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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1934.

ENGLISH WON DER TENNIS PLAYERS RISE TO

REFLECTIONS ON THE

FINAL TEST

(Continued frons Page 8.)

⚫couragement did not take him

'further on Saturday Just.

LUCK OF TOSS.

any

again dropped--this time by Woolley

in the slips. Thereafter runs came much as they liked. With 250 up two more chances were dropped-by Wyatt

at mild-off and 1 Woolley at second

Turning to Saturday's play. Wood. It seems they were both dif- full went a long way towards win-heult; but facts are facts,

Ponsford, at the end of the day,

GAME WON IN 49

SECONDS

AMAZING FRED PERRY

GREAT HEIGHTS

PERFECT DISPLAY IN DAVIS CUP

How The Americans Were Nonplussed

The following contributions from the pen of Mr. H. S. Scrivener, describing the first matches of the Davis Cup challenge round, appeared in the London Morning Post. They give brilliantly vivid accounts of the epic struggles between Perry and Wood and Shields and Austin.

THE STOP-WATCH

ning the munich, when he won the

AT WIMBLEDON tons. The wicket seems to have beon

Mr. H. M. Abrahama, tho dis- very fast and true. The Oval staff was not out 206 and had been dropped say it will bust out the match, which five times by England's Test team!tinguished Cambridge Athletic in ordinary circumstances is probably Bradman, who, as far as one can make Blue and Olympic Games runner, correct. But if the game goes to tive out, and not been dropped at all, has favoured us with a remarkable or six days I am not so sure about |1.

Woodfull ls, I think, developing played a most brillant lanings of 244, set of figures on the final of the Brown as Australia's opening bats and the stand for the second wicket men's singles championship be ioan. He himself is almost certainly of 451 is a record all round, so for tween F. J. Perry and J. H. Craw- playing in his last series of tests as as Test matches are concerned.

ford at Wimbledon, states Lawn he is thirts-seven on Wednesday next,

Tennis and Badminton. With the I remember correctly, and bas,

-As reganis the second-wicket it fald of a stop-watch he took the already announced his approaching beats the previous best of England and times of each of the games, from retirement,

Australia, 235 by Mincartney and the hitting of the first service until Ponsford may go on for some time Woodfull' nt Leeds in 1920. It may the last point of each game badmore appositely applied than to the Perry got a fairly easy 3-2 lend uho is not yet thirty-four, though I have at the back of my mind an be remembered that in that match been decided, idea that he has suggested that he Bardsley was caught by Sutcliffe in too will be leaving the game soon. the slips-Wirden saya' no, anyway— Anyway, Brown and Ponsford opened, of the first ball of the match, and I imagine to Allen and Dowen and Macartney was dropped off the fifth a change of bowling at twenty--Wyalt ball of the same over. Tate was the was evidently using his shock troops-bowler. Then they put on 216-after met with instant success as Clarke the English skipper had put down a

ished back Brown's off peg with his catch. A bit of a coincidence, With ball.

SUCCESS ENDS.

OTHER STANDS.

Game, Server.

ford

SET 1,

Crawford, & min. 7 sec.-Wen by Ceas --Perry, 49.8 sen-Won by Perry,

Crawford: min. 12.6 --Wan by

Crawford.

L'erry. 4 min. 13.2 sec-Won by

Crawford, 5-Crawfont, & min. 25.8 cc-on

Perry.

4-Perry 1 min. 0.9 sec.--Wan by Perry, 7-Crawford, 6 min. 56 see.--Won by Per

-Perry, 2 mila, 14.8 sec-Wen by Perry -Crawford, 53 are--Won by Terry. Longest game: & min. 7 nee, Shortest z 199

The next biggest Test stand was 323 by Hobbs and Rhodes for the first | sec. wicket at Melbourne in 1011-12.

But there BUCCUB ended. The century was halsted and here came the incident, or incidents, which probably will lose us the match. Allen was Turning to all first-class cricket, the bowling, Ponsford was fifty-seven and only bigger stands I can find are (1)} he was dropped twice by Wyatt, at 555 by Holmes and Sutcliffe for York- forward short leg and at fine leg. Ishire v. Essex at Leyton in 1932; (2) gathered from the wireless that he 554 by J, T. Brown And Tunnicliffe could only just get his hand to one) for

Yorkshire .. Derbyshire entch, but that the second though Chesterfield in 1898 (1 can

clearly tremendously hard was straight at remember as a small boy reading that him. These are the chances that win.core the newspaper!) (3) 490 by or lose matches. Incidentally it re-Bowley, and John Langridge for 'minds me of a large police that used Sussex v. Middlesex at Hove in 1933; to be displayed in the home team and (4) 450 by E. R. Mayne and changing room in the Pavilion on the W, H. Ponsford for Victorin Y. ald inslow ground.

Queensland at Melbourne in 1923-4.

Oh you players of North Devon, This is then, the fifth biggest stand If you wish to go to Heaven,

on record.. And to win your blooming matcher You at "hold you blooming

catches."

At least, I think the word was

"blooming."

After that things slowed down' until lunch with 103 up. At this period only four extras wore recorded. It was bad luck on Wyatt. He has held ed brilliantly before, but every man has his off day.

the fast bowlers,

was

To nothing can the old English say-scored with three more while going to ing, "well begun in half done." be 21. But he was foot-faulting, and first day's play in a Davis Cup, tlo against the service, which he should when one of the two competing na-have held. But hereabouts he tions wins both the opening singles, making a mistake. It was obvious This was the position in which Great that Wood could hold him in a base Britain, defending the Cup in the line dual and generally win the rally, Challenge te against America, found and, moreover, that Wood was getting herself thanks to her two tending on quite nicely at the net if he could singles players, H. W. Austin and get there first. But Perry, although with F. X. Shields and S. B. Wood he could attack Wood with profit, was F. J. Perry, who won their matches he had shown in the Arst

that respectively, the former by 04. 0-4, ignoring all these signs and portents 6-1, and the latter by 6-1, 4-6, and allowing Wood practically to enl 6-7, 0-0, bund.

the tune. That is the main reason Shields was certainly not playing his why he dropped his service to make sort of Richard Canur de Lion game the score 3-3, and dropped it again

Saturday. This, no doubt.. was lo put Wood out at G. partly his own fault for failing to keep The third set was also Wood's. down his errors; but 1 am sure that This was rather a hectic business: but Austin unlike Mr. Hilarius in "La the solemn fact emerges that Perry Poupec"had also

good deal do getting the service lead-2-0, 3-2 -Crawford, 1 min. & secun by Peris as good as Austin's; when he enn by Wood), and 6 to 0. Here was. with it. When a man's defensive play (in spite of several fine cannon balls hit the ball with precision to a place his chance to win the match on his kept on opposite court where the own servico if he had forced the pace; opponent cannot take liberties with but he let it go. Two rasy volleys It. (even though it be not hit ex missed and a double fault, and there ceptionally hari), and when he can we were at 6--5 Wood, on his own launch an attack and carry it out with service, made it 6-6, and Perry then the right instinet and the requisite helped him to the set by serving two akiit, then he is playing a powerful double faults. Nah then! and a point-winning game.

Piret four games took 18. min. 18.0 sec.; on next five 9 min. 0.5 sec,

SET Z.

Gama, Serrer.

Perry, min. 12 xec.-Won by Perry. 5.-Crawford, 2 mn. 2 anc.-Won by Perry. A-Petry, 60.0 set-Won by Berty.

*.-Perry, 1 min. 44 vee---Won by Perry,

Pesty.

Crawford, 1 min. 26.4 sec.Wan br Longest came. 2 min. 2 ser. Shortest: 50.0 sec.

Game.

Bester.

Z-{'rawford.

SET 3.

313|31.

1-Perry, 1 min, 17.4 arc-Won by Perry Get-Won by 3.-Perry, min. 37 sec-Wos by Perry, 4-Crawford, 1 min. 11.2 sec.-Wan by

Crawford,

Crawford. 5-lleres, 1 min. 31,8 sec.-Won by Perry, 6.-Crawford, 2 min. 21.4 --Wen by

Crawford -Perry, 53 see.-Won by ferry. HCrawford, 2 min. B

Crawford.

see. Won by 9.-Perry, 2 min. to see.-Won by Crawford, 10.-Crawford, 1 min. 40.0 Won by 11-Perry, 1 min. It aec-Won by Perry. 12-Crawford, 2 min, 44 secon by

Perry.

No howling analysis has been cabled 30 far as I am aware at the time of writing but it is clear that the brunt has fallen upon Allen, Clurk and Bowes, as the wicket cannot suit Verity. Unfortunately, it sounts only too certain that Hammonù will have had to do a lot of trundling as well, and it is not going to help one aia batting! I feel sure that his inck, of form with the bat in Tests thin due in part to the fact that year he has been called upon to do so much. Aftor lunch, Bradman got going but more bowling than heretofore. Well, with thirty runs scored Ponsford was well. To-morrow is also a day!

+

DROPPED CHANCES.

Perty. Longest gamel 3 min. 40.0 sec. Shortesti

SUMMARY.

Fint selt 22 min. 10 sec. Second seli min. 20 sec. Third art 24 min. 7.6 mod Matchi 35 min. 35.8 sec.

took 19 min. 6.8 c

PERRY UP AND AT HIM. SHIELDS' WEAK POINT.

When they came back after the ten That was Austin's game on Satur- minutes' interval, Ferry had, I think, day. Shields chief weakness, lay in been giving himself some good service.. his hackband, which was untrust Possibly someone else had done it for worthy, whether in attack or defence, him; hut at any rate it was the right and you may be sure that Austin saw advice and he there and then proceed- 10 it that he put plenty of back-ed to give effect to it. "Hit and run handers, Austin's backhand, on the in" is a splendid recipe if you are ether hand, was practically invulner-fresh enough, especially if you don't able, and often he would fling back n want Wood to run in first, and it pass which, even if it did not beat worked like a charm. After the first Shields outright, would cause him to faw games had gone against him tapple, and miss his volley. It is to Wood virtually let the fourth set go. Shields credit that he blazed away Ho was not out to do any catching up, Perry sequence at 12 games in sussion lustily with his slams from start to but just tried to make, his service finish, failing with them too often, but come on the opening game of the fifth always hoping for the best.

set, and sucecoded. "Howaver, as no It soun became evident that the con- often happens when these strategle ditions were not good; there was a "chuckings" are toward, the chucker bolsterous wind which eddied about a failed to gain what he hoped for. 4ot and sometimes raised. clouds of. Three games went against the ser dust on the dried-up court. Of course, vice und "then Perry held his service it had quite a curious effect on loba for 3-1 and, after a tense struggle for and sometimes made these that looked the fifth, game, during which Wood easy really difficult, Austin won pulled him back once from the game Shields' service to start with and held point to deuce, he got it and clinched his lead up to 3-2, although Shields it, winning his own service to follow was twice vantago against the service for 5-1 to love. It seemed all over, In the fourth game. However, he got but Wood won his service, though another chance against the service in hard pressed, thanks to a lovely back- the sixth game and clinched it, helped hand pass and then Perry squandered by a neteorder.

hia service mainly owing to an egregi- our double fault." However the strain had now become a bit too much for So they went to 44, and then running him about all over the place, Wood, and Ferry in the next game, by Austin quite suddenly, broke through for 54 with a love game, and was won his match point on a backhander out on his own service for G-4 to 15, which Wood banged into the net. Shields banging a forchander,

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which he was advancing, into the net to make is that it seemed to no to and the only further comment I have to finish with.

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In the second set, there seemed to emphasize the fact that the footfault be rocks ahend for Austin

rule is extremely difficult to Shields broke through him for minister fairly and politely.

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Saturday, though there were perlode when Perry was also making things, distinctly hard for himself. Perry strikes me as much better at: an uphill fight than at pressing an advantaga home. But I am bound to add that, but for this little defect, The played admirably.

AFTER THE INTERVAL.

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