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VERITAS” DESCRIBES DEFEAT OF G. VON CRAMM

WIMBLEDON TENNIS

FINAL

Perry Proves Himself The World's Best

BY "VERITAS"

The Centre Court, Wimbledon, July 5. I have just seen Fred Perry, of England gloriously beat Gottfried Von Cramm, the Ger- man tennis ace, retain the Wimbledon title, and prove once and for all that he is one of the greatest artistes the world of tennis has ever known. Perry won like a champion by 6-2, 6-4; 6-4, and not a single competent critic is prepared to deny that the Ealing player gave one of the most magnificent displays of his colourful career.

The roar which greeted the final point of a pulsating match could have been heard a mile away, the vast concourse of spectators leaping to their fest to acclaim the champion of champions and to pay. a fitting tribute to a brillant loser...

When one, witnesses, the men's aingles final of the world's greatest Leanis tournament one naturally ex- pects to be eftertained by some excii-

and high-class tennis: but it is

of

bighly speculative whether any provi ous final produced an exchange much classic strokes as those in to- saya match on the Contes Court

Perry; the embodiment of cool. mess, resourcefulness and enterprise. triumphed over a player who needed the whole of the first set in which 14% recover from "nerves" and who then set about an impossible tank with the skill and gallantry, of a Cochet at his 6ghting best.

PERRY UNBEATABLE Perry on his form in this match is unbeatable in the world to-day. For the best part of three sets Von Cramm played

A brand

OLYMPIC GAMES FILM

TO BE PRODUCED BY NAZIS

A GREAT EPIC

Berlin, July 4, Herr Hitler has asked Fraulein Leni Riefenstahl, the Nazi film actress and producer, to produce an ambitious composite film of the Olympic Games in Berlin next your.

Fraulein Riefenstahl was recent- ly awarded the annual Relch film prize for her work as producer of The Triumph of Will," the film of of tonniy which the Nazi party congreas at Nurem would have wilted any other competi- berg.

tor at Wimbledon.

•

Perry's response to rasping It is hoped that the film of the drives which clipped the tram-Olympic Games, which will be lines and kicked up the white-shown in cinomas all over the world wash on the baselines was as a great epic of modern sport, succession of amazing passing will persuade many foreign critics shots which left the German to think more kindly of the Third

Reich. paralysed a few feet from the net.

Fraulein Riefenstahl has already True, Von Cramm did not always begun work on the new film, the time his advances to the forecourt first shots being of German sol- with the accuracy one expected from diers building the Olympics village such fine tactician: but then he knew at Doeberitz, in which the compet- that he did

the not secure position Perry would, and the Englanting athletes are to be housed.

鹿典路

how early

In the

match had revealed

superb he could be on the

Fraulein Riefenstahl's camera men will also travel to Grocco to shoot the beginning of the torch race

not oxcursions were perfectly mate, for they followed up powerful ground strokes which had driven Forry wide of the court, Nevertheless

But the majority of Von from Olympia to Berlin.

it

The torch, which, according to

the international Olympic rules,

It was from such positions that Porry must burn ever the Stadium while

gun bullet forehand cross-court drive kinilled by the flame carried all the and a perfectly placed aliced backhand way from Greece.

wide of

of the Incoming German. What mistakes Perry did make (and Low) were

to

they were wont chiefly, due trom simple carolousnous. He WILE service-aced

several timon for Voh Cramm has one

of the fastest first-service deliveries

GOODWOOD STAKES

Sporting loser, Baron Gottfried von Cramm, smiled as he con. gratulated victorious Fred Perry after 'their court battle for the tennis championship at Wimbledon.

GIANTS Lawn Bowls Tie SUFFER Unavoidably DEFEAT Called Off

PHILLIES WIN NARROWLY

TIGERS OUT-HIT BROWNS

GROUND FIT BUT PLAYERS ABSENT

THE TEST GAMES

ENGLISH CRICKET OF TO-DAY

A SEARCHING ANALYSIS

It may be futile to cry over

spilt milk, but an inquiry into the cause of the spilling can some- times prevent second mishap, writes "Watchman" in the

Observer.

American

Yacht Wins

SCOTLAND'S NEW GOLF Again CHAMPION

YANKEE FIRST AT PLYMOUTH

THREE RIVALS GIVE UP

London, July 6.

HECTOR THOMSON WINS TITLE

J. MCLEAN LOSES IN FINAL

London, July Scotland has a new champion Glorious weather favoured the regatta of the Royal Westera in Hector Thomson, boy chain- Yacht Club of England at Ply-pion in 1931, who now has a right fouth yesterday, when there was to claim to be Great Britain's a fine sailing breeze from about best amateur. On Saturday he

The manner of England's defost at Lord's, humillating in its complete nssa, has produced a good deal of north by west. It gave the defeated Jack McLean, the hold- lamentation, and given rise to many yachia a reach on the starboarder, by two and one, in the 38 theories and explanations. Although tack to the eastern mark, then holes final of the Scottish Amat- the views oven of those engaged in a turn to windward to the west eur Championship at St. Andrews. the game differ upon the exact state ern mark, and a close reach home of the wicket at various periods, thie on the port tack.

bo mado a this The wind held true all the day, Pitch, cannot be usual, the tallure of but in the English Channel in the morning there was a little lop in the sca.

our cricket has been attributed to

are many people who

kocally that the wrong

sins of the Selection c

It was a day of spectacular sail

were chosen. Possibly. But who are ing, and there was another conclu-

Last year, with McLean not defending a title he had won for two years. Thomson annexed the Irish Open amateur championship. and in the Inaugural Western Isles championship recently he won the amateur honours after à replay.

Four thousand people saw the

the right players! It is easy to say alve victory by the transatlantic finish of Saturday's match, which that this man would have done better visitor, Yankee. She was sailed was in doubt almost to the last than that

man, but where is the magnificently by her owner, Mr.putt. Thomson held an early ad-

claima The Kuuranteo?

of youth

have Gerald Lambert, and from the first vantage, but McLean fought back been loudly advocated, but the limited led the fleet, which numbered six. and led by a hole at the end of the experiments made with new players Her competitors were the King's round. He lost that as soon as the

3. season were not successful. N. S

yacht, Britannia, the ex-challenger afternoon round opened. Thomson Mitchell-Innes, the youngest of the team at Nottingham, was the only Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's Endeavour, never allowed the champion to go

reach Mr. W. L. Stephenson's Velsheds ahead again. There batsman on the side who did not reach Mr. C. R. Fairey's Shamrock and more than two holes between the double figures, and E. R. T. Holics, Mr. Hugh F. Paul's Astra, They men, and only 14 hues in the 35

this

very popular,

ver

was choloo,

a melan-

Was never

choly failure at Lord's.

were set a course of 36 miles, on changed hands. McLean won six That many Test matches have been which Shamrock was allowed 2 min. and Thomson eight, the champion fours for tho being seven over in the armchairs of the selection 53 sec., Britannia 4 min. 12 sec.. match, while Thomson was lost committee is an historical fact, and and Astra 6 min. 17 sec.

there was much that looked wrong Astra, Shamrock and Britannis about the side beston by South Africa.

FIC: in turn elected to give up, and this

over.

Ave

The omission of R. W. V. Robins not

or left the race to three certain prize- BOSTON BRAVES'

bowlor

only robbed the team of A who is generally at his best at Lord's winners. but also of a magnificent ficidaman

all-round

When the race started there was

nan, whilst the introduction of a whole sail breeze and the start Farrimond kept another batsman or was perhaps the finest of the sea-. bowler out, and did not improve the son. wicket-keeping. But it must be T-

that some of those who ac-'

at Lord's-Nichols

HOW THEY STARTED Astra sought out the lee end of

ed big dendis at Trent Bridge and Leyland, for example, Until the starting line, but Yankee elect

were unsuccessful selection committees can see into the ed the weather berth, although future, thero

men Velaheda and Endeavour made Will always be chosen who are subsequently discover every effort to deprive her of the ed to be unfit for the job. Selection position. Eventually Yankee cross- committees cannot create players ored to windward, with Volsheda

WILD EXCUSES.

DISPUTE

PRESIDENT GIVES UP POST

JUDGE FUCHS REPLACED

New York, July 31.. Mr. Ford Frick, the President of the National Baseball League, has announced that Judge Mils Fuchs is relinquishing the pro- - sidency of the Boston Braves as from to-morrow.

strategic captains out of hat, and it is surely time that we under her lea. Then came Endeay- Britannia, and Shamrock. appreciated the bitter fact that our English cricket is now and has been Astra held a course of her own.

When the eastern end of Ply- for several years of indifferent quality.

mouth Break-water was reached, the five were in a cluster almost beam and beam, except Astra, but To criticise our batsmen or bowlers Yankee was in a favoured position. The successor to Judge Fuchs will (By "Sagax")

has come to be regarded as un-

be Charles F. Adams and it is Once outaldo the Breakwater, stated that the resignation of Fuchs Yesterday's weather rather be-patriotic. Excuses of the wildest hava Britannia was doing well.

been made for defeat. When A. E. R. lied the playing conditions of the Gilligan's team. returned from Aus- Shamrock, Endeavour, and Britan- is due to his inability to make cer- Kowloon Bowling Green Club's tralia after losing four of the five nia in turn luffed for the leader's tain payments to Adams. misunderstanding two

engaged in the semi-final match

Adams takes over Puchs's entire

New York, July 31. Another defeat was suffered by green yesterday and owing to a Test matches they were greeted as if weather. At the first mark, Yan-

of had by 16s, from

the the New York Giants, the present leaders of the National Baseball players who were to have been When the airde undor R. E. 5. Wyntt Endeavour 11, nm Velgeda and stock in the Boston Braves and failed. dismally in the West Indies

up the rear.

This is the second time this year League, but their advantage over en Lawn Bowls Pairs Cham they were exonerated from blame on with Shamrock and Astra bringing Router. their nearest rivals is so great

Yankee soon worked out a good that the Braves have had domestic the wickets very jumpy. hot, and that their reverse has had little pionship failed to put in an ap- the ground that the climate was very material affect on the league pearance.

Back-patting has been rampant in the lead from Velaheda, who was hotly trouble. It will be remembered by Endeavour. They that Babe Ruth, the former New standings.

The green was in a fit condition land. Players of the younger genera pursued

star asked to be The Giants were playing the for play although on the heavy side tion have been made to believe that changed places, while Britannia York Yankees

they bat and bowl in a

scientific was still lying fourth, with Astra placed on the retired list because ho Phillies, whose victory was due and one rink was laid out in pre- manner that their fathers never and Shamrock having a ding-dong was not allowed by the manager fo in no small measure to Joe Moore,paration for the match, which how-dreamt of, and while they have been struggle.

have a day off to attend the errivul, who scored two home runs. Dolph fever, did not eventuate.

basking smugly in the fattery, they They completed the first round in America, of the Normandie on have gone on losing matches to hit for the circuit during the M. J. Medina and J. Cavanagh, little people who were once our pupils, as follows: Yankee, 12h. 18m. her maiden voyage recently,

to 498.; Endeavour, 12h. 20m, 85%.; When men of over forty began, to the Craigongower C. C. pair put in

In the world, but on the whole Perry Hoplite Wins In Field Camili, their home-run star, also

return of service was one of the outstanding features of the match.

The Englishman was occasionally

GERMAN'S PUZZLING SERVICE

and went

Of Seventeen

London, July 31.

Goodwood

match.

the

The Detroit Tigers, top team an appearance shortly before 4.45 make more runs and to take cheaper Velsheda, 12h. 20m. 655.; Britan- in the American League, had a p.m. and waited until 6.30 p.m. for wickets than they did ten years pro- nis, 12h, 22m. 18.: Astra, 12h. 25m. 1h. 40m, 16. Volsheda, 1h. 45m.

11s.: Britannia, ih. 48m. 29*. good win over the St. Louis their opponents, 3. Eccleshall and viously it should have been obrious 49s.; Shamrock, 12h. 26m. 138.

that

the cause was a falling off

Endeavour closed a trifle, while With Britannia, the others, re- pusled by his opponent's second ser The following was the result of the Browns and, with the match J. Shepherd, but neither turned up the standard of the batting and bowl-Valsheda was not to be shaken off. tired from the race. There was a vlog, which klekod high

between the Yankees and the It appears that Shepherd, earlier

supplied by younger men. But Turning to windward for the seastern struggle between the trio, Away sharply to the backhand, but Goodwood Stakes run at

Athletics being postponed, the in the day, had communicated with the obvious was ignored, facts were ond time there was a great deal of but Yankee was unassailable. The Tigers Increase their lead slightly. Cavanagh, the intimated that he reversed, and it was said that the

Results of matches played to would be at the club at 4.45 pm. men were becoming better and better movement in the sea, and when the finish was timed; 1, Yankee, 2h. as the green was pronounced fit every season because they were learn-yachts started to reach home, Yan- 58m. 30s.; 2, Endeavour, Sh; 0.m. day follow:

for play provided there was no furing more and more from experience, kee was 2m. in front of Endeavour, 38.; 3, Volsheda, 3h, om, 20s.” NATIONAL LEAGUE

ther rain.

an absurd contention to be made in while Velaheda had dropped a lot Kismet (Mr. J. Colin Newman). connection with a game which demands of ground:

easily won the handicap class for so much quickness of us and wildt

The second round times were. vessels. over 25 tons. Captain and foot.

Yankee, 1h. 37mm: 55.; Endeavour, Beltiho's Morwenna was second. (Continued on Page 9.)

Claran, 6 to 1

Hoplite, 100 to 6'

Mallin, 20 to Fourteen ran.

Perry showed here that he had learnt to-day: valuable lessons from his encounters with Roderick Mensel, whose service performs similar disconcerting tricks. Despite the fact that Von Cramm was more effective on service than in any other department of the game,

Continued on Page 9.)

The race was won by four lengths. with a head between second and third. ---Router.

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ent complexion on the situation and (Berger scored a home run for neither Shepherd nor Eccleshall the Braves and Leslie for the was present.

Dodgers).

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(Frank House blanked out the the same greens as originaly fixed.

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"C" DIVISION TENNIS

Of Matches Programme

For To-day

The Kowloon Cricket Club, joint) leaders of the "C" Division Lawn Tennis League, will be meeting the Chiness. R. C. this.

Is afternoon, weather

Permitting.

Chinese are only fourth in the league, but the club has not yet suf- fared a defert, having won all throa Three matches in the Lawa matchen played. The Kowloon C C Bowls Singles Championships, played seven and lost but one. which were postponed from last The programme for to-day is s Thursday on account of the rain, followsi

Kowloon Indians Recreio are to be played off to-day.

Included in the list for this after Chinese R.O. noon is the match between B. W: OBA

University Bradbury, of the Craigengower Craigengower C.C., and C. G. Bilva, of the Club The present positions of the various (Greenberg scored a home run de Recreio. The match is to be clubs are as followances

Chicago

(Harder acored two home runs for the Indians).

St. Louls.. Detroit

Kal Tak Airport,

for the Tigers).

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Boston

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