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THE ·HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1938.

HELEN JACOBS FAINTS AT WIMBLEDON

UNABLE TO PLAY: GAME POSTPONED Spectacular Win By

Kho Sin-Kie

Against Von Metaxa

Choy Holds His Own Against Roderick Menzel

Sensation-mongers at Wimbledon yesterday were not disappointed, when it was announced that Miss Helen Jacobs, United States No. 1 woman player, had fainted in the dressing room just before she was due to take the court against Miss Joan Ingram the British Wightman Cup player.

Miss Ingram, saya a Reuter report, sportingly agreed to postpone the match, which will be played to-day.

The day's schedule was confined to further progress

in the men's and women's singles, the feature being the

Hero la a fine action study of M h. Helen Jacobs, the sturdily built entry of Miss Alice Marble into the last 16, she being the American champion, who fainted in the dressing room at Wimbledon yesterday and had to have her match with Miss Joan Ingram postponed. first player to reach this important stage.

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Chinese slightly-tul Gene Mako anivames into the Burd Cliny, round, while among the women, Mrs. Davis Cupper. Choy started mungri- Moody. Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, tently against Menzel, leading him and Miss Alice Marbie all won, The 0-2 to the first set, but the Czechts i only American reverse was the de- Slovakian mude a Kratat resavery, i feat of Mrs. D. B. Andrus by Mas shtefly due to his serving and took

the Betty Nuthall, after the Brugtish gut

responded set at 7-9 buy had conceded the fist net.

brilliantly to win the nex: set at 8-3 ated the pinyers were two-all in the third net when raih stoped play for the day

A Router message says that the weather at Wimbledon yesterday was overconst but warm, with bright periods, and finally rain came to pul a sudden end to the day's play. IL caused the abandonment of lite match

Miss Joan Ingram, second round opponent to Misa Holan Jacobs, who sportingly agreed to postpone the match when she heard that her rival had fainted in the dressing room at Wimbledon yesterday.

LET US SHOW YOU

1.

Kho's Great Display

Kho Sin-kin went further to justify the ranking rominittee's judgment by

beating G. von Metaxa the German

player by 6-4, 3-4, 6-4, 6-4, Kto guys Render, gave a spectacular dis- play, although the German's kick- ing service in the first set bathered the Chinese. However, Khe show- ed amazing anticipation and Boon broke through service. Both men fell fat in their effort to retrieve fust side-line passing shots.

In the second set Mextaxu Jed 3-1 and deserved to win the set in the third stanza the German indulged in drop shots, but the fleet-footed Kho not unly retrieved them, but sered winners from seemingly impossible

rehirts,

Rain then Interfered with the match, but upon resumption. Kho's) hard driving forced the German into i

errors.

The day's chief results follow

MEN'S SINGLES

(SECOND ROUND)

H. W. Austin (Britain) beat J. Darklin (Britain) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

i. Make (0.80) beat C. E. Malfruy (New Zealand) 4-0, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6. 6-2

Henderson Brooks (Britain) beat Koch (Germany) 8-4, 1-6, 4-6, 9-7,

6-0

J. S. ONT (Britain) beat Abe (Japan) 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

Celerar [Czechoslovakia)

beat Coombe (New Zealand) 6-0, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3

ROSEWELL WINS IRISH DERBY

Landon, June 12 The Derby was wan to-day by Rosewell, a two to one favourite. Golden Sovereign, Jant favourite at the same odds ran seront, and Marorile at 6-1, was placed third.

Nine ran, and the winner wun by two lengths, while three-quarters of length separated the second and

it. Henkel (fiermany) beat M third horses-Rouler. Delaford (Britain) 6-3, 6-1, 6-3

F. Punec (Yugoslavia) bral P Linde (Norway) 6-1, 6-4, 6-1

D. Badge (0.8.) beat F. Billington) (Britain) 7-5, 6-1, 0-1

EL.

NEWBURY PLATE

London, June 12.

EDRICH AND COMPTON

IN STAND

Middlesex And Gloucestershire Tie On First Innings

By C. W. Tackford

London, May 13.

Lord's: Gloucestershire 478 and 23 for 0; Middlesex 478. The days when nothing ́delighted a Lord's crowd more than a happy batting alliance between Patsy Hendren and "Young" Jack Hearno are surely to be repeated in the future?

Natural successors to this great tee lbw b laheld pair are undoubtedly "Bill" Edrich it Friton e Hammond Goddard

Sina e Cranfield & Goddard

and

Denis Compton, two youthful | Nevels Goddard footballers of promise, but already, Smith (J) b Sinėeld after ♫ comparatively brief x- "I

of first-class cricket, re-

perience

cognised as among the best batsmen

in the country,

Once again these talented boys played dintrable cricket to improve upon none too good u start by their Learn.

Middlesex had lost two wickets for 55, of which Elrich had scored 33, and a big responsibility rested upon youthful shoulders. But the patr Nettled down to play cricket of a bigh order and were hardly

very

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Total

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Bowling-Hammond 14-3-30-0, Narnett $-0-0-0, Sinfeld 53-3-185-3, Guilderd 45.3-1-182-7. Crateld 7-2-20-0.

Islington Corinthians

ever in diffeulties against sound Return Home

atlock that included the pace- bowling of Hammond and Burnett and the slow spinners of Goddard, Sindeld and Cranfield.

Manager Interviewed At Southampton

Southampton, June 5. Mr Tun Smith, manager of the Ixington Corinthian soccer iena, who returned here to-day from an eight months' world soreer tour, said this in India the players of most

A DIFFICULT CHANCE

Perhaps of the two the batting of Edrich was the sounder. Not for the reason that Compton gave little Wilson a difeuit chance behind the wicket with his store at 75-only blemish from the bat white 200 runs were belog collected by the par tesums were barefooted but because of his slightly better de

fence.

men

"They

shoot

Sarazen Not To Play In British Golf Championship

New York, Juno 22.

Gene Sarazen has announced that he is not competing in the British open golf championship this year.

He plans to play in the Ameri-

can professional championship at Shawnee - on the - Delaware on

July 10-Reuter.

CLOSE OF PLAY CRICKET

Gloucestershire Recovery

affected play in nearly all

of the Arst-class cricket matches in England to-day, the closing scores of which were:-

Gloucestershire 279 for 3. against Kent, (Rafn stopped play)

Cambridge 330, Hampshire 2 for no

wicket

Notts 208 for 2 against Northamp- ton (Rain stopped play)

against

Somerset 105. Essex 23 for Oxford 112, Sussex 9 for 1

Lancashire 307 agalust Worcester- shire (Rain stopped play)

Yorkshire ore amazingly quick on

104 for 2 It appeared to me that when Sin-their feet" Mr. Smith added, "but the Cilamorgan-Reuter Bulletin, fteld, for instance, forced the bats-best players we met were the Bur- back, Edrich, by reason of mess. They had all the artistry of superior footwork, appeared kiss ta- the Indians, and they could ble lose the ball. A small point, harder and better." but not uninteresting, for in going out to the pitch of the ball, also for

there

Was purposes

| nothing to chouse between them.

The

troubles Gloucestershire Sabot (0 to 4); Elgar (8 to 4): and commenced when Compton arrived Kybo (4 to 11

to open his account with a perfect This week they resume their oc- off-drive to the boundary, for it was dinary pursuits, with vivid memories the forerunner of inuny

others of being rereived by King Farouk of equally profitable. Edrich naturally Egypt, an elephant hunt in India, the was the first to read his century-passage of the Kuyber Pass on the his third of the season, by the way- North-West Frontier, shooting the and for a lont time there was a neck rapids in Manlia in canoes, and re- and neck race for runs. Compton reiving the hospitality of Victor Mc- claimed exactly half of the first 100 | Luglen and other film stars In Holly-

wood, of the partnership.

The result of the Newbury Royal defensive

Lyttleton Rodgers (Ireland)) beat J. Pallada (Yugoslavia) 7-5, 0-6, Plate wast 6-1, 6-3

Kho Sla-kle (China) beat G. aetaxa (Germany) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 EL. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) led

Four ran. Won by a neck; four w. C. Choy (China) 7-5, 3-4, 2-2 lengths, Reuter. when cain Stopped play for the day.

WOMEN'S SINGLES

(SECOND ROUND)

Mrs. Helue Miller (8. Africa) beat Miss Dulce Kitsun (S. Africa) 6-1,

1. W. Austin had a comfortable | 6-2 win against J. Durkins, a Turmer Evening Nets tournament winner. M. Hecley (Britain) 7-5. 0-3

while Gene Make did exceedingly well to beat C. E. Malfroy the New Zealander, after a five-sel encounter.

Miss M. Lumb (Britain) beat Milss

Mrs. H. Wills-Moody (U.S.) beat Mrs. H. Hopman (Australia) 6-3, G-1

Alrs. Fabyan (U.S.) beat Mrs. Hay- lock (Britain) 6-2, 6-4

Mile. Jedzrejowska (Poland) bent Mrs. R. M. Klug (Britain) 6-2, 4-6,

Mrs. R. M. King, the British non- pinying Wightman Cup emptain, offer- ed brillant opposition to Mlle. Jedzrejowsin and won the iniddie set. | 6-1 Mrs. King played One aggressive Miss B. Nathall (Britain) beat Mr tennis, says Reuter, white the Polish girl's service was not functioning

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D. D. Andrus (U.S.) 2-6, 6-4, 0-2

Miss D. Bundy (U.S.) beat Miss F. Ford (Britain) 6-2, 6-2

THIRD ROUND

Miss Alice Marble (U.S.) beat Miss

LEAGUE TENNIS RESULTS

Cricket Club Beat South China

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SUPERB FIELDING

The seventeen players who arrived here to-day include clerks, school teachers, and a garage proprietor.

VIVID MEMORIES

RETAINS TITLE ON A FOUL

Amazing Finish To Bantamweight Championship Bout

Leeds June 22.

Johnny King, the holder of the Mr. W. Pickford, president of the British buntamweight championship, | Football Association, when we wel who weighed in at @ at. 5% lbs to- What was so attractive was the comed the team home to-day, said: night bent Len Hampson (Bst. 612 fact that runs were always coming at "You have carried Association foot-lbs) in the third round, the challen- an excellent poce, in spite of superb ball round the world. nelding.

of you."

We are proud ger being disqualified,

In this respect Gloucestershire cun

The crowd of 3,080 was in an up- compare favourably with their pre- The Corinthians played football in roar. Hampson was down for a briet seat opponents-which, belleve me, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Egypt. count in the second round, and then la a real compliment. Neale, Haynes India, Burma, Malaya, the Philip-in the third round King took a count and Emmett were all excellent and pines, Chlon, Ingan, the U.S.A., und of three. Hongkong Cricket

Bouth Divisions of the tennis league yea- ticipation China Athletic Arociation 4 in the saved many runs by Intelligent an-Canudo.

terday,

Once the two

Club

heat

He rose and received a blow to the They had a remarkable record on body, and the referee ordered Hamp- boys had settled

Of 95 matches played son to his corner. 33. Ferguson and E. E. Story beat down to score almost as they liked this tour. Y. Fiets and 11, W. Bo 6-2; beat N. K. with no stroke known to the game they won 68 and lost 8.

King, who had forced the issue Ma and K. H. Lee 6-3, lost to 11. T. Beo neglected, one was inclined to be-

In Indin they travelled 8,000 miles with comne rather statistically minded.

two-handed attack, looked In forty-seven days, and played 32 like gaining

knock-out, But mere figures and times can

an early condensed and yet give some Indiea-matetica, winning 27, drawing four, when this sensational incident oc-

and losing only one. tion of what happened.

and J. H -0.

A. C. I. Bowker and D. Denne drew Sheila Piercez (S. Africa) 6-4, 6-0 with I. y. lieu and to 6-6: drew with and Lee 6-8; beat Bee and Hз 7-5. Results sent by Reuter and United. Barton and C. Monaghan lost to II and Ito 4-6; lost fo Ma and Deo 0-6: best Ben and Ilou 0-3,

Pras.

EARLIER RESULTS

London. June 22. In the second round of the women's singles to-day, Miss Thelma

Cayne (Australia) defeated Misa Gem Hoating (China) 6-3, 0-4.

Gem Hoshing was no match for hard hitting Miss Coyne and was pinned to the base line, retrieving pluckily while Miss Coyne stormed the net volleying cleverly,

Gem Hothing's service was un- certain. She led 3-2 in the first act and after that was played out.- Renter.

CRAIGENGOWER WIN

Indians lost to Craigengower 1-8.

EDRICH'S HIGHEST

be

In 195 minutes the pair put on 304 runs for the third wicket. Compton

9. A small and J. S. A. Curreem fort was the Brst to go, missing a slow to A. Kitchell and G. Lai 2-0, lost to G. | dropping ball from Goddard that Chon and t. Choa 1-0; drew with F. R. had hit 1.b.w. It was a rare fight- Zimmern and W. J. Howard 0-6.

ing innings that included a 0 and 14

A. R. Kiehell and 9. A. R. Dux lost 1's, and so good that we can overlook to Klichell and Lai 2-6; drew with Choo altogether his very rare errors. and Chon 0-d; lost to Zimmern and

foward 3-4,

A. R. Sumed and A. Rahmin lost to KKchell and Lai 2-5; That to Chea unt Chon 2-0: tost to Zimmern and Howard 1-4,

K.C.C. v. RECREIO

Middlesex now required only 120

to pass the formidable Gloucester scord with seveh wickels in hand, a situntion that appeared rather to ap- peal to Robins

At any rate the Middlesex captain adapted an aggressive polley that Kowloon Cricket Club lost to Recrela Edrich emulated until he made his one and only mistake and was taken at short leg. This 182 the highest

In the men's singles Budge bent 7.2. Billington (Britain) 7-5, 6-1, 6-1, Lytterton Rodgers, beat

Pallada F. Grone and F. Hum lost to L. A. I (Yugo-Slavin) 7-5, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3. Suva and L. F. Ribeiro 3-0. bent 3. 3.score Edrich has yet made his pre-

Hernedton and A. M. Hodrigues 7-3: beat vicus best being 175 against Lan Henkel beat Belford, 6-3, 6-1, 0-3. M. A. Oliveira and L. L. Carvalho 6-4. enshire Inst season and, hitting 20

Ming Alice Marble beat Miss Shella

R. Lee and D. J. N. Anderson lot boundaries, to Silva and Jibeira 1-0; lost to Remedios

he did Piercov (South Africa)

not give the 6-4. G-0.

and Rodrigues 2-4; lost to Oliveira and slightest encouragement to the field; Mrs. Heine Miller, South African Carvalho 3-8.

during the 4% hours he was balting. champion, beat Miss Dulce Kitsun

. Miller and I. Tautizowaki jest to (South Africa) 6-1, 6-2.

Biya and Ribeiro 2-0: Just to Remedios and Rodrigues 4-6; lost to Oliveira and Carvalho 4-6,

NIGHT FETE FIXED

C.R.C. v. ELT.C.

Chinese Recreation Club beat Kowloon Indian Tennis Club 74-195.

Y. W, Lee and P. F. Choy beat 8. A. and B. S. Hussala B-4; beat G. Singh auct

M. A. Khan 6-3.

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When Robins merry tie innings ended there was an exciting struggle for the Arst innings lead, but really fine spell of bowling by God- dard prevented Middlesex from just accomplishing whet would have been a notable feat.

Should the match not be finished

Chinese Bathing Club To M. Sing 9-0 ovat Firdos khan and each side will take two points for u

Hold Event On Saturday

tle on the Arst innings,

GLOUCESTER

B. W. Llong and D. 8. Sze lost to us naina 3-8; bent Singla 6-1; bent Khans 6-2, . H. Kwok and *. L. Tu drew with

First ninge 470 (Barnett ds. W. n. Hussain 6-8, beat Singha 8-1; Best Khansilammond 110, Neale 109, Wison 1:0.)

0-3,

Breond Innings

B. O. Allen not out Enrneti not out

Extras

The Chinese Dating Club will hold is second night fete of the year on Saturday at 7.30 p.m., at North Point. The following events will be

UNIVERSITY CIVIL SERVICE open to the Colony:-Men's 150 University beat Civil Service 1-2,

5, Wong and 9. C. Chin best J. Pon- ! meiren medley relay, women's 200

6-2; beat D. meures relay, men's 200 metres lly and 1. Ageturort

Agaturoit and 3. Bendati d-3; Boat C. breast-stroke, men's 100 metres free- steam and B. Naker f-2. style, and women's 100 metres back-1. P. Ong and Y. C. Lau lost to Pens stroke,

gelly and Agaturost 4-5; bent Agafuṛoiz And Bendall 0-2 best Bloan and Baker Karich e Allen b Goddard Among the various comle events 6-1. Bicro will be a display of figure, C. Let and of Dent Agaturor W. II, Webster & Hammond 'binticid

and W. N, Lee lost to Pen- Brown (8. M.) b Goddard formation, the first of its kind to be and Bendell 0-2, treat Sloan and Baker Tours & los 'Goddard held in the Colony,

It. W. V. toynes b

4-4.

Total (no wkla.}

MIDDLESEX

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