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QUEEN OF THE TENNIS COURTS STAGES COME BACK

MRS. MOODY'S GREAT RECOVERY

BRILLIANT TENNIS PLAYED BY THE TWO FINALISTS

BRITISH TRIUMPHS IN WOMEN'S AND

MIXED DOUBLES EVENTS

( BY H. S. SCRIVENER)

London, July 8.5-

Mrs. Moody is indeed a great player. That must have been the inevitable conclusion arrived at by all who saw her win the women's singles championship at Wmbledon for

Mrs. Willa Moody, the American the seventh time on Saturday. And what about Miss Tennis star, who for the saranth time Jacobs, who was only beaten after being within a stroke of

has won

the Wimbledon Singles victory. She is unquestionably a great players' too. In

championship, is seen here photo- fact, 30 splendidly did these two girls play that one felt three st-world champions met-outside the ring. From left: Gene Tunney,

graphed after the final match with inclined to wish that both could have won. Miss Helen Jacobs, whom she has mat three times in 'a final match at Wimbledon.

Giants And

Yankees Are Disengaged

CARDINALS AND TIGERS WIN

BASEBALL IN

AMERICA

New York, Aug. 1. Neither of the New York Imse-

Among those who witnessed this splendid battle from the Royal Box were Princess Helena Victoria, Prin- cena Maria Loulae, the Earl of Athlone, Mr. Ramsuy Macdonald the the American of London, Lord Mayor Ambassador and the Austrian and Swiss Ministers.

WYATT IN

NEED OF

The next reflection, apropos of Mrs. A REST

Moody's greatness, in that she has regained in a positively wonderful manner the position of foremost woman player in the world, which she was compelled to relinquish nearly two years ago, after a return to tournament play which has lasted for

few weeks.

In

only the short space of time she has had to overcome the difficulties caused hy what may be termed lack of the tournament habit; she has sustained which to anyone less courage. a defeat pur would have proved distinctly dis. heartening has had to reckon with the

that several of ber former ber

Speaking general-

might have proved to have gone while she had been standing atill. Yet nothing has turned her

WHY HE CANNOT GO ON TOUR

STRAIN OF BIG CRICKET

At'the latest grant boxing match la America where Louis'bout Carners, the former Heavyweight champion, who unconquered retired from the Dampsey, the ex-champion in heavyweight,

sport, Mikey Walker, the former Welter-weight champion and Jack

C. M. TOBIN LEAVING THE SHANGHAI Y.M.C.A.

WELL-KNOWN SPORTS ORGANISER AND ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR

Shanghai, July 28.

BOWLS FOR WOMEN

GREAT IMPROVEMENT

SHOWN

ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE MEN

And

(By G. T. BURROWS)

London, July 9, Gradually the margin of superiority between' men women bowlers is being reduced. Within the past season, since men have been ever so much more "sporty" and given them improved 50 per cent. in rink

JACK HOBBS

LIFE STORY

..

instruction, women players have OF JACK play, Le, four aside, and perhaps HOBBS

30 per cent. in single-handed play.

The herd habit remains strong! among women players. They bowl;

infinitely better as a quartette than in AN INTERESTING

individual play against the opposite

| BOX.

Waddon Residents' B.C., Croydon, have a women's section from which, If one took four, or even eight and matched them in one rink, or two rinks, against an average man's team, they would wipe the floor with the malen. They were brilliant exponents of the rink game, and their star quartette would on their day boat quite eight out of any ten single sinks of picked above-average-quality males. WANT TO LEARN ROUGH STUFF

The Shanghai foreign and Chinese community and, in particular, the sporting community will learn with regret that, in the near future, it will lose one of its outstanding organisers and leading supporters in the person of Mr. Chester M. Tobin, Activities Secretary of the Foreign The strain of big cricket and Y.M.C.A., who will become dissociated from the "Y" as on the after-effects of his fractured August 1, having been given notice by the Board of Direc-the skittling shot. jaw are the principal reasons for

E. 3. Wyatt declining the tors on Friday, on grounds of economy. M.C.C. invitation to lead a side

ball outfits had fixtures to-day her purpose, and in the course in New Zealand next winter.

and, in their absence, both the Cardinals, who are second to the Glants in the National League, and the Tigers, who are top of the American League, won their

matches.

The Cardinals were opposed to the Cincinnati Reds whom they beat by 7-5, while the Tigers won

from the St. Louis Browns by G-. Results of to-day's matches fol-

NATIONAL LEAGUE

low:

Brooklyn

Boston

Chiengo

Pittsburgh

of her passage to the final she has gone on from strength to strength

"In view of the Australian tour

CRICKET

until on Saturday we saw her in full the following year, and the fact possession of her wonderful stroke that I have been considerablyTOURISTS equipment and, what is more, blest weakened by my fractured jaw." with supremo coolnosa, confidence he said, "I have been advised to have a winter's rest. The strain of Test and county cricket this summer has told on me." N

and determination.

Thus is it that crises like that of Saturday referred to above are faced and overcome. So it came about that

WIN EASILY

the girl who is actually the finer and following players had accepted in- SOUTH AFRICANS|

more versatile player won. But let

TO DEATH"

St.

#.

E.

"PM TICKLED

4 11 0

2 13 0

T 10 1

& 10

3

(Vaughan scored a home rua for the Pirates).--

St. Louis

Cincinnati

የሱ 7 12

10 1

(Lombardi scored a home run

for the Reda).

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland

Chicago

R. II.

E.

8 10

D

8 10

0

(Hale scored a home run for the Indians)..

Bt. Louis

Detroit

Boston

Washington

Mr. Moody's Comment

On Wife's Win

"I'm tickled to death," was Mr. Frederick Moody's comment on his wife's great Miss Helen victory over Jacobs, states a Reuter San Her Francisco message. father, Dr. C. A. Wills, said: "She came from behind to win, did she? That's the way champions' play."

Mr. Howard Kinsey, Mrs. Moody's coach, said: "By gally, didn't tell you? I didn't think she would have

from

behind

8 B

2

6 14

Б

I

to

9 17 0

(Buddy Myer scored a home run for the Senators).

Renter

WATFORD TENNIS RECORD

Perry-Prenn Exhibition Arranged

יוּ

men's

K. Chartikavalj roached the semi-final round of the angles and the holder, Mrs. E. Macready, Miss J. L. Francis, Miss P. J. Owen and Miss L. Green that

of the women's singles in the Hert

fordshire championships at Wat ford.

[of

come

though.

Whilst acclaiming Mrs. Moody's victory, almost everyone in America. has kind words for Miss Jacobs.

Mrs. Jacobs took her daughter's defeat sportingly. but she was obviously very disappointed.

on

It has been announced that the vitations to form the M.C.C. team

to tour New Zealand next winter: N. S. Mitchell-Innes (Oxford University),

A. G. Powell (Essex).

A. D. Baxter (M.C.C.).

H. D. Read (Essex),

J. II. Human (Middlesex).

Hon C. J. Lyttelton (Worces- tershire),

James Langridge (Sussex)..

D. Smith (Derbyshire). J. Sims (Middlesex). Hardstaff (Notts).

E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey) has been Invited to captain the side and James Parks (Sussex) is to be asked to go.

Two more players have to be chosen and no fewer than eight amateurs have to be included.

Local Lawn Bowls Championship

YESTERDAY'S TIES POSTPONED

(By "Sagax")

AT OVAL

TWO CENTURIES SCORED

Against four English International males in a recent match of 21 up they were beaten by a very small because they did unly not excel at rough he man stuff with

margin and

BOOK

WRITTEN BY THE. MASTER BATSMAN

(By Frank Thorogood) "My Life Story" is a volume by Jack Hobbs and one dedicated to his wife, "who has been the inspiration of my career."

Told in simple lnguage and leavened with many good stories, it

le a harrative that should make an When women have learned to steer instant appeal to the vast army of the smashing shot, successfully into admirers who have made the name "Chet," as he is popularly known hond they will have absorbed all of Hobbs a household word.

Like Tom Hood, he remembera by his host of friends and admirers the arts of the rink games.

On

Sunday at Ashdown Park, the house where he was born and of his executive and organizing abilities, will be sorely missed Coulsdon, a mixed doubles game was all the incidents of a budding man-

decided between

Waddon, Coulsdon, hood, but as the narrative leng- locally, as he has done a great Wimbledon and other women players, thens to its end there is no deal in this city in Y.31.C.A. work wh

who had as partners many men of

and in organzing sports. "Chet" outstanding rank as all-round playore, melancholy suggestion that he is plans to leave China for tho It was a private invitation venture further off from heaven than when United States an noon as ho can art did not break the spirit of the he was a boy. It is the advantage arrange to do so, accompanied by E.B.A. rule that women should not of being a cricketer and not a post.

FIRST SURREY GAME. his wife. Ho plans to go straight be allowed to play in tournaments

with or against men. to New York and try to become

Those pairs which "nicked" well, connected with "Y" work there.

both in play and temperament, came out

and if the best,

E.B.A. International through the

Board, |would remove its ban, the attractive- ness of many a seaside tournament would be added to were mixed doubles included In the programme.

In his epilogue, for instance, Hobbs writes: "I have had n great deal of fun from the game and I assert that no other walk of life could have provided, me with the same happiness." His first class debut for. Surray

SHANGHAI SINCE 1928 "Chet" Tobin has been connect- ed with the local Y.M.C.A. since ite opening on June 1, 1928. He first came out hero in May of that What start should the best male year and it was through his cf-exponent of the four bowl rink game against a team captained by W. G. forts and hard work that the vari-be able to give to the best female? Grace gives the author a chance ous sporting activitives were or Do you place the figure at 6 or 71 of alluding to the monster of all 4,cricket, whose record of centuries put. would

low.

tourista continue to reveal win.ganized at the Y.M.C.A. and are which is what used to be the limit he was destined to break; but more

or-

London, Aug. 1.

cricket The South African ning-form and in their match at now growing steadily. Ho the Oval against Surrey they had Kanized the bowling competitions start in the old days at the great intimate impressions are given of

in this city and was responsible Binckpool tournament.

If the beat professional of those Don Bradman, Monty Noble, Her..

"Pat" Hondren, Percy Fender, no difficulty in winning by an for forming the Shanghai Bowling days dare not conceds more than bort Sutcliffe (his great partner), innings and 205 runa.

Bruce Mitchell, the Transvaal Congress, of which he is secretary. start to the smart young amateurs Walter Hammond and others." all-rounder, made the highest le formed the Shanghal Squash who often ventured to test their skill I have suggested would appear to be a fair one. score of the tour after Surrey had Racquets Association and was the across the classic Talbot sward, then been dismissed for 183 runs. He moving spirit in the International the margin. (4)

For five years, "Chet" was the CROUCH STANCE CONDEMNED hit up 195, Benting the previous best of 164 made by him in the Second Test match and. by I. J. Physical Director of the "Y" and, Siedle against Oxford University. in the organization plan at the

E. A. Rowan, who has now made end of 1933, he was made Activi- drawing qualities of those thousands

Ranso without ever being tutored. the team fret and then leaving the five centuries. contributed 171 les Director, having a great deal of women who have come into the old Australian method of choosing runs to the South Africans total of other duties added to his work. They crouch almost to lying face man to select their own captain."

apart from the Physical Depart down on the top of the green and The deeds accomplished by Hobba In Australia furnish; attractive. second Innings the mont. Members of the Foreign how they In their

chapters and those who are under for 184 runs.-Reuter.

of 572.

Chess Club.

Ono has to marvel at the sweet

watchers they had only

they get a wood away

In an estimate of England captains he thinks the time is not far distant when there will be no amateurs of suffichent ability to put into the England side..

In any case he would prefer the

South Africans dismissed Surrey "Y" will suffer most by his de-puzzle to male warned the free the impression that a cricketing

COMING ENGLISH CRICKETER

BATSMAN

parture. His pleasing personality will be missed around the build focted upright stance, the all-in-one-

ing and in all its activities, which piece standard-delivery style, with the Kentus has no eye to the main he was usually primarily responsi-left leg pushed out just far enough chance will observe a note of re- to ensure a neat stoop, with the wood gret that an 'old Surrey member ble in organizing,

placed sweetly on the groen they at Adelaide promised me £50 if I would have

at hit up a century in the third Test good the singles

as their

mon folk. and never paid up although I scored They have mastered pace and length 123. they have learned much about finding:

construction of heads, but they as

SORRY TO GO

· "Chet". Tobin is himself sorry

the

the

boon games as

never finish up

NO SUNDAY PLAYZA

The book at 5e. Is published by

to go. He has spent the last seven years in Shanghal and has made a

yet are weak in the forcing gamo His reverence for the Bible; his The occasional heavy showers A YOUNG NORFOLK host of both Chinese and foreign the run through bowl which wrecks objection to Sunday, play: his re- friends. He has built, up a great a head. Perhaps, for the sake of the fusal of an offer to stand as a Par- RENGETINGIITATION-RESPONSE DE TODAYSUIT ROLES TEATUNKTIONS ERROSTATE and the absence of any Jun

many activities and sort of nursed peace of many households it is as well

well fiamentary candidate for a London. various sports and organizations they have not. me say at once that I have never during the intervals once again the postponement of

In the matter of clothes for match berough; his envy of the oratory before seen Miss Jacobs so positively caused

Interviewed last night "Chet" marvellous in her stubbornness, and all Lawn Bowls championship AND TOTTENHAM along as if they were his "babios."

bohind. Their white two-and-late Herbert Chapman-these stated that. It was a great disun-w they have loft their menfolk) of Sutcliffe; and a ́letter from the FOOTBALLER in the regularity, with which she matches which were arranged for chopped back, and sometimes made yesterday afternoon in the

shots off Mrs. Moody's Singles event.

The star perforiner in the pointment for him to go and that threespiece suits make them look like topics furdish interesting asides to attacking hardest drives.

match at Norwich between was mainly sorry that perhaps so many soldiers on parade. Yet they an Illustrated cricket narrative

cards, their measures, marking pancils The principal fixture of the after-Recent at South Africans was some of the things he had built know not where to put, their score which ends with the segring figures BLOW AND COUNTER-BLOW

noon was to have been that be-W. J. Edrich, a young cricketer would perish when he left. In of chalk. Some

Alde pocket Finding her game at once. Mr Silva on the Taikoo R,C. green but mere, who scored a brilliant 111ferred to the Foreign Y.M.C.A,,ta tako the lot. Their tons and the Star. Publications Department

tween B. W. Bradbury and C. and Soccer footballer of 19 sum- ] this respect. Mr. Tobin mainly re- ] khould invent, a flat-lying sister of his career Moody won the first three games,

the night at is, a foreword by Mr. H. D. G. mainly by fine placing, with the lose

poused with his services, are also and they never finish: only three points; but Miss Jacobs the latter had asked for the past and hit eleven Fours.

elab bar.

Leveson-Gower, president of the Associations Surrey County Cricket Club. quickly retaliated by taking the fourth ponement of the fixture without Norfolk born, he plays for the losing Mr. G. Gillespie, assistant They have their A record crowd for a lawn toonist 30, the next two to love and going worrying about the condition of county as one of their best, all physical director, who resigned a

to 40 Mrs. Moody's service in a the greon.

championships. The round men; he has also been on couple of months ago to go and wall well manisgod and their coun tournament on the Sports Club long sovath game which Mrs. Moody

Another match which was to the ground staff at Lords for the B.C. the YMCA. in Vancouver, B-A will not affilato them, but women, take the attitude that ground witnessed the exhibition eventually won, after och had bad

Mr. G. A. Fitch, general secret they are getling on** quits well, singles between FJ. Perry and vantage more than once, and Miss have been played was that between last two seasons and is now quali-B.C.

thank you, and I'm beginning D. Prenn, which Perry won by Jacobs had made some gorgeous J. C. Brown and W. K. Way on the tying for Middlesex

Edrich, who is on the books of ary of the Foreign Y.M.C.A., to wonder if I have done the right 9-7, 1—6, 9—1, ther

This was a minor turning point sooner, did Brown step out of a Tottenham Hotspur F.C. as an out could not be reached last night thing in penning this article. The holder, J Yamagishi, and and Mrs. Moody went on to win the taxi than he was greeted with aalde left and who made 152, for and it could not be ascertained

Itoh, both of Japan, M. Bertram set at 68. But Miss Jacobe had

Norfolk against Herts last week from other sources whether the and heavy down pour.":

cut, drove and hooked in delightful Y.M.C.A. intended obtaining the Shanghai Amateur Baseball Club, (Bouth Africa) and G. L. Rogers only wavered momentarily. Thenca- (Ireland) qualified for the singles forward her length and placing were Without further ado he sat down, fashion, and M... Barton, the Ox-services of anyone else to fill the secretary of the Shanghai Amerl simi-final in the East of England so good that she held, her own well ordered a glass of beer and imme- ford Senior, helped the profession- gap to be left by Er Tobin and can Football Club, secretary, and championships at Felixstown Miss up to 8-3, and, after winning her distely sent, his woods back to the al to add 148 in two hours for the Mr. Gillesple

won Mrs. Club:

third wicket, his chief hits being ** 20 YEARS "Y" WORK L-Row (India) reached the final of a service for

Moody to loro, beating her twice the women's singles by defeating with fine passes wheth she essayed to. It transpired later that even had seven fours,

Mr. Tobin, CRidley by 64,6 volley. In the ninth game she lost there not been the shower, at five At a later period F. D. Cunliffe the professional lawn tonnis one set-point through serving a double o'clock the Civil Service green and R. C. Rought Rought put on been conn Which started at fault, but toned for this with fine would not have been in a it condi- 80 for the ninth partnership in a work for

service which gave her the matytion for play, by unakeln (Germany) It was noticeable that both girls allomatches will now be delayed Rought playing dashing cricket with

little over half an hour. Rought came here (Ireland) 6-3, in pite of the estreme heat, wormed for another week and yesterday hot only hit Dalton for four 4 terday..he

Tilden anxious to get on with it, and therm

neer, but followed; up this, punishment

Civil Service ‚C.C. green, but_no

LAWN TENNIS FIXTURES

"D" Division Matches

For To-Day organizer of the Shanghai Squash bag Racquets Association, member of According to the the Shanghal Swimming Associa fixture list there tion, organizer and secretary of matches down this the Shanghal Bowling Congress, “D": "Division of. secretary of the International Tennis League Chesk Club, secretary of the By The South China!

Playground Ball Panc Civil Service CuFOR

nan of the Bo ork and the Foilee E

B16bn Bowling;

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