1935-08-05 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY

Old Memories Of New Wimbledon

LAWN TENNIS PAGEANT

THROUGH 14 YEARS

(Continued from Page '8.)

fairly aaay sets down; but his re- covery against Tilden in the semi-final WAS as inexplicable then as now. Tilden, after leading 6-2, 6-4 was 5-1 in the third set and within three points of match. In the seventh game, with Cochet serving, Tilden suddenly

cracked and hit three successive shots out. He' was not forced by Cochet; be just unaccountably did it, as un strung as a broken racket. He had been serving magnificently, but he lost the eighth game to love, then the tenth, and then "the eleventh. At twelfth game, Tilden had pulled him- welf together a bit; it was better fought, but lost. He never regained his temporary magnificence, and

Cochet becoming 'consummately

tactical never let him rest his broken

PROGRESS

IN TENNIS LEAGUE

SEVERAL JUNIOR

MATCHES

GAMES PLAYED ON

SATURDAY

nerve, taking the next two sets for afternoon, the Army Tennis Club 6-4, 6-8.

In the final | against Borotra, Cochet was two sets down, and at 3-5 in the

defending the third third

match point. He made a backhand volley which looked like a double hit. Both players thought it was, but the um: pire gave it good." Cochet, thus re prieved, eventually ran Borotra to

On their own ground on Saturday

played off their postponed fixture in the "C" División Tennis League and were beaten by Ave and a half. against the University Tennis Club gets to three and a half.

H. Hau and Y. C. Lau were the outstanding pair for the Graduates, winning all their three matches.

Wilson and Sgt. King (A.T.C.) a standstill, and won as the luckiest lost to Ill. Hau and Y. CLA and plucklest champion till then and beat K. W. Ool and P. C. Yu 0-1

since.

MISS HELEN WILLS

Meanwhile Miss Helen Willa (now

beat K B. Cheng and Yang Ke 6-2.

Opl. Ballard and L/Cpl, Crayford (A...) lost to Hau and Lau 1-6:

with Ool

Mrs. Moody) had been winning her Cheng, nd Ke 6-2

and Yu 6-0; beat first championship, beating Benorita

and S/Sgt. Sgt. Major Connell

de Alvarez in the final. In the second Goold (A.T.C.) lost to Hot and Lau round of the event Miss Betty Nuthall, 2-8; lost to Ool and Yu 3-6; lost to aged alxteen and newspaper idol, had

Chong and Ke 3-6.. beaten Praulein Cilly Aussem 6-8, 8-2

and in the next round had sent a POLICE R.C. v. ARMY T.C. packed Court 1 nearly delirious with Joy by overwhelming Mrs. Mallory Previously postponed owing to rain, 0-1, 6-0, after losing the first set the "D" Division League Tennis 4-2. The ladies' side of the game was match between the Police Recreation still glamorous though Suzanne had Club and the Army. Tennis Club was

played on the former's courte

gono.

Scores:

After a brillant career of more than a decade in the ring, during which he defeated thres world champions, Young Corbatt 111; Freeno, Calif., southpaw, bowed to youth on July 4 at Jan Francisco, and Referey Jack Kannedy in shown awarding the decision to kou Brouillard, Corbett injured “hậu left elbow in the fifth round.

INTERNATIONAL CHANGE OF RESIDENCE LONGEST

BOWLS

WINS FOR WALES AND ENGLAND

· SCOTLAND LOSES

Wales, holders of the title for the past two years, and England

ALIEN FINED FØR FAILURE TO NOTIFY

WAR OF THE

ROSES COMMENCES

LANCASHIRE IN ARREARS

COUNTY CRICKET.

CHAMPIONSHIP

London, Aug., I Lancashire are, decidedly having the worry of the argument up to the present in the "War of the Roses" with Yorkshire at Bradford.

Obtaining first loss of the wicket, Yorkshire

bire put 228 runs. Bibbles, the Lancashire bowler, was in fine form and dismissed half the York-i shire team for 50 runs.

The Lancashire batsmen found the Yorkshire bowlers dificult to play.

Runs were hard to get, and when stumps were drawn for the day Lan- cashire had already lost five batsmen for only 28 runa.

of

200

LEICESTER «. NORTHANTS

Northanta are assured. losst first innings points in their { match Against Leicestershire at | Leicester. The home county were dismissed for only 187 runs in the first knock. Northants had' made 189

day.

MARATHON for four when play finished for the IN ORIENT

DERBYSHIRE ». WARWICKSHIRE

Thanks to L. Townsend, their all- rounder, Derbyshire were able to

Warwickshire, who had lost one wic- ket for 87 runs.

HAMPSHIRE v. SOMERSETSHIRE

Gisela

Mauermeyers,'

German woman discus thrower, who; during the Athletic contests in Berlin made the unusual throw of 48 yards,

NON-TITLE FIGHTS

Young Gildo Loses To Johnny Pena

San Francisco, Aug. 3."

Renaldo Spera, described as a writ Planned To Be Run At ako 814 in the first innings against pounds), of New York, gained

er, aged 25, appeared before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy on Saturday on a charge of failing to notify the Polics of his change of addreas from No. 7 Morrison Gap Read, to No. 98, Tai Po Road. on July 14 this year.

་

Dairen Shortly

Dairen, July 21, Plans for a seven-hundred mile marathon race between here and Changchun were announced to-day by the Manchukuo Track and Field) Association.

Hampshire took the whole day to make 201 runs in their match against visitors will bat on Monday. Somersetshire at Southampton." The

KENT ♥. GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Following up his 104 not out match, L. J. Todd, of Kent, has scored another century. In Kent's first in- nings which realised 335 runs against Gloucestershire at Canterbury to-day, ho knocked up 128 and was undefeated at the close of the innings. After Gloucestershire had made 20 for, no wicket, stumps were drawn.

Prosecuting, Sub-Inspector Nolloth stated that defendant formerly lived at No. 7, Morrison Gap Road, but had lately changed his residence, with an If carried out, It will be the first sceding of an English player, J. Cand resulted in the win for the Polk were winners in the first stage other man who lived with him. This time that such a lengthy race has against Worcester in the previous]

One of the features of 1920 was the Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon

of the international bowls tourna- other man had written a latter to the been held in the Orient, according Gregory, for the first time, with I, G. by 04 sets to 2%.

Police informing them of the change to the promoters-Rengo, Collins forming the first British pair R. C.) boat A.

C. Pile and C. Carruthers (Policement at Weston-super-Mare.

of address of himself and his wife, E. Cooper and T. to reacht the final of the men's doubles avies 6-1; beat. J. H. Fowler and F

Wales gained a dramatic victory but omitted to mention defendant.

* for six years, where W. Allison and, Whelan 0-3; beat W. F. Miller and eight

over Scotland by one phot-eighty;| beat them a thrilling

in a Van Byn five-setter, chiefly on account of the E. T. Taylor 6-5.

Major and 3. 0. Smith by (Police R. C.) beat Cooper and Davies plendid nursing of his regory's 7.5; drew with Fowler and Whole Allison, and the failure of smashing at a crisis in the last set.

In 1030 Tiden came back to cham-6-6 beat Miller and Taylor 6-4. planship

W. E. Meadows and D. G. Baker and brought America to (Police R. C.) lost to Cooper and win all the other events except the Davies 6-7; lost to Fowler and Whelan mixed doublex, and

even in that they were represented by Miss Ryan, 4-6; beat Miller and Taylor 6-4.

J.

partnering 1. H. Crawford, who thus

rather quaintly won his first title This year brings us to a period which

to world sup

A DRAWN MATCH. Visiting Hunghom on Friday, the

+

to eighty-seven--but England On July 26, the Police discovered shouting. “Sayo life" at the doorway. won easily against Ireland by one that defendant had changed his the went to her assistance and war hundred and twenty-two shots to address, but at that time defendant then confronted by three men, one of seventy-eight.

was in hospital and did not know that when asked him for his money. He

and one of the robbers struck him on Scotland made a good start and his friend had not mentioned his told them he did not have any money

the left shoulder with an iron bar.. were twenty-one shots ahead after five name in the letter to the Police. onda. They led by eighteen shots at ten ends, but Wales made a brilliant aware that he had not reported as he the three men bolted wihout stealing Another man fired a shot and then Defendant pleaded that he was not recovery and the scores were level st thought his friend had done so for anything. Afteen ends. With one end to play him." on the last rink Wales led by a singlo A fine of $5 was imposed. shot.

and thirty-eight at fifteen ends.

The scoren follow:

WALES. SCOTLAND

1. Evara, A. B. William, J. Dummer

BODY RECOVERED AT NORTH POINT

is more of new recollections than Kowloon Cricket Club played the England led all the way against HARBOUR TRAGEDY old, but it saw the beginning of Perry, Kowloon Dock Recreation Club in the Ireland, being twenty-one ahead at who, in 1991, with Austin had arrived "D" Division League the match re-five events, thirty-six at ten ende, fully. Both

were seeded and had ruling Millard and A. Duncan (Kow-

draw. Scores: laid foundations for Britain's

supremacy and the return loon Dock R. of the championship after many long J. Walker C.) beat B. Boltay and beat G. Philippons ker 6-2; A. G years. Austin, after missing a match and A. E. Perry 6-1; beat V. H. Free- point by a forgivable bit of bad judgment (missing an easy winner man and J. V. Kirby 6-3,

W. Tillery and A. Pearson (Kow. and J. F. O'Donnell (Wales) lost ball which he thought, was going loon Dock R. C.) lost to Soltau and to Dr. H. Scotland Dod. R. Fordyce, out of court), was beaten by Shields Walker B-6; lost to Philippens and J. Rowatt and W. 5. Lowe 14-28. in the fifth round, S. B. Wood boat Perry 1-8 lost to Freeman and Kirby Perry, for whom

the centre court was 2-0.

T. R. Davies, P. Holloway, S. Cecil, still rather a hoodoo, and, wed the title (Kowloon Dock R. C.) lost to Soltau A. Sprot 17-12.

with Shields V. M. Hast and 3. B. Sturgeon Smith, J. Campbeli, J. G. Dewar and tion at .North Point..

and W. J. Treen (Wales) 'beat A. J. retiring in the final, for America. America and Australia and Walker 4-6; drew with Philippens claimed the

men'

championship in and Perry 6-6; beat Freeman and the following two years, and Mrs. Kirby 6-2 Wills Moody twice added her name

to the ladies' roll. Then came triumph

1934, and with it Britain's great EXPLOSIVES ON RAIL triumph with Ferry and Miss Round

as her champions, a wonderful year

for later reminiscences.

STEAMER BURNT

CROSS-CHANNEL PRINCESS ENA BECOMES WRECK

London, Aug. 4.

A fire aboard the Southern Rail way's cross-channel steamer Prin-

CHIUCHOW-SWATOW RAILWAY WORKMAN KILLED

Swntow, Aug. 3.

The body of the late Mr. David James Wola, who was reported to have jumped into the harbour from a Star Ferry launch last Tuesday, was re- covered on Saturday morning near the Astatic Petroleum Company Installa-

The tragedy, it will be recalled, ne- curred when the launch was in the

D. Rees, A. J. Williams, W. H.middle of the harbour. The deceased Mitchell and A. J. Stacey (Wales) was seen to leave his scat suddenly beat W. Splitt, G. Calderwood, A. . take off his coat, and lean overboard Patterson and J. P. Morrison 21-13. despite the Intervention of one of the

H. M. Grizelle, W. J. Titley, E. Parry and J. Bibb (Wales) beat A. McDougall, D. L. Gibson, E. Gauld and B. Morrison 20-16.

parsongern.

The late Mr. Wolf was 39 years of sage and was born in Holland of Jewish

extraction.

J. A. Grifths, T. Toms; R. H. Baker and J. F. Williams (Wales) to W. Campbell, D. Tait, N.

lost

| Macpherson and A. Dunlap 16-18.'

ENGLAND. IRELAND

The remains were interred at the Jewish Cemetery yesterday morning. Rabbi R. Elesser conducted the service at the graveside, and the chief

was the widow, Others present were Miss N. Mesara. P. Chessex, A. Edgar, J.

mourner

Joseph,

One rallway workman was kill- ed and two others were seriously Injured as the result of an ex- plosion at a point between Feng- and G. W. A. Wright (England) beat Landau. E. Shekery, L. A. Toblas and chi and Wuyang Station on the J. Fielding, G. Curran, J. A. Boyd and M. Weil). Chiuchow-Swatow Railway.

B. Edgar, B. Greenberg, A. Gubbay,

J. Owen, A. K Cochrane, R. Steel J. Gubbay, E. Joseph, H. Joseph,

A. McAlpine 21-16.

A party of railway workmen. R. R. Slater, F. N. Johnson, C.

ceas Ena a few miles off the coast were Inspecting the rails on Au-

Walton and P. D. Tomlinson (Eng- ATTEMPTED -ROBBERY of Jersey will upset excursion ar-gust 1 near Fengchi, and found land) beat J. McClelland, W. R. rangements for August Bank Holi-a box between the sleepers partly Hewitt, C. Clawson and W. Gardiner

day.

cover with earth. On inspection

35-10. The vessel landed 360 passengers they found that it was a box of PM. Burdon, E. P. Baker, E. W. INTRUDER FIRES A SHOT IN

and H. O, Bristow (England)

In Jersey from Southhampton to explosives probably placed there beat R. Weir, J. Wilkin, A. Harvey day and was proceeding to St. Malo by bandits to blow-up the train. and P. T. Watson 24-9. on special excursion work when a When the workmen were digging] fire was discovered.

out the box it exploded.

The crew have taken to the boats. There were no passengers aboard.

The Princess Ena is now a total wreck.--Reuter..

The train service on the Hino was not affected, only slight dam- age having been done to the rails, which were immediately re- paired.---Wah Kiu Yat Po.

H.Bull

AU TAU VILLAGE

An attempted armed robbery with Wilson, C. Mason and violence in the Au Tao district in G. Curtis (England) lost to the early hours of Saturday was Baker S. Agnew, J. Thomson and contained in police reports yester

McPartland 15-23. and W. 3. Jonca (England) beat Jstaman, living at 59 Sheung Chuen T. C. Hill, P. Guy, W. M. Grice dal Kwong, aged 38, unemployed Cameron, W. Stewart, E. Watson and Village, Pat Heung, reported that at A. Brown 27-20.

1a.m. he was awakened by, his wifel

..

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

An empty cartridge" care and a spent bullet were found in the kitchen,

SURREY ▼. NOTTS

orcupled

Visiting Surrey, Notts of play, they had 846 runs on the the wicket the whole day. At close

board for eight wickets.

SUSSEX ♥ MIDDLESEX- Sussex also batted the whole day Lal Kwong described the first against Middlesex at Hove and made robber as being about 32 years of 363.rums.

age and armed with a knife; the second was armed with an iron bar

ESSEX. WORCESTERSHIRE.

|

and carried a torch, and the third had a pistol.

Despite R. Howorth's fine bowling, Police regard it as a doubtful- re- | Essex put up 872 runs in their frui port.

Innings against Worcestershire.

In a light-weight eight-round con- test here tonight, Johnny Pena (124

decision over Young Gilde (125. pounds),

Gildo was knocked down in the third round, but he came back strongly to fight until the end when the verdict was awarded against him. -Unit Prese.

MEXICAN'S VICTORY

Los Angeles, Aug. 3. Speedy Dado, the Manila-born ban- tamweight, was beaten on points in ten-round fight against Panchokvas, of Mexico, hore to-day.

The Mexican out-punched and out- boxed Dado all the way. There we no knock-downs in the course of the fight-United Press.

Howorth captured five for 62 runs. At close of play, Worcestershire had:44 with all their wiekets intact,

"GLAMORGAN v, SOUTH AFRICANS

Honours are fairly even up to now between Glamorgan and the · South Africans at Swansea. The touriste batted first and hit up 809.

Glamor gan-had lost three wickats when stumps were drawn to-day, but they had 108 on the boarde-Reuter.

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