THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1936.
HOW GUTIERREZ REACHED
CONSISTENCY ON TRICKY
GREEN
ALVES BELOW FORM IN POOR MATCH
(By "Veritas")
Bowls of a standard well be frure for three, Bat Aires got in with low that usually associated with a lovely draw and when Gutierrez just Flest in fielodge the shot Alves went
a
Remi-final of the Colony with another very nice woyd for
at thro scen Was championship
But it was an effort which quickly. Kowloon Docks yesterday
avartiot. Gutierrez, when L, A. Gutierrez defented fight about
bowling solidly, and usually getting H. A. Alves, both Club de Re-in a really good second or third de creio players, by ZZ shots to 17,livery caught up on the 21st with a and qualified to meet A. Coates in the final.
Alves played nerentisty
E.
angle, wat read on the and with a two was partially halted on the 23rd when Alves got a single, but, as al-
Utrough dy deserted, went to his points in
out, and whatst me must give Gutter-The enviest of manners on the 20th.
rez evriht for 2 consistency selfie player hat much
to feel
Jubilant about the match as an ex- hibition of skill
Perhaps the Reern was a bitle ; responsible. There was
portation i
of the sheep in wulf'e clothing alamat ; it. It looked very much better than
it played, though it would be itwer-
reet to say that it played really bad-
1y.
perhaps, requiring
A bit tricky,lity on the part
an effort in
of the players. That
Alves fuled wal that
entirely to adapt himself
Gutierrez was only partinily mucers. ful was the chief reason for a some- ! what disappointing match.
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ENGLAND'S
OLYMPIC
SWIMMERS
First 32 Are Chosen
There was one really with Inailt-up ↑ head the nth, which envied Alves scoring a single after he had carried the Jack with his test wood
Several winners were chusen by which had been partially taken out the A.S.A. Olympic Games Manage by Gutierrez with a really splendid
ment Cammitive to represent Gryni delivery. Alves drew another, Rond mitala at Berlin next month after shot before closing the backhand the national swiming championships | draw with a perfect wood, only fond concluded reevally at the Empire see Gutlerrez get in on the forehand Pool, Wembley. with a delivery which finished re- cond shot.
IBORU CY
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The selections conform to the forma shown at Wembley. In those enses where the form was close or con- fusing, the committee have ordered further tests to be held at Uxbridge.
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ALVES' BAD TACTICS ·
which saw The concluding hrad the only "possible" of the match was a reflection on Alves's judgment and
G. Davies and R. Henson, who tactics. Gullerrez was leading 10-17
were placed second and third to N, and lay three, though it was a bad Hamilton, of Glasgow, in the national third woud. Alves find a
breast strake championship, have not the less cicar draw on the forehand and i bren chosen, presumably
ground that they do not passes the BACAMATANT:UTUN LOC ZATEZAFONE 200 Chance of reaching the final at Ber- 11. A. ALVES L. A. CUTIERREZ in
On the other hand, a number of those who have been chosen did not approach Olapie final ctandards at Wembley,
E
thon
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2
Dand
14
PRIETATILIIKLUSAL DAUBERTconuenincans could have got in for second shot to keep the match alive. Instead he útilised his last wood as a half-drive with which he took too much green and Gutierrez bad the easiest of tasks to plant home his fourth wood.
SELECTIONS
WOMEN
metres bark streke.-P. M. 100 Harding Croydon).
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LAWN
Splendid study of Fred Perry during his match with Von Cramm in the mon's singles final nt Wimbledon,
Miss Jacobs Finds Her Reward
Persistence Triumphs
If what the Poet Laureate calls "The Wants of the Watchers" could be of any avail in influencing the result of a match at lawn
Our Daily Golf Hint
At the top of a back-swing. be sure that the knuckles of both hands are pointing to- wards the sky.
-Marcell Stiles.
tennis, one feels certain that through their etheral influence Misa SUCCESSFUL
Helen Jacobs must have had strength added to her when she faced Fru Sperling on the Centre Court in the last great test of skill and endurance to which a woman player is subjected at the Wimbledon Championships, writes the lawn tennis correspondent of the Sunday Observer.
shot
RACKET WIELDERS
IN “C” DIVISION
OF TENNIS LEAGUE
-
BOWLS FINAL
The following are the most success ful pairs to date in the "C" Division of the tennis league. Their perform ances include yesterday's matches.
C-DIVISION
Who could well help hoping that a Dane went ahead again at -1 A girl who had been in four singles very long game followed, Miss Jacobs
one set-pant WIRE 2 championship finals without once saving attaining the prize of her endeavours which only just grazed the baseline. might, at her fifth chance, prove She had two einners at 5-all, but able to set the seal upon her, fame. failed, an! Fra Sperling got out n
and Not that Fru Sperling, who had also last with a glorious recovery once been a finalist without heing a pass off a drop shot of Miss Jacobs'. winner, had not her supporters also: So it was all still to play for. Miss any woman who can run for miles Jacobs' supporters cheered lustily without apparent exhaustion and re- when she took the first two games of trieve the t hopeless looking the final set, and then went to 3-1 shots with uncanny skill-every inch in a game in which her opponent.... fighter is bound to have many for oner was very inaccurate. Miss friends who will wish her Jacobs had two chances for 1-1, prize for her plucit as well which she just by a wicke for her play. But when these two nel-cord, but could not take them; stepped into the "Valley of Decision" - instead. But two smashes an
An- service ace took her to 4-2. 100 metre free style.-O. Wadham was the American who carried the
of the utter game went to the Dant, au! flinton
(Old hopes and wishes of most (Bournemouth). 'M.
Centre Court then.
ta
astonishment, of n
everyone's Trafford), Z. Grant (S. Manchester), occupants
Miss Jacobe lost her own service 400 metres free yle.-G. Marcom cranimed to its last limit.
ONE HUNDRED MINUTES LATER game to love! Four all, and the ex- (Tipton).
2010-metres
When they came off again an hour citement rising to fever hent. Grenst stroke.-D.
M. D. Gonim and forty minutes later the "Wants Storey (E. Leeds),
(K.LT.CO Again she got in front, largely by (Hammersmith), V. Kingston (Lel- of the Watchers" had had thein way.
From the very start it was a match the help of a net cord; and again cester U.).
100 metres reiny free style-0. full of excitement; even though the Fru Sperling levelled the score. Then Wadham, M. Hinton, Z. (irant and E. rallies were long they were thorough Miss Jacobs put everything into a | T. Hughes (Walsall),
High diving. Gilbert (Jersey), M. Moulton (ilford).
Springboard diving.-R. J. Slade (London), K. Largen (Finchley}.
MEN
100
metres free style.-F.
re
ANOTHER SUDDEN
EN ATTACK
On her own service she led (Continued on Page 9)
ly interesting from the cactical paint den nitack, and once more led at of view. Few would attempt to win 6-5. by continuously attacking the morseless necuracy of Fru. Sperl- backhand; but Miss Jacobs, ing's wisely perhaps, abandoning entirely her recently acquired plain drive, chopped and sliced to that corner Dove without stop or stay.
And the policy paid her: after
Gutierrez was very much more ac-} (Londen Outer), R. Gabrielsen Bec- curate than the. loser. Alves was kenhura), M.. Ffrench-Williams two-all she went right away and took never confident about his length and (Penryn).
the set at G-2. Both girls had given bowled shockingly short when posi- 400 metres free style.--N. Wain a wonderful exhibition of length, tions simply shouted for woods to be wright Hanley), R. H. Leivers putting shot after shot within an placed well up. Gutierrez but the (Longton). W. Pearson (Oldham) inch or two of the baseline; there knock of coming along with a neat Seal).
very little volleying, but Miss 200 delivery to alter a head and turn it
metres relay free style Jacobs, scored an occasional service Wainwright, Leivers, Gabrielsen, nee. When in the accend set. Miss from adellelt into a credit.
Pearson, Dave and Ffronel-Williams. Jacobs led 3-1, entling the tune all the 1,500 metres free style-Wain- time by her more varied and more weight and Leivers.
autute luetics, she lacked set for Tomalishoute
High diving.
And from the 15th head. on he bowled very well, usually getting within a fool of the jack with two out of four woods. Perhaps one of the biggest contributions to his victory was the manner in which he over-ghgate),
of finding the came the difcuity
right green on the backhand when
bowling towards the pavilion.
run. A The green had a queer very
wide and late turn which ne- cessitated the woods belug delivered from hand somewhere around the outside of the left foot. Alves made the mistake of taking a wide grean at the start with the result that his went ncross very sharply and finished narrow. Equally, confusing was the
forehand draw which was as narrow
(LAF).
D.
Was
C. 1. Welwin and R. 5, Capell
RČEN
M. A. Khan and Firdos Khan
Borel) Fowles and Warr
V. Freebuh Rd L. E Kiely 6. and H. Nurulia vereins
Sela
TRIBUTE TO VON CRAMM
Very Gallant Gentleman
HOW PERRY WON
(By Frank. Poxon)
London, July 6.
SUTCLIFFE.
HITS UP 202
AND YORKS WIN BY INNINGS
LANCASHIRE'S BIG DEFEAT
London, July 30. Two county cricket matches ended abruptly to-lay, Banshire bent Lancashire hy eight wickets รอส Yorkshire defeated Middleses by an kuninga and 170 funs.
the former match, Lancashire were dismissed in their first innings for, 98, Boyes taking 6 for 18, and in their seenn for DD, Creese bejn the man responsible with bowling
May I introduce you to D very gallant gentleman-Baron Gottfried von Cramm, who yes-figures of for #7 terday lost to Fred Perry in the men's singles final at Wimble
'don?
Thousands of prople were there to ee what they thottekt would fra classic struggle. Bundreds of those thousands had been in an all-nl-ht
queue.
why
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response Hampshire's Middlesex were twice distussed (Hopwood for 18) and it for 2.
Their cheaply against Yorkshire. frst knack realised 127 (Smalles for 721 and their second 172 (Bowes
for 42).
com-
Yorkshire batted once und pie4, 468, Sutelife searing a double eratury. He hit up 202 before dis- mis-his best score this season- a Render,
Well. they w a clase-nt classle of lawn tennis but of courage. In the second game of the first set Von Cramotu tore a thigh muscle while serving.
He was completely until to go on playing. He was in great pals and |his face wàs prey.
"He ought to retire," 'many people inet this gallant German said, but other Ideas.
To retire would be to give Perry
a barren victory. I knew that hr could not possibly win, but he al
WIMBLEDON
CASUALTIES INCLUDED-
knew that, if he could keep on his Broken Arm, Sprains, fort. he was going to finish the match. CROWD REALISES
it was grand sporting courtesy. Gradually the crowd rentired went was happening.
They
realsed Feat
they
were
Appendicitis And Blisters
The recent Wimbledon meeting will go down in lawn tennis history as this "Cripples Wimbledon." Ever since watching a great lawn temps player the first day players have suffered who, because he could not be a great
from sprains and other injuries. The lawn tennis player at the moment,
frat was G. Mako, the American, changed his rule into that of a very
who damaged a shoulder and had to gracious person.
scratch from the first round. Since Von Cramm was limping, but he then the following players have been did his best to minimise It.
He could still serve well because he was then standing still and he could still send over flue strokes when the ball canic to his rackel But he could not run.
Perry hardly knew what to do,
PERRY'S CONCERN
When he was leading 3-1 in the second set he went to the net and suggested brief interval and mus- sage for his rival,
Yon Cramm santlingly declined, bis refusal being indicated by a shake of the racket and a quick, "Oh, no,
may pass off."
Perry then did the right thing. He went nil out to finish the match as quickly as possible.
He won inevitably at 6-1, 6—1.
The two players shook hands over P. W. L. p. the net. Perry waved to Von Cramm
on the injured list:
G. P. Hughes (back), P. Pelizza (ankle), Miss Anne Pnge (broken. arm), Miss E. N. S. Dickin (ankle), Jean Borotra (thigh muscle, Mrs. C. operation), Brutton (appendicitis Misa R. M. Hardwick (burns), L. del Castillo (poisoned arm), G. E. God- sell thent collapse), J. Brugnon (blisters).
Some of them have been able to play again after treatment. One of there was J. Borotrs, who played in the men's doubles semi-final. G. P. fughes recovered sufficiently to-reach the final of the same event.
“MY BACKDOOR
TITLE"
to go in front as they left the court. Perry Apologises and
HIS APOLOGY
Then 18,000 people rose to pay their tribute.
It was the most memorable mo- ment I have ever seen at Wimbledon. lout- The umpire, through the
"Baron Von speaker, announced; Crammn wishes me to say that he is
he could
Hints at Old Age
Sympathy for Baron von Cramm: apologies from Fred Perry, and the comment from Sir Samuel Hoare that whatever other posts he might hold he was still president of the Lawn Tennis Association, marked The
speeches at the annual ball of the Association at Grosvenor House. Protest greeted a remark by Perry that his third Wimbledon win might
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There were seven deuers in the Cramm's Injury, he said he felt he 24 11 first game and many net-cord win-hud won the championship by the
D. Orr and
C. Wel and C. L. Ma (CRC), 15
(K.C.C.9)
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But Fru Sperling always was Springboard diving-F. G. Hodges
fine fighter and now she began tr the tables. Three games run. ning she wan, after some tremend ously long rates, and Miss Jacobs to look worried. She began
took next game, however,
England's Olympic. Walkers
as half a yard. But Gutierrez parti- TEAM FOR BERLIN-
ally, discovered the sterel of over-f coming these curiosities, whilst Alves
never did.
"THE FRIGHTFUL 13"
NOMINATED :
After the Road Walking Assaein- Once again the "Frightful 13 tion's 50 Kilometres championship, at
Derby, in which 11, H. Whitlock
proved a bogey. Alves reached it (Metro. W.C.) retained his title in with a two on the 14th. As a matter record time for the race, the follow of fact it was a measure for two and ing men were recommended to the Alves wasn't at all keen on getting International Board as England's re- presentatives at the Olympic Games:
it.
From that point, with Alves leading 13-0, the game turned completely.. Alves did not score again for five nue- cessive heads while Gutierrez went to 15-13. Then the loser returned to chalk up a tkroo.
II. Whitlock (Metro, W.C..
T. Lloyd Johnson (Leicester W.C.).
3. Hopkins (Lancashire W.C.).
J.
II. A. lake (Surrey W.C.), reserve. won from Hopkins re- Whitlock cently with Halce difth. Lloyd John- son finished second, about 20 yards
ex-
This bond, recording to my notes behind Whitlock, but he was Wagodil one. It was full-Alves cluded for "Rifting" towards the close preferred the long head and it start of the, race, Seventy-three competi od by Culleres lying two and a mentors took part.
the
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Jacob.
in play agains Mra.
Sperlin
In the woman' singles final at Wimbledon.
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Sir Samuel Hoare saw a danger signal in the red hair of Donald
few minutes later, came that injury Budge, one of the Americans, and to Vun Cramm.
Mrs. Sperling wired congratulations and apologies to her conqueror in the singles. "Even my hus- band's shoes are too small for my
It is said that he will be unable to women's play for nine days,
feet. To which Miss Jacobs replied, "My blisters must be runners-up to
Perry is champion for the third var i succession, a feat never per former since Laurie Doherty's days, hers."
LEAGUE TENNIS
Hussain Brothers Maintain
Their Fine Record-
NO SURPRISES IN YESTERDAY'S. "C" DIVISION MATCHES
Yesterday's "C" Division tennis Daker und A.'3. Suffiad 6-2; beat
in accordance M. V. Razack and A. Aziz 0-4. matches panned out with expectations. All of the lend ing teams won handsomely, so there is no change in the race for the the best 4championship. Perhaps G. C. and K. C. Yu.IRT.C.C.A.) performance of the day was that of
N. I Karanin and O, Silch
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L. Chen, and A. Hang (0.C.C.) G
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Y. N. Tan and M. . Hung
(University)
K. I Can und J.
(Uniremily)
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8. Ha ng P. C. Yu (Univerally)
A. L. Tui end Shee (University) 3 2 1
C. Wel and P. E. Chay (CRC) 31
M. A. and M. F. Khan (K.IT.. 21
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Civil Service which beat Craigengo- wer by seven sels to iwe.
Once again the Ilusstin brothers of the K.IT.C. won all three sets and they have the nagnificent record of
W. H. Wei and K. Lam beat A. Rahmin and M. Hassan 6-0; beat A linker and A. J. Suffiad 6-4; beat M. V. Roźnck and A. Aziz 6-4.
KOWLOON LT.C. v. K.CC. “A” Kowloon I.T.C. bent K.C.C. "A" by 10% to 2% sets,
and S. S. Hussain beat C. E. Watson and R. S. Capell 6-4; heat L. Jagic and J. S. Smith
5. A. Hussain
o winning all of their 24 sets played to 6-2; beat F. Broadbridge and R. E.
$3
date.
Details and lengue table follow:
Lu 0-1.
F. Khan and M. A. Khan lost to Watson and Capell 3-0; drew with Jack and Smith 0-6; beat Broad- bridge and Lu 0-2.
KOWLOON TÓNG ♥, 1,R.C. The resulls of the Kowloon Tong
1. Mohan Singh' and T. .M. U. TC. versus the Indian R.C. are!
H. Chna and A. Chan best A. Devan lost to Watson and Capell 2-3; aRohmin and M. Hassan 6-1; beat Abat Jack and Smith 6-2; bent
Baker and A. J. Sumad, 0-0: bent M. 3210 V. Razack and A. A. Aziz 0-2,
O. L. Pang and K. C. Yeo beat A. Rahmin and M. Hassan 0-0; beat A.
1 0
Broadbridge and Lu 6-2.
K-C.C, “B” v. ARMY TENNIS CLUB. K.C.C. "B" lost to the Army Tennis
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