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THE HONGKONG/TELEGRAPH | WEDNESDAY, JULY

WOMEN'S SEMI-FINALS AT WIMBLEDON

HELEN JACOBS WINS

COMFORTABLY ·

Mrs. Helen Moody Gives A Great Display

By H. S: SCRIVENER

London, July 5.

Wimbledon's Women's Singles Championship is bound to revert to America, for the finalists who emerged yester-

- day aro Mrs. Moody and Miss Jacobs.

The last time they met was in the enough for the occasion; Mira. Moody final of the U.S.A. Champlonship in played it almost-I will not say quite inin her own inimitable fashion. I am when Mr. Moody retired

1933

favour of Mine Jacobs with the score hoping for a great final. My one At B6, 38, 30, against her and regret in that there is not an English. was out of tournament play until she woman in it, as there ought to have came this year to England to compete teen.

at a few meetings before trying her luck once more at Wimbledon.

MEN'S DOUBLES

-While these things were happening

Mrs. Moody is popular with English on the Centre Court the Australian crowds (apart from her good looks) pair, Crawford and Quist, were having un-quite stormy passage in the men's because of her sereno and

handa.

demonstrative behaviour, and her sur-doubles against the only remaining vival to the final yesterday at the French pair, Boussus and Bernard, expense of another equally popular since Beratra and Brugnon, beaten by In three Wimbledon favourite, Miss Hartigan, Hughes and Tuckey, are out.

The

Australians won of Australia, was halled with shouts of joy as well as the clapping of decidedly hectic sets by Grund, Done?, 18-11, and will now oppose the two Before this happened we saw Mias sprightly young Americans, Budge and Jacobs beat Mme. Sperling in one of Mako, in the semi-final.

These two beat Wood and Maler in the famest semi-finals ever' soon on the contro court. Both are players the doubles match of the day by three who rely mainly on safety-first and sets to two (6-3, 6-4, 7-8, 3–6, wearing-down tacties. Both liven up 63). It was a match which America the proceedings occasionally by volley ought really to have won sooner, but ing, for both are good volleyers, and Wood and Maler appear to revel in why they don't do it more often I am being two sets down. That is where they were before beating Hopman and quite at a loss to understand.

the previous round. However, this is entirely by the Prenn in

Budge and Mako were two sets up I need only recount that for

them and had a 7-0 lead with

way.

six games they played the "walt-and- against hand, but failed and were |

-ace" game, more or less industrious-

ly but not too conspicuously well, that bented at 9-7. Maier and partner after that Miss Jacobs, with the score then proceeded to win the fourth set at 2-3, started to tighten up her fairly comfortably, but in the fifth chopping game and developed an ac- Budge and Make, almost writhing curacy which became more and more under this set-back, went right out for relentless as time went on, whereas the kill. They were not losing any. Mme. Sperling went, to put it quite more service games, and the winning plainly, more or lean to pieces. Which of Wood's service for 3-1 meant the Just shows what a funny game lawn match at 6-3. tennis is.

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YESTERDAY

New York, July 30.

The following reports on the New York Stock market have been received through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:

S. C. & F. Now York office cables: but the under-current on the whole was Arm. National Power & Light 82 cents Following the ruling by Kenesaw Company's shares carned

The Wall Street Journal report on Stocks to-day yesterday's market: were irregular and traders took pro- fits, though ralls, however, were bought heavlly. U.S. Steel, common, reached a high point for the year in the forthcoming expectation that Albany, N.Y., July 18.

dividend announcement would be fa- The two leading teams in the

A new life is opening for Edwin vourable. Stocks on the curl ex- "B" Division of the local Lawn We may see another pan-American Tennis League, the Chinese R.C. I am told that Mme, Sperling has final in this event, for Allison and and the South China Athletic As-C. (Alabama) Pitts, paroled Sing change rallied, being led by oil shares.

Van fyn beat the South Africans, sociation, are due to meet this Sing convict and former star Bonds were upward, not lost a set since Wimbledon last

tiary baseball tearn. year, and that is possibly the reason Bertram and Musgrove, without much afternoon on the latter's courts baseball player of the Peniten-The market developed a mixed trend, why she was seeded No: 2, but it la difficulty; but the two English "hoper," at King Park. significant that she then lost to Miss Hughes and Tuckey, who have to

then, scored a significantly clean-cut The Hongkong players are the

Demand deposita Hartigan, who was beaten by Miss victory against Andrews and Rogers. present leaders of the Division but Mountain Landis, Commissioner of per share for the year emiing June Jacobs, Going a little further back, It was left, however, the merely by virtue of having played! Baseball and known as the "Supreme 30, as against 94 cents per share for total $10,554,000,000, Miss Jacobs and Mme. Sperling have each won matches against each other women's doubles to furnish the song and won one match more than their Court" of baseball, allowing him to the previous year. at Wimbledon, and Mime, Sperling has of the afternoon the defeat of Miss Kowloon rivals. The top clab won play the game for the Albany team at

New York and Chicago commodity Messrs. been a finalist like Miss Jacobs, but Dearman and Mins Lyle by Mrs. Rive encounters and nocured an ag- of the International League, Pitts has Business failures for the past week

Mrs. Kirk. We are

sido Kowloon

won four with the club,

reparts received through while the yesterday Mias Jacobs was, on the Haylock and

Landis overruled the decision of Swan, Culbertson & Fritz: day, the dominant player. After 3-8 reminded of the house that Jack built gate of 1 games against four signed a brand now playing contract amounted to 221.

In the days of our childhood. "This matches and 33 games to two and a

Cotton: The first private catimato in the first set, she did not loso is the pair that best the pair that beat half.

the committee of the International

that Pitts published indicates a crop of 11,750,- other game, and for serenity she is

the pair," and so on.

The programme for this afternoon League, which decided Just about Mrs. Moody's

equal.

I have already described, I fear)

could not play, in the League because 000 balen.

Wheat: The market was easy on laboriously, the events is as follows:

jhe was an ex-convict. Let us now proceed to praise Mrs.

cables indicating a favourable Euro- to the defeat of Madame up Moody once again. She gave us an. somewhat what which led

The only stipulation made by pean crop and on the late weakness Henrotin and Mrs. Andeus, seeded Indian R.C.

Landis, which makes the contract of the mill markets. Sharply America's Mrs. Moody can do when No. 1, by Miss Dearman and Miss Kowloon C.

different from the original one Pitta duced private estimates are forecast is really confident that she can

was going to sign when the Interna- and we expect buying on any fur- score winners. She found that lies Lyle, and now they are out. What Kowloon C.C.

tional League commissioners stepped ther casiness of corn.

Rubber: It is reported Hartigan's second service was vulner. is going to happen to Mrs. Haylock South China

in, was that Pitts must not play in able and proceeded to fire at the chalk and Mrs. Kirk! I tremble to think,

other gorgeous display of

she

in a mammer which gave the linesmen and perhaps Miss Stammers and Miss James, who beat Mile. Jedrzejowska

the time of their lives, and had an and Miss Noel fairly handsomely, are obviously unsettling effect upon Mistrembling just a little bit likewise. Hartigan. Nevertheless, I say with

conviction that Miss Hartigan's game

was a fine ono. She might have

with

Baid

perfect propriety, "Don't blame

me, blame Mrs. Moody!"

WOMEN'S SINGLES

SEMI-FINAL ROUND

Mrs. F. R. Moody (U.S.A.) beat Mas J.

The difference between the game in Hartigan (Australia), 6-3, 6-3,

which she beat Miss Round and yester

Mi 11. Juerdo (1.B.A.) beat Mme. 9.

day's battle was that against Miss Bowling (Denmark), 6–3, 6–0.

Round she was able to call the ture more or less often, whereas against Mrs. Moody she was much less ently able to do so-though she

MEN'S DOUBLES

FOURTH ROUND"

W. Allion and J. Van yn best M. it pretty often-and was

Bertram and W. Musgrove, (~1, 10~8, 4-0. G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tucker bea? thys lured into "pressing" that very expressive golfing phrase with fre-1. D. Andrews and Cl. L. Rogers, 6-3, 4-5, quent fatal results.

CURIOUS RUN OF PLAY The run of the play was distinctly curious, and I must confens to being more or less unable to fathom its real significance. With great reluctance, I must, for want of a better exCUBO,

4-5.

D. Rudge and G. Mako beat F. Maier and H. B. Wood, G3, 6-4, 7-, H. H

J. J. Crawford and A. X. quit boat 14.

Bernant and C. Boumus, 6--2, 6-4, 6-4,

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

POURTH ROUND

Min K. F. Slammern and Miss F. James since Mixa Hartigan twice needed some beat Mile. Fedrselowska and Mise 8. Noel. sort of an excuse, put it down to the

youth. Mrs. R. E. Baylock and Mr. J. B. Kirk Instability of sontentious remarks are prompt- best Mins F. M. Dearman and Mia N. M.

Present-day

ed by the fact that Miss Hartigan, Lyle, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.

led by 3-1 in the first set and did

8-0 in the second set and did not

not get another game in it, and by

got another game in that one either.

MIXED DOUBLES

FOURTH ROUND

H. C. Hopman and H. C. Hop

Yet she played championship law beat 11. W. Atatin end Miss A. M. Yorke, tennis, though not quite regularly, 8-

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TC-

that 171

The league table for the "B" Divi- any exhibition games. The object of effort was made by Trade interests sion is appended:

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