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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1936.

GENIUS OF HELEN JACOBS WINS WIGHTMAN CUP

DIVING WAY INTO OLYMPICS

U.S.

Trials Begin

New York, July 7. The two-day final try-outs for places on the American Olympic diving and water polo teams begin here to-day. -United Press.

Members of the British and American Wightman Cup team pose for the camera at Wimbledon just before the player met in their annual match. Reading from left to right. Miss Helen Jacobe, Mrs. J. Van Ryn, Miss Caro- line Babcock and Mrs. Sarah Fabyan (U.S.A.). Min. Frada James, Miss Dorothy Round, Miss E. M. Hardwick, Mias Dearman, Miss Nancy Lylo and Miss Kay Stammers (Britain).

FOOTBALL LAW ALTERED

Wolves' Profit For Last Season

At the munual meeting of the Inter- nutional Football Board, heki Troon, m, alloration to Low 7 was

LAWN BOWLS

CHAMPIONSHIP'

MATCHES

The following were the results in yesterday's lawn bowls championship matches,

OPEN SINGLES

A. S. Games 21. Baste

(after 31 heads)

mude. Under the new law the ball.. N. Mitchell 21 W. Muleány from a goal-kick, must be kicke

(after 20 heads)

direct into the field of play. Previous. J. E. Noronha 21 D. RumJahn

ly it could be touched to the gont- keeper.

201

1k

30

T

(after 23 hoadu)

22 1. E. Funny

JE

(after 27 heads)

13

(after 19 heads)

3. Hyde-Luy' 21 A. S. Russell

Omar

21 W. V. Field.... (after 23 hrade} Knight 21 C. Champelovier 19

(after 23 heads) OPEN PAIRS

Nuneaton and Bristol Itovars huvas ¦ A. E. Carey been elected to the Birmingham and District League at the annual meet-A. M. ing. Nuneaton were members Inst sensor, and after resigning decided to P. E.

Rhyl Athletic will not be carry out. playing members next season They have applied for admission to the Cheshire County League,

Wolverhampton Wanderers made a record profit last season of £17,790, more than twice the previous highest profit the club has recorded Pruit on transfer fees

more than

was

W. Grieg and W. Mair 18; A. E. Coates and J. Cavanagh 10.

.1.

year's working of £1,874, but that is countered by the fact that less than £8,047 was spent or transfer fees. Such a sum has never been proached before by Luton, and prob. ably not by any Third Division club. Port Vale, who were relegated at More than £200 in debt three years the end of last season, suffered a longo, Casuals F.C., the Amateur Cup of £1,046. on last year's warking. houders, now have a credit balance of

Luton Town report a loss on the £1,130 195. ltd.

£ 18,000,

MCEWAN-YOUNGER DARTS

LEAGUE

At the half way stuge, the höldɩrs-Lyeemun-maintain their proud position with 50 points out of a possible 70. As they still have to meet the C. & P. O.'s (Home and away fixtures} they cannot relox their cfforts.

R. E.'s

R. A. Lyemun

C. & P. O's

R. A. (8'Cutlers)

R. W. Fusillers

R. U. Rifles

1.K.S.de., R.A.

R.N.Y.P.

Single Single Double Double Points Malches games

games games games games played

lost won lost

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26

7

23

20

10

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11

50

11

7

3

13

30

37

27

30

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Thrilling Climax Which Had Crowd On Their Feet

A LAST HALF-HOUR THAT WILL LIVE IN MEMORY

(By Billie Yorke)

World famora us probably the bert British doubles player of her generation,

I have just left the Centre Court at Wimbledon after seeing the most thrilling final set in a women's doubles match that I have ever witnessed in my tennis career. On this set hung the fate of the Wightman Cup for another year, and though Kay Stammers and Freda James lost it in the end at 7-5, they saved two match points at 5—4 against them and went on to fight most gallantly to the very last point.

And unt that point was over

no one knew what might happen. As it is, I shall never forget the ex- eltement of that last half-hour #5 Jong as I live.“

the court than is her wont.

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Our Daily Golf Hint

The chip shot with all cluba in an arm and shoulder shot with no roll of the forearms.

-Charles Evans, Jr..

OH KAY!

MISS STAMMERS' BRILLIANCE

GREAT GAME WITH HELEN JACOBS

(By Frank Poxon)

London, Jung 18.

But I have a shrewd suspicion that she will play much better in the Wimbledon championshipa. ( One more victory now and the Three matches all-set alt-three match was ours, If only Mary Hard- rames all surely there has never wick-could-celebrate her first-ap-The first-sex-in-the-match-between been such a neck and neek finish. nearance in the Wightman team by It was only Helen Jacobs's conlus winning.

for the game that made just the The bandage on the knee that she difference when the last crisis of hurt in practice did not seem to be all came.

making much difference to her Earlier in the afternoon. she had mobility. 41 the same time, although: been disappointing--but let me start she was serving well she was ob- at the beginning.

viously nervous at first, and in con- sequence unable to keep the rallies going for more than three shots.

It was strange to see the Centre Court stands half-empty when Kay Stammers and Sarah Fabyan came out for the match. The atmosphere

electric seemed somehow less less inspiring than during the Wim bledon clamptonships or the, Davis Cup contest.

RAIN AGAIN

and

Mrs. Fabynn's placing of the ball! was a delight to watc

Again and again she caught Kay on the wrong foot or hit a winner Into her backhand corner. It wasn't that Kay was playing poorly or that she had reacted from her great win

WEAKNESS

Again, she was not pressing home her advantage quickly enough when she got her opponent out of court.

This was because she still takes tou Inte n ball on the forehand.

If she is ever to be crowned champion at Wimbledon she must eradicate is weakness. At pre- sent she suffers from over-elaborar tion of stroke production, and this interferes with her fighting abill- tics,

SOFT COURTS DID NOT HELP

YESTERDAY'S

LEAGUE TENNIS

C. R. C. WIN EASILY

HONGKONG SOCCER IS "CLEANER"

|BIG SUCCESS OF CAMPAIGN

REVEALS H.K.F.A.

REPORT

The success th the H.KP.As drive to clean up local football is claimed in the Association's annual re-

port just Issued. The claim is substantiated by figures which show that whereas in 1934-35 no less than 28 serious offences had to be dealt with by the Emergency Committee, last season this figure was reduced to 12,

Reason for this encouraging state E affairs enn be traced to the circu- larised appeal made before the start of the season pins the "strong hand" policy adopted by the Emergency Cominitice when dealing with offen- Jeri

This is emphasised in the report which

.

must

observes: Clubs and players alike ittee have given the utmost support appreciate that the Emergener Com- to referees who brought to their notice examples of bad sportsmanship on the part of players and have not hesitat ed to

to miele out punishment COM- mensurate with an offence in their endeavour to assist towards the uplift in the standard of conduct of some of the players on the field.

There is no doubt that the strong Courta word soft for the mixed action, taken by the Emergency Com- doubles league match yesterday be-mittee towards the end of the 1934/35 tween K.C.C. (2) and Chinese season, the appeals to players for Recreation Club, and, probably be more sporting and gentlemanly play enuse of that, the tennis suffered, and the good example set by many of Certainly few of the players did the players themselves, resulted in a themselves Justice.

standard of behaviour on the field in and Mrs. McCaw started the There was some grand lawn, bravely for the home last season, which, while I still room. for Improvement, tennis in the Wightman Cup team and won a set against Iu Tak-1 promiss well for the good name of contest between the women

cheuk

Mrs. Chiu Chun-chlü. But Association Football in this Colony in players of Britain and the the effort apre

appeared

to take something the future. out of them for they conceded long The only unhappy note struck in United States yesterday on the leads in their next two sets.

the report concerns the financial re- Centre Court at Wimbledon. Mrs. McCaw wa

at her best in the sults of the year's working. Debit long rallies several times bringing balance totals $3,387.54. To eliminate, an exchange ef-stroke to a successful or at least redice, this

furthe conclusion by getting in a full length recurs every other year, is Laxing drive, which clipped the baselines. ingenuity of the F. A. officials. Clark's ground strokes were. fluent although on this point the report and efficacious, but he was inconsistent makes no observation. It is a difficult Miss Slammers opened shakily and from the forecourt, missing many vital and delicate question, a possible Miss Jacobs led 3-4.

points through faulty volleying answer to which nin

may entail wholesale but this made no essential difference to

C.R.C. were without Taui Wai-pul, revision of existing rules.. the result. Ius except for some in- for infringement of rules may be one The adoption of a system of fines jurlicious advances to half court where way of helping things, though it is he was several times caught at his more likely clubs will feel better dis feet, proved a worthy deputy,

|posed towards the alternative scheme. Nice displays were given by the of a levy on all gate receipts. in Miss Rose Perry's form being cape at the annual meeting on Tuesday C.R.C. Indy players, the improvement clally noticeable.

Miss K. E. Stammers and Miss Helen Jacobs was the best I have ever seen in women's lawn tennis.

Then the English girl found her real form und played brilliantly, her torte being constant attack.

She took rises but that is part of her game.

and 3-4 and then drew up to 5 all Miss Stammers was behind at 2-4

She Chen B-5.

headed again at 6-7, but she never ceased;

und

to attuck.

WILS

With Miss Stamuners leading 10--9 she had three set points.

Alias Jacobs saved one

two three... and it was 10 all. I have never seen a more courage- ous fight

All the same, I think it was a mog-Jacob than that put up by Miss

on Friday, but her opponent wasnificent effort on Mary's part to win much better.

the second set after losing the first, and in the second being behind all the way up to 4-all.

After Amerien had won the first set and were one-all in the second, down came the rain again, and there This was the most exciting game was a wall for twenty minutes. in the match. Miss Babcock had the When they resumed Kay continued advantage three times, but failed to to be wild off the ground, while Mrs, clinch the vital point, and Mary Fabyan never falled to put the ball served no fewer than three, doubles away when she came to the net, before she finally crossed over lead-

What an exquisite valleyer she is!ing 5-4.

In saving those points. She fought magnificently, but su did Miss Slammers,

Then a shower of rain delayed the game for 40 minutes.

When the players resumed they had to "play themselves in" again. Who could do it the better?

It was Miss Stammers who reacted the more rendily.

She took the set at 12-10 and then played faultless lawn tennis and swest Miss Jacobs off the court to gain a 6-1 second set win for the match.

You can almost hear her wrist snap She finished off the set with one on the ball, and in volleying it is the of the most brilliant backhand pass wrist, not brute force, which counts.ing shots I have ever seen.

There is no doubt that Surah was Miss Babcock. zwever, showed Often she netted and overdrove the the better player,

maitaificent determination in the lines, but she never altered her set Now here are Dorothy and Helen Bnal set, which she won 6-2, and plan of attack. coming out to battle. The tennis Great Britain, after starting the Miss Jacobs faced up bravely, but! from the very first point is very ex- day's play leading by two, matches she could not stand up against the ciling and a brilliant first set has to one, were level again at 3-all. controlled fury of Miss Stammers's gone to Dorothy at 6-3,

Everything depended on the final attack. doubles.

She was attacking magnificently on both wings and playing right back into her 1934 form, when she won the singles at Wimbledon.

I am so glad, bejause she is such a nice person and so unspoiled by all her success.

SHE ATTACKED

Much as I admire Mary's play, 1 think it would have been wiser to have Ind Mrs. King at third single: place.

Now everything depends, on the ability of Kay and Freda to reverse What happened to them in the same match in Amerien last year, when they aho played Helen Jacobs and Mrs. Fabyan.

SUPERB VOLLEYS

In the second set, when Dorothy WILS leading 3-2 and 40-love, Helen, by suddenly switching over to the attack and risking all on coming up to the net, managed to Freda a superb volleyer, and eatch up to deuce, and I salą to my-have never seen her in better form self: "I Helen plays this game now than this afternoon. In the first sel, and makes it three-all I think she which Great Britain won 6-1, she will save the match."

simply didn't miss a single shot, and But, fortunately for Great Britain, Kay also made some wonderful Dorothy muanged to win that game, drives. De after all and lead 4-2. It was the But Helen Jacoba was giving her virtual and of the match.

partner no support at all, though I I could not help feeling that had a hunch that she would soon Helen seemed despondent to-day | begin to play much better. and was moving more slowly about. (Continued on Pupe. 9.).

Both players were cheered to the echo as they left the court, the general ophion being that it was the best Wightman Cup contest seen in Eng land in the post-war years.

Miss Dorothy Round beat Mrs. Fubyan at —3, 6—17/

There was never any doubt, about the result for Miss Round played at

bur best.

She drove faster than Miss Stani- mers, and her courtcraft was aw- Jess.

Mrs. Fabyan' was outclassed; but slo left the court a popular loser.

Whatever the state of the game sho knows how to smile.

The barometer was now "set fair" for Britain, but then came a reverse, for Mrs. J. Van Ryn and Miss Babcock beat Miss Dearman and Miss Lyle in the doubles at 6-2, 1-0, 6-3,

The English players never produced their best form, and the Americana volleyed their way to victory with some degree of case..

The match between U.S.R.C. anıl K.C.C. (1) was postponed on account of damp courts, which gave the Kow- (Continued on Page 9.)

which

This is almost certain to be debated

next.

The report is an excellent piece of work, reflecting the highest credit on Captain G. W. P. Kimm, A.E.C., the acting hon. secretary,

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