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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1935.

FIRST DAY'S MATCHES SHARED IN DAVIS CUP

L. HENKEL

QUEER TENNIS SITUATION

PLAYER ACCEPTS

EASY-CHAIR

AMATEUR STATUS. ENDANGERED

Victoria, July 1. Whether the acceptance of an cany-chair as a trophy caused Jahn Bromwich, Australia's two- handed boy tennis star, to lose

EUROPEAN ZONE FINAL

R. MENZEL NEAR DEFEAT AGAINST HENKEL

VON CRAMM SHOWS BRILLIANT FORM AT PRAGUE

Germany and Czecho-Slovakia ended up all on the first day of the Davis Cup tie in the square European Zone final which was commenced at Menzel, the Roderick Prague yesterday. Czech No. 1 ranking player, was nearly beaten in the opening contest but he managed to win from H. Henkel after the match had gone the full distance, while G. von Cramm, the German Champion and runner-up at Wimbledon, had no difficulty in beating Caska, the match going to but 26 games.

Prague, July 12.

In the European Zone final of

the Davis Cup Competition which "The Robot”

Was started here to-day, R. Menzel (Czecho-Slovakin) beat H. Henkel (Germany) 7-5, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-4 and G. von Cramm

In Boxing

(Germany) bent Caska (Czecho Is Louis

Slovakin) 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Monzel. in This math til la

enkel, the sequrer of both Jack PRIMO'S, COMMENTS

BEFORE FIGHT

Carnera was pever so confident of the winning his way hark to and World's championship as when he He expected to the most Jue Louis.

his amateur status, was an in-Crawford and Vixian McGrath in Min win- teresting

question the Victorian the provjou, rongd of

ment to defeat Lawn Tennis Association has had petition, was ver

Jay his more youthful opposent to decide.

Henwich had won fan prize.

terrife Menzel's

service wn thes valued at two guinem each Victorian Championships and bought brilliant volleying dominated

chair with the ranchers,

first two sets and then he tired meet Bradduck once Louis Soms delegates held that an easy badly only to

rreover when all "disposed of.” chal win un article tomette nerenity and could not be alerted seemed inst. pa trophy, Following on the well! known rule that Binders must not

WHA

His comment on Lonis is amur-i Ing. "I don't underrate Jo," he

In the fret et Menzel captured, said. "He is a gooth lighter, and his opponent's' service from

140' deserven a better fate than to be Very

Lake us, prizes, anything of any love down to make the score 3-2. bowled over by me. It is sible wie to them.

But the majority held that an vaxy Henkel won the seventh game to antucky for Joe that I'm in his chair was not an article of neceslove to make the scors 4 in his way. But for me I think he wouhl! ity and Bromwicht gets his chair. favour and he then led at 3-4, but go right ahead and win the cham-| Already he has silver cups, we Menzel broke through to lead at 'pionship."

But those watching Louis whitei Lots of carvers, cut links, coffer pots and other things which he can, before winning the set at 7-5. :

In the second set Menzel was full he trained told a very different ότι 1914 molber,

finest fighting machine At the age of 16 Bronwich is the of tire and Henkel won only the story. His ambition is to be the world." Already he is nicknamed holder of the South Australian and secont game.

He beat The Czech was slow in the third the robat." Queensland Championships. several of the lending overseas play-set and the German exerted all his ers who visited Australis last season strength. He broke through to in Appearance, and a big future, including Davie lead at 5-4 and then to take Cup honours, is predicted für him.

[1:40.

ite want the chair for his:

LAWN

BOWLS RINKS MATCH

sel at -1:

Henkel won the fourth set

on

Menzelded by 4-1 in the final

The above picture shows two of the rival milers tuning up for the race which it was hoped would set a new world record for that distance. They are (Left) Bill Bonthron, American ace, and (Right) Jack Lovelock, Oxford, and New Zealand runner, who went to United States and beat the cream of American milera in,an invitation

THE LIGHT BLUE'S VICTORY

SURPRISE DEFEAT OF OXFORD

SOME PERSONAL FEATS

(By R. Abbit)

race.

Yankees And Tigers Win

At Baseball

NARROW VICTORY FOR DETROIT

BLANK DAY

"NATIONALS"

3,000 MILES FOR ONE RACE

BUT RUNNER WAS SATISFIED

LOVELOCK'S WIN IN AMERICA

Princeton, NJ.

TIE

DERBY JOCKEY CAUTIONED

HARRY WRAGG IN TROUBLE

MADE WAY FOR BAHRAM ALLEGED

The smiling, curly-haired New Zealander, Jack Lovelock, who

There was a dramatic sequel to travelled 3,000 miles for a single race that took him exactly four the Derby, when it was revealed minutes 11.15 seconds to com- that the Epsom stewards hnd cau- plete, and which brought him the tioned H, Wragg. rider of Theft, most gratifying victory of his which fished four, for pulling race to allow brilliant career, had ample re-out during the ward for his travels.

Bahram, the wiser. to pass, writes Pitted against the fastest mil Robin Gondfellow in the Daily Mail,

in the

here. world

Both Theft and Bahrum, which al the Paluer Stadium Love was the favourite, belong to the lock drove his spikes into hard Aga Khan.

The ocial announcement. black cinders to vanquish five others in the field, inclling the The Racing Catrudar was redoubtable Glenn Cunningham

in

11.

The stewards interviewed world record holder, and "B" Werg with regard to his having Bonthron, Princeton University pulled out on Theft in the course to fet Tahram graduate and favourite of a crowd of the Derby of 40,000.

through. They drew his attention 10 to Rule 199, which says. "Every break the reconhorse which runs in a race shall

Although Lovelock failed

equal

established

here at

Princeton

run on its merits, whether its one year FLASCH by Cnningham, owner runs another horse in the who

int 101. the triles

race or not." 6.7/10 ser., the New Zealander was

rast

Wragg admitted that he hail con- They caution- in every respect satisfied with his travened this rule.

saided him, and warned him that if he performance. "After all." Lovelock, as he walked toward the or any other jockey disregarded

shower

J

room, after facing this rule in future they would be battery NE photographers

and severely dealt with.

Until a few years ago an owner news-perl men, "1 was not running for time. 1 never run for time, who land two or more runners in I went into the race determined a race could, declare to win with I am glad I wen. one of them. If he did so it was. to do my best.

enjoyed it immensely, but permissible for the rider of the Cunningham and Bouthron rer-second string" to check his horac tainly made me earn my victory. if. by so doing, he allowed the They kept me stepping, and it was favoured stable-companion to win. This rule nt times had ridiculous no easy job to defeat them.

"You can tell The Daily Mail consequences, and the change to am happy I won and that it was Rule 139 was generally regarded as certainly worth 3,000 miles of a great improvement. travel."

Lovelock and his wind was "solid" during the race.

BONTHRON'S TRIBUTE

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Wragg admitted to the stewards that he granted a favour to F. Fox, the rider of Balram, by making. room when Fox desired urgently to got through to the leader.

Theft's ability to stay the dis To Bonthren, who came geeod, Lovelock's performance tance was strongly doubted, and Wragg rode a waiting race to save was "splendid."

the horse's good turn of speed for "I'm certainly glad he won,"

He had rightly adopt- "Ild is FOR "Bonthrom.

a pretty a final run.

a policy of extreme patience, good friend of mine. As for the ed

I gotas Love-and when he realised that Fox, race, it was great. Jock can beat me four times out whose tactics were different, want- ed to pass be made way. Then he New York, July 12. of five, anyway." Only one match was scheduled

Before the race was half over continued to ride as he had in- So sleek, so the, so harmless

victory seemed intended. in the National Baseball League | Lovelock's Louis-whose

Wragg freely stated what he had"

are features

714 much the| bronze

There is really very little more to-day, that between the Phil- evitable, for, although Cunning-

ment was published. white as negrold in shape-nt first sight looks anything but a killer to say about the Varsity match, adelphia Phillies and St. Louis han set the pace, Lovelock was on done after the race, and the state- Apparently the stowards thought At the three-quarter distance as the particulars sent out have Cardinals, but owing to rain the Glenn's heels. of the ring. sheer physical superiority.

lead over set;

the challenger from view. of the rule some action was Both the Yankees and the Tigers Canningham still had his scant that in these circumstances and in In training bouts he plastered been exceedingly meagre. The contest had to be postponed. when Henkel drew level at 4-4 but the huge Ace Clark so terribly only points, indeed, cleared up

was were two. De Saram did go on wan their fixtures in the American across the scas. Bonthron, find- necessary. last that the

sparring partner

tour with the side and did very League, thus leaving the top teaming the going getting, tougher, re-

to the opinion, that the incident affected felled four times in one round.

Jinquished some ground

the result. It took place nearly six Jack Blackburn, the coloured well, and A. R. Legard did regain junaffected by the results. trainer, says of his young charge: the place in the Oxford eleven Detroit club only just managed to black-clad gallant Lovelock.

By this time everyone coull furlongs from the finish, and if "Jon takes his work seriously, which he lost in 1933 and 1934. beat the Senators, winning by two

runs to one.

picture outcome. They all Wragg had not pulled out Bahram If he doesn't like doing a thing

A FALSE PROPHET

Results of to-day's matches as knew that Cunningham's advan would, I think, have secured a clear

Enge was not sufficient to with-passage in time,to win. You Cramm, the beautiful sty-he makes himself like it.

As Fox said at Epsom, when the There is no doubt that to make tennis1 Immediately after the recent

the final brilliant last- stand relentless

"A played The two rinks are:-J. T. Tet-list,

hand championship fight Len Harvey a prophecy and to be wrong is a cabled by Reutor follow:

quarter sprint that only Lovelock matter was mentioned to him:

good horse can always got out of ley, W. E. Hale, D. W. Waterton with good length hack

can put on. and M. J. Henderson, and P. T. atrokes to which Caska could find cabled a challenge to Braddock most eumorous action. It really

the trouble." Farrell, R. Duncan, J. C. Brown no counter. On to-day's form von for a match anywhere and for any does not hurt you, and it gives

sum up to £1,000 aside,

your friends a lot of pleasure in [Cramm should heat Menzel. and A. M. Holland.

Caska won only the third and Jack Petersen is also anxious to pulling your leg afterwards. 1 As Brown's Singles Champion-. Ahip match was originally fixed fifth games of the first set but he meet the new champion either in never realised how demnition wax- gish some of my friends were until The Belle Vue promoters have I said that I thought Oxford would for Tuesday it has now been re-2-1 in the second. However, onco England or America. arranged for Monday when his the German got into his stride he

before to fight in Manchester in the off. However, I have never in my der blanked out the Browns). opponent will be H. Kozarlo. This was master of the situation andjalan cabled an offer to Braddock win and ther, Cambridge pulled it the Athieties and George Blachol-breasted the cord first. game is to be played on the Kowled at 3-0 in the third set

Caska won his first game.-Rentor, | autumn. green.

then Menzel mare a

elfort and WOR The quarter-final Lawn Bowla Tremendous Rinks Championship match be-Henkel's service to take the lead at | tween the Kowloon Bowling Green 5-4 quartettes has been fixed for next Tuesday on the Club de Recrein) Breen.

loon C.

་

VON CRAMM IN FORM

while

life been more pleased at being wrong.

A SURPRISE

The

AMERICAN LEAGUE

St. Louis

Philadelphia

R. 11. E 0 P 0 9 14 0

(Higgins scored a home run for

A feeling that this has worked out quite frequently. There is doubt that at the beginning of the

Detroit Washington

Cleveland New York (Lou-Gehrig and Crosetti scored home runs for the Yankees).

B 17 0 Chicago

2 10 2 Boston

7 0

4

0

10 0

310

he

never

The late "Poet of the Oval- was his name Craig?-always said that if people all said Oxford was going to win, Cambridge were aure I have to de no, and vice versa,

the

It is extremely unlikely, in my

Nonchalant, unwarried,

Theft finished two

or threo New Zealander, as they were going into the straight, awept past lengths behind the third horse, the record holder and gracefully Field Trial, and I cannot say that their placen would have been Cunningham was even passed materially changed if Wragg had by Bonthron, but the latter could [acted otherwise. not cope with the final spurt that brought roaring thousanda their feet with cheers,

to

Queen's Park Rangers have completed the transfer deal with Watford whereby Goodier. tho C. McKenzie, Plymouth Argyle's | Itangers centre-half, was ex- reserve goalkeeper Inst season, changed for Harry Lowe, an In- has been transferred to Southend. side forward.

.

We have received the following cable advice from London:--

"SLAZENGER BALL SELECTED

BOTH INTER-ZONE FINAL AND

CHALLENGE ROUND DAVIS CUP"

FOLLOW THE choice of the CHAMPIONS.

JOHN D.

SOLE AGENTS:-

HUTCHISON & CO. King's Building, Hong Kong

term Oxford were favourites. It lost his bowling, and seemed that their batting was far looked like getting his Blue as a a fresher. and away stronger than that of bowler when he was

he Cambridge, while the bowling was though as a bat he had a gol pretty useful. There is no doubt, trial. He was still turning however, that there was a tremend-hal! prodigiously, but his length ous advantage in winning the toss, was all over the place. Now, how- and, as a pure guess. I should not ever, he has steadied down, but! mind suggesting that goud flelding nothing I have seen in the reports" has had something to do with the has indicated that he has met with auch success that one could anti- result.

elpate his feat of taking seven wickets for 73-a notable achieve-

PERSONAL FEATS

It is a curious thing how often ment. the men who have already made In the second innings of Cam- big reputations do not come off at bridge, Legard, who only returned Lord's. Thanks to the Inadequacy to the Oxford side after two years, of Reuter's reports we hear noth-had an even finer performance as† ing about scores under fifty, or his record was seven for 30. As bowling performances under five the total was 228, Legard must wickets. So It is possible that have bowled most accurately, un- Mitchell-Innes made quite a few less he was used too sparingly. runs. But one would have expect- The other bowlers seem to have ed an all-England player to man- taken three wickets-barring run- ake at lengt onc fifty against outs-for 180 runs less extras. University bowling, So, too, Bart. Curiously enough, though Oxford lett may have made quite a fow were all out for 109-and here one runs for Cambridge though on liis at once thinks of the "fourth in- brilliant batting form this yearnings on the Lord's wicket"-no one would have expected that he one seems to have taken five or should make a half century at more wickets and it must have been least. On the other hand, since the general all-round bowling of two years ago.J. H. Cameron took Cameron, Wooller, Jahangir Khan all ten wickets for the Rost against and possibly others. All we can the Lord's Schools (I think this do now is to awalt the full report was the game), he soomed to havel in the home papers.

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