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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 80, 1938.

AUSTIN TAKES ONLY AN HOUR TO DEFEAT HENKEL

MACHINE-LIKE ACCURACY IN SEMI-FINAL TIE Enters Wimbledon Final For The First Time Since 1932 Feat

The men's singles title at Wimbledon will be contested by Donald Budgo (America), the holder, and "Bunny" Austin, of Eng. land. Yesterday in the semi-finals, Budge beat F. Puncec of Yugo- slavia by 6-2, 6-1, 6-4, and Austin beat Henner Henkel of Germany by 6-2, 6-4, 6-0.

According to Reuter, Austin was † (America), holders of the mixed cool and confident throughout his | doubles crown, eliminated that match. The German player was out- classed and played unly us well s Austin allowed him.

The Englishman, who has never yet Won

the Wimbledon

-like in his securney, and

title. WAN

with many beautiful parsing shots though he never showed any brilliancy.

He took only one hour to beat one of the best pinyera in Europe, wlaning the last set to love

Henkel was constantly forced Into errors, particularly on the backhand, by Austin's uncanny placing and Anticipation.

HOW GAMES went

In the Aest net, Austin lost the first game, but recovered to lead by 6-1, going out in the eighth game. In the second, Henkel led 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3. He was at this stage bitting the Bull barder and serving particularly well, but Austin remained unperturbed. The Englishman then broke through German'a service and won the next three games for the net. There after there was only one person In the game.

lo

Budge was never really extended by Punces and won comfortably.

***ling to Undied Press, Donald Budge, weld E. Punces straight sets, has malitia hig re- cord of not losing a single set in the present tournament. The champton made a

a shaky start, but thereafter he virtually swept the court with back- hand drives to corners of the court. He gained frequent accesss to the net with scorching drives.

terrlie

In the final set, Puncee led 4-2, but Budge, with cross-court drives on the backhand and

services, blasted his way through to victory.

Madame Mathieu (France) and Miss A. M. Yorke (England), holders of the ladies doubles and winners of the recent French championships, entered the semi-finals by beating Senorita Anita Lizana (Chile) and Mics Margaret Scriven (England) by 7-5, 0-4.

BRITISH SUCCESS

In the quarter-finals of the men's doubles, G. P. Hughes and F. 1. D. Wilde (England) beat F. Cejnar

(Czecho-Slovakia) and C. E. Malfroy

veteran patr, Jean Borotra (France) and Mrs. Helen Wills Moody (Amer)- en) by 6-1, 6-4 In the quarter-Onala of the mixed doubiles.

Dent

von

Henner Henkel (Germany) and Mrn. Sorol (America)

Palfrey Fabyna Metaxa (Germany) and Miss Gracyn Wheeler (America) 0-4, 63. 10 reach the quarter-finnis,

Despite other attractions, a large crowd gathered on an outside enurl to nee Miss Gem Honhing (Chino) defeat Mrs. Harry Hopman, the well- | VX

A hitherto unpublished picture of Ifenner Itekel, the German tennis star, whe was beaten in three sets by "Burb Austin in the nemi-finals of the men's singles at Wimbledon yestrday. This was taken when ho and Baron Gottftled von Cramen dd Fraulðin' Marie Jorn visited the Colony last year on their way Australla.

known Australian player, by 8-4, 4-0. ++++++++⏭▬▬▬▬♪+=+|++♪♪ 4-1 in the second round of the

Ladies' plate for players elimina LETTERS TO THE Boxing

In the Arst and second rounds of the championship.

Yesterday's Wimbledon Results

EDITOR

Wimbledon Tennis

Sir. The Championships at Wim-

bledon have been

going on dally

Benny Lynch Defeats Anerican

AUSTRALIANS FALTER

AT LORD'S Rain-damaged Pitch

Hammond To Captain England XI Again

London, June 29. Walter Hammond, who captained England in the First and Socond cricket Tests against Australia, has again been selected to lead the Eng- land XI in the Third Test, to be played at Manchester, start- ing on July 8.—Reuter,

HAMMOND DISPLACES EDRICH

County Cricket Averages

Helped Nevell

By Ronald T. Symond

At Lord's (Second Day)-Middle- By 5 o'clock spin bowling began ser, with six wickets in hand are 83 to bite more sharply, and there was runs behind the Australians.

more excusO for wickets, falling cheaply. Chipperfield was London, June 31.

very smarily snopped up close in at first Sensations! Don Bradman, slip, and Australia were all out at Fingleton and Badcock all out 5.25. with the total at 221 Bradman to square leg, and Floctwood-Smith McCormick, who hit Robins for six missed before he scored, and enjoyed short but exceedingly marry McCabe dropped when he had lives, the latter scoring double figures mado 2.

for the Orst time in England.

After a stern duel with O'Reilly Both Bradman's blunders, and and a faster McCormisk, Edrich was Badcock's downfall, were brought bowled when still 10 runs short of about by 22-years-oki Nevell, one of his 1,000.

AUSTILALIANEB-First Innings Jack Durston's pupils at the Acton

1. II. Fingleton, b Smith school and a member of the ground. L. Badcock, e Human, b Nevell

D. G. Bradman, Compton, b Novell Retn then delayed play for more A. L. Haggett, lbw b Sims

8. J. McCabe, b Novell minutes A. G. Chipperfield, e Compton,

Robins

staff at Lord's,

10

Leading cricket averages in Eng-thon three hours, and

Arst Test match were:-

to Nevell, whose figures for his C. W. Walker, not out

Jish county cricket at the time of the after resumption McCabe played on M. G. Walle, b Sims

BATTING

W. R. Hammond

Edrich

Button

Part ickfon

C. 8. Dempster

Amer

since last Monday week, and 1 be- Referee Stops Bout In Whitchatise

leve 1 am right in saying that the The following were the results of Hume

hnyc broadcasting stations matches

Wimbledon been relaying commentaries every played at yesterday. us enabled by Reuter:

MEN'S SINGLES (SEMI-FINALS)

Twifth Round

Glasgow, June 20.

Crapp Hopwood Oidheld Staples Fighting t catchweights, Benny M. Lames

clay. Yet ZBW has made no attempt

to give its isteners the advantage of those commentaries. Surely the

Parks J. 1.)

memorable spell finally read thus:

12-1-36-3

Conditions were never really dil- Times

Not ghent fleult for batting until late afternoon, Inns, Out. R. B. Averard it seems evident that Australia's

1204 237 80.00

440 100

13

1

W. J. O'Reilly, hw, b Robins

E. L. McCormick, e Smith. Simma L. O'D. Fleetwood-Smith, at Price, b

Suns

Extras (b 2

(b 2, b 6, nb 1) ....

Total.

Sim

23

1,3, 0, 25, 4: Robins 8, 1. 27. 2.

tw.:

1702 243 mz prolife runsgetters are nothing like Bowling-Smith 150,

70.83 & formidable on rain-affected wie-Haveli 12 1, 38, 3: Young 4. 1. 10. 0; simi 65.44 keis

MIDDLESEX-First innings

134

A 18 GA.30

520 107 50.17 Of all the dazzling stars with Edrich, b O'Relity

5.33 natronomic aggregates, Chipperfield w. i webster, e Waizer, b McCormick

Price, low, b McCormick

DAT and Hassett, who added 54 valuable Compton, not out

140 04.07

£41

142

27 runs for the fifth wicket, looked by Hulme, b o'tally 01.38 for the best able to cope with yes-". 11. Human, not out

203 D0.20

201 4957 terday's conditions.

134* 47.83

424

109

47,33

103* 47.00

282

FIERCE ATTACK

9 47.00 in the evening Middlesex

went Cricket

72 47.00 through the hoop in their turn, losing

TO 144 43.70

074

103

B%

44.10 three wickets for 24 agulast a force

116 43 30 attack brilliantly supported in the) 141 $3.00 feld.

But Campton filled the breach in

124 1100 his charmingly confident way, and a

147 40.00

Extras

Total (4 wkts.)

DERBYSHIRE DISMISSED CHEAPLY

1. F. Valentine

ANG 131

170

Compton (D.)

P. Á GRBs

Sutcliffe

Gregory

Paynter

Dolley

Hardsta

Fishlook

B. O. Allen

Gibbona Townend (LFS

602

19

0

1120

135 41.03

240

70* 41.00

18

1

433

672

10

GOD

14

403

243 154° 40.30

20

120* 40,31

Yorkshire..

@ 2

200

Dyson ....n

21 0 420

snore cnterprise

be

TENNE ENtitusiast.

A crowd of 10,000 witnessed the night.

Lynch eighed in at 8 st. 01⁄2 lbs., while Juch tipped the scales al at. 24.

"Not out.

BOWLING

turned slightly down the hill.

D.

towe Butler J. Clay Copron

161,1

220 20

271,1 40 439

1444

11:45

Smith, after which a shower caused

Brodman played an uneasy over to

174.1 33 451 20

422,4 133 003 13

040 40 10,22 10.20

1810

stoppage for 15 minuter.

On resumption, Bradman mistimed

Playing the

4152

1033 62

Than Rodre, (America), brat Fbroadcasting authorities here are well Lynch, the British and world's fly-E. D. 11. Eagar Puncen (Yugoslavia) 6-2, 6-1, 0-4. aware of the enormous local interval weight chion, bent Jackie Jurich Lanarkise (Jane)

· II W. Austin (England)

beat there is in Wimbledon, and that of Americ here to-night, the re- Prentice Henner Henkel (Germany) 6-2, 6-4, dozens of Isteners have been disferee stop the bout in the twelfth Martio

appointed?

round of heir scheduled

15-round Mitenei A. fight.

0-0.

MEN'S DOUBLES (QUARTER-FINALS)

A little

G. P. Hughes and F. H. D. Wilde thought in this direction would (England) beat F. Cejnar (Czecho appreciated by Slovakia) and C. E. Malfroy (New) Zealand) G-8, 6-2, 7-5.

MIXED DOUBLES (QUARTER-FINALS) Don Budge and Miss Alles Marble (America) beat Jean Поговга (France)

Mrs. Helen Vita Moody (America) 6-1, 6-4.

THIRD ROUND

Voll

H. Henkel (Germany) and Mrs. Fabyan (America) heat G. Metaxa (Germany) and Miss Gracyn Wheeler (America) 6-4, 6-3.

LADIES' PLATE (SECOND ROUND)

Miss Gem Ioabing (China) beat

(New Zealand) by 6-8, 0-2, 6-2, 7-5. Mrs. Hopman (Australia) 8-6, 4-6,

Don Budge and Miss Allee Marble G-4.

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King Wins Race At Newmarket

London, June 29.

The American's fine footwork kept Verity him outof danger of clever straight Pard 'uns on long lefts. In the seventh Curford (J.) round, ynch chased Jurich round Mayer

Wellard the ring Then the American engaged Nutter Lynch in toc-to-toe exchanges, but. W. A went vn for a count of eight from Sims Stephenson a terre right. Hardly had he risen Pope (G. when he was sent down again for Berry eight. He showed amazing

Mitchell T pluck Smith P and up once more.

Sinth (J.) Gover

In he eighth round, the American Perks .... His Majesty the King became a was vice down for

nine. Then Nichola

R. J. Crimp winner this season at Newmarket Lond cased up.

Flainson when Cosmopolitan

Sinfield won the Stud Produce Stakes for

Inthe twelfth round, Lynch land-Goddard two-year-olds

Paine over Ave furlongs, starting at 7/4d ight to the jaw, and while the

Weight timgliceper was counting, the re- Partridge fere stopped the fight.-Reuter. Jackson

favourite.

His Majesty's Lleence was placed third in the Stetchworth Stakes over a mile and a half. Licence started VALUABLE HORSE

DEPRIVED OF TITLE

Paisley, June 29. fenny Lyneli's failure to make 112 pode in his fight against Jackie Julch, of America, ms deprived hin of the Dyweight title.

London, June 20, Mr. Martin Benson announced to day that he has bought Nearco, the nike the weight, the bout was fought As a result of Lynch's failure to crack Italian race-horse, from Signor Frederico Teslo, for £60,000. Wighed 1181 pounds and Juelch of the catchweight basis. Lynch

109

Nearco, by Lord Derby's Phuros, British oMcials have declared the has never been beaten in its racing tie to be vacant, with Jurich as the career. Winning the Grand Prix de Paris last Sunday, it scored its four-] gading contender. leenth successive vletory. In that Lynch to-night knocked race, Bois Roussel, the English Derby United Press.

Zurich in the twelfth round.-- winner, was beaten into third place. --Reuter.

Autograph Problem

LYNCH OVERWEIGHT

:

out

10 40.00 reporting struggle is in prospect

110 40.30 this morning.

Australia won the toss, and Brad-

man decided to bat, but although the

wickel

100 40.00 Wet 140 39.00 JIMeult

M. R. W. Avge.

First

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not particularly

began at once.

leton was bowled with-

jout making a a stroke,

ed just outside

The bob pich-j

the off stump and

Brown Scores

A Century

London, June 20.

Australian

1000 a look off Nevell and skied the ball tourists at Chesterfield, Derbyshire cricket ア 49 392 33 1793 towards long leg, where Human mis- were to-day dismissed for 131 runs.

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245.4

312.5

120

173.2

271.0

237.50

182.4

106.3

405.4

305.1

49

13 19.03 Judged a fairly easy catch. Let uit T. S. Worthington was top-scorer

41 20.00 thus before he had scored, Bradman with 67, F. A. Ward taking five for

soon played a similar stroke to a 45. 24 20.47 similar ball, and this time Compton

21.34

2140

21.40

ran

The Australians replied with 191

back from first slip to bring of for one at close of play, J. H. a good catch at fine leg.

Fingleton was sent back for 23, but 21.47 I gathered the impression that W. A. Brown hit up another century

22.11

22.24

undefeated

2157 Bradman was taking things easy, and was 104 not out, C. L. Badcock 21.00 and possibly trying out a new method was also

or experimental stroke. Be this os Reuter, 22,17 it may, his failure seemed to unset- 22.28 tie his colleagues, who began to play as though up against real dimeullies, EDRICH 10 SHORT

23.07

24.10

24.30

14.40

+

to

24,60 McCabe gave an easy but unac-

cepted chance

Sims at short Anc leg, and Badcock was bowl. ed by

no-ball from Smith before he was out to

catch at long leg. Human held the ball safely at precisely the same spot where

he had previously missed Bradman.

ENGLISH GOLF TEAM SELECTED

AGAINST SCOTLAND

ULDUZZATA Pa

London, June 11. Alfred Perry (Leatlierbrad). former Open champion, will captain the England team against Scotland Paisley, June 20.

in the international professional golf Benny Lynch was six and a half match at Royal St. George's, Sand- pounds overweight for his title fight wich, on July 2. with Jackie Jurich to-night. Ite was given an hour to make the dy-head), P. Alliss (Templenewsam), The team is: A. Perry (Leather- weight limit., Hls alternative was to R. Burton forfeit the title to his California} (Formby).

(Sale). J. H. Busson D. Curils opponent.--United Press,

(Queen's Park, Bournemouth), S. Easterbrook (Knowle), A. J. Lacey (Berkshire), A. Lces (Dore and To

A Hi

At Wimbledon HENLEY REGATTA HENLEY REGATTA

London, June 21. The autograph-hunter problem is becoming serious at Wimbledon. No: Боолет does a star player show his or her face In the enclosure Bur- rounding the courts than the un- fortunate person is besleged by mob of people brandishing fountain pens and studs of pencils.

Kay Stammers and Mrs. Moody, may be good on the centre court, but they are no malch for Wimble don's

signature-seekers, who can

ENTERS UPON NEW PHASE

Whitcombe (Crews Hill). E. Whitcombe (Porter's Park), R. A. Whitcombe (Parkstone). Réserves: A. G. Beekt (Sherwood Forest) and S. L. King (Knole Park).

Artisan Scullers SUZANNE

Now Allowed

London, June 20.

give either six yards in 20 and trap The Henley Regatta has entered a her in a corner before she knows new what it is all about.

phuse, Under the revised Amateur Status Rule, ariisan scullers

If they grant one request for an are allowed to compete for the first autograph,

time, score of books oro waved in their faces inside ten A strong north-westerly wind made seconds. If they say "No" they are sclentide rowing difficult to-day. branded as snobs.

In the Diamond Sculls, the Ameri- can champion, J. Burk bent the The autograph-chasers are nice artlann, W. Horwood, of Chiswick, people, but they never stop to think easily in 8 mins, B1 secs.

of the annoyance constant demanda) The Metropolitan Polica beat

LENGLEN LIES ILL

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Paris, June 29. It is disclosed to-day that Milo. Suzanno Lenglen, the famous French tennis player and four times Wimbledon champion, is now in hospital in a critical condition. Sho ds suffering from pornicious annemia. She is scheduled to receive her

B001United Press.

for signatures from complete strang- Barclays Bank in a head in the second and third blood transfusions ers causes leading sports performers. Thames Cup--Reuter.

with 59.-

CLOSE OF PLAY

London, June 20, The following were the scores close of play to-day!

at

74

Gloucester 20; Essex 324 for 6. Sussex 128 for 6 v. Glamorgan. Kent BB; Leicester 195 and for 1.

Lancashire 297 for 3 v. Hampshire. Rain stopped play.

M.C.C. 112 for 3; Cambridge 370. Nolts 432; Somerset 69 for 0. Surrey 305; Oxford $1 for 0. Yorkshire 342 for G-v. Worcester. Reuter.

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