1936-06-18 — Page 19

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE

18, 1936.

C. R. C. REMOVE ANOTHER BIG OBSTACLE In Quest For Tennis League Championship

BOUSSUS LOSES HIS RANKING STATUS

Mdma. Mathieu of France, once again among the select "sanded" eight of the women's tennis championship at Wimbledon, and (right) Bous of France, who this year is denied that privilege.

Perry Is Favoured THESE ARE

By The Draw

Wimbledon Title Holder To

Meet Americans

Only five of last year's eight. He has no Wimbledon_record, "sceded" players will enjoy the alas, McGrath last year found his way to the quarter-finals one wouk! same distinction at Wimbledon have expected to see him "needed" which starts next Monday. this time. Boussus, Menzel and Sydney Wood are superseded by Bitsy Grant, U.S.A., Adrian Quist, Australia and Donald Budge, U.S.A.

The draw, made yesterday, in de Anitely in favour of Fred Perry, hold- er of the men's singles title. He is due to inoet Grunt, diminutive Ameri- end, taking his initial appearance at Wimbledon, in the quarter-Anals, and efthor Hidge or Quist in the semi- finals.

Von Cramm, 1935 romer-up, has the atfest task. Itis quarter-final oppon- ett, If the "keed" works out according ta expectation will be Jack Crawford, and after that die thould oppose etther Austin or Wilmer Allison.

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Mile. Jedzrejowska, Mrs. Sarah Falynn and Senorita Lizana are new "Heeded" players in the men's singles. They take the places of 31 Jean Hartigan, Australia. Mrs. Helen Willa-bloody, U.S.A.. and Miss Peggy Seriven, Britain. ANOTHER JACOBS-~ROUND

FINALT

There seems to be excellent chance of another 1934 Jacoba-Hound final. Miss Helen Jacobs, last year's runner- up is at the top of the draw and in due to meet the Chilean champion, Senorita Lizana in the quarter-finals and either Miss Stammera or Mile. Jedzrejowsks in the semi-finals, Miss Round is at the bottom-of-the-draw, with prospects of opposing Mom. Sperling in the last eight and either { Mdm. Mathieu ar Mrs. Fabyan in the xetal-final.

GRANT'S BIG HONOUR fudge by virtue of his success at

If the plays are true to their Wimbledon last year when, although "unsected" he reached the last eight, ranking and survive to the semi-finals, fully deserves his ranking this year, there will be some magnificent matches while Quist is given this distinction in the men's doubles. Hughes and clearly on areaunt of his brilliant per- Tuckey, brilliant British Davia Cup formances during the last twolve combination, are scheduled to play Al bas. Grant is very much honour-sun and Van Hyn, while in the other

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-Charles Bruins.

Chinese Recreation Clat's senior combination in the "B" Division of the tennis league gave further evidence of their invincibility yes-sunimucmoRESULTERA

terday when they defeated Kowloon Cricket Club by six sets to three

and thus removed another of their

GIMBLETT

big obstacles in the quest for tille ANOTHER

honours.

K.C.C. could, and should, have done takn better. But they appeared to the courts confidently anticipating thele doom and the match was as good as won and lost after the first three sets. They made a belated effort to too Inte. The recover, but it was result was kept alive until the last

four sets to two. But Ramsey and Burnett fullad for a second time

the Causeway Bay outfit ran but con- fortable winners,

DASHING START

HOBBS?

SHOWS BRILLIANT PROMISE

2

G. O. Allen gume cut of his first

distinction.

FRANCE HOPES

TO WIN OLYMPIC ROWING LAURELS GOOD TALENT

Paris.

Confident that they stand a good chance of scoring two Olympic victories at Berlin, France's rowers are seriously training to be in top form when the Games open in August. "France will participate in five of the seven rowing events," Mauris: Mahut, president of the French Row ing Federation, told United Press. "I think we stand a very good chinnes of capturing two events; the two and four-oars with coxwalns,"

Main picks the United States and Italy the give France a very clono battle in the two-oar event while Hungary and Germany, he anys, will furnish the strongest opposition in the four our race.

Roger Tapie and Edouard Fourenile of the ucing Club de Bone, Algiers, presekt champions of France, will make up the two-oar tent. They wen fast the title y turning in the

time of 7 60.0 for 2,000 metres. If

AFTER BARE

LEGS,

BARE FEET

New Style In

they can dupliento that performance Tennis

at Berlin they might very well capture the Olympic title is it betters by many

Wear

The controversy which arose a few years ago as to whether "stockings or

at. no stockings should be worn

round which C.R.C. started leading by bubile trial as a captain with marked the winning time of 8 26.8". The publie did not know at the set by the American team of Jack

bare legs are now accepted court it time that the reason he did not make Schauers and Charles Kleffir ut Los Wimbledon died down quickly and

more use of Peebles bowing was Angeles in 1932.

"wenr." because of a slight muscle strain; and

FOUR OAR TEAM

pinying in the no use of Wyatt because at the-time

The four-on teant, which is counted Middlesex championships at Chiswick Wyatt had a thigh muscle strain that

upon to score the second triumph for the other day carried the logic of the was bad enough for a medical man Choito hint that he might not be able to the Tricolour, is the Van Dernett breiden a little further and, in order to C.R.C. made a dashing start.

I am glad there, Fernand and Marcel, Louls get a firmer foothold for the use of bow! again this cusps. Ping-fan and Lau Man-kwong, to say it is not so bad as that.

Cosmat and Berward Chauvigue. free movements, took off her shoes. Bequently beaten by Crawford and

Alles showed great soundness in They have been French champlons for She won her match.

It remains to be soon whether it two years and were second in the Gray, trounced Burnett and Ramsey keeping Sims on for so long. It ta rix-love, the visitors being unable to merely a modern fuliney, unsupported European championships. The best will be a case of "others plense copy"

Lime they ever turned in for the dis the by a little of evidence, that a spinim

6 49.8" That Lime make any effective reply to

bowler cannot, or should not, be used was excelled only once at the Games Chinese stolid type of game.

As a stock bowler.

and

LANCO WILA

Indian

A bowler of Sims' easy, quiet action and that was by the Italian team in On another court Crawford Gray fast the first three games to Iu can bowl for hours," as he proved 1928 Germany, who won the event

in this game when he was bowling in 1932, required 7 19". Tak-lam and Luk Chun-cheong and just as well, towards the end of his were 4-2 in arrears before they spells as he did at any time. obtained a break-through and levelled at, four-all. They looked likely win- fishers at this stage, but things went wrong for them again and the Chinese lohhed their way to victory on Gray's service.

The composition of the three other Cricketers

London, June 17. The "scrded" draw for Wimbledon was made to-day, the outcome, cabled by Reuter, being as follows.

MEN'S SINGLES

F. J. Perry (GJ) holder

Bryan Grant (U.S.A.)

A. Quist (Australia)

D. Budge (U.S.A.)

H. W. Austin (G.B.)

"W. Allison (U.S.A.)

• J. Crawford (Australia)

G. Von Cramm (Germany)

WOMEN'S SINGLES Ming-14-Jacobs - (U.S.A.). Senorita Lizana (Chile) Miss K. Stammors (G.B.) Mile. Jedzrejowska (Poland) Mam. Mathieu (France) Mrs. Sarah Fabyan (U.S.A.) Mdm. Sperling (Germany)

• Miss D: Round (G.B.)

MEN'S DOUBLES

The visitors showed all-round in provement after this. Burnett

and

MODERN FAITH

French tenis la not yet certain. Vincent Saurin, French sculls cham- pion since 1930, will probably be the French representative in this event. is best time is G' 68.8", but that was way back in 1930 and never dupllested since. Mahut pleks him to among the first four,

Anish

Where. Allen's handling of his team in the field. was open to criticism was when he did not use a fast and a slow combination enough; and in the placings of his field, his slips especi-

The double sculls team will un- ally. He showed the usual modern doubtedly be Pierre Jacquet and Robert faith in third slip, a position where Girint, French chaninions. Their best

Those

with

I!

the

Refuse Dinner Invitations

For reasons of health the Indian rricket team have had to decline dozens of invitations to lunches and ceremonial dinners.

The M.C.C. banquet which they attended recently was probably their lust big function before the end of their tour.

dinner

Ramsey snatched a set from Leo Yue-the elder has nothing to do in three time is 7 19" They hlan pinced innings out of four, while he never third in the European championships. the stationed the "double gulleys," which As in the singlo sculls, Mahut is wing and Leung Ping-chui in twelfth game, while Crawford and is one of the two most certain places confident that they will finish with

in the behind-wicket the lenders. Gray were always ahead of Choi and for catches

The eight-car team will probably country. Lau, finally winning 6-4 after Craw-

Also, when the Indians were lash-be picked from eight of ten candi-

The team cannot possibly accept ford had missed an easy smash when ing out he made no use of the post-dates Emile Lecuirot. Louis Devillig,

Douston, Roger Batillat, all the invitations extended them," holding set point at 5-3. There was htion of a fielder about 25 yards be- Alphonse Lertile struggle for this ninth game, hind second slip, and to his right, Pierre Rigau, Alfred Picto, Roger one of the team managers told the. "It is our duty to keep the men Nt more than a dozen deuce paints be either for his own or for Bowes not Sourbarce, Jenn Rouge, Rene Becante News Chronicle.

exactly county championship attack, and Joseph Desvergens. Very week

criticised in the two and four-onrs without for cricket, and you cannot do that on ing played.

who adversely

to have gone

gone coxswain, France will not send teams rich foods. They are not undergoing Allen in this

game scem

any special diet, but they naturally In the concluding sets, Iu and Luk to Lord's to do so. Their comments, to Berlin.

WILL BE FIRST SINCE 1900 prefer Indian curries and foods. set about Ramsey and Burnett if they reach the selectors of the team

"We want the players to rest as French win at Berlin they polish off things in quick time, win for Australia, fortunately will be us

will have scored their first, victories much as possible, and that was why ⚫ indicates they were "seeded" in ning 6-1, while Mackay and Poglase drizzle on a mallard's back.

Has cricket found another Hobbs in an Olympic meeting since 1900 we turned down the invitation of the could not offer effective resistance to

Who can say when they took two events: four-ours Lord Mayor of Bradford to 1935.

Choi and Lau. Lee and Leung, how-down Taunton way?

During their stay in London the ever, had to concede another set to yet? The undoubted fact that there and sculls. At Los Angeles in 1932, at Bradford on Juned to

they wore represented by two teams: is punch, and aggression J. Crawford and A. Quist Crawford and Gray, who played straight bat, in Gimblett's armoury two-oars with coxswain which placed Indians are being served with menus

better and better as the match pro-points that way.

third and two-onrs without coxswain which are predominantly "vegetable." Mr. Hermann Linder, chief chef of (Australia) holders

gressed.

For if ever there was.bowling in unplaced.

Preparations are underway in each the Great Central Hotel, where the cricket's history that shrieked for THE BIGGEST UPSET.

individual clubs in France team is staying, gave the following

to

News the punitive treatment it is about ninety of the

On specimen number about 200, Last week's defeat of Craigongower per

Jund 28 the Franch champlon Chirontele.,

be hold at Surznes, Breakfast. Fresh fruit, frled eggs Never was there such a plentiful ships will Allison and J. Van Ryn by C.R.C, was more or less expected, to-day of county cricket bowling which

nuburb,

the and tomatoes and occasional vege- but nobody anticipated the University

whereupon repeating the achievement yesterday. supply of bad balls, offering fours on Paris

Lunch-Vegetable Боир, hors They beat Craigengower by 5% sete a silver platter as there is to-day. Olympic team will then be handed table curries.

cutlets ito 3% and caused the biggest aur-Continue, Gimblett, you'll never bore over to the Federation trainer who

will take them to Samois, near Fon-, d'oeuvre, fish vegetable prise of the day.

any lover of real batting.

You have John Daniell to thank talnbleau, during the month of July curried vegetables with new potatoes, Craigengewer restored Leonard for the golden opportunity of being for the final workouts preparatory apple flon or fruit salad, tea. Dinner Thick vegetable geing to Borun. and Hachiums to their old-time sent in first. Every cricket field, the

Mabut sees one sure and another curried fish with vegetables or roast partnership and it earned three nets world over, is now open to you. for the team. But the other

N.B.-How might the M.C.C. match probable United States win at the lamb, ice pudding, coffee.

"Plenty of vegetables is what they said, "The United States failed badly, Zimmern and Chon suf- have gone had indickar appealed Games. He soar trent and fight want," said Mr. Linder. "They de fering an amazing debacle to lose al for a catch when Human had made ought with England in the double-mand Patna rice with their hot

1407 The wicketkeeper thought the it out

Human sculls. England should win the two curries, pompaduns (flaky pancakes) ball had touched the pad. and T.K. Liang and P.C. Lee and HN, sald he hit the ball. Holmes con- oars without coxswain and fight it and a morsel of Bombay duck in their "Ineldentally, they are a nice set of fellows." Lee, who won two sets each, but Irming. It made well over 100 runs out with Switzerland in the four-onrs mont curries.

Pearce should repeat in the sculls. was the excellent balance of the tear difference to the total--as well as a without coxswain while the Australian. which gave them such a win..

D. Budge and G. Mako (U.S.A.) G. P. Haghes and C.R.D. Tuckey (G.B.)

W. (U.S.A.)

ASCOT RACING Guinea Gap Wins Hunt Cup

Ascot, June 17.. The rosult of the Hunt Cup was follows:

Guinen Gap, (Jones). 28 to 1...... Valtus, (Barber), 33 to 1... Roseerag, (E. Smith), 33 to 1

Thirty, one ran.

The race

Was Won longth and there was

y half

Fairs

three sets.

as

Univeralty owed much to Y.C. Lau

1

A

Wie BLIS distance between second and third.

creditable

follow-on for the indians.

FOR EVERY

con-

Craigenpower must now be sidered completely out of the run- uing for any of the honours, Recrelo remain biggest menace to C.R.G. (1). Other starters included Galvanl They just bent Civil Service at lappy (Nevett); Fresh Fox (Whiteside), Valley yesterday, but it was touch and Canteener (K. Robertson), Screamer go, the tosult resting on the odd set. (Curtis), Recreio remain top of the league (Sharples), Misanthrope Scatter Cash (D. Smith), Yorkshire- table on sets average which is slightly man (Couch), Revelation (Evans), better than .C.R.C. Greek Abbot (Mitchell)."

Papyrette, Japetus, Theft, Boethius, Hypothesis, Rovellle, Red Raider were non starters,--Router.

achlovoment

Another creditable was that of C.R.C. (2), the "over 40" team, who entertained and beat Hong- kong Cricket Club by the odd net. The success as made all the more sweeter by reason of the fact that the winning set WAR. credited to tho expected to win a set.

NEW DISCUS RECORD mester's third pair, who were-nat

German Girl Improves On

Own World Mark

Recreio

C.R.C. (1)

LEAGUE TABLE.

W. L F. 3.00 214

Sets

A. Pta. 350

8 3 0 20 ཀྭ་ t 8 2 1 20

4

4 2 2 22 14

The women's world record for K.C.C. discus throwing, held by Fraulein C.S.C.C Mauermayer of Germany, was im- GR.C. (8) .. 4*2 2.1844 174 proved by her yesterday by more H.K.U.... 4,2 2.12 24 than 3 motres when she hurled the C.C.C. riiscus to a distance of 47.90 metres. I.R.C. Her previous mark,, established last H.K.C.O. year, was. 44.78 metres-Havan.

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