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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY,

AUGUST

24,

1937.

Electrifying Tennis By Hare And Budge

EPIC SET IN DAVIS CUP TIE

English Left-Hander Almost Creates Upset

(By Special Correspondent)

London, July 26.

Probably almost everyone at Wimbledon, and, indeed, almost overy follower of lawn tennis, expected things to be level at the end of the first day, but very few thought that C. E. Hare would put up such a fine show against J. D. Budge.

opener,

popular

games

the

That 15-13 first set was on eye, is that these great exponents of this

for it showed us that we ever increasingly have a young man amateur in the cannot learn to take the rough with It does seem such a the smooth? game to-day, and capable at least

that flawless displays of the Haining as many service aces as its pity renowned opponent. Con Hare only game are sometimes marred by un- improve his ground shots, which at pleasant gestures or remarks at de-

which to the man on well below the

thecisions moment are

he court, may seem doubtful. standard of the rest of his

well prove

HARE'S VOLLEYS his first set against uk k is, a most formidable propost-Hare thrilled the 12,000 spectators tion. It would be good to hear that by the force of his volleying and the

all-rapidity of was concentrating on the important

may we

unatus UCPEO

3. Perry, for his

to F. J.

s long reach and real fighting temperament make hint,

he

In

Budge,

which serving. its height

after only stuff off the floor," for reached

tead him into the games had gone well beyond the that path might

twenty mark.

casily

the championship class

H. W. Austin had a comparatively Parker, easy passage against F another neat and incisive volleyer,

but a man who locks Hare's spirit of adventure as well as his devastat- ing service,

Buder caused a stir by serving three double faults in the third game for llare to break through and even

The lead changed tually lead 3-1. hands twice, and Hare was again in

at 5-4 with his service to:

front follow.

It was in the sixteenth game that are attack became really intense.

fellowed up his service, and in into the air, sot to Bud- hoisted returns to put them

One-all is quite satisfactory, but it clearly points at the same time to the all-important character of to- day's doubles. Can we do it? Can He

C. R. D. our almost untried pair, Turkey and F. 1. D. Wilde, with- stand the determined onslaught of away. Thus he saved a the chosen of Amerira, who have a fand was still all-square after twenty Wimbledon championship besider a victory over the Germans to their

credit?

ATTACKING SERVICES

aut

Įsiness.

The American at 11-10 was 40- | love-thres set points against the serelee, but Hare kept an attacking volley

Budge to get to gome It in het inpossible, for both bm, courageously, got to deuce with men are well armed in the matter of attacking service, while at times, too, int, and then finished the game f

with another volley, this time themselves hæckband they have both shown

which he had! masters of perhaps the most literally to fling himself. portant shot of all in combined play

-the return of service.

shot at

TWO FATAL ERRORS

This is the weapon which, if akil-A rear greeted Hare's winning of The et fully and accurately used, wrests the the 24th game to love.

like going on interminably attack out of the opposition server's louteri hands, and which, as well, rives up until Hare made tivo fatal errors in

the vital the 28th game. He was leading 40- the recciver's partner

winner at the 15, Bridge ahead on games M-13, chance of making a net.

Tuckey, from the backhand court, such a vital force, suddenly broke frequently

excels in the way in down.

double faults in succession which he places the ball across the incoming server, bent on volleying, brought groans from the crowd, for thereby drew up to deuce, and Wilde we have seen often in Budge

I

Charles Haro ranking a spectacular volley in his thrilling Davis Cup match with Donald Budge.

Larwood's Start

COON to be hung in a trame in

the Nolts cricket pavilion is the following letter marking the beginning of H famous carcer. The Telter, dated May 31, 1923.

reads-

I. Larwood, Esq.

Dear Sir. We shall be glad if make it convenient to you can

the allend at

bere Du Monday next. June 4, at 2 p.m. for a trial.

nels

Yours faithfully,

11. A. Brown, Secretary.

ALL'S WELL

when his serving, which had been AT THE

19TH HOLE

Two

American

Local Football

ATHLETIC FOR THE FIRST DIVISION

Chinese Aletle are now certain

THE MAGICAL CHARM OF Australian

SUSSEX FIELDING

י.

Plays Big Part In Defeat

Of Kent At Maidstone

(By Frank Thorogood)

Test Team Manager

MR. R. Į. HARTIGAN SUGGESTED

The visit of Austraila's cricketers next summer is a long way off, but already it is whispered in weit-in-

Maidstone: Sussex beat Kent | the first team since the latter end of formed circles that choice of team

May,

SUSSEX

Hammond

by an innings and 133 runs.

For the fifth time this year Firal Innings430 (Langridge (Jn) 105. Kent have been smitten hip and Cox 33. Langridge (lat) 71. thigh by an innings and their latest defeat was suffered at the Ashdown & Parka

bidding of a team that not only excelled in batting and bowling,

KENT

50; Welt 6 for 130).

First Innings

Serond Innings

manager may fall on Mr. R. J. Hart!- gan, ex-Test player, now Australian cricket legislator.

"There are sound reasons why 58- years-old Roger Hartigan should be. "fancled." Australia usunily picks 13), Hammond 3 lbw b Hammond oits cricket manager from the State Woolley e Cook b e_Cornfort (3) b

representatives serving on the Aus- tammond

1 Parks (J) 30tralian Board of Control Bryan

ridge (Jas) WHICH D Corn-

ford (3)

but won great distinction in the T.

Cook Lang- Ilwb Cornford

D (J)

1

Parks (3) Cornford (wi b Langridge Cornford (W) Parks (3) ... 14

art of fielding.

Two catches in the slips, ɑne by John Langridge, the other by James Parkes wide out with the right hand, O., S. Marriott b

Hammond**** 21 (Jas) will long be remembered. Other Ames Cornfarel successful efforts go (1) to the creditw) Iammond, of Hammond who dived down at Todd e Langridge

b Parka e Parks (J). mid off to catch Pearce, and (2) to 539 aminond. 17 Oakes, who ran

from deepSpencer b Lang- • Cornford mid off to hold an awkward skler ridge (Jasl. from Watt.

7. A. Pearce S

Langridge (Jn) In the deep Cox and Cook were Cornford (3)

across

He is therefore qualified, and, in addition, has a wide experience of the game, a fine personal record, and a full measure of charm, and popu- olarity.

Legal men are often selected as tour managers, and maybe they bre

because needed,

the Australians usually arrive studying a long list of 4 Langridge (Jan) conditions, and regulations which

must be observed.

Bammond

equally clever and with Tich Corn-Walt at Cornford Langridge (Joe) 10| ford as good as ever behind the wicket Holmes must be justly proud of a team so gifted.

A GENTLE HINT

It was

a sorry-comment on the early batting of Kent that unli Ashdown arrived to play and to hli good-length bowling, Marriott hnd given

chief entertainment. The though handleopped by a amateur. strained thigh, made several neal boundaries front of the wicket by

Eri

of a sly hint that his premier

in the batting order lust was not a mncre

Saturday eveninis

freak of cffell

und bowled remarkably well. ['

his

Keeping a

to be invited to enter a team in the inom employed

WIK

and before it

produce quite unreturnable angled and subsequently was twice within called on the inat before President pleted, Chinese Athletic automatical-to the frst ball of the second in-:

forehand drives.

J janin of the

ningy.

if things go right for us, and there fought back and obtained advantage | sjonal Golfers' Associatlon, are sayinese Royal Engineers drop down into wicket down seemed to indicate the

c Oikos Parks (W) Cornford

8 (2) 0 nos out Cole not out

10

Total

B

129 Total

10

0

-10

RECORD STAND

One has not heard of Mr. Harti- gan entering the legal profession.

100 His chief claim to manage a cricket is a first-class knowledge of that's nothing against

Midday Sun

Remains Favourite

FOR ST. LEGER

London, Aug 23. Midday Sun, winner of the 1937 Derby remains a firm favourite for the St. Leger. being quoted at to- night's call-over at it to 4. Sultan Mahoumed is second favourite at 95 to 20, both prices being offered and taken.

The quotations were as follows: 11 to 4 Midday Sun ( and o) 95 to 20 Sultan Mahoumed (t and

o) 17 to

10 to

2 Perifax (0) 100 to 11 (t) 1 Gold Seent (t and o) 1 Fair Copy

100 to 9 Solfo (0)

100 to 8 Guya (o) 100 to G (1)

Renter.

BOWLS SURPRISE

teain cricket-but him.

His selection would be happily re- celved in England. He has made centuries against us, and if you care to look up the records of 30 years ngo it will be noted that a certain Mr. Clem Hill, in company with Mr. Hartigan. nade * sland of 243 agoinst England at Adelaide,

It Vas a record eighth-wicket partnership, and it stands day.

to this

BANISHES SKIN TROUBLES !

good length and making] the ball come quickly off the pitch, he well earned his four first innings wickets, and James Cornford backed so well that James Langridge first division of the Hongkong Faut-

ASHDOWN'S VARIED LUCK ball League. This, despite the Man-i agement Committee's decision, made

Woolley and Ames were among the tast night, to stick to their original early victims of Hammond, and this

could pair verdict of permitting only twelve

only make 4 between trams in the division.

However, the trouble in Shanghai them during a collapse that witness has very largely changed the situa-ed at lunch the fall of six wickets

for 93. tion. It is now very unlikely that

Ashdown's innings (six 4'), last- the Army will be

be in position to field

ing two hours, stood out like a three teams and there is considerable beacon light in the storm of Kent's doubt as to whether the Navy will be adversity, and it was a bad omen able to participate. Thus, with the for the home county when he fell New York July 26. Ityder Cup

numerical strength of the division de- Rolfers,

The fact that Bryan went in first set. Hore again Jacobus,

of the American Profes-ly gain inclusion.

Additional effect of this is that Cht-

desperate position of Keut, and in no reason why they should not, point himself, but once more double-

ing they had a swell time in En-the third division and the Liga Porto-though Woolley mude 30 he was not land. we may look for a very close thing, faulted).

the real Woolley at a crisis. When and should the perhaps unexpected Agun he had the chance of the

All that talk when they got back uese will enter but one leam.

In the meantime E.A. officials are in the great heat he appeared to Inge the Cup may reinain come off,

Kame, only to be sent back within

in British Rolfers and another year.

manship

the season. Mr. A. Goldenberg has This lob proved the the wish is father to the thought, won the set. for having seen our people regain it, feverunner of many more. for Budge, Spectators was just "living up to the taken over the Assistant-Secretarial hander put up a skier to mid-off and

creed

of our congenial world-wide duties, and it is announced that rext from that point Ames alone could found it to be an adequate reply in fraternity." we are naturally loath to think that

Monday the Management Committer repeat his normal form.

A FINAL COLLAPSE they will lose it again,

The next two sets to Hare's valley- That's how Ralph Guldahl put it.will meet the Referees' Association in

A. E. Coates, holder of the bowls cuco is an aromatic, antiseptic, In an hour and a half the England singles title, Was defented at the efficacy. One further point. What a pity ting.

He adds: "I had a swell time in

an important exchange of views.

wicketkeeper gave an excellent dis- Hongkong F.C. yesterday by A. R. She-ko is equally good for skin England runch the galleries were

Dallah troubles, cezent, ringworm, itch, wet plenty enthusiastic, same as in our contrary I was favourably impressed pluy of driving on both sides of the Dailah in the third round.

by the hospitality and treatment of wicket

of his nine and three

4 was in great form and won 31-17 on and dry, sores, piles, or for injuries, come in one over off Cornford. The the 20th head,

cuts, burns, secratches, scalda, bruises. this trip over that of 1933.

match ended at

to six, phd a quarter

In the fourth round, A. Hyde-Lay. As a reliable healing agent which is . Byron Nelson said: "We were re-i

graciously by everyone the Just six wickets fell in rather who won the title in 1933. was rapidly efficacious there is nothing to ceived and it any of our players less than half an hour for 67 against ellminated by J. S. Landolt at the surpass She-ko. Obtainable at all in England. If

an attack in which James Parks and Civil Service. Landolt, who beat R.chemists, "Let's call the calling-off. The made any only thing which British and Ameri- lead British people to belleve other James Langridge took chief honours. F. Luz, another former champion, In Kent, who have no hope of playing: the previous round, won 21-10 on the can sportsmen could object to would wise, I wish to extend my apologies

Fast this be insincere forced apologies in a to them."

season, make one change 24th head.

On the same green, A. S. Gomes against Lancashire, Sunnocks takes

Selby 21-18 on the the place of Charles Marriott and bent J. A. R. Lewis, the young Sittingbourne 24th head.

It would cricketer, is 12th man. seem about time to give Lewis on- olter chance: he has not appeared in

here

You will have nothing but praise for She-ko after you have discovered,

Perhaps, however, fine lab, and the third time Budge to New York about Jack of sports busy preparing the fixture lists for correct grip of the bat the left- Title Holder Beaton for yourself, its healing properties

country.

ENTITLED TO ALIB! "But I, same as other golfers, re- serve the privilege of an alibl when

I don't beat everyons.

statements that

would

matter that has been magnified far John Revolta declared: "We en- beyond all reasonable proportion."joyed our stay immensely and made

Denny Shute says: "I was not many friends." aware I had made any statements Sam Snead added: "I was treated complaining about the treatment we very well in England." received in Great Britain. On the So all's well at the 19th hule.

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