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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH., TUESDAY, JULY

1935.

SEMI-FINALS SEE BEST MATCH OF CHAMPIONSHIPS

BRILLIANT TENNIS

AT WIMBLEDON

Von Cramm and Budge in Devastating Form

(By H.-S. Scrivener)

London, July 4.

The Queen came to Wimbledon again yesterday. She arrived about 2.40 while the match between Von Cramm and Budge 'was in progress and stayed until Perry had beaten Crawford in the other semi-final.

Other occupants of the Royal Box,! which was unusually full, included Princess Helena Victoria, Princess Marie Louise, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, Princess Helen

the Marques

Roumania,

and Marchioncas of Milford Haven, and

Abel Smith.

Lady

I

May

For sustained brilliance and viellity have no

not seen a maleh at this year's Wimbledon to equal that in which Von Cramm, of Germany, beat Budge, f America. It Wax the embodiment of all the virtue of base-ling play, lusty hitting, clover placing, whether in at tack or defence, and almost impeccable Boruracy.

There was but Iltile volleying, for both

men were capable of such perfect passing alota that neither cared t risk an advance to the net unless h had his opponent at a real diuadvan- tage. Such volleying as there was! was downright and usually destruc- tive.

BEWILDERING PACE

of stroke Pro

CHINESE TEAMS TO CLASH

MEETING IN "A" DIVISION

OF LAWN TENNIS

LEAGUE

The above picture shows the four participants in the sensational doubles match in, the Davia Cup Lawn Tennis contest at Wimbledon where England retained the trophy against the United States. Reading from left to right arai–J, Van Ryn, Wilmer Allison, G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey, The British pair won after a hard fought contet-

CONTRACT BRIDGE

IMPRESSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL

The two Chinese R. C. teams HELD RECENTLY

AT BRUSSELS

(By A. E. Manning Foster)

Curtailed

Baseball

Programme

TIGERS DEFEATED BY INDIANS

N. Y. TEAMS REST

were

New York, July 29. Only two matches scheduled in each of the major Baseball Leagues in America to- day, but one of the ties was post- poned on account of rain.

Neither the Yankees nor the Giants were engaged but both their rival teams were beaten.

The Detroit Tigers, who lead the New York outfit in the

SIMS COMES INTO HIS OWN

FAILS IN TEST MATCH

BUT EXCELS FOR HIS COUNTY

London, July 29. J. Sims, the slow-leg break bowler, who was selected for the Third Test match againnst the South Africans, but who failed to live up to expectations, was the star performer for Middlesex in their match against Essex at Ilford.

Bima enabled his county to win

ENGLAND XI American League, lost to Cleve their fixture in Live days by'a mar-

TO TOUR N. ZEALAND

WYATT MAY NOT ACCEPT

INVITATION TO HARDSTAFF

Georges Carpentier, former French master boxer, who ten years ago was Europe's Invincible þaker, la 'propar- ing his come back to the ring, and Middlesex had first knock and his first opponent will be the farmer scored 182 runs, in reply to which World Champion in Wolter Weight, Essex rattled up a total of 203 but | Louis, whom he conquered on knock-

land Indians by a single run al-gin of 141 runs. Altogether he can. though the Tikers out-hit their tured 13 wickets for 89 runs. opponents.

the National Lew York fell to the after, the Headquarter team, had out in the first match fourteen yeare,

St. Louis Cardinals, who are second to the Giants in

Pittsburgh Pirates, also by a single run.

Resulta of

follow

to-day's matches

NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louis Pittsburgh

R. H. E. 2 4 0 3 11 2

Martin scored a home run for the Cardinals).

The match between the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves was postponed on account

Though it has been officially announced that R. E. S. Wyatt has been invited to captain the Zealand this winter, he is un M.C.C. team which will visit New of rain. likely to accept owing to the strain of playing big cricket con- tinuously during the summer and Detroit winter months.

Cleveland

in the "A" Division of the Lawn Tennis League are due to clash this afternoon at Causeway Bay.. The senior six of the present holders This is the synopsis of a wonderful

of the title have been engaged in five bout the pace of which was o matches to date and have not yet suf- that its four nets took just under a fered defeat. They have won all their hour and a half. I attribute Von

London, July 7. to the fact that he matches by a convincing margin, their Cramm's victory

fight being

against the Kow. was just a shade the more steadfast Ion C. C., from whom they were only tournament of the International The result of the third annual of the two, probably because he has

able to secure six sets. had more

In the matter

"A" should have Bridge League, held at Brussels Today the Chinese "/ I should say it!

no difficulty whatever in retaining from June 22 to 30, in which was just about a case of fifty-fifty.

The service prevailed in the first set their hundred per cent. record as the teams of twelve European nations

been able to took part, was as follows:- only

The scores in victories were: the two,

wo, broke through for 4, won

(3) Yugo-Slavia, 8; (4) Austria, his own to love for bed, and was out will meet the Indian R. C. on the Feb-France, 10; (2) Hungary, 8; to games later at 6. The accond insula while the Club de Recreio and (5) England, 6; (6) Sweden, If Wyatt Is unable to make the

the to 4-4, each U.S.

S. R. C. will play against each H was very loval HP hard not to:

6: (7) Holland, 52; (8) Belgium, New Zealand trip, it is understood uther latter's courts.

on the man having had to fit

The drop more than one service game. noon is appended:

full programme for this after-4; (9) Norway, 4; (10) Den- that the captaincy will be offered mark, 3; (11) Czecho-Slovakia, to E. R. T. Holmes, the Surrey skip- Van Cramm then won his service to Chinese

Switzerland, 1. 2; (12) love, and won the next game likewise, Craigengower partly because Budge broke his racket U. S. R. C. and also served a double fault.

up to 3--3, and Budge,

wuring service

his

who had

been the moro oamily of

фля junior team draw two of

of its fixtures. The Kowloon C. C., who are second,

AGAINST THE SERVICE

Kowloon C. C.

V.

Chinese "A"

V.

Recrolo "B"

V.

Recreio "A"

v. Indian R. C

LEAGUE TABLE

siun is appended:

hot

Before their New Zealand vialt

in Australia. the M.C.C. team will play the States

per.

In the pairs championship, France. James Langridgo, the Sussex ail- was first and England second. The rounder, who played in the recent method of scoring was rather com-Test match at Lord's, and J. Hard- match and game point scoring.

shire batsman, who scored a cen. I do not bellave in making excuse tury against the South Africans The league table for the "A" Divi- for the vanquished, and I do not think for Notts have been invited to tour

that, under any conditions, the English team would have wen; but, after a New Zealand and Australia with 3410 brilliant start, they certainly "crack the M.C.C. team next winter.

ed," and did not produce their best. form in the later sessions. Owing to tion, their unfamiliarity with the forelan playing-cards, they seemed to have great difficulty in distinguishing be- tween confusing them

Kings and Knaves, and were constantly

plicated, involving a combination of staff, the 23-year-old Nottingham

The first four games of the next set went to the nom-server. There was a desperate fight for the fourth, which Budge eventually lost after pulling von Cramm back several times and Chinese "A" himself, reaching vastage once. Hora Kowloon C. C.

HLONG | Recreio "Ä“ we had the first signs of a turning it. C. point in yon Cramm's favour, which ilongtour C. C. became plainer when he won Budge's U. H. H. C. service for 3 He reached 40–0 things ope on this own, but aquandered his set ecran "1" points, by making, just for once, three really bad shots on end.

However, he atoned for this by scor ing with two hesisties, to lead by two petr to one. He was now in full cry and out for the kill. Leading by 2-0 in the fourth set he again had Budge's service for

after a long game

which Ports scintillated with] Budgo, still fighting desperately, got

lovely winning shots by both men.

a hole back when he won von Cramm's service to reduce his lead from 41 to 42, but the German ace played" the next two games perfectly, and had a lucky net-corder to help him to finish the match. Fortune favours bravo!

the

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HIS PACE

AND TAKES MANY WICKETS

WHAT IS HIS SECRET?

WE. Bowes, Yorkshire's fast Perry and Crawford which sagged bowler, has reduced his pace re

furnished an inevitable anti-climax. cently.

The

of

French team, consisting Baron

ron do Nexon (captain), MM. Albarron, Aron, Broutin, Rousset, and Venizelos, thoroughly deserved their decisive victory. Several of them are frequent visitors to England, and play at London clubs. They were steady, cool, calm, and collected, and their team-work was excellent. It was the first occasion on which a French team has taken part in this

come on.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

scared another 248, the hosta collapsed for 86.

In the first innings Sims took

ago,

six for 63 and in the second seven NEW FOOTBALL

for 28.

Sims was Introduced into the Third Test team for the match at Headingly after the withdrawal from the alde of E. Hollies, the Warwickshire bowlar, who had badly strained his neck while hav- Ing a friendly wreatle in the

pavilion with n team-mate.

However, he was not a success,

conceding 20 runs without taking a wicket in the first innings and then capturing one wicket for 48 in the accond. He was passed over for the Fourth Test match at Old R. 1. E.

Trafford, 14 1 G

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(Goose Goslin scored a run for the Tigers). Chicago St. Louis

(West scored a the Browns).

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TENNIS

INCIDENT

DERBYSHIRE WINS

Derbyshire showed a recovery to form in the

match

against Northants at Chesterfield where the hosts won by ten wickets.

•

MANAGER

HALLIDAY GETS YEOVIL POST

ARSENAL PLAYER

Yeovil and Petters F.C. have Clapton Orient and former Ar- senal forward, as player-manager of their club in succession to Louis Page, who is now manager of Newport County.

Halliday had a varied playing career. He commenced as an out-

side-left in Dumfries schools' Soc- cer, graduated to Queen of the he moved to St. Mirren as a South (Scotland), from which club

reserve

inside-left.

He

then

The visitors scored but 156 runs for while Derbyshire had 285 on the found his way to Dundee, for board when the last wicket fell. whom he proved a success as a Townsend captured five for 21 contre-forward, and his scoring When Northants went to the wickets feats attracted Sunderland, who pald useful figure for his transfer.

Arsenal were next to be attract-

a second time and the team was dis-

ned for 142.

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Without loss Derbyshire scored 15 runs to win by ten wickets.ed by Halliday, and in 1929 they Reuter.

paid the Sunderland club £6,500 for his services. Twelve montha Inter Hulliday moved from Arsenal to Manchester City at a fco stated to be £5,700. He has spent the Just two seasons with Clapton Orlent.

Hardstaff has accepted the invita Wind Blows Ball Over Big Offer

THE DAVIS CUP

Britain's Sensational

Doubles Win

London, July 29.

Net And Scores

A-curious incident due to the high wind and which may or may not have had its effect on the result, occurred in the semi-final between Wheatcroft and Wilmer Hines In n

tournament at Liverpool recently.

To The Helens

£5,000 FOR MATCH

DECLINED

the

Halliday is a keen motorist and a good billiards player.

DUAL CONTROL

IN SOCCER Cup Final Referee Speaks Out

In the first sot the American was lending 6-3 only to lose his service for. Wheatcroft to pull up to G-all Great Britain has retained the and to lead 6-6. Hines opened

An offer of £5,000 to Mrs. Helen Davis Cup, our doubles pair, Hughes the twelfth game with a service Moody and Miss Helen Jacobs to and Tuckey, unexpectedly defeating ace, and attempted to repeat the turn professional the atar American pair, Allison and stroke with his

will, next service Notes Chronicle is able to state, "It was a comparatively easy

not be accepted.

matter to send a man off the field, The offer came from Mr. Harry but infinitely harder to control a Byers, an American Legion offi- game in first-class football and keep cial, the money to be paid for one the whole 22 men on the field."- match at Los Angelca.

Mr. A. E. Fogk (Cup Final Referee, Neither of the players would 1935, speaking in Birmingham make any comment on the matter. recently. After their strenuous Wimbledon "There is nothing wrong with the final, which Mrs. Moody won present system provided referees 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, they had gone and linesman work in partnership." into the country to rest.

-Mr. Bendle Moore (Chairman of It was Mrs. Moody's seventh Derby County) spoke these words Wimbledon women's singles cham- on June 3 while helping to defeat

of Mrs. Lambert Chambers. annual meeting of the League.

| International tournament.

While France retained its supremacy van Ryn. throughout, there were many surprises The scores were: 6-2, 1-6, 6-8, 6-3, Wheatcroft, however, just managed amongst the others, supposedly weak-6-3,

to get his racket to the ball which er, teams beating the favourites In The finish war sensational, the sent it into the air. Auvoral matches. Yugo-Slavia has Americans playing very weakly. Hines, feeling securo in having Last year, at Vienna, it was Britain had led to 3-1, and thereafter won the point, turned away to start eighth. This

话 Year'

shared with the scores went 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 6-2.

his service; but in the meantime the winners of 1934-prido Hungary the winners

With Allison serving in the last of second place. The Dutch team did kume the score went: 8-30, 15-80, the wind had carried the ball ever badly. After being runner-up last 16-40. Then Allison served a double the net. I think that the explanation of their In his last four innings in which year, they retired to seventh pince, fault giving Britain set and match

This prank of the wind evidently somewhat pawky methods must be that he bowled, recently he took 26 Austria preserved its record, and United Press.

affected the American's outlook as having met so often and with vary wickets for 112 runs.

Sweden improved.

he straight away served two double- A GREAT WIN ing fortunes they must have unbound. In the match against Essex, nt There are two factors which vitintè ed respect for each other.

faults, and although he won the Colchester he took 10 for 77.

tournaments. The first là the

A sensational British victory, their game he failed to hold his own and Bowes modesty in the midst of slowness. This, to me, is intolerable

since 1932, astounded the lawn at 6-3. answer to the question, "Why "dificult hands on which deliberation tennis word.

is justifiable, there should bo 4 time

Hughes and Tuckey, who it was And I limit,

I would fix it at two minutes for

bidding and

two generally conceded had littlo chance and play. Even minutca is a considerable time, and if inst Allison and van Ryn, opened with hurricane hitting, Tuckey each of the four players takes that making his debut in the Davis Cop period in declaring and play, the pro- Competition with all-round brillance, ceedings are prolonged unduly. But and showing himself the best of the

Frequently four. many took much more. the bidding had to be repeated, as

But I was rather at a loss to under.

stand why Perry did not pursue the

the

London, July 29.

more or less pushful tactica which won all this destruction is reflected in and unnecessary. Granted there are/irst doubles win in the Davis Cup lost.the set at D-7 and the second | pionship, which equals the' record the proposal for two referees at the

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He crashed in cannon-ball services| one or more of the players had, after and hit many beautiful service returns the long delays, forgotten . The for winners. Ha also smashed and French victors were the quickest of volleyed finely.

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SYSTEMS CONFLICT

The battle saw amazing fluctua-

necessarily successful play, and this tions and the English pair led 6-2 in) habit of hesitation ought to be the third set, but flughes dropped two curbed.

services the Americans crowding in and killing some short lobe from Hughes. The second factor is the necessity There was an unfortunate incident of explanation of Bystems. Each at the end of the fourth met, van Ryn pair had to describe to the other ite foot faulting with his second service method of bidding. In cases where at the set point. Van Ryn spoke to new artificialilles bad to be describ- the footfault judge at the end of the ed, this caused a considerable delay, set.

sometimes ten minutes or more. Hughes, who land been uncertain në Detalls had to be given as to the the opening, recovered after the inter- algnificance of various bide nad res- val and supported Tuckey excellently, Donsom Two Systems which were Both showed unexpected severity in new to mo and to the Engih team their net play.

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were the Brigode System and the Allison dropped his service in the Casser-Adler Bidding Bystem, both first and ninth games of the final products of Belgium. Mr. Loderer set and double-fabited to give Britain had to give a resume of his particular the final point Reuter. Two-Club Bid.

Bld. All me deplorable, but, I present conditions, it fe

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