THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY,
JULY
21, 1937.
What A Match! Budge Wins Davis Cup Tie After Losing First Two Sets To von Cramm
GERMAN LEADS 4-1 IN FINAL
SET THEN LOSES CHANCE
TWO AND A HALF HOURS
BATTLE THRILLS A
HUGE CROWD
Capping all previous Davis Cup ties for drama and excitement, the Inter-Zone Final between United States and Germany ended yesterday at Wimbledon with America winning 3-2 after von Cramm had led Donald Budge two sets to love, and later 4-1 in the final set, this being the match which settled the issue,
Henkel had previously taken the court and squared the count by beating Bryan M. Grant in four sets. Everything thus hinged on the Budge v. von Cramm affray. No stage manager could have secured a more dramatic setting, and the two players nobly lived up to it by providing thousands of spectators with one of the greatest duels siner Henri Cachet beat Bill Tilden in the never-to-be- forgollen Wimbledon that of 1927,
Ever since Budge arrived in Eng- land some months ago he has consis- tently annihilated his opponents. In literally the Wimbledon Anal he drove von Cramm off the court, and on such form which he had continued to display against Henkel Inst Satur- day this deciding inntch appeared to be a certainty for United States.
But in this case the German ace refused to be overawed by either the occasion or Budge, and played sy magnificently and courageously that he electrified the onlookers by win- ning the first two sets, and after two-sets all. being pulled back to swept into a 4-1 tend In the final sct.
The came Budge's turn. Then American, putting everything he und into the game scored a love game
broke through Service. on Cramm's delivery and then held bls own to square the score at four-all. The bitter duel was continued until the fourteenth game, when
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Budge
Budge was quickly four-love in the fourth set and won it with the loss of three games, but von Cramm came back finely in the final and deciding not. He led 3-1 and then, after being love-30 on servier, also won that game for 4-1.
Budge proceeded to snatch a love then broke game on service and through von Cramm's service to make the score 3-4. The American levelled the count in the eighth game on service after being 30-40.
After this games went with ser vice and were won to love at the 11th and 12th games. In the vital thirteenth game Budge won against, service giving him the lead in this sel for the first time.
Then in a tense atmosphere, Budge served and actually held five match points before he could obtain the winning shot.
HENKEL WINS WELL
In the match preceding this epic struggle, Henkel rather easily beat Grant. I was mostly a baseline duel. Grant brought oft
some beautiful halt volleys and some amazing recoveries, but the German was the more forceful player, and this, allied with his better serving told in the end. Grant had won big chance of saving the match when he led 4-3 in the fourth set-Reuter.
secured the winning point after League Tennis holding it five times.
Thus United States qualified to meet
the
results
In Britain (holders) Challenge Round, the full being:
SINGLES
D. Budge (U.S.) beat II. Henkel
6-2, 4-0, 6-3
H. M. Grant (US) lost to G. von
Cramm 3-6, 4-6, 2-6
D, Budge beat G. von Cramm 6-8,
5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-6
B. M. Grant lost to H. Henkel 5-7,
-2, 3-6, 4-8.
DOUBLES
D. Budge anil G. Mako (U.S.) beat
H. Henkel and G. von Cramm 4-6. 7-5,8-0, 0-4.
MATCH DESCRIBED
London, July 20.
The Inter-Zone Final of the Davis Cup was concluded to-day when, in a match lasting two hours 25 minutes, Budge of United States beat G. von Crumm of Germany, 8-8, 5-7, 0-4, 6-3, 8-6.
Budge was given a real fright, and von Crumm, who was warmly en- couraged by the crowd, played inspired tennis in the first two sets. He advanced to the net on backhand drives,
splendidly, and volleyed though Budge looked the better player.
Nevertheless Budge's forehand was rather weak, and he missed with several of his first services.
von
In the first set Budge led 5-4,
but and had five set points, Cramm fought doggedly and robbed him of the advantage, anally win- ning the sel in the fourteenth game. Budge, after losing the second set at 7-5, went to a two-love lead in the third sot, but von Cramm again
GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM
recovered and levelled at two-all, winning a love game against service. Budge did precisely the same thing in the next game, and went to his points at 8-4.
K.C.C.
TAKE IT ON THE CHIN
race
DEFEATED ·9-0 BY RECREIO
Kowloon Cricket Club were un- cercrnonlously bundled out of the for the "C" Division tennis Trague championship when they lost) nine-love to Club de Recrelo in a postponed match at K.C.C. yesterday.
Such a wholesale defeat was com-i pletely unexpected, yel it cannot fairly be said the Portuguese were fult value for such a margin. No] less than three of the sets went to the twelfth game, and in another the winners also just scraped home 6-4. But as a team the Reerelo were much superior, and they gave ample evid- enee of their potentialities as cham- pions.
Beaten In Davis Cup
Bryan M. Grant, the United States tennis player, who lost his two singles in the Inter-Zone Davis Cup match against Germany. Yesterday ho feil a victim in Henkel in four sols.
ARSENAL'S £50,000 PROFIT WORKING
But Club Had Only
Only £38 "In Hand"
AUSTRALIA'S WIN
AT BISLEY
Arsenal Football Club last year! made a working profit of a little more!
Wimbledon Day By Day
HALF WAY STAGE REACHED
SOME MATCHES THAT MATTERED
AMERICA'S STRONG
(By H. 8. Scrivener)
may
ADVANCE
ON OUTSIDE COURTS
QUICK WINS IN WOMEN'S SINGLES
London, June 28. confess that I was more or less ex- It is always a good thing, where pecting it. V. B. McGrath (Austro- International lown tennis is coniin) worthly represents his country cerned, for a country to have two in the lust eight along with his com- strings to her bow, At Wimbledon patriot, Crawford, while we America has
hope that II. W. Austin, the sole sur three in the men's singles, headed by Donald Budge, viving Englishman, will do likelise. and un-I rather wish that on his way to the rightly seeded" No. doubtedly
of Inst eight he could have had matches the outstanding man last
week.
In four rounds against of a more testing nature. adversari
cies of
only of repute he has not
singles have The women's dropped a set, and the largest num-reached the last 10. Miss II. Jacobs
(By A Special Correspondent) ter of games scored against him in and Mrs. Sperling, seeded Nos. 1 and my sel has been four-by C. Boussus 2, have naturally done very well so (France)
and L. Hecht of Czecho- far. No. 1, Senorita A. Lizara, lost Two matches in the women's singles stovala. He is a far stronger playera set to Miss M. E. Lamb, but only on Court 2 were disappointingly quick than he was a year ago, and there is three more games after that, while for the spectators, but must have the
wenk Joint anywhere in
been effect of launching the winners Into his Miss J. Jedrzejowska has armour.
trampling
less mercilessly the next round with renewed confld- more or
S.ence. First, Miss M. C. Scriven dis- Of the other two Americans, upon such good people as Miss
G. M. Parker lost a set to the young Eng Noel and Miss
Southwell, posed of Mrs. E. C. Peters by 0-2, lishman, M. D. Delaford, possibly Mme. Mathieu is also making pro-1, and then Misa A. Marble routed somewhat on sufferance after winning gress; in fact, the seeded eight players Miss W. M. Lincoln by 0-1, 6-0. the first two somewhat too easily:ore all standing up. but all the same the lover put up
110
fine game against the man who is still
America's No. 2. probably
M. Grant, who was supposed to have overtaken him, has had bad luck, Hiness and an injury, nad was in jeopardy when he lost two sets the fourth round to A. C. Stedman (New Zealand) to start with, made up the leeway capitally,
in
but
Miss Scriven played her match like
a tornado. Seldom, I Imagine, has 50 strong a player as Mrs. Peters
SIXTH DAY'S RESULTS found herself five games down with
MEN'S SINGLES
FOURTH ROUND
a total of six points to show during their passage, but this is what hap- pened in the first set. Mrs. Peters then rotted slightly 10 collar two games. She could not, however, G. Von Cran (Ger.) beat G. Mokoshuke Miss Scriven's dominance, and
(U.S.A.), 0~9, 6–2, 0—–3.
the second set was a repetition of the J. H. Crawford (Austrl) beat L. Shaff first, only "more so." It was prob-
(G.B... 8-6
of. M. Grant (U.S.A.).
F. Parker (U.S.A.).
VON CRAMM IMPRESSIVE
Germany has two survivors, whom G. von Cramm has been, perif hups, as impressive on occasions as Budge. The match in which he beat the Japanese leader, J. Yamagishi, was
one of the best of the week. Having previously dropped two sets to R. K. Tinkler, the old
Oxford H. Henkel was on Saturday C. E.
Blue, given
a genuine twisting by Hare. who is going to restore the valleying game to popularity because he plays it so jolly well. He just falled to stay the course on Saturday because he did not appear to realise that
he must not serve too many "slams" while bolling up to the net nearly all the time.
J. H. Crawford, who was champion
Henkel (Ger; best C. E. fare (G.B.).
02
V. 11, McGrathi (Austel), D. Budge (USA),
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
HW. Austin (G.B.) beat A. Lacroixably something approaching demor- alleation that caused Mrs. Peters to (Bel), 0-3 am), amo.
lose the last point on a double fault.
REDISCOVERING A STROKE · Miss Scriven's struggle to regain her former ranking position has not been without setbacks. On Saturday she was playing very nearly in her form of 1933 and 1934 and had re- discovered that short, pushed out forg hand drive to the forchand court which used to serve her so well. It Is a pity that the draw brings her and Ms K. E. Stommers into con- flict for a place in the fast eight.
THIRD ROUND
Fru. S. Sperling (Den.),
18 A. G. Curtis (U.D.) bent Bila D.
Huntoach (G.B.), 6-4, &ant}, Miss A. Marute (U.S.A.) beat Miss W. M.
Lincoln (G.B.), -0. Panna J. Jedrzejowska (Pol.). Mrs. D. D. Andrus (U.S.A.), Mila K. E. Stammers (G.D.).
tel. A. R. Couquerque (Neth) beat Mrs. MISS MARBLE TAKES NO RISKS
1. E. Haylock (G... 04.04. Min M. C. Scriven (G.D.) beat Mrs. E. C.
Peters (G.D.), -, (-1. Mrs. M. N. King (G.B.). Mine. . Mathieu (Fr.).
In 1933 thanks to his remarkable Miss B. Nuthall (G.D.). final defeat of I. E. Vines, was aut Senorita A. Lizana (Chile).
"seeded," and bad the distinction of Countess de la Vallene (Fr.) beat Misher youth and inexperience, was in
A. E. L. McOstricht (G.B.). U-4, 0—2,
beating the "seeded" R. Menzel of Miks . E. Round (..) bent Mej. Czechoslovakia, in the Brst round. It
Terwindi (Neth.), 0-2, 6-0,
was a fine achievement, but I must. Smith ( (GB) beat Ming
M. (G,D,), 6-4, 34, 1–5. Min. Jacobs (U.S.A.).
County Cricket
than £50,000, compared with £35,000 YORKSHIRE
for the 1935-36 season.
Accounts of the club published!
recently show thint most of this in- PROGRESS
ercase was due, not to a rise in re-i venue, but to a fall of £18,940 (about)
cont.) in players' wages,
50
Empire Cup Won With Bonuses, and transfer fees.
Fine Aggregate
Total revenue amounted to £80,241, compared with £84,782 the previous
season.
Net gate receipts from Cup matches fell from £16,449 to £8,357, but) "gales" from ordinary League mat- cher produced about £3,304 more, at
£50,661.
London, July 20. In the final shoot at Bisicy to-day, Australia won the Empire Trophy with an aggregate of 2,222 points,
The working profits are calculated beating Canada and Britain, who shared second place each with 2.205 before charging office expenses, rates, was third and insurance, salaries and bonuses, points, and India, who
maintenance of buildings, income tax, with 2.100 points.
and arount written off properties.
Aller deducting these items, the balance for the year to May 31 Inst is only £498, compared with £851 a year ago.
After their licking at the hands of
In the shoot-off between Canada C.R.C. (1) last week, K.C.C. decided to make some changes. White and and Britain on the 100 yards range, Gittins split up, allowing Capel to Canada won, and thereby secured parner Gittins and White with Lee. second prize.Reuter.
Soltau was not available and A. Philippens played his first match of
the season with V. Fretman. These U.S. OPEN DATES
changes were not successful, though! Capel and Gittins were within an ace of winning two sets, and Free- man and Phillppens went very close to snatching a couple of sets.
FOR 1938
Chorry Hills Club In
Colorado In June
£152,000 LOAN
Interesting changes, due largely
to raising of finance for new stands and other accommodation, are shown in the balance sheet,
CHECKED
LOSE IST. INNS POINTS
London, July 20. Yorkshire received a temporary check to their advance towards the county cricket championship to-day when they were made to concede first innings points to Notts,
7
Notts scored, 328 and 145 for
Yorkshire replied with declared, 209, A. B. Sellers hilling up 103 not out, and 101 for 3.
Hampshire beat Northants by 144 runs. Hampshire scored 228 and 327, and Northants responded with
second innings, took 5 Reuter.
164 and 247. Creese in Northants'
for
EARLIER RESULTS
MEN'S DOUBLES
SECOND ROUND
G. P. Hughes and C. B. D. Tuckey.
C. F. Aerchlinan and M. Elmer,
1. C. F. Nichols and D. II. Williams,
F. Nakano and J. Yemagisti.
G.
R
A spectator suggested during the Marble-Lincoln match that there was room for a Society for the Prevention of Cruelly to Lawn Tennis Players. Miss Lincoln, naturally, considering pitiable state of nerves and quite un- abic to do herself justice before a packed gallery. Possibly Miss Mar- bte, anxious to take no risks, had heard that Miss Lincoln thrives on speed. At any rate, she left her, by slowing down all strokes except ser- vices and winners, the difficult task of generating pace. This Miss Lin- Miss Marble coln quite failed to do. dropped three points in the first five games, then lost her only game before
stop-volley.
L. Hecht and R. Menzel beat B. 31. Gront winning the first set with a perfect
and W. Sabin, 0~7, D-7, 0–4, 6—1.
Pallada and F. Puncee.
de Stefani and F. A. Parker beat F. Quintavalle und E. D. Andrews 1 Gð.
G. von Metaxa and J. Jomain beat T
DAMAGING DOUBLE FAULTS
The second set cost Miss Marble
Hughan and H. Van Swol, -3, 6-only a dozen points, but Miss Lin-
C. E. Hare and F. 11. D. Wilde.
H. G. N. Cooper and R. K. Tinkler.
coln's penchant for serving double faults when well placed emphasised
H. G. Farquharson and Y. G. Kirby beat the extent to which she was a prey
J. Brugnon and A. C. Stedman. 4,
to nervous excitement. When she Jeant her weight on her right foot,
II. Heukel and G. Von Cramm, $5. K. Kho and K. Schrader.
Justier and R. J. Ritchie, -,, 75.
Bromwich and Y. Petra beat D. w.preparatory to serving, one could see
J. D. Budge and G. Mako.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
SECOND ROUND
the left leg shaking. Miss Lincoln will be able to forget this experience and will one day make good."
PERSISTENCE UNREWARDED
Mej. R. Couquerque bad_rather more in hand against Mrs. E. E. Hay- Miss E. M. Dearman and Miss . Ingra lock than the score of B-4, 6-4 sug-
beat Mrs, W. F. Freeman and Mrs. K Southam, Gm3, 0m2.
#ests. It was sheer persisterice that Mas N. M. Lyle and Mics D. Nuthall beat brought Mrs. Haylock such credit- Sirs. C., B. Marriott and Miss Mable figures, but Mel. Couquerque did Slaney, By MicOstrich and Miss J. not make the commun
mistake of Saunders beat Mej. M. R. Couquerque over-confidence in her wider stroke and Fri. M. Horn, 4-6, 6-1,
repertory. Mr. B. B. Andrus and Mine, S. Henrolle beat Mrs. c. Brutton and Mins S. G. Chuter, &-0, 7-6. Miss H. H. Jacobs and Fru. S. Sperling beal Miss M. Baumgarten and Birs. W. Mericka, 6-1, B-7, Jual
THIRD ROUND
The loan from the Prudential As- surance Company has risen from
London, July 20. £60,363 to £152,813,-while this year Matches which finished to-day there is a new item, an overdraft of were: Nevertheless the generally good.
£4,440 with Barclays Bank.
Surrey beat Lanes by eight wie- balance of the visiting team made
Expenditure on new buildings and Icets, Innes 221 (Gover 5-65) and victory for them fairly assured.
The 1938 U.S. National Open Golf
beat Mra. V. Burr and Mrs. E. 6. Law, Recreio's next and remaining vital Championship will be played at their improvements during the year 187 (Gover 6-51). Surrey 308 (Pol- Mme. H. Mathieu and Mies A. M. Yorke
totalled £127,232, on Increase of lard 5-55) and 109-2. match will be played to-morrow, Cherry Hills Club, at Englewood, nearly £104,000.
Worcester beat Leicester by eight Pann J. Jedrzejowska and Miss 3. Noel Ai- Cash in hund amounted to only wickets. Leicester 110 (Jackson beat Miss V, K. King and Mrs P. M, announced in New
Weckes, 3, 8-0. meet C.R.C. (1) who are now their sociation
The dates for the the bank a year ago, tournament will
when they visit Causeway Bay to Colorado, the United States Go £38, ngalast £7,329 in hand and at 0-34) and 89 (Martin 0-43). Wor- only serious rivals. To win or draw York recently. elther June 2-4
Will make Recrelo comparatively nate for the title.
Scores:
W. M. Glitin and R. 5. Capell (K.C.C.) Jort to C. A. and II. A. Noronha 6-7, lost
Dividend on the 7,000 £1 Ordinary cester 141 (Geary 5-60) and 60-2.
New Zealand beat Scotland by or June 8-11, depending on the dates shares is again 7% per cent, the three wickets. Scotland 237 (Galli- thosen for the 1038 British
Open maximum allowed under the club's clon 0-40) and 154. New Zealand
rules.
214 (Melville 5-08) That the financial position is sound Reuter. The 1030 U.S. Amateur Champion-
Championship, Reuter says.
to W. Reed and L. T. V. Hiblers 6-7, Jostahrip will be played at the Oakmont is amply demonstrated by the balance Country Club. near Pittsburgh, sheet, Reserves total same £70,000, to A. M. Bliva and J. Xavier 3-0.
the issucú The dates have yet or more an 11 times A White and R. E. Lee (K.C.C.) Pennsylvania. lost to Noronha and Noronia 2-6, lost 10
capital of £7,000. Heed and Ribiers 1-0, lost to Silva and to be decided.
3-0.
11. Freeman and A. P. Philippens (K.C.C.) lost to Noronha and Noronha
4-6, lost to Reed and Ribiero 3-0, lost to Siva and Xavier 6-7
LEAGUE TABLE
Recrelo..
P. W. D. L. F.
4 4 0 0 284
0
"BABY" OF COUNTY CRICKET
AP Introduced After Friendly
Act To Professional
Scts
0%
日 4
13
3 2 0 1 12
15
21
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fessionals, watched him with special interest. It was Lavis who intro- duced him to the club, says a Reuter dispatch from London.
MIXED DOUBLES
SECOND ROUND
EXCITING DOUBLES RALLY
J. Barotra and Mme. C. Boegner won a lively mixed doubles match against M. D. Deloford and Miss N. B. Brown. One rally with a sequence
ongled demand supreme activity, of six half-volleys, most of them fairly brought the crowd to their feet. Late in the evening Miss A. E. L. MeOstrich had consolation for her singles defent by playing a great part in a doubles win. She and Miss J. Saunders were two down in the final
and 182-7.-N. G. Farquharson and Miss K. E. Glam-set to Frauletti M. Horn and Mei. mery beat T. G. Meveagh and Mies P. Couquerque, but she nursed Miss Saunders safely through a shaky pas- L. F. Thomson, GJ, and, C. E. Hare and Mins . M. Hardwick enge with consummate skill.
best V. G. Kirby and Miss M. Heeley. om, 2-0, 0-1.
AMAZING SHOT-PUT RECORD
Lincoln, Neb., July 18.
THIRD ROUND
་
2. D. Budge and Miss A. Marble beat D. W. Butler and Miss D. E. Round, 0-2,4-0, 0).
J. Borotra and Mme, C. Borgner beat M. D. Deloford and Miss N. B. Brown, 3-0, 6-2, 6-2.
Sam Francla consistency in hurly. Petra and Mine. R. Mathieu beat E. C.
Peters and Mrs. E. C. Peters, 1210.
In the winter, Lavis, while playing football, was rather badly injured ing the 16-pound shat beyond 51 feet and a young fellow offered to take this season is considered by Henry him home in his car. As a result F. Schulte, Coach of the University C.R.C. (1) 3 2 0 1 19
of that trip a friendship sprang up of Nebraska, as one of the most re- K.T.G.C.A. 3 2 0 14
markable feals in the history of track between the two. R.S.C.
4 2 0 2 15
Clift was the good Samaritan, and and field.
The All-America full-back uses the K.C.C. C.C.C.
morgan, who played his first county Lavla, hearing of the boy's desire to 3 1 1 1 13% 13% 3 ATC..31 0 2 114 164 2 match against Kent, must be the become a county cricketer, watched same left arm that hurled accurate C.R.C. (2) 2 0 1 1 74 1014 "baby" of county cricket. While he him play and decided that he was passes as a member of the Com- IRC.
18 3 0 0 3 it
was batting, he made a creditable 24, good enough for a trial on the ground husker football team Inat fall.-
VultedPress. 10 2002 2 S.C.A.A.
Lavis, one of the Glamorgan pro-star.
Seventeen-years-old Clift of Gln-
n. a. 1. 3—8._7—8: I. E. King_beat R. G. N. Cooper, 7-0, 3-0, 1--6; P. V. V. Sherwood beat L W. J. Newman, 6-3, 6-2; A. Brown beat B. Martenson, 6-0, 0-4; . . . Horne beat J. B. Comery, 2-0, 6-4, 6-3; 11. M. Turnbiji beat C. II. E. Batts, 9–1, 6-3; J. F. G. Lysaght beat D. C. Coombie, 5–7, Ond, 2nd Ha~J. A. B. Collins beat E.A. Bar-
low, 0.7-ð,
WOMEN'S ALL england plaTE
ist Hd-Mme. C. Doegner beat Mike J. Itarman, 0-0, 6-4; Lady, P. Playdati- Bouveria beat Miss E. A. Middleton, 70, -; Mịss_11 M. Hardwick beat Mr. J. 8. Kirk, 6-6, 6-0; Miss F. N. B. Diekin beat Miss B. G. Beazley, 0-1. Dany, 01.
MEN'S ALL ENGLAND PLATE at H. Van Rwet best C. F. D. Lister -0, 6-3; W. C. Chny beat M. E Lucking. 3-0, 0-3, Bm3; J. S. Olin beat II. J. Whitney, 6-2, 6-1; G. Collins beat H. Plougmann, 6-1, 6-3, H. A. Flare
1. Wheatcroft. 53, 30, then went 15.1. Cook, 1-0. GBF. J. Fiby best 1. de Bormen, 2nd Miss M. Blaney beat Miss C. M.
Burrows, 4-6, But, daß,” 3-0, 6-0, 0-3; ft. E. Mullizm beat L.
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