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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1937.

VETERANS WIN VITAL TENNIS

CLEVER LAU AND HON OUTWIT RECREIO

Contest For "C" Div. Title Tightens

(By "Veritas"}

Most inspiring sight at Causeway Bay during yesterday's vital tennis league match between the C.R.C. (1) and Club de Recreio "C" Division teams was to watch those doyens of the local courts, Lau Fook-ki and L. F. Hon, battle their way through to win two and a half sets. The "old men" of the match actually turned in the best results and made a much-needed victory possible for the Chinese.

were especially their opponents 20 or more years, prone to errors from the net, and Lau and Hon refused to allow this despite the obvious need for firmer to depress play, continued to the end to use apparent disadvantage-

strokes which only

Although they could "give" any of Noronha brothers

them. Rather did it encourage them impetuous

but

to exploit to the full their vast ex-Forcasionally brought success. perience of the game, so that what which, in the final analysis, showed they lacked in actual speed of move heavy debit balance. they moro ment about the court,

for by their compensated extremely skilful lacties, TACTICS TO SUIT THE OCCASION

than

Enir

WOMEN'S

PETER KANE

MATCH FOR C. R. C.

Wimbledon Day By Day

THE GIANTS GET

GET TO

TO GRIPS

Austin Lacked Only The Volley

—

But Pitifully

CRAWFORD AND VON CRAMM

A MARATHON

MATCH

(By II. S. Scrivener)

IN

to

ON COURT ONE

Parker Master of the Chop and Spin

(By a Special Correspondent)

Of the four singles matches allotted Court One, ensily the most in-

turn. For teresting was that in which F. Parker Yesterday we embarked upon the, Then came Crawford's second week of Wimbledon, the two sets his deliberate methods took deprived II. Henkel, this year's cham- The third and pion of France, of the possibility of weather still in its most benign mood, him nicely along. and the approaches to the Centre fourth sets were his at 6-3 and recording a "double."

Von Cromm canc court already closed when play G-2, and then

back to beat a pretty tired man ot began.

open proceedings, Madaine G-2. They were at it for two hours Mathieu beat Mrs. King, 1-6, 6-4, and five minutes. 6-0, after Mrs. King had raised our Miss Round beat the Countess descured Parker's general command of hopes of an English victory by the la Valdene, G-1, -0. It was the match.

Tu

because

she

seen

I

It took Parker five sets to win but, times when Henkel was dominant, these phases although there were

rather than ub- threw into relief

way in which she took the first set

rather curious that the Countess

The whole trouble for Henkel was Throughout that first set she had

Wan not displaying any of that the upper hand, not because Mme.

which he is famous to find the most profitable way of audacity for Mathieu was playing faultly, but and that she made no serious at bringing to bear stronger overhead

Wils doing extra-

tempt to stem the tide of an attack play and crisper driving, The nor ordinarily well. Mrs. Kint was pos- which Miss Round was pressing procedure of coming in on A drive was "off the map" in this deep sibly lucky nut to lose more than haine for all she was worth.

fer Parker's dropped and spin- case one game, for the Frenchwoman had Kames vantage poluts for

After all there were two years not ning returns snared Heritel over and Recreio's stor performer was L. F.j

several face of his

she lost. Ribeiro, who, in the

However, Mme. so long ago when the Countess, then over again into shaping for the stroke a way which gave away the in- somewhat small stature, displayed

Always miling, Senorita Lizans, the Chile tennis champion, snapped Which

Matbleu began an effort to turn the Senorita Lita de Alvarez, withstaori in

was completely Miss Helen Wills as she was then, tended direction. match round, and

in two of the most sparkling women s remarkable power in his overhead shots. Rebeiro is essentially a fore- while she was beating Miss Bolly Nuthall at Wimbledon.

successful.

at Wimbledon.

The problem was made more com- finals ever and after the first set,

MORE POWER They measured up their various court player,

the first few during which period he was unsettled

By putting more power into her can recall the end of a rally in one plented by Parker's ability to come within opponents

Mathieu

the neatest of chop or cnused Mrs. of these matches which left the two in on his more sharply angled strokes atrokes of every set, and played cer- and Inclined to rush things, his

shots, Mine. volleying and smashing were Thus accordingly. tactics

King to falter and eventually to fail. girls so breathless that they had to for

The time.

the against Ribeiro and Reed they slow-lightful to watch. Reed's volleying

Mme. Mathieu's task, in fact, be-stand leaning on their rackets for volleys.

appreciable 22

Henkel found the path of came an easy one, and my only quite

a stony one in- ed things up as much as possible, was rather more defensive, but he

"avenue-explorer" set only realising that the Recreio first pair was steady enough to keep up his

solution of this turn of events was match was all over in less than half

deed. He was alt at sea in the first thrived on speed and

most end and to assist in winning two

that Mrs. Klug lacked the necessary an hour, and the second fasti sets.

took ten minutes, when volleying dangerous

physical strength.

back-hand a beautiful straight In the men's doubles the Czecho-set which he lost in the nluth gome was also drives. But against the Noronha

II. W. Austin B. M. Grant fol- Slovakian pair Menzel and Hecht.

Americans pass. The second set had pul out the lowed, Austin fulfilling the hopes

who that I reposed in him by winning_in London, July 1.

clid well to beat in pretty quick mate period. The first four games Peter Kane (Livepool) beat Petit three sets, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4. He Grant and Sabin on Saturday, again Parker's after a curious sort of stale- Biquet, the Belgium bantamweight, ought to have won more comfortably time the two Yugo-Slavians, Pallada went against service and the fifth. at Empress Stadium, Earl's Court, still. Having taken the first set at last night, when Biquet retired in 6-1 in the grand manner, he got and Punce, 0-2, 6-2, 6-3. the ninth round after the gamest into difficulties in the second, which

he was within a point of losing. fight imaginable.

were

H. A. and G. A. Noronha made so brothers, the adroit Chinese couple many fine shots that it was hard to

TEST

in for fast driving and dis-belleve they lost two sets. But one CRICKET Went tobbing, discovering that the could not fall to observe their incon- |

an

Portuguese were happlest overhead. sistency. H. A. Noronhin made When, in the third set they met awful lot of blunders in his smash- Xavier and Silvs, and found these ing and his brother was weak on could have two

insisting upon slower low volleys. If they were exchanges, they willingly adapted tightened their piny up they would themselves to the position, holding have carried all before them.

court. Xavier and On the third the rallies for as long as their op-

Silva found it necessary to depend ponents desired.

largely on defensive measures. They all but succeeded against Lau and

on, who, in falling light, trailing 4-5. Finally the sei finish- ext in almost complete darkness with honours very rightly divided.

It was most interesting to watch and supplied an instructive lesson to the younger players who are apt to regard speed as the be-all and end-

the doubles game. of The match as a whole provided some entertaining tennis, with C.R.C. a lead on the first round to, the end.

لله

A CONTRETEMPS

were

Aussies Take

The Lead

BATTERS TO VICTORY

(By Fred Dartnell)

Kane waded in fiercely directly the bell went, but the Belgian Ind was very quick on his feet.

AUSTIN'S FAULT

In the third set Austin managed

three

his beautiful ground strokes, he did

stop

which lasted over ten minutes with deuce cailed a dozen times, was the Arst of a series of seven to go with the service, Parker, despite nitempts

ing the sequence for 7-3.

7TH DAY'S RESULTS to speed up the business, then break-

MEN'S SINGLES FIFTH ROUND

obtaining a need their team to be upset as a result of an unfor-utes later Miss Holmes, ad. was! He punished his man severely in the Grant scored pretty often by getting 1. D. Budge (US.A.) beat V. B. McGrath)

IMPETUOUS ATTACKERS

The

in

the

V.

During the set Henkel had at last made a slight Impression on Parker. He fell behind at 2-4 in the third, but then managed to collar a run of more even lines, also went to four games. The fourth set, fought on Henkel, and he must have been con- see Parker's siderably heartened to

accuracy on the wane.

FAMOUS "CHOPPER"

normal duction' of an umpire and the playingwiss George were responsible for this crowd cheered him to the echo for won after five sets. Here again Mins A. Marble (U.S.A.) beat Me. M. R. the Impression

The

D. B. Andrus (U.S.A.), 0-0, 6-2, Stammers (G.B.). 75,

to get ahead and stay there to go Australia were all out for 302 just He not only mude the Golborne out 6-4, after having had before four o'clock. It was a horrid lad miss, but in the second round he match point chances for 6-3, I am day for cricket, with a cold, Berce cut Kane's left eye with a very good at a loss to understand why, with blustering wind and rain at intervals. punch.

HEAVY ARTILLERY •

not valley more when Grant's reply G. Von Cramm (Ger.) beat J. H. Craw ford Aust.1. 6-3, 80, 3-5, 2-0, 6-2 Miss Pritchard took her score to 67

In the third round Kane let go to them was often nothing better 11. W. Austin (G.B.) heat B. M. Grant

(U.S.A.), 6-1, 7-3, 0-4. and then was bowled by a beautiful

than a shoulder high shot, which which they

The Portuguese couple appeared ball from Mlas Whelan. A few min- some of his heavy artillery.

ing to B

(Ger.), 6-3, 7-3, 4, 48.02. hft Kane kept up his non-stop attack presented no particular difficulty. F.A. Parker (U.S.A.1 heat H. Henkel The Chinese

is no mean

(Aust), 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. by bringing in Ng Kam-chuen and tunate misunderstanding in the first

a ball over the bowler's by

With the

sixth round, but Biquet fought back to the net first. He set against Ng and Wu. consolidated this strengthening

caught at long-off by Miss Illde.

you cannot do leflantly and his left penetrated volleyer. However,

WOMEN'S SINGLES Hon together.

Four wickets for 139, and things be

more

than win, and Austin, to that playing Lau and

the Chinese scored a point which

FOURTH ROUND Tegan to look better for England, but Kant's defence with fine silil. Recreio turned out their customary score at four-all and Silva serving,

Biquet went through an agonised extent, was justified by his tactics. they thought gave them game. team, which, however hardly played

Then came a great match, Von thought the spite of constant bowling changes Portuguese, however,

the Crawford, which Cramm

(G.B.). 6-4, up to expectations.

ring. score was deuce. The slight con- and an interruption by rain, before seventh round when he was battered

the next wicket fell, the score had all over

whe took the first two sets.. Curts (b) Cater2 beat Miss A tretemps was setiled by the intro- been taken to 190. Miss Smith and

Ceuquerque (Nether.), 6, 1–2.

their followed

thought that Von Cramm, like Austin Panna 3. Jedrzejowska (Pal) beat Mrs. Recreio

of the ninth game.

sland. With her score at 63 Miss his endurance of cheery pluck.

At the beginning of the ninth in the previous match, might have policy and attacked from the start, over but they all showed vulnerability Chinese won it and then went on Smith was run out, and off the first

Mme. R. Mathieu (France) beat Mrs. M. overliend and the Chinese merciless- to capture the set on service,

ball she received Miss McLarly was round the end come suddenly, Kane forced the pace more, for Crawford, Miss B. C. Seriven (G.11.) beat Miss K. (Continued on Page 9.)

R. King (GB), 4, 6-2, 6-0, tennis caught and bowled by Miss Maclogan. shot out n left hook which landed as long as he is allowed, can

very well. The weakness.

extra-Senorita A. Lizang (Chile) beat Miss B. ly exposed the

Six for 198.

dush on the Belglan's eye. It closed deliberate lawn

he played 12

Nuthall (G.B.), 6, ( Australla were still 24 runs behind, up and with a gasp of pain Biquet Yesterday

ordinarily well and the volatile Von Mir D. E. Round (G.B.) beat Countess and turned to his corner. but then came another stand, Miss George, now very couilous, with He retired to give Kane the ver- Cramm never succeeded in hustling is 1. 1. Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat Miss A.

A. Wright (G.B.), 0. 03. him out of his stride, Miss Barbara Peden took the score to diet. when Mus Peden was bowled. 279.

1 am greatly delighted that a man No one else offered much resistance, Gunnar Berlund, the Finn, was whom I would have liked and Miss Hide look three quick disqualified for holding in the 7th seeded should be so successful. wickets, and Australia led England by round of his fight with Maurice

VITAL FOOT-FAULT 80 runs. Miss Hide made the most Strickland, the New Zealand chara- Von Crumm reached 3-1 in the of her bowlers, but after lunch for a

first set and was out at 6--3 after time there was little sting in the at-plon, in the heavyweight contest.

In the Arst round Barlund scored being caught at 3-3. In the second. with a few body punches. AN EARLY WICKET

In the second Strickland got going which was very level, Von Cramm, England started nt 4.15 with a re-lawith two smashing rights to the jaw, usually holding the lead, was ahead at 6-5 against the service, and wan arranged batting order, Greenwood and Miss Love opened. Burlund tried to force the fighting foot-faulted when wanting a point Runs came at a good pace, but Miss but was met with two hard crosses for the sel in the next game. Greenwood was far too anxious to

King George IV

7363

OLD SCOTCH WHISKY

The ALPHA and OMEGA of good WHISKY.

For Purity and Bouquet it is unsurpassed !

THERE'S AGE and HISTORY in every BOTTLE!

tack.

Miss

BARLUND DISQUALIFIED

from the right.

Darlund was cautioned twice for

The fourth round favoured Bar- and

to sec

He lost it, but pulled Crawford back from 40-15 to win the 13th play balls outside the off slump. hitting a trifle low with his left.

at Eventually she was caught at the

At the end of the third round the game at 7-6 and went out at 8-6. wicket with the score at 28. Miss

Dominion fghter was a little in front Maclagon come in and then rain stop- ped play for about half an hour. on points, This did not affect the pitch, these two-Miss Lowe and Miss Moc-lund. lagan by sheer determination and patience against some very good and varied bowling, took the score to 80, in the 5th round when Strickland scared with half-a-dozen uppercuts and so the arrears were wiped off.

Mrs. Peden, in the last half-hour, and several straight lefts. tried several bowlers, and the field-

DEFENCE OPEN

The Finn's defence was very open

Barlund wns cautioned twice for ing was of a very high standard, but holding and Strickland went further! though neither batsman looked very alcados event round Boriund was

In the settled or comfortable they played out

a

Steward's Cup And St. Leger Prices

London, July 22.

de la Valdene (Fr.), 6-1, 6-0.

MEN'S DOUBLES

THIRD ROUND

It waxed, however, with a ven- geance in the rext set, and one was reminded of how Miss E. Ryan, most aiming at particular of used to give blades of grass and hitting them.

In the first three games of the fifth add to his discomfiture, what luck was ran in Parker's favour there set Henkel won only two points. To and, though Henkal pulled up to 2-3, that was his last kick and the Ameri- can, who had used a rather limited consummate discretion, was in the end a con- stroke repertory with vincing winner, -3, 7-5, 1-1, 4-0, 6-2,

Before this J. D. Budge had kept his tally of three-set wins by

G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tucker be beating V. B. McGrath 6-3, 6-1,

C. F. Arschllman and M. Eiliner,

L. Teenu R. Menzel beat J, Pallada

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Budge's second service game to lead of excite- 64. When McGrath broke through and F. Puncec, 62, 6-2, 63, J. Bromwich and C. Sproule beat 8. R. 2-1, there were murmurs

kho and Schroder, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-1. for this feat had been fare at

ment, Wimbledon. From that point up to midway through the third set McGrath played beautifully, his drop shots

to guring as wrath-turners Budge's most blasting serves. McGrath has not much to show for his trouble in the score, which then read 6-3, 0-1, 4-1 in Budge's favour.

SECOND ROUND

Miss N. B. Brown and Miss R. Jarvis beat Airs. R. E. Haylock and Mrs. J. S. Kirk, 6-3, 2-0, 11-0

MIXED DOUBLES

THIRD ROUND

J. Brugnon and Mrs D. B. Andrus beat D. MacPhail and Mrs. D. C. Shepherd Barron, 8-3, 6-2.

M. Bernard and hime. 5. Henrolln beat N. G. Farquharson and Man K. E. Stammers, 6-4, 2-0, 0-2. G. Maku and Panin J. Jedrzejowska beat C. E. Mre and Mis 1. M. Hardwick,

-0. D. Pread and Miss E. M. Dearman beat G. R. B. Meredith and Mrs. J. S. Kirk, 6-3, -0.

Badge had by this time begun to pick out the drop shots for which he must run, and his lobs or cut cross- court shots made winners from them.

McGRATH'S EFFORT McGrath then made a determined assault, but it was the courage of desperation and, after pulling up to 4-all and saving four match points In a six-dcuce tenth game, ho suc- beat F. A. Shayes and Miss E. H. ar cumbed to the faevitable. vey., J. Mr. R. E. Haylock

F. L. D. Wilde and Miss M. Whitmarsh At the Victoria Club to-night, the

was made in

time, with England 90 for one. So repeatedly warned for holding, and with nine wickets in hand they have was so puzzled with this and Strick- following call-over

lead of 10 runs.

Miss Maclagan has land's persistent attack that he be-connection with the Steward's Cup made 40 runs and has shown us yet cume more offending.

-way through the round the again that she is a great bat. Eng- Half-way

sorry referee disqualified him and gave the land would have been in

verdict to Strickland,

п

Frank Hough (Battersea)

M. Macingan, at Wegemund, Walsh 110 Charlie Bundy (Wales), who retired

plight without her.

ENGLAND

13. Snowhall, e Walsh, Birth

M. Hide, b McLarty

M. Greenwood, Lu.w. b Smith

J. Davis, Flaherty

M. Child, lbw b Finnerty

M. Lowe, e . Peden. b McLarty

st Wegemund b Antenle

MILE/00. McLarty, b Antonio

M.

E. Whelan, at Wegemund, & Antonio

1. Bellon, not out

Extras

Tola!

AUSTRALIA

M. Pelen. c J. Haddlesey, h Maclagan

P. Antonio e Anowbali. b Belton ....

1. Pritchard. h Whelan .......

P. Holmes, e Hide, b Maclagan

Smith, run out

W. George, not out

c and b Maclogan

N. Mb llide N

1.

L. A. Walsh, b Hide

A. Wegemund, bide

M. Finhorty, e Child, b Davis

Home Cricket

Race.

100 to 8 The Drummer (i and o) 20 to 1 Here ( and o)

Neither

of the women's matches P. V. V. Sherwood

beat L. de Borman and Miss ML, Stoney. went beyond two sets. Panna 10-0, 7-0, 6-3.

J..

R. J. Tutchle and Miss V. E. Scott beat Jedrzejowska raliled up a love set W. F. Freeman and Birs. W. F. Freeman, against Mrs. D. B. Andrus in Just

ten.

The minutes.

Ameri- over 20.7-3.6.

forcing can,

valloying openings, led by 2-1 in the second sot, but the

MEN'S ALL-ENGLAND PLATE

11-0, -8.7-8; Y. Petra beat N. Taylor.

1st nd.: M. A. Young beat G. L. Rogers, after 2-ail Poland went to 3-2, Leger, W. Robertson, W... 1. D. Mac: last stroke of the game being a bang kinnan, ner.; H. Billington beat D. M. Bull. that must have been heard on Court that really settled the 30ld, red; W. Sabin beat 11. 0, and

20 to 1 Couvert (1 and of

beat

(()

at the end of the filth round with hoth eyes cut.

20 to 1 Pheroz Shah (0) 22 la 1

ST. LEGER PRICES The ruling prices for the St.

were:

3 to 1 Midday Sun (o) 100 to (t)

7 to 1 Perifax (1 and o)

BEAT SCOTLAND BY INNINGS

100 to 6 Fair Copy (0) 18 to (1).

33 to Morland (f and o)

1

NEW ZEALANDERS

London, July 22, The New Zealand touring cricket team won their second match in suc- cession to-day when they beat Scot- land by an lanings and 62 runs. this being the second match between the 102 teams.

Extras

Total AUSTRALIA—Firs Innings

W

Tolion

Maclagan J. Haddiesay

Whelan

Ilde

23

-Reuter.

DAVIS CUP ODDS

Americans Favourites To Beat Holders

London, July 21.

The Americans

David, 8, 6-3, 3; J. Jamain beat business.

K. J. Bitchie, 6-2, 6-3; C. J. Eedes beat

J. M. Hunt, 6-3, 6-4.

The match in which Miss M. Č.

2nd Ed.: G. Nicolaidis beat 11 Van Swol. Scriven, not seeded, knocked out the G-1, 6-3; N. G. Farquharson beat . Mseeded Miss K. E. Stammers by 7-5, Turnbull, 7-5, 6-0; D. MacPhail boat V. de M. Landau, 6-3, 6-3: G. R. B. Meredith.-3, showed up the winner, tactic- ully In a favourable light. She never forgot that Miss Stammers,

w.o.. I. Ellmer, scr.

| WOMEN'S ALL-ENGLAND PLATE Tunning up for the valley, leaves her corner especially vulner-

1st 1d.: Mrs. J. N. C. Couper beat Mian backhand

Morrison best Mrs. K. Dowden, 3, 4-0.

T. R. Jarvis, 5-7, 10-0, 6-1; Max P. Hable, Miss Slaminers throughout Mrs. M. Strawson beat Mile. Ineglected protective measures and, particularly a point, it was usually to

Miss Serven

Kovac, 6-2, 6-3; Miss 21. Baum- when garten beat Miss M.. Hobson, wanted

Fru. E. Hollls beat Mrs. Olayer, be had in this way sooner or later. There was a curious identity of

d: Miss E. 13. Harvey beat Milo.

P. Xydis, 6-0, 6-1; Miss M. t. Lumb beat Miss D. Batt, 6, Miss

Scriven leading 1-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-~2.

New Zealanders declared their inn-favourites to beat Great Britain in 7-8, 6-2; Miks V. G. Valentine-Brown 2-characteristic of Mias Stam-

Miss B. Noel beat Miss M, Whitmarsh

are one to five X. King wo.. Miss F, Ingram, cr.sc in the first six games of each

Fel. Ht. Kraus beat Miss C. K. Osborne set. Miss

It was ings at 250 for B, Farquar taking 0 the Challenge Round of the Davis beat. Misa' P. C. Grover, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4; for 44.

Cup Competition.

993-6, 6-6; Mixe M. Stewart beat Mr mer unreliable play that just when Scotland fared

and It is expected that "Bunny" Ausf. Wheatcroft, 6-0, 6: Mine T. Go sie could not afford it, at Bed and gaye 2nd Bd.: Mis R. M. Hardwick wo, and then hit a mash into the net.

disastrously

ENGLAND-Second innings.-M. Green"] they were dismissed a second time for Britain, presumably against the Miss M. G. Norman beat Mi N. B. Miss. Scrivon a short obé to murder

J. DAVIN

Laws, not out, XE: M. Maclean, not out. took 7 for 28.-Reuter. wood, a Wegemund, Fisherty, 13; M 154. In the first Innings Gallichan

40, Extras, 9. Total for 1 WKL, 90.

second string singles Americans player-leuter Pres.

Brown, 60 oud. Lady D. Pleydell-Bouverie, ser.

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