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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, JULY

20. 1937.

UNITED STATES GAINS VITAL DAVIS CUP LEAD Germans Win First Set, Lead In Third, Lose Match

SERVICES ARE PREDOMINANT

BUDGE'S BRILLIANT

BACKHANDERS

Yesterday United States took what can be fairly regarded as a winning lead in the Davis Cup Inter-Zone final against Germany, when Gene Mako and Donald Budge beat H. Henkel and Baron G. von Cramm in four exciting. sets of tennis, 4-6, 7-5, 8-6, 6-4. United States therefore lead by two matches to one and require only to win one of to-day's ro maining two singles to qualify to challenge Britain for the Davis Cup on July 24,

According to F Reuter message, the Germons' play was uncertain, thus giving the Amerienns an easy victory. The winners served super- bly and played brilliantly at the ne. Budge was the pick of the four with is backhand drives which he placed with astonishing accuracy.

father opposite to this view was running commentary from Wim- bledon of the match which *TTI- phasised that the four players were very evenly matched, and that for the first two sets, at least, Henkel and Mako were the outstanding players.

DRAMATIC THIRD SET There was some dramatic pluy In the third set, which opened with the Americans breaking through VON Cramm's service to lend one-love, but the next game was captured by the Germans un Mako's service. Then Henkel held his service to love, Budge took his to 15 and von Cramm held his for the Germans to take a 3-2 lead.

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Services had been so predominant that everything pointed to the Ger mans keeping their lead and winning the third set, but the Americans staged 0 glorious recovery and eventually grabbed the set at 0-0.

Somewhat disheartened turn of events, von Cramm Henkel were very much less effec- tive, in the fourth set and conceded It, and the roatch, in the tenth game. This afternoon the concluding singies will be played, the first en counter being between Henkel and Grant. The Germans will have a sporting chance of squaring the lie on this match, leaving Budge and von Cramm to fight the decider. It

Grant wing, United States will have won the tie and there will be no

here than a mere academic Interest In the Budge-von Cramm encounter. UNITED PRESS DESCRIBES THE MATCH

London, July 10. In a spectul despatch trom United Press, the story of a brilliant recovery on the part of the Americans revealed.

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In the final set the Americans were trailing-1-4, but then Budge regain- ed form and ellmaxed the match with an ace service.

In the first set Budge and Mako led 4-2, but the Germans proceeded to storm the net and broke through service twice to snatch the set.

In the third set enkel and von Cramm led 2-1, 3-2 and then 5-3. At this stage Muko ran into brilliant form and by superb net play broke through Renkel's service, held his own and broke through von Cramm's delivery. Budge held his service in the 13th game and then the Ameri- eans broke through fienkel's deilvery. |

Footballer Dies On Tour In S. Africa

London, June 27.

Jack Beynon. Aberdeen FC. wingi forward, member of the Aberdeen | teain now touring South Africa, died at Johannesburg after an operation for appendicitis."

Ills operation was on Thursday and he seemed to make satisfactory pro- fress,

Then he had a relapse.

By a curious twist of fate, Strauss, another Aberdeen winger-one of the men with whom Beynon had to fight

Recent picture taken of Henrich Henkel, who played finely in yesterday's Davis Cup match againet United States, but figured on the losing sido.

Lawn Bowls Notes

A FOOT-FAULT

PENALTY

By G. T. Burro wa (The Skip)

It is certain that, ere the season, sands lately

Bowling committees, International

by

up-to-date club

for a place in the Aberdeen side is out, the had an operation for appendicitis at Bourd willi evolve a penalty for per- The penalty which I fear is com- Johannesburg last week.

sistent foot faulting-le for de-ing is a deduction of scores for any Strauss, a South African, is pro-livering bowls with both feet off the persistent foot faulting, probably gressing_favourably.

one shot for every offence! Jack Beynon was born in Cardiff.mat.

The new ridged mal, approved by Before he became a professional!

the I.B.B., has been bought in thou- footballer he was a Welsh miner.

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THE WONDER BARGAINS STORE'

If this was in vogue to-day, some of the finest players a singles we possess would find their score-cards showing minus

often plus.

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Most of us break the fool-un-mat rule by going right off the mat from Its front. It was pointed out to any recently that I went off the ma sideways (and with both feet) at the point of delivery.

THE PLAYER'S STANCE

I denied the charge, but upon giving an exhibition" of delivery with 20 critical eyes watching for the alleged error, it was proved that I retired sideways off the mat a split second after getting the wood away from the centre of the front of the rubber.

The reason

for this foot move- ment lay in a desire to walk a few the "hand" used to sirides down watch the fight of the bowl.

If, however, players would stand firm footed on the mat after de- Hvering, there would be fewer pro- tests raised about their having both feet off the rubber.

While I shall always advocate that newcomers should learn the upright style of delivery, mainly because it lends itself to style, and minkes bowls look like a real athletic exercise, it has its dangers If the player is a little too free-footed.

The mal with the raised edges

F.A. Discuss A Bigger Wembley

The Football Association, at their annual summer meeting, held at Yarmouth recently, dis- cussed the question of the accom- modation at Wembley Stadium for future Cup Finals, without coming

to any definite decision.

issued at official statement, Απ the conclusion of the meeting, did not Indicate any Immediate pro-

wil KTCSS be made, but it is like- of thio at at least ly tat

one proposals will be adopted very shortly, and points in the state- ment suggest that Wembley may be extended. Mr. J. B. Lingham, a well-known Kent offelal, with great experience in the construc- tion of football grounds, has been co-opted to the Final Tie Com- milice.

The increase of accommodation will probably not be completed in time for the International matelt, England v. Scotland, and the F.A. Cup Final next season,

The F.A. deferred considera- the tion on the request of

F.A. for a representa- German to play in Berlin on

tive

May 4.

The International Selection Committee of the F.A. deelted

to invite a Czecho-Slovakla team to play in London on December

1.

It was also decided to invite Sunderland, the

Cup-winners,

and Manchester City, League cliampion, to compete for the F.A. Charity Bhield on a date to be chosen later.

NOVEL WAY

OF TESTING BOXING

FOUL

The administrative side of boxing

will, however, signal to the mind of has been responsible for some queer the player that he is nigh unto declalons, but nothing that has gone breaking the inw, as soon as his toes before has raised a greater touch the ridge.

than the ruling of

HONGKONG SWIMMER IN VARSITY MEETING

S. V. Gittins Is Beaten

County Cricket FOUR GAMES FINISH IN TWO DAYS

RUN-GETTING DIFFICULT

London, July 19, With batsmen floundering for S. V. Gittins, Hongkong's runs, no less than four county prominent all-round sports cricket matches were concluded man, who won a swimming to-day, victories being recorded half-blue at Oxford this year, by Middlesex, Sussex, Glamor- failed to win any event for his

gan and Derbyshire. University in the annual aqua- tic meeting against Cambridge at the Empire Pool, Wembley on June 26

Middlesex beat Gloucestershire by

eight wickets

Sussex beat Kent by an innings and 133 rans

Glamorgan beat Essex by Alve wickels

Derbyshire beat Warwickshire by five wickets

Gluns finished third in the 100 yards free style which P. Fraser of Cambridge won in 57.6 seconds, and second in the 220 yards free style, which Fraser also won in the good Having tumbled out Gloucester time of 2 min. 45.2 secs. Gittins for 200 in their first innings Smith played for the Varsity against Cam-taking 5 for 87, Middlesex with 352 bridge in the water polo match,, but to their credit enforced the follow- Oxford were beaten by 8 goals to 4 on and dismissed their opponents a D. C. Britton scoring all four for the second time for 204. Then they hit losers.

off the required 50 runs for the loss of two wickets. Compton hit up 177 in the winners' first innings.

Mr. W. J. Howeroft's description of the meeting is as follows.

London, June 20. The Oxford and Cambridge swim- ming match at the Empire Pool, Wembley, was a comparative failure on Saturday as far as publie support was concerned,

attendance of 1,000 being largely drawn from those who have a present or post University contact,

the

Sussex outplayed Kent at Mald- stone. In response to a score of 450, Kent were sent back for 129, and, following-on, were again dis- missed for 188.

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CLAY'S BAD LUCK Clay was in fine bowling form for Glamorgan, and only-just missed the distinction of taking ten wickets in an innings.

Essex, in their second knock were out for 181, Clay taking 9 for 80.

Earlier on he had captured & for 87 when Essex, in their first appear-

for 195.

When the Cambridge Freshman, Peter Fraser, from Australia, defeated Digby Young in the first event-the 100 yards freestyle-the final result of the match was obvious, and Cam- bridge went on to win by 30 points ance at the wicket were bowled out to 17. Fraser gained half a yard at Glamorgan's replies these scores the dive and held on to the lead until were 208 (Turnbull 97) and 81 for the 50 yards mark, when Young 5. pulled in about a foot, over the Inst Afteen yards the Oxford captain tired, while Fraser finished strongly to win in 57 8-10sec, Fraser excelled him self, for he also took the 220 yards freestyle in 2min. 45 3-10sec., after a leisurely swim.

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Tho tall Cambridge man. Allen Arthur, in the 200 yards breast stroke kept alongside the Oxford first string, N. E. Monic, until the last two lengths, then drew away to finish four yarda In frant in 2min, 40 8-10sec., beating his own University record of 2min, 64 1-5sec.

laugh

South same

After all, a bowls player's stance African boxing officials on Pete Sar- is his owIS affair. If he secures ron's hitting. more accuracy from a complete

crouch or semi-crouch, he should stick to it..

Sarrón, world's feather-weight champion

from the United States,

was disqualled by Mr. C. H. Dou-

The only fault about the crouch glas at Harringay for hitting with an delivery is that

it is so ugly and open glove in his fight with Dave calls for ever much more body and Crowley. bow balance than the free footed upright stanos.

Boxing officials in Johannesburg

had a brain-wave that is dazzling The late Irvine Watson, one of in its brillance,

England's greatest player, and a

clever billiard exponent, once told They ordered Sacron into a private me that from his crouching position ring,

asked oflclnis of the South on the mat, he could obtain a much African Boxing Board and a number clearer vision of the lay-out of the of newspaper men to look on, and rink and the head, and the actual said: "Now show us how you hit." position of all obstructing woods, Did Sarron hit with որ than I did from my upright survey. glove? Not on your lite.

VOLUNTEER AQUATICS

open

The officials were, in fact, sails-

fled that the American's punches

were in every way legitimate, and 10-night's fight is "on."

So if one of our own boxers com- a foul (vile thought) in

At a meeting of the Volunteer's swimming committee. yesterday it mits was decided to hold Die replay of foreign country all we have to do on the water-polo heat between the his return la to give him a try-out Mobile Machine Guns and Corps behind closed doors and say "Foull Infantry at the V.R.C. at 6 p.m. to-Of course not. Why, butter wouldn't!

Imelt in his mouth!" day.

The score in the water polo was four gools each with only three minutes to go and players of both teams

their were inclined to lose Details. heads.

100yds. Freestyle-P Fraser (Comb.), 1: D. A. Young (Ox.), 1; S. V. Gittins (Ox.). 3. Yard. 97.0 sec.

220yds. Freestyle-P. Fraser (Camb.).

3. V. Cittins (Ox.), 2; K. M. McGregor (Cam.), J. Gyds, 3min. 43,2sec.

Despite some splendid bowling by Mayer, Warwickshire were benten by five wickets against Derbyshire. Warwick scored 18 and 291, Hill contributing 105, and Dollery 98.

Derbyshire's scores were 227 (Mayer 3 for 93) and 03 for 3, Mayer again taking five wickets, this time at a cost of 30 rung-Reuter.

LUNCH SCORES

London, July 10.

Reuter Bulletin, According to a the following were the lunch scorea in the other first class matches.

Surrey 261 for five. Lancashire 221

Lelooster 119 and 36 for six.. Wor....... restershire 141

Notta 326. Yorkshire 31 for two Hampshire 223 Northants 164.

and one for nought Scotland 237..

New Zealanders Southern Districts Women's XI Australian Women's XI 102 for

314

405.

440yds, Freestyle-C. A. Günter (Camb.). three.

F. Holden (Comb.), 2; 8.J. Milberg |

10x.. 3. 10ydn.. Omin. 8.0sec.

200yds. Breast-A. J. V. Arthur (Camb,),

1: N. E. Monie (Ox.), 2; W. K. S. Mord

(Camb.), 3. yds. Amin. 49 sec. (record). Cambridge (G. W. W. Marwick, H. F. 150yds. Black-D. A. Young (Ox.1. 1; M. Bamford A. H. King, and 3. T. Beaumont) M. Spencer (Camb.), 2: R. M. Lealle heat Oxford (W. M. Tucker, J. D. Blaxler. P. Carel, and a. C. Stockwell) by 2 yds. (Ox.), 3. ayda, imin. 892see.

300yds. Medley Relay-Cambridge (F. P.) 1min. Gosec. Eall, R. R. Garforth, and P. Fraser) beat Oxford (I. M. Leslie, N. E. Monie, and D. A. Young), by 3yds. 3min. 3125CC.

200yds. Freestyle teiny 14 at 0yds).-F.

ALLSOPPS

Water Polo-Cambridge beat Oxford by goals to 4. Goal-scorers: Cambridge, R. R. Gorforth (4), C, A. Gunter, and

Oxford. D. G. Brition (4). P. Natl.

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