on the courts, and have not Improved their op-

pearance.

It is given to tow womory

to possess the merits that" should' gu with shorts, and it would be true to say that most women look best in skirts.

conservative length and not appeared in Lowe as follows: any more immodest than dressen I. have found that shorts are more In the first game, the Athletle which are wam very short by most comfortable and less inclined to won with case, scoring nine runs players and which blow in the wind. hamper movement during play, but Oakland, Calif., Aug. 8.

from 16 hits and one error, while at least, shorts remain constantly from the point of view of appearance I think a neat tennis Trock takes a In "C" Division Maxie Rosenbloom added AD Marcum blanked out the Senators,

where they are!

lot of beating. But, after all, one's other to his long string of victories who recorded only eight hits and or bathing costume,

There has never been any question play is more important than one's ap Match

abbreviated Thus, Moro parily won redemp-|

here to-night when he won

though it has become. I cannot see decision from Prieto George, of Visiting Sookunpoo yesterday af Buffalo, N. Y., in 10 rounds.

that shorts, which are merely a In the only National League means to chaler tennis, are any less and American, champion back, but tion for allowing himself to be once the tide set firmly in his held to a draw by Manuel Pancho ternoon, the Deutschor

game arranged, Cincinnati and appropriate then bathing shorts which favour he swam strongly with ft, Villa, in Sacramento, July 26. five sets to four in the "C" Division weight crown was not at stake, meeting, rain putting an

foated the Indian Recreation Club by Maxle's world light heavy Pittsburgh had to forego their are worn to facilitate swimming. showing himself every inch Here the veteran found he was up of the Hongkong Lawn Tenais

end Miss Dorothy Round has worn He weighed 184 pounds to, 177 for to the match-Reuter. champion. Now, with the 1934

against just as elusive an op- League, Scores:

shorts in the United States, yet playing senson less than half over,

M. A. Khan and Y. el Arculli George.... he is so much the man of the year ponent, Villa forcing him to the R. C.) lost to W. Sunder and E. that there is no likelihood of his utmost.

Soltau 6-7: bent 0. Neidt and C. being displacod. I have many times since last September ex- pressed the opinion that John Frederick Ferry was destined to acquire even greater honours, even to become the Tilden of his genera- tion. He is & great player and a very human person. He caught my look of encouragement in the Inst agonizing watch at Stade Roland Garros Inat summer, and

J. Shoenock 7-5; beat W. Fornita he mado remarks to me at Forest

and G. Sommer 6-4.

M. R. Abbas and M. et Aroulli Hilla whom he was at grips with

(I. I. C.) lost to Sander and Soltan Crawford. These ·woro Bal

Martin Plan, genial as ever and intelligent. Stoefen has a terrific 0; lost to Noidt and Sheeneck 2-6; things in themselves but revealing much lighter on his feet, arrived service, unusual

power, and bent Foralta and Sommer 6-8. of the many-sided nature of the recently in Paris. Seen at Roland strokes he doesn't yet know how to 8. A. R. Bux and T. Hamet (1. P. Garron, he avowed himself well use. Shields is an in-and-outor C.) lost to Sander and Soltau 0-8; with the results of his capable of the best and the worst. beat. Neidt and Sherneck 6-3; lost

is stronger than Shiolds, to Forsita and Sommer 2-0. of the Tilden troupe.

LEAGUE TABLE. :-:

man.

HOME RACING

Call-Over For The St.

Loger Stakes

London, Aug. 13.

The following in the call-over for

the St. Lerari dela

2/1 Windsor Lad (0.)

4/3 Colombo (0.) 0/2 (t.)

9/1'Achtonan (0.).

10/1 Umidwar (0.),

100/6 Tiberiun (0.) 20/1 (t.).

-Reulbr.

Professional Criticises U. S. Davis Cup Team

་

MARTIN PLAA · SUCCINTLY SAYS WHAT HE THINKS

It was the first start for "Slap- ale" since he lost a non-title go July 31 at Los Angeles to Les Ramage, of San Diego, in their third meeting. Ramage was vic- torious also in the second meeting but the first resulted in a draw. The New Yorker did not risk his title in any of these encounters.

Tour

with Cochet as Ler,than Stoofen. He would...

After playing 157 matches in

46 cities I feel the need of a rest, moko i perfect number two but the intrigues of the officials keep un-him out (sic).

in

C.C.C.

K.C.C.

he declared. "Tilden doubtedly the best player in the COCHET'S "OH YEAH!" S. Chinh... world have boaten Vines but Coincident with Plan'a arrival G.D.A. could never get the batter of Bill." the governing committee of the Recreio FFLT promulgated a ruling that CS.C.C. WOOD THE BEST.

no club which is a member of the University Asked about the form of the Fedoration may permit a profes-1.3.C.... United States Davis Cup team. sional tournament to be held on Deutscher the Jovial Basque gave his opinion its courts. Nevertheless, Plan Army Polico of each member. Sidney Wood and Cochet are laying plans for a .G.C. Is by far the best, the most professional tournament to.

be K.D.R.G. regular, most scientific and most held at Roland Garros, no less

Radio

A.LT, OPINION.

HEAVYWEIGHTS TO MEET AT BUENOS chapter will be written on the

AIRES ON OCTOBER 20

7

Some day, no doubt, an interest-

Influence of the advent of shorts, writes American Lawn Tennis. It Booms, incontrovertible that the

It was officially announced, to-| He recently displayed that he Austin of to-day who can bear up day that Primo Carnera, doposed still had plenty left of what it strongly through a hard five-sot Italian heavyweight champion of takes to win fights, by holding match resembles little the Austin: the universe, will meat Paulino Max Schmeling, former champion, of 1929 whose cramps were a con- Uzcudun, Basque Wood-Chopper, to a draw in 12 rounds at Bar-stant source of uneasiness to his in Buenos Aires, October 20.

celona,

mentors. Regardless of the The match will be the third

aesthetic point of view, it can clash between the two, Carnora He has stuck close to Europe for safely be affirmed hat shorts give having won decisions over the the past two years and the trip to more freedom of action, do not so Basque in 1931 and 1933. In the Buenos Aires, should he make it, quickly become, saturated with latter contest the giant Italian would be his first invasion of perspiration and are consequently A. Pts. annexed

less of a drag on the logs of an the European heavy-larger aronus ainco 1932.

the Uzcudun atill has a score to set activo court-coverer, male or

P.W.L.D.F.

-13 13 0 0 80 .8

•

»

10 10 0 0.704 04 20 weight championship from

tlo with the Italian. In 1926, he female. Going back to results, cón Spaniard. 11 8 3.0 67% 41% 10 12 7 5 0 57 50 14

Uzcudun, when Baer defeated annexed. the European, heavy-wo not lay a part of Boussus' 9 30 32

1 Carnera to win the world's heavy weight championship by defeating Improvement to his use of them, 10. 370.30% 60% weight champlonship, offered the Erminio Espulla, an Italian, in and is not Merlin's ability to re- 10 040 444 48% 12 American a sizeable purse for a Barcelona. Since Carnera took a trieve the most hopeless winners 1147 0 44," 64" 8 ernek at the

the crown, in Spain, re-decision over him, In 1930, how due to greater freedom of move- ever, the Italian has boon consi-mont?. And then, in the France dored the European titlist. alba Australia doubles, it was Quiet, Uzcudun has not fought since who alone of the four playeTS WOTE his last appearance against shorts, who carried the burden of Schmeling.

the victory.

13 391 40707}

7.3.4 0,30 sa

11 2 9.0 20 78

7 160 10% 414

10. 09.1 1010 0110 1082

contly."

The rapidly-aging Spaniard, 35

2 years old, has to his credit a decl

1 slon over Baor, garnered, in 1931,

oat Reno, in a 20-round bout.

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