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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23,

1935.

BIG CROWD SENT INTO DELIRIUMS AT WIMBLEDON

MAX BAER and his famous grin

BITTER ATTACK ON AUSSIES

"DEFEAT DODGERS"

SAYS CARR

LARWOOD SPAT AT BY CROWDS

Australian cricketers piiloried

LOUIS AND BAER

TO FIGHT

YANKEE STADIUM AS VENUE

IN A MONTH'S

-

TIME

New York, Aug. 22. Joe Louis, the Detroit "Black

tho menace" and

man who slaughtered Primo Carners and King Levinsky, has now definitely" been matched against Max Baer, the former world champion..

Joe Louis la engaging in a series

of qualifying contests with a view.

to becoming the rightful challenger for the Worki title which is held by¿¿D James Braddock, the, conqueror of Max Buer.

It is announced here that the New York Athletle Commission bas advised that the fight between Joe Lis and Max Baer has been de

initely fixed to take place at the

Yankee Stadium on September 24.

Mike Jacobs is the promoter und the contest will be held under the auspices "f the Milk Fund... Gnited PresR.

MAXIE'S KID BROTHER

New York, Aug. 22.

It was announceif to-night that Duddy Baer, Maxie's kid brother,

as "defeat-dodgers" and a defence will not be fighting Jackie Doyle nà

of the M.C.C. against "unwar; yet owing to the threatening wens rantable attacks" brought cricket ther.

into the news recently.

It is stated that the fight arrang-

A. W. Carr, ex-England and fed for to-night between the two has Nottinghamshire cricket captain, been

indefinitely

is the Australians' accuser. In a United Press.

bitter denanciation of their tac-

ties he makes this revelation:

"When Larwood was in Aux- tralia with the Test team he was the spat ni by larrkins in crowds, booed aut of cinemax and had to have police protec- tion. "My

of the own experience, Australians," he adds, "is that if

can

they cannot win they will stand to be beaten if they help or avoid it. They will go to almost any lengths to dodge that.

The attack is contained in his book, "Cricket with the Lid Of."į published last month Hutchin- son, 68.)

Lord Hawke, presiding af A ericketers' meeting at Lord's re cently, anid:

postponed.--.

INTERPORT TENNIS

TEAMS

WEAK SIDE FOR SHANGHAI

BUT BEST LADIES AVAILABLE

JOE LOUIS

ELDEST

BROTHER SUCCEEDS

WHITCOMBES IN GOLF REPLAY

IRISH TITLE AT NEWCASTLE

London. July 27.

R. A. Whitcombe, youngest of) The three famous golfing brothers, lost the replay of the Irish Open

the on Championship,

Royal County Down club's course, at Newcastle, yesterday to his eldest brother, Ernest R. Whitcombe, by three stroken; two angla of sevens during the day killed his chance.

At the holes concerned--the first and the ninth-Ernest had five and four respectively, a balance of five stroken proved extremely valuable.

The' scores were:

which

DAVIS CUP WIN BY BRITAIN

SENSATIONAL MATCH IN DOUBLES

G. P. HUGHES AND C. R. D. TUCKEY SCORE BRILLIANT TRIUMPH

AMERICA'S FOREMOST PAIR BEATEN BY NEW COMBINATION

(By "Veritas")

.G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey (Great Bri- tain) beat W."Allison and J. Vân Ryu (United States) 6-2, 1-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3.

EXHIBITION TENNIS

KHÔ SIN-KIE ẠT

CAUSEWAY BAY

Tennis enthusiasts are reminded that Kho Sin-kic, the Chinese Davis Cup tennis player, is giving an exhibition against Tocal players at the Chinese R.C.. Causeway Bay, this after- at 5 noon, commencing

p.m:

Kho will oppose S. A. Rumjahn in a singles match and then, partnered by Lee Wai-tong. he will play against the Rumjahn

cousins.

Top Teams

Beaten At

Baseball

RED SOX NOSE OUT TIGERS

CUBS NOSE OUT GIANTS

New York, Aug, 22. The leading teams in the two major Baseball Leagues in America were beaten to-day, the Giants being nosed out by the Cubs and the Tigers losing to the Red Sox.

The match between the Giants and the Cubs was featured by the high average of home runs scored. The contest was taken to eleven innings before a decision was renched and then only seven runs were registered by the two teams.

YORKSHIRE Of this number no less than six

CRICKET

were home runs.

St. Louis Cardinals, second to the Giants in the National League, were not engaged. their match On account of rain, at the New York Yankees, challengers to the Detroit Tigera. also suffered defeat,

Results of matelies played to- day follow:

The Centre Court, Wimbledon, July 29.

Great Britain retained the Davis Cup to-day with what can be rightly described as the most CHAMPIONS postponed sensational victory the holders have ever gained in the history of the competition. With odds of at least 4 to 1 against them Hughes and Tuckey sent a big crowd into doliriums of delight with a brilliant display of doubles tennis to beat their famous American foes after five sets.

GS.

SENSATIONAL FIGHT IN LONDON

WATSON KNOCKED

OUT

MILLER WINS

London, July 20. Freddie Miller Anjeriet), the featherweight champion of the

E. R. Whitcombe 74 and 74-world, knocked out Tommy Watson

Newcastle) in the second of 1.18.

contest at Anfield. Liverpool, last night."

R. A. Whitcombe 76 and 75-ten rounds ago

151.

As announced sometime "In most cases The M.Câ, is | Hongkong is not to be strongly not to blame for the things on represented in the forthcoming which they have been attacked. men's Interpoort Tennis match as many of them come under the against Shanglan next month, prominent Jurisdiction of the Board of Con-Several of the

local players have not been able trol."

ko get away,

STANDFORD TIPPED

TO REPEAT

Ernest Whitcombe has thus re- gained title he won in 1928, when the event also took place at Newcastle, County Dowf

The figures in the first round were:

The men's tram will be compose *ed of the following playera: ka Ka-fan, W. C. Hung, Taui Wai- pui, Tsui Yin-pus and Lee Wai-37. tong.

In the women's inatch however, the Colony will be represented by

confidently expected that

The match was made at 9st. 9.

It was a sensational ending of about which in the four minutes

ten seconds that it lasted did not indicate its qulek finish.

A

On

E. R. Whitcombe-tut; 5, 6, 4, 8, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4-37.

few weeks are the men met Home: 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5—at Anfield and Miller won

points, but last night he clinched Total 74. R. A. Whitcombe-Out: 7, 4, 4, the deal with the punch' perfect. 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 6-39,

The match was memorable in many respeels. It was Tucker's first Davi Cup match and no man played more nobly in such an import. ant "blooding": furthermore

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AN INNINGS WIN

AT WORCESTER

SUTCLIFFE MAKES 8TH CENTURY

.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati Philadelphla

Chicago New York

R. H. E.

F 12 1

1 3 1 (Herman, Kampouris and Cuyler scored home runs for the Reds). London, Aug. 22.

4 10 0 By her victory over Worcester-

3 ' 2 the

Arst doubles victory in the Chat-shire at Worcester Yorkshire has

(Herman and Hartnett scored lenge Round stuge Britain has gained regained the County Cricket since 1907. And by curious coin-Championship even though she home runs for the Cubs while cidence to-day's game as non-playing]

Mr. H. Roper-Barrett, who has another three matches to play. Melvin Ott twice homered for the She has at present a per centage Giants. for whom Mancuso also There were captain, was one of the contestants of 73.58 against Derbyshire's aver scored a home run. in that historie match 28 years when, with A. W. Gore, ho beat Nor nge of 62.13. Even if Yorkshire eleven innings).

loses her three remaining matches Wilding, man Brookes and Anthony the Australian pair, in the twenty she will enjoy a per centage of 66.22, Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers fourth game of the fifth set. In addi- whereas Derbyshire, by winning was postponed on account of rain. tion this was the first defeat Allison her next three matches, can only and Van Ryn had suffered in Davis attain a pér centage of 68.19. Cup play for several years,.

SUPERLATIVE TENNIS

The match between St. Louls

AMERICAN leaguE

In the match against Worcester-

R. H. E. shire at Worcester, the top team Philadelphia 1 7 0 again won by an innings, this time Cleveland

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Tuckey and Hughes won well and having a margin of sixty runs la (Dietrich pitched for the Athle-

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truly. The match went the full her favour, distance (and who would want it. The hosts were dismissed for 151 otherwise with tennis of such #

and then 144, during which Verity Washington the superlative quality 7), but hind Englishmen seized their opportuni took five for 18, while Yorkshire Chicago

Simmons scared a home run tier in the third set I think they compiled a score of 358 in her only

once for the White Sox). would have wen very much more Innings. Herbert Sutcliffe

to the again rose `comfortably,

occasion and

Boston

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Dahlgren and Williams scored

Ax a combination it was only in the scored a brilliant 138 before dis- Detroit third set that the Americans approach-missal. This is his eighth century ed anything like the dazzling form of the season.

pedestal or

International fame. Then

St. Louis'

5

95

12 14 2

-Reuter.

which, for years, has kept them on the Howorth, however, was not dis-home runs for the Red Sox and for an inspired perine, during which heartened in any way and, in tak-Greenberg for the Tigers). time they drew up from 2-5 to win five wickets, he conceded only New York the set at 8-6 we saw Allison and Van 80 runs.--Reuter. Ryn at their best. A series of cannon. ball service aces and point winning volleys and smashes left the English- speaking, outplayed.

Sixty seconds of the second Home: 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 6-round had gone when Miller men bewildered and, comparatively

feinted with the right and flashed

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Seattle, Aug. 22. seнson's Brat football

prediction

(ron) Comes

kong will repeat the

Hong-

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1931 cess. The Colony's Indy team will be as follows:-Miss R. Hancock, Mrs. Enid. Litton, Mrs. W. Wilson and Miss M. Griffiths.

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Jimmy win the Coast Championship for Phelan, who has forecast that the third year • In succession,

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R. A. Whitcombe made'n disas-over a left which Innded flush on;

the jaw. Watson fell back to the DISASTROUS START

boards, and although he partly R. A. Whitcombe made a disas-raised himself at seven, he sank trous start, for he was badly back a henten man. bunkered in two at the first hole,

MILLER'S WAR DANCE took three putts on the green,

Miller leapt over Watson's body and was two strokes behind after both had holed out. Thereafter and did a war dance round the his shots to the green began to ring, while the crowd, though stray, but he made some magni-silent for a moment-they were ficent recoveries, and at six of the stunned by the suddenness of the seven holes he was down end-yelled themselves hoarse in next with a pitch and a puit.

praise of the American.

But it was only a phase, and in- stead of the Americans, as anticipated, returning to the canet to annihilate | their opponents in the fourth set, was Tuckey and Hughes who did the

laughtering.

MILE SWIMMING CHAMPION

Central charipionship meeting he won the 220 yards and 440 yards free-style evento,

G. T. Denne (Penguin), the hold- the English long-distance NORMAN WAINWRIGHT er of

swimming championship, retained KEEPS HIS TITLE his Welsh open long-distance title The holders started off in highly

for the third successive year at promising style. Although they were

Nurman Wainwright, of Hanley, Cardiff, when he won over a course a combination of only a few weeks' retained his one-mile English swim- of 14 miles in 37min. 53 4-5sec.

The Shiverers S.C. defeated the experience, Tuckey and Hughes played as though they had been together forming championship title, at Chelten-

ham, his time of 23min. 19sec. beat.Club Nautique de Ilavrala by 46 International ing his own British amateur record points to 21 in an by 1 3-5sec. This in Wainwright's inter-club swimming and water- third English championship victory polo contest at Brighton Swimminų,

At the recent A.S.A. Stadium.

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Youthful Tuckey played with a coa of the season. fidence which amazed, seeing there was Į At the short fourth he produced The fight opened on a quiet note; every excuse for him had his play been

direction, From the opening service] ↑ one of his best efforts, for he was in fact the first round was rather temperamentally affected in the other) bankered from the tee, pitched a dull. Watson did most of the he took virtual command of the court,

htt Cound Miller high shot to within three feet of attacking,

returning servico Innded ring beautifully, the pin, and shot to within three elusive and although he

and making his forecourt 6 & 9.30 P.M. perfectly,

Within feet of the pin, and holed the once to the stomach he was told shuts like Borotra at his best.

(tp keep his punches up.

sixteen nonutes the first set was over putt.

and airend; a moral triumph had been Ernest Whitcombe lost his first Miller scured with two nice gained by Britain.

the hole advantage at

second lefts to the riba in the second

The second set saw the Americans] where he bunkered his tee shot, round. Miller found Watson tighten up, but Van Ryn, who did recovered to the right of the green aggressive. The Britisher faced nothing right in the opening stanza and was short with his next. A up to his man, but often punched was still very tentative. He was ex- spoon shot from deep rough at wildly. He scored twice to the trensely unhappy in his ground strokes the third, however, placed the law, hut Miller merely shook his and it was the genius of Allison, who ball on the middle of the green, head and fell into a clinch during several times brought his devastating faultlessly covered the court and and then Ernest aniled away with which he uppercutted Watson. overhead shot into successful opera- brilliant gurea.. He WAS two Then came the feint and the tion, which carried the Americana shots to the good at the fifteenth, punch that finished the bout. through to 0-1 in approximately the jost one at the seventeenth,

same amount of time as the first set Miller said farewell to the had taken. through taking three putts, but

12,000 spectators through the finished the round with his lead of two, another shot getting him

microphone--he sails for Ameri

to-morrow-and Bald he out of trouble, at the eighteenth.

would return to defend his title BOTH HIT THE STICK

against Nel Tarleton.

Figures in the second round.

were:

E. R. Whitcombe.--Out: '4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 6, 437..

Homo: 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 8, 4, 5 37. Total 74.

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Even though at the end of the second set ane missed the perfect harmony which has made the All- non-Van Ryn combination the most formidable in the world, one still felt that an American victory was assured,

TWO DISASTROUS ERRORS

ed one at the eighth which was a remarkable hole,

But the beginning of the third sat Reginald hit the stick with his found no improvement in Van Ryn, approach and then holed the putt who was "all at sea" with Tuckey's for a four.. Ernest, more than service and fell down bedly on com-

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R. A. Whitcombe-Out: 4, 5, 4,20 yards from the hole, also hit paratively easy volleys and smash NEW ACTS ! NEW SONGS ! NEW DANCES ! 3, 5, 6, 3, 4, 7-39.

the stick, but missed his pult. Coincident with Van Ryn's lapse Home: 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5mm

Hughes leapt into prominence with 36, Total 75.

Reginald pushed into the hills some delectable network, cutting off The younger player regained a at the ninth, found a patch of the Americans' returns with neatly stroke at the second hole, where thick heather and could hack the angled volleys and "killing" right he got down from four yards, and ball only a few yards. Ho took down the middle of the court. ho was on terms at the short four shots to reach the green, and The result was that Tuckey and fourth where Ernest Whitcombo then three putts for a Boven. Hughes ran into a load of 6-2 The Englishman deliberately "sold" the pulled Into the rough. At the Ernest accured his four.

eighth game on Van Ryn's servico sixth, however, Reginald had an The younger man regained one depending on Hughes' service awkward lle from the rough, fail- when Ernest took three putts at follow. Then Hughes made two of ed to carry the ridge and, even the teath, but every other holo those disastrous errors which so often tually taking three putts, was two was halved, the men playing al-happen at such crucial stage of a

̈(Continued on Page 9.)-~~- strokes behind again. He ragain- most shot for shot.

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