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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

JULY 24, 1937.

BRITAIN IS BETTING EVERYTHING ON AUSTIN

HER ONLY CHANCE

OF WINNING DAVIS CUP

CHALLENGE ROUND STARTS TO-DAY

This afternoon England will begin lier task of trying to defend the Davis Cup without her assistance of Fred Perry. Competent observers as well an the majority of tennis enthusiasts are convinced that Engand must fail, Budge. America's No. 1 player is re- twi for 5. certainty garded singles and with Make to partner him a certain winner in the doubles. It would appear that Britain only one real chance of retaining the Cup: Austin to win two singles and Hare to beat Parker. This, in view of Budge's brilliance at Wimbledon and in last week's Davis Cup tie. may strike one as fantastic, yet it is Britain's chief hope of success,

hus

the

Not a few of Austin's admirers are convinced that he is the finest Davis Cup player in the world to-day, and that on an

such as occasion

unbeatable. Challenge Round he is He has given evidence to support this view during the last three or four years, and not a few will be prepared the performance to see him repeal

Donald Budge, America's chief hope

in the Davis Cup.

Home Cricket

YORKS AND SUSSEX

ARE HELD

TO A DRAW

London, July 23.

Neither Sussex nor Yorkshire

could win their matches outright in the county cricket champion-| ship to-day, but had to rest con- tent with first ininngs points:

The results were:

Lancashire (235 and 283.8 dec.) beat Kent (126 and 36/1) on first! inninga

Gloucestershire (150 and 205/5 dec.) beat Essex (170 and 66) by 119 runs

Somerset (315/9 dec. and 214/4 dec,) beat Hampshire (230 and 257) by 60 runs

Yorkshire (255 and 103/5 dec.) beat Glamorgan (150 and 104/5) on Arst innings

Middlesex

(248 and 275/4 dec.) beat Worcestershire (158 and 153) by 214 runs

Sussex (351 and 173/4) best Lel-

Women's Cricket

ENGLAND

WIN BY

25 RUNS

Second "Test" Thrills

Wimbledon Day By Day

MISS ROUND BEATS THE

Miss Marble

Marble Reaches Semi-Final

MISS SCRIVEN'S

FIGHT

(By H. S. Scrivener)

woman

From

the

CHAMPION

SENORITA LIZANA

Tom Goddard:

.100 Wickets

Gloucester spin bowler Tom

DEFEATED Coddard is the first player this

Guileful Tactics Of Mme. Mathieu

(By A Special Correspondent)

thought that Mako was on

When Senorita A. Lizana bent Mme. London, Jure 30. On the Centre Court at Wimbledon whole the more useful member of his R. Mathieu a short time ago in the West of England championships the yesterday we first saw Miss Jedrze side,

I can imagine that Budge and result was generally accepted as a jowska beat Miss Scriven in a bright

for two outstanding doubles pointer the Boussus.

Wimbledon. As with match which was closer than bare score, 6-1, 6-3, in the Polish players, must have enjoyed the commany other "good things" in all bran- tes Then we saw pany of their respective partners. ches of sport expectations have been girl's favour indicates.

somewhat scrambling first rudely falsified and yesterday Mme. Miss Marble, America's champion, in the best exhibition of sel, Budge and Make emerged with Mathieu won with comparative case. rvice Chile's champion, bitterly disappoint- the game that she hus given so far, 3-4 loud against Pete on Max'sed, as all could see, will have to wait

love game on and then took

year. Mako hit lustily from yet another for the set.

If the mere avoidance of errors the start of a second set and helped his side to a 6-1 lead, which faded could lead to the highest honours, to 5-3, thanks mainly to Petra, but Mme. Mathieu would long ago have was clinched by the Americans, who been more than the "champion semi-

Anc really achieved

snap finalist," but there was rather more in her game than mere steadiness. volicying at 6eally tense struggle, Thus, after the Chilean ghi had won

final.

finc

sutne

Then came

season to take 100 wickets.

He accomplished the feat when recently at Dudley Howorth was caught off his. bowling. Goddard had taken ninety-five wickets when play was begun and Howorth was his fifth Worcester victim.

Goddard, who is thirty- seven, joined Gloucestershire in 1922, played for England against Australia in 1930, took 200 wickets in 1935, has twice taken nine wickets in an in- nings.

Was originally a fast bowler but reduced his pace and now bowls off-breaks very effec- tively. Great favourite. Bene- fit last season produced £1,800.

Capt. Cannon the and, helped by more of their elever did she and the knack of making win- Winning Still

At Tennis

beat Mrs. Sperling, formerly of Ger- and now of Denmark, who was many runner-up to Miss Jacobs last year, 99 in three of about the most arresting sela ever played by two women in a struggle for a place in the sunl

To take the two matches in their chronological order, I award equal marks to Miss Jedrzejowska and Miss which Petra and Boussus for some the first two games, Mime. Mathieu of time seemed likly to win, leading by squared at two all, twenty-stroke fury the (By Marjorie Pollard)

Scriven for

In 54,

6-5, and 7-6. But Budge rates being a common feature, and never their hitting when indulging

forfeited to her opponent. Not only England beat Australla in the

base-line duel, and his partner kept them at buy then went into a tend which she it straightforward

that 15 belief iny

went ahead at -7, the more accur snap volteylog, second "Test Match" at Blackpool by but 25 Funs

The cricket was full of in- Polish girl was

and after a match point in the 16thners off Senorita Lizana's drop shots better length.

with straight passes, but she main-| and also kept ate terest to the last hour of the game.

England fully deserved their win if On the top of this, when the more game which did not come off, were tained the offensive through the use de-out in the 10th at 10 after being of gradually shortening returns down only

for the superb way in which they or less stereotyped game was tackled Australia in the fourth in-parted from in an attempt to score within a point of losing the 17th on the Chilean's backhand line prepara- tory to a coup de grace deep into the nings. The fielding was grand and

S. FRICANS' BRAVE FIGHT

opened forehand court. she possessed the greater variety of

and Farquharson wield Kirby

There were few high Hghts in the the bowling of Miss Whicjant, Miss more subtle means, I noted that Petra's service.

was just strokes.

sympathetic ruckets in company first set. Once Senorita Lizano made Madagan and Miss Hide what was wanted.

MISS SCRIVEN'S TENACITY

from Miss Scriven, Aditing for every when representing South Africa with an incredible return from near the England continued their innings

for 231. me with tenacity, had her best great credit. They bravely withatoot net-post, running across and by 5.30. were all out

game

Gernians, von Cramm and other court; once she made a point 141 Australia were set 152 runs to get chances when she reached 'vantage in the

11 many friends in Hongkong with time at their disposal. They the fourth game of the first set, al-Henkel, whom they led by 2 sets to with a daring backhand volley fren started badly by losing Miss Antonio though Miss Jedrzejowska went to 1. going down eventually by 6-3, no-man's-land: at the first set point with only & runs scored, but then Miss4-0, and by winning the sixth for 0-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1. Farquitursona backhand volley again brought her will be glad to hear that Captain

gave display.

profit, but despite her great mobility P. 9. Cannon, who figured in the Pritchard and Miss fiolmes took the 18 to love; but that was as far as especially not the putting on of unit was Mme. Mathieu who laid the local league and championship events

think In the seure to 60 when Miss Whelan clean she could get in that set.

1 8.40 subtic traps and took "risks" which in 1933 and 1934, is still actively bowled Miss Pritchard.

Then from two wickets for 68 the the second set Miss Scriven was gope, important doubles inte

Miss Jedrzejowska even better, ought to be avalded if possible. changed to 8 for 03 in one most because her drives were deeper and score BOWLING

went thrilling hour. This was due to the mistakes lewer. She Goddard (Glouerster) v.

6 for 58 grand bowling of Miss Hide and Miss rather quickly to 4-0, and after Miss Essex

5 for 22 Madugan. So once more the game Scriven had won her service well for and

had swung round, and Australia were 14 and had saved a match point a Nichols (Essex) v. Glau-

throes. Miss Georget 7 for 61 really in the cester

was playing steadily, and the question couple of games later, the Polish girl! V. 5 for 27 was whether anyone could stay with went out to love at 6-2. Our re- grets for the departure of Miss Scri-

cestershire (230) an first innlags

The Northants v. Notts match was abandoned, Northants having score 226 and Natts 116 for na wicket.

BATTING (Somerset)

➢ ཆ ཇ ༑ I ཟ ཟ ་

Gimblett

V.

Hampshire Armstrong (Leicester) v. Sus- Iddon (Lanes) v. Kent

108

22

Walker (Hampshire) v.

Somerset

10.

Yardley (Yorks) v. Glamor-

кап

08

her.

but

her

8TH DAY'S RESULTS

WOMEN'S SINGLES

FIFTH ROUND

·

the

preparatory work had made almost safe.

From 3-all in the first set n run of seven games carried Mme, Mathieu

EX-H.K.C.C. CHAMPION

(By "Veritas").

pursuing tennis in England.

According to a newspaper report,

to 4-0 in the second. At this point Captain Cannon, who is an Army Senorita Lizana mode desperate at- Educational Instructor at Shorncliff, tempts to force matters. In the is playing for the Folkestone Outcasts fourth game she had opened the court

only

games.

to volley into the net, but she in the Kent County Inter-Cup tennis Miss A. Marble U.S.A.) beat Fru. 8. made no such errors in the next three competition.

Playing against Tunbridge Wells Three

winning volleys helped her to in the second round last month, Panna J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) brati Miss M. O, Beriven (GB3.) 6-2, 0-2. the first game. The next she won

from 15-40 down on her service Captain Coneon partnered Captain after some pecullar netcard business Woods and they won all of their -one to Mime. Mathieu, one which three matches. They beat A. Picton climbed and fell back in the Chilean's

Sinfeld (Gloucester)

Essex

Parks.

Wellard

Smith

Worcester Wall (Kent) v. Lancs.

(Middlesex)

опе

Jus (Bussex) V. Leicester Pollard

(Lanes) v. Kent 5 for 34 Verity (Yorka) v. Glam-

5 for 38 5 for 50 Hampshire Davies, E (Glamorgan) v.

5 for 57 Yorks

5 for 61 5 for 08 -Reuter.

5 for 32

Mles

The score crept up to 110, and then ven may be merged in the knowledge Sperling (Denmark). 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.

Ane Miss Wegemund was caught in the that her conqueror is a very

Mme. R. Mathieu (France) beat Senorita slips, and that was B for 110. Miss player Indeed.

Marble's defeat of Mrs. B. Peden came in with a runner, as

Mies D. E. Round G.D.) beat Miss 11. she has hurt her knee, and, with Miss Sperling was achieved almost entire-Lizana (Chile), 6-3, 0-3. George, she gave England some anxi-ly by volleying, an excellent thing H. Jacobs (U.S.A.), G.

in a woman, since most women seem ous moments.

as beyond their powers. to regard Miss George hit two lovely cover

Rain Interfered with the match, went to 126. drives, and the score Miss Hide went on to bowl again and but I doubt whether it affected its first interruption oc- with her frst bull had Miss Peden result. The

Charles Hare who makes his Davis Cup debut this afternoon,

-during the next three days.

United States have made change from the team which beat Final, Germany in the Inter-Zone Frankie Parker coming in for Bitsy Grant as second singles. This, if any thing, is a move which will strengthen

Even so Britain

the challengers

PLEAS

a fair chance of taking two matches from him. Austin plays Parker to- day and should win and Hare is fully capable of doing the same thing next Tuesday,

Budge is safe to-day to win his en- crunter with Hare, and it looks very much as though United States are destined to win the doubles against Frank Wilde and Tuckey,

organ (Somerset)

1 b w, and so England won by 25 curred when Miss Marble was lead.

ing by 2-0 in the first set. She As both sides have now

rtins.

won

The order of play will be as follows: match the game at the Oval will be

THIS AFTERNOON

H. W. Austin v. F. Parkner

C. E. flare v. D. Budge.

MONDAY

a was not too secure after they started and Mrs. Sperling was the gain, a big fight. The game throughout hus more accurate and the more success- been patchy, and there were times ful for a while, but Miss Marble con- 10 press and her volleying: when we felt utterly despondent tinued about England's chances,

M. Moclagen, t

Wegemund Walsh

F. II. D. Wilde and C.R.D. Tuckey D. Snowball, c v. G. Mako and D, Budge.

TUESDAY

C. E. Hare v. F. Parker.

TE. W. Austin v. D. Budge.

Drambuie

THE LIQUEUR

FOR

took her out at 7-5.

Mrs. Sperling more or less took charge of the second set, in which Miss Marble fell away quite appreci- ably and did not relish another rainy interlude which ultimately left Mrs. Sperling the winner of the set at 31 0-2.

ENGLAND

น

Walsh, Smith 1

115 b Flaherty

C Dearie. Holmes

40

G

J. Davis, b Fla.

herty

1

M. ide, b bic-

and b st Wegemund,

McLarty...

b Antonio

34

M.

C

1.b.w, b Smith 0

Wegemund, b Finherty

Lart Greenwood,

M. Child, Lb.w.

b Flaherty.... 3 not cut

M. Lowe, D.

Peden. b Mc-

Larty

M Taylor,

Wegenund. Antonio

M. J. Haddelsoy

McLarty, Antonio

Whelan, Wegemund. Antonio

Balton,

43 b McLarty ...

c George. b Mc-

Lety

at Wegemund, b

Antonio

But in the third set we saw a re-

13 markable recovery by Miss Marble

MEN'S DOUBLES

THIRD ROUND

Nakano and 3. Yamagishi (Japan) beat . C.-F. Nichola and

Plushes and c. R. D. Tuckey.

Williams (G.D.), 04, 04,

L. flecht and I. Menzel

court, and one which, in reparation, and M. Williams 2-6, 6-2, 0-1, beat climbed and dropped over.

E. B. Harvey and L. Pelerin 6-3, 6-2 gome the seventh

Senorita and beat B. P. Fox and J. Cleland Folkestone result 3 Lizona's footwork was seen at its best, 6-1, 0-2. As

the match by five

In

for twice she was, by all the rules. Outcasts won D.Hwrong-footed, but gut her racket well

to the ball. She won this and from matches to three, Von Metaxa (Austria) and J. Jamain 40-love worked her way to deuce (France) beat G. de Stefani (Italy) and in the next. Could she make it 4 F A. Parker (U.S.A.), 3, 6-4, 6-4.

It may Captain Cunnion, meinbered,

won

be re- the Hongkong

C. E. Hare and F. H. D. Wilde (C.Ball and keep the, match allve for uncricket Club tennis chompionship in

beat 11. G. N. Cooper and I. K. Tinkler other possible love set?

(0.0.), 8--1, 6-2, 0-2.

Now were made visible the merits 1934. He figured in the Colony open H. Henkel and G. Von Cramm (Ger-of Mme. Mathieu's compact and championship in 1933 and 1934. In

Farquharson and

Kirby (South Africa, orderly campaign. Twice she gained 33 he lost in the second round to

the advantage and on the second in-

2-0, 7-5, 6-1.

J. Bromwich and C. Sproule.

J. D. Dudge and G. Make (USA) beat C. Boksus and Y. Petra (France), 6-4

~4, 10-0.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

THIRD ROUND

.

15

from 0-3 down, and eventually great

#

Miss F. Jomet and Miss K. E. Stammers

display of effective volleying G. 31.1 beal Miss R. B. ifardwick and helped her to win. She made the

57 store 33, against the service to 15, won the seventh game, serving, to 00, another love game on the top of that, and went out more or less un- troubled at 8-3. I must repent that here we saw a real triumph of skil- ful volicying.

5

e Wegemund. b

·

Antonio

0

De Rub. Antonio 23

Extras

.out

Extras

Total

.....222

AUSTRALIA

M. Peden c

Inddelsey.

Maclagang 2 P. Antonio.

Snowball,

Bolton

II. Pritchard, b

MISS ROUND'S GREAT FEAT But the

outstanding

women's

Miss, E. H. Harvey (G.B.), 1–3. G

FOURTH ROUND

Rine. R. Mathieu (France) and Miss A.

M. Yarke (G.D.) beat Panna J. Jedrze jowska (Poland) and Miss S. Noel

(G.B.); 3-6, 6-2, 3-0.

MIXED DOUBLES

THIRD ROUND

beat II. Van Swol, and Met. G. Terwindt (Netherlands), Ont. D'], 0-2.

(Sweden) and K. Schroder

Miss J. Saunders (G.B.) beat J. Pallada (Yugo slavia) and Mins A. G. Curtis (G.B.).

of the day was, of course, the 1. G. Collins and Lady Rowallan (G.B.) match Total .....231 defeat of Miss Jacobs, the reigning champlon, by Miss Round, who had been her predecessor, beating her in 1934 in the final after a great fight by 6-2, 5-7, 0-3.

c Bolton, b Mac

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+

10

Snowbell b Whelan

Whelan ...... 87 b Whelan

P. Holmes,

44 1.b.w.. b do

C

Hilde, b Mac-

lagani

K. Smith,

run

c Snowball.

out

1

Whelan

K. George.

not

out

2 not out

N. McLarty,

e

and

Mac-

tagan

Peden. Inde LA. Walsh, b

20, 6-4.

H. G. N. the and Mine E. N. 9. Dickin (G.B.) beat F. Kukuljovic (Yugoslavia) and Mel. M. 1. Couquerque (Nether lanch), 7-5, 3-4, 6-3.

Yesterday's encounter was really thrilling, and filed us with admira- 4tion for the skill of the combatants. They were just about level, leading 33 in turn up to 44. Here Miss Round,

play superb

crowned 1 by a beauti-C.

0

by

ful shot down the line, went to 5-4, 34 and was out with a love game in

the next, driving for the

with daring and dexterity.

0 De Davis, bide 33 .bw b side...

c Lowe, b Hide c Belton, & Mac-

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AUSTRALIA

B. Delton...

M. Maclagan

J. Staddiexey

E. Whelan

J. Davi

ilide

200

ENGLAND-Second Innings

M. Flaherty

K. Smith

N. McLarly

P. Antonio

A. Walsh

P. Holmes

AUSTRALIA-Second-Innings

3. Belton

M. Maciaga

Whelka

M. Hide *******

corners

In the second set, Miss Round was 2behind in the first two games, but 1won both then lost the third because won the next two, mainly as she pleased. although

really

Mix's

was Miss Jacob's last, and Miss Round, maintaining her dominance. wont to 3-2 and out at 6-2. She appears to have regained completely the great power which is really hers, but which seems to have been fack. ing at odd times of late.

J. Yamagishi" (Japan) and Miss D. Nuthall GB. beat A. F. Fannin and Miss J Harman (Ireland), 03, T

1. D. Tuckey and M115 M. C. Scriven (G.B.) beat 11. Billington and Miss J. Ingram (G.D.), 04-3.

R. K. Tinkler and Misa M. E. Lumb IG.B.), beat Rt. C. F. Nichols and Mrs. 11. S. Uber (G.B.), 6-2, 6-3.

FOURTH ROUND

beat P. V. V. Sherwood and Mra, H.. E. Jorotra and Mme. C. Bueguer (France)

Haylock (0.3.), 6–3 Grad. Jacobs J., Budge and bilss A. Marble (USA). beat J. Brugnon (France) and Mrs. D. well, and playing

KS. Stewart. 3. 0-0; Mian M. G. reached 4-1. The next game, 04, 0-0, I. G. Collins beat W. Robert-

D. Andrus TU.S.A.), 6-1, (-1. MEN'S ALL ENGLAND PLATE Ind Ad.-Mr. J. N. C. Couper best Mias A. P.,

beat Miss P. N. Morison, Gud, 7-8; Mmo. 9. Henrotin Mr. M. Strandinell, God. Fan, G heat Miss M. fidden, d=4, 6-4; Fru. E. In the men's doubles, Budge falls beat Miss Baumgerton, G-1, 0-3: Miss E. H. Harvey w.o. Mme. C. Bogner WMako, America's doughty pair, beatser: Mins M. E. Lumb beat Miss V. K surviving King, 6-3; Miss E. N. S. Dickin Boussus and Petra, the

beat Miss V, G. Valentine-Brown, 3-5, ΟΙ

0-4, 10-0, 63, Bond: France, 04.

Miss B. Noel best Mias was just about what they Norman W... Mis W. M. C. Hower might have been expected to do. 1ser. Mrs. R. G. Macinnes bent Miss V cannot say that it was a great doubles coit, 7-3, 6-3; Miza G. C. Harling beat Mix K. Keith Steele, 0, 0-2; but it sparkled every now Miles James boat Fri. R. Kraus, die match, and

again in a manner which first-- Miss P. L. F. Thomson beat Mas J. Gox, -1, 2-0, 0-1; Miss M. Trouncer class doubles matches hardly fall to beat Miss J, Marquis, &-4, 0—1.

3rd tales Hoaking w... Miss M. furnish.

Budge was great on occasion, but Blaney ser.

For the three days 43,081 paid at the turnstiles, so that about 60.000 mult HAVE witnessed the match.

and

court, 5-3.

first byes. In 1934 Anxiety was telling on having drawn duced Senorita Lizana to hit out of Tsui Wai-pul 1-6, 7-5, 3-0, both Senorita Lizana; from 30 love on her he beat H. J. Armstrong in the first service a hit out, with the court open, round 6-0, 6-4, beat Ng Kam-chuen a double fault, and a setted return in the second round 6-8, 6-2, 6-4 and brought her up against the match lost to J. W. Leonard in the third

round 2-6, 1-0, (Continued la Page 13.)

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